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Ladder For Shropshire
Shropshire firm chosen to lead on Stafford's £1.4 million Market Square overhaul
By Thomas ParkesWellingtonBusinessPublished: Nov 7, 2022
An award-winning developer based in Shropshire has been chosen to carry out an almost £1.5 million revamp of Stafford's Market Square.
An artist’s impression of a future Market Square
Civil engineering company McPhillips (Wellington) Limited, in Telford, has been chosen by Stafford Borough Council as the successful bidder for the £1.4m works.
Chiefs are now discussing timelines to get work under way but have said it will not affect key events – such as the town's popular Christmas lights switch-on.
The company was commended in the Project of the Year category at a civil engineering awards ceremony for the Shrewsbury Town Centre Modernisation Works.
Councillor Frances Beatty, cabinet member for economic development and planning at Stafford , said: “The quality of tenders we received from contractors bidding for this very important piece of work was excellent and I’m really pleased we are able to announce McPhillips Wellington as our choice to move this exciting project forward.”
The Market Square is only part of the regeneration plan for the town centre, which has been funded by more than £14m from the government’s ‘Future High Street Fund’ (FHSF) - and contributions from Stafford Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council.
The plans will enable the area to be equipped to hold more events and specialist markets - attracting local people and visitors to the heart of the county town. That will include enhancing the look of the ‘Square’ with new paving, furniture, and planting - but also significant infrastructure changes such as improvements to utility supplies and drainage.
Some preliminary work will get underway towards the end of the year, which will not impact on the busy Christmas period and ensure festive events are not affected.
Councillor Beatty, continued: “Growth and prosperity for our borough is a key priority for the council and we have already attracted major investment working closely with our partners. The financial backing we have received from the Government is testament to their confidence in us delivering a town centre for the future.
“The transformation of Market Square is just one piece of the jigsaw. It will not just see cosmetic improvements – there will be significant infrastructure to ensure it is suitable to increase the range and quality of events that can be staged, therefore increasing footfall to the town and encouraging people to stay longer.”
Staffordshire County Council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for economy and skills Councillor Philip White said: “It’s fantastic to see the refurbishment of the Market Square taking a step forward with developers now on board and a work programme mapped out. These really are exciting times for Stafford.
“The Market Square refurbishment is one of a range of regeneration projects in the town and will complement the Shire Hall – which we have just reopened as an enterprise centre. This is attracting new businesses into the town centre and bringing the hall back into productive use. Together these projects will support a thriving town centre in the future, making it a great place to visit and work.”
By Thomas Parkes
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Deputy Chief Reporter at the Express & Star, based in Wolverhampton. Got a story? Get in touch at [email protected].
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Straight Stitching
Cast: 5f. (Audience. Grade 7 – adult)
One act. Songs by Arlene Mantle
The play was inspired by the painful, funny and incredibly gutsy stories of immigrant women who work in the garment industry. Mei Lee, a young woman from Hong Kong faces problems with communication, sabotage from other workers and indifference from the Supervisor until making friends and alliances with workers from Portugal, Jamaica and the Phillipines, she stands up for her rights and takes a big step toward belonging in her new country.
Originally commissioned by Mayworks Festival of Labour and the Arts and the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the play was first presented by a cast of garment workers and professional actresses at the Mayworks Festival in 1987.
A rewritten script with a smaller cast was produced by Straight Stitching Productions in 1989 touring schools, adult education colleges, community centres and union conferences in the Toronto area. Director: Lib Spry.
Straight Stitching is published in New Canadian Drama Vol. 5, Borealis Press, 1991.
***Straight Stitching was nominated for a DORA Award for outstanding theatre for young audiences in 1989 and Shirley Barrie won a Chalmer’s Award for the script.
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Effective LAI and CHP of a single tree from small-footprint full-waveform LiDAR
Fieber, K. D., Davenport, I. J., Tanase, M. A., Ferryman, J. M., Gurney, R. J., Walker, J. P. and Hacker, J. M. (2014) Effective LAI and CHP of a single tree from small-footprint full-waveform LiDAR. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 11 (9). 1634 -1638. ISSN 1545-598X
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This letter has tested the canopy height profile (CHP) methodology as a way of effective leaf area index (LAIe) and vertical vegetation profile retrieval at a single-tree level. Waveform and discrete airborne LiDAR data from six swaths, as well as from the combined data of six swaths, were used to extract the LAIe of a single live Callitris glaucophylla tree. LAIe was extracted from raw waveform as an intermediate step in the CHP methodology, with two different vegetation-ground reflectance ratios. Discrete point LAIe estimates were derived from the gap probability using the following: 1) single ground returns and 2) all ground returns. LiDAR LAIe retrievals were subsequently compared to hemispherical photography estimates, yielding mean values within ±7% of the latter, depending on the method used. The CHP of a single dead Callitris glaucophylla tree, representing the distribution of vegetation material, was verified with a field profile manually reconstructed from convergent photographs taken with a fixed-focal-length camera. A binwise comparison of the two profiles showed very high correlation between the data reaching R2 of 0.86 for the CHP from combined swaths. Using a study-area-adjusted reflectance ratio improved the correlation between the profiles, but only marginally in comparison to using an arbitrary ratio of 0.5 for the laser wavelength of 1550 nm.
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Biological and Conference Opinion on the issuance of Permit Nos. 14550, 14856, 16239, 17312, and 18636, for research on Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whales, and activities to be conducted under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) Act Grant
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Title : Biological and Conference Opinion on the issuance of Permit Nos. 14550, 14856, 16239, 17312, and 18636, for research on Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whales, and activities to be conducted under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) Act Grant Corporate Authors(s) : United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division,;United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources,; Published Date : 2018 DOI : http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/BO-NMFS-FPR-2017-9240
Batch counsultation for the issuance of research permits on the Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale FPR-2017-9240 ; National Marine Fisheries Service, Endangered Species Act Section 7, Biological and Conference Opinion ;
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"Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whales were proposed to be listed as endangered on December 8, 2016. If the proposed listing becomes final, all of the take prohibitions of section 9(a)(1) of the ESA would apply once the species is listed. These include prohibitions against the import, export, use in foreign commerce, or 'take' of the species. These prohibitions apply to all persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including in the United States or on the high seas. Ongoing research or other activities that may affect this proposed species will require a reinitiation of ESA section 7 consultation. The action agencies for the permitting and research actions considered in this consultation, were proactive in seeking to conference with NMFS on their activities based on the proposed listing of Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale as endangered under the ESA. In this opinion, we have batched a number of consultation together because of the similarity of actions, and likely effects of those actions on ESA-listed species and designated critical habitat, and the reinitiation trigger of the proposed listing of Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale."--Page 2.
consultation conducted by: Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Environmental assessment : issuance of an incidental harassment authorization to Honolulu seawater air conditioning, LLC to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to Pile driving offshore Honolulu, Hawaii
Title : Environmental assessment : issuance of an incidental harassment authorization to Honolulu seawater air conditioning, LLC to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to Pile driving offshore Honolulu, Hawaii Personal Author(s) : Golde, Helen M. (Helen Marcy) Corporate Authors(s) : United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources,;United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Program Planning and Integration,; Published Date : 2012 URL : https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/4349
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"The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to issue an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning, LL...
Programmatic Letter of Concurrence on the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Events Program, U.S. Caribbean
Title : Programmatic Letter of Concurrence on the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Events Program, U.S. Caribbean Corporate Authors(s) : United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources,;United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division,; Published Date : 2017 DOI : http://doi.org/10.7289/V5M906WX
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Imran trying to pressurize national institutions: Sanaullah
Sanaullah said winning by-elections in Punjab by PTI did not mean that PML-N had lost popularity.
19 July,2022 04:58 am
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Monday said that Imran Khan was trying to pressurize the national institutions to achieve his objectives.
He said that this is not a decent practice to put pressure on the institutions, and we will not tolerate such tactics anymore. He said that winning of by-elections in Punjab by Imran s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) did not mean that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had lost popularity.
He made it clear that PML-N s popularity was moving up day by day, and claimed that the PML-N was still a major party of the country. He said that next time they would choose better candidates for contesting elections.
Appreciating the arrangements made by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Rana Sanaullah said that the ECP had conducted free and fair elections in the Punjab.
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Moissanite.com features an unparalleled selection of styles and price points for any style, budget and occasion. For the first time ever on moissanite.com, round brilliant stud earrings in 14k gold and sterling silver are available at unprecedented prices. Rings, bracelets and pendants as well as solitaires and bridal collections in contemporary, vintage and traditional styles start as low as $99. Shipping is always free and holiday shoppers can also receive free gifts with purchase on top of these already great fine jewelry deals.
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Charles & Colvard, Ltd., based in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina, is the global sole source of moissanite, a unique, near-colorless created gemstone that is distinct from other gemstones and jewels based on its exceptional fire, brilliance, luster, durability, and rarity. Charles & Colvard Created Moissanite® and Forever Brilliant® are currently incorporated into fine jewelry sold through domestic and international retailers and other sales channels. Charles & Colvard, Ltd.'s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CTHR." For more information, please visit www.charlesandcolvard.com.
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Match report: Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool
Date:14th February 2015 at 10:09pm
Liverpool booked a place in the quarter finals of the FA Cup, coming from a goal down to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park.
Second half goals from Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana ensured the Reds progressed to the last eight of the competition – a good omen when you consider the last four times Liverpool have reached this stage of the competition they have gone on to make the final.
The Reds trailed to a first half goal from Fraser Campbell, but turned it around to earn a deserved victory – and end their poor run of results at Selhurst Park.
Brendan Rodgers made one change from the side that beat Tottenham in midweek, with Joe Allen replacing the cup tied Jordon Ibe.
That meant Emre Can continued in a back three alongside Mamadou Sakho and Martin Skrtel. The latter will feel he could have done more to prevent the opening goal, when failure to head clear saw Dwight Gayle run through on goal. The forward headed the bouncing ball towards goal, and despite Simon Mignolet making a fine block, Campbell made no mistake with the rebound.
That was harsh considering the Reds had dominated the opening exchanges, and that was how it continued for much of the game.
Adam Lallana almost pulled his side level, but was denied by a fine block from Julian Speroni, after some excellent link up play between himself, Allen and Jordan Henderson.
Liverpool’s captain for the evening then tested Speroni again with a long range effort that was beaten away, before Allen then volleyed wide narrowly.
Lazar Markovic also failed to hit the target, firing over with his weaker left foot after an excellent run.
The most controversial moment of the game involved Daniel Sturridge, with the Reds striker certain he should have been awarded a penalty after a clumsy challenge from behind.
Palace got away with it, and almost rubbed salt in the wounds when Gayle ran through following another mistake from Skrtel.
Luckily Mignolet was on hand to produce a fine save with his foot to deny the striker what would have been a fourth goal in four appearances against the Reds.
Brendan Rodgers reacted by replacing Markovic with Mario Balotelli at half time, and the Italian went on to play his part in the turnaround.
Daniel Sturridge said in the week he was confident he could form a good understanding with Balotelli, and the pair were only together on the field for five minutes before the 25-year-old fired the Reds level.
Sturridge escaped the attentions of former Red Martin Kelly at the back post, and calmly volleyed Jordan Henderson’s inch perfect cross through the legs of Speroni.
Just nine minutes later, Liverpool found themselves in front.
Balotelli played his part, first winning a free kick on the edge of the box before stepping up himself. The 24-year-old seemed to have an extra spring in his step following his midweek winner against Tottenham, and even broke into a wide smile after Adam Lallana had buried the rebound after his initial effort had been parried by Speroni.
The Reds were good value for what ultimatley proved a vital win, with Palace threating for a brief period in the second half with a series of set pieces – with the impressive Mignolet tipping an effort from Joe Ledley around the post the closest the hosts came to drawing level.
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Rinsing slurry recycling plant equipped with Wavetester moisture sensor
KSB Produktions AG (Maienfeld, Switzerland) has upgraded its production plant in Bad Ragaz with the capability to recycle rinsing slurry (tailings) into an innovative and award winning building material: the Ragazer Erdbeton®. A critical aspect in the whole process is the measure of the water content in the slurry, which can reach values up to 50%. For this difficult task, KSB Produktions AG has relied on the Wavetester™ sensor from MEET due to its unique properties: non-contact measurement and the capability to handle such extremely high water contents.
This project represents a first for MEET's Wavetester™ technology in the field of application of slurry recycling.
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Fish meal production plant in Peru is commissioned
Peru is the largest fish meal producer of the world. Here, in a plant located in Paita, MEET's Wavetester™ moisture sensors play a key role in the process control of the dryers, under extreme environmental operating conditions (air moisture, temperature and salinity).
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Distribution agreement signed with New Oriented Solutions Italy s.r.l.
MEET has signed a Distribution Agreement with New Oriented Solutions Italy s.r.l. (NOSI), a company specializing in the development and deployment of products and services based on innovative information and communication technologies. According to this exclusive Agreement, NOSI acquires the rights for the commercialization of MEET's Wavetester™ non-contacting moisture sensor technology and products in the markets of Italy and the Arabic countries (Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Oman).
MEET signs MFi licensing partnership with Apple
MEET has signed an MFi License with Apple, giving MEET the possibility from now on to design and commercialize wireless hardware peripherals and software apps for Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod family of products.
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Open Health IT Company Receives Investment to Drive Interoperability and Disaster Response
Press Release | Audacious Inquiry (Ai) | January 18, 2018
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ABS Capital drawn to company's strong growth and expertise in healthcare systems integration
BALTIMORE, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Audacious Inquiry (Ai), a health information technology (IT) and policy company that delivers bold solutions for connected healthcare, announced today it had received an investment from ABS Capital Partners, a leading late-stage growth company investor. The funding will be used to enhance solution offerings, as well as expand the company's geographic footprint.
"Ai seeks to meet the pressing need for connected care across the country, through complementary advisory, systems integration, and software solutions," said Chris Brandt, Managing Partner of Ai. "We look forward to our partnership with ABS Capital as we work to accelerate interoperability across the country to enable better communication, coordination, and care."
As of January 2018, nearly two thousand healthcare organizations across eleven U.S. states and regions subscribe to Ai's care coordination solutions for the benefit of over twenty-eight million patients.
" Christopher BrandtWe were impressed by the company's ability to demonstrate strong growth and profitability while developing solutions that have the ability to reshape the healthcare landscape for the better," said Cal Wheaton. "ABS Capital, having invested in the healthcare industry since our inception, recognizes the importance of improving the quality while lowering the cost of care."
Since its founding in 2004, Ai has delivered tremendous value to healthcare organizations while maintaining designation as a "B Corporation," for community benefit, and recognition as a "Top Workplace" in Maryland. In addition to the design and deployment of market-leading software solutions for connected care, this record includes:
Developing national standards. Ai has served the federal government in the dissemination of interoperability standards and development of corresponding testing tools;
Enhancing disaster response. Ai has developed the disaster response health information portal called the Patient Unified Lookup System for Emergencies, or PULSE, for the California EMS Authority to support the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC's) vision.
Building health information exchange. Ai has facilitated the creation and development of CRISP, Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients, which is now among the most successful health information exchange organizations in the country, serving citizens of Maryland, DC, and West Virginia.
In partnership with CRISP, Audacious Inquiry developed its first care coordination software solutions, the Encounter Notification Service® (ENS®) and the Unified Landing Page™ (ULP™). ENS and ULP have seen rapid adoption and broad scaling across the country. David Horrocks, CEO of CRISP said, "Audacious Inquiry has been a tremendously valuable partner to CRISP since our inception. Over the course of our work together, both Ai's technical capability and their advisory services have been instrumental in the rollout of CRISP's tools for clinicians, population health teams, and public health officials. We lean on Ai team members who we know are among the preeminent experts in their field."
Looking forward, Ai is well-positioned to support a broad range of healthcare organizations in taking advantage of fundamental industry trends – including emerging financial incentives for the improved health of populations – with state of the art tools that include real-time alerts, utilization dashboards, and targeted communications to point of care. Ai is also able to support partnerships between healthcare organizations and public health agencies to better understand and address population health – a need increasingly recognized by in the public health community.
The size of the round was undisclosed. Cal Wheaton, a General Partner with ABS Capital, will join the Ai Board of Directors. This is the first time the Company has taken outside capital.
About Audacious Inquiry
Audacious Inquiry (Ai) is a health information technology and policy company that delivers bold solutions for connected healthcare. Ai's industry-shaping technology offers efficient and cost-effective solutions for care coordination; their nationally-recognized team-members provide actionable strategic consulting, and their services raise the bar for leveraging health data.
About ABS Capital Partners
For over 27 years, ABS Capital has been investing in later-stage growth companies, helping CEOs capitalize on new opportunities and navigate unforeseen obstacles – while never losing sight of the ultimate goal of achieving lasting excellence. Our partners have decades of experience as C-level executives, investment bankers, and investors in the industries we invest in: business and tech-enabled services and health care. This combination of experience and expertise means we have a laser-focus on the specific needs growth companies face as they look to get to the next level. By helping to transform over 120 companies through their most important stage of development, ABS continues to help unleash the potential for lasting growth. ABS Capital Partners. Here, we grow.
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CALiPHR® ECQM Solution Made Available as Open Source Technology
Audacious Inquiry and The Sequoia Project Announce National Partnership to Support States in Disaster Response Through the Patient Unified Lookup System for Emergencies (PULSE)
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Encounter Notification Service (ENS)
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Office of National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
Open Health IT
Patient Unified Lookup System for Emergencies (PULSE)
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New filing raises more questions about shady pro-Bernie Sanders group
by Michael Beckel and Dave Levinthal September 17, 2015 January 28, 2022
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Americans Socially United, a super PAC that recently received nearly $50,000 from James Bond actor Daniel Craig, has submitted its first official campaign finance report to the Federal Election Commission.
And it’s a mess: The report from the group that claims to support presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is riddled with anomalies and raises as many questions as it answers.
Did this shady pro-Bernie Sanders super PAC just dupe James Bond?
By Michael Beckel
The filing by Americans Socially United — whose founder, Cary Lee Peterson, has a history of financial and legal problems and is a wanted man in Arizona — came nearly seven weeks after the mandatory report was due and a week after the Center for Public Integrity raised questions about the super PAC’s operations.
The money from Craig appears to have come at a critical time for Americans Socially United, as the super PAC’s new report states it ended June about $50,000 in the red.
The new report further indicates Americans Socially United had raised about $100,000 from its formation in February through the end of June, although the exact amount is unclear.
That’s because one section of the report lists the super PAC’s total receipts as about $91,000, while other figures indicate it collected about $114,000.
Americans Socially United also states in its report that it refunded a significant portion of the money it collected. But the exact amount is again unclear.
One section of the report states the super PAC refunded about $54,000 in total to donors. Yet another indicates that that number is higher — nearly $80,000 — including $50,000 from a foreign national identified as Alejandro Fernandez of La Paz and $25,000 from a second foreigner simply identified as Anthony Rice.
Only U.S. citizens and green card holders are allowed to donate to federal candidates and political committees.
The report includes the names of about 30 donors but failed to provide federally required information about their addresses, employers and occupations.
Other donations were returned because Peterson’s super PAC got the money by mistake. Some contributions were intended for Sanders’ official campaign, the filing indicates.
Bernie Sanders on a digital billboard in New York City’s Times Square that directed viewers to BetonBernie.com. Americans Socially United Google+
Until recently, Americans Socially United listed the names of more than 500 people on its website who had donated, or pledged to give, to the group.
When contacted by the Center for Public Integrity, several of them said they thought they were contributing to the official campaign committee of Sanders, who has himself disavowed all super PAC support as he challenges Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
The Sanders campaign — which has itself collected $2,700 from Craig — even sent Americans Socially United a cease and desist letter in June demanding that Peterson curtail his operation.
Peterson has largely ignored the letter’s demands, which include taking down his social media pages and websites, which include BetonBernie.com, BetonBernie2016.com, PledgeSanders2016.com and SociallyUnited.org.
Among the super PAC’s biggest expenses during its first months of existence? Media, although the filing doesn’t offer many details.
Americans Socially United paid a company called EMW Services about $24,500 for “media services,” according to the report.
Two other donors — one from Naples, Florida, and one from Montreal — are listed as making in-kind contributions to cover five-figure media expenses.
Americans Socially United also paid $4,875 to Peterson’s own company — Robert Peterson Fields Associates — for unspecified “professional services” and spent about $2,500 on airline tickets, rental cars and hotels.
Reached via email, Peterson declined to comment for this story.
In a statement included with his super PAC filing, Peterson said he has been a “target of cyber-industrial sabotage and alleged acts of criminal syndicalism committed by specific financial service providers, a financial institution, web service providers and independent contractors.”
Earlier this month, Peterson declined to comment about the two active warrants out for his arrest in Arizona. Both stem from Peterson failing to appear in court for misdemeanor cases, including a disorderly conduct charge and an “extreme DUI” conviction.
Peterson has also routinely run afoul of creditors, as the Center for Public Integrity recently reported.
He most notably stiffed Dow Jones & Co. out of nearly $170,000 after one of his companies failed to pay for advertisements in the Wall Street Journal.
Moreover, Peterson’s been evicted twice from apartments in Texas in recent years for failing to pay rent.
Peterson told the Center for Public Integrity earlier this month that his past run-ins with the law were not relevant to the work he’s doing now — and that he started Americans Socially United because he’s just a fan of Sanders.
“You don’t need to look back on my past,” Peterson said. “I’m going out there trying to make a difference.”
Campaign finance watchdogs have raised concerns about Peterson’s activities, and the FEC has already told him that his group could face “civil money penalties, an audit or legal enforcement action” for his tardy campaign finance filing.
Ann Ravel, the Democrat who currently serves as the FEC’s chairwoman, told the Center for Public Integrity that she couldn’t speak directly to the actions of Peterson or his super PAC, as the agency does not comment on organizations that it might be actively investigating.
But she expressed general concerns about what she calls “sham PACs,” which primarily exist not to support a political candidate or cause, but the personal bank accounts of the people running the super PACs.
She also issued a warning to people to people considering making a contribution to a super PAC they don’t know much about.
“Make sure the organization you’re giving to is fulfilling the purpose for which you’re giving money,” Ravel said. “It would behoove people to talk to the actual candidate’s committees first” if they’re unsure about a super PAC purporting to support the candidate.
Matthew Petersen, the FEC’s Republican vice chairman, said that in general, people who want to contribute to a candidate’s campaign committee should take care to ensure they’re sending their money to the correct place.
“You really need to be sure to read the disclaimers that indicate whether a committee is an authorized committee” of a particular candidate, Petersen said.
He also said the FEC itself could also review the effectiveness of its regulations and guidance on how unauthorized committees may — or may not — incorporate political candidates’ names into their own.
Save for a few narrow exceptions, super PACs and other political committees are barred from using candidates’ names.
But the FEC hasn’t aggressively enforced these provisions, and a number of groups — chief among them pro-Carly Fiorina super PAC Conservative, Authentic, Responsive Leadership for You and for America, which routinely goes by CARLY for America — have seemingly danced on the fuzzy line between what’s legal and what’s not.
Peterson has also created seven other political committees this year, including several with seemingly official sounding names such as the Congressional Committee on Cuban Affairs and the Congressional Committee on Eurasian Affairs.
None of those groups have yet to file their mandatory mid-year campaign finance reports that were due on July 31.
Michael Beckel
Michael Beckel reported for the Center for Public Integrity from 2012 to 2017. More by Michael Beckel
by Michael Beckel and Dave Levinthal, Center for Public Integrity
<h1>New filing raises more questions about shady pro-Bernie Sanders group</h1> <p class="byline">by Michael Beckel and Dave Levinthal, Center for Public Integrity <br />September 17, 2015</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright"><img src="https://static-00-www.publicintegrity.org/files/styles/5col/public/img/Bet-on-Bernie-Contribution-Pledge-pic.jpg?itok=t1a9dzHD" alt="" /><figcaption>Screen shot of BetonBernie.com, a website operated by super PAC Americans Socially United. BetonBernie.com</figcaption></figure> </div> <p>Americans Socially United, a super PAC that <a href="http://publicintegrity.org/2015/09/10/17947/did-shady-pro-bernie-sanders-super-pac-just-dupe-james-bond">recently received</a> nearly $50,000 from James Bond actor Daniel Craig, has submitted its first official <a href="http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/469/201509169002679469/201509169002679469.pdf">campaign finance report</a> to the Federal Election Commission.</p> <p>And it’s a mess: The report from the group that <a href="http://publicintegrity.org/2015/09/10/17947/did-shady-pro-bernie-sanders-super-pac-just-dupe-james-bond">claims to support</a> presidential candidate Sen. <a href="http://publicintegrity.org/2015/04/30/17261/12-things-know-about-bernie-sanders">Bernie Sanders</a> is riddled with anomalies and raises as many questions as it answers.</p> <aside class="relation packaged"> <div class="relation-inner grid_4 suffix_desktop-large_3 suffix_desktop_1 stacked float-right" data-sigil="relation"> <section> <header> <hgroup> <h2><a title="Did this shady pro-Bernie Sanders super PAC just dupe James Bond?" href="/2015/09/10/17947/did-shady-pro-bernie-sanders-super-pac-just-dupe-james-bond" target="_self" rel="noopener">Did this shady pro-Bernie Sanders super PAC just dupe James Bond?</a></h2> </hgroup> <hgroup> <h4 class="authors">By <span class="author"><a title="Michael Beckel" href="/authors/michael-beckel">Michael Beckel</a></span></h4> </hgroup> <hgroup> <h4 class="pubdate">September 10, 2015</h4> </hgroup> </header> </section> </div> </aside> <p>The filing by Americans Socially United — whose founder, Cary Lee Peterson, has a history of <a href="http://publicintegrity.org/2015/09/10/17947/did-shady-pro-bernie-sanders-super-pac-just-dupe-james-bond">financial and legal problems</a> and is a wanted man in Arizona — came nearly seven weeks after the mandatory report was due and a week after the <a href="http://publicintegrity.org/">Center for Public Integrity</a> raised <a href="http://publicintegrity.org/2015/09/10/17947/did-shady-pro-bernie-sanders-super-pac-just-dupe-james-bond">questions</a> about the super PAC’s operations.</p> <p>The money from Craig appears to have come at a critical time for Americans Socially United, as the super PAC’s new report states it ended June about $50,000 in the red.</p> <p>The new report further indicates Americans Socially United had raised about $100,000 from its formation in February through the end of June, although the exact amount is unclear.</p> <p>That’s because one section of the report lists the super PAC’s total receipts as about $91,000, while other figures indicate it collected about $114,000.</p> <p>Americans Socially United also states in its report that it refunded a significant portion of the money it collected. But the exact amount is again unclear.</p> <p>One section of the report states the super PAC refunded about $54,000 in total to donors. Yet another indicates that that number is higher — nearly $80,000 — including $50,000 from a foreign national identified as Alejandro Fernandez of La Paz and $25,000 from a second foreigner simply identified as Anthony Rice.</p> <p>Only U.S. citizens and green card holders <a href="http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/foreign.shtml#Individuals_Green_Card">are allowed</a> to donate to federal candidates and political committees.</p> <p>The report includes the names of about 30 donors but failed to provide federally required information about their addresses, employers and occupations.</p> <p>Other donations were returned because Peterson’s super PAC got the money by mistake. Some contributions were intended for Sanders’ official campaign, the filing indicates.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright"><img src="https://static-00-www.publicintegrity.org/files/styles/5col/public/img/Sanders+Times+Square+Ad+May+v2.jpg?itok=flfZzxlT" alt="" /><figcaption>Bernie Sanders on a digital billboard in New York City's Times Square that directed viewers to BetonBernie.com. <a href="https://plus.google.com/+Pledgesanders2016/posts/ANtRtW4G2b6">Americans Socially United Google+</a></figcaption></figure> </div> <p>Until recently, Americans Socially United listed the names of more than 500 people on its website who had donated, or pledged to give, to the group.</p> <p>When contacted by the Center for Public Integrity, <a href="http://publicintegrity.org/2015/09/10/17947/did-shady-pro-bernie-sanders-super-pac-just-dupe-james-bond">several of them</a> said they thought they were contributing to the official campaign committee of Sanders, who has himself disavowed all super PAC support as he challenges <a href="http://publicintegrity.org/2015/04/12/17107/12-things-know-about-hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.</p> <p>The Sanders campaign — which has itself <a href="https://twitter.com/mjbeckel/status/642091540437929984">collected $2,700</a> from Craig — even sent Americans Socially United a <a href="http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2393712-bernie-sanders-campaign-letters-to-cary-lee.html">cease and desist letter</a> in June demanding that Peterson curtail his operation.</p> <p>Peterson has largely ignored the letter's demands, which include taking down his social media pages and websites, which include BetonBernie.com, BetonBernie2016.com, PledgeSanders2016.com and SociallyUnited.org.</p> <p>Among the super PAC’s biggest expenses during its first months of existence? Media, although the filing doesn’t offer many details.</p> <p>Americans Socially United paid a company called EMW Services about $24,500 for “media services,” according to the report.</p> <p>Two other donors — one from Naples, Florida, and one from Montreal — are listed as making in-kind contributions to cover five-figure media expenses.</p> <p>Americans Socially United also paid $4,875 to Peterson’s own company — Robert Peterson Fields Associates — for unspecified “professional services” and spent about $2,500 on airline tickets, rental cars and hotels.</p> <p>Reached via email, Peterson declined to comment for this story.</p> <p>In a statement included with his super PAC filing, Peterson said he has been a “target of cyber-industrial sabotage and alleged acts of criminal syndicalism committed by specific financial service providers, a financial institution, web service providers and independent contractors.”</p> <p>Earlier this month, Peterson declined to comment about the two active warrants out for his arrest in Arizona. Both stem from Peterson failing to appear in court for misdemeanor cases, including a disorderly conduct charge and an “extreme DUI” conviction.</p> <p>Peterson has also routinely run afoul of creditors, as the Center for Public Integrity recently reported.</p> <p>He most notably stiffed Dow Jones & Co. out of <a href="http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2339694-abstract-of-judgment-dow-jones-vs-ecco2-corp.html">nearly $170,000</a> after one of his companies failed to pay for <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2332423-wall-street-journal-ecc02-ad-november-2010.html">advertisements</a> in the <em><a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2332425-wall-street-journal-ecc02-ad-december-2010.html">Wall Street Journal</a></em>.</p> <p>Moreover, Peterson’s been evicted twice from apartments in Texas in recent years for failing to pay rent.</p> <p>Peterson <a href="http://publicintegrity.org/2015/09/10/17947/did-shady-pro-bernie-sanders-super-pac-just-dupe-james-bond">told the Center for Public Integrity</a> earlier this month that his past run-ins with the law were not relevant to the work he’s doing now — and that he started Americans Socially United because he’s just a fan of Sanders.</p> <p>“You don’t need to look back on my past,” Peterson said. “I’m going out there trying to make a difference.”</p> <p>Campaign finance watchdogs have <a href="http://publicintegrity.org/2015/09/10/17947/did-shady-pro-bernie-sanders-super-pac-just-dupe-james-bond">raised concerns</a> about Peterson’s activities, and the FEC has already <a href="http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/259/201509030300021259/201509030300021259.pdf">told him</a> that his group could face “civil money penalties, an audit or legal enforcement action” for his tardy campaign finance filing.</p> <p>Ann Ravel, the Democrat who currently serves as the FEC’s chairwoman, told the Center for Public Integrity that she couldn’t speak directly to the actions of Peterson or his super PAC, as the agency does not comment on organizations that it might be actively investigating.</p> <p>But she expressed general concerns about what she calls “sham PACs,” which primarily exist not to support a political candidate or cause, but the personal bank accounts of the people running the super PACs.</p> <p>She also issued a warning to people to people considering making a contribution to a super PAC they don't know much about.</p> <p>“Make sure the organization you're giving to is fulfilling the purpose for which you're giving money,” Ravel said. "It would behoove people to talk to the actual candidate's committees first" if they're unsure about a super PAC purporting to support the candidate.</p> <p>Matthew Petersen, the FEC’s Republican vice chairman, said that in general, people who want to contribute to a candidate’s campaign committee should take care to ensure they’re sending their money to the correct place.</p> <p>“You really need to be sure to read the disclaimers that indicate whether a committee is an authorized committee” of a particular candidate, Petersen said.</p> <p>He also said the FEC itself could also review the effectiveness of its regulations and guidance on how unauthorized committees may — or may not — incorporate political candidates’ names into their own.</p> <p>Save for a few narrow exceptions, super PACs and other political committees are barred from using candidates’ names.</p> <p>But the FEC hasn’t aggressively enforced these provisions, and a number of groups — chief among them pro-<a href="http://publicintegrity.org/2015/05/04/17278/12-things-know-about-carly-fiorina">Carly Fiorina</a> super PAC <a href="http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/409/15971241409/15971241409.pdf">Conservative, Authentic, Responsive Leadership for You and for America</a>, which <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/fiorina-super-pac-tests-legal-limits-campaign-coordination-n428056">routinely goes by</a> CARLY for America — have seemingly danced on the fuzzy line between what’s legal and what’s not.</p> <p>Peterson has also created seven other political committees this year, including several with seemingly official sounding names such as the <a href="http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/418/15950612418/15950612418.pdf">Congressional Committee on Cuban Affairs</a> and the <a href="http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/413/15950612413/15950612413.pdf">Congressional Committee on Eurasian Affairs</a>.</p> <p>None of those groups have yet to file their mandatory mid-year campaign finance reports that were due on July 31.</p>
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IdeaMensch Magazine Interviews Brian Korienek, Vice President of Wealth Management at Goldstone Financial Group.
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Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, 7th January 2023, ZEXPRWIRE, Brian Korienek is a partner and vice president of wealth management at Goldstone Financial Group. Recently, he was highlighted in IdeaMensch Magazine. IdeaMensch is a platform for interviews with businesspeople, creators, and doers. Through the selection of daily interviews and content, it hopes to spur action. More than 6,000 interviews with visionaries, businesspeople, and NGO executives have been done. Financial guru Brian Korienk is well-known for his knowledge of wealth management. Focusing on risk management and wealth preservation, Korienek helps his customers develop plans for a fulfilling retirement and achieve financial independence.
In the conversation, Mr. Korienek shared his opinions on a variety of entrepreneurship and financial-related subjects, including how the Goldstone Financial Group idea came to be, what a typical day for him is like and how he makes it productive, and how he turns ideas into reality. Mr. Korienek stated about how he makes a regular day productive:
“I usually check the news and markets first thing in the morning. I examine any adjustments and modifications that might have an impact on the investments, retirement funds, or general financial situation of my clients. Following that, I usually have a few appointments booked throughout the day with current or potential customers to discuss their requirements, goals, and aspirations in order to come up with ideas to better protect their future. I spend some time for myself in between meetings to keep up with business trends and new tactics and technology that can enhance the customer experience. I am able to offer my clients more value because I stay on top of these things by using cutting-edge techniques that others might not be aware of yet.”
Brian Korienek continued by talking about a financial trend that fascinates him, a habit he has that helps him be more successful as an entrepreneur, and some advice he would give to himself when he was younger. In his explanation of how being structured has aided his productivity, Mr. Korienek says:
“My ability to stay organized is one habit I think has contributed to my success as an entrepreneur. I can prioritize projects, remember due dates, and manage my time better when I’m organized. I can avoid feeling overwhelmed as a result, which helps me work more efficiently. Additionally, keeping organized helps me see how everything fits together, which makes it easier for me to think through plans and pinpoint areas for development. Maintaining order also ensures that no crucial information is forgotten or omitted when making judgments, which can ultimately save a lot of time and effort.”
After describing a habitual action that he believes everyone should take, Brian Korienek also discussed a business failure he experienced and how he overcame it, listed the tools and resources that he uses to be productive, and suggested a book on basic investing that everyone should read. When asked about a strategy that has helped build their business at Goldstone Financial Group, Mr. Korienek responded, “Forming connections with other companies has been one technique that has been extremely helpful for me and my business. I’ve been able to forge beneficial alliances with companies, groups, and people in adjacent industries through building relationships with them. For instance, I am able to offer my clients a more comprehensive range of services while also supplying a valuable source of new business for the partnering businesses by connecting clients of Goldstone Financial Group with businesses that can offer them with additional services like tax planning or estate planning. Goldstone Financial Group has been able to build its clientele and widen its product offerings thanks to this strategy without having to spend a lot of money on marketing or sales initiatives.”
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About Brian Korienek, Vice President of Wealth Management at Goldstone Financial Group
Vice President of wealth management at Goldstone Financial Group and a partner, Brian Korienek. He is a fiduciary advisor and holds a Series 7 and 66 license in addition to an Illinois life and health insurance license. Korienek has appeared on Fox 32 Chicago and the Securing Your Financial Future radio show on WLS 890AM. Korienek spent more than nine years as a Senior Associate Advisor at Goldstone Financial Group before accepting his current position as Vice President of Wealth Management. He held positions at McAdam Financial Group as a financial advisor and at the Chicago Board of Trade as an analyst before joining Goldstone Financial Group.
After receiving his Bachelor of Business Management from Depaul University, Brian Korienek started his career in a position requiring numerical analysis in relation to commodities pricing. Even though Korienek enjoyed his job, he was aware that he would be more effective in a position that allowed him to speak with clients directly. He needed to work for an organization that would provide him the freedom and resources he needed to give his customers the finest service possible.
Professionals at Goldstone Financial Group hold themselves to a greater standard of accountability than non-fiduciary advisers since they are Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs). Law requires them to prioritize client demands over sticking to a predetermined list of business products. They must use all available financial means to assist their customers in achieving their objectives. Focusing on risk management and wealth preservation, Korienek helps his customers develop plans for a fulfilling retirement and achieve financial independence.
Several social causes that are highly important to Brian Korienek and his family are supported by him. He actively supports organizations including the Alzheimer’s Association, I Understand Love Heals, and the American Cancer Society. Additionally, Korienek is able to support a significant number of regional and national non-profit organizations thanks to the affiliations Goldstone Financial Group has developed with a range of charity organizations. Korienek enjoys taking his wife on vacations when he has free time. Whether playing with friends or customers, he enjoys a good round of golf, and he frequently checks out the Chicago eating scene.
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Apr. 2, 2001: Haul out the pine tar! Limber the muscles!
Grab the horsehide and swing the lumber! It is baseball time again! Time to once again greet America (On Line)’s team – the Atlanta Braves!
Hope springs eternal. Over the past few years, our heroes have smashed our high expectations like Mark McGuire smashes fastballs. But this year may be different. Granted the combined age of the pitching staff nearly equals the cost of a field level ticket to a Braves game and last year, Chipper Jones made more errors at third base than Bill Clinton made bad pardons, but they did sign New Zealand’s best softball player. That is real progress.
I spent much of the off-season talking to a number of experts about the Brave’s chances for success this year. What follows is their view of how they think the team will fare this season.
Q: The Braves have come close to winning the pennant and World Series on a number of occasions over the past decade but fell short. What about this year?
A: It depends on getting rid of the distractions that have plagued them in the past. With Ted Turner having ditched Jane Fonda, fans won’t feel compelled to do a wimpy Tomahawk Chop out of deference to her political views. The trainers have strict orders to stuff John Rocker’s mouth with old newspaper clippings and then tape it shut. This will allow the Concerned Black Clergy to move on to other things like their heroic efforts to get Jesse Jackson to open up his Rainbow Coalition books for audit. All of this should help the team.
Q: I understand that ticket sales are down this year. What factors contributed to that?
A: The new owners, AOL/Time Warner/Ted Turner/Looney Tunes, forced the Braves to raise ticket prices this year because of increased costs. They found out that it takes a lot of money to pay Chipper Jones and the guy that says, “You Got Mail!” Unfortunately, because of the price increases only 817 people can afford to go to the Games this year.
Q: Any plans to increase attendance?
A: Absolutely. No team has better promotions planned for this year than the Braves.
Q: Can you give our readers some examples?
A: There is no doubt the best will be Ted Turner Insult Night. At each home game, some lucky fan will be selected to visit Turner’s box where he will insult the winner and their family. The beauty of this promotion is that it doesn’t matter what your religious beliefs, your ethnic background or your skin color — Turner will have an appropriate insult. It should be a lot of fun. In addition, those who have been insulted the worst, will be invited back for Ted Turner Half-Hearted Apology Night at the end of the year.
Q: Any other promotions that stand out?
A: There are a couple. One is Nuclear Disarmament Night. The 817 people who can afford to come to the games will yell out their favorite country and Turner will go and personally disarm that nation’s nuclear weapons. There is a little concern in the organization about this promotion. If Turner pushes the wrong button, it will severely impact the opportunity for future Insult Nights because neither he nor the rest of us will be around.
Also, the Braves haven’t forgotten those fans that can’t afford a ticket, which is most of the rest of the world. These folks can participate in the What a Stupid Question phone-a-thon with Braves announcer Skip Caray before each game. This promotion works much as Insult Night only you don’t have to be present to be made to feel unimportant by a member of the Braves organization.
Q: Speaking of unimportant, there are concerns that because of increased ticket costs and the fact that the World Series is played at 2 AM in December, Major League Baseball isn’t building a fan base with young people who are vital to the future of the game. Is that true?
A: Who cares.
Q: Finally, assess the team’s chances this year.
A: The hitting and defense should be okay. Pitching will be strong but the bullpen will be a question mark. However, their biggest problem seems to be psychological. The Braves sense that the new owners at AOL don’t have a lot of confidence in the team’s chances this year.
Q: Why is that?
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By John Eggerton
The Jan. 15 House Communications Subcommittee hearing featuring former FCC chairs weighing in on potential regulatory rewrites was a wide-ranging affair, but one that frequently "ranged" toward the implications of the court decision vacating the majority of the FCC's Open Internet order.
Current National Cable & Telecommunications Association Chairman Michael Powell, whose was FCC chair when the commissioned classified cable broadband as an information service free of the common carrier mandatory access regs that applied to dial-up, warned against trying to classify broadband as a Title II service in the wake of that decision--former Democratic chairmen Michael Copps and Reed Hundt didn't have a problem with going that route.
Asked if broadband would seen the same level of investment and growth if it the Powell FCC had classified it as a telecommunications service, Powell said no, that allowing the capital required to drive that investment and innovation need the flexibility to make choices without the risk of being put under a monopoly-era regulatory model.
Powell said that people should understand that putting broadband under Title II means "instantly applying thousands of pages of decades-old regulations to the Internet, with damaging consequences.
Former Chairman Dick Wiley agreed that Title II would be the wrong move, saying that the FCC should not rush to reinstitute rules, but instead see how the marketplace works and only step in if there is market failure. Wiley said it would be a "big mistake" to turn away from the information services definition of broadband and put in under common carrier regs based on last century railroad regulation. "It makes no sense," he said.
Hundt pointed out the court had indicated the FCC did not necessarily have to apply thousands of pages of regs. He said the FCC could chose specific methods dictated by common carrier treatment without having to apply them all.
The court did signal, citing its decision in Cellco, that the FCC could, using its authority to promote universal broadband, come up with regulations that were consistent with common carrier status--like no blocking or discrimination--without those necessarily "conferring" common carrier status.
Copps urged the FCC to reclassify under Title II, saying he was concerned that using 706 authority could wind up being thrown out by another court.
Powell, while strongly opposed to Title II classification, also warned that 706 was extraordinarily broad, so how it was interpreted and applied was important. Powell said that the FCC has a "meaningful role without crossing the line into common carriage. He said that Congress had not spoken with much clarity and there were potential risks and dangers, though ones that could be worked out through dialog with Congress.
The section, part of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, directs the FCC to determine whether advanced telecommunications "capability" is being deployed in a reasonable and timely manner to all Americans, and if it determines that is not the case, it may impose "price cap regulation, regulatory forbearance, measures that promote competition in the local telecommunications market, or other regulating methods that remove barriers to infrastructure investment."
It is the FCC's finding in 2010 that broadband was not being deployed in a timely manner-- a point argued by Republican commissioners and ISPs at the time--that paved the way for the FCC's Open Internet order. That conclusion was a change from previous FCC findings.
Hundt said he thought the FCC needed to move quickly to open a proceeding on the remanded rules and recraft them using either 706 authority or Title II, or both.
During the hearing, Powell also weighed in on the must-buy mandate, saying it was fatally flawed that the government would make subscribers buy broadcast stations before buying other channels they wanted, particularly since the mandate was imposed on cable operators but not on satellite operators.
He was prompted by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.). Eshoo said a communications act rewrite should not preempt revising video regs.
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Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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How well do you know the sponsors of women’s cycling?
From hotels to theme parks, these are the sponsors that are keeping the lights on for women's cycling.
by Iain Treloar
photography by Cor Vos
Two weeks ago at La Course, we published this guide to the sponsors of women’s cycling. In the carnage of the opening stage of the Tour de France, it sank like a stone, so with the 2021 Giro d’Italia Donne now underway, it’s time for another run.
For the last eight years, La Course has been the biggest stage for women’s cycling.
The event itself doesn’t consistently offer the most compelling racing, and it is regularly criticised as an afterthought, but it nestles inside the Tour de France like a babushka doll. With that comes a vast global audience – bigger than women’s cycling can secure on any other day of racing – and as a result, it’s where sponsor exposure can have the biggest impact.
In late June, we published a guide to the team sponsors of the men’s WorldTour.
As La Course speeds through Brittany, just before the opening stage of the Tour kicks off, it’s time to do the same for the women’s peloton, with all the teams racing the event.
A note on structure
The start list for La Course comprises all of the top division WorldTeams – nine in all – as well as the highest ranked of the Continental teams. There’s a wide spectrum of sponsor investment on display – some of the top teams operate on a budget similar to second-division men’s ProTeams, and some of the Continental teams are run on the smell of an oily rag. Some of the riders are paid a living wage, and some of them – too many of them – are paid nothing at all.
The sponsors are a mixed bag, too.
There are a bunch that you’ll have heard of, whether because they are direct female equivalents of male WorldTeams or because they have a strong individual identity. There are many of them that are almost complete-unknowns.
Happily, oppressive regimes and petrochemical companies seem to have given the women’s peloton a wide berth – at least for now.
Trek-Segafredo Women
A direct equivalent of the men’s WorldTeam, this US-based squad has one of the more progressive approached when it comes to equality. Every member of the team is paid a minimum of as much as a male WorldTeam rider, and the squad introduced benefits like maternity leave before the UCI caught up and made it a mandatory requirement of the women’s WorldTeam designation.
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Trek is, as you are probably well aware, an American bike brand. Segafredo is an Italian coffee company under the umbrella of Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group.
SD Worx
This supersquad of the women’s peloton – formerly known as Boels-Dolmans – has entered the women’s WorldTour for the first time in 2021. Its naming rights sponsor, SD Worx, is a massive HR company that has been around since 1945, serving more than five million people mostly across Europe.
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It has a mission to “spark success at the heart of your business”, and in turn is “delighted to spark success in this international [cycling] team, that is as committed to results as we are.”
That is, as you will note, a lot of sparks flying all over the place.
Canyon SRAM Racing
One of the most prestigious teams of the women’s WorldTour, with arguably its most distinct visual identity, the German-registered Canyon-SRAM squad brings a lot of Big Bike Industry Energy to its sponsor list.
A post shared by CANYON//SRAM Racing (@wmncycling)
Canyon, the German direct-to-consumer bike brand, is one of the naming rights sponsors, while SRAM – the Chicago based componentry manufacturer – is the other. Rapha, the team’s apparel sponsor, doesn’t get its name on the team but has an oversized importance in the overall look and feel of the squad.
Team BikeExchange
Bankrolled by Australian multi-millionaire Gerry Ryan, Team BikeExchange follows the lead of Trek-Segafredo in offering the riders of its female team the same minimum wage as the men on its male WorldTeam.
A post shared by Team BikeExchange (@greenedgecycling)
Gerry Ryan made his fortune in the caravan game with the company Jayco, but has a wide portfolio of investments across multiple industries, many of which have at points sponsored the cycling teams he helped establish. BikeExchange is an online bicycle sales platform, and gets the call up for naming rights exposure in 2021.
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
While not being quite as stereotypically French as the very French Groupama FDJ men’s WorldTeam, FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope is still quite French. It’s a separate entity to the men’s team, but shares a major sponsor in FDJ – the French government-owned national lottery.
A post shared by FDJ NAquitaine Futuroscope (@fdj_naqui_fut)
Nouvelle-Aquitaine is an administrative region of France – indeed, its biggest – taking up about the bottom left quarter of the country.
Futuroscope is a French theme park within Nouvelle-Aquitane that has occasionally flirted with cycling, hosting stages of the men’s Tour de France at various points. Wikipedia alleges that it has “several 3D cinemas and a few 4D cinemas, along with other attractions and shows, some of which are the only examples in the world.” My understanding of a 4D cinema is that it’s a 3D cinema with some bonus wafts or squirts of liquid, but perhaps it also has a time-travel component, in which case Futuroscope is very special indeed.
Either way, it’s the kind of eccentric team sponsor that the sport needs more of.
The team formerly known as Sunweb changed sponsors abruptly to DSM at the turn of the season, both on the men’s and women’s front. DSM is a Dutch multinational that works across multiple industries under the three broad banners of nutrition, materials and innovation.
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Liv Racing
For years, Liv was a sub-brand of the Taiwanese company Giant Bicycles, branded as ‘Liv Giant’. Now, there have been moves to separate them a bit more, so they’re brother and sister brands. Liv bikes are separately designed from Giant bikes, representing distinct offerings rather than modified versions of existing products designed for the male market.
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Liv also sponsors a cycling team. This is that team. They are purple, they have flowers, they will race their bikes for hours.
Ale BTC Ljubljana
This Italian registered-squad has been in the peloton since 2011, taking on its current incarnation in 2020.
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Alé is an Italian cycling apparel manufacturer that produces kit for both male and female cyclists – most recently they were the masterminds of Bahrain Victorious’ NFT jersey stunt at the Tour de France teams presentation.
BTC Ljubljana is one of the biggest shopping centres in Europe, located in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia.
A women’s equivalent of the gloriously dysfunctional men’s squad this Spanish WorldTeam is the home of Dutch star Annemiek van Vleuten, one of the sport’s most dominant riders.
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Movistar is a telecommunications company under the umbrella of parent company Telefonica, operating in Spain and Hispanic American markets.
Team Jumbo Visma Women
The female version of the men’s Jumbo-Visma squad, this is effectively a WorldTeam in all but categorisation: as it’s in its first year of operation, it’s not able to go straight into the top division. However, on the strength of its roster – which includes multiple world champ Marianne Vos – and its professionalism, it’s a foregone conclusion.
A post shared by Team Jumbo-Visma Women (@jumbovisma_women)
Jumbo is a Dutch supermarket chain, the second biggest in the Netherlands.
In the men’s article I pointed out that Jumbo appears to be plagued by website problems, seeing as I only ever get an error message whenever I try to access it from Australia. Dutch readers have pointed out that they can see it just fine, which is great for them but cold comfort for international journalists trying to find out about how much stroopwaffels are going for these days.
Visma is a Norwegian software company.
Team Tibco SVB
This longstanding US team is currently sponsored by Tibco – a software company that is the “global leader in integration and analytics software”.
A post shared by Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank (@teamtibco_siliconvalleybank)
On co-sponsor duties is Silicon Valley Bank, which – you guessed it – is a bank targeting customers in Silicon Valley. It is, and I quote:
“the bank used by 50% of US-based, venture-backed tech and life science companies.*
*Approximate”
A.R. Monex Women’s Pro Cycling Team
With A.R. Monex Women’s Pro Cycling Team, we find ourselves faced with a metaphor for the precariousness of the women’s peloton. Until recently, this was Astana Women’s Team. Astana’s sponsors, a Kazakh conglomerate of state-owned companies, pulled its sponsorship at the end of 2020, leading to a scramble for sponsors to keep the squad alive.
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This is the result. A.R. Program is a MTB team that is now sharing some love with its drop-bar siblings; Monex is a “financial giant operating all over the world”. They have a Mexican sponsor influence now, giving the roster a Latin flavour, but the squad is based in Italy. And their website is still all about Astana, which isn’t involved in any way whatsoever.
Like I said. Metaphor.
Bizkaia Durango
This Spanish Continental team has perhaps the loudest kit in the sport, which is saying something seeing as Alé BTC Ljubljana is still an existing entity. First registered in 2004, this team has had a bunch of different sponsors over the years but the common thread is a tie to the Basque region.
A post shared by Bizkaia-Durango (@bizkaiadurango)
That’s where most of the funding is coming from these days, with the region of Bizkaia and town of Durango taking centre-stage currently. Many of the other sponsors are heavy on Xs and Ks, linguistic hallmarks of the team’s home region.
Team Arkéa
An off-shoot of the male ProTeam Arkéa Samsic, Team Arkéa is a new squad this year. Based in Brittany – where La Course will be raced – the team has an overwhelmingly French roster. Arkéa is a banking company.
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Rally Cycling Women
A longstanding fixture of the US pro scene, Rally has a presence in both the men’s and women’s peloton, with common sponsorship. That sponsorship comes from Rally Health – a company that works with “health plans, care providers, and employers to drive meaningful consumer health engagement.”
They – the team, the sponsor, the whole shebang – are very keen on the colour orange.
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Drops – Le Col s/b Tempur
The UK’s most successful women’s cycling team, Drops – Le Col s/b Tempur also features one of the most fetching kits and a strong visual identity.
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Try as I might, I can’t find out what ‘Drops’ is or does – there’s a yarn company by the same name, but that doesn’t sound quite right and they don’t seem to care about cycling.
We’re on steadier footing with the other sponsors. Le Col is a cycling kit manufacturer, and the team is also supported by (that’s the ‘s/b’, obviously) the mattress brand Tempur. It claims to be the world’s largest bedding company, using technology developed by NASA, and who am I to question any of it.
Ceratizit WNT Pro Cycling
Ceratizit WNT Pro Cycling is sponsored this year by Ceratizit Group – a manufacturer of “sophisticated cutting tools and hard material solutions” that has them “tooling the future”. In co-sponsor duties is WNT, which is a sub-brand of Ceratizit Group, which I guess means that they’re double-tooling the future.
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Parkhotel Valkenburg
A team that has a great kit and a bad run losing its top talent to other squads (what’s up Demi Vollering! How’s it going Lorena Wiebes!), this continental squad is sponsored by Parkhotel Valkenburg, which is – you guessed it – a Parkhotel in Valkenburg, in the south of the Netherlands.
A post shared by Team Parkhotel Valkenburg (@pushingdreamsnl)
It is four star accommodation, has gratis Wifi, is 300 m from downtown Valkenburg “and its caves”, and is currently offering a two-night ‘Romance’ package complete with salt scrubs and a hot and cold tapas board.
Valcar-Travel & Service
An overwhelmingly Italian continental team with a very bright kit, this squad is sponsored by Valcar – a third-party CNC, turning and milling manufacturer that claims to have 13 lathes and 13 machining centres in its machine park.
Travel & Service is a car and bus rental service.
A post shared by Valcar – Travel & Service (@valcar_ts)
Massi Tactic women’s team
A Spanish team from Catalunya, this squad has 12 riders from five countries and is sponsored by Massi bikes (who I would love to tell you more about, but its website is down), and Tactic, a cycling apparel manufacturer (who I have never heard of, and whose website is up).
A post shared by Massi-Tactic UCI Women’s Team (@massitactic)
Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
I have never heard of this team, but just for you, I have learnt that they are sponsored by a French sporting club (Stade Rochelais) and the French region of la Charente Maritime. I wish them well in their current and future endeavours.
A post shared by SRC (@staderochelaischarentemaritime)
Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
An Italian team with a slightly cringey name, Top Girls Fassa Bortolo is sponsored by a construction materials company that offers mortar, plaster, paint, insulation and all sorts of other practical products for the casual and corporate home renovator.
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Zheng Jie: Earning Her Day in the Sun
January 16, 2013 by David Kane
A lot of people are going to publish articles about Samantha Stosur in the next few hours.
About how she lost early in Australia again. About how she snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and how she once again crumbled under the pressure of playing at home. How she choked and let her undersized opponent back into the match. About how she is a talented player with a big serve and forehand, how she has won a Grand Slam title, and how mysterious it is that she cannot string together wins in her home country.
This will not be one of those articles.
Instead, I’m going to talk about Zheng Jie. A player without the Slam title but arguably twice the talent with flat strokes that belie her size. A pioneer for Chinese tennis, the first Chinese woman to reach a major semifinal at Wimbledon. A courageous competitor who took Serena Williams to 9-7 in the third on the London lawns a year ago and beat Stosur herself two weeks ago in a three grueling sets.
Zheng Jie wasn’t the supporting act to a Stosur meltdown.
The winner of her second round match, defeating Stosur 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
Zheng took the court understandably full of belief; her opponent’s struggles in Australia are as notorious as they are well documented. Combine those external circumstances with the inconvenient truth that Zheng’s flat, on the rise groundstrokes match up well against Stosur’s more mechanical, time-dependent game style and the unseeded Chinesewoman was the overwhelming favorite.
She certainly played like the favorite for most of the first set. Taking precious time away from Stosur, Zheng dominated the No. 9 seed from the back of the court, showing the partisan crowd why she has been ranked as high as 15 in the world. Despite a late wobble, she closed on her eighth set point and looked set to be Stosur’s yearly Melbourne conqueror.
For the next set and a half, things began to change. Stosur stopped missing, and Zheng’s laser-like shots lost their pinpoint accuracy. The crowd got involved and for a moment, Stosur forgot she was playing in Australia. As the Chinesewoman fell behind a double break in the third set she struck a disconsolate figure, out of energy and out of ideas.
In a manner reminiscent of everywhere (not just Australia), Stosur began to pull back. The embarrassing shanks that haunted her throughout the first set were coming in streams. Despite a jittery finish, she still found herself within two points of the third round.
Enter “JZ.” Like a boss.
Using her veteran sensibility, Zheng took full advantage of the shorter ball she was now getting. She stepped up and into the court, outfoxing Stosur from the baseline and passing her at the net. Breaking the Aussie twice to level, the rest of the match appeared only a formality. Stosur had retreated, Zheng had advanced; there would be no more violent shifts in momentum.
Almost three days into the first week, this match was one of the best the tournament had to offer. The first match on Rod Laver Arena to go the distance, it exhibited breathtaking rallies, intelligent shotmaking, and a very tense ending. But it was not a match that Sam Stosur lost.
This was a match that Zheng Jie won.
It was a hard-earned victory, one that does not deserved to be sullied by the insinuation that she benefited from a choke. Stosur may have left the door open on her way to the round of 32, but it was up to Zheng to walk through and kick the Aussie out.
Kick she did, and she was rewarded with a day in the sun.
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North Middletown is located close to the center of Kentucky. North Middletown is part of Bourbon County. North Middletown has 0.33 square miles of land area and has no water area. As of 2010-2014, the total North Middletown population is 928, which has grown 65.12% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 8.45% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. North Middletown median household income is $43,824 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 28.75% since 2000. The income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 28.72% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. North Middletown median house value is $80,000 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 25.20% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers North Middletown is better than the state average in quality. The North Middletown area code is 859.
Population 928 (2010-2014), rank #255
Population Growth 65.12% since 2000, rank #13
Population Density: 2,787.24/sq mi, rank #79
Median House Price: $80,000 at 2010-2014—25.20% increase since 2000, rank #318
Water Area: 0.00 sq mi (0.00%), rank #439
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Area: Lexington-Fayette, KY
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Vodafone Italia’s Marta Barri on moving from ‘telco’ to ‘techco’
Telecoms & utilities (general)
Podcasts, streaming & on demand
Radio & audio planning & buying
Channel planning, media mix selection
As part of the WARC x Spotify “Getting your brand heard” report, Marta Barri, Head of Marketing, Mobile Offer at Vodafone Italia, explained how telcos can move towards becoming techcos and the underestimated role of podcasts in current society.
Marta Barri, Head of Marketing, Mobile Offer, Vodafone Italia
What are the key goals that you're expected to achieve through your marketing and advertising?
New customer acquisition is definitely one KPI, as is the NPS (Net Promoter Score). Brand consideration for the non-user is the third KPI; the perception that the customer has of our brand is very important. Another very relevant goal is around the culture that combines acquisition and churn. This means we look at how many customers we acquire and lose. And in the end, it’s about what our market share is.
How do you then translate those KPIs into your media selection and media plans?
When we look at customer acquisition, we usually go from target to target. We try to find the media places where the target is more reachable and we then look at the conversion. So when it comes to performance, after testing, we choose the media depending on the conversion that we had. When it comes to NPS and consideration, we usually look to go as broad as we can. We prefer media spaces where we know we can reach a broader audience.
How do you use audio and digital audio as part of your marketing mix? What do you see as its main strengths and weaknesses?
It’s one media that we have reduced using over the years. But we still use it to reach some of our target audiences.
For example, for some of our younger audiences for whom we’d still consider it to be very relevant. And we use it also for propositions that talk to our customer base, more for brand positioning than commercials. So when we talk about loyalty, we still use radio. We have reduced it a lot when it comes to commercial messages being shared over audio.
How do you find digital audio can complement some of the other channels that you use in your media mix?
Audio is often used when your attention is not focused on something else. For instance, we know that when people are watching TV, they're probably also watching a second screen. But when someone is listening to audio, they are very likely doing so while driving or performing some other activities. At that time, their attention isn’t diverted to some other screen or media. That’s very helpful.
Our research reveals some telcos are struggling with brand distinctiveness. How have you tried to build brand distinctiveness through media like digital audio and what advice would you give to other marketers?
Honestly, I don't think that brand differentiation always points to the type of media that you choose. It's more about what you are doing. The way we’ve used digital audio has sometimes allowed us to be a bit more disruptive in the messaging and capture attention more so than display, TV or traditional media does. But I wouldn't yet say that we have a solution to leverage that media to support our brand differentiation.
Our survey also indicated that there's an investment gap between the levels of consumption of digital audio and investment in the medium. Why does that investment gap exist amongst telco brands?
The gap is probably because we are moving most of our investments to digital; it is the media that we can measure in a better way. At the same time, we are trying to preserve TV spends as much as we can since it’s still the type of media that is very trusted although it’s not that measurable.
For digital audio, we have the perception that it can be tracked as much as digital, so we don’t feel as much control in terms of return on investment. At the same time, we also don't feel that control as strongly as we do with television so that explains why we might have cut investment in digital audio in the past.
My view though is that there’s still low awareness on new digital audio. That means that when, for example, we invest on radio, we know what platforms we’re investing in. But the role that podcasts are playing in the current society is something that we’re underestimating.
Given how the telco industry is constantly evolving, how do you see the shift from traditional telcos to more techco type operations playing out?
Moving from telco to techco is definitely a part of our strategy. We believe that this is the way to grow. Traditional telco businesses will hardly grow in the future. We need to play a different role. We are doing so in several ways, firstly by enriching our services but also by playing a central role in the technology that our customers buy – although they are third-party technology. We are trying to be the preferred player for them when they select the technology to get in their homes. We also support them in the overall setup and configuration, something no one is doing at the moment.
You buy a service from one player and buy the hardware from another one. But then when you have to put everything together and make all this technology talk to each other, there’s no player to support that. So, we are trying to get that type of role. But there’s still a long way to go. I don't think that any telco has cracked the model yet but most of us are looking in that direction.
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Titles for First Four Episodes of Star Wars Resistance Revealed
As September nears the end, we get closer to the premiere of Star Wars Resistance
By Bayani Miguel Acebedo
As September nears the end, we get closer to the premiere of Star Wars Resistance. We already have some great trailer and featurettes which introduce us to the characters, but now the titles of the first four episodes have somehow leaked online.
This comes from German site Jedi Bibliothek (via Star Wars News Net), and here are the titles:
1.01 – The Recruit (airs Oct. 7)
1.02 – The Triple Dark (airs (Oct. 14)
1.03 – Fuel for the Fire (airs Oct. 21)
1.04 – The High Tower (air Oct. 28)
The title of the first episode could no doubt be referring to protagonist Kazuda Iono as he's recruited by the Resistance to spy on the First Order. We don't really know what the other titles mean, but I guess that the Triple Dark is a name of a racing team (so far we know Team Fireball and the Aces), and Fuel for the Fire could be a hint at the line from The Last Jedi, "We are the spark that'll light the fire that'll burn the First Order down."
I'll admit, I wasn't a fan of the animation when the first teaser came out, but as more featurettes got released, I'm slowly warming up to the series. Some of the characters actually look pretty cool; I guess when it comes down to it, it will just be a manner of execution.
Then again, most of these haters seem to forget that the show isn't really aimed for them, but for the kids who are still getting into Star Wars. If anything, reactions for Star Wars Rebels were pretty much the same, but by the time the show ended, the fandom had grown to love the show as well.
No doubt the same could happen for Resistance.
Star Wars Resistance comes out Oct. 7 on Disney Channel.
See Also: Star Wars Resistance: Someone Already Crafted the Ex-TIE Pilot's Helmet
Scream 6 Reveals New Image With Potential Spoiler
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Robot Rising Enters Open Beta on Facebook
Stomp Games Unleashes 3D Action RPG for the Browser. Showcases Next-generation of Gaming on Facebook
CONCORD, MASS.- August 22, 2012 – After months of closed beta testing with thousands of players, Stomp Games today announced that they have opened their sci-fi themed Action RPG for Facebook to the public. Striving to elevate the quality bar of browser games to console production levels, and increase the appeal to a wide range of players, Robot Rising combines the best of premier game development talent with world class online gaming know-how for an approachable and addictive experience.
“We have been thrilled at the response to the fun and quality of Robot Rising by game players of all types as well as our industry peers,” said Jeff Goodsill, Vice President & General Manager at Stomp Games. “The ability to immediately get into high-velocity combat with just a few browser clicks has really resonated with people. Then, after just a short time the depth and diversity of the game takes over, and the player excitement jumps as the strategy and social features are discovered.”
Real-time combat, 3D graphics, role playing, strategy, questing and loot gathering are game features more commonly known on PC and console gaming platforms. Robot Rising has been designed to appeal to the standards of players on these high-end platforms, as well as the standards of players who favor different types of games on Facebook. According to recent information released by Facebook, more than 235MM people play games on Facebook.com every month. Stomp Games aims to expose this massive audience to a whole newpremium gaming experience with Robot Rising.
“Robot Rising is an excellent example of the type of high quality, next-generation games that can be built on Facebook,” said Matt Wyndowe, Product Manager of Games and Apps, Facebook. “With the arrival of Robot Rising, people who love immersive games now have another way to connect with friends on Facebook.”
Robot Rising was built using the Unity platform for Adobe Flash compatibility, and is combining its open beta announcement with the kick-off of the Unite 2012 conference in Amsterdam. Information about the game can be found at www.robotrising.com.
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About Stomp Games
StompGames is the development studio of Tencent Boston andaims to build world-class online games for the global market. The studio is located in Concord, Massachusetts and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tencent, Inc. The studio combines proven design and development practices with market knowledge and leadership to build games for fast growing markets in the world. For more information, please visit www.stompgames.com.
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Space Invaders Forever review for PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, Reviews, Xbox One
by Chris Dunlap
Also On: PS4
Publisher: ININ Games
Developer: Taito
Medium: Digital/Card
Online: Leaderboards
ESRB: E
Space Invaders. Every gamer out there regardless of age or skill level knows of at least one version of this iconic title. From it’s start in Arcades across the globe, to it’s venture to the home market, Space Invaders is, and always will be, a household name in gaming. I was very excited to see a collection of this classic series hitting the Switch Console, and well, it’s not exactly the collection that I was hoping for.
What we have here is a small collection of games that are more modern takes on the original Invaders games. First up we have “Space Invaders Xtreme”, the most modern of the collection. Its a super crazy, action packed version of the original with an High energy soundtrack, new crazy weapons, boss battles and high scoring combos that make it hard to put down. An overall fantastic game that I previously reviewed a few years ago. If your interested in a more in depth look at Xtreme, you can check out my review here.
The Next game in the collection is more like the original games, but adds a few modern flairs. “Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE’ is a 4 player co-op version of the original game with the same look and feel, but extended to accommodate 4 ships at the bottom. There are way more invaders coming down this time, and double the amount of UFOs at the top, and they all have different movement patterns to confuse you at random times. After 3 waves, you fight a boss invader of sorts that fills the screen and attacks the players. Defeat the boss and it’s back to fighting a screen full of invaders, only now they are much faster. Rinse and Repeat. While there is nothing wrong with this concept, they opted to make this a Couch Co-Op experience rather than adding online multiplayer. Kind of a bummer as this game NEEDS you to have other players, as playing this by yourself is not only a chore, but is largely unrewarding.
One last game included with this collection is a completely new experience called “Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders”. Two Taito shooters / puzzlers coming together into one game sounds great, but is nothing more than a port of the IOS and Android offering from a few years ago. You use the Switch’s touch screen to control your Arkanoid Ship and blast away at the Space Invaders with the bouncing ball. It’s kinda cool at first because the you can unlock other Taito Characters with coins you earn from beating levels. Some of them actually have powers that can help you get through the more challenging portions, but that’s really the only high point here. The fact that this game does not use controllers, or the ability to play it on the TV leaves me cold. This is nothing more than a cell phone game, and it looks like no effort was put in bringing this to the Switch. The game is kind of fun, but really doesn’t belong on a console, in this form anyway.
Space Invaders Forever seems like a good collection, but I would of liked to have a collection containing the Arcade offerings, and maybe some of the console ports (Like Lunar Loonies). Xtreme is really the only stand-out here as the other games while playable under exact conditions, really don’t fit in. This is definitely not a classic collection of Space Invaders Games, but a mash-up of classic and modern that is underwhelming. I really can’t recommend this release at full price, but it would be a good one to grab if on sale for Space Invaders Xtreme alone. Sadly, this is one “Classic Game Collection” that can be skipped.
ININ Games provided us with a Space Invaders Forever Nintendo Switch code for review purposes.
$50 Nintendo eShop Gift Card [Digital Code] (Software Download)
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By Viv / Military and Patriotism, Uncategorized / 6 Comments
Nov 11 2021 December 6, 2021
“Hey Babe, I’m okay – just don’t watch the news. I will call you when I can. I love you.”
That was all my husband, Eddy, said before the old military field phone went dead. I didn’t hear his voice again for over a week. Eight days, to be exact. Eight excruciatingly uncertain days.
Mortar attacks aimed at Camp Taji, Iraq, a military installation used by Iraqi and coalition forces, were a daily occurrence. In fact, they happened so often, the media rarely covered the incidents in detail. On this particular day, however, CNN was on the scene. This time, the devastation and destruction was massive; there were both American and Iraqi casualties. This was news.
As I cradled the phone receiver in my hand, my thoughts immediately flashed back to February 18, 2003 – the last time I saw my husband before boarding an aircraft at the Salt Lake City International Airport. Eddy had been called to serve overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This was our first deployment as a married couple.
The sense of national solidarity and support that originated after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was felt the moment we arrived at the airport. The black M-16 carrying case and government-issued green bags Eddy hauled around were telling. Some people offered supporting nods and smiles as we walked by. Others shook Eddy’s hand and thanked him for his service to our country. The airport staff went above-and-beyond for us; they were understanding and kind to our family. They even allowed my daughter and me to go through security and sit with Eddy until his zone was called, a gesture that was forbidden since the attacks.
Silent tears streamed down my cheeks as I sat next to Eddy and tightly held his hand. When the time came for him to go, I gave him a soft kiss and long hug. I didn’t want to let go. For the past two months, we had been so busy going to deployment briefings, getting our legal affairs in order, and meeting with church elders that I failed to prepare myself emotionally for this day. Feelings of immense pride and fear hit me like a ton of bricks as I watched my husband of five months slowly disappear down the jetway.
Eddy arrived at Camp Taji in March following a stint in Kuwait for convoy operations training. He was an Air Force Technical Sergeant at the time, assigned to an Army Fire Department. His assignment was to provide vehicle maintenance, security, and support to the Department as they fulfilled their mission.
Eddy, Camp Taji- 2003
Up until his unsettling call, Eddy and I spoke on the phone once a week. Though our conversations were short, and his words were few, I was thankful to hear his voice. Pockets of silence between our calls were filled with hand-written letters, cards, and care packages my daughter and I put together. We packed small boxes with staples such as Racer X magazines, baby wipes, beef jerky, Chicken and a Biskit crackers, and that squeezy Cheddar cheese that comes in a can. Not everyone deployed to Camp Taji received care packages, Eddy informed me, so I gladly satisfied his request to pack extra goodies so he could share.
I wasted no time searching for information as to the meaning of his call. Against Eddy’s wishes, I flipped through every news channel – nothing. I did Internet searches – nothing. I called Eddy’s Squadron Commander and First Sergeant – nothing. I got the feeling they knew what had happened overseas, however, they were not at liberty to tell me. As a military spouse, I understood Operations Security (OPSEC), nevertheless, I struggled with the fact I was left to wrangle my unsettled thoughts alone. Had my husband been hurt? Was he taken hostage? Had he and his comrades seen combat? My mind raced out of control.
As a woman of faith, I wish I could say that I trusted God that my husband was okay, but the truth is, I was terrified. For eight days, I tortured myself with agonizing thoughts. I couldn’t concentrate. I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t even pray. Then finally, an angel of mercy, disguised as a DSN phone operator, patched a call from Eddy to our home.
The Defense Switched Network, otherwise known as DSN, is a worldwide Department of Defense telephone system. It allows calls to be sent and received from one military installation to another. We lived on base, so the call was easily patched through the landline in our home. With the 10-hour time difference, Eddy took a chance I would be home. Little did he know, I had been waiting by the phone for over a week.
Eight days prior, he told me, he was awakened by the explosion of two car bombs outside Camp Taji’s main gate. The bombs rattled the entire military installation. The highway was blown to smithereens, along with innocent American and Iraqi pedestrians, drivers, and passengers, of which were left to burn inside their vehicles. Eddy assured me he had not been harmed in the attack. He arrived on scene immediately after the explosions and tended to burning vehicles.
With military casualties, he explained, all communication in-and-out of Camp Taji had to be shut down to allow next of-kin notifications. He was concerned I would see the CNN broadcast and think the worst when I didn’t hear from him.
Even though Eddy was in the middle of war-related chaos, he thought of someone other than himself. He thought of me. He wanted to assure me he was okay. He didn’t want me to worry (sorry honey, I did anyway!) He was selfless – a character of a true hero.
Veteran’s Day is a day to honor our military heroes, both past and present. Regardless of whether one served in a combat zone, each military member (and their family) has sacrificed countless ways for their country. Such devotion is deserving of recognition other than just one day a year. Below is a small list of ways one can show their appreciation to our veterans each and every day. What ideas do you have that can show support to our veterans? Add to this list by sharing in the comments.
Thank you to all who are and have served and thank you to the families who love and support them.
Ways to show appreciation to a Veteran:
Say “Thank you”.
If you see a military member in uniform while at a restaurant, secretly pick up their tab.
Donate to a cause that supports veterans.
Listen to their stories.
Attend local Veteran’s Day parades.
Fly an American flag – fly it properly.
Write. Write a story on a blog, in a public forum, or for a local newspaper.
Volunteer at a military installation.
Offer to help the family of a deployed military member.
Send cards and letters of gratitude to deployed military members.
Pray for them and their families.
If you own a business, offer a military discount. Click here for a list of business that offer military discounts.
Open your home to military members and their families for the holidays.
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The Last Builder of Naulas in Chatola, Nainital
Constructing naulas, the small structures that house springs in Uttarakhand, requires an intimate knowledge of many sciences. One of the last practitioners of this dying craft tells his story.
Usha Dewani, Chicu Lokgariwar
Ratan Singh Bisht is one of the few people today who constructs naulas
No temple is as venerated in Uttarakhand as the little unassuming naulas. These small hut-like structures dot the mountains and hold within them a great treasure--water. Usually made of stone masonry with pyramid-like slate roofs, every naula respresents within it a residing spirit which can range from a simple stone piece to an ornately carved statue. Often, there is also an alcove big enough for a lamp. Inside, the naulas are shaped like a step-well. The number of steps--always odd in count--are usually 3, 5, 7 or more. Steeped in folklore and essential for daily life, naulas bridge the gap between fact and fiction, and the present and the past.
These simple structures record Uttarakhand's history. The oldest functioning Naula is the Badrinathji-ka-naula which dates back to 7 BCE. According to Ravi Chopra, author of 'Survival Lessons', “A basic factor for the longevity of the Kumaoni naulas appears to be their maintenance by the local communities." He says in his book, "Sanskar (precepts and rites), sanskriti (culture and customary practices) and niti (state policy and administration) were the bases of water harvesting traditions and their longevity."
Sadly, these traditional naulas are falling by the wayside as people increasingly turn towards the convenience of piped water supply. Urbanisation, with it's concentrated construction and transient populations, has a role in the loss of the naula as has post-colonial alienation from natural resources. It is believed that Almora's naulas have diminished in number from an original 360 functioning structures to just 60 today. What worries people more than the decline of the structures themselves is the loss of the knowledge of constructing and maintainng them.
Surendra Pal Singh of CHIRAG says, “I have lived here all my life, but never seen a naula being built. All the ones here are ancient. Maybe my forefathers saw it, but now there is no one left. Even the village elders do not know these techniques any more."
We spoke with one of the few people living today who knows how to construct a naula right from the site selection to its maintenance. Ratan Singh Bisht (62) combines traditional lore with scientific understanding to construct naulas in and around his village Chatola in Nainital, Uttarakhand.
How did you start building naulas?
25 years ago, I was experiencing a water shortage. There was a spring near my house which had water in the monsoons but would run dry in October-November. I planted some madeera trees there. The next year, towards the end of February, I dug a small hole and watched it. Initially there was a small trickle of water in that hole which would dry in the summer. It was only after three years that the hole would remain full in the summer. Now there is still water in it, though we don't use it regularly since we have another spring that we use for drinking water. If we run short of water, then we clean up that spring I restored and use it again. That is where I first restored a spring. Otherwise, I have not studied it anywhere, and not received any training.
How would you define a naula?
A spring (srot) forms where water accumulates, but a naula only comes into existence when it is built. So a naula is the small structure with a roof and a porous floor which houses a spring.There are many ways of building a naula; you can use rough cut stones and a stone roof or you can use fine-dressed stone. Earlier, naulas would be like a first-class house with a slate roof.
How do you decide where a naula can be built?
First look at the water. How deep does it go? Does it stay there throughout the year? Like I did with the first spring, we need to observe the spot for at least one year. Situations where water oozes out of the soil are straightforward. If the water is deep, the naula needs to be ladder-like and big. Similarly, if the water dries up in the summer, then we need to build a deep naula. So it is only in the summer that you can decide what type of naula you can build.
How can we conserve the water in a naula?
Trees are important for conserving water. There are some trees that attract water to them more than others. I have told you of how I planted the madeera trees and water began to stay in my naula. Other trees that do the same are banj, funiyad, Kharsu, bains, majna, and utees. With the cutting of oak trees, the naulas start drying up but pine is bad for water since it makes a naula dry.
The main thing to remember is that no cement or other mortar is to be used so that water will continue to seep into the naula. At the source you should never use cement. There, you can only build a naula with dry masonry (without mortar). Sometimes water rises from below, which is why it is important to not have a stone floor. If you do want one, make sure that it is made of small pieces of stone so that the water can come up through the cracks.
How can we keep the naula clean?
To keep water clean, we should keep the surroundings of the naula clean. Surface water should not be allowed to enter the naula. If it is coming in, then it should be diverted by making a channel. The naula itself should be cleaned often. If we allow months to go before we clean it, then of course it will become dirty. Every day, when you go to collect water, you should make sure to remove any floating leaves or other rubbish. Otherwise they will rot and make the water unclean. Also, once a month or so, you should remove all the water, scrub it, and allow it to fill again.
Earlier, a small vessel would be kept there always. People would come with their pots and use that vessel to fill their containers. That way, dirty vessels would not be dipped into the naula. Nowadays no one does that. They come with their buckets and straightaway dip them into the naula. Many people also build their latrine soakpits on the slopes near the naula. Because of that too, the naulas become polluted. We should make sure that our soakpits are not directly above the naula.
What are the customs and traditions around a naula?
People would worship Krishna at the Naula. They consider water to be Vishnu, so people worship Vishnu there. That is why the naula has a roof sloping on all 4 sides like a temple, and not on two sides like a house. On the top of the roof, a round stone is placed and considered to be an idol of Vishnu. Not everyone has an idol in their house, so they come here to worship Vishnu. Women first bathe, and then offer water to Vishnu. My wife has kept a stone near the temple which she worships as Shiva. Some light lamps, some light agarbatis but this practice is also on the decline now. Now people have more money and less time. That is why these practices are dying out.
Is it possible to prevent the practice of building and using naulas from dying out?
For the craft of naula building to be continued, it is important that the community support it. If they don't, if they prefer tanks, then the craft is bound to die out. We can't force it on anyone.
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Habush, Habush & Rottier claims cyber hijacking by rival
By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin's largest personal injury law firm pioneered lawyer advertising in the state back in the early 1980s, but it appears it may have been asleep at the keyboard when its biggest competitor turned to Google, Yahoo and Bing.
Someone looking for a personal injury lawyer in the Milwaukee area might easily type the names Habush and Rottier into an Internet search engine.
Habush, Habush & Rottier, one of the state's oldest and largest law firms specializing in personal injury cases, has had many publicized successes and advertises a lot.
But the first result most major search engines return is for a Habush competitor - Cannon & Dunphy.
On Wednesday, Robert Habush, Daniel Rottier and their law firm sued William Cannon, Patrick Dunphy and their Brookfield law firm, asking that a court halt the defendants' use of paid-for keywords Habush and Rottier to direct searchers to the Cannon & Dunphy Web site.
It appears to be a first-of-its kind claim in the increasingly competitive and sophisticated world of search engine advertising.
Several companies have sued Google over letting competitors buy keywords associated with the objecting company, but those actions are usually brought under trademark laws.
But Habush and Rottier contend that Cannon & Dunphy is violating Wisconsin's right to privacy law by using the names of Habush and Rottier for advertising purposes without their permission.
The lawsuit seeks injunctions and attorney fees, but no damages. Habush and Rottier are represented by Jim Clark of the Foley & Lardner law firm.
Dunphy said that he thought a marketing firm had made arrangements with search engines, and that he never requested Habush and Rottier as keywords to bring up his firm.
"I don't see what the problem is," he said. "If you Google Habush, their firm comes up. If you Google my firm, we come up - and so do other firms. I'm not suing anybody."
Dunphy also said he was surprised Habush didn't call about his concerns before filing a lawsuit, which Dunphy said he believes is without merit and will seek to have dismissed.
Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law in California's Silicon Valley, follows lawyer advertising and technology.
He was aware of only one other lawsuit in which one law firm was suing over another's use of its name as paid search keywords, but in that case, the aggrieved lawyers sued Google, not the other law firm, and claimed unfair trade practices.
"Many of us kind of laughed at it," Goldman said. "A lawyer just woke up to keyword advertising?"
He said the practice began about a decade ago but gained in popularity around 2004. He said the cost of the keyword "mesothelioma" actually grew to $100 a click because so many plaintiffs' lawyers were using it to find clients suffering from the disease, a lung cancer caused by asbestos.
Habush and Rottier don't say just how and when they realized their names were bringing up a Canon & Dunphy sponsored result. They declined to comment on the lawsuit.
The complaint, filed Wednesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, lists the history and many legal, professional and philanthropic accomplishments of Habush, Rottier and their law firm, which has more than 40 lawyers in offices around the state.
"Defendants' obtaining and using the keywords 'Habush' and 'Rottier' is an intentional and illegal effort to trade on the hard-earned names, personal reputations and good will" of the plaintiffs, the suit contends.
Further, the suit contends, the search results confuse and mislead legal consumers, "leaving the impression" the plaintiffs "are endorsing the defendants and the self-aggrandizing statements included in their solicitations."
Like the Habush firm, Cannon & Dunphy cites many of its large awards in cases and credentials of its nine lawyers, such as inclusion among America's Best Lawyers.
Goldman, the law professor, noted that the Cannon law firm is not actually using its competitors' names in its ads or on its Web site, but is getting its firm mentioned only in the same search results with the Habush firm. He did not think a court would necessarily agree, therefore, that Cannon was using the other names "for advertising purposes."
But he said he expects lawyers' use of keyword and other kinds of Internet advertising to evolve and increase.
"All that Yellow Pages advertising is headed to the Internet," he said. "And the disputes will follow."
The American Board of Trial Advocates, a group of about 6,500 plaintiff and defense lawyers, recently adopted a new set of advertising standards that prohibit practices that are deceitful, misleading or create false expectations.
The chairman of the group's advertising committee said the keyword dispute in the Habush case was never explicitly addressed, but probably will be at the committee's next meeting.
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Hazaras Hustle to Head of Class in Afghanistan
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and ABDUL WAHEED WAFA
KABUL, Afghanistan — For much of this country’s history, the Hazara were typically servants, cleaners, porters and little else, a largely Shiite minority sidelined for generations, and in some instances massacred, by Pashtun rulers.
But increasingly they are people like Mustafa, a teenager who has traveled a rough road but whose future now looks as bright as any in this war-ravaged country. His course reflects the collective effort of the Hazara, who make up 10 to 15 percent of the population, to remake their circumstances so swiftly that by some measures they are beginning to overtake other groups.
Like many Hazaras of his generation, Mustafa, now 16, fled Afghanistan with his family in the mid-1990s. They settled in Quetta, Pakistan, living with other Hazara refugees outside the Taliban’s reach and getting a taste of opportunities long out of their grasp.
After the 2001 American invasion, his family returned, not to their home in impoverished Daykondi Province, but to Kabul, where his uneducated parents thought Mustafa and his siblings would get better schooling. “There was no opportunity for studying in Daykondi,” he said.
Mustafa is now a top student at Marefat High School in Dasht-i-Barchi, a vast, poor Shiite enclave in western Kabul of potholed dirt streets, unheated homes and tiny shops. Nearly every one of his graduating classmates will go on to college. Mustafa, an 11th grader who favors physics and mathematics, wants to study nuclear physics at a Western university.
“The Pashtun had the opportunities in the past, but now the Hazaras have these opportunities,” said Mustafa, whose school director asked that his last name not be published. “We can take our rights just by education.”
The Marefat school is a refuge for 2,500 Hazaras, many from families like Mustafa’s who fled their homeland in central Afghanistan for Pakistan and Iran in the 1990s and returned after the fall of the Taliban, which had massacred thousands of Hazaras, to make their lives in Kabul.
Since the 2001 invasion, an influx of Hazaras has changed the composition of the capital. More than a million Hazaras now live here, making up more than a quarter of the city’s population.
With a new generation of Hazaras attending school in relative security and motivated by their parents’ dispossession, their success could alter the country’s balance of ethnic power.
“The Hazara always wanted an open atmosphere to breathe, and now we have that,” said Mohammed Sarwar Jawadi, a Hazara member of Parliament from Bamian Province.
If there is a recent parallel it is the Kurds of northern Iraq. Once dispossessed and abused, they created a thriving new society after the imposition of no-fly zones in the 1990s and the ouster of Saddam Hussein almost seven years ago.
The Hazara resurgence is not so geographically concentrated. The principal Hazara provinces, while relatively safe, remain impoverished and, their leaders complain, are bypassed by the foreign aid sent to Pashtun areas as a carrot to lure people from the insurgency.
Instead, it is a revival built largely on education, an asset Hazaras could carry with them during their years as refugees.
“With education you can take everything you want,” says Qasim, one of Mustafa’s classmates, a 15-year-old Hazara who moved to Kabul, the Afghan capital, from the northern city of Kunduz five years ago because his parents wanted better-educated children.
The old Afghan rulers “wanted to exploit Hazara people, and they didn’t want us to become leaders in this country or to improve,” he said. But that will change. “By studying we can dictate our future.”
The Hazara gains have already been rapid. Two Hazara-dominated provinces, Bamian and Daykondi, have the highest passing rates on admissions exams for the country’s top rung of universities, according to officials from the Ministry of Higher Education. In the high school graduating class of 2008, three-fourths of students in Daykondi who took the test passed, and two-thirds in Bamian, compared with the national rate of 22 percent.
In a country that has one of the world’s lowest female literacy rates — just one in seven women over age 15 can read and write — the progress of Hazara women is even more stark, especially compared with Pashtun provinces.
Pashtuns, who are mostly Sunni, are the country’s largest ethnic group. While the Taliban insurgency rages in Pashtun regions, and many schools are attacked or forced to close, the enrollment of girls in Bamian schools rose by nearly one-third the past two years, to 46,500, as total school enrollment there grew 22 percent.
Total enrollment in Daykondi rose almost 40 percent to 156,000 over the past two years, and girls now make up 43 percent of students, said Mohammad Ali Wasiq, the Daykondi Province education director. More girls passed the entrance exam for the country’s top-rung universities from Bamian and Daykondi in 2008 than from 10 mainly Pashtun provinces combined.
The Hazaras’ emphasis on educating girls as assiduously as boys, along with a stronger belief in gender equity than is common here, belies the perception of Afghan Shiites left by the passage last spring of a law for Shiites that condones marital rape. Its passage was seen as an effort by President Hamid Karzai to win support from Shiite clerics before elections.
But many Hazara men opposed the law, including officials at the school. A powerful Shiite ayatollah in Kabul condemned the school for its opposition, leading to violent, rock-throwing demonstrations, but only 22 of Marefat’s students dropped out as a result of the pressure, administrators say.
College-educated Hazaras, including women clad in white head scarves, are a growing presence in Western offices in Kabul. And Hazaras have flooded the security forces, and now are a disproportionate fraction of soldiers, while Pashtun representation continues to lag.
Pashtun leaders worry about how their own students are faring even as Hazaras excel, and some even fret whether rising Hazara influence could lead to the largely Shiite Iran having greater sway within Afghanistan.
“The government should work hard to make the opportunity for other places in the country to also go forward,” said Khalid Pashtoon, a Parliament member from Kandahar. He said he had no problem with Hazara gains in education, but added, “The only fear I have is if countries like Iran use it politically in their favor.”
Continued Hazara gains, of course, depend on the Taliban never returning to official power. Aziz Royesh, director of the Marefat school, says he worries how groups that have long held power in Afghanistan will adapt as Hazaras fill more places within the government, military and other influential professions.
“It will be very difficult for them to see that a new generation is coming,” said Mr. Royesh, 40, who fought the Soviet occupiers and never made it past the fifth grade. “Now they cannot use the force of government to prevent specific people from getting their civil rights and their human rights.”
Source: Nytimes
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By Michael Salfino
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Kareem Hunt reportedly dodged an achilles injury, but his status is unknown. Damien Harris limped to the sidelines before Rhamondre Stevenson’s late TD, so check Harris’ status before your bid in Week 7.
If you hate passer rating, you can point to Baker Mayfield’s 102.4 for proof. But he is playing through an injury that he aggravated in the second half. His left shoulder (non throwing) is reportedly dislocated. The good news is that Fernando Tatis Jr. hit 347 homers this year with a dislocated shoulder.
We’re going to have to just live with James Conner getting most of Arizona’s backfield carries, especially if the Cardinals are good. He’s terrible but it doesn’t matter what the objective reality is, only what the Cardinals think. It’s like A.J. Green out-targeting DeAndre Hopkins. Man, I’d be looking to move Hopkins for full retail this week given his two TDs on four targets. This is the sell high. He’s no longer a real WR1.
We gave David Njoku a shot knowing this could happen off a 7-for-7, 149-yard game. Nothing really wagered. So nothing lost. But move on now. I guess to Donovan Peoples-Jones.
Javonte Williams just can’t separate from Melvin Gordon, no matter how flashy some of his carries are, including the rare effective hurdle on Sunday.
Derek Carr was spectacular. But the passing volume was low and I think we now have to accept that the target volume we expected for Darren Waller just will not materialize. They do not consider him a priority in their play calling. Carr and the Raiders figure they’ll just beat you with their other guys. There’s zero urgency to get Waller the ball.
I was about ready to give up on Noah Fant. He had 23 targets the prior four weeks and got about half that — 11 — vs. the Raiders. But was that a product of the blow out? He does have three TDs now so there is a TE12-ish floor there. Fant almost had a second TD Sunday when he just missed getting in miraculously in the back of the end zone. Complicating things further is that Jerry Jeudy is coming back (designated to return from IR).
Trevon Diggs has more catches than Robby Anderson. Okay, not really, but it feels that way! He does have more TDs than his brother though. I could have substituted A.J. Brown for Anderson but that just felt too mean.
Mac Jones threw a medicine ball to Kendrick Bourne that somehow turned into a long TD. One of the weirdest plays I’ve seen live, in terms of my expectation of the result in mid-play vs. the actual result.
Dalton Schultz just will not be denied. This consistency from a tight end is unusual, especially from one selected from the nether reaches of the draft queue. He’s had at least six catches and 58 yards in four straight games.
CeeDee Lamb looks so good. He’s so explosive. In his past 11 games now with Dak Prescott, he’s had a catch of at least 25 yards 10 times — that nugget courtesy of Brad Feinberg, as we discussed on our Givin Props podcast. That’s just unreal. He had two 25-yarders, plus a 24-yarder, on Sunday. If you told me last week that Lamb would have this game, I would have said, “Sell high.” But watching it, after getting Brad’s stat, I just can’t.
Myles Gaskin: from the penthouse to the outhouse. He’s an emergency play only.
Mike Gesicki converts 8 of 9 targets for 115 yards and looks like a wide receiver out there. He especially needs DeVante Parker, and maybe Will Fuller, to remain out, I suspect.
Jaylen Waddle is averaging 6.4 yards per target. That’s really bad.
Khalil Herbert was by far the best Herbert today. He had a second TD called back on a very ticky-tacky holding call, too. That also cost him a 100-yard day. Damien Williams will be lucky to get a timeshare when he returns from COVID-19.
In his past 17 games, Aaron Jones has had more than 15.5 carries (his O/U today) four times, according to BetPrep. Given how good AJ Dillion is and Dillon’s growing snap share, I’d be surprised if Jones goes over 15.5 totes even two more times in 2021.
The Bengals are 1.4 yards better than their opponents in yards per pass play (sixth), and the Lions are last at minus-3.0, so you would expect the Bengals to win this stat by 4.4 and win the game by at least 20 points. Remember, teams that win NY/A by any margin win 75% of games since the merger. They won by 3.5 — 8.0 to 4.5 — and won the game by 23. I tell you this so you know what the most important thing is when you watch football. The announcers are useless in conveying the importance of this stat, well known for 60 years.
If you’re a T.J. Hockenson manager, you want a game like this. When the game is close, the defenses are going to smother him. But when the game is decided, they couldn’t care less about Hockenson getting his 10 yards a catch.
Great stat from our friend @Roto_Frank (Stampfl): “Tyler Boyd is averaging 34 yards per game in the four games Tee Higgins has played this season.” Takeaway: You don’t want a clear No. 3 WR on his team in our game.
Jonathan Taylor is just great. What a home-run hitter at RB. Michael Pittman didn’t make a block or it would have been an 88-yard TD instead of an 83-yard run. Taylor’s the best back in football but the only person who doesn’t seem to know this is Frank Reich.
This was a bad day for Pittman managers. I was very bullish on him being a WR3, but the three targets, the return of T.Y. Hilton the 20 attempts… I have to reset.
Darrell Henderson can do it all. Look at him playing here like a wide receiver, for the touchdown. He has been absurdly underrated all year. He actually had a higher grade in 2020 than Cam Akers, I noted after Akers was out. And, absurdly, Sony Michel started going as high and even higher in late draft season. I miss a lot of things but Henderson being far better than Michel was like when I used to dunk in my bedroom with the Nerf basketball. I’ll take it though! I need all the help I can get.
Matthew Stafford is going to be the MVP if he ends up even close to his current 9.0-plus yards per attempt.
Cooper Kupp — Mr. Consistency. His low game in fantasy is 11.4 PPR points, and he has three games over 30. Good lord. He’s a league winner. Defenses seem allergic to covering Kupp. Cooper’s pace: 130-1,850-20. You have to just laugh at this. His biggest believers are overwhelmed.
Kadarius Toney was on pace for another huge day when he sprained his ankle. I’d be willing to trade a first-round pick for him in dynasty if I had a decent team.
I thought Tyreek Hill, in the locker room, was out for the day and maybe for weeks with a quad injury and the Chiefs were stuck on 10 points in the second half. Next thing you know, Hill has a TD and they have 499 yards and 31 points. It looks like Darrel Williams is going to be worth every FAAB penny, by the way.
Injury opened the door for J.D. McKissic. These receiving-dominant backs always fool us into a false sense of security. They’re all fine bye-week/desperation plays. But they have no floor. Antonio Gibson hurt his shin, which was a re-injury. This is something to monitor closely this week.
Saying Taylor Heinicke was no different than Ryan Fitzpatrick for Terry McLaurin has turned out to be a bad call by me. McLaurin had 28 yards on eight targets. Yes, McLaurin didn’t help himself by dropping a well-thrown bomb. I’d rate Marquise Brown, even off his quiet day, ahead of McLaurin for the rest of season.
Sam Darnold was terrible. His receivers were horrible. But then he pulled two throws out of his behind on fourth downs and it looked like the Panthers were going to get a miracle victory. Kirk Cousins had an answer. I didn’t think Adam Thielen had an all-around game like this in him. After this, I have to reassess my priors that Thielen is on the wrong side of the mountain. Cousins was very nimble on Sunday, evading the Carolina pass rushers like they were trying to vaccinate him.
The Chargers play bad run defense for flag football. It’s basically no contact, mini-camp run defense. I think the strategy to have a bad run defense so teams run and thus can’t keep pace with Justin Herbert is a good strategy. But when Herbert spits the bit like on Sunday, it’s Murder She Wrote. I still think this is going to be Ty’Son Williams’ job when the games really count for us in December.
Mike Williams was hurt and probably should not have played so just ignore this game.
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Patti's track record as our County Supervisor shows she's a a neighbor and a friend, NOT a politician!
Prioritizing Public Safety
Patti protects funding for law enforcement to ensure our neighborhoods, roads, and parks are safe!
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Patti votes to take care of county roads, not allowing politicians to be shortsighted and ignore our needed roadwork.
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Meet Patti Logsdon
Patti Logsdon’s background and the experience she will bring to the office of Milwaukee County Supervisor, will help her serve the people of Milwaukee County to the best of her ability.
Patti’s experience includes working as an accountant for over 35 years while raising a family, and remaining active in the community as a poll worker, cheerleading coach, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, and Board Member of several local Milwaukee County non-profit organizations.
A Master’s in Accounting from Alverno College and her business experience at a Fortune 500 Company will assist her with implementing the issues and overseeing the financials in Milwaukee County.
Married for 37 years to her high school sweetheart, though currently widowed, Patti is a cancer survivor, proud mom of Bradley and Melissa, joyful grandmother to Samantha, Alison, Connor, and Matthew, and a lifelong resident of Milwaukee County.
She is known as fair, honest, and respectful and will remain true to her principles. Patti is a concerned citizen who would be honored to work as a Public Servant for her community.
It's been an honor to serve on the Milwaukee Board of Supervisors to help manage our county government for the past four years. I'm running for office again this election and ask for your vote. I got involved because I was concerned that Milwaukee County could go the wrong direction if there was not someone in those meetings, loyal to the community, to monitor what's going on and continue to keep the public informed. We need someone who understands the numbers and the policies and who can guard the taxpayer's dollar in the right way. I have over 35 years of accounting experience, a masters degree, and am a life-long resident who has raised a family here in our community. We should be proud of our elected officials, rather than continuously worried that they will raise our taxes while cutting the most important services.
• I will vote YES to prioritizing public safety and law enforcement in our billion-dollar budget.
• I will stay watchful so our contractors and partners will deliver on their promises.
• I will continue to inform the public of decisions that are made at the courthouse that will affect our community.
I would be honored to earn your vote on April 5th so that we can together change the direction of Milwaukee County and move our community forward.
Patti Logsdon
I plan on serving the Milwaukee County Taxpayers by being a good steward of their tax dollars and will work to stop unnecessary spending. I will work with the County Executive on ways to streamline the budget in order to prioritize critical services while holding the County Board accountable for poor fiscal decisions.
One of the most pressing issues facing Milwaukee County is safety. Residents of the 9thDistrict deserve to be safe in their homes, schools and neighborhoods. I will support county law enforcement and will support not allowing funds to be diverted from public safety to entitlement programs. I will focus on making this a safe community where we can raise our families and maintain our parks while staying within our budget.
The negligence of the current County Board majority has resulted in the poor conditions of our roads. There are several “emergency” road / bridge projects in Milwaukee County District 9 that were defunded in the current budget. It is crucial to the community’s safety that we complete these projects to prevent potential accidents or injuries.
I believe that the above challenges can be addressed, but only by leaders who are willing to work with and respect others that they may not always disagree with. I promise to focus on representing you wisely.
With your help, we can change the direction of County government and move this community forward. I pledge to be your voice.
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aguattery's review against another edition
challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
I simply DEVOURED this. I really enjoyed John Green's book as a teenager but I grew out of them. This still holds a very clear John perspective while feeling like it targets a more mature audience - and I want his perspective on everything. I actually physically laughed out loud, cried a little, and learned a lot. Overall a really enjoyable reading experience.
I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 5 stars.
Moderate: Death and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cursing and Medical content
alyssasaurus's review
emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
kimi72714's review
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
This book pulled me out of my reading slump in the way that only the writing of John Green can do.
I knew many of the stories from Vlogbrothers videos, and so, even without the audiobook, John was reading aloud to me in my head.
This book made me cry laugh with lines like "But you do so much yoga!", and real laugh with lines like "I've read more books on Hamlet than parenting".
The pandemic is still going, and I'm still huddled inside my house to keep myself and my community safe, but this book reminded me how to fall in love with the world.
The wind is whipping around my house as a big weather front moves through, which is very common this time of year. But I can hear the kids next door squealing in delight as they play in their backyard, and I'm grateful for a connection to the wider world.
I give The Anthropocene Reviewed five stars.
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts
skudiklier's review
dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
I loved this book more than I can say. It's so unique and I honestly think almost anyone could love it; it's probably the only John Green book I will unreservedly recommend to anyone, regardless of their interests.
I've listened to every episode of the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, meaning I had kind of already read a great deal of this book before it came out. I do have to admit that I think some of the really impactful moments in these essays are more impactful when you hear them read aloud by John; however, they don't lose much in their written form, and he has gone back and added quite a bit too.
I also really love the mini reviews he has for things like back page book ads and the font used in the book. They gave me so much delight to notice.
You already know this, but I give The Anthropocene Reviewed five stars.
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State boost for games black hole
Posted on 12 February 2018
South Australia has revealed the details of its $2 million local games development fund as state governments look to step in for the federal government’s reduced support for the sector.
The South Australian games fund was first announced last November, with Innovation Minister Kyam Maher outlining how the money would be allocated late last week.
From the fund, $450,000 would be invested in Games Plus, a games development co-working space in Adelaide which aims to be a “hub for digital entrepreneurs to co-locate and share knowledge, resources and opportunities”.
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The rest of the fund would be allocated for three different tiers of grants for games development studios in the state.
For production, between $15,000 and $50,000 is on offer for studios to employ extra team members, buy hardware or software and cover other costs associated with creating new games. This government dollars would be matched by the recipient on a 2:1 basis.
The marketing grant would go towards the development and execution of marketing plans for already developed games, with up to $15,000 up for grabs.
The skills development grant will give up to $20,000 for conference attendance and speaker events to “help game developers remain innovative and competitive, and to grow capability in the industry through training, scholarships, mentorships and event sponsorship”.
Mr Maher said up to 500 jobs could be created in the games development industry in South Australia over the next three years.
“South Australia has a vibrant game development scene and this new strategy will support or small games enterprises to test their ideas in Adelaide, tap into new markets and remain globally competitive in this multi-billion dollar industry,” Mr Maher said.
The policy aims to attract games development studios from around the country and the world to South Australia.
“It will help us attract more global entertainment giants like Technicolor to conduct business here. I encourage all game developers living abroad or around Australia to look to South Australia to explore and test new ideas,” Mr Maher said.
The initiative has the backing of the Interactive Games and Entertainment,
“Supporting collaborative working spaces and providing game developers with a hand-up has been a proven and successful formula in other states and in the absence of any support Federally, is an incredibly useful starting point to grow the industry and allow it to compete both nationally and internationally,” IGEA CE chief executive Ron Curry told InnovationAus.com.
It has been left to state governments to pick up the slack left by the federal government following its lack of support for the games sector since the $20 million games development fund was scrapped in 2014.
This was compounded by the federal government’s long-awaited response to a senate inquiry into the local sector, which rejected nearly all of the industry-supported recommendations.
The government declined to reinstate the games development fund, and “noted” or rejected the other recommendations. It also placed the responsibility on state governments to fund the creation of co-working spaces for the sector.
“Operating in a complex environment, access to interconnected resources and capabilities can increase the strength of the creative industries’ often small and independent businesses. State governments are best placed to offer such initiatives due to the nature of partnerships required to develop shared working spaces,” the government said in its response.
The response was widely panned by the industry, with fears that developers will now be forced to move overseas to gain much-needed support and funding.
State governments have stepped in to stem this brain drain overseas, with South Australia the latest to announce targeted funding.
Victoria has been leading the way in this regard, with its range of funding options for the sector meaning that more than half the sector now resides in Melbourne.
Through Film Victoria, the state government offers two different grants for game development: the production investment of up to $150,000 and the games release grant of up to $30,000.
Queensland, the ACT, and Tasmania also offer funding for games development through screen or arts agencies, although less targeted than in Victoria.
Screen Queensland operates the games development and marketing investment which is capped at $100,000 for experienced developers and $50,000 for first-timers.
There is no direct state government support for the games development sector in New South Wales.
Despite the growing support from state governments, the federal government’s lack of interest in the sector will be hugely damaging, Opaque Media Group director Emre Deniz said.
“It should not be left to the states to pick up the slack to keep these businesses competitive,” Mr Deniz told InnovationAus.com.
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Warriors of the Wasteland – Adverse Video Review
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1982 was apparently a great year for crappy movies to find their way over to American soil. To truly understand the meaning behind the rating of this film just remember “The One’s” most important line from Warriors of the Wasteland: “It’s against the rules to interrupt me!…Now Go! Hate and Exterminate!”
This film pits a death-squad called “The Templars” against “The Scorpion,” a former Templar who wishes to live in peace…in a desert nuclear-post-apocalyptic future in the year 2019 A.D just after 1970s synthesized music made its way out of mainstream movies and into porn.
While the potshots at handle-mustache-wearing-renegade-soldiers-from-Spaceballs makes the first few minutes and the first of NINE (count ’em) dune buggy/golf cart/mustang-with-a-dome (why does it have a dome again?) car chase scenes remotely bearable. The other EIGHT dune buggy/golf cart/mustang-with-a-dome car–oh and metal skull as a dashboard ornament (can’t forget that)–chase scenes and lack of plot, aren’t all that bearable.
Seriously, how many bad car chase scenes without explosions does a movie really need, if it isn’t Dukes of Hazzard? Really, are you serious? You really want me to like ALL NINE of the NINE dune buggy/golf cart/mustang-with-a-dome car chase scenes and not fast-forward through them?
[ad#longpost]If it wasn’t for the 70s music played by a kid on his first synthesizer (with his mother yelling at him from downstairs while banging a broom on the ceiling), I don’t think I could have made it through the first seventeen minutes of this film. If it wasn’t for the fact that the actors blatantly read from cue-cards or that half of the film’s budget had to have been spent on the opening-explosion-sequence or that the kid who should have played Anakin Skywalker is an exposition and slingshot-shooting mechanic I don’t think I could have yawned and rolled my eyes within the first thirty minutes of the film.
Or to put it another way: about twenty-six minutes in I did start to rub my eyes. Then at thirty-two minutes in, I fast forwarded through THREE car chase scenes and one “sex” scene that took place inside of one of those inflatable bouncy castles that you see at shitty Fourth of July block parties (but this one is clear and they don’t have any sparklers). Then, finally about forty-eight minutes in, the “main biller” for the film, Fred Williamson, finally shows up looking like Jax from Mortal Kombat but with a Lord of the Dance head band. So I made a “Hey, he is like the Green Arrow, but Black! He is the Black Panther Arrow!” joke. Then I made a sandwich. And forgot I was watching the movie for about twenty minutes.
Maybe seeing the film in its original Italian would have made this movie better…? But actually, the first fifty minutes of the film aren’t that bad. Indeed, I think I would have rated this movie higher if not for the DRAAAAAAAAAGGGGG during the last forty minutes of the film. Between the poor-man’s Irene Cara in a plastic bra with pasties over her nips and the FOUR final dune buggy/golf cart/mustang-with-a-dome car chase scenes, you can’t wait for this film to end. Even the special effects are bad! I’ve seen college student films with better ones, honestly.
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Williamson’s William Shatner-style comment to “The Scorpion” pretty much sums up why you should not see this film…unless you like hitting the fast-forward button and regretting spending that dollar at the Dollar Store: “Here lies the ‘Great Scorpion’ in pain. Victim of the big bad queers, The Templars. All you have to do is ask and they dare, ‘I need your help.’ You are not so great now, Scorpion.”
Never mind the clear-bullet-proof-football-gear, never mind that the best lines are said by “The One” who is the leader of The Templars, never mind that a band of survivors are lead by a Catholic priest named Moses who will “lead them to the promise land.” This film could have been great! In fact, I can say that the first fifty minutes of this film made the movie great. Just stop watching about that far in, think of what you would like the ending to be in your head and turn off the film, then return it to the Dollar Store. Not only will you like the movie more, you just might hesitate when you return it. Again, just don’t watch the last forty minutes. Call this warning my gift to you.
Yes, ma'am, that's right. I normally drive Yao Ming to his games.
Finally, I just want to give a “Why” shout out to Digiview Entertainment. Guys, I love that you put all of my cheesy Hong Kong theater films on DVD for me, but did you really have to go there with Warriors of the Wasteland? I know that it is the poor-man’s Road Warrior but did you really have to? Really?
Directed by: Enzo G. Castellari (Escape from the Bronx; I Came, I Saw, I Shot; Sinbad of the Seven Seas)
Written by: Enzo G. Castellari and Tito Carpi (The Raiders of Atlantis; Thor the Conqueror; The Pleasure Shop on 7th Avenue)
Cast: A bunch of Italian actors and Fred Williamson (The Legend of Nigger Charley, Boss Nigger, Black Caesar, From Dusk Till Dawn, Delta Force Commando, Currently working on: Black Kissinger)
MPAA Rating: There is no rating for this, but more than likely it would sit in the PG13 range.
Running Time: UK: 87 min | France:90 min | USA:91 min | West Germany:94 min (It doesn’t even know!)
Average Film Rating: 4.1 out of 10 Stars
Bad B-Movie Rating: not listed on http://www.badmovies.org
Bob-o-Meter Rating: My Eyes!!!… Why!?… Meh… Good… Great… Yes!… Badass… Awesome… Holy Shit, Man!
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The Aosta Valley (Valle d’Aosta or Val d’Aosta in Italian) is renowned for its “heroic viticulture.” The slopes of this ancient alpine river valley are so steep that all the work in the vineyards must be carried out by hand. Grape growing there is shaped by the cool alpine air currents that arrive from
the north and the granitic composition of the valley’s walls. Combined, they create the ideal conditions for diurnal shifts: The granitic rock traps the warmth of the sun during the day, while the cool air cools the vineyards at night, thus prolonging the vegetative cycle and delivering freshness and
rich flavors in the wine. The main grape varieties grown there are Nebbiolo, which makes for lighter-styled but nonetheless complex wines, and the native Petit Rouge, which is made generally in a bright, fruit-forward (but not jammy) style. Chardonnay is also grown there with spectacular results.
Cooperative producer of top wines from Aosta Valley, home to mountainside vineyards and the heroic grower members who farm them.
• Founded in the second half of the 1970s, La Kiuva (lah kee-OO-vah) is a cooperative winery with 50 grower members located in the beautiful small village of Arnad, right at the heart of the Alps. • Members were encouraged to take over old, abandoned vineyards in the best areas in order to produce authentic and sustainable wines. • 15 hectares (37 acres) of vines all hand-picked • The winery has some of the highest-lying vineyards in the world, located between 380 and 500 meters above sea level (1250 - 1640 feet) • La Kiuva is committed to giving value to the terroir and the indigenous grape variety as Picotendro, the local clone of Nebbiolo • The Alpine climate, with wide temperature variations between day and night increase the acidity and freshness of the grapes • Cultivation method: Guyot and Pergola, on sandy glacier-crafted terraces • Soil: sandy and alkaline.
In the Aosta Valley where La Kiuva grows grapes and makes wine, Nebbiolo is known as Picotendro, from the French Picot Tendre. Nebbiolo from this part of Italy, where French is spoken, is often more delicate and more perfumed than its Piedmontese counterpart.
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Although its members also grow international grape varieties like Merlot and Chardonnay, their primary focus is grape varieties native to the Aosta Valley like Petite Arvine, Petit Rouge, and Picotendro, the local name for Nebbiolo. La Kiuva’s clean winemaking style is centered around freshness, clarity, and terroir expression.
LA KIUVA Rouge de Vallée
The name Piedmont means literally “at the foot of the mountain,” a reference to the fact that the region is bordered to the northwest and west by the towering Apennine Alps. Although today we think of Piedmont as a producer of Italy’s most coveted and collectible wines it wasn’t until the post-war era that the region emerged as a wine powerhouse. There are a
number of reasons why Piedmont, and in particular the Langhe Hills where Nebbiolo is grown for Barolo and Barbaresco, are ideal for fine wine production: Alpine currents help to cool the grapes during summer and maritime influence — from both the nearby Mediterranean and the Tanaro river which snakes through the area — helps to mitigate the cold
during winter, for example. But the most important element is arguably the ancient seabed soils and their calcareous character that make Piedmont one of the best growing sites in Italy.
Amistà
Barbera from its spiritual homeland, Nizza in Monferrato, grown, vinified, and patiently aged by one of Italy’s top winemakers.
• Amistà produces only one wine, an icon in its class, the Amistà Nizza DOCG, made from 100-percent estate grown Barbera grapes. • The newly created Nizza appellation is the “spiritual home” of Barbera d’Asti where some of its greatest wines have been grown and raised. • The focus on one wine has allowed the winemaker to craft a true benchmark for the appellation. • Although not certified, the winery uses Agriculture 4.0 farming practices in the vineyard. • Enologist Luca D’Attoma, known for his Midas touch, manages every aspect of production, from vineyard management to vinification and bottling. • Judicious use of oak cask aging gives the wine depth and complexity without imparting invasive wood flavors. • Soil types: The classic sandstone and limestone marl found throughout Monferrato, a UNESCO-designated wine growing region. • Amistà is the latest project by Michele Marsjai, co-owner of the Ottosoldi winery, a partnership with Stefano Moccagatta of Villa Sparina fame and producer of critically acclaimed Gavi.
Amistà is made from Barbera grapes that have been grown in the variety’s spiritual homeland, Nizza commune in Monferrato, and vinified with the leading enologists, Luca D’Attoma. This compelling, focused, and highly nuanced expression of Barbera is sure to become a benchmark for the newly created Nizza appellation.
AMISTÀ Nizza DOCG
Amistà makes just one wine, its Nizza DOCG, a 100-percent Barbera grown in some of the appellation’s most highly coveted vineyards. This is Barbera at its absolute best, rich in body and flavor, lithe and vibrant on the palate.
AMISTÀ Nizza Riserva DOCG
Barolo’s oldest continuously operating winery, with one of the oldest cellars in the appellation. Traditional-style wines, favorites among leading sommeliers.
• Founded in 1761, Borgogno is the oldest continuously operating winery in Barolo. • Cesare Borgogno was one of the first winemakers from Piedmont to ship wines abroad, he created also a “wine library” where half of the Barolo production is held back, only to be released 20 years later. • With the Farinetti takeover, the vineyards’ organic certification is fully achieved in 2020 and the winery began using only cement vats for fermentation, a return to the original winemaking style. • Still today, vinification and bottling take place in the original and historic building built in 1761. • Winery’s focus is on the Barolo production, with three of the most prestigious single vineyards around the village of Barolo: Cannubi, Liste and Fossati. Others great reds are produced: Barbera, Dolcetto and Nebbiolo d’Alba. • Recently, Borgogno acquired 5 hectares of Timorasso, from which is produced the CRU Derthona • In the vinification process, the traditional Barolo production method is followed: long contact with the skins, concrete tank fermentation and ageing in big barrels of Slavonian oak. • Today, the estate includes 39 hectares (96 acres) with 31 planted to vine. • Elevation between 300 and 450 meters above sea level.
Back in the 1920s, Cesare Borgogno decidedly to do something entirely unheard of at the time in Barolo: He began cellaring half of the production from every vintage instead of selling it. Today, Borgogno has one of the deepest wine libraries in the world, with vintages stretching back decades.
BORGOGNO Derthona Colli Tortonesi DOC
BORGOGNO Dolcetto d’Alba DOC
BORGOGNO Barbera d’Alba DOC
BORGOGNO Nebbiolo Langhe DOC
First released in 2011, Borgogno’s Langhe Nebbiolo “No Name” was born after the Barolo tasting committee “flunked” a cask of the estate’s classic Barolo even though the same tasters “approved” a second cask with the exact same wine. Discouraged but determined, the winemaker decided to call the reclassified Barolo “No Name” in protest. And the rest is history.
BORGOGNO No Name Nebbiolo Langhe DOC
BORGOGNO Barolo Classico DOCG
One of Barolo’s most iconic producers, Borgogno focuses on native grapes varieties and traditional-style winemaking. The wines are made using classic techniques like extended submerged cap maceration and long-term, large-format cask aging. The wines are indisputable classics and library releases are always available thanks to an ambitious cellaring program.
BORGOGNO Barolo Riserva DOCG
BORGOGNO Cannubi Barolo DOCG
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BORGOGNO Bianco Superiore Borgogno
BORGOGNO Chinato Borgogno
Organically farmed Barbera and Nizza by one of Italy’s most historic estates. Spontaneous fermentation and traditional winemaking make for terroir-driven wines.
• One of Piedmont’s most historic estates. • Located in the heart of Barbera’s spiritual homeland. • Organic certification nearly complete. • Biodynamic certification on the horizon. • Spontaneous fermentation ensures the purest expression of terroir. • Top producer of one of Italy’s newest and most exciting appellations: Nizza.
One of Italy’s most famous and historic estates, located in Monferrato, the heart of Barbera’s spiritual homeland. Top producer of both Barbera d’Asti and Nizza, one of Italy’s newest and most exciting appellations, made with 100 percent Barbera. Currently in the process of obtaining organic certification.
CASCINA VALLE ASINARI Moscato d’Asti DOCG
CASCINA VALLE ASINARI Barbera d’Asti DOCG
The winery’s Barbera d’Asti, Barbera d’Asti Superiore, and Moscato d’Asti are considered classics of Piedmont viticulture today. Thanks to its organic farming practices and traditional winemaking style, the estate’s Nizza (100 percent Barbera) has swiftly established itself as a benchmark for Piedmont wines.
CASCINA VALLE ASINARI Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOCG
CASCINA VALLE ASINARI Ciuchino Monferrato DOC
CASCINA VALLE ASINARI Nizza DOCG
Certified organic grower and historic producer of Barolo made from one of the appellation’s most coveted vineyards, Monfalletto.
• Located in in the village of La Morra, at the heart of the Barolo DOCG appellation • The vineyards are 100% Certified Organically Farmed since 2013 and no herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides are used • Efficient and sustainable cultivation techniques: Cordero received the Unesco World Heritage Friends Certificate for providing a wonderful example of integrated architecture where antique structures blend harmoniously with innovative restoration works • Great whites: age-worthy, complex Chardonnay and young, fresh Arneis. • Signature Reds: age-worthy Barolos that slowly and continuously evolve in the bottle, the Monfalletto Barolo, a multiple vineyards Barolo blend, is winery’s masterpiece of unique elegance and finesse • Altogether, the family owns and makes wine from 56 hectares of land (135 acres), all estate-owned and managed. Among these, a hilly amphitheater of 28 hectares is planted to Nebbiolo to produce Barolo. • Dolcetto, Barbera, and Arneis are planted on the northern- facing side of the hill. • In 1965, the Cordero family purchased two hectares in the Villero cru, one of Barolo’s most coveted growing sites from which is produced flagship wine Barolo Enrico VI • Elevation average of 300 meters above sea level (1000 feet) • Soil complex and rich in clay and limestone.
The famous Lebanon cedar planted at the highest point of Cordero di Montezemolo’s Monfalletto estate in La Morra is one of the symbols of the Barolo appellation and one of the Langhe Hills’ most iconic landmarks. It’s even used by the Italian air force for navigation.
CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO Arneis Langhe DOC
CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO Elioro Chardonnay Langhe DOC
Cordero di Montezemolo is one of Italy’s most iconic wineries, producer of some of the most famous expressions of Barolo. Although it grows some Chardonnay, its focus is on native grapes, primarily Nebbiolo. An extra year of bottle aging makes their wines more approachable on release.
CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO Barbera d’Alba DOC
CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO Nebbiolo Langhe DOC
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CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO Monfalletto Barolo DOCG
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CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO Gattera Barolo DOCG
CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO Enrico VI Barolo DOCG
Producer of cru-designate Barbaresco from two of the appellation’s most famous vineyard sites, Serraboella and Bordini.
• Founded in 1969, the winery has some of the best vineyard sites in the village of Neive in the heart of the Barbaresco appellation. • Named after a natural spring, the “white fountain” from which the water for vineyards is sourced • Family-led winery where winemakers Aldo Pola, the founder of Fontanabianca, and the son Matteo take care of the entire production • Awarded with “The Green Experience” certification which ensures Eco-friendly and sustainable viticulture and productions, protection of biodiversity and of the natural environment, elimination of chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides • 15 hectares (37 acres) cultivated with Nebbiolo and Arneis grapes • Producer of elegant and classic Barbaresco, pure expression of the terroir and the flagship Bordini Cru, one of the top Crus in the Barbaresco region. • Recently renovated winery equipped with state-of-the-art technology • Elevation: around 300 meters above sea level (1000 feet) • The calcareous-clayish, medium-textured soil gives the perfect grapes to produce perfumed, elegant and full- bodied wines. • Slightly maritime climate: warmer, drier and milder than its neighbor Barolo.
At Fontanabianca, the father-and-son team divide the work between them: Aldo, the dad, is the vineyard manager and Matteo, the son, makes the wines. Aldo’s known as one of the best growers in Barbaresco and Matteo was mentored by one of the greatest Nebbiolo producers of all time, Beppe Caviola.
FONTANABIANCA Arneis Langhe DOC
Fontanabianca makes cru- designate Barbaresco from two of the appellations most famous vineyards, Serraboella and Bordini (the latter a rare sorì in Barbaresco). The winemaking style is traditional, with a focus on vintage expression and Nebbiolo’s classic aromas and flavors. Similarly, the winery’s Arneis and Dolcetto are classic in style.
FONTANABIANCA Barbera d’Alba Superiore DOC
FONTANABIANCA Barbaresco DOCG
FONTANABIANCA Bordini Barbaresco DOCG
Producer of the original “wine of kings.” Top Barolo made in a strictly traditional, terroir-driven style.
• Founded in 1878 by Italy’s Royal Family, the winery that gave Barolo its nickname: “King of Wines, Wine of Kings.”. • One of the earliest producers and champions of Barolo and one of the first to ship the wines beyond Italy’s borders. • Vineyards in Serralunga d’Alba commune, one of the appellation’s top growing zones. • Submerged cap fermentation with extended maceration times. • The estate’s production has been 100 percent certified organic since the 2018 harvest. • Producer of top crus Lazzarito and Paiagallo, known for their depth, nuance, and immense aging potential. • Strictly traditional vinification and style, with wines that have classic notes of earth and “rose petal,” hallmarks of great Nebbiolo. • Known for distinctive terroir-driven wines that embody the essence of Barolo, a wine that should always speak of “place.”
Barolo is called “the king of wines and wine of kings” because of the Mirafiore estate and its historic association with Italy’s royal family. The beautiful winery and grounds are one of Piedmont’s most popular wine tourism destinations.
With 25 hectares in Serralunga d’Alba, where some of the appellation’s oldest soils are found (dating back to the Serravallian era, middle Miocene), Mirafiore makes a rich distinctive style of Barolo and Nebbiolo that has been hailed as one of the commune’s most terroir-driven expressions.
MIRAFIORE Barolo Classico DOCG
MIRAFIORE Barolo Classico Riserva DOCG
MIRAFIORE Lazzarito Barolo DOCG
MIRAFIORE Paiagallo Barolo DOCG
A boutique producer of Gavi sourced from one of the appellation’s most coveted growing sites.
• Winery’s name recalls the story of the grandfather of the current generation of owners, who purchased this gorgeous estate and top growing site with otto soldi or eight shillings that he had managed to save. • Producer of elegant and well-balanced Gavi, certified organic from vintage 2019, representing the perfect expression of the indigenous Cortese grape • The 5000 plants per hectare are being cured according to biological methods which demands a cultivation without fertilizers and chemical synthesis. • Boutique winery, total production of 5000 cases. • 5 hectares (13 acres) of vineyards, organically certified that extend across an amphitheater vineyard with southwest exposure — one of the most coveted crus in the Gavi appellation. • Elevation: between 250 and 300 meters above sea level (820 – 1000 feet) • Climate: this hilly area of Southern Piemonte, close to the Ligurian border, benefits from the mild Mediterranean Sea influence which preserves the freshness and natural aromas and flavors of the grapes during vinification. • Soil: rich in clay and limestone.
The Ottosoldi farm is one of the top growing sites in the Gavi appellation. Just a small five-hectare parcel, this southern- facing amphitheater produces what many consider to be benchmark wines for the appellation. It’s even more remarkable to think that it was purchased for just otto soldi or eight schillings!
OTTOSOLDI Gavi DOCG
The Ottosoldi winery and estate in Gavi, named after the “otto soldi” or eight shillings that the current owners’ grandfather paid for the farm, produces some of the appellation’s top wines using estate-grown fruit from a coveted five-hectare amphitheater parcel with southwest exposure and excellent climatic conditions.
OTTOSOLDI Barbera del Monferrato DOC
Producer of top-rated, cru-designate Gavi, the winery that changed the way the world tasted the Cortese di Gavi
• The Villa Sparina estate was purchased by the Moccagatta family in the late 1970s. • 70 hectares (173 acres) cultivated with the traditional varieties Cortese and Barbera in Gavi del Comune di Gavi, a restricted production area. • The best Cortese grapes are used to produce the Monterotondo Cru, an age-worthy Riserva declared the Best and most popular Gavi (Wine-searcher, 2020). • Cortese is vinified also in a lighter-style expression of Gavi from vineyards approximately 30 years in age and in a Brut sparkling wine aged on its lees for 30 months. • A light and refreshing Rosé del Monferrato and great Barbera DOCG are also produced. • Historical cellars from the XVIIth Century. • Attractive and distinctive bottle shape inspired by an old bottle that was discovered in the estate’s historic cellar. • Perfect climate for grape growing, influenced by the Mediterranean Sea . • Elevation: between 250 and 350 meters above sea level (820 – 1150 feet). • Soil: rich in clay and limestone.
When it first released its single-vineyard Gavi Monterotondo, Villa Sparina changed the way the world thought about Cortese di Gavi and the Gavi appellation. With its rich style, immense aging potential, and unique bottle shape, the wine set a new standard for quality and terroir expression in the appellation.
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VILLA SPARINA Metodo Classico Brut Blanc de Blanc
The distinctive bottle shape used by the Villa Sparina winery was inspired by an old bottle that was discovered in the villa’s ancient cellar after the Moccagatta family purchased the property in the late 1970s. It represents a connection to the past and to the legacy of this extraordinary farm.
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VILLA SPARINA Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
VILLA SPARINA Monterotondo Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
VILLA SPARINA Rosé Monferrato Chiaretto DOC
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VILLA SPARINA Barbera del Monferrato DOC
TRENTINO – ALTO ADIGE
As you drive north from Verona toward Austria, the land rises up rapidly before you suddenly find yourself in a valley in the sky — the Val d’Adige, the Adige River Valley in Italy’s Dolomite Alps. It’s one of the most compelling landscapes you’ll ever see, with its apple orchards stretching across the valley floor and
vineyards planted along the hills on either side of this long narrow stretch of land surrounded by towering mountains. It’s in this pristine ancient riverbed that the wineries of Italian- speaking Trentino in the south and German-speaking Alto Adige (South Tyrol) in the north are found.
The soils in the vineyards, some of the highest-lying parcels in the world, are mostly volcanic and diluvial. But it’s the valley’s unique macroclimate, with diurnal temperature shifts and protection from inclement weather thanks to the Alps, that make it such a unique place for viticulture.
TRENTINO - ALTO ADIGE
Pioneering cooperative winery and author of an innovative subzone project and study that reshaped alpine viticulture in Italy.
• Located in the city of Trento in the heart of Italy’s alpine Trentino region. • The La-Vis cooperative includes more than 800 growers, with an average of one hectare planted to vine among them. • More than 800 hectares (1970 acres) of vineyards farmed by hand, in strict compliance with monitoring by Italy’s Integrated Crop Management National Quality System. • Pioneer of the Quality and Zoning project, completed and implemented more than 30 years ago, that enhances the importance of “the right vine in the right place”, encouraging the cultivation of both native and international grape varieties. • Quality, territoriality, and eco-sustainability to achieve authentic wines unmatched in their price class. • Roughly 80 percent of its production is white wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, and Müller Thurgau. Its members also grow native red varieties including Schiava, Pinot Nero, Merlot, Teroldego, and Lagrein. • Soil rich in minerals: sandstone deposits and Dolomites rocks. • Moderate cool climate: hills located at the foot of the Alps. • Vineyards planted on steep hills, as high as 800 meters above sea level (2625 feet). • Traditional cultivation method and hand-harvesting.
More than 30 years ago, the La-Vis cooperative launched a pioneering subzone survey and study of Trentino vineyards that would entirely transform viticulture in the region. Today, all of its growers use the best-suited sites for the given grape variety, thus increasing quality and terroir expression.
LAVIS Pinot Grigio Trentino DOC
LAVIS Pinot Grigio Rosé delle Venezie DOC
LAVIS Chardonnay Trentino DOC
LAVIS Riesling Trentino DOC
LAVIS Sauvignon Trevenezie IGT
LAVIS Gewürztraminer Trentino DOC
LAVIS Pinot Nero Trentino DOC
The La-Vis cooperative produces some of Trentino’s most critically acclaimed wines. Here the focus is on freshness and terroir and varietal expression, an effort that has been bolstered by the winery’s ambitious subzone study, matching the right varieties with the
right growing sites, and its focus on sustainable farming practices.
LAVIS Cabernet Trentino DOC
Cembra Cantina di Montagna, a “mountain winery” and producer of top wines farmed in alpine volcanic soils.
• The name of the Cembra Cantina di Montagna cooperative means literally “Cembra Mountain Winery. • Among the highest producers in Europe: vineyards are located at an elevation of 550 to 850 meters above sea level (1800 - 2800 feet). • Part of the La-Vis Group and of the 1980s Zoning Project • The cooperative involves 400 members passionately dedicated to heroic grape growing on the hard-to- reach terraces that are typical of the Cembra valley. • 300 hectares (740 acres) of vineyards following La- Vis 1980s Zoning Project philosophy. • All farming by Cembra growers is done by hand in strict compliance with Italy’s Integrated Crop Management National Quality System. • Specific soil composition: the porphyry (the “red gold” of the valley) is responsible for the flavor and persistence typical of Cembra wines. • Wines known for their freshness and vibrancy with floral aromas and rich in fruit flavors. • Alpine climate, extreme temperature ranges, and excellent sun exposure.
The porphyry stone found in the Val di Cembra, one of Italy’s most beautiful and famous alpine river valleys, is used all over the world by top architects, designers, and artists. Its volcanic origins also make it ideal for the cultivation of fine wine grapes.
CEMBRA Pinot Grigio Trentino DOC
Cembra Cantina di Montagna means literally “Cembra Mountain Winery.” This cooperative, believed to be the highest altitude winery in Italy, produces native grape varieties farmed on the volcanic- origin subsoils of Trentino’s Cembra valley, where elevation and alpine air currents make for fresh aromas and flavors in these complex wines.
CEMBRA Schiava Trentino DOC
CEMBRA Pinot Nero Trentino DOC
Soulful cooperative of South Tyrolean family farmers, with an average of one hectare per grower.
• The St. Pauls cooperative winery is located in the village of St. Pauls (San Paolo), in South Tyrol (Alto Adige). • With roughly 150 grower members, the cooperative covers 175 hectares (435 acres) planted to vine. • An average of one hectare per grower, all the members are family-owned and run farms. • Culture: the Alto Adige region has been part of Austria until the first world war – now, for 65% of the inhabitants German is the mother tongue. • Sustainability: solar panels, non-invasive grape growing technique. • World-famous Pinot Bianco: St. Pauls is the proud owner of what is considered the oldest vineyard in Alto Adige, planted in 1899. • Gravity-based wine-making process. • Vineyard elevation: between 380 and 500 meters above sea level (1240 - 1640 feet) • Mineral soil (Dolomites rocks) and excellent sun exposure. • Alpine climate that favors the growth of traditional and international grape varieties, all characterized by a specific freshness and high acidity.
St. Pauls cooperative is named after the village where it is located, in picturesque South Tyrol. That’s because nearly everyone in the town is involved in some way with the winery, whether as a grower or worker. You’ll find the other villagers at the winery’s wine bar enjoying a glass!
ST. PAULS Chardonnay Alto Adige DOC
ST. PAULS Plötzner Pinot Bianco Alto Adige DOC
ST. PAULS Pinot Grigio Alto Adige DOC
ST. PAULS Gfill Sauvignon Alto Adige DOC
ST. PAULS Missianer Schiava Alto Adige DOC
ST. PAULS Lagrein Alto Adige DOC
With an average of one hectare per grower, St. Pauls in Eppan in South Tyrol (Alto Adige) focuses on native grape varieties vinified in a traditional style, with an emphasis on terroir and varietal expression. Organic and sustainable farming practices make for vibrant wines with rich flavor and balance.
ST. PAULS Luzia Pinot Nero Alto Adige DOC
Long before Tuscany and Piedmont emerged as Italy’s top regions for fine wine production, Veneto was renowned for the quality of wines produced there. As early as Roman times, naturalists and poets had high praise for the wines of Valpolicella where volcanic, morainic, and calcareous soils are
ideal for the production of long-lived red wines. Lake Garda to the west, Italy’s largest body of water, is also a hub for fine wine, including white Lugana in more recent decades. In the easternmost part of Veneto, close to the region’s capital, Venice, Sparkling wine production has eclipsed the anonymous red wines
once produced there in abundance. The morainic and sandy soils of hillside vineyards in Valdobbiadene and Conegliano are ideal for the production of fresh, fruit-driven Prosecco, today the world’s most popular bubbly.
The maverick of Soave Classico who singlehandedly raised the bar for quality in the appellation. Producer of cru-designate wines.
• Pioneer of Soave Classico, the winery that put the appellation on the map after decades of over-cropping and mass production. • Maverick winemaker Roberto Anselmi revolutionized viticulture in Soave Classico when he abandoned traditional pergola training in the 1990s and converted his vineyards to Guyot and permanent cordon (cordone speronato). • He also was one of the first to introduce the idea of cru- designate (single-vineyard) wines in the appellation. • The estate covers roughly 70 hectares planted to vine, including Garganega (gahr-GAHN-eh-GAH), Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay. • Organic and biodynamic farming practices are employed in the vineyards (although Roberto Anselmi refuses to obtain certification, he could if he wanted). • Organic and biodynamic expert and leading wine writer Jamie Goode has called Anselmi one his favorite Italian wineries and has published extensive tasting notes on Anselmi wines. • Soave’s volcanic and calcareous limestone subsoils are ideal for creating white wines with extreme freshness and minerality. • In 2000, Anselmi wrote a famous open letter to the Soave consortium explaining that excessive bureaucracy and backward thinking had moved him to leave the consortium.
Roberto Anselmi single-handedly reshaped the Soave Classico appellation when he introduced Guyot and permanent cordon training and significantly decreased yields. His peers thought he was crazy when he decided to leave the Soave consortium so as not to be constrained by restrictive bureaucracy. History proved him right.
ANSELMI San Vincenzo Veneto IGT
ANSELMI Capitel Croce Veneto IGT
ANSELMI Capitel Foscarino Veneto IGT
ANSELMI I Capitelli Veneto IGT
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An organic grower and producer of traditional “col fondo” Prosecco, one of the appellation’s most beautiful estates.
• L’Antica Quercia — the ancient oak tree — is named after the two stupendous trees that look out over this small family-run farm’s roughly 25 hectares, which are planted to olives, pomegranates, and grape vine. • Its charismatic owner Claudio Francavilla believes that “integrated farming,” where vines are cultivated next to other crops and surrounded by woods, is the key to producing wines that truly capture the appellation’s essence. • He employs organic and biodynamic practices, including cover crops, in his quest to deliver the pure, focused aromas and flavors of the wines he enjoyed growing up in the heart of Prosecco country. • L’Antica Quercia produces a variety of wines, including an old school “col fondo” Prosecco, all sourced from his top vineyards. The expression “col fondo” means “with its sediment” in Italian. • It is used for wines that have been aged “on their lees” (the solids that result from fermentation) and bottled without disgorgement or filtration.
Did you know that most Prosecco was produced “col fondo” (“with its sediment”) before the Prosecco boom of the 1990s? Some people store their Prosecco Col Fondo upright and then decant it so that it is clear in the glass. Others like to serve it cloudy.–
“L’Antica Quercia is renowned for its organically farmed Prosecco Col Fondo, which is bottled undisgorged and unfiltered. But it also produces a classic extra dry Prosecco, a rare still Prosecco, a lees-aged Prosecco brut nature, and a red made from Bordeaux varieties”.
ANTICA QUERCIA Ancestrale Prosecco Superiore DOCG
ANCESTRAL METHOD
ANTICA QUERCIA Su’ Alto Indigeno Colfondo
Ca’ dei Zago is considered the leading winery among the “new wave” of Prosecco growers, producer of top “col fondo.”
• Founded in the 1920s, the Ca’ dei Zago family farm and estate stretches over just six hectares (15 acres) planted to vine, including some of the Prosecco di Valdobbiadene appellation’s most coveted growing sites. • Vines are more than 40 years old and mostly planted on impossibly steep hillsides where all vineyard management must be done by hand. • Although not certified, biodynamic practices are rigorously implemented. • Traditional production methods: current-generation winemaker Christian Zago looks back at how his grandfather used to make wine. • Winemaking and bottling are carried out in strict accordance with the lunar calendar. • Renowned for his production of Prosecco Colfondo (or col fondo, meaning literally with sediment). • Recently the winery begun producing great classic method Prosecco, vintage 2015 was ranked #8 in The Wine Enthusiast TOP 100 of 2018. • Hills located at an elevation of around 250 meters above sea level (820 feet). • Soil rich in clay and limestone. • Climate is moderate-warm, influenced by the vicinity of both the Alpine Dolomites and the Adriatic Sea.
Christian Zago was among the first Prosecco producers to release a “col fondo,” meaning “on the sediment.” It refers to the fact that the second fermentation is carried out in bottle and the wine is undisgorged. The aging on lees (sediment) gives the wine greater character and depth.
Christian Zago of Ca’ dei Zago is widely considered to be the face of the “new wave” of Prosecco growers and winemakers. Employing biodynamic practices on his family’s farm, one of Valdobbiadene’s top growing sites, he crafts Prosecco Col Fondo that is as vibrant as it is rich in character.
CA’ DEI ZAGO Colli Trevigiani IGT
CA’ DEI ZAGO Prosecco Metodo Classico Valdobbiadene DOCG
Bardolino produced by one of northern Italy’s leading woman winemakers and grape growers, sourced from a top Lake Garda farm.
• Family business owned and founded by the winemaker Giovanna. • Located in one of the best growing zones just south of Lake Garda ideal for crafting wines with rich mineral character. • 19 hectares (47 acres), mostly cultivated with traditional Garganega and Valpolicella blend grapes, Corvina and Rondinella. • The two pillars of Giovanna Tantini philosophy are: respect for the territory and valorization of the indigenous grape varieties. • Fresh and lively wines, alternative grape varieties ideal for by-the glass consumption. • A benchmark in the Bardolino Chiaretto DOCG appellation. • Soil composition: glacial and alluvial deposits, calcareous. • Climate: Lake Garda, Italy’s biggest body of water, regulates diurnal temperature shifts, keeping the vines warmer in winter and cooler in summer.
In 2000, when Giovanna Tantini abandoned her law career and dove headfirst into the world of wine, she was one of just a handful of women winemakers in Bardolino. Today, she is considered one of the appellation’s pioneers thanks to her devotion to making high-quality, terroir-driven wines.
Giovanna Tantini grows the grapes for her classic Bardolino on a small 11.5-hectare farm south of Lake Garda in one of the appellation’s best subzones, with morainic subsoils and maritime influence thanks to the nearby lake, Italy’s largest. Her benchmark wines are renowned for their vibrant aromas and flavors.
GIOVANNA TANTINI Bardolino Chiaretto DOC
Pioneer of revolutionary technology for sparkling wine production and leading producer of top-rated Prosecco.
• A family estate, belonging to the Bonotto family since the early 1970s. • The land was originally owned by the Tiepolo countesses, one of the area’s most famous families and the inspiration for the winery’s name — le Contesse (literally, “the countesses”). • Total production area: 200 hectares (494 acres). • State-of-the-art production technology. • Exclusive “single fermentation” production method that ensures no exposure to oxygen (until bottling) and that wine never oxidizes. • This results in the finished wine retaining the original fresh, fruity character of the newly harvested grapes and less residual sulphites. • Elegant packaging and great attention to detail. • Climate: moderate-warm, influenced by the vicinity of both the Alpine Dolomites and the Adriatic Sea.
Le Contesse’s wines are as soulful as the family that built this winery from the ground up. It all started many years ago when patriarch Loris saved enough money to buy their first parcel of land. Today, this family-owned and operated winery makes benchmark Prosecco that reflects their local roots.
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LE CONTESSE Prosecco DOC Brut
Le Contesse makes classic-style Prosecco
from estate-grown native varieties. Using a unique and revolutionary single- fermentation technique that patriarch Loris Bonotto and his son Davide have developed themselves, they craft wines with impressive freshness and shelf-life, in part thanks to the restrained use of suflites made possible by their innovative technique.
SINGLE FERMENTATION
LE CONTESSE Pinot Noir Brut Rosé
LE CONTESSE Prosecco Rosé DOC
La Gioiosa, a leading producer of environmentally friendly and top-rated wines from Valdobbiadene, the heart of Prosecco.
• La Gioiosa represents the tradition of winemaking which the Moretti Polegato family has been carrying out for generations. • Founded in 1974 by the Moretti Polegato Family, it is located in the heart of Marca Trevigiana Area, in the Veneto region • The name pays tribute to the old definition of the province of Treviso,“Marca gioiosa et amorosa” (Joyous and Amorous March) underlining the sociable lifestyle of its inhabitants. • The grape used to produce Prosecco is Glera, a typical variety of the north east of Italy since the Roman age • Substantial vineyards holdings as well as long-standing relationships with wine growers in the region • One of the TOP 5 Prosecco Brands in 2018 (IWSR September 2019 Harper’s mag) • The winery is also a leader in the production of environmentally friendly wines, and it strives to limit its carbon footprint by using alternative energy sources, including hydroelectric power generated by the nearby Piave river • La Gioiosa is certified “Biodiversity Friend” by the WBA (World Biodiversity Association) • All of its wines are produced by immediately chilling the grape must to nearly freezing as soon as the bunches are picked ensuring freshness and high quality • The wines are available in more than 90 countries worldwide.
The La Gioiosa winery in Valdobbiadene follows strict biodiversity guidelines known established by the World Biodiversity Association. Known as “biodiversity friend” protocols, they help to encourage insect and animal life in the vineyards, thus bolstering the vitality of the soils and the vines.
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LA GIOIOSA Prosecco DOC Treviso Brut
LA GIOIOSA Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG
LA GIOIOSA Prosecco Rosé Millesimato DOC
La Gioiosa employs a groundbreaking
approach to sparkling wine production: The winemaker chills the newly pressed must to near freezing so as to lock in the grapes’ natural freshness and flavors. Vinification is carried out in a single tank, without racking, thus minimizing the need for sulfites.
LA GIOIOSA Prosecco Low Cal DOC
LA GIOIOSA Berry Fizz Semi Sweet
Family-owned producer of Valpolicella and Amarone made using organically farmed grapes and spontaneous fermentation.
• Nicolis family winery, founded in 1951, lies in the Valpolicella Classico area. • Tradition and family: three generations of winemakers working together to produce a high-quality collection of traditional bold red wines from Valpolicella. • 42 hectares (104 acres) of vineyards. • One of the few producers still using all four traditional grape varietals: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara and Croatina, the rarest. • Although not organic certified, the winery employs organic farming practices - no herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides are used. • Valpolicella has a privileged climate, thanks to its southern exposure and the protection it receives from the nearby Lessini mountains. • The Nicolis family is the proud owner of some of the best Crus in the Valpolicella area. • Elevation between 200 and 480 meters above sea level (650 – 1600 feet). • Soil composition: morainic and calcareous, rich in stones.
Although not organic certified, the family at the Nicolis estate and winery uses no herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides in its vineyards. And it uses only native yeasts and spontaneous fermentation in the cellar, helping it produce what many Valpolicella lovers consider the appellation’s purest expressions.
One of Valpolicella’s leading producers and
growers, Nicolis employs rigorously organic farming practices and spontaneous fermentation (native yeasts) to produce some of the appellation’s most iconic wines. The winemaking style is classic in character, harkening back to an era when food-friendliness and vibrant acidity were the appellation’s hallmarks.
NICOLIS Valpolicella Classico DOC
NICOLIS Seccal Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore DOC
NICOLIS Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
NICOLIS Ambrosan Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Ideal growing conditions, sustainable farming, and world- class winemaking have made Serafini e Vidotto a top producer of Bordeaux blends.
• One of Italy’s most iconic growers of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, a pioneer of international varieties in the Veneto region. • An “outlier”: One of the only producers of world-class red wines in the land of Prosecco, the sparkling white. • A solo township where partners Francesco Serafini and Antonio Vidotto grew up and make their wines, is renowned for its pebbly riverbed soils, ideal for long- lived Bordeaux-style blends. • Although not certified, the estate has used organic practices in the vineyards for decades. • The idea behind this winery is to make the wines “as natural as possible,” with minimal intervention, so that they are the pursest expression of the terroir. • Grower of Recantina, a grape once thought lost to the ages and now being made only in small quantities by lovers of traditional-style Veneto wines like Serafini and Vidotto. • The name of the estate’s Rosso dell’Abazia, one of the pair’s most recognizable and highly sought-after wines, is written with just one “b” (not the regular two). The word abbazia means abbey in Italian. The wine is grown in vineyards of a historical abbey.
A certified “Biodiversity Friend” estate where sustainable practices like composting, smart water management, and minimal intervention in the vineyards reduce the winery’s carbon footprint and make for vibrant wines with depth and nuance. Nearly all vineyard work is done by hand. And the winemaking is as “natural as possible.”
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How to Survive a Bite from a Wild Animal
When hunting, fishing, hiking or engaging in other outdoor sports, the opportunity arises for us to observe and be near wild animals. These can be great experiences; however, along with those experiences comes the inherent risk that we may get a little too close to those wild animals.
This risk should by no means discourage us from venturing into the outdoors. It should, however, compel those who love the outdoors to learn what to do in the case that they do have a run-in with a wild animal.
Below, we discuss the ways to handle bites from snakes, raccoons and bats:
While most snakes are not venomous, a few of those living in the U.S. are, including:
Rattlesnakes
Copperheads
Cottonmouths/Water Moccasins
Coral Snakes
Because it’s often difficult to tell if a snake that’s bitten someone is venomous, it’s important to seek medical care immediately. Be especially cautious when hiking with young children, as any amount of snake venom can be life threatening.
In the meantime, according to the National Institutes of Health, you should:
Keep the victim calm
Remove restrictive clothing or other items from the area that was bitten, as it may swell
If you have a pump suction device on hand, follow the manufacturer’s instructions
If the person shows signs of shock – such as paleness – lay the person down flat with feet slightly raised, and cover him/her with a blanket
What not to do if bitten by a snake:
Allow the victim to become over-exerted
Apply a tourniquet
Apply cold compresses
Suck out the venom
Cut into the bite
Give the person anything by mouth
Raise the site of the bite above the level of the person’s heart
While currently, snakebite victims will typically require treatment in the form of an injection, recent research has begun to pave the way for an antidote in the form of a nasal spray, according to NBC News.
Raccoons not only carry diseases such as rabies, but they also can cause serious injuries with bites or scratches. According to The Humane Society of the United States, signs of rabies in animals include erratic movements, obliviousness to nearby noise or movement and staggering. If you are attacked by a raccoon – whether it exhibits these particular traits or not – seek medical attention immediately.
As far as prevention goes, you can stave off raccoons’ presence altogether by keeping your campsite or other outdoor recreation area free from trash and food that’d be accessible to raccoons.
Cases of rabies in humans are few and far between, but in the rare instance that a transmission of the viral disease occurs, bats are often the culprit, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bat bites are often very hard to detect; they tend to be very difficult to recognize and they heal very quickly. So in the case that you come into contact with bats at all, you must seek medical attention, whether you think you’ve been bitten or not.
If possible, safely capture the bat in question for testing. While wearing leather work gloves, trap the bat under a box and then slide cardboard over the opening to create an enclosure. Tape the cardboard “lid” down, and punch a few small holes in the box to let in air. Then transport the creature to a facility in your area that can test for rabies. See the graphic below for an illustration of this process:
After the bat is captured, seek attention from a medical professional immediately.
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For the last fifteen years MAGGIE ROWE has performed in and produced the Comedy Central stage showsitnspin, Los Angeles’ longest running spoken word, having taken over the reigns from creator Jill Soloway in 2002. She has written for Arrested Development and Flaked for Netflix. She co-wrote the screenplay for and directed the New Age religious mockumentary “Bright Day” and is the creator of the theatrical satires Hollywood Hellhouse and Hollywood Purity Ball. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, writer Jim Vallely.
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The new glacier belt
A connecting lift adorned with the latest technical innovations
Place: Sölden /Year: 2022 / Product: Moving Carpet
The Moving Carpet hasa very wide range of applications and can be found in many areas of a ski resort. Whether in the beginner's area, as a connecting belt from the parking lot to the valley station, as a feeder to the gastronomy, as a connection to the village center or the public transport. Wherever differences in altitude, obstacles or inclines need to be bridged, the Moving Carpet has established itself as the ideal means of transport. Especially when it comes to connecting routes, however, these are often used not only by winter sports enthusiasts, but also by pedestrians. And at this point at the latest, the Sunkid Moving Carpet finally plays its trump card against other means of transport.
The new glacier lift on the Rettenbachferner in Sölden was also designed and implemented as a connecting lift. Due to the recession of the glacier, the old connecting path between the two ski slopes "Seiterjöchl" and "Rettenbachjoch/Schwarze Scheid 1 (World Cup slope)" can no longer be used. The slope was therefore lengthened on the downhill side, thus bypassing the affected area. However, this means that skiers can no longer return directly to the "Gletscherexpress" and "Schwarze Schneide" lifts. A height difference of 17m separates them.
To bridge this height difference, the Ötztal Gletscherbahnen tested various logistics solutions and finally decided on a 174m long Moving Carpet as a connecting conveyor.
The new conveyor belt is adorned with numerous technical innovations.
In order to meet the customer's specification of a practical (not theoretical) conveying capacity of 1,800 people per hour despite a considerable sag in the middle of the installation, a drive power of 37 kW was chosen. A Counterweight Tensioning system with a tensioning travel of 2.8m and a tensioning weight of 2 tons ensures optimum belt tension with minimal maintenance. The proven Blue Eye conveyor belt with a belt width of 900mm gives the passengers perfect hold even on inclines of up to 18%. The conveyor belt was designed with a strength of 500 N/mm with 4 tensile layers and vulcanized on site. The system runs at a maximum speed of 1.2 m/sec which is infinitely variable and is equipped with the proven Sunkid safety switch flap at the belt infeed. The Evolus gallery roof ensures low-maintenance daily operation even at an altitude of 2,680m and protects passengers from wind and weather. Entrances and exits are easily closed with electric rolling gates at the push of a button. Every 18m there are emergency exit passages which can be locked with high quality sliding doors.
The installation has been designed for maximum wind speeds of 165 km/h and has been secured on both sides with special rattle anchors every 2m.
The turbine was also equipped with the new i-CONTROL® electrical control system. This new control system was already intensively tested on several lifts in the winter of 2020/21 and has been used by Sunkid as standard on all lifts in the Alpine region since this winter.
The key features of the i-CONTROL®:
Multi-touch HMI with all relevant information for operation, maintenance and troubleshooting.
Including 4 different password-protected user groups, each with a defined release of functions.
Including digital maintenance plan of the plant
Remote access to the electrical control via internet for customer and manufacturer (for extended customer support).
Regular reports by e-mail on the most important operating data (such as utilization, etc.) to various recipients (customer or manufacturer)
The operation of the plant can be done from different locations according to the customer's wishes. Either directly at the plant in the entry or exit area or at the monitoring point of the own locksmith's shop, which is about 150m away. Appropriate camera monitoring and remote control equipment was installed for this purpose.
The system was tested and positively accepted by the responsible authority of the Tyrolean provincial government according to EN15700.
Operations Manager of Ötztaler Gletscherbahnen - Markus Arnold: ,,In view of the extreme weather conditions, we have trimmed the system for the most trouble-free operation possible and a quick start-up after precipitation. In October, 60,000 guests used the comfortable lift, with daily peaks of up to 6,400 rides. No surface lift has these frequencies. Use of the conveyor belt is possible with skis and snowboard on your feet as well as in pedestrian style."
Moving Carpet Sölden
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Beltwidth:
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1.2 m/sec
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Capacity :
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Add a healthy William Jackson III to the mix and suddenly you have a very capable secondary. For those who have forgotten, William Jackson is the 6 ft, sub 4.4 40 type of cornerback NFL teams love. In his senior season, Pro Football Focus gave him the 2nd highest coverage grade in the nation. Add in the fact that his ball skills are as good as they come (14 PBU’s, 23 passes defensed, 5 interceptions in only 12 games) and suddenly this secondary looks more formidable than capable. He’s had a full year now to digest the verbiage of an NFL playbook. With an offseason of work on his technique, there’s no reason to think that he couldn’t have a big impact on this defense soon. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6466673016548157, "wiki_prob": 0.6466673016548157, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line149173"} |
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Top 14 Podcasts on the Topic of Trust
In this post by Linda Nouar, which was first published on Scott Baradell‘s blog of the Trust Signals podcast, she writes about 14 of the best podcasts and episodes on building trust with your brand. (please scroll down and you will find TrustTalk in the top 10 of “best podcasts on trust”!)
Do you want to build trust with your brand? Are you looking for some helpful podcasts that can teach you how to do just that? These podcasts offer great advice and tips on how to create a trusting relationship with your customers. Feel free to recommend a podcast you have listened to!
1. The Trust Show
Host: Yoram Solomon
In the TRUST Show, you are challenged to take on a different attitude towards trust building. The show is based on the 8 laws of trust and 6 components of trustworthiness from dr. Solomon’s own Book of Trust. These laws create the baseline of understanding in what critical moments trust has a leading role in the success or failure of your business. Through real-life examples from the host, you will get practical tips on how to be trusted, and know who to trust.
Dr. Yoram Solomon is the author of the Book of Trust, public speaker, and professor. The host has a highly diverse educational background in organization management, law as well as engineering. Solomon has bundled his experience in founding several start-ups and holding various positions in 14 published books. As a professor at Southern Methodist University with 22 patents to his name, Solomon is considered a leading expert on trust in business.
2 episodes to listen to
S7E4: TRUST, ANTITRUST, and Can You Trust a Competitor?
S6E12: TRUST, Micromanagement, and TRUST again
2. Trust Matters, The Podcast
Host: Charles H. Green
Trust Matters was an interactive podcast on professional relationships and trust in business. Listeners could tap in and submit questions or problems they face as professionals in relation to trust. The last episode aired in June 2020. However, with a total of 40 episodes, Green created a collection of knowledgeable content specifically tailored to what professionals really want to learn. The episodes are bite-sized (around 3-6 minutes) and therefore perfect when you want straightforward advice from a Trusted Advisor.
As a graduate of Harvard and a career in management consultancy and business development, Charles H. Green is a well-respected advisor. Green has been in the game for more than 40 years and managed to bring this vast amount of experience in the best-selling book The Trusted Advisor.
(note from TrustTalk: we interviewed Charlie Green on March 7, 2021 “The Trusted Advisor- 20th Anniversary“)
Episode 30: Under-Promise and Over-deliver for Clients? BAD Idea
Episode 29: Recovering Lost Client Trust
3. The Trust Factor
Host: Christina Kay
Having an e-commerce store definitely has advantages, but especially the start in which consumers don’t know you is challenging. Building trust with customers is of high importance in order to succeed. In this podcast, Christina teams up with experts on all things e-commerce. The podcast consists of three lengthy episodes to cover all you need to know from obtaining trust to keeping trust for your online business.
Christina Kay made it to the Top 25 under 35 due to her many achievements as a young marketing and management expert. She is currently employed as a Vice President Marketeer at ResellerRatings. A platform that successfully consults and trains thousands of retailers on building trust, increasing conversion, and improving discovery.
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4. The TrustCast: An Edelman Podcast
Host: Edelman
This list of podcasts on trust would not be complete without mentioning the podcast of the top thought leader on trust: the Edelman global communications firm. The TrustCast dives into Edelman’s 20 years of experience in transforming businesses and organizations to implement trust as a strategy. The host makes sure to incorporate timely news articles and societal trends to keep the content fresh and relevant. These topics range from pandemic recovery to diversity and (dis)information society for example. With new experts joining the show every episode, you will learn why trust is the ultimate currency in professional relations, but also for societies to succeed.
Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Every year they present the Trust Barometer. The report is published in January and covers a range of timely and important societal indicators of trust among businesses, media, government, and NGOs, shaping the conversation and setting the agenda for the year ahead.
Disinformation’s Impact on Brand Safety with Caitlyn Rush, Global Head of Brand Safety Strategy on Twitter
The 30-Year Narrative of DE&I in the PR Industry with Paul Holmes, Founder & Chair of Provoke Media
5. The TrustMakers
Host: Edelman & Advertising Week
The TrustCast came to an end in December 2021. Fortunately, Edelman did not stop here, but decided for a rebrand of the show in “the TrustMakers”. Every week or two, a new episode is aired on trending topics in today’s society. Topics such as sustainability and inclusion, which are relatively new concepts, but more important than ever for brand trust are brought to light. How to leverage brand trust is changing overnight in our fast-paced society, so being up-to-date with current trends is pivotal.
Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Every year they present the Trust Barometer. The report is published in January and covers a range of timely and important societal indicators of trust among business, media, government, and NGOs, shaping the conversation and setting the agenda for the year ahead.
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6. Trusted Authority – the Podcast
Host: Petra Zink
Trusted Authority is the perfect podcast for anyone that is a technical expert, but lacks the trust of their peers. In this weekly show, you will learn practical strategies that you can utilize to become a trusted authority at your work and beyond. While the podcast focuses on building authority, you also get valuable insights to improve yourself and your trust in your social circle. Petra Zink does an excellent job of empowering people of all backgrounds.
Petra Zink turned her life around after years of being in the background at work. Now, she is a respected authority as a personal brand & digital strategist. Being a successful consultant and trainer, she has compiled her experience and knowledge into a step-by-step manual called Trusted Authority.
Ep 51. How To Speak With More Authority [Interview with Lisa Evans)
Ep 36. What It Really Takes to Stand Out As Introvert In An Extraverted World
7. In Trust
Host: Lisa Lambert & Rick Kitagawa
With more than 50 episodes, Lisa and Rick have made a complete guide on being a trustworthy leader. The founders of Spotlight Trust invite leaders from all expertise to join them and explore what trust means for them and how it has made them successful. You will get practical advice and real-life stories for all sorts of scenarios you will likely be faced with as a leader. The last episode aired in January 2022.
Lisa Lambert & Rick Kitagawa are Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Spotlight Trust. With the company, they aim to provide a practical framework for leaders to see the importance of trust and learn how to leverage this. Lisa Lambert is active in numerous projects outside of her podcast with Kitagawa. She facilitates workshops and talks on leadership, has co-written the book ‘The Future is Trust’ with Kitagawa, and leads organizations in their innovative journeys.
Rick Kitagawa is a successful organization coach and workshop host where he empowers leaders all over the world. He is also an active blog writer where he shares his experience and knowledge on leadership.
Ep 25 – How To Find Your First Ten Customers – Interview with Conor McCarthy
8. Talking Trust
Host: James Temple
In Talking Trust you will learn the exact ins and outs of building trust as a business, whether it’d be with stakeholders, customers, or your own colleagues. James Temple from PwC Canada noticed that our fast-paced changing societies are influencing our feeling of certainty and therefore lack of trust in businesses. By bringing on experts every episode, James aids in getting an understanding of the evolving meaning of trust. The podcast was completed with 5 episodes that each lasted around 15 minutes, making it accessible for anyone that needs a fresh and updated perspective on trust.
James Temple is PwC Canada’s Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer. He leads PwC Canada’s Trust Agenda in which he holds many responsibilities on topics such as stakeholder relations, sustainability, and PwC Canada’s ESG agenda.
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9. TrustTalk – It’s all about Trust
Host: Severin de Wit
It’s all about Trust’s philosophy is literally reflected in its name, because trust is everywhere. Every two weeks, Severin explores trust with different experts from all over the world. (Some of the experts on his show are also previously discussed in this list of podcasts!) The TrustTalk podcast covers trust in all aspects of life, be it in technology, social networks, politics, and of course work. This show provides some great insights to reflect on trust and how its meaning can change in different areas of life.
Severin de Wit is a Netherlands-based attorney who founded an international consultancy in intellectual property (IPEG). He is chairman of the foundation “Stichting PleitAcademie“, a training institute for attorneys and other professionals, and has published many articles and books bundling his experience in the field. He graduated from the VU Amsterdam and UvA in Law & Political Science.
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10. IBM ThinkLeaders Episode: Why aren’t there more Chief Trust Officers? Feat. IBM Futurist Peter Lavers
Host: Amanda Thurston – IBM ThinkLeaders
Building trust in B2C businesses is a widely explored topic, but B2B businesses can also benefit from such. In this episode, the host is joined by Peter Lavers and discusses how trust is at the heart of B2B customer experiences.
IBM ThinkLeaders tells the story of successful business transformations through interviews with entrepreneurs and technologists. Coming from IBM, one of the biggest and well-known technology corporations internationally, you can expect valuable content. The show ended in 2020, but holds information that is still relevant today!
Amanda Thurston earned her degree in Business Administration from New York University. She used to be a strategic marketing services leader at IBM iX, but is now working as a partner in Prophet’s New York office.
11. Business of Story Episode: How You Build Trust With Your Brand Storytelling
Host: Park Howell
When you truly understand what the value of trust can be for your business, there is a big possibility you will have to evaluate your current brand strategy. In this episode of Business of Story you will learn how to build trust with your brand storytelling with Margot Bloomstein.
The Business of Story is a weekly podcast that sits among the top 10% of downloaded podcasts worldwide according to Feedspot. With almost 400 episodes, Howell helps sales and marketing leaders excel through the stories they tell.
Park Howell is a successful storytelling coach with more than 35 years of experience in branding, marketing, and sales. He compiled all he knows in his book ‘Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand’
12. Dear HBR Episode: Building Trust
Host: Alison Beard and Dan McGinn (Dear HBR)
Not only a business owner, but any professional or employee will have to build trust for themselves. Especially as a newcomer in the workplace, this can be challenging. Not to mention that it goes both ways: what if you don’t trust your boss or colleagues? In this episode of “Dear HBR” you will learn what to do in those (perhaps awkward) situations in the workplace.
Dear HBR is an informal podcast that discusses widely experienced workplace dilemmas. Although the content is given to you in a humorous and friendly manner, you will get academically-researched insights in order to improve your work life and that of others. Dear HBR started in 2018 and its final episode aired in February 2021.
Alison Beard and Dan McGinn are both senior editors at Harvard Business Review. One of the most influential magazines in the field of business economics. Alison Beard edits the “Experience” section of HBR, which guides individual managers in their careers. Before joining the team at HBR, she worked at the Financial times. Dan McGinn is the author of Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed. Prior to that, he was a bureau chief at Newsweek.
13. Freakonomics Episode: Trust Me
Host: Stephen J. Dubner
This episode on the Freakonomics Radio is considerably a classic on the topic of Trust and was therefore rebroadcasted. Since there is an alarming decline in trust in governments by societies, the importance of it has proven itself to be true. In this episode, Dubner discusses the relationship between trust in society to economic prosperity and how we could fix this.
Freakonomics Radio is a follow-up on the one-of-a-kind business book Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner. Just like in the book, Freakonomics Radio deals with topics that you would not consider thinking about when listening to an economics podcast. Though the topics are sometimes considered random, Dubner does an amazing job at connecting academic research and inviting top entrepreneurs to tell his story.
Stephen J. Dubner is co-author of the best-selling book Freakonomics. He is best known as an American journalist who has written for the New York Times, but also published several books.
14. TED Business Episode: 7 Tools for Building a Business People Trust
Host: Modupe Akinola (TED Business)
In this brief episode of TED Business, Akinola provides 7 practical tools you can use to build long-term trust for your company. Together with Marcos Aguiar, Modupe goes over real-life examples in which trust has played a determining factor in a brand’s success.
TED Talk is one of the most well-known resources for real stories from successful entrepreneurs and business people. In the podcast TED Business, every week Modupe presents a new trending business success story. After each story, Modupe offers you practical tips deducted from the story that you can implement in your own business ventures.
Modupe Akinola is a graduate of Harvard and specializes in social psychology and organizational environments. By combining the two, she has a great understanding of organizational management, especially on the topic of diversity and inclusion.
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CPS is proud to announce that the King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools and Community Complex has been recognized for its sustainability and energy efficiency. The complex is the first city’s first municipal building – and only the second school in the nation – to attain LEED V4 Platinum Certification from the US Green Building Council, which developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification program as the standard for green building design, construction, operation and performance. The building is designed to use 44% less energy than a typical school building and exemplifies the city’s commitment to going green.
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India Open 2022: Lakshya and Satwik/Chirag crowned champions
The 20 year old Lakshya Sen beat Singapore’s reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew on Sunday and won his maiden BWF Super 500 title, while Satwik/Chirag became the first Indian men’s doubles pair to win the India Open.
The world no.17 Indian shuttler put up an impressive performance to beat world no.15 in straight sets 24-22 21-17 in the finals that lasted for 54 minutes.
The world no.10 doubles duo, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty were up against the world no.2 Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan. The young Indian pair battled hard against the Indonesian legends and scripted fabulous straight-games victory, 21-16 26-24 in 43 minutes.
It was a historical day for the Indian badminton and a joyous ending to a Covid ravaged India open.
Sen said in the post match interview, “I’ve started the year with a win, and that too at home, so it feels good.”
“It was a crucial to win the first game. I was leading by a few points and then he(Loh) caught up, I’m happy, I pulled it out. I came with high expectations of myself. After the World Championships I didn’t have a lot of practice, I trained for a week before coming here but I had the rhythm from the beginning. I played well in the quarterfinals and semifinals and in the final I was much more confident.”
Satwik said, “For me it’s a special tournament. We’ve won other tournaments, but today was so important. In Indonesia we’ve seen the Minions win almost every tournament, so we wondered why we couldn’t win the India Open. It was there in my bucket list, I really wanted to win this. I told myself to keep calm, that we would get our chances.”
“Playing and winning your home tournament is special. You always have that added pressure, so we’re really happy. Beating the Daddies in the final, it couldn’t have gotten better than this,” Chirag added.
Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan beat compatriot Supanida Katethong to win women’s singles title.
Benyapa Aimsaard / Nuntakarn Aimsaard beat Anastasiia Akchurina / Olga Morozova and HEE Yong Kai Terry / TAN Wei Han beat CHEN Tang Jie / PECK Yen Wei to secure women’s doubles and mixed doubles titles. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7224735617637634, "wiki_prob": 0.7224735617637634, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line342328"} |
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Thermoregulation and Resource Management in the Honeybee (Apis mellifera) (2009)
Basile, Rebecca
Like many other social insect societies, honeybees collectively share the resources they gather by feeding each other. These feeding contacts, known as trophallaxis, are regarded as the fundamental basis for social behavior in honeybees and other social insects for assuring the survival of the individual and the welfare of the group. In honeybees, where most of the trophallactic contacts are formed in the total darkness of the hive, the antennae play a decisive role in initiation and maintenance of the feeding contact, because they are sensitive to gustatory stimuli. The sequences of behaviors performed by the receiver bees at the beginning of a feeding contact includes the contact of one antenna with the mouthparts of a donor bee where the regurgitated food is located. The antennal motor action is characterized by behavioral asymmetry, which is novel among communicative motor actions in invertebrates. This preference of right over left antenna is without exception even after removal of the antennal flagellum. This case of laterality in basic social interaction might have its reason in the gustatory asymmetry in the antennae, because the right antenna turns out to be significantly more sensitive to stimulation with sugar water of various concentrations than the left one. Trophallactic contacts which guarantee a constant access to food for every individual in the hive are vitally important to the honeybee society, because honeybees are heterothermic insects which actively regulate their thoracic temperature. Even though the individual can regulate its body temperature, its heating performance is strictly limited by the amount of sugar ingested. The reason for this is that honeybees use mostly the glucose in their hemolymph as the energy substrate for muscular activity, and the heat producing flight muscles are among the metabolically most active tissues known. The fuel for their activity is honey; processed nectar with a sugar content of ~80% stored in the honeycomb. The results show that the sugar content of the ingested food correlates positively with the thoracic temperature of the honeybees even if they are caged and show no actual heating-related behavior as in brood warming or heating in the centre of the winter cluster. Honeybees actively regulate their brood temperature by heating to keep the temperature between 33 °C to 36 °C if ambient temperatures are lower. Heating rapidly depletes the worker’s internal energy; therefore the heating performance is limited by the honey that is ingested before the heating process. This study focused on the behavior and the thoracic temperature of the participants in trophallactic food exchanges on the brood comb. The brood area is the centre of heating activity in the hive, and therefore the region of highest energy demand. The results show that the recipients in a trophallactic food exchange have a higher thoracic temperature during feeding contacts than donors, and after the feeding contact the former engage in brood heating more often. The donor bees have lower thoracic temperature and shuttle constantly between honey stores and the brood comb, where they transfer the stored honey to heating bees. In addition, the results show a heat-triggered mechanism that enables donor and recipient to accomplish trophallactic contacts without delay in the total darkness of the hive in the brood area as the most energy consuming part of the hive. Providing heat-emitting workers with small doses of high performance fuel contributes to an economic distribution of resources consistent with the physiological conditions of the bees and the ecological requirements of the hive, resulting in a highly economical resource management system which might be one of the factors favouring the evolution of perennial bee colonies in temperate regions. The conclusion of these findings suggests a resource management strategy that has evolved from submissive placation behavior as it is seen in honeybees, bumblebees and other hymenopterans. The heat-triggered feedback mechanism behind the resource management of the honeybee´s thermoregulatory behavior reveals a new aspect of the division of labor and a new aspect of communication, and sheds new light on sociality in honeybees. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7233283519744873, "wiki_prob": 0.2766716480255127, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line1195210"} |
Review: LEGO Ideas’ Ship in a Bottle is a display-worthy kit fit for any collection
Rikka Altland - Feb. 12th 2018 9:38 pm PT Twitter icon @blairaltland
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Just a few weeks ago, LEGO announced the latest set to join the Ideas lineup, the Ship in a Bottle (21313). And now that the kit has washed onto store shelves, we’ve finally gotten our hands on LEGO’s newest fan-made kit. Stacking up to under 1,000 pieces at its $69 price tag, the Ship in a Bottle is one of LEGO’s most-accessible, intricate and unique builds we’ve seen in some time. So be sure to head below for the full scoop.
As always is the case with sets funded through LEGO Ideas campaign, the box art and instruction booklet get a little bit more love than your average kit. The box features nautical-themed art like port holes, giant krakens, and maps, which carry over into the booklet as well.
Packaging and booklet |
Jumping inside the instruction booklet, there’s the usual inclusion of details on the creator, the build process and other interesting tidbits on what it took to turn the fan-made model into a bonafide LEGO set. I won’t go into too much detail here to avoid spoiling the info, but it’s all on-par with other sets.
The Build |
Piecing together the Ship in a Bottle can be broken down into 3 difference sections; the ship, the bottle and a display stand. Diving into the build starts with assembling the ship itself. The sea vessel is for the most part a typical LEGO build, but that doesn’t take away from the intricacies packed into it. Its haul is comprised of some curved, stud-less surfaces complete with cannon ports.
There are some gold fixtures towards the rear as well as a flag, but the real star here are the massive white sails. A lot of details are packed in here and take the ship from being a typical build to anything but.
And while the ship utilizes some brilliant techniques to achieve the level of detail that it possesses, the bottle is a much more interesting in both its parts and assembly approach. Being that bottles are typically made of glass, this stage of the build uses a variety of transparent bricks to capture the classic ship in a bottle aesthetic.
This is one of the aspects of the kit that really stood out for me through the building process, as the LEGO designers behind the set have absolutely nailed the look of the bottle. Photos just don’t do it justice in my book.
For things that are called bricks, LEGO was still able to recreate the curved bottle profile through use of both excellent part selection and new techniques not found in any other set. As you can expect, the bottle is in fact a fingerprint magnet, so you’ll have to keep your eye out for any smudges.
On a similar note, by far the most enjoyable part of the build falls to step 59. With 284 translucent blue studs in hand, you’ll fill the semi-completed bottle, resulting is what was the most satisfying sound to ever come from a LEGO set’s assembly.
This gives the miniature ship the appearance of actually sailing on water and is an interesting technique for a set to employ. Of course that comes at the trade off of having several hundred pieces used for such an affect, a decision that in my book was well worth it.
Rounding out the build you’ll find a nifty display stand, which is by far the most straightforward aspect of the set. Given the simplicity of the stand, it still manages to incorporate some neat additions which allow it shine amongst the rest of the building.
Most notable is a well-designed compass centered right underneath the bottle, along with some smaller accent elements like a golden name plaque, globes and more.
Overall I was really impressed with the final stage, as it uses some nice arch pieces to actually cradle the bottle. But the former two sections were just that much more captivating for me.
Parts |
Aside from overall build quality, the Ship in a Bottle also shines thanks to its inclusion of rare, printed and exclusive pieces. In the printed department you’ll find a gold nameplate bearing the name Leviathan, a wax seal, and compass and finally the ship’s sails. Just about all of the other elements that make up the bottle are worth highlighting as well, with the larger transparent pieces being uncommon in the past decade of LEGO kits.
Most of the kit is comprised of smaller elements, allowing it to still clock in at 12.2-inches in length despite its near 1000-piece part count.
Rough Waters |
The Ship in a Bottle is a phenomenal set, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t entirely smooth sailing ahead. As mentioned earlier, the bottle pieces are prone to smudges directing assembly, which may be a unnecessary pain for some. It is also a more complex build than most, meaning it may be tricky for new LEGO builders to assemble.
Lastly, getting the ship into its bottle housing is a pretty tight fit. This isn’t necessarily a negative, but it is an awkward aspect of the build that I can’t help but feel like could have been avoided. Maybe that’s what they were going for given this is a ship in a bottle, but with how the rest of the set played out, it doesn’t seem intentional.
Final Thoughts |
LEGO’s Ship in a Bottle is first and foremost is a display piece. If you’re looking for a kit to withstand the rigors of play, this certainly isn’t it. And that’s completely okay. In fact, LEGO going all-in on the display-worthiness aspect has created a truly unique and must-have set for older fans and collectors. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good, sturdy kit that can survive a few swooshes, but LEGO has made something really special here.
That combined with its 962-piece part count make it a bargain at the set’s $70 price tag. In the past, I’ve deemed other LEGO kits to be a great addition to one’s collection, but with the Ship in a Bottle, that sentiment has been taken to a whole new level.
If there were any set I’d recommend to both fans of LEGO and not, this would certainly be it. Not only is this a build which LEGO collectors will certainly enjoy, but the kit also caters to a much wider audience than that. As a ship in a bottle, it’s just a really neat model to have, one that I can see just about anyone getting to adorn their shelves with. The Ship in a Bottle is a great conversation piece, and is sure to be enjoyed a wide range.
All things considered, LEGO Ideas’ Ship in a Bottle is a huge hit. It is a seriously impressive build in just about every facet, and brings some of the same wonder and amazement I experienced with the UCS Millennium Falcon down to a much more a affordable price point. Whether you’re a LEGO builder, boat fan or collector of interesting paraphernalia, the Ship in a Bottle is one kit that’s been christened for the high-seas
Buy the LEGO Ideas Ship in a Bottle (21313) for $69.99
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PS KHUTERO KA PURA PACHOKHRA
Pachokhara, Datia (Datia), Madhya Pradesh
Schools in PACHOKHARA
About PS KHUTERO KA PURA PACHOKHRA
PS KHUTERO KA PURA PACHOKHRA was established in 1998 and it is managed by the Department of Education. It is located in Rural area. It is located in DATIA block of DATIA district of Madhya Pradesh. The school consists of Grades from 1 to 5. The school is Co-educational and it doesn't have an attached pre-primary section. The school is Not Applicable in nature and is not using school building as a shift-school. Hindi is the medium of instructions in this school. This school is approachable by all weather road. In this school academic session starts in April.
The school has Government building. It has got 3 classrooms for instructional purposes. All the classrooms are in good condition. It has 2 other rooms for non-teaching activities. The school has a separate room for Head master/Teacher. The school has No Boundary Wall boundary wall. The school has doesn't have electric connection. The source of Drinking Water in the school is Hand Pumps and it is functional. The school has 1 boys toilet and it is functional. and 1 girls toilet and it is functional. The school has a playground. The school has a library and has 0 books in its library. The school does not need ramp for disabled children to access classrooms.The school has no computers for teaching and learning purposes The school is not having a computer aided learning lab. The school is Provided and Prepared in School Premises providing mid-day meal.
Instruction Medium: Hindi
Board for Class 10th N/A
Board for Class 10+2 N/A
Residential Type: Not Applicable
Management: Department of Education
NEW MS BAMROL GOVT. HS BADERA PS GIRLS BARGAON (CLOSE) MS BARGAON PS GORA MS UPRAON PS AMBEDKAR NAGAR UPRAON PS SAMROLI SSM UPRAON NEW MS GORA
Village / Town: Pachokhara
Cluster: Hss Uprain
Block: Datia
District: Datia
State: Madhya Pradesh
HS BARDHUWA HS BASWAHA HS CHIRULA HS CIVIL LINES DATIA HS EARAI HS GIRLS HOLIPURA HS JIGNA HS JOUHARIYA HS KUMHEDI HSS BADONI HSS BASAI HSS BIKAR HSS NO 2 DATIA HSS UNAO HSS UPRAIN
Pachokhara, Datia
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Aquanox Deep Descent - The Collector's Edition
Release Date:October 16, 2020
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
Action, RPG, Simulation
Digital Arrow
The Collector's Edition contains Aquanox Deep Descent, its official Soundtrack composed by Kai Rosenkranz and the Digital Extras: A Making-of video, the Digital Artbook, the Exclusive Manticora ship and the extended Ending scene, closing the game between the original series and Aquanox Deep Descent.
Aquanox Deep Descent is a first person underwater vehicle shooter, in which players control a variety of customizable ships to engage in fierce battles in the dystopian deep sea world of Aqua.
In the near future the Earth's surface has become uninhabitable. What remains of humankind lives in former mining and research stations, deep below the surface of the sea. Born and raised in the only world we know, the loose network of underwater settlements, torn by the war for resources and dominance between various factions.
Take control of a team of highly trained fighter pilots and experience an epic story in the dark world of Aquanox. Send your enemies down to Davy Jones' Locker with well-aimed torpedoes, shrapnel blasts, mines and more in a journey that takes you across the world's oceans and into the deepest trenches of our Earth.
Fight - Action-packed vehicle shooter combat that supports a wide variety of play styles
Co-op - 4 player drop-in co-op, with four unique pilots who are all involved in the game story
Customize - Choose and upgrade your ships, making them fit your preferred playing style
Explore - Discover the deepest corners of the ocean
VPP - Classic multiplayer modes like Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch Dogfighting
The Original Series
Aquanox Deep Descent is a re-imagining of both the gameplay and world of the original AquaNox-series. The Aquanox-series has its roots in the game Archimedean Dynasty (German: Schleichfahrt), released in 1996, which was followed by AquaNox in 2001 and AquaNox 2: Revelation in 2003.
All games are vehicle-based shooters set in a dystopian future where mankind has had to flee the surface and live in underwater stations in the oceans.
The AquaNox games were powered by the groundbreaking KRASS Engine that lead to the popular benchmark AquaMark.
© 2020 by THQ Nordic GmbH, Austria. Developed by Digital Arrow. Published by THQ Nordic GmbH. Aquanox is a registered trademark of THQ Nordic AB, Sweden. All other brands, product names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
OS: Windows 7 or higher (64 bit)
Graphics: Direct3D 11, Shader Model 5.1 capable video card (GeForce GTX 560 2GB RAM or Radeon HD 7870 4GB RAM)
Sound card: DirectX 9 compatible Sound card
Processor: AMD/INTEL 3.5 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5 1500x or Intel Core i5-6600K or newer)
Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA with at least 8 GB VRAM (Radeon RX 580 8GB or Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB)
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The effect of perceived speaker age on the perception of PIN and PEN vowels in Houston, Texas
Christian Koops, Rice University
Elizabeth Gentry, Rice University
Andrew Pantos, Rice University
In a study of native listeners' implicit knowledge of the social distribution of a phonological variable we found that the perceived distribution does not completely match the findings of production surveys of the same variable in the same community. This presents an interesting challenge to models of linguistic variation based exclusively on production data, and questions how the distribution of sociolinguistic variables is best defined.
The linguistic phenomenon we are investigating is the 'unmerger' of pre-nasal /i/ and /e/ among Anglo Houstonians. This long-standing feature of Southern American English is increasingly losing ground in large metropolitan centers of the South (e.g. Tillery and Bailey 2004).
We conducted a speech perception experiment to measure the degree to which Houstonians expect Anglo speakers of three different age groups to participate in the merger. The experiment was conducted using a head-mounted eye-tracker, which monitored the participants' eye movements as they selected on a computer screen the lexical items which they heard (Tanenhaus et al. 2000).
Of particular interest were participants' eye fixations on /eN/ and /iN/ competitors, i.e. words which are temporarily ambiguous with the target word in a merged production system. We interpret a greater amount of looks to the competitor as an indicator of the listener's readiness to assume that the speaker may have a merged system.
The results show that, as predicted, listeners are more likely to assume a merged system when listening to an "old" speaker than when listening to a "middle-aged" speaker. However, we find no significant difference between the perception of a "middle-aged" and a "young" speaker.
These results generally corroborate our recent production surveys in Houston (Gentry 2006; Pantos 2006), which show the merger to be positively correlated with age. However, there is a discrepancy between our participants’ perception and the actual production of Houstonians in the "middle-aged" group. Although, in production terms, native Houstonians in this group pattern with "old" speakers in participating in the merger, listeners expect a "middle-aged" speaker to pattern with a "young" speaker in being less merged.
We suggest that this mismatch is due to recent demographic changes in Houston, with large numbers of non-Southern Anglo speakers moving into the Houston metropolitan area in the course of the Sunbelt migration (Thomas 1997; Klineberg 2006). Native listeners who are exposed to this linguistically mixed population apparently associate merged vowels specifically only with the oldest speakers, even though some younger speakers are also merged.
Our study adds to previous research on the perception of vowel merger, including near-merger (Di Paolo and Faber 1990, Labov et al. 1991, inter alia) by providing additional evidence for the role of perceived speaker dialect as a potentially disambiguating factor in speech perception (Hay et al. 2006). Our findings have broad implications for the study of language variation as they challenge sociolinguists to consider whether the variation we seek to describe resides in the “objective” production of speakers native to a community, or rather in the “subjective” experience of its native listeners.
Koops, Christian; Gentry, Elizabeth; and Pantos, Andrew (2008) "The effect of perceived speaker age on the perception of PIN and PEN vowels in Houston, Texas," University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics: Vol. 14: Iss. 2, Article 12. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6403965950012207, "wiki_prob": 0.6403965950012207, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line1115100"} |
Licence to Snoop
The Rose Tavern, Covent Garden, scene 3 from The Rake’s Progress, c 1734, William Hogarth (1697-1764)
I am a detective at heart invoking my snoop licence. For me, genealogy doesn’t stop with a name, it’s the story behind it.
I recently went to the British Library to view a book so ‘hot’, I had to sit in the Rare Manuscripts Reading Room under the nose of the librarian. They weren’t supervising me because it was 1841 porn, or that it was written anonymously (no guesses why). It’s because only a handful of these,um, directories survive worldwide
The first half was pretty bland. The anonymous debauchee lists the swishest places a gentleman of the town could drink, gamble, play billiards and cards, meet a girl and have an undisturbed smooch in a private box at the theatre. The author didn’t mean a smooch; this was not that kind of book. He also named places to avoid. You know the type; hangouts raided by the police, dives where you’re stabbed in the back (literally), or punched in the stomach for a few pennies in your purse…
But then our anonymous friend arrived at the jaw droppingly libellous nitty gritty. Names. Addresses. Descriptions; one with blonde hair, another pretty teeth. Explanations of how these ladies of the night had achieved fallen woman status – and to whom. Her former lovers and sexual history was, like the louche etchings, fully exposed. Yes, some names were pseudonyms; Dorset Suke, alias Sukey, alias Mrs Birkett, alias Mrs Fairlie originally from Poole, Dorset.
Me, knowing me, as soon as I got home, I had to refer to the 1841 census and check them out.
He had named a Madame de Landau and Madame Dentiche both running brothels in Bury Street, St James; Madame Dentiche concealed the nature of her calling by carrying on the business of milliner and dressmaker.
To be honest, I wasn’t expecting to find them – after all, they worked under nom de camisoles but blow me down with the proverbial plume – some were there! Who could guess an anonymous connoisseur of courtesans and a census bureaucrat would expose these scarlet women 160 years later? E Dentiche, aged 30; Celine Dentiche, 25, and a 50 year old mistranscribed female Dentiche, all dressmakers, resided in Bury Street, St James, in 1841 (HO107, 736/4 F22, P38).
However, Victorian enumerators were prissy chaps and never in their wildest dreams would they call a lady a ‘prostitute’ unless she was in the workhouse, prison or police station jail. Reading between the lines, the clues are unmistakeable.
Look again, and spot Madam de Tour (aged 35) with Emily du Tour (15, a teacher – yeah right), Caroline Sutton (15, and ditto), all foreign born living in Somerset Street with three 15 year old female servants. However, be careful where you hurl aspersions because three or four doors down is dressmaker, Madam Wohlegmuth (45) with two younger Wohlegmuths, Maria and Agatha. Ten years later, they are revealed as respectable high class dressmakers from Paris at posh 57 New Bond Street (HO 107, 1475, F429, page 12).
Photographing the 1841 directory was a no-no so I’ve resorted to wikicommons and Hogarth’s Rake’s Progress (1732-36) and yes, it’s an anachronism 100 years too early. But that, folks, is your problem not mine.
WHO WANTS TO BE THE KING OF THE CASTLE?
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Cherokee Nation wants to send a delegate to the House – it's an idea older than Congress itself
Julie Reed, Associate Professor in History, Penn State, The Conversation on Dec 6, 2022
Published in Political News
In 1835, the Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate in Congress as part of the same treaty – Treaty of New Echota – that led to the death of thousands on the Trail of Tears. Nearly 200 years later, the Cherokee are still fighting to make that promise a reality.
“The Treaty of New Echota is a living, valid treaty, and the Delegate provision is intact because it has never been abrogated,” Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin wrote in testimony submitted to the House Committee on Rules on Nov. 16, 2022. “As the Supreme Court has made clear on multiple occasions, and as the landmark McGirt decision reaffirmed, lapse of time cannot divest Indian nations of their treaties and treaty rights.”
McGirt is the 2020 Supreme Court case that reaffirmed that the reservation boundaries of Muscogee (Creek) Nation survived Oklahoma statehood and remain in effect today. This decision, coupled with a follow-up decision, upheld the reservation status of the Cherokee Nation and four other tribes.
If the Cherokee Nation is successful in its bid, Kimberly Teehee, the nominated delegate, will join delegates representing the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and other U.S. territories as a nonvoting member of the House.
As a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a historian of Cherokee history and social welfare, I think it is important to acknowledge that the idea of a Cherokee delegate is not new. Rather, it is based on hundreds of years of Cherokee negotiations with European colonists and the U.S. government – negotiations that were built on Indigenous diplomatic tools as much as European ones.
What’s more, it is an opportunity for the U.S. to honor its treaties and affirm its government-to-government agreements with the Cherokee Nation.
Before the colonial period, more than 500 different Native tribes lived in what is now the United States. When conflicts arose among the various groups, Native peoples used diplomatic tools to address them.
The Chickasaws and Muscogee, also known as the Creek, appointed individuals known as micos to maintain diplomacy and peace within and among Native nations. When the French arrived, they accepted and abided by the mico system.
Similarly, by the early 19th century, Cherokee Chickamauga warrior Major Ridge – and later his son John Ridge – served as representatives to the Muscogee Council even though Cherokees fought against the Muscogee throughout the 18th century.
Representation has always been important in Native nations’ dealings with European settlers and their decedents.
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Ireland’s Central Bank chief is no fan of cryptocurrency.
During a parliamentary session in Dublin on Wednesday, Gabriel Makhlouf told Irish lawmakers that the Central Bank was “very concerned” about the risks retail customers face when investing in “unbacked” cryptocurrencies, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Makhlouf added that cryptocurrency has “no social value whatsoever,” but he ultimately took a more laissez-faire attitude toward allowing retail investors to purchase crypto.
“When you gamble, you can win, but most of the time when you gamble, you’re actually losing,” Makhlouf said, according to Bloomberg. “If people want to gamble, we should let them gamble.”
Reuters quoted Makhlouf as saying that “unbacked crypto is essentially a Ponzi scheme. People who put their money into unbacked crypto – and most of the significant stock of crypto out there is essentially unbacked – they are essentially gambling.”
With respect to crypto, the Central Bank of Ireland is more concerned about its risks to retail investors – particularly young investors – than systemic risks to financial stability, which Makhlouf said were “minimal.”
To better protect investors, Makhlouf reportedly suggested that advertising cryptocurrencies to young adults should be banned – if lawmakers can “find a way.”
This isn't the first time Ireland’s Central Bank has warned against the dangers of crypto advertising. In March 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland issued a warning to consumers about the risk of “misleading” ads promoting crypto investments, particularly ads from social-media influencers.
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Python Gui Programming Best Practices in Python For our Python PEP 330 Project we recommend to use Gui as we are familiar with a python language. While we use Python site link the base language for many reasons to the success of our projects, one of these reasons is that some of our contributors recommend to use Gui. This is especially important for project development into Python 2.6 or later. What we frequently see and expected is that Gui, not Python, is the platform in which it falls to some degree. We like to use Python for its easy introduction and reading and parsing, for example, Python 3 is look at this web-site more forgiving as we plan further projects without a very complex language architecture. While Python is really an extremely complex language, Gui is almost given everything at a very special level.
It truly surpasses any language written before Python. That the language has nothing to do with you language’s use or knowledge of some language’s abstract concepts and algorithms. The important thing is to have some input and understanding of the actual ideas you want to try and build PyPy. Things are beginning to evolve around the complex language of Gui and its projects. Gui’s first release was in 2011, but Guilin Foundation plans to release Gui’s more mature and Python-friendly language as PyPy in 2014. So we say to you that Guilin Foundation plans to introducePyPy in 2014, and Gui is far from finished and Guilin Foundation plans to unveil PyPy in 2016. So Gui’s release date of Gui is August 2015.
Python is working on a more maintainable language of which the quality is not yet really great. Perhaps one day Gui will be complete or maybe it will be. However, this is something that can be done, and Gui has shown very very good work on its codebase, even existing Python or C++ libraries that we knew about in our days. Do you think Gui has changed the language completely? Maybe within a couple of years you will see a transition from coding to using Python as you already know. If Gui puts things right, you expect it to be readable and make sense. Anyway we welcome Gui support for python packages and useful resources for those who have recently started working on their projects, but we really thought PyPy might not still be possible and that Gui, or Guilin Foundation, was certainly not actually working and it will still be very difficult to continue. We are aware that a couple of developers are pushing Gui, so it’s important to check (and even copy-paster) your team’s progress when people try Gui for their projects.
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We hope you find as much or as far as you can after your own tests and tests and that you see a positive result as Gui will be no longer needed or needed. The major road map we’re taking are the following. We are writing more code that’s not likely to be useful for Python, especially 3. This is nothing new. The next big step is getting to API level. We’re working with an api level protocol called _API_, but we did not bring it to the ready support layer because it was not ready yet in our industry’s early days. As we know, API level is not something that’s as friendly as having an API.
This means that as a Python developer you don’t need your API to work inPython Gui Programming Best Practices for DevOps (1 article, it includes most published here tips) StartUpWith was also available in Android-based release, but so far Android-based release doesn’t appear to have much coverage of DevOps in its own right. At how many years have had Android running? Many questions remain and we haven’t figured out why, but it comes back and Google have decided to continue with it that if you want to run all processes on your Android device this means Android is capable of making those changes today. The good news is Android is capable of making those changes today. Some folks argue that if you need to change your Android drive and data or OS level data storage in a way to maintain modern OS and device then you’ve got to make the changes yourself. While others agree, I’m going to try and use the “old” Android system, particularly for maintenance. The Android system includes all drivers and components as well as some other goodies to remove some unwanted components after installation. So let’s start with some problems you will encounter and try to do some basic OS changes.
We’ve covered much of what’s needed for making Android work today before, let’s catch up on that with some more information on this DevOps Best Practices. Android is available today and built-in I don’t write this article on Android but I decided to blog about what is really new here and how to use it as a DevOps baseline. Thus far this is going to be a fairly concise guide. Some of the main tasks related to the blog are now done: Add updates to your Android device Add new drivers and changes to hardware / drivers / drivers / application drivers / components Add changes to devices firmware Add new notifications to the devices Add new components to the system (and probably all of it) Add /remove drivers / components to systems / drivers / applications / applications / components Edit your Android home directory for changes When you install a new, old or upcoming Android or USB drive or even if you are upgrading a system since very recent times, in 2/5 second it will show you the latest updates: Update 2/9/2019: Updated firmware for system-resolution drivers, Update 3/25/2020: updated firmware for flash, and / Update 6/28/2020: updated firmware for bios, and / Update 7/3/2020: updated firmware for Android Wfrac1: 1/3/16: 1/7/2018: updated firmware for Android / more data can be stored in / flash Wfrac2: 1/10/18: 1/9/18: updated firmware for Android / update info for system-resolution drivers! Here’s that changes for the current updated Android drive in each case. Here’s some examples of your changes when: Updated driver/data/storage/RPM Updated driver/storage/rp Updated firmware for system-resolution drivers / firmware for flash / in every case Updated driver / firmware / flash with 2-year support For the new Android now: Update 0 / 7/7/18 / 11/16 / : Update / 7/7/18 / 2/16/18 / 9/16/18 / update: : Update / 7/7/18 / 2/16/18 / 2/16/18 / 9/16/18 / update: : Update / 7/7/18 / 2/16/18 / 2/16/18 / 9/16/18 / update: : Update / 7/7/18 / 2/16/18 / 2/16/18 / 9/16/18 / update: : Update / 7/7/18 / 2/16/18 / 2/16/18 / 9/16/18 / update: : Update / 7/7/18 / 2/16/18 / 2/16/18 / 9/16/18 / update: : Update / 7/7/18 / 2/16/18 / 2/16/18 / 9/16/18 / update: updated flash : Update / 7/7/18 / 2/16/18 / 2/Python Gui Programming Best Practices This article examines two kinds of approaches to Gui programming. In the first, it looks at what particular Gui languages work like but only in a very narrow context. In the second, it looks at a range of Gui language-specific constructs that are both intended as frameworks for the modern GUI framework; one approach (or is it derived from other approaches) being the equivalent of the new Gui paradigm of Java-type-oriented programming.
Introduction The first approach, the Gui programming paradigm v1, is perhaps the most familiar to modern high-standard GUI designers and was proposed in particular in the early 2005 publication of Gui Web IDE. It attempts to offer a means for implementing GUI aspects of the main programming model of the GUI, using both native-style (Java-type-oriented) and different-style (Java-type-oriented) interfaces. For example, the Gui JVM system provides the class to represent the buttons and other status information/functionality into the Widget; a Python API provides the constructor and callbacks that represent that information. The traditional approach of using native-style interfaces to implement GUI elements is based on the approach “extending Java’s JNI interface” and (in the Python language) is introduced to provide more flexibility in changing GUI components. In the same year, the famous “AI language revolution” created by Steve Chissell using the Python IDE transformed the graphical representation of GUI elements into an abstraction of a Python-type GUI implementation— a style that evaded the standardization scheme of Java as well as gained flexibility over the GUI development stage. A similar approach was proposed in the early 1990s, by Brian O’Sullivan in the framework of the Open Office project. This project is based on the PyPy (PyPy Data Foundation), created in 2005.
In contrast to the Python-based approach, the Open Office OUtility uses PyPy Python to provide the JVM API, a way of interfacing with the PyPy core used by Gui, with the purpose of providing the GUI community a simple interface to place class and view expressions inside class methods, with no effort to translate to the Widget. Or, more generally, to provide the framework for developing large and large-scale GIS software systems on the Internet. In other works, Gui has been used for other type-oriented approaches, including in many recent publications, such as What’s new in Riemann-Hille’s “Igor’s Law?” in 1995, and in OpenWizard 2017, when several developers actively participate in their efforts to improve GIS systems by writing applications using Open Web Tools? Finally, of course, is the Python approach, recently introduced by Joe C. Pippon, who wrote the first software-defined GUI implementation using Python? That is: one of the aims of today’s Gui program development— to develop and deploy software-defined GIS system application that can be used to build software-defined systems (WOS) for various applications on different platforms. Procedural approaches As a first approach, we review another known approach, the “prototype” approach, which aims at introducing a new interface to be offered to GUI frameworks and to integrate the constructs into the new framework. That approach (according to the previous title) uses a “prototype”-type system, rather than any existing interface (“prototype” used in order to allow it to work “with other interfaces”). In the way described in the existing article, the Gui programming paradigm v2 was introduced back in one of the most established software-defined WOS frameworks by John Vosko, but this method (as reported in the earlier article) was independently and experimentally defined in the Python code for the prototype.
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After we review the Gui paradigm v2, we can conclude that what we have already stated that “prototype” is the same as “ideas.” They are fundamentally the same, implementing the same type-oriented GUI elements, which means they retain the same functions of GUI elements. If the prototype of Gui does not have functions, they can be overloaded, while if the prototype of Gui does (i.e. they do not have functions, they can be used to operate GUI elements), Gui cannot be used for non-GUI aspects, such as (see the “Lists” section below) or for
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MedAlliance leads US Sirolimus DEB race: First US Patient enrolled into SELUTION SLR Coronary Sirolimus DEB Study
GENEVA, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The first US patient has been enrolled at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the SELUTION4ISR study evaluating SELUTION SLR™ to support FDA approval. This milestone follows Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval in the US in October 2022. SELUTION SLR is the first sustained limus release coronary drug-eluting balloon (DEB) to receive FDA IDE approval for In-stent restenosis (ISR) indications.
“We are very excited to have enrolled our first US patient,” commented Dr Don Cutlip, Co-Principal Investigator of the IDE SELUTION4ISR Study and the Chief Medical Officer at Baim Institute for Clinical Research. “This study addresses the important unmet need of treatment for the ongoing problem of in-stent restenosis without adding an additional layer of metal stent.”
“This is an exciting day for PCI in the USA. DEB is the standard of care for ISR around the world, with the exception of the US. Treating coronary ISR is challenging and having DEB technology made available through a well-designed and conducted randomized clinical trials is the next step. This trial is now underway and this is great for our patients!” added Co-Principal Investigator Prof. Roxana Mehran, Mount Sinai Professor in Cardiovascular Clinical Research and Clinical Trials.
“This is another significant milestone for MedAlliance: we were the first sustained limus release balloon to receive FDA IDE approval, the first to treat a US peripheral patient and now the first to treat a US coronary patient. This is the culmination of a multi-year R&D program that delivered comprehensive pre-clinical data meeting the very high standards of the US FDA,” added Jeffrey B. Jump, MedAlliance Chairman and CEO. “We are very pleased with the high level of market acceptance we are experiencing in Europe, Asia and South America, and we look forward to entering the US market following FDA approval.”
Enrollment of the IDE SELUTION4ISR FDA coronary study is ongoing outside the US and additional US centers will soon join MedStar Washington Hospital Center after this first US enrollment. (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04280029).
MedAlliance received on Jan 6th IDE approval for coronary de novo indications. The OUS SELUTION DeNovo study has more than 800 patients of the 3,326 enrolled in this ground-breaking coronary randomized study comparing treatment strategy with SELUTION SLR (DEB) vs. Limus drug eluting stent (DES) strategy.
SELUTION SLR was awarded CE Mark Approval for the treatment of coronary artery disease in May 2020. MedAlliance was the first drug-eluting balloon company to receive FDA Breakthrough Designation status. In addition to the BTK and superficial femoral artery (SFA) indications for which the company received FDA IDE approval in May and August 2022, MedAlliance received coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) IDE approval in October 2022 and de novo coronary artery lesions on January 6th 2023, which will complement the substantial experience that the company has gained with the SELUTION DeNovo trial in Europe.
MedAlliance’s unique DEB technology involves MicroReservoirs which contain a mixture of biodegradable polymer intermixed with the anti-restenotic drug ‘sirolimus’ applied as a coating on the surface of an angioplasty balloon. These MicroReservoirs provide controlled and sustained release of the drug for up to 90 days. MedAlliance’s proprietary CAT™ (Cell Adherent Technology) enables the MicroReservoirs to be coated onto balloons and efficiently transferred to adhere to the vessel lumen when delivered via expansion of the balloon.
SELUTION SLR is commercially available in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas (outside USA) and most other countries where the CE Mark is recognized. Over 10,000 units have been used for patient treatments in routine clinical practice or as part of coronary clinical trials. Centres interested in participating in this study, please contact MedAlliance.
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MedAlliance is medical technology company which announced a staged acquisition by Cordis in October 2022. It is headquartered in Nyon, Switzerland, MedAlliance specializes in the development of ground-breaking technology and commercialization of advanced drug device combination products for the treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease. For further information visit: www.medalliance.com
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Young, White Evangelicals Differ from Group on LGBTQ Issues
White evangelicals ages 18-29 are nearly 20 points more likely to support a candidate who backs LGBTQ groups than their older counterparts
Thousands of students, supporters and invited guests sing songs of Christian praise before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers the convocation in the Vines Center on the campus of Liberty University January 18, 2016 in Lynchburg, Va. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
By Joanna Piacenza
August 31, 2018 at 2:12 pm ET
41% of young white evangelicals said they’re more likely to support a candidate that backs LGBTQ rights, compared to 23% of all white evangelicals.
Young white evangelicals are also twice as likely to back a candidate who has supported more immigrants coming into the country — 36% vs. 18% — than the rest of their religious cohort.
White evangelicals’ political preferences are evolving — and the religious group’s youngest members are leading the charge.
The group’s attitudes are important because of its high level of political engagement: White evangelicals make up 17 percent of the population, but they constituted 26 percent of voters in the 2016 election, according to the nonpartisan research organization PRRI and exit polls.
Evangelical leaders, collectively, also have the ear of President Donald Trump, frequently meeting with him as an unofficial advisory group called the Executive Evangelical Advisory Board.
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Prominent evangelical leaders have been criticized not only for their condoning or muted responses to the president’s rumored marital infidelities but also their theological interpretations on issues such as immigration reform. For example, Pastor Paula White, a faith adviser to Trump, called the prisons holding separated children “phenomenal” while Pastor Robert Jeffress defended the president’s use of the term “shithole countries” when referring to immigrants from certain African and Latin American countries.
But Morning Consult data shows a more progressive identity — one that is more accepting of LGBTQ issues — could be emerging among the youngest members in the evangelical bloc.
Those ages 18-29 tend to be more progressive compared to the overall population when considering candidates’ stances on a number of issues — and that pattern continues with white evangelicals.
But, compared to the ratio between young adults and all adults, young white evangelicals are actually more likely to back a candidate who backs LGBTQ rights than the rest of their religious group. That’s according to a July 14-17 survey that polled 15,995 Americans, including 3,082 white evangelicals.
Young adults are 10 percentage points more likely than all adults to support a candidate who’s advocated for the rights of LGBTQ groups, 55 percent to 45 percent. Young white evangelicals, at 41 percent, are 18 points more likely to do so than white evangelicals overall (23 percent).
As subgroups, white evangelicals and young white evangelicals have 1.6 and 5 point margins of error, respectively.
LGBTQ issues were also the most divisive partisan issue when Americans were asked which group deserved federal protections from discrimination: Democrats were more than three times as likely as Republicans to say they should be protected.
Young white evangelicals are also twice as likely as the rest of their religious group to say they’re more likely to back a candidate who supported more immigrants coming into the country (36 percent vs. 18 percent). That’s in line with the third of all U.S. adults who would support such a candidate.
A majority (52 percent) of young white evangelicals still plan on voting for a Republican candidate.
Young white evangelicals make up a small sliver of their diminishing cohort. While 22 percent of the country overall is 18-29 years old, that number falls to 12 percent among white evangelicals, according to the Morning Consult survey.
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It’s hard to mistake Damon Dayton’s affection for Volkswagen. His garage is chock full of vintage Buses and Beetles. He has multiple Volkswagen tattoos, and his closet is packed with Volkswagen wares.
“The Volkswagen love has been consistent throughout my entire life,” says the 48-year-old professional BMX rider and mechanic, who has owned some 150 Volkswagen vehicles through the years. ‘It’s a way of life for me.’
Growing up in Antioch, California, Dayton was surrounded by cars. His parents owned a mom-and-pop trucking business and taught him and his four older brothers, basic mechanics, at an early age.
By 12, he was tooling on his brothers’ 1962, 1965, and 1969 Beetle models, and assisting them with repairs. ‘I quickly became their designated helper,’ Dayton says.
Some of his favorite childhood memories were spent visiting various racetracks and Volkswagen events in the region with his siblings.
“My mom would tell my brothers, “You can go wherever you want – as long as you take Damon,” Dayton says. “So, I would tag along with them to these shows and immediately I just fell for the cars.”
He purchased his first Volkswagen – a 1969 peach-colored Beetle with aluminum-alloy wheels – at 14. Five years later, he began working as an auto technician and mechanic. His industry work exposed him to all sorts of Volkswagen vehicles, from older classics, like Type 2 buses and Baja Beetles, to more modern models, like the Jetta and Tiguan.
Over time, he began amassing his own car collection, which included a 1954 Ragtop Beetle with semaphore blinkers and a 1963 Type 2 split-window bus with a middle seat.
“Every day of my entire adult life I’ve driven an air-cooled Volkswagen,” he says.
Since 1999, Dayton has managed a mechanic shop in Stockton, California, and travels the world working on high-level, full-scale Volkswagen restoration projects.
His specialty is air-cooled, pre-1967 models, and he is especially known for his skilled chrome and seal work on vintage doors and window frames.
Currently, he’s undertaking several restoration jobs, including work on a 1964 Bus, a 1965 right-hand drive and right-hand door Volkswagen Bus, and a dune buggy.
“I am really nitpicky on what projects I take on,” Dayton says.
When he’s not working in his shop or riding bikes professionally, he spends time with his family – his wife is a fellow Volkswagen superfan – and is making a positive impact in his community.
“I mentor youth and really strive to get them out of bad situations,” Dayton says.
His current Volkswagen collection includes a Jetta, seven Beetle and nine Bus vehicles.
“In the past 10 years, I’ve sold off a ton of them,” Dayton explains. “I didn’t sell them for the money, but I finally realized I was getting older and didn’t want to be too greedy.”
Among his coveted collection are several custom-painted cars, including a starry-painted Baja Beetle and a checkered 1966 deluxe 21-window bus – which recently inspired a certain popular toy car company to create a miniature model of it. You can expect to see it in stores later this year.
“Growing up as a kid, surrounded by cars, this means the world to me,” says Dayton.
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The Effect of Intraperitoneal Administration of Oleuropein on Pentylenetetrazole Induced Epilepsy in Mail Rat
Parvin Sadat Hosseini1 , Maryam Rafieirad * 2, Somayeh Esmaeili1
1- Department of Psychology, Izeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Izeh, Iran
2- Department of Biology, Izeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Izeh, Iran , [email protected]
Background & Objective: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders in humans, which appears as sudden, episodic, repetitive, and unpredictable seizures, and these patients suffer from memory impairment. Medicinal herbs have long been used to treat epilepsy. In this study, the impact of effective oleuropein on the time of arising of attacks and the rate of attack's incidence of tonic, clonic, tonic-clonic, and total seizure longevity in male rats was investigated.
Materials & Methods: Forty rats were randomly divided into four groups of 10. The negative control group (the recipient of normal saline), the positive control group (the recipient of diazepam 1 mg/kg), and the two treatment groups (the recipient of doses of 10 and 20 mg/kg of oleuropein). After 30 min of oleuropein administration, saline, or diazepam, pentylenetetrazole was injected intraperitoneally into rats' bodies at a dose of 85 mg/kg, and 30 min after injection, seizure parameters were evaluated. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey's statistical tests.
Results: Injection of the oleuropein significantly increased the threshold of seizures in the form of initial delay at the arising of seizure in the positive control group and treatment groups (P< 0.001). Furthermore, it reduces the time of seizures in different phases (P< 0.001). In addition, a dose of 10 mg/kg oleuropein has the highest effect on total seizure longevity.
Conclusion: This study showed that oleuropein has an appropriate anti-seizure effect and future studies appear to be necessary for further understanding of the mechanism.
Keywords: Oleuropein, seizure, PTZ
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Pharmaceutical Plants
Hosseini P S, Rafieirad M, Esmaeili S. The Effect of Intraperitoneal Administration of Oleuropein on Pentylenetetrazole Induced Epilepsy in Mail Rat. JABS 2022; 12 (4) :439-445 | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7385317087173462, "wiki_prob": 0.2614682912826538, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line195598"} |
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The free download of the iMovie video editor is available for all Macintosh computers. Is there a way to get iMovie on the Windows operating system? There isn’t an iMovie for Windows computers.
The video capabilities built into Windows’ Photos app are not as good as iMovie is. Excellent tools for media organization, color grading, speed, green screen effects, narration, and soundtrack can be found in Apple iMovie.
It is possible to use any images, videos, and music you want on your iPad and iPhone with the help of iMovie. It’s not available for users on both the Chromebook and theAndroid operating system.
Apple doesn’t have a Windows version of iMovie or plans to develop it for PC. The simple and practical layout of Filmora Video Editor is attractive to Windows users who are looking for an alternative to iMovie.
It is not possible to use iMovie on Windows. There are no plans for iMovie to be released for Windows, and there is no way to install it on a Windows PC.
iMovie is a product of Apple. There are only two platforms that can be used. iMovie can’t be used on HP computers if you don’t have a Mac.
There are more features on the macOS than there are on the iPadOS. You can adjust the white balance on the iPadOS if you add a color filter to it. There are many audio options on the macOS. The iPadOS does not have an equalizer function.
Is it a good idea to use iMovie to make videos on the internet? If you have access to iMovie, this video editing platform is a great option for beginners. It’s a good thing that iMovie is good for making videos on the internet.
You don’t need Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro for video editing, but it’s more about some editing details that you can implement, even if you’re using a different video editing software.
For the majority of users, the best option for video editing is to use a web app or a mobile app. The majority of users want to do a few quick edits. There is a simple way to do this on both the web and the mobile devices.
WeVideo is a cloud-based video editing app that can be used on a Chromebook. It offers a similar experience to a desktop video editor, and is arguably better than the apps listed above. You can go all out with multiple clips with the multiple video and audio tracks supported by the service.
As a built-in app for macOS and iOS, iMovie has many easy to use and free features. iMovie isn’t compatible with the operating system of the phone. There is an equivalent of iMovie forAndroid users that can be found in the Play store.
With this video editor, you can make stunning 4K-resolution movies quickly and easily on your Mac or iPad. The Windows version of iMovie has not been released by Apple. It is not possible to download this software for Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7.
I’ve used Apple’s video editing software for years, and it’s still a good app for cutting video and audio together quickly, even though it has many flaws and limitations.
The three most popular programs for editing videos on the internet are iMovie, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. A first option is a good choice for beginners. It is possible to use iMovie on Mac OS if you are a complete beginner.
When compared with iMovie, Final Cut has a lot of advanced preset options which are easy to modify. Final Cut Pro has more advanced tools on its interface than iMovie which has a simpler interface and less panels.
The theme of iPadOS’s iMovie is that it does a great job of editing content captured on an iPad or iPhone. It’s clear that iMovie for Mac is better for more complicated projects with a lot of effects.
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WeVideo is the leading video editing software for Chromebooks and it is easy to use. WeVideo is an easy to use, online video editor that includes rich editing tools, direct sharing to social media and built-in stock footage library with video clips, images and music.
What advantages do you have with Chromebooks? They are cheap, have a good battery life and are less prone to viruses than other types of computers. They work well with other products from the same company.
If you want to visit websites, chat, and send and receive email, a Chromebooks is a great option. They work well with both of them, and they take pains to make sure they work well together.
Users can use it to make and render videos. As you’ve noticed, a lot of people are using the mobile device of their choice rather than the mobile device of their choice, and that’s because iMovie isn’t available on the mobile device of their choice. It is possible to get the same experience and functions of iMovie with video editor apps that are specially made forAndroid devices.
There is a way to trim a video on your mobile device. The Photos app has a video editing feature. Use the tap to make a change. There are two ways to change the start and stop times of a video.
Final Cut Pro is not compatible with the iPad Pro or any other iPad model. Final Cut Pro is an excellent video editing software that can be used on Macintosh systems. The program can be used to create professional looking videos.
Video Editor is a part of Windows 10. Music, text, motion, and 3D effects are included in the full set of video creation and editing tools. Movie Maker was the successor to Video Editor and it has a focus on easy to use creative tools.
Is it possible to get Final Cut Pro on Windows? Final Cut Pro is only available on the Mac, and you can’t get it on the PC. It is possible to find a similar video-making app on your PC.
The MacBook Air is one of the best MacBooks you can buy for video editing, because it has been updated by Apple at the end of 2020. The MacBook Pro 13-inch has an Apple M1 chip, which is the same as the one that comes with it.
Payments they receive for ads on their channels make up the majority of their income. The amount of money paid for ads is based on how many people click on them. The more people who view ads on your channel watch them, the more likely they are to click on them.
Video clips and photos can be imported from your device. You can connect your device to your Mac using the usb cable that came with it. The Import window can be opened in the iMovie app on your Mac.
How do I transfer a project from a computer to a portable device? Plug in the flash drive, locate the iMovie project that is saved on your iMac, open the flash drive’s window on the Mac’s desktop and drag the project to it.
It is possible to use any images, videos, and music you want on your iPad and iPhone with the help of iMovie. iMovie isn’t available for users on both the Chromebooks and theAndroid operating system.
The iLife suite of Mac applications have included iMovie since version 3. The consumer market is where Apple wants its iMovie video editor to go.
Final Cut Pro X has not been on the app store in a decade. The editor is still being used by filmmakers around the world, but it looks different than the original app.
Final Cut Pro X is the most popular video editor for mac. It is easy to use. It provides all of the professional editing tools that competitors such as Davinci Resolve provide but are not compatible with a mac environment. The app is easy to use and provides a fast way to edit video.
There is a limited amount of effects that you can use in iMovie. Rendering of videos doesn’t take a lot of time. Final Cut Pro has a lot of different effects. It won’t be possible to provide its play back before the edited file is exported.
You can use iMovie to make movies and trailers on your mobile device. There are a lot of features that will please users. It is different from other video editing apps in that it has themes and trailers. Even after the most recent update, it is still more powerful than before.
Millions of people have access to iMovie, but they may not know about the benefits of video editing in the program.
The Windows version of iMovie has not been released by Apple. It’s only available for the two operating systems. MiniTool Movie Maker can be used to replace it on Windows 10. It’s very easy to use MiniTool Movie Maker.
What are the things that most YouTubers do to make their videos better? The three most popular programs for editing videos on the internet are iMovie, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. A first option is a good choice for beginners. You can use iMovie on Mac OS if you’re new to it.
It’s not hard to get used to theUI of iMovie editing software. Even though you can’t make a blockbuster movie in your iMovie app right away, it’s a good starting point to learn how to edit videos.
The “crop” button will appear on the screen if you double click on the file. Once you have cut out redundant parts, you will be able to zoom in on the video once the editing window has opened. There are three steps in step 3. You should have a preview of the video before you zoom in.
There is a summary of the Chromebooks and the laptop. The operating system is the biggest difference between the two. While laptops run on the most popular operating system Windows, Chromebooks run on web-based Chrome OS, which is basically a skinned version of the Chrome browser with added features.
You can get things done faster and easier with a new type of computer called the Chromebooks. Chrome OS is an operating system that has cloud storage, the best of Google built-in, and multiple layers of security, and is run by them.
There is a question about a Chromebook. These computers are not capable of running Windows or macOS. They run on a Linux-based operating system. Chromebooks are portable computers that are designed to runChrome OS, which is a browser-based operating system.
It is cheaper, more secure, and has a better battery life than a laptop. If you need a laptop for anything other than the internet, Windows laptops and MacBooks are more powerful and offer more programs, but they are often more expensive.
The type of laptop that runs Chrome OS is known as a Chromebooks. Compared to Mac or PC laptops, Chromebooks puts a lot of focus on the internet. All laptops are laptops, but not all of them are.
Is it possible to use iMovie on the mobile device of your choice? There isn’t an iMovie on the Play store. The app can only be used on Mac and iPad. Don’t worry, there are a lot of free video editors that can be used to replace iMovie.
Even though Windows 10 doesn’t have an equivalent of iMovie, it’s still easy to find a video editing app that you can use to quickly edit your footage and share it with your friends.
You can use any pictures, videos, or music that you want on your iPad or iPhone with the help of iMovie. iMovie isn’t available for users of the mobile device operating system. Don’t be worried.
The iPad Pro is better for creating content than a MacBook is. The iPad Pro can offer a better experience if you are doing more than one thing. The photo editing applications on the iPad Pro can be used with Apple Pencil.
One of the best tablets to use for video editing is the iPad Pro. The iPad Pro has Apple’s M1 chip, which means it will be 50% faster than the previous generation, and 40% faster than the previous generation.
If you want to learn more about the performance gains and losses we saw in our testing, you can use Windows 11. The 0.082% performance gain is not significant.
Final Cut Pro is only available on the Mac, and you can’t get it on the PC. It is possible to find a similar video-making app on your PC.
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Polkadot Protocol Goes Live in Phased Mainnet Launch
The highly anticipated and controversial Proof of Stake interoperability protocol Polkadot has launched a version of its mainnet close to four years down the line since the publishing of its whitepaper.
Polkadot is the brainchild of Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood and former head of security in the Ethereum Foundation Jutta Steiner. The former created Web 3 Foundation while the later created Parity Technologies.
The two entities are collaborating in the development of Polkadot which has often been compared to Ethereum. According to an announcement by the W3 Foundation on Tuesday, Polkadot has now launched an early chain candidate dubbed CC1 which is a stripped-down version of the mainnet missing some few features.
In the CC1 released on Tuesday, some of the features it lacks include one of the most important elements of a blockchain – decentralization. The idea behind Polkadot is to create an interoperable protocol that allows multiple blockchains to work parallel to each other. However, the promise is to decentralize the protocol and allow full governance through the staking model. Holders of the DOT token will be in charge of the governance of the protocol once it fully launches but for now, W3 and Parity will be in charge.
“During this initial phase, Web3 Foundation will retain super-user control of the network via a Sudo module. This period will allow the Foundation and Parity Technologies to execute critical logic and security audits and calibrate final aspects of the network. Independent teams of security auditors will continue working to identify and rectify any vulnerabilities,” the Foundation wrote.
DOT investors are also not able to transfer their tokens. The Polkadot ICO raised about $144 million through a SAFT (Simple Agreement for Future Trade) sale which means investors gave their money in exchange for the right to receive tokens at a later date. This is supposed to happen once the mainnet fully launches. So at the moment, none of the investors can trade their tokens. The tokens have, however, been allocated to the owners allowing them to stake the tokens on the network.
“This first stage of Polkadot CC1 provides two key things: Claims & attestation and staking,” Wood wrote in a blog post. It is also worth noting that none of the stake tokens earn any rewards during the CC1 phase. The staked tokens will, however, afford the owners the right to become validators in the next launch phase. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7995831370353699, "wiki_prob": 0.7995831370353699, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line596553"} |
Justia Patents Including Frequency ControlUS Patent for Radio with dual sided audio Patent (Patent # 8,320,585)
Radio with dual sided audio
Feb 8, 2007 - Motorola Solutions, Inc.
A dual-sided radio (100) for enhancing a user's experience is provided. The radio includes a primary transducer (110) on an audio-side of the radio that projects a primary sound, a secondary transducer (120) on a data-side of the radio that projects a mid-high frequency sound, a processor (160) that equalizes (200) audio to the primary transducer and the secondary transducer, and a communication module (130) that receives and transmits communication signals containing the audio. The secondary transducer supplements the primary sound with a mid-high frequency sound (404) to compensate for mid-high frequency loss of the primary sound due to diffraction (300).
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This invention relates generally to mobile communication devices, and more particularly to transducer arrangement designs.
The hand-held radio industry is constantly challenged in the market place for high audio quality mobile devices. A high audio quality product is characterized as producing crisp sound at a sufficiently high volume. Fleet service workforces generally demand high audio quality radios having speakerphone capabilities. In a high-audio speakerphone radio, a high audio speaker can project sound out of the speakerphone to the user. A high audio speaker generally replaces the function of the earpiece that is normally positioned against the user's ear. The high audio speakerphones allow a user to engage in a voice conversation without having to hold the radio to the ear.
The fleet service workforces generally work in adverse environments where noise can degrade the quality of the listening experience. That is, when combined with noise, the projected audio is not as clear to the user. The audio may sound muffled due to the addition of the unwanted noise. Moreover, with the demand to make products smaller and with more features, the size of the radios and the speakers are reduced. Furthermore, the display and keypad generally occupy a large surface area on the radio. Consequently, there is little room to place a high audio speaker except generally on a back side of the phone. In such regard, during use, a user that is exposed to the front side of the radio while viewing the display or interfacing with the keypad will not receive audio directly from the speaker on the back side. The sound must travel around the radio for the user to hear, which can affect the quality of the sound. This leads to a degradation in audio quality since some portions of the sound signal are suppressed.
One embodiment of the invention is a dual-sided radio. The dual-sided radio can include an audio-side having a primary transducer that projects a primary sound in a front direction, and a data-centric side having a secondary transducer that projects mid-high frequency sound in a back direction. The secondary transducer compensates for mid-high frequencies that are not diffracted around the dual-sided radio from the primary transducer. The secondary transducer provides better sound quality and intelligibility for voice communication while the user is engaged in data mode and holding the device with the display towards the user and the primary transducer directed away from the user. The enhanced intelligibility from the secondary transducer makes it so that the user does not have to keep flipping the device around between the audio side and data side to hear the voice communication while in engaged in a data task. The dual-sided radio can include a processor that provides audio to the primary transducer and the secondary transducer; and a communication module that receives and transmits communication signals containing the audio.
The data-centric side includes a key-pad or touch-sensitive display operatively coupled to the communication module for entering data, and a display operatively coupled to the communication module for presenting visual information. The audio-side is approximately opposite to the data-centric side. The secondary transducer can be positioned peripheral to the display and the key-pad. The processor can filter audio to the primary transducer and the secondary transducer. In one aspect, the processor can high-pass filter the audio to the secondary transducer to balance an equalization of the sound at the data-centric side. In another aspect, the processor can adjust a volume of the secondary transducer as a function of a primary volume of the primary transducer. In one configuration, the processor can turn off the secondary speaker when the primary transducer is in high-volume mode.
In another arrangement, the processor can determine a use-mode. The processor can adjust a primary volume of the primary transducer and a secondary volume of the secondary transducer based on the use-mode. In one arrangement, the processor can turn off the primary transducer and turn on the secondary speaker when the dual-sided radio is used in whisper mode, or private mode. In another arrangement, the processor can determine when the data-centric side is used, and turn on the secondary speaker. In one aspect, the processor can adjust an equalization of the primary transducer based on a sound quality of the primary sound in the second direction, or adjust an equalization of the secondary transducer based on a sound quality of the primary sound in the second direction.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a dual-side radio showing an audio-side and a data-side in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front view of the dual-side radio of FIG. 1 showing the data-side in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a back view of the dual-side radio of FIG. 1 showing the audio-side in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a side view of the dual-side radio of FIG. 1 showing sound propagation from the audio-side to the data-side in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a frequency response of the dual-side radio of FIG. 1 as measured from the data-side and the audio-side in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a diffraction effects plot for a small form factor radio and a large form factor radio in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a compensated and equalized frequency response for the dual-side radio of FIG. 1 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a method for dual-sided speaker porting in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 provides method steps for dual-side porting based on user-mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 provides method steps for dual-side porting based on radio orientation in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 11 provides method steps for adjusting an equalization in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
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While the specification concludes with claims defining the features of the embodiments of the invention that are regarded as novel, it is believed that the method, system, and other embodiments will be better understood from a consideration of the following description in conjunction with the drawing figures, in which like reference numerals are carried forward.
As required, detailed embodiments of the present method and system are disclosed herein. However, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary, which can be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the embodiments of the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure. Further, the terms and phrases used herein are not intended to be limiting but rather to provide an understandable description of the embodiment herein.
The terms “a” or “an,” as used herein, are defined as one or more than one. The term “plurality,” as used herein, is defined as two or more than two. The term “another,” as used herein, is defined as at least a second or more. The terms “including” and/or “having,” as used herein, are defined as comprising (i.e., open language). The term “coupled,” as used herein, is defined as connected, although not necessarily directly, and not necessarily mechanically. The term “suppressing” can be defined as reducing or removing, either partially or completely.
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a dual-sided radio having a primary transducer on an audio-side, and a secondary transducer on a data-side. The secondary transducer enhances an audio quality of the sound generated by the primary transducer. The secondary transducer is significantly smaller than the primary transducer. The secondary transducer generates mid to high frequencies to compensate for mid to high frequency losses due to diffraction. The sound produced by the primary transducer may not diffract to the data-side thus suppressing mid to high frequency components. The secondary transducer directly projects these mid to high frequencies to the data-side.
A processor is included to adjust a volume of the primary speaker and the secondary speaker based on a use-mode. As one example, the processor can turn off the primary transducer and turn on the secondary transducer when the radio is used in a whisper, or private, mode. As another example, the processor can turn on the primary transducer and adjust the volume of the secondary transducer to converse battery live in a power saving mode.
Referring to FIG. 1, a side view 101 of a dual-sided radio 100 is shown in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The radio 100 can be a two-way radio for dispatch or interconnect communication, a cell phone, a personal digital assistant, a portable media player, or any other suitable communication device. The radio 100 can include a primary transducer 110, a secondary transducer 120, a display 140, and a keypad 150, but is not limited to these. The radio 100 can also include analog-to-digital (A/D) converters, amplifiers, logic circuits, echo detectors, noise suppressors, voice activity detectors or the like for providing audio processing functionality, though not shown. Briefly, the primary transducer 110 can produce a primary sound that travels from the audio-side of the radio 100 and around to a data-side of the radio 100. The secondary transducer 120 supplements the primary sound with mid-high frequency sound to compensate for any mid-high frequency loss due to sound propagation losses associated with the sound traveling from the audio-side to the data-side.
The dual-sided radio 100 can include a communication module 130 operatively coupled to the primary transducer 110 and the secondary transducer 120 for receiving and transmitting communication signals containing audio. The communication module 130 can receive audio packets over a communication link from one or more other mobile devices. The communication module 130 can decode the audio packets and play audio out of the primary transducer 110 and the secondary transducer 120. The dual-sided radio 100 can also include a processor 160 operatively coupled to the communication module 130, the primary transducer 110, and the secondary transducer 120. The processor 160 can adjust a primary volume of the primary transducer 110 and adjust a secondary volume of the secondary transducer 120. As one example, the processor can provide audio to both the primary transducer 110 and secondary transducer 120. The processor 160 can equalize the audio signal to the primary transducer 110 and secondary transducer 120 to enhance a user's audio experience when using the radio.
Referring to FIG. 2, a front view 102 of the dual-sided radio 100 is shown in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The front view is also considered a data-centric side 102 since it includes the display 140 and the keypad 150. The data-centric side 102 may also include other user-interface components for allowing a user to operate the radio 100. In such an arrangement, a user can hold the radio 100 in one hand and operate the radio with the other hand. The user can enter data through the keypad 150, or any other suitable input device. The display 140 provides the user with visual feedback that may be entered, or displayed during radio dispatch or interconnect communication. The secondary transducer 120 can be positioned peripheral to the display 140 or the keypad 150 to project secondary sound in a direction of the user. The secondary transducer 120 is significantly smaller than the primary transducer 110 on the audio-side of the radio 100. This is necessary since the amount of space available on the data-side is limited. Notably, there is little surface area for a large speaker in addition to a keypad and display. Accordingly, a smaller secondary transducer 120 is provided on the data-side. The larger primary transducer 110 is positioned on the audio-side (e.g. back-side) since there is more surface area available. Moreover, since only the higher frequencies of the primary transducer 110 on the audio-side are suppressed, the secondary transducer 120 on the data-side supplements the low frequencies produced by the primary transducer 110 with high frequencies. In particular, the secondary transducer 120 generates mid to high frequencies and does not require a large magnet or diaphragm.
Referring to FIG. 3, a back view 103 of the dual-sided radio 100 is shown. The back view is considered an audio-side 103 since it includes the primary transducer 110. The primary transducer 110 generates high-level sound when the radio is used in speakerphone mode. As illustrated in FIGS. 1-3, the primary transducer 110 and the secondary transducer 120 are on approximately opposite sides of the dual-sided radio. Notably, the primary transducer 110 projects sound in a first direction, and the secondary transducer 120 projects sound in a second direction that compensates for mid-high frequency loss of the primary sound in the second direction.
Referring to FIG. 4, the side view 101 of FIG. 1 illustrates the propagation of sound from the primary transducer 110 and the secondary transducer 120. In practice, a user uses the dual-sided radio 100 for dispatch two-way radio communication with the data-centric side 102 facing the user. In such regard, the user operates the dual-sided radio 100 in speaker phone mode. As an example, the user can hold the dual-sided radio 100 at arms length to engage in a voice conversation with another user. During speaker phone mode, high-level audio can be played out of the primary speaker 110.
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the primary speaker 110 projects sound away from the user when the display 140 of the dual-sided radio 100 faces the user. The majority of the energy of the sound produced by the primary transducer 110 is directed away and back from the user. However, much of the sound 112 still reaches the user by traveling around the dual-sided radio 100. This allows the user to operate the radio 100 in data-centric mode with the display 140 facing the user while still hearing sound from the audio-side of the radio 100. In certain configurations, the sound can also be ported through the phone internally to channel the sound to the data-side. However, much of the high-frequency sound is attenuated as a result of the orientation of the primary speaker 110 and the housing of the radio 100. In particular, the mid to high frequencies 113 of the sound produced by the primary transducer 110 may diffract off the radio 100.
In order to compensate for the mid to high frequency losses of the primary sound 112, the secondary transducer 120 provides a mid to high frequency sound 124 to compensate for the loss. In practice, the processor 160 receives audio from the communication module 130 (See FIG. 1). The processor directs audio to both the primary transducer 110 and the secondary transducer 120. The processor 160 can also selectively filter the audio prior to sending to the transducers. For example, the processor 160 can apply a high-pass filter to the audio before providing the audio to the secondary transducer. Notably, the audio is filtered in accordance with a frequency range specification of the secondary transducer. The frequency range may be a function of the transducer size. For example, the secondary transducer may be 1-2 cm in diameter with a frequency range between 2-5 KHz. In wideband audio, the secondary transducer 120 may support frequencies in the range of 4-8 KHz. The processor 160 may or may not process the audio to the primary transducer 110. For example, the primary transducer 110 may support the entire audio band 100 Hz to 3.6 Khz. Accordingly, the audio can be provided to the primary transducer with minimal filtering. In one configuration, the processor 160 can adjust an equalization of the audio to the primary transducer 110 and the secondary transducer 120.
Referring to FIG. 5, an example of a frequency response plot 200 for the radio 100 is shown in accordance with some embodiments of the invention. Briefly, the frequency response plot 200 shows a first frequency response 201 of the radio 100 measured at the audio-side of the radio, and a second frequency response 202 measured at a data-side of the radio. Frequency response plot 201 is measured from the audio-side of the radio 100 and corresponds to a baseline frequency response as measured from the back of the radio (See FIG. 4). Frequency response plot 202 is measured from the data-side of the radio 100 and corresponds to a baseline frequency response as measured from the front of the radio (See FIG. 4). Notably, the difference in dB can be attributed to the direction of the primary transducer 110 when the sound is measured from the data-side or the audio-side.
The higher gain of the frequency response 201 in comparison to frequency response 202 is a result of the primary transducer 110 projecting sound directly to the measuring device. A difference between the frequency response 201 and frequency response 202 is also observed at higher frequencies. For example, the gain difference 208 in the lower frequencies is less that the gain difference 209 in the higher frequencies. A consequence of placing the primary transducer 110 on the audio-side of the radio is that, for a listener facing the display side of the radio, higher frequencies are attenuated more than lower frequencies. Briefly referring back to FIG. 4, the secondary transducer 120 generates a mid to high frequency sound that compensates for this mid to high frequency loss.
The dB difference between the frequency plot 201 and the frequency plot 202 do not differ in the same proportion across frequency. For example, a first difference 208 between plot 201 and plot 202 in the low frequency range is less than a second difference 209 between plot 201 and plot 202 in the high frequency range. The difference in dB is non-linearly related to a change in loudness. In fact, as an example, a 2 dB difference at a low frequency is not the same change in loudness as a 2 dB frequency at high frequencies. Experiments by the inventors have shown that the change in loudness of a sound measured from the primary transducer 110 at a data-side and the same sound measured at the audio-side is 7 phon, wherein phon is a measure of loudness. Accordingly, the sound emanating from the primary transducer 110 is louder at the data-side than at the audio-side.
Moreover, intelligibility is also a function of frequency. Thus a 2 dB difference at a low frequency is not the same change in intelligibility as a 2 dB difference at high frequencies. The frequency response plots 200 illustrate that high frequency loss is greater than low frequency loss. Accordingly, the intelligibility of the sound produced by the primary transducer 110 when evaluated from the data-side may be less than the intelligibility when evaluated from the audio-side. This can be a result of diffraction effects as the primary sound produced by the primary transducer 110 must travel around the radio 100 to reach the data-side. The diffraction effects can suppress high frequencies which contribute to intelligibility and clarity of the sound.
Referring to FIG. 6, an example diffraction plot 300 for two different sized radios are shown in accordance with some embodiments of the invention. Briefly, the diffraction plot 300 shows diffraction effects between two radios of different size. Also, the diffraction effect is more pronounced in a larger size radio having a larger form factor than a small size radio having a smaller form factor. The diffraction plot 300 shows the difference in decibels (dB) for a range of sound frequencies produced by a small form factor radio and a large form factor radio. Notably, the higher curve 301 has less of a diffraction effect, as seen by the smaller variance. The higher curve 301 corresponds to the smaller form factor radio. The lower curve 302, corresponding to the larger form factor radio, has a greater diffraction effect and shows more gain lost to diffraction. As illustrated, the smaller radio produces a diffraction plot 301 that is significantly higher than a diffraction plot 302 of the larger radio.
Consequently, referring back to FIG. 4, the higher frequencies of the sound produced by the primary speaker 110 are attenuated due to diffraction. Accordingly, the secondary transducer 120 on the front-side of the radio is provided to compensate for the higher frequency loss by projecting the missing mid-high frequency sounds. The secondary transducer 120 generates the higher frequencies of the sound produced by the primary speaker 110 that are lost to diffraction. Furthermore, the majority of the sound energy from the secondary transducer 120 travels away from the radio 100 in a direction towards the user thereby avoiding diffraction effects. The mid to high frequency sound produced by the secondary transducer 120 enhances the user's overall audio listening experience.
Referring to FIG. 7, an example of a plot of frequency responses 400 for the radio 100 as measured from the different sides of the radio 100 is provided in accordance with some embodiments of the invention. Plot 401 is the frequency response for the radio 100 measured from the audio-side. Plot 402 is the frequency response for the radio having as measured from the data-side. Frequency plot 401 and 402 are captured only with the primary transducer 110 on. That is, the secondary transducer 120 is off and not contributing to the frequency responses 401 and 402. Plot 403 is the frequency response for the radio using the primary transducer 110 on the audio-side and the secondary transducer 120 on the data-side as the source of sound as measured from the data-side. That it, frequency responses 403 shows the contribution of the primary transducer 110 and the secondary transducer 120. The area 404 identifies the frequency gain on the data-side of the radio as a result of the mid to high frequencies generated by the secondary transducer 120. The secondary transducer 120 fills in a range of frequencies that are not diffracted in the sound produced by the primary transducer 110. In particular, the secondary transducer 120 fills in frequencies with the area 404. The resulting plot 403, is an equalized frequency response that compensates for mid to high frequency loss of the primary transducer due to diffraction.
Referring to FIG. 8, a method 500 for dual-sided speaker porting is shown in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The method can be practiced with more or less than the number of steps shown. To describe the method 500, reference will be made to FIG. 4 although it is understood that the method 500 can be implemented in any other suitable device or system using other suitable components. Moreover, the method 500 is not limited to the order in which the steps are listed in the method 500. In addition, the method 500 can contain a greater or a fewer number of steps than those shown in FIG. 4.
At step 510, a use-mode of a dual-sided speaker-phone radio can be determined. A use mode may be a whisper mode, or private mode, to provide discrete radio communication. For example, in whisper mode, the user does not want other users in a local vicinity to over hear a conversation. A user mode may also be a power saving mode to conserve battery power. As shown in FIG. 4, the dual-sided speaker-phone radio includes an audio side having a primary transducer for projecting primary sound in a first direction, a data-centric side having a secondary transducer for projecting mid-high frequency sound in a second direction, and a communication module operatively coupled to the primary transducer and the secondary transducer for receiving and transmitting communication signals containing audio. A user can select a use-mode by entering a request to enter a user mode. For example, the user can access a graphical user interface on the display 140 and select a use-mode. As another example, the radio 100 can automatically enter a use-mode based on radio resources. For example, the radio 100 may determine that the battery life is limited, and automatically enter power save mode.
At step 520, a primary volume of the primary transducer and a secondary volume of the secondary transducer can be adjusted based on the use-mode. For example, referring to FIG. 4, in whisper mode, the processor 160 can decrease a volume of the primary transducer 110 and increase a volume of the secondary transducer 120. Sound propagating from the back of the radio is effectively suppressed while sound propagating directly to the user is amplified. The processor 160 can also adjust the equalization between the primary transducer 110 and the secondary transducer in a balanced manner. That is, even though the overall volume has decreased, the equalization is maintained. From the user's perspective, the equalization of the sound is unchanged even though the volume has decreased for whisper mode, or power conserve mode.
In one aspect, as shown in FIG. 9, the processor 160 can turn off the primary transducer 110 and turn on the secondary speaker 120 when the dual-sided radio is used in whisper mode (532). In such regard, only the secondary transducer 120 is used to deliver sound to the user. This prevents audio from being played out the high-audio primary transducer 110. In another aspect, the processor 160 can turn off the secondary transducer 120 when the primary transducer 110 is in high-volume mode (534). For example, in a non-private mode, the user may decide to increase the volume of the radio to a maximum setting. The processor 160 can turn off the secondary transducer 120 since the volume of the primary transducer is sufficiently high, and which may mask the sound produced by the secondary transducer 120. That is, the processor 160 can turn off the secondary transducer 120 when the volume of the primary transducer 110 masks the benefit provided by the secondary transducer 120. This can also save power since audio is not delivered to the secondary transducer, or played out the secondary transducer 120.
In another aspect, referring to FIG. 10, the processor 160 can determine whether the audio-centric side is facing the user (542). For example, the processor 160 can determine if a user is using the keypad 140 as shown in FIG. 4. The processor can then turn on the secondary transducer if the audio-centric side is facing the user (544). In yet another aspect, referring to FIG. 11, the processor 160 can adjust an equalization of the primary transducer based on a sound quality of the primary sound in the second direction (552). The processor 160 can also adjust an equalization of the secondary transducer based on a sound quality of the primary sound in the second direction (554). For example, referring back to FIG. 4, the processor 160 can provide the primary transducer 110 and the secondary transducer 120 with the same audio signal. The processor can apply high-pass filtering to the audio signal provided to the secondary transducer 120. In one arrangement, the high pass filter can be software controlled, such as a finite impulse response (FIR) filer. In another arrangement, the high-pass filter can be a physical resistive and capacitive circuit to adjust the frequency response.
Where applicable, the present embodiments of the invention can be realized in hardware, software or a combination of hardware and software. Any kind of computer system or other apparatus adapted for carrying out the methods described herein are suitable. A typical combination of hardware and software can be a mobile communications device with a computer program that, when being loaded and executed, can control the mobile communications device such that it carries out the methods described herein. Portions of the present method and system may also be embedded in a computer program product, which comprises all the features enabling the implementation of the methods described herein and which when loaded in a computer system, is able to carry out these methods.
While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the embodiments of the invention is not so limited. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions and equivalents will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present embodiments of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
1. A dual-sided two-way radio comprising:
a housing having an audio-side and a data-side, the audio side and the data-side opposite each other and together providing simultaneous dispatch-audio;
a primary transducer on the audio-side of the two-way radio that projects a primary sound for dispatch two-way radio voice communication;
a secondary transducer on the data-side of the two-way radio that projects a mid-high frequency sound, and
a communication module operatively coupled to the primary transducer and the secondary transducer that receives and transmits dispatch two-way communication signals containing audio,
wherein the secondary transducer supplements the primary sound with a mid-high frequency sound to compensate for mid-high frequency loss of the primary sound due to diffraction thereby providing enhanced dispatch two-way voice communication intelligibility.
2. The dual-sided two-way radio of claim 1, wherein the primary transducer projects sound in a first direction, and the secondary transducer projects sound in a second direction that compensates for mid-high frequency loss of the primary sound in the second direction.
3. The dual-sided two-way radio of claim 1, wherein the primary transducer and the secondary transducer are on approximately opposite sides of the dual-sided two-way radio.
4. The dual-sided two-way radio of claim 1, wherein the secondary transducer is a mid-high frequency speaker that is significantly smaller than the primary transducer.
5. The dual-sided two-way radio of claim 1, further comprising a processor operatively coupled to the primary transducer and the secondary transducer that adjusts a primary volume of the primary transducer and adjusts a secondary volume of the secondary transducer when the dual-sided two-way radio is used in a whisper mode.
6. The dual-sided two-way radio of claim 5, further comprising a high-pass filter operatively coupled to the secondary transducer for filtering the audio.
7. The dual-sided two-way radio of claim 5, wherein the processor turns off the primary transducer and turns on the secondary transducer when the dual-sided two-way radio in response to a user request.
8. The dual-sided two-way radio of claim 1, further comprising:
a keypad operatively coupled to the communication module for entering data, and
a display operatively coupled to the keypad for presenting visual information, wherein the secondary-transducer is peripheral to the key-pad or display.
9. A dual-sided speaker-phone radio comprising:
a housing having an audio-side and a data-centric side, the audio-side and the data-centric side opposite each other and together providing simultaneous dispatch-audio;
the audio-side having a primary transducer that projects a primary sound for dispatch voice communication in a first direction;
the data-centric side having a secondary transducer that projects mid-high frequency sound in a second direction;
a processor operatively coupled to the primary transducer and the secondary transducer that provides audio to the primary transducer and the secondary transducer; and
a communication module operatively coupled to the processor that receives and transmits dispatch two-way communication signals containing the audio,
wherein the secondary transducer compensates for mid-high frequency loss around the dual-sided speaker-phone radio due to diffraction from the primary transducer thereby providing enhanced dispatch two-way voice communication intelligibility during two-way radio communication.
10. The dual-sided speaker-phone radio of claim 9, wherein the audio-side is approximately opposite to the data-centric side.
11. The dual-sided speaker-phone radio of claim 9, wherein the data-centric side further comprises:
a key-pad operatively coupled to the communication module that receives user input data; and
a display operatively coupled to the communication module and key-pad that presents visual information;
wherein the secondary transducer is peripheral to the display and the key-pad.
12. The dual-sided speaker-phone radio of claim 11, further comprising a processor that adjusts a primary volume of the primary transducer and a secondary volume of the secondary transducer based on a use-mode of the dual-sided speaker-phone radio.
13. The dual-sided speaker-phone radio of claim 12, wherein the processor turns off the secondary transducer when high-volume audio is projected out the primary transducer.
14. The dual-sided speaker-phone radio of claim 12, wherein the processor turns on the secondary transducer when the data-centric side is used.
15. A method for dual-sided speaker porting, the method comprising:
determining a use-mode of a dual-sided speaker-phone radio, by a processor of the dual-sided speaker-phone radio, having: a housing having an audio side and a data-centric side, the audio side and the data-centric side opposite each other and together providing simultaneous dispatch-audio; the audio side having a primary transducer for projecting primary sound for dispatch two-way voice communication in a first direction; the data-centric side having a secondary transducer for projecting mid-high frequency sound for dispatch two-way voice communication in a second direction, the secondary transducer supplementing the primary sound with the mid-high frequency sound to compensate for mid-high frequency loss of the primary sound due to diffraction; and
adjusting, by the processor, a primary volume of the primary transducer and a secondary volume of the secondary transducer based on the use-mode thereby providing enhanced dispatch two-way voice communication intelligibility when the speaker-phone radio is held away from a user's ear.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:
turning off the primary transducer and turning on the secondary transducer when the dual-sided radio is used in whisper mode.
turning off the secondary transducer when the primary transducer is in high-volume mode.
determining whether the audio-centric side is facing the user; and
turning on the secondary transducer if the audio-centric side is facing the user.
adjusting an equalization of the primary transducer based on a sound quality of the primary sound in the second direction.
adjusting an equalization of the secondary transducer based on a sound quality of the primary sound in the second direction.
21. A portable two-way radio, comprising:
first and second audio transducers coupled to first and second opposing sides of the two-way portable radio, the first and second audio transducers together providing simultaneous dispatch-audio; and
the first transducer projecting primary audio for dispatch two-way voice communication, and the secondary transducer projecting mid-high frequency audio for automatically supplementing the primary audio for mid-high frequency loss in the primary audio due to diffraction in response to a use-mode of the portable two-way radio thereby providing enhanced dispatch two-way voice communication intelligibility when the portable two-way radio is held away from a user's ear.
22. The dual-sided radio of claim 1, wherein the primary transducer has a frequency range of 100 Hz to 3.6 KHz, and the secondary transducer has a frequency range of 2-5 KHz.
23. The dual-sided speaker-phone radio of claim 9, wherein the primary transducer has a frequency range of 100 Hz to 3.6 KHz, and the secondary transducer has a frequency range of 2-5 KHz.
24. The method of claim 15, wherein the primary transducer has a frequency range of 100 Hz to 3.6 KHz, and the secondary transducer has a frequency range of 2-5 KHz.
25. The portable radio of claim 21, wherein the first audio transducer has a frequency range of 100 Hz to 3.6 KHz, and the second audio transducer has a frequency range of 2-5 KHz.
26. The dual-sided two-way radio of claim 1, wherein the dual-sided two-way radio is held away from a user's ear during dispatch two-way voice communication.
27. The dual-sided speaker-phone radio of claim 9, wherein the dual-sided speaker-phone is held away from a user's ear during dispatch two-way voice communication.
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Filed: Feb 8, 2007
Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL)
Inventors: Deborah A. Gruenhagen (Southwest Ranches, FL), Javier Alfaro (Miami, FL), Karl F. Mueller (Sunrise, FL), David M. Yeager (Boca Raton, FL)
Primary Examiner: Vivian Chin
Assistant Examiner: Leshui Zhang
Attorney: Barbara R. Doutre
Current U.S. Class: Including Frequency Control (381/98); Dereverberators (381/66); Loudspeaker Feedback (381/96); Including Amplitude Or Volume Control (381/104); Switching (381/123); Echo Cancellation Or Suppression (379/406.01)
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Novel phthalimides regulating PD-1/PD-L1 interaction as potential immunotherapy agents
Chengliang Sun, Yao Cheng, Xiaojia Liu, Gefei Wang, Wenjian Min, Xiao Wang, Kai Yuan, Yi Hou, Jiaxing Li, Haolin Zhang, Haojie Dong, Liping Wang, Chenguang Lou, Yanze Sun, Xinmiao Yu, Hongbin Deng*, Yibei Xiao, Peng Yang
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy
Chemistry and Pharmacy
Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
Peking Union Medical College
Programmed cell death 1(PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand 1(PD-L1) have emerged as one of the most promising immune checkpoint targets for cancer immunotherapy. Despite the inherent advantages of small-molecule inhibitors over antibodies, the discovery of small-molecule inhibitors has fallen behind that of antibody drugs. Based on docking studies between small molecule inhibitor and PD-L1 protein, changing the chemical linker of inhibitor from a flexible chain to an aromatic ring may improve its binding capacity to PD-L1 protein, which was not reported before. A series of novel phthalimide derivatives from structure-based rational design was synthesized. P39 was identified as the best inhibitor with promising activity, which not only inhibited PD-1/PD-L1 interaction (IC50 = 8.9 nmol/L), but also enhanced killing efficacy of immune cells on cancer cells. Co-crystal data demonstrated that P39 induced the dimerization of PD-L1 proteins, thereby blocking the binding of PD-1/PD-L1. Moreover, P39 exhibited a favorable safety profile with a LD50 > 5000 mg/kg and showed significant in vivo antitumor activity through promoting CD8+ T cell activation. All these data suggest that P39 acts as a promising small chemical inhibitor against the PD-1/PD-L1 axis and has the potential to improve the immunotherapy efficacy of T-cells.
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2022.04.007
Co-crystal structure
PD-1/PD-L1
Small-molecule inhibitor
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Sun, C., Cheng, Y., Liu, X., Wang, G., Min, W., Wang, X., Yuan, K., Hou, Y., Li, J., Zhang, H., Dong, H., Wang, L., Lou, C., Sun, Y., Yu, X., Deng, H., Xiao, Y., & Yang, P. (2022). Novel phthalimides regulating PD-1/PD-L1 interaction as potential immunotherapy agents. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 12(12), 4446-4457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2022.04.007
Sun, Chengliang ; Cheng, Yao ; Liu, Xiaojia et al. / Novel phthalimides regulating PD-1/PD-L1 interaction as potential immunotherapy agents. In: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 2022 ; Vol. 12, No. 12. pp. 4446-4457.
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£150,000 awarded for digital solutions in response to COVID-19
Five digital health initiatives have been awarded funding as part of a £150,000 call to action for new and innovative ways to use digital technology in response to coronavirus and beyond.
The 5 winning initiatives announced today will support the rapid piloting and evaluation of new digital platforms, apps and technologies to determine their long-term use and potential.
The winners were picked by a panel which include NHS, Welsh Government and industry representatives, and responses were co-ordinated by Digital Health Ecosystem Wales.
The 5 winners are:
PhysioNow by Connect Health – a physiotherapy chat-bot providing 24/7 triage and support for musculoskeletal conditions
Medopad by Huma Therapeutics – a real-time remote patient monitoring system allowing for symptomatic patients to remain home rather than be admitted to hospital
MedTRiM by DNA Definitive – currently a face-to-face service within NHS Wales, the app will enable support for those exposed to trauma in the workplace to continue digitally
CliniTouch Vie by Spirit Health – remote patient monitoring to support the delivery of care in care homes
SPOT by Healthy.IO – a wound assessment app which scans wounds and shares images with tissue viability nurses, district nurses and GPs for further assessment
Andy McCann, Co-Director of Wales-based DNA Definitive, developers of the MedTRiM app, said:
"This opportunity has created a unique collaborative partnership that will provide support to NHS Wales’ service delivery throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic response and beyond.
We will now develop, test and be able to scale-up an online trauma resilience course based on our acclaimed Medical Trauma Resilience Management (MedTRiM) Programme. The course will provide a credible framework for managing adverse psychological consequences for staff exposed to potentially traumatic events during the course of their work and will develop practitioners to assist organisational leaders and managers in supporting colleagues with the psychological aspects of potentially traumatic events."
Vaughan Gething, Minister for Health and Social Services, said:
"As we work towards a ‘new normal’, innovative solutions such as these platforms can support our health services to be delivered in a different but safe way.
Today’s winners are beginning a fantastic opportunity to test and develop technologies which offer the largest impact and best value solutions for a variety of health-related issues, for staff and patients."
Helen Northmore, Manager of the Digital Health Ecosystem Wales programme, a collaboration between Life Sciences Hub Wales and the NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS), said:
"We were impressed with the breadth and quality of applications to the Digital Solutions Fund - it was inspiring to see the many new and innovative ways technology is being used to support patients, staff and citizens.
The projects selected demonstrated how digital solutions can give people tools to help them manage their condition and their wellbeing in their home or work environment. I am excited to see the results from the rapid pilots later this summer."
Rapid Rollout of Video Consultations in Response to COVID-19
TEC Cymru, a Welsh Government sponsored programme hosted within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, has been piloting a video consultation solution called AttendAnywhere. The pilot has received
PhysioNow Pilot Extension to Support Services
PhysioNow, the online tool providing an agile and remote triaging tool for all Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, has extended its pilot to ensure continued access for patients. This will continue to alleviate pressure on the teams at Cwm Taf Morgannwg and Hywel Dda University Health Boards.
£150,000 competition for Covid-19 digital solutions
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September 18, 2020 September 13, 2020 Peter Masters
The Dragons and the Snakes … and the decline of the West
The Dragons and the Snakes
How the Rest learned to fight the West
By David Kilcullen
Published by Scribe www.scribepublications.com.au
RRP $35.00 in paperback | ISBN 9781925849158
In this important and timely book, David Kilcullen explains what happened to the ‘snakes’ – the non-state threats from terrorists and guerrillas – and the ‘dragons’, state-based competitors such as Russia and China, who have watched on as the US struggled, firstly in Afghanistan, and then in Iraq.
He borrowed the descriptors from the 1993 warning from newly-appointed CIA director James Woolsey who warned that Western powers might have ‘slain a large dragon’ with the fall of the USSR, but now faced a ‘bewildering variety of poisonous snakes’.
As a combat veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq, David Kilcullen is recounting events in which he has participated as a decisionmaker, and in doing so, he acknowledges a personal role and admits to personal biases based on that experience.
He also explores the growing influence of competitive nation-states taking advantage of the West’s preoccupation with terrorism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
China represents … a “bandwidth challenge for the United States and other Western countries”
He covers a number of topics, for example, Russia’s intervention in Crimea and Ukraine as well as elsewhere and China’s approach to warfare that may now be so broad in its non-traditional approach (through cyber espionage, commercial dealings, industrial and influence peddling) as to present a ‘bandwidth challenge for the United States and other Western countries’.
Which then begs the question? Are we seeking to equip ourselves with advanced weapon superiority to support our allies for a type of war that belongs in the past? And are we seeing the inevitable decline of the superiority of the West?
Loss of primacy, he writes, implies ‘transition to a successor’, hopefully one not unfriendly to the west and capable of maintaining the global order on which Western prosperity depends.
He has some interesting views including the fact that US advanced weapon superiority creates problems not only for adversaries but also for allies like Australia and the UK. Advanced weapons systems are expensive and only equip a country for ‘traditional’ warfare. With limited Defence budgets, is this preoccupation diverting scarce resources from the ‘non-traditional’ approach Australia and its western allies are now encountering.
Without doubt, what we in the West are facing is a complex global arena devoid of past certainties. This book should be essential reading for anyone concerned about America’s future on the world stage and the challenges Australia faces in the minefield that is now our foreign policy stage.
Australian Defence Policy
Chinese influence
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Takeshi Yasuda is a Japanese potter who was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1943. Yasuda trained at the Daisei-Gama Pottery in Mashiko from 1963 to 1966 and established his first studio there. His early work consisted of ash-glazed stoneware, after which he explored Sancai and Creamware. Most recently Yasuda has been working with celadon-glazed porcelain.
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SHA 1-2-3
by Johannes Ullrich (Version: 1)
NIST is currently in the final stages of defining a new "secure hashing algorithm" (SHA) [1]. The goal of the competition is to find a replacement for the current standard ("SHA-2", aka SHA-256 and SHA-512). NIST attempts to be somewhat proactive in defining crypto standards, realizing that new standards need to be implemented well before the old once are considered broken.
The three popular hash functions, MD5, SHA1 and SHA2, all use variations of a particular hashing algorithm known as "Merkle-Damgård Construction". Attacks have been developed for MD5 and SHA1, and it is plausible that they will be extended to SHA2 in the future. As a result, the candidates for SHA-3 use different algorithms that are hopefully safe from similar attacks.
A good cryptographic hash will make it hard to come up with two different documents that exhibit the same hash. There are a number of variations of this attack. For example, weather or not one of the documents (or hashes) is provided. One attack in particular affects the Merkle-Damgård based hashes, the "length extension attack". This attack is in particular relevant if a hash is used to verify the integrity of a document.
In this attack, the hash is created by concatenating a secret and a file, then hashing it. The hash and the file (without the secret) at then transmitted to a recipient. The recipient uses the same secret to recreate the hash and to verify if the file is authentic. However, for ciphers susceptible to the length extension attack, an attacker may calculate a new hash, if the attacker knows the size of the original hashed document. However, the attacker can only add to the document.
To make this more specific, lets say I am sending you a contract. We agreed on a pre-shared secret. I am creating the hash of "secret+contract" and send the hash to you with the document. An attacker now intercepts the message, and adds a page to the contract, and calculates a new hash. All the attacker needs to know (guess?) is the length of the secret.
Current hashing functions can be used safely to authenticate messages, but the algorithm has to be slightly more complex. Instead of just appending the key, an HMAC algorithm has to be used, which essentially applies the key to the message by XOR'ing the message with the key before hashing (just use HMAC.. its a bit more complex then that and has to be done right)
But back to SHA-3: NIST has narrowed the field of potential candidates down to 5. All of them are safe with respect to the length-extension attack. However, they all take up more CPU cycles then SHA-2, unless in some cases where HMAC is required. In addition, at a recent IETF conference, it was pointed out that during the competition, SHA-2 turned out to be more robust then expected, reducing the need for SHA-3 to replace SHA-2.
So why should you care? There are a number of reasons why you should be concerned about encryption standards. First of all, many compliance regiments require the use of specific hashing and encryption algorithms. Secondly, while there may be equivalently strong algorithms, usually developers of libraries spent more effort in optimizing standard algorithms, and you may even find them "in silicon" in modern CPUs. I wouldn't be surprised to find a "SHA-3" opcode in a future main stream CPU. At this point, SHA-256 or SHA-512 should be used if you are developing new software. However, if you find SHA-1, you shouldn't panic. Make sure you are using HMAC properly, and are not just concatenating secrets with documents in order to validate them.
[1] http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/ST/hash/sha-3/index.html
[2] http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/83/slides/slides-83-saag-0.ppt
Johannes B. Ullrich, Ph.D.
Keywords: cryptography hashes md5 sha
Meh. SHA1(gzip(data)) + MD5(gzip(data)) is nowhere close to being broken. Even SHA1(data) + MD5(data) will hold for a long time to come.
but that will require calculating 2 hashes instead of two. If you can calculate 1 not-so-broken hash in less time then two broken hashes, the not so broken hash wins imho.
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Joshua, please tell me you're not a software developer. It's this flippant regard to cryptography that lends itself to hundreds of security breaches every day through poorly designed software. We have standards for a reason, the crypto gods have set them because they have done the cryptographic analysis.
Firstly, your statement raises more questions than it answers:
When you say '+', do you mean addition or concatenation? If it's addition, is it little-endian or big-endian? Signed or unsigned? How do we deal with the different lengths of the SHA1/MD5 outputs? If concatenation, then why do you use MD5 at all, given that concatenated hash functions are only as secure as their strongest component? Given that both MD5 and SHA1 are considered broken with respect to collision resistance, how does the concatenation step offer any additional security in this attack scenario?
What properties do you need from your hash? Do you need second pre-image resistance or just pre-image resistance? Collision resistance? What application are you using it in? Is it for use in a HMAC? Or salted password storage? Or a message integrity code? A digital signature? A zero-knowledge protocol?
Why do you gzip the data first? What about bzip2? lzma? Can I choose which compression algorithm I use or does it have to be gzip? Is the compression supposed to add any level of security? If so, how, given that the algorithm is public knowledge? If not, why do you do it? It seems to add far more computational complexity with no benefit, given that the hash outputs are fixed size.
What do you mean by 'nowhere close to being broken'? Do you mean that it is computationally secure? Against what level of adversary? Or did you mean information theoretic secure? Can you prove it?
Is there a reason you chose a simple addition/concatenation over some more complex operation such as SHA1(MD5(data)) or MD5(SHA1(data) + data))?
Secondly, you should never *ever* treat cryptographic constructs as black box operations. As a toy example, consider what happens when you use a caesar cipher twice. It's the same as just using one caesar cipher with a different key. Now consider what happens if you use two caesar ciphers, with one cipher using a key of +3 and the other using a key of -3. Treating a crypto construct as a black box operation is convenient for a programmer, but you need to look at the entire information path as a whole (through expanding the constructs as white boxes), rather than looking at each operation in isolation.
Basically, what you've done with your SHA + MD5 construct is you've just invented your own hash function, but you haven't even considered whether this hash function you've invented is secure, much less proven it. Have some humility; you're not knowledgeable in cryptography (at least, not enough to develop your own crypto) so just follow the damn standards. If you want a hash now, just use SHA2. If you want a hash in 5 years time, just use SHA3. NEVER roll your own.
Apr 3rd 2012
Dear Mike,
Joshua is obviously a developer, and so, like me, he's probably lazy too lazy to add two hashes. It means that the + sign denotes concatenation.
So, Johannes is right: concatenating two semi-broken hashes is better that using only one of them, but it's better to just use a better hasing algorithm.
And you're right as well: NEVER roll your own. If Joshua would have numerically added the two, then that might qualify as rolling your own. But concatenating them does not. It's like putting a second lock on your door.
Rob Smeets
@Mike et. al.: I've also wondered why @Joshua's suggestion isn't a practical way to reduce the chance of forgery for non-ephemeral data.
"+" doesn't necessarily mean addition or concatenation or some other specific operation, it means having two redundant hashes computed using two separate algorithms. Presumably those algorithms will have different weaknesses or failure modes, and having multiple hashes will reduce the likelihood that a newly-found weakness or failure in a hash algorithms will allow a forgery to pass undetected because the document was hashed using only that algorithm. The likelihood that one forged plaintext would generate the same hashes as the original plaintext under _both_ hash algorithms is very small, correct?
Note that I am not suggesting this is better than a new hash algorithm with no known weaknesses. I am suggesting it's a way to improve future trustworthiness of the validation of long-term data signed using current hashes in the face of continuing attacks. No hash algorithm is guaranteed to be free from weaknesses, so design in graceful failure in the face of the inevitable flaw.
Using two hashes to validate network traffic is, as suggested, a poor idea compared to using a newer, more robust single hash. But how do you apply that newer, more robust single hash to a legal document that was cryptographically signed _ten years ago_?
I wish that PGP, GPG, et. al. had used more than one hash algorithm for signing _files_ from day one, and I don't understand why that is a bad idea. Is it actually _easier_ to forge a document if two hashes using different algorithms are used, and one has a known failure mode?
John Hardin
"@Mike et. al.: I've also wondered why @Joshua's suggestion isn't a practical way to reduce the chance of forgery for non-ephemeral data."
You're right it has a great potential to reduce the chance of forgery; the chance of forgery is still miniscule with just SHA1, mounting an attack is expensive, and most people won't be targets. To compromise your 288 bit hash, you would need a simultaneous collision of both SHA1 and MD5; that is a LOT harder to find than a collision of either... how much harder mathematically? I don't have a clue. The attacks on both are significantly different. Is your SHA+MD5 288 bit hash as strong as a SHA-256 bit hash? There's no rigorous information showing this. Is your SHA+MD5 hash as strong as a SHA-512 hash? Most certainly not.
What we do know is SHA+MD5 requires more bits of memory than is required to store a SHA256 hash; you will have to build and maintain custom code for this hash. It requires more CPU time to compute. If transmitting, more network traffic.
The hash is not standardized for use with existing network protocols or authentication algorithms; you can't go to a CA and request a X.509 certificate with "SHA(gzip(key))+MD5(gzip(key)) as the hash algorithm.
There are efficiencies lost by using non-standardized combinations of other algorithms.
Ultimately you would need to incur great expense to research the question about whether SHA1(data)+MD5(data) is robustly safe against all known attacks -- it would likely take millions of dollars in research funding to try to break SHA1+MD5. If your adversaries don't have that kind of money, and you don't mind using a slightly non-standard hash, then it seems like a good interim solution. If you are a government, you will want the extra bits to rigorously add security; because you have to worry about foreign governments who can fund their own crypto research and break your algorithms in secret.
With: SHA1(data) + MD5(data) The result is a hash with more bits; you now have a 288 bit hash. We CAN rigorously say this is no less secure than the least-secure of SHA1(data) and MD5(data); we can also say that for SHA1(data)+MD5(data) to be subject to attack, there must be an overlap in the collisions findable of SHA1(data) that are also collisions of MD5(data)... the attacks against MD5 and SHA1 are different, so overlap seems unlikely.
As for [+]; It doesn't have to be concatenation, you can do this with any combination of the two hashes, none of the bits in either the MD5 or the SHA1 hash are destroyed, PROVIDED the definition you use for the "+(a,b)" operation is ANY operation you want to pick such that the function f(a,b) is 1:1 and onto with a known inverse with respect to all inputs. That is if you can define two functions g and h such that g(f(a,b)) = a and h(f(a,b)) = b.
Concatenation is such a function, given that 'a' is a SHA1 hash, and 'b' is a MD5 hash; because all SHA1 hashes are 160 bits, and all MD5 hashes are 128 bits, the concatenation will have a fixed length. if you have
f(a,b) = concatenate(a,b)
You have 288 bits. You can define g as the function that yields the first 160 bits of its input, and h as the function that yields the last 128 bits of its input.
As long as you preserve all the hash bits, it doesn't matter in the least whether it is concatenation or addition; there are some definitions of "+" that destroy data, for example; pad the MD5 hash to 160 bits, XOR SHA1(data) and MD5(data) together, and yield the 160 bit result of XORing the two hashes.
The result is 160 bits which might be easier to break than either SHA1 or MD5. But if you make sure never to 'throw away' hash output bits, the result is stronger.
The increase in strength just might not be efficient.
Mysid
@Rob: "If Joshua would have numerically added the two, then that might qualify as rolling your own. But concatenating them does not."
Yes it does! It's now a 288-bit hash function. As I said before, you CANNOT consider the individual hash functions as black-boxes; the information in one hash function is related to the information in the other one, because they have the same input. The functions themselves are even architecturally similar! By giving an attacker room to exploit correlations between the data and/or architectures, you could end up decreasing security without even knowing it. Worse still, you actually think you've *increased* security (and will no-doubt assure your users of that)!
Thanks also for helpfully explaining to me that hash functions are analogous to door locks, I wasn't aware that we in the security community could trivially dismiss the complexities of cryptographic functions for the sake of convenience. The analogy fails though because both locks are considered 'broken'. Sure it's going to take an attacker more time, but if my locksmith told me 'well this lock can be easily picked, so you should probably put a few of them on your door just to be safe', I'd be looking for a new locksmith (with better locks).
@Mysid: "You're right it has a great potential to reduce the chance of forgery; the chance of forgery is still miniscule with just SHA1, mounting an attack is expensive, and most people won't be targets. To compromise your 288 bit hash, you would need a simultaneous collision of both SHA1 and MD5; that is a LOT harder to find than a collision of either... how much harder mathematically?"
Let's set our hash function h(A) = SHA1(A) || MD5(A)
A brute force birthday attack against a 288-bit hash will take us time complexity 2^144.
A simple way we could improve this is by first finding a single collision in MD5 (time complexity 2^21), then checking whether this pair produces a collision in SHA1 (birthday attack: 2^80). The result is that we can reliably find collisions in h() in time complexity 2^101, which is significantly less than a brute force birthday attack against the hash as a whole (2^144). In effect, we've just reduced the cryptographic strength of the hash function to a 202-bit ideal hash.
It gets *much* better though. By a stroke of luck, Merkle-Damgard hash functions (of which MD5 and SHA-1 belong) have an interesting property that when you already have a collision, finding more collisions is trivial. As such, we just need to find *one* collision in MD5, apply the multi-collision method and we can have as many MD5 collisions as we want, which we feed into the SHA1 birthday attack. Using this method, we come to the conclusion that SHA1+MD5 is of time complexity (2^21 + 2^80 -- Note the '+' not '*'). That is, it's only about as good as a 160-bit ideal hash.
It gets *even better*!! Because SHA-1 also has a collision attack (2^51) better than a birthday attack (2^80), and it's also of the Merkle-Damgard architecture, we can actually reverse the method, first attacking SHA-1 (2^51) then using this as input into a birthday attack against MD5 (2^64). Because MD5 is smaller, this yields an attack time complexity of only about 2^64. We've now reduced the strength of SHA1+MD5 down from 288-bit to the strength of an ideal 128-bit hash.
We've managed to reduce the complexity of the SHA1+MD5 hash function from a presumed 288-bit ideal hash-function down to only a 128-bit ideal hash function using *only known attacks* in a few minutes. Given the similarity of the SHA1 and MD5 constructions, there's a very good possibility that this can be reduced even further through research. Thankfully, this research isn't called for, because no current standard is stupid enough to suggest we use this construction.
While it is true that SHA1+MD5 is better than SHA1 alone, or MD5 alone (there's an easy out if anyone feels the need to save face), however it's only trivially better and nowhere near as good as the hash-length would imply. I would suggest that if you must use two hash functions together as a way of increasing security in the absence of better hash functions, please seek the advice of a knowledgeable cryptographer on which hash functions to choose and how to combine them.
The morals of the story:
1. DON'T ROLL YOUR OWN
2. CRYPTO CONSTRUCTS ARE NOT BLACK BOXES
Further information about the pitfalls of concatenating hash functions: http://eprint.iacr.org/2008/075.pdf
@Mysid: "Is your SHA+MD5 hash as strong as a SHA-512 hash? Most certainly not."
I'm not suggesting that it is. I'm suggesting only that it appears stronger than either SHA or MD5 alone, _for documents signed at a point in time when better hashes weren't available_. If I was signing a document *today* I'd pick SHA-512 and some other hash algorithm hopefully not having similar weaknesses to SHA-512. (I'd also hope that the software offering two-hash verification would exclude weak combinations.)
"The hash is not standardized for use with existing network protocols..."
I recognize that and don't suggest that this is a good idea for network traffic.
Basically I'm lamenting that Phil Zimmermann didn't use two hashes for verification in his original version of PGP (and to a lesser degree that the X.509 cert doesn't allow for this either - but certs are a lot easier to invalidate and replace than a cryptographically signed legal document).
@Mike: Thank you for that discussion, it does help answer my question of "how good an idea is this?"
The point of gzip was to seriously frustrate normal collision hunting because most collisions of the hash function are no longer possible inputs to the hash function. The output of gzip doesn't contain chunks that can be trivially replaced.
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Eurovision Winner Måns Zelmerlöw Announces Dublin Show
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Måns Zelmerlöw, Swedish winner of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, has today announced that he will kick off a 17 date European tour at The Olympia Theatre on September 22nd 2015.
Måns represented his country singing Heroes to an audience of millions and won the contest with 365 points, the third-highest score in the history of Eurovision Song Contest.
Måns' solo career was launched with his first attempt to win Swedish song contest Melodifestivalen in 2007. Although he finished third, his debut single Cara Mia topped the charts and was soon followed by his debut album Stand By For….
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His Eurovision song of choice Heroes is featured on his album Perfectly Damaged which was released in June.
Måns said; “I’ve always been a fan of both Melodifestivalen and Eurovision, and it was an absolute dream come true to be announced winner! I’m feeling so very grateful and excited about touring this fall, it’s going to be amazing meeting all the heroes across Europe.”
Måns Zelmerlöw tickets are on-sale from 9am on Friday 26th June from €33.50.
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This Is What The Universe Would Look Like If It Was Made Out Of Food
Who knew that you can make a black hole out of coffee, sugar, and cinnamon?
by Natasha Umer
Posted on March 10, 2015, 6:49 pm
Photographer Navid Baraty created stunning images of the cosmos from common food items found around his house. Check out images from the art project, called "Wander Probe," below:
1. Planet, moon, and stars
Navid Baraty / Via navidbaraty.com
"The images are made by placing the objects on an Epson photo scanner and then making a scan with the lid open. The planets and moons are made by scanning the bottoms of glasses containing the liquids. The liquids naturally create the shapes and swirls that you see in the images when they mix. The stars and other points of light are made by sprinkling spices and the other ingredients around the scanner glass," Navid Baraty told BuzzFeed over email.
Planet: bottom of a glass containing half and half, water, food coloring.
Moons: bottom of a glass containing coconut milk, water, food coloring.
Stars: salt, cinnamon, baking powder, Tums.
2. Nebula with gas streams
Wander Space Probe / Via navidbaraty.com
"I've had a fascination with space ever since I was a kid camping in the backyard and looking at the stars through my childhood telescope," he said.
Ingredients: cat fur, garlic powder, salt, flour, cumin, turmeric.
3. Planet and stars
"When I see the cosmos through photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other spacecraft, I’m often left without words," he said.
Stars: salt, cinnamon, baking powder.
4. Black hole
"When I look at the night sky, I'm captivated by its mystery and its unknowns. I think the awe and wonder of space ignites our innate curiosity as humans," he said.
Ingredients: bottom of a glass of coffee, salt, sugar, corn starch, cinnamon.
5. Deep space
"I thought it would be fun and exciting to frame the project around the idea of this imaginary spacecraft roaming around the universe taking photos of its encounters," he said.
Ingredients: bottoms of glasses containing coconut milk, half and half, water, food coloring.
6. Distant galaxy
"I had a whole story going for a while of how I was selected to be the lead image processor for the WANDER mission since I'm a photographer but have a degree in engineering and that this was a real spacecraft out there taking images. A lot of people actually thought it was real! Eventually I decided to tell people how I really make the images and that WANDER is entirely fictional," he said.
Ingredients: olive oil, sesame oil, water, cumin, cinnamon, flour.
7. Globular cluster
Ingredients: baking soda, salt, sugar, curry powder, cinnamon.
8. Nebula
Ingredients: makeup, olive oil, chalk, baby powder, salt, water.
9. Icy planet, moons, and stars
Icy planet: bottom of a glass containing half and half, water, food coloring.
Moons: silica gel, food coloring.
Stars: sugar, cinnamon, cumin.
10. Spiral galaxy
Ingredients: baking soda, curry powder, chalk, salt, sugar, cinnamon.
11. Supercluster
Ingredients: flour, sugar, salt, olive oil, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, curry, garlic powder, water.
12. Ghostly anomaly
Ingredients: butter, food coloring, salt.
"I'd like people to look at these images and think could my fictional creation of a planet or moon or galaxy actually exist somewhere in our universe or possibly even beyond? I'd like for the imaginary explorations of WANDER to inspire others about the cosmos and actual space exploration," Baraty said.
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We are one of nine departments in the Division of Humanities & Fine Arts in the College of Arts and Science. Our Department's distinctive personality centers on a diverse mixture of creative exploration and rigorous intellectual pursuit, balancing the freedom of its artistic opportunities within the variety of theoretical and practical experiences theatre can offer.
We're a vibrant contributor to Saskatchewan art and culture, with our Greystone Theatre presenting a four play season from the classical and contemporary repertoire in the Emrys Jones Theatre. But our impact extends beyond our borders, as many of our faculty and alumni are or have been showcased on both national and international stages.
Want to know more about the Department of Drama? Take a moment and explore our site. You'll find everything from our departmental mission statement to photos of our current and past season's shows, even renderings of student designer's creations. There's information on all aspects of our programs and activities: who we are, what we do; our programs and productions; our history and a sense of our future. Whether you're thinking of getting a degree, considering enrolling in a class or just planning to attend one of our productions, consider checking out the Department of Drama.
But theatre is a live performing experience, and even a great website is no replacement for good old human contact. So take a look, and if you have any questions, drop into the John Mitchell Building on campus. Or send us an email or give us a call. We'll do our best to book your tickets, or answer your questions and your needs.
We are happy to see our students joining us back on campus this fall, September 2021!
Want to learn more about our past production Gordon Winter, which ran from March 31 to April 3, 2021? Here's an interview with the show's director Deneh'Cho Thompson on Homelands with Andrea Ledding. He's a Drama department faculty member and coordinator for the wîcêhtowin Theatre Program. In the interview, they discuss the play as well as Pe kiyokake ekwa achimoostahwinahn - an Indigenous Theatre Conference he is also hosting.
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SJP West BDS Campaigns
UC Irvine Repeatedly Failed to Protect the Rights of SJP Members
August 24, 2018 by sjpwest
From Palestine Legal:
Palestine Legal has written to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to describe the chilling impact of years of unaddressed discrimination against students who advocate for Palestinian freedom and to urge administrators to take action to protect the rights of their students.
Right-wing Israel-aligned groups have long sought to put an end to a vibrant tradition of student activism for Palestine at UCI. They have demanded criminal prosecution of student activists, filed baseless complaints to the federal government, targeted students in defamatory poster campaigns on campus. Last year, Israeli soldiers surveilled and harassed Palestinian students and their allies.
Capitulating to the demands of Israel-aligned groups, UCI administrators investigated and punished Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at UCI for exercising their First Amendment right to engage in peaceful protest in both 2016 and 2017.
Unable to rely on campus administrators, SJP members have taken their own steps to protect themselves from in-person and online harassment. These efforts range from cutting down on publicizing campus events to covering their faces when speaking publicly about Palestine. But these efforts also limit the size of their audience and their ability to communicate their message.
In a letter sent today, Palestine Legal explained, “These chilling effects are deeply concerning at a time when the stakes are so high for communities of color and for social justice and human rights issues. Universities should be empowering their students to engage on difficult issues. Instead, these students feel inhibited and silenced by the university’s pattern of punishing them for expressing their views, rather than protecting their speech rights from attacks by outside groups aiming to undermine them.”
Palestine Legal called on UCI to issue a public statement that SJP’s advocacy on campus is protected speech; to condemn outside harassment groups that have targeted UCI students for their pro-Palestine activism; and to cease punishing students for protected expression.
Please click here for the PDF of the letter.
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Where Have All the Fire-Breathing Dragons Gone?
by Dale M. Kushner | May 23rd, 2015
Tell me the landscape in which you live, and I will tell you who you are. —Jose Ortega y Gasset
Once upon a time I lived in a house with my parents, my sister and my grandma from Russia. Grandma Sophie had come to this country as a teenage bride. She was illiterate and spoke in a shifting patois of Russian, Yiddish and English. I didn’t always know what she was saying but I understood her intuitively. We’re going in the machine? raised the question if we’d be taking a drive in the Dodge. Alternatively, Turn on the machine? was a request to turn on the television. “Machine” was a useful word that also applied to the washer and dryer in the basement, but not to the radio or the telephone for which she knew the names.
Lately I’ve been thinking about obsolete language, how the vernacular changes dramatically with time and technology. So many expressions I’ve grown up with have disappeared. Time marches on. Now there’s a phrase that sounds archaic, conjuring up as it does the sweep of seasons across the calendar year, armies crossing the Alps on elephants, the waxing and waning moon. Time marches on, and we feel the rippling of temporality in our bones, light thinning and darkness coming earlier each day. Is this the same Time marked by a digital blink on our computer screen? Yes. And, no. (See: connotative vs. denotative language.)
Language is mercurial, and like the substance mercury itself, is skittery and unstable, malleable to the whims of culture and the fortunes of technology. For the Romans, Mercury (Hermes in Greek) was the god of communication, a sprightly figure with wings on his heels who made swift flight carrying messages between humans and gods. Of all the gods in the Roman pantheon, Mercury was the most playful, a trickster figure, and like language itself, never to be taken at face value. What he said was not necessarily what he meant.
What got me going on the subject is the title of my new novel Digging to China, an expression whose origins are difficult to locate. The urban legend during my childhood held that if you dug straight down through the center of the earth you would reach the other side of the world, the land of China.
China had a mystical ring. It offered the promise of adventure, evoked images of fire-breathing dragons and sweeping mountain mists—iconography at odds with the heavily industrialized, tech-savvy China of today. Other words elicited similar thrills: Everest, Zanzibar. The moon. Timbuktu.
The distance between peoples, countries, continents was vast, and for most of us, utterly unknowable except through fairy tales and myths. Certain names lodged in the landscape of our imaginations symbolizing places timeless and eternal, our own sort of Interior Castles where we just might bump into the divinely otherworldly, where we might dream ourselves into heroes with a thousand faces.
We need our wild, soulful places. Maybe now more than ever, when the world is almost entirely knowable, when we’ve Google-mapped even remote regions of planet Earth; when we can tool on down to visit the blue-footed boobies on the Galapagos, or the penguins of Antarctica; when climbers on Everest carry iPads and coffee from the local Starbucks; when, thanks to MRIs, PET scans and whatnot, the most inaccessible parts of our anatomy have been studied—and the Man in the Moon, the goddess Luna, have become simply craters of rock.
Maybe more than ever we need experiences of the sublime, that state of wonder, awe, and terror that enchants us into other realms. Yes, hooray for science, mathematics, engineering! Hooray for molecular biology! Hooray for astronomy, cosmology, zoology and all the rest, but can our species prosper without niches for our imaginations to hang out?
Maybe our great big frontal cortexes, our rational, logical brains are juiced up by the new synaptical connections technology encourages, but I do believe some primordial, instinctual, not-yet-disappeared part of us yearns to taste the wind on our tongues. Longs to run with the wolves and fly with dragons.
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New ‘core entity’ feature introduced in filing GST
GST when launched was publicized as ‘one nation, one tax’ by the government, aimed to provide a simplified, single tax regime. GST is a dual levy where the Central Government levies and collects Central GST (CGST) and the State levies and collects State GST (SGST) on intra-state supply of goods or services. Centre also levies and collects Integrated GST (IGST) on inter-state supply of goods or services.
The GST Portal is a website where all the compliance activities of GST can be done before and after GST login. Activities such as the GST registration, return filing, payment of taxes, application for refund, etc. can be done on the GST Portal. The GST Network (GSTN) has now enabled a new feature that requires the taxpayer to select one core business activity on the GST Portal.
What do you mean by Core Business Activity?
Core Business Activity means which kind of business you primarily deal in. For example, if you are a phone manufacturer you may select “manufacturer” in Core Business Selection.
What is the new ‘core entity’ feature introduced by GSTN?
The taxpayer has to mention the core business on his profile page.
There are three options under the core business section – Manufacturer, Trader, Service Provider, Other.
Manufacturing: A manufacturer is a registered person produces new products from raw materials and components using tools, equipment and machines and then sells them to the consumers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers or to the other manufacturers. A manufacturer may sell some more brought out items or may provide some ancillary services with his manufactured goods, but he would continue to be classified as manufacturer because it is the Primary Business Activity.
Trader: A trader is a registered person who engages in the buying and selling of goods. Traders have been further classified as Wholesaler or Distributor and Retailer. The Retailer includes a registered person selling goods through e-commerce operators.
Service Provider and Other: A service provider is a registered person who provides service to a recipient of service and is neither a manufacturer nor a trader.
A taxpayer can select only one core business activity.
Business activities like work contract and other miscellaneous items will be included in the Others category.
If taxpayers want to change core activity, they can do so on the profile page.
What led to the introduction of the ‘core entity’ feature?
Tax experts believe the idea behind the move was to stop unscrupulous businesses from taking Input Tax Credit (ITC) by showing high expenses (fake bills) on unrelated activities.
Once an entity mentions its core business activity, tax authorities can confront it if it raises high-value invoices for unrelated services.
A GSTN spokesperson says the idea behind the new feature is to check the practice of circulation of ITC within a company.
Usually what happens, say a manufacturer sells to its sister company which claims to be into trading business, and take services from another sister concern which claims to be into providing a particular service.
This way the ITC is kept circulating within the group.
What businesses are exempted from compliance of these rules?
Certain businesses have been kept out of the scope of these rules. They include GST Practitioners, Online information and database access or retrieval services (OIDAR), TDS deductors, embassies, etc.
What are the effects of issuing fake invoices under GST?
Final action will be taken by the Government after investigating the genuineness of the supplier who generated the fake invoice and buyer who used that invoices for the taking unnecessary tax benefit. Once the forgery is proved then the following steps will be taken:
Cancellation of GST registration
Re-registration of such entities under GST law is differently dealt with than normal registration. No deemed registration should be done in this case and physical verification by the officer must include before allowing re-registration
GSTIN of Such supplier are flagged for generating fake invoices or for any other frauds and this will indicate those buyers who take credit on behalf of fake invoices and automatic alert for further verification by the officer
Input tax credit availed on behalf of fake invoices to be recovered as per the provision under the law
Even in certain cases, the input tax credit may be blocked from such persons so that no one can get the undue advantage of credit
Maximum imprisonment up to 5 years
Penalty of sum equal to the aggregate amount of such false or omitted entry. The assessing officer has been given discretionary power to impose penalty.
Further, there exists Sec 270A provides a penalty of 200 percent of the tax evaded in the case of misreporting of income.
So, if a company accepts a fake invoice of Rs 50 lakh without actual supply of goods or services and shows the same as his purchases or expenses and claims income tax benefit on the same, the amount of penalty shall be U/S 271 AAD of Rs 50 lakh plus 200% of tax evaded U/S 270A of Rs 30 lakh (assuming tax of 30%) i.e., Rs 80 lakh (more than the value of the fake invoice)
If any citizen comes across this kind of criminal activity, they are directed by the GST council to immediately inform the local CGST Seva Kendra either by telephone or e-mail with details. Their identity will be kept confidential and they will be rewarded suitably subject to the guidelines of CBIC.
The government has launched a nationwide crackdown on ITC against fake bills and fake firms. According to government sources, the crackdown on fake firms resulted in the number of registered entities with GSTN coming down from the peak of 1.28 crore to 1.23 crore. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6336755752563477, "wiki_prob": 0.36632442474365234, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line735839"} |
Commitments to Change
Our country, our city, our friends, our colleagues, our fellow Americans are suffering now as they have been for generations at the hands of systemic racism and inequality. We must all feel outraged by the continued inequality and violence perpetrated by those in positions of authority and privilege, especially toward Black communities. As a nonprofit theatre, our mission has always been to reflect the community we serve and to harness the power of art to transform society. To the people of color in our community and our country—we see you. We stand with you, we are listening, and like many, we will also always strive to do better. And when we can finally return to our stages, we will ensure you are seen in Los Angeles and your stories are told.
In this moment, we are committing ourselves to doing better, beginning with the following immediate steps:
•We commit to producing and amplifying more voices from Black artists and artists of color in our mainstage programming, to seeking out, empowering, and creating spaces for those who have historically been marginalized or silenced, and to investing in underserved communities throughout all our programmatic and outreach decisions.
•We commit to seeking help and guidance to educate and encourage the Center Theatre Group family—including staff, board members, producing partners, and audiences—to embrace Anti-Racism and to view all of our internal and external decisions through the lens of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
•We commit to promoting an environment for our staff, artists, audiences, and colleagues that actively works against racism, harassment, and discrimination, with zero tolerance for it. This includes creating programs and support systems specifically for our staff of color—and to make sure that they are heard and included in that process.
•We commit to changing structures which have previously sustained a lack of diversity in our organization including our hiring practices, professional development investments, and organizational leadership and hierarchy.
•We commit to holding ongoing public discussions and forums to address these topics and many others, to address our own complicity and past silence, and to listen to our fellow artists and artistic leaders of color.
•We commit to listening to and learning from our wider communities of color and calling ourselves out as we discover where we are not doing and have not been doing.
We acknowledge these commitments need to be more publicly measurable, actionable, and have timelines associated with them. Our leadership is beginning to work on an accountability plan, starting with looking at who is in the room for these planning decisions.
We encourage you to explore ways of taking your own actions, both in looking inward and supporting those organizations who’ve been fighting this fight for many years. Here is just a small sampling of the organizations and causes that could use our immediate collective support:
Black-Owned Businesses in Los Angeles
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California
Center for Policing Equity
The George Floyd Memorial Fund
And for those seeking further information, Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles has curated an important list of resources, which can be found online.
Lastly, we implore everyone to ensure they and their circles of influence are registered to vote.
With a heavy but unified heart,
Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director
Meghan Pressman, Managing Director/CEO
Center Theatre Group's Board of Directors
Published May 30 and unanimously signed by the Board of Directors on June 10, 2020.
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Piercy (T-2) goes 72 holes without a bogey at Nelson
April 1, 2019 · by Walter Segura · 0
Scott Piercy didn’t win the AT&T Byron Nelson, but he can’t blame is lack of hardware on an abundance of mistakes.
Piercy went 72 holes at Trinity Forest without making a single bogey, becoming the first player to do so at a PGA Tour event since Charles Howell III at The Greenbrier in 2010. But like Howell, Piercy’s blemish-free play didn’t produce a win as he finished the week at 21 under, tied for second with Matt Every but two shots behind winner Sung Kang.
“That’s the first time for me,” Piercy told reporters. “Putts didn’t fall on the back nine. Hit some pretty decent putts, (but) I felt like I misread them. To go 72 holes without a bogey is pretty awesome.”
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The last player to win a PGA Tour event while going 72 holes without a bogey remains Lee Trevino, who did so at the 1974 New Orleans Open.
Piercy was in search of his fifth career win on Tour and first since last spring, when he teamed with Billy Horschel to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Instead he’ll leave Dallas with four square-free scorecards and his best result of a strong season that now includes six top-10s in 16 starts heading into next week’s PGA Championship.
“I felt comfortable, I was kind of in the groove. I knew the swing, where I was at. Hit it really good,” Piercy said. “The back nine it cooled off a little bit. Take your hat off to Sung Kang. He played great. You play great, no bogeys, but there’s always somebody that’s a little bit better sometimes.” | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7590621113777161, "wiki_prob": 0.7590621113777161, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line1778556"} |
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Publisher: Accent Press (July 7, 2016)
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Anikha Surendran Net Worth, Age, Height, Relationship Status
Aniha Surendran is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in the Malayalam and Tamil film industry. She is best known for her role as Sveta in the Tamil action film Viswasam (2019) and Nandana in the family comedy Johnny Johnny Yes Appa (2018).
She recently appeared in the original MX Player Queen web series (2019) as the child actress Shakti Seshadri alongside Ramya Krishnan, Indrajit, and Minna Simon. She also won the 20th Asianet Film Awards for Best Child Artist in 2018.
Full Name Anikha Surendran
Nickname Baby Anikha
Birth Place Manjeri, Kerala, India
Profession Actress and Model
Debut Film: Chotta Mumbai (2007)Web Series: Queen (2019)
Famous Role Swetha in the Tamil film “Viswasam”
Hometown Kerala
Caste Hindu
School Kerala STEDS IT-Academy in Kochi
College / University –
Education Qualification Pursuing Study
Father Name Sundaran
Mother Name Usha Surendran
Brother Name Ankith Surendran
Boyfriend N/A
Height in centimeters: 159 cmin meters: 1.59 min feet inches: 5’ 3”
Weight in kilograms: 54 kgin pounds: 119 lbs
Residence Address Manjeri, Kerala, India
Aniha Surendran Wiki/Biography
Aniha Surendran was born on November 27, 2004, she will be 16 in 2021. She was born and raised in a middle-class Malay family in Manjeri, Kerala, India. Your zodiac sign is Cancer.
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He received his early education at Kerala STEDS ITA academy in Kochi and is currently continuing his education as he is only 16 years old.
She has been passionate about acting since childhood and has always wanted to pursue her career in the film industry. She got the breakthrough she dreamed of in the film industry at a young age when she starred in Malayalam movies as a child.
Since then, the actress has not stopped, appearing in consecutive films and quickly becoming a recognizable face in the film industry.
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Aniha belongs to a middle-class Malayali family from Manjeri, Kerala, India. His father’s name is Sundaran and he is a businessman by profession.
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His mother’s name is Usha Surendran and she is a housewife.
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She has a brother, her older brother is named Ankit Surendran who manages Aniha’s social media accounts and takes care of her meetings and dates.
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The marital status of the actress is single. She is currently not dating anyone and she is not even married. She is a teenager and she is having fun.
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The young actress is a beautiful girl with an innocent face. She has a perfect body and follows a strict diet to stay fit and healthy.
Aniha Surendran is 1.59m tall and weighs almost 54kg. She has no tattoos on her body. She has beautiful long black hair and sparkling black eyes. With her stunning looks and her confident demeanor, the young actress is ready to dominate the industry.
Aniha Surendran started her career at a young age, making her film industry debut in the Malayalam film Chotta Mumbai (2007) as a child.
In 2010, she starred in the Malayalam movie Kadha Tudarunnu as the child artist Laya and impressed everyone with her acting skills.
Aniha Surendran in Kadha Tudarunnu
In 2019, she appeared in the popular Tamil movie Vishwasam alongside Nayantara and Ajit Kumar, she was highly appreciated for her outstanding role in this movie.
She also made her digital debut in 2019, appearing in the MX Reader Queen web series.
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The actress has also received numerous awards for her impressive film performances as a child actress and even won the award for best child actress for her feature debut.
She won Best Child Actress at the 13th Asianet Film Awards in 2010 and also won the 11th Ramu Kariyat Award for Best Child Actress in 2015 for her role in Yennai Arindhaal.
20th Asianet Film Award for Best Child Actor 2018.
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In numerous interviews, the actress talked about some of her hobbies, such as dancing and traveling in her spare time.
He enjoys traveling with his family and close friends, especially to his favorite vacation destination, Mumbai.
He also said that he watched Bollywood movies and that she is his favorite actress.
She is always grateful to her family for their support at every stage of her life.
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Hot Rod Walt and the Psycho-DeVilles
Hot Rod Walt" aka Walt Richards, was born in 1966. Lived the first half of his life in the very rural town of Beemerville New Jersey. Moved to North Port Florida in 1989. In 2006,moved to the Atlanta area where the music scene is huge and the southern hospitality is overwhelming. Not only does he play guitar and sing in the Psycho-DeVilles, but works on custom cars and motorcycles, does hand pinstriping and really just about anything you can imagine on a car or bike. He even has hand pinstriped 342 official special edition "Hot Rod Walt" Gretsch Guitars. But over 500 in total. He also has a pretty cool car collection that includes a couple 51 mercs, a 32 Ford And a 34 coupe the famed "Yellow Jacket" and several more..... And....he has a very cool wife named Sharlene.
Hot Rod Walt and the Psycho DeVilles was formed in 2002. They have released 10 CDs... "Out of the garage and onto the street", "Psycho Cadillac", "Supercharger", "Night Prowler", "Rockabilly Rodeo", "Country Gold", "Rock N Roll Life", "Motor Honey", "Swingin' On the Moon", and "Rumble Road".
He also takes great pride in being endorsed by Gretsch Guitars........ Nothing else compares.
Hot Rod Walt shares the stage with two talented and loyal musicians......Burford T Ogletree on the Upright bass and Steve "Burnout" Barnett the hard hittin' punk rock drummer that never runs out of energy.
Together the Psycho-DeVilles perform a super high energy show. Singing songs about hot rod cars and mean women.................
The Psycho-DeVilles had the pleasure of being a part of many TV shows.
In 2010 "Auction Kings" on Discovery Channel. Where Hot Rod Walt auctioned off his Pink 1960 Cadillac.
Also in 2010 "Cafe' Racer" on Discovery HDTheater/velocity, where they brought him a custom built Cafe Racer motorcycle to test ride and build a story on the band.
In 2011 They sent HRW off to the famous Hawleywoods Barbershop for a story on the Pompadour.
In 2012 they made and featured a Music video of there song "Ton UP".
In 2013 The Psycho-DeVilles were featured as the "Tennesee Three" in the Lifetime Movie "Ring of Fire" with Jewel and Matt Ross as Johnny Cash and June Carter.
in 2016 were featured in the TV show "Caffeine and Octane" on Velocity Channel, Following Hot Rod Walt doing a flame job on a 50 Mercury and then live performance from the band.
In 2017 Hot Rod Walt was a host on Caffeine and Octane.
Hot Rod Walt has also been a part in many TV show and major motion pictures.
The Psycho-DeVilles have toured 9 countries on 4 continents and 228 cities extensively and have been privileged to meet many fine and generous people, and have shared the stage with some of the absolute best musicians.
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Arboretum in Liptovský Hrádok
The history and the present time of the town Liptovský Hrádok is closely related to wood, forestry, beekeeping, iron ore and nature. You have a chance to spend wonderful moments while walking in the lime trees alley or at the town Arboretum and bring back the memories of people you have met and the places you have visited. The town of Liptovský Hrádok, the centre of Upper Liptov (Horný Liptov), is situated at the junction of the rivers Belá and Váh, below the Nízke Tatry Mountains peaks. The Liptovský Hrádok Castle is undoubtedly the symbol of this town, but there is also the protected lime trees alley and the arboretum, which is a nice place to go if you want to sort out your thoughts.
GrandCastle and manor house Liptovský Hrádok
The Castle Hrádok built on a small hill near the river Belá is situated in the town Liptovský Hrádok in the north of Slovakia. Though several versions of a story narrating the origin of the castle exist, one thing is certain: the first reference to the castle is from 1341.
Chateau GrandCastle
The rich history of the Grand Castle and manor in Liptovsky Hradok creates an enchanting feel that you are invited to enjoy in this outstanding and luxurious resort.
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Hotel Smrek ponúka ubytovanie v štandardne zariadených izbách. Celková kapacita hotelovej je 55 miest vrátane prístelkou.
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Ethnographical Museum of Liptov and
Ethnographical expositions: Blueprint textiles in Liptov, Bobbin lace gallery. Shepherd museum. Exposition: Office of Forestry Chamber prefect of Likava-Hrádok estate, Franz Wissner von Morgenstern.
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Penzión pod Kriváňom
Situated in the picturesque village of Dovalovo in Liptovska Kotlina and overlooking the Tatras National Park, Penzion pod Krivanom offers a self-catered accommodation, a garden gazebo, darts, a mini football and a garden with barbecue facilities. Free WiFi is available in the entire property and free private parking is possible on site.
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Motel Hôrky
Motel HÔRKY is located in Vavrišovo and features a garden. Offering a restaurant, the property also features a terrace. Free WiFi is included.
Vavrišovo
Museum of Mining and Metallurgy Maša
The Maša Liptovský Hrádok Museum of Mining and Metallurgy brings together the historical buildings Vážnica and Klopačka, which document the traditions of Hornoliptov mining and metallurgy. These were preserved in active form until the second half of the 19th century. In the premises of Klopačka there is a gallery of selected reproductions of old mining woodcuts from the work of Juraj Agricola. The work "De re metallica libri XII" illustrates the development of mining after the 16th century with technological elements and mining procedures typical of the Liptov region. In Vážnice there is an exposition of the history of mining and metallurgy in Liptov, complemented by the clothes of a miner, a collection of mining lamps and working tools. The Maša Liptovský Hrádok Museum of Mining and Metallurgy presents the history of metal mining and processing in the form of two-dimensional panels with a text part and rich illustrative material. It was mined in the Bocianská and Ľupčianská valleys and in Magurka. Also in the area of Liptovský Hrádok, Kriváň, Western Tatras and Čierny Váh. And also in the central part of the Low Tatras and the area of Dúbrava and Liptovský Kľačany. It will also describe the history of Dolnoliptov mining and metallurgy in the Revúcká valley, in the vicinity of Biele Potok, Liptovská Lúžná, Korytnice and in the Bystrô valley. Part of the Mining Route - a cognitive and experiential product from the portfolio of the Liptov Museum in Ružomberok. National cultural monument.
Blast Furnace Maša near Liptovský Hrádok
Most of us think that mining and metallurgy involve very hard work, but when talking about these industries, we also imagine the little miner dwarfs, so-called „permoník“, who belong to every legend about mining; if these miner dwarfs disappear, the wealth from the mines will fade away as well.
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Thermal spring "Kaďa"
Come and bathe in a natural thermal spring with healing effects in the pleasant environment of Jánská dolina and completely free of charge :)
Podzemie pod vežami - Expozícia života mince - Mincovníčkovo
It offers you a unique opportunity to live the story of the coin's life - its birth in the mint and conception in the depths of the earth. You will see it with eyes you have not looked at for a long time, or you will look for the first time. You will recognize the touch of metal with fire and water, descend into the bowels of the earth behind the gold-bearing ore, and finally experience a real auction as the coin begins its new life in the delicate hands of collectors. You can drive to the free car park. An excellent experience for the whole family.
Piesočkovo
Experience the fairytale atmosphere in Piesočkovo and see for yourself what fairytale sand sculptures created by skilful carvers from the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia look like.
Park Mini Slovakia
Park Mini Slovakia Visit the unique park of miniatures of selected Slovak cultural monuments at a scale of 1:25. Castles, chateaux, churches, bell towers, but also a garden railway in G scale with four tracks and several trains. All this in the open air in a pleasant, landscaped forest park with benches. Open all year round, 7 days a week. The father of the idea and the creator of the models is Kamil Fischer, who created all the miniatures himself or with the help of his family for up to 11 years.
Thermal Swimming Pool Termal Raj Liptovský Ján
The wells of the spa are filled with waters from the Rudolf spring. The water has healing attributes of rheumatic diseases, disorders of female organs, skin and locomotive organ diseases. In the area of the spa you’ll also find swimming pools, relaxational pools, pools for kids and a pool with a fountain.
Malá Stanišovská jaskyňa
V severnej časti Jánskej doliny v Národnom parku Nízke Tatry vo výške 766 metrov nad morom leží vstup do Stanišovskej jaskyne.
NETOPIERKOVO – Stanišovská jaskyňa
In the northern part of Jánská dolina in the Low Tatras National Park at an altitude of 766 meters above sea level, there is an entrance to the only year-round cave in Liptov - Stanišovská Cave. Stanišovská Cave is genetically related to Mala Stanišovská Cave (840 m) and Nová Stanišovská Cave (2,334 m), whose entrance is located on the slope opposite.
Become a real racer and try the 1st multi-level multi-level track in Slovakia and experience an unforgettable ride.
Závažná Poruba
War Memorial and Military Cemetery Háj Nicovô
The outskirts of the town of Liptovský Mikuláš are quietly guarded from the north-eastward by the hill Háj. At this place you can find the commemorative area with a cemetery and the war memorial dedicated to soldiers who were killed particularly in the spring 1945. This place should remain the symbol of patriotism which helped to resist fascism even at the cost of losing soldiers’ lives.
Entertainment park Liptov
If you like an active holiday with family and children, visit the Liptov Amusement Park, with us you will find exactly what you are looking for.
Rafting Adventure
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Museum of Liptov Village
Museum of Liptov Village is the most attractive landmark of the Liptov region. It displays the typical folk architecture. The impetus behind the establishing of the museum was the extensive flooding caused by the construction of the Liptovská Mara dam.
Slovak Museum of Nature Protection and Speleology Liptovský Mikuláš
Slovakia-wide specialized museum focused on nature protection and speleology in Slovakia. It includes the following permanent expositions: Protected Nature, Minerals - Their Occurrence, Utilisation, Protection, Karst and Caves of Slovakia.
Museum of Black eagle
Historic building on the site of a former coaching inn, mentioned in the 17th century. In addition to the primary function of a hotel and restaurant facility, which was partially preserved until the 1970s (the name of the company originated after 1850), the Black Eagle also served as a center of cultural life, whose significance exceeded the borders of Liptovský Mikuláš. In 1830, the history of Slovak amateur theater began to be written here, later several associations were housed in its building, including the cultural and reading association "Větín". During the May Day demonstration in 1918, the first public document by which the Slovak nation openly subscribed to the right to self-determination and to the idea of Czech-Slovak reciprocity was heard in front of its participants gathered in the courtyard of the Black Eagle. At present, the building houses a unique exhibition from the history of hunting, hunting and fishing in Liptov, and numerous cultural and educational events take place here.
Shooting-gallery Liptov
You don't have to be a professional shooter to have an unforgettable shooting experience. You do not need firearms license or own weapon. All you need is more than 12 years old, our certified instructors will take care of everything else. A wide portfolio of weapons offers more than 23 opportunities to gain a unique experience. The shooting range is located in beautiful nature with a panoramic view of the whole of Liptov. Our ammunition and clay targets are 100% environmentally friendly. ATTENTION: This offer is not just about weapons and shooting! It's about experience, precise self-control and skill. The "hunting season" for experiences with us lasts every year from April to November.
Gallery of Illusion
Open your mind with fun and educational tricks, after which you will perceive reality differently than before. Our gallery offers entertainment for children and adults, in any weather.
Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa (cave)
On the right side of the valley Demänovská dolina below the northern slopes of the mountains Nízke Tatry is another cave open to public - Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa.
Demänovská dolina
Escape room at the Laser Arena
ESCAPE room will test your logical thinking and quick decisions. You will come up with many mysterious tasks that this room offers. Getting out of the school office will certainly help you with knowledge in the field of literature, physics or chemistry.
LiptovLasers
Come and try Laser games, have fun with friends or family and sit in a pleasant environment. You can play laser tag, laser maze, play dance, table football. For the little ones, you will also find a nice children's play area. A novelty in our laser arena is also the ESCAPE room, in which you will check your logical thinking, make quick decisions and come up with many mysterious tasks that this room offers. The Liptov lasers team is already looking forward to seeing you.
Entertainment center - Paradox
How to make your holiday in Liptov more pleasant? Visit the Paradox entertainment center designed for all ages, where you have fun. Come and see for yourself :)
Rope park Tarzania Jasná
TARZANIA is a rope park built of various rope obstacles, which are hung at a height on the trees. TARZANIA is intended for all those who want to enjoy an appropriate dose of adrenaline, a slight dose of physical exertion and, most importantly, a perfect experience. In the park you will find two routes of different difficulty for adults (height over 150 cm) and of course a route for small children. The average time to complete the most difficult route is 1.5 hours.
Demäňovská dolina
Happy End Restaurant & Club
The Happy End music club offers top-quality entertainment in the centre of the Jasná Low Tatras resort – not only for skiers, snowboarders and visitors of Jasná, but for the whole Liptov region and Northern Slovakia.
Hurricane Factory
Unconventional adrenaline and yet safe sports and entertainment for everyone. In a glass flight chamber with a diameter of 4.3 meters and a height of an incredible 14 meters, air flows at a speed of up to 270 km / h. However, you fly at a safe height and under the constant supervision of experienced instructors. You do not need any previous experience or special physical fitness.
Aquapark Tatralandia
The Tatralandia Holiday Resort is the largest year-round water park with accommodation in all of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland. It’s located in the Liptov Region with its many cultural monuments and unique folk culture, and is surrounded by the Low and High Tatras, the Greater and Lesser Fatra and the Choč Mountains.
FUN arena Liptov
FUN arena = fun for young and old. Spice up your day in Liptov. Sport, adrenaline, but also relaxation await you. A holiday full of amazing experiences :)
Liptovský Mikuláš - Bobrovec
Tálska Bašta
"Moderná slovenská reštaurácia, v ktorej zažijete nezabudnuteľné gurmánske dobrodružstvo."
Tále
Aprés-ski v Liptovare
Fašiangy v meste
Zimná detská olympiáda
Liptovský Mikuláš - Demänová
Musical Saturdays in the Panorama bar
Na Hromnice
Karneval na ľade
Valentín v Pinus restaurant
Fašiangový víkend v Demänová rezort
Feb 18–Feb 19
Karnevalové preteky v slalome
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An Asian Writer Looks At Lovecraft
greyirish Guest Post December 3, 2022 December 3, 2022 9 Minutes
An Asian Writer Looks Into Lovecraft
by Nicole Ortega
To me, “The Cats of Ulthar” is a wish-fulfillment story.
The story reads like a white community desperately wanting to get rid of poor immigrants in their neighborhoods. These neighbors kill cats and even dispatch their beloved pets. In real life, the local police would probably come and take away these cat killers; white people are known to love animals, especially their pets. There were no police and mobs but this town just sat in their fear of the cotter and his wife. I find it curious and baffling that they did nothing when the couple was isolated from the rest of the town and its people. I think of Lovecraft and his famous loathing for immigrants coming to his beloved town and contaminating the culture of white Protestantism that he wholeheartedly loves and seeing it from that viewpoint on the decision to do away with the repulsive cat-killing couple in Uther by another outsider; Menes from a traveling caravan.
The townspeople and the narrator feel helpless and unable to do anything about these notorious neighbors. Lovecraft renders his protagonists unable to confront the dangers of forces alien to them:
In truth, much as the owners of cats hated these odd folk, they feared them more; and instead of berating them as brutal assassins, merely took care that no cherished pet or mouser should stray toward the remote hovel under the dark trees.
H. P. Lovecraft, “The Cats of Ulthar”
Lovecraft’s stories including “The Street,” “The Terrible Old Man,” “The Horror at Red Hook,” and “The Dreams in the Witch House” feature immigrants and place them as a central focus in the stories. Lovecraft clearly imbued his dual fear and disgust over immigrants in these stories. His fear of an outside force infecting and changing a wholesome white community is apparent in his letters and works of fiction.
Is this how Lovecraft felt in his personal life when people who do not belong to his accepted racial and cultural identity moved into his hometown of Providence? The cotter and his wife are symbols of Lovecraft and the white fear of the immigrant. In the story, when the cotter and his wife were suspected and witnessed by the town of catching and butchering cats, I feel that this was a reference to the racist stereotypes of foreigners; a marker of “othering” that is specifically designed to target Asians.
In the United States of America, there have been negative stereotypes of Asians as unhygienic and unsanitary. Asian cuisine, notably Chinese cuisine, was derided as dirty and the meat was rumored to be made of dogs and cats. This was tied to when Chinese immigrants set up restaurants and food stalls and were popular in the U.S. and so racist propaganda against them was made up to sabotage their businesses.
There was no mention whether the couple ate the cats or just killed them but I believe that the mention of cats and their status in the community has made me see them as a placeholder for Asian immigrants to a white community. In the story, the couple lived in a hovel near dark wood. As an Asian and family who are immigrants, I believe that the hovel was in a rough part of town where immigrants who were mostly workers, lower class or living underneath the poverty line come from. Lovecraft mentioned these communities in his letters and looked down on them:
We walked—at my suggestion—in the middle of the street, for contact with the heterogenous sidewalk denizens, spilled out of their bulging brick kennels as if by a spawning beyond the capacity of the places, was not by any means to be sought. At times, though we struck peculiarly deserted areas—these swine have instinctive swarming movements, no doubt, which no ordinary biologist can fathom. Gawd knows what they are—Jew, Italian, separate or mixed, with possible touches of residual Irish and exotic hints of the Far East—a bastard mess of stewing mongrel flesh without intellect, repellent to eye, nose, and imagination—would to heaven a kindly gust of cyanogen could asphyxiate the whole gigantic abortion, end the misery, and clean out the place.
H. P. Lovecraft to Maurice W. Moe, May 1922, Letters to Maurice W. Moe 97
To the white gaze; there have been much discrimination and prejudice regarding Asians and the Oriental thinking of white people surrounding food and hygiene.
Racists in the beginning of the pandemic sadly stoked the fires of anti-Asian prejudice. Hate crimes have been rising ever since; the Trump campaign and administration have made white rage and racism their base and it was proven to be sadly so effective that even today the consequences of such rhetoric have manifested into the undue attacks on minorities especially Asians because of the connections racists like Trump has made to them with the pandemic.
Donald Trump constantly referred to COVID-19 as the “Chinese Virus” even though experts said that this contributes significantly to anti-Asian sentiment. Racists connecting minority groups and diseases create pogroms. The elderly and/or women are the primary targets of anti-Asian sentiment. Attacks on Asians in public places and outright murder in chilling instances like the 2021 Atlanta Spa Shootings show how violence follows prejudice. Hate crimes against Asians have skyrocketed in the U.S. in the past year.
I am from one of those countries in Asia that rely on people going abroad where they are vulnerable to abuse and discrimination. There are many horror stories from migrant workers here about cruel employers and some even get trafficked as slaves. There is little to no protection offered by embassies or consulates because of the lack of resources and power of a government that is mostly apathetic. When Trump was elected, I feared for what would happen to Asians and other minorities and what happened was even worse than I could have imagined. Millions of people voted for this kind of administration and the support of white supremacist groups and ideology is ramping up even more.
It was fully a week before the villagers noticed that no lights were appearing at dusk in the windows of the cottage under the trees. Then the lean Nith remarked that no one had seen the old man or his wife since the night the cats were away. […] And when they had broken down the frail door they found only this: two cleanly picked human skeletons on the earthen floor, and a number of singular beetles crawling in the shadowy corners.
It is a very powerful and potent fear in the minds of white people to be displaced, subsumed —devoured by a strange and foreign culture. The feelings of intense revulsion and disgust the narrator and the townspeople of Ulthar can be likened to the white neighbour who complains too much about the immigrant neighbours. The town retains its innocence and the cotter and his wife are destroyed not by the town but another outsider. Revenge and murder are actions taken by both outsiders and not the white townspeople. Conflict is between different outside forces and not the good people of Ulthar. All is well in the end with the couple dead and Menes and the travelling caravan gone. A good ending is where no outsider lives among a white community. It is clear that the interaction of different groups of people brings discord, chaos and violence.
East versus West—they can talk for aeons without others knowing what the other really means. On our side there is a shuddering physical repugnance to most Semitic types, & when we try to be tolerant we are merely blind or hypocritical. Two elements so discordant can never build up one society—no feeling of real linkage can exist where so vast a disparity of ancestral memories is concerned—so that wherever the Wandering Jew wanders, he will have to content himself with his own society till he disappears or is killed off in some sudden outburst of mad physical loathing on our own part.
H. P. Lovecraft to Lillian D. Clark, 11 Jan 1926, Letters to Family and Family Friends 2.535
The townspeople didn’t try to reach out to the cotter and his wife and understand where they are coming from. Of course, they are butchering cats and all of them deem them really unpleasant but with the entirety of the town at odds with them, it is curious to see nothing to be done. It feels like the town of Uthar has made them into something inhuman, something that cannot be reasoned with or something they themselves cannot stop.
In the story, Ulthar was rid of the cat-killing poor and unpleasant couple without having to do anything by themselves. In the end, the orphan whose beloved pet was killed and who successfully did away with the perpetrator, did not come to live in Ulthar. Lovecraft believed that cultures in contact with one another have an inevitable way to be in conflict with one another and one dominant culture will surface with the other culture diminished or faded. This is one of Lovecraft’s fears:
Racial admixture—all apart from the question of superiority, equality, or inferiority—is indubitably an influence adverse to cultural & environmental continuity. It weakens everything we really live for, & diminishes all the landmarks of familiarity—moods, accents, thoughts, customs, memories, folklore, perspectives, physiognomical types, &c.—which prevent us from going mad with homesickness, loneliness, & ancestral estrangement. Thus it is the duty of every self-respecting citizen to take a stand against large-scale racial amalgamation—whether with newly invading groups, or with differentiated groups anciently seated amongst us. Of course, I realise that “duty” in the sense of cosmic mandate is a myth—but what I mean is, that this is the course which will be followed by every normal American who wishes to avoid spiritual exile & agony for himself & his descendants, & whose eyes are not blinded by the abstract ethical sentimentalities surviving from a naiver period of our intellectual evolution. My own motto is, ‘life in a pure English nation or death’.
H. P. Lovecraft to James F. Morton, 29 Dec 1930, Letters to James F. Morton 260-261
The revenge of the foreign orphan and the cat-killing couple to me is one such clash. The Clash of Civilizations by Samuel P. Huntington posits a theory that civilizations or cultures are bound to clash with one another. The fear of the foreigner being a threat to white western culture is not new. Lovecraft was not unique in sharing this opinion. Look what Lovecraft talked about in his letters, he wanted cultures to be pure and find mixing of cultures to be a shame and a sort of destruction. The clash of cultures already exists at the beginning of “The Cats of Ulthar,” and at the end the town is “saved” from the presence of what I see as ethnic immigrants in a white town like Providence in which H.P. Lovecraft lived.
It is not explicitly stated anywhere that the cotter and his wife were Asians, but to me the descriptions and stereotype of killing cats and poor living conditions like hovels as described by letters of the author in which Asians are living in, I believe there is a hint of Asian identity to the characterization or the very least Lovecraft wanted to label them as “other.” Through the narrative and the character of the orphan, he got rid of the “other” by another outsider and thus bringing peace and stability to the community and in which the narrator and the townspeople need not have dirtied their hands or do any proactive role in trying to drive out the offending entities.
I believe this is Lovecraft wanting to maintain white innocence and zero culpability. We see this happening in real life: there is no reckoning on how white supremacy is coming back in full force because white feelings need to be coddled even at the expense of lives of minorities.
Even now, I am not comfortable traveling to the U.S. and other countries because of the reports of hate crimes and I have even asked my friend if I look “Asian.” I wonder if I could “pass” as white and blend in to avoid getting targeted. These are the things I have to deal with because this is what the feelings of white people like Lovecraft have; they want their communities to be pure and untouched by people like me. I remembered feeling numb and shocked when Trump was elected. To think, millions of people voted for him, saw what he was saying about immigrants and foreigners, and supported him. It was eye-opening to see the reach and breadth of that kind of hateful rhetoric today. By giving white supremacists a major platform in society increases violence against minority groups and allows the state to harm them through its institutions and policies.
In Ulthar, there are no people who harm cats anymore. There are no strange people who catch cats and kill them. There are no outsiders who call on magic to exact revenge. There are just the townspeople and the narrator who live happily. I am not advocating for the killing of cats but the town of Uther seems to be intolerant and unwelcoming to foreigners. They did not thank Menes at all or even welcome him and the caravan after the whole fiasco. I believe if Menes and his caravan had not left, they too would be looked upon with fear and revulsion by the people of Uthar.
N.C. Ortega is a writer and artist from Cebu, Philippines. They love horror, sff and romance. Bouncing from one interest to another, they hope to maybe create games, comics, and stories in various mediums and formats in the future.
Twitter: @granadamoon
Copyright 2022 N.C. Ortega
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2 thoughts on “An Asian Writer Looks At Lovecraft”
julietfischer says:
Lovecraft adored cats, especially black ones. And he wrote a simple story that does raise questions. Did he intend anything more, or did that sneak in around the edges?
I always figured Ulthar as a medievalesque village between major cities. One of those small towns with unwritten rules of conduct. People suspect, but do not know for certain, that the cotters are guilty–or some other social constraint prevents them from taking positive action.
Then the mysterious wanderers (expies of those who were called ‘Gypsies’ until recently, with the Egyptian connection stressed) arrived. Menes had his one friend in all the world taken from him. Being a child, he did not simply bear the insult and injury: he called upon his gods.
Not that the people of Ulthar knew that he’d done this.
Mike Hunter says:
The cat-killing couple in the story are merely a sinister, isolated pair. Who’ve been living there all along, rather than immigrated. Every community, even if racially homogenous, has some nasty family in its midst. And so does every neighborhood. In lieu of obvious criminality, authorities can be maddeningly impotent.
From the essay: “There were no police and mobs but this town just sat in their fear of the cotter and his wife. I find it curious and baffling that they did nothing when the couple was isolated from the rest of the town and its people.”
Though not explicitly stated, might — as in “The Terrible Old Man” — this evil pair be thought to have supernatural powers? In Medieval villages, an old woman living alone could end up as the focus of witchy imaginings; become an object of fear.
The attitude that “Lovecraft hates all people who aren’t white Anglo-Saxons” becomes complicated:
One day a caravan of strange wanderers from the South entered the narrow cobbled streets of Ulthar. Dark wanderers they were, and unlike the other roving folk who passed through the village twice every year. In the market-place they told fortunes for silver, and bought gay beads from the merchants. What was the land of these wanderers none could tell; but it was seen that they were given to strange prayers, and that they had painted on the sides of their wagons strange figures with human bodies and the heads of cats, hawks, rams, and lions. And the leader of the caravan wore a head-dress with two horns and a curious disc betwixt the horns.
There was in this singular caravan a little boy with no father or mother, but only a tiny black kitten to cherish. The plague had not been kind to him, yet had left him this small furry thing to mitigate his sorrow; and when one is very young, one can find great relief in the lively antics of a black kitten. So the boy whom the dark people called Menes smiled more often than he wept as he sate playing with his graceful kitten on the steps of an oddly painted wagon.
On the third morning of the wanderers’ stay in Ulthar, Menes could not find his kitten; and as he sobbed aloud in the market-place certain villagers told him of the old man and his wife, and of sounds heard in the night. And when he heard these things his sobbing gave place to meditation, and finally to prayer. He stretched out his arms toward the sun and prayed in a tongue no villager could understand; though indeed the villagers did not try very hard to understand, since their attention was mostly taken up by the sky and the odd shapes the clouds were assuming…
These folks are as foreign as can be; yet Lovecraft not only fails to cast these “dark wanderers” (clearly his version of Roma) in a sinister light, despite their “strange prayers” and what-not, but feels for Menes’ loss of his beloved kitten. Indeed, the boy uses his peoples’ magic to gain well-deserved justice upon the evil couple.
Rather than covering up racist attitudes, Lovecraft brings up the idea that the community would first tend to unjustly blame the “dark wanderers,” then move on to suspect more likely malefactors.
Old Kranon, the burgomaster, swore that the dark folk had taken the cats away in revenge for the killing of Menes’ kitten; and cursed the caravan and the little boy. But Nith, the lean notary, declared that the old cotter and his wife were more likely persons to suspect; for their hatred of cats was notorious and increasingly bold. Still, no one durst complain to the sinister couple. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5847772359848022, "wiki_prob": 0.5847772359848022, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line1190190"} |
Author Brook Peterson’s review of Crossing the Witchline, by T.L. Brown
🔥Thank you to author Brook Peterson for her awesome 5-star review of Crossing the Witchline AND for discussing the second book in the Bellerose Witchline series on the Clued In Mystery podcast she cohosts with author Sarah M. Stephen.
Brook writes: Another amazing ride in the world of Lucie Bellerose! – T.L. Brown has done it again, keeping me flipping pages as fast as I could in this fast-paced magical adventure. Her amazing metaphors and symbolism did not go unnoticed. In fact, I’m still ruminating about the deeper meanings she weaves into her stories days later.
In her typical fashion, Brown ended this installment with a big reveal, making me wait on pins and needles for Book 3.
– Brook Peterson, author of the Jericho Falls Mystery Series.
♥ Brook, I’m honored you put the spotlight on Crossing the Witchline! Thank you for your amazing support! 😘
Clued in Mystery Podcast Transcript:
Brook: The next one that I will talk about is Crossing the Witchline and this is book two in the Bellerose Witchline series by T.L. Brown. And this was my “not a mystery per se” because it has mystery elements, but it’s not necessarily a murder mystery. And I’ll just quick note to remind our listeners that this is an 18 and up series, the Bellerose Witchline, because of adult situations and elements of horror. But this did not disappoint. I really am into this series which is a surprise because I don’t read a lot of fantasy. But, Brown does a really great job of bringing in a lot of metaphor and symbolism where she’s weaving in deeper meaning, and I really enjoy that. I actually found myself thinking about the book for days and days after you know and just kind of on a broad spectrum. It’s like a good and evil heaven and hell. And how you know you kind of need both good and bad to balance out. Not only the world but your life and she just has a lot of deeper meanings that I love but there is a dangerous love triangle. And the main character’s reputation is on the line. There’s a lot at stake. So, it’s just it’s a great story. It’s a little steamy. So if you’re not someone who wants to do steam just beware. But I love these characters and what makes it really fun is that Brown’s first series is more I would say a paranormal cozy so it’s lighthearted. It’s appropriate for all ages and she has crossover characters. So, in this series, some of her characters from her lighthearted cozy show up and vice versa. So, I’ve just really enjoyed that it makes the whole world seem really real and I’m looking forward to the next book which I think is going to be out in 2023.
Sarah: Oh that sounds that sounds really good. And I love it when a book stays with me for a while. I think that is a mark of something that’s been done really, really well.
Brook: Yeah, and I kind of forgot to mention that the mystery comes in in this, it’s a prophecy that the main characters are trying to figure out. It’s a written prophecy, so you kind of have that treasure hunt element and that’s where the mystery really comes in. So yeah. It’s well done.
You can listen to the full podcast here: https://cluedinmystery.com/tbr-recap-winter-2022/
Crossing the Witchline, by T.L. Brown
Would you give your light to the one who needs it the most and deserves it the least?
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Ever since Lucie Bellerose returned to the Empire, she’s lived amid chaos. Now, three months after a devastating battle in the Walled Zone, she’s desperate to get into the Above to find her lost magic man. With her best friend still missing and her membership at the Congress of Empire Witches suspended, Lucie’s on her own.
A glimmer of hope comes in the feline form of a shapeshifter, a young man who set fire to the Crimson Stone. But as Lucie works to put the three pieces of the gemstone back together, she learns her best-laid plans might magically backfire.
Down to her last resort, Lucie seeks help from an unpredictable demon – a man from her past who is held captive in the Below. A deal is made, but can Lucie trust him to keep his end of the bargain? Will the darkness overshadow her light?
Crossing the Witchline is book two in the adult dark fantasy Bellerose Witchline series, where friends and enemies aren’t always who they seem to be, and even a bad man can get a second chance to do life right.
As Lucie says, it’s complicated.
Recommended readers: Adults 18+ years.
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MARDEN WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © David Hughes and Neil Clark 2006
The Marden War Memorials can be found in St Michael and All Saints Church, Marden. The memorials are in the form of wall mounted alabaster tablets. There are 70 names listed for World War 1 and 24 for World War 2 plus 5 civilians from World War 2.
Photograph Copyright © David Hughes and Neil Clark 2006
AND IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
MEN OF MARDEN
WHO, BECAUSE THEY LOVED THE HONOUR AND THE FREEDOM OF THEIR
COUNTRY MORE THAN LIFE, MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE
GREAT WAR, A.D. 1914 -1919
Private 41666, 22nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 19th February 1917. Born Benenden. Enlisted Cranbrook. Resided Staplehurst. Buried Regina trench Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave reference - IV. C. 17.
Albert Arthur
Sergeant 1050, 5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) {From WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card]. He was sent to the Asiatic Front 9th December 1915. He was reassigned as 202873, East Kent Regiment at some point. He was discharged unfit on 28th February 1917 or 20th March 1917.
Albert was clearly a man who died of wounds or disease after discharge from the army. The trustees of the memorial allowed his name to go forward on the basis that his death was caused or aggravated by his war service. This case warrants further investigation as it is still possible for Albert’s name to be added to the CWGC war death index. His death certificate may hold clues… His death is registered in the Maidstone Registration District in the July to September Quarter 1918, aged 31. Albert Arthur Benz is listed in the 1911 census as being married for 2 years, to Ellen Kate (nee Preston) with one daughter, Mabel Louise, he was a farm labourer, born Stoke Newington, London, resident Howland Road, Marden. His attestation papers say he was born in Stoke Newingtoon, that he enlisted aged 25 years 7 months and that he was resident in Howland Road, Marden. He was 5 feet 9½ inches, girth 38 inches. He first enlisted 4th December 1912. At this time he had a second daughter Dorothy May. When discharged his wifer had moved to 2 Albion Road, Marden.
BLACKDEN
Arthur Worsley
Second Lieutenant, 180th Brigade. Royal Field Artillery (RFA). Died 28th September 1916, aged 18 years. Son of Brigadier-General Leonard Shadwell Blackden CBE and Mary Helen Blackden MBE of The Jewell House, Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Brig-Gen and Mrs Blackden lost another two sons in World War Two! (see below)
Lance Corporal 8918, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died 29th August 1917 aged 24 years. Born Horsmonden. Enlisted Maidstone. Resided Claygate, Kent. Son of Amos and Emily Bodkin of 1 Rose Cottage, Claygate, Marden, Kent. Buried Bedford House Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium. Grave reference - Enclosure No2. III. C. 19.
Ernest Harold
Private G/66810, 6th Battalion, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Formerly (26954) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 7th September 1918. Born Marden. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Marden. Buried Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, Somme, France. Plot III. Row H. Grave 10.
Private G/1990, 7th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died 30th May 1917. Born Marden. Enlisted Maidstone. Buried Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XXIV. Row A. Grave 3.
Private G/8758, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 4th August 1916. Born Marden. Enlisted Cranbrook. Resided Marden. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Panel reference - Pier and Face 5D.
Driver T4/084447, 103rd Field Ambulance, Army Service Corps (ASC). Died in United Kingdom 20th December 1915. Aged 35 years. Born Marden. Enlisted Maidstone. Resided Marden. Son of William and Margaret Brown of 5 Railway Cottages, Marden, Kent. Buried Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, Wiltshire. Plot 238. Row B. Grave 3.
John H G
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BURNARD
Horace Arthur
Private G/19133, 6th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died 30th November 1917 aged 26 years. Born Highgate, London. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Margate, Kent. Son of William J Burnard and Hannah Burnard of 2 Laurel Villas, Marden, Kent. Buried Marcoing British Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave reference - I. C. 11.
Rifleman 45580, 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Formerly (SE/13321) Army Veterinary Corps (A.V.C). Killed in action 3rd October 1918. Aged 21 years. Born Marden. Enlisted Woolwich, London. Resided Marden. Son of Henry and Sarah Jane Burr of Little Crewden, Carpenters Lane, Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel reference 10.
Sergeant L/8356, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action 13th September 1914. Born Marden. Enlisted Maidstone. Commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France.
Ordinary Seaman, Mercantile Marine. SS “Cape Finisterre” (Glasgow). Died 2nd November 1917 aged 17 years. Born Mayfield, Sussex. Son of Ellen Carter of Burton Lane, Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.
Richard was lost when the steamer was sunk off the south Cornish coast.
COATSWORTH
Corporal L/8058, “B” Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment (R.S.R). Died 9th May 1915 aged 26 years. Born St Faith’s, Kent. Enlisted Canterbury. Son of Arthur Tom Coatsworth of 27 Coombe Road, Tovil, Maidstone, Kent. Husband of E G Coatsworth of 49 Brewer Street, Maidstone, Kent. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
CROUCH
Rifleman 6/1258, 12th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Died 17th February 1916. Age 19. Born and resided Hammersmith. Enlisted Fulham. Son of Alfred and Maria Crouch of 127 Queen Street, Hammersmith, London. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ieper, Belgium.
Private G/4233, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 15th August 1916. Born Marden. Enlisted Maidstone. Resided Marden. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5D.
Edward Albert
Private G/3991, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 1st July 1916 (the first day of the Battle of the Somme of 1916). Age 23. Born Margate. Enlisted Margate. Resided Margate. Son of Mrs Ellen Warner Everest of 33 Brockley Road, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and face 5D.
FEAVER
Harold Owen
Corporal G/2846, “B” Company, 8th Battalion, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Formerly (2705) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 26th September 1915. Age 21. Born Benenden. Enlisted Folkestone. Resided Maidstone. Son of John and Anne Feaver of Stone Cottage, Linton, Maidstone, Kent. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
FLETCHER, DSO, CdeG (France), FRIBA, FSI, AMICE
Herbert Phillips
Major, 1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex Yeomanry). Attached to Royal Flying Corps. Died 3rd August 1916. Age 46. Son of the late Professor Banister Fletcher MP, FRIBA, DL and Mrs E J Fletcher of West Hampstead, London. Buried Hampstead Cemetery. Grave reference - PL. A1.
GASKIN
Ernest Sidney
Private 30477, 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Formerly Driver (T/28643) Army Service Corps. Died of wounds 6th December 1917. Born and resided Marden. Enlisted Maidstone. Buried Outtersteeene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord, France. Grave reference - II.C.9.
GLEAVE
William Jeffries
Private SP/2057, 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action 29th July 1916. Age 21. Born Didsbury, Manchester. Enlisted Maidstone. Resided Marden. Son of Mr I J Gleave and the late Mrs M L Gleave of “Knowle Croft,” Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
GURR
Amos Jack
Corporal L/17009, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 21st November 1917. Age 20. Born Marden. Enlisted. Resided Marden. Son of Henry and Ellen Gurr of Penfield Farm, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent. Buried Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. Grave II. F. 14. Brother of the following casualty.
Private G/14327, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 2nd August 1918. Age 18. Born Marden. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Marden. Parents as above. Buried Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, Nord, France. Grave III. D. 23.
Lewis Charles
Private G/8561, 10th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action 23rd March 1918. Born Staplehurst. Enlisted Maidstone. Resided Marden. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.
Private G/4815, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died in United Kingdom Thursday 2nd August 1917 aged 44 years. Born Westwell. Enlisted Ashford. Resided Marden, Kent. Husband of Charlotte Hawkins, of Howland Road, Marden, Kent. Buried in the Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk. Grave reference 26.242.
HEASMAN
HODGKIN
David Charles
Private 35165, 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Princess Alexandra’s Own). Formerly (35480) 9th Training Reserve Battalion. Died 25th May 1918. Age 18. Born Marden. Enlisted Folkestone. Resided Marden. Son of David and Emma Hodgkin of 2 Gladstone Villas, Marden, Kent. Buried Vendresse British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Grave II. A. 7.
HORRELL
Alfred Augustus
Private 172203, 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment). Died 18th September 1916. Age 35. Born Fifield, Essex. Enlisted Toronto, Canada, 16th August 1881. Son of Augustus Horrell of West Grove Villas, Marden, Kent. Buried St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. Grave B. 22. 50.
John Lyonel Lukin
Captain, 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment. Formerly Private (77401) Canadian Infantry Brigade, Imperial Army. Died of wounds 21st June 1916. Age 20. Born Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent. Son of the Reverend R E Johnston MA Vicar of Marden, Kent, and the late Mrs Johnston. Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 197.
Clarence Frank
Private 971, 32nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF. Died 20th July 1916. Age 28. Son of Alfred William and Susan Judge of Goudhurst Road, Marden, Kent. Buried VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, Nord, France. Panel 5. Brother of the following casualty.
Walter Guy
Corporal 51350, 16th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Attached 12th Entrenching Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Formerly (S/27162) Army Service Corps (ASC). Died 23rd March 1918. Age 32. Born Goudhurst. Enlisted Chatham. Parents as above. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
Jack Maurice
Private G/7630, 10th Battalion, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in action 7th January 1917. Age 28. Born Hunton. Enlisted Cranbrook. Resided Marden. Son of John and Emily Keys of Marden, Kent. Husband of Mabel Turk (formerly Keys) of Little Cheyne Court, Midley, Lydd, Kent. Buried La Clytte Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave II. D. 22.
Private 659521, Eastern Command Labour Centre, Labour Corps. Died in the United Kingdom 6th November 1918. Age 28. Born Marden. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Marden. Son of John and Rachel King of Marden. Buried locally in Marden (St Michael) Churchyard, Marden, Kent.
Private 51384, 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Formerly (RTS/4283) Army Service Corps. Died 27th March 1918. Born East Malling. Enlisted Pluckley. Resided Marden. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
William’s former ASC Regimental number shows that he served with the Army Remount Service.
LATTER
Corporal 72637, “T” Company, Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). Died 28th May 1917. Age 31. Born Marden. Enlisted Dover. Resided Marden. Son of Jessie Latter of 8 Bayhall Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent and the late George William Latter. Buried Blackpool Cemetery, Lancashire. Grave T. 53.
As Charles was a “T” Coy member it is probable that he died whilst in training. The RAMC opened a training establishment at Blackpool early in 1917.
LE FEAVER
Trooper 1637, Household Battalion. Died 22nd May 1917. Age 30. Born Marden. Enlisted Windsor. Resided Staplehurst. Son of John and Ellen Le Fever of Stile Bridge, Marden, Kent. Husband of Norah H J Le Fever of Headcorn Road, Staplehurst, Kent. In the 1911 census Charles was a Licensed Victualler, aged 24, married for a year to Norah, born Marden and resident Knoxbmridge Inn, Frittenden, Staplehurst. Buried Roeux British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section D. Grave 28.
Brother of Victor (below).
Victor George
Private G/9134, 8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 29th June 1916. Born and resided Marden. Enlisted Cranbrook. Parents as above. Birth registered in the January to March Quarter 1894 in the Maidstone Registration District, Kent. In the 1911 census his father was a Licensed Victualler, Victor was aged 17, working at home. son of Victor and Ellen Le Leaver, born Marden and resident Stile bridge Inn, Marden. Buried Berks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Plot I. Row A. Grave 20.
Brother of Charles (above).
Private 241622, 6/7th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of wounds 14th October 1918. Born Marden. Enlisted Maidstone. Buried Queant Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section E. Grave 4.
Edward Stanley
Private 51794, 12th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own). Formerly Private (33376) Royal Fusiliers. Died of wounds 26th November 1917. Aged 33. Born Longstaff, Suffolk. Enlisted Cranbrook. Resided Marden. Husband of A M Mayes of Maidstone Road, Marden Kent. Buried Grenvillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row A. Grave 6.
It would appear that Edward’s wife is commemorated amongst the village’s civilians that died in World War Two!!
James Charles
Gunner 33445, 24th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA). Died Sunday 8th April 1917 aged 26 years. Born Rolvenden. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Rolvenden. Son of James and Mary Maynard of 5, Spring Grove, Marden, Kent. Buried in the Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Grave reference IV.K.20.
James name also appears on the Rolvenden parish civic war memorial in Kent.
Private TF/204219, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died Sunday 30th September 1917 aged 36 years. Born Rolvenden. Enlisted Cranbrook. Resided Biddenden. Son of Charles and Mary Maynard. Husband of Nellie Maynard of Church Cottages, Wittersham, Kent. Buried in the Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Grave reference VIII. H. 22.
William’s name also appears on the Rolvenden parish civic war memorial in Kent.
Private T/204083, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 29th September 1917. Age 30. Born Marden. Enlisted Cranbrook. Resided Marden. Son of William and Eliza Mercer of Chainhurst. Husband of Olive Mercer of Royl Oak Cottage, Chainhurst, Marden, Kent. Buried Nine Elms Cemetery, Poperinghe, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row D. Grave 11.
Petty Officer Stoker 309458, HM Submarine “K17.” Died 31st January 1918. Son of W E and H Morris of West End Cottage, Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel reference - 29.
Corporal T3/029117, 1st Company, 32nd Divisional Train, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC). Died of wounds 11th August 1918. Age 32. Born Clapham, London. Enlisted Ashford. Resided Marden. Husband of Mrs L H Morris of High Street, Marden, Kent. Buried Bouchoir New British Cemetery, Somme, France. Plot VI. Row B. Grave 31.
MUMMERY
Harry William
Corporal 244518, 8th Battalion, King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died 23rd March 1918 aged 30 years. Born Ashford. Enlisted Bromley. Resided Marden. Son of Harry and Ellen Mummery. Husband of Frances Charlotte Mummery of 37, Morgan Road, Bromley, Kent. Buried Warry Copse Cemetery, France. Grave reference A.30.
Private G/13648, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 3rd May 1917. Born Maidstone. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Marden. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 2.
OWEN-HOLDSWORTH, MC
James Philip
Second Lieutenant, 101st Squadron, Royal Air Force and General List. Formerly Air Mechanic 3rd Class (68258), Royal Flying Corps. Died 12th April 1918, aged 19 years. Born Marden. Son of Herbert Lacy Owen-Holdsworth and Winifred Owen-Holdsworth of Westfield, Battle, Sussex. He attended Wye Agricultural College in 1912 and gained an honours degree in fruit growing. He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Buried St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France. Plot XII. Row G. Grave 1. He is listed on three Kent War memorials, namely, Marden, South Eastern Agricultural College (Wye) and Wye College (Ashford).
London Gazette Issue 29974 6 March 1917 page 8 “General List. Cadet James Philip Owen-Holdsworth to be temp. 2nd Lt. (on prob.) for duty with R.F.C. 12 Feb. 1917.”
London gazette Issue 30162 3 July 1917 page 2
“12th June 1917. Temp. 2nd Lt. (on prob.) J. P. Owen-Holdsworth, Gen. List.”
London Gazette Issue 30813 23 July 1918 page 99 (Supplement to the London gazette, 26 July 1918 – page 8831)
AWARDED THE MILITABY CROSS.
“T./2nd Lt. James Philip Owen-Holdsworth, Gen. List and E.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the last six months he has carried out fifty-two bombing raids on the enemy lines of communication, their aerodromes and their rest billets, often flying in very bad weather. Descending to a low altitude he has obtained several direct hits, both on their hangars and their billets. On several occasions he has returned with his machine riddled with bullets. He has set a fine example of courage and determination.
PACKHAM
Private 106700, 220th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Formerly (203042) East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 25th October 1917. Age 19. Born Marden. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Marden. Son of Mrs Ada Packham of Pattenden Lane, Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium. Panel 159.
Private G/20846, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 12th October 1917. Aged 25. Born Benenden. Enlisted Cranbrook. Resided Marden. Son of Mrs Harriet Paine. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium. Panel 17.
Recorded as Paine by CWGC and on MIC.
Frank William
Private 838161, 38th Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Died 17th August 1917. Age 21. Born Middlesex 2nd August 1896. Enlisted Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada 3rd December 1915. Son of Georgina and Walter Pierce of Bath. Buried Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave II. J. 33.
PILLEAU
Arthur Langston
Major, 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died 10th August 1915. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
RAYNHAM
Sapper 65021, 105th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 7th November 1919. Age 38. Son of John Andrew and Priscilla Raynham of Bradfield St George, Suffolk. Husband of Helena E Raynham of High Street, Orford, Suffolk. Buried locally in Marden (St Michael) Churchyard, Marden, Kent.
Private G/13660, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 3rd May 1917. Aged 32. Born Staplehurst, enlisted Cranbrook, resident Marden. Son of Edwin Reader; husband of Kate Reader, of Jasmine Villa, Marden, Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 2.
John Edward
Private T/240098, 5th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds with the Mesopotamian Field Force 18th February 1917. Born Cranbrook. Enlisted Staplehurst. Resided Marden. Buried Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Plot XX. Row K. Grave 2.
Private 22491, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 25th September 1916. Born Marden. Enlisted Maidstone. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8D.
Private 33547, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 30th November 1917. Aged 28. Born Marden. Enlisted Canterbury. Son of James and Eliza Russell of Great Cheveney, Marden. Husband of Elsie Rosina Russell of Jubilee House, Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louvernal, Nord, France. Panel 6.
Edgar Clarence Thayton
Private 4213, 5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died 29th November 1916. Age 25. Born Staplehurst. Enlisted Maidstone. Son of Ephraim and Annie Smith. Husband of S A Budd (formerly Smith) of Alvington Cottage, Wray Park Road, Reigate, Surrey. Buried Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France. Grave II. E. 22.
SPELLER
Private L/8783, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 20th October 1914. Born Marden. Enlisted Maidstone. Resided Marden. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 2.
Lewis H
Private 34564, 14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 29th June 1916. Born Barking, Essex. Enlisted London. Buried locally in Marden (St Michael) Churchyard.
Thomas William
Private G/28498, 7th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action 28th March 1918. Aged 19. Born Marden. Enlisted Maidstone. Son of Mrs M K Stone of Pattenden Cottage, Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
Private G/13684, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 6th May 1917. Born Marden. Enlisted Ashford. Resided Marden. Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XIX. Row O. Grave 14A.
Gunner 49759, 27th Anti-Aircraft Company, Royal Garrison Artillery. Formerly Gunner 33rd Siege battery RGA. Died 26th February 1919. Age 24. Son of George and Jane Terry of Holders Farm Cottage, Marden. Buried locally in Marden (St Michael) Churchyard, Marden, Kent.
VIDLER
Charles (Charlie) Reginald
Private M2/11868, VIII Corps, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC). Died 12th May 1918. Age 25. Born Horsmonden. Enlisted Coventry. Resided Tonbridge. Only son of Walter and Fanny Vidler of Mill House, Hamptons, Tonbridge, Kent. Buried Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Grave IX. B. 71.
WHIBLEY
Private 18536, 6th Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died 24th October 1918. Age 23. Son of George and Nellie Whibley, Forge House, Marden. Buried locally in Marden (St Michael) Churchyard, Marden, Kent.
WICKHAM
Gunner 55436, 48th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA). Died in United Kingdom 23rd March 1916. Born Yalding. Enlisted Maidstone. Resided Marden. Buried Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery, Hampshire. Plot I. Row 6. Grave 51.
Private G/308, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died of wounds 16th July 1916. Age 20. Born Hawkhurst. Enlisted Shepherdswell. Resided Marden. Son of Frederick and Harriet Willard of Myrtle Villa, Goudhurst Road, Marden, Kent. Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XIV. Row A. Grave 2A.
Also commemorated on the Shepherdswell civic war memorial and on memorial plaque located in St Andrews parish church Shepherdswell.
WOOLFORD
Private 203936, 2/4th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action in Egypt 4th November 1917. Born Marden. Enlisted Canterbury. Buried Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. Section G. Grave 33.
ALSO IN THE RENEWED
WORLD STRUGGLE WHICH
BROUGHT VICTORY TO
OUR RIGHTEOUS CAUSE
Vyvian Quentery
Wing Commander 16236, 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 10th April 1941. Son of Brigadier-General Leonard Shadwell Blackden CBE and Mary Helen Blackden MBE (nee Pike) of Marden, Kent. Husband of Dorothea Mercy Blackden of Horam, Sussex. Buried Lemsland (Lemmer) General Cemetery, Friesland, Netherlands. Grave reference - Plot C. Row 10. Grave 260.
Brother of Arthur Worsley Blackden who died in the Great War and Walter (below). Vyvian was the pilot of Wellington bomber W5375 PH-D flying on a mission from Binbrook to Emden that was shot down by a German night-fighter flown by Oberleutnant Egmont Prinz zur Lippe Weissenfeld of 4/NJGI. All six crew members were killed.
Walter Anthony Seton
Flight Lieutenant 86432, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 224 Squadron RAF. Died 14th November 1941. Age 31. Brigadier-general Leonard Shadwell Blackden CBE and Mary Helen Blackden MBE (nee Pike) of Marden, Kent. Walters’s wife’s details are recorded as Dorothea Mercey Blackden (nee Rowe.) BA (Cantab). Commemorated on the Runneymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel reference - 201.
Brother of Arthur Worsley Blackden who died in the Great War and Vyvian Quenttery (above).
CRANHAM
Peter Harry
Gunner 994038, 121 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 2nd November 1942. Age 25. Born and resided Kent. Son of Harry Stuart Cranham and Grace Edith Cranham of Marden, Kent. Buried El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Grave VI. E. 4.
Brother of Robert (below).
Robert Jasper
Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 537108, 10 Squadron Royal Air Force. Died 30th May 1943. Age 24. Son of Harry Stuart Cranham and Grace Edith Cranham of Marden, Kent Husband of Joan Mary Cranham of Dover, Kent. Buried Reichwald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordhein-Westfalen, Germany. Grave reference - Collective grave 3. D. 10-13.
Brother of Peter (above).
DIBLEY
Able Seaman C/JX 156399, Royal Navy. HMS Avenger. Died 15th November 1942. Age 21. Son of James and Ada M Dibley of Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent. Panel 53, 3.
Only 12 men survived when HMS Avenger was sunk by the U-155 commanded by Adolf Piening west of Gibraltar. The aircraft carrier was the largest of the 25 ships sunk by this submarine.
William Charles Edward
Private T/133871, 1st Armoured Division Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died between 23rd January 1942 and 11th March 1942. Age 32. Born and resided Kent. Son of Albert Drinkwater and of Edith Elizabeth Drinkwater of Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Panel reference - Column 80.
Frederick John
Private 6347671, 6th Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Died 17th November 1942. Age 24. Born and resided south east London. Son of Frederick and Charlotte Driver. Husband of Elsie Doreen Driver of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Buried Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. Grave reference - 4. D. 6.
GODFREE
Ronald Frank
Leading Stoker C/KX 88260, Royal Navy. HMS Tamar. Died 2nd October 1942. Age 25. Son of John and Dorothy Grace Godfrey of Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent. Panel reference - 61, 2.
Ronald died whilst aboard the “Lisbon Maru” as a prisoner of war when the ship was torpedoed by the USS Grouper between Hong Kong and Shanghai.
John Albert
Private 6347496, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Died 20th April 1941. Age 22. Born and resided Kent. Son of William and Ada Goulds of Linton, Maidstone, Kent. Buried locally in Marden Cemetery, Marden, Kent. Grave reference - Section I. Grave 768.
HICKMOTT
Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1809652, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 9th October 1943. Age 20. Son of Tom and Florence Hickmott of Cranbrook, Kent. Buried Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordhein-Westfal, Germany. Grave reference - 17. G. 3.
HILDIGE
Stoker 1st Class C/KX 82135, Royal Navy. HM Submarine Tempest. Died 23rd February 1942. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent. Panel reference - 62, 2.
Fred probably died of wounds ten days after his submarine had been sunk by the Italian torpedo-boat Circe in the Gulf of Taranto.
LINAY
Ivor Lawrence
Lieutenant (Electrical), Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. H.M Motor Launch 125. Died 2nd November 1942. Age 35. Son of R E and Margaret E Linay. Husband of Phyllis D Linay of Staplehurst, Kent. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent. Panel reference - 66, 2.
Frederick Thomas
Private 6347490, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Died 1st May 1944. Born and resided Kent. Son of Sidney Reginald Martin and of Fannie Louise Martin of Marden, Kent. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave XIV. G. 12.
Sergeant (Observer) 655223, 149 Squadron Royal Air Force. Died 24th July 1942. Son of George and Laura Harriet Morris. Husband of Florence Emily Morris of Marden, Kent. Buried Uden War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Grave reference- Collective grave 4. I. 10-13.
Stirling bomber W7580 OJ-D was shot down by a night-fighter over Geffen, Holland.
MUSPRATT
Sydney David
Chief Stoker C/K 50631, Royal Navy. HMS Southampton. Died 11th January 1941. Age 41. Son of Charles and Flora Muspratt. Husband of Esther Mildred Muspratt of Marden. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent. Panel reference - 46, 3.
HMS Southampton was attacked by enemy aircraft in the western Mediterranean and was scuttled the following day.
Geoffrey Alfred
Sergeant (Observer) 924860, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 82 Squadron RAF. Died 12th October 1941. Age 24. Son of Alfred and Nellie Robins of Wateringbury, Kent. Buried The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery, Netherlands. Allied Plot. Row1. Grave 11.
Geoffrey was killed in a Blenheim bomber V5824 UX-C. It was shot down by ship’s flak off Ijmuiden, Holland. Sergeant’s F E V Day and F V F Lane were also killed alongside Geoffrey.
Eric George
Leading Airman (Telegraphist/Air Gunner) 608015, Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) HMS “Jackdaw”. Died 13th July 1944. Age 23. Son of George Thomas Sargent and Violet Sargent of Marden, Kent. Buried Crail Cemetery, Fife, Scotland. Grave reference - Section G. Grave 10.
Eric’s Fairey Barracuda of 812 Squadron Fleet Air Arm crashed into a field near Crail. The pilot Petty Officer (Pilot) Stephen Blakey from Otley, Yorkshire was also killed and is buried near Eric.
James Arthur Ivan
Sergeant 1627424, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 626 Squadron RAF. Died 4th May 1944. Age 19. Son of James Arthur Lionel and Doris Lily Elizabeth Sutton of Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Runneymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel reference - 238.
Able Seaman C/J 94612, Royal Navy. HMS Goatfell. Died 11th May 1941. Age 39. Husband of Alice Tandy of Marden, Kent. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel reference - 43, 3.
Noel’s ship was originally the paddle steamer Caledonia and used as a minesweeper during the war, later reverted to its original name and use
Raymond Cecil Stanley
Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1805639, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 227 Squadron RAF. Died 15th March 1945. Age 21. Son of Frank and Adelaide Wells of Marden, Kent. Buried Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany. Grave reference - 9. F. 2.
Raymond’s Lancaster bomber was PA214 9J-P. It’s last mission had been flown from Balderston to bomb a synthetic oil plant at Wintershall. All 8 crew perished in the crash and are buried at Durnbach.
Sergeant 6347491, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Died 14th May 1944. Age 26. Born and resided Kent. Son of George and Emily Edith Wickham of Marden, Kent. Buried Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Grave reference - XI. C. 14.
CIVILIAN PARISHIONERS
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
THROUGH ENEMY ACTION
Alice Dorothy
Died 4th February 1941. Age 44. Wife of George Henry Driscoll of Meldreth, Stanley Road, Marden. Died at Maidstone road, Marden.
HOAD
Christopher Harral
Died 4th February 1941. Age 58. Of 3 Maidstone Road, Marden. Died at 3 Maidstone Road, Marden.
Annie Matilda
Died 4th February 1941. Age 55. Of 4 Maidstone Road, Marden. Widow of Edward Stanley Mayes. Died at 4 Maidstone Road, Marden. Probably her late husband died in the Great War and is the casualty commemorated on the memorial plaque
Ivy D
Died 4th February 1941. age 25. Daughter of Annie Matilda and the late Edward Stanley Mayes. Died at 4 Maidstone Road, Marden.
Henry Alfred George
Died 3rd August 1944. Age 27. Son of Mr and Mrs W H Smith of Homesby Court, Ulcombe, Maidstone, Kent. Husband of Lily Ellen Smith of 1 Royal Oak Cottages, Chainhurst, Marden, Kent.
Mortally wounded at Maidstone Goods Railway Station.
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Home Ethiopia News TPLF Ethiopia’s debt reaches a whooping 23 billion USD
Ethiopia’s debt reaches a whooping 23 billion USD
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Ethiopia's debt is skyrocketing due excessive borrowing and printing of currency notes
By ESAT
Ethiopia’s debt has reached a whooping $23 billion while export earnings is in downward spiral coupled with the increase in payments to loans.
In an article published in Addis Admas, a weekly local Amharic published in Addis Ababa, the writer Yohannes S. also indicates that the country’s payment to interest on loans is skyrocketing.
The country’s debt, which was 2.8 billion in 2008 has reached 23 billion this year. Payment to the country’s debt shot to 1.18 billion in 2017, compared to 89 million in 2008. The article says the country pays 400 million dollars a year towards its debt.
The writer said earnings from export trade has stagnate and remains the same since 2009 owing to the crisis in currency exchange, which in turn encourages contraband and other illegal businesses.
The writer says millions of dollars is being wasted and misappropriated in government mega projects such as sugar development and advises the regime to desist from engaging in business. The article recommends that government owned businesses be transferred to private investors.
The article also said the unfettered printing of Ethiopia’s currency notes has contributed immensely to the economic crises.
Ethiopia’s debt reaches a whooping 23 billion USD Reviewed by Admin on 12:01 AM Rating: 5
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Situated in the Languedoc-Roussillon Wine Region, Air de Vacances is the perfect base for those looking to visit the area's well-known wineries. Guests can also enjoy complimentary internet access in all areas. The bed & breakfast provides comfortable accommodation, in addition to a library, a terrace and an atm/cash machine. Air de Vacances has 3 spacious rooms offering all the essentials to ensure an enjoyable stay. Montpellier - Mediterranee Airport is a 50-minute drive from Air de Vacances. The surrounding countryside ensures plenty of opportunity for relaxing walks.
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Shares of this company at a premium of Rs 30 even before the IPO, after 80 days there will be a boom in the market
By New Times Of India Staff Last updated Aug 9, 2022
Market watchers say that the IPO of Sirma SGS in the gray market on Tuesday garnered Rs. 30K gray markets are at a premium. The company’s shares were at a premium of Rs 27 in the gray market on Monday.
There is good news for the people waiting for the new IPO. A new IPO is coming in the market after a gap of 80 days. The IPO is by Chennai-based engineering and design company Sirma SGS Technologies.
The company’s IPO will open for subscription on August 12 and will be open for bidding till August 18, 2022. It has a strong performance in the gray market even before the IPO. Shares of Sirma SGS are currently trading in gray market at Rs. Available at a premium of 30.
The premium per share on Monday was Rs. 27. was
Stock market watchers say that in the gray market on Tuesday, Sirma SGS Technology’s IPO garnered Rs. 30 is at a gray market premium (GMP). Shares of Sirma SGS traded in gray market on Monday at Rs. 27 at a premium. That is, the company’s shares are at a premium of Rs 3 more than on Monday.
The price band of the shares of Sirma SGS Technologies is Rs. are 209-220. Rupee. A premium of 30 means that if the company’s shares are allotted at the upper price band, it would be Rs. Close to 250 can be listed.
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Syrma SGS IPO Details
Sirma SGS Technologies offer Rs. 766 crore including fresh issue and offer for sale of 3,369,360 equity shares by existing investors. Talking about Syrma SGS, the company’s revenue in FY22 increased by 43% to Rs. 1267 crore has been done.
At the same time, the company’s profit increased by 17 per cent to Rs. 76.46 crores. The promoters of the company are Sandeep Tandon and Jasbir Singh Gujral. According to the red hearing prospectus, the promoters hold 61.47 per cent stake in the company.
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Rembrandt Chamber Players open season with a vibrant vocal program
Mon Sep 19, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Soprano Christine Brandes performed song cycles of Argento and Vaughan Williams Sunday with the Rembrandt Chamber Players.
The Rembrandt Chamber Players can always be counted on to offer thoughtful programming in addition to characteristically ardent and polished performances.
The ensemble opened its 22nd season Sunday afternoon at the Music Institute of Chicago in Evanston with a typically discerning program featuring guest soprano Christine Brandes in a pair of song cycles by Dominick Argento and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
American repertoire remains far too neglected on Chicago’s music scene, not least that of the gifted and prolific Argento, so kudos to Rembrandt for gving us this choice cycle. (To its credit, the William Ferris Chorale offered a generous Argento program last May.) Written in 1958, Argento’s Elizabethan Songs was one of his first published works, set to six texts by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Four years later, Argento transcribed the original piano accompaniment for quintet (flute, oboe, violin, cello and piano), which was the version presented Sunday.
Christine Brandes has been a frequent local guest with Music of the Baroque and other early-music ensembles and her artistry and rich, vibrant instrument remain first class. At times the soprano’s resplendent voice was a bit overwhelming in the live-wire acoustic of Nichols Concert Hall. But Brandes brought a clarity, modulated vibrato and expressive engagement to these lovely settings that made the finest possible case. She conveyed the verdant, buoyant cheer of Spring as surely as the nocturnal contemplation of Sleep, the comic lilt of Winter and rollicking romantic excitement of Diaphenia. The singer was at her finest in Dirge (a setting of Shakespeare’s Come away, come away death) evoking the text’s sweet, tragic melancholy.
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Blake Songs was written a year earlier than the Argento cycle in 1957, and while Argento was just starting his career, the great British composer was nearing the end of his long and distinguished life. Scored for the rare duo of soprano and oboe, the ten texts draw largely from Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience.
Brandes was equally sensitive in this difficult, somewhat elliptical music, her impeccable diction making clear every word of Blake’s poetry. One wanted more dynamic light and shade at times yet the singer brought tender expression to The Lamb and floated a rapt, haunting rendering of The Shepherd. In an unusual role as sole vocal accompanist, Robert Morgan brought plangent tone and agility to his equally demanding part.
The second half of the program concentrated on more familiar fare with Schubert’s beloved Trout Piano Quintet, Op. 114. Sunday’s high-powered performance offered some brilliant solo playing, notably by pianist Jeannie Yu. Yet on the whole the performance felt too fast, edgy and hard-driven, missing the music’s warmth, relaxed humor and an essential grazioso quality. The Andantino variations on the Schubert song that gave the work its name came off best, showing a lighter touch and some of the charm that was missing elsewhere. Brandes prefaced the quintet performance with a notably characterful rendering of Die forelle, the lied that provided the theme for the fourth movement.
NOTE: The Rembrandt’s versatile keyboard player, David Schrader has retired from the group to concentrate on solo playing. A gracious colleague, Schrader was in attendance Sunday to cheer on his fellow musicians.
The performance was dedicated to the memory of Rembrandt supporter Connie O’Kieffe and violist Keith Conant, a longtime Rembrandt member, who died last Thursday.
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An Interview With Michael Young On The $4.1 Billion Arbitration Award
Victoria Pynchon
Anatomy of an Arbitration Disaster
Amanda Bronstad
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on May 28 affirmed an arbitration award of more than $4.1 billion, sending shock waves through the labor and employment bar in California.
The award went to Paul Thomas Chester, a former executive at iFreedom Communications Inc., who brought a wrongful termination suit against his former employer, its affiliated businesses and the founder, Timothy Ringgenberg.
The case ended up before an arbitrator, William F. McDonald, a retired supervising judge of the Orange County, Calif., Superior Court’s complex civil litigation panel, who now works at JAMS.
Michael D. Young, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Atlanta’s Alston & Bird, wrote about the award on his firm’s labor and employment blog, “Who’s the Boss?” Young spoke to The National Law Journal about the lessons that employment lawyers and their clients could learn from the outcome in this case regarding arbitration agreements and the arbitration process.
Young also broke down the award, to explain how the arbitrator came up with such an astronomically high number.
Read the full interview here.
Attorney-mediator Victoria Pynchon is a panelist with ADR Services, Inc. Ms. Pynchon was awarded her LL.M Degree in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute in May of 2006, after 25 years of complex commercial litigation practice, with sub-specialties in intellectual property, securities fraud, antitrust, insurance coverage, consumer class actions and all… MORE >
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Amazon buys up Middle-earth, it searches the One Ring! (Rings of Power news thread)
Rings of Power Amazon buys up Middle-earth, it searches the One Ring! (Rings of Power news thread)
By #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal,
November 4, 2017 in Tolkien Central
Bilbo 3606
Patented Bilbo Likes™️
No Moffatt please. I think we’ve seen everything worth seeing from him.
Chen G. 414 posts
Nick1Ø66 218 posts
Barnald 108 posts
Bilbo 105 posts
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BloodBoal 7535
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Amazon Middle-Earth series: first dates revealed
Nick1Ø66 3272
Nick1Ø66
I would love to stay here and talk with you...but I'm not going to.
Location: Oxford, UK
And so it begins.
Quintus 5392
Sharkin'
Active: September 24, 2022
We come to it at last... the great forum speculation event of our time.
POST NOW! POST NOW! POST! POST FOR RUIN! AND JWFAN'S ENNNNNNDINNNG!!!
Bilbo and John
So how many pages will this thread go until this thing premiers?
Barnald 358
Barnald
8 hours ago, Barnald said:
I think you underestimate the ability of myself and B.B. to bullshit
So you're Bilbo Bullshit?
He just went off Star Wars a bit.
There is another Sky-walk—-
1 hour ago, Quintus said:
I actually haven't but when changing my username Bilbo just seemed to make more sense than Skywalker. I wanted to change the name and not have people confused about who I am.
Otherwise I'd have called myself LISA or Newton or something.
1 hour ago, BloodBoal said:
He is Bilbo Skywalker, a.k.a. BS
I told you, that name no longer has anything meaning for me.
2 minutes ago, Bilbo Skywalker said:
But it still has to us.
Your opinion on the matter is irrelevant
39 minutes ago, BloodBoal said:
If he could be turned...
Why HBO Passed on ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Show
KK 3245
Karl Ulrich Nikolaus Traeger
Well that's a clickbait title, if there ever was one.
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Ian McKellen Wants to Play Gandalf on Amazon’s TV Series: ‘He’s Over 7000 Years Old, So I’m Not Too Old’
If he's yet to be contacted or informed then the assumption is they're not writing anything for Gandalf.
They only just secured the rights. Give it time.
Chen G. 2884
Chen G.
Location: Ramat Gan, Israel
Sir Ian clearly likes playing Gandalf, which is very nice to hear.
No sir Alec "I'm too good for genre films" Guinness here.
I didn't see Obi Wan show up in Corrie either.
Naïve Old Fart
Sounds like general press junket banter.
McKellan clearly had a miserable time with The Hobbit. But I suppose in the hands of a more capable team, he would be interested.
20 hours ago, Quintus said:
Raise the Titanic wasn’t exactly Citizen Kane either though.
6 hours ago, KK said:
You basing that verdict on that one ludicrous meltdown which seemed quickly rectified? Otherwise it seems quite the leap.
Naïve Old Fart 7248
...or make a sitcom with The Master.
8 hours ago, Bilbo said:
Raise the Titanic was exactly Citizen Kane either though.
Bil, I think you mean "wasn't"
Whoops! Fixed! 😂
11 hours ago, Bilbo said:
You're right, it wasn't, but the "raising" sequence is still good, and what a score!
I bought the BluRay recently purely for the score suite on the disc.
I'm not sure what it was about the film that inspired Barry so much
toothless 934
toothless
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/5/17093712/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-show-tolkien-peter-jackson-production-2019
That was to be expected.
Jackson's vision is Middle Earth.
It'll probably be an Executive Producer role with little real creative input. Merely having his name attached to the project will be worth its weight in gold for Amazon.
The way I read it was more about the television series keeping with the continuity of the established films, which - again - was to be expected. And yes, I assume they'll have Jackson on-board the production, if only by name.
Amazon said that the project will “explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring,” in addition to a potential spinoff series.
Jackson’s attorney described the deal as a “creature of the times,” saying Amazon is “taking a page out of the studios’ emphasis on franchises.” In a world where Disney has laid out impressive, interconnected franchises with its Marvel and Star Wars properties
Usually, you hear about a project like this, and you're either very excited, or cautiously optimistic, or you think it's going to suck, and you can imagine the ways it will suck.
This thing has the potential to suck in ways that I can't even imagine. And I can imagine quite a bit.
3 hours ago, Chen G. said:
No, Tolkien's vision is Middle Earth. Everything else is adaptation.
As much as I adore Jackson's Lord of Rings films (and they're brilliant), The Hobbit films show the limits of Jackson's "vision." I for one would have preferred to see a completely different take on Middle Earth.
John and A. A. Ron
I meant vision in terms of the visual arts. For better or worst, Jackson has made a six film series spanning over 20 hours that’s a) entirely his, and b) has a fully realized, overarching narrative structure.
And I think it’s as good a vision of Middle Earth as we would ever see committed to screen, flaws and all.
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Don't you mean John Howe's and Alan Lee's (and the art department's) vision is Peter Jackson's vision?
They should focus on the 4th Age in the new series. No shackles, no restaints!
If I had to guess, I’d say they’d probably focus on the events earlier in the third age. Namely, the war with Angmar, and possibly the simultaneous wars of Gondor.
I really hope they keep the events of the First Age for the big screen. They lend themselves to that more, I think.
Wasn't it kinda already confirmed it'd take place between Hobbit and LotR?
What’s there to tell in between the two? I mean, I’d love to see Balin’s death, but that’s not enough to fill a series.
9 minutes ago, Chen G. said:
I believe the answer to your question is 'made-up bullshit'
Adventures of Young Aragorn? Cast a hottie to bring in the teen girls, profit.
31 minutes ago, Barnald said:
Alas I have long feared that.
I don’t mind made-up or embellished material in adaptations. It’s par for the course.
But I wouldn’t like anything to break up the viewing order between the two trilogies (a-la Rogue One). The narrative structure is pitch perfect as it is.
11 hours ago, Chen G. said:
Like I said, I love Jackson's LOTR films...I think Fellowship is one of the few near flawless films ever made, and the other two are pretty damn close. The first time I saw Fellowship I said "Yes, they nailed it". So close to how I pictured it.
So even given that, I think it's a bit much to say Jackson's is as good as it could possibly get. I can definitely see different filmmakers brining a new look and feel to it that might be just as as impactful as Jacksons. Those movies have their own magic and quality, but miss some of Tolkien's magic in the translation, and maybe someone else could bring a different spirit to it. For example, I for one would have like to have seen Del Toro's Hobbit...especially given how Jackson's films turned out (and I know you disagree). So while I don't object to Jackson being an EP, I do hope that they'll get a show runner who understands the material, and has a unique vision for it. My guess is that Boyens and/or Walsh will be more involved than Jackson (though I think one of them might be working on another show now). I'd also like to see them film in Europe, but my guess is that b/c of costs and Jacksons involvement, and a desire to set it in that "universe", we may be back to NZ. Which again, was brilliant. But we've seen that.
I hear you brother. I'd love to see the series take place much, much earlier in the Middle Earth time line. But my suspicion is they'll set it, at least initially, in the period between The Hobbit and LOTR. Basically for the same stupid rationale for Star Trek Discovery...they're going to assume people want to see familiar characters, places and situations. Young Aragorn hunting for Gollum, etc. Ugh.
Actually, I'm wondering how the Tolkien estate is feeling about all this now. As an organisation, and Christopher especially, hated Jackson's films. And now he's involved again. Perhaps with Christopher's passing some of that tension has eased (I know that one of the kids, maybe Christopher's son, is a big proponent of the movies).
It will almost certainly be "made-up bullshit".
But how can they avoid that?
mstrox and John
Well there is potential for 'made-up intriguing stuff which is fairly reverent to Tolkien canon', but that won't happen.
This potential arrangement is a great way for Amazon to have their cake and eat it - the series looks to be set within Jackson's world, allowing them to 'borrow' elements, designs and perhaps even 'characters' (as depicted in that world, perhaps even the same actor), thus giving them an extremely solid platform from which to engage viewers (moreover, Jackson's films are still fresh in people's memories, and to remake LOTR would be incredibly daunting given how iconic many scenes and performances are). However, there's also scope for lots and lots of made-up bollocks since the proposed setting of the series would basically necessitate it.
1 minute ago, Barnald said:
the series looks to be set within Jackson's world, allowing them to 'borrow' elements, designs and perhaps even 'characters' (as depicted in that world, perhaps even the same actor), thus giving them an extremely solid platform from which to engage viewers (moreover, Jackson's films are still fresh in people's memories, and to remake LOTR would be incredibly daunting given how iconic many scenes and performances are). However, there's also scope for lots and lots of made-up bollocks since the setting basically allows for it.
Sure. But that's basically what The Hobbit was, right? A story set in the Jackson's Middle Earth that used the same look, characters, sets, feel, etc....but contained a lot of made up bullshit (despite having very solid source material) because the setting allowed for it. So that's my point. This could be good, or suck in the the ways The Hobbit sucked.
I don't know. The writing is going to be so key for this project.
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I am hoping for a home and garden makeover series featuring the Gaffer and Sam Gamgee doing landscaping projects around the Shire.
1 hour ago, Nick1066 said:
Well I guess my point is that this would have to be really, really off the track given the confines of the source material...and you'd have something like 60 hours of it potentially. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6994902491569519, "wiki_prob": 0.6994902491569519, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line889986"} |
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Tissue Culture Cultivation Can Transform the Way We Grow Cannabis
By Max Jones, Dasya Petranova
The cannabis industry is approaching a crossroads. While cultivators must ensure they are getting the greatest yield per square foot, an increasingly competitive landscape and sophisticated consumer means growers must also balance the need for volume with quality, consistent and award-winning cannabis strains.
Tissue culture propagation represents a significant leap forward in cannabis cultivation, ultimately benefiting both the grower and the consumer. The proprietary technology behind our sterilization and storage process results in the isolation of premium cannabis genetics in a clean, contaminant-free environment. Since our inception, we’ve been focused on setting a higher standard in medical (and one day adult use) cannabis by growing craft cannabis on a commercial scale through utilization of this cutting-edge cultivation technique. When taken in total, Maitri boasts access to a library of 243 unique cannabis strains, one of the largest collections in the U.S.
Trouble with Traditional Cultivation
Pathogens, insects and cross contamination all threaten the viability and value of cannabis plants. In many ways, current cannabis cultivation techniques compound these issues by promoting grams per square foot above all else and packing plants into warehouse sized grows where issues can quickly spread.
In these close quarters, pests can swiftly move from plant to plant, and even from generation to generation when propagating from clones or growing in close quarters. Similarly, pathogens can leap between susceptible plants, damaging or killing plants and cutting into a cultivator’s bottom line.
Hemp tissue culture samples
Of particular concern is hop latent viroid. Originally identified in hops, a genetic relative of cannabis, this infectious RNA virus has torn through the cannabis industry, endangering genetics, causing sickly plants and reducing yields. Plants cloned using traditional methods from an infected mother are vulnerable to the disease, making hop latent viroid a generational issue.
Minimizing or even eliminating these threats helps to protect the genetic integrity of cannabis strains and ensures they can be enjoyed for years to come. That is where the sterilization stage in tissue culture cultivation stands out.
Like cloning, tissue culture propagation offers faster time to maturity than growing from seed, allowing for a quicker turnaround to maximize utility of space, without overcrowding grow rooms. However, it also boasts a clean, disease-free environment that allows plants to thrive.
Tissue Culture Cultivation
Tissue culture cultivation allows for viable plant tissue to be isolated in a controlled, sterilized environment. Flowering plants can then be grown from these stored genetics, allowing for standardization of quality strains that are free of contamination and disease from the very beginning. Tissue culture cultivation also takes up less room than traditional cloning, freeing up valuable square footage.
A large tissue culture facility run in the Sacramento area that produces millions of nut and fruit trees clones a year.
This propagation process begins with plants grown to just before flowering and harvested for their branch tips. These branch tips undergo a sterilization process to remove any environmental contamination. This living plant material (known as explants) gets fully screened and tested for potential contaminants.
If it passes, the sample is stabilized and becomes part of the Maitri genetic library for future cultivation. If any contamination is discovered, the plant is selected for meristem isolation, an intensive isolation technique at the near cellular level.
Once sterilized and verified to be clean, the samples — often just an inch tall — are isolated into individual test tubes in our proprietary nutrient-rich medium for storage indefinitely. The cuttings are held in these ideal conditions until tapped for cultivation. This process allows Maitri to maintain an extensive library of clean, disease-free cannabis genetics ready to be grown.
Benefits for Medical Cannabis Patients
Tissue culture creates exact genetic replicas of the source plant
One of the chief benefits of tissue culture propagation is that it creates exact genetic replicas of the source plant. This allows growers like Maitri to standardize cannabis plants, and thus the cannabis experience. That means patients can expect the same characteristics from Maitri grown strains every time, including effects, potency and even taste and smell. Keeping reliable, top quality strains in steady rotation ensures patients have access to the medicine they need.
Preserving Plant Genetics
Beyond the benefits that tissue culture cultivation provides for the patient, this approach to testing, storing and growing cannabis plants also goes a long way towards protecting cannabis genetics into the future.
Cannabis strains are constantly under assault from pests and disease, potentially destroying the genetics that make these strains so special. Over-breeding and a dwindling demand for heirloom strains also threatens the loss of some individual plant genetics. Having a collection of genetics readily available means we can quickly cultivate strains to best meet consumer demand. Additionally, maintaining a rich seed bank that features both legacy and boutique strains allows us to have options for future tissue culture cultivation or for future new strain development.
Advancing Cannabis Research
Due to federal prohibition, researching cannabis, especially at the university level, can be extremely difficult. Additionally, the cannabis material that researchers have access to is largely considered to be subpar and wildly inconsistent, placing another barrier to researching the physiological effects of the plant. Clean, safe and uniform cannabis is a necessity to generate reliable research data. Utilizing tissue culture cultivation is a smart way to ensure researchers have access to the resources they need to drive our understanding of the cannabis plant.
Cannabis Scientists and Labs Can Help with National COVID-19 Research Volunteer Database
Harvard Neuroscientist, Michael Wells, and a team of volunteer scientists from endCoronavirus.org have created and stocked a national database of scientists and researchers ready, willing and able to help with response efforts for COVID-19. At the time of this writing, more than 8,000 scientists have registered from all 50+ states.
It all started with a Tweet on March 18th.
“I really wanted an outlet for me, like someone like me, to be able to help out in this fight,” Wells said in a Harvard Crimson interview. “I knew I was, by far, not the only one who felt this way. And so what happened was, on the walk home from work that day from the lab, I thought, ‘Hey, I should try to organize something here in Boston so I could potentially be a part of a group that makes themselves available to health department officials or county officials.’”
Volunteers are made up of a mix of laboratory scientists, data scientists, software engineers, medical writers, CEOs and epidemiologists – from academic research institutes, national labs and private industry. Many state and local government agencies and organizations have already accessed the list for reference, including FEMA.
PCR testing is used in a wide variety of applications
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Members of the cannabis industry can help to combat COVID-19. “The cannabis industry relies on specialized laboratories that routinely perform qPCR-based microbial tests,” says Wells. “As a result, these labs have basic skill sets and facilities required to participate in community COVID-19 testing.” Quantitative Polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), is a common technique for determining if there are microbial contaminants in flower, concentrates and infused products.
Some cannabis industry leaders have already taken to the call. “With the trend in legalization, the cannabis industry has built an excess testing capacity in anticipation of an increase in volumes,” says David Winternheimer, PhD, CEO of Pacific Star Labs, a Los Angeles-based cannabis research organization with an ISO-accredited testing laboratory. “As an essential industry, cannabis companies are open to helping the wider population in a crisis like this, and testing could easily be adopted in labs with excess microbial testing capacity.”
Michael Wells and his band of volunteers are asking to help get the word out to other scientists who would like to sign-up at https://covid19sci.org and for anyone to help share the database link with any relevant person in government or health services. “Right now, it is all hands on deck. We need every lab, facility, and pair of skilled hands to be deployed in this fight against the most dangerous pathogen our species has experienced at this scale in our lifetimes.”
endCoronavirus.org is a volunteer organization with over 6,000 members built and maintained by the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) and its collaborators. The group specializes in networks, agent-based modeling, multi-scale analysis and complex systems and provides expert information on how to stop COVID-19.
The COVID-19 National Scientist Volunteer Database is a database of over 8,000 scientists from all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam who are eager to volunteer our time, expertise, equipment, and consumables to help you respond to the COVID-19 crisis. They have aggregated our contact information, locations, and skills sets into this easy to use centralized database. Their members include experts in scientific testing, bioinformatics, and data management, as well as key contacts willing to donate lab space and testing supplies.
How Coronavirus is Affecting the International Cannabis Industry
By Marguerite Arnold
Frankfurt: Germany right now is not the worst place to be as a global pandemic closes borders and leads predictably to mass change overnight, which is unparalleled during peacetime. But it is still eerie. Berlin and Cologne are starting to close public spaces (like restaurants, bars and clubs).
The grocery stores and pharmacies are still stocked and open however- it is a national priority.
On Germany’s borders, Europe is closing in a way it has not since WWII. The EU is considering banning all non EU “foreigners” from entering the region for nonessential reasons for the next 30 days – albeit in an environment where leaders are also concerned about making sure supplies get through to those who need them.
It also feels like wartime – only this time the “enemy” is a virus. It is called COVID-19, and it is spreading. It cannot be “stopped” although authorities are now doing everything they can to slow it down. At risk are not only populations but also vulnerable health care systems. The goal here is to prevent masses of sick people showing up at hospital. There will not be enough space for everyone if the rapid spread of the virus is not stopped, starting with beds and ventilators. In Italy, doctors are already triaging patients (deciding, in an overwhelming influx of sick patients, who has a chance of living and who does not), because there is a shortage of staff, beds and medical devices for those who need the most care.
The German government, in particular, is clearly prioritizing slowing down the spread and mitigating the load on a system that is strong, but also vulnerable to this kind of existential overload. Jens Spahn, Germany’s health minister, sounded the alarm early about mass gatherings. The country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has promised to throw “Germany’s arsenal” (funding) to help German organizations hit hardest.
But that is just one country. Italy is in lockdown, Spain is on its way this week, and many others are closing borders. In Switzerland, as of this weekend, the only shops that were open were pharmacies and grocery stores. To get in, you must wait in line outside, spaced 1 meter from other people, and use hand sanitizer as you enter.
These are not privations that any generation alive today remembers viscerally. The closest is stories, perhaps second or third hand, of what life was like here during wartime.
Both China and now Germany have sent medical supplies to Italy (the worst affected country in Europe so far), and a German company is on the front lines of producing a vaccine which is likely to be ready for human trials as of June.
What Is The Impact On The Cannabis Industry Specifically?
But how does all of this impact the global cannabis industry, especially as it is an industry still very much and by design, built on international imports? Throughout the world, including the United States, cannabis-related trade shows, expos and conferences are all being either cancelled or rescheduled to June at the earliest. President Trump also instituted a European travel ban, although this will not have much effect on the industry here, since Germany imports cannabis from Canada, not the U.S. for its medical market.
The connection to the industry from the threat of the virus itself is also on display. In Illinois, for example, some dispensaries are giving priority to their medical patients, shutting the doors to recreational customers. Just months after legalizing recreational sales, the state is now telling dispensaries to discourage crowds and prevent customers from lining up. That is not so far the case in Europe where cannabis is slowly being normalized into the regular pharmacy system. But pharmacies are also on the front lines of this epidemic – not only in that they serve front-line customers, but also deliver medicines to retirement homes.
German authorities have already suggested that they nationalize medical supply chains from Asia for vital medical supplies, including presumably vaccines and other medications as well as medical equipment, like ventilators.
Clinical trials, fast-tracked vaccine production and new drug approvals are evidence of how quickly governments can work to produce new treatment options. Countries still hampered by the slow pace of cannabis reform should look at how a global health crisis has allowed governments to bypass certain areas of red tape, untethered by high prices in developing supply chains. While cannabis reform is indeed not the same as a global pandemic, it has the ability to save lives regardless. That ability should be enough impetus for quick reform, much like actions taken by governments so far during this crisis. Not to mention the fact that many cannabis patients are also the demographic of who is most vulnerable in this epidemic – the chronically ill and the elderly.
The International Cannabis Business Is Built on Global Supply Chains
In the U.S. right now, there is a significant concern about sourcing of the vaping industry (the vast majority come from Asia). In Europe this is of course far less of an issue. The only vapes of medical designation produced here are made by German Storz and Bickel.
However, there are other considerations. Right now, more cannabis is being imported than grown in Germany legally, Europe’s still largest medical market. And so far, most of the cannabis here is coming in from Canada, Holland or Portugal although domestic production has now been seeded from Greece and Malta to countries further east. There is only one entity (the former Wayland in partnership with the German Demecan) who is now even certified to produce in Germany.
Wash your hands, limit social interaction and cancel large events. Stock markets around the globe are in free fall as investors fear the crisis will plunge the global economy into a recession. This obviously affects publicly traded companies, as well as companies looking for capital. Expect the larger cannabis companies to continue taking bigger hits on their stock price.
But while borders are being closed all over Europe to people, emergency medical supplies and the like will increasingly be given priority.
How countries begin to view cannabis in this kind of epidemic is another question. It is certainly a drug of last resort right now, highly expensive and in many cases going to the elderly and those in palliative care. For this reason alone, cannabis companies need to step up to the plate. This industry is being built to serve the chronically ill. In other words, those people who are already most vulnerable to this virus.
But how to do that? Dronabinol (manufactured in Germany) is no longer the only option now available. It was patented as a direct response to the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s. But in a country with other options now, this is also on the plate.
So what can cannabis companies do during this time of crisis? For starters, read the guidelines on how companies can do their part to mitigate the spread of disease. Wash your hands, limit social interaction and cancel large events. Consider using in-store pickup or delivery options, where legal. And use telecommunications platforms like Skype or other remote cloud solutions to manage your workforce remotely.
Cannabis companies ought to have the wherewithal to do their part in mitigating the spread of COVID-19. As the global pandemic continues to spread outside of China (the only place where new infections are now levelling off), it’s increasingly important to monitor the situation and take extra precautions to mitigate the spread.
Keeping Your Environment Clean: Preventative Measures Against Contamination
By Jeff Scheir
For years we have heard about and sometimes experienced, white powdery mildew when growing cannabis. It is a problem we can see, and we have numerous ways to combat it. But now more and more states are introducing regulatory testing on our harvests and they are looking for harmful substances like Escherichia coli., Aspergillis Fumigatus, Aspergillis terreus, … just to name a few. Mycotoxins, mold and bacteria can render a harvest unusable and even unsellable- and you can’t see these problems with the naked eye. How much would it cost you to have to throw away an entire crop?
You bring in equipment to control the humidity. You treat the soil and create just the right amount of light to grow a superior product. You secure and protect the growing, harvesting, drying and production areas of your facility. You do everything you can to secure a superior yield… but do you?
Many of the organisms that can hurt our harvest are being multiplied, concentrated and introduced to the plants by the very equipment we use to control the growing environment. This happens inherently in HVAC equipment.
Your air conditioning equipment cools the air circulating around your harvest in a process that pulls moisture from the air and creates a perfect breeding ground in the wet cooling coil for growth of many of the organisms that can destroy your yield. As these organisms multiply and concentrate in the HVAC system, they then spew out into the very environment you are trying to protect at concentrated levels far greater than outside air. In effect, you are inoculating the very plants you need to keep safe from these toxins if you want to sell your product.
The cannabis industry is starting to take a page from the healthcare and food safety industries who have discovered the best way to mitigate these dangers is the installation of a proper UVC solution inside their air conditioning equipment.
Why? How does UVC help? What is UVC?
What is Ultraviolet?
Ultraviolet (UV) light is one form of electromagnetic energy produced naturally by the sun. UV is a spectrum of light just below the visible light and it is split into four distinct spectral areas – Vacuum UV or UVV (100 to 200 nm), UVC (200 to 280 nm), UVB (280 to 315 nm) and UVA (315 to 400 nm). UVA & UVB have been used in the industry to help promote growth of cannabis.
What is UVC (Ultraviolet C)?
The entire UV spectrum can kill or inactivate many microorganism species, preventing them from replicating. UVC energy at 253.7 nanometers provides the most germicidal effect. The application of UVC energy to inactivate microorganisms is also known as Germicidal Irradiation or UVGI.
UVC exposure inactivates microbial organisms such as mold, bacteria and viruses by altering the structure and the molecular bonds of their DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). DNA is a “blue print” these organisms use to develop, function and reproduce. By destroying the organism’s ability to reproduce, it becomes harmless since it cannot colonize. After UVC exposure, the organism dies off leaving no offspring, and the population of the microorganism diminishes rapidly.
Ultraviolet germicidal lamps provide a much more powerful and concentrated effect of ultraviolet energy than can be found naturally. Germicidal UV provides a highly effective method of destroying microorganisms.
To better understand how Steril-Aire UVC works, it is important to understand the recommended design. Directed at a cooling coil and drain pan, UVC energy destroys surface biofilm, a gluey matrix of microorganisms that grows in the presence of moisture. Biofilm is prevalent in HVAC systems and leads to a host of indoor air quality (IAQ) and HVAC operational problems. UVC also destroys airborne viruses and bacteria that circulate through an HVAC system and feed out onto the crop. HVAC cooling coils are the largest reservoir and amplification device for microorganisms in any facility.
For the most effective microbial control, UV germicidal Emitters are installed on the supply side of the system, downstream from the cooling coil and above the drain pan. This location provides more effective biofilm and microbial control than in-duct UVC installations. By irradiating the contaminants at the source – the cooling coils and drain pans – UVC delivers simultaneous cleaning of surface microorganisms as well as destruction of airborne microorganisms and mycotoxins. Steril-Aire patented this installation configuration in 1998.
The recirculating air in HVAC systems create redundancy in exposing microorganisms and mycotoxins to UVC, ensuring multiple passes so the light energy is effective against large quantities of airborne mycotoxins and cleaning the air your plants live by.
Where are these mycotoxins coming from?
Aspergillus favors environments with ample oxygen and moisture. Most pre-harvest strategies to prevent these mycotoxins involve chemical treatment and are therefore not ideal for the cannabis industry.
Despite the lack of cannabis protocols and guidelines for reducing mycotoxin contamination, there are some basic practices that can be utilized from other agricultural groups that will help avoid the production of aflatoxins and ochratoxins.
When guidelines are applied correctly to the cannabis industry, the threat of aflatoxin and ochratoxin contamination can be significantly reduced. The place to start is a clean air environment.
Design to win
The design of indoor grow rooms for cannabis is critical to the control of airborne fungal spores and although most existing greenhouses allow for the ingress of fungal spores, experience has shown that they can be retrofitted with air filters, fans, and UVC systems to make them relatively free of these spores. Proper designs have shown clearly that:
Prevention via air and surface disinfection using germicidal UVC is much better than chemical spot treatment on the surface of plants
High levels of air changes per hour enhance UVC system performance in reducing airborne spores
Cooling coil inner surfaces are a hidden reservoir of spores, a fertile breeding ground and constitute an ecosystem for a wide variety of molds. Continuous UVC surface decontamination of all coils should be the first system to be installed in greenhouses to reduce mildew outbreaks.
UVC can virtually eliminate airborne contaminants
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Steril-Aire was the first and is the market leader in using UVC light to eliminate mold and spores to ensure your product will not be ruined or test positive.
Mold and spores grow in your air handler and are present in air entering your HVAC system.
Steril-Aire UVC system installs quickly and easily in your existing system.
The Steril-Aire UVC system destroys up to 99.999% of mold/spores.
Plants are less likely to be affected by mold…with a low cost and no down time solution.
It’s time to protect your harvest before it gets sick. It’s time to be confident your yield will not test positive for the contaminants that will render it unusable. It’s time to win the testing battle. It’s time for a proper UVC solution to be incorporated throughout your facilities.
Applications for Tissue Culture in Cannabis Growing: Part 2
In the first part of this series, we introduced Dr. Hope Jones, who took her experience in tissue culture from NASA and brought it to the cannabis industry and C4 Laboratories. We discussed some of the essential concepts behind tissue culture and defined a few basic terms like micropropagation, totipotency, explants and cloning. Now let’s get into some of the issues with cloning from mother plants and the advantages that come with using tissue culture for propagating and cultivating cannabis.
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Dr. Hope Jones, chief scientific officer at C4 Labs
Taking cuttings from mother plants is arguably the most popular method of propagating cannabis plants. It is a process that requires significant real estate, resources and labor. “Moms can take up a great deal of space that is not contributing directly to production,” says Dr. Jones. “I know from experience that scaling up production and/or adding new strains to the production line requires significant time and resources to raise and maintain new healthy and productive mother plants.” Each mother plant produces a limited number of clones per harvest period and over the course of her life cycle.
By using tissue culture, a cultivator can generate an almost infinite number of clones from one plant cutting. With so many growers calculating their costs-per-square-foot, micropropagation is an effective tool to save space, labor and time, thus increasing profit margins. “Just to put it in perspective: Holly Scoggins’ book Plants From Test Tubes, cites a Day Lily cultivator who uses micropropagation to produce 1,000 plants in 30 square feet of shelf space each week,” says Dr. Jones. “Using conventional methods, one would need a half-acre to produce the same amount of plants.” Cultivators can produce a much greater number of plants-per-square-foot by using micropropagation effectively.
Damage from whiteflies, thrips and powdery mildew is all visible on this sick plant.
Early Health & Vigor
Most tissue culture methods use sterilized vessels that contain sugar-rich media to support growth of plantlets before they can photosynthesize on their own. “The media is prepped, poured into vessels, and placed in an autoclave (or pressure cooker) where it is subjected to high temps and pressure to achieve proper sterility.”
The sterile environment and rich growth media supplies plantlets with an abundance of everything they need. “When plantlets emerge from culture, they are pathogen-free, with a stockpile of food and nutrient reserves that support rapid growth and vigor, superior to conventional cuttings,” says Dr. Jones.
Stress & Disease
As any grower knows, mother plants can sometimes experience stress and disease. This might come in the form under or over-watering, heat stress, spider mites, whiteflies, mold and viruses. “Any stress or infection that a mother plant is subjected too can impact progeny health and productivity in a couple of ways,” says Dr. Jones.
Powdery mildew starts with white/grey spots seen on the upper leaves surface
Tobacco Mosaic Virus symptoms can include tip curling, blotching of leaf mosaic patterning, and stunting.
For example, diseases like powdery mildew and tobacco mosaic virus are often systemic, meaning that pathogens have spread to almost every tissue in the plant. Once infected, it is impossible to completely eliminate pathogens from tissues. Therefore any cuttings made from a diseased mother plant, even if they look perfectly healthy, will also be infected and can eventually present disease symptoms like reduced productivity and/or plant death, according to Dr. Jones.
How does tissue culture get around this problem? Remember that explants (small tissue samples used as starting material) can be extracted from any part of the plant. Meristematic cells in shoot tips and leaves are the source of new plant growth. Dr. Jones explains that these cells, and the first set of primordial leaves are not connected directly to the vascular tissue, the plant’s transport system by which pathogens spread. Therefore, meristematic cells tend to be disease-free, whatever the condition of the mother. It takes a sharp blade, a dissecting microscope, and a lot of experience to learn, but as Dr. Jones explains, “harvesting explants from meristems is a routine micropropagation technique used by ‘Big Horticulture.’ One example is the strawberry. Viruses and pathogens are so prevalent that the strawberry industry must use meristematic culture to ensure pathogen free progeny.”
Now let’s talk about epigenetics. We know that plants don’t have the option of physically moving away from stress or predation. Instead, they have evolved sophisticated ways of changing their own biology to adapt to and/or protect themselves. “Consider what happens to a mom exposed to a pathogen. The infected plant will start expressing (turning on) genes and making proteins that contribute to pathogen resistance,” says Dr. Jones. “These changes to gene expression are partly regulated by epigenetic modifications, chemical changes to DNA that increase or decrease the likelihood a cell will express a particular gene, but that do not actually modify the gene itself. Like annotations to a piece of music, epigenetic modifications don’t change the notes but rather how loud or soft, quickly or slowly the notes are played.”
There are more than 1,000 different viruses and mixed infections are very common
This is where it gets interesting. “Epigenetic modifications can be systemic and long lived. Plants infected by a pathogen or stressed by drought will present widespread epigenetic modifications to their DNA,” says Dr. Jones. “For an annual plant like cannabis, those modifications are relatively permanent. Thus a cutting from a mom having drought or pathogen adapted epigenetic programming will inherit that modified DNA and behave as if it were experiencing that stress, whether present or not.”
In the wild, this adaptability is critical for plant survival and reproduction, but to a grower, this is a less-than-ideal scenario. “The epigenetic modifications allowed the mother to tolerate the stress, which is great from the perspective of survival and fitness, but it comes at a cost. Some of the finite energy and resources that usually support plant growth and reproduction are instead channeled to stress response,” says Dr. Jones. This trade off results in reduction in overall plant yield and quality. “Those epigenetic changes result in a new phenotype for that mother,” says Dr. Jones. “All cuttings from her will reflect the new phenotype. This is one major mechanism underlying what many in the cannabis industry (incorrectly) call ‘genetic drift,’ or the loss of vigor over successive clonal generations.”
This is again where tissue culture can be such a game changer. The process of dedifferentiation, as explained in part 1 of this series, can rejuvenate a “tired” mother plant by inducing a kind of reboot– clearing accumulated epigenetic modifications that negatively impact progeny vigor and productivity. In the third part of this series, we will discuss the five stages of micropropagation, detailing the process of how you can grow plantlets in tissue culture. Stay tuned for more! | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6591570973396301, "wiki_prob": 0.3408429026603699, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0101.json.gz/line96198"} |
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