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Uppsala University Faculty of Social ... Event List Event
Autofiction and the Question of the “Real”
Date: 10 February, 13:15 –16:30
Location: Universitetshuset, sal VIII
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Martina Wagner-Egelhaaf and Dr. Alexandra Effe, Assoc Prof. Sofia Ahlberg, Prof. Dag Blanck, Prof. Paula Henrikson
Organiser: Democracy and Higher Education
Contact person: Emma Clery
This event will feature talks by two leading specialists in the field of autofictional writing, Prof. Dr. Martina Wagner-Egelhaaf and Dr. Alexandra Effe. Welcome!
Serge Doubrovsky, who coined the term “autofiction” in 1977, once suggested that while autobiography was a mode for celebrities, this alternative, hybrid form of life-writing that combines fact and fiction could be a truly democratic genre. Critique - resistance to rigid systems and easy classifications - is integral to autofiction, and releases the potential for visions of change. But what of the wider political and ethical implications of autofictional texts that challenge the boundaries of “truth” and destabilize “reality”? Can they help us to navigate and understand the place of narrative, emotion, and fantasy in an age of “alternative facts”? What might a consideration of autofiction contribute to conversations around the politics of the “post-factual” within the university and beyond?
This event include a panel with respondents Sofia Ahlberg, Associate Professor at Department of English and Dag Blanck, Professor at Department of English.
Registration here.
Paula Henrikson, vice dean of the Faculty of Arts (opening remarks)
Prof. Dr. Martina Wagner-Egelhaaf, Germanistisches Institut, University of Münster, editor of Handbook of Autobiography/Autofiction (De Gruyter, 2019) 3 vols.
Dr. Alexandra Effe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oslo, contributing to the interdisciplinary research and teaching initiative ‘Literature, Cognition, and Emotions.’ As Visiting Scholar at the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing, she co-convened the project “Autofiction in Global Perspective.
Dr Effe has co-edited (with Hannie Lawlor) a new collection of essays, The Autofictional: Approaches, Affordances, Forms (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022), including an essay by Professor Wagner-Egelhaaf. Available through open access.
The event is organized by Professor Emma Clery, Department of English, Uppsala university in collaboration with the research program Democracy and Higher Education.
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New Peugeot 2008 debuts with all-electric variant
Just like the new 208, the second generation Peugeot 2008 too has made its debut with an all-electric variant. It is also built on the same Common Modular Platform (CMP).
As with all the latest Peugeot models, the design language includes 3 LED claws, fangs-like vertical DRLs, and sharp, angular lines throughout. Depending on the destination, the headlamps will be full-LED units on all trims. Adding to the sporty looks are dual-tone finish with black roof and blacked-out pillars on GT versions. The all-electric version gets body-colored grille with horizontally placed grille elements. Rounding off the looks are 18-inch aerodynamically optimized wheels.
e-2008 GT
The interior layout too looks familiar with the latest Peugeot models. Features include a compact steering wheel, i-Cockpit 3D instrument cluster (holographic projection), 10-inch touchscreen infotainment system with MirrorLink, Apple CarPlay & Android Auto compatibility, carbon fibre-like inserts, and Alcantara/Nappa leather upholstery.
Depending on the trim, features list also includes ambient lighting with 8 colors, wireless charging, up to 4 USB sockets, and an optional 10-speaker Focal audio system which apparently is a result of 3-years of co-development. Buyers can also add a sunroof.
Assistance and safety systems include Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop & Go, Automatic Emergency Braking, Active Blind Spot Monitoring, and Park Assist.
The petrol engine is a 1.2-litre (1,199 cc) unit, available in different states of tune. The PureTech 155 tune offers 155 hp and 240 Nm (177 lb-ft) of torque, paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission. The base models get a 6-speed manual.
The diesel is a 1.5-litre (1,499 cc) unit, available in BlueHDi 100 and BlueHDi 130 tunes with 250 Nm (184 lb-ft) of torque on both variants; transmission is a 6-speed manual and an 8-speed automatic, respectively.
The all-electric variant’s electric motor puts out 100 kW (136 hp) and 260 Nm (192 lb-ft) of torque, powered by a 50 kWh battery pack that is good for a range of up to 310 km (192 mi) as per WLTP. The battery is guaranteed for 8 years or 160,000 km (99,419 mi) for 70% of its charging capacity.
The battery takes between 5 to 8 hours for a full charge via WallBox (three-phase 11 kW with optional charger or single phase 7.5 kW), or 16 hours from a Legrand Green Up plug.
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Nature Quotes Page 4
At the end of the day, nature will have its way. So too is it true that nature quotes are what they are. They can soothe, inspire, relax, educate and they can even make you happy and sad.
Like nature itself, I believe we are privileged to have nature quotes to share a little part of our lives.
I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.
-Leo Buscaglia
A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
-Lou Holtz
Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.
-Mao Tse-Tung
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.
-Marcus Aurelius
Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.
There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.
-Marshall McLuhan
For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.
-Martin Luther
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
-Moliere
I'm very gregarious, but I love being in the hills on my own.
-Norman MacCaig
The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.
-Orison Swett Marden
Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.
It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.
-P. D. James
For every person who has ever lived, there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.
-Pam Brown
Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.
-Pedro Calderon de la Barca
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.
-R. Buckminster Fuller
Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.
-Rabindranath Tagore
The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough.
Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.
-Rainer Maria Rilke
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.
-Richard Bach
Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours."
-Robert Byrne
Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.
-Robert Green Ingersoll
It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before.
-Robert Wilson Lynd
Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
-Robin Williams
Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.
-Roger Miller
Birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy.
-Roger Tory Peterson
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?
-Rose Kennedy
Breathless, we flung us on a windy hill, Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass.
-Rupert Brooke
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.
-Russell Baker
The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony.
-Ruth Bernhard
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.
-Saint Basil
A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
Swans sing before they die - 'twere no bad thing should certain persons die before they sing.
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The wonders of nature have its strengths and weaknesses. So too is this true for nature quotes. That said please let others know about these nature quotes.
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Sep 25, 2012 Election, General, MoveAmerica Blog, Transit
With the Election Near, Transit’s Future is on the Line
Photo courtesy of the ATU
There are 42 days left until the presidential election between a challenger who wants to slash federal transit funding by 46 percent and a president who, after just 28 days in office, invested $8.4 billion in transit as part of his economic recovery plan.
Make no mistake, there are huge differences between where Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama will take this country’s transportation system.
That’s why today we launched RomneyWrecksTheBus.com — not coincidentally on the same day that Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, are touring Ohio — yes, on a bus. Ignore the fiction you’ll hear from their tour. Instead, transit workers and riders should take a tour on RomneyWrecksTheBus — learn how a Romney Administration would ruin essential public transit services through reckless budget cuts and risky restructuring proposals. Learn that Romney would sell off our transit network to private companies that are only there to run those services that make them a buck. Everyone else can walk.
We know that the terms “infrastructure” and “efficient transportation systems” do not generate the same passion as other issues being debated in the presidential election. But anyone who works in the transit industry needs to know the facts, such as 500,000 transit and other transportation jobs would be cut in the first year under the Romney/Ryan transportation budget plan, or that Romney and Ryan are serial privatizers and outsourcers and want to eliminate public sector bargaining rights.
At a time when transit ridership in the U.S. is soaring, America can’t let the job-killing, transit service-cutting agenda of Romney take root. If you want to protect public transit and good middle-class jobs, please spread the word and watch this space over the coming weeks for more news on what this election means for you, your job, your transit service and America’s future.
You can keep up at TTD.org, and follow us @TTDAFLCIO and spread the word on Facebook.
-@EdWytkind
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A look at Anand Giridharadas' "Winners Take All"
Nathan Washatka
Image credit: Truthout.org / CC BY-NC-SA (modifications were made)
Giridharadas prescribes the replacement of one center of power for another. Where does that leave civil society?
How do we solve the problems that plague us: hunger, inequality, disease, civil unrest? In his most recent book, Anand Giridharadas argues that reform efforts should not be left in the hands of the ultra-wealthy.
Too often, he contends, philanthropists stop short of advocating for real change, because if things really did change, those philanthropists would be cast from their comfy perches at the top of society. They’d much rather position themselves as champions of reform and change and progress while keeping things pretty much the same.
It’s a sharp critique. It echoes arguments made a century ago about the morally troubling nature of John D. Rockefeller’s fortune and philanthropy. It’s a familiar argument, but its familiarity has not lessened its urgency.
Yet, in the moments when he begins to articulate a way forward, Giridharadas relies on another familiar formulation that is much less convincing.
He suggests that there are two primary protagonists in the battle for social reform. They are, in one corner, the wealthy, globalist elite. This is the Aspen set. The financiers and McKinsey consultants. The billionaires with vacation homes in Svenborgia. These are the people whose philanthropic practices, in Giridharadas’ opinion, fall short of effecting any real change.
In the other corner, counterbalancing the ultra-wealthy, is the federal government.
The former group, Giridharadas argues, has grown stronger at the expense of the latter. His primary prescription is to reinvigorate the government, which is more equipped to pursue democratic processes toward democratic ends (like greater income equality, or more equitable access to public goods).
This is a familiar description of how power works in our society, but it’s also unconvincing. The moneyed classes have not in fact grown stronger as government has grown weaker. Rather, these two centers of power have grown in stature together, gaining strength as society becomes more atomized and resources are extracted from rural communities.
Giridharadas writes,
“When a society helps people through its shared democratic institutions, it does so on behalf of all, and in a context of equality. Those institutions, representing those free and equal citizens, are making a collective choice of whom to help and how. Those who receive help are not only objects of the transaction, but also subjects of it—citizens with agency.”
This sounds more aspirational than descriptive of reality. Did Donald Trump confer with your elected representative before he extended aid to soybean farmers affected by tariffs? Do the patients at dysfunctional VA hospitals throughout the country feel like citizens with agency? Does anyone seriously think that our process for subsidizing flood insurance in federal floodplains represents a “collective” or freely made decision in any meaningful sense?
The choice we face is not between a reinvigorated federal government on the one hand and deference to the wills of the rich and powerful on the other. Those are two sides of the same coin.
Giridharadas himself does hint at a kind of alternative. “The political system […] is not just Congress or the Supreme Court or governorships. It is all of those things and other things,” he writes in the book. “It is civic life. It is the habit of solving problems together, in the public sphere, through the tools of government and in the trenches of civil society.”
This glance toward the more intimate spheres of civic life is welcome.
Giridharadas’ many references to “problem solving,” however, call forth a couple of observations. One is that small organizations cannot solve problems in any meaningful sense if their solutions are trumped or replaced by a more powerful federal government. It’s difficult—not impossible, but difficult—to speak at the same time of empowering democratic institutions on a national level and empowering democratic institutions on a local level.
Secondly, the emphasis on problem solving might itself be...well, a problem. There is certainly a sense in which even the smallest and most intimate of institutions—a family, say, or a marriage—exists to “solve problems.” We might say that the bonds of marriage help provide a counter to the “problem of infidelity”, or the “problem of raising well-adjusted children.”
But to frame civil society primarily as a vehicle for solving problems opens the door to those who would sweep away portions of civil society in the name of solving problems better or more efficiently. What if our most treasured institutions exist not because they foster the “habit of solving problems together” but because they foster virtuous habits that enable us to live our lives in fulfilling ways?
Think about the local youth baseball league. It is an example of a civil institution. It might tangentially “solve” problems by providing young boys with an alternative to more harmful ways of whiling away a summer afternoon. But, really, it’s not about solving problems at all. It’s about local people gathering to mutually attend to something they all enjoy: baseball.
I know this is somewhat esoteric, and Giridharadas is justified in focusing his attention on the faults and failures that have ushered forth many injustices in our society. He is focused on the big picture, and he ably brings it into greater focus.
But the big picture is as bleak as it is big.
When Giridharadas writes, “What could […] individuals do [to effect change]? They could petition the government. They could join movements fighting to change law and policy,” it feels inadequate, as perhaps every “solution” might.
But if our solutions must invariably be smaller than the problems we face, it seems plausible to begin at a point prior even to the desire to solve problems. Giriharadras cites a few people who write about the importance of “loyalty to place.” Here is where it seems a more productive path forward might begin. We can’t hope to fix the places and institutions we don’t first know and love.
It is difficult to change the world. It’s not so hard to love a place (your street, your town, a patch of nature) or a practice (baseball, reading science fiction, gardening), and to take actions that will preserve and extend those places and practices.
Civil society isn’t for anything. It’s a reflection of what we value and who we are, problems and all.
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Chapter Thirty-Two
Summer swallowed several times. Her tongue felt dry. She wished that she had brought some water.
She thought about how thirsty she was very determinedly, so that she would not scream at the dragon. The dragon who was wretched and pitiable and who had been destroying the world.
When she thought that she could speak again without yelling, she licked her lips and said, “Why did you ask them to sting things?”
“Only big things,” said the dragon. “Only magic. Only things that Zultan might want destroyed. If they’re gone, he doesn’t need me. When they’re all gone, he’ll let me sleep.”
Summer counted to ten in her head. “They aren’t just destroying dangerous things,” she said. “They’re stinging anything big and magic. There’s a tree that makes frogs, and a giant turtle, and a cactus city.”
“If the wasps don’t do it, I will,” said the dragon simply. “He’ll make me. And my body will burn cities and eat the people, even the ones like I was, the little ones in trash-heaps and the ones who just want to get away, even the dogs who helped me. This way, some of them survive.” She closed her eye again.
“If we stopped Zultan for you—” began Summer, with no idea how she would do such a thing, or if it was even possible to do so.
“If not him, then another,” said the dragon. “Someone will come. Someone will find me and take off my chains.”
“You could tell the wasps to keep them out,” said Summer. Astonishingly, she found herself getting annoyed at the dragon’s cowardice.
I shouldn’t be. It must be terrible to have a body that goes mad and destroys things. Chaining herself up is responsible. She’s doing the best she can do.
But the best she could do had her poisoning every wondrous thing, so she’s not exactly blameless!
“It will be over soon,” said the Queen. “When all the magic’s gone, it’ll be over. No one will need a dragon then. I can sleep. Really sleep. Not like this, where I keep waiting for the sound of a key in the lock.”
Summer shifted her weight, and her jeans pulled a little, and she felt the objects in her pocket poke against her skin.
Waiting for the sound of a key in the lock…
She reached into her pocket and drew out the lock to the garden gate.
This is mad. This is stupid. It’s a little tiny lock. Zultan could probably snap it with his bare hands.
“What is that?” asked the Queen, her eye open just a slit.
“It’s a lock,” said Summer.
But it isn’t about the lock, is it? This is about the Queen. The wasps could stop Zultan easily, I bet. And if not—well, we’ll find a way to stop him. The important thing is that the Queen thinks she’s safe.
“Where is the key?” whispered the Queen, and the wasps dropped from the ceiling and repeated the question with their wings…whhhhhere isss isss isss the keyyy…
“There is no key in this world,” said Summer.
The chains shook as the Queen trembled.
“If you call back the wasps,” said Summer, “I will lock your chains.”
There was movement behind the Queen. Two great shapes formed out of the wasps, puppets nearly as large as the dragon. They looked like nothing Summer recognized. Things, perhaps, from a narrow space between worlds.
They blinked their great winged eyes and…nodded.
It had never occurred to Summer in her wildest dreams that perhaps the wasps themselves had no desire to destroy the wondrous things.
She said the wasps are her friends. Maybe they’re doing this for their friend. Can they think like that? If they’re all together like this?
Are they like the valet-flock somehow?
In her mind’s eye she saw the chasm and the swirling and heard her friend say, “A flock of starlings that big would be a god.”
The Queen-in-Chains closed her eye. “Will I be able to sleep?”
Summer opened her mouth, not sure how to answer, and the wasps spoke.
“Yyyyesssssss….sssssleeeeep….”
Summer closed her mouth again.
The wasp puppets leaned down and stroked the dragon with hands made of insects.
“Sssssleeeep…” they said. “Ffffriennnnnd….ssssleeep…”
Summer held up the lock.
“Will it work?” whispered the dragon.
“Baba Yaga sent me,” said Summer. And that was true, even if it did not answer the question.
She had learned, many years ago, that all you really needed was to sound comforting, when the other person wanted so very much to be comforted.
A wasp landed on her palm. It was very large, much larger than the one they had followed. It looked at her with ruby eyes. Its stinger was longer than her thumb.
Summer bowed her head to the wasp.
It reached out with two striped legs and plucked the padlock from her fingers.
The hive went quiet. The humming of wings stilled, as if they held their breath.
In the vast silence of the cathedral, Summer listened to the wasp fly almost silently over the dragon’s back. It landed on the great mass of chains.
Another wasp joined it. Her angle was too low to see what they did, but she heard the sound of metal rasping metal, and then, very quietly…
The wasps led her out of the cathedral. She stumbled once on the uneven ground and they caught her held her upright, a grip made of hundreds of legs. Summer did not recoil. She, and they, were beyond that.
Had they done it? Had she and the wasps quieted the Queen-in-Chains?
The wasps released her halfway down the slope. She looked up at the wasp-puppet and it blinked at her once, slowly.
“Will it be all right?” she asked.
The wasp-puppet fell apart into a cloud that buzzed around her, and in the cloud she heard “zzzzall rrrrightzzzz….”
Mimicry? Or promise?
The cloud of wasps flew back to the paper nest. The light from the pale sky shone on their wings and turned them into ivory and scarlet and gold.
Summer thought, I have done the best I can. I fixed it for now. I can’t fix it forever. That’s someone else’s job, maybe.
Don’t worry about things you cannot fix.
She turned away and looked down the slope to the chasm.
There was a tall shape on the bridge, and her friends were nowhere in sight.
Zultan’s scarred face had gone very red. At first Summer thought that he must be flushed with rage, and then she realized that without his mask, his fragile skin had burned. The white hairs stood out against the scarlet like snow.
He did not look angry. He looked very calm, though he was swaying a little, but perhaps that was simply the motion of the bridge.
“What did you do with my friends?” demanded Summer, standing at the edge of the bridge.
“I did nothing,” said Zultan. “They hared off chasing someone else without any help from me.”
“The antelope woman,” said Summer, almost inaudibly.
Even with his ruined ears, Zultan’s hearing was better than human. He nodded.
“She hates you, you know,” said Summer.
“Oh, I know.” Zultan smiled. “She would not have given me this wretched half-immortality if she did not hate me. But I provide so many opportunities for mischief, she can’t help herself. And it gave me a chance to catch up on my reading.”
“You’ve got to stop using the Queen like this,” said Summer savagely. “She’ll stop killing everything if you stop bothering her!”
“Is that what she told you?” Zultan shook his head. “I haven’t unchained her for years. Not since I had her melt the stones around the last enclave of dogs. Though I suppose time is fleeting to a dragon.”
“I promised her you wouldn’t bother her any more,” said Summer.
If it troubled him to be standing on a bridge in the middle of a chasm, with the wind hissing through his thinning fur, he showed no sign. “That was a rash promise,” he said. “I have been thinking that the birds are getting entirely too full of themselves. It may be time to finally unleash the queen again, and burn their foolish little roosts down around them.”
He’s trying to scare me, thought Summer, and then, and succeeding, thank you very much!
“You can’t,” said Summer. “The wasps will stop you. They didn’t understand before, but they do now.” She hoped very much that this was true.
Zultan gazed over her head at the wasp nest palace. “Hmm,” he said.
One does not confront a murderer who has chased you across the world and expect them to say “Hmm,” in quite that tone. Summer found, underneath all the terror and anger, that she was also rather nonplussed.
“Well, that’s inconvenient,” he said.
Summer didn’t know what to do. Charge at him and try to knock him off the bridge? Ask him to move out of the way? Stall and hope that her friends came back?
He lowered his milky eyes. “So apparently you are my doom after all. I should probably have killed you when I had the chance, but one hates to do anything irrevocable without considering the options.”
Summer had no idea what to say to that. “I wouldn’t have been your doom if you hadn’t chased me!”
Zultan shook his head. “It wasn’t I who led you here,” he said. “A wasp on a string! I could hardly believe it.”
He was watching us. After Grub—after Ankh—he followed us. Him and the antelope woman.
“I’ll take the blame for not killing you,” said Zultan, “but chasing wasps was all your doing.”
“They were poisoning things,” said Summer. “Because of you!”
Zultan listened while she explained, with increasing fury, about the motives of the Queen-in-Chains.
“So it was your fault that so many wonderful things died! Your fault about the Frog Tree and the Great Pipes and the giant turtle!”
The old dog looked over her head to the wasp palace again. “Fascinating,” he said. “I see now why a crone got involved. So many unintended consequences…”
Summer risked a look behind her, hoping that the wasps were still there, but they had retreated to the nest. Even the buzzing seemed muted.
Zultan shook himself. “And now here we are. My doom and I, meeting on a bridge. You without your wolf and your birds, and I without even a single guard or a mount to my name.”
Summer took a step back from the bridge. He raised a hand. “Peace, my doom. I have very little strength left, I am afraid. The trouble with wight-liquor is that when you no longer have it, it takes back all the strength that it gave you.”
Summer inhaled sharply and took another step back.
Zultan laughed softly. He took a step forward himself, and staggered. For a moment Summer thought he would fall, and she reflexively stepped forward, and then her brain got in control of her instincts and drove her back again. What are you doing!?
“Don’t worry,” he said. “I am not about to split my skin and turn on you. It does not take my people the same way. My body is riddled with wight-flukes, but they cannot grow in my flesh, so they die. Horrible, isn’t it?”
“That seems like a very bad way to stay alive,” said Summer.
“It is not the best. But I did finish a great many books, you know.” He sighed. “It’s a shame, really. If I had killed you before, I might have gotten through the last few. But then again, if I had killed you before, then I would not have known about the wasps poisoning the world. And perhaps Grub would have slipped his leash and killed me and tried to milk the last cursed drops out of my blood.” He lifted his shoulders and let them drop again wearily.
There was a speck in the air far above. Summer glanced at it out of the corner of her eye. Did it have a hoopoe’s crest?
Zultan took another few steps forward and went down to one knee against the end-post of the bridge. His breathing was ragged.
“The end is taking me quicker than I wished,” he admitted. “Will you give a little comfort to a dying dog, my doom?”
Summer stared at him.
He reached out his hand. His blunt fingers flexed inside the black gloves.
“Take my hand,” he said, “and promise that you’ll never forgive me.”
She did not want to. She knew that it was beyond foolish. She knew that it was mad.
She knew that Baba Yaga would have done it.
She took his hand.
“Never,” she whispered. It was easy to promise. Her heart was full of the rotting shreds of the Great Pipes and the polished shell of the dead turtle and the smell of a wheat field decaying in the sun.
Zultan Houndbreaker’s breath went out in a long sigh.
‘Thank you, my doom,” he said, and she believed that he truly meant it.
And then he grinned up at her with his broken teeth and his hand turned in hers and he grabbed her wrist.
“And now,” he said, “I shall rectify my last mistake,” and he yanked her toward the edge of the chasm.
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Tweak says, "seven days..."
The Joker ( dogchasingcars) wrote in utr_logs,
Entry tags: belladonna rogan, carrie kelley, dick grayson, remy lebeau, the joker
Who: The Joker and Remy
What: Sacrificial lamb collection day.
When: Monday at one
Where: A busy street in New York
The snipers did their job and they did it well.
God knew how they saw through those rubber masks, but their aim was true. Two bullets went through the head and chest of a man driving down a busy street in downtown New York. His car careened into another, slamming the second vehicle into a light post. Other cars began swerving to avoid the crash, and people ran screaming out of the way as cars went up onto sidewalks and flew through crosswalks.
It was at this moment that the men on the ground executed their part in this whole beautifully orchestrated catastrophe. Two of them grabbed Remy from behind and dragged him through a short alley to the other side of the block. Then he was tossed into the back of a delivery van that read 'JOHNNY'S BEST CAJUN CONFECTIONS' on the side in faded red letters. The door shut and the van drove off, away from the crash area and deep into the city.
The Joker peeked over his shoulder from where he was sitting in the driver's seat. "Hi there!" he cheerfully called back as the tires squealed and the van careened around a corner at several times the speed limit. "I hope you like the van. I thought it might make you feel a little more at home."
gambitlebeau
A man who had to think on his feet at all times and constantly be aware of everything around him, Remy only got a quick glimpse of what the van said, but he had to huff a chuckle.
At least Joker had a sense of humor. It was probably the last chuckle he'd have for quite a while, and he knew it. He got to his knees, making no moves that were obviously on the offensive, or even subtly on the offensive. "Y'know, rat'er like it. Can't say I like what's comin' next, none." He smiled warmly, however, positively exuding amusement and calm.
Remy fixed his sight on the rearview mirror, to see his entire surroundings, the van's description inside and out, even though, knowing The Joker, they'd just scrap the thing as soon as he got to his destination.
He'd tested his theory on the healing factor a few hours before, running a sharp blade down his shoulder. It was slower than usual, but there, and under his skin, he implanted the tracking device. The signal was guaranteed untraceable by his associates, and although it was faint and wouldn't hold up much more than three days, it was his ticket out if he couldn't slip out of Joker's hands before then. Gambit was wearing what he generally wore in his times of heroism, a thick brown leather duster with several dozen pockets. Most of them were empty save for a deck of cards and a tin of cigarettes. He didn't bring his staff along with, it was far too valuable and irreplaceable to get lost in this sort of thing. Under the jacket was a bulletproof armor suit, which covered most of his body, including a cowl which let his hair and face show.
Good ol' hero, just playing the part.
dogchasingcars
"Glad to hear it." The Joker waved a hand and the thugs began silently patting Remy down, searching for weapons of any sort. In doing so, they took the playing cards in his pocket. It was impossible to know if they'd been warned in advance of his talents or if they just felt like robbing him for what little he had. One of the men took the cigarettes in his other pocket, lighting up and smoking right through the mask he was wearing. There were four of them in the back with him, bracing themselves against the walls and kneeling on the floor beside unmarked crates that blocked the back doors. Aside from the windshield the van was windowless and dim.
The Joker spun the wheel in another direction. The man who'd been smoking dropped the lit cigarette on his exposed wrist and hissed in pain. The Joker glanced at the rear view mirror, realized what had happened, and giggled to himself, spinning the wheel again. Two of the men lost their footing and rolled into one another, slamming against the van's side.
This was fun. "It's like an amusement park ride!" he squealed, the makeup around his mouth making his grin a garish gash of delight in the mirror. "So, Mr. Gambit, down to business. You've offered yourself up--good for you! Well, good for your family and friends. Maybe not so good for you. But I'm sure they all warned you. We're not so well-acquainted yet, but I can 100 percent guarantee that by the end of the next few days, we're going to know each other intimately."
The van swung around another corner, then continued to turn as it burst through the open gates of a chain link fence. The van began to slow, finally rolling to a stop a few feet inside a dingy warehouse in an even dingier part of town.
The Joker climbed out, gesturing to his men again. They threw the doors open, dragging Remy outside.
The door to the warehouse slammed down and the lights began to flicker on. It was clear that the place had been unused until recently. A door a few feet away led deeper into the building, away from the garage. That was where the Joker headed with Remy towed behind him by henchmen, into a narrow hallway that had probably once led to offices and workmen's lounges. The Joker talked as he walked.
"This is the real reason I got into this business," he declared, his purple tailcoat flapping at his ankles. "The...ritzy accommodations. The guest room's not this nice, though. Sorry, we didn't really have enough time to clean up. You announced you were coming over so suddenly!"
He began to giggle again, eternally amused at his own sense of humor. He'd not yet faced Remy or really looked him over through this whole thing, but he had time. Lots and lots, if he could help it.
While the henchmen tumbled and tossed, Remy was able to keep his balance. It was like watching a cat -- constantly staying upright even when the rest of the world around him seemed to want to do otherwise. He fixed his gaze on the back of The Joker's head, "Never been one for t'rides, more like t'games of skill an' chance." Remy pointed out, before business was brought up and he listened. "Oui, got a feelin' we gunna find out all sorts of t'ings 'bout each ot'er." He didn't mind losing his cards, they weren't more than a pack he'd picked up at a corner store, and certainly not the weighted, metal edged cards he usually threw. The cigarettes, however, made him rather unhappy. He picked up one of the lit smokes that had been dropped during the toss, and took a drag of it, smirking over the filter before it being snagged away and his hands restrained. That almost made him pout.
Once out of the van, he was just fine by being led, though he looked rather uninterested in the henchmen. In fact, by his expression, it was a wonder if they had their hands on him at all. He looked supremely comfortable in custody. As The Joker spoke, he listened. "Well, s'nice of you t'make t'effort of cleanin' up. Guest rooms usually come las' in Gambit's book, too." He smirked, never prying his main attention away from The Joker (And the back of his head), though he was watching the area around them just as intently from his peripheral vision.
"Migh' suggest a better hair gel, mon ami, stuff you usin' is way too heavy f'your hair. Try mousse."
The Joker finally turned around to face him, stepping lightly backwards, his back slightly hunched. He beamed at him. "I like it just fine," he said, running a gloved hand through the greasy greenish strands. "I may not win any beauty contests, but at least I've got my dignity."
He walked through the door at the end of the hall, kicking it open with his heel and spinning around to face forward. "Welcome to my humble abode."
As they exited he hallway, they were left standing on a catwalk over the warehouse floor. It was grimy and lit solely by flourescent lights. Various piles of crates were stacked against the walls, and there were several thugs sitting on the catwalk by the entrance as watch. There didn't appear to be any other way in or out of the building. The whole place smelled of mildew and other things that grew in the damp.
The Joker traipsed down the metal stairs, his shoes clicking as he went. He cut around piles of crates until he reached a room all the way at the back. It had probably been the foreman's office in the old days of the factory. Now it was The Joker's makeshift workspace.
He had the thugs drag Remy in ahead of him, securing him to a chair in the middle of the room. Windows looked out onto the warehouse floor, though much of the view was obscured by boxes. Still, he had a clear view of the catwalk, and therefor anyone who entered the building.
The henchmen finished tying Remy to the chair, then left the room without a word, shutting the door behind.
The Joker removed his coat, whirling it around to rest on the back of a a chair of his own. There were no visible toture devices in the room--no cliched hospital tray of the tools of his trade. It was just him, the chairs, and Remy.
He sat down backwards, resting his chin on his hands on the back of the chair.
"So. You want to tell me why you volunteered for this gig?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "What, did everyone else feel like staying alive was more important than a half-hearted gesture to save friends and family?
Remy tested the binds in an almost bored fashion, noting that they were not only well tied, but that the rope and fishing line was likely going to be a bastard to pull out of. He stayed there and smiled warmly at Joker, looking over the man's face, but then focused on his eyes, and his eyes alone.
"Actually, Rat'er not t'ink t'at Gambit values his family more t'an ot'ers. Jus' figure t'at t'ey all deserve to be left 'lone, s'all." He drawled, his expression going coolly to one of interest. "You dun seem too far off from jus' needin' company, anyhow. Figure someone who likes to talk might do you some good, 'stead of an old, quiet bat, neh? Figure you got a lot on t'at mind of yours, oui? Probably good fo' you to get it off yo' chest. How you likin' t'is world, homme? You findin' everyt'in' alright? No trouble wit' t'law so far, gunna guess you was t'one who phoned y'self in to police"
He slowly raised a brow, tilting his head to one side, "How's t'ol Joker doin' in t'world?"
If there was one thing Remy had ever actually learned about Joker was that he absolutely loved to talk. In fact, that was the one thing that he was upset Batman rarely did. Monosyllabic answers to questions, three syllable statements and demands. How droll.
"My old quiet Bat friend hasn't been talking to me much anyway," he said, smiling, a benign, 'what can you do?' expression on his face. It was insane, of course, like most things The Joker did--the premise of them having a calm conversation while Remy was tied to a chair.
"I did indeed," he said, his smile widening. "We've got a smart one, here! And I've found everything just fine. Thanks so much for asking." He sat up, touching his heart with a hand. "Your kindness...it just gets me here," he said, nearly swooning with gratitude. "All I ever needed was a helping hand. A kind word. You know, people like me aren't born. We're made. Made by society."
He dropped the act and cackled. "But I expect you know more about the...the injustices of society than most people." He pulled a card from his pocket--a Joker card--and held it in front of his face. "Now, from what people tell me...and, I mean, this could just be hearsay but from what I hear your kind isn't too well-liked, where you're from. Kinda like this throwaway card we were discussing. When somebody gets dealt it, they just want it"--he tossed the card with two fingers--"off their hands."
Remy's act also dropped and he continued looking straight into the Joker's eyes, even though the calm, assured smile turned deadly serious. "Oui, but you dun know the half of it. People like us? T'at how you see it? We in our own hands, fate isn't handed to us, it's all luck of t'draw. You make y'self, homme, an' place t'shame an' blame on ot'ers. Jus' like t'people who rat'er be rid of people like us." He smirked then, a feral, cold sort of thing. "An' puttin' to light bein' a mutant ain't gunna make me twitch none. Been bored wit' t'at topic f'years now, mon ami."
He shrugged one shoulder and leaned back more comfortably in his chair, still eying the other man. "How 'bout you get down to brass tacks, homme, ask me 'bout somet'in' more personal t'en bein' a mutant. You been praised as a man of torture, but I didn't t'ink t'ey meant borin' people to death."
The Joker nodded, weighing his response. He pulled back a little and reached into his pocket.
"I like freaks," he said, pulling a small, black, oblong object out of his pants pocket. "I mean that. I do. I like people who go beyond the ordinary. That's why The Bat, he and I, you see, we get along so well. We've just got so much in common."
He flicked the small blade out of the knife, revealing the little black object's true identity. He held it over his eye, peering at him through the little hole near the hilt. That black on black-rimmed eye staring our from the center of a knife was a weird and grisly sight. "So don't get me wrong. I don't hold it against you--on the contrary, I think it's kind of...nice." He smiled, levering the knife at him as he stood from his chair.
"Now, I've got no intention of making you sleepy, so...let's try it your way. Here's your brass tacks."
He plunged the knife into Remy's shoulder in such a cavalier way that it seemed unreal. He did it a few more times, leaving bloody gashes in his shoulder. He then began the process of unbuttoning his shirt, glancing over at the seeping wounds to see if the rumors he'd heard were true. He gestured with the knife.
"Ya see? Brass tacks. Or...copper tacks. Because blood. You know. It tastes like..." He licked the knife. "Yeah. Like copper."
He smiled.
Remy let out a grunt and growl of pain at the first stab, and bit back more by holding his breath for the subsequent stabs, brow furrowed and eyes slamming shut. He shook his head to clear his mind from the pain as the wounds started to close slowly. "Wouldn't do t'at," Gambit hissed through his teeth, taking in a deep breath, "you might catch somet'in'." He heaved a chuckle through the pain, brow knit in concentration as he felt the wounds heal fully, "Y'know. 'Cuz I sleep 'round. Little joke, t'at. But really, t'at's fuckin' unhygienic, homme."
He looked down at his shoulder, brow raised at the blood that looked like it had seemingly seeped from nowhere. Goddamn, that hurt. He wasn't used to pain of that caliber, and in hindsight, he thought maybe he should have prepared himself more thoroughly. He wasn't sure how far The Joker was going to take things, but most of what this man could conceivably dish out, he'd dealt with before. He also thought of how much of a bitch it'd be to patch up his coat. Well, better the coat then his muscle tissue, he figured.
(no subject) - dogchasingcars, 2008-08-05 08:49 pm UTC
(no subject) - gambitlebeau, 2008-08-05 10:20 pm UTC
About 20 hours in, Remy lost enough interest (or more likely the case, enough blood) to pass out. He'd lost his tongue and had it mostly grown back when the healing factor finally puttered out to nothing. He knew for a fact that his rescuers couldn't come fast enough. Somewhere between losing his tongue, a bit of his scalp and a good portion of his pride, he'd managed to snake his hands out of their binds. If Joker had noticed, he hadn't done anything about it. However, his feet were still tied to the chair.
The guards had changed twice since his arrival, always one at a time, and they never got a collective break. Joker had been smart, and had staggered their hours, so there were always at least four on duty -- at least on the catwalk -- at all times.
The windows. Remy had thought about it. The best way in was through the windows. Or the vents, but he knew nobody was as crazy as him to try and go through the vents.
petitmort
The windows were indeed where Belle was planning on making her entrance. Of course, she wanted to wait until the batcrew had drawn the Joker out, so for the moment the most she could do was crouch in the window, image inducer making her essentially invisible, watching that bastard hurt her friend.
She was not happy at all. If Remy survived, she was going to kick his ass.
It was only after the initial sound of the batcrew coming in that Remy's eyes fluttered open enough to see what the hell was going on. Joker had left him to deal with them, and that gave him a moment to try and untie himself. He did a damn decent job of toppling over out of the seat in the process, and hissed as he hit an open wound in his side. "Hell wit' t'at." He grumbled, and slipped his feet out of the binds. He laid there on the floor for a moment, focusing himself, knowing full well that Belle was either there, or on her way.
Oh man, would he get an earful.
Belle waited a very long time. She counted slowly, in Creole, to three hundred. He wasn't coming back. Good.
She slipped into the building, the image inducer keeping her hidden, adjusting to the new background with every motion. The guards she knocked out with a thought, not wanting to hurt any more people than possible, considering the fact that she was working with heroes.
Stupid heroes.
She crept close to Remy, eying the damage. Damn. She poked him softly with her toe. No way was she allowing herself to be identified. Her family meant too much to her, and she'd been too incautious in her communications with them on the board.
He smiled and thought 'Bout time you showed up. before he put his hand on the cement beneath him. All better get out of here pretty quick, them. Underneath him, the floor started to glow, and the glowing spread quickly. Once it covered a good deal of the floor, he tried picking himself up and groped for her shoulder, wrapping his arm around it before nodding, and he sighed, knowing that was about as much energy and strength he had.
He hoped she didn't mind carrying him out. Because it wouldn't be long before he passed out again.
Wouldn't have had to is someone hadn't been dumb. She reminded him, her arm wrapping tightly around him. She wrapped them in a telekinetic bubble, knowing they couldn't get out before the floor blew up. The best she could do was keep them both safe.
Even that would take most of what she had.
He smirked at that and leaned his head on his arm, sighing, Wouldn't have put those girls into his hands, chere, you know that. All those kids. If he comes after you so help me... He braced himself as the floor exploded, sending the boxes that blocked most of the windows tumbling down around them, sending henchmen flying and throwing everything into disarray. He winced as he found a new and fairly bad wound. Get me to a doctor. And we better hurry 'less you like the idea of carrying me around like a sack of potatoes.
He started staggering towards the catwalk, towards the door.
Belle shook her head. No chance in hell.
She swept him up in her bubble, and flew them both out. Out was the most important direction at the moment.
Where would come later.
(no subject) - gambitlebeau, 2008-08-06 01:17 am UTC
(no subject) - petitmort, 2008-08-06 01:22 am UTC
(no subject) - ex_mrsiniste464, 2008-08-06 02:04 am UTC
The Joker did not like being interrupted. Sure, Remy had pretty much passed out and wasn't going to be any fun for a while, but he'd been busy staring at his battered, bleeding body, waiting to see if his tongue grew back. It had grown back for the most part, but was still missing a piece. He willed it to finish so he could cut it off again and feel like he was doing a complete job.
Then--noises. Crates being knocked over. He looked sharply out the window of the small room that looked out onto the main warehouse floor. It looked like his visitors had arrived, and some of them were on the catwalk.
He picked up his coat and shrugged it back on, pocketing his knife and walking out of the room and onto the warehouse floor. He took a semi-automatic from the hands of one of his guards on the way. "GENTLEMEN, GENTLEMEN. WE MUST STOP THIS POINTLESS CONFLICT."
He was grinning. This was the part he'd been looking forward to.
gothamboy
Batman hadn't liked the idea of Nightwing and Robin coming along, but Nightwing had insisted. He was the one with the address, and Robin was his partner as much as she was Batman's. He'd put his foot down as far as the younger Robin went, though; he was a few blocks away, waiting for a call for backup that would probably never come.
Sneaking inside probably wouldn't have been the least bit difficult if the Joker hadn't had a hostage. The three of them could have taken out all the idiots suicidal enough to work for Joker without being noticed. But the point was to be noticed, so Nightwing was the first to drop in the middle of a small group and say, "Hi," before knocking them all out.
They hadn't raised an alarm. Damn. Nightwing sighed. "IT'S THE BATS!" he shouted in his best surprised guard voice. "GET 'EM!"
Robin soon joined him, but Batman remained in the shadows.
girlwonder
In spite of her fear of the Joker, Carrie had insisted on coming. Not only for Jason and Cass, but for herself. She'd wanted to do this. So she reminded herself of this fact as Nightwing took a flying leap and jumped into the middle of some thugs. There wasn't anything about this operation that wasn't like any other bust. Except for the crazed clown on the loose who was hungry for their blood.
Carrie had memories of the Joker. The only time she'd dealt with him in her world, he'd killed some of her friends, along with dozens of innocent kids. He'd died at Batman's hands at the end of that day, much to Carrie's relief. In the deeper recesses of her consciousness were memories that didn't quite belong to her. Memories of murder done by a Joker copycat and torture, at his hands.
Carrie took a very deep breath and smoothed out her cape before dropping her hands to her side. She could freak out later, when they were all safe.
At the sound of Dick's voice, Carrie had jumped down from her spot in the rafters and landed on a thug. They were here to distract, so Carrie knocked hard into the solar plexus of another thug and sent him flying backwards into a pile of crates. She found quickly that the guys the Joker worked with weren't terribly bright. Aware of Dick beside her and Batman somewhere above them, Carrie smashed the heel of her foot into one thug's kneecap, and looked around for the man of the hour.
The Joker walked toward the melee, which he could see through the mountains of boxes. Good. Alright, so this was working out.
He pulled a small, black, pear-shaped object out of his pocket and threw it over the crates. He waited until he heard the pinging sound of the metal sphere hitting the floor.
It bounced twice and then rolled to a stop. It was a grenade, with a smiley face painted on the front. It also ticked merrily away before buzzing to indicate it was done playing around.
The grenade wasn't too powerful, but the point here wasn't to blow the bats away. The blast went off, rocking a pile of crates which then tumbled to the ground one after another. Several hit The Joker's henchmen, crushing them instantly. Wood splintered and cracked for what seemed like hours. When the dust settled, things were eerily quiet.
The Joker stepped out from behind his hiding spot, taking stock of how many had survived the falling boxes. He waved merrily with the semi-automatic in the general direction of the Bats. "Hi," he said cheerfully. He stood, his head keened slightly to the side, his shoulders hunched. He was still grinning, still deathly pleased they'd shown up so promptly.
He held the gun out, his aim swinging from one bat to another. "Bats, bats, bats everywhere. I have an infestation! Ought to call the exterminator. Oh, wait. That's my job."
He glanced up a Batman, peering through the shadows at him. "What, you suddenly decide I'm too tough for one Bat? Don't mind my blush."
Nightwing wasn't that afraid to have the gun pointed at him, but the trick was not to step in front of Robin, tempting as it was. She was capable, he reminded himself. She was brave. And more importantly, if the Joker had the slightest inkling what she meant to him and Batman, she'd be the first one to go down.
"Infestation?" said Nightwing in mock confusion. "I don't see any kind of infest--oh, you mean us. It was a joke. Nice joke, a bit high concept, took me a minute to get. They can't all be hits." He waited until the Joker was pointing the gun at him before he threw his escrima stick hard and fast enough to hit the Joker's hand. The gun went off, hitting Nightwing with a glancing blow in the shoulder; fortunately, he was mostly bullet resistant. It would leave a big bruise, but it knocked the gun away. Nightwing took advantage of it to rush towards him. "You've been here maybe a week, but you have grenades? Paint? Guns? Idiots working for you? I guess my question is--" and here he scooped up the fallen gun, threw out the ammo, and threw the gun itself at one of the mooks. "--where do you get all these lovely toys?"
The gun had gone off and the little hairs on the back of Carrie's neck stood on end. It wasn't the fear of being shot, though that was there behind all the adrenaline. It was more the worry of her husband being severely injured. Jason and Cass were already in the hospital. The last thing Carrie wanted was for Dick to join them. But she didn't react. Not like she wanted to. As the shot went off and Dick made a run for the Joker, Carrie's hand balled into a tight fist. She slammed into the nearest thug and swooped down for a solid chunk of pointy wood in one swift movement.
There was a guy with a gun. A few guys with guns, actually, and Carrie figured that if she couldn't be taking on the Joker, she might as well disarm his more capable henchmen. Carrie brought down the wood onto one guy's wrist. The gun he'd been holding went off but didn't hit anything but floor. It took a few seconds to knock him out and kick the gun away. She heard more shots going off not too far from her and ducked out of the way. "What?" She shouted from behind a half broken box, "Is the bright yellow cape and fire engine red vest not a big enough target for you guys? Lamest henchmen ever." There was a lull in the shooting as the guys reloaded. Carrie took this as an opportunity to move from her hiding spot. She threw the wood chunk at the nearest of the men and almost smiled when it hit. He had a huge splinter suddenly stuck in his shoulder. His gun was forgotten.
A bullet whizzed by her face, missing her narrowly, and Carrie glared. She took her line gun from her belt and shot it up into the rafters. "Missed me," she said as she swung into the thug and sent him tumbling.
The Joker took a few light, skipping steps back, staying just out of Nightwing's range. He didn't move nearly as fast, but the rush was so direct, that he managed to swing out of the way. His hand hurt like a bitch, but he chose not to dwell on it. No, crying over spilled blood never got anybody anywhere.
"What can I say?" he asked, his smile feral. "I've got a natural...charisma. Things that I like just come to me naturally."
He had both hands balled into fists, despite how painful it was to pull his bruised fingers together on the right. In the left, hidden inside the fist, he held a switchblade, shut for now.
Alright, so he'd lost his gun. But there were plenty more lying around with the dead henchmen littering the ground. It was like a free gun festival down on the floor! If he could just reach one.
He figured it was worth a shot, and darted behind a mostly-intact box. There was a thug there, broken and bleeding from a blow to the head. He took his gun, and whirled to face where Nightwing should be, gun leveled.
The Joker spun, gun in hand, and Nightwing wasn't there. Never had the ability to disappear in the middle of a conversation been so useful. Nightwing had been expecting the Joker from his youth; dangerous mastermind from afar, moron with a glass jaw up close. This one was wild. Ha. Joker's Wild. He should get used to that joke, he was probably going to hear it again at some point.
The way the boxes had fallen (admittedly, mostly into shrapnel and ash) gave Carrie some cover as long as the Joker didn't move too far away from the area. Nightwing slipped silently through the darkness until he was just behind the Joker and dropped down, dodging the bullets before they even came. "Aren't you supposed to tell me your grand scheme? Torturing a Cajun and blowing up a mostly empty building isn't up to your usual style, Joker." He said this both to get his attention and to make sure Robin and Batman knew he was all right.
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NFL: Predicting The 2023 Off-Season Coaching Carousel
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Noah Blan
University: Univeristy of Michigan
Dissertation Topic/Category: Medieval Europe
Dissertation Title: Sovereignty and the Enviroment in Charlemagne's Empire
"Sovereignty and the Environment in Charlemagne's Empire" examines the intersection of ecologies and authority in the pan-European Carolingian empire. Drawing on texts, paleoclimatology, and bioarchaeological data, ita argues that Carolingian environmental imaginings and aspirations helped establish Frankish sovereignty over vast territories during the eighth and ninth centuries, and that Charlemagne's authority was predicted on ecological mastery. This thesis shows how theologians and clerics at Charlemagne's court fashioned an ideology of ecological domination and control designed to hold together the fissile peripheries of the empire, reflecting struggles between the centralizing aims of the ruler and the local power of regional elites. New ideas of ecological sovereignty were rooted in Carolingian notions of correctio- the correct recovery, reading, and practice of Christian religion as defined by Carolingian ecclesiastics. The pursuit of correctio convinced these clerics and theologians that control and redemption of the natural world were crucial demonstrations of Carolingian sovereignty.
By examining Carolingian biblical exegesis, this thesis first shows that such texts both commented on contemporary politics and shaped real political and theological practice. It then analyzes the Carolingian ruler's role as maker of good environmental conditions conducive to his subjects' well-being, especially in terms of weather and climate. Next, the thesis investigates real ecological transformations around 800 CE, seen in the conquest and domination of land- and waterscapes in northern Europe and the transplantation of "exotic" organisms from the "Roman" Mediterranean to the north; these innovations are connected to the emergent ideologies at Charlemagne's court. The study concludes by reconstructing Carolingian ecological sovereignty as it shaped the memory of Charlemagne, and the politics and religious controversies of the later ninth century. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6623546481132507, "wiki_prob": 0.33764535188674927, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line363416"} |
Body Language Analysis No. 4053: Donald Trump Regarding DACA - "I Have a Love for These People" - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
On Tuesday US Attorney General Sessions announced what had been long anticipated - that The Trump Administration is rescinding DACA. Afterward, during Q & A on meeting regarding tax reform, President Trump was asked about that decision. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis.
KRISTEN WELKER (beginning at 3:01): Mr. President, how is your DACA decision 'treating people with heart'?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well I have a great heart for the - folks we're talking about - a great love - for them *§ - and people think in terms of children, but they're really young adults. Ah, π I have a love for these people and hopefully, now Congress will be able to help them and do it properly...
In the video above, during 3:11 (notated with *), just after he says, "... I have a great heart for the - folks we're talking about - a great love - for them...", Donald Trump shrugs - but only his left shoulder and at the same time he displays a long-duration blink while looking down to his right. This Unilateral Shoulder Shrug is one example of what is known as a "Partial Emblematic Slip".
It qualifies as an emblem because a shrug has a near universal meaning of - "I don't know", "I don't care", "What does it matter?" - the first two of which are particularly applicable here. It is partial in that it only occurs on one side (his left). And it's a slip because it "leaks" out - he doesn't intend to shrug here. It is subconsciously driven.
This Partial Emblematic Slip is amplified by his simultaneous extended blink while looking down to his right.
About a second later, during 3:12 (notated by §) during the same extended blink-looking down to his right, President Trump displays a "Loose Tongue Jut" (not to be confused with a "Tight Tongue Jut").
President Trump exhibits a second Loose Tongue Jut during 3:16 (notated by π), just before he says, "... I have a love for these people and hopefully, now Congress will be able to help them and do it properly...". This also occurs at the same time he is looking down to his right in an extended blink.
A "Loose Tongue Jut" indicates the thought-emotions of "I've been bad" or "I've been caught" (Navarro).
Summary: President Trump's nonverbal behavior indicates that he does not care about the children and adults affected by DACA. These same signals also correlate strongly with deception when he says, "... I have a great heart for the - folks we're talking about - a great love - for them..." and "I have a love for these people and hopefully, now Congress will be able to help them and do it properly". Moreover, there is a complete absence of any nonverbal empathy displays.
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Islamorada, Florida: Wrong Way Hurricane Monument
A granite memorial to the hundreds who died in the Sep. 2, 1935, hurricane -- and it shelters their cremated remains! The palm trees in the relief are bent the wrong way, some say, toward the storm.
US Hwy 1, Islamorada, FL
On the east side of US Hwy 1 at milepost 82. Upper Matecumbe Key.
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Visitor Tips and News About Wrong Way Hurricane Monument
Wrong Way Hurricane Monument
This is a very beautiful monument. We arrived right at 12:00 to hear the chimes from the nearby church. I'm so happy to have experienced this on our trip.
[Mary Hess, 02/12/2010]
I hate to get so picky BUT... during hurricanes the wind WILL snap back and forth -- it's not a constant rush the sea in one direction. So saying that the "palm trees sculpted into the monument blow toward the storm instead of away from it" is what would have happened during the storm -- it just depends on WHEN you would have observed the trees.
The Islamorada monument is a tribute to the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane (the Weather Channel's #1 Storm of the Century). It was one of only two category 5 hurricanes to hit the USA, it contained the highest sustained winds (estimated 200+ mph sustained), a 15 foot storm surge, and the lowest barometeric sea-level pressure ever measured in the USA (892 millibars/26.35 inches).
In my humble opinion the REALLY spooky thing about the monument to the hurricane is NOT that it shows the trees blowing the "wrong direction" but that it contains the cremated remains of over 300 storm victims (almost the entire population of Islamorada in 1935). The storm victims were WWI veterans and civilians working on a New Deal project to build a bridge to replace a ferry crossing for a highway from Miami to Key West.
[Greg Brown, 11/29/2000]
While you are checking out the giant lobster in Islamorada, also look on the east side of Rt. 1 for the wrong way hurricane monument. (I'm sorry, I forgot to note the mile post, but it's within a few miles of the lobster, on the same side of the road.) It faces south just off the road. It's made of stone, with flag poles, etc. It honors hundreds who died about a century ago when a huge hurricane washed out most of the island, including the railroad. If you look carefully, you'll notice that the palm trees sculpted into the monument blow toward the storm instead of away from it.
[K. Ward, 11/20/2000]
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Trudeau's very odd COVID isolation
By Tristan Hopper, 28 January, 2022
Just as hundreds of truckers converge on Ottawa to protest COVID mandates, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he is entering isolation for five days after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 . “I feel fine and will be working from home,” Trudeau wrote on Twitter.
Freedom Convoy 2022 is promising to eschew violence, but they’re also threatening to gridlock the capital until their demands to end all Canadian vaccine mandates are met (and no mention has been made as to how they might react if some law enforcement agency were to have a problem with that). The Ontario Provincial Police are warning Ontarians to expect significant delays on provincial highways as the convoys make their way to Ottawa. Ottawa Police are ultimately expecting that 1,000 to 2,000 vehicles will enter the city by Saturday.
Nobody seems to know how big this convoy is . In a recent statement, organizer Tamara Lich claimed it now comprised 50,000 trucks . This is likely a wild overestimate. For context, the daily estimated traffic on the Coquihalla Highway – one of Western Canada’s busiest trucking corridors – is roughly 10,000 vehicles per day (including private cars). While some of the main convoys are indeed yielding numbers in the hundreds, in Canada there are only 633,663 total registered vehicles in the weight class that comprises semi-trucks. So for the 50,000 figure to be correct, roughly seven per cent of every single heavy-duty vehicle in the country would need to be in a convoy right now.
The convoy has attracted support from a family member of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Singh’s brother-in-law, Jodhveer Singh Dhaliwal, recently donated $13,000 to Freedom Convoy 2022 – an amount that makes him one of the country’s largest single donors to the cause. The NDP leader told CBC that he “disagree(s) with him about this donation and told him so.”
The rest of the world is now starting to take notice of Freedom Convoy 2022. Podcaster Joe Rogan mentioned it at the top of his most recent episode, telling his Canadian-born guest “Your country is in revolt.” Billionaire Elon Musk sent out a Thursday tweet reading only “Canadian truckers rule.”
Freedom Convoy 2022 is nothing if not anti-establishment. So anti-establishment, in fact, that even members of the trucking establishment are criticizing the protest . The Atlantic Canadian Trucking Association said recently that at a time of supply chain backups, the last thing they need is drivers gumming up highways with empty rigs. The Canadian Trucking Alliance spelled out its opposition to the convoy earlier this week, to which convoy organizers responded that the CTA is “a spineless private organization that does not speak for us.”
Official Conservative Party support for the convoy is still tentative, with most of the Tory establishment strenuously avoiding any direct association with the protest. On Thursday, however, Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre slammed the media for disproportionately focusing on extreme voices within the convoy.
“Whenever you have five or ten thousand people who are part of any group, you’re bound to have a number who say unacceptable things, but that doesn’t mean we disparage the thousands of hardworking, law-abiding truckers who quite frankly have kept all of you alive the last two years,” he told reporters.
It’s a particularly expensive time to be running a protest into Ontario that will require the consumption of several swimming pools’ worth of diesel. On Friday, gas prices in Toronto are expected to hit a record high of 151.9 cents per litre. Nevertheless, that’s still well below the obscenely high prices being experienced on the West Coast right now. On Thursday, some gas stations in Metro Vancouver were posting prices of $1.65.
You can probably start bracing yourself for another federal election. A new Angus Reid Institute poll found that 54 per cent of Canadian expect to go to the polls before the end of 2023. The bad news is that virtually nothing has changed in terms of voter sentiment. Just as the 2021 election yielded virtually the same results as the 2019 election, Angus Reid found that a 2023 election is on course to yield virtually the same results once again.
In said federal election, it’s entirely possible that Justin Trudeau won’t be the defending incumbent for prime minister. Amid lagging approval ratings, Trudeau has explicitly been keeping out of the public eye in recent weeks (his COVID self-isolation being just the most vivid example). And a new Nanos Research poll for the Globe and Mail says that deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland is now voters’ preferred choice for Liberal leader (said voters also wanted Pierre Poilievre as Conservative leader).
It’s a weird thing to do at this stage of the pandemic, given that many health authorities are now explicitly telling Canadians not to bother isolating if they’re asymptomatic. With Omicron spreading so widely, epidemiologists are generally working from the premise that almost everyone has been exposed to COVID-19 at some point, and to take precautions only in special circumstances. Ontario’s official public health guidelines advise people in Trudeau’s situation to continue living their lives, but to avoid “high-risk settings” such as senior’s homes. Trudeau claims he is following the guidelines of Ottawa Health, but the health authority’s public guidelines only advise a five day isolation period in the case that someone is unvaccinated. Not only is Trudeau thrice-vaccinated, but a rapid test that he took after the alleged exposure turned up negative.
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Despite the success and portability of audio and music in digital form, the availability of ebooks is designed for the convenience of the suppliers and to the inconvenience of the purchaser. The lessons of the demise of competing formats in days past has not been learned, spectacular examples of this being Betamax videocassettes and HD DVD discs. Regardless, the supply of ebooks is at best awkward and at worst crippled by multiple formats each being limited to a hardware issued by the supplier. Kindle and Apple Books are prime examples of this. Apple Books must be read on an Apple device; Amazon supplies both the device and the ebooks to read, but they must use the Kindle hardware, but at least there is an option to use the Kindle software on an alternative device. Unfortunately, even with Amazon there can be differences in availability between the two leading national stores - the USA and the UK. For consistency sake this page uses the UK version of Amazon, which is also the home of the English Monarchs series. However, if you are elsewhere and purchase Kindle ebooks from the US store (particularly the US and Australia) then expect to see some differences from that site compared with the UK Amazon store.
The result of this is an uneven spread of titles across multiple formats, vendors, and locations. For the English Monarchs series and its attendant companion titles some are available and some are not depending on your supplier of choice. While all the books below are available from Amazon for Kindle, some are not available from Apple for its Books app for Macs and iOS devices and some are not available from the other large distributor of ebooks - Google Play Books. Suggestions for other significant ebook distributors are welcome.
It’s a difficult topic to monitor because of the multiplicity of sources and none can be used as a standard, although like it or not the market leader, by it’s volume and omnipresence, is Amazon’s Kindle format. Below is a list in reign order of the ebooks available as at the start of 2023 for Kindle and for Apple Books. This is not a substitute for you to search for yourself from the selection on offer for your device, and attempts will be made to keep it more or less up to date. Note that for Apple Books only the Australian store can be searched by your website’s editor. Doubtless books missing from this list are available in the US and the UK Apple Books store, invisible to searches in other national stores.
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Cnut the Great
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William the Conqueror
Douglas - Kindle
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William Rufus
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Kindle, and Google Play Books
Henry, the Young King
Ross - Kindle, and Google Play Books
Hicks - Kindle and Apple Books
Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play Bookss
Edward VI
Mary I
James I
James II
George I
Kindle and Apple Books
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At Last, the Gaming Industry Is Unionising by OS Warren
At Last, the Gaming Industry Is Unionising
This could transform big tech as we know it.
by OS Warren
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Microsoft announced its purchase of gaming giant Activision Blizzard for a staggering $68.7bn last week. This is by far the biggest merger in video game history, and one of the largest acquisitions the tech world has seen – Facebook’s purchase of Instagram for $1bn in 2012 seems quaint by comparison.
The acquisition is the latest in a series of ever-bolder moves being made by enormous tech companies like Facebook and Amazon as they seek to realise the virtual world of the “metaverse” – a word with no agreed meaning besides “makes stock prices go up”. It’s also part of a worrying trend in which conglomerates buy up huge sectors of the entertainment industry, leading to the kind of compromised culture in which Disney can own Pixar, LucasFilm, Marvel and 21st Century Fox (along with one of the streaming services which threaten to wipe out cinemas altogether).
But this purchase represents far more than its record-breaking monetary value: although Activision Blizzard may make some of the most profitable titles in gaming (including Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft), it has also been the focus of a series of worker abuse and sexual exploitation scandals that have rocked the company and the industry at large.
Activision Blizzard employees walk out of work to protest rampant sexism and discrimination https://t.co/sd9oWlNqZs pic.twitter.com/MeJVh754Bl
— The Verge (@verge) July 28, 2021
In buying the company, Microsoft is drawing renewed attention to the workers who have been organising to transform their labour conditions and the culture of game development. With these workers about to be absorbed into Microsoft, their actions could come to shape not only gaming – but the working culture of the Silicon Valley giants that define so much of our daily life.
A toxic work culture.
To make sense of this flurry of industrial action and its implications for both industries, it is first important to understand that the gaming industry hasn’t always been this way. In fact, hostility to worker solidarity has been baked into its DNA; the industry gathered steam contemporaneously with the ascendancy of neoliberalism and grew up comfortably entwined with a union-resistant mode of working Luc Boltanski and Eve Chiapello call post-Fordism.
The term refers to “flexible” multi-skilled labour, sub-contracting, creative autonomy and mobility in which the source of motivation is in your head. You still have a boss outside your head too, though, even if you no longer have a permanent contract or a pension. You’re not a worker amongst workers, you’re an individual artist putting in sleepless nights for a medium you love and feel lucky to be involved with.
This myth of the creative employee, for whom a boundary-free working life is secondary to the creation of the art, has served the industry well. The post-’68 generation “wanted authentic human connection; they got demands to love their jobs,” writes Sarah Jaffe in Work Won’t Love You Back. And it won’t: despite huge profits for publishers, a career in game development is defined by vertiginous instability and fire-and-rehire practices. As Jason Schreier puts it in Press Reset, “mass layoffs and studio closures have become as fundamental to the video-game industry as Mario’s jumps.”
One term the industry just can’t get enough of is “crunch”. While sometimes thought of as glossing over the more objectively worded “extended mandatory unpaid overtime”, the term is actually quite illustrative: you only hear a crunch when you’re exerting enough pressure to snap something. Industry conversations around crunch began after an anonymous blog post by Livejournal user ea_spouse, describing a partner’s regular 85-hour work weeks for months before deadlines, went viral among developers in 2004.
Yesterday marked fifteen years since the infamous ea_spouse post was published. Fifteen years, yet it reads like it could have been written about working practices that exist today. https://t.co/LOFuihiFi0 pic.twitter.com/04vHhSKcfS
— Austin Kelmore (@AustinKelmore) November 11, 2019
18 years on and precious little has changed. Last week, Polygon, a US gaming magazine, published an in-depth report about the nightmarish working conditions surrounding the upcoming and otherwise wholesome-seeming Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Meanwhile, the GDC State of the Game Industry Survey 2021 found that over 43% of respondents working significant overtime in the last 12 months (including reports of 90-hour weeks).
Especially damning is the survey’s stat that 73% of overworkers attributed this pattern to self-pressure: this classic post-Fordist shifting of responsibility from managers to workers doesn’t just take the heat off those with the biggest paychecks – it also fosters anti-union sentiments of competition among co-workers.
But the compromises and exploitations of neoliberalism’s pernicious managerial ideology are borne out particularly viciously in an environment traditionally associated with teenage boys, and still overseen by aggressively teenage-minded, almost always white men. In tandem with its notorious overwork practices, the industry has a serious problem with its treatment of women.
Sexual harassment is ‘constant’.
Nowhere typifies this aspect of gaming culture more than Microsoft’s extravagant new purchase. Last July, a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing documented that women employees earn far less than their male counterparts, and described a workplace culture of “constant sexual harassment” from male colleagues and high-ranking executives.
The lawsuit makes for grim reading. One popular managerially sanctioned activity was the “cube crawl”, where drunken male employees would race around the office under cubicles while groping female colleagues. The lawsuit describes the suicide of a female employee during a business trip with a male supervisor, who police found to have brought butt plugs and lubricant with him. HR complaints were responded to with the transfer or dismissal of complainants.
Many of you will have seen the Kotaku article about the “Cosby Room” at BlizzCon 2013, featuring the group of guys bunched together with the Cosby portrait…
Well in case you were wondering exactly who’s who and where are they now… #ActiBlizzwalkout 💙 pic.twitter.com/bpSQNw5GbC
— Salvatrix (@DevSalvatrix) July 29, 2021
Although an $18m settlement was reached, more than 500 further reports of abuse have been made since. 37 employees have “exited” the company, and 44 others have been disciplined. CEO Bobby Kotick, however, has remained in post (and also looked into buying up gaming publications to try and change the public narrative). This is despite withholding multiple internally-known rape allegations from the board of directors, and intervening against documented HR department recommendations to fire perpetrators.
In defiance of 1,500 employees signing a petition demanding his removal and multiple employee walkouts, he remains in post as one of the highest-paid executives in the US (earning approximately $155m in 2020). Even if Microsoft removes Kotick, his contract stipulates that termination following a change of company ownership would net him a $209m severance package.
Report: Bobby Kotick is still trying to hide the scale of the problems inside Activision Blizzardhttps://t.co/AQpwQHYRac pic.twitter.com/IkF8RTnW1u
— Kotaku (@Kotaku) January 17, 2022
Of course, Activision Blizzard is just the tip of the iceberg; many of the biggest gaming companies have been accused of inequality or harassment. #GamerGate was one of the most horribly defining cultural moments of the last decade, a precursor to the formation of the alt-right and our interminable so-called culture war. But that campaign of harassment against female journalists was the desperate death rattle of a reactionary gamer identity that has little relevance to audiences today.
Indeed, the industry is changing. Although the big companies in the industry skew male, 45% of gamers in the US are women. There’s an entire industry of mid-size and indie developers making hits out of progressive, groundbreaking games: video games and their audiences are more diverse than ever. While toxic spaces undoubtedly still exist, there are countless stories of beautiful communities and unlikely connections forming in the medium – last year, for example, over a thousand small creators bundled their games to raise almost $900,000 dollars for the UNRWA Gaza Emergency fund.
The development culture of blockbuster gaming is disintegrating under a legacy of abusive working practices, propped up by corrupt executives. But even within these massive companies workers are fighting back, engaging in direct action to make workplace exploitation and harassment as obsolete as the outdated stereotype of the toxic gamer.
Workers are fighting back.
The horrific nature of Activision Blizzard’s treatment of its employees, and the number of complaints involved, has lit a fire under the workers’ movements gaming has seen over the last few years. Three work stoppages at Activision Blizzard have followed the filing of the California lawsuit, alongside protests outside last month’s annual Game Awards, and a second lawsuit was filed in September which accused the company of anti-organising “coercive tactics“.
This is this context in which the movement is starting to unionise. One of the world’s first game developer unions was formed in the UK as a branch of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain, and has recently fought Nottingham-based gaming company Lockwood Publishing illegally laying off workers just before Christmas.
Charlotte is having to sell her house after being sacked at @LockwoodLKWD. They only gave her false excuses about the studio finances while raking up profits and giving them to their spouses.
Lockwood’s move is illegal and we will continue to fight it.https://t.co/AHGjqRaj1L
— IWGB Game Workers (@IWGB_GW) December 12, 2021
The first video game union to be recognised in North America was established at indie developer Vodeo Games in December. Following the Microsoft acquisition, the Game Workers Alliance (GWA) was formed by 34 striking quality assurance workers at Raven Software (the Activision Blizzard Studio responsible for the massively popular online game Call of Duty: Warzone, which alone generates over $5m in revenue per day). The GWA, with support from the Communication Workers of America under their CODE-CWA project, is explicitly linking together the lack of income parity and overwork scandals with ongoing cultural and ethical issues industry-wide, using its collective bargaining power to stand in solidarity with disenfranchised and minority workers.
Our Principles:
-Solidarity: The voices of workers should be heard by leadership. By uniting in solidarity, we can ensure our message is further reaching, and more effective. (1/8)
— Game Workers Alliance 💙#WeAreGWA (@WeAreGWA) January 21, 2022
The formation of the GWA is a huge step for worker’s rights in the enormous sector, with big repercussions for game workers and the entire tech industry. None of Microsoft’s current employees have unionised, and so the actions of the Raven workers are shaping the discourse around the company’s huge acquisition. The tech world as a whole has seen nascent signs of unionisation, such as Google staff’s Alphabet Workers Union (which also first formed in response to sexual discrimination cases, and has gone on to stage various actions against Google’s ties to police departments in the wake of Black Lives Matter, immigration services, and the US Department of Defense). Their work, alongside the tireless recent work of alliances including ABetterABK and ABetterUbisoft, suggests that momentum is only going to grow in the fight to transform mass entertainment’s fastest-growing industry.
We’re proud to support and welcome @WeAreGWA— a union with @CWAUnion to demand change at @RavenSoftware & the game development industry as a whole.
This is just the beginning. #Solidarity #WeAreGWA #GWAUnion https://t.co/L82XKL3fGu
— CODE-CWA (@CODE_CWA) January 21, 2022
While Microsoft’s acquisition is huge, it won’t disrupt the landscape of gaming all that much: Call of Duty games will continue to come out, and continue to make an absurd amount of money. It’s the actions of organisers on the ground that have the potential to positively shape the industry, to dismantle the exploitative conditions that those who actually make games work under.
As these workers are made to bring their worldbuilding expertise to the tech giants companies that hope to replace our daily lives with a clunky, creepy and expensive metaverse, they’ll also be bringing the awareness of workers’ rights and social responsibility that they’ve proven after months of organising.
The video game industry is a landscape that the richest companies in the world are beginning to usurp and monopolise. But, underneath, its workers are uniting and organising in opposition to that very mechanism.
With a gradually radicalising workforce, and an increasingly politically engaged audience, it may be that these forces become, as Marx prophesied on workers under monopolies in the concluding sections of his greatest work, “incompatible with their capitalist integument”. If the big man is right, then the gaming industry may be the place in which these tech giants finally “burst asunder”.
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Two major leftist organizations launched ads targeting AT&T, condemning it for contributing to the campaigns of Texas Republican lawmakers who sponsored S.B. 8, the law that bans abortions after 6 weeks gestation when doctors can detect a “fetal heartbeat.” The organizations also plan to hit the Walt Disney Corporation, and NBC-Universal over donations those companies made to Republicans sponsoring a similar abortion bill in Florida.
Corporate Accountability Action and American Bridge 21st Century, the Democratic Party’s opposition research arm, launched the ads, highlighting the companies’ donations to Texas Republicans, the Associated Press reported. Corporate Accountability Action claimed that AT&T had donated more than $645,000 over the past two years to nearly 22 lawmakers who sponsored S.B. 8.
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Yet AT&T told FOX Business that it has not taken a position on the abortion law, and all three of the corporations contributed heavily to Democrats, as well as Republicans, in the 2020 election cycle.
“AT&T has never taken a position on the issue of abortion, and the Texas legislation was no exception,” an AT&T spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement on Sunday. “AT&T did not endorse nor support passage of Senate Bill 8 in the Texas legislature.”
“AT&T’s employee political action committees have never based contribution decisions on a legislator’s positions on the issue of abortion, and employee PAC contributions to Texas legislators went to both opponents and supporters of Senate Bill 8,” the spokesperson concluded.
In the 2020 cycle, the AT&T PAC gave $1.474 million to Republicans and $1.27 million to Democrats at the federal level, according to OpenSecrets. Donations from the company itself weighted heavily in favor of Democrats, with $4.1 million going to Democrats and $1.8 million going to Republicans.
AT&T federal contributions in the 2020 cycle, according to OpenSecrets. (OpenSecrets)
Corporate Accountability Action did not respond to Fox News’ request for comment about AT&T’s donations to Democrats.
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The two leftist groups also plan to launch ads attacking the Walt Disney Company and NBC Universal. Corporate Accountability Action claims that Disney gave $262,000 to the more than two dozen lawmakers who sponsored the abortion bill, and that NBC Universal gave $83,500 to those legislators, along with $88,000 to the Texas Republicans behind the Lone Star State’s abortion law.
Neither the Walt Disney Company nor NBC Universal responded to Fox News’ requests for comment. According to OpenSecrets, Disney gave a whopping 85.3 percent of its federal donations to Democrats in the 2020 cycle, $3.3 million, compared to merely 7.3 percent of its donations to Republicans, $277,925. The company’s PAC gave $79,750 to Democrats and $52,500 to Republicans.
NBC Universal did not make federal contributions, but the PAC of its owner, Comcast, gave more to Republicans ($1.4 million) than to Democrats ($1.2 million) on the federal level.
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“This is a moment in our country where there is no middle ground. You really can’t be on the sidelines,” Cecile Richards, past president of Planned Parenthood and current co-chair of American Bridge 21st Century, told the AP.
“Pressure campaigns like this are nothing new coming from the left. Rather than debating the issue of life, American Bridge and Corporate Accountability Action are trying to silence pro-life politicians,” Justin Danhof, executive vice president at the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project and an investor in AT&T and Disney, told FOX Business.
Danhof insisted that “these campaigns are always wildly disingenuous,” noting that “corporate PAC dollars are generally evenly split between Republicans and Democrats.”
“As an investor in AT&T and Disney, I hope they have the courage simply to speak truth to the lies of these extremist bullying tactics,” Danhof added. “I encourage pro-life customers, investors, and employees of these targeted companies to reach out and make your voice heard. Corporate leaders need to hear from both sides. The left wants to silence you. Don’t let them.”
“This is another example of the pro-abortion mob attempting to cancel anyone and everyone who doesn’t bow to their agenda,” Kimberlyn Schwartz, director of media and communication at Texas Right to Life, told FOX Business. “This campaign is simply juvenile. These companies clearly didn’t donate to elected officials because of their Pro-Life beliefs.”
“It’s also important to realize that pro-abortion activists predicted that Texas’ economy would collapse without abortion and that there would be cultural chaos, but we ended almost all abortions for over a month and none of their doomsday predictions came true,” Schwartz added. “Not only will the world still turn without abortion, but our culture flourishes and we are all lifted up when we promote life.”
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What are the factors of the New Economic Policy?
a) Liberalization
b) Privatization
c) Globalization
d) All the above
All the above
Whose was the usage “A change from patronage to exploitation”?
a) Jan Breman
b) M.N. Srinivas
c) K.Santaram
d) M.S. Swaminathan
Jan Breman
According to ………… system, real farmer should pay the tax.
Zamindari
The Jati which had more members and more land was called ……….. by M.N. Srinivas.
Prabala Jati (Strong Jati)
According to the … Act, the land a family can keep was limited
Land Ceiling
Halpati System Competition
Jan Breman Wheat
Green Revolution Exploitation of agricultural workers
Globalization Working like slaves
Halpati System Working like slaves
Jan Breman Exploitation of agricultural workers
Green Revolution Wheat
Globalization Competition
What is the relation between agriculture and culture?
There is close relation between agriculture and culture. The [email protected] manner of agriculture will differ according to the region in the country. This difference will be reflected in the culture of those regions. The social structure and culture of rural Indian is related to agriculture and the lifestyle of agriculturists.
Critically examine the influence the land reform made in Indian villages during the colonial period.
Before the colonial rule, the people who did agriculture were members of the Upper Castes. But they were not owners of the land. The land was in the control of regional kings and zamindars. The zamindars. who were politically strong, were Kshatriyas of such higher caste people. Zamindars were not owners of the land. Their duty was to collect the tax and give it to the government. They got a shore of the tax they collected.
These zamindars collected a got part of the harvest as tax from the farmers. When the British colonized India, they ruled many parts through zamindars. With the intention of maximizing their income, the British brought new land tax systems and reforms. The most important of them were the Zamindari system (Permanent Settlement) and the Ryotwari system. The Zamindars had to pay huge amounts to the government.
So they started collecting big amounts from farmers. The zamindari system was harmful to both zamindars and farmers. As a result agriculture got stunted and ruined. Many farmers left their homes as they could not stand the torments from zamindars. Constant famines, earthquakes, and wars reduced the population considerably.
The British implemented the zamindari system in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. In the regions which they were directly ruling, they brought another land tax system. This is known as ryotwari system. ‘Ryot’ in Telugu means farmer. It was an agreement between the British government and the farmer. There were no middlemen. Farmers gave the tax directly to the government. As per the ryotwari system, the farmers became the owners of the land.
In the ryotwari regions, the tax was comparatively less. So the farmers were ready to invest money in their lands. There was much progress and prosperity in these regions. To know about the present agricultural structure we should know the background of land tax system in the colonial rule. The present system came from the changes that were brought during the colonial period.
Critically examine the land reform laws of India after independence.
After independence, the Nehru government started a planned development process. The stress was on agricultural reforms and industrialization. The condition of agriculture in India at that time was pitiable. The country depended on imported foodstuff. People in the villages were in poverty. In the circumstances, the government felt the need to reform the agricultural sector. It realized that there should be drastic changes in the ownership of the land and its distribution. To bring these changes there was a series of land reform bills. The reforms were carried. out at the Centre and in the States.
The first important land reform law was to end the zamindari system. With this, the middlemen between the government and the farmers were ceased to exist. The ownership of the land by zamindars was canceled. The land of the zamindars was taken from them and it was distributed to the farmers who farmed it. With this, the power of zamindars weakened. It improved the condition of the real farmers.
Although zamindari system was ended by this law, landlord-ship, tenancy, share-cropping, etc. did not end. In the agricultural sector, there were many layers and zamindars were the top layer. The top layer was removed but other layers remained. The second series of land reforms tried to end tenancy system. It made a condition that till the tenant paid the rent, he could not be ousted from the land. This law could offer some kind of protection to the tenants. The rent to be given to the landlord was also reduced by this law.
But in many States, this law was not properly implemented. Since the tenants were not given any written documents, the law proved useless in many cases. Only in Wet Bengal and Kerala, the law was effectively implemented. These States were able to restructure the agricultural system by giving the tenants the right to their land. The third land reform law related the maximum land a family could own. The limit for maximum land would depend on each region. For example, in Assam, it could be 50 acres but in Bengal, it might be only 25 acres. The ceiling was determined according to the type of land and fertility of soil.
If the land was well- productive and fertile, the land area one could retain would be smaller than less productive and infertile land. The extra land taken from the families would be taken and distributed among the landless poor. But all this did not happen as planned. Landowners used different techniques to keep their land by using various loopholes of the law Many landowners escaped from the law by giving away their extra lands to their relatives.
Even their servants were given land. Thus they were able to keep control of their land. To escape from the land ceiling laws, in some regions, rich landowners and farmers officially divorced their wives, although they lived together. This way they could keep the land by giving a share to the wives. The efficacy of the land reform laws was not similar in all States. It is true that some changes did happen. But there was hardly any big difference in the inequality prevailing in the agricultural sector. It affected the production of agricultural goods. The land reform laws are important in India. Such reforms will remove the poverty in villages and bring social justice.
Examine the social repercussion of the Green Revolution in India.
Green Revolution is part of the programme that the Government implemented in the 1960s and 70s. In the 1960s there was a serious food shortage. To overcome it, government came out with an agricultural plan and this led to the Green Revolution. For this financial assistance was obtained from International Agencies. The government gave farmers high-yield seeds, insecticides and fertilizers at subsidized prices. They were also given agricultural loans. The government gave them guarantee that it would buy the produce at a minimum fixed price.
This was the basis of the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution took place only in places which had irrigation facilities. The new seeds and manner of agriculture needed a lot of water. It concentrated on areas fit for wheat and paddy cultivation. Therefore initially the benefit of this scheme went to Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Green Revolution had a great impact. Since latest technology was used, there was a huge increase in the production. India became self-sufficient in food grains. The Green Revolution was considered as a great achievement of the Government and the scientists who helped in the process. But sociologists say that it also had its negative results. It helped only middle class and high class farmers.
The small scale farmers did not get any benefit from it. To carry out the programme a big capital was needed. Small farmers did not have the capital to buy new breed of seeds, fertilizers and insecticides. They could not afford to use latest technology. The small farmers did not do farming aiming at the market. They did it for their own use. But the middle class and rich fanners did farming with the market in their mind. They produced a lot and sold the extra yield in the market making huge profits. Thus agriculture was commercialized.
Thus in fact, in the first stage of the Green Revolution, the inequalities only increased It also caused the ousting of tenants from their lands. Since agriculture became profitable, the landowners topk their land back from the tenants and that way he tenants lost their means of livelihood. Rich fanners became richer. The tillers, tractors harvesters and threshers that were brought took away the jobs of the poor people who managed their lives doing different jobs in the farms. It was they who ploughed the land, harvested, and threshed. Many of these people went away to cities seeking employment. Thus migration to cities increased.
It is true that because of the high demand for labor, laborers got better wages. But this rise did not help them as the price of essential commodities shot up. There was another thing also. Before the Green Revolution, the laborers got their wages in kind (various agricultural products). But now they got their wages in cash and this made thing s worse for him because of the high prices he had to pay for various products.
The second stage of the Green Revolution was carried out in areas which were dry and where availability of water was less. There were great changes now. Government made arrangements for better irrigation facilities. The way of planting, the kinds of crops, etc. were changed. Agriculture was commercialized. Stress was given to cash crops like cotton. This also increased the insecurity of farmers.
Before the Green Revolution, farmers produced different things for their use. But now they concentrated on one crop. When concentrating on crops there would be problems at times. Fall in the prices, crop failure etc. would be very dangerous then. Some farmers suffered from these dangers. Green Revolution led to regional inequalities. Some places prospered greatly. But others stayed backward. Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh prospered. But Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, etc, remained poor. The gross inequalities there later led to riots.
Green Revolution also proved harmful to the traditional ways of agriculture. It was hoped that scientific methods would improve the condition of the farmers. New style of farming, new breeds of seeds, chemical fertilizers and insecticides created serious environmental problems. In this situation, scientists and agricultural organizations asked the people to go .back to their traditional methods of cultivation. The high-yield seeds were found harmful to health.
Evaluate the changes that globalization and liberalization brought to the Indian village communities.
It was in the 1980s that India started its liberalization policies. It was a policy stressing free market, privatization and globalization. Liberalization made it necessary for India to become part of the World Trade Organization. The purpose was to bring free International trade and open Indian markets for imports. Liberalization policy had a big influence in agriculture and village communities.
Before liberalization, the Indian farmers had the support of the nation and protection in the market from imported goods. But as a result of liberalization and globalization, farmers faced competition from global market. We can see imported fruits and other food items even in the small shops of our villages. But a few years ago such imported things were not available here. There was heavy import duty and so many things were not imported. But globalization removed all such restrictions.
This badly affects the farmers here. For example, India decided to import wheat. This adversely affected the wheat farmers. Some farmers in Punjab and Karnataka entered into contract with Multinational companies to grow some crops like tomato and potato. The companies had agreed to buy these crops for export. There are some dangers in this ‘contract agriculture’. The company decides what should be grown. It is the company that provides seeds, capital, and technology. The company also agrees to buy the product at a fixed price.
This contract-agriculture is common in India. It may look as if it is good for the farmers as it gives them financial guarantee. But the problem here is that the farmers have to depend on the companies for their livelihood. It removes the freedom of the farmer to grow what he likes. He has to work like an employee of the company. Sometimes they have to produce only flowers for export and so they cannot cultivate any food crops.
Local knowledge of agriculture does not have any role here. The farming is to be done as suggested by the company. Through contract-farming, things need by the rich people are produced. Ordinary people have no use of such things. Moreover these crops need a lot of chemical fertilizers and insecticides which will bring .a lot of damage to the environment. Agriculture has now become highly globalized. The multinationals entered this field as sellers of seeds, insecticides, chemical fertilizers and so on. But now they dictate to the farmers what to cultivate and how to cultivate it.
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The “deliver now, fix later” Tesla policy is so known that people even question if the company tests its cars enough before putting them for sale. Tesla’s newest recall will reinforce those suspicions because it is not related to supplier or assembly issues. Owners of 356,309 Model 3 cars may lose rearview camera images just by opening and closing their trunk lids. According to Tesla, “the Model 3 trunk harness is equipped with a solid core coaxial cable that provides the rearview camera feed for visibility on the center display.” The simple daily operation of the trunk lid may damage this coaxial cable. So much so that all Tesla Model 3s produced from July 15, 2017 – the very start of this car’s production – until September 30, 2020, are included in this recall. The company said that it adopted a different trunk harness design when it ended the MY (model year) 2020 production – something Tesla does not disclose and a concept most people thought it didn’t even work with. This change would have happened on September 30, 2020. However, the company did not explain why the trunk harness design changed. Would Tesla have diagnosed the issue, fixed it on the MY 2021 Model 3, and decided to recall these cars only now? The official chronology of the defect states that the problem was only detected in June 2021. If that is really the case, it would be enlightening to understand why it changed for the MY 2021. To explain the problem, Tesla states that “the coaxial cable is affixed to a harness on the trunk lid and extends or folds as the trunk opens and closes. When the trunk is in a closed state, the harness folds and may experience a tight bend radius, stressing the core of the cable.” To fix it, Tesla will inspect these vehicles and check if the coaxial cables are still in good shape. If they are, the company will install a guide protector in the trunk harness “to ensure a sufficient radius when the harness holds in a closed trunk state and prevent further wear.” If they are already broken, Tesla will replace the coaxial cables and install the guide protector. Tesla Service Centers should have been performing this repair since December 23. With the amount of work they already have, coping with 356,309 more cars all of a sudden tends to make things even more difficult for them. At least Tesla is doing the right thing in this case, right?
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Masonic EducationRitual
Working Tools in MM Degree (Ancient Workings) etc.
by Norm McEvoy April 25, 2008 3603 views
THE WORKING TOOLS IN THE MASTER MASON DEGREE (Ancient Workings)
“The Working Tools of a Master Mason are all the tools in Masonry indiscriminately but more especially the TROWEL”
In beginning, I will first provide you with the definition of the TROWEL as provided in The Lexicon of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey. It is, in part, as follows;
“An implement of operative Masonry, which has been adapted by speculative Masons, as the peculiar working tool of the Master’s Degree”
By this implement, and its use in operative Masonry to spread the cement which binds all the parts of the building into one common mass, we are taught to spread the cement of affection and kindness, which unites all the members of the Masonic family, wheresoever dispersed over the globe, into one companionship of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.
THE TROWEL –
The Trowel is an important symbol and working took in Craft Masonry in many parts of the world, although it has become obsolete in England and in those rituals based on English workings. However, the Trowel was still being used in England in the 18th Century, when Masonry was being spread abroad, and, perhaps, as a result, American Lodges still use it as the only “Working Tool” in their Master Mason’s Degree.
An early English book, Preston’s Illustrations of Masonry dated 1792, says: “The Trowel is mentioned as one of the things presented to the W.M. on his installation.” But when the ritual was revived in 1813 the trowel appears to have been dropped from the English craft Masonry altogether and is now completely obsolete in the system.
However, in Scotland today (1966) the Trowel is used as the collar jewel of the Junior Deacon, and the Grand Junior Deacon also wears this jewel as part of his regalia. They explain the use of the Trowel this way: “The Trowel teaches that nothing can be united without proper cement, and the perfection of the building depends on the suitable disposition of the cement. So Charity, the bond of perfection and social union, must unite separate minds and interests that, like the radii of a circle which extend from the centre to every part of the circumference, the principle of universal benevolence may be diffused to every member of the community.”
“As it is used by the operative Brother to spread cement which unites the building into one common mass, so the Freemason uses the Trowel emblematically for the noble and glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and affection, that cement which unites the members of the fraternity into one sacred band or society of Brothers among whom no contention should ever exist.”
However, in the Scandinavian countries, all Masons in Craft Lodges wear the Trowel as a jewel. Entered Apprentices and Fellowcrafts wear a silver Trowel and Master Masons wear a gold Trowel.
These countries use two sets of Working Tools, both sets being explained in the First Degree. The first set consists of the square, level, and plumb rule. The second set consists of the Trowel, hammer and compasses.
The Trowel is also well known in European Masonry. In one French working, (if not more) the candidate in the Fellowcraft Degree is made to take five ‘voyages’ around the Lodge and on each ‘voyage’ carries a different Working Tool, namely the mallet and chisel, the square and compasses, the rule and crowbar, the level, and on the fifth and last ‘voyage’, the Trowel.
In U.S. Lodges, and therefore also in those Canadian Lodges which have taken their ritual and form from the various American states, the Trowel is the only Working Tool used in the Third Degree.
To quote Mackey’s Encyclopedia:
“This implement is considered the appropriate Working Tool of a Master Mason, because, in operative Masonry, while the Apprentice is engaged in preparing the rude materials, which require only the gauge and gavel to give them their proper shape, the Fellow Craft places them in their proper position by means of the plumb, level, and square; but the Master Mason alone, having examined their correctness and proved them true and trusty, secures them permanently in their place by spreading, with the Trowel, the cement that irrevocably binds them together.”
Robert Macoy, in his book, The Masonic Ritual, informs us that
“the Trowel is an implement made use of by operative Masons to spread the cement which unites the building into one common mass; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to make use of it for the more noble and glorious purpose of spreading the cement of brotherly love and affection; that cement which unites us into one sacred band, or society of friends and brothers, among whom no contention should ever exist, but that noble contention, or rather emulation, of who best can work, and best agree.”
This charge, as Macoy gives it, has remained relatively unchanged to this day, and is still used by most American and some Canadian Lodges.
The Trowel has been, and still is, a respected Working Tool in the Craft throughout much of the world and, even though we may not use it ourselves, it may still provide us with much symbolism on which to moralize.
By: R.W.Bro. Kenneth Melsted; Published in
THE TRACING BOARD, G.R.S, 1966 and 1988.
Choose the Happier Thought
The next time you’re faced with a challenging situation that gives rise to negative thoughts and bad feelings, find an equally true thought about the situation that makes you feel better and lean into it. This doesn’t mean that you deny the negative it just says that you pay more attention to the positive part of the truth.
The classic measure of optimism, seeing the glass half full rather than half empty, is the perfect example of leaning into the equally true but happier thought.
Here is a real life example: Have you ever been on a deadline and thought, “I can’t get this done on time”? The next time you are having this type of negative, self defeating thought, search your mind for positive thoughts that are equally true. Such as “I always manage to get things done” “I can always seek help with this” The more I relax the more the ideas flow through me”
Lean into these Positive Thoughts and you will find yourself feeling better.
Adapted From Ladies Home Journal May 2008.
Friends are patient and kind, they are not jealous or boastful, they are not arrogant or rude.
Friends do not insist on having their own way, they are not irritable or resentful, they do not rejoice at wrong, but delight in what is right.
Friendship bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Friendship NEVER ends.
Adapted from Corinthians 1.
It is my personal belief that each of us is a very special person, with very special needs and having said that, it seems to me that what we cherish most is the understanding of our family, friends and brothers. May we learn to always keep our hearts and minds OPEN to one another.
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Working Tools of a Master Mason
Bible Openings
The Winding Stairs
The Warden’s Columns
Random Thoughts of Freemasonry
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Fish stocks are rebounding after devastating red tide. But the state will keep harvest closures in place.
Chad Gillis
Red tide impacts from a devastating bloom that killed millions of pounds of marine life in Lee County alone are still being felt as the state has extended a no-take order for three popular coastal fish.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission met Wednesday in Tallahassee to discuss snook, redfish and sea trout abundance in estuaries like Tampa Bay, Charlotte Harbor and further south to Collier County.
"The bottom line is there is recovery," said Gil McRae, director of FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. "There’s not a dramatic decline in these stocks when compared to historic levels."
FWC closed the species to recreational harvest in the wake of the bloom, which lasted until early 2019 and spanned nearly 16 months.
Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to keep those fisheries closed to recreational harvest through at least May 31, 2021.
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The goal is to reduce pressure on those species in hopes that populations would rebound.
So far there has been some success, but not all species have responded in the same ways.
"Snook are probably among the most resilient fisheries inshore to red tide," McRae said. "One reason is they mature early, especially the males. And they readily move upstream into freshwater to avoid red tide, and red tide cannot live in freshwater."
Snook, redfish and seatrout are three of the most popular coastal species in Southwest Florida, and their populations were decimated by the red tide in some areas.
McRae said redfish respond to red tide in different ways.
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Redfish only stay in estuaries until age 3, then they move offshore to become part of the breeding population.
The adults swim to local passes to spawn each fall, which is usually when red tide starts.
"They are not spring-summer spawners," McRae said. "They spawn in the fall and that’s important because red tide most often occurs in the fall."
Seatrout were hit hard because they can't move upstream like snook or offshore like redfish.
They stay along the coast their entire lives, but they do have one advantage — a fast rate of reproduction.
"They can be hit hard but they come back pretty quickly," McRae said.
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The closure has been in place from Tampa Bay south to Gordon Pass in Collier County.
Some at the meeting suggested FWC extend that boundary further south to protect fish in southern Collier County and Everglades National Park.
"We are in favor of the extension, and we would also like to see it taken from the middle of Collier County down and into Monroe County," said Trip Aukeman, with the Coastal Conservation Association. "We’ve seen a substantial increase in the number of fishermen headed that way."
Pasco County Commissioner Mike Wells said he supports the extended closure.
"We weren't as hard hit as some other counties, but I think the right thing to do is what we’ve done," he said. "It’s not an easy decision. I think I’d really love to see trout be open, but the most important part to me is sustainability, and I do support the recommendations to keep it closed for another year."
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The atmosphere of Jupiter greatly surprised scientists
NASA Juno mission has surpassed everythingpossible expectations. When she arrived in Jupiter last July after a five-year journey, this probe became the farthest solar powered object on Earth and also flew faster than any other human-made object. The probe's flight path passes closer to the thunderstorm gas giant than any devices that have been there before. And this is the first spacecraft to pass by the mysterious poles of Jupiter and find out, contrary to most assumptions, that they are blue and do not have bands characteristic of the planet.
Last August, Juno flew over Jupiterand collected data that scientists have been deciphering since. Today, two works have been published on the topic of Jupiterian auroras, atmosphere, magnetic and gravitational fields. The atmospheric dynamics of Jupiter is not only smaller than it was supposed, it resembles the Earth - it is much more complicated and changeable. To fully understand Jupiter, a single probe may be extremely insufficient. Fortunately, Juno is doing a good job.
It’s worth starting with the upper atmosphere and polarthe radiance of Jupiter. Scientists already knew that the polar lights of Jupiter make the northern lights familiar to us a dim flicker: they are hundreds of times more energetic and cover a larger area than the entire planet Earth. Juno uses several tools to study the energy particles of these auroras and the physics that controls their dynamics. And if the data from the first rendezvous allow us to draw certain conclusions, the auroras of Jupiter are very different from the earth.
“I really want to interpret what I saw onto another planet, based on Earth, ”says Jack Connerney, an astrophysicist at the Space Center. Goddard at NASA. "Until the last week, in our Jupiter aurora models, electrons went in the wrong direction."
On Earth, the electrons of the planet’s magnetic fieldexcited by the solar wind, and then sent to the poles, where they fly into other atoms and molecules, while emitting a characteristic glow. On Jupiter, as the Juno instruments discovered, the electrons are actually excited, leaving the polar regions.
In addition to this, everything indicates that planetologists generally misjudged the atmospheric dynamics of Jupiter.
“Scientists believed that the main source of energythere will be sun in the atmosphere, ”says Scott Bolton, Juno’s lead researcher and lead author of another work. "Therefore, they suggested that as soon as we descend below sunlight, the particles will be simple and well distinguishable."
But everything turned out to be wrong: particles of the atmosphere of Jupiter are as diverse and lined as the famous striped exterior of the planet. Of particular interest is the equatorial ammonia belt, which extends hundreds of kilometers down to the core of the planet - as far as the Juno tool could see. Based on the most current models of the atmosphere of Jupiter, this should not be at all.
Especially great activity was distinguished by the deep layers of the atmosphere of Jupiter: the magnetic and gravitational fields that the probe plans to map.
“If Jupiter was just big and spinningwith a gas ball, there shouldn’t be any strange harmonics in its gravitational field, ”says Connerney. But Jupiter’s gravity is heterogeneous, which may indicate deep convection - drops deep in Jupiter can lead to gravitational fluctuations in the same way that drops in atmospheric pressure change the weather on Earth. Jupiter’s magnetic field also turned out to be more geographically variable than scientists expected.
The Juno team still does not understand whyJupiter’s atmosphere is so disorganized, although Connerney dares to suggest that all fluctuations may be due to deep convection expressed in the gravitational field, which also leads to uneven magnetic field. “Looking back, we wonder why we thought everything would be simple and boring,” says Bolton.
A detailed understanding of Jupiter’s atmosphere mayhelp scientists understand some of the strangest features of the earth. Bolton compares Jupiter’s equatorial ammonia with the tropical zone around Earth’s own equator. “The concept we have on Earth is that the strip is developing because the air has an ocean that can be bounced off,” says Bolton. “But Jupiter doesn’t, so why does everything look the same there? Perhaps we do not understand something fundamental in the atmosphere. Perhaps our assumptions about the Earth were wrong. ”
The same information transfer can be applied toEarth’s magnetic field, which is difficult to study because it is generated deep beneath the earth’s crust and is partially covered by random deposits of iron. Jupiter has no crust and no additional magnets to collect data. For the first time we have the opportunity to look at a real magnetic dynamo. Maybe we should start with Jupiter.
All these discoveries challenge our understanding.space - and not just because of the results. Usually, scientists first send a probe to the planet, and after it - an orbiter equipped with all the gadgets for the data that the probe will collect. Our idea of how Jupiter and the giant planets are structured over the past few decades was too simple.
And that means we need more missions in the style of "Juno" - with a large number of orbits that will allow us to make a complete map of the planet. It is fortunate that this probe coped with its task. It's only the beginning.
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Harman Completes Studer OnAir 3000 Deployment at BBC
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LONDON — Harman said today that it’s been a bit more than three years since it announced a major contract with the BBC for 85 Studer OnAir 3000 digital audio mixing consoles. The mixers were to be deployed at the BBC’s MediaCityUK, in the north of England, and in the second phase of the rebuilding of the London headquarters, the new W1 Centre.
W1 is now home for all the BBC’s national radio networks, as well as a focus for the broadcast’s national and international news operations. The transformation of the London HQ included the creation of 140 acoustic spaces for Radio & Music, News and World Service in the new 10-story-high West One Phase 2. Three years in, all facilities have been equipped, Harman said. Nearly 30 OnAir 3000s were installed at the new MediaCityUK broadcast centre in Manchester, for the BBC’s domestic radio services. The new West One Phase 2 facility is home to more than 5,000 personnel, 450 of them in the newsroom on the ground floor gallery.
In London, the OnAir 3000s were deployed in GP and self-op studios. The audio integration of a total of 80 studios at West One Phase 2 and BBC North was carried out by IPE, who bid successfully for the contract under an EU competitive tender process.
With the BBC’s specialist project manager, Andy Laughton, providing the liaison between Studer and IPE, factory testing was carried out on site, along with acceptance testing and operational proving, in time for the MediaCityUK studios to go live in September 2011, while down in London World Service went live in January 2012. All Studer consoles were configured on site and issues concerning workflow resolved during the BBC’s operational proving phase.
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Elizabeth Chambers credits her baking skills with landing television and film roles: 'My career is 30% my talent and 70% my cookies'
The 40-year-old television personality says when she'd 'bomb an audition,' she'd deliver a thank-you note and a batch of cookies.
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Elizabeth Chambers says she loves cooking with her kids. "Our kitchen is always open, 24 hours a day, except when we're sleeping," she tells Yahoo Life. (Photo: Getty; designed by Areta Gjicali)
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Television personality and Bird Bakery owner Elizabeth Chambers has judged baking competitions like Chopped Sweets and Food Network's Best Baker in America, but her go-to dessert is the simple-yet-classic chocolate chip cookie.
"It's the simplest recipe," says Chambers. "It's so nostalgic. Some people garden; I bake chocolate chip cookies. It's very therapeutic for me."
At Bird Bakery locations in Texas and Colorado, Chambers sells baked goods based on recipes she grew up eating in her grandmother's kitchen. "All of the recipes we serve at the bakery are from my grandmother's kitchen, except for my cookie recipes," she tells Yahoo Life. "I spent my 20s perfecting my cookie recipes. Cookies are my happy place; they are family recipes that I've tweaked that we serve now at Bird."
In addition to appearances on Food Network, Today and the Cooking Channel, the 40-year-old baker has appeared on television and in the film The Game Plan. She says her acting career was may have been helped along by bringing baked goods to auditions. "I would say my career is 30% my talent and 70% my cookies," she says. "I would bomb an audition and then I would bring them my cookies with a thank-you note, and all of a sudden I would get a callback."
Of all the cookies she makes at Bird Bakery, the simple chocolate chip cookie is Chambers' favorite. (Photo: Lisa Reid)
Chambers' entrepreneurial spirit is inspired by the women in her family. "My mom and my grandmother were both culinary entrepreneurs who were ahead of their time," she shares. "My grandmother started her catering company in San Antonio at a time when women were not trailblazing the way she was. My mom opened the first health food store in San Antonio when she was just 26. Everyone is in the food or wine business in our family."
But with such a food-focused upbringing, what family food traditions does Chambers cherish most?
"Christmas cookies," she says. "My mom is a chef, my sister is a trained chef and my mom is an amazing baker. Every year, from the time we were tiny, my mom would always host holiday parties for my dad's business and she would make, no kidding, over 3,000 cookies every year."
"I have such fond memories of my mom's entertaining as a child," Chambers continues. "I try to repeat as many family traditions, especially food-based traditions, for my kids: Our kitchen is always open, 24 hours a day, except when we're sleeping. My son Ford, who is 5, enjoys the prep more, and my daughter, Harper, who is older, really enjoys the hospitality aspect."
Chambers' biggest kitchen secret? You need to be passionate about what you're making or you won't be very good at it. But one thing she is not passionate about? Rice.
"Rice just really doesn't have a place in my heart at all," she says. "That is translated when I cook rice. My daughter is always like, 'Mommy, why are you good at making so many things, but you always burn the rice or it's not very fluffy?' Whenever we make anything and rice is served, she asks me to order it from the Indian or Japanese restaurant."
Chambers does, however, enjoy making dishes other than dessert in the kitchen. "Right now, I'm having a real moment with parchment-steamed fish," she shares. "I gravitate towards seafood when I'm focusing on what I like to eat. You take parchment, any kind of vegetables, olive oil, salt and pepper, whatever fish you like and some butter and staple it all together and pop it in the oven. It's ready in 15 minutes."
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Chambers spoke with YahooLife as part of her work promoting Bird Bakery, sharing one of the biggest fails she's experienced as an entrepreneur. "We've had a lot of wedding cake fails at the bakery," she admits. "It's a big momentous occasion ... the Texas heat is brutal to wedding cakes. We were learning as we went, but now there is always a decorator on site for wedding cake deliveries in case there are any issues."
So what's next for the culinary entrepreneur and her bakery? "I always open in places that are meaningful to me," she says. "Definitely top three on our list are Los Angeles, Houston and Austin. Hopefully one day we'll be everywhere, but we want to make sure we give each location the attention it deserves."
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Use your white privilege to fight racism
By Renée Graham Globe Columnist,April 24, 2018, 3:38 p.m.
“I’M WHITE. I have white privilege. I’m ashamed of it.”
I received this e-mail from a woman in Oregon, and its pained tone didn’t surprise me at all. It was a response to my column about the destructive toll of white fear on black lives after two men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks for no other reason than being black.
Whenever I write about racism, I get responses that fall into distinct categories — recognition, racist, or rueful. That last one is filled with white readers who say they not only abhor racism, but also the white privilege that mostly inoculates them from its venom.
Recalling her own trips to Starbucks, the woman wrote about using its restrooms without buying anything, something those two black men weren’t allowed to do. She called what happened to them “horrific,” and expressed how “sick and . . . tired” she is of such disturbing incidents.
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As I occasionally do with readers, I hit reply.
“If I had white privilege, I don’t think I’d be ashamed of it,” I wrote. “I’d use it to expose injustice and work to make things better.”
It’s not hard to do. Using white privilege for the greater good was on display in that Philadelphia Starbucks. Melissa DePino filmed and tweeted the video showing Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson being questioned, handcuffed, and perp-walked out of the coffee shop. DePino knew they did nothing wrong, and she verbally challenged the police.
So did Andrew Yaffe, who arrived at the coffee shop just as two men with whom he planned to have a business meeting were being arrested. “What did [the police] get called for?” he asked. “Because there are two black guys sitting here meeting me?”
In a CNN essay, DePino wrote, “Things like this happen to black and brown people in this country every single day, and they talk about it, tweet about it, and write about it, but for more reasons than I can discuss intelligently in this small space, people who look like me — white people — often don’t see, hear, or believe their stories.”
If you want to be an ally, you must believe our stories.
You must be able to see the racism that drove what happened to a group of black women last weekend at a Pennsylvania golf club. Police were called after the club’s white co-owner and his father accused the women of playing too slow and refusing to leave. The women, all club members, weren’t arrested. Still, add “golfing while black” to the ever-growing list of things black people aren’t allowed to do in peace.
Longtime civil rights activist and scholar Angela Davis once said, “In a racist society, it is not enough to be nonracist — we must be anti-racist.” Claiming you aren’t racist is meaningless; what matters is recognizing racism, calling it by its name, and working to eradicate it. A person who complains about their privilege is like a lottery winner grumbling about the burdens of money to a someone making minimum wage. Expect more eye rolls than sympathy.
These are days when racism is so blatant that a neo-Nazi group held a swastika burning — like a Klan cross-burning — last weekend in Georgia, and it generated scant attention. Racism is both emboldened and normalized; to push back is to defy and alter the status quo.
If someone is drowning, do you stand on the shore and ask what that person, who has more than enough to contend with, what you should do? Or, out of a sense of common decency and humanity, do you reach out to help?
People of color challenge racism everyday; we’ve never had a choice. Yet since we did not build, and fortify for centuries, a system of white supremacy as American as the Constitution, and as old as Plymouth Rock, we alone cannot be expected to undo it.
That, white people, is on you — and your privilege.
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�Minutes of June 21, 2017
The Larimer County Planning Commission met in a regular session on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hearing Room.� Commissioners� Christman, Jensen, Miller and Wallace were present.� Commissioner Dougherty presided as Chairman.� Commissioners� Cox, Gerrard, and Glick were absent.� Also present were Matt Lafferty, Rob Helmick, Senior Planner, Clint Jones, Engineering Department, Lea Schneider, Health Department and Jill Wilson, Recording Secretary.�
The Planning Commission members attended a field trip to the site of the Tips Conservation Development proposal.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MAY 17, 2017 MEETING: � MOTION by Commissioner Wallace to approve the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Miller. �This received unanimous voice approval.
CONSENT ITEM:
ITEM #1 TIPS CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT #15-S3362:� Mr. Helmick provided background information on the request for a Preliminary Plat of a Conservation Development to subdivide 117.9 acres into a 105 acre residual lot with a 2 acre building envelop, three new 2.5+ acre residential lots and a 5.1 acre lot expanding an existing 3+acre lot.� The project was located adjacent to and in the Eagle Lake development; west of Hwy 1 and the Larimer County Canal off of Eagle Lake Drive.� He stated that the three new lots will be required to join the Eagle Lake Estates Association to help with road maintenance.� The 105 acre lot would not be required.� It was also being request that the extension of Eagle Lake Drive be dedicated as private right-of-way to help facilitate future access.� He proposed a 7th condition of approval, which would read; �The Final Plat shall reflect the location of the building envelope for the residual lot.�
Commissioner Jensen moved that the Planning Commission adopt the following Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends to the Board of County Commissioners approval of the Tips Conservation Development, file # 15-S3362 , for the property described on �Exhibit A� to the minutes, subject to the following conditions and added Condition #7:
1. The Final Plat shall be consistent with the approved preliminary plan and with the information contained in the Tips Conservation Development File#15-S3362except as modified by the conditions of approval or agreement of the County and applicant.� The applicant shall be subject to all other verbal or written representations and commitments of record for the Tips Conservation Development.
2. The following fees shall be collected at building permit issuance for new single family dwellings:� Poudre School District school fee, Larimer County fees for County and Regional Transportation Capital Expansion, Larimer County Regional Park Fees (in lieu of dedication) and drainage fees.� The fee amount that is current at the time of building permit application shall apply.
3. Residential fire sprinklers shall be required for all new residential structures, unless at the Final Plat the applicant can demonstrate that fire hydrants meeting flow, pressure and spacing requirements of the Larimer County Land Use Code can be provided.�
4. All habitable structures will require an engineered foundation system. Such engineered foundation system designs shall be based upon a site specific soils investigation.� The lowest habitable floor level (basement) shall not be less than 3 feet from the seasonal high water table.� Mechanical methods proposed to reduce the ground water level, unless it is a response after construction, must be proposed on a development wide basis.
5. Passive radon mitigation measures shall be included in construction of residential structures on these lots.� The results of a radon detection test conducted in new dwellings once the structure is enclosed but prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall be submitted to the Building Department.� As an alternative, a builder may present a prepaid receipt from a radon tester which specifies that a test will be done within 30 days.� A permanent certificate of occupancy can be issued when the prepaid receipt is submitted.
6. The three new lots shall join the Eagle Lake HOA and be subject to the covenants and road maintenance requirements.�
7. The Final Plat shall reflect the location of the building envelope for the residual lot.
Commissioner Miller seconded the Motion.
Commissioners� Christman, Jensen, Miller, Wallace and Vice-Chairman Dougherty voted in favor of the Motion.
MOTION PASSED:� 5 -0
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EXHIBIT A�
Lot 1, Amended Plat of Lot 27, Eagle Lake Second Filing and Parcel 2 of the Schakel Boundary Line
Adjustment according to the Plats on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder, Situate in Sect ions 13,
14 & 23, Township 8 North, Range 69 West of the 6th P. M ., Larimer County, Colorado being more
particularly described as follows to wit :
Considering the East line of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14 as bearing South 02�08'07" West with
all bearings contained herein relative thereto.
Beginning at the Section Corner common to Sections 13, 14, 23 and 24, Township 8 North, Range 69
West of the 6th P.M.; thence South 00�32"04" West a distance of 173. 69 feet along the East line of the
Northeast Quarter of said Section 23 to a point on the exterior line of Eagle Lake First Filing and a nontangent
curve to the right; thence along said exterior line along the arc of said curve a distance of 186. 97
feet, having a radius of 280 .00 feet, a delta of 38�15' 33" and a chord of 183.52 feet bearing North
18�33'16" West to a point of non-tangency; thence South 01 �49'38" West a distance of 99. 31 feet along
said exterior line; thence South 11 �56'38" East a distance of 163.77 feet along sai d exterior line; thence
South 20�31'55" West a distance of 73.54 feet along said exterior line; thence South 03�33'00" West a
distance of 120.15 feet along said exterior line; thence South 08�30'34" West a distance of 98 .00 feet
along said exterior line; thence South 23�26'21" West a distance of 140. 00 feet along said exterior line ;
thence South 12�55'50" West a distance of 134 . 75 feet along said exterior line; thence South 09�28'30 "
West a distance of 275.00 feet along said exterior line ; thence South 30�10' 42" West a distance of 88.00
feet along said exterior line; thence South 59 � 31' 32" West a distance of 74 . 97 feet along said exterior
line; thence North 86�56'20" West a distance of 227. 71 feet along said exterior line; thence North
15�04'30" West a distance of 1323.40 feet along said exterior line to a corner common to Eagle Lake
First Filing and Eagle Lake Second Filing; thence North 35�04'30" West a distance of 220 .00 feet along
the exterior line of said Eagle Lake Second Filing; thence North 45�04'30" West a distance of 250 .00 feet
along said exterior line ; thence South 65�15'04" West a distance of 423.61 feet along said exterior line
to the easterly Right-of-Way of Eagle Lake Drive to a non-tangent curve to the left; thence along said
right of way on the arc of said curve to the left a distance of 149.62 feet, having a radius of 1610.00 feet,
a delta of 05�19'28" and a chord of 149.56 feet bearing North 27�24'04" West; thence North 30�05'12"
West a distance of 220 .05 feet along said Right-of-Way to a curve to the right; thence on the arc of said
curve to the right a distance of 29.90 feet, having a radius of 720. 00 feet, a delta of 02�22'46" and a
chord of 29. 90 feet bearing North 28�51 ' 27" West along said right of way to a compound curve to the
right; thence on the arc of said compound curve to the right a distance of 75.02 feet having a radius of
720. 00 feet, a delta of 05�58'11" and a chord of 74. 98 feet bearing North 24�43'27" West along said
Right-of-Way to a compound curve to the right ; thence on the arc of said compound curve to the right a
distance of 272. 01 feet, having a radius of 720 . 00 feet, a delta of 21 �38' 45" and a chord of 270.40 feet
bearing North 10�54'27" West along said Right - of-Way; thence North 00�08'00" West a distance of
257. 75 feet along said Right-of-Way to the exterior line of Eagle Lake Third Filing; thence North
89�56'53" East a distance of 329.66 feet along said exterior line; thence North 13�56'53" East a distance
of 552.85 feet along said exterior line to a corner common to Eagle Lake Second Filing and Eagle Lake
Third Filing; thence North 77�45'56" East a distance of 57 .16 feet along the exterior line of Eagle Lake
Third Filing; thence North 12�04'15" West a distance of 844 . 80 feet along said exterior line; thence
South 89�48'18" West a distance of 598 . 81 feet along said exterior line; thence North 12�10'12" West a
distance of 61.28 feet along said exterior line to the North line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section
14; thence North 89�4 7'38" East a distance of 2222.24 feet to the Northeast Corner of the Southeast
Quarter of said Section 14; thence South 02�08'07" West a distance of 737.85 feet along the East line of
the Southeast Quarter of said Section 14; thence South 20�46'22" East a distance of 173.32 feet leaving
said East line; thence South 15�07'22" East a distance of 84.75 feet; thence South 03�39'24" East a
distance of 184.32 feet; thence South 11 � 33'42" East a distance of 171.68 feet; thence South 07�40'16"
East a distance of 140 .59 feet; thence South 07�30'26" West a distance of 93.54 feet; thence South
15�18'11" West a distance of 147.62 feet; thence South 03�56'05" West a distance of 63.69 feet; thence
South 09�09'23" East a distance of 58.15 feet; thence South 14�33'09" East a distance of 391.76 feet;
thence South 01 �43'31" East a d istance of 124.47 feet; thence South 10�36'52" West a distance of
153.87 feet; thence South 09�28'33" East a distance of 182.83 feet to the South line of Section 13;
thence North 89�23'07" West a distance of 277 .88 feet along said South line to the POINT OF
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Media Info About Lynn
Author of the internationally acclaimed Medicine Woman Series, Lynn Andrews who has spent the last 30 years studying with shamanic women on three continents. This best selling author shares her ancient teachings of shamanic training.
Lynn Andrews brings spiritual tools and compelling techniques for healing from the spiritual realm to the modern everyday physical world. Her techniques use the power of thought to take you beyond self limitation to other realities. Through live shamanic gatherings and many other media outlets, Lynn uses a wide variety of experiential tools to lead her audiences deeper into themselves.
Lynn learned shamanic healing and empowerment directly from shaman women on three continents, not from lecturers at a podium, but, instead, through life learning, physical and spiritual world experience in her years with these several medicine women. Following decades of study, Lynn is now uniquely gifted in the multiple facets of shamanism, including not only healing, but also how to take others into her special world of energy and living a life of purpose with passion.
Lynn's legacy Continues! Mystery School and Writing School. Explore the ancient teachings relating to the study of global shamanic cosmologies. As one of America’s best known shamanic healer and veteran metaphysical instructor, Lynn’s 21 books are published in 14 languages, including two New York and Los Angeles Times best sellers. She founded the Lynn Andrews School for Sacred Arts and Training in 1994, now known as The Lynn Andrews Shaman Mystery School, and from that her current four year shamanic MYSTERY SCHOOL and her two year program called “Writing Spirit, The School” have emerged.
Mystery School apprentices learn that, while most people concentrate on only one aspect of reality – the rational physical world – there is an equally important spiritual realm, a venue within which she is uniquely experienced. In a four-year course of distance learning, students gain knowledge, while training in the techniques of shamanic healing and personal empowerment that Lynn has developed over her 32-year study. Graduates are certified shamanic healers, expert in the use of ancient rituals to enable deep personal transformation through understanding and balancing the physical and spiritual worlds.
Writing School students seek their own creative spirit. The musician, the writer, the artist within the inspirational moment needs to be held in the most precious of ways, and students are led to discover their voice, and how to express the divine inspiration that is offered to them in a way that is uniquely their own.
Through her On Line Academy, Lynn offered a series of internationally accessible courses each year, carefully developed in order to allow the students to have their own experiential learning opportunities, and filled with the same depth of wisdom and teachings she brings to all of her students.
There are also Online Video Workshops, which allow individual to explore basic teachings of shamanism with Lynn through video’s and audio materials at their own pace and schedule.
In addition to these schools, Councils of the Whistling Elk groups have formed around the world to study and share shamanic wisdom and knowledge, based on Lynn’s teachings.
Lynn’s Books: Lynn’s foundational book, Medicine Woman, is now in its 46th printing, celebrating its 25th anniversary. The entire Medicine Woman series recently re-released, which offers her unique teachings to a new generation of women.
Other books that Lynn has used for many speaking engagements and tours include:
Coming Full Circle – Ancient Teachings for a Modern World; The shamanic, philosophical, and inspirational teachings of the Sisterhood of the Shields are now condensed into one very important book. Lynn reveals how the application of ancient healing techniques can relate to the modern world, interweaving teachings into aspects of universal truths. Coming Full Circle with Lynn reminds us that there is no beginning and no end to the circle of life. In this time of great fear and confusion in the world, she shows how her teachers have led her- and by extension all of us-to confront her deepest fears and accept without hesitation that there is a spiritual solution to every one of life’s problems.
Woman on the Edge of Two Worlds – The Spiritual Journey Through Menopause; This powerful, sensitively-written book illuminates the experiences of menopause, showing how this transitional stage can be a special event that brings access to a richer, more fulfilling way of life.
Writing Spirit, Written to excite, ignite and inform the creative genius in everyone, weaving the wisdom of ancient and contemporary inspiration into one magnificent book.
“The writer’s soul is where my passion and curiosity live. It is not how or what you write that is important. It is your creative spirit. The musician, the writer, the artist within the inspirational moment needs to be held in the most precious of ways.…” ~Writing Spirit
Lynn V. Andrews’ speaking engagements are significantly different from all other life coaches and mystic gurus. As a result of her years of study under indigenous medicine woman, she brings ancient spiritual tools and compelling techniques that can be used in the modern business world. Her techniques use the power of thought to change points of view that no longer serve the business community and take her listeners beyond self limitation to other realities of abundance, joy and prosperity.
"Lynn Andrews brought her personal quest to the masses. With over 20 books to her credit she has inspired thousands of seekers to find their own inner fire, wisdom, and authenticity. We all owe a huge debt of gratitude to Lynn for breaking open the seal of secrecy behind earth’s wisdom keepers so that we could all benefit and learn from the Sisterhood of the Shields. As a shaman she empowers each of us to be in our power and stand tall, loving one another and supporting the inner wisdom and wonder of life." ~Maureen St. Germain, best selling author and founder of Transformational Enterprises
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Data Broker Helps Police See Everywhere You’ve Been with the Click of a Mouse: EFF Investigation
Fog Data Science sells local police cheap access to a massive digital dragnet without well-defined rules.
SAN FRANCISCO–Millions of Americans’ everyday movements can be traced by police with the click of a mouse and possibly without a warrant, thanks to a data broker that’s selling phone geolocation data to state and local law enforcement, an Electronic Frontier Foundation investigation has found.
The investigation, conducted by a team of EFF experts led by Staff Technologist Bennett Cyphers, found Virginia-based Fog Data Science sells a service that it bills as allowing police to see where a person was at any point in time over the past several years. This surveillance not only includes possible crime scenes, but also homes, churches, workplaces, health clinics, or anywhere else.
The data is collected and passed through a chain of businesses before ending up with law enforcement. First, personal location data is gathered via thousands of common apps that people use on Android and iOS phones, that people install for various purposes and may not suspect are gathering and sharing that information further. It is then bought by data brokers that resell it to others, including Fog Data Science, which in turn sells it to cops. While other data brokers sell geolocation data to large federal law enforcement agencies, Fog markets itself to the hometown cops with whom most Americans are far more likely to interact.
“This data could be used to search for and identify everyone who visited a Planned Parenthood on a specific day, or everyone who attended a protest against police violence,” Cyphers said. “Fog already has extensively traced innocent people’s movements just to close its sales pitches, and local police have cast wide nets for minor crimes. The potential for abuse is staggering, and from what we’ve found so far, there are few or no rules protecting our constitutional rights.”
In marketing materials sent to state highway patrols, local police departments, and county sheriffs across the nation, Fog Data Science claims to have “billions” of data points about “over 250 million” devices, and that its data can be used to learn where targets work, live, and associate–in police lingo, a "pattern of life." Agencies can buy in for less than $10,000 per year.
State police in Maryland, Indiana, and New Jersey, the highway patrols in California and Missouri, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have had contracts with Fog lasting at least one year. Police in New York City, Houston, and the Broward County, FL Sheriff’s Office bought access to Fog’s service, as did much smaller agencies including the police in Lawrence, KS (population 97,000) and the sheriff of Washington County, OH (population 60,000).
EFF learned about Fog after filing more than 100 public records requests over several months for documents pertaining to government relationships with location data brokers. Records received by EFF indicate that Fog has past or current contracts with at least 18 local, state, and federal law enforcement clients, while other agencies accepted free trials.
Troublingly, records show Fog and some police agencies didn’t believe this surveillance implicated people’s Fourth Amendment rights and so they didn’t obtain a warrant before searching through people’s location data. And glaringly absent from the public records EFF received were any documents establishing policies or other limits about when and how police could and should deploy this massive digital dragnet.
Among the findings: In Chino, CA, police used Fog’s service to do massive sweeps determining who was near minor theft and burglary scenes. In a rural Missouri murder investigation, Fog’s service tracked a babysitter who was never a suspect. In Greensboro, NC, a crime analysis supervisor raised red flags about its constitutionality, and later quit after his warnings were ignored.
EFF shared these documents with the Associated Press, which published its report Thursday: Tech tool offers police 'mass surveillance on a budget'
EFF has published its own series of articles as well:
Inside Fog Data Science, the Secretive Company Selling Mass Surveillance to Local Police
How Law Enforcement Around the Country Buys Cell Phone Location Data Wholesale
Fog Data Science Puts our Fourth Amendment Rights up for Sale
Fog Revealed: A Guided Tour of How Cops Can Browse Your Location Data
What is Fog Data Science? Why Is the Surveillance Company So Dangerous?
How Ad Tech Became Cop Spy Tech
For more on Location Data Brokers: https://www.eff.org/issues/location-data-brokers
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Location Data Brokers
Street-Level Surveillance
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | September 15, 2022
Members of Congress Urge FTC to Investigate Fog Data Science
In the week since EFF and the Associated Press exposed how Fog Data Science purchases geolocation data on hundreds of millions of digital devices in the United States, and maps them for easy-to-use and cheap mass surveillance by police, elected officials have voiced serious concerns about this...
Deeplinks Blog by Adam Schwartz | September 7, 2022
FTC Sues Location Data Broker
Phone app location data brokers are a growing menace to our privacy and safety. All you did was click a box while downloading an app. Now the app tracks your every move and sends it to...
Deeplinks Blog by Will Greenberg | August 31, 2022
If a company wants to advertise something to you on the internet, it first has to know who you are and what you like to buy. There are many different approaches to gathering this data, but all generally have one goal in common: they link you with the data generated...
In Part 1 of our series on Fog Data Science, we saw how when you give some apps permission to view your location, it can end up being packaged and sold to numerous other companies. Fog Data Science is one of those companies, and it has created a sleek search...
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | August 31, 2022
An EFF investigation of public records acquired from dozens of state and local law enforcement agencies has uncovered a widely-used mass surveillance technology. Americans are accustomed to hearing about how the National Security Agency (NSA), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and even the domestically-focused Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have...
Deeplinks Blog by Bennett Cyphers, Aaron Mackey | August 31, 2022
The data broker selling people’s location data to any local, state, and federal agency willing to buy it is putting our Fourth Amendment rights at risk. EFF recently published its investigation into Fog Data Science, which claims in marketing materials sent to law enforcement that it has billions of location...
Deeplinks Blog by Bennett Cyphers | August 31, 2022
In Chino, CA, police used Fog Data Science’s geolocation service to do massive sweeps revealing who was near minor theft and burglary scenes. In a rural Missouri murder investigation, Fog’s service was used to track a babysitter who was never a suspect. In Greensboro, NC, a crime analysis supervisor raised...
A data broker has been selling raw location data about individual people to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, EFF has learned. This personal data isn’t gathered from cell phone towers or tech giants like Google — it’s obtained by the broker via thousands of different apps on Android...
Deeplinks Blog by Gennie Gebhart | August 16, 2022
Bad Data “For Good”: How Data Brokers Try to Hide Behind Academic Research
When data broker SafeGraph got caught selling location information on Planned Parenthood visitors, it had a public relations trick up its sleeve. After the company agreed to remove family planning center data from its platforms in response to public outcry, CEO Auren Hoffman tried to flip the narrative:...
Deeplinks Blog by Adam Schwartz | July 12, 2022
Congress Probes How Location Data Brokers Threaten Reproductive Privacy
Data brokers harvest location information from our phone apps, then sell access to the highest bidder, including government. This is a way sheriffs and bounty hunters in anti-abortion states may try to identify and punish people seeking and providing abortion.Some good news: three members of Congress are investigating this... | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5753504037857056, "wiki_prob": 0.5753504037857056, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line135131"} |
Amazon, Future Agree to Talks, Aim to Resolve Bitter Legal Dispute
In an unexpected move on Thursday, Amazon counsel Gopal Subramanium suggested at a Supreme Court hearing that the two sides negotiate, saying the “whirlpool” of disputes fought on multiple fronts had been dragging on for too long.
“All that I’m saying is let us at least have a conversation. We cannot allow the spinners’ wheel to continue like this. Please consider this,” Subramanium said.
“We must agree, discuss … come face-to-face and discuss the best possibilities.”
Counsel for Future Group agreed to the talks, saying “nobody is winning in this battle.” The judges said the two sides can take 10 days to reach a possible solution.
Amazon has successfully stalled Future’s $3.4 billion (roughly Rs. 25,792 crore) asset sale to Indian rival Reliance since 2020, accusing its business partner of violating certain contracts. Future denies any wrongdoing, but the US firm’s position has been backed by a Singapore arbitrator and Indian courts.
Amazon’s olive branch comes just days after Reliance started seizing control of around 500 Future stores, rebranding them as their own outlets despite the ongoing legal disputes.
Reliance had previously transferred leases of some of Future’s flagship supermarkets to its name, but allowed Future to still operate them. Reliance has now begun to take possession of the prized real estate after Future failed to make rental payments to it, sources say.
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Public Relations Strategy 101: Getting to the Why
From the CEO
Scott Baradell
Published: Jul 15, 2021
(Part of an occasional series on public relations strategy.)
Public relations strategy is a term often reserved for discussions about a significant announcement or in response to a brand crisis. “What’s our PR strategy?” Executives will lean in eagerly to hear what their communications pros advise as the best course of action to get attention or clean up a mess.
In actual fact, PR pros know that strategy is — and should be — embedded in everything we do. However, it might not always be called strategy when we do it. Good PR people think on their feet, and they always ask why. Great PR people go a step further. They question everything. They explain the why behind every single decision they make.
Strategy Is About the Whys—and the Why Nots
But what is strategy exactly? The concept of strategy can sometimes seem elusive, but at its core, it’s really all about choice. It’s not a complex matrix of ideas or a series of fancy PowerPoint slides. It’s about making tough choices and having the discipline to stick with those choices. It’s as much about what you won’t do as it is about what you will do.
Many years ago, a former colleague of mine was offered an opportunity to open a new office in a new market for a large, global PR agency. After working with her new manager for about a week, her boss told her, “I really like how every time you talk to the client you tell them what you will do, and then you explain very clearly why you will do it that way.” My colleague thought this was an odd observation; didn't everyone do it that way? Over time she realized that it was actually rare to be so clear and direct in the agency world. Too many people don't provide a thoughtful rationale for their decisions, or are loathe to take responsibility for those decisions.
This colleague later gravitated to an approach called the Strategy Selection Outline (SSO) process. Its premise was simple: tell people what methods you rejected in addition to the method you recommended pursuing.
Hitting the PR Strategy Bullseye
Think of the SSO as a process of painting a bullseye for your public relations strategy. You want to aim for the sweet spot in the center. Some strategies may come close, but are not a bullseye. Other strategies may sound great on the surface, but fall apart once you do a comprehensive evaluation. Out of this process, you will find the best message, which you should use in all of your communications efforts.
Today, we teach the Idea Grove team what my former colleague learned: tell clients what we are doing and why, while also sharing the choices we didn't make. This builds trust with our clients, and often leads to more opportunities to do work for them down the road.
So the next time you set out to create a public relations strategy for a new project or task, take a few steps back and remember not only to explain the rationale behind why you selected that strategy, but also talk a little about other paths you could have taken. Your client or organization will thank you, and you'll have even more confidence that your strategy is the right one.
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Trust expert Scott Baradell is CEO and founder of Idea Grove. Idea Grove helps its clients secure trust at scale through its unique Grow With TRUST approach. Scott is an established authority on trust and editor of the online publication Trust Signals, as well as author of the upcoming book Trust Signals: Brand Building in a Post-Truth World. Idea Grove celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2020, earning honors including the 2020 Pegasus Award for Small Agency of the Year, being named a Top 200 B2B service provider by Clutch, and ranking in the top 25 tech agencies in the U.S. by O'Dwyer's. Scott has an Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) from the Public Relations Society of America and speaks on PR and marketing topics at industry events nationwide.
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Michael Peart
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Michael Jay Peart, 39, of Davis, California passed away on August 10th, 2016 due to complications from cancer.
Michael was born in Susanville, California on May 21, 1977 to Kathryn Green and Robert Peart. The family moved to Davis in 1978, where Michael lived for the remainder of his life.
Michael attended Holmes Jr. High, The School for Independent Studies, and Yuba College. He worked for many years in construction with his step-father, Bill Green, where he specialized in tile work and installation.
Michael had many interests and hobbies including playing the violin, fishing, four-wheeling, and playing softball. He was a passionate 49ers fan and particularly enjoyed delivering insults to his Cowboy fan rivals.
Michael will be remembered for his vibrant and charismatic personality, his sharp wit, and his courageous spirit. Above all else, Michael loved spending time with his many friends and family and, most of all, his beloved daughter, Kayla.
Michael is survived by his daughter Kayla, Longtime Love Laura Selover, Mother and Step-Father Kathryn and Bill Green of Davis, Father and Step-Mother Robert and Angie Peart of Lake Tahoe, Brother David Peart, and Sisters Michelle Damante and Lisa Peart, Brother-In-Law Elmo Damante and Step Siblings Gwen and Josh Green and Nadia Wade, as well as many more friends and extended family.
A viewing will take place on August 18th from 5 - 8 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home, 116 D Street in Davis.
Service and burial will be on Friday, August 19th at 9 a.m. at the Davis Cemetery, 820 Pole Line Road, followed by a Memorial Service at 10:30 a.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, 1701 Russell Boulevard in Davis.
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So sorry for your loss he new my sons what a great young man im sorry i didnt know he was sick my he always he at the hand of jesus
Sandra Tafoya Aug 15 2016 12:00 AM
To my wonderful nephew who LOVES cats!!! LOL. Michael has been a wonderful down to earth.nephew who has brought a wonderful girl named Kayla into this world!! He has made a difference in the lives of everyone he's met. Michael tells it like it is, and held nothing back. He made you feel special and welcome. Miss you Michael!! Love you and you will always be w us in spirit!!
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Russia's Victory Day celebrations take on new importance for the Kremlin this year
By Charles Maynes,
Alina Selyukh
Published May 8, 2022 at 5:02 AM PDT
Dmitri Lovetsky
Tanks roll during a rehearsal on Thursday for the May 9 Victory Day military parade to take place at Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia.
MOSCOW — Russians celebrate Victory Day on Monday, an annual event to mark the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II that has taken on added intrigue and import this year because of Russia's fight in Ukraine.
Under Russian President Vladimir Putin, the May 9 event has grown in scale and political prominence, with a Soviet-style military parade on Moscow's Red Square featuring a presidential address.
This year's Victory Day comes amid widespread speculation, in both Russia and the West, that Putin is eager to declare at least a symbolic win in Ukraine. One big question is whether — or how — Putin might try to galvanize Russians and fuse past Soviet glory and sacrifice with a new call to battle against what he claims is a "neo-Nazi" regime in Ukraine.
The Kremlin insists that what it calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine is going "according to plan." Two months in, Western security officials say Moscow has struggled to reach its objectives. With few outright victories to point to, some Russians fear Putin may instead seize the occasion to announce national mobilization and formally declare war, against not only Ukraine but perhaps also other countries in the West.
Russia has made a dash to take Mariupol
Clues to the Kremlin's search for the optics of victory may lie in a visit last week by a senior official, Sergei Kiriyenko, to the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. A pocket of Ukrainian resistance remains inside the local steel plant, but Putin has formally announced Russian control of Mariupol, unleashing a flood of Russian state media into the city.
In front of cameras, Kiriyenko, Putin's deputy chief of staff, unveiled a statue depicting an elderly Ukrainian woman whom Russian state media have turned into a symbol of Ukrainian support for Russian troops. The woman, dubbed Babushka Anya, was apparently filmed by Ukrainian soldiers as she greeted them with a Soviet banner, mistakenly believing they were Russians. In the video, she refuses food that the troops offer her after she realizes they are Ukrainian.
She is "a living symbol of the continuity of generations and of the ongoing fight against Nazism and fascism," Kiriyenko announced, echoing Putin's claims that Russian troops are in Ukraine to "denazify" the country. "She's become the grandmother to all of the Donbas and a grandmother to all of Russia."
Kiriyenko's presence in Mariupol came amid Russian news reports that the Kremlin adviser — who normally oversees domestic politics — has been tasked with politically integrating Ukrainian lands as they fall to Russian forces.
Putin recognized the independence of Ukraine's separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in the hours before Russia's decision to send troops into Ukraine in February. At the time, Putin justified the move as a humanitarian mission in defense of Russian-speakers in the area. Western intelligence services say the Kremlin may now seek the territories' annexation as a possible prize.
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People walk through a tunnel of stars set up as decoration for Russia's Victory Day in central Moscow on Thursday. Russia will hold an annual military parade at Red Square on May 9.
The Kremlin has warned of the potential for wider conflict
Russia's recent focus on those Ukrainian regions in the eastern Donbas area has slowed down as the U.S. and European allies boost the flow of weapons and other support for Ukraine.
Russia's military has targeted those shipments as the Kremlin has escalated warnings and criticism, arguing that the military aid risks military confrontation between Russia and NATO powers.
Underscoring this message, Russia on Wednesday carried out drills simulating a tactical nuclear strike in its western exclave of Kaliningrad, which borders the European Union.
Putin has previously warned of "lightning fast" retaliation if the West intervenes in the Ukraine conflict directly — the latest in a pattern of amplified rhetoric that has fed theories that Putin is seeking to build public consensus for a broader war. Asked whether Putin would formally declare war on Ukraine on May 9, a Kremlin spokesman called the idea "nonsense."
Parade preparations are underway in Moscow
In recent days, Russia's armed forces have been rehearsing for a parade on Red Square in what has become a Putin-era revival of Soviet military traditions.
Each May 9, Russians celebrate the end, in 1945, of what they call the Great Patriotic War, in which more than 20 million Soviet citizens died at home and abroad. Celebrations and parades take place in dozens of Russian cities.
It appears Moscow's military display on Monday may be scaled down from those in previous years to reflect the fight in Ukraine, based on statements from Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Still, Shoigu said the parade would include 11,000 soldiers and show off 77 aircraft and 131 vehicles, including Russia's newest rocket launchers.
Russia's air force has promised to carry out celebratory runs in Z formations — the letter used to mark the Russian military in Ukraine. The letter Z has also emerged as a controversial symbol of both support for Russian troops and intimidation of dissenting voices at home.
A Soviet-era aircraft known as the Flying Kremlin will also make an appearance. It's an airborne presidential command center to be used in the event of a nuclear attack on Russia.
Meanwhile, down below, there will be Putin and his speech — with the president's staunchest supporters certain their leader will find the right words.
"Victory will come, but not until we've defeated all the Nazis in Ukraine," said Andrei, 60, a tour guide on Red Square who was worried to give his full name to a Western journalist.
"Putin's a clever man," he added, as fighter jets flew in parade formation overhead. "He won't declare anything without a real victory."
Charles Maynes reported from Moscow; Alina Selyukh contributed to this story from Washington, D.C.
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Hard to tell if Elena Rybakina solved the daily Wordle or just won Wimbledon
LONDON – You would never have known Elena Rybakina had just won Wimbledon.
As Ons Jabeur pushed the forehand wide, sealing Rybakina’s first Grand Slam, she clenched her left fist in celebration in the direction of her box. The new champion met with Jabeur at the net, gave the crowd one wave and that was it, save for a relieved exhale. Nothing else, as if this were a first-round match.
Meanwhile, those in her box were clapping, hugging, crying and smiling.
“It’s so unexpectable these two weeks, what happened,” Rybakina said. “It was such a tough match mentally and physically, so in the end I was just super happy that it ended. At this moment I just didn’t believe that I made it. But at the same time it’s, like, too many emotions. was just trying to keep myself calm. Maybe one day you will see huge reaction from me, but unfortunately not today. Today I was too stressed out. “
As the presentation was being arranged, she stayed in her seat. Then a couple of minutes later after finishing the match, it dawned on her she’d just won Wimbledon, and she made the trip up to the stands, via the nearest gangway, to hug those closest to her. It was all very muted as she became the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title.
“I need to teach her how to celebrate,” Jabeur said.
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She said to the press later that she had bottled up her emotions, and the whole time she was on court doing her interview she was telling herself not to cry. Perhaps those tears would come later when she had her first moment alone, she said. But it was near the end of the news conference when they pushed through, after she was asked what that victory would mean for her parents.
“You wanted to see emotion,” she said, tears on her cheeks. “I kept it too long.”
For the past two weeks she has picked her way through the draw, but the questions she faced were as much about her tournament run as they were heritage. Here she was representing Kazakhstan, having switched allegiance from Russia in 2018. She has fielded plenty of questions on her nationality, having been born in Moscow, at a time in tennis where players from Russia and Belarus are banned from competing because of the invasion of Ukraine. Each time she deflected that line away, talking instead of her pride at playing for Kazakhstan.
And then she ended up winning the whole thing, handed the Venus Rosewater Dish by the Duchess of Cambridge, who was dressed in brilliant yellow.
“I can’t control where I’m born,” she said after the final. “People believed in me. Kazakhstan supported me so much.”
While Jabeur wears her heart on her sleeve, has a mischievous side and is called the Minister of Happiness, Rybakina barely lets any emotion show.
“I think she does react a little bit, just you have to see it sometimes,” Jabeur said. “I’m usually someone that doesn’t focus on my opponent. But it’s nice to play Elena, to be honest with you. Even when you lose against her, she didn’t do any big celebration or anything.”
Jabeur was the overwhelming crowd favorite. Even in defeat, she received a much warmer reception in the postmatch interview.
“I’m trying to inspire many generations from my country – it’s tennis you know, there’s always only one winner. I want to thank this beautiful crowd for the two weeks, it’s been amazing. I just want to wish Eid Mubarak to Muslims all around the world. “
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It was a day history was made on Center Court, with the first Wimbledon final since 1962 featuring two women both appearing in their initial Grand Slam title match. Jabeur was the first Arab woman to reach a Slam final, and the first from Africa since pro players were admitted to the major tournaments in 1968. And it was the Tunisian who stormed through the first set. She was moving a nervous Rybakina all over the court, forcing her into 17 unforced errors. Jabeur was bouncing around, a ball of energy, with the drop shots finding the right areas, and Rybakina scrambling to the corners.
“Maybe the first set I was too nervous,” Rybakina said. “Of course, Ons, she played well. I needed time to adjust to her game. But then after I thought that I’m going to fight till the end no matter what. Just tried to focus on every point because it was very tough. . “
But Rybakina found her rhythm and range, and Jabeur had no answers, the roles reversed. Rybakina’s would not drop serve again across the next two sets – saving seven break points – and would break Jabeur’s serve four times. The tactics Jabeur deployed in the first set weren’t working as effectively, Rybakina was reading the drop shots, and the errors crept in.
“Elena stole my title, but it’s OK,” Jabeur said afterward, with Rybakina nearly forgetting to thank her parents in the speech, and saying “I ran today so much so I don’t think I need to do fitness anymore.”
Jabeur is a trailblazer in her own right, but this was Rybakina’s afternoon. Growing up she found herself well outside the top-ranked Russian players. In 2018 she was outside the top 500 in women’s tennis. But she was approached by the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation, who promised to back her. Since she made that switch, her game has grown, with her reaching a career high No. 12 in January.
Her power has been incredible at Wimbledon, with her serve being one of the most ruthless on the tour – her tally of 221 aces is the most on the WTA tour this season. But she has flown under the radar. Her win over Jabeur was just her third against a top 20-ranked player on grass – the second was against Simona Halep in the semifinals. Her last title came in 2020. But in those second and third sets – form and logic went out the window, and Rybakina was at her best, just like she was when she dispatched Halep in the semifinals.
Rybakina will be a national hero in Kazakhstan, and life now changes as she becomes the youngest Wimbledon champion since 2011. But exactly what’s next? When she got here, reaching the second week was going to be a bonus. But winning? Well, she hadn’t let herself get carried away.
“I have no idea [how life will change], “Rybakina said.” I just know that now for life I’m a membership here at Wimbledon. It sounds amazing. “
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Texas Attorney Launches Probe into Twitter’s Bot Reporting After Elon Musk’s Public Complaints
by Alex Bruno June 7, 2022, 4:26 am
On Monday, the Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, made the announcement that he had filed a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to examine the claim made by Twitter that fewer than 5 percent of the platform’s users are automated “bots” rather than human users.
According to a news release from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), bots might account for more than 20% of Twitter users.
“Texans place their trust in Twitter’s public declarations that virtually all of its users are actual individuals. It’s important not just for normal Twitter users, but also for Texas companies and marketers that rely on Twitter to make a living,” Paxton said in a statement. “I have a responsibility to safeguard Texans if Twitter is misrepresenting how many accounts are bogus to gain income.”
The CID has given Twitter until June 27 to turn over information on the number of active users on the site as well as documents pertaining to the company’s methodology for assessing the number of bots. Paxton’s letter to Twitter comes on the same day that Elon Musk, who is threatening to pull out of the agreement to buy the firm, addressed a letter to the company. Since late April, when Twitter revealed that it had accepted Musk’s $44 billion bid to buy the platform, Musk has voiced growing anxiety about the number of bots on the site.
In mid-May, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal claimed that the business does not think bot estimate “can be accomplished externally, given the important necessity to leverage both public and private information.” “Twitter has, in fact, failed to disclose the information that Mr. Musk has repeatedly asked to enable his examination of spam and fraudulent accounts on the company’s platform since May 9, 2022,” Musk’s lawyers said in a letter to Twitter on Monday.
“Twitter’s current promise to merely give further information about the company’s own testing processes, whether via written documents or verbal explanations,” he said, “is comparable to ignoring Mr. Musk’s data demands.” The Office of the Attorney General is investigating whether Twitter’s assertion that bots account for fewer than 5% of users is “false, misleading, or deceptive” and thus violates the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
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Is the BBC biased?
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Saturday Live
The problem with writing a blog about BBC bias is that, by the very nature of the subject matter, you end up being negative about things most of the time - or, more accurately, you end up sounding like a right miserable so-and-on. So both Sue and myself occasionally like to post the occasional random piece in praise of something we've heard on the BBC.
Today's random post involves this morning's Saturday Live on Radio 4.
The show's main guest was the independent-minded and opinionated head of the National Trust, Sir Simon Jenkins. He was there to plug his new book, 'England's 100 Best Views'.
Wonder if he's got Morecambe Bay in it? That's a photo of Morecambe Bay at the top of this post. I took it an hour or so ago. [ed - No he didn't.]
He's someone who rarely holds back from giving a strong view, even if he knows it will infuriate some people [like me]. I've never quite been able to place him politically though, not since I first read him in The Sunday Times back in the '80s. How I see him, therefore, is how he sees the National Trust:
It's this curious paradox - of loving fine architecture and muddy boots. It's left and right. It's campaigning and it's sedate. It's got a curious set of puzzles in its own brain but they all come out in one rounded organisation.
Today one of his strong views seemed to coincide with that of Rev Richard Coles - one of the show's two presenters - though the ex-Communard appeared to do a neat, belated swerve at the end (as the bulb of 'BBC impartiality' evidently switched on in his head!):
Rev Richard: It's one thing to lose a house, isn't it, due to changing economic patterns, and when forms of life are unsustainable, but it's another thing to lose, for example, wilderness to the onward march of wind turbines which seem to be covering parts of Britain which are normally bare and which it would be better, surely, if they were left bare - although at the same time we have to worry about renewables and all that kind of thing?
Sir Simon: Well, you're preaching to the converted there. It's very difficult because, as you say, it's very easy to list and save a great building. It's easy to list and save a great garden. It's very difficult to save a view. If you look out across the Severn Valley at the moment, if you out towards the vale Aylesbury, if you look out across Mid Wales, you see thousands of turbines turning. It is quite an extraordinary sight, which I may say very few of the rulers of Britain ever see because they go abroad for their holiday.
The other presenter, Suzie Klein, then talked to the National Trust's oldest volunteer, 95 year old Ron Price, who has worked at Buckland Abbey [opened to the public in 1951] as a volunteer there for 25 years, having help on and off for years before retiring. He's not stopping yet, even though he's 96 next month. He loves the people there:
They actually are keeping me alive, keeping my mind alert, my brain working, my memory. And if it wasn't for Buckland Abbey I'd be a cabbage, I think. I just wouldn't be interested in life. It gives me so much pleasure to go down there, to meet with all the volunteers, to talk with them and to talk with the visitors, specially the ones who want to know something about Buckland Abbey. They keep me alive.
...which is a salutary reminder that talking to the staff when visiting National Trust sites can be as good for them as it is for us.
I like the way Radio 4 broadcasts such stories.
Then came a curious incident (not involving non-barking dogs).
Suzie asked Simon about the kerfuffle this week over the description of National Trust volunteers as "little old ladies". The curious aspect of it was that Suzie said that they'd been unfairly characterised as such "by one newspaper writer". I wondered who and checked. From what I can see it wasn't said by a newspaper writer at all, but was something merely quoted in several newspapers, having been originally said by Lynne Berry, chairwoman of the Commission on the Voluntary Sector and Ageing. That's by-the-by though (though this is a rather by-the-by post, so what does that matter?)
Anyhow, it gave Simon Jenkins the opportunity to go off on one, splendidly. He took aim and fired - at the BBC!:
No, I'm going to erupt on this subject. I mean (a) I just really can't understand it. It's the fault of the BBC. The theory that anybody old is somehow sort-of semi-human, it's just amazing to me! We have 70,000 volunteers. They are not all old. Not even elderly. Many of them are young. We've got families who are volunteers. We've got couples who are volunteers. We've got mums and daughters who volunteer.
What's wrong with being over 50? The Today programme's going on about, 'Oh, I'm afraid a lot of our listeners are over-fifties', as if they are some kind of plague. I get really angry about this!
I can see Sir Simon signing up to comment at Biased BBC soon!
Next up came photographer Tony Bennett, talking about his award-(and-£10,000-cheque)-winning photograph Mist and Reflections, Crummock Water - a very beautiful thing indeed:
By a curious coincidence, my family and I [does that make me sound too much like HM the Queen?] will be visiting Crummock Water two weeks from this very day. I will have to take a few shots and post them here. I doubt they will be quite that good though. [I will have to keep my thumb out of the frame for starters].
If his photo is poetic, then so was his description of how it came about:
It's the atmospheric effects. It's the impact it has on the photographer. This was a magical moment. In fact it was a series of magical moments covering something like an hour and a half as the sun slowly rose through the hills and touched the tops of the trees and lit up the hillside, and eventually burned off the mist over the water. And the image itself shows tumbling mist as it is being burned away, and there's a perfectly still water surface giving reflections.
I was also taken by the story of Ang Zangbhu, a former sherpa in the foothills of Everest who now flies jets out of Gatwick. He went to sherpa school:
The nearest school built by Sir Edmund Hilary after the Himalayan Trust's foundation was in 1961, and the nearest school to me from my village was up 12,400 ft elevation. I'm down at 8,500 ft. So I get up early in the mornings and start walking, 6, and school, 9, climbing up, and when I finish school I walk back to my village. Going downhill was a bit easier. So it takes two hours. So it's five hours. Until I was about 13 I was barefoot.
[Yeah, big deal. I had to go by school bus every day!]
Now, here's something I will admit I didn't know about sherpas - and is proof of the saying that 'You learn something new every day' [well, it proves it for this particular day anyhow]:
'Sherpa' doesn't mean 'porter' or 'guide' at all in our country. A 'sherpa' means one of the many ethnic groups. There are, I think, roughly 36 different ethnic groups in Nepal and they all carry their last name based on their ethnic group. Traditionally climbing mountains is not our profession - we are more farmers and animal/cattle grazing - but the first expeditions hired the sherpas because of their adaptation to high altitude because they live up in high elevation.
Italian architect and TV presenter Francesco Da Mosto was up later (obviously setting Suzie's heart throbbing a bit - though, in fairness, she's not met me yet!), bemoaning the effects of mass tourism on the spirit and dignity of Venice:
There is another thing that is touching me a lot. Is about the big ships that enter in the town [the huge cruise ships that sail into Venice]. That is, I think, a shame because the lagoon...now to let the big cruise enter is always more excavated and so the lagoon is becoming like a sea and all the building has problem with their foundation. There is the movement. There is the pollution. So I think that really we have to think about.
Can you imagine...it is very strange...when I look from the window is like if you are on the Thames and you see a ship that is double size of Westminster and these people pass that just to take a picture, not more. And I think we need to think that there is a dignity in selling ourself to all the port and all the lobbies. I think that we have to have a respect for history, for what for 1,000 years they have done and they still resisting to everything.
Morecambe is a little like that too. We have gargantuan cruise liners sailing around the Furness Peninsula, pausing in front of the Eric Morecambe statue for all the Italian tourists to take snaps of the great man's image, and then sailing off again round the corner to Sellafield, leaving the foundations of our amusement arcades crumbling away behind them. [I was only shaking my fist at one of them this very morning - though I wasn't shaking it too hard lest it send an amusement arcade crashing down].
I love writing Italian, so here's another lovely, rather romantic thing that Francesco said. [Ladies, please prepare to swoon again]:
And I have something that happens everyday in Venice. Well, not every day but when I have to cross the Grand Canal and I don't want to have to make the long route with the bridges. I just go in a gondola to pass the Grand Canal, and in that moment, is a few minutes, but I feel that the time has stopped. You are taken by these two rowers, and they are rowing, and the water is the nature, and the palaces is human, so there is this connection between our world and the world of nature.
And from the gondola I see the Rialto Bridge, in stone, so big, but nevertheless, when... is interesting in the culture, because on the base, in the side's base in the bridge, there are saints and Madonnas, because when you build a bridge is a challenge with nature. So you have to put your hands in divinity. But is quite...
...and every time I took the go in the gondola, just passing that thing, I think that time stops and something in the deep of me takes me, saying "I like it".
I think I'd like to go to Venice. Just saying.
The 'Inheritance Tracks' belonged to Dame Kiri te Kanawa who chose two of the loveliest things ever written - O Mio Babbino Caro by Puccini and the Marschallin's Monologue from Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss. Very nice!
She never learned Maori. It wasn't encouraged at the time. I'm afraid to say I've never learned it either.
Like Simon Jenkins, I blame the BBC. When I was young we had 'Get By In Italian' and 'Get By In Arabic' - which I tried to learn - but never 'Get By in Maori'.
OK, that's enough. I enjoyed that [a feeling you may not have shared].
It's Saturday, and the sun has set over Morecambe Bay. I watched the sunset through my window as I was typing this and now I can see the night - and a blackbird is still feeling randy and refusing to go to bed, singing away instead. Ah, he's given up. And so will I. Good night.
Posted by Craig at 22:51
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Lamar Jackson delivered on hype in first career start
The Baltimore Ravens scored an important win in Lamar Jackson’s first career start. Jackson’s unique skill set allowed the Ravens to run a diverse offense that pushed them to victory.
Forced to start in lieu of veteran Joe Flacco’s hip injury, rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson’s debut as a starter delivered on the hype he generated as a Heisman Trophy winner and first-round pick. Though his stat line wasn’t a gaudy display of passing efficiency, Jackson was able to combine his dazzling running ability and connect on several clutch throws to propel the Ravens to victory.
There was significant interest in seeing how an offense featuring Jackson would run. Though a capable pocket passer at Louisville in an offense that featured full-field reads and timing concepts over the middle of the field, Jackson struggled on certain throws outside of the numbers due to an erratic throwing base and inconsistent touch. Still, he excelled as a variance passer who would make up for the inconsistency with chunk plays.
The preseason usage of Jackson led to mixed results. Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg asked Jackson to replicate Flacco’s role as a pocket passer with the backups, and Jackson had flashes but wasn’t nearly as comfortable as he looked this past Sunday. Mornhinweg unveiled a much more diverse offense against the Cincinnati Bengals that was well-tailored for Jackson’s success.
The results were impressive and revealing of how Jackson’s gravity as a playmaker effects a defense. Mornhinweg incorporated several refreshed formations including the full house and pistol sets that allowed Jackson to begin plays with depth and keep the Bengals from overcommitting to runs.
Much attention has gone to Jackson’s record-setting rushing contributions, such as the fact he had the most carries by a quarterback in the modern era and several team records. His 27 carries for 117 electrified the team’s offense, creating easy chunks of yards throughout the day to extend drives and own the time of possession. His speed and shiftiness continually caused the Bengals angst as they could only contain him when penetrating the backfield upon the snap.
There’s concern for the workload exhibited this game and understandably so. Even as several of his 27 carries came on clock-bleeding kneels at the end of the game, and more where Jackson slid or ran out of bounds, that’s not a pace that’s likely sustainable for his own health or the efficiency of the offense.
(Interestingly, Michael Vick’s prime years as a runner led to him missing fewer games than the nicks and bruises he endured post-suspension as a purely pocket passer. Jackson is bigger than Vick, so there’s reason to believe the potential injury concerns are overblown as long as he’s not used quite as much as he was this week.)
But his usage benefitted the unit this week, and also led to a career game from rookie running back Gus Edwards. As seen in the example above in slow motion, Edwards continually had advantageous one-on-one situations with defenders. The backside of each run play saw Bengals defenders reading their run keys instead of crashing, which is something few NFL quarterbacks affect on a consistent basis.
Edwards was stellar creating after contact on his own, leading to 115 yards and a touchdown. Jackson’s presence stretched Cincinnati thin on the second-level consistently. Whenever the Bengals filled the box, Mornhinweg had Jackson perform a rollout, play-action, or read option where he could exploit the numbers difference.
Looking deeper than Jackson’s 13-of-19, 150-yard passing game revealed a promising performance as a thrower much like Michael Vick was. The Vick comparisons were formed with reason based on their collegiate performances, except that Jackson entered the league more refined and with more experience. It’s also fitting that Mornhinweg is present to usher Jackson into the league after he worked with Vick.
Taking out two throwaways, Jackson was accurate on 12 of his 17 actual passing attempts. Similar to his collegiate performance, he was consistent on short passes, with nine of 10 attempts being catchable, and the only one that wasn’t was a batted ball at the line. As seen above, he was able to show off his accuracy even when having to manipulate his arm angle to beat the coverage.
His creativity showed on the few deeper passes he attempted. While he had an interception born out of ambition and quality positioning from Shawn Williams (below), his ability to extend plays and keep defenders’ eyes trained on him was something that propelled the offense on scoring drives.
Outside of that one mistake, Jackson’s ability to extend plays and hit windows on the move compared to Andy Dalton’s issues creating impact plays was the difference the Ravens needed to win. So while it may be frustrating that he’ll hold on to the ball too long at times and can sail some throws, his poise and patience can reap greater rewards, such as this key play that set up a field goal before halftime.
It’s easy to see all of Jackson’s positive traits in this one play. He quickly surveyed the defense and found his targets staring back at him with no reasonable passing downs. As pressure started to cave, he remained alert and started to dodge possible contact.
His natural inclination was to tuck the ball and search for a rushing lane, but also important was protecting the ball in case he were to be hit from behind. While not ideal that he’s so quick to turn his back to the line of scrimmage, he does well to tuck the ball to prevent a fumble. His next decision to raise his eyes and find an open receiver who’s emerged due to his scrambling changed the course of the drive.
The few quarterbacks in the league capable of creating these specific plays is a well-regarded group: Deshaun Watson, Carson Wentz, Russell Wilson, and Aaron Rodgers come to mind immediately.
He again struck with another outside-the-pocket intermediate dart, this time leading to the winning field goal. On third and seven early in the fourth quarter, Jackson refused to settle for an easy checkdown that would’ve likely resulted in a punt. He felt the collapsing pocket and immediately scooted to the open field to his strong side.
His situational awareness and accuracy in this moment was fantastic as he hit his target in stride near the sideline. It’s exactly these plays that he must hit to fully develop into a balanced quarterback and convert scoring opportunities.
Like every rookie, defenses will surely adjust to what the Ravens put on tape this week. Jackson will have to adjust and likely hit more intermediate and deep passes. It’s a cycle that every quarterback goes through, and it’s one that eventually determines their long-term viability.
Ravens fans and skeptics alike should be encouraged by his starting debut. There’s a sentiment that what Jackson does as a passer isn’t sustainable, but it’s not much different of a process than what some of the league’s elite do.
Baltimore should continue to be committed to Jackson even if Flacco regains his health. At 5-5 and favorable home games againce Oakland, Tampa Bay and Cleveland left, Jackson can be the missing component for this offense. He creates more opportunities for the unit due to his skill set.
Even if and when he struggles, Flacco’s own limitations would withhold the Ravens from winning anything meaningful. Their top competition for the Wild Card spot may be Indianapolis, a young team playing well at the right time of the year and with a superstar quarterback.
We’ll be sure to continue keeping a close watch on Jackson and the rest of the rookie quarterbacks as we hit the final stretch of the regular season.
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Sphere Film Review
By le0pard13, May 29, 2015
Here we are once more, toward the end of another month as May comes to a close. Consequently, bringing one more book-film combo into range of our duo post series. Enabling us, the blogger otherwise known as the Scientist Gone Wordy and I, to uncork the next review in parallel. As is our modus operandi, the wordy one will look at a novel well-known enough to later be grabbed up and adapted by Hollywood movie makers, which I will review.
Yet again, we take on a techno-thriller by the famed bestselling author, the late-Michael Crichton. This our third time with the writer who helped define this hybrid genre of stories with his game-changer, “The Andromeda Strain”. Sphere his sixth work of fiction1, published in 1987. My colleague Rachel will scrutinize said novel that was the source material for Barry Levinson’s 1998 film adaptation. The wordy one’s book review can be found here:
Sphere by Michael Crichton
A brief synopsis of the film: Dr. Norman Goodman has been flown thousands of miles to a distant part of the South Pacific to help with what he thinks is the site of a plane crash. He a psychologist who specializes in post-traumatic stress cases of survivors. However, it’s a ruse. Part of a clandestine government project 1000 feet below the surface where Navy divers have discovered an object half-a-mile long, resting on the ocean floor.
Something 300 years old. Goodman now part of a crack team of scientists deployed into the depths to investigate the astonishing discovery of the strange spacecraft. Finding something even more mind-boggling… a perfect metal sphere. What’s the secret behind the vessel and alien object? Especially when mysterious manifestations begin picking off the crew one by one? Who or what is creating these, and will they live to tell?
[spoiler warning: some key elements of the film could be revealed in this review]
Harry: “Are you a religious man, Norman?”
Norman: “Atheist, but I’m flexible.”
Where to begin with this one. Michael Crichton being an early influence in my teen years, and all. Certainly, I saw Sphere quite awhile ago, having skipped the novel and some bad reviews, and trusted a studio to make at least a half-hearted attempt at giving the perennial chart-topping author, who made a career based on science-fiction and technology, a proper screen translation. Warner Bros. appeared to do that. Assigned the director of Diner, The Natural, Rain Man and others to this for a big budget production… then screwed us.
Having finally read the novel, this is pretty unforgivable. If you just go by the motion picture, you’re going to be pretty disappointed anyway. I know I was that way years ago, but there’s always room for Jell-o…er jellyfish2. No doubt, Barry Levinson’s film carried a good bit of box office potential going in. Pretty plain why execs would line up the likes of Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson for this. Obviously fueled with what Steven Spielberg pulled off with Jurassic Park a mere five years earlier.
And you can’t blame the film bombing at the box office on the lack of dinosaurs, either.
What you had was a fairly compelling story — using a variation of The Andromeda Strain template — that could have made its sci-fi premise an interesting one for the big screen. What audiences received for their ticket buying pleasure was a cross between The Abyss (the original, not James Cameron’s director’s cut), Forbidden Planet (without the Shakespeare…or even an adorable robot), not to mention the horror aspect that knocked down Danny Boyle’s Sunshine a few notches the next decade over. But hey, I’m not bitter…
“I want a full name for my report. I’m not putting in my report that I lost a crew member on a deep-sat expedition to find an alien named “Jerry.””
To be sure, Michael Crichton shouldn’t altogether be given a free pass here. By this point in his career and somewhat going forward, there was a formula forming by now. Group of knowledgeable scientists…an extraordinary and momentous discovery…something goes wrong…cut to the chase scene. Certainly, for his fans it’s why we as thriller devotees read his titles. Sphere fit the bill, and I’m glad I finally read it. Although, I wouldn’t say it’s in his top-tier. Just wish Sphere, the movie, could have been closer to the book.
Okay, maybe partially.
Facets of the film were kind of fascinating. Production values and SFX (well, until the studio docked $20 million from the budget) were decent for a sci-fi thriller. Along with Levinson’s ability to get good work from notable actors, which this director was known for. Neither was totally to blame for what we got, speaking as a frustrated viewer. The misplaced mix of tones and scenes we ended up with3 did that. I swear, when each big name delivered a evil conniving look, the kind all horror movies seem to exhibit, we’d been hosed.
Can’t condemn the supporting cast, either. Peter Coyote did that ‘Peter Coyote’-thing of his, but well. Had forgotten Liev Schreiber, even Huey Lewis, were in this…maybe that says something. Still, you had to know Queen Latifah’s early film role got her the thankless job, which any Star Trek redshirt or African-American in a horror movie filled: be early fodder for the plot. Jeezus! My daughter, who watched with me, asked, “Why did they kill Latifah, Dad?” I said, “Because Samuel L. Jackson couldn’t do it at this stage of his career.”
Of course, the very next year we got Deep Blue Sea…so what do I know.
I’m being a tad harsh on Sphere, I know. There were moments of absorbing science-fiction represented. The least of which portrayed professional, highly intelligent characters as petty and insecure like the rest of us mortals. That was a side benefit, I’m sure. For all that, time travel, and/or being given the power to manifest your thoughts and fears in the present by advanced alien technology…oops…there I go again citing a better movie4…were angles worth exploring on film. Just wish they’d have done it here, or at least better.
“You see? It’s curious. Ted did figure it out – time travel. And when we get back, we gonna tell everyone. How it’s possible, how it’s done, what the dangers are. But then why fifty years in the future when the spacecraft encounters a black hole does the computer call it an ‘unknown entry event’? Why don’t they know? If they don’t know, that means we never told anyone. And if we never told anyone it means we never made it back. Hence we die down here. Just as a matter of deductive logic.”
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– 2014 posts
Under his real name, at least…Crichton published under a few nom de plumes during his writing career. Coincidentally, Rachel and I both selected works by this author for our 2015 schedule. Mine will be his fourth novel, and I promise to give it equal scrutiny. ↩
Admittedly, the jellyfish attack sequence was, visual effects-wise, the best scene of the film. “…used a combination of puppets, computer-generated images, and footage of real jellyfish filmed at a nearby aquarium. The footage of real jellyfish was played at three to five times its normal speed to make the jellyfish appear more aggressive.” ↩
“Dustin Hoffman expressed some disappointment with the film. He felt it wasn’t yet ready to be released when it was. There were many more issues that needed to be addressed but they didn’t have the time to cover them all. They had to deliver what they had for the release date, which he felt was an incomplete film.” ~ IMDB ↩
“In return, that ultimate machine would instantaneously project solid matter to any point on the planet. In any shape or color they might imagine. For any purpose, Morbius! Creation by mere thought.” ~ Commander J.J. Adams, Forbidden Planet. ↩
Tagged: Arts, Dustin Hoffman, Film, film review, jellyfish, Michael Crichton, movie review, Peter Coyote, Queen Latifah, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharon Stone, Sphere
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18 Responses to “Sphere Film Review”
Cavershamragu May 29, 2015
Apparently they had so much trouble just getting it made, with delays and eventual cast changes, that one wants to be sympathetic – but you are 100% right here, despite the genuinely tense jellyfish sequence (which in a way I thought was too scary in context) but it doesn’t work and Levinson is surely the completely wrong person to bring in on a SF project. I almost wish they’d take another crack at the book – thanks for this, it’s made me want to read the book.
le0pard13 May 29, 2015
We’re in agreement, Sergio. Definitely, the book is the only way to take in this Crichton tale. So much better, and with a much better ending. Thanks, my friend.
ruth May 29, 2015
I had no idea this was based on Michael Crichton! Well that automatically made this sounds VERY intriguing. Great cast too!
le0pard13 June 1, 2015
The novel is good; this, unfortunately, not so much. The potential was there, though. Thanks, Ruth. 🙂
Rachel May 29, 2015
Wholeheartedly agree with all of this. The book has a lot that could be adapted well so when I first saw the movie I wanted so very much to like it that I made all kinds of excuses but eventually had to just accept that not every adaptation is going to work out. It’s a shame but with all the reboots these days I assume it’ll have another chance eventually.
One would hope someone would take a crack at this. Unfortunately, Hollywood really only remakes successful works. Unlike what George Carlin said should happen (paraphrasing), “It’s the bad movies that need to be *remade*.” Thanks so much for suggesting the title, Rachel. Glad I finally took in the book.
Ted Saydalavong (@TSayda) May 29, 2015
I was also a huge Michael Crichton fan, I read this book way back in my junior year of high school. I liked it but didn’t think it would work as a film, mostly because I thought James Cameron already perfected the alien in the water genre with THE ABYSS. When the film was announced, I was kind of excited but then I remember it got moved from a summer release to late winter, then I knew it’s going to stink. Sure enough it sucked big time.
Nice overview Michael, I totally agree with you here.
Yeah, that was the telltale sign this was in trouble, wasn’t it? I do like the underwater scenes, but the rest was a disappointment. Agreed about Cameron. Thank you, Ted. Much appreciated (along with the share). 😀
Three Rows Back May 30, 2015
Man, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen this. Nicely plucked out of the past!
All credit goes to Rachel. Good title for this series as it gave us a chance to compare the original book material to the final film product. Thank you very much, Mark! 🙂
jackdeth72 June 6, 2015
Hi, Michael:
Very interesting critique of a film that was all over the map for me. Levinson’s area of expertise is dialogue. And it seemed the cast kept talking around in circles while not doing much of anything.
At least ‘The Abyss’ and ‘Leviathan’ had interspersed humor mixed with cool looking model work and action. While watching ‘Sphere’ felt excessively long. With hints of a “Vanity Film” gone boringly wrong.
le0pard13 June 15, 2015
Good point about Levinson and the film, Kevin. The water work in ‘The Abyss’ and ‘Leviathan’ was far superior and the humor better. Thanks, my friend. 🙂
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3 Ways for IT to Prepare for Fall Classes
Babson College, like so many schools, is priming for the start of fall classes, which begin in just a few days. Here's how the Boston-based institution has positioned itself to succeed.
Phillip Knutel
While the graduate school at Babson College long ago began catering to online students with hybrid courses for working professionals, the on-campus undergraduate experience was traditional in nature and very popular, according to CIO Phillip Knutel. "We have a beautiful campus and a beautiful gym, a beautiful library and beautiful residence halls. There are lots of things we have done to make this a terrific in-person experience." For undergraduates, online offerings were "really around the edges and not a core focus." That is, until COVID-19 arrived.
Suddenly, a typical semester with a "handful" of classes in online or blended format became 650 classes shifting entirely to a fully online model. "It was a mad scramble," recalled Knutel. "But we were fortunate to have a lot of the infrastructure and platforms and tools in place to do a fully online campus."
Now, the campus is getting ready to reopen. Most courses will be delivered in a hyflex model — where students may choose to be there in person or view the class remotely. Babson calls its version of this "webflex," which will give students the flexibility to move between face-to-face and online learning as needed throughout the semester. Three projects led by the IT organization have helped Babson prepare for whatever comes next.
1) Daily Pulse Checks
Early on in the spring, Knutel set up "daily pulse checks" to see how students and faculty were faring. These were one-question surveys that showed up the moment somebody logged into the learning management system or the college's student or faculty portal. The survey used a zero-to-10 scale to find out how individual users were doing at the moment. A comment box collected feedback on the details.
Then IT built a dashboard in Salesforce to pull in the metrics that were most useful, said Knutel.
The pulse check allowed students to express small problems and large. On the small side, Knutel noted, were issues with connectivity, audio, video and other platform ailments. With those, IT could quickly "make changes and get messages back to the students, saying, 'Here's what we heard — this is what we've done.'"
Then there were the larger issues. On the upside, students said that Babson had done a "good job" of working with faculty in helping them understand how to teach online, digitize materials and convert physical activities into viable online versions.
On the downside, students felt they were being assigned even more work by their instructors than if they'd been attending classes in person. "Even though the workload for an entirely digital experience may have been incremental at the individual course level, at the macro level for a student taking four, five or six classes, it turned into a dramatic increase in the workload in the eyes of the students," explained Knutel. "They were dealing with being at home; not having a quiet place like a library to work in; having the distractions of family, friends, siblings, pets; maybe not great internet connectivity or great bandwidth. They had enough going on in terms of what had just uprooted their very popular campus experience at Babson to this very fully online experience."
In response, the college switched to a pass-fail option, to remove a layer of stress from students over how they could keep up their grade point averages.
The daily pulse checks ended when "we saw significant drop-off" near the end of the semester, said Knutel. He was also concerned not to "burn out the students [with it] being up all the time." If it looks like it would be useful for the fall, he added, he'll bring it back.
2) Portable Classroom Setups
It's doubtful that any of Babson's classes will be 100 percent in-person, said Knutel. The college has already invested a few million dollars in faculty development, hardware and software as part of a "de-densification strategy" to improve the learning experience and make sure its classrooms will be ready, he noted. While a lot of the smaller classrooms on campus will end up being empty for much of the fall, the mid-sized and larger classrooms will be "booked pretty solid."
The classrooms have been equipped with advanced microphones and cameras that automatically pivot to, and zoom in on, the person speaking, whether in the room or online. As Knutel described, those AV components "will lock onto the professor's voice, and if he or she wanders throughout the space, the cameras will follow through the room and the mics will pick up students' voices as students speak up and ask questions." There will also be "confidence monitors" in the room so that the faculty member who's looking out at the physical students in the classroom "will see a large display that shows the webcams from the online students, so [he or she] can more easily and seamlessly call on students."
And then there are the larger meeting spaces that will be converted to classrooms at least temporarily. Rather than outfitting them permanently with tech that might be in use for only one or two semesters, the school will install portable equipment. "The camera could be on a tripod set up a few feet from the podium at the front of the room, and microphones and speakers will be spread throughout the room to try to capture faculty and student audio," said Knutel.
In both kinds of settings, Cisco WebEx will serve as a virtual classroom meeting space. That's an application that Babson has been using for two decades, which means a lot of faculty had already been trained and "were pretty facile with it." When the campus shut down, those were the instructors Babson turned to "to train the rest of the faculty," Knutel said.
The goal in both kinds of classrooms — the permanent ones and the temporary ones — is to make the technology "as user friendly and as self-sufficient as possible." The faculty member should be able to go in and turn the room "on." The cameras will "find" the faculty member and follow them; and the microphones and ceiling speakers will start working. All the instructors have to do is "pay attention to the WebEx interface on the main screen in front of the room."
3) Adapting Team Projects
Babson has long been known for its team orientation in classes. Students work together on numerous projects during their college career. And that "will be a big part of what we continue to support," said Knutel.
That has meant that a lot of faculty have had to adapt their course materials, he added. In a hyflex environment, that means instructors will probably have teams that either divvy up physically by who's present versus who's online, or with a mix — "two students on campus and two online students in each team."
The school has also expedited rollout of Cisco WebEx Teams, a deployment that was just getting started when coronavirus closed the campus. This is a version of WebEx that includes extra collaboration functionality. Anybody on the team can be the host and start meetings, share screens, mute each other and record the session. The software also includes features for chat, secure group messaging, whiteboard work, scheduling and storage of files through several cloud-based sharing services.
In pilots, WebEx Teams "has gotten great traction, and we've seen some great anecdotes about how much people find it useful," said Knutel.
Of course, nobody thinks that the students who signed on for a "Babson experience" were really signing on "for a 100-percent online experience," Knutel acknowledged. "We'd love to have them back on campus."
At the same time, Babson has exploited the opportunities too. "We've been able to accelerate what was going to be a part of our online strategy much more quickly than we ever could have imagined," he said. "And now I think the market will be expecting more in this realm. That's not to say, by the way, there isn't a place for an on-campus experience and education. Time will tell as to whether students vote with their feet and decide to leave campus if this is not an experience that they are finding beneficial. My sense is that they're going be thrilled to be back and being in a room insofar as it's possible." | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6205512285232544, "wiki_prob": 0.3794487714767456, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line6862"} |
Rosberg: “I need a bit of help from Lewis” to win title
Nico Rosberg says he needs some “help” from his team mate to win the championship this weekend.
Rosberg will be champion if he wins this weekend’s race and team mate Lewis Hamilton finished in third place or lower. However Mercedes have rarely finished behind any of their rivals this season and scored a record eleven one-two results.
Rosberg said he wasn’t feeling pressure ahead of the title decider but expects it to be “an intense weekend”.
“For sure, I wouldn’t use the word ‘pressure’ but it’s going to be intense, a great battle. I look forward to it, that’s what I’ve been working towards for a while now, for this sort of chance, this last race here.”
“Lewis is a great competitor, an opponent. It will be hopefully a great end to the season. Of course I’m here to try and win the race and then I need a bit of help from Lewis that he doesn’t finish second. That’s it so I’m hoping Lewis can come up with something.”
However Rosberg believes it is not impossible that another competitor could finish between him and Hamilton because of the difficulties of overtaking at the Yas Marina circuit.
“Of course a lot of things can happen,” he said. “It can happen as easy as a Williams, for example, having a great start and slotting between us two and this track is one of the most difficult to overtake.”
“We were looking at that this morning, the speed difference you need to have to overtake the guy in front is really very big at this track. And so that would be one opportunity, for example. There’s many scenarios so as I say I’m optimistic.”
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38 comments on “Rosberg: “I need a bit of help from Lewis” to win title”
Massa’s time to revenge for 2008 then…
Nin13 (@nin13)
If Hamilton is going to win title I hope Rosberg is not on podium for Rosberg’s sake, because he is going to be upset.
And people in Abu Dhabi will not understand why person finishing 2nd is more happier than winner.
Also if Rosberg is winning title than its most likely that Hamilton is not on podium. Again don’t want grumpy Hamilton in 3rd place on podium.
Colossal Squid (@colossal-squid)
You think people who willl have gone to the race wouldn’t understand that Hamilton finishing second will have won the Championship? It’s pretty simple stuff. I think you give people far too little credit.
I hope both end up on the podium. The drama, agony and ecstacy is something that for me adds to the entertainment.
“The drama, agony and ecstacy”
@colossal-squid I couldn’t agree more and fully expect to be mirroring those emotions myself the entire weekend!
@psynrg Having gone through it in 2008, 2010 and 2012 I’m a little bit happy to be able to enjoy the fight as a relatively neutral observer!
It’s a special feeling as a fan to watch a finale with it all on the line though, so I hope you enjoy the weekend!
I think that if Rosberg wins and has Hamilton next to him in 2nd, he knows he gave it a really good fight, and did everything he could in this last race, but it just was’t to be. And its not the first time he lost out to Lewis. But if Lewis does not win, he (LH) will have a tougher job getting over that.
Its far easier to understand why the guy coming in second, but taking away the throphy is happy, than it would have been if Rosberg had won but Hamilton had come home 4th or 5th (if we would have been spared the double points) @nin13
Robert (@gicu)
Agreed. If Rosberg wins the race but not the title (fairly plausible) he should be proud of the fact that he did his job in this specific race and maybe cast blame on himself for other races when he wasn’t aggresive or fast enough (Bahrain and Hungary spring to mind). All in all, if Rosberg places second in the WDC,he should be proud of the fact that he’s proven he can fight with the best of them, beating Michael 3 seasons in a row and taking Lewis to the last race of the season for a title-decider.
Glimiril (@glimiril)
And yet proud to come second, when he has done what is reasonably expected from a dominant Mercedes, is not really that much to be proud of given that with reliability where else would you expect a Mercedes to finish this season, 1st or 2nd?
eljueta (@eljueta)
So you think people that paid an ungodly amount of money to go to a track have no idea what these people in funny cars are doing?
MazdaChris (@mazdachris)
To be honest, all things being equal I think we’re in for a fairly dull race – the Mercs will line up at the front, then drive off into the distance. They might get close to each other, but they’ll probably not have any major battles – If it’s a 1-2 finish it doesn’t matter. Hamilton will be champion. If it’s not a 1-2, then something has not gone to plan, and who knows.
But I think that Hamilton will secure the championship fairly comfortably.
Tony Hamilton (@tonybananas)
Hamilton might actually be safer following behind Rosberg keeping out of trouble than leading and have Rosberg attack him as in Spa
And if he takes him out, don’t you think he’ll be disqualified from the race? Don’t you think the stewards will be looking out for any foul play and warn the drivers before race day?
I don’t mean to suggest anything deliberate, simply that there is more risk in leading an opponent who has to get past at some point and following behind without pressure if the car performs as it is expected to do
*than* following behind
And so far he has not been able to get past Lewis, even when he’s on the better tyres and using an engine setting that he was not supposed to (Bahrain). So I’m not so sure that he’ll be able to do so now. Give lewis some credit, I think he’ll know to handle being in front. Furthermore, leading the race is the best place to be for him.
safeeuropeanhome (@debaser91)
He got the benefit of the doubt once in Spa, I don’t think (and hope) the stewards would be so lenient if it happens a second time.
Absolutely, but I just don’t see Hamilton finding that a satisfying way to wrap up a championship. I think maybe if the roles were reversed, Rosberg would be absolutely happy to just drive home in second place to secure the championship, but Hamilton will want to win the championship by winning the race and beating his teammate.
But obviously, as a fan, I’m hoping for absolute fireworks, so I’m really hoping that this great season can be capped off by a desperate scrap for the title. Something akin to Vettel being spun around and having to recover through the field last year. Or maybe some sort of mechanical gremlins in qualifying mixing up the grid. I don’t want to watch a sensible controlled drive.
Have to accept Rosberg is too right about it being impossible to pass a Williams. Who can forget 2010 and neither Lewis nor Nando being able to get past the Renaults?
So does Lewis go normal downforce for pole, or take some wing off?
Neither. I’d say that if by small chance a Williams does get in the way, the Mercedes are quick enough in a straight line, and much quicker in the corners to get past the Williams.
Barring any racing incidents or mechanical failures, it’ll be Mercedes 1-2.
Alex W
I think Lewis was on the podium that race, Nando and Webber got stuck.
They all got stuck, but Kubica was running higher up for Lewis than Petrov was for FA/MW. Had to wait until the pitstops. Just as Lewis had to this year in Austria as @Paul mentions. Well he might get past one in a pitstop, if the traffic works out, but not two.
The Williams boys won’t fight too hard, but they won’t lift off either.
So IMO Nico is quite right to hope for it, and surely Lewis and Bono will be trying to make sure it doesn’t happen.
I dunno. Think I might take the dogs for a long walk rather than risk heart failure.
What you’re forgetting is, that the at least 5 drivers won races and the cars were a lot closer in performance. There’s nothing on the grid that’s anywhere close to even given the Mercs anything to worry about, even when they start from the pitlane.
Woody (@woodyd91)
If that does happen, He would just need to sit on the back of the Williams until the pitstop and jump them in the pit stops. Having said that, unless a Williams is fighting for the lead, I don’t think they will want to get to caught up in the fight for the championship, afterall that just increases the risk for them.
Williams with a Mercedes engine in the back don’t forget, I don’t think they will be looking to get in the way. Lewis should treat it like any other weekend, try and get pole and win the race just as he did when he won 5 in a row.
A bit of a red herring in my opinion from Nico, if we look at the circuit and what we know, the Williams may be close on the 2 longer straights, but they struggle on the other sections compared to the Mercs, and there are other overtaking spots other than into chicanes of varying degrees at the end of those straights, all be it much harder. But for that to happen Lewis again needs a problem to happen for this to come into play, also for Nico too unless he forgets he could happen to him too.
DaveW (@dmw)
Worst case, the Williams is leap-frogged at the stop(s). Alonso got into his sorry situation in 2010 because he chose to put himself behind Petrov at a stop and then pass. If Hamilton is 3rd or 4th on lap 2, he only has to stay cool. Williams most likely will lose even 3rd and 4th to some bad strategy and bad pit-work anyway.
A Williams getting between the Mercs could be disastrous. My mind goes back to Austria…
Yusha (@freebird78)
Lewis is happier chasing than being chased. So id be happy if he follows Rosberg home without taking the risks of leading and then defending his position. Lewis should win the Chamoionship on Sunday.
jochenrindt78
I’m excited about the prospect of this weekend..the rational side of my brain says that it will be a run of the mill merc 1-2 (whichever way round it ends up) The pressure on everyone in the team, drivers, technicians, pit crew, strategists et al could all play a part + Double points ramping up that pressure should be great to watch, one slow pit stop could decide the championship or drop a team below another in the constructors. Looking forward to it!
RB (@frogmankouki)
I found a small clip from the press conference, where they addressed safe driving between Lewis and Nico. Lewis seems to be fairly concise and firm in his response. Nico seems to be worried Lewis may hit him. But the best part is Jenson’s reaction to what Nico says around 36 seconds, his reaction is priceless.
http://youtu.be/V8EzqjKg4lM
Thanks for sharing that, I laughed at the reactions from Alonso and Button, they know and Rosberg’s answer was so defensive, and perhaps Karma (if such a thing) doesn’t strike him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRqfnja99YU to follow it up is just great :)
You’re welcome, that is another great clip from the press conference. Alonso is lost for words.
timi (@timi)
@frogmankouki Considering the two of them have only collided once this season and it was solely Nico’s fault, he comes across a completely smug git with that answer. Bit childish if you ask me. But it’s Nico who said it, not Lewis so it won’t be picked up on ;)
So Lewis was clean throughout the year? No issues with the way Lewis charged from the back of the grid in Germany?
I know that Lewis has not had an issue with Nico, but he has been ragged at times and there is no guarantee that it won’t happen. Particularly since he is in the lead of the WDC.
A lot of what Nico says depends on him being in front of Lewis, behind only he knows what he will do, and compromises he may have to make. I expect Nico to try hard to get pole, Lewis knows this circuit well, and if he plays a clever game of not showing his cards, could benefit.
The achilles heel for me, and maybe what Nico is relying upon, is Lewis will want to win the race, that apart from reliability is perhaps where all could change.
Matthew Coyne
I think Nico knows this is probably going to be his only chance to win the title (with an expected improvement in reliability next year I think Lewis will win comfortably, as he would have done this year if reliability were equal) and he is willing to win at whatever cost. He has proven at least once (Monaco was not an accident regardless of what the Nico fanboys say) that he is capable of underhand tactics, Spa is questionable as well.
Nico has more chance of winning the championship by starting P2 than P1, in P1 he relies on Lewis making a mistake or some outside intervention, from P2 he can try something underhand or try and force Lewis into a serious error.
I really hope it doesn’t come down to that but I would not be surprised to see Lewis on pole and Nico forcing him off the circuit at T1 resulting in either contact or Lewis ending up down the field and having to fight through.
I am personally hoping for a really boring race with Lewis taking the title comfortably – he deserves it far more on the balance of performances this season in my opinion.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated Brian Ochoiski for his first victory since the World Championships.
Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed his first victory at the English Open after beating young Frenchman Brian O’Keefe 2-2 to win the sixth world title.
After his most recent crucible victory in August, O’Sullivan shocked Irish teenager Aaron Hill at the European Masters and then withdrew from the Championship League due to the different rules of his Covid-19.
In his first round at Milton Keynes on Monday, 21-year-old Ochoiski, ranked 127th in the world, is taking another surprise with a 2-0 lead with a break of 105.
Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated Britain’s Ochoiski 4-2 https://t.co/0mCRoqdsmX English Open.
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But to raise awareness about breast cancer, Pink Nail Varnish reacted strongly to the successive O-Sullivan – taking the next four, recording his own century (113) in frame two.
“It was a tough match,” O’Sullivan said. “Whenever I was playing a certain shot I expected him to play a certain shot but he didn’t, so I thought I could do everything too, push the boat forward and play it as carefree. . It worked just fine. “
O’Sullivan said he is happy to be competing this week as more time between matches allows him to leave the bubble atmosphere.
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O’Sullivan’s comments forced world number 48 Stuart Carrington and referee Andrew Barklam to withdraw from the tournament after testing positive for coronavirus. Sam Craigie, who came in contact with King Rington on Sunday, also pulled.
O’Sullivan said the coronavirus forced him to change his schedule this year.
He said: “Before Kovid hit, I was going to focus only on China for the rest of my career. There are all the big tournaments there but now no one knows what is happening with China, so we have been forced to play these events here. ”
O’Sullivan admits he may miss the Masters again this season after moving to the January event at Alexandra Palace.
“I didn’t miss playing in the Masters last year,” he said. “To be honest I don’t really enjoy that tournament much.”
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Nice Time
BARBARA NICE’S RAFFLE
Patrick Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome, Saturday 14th October, 2018
Appearing as part of the Birmingham Comedy Festival, ‘housewife, mother of five, and avid reader of Take A Break’, Mrs Barbara Nice brings with her a microphone, a manually-operated tombola and a bag-for-life full of prizes. “We’ll do the raffle in the second half; the first half’s all admin.”
By admin, she means audience participation – two words guaranteed to send a chill down the spine of any British theatregoer. But on this occasion, we need have no fear. Such is Mrs Nice’s approach, we join in without worrying about it. Her questions might call for a show of hands, a grunt, a nudge of our neighbour, and so on, as response. At any moment, she might drop in the chorus of a popular song and we all engage in some impromptu community singing, whether it’s A Windmill in Old Amsterdam, or the jingles for Cadbury’s chocolate. En masse, we mime that we are taking part in the Winter Olympics, going for gold in the curling.
It sounds daft. It is daft. But we don’t feel daft. We’re having the time of our lives.
Mrs Nice has a way of bonding us all. Her daftness democratises us. Between self-deprecating remarks (the ravages of childbirth on her body, for example) she champions ‘ordinary’ and ‘working class’ people – and it’s about time somebody did, and thanks us repeatedly for coming out to see a live show, for breaking our routines. We are all in it together – and this time, those words actually mean something.
The raffle fills the second half, a surprisingly thrilling ritual in which we are deeply invested – we’ve been issued a free ticket on admission to the show. Mrs Nice parades half a dozen prizes that arouse our acquisitiveness instantly. I have my heart set on a tin of marrowfat peas, and am gutted when someone else claims the bottle of Dettol… Each winner comes down, Price is Right style, while music blares, and dances with our hostess. There is no embarrassment here, and we’re all celebrating the good fortune of the chosen ones. I come away empty-handed, alas, but my heart is full of joy.
This is what John McGrath, long ago, would call ‘A Good Night Out’, hearkening back to working-men’s clubs and variety shows. It’s character comedy – Mrs Nice is the creation of actor Janice Connolly – a worthy successor to the likes of Caroline Aherne’s Mrs Merton.
The evening is rounded off with the entire audience coming onto the stage for a frankly terrifying game of What’s The Time Mister Wolf? It’s a delicious moment and Mrs Nice has proved her point: it is better to get out and get involved with people. This hilarious show does more for the audience’s mental health and well-being than any worthy self-help book.
Furthermore, it reminds us of the fun and power of a live show, something we can lose sight of as we crook our necks over our phones, barely interacting with the world around us.
A wonderful, wonderful night.
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Anita and Me & I
ANITA AND ME
The REP, Birmingham, Tuesday 13th October 2015
Meera Syal’s partially autobiographical novel comes to the stage via this lively adaptation by Tanika Gupta. It’s the 1970s and Meena is growing up in a Black Country village; she’s already fed up with the demands of family life and so the chance to strike up a friendship with local ne’er-do-well Anita proves irresistible. There is more than a hint of Blood Brothers to it.
Bob Bailey’s set of terraced houses and discarded tyres is the backdrop for this working-class community, a tight-knit group who by and large have welcomed Meena’s family. When a new motorway threatens to run through the heart of the village, tensions break out. It doesn’t help that the official from the council is Punjabi. Racism, depicted early on as the comedy of ignorance, turns nasty and Meena at last sees Anita for what she is.
Mandeep Dhillon shines as Meena, carrying the show as the moody but imaginative teen, sulking and stamping around. Dhillon makes Meena endearing nevertheless. Her rendition of Slade’s Cum On Feel The Noize at a family gathering is a hoot. Jalleh Alizadeh is the pretty but ugly Anita, endowing her with enough of a spark that we hope Meena will help lift her out of her background.
Janice Connolly lends strong support as neighbour Mrs Worrall, and Amy Booth-Steel is twice the value as Anita’s grotesque mother and do-gooding shopkeeper Mrs Ormerod, whose true colours are revealed late in the piece. Joseph Drake convinces as tearaway Sam, disaffected by lack of opportunity, to the point of violence and Nazi salutes. Ameet Chana and Ayesha Dharker are excellent as Meena’s parents – some characters are more rounded than others, which is fine, because we are seeing everything through Meena’s eyes.
There is much to enjoy – the 1970s references, the clash of cultures and some very funny lines. I can’t quite swallow how beautiful they keep saying the village is, given the Coronation Street stylings of the set, but this is more than a period piece, alas. The protests of the locals against the new motorway that is ‘inevitable’ have echoes in the ill-advised HS2 railway, working class youth are still disaffected, and the rise of racist nastiness is with us all over again – you can bet Mrs Ormerod is a UKIP voter these days. The production’s fusion of cultures gives a positive message about Britain – a Bhangra rendition of My Old Man’s A Dustman goes down a treat.
Director Roxana Silbert delivers on the fun, the tension and above all the heart of this story of friendship and family. The whole cast exudes energy and fun but the evening belongs to Mandeep Dhillon in a star turn as a girl forced to grow up.
Bostin.
Mandeep Dhillon and Jalleh Alizadeh (Photo: Ellie Kurttz)
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Moliere, mo’ problems
The REP, Birmingham, Wednesday 6th November, 2013
We are accustomed to seeing productions of Shakespeare in modern-day (or other) dress so why then is Moliere so hard to get right? I suppose some of the problems come from watching the plays in translation. In this new production of Tartuffe, Chris Campbell goes for a more-or-less translation, with English idioms and vernacular thrown in. What you are left with is a manner of speaking that is non-naturalistic but is not verse either. It hovers somewhere in-between the two and that is the trouble with this production in a nutshell.
There is a lack of consistency in the performance style. Some of the cast revel in the chance to perform in a heightened, comedic manner, and when these moments are developed unfettered, they are a joy. Paul Hunter’s Orgon, head of the house, warms up – by the second half he is unstoppable. He is supported by Sian Brooke as his canny wife Elmire and Calum Finlay as his daughter’s betrothed Valere. These three get the unreality right. Others are not up to speed. Ayesha Antoine is spirited as cheeky maid Dorine (although her costume baffles with its incongruity) but I would have liked her to be a little less well-spoken. There are Birmingham twangs bubbling under the surface throughout – why not go the whole hog and have the maid come from Dudley? Dinita Gohil displays some neat comic reactions as Orgon’s daughter Mariane (and perhaps the production hints at the ongoing issue of forced marriages) and Ashley Kumar gives some commanding histrionics as the righteous Damis. There is an absolutely bonkers turn from Janice Connolly as Mrs Pernelle who keeps a dog in a basket but barks herself – she opens the show and should set the tone. Sadly, the show doesn’t match or maintain her energy and commitment.
There is quite a build-up and delay before Tartuffe himself appears. Moliere knew what he was doing. He wants the audience to be in no doubt that this is a cozener, a Machiavel, and an arch-manipulator. Mark Williams’s interpretation is therefore a surprise. His Tartuffe is played straight. Soft-spoken and self-effacing, there are no knowing asides. It’s an interesting approach but at odds with the rest of the production. Above all, it’s not particularly funny. We need to see Tartuffe’s cogs working. We need to revel in his manipulations of these ninnies and we need to rejoice in his eventual downfall. Williams plays it all low-key and on an even keel. It’s a real disappointment. We get a vacuum at the heart of the play rather than a forceful, artful dodgy dealer. I didn’t like his costume either, a kind of smock and Jesus boots affair. Perhaps something along the lines of a televangelist would have signalled his hypocrisy better.
Roxana Silbert directs, supplying some funny comic business but doesn’t give us enough fizz and fireworks to keep the balloon in the air. The tone of the piece is too patchy and uneven. We cannot buy into this heightened world because we only witness it piecemeal. The characters’ preoccupations with piety (as opposed to contemporary issues of pie-eating) seem removed from us. Period costume would have added distance but somehow have brought us into their world – at least the picture would have been a unified one. Also, the violent abuse of the maid, however slapstick and cartoony, doesn’t sit well in this partially contemporary, partially timeless realm, with its mickey-taking of Wolverhampton and references to parking costs near the theatre. Ideas, amusing in isolation, jar with each other in juxtaposition, like trying to piece together a picture from at least two different jigsaw puzzles.
Liz Ashcroft’s set is a thing of beauty, representing the interior and the exterior of Orgon’s house, with French furniture and Fragonard paintings. Trouble is it is indicative of the problem with the production. It is neither one thing nor another.
What should be a dazzling display is a damp squib. What should be a box of delights turns out to be a mixed bag.
On reflection, we need to see more of the man in the mirror. Mark Williams in a publicity shot for TARTUFFE.
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The Way of Gratitude
Written By: Galen Guengerich
Read By: Galen Guengerich
-9781984832252 -
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A New Spirituality for Today
5 Hours and 31 Minutes Imprint: Random House Audio Genre: Self-Help - Spiritual Release Date: May 26, 2020
A leading minister offers an inspiring guide to living a meaningful life by embracing the power of gratitude.
“Galen Guengerich’s wise and tender words about belonging, connection, and gratitudeare like keys to unlock our hearts, give us courage, and call us into the kind ofrelationships and community we are all longing for.”—Elizabeth Lesser, bestselling author of Broken Open
Galen Guengerich, the charismatic, brilliant leader of one of the nation’s most prominent Unitarian Universalist congregations, All Souls in New York City, shares with readers his wisdom on how to lead a purposeful and joyful life through the practice of gratitude. When Guengerich was in his midtwenties, he left the Conservative Mennonite Church, the faith of his upbringing. The prospect of venturing out on his own was daunting, but he needed to find the way of life that was right for him.
For Guengerich, transcendence is not limited to experiences of the divine; it can also be reached through gratitude’s ability to take us beyond ourselves and create connection to others and the universe. Through his personal story, poems that resonate with his spiritual message, and guided spiritual practice, including “gratitude goals,” this book helps readers discover how the way of gratitude can make them happier and healthier, and provide a new sense of belonging, not only to the universe as a whole but also to themselves.
“What a timely book for our disconnected times! Galen Guengerich’s wise and tender words about belonging, connection, and gratitude are like keys to unlock our hearts, give us courage, and call us into the kind of relationships and community we are all longing for.”—Elizabeth Lesser, co-founder, Omega Institute, and bestselling author of Broken Open, Marrow, and Cassandra Speaks
“Galen Guengerich’s own journey of faith, from Conservative Mennonite to a leading voice of America's most open-minded religion, is fascinating, and the wisdom he shares in this wonderful book is essential for anyone searching for a deeper sense of meaning and purpose. Follow these simple gratitude principles and practices and you will find yourself feeling a little more connected, alive, and joyful every day.”—Elisabeth Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters
“A lovely, wise, heartfelt book, with stories like prayers.”—Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
“Guengerich has written an enthralling book. He braids and brings to life two usually ephemeral spiritual emotions: joy and gratitude. Like a good shepherd, he teaches us to appreciate these two emotions, to savor them, and to make joy and gratitude integral to our unfolding lives.”—George E. Vaillant, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Harvard and author of Aging Well, Spiritual Evolution, and Triumphs of Experience
“In this delightful book, Guengerich provides the reader with a deep sense of purpose and joy in a way that brings hope to the everyday. This is a fundamental read that inspires awareness and humility, recognizes the resilience found in gratitude, and lays out a path to meaning.”—Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen and author of Manifesto for a Moral Revolution
“Guengerich (God Revised), senior minister at the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York, speaks to ‘spiritual but not religious’ readers seeking meaning, joy, and transcendence, in this well-reasoned manifesto for a spirituality based on gratitude. . . . For Guengerich, ‘the longing for a comprehensive sense of meaning and a deep sense of purpose . . . remains unmet by secularism.’ To fill this gap, he proposes that gratitude can provide connections, create beauty, and maximize human dignity. . . . At the end, he follows his more abstract considerations with concrete suggestions for meditation and fasting. This deceptively simple work will appeal to spiritual explorers of any stripe.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
On the Podcast: Tenzin Priyadarshi, Tammy Mastroberte, and Galen Guengerich
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Euromold expecting 420 exhibitors at its 22nd event
Demat GmbH, the founder and host of Euromold, is reporting that this year’s event is expecting to attract around 420 exhibitors. The event is taking place from September 22 – 25, 2015, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
“We are very pleased with the current number of registrations for the coming Euromold 2015. To date a total of 328 companies already registered. Within the next few days we will release a list of exhibitors on our website. The registrations we received until now are a clear resemblance of our efforts to jointly develop the exhibition with our exhibitors. Euromold remains the largest international platform for 3D-Printing, Product Development and Mouldmaking & Tooling,” stated Diana Schnabel, CEO of Demat GmbH.
According to Schnabel, some 420 exhibitors can be expected at the upcoming Euromold when taking into consideration the course of registrations of previous years. The exhibition currently lists 53% of all registered companies coming from outside Germany, with 23% of those from Western Europe, 20% from the Far East, 6% from Eastern Europe and another 4% from North America.
“In line with of our sharpened concept, we slightly adjusted the product division at Euromold in order to put more focus on the process chain and the prospective developments in all participating sectors,” added Schnabel. Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing is currently the strongest sector with 36%, followed by Mouldmaking & Tooling (30%) and Production and Suppliers (24%).
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Ja Morant-Jonas Valanciunas pick-and-roll is already working for Grizzlies
Jonas Valanciunas spent time fishing in Norway this offseason, but he never checked out of what was happening during an organizational upheaval with the Grizzlies.
The bruising 7-footer played a key role – a role that he cherished — for Memphis in 19 games after the 2019 trade deadline. But as he approached unrestricted free agency, he needed to know how that role might look on a revamped team this season.
What happened June 20 helped make up his mind.
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When the Grizzlies selected point guard Ja Morant with the No. 2 overall pick, they also helped Valanciunas with his choice to sign a three-year, $45 million contract to stay in Memphis.
“That was my decision-making," Valanciunas said. "Ja is really, really talented, a great point guard. He is going to help me, and I am going to help him."
As the Grizzlies approach Sunday's 2 p.m. preseason opener against Israeli professional team Maccabi Haifa at FedExForum, they are poised to begin a new era centered on Morant and second-year forward Jaren Jackson Jr.
The third player etched in coach Taylor Jenkins' opening day starting lineup? It's Valanciunas.
"Still playing to his strengths is going to be a big focus of ours," Jenkins said. "Our offense is built around all five guys and using their strengths, not just Ja and Jaren. So Jonas still getting his opportunities in the low basket, manning the paint on the offensive end and then stretching it out."
Valanciunas averaged 19.9 points in his two months with Memphis last season while regaining the starting role he lost with the Raptors last year.
Both sides flourished after the trade that sent Marc Gasol to Toronto and brought Valanciunas, C.J. Miles and Delon Wright to Memphis.
Toronto won a championship, and Valanciunas got to showcase his offensive game in a new way after his playing time had declined in five consecutive seasons in Toronto.
Valanciunas said it was "sweet and bitter" to watch the team he spent six and a half seasons with win a title without him.
"But it is what it is," he said. "Now we see a bigger picture here. That is behind us."
That bigger picture calls for Valanciunas to be a leader for a young Grizzlies team and to continue being the bruising force he was in his two months here last year.
Zach Kleiman, the executive vice president of basketball operations, said the Grizzlies wanted to surround their young core with veterans. But the front office didn't want veterans who would just ride the bench and offer words of wisdom.
"We wanted to have a critical mass of vets who were going to be on the court setting the right example and being vocal out there," Kleiman said. "Jonas, that was a big reason why we placed so much emphasis on bringing Jonas back."
Jenkins is installing an offensive system based on "pace and space" that calls for a quick trigger on 3-pointers.
But there might be hints of bully ball early in the shot-clock with the frontcourt tandem of Valanciunas and Jackson.
Morant will orchestrate the operation.
A video of training camp highlights released by the Grizzlies on Thursday showed the rookie point guard working with Valanciunas on their pick-and-roll connection.
It's a combination that could become a common sight in Memphis over the next three years.
And the mere possibility of it already has paid dividends for the Grizzlies, who lured Valanciunas back to Memphis with Morant's promise.
“You just need to turn on the TV and you know," Valanciunas said of Morant. "I did watch some tapes of him playing. He’s a passing point guard who likes to pass and play with a big guy. That’s what I need. That’s what I had last year with Mike (Conley). He knows how to play with a big, and Ja is the same way. He knows how to play with a big.
"I want to be involved, and that’s perfect for me.”
Reach Grizzlies beat writer David Cobb at [email protected] or on Twitter @DavidWCobb.
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‘I screamed for help': Showgirl attacked in Las Vegas stabbing recalls tragic moment friend died in her arms
Updated On : 22:02 PST, Oct 8, 2022
Anna Westby (L) recounted the tragic moment her coworker Maris Digiovanni (R) died in a mass stabbing attack in Las Vegas on Oct 8 (Screenshot/8 New Now Las Vegas YouTube, Remembering Maris Jordan 'DiGiovanni/ Facebook)
Warning: This content contains a recollection of crime and can be triggering to some, readers' discretion is advised.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Anna Westby, one of the showgirls who was brutally stabbed in a horrific incident on Thursday, October 6, in Las Vegas, explains in an emotional interview with New York Post how her dear coworker, Maris Digiovanni, died in her arms.
Westby, who is no more in critical condition, suffered punctured lungs and currently faces breathing trouble. The terrible stabbing encounter took place in broad daylight that shook the city. Yoni Christian Barrios, the suspect killed two and left six injured outside the Wynn hotel.
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“I’m screaming, asking everyone for help,” Anna Westby recalled the scary moment when she and her friend were stabbed. “I went over to Maris and I turned her over. I told this guy to give me his shirt and I grabbed it from him and I started applying pressure to her wound," said Westby in the interaction. Further, she said, “And another guy said, ‘Ma’am, you have a stab wound on your back.’ I said, ‘I know. Can you grab your shirt and apply it to my back while I apply this to her?."
Anna Westby speaking about the cruel stabbing encounter ( Screenshot/New York Post Video)
Further, she mentioned, “He pulled up a knife and he showed it to us as if modeling it; all four of us looked at each other and were trying to make a decision… This is too weird. Do we agree with this? Before we could say anything at all. He grabbed the knife and he stabbed Maris in the heart." "There was no -- not a single moment where he was provoked. Absolutely no, there was no making fun of anyone. It was a game for him. He had every intention of killing her and killing us," Westby said. She also added, "Knowing that someone could do something like this without ever being provoked. It makes me question everything," Westby concluded.
Maris (L) was stabbed by the killer Yoni Christian Barrios (GoFundMe)
“Maris made it only about 15 feet before she collapsed, and he came after me and stabbed me in the back, and he ran off," said Westby. Though Westby called up 911, she was alarmed by another man that she was also injured. Westby also spoke to 8newsnow, where she said, “I’m screaming, asking everyone for help. He caught up to me, and he stabbed me in the back and then he ran off.” Watch the video here.
Another showgirl who encountered the incident, Victoria Caytano said, "And I started yelling, ‘he has a knife!.'" Further, she said, “I just couldn’t believe that this was happening to me." Later, Cheryl Lowthorp, owner of ‘Best Showgirls in Vegas, said, “She was exceptional,” Lowthorp remembered DiGiovanni. “She was exceptional, on fire, beautiful, smart, and radiant.”
Meanwhile, 32-year-old Barrios was charged with two counts of murder with a deadly weapon and six counts of attempted murder. He told detectives that he was a Guatemalan immigrant and that he stabbed eight people so he could "let the anger out," stated DailyMail.
Barrios is charged with murdering two and attempting to kill six (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
A GoFundMe campaign was started by Lowthorp to meet the expenses of the showgirls' funeral, medical, professional help, and other financial recovery efforts. The campaign note stated, "I am Cheryl Lowthorp, owner of Best Showgirls In Vegas. It is with a heavy heart that I share that Our showgirl family has been wounded beyond reason; the beautiful soul of Maris Digiovanni has been stolen."
Further, it said, "Three other of our girls wounded and hospitalized, but thankfully their lives spared. This fund is being created with the purpose of providing our girls with the resources they need to recover. This will go towards the funeral, medical, professional help, and other financial recovery efforts."
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‘Weeklings’ cover Beatles classic with incredible video
Steve Trevelise Published: January 24, 2023
The Weeklings (Photo: The Weeklings/Youtube)
It takes a Weekling to cover a Beatles song, that is if you want it done incredibly. That's what you get with the Jersey band's latest remake of the Fab Four's "I've Just Seen A Face" on Jem records.
(Photo: The Weeklings/Youtube)
Lefty Weekling (Glen Burtnik), came up with the idea for the band to record The Beatles classic. Lefty explained the trajectory:
When I was a kid, the 'Rubber Soul' album came out. Side One, track one was 'I've Just Seen A Face' here in the U.S. It was a bouncy, positive start to a wonderful disc.
The lead vocals and harmonies soar beautifully above the dense, jangly guitars of Rocky Weekling (aka John Merjave) and Zeek Weekling (aka Bob Burger), and the driving bass and drums of Lefty Weekling (aka Glen Burtnik) and Smokestack Weekling (aka Joe Bellia). A sitar drone draws you into and out of the track, while a swirling, a capella moment waits to surprise you! No one re-imagines the music of The Beatles like The Weeklings!
Weeklings drummer, Joe Bellia, aka "Smokestack" Weekling, who came on my New Jersey 101.5 show along with Tony Pallagrosi, aka "Caesar Weekling", explained:
We were looking for something that we could make our own, and of course you're never going to improve on a classic like that. You can't really take it and say, 'I'm going to make this a better song.' So you do another version the same way Joe Cocker did 'With A little Help From My Friends' he made it his own.
(left to right) Laila Ortiz, Skylar Moody, Annalise DeLuca, and Michelle Merjava (Photo: The Weeklings/Youtube)
What also makes the song the Weeklings own is the creative video, which was the brainchild of Burtnik, aka Lefty. It starts out with a band of girls, 'The Beatles', played by Annalise DeLuca as Ringo, Laila Ortiz as Paul, Michelle Merjave as George, and Skylar Moody as John, taking over for the band while they play on the rooftop of Berkley Oceanfront Hotel, in Asbury Park.
The Weeklings version of "I've Just Seen A Face" premiered January 18th, on the SiriusXM satellite radio's "The Beatles Channel". Says Pallagrosi, aka "Caesar Weekling",
This is killing. In comparison to Taylor Swift, this isn't much. But for a rock band from New Jersey, at this point, it hasn't been on YouTube for 24 hours and we're going to have 3000 views.
Believe me, it's worth seeing again and again. For more Weeklings, subscribe to their YouTube Page.
“I’ve Just Seen a Face” is available on Apple Music and other digital outlets.
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United Way Diamond Ring Raffle Winner
Oswego, NY ? Jodi Lawton of Mexico, NY was recently announced the winner of the United Way of Greater Oswego County?s drawing for a stunning diamond ring.
The 14 karat yellow gold ring with a ? carat brilliant cut diamond and 12 baguette diamonds valued at $2,500 was generously donated by DuFore Jewelers in Oswego. The local business has been an active supporter of the United Way for many years, with the Christmas Eve raffle drawing a longstanding tradition many locals look forward to.
United Way Resource Development Director Stacey Morse said this year?s raffle generated a record high in ticket sales, raising more than $3,300 to support the United Way?s Annual Campaign.
?We cannot thank DuFore Jewelers enough for continuing to support the United Way?s mission of ending hunger, building successful youth, and ensuring wellness throughout Oswego County,? said Morse. ?This partnership is truly a shining example of what can be accomplished when we live united.?
To learn more about the United Way of Greater Oswego County and the 31 local programs it helps fund, visit www.oswegountiedway.org or www.facebook.com/OswegoUnitedWay
Local Businesses Give Thanks, Give Back
Fulton, NY ?Seven local businesses recently took part in a countywide Giving Thanks, Giving Back initiative by donating a percentage of their sales from Nov. 27 to the United Way of Greater Oswego County.
Barado?s on the Water in Central Square, GJP Italian Eatery in Oswego, Gibby?s Irish Pub in Oswego, Fajita Grill locations in both Fulton and Oswego, Phoenix Sports Restaurant in Phoenix, and Bombadil?s Tavern in Phoenix collectively raised more than $1,000 to support the United Way?s mission of ending hunger, supporting children and youth, and ensuring wellness across Oswego County.
Stacey Morse, United Way resource development director, said they were thrilled with the level of participation seen during the second year of Giving Thanks, Giving Back.
?This event was a true illustration of what can be accomplished when we live united,? said Morse. ?We are so grateful that these community champions joined us to make a difference in our county.?
According to Morse, the United Way hopes to expand Giving Thanks, Giving Back and make it an event that community members can look forward to.
?We hope to see this initiative grow in the coming years,? she said, adding they plan to continue holding the event on the day before Thanksgiving to make it easy for locals to give back at the start of the holiday season.
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DuFore Jewelers Supports the United Way Annual Campaign
Oswego, NY ? DuFore?s Jewelers is once again serving as a shining example of a community-minded small business by continuing the annual tradition of donating a diamond ring to be raffled in support of the United Way of Greater Oswego County?s Annual Campaign.
This year?s diamond ring is 14 karat yellow gold with a .50 carat brilliant cut center diamond and twelve baguette diamonds. The ring is currently on display at DuFore?s Jewelers, 94 West Second Street in Oswego.
?This year?s ring is absolutely stunning and the continued support and generosity from Dufore?s is truly remarkable,? said Stacey Morse, United Way resource development director. ?The unwavering support we receive from local small businesses is incredible. It takes an entire community working together to create positive change, and I believe we have that level of dedication here in Oswego County.?
This year?s diamond ring is valued at $2,500, but locals can take a chance on winning the ring for as little as $1 per raffle ticket or $5 for six tickets. All proceeds from ticket sales benefit the United Way?s mission of ending hunger, supporting children and youth, and ensuring wellness throughout Oswego County.
Tickets are available at DuFore?s Jewelers, the United Way office located inside the Community Bank building at 1 South First Street in Fulton, and from United Way staff and board members. The winning ticket will be drawn at noon on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24.
For more information, visit the United Way?s website at oswegounitedway.org or call the office at 315-593-1900.
Oswego Lions Club Supports Stone Soup Luncheon
Oswego, NY ? The Oswego Lions Club recently showed its commitment to supporting the local community by contributing $1,000 to help the United Way of Greater Oswego County fight hunger.
The donation will go toward the United Way?s annual Stone Soup Luncheon coming up on Nov 7 at St. Joseph?s Parish Center. Each year the event brings together area businesses and community members to collect monetary and nonperishable food donations which are used to fill the shelves of local pantries as the holiday season quickly approaches.
?We are extremely thankful for the continued support of the Oswego Lions Club,? said Stacey Morse, United Way resource development director. ?Over the years they have given thousands of dollars to food pantries throughout Oswego County, allowing agencies to provide nutritious meals to countless families in need.?
Morse said the sponsorship from the Lions Club, combined with donations collected from event attendees, results in hundreds of dollars and boxes of nonperishable food items going to three local pantries: the Human Concerns Center, Catholic Charities of Oswego County, and Salvation Army of Oswego County.
Along with the contribution from the Lions Club, Morse said the annual event would not be possible without help from generous local businesses and teams of dedicated volunteers.
?We are grateful for the many local businesses that are stepping up to provide soup and sides for the event,? said Morse. ?We are also fortunate to have groups of volunteers from Novelis and the SUNY Oswego Women?s Hockey Team who have helped in past years with everything from setup and salad prep to sorting nonperishable food donations and serving soup. I think this event really showcases how much can be accomplished when people come together for a shared cause.?
Ending hunger in Oswego County is one of the United Way?s three main target areas. To learn more about the organization and find updates about future events, visit oswegounitedway.org.
United Way invites community to Stone Soup Luncheon
Oswego, NY ? The United Way of Greater Oswego County will hold the 14th annual Stone Soup Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 7, at St. Joseph?s Parish Center, 240 W. First Street in Oswego, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Stone Soup Luncheon began as a social event to bring together individuals, agencies, and businesses in an effort to increase awareness around hunger in Oswego County. Over the years it has transformed into a fundraiser and food drive that local agencies rely on.
Stacey Morse, United Way resource development director, said all profits and nonperishable food donations from the event will be divided between local pantries that provide food for hundreds of hungry individuals.
?We are asking people to come together to help end hunger,? said Morse. ?We hope this event will shine a light on the very real issue of food insecurity in our county, and will generate resources to support agencies that are providing food to families in need.?
?The need for food access continues to rise. Knowing that our partner agency food pantries annually distribute thousands of meals, hunger is still a pressing issue in Oswego County,? Morse added.
The menu for United Way?s Stone Soup Luncheon will feature several varieties of soups donated by local restaurants, along with salad, rolls, and dessert from area businesses.
?The amount of community support for this event has been unbelievable,? said Morse. ??We truly appreciate how many local businesses have stepped up to make this luncheon possible, and how many volunteers have offered their time to make the day a success.?
The United Way will be accepting a donation of $5 per person, and those attending are urged to bring a donation of nonperishable food items. Those unable to attend the event but would still like to make a donation may call the United Way of Greater Oswego County at 315-593-1900. For more information, visit oswegounitedway.org.
United Way?s Stuff-A-Bus Campaign adopts changes
Oswego, NY ? Now in its 17th year of existence, the United Way?s Stuff-A-Bus campaign has continually evolved to meet the changing needs of the Oswego County community, and the 2019 school supply drive will be no exception.
As the need for school supplies for children of Oswego County continues to grow, neighbors are likely to see other individual drives popping up in their neighborhoods, but the iconic yellow buses parked in support of the Stuff-A-Buss Campaign will still be stationed around the county on Aug. 16.
?United Way takes great pride in supporting this initiative by identifying the needs of the community and supporting the solutions to address those needs,? said Patrick Dewine, United Way executive director. ?By garnering additional support throughout the community year after year, in 2018 alone we were able to provide 1,840 children with a total of 46,858 school items across Oswego County.?
Dewine said the mission of the program is to continue this tradition in order to ensure all children in Oswego County have the tools they need to be ready to learn on the first day of school.
?We are only able to continue this tradition thanks to our large network of volunteers across the county, our dedicated partners in each of the nine school districts, and thanks to new business partners who connect and engage with our mission,? said Dewine. ?We are happy to be able to continue providing this needed service to families in our community.?
This year, Dewine asks that community members take special notice of both the Stuff-A-Bus distribution sites and giveaway locations, which have seen some changes from previous years.
On Aug. 16 school buses will be located at the following sites from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to accept donations of school supplies, including pens, pencils, index cards, backpacks, rulers, and more.
Big Lots at 140 State Route 104 in Oswego (new location)
Top?s Supermarket on Route 3 in Hannibal
Kinney Drugs at 3318 Main Street in Mexico
Kinney Drugs at 3873 Rome Road in Pulaski
Kinney Drugs at 9543 Route 11 in Brewerton (new location)
Kinney Drugs at 17 South First Street in Fulton
Fulton Savings Bank Plaza on Route 57 in Phoenix
Staff members and volunteers from all nine Oswego County school districts and the United Way of Greater Oswego County will sort the collected supplies with a portion going to each district in the county.
Volunteers will be distributing supplies throughout the county as follows,
APW ? Tuesday, Aug. 20, 9 ? 11 a.m. at the APW Bus Garage
Central Square ? Tuesday, Aug. 20, 9 a.m. ? noon at the Central Square Bus Garage (new location)
Fulton ? Monday, Aug. 19, 4 ? 7 p.m. at Fairgrieve Elementary School
Hannibal ? Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1 ? 3 p.m. at Kenney Middle School
Mexico ? Tuesday, Aug. 20, 8 ? 11 a.m. at Mexico Middle School Gym
Oswego ? Tuesday, Aug. 20, 9 a.m. ? noon, or until supplies last, at Fitzhugh Park School
Phoenix ? Wednesday, Aug. 28, 5 ? 7:30 p.m. at Maroun Elementary (new location)
Pulaski ? Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1 ? 4:30 p.m. at Pulaski High School (new location)
Sandy Creek ? Tuesday, Aug. 20, 6 ? 7 p.m. at the Sandy Creek Board Room (new location)
Families are urged to attend the distribution in their school district only. A copy of the student?s 2018-2019 report card is required to participate. If entering a district for the first time, or transferred into a new district, an enrollment letter from that district is required.
School supplies will be available for those who would find it challenging to purchase the supplies that their child need for school. Volunteers will be on hand to assist and guide the children and to make sure they get the supplies they really need.
For more information on the Stuff-A-Bus campaign contact the United Way office at 315-593-1900 or visit oswegounitedway.org.
14th Annual Breakfast to Benefit Stuff-A-Bus
Oswego, NY ? This Saturday, July 27, enjoy a full breakfast at the Club House Tavern/Spencer?s Ali while supporting the United Way of Greater Oswego County?s annual school supply drive, the Stuff-A-Bus campaign.
The Club House Tavern/Spencer?s Ali, located at 126 W. Second Street in Oswego, is once again hosting the breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. on the last Saturday of July. The event is sponsored by Pathfinder Bank, Eagle Beverage, and tavern owners Robert and Liz McGrath.
United Way Executive Director Patrick Dewine said there are also many other supporters who help make the fundraiser possible year after year.
?We are very appreciative of the support we receive from all of our event sponsors,? said Dewine. ?I also need to acknowledge the planning committee that has been at work for months setting up this year?s event; the many volunteers who make sure the morning runs smoothly; and all of the local businesses that have provided in-kind donations to make the breakfast possible. It is inspiring to see how many businesses and community members are willing to come together to make sure youth across our county have the tools they need to be ready to learn on their first day of school.?
The suggested minimum donation for adults attending the breakfast is $6, with children 10 and under free. All proceeds and donations will benefit the Stuff-A-Bus campaign which helps distribute thousands of school supplies across Oswego County.
?Last year alone, the Stuff-A-Bus campaign collected 46,858 school supply items that were distributed to more than 1,800 children across all nine school districts in Oswego County,? said Dewine. ?This annual breakfast is our largest fundraiser to support the campaign, so we hope the community will once again come out for a delicious meal and set us on the path for another record-breaking year.?
Along with the breakfast, guests will also have the chance to win a Land Shark bicycle donated by Eagle Beverage. Tickets will be available at the breakfast for $1 each, or 6 for $5. The winner of the bicycle will be announced during the breakfast, but you do not need to be present to win.
After the breakfast, the next highlight of the annual Stuff-A-Bus campaign is a special collection day on Aug. 16 when school buses will be at the following locations from 9 am to 3 pm to accept donations of school supply items, such as pens, notebooks, backpacks, index cards, and more.
Kinney Drugs at 9543 Route 11 in Central Square
Big Lots at 140 State Route 104 in Oswego
For more information on the Stuff-A-Bus campaign or the annual breakfast, call the United Way office at 315-593-1900 or visit oswegounitedway.org.
Paper Buses Ready to Roll
Oswego, NY ? United Way Resource Development Director Lexie Wallace, left, joins Stuff-A-Bus Co-Chairperson Laurie Kelly, center, and Billye Germain of Pathfinder Bank in displaying the United Way?s paper buses. Community members can now show their support for the annual Stuff-A-Bus Campaign by purchasing a paper bus at Pathfinder Bank branches throughout Oswego.
Each year the Stuff-A-Bus Campaign works to ensure every child in our community is prepared for the first day of school by collecting school supplies to be distributed to less fortunate students throughout Oswego County. All proceeds from paper bus sales will go toward purchasing additional school supplies such as backpacks and calculators to support Oswego County students. For more information, contact the United Way by calling 315-593-1900 or visit oswegounitedway.org.
United Way Golf Tournament a Success
Oswego, NY ? Sunny skies and a pristine course greeted golfers who participated in the 24th annual United Way Golf Tournament on Monday, July 8, at the Oswego Country Club.
The tournament featured a morning and an afternoon flight, allowing for a total of 37 teams to participate throughout the day.
The first and second place teams for the morning flight received tied scores of 58, but Oscar Roofing was awarded the win after comparing the handicaps for the most challenging holes on course. Second place was awarded to the IBEW Local 43 team.
Top individual performers for the morning flight included:
Closest to the Pin, Hole 4: John Fiume / Maureen Caswell
Closest to the Pin, Hole 12: Eric Bresee / Deana Masuicca
Longest Drive, Hole 1: John Byrnes / Tamie Allen
The Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant team won the putting contest.
Morning skins winners included IBEW Local 43 with an eagle on Hole 14, Oscar Roofing with an eagle on Hole 10, FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant with an eagle on Hole 6, and Quaker Chemical with a birdie on Hole 8.
The Eagle Beverage team took home first place for the afternoon flight with an impressive 16 under score of 55. They were followed by Oscar Roofing?s second team of the day with a score of 57.
Top individual performers for the afternoon flight included:
Closest to the Pin, Hole 4: Bill Buske / Diane Lowry
Closest to the Pin, Hole 12: Bob Mazurowski / Lynne Eggert
Longest Drive, Hole 1: Kevin Dorsey / Lynne Eggert
The Novelis Men?s team won the afternoon putting contest.
Afternoon skins winners included Danno?s Deacons with birdies on Hole 4 and Hole 8, and Financial Partners of Upstate New York with an eagle on Hole 10.
?We could not have asked for a better day,? said Lexie Wallace, United Way resource development director. ?The event ran smoothly mostly thanks to the guidance of our tournament planning committee, which includes John Nelson, Lynne Eggert, Dave Lloyd, and Rich Godden. They have volunteered their time for months leading up to the event to help with everything from outlining the course games to choosing prizes for our winners.?
Wallace also said the event?s success was made possible with endless support from the Oswego Country Club staff and restaurant.
?Course Superintendent Scott Peters and his team truly made sure the course was perfect for our event,? said Wallace. ?Golf Pro Ryne Varney and Assistant Pro Mike Hogan could not have been more helpful through every step of the planning process and the day-of tasks. We also appreciate all of the work LaP&T staff Ray Jock, Kim Jock, Tammy Murphy, and their team put into making sure our golfers received a prompt and delicious gourmet meal.?
?We are extremely grateful for our returning Major Sponsors Burritt Motors, National Grid, Novelis, and Exelon Generation?s Nine Mile Point and FtizPatrick Nuclear Power Plants,? said Wallace. ?They were joined by Corporate Sponsors Burke?s Home Center, Fulton Savings Bank, David Mirabito with Financial partners of Upstate New York, IBEW Local 43, NBT Bank, NRG, Penske Logistics, Motion Industries, and Quaker Chemical, as well as countless Tee Sponsors and Food and Beverage Sponsors.?
According to Wallace, more than 30 volunteers gave their time throughout the day to help with checking-in golfers, running on course games, and selling raffle tickets.
?This day would not have been possible without the many individuals who donated their time to support our event,? said Wallace. ?We had volunteers helping us from sunrise to sunset. Not only did they help with the physical tasks of running games and setting up tee signs, but they also added to the positive energy of the day by greeting each challenge with a smile. They were truly the driving force behind the tournament.?
Wallace said the annual golf tournament is the United Way?s largest fundraising event of the year, and support from these local businesses and individuals helps to make a difference in the lives of thousands of Oswego County residents.
?Last year alone, United Way partner agencies provided more than 150,000 meals and assisted over 13,800 people in accessing the tools they need to lead healthier and happier lives,? said Wallace. ?We are thankful for all of the sponsors and teams that participated in our golf tournament because their support truly helps our mission of ending hunger, building successful youth, and ensuring wellness across Oswego County.”
To learn more about the United Way of Oswego County, or to view more pictures from the 24th annual Golf Tournament, follow the organization on Facebook by searching @OswegoUnitedWay.
Burritt Motors Sponsors Hole-In-One Contest
Oswego, NY ? Golfers participating in the 24th annual United Way Golf Tournament will once again have the chance to drive away with a brand new vehicle thanks to major sponsorship from Burritt Motors.
?We are so grateful that Burritt Motors has chosen to support our tournament by offering a hole-in-one contest,? said Lexie Wallace, United Way resource development director. ?Not only are they strong partners of the United Way, but the Burritt Motors team seems to constantly be active in the community. We consider ourselves lucky to have them as dedicated neighbors.?
Along with the hole-in-one contest, Wallace said there will be additional on-course games, as well as 50/50 raffles and other prizes.
The United Way Golf Tournament will take place on Monday, July 8, at the Oswego Country Club with tee times at 8 am and 2 pm. Together with Burritt Motors, Wallace said National Grid, Novelis, and Exelon Generation?s Nine Mile Point and FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plants are returning as major event sponsors.
?This is our largest fundraising event of the year, and it would not be possible without help from these community partners,? said Wallace.
In addition to many returning sponsors and teams, Wallace said there have also been quite a few new community champions stepping up to support the event.
?We are very excited to welcome two teams from Vistra Energy to this year?s tournament,? said Wallace. ?And we have also seen many new hole sponsors, including Canale Insurance & Accounting and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CNY Realty. Every sponsorship truly makes a difference, and we are grateful for all of the new and returning supporters we have in the community.?
Team registrations and sponsorship information for the 24th annual United Way Golf Tournament can be found by visiting oswegounitedway.org or by emailing [email protected]. Event news and updates are posted across the agency?s social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, which can be found by searching @OswegoUnitedWay on each platform.?
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The Art of French Fashion
Written by Palak Malik
Art is luxury, and luxury is fashion.
Does that mean art is fashion?
Or, fashion is art?
Triangulation of art, luxury and fashion often results in creative and complex outbursts.
Here are the three most famous French fashion brands that tap into this realm by indulging in artistic collaborations to invent pure luxury:
CHANEL’S ART AFFAIR
Chanel No 5 by Andy Warhol
Limited edition Chanel No 5
Metaphorically, luxury may spring out of fashion’s love affair with art but literally French fashion designer Coco Chanel supposedly had an affair with the famous Spanish artist Salvador Dali.
Salvador Dali and Coco Chanel
On one hand, Chanel herself operated in the time of surrealist art history movement and, went on to indulge in timeless collections via collaborations with other art legends like Picasso and Stravinsky. On the other hand, Andy Warhol who laid the foundation of the pop art movement got inspired by the Chanel No. 5 perfume bottle and, went for a silkscreen series titled Ads: Chanel. There are no prizes for guessing that this series was eventually used by Chanel not only for their Ad campaign, but for packaging a limited edition to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Andy Warhol.
In recent times, fashion trends seem to originate at the crossroad of luxury and art. For instance, Chanel’s recent Paris fashion week show wherein models walked in high-end luxe products in an art gallery set up that created frenzy amongst lovers of opulence.
HERMÈS SILK ROUTE
Classic collaboration of art and luxury comes across in the form of highly desirable Hermès scarves. It is commonly known that each one of those scarves is a hand-crafted colourful storyboard. Not only does it show tasteful artistic expression but it is designed as a high-end luxury product that’s a priceless grandmas hand-me-down.
Hermes scarf images from the brand's website
It is a long process; the ‘making of an Hermès scarf’. From collaborating with artists, finalising design, choosing the colour palette and, eventually silk screen printing; the whole cycle takes approximately two years. And, yet the Wikipedia page on Hermès claims, “An Hermès scarf is sold somewhere in the world every 25 seconds; by the late 1970s more than 1.1 million scarves had been sold worldwide.”
Grace Kelly and her sister wearing Hermes scarves (in New Jersey)
Miranda Kerr perks up the look by wearing a bright Hermes scarf
Madonna was seen wearing a Hermes scarf in place of top in the movie
There is no denying the fact that fashion makes art and luxury en vogue by defining the latest trends. It builds on the exclusiveness of the product in question by making it more enticing. So it is no wonder that the silk square canvases have had quite a bit of fan following, starting from Queen Elizabeth II who’s seen famously wearing one in a 1956 British postal stamp. Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly adorned it as headscarves, but Madonna took it a notch higher by wearing it as a wrap-around-top in the movie Swept Away. Other more contemporary fashion icons like Mirana Kerr (whose claim to fame was being Victoria’s Secret Angel) simply prefer to wrap it up in style by adding an aesthetic element to an otherwise dull outfit.
LOUIS VUITTON’S IMAGERY
When Marc Jacobs joined as the creative director of LV, he started indulging in artistic collaborations to reinvent brands’ image. Luxury was redefined when he got Stephen Sprouse on board to introduce punk art sensibility to LV products. Sprouse with his artwork gave a youthful makeover to the brands’ image when he did their graffiti logo bags that combined high culture with the low. Later, after the demise of the artist, LV even did a Sprouse memory collection using his words; re-establishing the bond between fashion and art.
Here it may also be argued that somewhere luxury may come across as an emerging business of art, when we take into account Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s take on reinterpretation of Louis Vuitton logo. And, more recent team up with Yayoi Kusama for their biggest collaboration meant not just playful polka-dotted products, but an entire concept store. Art and artists make for an important aspect of fashion installations or exhibits including show windows. But this particular LV store has a museum-like appeal inside out. It may be a fair assessment to say that similar to an art gallery, the luxury brand lures customers to check what’s on display with its art deco; making it a perfect marriage of art and fashion that births luxury. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5242505073547363, "wiki_prob": 0.47574949264526367, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0100.json.gz/line308673"} |
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Memorial held ahead of Indigenous Affairs Minister’s arrival in Attawapiskat
By APTN National News
(Community members gathered in Attawapiskat to remember 13-year old Sheridan Hookimaw. Photo: Jason Leroux)
Annette Francis
ATTAWAPISKAT — Family and friends gathered in song and prayer Sunday night in Attawapiskat to remember the life of 13-year-old Sheridan Hookimaw.
Hookimaw ended her life in October.
The ceremony was held on the outskirts of the reserve where candles surrounded a photo of the young girl, adorned with butterfly lights. It’s the place where Hookimaw’s body was found six months ago by a police officer.
It has been a long week in the community where media, politicians and government officials have converged after Chief Bruce Shisheesh declared a state of emergency after a string of suicide attempts.
The federal government responded by sending 18 mental health workers to Attawapiskat and the province promised $2 million dollars in annual funding.
Community members who attended the memorial would not comment on Hookimaw but did say the ceremony was held to support the family who is going through a tough week.
A picture of 13-year old Sheridan Hookimaw adorned with lights and flowers in Attawapiskat. Photo: Jason Leroux/APTN
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett and NDP MP Charlie Angus, who represents the riding, are scheduled to arrive in Attawapiskat at 12:30 p.m. local time to meet with the chief and community members.
Shisheesh told APTN National News Sunday that he will focus on a made-in-Attawapiskat solution to the problems that plague the community.
“We talk about helping each other, working together, and that’s where the three parties can come together, nation-to-nation,” said Shisheesh, “And what an opportunity for both governments to bring reconciliation, you know, to bring nation-to-nation — it’s right here in Attawapiskat.”
Shisheesh said the programs and funding in place now will not help the community. Health services are fragmented and split between Canada and the province. He said even when a young person is taken from the community for help, the healing isn’t complete.
“They send our children of Attawapiskat down south and with no proper assessment. There’s no follow up, no after care, no mental health services when they return to the community,” said Shisheesh. “And when they get sent out they come back without being properly taken care of. There’s no healing. There’s no proper assessment that has taken place. That’s where the two governments, provincial and federal needs to change the system.”
Attawapiskat has its own healing lodge but, according to Shisheesh, the chronic housing shortage where 12 or 13 people share a single house means it is usually used to house families rather than help people in the community who are having issues.
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Three Race Legends To Be Honored Before Firekeepers Casino 400 On Sunday
Fly Published: June 6, 2019
This Sunday will be the Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Before the race, 3 race legends will be honored as inductees for M.I.S. Wall of Fame.
According to Michigan International Speedway, Legends Roger Penske, Jack Roush and Darrell Waltrip will be honored as new inductees before the race on Sunday.
The three will join the Wall of Fame which currently includes, Richard Petty, Wood Brothers Racing, LoPatin Family, Penske Corporation and International Speedway Corporation.
Roger Penske is one of the top owners in auto sports. His Team Penske has cars racing in Indy Car, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Jack Roush is another legendary owner who is the head of Roush Fenway Racing. The team has won 325 NASCAR races and eight championships since debuting across the top three series in NASCAR.
Darrell Waltrip had a Hall of Fame driving career before he transitioned into one of the main broadcasters in the sport on FOX.
The Firekeepers Casino 400 is just one of the events this weekend that also includes, The XFINITY Series LTi Printing 250 on Saturday, June 8 and the ARCA Menards VIZCOM 200 on Friday.
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Robotic Pool Cleaner Firm Taps New Leader
By StephenOtto | February 24, 2015
Maytronics US of Norcross, Ga., has a new president/CEO.
Randy Kizitaff took the helm of the robotic pool cleaner firm on Jan. 12. His predecessor, Randy Hitchens, left to pursue other career opportunities.
A lifelong pool industry professional, Kizitaff has worked at Weatherking Products, SCP and SmartPool.
He was president of the latter just prior to accepting the Maytronics US position.
“SmartPool was the North American distributor of Maytronics products for five years. I’d worked with the management team and knew the technology,” Kizitaff noted.
In 2007, the two companies had an amicable parting of ways, with Israel-based Maytronics Ltd. establishing the Maytronics US subsidiary while SmartPool developed its own line of robotic cleaners and other products.
For Kizitaff, it’s full speed ahead. His goals include helping Maytronics US “do better what we do well now. I want to maximize the opportunities and strength that Maytronics has as a robotics manufacturer.”
Time will tell how well any new initiatives will fare, but it’s likely that industry retailers will be watching with interest. The automatic pool cleaner segment is relatively strong even in a down economy, and moves by major manufacturers are noticed.
At least one retailer wasn’t surprised by the leadership change at Maytronics US. “It’s not unusual in this industry for people to hop back and forth between companies,” said David Dos Santos, assistant retail manager at Teddy Bear Pools in Chicopee, Mass. “And, in this case, it’s probably advantageous for Maytronics to hire someone who knows their business,” yet can offer an outsider’s perspective.
Dos Santos added that he foresees continued strength in the robotics sector in 2010. “The majority of these consumers are inground pool owners who are able to spend more for cleaners. People who have pools want cleaners to maintain them,” he said.
Meanwhile, at SmartPool in Lakewood, N.J., Kizitaff’s departure will mean a more active role in day-to-day business for Joe Dubrofsky, founder/owner, according to Stephen Shulman, director of marketing.
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Happy Afloat Sailing
By The Happy Afloat Crew
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge!
Tales of family adventures at sea. We are a sailing family from the UK, not sailing around the world and loving it!
In each episode, we have a chat about aspects of cruising a sailing boat in the UK with the kids.
www.happyafloat.com
UK Sailing Adventure - Loch Finsbay to Shiant Islands
Summer Adventure – Part 14 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we visit the Harris marina and the stunning Shiant Islands. Bonus binaural content after the outro music. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Lochmaddy to Loch Finsbay
Summer Adventure – Part 13 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we visit the 'Hut of Shadows' and reach the furthest point north we have ever been! www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Vatersay to Lochmaddy
Summer Adventure – Part 12 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we leave the small island of Vatersay and visit the "Wizard Pool". We also discuss entertainment 80's style! www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Canna to Vatersay
Summer Adventure – Part 11 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, leave Canna and head to the Outer Hebrides and the small island of Vatersay. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Kerrera to Canna
Summer Adventure – Part 10 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, leave Kerrera and head to the small island of Canna. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Oban
Summer Adventure – Part 9 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we visit Oban the seafood capital of Scotland. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Corpach to Dunstaffnage
Summer Adventure – Part 8 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we leave the Caledonian Canal and visit Dunstaffnage. www.happyafloat.com #3DAudio #binaural Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - The Caledonian Canal
Summer Adventure – Part 7 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we cross Scotland with a transit of the Caledonian Canal. www.happyafloat.com #3DAudio #binaural Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Hartlepool to Inverness
Summer Adventure - Part 6 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we head to Scottish waters. We are chased by the fog and we complete our longest passage to date. www.happyafloat.com #3DAudio #binaural Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Weather Bound in Hartlepool
Summer Adventure - Part 5 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer adventure and want to take you along. In this episode, we are weather bound in Hartlepool for 48hrs. We fix stuff, eat fish & chips and make a pilgrimage to an ice cream parlour. www.happyafloat.com #3DAudio #binaural Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Harwich to Hartlepool
Summer Adventure - Part 4 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer adventure and want to take you along. In this episode, we leave Harwich and set sail for Hartlepool. Stuff starts breaking, we get caught in a thunderstorm and will we run out of fuel? www.happyafloat.com #3DAudio #binaural Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - The Bright Lights of Harwich
Summer Adventure - Part 3 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer adventure and want to take you along. In this episode, we leave the Walton Backwaters for the bright lights of Harwich. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Walton Backwaters
Summer Adventure - Part 2 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are going on a summer adventure and want to take you along. In this episode, anchored in the Walton Backwaters, we track down the source of the water in the bilge, sit out a thunderstorm and go seal spotting. #3DAudio #binaural www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
UK Sailing Adventure - Leaving Chatham
Summer Adventure - Part 1 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are going on a summer adventure and want to take you along. In this episode, we set sail and discover water in the bilge, we are sinking? www.happyafloat.com #3DAudio #binaural Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
How We Anchor
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode, we explain how we anchor, while anchored in a gusty & noisy F7 wind. Also tales from our month in the boatyard. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
How We Navigate
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode, we explain how we navigate around Britain. What apps, charts and other sources of info we recommend. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
You’ve Got The Power!
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode, we give power to the people and we explain how you can escape the ties of shore power! We discuss our battery and solar setup. We also talk about our new freezer and the first sail of the year! www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Links Our diesel heater Afterburner heater controller Our Freezer Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/
First step upgrades
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode, we focus on top tips for upgrading the comfort factor aboard. Including how to stop the smell from a stinky head and how to get a good nights sleep. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/397620/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/ https://freesound.org/s/524775/ https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/
How to buy a boat
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode, we focus on top tips for buying your boat and discover that there are actually boats made of chocolate out there too! www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/397620/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/ https://freesound.org/s/524775/
Which boat should you buy to sail your family around the UK?
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode we discuss what key features you should consider, when contemplating which boat to buy to sail your family around the UK. Most importantly, are two heads better than one? www.happyafloat.com Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/397620/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/ https://freesound.org/s/524775/ Music: https://www.podcast.co/music
Learning to sail how hard can it be?
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode we discuss the advantages of formal yacht training courses, the fun of bareboat chartering and how to build sea miles for all the family. www.happyafloat.com Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/397620/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/ https://freesound.org/s/524775/ Music: https://www.podcast.co/music
How to get your kids onboard with the crazy plan!
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! Our focus this time is the children, how do you get kids onboard with the parents' crazy idea to sail around Britain? You need to sow seeds that will spark their adventurous nature! In this episode we discuss a range of ideas to motivate the kids, from hunting the Loch Ness Monster to bribing them with their body weight in ice cream. www.happyafloat.com Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/397620/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/ Music: https://www.podcast.co/music
Is a UK circumnavigation better than sailing around the world?
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! COVID 19 & BREXIT are just two reasons why you might consider staying in UK waters and ticking off that circumnavigation of Britain. We discuss the implications of the Schengen agreement on longer cruises to Europe and an Atlantic Crossing. We list the reasons why you should grab the opportunity to sail around Britain. Also, discover the best chippy in the UK! www.happyafloat.com Sound Effects https://freesound.org/s/77692/ https://freesound.org/s/397620/ https://freesound.org/s/60507/ https://freesound.org/s/353416/ Music https://www.podcast.co/music
Summer Sailing Adventure 2020
Family sailing in the UK It's catch up time. A year has almost passed since the last episode, so where have we be sailing and what boat projects have we completed? Bonus content includes porridge, biscuits, all you ever wanted to know about lime kilns and a trip to the London Bridge of 1831. www.happyafloat.com
Why go Family Sailing?
UK family sailing. A coffee talk episode. A conversation about why adventures at sea are better together. www.happyafloat.com
Introducing the Crew
Family sailing in the UK Morning coffee is an important ritual on our boat. In this episode we have a brief introduction to the crew of the sailing vessel Happy Afloat. www.happyafloat.com
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Six questions for Android OEMs in 2017
Matt Adams
2016 was a year of change in the world of Android. Gone are the days where all you had to choose from was a minor revision of the same phone with a spec bump. The trend of smaller manufacturers making great smartphones for dirt cheap that started in 2015 got a major boost in 2016 with new players like LeEco enter the game.
We all saw some giants falter in 2016. Samsung’s struggles with the Galaxy Note7 were well documented, but Android staple HTC had another bad year too when the HTC 10 gained critical success but fell flat commercially. HTC failed to such an extent that it was rumored that the Taiwanese giant would sell off its mobile division (HTC denied those reports).
With the Android world in such a volatile spot right now, here are the questions we hope to see answered in 2017.
Where do Motorola, LG, and HTC go from here?
The Moto Z Play Droid
Motorola found a foothold with the Moto Z line despite speculation about the company’s future. LG released one of the best phones of the year in the V20 after falling flat with the G5 earlier in the year. HTC released some midrange options after its flagship failed to impress customers again this year. So, where do these three very different companies go from here?
Motorola’s future has been talked about at great length since it was acquired by Lenovo in October of 2014. We’ve seen some worrying signs like massive layoffs of Motorola staff, but also some encouraging ones like the rumor that Lenovo would quit making its own phones and go all in with Motorola.
The Moto Z lineup was a big departure from what Motorola had been producing beforehand. The glass sandwich (pictured above) felt much more premium than previous offerings, and the Verizon exclusivity helped Motorola’s bottom line through a massive advertising campaign that enabled Motorola to post solid sales numbers. I called the Moto Z Force Droid the best phone Motorola has ever made in my review, and I actually liked the Moto Z Play even more than the Force due to its unbelievable battery life. By all accounts, Motorola had a good year.
The LG V20
LG had a rocky start to the year but released arguably one of the best phones, the LG V20. The success of the V20 should take the sting off the dud that was the G5. LG deserves credit for taking a chance with a modular design of the G5, but the execution was so poor that I’ve personally warned off friends from buying it multiple times. LG will need to rebound if it wants to keep its early year flagship competitive.
I think LG Mobile’s future will be determined in 2017. If it can rebound with the G6 and improve on the V20’s successor, I think LG will have a long future in the mobile space. If both phones are commercial failures, we may see LG exit the phone market and focus on its consumer electronics and displays.
The HTC 10
HTC is on the most unstable ground right now. As I mentioned before, HTC’s year was so bad that it was rumored that it would sell off its mobile division. Even though HTC denied those reports, it should give you an indication of the health of the company that it even has to defend itself from such claims.
The HTC 10 was by all accounts a really good phone. I didn’t have the pleasure of using one myself, but our Scott Webster named the 10 one of the best phones of the year in his review and had the following to say about the camera
We found the HTC 10 camera to be among the absolute best smartphone shooters we’ve ever tested. Time and again we were impressed with the shutter speed, focus, and colors. There are few things that we enjoy more about a handset’s camera than being able to set it on automatic and trust things would work. That’s exactly what we found with the camera in the HTC 10.
-Scott webster
But, creating a great smartphone isn’t enough. The market has spoken and consumers don’t want another iterative improvement from HTC. The HTC 10 looked exactly like the HTC One M9 and HTC One M8 and HTC One M7 before it. Consumers want something new, fresh, and powerful before they drop over $600 on a device. Getting rid of your standout BoomSound speakers does not qualify as new. While the HTC 10 might be an excellent phone, it’s not new and fresh. There is so much choice in the market right now that the HTC 10 was dead on arrival.
Can HTC come up with something new or has it lost so much talent and treasure that innovating is out of reach? If it wants to survive 2017, it better.
Can Samsung find redemption?
The biggest story in mobile phones this year was the disaster that was the Samsung Galaxy Note7. In a rush to steal headlines from Apple, Samsung threw caution to the wind and released the Galaxy Note7 a few weeks early. Well, it certainly stole headlines from Apple, but not for the reasons it wanted.
Exploding phones aren’t good for public perception (or the bottom line). Even though some survey results have been released stating that upwards of 70% of customers would still buy a Samsung phone despite the Note7 struggles, we learned the hard way in 2016 to take polls with a grain of salt.
The Note7 was the best looking device of 2016
It cannot be overstated what a gigantic screw-up this was. Samsung pivoted the Note lineup from the power user’s dream to just be a trumped up Galaxy S device. It then destroyed what little good will it had left amongst Note enthusiasts by releasing a ticking time bomb. I know some will continue on with their Note7’s and feel like they are rebels, but limited battery capacity and no hope of ever getting security updates or new versions of Android are high prices to pay for feeling cool.
Rumors have been swirling about a redesigned and mindblowing Samsung Galaxy S8, and while that’s great Samsung needs to play a longer game here. If Samsung really wants to compete with Apple on its own turf, the Note8 will need to be the standout Android phone in 2017. Apple will be releasing its 10th anniversary iPhone in the fall of 2017 and will surely be bringing massive changes. Samsung will get pulled under Apple’s wake if it doesn’t bring its A-game.
Which manufacturer trying to break into the United States will have the best year?
OnePlus, LeEco, Huawei, Xiaomi, Gionee, Meizu, Ulephone, ZTE, Umi, Elephone, Leagoo… Besides being brands that you can import from sites like GearBest, they all share something else in common: they have little or no presence in the US before 2016 despite churning out excellent smartphones.
OnePlus and Huawei are leading the pack in the states so far, with the others having varying degrees of success. The second half of 2016 saw LeEco make a push headlined by the attractively priced Le Pro3 but also a range of consumer electronics like 4K televisions, Bluetooth headphones, and a Super Bike.
But, who is going to be the standout in 2017? OnePlus will have the best shot since it released a really stellar phone in the OnePlus 3T late in 2016, but LeEco is pushing the boundaries of what you can expect to get for your money. I ordered a Le Pro3 during its Black Friday sale for $250. This is a phone with true flagship specs (Snapdragon 821, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage). While it’s an unreal expectation to think we’ll see flagship phones at that price point in 2017, we can expect prices to sink lower and specs to rise higher. Can these disruptive companies drag down flagship prices from the $650+ prices we’ve seen in the last six or seven years?
The OnePlus 3 has been one of the best values of 2016
The wildcard in this situation, in my opinion, is Xiaomi. It has released some of the most stunning phones in the last part of 2016. The Mi Mix has taken all the headlines due to its 6.4″ bezeless display, but the Mi Note 2 is another gorgeous device that gives the Note7 a run for its money as the sexiest phone ever produced.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 via Slashgear
Which company makes the biggest inroads? My bet is on LeEco… if they don’t run out of money first. Xiaomi makes some of the best hardware in the market but doesn’t seem to have the infrastructure in the US to grow fast enough. OnePlus is another strong contender but its prices continue to rise with every new phone. If OnePlus starts to release phones that play in the same waters as the Pixels, Notes, and iPhones of the world, can it stay above water or will it sink like other contenders?
Where do the Nexus and Pixel programs go from here?
Google shocked fans of its Nexus program this year. Instead of giving us our yearly refresh of a moderately priced flagship with stock Android, Google decided to shutter the Nexus phones and go with a higher-end Pixel lineup. This was a monumental shift for Google and many Android enthusiasts were less than pleased with the new direction.
Gone are the co-branded devices with HTC, Samsung, LG, and Huawei in favor of the Pixel, phone by Google. While Google still contracts out the construction of the devices (HTC for the Pixel and Pixel XL), Google is running the show. Optimizing the hardware and software in many of the same ways that Apple does with the iPhone. This is truly a Google phone instead of a joint project.
For years people have been clamoring for Google to make its own iPhone-like devices. Now we have them, but it appears to have come at the cost of the Nexus program. There have been tweets from so-called insiders that claim the Nexus program will live on, but it’s hard to see a path for it now. Google’s phones from here on out will definitely be Pixels, but could we see more Nexus tablets or perhaps a Nexus wearable like a smartwatch? Doubtful, but only time will tell.
Many are eager to see where Google will go in 2017. What will the successor to the Pixel and Pixel XL look like? Will we see an evolutionary device that resembles an “S” upgrade (iPhone 6 -> iPhone 6S) or will we see an entirely new device? Google will be fighting against Apple’s 10th anniversary iPhone and the Samsung’s Galaxy Note8 in the fall of 2017 which means there will be heavy competition, to say the least. Does Google continue on with Stock+ Android or will the search giant start implementing its own skin and features into its devices much the same way Samsung, LG, HTC, and more do?
Will tablets make a comeback or die a slow death?
Believe it or not, tablets used to be a pretty important part of Android’s ecosystem. Hell, there was even a special version of Android (3.0 Honeycomb) just for tablets. Google teamed up with HTC, LG, and Samsung in the past to make some excellent Nexus tablets and Samsung continues making Galaxy tablets that seem to be the only option out there.
The biggest Android tablets in terms of sales in 2016? Amazon Fire tablets. You’d be forgiven if you didn’t know Fire tablets run Android since Amazon makes no mention of it. Fire tablets use a forked version of Android with a heavy skin on top that ship without many Google services that you would see in a normal Android tablet (like access to the Play Store).
So, what happened? Where did all the momentum of Honeycomb, Nexus hardware, and a huge app library go to? Well, look at your phone. Now look back at this article. Now imagine what a tablet can do in 2016 that a phone can’t. Not much, right? The ever increasing phone display has basically killed off Android tablets.
My all-time favorite tablet, the Nexus 10
In a highly unscientific survey of the AndroidGuys staff, the most common answer of why you’d use a tablet over your phone ended up being to watch movies on a trip. Other popular answers included playing games (especially popular among our Nvidia Shield owners) and productivity software, but most agreed that an iPad is better suited to that due to app disparity. Most of our staff said there’s no use for a tablet when we have phones with displays almost 6″.
Tablets had a place when our phone’s screens were 3.5″. A 7″ or 10″ tablet just doesn’t cut it for most people anymore when tablets can cost anywhere from $200 – $600 and don’t offer more than a little screen real estate. Are you going to pay that just to watch PewDiePie on a bigger screen? I didn’t think so.
The outlook for tablets isn’t good right now. Someone is going to have to come out with a killer feature to make people want them again. Lenovo is trying with its new Yoga Book, but the option of getting the tablet with Windows makes the Android version far less desirable.
In a world where even the iPad’s sales are down, can the Android tablet market thrive again or will it wither away and die?
What is the next big trend?
Curved displays. Modular designs. More glass than you can shake a stick at. These were the trends in 2016. Samsung scored big with the beautiful Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and others like Xiaomi are now trying to emulate the curved display design. LG and Motorola both released what it felt like the future of modular smartphones would look like to varying degrees of success. Almost every phone released in 2016 had a glass front and back… or so it felt.
But, what is the next big trend? What are we going to see pop up in 2017? Sure, some OEMs are going to be playing catch-up, but what will the trendsetters do?
I hope 2017 brings a return to an old trend. Durable phones with big, removable batteries. Don’t get me wrong, I love how a glass phone feels in my hand and I love how it looks even more, but I want a phone that doesn’t give me a heart attack if I drop it on the floor. I’m currently reviewing the LG V20 and I know I don’t have to worry about it taking a fall or sliding off a smooth surface. Getting that piece of mind back is pretty nice.
I think the next big trend will be Services. We’re already seeing Apple moving into more of a services company than a hardware company, and I think Google is going to head there too. Google HAS to figure out its messaging ecosystem and fast. Apple still dominates with iMessage and Google’s four (or more) app strategy is a complete mess.
Google offers streaming music, streaming video, books, and pretty much every kind of media you could think of. But now is the time to bring it all together into one service. One subscription for Google Play Music, YouTube Red, a Kindle competitor, an Audible competitor, and streaming movies just makes sense. All of these huge companies (Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft) want to lock you into an ecosystem so it’s harder to move in between them. What’s easier than getting all of your media from one company with the ability to cast it to any TV or speaker connected to a Chromecast or a Google Home?
What do you think? What will be the next big trend for 2017? What do the futures of Samsung, LG, HTC, and Motorola hold? What do you want to see from Google next year? Let us know down in the comments.
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A 15-year-old girl is raped. The Latino boy she’d been tutoring is the sole suspect. She’s rich, the daughter of Frank...
GUILT BY ASSOCIATION
by Marcia Clark ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 20, 2011
A corker of a debut novel in which a brainy, plucky female prosecutor refuses to rush to judgment.
A 15-year-old girl is raped. The Latino boy she’d been tutoring is the sole suspect. She’s rich, the daughter of Frank Densmore, a prominent member of the medical profession. He’s poor, a prominent member of the Sylmar Sevens, an L.A. street gang. Actually, Luis Revelo isn’t all that poor thanks to modest but steady profits from various sorts of petty larceny. Still, it’s the street-gang part that matters. Since he happened to be in the vicinity at the time of the crime, and since he is who he is, it’s clear—to most of the cop brass, as well as to arrogant, self-important Dr. Densmore—that Luis is their perp. ADA Rachel Knight begs to differ—as does her close friend LAPD Detective Bailey Keller. Savvy women that they are, both see go-slow signs. To begin with, Susan, the victim, simply won’t identify Luis as her molester. It was dark, she was terrified, but it isn’t Luis, she insists, who put the pillow over her head. The fact that Dr. Densmore insists that it is does little to persuade since neither Rachel nor Bailey react positively to arrogance and self-importance. Meanwhile, closer to home, there’s an equally bedeviling case, the murder of a friend and associate. Here, too—because they’re forced to unsettle certain folks in high places—Rachel and Bailey, careers on the line, proceed with caution.
Pub Date: April 20, 2011
Publisher: Mulholland Books/Little, Brown
Review Posted Online: April 5, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 2011
Categories: GENERAL MYSTERY & DETECTIVE | MYSTERY & DETECTIVE | DETECTIVES & PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS
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by Marcia Clark
MORAL DEFENSE
Forget about solving all these crimes; the signal triumph here is (spoiler) the heroine’s survival.
A CONSPIRACY OF BONES
by Kathy Reichs ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 17, 2020
Another sweltering month in Charlotte, another boatload of mysteries past and present for overworked, overstressed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.
A week after the night she chases but fails to catch a mysterious trespasser outside her town house, some unknown party texts Tempe four images of a corpse that looks as if it’s been chewed by wild hogs, because it has been. Showboat Medical Examiner Margot Heavner makes it clear that, breaking with her department’s earlier practice (The Bone Collection, 2016, etc.), she has no intention of calling in Tempe as a consultant and promptly identifies the faceless body herself as that of a young Asian man. Nettled by several errors in Heavner’s analysis, and even more by her willingness to share the gory details at a press conference, Tempe launches her own investigation, which is not so much off the books as against the books. Heavner isn’t exactly mollified when Tempe, aided by retired police detective Skinny Slidell and a host of experts, puts a name to the dead man. But the hints of other crimes Tempe’s identification uncovers, particularly crimes against children, spur her on to redouble her efforts despite the new M.E.’s splenetic outbursts. Before he died, it seems, Felix Vodyanov was linked to a passenger ferry that sank in 1994, an even earlier U.S. government project to research biological agents that could control human behavior, the hinky spiritual retreat Sparkling Waters, the dark web site DeepUnder, and the disappearances of at least four schoolchildren, two of whom have also turned up dead. And why on earth was Vodyanov carrying Tempe’s own contact information? The mounting evidence of ever more and ever worse skulduggery will pull Tempe deeper and deeper down what even she sees as a rabbit hole before she confronts a ringleader implicated in “Drugs. Fraud. Breaking and entering. Arson. Kidnapping. How does attempted murder sound?”
Pub Date: March 17, 2020
Publisher: Scribner
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 15, 2020
Categories: GENERAL MYSTERY & DETECTIVE | GENERAL THRILLER & SUSPENSE | MYSTERY & DETECTIVE | SUSPENSE | THRILLER | DETECTIVES & PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS | SUSPENSE | GENERAL & DOMESTIC THRILLER
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by Kathy Reichs
THE BONE CODE
TWO NIGHTS
As usual, Patterson (Cradle and All, p. 262, etc.) provides a nonstop alternation of felonies and righteous retribution...
by James Patterson ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 20, 2000
Who’s robbing all those banks and kidnapping all those people and killing all those accomplices? It’s somebody calling himself the Mastermind—a comic-book sobriquet that represents everything that’s wrong with the latest installment in Patterson’s Alex Cross franchise.
A young woman robs a bank in suburban Maryland and threatens to kill the manager’s family if she’s kept from meeting her timetable. She’s less than a minute late out the door, so the family dies. So does the robber. So do all the staff at a second bank after somebody tips the police off. Who could possibly be so ruthless? It’s the Mastermind, the evil genius who set up both robberies intending murder from the beginning—even warning the cops the second time. And robbing banks is only the beginning for the megalomaniac, who’s plotting a group abduction worth $30 million and a series of maneuvers that’ll feed his cat’s-paws to the police, or to the fishes. And since the Mastermind likes to see families suffer, he vows to take the war of nerves right to forensic psychologist Cross. But if he wants to ruin the D.C. detective’s life, he’ll have to stand in line, since Cross’s girlfriend Christine Johnson is pulling away from him and his daughter Jannie is suddenly having seizures. Despite his prowess with guns and fists, and his awesome insight into other people’s minds, Cross would be desperate if it weren’t for the timely embraces of FBI agent Betsey Cavalierre, to whom he’ll make passionate love while telling her, “I like being with you. A lot. Even more than I expected.” With an adversary like that, how can the Mastermind prevail?
As usual, Patterson (Cradle and All, p. 262, etc.) provides a nonstop alternation of felonies and righteous retribution unclouded by texture, thought, or moral complexity, to produce the speediest tosh on the planet.
Pub Date: Nov. 20, 2000
Publisher: Little, Brown
Categories: MYSTERY & DETECTIVE | POLICE PROCEDURALS | THRILLER
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CCTV appeal launched after woman's handbag snatched near church
A 61-year-old woman fell to the ground after her bag was stolen in the attack in Edinburgh.
Attack: The woman fell to the ground after her purse was stolen. Police Scotland
By Vidushi Tiwari
Police have launched a CCTV appeal after a woman’s handbag was snatched in Edinburgh.
The theft occurred on London Road near Meadowbank Church on January 6 around 6.35pm.
A 61-year-old woman was waiting to cross the road when her handbag was snatched, causing her to fall to the ground.
Police believe the man pictured in CCTV footage has information that can assist the investigation, and are urging him, or anyone who recognises him, to come forward.
He is described as white, around 5ft 8in, aged 25 to 30, with “straggly” brown hair.
He was wearing a dark parka-style jacket with a fur-lined hood, red or burgundy tracksuit bottoms and trainers.
If anyone has any information regarding the incident or recognises the man in the image, please contact Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 2322 of Thursday, January 6 2022.
Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where information can be given anonymously.
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PROF SIMON DE GRAAF
Simon de Graaf
My research and why I do it
An interview I did with the School of Life and Environmental Sciences back in April 2019. A little about what I do, why and some career highlights:
1. Can you share with us in the simplest terms what your research is about?
I develop reproductive technologies such as artificial insemination, sperm sexing and semen freezing for production animals (mainly sheep) and wildlife. At its most basic level, this means studying how sperm function, interact with the female reproductive tract and ultimately what makes them fertile. My research helps accelerate genetic progress and production efficiency in animal agriculture, while also helping to save endangered wildlife through captive breeding programs.
2. Why sheep?
You could say that sheep reproduction research is in my academic DNA. My supervisors and ‘grand’-supervisors were central figures in the development of all the reproductive technologies the sheep industry utilise today and quite famous in our field. Given that academic lineage it was probably inevitable I would carry on the sheep reproduction legacy!
Aside from my inherited interest in the species, I work with sheep as their reproductive physiology is interesting, they’re quite enthusiastic research participants and they’re genuinely enjoyable to interact with. More broadly, I am passionate about the sheep industry and its people and their contribution to society. I am very lucky to work closely with an industry that has done so much for Australia and has been very welcoming to myself, my students and our research and ideas.
3. Your research has recently ‘gone viral’, in your opinion what part does the media play in creating impact?
The media can assist to grow the impact of research beyond a specific academic discipline to external stakeholders, whether that be industry (for me it is sheep production and animal agriculture) and/or the general public. Research disseminated in scientific papers (even if open access) often only impacts our own discipline, but concurrent reporting in the media can help reach a much broader audience and influence many people who would not normally be aware of the work we do. For me personally, media reporting of my work has facilitated discussions with artificial breeding companies and farmers around the world asking how they can support and/or utilise our research. To summarise, the media has played a major role in dramatically growing external engagement with our research and generated considerable industry and public support for the work we do.
4. Your research has taken you all over the world, do you have a favourite place that you’ve visited?
Difficult to narrow it down to a single place. In Australia, I always enjoy my time in the Western Districts of Victoria. Very friendly farming community, so much interesting history and architecture and some fantastic bakeries! Internationally, I can’t go past the Loire valley in France. We have a collaboration with INRA in Nouzilly that stretches back over 50 years and it is always a pleasure to work with our French colleagues in one of the world’s foremost food and wine regions.
5. What has been the highlight of your career so far?
Two recent things come to mind:
Last year, after around two decades of research, ‘sexed semen’ in sheep was released commercially. Our lab worked for around two decades to develop this technology so that was immensely satisfying.
As a boy, I watched Landline every Sunday on the ABC with my family, religiously. So it was very special to appear on Landline last month (‘Sheep and Science: Merino lambs sired 50 years ago’) alongside my former PhD supervisors and my current staff and students in a story dedicated to the long history (from the 1950s onwards) and achievements of our research group. To share with the world how 60+ years of research revolutionised the sheep industry and set the foundation for modern day human assisted reproduction was an incredible experience. To have my own research featured as a part of that long, storied history was very humbling and probably my overall career highlight so far.
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Technical Trivia by Dr. FB / 2.4 GHz Wireless LAN Antenna
Technical Trivia by Dr. FB
2.4 GHz Wireless LAN Antenna
Can it be used for amateur 2400 MHz?
Dr. FB
Even if there are days when we can't hear DX on CW or SSB, we can hear the FT8 sounds for DX stations every day. It's amazing, and is a wonderful mode! FT8 is widely used not only in the HF band but also in VHF and UHF, but even if I provide the topic of the super-high frequency band of 2400 MHz, it may not be useful for daily amateur radio activities and it may be meaningless because most of hams do not have such super-high frequency radios. Even so, with the trend of 5G (5th Generation) in the world, I dismantled the 802.11b/g compatible (2.4 GHz band) wireless LAN antenna, thinking that the era of millimeter waves would come to amateur radio.
2.4 GHz band of wireless LAN and 2400 MHz band of amateur radio
Wi-Fi peripherals are assigned two frequency bands, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. In addition to communication with a relatively short distance such as the connection between a cellular-phone and peripheral devices in the 2.4 GHz band, it is possible to perform communications between two points that are quite far apart by connecting an external antenna. Data communications between two points using this 2.4 GHz band is performed in areas and places where wired LAN connection is not possible. This is also called inter-building communications, and this is where we amateur radio operators are interested in. Figure 1 shows the 2.4 GHz band antenna used for the inter-building communications.
Figure 1. Installation example of wireless LAN antenna for 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g)
13 channels are allocated for the 2.4 GHz band wireless LAN in Japan. Allocated frequencies are between 2.412 GHz (2412 MHz) as channel 1 and 2.472 GHz (2472 MHz) as channel 13 in 0.005 GHz (5 MHz) increments. On the other hand, the frequency of the 2400 MHz band assigned to amateur radio is 2400 to 2450 MHz, so there is a part that overlaps with the frequency of wireless LAN and I think we can use the Wi-Fi antenna in the amateur 2400 MHz band.
The wavelength of the 2400 MHz band is as short as 12.5 cm, and although advanced technology is required for building such super-high frequency antenna, it can be said that it is a reasonable size for making your own antenna. The 2400 MHz band radio is also used only by some enthusiasts, and even if I provide the topic of antennas here, I cannot measure or experiment, but as a technology to enjoy watching, I dismantle the antenna in Figure 1. The contents are shown in Figures 2 and 3.
Antenna dismantling
The antenna I got is an antenna for outdoor installation for the wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) using the 2.4 GHz band. Figure 2 shows the appearance of the antenna. As you can see in the photos, it is covered with plastic case and it is designed as weather-proof.
Figure 2. The antenna is covered with plastic case.
Figure 3 shows a photo of the inside with the antenna cover removed. It was a Yagi antenna as I had imagined. The composition is an 8-element Yagi beam antenna, and the radiator part is formed a folded dipole probably because it takes a broadband. The wavelength of 2400 MHz is calculated to be 0.125 m (= 12.5 cm), and the left and right length of the radiator is λ/2, so it should be 6.25 cm (= 62.5 mm). The actual measurement is 53 mm, which is nearly 10 mm shorter than the calculation.
Figure 3. Inside view of the antenna
The matching section is designed as hairpin matching that is often seen in HF band multi-band and multi-element Yagi antennas. Figure 3 shows the length or size of the matching part and other elements. Figure 4 shows an enlarged photo of the matching section.
Figure 4. Structure of hairpin matching section
Antenna radiation pattern
Figure 5 shows a characteristic diagram of an antenna equivalent to the disassembled antenna.
Figure 5. Radiation patterns of disassembled antenna (quoted from Icom website)
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In the part that explains the frequency of wireless LAN in the text, it is expressed as "GHz" according to the explanation of IEEE 802.11b/g, and in the part that explains the frequency band of amateur radio, it is expressed as "MHz" according to the US frequency allocation. The standard name of IEEE is omitted in the text as an abbreviation.
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Is Libertarianism Fundamentally about Competition? Or about Property?
Some folks have heard me beat this drum. But it’s a fresh-enough thought - going to fundamentals that run deep beneath normal politics - so that I am moved to raise it yet again. In part because someone recently asked me, as author of The Transparent Society:
“Can transparency and libertarianism complement each other?”
Now let’s have the simple answer first. Yes. A sane, better-focused libertarianism would be utterly compatible with transparency. In fact, it should be the very top priority.
Both Adam Smith and Friedrich Hayek proclaimed that markets are healthy in direct proportion to the number of skilled and knowing player-participants. Indeed, one chief indictment against every pre-modern economic system is that nearly all of them were based on “allocation” of resources by elites. Allocators are inherently knowledge limited and likely to be delusional, precisely because they are few.
Just to be doubly clear on that: almost all previous cultures used GAR - or Guided Allocation of Resources - as their guiding economic principle. Whether the allocation was done by kings, feudal lords, priests or communist nomenklatura, it was nearly always the same: decisions over how to invest society's surplus, which endeavors to capitalize and which products to produce were made by a small clade of delusional elites, as wrong in their models as they were sure of them.
Starting with Adam Smith - and later fervently preached by others, including Hayek - the notion of FIBM, or Faith In Blind Markets, began to compete against GAR. The core notion? That the mass wisdom of millions of buyers, sellers, voters and investors will tend to emphasize or reinforce better ideas and cancel or punish bad ones. Delusions - the greatest human tendency - will be quickly discovered because no longer will some narrow group be able to nurse them without question. Hence, getting back to the original question: the more transparency - and the greater the number of participants - the more people can come up with relatively accurate models and act upon them... or acutely criticize flaws in the models of others.
But let’s extend that thought and ask an even more general question.
Isn’t libertarianism fundamentally an appreciation of competition?
Think about all the core enlightenment processes -- entrepreneurial markets, science, democracy and justice. Each of these modern systems produce the modern miracle of positive-sum games... creating win-win scenarios for everybody. The famous rising tide that lifts all boats.
Now sure, there’s a lot more involved than just competition! There are many cooperative or consensus or even moral aspects... read Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments, to see that "competition" does not mean "cut-throat" or the brutal image of social darwinism. Many of today's libertarians oversimplify, especially the followers of Ayn Rand.
Nevertheless, it is wholly right and proper for a libertarian to emphasize and focus on one main feature of these positive sum processes. The fact that they all arise by harnessing and encouraging fair rivalry among human beings. So let me reiterate.
Competition is the great creative force of the universe.
That's proved. Competition produced all of nature's evolutionary marvels... and us. By far the most successful human enterprise - science - is an inherently competitive process and scientists tend, by personality, to be extremely assertive in going after rivals. Moreover the arts, supposedly our "highest" endeavors, are inherently - often ferociously - competitive, even when they are lecturing us about cooperation! And yes, in professing this vast generalization you can see the libertarian in me - (despite my deep disdain for Ayn Rand.)
But the sane libertarian also knows that competition - in nature and primitive human societies - contains an inherent contradiction. A runaway process of self-destruction that historically always led (and I do mean always) to calamity...
...to the winner turning around and cheating! Victors in ancient combat were never content with incremental or partial success in war. Can you picture the victorious helping their adversaries to their feet and welcoming them to come back to another equal fight the following year? It was human nature, rather, to destroy opponents. The battlefield may have made you great, but you do not want to return there again and again for an endless series of even matches!
Think. In order to have maximum creative output, competition has to go on and on, maximizing innovative aspects and minimizing blood. The clearest example of transforming destruction into endlessly vigorous competition may be the ritualized combat systems called rule-based sports.
Nor is this just about war. Adam Smith saw what had happened in markets and societies for 4000 years. Winners in capitalism tend not to be satisfied with success in the latest market battle, with a cool product or in achieving recent financial or political success. Human nature propels us to use our recent victory to ensure that competitors will fail in future struggles. To bias the next competition. Or to stomp our defeated competitors flat! To absorb their companies. Squat on patents. Create monopolies or cartels to divvy-up markets. Eliminate transparency. Spy on competitors but keep them - and consumers in the dark. Capture regulators and make them work for us. Capture politicians and make the laws favor us.
Suppose that I become rich and powerful. What will I do, if I am one of the 99% who let human nature play out? Then I’ll use wealth and power to game the system so new competitors won't challenge me! If you deny this, you're just being silly. It was the way of oligarchy, in 99% of human cultures. The top priority of the owner-lords in all those nations was one distilled goal - to prevent bright sons of the the peasant class from competing fairly with the children of the rich. Admit it. Go ahead, choose a random decade across the last 60 millennia, in some random locale that had metals. Tell me this wasn't the pattern.
It worked. It’s in our blood. We're all descended from the harems of guys who pulled off that trick.
And here is where Adam Smith came in. He looked around, saw all the cheating by owner-oligarchs destroying the creative effectiveness of markets. And - in the seminal year 1776 - he called for something new. A way to get the best, most creative-competitive juices flowing, in the largest possible variety of human beings, while preventing the old failure mode. And it turned out there was a way.
As in rule-based sports, competition can only becoming self-sustaining... continuing to deliver its positive-sum outcomes... amid a network of transparent, fine-tuned, relentlessly scrutinized -- and universally enforced -- rules.
The vital importance - and difficult complexity - of “fairness”
Fair competition isn’t just a matter of morality. It is also the way to maximize competitive output, by ensuring that bright people and teams get second, third chances and so on. And creating ever-flowing opportunities for new competitors to keep arising from the population of savvy, educated and empowered folk. That kind of fairness requires rules and careful tending to ensure new competitors can and will always arise to challenge last year's winners. And that earlier winners can't cheat. Because... we've seen... they will.
Let’s be plain here. The founder of both liberalism and libertarianism - Adam Smith - weighed in about both of these reasons for fairness, To him, they were equally important. All right, liberals and libertarians each emphasize different ones. Liberals talk about the moral reasons for fairness and libertarians the practical, competition-nurturing ones. They tend to forget that - as followers of Smith - they actually want the same end result!
What they share is something deeper that both movements ought to recognize. They want every child to hit age 21 ready and eager to join the rivalry of work, skill and ideas.
Liberals should recall that fair competition is the driver, the engine of our cornucopia. The source of the wealth that made social progress possible. And libertarians need to pause, amid their dogmatic, “FDR-was-Satan” incantations, and recall that the word “fair” is the only thing that can make competition last.
Ironically, government can play a role there, if carefully watched. e.g. by ensuring that all poor kids get the care and education needed to become adult competitors! By ensuring that social status - whether poor or hyper-privileged - is never the prime determinant of success or failure. In other words, a sane libertarian who loves competition does not scream "Socialism!" at every state intervention. Instead, that grownup libertarian calmly judges every intervention by one standard.
"Will this help to increase the number of skilled, vigorous competitors?"
And by that standard, suddenly, liberals and libertarians have something to discuss. Without a scintilla of doubt, measures for civil rights, sanitation and public health, infrastructure, childhood health care and... yes... the vast increases in literacy wrought by public education... vastly increased the number of citizens capable of independent engagement in markets and innovative goods and services.
Sure, we are finding flaws in our schools! But that judgment (let's remember) is from the higher plateau of expectations and desires that public education created! It is only because we achieved 99% literacy that - suddenly - 99% literacy is no longer anywhere near enough. Is it time to bring market tools and competition into education? Sure. Probably. And I am willing to discuss the assertion that teachers' unions have "become a cartel." Still, when criticism turns into willful dogmatism, a failure to acknowledge the accomplishments and effectiveness of mass society - brought into effect by government, exactly as demanded by Adam Smith(!) - well that's churlish ingratitude and hardly a basis for saying "let's move on to something better."
And there are things government should not do! Some well-intentioned things that stymie competitive creativity, instead of enhancing it. "Equalizing all outcomes. is socialism and I am not on that boat! But maximizing the number of skilled and ready competitors is a different goal and I am here to hold that conversation. You may be surprised how many liberals and moderates will be willing to discuss it (and occasionally vote libertarian) if you make that the issue, instead of "FDR-was-Satan!"
A Movement based on LOVE of something, not HATE...
Sorry, but this needs to be hammered home, so let me repeat it. Screeching an incantation that government inherently suppresses competition is pure religious cant, disproved by countless counter-examples, from education and public health to the vast stimulative effect of public investments in science and technology and infrastructure. Again, look at 4000 years of history. Instead of simple-minded hatred of government, be more interested in pragmatic ways to enhance creative competition. Then the movement might have the subtlety of a surgeon or mechanic, instead of the sensibility of a berserk lumberjack. Make it about love of something, not bilious blame and hate.
So... is libertarianism consistent with transparency?
By that standard, transparency is clearly one of the most vital things that libertarians could defend. Hayek himself said that markets (and democracy and science and justice) only work when all participants know as much as possible. Absence of light is death to all four positive-sum games.
Alas, today's libertarians are (I grieve to say it) in-effect quite mad. They worship unlimited private property, even though it was precisely the failure mode that crushed freedom in 99% of human cultures. And they rage against a system that in general resulted in vastly more wealth, freedom and more libertarians than any other.
This is a quasi-religious idolatry. It makes them complicit allies of the enemies of competition. It makes them murderers of the thing that they should love.
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Stephan Kinsella said...
I think it's somewhat confusing to even ask what libertarianism is "about". It's not like it's a novel with a plot or theme.
So I take such questions to mean: what is libertarianism? What are its core beliefs or principles? I'd say that to the extent it's "about" anything, it's about peace and cooperation and freedom and liberty, and the problem of conflict, which itself stems from the fundamental fact of scarcity. And it recognizes that the solution is liberty, defined in terms of a certain conception of property title allocation (self-ownership plus Lockean homesteading).
I don't think it's about competition. Competition is just one phenomenon that can result when people have liberty, like people learning, having families, and sleeping at night. Libertarianism is not "about" these consequences or phenomenon of a society that respects property rights. I discuss more in What Libertarianism Is.
milam command said...
"About" simply means what's the fundamental idea regarding X. What's the gist of it?
The gist of Libertarianism is: property rights. If you understand Locke's and Rothbard's passages about property, and consistently apply them , you've got 90% of it.
Locke: http://bit.ly/wgCroX
Rothbard: http://mises.org/daily/2569
Milam: sure, that makes sense. But it's about property, because people want to find a way to use scarce resources cooperatively and fairly, without unnecessary violent conflict. So in a sense it's about people opposing violence and favoring peace and prosperity.
Jacob said...
I want nothing to do with a Libertarianism that is fundamentally about Property.
Jonathan Burns said...
You've hit a key insight:
(1) Equal opportunities result in unequal rewards.
(2) Unequal rewards result in unequal opportunities.
(3) Unequal opportunities result in unequal rewards.
Anyone can see where this feedback loop goes. Would you agree that it goes there even assuming competition is clean and transparent?
If so, and if you want the overall benefits of having lots of serious competitors at the starting line, then somebody has to help pick up the losers and reestablish their opportunities. As well, some portion of the overall reward has to be confiscated for that purpose.
If that confiscation is too onerous, then the competition isn't worth having. Either confirm the latest winners in a perpetual monopoly, or decide that the enterprise is as productive as it's ever going to be, and socialize it as a public chore.
Jacob: and yet, you would surely not want your own property taken.
Your comment reminds me of one of Rand's great lines:
"Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper’s bell of an approaching looter."
The taking of property matters not compared to how that taking affects the liberty of the individual from which it was removed. It is my Liberty and others that I am concerned about. Property is something I respect but only in the context of how it affects the freedom of individuals.
That is Libertarianism that is not fundamentally about property. I believe David Brin is correct that the focus is wrong.
Carl M. said...
I would say that libertarianism is about liberty. This does mean endorsing property, with some caveats. Slavery is a form of property, and yes, you can have slavery as the result of voluntary transactions. People selling themselves into indentures or even indefinite slavery happened frequently throughout history. So libertarianism does restrict the right of property to a degree. (This includes strict Rothbardian libertarianism.)
Libertarians of the geoist school would bundle the right to have room to operate under the term "liberty." Thus, they endorse land taxation or jubilee laws or similar mechanisms to make use of a share of planet Earth part of the bundle of rights which cannot be alienated.
I, as a pragmatic semi-libertarian, note that property requires guarding, and that sometimes the state provides economies of scale that allows it to beat the price of market based protection services. I would thus favor property over income taxes. Publicly visible property can be taxed without serious privacy meddling, unlike an income tax. If Bill Gates buys property in 100 different counties with different name spellings, etc. it matters not that there is no total in a government database. Even numbered accounts would work. Property taxes are progressive in the sense that the poor can mix more labor with their property and thus get a better ROI.
Patents and copyrights are a grey area. Some libertarians oppose this form of property. (I believe Mr. Kinsella is of this school.) I favor taxation of older patents and copyrights as part of government funding.
Income taxation clobbers those who are getting rich. This is a fatal error of modern liberalism. It is also an observation that led the once-liberal-Democrat Reagan to join the Right. Death taxes are a sort of retroactive property tax, but have their own serious problems. (The lack of accountability of many of our older corporations stems from trying to break up family fortunes too aggressively. Compare Ford with GM. The unbrilliant heirs to Henry at least had a stake in the long term survival of the company vs. the next quarters' earnings.)
Without any government, government-like services would be mostly charged by property value. The owners of the Biltmore estate would pay more than the 99% regardless of the income earned from said estate. The real question is how long there would be a market in protection before merger mania results in a new government. Having read a great deal of history and Forbes magazine articles since I got in the game, I fear not very long. Thus my current semi-libertarian status.
The mostly avoided question among libertarians is that of past injustice. Do we ignore the difference in inheritance between blacks and whites caused by slavery and Jim Crow? What of the losses by the working classes due to the wealth subsidies caused by chronic deficit spending? Transitions are important.
Georgists are economically illiterate cranks.
Ian said...
Not on topic but several news items of interest:
Single-celled organisms evolve multicellularity in the lab:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/evolution-of-multicellularity/
Scotland on track to get 100% of its power from renewabe sources by 2020.
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/scotland-guns-100-renewable-energy-2020.html
While it's still resisting a national limit on its GHG emissions China has announced plans for limits on emissions from seven of its largest provineces and municipalities.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21361-china-set-to-launch-first-caps-on-co2-emissions.html
Stephan Kinsella I wish you were right, that libertarians - the supposedly most devout believers in individualism - were truly diverse and independent-minded. Alas, in my experience they are definitely not. In fact, they tend to be among the most rigidly dogmatic, angry and litmus-testing catechism-reciters on the planet, putting Jesuits to shame.
In fact, you are entirely wrong about propertarianism leading to freedom. Note that you utterly ignored my challenge, to randomly pick decades and places (that had metallurgy) across the last 4000 years and find for me ANY examples where those who possessed the most property were not the principal oppressors against liberty and open rights and markets. You cannot do it. What's more, you KNOW that you cannot do it.
That is why libertarians have transformed, in recent years, from very interesting fellows who knew a lot of history (e.g. Goldwater and Buckley) to among the most mystical, incantation-reciting people alive today, never, ever citing the long litany of failures in our past.
Dig it Stephan. Competition is the true sign of health. When there is a lot of it, freedom cannot be taken away and people are inventing. But in order to have it, you cannot have lords. Choose. You cannot have both. Lords and freedom.
Milam, you have got Locke all wrong. You are cherry-picking. Both he and Smith knew that property was NOT the core element of freedom. It is a contingent good ENABLED by freedom.
Study the revolution in Peru wrought by Hernando de Soto. There, establishing property rights helped both freedom and justice. Now compare that great accomplishment, using property rights to EQUALIZE opportunity... versus property fetishism that only creates and serves the LORDS who oppressed every generation of our ancestors.
You have a mind that is capable of parsing subtle distinctions. USE IT!
Jonathan Burns GETS the point! (See above). But he then asks: "Anyone can see where this feedback loop goes. Would you agree that it goes there even assuming competition is clean and transparent?"
Well... you do need more than just clean and transparent competition... but clean-ness and transparency are the MOST important enlightenment innovations that unleashed our enlightenment. And they are the things that the New Oligarchs are fighting hardest to eliminate. (Using Propertarianism as their excuse.)
Look, the Enlightenment is our one and only and last-best chance to escape the attractor state known as feudalism, that spanned nearly every human generation since copper tools. The absolutel refusal of libertarians to even LOOK at that long history - while they PRESCRIBE for us how humans ought to live - is proof of stunning insanity.
The experiment engendered by Locke, Smith, Franklin and ... yes... FDR resulted in the miracle of a society that simultaneously was relatively FLAT and socially mobile, WHILE engendering vastly creative entrepreneurial capitalism. A combination that was positive sum... no matter how much the socialists and right-wingers scream that it must be ZERO-sum.
That achievement is now under threat. The flatness is going away at the SAME time as entrepreneurial capitalism is failing! Guess what, FDR was right. These things are linked. And the libertarian notion that FDR was Satan is diametrically opposite to the truth.
Gawd what historical ignoramuses they be! For example, did you know the Founding Fathers were LEVELLERS? No generation of US leaders ever seized as many aristocratically-held assets as Washington et al did! DIstributing them to the poor and middle classes!
They utterly banned primogeniture and demanded equal division of wealth among a dying man's kids! Today that would be seen as govt tyranny! But it succeeded in getting vast estates broken up, so we could be free. They HAD TO do all that, in order for American life to begin again, both flat and competitively free.
Stephan... you make an error when you quote Ayn Rand and believe that it will make smart people think better of your erudition. I have shown that she is an utter Marxist, top to bottom, with only two small tweaks to make her different. There are no ways that quoting her makes you seem smart.
David, do you have any references on the primogeniture thingy?
(Of course, a much earlier banning of primogeniture can be found in the Old Testament. The first son got a double share, not the whole share. And sons by concubines inherited. That provision would have made Jefferson's estate division interesting...)
David:
"Stephan Kinsella I wish you were right, that libertarians - the supposedly most devout believers in individualism - were truly diverse and independent-minded."
I don't recall arguing either thing. Humans are always diverse, but I am not sure what is the relevance of this. Let's say you are right that libertarians are not diverse. Or they are too cultish. Still--how does this show that aggression is justified? It does not, in my view.
I suspect you are affiliating small-l libertarians too much with members of the Libertarian Party--big-L Libertarians. The latter tend to be electoral politics types. There are a host of problems with this.
" Alas, in my experience they are definitely not. In fact, they tend to be among the most rigidly dogmatic, angry and litmus-testing catechism-reciters on the planet, putting Jesuits to shame."
Even if this is true, it does not mean their non-aggression principle is wrong, or that aggression is justified.
"In fact, you are entirely wrong about propertarianism leading to freedom."
I don't think I said this, but in any case, I said that libertarianism's core idea is about how to deal with the problem of scarcity: that is by allocating property rights that let resources be used productively and peacefully. If and to the extent such Lockean property rights are institutionally respected, people have legitimate freedom. I am not sure what your dispute with this proposition is.
"Note that you utterly ignored my challenge, to randomly pick decades and places (that had metallurgy) across the last 4000 years and find for me ANY examples where those who possessed the most property were not the principal oppressors against liberty and open rights and markets. You cannot do it."
I'm not a historicist or empiricist. I also do not think that we have ever had a libertarian society. The fact that there is and always will be private crime does not mean it is legitimate. Same with public crime (the state).
"That is why libertarians have transformed, in recent years, from very interesting fellows who knew a lot of history (e.g. Goldwater and Buckley) to among the most mystical, incantation-reciting people alive today, never, ever citing the long litany of failures in our past."
I am not sure what you are talking about. Libertarians oppose aggression, and they are very aware of the nature of the state and its role in inevitably committing widescale institutionalzed aggression. WE are against the state for the same reason you are against a rapist: because it is wrong, harmful, unnecessary, unjustified.
"Dig it Stephan. Competition is the true sign of health."
As an adherent of the Austrian school, as a libertarian, as a patent lawyer who wants patent and copyright abolished just because they interfere with free market competition--sure.
"When there is a lot of it, freedom cannot be taken away and people are inventing. But in order to have it, you cannot have lords. Choose. You cannot have both. Lords and freedom."
As an anarchist--of course, I am anti archist--anti-Lords. I am for freedom--but defined in terms of the Lockean conception of property rights.
Nicholas MacDonald said...
David, have you seen this? Optimism meets romanticism- and George Lucas in a video about Star Trek?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC2MCbnQlfA
burt said...
I agree libertarianism is fundamentally about competition. But it's essential to understand at what level the competition is occurring. The most basic level of competition would be on the gene level, progressing through to the individual and eventually to civilizations.
Therefore in libertarianism, the fundamental level of competition occurs on the gene level; not the individual or group. Therefore sexual competition, kin selection, coevolution, mutualism, etc. all derive fundamentally from competition on the gene level. I am not saying gene level competition is the most important, just the most basic and fundamental level of competition.
At this point I must strongly say I disagree with social darwinism and it's evil fruits of fascism and racism. And I think extrapolation of competition beyond the gene and individual levels to fuel societal progress extremely dangerous.
daedalus2u said...
It is their fanatical adherence to the status quo that destroys their ability to compete. I discuss the physiology of it here.
http://daedalus2u.blogspot.com/2010/03/physiology-behind-xenophobia.html
The most important competition is of course war.
In Sun Tzu's The Art of War, (III Attack by stratagem), he says:
18. Hence the saying: If you know the enemy
and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a
hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy,
for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will
succumb in every battle.
Why did the Iraq war take so long? Because the neocon chicken hawks didn't know the first thing about war, they didn't know the enemy and they didn't know the mindset of people in war.
[From the last thread]
Re: "Company pension funds"
How common are these? I thought you guys had private superannuation funds? Isn't that the "401k" I keep hearing about in American films/TV?
Pension funds run by your employer (or your union), seems like a bizarre anachronism. Why does anyone still do it?
J. said...
Provocative share. For me the libertarians lose me when they profess to not understand that aside from the digits I use to type this, and the rest of my being they are attached to, as being my exclusive province, while I'm alive, and with respect to "ownership," there are legitimate issues in many contexts with not comprehending that, at least from a theoretical perspective, their philosophy does not address the how, and the when, of going about determining what collective measures they do agree on. Eg: How one might decide who, and when one must give up land for the purposes of building a light-house to protect the shore. (I realize that certain technologically based counterarguments could be made against prospective tangents of this rhetoric, strictly as to its practicality, though I would counter-counter ,argue not without potentially jeopardizing "freedom", if boats were, or are mandated to have GPS devices, and for that matter, local or Federal Gov't, had to have satellite coverage of every area of our border all the time.) Cheers!
J.: the fact that you say that the libertarians "lose you" is simply not a justification for the various types of aggression that all non-libertarians endorse.
Stephen Kinsella
"various types of aggression that all non-libertarians endorse."
Ah, there it is.
tephan so wonderfully illustrated several things, compactly:
"the various types of aggression that all non-libertarians endorse..."
The non-coercion principle! It achieves many great things at once:
1- it seizes the moral high ground in much the same way that declaring human life to begin at conception does. In both cases you get a pure, platonic essence, a crystal declaration, that declares a priori that the declarer is not only morally superior, but safe from argument. Because any demurral must be, by nature, either a violent thief or a murderer!
2- "I own what I own and if the government come to take what is mine, then it is violent theft." Again, convenient. Ignoring the fact that ownership itself is a convention within any given society of assumptions as to what ownership means. And disagreements over that meaning have always been settled by violence. COnsensus LAW, mediated by government" has been the only EXCEPTION to the rule of ownership by might!
3- Like the anti-abortionists, the holders of non-coercion can point to no basis in nature, in natural law, in thermodynamics, genetics or any other verifiable science for the centrality of their "obvious and fundamental" principle. Indeed, life and nature have been always exceptionally violent and so was our evolution.
4- Indeed, as Daniel Pinker shows, the rates of violence have only fallen in the last 60 years... because... of the consensus systems called nations and many many fine-tuned rule sets mediated by... government. It has been PRACTICAL men and women - not platonist idealists - who have wrought this miracle.
5- NOTICE that Stephan has utterly ignored - as did David Friedman and every other classic, Rothbardian or Randian libertarian - my open challenge to actually look at human history.
Watch. He won't do it this time. He will never do it. Nor will any of them. Because to look at those four to six thousand years of relentless oppression by owner-oligarchs will be to admit that there's PROBLEM to be solved. And it won't be solved by propertarian versions of libertarianism.
Guys like Carl M are different. They admit that libertarianism needs to go back farther, to Adam Smith, who KNEW DAMNED WELL what the problem was... and remains.
We need to go back to Smith. Emphasize fair and transparent and FUN competition, rather than selfishness and idolatry of property.
In fact (and choke on this) too much property in too few hands has always been THE formula for destroying everything that libertarians should sanely and intelligently be for.
For anyone interested I recently reviewed a rather well-done science fiction/space opera webcomic called Outsider. I actually considered it a rather well-done science fiction that turns several traditional tropes on their ears and is well drawn and well written.
Rob H., Tangents Reviews
What is property?
...and who owns Wikipedia?
gordool: a work of art, wrought from precious bodily fluids.
Sky Wickenden said...
Hi David, amongst all the blinkered responses to your post I just wanted to say that I thought that this was a brilliant post. Thanks for writing it.
John McCain just endorsed Romney for President. Amusingly, someone also just leaked McCain's 200 page opposition research file on Romney.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/the-book-on-mitt-romney-here-is-john-mccains-ent
Robert: I like Outsider, but it updates once a never. I have a hard time getting into a webcomic if they don't at least do once a month. Even Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (admittedly not a comic) wears on me in this area.
David Brin: (I actually accept your premise that 4000 years shows winners making unfair playing fields, but I like playing devils advocate)
How about the Potlach communities of the Pacific Northwest? The wealthy took in gifts, but were expected to give back gifts as well.
I was going to read the wikipedia article on the subject to makea better devil's-advocate argument, but of course I can't today. Stupid SOPA!
Robert: did you ever review "Romantically Apocalyptic"?
I didn't see it on your site.
I've not gotten to that comic yet. Been reading it I think (if it's the one with the nuclear apocalypse and the space aliens and the like). And Outsider has started updating again - at least, it did just update yesterday I believe. I think the artist had RL issues come up, which I'm always understanding of.
Though I do have a means of dealing with the rarely-updating. I read lots of webcomics. So if one doesn't update, I've a dozen others filling the void. =^-^=
Instant Karma said...
David, this piece is brilliant!
I agree modern libertarians focus too much on Rothbardian fundamental property rights, and not enough on the role of competition and positive sum win/win interactions.
I believe we have a cognitive misunderstanding on competition. People tend to view competition and cooperation as opposites and to assume one is good and the other bad. I would offer that both competition and cooperation can be constructive or destructive. To oversimplify, what we want is more constructive competition and cooperation, and less of the destructive manifestations.
As you mention, sports, science, markets and democracy foster constructive cooperation and competition. They are social constructs that encourage variation, selection, and propagation. They accumulate and build positive sum outcomes. (Yes, even sports -- the classic zero sum game-- is really win/lose game encased in a larger positive sum process. Consider the fans and the player salaries and enjoyment).
Your comments on the role of victors to eliminate or restrict future competitors was especially enlightening. Yes, this is in our nature. I will add though that it is not just those with lots of property that threaten liberty and constructive competition/cooperation. All incumbents are drawn to this tactic. This includes factory workers that want to restrict competitors from their jobs, taxi drivers that want to limit new entrants, government bureaucrats and teachers that don't want to compete with private markets, and the various politicians and political coalitions that pander to these groups.
Let me now add a question... You are clearly arguing FOR competition, are you also arguing AGAINST well designed property rights?
"tephan so wonderfully illustrated several things, compactly:
1- it seizes the moral high ground in much the same way that declaring human life to begin at conception does. In both cases you get a pure, platonic essence, a crystal declaration, that declares a priori that the declarer is not only morally superior, but safe from argument. Because any demurral must be, by nature, either a violent thief or a murderer!"
David, the non-aggression principle is really just a compact way of describing the libertarian view of property rights. Libertarians are simply people who prefer and value cooperation to violent struggle. We recognize that the world is full of scarce resources and the only way they can be used productively is to assign ownership in them to people based on objective criteria--such as first-use, in the case of external resources; or self-ownership in the case of one's own body. WE recognize that the only alternative to this is chaos and violent struggle (no property rights); or an unfair or arbitrary, usually collectivist, assignment of property rights (instead of first use, the stronger guy or the group or the state owns things; instead of self-ownership we have other-ownership, commonly known as "slavery", whether partial or more complete).
If you are not a libertarian you have to favor some combination of these alternatives: violence and chaos and battle; slavery and domination; collectivist or even "communist" ownership. AS you told me earlier, you must choose.
David: "3- Like the anti-abortionists, the holders of non-coercion can point to no basis in nature, in natural law, in thermodynamics, genetics or any other verifiable science for the centrality of their "obvious and fundamental" principle."
Verifiable science? This sounds a bit scientistic to me. (Check out Mises, Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science; or Hoppe, Economic Science and the Austrian Method -- both at mises.org and hanshoppe.com).
In any case, it is clear what the alternatives are, as i just noted in the previous comment. We do live in a world of scarcity. Either we have a system of ownership in these resources so they can be used producively, or we do not. Are you seriously in favor of violence and battle as the civilized norms used to determine who gets to use what resource? Or are you in favor of someone having the legally recognized right to control resources? If so, who should it be--in the case of bodies, the person himself, or someone else, his master? In the case of previously unowned resources, who should be the owner--the guy who first appropriated it, or some latecomer, someone who came later--i.e., a thief?
You mention the history of violence in human civilization. So what? There has always been crime too. Norms are prescriptive, not descriptive.
"Indeed, life and nature have been always exceptionally violent and so was our evolution."
Yes. So what? Are you saying this justifies people attacking each other? REally? ARe you really in favor of people just using violence against each other to dominate, kill, rape, steal from them, to get what they want? Does the fact that some people have used violence mean that it's justified and moral?
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"4- Indeed, as Daniel Pinker shows, the rates of violence have only fallen in the last 60 years... because... of the consensus systems called nations and many many fine-tuned rule sets mediated by... government."
HOw does this show that it is fine to use violence against people? You are here praising states or whatever, because violence has fallen--this means you are implicitly agreeing that violence is a bad thing. But that is all the libertarian says. That interpersonal violence is bad, and is to be reduced as much as possible. Our view is simply that the way to do this is to respect property rights in scarce resources, based on body-ownership and the Lockean first-use appropriation/homesteading principle.
" It has been PRACTICAL men and women - not platonist idealists - who have wrought this miracle."
This does not show that the libertarian opposition to aggression is wrong.
"5- NOTICE that Stephan has utterly ignored - as did David Friedman and every other classic, Rothbardian or Randian libertarian - my open challenge to actually look at human history."
I am not sure what you are talking about. I am aware that history has had violence. I am aware that there has alwauys been private crime, and still is, and that we have long had institutional/public crime in the form of governments or states. So what?
"Watch. He won't do it this time. He will never do it. Nor will any of them. Because to look at those four to six thousand years of relentless oppression by owner-oligarchs will be to admit that there's PROBLEM to be solved."
I already said there is a problem: the problem of social coordination and cooperation; the problem of how to be able to live cooperatively, peacefully, in civilization and society, in a world of scarcity. This is the classic problem of political economy. It all arises from scarcity. And the solution is: to have each resource have a distinct owner, where his ownership claim is objective and publicly discernable and verifiable, and is based on objective criteria and links--namely, self-ownership of one's body, and ownership by the first user, the appropriator, of resources previously unowned.
" And it won't be solved by propertarian versions of libertarianism."
It can only be solved this way. No other system even attempts a "solution". Having "no rules"--might makes right, war of all against all--is no solution to the problem of conflict that arises due to scarcity. Having A owns B is a solution but not a fair or moral or stable or good one. You have to choose: chaos and violence, or slavery, or liberty.
sakhalinsk,
I agree that a complex hierarchy of competition has grown on top of fundamental genes. One major breakthrough was the transition from the rules and constraints of the genetic level (kin selection, mutualism, etc) to cultural evolution. Although extremely recent (possibly as recent as 50,000 years or so ago), this type of competition operates very, very differently than its genetic base.
Cultural evolution is millions of times faster, unfathomably better at combination, spreads omni-directionally, is subject to much more variation, is potentially more efficient and less brutal (ideas can die rather than living things), smarter (can be partially directed), and is potentially more progressive. It is also more prone to group selection.
I understand your fears about social Darwinism and its strange fruits. However, this does not lead to a rejection of competition. It leads to a rejection of destructive win/lose competition. Societies have started to learn how to construct the rules of competition in ways which are potentially constructive or positive sum. We can compete to cooperate better (which is what free enterprise is all about -- producers compete constructively to optimize the win/win interaction with consumers.) Science and sports have different rules, but they too are social constructs to drive innovation and progress via constructive competition.
I have dedicated my life to the study of progress and am convinced that constructive competition is essential to the process (and that destructive competition is cancerous to it).
While it is apparent to me at least that "all outcomes are equal" from Marxism is incompatible with the best parts of our civilization - somehow many libertarians view the necessary caveat "some outcomes must at all costs be avoided" with the same disdain. I've delved into discussion and debate with self-identifying libertarians.
It is akin to pulling teeth in these conversations to extract this simple necessity: in our civilization there are some outcomes that must be disallowed or negated. We must avoid raising a class of impoverished children, unequal access to basic life sustaining systems, people in government and private industry who cheat and prosper by their cheating
Unrestrained libertarianism - in the Randian sense - can only end in a corrupt, complicit government unable to enforce rules and the rise of new feudalism. It really is happening in the US today.
I still posit we are only as strong as our weakest link while we live in an optimized, organized, democratic society. Should our chain fail, the civilization that we willingly pull forward together will fall to an ugly anarchy reverting to an uglier feudalism.
I'd rather not have that. I don't know many who would, when pressed on the matter, above mentioned libertarians included.
JuhnDonn said...
Interesting short article on the cost of 'lost youth' to America.
n one year, a single lost youth will cost all taxpayers $13,900. The total cost to the economy is $37,450, with most of that coming from crime -- including the price of cops, courts, and prisons, as well as the cost to victims. By comparison, government welfare and healthcare costs are a drop in the bucket.
Stephan Kinsella:
it's about property, because people want to find a way to use scarce resources cooperatively and fairly, without unnecessary violent conflict. So in a sense it's about people opposing violence and favoring peace and prosperity
I skimmed your article, so I might have missed an important point. Given that "caveat emptor", I think you are making a fallacy that anything that is not owned is fair game for a "first owner" to claim it.
If humanity were to find itself residing in the Garden Of Eden (suppose a Garden big enough for 8 billion people) so that no one need labor for basic needs beyond the effort of walking short distances and picking food, then would the Libertarian position be that every individual should be free to do so? Or would it be that whoever laid first claim to "ownership" of the land and all its bounty could morally prevent any other humans from eating "his" food or sleeping on "his" land?
It sounds as if you are arguing in favor of the latter option, which to me is a dangerous fallacy.
Libertarianism is theoretically opposed to the initiation of force, but "force" is defined too narrowly if you presume it only to refer to physical violence or the threat thereof. If I assert a legal claim to ALL of the available food, or ALL of the available water, or ALL of the available air, or ALL of the available land, then I am de-facto able to withhold the means of survival from you unless you accept my unilateral terms. If that is distict from "force", it is a distinction without a difference.
Carl M:
Without any government, government-like services would be mostly charged by property value. The owners of the Biltmore estate would pay more than the 99% regardless of the income earned from said estate. The real question is how long there would be a market in protection before merger mania results in a new government.
Isn't there also a question of authority? In our society, government has the monopoly on the application of corecive force. If government is abolished in favor of private "protection", then where does the moral authority vest? I may have the RIGHT to hire mercenaries to protect my own property, but their ABILITY to protect my property would seem to rely on "might makes right", and once they HAVE that ability, what prevents them from using the same ability to enforce their own will regardless of true ownership?
The mostly avoided question among libertarians is that of past injustice. Do we ignore the difference in inheritance between blacks and whites caused by slavery and Jim Crow?...
I agree that that is AN important question, but I think the "most-avoided" question among libertarians is more fundamental than what you suggest--the question of whether certain things belong in a category of "off-limits to claims of ownership".
For example, we all breathe oxygen produced by marine life and Brazillian rainforests. Is it right that an individual gets to claim OWNERSHIP of the rainforests and the oceans on the grounds that NO OTHER INDIVIDUAL has a private claim on those things? Even though every human being has been (indirectly) using those things for millions of years?
I oversimplify, but I trust you my point is clear.
"I think you are making a fallacy that anything that is not owned is fair game for a "first owner" to claim it."
It has to be fair game, because no one else has the right to stop you. If they did, THEY would be the owner, contrary to the assumption. Anthony de Jasay and Hoppe go into this more -- see the notes in What Libertarianism IS mentiononing them. http://mises.org/daily/3660
"If humanity were to find itself residing in the Garden Of Eden (suppose a Garden big enough for 8 billion people) so that no one need labor for basic needs beyond the effort of walking short distances and picking food, then would the Libertarian position be that every individual should be free to do so?"
Technically scarcity means rivalrousness: so in a world of a near infinite superabundance of bananas, then still, if they are physical, each banana would be a scarce resource. IF I have one and you take it, it's theft. But the thign is, in such a world, why would I care if you took it? I coudl conjure up another one easily. Or why would you take it--you have easy access to the superabundance. So in this sense lack-of-abundance type scarcity turns into rivalrousnessness at the limit.
[continued]
But the point is, in our world things are scarce(rivalrous), so that means if you take it from me or use it, I don't have it any more. We cannot both use a bicycle at the same time, and we cannot both eat the same banana. So if we are to be able to use these good productively and cooperately and peacefully, as means to fulfill our own ends, then there need to be property rules saying which person has the ownership of it. It's really pretty simple. And part of human history, if we want to take that into account. Property is a natural institution--just as violence is. But the former is civilized and productive. the latter is not.
" Or would it be that whoever laid first claim to "ownership" of the land and all its bounty could morally prevent any other humans from eating "his" food or sleeping on "his" land?"
Yes. If we are to be able to use resources that were previously unowned, then they will have to be used FIRST by someone. If no one can be the first user, they coudl never be used. and if the second guy to come along coudl take it from the first guy by force, then that is not property rights; that is might makes right, the war of all against all. It is the rule of possession, not the rule of ownership. Which is contrary to the assumed desire to find property norms that permit productive, peaceful use of scarce resources.
"It sounds as if you are arguing in favor of the latter option, which to me is a dangerous fallacy."
An option is a fallacy? Preferring peace and cooperation is a fallacy?
"If I assert a legal claim to ALL of the available food, or ALL of the available water, or ALL of the available air, or ALL of the available land, then I am de-facto able to withhold the means of survival from you unless you accept my unilateral terms."
Libertarian Lockean homesteading does not permit you to just "claim" ownership of things by verbal decree. IF you allowed that, then multiple people could claim the same thing. There would be no unique owner. This is why appropriation involves actually using some particular resource, and transforming it somehow so that your claimed borders are objectively visible to others. So you can homestead a tract of land by building a house on it, putting upa fense, tilling the ffields. but you don't thereby get the entire continent. Rothbard explains this in his concept of "relevant technological unit." Just google his name and that term, and maybe with my name.
" If that is distict from "force", it is a distinction without a difference."
I agree that claiming something that you have never used, and trying to enforce that, is a type of aggression. Of course that happens nowdaday by the state which claims the moon, antarctica, and millions of acres of virgin forest in the national parks, etc. Only with a state could a private claimant get away with having title based on no appropriation, use, or occupation or transformation.
rewinn said...
"In the case of previously unowned resources, who should be the owner--the guy who first appropriated it, or some latecomer, someone who came later--i.e., a thief?..."
Argument by insult is a concession that you have no argument at all.
Rewinn: ""In the case of previously unowned resources, who should be the owner--the guy who first appropriated it, or some latecomer, someone who came later--i.e., a thief?..."
Argument by insult is a concession that you have no argument at all."
So.... if some guy A homesteads some property, and some later guy comes along and physically takes it from him, it's ... an .... insult ...? to .... call him a thief...? What else would you call him?
Howlin' Hobbit said...
JohnSerenity said...
where precisely is (or was) this "unrestrained libertarianism" in the U.S. that's led us to where we are today?
And, as is surprisingly common, Schlock Mercenary has a forceful comment on SOPA/PIPA (...also relevant to this "property" discussion...)
"I don't really have anything original to say about how bad the SOPA and PIPA legislation is. And yes, they're so bad that if I say something unoriginal, and the person who originally said it takes issue with that, they would have the power to replace not just my blog, but the entire site with something like that graphic"
The real world contains bullies and victims. Libertarians will not admit that they do have to choose whether they are in favor of freedom FROM bullies or freedom FOR bullies. You can't have both.
When you abolish government, you say that everyone (bully or not) is free to do whatever he wishes. In reality, it means the bullies get their way because there is no opposing force to stop them. You can claim that you are "against" the use of force by bullies as well as by governments, but the system you advocate can't do anything ABOUT bullies, so they win. They couldn't give a flying crap about whether or not you approve of them.
Any system resting on a foundation of "Well, first we'll go somewhere without bullies and keep them out, and then everyone else will engage in trade as equals" is a fantasy. You say you are "against" the rule of lords as much as you are against the rule of government, but once you abolish government, what prevents the most ruthless of lords from getting his way?
@Stephan Kinsella said...
"...if some guy A homesteads some property, and some later guy comes along and physically takes it from him, it's ... an .... insult ...? to .... call him a thief...? What else would you call him?"
There are so many possibilities, e.g.:
* A creditor
* A tax collector
* A prior owner who the "homesteader" didn't notice.
It all depends on the facts of the situation. The problem with your entire line of argument is that you explicitly eschew empiricism.
Stephan Kinesella:
But the point is, in our world things are scarce(rivalrous), so that means if you take it from me or use it, I don't have it any more. We cannot both use a bicycle at the same time, and we cannot both eat the same banana.
But we CAN both drink from the same river and breathe oxygen from the same forest. When someone comes along and dumps sewage into the river or chops down the forest for lumber, he takes that water and that oxygen away from both of us. Neither of us individually owns our environment, but why shouldn't an assertion of "Hey, we were USING that" be able to prevent someone from claiming that enviornment as his own personal property.
@socitard brought up potlach communities.
The wonderful thing about pre-Vancouver Puget Sound country is that was really friendly to human habitation. You could get all the protein you needed by digging in the sand at high tide; even today a few beachowners can enjoy seafood every day if they don't mind holding their breath and swimming underwater (...please ignore the industrial pollution...). This had disadvantages as well, but to the point ...
"Rich" potlachers had nothing like the distribution of wealth we see today. Most goods were impermanent; potlachs tended to be more like the efficient distribution of surpluses than sheer displays of economic bad-assery (...although no doubt there was some of that as well. Humanity is a status-loving species!) There also does not seem to have been a tradition of inheritance of significant wealth, and no real concept of land ownership at all (...which made the white "purchase" of land all the easier). For this and perhaps other factors, hereditary oppressive aristocracies did not arise (...although there was undoubtedly bullying and tribal rivalries; slaves had to come from somewhere!)
Larry:
"The real world contains bullies and victims. Libertarians will not admit that they do have to choose whether they are in favor of freedom FROM bullies or freedom FOR bullies. You can't have both."
what are you talking about? We know there are bullies and victims. We favor the victim being free from bullies. We oppose freedom for bullies. And of course, the biggest bully is the state.
"When you abolish government, you say that everyone (bully or not) is free to do whatever he wishes."
"Government" is used here in an equivocating way. YOu seem to mean it to describe law and order. We do not oppose government if that is what it means. We favor law, rights, defense of rights. We are in favor of force used to defend against bullies. We are simply opposed to the *state* since it is also a "bully". "Government" in your sense does not need to employ aggression--force, but not aggression. States necessarily employ aggression, as I explain in What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist.
" In reality, it means the bullies get their way because there is no opposing force to stop them."
this is not true. we are not pacifists.
" You can claim that you are "against" the use of force by bullies as well as by governments,"
I am against the use of force by private criminals, and also the institutionlized use of aggressive force by states. But not against self-defensive force used by victims, or by their agents/defense agencies.
" but the system you advocate can't do anything ABOUT bullies, so they win."
YOu just don't know what you are talking about. There is a whole literature on justice systems in private law societies. Hoppe, david Friedman, Rothbard, the Tannehills, Randy Barnett, George Smith.
Rewinn:
" @Stephan Kinsella said...
* A prior owner who the "homesteader" didn't notice."
The creditor has a contract with the owner. So the owner has contractually transferred title to the creditor. So he is not a thief. As for the "prior owner," that is fighting the hypo since we are assuming the first guy homesteaded an *unowned* piece of property.
The tax collector is indeed a thief. Good point.
"It all depends on the facts of the situation. The problem with your entire line of argument is that you explicitly eschew empiricism."
YOu don't know what you are talking about. Misesians like me are methodological dualists. We are all in favor of the scientific method for exploring the domain of causal laws. We just realize it's not appropriate when understanding norms and teleology. Got to use the right tool.
" Stephan Kinesella:
But we CAN both drink from the same river and breathe oxygen from the same forest."
That is why air, say, is not currently a scarce resource. When I breathe I do not prevent you from breathing (though each of us gulps a mouthful of air that is our proprty so long as it is in our own lungs).
" When someone comes along and dumps sewage into the river or chops down the forest for lumber, he takes that water and that oxygen away from both of us."
Yes, that is why libertarians recognize pollutions as a form of property trespss. See Rothbard's Law, Air Pollution and Property rights classic article.
" Neither of us individually owns our environment, but why shouldn't an assertion of "Hey, we were USING that" be able to prevent someone from claiming that enviornment as his own personal property."
You are confused. For a particular resource that can be used only by one person--a scarce or rivalrous thing--there can be contests over it, competing claims by 2 or more people. If we want to avoid fighting and just letting the stronger guy win, we have to decide who has the better claim to own it. Whoever we assign it to, it does not mean he can use his property to pollute other people's property. If you own a gun it doesn't mean you can shoot other poeple with it. The actions we can perform (usually with the aid of varous scarce resources, or means) are limited by others' property borders.
@LarryHart:
1. I haven't been an anarchist for decades. However, I still recommend David Friedman's "The Machinery of Freedom." Many government services today taken for granted have in the past been performed by competitive agencies. Policing in pre-Imperial Rome and pre-Norman England were both services for hire. (Read Churchill on the latter.) Whether competitive services are a better arrangement than monopoly government is another question. Depends on the society, IMO.
Mutual agreement upon laws can and has happened, and there are quite a few examples of geographically overlapping legal systems. Happened a lot under empires as well as in feudal Europe.
2. Your issue about Brazilian rainforests is an important one, but I didn't list it as overlooked because the geoist school takes such issues very seriously. I consider myself a peripheral member of this school.
@everyone: Just in case it is not obvious, I am not a member of the same school of thought as Mr. Kinsella. I outgrew Rothbard decades ago. I find Kinsella's proof-by-churlishness a dark comedy, detrimental to liberty. Those who enjoy quality rancor can do a google search containing both our names for much amusement.
"@Stephan Kinsella
"...the owner has contractually transferred title to the creditor."
No. When you buy gas for your car, you don't contractually transferring title to your house to Exxon."
Yes you do. There are ancillary aspects of contracts, conditional transfers of title. See my article on the title transfer theory of contract, at stephankinsella.com/publications.
""... we are assuming the first guy homesteaded an *unowned* piece of property."
Your assumption is silly. There are no such pieces of property anywhere on Earth today,"
sure there are--in the national parks. but that is not hte point. currently used land had to be first used at some point. And the first user has a better cliam than others.
""The tax collector is indeed a thief"
At least in the West, there is a contractual relationship between citizen and government."
No there is not. This is just social contract theory which is nonsense. I never entered into an agreement with the US. Shirley, you are aware of many criticisms of social contract theory.
" So long as the government follows the law (...which admittedly is not always the case...)"
the state never follows true law. It always violates it and makes exceptiions for itself, as when it commits theft (taxation) that its laws do not let normal people engage in.
"However, I am not unreasonable. I am willing to revert all property rights that rest upon the taking of land by force for its first finders. But then, I've married into a Coastal tribe and therefore have original title to the land on which sits my house.
May I expect rent checks from @Stephan Kinsella soon? "
I discuss this regarding property titles in http://blog.mises.org/14867/property-title-records-and-insurance-in-a-free-society/ and http://www.libertarianstandard.com/2010/11/19/justice-and-property-rights-rothbard-on-scarcity-property-contracts/. As Rothbard writes:
"It might be charged that our theory of justice in property titles is deficient because in the real world most landed (and even other) property has a past history so tangled that it becomes impossible to identify who or what has committed coercion and therefore who the current just owner may be. But the point of the “homestead principle” is that if we don’t know what crimes have been committed in acquiring the property in the past, or if we don’t know the victims or their heirs, then the current owner becomes the legitimate and just owner on homestead grounds. In short, if Jones owns a piece of land at the present time, and we don’t know what crimes were committed to arrive at the current title, then Jones, as the current owner, becomes as fully legitimate a property owner of this land as he does over his own person. Overthrow of existing property title only becomes legitimate if the victims or their heirs can present an authenticated, demonstrable, and specific claim to the property. Failing such conditions, existing landowners possess a fully moral right to their property."
Carl "M.":
@everyone: Just in case it is not obvious, I am not a member of the same school of thought as Mr. Kinsella. I outgrew Rothbard decades ago. I find Kinsella's proof-by-churlishness a dark comedy, detrimental to liberty. Those who enjoy quality rancor can do a google search containing both our names for much amusement."
You say you "outgrew" it. That is a condescending and jerk thing to say. Yet you say my argument is by churlishness. This takes some chutpah given your own lack of argument and condescension; and it's false, to boot: my argument is extensive and systematic as is that of Hoppe, Rothbard, and others.
In fact I have been civil here despite rudeness and being piled on (Brin's dismissive tone, telling me to "choke on this"), and patient with people who are obvious newbs but asking decent and sincere questions.
If you used to be an anarchist, but now are now, when did you start believing the systematic aggression employed by the state is legitimate?
@Stephan Kinsella
Oh, ok. If someone has a claim on your property, then taking it is not theft. Excellent! Then ....
"... we are assuming the first guy homesteaded an *unowned* piece of property."
... your argument therefore concerns nothing in physical reality today. There are no such pieces of property anywhere on Earth, barring perhaps seasteading and vulcanism; all homesteading in North America at least has been subject to prior claim by government....
"The tax collector is indeed a thief"
... except ( at least in the West) there is a contractual relationship between citizen and government. So long as the government follows the law (...which admittedly is not always the case...) it is not a thief under any legal definition of theft.... including your own above!
If your private definition of theft is that it necessarily includes all taxes because you have no prior contract with government, then that definition may have some application but only in a world that does not exist. You are welcome to it!
However, I am not unreasonable. I am willing to revert all property rights that rest upon the taking of land by force from its first finders. But then, I've married into a Coastal tribe and therefore have original title to the land on which sits my house, and perhaps some interest in the land that you are sitting on right now.
May I expect rent checks from y'all soon?
"...the state never follows true law...."
LAW: You keep using the word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Look, Stephan, you're a very amusing fellow but you have private definitions for a great many words, and you don't seem interested in discussing physical reality.
You're entitled to all that, of course, but you can not expect people who are interested in actually accomplishing things to do more than be amused.
Stephan, you seem to be caught between a rock and a hard place. If I might, you seem to be of the opinion that the only good government is none, or a bare minimum. What functions would you legitimately assign a government? Bear in mind that anything you can't perform for yourself, you will have to pay someone else to do. This includes but is not limited to guaranteeing clean water, roads, and protection (fire, police, etc.)
BTW, the current proposition seems to be the "Government of One." After that, you end up with varying spectra of social contracts, up to and including assorted sizes of governments. Where does your flavor of Libertarianism fit in?
TheMadLibrarian
menons: a discredited meme
Whoever we assign it to, it does not mean he can use his property to pollute other people's property. If you own a gun it doesn't mean you can shoot other poeple with it. The actions we can perform (usually with the aid of varous scarce resources, or means) are limited by others' property borders.
First of all, I'm glad to hear you say that. Your personal philosophy may not be a bad one.
However, 21st century Libertarians seem (to me) to be on the side of the absolute right to pollute. Not that you have a right to dump garbage on MY land, but that you have a right to run your business in such a way that the air and water of the surrounding community, or even the surrounding continent, end up eating your toxic waste.
Rand Paul is an actual US Senator who argues that attempts to get BP to pay for the damage it did to the Gulf of Mexico, or attempts to prevent it from doing the same sort of damage again, amount to President Obama "stepping on the upturned neck" of the corporation.
Being a US Senator, Dr Paul has probably had to take some positions you don't consider True Libertarian, but if what he says doesn't count as a libertarian position, then really, what DOES count as such? I'm not an insider in the Libertarian Party or a student of its literature, but I can't believe there's a particular subset of canon on which all would agree "These positions count as libertarian--all these others spoken by those who consider THEMSELVES to be libertarian are mistaken." So when I hear a position advocated by Ron or Rand Paul and cheered by their followers, I think of it as a "libertarian position", and I'd put the onus on you to demonstrate otherwise.
Kinsella writes: "This takes some chutpah given your own lack of argument and condescension; and it's false, to boot: my argument is extensive and systematic as is that of Hoppe, Rothbard, and others."
Systematic as Rothbard = proof by churlishness.
In this thread you echoed Rothbard's technique when you wrote: "Georgists are economically illiterate cranks." Rothbard's "refutation" of Georgist arguments in "For a New Liberty" was of a similar caliber.
The justification of the state is conditional: if it results in more liberty than anarchy, it is justifiable. You may now proceed to refute my argument by invoking Santa Claus.
Stephan Kinsella said many times:
States necessarily employ aggression...
If anyone "necessarily" employs aggression, it is a corporation. I'm genuinely curious (not presuming to know the answer) as to whether you are also "an-archist" against the coercive power of corporations.
Libertarianism seems to be concerned less with individual liberties and more with reduced government influence. The problem is that nature abhors a void. If government is not there, private industry will be. And they will be far less charitable to people than government is.
If there were no laws protecting free speech, for instance, then corporations would go after anyone who ever said anything negative about their products. If you were hurt by one of their products they'd sue you and claim you were directly responsible for what went wrong. They would do everything in their power to ensure that they remain in power and also work to destroy any and all competition.
This is the nature of corporations. They do not pity. They do not consider ethics. They don't care what is right. They only "care" for their own maximized power. One example of this lies with what happened in the U.S. a little over a century ago when corporations did everything in their power (including bribing government forces) to destroy the union movement.
This is why I'm a Social Libertarian. We need government to protect people from industry. But government should stay out of the affairs of its civilians, so long as our actions do not harm others.
Ok, seriously dude! You don't see the irony of juxtaposing a claim that someone else is a condescending jerk with your own flip references to others as "obvious noobs"? Or your own Rand-Paulish assertion that one person's dismissive tone constitutes "piling on"?
Try listening to yourself some time.
sotonohito said...
Wow, I think I've seen everything now.
A self admitted follower of the religion of **AUSTRIAN ECONOMY** calling someone else an economically illiterate crank?
This from a guy who explicitly rejects empiricism.
I say again, wow!
John Kurman said...
Okay, real world example:
Would you return aboriginal lands?
If you (you being whatever stripe libertarian you are, gold kryptonite, red, whatever) accept the "no force or fraud" principle (and presume that the exclusive or is in effect, i.e. the taking of Indian lands is OK under force and fraud), then are you ready to give up your ill-gotten gains?
Me, I'm ready to be contrary and suggest that perhaps there exists out there in the real world (you know the place where you have to deal with empirical results) some thing like the Right of Conquest. It may not be pretty, but it does exist.
So, ready to return your land to the Indians? If not, why not?
The fact that you can even ask the question "Is Libertarianism Fundamentally about Competition? Or about Property?" means that you really don't understand what libertarianism is about. It isn't primarily about either of those. It's about liberty. It's about recognizing the personal autonomy of individual human beings.
Capitalism comes in as a consequence; not as a fundamental principle. To whatever extent capitalism (or what's called capitalism) doesn't jibe with that sort of personal autonomy, it isn't a libertarian ideal.
And the whole idea that the State is entitled to restrict the liberty of the individual for social engineering purposes, be it to increase competition or any other motive, reduces human beings to pawns on a gameboard. No majority has a moral right to play with people that way. Even a near unanimity doesn't.
Libertarianism is a complete rejection of social engineering in any and all forms.
Your claims that unlimited private property has crushed 99% of civilizations are bizarre. Not one of those civilizations was actually free. They all had monarchies with absolute power to override private property. They all had monarchs who did favors for those they liked and confiscated things from those they disliked. That's what causes obscene concentrations of wealth like we see today. It simply doesn't happen unless there's government interference.
The closest we have ever come to a truly free society is the USA, and that's been eroded over the years until it's almost as bad as those monarchies.
That said, most self-professed libertarians are abusing the term.
"Libertarians are simply people who prefer and value cooperation to violent struggle."
- Stephan Kinsella
Do you have any empirical evidence that this is in fact the case? For example, are libertarians less likely to be charged with violent crimes? More likely to be conscientious objectors?
I might propose an alternate theory that those who are the beneficiaries of past coercive economic relations might tend to oppose further such coercion since they're likely to be net losers from it.
David Couzins said...
Libertarians are okay with a few rules, if they weren’t, they’d be anarchists. I agree that keeping competition fair is critically important.
Skimming this very interesting thread just made me realize that the storyworld I just created contains the three societal states mentioned above: 1.) a group living in complete freedom except for a very few tribal rules (all Native American Indian nations); 2.) a group living under total government control with equal rationing of goods (The vast majority of Americans who moved into sealed bunkers to protect themselves from a dangerous world.); and 3.) a few small, scattered groups living in “strongholds” structured as a feudal system.
I was trying to create a fun adventure that championed freedom (individual liberty) and small government over big government. But this discussion has me wondering if shouldn’t dig deeper and showcase the pros and cons of all three systems…but still coming down on the side of fairly competing Libertarians of course!
Thanks everyone for making me think.
"So.... if some guy A homesteads some property, and some later guy comes along and physically takes it from him, it's ... an .... insult ...? to .... call him a thief...? What else would you call him?"
In the case of Native Americans, I believe the traditional term was "Paleface", at least in Holywood parlance.
WOw, a hornets' nest!
Instant Karma I agree that "self-serving elites" can take many forms. The American enlightenment is based upon suspicion of authority and when politics are sane, the decent conservative frets over Big Brother moves by snooty academics, big labor and faceless bureaucrats. The decent liberal worries over power grabs by aristo-oligarchs and faceless corporations. BOTH ARE RIGHT and they should be guarding each others' backs,
Instead, the right is so fixated on a pallid and gelded-neutered enemy "socialism" that working stiffs are distracted from even noticing the return of THE enemy that destroyed freedom in 99% of human cultures.
The refusal of any of my libertarian visitors... especially David Friedman... to ever ever ever even discuss 4 to 6 thousand years of human history, when the same failure mode repeatedly ruined freedom and markets, shows their intellectual cowardice.
Utter (and ignoramus) cowardice.
IK said: "Let me now add a question... You are clearly arguing FOR competition, are you also arguing AGAINST well designed property rights?"
In fact, there is an arc. Without well-definded property rights the poor cannot rise up and compete. The reforms of Hernando deSoto (look him up!!!!) in Peru delighted BOTH libertarians and liberals and created a boom. I may be a heretic libertarian but I am a libertarian! And I believe that property rights are key to both justice and enhancing creative competition --
-- up to a point. At which point we have to address the AGE-OLD WAY THAT FREEDOM FAILED. In every other civ. And it failed directly and undeniably because of excessive ownership. Because the idolatry of private property turns it into a power base from which humans (naturally) thereupon endeavor to CHEAT!
Dig this well... our US Founders knew this. The ink on Wealth of Nations was barely dry. They LEVELLED property to an astonishing degree. Washington and Jefferson wanted to be able to be rich. But merely rich! Satiably rich. Rich in a limited extent, the way the Japanese insist upon, today. The way we were after the Founders seized millions of oligarch acres and redistributed them, then banned primogeniture in order to break up huge estates.
The Way FDR crafted a FLAT social order that was simultaneously market competitive and vastly entrepreneurial... two facts that went together not in conflict.
Stephan, your sanctimony and strawmanning of my position would do Savanarola or Rasputin proud.
"If you are not a libertarian you have to favor some combination of these alternatives: violence and chaos and battle; slavery and domination; collectivist or even "communist" ownership. "
This is utter drivel and lying bullshit. It is not even logical within its own context.
YOUR unlimited propertarianism is precisely the failure mode of 6000 years that led to slavery, battle, oppression and horror. It is only in the last century that enlightenment civilizations staunched such things.
"You mention the history of violence in human civilization. So what? There has always been crime too. Norms are prescriptive, not descriptive."
Good lord. The sciences of biology, evolution, history... all of it dismissed with a blithe shrug! All that matters to him is his incantations.
You know who else utterly dismissed the relevance of biology? (Though at least he knew more history than libertarians do.) Karl Marx. His incantations were doozies!
But finally Stephan asks a decent question:
DB:"Indeed, life and nature have been always exceptionally violent and so was our evolution."
Stephan Yes. So what? Are you saying this justifies people attacking each other? REally?
Bullshit. I am saying that violence does not go away because you and rothbard wave your arms and proclaim "begone violence!" What dippy nonsense. Priests have waved more powerful incantations than yours at the problem, which has roots sunk deep into our evolution as far back as paramecium!
Only one thing ever decreased violence and it was not mystical "normative" incantations. It was reciprocal accountability - what libertarianism OUGHT to be about. The Enlightenment experiment, toward wrich you and rothbard are so horrifically ungrateful.
Armwavings and armwavings. The solution is to have each thing have an owner? Bullshit again. MANY societies have had everything "owned"... by kings and oligarchs and feudal lords and master guilds....
Stephan blithely dismisses the lessons of 6000 years as irrelevant. SO? There has always been violence but MY untested and purely platonic -idealized essence prescription will handle it!
Incantations. The kings and lords all had their own priests incanting at them. It never did a whit of good.
A few brief replies. Calling people newbs is not an insult. Part of what I do as a scholar and teacher is to teach people who are new to things.
Consistent libertarians are anarchists, as I am. This does not mean they are against rules at all. Only against state-enforced law.
Whether libertarians are less criminal in their private life is likely, as actions tend to follow ideas and values, but classifying people as libertarian is about their ideas.
Rejecting empiricism-logical positivism-scientism and monism is not to reject empirical evidence or science. It is to recognize the proper domain and application of the method of the natural sciences, and those applicable to the social and teleological sciences such as economics and normative studies.
As for corporations, the state should not exist, and it should not grant incorporation charters. But in a free society, companies could organize themselves by contract alone and have the main features that corporations have now, including perpetual lifespan and limited liability of shareholders, as Robert Hessen showed with his In Defense of the Corporation.
I do not see much civility or willingness to discourse honestly here, so unless that changes I do not expect to spend much more time here.
Lisa, a burden of proof is on you that a failure mode that crossed 6000 years was not because of the one common trait shared by those failed civilizations...
...unlimited property ownership by an oligarch-ruler caste.
Dig it... competition is pretty much the SAME as freedom when it is fair and truly open... because the two cannot exist without each other. Delusional humans will make a million mistakes. we can be held accountable from above (the way of 6000) years...
...or we can be held accountable reciprocally, by each other, the enlightenment way and the way libertarians should recognize as THEIRS!
Idolatry of propertarianism is to SEEK the failure mode of 6000 years. And to abandon the one that your movement should be for.
Question for the "Austrian Economists" present: I'm a plain old economist.
I use that descriptor because I spent five years (mostly part-time) obtaining a degree in Economics, then went on to work for approximately a decade as an economist working for both private and public sector employers and undertaking additional post-graduate study during that period.
In there are accredited university somewhere with courses in "Austrian Econometrics" and "Austrian Micro-economics"?
"I do not see much civility or willingness to discourse honestly here, so unless that changes I do not expect to spend much more time here."
Bah... we can be brusque here, but challenging and fair. We are varied! Not the chanting incantation-shouters where you may otherwise hang.
You have been made welcome here, in our fashion, with the thing bright minds ought to want.
"DB:"Indeed, life and nature have been always exceptionally violent and so was our evolution."
Stephan Yes. So what? Are you saying this justifies people attacking each other? REally?
Bullshit. I am saying that violence does not go away because you and rothbard wave your arms and proclaim "begone violence!" What dippy nonsense."
I agree it is nonsense. And I never said it. Norms and rights are prescriptive. They are not self-enforcing. Unlike causal laws, which are facts and not breakable. That right there should show you the problem with monistic scientism.
My view is that it takes resources to find ways to survive, to conquer the elements, and ot defend against dangers, whether they be lions or hurricanes or disease, or other men. I do not believe that having a state that has the monopoly of violence, justice, and law, is the appropriate means of stopping private crime. If anything, states do a terrible job at the one thing they are supposed to do: protect us from crime; and they become bigger criminals themselves. The fact that private crime is possible simply does not normatively justify the commission of crime by people calling themselves our governors.
" Priests have waved more powerful incantations than yours at the problem, which has roots sunk deep into our evolution as far back as paramecium!"
I have never deluded myself that incantations work.
Only one thing ever decreased violence and it was not mystical "normative" incantations."
FYI I am not religious. I oppose mysticism and such ideas. But norms are not mystical. Norms are just rules. They generally are teleological in that that they are aimed at achieving some goal of hte actor, based on the actor's values. Most of us share a lot of common value or norms, which I call grundnorms (after Kelsen). These inform the laws and rights and rules that we agree to and propose and advance. Among the community of the civilized they alreayd tend to agree on basic things, like not harming each other unless they are a threat; live and let live. But there are some that are threats, and we have to deal wit them. Your error is in thinking this fact of private crime justifies public crime. To make this argument is itself a normative endeavor, but it fails.
" It was reciprocal accountability - what libertarianism OUGHT to be about."
I thought it was about competition.
IN any case I agree that reciprocity is a huge part of our system: we have rights with respect to each other insofar as we agree to respect each others' rights. I agree to respect your right to do as you please, if and so long as you grant me the same recognition. this is what society and civilizaiotn is about. The ones who do not are outlaws in some sense, and beyond the normal protection of the law, like pirates on the sea without a flag.
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"Armwavings and armwavings. The solution is to have each thing have an owner? Bullshit again. MANY societies have had everything "owned"... by kings and oligarchs and feudal lords and master guilds...."
yes, and these things have an owner: the king, etc. Every system allocates some identifiable owner of each contestable resource. The only question is: who is the right person to award it to. I say: my body belongs to me, not to a king or the tax man. Some land I have foudn and improved, or goods I have produced through my effort using or from my land or other property, -- I am the one who ought to have the right to control it, not a king, president, brigand, or tax man. If you disagree, then you still think it has an owner, you just disagree with me on who it is.
Stephan blithely dismisses the lessons of 6000 years as irrelevant."
I don't dismiss anything; I don't see a clear argument for what these lessons are. You seem to jump like a monistic empiricist from mere facts to what you see must be obvious normative conclusions--violating Hume's warnings about the is-ought gap. You cannot go from facts/is to values/ought purely logically, it's a category mistake; you must at some point introduce some value that you are presuming or assuming, either explicitly or implicitly. I know engineers get impatient with not being able to brute force everything, but,,, hey I didn't create the universe.
" SO? There has always been violence but MY untested and purely platonic -idealized essence prescription will handle it!"
I never said that. I said that aggression is unjustified. Whether committed by private criminals or the state. I have yet to see you even attempt to offer a justification for aggression.
DB: "Bah... we can be brusque here, but challenging and fair. We are varied! Not the chanting incantation-shouters where you may otherwise hang.
You have been made welcome here, in our fashion, with the thing bright minds ought to want."
Fair enough. And thanks for the clarification and welcome. I have been booted before from similar places for daring to differ. It is frustrating to see such bizarre assumptions being made. You and others seem to be conflating me with views of others. How about we be individuals here.
Hank Roberts said...
Brin gets Paine.
Brin:
"... by ensuring that all poor kids get the care and education needed to become adult competitors! By ensuring that social status - whether poor or hyper-privileged - is never the prime determinant of success or failure. ..."
Paine:
"... It appears as if the tide of mental faculties flowed as far as it could in certain channels, and then forsook its course, and arose in others.... It appears to general observation, that revolutions create genius and talents; but those events do no more than bring them forward. There is existing in man, a mass of sense lying in a dormant state, and which, unless something excites it to action, will descend with him, in that condition, to the grave. As it is to the advantage of society that the whole of its faculties should be employed, the construction of government ought to be such as to bring forward, by a quiet and regular operation, all that extent of capacity which never fails to appear in revolutions....
... When the mind of a nation is bowed down by any political superstition in its government ... it loses a considerable portion of its powers on all other subjects and objects....
... that which we ought to conceive government to be, is no more than some common center in which all the parts of society unite."
http://www.ushistory.org/Paine/rights/c2-03.htm
Thomas Paine -- The Rights of Man
"This does not mean they are against rules at all. Only against state-enforced law."
So, what about non-state enforced laws that are restrictive and oppressive?
Take, for example, most tribal societies. There is no state in any real sense, but the laws enforced in those societies are often shockingly restrictive and oppressive.
As for empiricism, you seem to be saying that economics is disconnected from reality and you can simply declare, ex cathedra as it were, that certain things are true. Since you've rejected empiricism there is apparently no way to actually discuss economics with you. To me that looks like you've reduced it to religious status.
I can either agree with your declared axioms and join you in worship at the font of Austrian Economics, or disagree an dbe a heretic and a sinner, but it appears you wish to forbid anyone from bringing up actual evidence or experimental data.
Given that, why should I care about Austrian Economics any more or less than I care about Shinto theology, or discussions of Harry Potter's magical abilities? All seem equally made up.
@Ian: George Mason University has quite a few economists of the Austrian school, including some who challenge the orthodoxies that Stephan seeks to defend.
@David: Upon further reflection, I'm curious as to why you are calling out David Friedman in this article. Friedman cites quite a bit of history in his writings and is well aware of Adam Smith's observation. David Friedman to my knowledge has not endorsed Republicans over Democrats. I don't think he votes at all.
One of his core arguments for anarchy is that it is easier for the elites to buy out a government than competing services. You can spend a congressman or a captured regulatory agency many times.(A rough paraphrase)
His primary example of working anarchy was medieval Iceland, which I believe was relatively egalitarian.
Stephan Kinsella said:
If anything, states do a terrible job at the one thing they are supposed to do: protect us from crime; and they become bigger criminals themselves. The fact that private crime is possible simply does not normatively justify the commission of crime by people calling themselves our governors.
This much I know is false. It might almost work if you restrict crime to theft, and then call taxes theft. Look, however, at murder rates. They're much higher in places with little organized government control. The government exececutes relatively few people. There is prison, and I will agree that the US prison population needs to be smaller, but I would say that our current situation is much better than places that lack strong government.
Carl M: "His primary example of working anarchy was medieval Iceland, which I believe was relatively egalitarian". "relative" being the operative word here. As long as you ignore the chattel slavery, the blood feuds, the clan socialism, the aristocratic rent-seeking, vigilantism, ritualized rape, etc., in other words, all the things libertarians don't seem to like, but which nevertheless exist.
And I notice no one wants to touch the Indian Land Reparations Question. Why is that?
To apply the original post to today's problem:
What is the Libertarian response to the PIPA/SOPA debate?
Much of the concern of the netgods is that PIPA/SOPA protects property rights (and therefore one form of freedom, I suppose) but discourages freedom in almost every other sense (e.g. "free to choose").
I can't fairly characterize the Libertarian response, not being one myself nor a "scholar", but an analysis by both Orthodox and Reformed Libertarians may yield light.
@John Kurman wrote:
"No one wants to touch the Indian Land Reparations Question. Why is that?"
I think there was copypasta from Rothsburg about the impracticality of untangling land claims, and the virtue therefore of severing such claims by "homesteading". This may have some coherence in the case of England, where figuring out what the Angle-Saxons are owed by the invading Normans would be hard indeed. But it is factually wrong with respect to our American example; we have extensive documentation of takings by force or by forcably imposed treaties and at least one descendent can easily be located in practically all cases.
Would any Libertarian care to run for political office in Indian Country and put the theory to the test?
Also, on the subject of competition, it occurs to me that there is an extensive practical literature as to effective competition, that is, competition that results in better competitors, in the electronic gaming industry. Ironically (...or not...) massive competition in gaming has lead gaming organizations to work very hard to figure out what people like about competition. Their theories are put to the test every day, with the strongest incentives for staging satisfying competitions: corporate survival! While this is not directly analogous to economic or other societal competition, there may be lessons to learn. One place to start is A Theory Of Fun In Game Design.
This is awesome.
Republicans had told Warren Buffet that if he thought his taxes were too low, he was welcome to make a voluntary donation.
In a challenge, issued in a Time Magazine interview last week, Buffett promises to match voluntary contributions aimed at reducing the deficit by "all Republican members of Congress, and I'll even go three for one with (Senate Minority Leader Mitch) McConnell."
But the story gets better:
'Impressed' and 'Delighted' Warren Buffett Matches GOP Rep's Deficit Donations
Warren Buffett will be writing a check made out to the United States Treasury for just over $49,000 to help pay down the national debt.
He's matching voluntary contributions made this year and last year by Rep. Scott Rigell, a Republican representing Virginia.
In a letter to Rep. Rigell released today by Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett writes he's "particularly impressed that you took this action before my challenge."
David, you ignore the fact that property is accessible to everyone under a free market. Again, you're comparing apples and oranges. A bully comes and declares "Everything now belongs to me" and kills anyone who disagrees. That's not valid property ownership. Not according to any libertarian viewpoint. And that's what those monarchies are.
The experiment of freedom is just that. It's something that hadn't been done before. Still hasn't, entirely. So no, the burden of proof isn't on me to show that unlimited ownership of private property is different than theft and coercion. The burden is actually on you to demonstrate why you think that the theft and coercion of socialist or semi-socialist governments, like that in the US, is any different from the theft and coercion of monarchy after monarchy in history.
rewinn: re PIPA/SOPA: I put up blackouts today on stephankinsella.com and c4sif.org. I have been opposing SOPA nad related laws for years. The libertarian view is that copyright and patent are illegitimate state monopolies. That is the root cause of the SOPA problem. Down wiht copyright. See www.c4sif.org/resources, including my many articles, speeches, courses, and my book Against Intellectual Property.
swizzzler said...
The core of Libertarianism is that each man and woman owns his or her body and mind, and that it is wrong to aggress against another person's. Everything else extends from this premise.
The battle for the last 10000-6000 years has been between forced collectivism/slavery and individual sovereignty. The reason for no examples is that there have been very few instances in history where individual sovereignty has peeked through. Greek golden era, Renaissanc, Enlightenment, Golden age of the Islamic empire, The Magna Carta, the American revolution, etc. The west made strides during the 19th century but it faded away in the 20th.
Humans, as far as we know are the only creatures with sentience, so that being said we as humans use this sentience to meet our own ends, with the scarce resources of this planet. Like other creatures on this planet we compete for these scarce resources but unlike the other creatures we have our reason to best allocate these resources to our own ends, coercive monopolies private or public intervene and disrupt this allocation with disastrous consequences that prompt more and more interventions. Which results in loss off individual sovereignty until the result is slavery.
With the basic notion of libertarianism being self-ownership(private property) and the non-aggression principle this allows for an order that is voluntary and contractual to take place during competition. spontaneous order without coercion.
Seems idealic? This social/economic order is what brought civilization to mankind. It's private property based, anything else results in decivilization and barbarism.
@Lisa - I'm trying to understand your position. Are you saying that you have no evidence to support your claim that libertarianism is better than our current system, and feel no need to produce any?
If so, fine with me, but would you not agree that this is not going to persuade anyone of anything?
Thank you for your response re PIPA/SOPA. Pace Amazon, I put up a greyout and I hope many people at least discuss the issue's relevance to their interests.
A few questions:
* By "illegitimate" you don't mean "unConstituional", correct? Since the patent system is specifically provided for in our federal Constitution, the Libertarian argument would be that it must be amended?
* Is it the Libertarian position that intellectual property is per se illegitamate, or is it that IP is legit but enforcement of those rights must be by agreement between privates parties? If the latter, does my use of your IP carry with it an implied contract to agree to your terms for that use; do we rely upon explicit contracts only - and if there is no contract, you have no recourse if I use your IP; or may a free people contract among themselves to let some sort of joint agency supervise enforcement?
Each way may have certain moral and practical difficulties but I wouldn't want to waste time discussing a view that Libertarians don't hold.
* IIRC it was Mark Twain who suggested that limitations on intellectual property would be fine with him, so long as the same limits were placed on real property and personal property. Thus after 75 year or so, ownership of houses would revert to the commons or to the next squatter. Some may say that he was satirical, but were he a Libertarian, would he be serious?
* What does "illegitimate" mean, anyway? Surely not bastardy ;-)
"By "illegitimate" you don't mean "unConstituional", correct?"
No. I mean unjust. The Constitution itself is a centralizing, statist docuemnt. It was a mistake. A retrogression. The result of a centralizing, power-grabbing coup.
" Since the patent system is specifically provided for in our federal Constitution, the Libertarian argument would be that it must be amended?"
MAny unjust thinks are constitutional, such as income tax. One response is to amend it. Another is to leave. Another is to find a way to evade or avoid it. Antoher is to have a revolution.
Anyway it is arguable that copyright is unconstitutional as is, since it restricts free speech, which is protected in the 1st amendment. But the 1st amendment was ratified in 1791, an the copyright clause in 1789, so if there is a conflict--and there is--the bill of rights trumps the copyrgiht clause. Further, there is no evidence that copyright or patent as implemented actually do promote the progress of science and the arts, so it is arguable that both patent and copyright law are currently unconstutional unless it can be shown that they promote the progress.
"Is it the Libertarian position"
Don't say Libertarian. That means a member of the LP. I am a libertarina, not a Libertarian. Don't initial caps things--it makes you look like A Crank.
" that intellectual property is per se illegitamate,"
Yes, most of us think it is statist. See http://mises.org/story/3682
" or is it that IP is legit but enforcement of those rights must be by agreement between privates parties? If the latter, does my use of your IP carry with it an implied contract to agree to your terms for that use; do we rely upon explicit contracts only - and if there is no contract, you have no recourse if I use your IP; or may a free people contract among themselves to let some sort of joint agency supervise enforcement?"
It's all nonsense. It's just monopoly privilege. There is nothing wrong with copying, learning from, emulating, competing.
"Each way may have certain moral and practical difficulties but I wouldn't want to waste time discussing a view that Libertarians don't hold.
* IIRC it was Mark Twain who suggested that limitations on intellectual property would be fine with him, so long as the same limits were placed on real property and personal property."
They are not similar. A lot of authors are very biased because the do, or think they do, depend on copyright. (I do too: I'm an IP lawyer.) Their personal stake in rents derived from an unjust statutory scheme is quit irrelevant, however.
" Thus after 75 year or so, ownership of houses would revert to the commons or to the next squatter. Some may say that he was satirical, but were he a Libertarian, would he be serious?"
I don't know, but he would be wrong.
"* What does "illegitimate" mean, anyway? Surely not bastardy ;-) "
It means unjust, or unjustified, or unjustifiable. Or as some laymen might say, "wrong" or "bad."
I'm seeing a lot of 'no true scotsman' in this discussion. Or no true Libertarian, or libertarina or whatever. Language is so flawed.
Anyway, legitimate technically means "in accordance with established rules, principles, standards, or laws." The root in latin means "Lawful". It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with justice or natural rights, except insofar as those are enshrined in law.
The Bastard connotation actually came about through this way. Bastards aren't illegitimate because they're bad people, they're illegitimate because they have a different standing with regard to the law (especially inheritance law).
So, to summarize, view of a "libertarina" is that:
* Intellectual property is bad
* The Constitution is not merely imperfect, but inherently bad
* Capitalising Libertarian is the sign of a crank.
I don't have a dog in this fight, but I would like to hear from a Libertarian (cranky or mellow).
I am less interested in the "small-L" aspect of Stephan's "I am a libertarina" than in the strange spelling and pronunciation.
Was that a misspelling? I hope not. I am fascinated!
Stephan, "normative values" - free of any grounding or correlation in either practicality or scientific fact - are simply incantations. The heirs of Plato used such "essences" as a weapon against democracy, social mobility, transparency and everything Periclean. Now you claim that Platonist essences will SUPPORT all of those things!
Most of the last 6000 years, priests have preached their own versions of "self-evident" normative values that were blatantly obviously correct... and just happened to justify the use and abuse of power by the owner caste. Just as Rothbardism just happens (surprise!) to justify unlimited wealth accumulation and cheating by today's aristocracy.
(Oh howl that you don't support "cheating." Malarkey. WHen 5000 aristo gold buddies meet to appoint each other to boards in order to "pay" each other billions ripped off from stockholders, while fostering monopolies and cartels, that is cheating. And you play into their hands.)
"If anything, states do a terrible job at the one thing they are supposed to do: protect us from crime; and they become bigger criminals themselves."
Utterly fact free. In western societies, rates of violence and criminality have plummeted across the last 200 years. Steeply. This holds only if you DEFINE government as crime. Circular! Plato would be proud.
"FYI I am not religious."
Oh yes you are.
DB: " It was reciprocal accountability - what libertarianism OUGHT to be about."
STephan: "I thought it was about competition."
Are you being obtuse deliberately, or should I be gentler?
The armwavingd go on and one, denying the relevance of HOW kings and lords and owners relentlessly were THE force that crushed freedom. I must admit, Stephan's armwavings are articulate!
But can anyone here paraphrase for me one thing he said that explains why - after 60 centuries of abuse by cheating propertarians - we should suddenly plunge FARTHER into mystical propertarianism?
Carl, I call out David Friedman because - after finally proving my exact point, with exact quotations from Adam Smith - he refused to hold up his side of the bargain. He promised he would look at those 6000 years of propertarian oligarchy as the main enemy of freedom, and explain why unlimited property should be the top libertarian agenda item, instead of breakup of power centers and the fostering of exuiberant and universal readiness for creative competition.
I agree that today's government offers opportunities for the mighty to buy government action. That is not reason to tear down what has often been the only institution capable of facing down the lords! The thing to do, in that case, is to shine light! Re-take the institutions with vigorous public/citizen action! Transparency and... if need be... specific deregulations.
As when the democrats disbanded the ICC and the CAB. Not the republicans. Democrtats did that.
Lisa, you are being silly, sorry. Those kings could get away with what they did because they owned F#$##@g! everything! Your conflating consensus driven, democratically elected and deliberated government and laws with the monsters of 6000 years is disingenuous and mystical and absurd.
Swizzler "self-ownership and non-aggression" are platic normative ideals and they are NOT processes that are even remotely grounded in nature or actual pragmatic experience. They are just excuses for holier-than-thou posturing by mystics who have forgotten the Lockean roots of all this.
In contrast, competition is a PROCESS that is so solidly grounded in nature, in science, in democracy, in justice systems and economics. It is HOW we apply reciprocal accountability on each other and thereby ensure our freedom. Competition is both the chief OUTCOME of freedom and its principal source. And it creates positive sum creativity... the cornucopia of wealth that makes all else possible.
It has been downgraded by Rothbard and others for one simple reason. It does not serve the New Lords and masters. Mystic propertarianism suits them just fine! But emphasize competition? And suddenly you realize... the super rich can be relied on to CRUSH competition and to cheat.
Hey Warren Buffett! I have been donating against the national debt every year since 1979! And I am a registered republican! So match me!
matthew said...
To the thought of calling taxes "theft." Taxes are part of our social contract. If you do not wish to be part of our social contract then you have the legal right to renounce your citizenship and leave. Sail a boat in international waters. Try your luck in Somalia. You might not like the result, but you have the choice. Since you have a choice to be a citizen and pay taxes, taxes are not and cannot rightly be called "theft"
Matthew, right on. Locke was the first social philosopher to "get" what was going on... that primitive man still had rights. These were manifest in an IMPLICIT social contract...
...but starting with Periclean Athens, then in various experiments through the Magna Carta and so on, the increasingly educated masses were able to demand the contract be made more EXPLICIT over time.
Eventually, our fully empowered and cyber enhanced g-children may live in a society Heinlein alluded to, wherein every new adult is so sovereign and skilled and empowered that he/she negotiates a contract with society de novo - totally explicit... or moves to a place where the deal is better. Very libertarian.
What today's mad libertarians miss is that this process of evolution from implicit to explicit social contracts must PASS THROUGH AN AWKWARD INTERMEDIATE PHASE.
What would you expect such a phase to look like? A civilization trying to transition would look --- complicated! Bells on whistle on patches on bandaids, because we don't yet know what we're doing! And yes, the vehicle we use for much of this experimentation... government and laws deliberated via clumsy democracy -- will grate on us.
So? Why do I keep bringing up history? Because if folks actually look at the last 60 centuries of misery, what we have got looks like a fucking miracle! I want it to be better. I want a future when govt can wither to 1/10th its present size!
I will fight to make it so. Through my championing of transparency and sousveillance, I have probably accomplished more toward that end than anyone you know.
But I refuse to be a goddamned ingrate.
It's a miracle. WE did it, together, via those clumsy methods and via tools like Franklin Delano Roosevelt. If we can move on, it's because of where we've already come.
Hilarious summary offered on Google Plues, of my tiff with Stephan here, offered by Eugene Budovsky
"- David, I couldn't agree more. It was interesting reading the back and forth between you and Kinsella, which could be summarised as follows:
David Brin: Lack of state and unfettered property rights have historically always led to violence and oppression, please address this!
Stephan Kinsella: I don't dwell on history, but the best way to get rid of violence and oppression is to get rid of the state and institute unfettered property rights
Rinse and repeat 10 times. I always find it confusing how someone that can seem so coherent on the surface can at the same time be so frustratingly illogical."
All modern land-property laws are essentially descended from the feudal system of lordly or kingly ownership. All the land "belonged" to the king, and land-holders were only renting it. It was seen as "right and natural and proper", not just the way things were, but the way they should be. Normative, if you prefer. It was even legitimate.
The only other system of land "ownership" that has ever existed has been the commons. Shared ownership by the tribe. Also normative (in both major senses).
Over time we replaced the king's ownership with a modernised variant of tribal ownership, indirect ownership by the people, but we retained a right-of-exclusive-use idea from feudalism. Ie, all land ultimately belongs to the people, via the national laws. The government is, in effect, the board of directors of a land management trust, of which "We The People" (to use the Americanism) each have one voting share. All purchases of land are under that system. There is no absolute "ownership" (as libertarians use the word) of land outside of that, there never has been. Land has never in all of history been "owned" in that way, except by kings. What you have purchased is a conditional, transferable, right of use under the existing system of shared ownership, for which you've agreed to pay an annual rent.
Any new system which says "current property holders" are now "true libertarian/propertarian owners", in effect says that those current holders (and no one else) can arbitrarily ignore the contract that they, and all past property holders, agreed to when buying the land. You are effectively stealing land from the people that own it, simply because you happen to be the one renting it from them at the time you introduced your new system. No different than if I claim my flat from my landlord, by right of occupation and use (he's certainly never been here.) What gives you the right to draw a line in history and say, this, this moment, this is where all existing rights-of-use becomes ownership-absolute, and none of the conditions under the past contracts shall be honoured.
[cont...
...inued]
Hell, even if a libertarian government was elected, unless they were elected by 100% of able-minded people, what gives them the right to take away the system that others have invested so much labour trying to build, from the people who don't consent to it? Your own damn philosophy says you can't enact policy as a government, because government is coercion, force, violence. Stephen (and other libertarians) claim he didn't "agree" to the current system, therefore it has no right over him, if so, by what right do you have to force your system onto others who don't agree to it?
Libertarianism requires a new territory where everyone who enters has, by entering, morally agreed to the Rules. And there is no such territory. Except by ignoring someone else's claim because you arbitrarily decided they haven't done enough to deserve it. For example, Stephen's claim that National Parks are unused (implying that they should be free to the first person who "homesteads" them.) I consider National Parks to be used (as National Parks), to be developed (as National Parks), to have a clear purpose and function (as National Parks). They are even protected by people hired by "We The Owners"; rangers, fire-fighters, etc. But no, you get to say, "this is not real use, this is not real ownership", and to hell with anyone who doesn't agree.
(messeed: Is anyone else having the Turing word timing out really quickly?)
Use google search in instant-results mode. Type "define" (don't press enter.) Let instant-result update.
Every result on the first page is what you'd expect.
Now type a colon. Ie, "define:"
The weird thi... one of the weird things about that, is that "define:" is a google search command to look up definitions. (In the way that "site:" limits the search to one domain.)
This cape is made from the silk of the Golden-Orb spider. It is undyed, that's the natural colour of the silk.
http://www.ecouterre.com/worlds-largest-cape-made-from-golden-spider-silk-goes-on-display/print/
(fughand: Old Irish term for the dominant hand.)
This news is *shocking*!
(Actually... no, it's not! Not at all!!)
notorit: what you do to a bit of gossip
From bOINGbOING this morning (and downright timely to boot)...
"Whenever people are certain they understand our peculiar situation here on this planet, it is because they have accepted a religious Faith or a secular Ideology (Ideologies are the modern form of Faiths) and just stopped thinking."
- The Vagabond
Tazzdaro - a Latin-style dance performed with law enforcement implements
Thanks for the reply. We agree on the view the importance of competition and win/win interactions and their under-appreciation in modern libertarian literature. We also agree that property rights are important for instrumental reasons.
My careful reading of the last 6000 years is simple. The vast majority of people scraped by on the equivalent of a dollar or two per person per day by producing or growing or trading for their needs, and a small minority of exploiters used force, deception and coercion to live off these productive masses. These were thieves, barbarians, and stationary bandits -- ie elites.
There were three major forces which kept the standard of living so low for so long:
1) The Malthusian curse -- If economic development does not consistently exceed the growth in population then we stay poor. Agricultural societies have big trouble with this curse.
2) The curse of Exploitation -- Zero-sum win/lose interactions where those with power used it to take from those without. Exploitation reduces the incentive to produce, leads to wasteful arms races of defense and offense and undermines capital investment. Those good at exploitation specialized in it.
3) The Incumbents curse -- Change creates winners and losers. Incumbents suppress change and competition and new entrants to maintain their status. (See guilds, monopolies, etc). Incumbents restrict potential progress.
The rise of modern prosperity came about when these three curses were partially bypassed. I could explain why and how, but it will lead us astray. Furthermore, Western society began shifting to a positive sum dynamic, where people valued creating wealth by voluntary win/win interactions. The Enlightenment value of liberty gained prominence. Property rights conventions were an important piece of this recipe.
My reading of history does not lead me to view property rights as a fundamental problem. I do agree that until the modern era, the path to prosperity has been overwhelmingly zero sum. It came at someone else's expense as people fought over a fairly fixed-size pie. For 95% of history, the wealthy were those exploiting or restricting others.
In a free market (with secure property rights), a secondary path is opened up. People can create wealth in a win/win way by growing the pie. People can become immensely wealthy by creating prosperity for others.
Yes, for most of 6000 years those with property used their power and influence to exploit or restrict competition. But I view the problem as being with their methods -- coercion -- not with property rights or the size of their estates. Freedom failed because people were able to take advantage of or limit the freedom of others.
The wealthy are only one source of potential coercion. There are plenty of others (the masses, the state, outsiders, etc)
Property rights, freedom and constructive competition are instrumental conventions to encourage a productive, positive sum path to prosperity and progress.
David, does this summary ring true to you?
Stephan K.,
Thanks for all the insights and the article in the Mises Institute.
I think it IS important to ask what libertarianism is about. And I do not think it is about property rights.
It is about the widespread flourishing of human beings. Mises did not prescribe values; he studied what people actually desired and how they go about achieving these goals.
People -- in general -- desire for themselves and those they care about to be free, prosperous, and live long, happy, healthy lives. Libertarianism is fundamentally about how we go about achieving these ends. Property rights (and division of labor and non-coercion) are simply human conventions to achieve these goals. If human nature was different, or property rights led to conflict or impoverishment, then a libertarian should reject property.
Let me provide an example. I am a surfer. In surfing we also have conventions of ownership -- in terms of who has a right of way on a wave. And like other property rights, the point of the conventions is to optimize the enjoyment of these scarce resources. Rights are not based upon territory (for obvious reasons -- it is tough to delineate territory on moving water) but about positioning on the wave. The first to stand up, the closest to the wave's peak has rights to that wave. Everyone else is expected to get out of the way. Yes there are property rights, but these are conventions designed (from the bottom up) by surfers to optimize enjoyment and minimize conflict and injury. They also serve to incentivize surfers to compete for prime positioning.
Yes, property rights and an emphasis on non-coercion do differentiate libertarianism from other "isms." They are, as you state, among its core beliefs and principles. But -- in my opinion -- they are not what it is primarily about.
And I agree with David that libertarians should focus more on the constructive role of competition and the value of positive sum interactions.
Tony, while I appreciate your use of html coding to embed the URL, your use of a shortened URL means I'm not going to click the link. I don't trust a URL that I can't track in some way.
Seeing that you are using HTML coding anyway, why not just encode in the hidden long-form URL? Sure, it forces you to side-scroll in the Posting Comments field, but we the reader can mouse-over the URL and see where it will lead us.
Tony's full link.
http://twitpic.com/88ueqz
It is worth looking at. It's about SOPA
The problem with SOPA is not that it protects copyright, but that it protects it using an atomic sledgehammer. It would only be different in degree, not in kind, if the law said tha any copyright holder whose property was being unlawfully disseminated on the web can unplug the entire internet in response. It's equivalent to saying that if someone killed a family member of yours in Cincinatti, you have the right to nuke Cincinatti in order to make sure you have executed the perpetrator.
"You have been made welcome here, in our fashion, with the thing bright minds ought to want."
Fair enough. And thanks for the clarification and welcome. I have been booted before from similar places for daring to differ.
I hope you take it to heart. I for one HAVE been trying to understand your positions. Sure, I'll make my disagreement known as well, but that's how discourse works. No one here is going "Burn the witch!"
It is frustrating to see such bizarre assumptions being made. You and others seem to be conflating me with views of others. How about we be individuals here.
Well, you've been doing a lot of assertions of "The libertarian position", so it's only fair that a listener brings to the table what he's heard before from self-described libertarians. If you've got unconventional views that other libertarians (by and large) will disagree with, then it's confusing when you claim to be more purely libertarian than they are.
It would be similar to my claiming that Americans are not racist, and when confronted with thousands of counterexamples, saying "Well, he's not REALLY an American."
Larry: I am a noted and long-time libertarian theorist. I think I am entitled to give my view on what libertarianism is. As for you trying to grok my views: I gave links. I have tons of material up on stephankisnella.com including on the Media page, a whole recent free course on libertarian controversies, and one on libertarian theory. My views are crystal clear and in print and media.
And yes, David, I did misspell libertarian. NO biggie.
I think you are really a confused positivist. I think you would benefit from reading the Mises book Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science, Rothbard on the Mantle of Science, and HOppe on Economic Science and the Austrian Method. But I realize in your late 50s you are probably stuck forever in your engineering mentality. I have BSEE and MSEE degrees, so am well acquainted with the scientistic mindset. (NOt that liberal arts math-illiterates are much better.)
I do not know how ot answer various queries more clearly than I have. I find your and ohters' approach scattershot and full of bizarre assumptions and non sequiturs, lurching from one hidden assumption to the next, and never forming coherent, well thought out argument from start to finish. You guys do not even seem to realize what norms are (you deride them as "mystical" which is frankly stupid) or that they do not logically follow from some recitation of empirical facts. So I do not know wher to go with you guys.
Think on this. You are bothered that you are encountering a fellow American--peaceful, successful, intelligent, well-read--who is *unwilling to violate your rights*, unwilling to condone anyone aggressing against you. And this bugs you? WTF? How insane is that?
Go out and vote for criminal politicians who will rob me of money or liberty, if it makes you feel better. You've won. Congratulations. You are getting your way. Your little corrupt democratic statism is in force, you get to vote an foment and be patriotic and you and your cronies can force me and my fellow minority-individualists to comply with your stupid laws, on pain of imprisonment. Fine. You've won. Yet it bugs you that we whine about this treatment? I pay the taxes to support your evil wars and welfare and drug laws--far more than anyone here, I would bet. So I am paying for your crap. Is that not enough for you people? You want us to shut up, be muzzled, too? I tell you I would gladly switch places: have a free society where a few fascists and communists wandered aroudn bitterly--I'd be happy to let you whine, so long as you could not impose your destructive collectivist views on me and mine. Any takers?
BTW re the Indians: of course, if some individual person alive todya can show better title to a piece of land than the person inhabiting it, of course he should get it back.
Aren't titles sort of Statist? Especially since some of the titles I would go to would actually be violated treaties between the US and native tribes.
Cool, Stephan has a wikipedia entry.
Stephan, I find it really hard to sift out your legitimate points when they are imbedded in statements like this:
"Go out and vote for criminal politicians who will rob me of money or liberty, if it makes you feel better. You've won. Congratulations. You are getting your way. Your little corrupt democratic statism is in force, you get to vote an foment and be patriotic and you and your cronies can force me and my fellow minority-individualists to comply with your stupid laws, on pain of imprisonment. Fine. You've won. Yet it bugs you that we whine about this treatment? I pay the taxes to support your evil wars and welfare and drug laws--far more than anyone here, I would bet. So I am paying for your crap. Is that not enough for you people? You want us to shut up, be muzzled, too? I tell you I would gladly switch places: have a free society where a few fascists and communists wandered aroudn bitterly--I'd be happy to let you whine, so long as you could not impose your destructive collectivist views on me and mine. Any takers?"
I find this more insulting than helpful at understanding your views. After a while of being browbeaten (you still haven't addressed my question of nearly 2 days ago about jobs that might legitimately be assigned to a government) I'm even less inclined to wade through tl;dr screeds in search of understanding.
shklype: Minor Egyptian deity of confusion
MadLibrarian:
"I find this more insulting than helpful at understanding your views. After a while of being browbeaten (you still haven't addressed my question of nearly 2 days ago about jobs that might legitimately be assigned to a government) I'm even less inclined to wade through tl;dr screeds in search of understanding."
Why would you ask this after I have repeatedly stated I am an anarchist and hav posted my articles about what it means to be an anarcho-capitalist? the answer is nothing. The state is illegitimate. It is a criminal gang.
If you are talking about "government" in terms of legitimate services like law and justice, well then these are just private functions of civil and commercial society--no one "assigns" anything to them. But in a free society there would be private institutions of law, justice, and so on. They would defend property, settle disputes, protect against enemies and robbers. They would simply have no jurisdiction over peaceful people who were not their customers, and they could not tax anyone, and they could not outlaw other similar agencies. It's not so hard to grok. But this is not a 'system" I favor. I simply oppose the commission of aggression, by private criminal, or by agency. that means I recognize the state as criminal, necessarily, and thus object to it, and maintain that it is unjust and illegitimate. In a just world enough people would recognize this that the state could not exist--for it exists only because most people make the error of thinking it is necessary, good, and legitimate. If the state did not exist, what would society look like? Who knows? It would have less crime, but other than that, I don't know. It's onl ya guess. See John Hasnas, The Myth of the Rule of Law. You can google it.
Larry: I am a noted and long-time libertarian theorist. I think I am entitled to give my view on what libertarianism is.
My comment was in response to your "Why can't we be individuals?" If you're speaking for libertarianism, then expect people to argue with (what they've heard from) libertaians by proxy with you. If you're just giving Stephan's personal opinion, then maybe don't bring a group identity into it at all.
As for you trying to grok my views: I gave links. I have tons of material up on stephankisnella.com including on the Media page,...
And I did read some of it already, but don't expect anyone to suddenly make your body of work a life's mission immediately. Until my employer exercises his right to outsource me (which is actually going to happen in another two months), my time is limited.
At times, I feel like quoting comic-book writer Dave Sim: "It's not that I don't UNDERSTAND what you're saying. I simply disagree with it," but I'm also willing to consider the possibility that I'm mistaken.
I do not know how ot answer various queries more clearly than I have. I find your and ohters' approach scattershot and full of bizarre assumptions and non sequiturs, lurching from one hidden assumption to the next, and never forming coherent, well thought out argument from start to finish.
These are limited-size posts on a comments section of a blog, not dissertations. This "place" is more like spoken converstation in real time than it is like a research paper which is edited and rewritten over a period of months. And while it might seem to you as if "we" are all one unified opponent in a debate, that's not the case. Rewinn or Ian or Tacitus2 or gosh-knows-who might take a DIFFERENT opposing positon to something you said than I would. That doesn't make any of us inconsistent.
You guys do not even seem to realize what norms are
I liked the example someone gave of how surfers "own" a wave by their own agreed-upon convention. What YOU "do not even seem to realize" is that land-ownership is a quite similar process. It's not something that exists outside of social norms.
Even you yourself have to resort to saying that someone can take ownership of a parcel (emphasis mine) IF HE CAN SHOW BETTER TITLE. "Title" is a bureaucratic mechanism, as subject to fraud or corrpution as any government function.
That's not what "bugs" me. What bugs me is how blithely you would un-do the social mechanisms which currently PROTECT my rights and PREVENT aggression against me. You want to replace all that with your personal word of honor? Even if I believe you (and I probably would), it's not YOU I'm going to be afraid of.
If the state did not exist, what would society look like? Who knows? It would have less crime, but other than that, I don't know.
But there are places that lack a formal state. The political vacuum creates warlords, tribalism, and far more crime than populations with stable, strong governments.
yes there are places without a state but we are anarcho-CAPITALISTS meaning we oppose the state because we oppose aggression; we oppose all forms of aggression: private and public. If you have a society with no state but with rampant looting and not widely respected property rights this is not a libertarain, free, private-law society. we are simply in favor of respecting others' property rights and we oppose committing aggression. I am baffled this is hard to grok.
As for your questions about "title" this is pettifogging. call it what you wish. And for you to say we want to get rid of your property rights, allow aggression, and move to some society where we "replace" "the social mechanisms which currently PROTECT my rights and PREVENT aggression against me" with "your personal word of honor"--I never said this. So you evidently do NOT undersatnd the libertarian perspective. First, we would not replace the system now with "word of honor." I hav said repeatedly: you can use force, or your agents can, to defend your rights. And I quoted Rothbard explicitly to show that most nominal property titles would continue to be respected. So what are you talking about? You guys need to learn to listen, and comprehend. At least know what you are disagreeing wiht.
Since this is a David Brin blog, perhaps you are familiar with his novel "The Postman?"
If the state did not exist, I think "society" would look a lot like it does in that fictional post-apocalyptic landscape, complete with roving gangs of ruthless bandits and emcampments of hypersurvivalist-feudal Holnists.
Stephan, the problem is that as bad as Democrats are (and I hold my nose while voting for them on the Federal level - trust me, on the State level I vote Republican as they're an endangered species in Massachusetts), they're still heads and shoulders better than what the Republican Party has become. This is a case of voting the lesser evil.
And I understand that there are those who refuse to see Republicans as the Greater Evil. I've friends who are that way. I was that way for a long time. But I also saw that after over a decade of abusive policies (under Clinton and Bush the Younger), they have become recalcitrant and refuse to admit they are wrong and should fix the problems they created. Instead, they want to obstruct efforts to fix the problems... and throw hissy fits when the politicians elected by the majority in an election that had a significantly greater number of voters than usual try to do their jobs.
I hoped that after 2008 they would learn their lesson. They did. They learned that hissy fits make both sides look bad... and that anger at the lack of progress smears the majority party and thus regained control. It was the wrong lesson to learn. Rather than stepping away from policies that destroyed what makes America great... they embraced those beliefs with a death grip.
I want my Republican Party back. But I realize this will never happen. The Republican Party is dead. What is calling itself Republican is in fact some sick twisted parody shambling along, like some insect infected by a fungus that "zombifies" it. The only cure at this point is the end of the Republican Party, and starting fresh from social libertarian principles.
we oppose all forms of aggression: private and public.
Just digressing here...when you speak of "we", don't be surprised that we can't just all be individuals.
Ok, back to...
If you have a society with no state but with rampant looting and not widely respected property rights this is not a libertarain, free, private-law society. we are simply in favor of respecting others' property rights and we oppose committing aggression. I am baffled this is hard to grok.
Ok, here's what you're misunderstanding.
I don't think anyone here is saying that libertarians THEMSELVES will be the aggressing bandits in a stateless society.
What we're saying (well, what I'm saying anyway) is that it seems likely that that sort of "society" is what will inevitably come about IF you achieve your dream of bringing down the state.
In other words, while I may well enjoy living in Galt's Gulch or some other true-libertarian paradise, I don't think that is what the world will look like without state power. I think your predictions are WRONG. I think that you are unwittingly advocating a system that will result in much, MUCH LESS freedom.
And if that sounds condesending, I've been on the receiving end of similar assertions, liberal that I am. "Being against war means Saddam Hussein gets to butcher his people." "Giving food to poor people encourages them to stay poor." People question my faulty reasoning on a daily basis.
I hav said repeatedly: you can use force, or your agents can, to defend your rights.
And I have said repeatedly that it will then come down to which agents are most able to exert their own will, and once there is a "winner", there's no guarantee that that agent will work in service of the good.
DB: "self-ownership and non-aggression" are platic normative ideals and they are NOT processes that are even remotely grounded in nature or actual pragmatic experience. They are just excuses for holier-than-thou posturing by mystics who have forgotten the Lockean roots of all this."
How is self-ownership not grounded in nature? Seems like basic unit of sentience. I don't own you and you don't own me it's pretty simple. If AI ever comes as far as man the first one to achieve sentience will no doubt will assert self-ownership.
I also believe you are caught in a performative contradiction. By choosing to use persuasion instead of force to make me agree that I am not sovereign over myself, you implicitly grant that I have a right to use my body in order to argue.
Forgotten Lockean roots? The basis of Locke's thought stemmed from self-ownership. From Locke's Two Treatises on Government "every man has a Property in his own Person." Also "an individual has a right to decide what would become of himself and what he would do, and as having a right to reap the benefits of what he did"
I agree DB: "that competition is a PROCESS that is so solidly grounded in nature, in science, in democracy, in justice systems and economics."
Partial agreement.
DB: "Competition is both the chief OUTCOME of freedom and its principal source. And it creates positive sum creativity... the cornucopia of wealth that makes all else possible.
Freedom does come from competition but freedom's source comes from self-ownership.
How has Rothbard downgraded competition when wanted more competition?
matthew: "To the thought of calling taxes "theft." Taxes are part of our social contract."
So if I refuse to pay taxes i'll be thrown in jail. what is the difference between that and a robber holding me hostage until i give him my wallet? Isn't that theft? Also what is your definition of social contract?
swizzler:
So if I refuse to pay taxes i'll be thrown in jail. what is the difference between that and a robber holding me hostage until i give him my wallet? Isn't that theft?
Well, if you eat a candy bar in the 7-Eleven and then refuse to pay for it, you'll also be thrown in jail. Is that "theft" too?
yes. do you think that is not?
...and I see my example is ambigouous, so just to be clear...
In my mind, anyway, the eating of the candy bar (and then not paying for it) is theft.
The store's demand for payment for the candy bar that you already ate, backed up by the threat of jail time, is not theft.
To me, taxes are more like the latter than they are like the former. I'll grant that there may be individuals who wish to live by only their own efforts, neither asking help from nor wishing to contribute to a larger society. I assert, however, that thats a tiny minority of those who complain about taxes--not just that taxes are too high, but that they are inherently unjust. Seems most of these people want the benefits of a first-world society but they don't want to pay for it.
To put it another way, let's say you are deficient in paying your taxes. You state you don't have to pay your taxes because you disagree with the policies of the government and the like. Then someone breaks into your house. You call the police... who refuse to go to your aid because you have not paid taxes. You are then injured by the criminal who then sets your house on fire. You call for emergency services because the criminal let you keep your phone. The fire department refuses to go to your house and the ambulance refuses to pick you up and bring you to the hospital... because you have not paid the government, which subsidizes these services.
Are they right in refusing to help you, thus resulting in you burning to death horribly? Is that criminal wrong for robbing and then being behind your death? And is it murder seeing you refused to participate in society and the social contract through the refusal to pay taxes?
"I don't think anyone here is saying that libertarians THEMSELVES will be the aggressing bandits in a stateless society.
In other words, while I may well enjoy living in Galt's Gulch or some other true-libertarian paradise, I don't think that is what the world will look like without state power. I think your predictions are WRONG. I think that you are unwittingly advocating a system that will result in much, MUCH LESS freedom."
I am not a libertarian bec. of predicitons. I oppose aggression because it is wrong, not b/c I predict that if people stop aggressing then some outcome--other than less aggression--will result. I am not a utilitarian or even consequentialist. I did not base my argument in favor of individual rights on a prediction. You people think this way and thus you asked "waht is your system" "what would result" so I gave you a guess. Then you are comfy b/c we are back to your "let's let some rulers tweak things to achieve the best result" mentality.
Again: we libertarians do NOT favor some kind of lack of institutional force that is wielded against criminals. We only oppose the state. Why does the agency that protects you have to be able to steal from you (tax)? Why does it have to outlaw other ones? Since when is someone having a monopoly on some service supposed to make them a good provider of it?
Robert: "To put it another way, let's say you are deficient in paying your taxes. You state you don't have to pay your taxes because you disagree with the policies of the government and the like. Then someone breaks into your house. You call the police... who refuse to go to your aid because you have not paid taxes. You are then injured by the criminal who then sets your house on fire. You call for emergency services because the criminal let you keep your phone. The fire department refuses to go to your house and the ambulance refuses to pick you up and bring you to the hospital... because you have not paid the government, which subsidizes these services.
Are they right in refusing to help you, thus resulting in you burning to death horribly? I"
The problem is they OUTLAW all other competition. THere is no one else I can call. This is akin to jailing someone for a victimless crime, and then refusing to give them food.
Oh! Now we have the root of the problem.
One side is pramatists. If small amounts of violence and theft (government) can prevent more extreme violence and theft, it is acceptable.
The other side is idealists. If there is any violence or theft, it is wrong and unacceptable.
That fixes the terms for the debate.
Yeesh, Pragmatists. Pramatists would be people who like British baby strollers.
Sociotard: (I see why you use a nym, wiht these views):
"The other side is idealists. If there is any violence or theft, it is wrong and unacceptable."
Libertarians do not oppose violence. Only aggressive violence. But we do oppose all theft. I gather you think theft is sometimes okay. Yep. That is the essence of statism.
If government theft prevents more rampant or more violent theft, then yes, I want that kind of theft. It is smaller.
So, as a pragmatist, I will wait to see an actual anarcho-capitalist society that has no government where I can expect to lose less than 15% my annual income in theft and where I can expect similar levels of aggresive violence.
If you would persuade me, speak in pragmatic terms.
I think we are having an argument at this point about the definition of 'theft', where Stephan wants to define it as 'taking anything from me that I don't authorize.' While that might be okay for some values of 'theft', I would recommend we stick with the accepted dictionary definition(s). Problem being, the definition also involves the term 'unlawful', which may or may not be recognized in this particular context. Hmmm... illegal law... there's an oxymoron for you!
Unhari: brand name depilatory
InstantK... you express the problem well... I think there were added factors beyond the three you mention. e.g. conservative, anti-change memes and intertribal conflift. Feminists would add a couple of others, I reckon.
But note, I never attacked property right as an essence, but rather as a good thing that can be carried to excess, like most good things. And in 99% of human cultures it was. And when owners can gather most of society's value in the hands of a few, then they (1) collude, (2) pass on outrageous inherited and unearned advantages, (3) cheat.
And cheating as coercion is something that obviously vastly rich owners can do. Have done, will always do. Unless prevented. As Adam Smith recommended.
"roperty rights, freedom and constructive competition are instrumental conventions to encourage a productive, positive sum path to prosperity and progress."
I agree overall. But note that some things like freedom to speak and know must be treated as if they were sacred absolutes, because any dilution ruins their ability to function. Property and privacy - while very important - are CONTINGENT rights, meaning that each generation may choose to redefine them, and Jefferson was adamant about this generational right.
But in any generation the dissenters MUST be allowed onto the streetcorners shouting "You all have made a terrible mistake! If that goes away, then we are painted into a corner
SKinsella says: " I find your and ohters' approach scattershot and full of bizarre assumptions and non sequiturs, lurching from one hidden assumption to the next, and never forming coherent, well thought out argument from start to finish."
I absolutely agree with you Stephan. It is very clear that you perceive things this way! And yes, the fact that you do perceive them that way is evidence of the mental "diversity" humans are capable of.
It is kind of sad that a "major libertarian theorist" should be unable to parse intelligent statements by very intelligent and well-based interlocutors. But we'll try to speak more slowly.
"Think on this. You are bothered that you are encountering a fellow American--peaceful, successful, intelligent, well-read--who is *unwilling to violate your rights*, unwilling to condone anyone aggressing against you. And this bugs you? WTF? How insane is that?"
Yep that is pretty darned insane! I agree. For you to interpret that as even remotely related in any way to anything that we have said? Yep. That is insane. You're on a roll!
Um... you wrote that ... and then lecture us about "whining"?
Fact, you seem incapable of recognizing allies. We all here want enhanced freedom and not a single person here is "communist" or even socialist. (Well, a few of our members lean a bit toward favoring govt solutions... but we're a diverse group and we put up with them! ;-)
Most of us agree on wanting a society in which hamhanded govt "problem-solving" devolves gradually into a withered-away structure much less prevalent in peoples' lives, leaving most decisions to autonomous, free, educated, empowered and sovereign individuals. If you despise us, despise THAT.
Where many of us disagree with you is that crazy notion that eliminating the current social contract... under which all the best stuff happened... and hurling ourselves back toward feudal propertarianism...seems a wonderful idea! It is, in fact, a really, really dumb idea.
You cite as "evidence" te ravings of two "philosopher-economists" who did more than ever Ayn Rand to ruin libertarianism as a useful American political movement.
I cite as evidence 6000 years of brutal oppression and stagnation, followed by 100 years of scintillating progress in a mixed society that you owe everything you have.
Swizzler, you are doing it again! Cramming words into my mouth. I never, ever denied "self-ownership." WHich is a platonic essence word. A religious catechism. You imbue in it meanings and I agree with some of those meanings. But you are still armwaving like a religious nut.
COmpetition is one TOOL that the enlightenment used to create greater freedom and positive sum games. The sentence previous to this one contains words that have universal definitions, not gobbledy incantations designed to make you sound smart.
"As it is to the advantage of society that the whole of its faculties should be employed, the construction of government ought to be such as to bring forward, by a quiet and regular operation, all that extent of capacity which never fails to appear in revolutions....http://www.ushistory.org/Paine/rights/c2-03.htm
Thomas Paine -- The Rights of Man
Rob Wicks said...
How can you tell when theft would be smaller? It seems to me that you guess, attack, and assume you were right after the fact.
Is there any action which is prohibited if you think it would result in the greater good? Are all options "on the table," so to speak?
Whskyjack said...
I will have to admit that the libertarian comments on this blog last night provided me and the wife some amusement. They very much reminded me of the sixties radicals who went around spouting quotations of Chairman Mao. As those clueless lefties, they live in a country where it is harmless and they don't have a clue how much their country/government really protects them.
Last night after reading through the comments I had some work to do in the shop. The radio was on as usual and tuned to NPR. They were talking about the conditions in Pakistan and important to this thread, property rights. It seems that Pakistan is having trouble enforcing private property rights so the people are having to resort to private means. What does that mean? Well Pakistan is increasingly divided into groups with private militias. Criminal gangs, tribal groups, religious groups and so on. You affiliate with one of those groups and they provide protection at a cost of course.
As I listened to the story and thought about some of the comments on this blog it occurred to me what was bothering me about the libertarian's comments. They seemed to believe that property rights were a gift that descended from on high, a free gift. But as Pakistan points out they are anything but free.
It takes a well organised functioning government to enforce property rights and from judging the governments around the world it is not an easy thing to do as many are failing to do so right now.
In that we in this country are very lucky and have been so for so long that we have a sizable portion of our population who believe it is a natural right for free, rather than one defended by our government.
Outside The Box said...
I find this a really interesting conversation, and I haven't read your stuff before David on focusing on competition over property, and I always like to hear a different perspective.
For me, though, libertarianism is about *violence*. It's advocating the position that we would all be better off if we agreed to eschew violence as a way of interacting with each other.
For me, then, "property" doesn't define my libertarianism; it is the best known way to achieve it. "Property" has been a hugely successful social convention in preventing violence. If you and I both want A and B, but we've agreed that A is yours and B is mine and we both act according to that agreement, there is no violence. Any arrangement that does not make it clear who gets to use what runs into the near-certainty that eventually we are going to disagree on who gets to use something, and that is a huge cause of violence. That said, there has been more than one suggestion for property "rules", and there's a worthwhile discussion on what those should be.
Is that what you are suggesting? I note for example that left-libertarians advocate a "use" criteria for the transfer of property title, that is, if you are the one really using some property, then title for that property transfers to you.
Are you suggesting something similar? You make statements lamenting "limitless property", which indicates that you advocate a limit on how much property someone can own? Is there a concrete and definite rule that you are suggesting, say, past a certain amount of property, no property title can be transferred to you?
A completely different interpretation might be that you aren't suggesting an actual enforcement mechanism or hard limit etc, but that what you are asking is for people (such as your readers) to actively work - peacefully, however, that is, not through the power of government, but rather privately - to promote more competition?
IOW, what is unclear to me is what means you are advocating are allowable in the pursuit of promoting competition? Given my focus on the importance of minimizing violence, what I'm looking for is to what extent you are advocating the use of violence.
Part of this is that I haven't read much of your stuff before and so I don't understand the whole context of what you advocate.
Rob Wicks said:
It is difficult to get good crime statistics. Especially if there is no government for that job.
Yes. For example, torture should be off the table.
A big difference between the Mafia and the Government? Both may take my property without my consent, but I get some small say in how the government spends what it takes, and how it enforces its will.
Swizzzler, SK, you are ignoring my point. Taxes are not theft if you can renounce citizenship and leave. Go perch in international waters and make your way there. You have a choice. By not leaving, by continuing to use resources (internet, roads, etc.) that *I* willingly fund through my taxes, you are a part of a civilization. A civilization that has invested in *You*. If we are willing to let you leave, wiping out our investment and you do not leave, then how can you call our insisting on payment for services that have been tendered to you "theft?"
Matthew: "you are ignoring my point. Taxes are not theft if you can renounce citizenship and leave."
this is incredibly asinine. Suppose I point a missile at your house and say look, you can leave or you can pay me $10k, not to shoot you. It's your choice.
The effing criminal mafia in DC has no right to tell me to leave my property. They have no claim over it.
How stupid can you be? Are you serious, really this daft?
Ah, namecalling. No, I am not stupid. I just think your ideas are daft. You have benefited from this civilization we live in and you don't like having to put back in for the benefits we get from it. I point put that you do have a choice- you can leave if this golden age upsets you where you refer to taxation as theft. You have revealed that you do not have the strength of conviction to leave the system that has produced you.
Note what marks “Outside the Box” as an adult and decent interlocutor, (1) courtesy. (2) Curiosity and willingness to learn. (3) Interesting fresh viewpoints. (4) An eagerness to paraphrase others... not as an excuse to mock them as strawmen, but in order to bracket and get close to understanding what they ACTULALLY meant to say.
All four traits are vastly more important than any of the details in my answer to him. He/(she) is welcome here!
Having said that -
First, theanti-violence aspect of libertarianism is a potemkin way to seize moral high ground, similar to the right’s anti-abortion stance. I shut down when I hear liberts going on and on about it. If violence were their true core concern, they would look to the processes that have ACTUALLY reduced violence to low levels that are minuscule compared to any other human generation.
Those processes have been more complex than reflexive ideologues prefer. A mix of improved law enforcement, improved laws, rising professionalism, rising health and education and increases in social justice. And yes, reliable vesting in property... though please note that “public property” in the form of parks and schools and institutions and universities and national I.P. all seem to work pretty well. The proper degree of socialism is clearly not ZERO!
Now, I lean toward the libertarian side in my reflexes. I prefer to pragmatically find ways to keep up steady pressure to keep the socialist side of things minimized. But my chief temperament is pragmatic. I see the stunning accomplishments of this mixed society, and I refuse to be an ungrateful asshole!
If my fellow citizens have voted for a general mixed economy - both politically and by consensus acquiescence - and if that mixed society has worked vastly vastly vastly better than any other... then I am willing to ask for changes INCREMENTALLY!
Um.... duh?
As for property, I have made clear my admiration for Hernando de Soto. Look him up! His work vesting the poor with their land in Peru, delighted both libertarians and liberals!
Still, I am very knowledgable about history. And (rare for a libertarian) I actually think history is relevant! And the nearly universal failure mode of oppression by the owner-oligarchs means that there must be limits to the power that small aristocratic cabals can accumulate! And yes, absolutely, that fundamentally means there must be upper limits on ownership!
Our American founders thought so. They seized more land and resistributed and levelled the social castes far more than FDR did! They performed major feats of levelling! And the capitalism that resulted did just fine!
In fact, capitalism had boom times in the wake of FDR, too. The biggest entrepreneurial boom ever... amid the flattest social structure ever, and yes amid high top tax rates.
They went together for a reason.
Mr. Kinsella, I was wondering if you intended your idea of "libertarianism" to be an actual thing in the real world. A real place that people would live. Or do you intend it to be used as an idealised state that you know can't exist, but which you want to serve as a way of judging and measuring things which do exist. (By "state", I don't mean "State".)
Or do you intend it as a philosophy for people who live in a society that doesn't share that philosophy, a religion almost (or Zen-like non-religion). (Or as Outside The Box phrased it, "It's advocating the position that we would all be better off if we agreed to eschew violence as a way of interacting with each other.")
If you mean either of these then I suspect that changes how people would talk to you about it on this blog. (Although it might help if you stopped calling people daft just because they disagree with you. It makes you seem like a wanker.) They are assuming that you actually want to replace their own society with one based on your libertarian philosophy, in order to achieve actual real-world anarcho-capitalism. In the same way that, for example, anarcho-socialists replaced societies with ones based on communist philosophy, in order to attempt to achieve anarcho-socialism.
Do you see the difference between "this is the belief system I have that I wish everyone shared", and "this is the belief system I have that I'm trying to make everyone live under".
On the other hand, if you DO intend for libertarianism to be an actual place that people live, then my question is why haven't you and other libertarians (and Libertarians), simply done what you advocate?
You say that (paraphrasing) "Government monopolises law/justice/etc". But again, how are they stopping you? Instead of paying taxes why don't you simply purchase your own law/justice/security/etc? Perhaps from other libertarians who wish to sell you that service.
Anybody have a direct email address for David Friedman? He demanded I find citations to prove what is common knowledge in any graduate-level US history course... that the American founders went to great lengths to prevent the kind of domineering landed aristocracy that dominated Britain.
Especially, Friedman demanded that I cite the banning of primogeniture... something a scholar should be able to do for himself. Still, it took just moments to grab a few quotations at random.
"In America and later in Britain itself, the practice of primogeniture came under intense pressure because it was seen to be incompatible with both republican political life and the true nature of property as developed in modern philosophy and as suited to modern political economy."
P. 69 The American Founding and the social compact by Pestritto & West 2003
"One of the founders, Thomas Jefferson, best articulated the hatred most Americans felt toward the aristocratic and religious hierarchies of British society.... Jefferson helped reform the laws of primogeniture and entail opening up land ownership..." Protestantism and the American founding by Engeman & Zuckert
Edward Rutledge, 10th gov of S. Carolina ..."in 1791 drew the act which abolished primogeniture and gave an equal distribution of the real estate to intestates..." National Cyclopedia of American Biography, vol 12
See also ref to Arnoldus Vanderhorst, 7th gov of S. Carolina who helped pass that law. Similar to a majority of states at that time.
"Closely related to the changes in landholding was the abolition of the system of entail and primogeniture. Pillars of aristocracy, these Old World institutions had become deeply rooted in American soil, particularly in the south..." p177 A History of the American People by Carman and Syrett....
I could go on and on... but the questions are (1) why didn't a historical scholar and expert on this precise kind of thing know about this already?
And more important (2) why am I always the one who has to do homework for David Friedman, while he refuses ever single assignment I have given him? I asked for simple things. Like a fair ratio of past tyrannies that were perpetrated by socialist bureaucrats vs those run by owner-oligarchies.
A simple, honest ratio. An honest man would grit his teeth and re-evaluate.
My tuppence worth as a Scotsman (with our totally undeserved reputation for meanness) and Socialist
I agree with Adam Smith and David Brin, a mixture of socialism and capitalism has worked, (I would probably disagree as to the exact mix)
To those who believe in in rampant individualism - the biological term for a single human in nature is "Cat Food"
I have been thinking that if we were to look at life as if we were playing a game we would all be more receptive to the idea that we need "Rules" in order for it to be a fun game, rules in games set limits - I can train to ride a cycle race but I can't ride a motorbike
In the game of life too much money is like riding a motorbike in a cycle race - spoils everybody's fun
re. Friedman. I think, David, that you are taking a page from Bill McKibben's list of new year resolutions, and being naive. (although I doubt you need much teaching)
Looking at the photograph on that Salon article, I think my sign would read 'Hug the Oligarchy'... under a picture of asian bees smothering a japanese hornet. The alternative is this
mindfu: the martial art of... sarcasm
David (and Stephan),
I agree culture is an additional (and complex) factor in the relative social development or progress of society.
I also agree that property rights can be taken to excess. I believe they are social conventions that enable cooperation and constructive competition (most libertarians forget the competition bit). And you are right that these conventions can adapt and evolve over time in the service of humanity.
As I wrote to Stephan, I believe libertarianism is about the widespread flourishing of a social species. Oddly he has ignored my friendly challenge and has focused on his more extreme critics.
Finally, we agree that history reveals that wealth has tended to go to those specializing in the effective use of violence or other such forms of zero-sum exploitation. Furthermore, those that have amassed wealth have consistently used their power and position to collude, cheat, seek privilege or use violence to protect their wealth.
Where we may disagree is in the cure to this disease. I believe the answer is social conventions (laws, mores, institutions, etc) that prohibit exploitation, coercion, privilege seeking (unfair/unjust rules), cheating and so forth. Property is no sacred absolute (nor is freedom). But it is essential that we do not use the power of the state to determine winners and losers in a zero-sum win lose fashion. Coercive redistribution is a dangerous and self defeating game that leads to problems of its own.
In other words, I see exploitation by the powerful and wish to focus on limiting exploitation. It seems you see the exploitation by the powerful and want to cure it by limiting one particular type of power (wealth). i believe this ignores other potential sources of power and abuse and will actually feed power to the other exploiters (populists, politicians, etc).
I believe billionaires are great for society and that we should hope we all become as wealthy as the Waltons and Gates. What we should focus on is not allowing them to use that wealth coercively against the rest of us.
Does this make sense, or have I misrepresented your views?
PS -- Stephan, I would appreciate your take on this as well. I'd value input from your more Rothbardian interpretation.
Instant Karma:
Property is no sacred absolute (nor is freedom). But it is essential that we do not use the power of the state to determine winners and losers in a zero-sum win lose fashion. Coercive redistribution is a dangerous and self defeating game that leads to problems of its own.
I don't think Dr Brin or anyone else here is calling for coercive redistribution OR for the state to pick winners and losers.
To me, there are two reasons it makes sense to have a progressive tax that falls more (but not exculsively) on the rich than on the poor.
1) Taxes are more of a hardship on the poor. If the government requires X billion dollars to perform its functions this year, and X divided by everyone's income comes out to (say) 2%, I would argue that everyone should pay a flat tax. If that rate is (say) 30%, it is almost inconceivable that we'd demand the poor pay that much of their meager income. Higher taxes on the rich (who can afford them) gives relief to the poor (who can't). It's sort of like saying that instead of a flat rate on percentage of income, we should have a flat rate on the pain induced by the tax.
I realize that libertarians probably reject that argument out of hand, but they should be more open to...
2) The rich have more to protect. More of the burden of government spending serves the interest OF the rich than of the poor, therefore they should be asked to pay more of that burden. If government charged ExxonMobil user fees for services like keeping shipping lanes open or fighting foreign wars on their behalf, we could maybe do away with income taxes altogether.
It only occured to me as I was typing that both of those arguments have something in common--that the Steve Forbes "flat tax" arguments can justify taxes being structured as to equalize the cost/benefit ratio instead of equalizing the tax/income ratio.
I can't speak directly for Dr Brin, but it seems to me that he seeks to limit a particular form of power and abuse because that form is currently winning the war, and is in real danger of overthrowing the democratic form.
...and when I posted above that
... I forgot to make the point that NONE of my reasoning involves either "punishing" the wealthy or taking what they have because I "envy" it.
I am fine with progressive taxation as long as we have controls to limit zero sum win/lose redistribution. It makes sense that those with wealth should pay vastly more than those without. My understanding is that most western societies do have such progressive systems and that in general this is a good thing.
It would take us WAY off course to describe what I mean by limiting zero sum redistribution, but in brief it implies that taxation should be a part of the voluntary social contract. Society has costs as well as benefits, and we should choose among competing alternatives to join those that optimize personal and collective well being.
Tony that is some honeybee video!
IK: I accept all your points. I agree that it is preferable to limit the *behaviors* of power abusers and potential power abusers. That is entirely compatible with my pushing transparency and reciprocal accountability, as preferable over clumsy-bludgeon regulations
Generally speaking, most of the abuses by the mega-moguls would be reduce if LIGHT merely shone on their insider deals and anti-competitive connivings. Above all, libertarians should have no complaint against my proposal that all ownership be publicly declared! If you do not openly avow "I own that!" then you lose all ownership rights.
This one measure, if applied world wide, would take away the ill-gotten riches owned by criminals. It would force disputes into open court. Above all, it would allow accountability - e.g. tort damages - to be applied directly to those whose property is abused or the source of abuse... which all libertarians should be entirely for. In fact, it would allow a lot of matters to be settled under contract or tort law that are currently handled by bureaucratic regulation
Indeed, this social compact change should be the TOP priority of honest libertinas like S Kinsella. (?) You own stuff? Say so! But they won't go there. Why? Because the movement has been suborned. It is a propaganda machine owned by the oligarchs. sad.
Having said all that... and as much as I admire Gates and Buffett... I believe there must be upper limits to wealth accumulation. The simplest and best way is the Inheritance tax, which need NEVER be paid if you simply do what Buffett and Gates are doing, and buying the admiration of future generations... who may have to power to resurrect you. Very pragmatic.
But think. What about if the Walton scions had TEN TIMES their current proportional share of wealth. A hundred? A thousand? Is there no limit in YOUR mind?
Remember those 4000 years. A failure mode that prevalent needs careful watching. If the founding fathers felt it needful to set upper limits, who am I to argue?
"I also agree that property rights can be taken to excess. I believe they are social conventions that enable cooperation and constructive competition (most libertarians forget the competition bit). And you are right that these conventions can adapt and evolve over time in the service of humanity."
I agree with this but do not think they can be "taken to excess". Every scarce resource is rivalrous, that is, there is potentially conflict or rivalry. For every such good, we libertarians think it is better if there is an owner. i don't see how anyone can deny this. Even socialists think it has an owner: the state, or society, etc.
Our view is that the owner is the person with the best link to it. And that this is the person who finds the thing in its unowned state and appropriates it; or the person who bought it contractually from such a person. (Or, in the case of bodies: each person is the self-owner.)
If you disagree with this, it is not because you think property rights should not be taken to excess, but because you think someone OTHER than the homesteader, contractual buyer should be the owner. It's got nothing to do with "excess".
If you say you reject libertarian views on property because they take it to excess, this is a disguised, possibly disingenuous (or confused), and equivocation. What you really mean is you think I should not own the 50 oz of gold I just contractually acquired from someone in a trade--but that the State should own it (or 1/3 of it). Something like this.
For example if you think laws putting people in jail for refusing to fight in the army or for smoking marijuana are legitimate, you think the state owns his body, because they have the right to put it in jail. They are a slaveownre. Even here, you bleieve in property. You just disagree with us on who the owner is.
And this is the case for ANY unlibertarian law or policy that you favor. In each case it means that you just disagree with us as to who owns the scarce resource that your unlibertarian law affects.
"As I wrote to Stephan, I believe libertarianism is about the widespread flourishing of a social species. Oddly he has ignored my friendly challenge and has focused on his more extreme critics."
What exactly is your question?
"Finally, we agree that history reveals that wealth has tended to go to those specializing in the effective use of violence or other such forms of zero-sum exploitation. Furthermore, those that have amassed wealth have consistently used their power and position to collude, cheat, seek privilege or use violence to protect their wealth."
Primarily by becoming states or colluding with the state (and/or they get their wealth in the first way through these means). With no state, or with a minimal state, and a libertarian rights respecting populace, a rich guy coudl only get rich by being productive and civilized, and if he started acting like a criminal he'd be treated like one. The worst case is that he emerges as a mini-state. So the danger of having states emerge from anarchy ... is the justification for states? that makes no sense.
"In other words, I see exploitation by the powerful and wish to focus on limiting exploitation."
Exploitation that does not employ aggression is permissible and should not be prohibited. And real exploitation is simply aggression (see, on this, HOppe: http://www.stephankinsella.com/2009/08/hoppe-marx-was-essentially-correct/ and http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Mises-Economics/2011/1027/Marx-was-right-about-capitalism).
As for real exploitation: the crimes that a lone guy can commit pale in comparison to the systematic, and widespread, insittutional exploitation taht states always, of necessity, engage in. So to empower a huge, criminal exploiting gang .... just to stop some rich guy from .. someday deciding to turn criminal (after a life of peaceful, productive action?), is insane.
Smart designers test systems first.
One concern of we pragmatists is that the cutover to a new system (whether Randian or Marxist) is fraught with peril. What if the implementation is bad? What if there is a design flaw inherent in the design?
Both Kinsella-brand Libertarianism (tm) and Marxism seem to rest upon assumptions about human nature which pragmatists may question. It is therefore very helpful to actually test the systems before betting everything on them.
To their credit, the Seasteaders seem to take this seriously. I have my doubts about their project, but I salute their willingness to put their money where their mouths are.
A cheaper and more practical method would be simply to simulate such a society (Today Boeing announced it is modifying the 747-800 based on a potential flutter problem that has never been observed, but which simulations suggest *could* occur. This seems prudent because the outcome would be Very Bad.)
Simulating a Libertarian or Marxist society would be easy now-a-days. Any graduate of a game design studio could craft a World of Warcraft clone in which the avatars may choose to eschew violence. Run the simulation for a while, and tell us how it goes.
When we have a problem, philosophical arguments gives us gods to which we pray in vain; engineering gives us solutions (...which usually bring on other problems, but that's life!).
The problem with defining aggression and exploitation in those terms is because of the wide spectra on both. Is it exploitation to employ people as cheaply as possible? What if you used people in one location to build up your company, then moved somewhere else because labor was cheaper, abandoning your previous workers? Or used your cheap labor to create a monopoly? The Company Store is still the Company Store, and history widely regards it as unfair.
consi: incomplete thoughtfulness
SK says: "If you say you reject libertarian views on property because they take it to excess, this is a disguised, possibly disingenuous (or confused), and equivocation. What you really mean is you think I should not own the 50 oz of gold I just contractually acquired from someone in a trade--but that the State should own it (or 1/3 of it). Something like this."
Everybody... and I mean EVERYBODY please read that statement aloud, slowly. Have you ever seen a more blatant piece of strawmanning and redirection-for-convenience?
Well... I have seen worse... from Stephan Kinsella, in almost every missive. Saying in effect: "If you disagree on these specific points, it means you are a flaming demon spawn who wants babies not to own the bottle in their mouth! You want the state to own every woman's uterus and pot smoking punished by death!"
Oh but it goes on.
"With no state, or with a minimal state, and a libertarian rights respecting populace, a rich guy coudl only get rich by being productive and civilized, and if he started acting like a criminal he'd be treated like one."
Um.... based on what experimental results do you wave this fabulist fantasy in front of us? Name ONE example.... ever!
Again and again, you refuse to even remotely contemplate what actually DID HAPPEN in every single human civilization, ever, especially those that rose up in technology to have metals. You shrug off that relentlessly repeated failure mode - which recurred on every continent - as irrelevant!
Sure, your religious catechisms trump reality. As with all ideological dogmas.
Great suggestion Rewinn! Let's simulate these worlds and models! World of Warcraft does not contain an in-game government... Oh but there's the violence thing. Let's simulate the mix of ferocious property rights and zero violence... let's do!
DAvid, I find it hard to understand you. You dance all over the place. Have you ever coherently put down what your theory of politics or rights or the state is? What exactly is your view? If I understand you, your argument runs something like this: without a state in place to stop crime and enemies and rich guys from becoming too powerful, you'll have despots and widespread crime etc. States are costly and dangerous, but they are better than the alternative. Because they are dangerous we have to keep an eye on them, but they are necessary and they make us better off than if we didnt' have them.
Is that basically your argument?
My argument is simply that I oppose aggression, and therefore the state since it commits aggression. You do not seem to deny that the state has to commit aggression to exist (I don't mean force against criminals; I mean force against innocent people: such as taxpayers or conscriptees or competing justice/defense agencies). I am not sure if you are against aggression, but my guess would be: you are against it, but you think it's impossible to live in an aggression free world. Without the state there is rampant ad hoc aggression and we are all impoverished and live in a state of chaos. With the state, we have some basline of aggression that the state has to commit to exist, but they quash greater aggression that would otherwise exist. So you are choosing level x of aggression instead of level 10x, since 0 is not possible.
Is this your view?
If that is your view, then it is a fairly honest, and straightforward, if simplistic and naive, view, and our primary disagreement would be on whether its justified to commit evil to stop greater evil, and on whether the state in fact is a lesser evil than what would persist in a free, stateless, private-law society of anarcho-capitalism.
Just b/c you hop around shouting fairly incoherent and sometimes contradictory or vague things about history does not prove you are right. The historical studies in, e.g, D.Friedman, Rothbard, Bruce Benson, and others seem to me to counter your own assertions fairly easily.
LEt me ask you aslo: how do you evaluate the current US fedgov? Is it a good state? Is it doing a good job? Is it even possible to have a "good" or minimal state? If so, how is this possible, given the inevitable incentive and inefficiency and other problems that accompany monopolies.
Stephan Kineslla:
Every scarce resource is rivalrous, that is, there is potentially conflict or rivalry. For every such good, we libertarians think it is better if there is an owner. i don't see how anyone can deny this. Even socialists think it has an owner: the state, or society, etc.
Your paranthetical aside there is really an important point of contention. Not that I disagree with you on the sentence itself, but we apparently greatly disagree that it's the same thing as the rest of the two paragraphs above.
It's much, MUCH more self-evident that each person is the rightful owner of his own body than it is that the first person to grab a parcel of real estate is its rightful owner. I'm not flat-out saying your assertion is false, but it has to be argued. It's not at all as clear as the notion that one owns his own body. And the way you put it into a paranthetical aside makes it seem as if it is so blindingly obvious that the two things are equivalent that it hardly bears mentioning.
Interesting results regarding fusion power.
http://www.kurzweilai.net/controlling-nuclear-fusion-instabilities
and you can watch the Apple textbook announcement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evisx5tTBes
With no state, or with a minimal state, and a libertarian rights respecting populace, a rich guy coudl only get rich by being productive and civilized, and if he started acting like a criminal he'd be treated like one.
The thing is, my family and I have to live in the real world, which unfortunatlely (I agree this is unfortunate) is NOT exclusively a libertarian rights-respecting populace. Therefore, I don't want to design and implement a social system which only works under the premise that the populace IS libertarian rights-respecting.
I think that Galt's Gulch might actually "work" the way Ayn Rand depicted it. But so what? It's not a model that the country (or the world) as a whole can follow. It fundamentally depends upon it being an exclusive club of libertarian industrialists which is virtually inaccessible to the general public (who has no idea it exists) AND which happens to sit upon vast, heretofore-undiscovered deposits of gold, oil, and metal ore.
Social conventions in the real world have had to evolve over time to account for interaction between actual human beings, many of whom are not libertarian rights-respecting. If we abolished the police and the army, many of those people wouldn't think twice about taking your stuff by force.
As Dr Brin has mentioned before, libertarianism actually thrives better under the protection of law in The United States of America than it does anywhere else? Are you really anxious to abolish that golden-egg-laying goose and take your chances in the world that would follow?
Nate Fries said...
Stephen, you're absolutely wrong about George's economics. Property taxes, however opposed to them Libertarians may be, are certainly the most efficient way to fund a government whose only truly productive output are things like roads and bridges which increase property values. The real question is whether or not the damage to the notion of property rights because of the imposition of such an efficient and sensible system is what must be considered. The typical libertarian would say no.
As for what Jonathan Burns said about equal opportunity leading to unequal rewards which leads to unequal opportunity, he's absolutely right about this premise. His 'solution', however, would be fruitless and inefficient: and endless cycle of property confiscation and unjust rewards, with a property loss in order to pay the bureaucrats and enforcement agents responsible for coordinating and performing this process of confiscation.
Worse yet, as our own government has recently proven, completely undeserved rewards can be given from this confiscated property.
Some people will make poor choices or innocent mistakes, and some people will be successful, and this system will continue so long as there is any semblance of property and private enterprise. Those who start with more will not always finish with more, and those who start with less will not always finish with less. However, through abuse of regulators, those who start with more have effectively rigged the system in this country to improve the chances of those who start with more at the expense of those who start with less.
There's way too many points being made to go through them all, so I'll leave you with this.
Nate said
"Those who start with more will not always finish with more, and those who start with less will not always finish with less"
And this is correct not Always - BUT most of the time they WILL!
And this is the biggest problem with property ownership - it is a positive feedback system even without "regulatory capture"
When modeled with identical "players" most of the resources end up in a very few hands
It needs a "return to zero" button
How about - a massive inheritance tax that is used to fund a starter fund for all kids when they get to 21
Did Thomas Paine not suggest something similar?
Still not completely balanced, But gives everybody a better start
Lucas Bessey said...
Stephan, thank you for providing some reason to this discussion. Your patience is very impressive. I do wonder, however, about the effectiveness of these types of exchanges. Bryan Caplan makes a great point about issues that are so basic that it takes a very analytically intelligent person to mess them up. He says, (I am paraphrasing) when something is so intuitive and simple to understand, certain "intellectuals" will over complicate things and come down on the wrong side of issue. The best way to handle these individuals is not to argue with them, but to simply make a bet. On this note...
Mr. Brin, my little brother would benefit from your...excuse me....THE computer on your desk much more than you. Kindly send it to him. If you don't hold a view of property rights then you should have no problem sending the computer (We will pay for shipping). If you do have some urge to want to keep the computer please explain yourself. Thank you.
Luke, you are clearly Stephan's soulmate. Ridicule any disagreement by claiming your opponent believes absurd things that are taken entirely out of vacuum.
This is why the LP gets 1% in every election. Not because the masses are stupid - (an ironic catechism for a movement that supposedly believes in individual autonomy!) -
- but because the current crop of Rothbardian/randroids dominating it are immature dolts who could not paraphrase their was out of school detention.
I challenge you now - do the adult thing and actually paraphrase - what it is that you imagine I believe about property, before rebuking it.
That is what grownups do. They do not craft voluptuous strawmen to masturbate to. They try to paraphrase and bracket what the opponent ACTUALLY is saying, before proceeding to demolish him.
Thinking about Property reminds me of a Larry Niven short story
Grammar Lesson
(In the Draco Tavern series)
The Chirpsithra win a conflict because they have different words for ownership
My foot
M-y trousers
M--y house
And therefore treat them differently
Maybe this is our problem - we use the same words for things that are inherently different and that need to be treated differently
Given the perceived (and empirical) alteration in Dr. Brin's reactions to people questioning him (outside of long-time bloggers who he's familiar with), I almost wonder if Dr. Brin might want to take a break of several months from commenting on people's remarks in here. The perceptions I have of his patience and politeness are that they're in decline. He takes umbrage over comments far more easily now than he did, and is far less forgiving of people defending Republican opinions. What's more, I've noticed Dr. Brin is growing accusatory in his comments... and using phrasing that is more and more inflammatory.
I love your blog, Dr. Brin. And I love your perspectives and feel you should continue them. But perhaps... a break is needed from the chat aspect itself. Especially as the Insane Season of Politics comes into full swing.
I disagree -
I like Dr Brin's chat - clear and directly to the point
Also I don't see any increase in his "brutality" over the years - he bit lumps out of me a couple of years ago when he disagreed with something I said!
Stephan,
Thanks for the response and for sticking in with such a tough crowd.
I think you are assuming something about my position that is WAY off from what I have been writing.
I do not argue with your position on property rights conventions and their role in producing value among rivalrous, scarce goods. I thought your paper explained the value of property rights quite well. I could not have said it better myself.
By "taken to excess" I specifically mean treating property rights as a fundamental absolute. Where I do disagree with you on property rights is that it is the essence of libertarianism. I simply see them as useful conventions.
I think you missed my initial post to you where I spoke about property rights in surfing and wrote:
Begin self quote:
"I think it IS important to ask what libertarianism is about. And I do not think it is about property rights.
People -- in general -- desire for themselves and those they care about to be free, prosperous, and live long, happy, healthy lives. Libertarianism is fundamentally about how we go about achieving these ends. Property rights (and division of labor and non-coercion) are simply human conventions to achieve these goals. If human nature was different, or property rights led to conflict or impoverishment, then a libertarian should reject property."
End self quote
As you can see, I am not arguing with your original owner or contractual acquirer logic at all. Nor do I think the state should own 1/3 of it (unless I voluntarily agree to such terms), nor force us into the military nor arrest us for smoking.
Finally I agree 100% that exploitation is employing aggression. I define exploitation as using force, threat, deception or fraud against another.
Let me clarify my position. I am a libertarian who believes property rights, liberty and non-coercion/aggression/exploitation are very useful conventions for achieving human prosperity. I do not worship property rights or liberty. I value widespread human flourishing. Property rights are a means, not an end. Don't you agree?
(My initial comment to you on surfing and different property rights conventions are about 2/3rds of the way down the comments.)
duncan cairncross describes a sci-fi story:
That's what I've been trying to get at.
Almost everyne agrees that I own "my body". Maybe there's disagreement about whether that ownership is voluntarily transferable to a creditor, maybe some disagreement (though probably not right here) about whether that ownership is transferable by a parent or guardian. But absent any such transfer, "I own my body" is almost self-evident.
Ownership of anything else is a separate kind of thing. It rests upon questions like whether the thing itself is eligible for "ownership" at all, and if so, whether someone ALREADY owns it.
I'm not arguing against the concept of property ownership per se (the absurd question about Dr Brin's computer). I'm just saying it's not as clear cut as ownership of one's own body. And I do have real problems (though I'm willing to be shown where I'm wrong) about the specific concept of private ownership of LAND.
...and I also like seeing Dr Brin's comment, and wouldn't DREAM of asking him to sit out the election.
(But it probably is a good idea for him not to respond quickly in anger.)
Good points on transparency and light. I have no idea why a libertarian would disagree with transparency and declaring ownership.
There is no essential limit in my mind to how wealthy a person becomes as long as the wealth was acquired constructively (through voluntary interactions) and not used to exploit others ( via violence/threat/deception).
The value of free enterprise is that it allows people to create limitless wealth by cooperating with other people. Gates and Buffet enriched countless people's lives and have been justly compensated. I wish they enriched even more people (employees, vendors and customers) and were compensated themselves even greater. Free enterprise is a win/win activity and I recommend encouraging more positive sum wealth, not less.
As I understand free markets, nobody can get mega rich without creating mega value for others. This of course does not apply to cronyism, socialism or theft. I am all for limiting wealth acquired via these means.
We see eye to eye on the 6000 years, but again I focus on restricting illicit means (and transparency) , not on restricting wealth itself.
And though the founding fathers and Scottish philosophers got a lot right, I don't evaluate the soundness of an argument on whether Jefferson or Smith said it.
But I could be wrong...
"SK: Our view is that the owner is the person with the best link to it. And that this is the person who finds the thing in its unowned state and appropriates it; or the person who bought it contractually from such a person. (Or, in the case of bodies: each person is the self-owner.)
It's much, MUCH more self-evident that each person is the rightful owner of his own body than it is that the first person to grab a parcel of real estate is its rightful owner. I'm not flat-out saying your assertion is false, but it has to be argued. It's not at all as clear as the notion that one owns his own body. And the way you put it into a paranthetical aside makes it seem as if it is so blindingly obvious that the two things are equivalent that it hardly bears mentioning. "
I know they are differet. That's why I was careful and clear hear. Self ownership is more self evident and is the base of property rights. And I know it has to be argued. I have done so, as have others, like Hoppe. My What Libertarianism Is, my Estoppel/punishment theory of rights, What It Means to be an Anarcho-Capitalist, and others, at http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/ ; and Hoppe's Theory of Socialism and Capitalism, at www.hanshoppe.com.
"The thing is, my family and I have to live in the real world, which unfortunatlely (I agree this is unfortunate) is NOT exclusively a libertarian rights-respecting populace. Therefore, I don't want to design and implement a social system which only works under the premise that the populace IS libertarian rights-respecting."
THe thing is, I don't want to condone violent initiated aggression against people who have not committed aggresion against me. Because I prefer and value peace and cooperation, and abhor criminality. But hey, different strokes.
Nate Fries:
George was a crank and a nut. http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/12798.html honeslty it is not worth discussing him.
"Luke, you are clearly Stephan's soulmate. Ridicule any disagreement by claiming your opponent believes absurd things that are taken entirely out of vacuum.
This is why the LP gets 1% in every election."
I am not a member of the LP. Never have been. I think electoral politics is a bad idea.
"I do not argue with your position on property rights conventions and their role in producing value among rivalrous, scarce goods. I thought your paper explained the value of property rights quite well. I could not have said it better myself.
By "taken to excess" I specifically mean treating property rights as a fundamental absolute. Where I do disagree with you on property rights is that it is the essence of libertarianism. I simply see them as useful conventions."
I don't konw what you mean by "fundamental absolute." I never said that about property rights. Property rights are universal but not absolute. But that does not mean we do not have princples, or that B taking property from A by force or threat can be argumentatively justified.
""I think it IS important to ask what libertarianism is about. And I do not think it is about property rights.
It is about the widespread flourishing of human beings. Mises did not prescribe values; he studied what people actually desired and how they go about achieving these goals. "
I never ask what it is "about". I ask what it is. What the primary principles and beliefs are. BUt if you are in favor of human prosperity and flourishing then you will realize that the only means to achieve this is to have cooperation mediated by the Lockean allocation of property rights.
"As you can see, I am not arguing with your original owner or contractual acquirer logic at all. Nor do I think the state should own 1/3 of it (unless I voluntarily agree to such terms), nor force us into the military nor arrest us for smoking.
sounds good to me. BUt I suspect now Brin will accuse you of not reading history!!
"Let me clarify my position. I am a libertarian who believes property rights, liberty and non-coercion/aggression/exploitation are very useful conventions for achieving human prosperity. I do not worship property rights or liberty. I value widespread human flourishing. Property rights are a means, not an end. Don't you agree?"
I agree with most of this. I don't "worship" it either. I just have values and preferences: one is I choose not to commit or endorse aggression. I view it as wrong. It is very simple.
Calling property rights a means is imprecise, because means to me means scarce resources used as means to action. bUt in a loose sense--sure. Property rights are a semi-conventional institution designed to fulfil a purpose.
DB: "This is why the LP gets 1% in every election."
SK: "I am not a member of the LP. Never have been. I think electoral politics is a bad idea."
Urgh. Again with the nonsequiturs. Will you please actually grapple with the other fellow's actual point? By paraphrasing what perhaps he actually meant to communicate with you?
I read the following in your recent posting and almost leaped to congratulate you!
I came close to jumping in and saying "at last! Now that's the way mature people argue!"
Ah, but it wasn't you, after all. Pity. You really are bright. Very very very bright. So was Plato.
David, forgive me, I am a little slow.
Two groups move onto an island. No one inhabits this island prior to the groups' arrival. Group A lands on one side and group B lands on the other side. Group A finds a cave and settles in. They go into the woods and build fishing poles. They till some land and plant some crops.
Radical anarcho-capitalists will go on record suggesting that group A has the most legitimate claim over this property (the cave, the fishing poles, and the soil). Obviously in the real world if group B is bigger and stronger they can forcibly take the property from A. The first question I have for you is - who SHOULD get this property?
If you agree that A should get this property the question becomes "what system of social arrangement will lead to the highest likelihood of A retaining said property?" I assume that you would suggest that some form of statism is the answer? Please, describe your ideal system using this simplified model (group A and B). Thank you for your time.
"I read the following in your recent posting and almost leaped to congratulate you!
Ah, but it wasn't you, after all."
But I did agree with most of it, in a subsequent post, with a few nuances. I wrote:
"I agree with most of this. I don't "worship" it either. I just have values and preferences: one is I choose not to commit or endorse aggression. I view it as wrong. It is very simple.
Calling property rights a means is imprecise, because means to me means scarce resources used as means to action. bUt in a loose sense--sure. Property rights are a semi-conventional institution designed to fulfil a purpose."
" Pity. You really are bright. Very very very bright. So was Plato."
this reminds me of Buckley's horrible comments about Rothbard after the latter's death: "Yes, Murray Rothbard believed in freedom, and yes, David Koresh believed in God." - as David Gordon writes here: http://www.lewrockwell.com/gordon/gordon35.html
"When Rothbard died, Buckley reacted with malicious spite. In an obituary published in National Review on February 6, 1995, Buckley classed Rothbard with the cultist David Koresh. He wrote: "In Murray's case, much of what drove him was a contrarian spirit." Rothbard, in Buckley's view, was mentally ill, the victim of "deranging scrupulosity." Buckley did not scruple to mock Rothbard, who, "huffing and puffing in the little cloister whose walls he labored so strenuously to contract," was left with "about as many disciples as David Koresh had in his little redoubt in Waco. Yes, Murray Rothbard believed in freedom, and yes, David Koresh believed in God." Buckley's reference to "huffing and puffing" was especially deplorable, since Rothbard suffered from congestive heart failure."
There are no unclaimed islands but that is an interesting question -
Lets change it to an asteroid,
Somebody locates an asteroid in a convenient orbit - what ownership rights does the discoverer have?
Group A head off out and set up an extraction operation
Then Group B appears
My own take
The discoverer has no specific rights but can sell his information
Group A has the "right" to continue its operations - everything it has made it "owns" it is also entitled to "own" ~ say 50 years of "ore"
Group B can use the rest of the asteroid -
If Group A or B wishes to "move" the asteroid then they would both have to agree
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Mr Kinsella:
> With no state, or with a minimal state, and a libertarian rights respecting populace, a rich guy coudl only get rich by being productive and civilized, and if he started acting like a criminal he'd be treated like one.
(emph. mine)
I don't understand this, or rather, how you intend this to be implemented.
Does your idea of the optimal civilization really require changing what people respect?
This seems a rather fatal flaw.
Who owns the island/ asteroid.
I believe that is simple, he who can hold it, by what ever means available.
Unless you are asserting there is a governing body that dispenses right of ownership. Then it will be according to the rules of that governing body.
You may propose rules but as some of you deplore violence don't expect either the holder of the property nor any governing body to pay you any attention.
As someone who has no dog in the "What-Is-Libertarianism-About" fight, but who has a bit of experience in the entirely parallel word of religion, let me observe that the refusal of most of those who call themselves libertarian (big or little "L") to be interested in actual empirical reality may be embarrassing to @Dr. Brin.
(I don't mean the regulars, like @CarlM and @Tacitus, but the soi-disant intellectuals like Friedmann the Younger and @Stephan Kinseilla).
Think about it. Brin sells a big pile of books and stuff into a very competitive environment. They aren't Danielle-Steele-esque trash or Piers Anthony hackwork, but books with plots and characters and Deep Thoughts and stuff like that. As judged by the Holy Marketplace, several are Very Good Books indeed.
(I'm not kissing up; these are just facts, introduced to show that whether Brin is right or wrong, he is at the very least not stupid.)
Now when Brin wants to talk about one of his favorite Big Thoughts - Libertarianism - and asks his fellow Libertarians to comment, what happens? The loudest responses are from people who (A) call themselves scholars and (B) call Brin a newb, incoherent, confusing and (C) refuse to put THEIR Big Ideas to the test of reality, either historical or experimental.
I, personally, would find that frustrating. A little bit of verbal abuse is tolerable when accompanied by actual intellectual rigor (which necessarily includes a willingness to test ideas), but to have one of my favorite concepts trumpeted by fools would cause contact embarrassment.
If that makes Dr. Brin a little cranky, I've been there!
Perhaps it would help to invent a new term, e.g. Libertyism, Competitivism, and leave the Libertarians to the world of divine essences that they love so much. If Bishop Spong could peel back Christianity to its core, prior to the supernaturalist accretions, then likewise an actual intellectual (as judged by the Holy Marketplace) may be able to peel back "Libertarianism" to the core of a good, testable idea.
Of course, it took Spong about 80 years and the Hierarchy doesn't like him.
"rewinn":
"As someone who has no dog in the "What-Is-Libertarianism-About" fight, but who has a bit of experience in the entirely parallel word of religion, let me observe that the refusal of most of those who call themselves libertarian (big or little "L") to be interested in actual empirical reality may be embarrassing to @Dr. Brin.
Think about it. Brin sells a big pile of books and stuff into a very competitive environment. They aren't Danielle-Steele-esque trash or Piers Anthony hackwork, but books with plots and characters and Deep Thoughts and stuff like that. As judged by the Holy Marketplace, several are Very Good Books indeed."
I'm a soi-disant intellectual? haha. Well at least I'm not a cowardly nym. Your assertion that I am "not interested in" empirical reality is either a lie or stupidity.
As for books, I've earned about half a million dollars in the last 10 years from royalties from my books (legal treatises). More than most sci-fi authors. So I guess I'm some real intellectual now.
"As for books, I've earned about half a million dollars in the last 10 years from royalties from my books (legal treatises)"
I'm obviously in the wrong business if a nugget like Stephan can earn that much
To Anonymous's point
I was talking about the system I would like -
I tend to agree that it would need to be part of a framework and that the framework would need the option of violence to support it - all social structures have that final support
It's either that or - Cat Food
"My argument is simply that I oppose aggression, and therefore the state since it commits aggression. You do not seem to deny that the state has to commit aggression to exist (I don't mean force against criminals; I mean force against innocent people: such as taxpayers or conscriptees or competing justice/defense agencies). I am not sure if you are against aggression, but my guess would be: you are against it, but you think it's impossible to live in an aggression free world. Without the state there is rampant ad hoc aggression and we are all impoverished and live in a state of chaos. With the state, we have some basline of aggression that the state has to commit to exist, but they quash greater aggression that would otherwise exist. So you are choosing level x of aggression instead of level 10x, since 0 is not possible.
LEt me ask you aslo: how do you evaluate the current US fedgov? Is it a good state? Is it doing a good job? Is it even possible to have a "good" or minimal state? If so, how is this possible, given the inevitable incentive and inefficiency and other problems that accompany monopolies."
I would love to see David actually address these issues instead of jumping around and putting people down.
Dang youse guys is insatiable.... I have posted a new blog and I usually type "onward" at this point, in order to steer people to the new comments section. But this is an exception.
PLEASE CONTINUE THE LIBERTARIAN BICKERING HERE.
The next blog is about sci fi. Please don't pollute it. (You can also resume in the next POLITICAL blog posting.
As for Stephan, you've been a hoot, man. But ANGRY! I am not Wm F Buckley! And though I find Rothbard turgid, tendentious, illogical and an ignoramus about history, I would not deny you your pleasure in him.
He and Rand took a promising American political movement, that could have fought for non-governmental market based problem solving, and turned it into an incantation cult. But that's just my view, as a pragmatist-scientist-realist.
Luke, you are talking past us. You idealists insist that society be defined by perfect, platonic essences and the simplest, prescriptive incantations possible.
Sorry, we who have actually BUILT a civilization, who have competed and succeeded in a real marketplace, who look at this civilization as a fucking MIRACLE, after 6000 years of brutal owner-lords...
...we find your "island" metaphor pathetic. I refuse to choose group A or group B. My care is preventing either hellish war or brutal tyranny. I'll push for laws and pragmatic rules that allow the maximum number of kids to grow up healthy and ready to compete as fishermaen or netmakers or internet inventers.
Dig this please.... YOUR BRAIN DOES NOT WORK LIKE OURS! You actually believe that word-incantations correlate with the real world, or really really ought to! It upsets you that the world seems to be run by practical men and women who use incantations and metaphors as very rough ways to set up models TO BE TESTED AGAINST PHYSICAL REALITY.
You think we are somehow deficient, because we do not understand your incantations. But you are wrong. I understand your word-towers very very very well.
YOU are the ones who are deficient. These word-crutches are not the real world.
David: "As for Stephan, you've been a hoot, man. But ANGRY! I am not Wm F Buckley! And though I find Rothbard turgid, tendentious, illogical and an ignoramus about history, I would not deny you your pleasure in him.
He and Rand took a promising American political movement, that could have fought for non-governmental market based problem solving, and turned it into an incantation cult. But that's just my view, as a pragmatist-scientist-realist."
Thanks, David. I'm not an angry guy. I think you'd like a beer with me (and v-v). I'm a dad, husband, attorney, and ... libertarian. Just teh way it is. I think of myself also as a pragmatist and realist, and pro-science. I think also I am in favor of morality, good, and principle--and I really don't think you yourself oppose this either, though your scientism may give you pangs.
A high note! Quick! Take the group portrait right now!
onward......
CSAFarmer said...
A clear and 'transparent' explanation of what libertarianism SHOULD be about, Mr. Brin. Much as I've enjoyed and been educated by your fiction, (just recently re-read the 'Uplift' books) this may be the piece of non-fiction writing that most made me think about our society and where we are headed.
In distant memory I read a fiction piece by an author I can't remember (apologize if it was you ;-), may have been Modesitt, possibly Bujold) in which lobbying our elected representatives had become illegal and in fact face-to-face meetings with politico's of any kind were not allowed. The premise being that the sole purpose of lobbying is to persuade the target to do something NOT in the common good.
Such a law would get my support.
@Steven Kinsella wrote:
"I'm a soi-disant intellectual? haha.
Yes. You call yourself a scholar. Some would argue with that characterization, based on the evidence presented.
"Well at least I'm not a cowardly nym."
I LOL'd at that. A person of ordinary competence on the internet understands the use of handles. Were you to click on mine, you would find my IRL. Or you can just google "rewinn" - I've been doing the internet long enough to have homesteaded the name. There are dozens of Randy Winns, but only one "rewinn" (...especially one with the face attacked to my every post here!) (... since on the evidence you didn't know of these things, I'll let the "cowardly" charge slide ... this time. Buddy.)
"Your assertion that I am "not interested in" empirical reality is either a lie..."
...or a reasonable conclusion from your own words, e.g. "I'm not a historicist or empiricist", your refusal to cite historical examples, and your unwillingness to consider experimentation as evidence for your unwillingness to consider empirical reality.
Now, I may be *mistaken* as to your interests; unlike self-proclaimed intellectuals, I make mistakes all the time. If so, my error is because you have stated your interests in a way so as to indicate you are not interested in the world as it exists, with humans as we exist and with land title as they exist.
For example, your statements indicate that, for the world to be as you wish it to be, humans must change their way of thinking to fit your concept of morality. This may or may not be a good thing, but if the Soviets could not create a "New Man" by using every trick foul or fair, the burden of proof is on you to show that you *can*, and I don't think you've met that burden.
I may be mistaken as to this, but a person with an ordinary command of the English language understands the difference between such a mistake based on evidence and "lying". Look in Blackwell's.
"... or stupidity ..."
To the charge of being stupid I plead guilty. It was stupid to have high expectations of a thread that started "I think it's somewhat confusing to even ask what libertarianism is "about"..." and followed immediately with "... I take such questions to mean: what is libertarianism?".
I'm mean seriously dood - if I'm stupid, then what are you?
P.S. $50,000 a year is not bad but not especially noteworthy (estimate: $1 per year per Libertarian).
P.P.S. If you'd like to set aside personalities and talk about issues, that would be nice. You can start by not calling people "newbs" and yourself a "scholar". It never helps a case to tell the jury that you are vastly more intelligent than they are.
David, I would imagine a man of your stature would understand how unbecoming blind assumptions are. You don't know anything about me.
I have started several successful businesses, and I have managed several projects. I have written and self published books, managed musicians, animated cartoons, coached soccer teams...and several other market based ventures. I have literally created thousands of jobs. It is because of my deep understanding of market processes that I have come to despise the state (not to mention the moral qualms I have with people forcing their opinions onto others).
The reason I asked you to explain your ideal society using a simplified model was not because I wanted to insult you, but because I truly wanted to understand. If you don't have the patience or the decency to explain your case to people who are less intellectually capable than you, then I don't imagine you will actually do much to help create the world you want to live in.
I am 26 years old and I have already done more than most people your age. By the time I am a geezer like you I will have smashed your productivity and achievements. But now is your moment in the limelight, so if you choose to spend it being a pretentious douche bag, so be it. Congratulations, you are smarter than me. Please, act like it. Cheers.
Mr. Kinsella, I was wondering if you intended your idea of "libertarianism" to be an actual thing in the real world. A real place that people would live. Or do you intend it to be used as an idealised state that can't exist, which you want to serve as a way of judging and measuring things which do exist. (By "state", I don't mean "State".)
If you mean either of these then I suspect that changes how people would talk to you about it on this blog. (Although it would help if you didn't say things like, "Your assertion [...] is either a lie or stupidity." It makes you seem like a wanker.) They are assuming that you actually want to replace their own society with one based on your libertarian philosophy, in order to achieve actual real-world anarcho-capitalism. In the same way that, for example, anarcho-socialists wanted to replace their societies with one based on communist philosophy, in order to eventually achieve anarcho-socialism.
Do you see the difference between "this is the belief system I have that I wish everyone shared", and "this is the belief system I have that I'm trying to make everyone live under"?
On the other hand, if you do intend for libertarianism to be an actual place that people live, then my question is why haven't you and other libertarians (and Libertarians), simply done what you advocate? You don't need us, you don't have to take our society away from us. You spoke of the amount of tax you pay being more than anyone here, so you have the resources to set yourself up. And you said you don't accept that National Parks as a valid use of land. Why don't you go and homestead them?
You say that (paraphrasing) "Government monopolises law/justice/etc". But again, how are they stopping you? Why don't you simply purchase your own? Perhaps from other libertarians who wish to sell you that service.
Paul, I could be wrong, but it probably has something to do with the guys in costumes that will use physical violence against Stephan if he attempts to do these things.
There are some people attempting to create libertarian civilizations. The Seasteading institute is likely to have their first floating cities by 2018. They have raised a substantial amount of money and attracted a decent amount of productive capital. I am not thrilled about the idea of leaving my home in the beautiful mountains, but I do respect their efforts.
"Mr. Kinsella, I was wondering if you intended your idea of "libertarianism" to be an actual thing in the real world. A real place that people would live."
Libertarianism is a political philosophy, not a place. but yes, a libertarian society is one that we all would want to be achieved and that people could live in, "in the real world." If there is less violence and aggression, this does not impede any of the laudable aspects of existing society. In fact it would make it better--more "civilized" (no offense, conservatives, liberals, and other fascists and socialists).
"Or do you intend it to be used as an idealised state that can't exist, which you want to serve as a way of judging and measuring things which do exist. (By "state", I don't mean "State".)"
I oppose aggression. I think it's wrong. It's really that simply. And various implications of that.
"On the other hand, if you do intend for libertarianism to be an actual place that people live, then my question is why haven't you and other libertarians (and Libertarians), simply done what you advocate?"
your question is based on confusions. I advocate liberty, and don't violate others' rights. What else can I do? I don't blame the victim, like you are trying to do. Or are you advocating a flowered up version of the fascist-stupid chant, "uhmerka, pal--love it or leave it!!"
"You don't need us, you don't have to take our society away from us."
Leave me alone, I'd be happy.
" You spoke of the amount of tax you pay being more than anyone here, so you have the resources to set yourself up. And you said you don't accept that National Parks as a valid use of land. Why don't you go and homestead them?"
Oh, screw off. This is a stupid, dishonest, insincere, and patronizeing reponse.
Luke Bessey,
Re: My comment to Mr. Kinsella
"Paul, I could be wrong, but it probably has something to do with the guys in costumes that will use physical violence against Stephan if he attempts to do these things."
Because there is no unclaimed land. But Stephan Kinsella said (paraphrasing) libertarians don't respect claims of ownership, but require demonstrable ownership. He used US National Parks and Antarctica as examples of "illegitimate" claims of ownership by states. So there's no libertarian principle preventing him from homesteading them, that wouldn't be aggression on his part. Similarly, if he owns (according to his philosophy) his home, then why doesn't he simply live a libertarian life? Why concede to a statist authority?
The answer, as you note, is that there are others who aren't libertarian, and they are more powerful than him.
But won't this always be the case?
My reason for raising the subject wasn't to be "stupid, dishonest, insincere, and patronizeing(sic)" as Stephen snarled at me (he complains about how he is treated here, but he really does talk to people like shit), it was to try to understand the practicalities of libertarianism.
If libertarians (or Libertarians) convince most of America to switch over, it does not mean all of the world follows. So without US statism, there'd be no US border (no US), only personal boundaries and individual (or company) property. I've read his comments about "hiring soldiers", but I can't see how that works in practice under libertarianism. For example, how does libertarianism deal with free-riders? Ie, if China (or Mexico, or...) invades what used to be California, why, beyond charity, would an unaffected individual in Montana care enough to hire mercenaries to defend them, what loyalty does he owe to random people a thousand miles away? So people in the border territories effectively carry the entire cost of defending the interior from invasion.
Some people may recognise a broad threat posed by invaders, but if there's no borders, no state, no nation, where's the line that says "This, this point, this is where it affects me." Central Montana? The Rockies? California coast? Hawaii? Tibet? The bystander effect (Genovese Syndrome) guarantees that people default to "none of my business, I'm nobody, someone else will deal with it".
I guess the California Mutual Defence Company could threaten to sell right-of-passage to Chinese troops through to an inland territory unless everyone in that territory pays up. Does libertarianism philosophy allow you to aid an aggressor, even if you yourself are not the one who commits violence? To me, this seems to be as coercive as the invasion itself, so it wouldn't be "legitimate". But without this, the people in border territory will be invaded. And ultimately, this allows the system to be picked apart.
And this scales down to any level. People in a town against a company that wants to take over the town. A powerful land baron who wants to coerce a neighbour into signing over his land. Or... Stephen Kinsella trying to avoid taxes, conscription and drug laws. Hence my question.
If Stephan Kinsella, flush with royalty cheques, can't actually be libertarian without the state stealing from him, or denying him the ability to profit from his labour by homesteading an unused National Park, then how exactly are am I or anyone else supposed to do it? If other libertarians don't perceive a group-threat when the state steals from Stephan Kinsella, famous libertarian scholar, then how can an unpublished nobody like me protect my property and myself? If it doesn't work today, how will it work tomorrow?
That's why I wondered if he (and other non-L libertarians) intended it to only be a kind of personal religion (loosely speaking), because it's something that can't exist in real life.
I hope that makes more sense.
(And since you aren't yelling at me, I'll ask a couple more questions about libertarianism (via more painfully long winded examples) in two following posts...
You demanded of David,
"Two groups move onto an island. No one inhabits this island prior to the groups' arrival. Group A lands on one side and group B lands on the other side. Group A finds a cave and settles in. They go into the woods and build fishing poles. They till some land and plant some crops. [...] in the real world if group B is bigger and stronger they can forcibly take the property from A. The first question I have for you is - who SHOULD get this property? [...] "what system of social arrangement will lead to the highest likelihood of A retaining said property?"
This is actually similar to my previous hypothetical about a Chinese invasion, or Kinsella vs The State.
We know how the current systems (statists) around the world have addressed that issue. We know how anarcho-socialists, in theory, claimed to address the issue, and how communism worked in practice. And we know the claims libertarians make about their (your) philosophy. But how does it work in practice? Using your own example, if group A are libertarians, they believe first-come-first-served ownership. Group B believe in some version of greatest-good-for-the-greatest-number statism. And since the cave is prime real-estate and their greater number is unsheltered, group A's refusal to share is morally wrong (according to group B's philosophy/religion/laws) which justifies using force (again, according to group B). How does libertarianism allow the member (or members) of group A who first claimed ownership over the cave to actually defend their possession?
Most of the examples used by libertarians so far assume either an equal power-relationship between the criminal and the victim, or that the criminal is weaker. Ie, my private security is at least equal to your private goons. Your example shows an unequal power system. So how does it actually work?
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Role Of Pharmacist During Covid-19
Topics: CoronavirusPharmacist
Pharmacists are experts that provide knowledge and supervision on drugs and deal big role in the handling, planning, prevention, safety and promotion of pharmaceutical products and enhancement of health outcomes during this Covid-19 crisis (Thiessen, Usery, Justin, Lopez-Candales, & Angel, 2020). Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that causes shortness of breath, fever, cough, fatigue etc. it all started in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and slowly spread to many countries today (Wikipedia, 2020). They played main role alongside along with other healthcare providers as front-liner during this Covid-19 pandemic in healthcare facilities (Manitoba, 2020). Roles pharmacist playing is creating public awareness, managing outpatient, management of supply chain, establishing Drive-thru pharmacy and managing community dispensaries during this pandemic.
1.1 Role in building the public awareness
About 18 million cases worldwide have been recorded since its occurrence (Bdair, Alshloul, & Maribbay, 2020). Besides giving drug information, pharmacist also played role spread the awareness on the importance to keep away from getting infected or spreading the Covid-19 disease (Canadian Pharmacists Association, 2020). Posters being displayed in every corners of pharmacy to remind the public steps they should take to prevent the spread of the virus. Displaying posters to wear the mask and teach them the correct way to wear a mask. In Malaysia, from 1 August 2020 the government made it mandatory for all to wear facial masks in crowded public places and in public transports. Fined of RM1,000 will be imposed if fail to comply (Syahrul, 2020). Some pharmacists encourage the public to stay home throughout this pandemic by displaying posters written the telephone number wherever the pharmacist will provide alternative service (Canadian Pharmacists Association, 2020). Preparing and printing as well as providing the flyers with valid and accurate information becomes one of pharmacist role. Besides this, pharmacist take the responsibility to spread public awareness through social medias using official pharmacy website or social media accounts.
1.2 Role in control the Efficiency and Safety of Off-label drug use for COVID-19
Furthermore, as a result of the lack of vaccine COVID-19, a range of “off-label’ medicines are administered, including chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, remezzivir, interferon beta-1a, azithromycin, and Lopinavir-ritonavir by the public. In the control of the effectiveness and safety of this “off-label” use the pharmacist plays a critical role to make sure there are no drug abuse. The management of drug trials needed even pharmacists (Yew & Ahmad, 2020).
1.3 Role of Pharmacist in Outpatient during Covid-19
Pharmacists emphasize social distancing at the pharmacy counters. Before entering the facility, the Malaysian National Security Council commissions mandate the screening of patients’ forehead temperature (Yew & Ahmad, 2020). Pharmacists play vital role taking precaution measures by placing physical barriers in doorways or pharmacy counters, cording off areas, labelling the floor with tape to direct patients with 1meter distancing from one another, or putting acrylic glass barriers in front of pharmacy counters. Other security measures include the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and wearing three plies surgical grade mask and provide patient face masks and compulsory them to wear (Si-qian, et al., 2020). The registered pharmacists also prepared and provide medication to the patients as fast as possible to cut down patients’ waiting time and avoid waiting too long as it will create crowd in front pharmacy counter. Pharmacists role in medication safety make sure there are no medication error during dispensing and all the patient’s information are accurate. Pharmacist must provide sanitizer to the patients at counter to keep their hands clean (Yew & Ahmad, 2020). Another important role is the pharmacist compulsorily swab the pharmacy counter every 5-10mins to avoid unwanted spread of infection to both pharmacist and the patients. In Malaysia’s government public health institution, at the specialised screening camp, pharmacist on duty must supply the appropriate medication according to the doctor’s prescription and make sure there are no medication error or any allergies. Since implementation, the number of patients attending clinics has decreased significantly (around 50%), reducing overload and physical contact between patients and health care workers as a result (Yew & Ahmad, 2020).
1.4 Role in establishing Drive-thru pharmacy during Covid-19
Pharmacist played a big role with establishment and promoting Drive-thru service in many healthcare institutions. In drive-thru pharmacy the patients need to drive their car at the drive-thru counter and get their medication supply. Drive-thru pharmacy facilities enhance access to drugs while safeguarding the precautionary steps recommended by the WHO (Hussain, M.Dawoud, & Babar, 2020). The drug is pre-checked, labelled and packaged in advance, patients receive the drug without leaving the car, and only little interaction is involved in this whole operation and medication error prevented as medication prepared in advance (Hussain, M.Dawoud, & Babar, 2020). In United Arab Emirates (UAE) patients receive the prescribed drug, keep the social distance, and minimize the spread of the infection in this hospital (Thumbay University Hospital launches drive-thru pharmacy service, 2020).
1.5 Role of pharmacist in Drug/ Medicine Store Department of a hospital or clinic
The pharmacist in this department played a biggest role by making sure the drugs supply is enough for patients during this pandemic and place orders on time and make sure the supply chain is continuous with ensured quality (Thiessen, Usery, Justin, Lopez-Candales, & Angel, 2020). In hospitals providing treatment for covid-19 patients will need to use good quality personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect themselves from the spread of the virus for both the nurses and patients as well as the drugs and drips for treatment. Shortage in the PPE, can be a huge risk for both parties (WHO, World Health Organization, 2020). Equipment to run Covid-19 swab test is also important to make sure they are sufficient by the pharmacist. The pharmacist role must arrange the funding from government to be received on time without delay to purchase these essentials from their concession companies or any sponsors from organisations (The Pharmaceutical Journal, 2020).
1.6 Role of pharmacist in Community Pharmacy
Pharmacist in community pharmacy spend a lot of time to educate the public on how to minimize spread of COVID-19 (Manitoba, 2020). People frequently self-diagnose themselves and visit community or retail pharmacies to get the medication for the sickness they have such as unexplained fever (e.g. night sweats, chills) (Canadian Pharmacists Association, 2020). Community pharmacies bound by laws and regulations where they can’t supply all medications without valid prescription especially Dangerous Drugs (Slawther, 2020). Community pharmacist advice the public that walk into the pharmacy if necessary, to visit the doctor for proper treatment and medical attention (Stewart, Barai, Praities, & Dowdall, 2020). According to Cabas et al., (2020) the community pharmacist must manage their supply chain and shouldn’t have shortage of OTC drugs and PPE especially masks. They must monitor their stock and make the price affordable for the public with assured quality. Community pharmacists came out with Home-delivery services to help and protect the vulnerable members of our society from possible exposure to COVID-19 (COVID-19 Home Medicines Service, 2018). Defenceless people immunity wise and under quarantine can call up, send a message with a picture of their prescription to the pharmacy and order their prescribed medicines on time (Stewart, Barai, Praities, & Dowdall, 2020). The registered licensed pharmacist ensure the information are correct and there are no medication error. The pharmacist must wear (PPE) correctly for self-defence from the virus before enter the patient’s house (COVID-19 Home Medicines Service, 2018).
Pharmacists play a vital role during this pandemic. They prepare and provide many alternatives way besides face-to-face services that ease the public from visiting the pharmacy especially during the lockdown period and get the vulnerable members of our society covered. During this pandemic, the role of the pharmacist of ambulatory care has become more important (Thiessen, Usery, Justin, Lopez-Candales, & Angel, 2020). Pharmacist is needed as they are the guardian of the drugs and to ensure medication safety to the public (Yew & Ahmad, 2020). However, role of pharmacist remains unclear to the public and recognition of their role is necessary
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA34]
Rep. Jimmy Gomez’s 2019 Report Card
Representative from California's 34th District
Serving Jul 11, 2017 – Jan 3, 2025
These year-end statistics cover Gomez’s record during the 2019 legislative year (Jan 3, 2019-Dec 31, 2019) and compare him to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 18, 2020.
A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Gomez’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.
Working with the Senate
Wrote the 3rd most laws compared to House Sophomores (tied with 1 other)
Gomez introduced 2 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in 2019. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills »
Those bills were: H.R. 3039: To provide for a 5-year …; H.R. 3421: Fair Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries …
Compare to all California Delegation (90th percentile); House Sophomores (93rd percentile); House Democrats (85th percentile); All Representatives (89th percentile).
Ranked 6th most politically left compared to House Sophomores
For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2019 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Gomez’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.
Compare to all California Delegation (27th percentile); House Sophomores (9th percentile); House Democrats (25th percentile); All Representatives (14th percentile).
Joined bipartisan bills the 10th least often compared to All Representatives
Of the 252 bills that Gomez cosponsored, 5% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »
Compare to all California Delegation (2nd percentile); House Sophomores (2nd percentile); House Democrats (4th percentile); All Representatives (2nd percentile).
Got the 13th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Sophomores
Gomez’s bills and resolutions had 251 cosponsors in 2019. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »
Compare to all California Delegation (40th percentile); House Sophomores (76th percentile); House Democrats (45th percentile); All Representatives (64th percentile).
Ranked the 13th top leader compared to House Sophomores
For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2019 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Gomez’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.
Cosponsored the 57th fewest bills compared to House Democrats
Gomez cosponsored 252 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills »
Got bicameral support on the 70th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 34 others)
The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 4 of Gomez’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.
Those bills were: H.R. 3129: Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s …; H.R. 4506: Home Energy Savings Act; H.R. 4646: New Home Energy Efficiency Act; H.R. 4857: For the 99.8 Percent Act
Compare to all California Delegation (63rd percentile); House Sophomores (73rd percentile); House Democrats (67th percentile); All Representatives (76th percentile).
Was 97th most present in votes compared to All Representatives (tied with 25 others)
Gomez missed 0.6% of votes (4 of 701 votes) in 2019. View Gomez’s Profile »
Compare to all California Delegation (25th percentile); House Sophomores (31st percentile); All Representatives (22nd percentile).
The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics.
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Compare to all California Delegation (33rd percentile); House Sophomores (49th percentile); House Democrats (39th percentile); All Representatives (56th percentile).
Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Gomez introduced 2 bills in 2019 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.
Compare to all California Delegation (31st percentile); House Sophomores (49th percentile); House Democrats (26th percentile); All Representatives (46th percentile).
3 of Gomez’s bills and resolutions in 2019 had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.
Those bills were: H.Res. 404: Commending Korean and Korean-American Vietnam …; H.R. 3129: Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s …; H.R. 4297: Enhance Access To SNAP Act …
Compare to all California Delegation (33rd percentile); House Sophomores (67th percentile); House Democrats (42nd percentile); All Representatives (59th percentile).
In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 6 of Gomez’s 14 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Gomez caucused with in 2019.
Compare to all California Delegation (37th percentile); House Sophomores (49th percentile); House Democrats (31st percentile); All Representatives (49th percentile).
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Unionisation, International Integration and Selection
Catia Montagna
Antonella Nocco
We study how unionisation affects competitive selection between heterogeneous firms when wage negotiations can occur at the firm or at the profit-centre level. With productivity specific wages, an increase in union power has: (i) a selection-softening; (ii) a counter-competitive; (iii) a wage-inequality; and (iv) a variety effect. In a two-country asymmetric setting, stronger unions soften competition for domestic firms and toughen it for exporters. With profit-centre bargaining, we show how trade liberalisation can affect wage inequality among identical workers both across firms (via its effects on competitive selection) and within firms (via wage discrimination across destination markets).
Catia Montagna & Antonella Nocco, 2011. "Unionisation, International Integration and Selection," Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 257, Economic Studies, University of Dundee.
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The Art of the Japanese Cocktail
The moga style starts to appear alongside traditional dress
The 1920s saw a rush of modernization in Japan, bringing an interest in Western culture and fashion. Photos, movies and illustrations from the time show a casual coexistence of traditional costume and the new flapper look of the modan gaaru (“modern girl”), or moga for short.
Part of this Western culture was the cocktail, and there are some great posters, matchbooks and other ephemera from the time featuring iconic cocktail glasses worked into very Japanese design. According to modern bartending legend Kazuo Uyeda, the cocktail really took off after the Second World War, at which time “you could find a cocktail shaker in every home and a Martini glass in every hand”. But the Japanese art of bartending developed along its own lines, with the culture’s typical respect for procedure and interest in the subtle stimulation of all the senses.
This kimono has the cover of a piece of
modern sheet music printed on it
When we decided to have a Japanese-themed event at the Candlelight Club I read Uyeda’s book Cocktail Techniques, originally published in 2000 and finally published in English in 2010 by Mud Puddle Books in New York. I was interested to see how much emphasis he places, in his own creations, on the visual side, often using liqueurs primarily, it seems, for the contribution of their colours. He includes a chart listing hues that can be achieved by combining other colours. For example, the Fantastic Léman, created for a cocktail competition held in Geneva, is named after the French word for Lake Geneva and uses blue curacao to achieve the colour of the lake. (Blue curaçao crops up quite a lot by modern mixological standards, for precisely this reason.) The cocktail M-30 Rain aims for a light greyish-blue shade that Uyeda sees as the colour of this rain.
Uyeda also invented a series of “Coral” cocktails, starting with the “City Coral” and continuing with others the names of which all begin with C. For these he devised a kind of salt rim where he dips the rim of a Champagne flute first into a liqueur—chosen for its colour—then into a deep tray of salt. This creates a line of colourful salt crust part way down the glass that does indeed resemble coral.
In the end we served the Tokio cocktail, invented as the Japanese entry for an international competition, because its gentle pink colour is reminiscent of the April cherry blossom that prompted us to have the party in the first place. Vodka based, it uses rosé vermouth and pink grapefruit liqueur to achieve a subtle flavour that is fruity and floral with a bit of wormwood bitterness at the finish. We also served a cocktail he calls Καλος Κυμα (yes, in Greek characters), which he invented for actress Kyoko Enami, and which combines apricot liqueur with Midori, a bright green Japanese liqueur with a—frankly rather synthetic—melon flavour. Again using vodka as a base that is neutral both in flavour and colour, it has an amber-green hue.
Uyeda is probably most famous as the inventor of the “hard shake”. He feels that all cocktails using fruit juice need to be shaken hard to blend the juice properly and to get air bubbles into the mix. His hard shake combines rapid back-and-forth shaking with rolling and twisting motions—in nautical terms, roll, pitch and yaw, all at the same time. I think the idea is to get as much chilling as quickly as possible to reduce unnecessary dilution; he also prints a chart of his experiments with different sizes, shapes and numbers of pieces of ice, both with shaking and stirring, to see what produces the best chill with least dilution. (For the record he believes a combination of small and large pieces works best.) He also believes in “washing” the ice with a plain water pre-shake, to wear off the corners of the ice pieces, which would otherwise be the parts most prone to melting and diluting the drink.
Καλος Κυμα
Given all this, it is odd that, instead of pouring the finished drink through a fine strainer as some bartenders do, he inverts the shaker completely, holds it low in the glass and gives it a good rattle to make sure all the little shards of ice end up spread across the surface of the drink and are not caught in the shoulder of the shaker. In some videos of him making a Gimlet you will also see him open the shaker, remove a choice piece of ice with a bar spoon and place this in the cocktail. (I have read online that the point of this is to show how spherical the ice piece is, but in his book Uyeda explains that it is simply to keep the drink cool, as the Japanese tradition is to serve Gimlets in a Champagne coupe glass and there is a fear that the width of the glass would otherwise cause the drink to warm up too quickly.)
Whereas most bartenders use tin-and-glass Boston shakers, Uyeda prefers the Manhattan style shaker with built-in strainer. In a bizarrely unforthcoming interview for Imbibe, when asked why he prefers this kind of shaker, he replies only that, “If you realize how important shaking and mixing are, you will naturally notice that only the three-piece shaker could work out.” Uyeda also doesn’t use speed-pourers, and offers advice in his book on the best way to remove the cap from a bottle.
Despite the visually unusual cocktails he has invented, Uyeda, when asked by Imbibe, says that the cocktails he considers himself most associated with are the Martini and the Gimlet. The latter is a classic combination of gin and Rose’s lime cordial, but Uyeda instead uses lime juice and sugar syrup. His reasoning is: why use preserved lime juice when you can use fresh? But you could argue that this misses the point of the cocktail, in which the distinctive taste of the cordial plays a role.
It’s refreshing to encounter someone like Uyeda who develops all his ideas from first principles, rather than just carrying on tradition and conventional wisdom. (He says he doesn’t go to other people’s bars; he also announces that no one but him can do the hard shake properly, though this must presumably be a logical assumption rather than the result of watching other people try.) I quickly gave up trying to master the hard shake, but I have found myself pouring cocktails in the same way to shake out the ice shards. I’ve always rather liked using Manhattan shakers anyway, and I personally feel that a bit of dilution can be a good thing in a cocktail.
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Laurent Ferrier Enters the “Luxury Sports Watch” Category with the Tourbillon Grand Sport (Live Pics)
The unexpected, sporty watch by Laurent Ferrier is out... And surprising!
There’s no denying that the “luxury sports watch” segment is, by quite a margin, currently producing some of the hottest watches on the market. The demand for such pieces simply surpasses production. For this reason, we see more and more brands entering this market (and there will be more), some foreseeable, some less – Maurice Lacroix on the accessible side, Urban Jürgensen on the higher-end. And today it’s time for one of the masters of elegance to come with his own vision of a luxury sports watch. Meet the Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport.
Luxury Sports Watch…?
We often hear the name “luxury sports watch.” But what exactly does that mean? A luxury sports watch is a concept that dates back to 1972 when Audemars Piguet and designer Gerald Genta drastically changed the industry and the notion of high-end watchmaking with a new, unprecedented and disruptive piece named the Royal Oak. The idea was to offer the same level of watchmaking and prestige as the rest of the brand’s collection, however in a steel case with a modern and bold design… The luxury sports watch was born.
The Holy Trinity of Luxury Sports Watches – The Vacheron Constantin Overseas, the Patek Philippe Nautilus and the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
Many of the competitors followed suit: Girard-Perregaux in 1975 (the Laureato), Vacheron Constantin in 1977 (the 222), IWC in 1976 (Ingenieur SL Jumbo) and even Rolex, in a way, with the Oysterquartz. But the “other” heavyweight luxury sports watch, apart from the RO, was the 1976 Patek Philippe Nautilus (and Laurent Ferrier has something to do with that one…)
The idea of a luxury sports watch is a precise definition: a steel case, usually shaped (no round watches but often barrel- or cushion-shaped), a bold bezel that sits over the central case, a textured dial, an integrated steel bracelet (an integrated strap works too), a thin profile, a high-end movement (usually an ultra-thin automatic) but with decent resistance to water and shocks.
The Patek background
As some might know already, Laurent Ferrier spent most of his career working for one of the most renowned watchmakers of the lot: Patek. Knowing the watch you’re about to see, this has its importance here. Ferrier is the son and grandson of watchmakers. He spent his childhood in the family apartment above his father’s workshop. Although watches were not immediately a passion for Laurent, he pursued watchmaking more “as a tradition of family values” and started to work at 22, in 1968, at Patek Philippe’s movement-prototype department… But only for three years, as he would resign to fulfil his true passion (more on that below).
However, in 1974, Laurent Ferrier returned to Patek and was in charge of the “bureau technique d’habillage“, a department in charge of the external parts of the watches (case, dial, hands, bracelets) – meaning that Laurent was no stranger to the Nautilus… He spent 37 years at Patek Philippe, culminating his career as head of the creative department.
From motorsports to his own brand
Even though Ferrier liked watches and working in the watchmaking industry, his true passion was motorsports – which incidentally opened the door to the creation of his own brand. During his time out of the industry and still during his career at Patek, Laurent made his way in motorsports, being a semi-professional car racer, driving various models such as the Lotus 18, Porsche 934, Porsche 935, and the BMW M1. He competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans seven times, coming first in the two-litre prototype category in 1977.
The Porsche Kramer Racing 935T drove by Laurent Ferrier, François Servanin and François Trisconi at Le Mans 1979
The pinnacle of this “side-job” was in 1979 when Ferrier raced the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the N° 40 Porsche Kramer Racing 935/77A, finishing the race in 3rd position, behind Paul Newman (the links between cars and watches are tight…). It was during this period that he met fellow driver and industrialist François Servanin. The two men shared a passion for both speed and mechanics. In 2009, Laurent resigned from Patek Philippe and, together with Servanin, formed the Laurent Ferrier watch brand.
This combined background of 1970s sports cars and high-end watchmaking is the raison d’être behind Laurent Ferrier’s latest creation, the Tourbillon Grand Sport.
The Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport
So here it is, Laurent Ferrier has just launched a luxury sports watch. There’s no typo here, dear reader. It is indeed very surprising… Or is it really? In fact, maybe not that much, but let’s first look at this new Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport.
While Laurent was all about vintage (or should we even say ‘antique’) looking pieces, inspired by pocket watches and early wristwatches until now, he’s now exploring another part of his life, as this watch is a true child of the 1970s – a reference to Laurent’s career in both watchmaking at Patek and racing at Le Mans. Certainly, it is different from all his other creations but is still a Ferrier after all.
The watch you’re looking at is a legitimate member of the “luxury sports watch” category, a watch segment that was, until now, more or less the Holy Trinity’s “preserve” – Nautilus, Royal Oak, Overseas. But indies are now starting to explore it, with Urban Jurgensen and its “One” collection. More and more contenders are coming on the market and Ferrier’s offering is a worthy member of the group.
The Tourbillon Grand Sport is housed in a 44mm stainless steel case, mostly brushed with polished accents. Don’t get too scared by the dimensions, the watch actually wears smaller than expected. It might lack a bit of “finesse” and restraint, but it isn’t the behemoth such a number implies. The integration of the strap into the case helps to create a rather compact watch on the wrist. Considering the complex movement inside, the case sits higher than some of its competitors.
The shape is also in line with the luxury sports watch category and Laurent Ferrier’s signature style. The case is a soft barrel with curves and rounded profiles. The case is asymmetrical with integrated crown guards to protect the small, round crown – which is probably not the best choice of crown for this watch. On top of this central case is a cushion-shaped bezel with a round dial opening. It features a combination of convex and concave lines, something that is usual in Ferrier’s designs. A rubber ring sits in between the case and the bezel. Altogether, the Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport is a surprising but pleasant mix of the brand’s design codes with bolder attributes.
Also in line with the “luxury sports watch” category is the use of an integrated rubber strap, centrally mounted into the case. It is secured by a folding clasp in steel. This rubber strap, done in dark taupe, is supple and comfortable. The option of a steel bracelet would have been nice but considering the exclusivity and limited nature of this watch, developing such a bracelet would have been difficult (bracelet manufacturing is indeed harder than most can imagine).
To remain consistent with the theme but without rejecting the brand’s DNA, the Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport presents a “strengthened” version of LF’s classical dials. The base is a matte, gradient dial with nickel opaline in the centre and dark brown on the periphery, protected by a slightly tinted sapphire crystal. On this dial are bolder versions of LF’s ‘’Assegai-shaped’’ hands and applied indexes, all crafted in polished white gold and filled with bright orange Super-LumiNova – a reference to the Porsche 935T driven by Ferrier and Servanin.
Turning the watch over, you’ll discover that the Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport is powered by the same high-end tourbillon movement as other watches of the brand. Being the 10th anniversary of the conception of this movement and the 40th anniversary of the founder’s podium at Le Mans, the choice was to have an exclusive and high-end movement for this model.
This movement is state of the art, with an opposite double balance spring and a balance at variable geometry, with screws. The precision of this watch is chronometer-certified by the Besançon Observatory. Being a sports watch, the Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport is here executed with straight brushed, dark ruthenium-plated bridges. The decoration is, as always, very pleasant with hand-polished bevels, angled spokes on the wheels, polished countersinks for the screws and the jewels, and special attention to details on the tourbillon bridge.
It would be hard not to mention the Nautilus when looking at the Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport. It has a similar vibe, a certain resemblance, however, it also has its own personality. In fact, this is one of the major issues with the “luxury sports watch” category. The definition is so narrow that all watches end up being compared. This was the case in 1976 when the Nautilus came out. It was the case in the early 2000s when Hublot launched the Fusion. It happened again a few years ago with the Polo S. Knowing Laurent Ferrier’s background at Patek, this Tourbillon Grand Sport is actually more original than some will want to concede.
Secondly comes the question of “legitimacy.” Is it legitimate for Ferrier to create a watch of this nature? Straight answer: yes! When Patek and Audemars launched the Nautilus and the Royal Oak, their catalogues were full of small Calatrava watches and a few elegant complication pieces. Still, they dared to produce something different. Today, Ferrier presents a superbly executed piece, which isn’t perfect in some regards (orange indexes, height of the case at around 13mm) but that both respects the brand’s and the category’s codes.
The Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport will be a limited edition of only 12 pieces, which will be priced at CHF 172,000 before taxes. What we don’t know yet is if this watch is the inaugural model for an upcoming collection of sporty pieces. To us, it would make sense to have a non-tourbillon version, powered by the same base movement as the Galet Square, with its micro-rotor. Combined with a steel bracelet and a price of around CHF 40,000, that would be quite a winning combo.
More details at www.laurentferrier.ch.
Technical specifications – Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport
Case: 44mm diameter - stainless steel case, brushed with polished accents - integrated lugs - tinted sapphire crystal front - see-through caseback - 100m water-resistant
Dial: brown gradient dial with nickel opaline in the centre - 18k white gold indexes with orange Super-LumiNova
18k white gold ‘’Assegai-shaped’’ hands with orange superluminova
Movement: in-house movement - hand-wound tourbillon - 31.60mm x 5.57mm - 188 mechanical parts / 23 jewels - 80h power reserve - 21,600vph tourbillon - Swiss lever escapement - hours, minutes, small seconds
Strap: dark taupe rubber strap - folding clasp in steel
Availability: limited edition of 12 pieces
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Gil says:
Holy moly that’s nice. As you mentioned Brice, if it eventually comes in a non-tourbillon non-limited edition with steel bracelet…it would be very desirable.
Brice Goulard says:
@Gil – Let’s hope that such a version will come soon!
Do you know whose wrist was used for those photos? Just to get an idea of the circumference, as the watch does indeed look like it wears smaller than 44. It looks like how a RO 15400 wears.
@Gil – It was Santiago. He has rather large wrist (19cm I think) hence why it looks rather small.
Thanks Brice.
santiagotejedor says:
Actually, @Brice and @Gil it is 18.5 cm in perimeter.
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The Most Effective Method to Take Care of Login Issues in Your Facebook Account
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Getting in touch with Facebook’s help center is one of the most effective ways to deal with login problems. Usually, the company will respond within a day or so, but if you cannot reach them directly, you can use the email address or phone number they provide to send messages to. Alternatively, you can log in with your email address and message them to request assistance.
Once you have logged into your Facebook account, you can find the “Report a Problem” option in the upper right corner. The “Report a Problem” option is only available if you have lost access to your account, but you can use it to report problems with payment or broken pages. You can also report violations of the terms and conditions. After you have followed these steps, you should be able to recover your account.
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To solve login problems in your Facebook account, you can use advanced security features. You can enable notifications and two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication requires you to enter a security code from your phone or another device that only you can access. While the last option may be a bit more cumbersome, it’s a useful precaution for your account. There are other ways to handle login issues, and this article will highlight some of them.
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Dog park to open later this year in Viera
R. Norman Moody
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Pooches in central Viera will get their own neighborhood dog park.
Viera is adding the local dog park in Addison Village, south of Wickham Road off Lake Andrews Drive, that will serve the four-legged residents.
The dog park will be managed by the residents of the Central Viera Community Association.
The four-acre park will include a parking lot and restrooms for the animal owners. It is expected to open later this year.
Clay Archey, Viera community project manager, said dog parks are features residents everywhere want in their neighborhoods.
"We've seen this in other parts of the country where they are social gathering places for the community," he said. "They get a lot of use."
Archey said The Viera Co. has looked for areas for dog parks, playgrounds and trails to add as amenities for residents.
Spokeswoman Susan Howard said Viera dog parks are becoming sought-after amenities in Viera communities. They are also sought after elsewhere, particularly on the beachside in Brevard County.
One established more than three years ago at Canova Park instantly become popular with area residents who want their pooches to play on the beach.
In Viera, Stadium Villas and Arrivas Villages have their own exclusive dog parks.
Though there is still much work to be done on the dog park, The Viera Co. paved the parking spaces as it was paving nearby.
"I've been fielding calls from residents wanting to know when its going to open," Archey said.
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Future engine/library/toolkit highlights for the blog
Liberated Pixel Cup
I'm going to be doing some more highlights over the coming days, and I'm making this post to keep track of what engines and tools I'm planning to highlight, and also get suggestions from the community for addtional ones.
Here's what I'm considering so far:
Frogatto (done)
Tiled (the tile map editing tool) (done)
BrowserQuest
Qt-QML
The Mana World
Gosu
LWJGL
AESPRITE
I'll add more as I think of them. If you know of any other engines, libraries, or tools that would be helpful for game development in LPC, please let me know and I'll add them to the list. Note that for me to highlight a particular thing, it needs to be production ready, which is why I'm not including my own project (Orange) on the list. It also needs to be suited to making top-down, non-isometric games.
Also, it would be particularly helpful if someone can get me in touch with the developers of some of these projects (particularly Qt-QML and BroswerQuest).
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Hi Bart,
I believe you can easily get in touch with Thorbjorn Lindeijer (Tiled's Author) by coming on the freenode server #tiled channel.
A project which is production ready, open-sourced licensed as for the engine, is the solarus engine:
(A zelda full-fledged SDL engine with a quest editor) + its own quest (unfortunately using the original closed-source files, at least for now).
http://www.solarus-games.org/
Also, as you added Browser Quest, maybe you'll want to add the TMW project, which is open-sourced tools and has got a good community of players.
http://themanaworld.org/
I hope also to soon be able to tell you more about my own project. ;)
Clint Bellanger
I wouldn't count Flare in for non-iso games for the Liberated Pixel Cup. I doubt I can make that a priority betwen now and July 1.
However, I might decide to use Flare to make a contest entry. If so, Flare could end up having ortho support by the end of the contest. Depending on how ambitious I want to get with the contest.
Allegro is a dedicated game making library that's really nice(C/C++) :)
So is Gosu which is for C++ and ruby, and, imo, far superior to rubygame.
MoikMellah
Might want to include Love2D..
My project: Bits & Bots
Keep the suggestions coming (I was actually already planning on writing up Love2d, I just forgot to add it to the list).
Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 02:55
Novashell, open source, lua based:
http://www.rtsoft.com/novashell/
Looking at their screenshots, it should be quite good for doing rpg game.
pennomi
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 01:15
There's always Ren'Py, while mainly used to make visual novels, it can be easily extended to build out games. I've always wanted to make an RPG based on it. It's written in Python/Pygame and has been proven to be easily extended to add in minigames.
I think it's under the MIT license, with some LGPL components.
http://www.renpy.org/
Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 01:23
Blender game engine?
Red warrior needs caffeine badly.
Nushio
LWJGL (Minecraft uses this)
jMonkeyEngine?
I'd rather avoid highlighting engines that would have to be shoehorned into 2D support. :)
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Monday, April 16, 2012 - 10:14
Hi. What are your thoughts about Solarus? It's not in the list yet.
Actually, I've used LWJGL for only 2d stuff, PokeNet was one such game, and if you google for "LWJGL" (Or look at their website), you'll see that most games are 2D Shmups.
As for jMonkey, a friend of mine is working on a 2.5d game that uses 2d sprites on a 3d map, so it is possible to use Sprites, but as you said, it's "shoehorned" :P
Since you have Tiled on the list, another interesting tool is aseprite, a sprite and pixel art editor:
http://aseprite.org/
I'm thinking about using http://cocos2d.org/
EasyRPG Editor generates XML maps, still WIP:
https://github.com/EasyRPG/Editor
EasyRPG Player is still not implementing this map file format yet.
Game Baker could be a viable option, even though it hasn't been updated since 2009. I don't know if it still works though.
Zael
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 11:33
Box2D?
Bullet?
@Anon: It's fine if people enter the contest using WIP tools, but I'm not going to highlight them. :)
@tekk: Show me some screenshots of the editor in action and convince me that it's production ready. Given the screens on the homepage, I'm not convinced.
@Zael: I'm not sure how relevant physics is to a 2D top-down game. A side-scroller, sure. If someone can make a good argument for it, I'll include them.
Just basic collision detection. Granted, it does depend a lot on the game made. If you make the game tile based, then it isn't necessary. Collision detection just involves testing if something is already in the tile. Anything that isn't using tiles, but requires collision detection would greatly benifit from a physics library (if for nothing else than the automatic spatial partitioning involved). Maybe something like OZCollide is better since it focuses purely on the collision detection. Just because a game is 2D doesn't mean it doesn't use physics or good collision detection. Just look at Angry Birds or Gun Bros for an obvious example of a (relatively) simple 2D game that uses a good amount of physics.
If the contest wants to stipulate that certain types of game be made, instead of just seeing what the developers create using the art, then that's one thing, but if the contest wants to see all manner of interesting games I feel a physics library is almost essential, and it would be a disservice to have an official library list that did not include at least 1 physics library.
This isn't the official library list. It's just a list of libraries that are particularly appropriate. The official library list will be larger, and will include physics libraries.
There's also the Adonthell RPG engine:
http://adonthell.nongnu.org
What do you think of that?
Maybe the ToME 4 engine for roguelikes. If I recall correctly, there's even a Tiled plugin for that engine, so mapmaking would be easy.
http://te4.org/
edge2054
Some of the ToME developers are planning on participating and there is a tiled plug in as well as a hex version of the tiled plug in (though I'm not sure if it has official tiled support but we can dig it up for anyone wanting to do a hex game).
I'm not sure if the engine can handle real animations (yet) but we've talked about it a bit in IRC so the possibility does exist (though it may end up requireing a compile from SVN rather then an official engine release). It does have engine support for particles, dialogs, quests, parties, using the mouse, and a lot of other very modern features that people probably wouldn't associate with a roguelike. Someone's recently put together a template JRPG module as well (though I haven't checked it out here's a link describing the features... http://forums.te4.org/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=33704&hilit=rpg )
There's also support for learning T-Engine on irc.rizon.net #tome . Myself and the other developers hang out there as well as many module and add-on makers who are familiar with the code base. We'd be happy to help out anyone that would like to use T-Engine.
Sharm
For something completely different, I think Ren'py could work. It's a tool for making Visual Novels or related games using Python.
If I have time to join, I'll probably use an old open source browser (non-html5) tactics rpg engine I created called HTMLTactics: http://sourceforge.net/projects/htmltactics/ . It works with tiled graphics, and has some decent features, but it has almost no documentation and requires knowledge of javascript to use (the database and map events have to be written in javascript, but the map editor has a decent UI). I was going to make a much cleaner version of it that included the old renderer and a html5 canvas renderer, but I never finished that version.
83.11.4.98
I see no HTML5 libraries? I suggest easeljs: http://www.createjs.com/#!/EaselJS They don't say it's open source, but if you go to the documentation all the files are there.
geekd
Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 21:02
I used Jawjs for my recently finished HTML5 game. It's pretty good. I had to put in IE mouse support, which I gave the patch for to the author just yesterday.
I also used the Tiled map editor. It can output to JSON.
http://jawsjs.com/
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Staff Blog: ‘Running With Beto’ and Running Away From Taxpayers Subsidizing Movies
Texas taxpayers continue to be used to subsidize Hollywood’s leftist propaganda.
Robert Montoya | March 13, 2019
Robert Francis O’Rourke’s failed senatorial campaign is the subject of a documentary called Running With Beto. The 94-minute film premiered at South by Southwest and will debut on HBO this spring.
HBO said the film gives “viewers unprecedented access into the personal and political toll that running for office can take on a candidate and a family, capturing revealing moments with his wife and three young kids throughout the grueling journey.”
HBO’s statement continues, “The film draws on intimate access to O’Rourke, his tight-knit family and his team of political newcomers, who champion a new way of getting to know a candidate — one Texas county at a time. Revealing the challenges of the campaign trail, Running With Beto documents Beto’s battles with an onslaught of negative advertising, the inevitable strain on his family, and the pressure of delivering for those he inspires.”
Most Texas residents would agree the national media already gave us unprecedented access to O’Rourke. And just about every Texas political candidate in history has campaigned one Texas county at a time. But the notion that O’Rourke, the suffering socialist servant, battled an onslaught of negative ads, strain on his family, and pressure of delivering … well, how could he possibly submit himself to a presidential campaign? The suffering and victimization would be too great.
Just a few years ago, it’s easy to imagine the possibility of a similar press release for a Wendy Davis documentary in the aftermath of her failed 2014 challenge to Greg Abbott. Texans were not subjected to that punishment, but Davis still looks to cash in on her Let Her Speak movie featuring Sandra Bullock.
The celebrity sensationalism of failed Texas Democrat candidates is quickly making it economically attractive to be a loser. In fact, the boost such candidates are giving to the Texas film industry may be the best argument for finally defunding the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program. Defunding TMIIIP was a priority in the Texas Republican 2018 Platform.
There’s no need for taxpayers to incentivize films when it appears the private marketplace is doing the job. As an example, the financiers of Running With Beto all appear to be wealthy Texas liberals—including one family, the Halberts, with prominent connections to the leadership of the historically conservative Abilene Christian University.
Running With Beto continues the trend of Texas Democrats rewarding their sacrificial lamb candidates with Hollywood stardom, cash, and a cult of personality. Taxpayer funds shouldn’t be used to subsidize movies—much less propaganda films for presidential campaigns. Texans should use this moment to encourage legislators to run away from film subsidies as quickly as possible.
Robert Montoya
A former filmmaker, University of North Texas graduate, and one-time assistant language teacher, Robert Montoya misses Japan and the 1980s. He is an investigative reporter for Texas Scorecard.
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The Tallest Man on Earth Announces Covers Album
Singer SongwriterThe Tallest Man On Earth
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Sankashta Chaturthi (Bha.)
Sankashta Chaturthi (Bha.) Dates
25 Aug (Wednesday), 2021
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03 Sep (Sunday), 2023
The word ‘Sankashti’ has a Sanskrit origin that means ‘deliverance during difficult times’ whereas ‘Chaturthi’ means ‘fourth day or the day of Lord Ganesha’. Therefore, on Sankashti 2019 devotees worship Lord Ganesha to help overcome all the obstacles in life and come out victorious in every tough situation. Furthermore, when Sankashti Chaturthi 2019 falls on a Tuesday, it is popular as Angarki Chaturthi and is considered to be the most auspicious of all the Sankashti Chaturthi days.
Significance of Sankashta Chaturthi
Sankashti Chaturthi 2019 is celebrated in the month of Bhadrapada of Hindu calendar on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (dark lunar phase or the waning phase). Sankashti Chaturthi is widely worshipped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune and traditionally invoked at the beginning of any new venture or at the start of travel. There are different forms of Lord Ganpati and it is highly believed that Vighnaraj Maha Ganapati bestows his presence on earth for all his devotees during this auspicious festival.
What does Sankashta Chaturthi symbolize?
Sankashti means freedom during troubled times, hence observing this fast is believed to reduce your problems as Lord Ganesha symbolizes the remover of all obstacles and supreme lord of intelligence. Sankashti Chaturthi 2019 is an auspicious day dedicated to Lord Ganesha. If Sankashti Chaturthi falls on a Tuesday it is called Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi. Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi is considered highly auspicious among all the days of Sankashti Chaturthi festival. The Angarki Chaturthi where (angarak in Sanskrit means red like burning coal ambers). Devotees believe that their wishes can be fulfilled if they pray on this auspicious day.
The story behind Sankashta Chaturthi
There is a traditional story related to the efficacy of Sankashti Chaturthi. Lord Ganesha is the son of Maa Parvati and Shiva. Maa Parvati created Ganesha out of sandalwood paste that she used for her bath and breathed life into the figure. Then, she set him to stand guard at her door while she bathed. Lord Shiva returned and, as Ganesha didn't know him, so he didn't allow him to enter. Lord Shiva became enraged and asked his followers, gods to teach the child some manners.
After the Devas were defeated, the trinity, controller, preserver and the destroyer of the universe launched an attack against Ganesha. Amidst the fighting, Shiva severed the head of the child. And brought on Parvathi's rage. Seeing her son dead, Maa Parvati revealed her true self, as the Adi-shakti, the prime energy that fuels the universe and sustains matter. Taking on a terrible form, she vowed to destroy the universe where her son was killed and re-create a better one.
The trinity hunted the world for the head and came across a mother elephant crying for her dead baby. They encouraged the mother and fixed the head of the baby elephant in place of Ganesha's head. Lord Shiva has also declared that from this day, the boy would be called "Ganesha" (Gana-Isha: lord of the Ganas). Thus, it is said that merits obtained from observing Sankashti Chaturthi are enormous.
Sankashti Chaturthi 2019 dates and time
January 24th - Jan 23, 11:59 PM - Jan 24, 8:53 PM
February 22nd - Feb 22, 10:50 AM - Feb 23, 8:11 AM
March 24th - Mar 23, 10:32 PM - Mar 24, 8:51 PM
April 22nd - Apr 22, 11:25 AM - Apr 23, 11:04 AM
May 22nd - May 22, 1:40 AM - May 23, 2:41 AM
June 20th - Jun 20, 5:08 PM - Jun 21, 7:08 PM
July 20th - Jul 20, 9:13 AM - Jul 21, 11:39 AM
August 19th - Aug 19, 1:13 AM - Aug 20, 3:30 AM
September 17th- Sep 17, 4:32 PM - Sep 18, 6:11 PM
October 17th - Oct 17, 6:48 AM - Oct 18, 7:28 AM
November 15th - Nov 15, 7:45 PM - Nov 16, 7:15 PM
December 15th - Dec 15, 7:18 AM - Dec 16, 5:34 AM
How to Celebrate Sankashti Chaturthi
Bhadrapada Sankashta Chaturthi is celebrated in the month of Bhadrapada of Hindu calendar on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (dark lunar phase or the waning phase). On this day, the devotees observe strict fast. They have to break the fast at night after having darshan/auspicious sight of the moon preceded by prayers to Lord Ganesha. Before midnight the Ganapati Atharvashesha is recited to summon the blessings of Lord Ganesha. During each month, Lord Ganesha is worshipped with different names and (Lotus petals).
On the Chaturthi day (4th day after full moon) of each month, the 'Sankashti Ganapathi Pooja' prayer is performed. Each and every ‘Vratha’ (strict fast) has a purpose and is explained to us by a story known as the ‘Vratha Katha’. This prayer offering has 13 Vratha Kathas, one for each month and the 13th story is for 'athika' (The Hindu calendar has one extra month every 4 years).
Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat
There is a total of 13 Vrats, with each Vrat having a specific purpose and story, known as ‘Vrat Katha’. Therefore there are 13 ‘Vrat Katha’ in total, one for every month and the last Katha is for ‘adika’ that is the one extra month that comes every four years in the Hindu calendar. On the day of Sankashti Chaturthi festival, devotees get up early and dedicate the day worshipping Lord Ganesha. They observe a strict fast in the honor of their deity. Some devotees also keep a partial fast. The observer of this fast can only have fruits, vegetables, and roots of plants. The staple Indian diet on this day comprises of peanuts, potatoes and sabudana khichadi. This year Sankashti Chaturthi 2019 timings are Aug 19, 1:13 AM - Aug 20, 3:30 AM.
It is believed that the Vrat observed on this day can eradicate all the obstacles from the native’s life in order to live a happy and peaceful life ahead.
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That Borges is one of the key figures in 20th-century literature is beyond debate. The reasons behind this claim, however, are a matter of contention. In Latin America he is read as someone who reorganized the canon, questioned literary hierarchies, and redefined the role of marginal literatures. On the other hand, in the rest of the world, most readers (and dictionaries) tend to identify the adjective "Borgesian" with intricate metaphysical puzzles and labyrinthine speculations of universal reach, completely detached from particular traditions. One reading is context-saturated, while the other is context-deprived. Oddly enough, these "institutional" and "transcendental" approaches have not been pitched against each other in a critical way. Borges, between History and Eternity brings these perspectives together by considering key aspects of Borges's work-the reciprocal determinations of politics, philosophy and literature; the simultaneously confining and emancipating nature of language; and the incipient program for a literature of the Americas.
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This book explores two aspects of the work of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. The first part of the book examines the relationship between politics and metaphysics in some of Borges' works. The second part analyses how two American writers, Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman, figure into Borges's oeuvre. Additionally, the book discusses Borges's influence on some North American writers - for example, Thomas Pynchon and John Barth. Diaz (Columbia Univ.) wants to show how Borges's metaphysical discussions have, to a large extent, political connotations, and conversely, how his historical and social concerns are informed and influenced by metaphysical ideas. The study aims to reveal that the most common ("framed") literary structure in Borges's fiction, one that encapsulates another fiction inside another one, and so on, has political connotations: power consists in imposing fictions as realities. Valuable for anyone interested in Borges, this book includes an excellent up-to-date bibliography and a detailed index. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty.
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The Tornado…what is up with that?
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May 8, 2014 at 8:17 pm #267708
obisgirl
I am so very confused now about the tornado. It brought Zelena to Oz and it seemed for a time that baby Zelena summoned it, but a tornado, a similar looking one brought Dorothy to Oz and Zelena looked confused by the twister. So, is the twister its’ own magic, separate from Zelea? Is it empathic, and just knows when to pick up abandoned or lost children and bring them to Oz?
onceprincess
Maybe it’s not a Zelena thing and it’s green because it’s a tornado from Oz. Green like the emerald city It’s the portal to OZ and Zelena just so happened to summon that portal when she was a baby.. just my guess.
But does someone control the twisters? How does it work? Does the wizard control the twisters? How are they summoned? How does it know who to bring to Oz?
Well Walsh was a monkey when Dorothy came, so it’s not him
Okay, so Oz didn’t control them but the appearance of the twister seemed to confuse Glinda. I guess that means twisters are rare but it feels like the twisters pick up people who are lost or abandoned.
I guess that means twisters are rare but it feels like the twisters pick up people who are lost or abandoned.
Good guess. Dorothy said she was running for the storm cellar but I think she is unable to get in (like the movie. They locked the door) and then she had to try and find her way back to the house.
I didn’t hear the whole dialogue there. Did Dorothy say she was running away from home when the twister hit?
“I tried to run to the storm cellar. But I wasn’t fast enough”
So, that’s it. She wasn’t running away from home but the twister still picked her up and brought her to Oz. Okay, back to being confused again. Because I thought the twister was empathic or something, like it only picked lost children.
So not Glinda, not Walsh, not Zelena.
Maybe…*fate*? cop out answer, I know but..
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Poop Flinging Monkeys and Origami Condoms
He’s right-handed–make a note of that.
A while back, I wrote a post entitled, What the Hell is Going on, detailing the National Institute of Health’s spending of $3.8 million to make monkeys alcoholic. (The amount spent on monkey rehab is still unreported.)
The Daily Mail has now reported another list of bizarre NIH spending:
$2.4 million to develop an ‘origami’ condom.
I’ve always felt the biggest problem with condoms is that they’re not in the shape of a swan. They’re just too easy to use; stopping to remove the condom from its package and apply it without losing the ‘moment’ is just too simple; why not also have to fold it into the shape of a dragon.
$939,000 to determine that male fruit flies prefer younger female fruit flies.
Researchers have determined that this is caused by a drop in hormone levels as female fruit flies age, but we know that’s a load of crap.
When you have a 24-hour lifespan, that midlife crisis hits you fast and hits you hard. It’s about noon, and you’re flying around a wastebasket containing a discarded apple core when the realization strikes: my life is half over, and I haven’t even had lunch yet.
You buy an unpractical sports car, start dressing inappropriately for your age, you get a couple of piercings and a tattoo that reads: forever young.
You dump your twelve-hour-old wife for a nubile six-hour-old.
You’re balding, you have a paunch, your behavior is embarrassing, and tomorrow you’ll be dead.
I believe my assessment is more accurate, and it costs $939,000 less.
$592,000 to determine that chimpanzees with the best poop-flinging skills are also the best communicators.
I think I can write without fear of contradiction: if you address someone by slapping a fistful of your feces in their face, you will have effectively gained their undivided attention.
However, be prepared for that person to subsequently communicate their feelings…violently.
$117,000 to learn that most chimps are right-handed.
Couldn’t the researchers from the previous study have just made a note of which hand the chimps were throwing their feces with; if you’re going to do something as important as throwing your feces, you’re not going to do it off-handed.
$325,000 to learn that marriages are happier when wives calm down more quickly during arguments with their husbands.
This is like doing a study to determine that fire is hot.
The real question is why wives in some marriages calm down more quickly during arguments. I’m willing to bet it’s because husbands in those marriages, during arguments, don’t say things like:
I don’t know why you’re acting so crazy.
I think you’re overreacting to that remark I made about your acting crazy.
Can’t this wait until the game’s over?
Who cares what your friends think; it’s my opinion that matters.
Sure those jeans make you look fat. But if I wanted a skinny wife, I would have married your sister.
This study also showed that marriages were utterly unaffected when the husbands were the ones who became calm more quickly. This just proves two things that everybody already knew:
Women just want men to understand why they’re upset and empathize with them.
Men don’t care; we just want to drink beer and watch football without all the noise.
$832,000 went to learn if it was possible to get uncircumcised South African tribesmen into the habit of washing their genitals after having sex.
Note: is this what the couples in the previous study were arguing about? That makes sense to me.
Let’s be clear about this.
This wasn’t an attempt to get uncircumcised South African tribesmen into the habit of washing their genitals after having sex.
This was a study to learn if it was ‘possible’ to get uncircumcised South African tribesmen into the habit of washing their genitals after having sex.
Let me save you $832,000: yes, it’s possible.
Anything is possible. It’s possible to be struck by lightning. It’s possible or win the lottery. It’s possible that I’ll grow to like mimes.
Note: You’re thinking that the last item on the previous list isn’t possible. If you gave me $832,000 to like mimes, I would like me some mimes.
And how do they know uncircumcised South African tribesmen don’t wash their genitals after sex? It feels like something creepy has been going on there.
Note: perhaps uncircumcised South African tribesmen would be more conscientious of genital hygiene if they didn’t have these damned origami condoms they have to fold into the shape of a chrysanthemum.
$181,000 to study how cocaine use ‘enhanced’ the sex drive of the Japanese quail.
Why? Just Why?
It’s always been my understanding that Japanese quail are a randy bunch, to begin with; they don’t really need a nudge to have a go at it.
I think it’s a scam. I think somewhere in a seedy bar, there’s a sweaty researcher with dilated pupils and a runny nose, chatting up women, saying things like:
Hey baby, want to come back to my lab and check out my Japanese quail.
I’ve got cocaine; you wouldn’t believe what those idiots at the NIH will believe.
I don’t need a grant to research you.
I can fold a condom into the shape of a Japanese quail.
My only hope is that they put those cocaine-addled researchers in the same rehab center as the drunken, poop-flinging monkeys.
Who am I kidding? Mimes suck–no amount of money can change that.
I could do that with a condom.
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24 thoughts on “Poop Flinging Monkeys and Origami Condoms”
Tal Hartsfeld on November 11, 2017 at 5:48 pm said:
How do animal rights activists feel about these somewhat unorthodox methods of research?
Red Panda on November 13, 2017 at 10:46 am said:
They’re oddly okay with it.
Ladybuggz on November 10, 2017 at 1:42 am said:
I’d re-blog but have no idea how! LMAO !!
Red Panda on November 10, 2017 at 9:35 am said:
Nothing tops poop flinging monkeys.
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Jae on November 26, 2014 at 9:24 am said:
I already knew that that chimpanzees with the best poop flinging skills are also the best communicators, I watch C-SPAN.
idiotprufs on November 26, 2014 at 1:53 pm said:
C-Span, Animal Planet: they’re about the same.
cat9984 on November 12, 2014 at 4:10 pm said:
I think you may have come up with the perfect line for the woman who wants to get rid of the drunken jerk who wants sex: “Of course I’ll come home with you. I just need you to turn this square of latex into an origami raccoon condom. Raccoon-shaped condoms really turn me on.”
idiotprufs on November 14, 2014 at 10:07 am said:
Raccoons are sort of an international aphrodisiac.
fencingwithink on November 3, 2014 at 10:01 am said:
This is why I love your blog.
idiotprufs on November 9, 2014 at 9:00 am said:
Who doesn’t love poop flinging monkeys?
Lorra B. on November 1, 2014 at 11:18 pm said:
Reblogged this on SilentSoldier.
Diane Henders on November 1, 2014 at 10:23 pm said:
I would think that for $832,000 you could probably pretend to like mimes. For double that, you might even pretend convincingly.
idiotprufs on November 2, 2014 at 4:49 pm said:
If you’re implying that I can be bought, you’re probably right.
Mike on November 1, 2014 at 1:43 pm said:
I always throw my poop off-handed when I drunk…
Where’s my money?!
Are you a uncircumcised South African tribesman? I don’t think so.
Elyse on November 1, 2014 at 12:53 pm said:
Studying poop-flinging habits of monkeys inform researchers of what will come next in election year politics.
We’ll see the results Tuesday night.
List of X on November 1, 2014 at 12:20 pm said:
I assume that with enough cocaine in their system, Japanese quail would also pursue younger female fruit flies.
That’s what they’ll study next.
pouringmyartout on November 1, 2014 at 12:07 pm said:
You do do the best titles… ha… see what I did there?
I see what you did.
pouringmyartout on November 1, 2014 at 1:27 pm said:
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"What used to kill me is we would get part-timers who would come in and say, 'Well, this isn't my real job,' like it was almost embarrassing," Laguna says. "And I'm thinking, 'Well, this is my real job, you know, and I'm proud of doing this job.' "
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A few times, Laguna pondered getting a college degree, but raising a child around crazy store schedules left little time, money or energy to study. With more experience, her paychecks got a little bigger. The longer she stayed, the less she felt like she could leave.
At Macy's, almost all her coworkers had spent years in retail. One had joined the store when it was still called Robinsons-May.
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In July, a record 678,000 workers quit retail. In every month since April, around 4% of this huge workforce left their jobs.
"I was really burnt out. I was really, really burnt out," says Shelby Miller, who left her assistant manager position at Princeton Running Company. Bosses "were expecting things to be functioning at 100% when even the world wasn't functioning at 100%."
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Retailers raced to fill over a million open jobs. Suddenly, wages began rising after decades of stagnation. Median retail pay is $13.97.
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“Job titles that don’t accurately reflect the role within the organization or are written to be cutting-edge will lead to prospective employees not searching for, or finding, an employment posting,” say Nonprofit HR’s Lori Kipnis, managing director of strategy and advisory, and Lisa McKeown, managing director of benefits and compensation.
Understanding how to better align job titles with the roles they’re meant to describe can give your association a leg up on finding talented people who fit the organization. But how do you know when a job title needs reworking? There are a few indicators, one being when there’s no correlation between compensation and title. For example, having a manager, an advisor, and a director on the same pay grade could indicate that your titles need an overhaul to more accurately reflect each job’s level of responsibility.
If prospective employees or staff members often ask for clarification on what a job entails, your job title may be too vague or complicated. And if certain tasks come as a surprise to those who apply, the title might not align with the job’s purpose.
Kipnis and McKeown recommend a few ways to take a closer look at your job titles:
Connect with your recruiting team or staffing agency for insight on job titles.
Search similar associations’ LinkedIn pages or websites to see what titles exist in their organizations.
Participate in salary surveys conducted by a third-party organization. From there, that organization can point out discrepancies between job titles and compensation.
If you determine your titles need tweaking, use the following guidelines.
If your job titles are vague or unusual, candidates might never even see your listing, as they’ll be looking for more common descriptions. For example, the title “human resources director” will probably get more attention than “people champion,” even if the latter is more distinctive.
“In this instance, employers may not receive as many applicants, since candidates are more likely to search for ‘human resources director,’” Kipnis and McKeown say. “Save the cutting-edge titles for internal use, and align the job posting title to reflect the external market.”
Clever or whimsical titles—such as “number ninja” for an accountant or “data guru” for an IT position—might be eye-catching, but they could hurt you during the hiring process because they don’t provide a clear explanation of the job’s role, level, or responsibilities.
Avoid Industry Jargon
While titles need specificity, they should also be broad enough that they’re understood by those outside of your organization or industry. Kipnis and McKeown say a poor job title is one that uses technical or industry jargon, is abbreviated, or refers to specific project names.
You want your job title to describe the position accurately, but there’s no need for an overly long title that explains every detail of the position. Let your job description fill in the gaps. Research suggests that titles containing 50 to 60 characters generate more applications than titles outside that range. A good rule of thumb is to be as concise as possible, Kipnis and McKeown say.
Stay Grounded
It might be tempting to give a position a title that inflates the job’s importance or level of responsibility to generate more interest. Examples include adding “senior” to a title without increasing the role’s job responsibilities, or labeling someone a “manager” when the person won’t actually manage a team or project. When titles are misleading, prospective employees go into the application process, or even begin the job, with an inaccurate idea of where they stand in the organization.
“Often, titles are used to provide a sense of promotion when an opportunity may not be available at a higher level in an organization,” Kipnis and McKeown say. Don’t make that mistake.
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Crane Flies
It’s crane fly time!
There are hundreds of species of crane fly in this country and almost all of them go by the name of daddy long legs. The differences between species can be microscopically small but we think this specimen, photographed in the park, is either a common European crane fly (Tipula paludosa) or a marsh crane fly (T. oleracea). On a day when the conditions are right for it, a species will hatch in thousands, climbing out of the ground and through the grass to take flight.
Crane flies are another of those species named for a brief adult life while the larval stage lives for much longer out of sight, in this case below ground. The adults live for only a few days; their purpose is to mate and lay eggs, after which they die. The larval stage, on the other hand, can last for years.
[1] Underground larval stage; [2] an adult shortly after hatching; [3] house martins hunt the crane flies to fuel their migration.
Crane flies serve several important roles in an ecosystem. Their brief adult life lifts nutrients, in particular proteins, out of the ground and into an environment where other species can access them; they become a source of food for birds, mice, frogs and spiders and other insects. The swallows and house martins swooping low over the park’s fields this week are catching crane flies, high protein fuel for the upcoming migration.
In the soil, crane fly larvae are detritus-feeders, living on and breaking down the organic matter that falls to the ground. They release nutrients back into the soil and create micro environments for other invertebrates. The larvae, known to gardeners and farmers as leatherjackets, also feed on the roots of plants; a farmer sees a failing crop, a gardener a damaged lawn but an ecologist sees clearings in which other plant species can germinate.
Some people are frightened of crane flies; their dangling legs and erratic flight feed into all sorts of phobias. They are a harmless species, though; they don’t bite and what looks like a stinger is just an ovipositor. We should learn to love them for their essential ecological role.
Photographs of adult crane flies by DKG; others as attributed.
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Inonotus hispidus
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blueandpinkmum says:
Thank you! I remember going to a Science lesson at Seconday School and the Science block door being covered in Crane fly. This explains it!
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Senior investigative reporter Walt Kane says that this is an all-too-common complaint among tenants. He says that landlords are required by law to provide heat.
The rules in New Jersey are clear. Under state housing codes, from Oct. 1 until May 1, landlords must provide enough heat so that the temperature is at least 68 degrees inside from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
It can be colder overnight, but temperatures cannot dip below 65 degrees inside.
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Mitsubishi Electric to Install Diamond Vision Displays at Saitama Stadium 2002
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Tokyo, January 10, 2012 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has received an order from Saitama prefecture to install two 1,011-inch Diamond Vision displays and 400-meter long Ribbon boards, as well as several other signage devices, at Saitama Stadium 2002. The Diamond Vision displays, which will be the largest in any soccer stadium in Japan, and the Ribbon boards will be launched sequentially from March 2013 and all displays will be fully operative by March 2014.
Rendition of Diamond Vision display
on North Side Stand
Rendition of Ribbon board
on Back Upper Stand
The North and South Side stands each will be given a Diamond Vision display. Measuring 23 m x 10 m, they will be 20 percent larger than the stadium's current display, or almost as large as a full tennis court. Incorporating the highest quality light-emitting diodes (LEDs) aligned vertically and horizontally in an 8mm dot pitch (see specifications below), the new screens are able to display full high-definition video content, yet they will consume 35 percent less energy than the current display.
Two Ribbon boards will be installed along the Main and Back Upper stands. Each will be 169.6 m long and 0.8m high. In addition, 29.2 m long Ribbon boards will be installed in front of the photographer areas along the North and South Side stands. Simultaneous control of all Ribbon boards will enable total coordination of audio-visual renderings in the stadium.
Outside the stadium, new 175-inch displays each measuring 3.84 m x 2.24 m will be installed at the South Entrance, which serves as the main entrance to the stadium. The displays feature high-luminance LEDs aligned in a 6.7 mm dot pitch, the highest resolution for outdoor devices in the country, and can be viewed clearly from as far as 2 m away in daylight.
Also, a 19.2 m long Ribbon board will be installed on the back of the South Side Stand Diamond Vision facing outside to provide information to visitors.
As an added feature, the operation console for all signage is highly easy-to-use, meaning that they also can be used for non-professional soccer tournaments and other events.
Mitsubishi Electric has installed more than 1,700 Diamond Vision displays globally since it installed the world's first full-color large display system at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in 1980. Going forward, Mitsubishi Electric will continue to expand its business in large displays for public stadia and other sports facilities.
Specifications of New Diamond Vision Screens at Saitama Stadium 2002
Type Diamond Vision LED Diamond Vision LED ODT-6
Installation areas North and South Side stands South Entrance
Size 23.552 m (w) x 10.24 m (h)
1,011 inches 3.84 m (w) x 2.24 m (h)
Maximum Brightness 5,000 cd/m2
Brightness-Halving period 50,000 hours or longer
8 mm 6.7 mm
Pixel size (dots) 2,944 (w) x 1,280(h) 576 (w) x 336 (h)
Number ofdisplays 2 1
Installation date March, 2013 March, 2014
Type Diamond Vision LEDerAd (Ribbon board)
Installation areas Main and Back Upper stands In front of photographer areas on North and South Side stands The back of South Side stand
Size 169.6 m (w) x 0.8 m (h) 29.2 m (w) x 0.8 m (h) 19.2 m (w) x 0.8 m (h)
Pixel size (dots) 6,784 (w) x 32 (h) 1,168 (w) x 32 (h) 768 (w) x 32 (h)
Number of displays 2 2 1
Installation date March, 2014
Large-scale Visual Information Systems,
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Windows 8 Trashed by Gabe Newell (Again)
Much has already been said about Windows 8 and its new tile-laden interface. Moreover, much has already been said about Windows 8 gaming and how game developers are worried that the OS could damage the PC gaming market. Valve co-founder and Managing Director Gabe Newell last month stated that Windows 8 will be a “catastrophe” for PC gaming. Microsoft has defended Windows 8 gaming, but concerns still remain that the OS will lock PC games behind Xbox-like licensing walls.
This week in an interview with Game Trailers TV, Newell went even further with his criticism, saying that customers will “hate” Windows 8 and are “going to basically rage quit computing after they use it.” He said, “things that used to be incredibly simple are very complicated and hard.”
Newell doesn’t want to bask in schadenfreude, though. He stated that he hopes his predictions are wrong, if only for the sake of Valve’s Steam platform, which runs primarily on Windows PCs. “I hope I’m wrong,” said Newell. “If I’m wrong, we’ll actually end up making more money in the 12 months that follow Windows 8 shipping than if I’m right. I’m just worried that I’m right.”
It’s easy to mistake Newell’s criticism of Windows 8 as malicious, but his reaction could very well come from a place of nostalgia. Newell once worked for Microsoft, creating software for over a decade before founding Valve. To see what he considers a terrible OS coming out of something he was once a part of could be disappointing.
Newell is putting Valve’s money where his mouth is, however. The company is currently hedging its bets and porting its Steam platform to run on Linux. So, whether Windows 8 actually is a “catastrophe” or not, Steam is positioned to either remain the most popular digital distribution platform for the Windows PC or become the vanguard for a new era of Linux PC gaming.
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Redo of Healer, also known as Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi, is originally a beloved light novel series in the dark fantasy genre like many other manga and light novel series in Japan. However, what made it popular worldwide and managed to attract as much attention as the manga series is the anime adaptation of the same name released in the winter of 2021. The light novel, written by Rui Tsukiyo, has been adapted into an anime by the TNK studio. Redo of Healer is one of the most valuable products of studio TNK, which has been making animations since the beginning of the 2000s. Licensed by Sentai Filmworks and thus gaining viewers worldwide, the anime originally aired between January 13, 2021 – March 31, 2021. The anime, which is also broadcast on many local networks such as AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, and BS11, is intriguing in its second season. So will the anime have a second season?
1 What was the plotline of the anime?
2 Will there be a second season of Redo of Healer?
2.1 Light novel status of the anime
2.2 What about the disc sales?
2.3 The popularity of the Redo of Healer
2.4 Rui Tsukiyo gives hope to fans
3 When is the second season of Redo of Healer?
What was the plotline of the anime?
The Picture from Trailer – @Sentai / Youtube
“Healing sorcerers cannot fight alone.” Everyone knew so until things changed. Keyaru, the main character of Redo of Healer, is a healing magician who is exploited by others and suffered many assumed sexual abuse. But the real truth will not take long to realize. Keyaru will realize what power lies behind the healing magic and see this class is the strongest class in the world. Utilizing the Philosopher Stone and using her healing magic, Keyaru goes back four years. This is the heroic tale of a healing magician who had the opportunity to rebuild his life in the past.
Will there be a second season of Redo of Healer?
As of September 5, 2022, Light novel publisher Kadokawa or anime studio TNK has yet to renew the anime for a second season. The first season of Redo of Healer aired from January 13, 2021, to March 31, 2021. We are used to seeing a renewal for a new season in the season finale of beloved anime series. Unfortunately, Redo of Healer was not one of these anime. Animes can be renewed for a new season after many years. Considering the release date of the first season of Redo of Healer, we can say that it looks quite early for a new season’s approval. Official news is limited at this stage, but it is possible to speculate about a second season under some key factors. The decision committee responsible for anime renewals makes a similar assessment and draws financial conclusions. Therefore, it is possible to predict with a high probability whether the anime will have a new season. Let’s take a look together.
Light novel status of the anime
The original of the series, the light novel, is written by Rui Tsukiyo and illustrated by Shiokonbu. Redo of Healer Light Novel, which started being published by Kadokawa Shoten on July 1, 2017, has reached 9 volumes as of today. The series, which also has a manga adaptation, is still ongoing. It means more source material for the anime in the future, and it means more seasons are possible to see. Unfortunately, since the manga series does not have an English publisher yet, it is only published in its native language. Tsukiyo tweeted on January 23, 2022, that an overseas publisher had refused to publish the manga series in English. He added that this situation may change in the future.
For overseas. I've received several inquiries about buying the English version of "Redo of Healer", but it doesn't exist. We tried to publish the English version, but it was refused by an overseas publisher.
The situation may change if many requests reach overseas labels.
— 月夜 涙@世界最高の暗殺＆回復術アニメ化 (@Tsukiyo_rui) January 23, 2021
We stated that the light novel contains 9 volumes at the time of writing. The light novel’s first 3 volumes have been adapted into anime in the first season. There are 6 light novel volumes that have not been adapted so far. Therefore, there is enough stock material to prepare a second season of the anime. In addition, the fact that there are non-adapted volumes is an opportunity for those who are curious about the continuation of the story before a new season and to find out what happened.
Manga adaptation rate
What about the disc sales?
BluRay and DVD sales are good data to see the popularity of anime in Japan. With the increase in digitalization and changing online video-watching habits, there has been a big decline in disc sales in recent years. However, it is still possible to compare other animes released in the same period and evaluate the popularity in Japan through disc sales. Animes usually sell 3-6 volumes of discs, and an anime is expected to sell an average of 4,000 units in order to be approved for a new season.
Redo of Healer sold a total of 3 volumes of discs. Redo of Healer, which went on disc sales in the winter season of 2021, managed to sell approximately 3k units in each volume. Although it seems below targets, it ranks 10th among 45 animes that aired in the same period. The anime, which has the same disc sales volume as Horimiya released in the same period, was far behind SK8 the Infinity, which sold 8,174 units. In the same period, Yuru Camp 2nd Season managed to sell 6,555 units, and Re:Zero Season 2 Part 2 sold 4,893 units. We cannot say for sure about the second season when we evaluate it in terms of disc sales, but we are not pessimists.
The popularity of the Redo of Healer
It’s important for the series to reach a satisfying community so that the anime can get a new season’s approval. The anime’s popularity score is 85.8% according to the Myanimelist ranking. This score is not bad compared to others on our anime list. On the other hand, anime has a perfect search volume on Google. The current search volume is almost on par with popular anime like Dr. Stone and Fruit Basket.
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However, the anime’s Twitter page is currently followed by 23k people. This does not indicate a good social media popularity; we think it will increase in the coming days. The official Twitter page announced that the light novel has exceeded 2.5 million copies in circulation. The anime also has a serious impact on light novel sales. However, the anime is currently only streamed by HIDIVE and is not available on Crunchyroll and Funimation. If the famous anime streaming platforms also list the anime, its current popularity will increase.
2nd Season Chance of Redo of Healer
Popularity on Mynanimelist
Popularity on Social Media
Popularity on Google Searches
Success in Disc Sales
Good Popularirty
Enough Light Novel Source Material Availability
Ongoing Light Novel
Rui Tsukiyo's statements
Above Average Disc Sales
Big Distributor such as Bilibili "Chinese Platform"
Below Average Reviews (6.32 on Myanimelist, 6.4 on IMDb)
Only One Season
No available on Crunchyroll or Funimation
No Big Distributor or Additonal Income
Low Popularity in Japan
Rui Tsukiyo gives hope to fans
Rui Tsukiyo is very active on Twitter, and he had said that if there is success in the disc sales, it could be a second season, and he hopes it sells more and more. His words caused fans to buy more discs. Although no great success has been achieved, Tsukiyo increases the possibility of a second season by keeping the possibilities on the agenda.
When is the second season of Redo of Healer?
The anime has not yet been renewed for a second season. However, as a result of our above examination, the possibility of a second season does not seem too far. Tsukiyo’s promising quotes, the source material availability thanks to the manga series and good enough popularity are factors that increase the second season’s hopes. It takes an average of a year to prepare the anime for a new season, but first, the decision committee should renew the anime for a second season. If there is a renewal soon, we can see the Redo of Healer’s second season towards the summer of 2023. We will update as more official statements are available. Till then, we recommend similar animes in the dark fantasy genre, Jujutsu Kaisen and similar animes. Stay tuned!
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I hope they don’t announce a second season cause the first season scarred me for life.
Kat says:
I don’t agree with you.
Les go says:
I agree with you but not the first guy.
Disagree with first guy says:
Bro we all need a second season asap.
We need season 2 says:
As fuck yea, this is my favorite show ever. I require season 2, not to mention they said the first 3 novel made season 1, and there are 9 novels. This means we could also have a season 3 so long as it’s popular
SkitzDaKlown says:
Just watched the full first season, I desperately need a second one. As of right now this anime is officially in my top 3 favorites.
Kadir Ak says:
Bravo to you
Spare Socks says:
Just because it made you uncomfortable doesn’t make it undeserving of a continuation. Just watch something else and move on.
Ahmed says:
Emotional damage ?
I need a second season ASAP
Balrog says:
Disc sales are the one that matters most. Social Media or MyAnimateList is meaningless because this series is mostly pirated and don’t appear anywhere else except shops and 123streaming sites (or a certain h-bar) lol. Bring on the second season.
Thomas CONOVER says:
We need the second season of Redo Of Healer. Entire ßeaso one was excellent and needs to be continued.
you will be impressed with the update soon
I hope this anime gets a season 2:)
Why? says:
I need a 2nd Season , or ill chop my balls off!
Taxi jef says:
There are a lot if people who have watched redo and can see that the story without the magic is just like the real world, corruption etc.
2nd season soon please, open our eyes
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Tractor-Trailer Hits Overpass on Storrow Drive
BOSTON, MA (WBZ-AM) -- A big headache for some drivers on Storrow Drive westbound Tuesday afternoon. A box truck has rolled over on the Kenmore Square exit ramp.
WBZ NewsRadio1030 Traffic reporter Kristen Eck reports that while a tow truck has removed the tractor from underneath the overpass, The rollover has caused traffic to back up all the way to the Leverett Circle Connector Bridge.
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Fewer Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust staff resigned last year than before the pandemic
Fewer staff left their posts at Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust last year than before the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show, despite resignations soaring across England.
By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Nursing, doctor and midwife trade unions highlighted poor pay and a lack of mental and physical support as critical reasons for the national exodus.
NHS Digital figures, which are rounded to the nearest five, show around 145 NHS staff resigned from their roles at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in 2021-22.
This was down from approximately 185 in 2019-20, the year leading up to the coronavirus pandemic.
Across the country, 140,000 staff members resigned last year – up from 99,000 the year before – while an average of 101,000 staff resigned annually in the nine years before the pandemic.
The figures cover medical and administration staff. A resignation does not necessarily mean the staff member has left the NHS altogether, as the figures also include any promotions and relocations.
Pat Cullen, general secretary and chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing, said: "Years of underinvestment – including a decade of real-terms pay cuts – means record numbers of staff are leaving the NHS.
"Staff are leaving, realising they can get similar or better pay in supermarkets and retail without the stress of the job, and poor pay is creating severe staff shortages and making patients unsafe.
"Nurses, patients, and the public deserve better than a government that won’t listen."
Among the departures across England last year were 30,740 nurses and health visitors who voluntarily left their posts – the highest number on record and a 13% increase on 2019-20.
Of them, 55 were based at Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust – though this was down from 70 in 2019-20.
Meanwhile, the number of hospital and community health service doctors across the country resigning also reached record levels during the pandemic, rising from 8,225 in 2019-20 to 9,305 last year.
Dr Latifa Patel, chair of the representative body and workforce lead at the British Medical Association, said the rise in resignations is unsurprising due to the difficulty in finding a "healthy work-life balance".
Dr Patel added: "Fixing the workforce crisis isn’t just about recruiting more people, but also about retaining the staff already in the NHS. This starts with the Government paying them fairly, and publishing its NHS workforce plan as soon as possible."
The Royal College of Midwifery also said falling pay is a primary issue for many who leave the profession.
An RCM spokesperson said: "Midwives have seen over a decade of pay stagnation, and feel undervalued and burnt out.
"Now is the time for the Government to act – to offer midwives a decent pay deal and start tackling the serious problems facing our maternity services."
A record 2,260 midwives voluntarily resigned across England in 2021-22 – including around five at Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust.
The Department for Health and Social Care said it has given 1 million NHS workers a pay rise of at least £1,400 this year, as well as a 3% cost-of-living pay increase last year.
A comprehensive workforce strategy to help recruit and retain more staff will be published this year, a spokesperson added.
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Are You Recovering From The Big Game Today?
Kori B Published: February 3, 2020
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Just like that, football is over. I am not even a fanatic and I think this season flew by. Whether you were going for the Chiefs or 49ers (or you were just happy the Patriots weren't there), it's a little sad that we have to wait another seven months before football season is back. If it helps ease your sorrows, the NFL draft is April 23rd. Also, March Madness is on its way.
It would appear that the aftermath of a MAJOR Sunday evening football game really takes its toll on working Americans. This morning, I learned that the day after Super Bowl Sunday has been referred to as Super Monday Sick Day. In fact, there have even been petitions, over the years, to declare the Monday after the Super Bowl a national holiday.
There is a new survey that says 40% of Americans at work are sleep deprived today, due to Super Bowl fun. Also, 17.5 million Americans called in to work today, while another 11.1 million arrived late to work. As a result of Super Monday Sick Day, American businesses will be out $5.1 billion today.
Just looking at those numbers makes me think we should make this particular Monday a nationally recognized holiday. One more national holiday can't hurt. Who doesn't love a three-day weekend, anyway?
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The Funny Bone
Funny Joke!!
A woman goes into Wal-Mart to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's birthday. She doesn't know which one to get so she just grabs one and goes over to the counter. A Wal-Mart associate is standing there wearing dark shades.
She says, "Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?"
He says, "Ma'am, I'm completely blind; but if you'll drop it on the counter, I can tell you everything you need to know about it from the sound it makes.
She doesn't believe him but drops it on the counter anyway.
He says, "That's a six-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel and 10-LB. Test line. It's a good all around combination; and it's on sale this week for only $20.00."
She says, "It's amazing that you can tell all that just by! the sound of it dropping on the counter. I'll take it!" As she opens her purse, her credit card drops on the floor.
"Oh, that sounds like a Master Card," he says.
She bends down to pick it up and accidentally breaks wind. At first she is really embarrassed, but then realizes there is no way the blind clerk could tell it was she who tooted. Being blind, he wouldn't know that she was the only person around.
The man rings up the sale and says, "That'll be $34.50 please. "
The woman is totally confused by this and asks, "Didn't you tell me it was on sale for $20.00? How did you get $34.50?"
He replies,
"Yes, Ma'am. The rod and reel is $20.00, but the Duck Call is $11.00 and the Catfish Bait is $3.50."
hehehehehe
Now that's funny right there!
Set the hook!
Another funny joke!!
Man driving down road.
Woman driving up same road.
They pass each other.
The woman yells out the window, PIG!!
Man yells out window,
B***H!!
Man rounds next curve.
Crashes into a HUGE PIG in the middle of road and dies.
Thought for the day: If only men would listen.
dave0331_69
:rofl1: :rofl2: :clap:
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TampaCountryBoy
too funny!!
Ya'll heard the one about the woman taking her dying bird to the vet? The vet told her "Maam, that bird is dead, I can't help you. If you accept that you only owe me $20 for an office visit."
"I don't care how much it costs, do something. run some tests. If there is any life left in that bird, save it."
The doc tried to convince her it would be a waste of money, but she insisted.
"Have a seat here and I'll send in technicians to run tests."
A few moments passed and a cat wandered into the room. The woman watched the cat go straight to the bird, sniffed it, hair bristling, back arching high, the cat hissed, then left the room. Then a black labrador entered, licked all over the bird, sniffed it, let his tail droop, then let out a lonesome howl.
The doctor entered the room. "Maam, we're convinced the bird is dead." The woman complained "You haven't run any tests. How can you be so sure?" The doc replied "Oh, yes, we ran tests and here's your bill. You owe $220."
"WHAT?", cried the woman. "For an opinion you said would cost $20?"
"Well, the $20 is for my opinion. $100 is for the cat scan and another $100 is for the lab report."
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. Hebrews 10:35
LOL!! :rofl1:
:rofl1: :rofl2:
Thanks, that made a bad day at work a lot better
hi steel basser
Good one, Jim. Here's another bird...
Ther's this lady, walks by a pet store every day on her way to work. The store owner gets a parrot, which he sets up in the doorway. This parrot starts to talk trash to the lady every time she walks by. He says, "Boy, you are one ugly broad. You gotta be the fattest thing in 5 miles" So on & so on. Well, after a few days, the lady gets tired of the trash-talking parrot, so she walks in the store and complains to the owner. "This parrot has been calling me ugly, fat, and every rude word he could think of since the first time I saw him. I demand you stop him from doing it!" Well, the next day she walks by the store, and the parrot looks like he has had his a** handed to him. Beat up, bandages head to toe, just in rough shape. Well, she looks at him, and he says nothing. She stops, walks back and forth in front of him, nothing. Well, the parrot must have learned his lesson, she thinks. As she turns to walk away, she hears the words, "YOU KNOW!".
WORK2LIVE LIVE2FISH
Well heres my 2 cents : theres a guy in a bar and he asks the bartender if he wants to make a bet, the bartender says sure. the guy bets him a hundred dollars that he can bite his eye, the bartender chuckles and says your on, so the man pops out his right glass eye and bites it. The bartender pays up. So about 2 beers later the man says hey bartebartender wanna try towin your hundred back? The bartender says hell yes! The man bets him that he can bite his other eye, so the bartender says theres NO way you got two glass eyes, so he gos double or nothing, the man pulls his dentures out and bites his left eye. The bartender is furious. So the man walks around the bar, talks to a few people and returns to the bar. He says to the still mad bartender, I'm gonna give you a chance to win you two hundred bucks back: i bet you that you can go to the other end of the bar and sling a beer mug as hard as you can down here I'll jump on the bar and piss in the mug and not get a drop on your bar, the bartender says your on thats impossible! So the bartender gets on the other end and slings the mug as hard as he can, the man jumps on the bar and pisses all over it didn't get a drop in the mug! The bartender starts laughing and says you lost give me my two hundred back! So as the man is pulling the bartenders money out he says you did win your two hundred back but i bet those guys down there 1500 bucks that i could piss all over your bar and you'd laugh about it!
LOL :rofl1: :rofl2:
LOL :rofl2: Good one. A guy needs a good laugh every day.
Disclaimer - cleaned up to protect the innocent .....
Two non southern guys go on a fishing trip. They rent all the equipment - the reels, the rods, the loaded tackle box, Chevy Pickup, z22 Ranger Bass boat, and even a cabin at a premiere lake in Alabama. I mean they spend a fortune!
The first day they go fishing, but they don't catch anything. The same thing happens on the second day, and on the third day. It goes on like this until finally, on the last day of their vacation, one of the men catches a fish.
As they're driving home they're really depressed. One of the non southern guys turns to the other and says, "Do you realise that one lousy fish we caught cost us three thousand bucks?"
The other non southern guy says, "Wow! Then it's a good thing we didn't catch any more!"
:rofl1: :rofl2:...wait a minute im from the south!!! funny though! Dave
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