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I've heard talk about these two projects for a long time, and I'm lukewarm moreso to the second project which I'll explain both. But they are finally going to start construction this year.
For those who don't know, I can't find a good map of the existing ramp but I can show an image which shows both the existing and the future configuration.
Those who aren't aware of how this works, when you exit the Gardiner here, the exit is signed as York/Bay/Yonge. If you want York St North, you take the loop ramp and keep to the left, if you want Bay St, you take the loop ramp and keep to the right onto a slip ramp onto Harbour, and then make a left turn onto Bay.
If you want Yonge, you don't take the loop ramp, but instead take a ramp that descends onto Harbour right before the Bay St intersection, this is only one lane and you can't turn either direction from this offramp, you must proceed straight, and therefore you make a left turn onto Yonge....so currently, only York St had a direct interchange with the Gardiner, this ramp is seen as somewhat of an eyesore by many.
As you can see from the above diagram, the replacement ramp will be a simple ramp which descends onto Harbour around Lower Simcoe Street, and therefore if you want York, Bay, or Yonge in the future, you simply stay on Harbour until you meet those intersections. Harbour will be widened to accommodate this.
My real only concern is the York/Harbour intersection, consider the before and after.
Of course, an immediate added bonus is that currently, you couldn't turn left onto York from Harbour, now a dedicated left turn lane will allow vehicles to turn onto York. So this is a positive, as a driver, if I wanted York St from Lake Shore, I had to do a bunch of moves on other streets to reach York, like using Rees St and then Bremner. But if I decide to use Lake Shore now, I have direct access to York.
What concerns me however is that arguably one left turn lane may not be enough, I always thought a fully protected dual left turn movement would be best for this intersection, pedestrians generally obey fully protected left turns with my experience, they don't barrel into the intersection just because they see a green which commonly happens during an advanced green with a green light and green left arrow.
Other than that, this could probably make the area better, I will admit that I will miss taking that loop ramp down to York, for those who want one last ride, the ramp will be permanently closed on April 17....Lake Shore/Harbour will instead be accessed from the Spadina exit while the new ramp down is constructed.
The general North-South street is Kipling Ave, Dundas Street generally travels diagonally from the south west to the south east, and Bloor St, is the main east-west street along the upper half of the map.
While this better connects the three streets, the traffic pattern before made more sense in how most traffic travels.
As you can see from the old map, Bloor St was the natural continuation of Dundas coming from the west, indeed this is how the interchange is designed, if you drive straight you'll go from Dundas St to Bloor St, and otherwise, Bloor St to Dundas St. Indeed, this route made up the old Highway 5 which has since been decommissioned.
What I am basically trying to say, the natural flow is for Bloor if heading west to become Dundas, Bloor west of Kipling Avenue is a significantly different kind of corridor compared to the stretch east of Kipling. This means, I predict the future intersection of Bloor/Dundas/Dunbloor to have long backups to make a left to reach Dundas St, previously this was a simple through movement with no traffic lights at all, it's a shame that this kind of natural continuation couldn't have been tried to be preserved. Even the Bloor Subway line has Kipling Station more closer to Dundas, and it was assumed that if a future extension of the subway were to happen, that it would follow the alignment along Dundas.
Remember, Dundas St has an exit with Hwy 427 and Bloor does not, Dundas is an arterial in Mississauga which continues into Halton Region and beyond. Bloor west of Kipling and into Mississauga really has the status at best of a minor arterial, I'm not sure if it can be classified as a collector or not.
These are my thoughts on this, what is your opinions on this.
It's complicated, Dundas is an important street east of here as well, although it kind of travels all over the place until it finally forms a straight line east of Lansdowne Avenue, indeed follow the path and Bloor & Dundas actually meet later at a straight intersection.
I think many hate the overall "eyesoreness" of the interchange. This interchange isn't entirely free flowing, that loop ramp from NB Kipling to WB Bloor/Dundas has TWO stop signs in what should be yield signs (there isn't acceleration lanes here).
But as I said, Bloor loses it's importance WEST of Kipling, Bloor & Kipling may see an improvement, but Dundas seriously loses, and Dundas is a very important arterial west of here into Mississauga.
This comes as no surprises, considering all the barking you hear from so called experts regarding tearing down the Gardiner completely, but I digress.
Sure, the interchange wasn't perfect before, but it allowed for a lot practical movements, like those on Dundas wanting to stay on Dundas.....the faultiness of the intersection involved getting to WB Bloor, meh something tells me all these empty spaces created will be filled with even more condos.
The first one is very similar to the exit for Tillary Street off the westbound BQE in Brooklyn. You see this helix and you think of all the expensive real estate that is going to waste. It would be great if it can be used in the right way.
The second one is also a monstrosity, but probably needed. I can't imagine what type of traffic you'd get with three busy arterials meeting at one point. You sort of need to have at least one of them grade separated. This is similar to Grand Ave in the NW suburbs of Phoenix. It used to be many busy six point intersections that are now mitigated thanks to the grade separations and ramps. Ugly but necessary.
Cool thread MisterSG1, thanks for posting this. I probably wouldn't have known about these project otherwise.
The first one happens to be the only exit I use on the Gardiner (for the few times a year I drive to downtown Toronto). At least the proposed changes seem reasonable enough to me, though I'll miss the unique setup they currently have (I always thought the loop ramp in downtown looked cool, but that's how you know I'm a roadgeek ).
I can see your concerns with the six-points intersection. I've only driven through there once or twice, but I can only imagine how busy it must be. I'm also not sure why this project is really necessary. Do they plan on using some of the land in that intersection for development. Or maybe the idea is to make it more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists? Otherwise, it seems like a lot of work to arguably make the intersection worse (in terms of car traffic anyway).
The six-points intersection (in it's current form) is actually really cool from a roadgeek perspective! It's crazy how many ramps and side streets are involved.
Yeah, the removal of the interchange is part of a master plan for the area which in addition to better bike/ped accomodations also includes new parkland on the former site of the interchange and new development around it.
The interchange is immediately adjacent to the Kipling subway station, which is the western terminus of the Bloor-Danforth line. Quite a few buses already converge on it so it's already a transit hub and therefore a prime location for transit oriented development. But, the interchange takes up a lot of space, and therefore it has to go if the vision of creating a small community around the subway station is to be realized.
It's also worth noting that currently if you exit Kipling station at the east end, it puts you on the sidewalk of St Albans Rd which has the interchange on one side of it and wild growth on the other - not the sort of place that's exactly pleasant to be walking through on a regular basis, especially after dark. To get to the development to the northeast you need to follow this forlorn path and then cross Bloor at Resurrection Rd. With the interchange gone, you'll still need to cross Bloor, but will be able to do so at Dunbloor which will make some people's walk shorter. And everyone's will be more pleasant if there is a park and more development in the area.
1) Cross St Albans Rd without a crosswalk, walk across the grass to the sidewalk on Kipling, and then follow said sidewalk all the way through the interchange, having to walk right across several pseudo-freeway-style entry/exit points in the process.
2) exit at the west end of the station, walk up Aukland Rd and then back on Bloor, which is a lot less harrowing than option 1 but depending on where you're going a lot longer.
With the interchange gone, walking up Kipling will be similar to walking up any other street, and safer because every lane of traffic you need to cross will have a red light at some point while you have a walk signal - unlike now where it's uncontrolled and you have to play Frogger.
Now, the timing on all this is somewhat odd because the interchange is not (as best as I can tell) at the end of its useful life, but there is well thought out reasoning behind what is being done.
The need to make a left turn from Bloor to Dundas does strike me as a point of concern as well, but they've done traffic studies and said studies seem to indicate it won't be an issue, so we'll see.
I don't really like it. I prefer arterial roads to be perfectly continuous. I like that Bloor will now be continuous, but hate that Dundas will now be completely disjointed. If only the demo proposal was made a few years earlier before the condos on Dunbloor were built. Then the course of Dundas could have realigned to avoid Bloor and Kipling completely.
Though I can see the traffic problems that will result with the primary arterial role-switching between Bloor and Dundas.
When CN was a crown corporation, they built the obvious CN Tower, as you can see, much of that land south of the rail corridor was a giant railyard....indeed when the Gardiner Expressway was built, the overall environment resembled more of the environment when driving on Burlington St in Hamilton. I'm not exactly sure when everything changed, but as you can see, everything south of the rail corridor was pretty much industrial land.
Regarding the Six Points, I think it's quite obvious that all that space that was freed up will be used to build....you guessed it, more condos. I will address more of the issues in my response to Duke87.
Kipling has always been a transit hub, no doubt about that. But for most commuters, exiting at Kipling is not their final destination. The vast majority of people who get off the subway at Kipling will head upstairs to the bus terminal to reach other parts of the city. Notice that only the TTC uses this terminal, MiWay (formerly Mississauga Transit) operates out of Islington Station.....so they are going to have to cross this hell to reach Islington station. There is a plan to build a new terminal at Kipling for the Mississauga buses, but when this will happen, god only knows.
If not taking buses, the next group of commuters either get picked up at the "Kiss & Ride" or they walk back to their vehicles and drive to where they are headed. THERE ARE VERY FEW COMMUTERS who leave the station here and walk.
That east end exit is a rather recent addition to the station, it opened up in 2011. I assume it sprung up because of the addition of the condos on the southwest side of the interchange.
First thing, THE INTERCHANGE IS NOT ON THE WEST SIDE OF the St Albans Entrance, Kipling Ave is elevated here because this is the bridge that crosses over the CP tracks (which also serve as the Milton GO line as well), so you will always exit beside those "ugly" bridge piers no matter what.
The exit onto St Albans was again a recent addition, and to be honest, if you want the Dunbloor condos by walking, it's probably more practical in either sense to get off the subway at Islington and walk along Bloor, especially when you factor in the time it takes for the subway to reach Kipling from Islington in rush hours.
If you want to go north, you can always simply take TTC 45 Kipling, shows up every 5 minutes for most of the day, and every 10 minutes at night. The problem you suggest with St Albans and reaching Kipling will still exist afterwards, remember the St. Albans exit didn't exist until 2011, this station operated for over 30 years without it, and the vast majority of commuters enter on the Aukland/Subway Crescent side.
It's the thinking of modern day planners, CARS BAD, PEDS AND CYCLISTS GOOD. The neighborhoods themselves aren't entirely attractive, with just condos, this is essentially a bedroom community for those wanting to go downtown, what I've described as an urban suburbia.
When you visit the CityPlace neighborhood, that's the buildings that immediately surround the SkyDome *cough* I mean Rogers Centre, and the buildings west of Spadina on Fort York Blvd. These buildings have mostly the same kind of stores on the bottom that you expect to see at your suburban power center (which I always hear a a common criticism of suburbia, how it's all the same) There is no real sense of a city here, it's just buildings, it feels cold and sterile, that's how I describe it.
Similar kind of developments surround Square One in Mississauga, the Scarborough Town Centre in Scarborough, the only real example of something that actually has a good mix of residential and office space is North York Centre, which is roughly defined as the area between Hwy 401 and Finch Ave on Yonge Street. This was part of a grand plan since the 1980s by Mel Lastman (then mayor of North York) and it actually kind of feels like a "downtown" despite having a six lane Yonge Street.
Although Bloor shares the same name, as I described earlier, Bloor west of Kipling ought to be called something else really, compare the streetscapes of Bloor & Dundas west of here and you'll see what I mean, Bloor is practically a residential collector. Indeed, Bloor doesn't even reach Hurontario in Mississauga, whilst Dundas is a major arterial throughout Mississauga and continues westward beyond Halton Region to become Hwy 5.
As Bloor west of the six points is more of a residential area (compared to Dundas or Burnhamthorpe), it was actually fairly well shielded from motorists trying to use it as an alternate path....indeed, Bloor West is currently only directly reachable by SB Kipling, you CANNOT turn onto Bloor West from NB Kipling, you have to use Dundas and take Aukland to get up there, this sort of explains what I mean. Making Bloor continuous kills the longstanding relation between Dundas and Bloor through the Six Points and will arguably encourage more traffic to use Bloor than Dundas. Dundas is designed for the larger traffic volumes, there is no question about it whatsoever.
the only real example of something that actually has a good mix of residential and office space is North York Centre, which is roughly defined as the area between Hwy 401 and Finch Ave on Yonge Street. This was part of a grand plan since the 1980s by Mel Lastman (then mayor of North York) and it actually kind of feels like a "downtown" despite having a six lane Yonge Street.
I think it especially feels like a big city up there because of Yonge being six lanes. Even more so than it does downtown itself, where its narrow width makes the city look smaller than it really is.
Very short answer, aside from the specific location when the work is occurring, it shouldn't mess things up too much more than they already are. If your itinerary in Toronto is mostly the downtown core on foot, then maybe parking further afield and taking VIA or GO Transit might be your preference. I don't think there will be a significant time savings (which is why I usually end up driving straight into downtown instead), but it certainly can be a lower-stress option if less familiar with the city.
They are doing this to better accommodate pedestrians. But I don't think it is a good idea because most people in Toronto (except maybe in Downtown) drive cars, and doing this just makes traffic slower while there are very few pedestrians.
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Amishi Jha on the TED stage.
Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Attention Please.
Amishi Jha is a neuroscientist whose research focuses on attention, working memory and mindfulness.
She is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami, and the director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the UMindfulness Initiative.
Jha received her BS in Psychology from the University of Michigan, and her PhD in Psychology from the University of California-Davis.
On the show today, ideas about how the things that compete for our attention might actually be hurting it.
AMISHI JHA: This is this whole myth of multitasking, like, I'll keep all of my alerts on and sit down to do something important. It never works out.
RAZ: This is neuroscientist Amishi Jha. She's a professor at the University of Miami, where she studies attention.
JHA: Deciding to pick up your phone to see who just texted you, or looking at that website just because you wanted to see if you want to buy those new pair of shoes, whatever it is, it's pulling your attention away and now you have to expend even more capacity to get it back on track.
RAZ: Can you break this down from a neuroscience perspective? Like, what actually is attention?
JHA: One way we can think about attention, I see it as sort of like a flashlight. So just like a flashlight, you know, wherever we direct it in a darkened room, that part of our visual scene will be processed better. It allows us to willfully direct our brains' resources to particular things, whether it's the external environment, or we can even direct that flashlight internally to memories or emotions, if we'd like.
RAZ: For the past 15 years, Amishi's been studying why it's harder to pay attention the longer we have to do it.
JHA: And what is making people more likely to decline in their performance the longer they have to stay attentive?
RAZ: And a lot of her experiments start with participants putting on these hats that kind of look like swimming caps. And those caps have electrodes embedded in them to measure attention.
JHA: With things like functional MRI and brainwave recordings.
RAZ: And then participants are asked to do a series of tasks.
JHA: Something as simple as, you're going to see a number on the screen. Every time you see a number, press a button. Except, when that number's three, don't press the button.
RAZ: Sounds pretty easy, right?
JHA: Right. It's so simple.
RAZ: You see the number three. You don't press the button.
JHA: But what happens within - I would say within two minutes of having people do this task, they mess up.
JHA: Sure enough, they press the button. And you wonder, why? I mean, you didn't make the numbers hard to see. No. But what we did is make the task so boring that people willfully will start mind-wandering.
RAZ: Amishi Jha picks up her idea from the TED stage.
JHA: So what do all of these studies tell us? They tell us that attention is very powerful in terms of affecting our perception, and things like stress and mind wandering diminish its power. But that's all in the context of these very controlled laboratory settings. What about in the real world? What about in our actual day-to-day life? What about now? Where is your attention right now? I'd like to make a prediction about your attention for the remainder of my talk. You will be unaware of what I'm saying four out of the next eight minutes. Now, why am I saying this? A growing body of literature suggests that we mind-wander. We take our mind away from the task at hand about 50 percent of our waking moments. And when this mind-wandering happens, it can be problematic. Now, I don't think there'll be any dire consequences with you all sitting here today, but imagine a military leader missing four minutes of a military briefing, or a judge missing four minutes of testimony. The consequences in those cases could be dire. So one question we might ask is, why do we do this? Why do we mind-wander so much? Well, part of the answer is that our mind is an exquisite, time-traveling master. We can rewind the mind to the past to reflect on events that have already happened. Right? Or we can go in fast-future to plan for the next thing that we want to do. And we land in this mental time-travel mode of the past or the future very frequently, most times without our awareness, even if we want to be paying attention.
RAZ: I feel like we humans are in this grand experiment where increasingly we're all becoming like cats in front of a laser beam.
RAZ: Like, we're just like squirrels in a park. You know, it's, like, every direction. We're just, like, looking around.
RAZ: And so that means we're not attentive. We're not focusing on a task or a person or a conversation or something. But then there's this whole group of people, like, you know, like, Manoush Zomorodi, who we heard from earlier, who say, well, you need to let your mind wander, right, because that's where creativity comes from. And I don't quite know how to reconcile those two different ideas.
JHA: Yeah. Both are true. Both are tied to spontaneous thought. But when I use the term mind-wandering, I'm really referring to that happening when we don't want it to. We want to be focused on something, and another thought pops in. The other category would be something we more colloquially would call daydreaming. That's when you let this happen without cost.
JHA: That capacity to let the mind engage in spontaneous thought is so generative. Positive mood increases. Creativity increases. And the key is that we have the space to do that. So if every moment the attention system is being occupied by some other demand, there are fewer opportunities to let that spontaneous thought arise. And I think that's why we need to set ourselves up to have daily practices that help give us that space back.
JHA: And you see this already. I mean, to have people actually sign up to go into a room and sit quietly with their eyes closed on purpose.
RAZ: Like one of those meditation retreats.
JHA: Yeah. But that wouldn't have happened before we were constantly bombarded with information. But people do this all the time.
JHA: You know, I did it. You know, I decided to take a week trip to India, not have my phone, and sit with my eyes closed and not talk to anybody.
RAZ: I mean, did you go there just as a researcher to think, you know, I'm a neuroscientist, and I study this stuff. I should go check it out? Or did you - were you like, I am losing my mind. I need to, like, get control over it.
JHA: Well, the whole reason mindfulness training entered my laboratory is because of my direct personal interest in it. And the interest came grudgingly. I mean, I'm an Indian woman. I grew up in a family where my parents meditated probably since I was a child.
JHA: And growing up, I pretty much disregarded it. It's like, it's that thing they do.
RAZ: You were like, it's that weird thing my parents do.
JHA: Exactly. I'm a Western scientist. Like, unless there's evidence, I don't care about it or I don't trust it.
JHA: And I was probably in my late 30s and realized that being in a highly demanding academic profession, having young children, a husband who was in grad school, it was really hard to manage my own stress. And that's what made me interested in engaging in some tools that I could implement daily to help my attention. Here I was studying it in a lab, but I felt like I had no access to it.
RAZ: So what was it like?
JHA: (Laughter). It was terrifying at first. It was kind of like a boot camp for attention.
JHA: And it was kind of funny because after I was done with the retreat, you know, I had to go back to the airport, return to regular life. And I'm like, I wonder if all this time did anything? And one of the first things that happened to me, I was in the aisle seat. And a woman came up to me, and she's like, I'm in the middle seat. So I got up to let her in. As she was sitting down, she poured the entire contents of a jumbo size beverage on me. (Laughter). And my response was just - surprised me. I was just like, that's OK. You didn't mean to do that. It's going to be all right.
JHA: And that was the test. Just, like, I didn't get angry.
RAZ: You didn't freak out.
JHA: I didn't freak out. It was such a sense of balance I had, even as I was experiencing something potentially unpleasant.
RAZ: How long did that last?
JHA: (Laughter). You know, it's funny because my children comment on that. They're like, we think the retreat effect is gone now.
JHA: Yeah. Go back. I guess, subjectively, it really depends on how my commitment to continuing to practice remains intact as I return to normal life.
RAZ: So, I mean, it's interesting because this has been - like, the idea of mindfulness and meditation, this has just exploded, especially in your field, in neuroscience, over the past 10 years. Like, 20 years ago, when you were - probably when you were doing your Ph.D., this was still kind of, like, fringe stuff, right?
JHA: ...This is career suicide.
RAZ: You're never going to get tenure.
JHA: Never going to get tenure, and nobody will ever care. So stop. And, frankly, my curiosity got the better of me, and I said, I can't not do it because I'm finding that it is an incredibly powerful tool that not only have I benefited from personally but we've seen over millennia that people have gone to this type of mental training to help themselves feel better.
RAZ: So Amishi, if we're now, you know, really beginning to understand this link, this scientific link between meditation, mindfulness, and attention and focus, what is actually happening in our brain when we practice mindfulness?
JHA: Right. That's what we're exploring right now. So just to begin by demystifying the whole thing. I mean, the work in my laboratories is taking a cognitive neuroscience brain-training approach to asking and answering that question. We look at brain networks that we know are responsible for things like focus. Salience detection, mind-wandering. And the evidence is now amassing that it's those same brain networks that are getting stronger. So we see that as the mental push up - focus, notice, reengage. And this is not some kind of spa vacation. We're not trying to mollify people. We're trying to wake them up to what's actually happening in the moment and in their lives.
RAZ: Neuroscientist Amishi Jha. She's an associate professor at the University of Miami. You can see her entire talk at ted.com. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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2019-04-22T08:18:00Z
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https://www.gpbnews.org/post/amishi-jha-how-can-we-pay-better-attention-our-attention
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February 2019 | What Should We Do Today?
Looking for things to do in Columbus, Ohio this weekend? Here are over 35 family-friendly events happening in Columbus, and Central Ohio this weekend!
10:00 AM – Pickerington Area Kids Clothing & Toy Pop Up Shop – shop a huge kids consignment sale featuring baby gear, clothes, maternity wear, toys, bikes and more! Free admission! Check the link for opportunities to shop early and the 50% off sale.
10:00 AM – Forest Fridays at Sunbury Urban Farm – Forest Fridays include a 30 minute nature activity and free play time in the woods. Geared towards ages 2-5 with parent supervision. $5 suggested donation.
10:00 AM – The LEGO® Movie™ DAYS at Legoland Discovery Center (Columbus) – LEGOLAND Columbus is celebrating The LEGO Movie 2 with special building activities, character appearances, photo opps and more!
5:00 PM – First Friday in Delaware – This month’s theme is March for Art and includes art on display by students of Delaware City Schools. Participating downtown locations offer live music, artist demonstrations and more!
7:00 PM – Babe, The Sheep Pig at Columbus Performing Arts Center – CATCO for Kids presents Babe, The Sheep Pig, based on the movie Babe. Adult tickets are $15 and kids are $10.
7:00 PM – Pickerington Area Kids Clothing & Toy Pop Up Shop – shop a huge kids consignment sale featuring baby gear, clothes, maternity wear, toys, bikes and more! Free admission! Check the link for opportunities to shop early and the 50% off sale.
7:00 PM – Seussical the Musical at Olentangy Berlin High School Theatre – watch the OBHS Performing Arts Department in it’s first musical! Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children. Three performance times available this weekend!
7:30 AM – Westerville Lions Club Pancake Breakfast! at American Legion Auxiliary Unit #171 – this all you can eat pancake breakfast supports people with visual impairments.
8:00 AM – Maple Sugar Pancake Breakfast at Stratford Ecological Center – celebrate Maple Syrup season with a breakfast of pancakes, sausage and local maple syrup and a hike to the sugar shack to learn about the sugaring process and visit the farm animals. Registration required.
9:00 AM – Arnold SportsWorld Kid & Teens EXPO at Ohio Expo Center & State Fair – this event featuring sporting events, activities and competitions for kids and teens! Lots of hands on activities for kids.
9:00 AM – 2019 Central Ohio STEM Expo at Whitehall – Yearling High School- this is a free event for kids Kindergarten through 8th grade to explore STEM activities!
10:00 AM – Avant Garde Art and Craft Show – this annual event features artist and vendors with handmade items. Kids 12 and under are free.
10:00 AM – Nature Playdates at Sunbury Urban Farm – Nature Playdates include a 30 minute nature activity and free play time in the woods. Geared towards ages 5-8 with parent supervision. $5 suggested donation.
10:45 AM – CCS K-12 Summer Opportunities & Engagement Fair at Columbus Metropolitan Library – Columbus City Schools families are invited to learn about summer opportunities including camp information, enrichment opportunities, internships and more. There will be hands on demonstrations, giveaways, community resources and supervised activities for students in grades K-3.
11:00 AM – Millennium Academy of Irish Dance at Franklin Park Conservatory – youth dancers will perform Irish Step Dancing arrangements! There is a performance at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
11:00 AM – Sensory Storytime at Pickerington Public Library – register in advance for the story time specifically for children with special needs focused on sensory activities in a sensory friendly environment.
1:00 PM – Family Fun Day at Eleven29 Events – parents can shop local vendors while kids participate in games, face painting, music and more! $5/child and adults are free.
1:00 PM – Babe, The Sheep Pig at Columbus Performing Arts Center – CATCO for Kids presents Babe, The Sheep Pig, based on the movie Babe. Adult tickets are $15 and kids are $10.
1:00 PM – Maple Time at Slate Run Metro Park and Living Historical Farm – sample maple syrup and learn about making maple syrup like they did in the 1880’s. There will be a hike to the sugar bush at 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM.
2:00 PM – Millennium Academy of Irish Dance at Franklin Park Conservatory – youth dancers will perform Irish Step Dancing arrangements! There is a performance at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
2:30 PM – Babe, The Sheep Pig at Columbus Performing Arts Center – CATCO for Kids presents Babe, The Sheep Pig, based on the movie Babe. Adult tickets are $15 and kids are $10.
5:00 PM – CMA Comes Alive at Columbus Museum of Art – this event features activities for families to do together including a LEGO build, Transit Arts Dance Party, and a dinner buffet. Funds raised support free Sundays at CMA!
10:00 AM – Community Day at Franklin Park Conservatory – Franklin County and the City of Columbus residents can get in free to the Conservatory with a valid ID on the first Sunday of each month!
2:00 PM – Seussical the Musical at Olentangy Berlin High School Theatre – watch the OBHS Performing Arts Department in it’s first musical! Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children. Three performance times available this weekend!
3:00 PM – Kindness Rocks at Blacklick Woods Metro Park – decorate rocks and hide them throughout the park for others to find and enjoy!
3:00 PM – Walk & Woof at Glacier Ridge Metro Park – take your dog on a 2.5 mile hike through the park!
4:30 PM – Families in the Kitchen at Young Chefs Academy of Gahanna – this is a family cooking class for all ages! $25/person.
Your family is invited to a fun night out at the McDonald’s on Sawmill Road featuring McDonald’s newest menu item: Donut Sticks!
Thanks to McDonald’s for sponsoring this post and this event!
McDonald’s has released a new (temporary!) menu item: Donut Sticks! And I’m partnering with fellow blogger Nikki Seeley of SweetlyCbus to celebrate with a family friendly event featuring Breakfast for Dinner!
You family is invited to this free event that will include a DJ, giveaways, McDonald’s trivia and a sampling of the new donut sticks plus other breakfast items like McGriddles and Egg McMuffins, coffee and juice! See all the details in the Facebook Event.
This event will take place at the McDonalds at 7190 Sawmill Rd, Columbus, OH 43235, which has a great play area for the kids!
To celebrate we’re also planning some amazing giveaways that just might help your family gear up for a fun spring break staycation! When you come to the event, you will receive a raffle ticket to enter the giveaway of your choice.
While you are there, we will have other ways to earn raffle tickets to increase your chances of winning! One of those ways is to click going in the Facebook Event – and then actually attend! We will have a list of those who RSVP’ed and when you show up, you will receive an extra raffle ticket!
Here is a sample of some of the amazing raffle prizes we have collected so far!
◾️ A free birthday party at Skate America!
◾️ Family passes to Lazer kraze Gahanna!
◾️ A family pass to Columbus Museum of Art!
◾️ A family pack of tickets to Castaway Bay!
◾️ A free jumpstart clinic Goldfish Swim School!
◾️ A family pack of passes to AHA! A Hands-On Adventure, A Children’s Museum!
◾️ A family pack of tickets to Franklin Park Conservatory!
◾️ Meal & Drink vouchers to Forty’s Chicken & Waffles!
◾️ 4 Tickets to Disney On Ice!
◾️ 4 Tickets to Monster Jam!
◾️ 4 Tickets to Cinderella with BalletMet!
Plus everyone who attends gets freebies from McDonalds , Goldfish Swim School and Daily Dental & Braces Bar!
Who: Your whole family is welcome.
What: A family friendly event that includes fun activities, free food, prizes, music and more!
7:00 AM – Hot Fudge Sundae Sale Weekend at Young’s Jersey Dairy – head to Young’s Jersey dairy to celebrate spring with $2.99 one dip Hot Fudge Sundaes and $3.99 two dip Hot Fudge Sundaes! This deal is only good Friday through Sunday!
9:00 AM – Walking the Dog Day at Blacklick Woods Metro Park – take a 2 mile walk with your dog! There will be treats for dogs and people!
9:30 AM – Toddler Play Time – Art Explorers at Creative Art Bar Hilliard – this event includes 2 hours of sensory based play plus crafting and art tables. Free coffee for the adults! Recommended for walkers through age 5.
9:45 AM – Drop In Music Class at Coffee Connections of Hilliard – WeJoySing will be hosting a drop in music class featuring music based learning! There are two class options 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM for 1-23 months or 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM for 2-4 years. $5/child $3/sibling.
10:30 AM – Drop In Music Class at Coffee Connections of Hilliard – WeJoySing will be hosting a drop in music class featuring music based learning! There are two class options 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM for 1-23 months or 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM for 2-4 years. $5/child $3/sibling.
11:00 AM – 2019 Dispatch Home & Garden Show at Ohio Expo Center – Bricker & Celeste Buildings — the Dispatch Spring Home and Garden Show takes place February 16-24th and has special programming for families on February 23rd. Saturday February 23rd is Family Day and features animals from the Columbus Zoo and more!
5:00 PM – $5 Friday Pony Rides with Cookie & Sugarcoat at Horse -N- Round Fun – ride mini horses for $5/person. There will also be a free petting zoo!
5:00 PM – Family Friday Night at COSI – COSI stays open late the last Friday of each month with reduced admission!
6:00 PM – Wildlife Observation Night at Blacklick Woods Metro Park – observe wildlife at night through the viewing window.
6:00 PM – Friday Family Fun Night at We Rock the Spectrum – Columbus – We Rock the Spectrum will stay open until 8:00 PM for kids to play, create crafts and burn off energy!
6:00 PM – Owl Hike at Glacier Ridge Metro Park – go on a one mile hike to look for owls. Ages 6 and up.
6:30 PM – Kids Night Out! at Young Chefs Academy of Gahanna – drop the kids off for a cooking class with hands on instruction! This week’s theme will be Candy Chemistry. Ages 8 and up. $35.
6:30 PM – Daddy Daughter Ball at piccadilly – this event includes dancing, time in the playspace, art projects, hors d’oeuvres and more! Register in advance.
7:00 PM – Disney’s The Little Mermaid for Nationwide Children’s Hospital at Palace Theatre – the Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children’s Hospital presents Disney’s The Little Mermaide in a broadway-style production. All of the proceeds benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital Hospice and Palliative Care Program.
9:00 AM – Waffle Bar! at Coffee Connections of Hilliard – enjoy a waffle bar with unlimited toppings plus juice and coffee for $5/person.
10:00 AM – 2019 Dispatch Home & Garden Show at Ohio Expo Center – Bricker & Celeste Buildings — the Dispatch Spring Home and Garden Show takes place February 16-24th and has special programming for families on February 23rd. Saturday February 23rd is Family Day and features animals from the Columbus Zoo and more!
10:00 AM – Memories and Masterpieces Day at Clay Street Ceramics – paint your own pottery with lots of kid-friendly options! Everyone who comes will receive a free box of M&M’s!
10:00 AM – Battelle Darby Creek: Winter Hike at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park – take a 2, 4 or 6 mile hike along Big Darby Creek. Bring four non-perishable food items or make a $5 donation to Mid-Ohio Foodbank to receive a Metro Parks mug!
10:00 AM – PBJ & Jazz with Maggie Green Quintet at Lincoln Theatre – this event includes a family-friendly jazz performance plus lunch for the kids. Kid receive a PB&J sandwich, juice and a cookie. $5/person. There is a second performance at 11:30 AM.
10:00 AM – Our Village: We Rock the Spectrum Play Date at We Rock the Spectrum – Columbus – join FIT4MOM Columbus North for a playdate at We Rock The Spectrum! $8 for children 12 months and older. You do not need to be a member of FIT4MOM to join in the fun!
10:00 AM – STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Hilliard – this is a free community event where kids can explore STEM activities!
11:00 AM – Michael Roy’s Cirque du Papier at Franklin Park Conservatory – origami artist Michael Roy Baldridge will present folded paper creations! There is a second performance at 2:00 PM.
11:00 AM – Eagle Watch at Highbanks Metro Park – take a 3 mile hike to look for bald eagles! Ages 8 and up.
11:30 AM – PBJ & Jazz with Maggie Green Quintet at Lincoln Theatre – this event includes a family-friendly jazz performance plus lunch for the kids. Kid receive a PB&J sandwich, juice and a cookie. $5/person.
12:00 PM – Story Time with Cinderella! at Barnes & Noble Polaris – this is a free story time with Cinderella at Barnes & Noble Polaris!
2:00 PM – Disney’s The Little Mermaid for Nationwide Children’s Hospital at Palace Theatre – the Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children’s Hospital presents Disney’s The Little Mermaide in a broadway-style production. All of the proceeds benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital Hospice and Palliative Care Program.
2:00 PM – Michael Roy’s Cirque du Papier at Franklin Park Conservatory – origami artist Michael Roy Baldridge will present folded paper creations!
2:00 PM – STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Reynoldsburg, OH – this is a free community event where kids can explore STEM activities!
3:00 PM – LEGO Club at Grove City Library – drop in to create a LEGO build following the theme that will be revealed at the program!
3:00 PM – Disney Movie Saturday at Westland Area Library – watch a Disney movie and have popcorn! Ages 10 and up.
11:00 AM – Kids Eat Free at City BBQ – kids eat free with and adult meal purchase for “Family Time” on Sunday all day long! If you buy a slice of Triple Chocolate Cake, City Barbeque will donate $1 to Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
11:00 AM – Sunday Family Funday at The Draft Room – this event includes free crafts for the kids and beer specials for the adults! Broke Johnny Food Truck will be on site with waffles!
12:00 PM – Pay what you WANT! at Canvas Creations For You – Canvas Creations was recently affected by a flood that destroyed all of her inventory! At this event you can “pay what you want” to help replenish her inventory! You must register in advance for your seat! Kids ages 5 and up are welcome!
1:00 PM – Search for skunk cabbage at Blendon Woods Metropolitan Park – skunk cabbage is the first flower of the year and you can look for it in the park and learn about it’s medicinal uses.
2:00 PM – GPS Treasure Hunt at Sharon Woods Metro Park – use a GPS to search for hidden items off trail! Meet at the Natural Play Area!
3:00 PM – Concert for Kids: Fairy Tales and Dragons at Columbus Symphony – dress as your favorite character to hear music from Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, How to Train Your Dragon and Frozen! There will be pre-concert activities beginning at 2:00 PM including a craft, instruments, conducting lessons, musical tattoos and more! Tickets available online.
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2019-04-22T12:49:49Z
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http://whatshouldwedotodaycolumbus.com/2019/02/
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THOUGH THE ADAGE, "LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON" remains a salient expression, the world of music has not produced a wealth famous father-son pairs. Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart and Johann and Richard Strauss come to mind. J. S. Bach produced several composing sons, but being that he was Bach and had 20 children the odds were favorable.
Lazar Weiner and Yehudi Wyner.
Yet in the world of Jewish culture it would seem that music is among the more dominant genes running through the family DNA. The four Kusevitsky brothers, sons of an amateur violinist, were among the most famous cantorial voices of the 20th century. Kurt Weill, one of the most accomplished of modern composers, was the son of a cantor. Hugo Chaim Adler was a prominent cantor and composer in Mannheim, Germany prior to the Second World War. His son, Samuel, is one of the strongest voices in contemporary American (and Jewish) music today and teaches at Juilliard.
In the coming weeks we'll be looking at two very different father-son pairs who have made—and continue to make—significant contributions to music both Jewish and otherwise: Lazar Weiner, the sine qua non of Yiddish art song, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning son, Yehudi Wyner;1 and Gerard Schwarz, conductor and founder of the All-Star Orchestra, and his son, cellist Julian Schwarz.
Though he is remembered today primarily for his significant body of compositions, Lazar Weiner was a true working musician, probably one of the busiest of his day. He led multiple choruses, ran music programs for summer camps, served as a synagogue musical director, and worked as an accompanist and vocal coach.
Born in Cherkassy, Ukraine, Weiner's musical training began at the local synagogue where he sang in the choir. When the family later relocated to Kiev, he joined the choir of that city's Brodsky Synagogue and attended its school. Weiner also sang in the Kiev Opera chorus and enrolled at the state conservatory to study piano. But with anti-Semitism on the rise, the family emigrated to the U.S. in 1914 when Weiner was seventeen years old. As a musician, almost all of Weiner's activities were Jewish related, despite the fact that when he left the Ukraine he had virtually no interest in Jewish music or religious practice.
Lazar Weiner as a young chorister.
In 1998, the Milken Archive conducted an oral history interview with Weiner's son Yehudi. Through his recollections, we begin to perceive the rough outlines of Weiner's inner world, and the path that led to him becoming a towering figure of Jewish music.
"He was quite a taciturn person," Wyner stated when asked what it was like to grow up with Lazar. "A stern presence." Wyner remembers his father being away much of the time, constantly busy with musical activities. When he was home, he often stowed away in his studio to work.
Social situations were another matter. Since Lazar worked in so many different facets of New York's Jewish music world, he was a very well known and highly respected figure, and the Weiner home was a veritable pop-up salon of Yiddish culture. Musicians, poets, and artists of various stripes were in frequent attendance; philosophical conversations about the nature of Jewish music were the rule rather than the exception.
"At such gatherings, my father would really be the life of the party. He was full of fun, full of jokes, full of very vital interchange with his guests, with his friends," Wyner recalled. But outside of those situations he was a serious man: busy, focused on his work, concerned about instilling the virtues of hard work and tenacity in his young sons.
He was also, in the unminced words of his son, "an aristocrat, a musical snob." Weiner felt that much of what passed for Jewish culture at the time reflected too strong a ghetto mentality. His chief mission in life was to show the level of sophistication that could—and did—exist. As music director of New York's Central Synagogue, Weiner staged the city's first performances of sacred services by Darius Milhaud (Service Sacré) and Ernest Bloch (Avodat Hakodesh), as well as services and settings of his own. But doing so was an uphill battle, and Weiner was not particularly enamored of the synagogue's leadership.
"He stayed in that situation not for religious reasons," Wyner stated of his father's long tenure at the Central Synagogue. "He stayed in it for musical reasons. And because he thought he could do some reform. That's what he really devoted himself to."
The following Mi khamokha setting from Weiner's Shir l'shabbat, a sacred service commissioned by New York's Metropolitan Synagogue, displays Weiner's skill at choral settings, and the subtlety with which he treated traditional Jewish musical material.
And so it was also with the various choral groups Weiner worked with throughout his life. Among those he directed were the chorus of the Yidishe Kultur Gezelshaft (Jewish Culture Society), the chorus of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), the Central Synagogue choir, and the Arbeter Ring Khor (Workmen's Circle Chorus)—his most important and longest running choral position. His work with such choruses provided an ideal outlet for his creative impulses, allowing him to hear his own work and cultivate the performance level according to his own standards.
Like his other cantatas, Lazar Weiner composed The Last Judgment in part to increase the repertoire of the New York Arbeter Ring Khor. The libretto is a creative English adaptation of Isaac Leyb Peretz's story Bontshe Shvayg by Samuel Rosenbaum.
If today the Yiddish art song is virtually synonymous with Weiner's name, it is interesting to note that he came to the genre somewhat unintentionally. As Neil Levin observes about the young pianist at the time of his immigration to America: "The future avid Yiddishist was, during this impressionable period in his life, still oblivious to high Yiddish culture, even its secular content."
But in his new life in New York, Weiner came to associate a group of young poets and writers who wrote in Yiddish and held salons at which they read and discussed their work. Weiner soon began composing songs to some of their poetry.
A foter tzu zayn zun (A Father to his Son) is a setting of a poem by Jacob Glatstein, one of the first Yiddish poets Weiner met in New York.
Weiner's immersion in this milieu fueled both his secular Jewish identity and what his son describes as a very personal approach to religion.
Although nearly none of the songs is explicitly religious in any conventional sense, one finds a constantly recurring related theme: the connection between the secular and the sacred realms, and the inescapable interpenetration of the two worlds. Although Weiner was to all intents and purposes concerned personally with secular Jewish culture rather than with religious observance, his obsessive aspiration leaned toward the spiritual and the sacred.
In 1973, the year following the death of Abraham Joshua Heschel, Lazar Weiner composed a set of songs to three Heschel poems. While they stand among the most profound achievements of Weiner's creative life, this one in particular reflects his abiding interest in the relationship between man and God.
Around 1920, Weiner attended a concert of the Zimro Ensemble in New York and learned of the Gesellschaft für Jüdische Volksmusic (Society of Jewish Folk Music) and their desire to form a national Jewish art music based on Jewish folk traditions. It was a goal that resonated with Weiner and he sent some of his recently completed songs to one of the Society's members, composer Joel Engel. Engel responded favorably to Weiner's music, but found it lacking in substance and foundation. He encouraged him to draw more heavily on Jewish folk traditions.
In an interview near the end of his life, Weiner recalled that crucial moment: "That letter marked the beginning of my Jewishness. All my life it was Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Schubert…Here in America I discovered the Yiddish song!"
So despite the fact that he began his musical life singing in a Ukranian synagogue, it was only through a series of chance encounters and fortuitous events in America that Weiner was led to the music for which he will forever be known. Weiner would leave far less to chance with his sons, as we'll explore in part two of this series.
About the series: Though the adage "like father, like son" remains a salient expression, the world of music has not produced a wealth famous father-son pairs. This four-part series looks at two very different fathers and sons who have made—and continue to make—significant contributions to music both Jewish and otherwise: Lazar Weiner, the sine qua non of Yiddish art song, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning son, Yehudi Wyner; and Gerard Schwarz, conductor and founder of the All-Star Orchestra, and his son, cellist Julian Schwarz.
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2019-04-22T07:36:10Z
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https://www.milkenarchive.org/articles/view/fathers-and-sons-part-1-lazar-weiner
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In my last article, I wrote about the faithful participation in the life of Christ and what that entails on a practical level. In this present paper, I hope with God’s help to address the issue in terms of our beloved clergy. In the last paper, I made a distinction between being at church and being in church. On the surface, this distinction does not hold for our clergy by the fact of their ordination. We must necessarily be in church leading the services. However, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ come to mind, “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.” (Matthew 15:8) There is a temptation for clergy and faithful alike to be physically present for services while their hearts remain cold and hardened.
In the last few decades, the topic of clergy burnout has been much discussed and analyzed, even in the Orthodox Church. Prior to writing this article, I spent some time doing research on the subject and found some interesting if not troubling tendencies. When the topic of clergy burnout was broached, the authors (save a very few exceptions) employed examples of secular life from movies, television, and contemporary culture. In identifying the problems that typically led to burnout, at least according to these authors, the issues raised were often the same ones that one might find in a stressful secular job or in a corporate boardroom—power struggles, administrative issues, lack of recognition, or lack of pay or vacation time. In other words, the burnout was associated with a lack of satisfaction with the “job.” As one might expect, the solutions to this lack of satisfaction were rooted in modern psychology.
In my years as a bishop and a priest, my experience has been quite different. I am not questioning the existence of the phenomenon of burnout per se—it exists and I have witnessed it, sadly. However, my experience of the problem has been quite different from what I described in the preceding paragraph. I have witnessed good and sincere clergy who are worn out and have expressed what others call “burnout.” They were serving at the Holy Altar but they remained preoccupied with the administration of the parish or the daily needs of their parishioners. They had come to view their “real work” as something other than the divine services.
In most instances, such a perception was never verbalized. Most of them would not have even been aware of it. Please know that I am writing about good men who gradually found that their priorities had shifted and I am not judging them. The constant pull of the secular world had gradually eroded their original conviction that the only work that truly matters is the holy divine services.
If personal prayer, continual repentance, and the liturgical life of the Church, are not the primary manner in which our lives are defined, we may easily adopt secular attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors. Father Petroniu Tanase, former abbot of the Skete of the Forerunner on Mount Athos, noted, “Everything we receive, we see, we hear leaves some marks…. Because you go on the road and see a filthiness [dirtiness]… and without your will, you do not think about it… but the dirt left a stain on you… Farther on, someone is quarreling, you hear some bad words, dirty, swear words…. You do not agree with them, but they remained in your soul…. To remove them, that means apatheia [absence of passions], to be without passion, that is the evil no longer impress you… to remove them is very difficult.” The removal of these stains is not accomplished through administrative work but only through the ascetical practices found in the services of the Church.
The Church provides us with examples of a well-ordered life in the lives of the saints. For example St. Mary of Egypt struggled in the desert for forty-seven years, seventeen of which she endured tremendous temptation and suffering. When she recognized the passions welling up in her, she threw herself on the ground, asking for God’s mercy. Rather than imitating her example, we may be tempted to look for comfort by watching too much television or spend time surfing the internet instead of praying. We justify the behavior by telling ourselves we need to unwind and relax. This can happen to any of us whether we are clergy or laity, if our moorings are not firmly tied to the liturgical and spiritual life of the Church.
Once we have become unmoored, we have a tendency to blame all types of external factors for our state in life. The sad fact is that we have all become soft. We desire an easy Christianity without a cross and without ascetic struggle. Saint Seraphim of Sarov was once asked: “How do our times differ from those of the first Christians?” Saint Seraphim replied that we do not share their resolve to follow Christ everywhere and at all times, to be with Him alone until the end.
Providentially, there is always a way back to the Father’s house. We do not have to continue to seek that which is lacking from the husks that the swine eat (Luke 15:16). During Great Lent of 2017, His Grace Bishop Irenei (Steenberg) offered a deeply moving and spiritually insightful talk to the ROCOR hierarchs and clergy entitled, “The Cry of the Humbled Heart—the Ascetical Significance of the Great Canon.” I would highly recommend it for your edification, especially if you are struggling with the issues I’ve broached in this article. In his meditation, His Grace explains the circumstances concerning which the Great Canon was composed.
“Something particularly relevant for our understanding of the Canon however, but without which we cannot understand the Canon, took place in the year 712. A ‘robber council’ was held, in which the decrees of the Sixth Ecumenical Council—where again, St. Andrew had been present in an official capacity—the decrees of the Council and the Council as a whole were rejected as the Devil attempted to strike a blow against the Church’s confession of truth in the face of the heresy of Monothelitism.
“We have to remember that great tragedy of his life. Only a few years before—we don’t know the exact year of his death—but it’s possible he died as early as 726, which would mean he had fewer than fourteen years of life between his betrayal of God and the Faith and the Church at the robber council, and his subsequent repentance, and ultimately his repose. And it is in this context—of a man who had ascended from the sorry lot of a mute child to the highest offices of Imperial Orthodoxy; from the status of an unknown to the pastor of thousands of souls, who had nevertheless denied his Savior in the most vile of ways, yet had been rescued from his error by that same God and called back to His service—that St. Andrew pens the Great Canon.
That is to say, his Canon of Repentance was not a theoretical work of a writer trying to explore themes that he felt were important for dogmatic or principled reasons.
While burnout was not the cause that distanced St. Andrew from the Lord, his response provides us with clues as to the way out of this morass. The fundamental diagnosis is the same even though the presenting symptoms are different. The cure is also the same—heartfelt repentance. Such repentance can only be found in prayer.
When our hearts become dry and hardened, the example of Saint Andrew provides a curative example of what our next step should be. Rather than plunging further into administrative duties or extra-spiritual work, we renew the commitment to the prayer rule. If we remain steadfast and committed to this, we will find prayer an infinite oasis of nourishment, rest, and comfort. The long services will become transforming and an opportunity for personal refreshment rather than an arduous obligation. Once again, His Grace gives us an example in how the Divine Scriptures become alive for us.
A life lived in repentance is the only life worth living. We will find that the old, secular bromides such as “You deserve to be happy” or “You deserve to be recognized” will be understood for what they are, panaceas that destroy the spiritual life. Repentance is the antidote to all the passions and has the transformative power to make us true disciples of Christ. Repentance transforms our hearts and our minds, healing the nous, so that we see ourselves as God sees us—fellow workers in the Lord’s vineyard rather than competitors with our brother clergy; servants and fathers to the spiritual children the Lord Jesus has entrusted us. Perhaps, most significantly, we will find the peace, joy, and love which we seek. In this scenario, burnout is a non sequitur.
[i] Stavros, George. Spirituality and Health: The Soul/Body Connection. Winter 1999.
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http://www.pravmir.com/orthodox-spiritual-response-clergy-burnout/
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You might remember that I’ve snaffled myself a copy of Miss D and Miss N, edited by Bev Roberts.- and yes, you’re still waiting for a blogpost that reviews it. So, how did Anne Drysdale see in the New Year? Well, definitely her New Year celebrations on the ship out were the feistiest she wrote about!
I feel very thankful that all the rejoicing days are over. Monday the 30th December was the 6th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Gibson’s marriage. On that account the Capt ordered a better dinner than usual & the gentlemen had an extra quantity of wine & grog. The consequence was they all got tipsy. Mr Baird very drunk. There was a great deal of fighting. Mr Clark & the Dr. revived the subject of their duel, which they still intend shall take place when they get on shore. The drinking this day was a beginning of what was so soon to follow on New Year’s morning, & such a scene that was!! The ship was running right before the wind at 7 1/2 knots. Whenever 8 bells rung, intermediate & steerage passengers rushed into the cabin with bottles of spirits & all who were in their beds were roused out, then such a noise & drinking went on. Passengers of all ranks & sailors fighting & flying about. It was fearful.
Made strong resolutions, eh? Hah! don’t we all?
No, I don’t know who Di and Colin are either.
Everybody else is doing it, so here are my eleven top reads for 2009. Why eleven? Because I had three 10/10s, one 9.5/10 and the rest were 9/10 and it seemed churlish to omit one just to get to ten. I notice that I haven’t read as much this year as in previous years- 53 compared to over 100 in other years. I shall attribute this to actually doing some writing on my thesis (as distinct from reading away merrily in the meadows of literature) and an improvement in health in the second half of the year. Both thoroughly good things.
Not a bad little list, if I say so myself. A few of the classics there- Tolstoy and Fitzgerald; three recent Australian fictions – Le, Flanagan and Nowra; and a historian/biographer or two- Thompson, Holmes, Karskens.
‘Document Z’ opens with an image instantly recognizable to Australians-of-a-certain age, even if we were not born at the time. It’s the image of Evdokia Petrov on the tarmac of Mascot Airport, flanked by a burly man each side of her, clutching her handbag, hand across her chest as if she is heaving, with one shoe lost. For those of us brought up in the black-and-white certainties of Menzies’ world, it captures the fear of the Communist enemy: that they’ll come and get you and hustle you onto an aeroplane.
But whatever misconceptions we attach to the picture, it is not the full story. She was not so much frightened of the men, as frightened of the crowd surrounding the plane, and she was a woman torn just as much by conflicting emotions as the physical presence of the people surrounding her. What a dreadful situation to be in. Her husband and fellow-spy had defected and was no doubt talking to the Australian agents about her; she was frightened for her family back in Russia, and she was wary of official censure when she returned irrespective of her husband’s actions.
The title ‘Document Z’ plays on Documents H and J that were tendered to the Royal Commission that followed the Petrov defection. I wonder if it is, as the title rather cheekily suggests, the last word- certainly since Robert Manne’s book The Petrov Affair, the debate seems to be over.
The book is a fictionally reimagined telling of the Petrov defection from the perspectives of the participants- Evdokia, her husband Vladimir, Michael Bialaguski the doctor go-between and the various agents on both sides. Croome has obviously done his homework (occasionally a little too obviously) and I marvel at his courage in describing a time long before he was born that is still within living memory today- lots of scope for slips and false notes there. He captures well the sterility of 1950s Canberra with the claustrophobic and enmeshed atmosphere of the Soviet Embassy enclave.
I’m not sure if it’s a failing of the book, or the nature of the relationship he is describing, but there is a flatness to the relationship between the Petrovs themselves. They worked alongside each other, and they shared the same career trajectory for better and for worse but there’s an emptiness at the core of their marriage as Croome depicts it. And again we run up against the dilemma with writing within a historical event, but I feel that Croome has shaken free of those restraints. I was puzzled that he didn’t use ‘that’ picture on his front cover (cost? copyright?) but it liberates him from having to stick only to the historical sources. If the relationship is sterile perhaps he meant it to be, or perhaps he could not, for whatever reason, make it otherwise.
I enjoyed this book, and this is from someone who loathes spy-novels. I liked the atmosphere- the juxtaposition between the bright light outside and the whispers and fears inside.
Is Santa actually the Grim Reaper in drag? What is it with Christmas and death? As you may know, one of my daily activities is to carefully peruse the death notices in the newspaper. I reassure myself that people who read The Age live to a ripe old age because most of the notices are for elderly people: I do acknowledge, however, that my reasoning may be a bit suspect here.
But did you see how many death notices there are in today’s paper?? A whole page of them!! There are a few recording deaths before Christmas, but most of them are for deaths in the days immediately following. Come to think of it, my aunt died on Christmas Day, waiting to be picked up to go to church- rather a positive, engaged way to go really, although very difficult for her family. But I don’t think I’ve seen a whole page like this before! I wonder if there’s a statistical correlation between Christmas and death rates, or whether it’s a function of classified deadlines (no pun intended).
There shall be more about Anne Drysdale anon, as I have bought Bev Robert’s recent book Miss D & Miss N: an extraordinary partnership. Enough for now to say that, emigrating at 47 from Scotland and taking up land near Geelong in partnership with another woman (Caroline Newcomb) , Anne Drysdale is an inspiration to ladies of a certain age like myself.
So, picking up on my timeworn (well, last year’s) theme of Christmas in Port Phillip, how did Anne Drysdale spend her Christmas in 1841?
On Friday last Dr & Mrs Thomson came down to tea & insisted on our going with them as the next day was Christmas, so we drove up with them, had roast goose & plumb pudding. Mr Tuckfield and Capt Pollock dined, the latter was with us on Thursday night. As the next day was Sunday we remained & went to church. On Monday morning Caroline rode down early. Jane & I walked down after breakfast. Dr & Mrs Thomson have given Caroline as a Xmas box the present of a mare called Fanny which she had been riding for some time. It had a filly foal some days since. She is to return the foal when it is weaned. Fanny is a handsome black mare, a very pleasant ladies horse to ride & has been tried in harness & is perfectly quiet, so if we ever get a pony chair she will do nicely. On Monday we expected Mr & Mrs Fisher to dinner to bring down Charlotte. After dinner Mr F & she arrived on horseback. They had all got into a gig with in the intention of coming to dinner but the horse wouldnot go. Mr F remained to tea & left Charlotte.
… Mr & Mrs Love & 2 children came to tea. Capt Pollock was here Monday night. This morning before breakfast a party from Corio arrived on their way to the lakes for a pic nic. The 2nd carriage or cart had not come up, so the contents of the 1st 8 in number, breakfasted with us. They have had a very hot day for their pic nic.
So- a traditional hot Christmas dinner on a hot Australian day and people popping in on the way to a pic nic. Sounds familiar really. But this is the only Christmas day described in any detail in the diary, which becomes more business-like each year with sheep, sheep, sheep.
And I’ve now read Bev Roberts’ book Miss D & Miss N and you can read my review here.
When I was twelve years old and in grade six at Heidelberg Primary School, a crusty old gentleman from the Independent Order of Rechabites came weekly to instruct us about the evils of alcohol. There was a statewide exam at the end of it, and I’m rather proud to say that I won the state prize with a score of 91%. I was awarded a book which I have since lost without regret and a beautiful certificate which I do regret losing because from memory it was a highly ornate document with beautiful copperplate writing. Prize notwithstanding, I have never been a teetotaller; I am not one now and I find the whole idea of the Rechabites rather quaint.
But I’ve got to say that I’m finding the emphasis on alcohol over the last few years rather overwhelming. I know that I’m hypocritical here- looking back I don’t know why we felt we had to drink champagne at our children’s birthday parties and I don’t think I’d do it now. I am disconcerted that every celebration of a sporting triumph, a career achievement, an opening of some civic building or service etc. needs to be marked with alcohol. I don’t know why bars and bottleshops have to stay open all night. I find the idea of going to work in the morning while the nightclubs are disgorging the last of their patrons quite unnecessary.
I was puzzled to find this advertisement on the label of Spring Valley apple juice.
When a bender begins and when it ends is not an exact science. However, our not so rigorous testing proves that when the bender has been and gone, it leaves behind a primordial need to consume something of substance, something so angelic and good, it probably grew on a tree- and preferably for that something to be almost like an apple in liquid form.
This is APPLE JUICE, remember…consumed by children, old people, people who are just plain thirsty and not necessarily recovering from a bender. Why does it have to market itself this way to everyone who buys it?
Whatever you do, make it fun. Involve your family and friends, pop some champers and make it an event.
An event? Champagne? It’s a CHRISTMAS TREE for Christ’s sake! (I feel I can say that without blasphemy). Why do you need a drink to put up a Christmas tree?
The author of this book is a journalist, not an historian, but she’s certainly done her homework. It is the story of Mary Eleanor Bowes-Lyon, daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, and her violent marriage to Andrew Robinson Stoney. Stoney was the inspiration for Thackeray’s book The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was turned into film by Stanley Kubrick. ( I strongly encourage you to follow these Wikipedia links- it will give you a much better idea of the plot than I could).
But Barry Lyndon the book was fiction: this was true life, even if it reads like fiction today. There’s everything here: scandal, kidnapping and duping of heiresses, midnight horseback rides through the Pennines, coffee shop pamphlets, court cases etc. Wendy Moore does this rich material proud, starting her story with a mysterious duel in a public house, and introducing each of the main characters one by one before turning around to deconstruct the duel completely and expose it as a completely faked scenario, intended to lure the wealthy heiress Mary into an ill-advised marriage. Andrew Robinson Stoney, who changed his name to Bowes in order to access Mary Eleanor’s fortune, was almost unbelievably cruel, vindictive and scheming and a thorough rotter.
Moore is firmly on Mary’s side and portrays her as the victim both of domestic violence and a legal system that strongly favoured rich men. But the sources that Moore draws on are deeply problematic and themselves part of an ongoing propanda war, played out in the full glare of publicity. She relies heavily on Jesse Foot, the author of The lives of Andrew Robinson Bowes Esq and the Countess of Strathmore who was himself deeply implicated in Stoney’s schemes, and seems to have changed his allegiences several times. Mary’s “confession”, which was also published, was apparently forced from her at the point of a gun but was also published. In fact, the whole scenario brought domestic violence amongst the aristocracy out into the public domain, and it played out through, and itself fed, the appetite for gossip and innuendo. Mary, however, was no innocent and could play the game of gossip and publicity just as well as her husband could: while not cruel or violent, she was just as cavalier with her emotions and children as her husband was.
The story is carefully and well told. After its particularly well-constructed beginning, it is a fairly straight chronological account and, to its credit, the story is so well told that you rarely lose track. A family tree would have been useful, but no doubt it would have ended up looking like a family thicket! The author wanders off into some interesting little byways- e.g. contraception in the late 1700s; the coffee-shop culture etc., but I do wish that she’d picked up more on the nature of her sources, the 18th century public sphere and the expectations of the aristocracy. I think that she could have upped the analysis, but then perhaps it would alienated its bodice-ripper audience. As it stands, it’s a rattling good read, with the edginess of knowing that it was based on a real marriage among real people.
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https://residentjudge.com/2009/12/
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Groupwork: 2010, 20(3), p. 6–31.
Unable to obtain a copy by clicking title? Try asking the author for a reprint by adapting this prepared e-mail or by writing to Dr Akhtar at [email protected]. You could also try this alternative source.
Conducted in England, this first study to test positive psychology approaches focused on strengths and wellbeing in the treatment of substance use problems found that a small group of young drinkers and drug users responded well, with substantial remission in alcohol dependence despite the non-substance focus of the group therapy.
Summary This study conducted in Bath is the first to test positive psychology approaches in the treatment of substance use problems.
As described in this review, positive psychology recognises that there is more to mental health than the absence of mental illness – strengths, well-being, optimal functioning and flourishing. Within this perspective, a positive intervention is defined as "an intervention, therapy, or activity primarily aimed at increasing positive feelings, positive behaviors, or positive cognitions, as opposed to ameliorating pathology or fixing negative thoughts or maladaptive behavior patterns".
Adolescent well-being has been high on the agenda of positive psychology, responding to the shift in mental health which has seen depression become a disorder of the early teenage years. Its co-founder has argued that building strengths such as optimism, future-mindedness and perseverance, acts as a buffer against mental illness and is more successful in the prevention of serious health problems than disease model approaches.
So far positive psychology has focused its interventions on general rather than specific adolescent populations. The featured study sought to advance knowledge by piloting a positive psychology group intervention to enhance well-being and reduce alcohol dependence among alcohol-misusing adolescents.
Weekly for eight weeks the intervention promoted positive emotions, savouring, gratitude, optimism, strengths, relaxation, meditation, goal-setting and change, relationships, nutrition, physical activity, resilience, and growth. Each session began with a gratitude exercise during which the clients appreciated the good things in their lives. In contrast to usual treatment, the focus was not on pathology, except in the fifth session which addressed alcohol misuse as the starting point for change. This session incorporated coaching techniques to set goals for the second half of the programme, so from then on each participant had individual coaching at the end of each session in order to report back on goal progress and identify next steps.
The intervention was applied during group therapy of ten 14–20-year-olds attending an alcohol and drug treatment service for young people in Bath, most of whom were not in education, employment or training. Their progress and outcomes were compared to a control A group of people, households, organisations, communities or other units who do not participate in the intervention(s) being evaluated. Instead, they receive no intervention or none relevant to the outcomes being assessed, carry on as usual, or receive an alternative intervention (for the latter the term comparison group may be preferable). Outcome measures taken from the controls form the benchmark against which changes in the intervention group(s) are compared to determine whether the intervention had an impact and whether this is statistically significant. Comparability between control and intervention groups is essential. Normally this is best achieved by randomly allocating research participants to the different groups. Alternatives include sequentially selecting participants for one then the other group(s), or deliberately selecting similar set of participants for each group. group of ten not offered this extra intervention until later. Allocation was not at random.
Interviews exploring well-being and substance use were recorded at the start of and on completion of the intervention (when clients were also asked about their experience of the programme), and six and twelve weeks later. Staff too were interviewed.
The accounts of the participants suggested that 'gratitude' (recalling things that went well each day and their causes) was arguably the most successful exercise. It made the biggest impact on happiness, was the most widely used after the intervention, and one of the most frequently experienced positive emotions. The concept of appreciation for the good things in life was previously alien to the group, whose collective mindset was one of deprivation.
Increased confidence was the most noticeable development at the final assessment, probably aided most by the session on strengths. Identifying strengths helped the participants develop a more positive view of themselves and to have the confidence that they could be themselves rather than put on a front or play up to the tabloid label of 'feral' youth.
Development of a future goal orientation was one of the main outcomes of the study, aided by coaching in 'life planning' – identifying self-generated goals and breaking these down in to smaller steps. Goal-setting also facilitated the shift from pessimism to optimism about the future. Over half the group achieved goals which ranged from attending school to handing in assignments, bidding for accommodation and improving relationships.
Most of the group had been heavy users of both alcohol and drugs. For most drinking and cannabis use went from being a full-time activity to an evening or weekend one. Many came to see alcohol and drugs as a block to well-being rather than a source of happiness. The service manager reported that there was no longer the trail of crisis and chaos that accompanies heavy drinking, and that for many, substance misuse was no longer a cause for concern.
These impressions were supplemented by questionnaire assessments which could be compared with those of the control group at the start and end of the intervention phase. Compared to the controls, the positive psychology intervention led to greater increases in happiness, optimism, and positive emotions, and a much greater but (perhaps due to small sample size and the extreme variation in severity) not statistically significant extra remission in symptoms of alcohol dependence. However, within the positive psychology group reductions in typical alcohol dependence scores were substantial and statistically significant, halving from the start to the end of the intervention phase and then falling to a third of the original level. All these improvements in the positive psychology group were sustained to the last follow-up.
Both qualitative and quantitative findings suggest that the intervention was related to a significant increase in well-being and a significant decline in drinking. Gratitude seemed to have had the strongest effect of all the tactics (especially among the girls), supporting other findings that 'counting blessings' is associated with optimism, life satisfaction and fewer bad feelings. Such was its impact that it is recommended that it should be a cornerstone of future positive psychology programmes for disaffected youth, who tend towards a mindset of deprivation.
The happiness experienced by the group developed from 'feeling good' to being based more on things going well and expressed through increased confidence – more related to realising one's potential than hedonism, paralleling a more long-term perspective on life. Identifying strengths had a positive influence on the participants, most of whom had been excluded from mainstream education. Eight out of the 10 re-engaged with education in the wake of the intervention.
Typical alcohol dependence scores fell by two thirds, raising the question of why this was achieved after an intervention which largely 'parked' drinking problems. Two factors seemed influential. As the young people began to feel happier, they expressed less need to drink in order to escape difficulty. Secondly, as they developed a future goal orientation, they began to see their alcohol habits as a hindrance to realising their ambitions.
Experience of a group-based intervention also played a role in increased positivity. Friendships formed and the group were mutually supportive. Participants became more sociable, perhaps due to feeling happier and less depressed.
commentary As the researchers comment, this is very much a pilot study of a small sample at single service, not randomly allocated to intervention and control groups, so possibly differing in ways which affected the outcomes regardless of the intervention. Also the researcher was co-facilitator of the intervention, increasing the risk that the young clients, who could not be assured that that their views would be anonymised, tended to respond at the follow-ups in ways which met her expectations, and that allegiance In several social research areas,1 programme developers and other researchers with an interest in the programme's success have been found to record more positive findings than fully independent researchers.
to the intervention resulted in unintended bias in the results and observations. The results are notable as a first test of the approach, but before being relied on require confirmation in a more rigorous study.
That said, the results 'make sense' in that finding the good and the positive in and for youngsters seen negatively by themselves and by society is likely to be transformational, an extension of the 'positive regard' conveyed by the therapist towards their client, now widely recognised as important to the success of psychotherapy and counselling. However, the study was not capable of disentangling what led to greater improvements from the intervention. Candidates are the positive psychology techniques, influence of the therapists, experience of being in the group, extra attention, greater expectations of getting better on the part of both therapists and clients, individual coaching, or the feeling of being singled out for something special and experimental.
Thanks for their comments on this entry in draft to Miriam Akhtar, positive psychology consultant, trainer, coach and author. Commentators bear no responsibility for the text including the interpretations and any remaining errors.
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Before Christmas, Supernatural wound up the first half of the season with three solid, if not particularly inspiring, episodes.
In “Plush,” the writers tapped into a childhood fear many of us–including Sam–suffer from, turning a play-object, a dress-up mask, into something terrifying. The boys receive a call from Sheriff Donna Hanscum asking for their help with a case. A man in a large and quite disturbing bunny mask has attacked a man and though they’ve apprehended him, they’ve found it impossible to remove the mask. The Sheriff rightly senses that this is something up the hunters’ alley, and the boys, without any idea on how to deal with their current problem of the Darkness, agree to come take a look.
Sheriff Donna’s instincts are good, it turns out because the violence quickly multiplies as other masked individuals are involved in attacks on two men, and Sam and Dean quickly determine that this is a case of ghost possession. Determining the spirit’s geas is a bit more complicated and leads down a very dark path that has the boys scrambling to save the sister and nephew of the ghost from his vengeance: one involving accusations of sexual abuse of children.
Supernatural is not the first text to make a connection between a disturbing bunny and child molestation. 1985’s Dreamchild gave us an Alice whose memory of her experiences with Lewis Carroll morphed her image of the March Hare into one of the most terrifying spectacles possible in a child’s story. And I wonder if the choice to use a rabbit mask in the first attack might not have been intentionally a link to that film, consciously or unconsciously. Lewis Carroll, like Chester in the episode, was accused (though posthumously in the former case) of inappropriate relations with children, but upon closer examination, most experts have concluded that it is unlikely that the author was guilty of anything sexual with the children with whom he had contact.
Not that the episode isn’t enjoyable. With Briana Buckmaster back as Sheriff Donna, “Plush” was guaranteed to have great moments and they all involve her. It’s a tough character to play. Too much in one direction and her Minnesota-isms and desire to please become annoying; too much in the other and she loses folksy charm that makes her character work as a contrast (the Prairie Home Hunter). Buckmaster always plays it close to the edge but manages to hold it in check by letting the woman underneath—vulnerable but serious about her work and her choices—shine through at just the right moments. She’s now become a barometer, in seasons that are hit and miss, of an episode worth watching.
“Just My Imagination” also deals with childhood, ostensibly from a more positive angle, though this is Supernatural, so that doesn’t last long. In this episode, another old friend turns up asking for help with a case, but he’s a very different kind of friend: Sam’s childhood imaginary friend Sully.
Turns out that imaginary friends are real—they are a race of good beings who guide children (called Zanna)—and someone is bumping them off.
The episode gives us a bit of insight into part of the Winchester brothers’ youth that we’ve never seen: a period when Dean was on the road with his dad and Sam was left behind to fend for himself. Alone, not attending school or given anything else to do but prepare himself to be a hunter, Sam was in need not only of companionship but the kind of guidance a Zanna could offer. And for a while, it seemed that Sully was going to be able to divert him into a more normal life.
Fate unfortunately intervened, taking not only Sam down a certain path, but also starting a tragic cascade in Sully’s life culminating in the murder of his closest friends among the Zanna. Sam and a very sarcastic and reluctant Dean investigate the killings to reveal that sometimes, running away from the pain of one event can lead to even more catastrophic ones further down the road—an idea that will lead nicely into the next episode.
This episode, though was filled with a variety of good elements. The idea of the Zanna themselves are largely a grab from Drop Dead Fred (1991), but as always, the writers on Supernatural are smart enough to source their content (this time through Dean). And like the out-of-control Fred played by Rik Mayall, the Zanna are friends that only a child could truly appreciate (like Weems, the mulleted, laundress and air-guitarist supreme). Their ability to relate sincerely with the kids and yet still interact with each other as adults who know the seriousness of their work felt right and added to their very human quality, Dean’s protestations notwithstanding.
We also got treated to one of the most disturbingly funny scenes ever when Sam, Dean, and Sully investigation the murder scene of Sparkles, the “Manicorn.” The inability of adults to see the Zanna initially hid the carnage, but once revealed, it seemed even the deceased’s blood lived up to his name. When the child’s mother entered and began to tidy up, inadvertently coating herself in the glittery gore of the dead Zanna as the squicked and mostly speechless Winchester’s and Sully watched in horror (the latter’s “She’s got Sparkle on her face” is delivered perfectly by Nate Torrence), the audience squirmed along with them.
Of course, the moral message of “Just My Imagination,” that Sully could not escape his responsibility for the death of one sister or the emotional well-being of the other, that he could not simply run away, was supposed to be a lead-in to “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” And while it was well and sensitively delivered in that episode, it largely fell flat in the latter episode which disappointed.
One of the problems that we have seen in seasons ten and eleven is a fairly substantial one with pacing. One of the strengths of the show is the ability to keep the myth arc moving at an almost frighteningly fast clip even during freak-of-the-week episodes. During this last season and a half, the myth arc has instead slowed to a frustrating crawl with all of season ten eaten up by a storyline that would have taken earlier seasons three to four episodes to accomplish. This season, we have spent 8 episodes building to the conflict here, framed by Sully’s act of heroism in “Just My Imagination”: Will Sam have the courage to re-enter the cage with Lucifer?
Instead, what we get is an episode that reworks what we have already seen a dozen of times in the series, and at least once before with pretty much the same players: a devil’s bargain (almost literally and then absolutely literally) to keep one of the boys from actually sacrificing himself to save humanity between the Winchesters, Crowley, Rowena, and eventually, Lucifer. The surprise, that Sam has not been receiving messages from God but from the “Morning Star,” shouldn’t be anything of the kind to anyone who has been watching the series with even half an eye. Nor should Lucifer’s play for freedom nor Sam‘s refusal to play along.
In fact, the entire exchange is so predictable that it’s hard not to read the body language of Crowley and Rowena, watching from a distance, slumped forward in boredom, as that of the audience.
There is, of course, some tension in what will happen next, in that Sam is now trapped in the cage with Lucifer, and Lucifer clearly has plans for him, but I’d bet even money that he’s merely banking on the predictability of Dean risking Heaven, Hell and everything in between to break his brother out of the cage, thinking he can leverage Sam’s jailbreak to get out himself.
Somewhat more interesting is the still nebulous intentions of Amara. She promises utter bliss for not only Dean but all of humanity while still insisting that everything will be hers and hers alone and that light will be stamped out. Lucifer may be the Prince of Lies, but there’s usually a hint of truth in what he says, and he makes it clear that Amara just isn’t one to deliver like she says she will.
I am sure these will resolve themselves, but given the series track record of late, I don’t expect it to be anytime soon.
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2019-04-20T02:48:33Z
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https://psychodrivein.com/supernatural-11-07-11-09/
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel went to St. Petersburg last week for meetings with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. The central question on the table was Germany’s position on NATO expansion, particularly with regard to Ukraine and Georgia. Merkel made it clear at a joint press conference that Germany would oppose NATO membership for both of these countries, and that it would even oppose placing the countries on the path to membership. Since NATO operates on the basis of consensus, any member nation can effectively block any candidate from NATO membership.
The fact that Merkel and Germany have chosen this path is of great significance. Merkel acted in full knowledge of the U.S. view on the matter and is prepared to resist any American pressure that might follow. It should be remembered that Merkel might be the most pro-American politician in Germany, and perhaps its most pro-American chancellor in years. Moreover, as an East German, she has a deep unease about the Russians. Reality, however, overrode her personal inclinations. More than other countries, Germany does not want to alienate the United States. But it is in a position to face American pressure should any come.
In one sense, Merkel’s reasons for her stance are simple. Germany is heavily dependent on Russian natural gas. If the supply were cut off, Germany’s situation would be desperate — or at least close enough that the distinction would be academic. Russia might decide it could not afford to cut off natural gas exports, but Merkel is dealing with a fundamental German interest, and risking that for Ukrainian or Georgian membership in NATO is not something she is prepared to do.
She can’t bank on Russian caution in a matter such as this, particularly when the Russians seem to be in an incautious mood. Germany is, of course, looking to alternative sources of energy for the future, and in five years its dependence on Russia might not be nearly as significant. But five years is a long time to hold your breath, and Germany can’t do it.
The German move is not just about natural gas, however. Germany views the U.S. obsession with NATO expansion as simply not in Germany’s interests.
First, expanding NATO guarantees to Ukraine and Georgia is meaningless. NATO and the United States don’t have the military means to protect Ukraine or Georgia, and incorporating them into the alliance would not increase European security. From a military standpoint, NATO membership for the two former Soviet republics is an empty gesture, while from a political standpoint, Berlin sees it as designed to irritate the Russians for no clear purpose.
Next, were NATO prepared to protect Ukraine and Georgia, all NATO countries including Germany would be forced to increase defense expenditures substantially. This is not something that Germany and the rest of NATO want to do.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Germany spent 1945-1992 being the potential prime battleground of the Cold War. It spent 1992-2008 not being the potential prime battleground. Germany prefers the latter, and it does not intend to be drawn into a new Cold War under any circumstances. This has profound implications for the future of both NATO and U.S.-German relations.
Germany is thus in the midst of a strategic crisis in which it must make some fundamental decisions. To understand the decisions Germany has to make, we need to understand the country’s geopolitical problem and the decisions it has made in the past.
Until 1871, Germany was fragmented into dozens of small states — kingdoms, duchies, principalities, etc. — comprising the remnants of the Holy Roman Empire. The German-speaking world was torn apart by internal tensions and the constant manipulation of foreign powers.
The southeastern part of the German-speaking world, Austria, was the center of the multinational Hapsburg Empire. It was Roman Catholic and was continually intruding into the predominantly Catholic regions of the rest of Germany, particularly Bavaria. The French were constantly poaching in the Rhineland and manipulating the balance of power among the German states. Russia was always looming to the east, where it bordered the major Protestant German power, Prussia. (Poland at the time was divided among Prussia, Russia and Austria-Hungary.) Germany was perpetually the victim of great powers, a condition which Prussia spent the roughly half-century between Waterloo and German unification trying to correct.
To unify Germany, Prussia had to do more than dominate the Germans. It had to fight two wars. The first was in 1866 with the Hapsburg Empire, which Prussia defeated in seven weeks, ending Hapsburg influence in Germany and ultimately reducing Austria-Hungary to Germany’s junior partner. The second war was in 1870-1871, when Prussia led a German coalition that defeated France. That defeat ended French influence in the Rhineland and gave Prussia the space in which to create a modern, unified Germany. Russia, which was pleased to see both Austria-Hungary and France defeated and viewed a united Germany as a buffer against another French invasion, did not try to block unification.
German unification changed the dynamic of Europe. First, it created a large nation in the heart of Europe between France and Russia. United, Germany was economically dynamic, and its growth outstripped that of France and the United Kingdom. Moreover, it became a naval power, developing a substantial force that at some point could challenge British naval hegemony. It became a major exporting power, taking markets from Britain and France. And in looking around for room to maneuver, Germany began looking east toward Russia. In short, Germany was more than a nation — it was a geopolitical problem.
Germany’s strategic problem was that if the French and Russians attacked Germany simultaneously, with Britain blockading its ports, Germany would lose and revert to its pre-1871 chaos. Given French, Russian and British interest in shattering Germany, Germany had to assume that such an attack would come. Therefore, since the Germans could not fight on two fronts simultaneously, they needed to fight a war pre-emptively, attacking France or Russia first, defeating it and then turning their full strength on the other — all before Britain’s naval blockade could begin to hurt. Germany’s only defense was a two-stage offense that was as complex as a ballet, and would be catastrophic if it failed.
In World War I, executing the Schlieffen Plan, the Germans attacked France first while trying to simply block the Russians. The plan was to first occupy the channel coast and Paris before the United Kingdom could get into the game and before Russia could fully mobilize, and then to knock out Russia. The plan failed in 1914 at the First Battle of the Marnes, and rather than lightning victory, Germany got bogged down in a multifront war costing millions of lives and lasting years. Even so, Germany almost won the war of attrition, causing the United States to intervene and deprive Berlin of victory.
In World War II, the Germans had learned their lesson, so instead of trying to pin down Russia, they entered into a treaty with the Soviets. This secured Germany’s rear by dividing Poland with the Soviet Union. The Soviets agreed to the treaty, expecting Adolf Hitler’s forces to attack France and bog down as Germany had in World War I. The Soviets would then roll West after the bloodletting had drained the rest of Europe. The Germans stunned the Russians by defeating France in six weeks and then turning on the Russians. The Russian front turned into an endless bloodletting, and once again the Americans helped deliver the final blow.
The consequence of the war was the division of Germany into three parts — an independent Austria, a Western-occupied West Germany and a Soviet-occupied East Germany. West Germany again faced the Russian problem. Its eastern part was occupied, and West Germany could not possibly defend itself on its own. It found itself integrated into an American-dominated alliance system, NATO, which was designed to block the Soviets. West and East Germany would serve as the primary battleground of any Soviet attack, with Soviet armor facing U.S. armor, airpower and tactical nuclear weapons. For the Germans, the Cold War was probably more dangerous than either of the previous wars. Whatever the war’s outcome, Germany stood a pretty good chance of being annihilated if it took place.
On the upside, the Cold War did settle Franco-German tensions, which were half of Germany’s strategic problem. Indeed, one of the by-products of the Cold War was the emergence of the European Community, which ultimately became the European Union. This saw German economic union and integration with France, which along with NATO’s military integration guaranteed economic growth and the end of any military threat to Germany from the west. For the first time in centuries, the Rhine was not at risk. Germany’s south was secure, and once the Soviet Union collapsed, there was no threat from the east, either.
United and Secure at Last?
For the first time in centuries, Germany was both united and militarily secure. But underneath it all, the Germans retained their primordial fear of being caught between France and Russia. Berlin understood that this was far from a mature reality; it was no more than a theoretical problem at the moment. But the Germans also understand how quickly things can change. On one level, the problem was nothing more than the economic emphasis of the European Union compared to the geopolitical focus of Russia. But on a deeper level, Germany was, as always, caught between the potentially competing demands of Russia and the West. Even if the problem were small now, there were no guarantees that it wouldn’t grow.
This was the context in which Germany viewed the Russo-Georgian war in August. Berlin saw not only the United States moving toward a hostile relationship with Russia, but also the United Kingdom and France going down the same path.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who happened to hold the rotating EU presidency at the time, went to Moscow to negotiate a cease-fire on behalf of the European Union. When the Russians seemed unwilling to comply with the terms negotiated, France became highly critical of Russia and inclined to back some sort of sanctions at the EU summit on Georgia. With the United Kingdom being even more adamant, Germany saw a worst-case scenario looming on the distant horizon: It understood that the pleasant security of the post-Cold War world was at an end, and that it had to craft a new national strategy.
From Germany’s point of view, the re-emergence of Russian influence in the former Soviet Union might be something that could have been blocked in the 1990s, but by 2008, it had become inevitable. The Germans saw that economic relations in the former Soviet Union — and not only energy issues — created a complementary relationship between Russia and its former empire. Between natural affinities and Russian power, a Russian sphere of influence, if not a formal structure, was inevitable. It was an emerging reality that could not be reversed.
France has Poland and Germany between itself and Russia. Britain has that plus the English Channel, and the United States has all that plus the Atlantic Ocean. The farther away from Russia one is, the more comfortable one can be challenging Moscow. But Germany has only Poland as a buffer. For any nation serious about resisting Russian power, the first question is how to assure the security of the Baltic countries, a long-vulnerable salient running north from Poland. The answer would be to station NATO forces in the Baltics and in Poland, and Berlin understood that Germany would be both the logistical base for these forces as well as the likely source of troops. But Germany’s appetite for sending troops to Poland and the Baltics has been satiated. This was not a course Germany wanted to take.
We suspect that Merkel knew something else; namely, that all the comfortable assumptions about what was possible and impossible — that the Russians wouldn’t dare attack the Baltics — are dubious in the extreme. Nothing in German history would convince any reasonable German that military action to achieve national ends is unthinkable. Nor are the Germans prepared to dismiss the re-emergence of Russian military power. The Germans had been economically and militarily shattered in 1932. By 1938, they were the major power in Europe. As long as their officer corps and technological knowledge base were intact, regeneration could move swiftly.
The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and its military power crumbled. But as was the case in Weimar Germany, the Russian officer corps remained relatively intact and the KGB, the heart of the Soviet state, remained intact if renamed. So did the technological base that made the Soviets a global power. As with Germany after both world wars, Russia was in chaos, but its fragments remained, awaiting reconstruction. The Germans were not about to dismiss Russia’s ability to regenerate — they know their own history too well to do that.
If Germany were to join those who call for NATO expansion, the first step toward a confrontation with Russia would have been taken. The second step would be guaranteeing the security of the Baltics and Poland. America would make the speeches, and Germans would man the line. After spending most of the last century fighting or preparing to fight the Russians, the Germans looked around at the condition of their allies and opted out.
The Germans see their economic commitment as being to the European Union. That binds them to the French, and this is not a bond they can or want to break. But the European Union carries no political or military force in relation to the Russians. Beyond economics, it is a debating society. NATO, as an institution built to resist the Russians, is in an advanced state of decay. To resurrect it, the Germans would have to pay a steep economic price. And if they paid that price, they would be carrying much of the strategic risk.
Therefore, Merkel went to St. Petersburg and told the Russians that Germany does not favor NATO expansion. More than that, the Germans at least implicitly told the Russians that they have a free hand in the former Soviet Union as far as Germany is concerned — an assertion that cost Berlin nothing, since the Russians do enjoy a free hand there. But even more critically, Merkel signaled to the Russians and the West that Germany does not intend to be trapped between Western ambitions and Russian power this time. It does not want to recreate the situation of the two world wars or the Cold War, so Berlin will stay close to France economically and also will accommodate the Russians.
The Germans will thus block NATO’s ambitions, something that represents a dramatic shift in the Western alliance. This shift in fact has been unfolding for quite a while, but it took the Russo-Georgian war to reveal the change.
The United States has the option of placing a nuclear umbrella over the Baltics and Eastern Europe, which would guarantee a nuclear strike on Russia in the event of an attack in either place. While this was the guarantee made to Western Europe in the Cold War, it is unlikely that the United States is prepared for global thermonuclear war over Estonia’s fate. Such a U.S. guarantee to the Baltics and Eastern Europe simply would not represent a credible threat.
The other U.S. option is a major insertion of American forces either by sea through Danish waters or via French and German ports and railways, assuming France or Germany would permit their facilities to be used for such a deployment. But this option is academic at the moment. The United States could not deploy more than symbolic forces even if it wanted to. For the moment, NATO is therefore an entity that issues proclamations, not a functioning military alliance, in spite of (or perhaps because of) deployments in Afghanistan.
Everything in German history has led to this moment. The country is united and wants to be secure. It will not play the role it was forced into during the Cold War, nor will it play geopolitical poker as it did in the first and second world wars. And that means NATO is permanently and profoundly broken. The German question now turns into the Russian question: If Germany is out of the game, what is to be done about Russia?
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2019-04-25T02:05:55Z
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http://drivethrupolitics.blogspot.com/2008/10/german-question.html
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I am on record as saying I doubted that humanity as a global population could be saved from certain destruction. I have also stated that the species, Homo sapiens is probably not salvageable in its current form. However, I have also suggested that the salvation of the genus, Homo is both feasible and desirable. Let me briefly recount.
There is at this point, in my opinion, nothing that can be done to save the vast majority of humans alive today from a catastrophic demise. I am sorry. And below I will summarize my findings. The simple truth, as I see it, is that humanity has set itself on an irreversible course of destruction that is equivalent to the impact on the Ecos that the meteor or comet that crashed into the Yucatan peninsula had on the dinosaurian Ecos 65 million years ago. That is, by our activities we have brought about a geologically recognizable age called the Anthropocene in which we are the agents of the extinction of vast numbers of species, including, possibly, our own. Whenever such die-off events have happened in the past the Ecos shifted its characteristics and dynamics such that the extant species either went extinct or gave rise to new species of the same genus that were better adapted to the new Ecos. I fully expect the same kind of thing to happen in the future.
In any case the populations of critters and plants were decimated or severely reduced in number and that is what I suspect will happen to our populations. Homo sapiens must, of necessity, go extinct simply because the future environment will be extraordinarily hostile to human life. The real question is whether the genus might give rise to a new species that is better fit for the new Ecos before the very last member of the tribe extinguishes.
We are in the process of killing ourselves by engaging in an economic model based on ideas that just about everybody accepts as valid and good. What irony. The model that has been held responsible for producing abundant wealth for humankind is also responsible for destroying the life support systems upon which we depend. The problem is one of scale. When there were relatively few humans on the planet their economic activities were not as damaging. They could harvest slowly renewing resources like trees without threatening the forests. They could dump their sewage into rivers that would quickly dilute the toxins to low enough levels that they would not threaten other living things. It was a good model to establish a level of comfort in living that would not do more harm as long as the population numbers did not get out of hand. The problem is that those numbers did get out of hand. The improvements in living standards due to technological innovation made it seem feasible that more and more people could live on the land, but in truth, the extraction rates and pollution rates were accelerating beyond the capacity of the land to sustain us. So now, what was once the source of human success has become the cause of human demise. And very many people do not want to believe that because they have enjoyed benefits from BAU and want to continue to do so. See what I mean by irony?
What I want to do here is summarize the systemic relations that I see as causal factors relevant to the near future dynamics of human existence. I present a series of arguments, somewhat in the form of mathematical or logical propositions that provide “proofs” of the veracity of the arguments, that provide a chain of reasoning leading to this conclusion. These are presented in a way that suggests what might actually be done to maximize the salvation of our kind. But I have no illusions at this point that any of the actions suggested here will be undertaken. As I have written repeatedly (and will be presenting more definitively in an upcoming book) my firm belief is that humanity is not sufficiently sapient (that is the average of sapience is not sufficient) to change its behavior and set of beliefs such that it would actually adopt any of these prescriptions. Yet in the spirit of undaunted hope it can't hurt to at least state the possibilities even if they are unlikely to be regarded. One never knows. I certainly would not claim to know. Maybe something like a miracle will happen!
1. The vast majority of people will have to stop having children. The population cannot grow when the wealth production rate goes to zero and must decline when the rate goes negative, as it must.
The operative variable is a measure of wealth per capita. There exists some lower bound value of wealth per capita that can be defined as necessary for every human being to live at some level of comfort above subsistence (let's call that the “adequate” level). I base this level on the needs for food, shelter, clothing, companionship, and other factors that allow individuals to achieve a modest level of ‘self-actualization’, a condition I believe was part of the Paleolithic condition of humans when sapiens became a dominant species. Assuming a fair distribution such that each person possesses exactly their per capita share of wealth, then the number of people on the planet is limited to the amount of wealth that can be produced.
Claim: Wealth is produced by physical work and requires energy flow (free energy) to accomplish. The amount of wealth produced is proportional to the amount of energy available to do useful work and the amount of raw resources available for extraction.
The total wealth of the world is based on the accumulated wealth produced over the history of the work done less the drain on wealth due to consumption (active degradation of physical objects) and entropic decay (passive degradation) over the same time frame. Growth in wealth is defined as the positive increase in wealth or net wealth of production less degradation per unit of time. In order to maintain a steady state condition the amount of wealth growth must be exactly what is needed to accommodate the population growth over the same time frame.
Wealth derives from work done on natural resources, converting them to usable objects, including food. Among the mix of natural resources used there are those that are finite in availability. Among those most are extracted with greater effort as the supply is depleted (extraction is always per the "best first" principle). Fossil fuels are special cases of energy resources. They are finite in quantity and obey the same diminishing return laws such that the net energy available for work declines as the resource is depleted. That is, it takes more energy per unit of energy extracted and the net energy return declines over time.
Thus the growth of wealth is limited by the marginal cost of extracting resources and the marginal net energy available for extraction and conversion to human use. For example the extraction of iron ore and its conversion to steel is limited by both the depletion of ore and of fossil fuels (usually coal).
There is an upper bound on the total wealth that can ever be produced but no bound on the degradation of wealth. Since the production of wealth will ultimately decline (growth will go to zero) due to the depletion limits a point will be reached when no new wealth can be produced and only degradation will take place.
If the population continues to grow then it is clear that the wealth per capita must decline and do so precipitously when wealth production rates fall below degradation rates.
The current evidence strongly supports the claim that wealth production is now in decline, yet population growth continues. The global economic situation today is a symptom of this decline. It is true that the decline is unevenly distributed throughout the world, giving rise to the illusion that, for example, isolated pockets such as the US economy, are on the mend from the longest and deepest global recession in history. Aside from the fact that most of this illusion is produced by erroneous economic models and government statistics that are biased, the US economy is temporarily seeming to be regaining strength (that is starting to grow!) but the ground truth for millions of households is quite different from the reports trumpeted by the media.
ERGO: The wealth per capita is also in decline and that needed to sustain the adequate level of life support for every individual is already below its lower bound.
This dynamic explains the vast numbers of poor people in the world. There simply isn't enough wealth to go around. Even if we were to redistribute the existing wealth of the world (a Robin Hood action) there would not be enough to support the adequate level of living (or we could redefine adequate to be closer to and approaching subsistence rather than providing some level of comfort and joy). If the population were to continue to grow as projected, say, by the UN demographers, leading to some nine billion individuals by the end of this century, and no energy miracle emerged to compensate for the reduction in fossil fuel availability, then the per capita wealth would likely fall below subsistence. Since distribution is unequal this translates into billions of people starving to death or dying of rampant diseases (not even considering natural disasters).
2. Neoliberal, free-market, profit-driven capitalism (NL-FM-PD-C) can no longer be the operating model of economic life.
Claim: This model requires continual growth of wealth production over time. Even if it were to support the objective of providing a fair distribution of wealth (which it doesn't) it is physically impossible by proposition 1 to sustain this model. The attempt to try to maintain the model under current conditions of depleted resources will cause a cataclysmic collapse of global civilization. Moreover, however, it can be shown that each of the main components of the NL-FM-PD-C model is fundamentally flawed. It is possible that if only one or two were so flawed that the others might contribute to a new economic model that would work. But all of them are flawed and demonstration of this supports proposition 2.
Neoliberal ideology. Humans are supposed to conquer nature and convert the "abundance" of the planet to their uses. Only human satisfaction counts on this planet and that should be maximized. However, not all humans are created equal. Only the worthy elite are entitled to aggregate larger proportions of wealth as long as the working masses have adequate wealth to sustain their lesser lives. Worthiness is based on attributes such as cleverness, ambition, and drive, which are ingredients in producing wealth. Those that are responsible for wealth production are entitled to a larger share of the rewards.
These sentiments favor individualism and ignore contributions from groups or collectivism (the sentiment that the group is the unit of interest). Science, particularly evolutionary psychology and sociology now tell us this is not correct at all. Group selection played a major role in making humans what we are and group efforts and collective decisions are known to be superior to individual efforts and judgments. We humans evolved to be eusocial creatures who are able through interpersonal communications and visibility into one another's minds (our ability to model other's intentions known as ‘Theory of Mind’) is the very thing that make our species fit and produced our superior (biologically speaking) capacity to adapt. We do so in groups not as individuals.
The objectives of neoliberalism based on these sentiments are just plain wrong. However, we should note that humans are not yet evolved to perfect eusociality. Each individual, remaining a biological agent, retains remnants of individualism when pressed and under stress. Capacities for selfishness and even narcissistic tendencies are still part of the human psyche. Amplified by the culture of greed that neoliberal objectives entail, it is possible for observers of human behavior (in economic matters) to wrongly conclude that these qualities are dominant. Indeed some have argued from a misreading of evolution theory that these qualities are what made us successful (e.g. Social Darwinism's reliance on competition and survival of the fittest). Since greed and selfishness play into the neoliberal agenda and became a self-fulfilling prophesy of success in wealth production the narrative of NL-FM-PD-C has become generally accepted and is all too believable for naive minds. Yet it is counter to what science shows us is true for human evolution and the success of human enterprise. It is a myth that is self-reinforcing because it suggests to those who believe it that they have the right (and by implication the prospects) to become rich by virtue of their cleverness and efforts.
Free-market assumptions. Core to the idea of market-based economies is the dictum of laissez faire economic activities, or non-intervention by a higher authority (governments) in economic affairs. It is related to Adam Smith's ‘invisible hand’ metaphor in that individuals guided by self-interests will, nevertheless, cooperate in trade so that everyone is better off. Thus there is no need for governments to regulate those activities. The neoliberal extension holds that if governments do intervene it will distort market information and create biases that will interfere with maximizing wealth.
It should be granted that in historical and contemporary cases where governments have interfered with market mechanisms they have a mixed record of success at best, and too often abject failures. The failures of the communist planned economies are cited by nearly everyone as examples of government ineptitude in meddling in economic activities. And the criticisms are valid up to a point. Those particular experiments in collectivism were based on ignorance and bad judgement. What you cannot conclude from their failures, however, is that markets are totally capable of self-regulation. It simply does not follow from the failures that the NL-FM-PD-C model is therefore the best (and as some claim the only) one for the economy.
In fact I have already delved into the question of whether free markets are really that efficacious in solving all economic problems as is touted by neoclassical economics and neoliberal fundamentalists. Taking the systems perspective and analyzing market mechanisms I concluded in Could Free Markets Solve All Economic Problems that they really can't. There are too many flaws in the conception of free markets to cover here (please read the above post), but basically it comes down to a few basic principles. First exchange markets depend on veridical information in order to balance true costs with prices. Nothing like that exists in the neoliberal version of markets. Their version depends on competition and, therefore, proprietary knowledge that obfuscates true costs. Prices do not necessarily reflect costs (see my comments below re: profits) and therefore the equations of wealth are never balanced realistically.
In neoclassical economics trading decisions are made by rational self-interested agents. Once again science has demonstrated that this assumption is simply not met in the real world. The models of markets foisted by neoclassical economists (and that includes the so-called liberal economists like Paul Krugman) are invalid even before other assumptions are included.
Finally, and as I covered in my blog post linked to above, markets deteriorate with scales of distance and time. They degrade with complexity. Simple network models of market message flows through unreliable (human decision making) nodes clearly demonstrate that the supposed information needed for markets to “clear” declines non-linearly as the number of ‘hops’ through the network increase linearly. Information is supposedly conveyed through prices established by the decisions of buyers and sellers. When these agents are non-rational, non-privileged regarding true cost information, and are at great distances from nodes that are relevant to the value of the good being bought or sold, there is no way that the market can perform magic and get everything right.
These theoretical considerations should be sufficient to put neoliberal, neoclassical thoughts about free markets to rest once and for all. Of course we now know that science will never trump religious beliefs among low sapient individuals, which is what these ideologies are. But what about the actual experience, the evidence from daily life? Shouldn't that count for something? Consider all of the various “bubbles” and scams that have been experienced in virtually every market framework. How could such things happen if markets were truly capable of solving economic problems? Think of Alan Greespan's infamous admission that what he believed about the market place turned out to be wrong. Even with these humble pie crumbs still on his lips, he still persists in asserting that the free market is the solution to all problems. Religious beliefs are very hard to nullify even with clear evidence of contrary reality.
Possibly the single biggest fallacy perpetrated by all economic theories (neoclassical or heterodoxical) is that of “profit”. Not that profits don't actually exist, of course, but that profits need to be made continually over the long run. Profits, in natural systems, are the episodic accumulation of product in excess of production costs that occur because of unusually favorable conditions that do not represent the norm. For example when a wheat farmer has a bumper crop he can readily store the excess (over his use) against a time when crop production is sub-par. Profits can be used in this manner to smooth out the rough spots in the long run in what is otherwise a steady-state dynamic. Up until recently the primary drive for continual profit increases came from business expansion due to the growth of populations and increasing market sizes. More recently that growth has been replaced by the so-called globalization phenomenon that replaces expansion within a region with expansion to other continents; made possible by the use of transportation and fossil fuels. But the real source of profit has always been the increase in energy availability.
Human cultural evolution included the discovery of various energy flow enhancing means, either new sources of more powerful fuels or new tool technologies that increased the efficiency of both energy extraction (e.g. the water wheel) and production (e.g. the belt-driven loom). With these advantages the production of profits seemed to be perpetual. We humans seemed to have transcended the laws of nature and could generally count of making more wealth than we used up or fell apart. Thus we came to believe that profits are always feasible and became a normal part of economic theory. Unfortunately this was a misconception about how nature works. It depended entirely on the growth of energy flow, most recently from fossil fuel sources, to sustain. And energy flows, up until now, were generally always increasing. We humans came to believe deeply that profit making was the normal mode of living and something to be pursued. After all, this is how one gets rich!
But now those pesky laws of nature, in particular the first and second laws of thermodynamics, are demonstrating to us that in the very long run, it all balances out. Profit making is always temporary even if the time scale runs over many generations. We have plenty of historical evidence that is now being more correctly interpreted regarding the collapse of past societies. Namely civilizations, particularly empires, collapsed because they ran out of energy. They could no longer make profits but the momentum of continued expansion (and population growth) required that they did so. All such societies eventually turned to debt-based financing, that is borrowing against future profits when none were going to be made. Essentially they consumed their previously accumulated wealth and the people in the working classes in a desperate attempt to keep the society going. It was always a futile attempt.
Capitalism started out innocently enough. Suppose an enterprising individual (say in the Bronze age) saw a way to possibly make a profit from some new endeavor. He (historically they were generally he's) had to gather together enough resource wealth (capital) to pay for the construction of whatever production facility was needed, and to initially pay the labor. There are any number of ways to get others who have saved some of their prior profits to invest (or loan) the resources needed with the promise that there will be a profit return. They will make more wealth from such a venture than they could have done with any other use of that wealth. In other words, in order to attract capital the entrepreneur had to promise superior profits. Sometimes this didn't work out and people lost their investments. But during the rise of increasing energy flow (which meant the energy input was really cheap and almost not worth considering) and opportunities to freely dump waste products into nature's lap, more often than not, they succeeded.
But as our energy resources now begin to shrink and the pollution of our dumping is overwhelming us it should be clear that the idea of capitalism based on making superior profits was just plain ignorant. It was literally too good to be true.
There is one more assumption that is often closely associated with the whole model and that is that technology will always come to our rescue. Fundamentally this seems true on the face of it. We have always managed to invent our way out of binds in the past, so naturally we assume that we shall be able to do so in the future. Nowhere is this more the case than with energy supply, and in particular, replacing dirty carbon-based fuels with “clean” alternative energy sources such as solar PV and wind power.
The impetus to believe that these technologies are ramping up and are capable of providing sufficient power to society such that it might get along as before (as promulgated in the popular media) is generated by several factors. One is that, as I stated, throughout history we have witnessed inventions transforming our world so have come to expect that will continue to be the case. In particular we witnessed the incredible phenomenon of microelectronics revolutionizing the field of computing and communications, with costs plummeting down as the scales of components shrank (Moore's Law). There is a natural tendency to transfer the ideas of what we've seen in computing to the production of energy. That is, we imagine a technology that will allow us to generate abundant low-cost energy (high power) that will lead to a brighter future. Right now the focus is on solar and wind. Another factor driving our belief is that most of us simply cannot imagine the contrapositive. We cannot believe that all of this magic is going to come to an end. Many of us (actually most of us) are polyannish optimists and absolutely NEED to believe a solution will be found.
But the ability to hold onto such beliefs stems from a basic lack of knowledge regarding, mostly, thermodynamics (the physics of energy) and a deeper understanding of the history of technology and invention. Space doesn't permit a full explanation of why these alternative energy sources are not likely to provide what we are looking for. They may provide a small fraction of power to buy us a bit of time. But eventually when the carbon-sources are no longer viable these technologies will have to be self-sustaining, that is they will have to provide all of the power to rebuild and repair themselves. Not all the data is in, but to date that likelihood is slim. Even if they could, they would still have to produce an excess of power that would be used by the economy for other work. The current belief that efficiencies (for example) will be improving to a point where one day these technologies will provide the power fail to notice the trends in technological innovations, particularly with respect to energy. Most of our past successes have been with increasing efficiencies because the starting points for our machines were so low. Over the past few decades many technologies have been experiencing decreasing rates of improvement. We are approaching the limits of efficiency increases and even where such increases are happening it is with the inclusion of materials that are rare or expensive to make. And that is because it takes significant energy to make or extract them.
Profit desires drove us to increase efficiencies or productivity (the human equivalent) and now profit desire persists even when the possibility of increasing these is declining. Part of the economic system's shift to debt financing is because we still believe that efficiencies must increase and therefore we need to continue to invest in pursuing that agenda. But the reality is that they will not. There will be no great increase in the flow of high-power energy in the future due to technological innovation. There will be no magical increases in efficiencies that defy the laws of physics. Wishes do not make reality. Only nature does that.
ERGO: Profit making will have to go, and with it the notion of free-market capitalism. This is especially the case for rentier profits and investment profits, i.e. making money on money. But all enterprise must convert to non-profit operations. Companies that make useful things or provide necessary services will need to be taken over by employee collectives. The revenues obtained should be just enough to cover costs, including, of course, employees' salaries. Management of such companies would be in the hands of employees and no manager would make a salary much greater than the average worker's.
Such an economy is inconceivable to most people but in truth that is because they have never known any other way and the myth of profit-motivated self-interest has been the societal norm for so long it is hard for anyone to imagine that it could be different. But a non-profit based society is the evolutionary norm for Homo sapiens and under declining energy flows it will be absolutely essential. There is no profit possible other than under conditions of short-term energy surpluses. With those a thing of the past, only non-profit activities can be sustained. And then only if the activity produces something that contributes to productive lives.
3. Replace Globalized NL-FM-PD-C with Localized Collectivist Economies based on Sharing.
Claim: There is a more viable alternative to the current model of socio-economics based on selfishness and self-interest-based decisions. The new model is actually the old model for humans. It is based on cooperation, empathy, and sharing resources and wealth. It is the kind of economy that existed for many millennia before the advent of agriculture. We might call it the “Tribal” model. The model depends on tribes that are fairly local and limited in spatial scope, and therefore manageable. That is they are localized and essentially self-sufficient within their locales. This will be a necessary model.
Scale Considerations. Transportation will be limited in both rate and distance due to the declining availability of long-range fossil fuel vehicles. Machinery power will also be limited. Local production of power (most likely from hydroelectric or alternative energies if they can be shown to be self-sustaining) and limited storage capacities will necessarily limit transportation of goods. Therefore economies localized to regions, defined by the limits of transportation, will need to be crafted. The basics of life, food, shelter, water, etc. will be the main focus of the economy. Clothing, furniture, and other such personal belongings will need to be constructed from locally grown plants and trees. In most respects the only kind of lifestyle that can be supported in a low energy world will resemble small village/town assemblies of the late 1700's and into the 1800's.
Manufacturing and service providing companies will have to be employee-owned and run collectives (as above). All markets will be local. With more people having greater insight into what it takes to build something or provide a service, the value/price setting will be based on costs, including personal labor, rather than merely a market-set one based on whatever that market will bear.
Value Assessment Considerations. A new kind of accounting (or actually a very old kind) that measures value added based on energy used plus a factor for skill would be the basis for setting prices. Markets for goods and services in a localized economy would resemble the old farmer's markets and their scale would be manageable. In such a market buyers and sellers will have adequate knowledge and be able to agree prices more readily.
Cooperativity Considerations. Human beings, when not stressed by over population (density stresses) are more open and empathetic than when they feel they must compete to make ends meet. Cooperation and agreements are much more viable under a localized economic system. However, that economy must be capable of meeting all of the needs of the members. This means settlements, villages, or other living arrangements will need to be situated in habitable locations. Food production must be possible and climate cannot be too severe. It is very likely that there will be very limited choices of locations in the near future. In keeping with the idea that population size will start to shrink, and rapidly, it may be possible to find enough of these locations to satisfy supporting a breeding population in a steady-state condition. That will take permaculture engineering to work out the requirements and design the systems.
Ecos Damage Considerations. The NL-FM-PD-C model is destroying our Ecos. Coupled with the drive to consume, desire for convenience, and power/speed pursuits, we dump CO2 into the atmosphere and oceans causing global warming and ocean acidification that is disrupting the very basis of our ecosystems. The quest for profits drive all manner of chemical pollution and soil deterioration. This alone should condemn the model. Unfortunately there are stubborn minds who's livelihood depends on the extractive and polluting industries for their wealth and who, buying into the model's justification, that it produces wealth, refuse to believe the evidence. Those same minds have gained influence over the governance system so as to prevent any rational response to this situation. But the degree and rate of degradation of our Ecos is directly due to the expansion of the NL-FM-PD-C model over the globe. Moreover, the evidence that we have reached and possibly already exceeded the limits beyond which permanent damage is done has mounted. By some reckoning we have at best a few years to completely reverse our course or drive our planet into another regime, one completely hostile to our existence.
Ergo: There is a better way to live than the global NL-FM-PD-C model. That better way restores the more ancient human traits that emerged when we became sapiens and allows us to live in a cooperative, small scale community. Living in small local communities does not necessarily mean we have to live like cave dwellers with only stone axes and animal skins. It does mean that we will abandon much of the current high-tech material wealth that many consider essential, like iPhonesTM. Our societies may be able to retain some forms of technology that are essential to supporting life, such as water-driven generators for limited electricity. But I suspect when the choice between TV and food is to be made most of us will choose correctly. Wise choices about what technology to maintain and what to give up will need to be made.
4. Reduce Consumption and Production of Non-Essential Goods and Services.
Claim: The only way a new (old) socio-economic system can work is to walk away from the current NL-FM-PD-C one that depends on constant and increasing consumption. What is produced and used should contribute to sustaining the steady-state tribal economy.
By all the arguments given above it should be clear that there is no physical way to sustain a NL-FM-PD-C system. And if you can't you can't. The alternative is to radically reduce our consumption (for those who are consuming) as well as stop growing our population. We will have to give up producing worthless goods or providing worthless services. My guess is that something like 80% of the population will need to be engaged in food growing, processing, and transportation since food is the number one stuff that will be needed. With a declining population there will be no need for new building construction. More work will be put to repairing existing housing or converting some formerly commercial properties into housing for workers.
Bear in mind, however, we are talking not about some monolithic state or government. The only practical way that humans will live in the future is in those localized and limited scale tribes. My speculation is that resources will become so scarce and energy to extract any that might still exist so unavailable that no one group will be able to gain any particular advantage over others. They simply would not be able to manage in the old fashion of expanding empires, and it wouldn't matter how ruthless their leaders might be. No basic (seed) resources, no capacity to wage war and take over others who are, themselves, living in subsistence conditions. This leads to a further speculation that there will be a few of these tribes that are fortunate enough to be led by truly wise individuals. Those few may enjoy higher than average cooperativity internally and thus be more fit as a group to survive the changes that will be in store.
Perhaps for the next several hundred thousand years these tribal humans will be tested by a whole new Ecos. They will live low tech, though not necessarily stone-age, lives. We have learned a lot of science and with the right combination of cleverness and wisdom should be able to live comfortably within nature's limits. As long as we pay careful attention to how the Ecos is changing.
5. Focus on Adaptation to Climate Variations.
Claim: Dramatic, possibly catastrophic, climate change is now baked into the cake and will impact every region to one degree or another. Some areas, like the higher latitudes, will be affected more than others in terms of extreme conditions. But all will suffer climate shifts that lead to more severe storms and changes in rainfall patterns. Humans are going to need every bit of adaptive capability to live under these conditions.
Above all else future humans will need to continually adapt to changing and possibly violent climates. Not unlike the impact of the glaciation periods followed by receding glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere, climate changes are going to significantly stress the biosphere. More so than the Ice Ages, the climate changes our progeny will experience will come more rapidly and be more extreme than our ancestors experienced. Surviving and thriving under these conditions will take every ounce of wisdom that tribes can muster. They are likely to have to be semi-nomadic as growing conditions in an area change. They will have to be super observant of plant characteristics that enable them to grow under otherwise stressful conditions and select those that can be relied upon for food for planting.
Most paleoanthropologists now believe that climate changes due to the Ice Ages were responsible for driving the evolution of hominins in Africa, by changing the local conditions over thousands of years. What now appears to be a large speciation of a number of hominins, especially those events that led to the emergence of our genus, Homo was, to a large degree, driven by these climate impacts. It is conceivable that future climate changes will once again drive the evolution of the genus.
No one can predict evolution's results. However, I think it is possible to observe the major transition patterns that have occurred in prior evolutionary trajectories and make reasonable suppositions about what might come about in the future. Those transitions demonstrate that biology has always found ways for cooperation to emerge and trump mere competition. Our very bodies, as multicellular organisms, are the result of such a transition. Group selection is now favored as an explanation for the evolution of human sociality and I also add to that the evolution of sapience (the two phenomenon are tightly linked, in my view). Tribes were evolving toward stronger eusociality (hyper-sociality) prior to the advent of agriculture and the requisite need for more top-down command and control style management systems with emphasis on logistical and tactical management (and less on strategic management which is the basis of sapient cooperativity). We traded off selection for greater wisdom capacity for food security. It was a reasonable trade off given the state of scientific ignorance we lived in. But it did dampen our potential increase in sapience over the last ten millennia or so.
If it was climate adaptation that drove hominin evolution to the point of producing this emergent new psyche based on sapience, then it might be reasonable to expect that selection based on climate change could once again drive that in the direction of a new transition — human societies based on hyper-social individuals cooperating in an economic system that is not based on profit, competition, etc.
Of course none of us will ever know what will play out. We will all be dead by the time the trends are more evident. My reason for considering these issues is that part of wisdom is using our knowledge, both tacit and explicit, to shape our world as best we can given the circumstances. That is what we have always done with our quest for more energy and our inventiveness. But what we did before we did in ignorance of the consequences. Now we see what those consequences of unfettered growth and profit-taking are. If a few surviving tribes are wise enough they might use that knowledge to reshape our social structures so as to avoid the mistakes we have made along the pathway to our current condition. It is still possible that the changes in climate will be so severe that no humans will survive and our species and genus, the whole Hominini experiment will fail. We will suffer extinction as a whole tribe. Indeed the likelihood of survival of any of the still extant hominin, the great apes, is negligible, so that the planet may end up with no very smart primates at all. But I hope that is not going to be the case.
The solution to Fermi's Paradox may be very simple. The reason that no sentient beings are flitting about Earth in flying saucers is that all such beings reach a point in technological development where their wisdom is insufficient to squelch the advent of the NL-FM-PD-C economic paradigm! The latter takes hold of the minds (like memes) and dooms the species to extinction. They can then never get outside their own star systems to explore their galaxies. If we had to extrapolate from our own experience that certainly looks to be a likely scenario.
A more likely scenario is that all such beings simply exploit their energy reserves before they achieve interstellar propulsion capabilities (assuming such is even possible). It might be because of the NL-FM-PD-C meme taking over or it could be that it simply takes almost all energy just to get to the technological point of getting off the planet and further technological advancement becomes too expensive.
Regardless, I think it is extremely likely that our genus, if it manages to survive the next ten thousand years, will be a long time getting back to a technological level close to what we have today. We won't be exploring the galaxy any time soon. We will be taking a giant leap backwards, resetting our evolutionary progression. And it will be quite a while before a wiser, perhaps smarter, species derived from Homo sapiens will be looking into leaving Earth again.
Actually the relevant measure is not body counts but biomass increase per unit time. The resource consumption rate is dependent on this factor which takes into account things like demographic distribution of ages.
The term is being used here in its ideological sense. The new “liberals” believe in the supremacy of the free-market and capitalism as the very best economic model insofar as it produces enormous wealth. See the Wikipedia article for more details and read Naomi Kline's The Shock Doctrine.
Interestingly luck is never mentioned in this narrative. Yet if you read the biographies of so-called self-made people (mostly white males) you cannot help but note the significance of being in the right place at the right time and meeting the right people had on so many stories. Granted being prepared to take advantage of luck was important, but the luck itself was far more significant than the neoliberal narrative lets on.
The work of psychologists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman (see: Heuristics and biases) and many experimental economists have decidedly demonstrated that humans, even corporate captains, are far from rational decision makers when it comes to economics.
In Congressional testimony on October 23, 2008, Greenspan finally conceded error on regulation. The New York Times wrote, "a humbled Mr. Greenspan admitted that he had put too much faith in the self-correcting power of free markets and had failed to anticipate the self-destructive power of wanton mortgage lending. ... Mr. Greenspan refused to accept blame for the crisis but acknowledged that his belief in deregulation had been shaken."
By steady-state I mean a system that is in the very long run receiving an average influx of energy that is used to produce exactly the amount of wealth that is needed to balance that degraded by consumption and entropy. This would have been the case for the earliest human tribes whether hunter-gatherers or early farmers.
My favorite analyses of civilization collapses include Joseph Tainter's The Collapse of Complex Societies and Thomas Homer-Dixon's The Upside of Down.
An unskilled worker will tend to use more energy for the same output delivered so the final price has to be adjusted accordingly. The energy being used for measurement purposes is net ‘free’, in the thermodynamic sense, which takes this into account.
I recently became aware of another “flavor” of systems based agriculture called agro-ecology. Though I have only just started investigating this concept it appears to be mostly about food production whereas permaculture addresses more holistic community living.
If you only read one book on any of the issues related to Ecos damage and its relation to the NL-FM-PD-C model I strongly recommend This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein. She has done her homework. I disagree with some of her characterizations of alternative energy being ready to take over from fossil fuels; she has cited a few engineers who produced a grand scheme several years back, reported in Scientific American, that I have already critiqued and has been criticised by a number of other energy researchers. Nevertheless, her ability to connect the dots of finance, ideologies, politics, governance failures, and geophysical realities is in the best tradition of systems thinking.
See: Maynard Smith, John & Szathmáry, Eörs (1995). The Major Transitions in Evolution, Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. Several other books on this topic have been written in the past few years. The field of group-based evolutionary selection is now fairly well established even if there remain some significant questions about the implications.
My own preferred explanation is that they simply don't want to be detected. If they had at all monitored activity on Earth they would more or less likely not want to get involved with such primitive beings as ourselves.
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Air Force commanders recently notified Airmen who met the service's enlisted retention boards. The board retained 5,700 Airmen in the ranks of senior airman through senior master sergeant. These numbers represent significant reductions from the matrices originally published. Senior NCOs not selected for retention will retire by Dec. 1. Senior airmen and NCOs not selected for retention will either separate by Jan. 31, 2015, or retire through temporary early retirement authority by Feb. 1, 2015. Updates to information on force management and other personnel programs will continue to be available on (https://mypers.af.mil/) myPers. Airmen can also click the force management graphic on the (https://www.my.af.mil) Air Force Portal which will take them to updated matrices and force management program details.
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The Marine Corps is conducting the fiscal year 2014 Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) Enlisted Retention Survey. This survey allows Reserve Marines the opportunity to communicate to senior leaders their views regarding their experience and possible future service in the Marine Corps Reserve. All SMCR Marines ranked lance corporal to sergeant are encouraged to complete the survey no later than Dec. 31, 2014. For more information, visit the (https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/application_noncac/) Manpower and Reserve Affairs website and search for the FY14 Drilling Reserve Retention Survey. Marines taking the survey on a computer without Common Access Card capability should select the non-CAC login when prompted to begin the survey.
Air Force officers interested in continuing to serve as a judge advocate are able to apply to the Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP) and the Excess Leave Program (ELP). Officers selected for FLEP have the opportunity to attend law school at the Air Force's expense while officers chosen for ELP are responsible for law school expenses. FLEP applicants must have between two and six years active-duty service, and ELP applicants must have between two and 10 years active-duty service. To be considered for FLEP or ELP, applicants must have completed all application forms, applied to at least one ABA approved law school (acceptance is not required at the time of application for FLEP/ELP), and received their Law School Admissions Test results by Feb. 10 2015. In addition, applicants need to complete an interview with a staff judge advocate before March 1, 2015. Officers must also provide a letter of conditional release from their current career field. For more information, visit the (http://www.airforce.com/jag/entry_progr ... itary/flep) Air Force FELP page and the (http://www.airforce.com/jag/entry_progr ... litary/elp) ELP page.
Bankers is offering veterans a career and not just a job. Successful Agents come from all backgrounds, are supported by nationally recognized training, and operate with a level of service unmatched in the insurance industry. (http://www.military.com/veteran-employe ... =mr0825.nl) Read more.
For the past eight years the Air Force has created a comprehensive reading list of motivating and inspiring material. Airmen are being asked to help create the 2015 CSAF Professional Reading Program with submissions that center on the profession of arms and more specifically the Air Force core values: Integrity first, service before self and excellence. To view the current 2014 CSAF reading list, visit the (http://static.dma.mil/usaf/csafreadinglist/index.html) Air Force Chief of Staff Reading List 2014 website and follow the link for the CSAF Reading List Comments Form at (https://www.formrouter.net/forms@HAF/CS ... tions.html) https://www.formrouter.net/forms@HAF/CS ... tions.html to make your suggestions.
The goal of Comprehensive Airman Fitness (CAF) is to build and sustain a thriving and resilient Air Force community that fosters mental, physical, social and spiritual fitness. The new (http://static.e-publishing.af.mil/produ ... 90-506.pdf) AFI 90-506 (published April 2) establishes flexibility for commanders and community support coordinators to facilitate resilience events and/or coordinate resiliency skills training in conjunction with or independent of commander-themed wingman days. CAF emphasizes the wingman concept of Airmen and families taking care of themselves and each other. The Air Force has also increased the ratio of master resilience trainers (MRTs) from one trainer per 1,000 Airmen to one trainer per squadron. Individuals wanting to self-nominate to be an MRT or resilience training assistant for their squadron or unit, can do so through their local leaders and their installation community support coordinator. For more information, visit the Air Force Portal and click on the CAF icon tab, (https://www.my.af.mil/gcss-af/USAF/ep/g ... 52DC91061A) on the main page.
Elevator Speeches--Do You Really Need One?
This week's career building tip comes from one of MOAA's Deputy Directors for Career Transition Services, and answers the question with an emphatic: Absolutely. You've heard it before. "Elevator speeches are a waste of time." Critics of them say to avoid them like the plague, that you want to appear natural and come across as a real person, not someone spouting an awkward little spiel. (http://www.moaa.org/MRElevatorSpeeches/) Read the rest of the article at Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) website.
One of the key factors in military and civilian leadership is having a team that encourages truth in both directions. Your troops decide what you can handle. If you've got a short trigger, or a propensity to rush in and help, they'll go a bit slower to put all their cards on the table. Like parents protecting young children, they'll safeguard you and themselves. They'll anticipate your reactions and work around them. Your troops may even throw in a few things "they're worried about," to make you feel better. Don't blame them. Previous leaders have taught them well. Well-intended intensity sends troops to the nearest diaper genie to package their story. To get the real deal, and avoid these common traps, see (http://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/ca ... rship.html) this Military.com article.
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For the episode of South Park, see Chickenpox (South Park episode).
Chickenpox, also spelled chicken pox, is the common name for Varicella simplex, classically one of the childhood infectious diseases caught and survived by most children.
Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpes virus 3 (HHV-3), one of the eight herpes viruses known to affect humans. It starts with conjunctival and catarrhal symptoms, moderate fever and then characteristic spots appearing in two or three waves, mainly on the body and head rather than the hands and becoming itchy raw pox (pocks), small open sores which heal mostly without scarring.
Chickenpox has a two-week incubation period and is highly contagious by air transmission two days before symptoms appear. Therefore, chickenpox spreads quickly through schools and other places of close contact. Once someone has been infected with the disease, they usually develop protective immunity for life. It is fairly rare to get the chickenpox multiple times, but it is possible for people with irregular immune systems. As the disease is more severe if contracted by an adult, parents have been known to ensure their children become infected before adulthood.
The disease can be fatal. Pregnant women and those with immune system depression are more at risk. Death is usually from varicella pneumonia. In the US, 55 percent of chickenpox deaths were in the over-20 age group. Pregnant women not known to be immune and who come into contact with chickenpox should contact their doctor immediately, as the virus can cause serious problems for the fetus. In the UK Varicella antibodies are measured as part of the routine of prenatal care, and by 2005 all NHS healthcare personnel had determined their immunity and been immunised if they were non-immune and have direct patient contact.
Later in life, viruses remaining in the nerves can develop into the painful disease shingles, particularly in people with compromised immune systems, such as the elderly, and perhaps even those suffering sunburn. Some of these will develop zoster-associated pain or post-herpetic neuralgia, described usually as "horrible" or "excruciating". A chickenpox vaccine has been available since 1995, and is now required in some countries for children to be admitted into elementary school. In addition, effective medications (e.g. aciclovir) are available to treat chickenpox in healthy and immunocompromised persons.
Symptomatic treatment—calamine lotion to ease itching and paracetamol to reduce fever—is widely used. Aspirin is contraindicated in children, as it can lead to Reye's syndrome.
One history of medicine book claims Giovanni Filippo (1510–1580) of Palermo the first description of varicella (chickenpox). Subsequently in the 1600s, an English physician named Richard Morton described what he thought was a mild form of smallpox as "chicken pox." Later, in 1767, a physician named William Heberden, also from England, was the first physician to clearly demonstrate that chickenpox was different from smallpox. However, it is believed the name chickenpox was commonly used in earlier centuries before doctors identified the disease.
Chickenpox is highly infectious and spreads from person to person by direct contact or through the air from an infected person’s coughing or sneezing. Touching the fluid from a chickenpox blister can also spread the disease. A person with chickenpox is contagious 1-2 days before the rash appears and until all blisters have formed scabs. This may take between 5-10 days. It takes from 10-21 days after contact with an infected person for someone to develop chickenpox.
The chickenpox lesions (blisters) start as a 2-4 mm red papule which develops an irregular outline (rose petal). A thin-walled, clear vesicle (dew drop) develops on top of the area of redness. This "dew drop on a rose petal" lesion is very characteristic for chickenpox. After about 8-12 hours the fluid in the vesicle gets cloudy and the vesicle breaks leaving a crust. The fluid is highly contagious, but once the lesion crusts over, it is not considered contagious. The crust usually falls off after 7 days sometimes leaving a craterlike scar. Although one lesion goes through this complete cycle in about 7 days, another hallmark of chickenpox is the fact that new lesions crop up every day for several days. Therefore, it may take about a week until new lesions stop appearing and existing lesions crust over. Children are not sent back to school until all lesions have crusted over.
Second infections with chickenpox occur in immunocompetent individuals, but are uncommon. Such second infections are rarely severe. A soundly-based conjecture being carefully assessed in countries with low prevalence of chickenpox due to immunisation, low birth rates, and increased separation is that immunity has been reinforced by sub-clinical challenges and this is now less common. This is more dangerous with shingles. There have been reported cases of repeat infections.
Damage to the eye (optic stalk, optic cup, and lens vesicles), microphthalmia, cataracts, chorioretinitis, optic atrophy.
Japan was among the first countries to routinely vaccinate for chickenpox. Routine vaccination against varicella zoster virus is also performed in the United States, and the incidence of chickenpox has been dramatically reduced there (from 4 million cases per year in the pre-vaccine era to approximately 400,000 cases per year as of 2005). In Europe most countries do not currently vaccinate against varicella, though the vaccine is gaining wider acceptance. Australia, Canada, and other countries have now adopted recommendations for routine immunization of children and susceptible adults against chickenpox. Other countries, such as Germany and The United Kingdom have targeted recommendations for the vaccine, e.g. for susceptible health care workers at risk of varicella exposure.
Chickenpox is most often a mild disease, especially for children. Prior to the introduction of vaccine, there were around 4,000,000 cases per year in the US, mostly children, with typically 100 or fewer deaths. Though mostly children caught it, the majority of deaths (by as much as 80%) were among adults. Additionally, chickenpox involved the hospitalization of about 10,000 people each year. During 2003 and the first half of 2004, the CDC reported eight deaths from varicella, six of whom were children or adolescents. These deaths and hospitalizations have substantially declined in the US due to vaccination, though the rate of shingles infection has increased for the same reason. The vaccine has more recently been determined to be effective at preventing shingles (zoster) in persons 60 years of age and older, if administered regularly.
The long-term duration of protection from varicella vaccine is unknown, but there are now persons vaccinated more than thirty years ago with no evidence of waning immunity, while others have become vulnerable in as few as 6 years. Assessments of duration of immunity are complicated in an environment where natural disease is still common, which typically leads to an overestimation of effectiveness, and we are only now entering an era in the US where the long-term efficacy of varicella vaccine can be accurately gauged.
The vaccine is exceedingly safe: approximately 5% of children who receive the vaccine develop a fever or rash, but there have been no deaths yet (as of 1 May 2006) attributable to the vaccine despite more than 40 million doses being administered. Cases of vaccine-related chicken pox have been reported in patients with a weakened immune system, but no deaths.
The literature contains several reports adverse reactions following varicella vaccination, including vaccine-strain zoster in children and adults. A mean of 2,350 reports per year are attributed to varicella vaccine based on 20,004 cases reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database from May, 1995 through December, 2003. Minor events are known to be under-reported reported to VAERS.
Mortality due to primary varicella has declined significantly in countries which make wide use of the varicella vaccine. Zoster (shingles) occurs decades after varicella and unsurprisingly zoster incidence has not declined in multiple studies. It is too early to observe the effect on postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
It has been claimed that shingles may increase after introduction of varicella vaccine.. There is yet no evidence this has occurred, and it might occur in the absence of immunisation due to a general decrease in childhood infection for other reasons.
Vaccination is common in the United States. 41 of the 50 states require immunization for children attending government-run schools. The vaccination is not routine in the United Kingdom. Debate continues in the UK on the time when it will be desirable to adopt routine chickenpox vaccination, and in the US opinions that it should be dropped, individually, or along with all immunizations, are also voiced.
Some vaccinated children have been found to lose their protective antibody in as little as five to eight years; however, according to the World Health Organization: "After observation of study populations for periods of up to 20 years in Japan and 10 years in the United States, more than 90% of immunocompetent persons who were vaccinated as children were still protected from varicella." As time goes on, boosters may be determined to be necessary, and introduced. Persons infected after vaccine experience milder cases of chicken pox.
Catching wild chickenpox as a child has been thought to commonly result in lifelong immunity, indeed parents have deliberately ensured this in the past with "pox parties" (and similarly for some other diseases such as rubella. See below.) Historically, exposure of adults to contagious children has boosted their immunity, reducing the risk of shingles. Second episodes of chickenpox have been rare, but occur and probably more frequently in the UK latterly and definitely more frequently in the vaccine group. In one study, 30% of children had lost the antibody after five years, and 8% had already caught "wild" chickenpox in that five year period.
The CDC and corresponding national organisations are carefully observing the failure rate which may be high compared with other modern vaccines - large outbreaks of chickenpox having occurred at schools which required their children to be vaccinated..
The mortality rate in immunocompromised patients with disseminated herpes zoster is 5-15%, with most deaths from pneumonia. Vaccines, unfortunately are less effective among these high-risk patients, as well as being more dangerous because it is an attenuated live virus (see last footnote), but clearly immunisation before immunocompromise would be desirable.
A "pox party" is a party held by parents for the purpose of infecting their children with childhood diseases. Similar ideas have applied to other diseases, e.g. measles, but are now discouraged by doctors and health services. The rationale behind such parties is that guests exposed to the varicella virus will contract the disease and develop strong and persistent immunity, at an age before disaster is likely particularly from chickenpox or rubella. Such parties are now less common in mainstream communities. They are essentially a revival of primitive, pre-vaccination attempts at inoculation.
The first reference to such a practice is the letter of Lady Montagu to Sarah Chiswell describing the parties people in Istanbul made for the purpose of variolation - an effective technique for gaining immunity to smallpox, which she imported to England.
Pox parties have been portrayed in TV cartoons, including South Park ("Chickenpox") and The Simpsons ("Milhouse of Sand and Fog").
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what sustains me | darkness overcomes you . . .
I’m not sure what kind of relationship is required to justify the term ‘friend‘. There’s a woman I encounter every Sunday and we often exchange greetings. She has a thick European accent of some sort and is rather focussed on her task, so we never talk much, but we have a definite connection. She comes, with her little dog and shopping trolley, to search through the dumpsters behind the green grocer/baker/take-away shops.
I’m not exactly sure what she looks for, but it’s part of the green grocer’s rubbish. On the other hand, I am there to search for discards from the baker. We both avoiding all those chicken carcasses and salad scraps from the take-away shop. You can see her in this picture looking on with a degree of curiosity (or is it suspicion?) as I take a picture of my dumpster. We have an unspoken agreement to mine our own territory and respect the other person’s claim.
I did well yesterday: two wholemeal sourdough loaves (which my older son enjoys), a fruit cob (of which my partner will partake), and a baguette-shaped wholemeal sourdough with sun-dried tomato, which is destined to be my weekend lunches for a couple of weeks.
After retrieving my freegan bread I walked down the road a bit to Dose Espresso.
I budget for two coffee-shop coffees per week, and both of them are usually take-aways from here. Like most cafés, they ask the customer’s name and write it on the lid with the order (always a LB) when they take your order so they can call out to you when the coffee is ready. They quickly learnt both my name and my order, so we’re kind-of friends. They say hello Michael, when I arrive, and the barista will often start on my order when they see me walk in; before I’ve even paid. I have no idea what their names are, nor do I wish to develop any closer relationship with them, but I do very much appreciate the job they do and in my head they’re my ‘friends’.
I uploaded the bread photo today as I was preparing this blog entry and auntysocial commented on it. She’s a ‘friend’ on LiveJournal. Auntysocial and I have never spoken (she lives in Los Angeles, I live in Sydney). I know a little bit about her, though, as I’ve been reading her blog for years. I admire her work and definitely regard her as a real ‘friend’, even though we have a very limited relationship. We’ve both had periods during which we’ve retreated into our own worlds for various reasons, but our connection has remained.
On reflection (and this reflection was prompted, I think, by seeing the movie Still Life yesterday), these connections I have with various people are what sustains and feeds and nourishes me – even more than my freegan bread does.
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O.B., anyone you think is a friend is one! I have a friend who hates that the baristas remember her name and call it out when she walks into her coffee place (near where she works). She thinks it is overly familiar. I don’t drink coffee, and don’t frequent any place with baristas, so alas, no one knows MY name!
Those breads look good! Can’t believe they threw them out. What a waste. Any silly person knows if good bread is stale all you have to do is reheat it to freshen it up. Yum!
I actually have very mixed feelings about barista-type ‘friends’. I prefer to be a bit distant and would be completely happy if they didn’t know my name. Of course there’s always the commercial aspect of the ‘relationship’ – suspected or real. I assume most shop people are friendly to me only to get me back as a customer again. But on the other hand, I can see that if you work in a coffee shop, making hundreds of coffees each day, it might be almost essential for your sanity to try & give the job a bit a depth and meaning by establishing any sort of relationship with the customers.
I’m sure you’re not alone in preferring to be anonymous. Also, it’s obviously part of the commercial aspect of the job that they take names, but as you say, it might also be a sanity measure in order to feel more connected to a deeper part of the job. If you’re a people person, it’s more fun that way. If not, then it’s just an exercise issued by the corporation that you must carry out in order to stay employed! I rarely, if ever, give my name to anyone I buy stuff from, but if I’ve gone in over and over and feel I will continue to do so, I might. It’s not essential to my well being, though. And honestly, if I had to give a name at a coffee place it might make me a bit belligerent, because I’d hate that it was so superficial, which in most cases I’m sure it is.
On the “friend” question, I hope you consider me one. I feel like we are for sure online friends. I check in on your blog frequently and hope very much that things with your mother are settled a bit. It worries me when you don’t post (publicly) for a long time, but I know you make private posts, and hope that is something that you find helpful for yourself.
Yes, Julee, I unequivocally regard you as a friend, who is very much appreciated. It’s a funny world, the world of on-line relationships. When we meet people in the flesh and observe them and their interactions with us and with others we get to know them in many ways, including aspects that they may not be aware that they have revealed – their body language, their tone of voice, their facial expression etc. But with on-line friends only certain aspects are revealed. Most communication is well controlled and very few things ‘just slip out’. It can often take a long time to build up a good picture of what the other person is really like.
I certainly do regard you as a friend, too. I’m auntysocial on live journal, and Laurie Avocado in many other places. I have a new blog– http://evanescent-city.blogspot.com I’ve just started it, looking for local readership. I’m going to try to keep both blogs going. Now that I’m getting the hang of my new computer, I hope to be posting more.
I thought of you just today – a couple of hours ago when I was out on my pre-breakfast stroll around rat-city where I work. I saw a guy wearing a t-shirt with “City of Angels” written on it…”I wonder if he’s met Aunty Social?“, I thought.
Local readership is definitely not me, but I’ll be reading your new blog nonetheless. Not always commenting though….I have to be feeling rather positive about myself to be that bold.
OB, I had a work friend years back, much younger than me. We worked on a help desk together. His ONLY friends, by and large, were online. I couldn’t understand it and thought it was unhealthy. He only ever met men online (he was gay) and once explained to me that his best friends were online, he’d never met most of them, but he felt very close to some of them. Fast forward to just a few years ago, when I began meeting people online through FaceBook, Craig’s List chat rooms, and through WordPress. How differently I feel about online friendships now! I think you are right that these relationships take much longer to unfold. I suspect that’s one reason that for me they’re more successful (of late) than my in-person friendships. I guess I tend to be hard on people (my husband thinks I am). I have too many expectations. Whereas if I read something you (for example) write and don’t completely believe it, I can just laugh, blow it off, and not think too much about it. Weird, huh? It’s definitely funny, the online world. Like a parallel universe, I think.
I agree that the world of on-line friendships is a strange and different one. As perhaps was the case for your gay friend, the risk of rejection and hurt can be better managed. There’s always more distance to begin with and you can very gradually build up the friendship in a very controlled way. And besides, as you said, the greater distance and absence of face-to-face confrontation allows you to just dismiss a person who offends you. For many people, and perhaps I am one of these, closer face-to-face relationships are way too scary.
I’m glad online relationships are an option, even though I didn’t think that years ago. And I know there are people who are not great at having many face-to-face friends (my husband among them) and prefer a little distance to make them feel more comfortable. I used to think I would rather have many friends (in person) and that was so when I was younger. However, as I’ve gotten older and apparently harder on people, the online thing has worked out really well. Since I tend not to socialize as much as I once did, it’s also nice to feel connected to people even when I am not getting together with them in person.
Oh dear, I had my very own rat city this week in the garden. There was a dead one lying on top of the compost bin. Later it was transferred to the lawn, by a fox I suspect, where the maggots quickly got to work. I had to mow round it. You’d have been surprised to see it on my blog! I think I’d have lost a few friends if I had posted a picture of it there. Anyway I felt I could share that here. I thought of you on Friday too when we went up to Cambridge to see our son getting a scholarship. I hope your daughter is happy there.
Your son getting a scholarship! Wow!! Congratulations to him!
I do hope my daughter is happy at Cambridge. Her partner has now joined her, so that’s got to be a bonus, but I don’t hear much about how her work is going. I think she’s too stressed to write.
I’m glad you put a smiley face there. For a moment I thought I had mortally offended you.
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Cape Cod's northernmost city, Provincetown, is about 50-60 nautical miles from Boston, which tied a 100-year-old record with seven days of highs below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. "They are a common species here but offshore", Atlantic White Shark Conservancy shared on Facebook. Wcisel says the shark deaths continue to garner global attention.
The 24-year-old's prolific form garnered interest from top clubs in England after the Belgian global scored 25 goals in 37 league appearances last season. According to Hirst, Moshiri has subsequently said he is "planning to contact Lukaku to try to smooth over the upset created by his comments, claiming that he had not meant to offend the player".
It was also partly frozen in January 2006. Water bodies, including nallahs besides drains were also frozen. Water in the Lake, particularly near the banks was frozen as people woke up this morning. The night temperature in Pahalgam - the famous health resort which also serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra - decreased over four degrees from a low of minus 4 degrees Celsius the previous night to settle at a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius.
The game hit the 30 million player milestone in April 2017, while surpassing 38 million players with over 2 billion games played last month. It recently released for Nintendo Switch, which likely helped to boost the global player-base. They thanked the players and the community for the great news at the start of the new year. Our in-game Tournaments feature is still on track, though we had to delay the initial beta test until early next year.
ET). Dailey was named a finalist for the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Dailey, Rutgers Class of 1982, has helped Auriemma and the Huskies to 11 national championships, six flawless seasons and 45 conference championships (23 regular season, 22 tournaments).
Slevin's appointment is the latest in that overhaul, with Julie Harrington and Stephen Park appointed as chief executive and performance director respectively past year. But Froome has continued to race, and British Cycling chief executive Julie Harrington said: "In terms of the detail, Chris Froome isn't banned and he is available for selection".
Celtic won the race for Morgan's signature for a fee of around £300,000 with the 21-year-old remaining at St. Mirren on loan until the end of the season as they chase promotion and the Championship title. Speaking in this week's Celtic View , Davies praised the young winger after sealing the transfer last week and admitted the club had been interested in the player for a long while.
She says they're looking for a "natural remedy" to combat their ailments. So far, 29 states and Washington, D.C. have approved medical cannabis policies. Lawmakers have discussed cannabis legislation several times in recent years but proposals haven't gained momentum. The proposed legislation will be announced at 11:30 a.m.
London-born Stirzaker was raised in Australia from the age of two and has played a crucial role for the Rebels since starting his career with the Super Rugby side in 2012. "So it is great to be able to bring Nick's quality across". And the new signing can not wait to get started, telling the club website: "I've settled in really well, St Albans is a cool place".
Watford lie 10th after a series of underwhelming results over the past six weeks and, if they were to snap Ndong up for the reported price, would be taking him off Sunderland's hands for £6m less than the Black Cats paid for him 18 months ago.
As will a week as part of a team that includes some pretty impressive Ryder Cup records in the likes of Henrik Stenson, 2016 star Thomas Pieters and the returning Paul Casey. "I really think it will really help to hopefully have a few more events like this and grow the game even more". He probably had a harder time talking to me than I did to him.
The drought comes after the city, which usually gets a lot of rain during winter, experienced lower than desirable rainfall past year. Cape Town's water consumption has remained the same, despite an increase in tourists over the holidays.
Oshoala was emotional with her speech as she told the audience in tears that she was happy to prove a point after many wrote her off for moving from Arsenal to Dalian FC of China. The Falcons are scheduled to play France on April 4 in Paris, but Oshoala maintains that "it is not enough". Oshoala , however, insisted for more games, she said: "It's not about the France game alone, but we need more games like this and we don't have to plead before we get games".
Taking into account the sensitivities around the incident, the FA does not believe Livermore should be subject to any formal action. If the allegation is proven, the individual could be banned from the stadium for life. In the aftermath of the incident, West Brom confirmed that the England global reacted by entering the stands "to confront one spectator who chose to make a comment about the death of his infant son".
California Resources Corporation (NYSE:CRC) has declined 15.53% since January 11, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 14.27% the S&P500. It also upped Vornado Rlty Tr (NYSE:VNO) stake by 8,900 shares and now owns 13,100 shares. 10,743 are owned by Ibm Retirement Fund. 295 are held by Pathstone Family Office.
The Buckeyes move to 13-4 on the season following Sunday's win, but all four losses have come against strong opposition. "When we play teams with such dominant bigs like Nick and (Jaren) Jackson, we usually try to double them, make it as tough as possible, and get the ball out of their hands", Ohio State forward Jae'Sean Tate said.
Will Neymar's celebration be the start of a trend? "Congratulations brother, the best of wishes". He had dedicated the goal to a friend of his, and shared a picture of him juggling a beer on his head. Unai Emery 's charges, who are hoping to win the trophy for the fifth year running, were handed a major boost when opposition goalkeeper Regis Gurtner was sent off in the 34th minute for a foul on Kylian Mbappe .
Of course , McGregor said that this would be a great idea even though he was not convinced that Floyd would win the UFC title. 2018 I may go back to the back pages instead of the front pages again but I have a feeling these journalists now just want me in the obituary pages so we shall see.
King will the fourth British driver to race in the IndyCar Series, alongside Max Chilton, Jack Harvey and Stefan Wilson. Jordan King will drive the No. After having visited the Verizon IndyCar series for the 2016 finale at Sonoma Raceway, King pursued an opportunity across the pond which culminated in today's news.
Furthermore, Georgia allows the second-least passing yards per game in the FBS, something that will be crucial in order to stop Baker Mayfield . The team is as healthy and motivated as it has been all year and has been in this situation before.
The Daily Mail reported on Thursday that Pardew is interested in signing West Ham United's Diafra Sakho , who is available for around £10 million. Ighalo is now playing in China with Changchun Yatai.
It was very important for me. They are two players with status, and I hope they can reach their best form as soon as possible. "I have prepared well and I am anxious to play and do what I need to do, which is to help the team and score goals".
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has also fallen in love with Rahman's behaviour in the most testing times of his careers and feels he is a good and will have no problems putting him on the team. Schalke 04 sporting director Christian Heidel has suggested that Chelsea defender Baba Rahman is keen to return to the club on loan in January.
Nevertheless that's two wins against the presumed best two teams in the Western Conference. Durant had spent his entire career with the team, and there seemed a strong chance he'd re-sign with the Thunder . A year ago boasted Westbrook's solo act. The center - who is averaging 12.8 points and 4.3 rebounds - will be on a minutes restriction. George said he only spoke with Shaw about "fishing" and did not mention the idea of playing for the franchise.
The gauge had lost 263.45 points in the previous three sessions. Intra-day, it hovered between 10,503.60 and 10,429.55. That said, rising oil prices, the dollar's strength in worldwide markets on the back of strong economic data and caution ahead of corporate results from TCS and Infosys scheduled next week may trigger profit taking at higher levels as the session progresses.
He will be eligible for free agency following the 2018 season. Toronto also agreed to deals with outfielder Ezequiel Carrera for $1.9 million and left-hander Aaron Loup for $1,812,500. The Blue Jays spent a good portion of the winter listening to trade offers for Donaldson as they face the decision of whether to send him away while getting value in return or possibly losing him with no compensation as a free agent.
The undersized forward is now riding a seven-game point streak, a stretch which features five goals, six assists and three multipoint outings. LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Vegas Golden Knights signed scoring leader Jonathan Marchessault to a $30 million, six-year contract extension Wednesday, the clearest sign yet that the first-year, first-place organization is going for it.
Jayson Tatum got his chance with the Celtics early on after the team had to endure a potentially season-ending injuries to star forward Gordan Hayward. Selected by with the third overall pick in last June's National Basketball Association draft, Tatum has scored 579 points through his first 41 games which ranks fifth all-time among Celtics rookies.
Bell was one of the few players that was hit with the hated franchise tag heading into the 2017 National Football League season. For Bell, that meant a salary of $12.12 million for this season. "I know what I do and what I bring to the table. "I'm not going out here getting the ball 400 times if I'm not getting what I feel I'm valued at". Retirement seems extreme, but Bell's rationalization to ESPN was that if he sits out 2018, he'd probably be finished entirely.
Just a few weeks after ending her show-stopping run at Las Vegas's Planet Hollywood resort, Britney Spears is reportedly already in talks to return to Vegas in 2019. Many of her fans praised the star's recent uploads. The 36-year-old mom just recently wrapped her Las Vegas residency show was not spotted alongside her possible future husband on the trip, and have not been seen on each others Instagram since January 1st.
Danny Ainge tweeted out a photo of his injured star without his ankle brace on Tuesday. The photo fueled speculation that Hayward could be progressing faster than expected, but coach Brad Stevens said Wednesday that is not the case. "It's great that he's making good strides, but the timelines and those things don't change". Hayward suffered a fractured left ankle just five minutes into his Boston debut on opening night in Cleveland.
Maria Sharapova carried the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup into the Australian Open draw ceremony, much to the disbelief of those watching. "The challenge we always have this week is the Sydney event and the Hobart event". This is set to be another wide-open tournament in the absence of Williams, and Sharapova said she still believes she can be world No. 1. "I certainly hope I can put myself in that position.
Though, when Andersen is at the top of his game, as he has been for the most part this season, he can handle some shots. He also drew a penalty on Connor Brown in overtime that led to the victor. He was named as one of the 100 greatest players in National Hockey League history earlier this year. "I liked our game tonight, they were into it and I thought we deserved a better fate tonight", Habscheid said.
The office does include several agencies, including the National Security Council, the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Office of the President. "Would love to see more". "The data we're now working with was obtained and analyzed to better understand who spreads the abusive imagery, and to show that abusers should have no greater hopes of invisibility than their victims", Stangvik told The Daily Beast .
Entering Tuesday, Rask ranked second with a.923 save percentage and sixth with a 2.13 goals against average among goalies who've played at least 25 games this season. Since losing to the Anaheim Ducks on November 15, the B's are 15-3-2 and Tuukka Rask is now 11-0-1 since his last regulation loss on Nov.26. - The B's are 8-3-0 in their last 11 games against the Islanders.
The type of injury normally takes 4-6 weeks to heal, Moosajee added, nearly certainly ruling Steyn out of the rest of the series against India and putting a question mark over whether he can once again regain full fitness ahead of Australia's tour in March.
The Louisiana legislator overseeing a task force on the TOPS tuition program is recommending a change in how students receive awards. The changes would not affect students now receiving TOPS awards. That award would cover full tuition, but no stipend. That award would cover the cost of tuition and include a $1,500 stipend. Morrish's plan doesn't change TOPS Tech, but it slims down TOPS Opportunity, which is available to those graduating high school with a 2.5 GPA and a 20 on the ACT.
From Liverpool's perspective, this could be huge news if they decide to move in January for a replacement for the recently departed Philippe Coutinho . However, with the Ligue 1 champions losing Bernardo Silva, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Benjamin Mendy and Kylian Mbappe, the club fought tooth and nail to keep hold of their remaining star players.
But he emerged in 2016 to become the team's leading tackler. He finished his junior season with 73 tackles and two interceptions. Harris missed all of the 2017 season after tearing his Achilles in July, and could have won an appeal to play another season.
The Australian Open is much more than just the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year. Second-seeded Federer and No. 14-seeded Djokovic have nearly traded places. Serena Williams isn't quite back on tour, but she says she wants more Grand Slam titles and may be an even better player after becoming a mother.
The recurring character will debut in the show's premiere episode. Cena will also take on hosting duties for the upcoming Kids Choice Awards for the second time . This new voice-acting role is decidedly less friendly since his character Baron Draxum aims to convert all humankind into mutantkind ... unless the title Turtles put a stop to him.
He'll likely be ticketed for a selection on Day 2 of the draft, though a rise up to the first round with a strong evaluating process shouldn't be counted out. According to Ross Dellenger of The Advocate, Guice holds LSU's career yards-per-carry record (6.5) and has the school's single-game rushing record after torching Texas A&M for 285 yards in 2016.
He will go out on loan", the Frenchman stated. Mavropanos has been training with the first-team since his arrival and has impressed onlookers. On January 4 it was announced that he had joined Arsenal for an undisclosed fee. "The first signs he has shown in training are so encouraging that I chose to keep him until May", Wenger said after Arsenal draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, as quoted on Arsenal's official site .
Spencer joined the staff as defensive line coach in 2008 and was elevated to defensive coordinator in 2013. He also added the title of defensive coordinator in 2013. Spencer's 2015 Cowboy defense was among the most disruptive in America, ranking in the top 10 nationally in turnovers gained, defensive touchdowns and quarterback sacks and also ranking among the top 20 nationally in tackles for loss, passes intercepted and fumbles recovered.
We all had a front row seat to the mess that was unfolding. Criss plays serial killer Andrew Cunanan , and the hotly anticipated show revolves around the murder of Gianni Versace . The Versace family have released a second statement criticising the new season of American Crime Story . "I haven't seen (the series) nor will I see it, because after all this time it still hurts to see Gianni represented untruthfully", Donatella told the paper.
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos received the most votes with 588k and is joined in the team by fellow Real team-mates Marcelo, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric. Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard are the only players from the Premier League to feature in the UEFA Team of the year as they make their maiden appearance.
The 27-year-old doesn't want to be part of a rebuilding process like he was with the Chicago Cubs in the early stages of his career, according to The Athletic. Castro's contract has him slated to earn $10 million in 2018, $11 million in 2019 and includes a $16 million option or $1 million buyout for 2020. He was traded to the Yankees in the offseason before the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, and made it within one game of the Fall Classic with NY in 2017.
If you're looking for even more confirmation, albeit also more tenuous, here's Hazard saying that he will "never" leave Chelsea , but given the nature of this exchange and of course Hazard's generally jokey nature, I would put much more stock in the Mirror's story than this mobile phone footage.
Puncheon was only given a yellow card for the poorly executed challenge, and Guardiola beseeched the referees to take better care of the players of the Premiere League - especially since the competition can get very physical majority of the time.
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On this page today I will be listing out the latest tecno phones in Nigeria, their full specifications and prices.
You will agree with me that tecno phones are the most popular and sought after smartphones in Nigeria right now. This is because of their high-quality smartphones made with the latest technologies. One thing I like about Tecno is that they keep up the latest trends and technologies in building their phones. They are the makers of the all-powerful tecno L9 plus which has a robust and long-lasting battery life of 5000 MAh, this battery capacity is enough for people with erratic power supply.
Tecno is a Chinese mobile phone company in Shanghai dedicated to crafting high-quality smartphones with top-notch performance. Tecno Mobile was established In 2006 and was the first dual-sim phone supplier in Africa at large. That is a brief history of Tecno.
Tecno phones are durable. This is because of their strong casings.
About 60% of this latest phones have about 3000mah battery capacity which means longer battery life.
Most of them are built with the latest technologies such as face recognition and fingerprint scanner.
They are sold at pocket-friendly prices.
Those might be one of the search inputs you might have type on Google to reach this page but, it doesn’t matter cos I’m gonna give the full gist right here.
Without wasting much of your time I will be giving you the list of latest tecno phones in Nigeria, their prices and a direct link to where you can purchase them online.
Please do note that these prices vary from one eCommerce store to the other and from one seller to the other so I will be giving you a price range. Also, note that prices fluctuate due to economic changes and the prices stated here may not correspond with the current market price so endeavour to check the current market price on Jumia via the buttons on this post.
I’m also going to give you a direct link to purchase these smartphones for your convenience, so be sure to bookmark or save this post in case you need it when buying or changing your current phone.
Now you are done watching this video let’s talk more about these smartphones, shall we?
This is the latest product from tecno mobile. Recently launched in June 2018, this phone has been making waves in the past months. Spark 2 boasts of a robust 3,500mah battery capacity, 6-inch crystal display & screen size. When it comes to the memory storage it has 1GB RAM and 16GB internal storage, you can as well extend the memory capacity to as high as 16GB. It also has the popular face identification sensor and a fingerprint scanner which is used as a security enhancement. Tecno spark 2 was released in June 2018.
This smartphone was released in may 2018. It features the best technologies like fingerprint ID, 6.0 inch HD touchscreen and most of all 5000mah battery capacity.
Pouvoir 2 is a very nice phone which has similar properties to tecno L9. One thing I like about this smartphone is that it has similar properties with tecno L9 and yet Cheap. You can buy it within the price range of N40,000 – N50,000.
Pouvoir 2 has a 6-inch display HD screen, 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM, fingerprint sensor, 13mp back camera and an 8mp front camera.
The next phone on this list is Pouvoir 1. This is the predecessor of the Pouvoir 2. Just like its successor, it’s built with advanced technologies as well.
Pop 1 will definitely make your life pop! This phone is built with the latest technologies, it has a dual flash, dual sim, and its running on android 7.0 nougat operating system.
This is one of the most powerful phones released from tecno in may 2018. This awesome smartphone has a 3GB RAM and a 16GB ROM. When it comes to battery life this smartphone has an impressive battery capacity of 3,750mah.
And wait! I haven’t told you about the Camera ooo, Camon X has an incredible 16mp rear camera and 20mp front camera WOW!!
When you need a smartphone to take bright pictures you can count on Camon CX. From the name “Camon” you should know we are talking of a good camera. This phone features a camera quality of 13MP back camera and 13MP Front camera.
When we talk of battery life Camon CX has a 3,300mah battery capacity which can last for a talk time of up to 72 hours. It also has an inbuilt 16GB memory and 2GB for storing your files and running your apps and games. Camon CX also supports 4G LTE Network. For me, this smartphone is simply superb.
Remember when I said that when you hear the word “Camon” we are talking of a good camera? Aha! Another better Camon is here, and this time it has more enhancements! Camon X pro was released After its predecessor Camon X. It features an impressive 16MP rear camera and a 24MP front camera. When you snap pictures with this type of camera and post on social media your friends will think you snapped it in an expensive studio LOL.
As if that is not enough, when we talk about the memory capacity of this incredible phone you will be stunned! Camon X pro has an amazing 4GB RAM and 64GB internal memory storage.
Tecno camon Cm was launched in January 2018 and is one of the tecno phones in the camon series that supports up to 4G network and runs on the Android 7.0 nougat. It also has a 13MP (front and back) camera, and a moderate 3000mah battery capacity.
This is among our list of the latest Tecno phones in Nigeria. F2 supports 4G LTE network, runs on the latest Android 8.1 operating system, has an 8GB internal storage and 1GB RAM.
If you are looking for a phone with minimalist features, then tecno F1 is the perfect choice for you. This phone has 2MP front camera, 5MP back camera and 5inch screen display. When it comes to battery and memory capacity, it has a 512MB RAM, 8GB ROM and 2000MAH Battery capacity.
Remember Tecno phantom 8? It was released in October 2017. This is one of the most powerful smartphones produced by tecno mobile. It features a 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM internal memory. It also has a bright 12MP + 13MP Rear camera and a 20MP front camera. I myself I’m thrilled by what this phone can do, I don’t know about you?
If you have been reading reviews about some tecno phones recently then you will know this smartphone is a blockbuster when it comes to battery capacity. Tecno L9 has an incredible battery capacity of 5000mah.
Tecno L9 plus was launched after its predecessor L9. More modifications were made to the RAM, battery capacity, rear camera and screen size. L9 plus has a robust battery life, 13mp back camera, 2GB RAM and a 6.0 screen display.
This smartphone was released in April 2017, after that tecno decided to add some more enhancement to it which now gave birth to tecno L9 plus.
W5 was released after tecno w4 and tecno w3. It has better features like 13mp rear camera, 16Gb internal storage and Fingerprint scanner. Though W5 was launched in mid-2016 it still made it to the list of the latest tecno phones.
When choosing a smartphone there are things you should consider in order to avoid stories that touch. Buying a smartphone is an investment you should make carefully when necessary precautions are not taken things may fall apart.
You can agree with me that your smartphone is an integral part of your life right now that you can’t do without. With your phone you make calls to your loved ones, schedule business meetings, call your customers, and have fun on social media.
Specification: When I specifications here I mean the required features you want your smartphone to have. I mean specification that will solve your unique needs. Let’s say, for example, You live in an area with an erratic power supply then you should consider going for one of the tecno phones in the L-series because of their robust battery capacity. And if you love taking clear & nice pictures for posting on social media then going for one of the smartphones in the Camon-Series is definitely a good idea, why? Because of their quality cameras.
Price: when buying a phone for yourself choose one that fits perfectly into your budget. Don’t over-spend, don’t be extravagant.
Check online reviews & ratings: You Know an online review for a product with an at least 4.5-star rating and a review from 20 different customers can’t be false. To ensure that you are buying a quality tecno phone that will suit your needs, buy one with a good customer review.
Availability of spare parts: when buying one of these latest tecno phones Please ensure that its abundant in the market. Why am I saying this? This is to ensure that its spare parts will be rampant and readily available in a case when your phone get spoilt. I know you want to be unique but, don’t go for smartphones that few people use unless you can afford the dangers. I myself have made that gruesome mistake when I bought a Samsung tablet in 2017. And you know what? When the touchpad spoiled I had to travel far and wide looking for where to buy another one, and finally, when I found it it was very expensive than usual.So what am I insinuating? Go for phones that are abundant in the market.
Now we have done our best to present you with the latest tecno phones in Nigeria 2018, a description of these devices to give you a better view in case if you plan to make a purchase soon. I have also listed out the price ranges of the prices to learn how much it will cost to get them. And I believe I have done a Good Job by linking you directly to this phones to check their current prices.
Now it’s your turn. Is there a smartphone that is supposed to be on this list that I forgot to mention? Tell me about them let me include them in this list asap. Do you have a question? Ask them in the comments.
nice info what about wx4?
There is a wide range of Tecno products to choose from. In other words, there is a Tecno device for everyone.
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We will begin by going through many of the most common beneficiary designations, show how they should look and point out some of the issues that can occur.
All privacy is lost. The deceased estate is a matter of public record and by allowing insurance proceeds to flow into the estate anyone who cares to look can see what was left by the deceased. We can all think of instances where an insured may not want the size of the benefit nor the beneficiary known to the public, or even other family members. As long as there is a named beneficiary, privacy is kept intact.
Potential creditor proofing may be lost. For a policy to have the highest chance of successful creditor protection, it must have an individual person as owner and an individual(s) in the preferred beneficiary class named as beneficiary. As an aside, the preferred beneficiary class includes husband, children, grandchildren, mother, father or adopting parents of insured, wife, adopted children and children of adopted children.
Probate and legal fees become payable. If insurance proceeds are paid into the estate they now become subject to probate and legal fees. Combined, these two fees may account for up to 1.5 % of the value of the estate. One can easily see these fees may become significant in any medium to large size estate.
Timing of payout. Even a small simple estate takes time to go through the probate and legal process. The time spent with lawyers and the courts is magnified many times as the size of the estate grows.
I personally cannot think of many situations where having the estate named as beneficiary is the optimal choice. Even for individuals without any immediate heirs should find someone or something i.e. a church or a favorite charity as the beneficiary.
Single person designation. A single individual beneficiary designation should contain the beneficiary’s full legal name and MUST be kept current. The same is true if the beneficiary is a legal entity such as the insured’s corporation. The designation must clearly identify the company by its full legal name. There are cases when a company promotes itself under one name but its true legal name is another. For example the legal name may be ABCXYZ Corporation doing business as (Friends Pizza). If the legal name is not used for the beneficiary designation the payout of the death benefit will be unduly delayed. It should be noted that almost any person or business can be named as a beneficiary. However if the selection is not appropriate, example a minor child, the payout again will be stalled. If there is not a beneficiary designation, the insurance proceeds get paid to the insured’s estate.
Contingent beneficiary. It is almost always recommended, particularly when dealing with individuals, to have a contingent beneficiary named. By definition the word contingent means likely but not certain to happen. If the primary beneficiary is no longer alive then the proceeds still have a designated place to go.
Multiple beneficiaries. There are many instances, particularly with an individual person as insured, that more than one person is the desired beneficiary. Take the example of a single parent with several children, the insured wishes the proceeds to be divided amongst the children. It must be noted that the proceeds need not be divided equally. When listing multiple beneficiaries, it is essential that each single beneficiary be assigned a percentage of the death benefit. Example: Son A 40%, Son B 40%, and Son C 20%. The reason for stating percentages of the death benefit instead of fixed dollar amounts is the size of the benefit may vary over time if you consider a universal life, a whole life policy or even a segregated fund. All create proceeds at death with a tendency to change over time. At the risk of stating the obvious, the percentages must equal 100%. A potential problem arises if one or more of the primary beneficiaries are deceased. In this case with a deceased beneficiary, the proceeds are then divided pro rata amongst the survivors. Some carriers allow the option that if one beneficiary predeceases the insured his/her portion can revert to the insured’s estate. The example of multiple beneficiaries highlights why staying in touch with clients and keeping beneficiary designation current is critical.
It is possible in the case of multiple beneficiaries to have contingent beneficiaries for one or more of the primary beneficiaries. Look at the example above with Son A, Son B and Son C. The designations could look like 40% Son A, or to spouse of Son A if deceased, 40% to Son B or to 3 adult children equally if Son B deceased, and 20% to Son C or to SPCA if Son C deceased.
In Trust For. In certain cases we see ITF designation (in trust for) particularly in reference to minor children. For example, a divorced individual with a child from his first marriage may designate the beneficiaries as follow: proceeds go to (brother) ITF for son. The thought behind the ITF designation is that the funds will be “looked after” by a trusted individual on behalf of the beneficiary. There are however certain drawbacks that go along with an ITF designation. First, the ITF designation does not take into account the possibility that the trustee may be deceased or unable or unwilling to act as trustee. In this case the insurance proceeds are paid to the provincial public trustee to be managed under the government very restrictive guidelines.
Secondly, there is no guidance provided to the trustee as to where the money can be invested nor how is it to be spent. Generally, it is accepted that the trustee will spend money only on the care, comfort, education and betterment of the child. This understanding is not carved in stone and gives the trustee a great degree of latitude as to where the money can be spent. For example, if the trustee decides the child would be better off with a new sports car no one is there to stop him. With no direction as to where the funds can be invested, the trustee could potentially invest in newly issued penny stock with the expectation of making millions. If however, the stock does not perform to the promoter’s representations (imagine that) the child could be left with nothing.
Next, when the child reaches the age of majority he/she is permitted to go to the trustee and demand their share of the proceeds. Most people would not be happy with the idea of their 18 or 19 year old child receiving a large amount of cash. Along the same lines, an ITF designation gives no guidance to the trustee as to how the funds should be distributed and when. For the proceeds of a policy to be managed effectively, a formal trust agreement should be drawn up. This will insure investment guidelines are set, distribution guidelines are set, and the final dissolving of the trust is set. For smaller estates, people still may wish to use the ITF designation but great care must be taken in the selection of the trustee and keeping the trustee designation current.
Irrevocable beneficiaries (IB). Many of us are familiar with the term IB, but in my experience the IB designation does not provide as much security for the named beneficiary as many people suspect. Many people are under the mistaken impression that an IB designation means the beneficiary is notified before any changes are made to a policy. This is in fact not true. The beneficiary designation on a policy cannot be changed without the IB’s written permission. After that, the security of the IB designation mostly stops. An insured can reduce the face amount of a policy, change the investment options on a policy, or even stop paying premiums and the IB is not notified. Only after a policy has lapsed is the IB notified. Now the IB must go to the process of trying, if possible, to get the policy re-instated.
For the most part, our carriers are pretty good at making sure the beneficiary designations they receive conform to accepted standards. If for some reason a beneficiary designation is unclear, the proceeds may get held up at the insurer level until the matter is resolved. There are very rare instances, but more and more in our increasingly litigious society, where a beneficiary designation may be contested. The most usual case of a beneficiary designation being contested is when an individual feels they have been unjustly left out, or the share they have been allocated is not appropriate. In these cases the proceeds are either held by the insurer or paid to a public trustee and the matter goes to court for a judge to unravel. This is a very complex area of law and far beyond the scope of this blog.
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2019-04-23T22:26:38Z
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http://wescaninsurance.ca/beneficiary-designations-a-quick-and-easy-way-to-make-a-big-difference/
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In 2003 the Getty Museum acquired Titian’s 1533 portrait of the Neapolitan commander Alfonso d’Avalos, Marchese del Vasto, from a French collection, touting it as one of the most important works now housed at the Getty.
On the Getty’s website is a press release regarding the acquisition, and the institution’s planned cleaning of the portrait, which reads: Upon its arrival at the Museum, the painting will be installed in the North Pavilion until the end of February. It will then be temporarily removed from public view for study and minor conservation. Despite its age, the picture survives in remarkable condition. After cleaning and revarnishing by the Getty’s expert staff of paintings conservators, the painting will be placed on permanent display.
Besides the troubling comment regarding the planned restoration despite its “remarkable condition” and the plans to revarnish the work, there is also a history of the Getty’s treatment of objects to be considered. The two other Titian paintings owned by the Getty (Venus and Adonis, restored 1995; and Penitent Magdalene) reveal heavy workshop participation, and hence are not particularly helpful in terms of a comparison with the Alfonso portrait. The Getty’s conservation institute has, however, participated in the restoration of other Titians and Venetian Renaissance paintings. As part of their “Conservation Partnerships” program, the Getty restores works from other museums in exchange for the opportunity to exhibit them upon their completion, with the lending institution only responsible for shipping and insurance costs. The results of the previous restorations carried out by the Getty have been disastrous. A before and after image of Titian’s Portrait of Cristoforo Madruzzo (Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil) reveal a flattening of form and loss of the artist’s subtle modeling [see photo gallery for images]. An earlier Venetian painting, Giorgione’s Portrait of a Man from the San Diego Museum of Art was similarly restored by the Conservation Institute, the results of which can be viewed on the San Diego Museum’s website, which is linked below.
Given the visual evidence regarding the Getty’s previous efforts, and the outright acknowledgment of the fine state of the work, the only justifications for the restoration of Titian’s Portrait of Alfonso d’Avalos are those that the Getty uses to promote its conservation program: Restorations are often associated with “exhibitions or lead to publications of important new findings in exhibition catalogues and scholarly journals”. Thus, interventions are undertaken purely as a matter of “scientific” discovery and to promote the public relations and academic pursuits of the institution, and not because of any necessity evidenced by the state of the work. Titian’s portrait should be spared the Getty’s harmful policy of restoration for restoration’s sake.
On February 20-21, 2004, the Rome University “La Sapienza” held a two day workshop on current restoration practices, Il corpo dello stile. Cultura e lettura del restauro nelle esperienze contemporanee, dedicated to Michele Cordaro, student and follower of Cesare Brandi and later director of the famous Italian Istituto Centrale del Restauro in Rome.
The first day was devoted to restoration as the recovery of an image (in either painting, sculpture or architecture). The second day was devoted to the history of restoration and new technologies.
Some professors, like Maria Andaloro (University of Tuscia), Caterina Bon Valsassina (Istituto Centrale del Restauro) and especially Mette Moltesen (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek of Copenhagen), focused on restoration as a means of recovering of the exact original image. Prof. Andaloro discussed reversible reintegration as the best approach for art restoration. She said, quoting Michele Cordaro (who was influenced by Cesare Brandi’s theories), that a good restoration has to operate on the artwork’s materials, while maintaining as much of its meanings as possible (such as iconographical, historical and, actually, cultural values). I think that to separate significante (container) and significato (contents) is quite strange. In fact, an artwork is principally an object and not a mere image, and material is a fundamental aspect of its cultural relevance. Michelangelo, for example, carved his slaves from Carrara marble and not from wood or cheese; the artist visited the marble quarries to choose blocks and the material is absolutely necessary to understand and appreciate Buonarroti’s aesthetic ideas. If one were to subscribe to this point of view than one would have to see no cultural and aesthetic difference between a picture of the Duccio’s Maestà and the huge, heavy altarpiece, carved and painted in wood, glue, chalk, gold, egg tempera and subtle varnishes.
Many speakers proclaimed the goal of art restoration as the recovery of the original aesthetic impact of an artwork. As an example, Marco Ciatti of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure of Florence, spoke about the great Coronation of the Virgin by Lorenzo Monaco at the Uffizi. A baroque musician angel was painted on the centre, replacing the original one, that was lost. In 1880, when the painting was placed at the Uffizi, Ettore Franchi erased this 17th-century angel, putting a grey shadowy silhouette in its place. The Opificio delle Pietre Dure decided to attach a removable panel with a musician angel painted in Monaco’s style over the Franchi’s earlier restoration. In that way, it is possible to represent the original aesthetic appearance of the altarpiece, while maintaining the historical restoration as a document.
The importance of the observer’s glance was also addressed by doctor Mette Moltesen. She spoke about the latest restorations of classical sculptures in the Carlsberg Glyptotek, and in particularly about the so-called Sciarra Amazon. She showed how the lost parts of this Roman sculpture were moved, replaced and changed during the years, changing the statue’s pose. This happened in order to follow mainly aesthetic – and not philological – demands. Prof. Moltesen plainly spoke about “faking fragments” to make an object more pleasing for the museum visitors, highlighting that people (and their money) influence both art history and restoration.
Only Prof. Giovanni Romano (University of Turin), talked about – and praised – Mrs. Brambilla’s work on Leonardo’s Cenacolo, underscoring the real danger of “accanimento terapeutico” (aggressive therapy) on artworks. An artwork – like a sick person – has rights that art historians and especially restorers have to consider. Prof. Romano also focused on the importance of considering documents and contemporary sources for a proper vision of the artwork, as a means of recovering the period glance. Actually, for Prof. Romano there are no immovable rules for restoration, but rather each artwork gives the rules for its own restoration.
The second day was devoted to introducing the huge ResI (REStauratori Italiani) project. This interesting project was born in March 1995, during a workshop about Giovanni Secco Suardo in Bergamo. Prof. Marisa Dalai Emiliani (University of Rome, “La Sapienza”) promoted an Italian restorers’ database and biographical dictionary from 1750 to 1950. Thanks to financial support from many banks and institutions, a specific data system was created and the ResI project started. Today, teams of young students (art historians, archivists and DP experts) from the universities of Rome, Siena, Turin, Pisa and Udine – under the direction of Prof. Giuseppe Basile (Istituto Centrale del Restauro) and the supervision of professors Orietta Rossi Pinelli, Bernardina Sani, Michela di Macco, Clara Baracchini and Donata Levi – are at work to record information about Italian restorers and their works for the ResI program. Finally, all the ResI information will be available on the internet beginning this year. This is an important cultural initiative to improve our knowledge of restoration in Italy and its methods… and also to further understand its many errors.
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2019-04-26T02:43:36Z
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https://www.artwatchinternational.org/2004/02/
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Moore, who heads the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and has been relatively quiet since the election, declined to comment for this article. Page declined to discuss the plan for Monday’s meeting, but he indicated that he would not rule out the possibility that he could ask Moore to resign. He said he hopes Moore and his opposition will agree to pursue efforts toward reconciliation.
This is both not surprising and stunning. It’s not surprising, because the old-guard conservatives in the SBC have had it out for Moore over his criticism of Donald Trump and Evangelical support for him. After the Trump victory, Moore’s job status has been up in the air. Judging from the Post story, it could all be coming to a head today in the meeting with Frank Page.
What’s stunning about this is the blow Moore’s firing, if it comes to that, will be to Southern Baptist credibility and witness. I’ve made no secret of my admiration for Russell Moore, whom I also consider a personal friend (I have not talked to him since reading the Post story). He’s a theological and social conservative in a new mold, and whether or not I agree with him on specific policy positions, I believe he is a model for Christian conservative public engagement. If the Southern Baptist Convention removes him from the presidency of the ERLC, it will signal a dramatic win for the old-guard Religious Right within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. It will also spark the biggest war within the Southern Baptist Convention since the 1990s fight between conservatives and liberals.
I had read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and its sequels as a child, and found something solid there. As the other Inklings knew, the Narnia series wasn’t great literature or a carefully constructed myth such as Middle Earth was. My experience was similar to that of science fiction writer Neil Gaiman: “The weird thing about the Narnia books for me was that mostly they seemed true,” as if they “were reports from a real place.” So when, in the middle of my spiritual crisis, I saw the name C. S. Lewis on the spine of a book called Mere Christianity, I was willing to give him a chance—and he saved my life. Mere Christianity is not the City of God or the Summa Theologica or the Institutes of the Christian Religion. It didn’t need to be. All I needed was for this drinking, smoking, probably dancing and card-playing man on another continent to tell me the truth, to point me to a broad, bustling Church that took serious questions seriously and could be traced all the way back to an empty hole in the ground in the Middle East.
Most faiths that persist are tested and questioned and tempted along the way. But for me, the question was whether I was a beloved son or a cosmic orphan. It seems to me that my spiritual crisis is similar to a larger one that threatens to engulf religious conservatism in America. The religious right—whether we trace it to the school prayer skirmishes of the 1960s or the segregation academy controversies of the 1970s or the response to Roe v. Wade and the sexual revolution—was always a multifaceted coalition. After all, Jerry Falwell adopted Paul Weyrich’s language of a “moral majority” because the movement encompassed not just born-again Protestants but also many traditional Roman Catholics and Latter-day Saints and Orthodox Jews. But while the movement was in many ways informed by sources such as John Paul II’s theology of the body and Richard John Neuhaus’s The Naked Public Square, the entrepreneurial energy almost always came from Evangelical Protestantism. For that and other reasons, American Evangelicalism is enmeshed with the religious right psychologically, institutionally, and in terms of reputation in ways the Catholic bishops, the Mormon apostles, and Orthodox rabbis just aren’t.
The fate of religious conservatism is important, though, and not merely for its own sake. Ross Douthat is quite right that America—left and right—needs a strong religious conservative movement. The religious right, at its best, modeled the kind of civic engagement and civil society that James Madison and Alexander Hamilton wanted for this country. At its best, the religious right reminded all of us that there are realities more important than political or economic success; that we are a nation under God, one that can be weighed in the balance and found wanting. At its best, the religious right kept the focus on a vulnerable minority that easily becomes invisible to those with power: unborn children. Douthat is correct that without some form of religious right, the space left behind can all too easily be filled by European-style ethno-nationalism or Nietzschean social Darwinism. The religious right must, in some form, be saved. But how and in what form? That question, of course, brings us to the 2016 presidential election.
We know how that turned out. And we now see that that result could have serious consequences for Russell Moore. Read the entire lecture, and you will be able to understand the battle lines within the Southern Baptist Convention — if Moore is fired, that is. There are a lot of younger Southern Baptists who are not willing to return to the Republican Party at Prayer mode of public engagement. I hope the SBC leadership pulls back. This conflict, and its resolution, will have a serious impact beyond the SBC. It will determine the future of Christian conservatism in America.
Posted in Christianity, Culture war, All Things Trump. Tagged Christianity, conservatism, Russell Moore, Southern Baptist Convention.
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Even if you voted for Trump, for whatever your reasons, playing the doxxing game is as bad whether you’re SJW or SBC.
I don’t appreciate being blacklisted, and I’m not going to support doing it to anyone because he had trouble with voting for the President and outlined the reasons why, especially to a person with the theological integrity of a Russell Moore.
Not wrong, but nuts, so dismiss them.
Remember this when people (e.g. RHE) dismiss you as a bigot or whatever, and don’t bother engaging with your ideas.
If you want to pretend that to be a Southern Baptist, you first have to be a rock-ribbed Republican, and a flag-waving, gun displaying Son of the Confederacy with faith in Christ optional or even out of the question, then you might think so. But that’s nuts.
To Mr Wells and others: I’m sure that Southern Baptists are glad to be shown the way to repentance for their true sins (as defined by the Bible). But being told that you’re a bad person because you want control of the borders (‘cuz after all, Jesus was an immigrant) is silly, that’s liberal Christian stuff.
That is one powerful lecture.
Will Stephens, thank you so much for pointing out the Janet Mefferd article.
She makes a great case for why Russel Moore is what we need. Whoever she is, she’s a great example of all the worst aspects of the religious right. Moore is theologically conservative and if you take the Bible seriously you won’t fit into the American right/left spectrum.
It is silly to think that this is about Moore not liking Trump or about Trump’s “cult of personality.” Moore’s position on immigration made him very disliked by most evangelicals long before Trump was considered as a presidential candidate. I know you are aware of this, because several of us have been bringing it up since at least 2013.
The fact of the matter is, the schism between Moore and many rank-and-file Baptists was already underway before Trump came onto the scene, and to the extent that people were offended by his revulsion to Trump, it was because they saw Trump as being on their side on this existential issue, and Moore as being on the other side. That is, they had reason to dismiss Moore’s views beyond his mere disapproval of their candidate.
Except that Moore also spoke out against Trump on issues regarding immigration and Islam, and Moore has already staked out a position that it is borderline heretical to have restrictionist views on immigration, and he offers no sympathy to, or desire to understand, those who disagree. That is going to color people’s perception of any criticism he gives Trump.
Fosdick denied essential teachings of the Christian faith such as the virgin birth. Moore has done nothing of the sort. Equating Moore’s political views on immigration to the rank heresy of Fosdick is either a gross and unfair exaggeration or is a form of idolatry e.g. elevating views on immigration to the same level as key Christian doctrines.
While this comparison with Fosdick is probably the worst example, most of the criticism of Moore on this thread illustrates why even if the SBC old guard manages to fire him, as one person has said, they will win the battle, but not the war. The fact of the matter is that most young pastors coming out of SBC seminaries today, as well as most active young lay people, see men such as Al Mohler, Russell Moore and David Platt as role models. This means they are a lot more interested in the SBC proclaiming the Gospel than being the Republican party at prayer. The people out to fire Moore have little appeal to doctrinally conservative young people in the SBC. The may well manage to fire Moore, but doing so will hardly help turn their current situation around.
Wrong. Moore was pointed in his condemnation of Trump’s stances on immigration primarily, along with foreign affairs.
Moore is being retained. He’s a good man who unwisely engaged in personal criticism on social media and elsewhere of denominational pastors. Hopefully he will learn from this and be a bit more respectful of his fellow Baptists going forward. Judicious criticism isn’t as much fun to read as scorched earth rhetoric, but it tends to convince more people and make less enemies.
If they fire him, I lose all respect for the Baptist Church.
Russell Moore is a mountebank and an appeaser. If Southern Baptists have any self-respect left, they will stop paying this narcissist to trash the very people who pay his salary in the pages of the New York Times.
I am a deacon in a tiny, irrelevant, SBC church. In a congregational meeting last July/August (or so), I had to help walk people back from the edge of going independent. It had nothing to do with black/white racism (not enough local diversity to even be a topic of discussion), nothing to do with Trump (not mentioned, even though 90% likely voted for him). It was about open borders, and the use of tithes that might help Muslims defend themselves in 1st amendment cases. They want their tithes going to Christian orgs or mission fields. They want to support their own religion, directly. They don’t like their own leader calling them racist (they’re not), and they don’t like…his politics. His ‘gospel centered’ approach is very political. The 1st amendment is about American politics. It isn’t found in the gospel. Open borders is about American politics. That policy preference isn’t outlined in the gospel. And those things are key elements of his platform.
His supporters do themselves a disservice by refusing to listen to these legitimate complaints. This is a first-hand account, and it is not atypical (just read this comment board). The unwillingness to listen is not that different from what happened in the GOP primary with guys like Jeb and Rubio. And by failing to listen to legitimate complaints (as they did), Moore and his followers will find themselves shown the door (as they were). Which is a shame, because he’s not all bad.
Now, he may not be willing to alter his politics, which is fine. But he should just admit that his politics are just as important to him as the politics of the old guard was to them. And, he should admit his politics are just as tenuously derived from the gospel itself, as were their own. He is human, just as they were. He only harms himself by claiming otherwise.
Seems to me that Moore is just a political as those he condemns*, its just that he is, as someone says above a good-thinker (oh, I get the phrase was ‘right thinking’).
‘Mere Christianity’ says nothing about immigration (the HF fled to Egypt, but then went home!). It says nothing about gun control (in fact, Jesus orders his guys to get weapons). It doesn’t even say anything about religious tolerance — ritual tolerance perhaps (the Kosher vs. non-Kosher factions), but not religious tolerance.
So Moore may think his is on the side of the angels. But he is just as political as they are.
*Aren’t Xians supposed to avoid judging others?
Well, immigration is a mere secular issue.
The most painful of the persecution that Christians will have to endure will not come from non-Christians but from their fellow Christians.
I won’t compare Moore to someone who is a heretic (or tolerates heresy) like Fosdick, nor would I call him a “total progressive.” I also do not know whether he actually is “liberal on everything else” and do not think he ought to be let go on that basis.
My problem with Russell Moore is that he is using his position to advocate for a position that I think is wrong and destructive. If he emphasized “this is my personal opinion and I am not representing the SBC on this” that would be one thing, but he seems to be presenting his position on immigration as if it is the Southern Baptist position.
I don’t want him excommunicated. At the same time, I do not want Russell Moore in a position where he is seen as a public representative of the SBC.
Rod Dreher is a personal friend of Russell Moore. As such, he is incapable of approaching this issue impartially.
The backlash against Moore long pre-dates Trump’s presidential campaign. Moore incorrectly insists that Christians *must* support the establishment’s policy (invade-the-world/invite-the-world). Moore’s position is unscriptural heresy.
Rod, you cold not be more incorrct. Baby faced rusty’s job is to REPRESENT Southen Baptists to the world. Every time I see him on TV or read his quoted in newspapers he is giving the left wing media attacking points against us. Its like the Urban League hiring David Duke to represent them to the media. What organization has a spokesperson that attacks its members? Why should we put money in the collection plate on Sunday to pay for his salary to trash us in the media? You are wrong and Russell Moore has to go. YESTERDAY!
This is a very valid comment/criticism, thank you. But this is another reason I oppose RM. As someone else here commented, he practically worked for the Rubio campaign. You remember Rubio, right? The ultimate neocon warmonger.
Leaving aside the immigration issue aside, if one accepts Rod’s view that religious liberty is dying seriously, to argue that “1st amendment is about American politics” is myopic, at best. If true believers are a tiny minority, or destined to become one, then defending even tinier minorities when they still they have have the power to do so seems like a strategically necessary move. And one could even argue that if the rank and file can’t see the logic in that stance- than it’s the leadership’s job to do the right strategic thing. Let’s phrase is simply: if religious liberty struggles are the most important thing on the political arena of orthodox Christians, how can they engage in them while supporting restrictions on mosque construction, and not be laughed out the room?
I like Dr. Moore and I hope he keeps his job.
In terms of his critics, I think there are two camps. There’s the camp that wants to support Donald Trump no matter what and firm lash the Southern Baptist Convention to the mast of the Republican Party, in order to protect religious liberty and the unborn. I think they’re ridiculous, because it reduces your moral credibility to excuse Trump’s personal failings, but more importantly because you want to put yourself in a position where a politician has to earn your vote. We all know the type of D.C. Republicans who snicker at religious conservatives but don’t have to bat an eye to earn their vote. You don’t want to give those people the whip hand.
The other camp are the people who don’t like Moore’s positions on immigration, race relations, an ecumenical understanding of religious liberty, etc. I think there’s some legitimate criticism there. It’s not that Moore is wrong for tackling those issues, it’s that I think some of his answers have been just as simplistic as those on the left.
He does have a point, but my question is, what would Dr. Moore’s reaction be if I got up as a SBC pastor and said Yes, we know that African-Americans are disproportionately subjected to police overreach, and that must change. But we also know that the rate of family breakdown in the African-American community not only has left many black children without fathers, but has also increased crime and thus increased exposure black individuals face to the bad things some police officers do. That must also change.?
That’s a legitimate issue which we know feeds the racial disparity. But I know what the response would be from the Michael Eric Dysons of the world would be: You’re racist! You’re blaming the victim! Would that be Moore’s response? Because if it is, you’re not treating this with the seriousness and nuance that the issue deserves, and you’re not putting all the issues on the table. But my gut feeling is that these are issues Moore doesn’t want to bring up, because they may be “lacking in empathy” and that wouldn’t be “the Christian thing to do.” Part of that gut feeling is based on the fact that I haven’t heard Moore himself talk much about this when he brings up the issue of race.
My sense is that in Moore’s attempt to bring these issues into the fold, there may be some unease within the SBC in a way that people may not be able to articulate, but they’re at unease because with these issues comes some liberal assumptions that they recoil at. And if Moore is going to bring these issues into the fold, he has to do it in a way that encourages honest discourse, not PC discourse that doesn’t really address anything.
“appeaser”, one of the most ridiculous go-to slurs out there. I’d say he is standing up to the majority view in his denomination on issues where he feels they are being unbiblical. Whether he is right or wrong, what he is doing is principled. I guess it would be more macho to conform with conservative inc.
Also, it is true that Moore is guilty of conflating support for Trump with endorsing Trump’s behavior.
Good example of that: http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/10/10/the-lead-trumps-comments-russell-moore.cnn.
I take the point that as an evangelical leader, putting your name to Trump and calling him a “baby Christian” is ridiculous. But if a Christian leader went out there and said, “Look, Donald Trump is a cad and not at all a Christian, but either Hillary or Donald will be President, and the Supreme Court is at stake,” I doubt Moore would have thought much of that. In fact, that was Eric Metaxas’ argument, and he was attacked for it, including by you Rod.
And I’m not defending Trump by the way. In the end, I couldn’t vote for him. But there was a rational defense for a devout Christian voting for Trump, but Moore seemed to discount that as borderline un-Christian, and I think resentment over that posture is legitimate.
This reveals basic lack of familiarity with scripture and the inability to read in context. Perhaps it’s inevitable that those with a prior uninformed agenda will search scripture for single verse that can be wrested from the whole, in order to cite proof texts for their own human bugaboos. This is the essence of how the devil is said to recite scripture in his own favor against God. Twisting the meaning of others’ words has a long pedigree that reaches back to the original rebellion.
What is true, is that where your treasure lies, is where your heart is also. If your heart is set upon the world’s treasures, then the means that will be needed to defend it will sometimes be the world’s ways of violence, also often used to obtain that wealth. It seems that before Jesus went to the garden, that the disciples discovered a sword among their effects. It’s not known who actually owned it, but there was one of them who wasn’t there. That was the disciple who found thirty pieces of silver more attractive than a heart set upon the Lord. Jesus tells them, “Enough,” hardly calling them to arms. But it seems that for Peter, an object lesson as to how the Kingdom is to spread is in order. Later when Jesus is to be taken, without waiting for consent, on his own Peter slices the ear of a centurion. Our Lord’s response? An order to Peter to put up his sword – the one he had assumed ownership of. And then the power of persuasion by miracle – healing the soldier, returning only good for evil. What lesson do you think Peter was to take from this – and what lesson did the soldier himself take from it?
Jesus explains later to Pilate the nature of his Kingdom, and that it is not established by force of arms, for if it were, he would have ordered it. It is the revolutionary Barrabas that the crowd demands freed, instead of Jesus, to Pilate’s chagrin.
No, Jesus did not order his guys to stock up on the weapons of violence. It’s clear that if earthly treasure is your priority, though, then you will necessarily defend that using the same means associated with accumulating it. Is that where our treasure lies?
As an outsider, I find Isadore the Farmer’s position a valid argument for a member of a church, or a local congregation to make, about the institutions of the church itself. I am a big fan of the body of First Amendment jurisprudence called “church autonomy in matters of faith and doctrine.” It doesn’t matter whether I agree with Isadore, or his fellow congregants, its their church, not mine.
The unfortunate thing, for churches such as Isadore’s, is that SOME of the arguments being made against Moore ARE racist or pro-Trump. I take his word that his own are not. No doubt some of Moore’s defenders are refusing to listen to these legitimate complaints. But what’s necessary to find some semblance of the truth is to sort out that some illegitimate arguments don’t make all pro or con arguments equally illegitimate.
That said, I note that while a church might wish to keep its tithes and offerings in mission work for its own faith, a church might also find some merit in defending the First Amendment, on principle. It may benefit that church, even if the current cases in the courts have members of other faiths as plaintiffs. Muslims and Jews in Germany suddenly found they had much in common when secular German politicians proposed that if female genital mutilation was banned, then perforce male circumcision should be banned also. (Both faiths circumcise males. Neither mandates mutilation of females — although most, not all, the practitioners of the latter tend to be in areas that are now Muslim).
So he should shut up and not speak about the glaring hypocrisy that undermines the integrity of the Church. Riiiiight. How about this? Tolerate that he has a different opinion and move on with your lives. If people have other complaints, which I see from comments above that there are, then that is a different issue.
That a church leader can’t do other than pander to some members’ politics and isn’t allowed to disturb anyone’s comfort, is the day that denomination heads towards perdition.
That has happened in churches that allowed themselves to be captured by either the politics of the left or the right, instead of speaking truth to power.
I am going to go out on a limb here and say that the important part of Alan’s description is disdains the common folk, not the social status or salary per se. His status and salary are relevant largely because they suggest that can insulate himself from the problems that the common folk worry about. Preaching that love should cause us to be okay with bringing in hundreds of third-world immigrants means a little bit less from someone who can afford to live in a high-price community.
As someone else here commented, he practically worked for the Rubio campaign.
I think that is an important point; it’s not that people oppose Moore because they want the SBC to be the Republican Party at prayer and he does not, it’s that they see him as fine with the SBC being the Republican Party at prayer as long as it is the party of Bush and Rubio.
Except that he isn’t a church leader in the pastoral sense. His position is an explicitly political one, so how he stands on political issues is quite relevant. If he were an expositional preacher, an apologetics scholar, or a missions co-ordinator, this would not be relevant. But he is there to deal with political issues facing the church, so his political positions matter.
Moreover, as others have pointed out, he is not particularly understanding toward the concerns of people who disagree with him. He simply dismisses them and their concerns, rather than addressing them and then saying why he thinks that they are wrong.
Great…so you agree he is deeply engaged in tactics and strategy that are political, by their very nature. Now, please talk Moore into admitting this about himself, and the grounds for a productive discussion might start to form.
This is my point: anyone who follows his tactics is able to recognize that his actions (his role) have a significant political component. This is just as true of his predecessors as it is of him.
All that has changed are the policy preferences and the strategies / tactics he is advocating.
Yet, those that disagree with him are presumed to be less ‘gospel centered’ and quite possibly racists.
This is a very uncharitable approach for him to take towards his own members. He shouldn’t be surprised at the backlash that has resulted.
I’m not asking him to change his politics (though like Glaivester, and any normal human, I would prefer someone in the position aligned with my own). I am asking him to cease being condescending and admit that this is the nature of the situation. By failing to do so, he is harming the faith of people that have been devout, ‘gospel centered’ SBC members for decades.
If, over the next 12 months, Moore continues to refuse to be honest about the political nature of his position and tactics / strategies, I believe member churches will have been more than patient enough to justify a powerful response.
If instead, he begins to interact in a more frank, honest way with the people he was hired to represent, I believe he is very capable of doing good in his role*. There are good things about him.
*The one caveat is that he needs to get out of bed with George Soros and open borders orgs – at an absolute minimum stop using SBC funds / marketing power for this political endeavor.
This is indeed debatable. But the point is that it has very little to do with the gospel itself, and a LOT to do with politics, specifically American politics. Moore needs to be frank about this. He is not. His predecessor, themselves with an imperfect set of policy preferences, were at least usually honest that they were indeed engaging in politics, in full support of x,y,z.
Also, there are always plenty of 1st amendment causes that could be funded without also having to fund other religions.
Regardless, even if it would be considered prudent / wise to do such a thing for political reasons (I think the argument in favor of it does perhaps grow stronger as the group considering such funding becomes an ever smaller minority), it is impossible to do so while framing oneself as simply ‘gospel centered’, much more focused on Jesus than those that came before. That is laughable, and people are growing increasingly angry at Moore for refusing to admit this very simple (and obvious) point.
The longer he goes without admitting it, the more likely people will begin to suspect his obstinance is something closer to deception. And that is very, very unhealthy within any kind of organization.
Pragmatic, balanced differences of opinion on border control is all well and good, but the *attitudes* toward “strangers” so many conservatives have displayed (as Moore aludes in his essay), whether they are blacks from the ghetto, refugees from the Mid East, or “someone else’s babies” is contrary to the love of Christ (which I belive does make one a bad person).
There are ways to protect a nation/community without being so damn angry and self-obsessed all the time.
Well it would certainly be an odd form of racism against blacks, considering just about every left-leaning black figure of note (and otherwise), from Al Sharpton, to President Obama, to even M.E. Dyson himself have acknowledged this basic phenomenon (with varying degrees of nuance), for decades, sometimes in stronger language than you have.
I imagine Moore would make the point that Christians ought to be the solutions to both problems and not a prop for the tribal honor politics of one group or the other. If that makes SBC leaders “uncomfortable” maybe they need a safe space?
I have no problem with a man who changes over time. Russ certainly has changed since we were in Seminary together back in the 90s. That’s fine. But what I’m taken by is his tendency to suggest he was always skeptical about that whole Religious Right movement, or Culture War Christianity, or that he always had a soft spot for Catholicism. While I didn’t run in Russ’s circles, I can assure people that these things were not what he was known for. In fact, just the opposite. In that day he was very much about pushing adherence to Calvinist theology and calling out Catholicism for the heretical tradition it is. He did soften toward that by the early 00s, mostly in the name of ecumenism for the greater cause of fighting the Culture Wars. But by 2008, he was abandoning, and even belittling, those same Christians who were obsessing about the silliness of the Culture Wars.
So the problem isn’t that he changes. People change. But his recollection of where he stood years ago and what we saw in his stances years ago don’t match. And his tendency to dismiss those he identified with as he changes, joining the latest movement in denigrating those with whom he once associated, appears to be the problem.
“Moore responded by arguing that religious liberty applies to those following all beliefs.
“What it means to be a Baptist is to support soul freedom for everybody,” Moore answered — while people in the audience applauded.
The Christian leader under fire then addressed the crowd to make his point.
So he is making one argument from baptist tradition, and another, stronger one, from political and legal expidiency. Nowhere does he call his opponents non-Biblical or anything.
Now we are getting closer to a healthy debate over profound differences.
Isidore is right that Moore is engaged in politics. In the same sense, the Danbury Baptist Church that wrote to Thomas Jefferson was engaged in politics — because they saw the political aspirations of the Episcopalian and Congregational churches as an imminent threat to their own free exercise of religion.
One reason the First Amendment reads as it does was to shut the door on the aspirations of the former Anglicans and the Puritan descendants to become the officially established Church of the United States.
So there are times and ways when churches might intervene in political debate for the purpose of assuring that the state (in which all of us citizens, including church members, theoretically have a voice) does not shape its jurisdiction in a manner that infringes on the church.
What are known as “dissenting sects” in Great Britain, including Baptists, have even more worries about politics, since a court can weigh and construe what IS the true doctrine of any sect, in resolving legal controversies. (That is prohibited in the United States).
Questions of Establishment and Nonestablishment are inherently political. They involve, at least in the negative, issues of what the politics of the state may be.
When it comes to immigration, that’s a different kettle of fish. I think it could plausibly be said that Moore detects some fundamentally anti-Christian sentiments within the various strands of opinion on immigration policy. I think it could also be plausibly argued that he exceeds mere criticism of these specific strands.
When I was fourteen, the Presbyterian Church to which my parents belonged (we were living for a year near Chicago) held a public forum on the proposed Open Housing Law. There were some men, members of the church, hanging out in the parking lot but not participating. I asked my mother as we left what they were doing. She explained that excluding some people from equal access to housing based on race is not a Christian thing to do, so the men hadn’t come into the meeting to say what they were thinking.
One can oppose an Open Housing Law and still be a Christian. But many of the reasons people opposed the law were definitely not.
The line about “disdains the common folk” is a bit of a stretch. There are some powerful elites behind the things Moore criticizes. I haven’t read that he has spoken disdainfully of any manner of “common folk.” I do recall that Moore has cheerfully said in the teeth of liberal elite attitudes ‘We believe much stranger things than that. We believe a dead man is going to come back to life riding a horse through the sky.’ That wasn’t parody. He believes it.
There is a long history in this country of conservative elites wrapping their wolf selves in the sheep’s clothing of Jeffersonian democracy, starting with the presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison. Log cabin my foot, he was the son and grandson of Virginia aristocrats.
It would be amusing as well as enlightening to watch Russell Moore debate Peter Brimelow on the subject of open borders. http://www.vdare.com/articles/brimelow-on-canada-us-we-may-see-boundaries-redrawn-across-north-america?content=to%20a%20racist.
With all due respect, I think it is you that have mangled the scripture with that long convoluted exegesis.
That’s pretty direct. Now it is true that a few verses latter your god-man says that two swords are enough…you maybe he says ‘that’s enough’ to the disciples who are back talking him. But Jesus wanted at least some of his posse armed.
Re: We believe a dead man is going to come back to life riding a horse through the sky.’ That wasn’t parody. He believes it.
I hope not, because that;s not the story. Christ is already Risen– he is not going to come back to life at some future date, but is already alive, transcendently so. I also do not recall any horse being associated with his return, unless we are talking about those four unpleasant Horsemen who precede it.
m_young, Fran did not mangle anything, but has pointed out the error of proof-texting (which, yes, is a temptation for all Christians, including liberal ones). “Buy swords” cannot be read in isolation– one must also square it with “He who lives by the sword dies by the sword”.
I fail to see where Moore is “disdaining” anyone. He is criticizing what he perceives to be an error, perhaps even a sin, in their ways. This is what preachers do– and should do. If he were criticizing common folk partying in two-stepping honky-tonk bars on Friday night would you say he was “disdaining” them? A preacher who always agrees with whatever his flock does is quite the example of what Rod calls “MTD”.
M. Young, once again, you quote scripture out of context. That is called eisegesis, essentially, looking for what you already want affirmed. I, too, would prefer God, guns and guts, because it’s in my own nature to do so. I want to keep my Smith & Wesson Model 67 and my Winchester 30.30, which acquisitions dated early in my Learning Christ’s way. I can identify with Peter, who trusts his own gut instincts first.
I suggest doing with scripture, the following approach. Pray for God to teach you what is right, not to simply have your gut check confirmed, asking to be led into all truth through the Holy Spirit. Have a teachable spirit yourself, so that you are not inadvertently right, but for all the wrong reasons.
Then as Rod is often wont to advise, Read the Whole Thing. That means at least as a start, beginning before the chapter in question where your “proof text” occurs, and past the end of that chapter. Be aware of context – how the meaning is consistent.
There is no doubt that Jesus leaves it up to us whether to follow His example, or not. If your treasure is in money, then you’re going to need to be armed if you mean to defend it in a time of turmoil. For that purpose, it’s good advice. But it’s clear that what is good practical advice for those who have those priorities, is not to be the same for those who would take up Jesus’ cross. You must take into consideration, as well, the entire context of the New Testament, particularly Matthew 5, 6 and 7.
As Americans, we are always anxious to have posses, and make sure they are well armed. Look around the world, and at home, and tell me how well that worldliness has worked out for building God’s Kingdom, or even for basic Christian liberty. On the contrary, it is leading to destruction, as it always does – living by the sword, leads to dying by it, too.
To directly answer your question, becuase I stand opposed to the elites in our society who have gotten filthy rich at the expense of the rest of us. If they had the decency to just say “thank you” it might go down easier. But when they openly disdain us, especially under the guise of being moral, religious leaders, it’s especially grievous. And when said folks operate as trojan horses, yah, I’m done. If you count that as a character flaw for me, so be it.
I hope not, because that;s not the story. Christ is already Risen– he is not going to come back to life at some future date, but is already alive, transcendently so.
I agree, but many of my fellow Protestants find all manner of lurid images in the Revelation to St. John. I imagine that’s where Moore got it from. Anyway, he said it, I didn’t. It is possible he was being facetious, with the general intent being, we believe some things that make no sense at all based on material science, but only if something transcendent is at work. Or maybe be meant it literally — he is SBC after all.
And my point was, Moore in not a liberal agnostic wrapping himself in a Southern Baptist mantle. He believes what the SBC proclaims to be its theology and catechism.
Fair point. I know of a congregational church (not UCC — I think its part of a loose coalition trying to restore orthodox congregational worship) that had trouble building a church in a conservative leaning suburb, because the city fathers wanted a more lucrative, tax-producing use for remaining open land. The church prevailed by use of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
The real problem today is their are so many fakes , heretics (false teacher) prosperity flakes, So called Christian dominion crazies, socialist infiltration to purposely destruct churches, crooks & the like now, real Christians are becoming more wary every year.In fact i figure most biblical Christians will be back in house churches. Denominational churches have turned out to be retirement insurance benefit homes for clerics. Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Congregational, Catholic, Episcopalian, Anglican, with a raft of others, have all lost their salt or even meaning. Most are just inter changeable Deists now with some cultural quirks.You see this pattern even in the New testament warnings about all of this. Yup every vice you see today in the so called emergent church is found there with warnings. Evangelical means nothing these days, just a term for nominal Christians or ecumenists to use. The fact some don’t even believe in a basic doctrine like the resurrection is your clue here. For Bible Christianity home Church is the future as it was for 400 years before churches where built when joined to the Roman empire. Most denominations don’t outlive their beginnings after 3 generations ( The calvary chapel movement is a modern example, its falling apart with internal struggles), its why there are so many, its how Christianity in its basic form has always spread since the first century. As the old loses it fervor with any belief in its doctrines for fads or false teachings, the new begins with persecution usually by the older denominations, or at the behest of the State church, secular & always atheist polities that drives the seeds of its original basic teachings into the winds to start again in more fertile regions, or resisted to death by those who stay.
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Tips, Tricks & Recipes for cooking wild game!
Figured we need something like this. I know when I first started hunting I had no idea how to cook the meat. Hoping with a collective effort of all on here we can share our knowledge and for those who have a question or a great recipe we all can't live without please feel free to share tips, tricks and recipes!!!!
Tip #1: if you're working with a meat that is smelling "gamey" be it ground or steaks or roast, I learned that using a 1/2tsp of white vinegar (experimented with all, but white seems to be best thus far) in your meat or marinade and it takes away the scent when the vinegar cooks off during the cooking process. It also tenderizes your meat! Be careful not to over-vinegar or your meat may get mushy from over tenderization.
Re: Tips, Tricks & Recipes for cooking wild game!
For those just starting to cook wild meat, you may or may not already know that most of the "game" smell/taste is in the fat and connective tissue, not so much the meat. The silver skin is what makes your meat tough, so the better you process and clean your meat before wrapping the easier your life will be come cooking time. And also, the flavour will be milder and your meat more tender.
Using a sharp non-serraded knife remove as much of the silver skin, fat and connective tissue before marinating, dry rubbing, or cooking. This also applies for your ground meat. The better quality cuts you use for your ground and the cleaner it is, the better your ground meat and sausage will turn out. Having those hard connective tissues in your ground meat will only make for chewy and game tasting sausage or meats.
Avoid "sawing" your meat, use clean gentle and smooth cuts to remove the aforementioned.
Use your hands and mix all ingredients thoroughly. Use wet hands and form into patties (I like big patties, and use a 1/2c measuring cup to keep them similar size).
Happy Trails and Good eating to all!
I failed miserably at making Canada Goose strips lol.
Does anyone have any failsafe or tried tested and true recipes for Goose? This includes roasting, but mostly I'm looking for goose breast recipes. Do you slow cook those honkers or what? I tried to beer batter and deep fry them after marinating them overnight and it was an epic FAIL lol.
Any suggestions or recipes would be awesome for a share if you got 'em! Thanks!
You got yourself a deal if you're willing to take me camping. I'm so jealous of your set up. Thinking ill buy a deluxe wall tent this year from Ontario. Man I'm in love with those wall tents. I seriously have an addiction to cooking and baking. I make everything from scratch...just so much better.
Sounds tasty! Gotta try this.....thanks!
Here is a spice blend that I have found to be rather to my(and friends)liking on grilled meat, whether it be wild or our world famous beef.
Place a cast iron skillet on medium heat. Add the coriander, mustard and cumin seeds. Toast the seeds, shaking the pan frequently, until the mustard seeds begin to pop. Cool. Put everything into a spice grinder and grind to desired consistency. Store in an air-tight container or a lidded spice shaker. Enjoy!!!
Awesome unclebuck! I'm going to whip up a jar to keep on hand! Thanks!
I've had really good success with juniper berries and got a juniper spice rub from 'the silk road' spice company. Its super good on Elk. What's not good on Elk though lol?!
Hahaha....oh man I never thought to keep the ribs, but Elk ribs are so amazing in the crock pot. Ill never NOT save my ribs now lol.
Cook it low and slow, works wonders for tenderness.
I marinade most of my meat by what I grab out of the fridge, BBQ sauce, splash of hot sauce, soya sauce, some steak spice, maybe a shot of lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic mix it all up and put in a vacuum container and refrigerate for 6-8 hrs then BBQ it.
Mix all ingredients together, To about 3-5lbs of ribs. Coat ribs and marinate 24hrs in the fridge, toss and coat periodically throught the 24h if you can remember. I use a rubbermaid bin or you can use XL ziplock freezer bags.
Your choice of cooking: bake em slow and low covered in foil in the oven for a few hrs @ 300F, finish on BBQ or broiler with BBQ sauce last 3-5min of cooking. Or slow cooker those puppies for the day on low, add bbq sauce last 25min, toss to coat and serve.
ME: I throw them on a broiler pan, fill the bottom of the pan with water about 1/3. Then I cover the whole thing in foil, and I steam the ribs in the oven for about 2hrs til the fat renders and drips off (particularly PORK this is a good method of reducing fat content). When ribs are tender but not totally falling apart I take them out and finish them off on the BBQ or under a hot broiler oven with my fave bbq sauce. I make that too...recipe to follow.
I marinade similar to Joe's recipe. If we aren't bbqing I almost always slow cooker our wild game.
Soak the liver in well-salted water 30-60min to remove impurities. Remove from the water, rince under running water, and pat dry.
Cut the liver on the bias into slices. Lay them on a plate and season with the S&P.
Heat 2tbsp of oil in a skillet over med-high until oil is hot. Sear liver slices on both sides, about 1min per side. You want them MED-RARE; you are going to cook them again in a minute. If your pan is too small, cook in bathces so not to overcrowd the pan as you want a good sear.
Return liver slices to pan, add vermouth and simmer for a few minutes uncovered. Then add the whiskey. Light it on fire (flambe) with a match and stand back! Once the alcohol has cooked off and the flames have subsided, add the cream. Cook for a few more minutes, taste, adjust seasonings as desired. Serve immediately.
Works for duck liver, game bird livers, and other antlered game (if liver is large, cut on the bias into 1/2" slices BEFORE searing).
Try this with rice or buttered egg noodles! If you feel adventurous try a little fresh grated nutmeg and a pinch of tarragon for a "stroganoff-style" liver dish.
Native Americans used to eat the warm heart of their prey to inherit the animals spirit. It was also a way to honour the animal and use every part of it. The texture of the heart is unique unlike any other, chewy and dense like a muscle, but far more easy to masticate than any tough cut of meat. This recipe is the most delicious way to "go native" in your culinary pursuits, and is often something even the most seasoned hunters overlook.
Clean the heart under cold running water until the water runs clear. Cut the heart in half lengthwise so that you have two squares. Trim off the outer white membrane.
Cut the squares into 1/2" strips, and the strips into 1/2" squares. Marinate the squares in the balsamic vinegar, oil, rosemary and S&P. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate minimum 1hr. In the fridge.
Heat the grapeseed oil in a pan and quickly sear the heart squares, 1min per side appx. You want them no more than MED-RARE or they will be chewy and tough. Serve immediately!
Going to have to try some of those recipes Huntress, thanx for sharin them!
A & W root beer is good for brine for smoking your favorite meat.
This has got to be one of my favourite tried, tested and true recipes. I use it for everything LOL. I first used this for turkey I was going to deep fry, and it turned out amazing. Then I used it for a bone-in leg venison leg roast and have been using it for my game roasts since! You can use this recipe (scaled down) for steaks, pork chops, game birds, or anything really.
In a large pot, use about 2quarts of the water and heat on med-high until close to boiling. Add sugar, salt, molasses, bay leafs and half of your fresh herbs. Bring to a quick boil. Boil hard for 1 min to release the oils in your herbs and until all salt & sugar is dissolved.
Depending on size, if you try this with a turkey, you'll want to use a cooler. For all other smaller meats, use a non-reactive (plastic or glass) container or bowl. Submerge meat for 18-24h, put a plate or some weight on meat so it stays fully submerged. Do NOT over brine! You will pickle your meat.
Remove meat from brine. Pat dry with paper towel. Use your remaining fresh herbs to stuff bird cavities or for your roasting pan/baking dish. I like to let the meat come to room temp before I cook it, you don't have to but it gives the meat a chance to rest and the liquid to absorb back into the meat.
Cook selected meat according to health standards and personal preference.
Great thread but.....I'm not really a liver guy..
You can use any tender cuts that are not "stew" meat for this recipe and it will taste more like a stroganoff. I'm weird for texture too, but wanted to put a few recipes up that use other parts of the animal for those who want something a little different or who want to use more of their animals I don't really like liver much either lol.
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Background Postoperative respiratory problems, especially apnea, is a common postoperative complication in ex-preterm neonates undergoing infraumbilical operations. So, most of these neonates require close postoperative monitoring for at least 12 h to avoid this hazard. Postoperative apnea is related more to the use of respiratory depressant drugs used during general anesthesia.
Aim The aim was to evaluate safety and effectiveness of spinal anesthesia in ex-preterm infants undergoing infraumbilical operations and evaluate its role in elimination of routine postoperative hospital stay for apnea monitoring.
Settings and design A prospective single-blinded randomized study was conducted.
Materials and methods From March 2015 to March 2016, 105 ex-preterm neonates (gestational age <37 weeks), with postconceptual age at surgery less than 60 weeks, undergoing elective infraumbilical operations were studied prospectively. Patients were divided randomly into three groups (35 patients each). Group I received spinal anesthesia without sedation (only sugared pacifier), group II received spinal anesthesia with sedation in the form of ketamine/midazolam, and group III received general anesthesia with caudal analgesia. Postoperative apnea, bradycardia, and oxygen saturation were observed and compared for 12 h after operation. The primary outcome measures were postoperative apnea, postoperative bradycardia, and SpO2. The secondary outcome measures were postoperative complications (e.g. hypotension) and the need for postoperative respiratory support.
Results No patients in group I developed any attacks of postoperative apnea, postoperative bradycardia, or hypoxia. On the contrary, 11 patients in group II and 16 patients in group III developed attacks of postoperative apnea and hypoxia and required postoperative respiratory support.
Conclusion Spinal anesthesia without sedation is safe and effective for infraumbilical operations in ex-preterm neonates with short hospitalization.
Apnea of prematurity is a very common neonatal hazard, accounting for 25% of preterm and ex-preterm infants following recovery from general anesthesia. The distributions of postoperative apnea are either central (70%), obstructive (10%), or mixed (20%) .
High-risk infants for postoperative apnea are those who are born prematurely (<37 weeks), infants with multiple congenital anomalies, infants with a previous history of postoperative apnea and bradycardia, and those with chronic lung disease. Apneic spell is defined as a pause in breathing of more than 20 s or one of less than 20 s associated with bradycardia and/or cyanosis .
The incidence of apnea is related to the gestational as well as postconceptual age (PCA). An infant born at a lower gestational age is more likely to have apnea than one with same PCA but born later. This risk reduces with increase in duration of PCA up to 60 weeks PCA .
Apnea in premature infants is exacerbated by hypoxia, sepsis, intracranial hemorrhage, metabolic abnormalities, hypo/hyperthermia, upper airway obstruction, heart failure, anemia (hematocrit <30%), vasovagal reflexes, and drugs (including prostaglandins and anesthetic agents) .
Decreased ventilatory control and decreased response to hypoxia and hypercarbia may be increased by anesthetic agents. The highest incidence of significant apnea and bradycardia is in the first 4–6 h postoperatively, but it was reported to be up to 12 h after surgery. High-risk infants for development of postoperative apnea may benefit from a regional anesthetic as opposed to a general anesthetic .
Therefore, these infants require postoperative monitoring in high dependency unit for at least 12 h and should not be anesthetized as outpatients even if regional anesthesia has been administered. In fact, some authors suggest that wherever possible, anesthesia should be delayed until the ex-premature infant is older than 52 weeks PCA .
Our study was carried out in the Pediatric Surgery Department of Ain Shams University educational hospital in the period from March 2015 to March 2016. After approval of local ethical committee, 105 pediatric patients of both sexes, American Society of Anesthesiology I and II physical status, were included in our study. The age group included formerly preterm neonates with postconceptual age less than 60 weeks, undergoing elective infraumbilical surgery. Detailed informed patient consents were taken from parents. Preanesthetic evaluation was done to all pediatric patients included in the study.
Patients were excluded if they have known allergy to local anesthetics, coagulopathy, pre-existing cardiac, metabolic or neuromuscular diseases, uncontrolled convulsions, local infection at puncture site, or parent refusal.
Patients were randomly allocated by sealed envelopes using computer-generated table into three groups (35 patients each). In all groups, no premedications were given. Intravenous cannula was inserted and secured. No fluid preloading was given.
Group I (35 patients) included patients who received spinal anesthesia without sedation (only sugared pacifier was used). Group II (35 patients) included patients who received spinal anesthesia with sedation in the form of intravenous ketamine (1 mg/kg) plus intravenous midazolam 50 µg/kg. Sedation in group II was given after performing the subarachnoid block. Under aseptic condition, spinal anesthesia was performed through midline approach while the patient is in the sitting position and supported by an assistant. After local skin infiltration with 1% lidocaine, lumbar puncture was done in L4/L5 interspace using 25-G 25-mm pencil-point spinal needle. Hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.5% (0.5 mg/kg) was injected in the subarachnoid space after getting free flow of cerebrospinal fluid. Drug injection was done using 1-ml syringe, which was prepared and the correct dose was calculated before dural puncture. After injection, the infant was placed in the supine position. Successful spinal block was proved by sudden and complete loss of leg movement with normal tone in both arms indicating that sensory level was below C8. In groups I and II, oxygen was given through nasal cannula at a rate of 3 l/min. Neonates with failed spinal anesthesia were anesthetized with general endotracheal anesthesia and excluded from the study.
Group III (35 patients) included patients who received general anesthesia with 2 minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) sevoflurane in 100% oxygen and muscle relaxation with atracurium (induction dose 0.5 mg/kg and maintenance dose 0.1 mg/kg). After insertion of a correctly sized endotracheal tube, caudal analgesia was done using 0.25% bupivacaine 0.5 ml/kg. Neuromuscular block was antagonized at the end of surgery with atropine and neostigmine under guidance of neuromuscular monitoring.
Routine intraoperative monitoring was applied to all patients [i.e. ECG, pulse oximetry, noninvasive blood pressure (BP), and temperature monitoring]. Warming blankets were used to minimize heat loss in all infants.
Intraoperative sedation level in groups I and II was assessed, every 5 min till end of surgery, using sedation/agitation scale (SAS) ([Table 1]) . During the operation, the infant in group I was comforted by the anesthesiologist to prevent excessive upper limb movement, with the help of a sugared pacifier.
On completion of operations, and after fulfilling criteria of recovery from general anesthesia in group III, all patients were transferred to intermediate care unit, warming blankets was used, and nasal oxygen was applied at a rate of 3 l/min. Continuous monitoring were done for 12 h postoperatively. Monitoring was done by bedside monitor which measures SpO2. Respiratory rate and heart rate (HR) were measured through ECG leads connected to patients’ chest. The monitor alarm was adjusted to sound when respiration ceases for more than 20 s (i.e. apnea) or if the HR decreases less than 100 beats/min (i.e. bradycardia) for more than 20 s or SpO2 decreases to less than 90%. Noninvasive BP was monitored, and evidence of hypotension (i.e. >20% decrease in systolic BP from baseline) was treated with 10 ml/kg intravenous crystalloid.
These data (i.e. HR, respiratory rate, SpO2, and mean BP) were recorded every hour up to 12 h postoperatively. The number and timing of apnea, bradycardia, and hypotensive attacks were recorded and compared in the three groups. The observer who monitored the patients was blind to the type of anesthetic technique and group allocation.
Infants developing attacks of apnea or bradycardia in the postoperative period were managed with tactile stimulation; if there was no response, bag and O2 mask ventilation together with airway positioning and suctioning were done. Persistent bradycardia despite previous measures was treated with intravenous atropine 0.01 mg/kg. Infants who developed apnea attack were kept on O2 therapy in the intermediate care unit for further 12 h.
The primary outcome measures were postoperative apnea, postoperative bradycardia, and postoperative SpO2. The secondary outcome measures were postoperative complications (e.g. hypotension), the need for postoperative respiratory support, and SAS score.
A sample size of 98 achieves 80% power to detect a 15% difference in incidence between the three groups with an effect size (W) of 0.3500. χ2-Test with a significance level (α) of 0.05 was used. A total of 35 patients per group were included to replace any dropouts.
Data were analyzed using SPSS 17 for Windows (SPSS; SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). Analysis of variance was used to compare the three groups for quantitative parametric data with post-hoc Tukey’s test performed if there was a significant difference among the groups. χ2-Test was used for comparison of qualitative data. Continuous parametric data were presented as mean±SD, categorical data were presented as number and percentage of patients, and nonparametric data were compared using Mann–Whitney test and were expressed as median (interquartile range). P values of less than 0.05 were considered significant.
A total of 105 patients were enrolled in our study. There was no statistically significant difference among the three groups regarding demographic data, duration of anesthesia, and duration of surgery (P>0.05) ([Table 2]).
[Table 3] shows a comparison among the three groups regarding postoperative apnea, postoperative bradycardia, oxygen saturation, respiratory support, and hypotension. Regarding apneic spells, we noticed that no patients in group I had experienced postoperative apneic spills. On the contrary, 11 (31.4%) patients in group II and 16 (45.7%) patients in group III had experienced postoperative apnea (P<0.001).
Postoperative apnea time was 3.49±1.56 and 3.97±1.68 h in group II and III, respectively. In group II, eight patients developed one attack of apnea, two patients developed two attacks, and one patient developed three attacks. In group III, 10 patients developed one attack of apnea, four patients developed two attacks, and two patients developed three attacks ([Table 4]).
The same finding was noticed for postoperative bradycardia; no patients in group I had experienced postoperative bradycardia. On the contrary, 11 (31.4%) patients in group II and 16 (45.7%) patients in group III had experienced postoperative bradycardia (P<0.001).
Mean intraoperative and postoperative oxygen saturation was always high in group I as compared with the other two groups. No patients in group I needed respiratory support. On the contrary, 11 patients in group II and 16 patients in group III needed respiratory support. Respiratory support ranged from tactile stimulation to bag and mask ventilation. None of these apneic episodes required intubation and ventilation.
Two patients in group I, two patients in group II, and three patients in group III experienced hypotension, and the difference was nonsignificant (P>0.05) ([Table 3]).
No significant difference was observed among the three group regarding mean intraoperative and postoperative temperature (P=0.52).
Intraoperative sedation levels were compared between group I and group II according to SAS. Patients in group II were at deeper sedation level than patients in group I throughout the operation. At 5 min after spinal anesthesia, SAS was 5 (4–5) in group I compared with 1 (1–1) in group II. At 30 min after spinal anesthesia, SAS was 4 (3–4) in group I compared with 2 (2–3) in group II (P<0.001) ([Table 5]).
Neonatal spinal anesthesia, especially in ex-premature neonates, is gaining popularity and become a common practice in some pediatric surgery departments. The advantages are the avoidance of respiratory depressant drugs used during general anesthesia and eliminating the need for postoperative respiratory support.
In our study, we examined the effect of spinal anesthesia alone without any sedation on the incidence of postoperative apnea. Only sugared pacifier was used to sedate the infants. We detected that no patients in this group experienced any attacks of postoperative apnea or bradycardia, and no one needed any postoperative respiratory support. On the contrary, patients who received spinal anesthesia with intravenous sedation (midazolam plus ketamine) and those who received general anesthesia experienced attacks of postoperative apnea and bradycardia (11 patients in group II and 16 patients in group III).
Multiple previous studies have demonstrated that preterm infants have a higher incidence of respiratory problems than full-term infants. The risk of apnea in preterm infants undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy increased to 37% following general anesthesia compared with 89% rate for spinal anesthesia with ketamine sedation and 0% apnea rate with spinal anesthesia alone .
Many factors are implicated in the development of apneic spell in ex-preterm neonates. These factors include diaphragmatic fatigue, diminished central respiratory drive, hypothermia, anemia, airway obstruction, residual effect of inhaled anesthetic, and muscle relaxant ,.
A study done by Wellborn et al. compared spinal and general anesthesia in former premature infants. The study showed that spinal anesthesia without ketamine sedation was not accompanied with postoperative apnea, whereas neonates receiving general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia with intramuscular ketamine sedation (1–2 mg/kg before placement of the spinal anesthetic) developed 31 and 89% postoperative apnea, respectively .
In infants, metabolic rate of midazolam is lower than in adults. Midazolam elimination is approximately 4–6 h in neonates and up to 22 h in premature infants. Half-life of midazolam is 3.3-fold longer and clearance is 3.7-fold smaller than in adults .
A study done by Frumiento et al. in 2000 concluded that awake spinal anesthesia, without sedation, reduced the incidence of postoperative apnea and need for respiratory support. It has been documented in the literature that subarachnoid anesthesia itself has a sedating effect. A study done by Hermanns et al. evaluated sedation during spinal anesthesia in infants. One of the possible mechanisms for sedation is decreased afferent conduction to the reticulothalamocortical pathways and hence reduced excitability and arousal to the brain .
In a small randomized trial, Williams et al. compared spinal anesthesia and general anesthesia with sevoflurane on postoperative recovery after inguinal herniotomy in ex-premature infants. They concluded that apnea and bradycardia occurred three times more frequent in the sevoflurane group .
A limitation to our study was that we did not include the preoperative hematocrit level as a risk factor for development of postoperative apnea. Anemia (i.e. hematocrit <30%) seemed as an important risk factor predisposing to postoperative apnea. Another limiting factor was the short duration of spinal anesthesia in neonates and thus not suitable for long-duration operations.
Subarachnoid block without sedation (only sugared pacifier) is an excellent choice for ex-preterm neonates with PCA less than 60 weeks undergoing infraumbilical operations allowing calm patients without significant agitation.
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Scott Palmer, from Wentzville, MO, has won a copy of Virtual Studio Systems' Lyricist software.
Bob Tighe, from Gainsville, FL, has won a free 3 month membership to SongU, an Internet-based learning environment providing online coaching, co-writing and pitching opportunities, in addition to over 70 multi-level courses developed by award-winning songwriters.
Shane Whelan from Lehi, Utah has won a copy of "The Tiny Guide to Huge Success" by Jeri Goldstein, reviewed in our January 2013 issue. Congrats, Shane!
Hope you all stay healthy!
Southern Boy with Rasta attitude SCOTT TURCHIN sounds like John Hiatt meets Ziggy Marley, and his newly released album RIVER CAN CRY features real instruments and a great live sound! With soulful voice and irie intent, half American roots rock and half positive Reggae, Scott's music has won national recognition and fans worldwide.
I live in Minnesota and at times cold winter weather causes car batteries to run down. We need a jump-start to get the motor running again. If your songwriting batteries seem a bit run down (or even if they are charged), give a listen to Alex Forbes’ audio book “Write Songs Right Now”, available from www.AudioGo.com. Achieving major songwriting success with Alisha’a 1985 dance smash “Too Turned On”, Forbes continued to write an abundance of Billboard-charting hits. She is currently a faculty member in the songwriting program of NYU’s Steinhardt School and hosts the website resource www.CreativeSongwriter.com.
Listen to Alex, in her voice, give you an initial pep talk and checklist to get you pointed, or perhaps rerouted, in the right direction for songwriting. Well-organized chapters begin with definitions of song structures and categories, an extensive list of lyrical devices, insights on melody and prosody, and basics of harmony and rhythm.
My favorite chapter delves into characteristics of great hooks and how to engage your listener with song dynamics. I particularly like her comparison of a good song to a roller coaster ride. Forbes continues with advice on collaboration and how individuals can each contribute their strengths to make the united result much stronger. As an audio engineer, I appreciate Alex defining and describing the importance of a low-cost “pre-demo”. She indicates when it is appropriate for, plus how to prepare for, a professionally recorded demo.
The final chapter is a primer on the music business including creating relationships, copyright and publishing fundamentals, and definitions for a variety of individual positions in the industry. Alex describes performing rights organizations and potential revenue streams for your songs. She concludes with a ten-point list of suggestions on how to get the most enjoyment and success from your songwriting. Let Alex Forbes help you “Write Songs Right Now.” Write on!
2013 (INTERNATIONAL) SHOW ME THE MUSIC SONGWRITING CONTEST ... $10,000 GRAND PRIZE OR A TRIP TO MUSIC CITY, U.S.A. IF YOU WIN... YOU CHOOSE THE PRIZE!
Why enter our contest? Since 2009 we have sent 6 artists to Nashville. From New York to Australia we have flown our winners into Music City, U.S.A. and introduced them to some of the biggest talent in the Music Industry. Last year we wrote a $10,000 check to Morgan Taylor Reid for his winning song "Stay Where You Are." You could be next!!!
As a small contest we are able to offer way less competition than the larger contests, yet we still offer a HUGE Grand Prize at the lowest entry fee.
Are you Canada’s next great children’s performer? Submit your original song, along with a photo for your chance to WIN A TRIP to Toronto to PERFORM at Kids’ CBC Days We’ll also produce your MUSIC VIDEO and air it on Kids’ CBC. Selected songs will play on our Kids’ CBC Music Stream. The song with the most votes WINS! Encourage your fans to vote for your song because…one lucky family will WIN A TRIP to Toronto to join as our VIP guests!
Hello troubadours, tunesmiths, and musical mavens. You probably noticed something different about this month’s edition of Muse’s Clues. No, we haven’t changed to an Adult Contemporary format and this is not a guest post by Busta Rhymes.
Now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about this month’s site: Music Think Tank.
According to Wikipedia, a think tank a.k.a. “is an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture.” As far as I know, nobody’s gone to the trouble of performing the research necessary to navigate a successful musical career. For some reason or other, knowing how to promote a show or record quality demos has taken a backseat to boring stuff like national defense and sustainable energy. Go figure.
Music Think Tank gives musicians a place to turn to for real, actionable advice from actual industry pros. It’s like the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (a think tank based in Washington), only less nerdy. This isn’t some site that purports to offer “PRO ADVICE!” but actually features articles written by people who’ve never set foot in a recording studio or played a dive bar at 1 a.m. for four people. Music Think Tank is a blog produced by pros for pros.
Take, for example, “How to be a Rockstar at Social Media: What Every Band Should Be Doing,” published on March 18. The article offers practical solutions to real issues facing modern musicians. As someone who works in social media every day, I can say that this article offers valuable insight on the benefits of listening to your audience via social media. It’s not some rehashed “How to Write Songs” gobbledygook. Not only that, but it was written by Simon Tam, founder of the dance-rock band The Slants and a well-known record producer, so it’s legit.
Music Think Tank’s tagline is “where the music industry thinks out loud” and the site truly delivers on that promise. It offers hundreds of articles in categories as far-reaching as “Creating a Strong Community” to “Displaying the Right Attitude” to “The Benefits of Blogging.” Like any good think tank, Music Think Tank is chock-full of info for those that seek expert advice.
Just take a look at another recent article, “The Musicians Guide To YouTube Marketing”. I don’t need to tell you how crucial it is for you to promote your songs on YouTube. If it weren’t for YouTube, the world might not have been blessed by the talents of Justin Bieber. This article offers tons of great advice for anyone serious about promoting music via YouTube. And, for the record, Justin Bieber is actually quite talented.
Along with informative posts, Music Think Tank is also a great place to share your music. The Radio page features tons of songs by a variety of artists. You simply click on a song and it starts playing via a convenient web player. A message at the top of the Radio page reads “If you don’t like the music on this page, please upload something better…” Why not take Music Think Tank up on their offer and upload some of your own jams?
While you’re reading articles like “The Justin Timberlake School of Landing Pages” and sharing your latest jazz-metal-fusion tracks, you can read news articles provided by Hypebot, Music Think Tank’s sister site. Hypebot offers multiple articles a day on topics as far-ranging as legal news, interviews, mobile apps, touring, and more. Some of the most recent posts include “Prince's 9 Principles 4 Becoming A Musical Icon” and “Discovering The Next Gotye With Social Media Data.” Rad.
For all you songwriters that are too busy writing lyrics and sleeping in vans to check out the website, you can subscribe for Music Think Tank updates via email. If you do happen to have time in-between sound checks and co-writing sessions, you can always contribute your own original material to the site. Just read the contributor guidelines before submitting your 1,000 page essay on how Lady Gaga ruined the music industry.
If solving social and political issues isn’t your speed, stop by Music Think Tank. This is just the type of think tank us musicians need. Economic and political stability? Big whoop. There are songs to be written!
Many of you have probably seen the contemporary ventriloquist Jeff Dunham and his routine with Peanut, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Walter, Jose the Jalapeno on a Stick, and others.
Imagine for a second if Jeff started working one of his puppet’s mouth, but Jeff’s normal voice came out instead, and when Jeff’s mouth actually moved, it was the voice of Achmed.
It just wouldn’t seem right. Visually it would make you scratch your head.
Well, as songwriters we are lyrical ventriloquists. We’re putting words in a singer’s mouth and want the right voice to come out too.
Regardless if we are writing for another artist or ourselves, the right voice or impression needs to be given. Sometimes we need to be concerned with a singer’s reputation or how the lyrics make a singer look to the public, and sometimes it is the delivery of the song’s content that dictates whose mouth we work in our song for it to be best received as a whole.
When writing your song, try writing from first person—I or me, second person—he or she, and the general they or we. It can make a huge difference how a song is perceived by the listener.
If you read last month’s tip, you might remember I sent you up to the web or your library to listen to Phil Collins’s song, Another Day in Paradise. Well, let’s take another look at this song again this month to illustrate a point.
Okay, so Phil’s singing this from an on-looker’s perspective… an innocent witness to an exchange between two people. A desperate woman needing help on the street and a man ignoring her trying to hide his inhumanity while whistling as he walks away.
This 3rd person perspective works best to get Phil’s point across. Why?
Try this and you’ll see. Go have another listen, but this time “be the lady’s voice.” Where he sings out “She” you sing “I”. Sing it as if you are the lady in the song and drop out the “me” in the chorus singing just “you in paradise” to keep the context right.
Okay, now singing it from that perspective, does it not seem like a “poor me” song? There is compassion for the lady, yes, but if Phil sang it from the “I” perspective, it would not have had near the impact it does from an on-looker telling what he has seen.
Okay, now to finish up go listen once again, and where Phil says, “he,” you sing “I” or “me”, be that guy whistling as he walks across the street. And in the chorus, just sing it as, “another day for me in paradise” for perspective sake.
Okay, makes a difference doesn’t it? This perspective makes you, the singer; seem pretty damned cold to humanity doesn’t it? Definitely not the right perspective to take on a song like this. I can pretty much guarantee if you pitched this to an artist in this perspective, you’d never ever get it cut. No agent, manager, or producer wants his artist to look like a cold-hearted selfish so-and-so.
So you can see having the right perspective or right voice, just like Mr. Dunham’s puppet routine, can make a difference in how a song is perceived and how the singer is perceived as well.
Look at your song catalog and see if a different perspective might help make a song or two a stronger song, or put you in a little better light in the public’s eye.
Want to make your guitar playing better RIGHT NOW? Read this article for 7 guitar practice ideas that will exactly that.
Have you been experiencing a lack of motivation in your guitar practice? Are you unsure about what and how to practice? Get effective guitar practice tips and become a more motivated guitarist by reading this article.
Robin talks about the difference between radio hit songs and film & TV songs, how a music supervisor decides whether or not to use a song, what the best way is for songwriters to get their songs used in film and TV, and many more relevant and interesting topics in this informative interview.
Some metaphors are so good, they end up being overused by everyone. As a result, they lose their meaning. In this article, we'll look at how to put a new twist on an overused classic.
Do you want to be able to write songs that take the exact ideas you have in your head and bring them to life in your music? Would you like to understand how professional songwriters keep their listeners interested in a song for the entire piece of music? Chances are, you struggle with these things in your songwriting from time to time (or perhaps frequently). Here are some tips on how to sound more professional in your songwriting.
In working with artists around the world, I get many questions about how to make the musical aspect of a song both interesting and accessible. I was recently asked this question from a songwriter in London: "How does knowing about scales help you in songwriting, and if you write in a specific scale, are you limited to using just the notes in that scale?" His question is similar to many others I get on the same topic. Considering how much time we are made to practice scales when learning an instrument or in vocal exercises, and how much we do not enjoy it, what's all the fuss about scales? This article sorts out what you do or not need to know.
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In recent years, many states have adopted rules and regulations for distance education programs and courses offered by out-of-state institutions. TN eCampus provides access to high-quality, student-centered distance education through a partnership of Tennessee universities, community colleges and colleges of applied technology. Through this partnership, TN eCampus supports the efforts of our partner institutions to comply with the rules and regulations of each state.
The National Council-State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA) is an agreement among member states that “established comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs.” Refer to the link at: http://nc-sara.org/state-actions/state-actions-regarding-sara to verify State Actions Regarding SARA. SARA pertains to educational programs and courses only and does not have any effect on state professional licensing requirements.
Note: Effective June 2015, the state of Tennessee was approved by the Southern Regional Education (SREB) to join the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA).
Programs delivered through TN eCampus that require clinicals, internships, field experiences, etc. and lead to professional licensure must also abide by state and board regulations in the state where the student resides. Students who wish to complete any experience in a state other than Tennessee, may need to take additional steps to comply with the requirements of that state before starting a program through the TN eCampus consortium. We strongly advise ALL current and prospective students to become familiar with their state’s regulations and professional licensing requirements by seeking information, and/or approval with their state boards where they reside or have plans to reside as a practitioner.
Students may be allowed to participate in clinical experiences if their professional licensing boards (Nursing, Teaching and Psychology) do not regulate out-of-state programs. However, additional requirements may apply to students who will become practitioners in their state upon program completion. Links to state agencies and professional licensure boards can be found under Authorization Disclosures by State.
States that have joined SARA are shown on the map below and appear in dark blue. News and updates regarding SARA can be found here.
Note: applies to the MSN and Post Master's Certificate programs and courses offered through TN eCampus only.
*Information is subject to change. Questions about requirements should be addressed to the relevant state board of nursing for guidance.
Students are allowed to complete clinical course work towards their nurse practitioner certificate in Alaska. The student must apply for a preceptorship permit under regulation 12 AAC 44.460. The permit requires documentation of a preceptorship arrangement signed by the student and the preceptor and/or organization providing the clinical site. Transcripts must be submitted indicating completion of basic courses in preparation for clinical practice.
to fulfill the requirements for reinstatement of a lapsed advanced nurse practitioner authorization under 12 AAC 44.475.
(1) “accredited” means approved by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or another national nursing accrediting organization at the time the applicant attended the program.
The Arizona State Board of Nursing (Board) has jurisdiction over nursing programs that either lead to licensure as a registered/practical nurse or lead to certification in advanced practice nursing. The Board does not have jurisdiction over RN to BSN programs, generic master’s programs not leading to advanced practice certification and generic doctoral programs not leading to advanced practice certification. The Board also has jurisdiction over refresher programs. Generally pre-licensure programs must be approved by the Arizona Board to offer clinical sessions in Arizona; advanced practice programs must be approved by the nursing regulatory body in the state of origin and students and faculty participating in clinical training in Arizona must be licensed or privileged to practice registered nursing in Arizona. On September 22, 2011 the Board adopted a motion to allow nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist students to engage in clinical education in Arizona under ARS 32-1631 if the program they are attending is approved for the purpose of certification or licensure of program graduates in the jurisdiction of the program and the student meets all other requirements.
According to Arizona statutes, advanced practice (RNP, CNS, CNM and CRNA) students may participate in clinical learning in Arizona as long as they have a valid Arizona RN license or multi-state privilege and their program is approved by the nursing regulatory body in the state of origin. Faculty teaching from remote locations to students in AZ must also have a multi-state or AZ license unless exempt as specified below.
On September 22, 2011, the Board voted to allow nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist students to engage in clinical education in Arizona under ARS 32-1631 if the program they are attending is approved for the purpose of certification or licensure of program graduates in the jurisdiction of the program and the student meets all other requirements.
Please note that teaching is considered the practice of nursing in Arizona and any faculty member teaching nursing courses to students in Arizona, whether online or on-ground, must hold an Arizona license or multi-state compact license unless exempt under A.R.S. § 32-1631 (8).
The Arkansas Board of Nursing has the statutory authority to require licensure for faculty teaching online didactic programs to Arkansas nurses. At this time, the Arkansas Board of Nursing is not enforcing licensure for faculty teaching the didactic portion of an online program, but it is subject to change. The Arkansas Board of Nursing does approve online programs, but institutions need to either be a SARA school or certified by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.
California is not a SARA approved state.
The State Board of Nursing in Colorado does not have jurisdiction over post licensure nursing education programs. The State of Colorado does have a Workers Compensation requirement for students engaged in clinical practicum experiences. The educational institution is expected to work the coverage out with the clinical institution.
The Office of Higher Education does not approve/regulate clinical placements, externships or internships.
The Georgia Board of Nursing does not approve post licensure programs. Post licensure programs must be accredited by a national nursing accrediting body. All students in Georgia enrolled in a post licensure program must be duly licensed by the Georgia Board of Nursing. Additionally, any faculty or preceptors teaching or working in Georgia must be duly licensed by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
Additional approvals for some licensed occupations’ field experiences may be necessary.
The State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation does not regulate or give approval for these types of programs. See Illinois Center for Nursing website for more information on post-licensure programs.
The Indiana State Board of Nursing has no jurisdiction over post licensure nursing education programs. If the distance learning student intends to engage in a clinical experience in Indiana, the student must have a free and unencumbered Indiana nursing license. In addition, all faculty or preceptors engaged in a learning activity, who are physically present in the state of Indiana, must meet the same requirements.
The Board of Nursing reviews the curriculum of each program to determine if it requires a minimum of 3 semester credit hours each of Advanced Pharmacology, Advanced Health Assessment, and Advanced Pathophysiology; a minimum of 500 clinical hours, and accreditation by a national nurse credentialing commission.
For clinical experiences in Kansas, the mentor/preceptor should be given an orientation program and enter into an agreement to participate as a mentor. They should also be licensed as a Kansas advanced practice nurse in the role that your student is studying. The regulation regarding this is located online at ksbn.org, link to the Nurse Practice Act, at KAR 60-17-104.
Faculty do not need to be Kansas licensed if they are teaching online programs that Kansas students are taking.
If the faculty who are involved in evaluation and advisement of NP students are advising them as to their conduct and performance of school requirements, that is fine. However, they would not be able to advise about practicing as a nurse in Kansas, unless they were licensed in Kansas. The status of students while in Kansas clinical settings would be that of (Kansas) licensed RNs, acting as students of Advanced Practice Nursing, under the umbrella of KSA 65-1124. They would be responsible to their mentor/preceptor for supervision and delegation as well as that of the Kansas nurse who was actually caring for the patient.
Clinical supervision of students or preceptors would require a Kansas license.
There is no Kansas requirement for the school faculty to visit the student during a clinical, however if they did they would be in the status of visitor as would any lay person.
The nurse student and preceptor would, of course, need the permission and cooperation of the particular facility they are in for the student and preceptor to conduct the training. The facility should meet the requirement of clinical resources in KAR 60-17-106, available online at ksbn.org, click on the Nurse Practice Act.
Nursing faculty who oversee students in the clinical setting/serve as preceptors in Kentucky for an online MSN/DNP APRN program, must possess an unencumbered active Kentucky RN license. Nurse faculty who teach didactic information via distance or online and who do not physically practice within the state must hold an unencumbered active nursing license to practice as a registered nurse in the nurse faculty's primary state of residence.
Clinical faculty members who do not reside in a compact state will need to possess unencumbered active RN & APRN Kentucky license(s).
If the clinical faculty member resides in a compact state, the APRN clinical faculty member would require a KY APRN license to oversee students in Kentucky without seeking a separate Kentucky registered nurse license. Faculty members who are not participating in clinical activities are not required to possess a Kentucky nursing license, provided that the faculty member holds an unencumbered active nursing license in his/her home state/primary state of residence.
See Using Kentucky Clinical Sites for additional information.
The Kentucky Board of Nursing currently does not have any jurisdiction over out-of-state programs. As a result, a university is not required to submit any information to the Board (e.g., student rosters, faculty lists, field experience locations).
Approval of programs is required for any clinical experiences in the state that lead to licensure as an RN or an APRN (initial and additional roles/populations).
According to the rules and regulations, programs wishing to establish a program in Louisiana must show evidence of correspondence with approved Louisiana based programs secured for a 100 mile radius from the campus and programs desiring to offer clinical experiences must show evidence of correspondence with Louisiana Schools.
Programs seeking to establish an undergraduate or graduate program must seek approval from the same level programs within 100 miles of the intended campus location.
Out-of-state undergraduate and/or graduate programs desiring to be approved for distance education are required to contact ALL Louisiana based programs on the approval list.
LSBN will provide you with a form for distribution to those Schools of Nursing that may be impacted by your program. Please gather those responses and submit with your proposal to the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. To obtain a copy of the form, please contact us and we will email you a copy.
Once the proposal has been reviewed by the Director of Edu/Lic, it will be presented to the Board at one of its scheduled meeting.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, you must have faculty that are licensed in the state of LOUISIANA. Before you submit your proposal, make sure that your faculty have Louisiana RN licensure or have been ENDORSED in LOUISIANA. You may access the information concerning endorsement on our website as well. Also, make sure that the faculty’s area of clinical specialization is equivalent to the concentration/specialty area that is offered by your institution. For each area of concentration, you will need a faculty member who is licensed in Louisiana with that area of specialization.
Maine only approves pre-licensure programs for RNs and LPNs.
Massachusetts is not a SARA approved state.
The Michigan Board of Nursing does not regulate any advanced practice, post-RN licensure educational programs.
In Minnesota, all postsecondary education programs (including online programs) must be registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. This is not a Board of Nursing requirement, but is related to other state statutes.
The process for licensure by endorsement for a professional nursing license is straightforward; Forms and information about the licensure process can be found here.
In May 2014, the legislature passed a new statute that included licensure for advanced practice registered nursing. Clinical faculty of record teaching Minnesota students in an advanced practice nursing program must obtain this license as well as a license to practice as a registered nurse in Minnesota. APRN licensure materials are available here.
Per the Office of Higher Education, SARA state members and SARA institutions, can conduct distance education to serve Minnesota students.
Effective January 1, 2015, no advanced practice nurse shall practice as an advanced practice registered nurse unless the advanced practice nurse is licensed by the board under this section.
An applicant for a license to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) shall apply to the board in a format prescribed by the board and pay a fee in an amount determined under section 148.243.
Must not have committed any acts or omissions which are grounds for disciplinary action in another jurisdiction or, if these acts have been committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in section 148.261, the board has found, after investigation, that sufficient restitution has been made.
Students attending an out-of-state university can be licensed in Mississippi as long as they are able to sit for their national certification boards.
The Missouri State Board of Nursing does not have jurisdiction over graduate nursing programs. The student must have an RN license in Missouri or a multi-state license from another compact state. To be eligible for recognition as an APRN in Missouri, the APRN must complete a graduate degree from an accredited college or university with a concentration in an advanced practice nursing clinical specialty area, which includes advanced nursing theory and clinical nursing practice. From and after January 1, 2009, the program shall provide a minimum of five hundred (500) faculty supervised clinical hours.
Any faculty working with the student, whether in Missouri or not, must be licensed in Missouri. Further clarification about faculty: Practice is where the patient/student is. Faculty, whether clinical or didactic, must be licensed in MO or hold a multi-state license from another compact state. If the faculty is reviewing/providing education that is specific to the care being provided to patients in Missouri, the faculty would need to be recognized as an APRN in Missouri.
Compact State Requirements: Tennessee and Missouri are both Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) states. When moving from one compact state to another, a nurse can practice on the former residency license for up to 30 or 90 days (states are individually implementing the 90-day rule-- from NCSBN). Nurses are required to apply for licensure by endorsement. It is recommended that nurses apply 1-2 months in advance of practicing in a new state. The practicing nurse (faculty) would have to pay any applicable fees and complete a declaration of primary state of residency in Missouri (NCSBN, n.d.). The faculty will then be issued a new multi-state license and the former is inactivated (NCSBN, n.d.). The fee to apply for an APRN license in Missouri is $150. (State of Missouri advanced practice registered nurse application instructions, 2015).
In order to offer online education in Nevada, your institution must possess a CPE license. You can check with your institution to see if you have one. As long as your nurses have a Nevada RN license and their preceptor has the proper licenses, the NSBN does not regulate post-licensure programs.
We do not oversee graduate programs. You should, however, notify the board office if students are doing clinicals in the state.
New Mexico Board of Nursing has jurisdiction on nursing practice and pre-licensure (RN and LPN) education programs, but does not have jurisdiction of post-licensure education programs. The New Mexico Department of Higher Education has jurisdiction for the licensing of all college and graduate programs that operate in New Mexico. If your school has a presence in New Mexico, the school must be licensed in New Mexico which by regulation, is defined as offering courses, programs or degrees on site or from a geographical site in New Mexico or maintaining an administrative, corporate or other address in the state.” [5.100.2.7.L] NMAC 1978 63-3-.9-I. Contact the New Mexico Department of Higher Education, if you are unclear about your school’s licensure status or have additional questions.
If there is a clinical component to the program you plan to meet in North Carolina, the program needs to have approval.
Students: See the following information on the North Carolina Board of Nursing website: What is NP Registration? and What is Initial Approval to Practice? If you meet these requirements, you are eligible to apply for NP registration and approval to practice as a NP in North Carolina.
Institutions: Out-of-state programs are approved by the Board of Nursing in the state in which they reside. Please see 21 NCAC 36.0223 regarding the education program rules.
Clinical Experiences: If there is a clinical component to the program that you plan to meet in North Carolina, the program must have approval from the University of North Carolina General Administration. Contact [email protected] for more information on approved programs. This is a mandate from the United States Department of Education and is not associated with the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Programs that the North Carolina Board of Nursing does not have jurisdiction over include RN-BSN programs, masters and doctoral programs. Clinical site rotations beyond the pre-licensure level are within the purview of the academic institution.
The North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) does NOT have jurisdiction over programs that are post-licensure (ex. RNBSN). In the case of an APRN seeking a post-masters certificate, this would be considered post-licensure, and as such the NDBON has no jurisdiction over that program either.
The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education requires that all degree-granting post-secondary institutions offering on-site or distance education to North Dakota students must seek authorization or exemption. Nursing programs fall under exemption, although there is still a fee associated with exemption. North Dakota is an approved SARA state. If a state has chosen to participate in the National Council SARA (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements) there is no need to provide proof of State Board of Higher Education exemption.
The Ohio Board of Nursing does not regulate post-licensure nursing education programs. A nurse practitioner student would be practicing under the "exemption from licensure" found in Ohio Revised Code 4723.32(F) (assuming the NP student meets all of the requirements stated there). With respect to Education programs, the Board enforces law and rules regulating pre-licensure education programs but does not regulate post-licensure programs such as MSN programs. If you have further questions after reviewing this response to: Education and Practice Unit, at: [email protected] - 4723.32 Exemptions.
The student acts under the supervision of a registered nurse serving for the program as a faculty member or teaching assistant.
The student acts under the supervision of a registered nurse serving for the program as a faculty member, teaching assistant, or preceptor.
The Nurse Practice Act and the administrative rules adopted thereunder are available for review on the Board's website: www.nursing.ohio.gov in the "law and rule" section.
The advanced practice registered nursing education program meets the requirements established by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing for education preparation of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.
Current requirements for educational preparation of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses include graduation from an advanced practice role and specialty recognized by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. The list of APRN national certifications approved by the Board of Nursing may be accessed at http://nursing.ok.gov/prac-natlcert.pdf .
Clinical preceptors will serve as a role model and educator to the student.
Clinical preceptors may be used to enhance faculty-directed clinical learning experiences, but not to replace them.
"Qualified preceptor" means an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with a current unrestricted license who has a scope of practice which includes prescribing and has met the requirements for prescriptive authority; or a licensed practitioner of medicine or osteopathy with unrestricted prescriptive authority.
The State Board of Nursing regulates pre-licensure and certified registered nurse practitioner programs located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Although the Board does not regulate nursing education programs located outside the Commonwealth or approve clinical preceptorships for students enrolled in these programs, the Board directs your attention to the attached information regarding faculty, students and clinical preceptors. Links to the RN Law and the Board’s regulations are available on the Board’s website at http://www.dos.pa.gov/nurse by clicking on “Board Laws and Regulations.” Questions regarding the application, interpretation or impact of these provisions, as well as any ancillary laws or regulations, should be directed to your entity’s legal counsel.
Refer to the Nurse Practice Act Chapter 33 Section 40-33-30(A, B) Licensing Requirement for information. Resource information and a list of Nurse Licensure Compact states can be found at http://www.ncsbn.org/.
Nurse Licensure Compact laws can be found in Article 15 of the SC Nurse Practice Act and in Regulations-Chapter 91 Article 1. Both of these documents can be found under Laws/Policies on the website.
For further questions on APRN education, regulation, or licensure requirements, contact: [email protected] or view the Frequently Asked Questions document.
The Texas Board of Nursing does not have jurisdiction over graduate nursing programs or students. Students enrolled in out-of-state graduate nursing programs and carrying out clinical learning experiences in Texas would need to have a current, unencumbered license in Texas. Their preceptors also should possess a current Texas license. If any faculty from the program visit the state to supervise clinicals or evaluate students, they would also need to be licensed in Texas.
Utah requires approval of all nursing education programs in which students complete a clinical component in Utah, regardless of student’s licensure status in Utah, and NOT exclusive to students with direct patient care.
Has faculty who are employed by the nursing education program, who meet the requirements established by the accrediting body and by the Tennessee Board of Nursing to be a faculty member, who is licensed in Utah or a compact state if supervising face-to-face clinical or practica experiences, and are affiliated with an IHE.
Submits an annual report to the Utah Board of Nursing by August 1 of each year including number of students placed in Utah facilities, an attestation that all face-to-face clinical faculty and preceptors used by the program are licensed in Utah or a compact state, and verification that the program is in good standing with its accrediting body.
Virginia State Council of Higher Education (links to external website). View Virginia's Distance Education Policy here.
To be eligible for licensure in Virginia as an advanced practice nurse, the person would need to have graduated from an approved masters program in whatever state they are in and pass the certification exam for their specialty area."
The following TN eCampus partner institutions are approved within the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) to offer distance education programs and courses to students who reside in states that have joined SARA. Please note professional licensure board approval for programs leading to state licensing are NOT covered under SARA.
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“The economy still isn’t strong enough to handle it.
“Fed officials sharply downgraded their economic forecast for this year. They projected the economy would grow between 1.8% and 2% this year, well below the range of 2.3% to 2.7% in its last forecast in March.
The economy is stagnating, the middle class hasn’t seen any wage increases adjusted for inflation for at least 10 years. He is priced out of the housing market, over loaded with debt, lives paycheck to paycheck, and doesn’t have the extra money to get the economy moving. I think the people in charge ought to be fired for incompetence; 92 million people out of work or looking for work; almost 50 million people on EBT.
If taxpayers suddenly stopped subsidizing Amtrak, what do you think would happen?
Before trying to answer that question, it is useful to review U.S. railroad history. The first railroads were built in the United States in the late 1820s, and by 1900, only 70 years later, almost every town in the country had rail access.
Railroads were high tech, the Internet of their time. The system was built and profitably operated by private companies.
Amtrak and the modern freight railroad companies use the infrastructure that was built long ago. The 180-year-old privately built Canton Viaduct (an incredible stone bridge – see link) in Canton, Massachusetts and the 100-year-old Hell Gate Bridge (the model for the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia) over the East River in New York are still used by Amtrak.
The investor-owned Pennsylvania Railroad built the hugely expensive North River Tunnels under the Hudson River in 1904-1908, which were technological wonders of the time. They are still used by all of those who ride Amtrak from New Jersey to New York.
Once the railroads were built, state and local governments began heavily taxing every mile of track and other railroad facilities, and the federal government imposed endless regulations, including regulating fares.
The predictable result was that expenses grew faster than revenues — causing deferred capital spending and maintenance. Eighty years ago, trucks, automobiles and airplanes began to lure away rail’s customers. As a result, the rail industry began a death march after World War II.
Railroad companies ripped up thousands of miles of track to save on expenses and tax levies. Today, the United States has a fraction of the number of miles of railroad tracks compared to what it had 100 years ago. Route mileage peaked at 254,251 miles in 1916 and fell to 139,679 miles in 2011.
By the late 1960s, most of the nation’s railroads were in deep trouble as a result of new forms of competition, disastrous tax and regulatory policies, and inflexible unions. In 1971, the federal government created Amtrak as a government corporation to operate intercity passenger rail service.
By contrast, freight rail was finally deregulated in 1980, now resulting in the most efficient and profitable freight railways in the world.
Amtrak has eaten through more than $45 billion in taxpayer subsidies in its 44-year history. The only line it has that it claims to be profitable is the Northeast corridor from Washington to Boston, which was shut down for six days following last week’s fatal train crash near Philadelphia.
It is widely acknowledged that Amtrak is poorly managed — as are most government enterprises — but nothing is done about it by either the administration or Congress. Amtrak even manages to lose money on its food service, which is hard to do when one has a captive market and serves only mediocre food at high prices.
Studies show the government could save money by giving away airline tickets to everyone who rides some of the long-distance Amtrak routes, because the subsidy per passenger exceeds the cost of an airline ticket over the same route.
It is no surprise that many of those who call for more taxpayer spending on Amtrak are the affluent media and political folks who frequently travel between New York and Washington. To pay for their subsidies, they seem to have no trouble taxing lower-income folks in much of America who have no access to Amtrak.
The rail tunnels under the Hudson River are now more than a hundred years old and will need to be rebuilt or replaced. Many members of Congress are calling for billions of taxpayer dollars to be spent to rebuild these tunnels.
Yet we have many examples of private companies that are willing to invest in transportation infrastructure, such as bridges, tunnels and roads, when they are allowed to charge market prices for use of the infrastructure. No taxpayer dollars need be spent.
Again, if the subsidies were eliminated, what would happen?
All of the trains now operated by Amtrak, other than the Northeast corridor, would cease operation. But then many private entrepreneurs would buy up some of the rail cars or buy new ones, and make contracts with the railroads to run trains over their tracks (Amtrak uses the private railroad companies’ tracks).
Private passenger rail companies might well successfully compete with airplanes, buses and cars on some routes by providing luxury services with great dining cars as an alternative transportation experience, as they do in other parts of the world.
We now know that a socialistic, government-regulated, -taxed and -operated passenger rail does not work. So let’s get rid of Amtrak and its taxpayer subsidies, and see what magic free-market rail entrepreneurs might create.
Amazing scenes from Baltimore: rioters throwing bricks at police, looting and burning down a CVS pharmacy and other stores, stomping on police cars and setting them on fire.
The rioting followed the funeral of Freddie Gray on Monday (4/27), a black man who died in police custody in uncertain circumstances. The next day (4/28), National Guard in camouflage patrolled the streets, and a curfew was imposed.
The rioters also burned down a housing project for seniors and a community centre, a $16million investment by the Southern Baptist Church that was due to open in six months. It was meant to be a sign of hope in a blighted area.
Reverend Donte Hickman, who worked for years on the project, said “My eyes have been filled with tears.” Of the arsonists, Hickman said “I can”t make sense out of nonsense”.
What is so sad about the degeneration of protesting over Gray’s suspicious death into rioting and arson is how self-destructive it all is. Rather than strike a blow against the police, the political authorities or “the system,” the rioters mainly hurt their own communities, making life worse for local people and even themselves.
And yet, despite the evident self-destructiveness, some were claiming that the rioters were “uprisers” that represented a “rebellion”. Morehouse College professor Mark Hill Lamont told CNN that the turmoil in Baltimore was “resistance to oppression” rather than rioting.
But there was nothing “political” in the rioting and looting. It wasn’t a continuation of protests by other means. In fact, in political terms, destroying one’s neighborhood is a big setback for those who want to have legitimate concerns about policing addressed and effect other changes.
As we know from The Wire and elsewhere, the people of Baltimore, like those in many of America’s inner cities, do face enormous obstacles to getting on in life. Unemployment in Baltimore is high, with more than 50 per cent out of work in certain areas of the city, and many people are poor. Violent crime is more than three times the national average, and black men are incarcerated at high levels. Relations between the population and the police are seriously strained – and that can’t be neatly blamed on race, as Baltimore has for many years had a black mayor and a black police commissioner, and 40 per cent of the police officers are black.
In other words, Freddie Gray’s death was seen by many as only the latest example of a deeply disturbing pattern.
These are facts. Yet it does not follow that current circumstances in Baltimore provide the “fuel” for rioting or otherwise explain it. Commentary that effectively says “black people in Baltimore live in poor conditions, they are justifiably angry, so of course they are going to smash things up” is patronizing.
But Obama and others then quickly move on to outline a litany of conditions that somehow are supposed to explain the rioting. This is a more subtle view, seemingly analytical and sympathetic, but it betrays low expectations of local people. And based on interviews in the aftermath of the rioting, it is not how the people of Baltimore see themselves.
Too many are claiming that the rioting was predictable and inevitable. But rioting is not inevitable. Saying “Well, what do you expect them to do?” is not progressive; it is insulting.
A minority of the Baltimore population rioted. Essentially some people in Baltimore opportunistically used legitimate concerns about policing as an excuse for destructive, illegitimate ends. This does not mean that it is not serious.
Attempts to downplay the rioting as no big deal, and to blame the media for covering it (like when City Council president Bernard Young says he is “disturbed by the way the media is focusing on the negativity of this city”), are an evasion. But it does mean that there is the potential for the majority to assert itself.
The rioting in Baltimore exposes a breakdown in social order and a vacuum of authority. Leaders, from politicians to the police, do not appear able to assert and obtain authority. They have all seemed to be caught off-guard and out of touch, especially with younger people.
The police in particular lack authority. They can’t command people simply with their presence in the way they once might have done, and they now have only two modes of operation: stand by, or go in with excessive force. And after authorities in Ferguson were widely criticized, both politicians and the police are not clear on what to do.
It is not just those at the top who lack authority. Parents, pastors and other community leaders do not seem capable of taking control, either. They are all appalled that this is happening, but seem one step behind.
In that regard, one mom, Toya Graham, has been rightly praised for stopping her son from rioting. In a video that went viral, Graham is seen pushing her masked son away from the crowd, slapping him on the head over and over, and screaming at him.
Not all support Graham – an Occupy activist said “the violent mother’s actions constitute second-degree child abuse” – but the popularity of the hashtag #momoftheyear shows that many do. That’s encouraging, even if moms on their own can’t solve all of the problems.
Those who have visited Baltimore will know that it is, despite its problems, a wonderful city. People are friendly and will call strangers “hon” (short for “honey”). Cuisine, culture and sports are all vibrant. The city is more than a poverty-stricken mess, and the people protesting, cleaning up afterwards and volunteering to help others are more representative than those who rioted.
The people of Baltimore have the potential to achieve their aspirations. But liberals do them no favors, nor show them true support, if they gloss over what happened, dismiss residents as inevitably prone to rioting, or try to glorify destructiveness and claim it is a form of political protest.
Sean Collins is a writer based in New York.
Why do very successful nations often adopt policies that lead to their undoing?
After a revolution or major reform, some countries allow a high degree of economic freedom, establish the rule of law, protect private property rights and establish low tax rates with strict limits on government spending and regulation.
The economy takes off, the citizens become far richer and then the government mucks it up, usually by attempting to redistribute income and expand state control.
Is Chile, which has been one of the bright spots in the world economy, falling into this pattern under socialist President Michelle Bachelet?
For the past three decades, Chile has outperformed the other South American countries and now has the highest per-capita income in South America, averaging approximately $22,000 per year on a purchasing power parity basis.
The World Bank lists Chile as a “developed economy,” and it was the first Latin American country to become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The average Chilean has a per capita income about three times higher than in 1983.
And now the Chilean people seem poised to let Ms. Bachelet throw it all away.
Joel Gilbert’s new documentary film, “There’s No Place Like Utopia,” depicts Barack Obama as the wizard in an Oz-like story that offers some surprises.
Such as that Peggy Joseph – the Florida voter who became infamous during the 2008 presidential campaign for saying Barack Obama would “pay for my gas and my mortgage” – no longer supports the president.
“Obama has made promise after promise that have all turned out to be empty, all turned out to be lies,” said Gilbert. “The people I met who supported him were literally in dungeons in the witch’s castle, everything had changed for the worse – Detroit, South Side Chicago, Newark.
The movie takes viewers on a journey of discovery across America, emulating the highly successful style of progressive filmmaker Michael Moore.
In it, Gilbert depicts Barack Obama as “the Wizard” in the Land of Oz.
Order your copy of “There’s No Place Like Utopia” now.
Outlets such as Amazon Instant Video won’t have “There’s No Place Like Utopia” until Dec. 2.
I’m Appalled At Such Nonsense!
“Don’t let anybody tell you it’s corporations and businesses create jobs,” Clinton said.
The last thing this country needs is a person who believes this nonsense!
“If corporations and businesses don’t create jobs, then who or what does? Government? Governments don’t create jobs. All government jobs are “created” by taking money from businesses, corporations, and workers through taxes. If businesses and corporations didn’t exist, government wouldn’t have any money to tax, thus, there wouldn’t be any government jobs.
“Microsoft was founded in 1975. Prior to this date, Microsoft did not employ anybody. Today, Microsoft employs 126,000 people worldwide. Microsoft does not stand alone as a corporation. Millions of other people are employed indirectly from a company like Microsoft.
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2019-04-21T08:43:37Z
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http://www.movermike.com/category/socialism/
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I’m about to get into the November 1979 science fiction magazines. Dive Deep. But, there is a fundamental difference between November 1969, and November 1979 — I was born in 1969, but by 1979 I was 10 years old. I remember 1979. Or pieces of it anyway.
Before I got into the magazines I thought I’d see what I could recall from my younger years. In short — Star Wars is what I remember.
It loomed large over almost everything in my life at the time. I think I went to see it like… 7 times? And back then, back in 1977, that took work, dude.
I remember disco, I remember “Disco Duck.” I had, by 1979, watched the entire run of Star Trek (and I have to say, when you are 8-10 years old, each Star Trek episode was almost as good as Star Wars).
Fans love Star Trek for different reasons, and when a fan moves into gaming within the Star Trek universe, those reasons usually inform the type of character they want to emphasize in their games. Do they want to be, like Spock or Data, the science officer who can coolly reason through any problem that comes up? Do they want to be the medical officer who saves lives while chaos erupts around them? The security officer who goes hand-to-hand with a Klingon warrior? The engineer who can make any technological miracle into reality? The hotshot pilot who can maneuver through any cluster of asteroids? Or the Captain of a starship, in charge of herding together all of these elements as they explore the distant unknown regions of space?
A handful of games have been versatile enough to cater to all of these types of fans. The video game Star Trek Online just celebrated its 8th anniversary, and it has a diverse style that allows easily for group or solo play, where players can create characters and take missions that interest them. There are missions that are mostly story-driven diplomatic missions, and some that are primarily about shooting the bad guys, either on ground away missions or in starship combat.
This week saw the first new Star Trek TV show debut in a long time. If you missed it, or because subscribing to CBS All-Access for a single show irks you, it was more than pretty good. In fact, I downright enjoyed myself in a way I haven’t since the Star Trek: Enterprise debuted in 2001. And it was my 12-year old son’s first real experience of Star Trek.
Science fiction themes were front and center at GenCon this year, in a way that surpasses what I have seen in previous years. Usually the science fiction games are almost entirely tied into existing property lines, like the various Star Wars miniature battle lines produced by Fantasy Flight Games. These were certainly present, but they were matched by new science fiction games that had an appeal independent of being tied to well-established and beloved properties.
I’ll dig into several of these games more deeply in future full reviews, but for now here are some high-level looks at some of the new science fiction-themed games and expansions from GenCon.
This week marked the -46th anniversary of First Contact Day, the date in 2063 when Zefram Cochrane was the first human to create and engage a warp drive (time travel situations excluded), as depicted in the film Star Trek: First Contact. As such, it seems appropriate to look at the state of affairs with the upcoming Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game, slated for a 2017 release from Modiphius Entertainment.
Modiphius has been playtesting the game since late last year as an open live playtest, using gamers from across the world as guinea pigs to find bugs in their design and crowdsourcing improvement suggestions. In addition to the Alpha set of rules for playtest, the Round 1 included a generic “starter” adventure that all of the playtesters could run through. I discussed my thoughts on this shortly after I playtested it, back in December, playing the group with a mix of Star Trek enthusiasts and their less-enthusiastic spouses, all of whom are relative novices at roleplaying games.
Earlier this year, based on feedback from the first round, Modiphius released a second round of playtest, as well as new adventures focused on the specific ship that you signed up to test for, allowing them to test science/exploration missions vs. combat-oriented missions vs. diplomacy missions, and so on. The new set of rules contained updates to earlier rules, but also a key new gaming system: starships. Once we provided feedback on the Round 2 playtest, playtesters were given access to the character creation system.
As a TOS fan who came to the other Star Trek series relatively recently, I have to admit that The Next Generation, although entertaining, didn’t grab me as much as its predecessor. Nor did the first entry in the TNG run of movies — Generations.
Fortunately, First Contact fares quite a bit better than that installment.
Part of the appeal this time around, in this the eighth of the Star Trek movies, is that it centers on the Borg. Who were the most effective of all Star Trek villains, in my opinion. They first appeared in Star Trek: Next Generation and then in each of the TV series after that. They turned up very frequently in Voyager, which featured Seven of Nine, a “recovering” Borg/human, as a regular member of the cast.
Though Star Trek is one of the most popular franchises in science fiction and fantasy, it’s been over a decade since there has been a tabletop roleplaying game in production set in the Star Trek universe. That’s about to change in 2017 with the release of Star Trek Adventures from Modiphius Games.
The game is currently in development, but if you’re interested in checking it out, you don’t have to wait until 2017. Modiphius has just begun an open alpha playtest, allowing people across the world to begin playing games set in the world, test out the rules system, and provide feedback in time for the final design of the game.
Last Friday, I was able to get together a group to do a trial run of the first open playtest adventure. Though there’s no telling exactly which mechanics will stay the same through the playtest process, what is clear at this very early stage is that Modiphius is putting together a game that captures the feel of Star Trek in a tabletop roleplaying game.
I’ve been celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek in my own way. Meaning I’ve been giving in to impulse buys, and snatching up those commemorative photo-books and magazines when I see them. Yeah, they’re sometimes a little lacking in depth, but it doesn’t matter. I buy them mostly for the marvelously nostalgic photos, for the way they manage to make Star Trek — one of our most venerable franchises — young again.
Titan Comics has been publishing the official Star Trek magazine since 1995, and they collected collected some of the best articles from that magazine in The Best of Star Trek: Volume 1 – The Movies (June 2016). This is the second volume in that set, covering the various broadcast series. It will be available at the end of the month.
The 50-year history of Star Trek, as told by the people who were there – every cast member interviewed.
From the vaults of Star Trek Magazine, we celebrate a half-century of Star Trek in a volume packed with classic archive interviews with every lead cast member, from William Shatner to Patrick Stewart, to Chris Pine and beyond. Featuring every incarnation of world’s favorite sci-fi saga, including the stars of the original series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, and the Trek movies, familiar faces reveal the true story behind the greatest moments in the fifty-year history of Star Trek.
Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the world’s favorite sci-fi saga, this special collection of cast interviews tells the true story behind the making of Star Trek. Join us as we revisit classic interviews with the entire casts of every Star Trek series, including William Shatner (Captain Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Spock), Patrick Stewart (Jean Luc Picard), Brent Spiner (Data), Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway), Jolene Blaylock (T’Pol), and many more. We’ll also discover how actors Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), and the stars of the recent movies made the characters their own.
The Best of Star Trek: Volume 2 – Fifty Years of Star Trek will be published by Titan Comics on November 29, 2016. It is 176 pages in full color, priced at $19.99 for both the trade and digital editions.
I think the statute of limitations on spoilers has probably run out 22 years after this movie was released… but be advised that there’s a sort of big spoiler ahead.
I suppose I should also mention that I was a TOS guy back in the day and didn’t even get around to watching the other Star Trek series until about a decade ago. I ended up liking The Next Generation well enough, although oddly it always seemed to me that it might have been more dated than its predecessor. But that’s neither here nor there.
What I’m getting around to, perhaps awkwardly, is that even though I’m mostly a TOS fan, I thought that six TOS movies were enough and perhaps even a bit too much, and it was probably a good time to switch things up a bit. But not before some TOS crew members appear on the scene, early on in this movie.
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https://www.blackgate.com/category/star-trek/
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. -Note: Items in this color are minimum viable IAM system requirements.
Access Control The act of allowing access to facilities, programs, resources or services to authorized persons (or other valid subjects), and denying unauthorized access. Access Control requires that rules or policies be in place, that privileges be defined, so that they can be enforced.
Access Management That part of Identity Management comprising the processes and tools used to associate privileges with subjects in accord with the wishes of Authorities. A comprehensive set of tools and processes for assign and revoke access to resource to digital identities.
Access Rights The full set of resource permissions or entitlements that a Subject or group possesses.
Action Function, Action, and Verb are close synonyms within the privilege and access control domain. They are used interchangeably in the tuple data model where a privilege is defined by Subject + Function + Scope.
Assertion A declaration or claim. Typically, when the term assertion is used in conjection with privilege management it tends to connote a claim formatted with a particular formal syntax. For example the document or speaker may be talking about a claim formatted as an assertion conformant to the SAML specification.
Attribute A distinct characteristic of a subject. An object's attributes are said to describe it. Attributes are often represented as pairs of "attribute name" and "attribute value(s)", e.g. "foo" has the value 'bar', "count" has the value 1, "gizmo" has the values "frob" and "2", etc. Often, these are referred to as "attribute value pairs".
The term also refers to properties of objects or elements of assertions whether or not they represent subjects.
assertion issued by the Identity Provider at the time the Subject attempts to access the service.
Service Provider or Service Provider category.
username and password that is verified as correct or incorrect. Alternative definition: The process of confirming the identity of a principal. Since computer identification cannot be absolute (e.g., passwords can be stolen), authentication relies on a related concept of level of trust, in which an institution relies on good identity management practice (so that the institution believes they have correctly identified an individual) and secure mechanisms for sharing identity.
This is sometimes referred to as AuthN (authentication), in contrast to AuthZ (authorization).
Authority 1) A broad term than can cover most aspects of creating policies and rules governing who has rights and privileges for an organization. It includes the process or workflow used to attest or assign rights and privileges , the ability to control the dissemination of those rights, as well as an organization's responsibilities to enforce those rights. This is sometimes referred to as AuthZ (authorization), in contrast to AuthN (authentication.
2) It can also refer to a person or policy or rule that confers privileges to subjects, either directly by use of an access management system, or indirectly.
3) It can also be used more specifically in a singular authorization situation to say whether a principal has "authority" to take an action. In this sense, authority and privilege can be used interchangeably.
The process for determining a specific Subject's eligibility to gain access to a resource or service, a right or permission granted to access a system or information. The process of deciding if a subject (person, program, device, group, role,etc.) is allowed to have access to or take an action against a resource. Authorization relies on a trusted identity (authentication) and the ability to test the privileges held by the subject against the policies or rules governing that resource to determine if an action is permitted for a subject.
Claim A declaration, or assertion, made by an entity. Hopefully the entity is a reliable third party. Examples of claims include names, affiliations, group membership, or capabilities.
attainment of the company's objectives when properly used.
may be renewed or revoked.
Credential Syncing The propagation of the same credential to multiple repositories.
Delegation The process used, or task performed, by a grantor to assign privileges to other subjects within the limits of its authority. A subject with delegated privileges does not have to perform any type of impersonation in order to exercise the privileges.
- A privilege may be granted due to another granted privilege (e.g. if you are granted READ access to the Arts and Sciences school in the payroll system [immediate], then you also have READ access to the English department in that system [effective] ).
- A privilege may be granted via an assignment to a role, and the role or other role in a hierarchy is assigned the privilege.
- A group membership might exist due to a group being a member of another group.
An effective assignment generally cannot be directly unassigned.
Eligibility A concept closely related to authorization in that it can use the same mechanisms of authentication, policies, rules, and role evaluation. The differences are semantic - one is "eligible for something" as opposed to "authorized to do something" - so each is appropriate to use to describe different use cases. For instance, "all students are eligible for an email account", vs "students in this class are authorized to download course materials".
Eligibility is more akin to a "right", in legal terms, than a "privilege", but the technical differences in how they are accomplished in an online environment are generally negligible.
The term has sometimes been used in circumstances in which subjects must take a specific step in order to receive an authorization.
Entitlement Often used the same as Privilege, entitlement carries the feeling of something owed or of a right granted. We make limited use of the word here. An authority-related eduPerson attribute - eduPersonEntitlement - uses this term specifically as an attribute that conveys ownership of the named right or privilege, a token that can be used directly or in a rules evaluation in determining authorization.
It's noteworthy that privileges with qualifications, limits, scope, attributes, conditions, or prerequisites aren't called entitlements. It seems to be used only for simple, non-parameterized expressions.
Entity A collection of identifiers and attributes managed by an Identity Management System representing any real-world actor, such as a person, process, system, etc.
This is very similar to one definition of Subject below, with the possible distinction that a Subject can represent groups and roles in addition to real-world actors.
be hard to achieve due to the lack of a common Identity Provider.
access to their protected resources.
Function Function, Action, and Verb are close synonyms within the privilege and access control domain. They are used interchangeably in the tuple data model where a privilege is defined by Subject + Function + Scope.
Grantor A principal authorized to delegate some portion of its own authority and that has exercised that privilege.
of a group is its membership, i.e. the set of objects that belong to the group.
information from systems of record, or manually.
In an enterprise setting, there are likely to be needs for several types of identifiers.
Security Number, card ID, library ID.
nature, a persistent identifier is nonreassignable.
multiple Subjects may utilize/possess the identifier.
electronic transactions on behalf of the Subject.
memberships, roles and eligibility. Also referred to as Identity Attributes .
Identity Management Identity management is often used broadly to encompass not only activities to correctly identify and maintain attributes about subjects, but also the manifestations of that knowledge through infrastructure supplying access and security services - single sign-on, account/service provisioning, authentication and authorization. Here we focus on a narrower definition, principally the need to identify persons as one individual despite multiple associations and roles, proper identification of other entities and agents (organizations, applications, groups, services, resources, etc), and the management of that information over time and across the enterprise.
Sometimes the term "Identity and Access Management" is used to be explicitly inclusive of access management within this practice.
When the number of subjects that need to be given identifiers for use in Identity and Access Management systems is very large, the ability to name things may itself be controlled by access management. This requires an underlying identity management practice for namespaces.
Subject Digital Identities and Credentials.
amount of data used in the comparison.
about members of its community to other federation participants.
Immediate Direct. Opposite of effective. An assignment is "immediate" if there is an explicit assignment from the subject to the resource (and perhaps including qualifiers). An immediate assignment does not depend on other assignments to exist. An immediate assignment can be unassigned directly.
InCommon The InCommon Federation is the U.S. education and research identity federation.
multiple sources into a merged record.
Namespace A domain in which an identifier is unique in representing a single object.
Permission A closely related term to access control, a permission is the control specifically related to a resource and an action - a subject must have permission to take that action. Note - paccman is deprecating this term and suggest that privilege be used consistently.
Policy (2) A policy is used to describe general access control requirements. There are many existing proprietary and application-specific languages for creating policies, but XACML has several points in its favor: it's standard, it's generic, it's distributed, it's powerful.
A XACML policy has at least one, and possibly more rules. A policy may be written to have a single effect, meaning that each policy has a single rule that either permits or denies access. This style of policy writing results in many individual policies, but each policy is atomic and uncomplicated. An alternative is to have fewer policies, each with multiple rules within.
A XACML policy contains one or more RULEs, which may contain a TARGET and a CONDITION. A TARGET consists of a SUBJECT, an ACTION, a RESOURCE, and optionally an ENVIRONMENT. RULEs can be composited.
Principal A subject whose identity can be authenticated.
Privileges Etymologically speaking, a privilege is a "personal law", making privileges a set of personal rights. Privileges amount to the sum of what a subject may do, as granted to them or inherited.
In the context of a Privilege management system, Privilege is used to describe the combination of a subject or group, their current allowable actions, and any qualifications or scoping limitations that shall be imposed on those allowable actions.
a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually.
The process of managing attributes and accounts within the scope of a defined business process or interaction. Provisioning an account or service may involve the creation, modification, deletion, suspension, or restoration of a defined set of accounts or attributes in order to affect the subjects access rights.
The mapping of digital identities to accounts, credentials and access rights.
Qualifier In the context privilege manage and access control, Qualifier and Scope are close synonyms, often used interchangeably. A qualifier, or scope, mediates (or restricts) the applicability of a Verb or Function.
For example, within a financial system, we may have a verb or function called "can spend" and the scope will specify the cost objects or account numbers to which this verb can legitimately be applied.
In another example, library systems may have a verb or function named "can access" and the scope or qualifier may specify a particular database or resource such as "Oxford English Dictionary Online".
A slightly self-referential example, occurs when a privilege management system has a verb or function called "can create Functions" and the scope or qualifier might be "in the category of HR".
could be categorized as Research and Scholarship.
Resource Resource and Target are often used synonymously when discussing privilege management colloquially. As with Target, the term is context dependent when used informally. At times, Resource is another close synonym of Qualifier and Scope. However, people tend to use this term when speaking about more "tangible" scopes such as "Oxford English Dictionary Online" or "Ethnic Newswatch". There are other qualifiers and scopes that people don't typically think of as a resource, for example "the category of HR", "NULL", and depending how closely you work with the financial system, cost objects and account numbers.
Responsibility A responsibility is an action that a principal assigned to a role is expected to perform. Similar to a privilege except that the principal not only has the ability to perform the action, but is expected to perform the action. In the Kuali Enterprise Workflow system, an example of a responsibility is a step in a workflow where a subject needs to respond to a workflow action. Note that more than one person could have the same responsibility.
estimated with accuracy and precision.
In the context of privilege management and access control, a Role centric model presumes that given the precise position or title of a person within an organization, the privilege management system can draw conclusions about what privileges should be granted to the person. An identity data element that represents a collection of permissions or entitlements.
Roles may also be thought of as meta-privileges which are used a short hand for granting a wide range of finer grained privileges to someone that "has the role." It is also noted that a Role may imply one or more Roles. For example a Department Chair will also be presumed to be a Faculty member.
Modeling roles can be problematic. In some systems it may be appropriate to define a role of "Dean" while in other systems it may be important to create "Dean of Biology" , "Dean of School of Science", .... It is important to understand how the modeling will impact the finer grained privileges that will be conveyed to the individuals associated with specific roles, for a particular implementation.
In computer systems security, role based access control is an approach to restricting system access to authorized users. RBAC is sometimes referred to as role based security. Within an organization, roles are created for various job functions.
Rule A prescribed evaluation of data which is used to confer a privilege, to a subject or a collection of subjects.
to users based in part on information about them that it receives from an Identity Provider.
Subject A realworld entity. The term is usually taken to mean an individual human being.
electronic devices. Any entity whose identifiers and attributes are managed by an Identity and Access Management practice.
Target The term "Target" should be deprecated. Target is a matter of perspective and context. When people are discussing privilege and access control informally, a target is often the same as a Resource. However, at other times, the focus is on the Subject. In yet different contexts the target is actually the set of people that have a specific verb and scope applied to them, as in the "target group".
between participants according to a defined set of rules to achieve, or contribute to the authority assigning privileges.
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The rundown facade of the Míngzhì Building 朙志樓 in Taichung, notable mainly for the use of a rare character in its name.
The journey begins under ominous skies in Taichung.
The journey began after picking up a scooter near Taichung Station and crossing underneath the railway tracks. I was starting later in the day than I would have liked—and the weather forecast was not promising, as the ominous skies in several of these photos would suggest. After taking a similar trip two years prior to this I was intent on trying a new route to Nantou, one that involved riding into the mountains, so I kept a close eye on the radar to ensure I didn’t end up caught in a torrential downpour far from shelter. With this on my mind I paused to snap a picture of the impressive Guānyīn 觀音 statue in front of Címíng Monastery 慈明寺 while exiting the city.
Late into the afternoon at the Dongping Tobacco Barn.
I made a few stops on the way into the mountains, mostly to check up on some places I had already visited earlier in 2017. The first of these was the historic Taiping Tobacco Market 太平買菸場, an unassuming building still undergoing restoration work (and opened to the public since then). The Taichung Basin 臺中盆地 was once home to a thriving tobacco cultivation and manufacturing industry, several remnants of which have already been documented at length on this blog, but this is the only surviving tobacco marketplace. Not far up the road, if you know precisely which alleyway to take, you’ll also find the ruins of one of the few remaining tobacco barns in the area.
Checking up on the Japanese colonial era Toubian Police Station 頭汴派出所.
Further east, nestled in the low hills just beyond the edge of the basin, you’ll find the Japanese colonial era Tóubiàn Police Station 頭汴派出所, abandoned but still in decent condition and slated for restoration. I captured much nicer photos in better light on a previous trip so I’ll write more about this heritage building at another time. If you’re curious, have a look at my post about the Wuri Police Station, for the design and layout are pretty much identical.
The entrance to Huguo Qingliang Temple 護國清涼寺, a sprawling complex in the hills above Taichung.
The weather forecast looked somewhat better by the time I was departing the police station so I committed to riding Highway 136 (市道136號) all the way into Nantou. Heading higher into the hills I eventually reached the resplendent Hùguó Qīngliáng Temple 護國清涼寺 and dropped the kickstand to scope out the intriguingly-named Tóubiànkēng Bat Cave 頭汴坑蝙蝠洞. A quick inspection revealed nothing of interest apart from a rather cool bridge—but if you consult the previous link (in Chinese), you’ll learn the name is somewhat misleading. The “cave” is manmade; it’s an old water diversion channel, part of an irrigation system constructed centuries ago. The channel was colonized by bats after it fell out of use—but from what I’ve read the bat colony dispersed in the aftermath of the devastating 921 Earthquake.
Sundown over a temple complex in the hills of Taiping District, Taichung.
Downtown Taichung and the huge power plant on the coast are faintly visible in this image captured at Chikanding, an area popular with motorbikers and cyclists.
Now leaving Taichung. I would not return for several months.
Soon I crossed into Guóxìng 國姓, Nantou, and began the languorous descent toward Provincial Highway 14 台14線, the usual route to Puli (if you’re on a scooter or bicycle anyway). Along the way I enjoyed a great lateral view of the Ninety-Nine Peaks 九九峰, one of many unusual landscapes in central Taiwan. This rugged badlands terrain was completely denuded in the aftermath of the aforementioned 921 Earthquake, but the peaks were looking relatively lush while I swung through.
Coming down into Nantou County alongside the picturesque Ninety-Nine Peaks.
With darkness gathering I captured the last shot of the day: one of the old pilings for the Gānfēng Suspension Bridge 乾峰吊橋, heavily damaged in the 921 Earthquake but not replaced until 2008. It originally spanned the Wū River 烏溪 (also known as the Dadu River 大肚溪), which marks the boundary between Taichung and Changhua 彰化 further downstream.
A relic of the former Ganfeng Suspension Bridge in Guoxing Township, Nantou.
Stalking the corridors of a historic tuberculosis sanatorium in the mountains of Nantou.
Funerary wreaths (sānglǐ huāquān 喪禮花圈) announcing a memorial service (diàn 奠), a regular sight in rural Nantou. The countryside is emptying out.
An abandoned farmhouse perched on a hillside in Táomǐ Village 桃米村.
Once the music festival was over I went south by way of the scenic County Road 131 縣道131號. This highway connects Puli to Shuili by way of Yúchí 魚池, bypassing Sun Moon Lake 日月潭, an important reservoir for hydroelectric power generation, and also one of central Taiwan’s top tourist attractions. Although I didn’t visit the lake on this trip it will be referenced below, so keep it in mind.
The legendary Guanyin cave beneath Jixian Temple on Highway 131. The actual image of Guanyin is located in the nook below the idol—but don’t expect to see anything, it’s almost unrecognizable even up close.
Along the way I made a brief stop at the scenic Jíxiān Temple 吉仙宮, an impressive temple accessible from an unusual suspension bridge decorated with large stones. I’ve stopped here several times over the years but never knew what was so special about this temple until doing a little research for this article. Turns out that the cave beneath the temple contains a freshwater spring with legendary properties. The story goes like this: one day a camphor speculator1 fell ill, drank from the waters of this spring, and was cured. In a textbook example of pareidolia someone noticed that the rock face above the spring bore a passing resemblance to Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, and so the spring (and surrounding area) became known as Stone Guanyin 石觀音2.
Minghu Reservoir and the Daguan Power Plant. Notice the pipes running up the hillside? They go all the way to Sun Moon Lake!
Further south at the Mingtan Reservoir. This is the largest pumped-storage hydroelectric project in the country.
Next up: Taiwan’s only pumped-storage hydroelectric projects, both of which generate power from the waters of Sun Moon Lake. The method of action is simple: by day the power plants generate electricity by harnessing the gravitational potential energy of water descending from Sun Moon Lake into the reservoirs associated with each plant. By night, when demand is low, both plants pump water back into Sun Moon Lake, thereby helping to maintain the water level. Mínghú Dam 明湖壩 and Dàguān Power Plant 大觀發電廠 were completed in 1985 whereas the larger Míngtán Dam 明潭壩 began operating a decade later in 1995. Together they account for somewhat more than 1% of the nation’s generating capacity.
An unidentified ruin in Checheng Village. I strongly suspect this is the old police station since it’s right behind the current one but haven’t been able to confirm.
While meandering around the top of Mingtan Dam it began to drizzle. I hastily drove downhill to the historic logging town of Chēchéng 車埕, another place I really need to get around to writing about on this blog, at which point my luck ran out and the heavens opened up. I stashed the scooter and sought refuge in one of my favourite restaurants in central Taiwan, the Wood Village Snackbar 木之村小吃部. Eventually the rain stopped and I continued on my way, but it was too dark for photography, with one small exception.
Darkness falls on the small Hǔ Yé Temple 虎爺廟 in Shuili.
While riding through Shuili on my way to Zhushan I noticed a sign for the Shuili Hǔ Yé Temple 水里虎爺廟. If you’ve been following me on Instagram you’ll know I have a fondness for Hu Ye, the Taoist tiger god found in most Taiwanese temples, so naturally I was interested in taking a closer look. The tiger general, as he is also known, is most commonly found in association with Tǔ Dì Gōng 土地公, the land god, and is almost always located beneath an altar or table. Here in this modest street-side shrine Hu Ye appears in the most venerable position on top of the altar—and in humanoid form! At first I didn’t recognize him, for he usually manifests as a rather cute tiger (of which there are several more scattered around the chamber), but if you look closely you’ll see stripes on this unusual idol. I am continually impressed with the capacity for Taiwanese temple culture to surprise and delight!
The tiger general in humanoid form!
Thus ends my initial report from a summer of road tripping in 2017. I’ve already published more than a dozen articles in this series and there are many more to come—so check back from time to time and you’ll find this post updated, wherever relevant.
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Pretty actress Alex Lopez has come a long way as far as the Nollywood industry is concerned.
From the day she ventured into beauty pageant in 1993, emerging 2nd runner up and her subsequent roles in movies like Piccadilly, Domitilla and Daughters of Eve, Alex has remained in the limelight.
In this interview with Uwalaka Patrick, Alex takes us into her world. Enjoy.
Looking back from 1994 to 1995 when you set out to become an actress, would you say you have surpassed your wildest expectation in life?
I don't think I have even reached half of what I set out to achieve in life, and if you ask me why, I would say that there are so many things to do, plenty of places to explore. I don't think everyone can achieve all their dreams in life.
Would you say your journey has been one beautiful fairytale?
Being an actress has been the most beautiful part of my life. I wouldn't call it a fairy tale because fairy tales are things that are beyond your reach, but being a part of Nollywood will always be what I cherish most on earth.
You first emerged on the entertainment scene during the mid 1990s when you took part in a beauty pageant and came second runners up; did you have it at the back of your mind that you would one day become an actress?
Well, I'd put it in another way. I have always wanted to do something that will see me in the public view, and as a child growing up I had ideas and imaginations about lifestyles I never grew up in. I have always wanted to do something that people would recognize me with, good things that will touch people's life.
And do you think that becoming an actress fulfilled that dream for you?
It hasn't fulfilled it yet, but I'm getting close to it.
How did growing up shape you to become who you are today?
I guess everyone has a destiny in life and you have to follow the path which life has mapped out for you and whether you want it or not, you just see yourself going a particular way. For me, I would say that my growing up really helped me in so many ways in becoming who I am today.
How beautiful was growing for you?
For me growing up was okay. I wouldn't lie like some other people would say. It was okay because I come from a polygamous family and I always had my mother on the side of her children. I thank God it was okay.
Would you really classify yourself to be a Nigerian judging your Brazilian roots and your very light skin personality?
I'm a Nigerian. After all when you check, the slaves that left Africa and were taken to the West Indies later came back to Africa. I'm more Nigerian than my father's side because I grew up with my mother and her family even though my father is from Brazil.
May his soul rest in peace, he is dead now. Died two years ago and before then it was good.
Why did you decide to settle here in Nigeria and not in Brazil?
Why would I want to settle in Brazil when I grew up here in Nigeria all my life? Besides, the only family I have come to know has been my mother's family.
My father's family really is not here in Nigeria, apart from my half siblings. So there is nothing wrong in me growing up in Nigeria and laying claim to a country where my mother is from.
Looking at you, how would one describe the woman Alex Lopez?
You said looking at me, how do I describe myself. I can't do that. It is left for those who know me to say this is what we know about Alex but I can tell you about my inner person. I'm homely and humility dwells in me.
In all these, people say you cut the picture of a wild woman . . .
That's where you say looks are deceptive. Look beyond what you see, a personality is not shallow. You shouldn't judge by how the package is, rather judge by what's inside.
What do you think are the challenges you have faced over the years as an actress?
Well people would say, nothing good comes easy and at the same time nothing is meant to last forever. So when the opportunity comes take it and make the best use of the opportunity.
I would say that I have been able to use my chances when they came and I have been challenged by the roles that have come my way all these years as an actress.
I have been in showbiz since 1993 from the beauty pageant and getting into acting, it's not been all smooth as I had to get roles from auditions, castings and prove myself before directors as the kind of actress they are looking for.
There have been times when you were cast for a particular role, only for such a role to be taken away from you and given to someone else. And with the emergence of the marketers, there was the belief that you must belong to an Igbo click or a cabal to get movie roles.
And when people say no, Alex cannot do it, she is not a good actress, it makes me push myself the extra mile to prove myself, and the challenges are no less than what other people are facing in their own field in life or career.
How do you feel when you lose roles you have already been cast in to someone else?
Well, the feeling remains that the role was never meant for me. What is mine will always come to me.
Does it portray professionalism on the part of those who are suppose to give out such roles on merit?
Well for me if it happens, the way I would look at it is that they finally saw what they were looking for. But I refuse to believe that I wasn't good enough for that particular character, but again as an actress we can't play all the roles.
And if they are giving me a role and someone comes from nowhere to try to get the role, fine set up the stage and let's see who between us is better. It is only when that is not done that I'd complain about the lack of professionalism.
How beautiful has it been for you as an actress over the years?
It has been exciting, because I have had my ups and downs in acting and when you have your downs it is like a challenge for you.
Were there times when you looked back and said, Oh I wish I was never Alex Lopez?
No. If I come back again in this world, I will still be Alex Lopez.
Alex, at thirty plus you are still single, what is happening to you, where are the eligible men?
Is there a law that states a woman must get married before she is thirty? I'm single because I chose to be single, and I feel that I can do what I want to do with my time and freedom.
It's not like I would not like to get married or have more children but the fears of commitment might be the reason why I have remained single.
I really like my freedom. I'm very independent and I'm a single mother, who is raising a 17-year-old son and who has just finished his secondary school education. And I don't think I'm lacking for anything for now.
Don't you think that sacrificing your relationships for your independence might take its toll on you in the long run?
I don't think I will suffer if I don't find myself in a relationship or if at the end of the day I get married, it would just make me a much more matured person in my home.
Before anyone gets into marriage, you have to be matured so you will be able to handle the ups and downs of marriage.
How committed are Nigerian men toward keeping to their vows as married men?
Please, don't restrict this to Nigerian men alone, men are the same the world over and it doesn't matter if they are black or white. But don't condemn the men because when you talk of men being unfaithful, you must also talk about women being unfaithful too. The ratio is really high these days.
I wouldn't know about why people are not getting married in their numbers nowadays, because I can only talk about Alex. We all have different experiences and everybody would want to get married someday and have children.
Looking at the whole problems associated with marriage, would you say, Alex will want to take a shot at marriage in the next five years?
It depends on when God says.
But you would be getting close to forty and very old if you are not married by then?
It doesn't matter. I'm not afraid of getting old.
Why do most single mothers in Nollywood find it difficult to get married? Is it because they already have children or the feelings of why rush into a man's house, when they can survive on their own ?
I don't think so and I will use myself as an example.
I have been a single mother in the last 17 years and it's not because I don born pickin so wetin I dey go find for man house. There is so much involved in getting married.
There are many things we can give each other as man and wife. I'm here and would want to have another child but I will not have another one till I get married.
And even if I later decide to have another one outside wedlock, it is going to be my own decision, because then I was young and didn't know how to cope.
I'm not going to rush into marriage because it is something that demands patience. I can rush into a relationship but marriage I will never do that because it has its own mental, psychological effects on a couple.
So what would be the criterion for your dream man if you were asked to choose one?
First of all, he has to be God fearing, and I have to accept him with all his faults because no body is perfect.
I have to find out if the other side of him is what I can live with the rest of my life, and since I have a son, he must appreciate the fact that my son is part of me and if we must get married then my son must come with me.
If given a chance, would you get married to the father of your son?
Like I would always say, look beyond the wrapping and see what is inside the package. I have always farmed even as a girl growing up in my village in Obosi, Anambra State, where we raised chickens, made garri from cassava, reared goats and others.
So bringing forward that experience, I went into chicken farming when the movie industry went into a recess. I went into poultry farming, because I had asked myself a question, ten years from now Alex where would you want to be and that was when I believed I could make it in farming.
It was stressful with all problems associated with running a poultry farm and meeting up with the demands of big time companies like UAC who were my major customers then.
No, I'm not. I think my life is at peace at the moment, am not running away from anybody, it just that I want to be alone for the time being till when I feel that I'm ready for love again.
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advocates a meaningful opportunity to present our side of the issue. The campaign was led by the shared parenting organizations Fathers & Families and the American Coalition for Fathers & Children, and by newspaper columnist Glenn Sacks.
"Two fathers' rights campaigners were arrested on Friday after scaling Westminster Abbey with a crucified dummy Jesus Christ, police said.
Parental Alienation Awareness Day on April 25 raises awareness about Parental Alienation Syndrome, the psychological abuse children suffer when a parent attempts to turn his or her children against the parent after divorce or separation.
"Whether one sympathizes with Dubay or not, his lawsuit illustrates the way the family law system addresses the needs and desires of women, while turning a cold shoulder to those of men. This system represents the most egregious violation of gender equity in our society today.
"The plight of unwed fathers exemplifies the point. Dubay is vilified by both the pro-choice feminist left and the pro-life right as an irresponsible cad, deadbeat and whiner. Yet the millions of unmarried men who do try to be fathers to their children find that while they are frequently lectured to 'take responsibility,' they're often not permitted any meaningful role in their children's lives. These stand-up guys usually get to spend only a few days a month with their kids, if they're lucky. Once mom finds a new man, they're often pushed out entirely in favor of the child's 'new dad.' And fathers who look to the family law system for help quickly find that said system has no interest in their case beyond keeping the child support checks coming."
I've written about anti-father bias of the family law system on numerous occasions. Some examples include: California NOW's Family Court Report 2002: Faulty Research, False Conclusions (Los Angeles Daily Journal, San Francisco Daily Journal, 7/11/02); my co-authored Have Anti-Father Family Court Policies Led to a Men's Marriage Strike? (Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/5/02); my co-authored California Supreme Court Takes Step Backward on Children's Rights (Daily Breeze [Los Angeles], 2/9/06); my co-authored PBS's Breaking the Silence: Family Law in the Funhouse Mirror (Albany Times Union, 10/20/05, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 10/24/05; and my co-authored Laws Must Protect the Rights of Military Dads (Army Times, Marine Corps Times, 3/28/05).
Civil Rights Leaders or Reactionary Patriarchs?(6/5/05); First Wives vs. Second Wives (11/21/04); Not the Era of the Deadbeat Dad but the Era of the Hero Father (6/19/05); Support California Shared Parenting Bill AB 1307 (4/24/05); Michigan's Top Cop Tells Kids: Denounce Your Daddy (10/3/04); and Fathers Targeted by Cox Speak Out (10/17/04).
As with the tree house of childhood, parents as well as children need a place of refuge and support to "see above" and to navigate what has been termed "high conflict" divorce. Tree House Solutions, LLC is a growing and evolving resource that is designed to meet both the emotional and the informational needs of parents who are going through divorce, as well as those who are divorced but still experience challenges in shared parenting with their former spouses. www.treehousesolutions.org.
In response to over 7,000 calls and letters to the New York Assembly Committee on Children & Families in support of A330, the New York Shared Parenting Bill, the New York State Chapter of the National Organization for Women and Stop Family Violence have launched a counterattack. To see NOW's Call to Action, click here. To read the Stop Family Violence Call to Action, click here. In both cases, it's the usual feminist hysterics about savage males and innocent, saintly, victimized females.
As during our Campaign Against PBS's Father-Bashing Breaking the Silence, NOW is not able to match our numbers. However, their counterattack is still problematic. This is because the Assembly committee members began blocking emails from our supporters after last week's wave, and we stopped faxing the committee members two weeks ago at their request. I don't blame them--staffers told our activists that the deluge prevented them from being able to get any work done.
However, the result is that at this point the committee members are pretty much just hearing from feminist opponents of A330, even though we have far more supporters. As a remedy, I suggest you call the committee members yourselves and send them faxes and emails independently. These aren't blocked and will get through. To call, fax, and email the committee members, click here.
A330, the New York Shared Parenting Bill, is sponsored by the Coalition of Fathers and Families New York, the New York affiliate of the American Coalition for Fathers & Children. To learn more about the bill, see my co-authored column Shared Parenting Bill Would Help New York's Children of Divorce (Albany Times Union, 3/28/06) and NOW president Marcia Pappas' Joint custody bill not in child's interest. Again, to contact the committee members, click here.
The Albany Times Union has long been seen by shared parenting advocates as a pro-feminist/anti-male obstacle. However, as I've pointed out, both during the PBS campaign and the A330 campaign the Times Union has made a legitimate and admirable effort to be fair and to give both sides a hearing.
Nonetheless I was more than a little surprised to find this morning that the Albany Times Union is now endorsing Shared Parenting and A330. In the editorial Custody challenges: It's time New York embraced the concept of shared parenting the paper's editorial board writes that A330's presumption for shared parenting is "the right presumption--and an overdue one." The editorial has its weaknesses, but it represents a significant step forward for our movement in New York, a key battleground state.
I've written many times about feminists' desire to give divorcing mothers a veto over fathers' fatherhood and over children's right to a relationship with their fathers. In Stop Family Violence's Call to Action here they write "fathers' rights proponents will also tell you that what's best for children of divorce is that courts protect the loving bonds with the two most important people in children's lives--the child's mother and father. That's true, but only if the parents get along and choose joint custody." In other words, the bonds matter, unless mom's mad at dad, in which case they can be quickly tossed aside.
"To learn more about the bill, see the Albany Times Union's debate on it--Supporting the child by order of the court (in favor) and Joint custody bill not in child's interest (opposed)."
In fact, some members of the Coalition of Fathers and Families New York have copied and distributed both our column and Pappas' column to members of the New York Assembly.
I have a couple of responses to the criticism over this. One is to echo something very wise which Ned Holstein of Fathers and Families emphasized during our Campaign Against PBS's Father-Bashing Breaking the Silence --"have faith in the truth." In other words, don't be afraid to let the other side be heard--have faith that the truth in what you're saying will be understood. I frankly have a hard time believing that many people, reading our column and Pappas' column together, would side with Pappas.
Moreover, my critics misunderstand what constitutes political power. I discussed this issue on His Side with Glenn Sacks in response to criticisms of my cordial demeanor with Martha Burk, Gloria Allred, Michael Kimmel, Amanda Marcotte and other opposition guests on the show. To listen to my response, click here.
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Stephen Baskerville, president of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, skewers family court "privacy" in his new piece Banned Near Boston: More chicanery from the underworld of family law. The article deals with the case of Kevin Thompson, a Massachusetts father who "received an order prohibiting distribution of his book, Exposing the Corruption in the Massachusetts Family Courts. The court also impounded the records of Thompson's custody case, reinforcing the secrecy in which family courts like to operate."
"The standard justification for secret courts is the one Judge Manzi now extends to censorship: 'privacy interests of the parties' minor child.' Thompson's son has already been forcibly separated from his father, and his life is now under the total control of state officials. What 'privacy' does this child have left?
Baskerville also notes that the "true reason for the secrecy and censorship is not to protect privacy but to invade it with impunity."
This doesn't have much to do with the usual issues I discuss but it struck me as being worthy of mention. As many of you know, the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, headed by Reverend Fred Phelps, protests at the funerals of dead American soldiers, saying the deaths of U.S. soldiers in Iraq are God's vengeance for protecting a country (the U.S.) that tolerates homosexuality. They carry signs that read, for example, "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "Thank God for IED's" in reference to the improvised explosive devices used by terrorists in Iraq.
When I first heard of it, I thought that Phelps and crew were only protesting at the funerals of gay soldiers who had been mortally wounded. This would have been appalling enough, but what I hadn't realized was that they were protesting at the funerals of all soldiers.
I was contacted by a woman named Nancy Totman, a military and legislative advocate for the Blue Star Moms of California. Her group and others are working in favor of a bill which would ban demonstrations or protests within 300 feet of funerals.
California Assemblyman Rick Keene (3rd district) has introduced AB 2707 in California (sponsored by the Blue Star Moms) which addresses the disruption of the funerals of soldiers who have died while serving. If you're interested in supporting this legislation, write a letter of support to Assemblymember Rick Keene at [email protected].
""[My father] is very selfless," Nick said. '[He] refused to quit because the job put food on the table... He gave his life in there so I could go to the movies.'"
The idea that these lunatics had free reign to disrupt the funerals of men like Helms is an outrage.
"Every now and then, Western history belches out some group of men who protest their miserably high status in life, claiming that society is treating them unfairly.
"I'm almost embarrassed for them. It's as if Halliburton, having been granted contracts in the billions of dollars to do work in Iraq and New Orleans, would feel slighted if it lost the job to work on the asbestos problem in my neighbor's guesthouse.
"'Men die about eight years earlier than women.'"
"Though no supporting facts are given, it sounds about right to me. To maintain good health, doctors recommend a low-fat diet and exercise. Consuming cheese doodles and beer and lolling on the couch does not make for longevity. Darn the luck, if only men liked housework. By getting off that sofa and washing a floor, scrubbing a toilet, raising a kid, they, too, might live longer.
"'In almost every category of disease, men suffer more often than women.'"
"Again, no scientific data is offered. If males do indeed have special powers in math and science--as Mansfield's pal and ex-boss, deposed Harvard President Lawrence Summers, has been known to claim--might we have some evidence to support such an assertion? Facts, fellas, facts.
"The NCM--or, as I call it, the "National Center for Milquetoasts"--has recently filed a lawsuit in a U.S. district court in Michigan on behalf of Matt Dubay, a 25-year-old computer programmer who disputes having to pay child support for his 7-month-old daughter. Officially trademarked as 'Roe v. Wade for Men,' the group argues that since the mother claimed to be both infertile and on birth control, the resulting pregnancy was not Dubay's fault and he should not be held monetarily accountable.
"Note to men: If the woman you're dating says she's both infertile and taking birth control, perhaps wearing a condom is a good idea until you can determine whether she's Ms. Right or Ms. Taken.
"As to family issues, yes, sometimes a woman may unjustly take a man for a ride. However, there are legitimate avenues for men to pursue--state registries, nonprofit educational groups, state representatives, family law attorneys--if they feel they are being deprived of their parental rights. But just how 'manly' is it to want to be free and clear of all paternal obligations?"
"The disturbing health and mortality disparities between American whites and blacks are well known, but most people do not realize that the health and mortality disparities between women and men are just as great. For example, the gap in life expectancy between whites and blacks is six years, while the gender gap is 5.7 years. Adjusted for age, men are 1.6 times as likely as women to die from one of the top 10 causes of death, and blacks are 1.5 times as likely to die from them as whites.
"Despite this, it is women's health, not men's, which continues to receive government attention and funding. For example, the National Institutes of Health--the federal focal point for medical research in the U.S.--spends nearly four times as much on female-specific health research as on male-specific research. And though the average man is as likely to die from prostate cancer as the average woman is from breast cancer, the Department of Health and Human Services' National Cancer Institute spends three and a half times as much money on breast cancer research as on prostate cancer research.
"In fact, prostate cancer makes up 37% of all cancer cases but receives only 5% of federal research funding."
"When both work outside the home and inside the home are properly considered, it is clear that men do at least as much as women. A 2002 University of Michigan Institute for Social Research survey found that women do 11 more hours of housework a week than men but men work 14 hours a week more than women. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, men's total time at leisure, sleeping, doing personal care activities, or socializing is a statistically meaningless 1% higher than women's. The Families and Work Institute in New York City found that fathers now provide three-fourths as much child care as mothers do--50% more than 30 years ago.
"Yet even these studies understate men's contributions because they only count the hours devoted to a task without measuring the physical strain and/or danger associated with the task. A man doing eight hours of dangerous construction work in the 100-degree heat is credited with no more 'work' than a woman who works in an air-conditioned office or who does childcare or housework in the comfort and safety of her own home [and without a supervisor breathing down her neck]."
"One and a half million American women legally walk away from motherhood every year by adoption, abortion or abandonment, yet somehow nobody labels them 'deadbeats' or 'deserters.' In over 40 states a mother can return the baby to the hospital within a few weeks of birth--completely opting out of motherhood with less hassle than it takes to return a DVD to Best Buy. Yet if the mother decides she wants to keep the child, she can demand 18 [or in some states 21 or 23] years of child support from the father, and he has no choice in the matter."
Perhaps the most ludicrous part of the article is Gadette's analogy between men's privilege over women and Halliburton's advantage over a small time asbestos remover. When I first began writing columns on men's and fathers issues, I wrote the below. It still seems accurate today.
"Some men are privileged and some women are privileged. Most are not. When we say 'privileged' we are only looking up, at the leaders of our society, who are mostly male.
"If we look down, at the bottom of our society, we'll see that most of the people down there are male, too: the homeless, the imprisoned, the suicide victims, those who die young, the school dropouts, etc. While many of American women's issues and concerns are certainly still unresolved, women's issues have received enormous publicity and attention. It's men's issues that have received little publicity, and that's why I write about them."
This doesn't even account for the most hideous disparity between men and women--their treatment in family court.
However one feels about the immigration issue, I think we can all acknowledge that most immigrants come here for understandable reasons and make many sacrifices. My friend Al Rantel is a staunch supporter of restrictions on illegal immigration, but often tells his KABC listeners that if he lived in Mexico or Central America and had the chance to come to the United States, he would do so in a heartbeat.
It was nice to see this cartoon reflect the special sacrifices that many immigrant men make to provide for their families. It reminded me of the sacrifices made by so many of the Latino immigrant men I've known either through teaching English and Citizenship classes in South-Central Los Angeles or doing construction work.
Doing the work the hueros wouldn't do."
[Note: a "huero" is a white American].
"These women all on the prowl, if you hold the head steady I'm a milk the cow/Forget about the game, I'm a spit the truth, I won't stop till I get 'em in they birthday suits/So gimmie the rhythm and it'll be off with their clothes, then bend over to the front and touch your toes/I left the Jag and I took the Rolls, if they ain't cutting then I put em on foot patrol."
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2019-04-23T18:39:12Z
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http://fathersunite.org/Newsletters/Glenn_Sacks_4-16-06.html
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And so said the dogs . . .
Saving dogs from isolated northern Ontario communities since 2003.
When Lady Rose first arrived I let her out of her crate while it was still in the shelter. I had hoped she would want to stay inside with her puppies. I took advantage of her being in closed quarters and touched her while whispering kind words to her. She tolerated my touch but did not know how to trust it or what to do with kindness.
Lady Rose left the shelter as soon as I opened the doggy-door and she never entered it again - even though she could have come and gone at will. Her puppies were inside though so she sat at the door waiting and keeping them safe. Whenever we let the pups out to play Lady Rose actually became gleeful. She loved her babies but even they could not make her enter an enclosed area again. During this time, I managed to get her to trust me enough to take treats from my hand and the odd time she would roll over to have her tummy rubbed. Her pups were eventually placed but we received others and Lady Rose continued to guard the shelter. I thought this was touching until I let the new pups out to play and Lady Rose was intolerant of them. It seemed all she knew to do at this new place was to sit at the door. To venture further meant joining our dogs and she was unsure of that so she just sat and waited.
Rosie, as she was known in Attawapiskat, was supposed to come down to us two years prior but the night before she was to fly out she was shot at and the dog she wandered with was killed right in front of her. Rosie had never been a tame dog but she had allowed herself to get just close enough to people to be fed by them and she slept in a rescue worker's porch when it was bitterly cold outside. She was traumatized by the gunshots and death of her friend but still she was caught, crated and sent south as planned.
When Rosie arrived in Matheson, the first stop on her journey to us, she was put in a shed for the night. By morning she had chewed her way out and escaped into the nearby bush. She was clever and capable so she never allowed herself to be caught again. A man who lived back in the bush put food and water out for her once in a while and he renamed her Lady. He had no way of knowing her name was Rosie since the rescue worker she had escaped from didn't dare admit to the circumstances of her sudden arrival - it would have set rescue work back considerably.
Lady had a litter of pups during her first year living in the bush but she permitted people to take them from her when they were weaned. She knew instinctively that they needed more than she could give. When, in the second year, she had another litter the man in the bush announced he could no longer put food and water out for Lady as he was moving. The rescue worker knew she had to get Rosie/Lady out of there while she had pups nearby or she would never get the chance again - others had threatened to shoot the wild bush dog.
The pups were rounded up and crated and Lady was shot with a tranquilizer gun in order to get her in a crate. We received Rosie/Lady with her six pups November 3, 2008 and that was the day she became Lady Rose.
We had never had an outdoor dog and one of the hardest things we had to do was watch Lady Rose out in the elements. Paul built her a doghouse but she was wary of it. When we had freezing rain and Lady Rose continued to sit out at the shelter door I went out to her and begged her to take some kind of shelter. I cried and broke icicles from her fur. We would look outside and see her covered in snow, she would blink and flakes would flutter down in front of her. One night, while looking out the window, we realized that Lady Rose was not at her usual post - she had gone in the doghouse. We slept better that night than we had in weeks.
All our dogs had met Lady Rose and had invited her to join them. She seemed to thank them politely but remained wary of their play. They have shown great patience and an understanding I wished I possessed.
We made progress and every day I tried to push Lady Rose a little further. First, she would take a treat from my hand, then she allowed me to pick her up - I managed this a few times. Feeling her heart beat against my chest was such an accomplishment for us both. After putting a leash on her two days in a row she became too suspicious for me to try it again. There were times she would let me touch her and other times she would simply dance and prance in front of me. If I walked back into the bush she would follow me so we did that often as a way to build trust. Each walk included one of my dogs so that she would become more familiar with them. I was determined that Lady Rose would, one day, come in the house and lay on the couch by the fire. She would lift her head and give me a look of boredom - one that suggested I could be doing more for her. That, at least, was my goal.
There came a time when Lady Rose showed no indication of moving forward so I took leash in hand and made the decision for her. As she was taking a treat from my hand I slipped the leash loosely over her head and though she jumped around in protest I waited her out. When she was calm, we moved forward together. After a bit of a walk and many treats I released her once again. The next day we repeated the performance but this time, after the walk, I took her to the front door and pulled her inside. After some fear and much caution she began to sniff about and show interest in her surroundings. I pretended to ignore her and went about my business. In time, she found her way to my office where I was working and joined my dog Ruth on the rug for a nap. It was January 4, 2009 and the beginning had begun.
We thought Lady Rose was going into heat so we made an appointment to get her spayed. It was actually very optimistic of us since Lady now avoided the leash like the plague so there was really no way of capturing her. The night before her appointment we casually walked down the road with all the dogs. When I saw the opportunity I pounced on Lady Rose and caught her up in my arms. I carried her into the house and she slept in a crate in our room along with all the other dogs that night. In the morning, Paul picked her up to carry her to the car but at the door she managed to jump out of his arms and escape into the outdoors once again. So close and yet so far away. It turned out she was not in heat so it gave us a little more time to try again.
It was crossing the threshold that scared her the most - she was comfortable once inside. The panic occurred while going through the actual doorway. When I had been able to leash her I had pulled her in and out several times and all that had done was fixate her even more. There was little more I could do without her cooperation.
The time came, once again, to make an appointment for Lady Rose to be spayed. This time we had to trap her inside her doghouse and put the leash on her that way. We had been moving the dog house closer and closer to our front door so once we pulled her to us we were just steps away from getting her inside. Once again we crated her overnight and in the morning Paul put a leash on her and I held one end of it as he held her. She sat on my lap for the car ride to the vet's office and I dreaded getting her from the car into the clinic. If she got away from us here we would never see her again. The thought of Lady Rose running and hiding again would be more than I could take. In the end, all went well and we got her home right after the surgery was completed. We kept her in the laundry room so she could be still and recover. That night I put her on a 30 ft. lead and as much as she argued with it she did manage to do her business outside. In the morning, however, Paul took her out on the same long lead and she managed to pull out of her collar and escape. She had dissolving stitches and it was winter with plenty of snow all about. There was no catching her again so Lady Rose healed from surgery just as she had lived most of her life, outside and free.
We had made great progress but there came a time when I had to question how far Lady Rose would let me take her. It may have been slightly arrogant of me to suggest that one day she would live in the house and sleep on the couch.
The next time Lady Rose entered the house it would have to be through her own will. I wondered if this would ever happen though because every day she seemed to show more signs of being wild. As spring approached she roamed further from home and I prayed no one would mistake her for a wolf and shoot her. She began to bark throughout the night but I was unable to make out what she was saying or what it might have been she was asking for.
She began looking in windows at me - like the child that hadn't been invited to the party. At these times I would go outside and beg her to trust me, to want me and to love me. I don't think my groveling was the way to become her pack leader but I couldn’t help myself.
She allowed me to give her affection and when I told her how much I loved her, the loveliest look came over her face. She seemed happy with her life and I thought perhaps that was all I should be hoping for. She lived on her own terms and not ours. I felt acceptance and patience was what she had been sent to teach me.
Lady Rose appeared the morning of June 18th with a snout full of porcupine quills. She had them under her eyes and in her mouth. First thing to come to mind was how to remove quills from the snout of a "wildish" dog. I walked outside and past her - seeming to ignore her. She had been pawing at her face but when I walked by she followed me. I stood still for a moment and immediately felt her paw on the back of my leg. I turned to look at her and she lay down on her back - she was asking for help. I bent down and stroked her gently before picking her up. She didn't resist while I carried her through the house to the back screened in porch where we keep the grooming table. I held her on the table while Paul pulled out the quills with pliers. Not once did Lady Rose make a sound or attempt to pull away. She leaned against me and allowed us to do whatever was needed. Some quills required two or three pulls before they came out and I know it was painful but not once did she react. We felt inside her mouth and down her chest for quills and all the while she trusted us. When we were done I carried her to the dining room and put her down on the rug. She went under the table and slept there for several hours before going back outside. After that, Lady Rose became more affectionate and showed her appreciation for what we had done for her.
I was determined that the next time she entered the house it would be through her own will and that day came on July 7th, 2009. Paul had come in the house and left the front door open. When he turned to to go back outside he saw Lady Rose under the dining room table. She had walked through the dreaded front door on her own. When I saw her it was all I could do to stay calm and nonchalant - what I wanted to do was blow up balloons and bake a cake. She stayed for just a short time before running out to play with the other dogs.
I learned then, to trust her wisdom. I waited for the moments she would give and appreciated whatever she shared.
She continued to come in on her own once in a while but on August 14th all that changed. Another dog in our care, Two Paws, gave birth that day and Lady Rose was interested and concerned. She had had litters of her own so she knew the smells and energy in the air. She went upstairs and stood outside the room the pups were being delivered in. Never had she entered that far before. Five puppies were born that day and that night Lady Rose slept in the house for the very first time. She must have felt she might be needed. That day she became a housedog.
One morning, when we came downstairs, we found her asleep on the couch. Glory be to all that is wonderful!
It took nine and a half months to gentle Lady Rose. She still doesn't trust the doorway entirely and sometimes has to be tempted with a treat to get her to come all the way in. She shys away from strangers but with us she is affectionate and loving. She has an enormous crush on Huck, our male dog, and she actually flirts with him. By December 2009 she felt comfortable enough to pose for our Christmas card photo.
I cannot imagine not knowing Lady Rose and we spend much time contemplating the lessons we were brought together to learn. This dog will never be tamed completely but we have managed to come to an understanding whereby she loves us and we love her.
March 16, 2011: Lady Rose is still our "wildish" dog but she is a full family member now. She sleeps in our room, eats every meal inside and complains when there isn't enough. She has begun a ritual that all the dogs love - a treat almost every time they enter the house. We celebrated Lady Rose coming in and out so often all the dogs got in on it. She has actually allowed the two people who come in to let the dogs out when we are away for several hours to touch her.
I will never be able to stop imagining her living in the bush for so many years without us. What she went through and what she did without. She asks for love and affection every day now so I know her loneliness would have been immense.
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2019-04-23T06:49:55Z
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http://www.moosoneepuppyrescue.com/lady-rose/
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Kevin Hunter has been fired as an executive producer on his estranged wife Wendy Williams' show, as the $215K Ferrari he bought for his baby mama is towed away, DailyMail.com can reveal.
Williams decided she finally had enough of her philandering husband of nearly 22 years and served him divorce papers at her TV studio in Manhattan last Thursday.
The 47-year-old was fired from the show and as Wendy's manager, a source on the show confirmed to DailyMail.com.
The source also said Hunter had been given 48 hours to remove his belongings from their marital home in Livingston, New Jersey as she was seen apartment hunting in New York City on Tuesday.
Wendy reached her tipping point after learning Hunter had been living the high life with his decade-long mistress Sharina Hudson, who gave birth last month, splurging on Rolls-Royces, Ferraris and gifting her with diamonds.
Hunter released an apology on Tuesday admitting he was not 'proud of his recent actions' and was 'trying to right some wrongs' while taking 'full accountability' for what he had done.
His groveling statement came after the flashy $215,000-plus gold Ferrari Portofino he gifted Hudson was seen being towed away - a day after Wendy hit him with the divorce papers.
The source said: 'Kevin had expected to stay on at the show and as Wendy's manager. He ran the show with an iron fist, he was the guy who kept the vultures away.
'But when Wendy saw the photos of him and Sharina last week on the Daily Mail going out for dinner and her driving around in a Ferrari she was furious.
'That's what tipped her over the edge, she was like, "he's gotta go". She now wants him out of her life completely, she's given him 48 hours to clear his office and clear his belongings out of the house.
A day after DailyMail.com published photos of the new Ferrari that Hunter gifted Hudson, it was loaded onto a truck and taken away.
A Ferrari dealership from Greenwich, Connecticut, picked the golden car up, as two men who appear to be helpers for Hunter looked on.
Hunter's statement on Tuesday read: '28 years ago I met an amazing woman: Wendy Williams. At the time, I didn't realize that she would not only become my wife, but would also change the face of entertainment and the world.
'I have dedicated most of our lives to the business empire that is Wendy Williams Hunter, a person that I truly love and respect unconditionally.
I am not proud of my recent actions and take full accountability and apologize to my wife, my family and her amazing fans. I am going through a time of self-reflection and am trying to right some wrongs.
'No matter what the outcome is or what the future holds, we are still The Hunter Family and I will continue to work with and fully support my wife in this business and through any and all obstacles she may face living her new life of sobriety, while I also work on mine.
On Monday, Wendy kicked off her Hot Topics segment by revealing she was just a few days away from moving out the sober living facility she has called home for the past few weeks, and is ready to start a new life for herself and her son Kevin Jr. - the son she shares with Hunter.
DailyMail.com exclusively revealed in early March the TV host had been living in the sober home in Queens, New York, to battle an addiction to alcohol and prescription pills, her downward spiral sparked by learning Hunter was still seeing Hudson.
Meanwhile, Hunter has been spending time with Hudson, who recently gave birth, at a hideaway in Edgewater, New Jersey.
The two seem to be living the high life, going out for dinner dates and driving new luxury vehicles.
Hunter was seen driving a new maroon convertible Rolls-Royce last Saturday to pick up Hudson and take her out to dinner, with the massage therapist proudly showing off her post baby pooch.
The 33-year-old, whose hair was freshly curled, carried a $5,200 quilted Chanel purse while wearing a chunky diamond chain necklace and diamond studs.
While Hunter treated his baby mama to a Ferrari, he seems to have also treated himself to new cars, including the luxury Rolls-Royce.
Hudson was seen driving her new sports car last Monday, exiting the flashy vehicle in a $1,260 Thom Browne tracksuit that showed off her post-baby body.
And Kevin has spared no expense on his own duds as well, seen one day in a $1,500 Fendi vest, $490 Fendi hat, $770 Fendi pants and $515 Fendi sunglasses.
The couple have been hiding out in New Jersey weeks after Hudson was secreted away to Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia to give birth in order to avoid media attention.
Hunter has been seen at the secret hideaway chauffeuring Sharina around.
Kevin was served with divorce papers from Wendy last Thursday morning at the TV studio, according to TMZ.
Extra security was hired in case Kevin, known to have a temper, got enraged on set. But there were apparently no outbursts.
The split will most likely be contested as Hunter is an executive producer on Williams' TV show and told Hudson that he couldn't afford to split from Wendy because she paid all the bills, a source previously told DailyMailTV.
In New Jersey, parties can file fault or no-fault. Fault allows a judge to dock alimony based on the seriousness of the offense. Proving will not be hard for either side in this case.
Reasons for fault include adultery, abandonment, physical or emotional abuse, and alcohol or drug abuse.
Williams filing for divorce comes after DailyMailTV revealed she had been living in a sober living home in Queens, New York, being treated for addiction to booze and prescription drugs.
Her downward spiral was sparked in December after she learned Hunter was still seeing Hudson, his mistress of more than a decade.
Meanwhile, Williams seemed to be in good spirits on her morning show on Thursday.
A source previously told DailyMailTV that Wendy was keeping her ring on during filming until she worked out what to do with Hunter, but was taking it off once outside of the studio.
A recently resurfaced excerpt from Williams' memoir reveals that she vowed to leave her husband if another woman had his child.
Wendy wrote in her 2001 memoir it would be one of the only things that would make her part ways from Hunter once and for all after revealing he'd already cheated on her earlier on in their relationship.
Williams' marital problems are the root of cause of her addiction to booze and pills, kicking off last December when the star hired a private investigator to spy on Hunter who she suspected was still carrying on with Hudson, DailyMailTV revealed last month.
In 2017, Hudson had been at the center of a DailyMail.com investigation that exposed her ten-year affair with Williams' husband.
After being told the secret affair was still very much alive, the TV host confronted Hunter demanding to know why he was still seeing the 33-year-old qualified massage therapist.
During the heated clash, it's believed Williams fell and hit her shoulder on the ground, suffering a hairline fracture.
Devastated, Williams quickly plunged into a depression while recovering from the injury and began drinking heavily. During the time away from hosting her show, Williams' drinking - coupled with powerful pain medication - proved a potent cocktail. Williams, who has a history of drug addiction, became hooked.
After returning from rehab in Florida, Williams began living in a sober home in Queens, which is situated above a barbershop in an unassuming red brick building in Long Island City.
But when news broke that Hudson had given birth to a little girl in late March, she checked herself out of her sober living home and started drinking - eventually being found by her team who took her to the hospital to sober up.
It's understood the star's sober coach, who had been with her 24 hours a day, raised the alarm.
A studio source told DailyMail.com: 'She was in a bad way and disappeared from the studio after her show Monday.
'She went back to the sober house only to check herself out and decided to start drinking.
They continued: 'Word got back to the studio and there was panic and concern, everyone was looking for her, no one knew whether there would be a show today.
Although Hudson has made several ultimatums to Hunter, insisting he leave Williams so they can settle down and start a family together, Hunter told her he can't leave Wendy because she paid all the bills.
'Kevin is in love with Sharina but he told her he can't leave his wife, but the only reason he is still with Wendy is because he and Sharina can't take care of themselves - they need her money,' a source told DailyMailTV.
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2019-04-25T21:53:20Z
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6928711/Wendy-Williams-husband-Kevin-Hunter-apologizes-FIRED-executive-producer-show.html
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Turning from the decoration of the room to the decor, many people begin to rejoice at the opportunity to realize any, even the most non-standard ideas. Lighting (both natural and artificial) is an important part of the design of any room. It helps to create the right accents and emphasize the features of the interior decor trends.
Not a single room in a house or apartment is complete without artificial lighting. Therefore, the choice of a beautiful chandelier is an obligatory stage of any repair. Modern chandeliers play not only a practical role, but also are an important decorative element of your interior. How to choose the right type, shape and style of the lamp? We will discuss this further.
Design trends, like any other style trends, are usually cyclical. At times it may seem that, just as quickly as new forms and styles appear, they are again deposited on the far shelf, until some designer returns to them in search of inspiration. And the interior lighting – including lamps, chandeliers, pendants or wall lamps – is no different.
Geometric motifs. Clear and concise lines and the direction of light allow you to create bright accents in different sides and parts of the room.
Combining multiple materials. A wide range of chandeliers is primarily due to a large selection of materials. This may be plastic, glass, metal, wood, and so on. Now imagine what a variety of lighting devices you get when combining several materials in one product (for example, metal and wood, or metal and glass). Such decorative elements look very original and attract attention.
Black color. Dark shades look very contrast and stylish. That is why black chandeliers are now at the peak of popularity. Moreover, this color is relevant for any room design. It goes well with both bright and more restrained interior design.
The bigger, the better. Designers suggest abandoning the idea that there should be only one chandelier in one room. Therefore, if the room parameters allow, try installing two large lighting fixtures. They will not only become a bright accent in the room, but will help to zone the space.
main or additional decorative element, etc.
Where exactly will the lighting fixture be installed? To different rooms of the house there are absolutely different requirements in terms of artificial lighting. For example, in the kitchen or in the living room it is necessary to provide the most bright light. While the chandelier in the bedroom should give a softer and dimmed lighting.
The area of the room. When choosing a chandelier for the living room or bedroom, it is also important to assess the size of the room. In small rooms you can do with one central lighting fixture. For large spaces, you need to choose either a round chandelier with a large number of light bulbs, or else think about additional lighting systems.
Chandelier color palette. It is important to focus on those shades that are present in the interior. A beautiful chandelier can be either a bright accent that stands out against all other objects, or have more neutral colors that blend harmoniously into the room.
Lighting color. In some rooms (for example, in the kitchen) it is recommended to install cold lighting, which will give the most bright light. So it will be easier to do cooking. But choosing a chandelier for the living room, you can stay on the light bulbs with warm light. They give comfort and homely atmosphere.
Perhaps the most classic version of the chandelier in the interior of the room. Due to its complex structure, it can become the only lighting fixture in the room. Similar products on a special strong decorative chain fasten. This adds luxury to the lamps and allows them to look elegant and elegant. In addition to the chain, a string or string can also be used as a decorative pendant.
Among the materials that are used for the manufacture of hanging chandeliers, the most common metal, textiles, plastic, glass, crystal, wood. Each individual version is selected depending on the style direction of the lamp.
Suspended structures are single-tube or multi-bulb. The first option is actively used in small rooms, such as a corridor or kitchen. The second is more appropriate look in the bedroom or living room.
It is important ! The design itself of the pendant chandeliers can look rather unreliable and fragile. Therefore, when choosing it is important to pay attention to durable materials and to allow time for high-quality installation of the lighting device.
In most interiors, the chandelier is the main lighting in the room. Therefore, her choice should be treated fairly carefully. If suspended structures look bright and unusual, which makes them suitable mainly for large rooms, concise ceiling lights will be an excellent solution for small spaces with low ceilings.
These are the rooms in the house, which, as a rule, have a small area, and therefore require more practical lighting fixtures with a minimalist design.
It is important ! Special attention should be paid to the directivity of light. Ceiling looking at the ceiling will give a diffused and soft light. At the same time, lighting fixtures with their ceiling facing downward will provide brighter, more focused lighting.
It is important ! In some ceiling lights, it is possible to adjust the direction of the light by scrolling the ceiling lights. This is especially true for zoning rooms.
Choosing a stylish and beautiful chandelier in the room, you need to pay attention not only to the type of lighting fixture, but also to its style design. After all, the product must fit harmoniously into the common space. First, determine the style in which your interior is made. It is unlikely that you will want to install a massive textile chandelier with floral elements into the room in a high-tech room (although, if you are a supporter of mixing interior styles, you can play this technique well in the interior).
stylish products that emphasize a certain room design and even become an accent element.
These are luxurious lamps that highlight the elegance of the interior. You can accurately distinguish such models of lighting devices from other types of design. First of all, classical chandeliers are distinguished by the material from which they are made. As a rule, natural wood or metal is used for this purpose. Manufacturers use high-strength glass or crystal as decorative inserts.
In the classic living room chandeliers you will not find plastic or artificial material imitating wood. Even for textile lamp shades are used dense expensive natural fabrics.
Such lighting fixtures are distinguished not only by their luxurious appearance, but also by their long service life. The fact is that for their finishing brass, bronze or even silver is used. More expensive parts and designs of such a plan are made by hand and have a unique design.
The main feature of the classic designs is the presence of several lampshades. Often they are complemented by glass or crystal pendants.
The most commonly used classic chandeliers in the living room. This results from the fact that the hall, as a rule, is the biggest room in the house. A luxurious crystal chandeliers in the interior have considerable dimensions. Therefore, placing them in, say, a corridor does not make sense. If the area of the rooms allows you to hang a classic lighting fixture, you can install such chandeliers in the kitchen or in the bedroom. However, in this case it is important that the rest of the room decoration also looks luxurious and expensive.
Provence – a style that conveys the atmosphere of small villages and towns of France. Provence style lighting fixtures are wrought metal chandeliers with several shades or one large lamp shade. The textile part of the lamp has bedding colors, and the metal base is characterized by characteristic abrasions.
The chalet is a style that conveys the atmosphere of alpine village houses. For these chandeliers is characterized by the use of natural materials. Their base, as a rule, is made of metal and has forged decorative elements. Externally, such beautiful chandeliers resemble lamps of the Middle Ages. They are equipped with candelabra with a large number of bulbs that look like candles.
Initially, the loft-style rooms had rather high ceilings. Therefore, there is no talk about ceiling lamps – the most relevant are exclusively suspended models. However, today the loft is a common style of the interior, which can be used when designing small spaces with low ceilings. So this requirement for loft-style chandeliers has disappeared by itself. Now you can safely consider the two main types of devices – suspended and ceiling.
The minimum number of decorative elements.
Often as the main source of light used ceiling or pendant chandeliers, made in the form of spotlights. The most common options for loft-style fixtures are glass and aluminum. For more luxurious options (if you want the chandelier to become an accent in the room) you can use crystal products.
The Art Deco or Baroque chandelier is a luxurious lighting device made primarily of crystal. Due to the large number of decorative elements and a few light bulbs such products are recommended to be placed in large rooms with high ceilings.
Here you will not find most modern materials (for example, the same plastic). The basis for the chandelier should be made of metal, and the lamp itself is decorated with wrought iron elements.
Tip : Since the lighting fixture is usually complex in design, we recommend that you choose lamps of artificial lighting. Bright white light, which is widely used today, in such a large number can make the interior of the room uncomfortable and expressionless.
In itself, the modern style appeared on the basis of the classical. He managed to harmoniously combine the traditional look of the lamps with a blotch of bright and extraordinary decorative elements. Art nouveau chandeliers are presented with products with asymmetrical lines and gentle curves, which are combined in original forms.
The most common materials for such lighting devices are glass and metal. More expensive designs are made from wood, bronze, silver, or even animal bones and horns.
In the age of high technology (High Technology), high-tech style deserves special attention. Its simplicity and conciseness are appropriate in both large and small rooms. If you describe this direction in two words, then an oxymoron “complex simplicity” is perfect. This is exactly what is necessary for modern man – a combination of practicality and original design of all furniture items of decorative elements.
High-tech chandeliers do not have fancy decorative inserts. These are rather lamps with laconic geometric shapes, made of metal in a cold shade (so forget about bronze or copper). Smooth lines in such lighting fixtures are rare. It is rather an ode to cubism with its abrupt transitions.
Among the most common materials are glass, plastic or metal (mainly aluminum or steel). Chandeliers in high-tech style completely abandoned textile lampshades with patterns and prints. As decorative elements here are used inserts made of crystal or rhinestones.
Minimalism is somewhat similar to the previous style direction (hi-tech). He also does not welcome fanciful and massive lamps with an abundance of decorative elements. As the name implies, fashionable chandeliers made in minimalism style are distinguished by laconic and simple forms.
Discard lighting fixtures with ornate elements or complex non-standard shapes. Here, preference should be given to geometric shapes and straight lines. The most popular materials for lamps in the style of minimalism are glass, metal or plastic. Fabric shades in this direction are completely irrelevant.
The modern world of interior design is filled with bold and original solutions that allow you to create an individual interior for each person. And chandeliers are no exception. Depending on the characteristics of the room and your personal preferences, you can choose both classic and extraordinary designer lighting. Let’s look at how modern fashion chandeliers look like in 2020. We picked up photographs of lighting in various rooms of the house or apartment. Just take a look at these options – sure that they will give you inspiration and push you to experiment with the interior design.
Choosing a chandelier in the living room, kitchen, bedroom or in another room of the house, it is also important to determine what will be the additional sources of lighting. After all, often the main lighting device may not be enough. Therefore, we must take into account the fact that the chandelier should be harmoniously combined not only with the main interior, but also with floor lamps, table or wall lamps.
Anyway, any piece of furniture or decor should be selected first of all, based on your personal preferences. Only in this way you will get not only stylish, but also (most importantly) comfortable interior of your home.
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In this memorandum, we: (1) highlight the profound impact President Obama’s leadership has had in “reaffirming and strengthening America’s role as the world’s engine of scientific discovery and technological innovation,” as he set out to do at the start of his Administration; (2) offer an overview of frontiers that the American S&T enterprise will advance in the coming decades; and (3) call for actions needed in the years ahead to include all Americans in driving continued innovation and progress across those frontiers.
OSTP continues to be optimistic about America's ongoing leadership in science and technology because of two exceptional characteristics of Americans. Americans continue to lead the world in our curiosity and desire to understand the world around us, which helps us innovate and improve the world around us. And, Americans are exceptionally diverse and can bring a wide range of experiences and backgrounds to solving the hardest problems. Our country’s diversity continues to be the greatest source of its strength.
President Obama has repeatedly shown his commitment to inclusion, noting that, “research has shown that diverse groups are more effective at problem solving than homogeneous groups. Policies that promote diversity and inclusion will enhance our ability to draw from the broadest possible pool of talent, solve our toughest challenges, maximize employee engagement and innovation, and lead by example by setting a high standard for providing access to opportunity to all segments of our society.” Taking on the S&T frontiers that we describe in this memorandum requires including all Americans in leading innovation across industry, academia, and government.
On January 20, 2009, President Obama issued a simple and powerful pledge: to restore science to its rightful place. Coming into office, the President was committed to reinvigorating the American scientific enterprise through a strong commitment to basic and applied research, innovation, and education; to ensuring integrity in science policy; and most importantly, to making decisions on the basis of evidence, rather than ideology. In a speech at the National Academy of Sciences in April 2009, the President called for expanded investments in research and development (R&D) and a renewed focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. He noted that science, technology, and innovation are essential to sustaining economic growth, enabling Americans to lead longer and healthier lives, limiting the harm from climate change, and providing U.S. armed forces and homeland defenders with the tools they need to succeed in every contingency.
Increased science, technology, and innovation talent in the Executive Branch by creating and empowering new technology leadership positions at the White House and in Federal agencies; reinvigorating the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST); and recruiting, retaining, and empowering people with information, digital, collaboration, communication, data, and related technical backgrounds to improve government services and inject modern technology expertise into public policymaking.
Strengthened scientific integrity by issuing and implementing a policy to ensure the public is able to “trust the science and scientific process informing public-policy decisions,” by recruiting and retaining the highest-caliber scientists, by ensuring policy decisions are based on sound science, and by putting in place strong whistleblower protections.
Enacted a historic increase in research and development—with $18.3 billion in R&D funding, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of February 2009 was part of the largest annual increase in R&D funding in America’s history—and maintained R&D funding as a priority despite tight fiscal constraints.
Prioritized and encouraged broad participation in STEM education and the technology sector, with the Nation now on track to meet the President’s goal to train 100,000 additional excellent STEM teachers by 2021, with 100,000 engineers graduating yearly from American colleges and universities for the first time ever, with organizations around the country responding to the President’s call to provide all U.S. students with access to rigorous computer-science education, and with over 1,500 employers hiring from new short-course training programs such as coding boot camps.
Supported American manufacturing innovation through a national network of Manufacturing USA Institutes supported by over $600 million in Federal investment and matched by more than $1.3 billion in non-Federal investment, with more institutes on the way, and increased opportunities for Americans to make, design, create, and invent using new hardware and software tools and skills.
Expanded entrepreneurship across the Nation, with venture-capital firms committing to advance entrepreneurship opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities, with nearly 80 companies committing to take action to broaden participation and make the technology workforce at each of their companies representative of the American people as soon as possible, with investors pledging to create more inclusiveness in their funding practices, with nearly 200,000 datasets now available to the public on Data.gov, and with more than 4 million full-text scientific journal articles now free and accessible to researchers, entrepreneurs, and the public.
Launched major new science initiatives to advance health care through precision medicine, understanding the brain, accelerating progress in treating and preventing cancer, and combating antibiotic resistance.
Took unprecedented action to address climate change through the successful December 2015 Paris Agreement; a comprehensive Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution, enhance resilience, and lead internationally; and the development of tools, services, and partnerships to make science and information about on climate change actionable for decision-makers across the Nation.
Expanded broadband access, adding or improving more than 114,000 miles of broadband infrastructure and making high-speed connections available to more than 25,000 community institutions and fast 4G/LTE mobile broadband available to more than 98 percent of Americans.
Fostered a burgeoning private space sector and increased capabilities for our journey to Mars, with the extension of the lifetime of the International Space Station’s (ISS) until at least 2024 through the Administration’s leadership, with American companies and NASA collaborating to deliver cargo to ISS, and with those companies on track to start ferrying astronauts to ISS within the next 2 years.
In October 2016, at the White House Frontiers Conference, President Obama encouraged Americans to imagine our Nation and the world in 50 years and beyond, and to explore America’s potential to reach the frontiers that will make the world healthier, more prosperous, more equitable, and more secure.
Developing precision medicine. The next great revolution in medicine will emerge from an ability to use genomic, lifestyle, behavioral, environmental, imaging, and clinical data to understand health and disease, and to use those insights to develop tailored prevention approaches and medical treatments. To revolutionize how we improve health and treat disease, President Obama launched the Precision Medicine Initiative with these goals: (a) build a large research program that includes participants who volunteer their biomedical samples and health data, leveraging the diversity of the United States; (b) increase access to data so that researchers can better conduct science to enable groundbreaking new discoveries; (c) create a nimble framework for ensuring the accuracy of genomic-sequencing tests to support public safety; and (d) optimize the deployment of these technologies and research discoveries to medical practitioners.
Investing in neuroscience and neurotechnology. Advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology offer promise for developing a comprehensive understanding of the brain in action and uncovering the mysteries that hold the key to future scientific breakthroughs in areas such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, depression, and traumatic brain injury. Since April 2013, President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative®—Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies—has catalyzed more than $1.5 billion in public and private funds for novel neurotechnologies aimed at revolutionizing understanding of the human brain. BRAIN Initiative researchers and public-private collaborating organizations are pursuing an ambitious 10-year research agenda.
Combating antibiotic resistance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that drug-resistant bacteria cause 2 million illnesses and about 23,000 deaths each year in the United States alone. The Obama Administration issued a national strategy and a national action plan—both responsive to the recommendations of a PCAST report—for domestic and international efforts to prevent, detect, and control illness and death related to infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. OSTP and the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria have noted the opportunity for the next Administration to pilot innovative economic models to encourage investment in antibiotic-drug development, to strengthen antibiotic-resistance surveillance in agricultural settings, and to develop a “one health” approach to combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria, encompassing human, animal, and environmental components.
Advancing biotechnology and global health security. Advances in biotechnology have dramatically improved capabilities such as DNA sequencing, gene editing, gene synthesis, and high-throughput manipulation of biomolecules. These advances have reduced the cost and time required to develop biotechnology products and perform novel research. The Obama Administration released the National Bioeconomy Blueprint, led an effort to modernize the regulatory system for biotechnology products, and led biosafety and biosecurity improvements. The next Administration and the scientific community should consider continuing to track the ethical, legal, economic, security, safety, and social implications of biotechnology developments and participate in international discussions around appropriate oversight of biotechnology research and products. In addition, the United States has committed to assist at least 31 countries to achieve common, measurable targets of the Global Health Security Agenda for prevention, detection, and response to infectious disease outbreaks. Opportunities abound for the next Administration to advance S&T against infectious disease threats—especially for mosquito-vector control and through social and behavioral science and biotechnology—and to predict infectious-disease outbreaks through rapid data-sharing and “one health” approaches.
Building smart communities and the Internet of Things. “Smart Cities” are communities leveraging the “Internet of Things” (IoT) and information-technology tools, including data analytics and urban sensors, to improve the lives of all of their citizens. Federal research investments—with a continued focus needed on cybersecurity—and multisector technology partnerships can help local communities tackle key challenges such as reducing traffic congestion, fighting crime, fostering economic growth, managing the effects of a changing climate, and improving the delivery of city services. The White House Smart Cities Initiative has invested nearly $350 million from multiple Federal agencies in research and technology deployment in communities, with over 70 participating communities. The Opportunity Project has catalyzed the creation of over 40 new digital tools that use Federal and local data to increase access to opportunity in communities around the country by solving challenges such as helping families find affordable housing near jobs and transportation, matching unemployed Americans with jobs that meet their skills, and enabling local leaders to use data to better target investments.
Using innovation and data to improve policing and the criminal justice system. As part of President Obama’s commitment to ensuring that the power of data and technology are used to address the biggest challenges this country faces, the Police Data and Data Driven Justice Initiatives cultivate local advances in the use of data and technology in policing and the criminal-justice system. The Police Data Initiative supports local police department efforts in leveraging data to increase transparency and accountability and build trust with their communities. The Data-Driven Justice Initiative assists city, county, and State governments in using data-driven strategies to divert low-level offenders with mental illness out of the criminal justice system and to change approaches to pre-trial incarceration so that low-risk offenders no longer stay in jail simply because they cannot afford bond. These complementary initiatives each now support more than 100 jurisdictions—communities, counties, and states—and collectively reach over 95 million Americans.
Harnessing the ingenuity of citizen solvers and citizen scientists. The Obama Administration has harnessed American ingenuity, driven local innovation, and engaged citizen solvers in communities across the Nation by increasing the use of open-innovation approaches including crowdsourcing, citizen science, and incentive prizes. Following guidance and legislation in 2010, over 700 incentive prize competitions have been featured on Challenge.gov from over 100 Federal agencies, with steady growth every year. Federal agencies and non-governmental organizations have used citizen science, crowdsourcing, and other innovative approaches to mobilize millions of people—including youth—to accomplish scientific work and improve their communities, from improving predictive models for coastal change and vulnerability to extreme storms, to tagging millions of archival records for the National Archives. Since 2014, OSTP has taken an active role in encouraging the increased use of these approaches to address scientific questions, issuing guidance to agency heads in 2015, and working with General Services Administration to launch CitizenScience.gov in early 2016. The next Administration should consider continuing to increase Federal Government efficiency and effectiveness through these open-innovation approaches.
Connecting Americans through broadband deployment and spectrum for wireless Internet access. Recognizing the importance of broadband connectivity for American innovation, collaboration, economic growth, and well-being, the Administration—through initiatives including ConnectED, ConnectHOME, ConnectAll, the Global Connect Initiative, and increased USDA funding of broadband access for tribal communities—has expanded affordable high-speed broadband access, improved adoption, increased speeds, lowered costs, and narrowed the digital divide in the United States. The Administration has advanced international connectivity to bridge the global digital divide and promoted U.S. Internet governance priorities. And, the Administration has taken steps to ensure that there is sufficient spectrum, governed by sound policies to support fast, affordable, and reliable wireless Internet access and other longstanding and emerging technologies, including being on track to meet the President’s goal of making available an additional 500MHz of spectrum for exclusive private and shared commercial use by 2020. Going forward, the next Administration should consider continued attention to these goals and to increasing the network-engineering expertise in the Federal Government to accelerate national and international deployment of Internet access and to maximize the benefits of our connected world.
Understanding the potential of AI, machine learning, and big data. The Administration published a public report on AI, Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence, accompanied by a National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan. These documents detail how the Federal Government can take future steps to: use AI to advance social good and improve the operation of government; adapt regulations in a way that encourages innovation while protecting the public; ensure that applications of AI, including those that are not regulated, are fair, safe, and governable; develop the most skilled and diverse AI workforce, including addressing the current limited diversity in the technical-leadership ranks; and address the use of AI in weapons. This work built on earlier Obama Administration work on big data, including three Administration “Big Data” reports covering privacy, values, and fairness in algorithmic systems, ethics, and civil rights, and also PCAST and National Information Technology R&D Program (NITRD) reports on big data.
Developing robotics and intelligent systems. Robotics and intelligent systems are technologies that seek to advance physical computational agents that complement, augment, enhance, or emulate human physical capabilities or human intelligence, and have the capacity to improve lives and advance the Nation’s economy. OSTP has focused on: R&D investments, including through the National Robotics Initiative; capacity-building in the Federal Government; and providing technical input to the development of smart regulations governing the public and commercial use of such technologies. The Administration has also worked to improve regulatory frameworks for some applications, including the Federal Aviation Administration’s integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System and the Department of Transportation’s work on developing a Federal Automated Vehicles policy. Future work is needed to formulate a Federal strategy for UAS privacy authority and responsibilities.
Investing in strategic computing. The National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI) was created in July 2015, at President Obama’s request, to ensure continued U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (HPC) and to maximize the benefits of HPC for the economy, scientific discovery, and national security. The initiative calls for the creation of a coordinated research, development, and deployment strategy that draws on the strengths of Federal departments and agencies to accelerate progress on a range of critical applications—from predicting severe weather, to modeling the safety of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile, to developing new drugs that are tailored to the needs of individual patients. Federal agencies have identified five strategic objectives: (a) accelerate the successful deployment and application of capable exascale computing; (b) ensure that new technologies support advances in data analytics as well as simulation and modeling; (c) explore and accelerate new paths for future computing architectures beyond the limits of today’s silicon-based semiconductors; (d) promote a vibrant HPC ecosystem, including the workforce needed to design and use HPC; and (e) establish enduring cross-sector collaboration.
Supporting advanced manufacturing and a Nation of Makers. To spur innovation in manufacturing, the Administration has created a growing network of advanced-manufacturing R&D hubs, known as Manufacturing USA. In addition, the Administration has increased support for advanced-manufacturing R&D by 40 percent since FY 2011, and has encouraged multi-agency collaboration in areas such as continuous manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, engineering biology for biomanufacturing, and biomanufacturing for regenerative medicine. Delivering on this vision will require: (a) spurring innovation through next-generation technologies; (b) making the United States more cost-competitive for production; (c) strengthening skills, communities, and supply chains to attract investment; and (d) leveling the playing field for international trade, opening access to foreign markets, and promoting investment in the United States. In addition, people’s ability to design, create, and invent is being amplified by hardware and software tools such as computer-aided design software, laser cutters, accessible design tools, and 3D printers. The President’s Nation of Makers Initiative is engaging innovators, private-sector leaders, and educators to increase the number of Americans that have the opportunity to participate in making, with a particular emphasis on K-12 education, workforce development, and manufacturing entrepreneurship.
Advancing climate science, information, tools, and services. Understanding and addressing the current and future impacts of global climate change requires sustained investments in climate science and services. It is essential that governments, businesses, researchers, and individual citizens have access to science-based information, tools, and services that can inform decision making. The Obama Administration launched the Climate Data Initiative, Climate Resilience Toolkit, and Partnership for Resilience and Preparedness to improve access to the Federal Government’s climate data and tools. Thanks to this effort, more than 600 datasets and 200 tools have been made available. The Administration also released the Third National Climate Assessment, the most comprehensive assessment of climate impacts to date, through a user-friendly online interface, and created a sustained assessment process. In addition, the U.S. Government joined with private-sector partners to launch the Resilience Dialogues and Climate Services for Resilient Development, to connect climate information to on-the-ground decision making. Enhanced observations—particularly in areas such as the polar regions and much of the world’s oceans that are inadequately monitored today—will be required to advance a more comprehensive understanding of global change.
Growing a clean-energy economy. The Obama Administration has made the largest investments in cleaner and more efficient energy systems in the Nation’s history, starting with over $90 billion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009. As a result, the United States has seen dramatic increases in the proportions of energy and electricity coming from low- and no-carbon energy sources. Under President Obama’s leadership, the United States has steadily expanded the reach and magnitude of its bilateral and multilateral cooperation with other countries in clean and efficient energy. The “Mission Innovation” initiative, launched by President Obama and other world leaders at the December 2015 climate conference in Paris, brings together 22 countries and the European Union that have pledged to double their governments’ investments in clean-energy R&D over a period of 5 years. To complement this effort, the “Breakthrough Energy Coalition” of leading investors has pledged to support the commercialization of the discoveries that result from increased R&D funding. These initiatives will require continued attention and encouragement—including doubling U.S. clean energy R&D by 2021—from the U.S. Government.
Addressing climate change and national security. The Obama Administration—through the February 2015 U.S. National Security Strategy and a September 2016 report from the National Intelligence Council—has recognized that global climate change is posing growing challenges to U.S. national security. Sea-level rise threatens operations and infrastructure at important naval bases, including this country’s largest (in Norfolk, VA); extreme heat impairs the efficiency of troops and certain military equipment; military forces may be increasingly diverted to humanitarian missions following climate-related extreme events; chronic stresses from climate-change-accentuated phenomena such as droughts and crop failures can lead to civil unrest; and, eventually, flows of refugees from regions rendered less hospitable or even uninhabitable by climate change may produce political instability in areas critical to U.S. interests. President Obama directed Federal agencies in a September 2016 Presidential Memorandum to ensure that climate change is fully considered in national security doctrine, policies, and plans.
Increasing ocean resilience. The health and productivity of the world’s oceans are imperiled by a number of threats, including climate-change related warming and acidification, overfishing and destructive fishing practices, dead zones, and marine debris and pollution. The Obama Administration has pioneered ocean stewardship through the development of the first ever U.S. National Ocean Policy, as well as through the creation and expansion of Marine Protected Areas and National Monuments, which provide refuges of reduced stress for species. This science-based management and smart conservation will help to enhance ocean resilience to climate change.
Supporting our Journey to Mars and a robust U.S. commercial-space market. In April 2010, President Obama challenged the country to send American astronauts on a Journey to Mars in the 2030s. Continued development of advanced space technologies—including better life-support systems and efficient solar-powered electric propulsion systems—will be crucial to achieving President Obama's vision for space exploration. NASA already has started collaborating with industry to build the space modules or “habitats” in which U.S. astronauts will live and travel to Mars and other deep-space destinations. And in the coming years, the work NASA will do—in collaboration with private and international partners—to develop these deep-space habitats will help reduce the barriers to private companies that envision building their own space stations in Earth orbit or beyond. NASA will soon provide companies the opportunity to add their own modules and other capabilities to the International Space Station. As NASA shifts the focus of its human exploration program to deep space, America’s businesses will take a larger role in supporting space activities in Earth orbit.
Driving advancements in space science. OSTP works with NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Department of Energy (DOE) to ensure that Federally funded space-science activities comprise a robust portfolio of space-based missions, ground-based facilities, and research funding for astronomy, planetary science, and heliophysics. The Kepler Space Observatory, which was launched in March 2009, has discovered more than 2,330 extrasolar planets and more than 2,400 additional planet candidates to-date. Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory, has been exploring Gale Crater on Mars since it landed in 2011, discovering evidence of an ancient streambed, organic carbon in powdered rock samples, and methane in the Martian atmosphere. Construction of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)—funded by the United States through NSF with other international partners—was completed in 2011 with full science observations beginning in 2013. In July 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto obtaining the first up-close images of the dwarf planet, and a year later, Juno arrived at Jupiter to begin collecting scientific data to understand the planet’s structure and formation. Looking ahead, progress on the James Webb Space Telescope—designed to be the premier space-based observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide—is on track and on budget to meet a 2018 launch date. NSF and DOE, in collaboration with other partners, are supporting the development of the ground-based Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, which expects to see first light in 2019.
Enhancing prediction of and preparedness for space hazards. OSTP and Federal agencies are identifying actions to extend and enhance prediction and preparedness for potentially hazardous near-Earth objects (NEOs) and define an approach for establishing reference NEO Earth-impact missions that can help the United States and its international partners detect, track, and respond to the threat of collision by a NEO. OSTP also worked with NASA to develop NASA’s Asteroid Grand Challenge, an effort focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and knowing what to do about them. NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission will, among other benefits, be used to demonstrate a promising asteroid-deflection technique called a gravity tractor. Also, in an effort to better plan for space weather hazards, OSTP led the development of the October 2015 National Space Weather Strategy and National Action Plan, and subsequently, President Obama signed an Executive Order in October 2016 to minimize the harm that space-weather events can cause across our Nation, save lives, and enhance national security. The called-for actions include identifying mitigation technologies, creating nationwide response and recovery plans and procedures, and improving prediction of space-weather events and their effects.
Harnessing the small satellite revolution. A critical area for space-technology development is advancing the capability of small satellites (“smallsats”) and constellations of smallsats to support important commercial, civilian, and national-security applications. Potential applications include capturing continuously updated imagery of the entire planet and providing high-speed Internet connectivity to remote rural communities. Traditional large satellites typically cost hundreds of millions of dollars per satellite and often take years to build and launch. Smallsats sometimes can be delivered at a fraction of the cost and time of legacy satellite systems. Scientists and engineers can quickly test smallsat systems on orbit, allowing them to shorten the innovation cycle to devise new, better systems. The next Administration should consider working with OSTP, NASA, the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, and other Federal agencies to foster innovation in the development and use of smallsats.
Below we offer 10 actions that are needed if the United States is to succeed in broadening participation in and delivering on the potential of science, technology, and innovation to drive prosperity for all Americans and to address challenges across science and technology frontiers in the coming decades.
Federal Government funding for R&D is essential to address societal needs in areas in which the private sector does not have sufficient economic incentive to make the required investments. Key among these is basic research—the fundamental, curiosity-driven inquiry that is a hallmark of the American research enterprise and a powerful driver of new technology and innovation in the medium and long terms. Of all the challenges involved in protecting and expanding Federal R&D budgets in the face of overall fiscal constraints, the challenge of supporting basic research (and the infrastructure that enables it) deserves particular attention in the years to come. The Federal Government must bear proportionally the largest burden for basic research because high risk and high uncertainty about timing and magnitude of returns limit the private sector’s incentive to contribute. Simply supporting research is not sufficient, however; Federal agencies should ensure that research results are made available to other scientists, the public, and innovators who can translate them into the businesses and products that will improve our lives.
A core component of President Obama’s innovation agenda has been an effort to attract individuals who can help build a more effective, efficient, and innovative government. This included recruiting high-caliber leaders for traditional S&T leadership positions in the Executive Office of the President and across Federal departments and agencies, and creating a new set of modern science, technology, and innovation positions—e.g., the U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO), U.S. Chief Information Officer (CIO), and Chief Data Scientist, as well as the White House Office of Digital Strategy, the Director of White House IT, and department and agency CTOs, CIOs, and Chief Data Officers. These technical leaders are bringing new best practices working in deep collaboration with others in government to leverage all tools of government to address our hardest challenges. This work includes the President’s efforts to expand technical-talent integration for tech transformation that significantly improves the service delivery of IT services through the U.S. Digital Service, GSA’s Tech Transformation Service, and the Presidential Innovation Fellows program, which the Office of the U.S. CTO played a key role in creating. Strategies to make public service more attractive include time-limited “tours of duty”; short “sprint team” engagements to bring new perspective on entrenched problems; a focus on making hiring processes as efficient as possible; and proactive outreach to the technology and scientific communities.
It also means empowering that top technical talent to change the way the Federal Government delivers services and makes policy. For example, within the EOP, the Tech Policy Task Force (TPTF) draws membership from tech components and other policy councils to ensure tech expertise can advise other policy councils and drive its own policy. TPTF has been used to initiate and create tech-related policy, such as the Federal Source Code Policy and the White House’s Artificial Intelligence Initiative and Report; to advise on or co-lead agency efforts, such as international connectivity with the State Department; and to answer questions raised by other policy councils, such as considerations regarding encryption policy and cybersecurity. To maintain this progress in the future, the next Administration should consider including groups such as TPTF in the processes of core policymaking bodies, such as the National Security Council, and continuing to increase the scientific, technical, and innovation understanding at senior levels of agency policymaking.
President Obama has called for companies, research universities, foundations, and philanthropists to join him in identifying and pursuing grand challenges as a key component of his innovation strategy. Grand challenges are ambitious yet achievable goals that harness S&T and that have the potential to capture the public’s imagination. OSTP has encouraged Federal agencies to pursue grand challenges, including the BRAIN Initiative, NASA’s Asteroid Grand Challenge, an Administration effort to eliminate the waiting list for organ transplantation, and a nanotechnology-inspired Grand Challenge in brain-inspired computing. Other agencies that have been particularly active include the Department of Energy (with grand challenges on solar energy and electric vehicles), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID, with numerous grand challenges related to global development, such as Saving Lives at Birth), and DARPA (with grand challenges related to cybersecurity, robotics, and self-driving cars). President Obama’s call to action on Grand Challenges has also encouraged universities to embrace ambitious goals and to make commitments to expand opportunities for undergraduate engineers and create other opportunities for students to learn about and pursue grand challenges.
Increasing access to and participation in STEM fields is critical to developing the human capital needed to fuel American innovation; tackling economic inequality and the gender pay gap by allowing more Americans to succeed in high-wage STEM fields; and supporting informed citizenship. The Obama Administration made an unprecedented commitment to improving access to and quality of STEM education for all students and to meeting the need for one million additional STEM graduates in the workforce by 2022 by: (1) setting ambitious goals and rallying public and private action through an “all-hands-on-deck” approach that has led to more than $1 billion in philanthropic support for the President’s Educate to Innovate campaign; (2) elevating the profile of STEM education through efforts including the launch of the annual White House Science Fair; and (3) improving the impact of Federal STEM education programs by executing on the first-ever Federal STEM Education 5-Year Strategic Plan. The Administration’s STEM for All goals are supported by President Obama’s proposed FY 2017 budget and call for increased efforts to improve STEM teaching; support active learning; expand access to rigorous STEM courses; address bias where it exists; and expand opportunities for underrepresented students in STEM. In response to a pressing need to fill high-paying tech jobs, President Obama launched the Computer Science for All initiative to give all U.S. students access to computer-science education, which requires increased Federal funding and, building on actions taken by 14 states, additional collaboration to prepare teachers and expand access to high-quality instructional materials.
Science, technology, and innovation can be leveraged to improve educational outcomes through new models of grant-making; open licensing of educational resources developed through Federal funding; investments in infrastructure and educational-technology R&D to support next-generation learning; redesign the high school experience to make it more engaging; and multi-sector collaborations to increase the adoption of learning technologies. While significant advances have been made to expand access to technology for education and close the digital divide, there are opportunities for continued improvement in cognitive science, AI, learning analytics, and learning games.
America’s role as a global leader in science and innovation is fortified by tapping into one of America’s foundational strengths—the unparalleled diversity of the American people and the diversity of ideas that they generate. Obama Administration reports, such as on big data and on artificial intelligence, have noted that government policies can help America harness the potential of emerging technologies by designing, deploying, and regulating those technologies in ways that preserve American values, avoid and mitigate bias and discriminatory outcomes, and promote fairness and opportunity. In addition, research shows that diversity on teams leads to better outcomes. Systemic barriers, such as implicit and explicit bias, present challenges to efforts to draw upon a diverse community in building a STEM workforce for the 21st century. In November 2016, OSTP and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a report, Reducing the Impact of Bias in the STEM Workforce: Strengthening Excellence and Innovation, which recommended that: (1) each Federal agency exercise leadership at all levels to reduce the impact of bias where it exists in their internal operations; (2) each Federal agency incorporate bias-mitigation strategies into its proposal-review process and offer technical assistance to grantee institutions to implement bias-mitigation strategies; and (3) OSTP, OPM, and the Department of Justice, as appropriate, exercise leadership to reduce the impact of bias where it exists in the Federal STEM workforce and Federally-funded institutions of higher education.
Also in November 2016, OSTP released an Action Grid as a resource for those striving to create diverse, equitable, and inclusive S&T teams and workforces. This set of potential actions—including leadership engagement, retention and advancement, hiring, and ecosystem support—can provide ideas and a jumping-off point for organizations around the country to increase workforce diversity. In addition, research demonstrates that popular entertainment media can influence the public’s perceptions of STEM fields and careers. By highlighting the importance of depiction of STEM, as has been led through OSTP’s Image of STEM effort, the Federal Government can support inclusion of diverse and compelling STEM images, stories, and positive messages—including improvement of historic accuracy—in mainstream entertainment media to encourage greater diversity in the future STEM workforce.
America’s entrepreneurial economy is the envy of the world. Young companies account for almost 30 percent of new jobs, and as we have fought back from the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, startups have helped our private sector create 15.5 million jobs since early 2010—the longest streak of private-sector job creation on record. To ensure that every American entrepreneur has a straight shot at success, we need all hands on deck. Since the launch of the White House Startup America initiative in 2011, President Obama has issued a consistent public call to action to companies, nonprofits, universities, investors, and others to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship and broaden participation. Breaking down barriers for all entrepreneurs is not the task of just one Administration. Studies suggest that the share of venture-funded startups with women founders has nearly doubled in 5 years—but it is still only 18 percent. Continuing to reverse America’s 40-year decline in startup activity will require building on President Obama’s record of addressing income inequality, promoting competitive markets, reducing unduly restrictive occupational licensing, and scaling up rapid skills training. The next Administration should consider additional steps to ensure early-stage entrepreneurs from all backgrounds have access to startup capital, and to expand access to entrepreneurial networks and resources across all communities, so we field the entire American team of potential entrepreneurs.
The Obama Administration has leveraged open data and data science to inform and support Federal agencies and programs, including engaging data-innovation stakeholders to support agency missions. President Obama ordered the default state of Federal Government information resources to be open and machine readable, followed by an Open Data Policy issued by OMB. In February 2015, the President established the role of the Chief Data Scientist under the U.S. CTO within OSTP to: maximize social and economic return from Federal Government data; create Federal data policies that enable shared services, data engagement, and forward-leaning data practices; and recruit and retain the best minds in data science for public service. Federal agencies should be empowered with the people, processes, and practices necessary to build their data capacity. As of October 2016, nearly 40 Federal agencies have added Chief Data Officers (CDOs) and Chief Data Scientists to ensure data-driven decisions are made in support of mission priorities. OSTP established a Data Cabinet to serve as the principal community of practice for Federal data professionals to share case studies and best practices for scaling data-talent capacity through recruitment, training, and hiring and to ensure data is responsibly gathered, processed, leveraged, and made discoverable, accessible, and reusable in a timely fashion.
The Federal Government invests approximately $140 billion per year in R&D, which results in hundreds of thousands of peer-reviewed scholarly publications and growing volumes of digital research data every year. In February 2013, the Director of OSTP issued a memorandum directing all Federal departments and agencies with R&D expenditures of more than $100 million per year to develop plans for increasing access to the scholarly publications and digital data resulting from Federally funded research. More than 20 Federal agencies responsible for more than 99 percent of Federal R&D have completed and are implementing their public-access plans. Going forward, agencies should identify additional steps to make scientific knowledge freely and readily available to accelerate innovation and drive advances in health, energy, environmental protection, agriculture, national security, and other areas of national and international importance. Agencies are also working to improve the management and accessibility of scientific collections that support research and agency missions. These efforts complement the Obama Administration’s Lab-to-Market initiative, which aims to accelerate and improve the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplace.
As outlined President Obama’s Strategy for American Innovation, agency S&T innovation capacity is a strategic priority because with the right combination of talent, innovative thinking, and technological tools, government can deliver better results. Federal agencies have pioneered new approaches—and applied approaches piloted by other sectors—that can deliver better results at lower cost for the American people. Widespread adoption of these approaches can significantly improve government effectiveness. OSTP and Federal agencies are developing an Innovation Toolkit to facilitate the broader adoption and awareness of a core set of innovative approaches, including: (1) “pay for performance” incentive prizes; (2) citizen science and crowdsourcing; (3) applying behavioral science insights to improve Federal programs and policies; (4) Grand Challenges; (5) flexible approaches to procurement that allow the government to interact with startups and commercial firms; (6) human-centered design; (7) “market shaping” approaches such as milestone payments and Advance Market Commitments; (8) flexible hiring authorities such as those that allow for “tours of duty” by experts; and (9) “scout and scale” approaches that find and share existing solutions.
To increase Federal capacity for innovation, the Administration has supported the development of Innovation Labs at Federal agencies that provide resources and support for employees and members of the public to develop, test, and scale new approaches to meeting agency goals, resulting in significant improvements to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal Government. Agency innovation capacity also is facilitated by upgrading digital collaboration tools, allowing for real-time shared documents, instant messaging, video conferencing, access to social media and wiki-based sites for team projects, data and content management, and open innovation, which empower communities of practice to work at rapid pace. Incorporating people with diverse skill sets into those communities of practice has led to innovative practices being shared and adopted faster.
Teams across the Federal Government have been making progress to promote transparency, empower citizens, and transform how the Federal Government engages with the American people. These initiatives have led to cost savings, fueled American businesses, improved civic services, informed policy, catalyzed research and scientific discoveries, driven transparency and accountability, expanded and broadened collaboration, and increased public participation in the democratic dialogue. In addition, the United States co-founded and remains a leader in the Open Government Partnership (OGP), composed of 70 countries working with hundreds of civil-society organizations and civic-tech leaders collaborating internationally and pushing each other to increase public integrity, enhance public access to information, improve management of public resources, reduce costs, and give the public a more active voice in government processes. Each member of the OGP creates bi-annual Open Government National Action Plans (NAPs). More than 20 agencies also are leading continued implementation of the 48 commitments in the third U.S. NAP, including efforts to modernize Freedom of Information Act processes, improve transparency of privacy programs, streamline declassification, and increase public participation in policymaking. Work remains to implement agency-level 2016 Open Government Plans.
OSTP works to strengthen international science, technology, and innovation cooperation among the United States and international partners through bilateral and multilateral engagements, and to support the President’s foreign-policy agenda through international science, technology, and innovation activities. OSTP, in coordination with the State Department, represents the United States in bilateral and multilateral meetings with foreign nations, and works closely with government science agencies, independent research and scientific institutions, and non-governmental organizations to promote international S&T initiatives and strengthen global science cooperation. The OSTP Director co-chairs for the United States all six of the ongoing bilateral, ministerial-level Joint Commissions on Science and Technology Cooperation that exist under S&T cooperation agreements with Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, and Russia. In his 2009 Cairo speech, President Obama announced S&T related initiatives for Muslim-majority countries, including his intention to appoint science envoys, U.S. scientists who travel abroad as science ambassadors and inform the White House, U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. scientific community about the insights and opportunities for scientific engagement they find abroad. To date, there have been 5 cohorts of 3-5 Envoys each who have traveled to over 25 countries. The State Department has committed to supporting the Envoy program through 2017.
We have been honored to serve President Obama—our Science, Technology, and Innovation President. He has relentlessly focused on building American talent and capacity in S&T; making the long-term investments that will continue to power American innovation; and setting ambitious goals that inspire and harness the ingenuity and creativity of diverse whole of the American people. We thank the science and technology communities inside and outside government for their continued innovation and collaboration. We are especially appreciative of their shared passion for broadening participation, especially among our youth, to field the whole American team in pursuing the frontiers that will increase prosperity, opportunity, justice, health, and security for all. Driving further progress across the aforementioned frontiers will require focus by the next Administration and the next Congress on: sustained investment in research, development, and innovation; the importance of diverse, cross-sector, and multi-disciplinary collaboration for solving difficult challenges; education innovation to develop skills for Americans at all levels; job creation and workforce-skills development across these sectors; and equity, to ensure all Americans help create these innovations and have access to and benefit from advances in these frontiers.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy was established in 1976 by Public Law 94-282.
From remarks by President Obama on November 23, 2009 at the launch of his "Educate to Innovate" campaign for excellence in science, technology, engineering, and math education.
In 2015, there were more than 600,000 high-paying tech jobs across the United States that were unfilled, and by 2018, 51 percent of all STEM jobs are projected to be in computer-science-related fields.
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John Balling, Vice President for Integrated Technology Services, joined Willamette University in September 1999. He is responsible for technology planning, network services, academic computing and instructional design, user services, administrative computing, media services, and telecommunications. Prior to coming to Willamette, John served in a similar position for 10 years at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Other information technology positions he has held include terms as head of academic computing at Bowdoin College and as director of the information resource center at the Smithsonian Institution where he implemented the Institutions first user services program. John has also served as a research psychologist for the Smithsonian Institution and the Harvard Institute for International Development. In his first real job, he was a member of the faculty in psychology at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
John earned his bachelors degree in psychology from Northwestern University and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in psychology from the University of Massachusetts. It was in graduate school that he became involved with computing when he constructed his own equipment and developed software for capturing and analyzing human infants physiological responses to auditory stimuli. With respect to information technology, John has led the planning and implementation of the computing infrastructure at several of the Smithsonians sites, assisted with the development of medical information systems in several Latin American countries, and has planned and implemented major infrastructure upgrades at both Dickinson and Willamette.
John joined the NWACC Council in June 2001 as the member representative from Willamette.
Bridget Barnes, MBA, MSEM, is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. Bridget has worked in OHSU's Information Technology Department since 1999 and has had a key role in implementing and managing their business, student, research, and clinical information systems during that time. Bridget's team of technical professionals is responsible for supporting all missions of OHSU (academic, clinical, research and outreach functions), as well as the multiple business entities that support OHSU. She has published and presented to professional organizations on application implementation and selection strategies.
Bridget has served on national and regional information system Boards including the Oracle Higher Education User Group (HEUG), the NorthWest Oracle User Group (NWOUG), the NorthWest Academic Computing Consortium (NWACC), Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the Oregon Health Network and Oregon's Health Information Technology Oversight Committee.
Jackie Barretta serves as the Interim CIO at Portland Community College, where she has consulted since 2014. Previously, she was the Interim CIO at College of Marin and the CIO of Con-way Inc. She has over 30 years of senior and executive leadership, primarily in Higher Education and Fortune 500 companies.
Jackie is a prolific author on boosting innovation in organizations. She has had articles published in Fast Company, InformationWeek and CIO magazine, and a book, Primal Teams, published by the American Management Association. Jackie has served on advisory boards of some of the largest IT service providers, including Hewlett Packard and Teradata.
Jackie holds an MA in Organizational Communication from Marylhurst University and a BS in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Lois Brooks, Oregon State University's Vice Provost for Information Services, leads IT for the University. She provides vision, leadership, and advocacy for the effective application of information technologies to the instructional, research and service missions of the university, and in partnership with executive and academic leadership, develops and executes IT strategy for Oregon State University.
Brooks joined OSU in 2010 after working at Stanford University for many years, serving most recently as Director of Academic Computing. During her tenure at Stanford she co-founded the Sakai Foundation, serving on the Board of Directors and later as Executive Director. She has served on governance committees for EDUCAUSE and InCommon. Brooks holds an MBA from Columbia University, an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BS from the University of San Francisco.
Adam oversees the Information Technology department at Lewis & Clark College, and serves as the liaison between IT and the college administrative staff. Buchwald, a Whitman College graduate and former IT officer at Pacific University, has worked in several capacities at MassArt, including as director of information technology, acting associate vice president for technology and chief information officer, and deputy chief information officer. Prior to joining MassArt, Buchwald worked in IT positions at Simmons College and Roscommon Associates, both in Boston, as well as at Pacific, where he served from 1997 to 2000.
Buchwald’s other professional activities include membership on the board of directors of the conservation group Greater Boston Trout Unlimited, which he has also served as IT consultant since 2006. In addition, he attended the 2010 summer leadership institute of EDUCAUSE, an organization that works to advance the higher education sector through intelligent use of technology.
Brad Christ is the Chief Information Officer for Southern Oregon University. Information Technology at SOU provides telecommunications, media services, information services, networking services, and user services for two campuses in Ashland and Medford.
Brad has worked extensively on higher education technology collaboration efforts both at SOU and at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In Minnesota, these efforts included partnering with other private colleges to join Internet2 with sponsorship from the University of Minnesota and forming a buying consortium with other private colleges and a K-12 education technology collaborative. In Oregon, he is active in collaboration efforts with the other public universities, the NWACC Network and Information Security program, and the information technology operations for the new Oregon Public University Shared Services Enterprise.
Brad has worked in higher education information technology for 18 years. Before coming to Southern Oregon, he oversaw departmental operations, telecommunications, networking, system administration, and information systems at Augsburg. He received his Master’s degree in Public Administration and Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota. Brad joined the NWACC Council in 2011.
Marianne Colgrove is the Deputy Chief Information Officer and the Director of Web Support Services at Reed College. She oversees campus technology deployment, CIS financial management, college web systems, web application development, and digital media services. She frequently collaborates with the library on projects involving undergraduate teaching and learning and access to digital materials. Marianne joined Reed as the Associate Director of Computing & Information Services in 1989. Prior to her current position she managed Reed's 5-year Technology Plan to integrate computing into all aspects of the academic environment. Marianne has a B.A in Psychology from Reed College and a Masters of Library & Information Science at University of Washington.
In addition to the NWACC board, Marianne has previously served as the Treasurer of the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges, as a member of the EDUCAUSE Connect program committee, and as chair of the EDUCAUSE Nominating Committee. Marianne joined the NWACC Member Council in 2002.
Dan Ewart joined the University of Idaho as the Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of ITS in February 2012. In this role he leads a team of professionals serving the technology needs of the main Moscow campus, centers across the state and of students around the world. Prior to joining UI, Dan served as the Director of Information Services at the University of Wyoming and as Director of Information Technology at Dubai Aerospace Engineering University in Dubai, UAE. Before supporting higher education computing, Dan worked as a technology leader in the private sector for companies such as Interlink Group and Accenture.
Dan earned his B.S. in MIS (1993) and his MPA (2010) from the University of Wyoming. He is highly engaged in community activities including non-profit board membership and youth sports.
Jim Fleming was appointed Chief Information Officer at Pacific University in March 2011. Jim has 28 years of experience in higher education administration. Since his arrival at Pacific, University Information Services has led a successful transition to Moodle from its former LMS, implemented Ellucian CRM EMS Events and Calendar system, and OCHIN Epic Electronic Health Record system in university health clinics located in Forest Grove, Hillsboro and Portland. He is serving as Chair of the University HIPAA taskforce responsible for developing a common set of policies and procedures across all clinical environments.
Prior to joining Pacific University, Jim served as the Director for Administrative Computing at George Fox University with responsibility for networking, telephony, systems, and institutional research. While at George Fox, he successfully led two ERP implementations, both of which were completed on time and within budget and scope. As the project manager, Jim focused on developing integration between systems to extend technology services and advance the mission of the university. Jim developed highly successful teams inside and outside of his department to select and promote the effective use of technology.
In addition to IT administration, Jim held the position of Registrar for six years in which he contributed to an innovative enrollment services team and learned first-hand the significant impact of technology. Prior to this position, he had a variety of responsibilities as Associate Dean of Students, focused on developing student leaders and establishing a leadership minor at the university. He has also served at Trine University in Indiana and Oklahoma Weslyan University.
Jim is a certified project manager (PMP) with a M.A. in Counseling from George Fox Seminary and a bachelors degree from Seattle Pacific University. He has served on several professional and non-profit boards.
Tim serves as the Executive Director of Institutional Technology at George Fox University. His somewhat roundabout path towards IT started with undergraduate and graduate degrees in theology coupled with 10 years as an outdoor and experiential educator. Whether on a river, in the backcountry or in a classroom with a group of MBA students, he learned that many of the key decisions in life boil down to the two questions, "Where are we now?" and "Where do we need to be?"
Tim landed in administration at George Fox in 2005 and has worked in both the Student Life Office and IT. He quickly found that business processes and education are subject to the same to questions he'd come back to as an educator - "What are we doing now?" and "What should we be doing?" This perspective means that Tim is excited about improving services, processes and learning for end-users across the university. Others have caught onto this excitement as well; along with co-worker Brian McLaughlin, Tim was the co-recipient of the 2012 NWACC Hugi Exemplary Practice Award for their work on the iGFU mobile portal. He has also put his background as an educator to use as an active presenter and contributor with the Higher Education Users Group.
These varied experiences have given him a broad platform from which to lead IT at George Fox. He is constantly on the lookout for ways that technology can contribute to the educational mission of George Fox.
In June of 2013, Chato Hazelbaker was appointed the Chief Communication Officer at Clark College, where he is responsible for public relations, marketing communication, and legislative affairs. In 2014 the Information Technology Services division came under his leadership and he became the Chief Information and Communication Officer. Most recently he served as the Director of Communications at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minnesota. Before that, he served as the Director of Marketing at Montana State University-Billings and News Bureau Manager at Dickinson State University. Hazelbaker has also served as an adjunct faculty member at several institutions including Warner Pacific College and Bethel University, where he taught courses in Organizational Leadership, including Leadership and Technology.
Over his career, Hazelbaker has been heavily involved in the web and application development. At Eddie Bauer Inc., he was part of a team that developed the first online payroll forecasting tool used by over 500 retail stores and developed the first intranet used in the company. Hazelbaker earned his doctorate in Organizational Development in 2014 from the University of St. Thomas (MN).
Kirk Kelly serves as the Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Portland State University (PSU).
Before his current position at PSU, Kirk was the Associate Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer. Prior to joining PSU, Kirk served as Vice Chancellor (CIO) for Information Technology at Pima Community College after working as Networking Director at the institution. Prior to Pima, he spent 15 years at University of Idaho in various technology positions.
Kirk earned a BS in Management Information Systems from Washington State University and a MS in Information Systems from University of Phoenix. He remains active in Educause and has served on regional and national committees during his career.
Karl Kowalski was appointed Chief Information Technology Officer for the University of Alaska System in November 2011. He previously served as Executive Director of User Services for the Statewide Office of Information Technology since 2007. He came to the University with 20 years’ experience in public education and technology integration in Rural Alaskan schools. Karl is a graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, holding degrees in Education and Biology. He earned his Master’s degree in Educational Technology Leadership from George Washington University in 1999. As a certified teacher and principal, he served as Director of Technology and Information Services for the Northwest Arctic Borough School District for 15 years.
Karl also served as adjunct professor for Chukchi College, designing and implementing technology courses for K-12 educators, and as consultant to the State of Alaska Department of Education, reviewing statewide technology plans. He teamed with state and local agencies and the Governor’s office to design and help pass the Alaska Waiver of the Federal E-Rate Program. He was appointed member of the Alaska Information Infrastructure Policy Task Force, State of Alaska UNITY project and is a founding member of the Alaska Distance Learning Partnership. Karl currently serves on the State of Alaska Broadband Taskforce.
In his role as CITO, Karl is responsible for strategic planning, security and IT policy for the University of Alaska system, statewide network infrastructure and ERP, videoconferencing and campus integration for a 17 campus system.
Outside of work, Karl and his wife, Sandy, enjoy spending time in the outdoors. They have four children and two grandchildren. Soccer, skiing, camping, gardening and enjoying all that Alaska has to offer keeps them more than busy.
John Lawson is the Vice Provost for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Western Washington University. His responsibilities run the usual CIO gamut of network services, academic computing and instructional design, user services, administrative computing, media services, and telecommunications.
Prior to joining WWU in August 2006, John served as Vice President for Information Technology and CIO at Tulane University. Preceding Tulane, John served as CIO at Pepperdine University. Earlier in his career, John held academic and administrative positions at the University of Oregon, Lewis-Clark State College, and Towson University.
At Tulane, John managed the implementation and upgrade of ERP systems, completed an institutional wide wireless network, renewed collaborative labs and technology, and reorganized the academic and user support groups into one organization. John served as Tulane's representative and vice-chair of the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) to bring high speed networking, high performance computing, and grid architecture to Louisiana's research institutions. He was CIO for Tulane during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He considers himself an expert at evacuating with higher education executives from hurricanes.
In addition to holding the senior administrator position of CIO at three institutions, he also held faculty appointments in computer science at Lewis-Clark State College and Towson University. At the University of Oregon he held adjunct faculty and research appointments in education and computer science.
John holds a doctorate from the University of Oregon (1985), where his research focused on the determinants of success in the introduction to computer science course utilizing a variety programming languages. He also holds a bachelor's (geography, 1982) and two master's (geography, 1983 and computer science, 1983) degrees from the University of Oregon. John is active in professional organizations, serving on a number of state, NWACC, and EDUCAUSE committees. He is married with three grown children and enjoys family time camping in northern Idaho each summer.
John Lehman is emeritus professor in management at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, guest professor at Tongji University College of Economics and Management (Shanghai, China) and Courtesy professor in the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Oregon. He was formerly Director of International Programs and professor of information systems and international business at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he was also an affiliate professor of far Eastern philosophy. His previous positions have included Executive Director for Information Technology for the University of Alaska Statewide System, Technical Director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Arctic Region Supercomputer Center, and acting Dean of the School of Management. He is also a steering committee member of the Pacific Neighborhood Consortium.
John's academic background (all at the University of Michigan) includes a BA, MA, and ABD in Chinese studies, MBA in Accounting, and PhD in Information Systems.
John served on the NWACC Board and Executive Committee from 1995 to 1998. In 1996 he was elected NWACC Secretary/Treasurer and continues to serve as an ex officio member of the Council. He chairs the Finance Committee and Investment Sub-Committee and has served on the Fee Task Force.
Dr. Frank Moore joined the Pacific Lutheran University community on February 1, 2013 as the Associate Provost for Information and Technology Services.
The Associate Provost for I&TS is the chief information officer for the university, leading I&TS in the provision and implementation of information and communication services, technologies, and related resources. The Associate Provost advises the provost and other executive leaders on these areas of responsibility while working with all campus constituencies to insure alignment of I&TS services with constituent needs.
Frank Moore previously was at Longwood University in Farmville, Virgina where he served for 18 years in related capacities, most recently as Vice President for Information and Instructional Technology and Chief Information Officer. As Vice President and CIO, he moved the development of information technology at Longwood through several structural changes and oversaw an organization comprised of User Support Services, Communications and Technology Services, Applications and Engineering Services, Instructional Technology Services, and Information Technology Security Services. At PLU, I&TS is comprised of three operational areas – Enterprise Services (voice & data communications, central servers, administrative applications), Library Services, and User Services( Help Desk, learning technologies, digital media labs, classroom technology, multimedia support).
Dr. Moore holds a Ph.D. in French from The Pennsylvania State University, a Master of French from Hofstra University, and a B.A. in French from the University of Vermont. He was an Associate Professor of French at Longwood University with a specialization in medieval French theater. At PLU, Dr. Moore is an administrator with faculty status, thereby providing him with both voice and vote in the Faculty Assembly.
William Morse joined the University of Puget Sound as Chief Information Officer on February 1, 2010. During his nearly five years at Puget Sound, William has completely and comprehensively rebuilt the university’s infrastructure and service delivery operations. Some examples include replacing the legacy, home-grown ERP with a modern, vendor provided solution, re-architecting the entire server infrastructure to reduce costs and improve reliability, combining the service desk, multimedia and educational technology units to provide seamless support to the community, deploying a comprehensive virtual desktop infrastructure, replacing the aging switch-based phone system with a modern Voice over IP (VoIP) solution and reorganizing the entire department to best meet university needs among many other initiatives.
Prior to Puget Sound, William was CIO for Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA. In his four years at Oglethorpe, William modernized and managed the university's technology infrastructure, resulting in improved service and considerable savings, introduced automated tools to improve desktop computer maintenance, replaced the switch-based telecom system with VoIP, and turned a challenging enterprise resource planning system implementation into a functional asset. He achieved ambitious goals with relatively few resources, while focusing on implementing the best systems to serve the needs of faculty, students, and staff.
Prior to this, William was Chief Information Officer at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta for nearly ten years. Earlier roles included interim director of information services at Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory, and director of information technology services at the School of Law at Emory.
William earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science and a Juris Doctorate degree in law with honors from Emory University.
William is active in his profession and has written or contributed to numerous articles on information technology in higher education. At NWACC, he chaired the committee that created a new, ground-breaking program to develop the next generation of higher education IT leaders. While at Emory University, he helped create a groundbreaking bio-informatics program and taught the core of that program until he arrived at Puget Sound.
William loves what he does within an environment whose mission is to train the next generation.
As Chief Information Officer for University of Portland, Curt leads the information services division in support of an integrated, open, collaborative environment. This vision is pursued by creating a technological environment that supports the access, analysis, and management of information benefiting the University.
Before joining the University of Portland in 2013, Curt served most recently as Oregon State University’s (OSU) Open Source Lab director. Prior to that he was OSU’s CIO as well as the Oregon University System CIO, and Oregon’s first state Chief Information Officer. Before coming to Oregon he was CIO for Washington State Department of Labor and Industries and Snohomish County PUD, supporting the theory that he has a CIO gene.
Charles Porter has served as the CIO at Seattle University since October 2011. He is also a member of Seattle University’s Infrastructure Committee of the Board of Trustees, a member of the President’s Advisory Council, a member of the Campus Safety and Security Advisory Council, and a member of the Strategic Planning Council. He has previously taught Entrepreneurial Finance, New Venture Creation, and New Venture Consulting at Seattle University’s Albers Graduate School of Business and Economics and Gonzaga University in Florence. On behalf of Seattle University, he is active in EDUCAUSE, Northwest Academic Computing Consortium (NWACC) and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU).
Chuck earned his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Gonzaga University and his MBA in Finance and Computer Simulation from the University of Michigan. He completed a 30-year career at Accenture and served as Accenture’s Managing Partner CIO and CTO of its outsourcing practice. He is active in the Pacific Northwest Angel Community serving as a board member or advisor to dozens of early stage technology companies. He serves on the screening committee and strategy committee of a local Angel Investor Group. He has held Board positions with various corporate and not-for-profit organizations.
Chuck and Nancy, his wife of 40 years, have two children – an attorney and an executive in a computer gaming company. Recreationally, he is a pilot, a scuba diver, a photographer and a motorcyclist. And he and his wife enjoy international travel.
As Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for Eastern Washington University, Gary Pratt holds the following responsibilities: Lead university information technology support functions: computing, telecommunications, distance learning, technology-based faculty and staff training and development; academic technology; local and wide area networks; administrative applications; database and application development; technology hardware and software recommendation, purchase, installation, support, and troubleshooting; audio/visual support; technology-based course development and offerings; Lead institutional strategic planning; Lead campus special projects.
Prior to joining EWU in 2007, Gary was the Associate Provost for Information Technology/CIO at Northern Kentucky University (1999-2006). In the course of his career, Gary has achieved the following accomplishments: developed, implemented, and led significant reorganization of IT support divisions; implemented ERP systems, digital telecommunications systems, high-bandwidth networks, and Web site redesigns; and led multiple statewide initiatives, including annual state-wide education technology conferences for 5 years (first ever in Kentucky), state-wide negotiation for Learning Management System for all public and private education (Kentucky), chaired state-wide E-learning group (Kentucky), and developed and chaired inaugural Washington Higher Education Technology Consortium.
Gary holds a Bachelor of Science, Mathematical Engineering; Master of Arts, Computer Information Systems; and Doctorate, Management and Organizational Leadership. He is a Frye Leadership Institute Fellow. Gary joined the NWACC Member Council in 2007.
Matt Riley is the Chief Information Officer for the University of Montana. Matt leads the central IT organization for the UM, providing IT-related services, communications services, instructional technology resources and research-related technology support. Working with university and state leaders, Matt provides vision, strategic direction and IT advocacy at the UM in Missoula, as well as throughout the UM network in Montana.
Matt began at the UM in 2013 after six years at Stanford University. At Stanford, Matt led IT in the Dean’s Office for the School of Humanities and Sciences. Matt helped bring IT strategy and an innovative services approach to Stanford’s largest school. He also worked to bridge gaps between distributed IT units at Stanford and central organizations. Previous to Stanford, Matt spent 16 years at the University of Redlands in Southern California. At Redlands, Matt worked closely with the CIO to manage and lead all aspects of the IT operation for the institution. Major projects at Redlands included designing and leading the implementation of the campus network, technical responsibility for a major ERP conversion, leading a phone switch replacement from traditional to VoIP and efforts leading to the unification of administrative and academic computing.
Matt has been active in Educause for more than 15 years, and has recently been involved with leadership programs at Stanford and MORAssociates. Matt holds MBA and BS in Business degrees, both from the University of Redlands.
Marty Ringle is the Chief Information Officer at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Prior to coming to Reed in 1989, he chaired the computer science department at Vassar College. He holds a Ph.D. from SUNY Binghamton, co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and the T.J. Watson School of Engineering. Marty is a trustee of Marylhurst University (Portland) and has served on boards, advisory groups, or steering committees for EDUCAUSE, the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges (CLAC), the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), the Research and Education Network Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC), the Cornell Institute for Computer Policy and Law (ICPL), the Center for Higher Education Chief Information Officer Studies, Apple Inc., SCT Corporation, Addison-Wesley, Inc., the Fielding Graduate Institute, and many other organizations. During the past thirty-five years he has consulted on technology issues for more than one hundred and fifty colleges, universities, corporations, foundations, and government agencies.
Marty was elected to the NWACC Board in 1990. He became Vice President of NWACC in 1994, Chair of the Board in 1996, and President in 1999. He serves ex officio on all NWACC committees.
Dan is the Chief Information Officer at Whitman College. Prior to joining Whitman, Dan held positions as CTO at Lewis & Clark College, CTO for Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho, the Director of Information Technology for the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University in Ohio, and Manager of Academic Computing at Augsburg College in Minnesota.
Dan holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Augsburg College and completed graduate work (ABD) towards a doctorate in Educational Policy and Administration in Higher Education from the University of Minnesota. Dan has made presentations at a variety of conferences including EDUCAUSE and the Society for College and University Planning.
From 2001 to 2005, Dan served on the National Datatel Users Group Board of Directors. Dan has served in various capacities within EDUCAUSE, including the Administrative Award Committee, regional conference program committee and the SAC program committee.
Dan has been active in NWACC since joining the council in 2001 and served as the Vice Chair of the Board from 2005 to 2006 and Chair of the Board from 2006 to 2008.
Dave Tindall is the Assistant Vice President for Technology Services at Seattle Pacific University, a position he has held since 1981. He serves as the chief information officer with oversight of administrative computing, central computing services and networks, telecommunications, microcomputing, user services and classroom/multimedia support. During his tenure at SPU he has been an adjunct faculty member in Computer Science and Business and Economics; has overseen the creation of a robust campus network; upgraded the campus administrative software systems to SCT Banner for most administrative functions; created a centralized HelpDesk and User Services division; brought numerous services online via the web (registration, computer account management, classified ads, directory services, library databases, event calendaring, financial transactions and reporting, etc..); and implemented microcomputer hardware and software standards across employee desktops, academic labs and classrooms.
Dave has a Bachelors degree in Business and Economics (SPU, 1975) and Master's degree in Information Systems (SPU, 1989). He has served on many regional and national committees and boards in the areas of information technology and business administration.
Dave has been the NWACC member representative from Seattle Pacific University since 1991. He served as Vice Chair of the Board from 2008 to 2010 and will serve as Chair of the Board from 2010 to 2012.
Kelli Trosvig served in various leadership posts at the University of Washington (UW). She spent eight years as the Director for Health Sciences Administration, and seven years with the School of Medicine. Past work includes opening a new research campus for UW Medicine in downtown Seattle and expanding the UW School of Medicine’s teaching programs across the state to Spokane. Kelli received both her B.A. in Economics and a Masters in Health Administration at the University of Washington.
Kelli, in her role as Vice President and CIO, is responsible for strategic oversight, planning and direction of the University’s information technology infrastructure, as well as resources and services. Under Kelli’s leadership, UW-IT launched key strategic initiatives to meet the growing technology needs of UW students, faculty and staff, while positioning the University for the future.
Kelli represents the UW regionally and nationally, serving as 2011-12 chair of the Washington Higher Education Technology Consortium, as a member of the Research University CIO Conclave, as well as on higher education advisory boards for Microsoft, Amazon, and AT&T. She is also on the steering committee of Gig.U, a national coalition of more than 30 research universities working to provide ultra-high-speed networking to local communities.
Melissa Woo serves as the Vice Provost for Information Services and Chief Information Officer at the University of Oregon.
She previously worked for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) providing general leadership and oversight for the central IT department responsible for campus enterprise and infrastructure services. Prior to UWM, she worked for the central IT organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, overseeing systems and operations.
Melissa is a Frye Leadership Institute Fellow, currently serves on the EDUCAUSE 2012 Conference Program Committee, chairs the EDUCAUSE Advisory Group on Enterprise Information Systems and Services (AEGISS), and served on the EDUCAUSE Professional Development Advisory Committee, including a year as committee chair. She completed her PhD in Biophysics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her Bachelor's degree in Biophysics at the University of California, Berkeley.
As the University of Hawai'i's Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (VPIT/CIO), Garret Yoshimi is responsible for UH systemwide information technology systems and services. Garret provides executive leadership in collaboratively setting forth the overall vision, goals, strategies and plans for the effective and appropriate use of information technologies to advance the UH System.
Garret joined UH in January 2015. Prior to serving as UH VPIT/CIO, he was vice president and chief operating officer for eWorld Enterprise Solutions. He has more than 35 years of experience in information technology in both the public and private sectors in Hawai'i. He has served as the first CIO for the Hawai'i Judiciary, senior technology executive for the East-West Center and CIO for DTRIC Insurance.
Garret also previously served as telecommunications manager before being promoted to director of technology infrastructure for the University of Hawai'i. He actively represented the University of Hawai'i in state and national venues as a member of EDUCAUSE, Internet2 and the Association for College and University Technology Advancement, which awarded him the Bill D. Morris award for individual leadership.
A native of Honolulu, Garret earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a graduate certificate in telecommunications and information resource management from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
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Three tell-tale signs that it's spring in Baltimore: The birds come back to town -- both the little chirping kind that hang out in the trees and the kind that hang out at Camden Yards.
Daffodils and tulips push their way up to the earth's surface, unfold in a glorious pageant of color -- then freeze and die from a late, freak cold snap.
And the Johns Hopkins University holds its annual spring fair.
For 27 years, Hopkins has opened up its Homewood campus to the people of Baltimore, offering three days of fun and entertainment, and almost all of it for free. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday you can enjoy live music, arts and crafts, an antique car show, plenty of kiddie rides and games and a few fun, oddball attractions like sumo wrestling. The theme of this year's event is "Odyssey," which will incorporate a little bit of Ancient Greece into the fair. So fairgoers can also participate in the Greco-Roman challenge sporting events or try some gladiator jousting.
The fair is entirely organized and run by Hopkins undergraduate students and is billed as the largest student-run festival in the country. "We expect 150,000 people to come to the fair over all three days," said sophomore Katie Rieder, publicity co-chair for the event. "For me, it's going to be so awesome to see so many people come to our campus and enjoy themselves. We have all been working hard on getting this together in between everything else like studying and classes."
"The main reason we do this is because we want to give something back to Baltimore," said Larry Liang, a senior at Hopkins who is in charge of booking musical entertainment for this year's fair. "This is our way to thank the whole community."
Although the spirit of the fair has not changed in 27 years, the music has changed a little this year, Liang said. "It's not all college, alternative pop music," he said. "I'm pretty excited about the musical lineup this year."
This year, music lovers can still hear local rock bands in the 98 Rock Beer Garden, but they can also hear swing bands, steel drum bands, ska music, blues performers and DJs spinning trip-hop sounds.
For newcomers to the fair, such as D.C.-based ska band Checkered Cabs, it's a great opportunity for new people to hear their music.
"We're more of a club band, but we attract a college-aged crowd," said Sean Hissey, drummer for the band. "Ska has a reputation of being this underground thing, but in reality, ska has been around since the '50s. It has generations and waves. It was in, out, came back and left, now it's back again and will hopefully stay around."
For bands like Mambo Combo, who have performed at the fair more times than they can remember, the spring event is sort of a homecoming, especially for guitarist and keyboardist Bob Friedman, who graduated from Hopkins in 1969 with a degree in psychology.
"They keep asking us to come back every year," Friedman said. "We're a fun group, and people like to dance to us." The group's Sunday afternoon performance outside of Shriver Hall will be a welcome change for the band, Friedman saaid. "We've been in smoky clubs all winter, this will be our first chance to play outside. . . . We're looking forward to it."
But the biggest musical act to come to the fair this year is national recording group Letters to Cleo, who kick off the fair a little bit early with a show tonight at 8 p.m. in Shriver Hall. Tickets are $10 and are available by calling TicketMaster at 410-481-SEAT. Some tickets may be available at the door if the show is not sold out.
Most know the band from its debut album, "Aurora Gory Alice," and the song "Here and Now," which was played over and over on the closing credits of the TV show "Melrose Place" during the Billy loves Allison era.
The exposure was great for the band, but it was sort of a double-edged sword, said Kay Hanley, lead singer of the Boston-based quintet. "If it wasn't for that, I'd probably still be waiting tables . . . but I have ruined any chance of having any indie credit."
The band never set out to be on "Melrose Place," but when it signed with its record label, the group asked to be on a compilation album of songs for the show. "We were like Track 9, right after Dinosaur Jr. I thought it was very cool."
While on tour, the band found out that its song was being played over the credits to the show. "I thought it was kick," Hanley said. But later, the group was criticized for supposedly orchestrating a huge self-promotion. "I assure you we went into the whole thing very innocently. . . . It's really upsetting to be constantly defending your motives."
While some people haven't heard from the band since "Here and Now," Letters to Cleo has stayed very busy. The group released a second album after "Aurora Gory Alice" and has been "touring constantly," Hanley said. "We toured for like three years straight. . . . We all got burned out. I didn't have a creative cell in my brain."
Everyone in the group decided to take time off to relax. "I did absolutely nothing," Hanley said. Well, she did get married and witnessed her sister give birth, a "totally amazing experience," Hanley said. After the break, the group was "fresh as daisies" to get back to work and record their third album, "Go!", which was released in October.
Now it's back to touring.
"We're doing colleges all this month," Hanley said. "This is the time of year when you can do them; they're fun, and it pays a lot of bills."
Although "Go!" has had mostly good reviews by critics and, according to Hanley, has "some of the best songs" she has ever written, the album has not had much airplay outside of their local area.
"The album is dead," Hanley said.
No matter to Letters to Cleo. The band will keep on making music, Hanley said. "A band like ours doesn't always fit on the radio. . . . Putting out albums and touring is a way of generating a fan base for us."
As for the future, expect a fourth album next fall and some Lilith Fair tour dates this summer, Hanley said. "Whatever we do as a band, we do purely for ourselves."
Where: Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus, 3400 N. Charles St.
Tickets: Free for parking and most events. Letters to Cleo performance at 8 p.m. today in Shriver Hall costs $10, $8 for Hopkins students. Tickets sold through Ticketmaster at 410-481-SEAT.
Here is just a sampling of area events to mark the arrival of spring. Look in the Family calendar of LIVE for more events in the future.
Fifth Annual Spring Launch. A celebration of ecology and history of the Chesapeake Bay at the Riverwalk in Solomons. Sponsored by Solomons Business Association. Noon-6 p.m. tomorrow, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday. For more information and schedules, call 410-326-6027.
Spring walk. A 2 1/2-mile leisure walk to awaken the senses that normally lie dormant and a "smart heart" lunch to follow. Sponsored by Sinking Springs Herb Farm, 234 Belair Shore Road, Elkton. The walk will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. April 18 with the "smart heart" lunch from noon to 1 p.m. $5 for the walk, and $20 for the walk and lunch. Call 410-398-5566.
Spring arts weekend. Artists will open their studios to display their work for sale. Sponsored by the Mill Centre Association in conjunction with School 33 Art Center's Open Studio Weekend from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Mill Centre, 3000 Chestnut Ave. and Falls Road. Call 410-467-4911.
Spring fair. Craft demonstrations, children's activities, pony rides, door prizes, entertainment and food. Sponsored by Americana Arts and Crafts Promotions at the Howard County Fairgrounds. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For admission price and directions, call 301-701-2346.
Spring Antiques and Collectibles Street Fest. 40 antiques and collectibles dealers will set up with antique cars along downtown streets in Havre de Grace. Sponsored by the Antique Association of Havre de Grace. The dealers will be set up on Washington Street and Franklin Street, and antique cars will line Pennington Avenue. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 24. Call 410-939-5290 or 410-939-4882.
Towson Gardens Day. 12th annual event sponsored by the Towson Development Corp. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 23 at Towson Court House Fountain Plaza and West Pennsylvania and Baltimore avenues, Towson. Rain date April 24. Free. Call 410-825-2211.
Maryland Hunt Cup. 102nd running on April 25. 4 p.m. race time; 3:30 p.m. roads closed to traffic at Worthington Farms, Tufton Avenue, Glyndon. $30 parking fee. Parking passes must be purchased before race day. No admission available on race date. Passes sold at the Wine Merchant, John Brown's Shawan Store, Butler Store and Valley Motors, or send check and SASE to Maryland Hunt Cup Association, 3021 Black Rock Road, Glyndon, Md. 21071. Luncheon reservations available through the Maryland Historical Society, 410-685-3750. Call 410-472-4453.
1998 Spring Craft Fair. A juried event where all items sold are handmade by the vendor. Held at Downs Park, Pasadena. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 25. Call 410-222-6230.
Spring festival. Seventh annual event sponsored by Anne Arundel County Fair Inc. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 25-26 at the fairgrounds, Route 178, Generals Highway, Crownsville. Free admission. Call 410-923-3400.
Bolton Hill spring festival and parade. Sponsored by the Mount Royal Improvement Association and Maryland Institute, College of Art. Noon to 3:30 p.m. May 2 at Mount Royal Recreation Center, 120 W. Mosher St. Parade starts at noon. Call 410-523-3159 or 410-728-2745.
Salisbury Dogwood Festival. 16th annual event sponsored by the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce. Block party Friday at Riverwalk Park. Carnival rides at Division Street and Circle Avenue, Salisbury. May 1-3. For more details and hours, call 410-749-0144.
Towsontown Spring Festival. A festival in the heart of Towson with over 400 exhibitors, five stages with entertainment, crafts and ethnic food. Sponsored by the Towson Business Association. The festival will surround the Towson courthouse in the heart of Towson. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 2 and 1 p.m.-6 p.m. May 3. Free admission. $2 all-day parking available. Call 410-825-1144.
May Fair at Woodend. Sponsored by the Washington Revels and the Audubon Naturalist Society. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. May 3 at Woodend mansion, 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase. $6; $2 children under 12. Call 301-652-9188 or 202-364-8744.
28th Annual Montpelier Spring Festival. A family cultural arts celebration with entertainment, dance and food. Join the South Laurel Recreation Council volunteers who are celebrating 28 years of service to the community. Noon to 6 p.m. May 3 at the Montpelier Mansion Grounds on Route 197 at Montpelier Drive in South Laurel. Free admission. Call 301-776-2805 (English), 301-445-2335 (Spanish) or 310-445-4512 (TTY).
Women's Civic League 81st Flower Mart. Entertainment, lemon sticks, crafts, plants and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 6. Rain date May 7. Free admission. Call 410-837-5424.
Sixth annual herb festival. A festival centered on the ways herbs were used by both Colonial and Native Americans. Sponsored by Piney Run Park near Sykesville in southern Carroll County. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 9. Admission is $5 a car. Call 410-795-3274.
Marlborough Day 1998. A festival to promote the town of Upper Marlboro and Prince George's County. Sponsored by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in the historic town of Upper Marlboro. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on May 9.
Spring May Day celebration. A spring fair with the traditional Maypole dance, relay races, crafts, face painting, hay rides and games. Sponsored by the Fifth District Elementary School, at 3724 Mount Carmel Road just west of Falls Road. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 9. Free admission. Call 410-887-1726 or 410-887-1727.
Spring open house at Government House. Governor's residence Annapolis will be open to the public 1 p.m.-4 p.m. May 9. In nearby Lawyers Mall, a Spring Fling Festival with performing and visual arts workshops will take place 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. Call 410-974-3531.
Darlington's fourth annual spring craft fair. Sponsored by the Darlington Elementary School PTA at 2119 Shuresville Road. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 6. Table rent for vendors $20. Call 410-638-3700 or 410-836-7069.
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Teresa Noyola had a goal and an assist in Thursday's win over Portland. Photo by Jim Shorin/stanfordphoto.com.
The Stanford women's soccer team may have a five-game winning streak against Santa Clara, but the Broncos have pretty much owned the top-ranked Cardinal over the years.
Santa Clara hasn't won since 2006, but the Broncos are good enough to give Stanford all it can handle.
Stanford, which beat host Portland, 2-0, on Thursday night, visits Santa Clara on Sunday night in a featured matchup at venerable Buck Shaw Stadium at 8 p.m.
Palo Alto grad Teresa Noyola scored late in the first half to give Stanford its lead. Kristy Zurmuhlen added a second-half goal, with an assist from Noyola.
The Cardinal (7-0-1) moved into the top spot in the national rankings this week. Santa Clara (3-0-4) is currently ranked 18th.
The Broncos have allowed a total of five goals on the season while Stanford is tied for eighth in the nation in scoring with 3.29 goals per game.
Castilleja grad Lindsay Taylor leads Stanford with six goals and two assists for 14 points. She's the reigning National Player of the Week and the Pac-12 Player of the Week after helping the Cardinal beat Notre Dame in come-from-behind fashion last weekend.
The Cardinal has spread its scoring around this season, with Noyola recording five goals and freshman Chioma Ubogagu adding four. Six other players have scored at least once through eight games.
Stanford is close to being at full strength. Sophomore goalkeeper Emily Oliver was back in the net after a close encounter of the worst kind with the post last Friday.
Aly Gleason made her first career start and recorded a shutout in a 2-0 win over 15th-ranked UC Irvine on Sunday.
Defender Kendall Romine continues to be bothered by injuries, though Madeleine Thompson has been effective in her place. Romine was able to play against the Pilots.
Defender Rachel Quon and midfielder Mariah Nogueira returned from injuries to play last weekend.
Versatile Courtney Verloo, who is on the Hermann Trophy watch list, has yet to play this season.
Research by collegesoccer360.com has revealed that Stanford's senior class has the highest four-year record (76-4-4, .929) among any Division I school through last weekend. Portland is third on that list. Stanford's seniors are: defender Camille Levin, Noyola, Taylor and midfielder Kristy Zurmuhlen.
Fourth-ranked Stanford (1-0) gets its season going in earnest this weekend at the NorCal tournament at Pacific in Stockton.
The Cardinal meets nationally ranked St. Francis College on Saturday morning and will play either the host Tigers or Santa Clara later in the day.
Stanford opened its season, officially, with a 16-0 drubbing of NAIA power Fresno Pacific, its first shutout since at least 1994, at the UC Irvine Invitational two weeks ago. The three other matches against Division I schools were declared scrimmages.
Fifth-year senior driver Sam Finlayson scored twice against the Sunbirds in his first game in four years.
Second-ranked Stanford (6-1) looks to get back on track Friday night when Pac-12 newcomer Utah pays a visit to Maples Pavilion for a 7 p.m. first serve.
The Cardinal lost at top-ranked California in four sets on Tuesday night, its third straight defeat to the Bears, who reached last year's national championship match and shared the Pac-10 title with Stanford.
The Cardinal hit a season-low .103 against California, which is coached by Palo Alto grad Rich Feller, the reigning National Coach of the Year.
Stanford sophomore outside hitter Rachel Williams has emerged from the wings to establish herself as an All-American candidate. She leads the team with 136 kills (5.04 per set) and is hitting .250 overall. She's also one of the top defensive players on the court, averaging 2.85 digs per game.
The Cardinal has relied heavily on its defense to date. Eight Cardinal players have achieved double figures in digs, and six of them have at least 49 through seven matches.
Despite the low hitting percentage against the Bears, Stanford still maintains a .218 to .150 edge in that department over their opponents overall.
Junior setter Karissa Cook is also showing her skills after sharing the position the previous two years. She averages 10.81 assists per set, has four service aces and a team-high 94 digs.
Stanford hosts Colorado on Saturday night, also at 7 p.m.
Stanford (1-4) hosts USF (1-4) in a nonconference match on Saturday night at 7 p.m.
The Cardinal split two matches at home, as part of the Cal Legacy Classic, last weekend, beating nationally-ranked Kentucky, 3-1, and dropping a 1-0 decision to Lehigh.
Stanford has won the last three matches against the Dons, all by a 1-0 margin. USF continues to lead the all-time series, 15-14-5.
The Cardinal has been outscored 8-3 this season, with Dersu Abolfathi, JJ Koval and Adam Jahn each scoring once. Drew Hutchins and Jason Dodson have shared goaltending duties.
No. 9 Stanford (5-1) opens the NorPac Conference season Saturday at Pacific in Stockton with a four-match winning streak intact.
Kelsey Harbin became the second Cardinal freshman to earn weekly honors from the NorPac, joining Alex McCawley, after she was named a Defensive Player of the Week for helping Stanford to a pair of home victories over the weekend.
Stanford beat No. 19 Indiana, 4-2, on Friday and No. 18 Northeastern, 3-2, on Sunday. The lone loss was at No. 4 Connecticut.
Stanford vaulted seven spots in this week's Kookaburra/NFHCA National Coaches poll. It's the highest national ranking for Stanford since Sept. 22, 1987, when the Cardinal checked in at No. 6 following a 4-1 start.
Stanford, ranked 12th in the Golf World/Nike Golf preseason coaches' poll, opens its fall schedule on Friday at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational against an impressive field that includes 10 Top-25 teams.
"We're really looking forward to the event," Stanford coach Conrad Ray said. "It's a world-class course and the greens are fast and pretty difficult. It's a beautiful time of year in Chicago and the field is one of the strongest we'll see all year and we're excited to compete. We want to get off to a good start and we're ready to go."
Stanford held a four-round qualifying event last week and will send Andrew Yun, Steven Kearney, Cameron Wilson, and freshmen Patrick Grimes (from Menlo School) and Patrick Rodgers to the event.
Stanford begins its fall schedule on Monday at the Washington State Cougar Cup with visions of competing for the Pac-12 championship.
The Cardinal, which recorded eight top-10 finishes last season, The Cardinal returns four of its top five stroke-average leaders including All-Pac-10 second-team selection Kristina Wong and All-Pac-10 honorable mention Sally Watson.
"They provide amazing stability, strong leadership and power at the top," Stanford coach Caroline O'Connor said. "To have them as the core knowing that they still have two years left, we're in a good place."
Wong posted five consecutive top-10 finishes highlighted by a second-place tie at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational.
Watson recorded five top-20 finishes, including four during a five-event run near the end of the season.
Head coach John Rittman has signed a new five-year contract, which took effect on Sept. 1, 2011, the University announced Thursday.
Rittman, who enters his 16th season at Stanford in 2011-12, will be under contract with Stanford through the 2016 softball season.
Under Rittman, Stanford holds a 641-294-3 (.685) record in 15 seasons. Additionally, the Cardinal has recorded 14 consecutive winning seasons, made 14 straight NCAA appearances, notched 12 40-win seasons and produced at least one All-American in each of the last 14 years.
Ken Shibuya, an assistant with Stanford since 2006, has been named associate head coach of the program.
Shibuya has been a key figure in the Cardinal's rise to prominence and its 2010 NCAA championship.
"The dedication to the program and knowledge he brings is very much deserving of being associate head coach," Stanford head coach John Kosty said. "The title is very deserving."
This summer, Shibuya was the head coach of the U.S. youth national team that finished third at the Pan American Cup (under 19) in Mexicali, Mexico, on July 16.
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We highly recommend all therapies to be preceded by a lifestyle consultation with a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner who will perform an in-depth analysis of your health and any concerns you may have. Consultations are performed in a warm environment to ensure maximum privacy and personalization of service. In line with Ayurvedic principles, we use the finest therapeutic oils and herbs in all of our treatments that are carefully selected and customized for each individual. Where applicable, ingredients are made fresh. Series of treatments are highly recommended for optimal benefits of our services.
This evaluation will determine how well you are living and will detect any changes needed before you begin your path to positive health and balance. The wellness consultation will help determine what is your predominant dosha. All personalized consultations include assessment of current mind/body balance and based on the body type, specific recommendations for diet, herbs, exercise, daily and seasonal routines are provided.
Therapeutic massage using various Indian healing techniques and targeting any chronic tension in the body. Herb-infused oils are gently warmed and massaged into the skin, detoxifying and strengthening the body. Excellent for those seeking relaxation for those tired muscles after the hard days work.
calms the mental state through nourishing the nervous system. Warm oil is rhythmically poured onto the center of the forehead creating profound relaxation as mind and body surrender to the experience.
Relax into the enticing aroma of lavender, chamomile, eucalyptus,lemongrass and rose. This beautiful combination enhances the detoxification of cells, while the herbal steam allows nourishing oils to penetrate into the blood.
Traditional Indian head massage removing both emotional and physical energy blockages, while activating hair and hair roots. The increase in circulation and lymph flow helps treat headaches or migraines as well as balances the rest of the body. It involves the marma points of the head.
Begin with dry brushing of your feet to remove dead cells, followed by a generous energy point massage to ease your tired feet away. Reduces stress levels, pain relief, relaxes, rejuvenates to ease your tension.
Nasal therapy to remove impurities and allergic sensitivities to environmental pollutants. A few drops of specialized nasal oils are placed in the nose, followed by a facial massage. This therapy is recommended for sinusitis and those prone to congestion and allergic reactions.
A very effective pain relief therapy to treat localized pains especially over the lower back, upper back, neck and knees. This treatment being very gentle, can be administered even where other massages can’t be given. The warmth induces relaxation for the tensed muscles.
Recommended as a course for lasting benefits.
Available as a package of 3, 5, 7 or more sessions.
Netra Vasthi is a treatment in which the eye is covered with warm ghee or medicated oil. A special Ayurvedic treatment for eye health that relieves eye strain, eye fatigue and dark circles. Netra Vasthi improves eyesight, reduces inflammation and tones the internal muscles of the eye.
Also available as a package of 3, 5, 7 or more sessions.
Used for chronic back pain, dough made of herbal powders is put on sacral area in a shape of dam in which warm medicated oil is kept for a while.
A specialised warm oil treatment for the back of the neck, it is ideal for people suffering from neck pains, nerve problems, tension and stress related ailments.
Specialized therapy in which warm medicinal oils are retained over the region of the heart and heart chakra for 20 minutes. Uro Vasthi strengthens the heart muscle, improves blood circulation and breathing functions.
Strengthens the power of digestion and absorption, and facilitates the release of deeply seated emotions. Relieves digestive symptoms such as irritable bowel, flatulence, poor appetite, constipation and abdominal discomfort.
Comforting Care that is so Relaxing and Indulging – to relieve tired or aching muscles & joints; increase flexibility & range of motion of the joints; improve complexion & suppleness of the skin.
Warm bundles of custom selected herbs, grains or pulses either dipped in herbal oils, herbal decoction, milk boiled with herbs or steamed are used. They can also be applied with dry heat as per the condition. The rhythmic treatment can be so relieving as the warmth gets into the tissues and the herbs work magically to bring the relief to the tired muscles.
It involves hot blend of rice cooked in milk and herbs causing perspiration and getting rid of unwanted toxins leaving you nourished and rejuvenated.
It is a technique of massaging the body with linen bags containing herbal ingredients in dry powdered form. Herbal poultices are prepared with various herbs and medicated powder. Entire body is massaged with these poultices after they are warmed in medicated oils. Highly effective in treatments of ailments affecting the bones and joints.
Elakizhi is a classic massage with medicated leaves and is used to address joint pain, muscle cramps, stress and arthritis. Improves blood circulation; Improves skin complexion; Increase muscle strength; Relieves body pain and stiffness.
Massage designed to eliminate toxins accumulated over the years by the body. Begin with a soothing, therapeutic oil massage followed by an exfoliating scrub of herbal powders, all prepared with plant-based ingredients. The herbs have nourishing effects that are rejuvenating. Finish this transcendental treatment with a soothing steam. Highly recommended for weight loss and cellulite removal.
Involves deeply penetrating restorative herbal paste custom blend for you along with nourishing warm oil massage. Combine with the herbal steam for the ultimate effect.
Starts with dry brushing for exfoliation and circulation, followed by revitalising massage with warm dosha specific oil, and remineralizing herbal paste leaving you de-stressed, re-energized and rejuvenated for days to come.
Offering pre-natal massage to expectant moms to keep up with their unique physical and emotional changes occuring as a result of increased weight, shifting posture, and adjusting hormone levels. Texas Ayurvedic offers techniques that eases backaches, headaches, shoulder and neck aches that may be caused by muscle tension and shifts in posture to accommodate increasing weight, decreasing pain in the pelvic/hip area and reducing fatigue.
The post-natal period can be a daunting time for the new mother as she adjusts physically and emotionally. Texas Ayurvedic Post natal massage helps calm the new mother giving that much needed relaxation. Eases muscle aches and pains that result from nursing and carrying your newborn. Decreases pain associated with breastfeeding and poor posture.
Traditional massage aimed at increasing the oxygen flow to the muscles and releasing toxins. By increasing circulation, it stimulates the nervous system to reduce stress both emotionally and physically.
Promotes deep muscle and tissue relaxation relieving pain offering benefits at both physical and psychological levels, alleviating stress and releasing toxins, improves circulation, letting your stress and anxieties melt away as your muscles are treated with warmth of the stones.
For your own comfort, please arrive at least 15 minutes before your appointment to have enough time to relax and prepare for your treatment. After your check-in, you will be invited to relax in our lounge where complimentary Ayurvedic refreshments and beverages will be provided.
Robes, towels, slippers and personal care products are provided for your comfort. Showering is recommended before any body treatment. Cellular phones are discouraged at Texas Ayurvedic.
Guests must be at least 18 years old to book an appointment. Guests under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent. Pregnant women and guests with special health concerns or needs must inform our staff before therapies.
Prices are subject to change without prior notice. Please enquire at Texas Ayurvedic when booking an appointment.
I can’t believe how refreshed I feel, I have never been pain free in many years, my skin is no longer dry and everyone said my eyes look so much brighter!
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2019-04-23T10:52:37Z
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http://www.texasayurvedic.com/wellness-therapies/
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Using the LONGSCAN data, we are trying to better understand the physical and mental health consequences of stressful and traumatic events experienced from early childhood into young adulthood (see e.g. Marshall, Stigall, & van Dulmen, 2017). The events we examine are varied but include both proximal and distal sources of stress including, family instability (including entry and continued experiences in the foster care system), exposure to violence, and poverty. To achieve our overarching aim the central focus of this research is to identify the underlying mechanisms and important risk and resiliency factors that may ameliorate or exacerbate the effect that stressful events have on health. More specifically, we are interested in how experiences in close relationships (peer and romantic relationships) buffer (e.g. support, closeness) or worsen (e.g. conflict, victimization) the effects of early adversity on adolescent and young adult health.
Self-Control and Executive Functions. Building on data from several couple studies in Northeast Ohio, we are investigating risk factors, in particular executive functions and self-control for intimate partner violence. We are particularly interested in the interplay between self and partner effects. In other words, how do partner characteristics contribute to intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization? This work is an extension of several recent studies from our lab (Baker, Klipfel, & van Dulmen, in press; Chong, Claxton, & van Dulmen, 2015; Goncy & van Dulmen, in press; van Dulmen, & Goncy, 2010).
Research suggests the extent to which people define themselves by their relationship (i.e., relational- interdependent self-construal or RISC) not only influences how they view their partners, but also how they come to terms with their own identity. However, scant research has examined how this affects their approach to relationship adversity, particularly in the context of romantic relationships. Thus, this line of research addresses a basic and applied issue by extending the validity of the RISC to studies of romantic relationships and examining ways in which high vs. low RISC translates to real situations of conflict using observational studies in the lab.
To investigate low retention rates in college, we are taking a unique approach and examining how a romantic partner affects academic functioning during the first semester of college. We are particularly interested in first semester college students, as research shows that this is arguably the most critical point for predicting degree completion and retention. We hypothesize that being in a healthy relationship can be beneficial and can even act as a buffer during times of stress (e.g. mid-terms). Using a short-term longitudinal design, and controlling for previous performance indicators (e.g. SAT scores) we hope to shed more light as to how -and why- romantic partners affect academic performance and retention.
Building on recent work in our lab (e.g. Claxton & van Dulmen, 2013, 2015; Claxton, DeLuca, & van Dulmen, 2015; DeLuca et al., 2015; Klipfel, Claxton, & van Dulmen, 2014) we continue to investigate (a) the interplay between CSREs and behavioral health/alcohol use, (b) whether CSREs are unique to the college context, and (c) the social context of CSREs.
Research suggests that positive parental engagement has wide-reaching benefits for children. In order to promote positive parental engagement, it is necessary to understand the factors that underlie it. Guided by a family systems approach, we investigate factors underlying positive parental engagement using an ethnically and economically diverse sample of parents. Family systems models suggest there is an interplay between the parents and the child. Therefore, the mother’s parenting of the child is influenced by her relationship with the father and the father’s parenting of the child is influenced by his relationship with the mother. Indeed, research suggests that positive mother-father relationship experiences spill over and lead to more parental engagement. Consequently, we investigate spillover between both mothers’ and fathers’ reports of positive relationship experiences and positive parental engagement. Furthermore, guided by family stress models, we investigate if spillover differs based on family structure, poverty, or race. The results of this study will help up better understand predictors of positive parental engagement in a diverse sample of parents.
Little empirical work examines the long-term adjustment of adoptees and how adoption-related experiences, such as age at adoption and type of adoption, impact outcomes in young adulthood. To fill this gap in the literature, Haylee’s dissertation aims to (a) extend the limited literature on the young adult outcomes of adoptees and (b) utilize propensity score methods to provide a more precise estimate of the long-term impact of adoption by accounting for relevant confounds. In addition, this work will (c) compare the young adult outcomes of adoptees based on adoption-related experiences, which will help explain why some adoptees show poorer outcomes than others. Specifically, Haylee is analyzing the long-term implications of adoption on educational, work, and marital outcomes in young adulthood. In addition, she is investigating the role of age at adoption, foster care experience, and type of adoption in understanding individual differences in adoptee outcomes. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), she will conduct regression analyses and utilize propensity score methods to account for the quality of close relationships (i.e., parent-child relationships, peer relationships, and romantic relationships) and other relevant confounds (e.g., internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, mother’s educational attainment) that may explain previously observed differences in the literature. This research will provide a more nuanced understanding of the long-term effects of adoption and adoption-related experiences, which will inform existing research and theory on the adjustment of adoptees in young adulthood.
Dating violence is a prevalent and problematic issue on college campuses. Unfortunately, not much is known about the efficacy of current psychoeducational interventions on college campuses. While psychoeducational interventions are often successful in increasing knowledge and changing attitudes towards dating violence, the current consensus is that they are not enough (in and of themselves) to reduce the actual behavior of dating violence. It is critical to also address behavioral risk factors in interventions if we wish to see behavioral change. One behavioral risk factor to consider is the way in which an individual responds to emotionally charged states. Indeed, experiencing emotionally charged states such as anger or stress increases the likelihood of perpetrating dating violence. Unfortunately, some individuals use aggression as an unhealthy coping mechanism when they experience emotionally charged states. Therefore, the current study examines if traditional psychoeducational programs can be improved by adding a booster session that teaches students to cope with emotionally charged states in a healthy manner; specifically, though mindfulness-based skills. This study will inform current prevention efforts on college campuses as well as future research on the association between mindfulness and dating violence.
Most research on romantic involvement has been conducted using Western samples, which commonly involve dating before marriage. However, dating-based partner selection and marriages of choice are not predominant practices in many non-Western cultures. The Romantic Inclination Scale (RIS) was developed to assess the attitude and readiness of young adults to develop romantic relationship with a partner of choice (Ganth & Kadhiravan, 2013). We seek to examine the reliability of this scale in non-Western and Western samples, and whether it is invariant across gender and relationship history (i.e., does the measure operate similarly for those who have been in a romantic relationship versus those who have not been in a romantic relationship).
Previous studies demonstrate love and lust stem from two functionally independent social behaviors with distinct behavioral and neural mechanisms. Research has also indicated that a person’s eye gaze shifts as a function of his or her goal (love vs lust) when looking at a visual stimulus (Bolmont, Cacioppo & Cacioppo,2014). However, it is not clear to what degree individual differences in attitudes and experiences in romantic relationships and sexual behavior impact goals of love or lust. Therefore, this study is aims to (a) replicate the previous research using eye-tracking methodology to understand differential gaze patterns involved in love and sexual desire and (b) investigate the role of individual difference variables (e.g. romantic relationship and sexual relationship history) underlying love and sexual desire gaze patterns.
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2019-04-22T14:27:10Z
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https://www.kent.edu/ir-dp-lab/current-research-projects
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Congratulations to Kevin Ni who has been selected to attend the AIOC Informatics School of Excellence to be held at ANU during December. Kevin is one of only 26 students in Australia to qualify for the intensive training program. Four students will be chosen to represent Australia at the International Olympiad in Informatics held in Kazakhstan next July. Well done to John Pham and Danny Nguyen for their volunteer work at the recent Cruelty Free Festival. Their courtesy, enthusiasm, willingness to help and obliging manner endeared them to organisers and patrons alike.
SBHS offers only two scholarships/bursaries – the Phillip Day Memorial Scholarship and the Sir Roden and Lady Cutler Foundation Scholarship. All enrolled or enrolling students are eligible to apply for the Phillip Day Memorial Scholarship. It is a one-year credit on the school account for $1,500. The Selection Criteria covers talented boys in an academic area or a co-curricular endeavour. Good all-rounders qualify as do students with special needs – financial or otherwise. There are many boys in the school who would make good candidates for this award. I urge them to take the trouble to download and complete the application form. The Sir Roden and Lady Cutler Foundation Inc Scholarship is a two-year award with a credit at the school account for $1,500 for each Year – 11 and 12. Only boys enrolled or enrolling in Year 11 are eligible to apply. The criteria for this scholarship are different. It has an emphasis on a prior record of service to others, to the school and/or the community. Boys with initiative, compassion and leadership skills are invited to apply.
Look for the details on the website www.sydneyboyshigh.com/scholarships. Do not assume that you are not worthy or eligible. Applications close on November 28.
Granting student leave during the school year is becoming more controversial as governments have a growing concern that far too many students are leaving school early just to take advantage of cheaper flights. A commercial reason for leave is considered invalid. Any family wishing to apply for student leave during term 4 must do so by Friday, November 14. School Policy on granting leave during the school term will be tightened for 2015.
Too many students have not yet discussed their progress with me. Clearance Forms have been issued to all boys and they should be meeting their commitments. The boys are deciding on their courses for the HSC and it is imperative that I speak to them all before Tuesday, November 18. Please ask your son for his report and his plans for courses for 2015. Boys need to start focussing on the important months of HSC learning ahead! As from November 18, strong negative consequences will have to be applied to force boys to comply with school policy.
The HSC exams concluded on November 4. Year 7, 8 and 9 examinations have finished. Year 8 examinations will be held next week. Year 8 boys have ESSA online science assessments next week. Year 10 yearly exams commence next Friday. All boys are expected to attend school until the last official day of term 4, Wednesday 17 December.
Please be advised the SBHS P&C Annual General Meeting will be held next Monday 10th November at 6:30pm in the Staff Common Room.
Considerable time has been spent in the Junior Library in the last few weeks by our hard working network manager and web manager and our Laptop IT technician installing 30 brand new computers and monitors. They have also just replaced our colour printer/photocopier. Our Libraries and our school are very privileged that IT infrastructure is very well maintained thanks to our parent donations to the Technology Fund and the Library Fund. More ergonomic staff computer desks have also come our way – thanks to James Rudd for re-connecting computers and our new GA and his assistant who moved all our furniture.
The Junior Librarian has also spent considerable time obtaining quotes for new circulation counters which will make our Junior Library look more professional and run more effectively. (We have been making do with hand me down cupboards and rather scruffy sorting shelves) It is hoped that these will arrive early next year. Our Library Staff and our lovely 54 active Library Monitors work in this area for 2 hours every day. Our 6000 loans annually are processed in this area and all of our shelf maintenance and collection maintenance - stocktaking, disposals and subject added entry writing and checking is done out in the Library proper. This area is very well used and very busy and needs to be tightly organised.
The Year 9 film festival was held in the Junior Library on Monday at lunchtime. Our big screen came in very handy for this purpose and thanks the Year 9 boys who transformed the Junior Library into a movie theatre for themselves. The movies were very interesting (and hilarious) modern adaptations of Macbeth – loved the blood and the gunshot special effects! The audience loved it.
We have been inundated with wonderful helpers - thanks to an increase in popularity of the Duke of Edinburgh scheme - in our library and my staff has to think very flexibly, often very quickly to find them productive jobs. However, whenever we find ourselves hard pressed in this regard we also realise how valuable this assistance is to the effort this library makes to put out, clean, tidy and assist in processing a large volume of resources for the boys and to tag and advertise these resources. Processing 42 boxes of brand new books from the Babic Bequest as well as purchasing more age suitable resources for our readers puts out a lot of incredible resources but it is quite taxing. We could not do what we do without the assistance of our Library Monitors. Thank you for your patience with us boys and for your help.
We had over 100 students who responded to our Senior Library Survey. This provides us with information that we can use to improve or make more relevant the services and resources of the Senior Library to our users. We were encouraged by this feedback with most (93%) using the library for studying with collaboration or working with friends also common at 75%, with 45% doing research and 33% reading for pleasure. Most respondents thought that books in the library are still relevant at 86% as we encourage boys to use a range of resource formats for research and reading for all purposes. Boys also commented on aspects of the library and how it could be improved. They want more new resources and more space in the library as it can be very crowded in here at times. We will be attempting to respond to their comments as much as we can in the next year.
Recently the library has had its DVD collection upgraded with the purchase of DVDs which will complement the new Australian Curriculum across subjects such as English, History, Science and Social Science as well as film versions of literature etc.
The Senior Library is currently preparing for our annual stocktake of resources. Once again we have added many (nearly 1000 items) to our collection this year! To ensure that they are accounted for and look at how they are being used our stock take serves several important functions. We also often find wrongly shelved items previously thought lost, assess the usefulness and relevance of older items, correct mistakes in the record and aim to assess and remedy any gaps in the collection. As our collection grows this task is increasingly bigger and more important to ensure that the resources available are the most relevant for current curriculum requirements leading up to the HSC examinations as well as resources which will provide wide reading choices for student interest.
Finally, we are now in the process of receiving materials borrowed by our Year 12 students as they come back after completing their HSC to have their “clearance” forms signed. As they take leave of SBH I’m sure that they feel both excited at the future but at the same time a sense of loss at leaving this school especially the friends they have made during their time here. I’m sure that many of them will be back to visit and some to work coaching and tutoring students who will eventually follow them in the future. Good luck and our best wishes for them in the HSC and hopefully all will achieve their hoped for results. It has been a pleasure working with them during their time in the McDonald Senior Library.
There will be a live recording session for all students in the USA Music Tour this Sunday 9th of November. Attendance is compulsory. Students are to wear WHITE SHIRTS & BLAZERS.
Students have been advised to arrive 15 minutes prior to set up and rehearse.
Large ensembles concert on Monday 10th November in the Great Hall from 6:30pm.
USA Music Tour Bands (strings/stage & concert bands).
Marching Band rehearsal will commence from Tuesday 11th of November, 3.30pm.
Hello all. This week against Grammar was our time to shine. The rivalry was brewing, the boys were ready… Our 1st grade came out on top with a 24-point difference. In the 15 As, a buzzer beater made by Nick Lambros would allow for a 29-28 win.
Full of confidence and with a high morale Sydney High hosted King's a perennial power house in GPS tennis. And again under sweltering conditions we served up another great victory, remaining undefeated so far in the pre-season. Depth in our doubles was further demonstrated with wins in our second and third pairing. Carl and Eddy, although lapsing in the first set, returned to display their consistent doubles performance. Matthew and I struggled with unforced errors against a very capable opposition. Into the singles with a 3-2 advantage we were again able to capitalise with number 4, 5 and 6 singles, Stevie, Josh and I all winning comfortably. However Matthew, Eddy and Carl were unable to get the edge on their skilful opponents unfortunately losing 2-6 2-6, 6-3 3-6 4-6, 5-7 6-4 4-6 respectively. The end of the rubber saw High victorious 5-4 and eager for the Top 6 Tournament next Saturday.
2nd Grade headed to King's School on a hot Saturday wary of the strength of the opposition, but the team was quietly confident after the 6.5-2.5 win against Newington last week. The number one doubles pair raced to a 5-2 lead in the first set, only to drop the next 5 games. Similarly in the second set, the pair led 4-1 before numerous errors resulted in a 5-7 5-7 loss. The number two pair played aggressive tennis and were rewarded with a comfortable 6-2 6-4 win. The number three pair fought hard from a set down to win their second doubles match in two weeks, 5-7 7-5 10-5. In the singles, James stayed close with a solid opponent in both sets but could not get on top, going down 3-6 4-6. Richard battled through three sets to record a scrappy win, 4-6 6-3 6-2. Danny was in complete control against a good player, but a loss of concentration in the second set meant that he had to finish the job in three, 6-1 1-6 6-4. Branko fought hard in the opening set before cruising through the second, winning 6-4 6-1. Wanyu’s aggressive game proved too much for his opponent to handle, winning 6-3 7-5. Kinsey’s good recent form showed again as he destroyed his opponent 6-1 6-0. The team enjoyed a big win overall, 7-2, and much credit goes to the junior members of the team for playing so well over the last couple of weeks. The future looks bright for High tennis, but for now we are looking forward to a match against rivals Grammar.
2nd Grade travelled to Grammar on a humid and windy day confident of a good result after strong wins against Newington and King's in the past two weeks. The number one doubles pair came out strong and took the opening set, however unforced errors crept in as the match progressed and the pair lost 6-4 3-6 8-10. Fortunately, the number two and number three pairs were able to win their matches comfortably, 6-1 6-2 and 6-0 6-2 respectively, allowing the team to take a 2-1 lead into the singles matches. James built a commanding lead from the start but his consistent opponent clawed his way back into the match, which ended 6-2 2-6 2-2 due to a downpour. Richard was able to neutralise his opponent’s powerful serve and forehand, winning 6-1 6-2. Danny only played 3 games before his match was also abandoned due to the rain. Aaron played a great match against a skilful opponent, winning his first singles match in the 2nd Grade competition 7-5 6-4. Branko fought hard in a very evenly contested match, leading 4-6 6-4 2-1 when the rain stopped the match. Wanyu made light work of his opponent with an impressive serving display, recording a 6-1 6-4 win. With only two weeks until Round 1 of competition starts, High 2nd Grade is in a great position, but there is still much to work on in training in order to reach the ultimate goal of winning the premiership.
After the final training session before our first round of the GPS competition what will now become an annual event will be the official presentation of the caps to the 1st and 2nd XI teams. The night involved our boys starting off with sausage rolls, thanks to House of Pies and then moving into the Pavilion where we had a special guest presenter for the occasion to speak about the meaning of the cap. To kick off our first year of doing this it was a great honour to have SBHS old boy and now a current Test opener batsman for England, Sam Robson. Sam spoke about his journey from playing 1st XI at SBHS to Australian U19s to Middlesex County Cricket and most recently representing England against Sri Lanka and scoring his debut Test century. The boys were pleasantly surprised when he pulled out his England Baggy Cap to show the boys. He explained to the boys that a lot of hard work and determination will get you where you want to go.
Our first round of the GPS Season threw us a lot of heart break. Our 1st XI started off very strongly against our arch rivals, Grammar. Winning the toss and electing to bat we had an opening stand of 89 runs after 21 overs. Then a couple of unfortunate run outs, especially Shashank who was standing at the non-striker’s end and the ball was smashed back at him from Sudarshan only to hit his foot then ricochet back to the bowlers hand who only had to take the bails off. Sudarshan batted extremely well smashing the bowlers around the park with a much needed 64. The boys ended up setting a respectable total of 160. We started well having them 2-30. Then a large dark cloud with lightning in the background threatened to interrupt play. Our boys panicked and opted to try and rush through the overs. Unfortunately this was our downfall allowing Grammar to score easily. When the rain finally came after 26 overs Grammar were 25 runs in front according to the Duckworth Lewis Calculation. When we came back on Grammar only needed 40 runs to win which they managed to achieve. The 2nd XI on the other hand had a much more dramatic time with the rain interruption. Bowling well they had Grammar 7-90, but one of their top-order batters kept them in the game with a 69 helping the team post 139, which our boys felt very comfortable to chase. They got off to a good start being 2-59 with Vyaas (24), who has consistently scored well this season, and Yoshi (24) placing them 10 runs in front in the Duckworth Lewis calculations. Unfortunately with the rain approaching the boys lost a wicket and then were unsure whether to protect their wicket or score runs. They opted for the protection of wicket and this ultimately left them 1 run behind after the 26th over when the rain came down and washed out the remainder of the game. What was unfortunate was if we had used a different application on the laptop it would have adjudicated the match as a Tie, but the app we agreed on had us 1 run behind the par score. It was a great effort by the boys and they deserved a better result. Kabir and Raphin both bowled extremely well and have continued to be a threat in the 2nd XI.
The 16As have had a good season thus far, but some poor fielding this week allowed Grammar to post an unbeatable total. Faysal bowled extremely well with a lot of bad luck with many dropped catches. To his credit he decided to take the matter into his own hands and scored a blazing 43. The 15As played their best match for the season with a nail biting loss to a very strong Grammar side losing by just 8 runs. They needed 20 runs off the remaining 80 balls but in the end were all out with 4 balls remaining.
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2019-04-24T13:49:04Z
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http://www.sydneyboyshigh.com/publications/high-notes/archive/vol15no35
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Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa. It was founded in 1846 when a group of New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College. Grinnell is known for its rigorous academics, innovative pedagogy, and commitment to social justice.
Grinnell has the sixth highest endowment-to-student ratio of liberal arts colleges, enabling need blind admissions and substantial academic merit scholarships to boost socioeconomic diversity. Students receive funding for unpaid or underpaid summer internships and professional development (including international conferences and professional attire). Grinnell participates in a 3–2 engineering dual degree program with Columbia University, Washington University in St. Louis, and California Institute of Technology, a 2–1–1–1 engineering program with Dartmouth College and a Master of Public Health cooperative degree program with University of Iowa.
Nearly half of enrolled Grinnellians self-identify as international students or students of color. Among Grinnell alumni are 14 Rhodes Scholars, 119 Fulbright Scholars (Since 2005), 79 Watson Fellows, 13 Goldwater Scholars, and one Nobel laureate. Its alumni include actor Gary Cooper, chemist Thomas Cech, Intel co-founder Robert Noyce, jazz musician Herbie Hancock, government administrator Harry Hopkins, and comedian Kumail Nanjiani.
The 120-acre campus includes several listings on the National Register of Historic Places as well as a César Pelli designed ultra-modern student center, integrated academic complexes, and state-of-the-art athletics facilities. Grinnell College also manages significant real estate adjacent to the campus and in the historic downtown, a free-access golf course, and the 365-acre Conard Environmental Research Area.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Grinnell 11th best overall and 2nd best for undergraduate teaching among liberal arts colleges.
In 1843, eleven Congregational ministers, all of whom trained at Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, set out to proselytize on the frontier. Each man pledged to gather a church and together the group or band would seek to establish a college. When the group arrived in Iowa later that year, each selected a different town in which to establish a congregation. In 1846, they collectively established Iowa College in Davenport. A few months later, Iowa joined the Union. The first 25 years of Grinnell's history saw a change in name and location. Iowa College moved farther west from Davenport, Iowa, to the town of Grinnell and unofficially adopted the name of its new home, which itself had been named for one of its founders: an abolitionist minister, Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, to whom journalist Horace Greeley supposedly wrote "Go West, young man, go West." However, Greeley vehemently denied ever saying this to Grinnell, or to anyone. The name of the corporation, "The Trustees of Iowa College," remained, but in 1909 the name "Grinnell College" was adopted by the trustees for the institution.
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell: one of the four founders of Grinnell, Iowa and benefactor of Grinnell College.
In 1882, Grinnell College was struck by a tornado — then called a cyclone, after which the college yearbook was named. The storm devastated the campus and destroyed both College buildings. Rebuilding began immediately, and the determination to expand wasn't limited to architecture: the curriculum was again extended to include departments in political science (the first in the United States) and modern languages.
Concern with social issues, educational innovation, and individual expression continue to shape Grinnell. As an example, the school's "5th year travel-service program," preceded the establishment of the Peace Corps by many years. Other recent innovations include first-year tutorials, cooperative pre-professional programs, and programs in quantitative studies and the societal impacts of technology. Every year, the college awards the $100,000 Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize, which is split between the recipient and their organization.
Grinnell College is located in the town of Grinnell, Iowa, about halfway between Des Moines and Iowa City. The main campus is bounded by 6th Avenue (which is also US Highway 6) on the south, 10th Avenue on the north, East Street on the east and Park Street on the west. The 120-acre (0.49 km2) campus contains sixty-three buildings ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to Bauhaus. Goodnow Hall and Mears Cottage (1889) are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Immediately west of the college is the North Grinnell Historic District, which contains over 200 National Register of Historic Places contributing buildings.
East Campus dormitories connected by Grinnell's distinctive loggia.
The residential part of campus is divided into three sections: North Campus, East Campus, and South Campus. North and South Campus' dormitories are modeled explicitly after the residential colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. The four East Campus dormitories were designed by William Rawn Associates and feature a modern, LEED-certified design constructed from Iowa limestone.
All three campuses feature dormitory buildings connected by loggia, an architectural signature of the college. The loggia on South Campus is the only entirely closed loggia, featuring walls on all sides, while the loggias on East and North campus are only partially closed. From the time that the first dorm opened in 1915 until the fall of 1968, the nine north campus dorms were used exclusively for male students, and the six south campus dorms reserved for female students. The dorm halls house significantly fewer students than halls at other colleges.
Most academic buildings are located on the southwestern quarter of campus. The athletic facilities are mostly located on the northeastern quarter, and some facilities are located north of 10th Avenue.
In addition to the main campus, the college owns much of the adjacent property. Many administrative offices are located in converted houses across Park Street near the older academic buildings, and several residences are used for college-owned off-campus student housing.
The college maintains a 365-acre (1.48 km2) environmental research area called the Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA). The U.S. Green Building Council awarded CERA's Environmental Education Center a gold certification. The building is the first in Iowa to receive the designation.
During the 2000s, the College completed the Charles Benson Bear '39 Recreation and Athletic Center, the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts, the renovation of the Robert Noyce '49 Science Center and the Joe Rosenfield '25 Student Center. Internationally renowned architect César Pelli designed the athletics center, the Joe Rosenfield '25 Student Center, and the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts.
The college has recently embarked on a significant period of new construction, which is expected to last until 2034. The first phase of this construction process includes a comprehensive landscaping update, a new Admissions and Financial Aid building, and the Humanities and Social Sciences Complex (HSSC). This first phase will cost $140 million and is projected for completion in mid-2020.
Grinnell College is nationally recognized as a leading undergraduate institution. In July 2006, The New York Times included Grinnell in its profile of the 20 colleges and universities of "established or rising scholarship" which are fast becoming viable alternatives to Ivy League institutions, and is considered one of the 30 Hidden Ivies.
The 2018 annual ranking of U.S. News & World Report rates it tied for the 19th best liberal arts college in the nation and 4th for "Best Undergraduate Teaching." The College has been consistently ranked in the top 25 liberal arts colleges in the nation since the publication began in 1983. Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranks Grinnell 9th in its 2016 ranking of "best value" liberal arts colleges in the United States. Grinnell was ranked 15th in the 2015 Washington Monthly rankings, which focus on key outputs such as research, dollar value of scientific grants won, the number of graduates going on to earn Ph.D. degrees, and certain types of public service. In Forbes magazine's 2018 rankings of academic institutions, "America's Top Colleges" (which uses a non-traditional ranking system based on RateMyProfessors.com evaluations, notable alumni, student debt, percentage of students graduating in four years, and the number of students or faculty receiving prestigious awards), Grinnell College was ranked 57th among all colleges and universities, 28th among liberal arts colleges, and 8th in the Midwest.
Data from 2006 placed Grinnell at number eight among all U.S. undergraduate institutions in the proportion of graduates who go on to earn Ph.D. degrees and 15th for graduating female Ph.D. earners. Grinnell College graduates enjoy a high acceptance rate to law school; over 46% of all applications submitted by students have been accepted by law schools. Unigo.com's 2010 college rankings place Grinnell College in the "Top 10 Colleges Where the Pursuit of Knowledge Goes Outside the Classroom".
Grinnell had 171 full-time faculty in Fall 2015, 98% of whom possess a doctorate or the terminal degree in their field. At the end of each semester, students fill out course surveys which play a large role in determining faculty tenure decisions and merit raises.
Grinnell's open curriculum encourages students to take initiative and to assume responsibility for their own courses of study. The sole core, or general education, requirement is the completion of the First-Year Tutorial, a one-semester, four-credit special topics seminar that stresses methods of inquiry, critical analysis, and writing skills. All other classes are chosen, with the direct guidance of a faculty member in the student's major department, by the student.
The academic program at Grinnell College emphasizes active learning and one-on-one interactions between faculty members and students. There are few large lecture classes. In sharp contrast to all public universities and many private universities in the United States, no classes, labs or other courses are taught by graduate students.
Grinnell College expects all students to possess significant academic achievements. For example, the math department does not offer any basic-level classes such as college algebra, trigonometry, or pre-calculus, and remedial classes are not offered in any subject. However, several independent, non-credit programs assist students who need help in a specific subject. Among these programs are the Library Lab, Math Lab, Reading Lab, Science Learning Center, and the Writing Lab. While private tutors can be hired, participation in these programs is free for any enrolled student.
Grinnell has twenty-six major departments and ten interdisciplinary concentrations. Popular majors include Psychology, Economics, Biology, History, English, and Political Science. The minimum requirements in a major area of study are typically limited to 32 credits in a single department, with some departments additionally requiring a small number of classes in related fields that are deemed critical for all students in that field. For example, the biology program requires 32 credits in the biology department plus two classes in chemistry and one in math. Many students exceed the minimum requirements.
To graduate, students are normally expected to complete at least 32 credits in a major field and a total of 124 credits of academic work. To encourage students to explore courses outside of their primary interest area, no more than 48 credits in one department and no more than 92 credits in one division are counted towards this requirement.
Grinnell's commitment to the importance of off-campus study reflects the school's emphasis on social and political awareness and the international nature of its campus. Approximately 60 percent of all Grinnell students participate in at least one of more than seventy off-campus programs, including the Grinnell-in-London program and study tours of China, France, Greece, and Russia. These study programs in Europe (including Russia), Africa, the Near East, and Asia, as well as nine programs in Central and South America, provide the opportunity for research in many disciplines, from archaeology to education to mathematics. In addition to off-campus programs, Grinnell offers internship programs in such areas as urban studies, art, and marine biology for students interested in field-based learning and experience in professional settings. Second- and third-year students may apply for summer internship grants and receive credit for the experience. Semester programs in the United States include those at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Newberry Library, National Theatre Institute, and Grinnell-in-Washington, D.C.
Grinnell also has invested in several interdisciplinary programs: the Center for Prairie Studies, Center for the Humanities, Center for International Studies, Noun Program in Women's Studies, Peace Studies Program, Rosenfield Public Affairs Program, and the Donald L. Wilson Program in Enterprise and Leadership.
U.S. News & World Report classifies Grinnell's selectivity as "most selective." For Fall 2015, Grinnell received 6,414 freshmen applications; 1,598 were admitted (24.9%). Of the 41% of enrolled freshmen who submitted class rank, 81% were in the top 10% of their high school classes and 96% were in the top quarter. The middle 50% range of SAT scores for the enrolled freshmen was 640–740 for critical reading and 660–770 for math, while the ACT Composite range was 30–33.
Grinnell College's admission selectivity rating, according to The Princeton Review in 2008, is a 95 out of 99. This rating is determined by several institutionally reported factors, including: the class rank, average standardized test scores, and average high school GPA of entering freshmen; the percentage of students who hail from out-of-state; and the percentage of applicants accepted.
The primary factor in evaluating applicants is the quality of the education they have received, as shown by their transcript. Additional factors include standardized test scores, student writing skills, recommendations, and extracurricular activities.
Early decision rounds are offered to students in the fall; most students apply in January of their final year in high school. Admission decisions are released by April 1 of each year. All students begin classes in August.
The students' expectation of needing financial assistance does not affect the admission process.
Despite the growing trend of U.S. students taking five or more years to finish an undergraduate degree, Grinnell College is strongly oriented towards students being enrolled full-time in exactly eight consecutive semesters at the college, although exceptions are available for medical issues and other emergencies. To avoid being suspended from the college, students must make "normal progress towards graduation." This generally means that the student must pass at least 12 credits of classes in each individual semester, with grades C or higher, and have accumulated enough credits to make graduation possible at the end of four years, which requires an average of 15.5 credits each semester. A student who is not making normal progress towards graduation is placed on academic probation and may be dismissed from the college.
Nationwide, only 20% of college students complete a four-year undergraduate degree within four years, and only 57% of college students graduate within six years. However, at Grinnell College, 84% of students graduate within four years. This is the highest graduation rate of any college in Iowa.
Grinnell's combined tuition, room, board, and fees for the 2013–2014 academic year is $53,654. Tuition and fees are $43,656 and room and board are $9,998.
Grinnell College is one of a few dozen US colleges that maintain need-blind admissions and meets the full demonstrated financial need of all U.S. residents who are admitted to the college. Grinnell offers a large amount of need-based and merit-based aid in comparison with peer institutions. About 90% of students receive some form of financial aid. In 2013–2014, 24% of students enrolled at Grinnell College were receiving federal Pell Grants, which are generally reserved for students from low-income families. The average financial aid package is over $26,000.
With the first-year students enrolled in the 2006–2007 school year, Grinnell has ended its need-blind admissions policy for international applicants. Under the old policy, students from countries outside the U.S. were admitted without any consideration of their ability to afford four years of study at the college. However, financial aid offers to these students were limited to half the cost of tuition. International students frequently carried very high workloads in an effort to pay the bills, and their academic performance often suffered. Under the new "need-sensitive" or "need-aware" policy, international students whose demonstrated financial needs can be met are given a slight admissions edge over applicants who can't. The twin hopes are that the enrolled international students will be able to dedicate more energy to their schoolwork, and also that this will ultimately allow the college to provide higher tuition grants to international students.
Additionally, several extremely competitive "special scholarships" were set up to meet the full demonstrated financial needs for students from the following countries or regions: Africa, Eastern and Central Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Asia, Nepal, the People's Republic of China, as well as for native speakers of Russian regardless of citizenship, available every other year.
According to data for students enrolled approximately in 2008, the median family income for students was US$119,700 (74th percentile). This is somewhat lower than typical for other highly selective schools. Compared to other schools in the Midwestern Conference and to other highly selective schools, Grinnell College enrolled more students whose family income was in the lowest quintile (6.3% of enrolled students).
The school's varsity sports teams are named the Pioneers. They participate in eighteen intercollegiate sports at the NCAA Division III level and in the Midwest Conference. In addition, Grinnell has several club sports teams that compete in non-varsity sports such as volleyball, sailing, water polo, ultimate and rugby union.
Nearly one-third of recent Grinnell graduates participated in at least one of varsity sports while attending the college and the college has led the Midwest Conference in the total number of Academic All-Conference honorees in last six years.
The men's water polo team, known as the Wild Turkeys, were runners-up in the 2007 College Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Collegiate National Club Championships hosted by Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. They also qualified for the tournament in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2014. The Men's Ultimate team, nicknamed the Grinnellephants, qualified in 2008 for its first Division III National Championship in Versailles, Ohio. The Women's Ultimate team, nicknamed The Sticky Tongue Frogs, tied for third place in the 2010 Division III National Championship in Appleton, Wisconsin. The success was repeated in 2011 when the men's team placed third in 2011 Division III National Championship in Buffalo.
In February 2005, Grinnell became the first Division III school featured in a regular season basketball game by the ESPN network family in 30 years when it faced off against the Beloit Buccaneers on ESPN2. Grinnell lost 86–85. Grinnell College's basketball team attracted ESPN due to the team's run and gun style of playing basketball, known in Grinnell simply as "The System." Coach Dave Arseneault originated the Grinnell System that incorporates a continual full-court press, a fast-paced offense, an emphasis on offensive rebounding, a barrage of three-point shots and substitutions of five players at a time every 35 to 40 seconds. This allows a higher average playing time for more players than the "starters" and suits the Division III goals of scholar-athletes. "The System" has been criticized for not teaching the principles of defense. However, under "The System," Grinnell has won three conference championships over the past ten years and have regularly placed in the top half of the conference. Coach Arseneault's teams have set numerous NCAA scoring records and several individuals on the Grinnell team have led the nation in scoring or assists.
On November 19, 2011 Grinnell player Griffin Lentsch set a new Division III individual scoring record in a game against Principia College. The 6-foot-4-inch (1.93 m) guard scored 89 points, besting the old record of 77, also set by a Pioneers player—Jeff Clement—in 1998. Lentsch made 27 of his 55 shots, including 15 three-pointers as Grinnell won the high-scoring game 145 to 97. On November 20, 2012 Grinnell's Jack Taylor broke Lentsch's scoring record, as well as the records for NCAA and collegiate scoring, in a 179–104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible. Taylor scored 138 points on 108 shots, along with 3 rebounds, 6 turnovers and 3 steals. Taylor went 27–71 from behind the arc. Taylor scored 109 points in a November 2013 game against Crossroads College to become the first player in NCAA history to have two 100-point games.
Students at Grinnell adhere to an honor system known as "self-governance" wherein they are expected to govern their own choices and behavior with minimal direct intervention by the college administration. By cultivating a community based on freedom of choice, self-governance aims to encourage students to become responsible, respectful, and accountable members of the campus, town, and global community.
The organizational structure of the Student Government Association, wielding a yearly budget of over $450,000 and unusually strong administrative influence, covers almost all aspects of student activity and campus life.
Founded in November 2000, the student-run Student Endowment Investing Group (SEIG), actively invests over $100,000 of Grinnell College's endowment in the stock market. The group's mission is to provide interested students with valuable experience for future careers in finance.
Service organizations are popular. The Alternative Break ("AltBreak") program takes students to pursue service initiatives during school holidays, and as of 2005, Grinnell had more alumni per capita serving in the Peace Corps than any other college in the nation. The college also runs its own post-graduation service program known as Grinnell Corps in Grinnell, China, Namibia, New Orleans, and Thailand, and has previously operated programs in Greece, Lesotho, Macau, and Nepal.
The Scarlet and Black is the campus newspaper and KDIC (88.5 FM) is the student-run radio station. The Scarlet and Black, or the S&B is the first college newspaper west of the Mississippi River and is currently in its 130th year of publication. The newspaper, typically 16 tabloid pages in length, is published in print most Fridays of the school year and online. Students primarily write the newspaper, although occasional letters from alumni or faculty are included. Funding comes from student fees and advertisers.
The school also has a monthly satirical newspaper, "The B&S", which features made-up articles about current events both on and off campus.
In April 2007, Grinnell college students founded the Social Entrepreneurs of Grinnell, a student operated microfinance lending institution. The group collects donations for the purpose of making small loans at zero interest to business owners and artisans around the world. It is affiliated with kiva.org.
Grinnell also has an entirely student-run textbook lending library on campus. Aimed at the economically disadvantaged yet open to all, it allows students to check out books for the semester for free, defraying the high cost of college textbooks. The library has no funding, relying solely on books donated. Since its founding in 2005, the collection has grown to thousands of books due to the generosity of the campus community. The library has expanded to include caps and gowns, which are lent out to graduating seniors every spring.
Grinnell hosts the Titular Head film festival.
In 2016, Grinnell students founded the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers, or UGSDW, to represent student workers in the College's dining hall. It was the first undergraduate student union at a private college in the United States. Since its founding, UGSDW has secured numerous wage increases and benefits for dining hall workers. In September 2017, UGSDW announced their intention to expand the union to all student workers and create "the most unionized campus in the country," which, if successful, would be another nationwide first. This effort received considerable resistance from College administration, which claims complete unionization "would negatively impact Grinnell’s mission and culture — shifting away from an individually advised, experiential, residential, liberal arts education in which work on campus plays a major educational role." UGSDW won their subsequent NLRB election by a margin of 5 to 1, but Grinnell College filed a request for review to the National Labor Relations Board. This move would likely have lead to an overturn of the Columbia decision, which affirms the right of student workers to organize across the United States. Acknowledging the possible ramifications of the College's actions, UGSDW withdrew their petition from NLRB consideration on December 14, 2018 but vowed to continue fighting for total expansion of representation on campus.
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Amy Clampitt, 1941, poet and critic.
Robert Noyce, 1949, co-founder of Intel, co-inventor of integrated circuit (the other co-inventor, Jack Kilby, won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics for the integrated circuit), National Medal of Science recipient.
Herbie Hancock, 1960, Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer.
Thomas Cech, 1970, co-winner of 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, president of Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Tom Cole, 1971, U.S. Congressman of Oklahoma's 4th District.
Edward Hirsch, 1972, poet and critic.
Bernice King, 1985, American minister, best known as the youngest daughter of slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King.
Ian Roberts, 1987, actor and co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade.
Kumail Nanjiani, 2001, Academy Award nominated writer, actor and comedian, best known for role on TV series Silicon Valley and co-authorship and performance in film The Big Sick.
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applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Issuer is the issuer of the Shares.
Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that in respect of an Extraordinary Dividend, "Calculation Agent Adjustment" shall be as described in the provision below. For the avoidance of doubt, Calculation Agent Adjustment (including, without limitation, in respect of Extraordinary Dividends) shall continue to apply until the obligations of the parties (including any obligations of Issuer pursuant to Section 8(e) below) under the Transaction have been satisfied in full.
Shares are shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, the Calculation Agent may make adjustments to the Transaction, or request that Issuer make Dealer whole, for any additional costs resulting from the relevant Merger Event or Tender Offer with respect to incremental Tax costs reasonably incurred by Dealer or changes to the Hedge Positions maintained by Dealer.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if, as a result of an Extraordinary Event, any Transaction would be cancelled or terminated (whether in whole or in part) pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, an Additional Termination Event (with such terminated Transaction(s) (or portions thereof) being the Affected Transaction(s) and Issuer being the sole Affected Party) shall be deemed to occur, and, in lieu of Sections 12.7, 12.8 and 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, Section 6 of the Agreement shall apply to such Affected Transaction(s).
(viii) The representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement dated as of February 7, 2011, between Issuer and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule A thereto (the "Underwriting Agreement"), are true and correct as of the Trade Date and the Effective Date and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.
(x) During the Settlement Period and on any other Exercise Date, neither Issuer nor any "affiliate" or "affiliated purchaser" (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act ("Rule 10b-18")) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer; provided that such restrictions will not apply to the following: (A) privately negotiated off-market purchases of Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares), (B) purchases of Shares pursuant to exercises of stock options granted to former or current employees, officers, directors, independent contractors or other affiliates of Issuer, including the withholding and/or purchase of Shares from holders of such options to satisfy payment of the option exercise price and/or to satisfy tax withholding requirements in connection with the exercise of such options; (C) purchases of Shares from holders of performance shares or units or restricted shares or units to satisfy tax withholding requirements in connection with vesting; (D) the conversion or exchange by holders of any convertible or exchangeable securities of the Issuer issued prior to the Trade Date pursuant to the terms of such securities; or (E) purchases of Shares effected by or for a plan by an agent independent of the Issuer that satisfy the requirements of Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(ii).
(xi) Issuer agrees that it (A) will not during the Settlement Period make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Issuer's average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date.
Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Issuer to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Issuer shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. "Merger Transaction" means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.
(c) Each of Dealer and Issuer acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to Dealer is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Issuer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.
Confirmation, limited to the U.S. federal and New York state law, subject to customary qualification and exceptions.
Share Termination Alternative: Applicable and means that Issuer shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable (the "Share Termination Payment Date"), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Unit Price: The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Issuer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
Other Applicable Provisions: If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if "Physical Settlement" applied to the Transaction, except that all references to "Shares" shall be read as references to "Share Termination Delivery Units"; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws with respect to securities comprising Share Termination Delivery Units solely as a result of the fact that Issuer is the issuer of any Share Termination Delivery Units (or any security forming a part thereof). If, in the reasonable opinion of Issuer or Dealer, based on advice of counsel, for any reason, any securities comprising the Share Termination Delivery Units deliverable pursuant to this Section 8(a) would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then Dealer may elect to either (x) permit delivery of such securities notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) have the provisions set forth in Section 8(b) below apply.
Dealer or such affiliate substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for underwritten offerings of equity securities of similar size, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer or such affiliate and Issuer, which Registration Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such underwriting agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all expenses in connection with such resale, including all registration costs and all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, and shall provide for the delivery of customary accountants' "comfort letters" to Dealer or such affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.
affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer).
(d) Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or shall be deemed to receive, any Shares if, immediately upon giving effect to such receipt of such Shares, (i) the "beneficial ownership" (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Shares by Dealer, any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the "beneficial ownership" test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a "group" (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer with respect to "beneficial ownership" of any Shares (collectively, "Dealer Group") would be equal to or greater than 9.0% or more of the outstanding Shares on the date of determination or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a "Dealer Person") under Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or other federal, state or local regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares ("Applicable Laws"), would own, beneficially own, constructively own, control, hold the power to vote or otherwise meet a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting (other than on Schedule 13D or 13G under the Exchange Act) or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would subject a Dealer Person to restrictions (including restrictions relating to business combinations and other designated transactions) under Applicable Laws minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (any such condition described in clause (i) or (ii), an "Excess Ownership Position"). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Issuer's obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Issuer shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Issuer that such delivery would not result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position.
it may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof and in accordance with the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, including the "Adjustment" provisions above, the "NYSE Capped Number") (provided that Issuer shall promptly notify Dealer about any relevant change to such rules of which Issuer becomes aware). Issuer represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of the Issuer that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the "Available Shares"). In the event Issuer would have otherwise been required to deliver Shares but shall not have delivered the full number of Shares deliverable as a result of the Capped Number defined in clause (i) above (the resulting deficit, the "Deficit Shares"), Issuer shall be continually obligated to deliver Shares, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, when, and to the extent, that (A) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (B) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (C) Issuer additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions (such events as set forth in clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, collectively, the "Share Issuance Events"). At any time that Issuer is obligated to deliver Deficit Shares, Issuer shall promptly notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the Share Issuance Events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (A), (B) or (C) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and, as promptly as reasonably practicable, deliver such Shares thereafter if permitted to do so without violating the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. Issuer shall not, until Issuer's obligations under the Transaction have been satisfied in full, use any Shares that become available for potential delivery to Dealer as a result of any Share Issuance Event for the settlement or satisfaction of any transaction or obligation other than the Transaction or reserve any such Shares for future issuance for any purpose other than to satisfy Issuer's obligations to Dealer under the Transaction. In addition, Issuer agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain Shareholder Approval prior to December 31, 2012 to eliminate the NYSE Capped Number with respect to this Transaction (such approval, the "Shareholder Approval"). For the avoidance of doubt, "reasonable best efforts" for the purposes of the preceding sentence means, for each of Issuer's regularly scheduled annual shareholder meetings occurring prior to December 31, 2012, putting forth such proposal on the official shareholder voting ballot, the board of directors of Issuer (the "Board of Directors") recommending shareholders vote in favor of such proposal, and the Board of Directors supporting such proposal in the event of any potential opposition. Until such time that the Issuer obtains the Shareholder Approval, if as of any Settlement Date for any Component with respect to this Transaction, as a result of the application of the NYSE Capped Number, Issuer does not deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered with respect to such Settlement Date or a number of Share Termination Delivery Units due on any date determined in accordance with Section 8(a) of this Confirmation, the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to the Strike Price, the Warrant Entitlement or any other term relevant to any outstanding Component of this Transaction, to account for such number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units not so delivered to Dealer, in order to allow Dealer to be made whole for any failure by Issuer to deliver any Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units with respect to the Number of Shares to be delivered or the number of Share Termination Delivery Units required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8(a) of this Confirmation, as the case may be, for any Component under this Transaction; provided that the aggregate Number of Shares to be Delivered for all Settlement Dates will not be greater than the lower of (i) the Capped Number and (ii) the NYSE Capped Number.
persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Issuer relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
(m) Extension of Settlement. Dealer may divide any Component into additional Components and designate the Expiration Date and the Number of Warrants for each such Component if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such further division is necessary or advisable to preserve Dealer's hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market or stock loan market or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, based on advice of counsel, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory and self-regulatory requirements or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.
(s) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities, or make or receive any payment in cash, to or from Issuer, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities, or to make or receive such payment in cash, and otherwise to perform Dealer's obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations; provided that such designation shall not result in any additional costs or liabilities for Issuer. For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer hereby acknowledges that notwithstanding any such designation hereunder, to the extent any of Dealer's obligations in respect of this Transaction are not completed by its designee, Dealer shall be obligated to continue to perform or to cause any other of its designees to perform in respect of such obligations.
or against the other party or against its property, assets or estate and, in order to exercise or protect its rights, interests or remedies under the Agreement or this Confirmation, the party (1) joins, files a claim, or takes any other action, in any such suit, action or proceeding, or (2) otherwise commences any Proceeding in that other jurisdiction as the result of that other suit, action or proceeding having commenced in that other jurisdiction."
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Company and LLP post-registration services: getting your limited liability partnership (LLP) up and running is easy with Coddan. Once you're set up and ready to start doing business, it's likely that you’re going to need some additional services and help along the way in order to optimise your company operations. We offer a number of different legal administration services designed to help facilitate profit generation and help your business to run as smoothly as possible. Below are some of the ways in which you can utilise Coddan to get the most out of your corporation or a partnership.
SAIL inspection address: if you've recently established a limited company, there's a good chance that your registered address is also your home address. We can help you to set up a single alternative inspection address. Commonly known as a SAIL address, this is essentially an address registered to your private company which negates the need for any government or authority inspections of your business to be held at your personal premises. Many limited liability partnerships utilise a SAIL address for prestige reasons - for example, having an office in the capital of finance creates a good impression to potential clients.
In the case if you need to start a new business, but will manage it by your own & have your own address and wish to set-up a private company with the Lloyds, RBS or Barclays business bank account, we can do it for you. The secure online form only takes 10 minutes to complete!
In the case if you need to start a new business, but will manage it by your own & have your own address and wish to set-up a private company with the Lloyds, RBS or Barclays business bank account, plus with the legal required documents which you will receive by an e-mail and by the post, we can do it for you. The secure online form only takes 10 minutes to complete!
In the case if you need to start a new business, but will manage it by your own & have your own address and wish to set-up a private company with the Lloyds, RBS or Barclays business bank account, plus the legal required documents, with impressive bound documents which you will receive by an e-mail and by the post, we can do it for you. The secure online form only takes 10 minutes to complete!
In the case if you need to start a new business, but will manage it by your own & want to get the legal address in London and wish to set-up a private company with the Lloyds, RBS or Barclays business bank account, plus the legal required documents which you will receive by an e-mail and by the post, we can do it for you. The secure online form only takes 10 minutes to complete!
Are you overseas resident, who are looking to incorporate a new company with the secretarial compliance service, post formation secretarial management and registered address in London? This incorporation option is for you!
Are you overseas resident, who are looking to incorporate a new company with the secretarial compliance service, post formation secretarial management, registered address in London and a nominee director service for one year? This incorporation option is for you!
Are you overseas resident, who are looking to incorporate a new company with the secretarial compliance service, post formation secretarial management, registered address in London and a nominee director service for one year plus the verification of all documents by an apostille and certification by the notary public or solicitor? This incorporation option is for you!
With this option you do not need to be recorded as a person with significant control with Companies House. We will form a UK trust, provide two trustees, register a private company and prepare the annual return (confirmation statement).
UK business bank account: as an LLP or a limited company trading in the UK, it is imperative that your company has a business bank account. We can assist you in opening accounts with some of the UK's largest banking institutions, including Barclays, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest. Having a business account with one of the world's most trusted banking institutions helps to install confidence among suppliers and customers alike.
Payroll management: time is an important factor in any business. It's therefore important to streamline your business in order to have enough time to concentrate on growth, as opposed to getting caught up in administrative tasks. Coddan can help manage your payroll, leaving you to focus on running your business the way it should be.
Company dissolution/reformation: if, for any reason, you are required to dissolve and reform your business entity, Coddan can facilitate a speedy return to business, with rapid turnarounds for company dissolution and reformations, as well as the appointing of new directors and partners.
Bookkeeping and accounting: allow us to be your one-stop solution for bookkeeping, accounting and HMRC returns. By choosing a company with expertise in accounts, you're ensuring that your private company or an LLP is compliant with all relevant laws - this helps to avoid fines and penalties, allowing you to make the most of your profits.
Companies and LLPs post-registration services: if you have just formed a company or LLP, you will almost certainly have a long to-do list of all the things you have to do next - such as setting up a payroll, filing tax returns, and registering for data protection. At Coddan, we can help you take care of all of this with our companies and LLPs post-registration services. Our experienced team can help with all the administration tasks that are required of a business, saving you time, money and hassle. We're experts in company formation and post-formation, so get in touch with us today to find out how we can help you.
If you want to change the name of your limited company or limited liability partnership (LLP), Coddan Ltd can help you with the red tape.
There can be all sorts of reasons to change your name. It may be that you have changed direction and your original name just does not fit, or you could even have made a spelling mistake on your initial registration. Whatever the case, changing your name is more complex than it might sound and it's important to get the details right.
You can change the name of a limited company or LLP in two ways. You either require a special resolution from the shareholders and guarantors, or the directors can vote to change the name with a special resolution if the articles of association granted them this power. After this, you must inform Companies House and receive approval for the new name, as there is a chance your new title could be rejected if it is too close to another company's name or it contains sensitive words or phrases.
With a special resolution, a 75% majority is required, but this must consider voting shares, rather than the number of shareholders, as one shareholder can hold a larger portion of the shares and may carry more weight. The resolution must then be filed with Companies House within 15 days.
Companies House must then provide a Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name. As soon as you have this official seal of approval, you can change your bank accounts and begin trading under your new name. The certificate must be kept along with your original registration details at your registered address and must be kept available for inspection.
Coddan can take the hard work off your hands and ensure that your name change goes through smoothly and efficiently. Our name change service includes notifying Companies House at the earliest convenience, ensuring all the paperwork is in order and sending you the certificate by email. Coddan can make the process as quick and painless as possible, so you can simply focus on running your business.
At Coddan, we offer a wide range of post registration and post company formation services to ensure that going forward, your company or limited liability partnership (LLP) continues to thrive in the way it was set up to do. One such service is taking care of any amendments to articles of association and LLP agreements. The articles of association are an important element of the company's constitution, setting out details of ownership and how the company is governed.
Articles of association are required under the UK Companies Act 2006, although these are not set in stone; there may well be circumstances in the future where it is necessary to make an amendment to the company's articles. It can often seem a complex business to ensure all the correct procedures are followed and the relevant documentation is completed. This is where we at Coddan can be of assistance.
Expert help when it's needed: it's important that the articles contain the kind of provisions that are right for the company, and this is especially true when there is more than one director or shareholder. Correctly crafted or amended articles will protect the interests and rights in the company of all concerned. Any amendments to the articles have to be in the best interest of the company and not only meet the desires of a few members. Not all members have to agree to the changes but any changes must respect the statutory rights of any minority shareholders.
Special resolution: changes to articles through amendments to the wording of one or more clauses, removal of an existing clause, or adopting a new set of articles altogether has to be authorised by a special resolution. One of the simplest ways of doing this is through a written resolution. Once the special resolutions are signed, a certified copy has to be sent to Companies House, along with a copy of the amended articles. As part of our post formation service, our team at Coddan can guide you through the process every step of the way. To find out more about our services or discuss this issue in greater detail, please contact the Coddan team today.
At Coddan, we aim to provide our clients with the complete range of post formation services. This can help you to quickly adapt to changing circumstances while minimising disruption to the day-to-day running of the business. If you want - or need - to change the way the company or LLP is set up in some way, any amendments to the articles need to be formally processed according to the UK Companies Act 2006. One such instance is when you want to create more than one class of share.
Why create different share classes? One reason why you may want to create different share classes is to attract more investment, or you may want to push the dividend income in a specific direction. Two other reasons for doing so include staff to remain with the company, or to enhance (or remove) voting powers from an existing shareholder. The class of shares also vary and can be ordinary shares, deferred ordinary shares, redeemable shares, non-voting ordinary shares, preference shares, cumulative preference shares, and redeemable preference shares. All of these different classes of shares will have their own individual rights.
Expert help where and when you need it: provided that due process is followed, and subject to any existing restrictions in the company's articles of association, you can basically create any of the above class of shares whenever you like. When you need to create more than one class of share, you can do so by adding to your existing class or by converting existing shares into one or more new class of shares. It's important to bear in mind that the articles of association set the shares out into their different classes, plus details of how they are divided and what rights are attached to each one.
The process sounds more complex than it actually is, but due process has to be followed to avoid falling foul of the Companies Act. This is where our experienced post formation services team at Coddan can help. We can ensure that all the necessary paperwork is completed and formally registered, leaving you to get on with business. To discuss this in more detail or to find out how our post formation services can help your business, contact us today.
Shares in a limited company can be traded, sold or transferred for any reason you see fit. The reasons are many and varied and can include the retirement or death of a shareholder, a shareholder simply wanting to sell their stake in a company, equity needing to be granted as part of a merger or shares being given to a family member. Whatever the case, Coddan can help as part of our extensive post-registration services.
If you wish to legally transfer ownership of shares from the existing shareholder to a new one, you must complete a stock transfer form. If the shares are sold for more than £1,000, stamp duty rears its ugly head and 0.5% of the sale must be paid, while a copy of the transfer form must be supplied to HMRC. You do not have to notify Companies House right away as the changes of ownership can be taken into account in the next annual return and the public register will be updated accordingly.
Company directors can approve the share transfer if the articles of association grant them that power. If they do not have these powers, transfers must be approved by the existing shareholders. Both the transferor and transferee must receive a copy of the transfer form and the new owner should receive a share certificate.
Some companies have their own restrictions with regards to the transfer of shares and if the transfer of shares conflicts with these requirements, a special resolution is required before the transfer can take place.
If you want to transfer shares, Coddan can help you keep on the right side of the regulators and ensure that each transfer goes through without a hitch. We can take care of all the red tape and provide certificates for you to keep at your registered or service address. If you don't have a service address, we can even take care of that, too. So contact Coddan Ltd today for a full consultation if you want us to help you with your transfer of shares.
Do you want to apply to restore a business that has been struck off the register by Companies House? Coddan can help.
Businesses can be struck off for a number of reasons, but the main one is if they no longer appeared to be trading. Former directors of members can apply to have a limited company or an LLP (limited liability partnership) restored to active duty, though. This process is known as administrative restoration.
To be considered by Companies House, the limited company or LLP must have been active within six years before being struck off by the Registrar of Companies. It must also deliver all the necessary documents, fees and late penalties to bring the company up to date. The applicant must also deal with any property or rights that became 'bona vacantia', owner-less property that passes to the Crown, when the business was dissolved.
The application must be made in writing, using form RT01 and LL RT01 for LLPs. If the application is approved, the business is essentially considered to have never been struck off. The Registrar will generally disregard any fees for when the business was inactive, but this is not set in stone and must be negotiated by the business owner or company formation agent.
If another company has registered the same name while the business was inactive, you will need to choose a different name. The company can still be restored, but it will have to work under a new name as companies and LLPs simply cannot operate under the same name as another firm that is already registered.
Administrative restoration services from Coddan: administrative restoration is a relatively simple process when it is done right, but for the best chance of success with the Registrar, it helps to have all the correct documentation and paperwork ready. We can help with your application and ensure that you are up and running as fast as possible. So get in touch for more information and a free consultation today.
Dissolution of limited companies and limited liability partnerships is an inevitable part of life and if the time comes to dissolve your company, you need to make sure it is done properly, quickly and effectively. Coddan can help.
When you're closing a company down, you will inevitably have a lot to deal with, so you can pass the dissolution over to us. We can ensure that the paperwork is taken care of so you can focus on moving forward.
Of course, it can be tempting to simply leave the company dormant until Companies House strikes it off. This is not the cleanest course of action, though, as failure to provide annual accounts could leave the directors open to fines. It is far better to close the company properly with a voluntary company dissolution. This is not an alternative to formal insolvency proceedings, and dissolution is a specific process for a dormant company.
To qualify for voluntary dissolution, the company must have traded under the same registered title name for a period of three months. So if your company has changed its name recently, you must wait until the three month period before applying for voluntary dissolution.
It must also be a dormant company with no significant trading over the previous 13 week period. It must also not have engaged in normal trading activities for a three month period, although incidental items, rather than stock, may be liquidated. The company must also be free from any petition for a winding up order or for it to be struck off.
Coddan can take care of the paperwork and make sure that there are no lasting problems from your company dissolution. As a company formation agent for more than 19 years, we are experts in every facet of company registration, management and even dissolution. We specialise in ensuring the paperwork is perfectly in order, whether you want an overseas company, a trust or to close down your LLP. So if you need help with a company dissolution, contact Coddan Ltd today.
One of the post registration services we offer to business clients is making sure that details of any changes to the governance of the company is passed on to Companies House. Under the Companies Act 2006, any such changes have to be reported to Companies House within 14 days of the changes taking place. Most companies are aware of the need to report details of the appointment or termination of a company director, for instance, but many fail to file other specific changes. This is where our experienced team at Coddan can help. We can advise you about due process and take care of all the necessary paperwork, leaving you to focus on running a profitable business.
What appointments do you need to report? You have 14 days to file details of the appointment or change of personal details of any new company directors, secretary, shareholders or limited liability partnership (LLP) members, with Companies House. Details that need to be filed include such things as a change in a director's name or service address (the address where he or she can be contacted by the public), a director's nationality, country of residence, and usual residential address.
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Were PKP Cargo responsible for the tank wagon?
16 people have been killed and some 50 were injured last night in the Italian coastal resort of Viareggio after a goods train consisting of 14 LPG tank wagons derailed. The local fire brigade said that the gas spilt from the wagons had reached neighbouring houses before it exploded. The ensuing fireball engulfed people, vehicles and buildings like something out of a horror film. Several victims survived the blasts but were killed when their houses collapsed on top of them.
The train was travelling through Viareggio on its way from the port of La Spezia to Pisa. The driver of the train, who was only slightly injured, reported feeling a jolt some 200 metres after his engine had passed the Viareggio Station. Shortly afterwards, 5 wagons at the rear of the train derailed, some fell on their sides and the LPG started to leak out. There then appear to have been at least two major explosions.
Accident investigators will be concentrating on the condition of the wagons and the track at the point where the accident occured. There seems to be some confusion as to who was responsible for operating and maintaining the wagon that jumped the rails. The Times reported yesterday that the derailed wagons were registered to PKP Cargo and Deutsche Bahn, while The Independent reported that the lead derailed wagon – which suffered a buckled or broken axle – was owned by the US company, GATX Corp.
During trials carried out by the Centrum Naukowo-Techniczne Kolejnictwa, the Polish Railway Research and Technology Centre, a train consisting of two Siemens Eurosprinter ES64U4 locomotives – one at each end – and three Z1A coaches reached 235 km/h – a record for a locomotive hauled trains in Poland. The trials were carried out on the nights of 27/28 and 28/29 May at a time when no other trains were running on track 1 on the CMK line between between Psary and Gora Wlodowska. They were part of the homologation process necessary before the locomotive can be granted type approval by the Polish railway regulator, Urzad Transportu Kolejowego, the Office of Railway Transport. On the first night, the train reached 210 km/hour, on the second, 235 km/h (146 mph). The locos as delivered to Poland would seem to be speed governed as the driver reported that at top speed the power appeared to be cutting out.
The Eurosprinters delivered to Austria are not so inhibited. The world’s fastest locomotive is now Eurosprinter 1216 050-5, a multi-system locomotive owned by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). It reached a record speed of 357 km/h (222 mph) on the new Ingolstadt – Nuremberg line.
The top speed ever achieved by a train in Poland is 250.1 km/h (155mph) achieved by a Pendolino ETR 460 multiple unit in 1994. That record run took place near Biala Rawaska also on the CMK.
Polish TV news reports the record.
Edward Teague, aka Postman Patel, aka Lord Patel was one of Britain’s finest bloggers. At times a botanist, industrialist, writer and artist he was also a railway enthusiast and offered encouragement to BTWT during its early days. He was the great grandson of LB&SR Chief Mechanical Engineer, William Stroudley. The latter was the designer of Gladstone, the first railway engine ever put in a museum, which can still be seen today in York.
Edward Teague had excellent sources and his UK TOP SECRET Postman Patel blog maintained a long tradition in British journalism of exposing corruption and misjustice. It carried many stories which others were afraid to publish or knew that they would never have seen the light of day in the mainstream media.
Never a political activist in the traditional sense, he was a genuine libertarian with no time for the humbug and rhetoric of the left and right. The blog he ran as Postman Patel/Lord Patel became a port of call for anyone seeking to unravel what was really going on behind the headlines. His scientific training made him ask questions, and seek answers, where others feared to tread. Never daunted, though sometimes dismayed, by a changing world, he throve upon challenge, to which he brought a perspective which spanned two centuries and drew upon many contacts – whether he was discussing the De Menezes shooting, the fact that the US brought greater firepower upon Libya in 1986 than the English had done in the Falklands… .
A slighty longer version of this article appears on Tunnel Vision.
Model maker at work. Photo Muzeum Kolejnictwa.
The Warsaw Railway Museum’s model workshop at Jelenia Gora is to close when its last orders are fulfilled. At its peak the workshop employed 30 people, making large scale models of historical rolling stock. A large scale model locomotive would usually take a model maker one year to construct. Janusz Sankowski, who filled the post of museum director for many years, cared little for full sized exhibits, and once famously told Fedecrail President, David Morgan, that the future for railway museums lay in displaying models of historic railway exhibits.
Negotiations between PKP Estates Department – who want to clear the museum site for redevelopment – and the Office of the Governor of Mazowsze Province – who own the museum’s exhibits – are currently deadlocked. Until matters are resolved the museum’s priceless collection of historical railway exhibits continue to deteriorate in the open.
Ferdynand Ruszczyc, the Museum’s current Director, would be interested in receiving offers from anyone interested in taking over the workshop as a going concern. Contact details for the museum’s management team are available here.
It’s been so long since I travelled on an internal sleeping car service in Poland that I had almost forgotten that they existed! The first time I tried out one of these services was in the 60’s when I travelled in a so-called ‘hotel train’ from Szczecin to Warsaw. I remember little of the journey other than that the dirty train, full of cigarette smoke, kept stopping to let more important freight traffic pass us by. The next time was in the 70s, when I travelled by sleeping car from Warsaw to Zakopane. That service was luxurious in comparison to the ‘hotel train’ and – as to be expected – more expensive.
Three passengers can sit or lie in comfort.
When my friends decided to travel from Przeworsk to Poznan in a sleeping compartment on the Przemyslanin – which runs daily from Przemysyl to Swinouscie between 25 June and 26 September – I was a little aprehensive. I needn’t have worried – the sleeping compartment, the corridor and toilet were spotlessly clean and remained in that condition throughout the whole journey. With the centre bunk dropped down the tiny ‘bedroom’ became a very comfortable sitting compartment. For an extra 70 zloty on top of the second class fare you get your own bunk, plus a bottle of mineral water, plastic cup, face flannel and a tiny bar of soap – luxury indeed!
By Poznan the train had acquired a post office coach.
On the outward journey my friends handed out some beers. Five bottles seems to be the amount that a Pole requires to sleep soundly in a sleeping coach irrespective of the quality of the track. On the return journey half a bottle of Zubrowka worked just as well and had less long-term side effects. British travellers wishing to try the same medecine are recomended to halve the quantities.
Apologies for the break in posting, the last few days involved quite a bit of travelling around Poland. I hope the material that I brought back is some compensation. Today’s pictures were taken yesterday and are from a trip on a special train on the Przeworsk Railway – an ex PKP narrow gauge in Lower Carpathia that runs through scenery very reminiscent of North Wales. Parts of the line have a decided resemblance to the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway!
After several days heavy rain it is clear that culverts are due for clearing and new ditches need to be laid.
Although the ride is smoother than on the Smigiel line, the permanent way needs work in a lot of places. If any platelayers out there are wondering what to do now that the WHR track laying has been completed, the General Manager of the Przeworsk Railway would welcome you with open arms.
Remember the last competition. The picture of the retired goods wagons (taken from the other side) stumped everybody!
The line climbs the side of a valley and features some stunning landscape views. There are many viaducts and Poland’s only narrow gauge railway tunnel.
The fine station building at Dynow is still in good shape.
There were orginally plans to extend the line to the South along the valley of the River San to Sanok. Sadly these came to naught. Had they come to fruition the line would have been more prosperous and Dynow would have been an important half-way station. The line’s raison d’etre was the sugar refinery at Przeworsk. Now with the refinery closed the railway runs a Sunday tourist service during the holiday season plus special trains on demand and a very occasional freight service.
Smigiel – Stare Bojanowo train in December 2008. Photo pedro.
SLB railcars near Alltag, Austria. Photo SLB.
I couldn’t resist showing these two photographs together. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.
Wladyslaw Reymont wrote some good books and beat off rivals Thomas Mann, Maxim Gorky and Thomas Hardy to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1924. Railways were a an important part of his life. His first steady job was as a level crossing keeper at Koluszki. Injured in an accident on the Warsaw Vienna Railway he was awarded 40,000 roubles in compensation. The money allowed him to fulfil his passion for travelling round Europe by train.
So it is rather fitting that this year’s Reymont Day celebrations included a steam-hauled vintage train from Lodz Fabryczna to Lipce Reymontowskie, close to the village of Krosnowa where Reymont lived for a time. The organisers of the event included PKP InterCity, PKP Linie Kolejowe (PKP’s infrastructure company) and the Chief Executive of Skierniewice District Council. The sponsors included Bombadier Transportation. Now if only someone could persuade PKP LK to be equally accommodating to steam specials in other parts of the country… .
Polskie Koleje Panstwowe S.A. (the PKP holding company), PKP Intercity (PKP’s long distance services operator) and the local authority owned operating company, Przewozy Regionalne (Regional services), have signed an agreement regarding the operation of their ticket offices at 19 stations. Passengers will be able to continue buying PKP Intercity tickets from Przewozow Regionalnych ticket counters and vice versa.
Six months after the handover of PR’s long-distance services to IC, this “breakthrough” merits a press release all of its own. Yet, in any customer-focussed railway, the details of the new ticketing arrangements would have been worked out before the split. It is a ‘no-brainer’ that the new arrangements should have included the ability for PR ticket holding passengers to painlessly trade up to IC services and for IC tickets to be accepted on the cheaper PR services.
Dyspozytor found his credit card voucher and managed to get a refund for his unused PR-issued IC ticket after all!
Warsaw cares, but PKP doesn’t give a fig!
I had a series of meetings all round Warsaw and chose to travel by public transport. I took a Sybka Koleje Miejska train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Warszawa Ochota, a tram to Warszawa Gdanska, the Metro from Gdanska to Polytechika, a bus to Saska Kempa, a bus to Powisle, another bus to Polytechnica, the Metro to Centrum and finally a tram to Warszawa Centralna.
My journeys – 8 journeys in all – would have cost me some 17 zloty (approx £4) using the appropriate tickets for the single hops. But thanks to the ticket accord in Warsaw, negotiated by the Mayor of Warsaw with the city’s public transport operators, a single 9 zloty (£2) City Transport Department (ZTM) all day ticket sufficed for all my wanderings. Top marks Warsaw for making public transport easier.
In the evening I travelled to Lodz. Now its no doubt my fault that, as a Polish transport commentator, I had not picked up the news that PKP Przewozy Rejonalne (PR) – who had handed over all their long distance Pospieszny trains to PKP InterCity – have just introduced three of their new InterRegio (IR) long-distance trains between Warsaw and Lodz.
It transpired that my chosen train – the 19.45 from Warszawa Centralna – was in fact one of the PR IR services. So, together with some 20 other passengers who had made the same mistake, I had to have my IC ticket endorsed and pay 28 zloty for a brand new ticket complete with 5 zloty surcharge for buying a ticket from the guard. Don’t worry, he said, show your unused tickets to the cashier at Lodz Fabryczna and your cash will be refunded.
In Lodz the lady in front of me in the refund queue explained patiently that when she bought her ticket in Warsaw she specifically said that she was travelling by the 19.45 and couldn’t understand why she was being made to pay a penalty because she had been sold the wrong ticket. She was told that she should have told the cashier that she wanted an InterRegio ticket. She countered that you shouldn’t need a Ph.D. in railway transport economics to travel by train in Poland. In my case I was refused a refund because I had paid for my tickets by credit card and had not kept the credit card receipt. I will be taking this up with the authorities!
PKP, if you want to survive in the cut throat world of passenger transport, you really must learn to look after your customers.
Competition 3 – We have a WINNER!
Competition 3 is now CLOSED.
Shortly after midnight last night John Hyde – who already held three points – made a number of bold moves which brought him one more deciding point and victory in our third competition. Congratulations John!
John’s first post related to ‘Tiebreaker B’. John suggested Przeworsk yard. However, while the Przeworsk line as a whole runs through hilly terrain (and has Poland’s only narrow gauge tunnel) the area around Przeworsk itself is flat and lacks the hills that are visible in the back of the picture. But there are no penalty points for a bad guess so John was still in with a chance. John’s next move 12 minutes later was to go back to ‘Tiebreaker A’ and tentatively ask, Is it Southall? Finally 8 minutes later still John had decided and made the winning post, In fact I’m convinced its Southall.
I’m off to Warsaw early tomorrow morning so a detailed post mortem analysis of the Competition and the clues that were embedded in a few innocent looking articles will have to wait!
Starachowice railway gets 2.8 m PLN.
Starachowice Railway – The Southern section.
Two and a half kilometres of missing tracks – stolen by scrap thieves – are to be relaid between Marcule and Lubienia on the Starachowice narrow gauge railway thanks to a 2.8 m EU-funded project. This section of line lies in Mazowia Province and the office of the provincial governor Adam Struzik has agreed to make the cash available from the Regional Operating Programme funds.
The line is in the process of being taken over by the Starachowice District Council. 85,000 PLN towards the required ‘own funds’ component will be provided by the Council with another 341,000 PLN being coming from the budget of the provincial council.
The District Council – the custodians of the line – have our congratulations for progressing with the restoration of the railway and not waiting for negotiations for their takeover of the railway land from PKP to be completed. When this section of line is completed a further 3.5 km of track will remain to be relaid on the next section – from Lubienia to Lipie which lies in Swietokrzyski Province. The Council are already negotiating for a slice of the Swietokrzyskie RPO funds and provincial governor, Adam Jarubas, is reported to be well-disposed to the project.
The success of the Swietokrzyskie Railway project is due to the work of lot of people. The current operator – the line’s third – is the Upper Silesia Railway Society. Much credit is due to members of the Polish Narrow Gauge Railway Association (FPKW) who worked hard to persuaded the Starachowice District Council to take over the line, carried out much of the initial restoration work on the line and introduced tourist services on both ends of the railway.
Starachowice District Council’s enthusiasm for the line has has increased considerably since those early days. Currently, Krzystof Niedopytalski – responsible for the Council’s Culture, Promotion and Developmnt Department – is very much in the driving seat of new developments. His long-term plan is to connect the line with the Wielki Piec steelworks museum at the other end of the town.
For an interactive map of the line and the iron ore narrow gauge railways which preceded it click here, and then click again on the phrase, “kliknij aby przejść do mapy”.
Warsaw-bound train waiting at Gora Kalwaria.
Gora Kalwaria is a dormitory suburb some 30 km by road to the South of Warsaw. It lies on the Skierniewice – Lukow line and was also linked to Warsaw from 1900 until 1971 by a 1000 mm gauge railway. Although several thousand people commute daily from Gora Kalwaria to Warsaw, for the last 15 years the station has been without any passenger services. During the rush hour the car journey can take up to two hours.
Koleje Mazowieckie (Mazowia Railways) suggested restoring train services between Gora Kalwaria and Warsaw and. Barbara Samborska, the Mayor of Gora Kalwaria, made 170,000 PLN available to resurface the platform at the station and provide shelters.
The first train ran on June 2. Among those present at a short ceremony at Gora Kalwaria Station was Janusz Piechocinski, deputy chairman of the Sejm Infrastructure Committee. At present 4 trains a day link Warsaw and Gora Kalwaria with one of the trains continuing to Pilawa. Trains from Gora Kalwaria join the Radom – Warsaw line at the 4-way junction at Czachowek.
Michael Dembinski has written several articles about the new service and describes a couple of journeys along route on his blog Wwa Jeziorki. As always the accompanying photos are terrific. He delights in Poland’s sylwan railway junctions.
I’m mentioned Czachowek a few times; it is a railway junction some 10 miles/16km south of Jeziorki. It’s noted for having a couple of hundred inhabitants and four railway stations. Two were out of use, though with the new rail service, Czachowek Wschodni has been re-opened.
Mike has even provided a helpful little diagram showing where the stations were. So I thought I should include a diagram of my own. In its prime Czachowek had 6 railway stations, not four!
PKP’s Estates Company, PKP Nieruchomosci, are offering ‘Kriegslok’ Ty2-1226 for sale by tender. The locomotive, works number 12524 was built by Maschinenbau-Actien-Gesellschaft (BMAG), in Berlin.The locomotive was withdrawn from the active stock list in Febuary 1991 and served for several years as a stationary boiler at Tluszcz. It is in ‘ex-Barry’ condition.
Tender documentation can be requested by e-mail from PKP Nieruchomosci at: wwa.mienie5@pkp Further information can be obtained from Bogdan Rozycki (Roo-jy-tzki) tel. 022-47-458-93 between 08.00 – 14.00 hrs. Offers have to be submitted by 09.30 hrs on 23 June 2009. There is an indicative price of 91.830,00 PLN. Tenders have to be accompanied by a 10% deposit.
Still from time-lapse photography film shot by Network Rail at Bathgate during July 2008, when the Bathgate and Edinburgh line was closed for 16 days. During this time 200 staff, shifted 12,500 tonnes of ballast, laid 3,000 metres of track and fitted 12 points.
The £300m Airdrie to Bathgate Rail Link Project is one of Network Rail’s flagship investments in Scotland. The project will reinstate the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway between Airdrie and Bathgate, which was closed to passengers in 1956 and to freight in 1982. It will link the North Clyde Line of the Glasgow suburban railway network, which currently stops 2km beyond Airdrie at Drumgelloch, to the Edinburgh to Bathgate Line.
The line will be double-tracked and electrified from Edinburgh to Glasgow and passengers will be able to travel from Edinburgh Waverley station to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level in 74 minutes. It will provide a fourth rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh, complementing the existing 50 minute “shuttle” services which run via Falkirk.
The project also involves a £7.3m diversion of National Cycle Route 75. After the Airdrie-Bathgate line was closed in 1982, 16 km of railway line became a public footpath and cycle track. This section was closed on 19th October 2008 to allow work to begin on the reinstatement of the line. It is planned that by the end of 2010 a new cycle path will run alongside the reopened railway line, connecting local communities to new stations along the route.
Although the new railway is being built on the track of the old, a £ 3.8m contract was awarded to Norwest Holst Soil Engineering to carry out ground and site Investigations. Given the need to minimise risk and comply with modern environmental legislation – a not unreasonable decision. So it is with some incredulity that we read an article in the Daily Express that Network Rail contractor Carillion – who won a £80 million contract for works on the line – lost a £40,000 mechanical excavator in a peat bog near Armdale!
It is reasonable to ask the question, how did Norwest Holst’s soil engineers manage to miss this little bog? Perhaps they were running late and decided to skip forward a bit? Or were Carillion just too busy to read Norwest Holst’s report?
However, accidents do happen and, faced with a 20 ton excavator buried up to its roof, not many of us would know what to do. Carillion’s workmen have to be congratulated for coming up with an unusual solution. They covered the remains with branches! Unfortunately the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency does not see things the same way and has now launched an investigation over fears that pollutants inside the machine could seep out.
Forest narrow gauge railway, but where?
Nobody identified the location of the last tie breaker! I have spent half of today applying to become a Member of Network Rail and the other half sorting out a dusty suitcase of railway photographs. What a strange collection? Who else, I wonder, would keep photos of steam engines in the Gdansk shipyard mixed up with shots illegally griced at Willesden MPD? Or Southall Shed and Szczecin? Or Feltham Depot and a Forest Railway somewhere in Poland?
Which brings me to today’s mystery photograph. One of the bonuses of being an advocate of railway revival is that sometime your co-workers give you copies of their photographs. But in the case of the photo above and its companions, I forgot to take a note of the location and I have lost touch with the photographer. Do you know where the above photo was taken? And can you prove it? It’s a tie-breaker so there is only point. Good luck!
Gavin Whitelaw, who has his own website of amazing photographs, called Vintage Britain has kindly offered to fund a prize for the winner – a bottle of Zubrowka, Bison Grass Vodka.
After three years of discussions, meetings and investigations, the takeover by local government of the Ostroleka-Lapy line looks set to go ahead. BTWT has been informed by a reliable source that Krzysztof Kozicki, the Starosta (Chief Executive) of Lomza District Council, is about to make a formal application to PKP for the transfer of the Ostrolka – Sniadow section of the line including the branch to Lomza, At the same time, Jozef Zajkowski, the Wojt (Chief Executive) of Sokoly Parish Council, is applying for the transfer of the Sniadow – Lapy section. Kozicki is interested in re-establishing a commuter serviceto Warsaw. Zajkowski wants to safeguard his freight services and to exploit the line’s tourist potential.
If all goes well the result will be a standard gauge line, ‘preserved’ Polish style, within 60 miles radius of Warsaw. Steam specials or footplate trips anyone?
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, comments on the tube strike. Part of the Mayor of London’s website.
Please find below a letter I have today sent to the London Mayor.
In response the Mayor has refused face to face negotiations and London Underground are trying to deny an agreement was reached.
The Mayor even walked out of a TV debate today rather than deal with me directly. City Hall and TfL seem to be in disarray.
I have again told the Mayor that an agreement was reached last night but was then vetoed and as such the Mayors management team last night clearly did not have the authority to conclude an agreement and have said I am available for direct talks with him and / or his Transport Commissioner.
I am very confident that thanks for your magnificent support for the strike that we are in a position soon to reach an agreement. Let’s keep up the pressure to protect jobs conditions and for a decent pay deal.
This is my 31st year as a member of the RMT and a worker on London Underground and in all that time I have never experienced such dishonesty from any management that I have dealt with.
I am writing to you as both Mayor and Chair of Transport for London to urge you to agree to direct face to face talks with myself to resolve this dispute and to also address the pack of lies that have been fed to media.
The facts are that yesterday the RMT negotiating team and myself attended nearly seven hours of talks at ACAS and the end of which I was confident we had the basis of agreement which could settle this dispute.
On the question of pay your management made a revised offer of a two year deal or four year deal. It was agreed that would go away, speak to our members and representatives and come back to them. We said it didn’t need to be decided immediately and that we would suspend the action on this issue.
With regard to disciplinary procedures it is an out and out lie that we were only interested in the two sacked drivers, instead there have been widespread and prolonged abuse of the procedures. It was therefore agreed that ACAS would look at all cases and we said that we would be able to suspend the action to allow this to go ahead. Simarly we agreed an end to management abuse of sickness procedures.
In respect of redundancies we were simply asking for your management to honour a longstanding agreement reached in 2001 that there would be not compulsory redundancies. You will be aware that this agreement was borne out of well founded fears that the part privatisation of the tube would be a disaster for tube users and workers alike. At 6 o’clock last night and an hour before the strike was to begin, this issue was also agreed with Acting Managing Director, Richard Parry. In fact I signed a document to this effect and this was to go back in front of RMT Executive immediately so that we could suspend the strike.
Then astonishingly at 6.35 whilst awaiting the final typed agreement we were told by management that they had made a phone call and that they could no longer abide by the agreement – they reneged before the ink was even dry. We were stunned that management could be so dishonest.
I have no doubt that the phone call made was to the Transport Commissioner or City Hall who instructed the management team to pull the agreed deal. It is an absolute disgrace that we should reach an agreement in good faith only for that agreement to be sabotaged.
Either your senior management are completely dishonest or have no authority to negotiate. Or it is the case that you have personally intervened to scupper the deal in the belief that a confrontation with tube workers will serve your political agenda.
Londoners will be appalled that you are playing politics with the tube and will be entitled to ask why you, not only as Mayor but also as Chair of Transport for London are running away from face to face talks.
It is absolute nonsense, as some are trying to suggest, that there is some personal animosity between us. I am prepared to meet you anytime and anywhere to resolve this dispute and look forward to hearing from you by return.
I am copying this letter to members of the Transport for London Board, members of the GLA and London MPs.
Deserted platforms at Greenford station. Behind the bushes is the spur from the GWR mainline at Old Oak Common to the GW&GCJR extension from South Ruislip to High Wycombe. It is here that Dyspozytor used to see Kings and Castles speeding to Birmingham in the 1950s. Photo by Sunil060902.
Oyster pay as you go is being accepted on National Rail journeys in Greater London.
reply the train operators. See below for a very informative thread.
More on the background to the strike. The link should work for seven days.
Transport Briefing – Underground shut down as RMT strike does ahead.
BTWT has had a phenomenal 14 months. Reaching a cumulative daily total of 108,000 hits is quite an amazing achievement for a first-time blog, and at one moment our readership growth was actually outstripping that of Tom Harris’s And Another Thing, one of the most candid and interesting blogs published by a member of parliament.
However, over the last 5 months our monthly totals have been hovering steadily at a few hundred over the 9,000 mark, and it has become clear that, if we want to go further, something has to change. We have a core readership of some 300 readers who enjoy the juxtaposition of English and Polish railway news and see nothing strange in reading about what that the deputy mayor of Smigiel said to Howard Jones one day and what the former minister said to Gordon Brown the next. However, we see our future growth coming from two distinct groups: those who are actively interested in Poland, including the country’s railways; those who are interested in why the UK’s railways are in such a mess, and would like to do something about it.
Starting 14 June, we will be publishing a sister blog, Tunnel Vision, to cover rail developments in the UK. Like its parent, Tunnel Vision will be a campaigning blog. It will disect government transport policy and showcase local efforts to open new rail links and improve rail services. We will write about what tactics have worked in one part of the country with a view to other groups reusing proven-to-work methods elsewhere. Meanwhile BTWT will sharpen its focus on Poland and carry more news stories.
Until 1st July, both blogs will carry UK articles, after this date BTWT will have a primarily Polish focus. (One is reminded of how the Metropolitan Railway and the Metropolitan and District Railways built parallel tracks until they came to an agreement over running rights!). Tunnel Vision is beta testing right now. If you would like to help us give it a final polish, please drop me an e-mail at railfan [at] go2 [dot] pl. Do not forget to remove the spaces!
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Please pay attention to this fact – these are (mostly) not officially proven records, but claims of hitchhikers regarding their extremes. This list of records is for us – hitchhikers (we should be happy for our colleagues, not to be envious!), for novices who do not know anything about hitching, but they are proud of their only travel abroad.
Note that this page is a near copy of the Rekordai / Records of Vilniaus Autostopo Klubas. Some of the records, those marked (HGE), were originally published in Ken Welsh' "Hitchhikers Guide to Europe".
Feel free to add your own record(s), but please do not make list longer than five records. If you still want to add a record when there are already five entries, and your record is not in the top-5, you can create a sub-page for the particular record.
2777 km (1736 miles), according to Pavel Trcala, from Czech Republic. Time 28 November 1998 07:30 - 29 November 1998 06:30. The route: Miami to Chicago via Jacksonville (Florida), Savannah (Georgia), Columbia (South Carolina), Asheville (North Carolina), Knoxville (Tennessee), Lexington (Kentucky), Toledo (Ohio), South Bend (Indiana), and Harvey (Illinois). The route was done in five lifts.
2750 km, according to Vladas Sapranavicius, member of Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club. Time: 21 August 1996 22:00 – 22 August 1996 22:00 ViaMichelin gives as expected travel time for Almeria - Potsdam: 24 hours and 51 minutes. The route: Almeria (E) – Murcia (E) – Barcelona (E) – Montpellier (F) – Lyon (F) – Frankfurt (D) – Potsdam (D). 4 lifts (Almeria – Montpellier; Montpellier – Lyon; Lyon – Salzgitter; Salzgitter – Potsdam). The average speed (including waiting for the ride + a cup of beer in the restaurant): 115 km/h. The maximum speed: 170 km/h.
2318.4 km, according to Robert Prins, hitchhiker from, at the time, the Netherlands. It was done in 4 lifts through Yugoslavia, Austria and Germany during 20.47 hours. The record was included on page 179 of the UK 1991 edition of the Guinness Book of Records. Full details of the four rides that led to this record can be found here.
Alexey Vorov, president of the St. Petersburg Autostop League. He has covered about 1,973,650 km (updated: 14th September 2015) by hitchhiking. Hitching experience – from 1977 on. He is still hitchhiking, so it is not the final number.
Benoit Grieu, French hitchhiker. Started his trip in 1979 and since then all the time on the road. During this trip he has covered about 1,500,000 km. For some years, he hitchhiked more than 100,000 km/year. His current whereabouts are sadly unknown.
Stephan Schlei. He claims 941,500 km.
In 2015 Aliosha Yazylets, a Belorussian hitchhiker, together with one other person, hitchhiked over 12,000 km in one lift from Tadjikistan, via China, Mongolia, Irkutsk and Moscow in Russia, all the way to Lvov in western Ukraine.
L.J. Gordon from Western Australia. He started from Whitepark Bay Youth Hostel in Northern Ireland, where four Americans in a Combi Van gave him a lift through Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, France, Andorra and into Spain. They covered an astonishing 7107 km before parting company. (HGE) Note: This record was copied from Ken Welsh' "Hitchhikers Guide to Europe". L.J. may have recorded the distance as miles in a car with a KM odometer, as the distance seems far too great to be in kilometres.
Alexey Anofriev from Vladivostok (Russia) hitchhiked from Vladivostok (23 May, 2001) to Shimanovsk (the end of the road) and got a lift to Samara there. From Shimanovsk to Shilka on the railroad platform together with the car and from Shilka to Samara by car (Toyota Celica). Totally it was about 6800 km long lift from 28 May until 4 June! Afterwards, the drivers went to Krasnodar and Alexey hitchhiked on to St. Petersburg. He arrived to St. Petersburg on 7 June, 2001.
Benoit Grieu, French hitchhiker who hitchhiked about 6000 km in one lift from Anchorage (Alaska) to San Diego (California).
The DTSG members Koen de Jong and Stefan Korn had 32 rides during a DTSG-Competition on 2 May 2014 in Germany (between 08:00 and 23:30).
Benoit Grieu, French hitchhiker during 4 or 5 years (for example 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997) hitchhiked more than 100,000 km per year (in 1995 - 113,000 km).
Alexey Vorov - 78,800 km in 1991.
Vilmantas Trumpickas from Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club has covered 56,000 km during the year 2010.
Benoit Grieu has been hitch-hiking since 1979 and still hitchhiked every day until he disappeared, (Romanian), on his way to Nepal in 2011. During these years he covered about 1,500,000 km not staying more than 3 months in one place.
Expedition “Autocolumbus” by PASL in 17 February 1992 – July 1993. The trip started 4 hitchhikers: Alexey Vorov, Mikhail Dutkevich, Kiril Baranov and Victor Grigor’ev, but only Alexey and Mikhail finished the complete journey. The route was around the world through 25 countries in Europe, Asia, South and North America. The length of the route ~83,000 km.
In 2014 Stefan Korn started a circumnavigation expedition. The trip took him 22 months, passing through 58 countries in 5 continents and covering a total distance of 108.895 km. His expedition was documented in his travel blog warmroads.de.
Alexey Vorov. He waited for a lift 3 days in Chucotka, Far North, Russia to move 50km and then waited another 3 days for the second lift in the Komsomol'skij county till got a lift to Majskij (50 km). The minimum temperature on this travel was -55°C in Tyoplyj Kluch county (Chucotka).
Benoit Grieu, French hitch-hiker, has hitchhiked in about 170 countries.
Vladimir Nesin is famous for barefoot walking, and has been in 138 countries. In all of them he hitchhiked at least one time, excepting Mongolia, which he traversed completely on foot. This means he has hitchhiked in 137 countries, although in many of them only a little bit.
Vladimir Sharlaev from St. Petersburg has hitchhiked in 138 countries, if counting "not officially recognized territories" . We are not sure how many officially recognized nation-states that amounts to exactly, but it must be somewhere "'between 120 and 135"' countries.
Neringa Raulusonyte and Kristina Zukaite from the Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club. They got a ride from a 55 years old German driver with a Toyota Corolla, which was going just 50 km. However, later he offered them to prolong the lift according to their wishes. The driver gave them a ride using the route Berlin - Frankfurt/M - Koblenz - Luxembourg - Paris - Bruxelles - The Netherlands - Hamburg - Berlin - Torun - Kalvarija - Vilnius. From 2001-08-29 until 2001-09-04 the girls covered 4000 km in the same car. The total deviation from driver's route was - 3950 km (drivers way back is not included).
600 km (at least) to one side. It was for three hitch-hikers from the VGTU Tourist Club, Lithuania. The lift was given on the Lithuanian – Polish border. The driver should go to Czech Republic, but after he spoke to one of the hitchhikers, he took them until the German border (Szczecin). After the crossing the German border he went back to Poland and after to Czech Republic. Also he gave them 150 EEK (~11 USD). These hitchhikers were: Vladas Sapranavicius, Jovita Garnyte and Asta Ruzgyte.
Dieter Wesch, the self-styled 'King of Hitchers', who was spending his Sundays patrolling the Autobahn between Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, giving lifts to hitchers stranded at petrol stations. Every hitcher should sign in his guest-book. There was given a number from the guest-book - 9528. It's probably not a final number.
Jim Sanderson ('Angel'). He has about 5000 photos with the hitchhikers he gave a lift to (mostly in pairs), so he has taken around 7500 people. Mr. Sanderson lives in New Zealand. He has in the 9 years since 1988 filled 7 guest books, 27 address books and dozens of photo albums.
Island of Dunay, north of Tiksi, North Russia, 73°56'. It was done by Konstantin Savva from Moscow Hitchhiking School (Russia) and his girlfriend Polina Kuleshova in September 2002.
Urung-Haia, North Russia, 73°. It was done by Konstantin Savva from Moscow Hitchhiking School (Russia) on May 2002.
Tiksi, North Russia, 71° 36'. It was done by Andrey Sapunov and Alexandr Dmitrievskyi from Ukrainian hitchhiking club "Mainroad" (Ukraine) on autumn 2002.
Phillips Petroleum drilling operations near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, 71° N was done by Ilmar Island from Pompano Beach, FL as the starting point for a Guinness World Record run from Prudhoe Bay, AK to Key West, FL which was accomplished in 6-days, 17-hours and 22-minutes. However since the route included trespassing for 510-miles on oil company owned roads the record was not honoured and instead Guinness recognized Mr. Island's run from Key West, FL to Fairbanks, AK in 5-days, 20-hours and 52-minutes that he accomplished a few days earlier in June of 1979.
Scott Base, Antarctica, 77° 51'. Hitchhiker from USA Benjaman Bachelder hitched 5 km from McMurdo Station to Scott Base in December 2005. The same month he even held a seminar on hitchhiking in Antarctica and got a ride in a snowmobile.
Ukrainian research base "Academic Vernadsky" in Antarctica, 65° 15' - reached by Argentinian hitchhikers Juan Villarino and Laura Lazzarino in 16 November 2010. They got a free ride to this base from cruiser "Ushuaia", belonging to cruise company "Antarrply Expeditions" 20 km South from Ushuaia, Argentine, 54° 48'.
Arndt Writzel from Germany cut a record of the farthest point in the South. He reached Ushuaia town in southern Argentina in 2001 02 03.
Mountain Everest base camp in Nepal - 5,400 meters. It was done by Czech hitchhiker Pavel Trcala. He got the ride from Everest Base camp two days after climbing Everest on his return to Kathmandu on 1 June 2005. Later the same place was also conquered by several other hitchhikers: Nuutti Palonen (Finland), Radha Krishnan (India) and Tai Häring (Germany). They also hitchhiked to Mt Everest base camp from Shigatse in August 2005 and then hitchhiked to Nepal from Mt Everest.
Gyatso-La mountain pass in Tibet, on the way from Lhasa to Nepalese border - 5,220 meters. It was done by two Polish hitchhikers Kinga and Chopin on 11 May 2003.
The mountain pass in the Andes, South Peru – 5,100 meters. It was done bye Alexey Vorov and Mikhail Dutkevich (PASL) in May 1993.
+55°C experienced Alexey Vorov, Andrey Kuritsin, Ol’ga Bandurko, Andrey Leipi and Nadezhda Makarova in summer 1981 near Ashchabad, Turkmenistan.
+52°C. Bertrand hitchhiked from Abu Dhabi airport to the city center. 19th August 2015.
–63°C. It was for hitchhiker Elena Saturova, member of PASL in January 1992 between Ust’-Nera and Sasuman in East Yakutya, Russia.
During their expedition to the Nordkapp in January 2018, hitchhikers of the DTSG encountered temperatures down to –30 °C in Finnish Lapland. The hitchhiking nomad Sven Kopf even slept outside during those temperatures.
310 km/h, according to Andrius Papickas and Viktorija Aksionova from Lithuania. It has happened on April 14, 2004 in Germany, between Fulda and Dresden, when travellers were returning home from Spain. The car was "BMW 550" ("Alpina").
300 km/h, according to Prino, on 25 May 2016 around 20:30, during a ride from MOP Nowostawy on the Polish A2 to a petrol station on the exit Poznan Komorniki (the driver missed MOP Tulce). The car was a Mercedes E63 AMG. The driver made an attempt to break the 310 km/h record mentioned above, but lack of free road made this impossible.
300 km/h, according to Linas Migonis from Lithuania. On June 1, 2007, on the route Berlin - Leipzig he had a lift with 4 seated "Maserati". The drive has attended a driving lessons of Formula-1 racer.
292 km/h, according to Veit Kuehne from Dresden, Germany. He got a ride with a young driver (car "Audi") on a highway between Dresden and Chemnitz in July 2008.
At least 280 and more than likely exceeding 290 km per hour, according to Prino on 27 May 2015 from Raststätte Fränkische Schweiz/Pegnitz Ost (departure @ 06:05) to Raststätte Fläming Ost (arrival @ 07:49). The odometer'ed distance was 304.0 km (both Google Maps and Bing Maps give the distance as 308 km) and the ride included a refuelling stop of 11 minutes (06:58 - 07:09). The driver used a Cougar system and didn't pay any attention to speed restrictions, other than slightly slowing down in roadworks. The car was an Audi RS6 Quattro.
20 days +1h31m17s, according to Alexej Vorov from Russia. Alexej hitch-hiked from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, from Seattle to Boston and from Madrid to St. Petersburg starting 01.10.2014 00h00 and finishing 21.10.2014 01h31:17. He passed the countries Russia, USA, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
10, according to Miran Ipavec from Slovenia. Miran hitched this in 23 hours and 15 minutes, starting on 2018-03-14. In this order he passed these countries: Serbia, Croatia*, Bosnia and Herzegovina**, Slovenia*, Italy**, Austria*, Germany**, Hungary*, Slovakia, Czech Republic. Countries marked * were passed twice and at those marked ** Ipavec retunred into the previous country at the border.
30, according to Miran Ipavec from Slovenia. Miran hitched this in 9 days, 20 hours and 25 minutes, starting on 2015-04-01. In this order he passed these countries: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania*, Ukraine, Serbia, Macedonia*, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia*, Slovenia*, Italy, Austria*, Czech Republic, Germany*, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. Countries marked * were passed twice. Kosovo, not recognised by the UN, is excluded from this list.
Stefan Korn hitchhiked from Fairbanks down to British Colombia and got a 2676km long ride from Tok Alaska to Cache Creek in British Columbia (2014-01-13T). Around 1.600 km he drove by himself.
1,113.6 km, by Prino from the Netherlands, a ride from service station Deersels on the A67 near Sevenum, The Netherlands (2018-09-04T14:13) to service station Brwinów on the A2 near Brwinów, Poland (2018-09-05T12:24) - Prino drove the entire distance, driver even paid for a hotel room at night. Possibly around 1,100 km, also by Prino. During his longest ride, a 2,502.9 km monster from a petrol station near Platamonas (1990-08-13T16:32) in Greece to Driebergen (1990-08-15T12:54) in the Netherlands, he drove during five periods, for a total time of 10:06 out of a total driving time of 22:41. The distance is based on the average speed of the ride, and the sections driven.
781 km, according to Frank Verhart from the Netherlands. Frank drove from service station Gralla Ost on the A9 near Graz, Austria (2015-05-26T22:19) to service station Medenbach Ost on the A3 near Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2015-05-27T10:28).
Robertas Pogorelis from Vilnius, Lithuania. On 23 August 2016 he got a ride from Long Island, Palau, to Koror, Palau (about 2 km) from a 14-year-old girl who was driving to school. Everything was legal: the driver held a temporary licence and was sitting next to her 16-year-old sister who had a full licence.
From a standing start (standing on the start/finish line), thumb a vehicle down, get in it, and complete 1 lap of the circuit in the correct direction. The clock starts when you put your thumb out, and the clock stops when you cross the finish line 1 lap later.
9 minutes, 12 seconds (approx): Sanne and Tom, hitchhiking as a pair, on 10 May 2009.
Land's End to John o'Groats is the traversal of the whole length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities.
"The greatest distance in 24 hours is 2318.4 km 1440.7 miles, from Southern Yugoslavia to Hamburg, West Germany on 5 July 1989 by Robert Prins of De Bilt, The Netherlands. He achieved this with just four lifts."
Full details of the four rides that led to this record can be found here.
"A young man named Ilmar Island of Pompano Beach, Florida, Hitchhiked from Key West, Florida, to Fairbanks, Alaska, a distance of about 5200 miles, setting out on June 2, 1979, and arriving at his destination on June 7, just 5 days 20 hours and 52 minutes later."
A few days later after completing his Key West, Florida, to Fairbanks, Alaska run, Mr. Island hitched from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska back to Key West, Florida in 6-days, 17-hours and 22-minutes. However since this route included trespassing for 510-miles on oil company owned roads that record was not honored and instead Guinness recognized Mr. Island's run from Key West, Florida to Fairbanks, Alaska as mentioned above.
World Records: Musings on what makes a record breaking hitch.
If you want to do something that (probably) hasn't been done before, you can try your thumb at any of these. Don't expect to end up in the Guinness Book of Records for it, they no longer seem to have a section with hitchhiking records.
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The Torygraph Telegraph has this: “Nearly half of all Labour voters prepared to desert the party as they lose both leave and remain support“.
20% of voters are undecided or will not say how they will vote “the Undecided”.
In short, the polls are still indicating that Wicked Witch of Westminster is going into this election on a favourable wind and the Labour Party still looks as if it is going to be the big loser. But a big win for the Witch may very well turn out to be very bad for the country.
The Independent has this: “Majority of British voters believe Brexit was wrong decision, poll finds – Figures reveal 45 per cent of electorate oppose leaving the EU” That relates to yet another You-Gov poll for The Times.
The Independent also has this: “The latest polls show most people think Brexit was a mistake. This could be a turning point – May and her Brexit-backing band have, up until now, always been able to count on the majority being in their corner. They have used it as a club in an attempt beat their opponents into submission. Majority rules! That’s going to be a lot harder to do if she’s lost the majority“.
The Guardian reports: “Jeremy Corbyn election bid to promote ‘warmer’ style of leadership – Labour strategists take on Tory attacks and depict leader as willing to engage with ordinary people, in contrast to Theresa May“.
That is, perhaps, a sign of a sensible strategy developing.
It is worth referring again to something discussed on the 1st Brexit Election Update and that is that younger voters are more likely to vote Labour and that age rather than class is now a factor that matters. As pointed out on the May’s Brexit General Election page, Monday 22nd May 2017 is the last day for registering to vote. Labour, Liberal Democrats, the SNP and others should be working hard to get all eligible (and in particular younger) voters onto the register.
Jeremy Corbyn seems to be trying. The Guardian has this: “Jeremy Corbyn gets personal in one-off campaign speech – Labour leader departs from usual focus on issues and policies by talking about his personal history and motivations“.
This piece by Charlie Brinkhurst Cuff in the Guardian is worthy of note: “Personal attacks on Corbyn will backfire on the Tories among the young – We recognise bullying when we see it, and we look for idealism in politicians – not the vindictiveness on display from Johnson and May“.
This piece in the Financial Times is worth reading: “Theresa May is dangerously disdainful of dissent – A thumping majority will not change Europe’s negotiating stance” – and the posted comments make interesting reading too!
The Telegraph has this interesting piece: “Spanish ministry of defence staff vote thousands of times in Gibraltar poll – Telegraph Gibraltar poll approaches one million votes – after thousands of votes from Spain’s ministry of defence and social media campaign“. One has visions of some elderly officer relic from the dark days of Generalissimo Francisco Franco sitting in a basement of the Spanish Ministry of Defence urging a cohort of members of the Guardia Civil to log on to the Telegraph website to swing the on-line poll. Well, it’s not just the Russians who are in the “fake news” business.
The Wicked Witch of Westminster has pulled a fast one!
With the benefit of hindsight, it is worth reading this article from last Sunday’s Observer: “How May kept her secret – and left rivals scrambling – The PM brilliantly outwitted her opponents after weeks of denying she was going to go to the country“.
Yes, the Wicked Witch has managed to catch all the opposition parties, and in particular the Labour Party, completely on the hop.
A new page has been opened for the May’s Brexit General Election which will be periodically updated.
Professor Curtice of Strathclyde University predicted that Labour was heading for disaster in Scotland and likely to lose control of all Councils in Scotland.
The Guardian’s view was that the results of the Local Elections will be a key indicator of the likely outcome of the surprise General Election.
However, the Independent has this: “Labour easily beating Tories among voters under 40 despite being 20 points behind overall – The UK’s generational split is bigger than ever“. The article is based on a You-Gov poll: The Demographics Dividing Britain.
No doubt, campaign managers will be taking these findings into account.
Voters in Wales may remember that when Mrs Thatcher closed Wales, the Welsh Development Agency tried to remedy matters with a Made in Wales advert which 9 years later is still to be found on You-Tube – swiftly followed by a skit on the the BBC’s Not the Nine O’Clock News – Failed in Wales – also to be found on You-Tube.
Strange, therefore, that the Wicked Witch is campaigning for a hard Brexit which will damage Wales and seeking to persuade the people of Wales to vote Conservative in her surprise General Election.
The Guardian has this: “Conservatives warned: don’t take ‘landslide’ election win for granted – Strategists fear voters may turn to other parties to reduce scale of anticipated victory as Theresa May tries to woo people away from Labour in Wales“.
The report is useful because it identifies the Conservative target constituencies in Wales.
The Financial Times has this: “What to expect after the UK general election – How the result will shape Brexit, Scotland and Theresa May’s leadership“.
Assuming electoral success – which at the moment seeks likely – it is an interesting piece.
More importantly, the Financial Times has this: “Theresa May refuses to commit to pensions ‘triple lock’ – Policy ensures state pension rises by highest of CPI, earnings growth or 2.5 per cent“.
We pensioners, may find that a pretty depressing notion – especially when coupled with what we see happening to the National Health Service.
The Wicked Witch in Trouble?
The Mail on Sunday’s Political Editor reported: “Tory lead is slashed in half after tax U-turn: Bombshell Mail on Sunday poll shows May plummeting by 11 points …denting hopes of a landslide“. Oh Dear!
The actual Survation polling questions and answers are here: “Survation’s first General Election Voting Intention poll since Theresa May’s call for a General Election gained parliamentary approval shows the Conservative Party with more than a double-digit lead over Labour. But, as the Mail article pointed out, Professor John Curtice (who knows about these things) believes the survey still points to a net Conservative gain of some 29 seats.
Tories on 45% (up seven points compared with the previous week), while Labour is down three points on 26%.
There has been a dramatic fall in backing for Ukip, which is down five points to 9%, from 14% the week before.
The Financial Times has this: “Blair urges voters to back anti-Brexit candidates — even if Tory – Former Labour prime minister’s intervention enrages leftwing activists“.
The Telegraph has this: “SNP ‘to lose 10 seats’ to Tories in major blow to Nicola Sturgeon“. The report appears to be based on Panelbase and Survation polls. However, it appears that both polls predicted 2 gains for the Liberal Democrats and one poll thought there might be 3rd gain. Apparently, the Survation poll found backing for independence at 47 per cent, with 53 per cent opposed. However, almost 38 per cent said another Tory majority government would make them more likely to back separation.
The Scotsman has this: “Election 2017: Will the SNP sweep Glasgow again?“. The conclusion reached is: “No matter who is selected, and no matter what happens between now and election day on June 8th, another SNP clean sweep in Glasgow seems almost inevitable“.
The Independent reports: “Brexit opposition reaches record high one week after snap election announcement – While 44 per cent agree with Brexit, the same percentage think leaving the EU would be wrong“.
The BBC has this: “General election 2017: How many people are registering to vote?” According to the report, some 350,000 people have registered to vote since the election was announced and most of them are younger people. Let us hope that all voters readers – especially those who were unable to vote in the Referendum – will be sure to register this time.
The Website is here: “How to Vote to Stop the Tories“.
The Times reports: “Trump puts EU ahead of Britain in trade queue – Merkel lands Brexit victory for Brussels“. Oh Dear!
The so-called “special relationship” has always been an issue: – see (1) The Witch and Mr Toad (2) Hard Times for the Special Relationship (3) The Witch, Mr Toad and the EU .
It was always to be expected that Mr Toad would be more interested in the trade balances than in the “special relationship” and, as the Times article points out: “The EU is America’s biggest trading partner: US exports to the bloc last year were worth $270 billion; it imported goods worth $417 billion. In the same period the US exported $55 billion in goods to Britain and imported $54 billion”.
The plain fact is that the survival of the “special relationship” after the UK joined the EU depended very much on the UK continuing to have influence in Europe as one of the larger members of the European Union.
The Guardian has this: “European leaders cheer Macron victory in first round of French election – Commission president breaks protocol to join chorus of congratulations for pro-European centrist, who faces far-right Marine Le Pen in second round“.
The Financial Times reports: “Euro and French stocks surge on expectation Macron beats Le Pen – Centrist’s likely success in head-to-head for French presidency eases investor nerves“.
The Telegraph has this: “Why does the French Presidential Election matter to the UK?“.
The original £1 coin was the Sovereign. But while these coins continue to be minted, the current worth of a real 1983 gold Sovereign is somewhere around £450 rather than its nominal worth of £1. But by 1983, continued inflation had devalued the currency to the extent that a £1 paper banknote had become small change. But the cost of printing £1 paper money had become excessive, so in that year a new £1 coin was introduced. The new coin received a mixed reaction from the public – but very quickly it became known as “a Thatcher” or a “Maggie” because, like the Prime Minister of that name, “it was a bit brassy, was two faced and thought it was a sovereign” – the latter part of the explanation being a reference to a Margaret Thatcher propensity to imitate some the regal characteristics of the Queen.
Mrs Teresa May, our current Prime Minister, appears to have a similar propensity.
This is a picture of Teresa May deputising for HM the Queen at a Sandhurst passing out parade on a day when Her Majesty was otherwise engaged handing out the Royal Maundy Money to pensioners at Leicester Cathedral.
Look at the hat. Her Majesty is always very careful to ensure that her face is never obscured by her hats – and Mrs May took the same approach with her headgear at Sandhurst.
Today’s Torygraph Telegraph uses the same “quasi-Royal” photograph to support this article: “Support for Brexit hits a five-month high, with 55 per cent of UK population now backing exit from European Union“. The photograph is, of course, wholly unconnected with the subject matter of the article.
There is, of course, a Christian tradition of exchanging Pascal Greetings at Easter, a feast which, after all, is in theological terms a more important Christian festival than Christmas. Wikipedia has a list of the appropriate Pascal Greeting in different languages ranging from the Greek – Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! – to the Syriac: ܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܡ! ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܩܡ! and including the English Christ is risen! Truly, He is risen! .
However, there is no tradition of British Prime Ministers delivering an Easter Message to the people. According to this Telegraph Article Alistair Campbell is said to have told Tony Blair “We don’t do God” and it does not seem that Conservative Prime Ministers before David Cameron were in the habit of delivering Easter messages.
Writing on the Conservative Home blog, Rebecca Lowe Coulson, says this: “May’s Easter message. Most people don’t go to church. But they want a Christian country“. Frankly, that assertion ignores reality (not an uncommon approach for Conservatives like Ms Coulson).
Christians are something of an endangered species in the UK. According to the Faith Survey, UK church attendance has declined over the period from 1980 to 2015 from 6.48 millions to 3.08 millions which is just 5% of the population. The British Social Attitudes Survey indicates that Anglican (i.e Church of England) affiliation is declining faster than any other religious grouping and is likely to disappear altogether by 2033.
A video and the full text of Mrs May’s so-called “Easter message” can be found here on the Downing Street part of the government web site: “Easter 2017: Theresa May’s message – In her Easter message, Prime Minister Theresa May speaks about shared values and religious freedom, and wishes everyone a very happy Easter“.
In other words – Mrs May was using the occasion of Easter to further her political position on Brexit.
Writing in the New European, Richard Porrit has this: “Deluded: May again claims whole country is uniting behind Brexit“.
The Guardian has this: “What Brexit should have taught us about voter manipulation – The EU referendum was won by the side with the means to distribute the most plausible lies through social media“.
Finally, the Financial Times has this by Nick Clegg: “Theresa May’s Brexit stance has not softened but now it must – The prime minister if bold could salvage something in the talks“.
Although Mr Clegg is unquestionably right – one cannot be hopeful that common sense will prevail in Downing Street.
and we have just suffered the Wicked Witch’s attempt to do just that – delivering an “Easter Message” to the profanum vulgus.
It was to be expected. The Telegraph has this: “Boris Johnson fails to secure backing of the G7 nations for swift sanctions against Russia and Syria“. But it is good to see that the Telegraph also has this piece: “Boris Johnson ‘not to blame’ for failed Russia sanctions at the G7, former foreign minister says“. As the articles make clear, Germany, Italy and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs all rejected the proposals of Clown Boris.
The fact is that EU Member States always seek to have a united position before participating in wider meetings such as the G-7. That’s is encouraged by the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs. Formerly, by virtue of the “special relationship” with the USA, a British Foreign Secretary had considerable influence in the development of any EU foreign policy stance.
Now, by reason of the Brexit notification, the UK is no longer an insider in the EU looking out, but an off-shore outsider looking in.
Mrs May had wished to continue to play a central role in EU affairs until the UK ceased to be a Member state, but at her first EU summit last October she was told in no uncertain terms that this would not be possible – see: “May: UK will remain at centre of EU decision-making until Brexit – Prime minister angers European leaders at first EU summit by saying Britain wants to maintain central role until it leaves“.
British foreign secretaries are not in charge of British foreign policy. British prime ministers are their own foreign secretaries now, and have been since at least Margaret Thatcher’s time.
The main reason why May is happy with Johnson being where he is concerns domestic politics. The permanently ambitious Johnson remains May’s chief potential rival. With Brexit now beginning to take shape, she wants him in the government tent, not outside it.
The Foreign Secretary is the second-most popular politician in Britain, overtaken only, when she became Prime Minister, by Theresa May herself.
Johnson has been unsackable for the past nine months, as the most important member of the Brexit ring of steel around the PM in the Cabinet. Now that May has invoked Article 50, however, she does not need her human shield so much, although it would still be damaging to her to lose him.
Interestingly, Paul Goodman writes on the Conservative Home website: “May has Johnson exactly where she wants him” – and this may well be a correct assessment.
The Guardian has this: “Boris Johnson is a liability for Britain, says John McDonnell – Shadow chancellor says foreign secretary’s ‘poor judgment’ undermines UK credibility, adding that even cabinet has no confidence in him“.
Any list of the people undermining the UK’s credibility should have the Leader of the Labour Party right at the top of the list.
The Independent carries this piece by Chuka Umunna MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary: “Theresa May’s Brexit plan makes no sense for Britain but all the sense in the world for internal Tory politics – The Prime Minister is scared stiff of the hard right of her party – the people who campaigned for Brexit, helped destroy David Cameron, and would destroy her if she questioned their ideology“.
As his Wikipedia entry shows, Mr Umunna is a pretty high-powered guy. An example of his ability is that he had the good sense to resign from the Shadow Cabinet and return to the back benches when the dreadful Jeremy Corbyn was elected as Labour leader.
Just yesterday the Independent reported “Theresa May takes 37-point lead over Jeremy Corbyn in new poll – The poll of more than 10,000 British adults found that 55 per cent think the current Prime Minister is the best choice for the role“. Analysis of the impact of Brexit by former Tory donor Lord Ashcroft found that 55 per cent of the poll of more than 10,000 UK adult respondents believe the current Prime Minister is the best choice for the role compared to 18 per cent who favour Mr Corbyn. In a further blow to the Labour leader, only 38 per cent of his party’s supporters would prefer him in Downing St, compared to 29 per cent who believe Ms May is more suited to the job. 33 per cent said they do not know.
Predictions are that Labour will lose between 50 and 100 seats in the local government elections in May. With HM Opposition in such disarray, whom can we turn to?
Tim Farron to the Rescue?
Credence is given to this by this in the Financial Times: “Theresa May ensures only Brexit key allows entry to No 10 – Business leaders find access to PM elusive and there are unwritten rules“.
The sooner the sane remainers in the Conservative Party, the more sensible people in the Labour Party, the members of the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats make common cause, the better.
Time for Some Changes ?
Is Mr Toad really the Witch’s Best Friend ?
The Telegraph has this on Mr Toad’s latest little adventure: “Syria crisis: Russia raises prospect of war if it is given G7 ultimatum as it mocks Boris Johnson’s no-show“. The Guardian has this: “Syria conflict: Russia must act now to end bloodshed, says Fallon – UK defence secretary says Moscow directly complicit in suffering, writing that ‘latest war crime happened on their watch’.
The Independent reports: “Russia and Iran warn US they will ‘respond with force’ if red lines crossed in Syria again – Threat comes after UK Defence Secretary demands Vladimir Putin rein in President Bashar al-Assad“.
Steve Coll writes in the New Yorker: “Trump’s Confusing Strike on Syria – If President Trump broadens his aims against Assad, he will enter the very morass that Candidate Trump warned against.” Mr Coll describes the civil war in Syria as “the worst geopolitical disaster of the twenty-first century” but he is rightly concerned about the consequences.
Likewise, Ezra Klein writing in VOX opined: “Trump’s foreign policy is dangerously impulsive – Trump needs a foreign policy, not just reactions to what he sees on cable news“. Mr Klein puts the problem pithily: “This, above all else, is what is worrying about Trump on foreign policy: He is unpredictable and driven by whims. He is unmoored from any coherent philosophy of America’s role in the world, and no one — perhaps not even him — truly knows what he’ll do in the event of a crisis“.
Writing in the New York Times this morning, Antony J. Blinken, a Deputy Secretary of State in the Obama Administration, offers this Op-Ed: “After the Missiles, We Need Smart Diplomacy on Syria“. Well, if “smart diplomacy” is needed, then HM’s present Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is not the right person and the Wicked Witch of Westminster seems to agree with that. Interestingly, as appears from the Telegraph and Guardian articles, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon was the government spokesperson on Mr Toad’s latest adventure.
The Financial Times also has this: “Trump sends aircraft carrier to waters off Korea – Experts divided over effectiveness of US tactics against Pyongyang’s nuclear threat“.
The Spectator has this: “North Korea must be tamed and Donald Trump is right to take action – The US President may be a reckless hothead but the world cannot tolerate a rogue state with nuclear missiles“.
One can see why the Wicked Witch of Westminster must needs cautiously support Mr Toad on these issues and it was probably wise of her to agree to have the US Secretary of State to deal with the Russians and to limit Clown Boris to the G7 meeting.
However, one op-ed in the Independent had this: “Theresa May deliberately humiliated Boris Johnson this week – her disdain for him is reaching dangerous levels – No one wants to become the latest poster boy for British subservience to Washington, or to wake on the Sabbath to ‘Boris the poodle’ (Moscow’s description). But May knew she couldn’t send him on a delicate mission with his counterpart Lavrov“.
The Guardian has this: “Russia decries cancelled Boris Johnson visit and warns on further Syria attacks – Moscow says decision to cancel trip shows Britain has no real influence and new aggressions in Syria will be met with force“.
Certainly, Clown Boris does not have the statesmanlike qualities of many of his predecessors in the office he holds. But then, in reality, the UK is no longer the Great Power we once were. Our Empire was dismantled in the the years following WW2.
We still have some trappings left – our influence within the Commonwealth – a “special relationship” with the USA – if only because because Americans speak “Murkin” which is a dialect derived from English – a seat on the UN Security Council and influence within the UN, NATO, and within the EU. But that latter zone of influence looks as if it is coming to a sorry end.
Worse, Mr Toad seems to wish to encourage the break-up of the European Union and perhaps therefore the reality is that he is no friend of the UK.
Four days ago, the Independent reported: “Brexit: Theresa May and Donald Tusk agree to ‘lower tensions’ over Gibraltar – The Prime Minister met the President of the European Council at Downing Street“. How nice of Donald Trusk to say so.
Also on 3rd April, the Guardian had this: “‘We’re the sacrificial lamb’: Gibraltarians on Brexit sovereignty row – UK overseas territory could be included in trade deal with Spain’s agreement, says EU. We asked people of the Rock how they feel”.
As log ago as 21st July 2016, the Gibraltar Chronicle had this: “Spain could veto Brexit talks, Margallo says“: “The Spanish Government will veto the terms of any Brexit negotiation between the UK and the EU that sought to include Gibraltar, Spain’s acting Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo said yesterday….“.
Since the evidence was presented to the House of Lords, one would have though that the Wicked Witch and Clown Boris would have taken Gibraltar’s problem very much into account when preparing the Article 50 Notice. It appears they didn’t bother.
On 6th April 2017 the Gibraltar Chronicle had this: “Clause 22 may yet change, for better or worse“.
Spain has been working on recovering Gibraltar ever since it was ceded to the British Crown in 1713 by the Treaty of Utrecht. It will not give up easily.
4 days ago, the Independent had this: “Scotland rejoining EU would be ‘relatively speedy’, says senior German MEP – ‘If the political agreement would be there, then the process would be relatively speedy. Scotland is a member of the European Union and fulfils all of the conditions,’ says CDU member Elmar Brok“.
That is good news for Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP, possibly also for Scottish businesses – especially those in the financial services sector – indeed it could even result in some financial services players in England deferring Brexit relocation decisions and moving north of Hadrian’s Wall rather than relocating to Frankfurt, Paris or Dublin.
The Scotsman has this: “SNP could push through indyref2 bill to force May’s hand“.
Interestingly, the Scottish Sunday Herald has this: “Thumbs up for Nicola Sturgeon as other politicians see negative approval rating“. A Lord Ashcroft Poll gave the First Minister a +11% approval rating with a -21% rating for her Conservative opponent and a -23% rating for Teresa May. So the Wicked Witch of Westminster can stop interrogating her mirror!
A week ago, the Independent and Open Britain launched a campaign: “Drop the Target: Theresa May must scrap goal of reducing net migration below 100,000 a year – Campaign launched by The Independent and Open Britain is being supported by MPs across the political spectrum“. That makes sense. The target was never realistic.
Three days ago, the Independent had this: “Boris Johnson says freedom of movement can continue after Brexit – Foreign Secretary claims to be ‘one of the few British politicians to speak up on the benefits of immigration’“.
Yesterday the Independent has this: “Drop The Target: Senior Conservative MPs demand five-year immigration ban – Pro-Brexit politicians tell PM their hardline plan ‘will deliver on the will of the electorate’“. According to the newspaper report, the messenger acting for the Leave Means Leave cabal was one Stephen Woolfe MEP, a former UKIP member who is now an Independent. (Click on his name for his details on Wikipedia which are not impressive).
On the Leave Means Leave website, the following Members of Parliament are named as being members of this entity’s “Political Advisory Board” or as “Supporters”. Their names below carry links to their respective Wikipedia entries.
People who live in the above-mentioned constituencies and who do not support a hard Brexit might want to consider the possibility of switching their support – for example to the Liberal Democrats: “The only party fighting to keep Britain open, tolerant and united“.
On 5th April 2017 the New Statesman had this “Exclusive: Conservative poll showed party would “lose seats” to the Liberal Democrats – Election strategist Lynton Crosby warned the party would lose MPs to the Lib Dems in an early election, sources say“. According to the article, polling showed that the Conservatives would lose about 27 of the Conservative gains from the Liberal Democrats in the 2015 election.
On 6th April 2017 the New Statesman followed up with this: “What would be a good night for the Liberal Democrats in the 2017 local elections? – Tim Farron’s party have a favourable map and scope for gains“.
Obviously, one cannot be sure what outcome of future elections will be but the Conservative Majority in the present Parliament is small. Over the two year period to Brexit there may well be changes. One can only hope.
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2019-04-22T04:15:29Z
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https://brexitissues.com/2017/04/
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Villa Jumah streeft ernaar om uw thuis te laten voelen. Het woord 'Jumah' betekent 'thuis' in Balinees. Villa Jumah is gunstig gelegen met Seminyak, Oberoi straat en het strand op loopafstand. Beroemde restaurants, bars en uitgaansgelegenheden zijn een korte wandeling. Gasten kunnen er zeker van te zijn dat ze altijd iets te doen hebben in Seminyak.
Er zijn 4 mooie slaapkamers in de villa. De eerste slaapkamer heet 'Temple Room', met uitkijk op de tuin en de tempel van de villa. De Temple Room heeft een kingsize hemelbed, een bureau en een en-suite badkamer. De Romantic Room slaapkamer is de grootste slaapkamer in de villa, maar het behoudt een gezellige en intieme sfeer met het traditionele gebruik van Alang Alang dak (rieten dak). Er is een swingende hangmat, schrijftafel, zithoek en badkamer. De Granny Room heeft een kingsize bed en prachtig uitzicht op de groene weiden rondom de villa. De badkamer heeft zowel binnenshuis als buitenshuis componenten en er is een kleine privétuin. De Garden Room slaapkamer is gescheiden van de rest van het huis en opent direct aan het zwembad. De kamer heeft een kingsize bed die kan worden omgezet in twee aparte bedden. Tevens een eigen badkamer.
In Villa Jumah is het woon- en eetgedeelte open en heeft veel uitstekende faciliteiten om gasten te vermaken. Er is een grote TV met DVD-speler, een uitgebreide lijst van muziek en DVD's, én er is zelfs een biljarttafel! Voor gasten die meer willen ontspannen en genieten van de relaxte levensstijl van de Balinezen, is er een Bengong tuinhuis aan de zijkant van het huis geplaatst, dat als de perfecte plek fungeert om te ontspannen en te genieten van de tropische bries.
Villa was excellent, very comfortable we never had dinner in the villa, went to the Slippery Stone which was very good. We had excellent massages at Eco Spa.
I spent 5 days at Villa Jumah with 7 of my friends for my 40th birthday. As soon as we were greeted at the green door and ushered through we were in awe of its beauty. The gardens are to die for and you can spend hours looking at all the different plants. There are more than enough little places to sit and have a quiet moment by yourself and enjoy the surroundings or hang by the pool. It is a great size even with 8 adults swimming around we had more than enough room for some shenanigans. The rooms in the villa and absolutely beautiful. Each one is different from the other but equally as gorgeous. The villa is in great condition and the photos DO NOT give it justice. My experience would not have been nearly as fantastic had it not been for the staff of this villa, Wayan, Agus, Katut, Elo and Daisy were gracious, kind, helpful and went above and beyond our expectations, especially on the morning of my birthday when they sang happy bday and organised a cake. Villa Jumah is in a fantastic location 5 minutes from the Bintang supermarket. The shopping is great and the people amazing.
We have just returned from an 11 night stay at Villa Jumah. We are regular travellers to Bali and have stayed in all sorts of accomodation. This rates as one of our best stays!! We travelled as 2 families with a total of four adults and four children (the children under 5 years of age). The villa is a beautiful open plan Balinese style villa with large pool, huge rooms and even bigger beds! All four poster king size beds in each room :) Each room was styled individually and enough room for everyone. The staff at Villa Jumah exceeded all our expectations. Their English is excellent, they are all amazing with the children, special mention to Rainey and Ketut doting on all the kids!! (Our youngest was only 7 months old). The gardens and pool are well maintained and spacious so there was a quiet spot to be found whenever needed. The villa is located well, only a short walk from the "Bintang Supermarket" making it very handy for essentials and also to hail a taxi which was only a short (4 min) drive to Legian and the famous "Eats Street" Seminyak. Again this Villa was worth every dollar we spent, we are so happy infact that we are planning to return and celebrate my husbands 40th the in the villa next year!! Thank you to Wayan, Agus, Rainey, Ketut, Made and our personal chef, gardener and handyman :).
We have just arrived home from staying at Villa Jumah, it is simply gorgeous with it's Balinese style open plan living, great size bedrooms and a beautiful tropical garden with a very enticing pool. There were 7 of us staying at the Villa and found it fabulous that we could all 'spread out' and still have plenty of room. The Villa is in a great location of Seminyak - 5 minute walk to the main shopping strip, Bingtang Supermarket and many restaurants to choose from. Thank goodness for the WIFI access or our children would not have been able to post the wonderful photos on Facebook of our special ceremony we held at the Villa. Mary (Villa owner) graciously allowed my husband and I to marry in the beautiful garden of this Villa. It was a very small wedding, we had a Buddhist Monk perform the ceremony as well as a government representative sign the required legal documents. Our 'special day' went off without a hitch due to the wonderful and extremely caring staff at this Villa. They decorated the Villa (to our surprise) which looked amazing. We enjoyed a beautiful dinner (very yummy) cooked by Wayan - the Villa's in-house chef. After dinner we were then entertained (another surprise) by 3 of the male staff members (Wayan, Agus & Wayan), who each played an instrument and sang fantastically. Of course we all felt the need to join in the singing with them!! It was a very 'magical' day and night for us. We also experienced the most attentive, caring and professional manner from both Rani and Ketut. These ladies were simply gorgeous and delightful, as were all the staff at this Villa. If you are looking for accommodation for up 8 guests, look no further!!! Both my husband and myself cannot recommend Villa Jumah highly enough for either a small intimate ceremony, special occasion or just a fantastic vacation experience. My husband and I are already planning our next trip to Bali and have decided to stay in another Villa of Mary's (Villa Novaku) which is next door to Villa Jumah. Can't wait!
Villa Jumah is an oasis from the hub bub of the busy Seminyak district, located near but far enough away. Close to all resturants and the Bintang supermarket. This villa with butler service was a real find for us, the staff, Wayan, Rani, Ketut, and Agus are all absolutely lovely people, the wait on you hand and foot, which, is strange at first, but after awhile you warm to the experience. The staff will even arrange pretty much anything you require, take away food, tours, massages, Wayan even went to the chemist for us, they are amazing.There is also security of a night time as well. Rooms are well maintained, clean and very large, it is an open planned villa which allows the breeze to circulate, and plenty of room for the kids to run around. WiFi is brilliant. There are plenty of ammenities to keep the kids and also the adults busy, the pool is well maintained, and very inviting after a day of what ever you have been doing. If you have any doubts, don't, this is an amazing villa.
If you are looking for a traditional Balinese Villa, with a bathroom for each bedroom, free wifi, great location and with staff that cater to your EVERY need, for ease of booking and excellent communication, then Villa Jumah is for you!! I don't really know where to start! The photos don't do it justice, it is just beautiful, I nearly cried when I walked in the beautiful Balinese doors. There were seven of us staying and there was ample room for us all, each bedroom was a great size, all with king beds and each had their own extraordinary bathroom. I stayed in the Temple room which I thought was the best, but each bedroom had something special. The staff greeted us with cold towels and cool drinks on arrival, and let me say, they did not stop pampering us from then on. Wyan, Agus, Ketut and Rainey were exceptional and always ready to help us with anything we wanted, from drinks, to ironing, to booking tours and drivers, to breakfasts and making us cocktails around the pool. Agus even rang our driver on one day looking for us, when our bike tour extended into a bit of shopping and dinner and we didn't return for 12hours!! And thanks also to Komang the manager who was very helpful with advice and any questions we had and also arranged drivers and bookings. Their smiles and 'your welcomes' were awesome! I booked the 'Suckling Pig' banquet for my birthday dinner, and the staff put up decorations everywhere, and then set up their own band and sang us songs - thank you so much for putting up with our bad singing with you!! The location is fantastic, a short walk to Bintang supermarket, and a 10min walk to the beach. We felt very safe and secure as at least one staff member was at the villa 24-7. Mary, thank you so much for your quick responses to my many emails, you made me feel comfortable and happy with my decision to stay in your lovely villa. We will be back! Everyone said it was the best holiday they've ever had, I couldn't fault it at all.
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2019-04-21T20:03:21Z
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https://www.villa-bali.com/nl/villa/seminyak/villa-jumah
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You now understand what they tried to explain. You’re not in Maxim’s garage, but in the moto-club. A large room of 150 m² which is the gathering place of the “Black Bears” of Irkutsk. A place proudly decorated by dozens of objects, often related to Harley Davidson.
Maxim offers you to leave your bags, and go with them to a sauna. You’re exhausted, but the idea is appealing. You sweating a lot, and remember the benefits of sauna.
So you go together. Harleys backfire almost as much as your motorcycle. Driving is easy. You’re surprised to rediscover your bike lighter.
After the sauna, all meet in the garage which is also your room during your stay in Irkutsk. We will explain how the place. You’re exhausted and dost not lie down in your sleeping bag. Discussions continue, but you will hear more.
You wake up at 10 o’clock. It must be years since you had not slept so much.
You should not have your tires before Monday. Enjoy with you to start your checking. You first unpack and inflate the boat. You were afraid that the vibrations have caused fatal friction, but it is not. As the bag has suffered, as the boat is impeccable. Good news: carrying a boat on a motorcycle without damaging it did not seem you win in advance.
You also are looking to repair your horn, and for the cause of the error on the air sensor. A priori, the problem seems related to the oil used in the foam air filter. When you bought the bike, you asked the dealer to replace the paper filter with a foam filter that must be wet of oil. There was probably too much oil. You find small puddles at the bottom of the air box. You clean them, and also clean your filter that needed it.
For the horn, you do not understand and you give up. An accessory that you rarely use. You do not have actually need.
Upon inspection, you realize that you lost the cap of the rear brake. It must have happened shortly before your arrival as there is still a quarter of a liquid rather clean. You do not hope to find a cap that matches, but you will have to find a solution.
Noon, Bob comes back to you. He invites you to a fancy restaurant downtown. The food is refined, delicious. Bob speaks very good English, and he tries to help you by all means at its disposal. For your worries with your Visa card, he wants to give you money, but you do not need it. It makes you see the city. You’re sitting in the back of his Harley, and you’ll benefit from the visit, while music.
Bob pick you up for some shopping. You’re still sitting on the back of his Harley. A mere 5 minutes after leaving the garage, you get stopped by the police. Bob is neither drunk nor thief motorcycle. It should not be a concern. Except he does not have a driving license for motorcycles. Often, the police let him leave. But this time an officer is present, and it must be verbalized. Bob explains you that half of the members of the club drive without a license. Bob has two motorcycles. He drive them for 5 years, and was fined only twice. You’re surprised.
As you have your license, police ask first what you leave as conductor. Why not, but you never rode such a motorcycle. You make a few meters in search of balance and neutral, and the officer understands that it is more prudent than it is Bob who resumes the handlebars. Very pragmatic these officers.
The first purchases are going well. You recover money from a Western Union office, buy a map of Russia from Garmin for your GPS, and you find in an armory some small rockets to scare bears. You were looking for a big pepper spray as they sell in Canada or the United States, but here it is unknown: they scared the bears with the noise, or a firearm. The seller makes you a demonstration of the rocket. You’re convinced, and it will take less space than the pepper spray.
You’ve got to find your spring pins for your propeller shaft. Foolishly, you didn’t buy these spare parts thinking that you can find them easily on the road. You thought it was a universal object such as a ball bearing, you’d find anywhere. There is nothing. You make many shops, but each time, the seller seems to discover what a spring pin is.
These pins are used to attach the pulley on your propeller shaft. You know they crash quickly, they do not last. Whether you need replacement parts. Especially since you got your boat planing. You can not consider navigate over long distances without these parts.
Bob thinks he should wait until Monday, and that will be found without difficulty. You go to the garage. Maxim awaits you with your tires and oil you thought recovering by Monday.
There are many people in the garage this Saturday evening. A club meeting. Maxim came with Diana, his daughter. She plays in the boat, imagining the ocean. All club members leather clothing, impressive looks. But you quickly realize they are not at all antisocial. They have a job, a family, children, and their membership in the club, their commitment to Harleys is mostly a hobby. Also wish to belong to a fraternal group.
Everyone wants to help you. One of them that takes all the caps to try on your brake tank. Finally he finds one that seems to fit: that of sunflower oil bottle. Indeed, it is not screwed because not do not match, but pressing strongly, we manage to snap reliably. Why not … In any case, it will be a good temporary solution.
In the evening newcomers. First two bikers remain sleep that night in the garage. They just spent a month in the United States where they bought their Harleys. They come from the port of Vladivostok and return home in the Moscow region. They tell their North American tour. Their encounters with immigrants, former “Soviet”, their life, their jobs. The audience is attentive. One of them is fluent in English, and translates what said.
You also have the visit of Julia and her husband Dima. Julia was English teacher. Dima tries to learn English under the authority of Julia. They invite you to dinner. You go on foot, in a pizzeria. They will also offer to go to Lake Baikal in the morning, and you agree. Now that your tires are there, you have work, but you accept. It’s nice sharing time with your new friends.
You take your breakfast in the company of your companions from Moscow. You tell stories of travelers. They will also talk about the Ukraine. Like most Russians you meet, they have family in the eastern part of Ukraine. For them, the Ukraine is historically Russian. The message is often the same: Russia is constructed from Ukraine. It is its historical heart.
You getting close to their position. You might object that when the wish to become independent Chechnya, Russia sends tanks. If the Buryats wanted to become Mongols, Moscow will stifle their claim. It is the same for many minorities. You dare not expand the subject.
Republics borders of the former USSR borders were drawn by Stalin, often without historical logic or human logic. You had met and Uzbeks in all countries bordering Uzbekistan. Stalin shrinked Uzbekistan. Ukraine is talking about it because it is on the border of two blocks, but many other countries could also face some problems.
Julia and Dima arrive to pick you up, direction to Baïkal. You say bye to your friends who will head to Moscow.
Lake Baikal is less than an hour from Irkutsk. You left early because the road might be charged in the afternoon.
The lake is calm, perfectly flat. You think your trials … an ideal place.
You do know Baikal as the “largest freshwater reservoir in the world.” It is for the Russians a resort, but still a bit chilly. Even in the summer the water is too cold for swimming. The main activity seems to be eating smoked fish. You try.
You talk about Australia. Julia and Dima will go there in September for their holidays. Everyone also talks about his work: Dima is in the computer, and Julia is a television journalist. They are young, they have many projects. They love to travel, above all on their bike, and are not particularly attached to their region: winter is too long for bikers!
They leave you at the garage in the middle of the afternoon after spending time in vain search for your spring pins. You finish the installation of your tires, preparations of the bike. You hope to hit the road tomorrow afternoon.
You can also get some time for your blog. Since you left, you’re always late in your writing. You’re too busy.
Bob gets you to go again in search of spring pins. It will be as unsuccessful in previous attempts. First, you make a series of shops selling all boat engines, inflatable boats, Chinese motorcycles, bicycles and car batteries. The mixture is particular, but all these stores offer the same. You explain to Bob that you should find a shop for generic mechanical parts. There are few if not the sellers of detached car parts. But the few that might interest you, who sell fasteners, mechanical parts including pins, do not know the spring pins.
Since your arrival in Russia, you see factories rarely. Buildings that look like plants are often abandoned. It is the same along the roads of former kolkhozes. Russia is no longer a country of production. Except perhaps for weapons and raw materials.
In a workshop where motorcycles are prepared, you think to ask if they do not have tanks brake spares. They are looking for, but don’t find any. Finally, they dismount one from a new Chinese bike, and offer it to you. Russia is generous. Bob told you it would be the same in all countries of the world. You do not agree. If a Russian biker needs a brake tank in France, they will be offered to order, to pay and wait.
However, the search is still unsuccessful for spring pins. Back to the garage, you will resolve to ask friends French if they can send you from France, or if any other solutions exist. You quickly have complete answers, detailed. Your concern pins does not seem surprising. These parts are not really made to transmit torque. They are doing to lock assembly. They suggest you alternatives, but it is too late to implement them. You should have work on this earlier. Now, you need enough pins for the trip. You will check them regularly and you will replace them when you find them too weak.
So you ask a friend to ship some to you by DHL. With a little luck, they will be Yakutsk same time as you.
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2019-04-26T15:38:16Z
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http://summer-ride.com/wp/?p=362
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Final Fantasy X-2 was originally released on Playstation 2 by Square Enix in 2003, and was recently released as the "HD Remaster" version, along with Final Fantasy X on Playstation 3 and Playstation 4.
The HD Remaster version includes extra dresspheres, better graphics and an entirely new mini-game called Creature Creator. This article focuses on the different collectable dresspheres for each of the playable characters - Yuna, the main character, and the other two playable characters, her friends and fellow sphere hunters, Rikku and Paine. Click here for a guide on the best Garment Grids.
The Final Fantasy series is famous for its turn-based gameplay, and FFX-2 is the same, but with some slight differences. Usually in the FF series there is a growing party of several playable characters that can be switched during battle. However, this isn't possible in FFX-2. Instead, the player can collect dresspheres, which provide access to different abilities. This article discusses which dresspheres are best for each character, and where you can obtain them.
Who is your favourite Final Fantasy X-2 character?
Yuna's default dressphere is the Gunner, though arguably it's also the Songstress dressphere. Both are already 'owned' in the game, and therefore can't be 'obtained'.
The Gunner dressphere has some decent moves, such as Table Turner, where enemies with a higher defense stat lose more health. The Gunner also can use moves such as Scattershot, where the player attacks all enemies at once - useful for battles with lots of enemies. However, I wouldn't recommend this as the best dressphere for Yuna.
Yuna isn't particularly strong, so I usually use Paine as my main attacker, as her strength seems to be higher. In Final Fantasy X, Yuna was a healer, so to me it only made sense that Yuna be equipped with the White Mage dressphere in FFX-2. You get the White Mage dressphere from Besaid Island in Chapter 1 as part of the main quest, so you can't miss it.
The White Mage is extremely useful for healing, reviving and improving the defense of your characters. Equipping Yuna with items such as Ragnarokmeans that Yuna's MP (Magic Points) won't run out, enabling you to use moves such as Curaga and Full-Life as many times as you want. You get the Ragnarok item by obtaining Episode Complete in the Mi'ihen Highroad, and if Rikku is found guilty.
With Yuna as a White Mage, you can cast Protect on the party, which halves physical damage. You can also cast Shell to half magical damage (but it also halves healing spells, so I wouldn't recommend using it). You can constantly heal, and easily revive a fallen character. Definitely the recommended dressphere for Yuna.
If the White Mage isn't for you, Yuna is also very good with the Gun Mage dressphere. The Blue Bullet ability allows the characters to learn enemy attacks such as Stone Breath, 1000 needles and Mighty Guard. Click here for a full list of learnable Blue Bullet abilities. You obtain the Gun Mage dressphere in Chapter 2, when you help Tobli sell concert tickets in the Moonflow.
Rikku's default dressphere is a Thief, and although you can learn abilities such as Borrowed Time (inflicting Stop on one enemy) and Pilfer HP (to absorb health), the Thief dressphere, in my opinion, isn't that great.
I usually equip Rikku with the Black Mage dressphere. This dressphere is obtained automatically in Chapter 1 after the mission on Mt. Gagazet. The Black Mage learns all of its abilities fairly quickly, which are extremely useful against enemies such as flans and elementals. The magic spells are water, fire, thunder or ice-based, and are used according to the enemies' weakness (water harms thunder, thunder harms water, fire harms ice, ice harms fire).
I usually keep Rikku as a Black Mage until she's learned all the abilities, and then switch her to the Samurai dressphere, keeping Black Mage on the next panel of the Garment Grid so that she can switch to it in a time of need. The Black Mage dressphere itself isn't as good as others in terms of stats - it has one of the lowest Strengths, Defenses and HP, and without Magic Points, the character can't attack. Therefore, the Black Mage dressphere is kept for when running into enemies weak against magic.
Switching to the Samurai dressphere for Rikku after obtaining it or after mastering the Black Mage dressphere, whichever comes first (you get the Samurai dressphere in Chapter 3 or Chapter 5 in Kilika Temple's Chamber of the Fayth). Eventually she will learn the ability Fireworks, which is one of the best moves in the game. Fireworks is powerful and attacks all enemies at once - it's ranged, too, which aids greatly in the final boss fight.
Rikku is a fairly flexible character, however, so it's really up to you which dressphere you use for her. Another popular one is Alchemist - you can mix items, heal quickly, and Rikku was basically an Alchemist in Final Fantasy X.
I always use Paine as my heavy attacker - her default dressphere is a Warrior, so whether she actually has higher base stats or not (it's debated), I've always seen her as the physically strongest of the party, and the magically weakest (she always seems to take more magic damage than Yuna or Rikku. Extra tip: equip Paine with the Tetra band to reduce magical damage by half. You can get the Tetra band in a treasure chest in Guadosalam in Chapter 3, or as a prize from Argent, Inc in the Calm Lands).
Therefore, there were several dresspheres I'd recommend for Paine. Firstly, the Warrior dressphere, which she is equipped with by default. The Warrior dressphere can be mastered pretty quickly, and offers moves such as Flametongue, Excalibur, Armour Break and Power Break - the first two take on an element of magic or a special kind of attack, and the second two lower an enemy's defense and attack stats, respectively. These are decent moves that are an alternative to using magic to defeat element-based enemies, if you hate using the Black Mage dressphere.
Another great dressphere for Paine is the Dark Knight, which you obtain in Bevelle in Chapter 2 after solving the platform puzzles right before fighting Baralai (which is a pain, but worth it). The Dark Knight dressphere has an excellent defense stat, and a great move for long battles (such as the Bikanel Desert boss in Chapter 5) called Darkness. This attacks all enemies at the expense of some HP, but with a White Mage equipped, you can quickly heal afterwards. Later on, the Dark Knight learns the move Charon which is a stronger version of Darkness.
There is also the Berserker dressphere, which relies on "brute force". It has moves such as Cripple (halves an enemy's health), Intimidate (damages and casts Slow on the enemy) and Howl (double's the users maximum HP). This is a great dressphere for random battles, but most of the moves render useless against bosses, as they're immune to most things like Poison, Slow and Cripple. In the case of a boss, it might be best to switch back to a Dark Knight. Keep the Berserker and Dark Knight together on the Garment Grid to do this.
The Mascot dressphere, however, might prove all of the above suggestions to be entirely bad judgement. Mascot is obtained in Chapter 5 if you achieve Episode Complete for each location. Unlike the other dresspheres, Mascot is different for each character.
There are certain items in the game where you can use abilities from a dressphere without equipping it. For example, the item Arcane Lore allows you to use Dark Knight abilities whilst equipping, say, the Songstress dressphere. The Mascot, however, enables two dresspheres' abilities - and it's different for each character. Unfortunately, you can't choose them.
Yuna's mascot enables her to access Dark Knight and Warrior abilities whilst learning healing spells.
Rikku's mascot enables her to access White Mage and Berserker abilities whilst learning magic attacks.
Paine's mascot enables her to access Samurai and Black Mage abilities whilst learning negative status attacks.
Many players argue that the mascot is the most powerful, and therefore the 'best' dressphere to use. However, this dressphere can't be obtained until close to the end of the game.
Do them in that order, because the first one is learnt more quickly. Master these dresspheres and you'll be unstoppable as the Mascot. I personally feel that equipping Yuna, who is physically weakest, with the Dark Knight dressphere, or equipping the magically weak Paine as a Black Mage is a waste of time, but makes sense if you plan to equip the Mascot. Bear in mind you can't obtain the Mascot without completing the episodes of each location.
Ultimately, it's your choice how you equip your characters, and that's what makes this game so great. There are many different debates on the 'best' dressphere for each character, and no 'right or wrong' way to do it. Some people equip certain dresspheres because they like the outfits, and some want to keep Yuna and Rikku doing a similar job as they did in Final Fantasy X. In the end, it's up to you.
Thanks, Bluntman, you're completely right. I've edited that part out.
While FF X-2 is a great game, don't call X it's prequel. This game came second, it's X's sequel.
I'm a big final fantasy fan, and I enjoyed reading your recommendations, even though I've already played the game. In other words, good job! It's interesting in this game how Yuna changes her hairstyle to more closely resemble Tidus's as a tribute to him.
Very useful, thank you! I've been playing ffx2 for years and can never work out which dresspheres are the best. This article helps a lot. Thanks!
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2019-04-25T02:17:48Z
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https://levelskip.com/rpgs/Final-Fantasy-X-2-HD-Remaster-The-Best-Dresspheres
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Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard, Broken Promised Land. What happens when a noted Cajun folklorist/poet joins with one of Louisiana's most esteemed musicians for an exploration of their down yonder roots? The story gets a little thick (maybe it's the humidity there?), so follow the bouncing ball. It's well worth it and goes something like this: Barry Jean Ancelet's alter ego Jean Arceneaux has a series of poems in a piece he calls "Suite de loup," and Ancelet/Arceneaux enlisted Broussard, best known as guitarist with Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, to do a full-on dive into putting that and more into a Cajun music extravaganza. The lyrics are based on a story about Creole musician Amede Ardoin, once a resident of the Louisiana State Mental Institution in Pineville because of a brain injury suffered during a brutal beating. So far so good, right? The magic comes in when the music and lyrics boil together in a rich gumbo that comes out so steamy and seductive it's impossible to resist. Too much of the amazing music being made in Louisiana never escapes much beyond the state lines, but this tale set to sound deserves to be heard everywhere. Who knows, maybe if the play Hamilton ever closes another mesmerizing tale like Broken Promised Land can take over the theater and bring down the house? Throw on some goofer dust and gris gris and anything is possible. An album to be missed only at extreme audience peril.
Cindy Lee Berryhill, The Adventurist. Here's a singer-songwriter who continually pushes ahead, writing songs that make a difference in people's lives, records albums that are surely moving for her devoted audience and never misses the mark for hitting her highest standards. Her last album, 2007's Beloved Stranger, was one of her best, and this time around she outdoes even that. It was recorded over the past five years and is dedicated to her late husband Paul Williams. The songs capture the heartbreak of losing a loved one and also the hope and faith that come from not falling victim to despair. This is music about the love Berryhill discovered with Williams, and how that has sustained her through very trying times. "Somebody's Angel," "Contemplating the Infinite (In a Kiss)," and "An Affair of the Heart" are songs that show how music offers salvation against the strongest challenges, and by creating it can actually be a life-saving force. There aren't many people who can use a dishwasher as accompaniment for a song like Cindy Lee Berryhill does, and that's the beauty of what can happen when the blinders come off and all of life adds to the dance of love. Hearing is believing.
Gary Clark Jr., Live/North America 2016. Real guitar heroes are in short supply, and they always have been. Maybe the '60s and '70s felt like they freely roamed the earth, and looking back quite a few answered the call. Without doubt Gary Clark Jr. is the most modern version of this endangered species, and the man delivers. Growing up in Austin he pretty much stayed in his room during high school and played guitar. All the time. He was obsessed with what he had to master, and like anyone who wants to take it all the way, he set out to learn everything he could. Once he started playing in public he had the fire in his eyes and was finding out how to translate it down through his heart to his hands. Mission accomplished, because as this new live album attests, Clark can play anything he wants. More importantly, he infuses it with such deep down feeling there is no doubt he's arrived at the place all the great players get to. His sound feels like it is a transmission from his soul to his strings with very little standing in the way. There is no barrier to what he plays, no sidetracking or showboating, and that expression is now fully explosive. Gary Clark Jr. is also a full-time student of all kinds of music, and without doubt he is looking beyond the blues. It's easy to get typecast when you walk in Clark's high-topped boots, but make no mistake: this is a Texan who will journey to distant musical lands and bring back his discoveries in a way that will thrill those who live for music. The dozen songs on this recently-recorded live album point the way to where he is going. Next stop: the promised land.
Kathy & the Kilowatts, Let's Do This Thing! Kathy Murray has a way of finding the most low-down grooves around, and then gluing them together in the kind of barroom blues which is fast disappearing in America. There was a time when every city had a dozen bands who could hit the monkey nerve without hardly trying. That's tightening up now, so groups like Kathy & the Kilowatts are all the more valuable. Murray's voice is full of hard-won edges, and while it will never be mistaken for Adele's, that's not a problem when she has a band like the Kilowatts to make sure the music stays at the dark end of the street. Guitarslinger Bill Jones is another rough rider who never pulls a punch when he's zeroing in lead lines to make the listener sweat. He knows how to put things in the alley and then keep them there. Fortunately there are no efforts to prettify what is being recorded here. Instead, Kathy Murray loves the blues in the eyes and then gives it a quick kick that ensures nothing will be spared in getting the party started. The woman one critic described as "the lovechild of Jimmy Reed and Wanda Jackson" has the perfecto band to bring this mess all the way home. It's most assuredly time to do this thing now.
Lauren Mitchell, Desire. Life falls apart. That's the way it's designed to do. Nothing lasts forever except the self-delusion needed to think it does. Ask Lauren Mitchell. The Florida-based soul singer had the kind of year to crush hearts. She lost her significant other and her band, and wasn't exactly positive which hurt the most. So the woman started over with producer Tony Braunagel and a blazing Southern California band and put things back together big-time. Fortunately one of the things Mitchell didn't lose last year was her voice, and the way it sounds on these new recordings is enough to cause thunder and lightning out of the sky. She collects some choice covers, co-writes a few sultry new songs, and then unleashes a band from above to knock out all the lights. It's amazing this kind of burning sound can be conjured up in a small studio on a quiet neighborhood street. Fortunately there's nothing illegal about it, and Lauren Mitchell is free to share her spirit with all within earshot who need some healing and hallelujahs. Say amen somebody.
Chuck Prophet, Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins. This proud son of Whittier, California has been fueling his rock & roll fires for long enough to have them tuned to a fine-edged attack. Chuck Prophet first made his name in Green on Red, an '80s band that should have been much better known than they are. Once the group imploded, Prophet didn't waste time wondering what to do with his life. He started writing his own great songs, made albums that have lasted the test of time, and is now better than just about anyone else alive. He's got an astute eye for the absurd nature of modern life, but never gives up or gives in. He uses that absurdity in writing rock songs like "Jesus Was a Social Drinker" and "If I Was Connie Britton" that hit listeners between the eyes. Chuck Prophet can also turn around and write a romantic killer like "Open Up Your Heart" that likely makes Elton John cry king tears. This is a man who absolutely lives up to his last name, and never goes for the easy way out. Bobby Fuller lives.
Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Got Soul. It doesn't happen that often that a steel guitar-playing African-American captures the total attention of the rock crowd, but that's what Robert Randolph has done the past 15 years. He started on the jam band circuit and has been crossing over into other circles ever since. It's the way he can flat-out wail on his instrument that brings in the civilians to his shows. It's like his instrument is dusted in dynamite and when he lets loose, well, just be assured there is nothing quite like it. Randolph has been consistent in his power, but hasn't quite put the magic combination together to bust all the way through. Maybe that's because most people just don't know quite what to make of a steel guitar, thinking its home is in country music and maybe that's where it should stay. Not so. On his latest album, Randolph and band once again fire up the pyrotechnics and blast off into space. There are also enough moments of introspective soulfulness so it's not all whiplash music. He enlists Anthony Hamilton, Darius Rucker, and Cory Henry as guest vocalists on a song each, but really doesn't need them. Robert Randolph delivers the goods all by himself. That won't change.
Scott Ramminger, Do What Your Heart Says To. This blasting saxophone player usually sticks close to the East Coast with his the Crawstickers, and also hits Nashville regularly for sessions and live shows. For his new album, Ramminger takes a flyer and visits New Orleans and jumps in the middle of the action in the Crescent City. With a band that includes the Meters' George Porter Jr., guitarist Shane Theriot, pianist David Torkanowsky, and drummer Doug Belote, the sax man obviously knows who the kingpins are there. Scott Ramminger brings his own songs too, which makes a huge difference to make this set such a winner. "Living Too Fast," "It's Hard to Be Me," "Looking for Someone New to Disappoint," and "Walk a Little Straighter" sound like instant-classics, which could happen shortly. Between saxophone and vocals Ramminger has the action covered, but we can all can use a little help here and there, which is exactly what singers Tommy Malone, Bekka Bramlett, Francine Reed, the McCrary sisters, Janiva Magness, and Roddie Romero offer. What a first seems like an earnest jump into the Mississippi River down at the end of Canal Street turns into a roll call of greatness that would do Allen Toussaint proud. Wear it out.
Seela, Track You Down. Here come those Canadians again. How is it that a country north of America has such an unbeatable track record for singer-songwriters? And that they usually have to leave the North Country to get their music heard? Seela was born in Ontario to immigrants from India, and moved to Austin in the early 1990s. They'd already started calling the Texas city "the live music capital of the world," and that was enough for her. It didn't take long for the singer to find her way to open mic nights and meet a roomful of like-minded souls. What sets Seela apart is the way she infuses close-to-the-heart love songs with more lofty spiritual yearnings. But the music never becomes burdensome; instead it is filled with the inspiration that lives inside courage. What results is a unique feeling of the high and the low, something that rarely makes it all the way into songs like this. "Awake to Remember Me," "Love, Burn Me Down," and "Brave" find a way through to willing listener, and with backing from many of the best musicians in the Lone Star State, Seela has made music for the ages. All in a voice all her own.
Brenton Wood, The Very Best Of. What are the chances of having two of the hottest singles in the country come out the same year? That's exactly what San Pedro's Brenton Wood did in 1967 with "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign." Which is the true beauty of soul music: beating the long odds. Wood had been a local Southern California singer making his way through the masses when "The Ooogum Boogum Song" first hit. Just the opening piano track was enough to cause listeners to smash the brakes and beg for mercy when it first blared out of their car radios a half-century ago. The music had an instantaneous electricity to it, like a finger being stuck into a light socket. Even the refrain, which to this day sounds like Wood is singing "check out the boots now check out the boots now," defied reality. To follow that up seemed an impossibility, but sure enough a few months later "Gimme Little Sign" did all that and more. This collection has both those nuggets, naturally, along with 14 other thrilling examples of Brenton Wood's seductive voice and no-fooling instrumental savvy. A singing, swinging treasure who continues checking out boots in national nightclubs regularly. Oogum the boogum now.
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2019-04-19T20:39:18Z
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http://www.missmurdermystery.com/d0f/entertainment/music/bentleys-bandstand-march-2017/
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Edwin gives you a late night tour of the town of Evanston!
Edwin gives you a late night tour of the Deering Library!
Austin gives wise words of advice to incoming freshmen!
Hello on. Welcome to my room. This is my dorm. It's in cheap print, which is one of the residential colleges, which basically dormitories based vaguely around a certain interest shape. It is the humanities a share. It is the double most. The rooms here are doubles, but for shaping is one of the biggest ones on campus. There's now a two year living requirement for the school, so freshman and sophomore year, you will have to be on campus. The rooms are pretty nice. You could decorate themselves. And this was special because a few years ago one of the kids painted a blackboard S Oh, yeah, There's a lot of different ways to have a social life on North West campus, and I've experienced a lot of them with the theater community. Specifically, there is a very sort of tight knit group, and people will have parties at their apartment very often, especially early in the quarter. There's these things called fund Ease, which our fundraisers for shows there's parties. And it's basically to get freshman toe freshman who don't know how to go to a party, will pay to go to these parties, and they're fun and you should go to them. And you should support shows so fun. These air, actually, like super important for the community here. But outside of that most I would say most of social life is Andi outside of fall quarter At most of social life, I would say it's creek life. And there's a lot of like Greek organizations who hold on. It's mainly events like mixture is where they interact with one sorority and fraternity. But a lot of people get a majority of their social interaction through three Clays I like. Also, though, if you do join clubs like, for instance, I mean a cappella group and we very frequently have parties s Oh, there's a lot of little There's like clubs, and there's organizations like P. Wilde and Sailing P. Wilde is a pre orientation program, and the sailing team are sort of. Both of those are mainly social groups on DH, so they hold big events if you're involved in either of those like those will give you a social life. But there's also a large majority people who, well, sort of. I know a lot of kids will, like pre game on campus, will let go to parties on campus for early in the night. And then we'll go on to Chicago and go to bars. And I don't know, I have to do that very often last year, and I haven't really done that this year, but it does seem really fun, and I kind of wish I had, Um, so that's sort of end. There's definitely like a lot of people like you can. If you're interested in smoking, we there's a lot of people this campus who do, and you can have that sort of more chill five instead of the heavy drinking like there is a lot of sort of people who are just kind of hanging out in their houses at night and smoking hangout, which is, I think, a nice, So I'm currently studying economics in psychology, trying to pursue the minor and pipe. I'd say the academic environment is pretty mixed for me just because I'm kind of trying to take a variety of different classes just to meet my distribution requirements. However, when it comes to my core classes in my major like E Con, I'd say they're they're pretty difficult. But they're also I really enjoyed them because they're challenging me, and I know that they're going to give me skills that will really help me in the future. So, for example, my heart is class that ever took so far has been he come three, ten one. Last spring kind of destroyed me, but at the same time, I feel like it challenged me like no other class. And ultimately I was able to get a good grade. Really, because I had to work so hard, some cool classes that have taking right now I'm actually taking archaeology, unearthing history, which is not a class that I expected to take me in an e con major. But I think what's so cool is that you get to take these classes purely because of the quarter system. On DH also have been taking some really cool classes Such asleep. So I really literally studied sleep for an Suction. So I'm a theater major and something that a lot of the majors on this campus say is that like our work really happens outside of the classroom. But honestly, it just like is we have a very light. Of course, load is cool. We're taking, really. They're really cool. Class is the actual in class time is really valuable. We have a lot of really talented professors who come from really like respected areas in Theatre like I'm taking right now. I'm taking dialects for Shakespeare class from Linda Gates, who like top Meryl Streep at Yale and like, is a very talented voice coach. So that's been super helpful. But, yeah, no, my, uh, my I have very little homework, which has been nice, but it's also it's interesting because as a theater major, as I said that you can take a lot of other classes. You're able to take classes in Weinberger McCormick. And so that's been an interesting thing for me to navigate as a theater major in that a majority of my classes or super low workload, and that everyone said, Well, I'll have to take a Weinberg class and Weinberg classes actually do have homework. Do you have really work that you have to do? And so I've been dealing with that personally. But that's just I have a pretty lousy work ethic, and I'm getting better about that. Hey, So this is where I started. Oh, it extends. Over there. If you go even further, you can see the like, uh, you can see the Chicago skyline, which is just awesome. Um, also goes further that way. Um, and usually I'll just come here when just to, like, study, read books or or or just chill. Usually a lot of people just come here and just relax. There's also like the running trail right here. Uh, and that's, you know, you'll find people just running, working out, um it's I mean, uh, awesome, awesome view. Action s O. The student body is great for when I've really liked a lot of the Northwestern students I've met. I really do think that like we have a lot of really intelligent students, and I think intelligent people have better conversations are waiting here. I like really, like, enjoy interacting with just like that. The whole campus is like on on another level is compared to my high school and stuff. I came from a high school in New Hampshire, so like and I think a lot of kids came from sort of not really diverse areas, so you'll hear a lot, But it's a pretty diverse campus, But honestly, it's like, pretty whitewashed. But like also there is opportunities for students of color. And there's a lot of really strong like I would say like organizations to give support groups and like places for students of different identities, different, different, like creates and from different locations. But I would say that like it's a very it's a very rich campus. It's very white campus, Um, but like I still like everyone is still very accepting. It's very liberal. Eso all of those. It's just it's an interesting dynamic honestly, because I think that everyone is like everyone is for diversity, and everyone is like and like believes in diversity, but also just like the way like the way our society works out when you have to. When you go to a private school that costs a lot. It like, really sort of prevents people from do that. And I think Northwestern is trying to change that. So yeah, that's what I would say about soon, buddy. There's a lot of like There's a lot of like, bigger social groups, especially if you are like as a freshman, like having the North Campus. North Campus is a really intense social life. Like there's the dorms on North Campus are also have structured as social dorms. There's a lot of like Elder and Bob are both have communities, and those people all go out together and sort of There's a very, like partying in, like social environment there. I, like, lived on South campus, and there's also kind of a little bit of a weaker but definitely South Campus sort of community that you sort of get to know which is the The theater gives the RTBF kids the middle students. There's a lot of like interaction there, so there's sort of that little bit of that divide. But honestly, you can really just form like they're whatever group there's. There's any group that you would want to find it on this campus, and you can like you could make it. You can make your friend report you wanted to be because there's so many students here that I've really found that's really easy. What till like only hang out with people that I wanna hang out with and really build a strong group of friends that I actually like you want to see. This's Lisa's Cafe. It's one of the on campus restaurants. A lot of upperclassmen drop off the meal plan because the dining hall food is an amazing. So there's a lot of places like this on campus when you combine food. Uh, this place stays open till three a. M. So really good for late night studying. Action. So I am absolutely in love with Northwestern campus. That was one of the that was also wide say, one of the biggest selling points of this school. It is so beautiful, having kind of grown up around the lake my entire life on Lake Michigan. It's been great that I'm actually kind of back on it. I think the fact that we're on the lake just makes the campus two hundred times better than any other college campus that I've been on the buildings such as the Kellogg Building. You have such a variety of like older buildings with University Hall versus the brand new Keller building that literally looks right over the lake and is literally one of the most stunning buildings you could possibly imagine. Evanston itself. I think it's just kind of hits. It's not a crazy college town like maybe an armory for University of Michigan. However, it's still really nice because even go downtown and you'll feel safe. And if you ever kind of want the big city feel, of course, you literally just a train right down to Chicago. So regardless of whether or not you really like Evanston, literally, probably goingto like Chicago. These are sort of. Healthy stuff out. Yeah, that's always a plus. Yes. So yeah, This is pretty much what all those president. Tiny fight. If you have a meal plan, you basically have access to all of us, right? Yes, pretty much.
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2019-04-26T06:17:15Z
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https://www.campusreel.org/colleges/northwestern-university
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Leadership at Scripps Health started an investigation of Novak’s practice when they learned about the incident, the endocrinologist said. And the founder of the Trina infusion procedure, Sacramento lawyer G. Ford Gilbert, faces federal criminal charges related to his network of clinics.
Lynch decided to tell her story after reading about Gilbert and his Trina infusion procedure in an inewsource investigation. Lynch said Novak told her not to tell any endocrinologist she was getting Trina treatments. Doctors around San Diego said Novak’s clinic has never asked for medical histories on their patients to make sure they have diabetes or that they suffer from complications that Trina advocates claim are improved or eliminated.
Novak, a family medicine doctor did not respond to numerous phone and email requests to discuss Lynch’s complaints. An inewsource reporter who visited his practice on Lamont Street was told by an office manager that Novak declined to comment.
A federal indictment unsealed last month in Alabama charged Trina founder Gilbert with healthcare fraud and public corruption for allegedly trying to bribe state legislators to pass a law requiring an insurance company to pay for Trina infusions.
Since the indictment, several clinics have stopped advertising the Trina treatments. And in the past couple of years, 13 clinics have closed down in eight states.
Meanwhile, dozens of diabetes experts and researchers have used terms such as “scam,” “fraud” and “snake oil” to describe the Trina procedure, saying there is insufficient scientific evidence it benefits patients.
Lynch, who works in public relations for a New York-based company, saw a Facebook ad last summer for Novak’s Trina clinic and its “Artificial Pancreas Treatment.” She thought it might be the answer to lowering her blood sugar, which she hadn’t been able to keep under control since she moved to San Diego from New Jersey a year earlier.
She had doubts, she said, but the fact that Novak was in the Scripps Health network and was covered by her Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan health plan gave Novak and his clinic some credibility.
After getting information from Novak, his clinic staff and the Trina Health website, Lynch said she thought the infusions worked so well, “I wouldn’t need to worry about seeing an endocrinologist.” Although Novak and his staff never used the word “cure,” she said she thought that’s what would happen with her diabetes.
Lynch said she underwent eight Trina sessions over two months, and after each one she became increasingly frightened. The sugary beverages she had to drink during the four-hour procedure spiked her blood sugar levels to 400 and higher, and the Trina staff let her go home in that state, putting her at risk of a serious condition called ketoacidosis, which usually results in hospitalization, she said.
Lynch said she tried to inject herself with insulin to lower her blood sugar levels to counteract the sugar from the glucose drinks. But it was tough, given how she kept falling asleep.
Concerned, she made an appointment last fall with Dr. Amy Chang, an endocrinologist at the Scripps Clinic, and told her about Novak’s insulin infusions. She assumed Chang would know about the Trina procedure since Chang and Novak were both in the Scripps Health network.
But Chang had never heard of Trina or Novak and was alarmed by what Lynch described.
Chang said no doctor should ever tell a patient not to seek an opinion from another doctor and that it would have been “highly unethical” for Novak to have said that to Lynch.
“Patients have a right to know about the therapies they’re receiving. They have a right to know what the risks are to their health and potential benefits, if there are any,” she said.
The danger for Lynch was compounded, Chang said, because Lynch has battled thyroid cancer, a condition that requires medications usually prescribed and managed by clinicians — generally endocrinologists with special training in thyroid disease.
Chang said she reported Lynch’s story to physician leadership at Scripps Health, which Chang said launched an investigation. She said a quality oversight committee at Scripps Mercy Hospital also was looking into Novak’s clinic. Novak is listed as part of the medical staff at Scripps Mercy Hospital.
Asked about the status of that investigation, Dr. James LaBelle, chief medical officer and senior vice president for Scripps Health, wrote in an email that “any investigation of Dr. Novak or any other member of Scripps medical staff” would be kept confidential and would take place under rules of peer review by the hospital medical staff.
The board licenses doctors and investigates complaints. If warranted, the board files accusations, which could result in limitations or revocation of a license. In Novak’s case, no such accusation was filed as of Thursday.
Lynch said she spent a lot of time and money getting the infusions. She paid $100 out of pocket for each session, and her insurance company paid an additional $425. Though her bills showed Novak was charging for office visits, Lynch said Novak rarely spoke with her during her infusion sessions. “He barely even said hi,” she said.
Now that she is seeing Chang, Lynch said, she is getting prescription medications that keep her blood sugar levels under much better control.
In retrospect, Lynch said, “I was naive to keep going (to get Trina infusions) without going to see an actual endocrinologist.” When she remembers the conversations she had with Novak and his team, everything seemed to her like a “sales recruiting” pitch.
“And being in sales, I feel very dumb about the situation, because I should have seen the pitch,” Lynch said.
In a phone interview with Novak in November that included Gilbert, the Trina Health CEO, the doctor said his clinic was administering Trina insulin infusions to about 25 patients a week.
Novak said he was “interested in holistic treatments, and whatever we can do to return the body to a more natural balance.” He said he had been offering the Trina infusions since August 2016.
Other San Diego doctors who know their patients have undergone the Trina procedure at Novak’s clinic, said they could not recall Novak ever asking them for medical records or sending them records from Trina sessions. It’s a common practice among doctors to share information about mutual patients.
One, Dr. Georges Argoud, an endocrinologist in Solana Beach and Chula Vista, said he and his physician assistants have seen at least one patient who underwent Trina treatments at Novak’s clinic. Neither he nor his staff could recall ever receiving a request for a medical record from Novak or his clinic.
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Some patients interviewed about the Trina infusions said they were reluctant to tell their doctors about them. One, John McCreary of Poway, a patient with Type 2 diabetes, said he did not tell his endocrinologist, Dr. Christopher Marx, that he was undergoing Trina treatments.
At least two patients interviewed also said Novak did not get their medical records from their other physicians to document the history of their diabetes or any diabetes-related conditions before starting the infusions. They said Novak would listen to the patients describe their health status.
Tracey Ott of Santee, a Type 1 diabetes patient, said the initial process for her last July was simple. “When you go for the (first) treatment, they check your sugar and all that, and they go from there with how they treat you,” she said.
Ott, 45, said she turned over all of her medical care to Novak. In an interview with inewsource in November, she said the infusions, plus a drug called gabapentin, were helping her neuropathy get better.
When she mentioned the Trina infusions to her former family medicine physician, Dr. Lee Remington-Boone, she “wanted to hear nothing about it. She pretty much thought I was a little crazy,” Ott said.
Because no one at the clinic would answer questions in recent weeks from inewsource, it is unclear whether Novak still offers the diabetes infusions.
A California lawyer who promotes a "miraculous" treatment for diabetes has built a global network, despite doctors' rebukes and reimbursement denials. This is the first story in an ongoing series.
The second in an investigative series about Trina Health, which advertises its treatment as “miraculous” in reversing the complications of diabetes.
Ron and Julie Briggs lost their life savings when they paid to bring a Trina Health clinic to their small town. This is the third story in an ongoing series.
Sacramento lawyer and Trina founder G. Ford Gilbert hitched his clinic’s expansion plans to a big national name in organized medicine and health policy: Dr. Jack Lewin.
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On Oct. 30, 2014, the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), a nonprofit organization that sets financial reporting standards that nearly all state and local governments conform to, proposed a rule that would redefine generally accepted accounting principles in order to increase transparency around tax incentive, or abatement, programs. The Pew Charitable Trusts, which works with states to measure the costs and benefits of incentives and make them more predictable, examined the rule, particularly as it relates to transparency and to the ability of jurisdictions to implement the requirements.
Pew’s review found that GASB’s proposal offers an opportunity for governments to collect and share consistent data about their tax abatement programs. The emphasis on transparency should encourage state and local policymakers to use more reliable information to conduct robust evaluations and plan strategic programs. However, the proposal may also present compliance challenges for some governments, particularly smaller jurisdictions and those that lack the capacity to collect and report on new information.
After a year-long effort to survey legislators, citizens, and bondholders, GASB found significant demand for information about the extent and results of abatement activity in state and local governments. The financial impact of tax incentives has grown quickly and unexpectedly in recent years and can throw state budgets out of balance, potentially necessitating tax hikes or spending cuts. Yet only six states have statutes that require external reporting after tax abatements are granted, and “only fourteen states include provisions for benefit recovery (clawbacks) in instances of nonperformance by the recipient of the abatement,” according to GASB.
The proposal comes at a time when a growing number of state and local leaders, policy analysts, and citizens are calling for greater accountability for economic development investments. Although it is not clear whether the rule will take effect, policymakers seeking to better understand the cost of tax incentives can nevertheless pursue ways to increase coordination between state and local governments and encourage detailed and frequent reporting on these investments and their impact.
The proposed standards would require state and local governments to provide descriptive information about tax abatement programs as part of their comprehensive annual financial reports for “as long as a tax abatement agreement remains in effect.”* GASB defines tax abatements as “resulting from an agreement between a government and a taxpayer in which the government promises to forgo tax revenues and the taxpayer promises to subsequently take a specific action that contributes to economic development or otherwise benefits the government or its citizens.”† As currently written, the rule would not require disclosure of information about individual tax incentive recipients, such as their names, compliance with agreed-upon targets, or the length of incentive awards.
Amount of revenue forgone during the financial reporting period.
Total number of incentives in effect and awarded during the financial reporting period.
Total commitments made by incentive recipients (such as job creation or capital investment).
Provisions for recapturing abated taxes, known as clawbacks (if any).
Statutory (or other) authority for reducing taxes and determining the incentive amount.
Other commitments made by the state or locality as part of the agreement.
GASB accepted public comments on the proposal until Jan. 30, 2015. If passed, the final standards will go into effect in December 2015.
* Government Accounting Standards Board, “Proposed Statement of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Tax Abatement Disclosures” (October 2014), Project No. 19-20E, http://www.gasb.org/jsp/GASB/Document_C/GASBDocumentPage?cid=1176164497029&acceptedDisclaimer=true.
Similarly, the rules may require only minimal changes in some large cities that actively monitor incentives through performance agreements, clawback provisions, and pre-award cost-benefit analyses. For example, New York City issues a regular tax expenditure report that includes the number of recipients and total forgone revenue for each municipal incentive program. Like many states, some local governments may be able to use the information they already collect to comply with the GASB standards.
Several municipal officials said they were concerned about whether their limited staff would have time for additional reporting—even if they already collect the data. Some argue that a one-size-fits-all approach may particularly burden smaller organizations and jurisdictions.
The GASB proposal introduces new opportunities for coordination between state and local governments in collecting data and preparing reports, even those that already collect disclosure information. The proposed rule states that if a tax abatement program involves multiple jurisdictions, such as a school district and a local government, those jurisdictions may opt to file reports either individually or jointly. Pew research finds that at the state level, coordination and sharing of information across multiple government offices and economic development agencies are necessary to conduct quality evaluations. Thus the GASB proposal may offer an opportunity for state and local governments to work together in a similar manner to give policymakers a more complete picture of tax abatement program outcomes across jurisdictions.
Although sharing information about tax incentives is an important goal that can lead to more effective evaluations, in practice it can present substantial challenges to governments, some of which may be exacerbated by the requirements in the GASB proposal. Some localities already struggle to provide the information currently required by their states. In Indiana, for example, only three of the state’s 92 county auditors filed required tax abatement information with the state in 2013. In the same year, the Washington state auditor’s office found that only 611 of the state’s 1,956 local governments filed their required annual financial reports.
Further, many jurisdictions include multiple organizations that offer incentives without established protocols for sharing information. For example, a 2012 report from New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee found that the state’s approach to job creation was “fragmented and uncoordinated” and that the state lacked a consistent process for collecting data on and measuring results of incentives.
Despite the potential challenges presented by the GASB proposal, state and local policymakers should seek opportunities to introduce new practices to improve coordination—such as regularly collecting and sharing better data—which in turn can support better evaluations of tax incentive programs. For governments that have already begun to evaluate or monitor incentives, more robust requirements, such as those in the proposed rule, could improve and standardize reporting on specific program aspects. And for governments that do not prepare such reports, such requirements could prompt necessary action toward future evaluation.
State and local policymakers seeking to better understand tax abatements may consider regularly evaluating economic incentives to ensure a more effective, comprehensive economic development policy. As Stephen Klein, chief fiscal officer with the Vermont Legislative Joint Fiscal Office, said, the proposal is “a first step … in trying to capture some of the stuff that goes on that isn’t being captured now.” Pew recommends that policymakers not only collect regular data but also translate that information into timely and relevant evaluations and use those to inform policy decisions.
One important element of this effort is identification of the specific purpose for every incentive program, as required in the GASB proposal. Pew has found that a lack of clarity about the objective of economic development incentives is a major obstacle to completing high-quality evaluations.
Many states are already attempting to better define the purpose of their incentives. For example, a 2013 legislative audit in Nebraska found “that the program goals expressed by the Legislature in the statutes and during legislative debate are too general to permit a meaningful evaluation of whether the programs are, in fact, accomplishing what the Legislature hoped they would accomplish.” As a result, Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill in 2014 to clarify the purpose of the state’s major tax incentives and created a special legislative panel to offer recommendations on how to further refine and measure goals.
Regardless of what happens with the proposed GASB rule, recognition of the need for better information to inform rigorous evaluations is growing among policymakers across the country: From 2012 through 2014, 10 states and the District of Columbia enacted laws that require regular evaluation of all major economic development tax incentives or improvement of existing processes. Rather than basing decisions on anecdotes, lawmakers want frequent, rigorous, independent analyses that measure outcomes and recommend ways to improve effectiveness.
The Pew Charitable Trusts, “Evidence Counts: Evaluating State Tax Incentives for Jobs and Growth” (April 12, 2012), http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2012/04/12/evidence-counts-evaluating-state-tax-incentives-for-jobs-and-growth.
Governmental Accounting Standards Board, “Project Pages: Tax Abatement Disclosure,” http://www.gasb.org/jsp/GASB/GASBContent_C/ProjectPage&cid=1176160019928.
Michael Leachman, Dylan Grundman, and Nicholas Johnson, “Promoting State Budget Accountability Through Tax Expenditure Reporting” (May 2011), Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3491.
James Reardon, Vermont commissioner of finance and management, interview by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Nov. 26, 2014.
New York City Office of Tax Policy, “Annual Report on Tax Expenditures, Fiscal Year 2013,” February 2013. https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dof/downloads/pdf/13pdf/ter_2013_final.pdf.
Evelina Moulder, survey research director, International City/County Management Association, interview by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Nov. 5, 2014.
Mike Belarmino, associate legislative director for finance and intergovernmental affairs, National Association of Counties, interview by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Dec. 8, 2014; James Reardon, Vermont state commissioner of finance and management, interview by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Nov. 26, 2014.
The Pew Charitable Trusts, “Tax Incentive Programs: Evaluate Today, Improve Tomorrow” (January 2015), http://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/Assets/2015/01/StateTaxIncentivesBriefJanuary2015.pdf?la=en.
Courtney Schaafsma, commissioner for the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, interview by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Nov. 17, 2014.
Washington State Auditor’s Office, “Local Governments: Promoting Transparency and Accountability” (2015), report No. 1013423. http://www.sao.wa.gov/local/Documents/Local_governments_special_report_2015_ar1013423.pdf.
Report to the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee, “Economic Development Department and Taxation and Revenue Department Job Creation Incentives: The Job Training Incentive Program, the Local Economic Development Act, and Select Economic Development Tax Expenditures” (Aug. 23, 2012), No. 12-08, p. 6, http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/lfc/lfcdocs/perfaudit/Job%20Creation%20Incentives.pdf.
Stephen Klein, chief fiscal officer, Vermont Legislative Joint Fiscal Office, interview by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Nov. 17, 2014.
Nebraska Department of Revenue, “An Examination of Nebraska Advantage Tax Incentive Performance” (February 2013), Nebraska Legislative Bill 836, 103rd Legislature, Second Session (2014). http://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/reports/audit/tax_2013.pdf.
The Pew Charitable Trusts, “States Make Progress Evaluating Tax Incentives” (January 2015), http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/fact-sheets/2015/01/tax-incentive-evaluation-law-state-fact-sheets.
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Is Young Fatherhood Causally Related To Midlife Mortality? Wee P-values Say Yes!
Table 1 from the paper.
What is it with these academic attacks on marriage? Last week having a kid was said to be worse than death. “Having A Kid Worse Than Divorce Or Death? Wee P-values Say Yes.” Yesterday another academic asked, “Two thirds of married people admit to or desire an affair. Is it time to rethink sexual morality?” She says yes. (At least she didn’t abuse any p-values.) And everything about this making-the-rounds “Tinder-hookup culture” article is depressing.
What is striking in today’s academic foray is the word “causally” in the title. Wee p-values are being used to claim a causal relationship, which is exactly the wrong thing to do (video). It might be true that having kids young kills men, but proving it via wee p-values cannot be done.
It also sounds preposterous to claim that young men fathering children kills those men. That’s, after all, what “mortality” means. Kills. Rubs out. Knocks on the head. Sends to the Great Beyond. Being “at risk” for mortality because of having kids early means that the act of fathering is somehow killing some men.
Now this study looked at a sample of Finns. The authors followed men from age 45 to death or age 54, at which time they were “censored” (in the usual statistical way). All-cause mortality or censoring was the end point.
That’s a common approach, but it’s a silly one. Bus runs over a man, which is a cause of death (no p-value needed to confirm). If that man fathered a child young, in this database it was counted against him as a death not being caused by the bus but because he was a young father. In order for this to be true, it has to be that this young father walked (or was pushed? or slipped? it’s Finland, after all) in the bus’s path because he had a kid before gray hair set in. That sound plausible?
No. It doesn’t sound impossible, of course. But it is implausible. Especially when you consider the same thing can and must be said for every other “mode” of death. And listen, since it is obvious that the authors are wrong and that young fatherhood in and of itself isn’t killing men, we’re not after direct causes, but causes of the cause of the death. A cause of the cause of death in the bus example is that a young father was forced to take a bus to work because he was a young father.
How could this happen? Well, I don’t know, but that is, of course, no proof that it cannot.
Here’s the conclusion: “Men who had their first child before the age of 22 or at ages 22–24 had higher mortality as compared with their brothers who had their first child at the median or mean age of 25–26.” Smells like an arbitrary cut-off, no? Like maybe, just perhaps—I make no accusation—that ages were played with until a wee p-value from the model came forth.
But this is ungenerous. Nobody really hunts for wee p-values, right? The real story is in their Table 1, which is reproduced at the top of this post.
More (but not all) fathers under 22 had only “basic” education, more were unmarried, more were divorced than older fathers. This suggests it’s not so much fatherhood which killed the 6.6% of the young men, but other activities. What might these be?
We have no idea, at least, no idea from this data set. For, you (don’t) see, the authors never examined the stated or measured cause of death in any case. They should have—but that’s too much work!
This is a very important point, which we must repeat. Something caused each young and each old father to die (of those who died, naturally). If we say it is young fatherhood that is killing some young men, then it must be something else that killed the old fathers. What was that or what were those causes? Why and how did they differ?
The problem with classical statistical analysis is that it substitutes formulaic manipulation for hard work and hard thinking. And it’s a lousy substitute.
What is needed is (A) proper understanding that statistics can’t prove cause, and more importantly than anything else (B) a new (old)—dare we say a third?—way of doing analyses.
Thanks to KA Rogers for alerting us to this article.
Well, my first was born when I was 23. I am in my 50s now and my children are married. I have friends and colleagues near my age now who have young children under the age of 10. Now, my wife & I can take off when we like; we have a house to ourselves; and are young enough and in good enough health where we can enjoy some things.
Would I go back and change anything? Only my career. Would I change my family or when I had kids? Not on your life!
It also sounds preposterous to claim that young men fathering children kills those men. That’s, after all, what “morality” means. Kills.
Morality? or Mortality? Sly, your enemies.
NO – Not an arbitrary cut-off — much demographic data uses a cut-off between 24 yrs and 25 yrs (e.g. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf ). There’s probably some reason (maybe even a good one) for why that was done by whoever set the trend…which, like standards & govt regulations, tend to take on a life/inertia of their own.
It’s arbitrary. That it is customary makes it worse.
If there is anything to the authors’ thesis, there surely must be a “dose-response”, meaning as men are ever younger, the death rates would be expected to increase. And if there is no dose-response, then the authors owe us an explanation why not (which, as I think is now clear, they cannot do). There is thus no a priori reason to use *any* cut offs.
And read that passage more closely. It is not just cut offs, but sometimes medians are used, sometimes means. It’s screwy.
My first inclination were I to stumble on the correlation at the core of this study would be to look for indicators of risk-taking. Do these young fathers engage in behaviors likely to cause an early death such as drug-use, motorcycle racing, the biathalon (Finnland, guns, avalanche-prone terrains)?
“In a subsidiary sample of 1124 siblings, brothers who had become dads by the age of 22 were 73% more likely to die early than their siblings who had fathered their first child at the age of 25 or 26. Similarly, those who entered parenthood at 22-24 were 63% more likely to die in mid life.
“These findings were held true, irrespective of year of birth, shared early life circumstances, educational attainment, marital status, region of residence, and number of children.
A more obvious possibility — flaw –missed entirely it seems– is a presumption that siblings have in fact similar behavioral traits & experiences. That seems strongly presumptive per the way the study is described. Anybody who’s had a sibling, or even observed them in the wild, knows this is false. Siblings commonly have radically different temperaments. The study appears to have presumed little clones except for one behavior outcome, the child.
A clue for that was the reported observation that guys in the short-life sub-category died of hypertension and alcohol-related issues — both associated with life-style behaviors (or, in the case of hypertension, a non-behavior in the form of non-regular exercise and/or poor quality diet).
It’s not the kid-too-early that’s the fatal causal factor, its’ the parent’s personal behavior/lifestyle that leads to a kid early on that’s fatal; having a kid early is a easily observed indicator of something(s) else that’s a key contributing factor(s) to early death.
This seems so obvious I’d be interested in the background of the researchers — what preconceived conclusion were they aiming for, and why?
I wonder what other “risk factors” are associated with young fatherhood? Hmm… Hmmmm…..
Ken: I agree with you on the very likely other factors that contributed (perhaps) to early death. What is somewhat problematic with the ages is why do the ages 25-26 have such a change over the 22-24? What in that one year’s time (24 to 25) changes the outcomes by 63 and 73 percent? It seems rather questionable that going from 24 to 25 before reproducing will extend your lifespan. I can’t see the difference in such a small age range.
By age 22-24 people who go on to college from right high school have typically graduated, perhaps with internships and/or after having worked to pay for tuition. That takes some discipline & self-sacrifice in making trade-offs. By 25-26 they’ll typically have some real-world work experience, and if they went to college, a career path that motivates. Such people commonly include a fitness plan in their lifestyle routines & some degree of healthful diet is implicitly understood across most of this demographic.
18-24 would encompass the “Party Animal” phase of immaturity, that, without some sense of purpose & opportunity, sets one up for menial labor, lower income, and a much harder life, generally, with much fewer prospects to look forward to once on that path. Such people commonly have an after-work hangout that includes alcohol, sometimes daily, rather than time at the gym. Typically, intellectual development stagnates with this group.
That’s my guess for why the 24/25 yr demarcation is used — it’s a generally representative separation between those that get educated & set themselves up to pursue a cushy white collar lifestyle with perks & peers that admire & encourage growth & development, vs., those that end up on a more subsistence hand-to-mouth sort of hardship lifestyle where their peers overtly & subtly discourage personal development & growth (misery does love company).
A bit of bad luck, or poor decision-making and/or irresponsible behavior in the youthful [immature] phase can & does determine which path the rest of one’s life will, or will not, take.
In the left-wing liberal mindset, personal decisions/actions that have an adverse effect are never, ever, one’s own fault…so with such a mindset [presumably] the authors of the study can only see things their particularly warped way…leading to the inevitable conclusion that it’s the child’s fault dad died young (not dad’s reckless behavior in knocking up his girlfriend, forcing him to give up college, & the career that would enable, for a menial job to cover immediate bills…which led to a harder lifestyle with like-minded peers who in so many ways encourage persistent immaturity…). That’s my guess at what underlies that study & the significance of the 24/25 year demographic split.
Read “The Liberal Mind…” for much more insight into that mentality (www.libertymind.com).
After all this time there are those who still think an association found in a single data set (whether or not it’s measured by a p-value) is meaningful.
o) 1 in 20 is 5%. so the number of deaths is no more than 1525. The study likely only used those 1525. John Bignell calls the 30,500 a Trojan Number.
o) the percentages listed for each age group sum to 103%. Generous rounding perhaps.
Working backwards is a pain but assuming they properly took into account the sizes of each group, the effect they have found is very small: less than 10% * 5% = 0.5% when compared to the arbitrary range of 24-26. This number is almost imperceptible. Using percentages makes it look larger than it is. Not only that, but they only studied men born between 1940-1950. It’s clear from the study though if were born during that time you should avoid having a child when you are less than 22. I guess I’m lucky that I held off until I was 29.
This is typical of many findings in the supposedly scientific field that once found important problems (and easily found) but, those having been fixed, is reduced to quibbling over ever smaller and questionable effects — found only by using fallacious p-value reasoning. Time for them to find more rewarding work. Unfortunately, as lamented in Ghostbusters the private sector expects results where apparently academia doesn’t.
Are there any studies about men who opt out of having children?
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I'm so happy to welcome fellow Georgia Romance Writer and Seeker Villager, Walt Mussell, to Seekerville today. Walt's going to explain an amazing opportunity for writers and readers. Walt, thanks for being with us!
Debby, thank you for having me. I’m ecstatic to be back in Seekerville!
I still remember back in March 2017 when I received an email from Amazon notifying me that my novel, The Samurai’s Heart, had been selected for publication through the Kindle Scout program. I think the word “finally” accompanied the relief that flowed through me. I showed the email to my wife and then sat down and let it sink in. . .I was going to be a published author.
So I’m here today to talk about Kindle Scout and the opportunity it provides not only unpublished authors, but ANYONE who wishes to submit their novel for consideration.
Kindle Scout is an ongoing, reader-driven competition. It can be found at kindlescout.amazon.com. Authors submit an unpublished work to Amazon, along with their bio, a blurb, a tagline, and the answers to a few author-type questions. Amazon will review your submission, and then create a campaign page with an excerpt, posting it on the Kindle Scout website. Submissions are never removed from the site, so I’ve posted a screenshot of mine below.
The excerpt will be posted for 30 days, along with 150-200 other hopefuls. Readers will vote on the submissions. After the 30-day period expires, Amazon reviews the campaign and notifies you of their decision. The whole process, from submission to notification, lasts no longer than 45 days.
For readers, aka Scouters, it’s a great opportunity. If you vote for a book that’s selected by Amazon, you receive a free copy prior to the publish date. Scouters can have only three active votes at one time, so avid Scouters review books that are soon to expire and then choose new ones when their votes open up again.
For authors, though, it’s nail biting…and only 3% are chosen.
So would I recommend it? The answer is yes. The whys are below.
1) Before you submit to Amazon, you must polish your book. Had I not been selected, I would have self-published my book. It was ready to go.
2) If you self-publish your book, Amazon sends out an e-mail blast to everyone who voted for you, providing instant traction.
3) During your Kindle Scout campaign, you receive a lot of stats from Amazon on things like where your traffic is coming from, how many page views you have, and your time in the “Hot and Trending” category (the top 20 books on the site). The only thing you don’t know is the number of nominations you have. I’ve posted a picture of my page view stats below.
So what does it take to be selected? I wish I had a straight answer. The Kindle Scout Winners don’t know for certain either. Is it the “Hot and Trending” list? Is it the number of page views or nominations? Amazon will not comment. My personal thought on the subject is traffic. Kindle Scout is a bit like a literary Netflix. If selected, your e-book becomes exclusive to Amazon. Books that expand traffic to new readers grow the reader base. Books that get readers to spend a lot of time on a selection get noticed by Amazon.
In other words, the most important thing remains the same. . .the book.
2) Retention of paperback rights. Easy reversion of other rights.
Seekerville, thank you again for having me. Please ask any questions you have about Kindle Scout. I’m giving away four e-copies of my book. I can send these pretty much anywhere in the world. (e.g. I’ve sent books as gifts from the U.S. and people have been able to download them in other countries.) For anyone interested, Amazon has my e-book on sale for $1.99 in the U.S. (link: http://amzn.to/2EXwoh2 ) and Canada (link: http://amzn.to/2Bna4NS).
Also, I have a new website at www.waltmussell.com. It just went live this month and I would love visitors, as well as people to sign up for my newsletter. (I was at a conference last November and one of the publishers told me I would need a newsletter of 7000 for them to consider a book like mine. This will take time. 😊) Thank you.
Walt is a member of Georgia Romance Writers and Romance Writers of America. He is a 2017 Kindle Scout winner, which led to the contract for his first novel, The Samurai's Heart.
Imagine you're in medieval Japan where your duty to faith can get you killed...or worse.
With the death of her older sister and sole sibling, Sen must return home and find a husband to marry into the family swordsmith business. Failure ensures her family's craft, honed through generations, will die. Her father's handsome apprentice, Nobuhiro, would seem the ideal choice for a husband and her parents press the issue. Sen rejects this offer as she wants a Christian husband, difficult as the religion is banned. Eschewing her parents' advice, Sen decides to seek out local Christians to find a suitable match.
The prodigal third son of a high-level samurai, Nobuhiro seeks to prove his worth to his harsh father by becoming a great swordsmith. But when his master's daughter begins seeking local Christians, he finds he must protect her from the group of anti-Christians that killed her sister. Despite his growing attraction to her, he believes her devotion to her faith reckless. Yet failure to protect her dooms the family he serves. And falling for a Christian dooms reconciliation with his own father, who must enforce the ban.
Will faith forge love or will it forge death?
I'm so proud of you... first, because you're a great person. Second, because you're tenacious and you know I like tenacious people... in this business, giving up is the kiss of death.
Okay, I had no idea how this works... and now I do... and in typical Amazon harvesting methodology, it's pretty darn smart.
Thank you for this overview... So does Amazon get rights to your book if you're not chosen by the readers???
'Splain this to me, friend.
I agree with you, Ruthy! So proud of Walt for his hard work that paid off!
Only if you are chosen. The ebook rights become exclusive to Amazon, and the ebook won’t appear on another platform. They also get audio rights and translation rights. Audio rights, if not exercised, revert to author after three months, upon request. (I have mine back already.) Translation rights, if not exercised, revert back upon request after a year. (Have to check if I retain ebook rights, if story is in a foreign translation. ) Print rights remain yours.
Thanks for this question and answer...I was wondering the same thing!
Walt, got it. That makes sense and I am over the moon loving this opportunity for people.... because not everyone sees some stories as the "gems" they are... and in the end, it's the reader's opinion that matters. This is a great post, my friend.
Thanks, Ruthy. Had I not published with Kindle Press (via this contest), I would have taken the plunge and self-published. For a newby like myself, without a fan base, that makes marketing an even bigger challenge.
Thanks for the coffee! I'm pouring a cup!
Walt, thanks for sharing all you've learned and experienced with Kindle Scout. I teach a writing class at my church and I know some of those folks will be interested in this opportunity! Villagers will be too.
Like Ruthy, I wasn't sure how the program worked. You've done a great job with your explanation and sales pitch! Kindle Scout is something to consider for those who have a story they want to share with the world.
Walt, I hope you'll also mention the recent good news you've had concerning The Samurai's Heart!
As Ruthy said in her comment, we're so proud of you! Your hard work paid off with publication!!! Woot!
My good news is that I finally achieved bestseller status in both the U.S. and Canada last weekend. Amazon ran a BookBub ad on my behalf. I was #1 in Religious/Inspirational Historicals in the U.S. I was #1 in Canada in Historical Romance.
WALT!!!! HAPPY DANCING FOR YOU!!!!! You have no idea how happy this makes me.... YIPPEE!!!!
To celebrate Walt's success, I've brought cranberry scones, banana bread, fresh fruit and rice cakes! Enjoy!
Reaching for a rice cake and adding a little soy sauce! YUM!
Ooo, thank you, Debby. One of those cranberry scones will be just dandy with my second cuppa tea.
Love cranberry scones! I buy mini-scones at Sprouts that are cranberry-orange. Oh, they're amazing! And perfect snack size.
I love Sprouts, Missy! Stopped there today and got six bags of produce...wonderful fruits and vegetables for $37. #socheap!
Rice cakes???? I get the scones. I get the fruit.
Did they run out of biscuit flour?
(Ruthy walks away, shaking her head, because she clearly expected more from her Southern contingency.... then thinks maybe MISSY will bring pecan pie. Or Patti Jo might come by with peach something!!!! And Ruthy is suddenly breaking into her "gonna be happy" dance!!!
"My good news is that I finally achieved bestseller status in both the U.S. and Canada last weekend. Amazon ran a BookBub ad on my behalf. I was #1 in Religious/Inspirational Historicals in the U.S. I was #1 in Canada in Historical Romance."
For Amazon to run a BookBub ad is huge! Lots of sales to propel you to #1 in the US and Canada! I'm happy dancing for you!
That's great news!!!! Congratulations, Walt!
Oh, how exciting!! Love those BookBub boosts!!
Welcome back to Seekerville, Walt, and mega congrats! I never heard of Kindle Scout until I read your post, but that's really cool. Thank you for sharing this. Very informative.
Thanks, Mindy. It's a great opportunity, particularly for people that don't fit a defined niche.
Wow! Walt! What great success you're having with your book!
I remember when you were wondering if a publisher would ever take a chance on an historical story like yours...and you worked until you found your spot! Like Ruthy said, tenacity is SO important!
So, if I'm understanding Kindle Scout correctly, there's a lot of reader input into whether a book gets published or not, right? That's big! I can see traditional publishers following what is published on Kindle Scout to keep their finger on reader trends, and I can also see books catching readers' attention that wouldn't get noticed otherwise.
Thanks for the information, and congratulations again!!! So happy for you!
Great points, Jan--keep a finger on reader trends and books that wouldn't get noticed otherwise.
To Jan and Karen, I place more information on the latter, though the former is important, too.
Also the PR you got from the BookBub ad is so amazing! That alone would be worth all the hard work.
This is really neat. Thanks so much for sharing. And congratulations!
Thanks for all the information on Kindle Scout! You've given me lots to think about. Also, congratulations on The Samurai's Heart!
Jackie, thanks for stopping by today! Hope all is well with you!
One thing that really struck me is how great your blurb is. I think that could have had a huge impact on your success (like what Lincoln said).
You know, something you said made me think you had your cover made before you submitted. Who did it for you? It's gorgeous!
Missy, I agree with you about the blurb. I'm doing a workshop for a couple of writing groups about why and how to write a good blurb. They're hard to write, and I certainly didn't realize how important the blurb was when I wrestled with my first one.
Agreeing with Missy and Karen about the blurb. We all struggle writing them. Maybe I should only speak for myself. I struggle writing blurbs!
Karen are you giving a blurb writing workshop? If so, I'm impressed!
Missy, Karen, and Debby, thank you for the kind common. On my blurb, I did have some assistance from a Seeker Emeritus. The cover was designed by Rogenna Brewer, who I may beg out of cover design retirement for items in the future. I'm trying to finish the draft on a prequel and am working on my sequel.
Walt, I plan to use Rogenna so I bet if you plan ahead maybe she’ll do another for you. :) I’m glad to hear she did it! I love her work.
Walt, there's so much to celebrate in your post! Congrats on all the good things happening for you and your book. Thank you for sharing this great information.
WALT!! CONGRATULATIONS again on your wonderful book! I enjoyed it so much!
This info on the Amazon Scout program is intriguing. Interesting that you don't know exactly how the selection process works. But what an opportunity!
And the 7K newsletter subscribers thing? It blows my mind when an editor tells you something like that. New authors are already supposed to have that kind of following??? Maybe for nonfiction if they have a speaking platform, but not really feasible for a first-time novelist.
Anyway, congrats again, and all the best for your next books!!!
Guess who doesn't have a newsletter? ME!!!
Must get started. There never seems to be enough time. Anyone else feel that way?
Myra, thanks. The KS Winners have a private group on FB where we discuss writer challenges. We don't quite know either what's out there. We only know that the program is getting more popular, so that recent winners seem to have higher page views than prior winners.
As for the comment of the editor from the publishing house, it had nothing to do with my being a first-time novelist. Instead, it was my comps (comparables). Christian publishing houses turned me down because they couldn't see where I would fit. For me, the closest comp to my novel is Shogun by James Clavell and in that book the heroine dies. (Hardly a comparable for a HEA. :-)) I've been thinking a lot about comps as GRW's speaker last weekend was from the Knight Agency and she brought it up. There's some wonderful Asian-based historical romances out there from authors like Weina Dai Randel and Jeannie Lin, but there writings aren't Christian fiction. The editor wants to see 7000 as it's an attitude of less risk.
Thank you for this informative post today, Walt, and CONGRATULATIONS on your book! I was not familiar at all with the Kindle Scout program and I appreciate your explanations---sounds like a great opportunity for many.
Hi Patti Jo! I didn't know about the program either until Walt shared the information. I hope this blog provides a way for others to get their work in front of readers.
Patti Jo, I agree. It's a great opportunity for many people.
Patti Jo... did you forget something? Like... something peachy? Don't leave me hangin', woman.
Thanks, Patti Jo! I'm eager to try your Peach Crumble!
Thank you for such an informative post. I will definitely look into it. One question I have, must you already have a cover as well to submit your story to Kindle Scout and are you competing with all stories posted for that 30 day period or in a specific subgenre? Thanks again for being so generous with your information.
Great questions, Anna. I'm interested, as well.
Anna, you're submitting a book that you could turn around and self-publish almost immediately is Amazon turns you down. So, yes, the cover and everything else needs to be ready.
You are not competing with a specific subgenre, though you will list your book in more than one genre to draw page views. Youre competing for eyeballs with everyone on the site at the same time you are.
Walt, thank you for sharing about the Kindle Scout Program. Congratulations on your book!
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, Caryl! You're in the drawing!
Walt, don't you have two more stories in this series? If so, do you plan to self-pub them? Do you have an estimated date for publication?
I'll look forward to reading the sequel!
WALT!!! I never, ever heard of Kindle Scout, so your post captured me from start to finish! What a GREAT idea!!
And SUPER CONGRATS on being in the coveted 3% -- WOW!!
I have a question for you. I am hoping to write a short secular novel and I'm game to experiment with anything new to promote it. Would you recommend that to a multi-pubbed author like myself?
Good question, Julie! Notice that one of Walt's quotes is from Cristiane Serruya, a USA Today bestselling author. Wonder if she did Kindle Scout first or after her bestseller released?
Julie, I was going to mention Cristiane as well. Are you going to write it under a different name. or will it still fit in with your brand?
Congratulations, Walt! So happy for you! And thanks for sharing your publishing experience.
Hi Laura, so glad you could stop by today! Wasn't Walt's blog interesting? He provided so much new information...and writers always like to learn something new!
Thanks, Laura. It has been a learning experience.
Walt, sorry to be a late party goer. The baby bear is in town and we went to look at rescue kittens.
What a terrific explanation of Kindle Scout. I'm anxious to try this venue on some of my indie works.
I don't know how you do what you do with a full time job and shuttling back and forth to high school and college activities with your kids.
Plus you do Kindle Worlds as well.
Tina, thank you! It is a good place for anything the market might find speculative.
Tina, you're so right. Walt is a great provider for his family and a super dad. Plus, an amazing writer!
Congratulations to you, Walt! Thank you for explaining the ins and outs of Kindle Scout.
Walt, until I read your post, I knew nothing about Kindle Scout. Thanks for the info!
Barbara, many of us were in the dark. So glad Walt provided info about this interesting program that's a boon for writers AND readers!
Barbara, it's a really good program, and the number of readers is growing.
And a good thing readers can do is to spend time with the books where campaigns are about to expire. it increases the amount of great books one can win.
Oh my gosh, Walt! Mega congratulations on your writing accomplishments! It's always inspiring to read good news like yours. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks, too, for such a clear, concise explanation of the Kindle Scout program. You've made me aware of an option I hadn't considered before.
Nancy, so glad you stopped by to learn more about Kindle Scout. Many of us are amazed at this opportunity. Hope all is well.
Nancy, if you choose to try it, good luck. It has been an eye-opening experience.
Walt, thank you so much for this post on Kindle Scout. I hadn't heard of it. This was very interesting. Thanks for sharing! Congratulations on your book!
Thanks, Sally! Glad you enjoyed the post.
Such an informative post, Walt! Thanks so much for the information!
Nicki, so glad you could stop by tonight! Hope all is well!
Thanks, Walt, for being with us today and for providing an informative post about Kindle Scout. We're all thrilled about your success and appreciate you sharing what you've learned with us!
Keep us posted on your sequel and other writing endeavors! And, again, thanks for being with us.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I've given some thought to the Kindle Scout program before but have dismissed it because I didn't think I'd have the following to boost the page views. I get the sense though from reading this, that it sort of has a life of its own beyond what self-promotion can do. Does that sound correct?
Yes, you have a lot of people reading it, whether they like your genre or are just looking at the books that have campaigns ending soon. However, what I did to maintain interest was to ask friends to post at different time throughout the campaign to draw readers.
Congratulations and thanks for explaining about Kindle Scout. I will head over to your web page and sign up for your newsletter. I wish you continued success!
Walt, I'm sorry I'm so late to the party! I was out of town AND I had computer troubles!
What a great look into Kindle Scout I had no idea it even existed! Congratulations on having your book chosen, and thanks for sharing your experience here!
Your article was encouraging, informative, and helpful. Thanks!
I REALLY enjoyed your book by the way.
And hope to see you again at the Art of Writing Conference in Nashville later this year. What a blessing!
KC, I enjoyed meeting you as well, and I also hope to make a return trip to Nashville. Thank you for the kind comments on my book!
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BIOGRAPHY: Brenda Strong got her first break in showbiz with a brief but memorable appearance in Billy Crystal's You Look Marvelous music video. Her appearance in the video led to guest shots on such shows as St. Elsewhere, MacGyver, and Cheers, as well as her first film appearances in Weekend Warriors and Mel Brooks' Spaceballs . More recently, Brenda had a high profile recurring role on Seinfeldas Sue Ellen Mishkie (or as Elaine refers to her, The Braless Wonder). Seinfeld proved to be a great launching board for Strong who's recent film appearances have included Black Dog and The Deep End of the Ocean. Of course every fan of SST remembers wonderful Brenda's performance as Captain Deladier in the original Starship Troopers. Brenda also had a recurring role on the WB's 7th Heaven this past fall and is currently working on an independent film titled Exposed. (Source: Healthhdome, visit www.healthdome.com for more info).
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2019-04-18T13:16:25Z
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Tonsil stones are caused by an accumulation of sulfur-producing debris and bacteria that become lodged in the tonsils. A part from expensive medicines, there are many natural and effective home remedies to cure tonsil stones. Do you want to know which home remedy will help you treat of tonsil stones? In this article, VKool.com will show you top 37 natural & effective home remedies for tonsil stones. The writing is collected from reliable sources. However, it is not intended to give medical advice and it is solely for the informational purpose. Keep reading this writing to learn more!
This is actually one of the most effective home remedies for tonsil stones. This is because water keeps our body hydrated, and then creates an environment that does not get the conditions for the bacteria’s survival. Additionally, drinking water regularly can support the cleaning up of debris as well as other materials. It prevents them from accumulating at the tonsils, causing the occurring of tonsil stones. In fact, tonsils are a vital part of the immunity system and if any foreign object passes through the lymphatic system, it often tends to be stored inside it.
You should drink 8-10 cups of water daily. Besides, you should also try to drink at least 1 cup of water first in the morning.
Using cotton swabs is a simply home remedy that is done to push off the tonsil from the tonsils’ walls. Before using them, you should make both ends wet in order to make it gentle on your tonsils. To get the best result, you should do this method in front of a mirror. Also, use a flashlight in order to locate the stones. You use wet cotton swabs in order to loosen the stones and remove them from the walls of the tonsils. Once done, you should use salt water or mouthwash to gargle your mouth. This will remove remaining particles as well as other debris.
This is also one of the most amazingly useful home remedies for tonsil stones that people can make use at home without meeting any difficulty.
A toothbrush can be a great weapon against tonsil stones, but you should be careful not to trigger the gag reflex. You can use an ordinary toothbrush or an electric toothbrush. When using a soft bristle toothbrush, have a flashlight in order to locate the tonsil stones’ position. Using the toothbrush bristles can make pressure on the tonsil until they loosen. You push them off and then get a mouthwash in order to remove the small stones.
If you use an electric toothbrush, make pressure on the places where you can locate your stones. Using the backside of your toothbrush, scrub the stones lightly in order to break them up. After you have done, you should use a mouthwash to get rid of the remaining particles. You should be cautious not to scrape at the tissue in the surrounding areas as this will cause a throat sore.
You can use your tongue to relax the tonsil stones and clear them out. You push on the tonsils and try to separate them or push them free. The fact that the back of the mouth works hard can help you relax the stones. This exercise may need you to be patient, as the stones are installed in the tonsils’ cleft. More importantly, remember to wash with salt water or clean water to keep the tissues wet and to remove the stones. In fact, this is also among the best and most effective natural home remedies for tonsil stones that we would like to introduce in the article today and want readers to learn and make use for good!
When you are trying to remove the stones by using your finger, firstly, you need to wash your hands with sudsy water and rinse them off. Next, you open the mouth and then use your finger to discover the tonsils. Remember not to reach further back with your finger. Next, apply weight and then push up so that the stones pop up. Finally, wash the mouth with salt water.
Many women have bobby pins in their bathroom. And you do the same, you can consider using one of them to remove the tonsil stones. The black-colored pins work well as they are flexible and thin, yet firm enough to remove the stones. Remember to wash your pins with soap water before placing them in the mouth. A dirty pin can transfer infectious bacteria into your mouth, causing more serious throat problems.
You stroke the stones with slight but steady pressure in one direction. Do not poke it further into the tonsil as if you are having a sore throat, this action can lead to more irritation.
Failure to keep a good oral hygiene is one of the main causes for the occurrence of tonsil stones. In the mouth, the bacteria cause the occurrence of tonsil stones from accumulated particles as well as other debris. The bacteria are able to be reduced by frequently brushing your teeth with recommended toothpaste. Besides, you should change toothbrush regularly, scrap the tongue and gargle the mouth with salt water or mouthwash.
You use a medicine dropper, pressing the rubber bulb and then carefully put your tip next to the tonsil stone. When it gets in contact, lightly release the rubber bulb and then remove the tonsil stones. After that, gargle with antiseptic mouthwash to clear any debris. Be careful when doing this as you can trigger the gag reflex.
Coughing has been considered as an effective way to dislodge tonsil stones. It is a good idea for you to drink warm water first as this will help you reflex the throat’s tissue. Remember to cough when your mouth closed, and then check whether the tonsil stones are still there. On the first attempt, it may not work, so you need to repeat this exercise a couple of times.
Mouthwash is a good way to prevent tonsil stones. Once you use mouthwash that contains alcohol in it, it will kill any bacteria growth. You can use products that kill viruses and bacteria, or you can also gargle the mouth with hydrogen peroxide. Ensure to gargle at least once a day to get rid of tonsil stones or to prevent new stones from forming.
Lime has been used for long and it is famous for its medicinal properties, so the juice of lime can be used to get rid of the tonsil stones. You simply mix the juice of lime with a cup of water. Also, you can add your favorite flavors. You slowly drink the diluted lime juice so that it may get in touch with the areas the tonsil stones located. This will clean the mouth, remove the bacteria and prevent its occurrence in the future.
Honey is an antiseptic material that may help you boost the immune system. Tonsil stones can turn up as a result of an infection in the throat, and treating it with honey can be effective.
To use honey for removing tonsil stones, you dissolve honey in a cup of warm water, and then gargle the mouth with this solution a couple of times a day. Compounds containing in the honey will work as an antibiotic, and you can see that the tonsil stones disappear quickly.
A good micro- circulation will transfer more oxygen-rich blood to the infected areas, and this may make microbial-based materials including tonsil stones reduce their size, and even clear up.
If there is a health food store near your house, it may be a good idea for you to find out f it can provide you with homeopathy treatments. There are a large number of homeopathy treatments that are good for tonsil stones, and these treatments take a couple of factors into account. There is a treatment that can treat many conditions affecting the mouth and throat. It is called Rhus Tox, and it is used to treat blisters and mouth ulcers. Besides, this treatment can improve the throat health and dissolve the tonsil stones.
This treatment will also help you ease the pain linked to tonsil stones. Rhus tox will reduce the response of the body to any kind of inflammation, and then you will see that the tonsil stone clear up within days.
It is really important to know the way on how to take this treatment, Most of the homeopathy treatments should be taken in the morning, and for tonsil stone treatment, you need to take two 30C tablets before you tend to drink or eat anything. Let the tablets be underneath the tongue as soon as you get up. Allow them to dissolve and remember not to eat or drink anything or brush the teeth in one hour.
You should avoid drinking coffee, tea, and acid drinks for the next several hours for the better results. Besides, when taking any homeopathy treatments, you do not use mint-based toothpaste or drink peppermint tea. It is because this will break the effect of treatments.
It is a garden flower, which is one of the best herbal remedies for the tonsil stones. It is used as a cream, and this tea can support the body to solve with throat infections. You can either use this tea as a gargle or drink it. In case the tonsil stones are situated further down in your throat, this tea may help you effectively. When drinking a herbal tea, it is important to consume it before mealtime.
Gargle the mouth with this solution while it is still warm twice a day.
You can flush the tonsil stones out with a syringe and salt water. This remedy is so simple. You just need to get a medicine dispenser syringe and then fill it up with lukewarm salt water. Then place this syringe as far into your tonsil stones as possible and then flush them out. Also, you can try other ways to make water pressure. The power of the water is able to flush the tonsil stones out.
It is another one of the most effective home remedies for tonsil stones due to its anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties. Also, its soothing and healing properties will help the body reduce pain and swelling and speed up the process of healing.
Strain it and then add lemon juice to this solution. You can optionally add 1 tsp of honey to it.
Drink this solution 3 times daily for 2-3 days.
Due to its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, turmeric can help you fight against tonsil stones and ease irritating symptoms.
You add 1 tsp of turmeric powder to a cup of boiling water or salt water. You gargle the mouth with this mixture a couple of times daily, especially before sleeping. It will help the body get rid of the soreness and inflammation.
Alternatively, you add 1 tsp of turmeric powder and ground black pepper to a cup of warm milk. You drink it for 2-3 days to speed up the process of healing.
It can be used to treat tonsil stones. Being high in antimicrobial abilities, cinnamon can inhibit the development of bacteria as well as other micro- organisms and help you reduce pain, swelling and inflammation.
When it is still warm, you drink it 203 times daily for 7 days.
It contains a gel-like substance that can relieve soreness, pain and inflammation. When taken internally, this material can soothe and heal inflamed tissues, including the throat’s mucus membranes.
You add 1 tsp of the slippery elm’s inner bark to 2 cups of hot water. Let it steep for 5 minutes and strain this solution. While it is warm, drink it slowly twice a day for several days.
Alternatively, you mix 3 tsp of the powder of slippery elm bark, 1 tsp of cayenne pepper powder, 2 tsp of honey and 4 tsp of lukewarm water. You take 1 tsp of this mixture daily for 2-3 days.
Fenugreek contains antibacterial abilities that make it become one of the best home remedies for tonsil stones as it can kill off the bacteria. Also, the anti-inflammatory properties contain in fenugreek will help you relieve the pain and inflammation.
Gargle the mouth with this solution for more than 30 seconds. Then, you spit it out.
Do this home remedy twice daily until the tonsil stones clear away.
They are effective for removing tonsil stones at home. Due to their high mucilage content, they can relieve soreness and pain caused by tonsil stones.
You boil 3 dried figs in water and then mash them. Eat it with 1 tbsp of honey 2-3 times daily for several days.
Alternatively, you boil and then mash some of the figs. Mash them in the water that you have used to boil them.
Apply this paste on your infected areas. Allow it to dry and then wash it off with lukewarm water. Repeat this remedy once daily to ease pain from tonsil stones.
Their nutritional value is helpful in treating tonsil stones. The seeds are high in antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins that help you improve the immune system in order to fight the infection.
You add turmeric powder and then stir it for a couple of seconds. Then, you add 1 cup of warm milk and then mix it well.
You remove it from the heat.
Drink the solution when it is still warm. Enjoy it twice a day for 2-3 days.
Aloe vera juice is often sold over the counter in supermarkets and pharmacies. Some studies show that this juice can help you remove tonsil stones by cleansing the mouth of bacteria that cause stones.
You take 1 tsp of aloe vera juice in the mouth, and then swirl it around the tonsil stones.
Let it stay in your mouth for a couple of minutes 2-3 times daily.
Gargle the mouth with water. Swirl it and then spit it out.
You can try gargling the mouth with extra virgin olive oil in order to remove your current tonsil stones and reduce the risk of new tonsil stones forming. Consider gargling a couple of times each day with a tsp of olive oil. After that, you gargle the mouth with water to remove the viscous residue. The logic behind this home remedy is that olive oil has anti-inflammatory properties, it can help you reduce the pain and swelling of tonsil stones and thus reducing the stones forming. However, it is not clear whether olive oil works when applied directly onto the stones.
As you know, garlic has a lot benefits for health care. Simply, you can chew on garlic to remove stones naturally and effectively. You should chew on garlic a few times each day. In addition, the garlic will help fight any bacteria that might be contributing to the solidification of the materials in your tonsils.
Lemon juice is one of natural home remedies for tonsil stones. Lemon juice contains a lot vitamin C which will help to remove your tonsil stones effectively. To use lemon juice for treating tonsil stones, you can mix several tablespoons of lemon juice with a cup of warm water. You can add a little bit of salt to the lemon water and drink.
As you know, essential oils contain anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties that are beneficial for curing tonsil stones. Some of these essential oils you should consider using include theives oil, lemongrass and myrrh. To see good results, you should add a few drops of the essential oil on your toothbrush each day as you brush your teeth and tongue. You could also get these essential oils in a spray bottle and then apply it by spraying it on the affected area.
You should eat organic, unsweetened to remove tonsil stones. Yogurt contains probiotic which is friendly bacteria your body. Therefore, it will help remove tonsil stones and keep them from coming back. Eating probiotic yogurt will help clean out the bacteria and other materials in your tonsils responsible for the development of this problem.
One of natural home remedies for treating tonsil stones is using apple cider vinegar. This vinegar contains acid that will help remove tonsil stones. You should remember to use apple cider vinegar or white vinegar. Make sure you dilute the vinegar with a small amount of water first before you begin gargling.
As you see, carrots are great for the eyes due to their beta-carotene content. Besides, carrot is an effective home remedy for tonsil stones. Chewing carrots can help remove stones by destroying bacteria.
Eating raw onions will help improve your oral health, prevent oral infections and get rid of bacteria because of their potent anti-bacteria properties. You should chew on raw onions for two to three minutes daily to help remove and prevent tonsil stones. In addition, onions can help get rid of bad breath, which is a common symptom of tonsil stones.
Eating vegetables are an effective way to getting rid of tonsil stones. Their tough surface can scrape away at tonsil stones, loosen them from their nooks, and get them out of your mouth altogether. You should try eating more carrots, celery and radishes to remove your tonsil stone problem.
Nasal rinse is a good way to remove tonsil stones naturally and effectively. You can do it as below.
Simply, you can mix 1 cup of warm water with 1 teaspoon of salt. Afterwards, you stir until the salt dissolves.
Get a syringe or dropper full of the salt water.
Lean over the sink and release the salt water into one nostril. Let it drain.
You should repeat nightly to clear out mucus and prevent tonsil stones.
Grapefruit is a good source of a variety of nutrients including vitamin C, pectin, fiber and potassium. These nutrients work together to protect the body from cellular damage and to prevent buildup of calcium in the arteries as well as the tonsils. This extract also serves as an antioxidant.
Peppermint oil assists in treatment of tonsil stones in several ways. The active ingredients in peppermint promote digestion as well as circulation, preventing the buildup of materials in the body. Peppermint is also an antibacterial agent that eliminates any underlying infection associated with the condition.
Salt water is a natural way to eliminate buildup in the tonsils. Gargling with salt water helps slough mucous cells and bacteria from the oral cavity. The salt also helps eliminate and prevent infection.
To get more information about effective home remedies for health problems, go to our main Home Remedies page. These were some of natural and effective home remedies that you can use to get rid of your tonsil stones. After reading the writing of 37 home remedies for tonsil stones, hope that this writing helps you find out the best solution to cure tonsil stones effectively. However, the writing is solely for the informational purpose, so you need to get advice from your doctor before applying any natural home remedy. If you have any question, or you know other natural home remedies for tonsil stones, please leave them below.
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2019-04-22T10:09:42Z
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It’s better to have more assets than liabilities, right? We love seeing the value of the things we own increase. Unfortunately, the value of our assets don’t always tell the whole story. In fact, instead of having income-producing assets, many of us have depreciating assets, or assets that might be time and money pits.
Do your assets cost too much money? If you want to optimize your finances (and possibly free up some cash to pay off debt), it can be worth evaluating your assets to see where you can save.
Are You Paying More for Your Car Than It’s Worth?
I’m sure most of you know how fast new cars depreciate when they’re driven off the lot. According to Black Book, the average depreciation of a car in 2015 is expected to be around 14 percent. That’s the average, though. Luxury and sports cars tend to depreciate even faster.
You might need one to get from Point A to Point B, but you don’t need to have the newest model or the nicest trim with all the bells and whistles.
Common advice for those with a lot of debt and expensive car payments is to sell the car and buy a less expensive one with cash. For example, if you own a pickup truck that costs you $400 per month in payments, $130 per month in insurance and another $300 per month in gas, you might be better off buying a compact car in cash and saving on all three expenses.
I’ll admit, I think simple is better when it comes to cars. I have a 2002 Honda Civic, and my fiance has a 2013 Civic (he financed it as his old car was on its last legs). I prefer my car because there’s less that can go wrong in terms of electronics. I also prefer not having a monthly payment, but that’s a story for another day!
If you own more than one vehicle, ask yourself if it’s necessary. Some families can get away with one vehicle. The other reason I bring this up is because my ex owned both a car and a motorcycle. Unfortunately, we lived in an area where winter made driving a motorcycle rather difficult. So it sat in the driveway with a cover over it until the springtime each year.
He finally realized it wasn’t worth keeping. It was insured, financed and required a bit of maintenance (tires for motorcycles aren’t cheap). Being able to ride it half the year didn’t justify the expenses.
Is Your Home or Mortgage Too Big?
I heard so many people complain about how much their mortgage was when I lived in NY. The area I used to live in wasn’t known for being cheap – besides hefty home prices, property taxes were high, too. This sometimes made owning a home next to impossible for people. If they did own one, they often found themselves treading water.
Lots of people seem to justify buying a home by saying it’s an investment. That’s debatable (and I won’t get into it because I’m not a homeowner), but a home is probably the largest purchase you’ll ever make in your life. I think it requires a bit more thought than some people give it.
I’m guilty of walking around ritzy neighborhoods and marveling at the beautiful brick almost-mansion-status homes. However, I would never buy one. My 1,050 sq. ft. apartment is too big as it is! Unfortunately, many first-time home buyers are lured in by square footage because we’re taught to believe bigger equals better. And of course, more space also equals more stuff and typically higher utility bills.
The other day I was listening to a podcast discussion about housing and couldn’t wrap my head around it. A few homeowners were saying they could easily go back to living in smaller spaces (600 sq. ft.), but then one said they weren’t sure how they were going to fill up the 2,500 sq. ft. house they recently purchased.
I was left wondering why they bought it in the first place (perhaps they plan on having a large family). Don’t get me wrong – some people love living in a larger home and don’t mind having more rooms to clean. But I’ve seen just as many regret buying a house larger than they needed. It warrants asking yourself whether or not your house suits your needs.
A lot can change in a few years. Perhaps your mortgage is eating up a larger part of your income than you thought it would. Maybe you’ve grown tired of all the space you have. Maybe you don’t want to live in a high cost of living city anymore. Or maybe you’d rather downsize and use the savings to accelerate your way to financial or debt freedom.
Whatever the case, you should make sure your living situation is in line with your goals, as your mortgage can easily be one of the biggest reasons you don’t make a lot of progress. If you don’t want to change your living situation but need to make your mortgage less of a burden, think about renting part of your home out if possible.
Speaking of which, don’t forget to include rental properties in this assessment, either. You might find cutting your losses to be the better option.
Let’s not focus exclusively on physical assets when the assets in your investment portfolio matter, too. You want your money working for you as much as possible, right? One way to ensure that doesn’t happen is to be too passive of an investor.
How many times a year do you check your portfolio? Have you ever gone through your 401(k) plan to see if the investments are any good? Do you blindly hand your assets over to a financial advisor without knowing how much they charge? If you’re like most people, you don’t have or take the time to watch over your investments as closely as you should.
A free service like FeeX can help you find the best low-fee investment options in an old 401(k) plan. Also, someone like Personal Capital can help you get a good big picture view of all of your investments to easily spot ways you can cut costs and stretch your investment dollars farther.
All of these can lead to fees eating up your profits. I once looked through the investments my parents had in their portfolio and was astounded at the expense ratios for their investments. They fell under the “my advisor manages everything” umbrella.
When it comes to your investments and saving for retirement, it pays to be diligent about fees. Ignorance should be avoided.
I’m someone who believes there’s always room for improvement. For example, I thought a 2-bedroom 2-bathroom apartment would be great in case my family came to visit. That’s only happened a handful of times since we moved. Even though my apartment isn’t an asset, I can’t wait to downsize to a 1-bedroom apartment to save money.
Remember that you don’t have to stay chained to a car or mortgage payment you can’t afford. I know that’s easier said than done when faced with the prospect of moving, especially if you’ve been in your current house for less than five years. Everyone has to run the numbers for their situation. You should at least think about cutting ties with the assets that aren’t moving you toward your goals, or figure out how to change them so they do.
Have you ever owned an asset that was costing you more money than you realized? What did you do about it? Did you buy a home that was too big or costly for you? Do you make sure you’re not being charged obscene amounts of fees for your investments?
Cash, securities, and real estate are assets. Private business interests might be assets, but usually need to be discounted pretty heavily. The rest? Not so much, although they certainly help make your point about cost.
Great point – cash, securities, and real estate are what people should focus on building up.
Your dad was so right about a boat being a money pit. I spent more money on that boat than I did on my rent at the time. The payment, insurance, and gas alone set me back about $1,000 per month. Crazy! Luckily I only had it for about six months, but I was only able to sell it for what I owed on it. Glad I learned that lesson, though. I’ll never own another boat.
Wow, that’s crazy! My uncle had a boat, though it sat in the backyard most of the time, and I thought it would be “fun” to go out on the water whenever you wanted to. I don’t think I could stomach those maintenance costs, though.
Great points! I completely agree that cars can hardly be seen as assets when they’re constantly depreciating, and using loans to pay for them means you’ll pay way too much for them with interest. Homes don’t typically depreciate, but I agree that the hidden costs of home ownership, like taxes and maintenance, can outpace the appreciation, especially considering how much interest is paid over 15 to 30 years.
Yep. I don’t see how anyone could view a car as an “investment” in the typical sense. Then again, when I buy a car, I’m looking for something I can drive until it dies.
Home ownership is tricky. I think smart buyers who put a lot of thought into their purchase (for the long-term) have a much better chance of coming out on top than those who simply buy their “dream house.” You do have to be careful about those hidden costs!
It’s also good to keep in mind that living small in some areas can allow you some flexibility in others. We are a one car family (my husband bikes to work year-round, even in the MN winters!) and our car is an older Toyota Corolla that’s paid off. When we got married a few years ago, we had a tiny ceremony and no real reception (just went out to dinner with a few friends.) This allowed us to have the savings to buy a little larger home than we technically need at the moment (still only 1600 square feet) but with one kid and another on the way, we didn’t want to have to worry about moving again in 5 years when we needed the extra space. It’s helpful to keep in mind when you are living a little smaller in one area, that it can give you some different options for other areas, if you so choose.
Yes, I definitely agree with that! There are always trade-offs that can be made, and it also helps to think long-term like you did. Buying a larger house because you’ll have a need for it is very different from buying a larger home because you think of it as a status symbol. My cousins purchased a humongous home a few years ago (it’s beautiful, but SO much space!), and plan to have just one kid. They don’t even own a lot of things, so it’s not cluttered. I’m more about functionality, I guess!
Assets are great but if you take on a lot of debt that has to get serviced to pay off those assets, they aren’t beneficial to your net worth at all, and in fact can be a drain. You have to look at both sides of the equation to get a true measure of value.
Well put! That’s why I don’t think a home is an automatic asset/investment. You have to take so many factors into consideration for that to be true. Your net worth doesn’t tell the entire story.
Boats certainly are a big spot in the water to dump your money into. Another is having huge yards covered in grass that requires paying to keep it green with your metered utility water. The mowing, the fertilizing, etc all more costs. I have a quarter acre lot and utility water is very expensive. I removed a lot of grass when I moved in and converted it to a more natural but less thirsty state which is still beautiful to look at.
Nice job! If I ever own a home, I definitely don’t want too much yardage. It doesn’t seem very fun to deal with!
These points are so true! We have a car that is worth $2k right now but the maintenance for it is several hundred dollars. It’s still running and we wouldn’t want to buy a new car at this point but when we think about the cost vs value, it’s a bummer!
I hear ya, Jen. My car isn’t worth much right now either, but it only has 100k miles on it, so I’m hoping it has a lot more life left! It can be difficult to decide whether keeping an old car is worth the repairs in comparison to the price of a newer car.
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It was the women in the streets of India that touched me most.
which appeared from behind the colorful drapery of their flowing garments?
holding their mission form being exposed?
that speak so loudly of the darkness and pain….
It was just after the last presentation of the day at the conference. I left the meeting hall to phone my family. I was closing my cell phone and looked down to put it back in my purse while I walked down a ramp that lead away from the couch I sat on while talking. The next thing I knew, I sat flat on the floor with a burning pain on my forehead. It was amazing how my brain tried to comprehend this crisis of disorientation. It was as if in the fastest way I could ever imagine I recalled moment-to-moment fragments of behavior retracing my steps to locate the reason for my sitting on the floor with an acing head. I realized almost instantly what happened after remembering in reverse order the blackness then the echo of a loud thump, the low wall-beam running across the ramp with a warning sign that I did not consciously see.
People in the vicinity heard the loud thump when my head hit the wall and came running towards me. As if in a surreal world, I heard the words: “Are you OK?”, as if it came from a far distance.
I did not understand or know how to answer that question. My stunned brain was no longer logical or capable of functioning rationally. I stared back blankly or maybe I did answer automatically in socially appropriate conditioned ways.
One woman put ice in the centre of a crumpled cotton napkin, stuffed it in my hand and instructed me to hold it to my forehead. I obeyed zombie-like, not able to think for myself, which hardly ever happens to me. I found myself confused and disoriented, embarrassed about the attention I drew.
I had to meet up with my friends so we could go together to a cheese and wine that night. When they heard about the accident, they talked to me, checked my responses and stayed to observe me. They discussed it amongst themselves deciding not to take chances about the extent of the shock and the potential seriousness of the concussion. They took me to the hospital. The stayed with me until my husband and son arrived to take care of me.
Their own schedules and plans were on hold until I was in caring hands.
On the way to the hospital, I wondered why I had to experience this knock on the head. What is the meaning of this experience?
While waiting for the doctor my mind traveled back through the day. Then I remembered.
On my way to the conference that morning, the traffic came to a complete standstill on the highway. At first, I thought this was just the usual result of dense traffic and I made myself comfortable behind the driver’s seat. I opened the sky roof, cranked up the music and sang along with the familiar nostalgic tunes.
Then I saw it. About 2 cars ahead of me a mother goose with a string of chicks waddling behind her crossed in front of the stationary row of revving engines which was ready to proceed their impatient journey towards who knows what urgent destination.
By now, tears were flowing with compassion realizing how, despite their urgent journeys, many regarded the lives of this mother and chicks more than their haste. This can only happen in Canada, I thought! Where in the world do you see a busy highway come to a complete standstill for a crossing mother goose and her babies! My warmed and touched heart suddenly jumped. It occurred to me that the danger was still real for them.
What seems to them like reaching safety is the side of the fast lane of the highway, next to the concrete barricade that separates the fast lanes of the two directional flows of vehicles! There was no-ware to go. This mother goose was in a scary unknown place, lost, not knowing the extent of danger she and her babies were in.
With the goose and her chicks out of the way, the traffic started to flow again. As my own vehicle started to accelerate, I looked back in the rear mirror to catch a last glimpse. A small car turned onto the shoulder off the fast lane where the birds were. A woman got out with a box and I knew that the little creatures would be safe from their traitorous position. How brave and timely the action of one person who had foresight and equipped with a box! Did she know she was going to be needed that morning? I think she just did what she knew was to be done and knew she had to do it in that moment, as she was willing to respond to the need. She went out on a limb.
The reflection on this memory happened in a split-second in the waiting room. I realized that when on the floor after the knockout bump, the concerned questions “Are you OK?” was just like all of us stopping our vehicles for the confused geese walking across to the centre of the busy highway. I thought of the compassion that stopped the traffic. I realized that concern and compassion was not enough. It took someone who was willing to act on that feeling of compassion to get out of her car with a box, pick them up and take them out of their precarious and dangerous situation.
I thought of how many times I asked others if they were OK, and then proceeded with my busy life, from my position in the ‘fast lane’ of life, without checking ‘deeper’ to see if they may need more than my concern. I realize now there is more to caring and compassion than checking. I realize from being at the receiving end of shock and confusion that it is not a logical state. Someone in shock and confusion or an emotional crisis needs to be stayed with and taken care of practically and patiently. Therapy needs to be deeper than empathy or logic.
I feel deep gratitude and love because of the deep care I received from my friends Donna, Pam and Carolyn, the day I needed them. I hope that I will recognize when I am called on to be the one to do the practical loving and caring. I hope that I will be ‘equipped’ and timely to be ‘the woman with the compassion and the box’ when you need to be taken out of a precarious situation. I hope I can be a friend like you.
She heard the echo of a taping noise through the forest. It penetrated to the center where the animals lay asleep. A metallic sounding zing followed every tap. Louder and louder it got as she moved closer to it, disturbed by the piercing sound of metal..
Then she saw two boys chipping at a huge rock at the entrance of the woods. Their chisels flashed and threw flickers of reflecting sunlight as they chopped away.
"What are you doing?" Her inquisitive voice was soft and caring.
Her unexpected interference with their efforts showed in their surprised glances. They hesitated then answered that they were trying to chop out the shiny piece of the big rock.
"Our teacher wants us to find interesting rocks to bring to school"
The interrupted chiseling made the birds chirp again.
Then the boys continued their mission. Immediately the sound of metal connecting rock stopped all other sounds.
"I wonder how this mother-rock feels about you trying to take a piece of her?" the woman said softly.
The boys stopped abruptly and looked at her with big eyes. She got their attention now.
" It looks like it's her heart that you want to take?"
Their eyes blinked with recognition, but they did not say a word.
"Did you ask the mother-rock if she would let you take a piece of her?"
"Maybe she doesn't want you to take that part of her....maybe there is another part of her that lies somewhere around here that she wouldn't mind you to have. Maybe the piece she's willing to give is not so difficult to get?"
Again there was a moment of silence while the brothers contemplated the strange woman's words. Is she cruel or what? Where did she came from anyway? She spoke as if she knew the rock?
"Shall we go and see if there are lose stones that are shiny that you can use for your project? Here are some!"
Wide eyed, the boys looked at the stones on the ground as if they saw them for the first time. They glanced back at the big rock at the entrance of the woods and glanced at the makings they made to remove the shiny part of it. They looked at the stones on the ground again and picked some up to investigated them closely.
"This one is nice" one of the boys said.
"I'll use this one" the other shouted.
Singing birds sounded closer again now that the chiseling has stopped. The boys ran home giggling, each holding a stone to show the next day at school.
At the entrance of the forest the woman smiled and touched the big rock lovingly, allowing her hand to hold the shiny core for a moment as if she wanted to wipe out the chisel marks.
A soft breeze rustled the leaves in the trees as the boys looked back to wave at the woman, but she was gone. Not many see the shiny glowing heart of the rock at the entrance of the forest. Not many know of the woman in the forest that watches over the stones.
The pond was dirty. Green slimy stuff floated on the surface. Like vomit, I thought. I glanced over the slimy bubbling algae that covered the stagnant surface.
The trees around the pond were changing color. Fall is in the air. The sun, still hot, steamed silently and clung like sweaty thoughts on the edge of my awareness. "Please God give me a gap, I need some kind of miracle. Let me out of this trap; this boring repetitive human existence, filled with pain and conflict."
The rock I sat on was hard, but I enjoyed being outside. I noticed a fat frog with big bulgy eyes, supported by the thick algae-carpet, basking passively in the now cooling sun. I wondered how it could keep so breathlessly still for so long....maybe in anticipation like me, 'of what?', I wondered.
The stillness is suddenly startled by the jump-swim vigorous motion of another frog closing in. The short bursts of activity were followed by silent moments of expectation as if he was waiting for my reaction. This frog was different. His golden eyes glowed with intensity, watching me with a fixed stare on his algae-marked face. I stared back. This frog communicated, talked with his eyes and wasn't asleep like the others.
It stared then jumped and moved and stared again. This went on for some time as I watched the frog trying to get some reaction from me. What was it trying to tell me?
Another frog joined, swimming from the bottom of the pond to the surface. It stopped mid stroke, went absolutely still for a moment and dived back into the deep to hide under the rocks again.
Most frogs behave like frogs. But some frogs don't.
"You are different". I said to him and thought I saw a wink.
I talked again and it started to jump, desperately trying to get itself up the rocks to get closer to me.
The frog became frantic. It jumped around at the edge of the rock trying to jump out of the water, its golden eyes desperate.
Tears of compassion dropped like blow-kisses on the frog.
The rocks were too high for it to jump out and it disappeared between the cracks, exhausted in its attempts to escape.
I looked down to see where it was. The frog with golden eyes disappeared and only lazy frogs lied passively contented on the green, slime-filled pond.
Did the time-gate close for a miracle to happen......? Or is the miracle that life can be meaningful life in a slime-filled pond?
grows in the compost of ignorance….
the depth hold me safe..
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Would you like to work with us? If you are suitably qualified and interested in joining our faculty, please contact us.
Dr Mark O’Brien is the Medical Director and co-founder of the Cognitive Institute.
Dr O’Brien is a well-regarded consultant and expert trainer in the areas of clinical leadership, risk management and quality and safety within the Asia-Pacific region. He is also a published author and regular international speaker across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and North America with a passion for supporting clinicians to address the challenges they face in delivering the highest quality care to their patients.
In 2013 he was recognised by the Australian Private Hospitals Association National Congress as ‘the only speaker to receive 5 stars across the board by all delegates’. In 2016 he was awarded the President’s Award from the Queensland Branch of the Australasian College of Health Service management for his services to healthcare. Dr O’Brien also serves as a Board member of Mater Misericordiae Ltd.
Dr Stephen Walker is Associate Medical Director of the Cognitive Institute.
Prior to joining the Cognitive Institute Dr Walker held the positions of Director of Clinical Training, Deputy Director of Medical Management and Emergency Physician at Mater Health Services Brisbane.
His previous appointments have included Deputy Director of Emergency Medicine at Mater Hospital, Deputy Director and Director of the Emergency Department at Ballarat Health Services and Emergency Department Director at St John of God Hospital Ballarat.
Dr Walker also serves the Committee of Management for Emergency Life Support Inc, a not-for-profit education and training group providing emergency education and skills training throughout Australia and parts of Asia Pacific. He previously held the position of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Queensland. He has served on the Primary Examination Committee and Fellowship Examination Committees of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
Dr Walker has special interests in education and process improvement in clinical settings. He has published on trauma care efficacy and patient communication and holds post graduate qualifications in both Clinical Education and Medical Management.
In 2004 Dr Walker was the recipient of the Mater Health Services Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award and in 2013 was named Queensland Clinical Educator of the Year.
Dr Lynne McKinlay is Senior Medical Educator at Cognitive Institute.
In addition to her work for Cognitive Institute, Dr McKinlay is Deputy Executive Director of Medical Services at Children’s Health Queensland and continues practise as paediatrician and specialist in paediatric rehabilitation medicine.
Dr McKinlay was Director, Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Children’s Health Queensland from 2001 to 2014 before moving into medical administration and leadership in a full-time capacity.
Dr McKinlay holds the position of senior lecturer with the School of Medicine, University of Queensland and was the founding clinical director of the Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre in the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Queensland.
In 2015 Dr McKinlay received the Children’s Health Queensland Australia Day Achievement Award for leadership and was a recipient of the Queensland Health Staff Excellence Silver Award for Leadership in 2004. She was a Churchill Fellow in 2002, investigating paediatric rehabilitation systems of care in North America, with this knowledge guiding ongoing development of the paediatric rehabilitation services in Queensland. She has published numerous papers in the area of childhood brain injury and has a special interest in Clinical Informatics and provision of care for people with complex healthcare needs.
Dr McKinlay is driven to improve healthcare through her experience that a clinician is able to make a difference at both the individual patient and the health system levels through innovation, systems improvement and the development of communication and health leadership skills.
Kirsten Dyer is a Senior Clinical Educator with Cognitive Institute.
Kirsten’s leadership experience comprises senior and executive roles in both public and private health care. Prior to joining Cognitive Institute, Kirsten held the positions of Director of Program Management / Project Manager – Obstetrics and Gynaecology Task Group at Metro North Hospital and Health Service; Director of Clinical Governance at West Moreton Hospital and Health Service; and Executive Director of Safety, Quality and Risk at Queensland Health.
Kirsten’s extensive knowledge and expertise across clinical governance, change management, safety and reliability, and open disclosure has assisted organisations to overcome organisational boundaries, gain facility re-accreditation and credentialing, complete high-level clinical investigations, and has contributed to quality practice change and organisational reform.
Kirsten has contributed to the development of public policy, white papers, quality standards and position statements, as well as academic research into healthcare accreditation, and clinical decision making and documentation. Kirsten and her co-authors’ work was accepted for presentation at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists World Congress, 2016.
Kirsten applies motivational leadership to inspire teams to work together to achieve a shared vision.
Dr Scott Clark is a psychiatrist who has worked in clinical and administrative roles for more than two decades in both the United States and Australia. He completed his medical training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and his medical internship and postgraduate training at the St Vincent’s Medical Center of New York City, the New York Medical College, and Columbia University.
He is currently steering committee chair on a NSW Health / RANZCP project to increase the psychiatric workforce and improve access to psychiatric services in rural NSW. He is clinically active in addiction and forensic psychiatry, and has long standing involvement in public psychiatry and quality and safety improvement in psychiatric services. He has previously held the positions of Director of Mental Health at South Western Sydney Area Health Service and Clinical Director of the Rockland Psychiatric Center in New York. He is now the Clinical Director for Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Services at the Western NSW Local Health District.
Dr Clark is active in medical education, having held academic appointments at Columbia University, New York University, and the University of New South Wales. He is currently Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle Faculty of Health and Medicine. He has experience supervising psychiatry trainees in both New York and Australia and has worked on an AusAid project to develop and deliver mental health education programmes for health workers in East Timor.
Dr Kathryn Robertson has been a medical educator since 1988 and a Cognitive Institute faculty member since 2007. Her experience encompasses undergraduate, vocational training and accreditation, remediation and continuing professional development for doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. This includes more than 17 years as a Senior Lecturer with the University of Melbourne, where she was recruited to establish the Simulated Patient/Actor program. Dr Robertson also worked as part of the team that developed the Communication Skills curriculum and Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) assessment process. She continues a connection with the University as an Honorary Fellow, and assists in the development and delivery of the Excellence in Clinical Teaching suite of programs.
Dr Robertson is a past winner of the University of Melbourne’s Norman Curry Award for innovation and excellence in support of and service to teaching and learning, and the Royal Women’s Hospital Award in excellence in education. She was a nominee for the Australian University Teaching Awards for programs that enhance learning, and finalist for the Victorian Public Health Awards for public health programs. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and contributed chapters for textbooks, primarily in the areas of consulting and communication skills, as well as effective teaching and learning. She holds a Masters of Education and continues to work part-time in General Practice in outer suburban Melbourne.
Dr Carolyn Russell has been a senior educator with the Cognitive Institute since its inception in 1998. She has presented more than 200 Cognitive Institute programmes in leadership, patient communication and risk management across Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Dr Russell is an accredited small group facilitator for the Divisions of General Practice.
She holds a Masters in Counselling and completed the UQ / Harvard Intensive Medical Educators Course in 2006.
Dr Russell is a practicing GP with 35 years experience. Previously she was principal of the Carseldine Medical Centre, and worked in a complex conditions clinic with a local private hospital. She is now a medical educator with General Practice Training Queensland and works with GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, social work therapists and counsellors in a multidisciplinary model in a counselling centre co-located with the medical centre.
Dr Bronwyn Hartwig has worked with the Cognitive Institute since 2005. Her particular interest is the Institute’s remediation Clinical Communication Programme.
She was a general practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience working in regional and metropolitan centres.
Her special interests are GP psychiatry, counselling and doctors’ health.
She has completed postgraduate courses in family medicine and GP psychiatry, as well as an internship in stress management at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
She currently tutors medical students in communication skills and was previously the Queensland Secretary of the Doctor’s Health Advisory Service.
Dr Mark Woodrow has more than 23 years’ experience as a clinical doctor, and has an in-depth and current knowledge of medical, management, medicolegal and communications practices. His relevant experience has been gained in both the public and private health systems, including extensive experience in private emergency medicine.
Dr Woodrow has additional training in clinical areas including diving and hyperbaric medicine, toxicology, sports medicine, disaster medicine, burns and emergency ultrasound, as well as postgraduate qualifications in law, business and ethics. Apart from 20 years as a clinical emergency physician, Dr Woodrow is an active instructor for the Early Management of Severe Trauma course and the Advanced Paediatric Life Support course. He is a member of the Avant Medical Experts Committee, a committee member for the Medico Legal Society of Queensland, and a member of the Wesley Hospital Medical Advisory Committee.
He has a unique blend of medical, management, legal, ethics and other postgraduate qualifications combined with experience in business management, clinical education, medicolegal and risk management practices. Dr Woodrow possesses excellent skills in communication, team building, risk management and medicine, proven over 23 years in clinical practice.
Dr Edwards has been a senior educator with the Cognitive Institute since just after it’s inception in 1998.
She has personally presented many hundreds of Cognitive Institute workshops, training programs and educational events. In 2008, when the Cognitive Institute became part of the Medical Protection Society, she became a Master trainer, training presenters internationally.
She is a past chairman of the RACGP’s Quality Assurance and Continuing Education Committee and has been a Medical Educator and faculty board member of the RACGP.
She lectured at the University of WA and Flinders University, and was for many years, a senior examiner for the RACGP. She has worked as a Medical Educator and training advisor for the RACGP in WA and SA.
Dr Edwards has 24 years of general practice experience, 19 as a practice principal. She has experience and interests in counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and women’s health.
Dr Stephen Priestley is a specialist in Emergency Medicine with broad experience at the Director level in public hospitals across both Victoria and Queensland. He is currently a Senior Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine in the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, having previously held the position of Director of Emergency Medicine to March 2017. In this role he provided leadership to three emergency departments within the Health Service for 11 years.
Dr Priestley has a particular interest in patient safety and quality care as evidenced by his appointments within health services and the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM). He is immediate past Chair of the ACEM Patient Safety Working Group, a member of the ACEM Quality Sub-Committee and a member of the ACEM Senior Court of Examiners.
In 2014 Dr Priestley received a Leadership in Patient Safety scholarship to complete the Institute of Healthcare Improvement Patient Safety Executive Program in Cambridge, MA. In March 2016 he co-convened an Accelerated Patient Safety Program for senior emergency medicine physicians and nursing staff, with Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Faculty.
Dr Priestley is a member of the Digital Patient Safety Expert Advisory Group— established by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) to provide clinical safety advice and expert guidance to the Australian Digital Health Agency in relation to My Health record and other national health digital infrastructure.
Dr Priestley has taught widely across Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka as a volunteer instructor with Advanced Paediatric Life Support Australia.
In addition to his Leadership in Patient Safety scholarship, he has received several awards for his contribution to health service and research.
As Senior Medical Educator with Cognitive Institute, Dr Priestley continues his contribution to health care by working with healthcare professionals to maximise patient wellbeing.
Dr Suzy Jordache is a Senior Medical Educator for Cognitive Institute and the Medical Protection Society (MPS).
Prior to joining Cognitive Institute and MPS, Suzy was the Director of Psychological Medicine in a not for profit UK hospice and an Honarary Consultant in Pallative Medicine in an NHS UK hospital. She has also worked in psychiatry and general practice.
As global lead trainer for the MPS Education Faculty, Suzy has significant expertise and interest in improving safety culture and clinician professionalism. She provides inhouse training to hospital staff as part of Cognitive Institute’s Speaking Up for Safety programme.
Suzy is a lead presenter in the internationally delivered Clinical Communication Programme and other individual intervention programmes to help doctors with professional, collegiate and patient challenges.
She has also delivered education to leaders and teams in the fields of resilience and prevention of professional burnout.
Matthew O’Brien co-founded the Cognitive Institute and has been its Managing Director since its inception in 1998.
He leads the Institute’s development and provision of education services in 6 countries delivering more than 500 programmes and workshops.
He has more than 20 years experience as a Managing Director, specialising in healthcare management, communication and marketing. He consults to healthcare organisations designing education strategies and implementation programmes.
Before the Cognitive Institute, Mr O’Brien was the founder and Managing Director of one of Australia’s largest marketing firms, consulting to national organisations.
Louise Cuskelly joined the Cognitive Institute in July 2013 as a project consultant introducing the Vanderbilt University Promoting Professional Accountability (PPA) Programme to healthcare organisations in Asia Pacific.
In April 2014 she accepted the position of Senior Education Consultant, working with healthcare organisations to introduce change programmes to achieve results in the areas of communication, risk management and patient safety.
Louise oversees Cognitive Institute’s commercial growth strategy and is responsible for identifying business growth opportunities, marketing strategy development and implementation and client engagement. She works closely with key stakeholders across the public and private healthcare sectors. She has a background in nursing and human resource management and extensive experience working at executive level in the public and private sector in marketing and business development, hospital management, education and training, project management and strategic planning.
Nina Bianco joined Cognitive Institute in 2014, bringing more than 13 years’ experience in designing and developing face-to-face, blended and online education programs for the health, mining, education and insurance sectors.
As Education Development Manager Nina develops, maintains reviews and produces education content and materials across Cognitive Institute’s programmes and series.
Nina is skilled in best practice business and education design approaches and has contributed to several publications and conference presentations on professional development and learning.
Nina has worked on ‘Leading Clinical Handover’, and a six-hour e-learning program for nurse managers written and developed for the Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in HealthCare (ACQSHC). She was also winner of LearnX Asia Pacific 2010 E-Learning and Training platinum award in best practices category.
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By the end of the first century, the church of Jesus Christ faced serious challenges from without and within. The Roman Empire began persecuting Christians. Suffering and oppression were the common fate of believers. False teachers threatened to destroy God’s people. The Judaizers were quickly followed by the Gnostics.
Gnosticism, which developed into a full-blown heresy in the second century, menaced the church for several hundred years. “By the beginning of the third century nearly all the more intellectual Christian congregations in the Roman Empire were markedly affected by it.” [Renwick #1].
Gnosticism was a unique blending of Jewish legalism, Greek philosophical speculation and Oriental mysticism. It refers to “the thought and practice especially of various cults of late pre-Christian and early Christian centuries distinguished by the conviction that matter is evil and that emancipation comes through gnosis” [Webster].
“Gnosticism,” stated Gwatkin, “is Christianity perverted by learning and speculation” (II, 73). The intellectual pride of the Gnostics changed the gospel into a philosophy. The clue to the understanding of Gnosticism is found in the Greek word from which its name is derived — gnōsis, “knowledge.” The Gnostics claimed to be the elite, the wise, the philosophers, to whom was revealed a secret knowledge which the overwhelming mass of mankind could never know. [Renwick #2].
Until the middle of the twentieth century, most information concerning Gnosticism came from the church fathers who opposed it. However, in 1945 a collection of Gnostic scrolls were discovered at Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt which shed more light on this teaching. This discovery confirmed the accuracy of the church fathers in addressing this subject.
The Greek word gnōsis occurs 29x in the NT (Luke 1:77; 11:52; Romans 2:20; 11:33; 15:14; 1 Corinthians 1:5; 8:1, 7, 10, 11; 12:8; 13:2, 8; 14:6; 2 Corinthians 2:14; 4:6; 6:6; 8:7; 10:5; 11:6; Ephesians 3:19; Philippians 3:8; Colossians 2:3; 1 Timothy 6:20; 1 Peter 3:7; 2 Peter 1:5, 6; 3:18).
According to Thomas, it is derived from the verb ginōskō [to come to know, recognize, perceive], and is defined as “a knowing, knowledge” .
Knowledge comes from God the Father (Romans 11:33-36, esp. vs. 33), Christ Jesus (1 Colossians 2:1-4), and the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:6-11; 13:8-10; 14:6).
John the Baptist (Luke 1:76-77) and the inspired apostles (2 Corinthians 2:14-17; 4:5-7; 6:4-7; 2 Corinthians 11:6) disseminated knowledge. Disciples of Christ should be filled with knowledge (Romans 15:14-16; 1 Corinthians 1:4-8; 2 Corinthians 8:7; Philippians 3:8-11; 1 Peter 3:7; 2 Peter 1:5-11; 3:17-18).
Dangers are also present with knowledge: rebellion (Luke 11:45-52, esp. vs. 52), hypocrisy (Romans 2:17-24, esp. vs. 20), pride (1 Corinthians 8:1-3), carelessness (1 Corinthians 8:4-13, esp. vs. 7, 10, 11), a lack of love (1 Corinthians 13:1-7, esp. vs. 2; cf. also Ephesians 3:14-19), and a reliance upon human speculation (2 Corinthians 10:1-6; 1 Timothy 6:20-21).
Gnostics believed that matter is wholly evil, and the physical body completely corrupt. However, this position denies repeated declarations of Scripture. The creation account repeatedly says, “God saw it was good” (Genesis 1:10, 12, 17-18, 21, 25) or “very good” (Genesis 1:31). According to the KJV translation of Psalm 19:1, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” Everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is gratefully received (1 Timothy 4:4-5).
Gnostics taught that the true God is unknowable and unapproachable, infinitely removed from the physical universe. How could One who is pure and perfect create a material world so corrupt and alien to the divine nature? “He did not,” they answer. Gnosticism affirms the fullness of deity is separated from the world by a series of emanations, aeons, or angels, “all of which are necessarily imperfect, the highest of them being more spiritual than the grade immediately below. Of these aeons there is a gradation so numerous that at length the lowest of them is almost wholly corporeal, the spiritual element having been gradually diminished or eliminated until at last the world of mankind and of matter is reached, the abode of evil. In this way the gulf is bridged between God and mankind. The highest aeons approximate closely to the divine nature, so spiritual are they and so free from matter. These form the highest hierarchy of angels, and these with many other grades of angelic hosts are to be worshiped.” [A. M. Renwick, ISBE, Revised].
When one of these aeons was sufficiently remote from the Supreme God, and was on the borderland of light and darkness, he created the world, and did so badly. This was the Demiurge, i.e., the God of the Old Testament. Actively hostile to Supreme God, he created the evil material world. Therefore, according to Gnostic philosophy, Jehovah/Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Creator of the world, is not the ultimate Supreme Being. He is neither unique, good or competent.
A more blasphemous doctrine cannot be imagined. Holy Scripture affirms that God is singular, (Deuteronomy 6:4-5), good (Psalm 73:1), and also knowable (1 John 4:6-8).
Gnostics believed that Jesus was only one of many intermediaries between God and man. However, New Testament Epistles affirms that Christ holds a unique and supreme position (Colossians 1:15-20; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Hebrews 1:1-4).
Gnostics denied the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Assuming the physical body is inherently wicked, they argued that God could not have come in the flesh. Therefore, Jesus was not fully human, but only appeared to be flesh and blood. Lacking a real body, he was a phantom, spirit, or ghost. However, Scripture declares “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Moreover, “the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:1-3, 14; cf. also 1 John 4:1-3).
Prideful of their privileged class, Gnostics claimed to possess secret knowledge inaccessible to the mass of humanity. Accordingly, the hope of salvation was not by grace through faith, but in esoteric understanding, mastering secret passwords and formulas, etc. However, the Bible says we must guard against human philosophy and speculation (2 Corinthians 10:5-6; Colossians 2:8-9; 1 Timothy 1:3-4).
Gnosticism led to two extreme, opposite moral views: asceticism and licentiousness. Since the material realm is evil, one should withdraw from the world and abuse the physical body. Since the flesh is carnal, one may sin in the body, while serving God in the spirit. However, God’s Word condemns both asceticism (Colossians 2:20-23; 1 Timothy 4:1-5) and immorality (Romans 6:1-7; 1 John 3:4-10).
Gnostics made drastic changes to the Bible. One Gnostic sect worshipped the serpent. One school turned the Scripture upside down and taught that Pharaoh and Ahab were saints while Moses and Elijah were sinners. In the Gospel of Judas, the one who betrayed Jesus is the hero of the plot rather than a villain. In contrast with such faithlessness, let us stand with the Psalmist, who said, “The sum of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting” (Psalm 119:160). Let us agree with Agur, who said, “Every word of God is tested” (Proverbs 30:5-6), and Paul, who affirmed, “All Scripture is inspired by God…” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
In historical terms, Gnosticism was an active religious movement during the 2nd and 3rd centuries. In comparative terms, it survives in the smorgasbord approach many today take toward religion. Recognizing the folly of trusting in human wisdom, let us be content with simple New Testament Christianity (Matthew 11:25-26; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31).
BDAG = Frederick William Danker, ed., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed., (Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2000).
Renwick #1 = Alexander M. Renwick, “Gnosticism,” Baker’s Dictionary of Theology, (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1960), p. 237-238.
Renwick #2 = H. M. Gwatkin, Early Church History (2nd ed 1909), quoted by A. M. Renwick, The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised, G. W. Bromiley, ed., (Logos Library System; Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1988, 2002), s.v. “Gnosticism,” Vol. 2, Page 484.
Thomas = Robert L. Thomas, New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries: Updated Edition, (Anaheim: Foundation Publications, Inc., 1998, 1981).
Webster = Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 10th Edition, (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, c1993, 1996).
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Unless someone has a better or more updated idea, I am planning to fabricate a cable starting with Katie Wasserman's detailed instructions documented here: Homemade ARM-based Calculator Programming Cable (thanks Katie!).
Next, I want to figure out a way to use a Mac to flash the WP-34S. What I do have is a serial port adapter and communication software that I routinely use to store backups of my HP-48GX, so there has to be a way to do it.
Does anyone have any updated information on such a project? I knew what I was getting into when I bought the WP-34S and never planned to flash it myself, but it's just too cool a device not to play with. Any advice or words of encouragement welcome.
Also, I presume HP's original serial programming cable has become so scarce it's not even worth looking for one, or am I wrong about that? I'm not sure what to look for or even what its correct name is. I know about Harald Pott's USB board, but I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible, without further modifications to the calculator's hardware.
You may like to have a look to my project if you enjoy some diy.
Using a USB to RS232 TTL PL2303HX converter is the easier way to get a working flashing cable. It works virtually with any modern computer and OS (Linux, Mac, and all colors of Windows).
Ordering from China takes the time but the price is close to zero, and we can wait while preparing the remaining requisites. Even from eBay UK one can find samples for as low as 2 Pounds.
Please share your findings concerning the pogo connector if you decide to have a go on that.
Did you look at SourceForge? In the flashtools directory, you'll find a flash program for Mac.
It works sometimes but not always for reasons beyond my understanding (or my patience).
The other solution is to use a Windows virtual machine (VirtualBox, Parallels...) or Bootcamp and flash using the classic .exe tool.
Thank you for those links Jebem. So far I decided upon the USB cable you suggested, and the header socket strip Katie suggested. Given the unusual 2mm spacing there don't seem to be too many options regarding the latter.
The cable is so cheap I bought two of them.
(11-29-2014 07:13 AM)jebem Wrote: Please share your findings concerning the pogo connector if you decide to have a go on that.
I'm still evaluating which pins I will need since Katie's link is outdated. The dimension of the pin end that fits into the header socket is uncertain (edit: these look like they might work).
(11-29-2014 10:41 AM)pascal_meheut Wrote: Did you look at SourceForge? In the flashtools directory, you'll find a flash program for Mac.
Edited to add above link.
I hadn't bothered since I prematurely assumed there was none for the Mac. This is excellent information. Thanks!
After receiving the header sockets I think .68mm barrel diameter spring pins will work. The header socket pins are .5mm diameter and fit into their own sockets with a little wiggle room. If they don't work I'll have wasted about $3.50. In any event I can find no other spring loaded pins with any dimension closer to what appears to be required.
If anyone wants to search for them they are listed as "P50-B1 Dia 0.68mm Length 16mm 75g Spring Test Probe Pogo Pin". B1 apparently designates 30° sharp ends. The same pin with a hemispherical end will be listed as "P50-J1".
The 0.68mm diameter pins are a very tight fit in the IDC socket, which I think are designed to accommodate about a 0.5 to 0.6mm diameter or square pin. I broke / crushed / lost a few of them in the process, but once inserted they won't come out easily.
Using pliers, grasp the pin at a right angle near its base leaving about 1mm of its base exposed. Insert that 1mm of the pin into the socket, then reposition the pliers so that it's grasping the pin lengthwise, and push all the way in. That method was least likely to bend / break / lose / crush the pins. I did not use the header socket strip Katie suggested, but if you elect to use that method instead the 0.68mm diameter pins fit that socket very nicely.
BTW I realize it's overkill to fabricate this connector but I want a secure arrangement rather than holding a bunch of pieces together with three hands, and will probably build a simple circuit with pushbuttons and indicator LEDs when I get around to it.
The problem with this design and my original connector is the pogo pins can get bent easily and lose their spring-action. Adding a second housing makes for a more robust connector. The housing may need to be trimmed to fit the opening in the 30b.
Thank you Dave. I've been struggling with a way to stabilize the pins so that won't happen, perhaps using something like "InstaMorph Moldable Plastic" but I have no idea if it can be worked accurately enough.
What are you using for the housing?
Are you using beryllium copper for the clip, or something else, and in what thickness?
For the additional housing I disassembled an IDC receptacle like the one used to make the plug. For the clip I initially used a cat food can, but then I picked up a brass strip at the local hobby shop that's 0.016" thick.
I looked into the beryllium copper sheet like Katie used, but it was something like $50 for a sheet. I have some strips of brass left over from when I was selling cable parts. If you're interested I can send you one.
Remember beryllium copper is hazardeous for your health (Be, not the Cu).
Thank you Dave, that's very gracious of you but I don't want you to go through the trouble.
I can obtain BeCu strip for a lot less than $50, my only question is the proper thickness. Is the thickness you used adequate, or would you have preferred thicker?
Rather than cannibalize one of the ribbon cable assemblies, I determined the machined pins in the header strips Katie used can be removed by pulling them out, leaving slightly oversized but properly spaced holes that can be filled in with epoxy or something similar. Epoxy would also secure the strips to each other, and to the existing socket. Two header strip thicknesses would adequately support the pins. Using a third might even fit the recess in the calculator, while leaving enough spring pin travel for reliable contact.
That, and the clip ought to closely resemble the connector you built.
Once again thanks, and happy new year!
The thickness of the brass strip was fine. It could even have been a little thinner. I would think that BeCu would be more flexible.
I found the aluminum flashing you can buy a a home hardware store worked well as the bracket. I was able to bend it without breaking it and it has held up to numerous useses.
The reinforcement consists of three pieces of Katie's header socket, pins removed, cemented to one another with cyanoacrylate glue. The two pieces closest to the ribbon cable connector are 5 holes wide, and the one that fits into the calculator is 3 holes wide. I did not perceive a need to fill the space around the pins with epoxy; they appear to be secure enough.
The first photo shows how the sides were tapered by filing, in order to more easily fit the clip ends into the calculator.
I already fabricated a second, better looking (and better fitting) clip since the one in these photos was sized with some trial and error.
Thanks to Dave Frederickson for the ribbon cable connector idea.
Thanks, John. You're much too kind.
Excellent work on the pogo connector. Thanks for sharing!
I read Mr. dewster's technique on http://www.thereminworld.com/Forums/T/29...b-to-wp34s.
Sounds easy and sensible enough, and the former HP-30b appeared to erase as expected (in that it now appears to be dead as a post with its batteries rapidly depleting) but I hit a snag with programming.
After connecting Rx and Tx to the proper pads through a 1K resistor and clicking the Flash button, the wp34sflash program replies either "No answer Cannot connect to WP34s". Repeated attempts return either that or "Invalid answer: 0x4e0x23 Cannot connect to WP34s". The hex code, when it appears, is usually the same. The battery voltage (running off a single battery) remains a steady 3.0V throughout.
- Two USB PL2303HX cables. I did disassemble one to verify it is a real Prolific device.
(01-18-2015 08:30 PM)John Galt Wrote: Any ideas?
I've had the best results with chips/cables from FTDI and the Windows based MySamba software. The problem seems to be the synchronization phase. The boot loader in the Atmel chip cannot use the xtal oscillator even if it is equipped. It therefore sends some trigger bytes at what it assumes to be 115kbit/s. It then gets back an answer (or not) and retries with a slightly modified oscillator setting. Maybe the Prolific chips just discard the sync data if the baud rate is off too far. So the Atmel boot loader never knows how to adjust the frequency because it never sees any response from the PC or Mac.
I've had the best results with chips/cables from FTDI and the Windows based MySamba software.
Can you run a serial tty test program from your PC?
If yes, then you could test your PC to USB-serial-cable link, by connecting the TxD and RxD wires with one 1K resistor to from a loopback.
On your tty test program, you should receive every single character that you type on the keyboard.
I remember that on my initial tests (on Windows 7) I had a similar issue, and I found out that I was using the wrong serial COMx port number.
By doing the above test, I could find the problem and fix it.
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2019-04-18T22:44:10Z
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https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=2510&pid=25358&mode=threaded
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Excess amount of fat on the outer thighs is a common problem for many women. This does not necessarily be overweight or obese. This feature is characteristic for the structure of the female figure. To solve this problem helps to liposuction breeches.
Under breeches commonly understood as the outer part of the thighs, which isn’t very appealing because of fat deposits.
They often develop cellulite, whereby the skin becomes bumpy surface.
To cope with this feature of the structure of figures is quite difficult. Systematic exercise and proper diet can slightly improve the situation. However, fundamentally solve the problem is possible only with the help of liposuction.
In the area of the outer thighs there is a layer of fat that is localized pretty deep.
The amount of such deposits is influenced by genetic factors. In addition, for adipose tissue is characterized by special type of metabolic processes.
She is slow to react to the process and the overall slimming of the body. In such cases liposuction is performed and breeches.
Depending on the amount of body fat surgery can be performed in one or two stages. The doctor must not only get rid of the optimal amount of fat and make the circuit breeches smooth, but also to prevent the emergence of excess skin.
Liposuction of the outer thighs belongs to the category of simple operations. In the area of natural creases, the doctor performs small incisions, which will be almost invisible.
Then damaged cells is removed by the aspiration method using a vacuum device. Subsequently, they do not appear in the treated place.
However, if the person is not going to control body weight, there is a risk of formation of fat in other areas. This will break the proportions of the figure and make it unattractive. Because it is so important to adhere to the principles of proper nutrition and lead an active lifestyle.
Since liposuction in the area of the breeches is included in the category of cosmetic surgery, the main indication for its implementation is the desire to improve your appearance.
It is important to note that liposuction cannot be called a treatment for obesity. The main purpose of such intervention is to eliminate excess fat and contouring the body.
This surgery can be performed only in case if there are no serious health problems.
Liposuction will produce the desired results if the person is not a obesity of endocrine origin. Therefore contraindications for the procedure are diseases such as hypofunction of the thyroid gland and diabetes.
The procedure can not be performed in the presence of complex diseases of internal organs – liver, kidneys, heart and blood vessels. Also in the category of prohibitions include cancer pathology, infectious diseases, the presence of built-in implants in the body.
It is impossible for liposuction in disorders of blood clotting and mental pathologies. Also, this procedure is prohibited during pregnancy and lactation.
Contraindication is the presence of hyperthermia – elevated temperature. It can be observed in the form of viral infections and other pathologies.
Of great importance for the efficiency of surgical intervention is the condition of the skin in problem areas. Special attention should be paid to its elasticity and turgor.
It is quite difficult to get rid of an impressive amount of adipose tissue in women, having flabby skin. In this case, one can hardly expect a good result.
In this situation, most likely, there will be excess skin, which subsequently have to excise. This will negatively affect the complexity and cost of surgery.
To the operation was the most successful, it is very important to properly prepare for it.
To speak with a plastic surgeon. It is very important to get a clear idea about the volume and characteristics of the operation. It is at this stage it is necessary to resolve all issues.
A few weeks before the procedure should be to pass all the necessary tests. The surgeon should be informed about their disease and / or allergies.
On the day of the procedure you need to abstain from food and drink.
To take a standard tests and receive necessary research. In some cases, doctors prescribe additional examinations.
Inform the specialist about medications and allergies.
To stop the use of anticoagulants that cause thinning of the blood.
Adhere to a diet, to abandon the consumption of heavy products and large amounts of salt.
To eliminate Smoking and alcohol consumption.
General analysis of blood. At this stage it is important to determine the number of red cells, platelets, hemoglobin and white blood cells.
Coagulation. Done to assess thrombin time, fibrinogen, PTI and INR.
The biochemical analysis. Need to evaluate total protein, sugar, bilirubin and other indicators.
Electrocardiogram. Must be accompanied by a transcript.
At the discretion of the plastic surgeon, the patient may be referred for consultation to the therapist and other specialists.
The most popular and affordable method of liposuction in the area of breeches is the tumescent procedure. Any kind of this procedure is to pre-destruction of fat and their subsequent removal.
In the case of the tumescent surgery to damage the fat cells use a special solution. He shares this tissue and constricts blood vessels. Then the fat is removed by vacuum suction.
To determine the number of input solution is necessary to calculate the approximate volume of tissue to be removed.
Using this technique manages to minimize trauma and blood loss during the operation.
In addition, there are other methods of liposuction areas breeches. They are based on destruction of fat deposits by ultrasound, radiofrequency waves and laser effects.
A number of these methods has an additional lifting effect. It is achieved through local heating of the tissues and activate the production of collagen and elastin, because these proteins are the skin and are responsible for maintaining its tone.
By applying these types of interventions are able to perform liposuction, even in people with reduced elasticity of the skin. The result should not be afraid of sagging skin.
Loss of sensation of the skin. This violation is associated with damage to blood vessels and nerve fibers. Similar symptoms may be present for several months.
Jagged. If it is wrong to perform an operation and remove the uneven fatty tissue, there is the risk of seals and failures.
The appearance of scars. Such changes may be the result of edema, hematoma and suppuration associated with cuts and punctures on the skin.
Thromboembolism and fat embolism. In this case, clogged blood vessels, which can result in death. However, this significant result is extremely rare.
Pain. This result is considered a normal variant, because the wounds must hurt. To cope with the unpleasant sensations help pain relievers.
Sagging of the skin. This is due to the sharp reduction in volume of adipose tissue. The area of the skin remains the same. To cope with the complication helps compression.
After the operation the patient on the same day or the next day discharged home. At this point begins the period of restoration. From strict adherence to medical recommendations depends on the result of surgical intervention.
In operating on a person should wear a compression garment, which you need to wear at least 1 month. The size and model of this garment have to pick up the doctor.
To remove underwear allowed only during dressings and perform hygienic procedures. Due to compression possible to quickly restore the affected tissue to tighten the skin and improve the metabolism in the treated area.
During the first days the patient may experience General weakness, malaise, pain. Sometimes slightly increased body temperature.
These symptoms gradually decrease. By the end of the recovery period from them no trace remains.
Your doctor may prescribe a course of hardware massage or other physiotherapy treatments that will help to accelerate the recovery process.
With regard to physical activity, it must be present, however, it is important to remember moderation. The sports activities will have to be postponed, while walking and household chores will be very useful.
Liposuction allows to obtain an immediate effect, since during the operation of the troubled region are siphoned off stored fat.
It is important to understand that the poor elasticity of the epidermis will create a need for surgery to remove the flabby skin.
For the duration of achieved results will directly affect adherence.
To prevent the emergence of excess weight, you need to diet and exercise.
Lead an active lifestyle. More walk in the fresh air and run home to do.
Take a course of massage and physiotherapy. Using these techniques will be able to improve the body contour.
To abandon the pool, sauna, Solarium.
Drink as much liquid as possible.
To abandon soul within 10 days after the intervention.
To reduce the consumption coffee, alcoholic beverages, large amounts of salt. It is also very important to quit Smoking the first time after the surgery.
To clearly observe all doctor’s instructions to take medications the right amount of time in the required dosage.
Liposuction price breeches depends on different factors – in particular, the figure affects the volume of surgical intervention and the qualification of the surgeon.
The average fat removal in this area will cost 55 thousand rubles.
Liposuction in the area of breeches is quite simple and effective way of dealing with fatty deposits. The result makes you happy as long as possible, you need to strictly follow medical recommendations.
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2019-04-21T16:54:19Z
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http://medicalj-center.info/cosmetology/riding-breeches-liposuction-photo-before-and-after-reviews-price.html
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Cytoplasmic polyadenylation is a conserved mechanism that controls mRNA translation and stability. A key protein that promotes polyadenylation-induced translation of mRNAs in maturing Xenopus oocytes is the cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein (CPEB). During this meiotic transition, CPEB is subjected to phosphorylation-dependent ubiquitination and partial destruction, which is necessary for successive waves of polyadenylation of distinct mRNAs. Here we identify the peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase Pin1 as an important factor mediating CPEB destruction. Pin1 interacts with CPEB in an unusual manner in which it occurs prior to CPEB phosphorylation and prior to Pin1 activation by serine 71 dephosphorylation. Upon induction of maturation, CPEB becomes phosphorylated, which occurs simultaneously with Pin1 dephosphorylation. At this time, the CPEB-Pin1 interaction requires cdk1-catalyzed CPEB phosphorylation on S/T-P motifs. Subsequent CPEB ubiquitination and destruction are mediated by a conformational change induced by Pin1 isomerization of CPEB. Similar to M phase progression in maturing Xenopus oocytes, the destruction of CPEB during the mammalian cell cycle requires Pin1 as well. These data identify Pin1 as a new and essential factor regulating CPEB degradation.
Cytoplasmic polyadenylation is a widespread phenomenon that controls the translation and stability of mRNAs. Although some molecular details may differ according to species and/or cell type, much of the biochemistry of cytoplasmic polyadenylation that has been elucidated in Xenopus oocytes during meiotic progression serves to illustrate the general features of this regulatory process (1). A subset of RNAs that acquire a near-constitutive and typical long poly(A) tail in the nucleus undergo deadenylation in the cytoplasm where they are stored in a translational silent form (2). When the oocytes resume meiosis in response to hormonal (progesterone) stimulation, the activation of a kinase cascade culminates in poly(A) tail lengthening and the initiation of translation (3, 4). The 3′ untranslated region (UTR)-residing cytoplasmic polyadenylation element (CPE) dictates which mRNAs undergo these changes in poly(A). Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein (CPEB), an RNA recognition motif (RRM) and zinc finger-containing protein, associates with the CPE and a number of other factors, including Gld2, a noncanonical poly(A) polymerase; PARN, a deadenylating enzyme; symplekin, a ribonucleoprotein (RNP) assembly factor; and maskin, a eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) binding protein. Gld2 and PARN are constitutively active, but PARN activity is the more robust, and thus, cytoplasmic CPE-containing mRNAs are deadenylated and stored in an inactive form (5, 6). Maskin binding to eIF4E prevents the assembly of the initiation complex on the 5′ end of the mRNA, thus inhibiting translation (7, 8). Upon reentry into the meiotic divisions, CPEB is subjected to two waves of phosphorylation with two different outcomes. In the first wave, CPEB is phosphorylated by the kinase Aurora A on serine residue 174, which facilitates PARN expulsion from the RNP complex, resulting in Gld2-catalyzed polyadenylation of target mRNAs (5, 6, 9). In a second wave, CPEB undergoes six additional phosphorylation events that are catalyzed by cdk1; these phosphorylations are necessary for ubiquitin-mediated partial destruction of CPEB at the end of meiotic maturation (10).
Although several signaling events lead to ubiquitination and protein destruction, a prevalent one involves phosphorylation of S/T-P (Ser/Thr-Pro) motifs (11–13). For example, the SCF (Skp1–cullin–F-box) E3 complex directs phosphoproteins to be ubiquitinated and destroyed (14, 15). In many cases, phosphorylation-mediated protein destruction involves the peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase Pin1, which binds phosphorylated S/T-P motifs and enhances a normally slow cis-trans isomerization of the peptide bond. Pin1 is composed of an amino-terminal WW (Trp-Trp) domain that serves as a phosphoprotein binding domain and a carboxy-terminal peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) domain, which is essential for catalysis. Because of its broad range of target proteins, Pin1 functions in diverse cellular processes, such as cell cycle control, transcription, splicing regulation, DNA replication, and the DNA damage response (16). Not surprisingly, Pin1 activity is tightly regulated, mainly by phosphorylation, and its misregulation is associated with numerous human diseases, including cancer and neurologic disorders (17, 18).
The conformational changes induced by Pin1 affect the properties of a variety of target proteins. Nevertheless, changes in protein stability are the most common consequence (12). It has been suggested that the cis/trans isomerization and subsequent conformational change imposed by Pin1 establishes a proper three-dimensional architecture for E3 ligase (such as the SCF complex) recognition, resulting in the ubiquitination and destruction of target proteins (12, 14, 19).
We surmised that Pin1 might be involved in CPEB ubiquitination and degradation because it requires cdk1-catalyzed CPEB phosphorylation on S/T-P pairs (10). Here, we identify Pin1 as a major component of the CPEB destruction machinery. Surprisingly, we find that CPEB and Pin1 interact in arrested (immature) oocytes prior to any detectable CPEB phosphorylation. Following hormonal treatment to induce meiotic progression, Pin1 is dephosphorylated and, as a result, its activity is elevated. Coincidentally, CPEB is phosphorylated on 6 S/T-P pairs, which alters its interaction with Pin1 such that their association becomes CPEB phosphorylation dependent. By using a combination of neutralizing Pin1 antibody, Pin1 small interfering RNA (siRNA) depletion, and ectopic expression of wild-type (WT) and mutant Pin1 proteins, we find that it directly mediates CPEB ubiquitination and destruction in maturing Xenopus oocytes and cycling mammalian cells.
Regents and antibodies.The antibodies used in this study include those against Pin1 (H-123; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), CPEB (20), hemagglutinin (HA; Covance), tubulin (Sigma), green fluorescent protein (GFP; Abcam), and cyclin B1 (a kind gift of James Maller, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center). Recombinant Flag-ubiquitin was purchased from Boston Biochem, nontargeting siRNA from Dharmacon, and Pin1 targeting siRNA (Hs_PIN1_5 FlexiTube siRNA) from Qiagen.
Immunoprecipitation assays.Fifty oocytes [some injected with 10 ng of mRNA synthesized with an Ambion mMESSAGE kit and polyadenylated in vitro with Escherichia coli poly(A) polymerase (New England BioLabs)] or HEK293T cells from one 10-cm dish were homogenized in lysis buffer containing 150 mM NaCl, 1% NP-40, 0.5% deoxycholate, 0.1% SDS, 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.7), 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), 1 mM dithiothreitol, and protease inhibitor cocktail (Roche). The lysis buffer in some experiments also contained 10 μg/ml RNase A (Sigma). Clarified supernatants were incubated with Dynabeads protein A (Invitrogen) premixed with Pin1 or CPEB antibody or, as a control, IgG overnight at 4°C. The beads were washed extensively with lysis buffer before elution in SDS sample buffer.
GST pulldown assays.Glutathione-Sepharose 4B (Amersham) coupled with glutathione S-transferase (GST) or GST-Pin1 and washed with 150 mM NaCl, 20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8), 1 mM MgCl2, and 0.1% NP-40 was mixed with 1 mg of oocyte extract overnight at 4°C. The beads were then washed, and the protein was eluted with 20 mM reduced glutathione. The proteins were resolved by SDS-PAGE and visualized by Western analysis or autoradiography.
Pin1 phosphorylation and activity assays.To examine Pin1 phosphorylation, oocytes, some of which were matured with progesterone, were homogenized in 80 mM β-glycerophosphate, 20 mM EGTA, 15 mM MgCl2, 50 mM NaVO4, and a protease inhibitor cocktail. The lysate was centrifuged for 5 min at 4°C, and the kinase assay performed at 37°C for 30 min in a 50-μl reaction volume containing 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 10 mM MgCl2, 50 mM KCl, 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT), 1 mM EGTA, 0.16 mCi/ml [γ-32P]ATP, and 20 μl oocyte extract. The beads were then washed, and the protein was eluted with reduced glutathione.
The method outlined by Nechama et al. (21) was used to investigate Pin1 activity. Briefly, oocytes were homogenized in reaction buffer containing100 mM NaCl, 50 mM HEPES (pH 7), 2 mM DTT, and 0.04 mg/ml bovine serum albumin (BSA) and the lysates were cleared by centrifugation at 12,000 × g for 10 min (4°C). PPIase activity was measured using equal amounts of oocyte cytoplasmic lysates and α-chymotrypsin (Sigma-Aldrich) using a synthetic tetrapeptide substrate Suc-Ala-Glu-Pro-Phe-pNa (Peptides International). Absorption at 390 nM was measured using an Ultraspec 2000 spectrophotometer. The results were expressed as the mean of three independent measurements at each time point.
Analysis of Pin1-CPEP interaction in mammalian cells.Plasmid-transduced HEK293T cells were split into four 10-cm plates and cultured for 24 h. The medium was then replaced with Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) lacking l-methionine and l-cysteine (Invitrogen) and then supplemented with [35S]methionine (6 μCi/ml) for 45 min. The cells were then washed with cold phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and replaced with fresh DMEM supplement with 10% fetal calf serum (FCS). At the indicated times, the cells were washed with cold PBS, lysed, and processed for protein analysis.
For cell cycle analysis, HEK293T cells were arrested at S phase using double thymidine block as described previously (22). Briefly, 30% of confluent cells were incubated with DMEM supplemented with 2 mM thymidine for 18 h. The cells were washed and maintained in fresh DMEM for 9 h previous to a second block with 2 mM thymidine for another 17 h. The cells were then released by replacement of the culture medium. At the different time points after the release, the cells were washed and fixed using ice-cold 95% ethanol. The cells were sorted at the University of Massachusetts Medical Flow Cytometry Core Facility.
Statistics.Values are reported as means ± standard errors of the means (SEM) unless otherwise stated; the data were analyzed by a Student's two-tailed t test with the significance set at a P value of <0.05.
Pin1 interacts with CPEB in a phosphorylation-independent manner.To investigate the possible involvement of Pin1 in CPEB destruction, extracts from Xenopus oocytes treated with progesterone to induce oocyte maturation were probed for Pin1, CPEB, and tubulin. The Western blots in Fig. 1A show that, as expected, CPEB decreased in amount as maturation progressed (10) while Pin1 levels were mostly unchanged. Because CPEB-mediated destruction requires cdk1-catalyzed, proline-directed serine/threonine phosphorylation (10), which also serves as recognition sites for Pin1, we examined a possible CPEB and Pin1 interaction. Extracts from oocytes treated with progesterone for varying times were used for immunoprecipitation of Pin1 and Western blotting for both Pin1 and CPEB (Fig. 1B). Pin1 and CPEB coimmunoprecipitated at 2, 4, and 6 h after progesterone treatment, which was coincident with CPEB phosphorylation (10). This interaction occurred in the presence or absence of RNase, indicating that RNA binding was not essential. Surprisingly, however, Pin1 and CPEB coimmunoprecipitated even from oocytes not exposed to progesterone when CPEB is not phosphorylated (3, 10). This unexpected and highly unusual result prompted us to examine this interaction further in a number of different ways. First, RNA encoding Flag-Pin1 was injected into oocytes, followed by an overnight incubation and Flag immunoprecipitation and Western blotting for Flag and CPEB. Figure 1C shows that CPEB was coimmunoprecipitated with ectopically expressed Pin1 from oocytes not exposed to progesterone. Second, to assess CPEB phosphorylation during maturation, some oocytes injected with [γ-32P]ATP and treated with progesterone for 4 h were used for CPEB immunoprecipitation and phosphorimaging; Fig. 1D shows that 32P-labeled CPEB was detected after, but not before progesterone application. Third, extracts from control or progesterone-treated oocytes were applied to GST or GST-Pin1 columns, followed by Western blotting for CPEB and tubulin as a negative control. We also blotted for maskin, a well-known CPEB-interacting protein (23) that is phosphorylated by cdk1 after progesterone treatment (8) and serves as a positive control for the GST-Pin1 pulldown (Fig. 1E). CPEB interacted with Pin1 irrespective of whether the oocytes were exposed to progesterone. On the other hand, maskin interaction with Pin1 was evident only after progesterone treatment when maskin is phosphorylated on S/T-P motifs. Fourth, to assess whether CPEB from immature oocytes might be phosphorylated, which previously went undetected, oocyte extracts were treated with calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase (CIP) and then subjected to CPEB-Pin1 coimmunoprecipitation. Figure 1F demonstrates a strong interaction between these proteins irrespective of CIP treatment. Finally, to identify the Pin1 interaction site(s) on CPEB prior to its phosphorylation, mRNA encoding HA-tagged CPEB deletion mutants (Fig. 1G) were injected into oocytes and, after overnight incubation, extracts were subjected to Pin1 immunoprecipitation and Western blotted for HA. Figure 1H (center panel) shows that the deletion of three regions, the RRMs, residues 48 to 183, and residues 211 to 290 abrogated the CPEB-Pin1 interaction. To further assess the need for these regions for Pin1 interaction, the different CPEB mutant proteins were ectopically expressed in oocytes as before. Extracts were then applied to GST or GST-Pin1 columns, followed by Western blotting for HA (Fig. 1H, right panel). As with the coimmunoprecipitation assay, deletion of the RRMs, residues 48 to 183, and residues 211 to 290 prevented the CPEB-Pin1 interaction. To identify the minimal region needed for Pin1 interaction, the three regions deleted in the experiments noted above were HA tagged and ectopically expressed by mRNA injection (Fig. 1I). Pin1 interacted with CPEB residues 48 to 183 but not the RRMs. We were unable to detect residues 211 to 290, probably because of the region's small size (∼7 kDa). We conclude that Pin1 associates with CPEB residues 48 to 183 in a phosphorylation-independent manner.
CPEB and Pin1 interact in a phosphorylation-independent manner. (A) Western blots of CPEB and Pin1 during progesterone-induced oocyte maturation. Tubulin served as a loading control. (B) Extracts from oocytes exposed to progesterone for 0 to 6 h were subjected to Pin1 immunoprecipitation in the absence or presence of RNase A and Western blotting for Pin1, CPEB, and tubulin. The input represents 10% of the total lysate. (C) Oocytes were injected with mRNA encoding Flag-Pin1 and subjected to Flag immunoprecipitation and Western blot analysis for Flag and CPEB. Control refers to nonspecific IgG immunoprecipitation. (D) Oocytes were injected with [γ-32P]ATP, followed by treatment with progesterone for 0 or 4 h, immunoprecipitation of CPEB, and SDS-PAGE and autoradiography. (E) Extracts from oocytes exposed to progesterone for 0 to 6 h were applied to GST or GST-Pin1 columns, followed by Western blotting for CPEB, tubulin, and maskin. (F) Oocyte extracts were treated with calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase (CIP) prior to immunoprecipitation of Pin1 and CPEB and blotting for CPEB, Pin1, and tubulin. (G) Schematic of CPEB deletion mutants. (H) mRNA encoding HA-tagged CPEB deletion mutants (numbered in panel G) were injected into oocytes, followed by Pin1 immunoprecipitation and Western blotting for Pin1 and HA (center panel) or chromatography on a GST or GST-Pin1 column (right panels). The asterisk denotes the HA-CPEB proteins. (I) mRNA encoding HA-tagged CPEB proteins 48 to 183 and RRM were injected into oocytes, followed by Pin1 immunoprecipitation and Western blotting for HA and Pin1. The asterisk denotes CPEB HA 48–183.
Pin1 interacts with CPEB in two steps.The data in Fig. 1 demonstrate that the interaction of CPEB with Pin1 is CPEB phosphorylation independent in immature (G2-arrested) oocytes. To evaluate the interaction of Pin1 and CPEB in vitro and the contribution of each of the Pin1 domains to this interaction, mRNAs encoding WT CPEB and the Δ48–183 CPEB mutant were translated in rabbit reticulocyte lysates in the presence of [35S]methionine. The lysates were then subjected to pulldown experiments using GST, GST-Pin1, and GST-WW and GST-PPIase proteins, which correspond to the Pin1 WW domain and Pin1 PPIase domains, respectively. As expected, GST-Pin1 interacted with full-length CPEB and not with the Δ48–183 CPEB mutant (Fig. 2A). Interestingly, full-length CPEB interacted with the GST-WW domain to the same extent as it did with GST-Pin1 but failed to interact with the GST-PPIase domain alone. As negative controls, neither of them interacted with the Δ48–183 CPEB mutant. These results indicate that the interaction between CPEB and Pin1, prior to detectable CPEB phosphorylation, requires the WW domain and the region spanning amino acids 48 to 183 of CPEB. Because CPEB has six known cdk1 S/T-P phosphorylation sites (10), we decided to investigate whether they might be involved in the Pin1-CPEB interaction after oocyte maturation. Consequently, mRNAs encoding WT HA-CPEB or a HA-CPEB mutant with alanine substitutions for the six phospho-S/T residues (referred to as CPEB-6A) were injected into oocytes that were then stimulated with progesterone. As demonstrated previously, Pin1 interacted with WT CPEB both before and after progesterone treatment (Fig. 2B). However, although CPEB-6A interacted with Pin1 prior to progesterone stimulation, it interacted only very weakly after stimulation (Fig. 2B). To examine this further, extracts from oocytes either before or after 4 h of progesterone treatment were mixed with bacteriophage λ phosphatase, which dephosphorylates S/T residues. The extracts were then subjected to chromatography on GST or GST-Pin1 columns followed by Western blotting for CPEB. As shown in Fig. 2C and D, the CPEB interaction with Pin1 before progesterone treatment was not affected by λ phosphatase treatment. Conversely, treatment of mature oocyte extracts with λ phosphatase reduced the CPEB-Pin1 interaction by more than 50%. These data suggest that CPEB interacts with Pin1 in two steps: step 1 occurs in immature oocytes and does not involve phosphorylation, while step 2 takes place after progesterone treatment and is mediated by the phosphorylation of CPEB on one or more S/T-P pairs.
A two-step interaction between CPEB and Pin1. (A) mRNA encoding WT HA-tagged CPEB or the Δ48–183 CPEB mutant was in vitro translated in the presence of [35S]methionine and used for pulldown assays with GST-Pin1, the GST-WW domain, or the GST-PPIase domain as the bait. (B) mRNA encoding WT HA-tagged CPEB or a CPEB mutant with alanine substitutions for serine or threonine residues that are phosphorylated during maturation (CPEB 6A) was injected into oocytes that were then treated with progesterone for 0 or 4 h. Pin1 was then immunoprecipitated and Western blots probed for Pin1 or HA. A mock immunoprecipitation with nonspecific IgG was also performed. (C) Extracts from oocytes treated with progesterone for 0 or 4 h were treated with λ phosphatase and then applied to GST or GST-Pin1 columns. The eluted material was probed for CPEB and tubulin. At right is a Coomassie blue-stained gel showing the integrity of recombinant GST and GST-Pin1. (D) Quantification of the three experiments in panel B. The error bars refer to SEM, and the asterisk indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05). (E) Extracts from untreated or progesterone-treated oocytes were applied to GST, GST-Pin1, GST-Pin1 W34A, or GST-Pin1 K63A columns, followed by Western blotting for CPEB. (F) Control or progesterone-treated oocyte extracts were reciprocally immunoprecipitated for CPEB and Pin1 and blotted for Pin1 and CPEB, respectively.
To assess the contribution of each of the Pin1 domains to the interaction with CPEB either before or after progesterone treatment, we altered GST-Pin1 in either its WW domain (W34A) or its PPIase domain (K63A) and used these mutant proteins for GST-Pin1 pulldown experiments with oocyte extracts before or after progesterone treatment. As shown in Fig. 2E, GST-Pin1 and both mutant proteins interacted with CPEB from untreated oocyte extracts. In contrast, when progesterone-treated oocyte extracts were used, the GST-Pin1 W34A mutant protein failed to interact with CPEB. This result reinforces the notion that the Pin1-CPEB interaction is altered upon CPEB phosphorylation and becomes dependent on phospho-S/P sites. It is worth mentioning that the Pin1 K63A mutation had little effect on the Pin1-CPEB interaction compared to the W34A mutation, which emphasizes the importance of the WW domain in the second step of the interaction. These results suggest that there may be an enhanced Pin1 affinity for phosphorylated CPEB. Because CPEB is a highly insoluble protein, we could not determine the kinetics of CPEB-Pin1 interaction in vitro with purified components. Therefore, we performed a reciprocal immunoprecipitation of Pin1 or CPEB from either untreated or progesterone-treated oocytes and blotted for CPEB or Pin1. As shown in Fig. 2F, when Pin1 was immunoprecipitated, it interacted with CPEB from both untreated and progesterone-treated oocytes. As expected, this interaction was reduced after progesterone treatment because CPEB is partially destroyed in mature oocytes. However, although the reciprocal experiment shows that less CPEB was immunoprecipitated from mature versus immature oocyte extracts, nearly the same amount of Pin1 was coprecipitated from each extract. These results suggest that the elevated Pin1-CPEB interaction after progesterone treatment might be the result of an increased affinity of phospho-CPEB for Pin1.
Pin1 is phosphorylated and inactive prior to progesterone treatment.Pin1 catalytic activity is tightly regulated under normal physiological conditions and is mediated by at least two posttranslational events: protein kinase A (PKA)-mediated phosphorylation of serine 16, which affects its ability to interact with target proteins (24), and DAPK1-catalyzed phosphorylation of serine 71, which inhibits its isomerization activity (25). An additional phosphorylation on serine 65 is catalyzed by PLK (polo-like kinase) (26); however, this phosphorylation event seems to increase Pin1 protein stability rather than affect its activity. To assess whether Pin1 activity is regulated during oocyte maturation, extracts from control and progesterone-treated oocytes were incubated with a synthetic peptide containing a Pin1 interaction site in a cis orientation attached to p-nitroanilide; Pin1 catalyzes a relatively slow peptidyl-prolyl isomerization of the target peptide to the trans conformation, allowing for chymotrypsin cleavage and release of the p-nitroanilide moiety, which is monitored by an absorbance of 390 nm of light (Fig. 3A). Figure 3B shows that progesterone treatment significantly elevated Pin1 activity compared to untreated controls.
Pin1 is activated during oocyte maturation. (A) Schematic to measure Pin1 activity (see the text for details). (B) Extracts from oocytes treated with progesterone for 0 to 6 h were used to assay for Pin1 activity as illustrated in panel A. (C) Extracts from oocytes treated with progesterone for 0 or 4 h were incubated with GST-Pin1 and [γ-32P]ATP; GST-Pin1 was then detected by Coomassie blue staining, and 32P-labeled GST-Pin1 was detected by autoradiography. (D) Oocytes were injected with [γ-32P]ATP, followed by progesterone treatment, immunoprecipitation of Pin1, and detection by Western blotting and autoradiography. (E) Oocytes and mature oocyte extracts were incubated with [γ-32P]ATP and GST-Pin1 or the GST-Pin1 S16A or GST-Pin1 S71A mutant proteins and analyzed by autoradiography. The lower panel shows Coomassie blue-stained GST-Pin1 isoforms.
To examine whether the activation of Pin1 was due to changes in phosphorylation, recombinant GST-Pin1 was incubated with [γ-32P]ATP and extracts from untreated or progesterone-treated oocytes. Figure 3C demonstrates that Pin1 was strongly phosphorylated when incubated with extracts from control oocytes, and this phosphorylation was reduced by ∼60% when incubated with extracts from progesterone-treated oocytes. To investigate whether Pin1 phosphorylation occurs in vivo, [γ-32P]ATP was injected into oocytes that were then incubated with progesterone for 4 h, followed by Pin1 immunoprecipitation. Figure 3D shows that Pin1 was phosphorylated in control oocytes but that this phosphorylation was reduced by almost 70% after progesterone treatment. To determine which residues on Pin1 were phosphorylated in oocytes, serine 16 or 71 was mutated to alanine and the same experiment as in Fig. 3C was performed. As before, GST-Pin1 was phosphorylated using extracts derived from untreated oocytes, which was reduced when extracts from progesterone-treated oocytes were used (Fig. 3E). There was no detectable phosphorylation of the GST-Pin1 S71A mutant protein irrespective of whether extracts from control or progesterone-treated oocytes were used. Interestingly, mutation of serine 16 did not abrogate Pin1 phosphorylation when extracts from control oocytes were used, indicating that serine 16 is not phosphorylated prior to maturation. However, in contrast to WT GST-Pin1, there was no reduction in phosphorylation of the GST-Pin1 S16A mutant protein when extracts from progesterone-treated oocyte extracts were used in the assay. This result might indicate that serine 16 is required for serine 71 dephosphorylation during maturation. Therefore, Pin1 is phosphorylated on serine 71 prior to oocyte maturation and is inactive. After progesterone-induced maturation, Pin1 is dephosphorylated and consequently activated.
Pin1 promotes CPEB destruction.Nearly simultaneous with Pin1 activation are cdk1-catalyzed CPEB phosphorylation, ubiquitination, and partial destruction. We suspected that these events would be linked and began to test this hypothesis by inhibiting Pin1 activity via injection of neutralizing Pin1 antibody into oocytes. Although control IgG injection had no effect on Pin1 isomerase activity during maturation, Pin1 antibody significantly inhibited its activation (Fig. 4A). To assess whether Pin1 mediates CPEB destruction, oocytes were injected with nonspecific IgG or Pin1 antibody, followed by progesterone treatment. The Western blot in Fig. 4B shows that, compared to IgG, Pin1 antibody lowered the rate of CPEB destruction. This result was also confirmed in Fig. 4C; in this case, oocytes injected with IgG or Pin1 antibody were incubated with [35S]methionine for 3 h and then with radio-inert methionine, followed by progesterone treatment and immunoprecipitation of CPEB. Pin1 antibody lowered the rate of destruction of newly synthesized CPEB.
Pin1 enhances ubiquitination and destruction of CPEB. (A) Extracts from oocytes, some of which were treated with progesterone, were injected with IgG or Pin1 antibody, and the cis-trans isomerization analysis as depicted in Fig. 3A was performed. (B) Oocytes were injected with IgG or Pin1 antibody, treated with progesterone, and immunoblotted for CPEB or tubulin. (C) Oocytes were injected with IgG or Pin1 antibody, followed by incubation in [35S]methionine-containing medium for 3 h and progesterone treatment. At the indicated times, the extracts were subjected to CPEB immunoprecipitation and analysis by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography. (D) Oocytes were injected with Flag-Pin1 or control RNA, followed by incubation in [35S]methionine-containing media for 3 h and then treated with progesterone. At the indicated times, the extracts were subjected to CPEB immunoprecipitation and analysis by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography. (E) Oocytes were injected with Flag-ubiquitin peptide together with IgG or Pin1 antibody. CPEB was then immunoprecipitated and probed for CPEB and Flag-ubiquitin (left) or Flag immunoprecipitated and probed for CPEB (right). NS refers to a nonspecific band. (F) Oocytes were injected with IgG or Pin1 antibody, treated with progesterone, and then probed in Western blots for cyclin B and tubulin.
We next performed a reciprocal experiment by examining whether CPEB destruction would be accelerated by the ectopic expression of Pin1. Oocytes were injected with Flag-Pin1 or control noncoding RNA, followed by metabolic labeling of protein with [35S]methionine for 3 h. The oocytes where then chased with radio-inert methionine and treated with progesterone for the indicated times. CPEB was then immunoprecipitated and analyzed by SDS-PAGE (Fig. 4D). Converse to the data shown with neutralizing Pin1 antibody, ectopic Pin1 expression enhanced CPEB destruction, reducing its half-life (t1/2) from 5 h in control oocytes to ∼3 h. These results demonstrate that Pin1 accelerates CPEB destruction.
The phosphorylation of CPEB leads to its ubiquitination and destruction (10, 27, 28). To assess whether Pin1 controls CPEB ubiquitination, oocytes were injected with Flag-ubiquitin peptide and IgG or Pin1 antibody, followed by a 1-h incubation with MG132 to prevent proteosome-mediated protein destruction. The oocytes were then incubated with progesterone, followed by CPEB or Flag immunoprecipitation and probing of Western blots for Flag or CPEB. Figure 4E (left panel) shows that CPEB antibody precipitated Flag-ubiquitin at 4 and 6 h after progesterone treatment when IgG was injected but not when Pin1 antibody was injected. Conversely, immunoprecipitation of Flag and probing with CPEB antibody again showed ubiquitinated CPEB when IgG was injected but not when Pin1 antibody was injected.
In Xenopus oocytes, CPEB destruction is vital for meiotic progression and cyclin B1 mRNA translation (10). To assess whether Pin1 control of CPEB destruction is necessary for cyclin B1 synthesis, oocytes were injected with IgG or Pin1 antibody as above, followed by progesterone treatment and Western blotting for cyclin B1. As demonstrated previously (10), cyclin B1 synthesis increased dramatically after progesterone treatment, which was abrogated by Pin1 antibody (Fig. 4F). These data show a close correlation for Pin1-mediated CPEB destruction, which is necessary for cyclin B1 mRNA translation.
Pin1 regulates CPEB destruction in mammalian cells.We next determined whether Pin1 regulates CPEB activity in mammalian cells. To do this, Flag-CPEB was ectopically expressed in HEK293 cells, followed by Pin1 immunoprecipitation and Western blotting for Flag. As shown in Fig. 5A, tagged CPEB was coimmunoprecipitated with Pin1. We also pulse-labeled cells coexpressing Flag-CPEB and GFP-Pin1, or GFP as a control, with [35S]methionine, followed by a chase with radio-inert methionine. CPEB was then immunoprecipitated and analyzed by SDS-PAGE. Ectopic Pin1 reduced the half-life of CPEB by >50%, from ∼6 h in control cells to less than 3 h in GFP-Pin1–expressing cells (Fig. 5B). Conversely, depletion of Pin1 with siRNA resulted in a 2-fold increase in the CPEB half-life, from 5 h to almost 9 h (Fig. 5C). Therefore, Pin1 regulates CPEB destruction in mammalian cells and in Xenopus oocytes.
Pin1 controls CPEB destruction in mammalian cells. (A) HEK293T cells were transfected with Flag-CPEB, followed by IgG or Pin1 immunoprecipitation and Western analysis for Flag and Pin1. (B) Cells cotransfected with Flag-CPEB and either control GFP vector or GFP-Pin1 were pulse-labeled with [35S]methionine, followed by a chase of radio-inert methionine for the indicated times. The extracts were subjected to Flag immunoprecipitation and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography. (C) Cells were cotransfected with Flag-CPEB and either control or Pin1 siRNA followed by pulse-labeling with 35S-methionine and chased with radio-inert methionine for the times indicated, immunoprecipitated for Flag and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography. The quantification of 3 experiments is shown on the bottom panel. (D) Cells expressing ectopic WT or W34A or K34A mutant Pin1 proteins (left panel) or R68/69A double mutant Pin1 protein (right panel) were [35S]methionine labeled, followed by a chase of radio-inert methionine, and then immunoprecipitated for Flag-CPEB. (E) Cells expressing ectopic full-length Pin1, Pin1 WW domain, or Pin1 PPIase domain were [35S]methionine labeled, followed by a chase of radio-inert methionine, and then immunoprecipitated for Flag-CPEB. The quantification of three experiments is shown in the right panel.
To determine which of the Pin1 domains is required for regulating CPEB degradation, we repeated the pulse-chase experiment with the Pin1 W34A mutant protein in the WW domain, the Pin1 K63A mutant protein, and the Pin1 R68/69A double mutant protein in the PPIase domain (Fig. 5D). As expected, ectopic GFP-Pin1 expression decreased the CPEB half-life as above. However, in the presence of the Pin1 W34A mutant protein, the CPEB half-life remained mainly unchanged compared to the control ectopic GFP-Pin1-expressing cells. Interestingly, neither the K63A mutant protein nor the R68/69A double mutant protein had a significant effect compared to GFP-Pin1 in that they both significantly reduced the CPEB half-life. To examine whether the Pin1 WW domain is sufficient to induce CPEB destruction, we performed the [35S]methionine pulse-chase experiment as before using ectopic expression of the WW domain or the PPIase domain. In contrast to full Pin1 expression, ectopic expression of either domain had a smaller effect on the CPEB half-life, indicating that both of the domains are necessary for full Pin1 activity.
CPEB becomes phosphorylated and partially destroyed during oocyte maturation, a phase of meiosis that closely resembles the G2-to-M phase transition in mitotic cells. To assess whether CPEB is similarly phosphorylated and destroyed at M phase in the mammalian cell cycle, HEK293 cells were transduced with Flag-CPEB and then synchronized at S phase by a double thymidine block. The cells were then released from the block and monitored for cell cycle progression by flow cytometry (Fig. 6A) and for Flag-CPEB protein levels and CPEB-Pin1 interaction. The flow cytometry analysis shows that the G2-to-M transition occurred 6 to 9 h after entry into the cell cycle. Although there was no change in Pin1 levels at any phase, Flag-CPEB protein levels diminished by 9 h post-entry into the cell cycle (Fig. 6B). This reduction was not due to altered RNA levels, as measured by reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) (Fig. 6C), or a change in translation, as determined by the polysome/monosome ratio of Flag-CPEB mRNA (Fig. 6C).
Cell cycle regulation of CPEB destruction by Pin1. (A) Fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis in HEK293T cells after release from double thymidine block. (B) Flag-CPEB transduced cells were synchronized by double thymidine block, released, and Pin1 immunoprecipitated at the times indicated and probed for Pin1 and Flag-CPEB. (C) Analysis of total CPEB RNA and the amount in polysomes (expressed as the polysome to monosome ratio), as quantified by quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR (qRT-PCR; average of two experiments) (D) As described for panel A, HEK293 cells were double thymidine blocked; 3 h prior to their cell cycle release, 10 μCi/ml [γ-32P]ATP was added to the culture media. At the indicated times, the cells were lysed and immunoprecipitated for Flag-CPEB. (E) Model for two-step interaction between CPEB and Pin1. In oocytes, unphosphorylated CPEB interacts with Pin1 that is phosphorylated on serine 71. Following progesterone stimulation, Pin1 is dephosphorylated and thereby activated; it then binds and isomerizes phospho-CPEB, resulting in ubiquitination of CPEB and its destruction.
To examine whether the Pin1-CPEB interaction correlates with CPEB destruction during cell cycle progression, Pin1 was immunoprecipitated at different phases of the cell cycle and Western blotted for Flag-CPEB. Figure 6B shows that, although there was very little interaction of Pin1 with CPEB at S phase (t = 0), a Pin1-CPEB association was clearly evident 3 h after release from the thymidine block. By 6 h and, especially, 9 h (G2 to M), when CPEB levels were low, there was a corresponding decrease in Pin1-CPEB interaction. At 12 h after the release, when the Flag-CPEB protein levels increased, there was a restoration of Pin1-CPEB association (Fig. 6B).
Because there is little information regarding CPEB phosphorylation during mitosis in mammalian cells, we double thymidine blocked the cells as before and labeled them in vivo by adding [γ-32P]ATP to the culture medium 3 h prior to release from the block. At the indicated times after the release, the cells were subjected to immunoprecipitation of Flag-CPEB, followed by autoradiography. As shown in Fig. 6D, CPEB was phosphorylated before the release, where the cells were S phase arrested. However, CPEB phosphorylation diminished by 9 h post-entry into the cell cycle, which corresponded to a reduced Pin1-CPEB interaction. These results indicate that, although CPEB is phosphorylated at S phase, it does not interact with Pin1. However, upon cell cycle progression from G2 to M, the CPEB-Pin1 interaction is evident, as was shown in Xenopus oocyte maturation upon hormonal induction. Taken together, we infer that, as shown for Xenopus oocytes, the interaction between CPEB and Pin1 leads to CPEB destruction in HEK293 cells.
Figure 6E summarizes the interaction of CPEB and Pin1. In immature oocytes, Pin1 is phosphorylated on serine 71 and therefore is enzymatically inactive. After progesterone treatment, Pin1 is dephosphorylated and then associates with CPEB that is phosphorylated on S/T-P residues. Pin1 then isomerizes one or more of these phosphoresidues, leading to ubiquitination and partial destruction of CPEB.
It may seem counterintuitive that CPEB destruction during oocyte maturation is necessary for stimulating the polyadenylation and translation of mRNAs. However, the polyadenylation of CPE-containing RNAs is hierarchical; that is, the polyadenylation of different mRNAs occurs in a temporal-specific manner that is governed by the levels of CPEB. For example, the single-CPE-containing c-mos mRNA is among the first to be polyadenylated while polyadenylation of the two-CPE-containing cyclin B1 mRNA takes place at a later time after CPEB has been partially destroyed (10, 29, 30). There are now thought to be a number of mRNAs whose time-dependent polyadenylation may be regulated by the number of CPEs they contain (31). Thus, the partial destruction of CPEB, which is necessary for oocyte development, is complex and involves multiple posttranslational modifications and recognition factors. Several phosphorylation events and two distinct pools of CPEB are involved in the regulation of its destruction. During oocyte maturation, CPEB becomes phosphorylated on 6 S/T-P pairs by cdk1, although the one on S210 is particularly important for protein destruction (10). CPEB also contains a PEST (proline, glutamic acid, serine, and threonine) domain, which often mediates the protein half-life. Within the PEST domain is a TSG (threonine, serine, and glycine) motif, which resembles the binding site for β-TrCP, the F-box protein of the SCF complex (28). Plx1, a polo-like kinase, recognizes a CPEB cdk1 phosphorylation site and in turn phosphorylates the TSG motif, which is recognized by β-TrCP that then ubiquitinates CPEB, resulting in proteasome-mediated destruction (28). Recent evidence also demonstrates that CPEB resides in two distinct pools in oocytes: one pool is bound to RNA while the second forms a homodimer through its RNA binding regions and thus does not bind RNA. The homodimers are destroyed very rapidly upon oocyte maturation, perhaps releasing essential factors to associate with the cytoplasmic polyadenylation complex (32).
In this study, we show that Pin1 is a new CPEB-interacting protein that mediates CPEB degradation. It was surprising to find that Pin1, which selectively recognizes and isomerizes phosphorylated S/T-P bonds, associates with CPEB prior to detectable CPEB phosphorylation. However, this finding is consistent with previous observations, indicating that Pin1 might have two different modes of protein interaction: a preferred one that is phosphorylation dependent and a secondary one that is phosphorylation independent (33, 34). Abrahamsen et al. (33) showed that, upon Pin1 interaction with and subsequent isomerization of protein kinase C (PKC), the conventional PKC isozymes are converted into species that are rapidly ubiquitinated following phorbol ester stimulation. Interestingly, Abrahamsen et al. also showed that the Pin1-PKC interaction is based on a hydrophobic motif in the C-terminal segment of the substrate and does not require phosphorylation, even though the interaction is strengthened when the Pin1 target sites are phosphorylated after phorbol ester treatment. This observation is consistent with our findings, indicating a two-step mode of Pin1-substrate interaction. Using a number of CPEB deletion mutants, we identified a site on CPEB corresponding to residues 48 to 183 that is necessary and sufficient for Pin1 interaction. It is worth noting that this domain (48 to 183) contains ∼30% hydrophobic amino acids, although they are not organized in any detectably conserved motif. Because the three-dimensional structure of CPEB is not known, we do not know which of these amino acids are solvent exposed and might serve as a platform for Pin1 interaction. An alternative hypothesis might be that several hydrophobic amino acids are needed to build a charged region for this interaction to occur. However, two additional regions of CPEB, the RRMs and residues 211 to 290, abrogate Pin1 interaction when deleted, which suggests that the tertiary structure of CPEB or multiple contact points are important for Pin1 binding prior to CPEB phosphorylation. Furthermore, we show that, at least in vitro, this first phase interaction is dependent on the WW domain of Pin1 (Fig. 2A). Although surprising, this first phosphorylation-independent interaction that does not induce substrate destruction may serve another purpose. Consider that Xenopus oocytes are exceptionally large (volume of 1 μl) and that CPEB must be rapidly destroyed after progesterone treatment. Therefore, to facilitate this rapid destruction, CPEB is “preloaded” with Pin1, where it may function as a molecular switch to coordinate subsequent cellular processes like maturation. Indeed, other proteins in the CPEB complex are subjected to cdk1-mediated phosphorylation upon progesterone stimulation and also might be subjected to Pin1-mediated regulation. Maskin, for example, is an eIF4E binding protein that prevents the assembly of the initiation complex (eIF4E-eIF4G) on the 5′ end of the mRNA, thus inhibiting translation (7, 8). Upon progesterone stimulation, maskin is phosphorylated by cdk1, inducing its dissociation from eIF4E, thereby ensuring the translation initiation complex assembly. CPEB destruction and maskin dissociation need to occur simultaneously to activate the translation of these mRNAs. Therefore, Pin1 assembly into this complex before progesterone treatment will ensure rapid isomerization of both CPEB and maskin for this manner.
Following the induction of oocyte maturation, nearly simultaneous CPEB phosphorylation on S/T-P pairs and Pin1 dephosphorylation of serine 71 cause the Pin1 interaction with CPEB to become CPEB phosphorylation dependent. We suspect that the affinity of Pin1 for CPEB might be higher when the substrate is phosphorylated because the ratio of immunoprecipitated CPEB to coprecipitated Pin1 is greater after maturation than before. However, this inference is somewhat speculative because we cannot perform an in vitro kinetic analysis of purified components due to the fact that it is difficult to isolate soluble recombinant CPEB.
This change in interaction sites and the isomerization of the phosphorylated residues results in CPEB ubiquitination and subsequent destruction. Accordingly, Pin1 dephosphorylation and subsequent enzymatic activation is a crucial step in CPEB ubiquitination. Although the inhibitory serine 71 phosphorylation is catalyzed by DAPK1 in mammalian cells (17), we do not know whether the same kinase acts in Xenopus oocytes. In addition, we find that serine 16 is not phosphorylated, but that its mutation abrogates serine 71 dephosphorylation during oocyte maturation. This result might indicate that serine 16 is necessary and acts as a docking site for recruitment of a phosphatase such as PP2A to Pin1 during maturation; such an enzyme could then dephosphorylate serine 71 for Pin1 activation. Irrespective of the kinase/phosphatase involved, an intriguing question is how does the Pin1-induced conformational change in CPEB control ubiquitination? Liou et al. (12) suggested that cis-trans isomerization of Pin1 substrates establishes a conformation needed for E3 ligase recognition, and possibly other regulatory proteins such as phosphatases (35, 36). Our data support this hypothesis and suggest that, upon Pin1 activation and simultaneously CPEB phosphorylation, Pin1 induces a CPEB conformational change that favors its interaction with the E3 ligase β-TrCP.
In maturing mouse oocytes, CPEB undergoes phosphorylation/destruction similar to that in Xenopus oocytes (37, 38). In mitotically cycling Xenopus embryonic cells, polyadenylation increases during M phase and decreases during interphase, which also occurs in cyclin mammalian cells (39). This observation prompted us to investigate whether CPEB undergoes an M phase destruction (like that which occurs during oocyte maturation, an M phase progression) and, if so, whether Pin1 might be involved. Indeed, Fig. 6 demonstrates that, in synchronized HEK293T cells, CPEB is partially destroyed at M phase and interacts with Pin1 prior to its destruction (as in Xenopus oocytes). However, it should not be assumed that maturing Xenopus oocytes and cycling mammalian cells are equivalent vis-à-vis cell cycle progression or by how mRNA translation is regulated. For example, oocytes are arrested at a G2-like phase and then enter M phase; there is no S phase in maturing oocytes. Xenopus CPEB is hyperphosphorylated only during the G2-to-M phase transition. At the same time, Pin1-CPEB interaction is evident before and after maturation. In mammalian cells, CPEB is phosphorylated at S phase and during other phases of the cell cycle. However, the CPEB-Pin1 interaction is only evident after cell cycle progression into the G2-to-M phase. The lack of Pin1-CPEB interaction in S phase likely indicates that the phospho-CPEB residues are not involved in recruiting Pin1. Despite the differences between these two systems, in both cases, the CPEB-Pin1 interaction is evident during the G2-to-M transition and precedes CPEB destruction. Moreover, ectopic Pin1 expression dramatically reduced the CPEB half-life while ectopic expression of a dominant negative Pin1 W34A mutant protein partially prevented CPEB destruction; mutations in the PPIase domain had no effect on Pin1's capability to promote CPEB destruction.
Fujimoto et al. (40) previously reported that Pin1 may affect the function and degradation of a target protein, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), solely by the interaction between the N-terminal activation function 1 (AF-1) domain of PPARγ and the WW domain in Pin1. In this case, the proline isomerization by the PPIase domain seemed to be dispensable. This prompted us to investigate the contribution of each Pin1 domain separately on CPEB destruction. We found that, in contrast to full-length Pin1, expression of either the WW or PPIase domain had minor effects on the CPEB half-life, indicating that both domains are needed for full Pin1 activity to promote CPEB destruction. These results may also indicate that other amino acids in the PPIase domain, such as C113, which was shown to be important for Pin1 isomerization activity (40), are needed for Pin1-mediated CPEB destruction.
Based on the functions of its interacting substrates, Liou et al. (12) suggest that Pin1 induces the destruction or inactivation of tumor suppressors but enhances the stability of proteins involved in malignant transformation. Although we have focused most of this present work on Xenopus oocytes, it is important to note that CPEB might be considered to be a tumor suppressor, and thus Pin1 could have important implications for oncogenic transformation via translation. That is, CPEB knockout (KO) mice, while not developing cancer spontaneously, contract papillomas much more readily than wild-type animals when challenged with a DNA damaging agent (41). Moreover, mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) lacking CPEB do not senesce as do wild-type MEFS, but instead are immortal (42, 43). Primary human cells depleted of CPEB also bypass senescence (41, 44). Because the lack of CPEB leads to reduced translation of p53 mRNA, and because reduced p53 immortalizes primary cells, it may be inferred that CPEB can also act as a tumor suppressor. Although we do not know whether Pin1 control of CPEB destruction leads to a bypass of senescence, we speculate that it might and are presently investigating this phenomenon.
We thank Kun Ping Lu (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard University) for kindly providing GFP-Pin1 and the GFP-Pin1 W34A and K63A mutant proteins, as well as the GFP-WW- and GFP-PPIase-encoding plasmids. We also thank Frank Eckerdt (Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, J. W. Goethe University) for kindly providing the GST-Pin1- and GST-Pin1 WW domain-encoding plasmids.
This work was supported by NIH grant GM46779. Additional core support from the Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center (grant P30 DK32520) is gratefully acknowledged.
M.N. performed all experiments, C.-L.L. generated the CPEB deletion plasmids, and M.N. and J.D.R. designed the experiments and wrote the manuscript.
Returned for modification 13 August 2012.
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In the mid-nineteenth century, when public health was establishing itself as a scientific field, the great physician-scientist Rudolph Virchow wrote, “Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing more than medicine on a larger scale.” With this statement, Virchow highlighted the interplay between human health and society.
A century and a half later, the looping effect—that is, the fundamental relationship between society and health, between culture and biology—remains inadequately addressed. The difficulty lies in what Bruno Latour refers to as the modern cut of the Gordian Knot tying the different elements that make up the world; this cut drove the separation of science and knowledge from politics and power. Hence, science became responsible for representing nature, and law for representing citizens. Accordingly, medicine and law grew apart as the modern state’s organizational structure became progressively bureaucratized and its intervention increasingly sectoral. Yet there have been significant attempts to combine medicine and legal theory. These include the notion that non-discriminatory access to health is fundamental to the right to the highest attainable standard of health, the social determinants of health, and civic participation in public health strategies.
I welcome this special section on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and human rights. It comes at a critical moment, soon after the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed on by 193 United Nations member states in 2015. I would like to highlight SDG 3.3, which calls for ending NTDs by 2030. But I also wish to draw attention to SDG 17, which calls for strengthening global multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable development. Goal 17 reminds us of the interrelatedness among many of the SDGs and the fact that multisectoral coordination and action will be required to reach every one of them. Thus, goal 3.3 is closely linked to the SDGs on eliminating poverty and hunger, realizing health and well-being, and achieving quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, decent work and economic growth, and sustainable cities and communities.
This special section is also timely because it coincides with United Nations Resolution 35/9, issued in 2017, which calls for the elimination of leprosy-related discrimination. As Special Rapporteur for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members, I accepted this challenge on November 1, 2017.
The establishment of this mandate acknowledges the fact that diseases are not reducible to isolated biomedical categories. Indeed, some diseases are so strongly framed by socioeconomic and cultural factors that enforcement of the right to health, however critical it may be, is inadequate to restore and ensure full citizenship to affected persons. Some diseases, particularly those that affect populations subjected to structural violence, are complex biosocial phenomena that require a rights-based approach. Such an approach recognizes that all human rights are inalienable, indivisible, interdependent, and of equal hierarchy, and that they must be fulfilled on a non-discriminatory basis in agreement with the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights instruments.
As many persons affected by leprosy have noted, curing infection is not the same as healing. For the majority of affected women and men, healing is dependent not only on access to medical treatment and bacteriological cure but also on the quality of care, rehabilitation, and social inclusion and participation. For persons affected by leprosy, the Gordian Knot between biology, society, culture, and history is vividly tied, and so are their civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights.
As Special Rapporteur, I welcome all NTDs into this position’s mandate. Despite the structural invisibility of leprosy—which nourishes its social representation as a disease of the past—leprosy is probably one of the most well-known NTDs due to its history. Many of the factors that systematically result in negative outcomes for persons affected by leprosy are also active for other NTDs. Leprosy exemplifies the historically thick barriers to health that also exist for other NTDs, such as widespread stigma and institutionalized and multilayered discrimination. However, stigma and discriminatory laws, jurisprudence, and public policies (in the case of leprosy, there are still discriminatory laws in more than 20 countries, covering the topics of segregation, immigration, marriage, voting rights, public transportation, employment, and housing) are not the only reasons for the exclusion of persons affected by leprosy. These persons also face discrimination in the administration of public goods and services—and even when their rights are recognized, they are not effectively implemented. Access to rights, including the right to health, depends on extra-institutional factors, such as education, inclusion in the formal work market, gender equity, and racial non-discrimination. Given the generalized lack of material equality and prevalent conditions of vulnerability faced by persons affected by leprosy and other NTDs, the gap between the laws on the books and the laws in action is massive, with a correspondingly large impact on these persons’ health and well-being.
Taking further the example of leprosy to address NTDs from a human rights perspective, I would like to draw attention to the insufficiency of a medicalized and pharmaceuticalized approach to leprosy. While the groundbreaking role of multidrug therapy cannot be dismissed—there has been an impressive decrease in the number of cases since multidrug therapy’s introduction three decades ago (from over 5 million cases in the mid-1980s to fewer than 200,000 cases at the end of 2016), as well as improvements in the lives of persons affected by leprosy and in the public’s image of the disease—there is still (1) considerable incidence and ongoing transmission, (2) a high proportion of late diagnoses, (3) under-notification of the disease by physicians and governments, (4) the emergence of new challenges, such as the increase in foreign-born cases in countries that no longer have expertise in diagnosing and treating leprosy, resulting in increased transmission, and (5) persistent stigma and discrimination.
Of the 214,783 new cases reported to the World Health Organization in 2016, 12,437 occurred in persons with grade 2 disabilities—that is, visible impairments. Such impairments are preventable. When they occur, they indicate a delay in access to diagnosis and high-quality treatment. Moreover, of the 12,437 new cases reported in 2016 with grade 2 disabilities, 281 were among children, a shamefully high figure, and the overall detection among children was nearly 9% of the 214,783 new cases. Additionally, the overall underreporting of women affected by leprosy reflects their vulnerability and lack of access to health services in many settings, especially in poorer communities. The epidemiology of leprosy is linked to the continuous violation of the human rights of vulnerable groups worldwide and within countries.
In recent decades, it has become increasingly obvious that reducing the incidence of leprosy will require more than just a medical approach. Yet the belief that the availability of medical treatment and dissemination of medical knowledge about leprosy will eliminate stigma and discrimination remains strong, despite the historically, socially, politically, economically, and culturally entrenched discrimination against persons affected by leprosy. In fact, stigma and discrimination hinder people from being diagnosed and treated, as well as from fully enjoying their civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights.
For these reasons, in 2010 the United Nations approved Resolution 65/215 on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and Their Family Members and the accompanying Principles and Guidelines for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and Their Family Members.
Research on the intersection of health and human rights with regard to persons affected by leprosy and other NDTs is nevertheless lacking and urgently needed. I commend these principles and guidelines as a roadmap for research and action in the field of NDTs.
The commitment to leaving no one behind seems to draw inspiration from Virchow’s statement, and it highlights the need to retie the Gordian Knot between science and politics, between health and human rights. This means reuniting the ethics upon which human rights are built with the soteriological concern of the practice of medicine, which places compassion at the center of public health efforts. But this also means embodying law—that is, making law relevant to the individual body, where, as Eleanor Roosevelt noted decades ago, all human rights should begin. Further, it means increasingly embedding public health with the human voices of those whose rights have been violated. We must listen to the human voice and respect the knowledge of persons affected and of civil society if we wish to achieve positive outcomes in public health. Taking Virchow seriously means restoring an experiential body to the law and an experiential voice to public health. Both movements are critical for the fulfillment of the 2030 agenda and, particularly, for ending NTDs.
Alice Cruz is Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members.
Please address correspondence to Alice Cruz. Email: [email protected].
Copyright © 2018 Cruz. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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. See International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations, ILEP’s research into discriminatory laws: Legislation. Available at https://www.ilepfederation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Table-discriminatory-laws-2March2017.pdf.
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Unfortunately, money don’t fall from the sky like the above picture. In this post, I’ll talk about the very basic on how to make money as a prop. trader or professional gambler.
In this 5 parts article, I will talk about how to make money on your own, with the focus on making “alpha”* bets!
* You can interpret “alpha” as bets that have high probability of success – making money.
There are a lot of ways to make money in life. Basically, it comes down to providing goods and/or services.
– One can build a great product that people love. For example, Apple iPhone, etc.
– Another can provide great service that people want, such as real estate agent.
In terms of the finance industry, there are equivalent roles to above.
– For instance, sale traders can make a great sale pitch selling structured products, i.e. range accural, accumulator, etc.
– Execution traders provide great execution service to portfolio managers (PMs) to get the best average prices for the PM’s orders.
In the examples above, one gets money from others because one provides goods/services. You may wonder if there is another way to make money without providing goods/services.
There is one more role in finance that is not based on selling products or providing services. It’s called proprietary trading (also known as prop-trading), where prop-traders make money (using his/her own money) by placing educated bets in the financial market. This is much like going to casino and wagering.
It sounds a great life, making money without doing work as in providing goods/services. However, let me warn you now and will repeat my warnings multiple times later on : Prop-trading is extremely difficult.
Let me start with this : Why do you think you can make money as a prop-trader?
You think because you are smart? Well, there are a lot of smart people out there too.
Ok, you think you are smarter than the others? Well, let’s see.
By every $100 you are winning, it means other people losing $100. Thus, the sum is zero.
My opinion is that you shouldn’t think you are very smart, but rather there are a lot of people dumber than you. In other words, it’s not about how good you are, but how bad others are. You are ’smart’ RELATIVE to others.
To make a living as a prop-trader in financial market or casino, I will repeat again it’s extremely difficult. However, it’s not impossible. The first step to succeed as a prop-trader is to understand the game, after all, it’s a game, a game played in financial market or casino.
For example, quite a few people had asked me about Baccarat – a popular game played in casino. I don’t know anything about Baccarat. But a simple wiki look up tells you that Baccarat is a strictly a game of chance, with no skill or strategy involved. About 91% of total income from Macau casino in 2014 came from Baccarat.
Therefore, you should now know by playing Baccarat is just like rolling the dice, your chance of winning long-term is zero.
How about Blackjack (also known as 21)? Well, it’s still a game with under 50% winning for you. So how did those people at MIT (featured in the movie 21, who are indirect friends of mine) won?
You can look up on the internet how they did it, i.e. card counting. Essentially, it came down to getting more information which put them at an advantage over 50%.
Therefore, this is the second step in succeeding as prop-trader, getting more information to put yourself in an advantage position to play the game. If you have more information in one particular game than the other game, all else equal, play the game where you have more information.
Thus, which game above (Baccarat, Blackjack) do you have more information?
Definitely Blackjack in which you can leverage card-counting technique to gain additional information.
– Insider trading (which is illegal), the insiders have the best available information, thus chance of winning is almost 100% if not 100% already.
– Sports betting, if you are following the sports very closely like a super equity research analyst covering a particular sector, you tend to have more information than others, thus your chance of winning is higher than others.
To continue from Part II which talks about one would like to choose a game where one has more information relative to others.
More information is always good, putting yourself in an advantage position. However, if everyone has the same information, then the information is useless. Thus, the key is not only you have the information, but rather more information than others.
This is the third step in succeeding as prop-trader : Who are your competitions?
NFL player JJ Watts on the left, Soccer player Lionel Messi on the right.
Food for thought : in the above picture, if you have to pick a fight, who do you want to fight against? JJ Watts or Lionel Messi?
For instance, in the U.S., financial market players are largely dominated by institutions, hedge funds, passive and active funds, etc. These are your competitors. It sounds like stiff competitions. Indeed, it is. However, it’s not impossible. One, because your competitors performance is quite poor. In fact, more than half of the funds underperform the market index. There are a lot of reasons why. One of the most obvious reasons is that quite a lot of funds do not generate alpha, aka NOT prop-trading. They make money by collecting fee from clients.
1, One type of players are trying to make money, treat it as a profession.
2, Another type of players are playing for fun, making money is not their top priority.
Thus, who do you want to play against? Of course, you would love to play against the players playing for fun, they are risk-seeker in general, aka gamblers. Your chance of winning is higher when playing against “for fun” players. Thus, if you go to casino to player poker, I would suggest you to play at poker tables that have a lot of players playing a lot of hands, NOT a table of tight players.
Take sports betting as the last example. Who are your competitors here? Sports fans mostly.
They don’t analyze the teams, players, etc. They bet based on their irrational biased behavior. Therefore, you being the rational unbiased person would have a distinct advantage over sports fans.
Furthermore, not only sports fans, so-called professionals like GMs of teams make so many obvious stupid decisions as well. That’s why there are a lot of bad teams. This shouldn’t be surprised to you. If those professionals have high intellects, they are probably not in the sports business.
Therefore, playing at a game where you have additional information than others gives you an advantage.
To continue from Part III in which one would like to choose a game where you have less competitions.
It’s obvious to see the less competitions in poker or sport betting. What about financial markets? The players in this game tend to have higher intellect than the average population.
How do you outplay other players in this market?
Well, you need to understand what the players do and will do. For example, institutions investors usually rebalance their portfolio every 6 months. Non-hedge funds can only long stocks. Hedge funds can do anything, long/short equities, no set rebalance schedule, etc.
Therefore, this is the fourth step in succeeding as prop-trader : What do your competitors do?
It’s not about what you do, but what others do or will do that can give you ideas what you should do.
1, If you know what your competitions will do, you can front-run them. For example, let’s say the presidential election is 15 days away, if you think other players will likely get out of the market to play it safe. Then, you should go short the market before others sell.
2, If you know what your competitions do and why, you can take advantage of it by doing the opposite. For example, others fear of BrExit caused illiquidity, you can capture this liquidity premium. Once the dust is settled, aka situation/fear is not as bad as it seems to be. Liquidity premium is realized.
– When others do X, it pays to do the opposite. For example, in poker : when others are tight, you should be aggressive, vice versa.
1, Understand the game you are playing.
4, Understand what your opponents’ moves.
These will put yourself in an advantage position to play the game. Of course, as you can digest, these rules above are correlated. For instance, if your competition is very strong, then his/her might have the same additional information as you and it could be much harder to understand and predict his moves.
It’s not about how good you are, but how bad others are. You are ’smart’ RELATIVE to others.
Take the New England Patriots for example. Of course this team and organization is very good, from top to bottom, has the culture of winning formula. However, their successes are really magnified by how bad other teams are. The continuous mistakes other teams make are utterly incredible.
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SMEs need to take a stronger position within the Swedish aeronautics sector because the development of highly specialised SMEs creates a network of suppliers which in turn leads to increased competition for companies in the aeronautics sector. This ability to use and utilise the knowledge and skills developed and used by others is an increasingly important competitive factor for large companies. SMEs therefore must have the opportunity to participate on their own terms and at a level that the company can handle.
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These advantages and abilities can be used by SMEs to create business and to help them grow as they become suppliers to both Swedish and foreign companies, either in the aeronautics sector or in other technology areas. Therefore, both large companies and SMEs must secure their places as partners and subcontractors in future international collaboration programmes. In order to achieve this, specialised SMEs must have a clear support structure and good opportunities to develop and verify their technologies.
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Corebon develops and sells products, processing technique engineering, and technical services in the field of fiber-reinforced plastic. The company has invented and patented a super-fast manufacturing process for carbon fiber composite that results in a new, higher standard for composite materials, lower cost and minimal environmental impact.
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Midnight Composites delivers products and services in the field of advanced fiber composites, whose properties are characterized by low weight and high stiffness and strength.
Mobitron is located in Huskvarna, Sweden and is a leading supplier of wireless data loggers with inbuilt sensors.
Nordic Aircraft carries out assignments in the areas of advanced composite structures and aerodynamics mainly for the aerospace sector.
Novator is a high-tech engineering company, specialized in production processes such as Orbital Drilling™.
Oxeon have established itself as one of the market leading companies within tape weaving technologies and tape woven materials. Oxeon produces, develops and sells materials towards the composites industry under the brand name “TeXtreme®, mainly using carbon fiber.
Permanova Lasersystem offers laser materials processing production equipment to sheet metal using manufacturing industries. The core consists of robotized laser systems, increasing productivity, product quality and profitability.
PTC is the national center (arena) for innovative production solutions for metal-based aerospace products.
International consultant for airlines, airports and related industries. SFSA Holding delivers customized business solutions to the aviation industry and related industries.
Speed Tool manufactures advanced tools but also performs contract manufacturing of advanced components in difficult materials, hardened steel, stainless steel, titanium, inconel, etc.
TST is an SME specialized in thermal imaging technology and analysis of thermal images. TST builds niche systems for special industrial needs, conducts studies and research and development projects, as well as distributes advanced infrared cameras.
Termospect provides assignments and consultancy in the field of technical testing and analysis. The main focus is thermography for flaw detection.
Tooltec works with the processing of advanced components. A special competence is EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) for high-temperature material.
Trestad Laser is specialized in production of heat resistant parts by using various laser techniques such as laser welding and 2D- and 3D laser cutting.
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2019-04-26T10:11:26Z
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https://innovair.org/en/stakeholders/national-aeronautics-stakeholders/smes/
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In a day and age where you can be anything, why not take a leaf out of Charity Wakefield’s book and be multiple things? The acclaimed British actress talks to Blowout about her take on ethical fashion and helping to tackle a global crisis, as well as her ever flourishing career.
In an alternative universe you may have probably known her as an archaeologist, a fashion designer, a musician or a singer. One thing is for certain, it’s that Charity Wakefield is not short on talent. After our conversation with Charity, we are pretty sure that she could have a profession in any of those fields, should she wish.
The thirty-eight year old actress may live and breathe acting, but she has a thirst for taking on hobbies and experiencing new things. Why? Just for the sake of knowing more about something that she has an interest in. Such a smart way to be when you’re in the world of acting, never knowing what role might land in your lap.
So how did a young and energetic Charity end up in the acting world, when she clearly had the brains to take on anything she put her mind to?
It could be said that acting was something innately embedded in Charity as she had family who had been in the acting business.
“I think I was really quite young and at primary school, when I realized that I wanted to become an actress. I never really knew my grandfather, but I had this strange dichotomy of knowing that an acting career was possible,” Charity told Blowout.
Charity’s grandfather, better known to us as James Hayter, was an actor himself. Sadly he passed away when Charity was around three years old.
We have to wonder how different life would be for Charity had she pursued her interest in archaeology! However, she soon realized after completing her A-Levels, that acting was ultimately what she wanted to do. Lucky for us, as she is certainly one very talented actress, playing several roles in her current play!
“With acting you get to dive into lots of different lives. So being somebody who found it quite difficult to decide what to do, I feel incredibly lucky with my acting roles as I get to pretend to be all these other people and, as a result, have the opportunity to study different periods and research a whole range of people from all different walks of life.” Charity stated.
When asked her favourite thing about acting, Charity could not pick just one. It’s quite evident that there are so many aspects of her career that she’s taken an interest in and is looking to learn more about, for her own personal development. That thirst for knowledge definitely makes Charity different and a cut above many of her peers.
“I absolutely love the research and I love falling into the different worlds. Regardless of what level I get to, it is something I’m so passionate about, but it is hard and I’ve always done other things to support myself alongside the acting, until very recently”.
Charity’s career boasts a colourful spectrum of critically and commercially acclaimed work in both theatre and television. In her most recent appearances, she was part of Channel 4’s drama, ‘Any Human Heart’, which was the winner of Best Miniseries at the BAFTA Television Awards in 2011. She was also in the masterpiece ‘Wolf Hall’, which won a television BAFTA and Golden Globe in 2015.
Charity also appeared in the infamous Dr. Who Christmas Special in 2016, which was the highest rated TV show of the season. We had to ask Charity how that came about!
“You’re not really supposed to talk about it but I was essentially asked to do that role and I just grabbed it with both hands because it was fun and it was going to be aired on Christmas Day, I also really liked the sentiment in it,” she laughed.
Oh Charity, you missed the episode itself! Well, we can confirm for anyone that did not see the Christmas special, it was not one to be missed! It was a little homage to superhero movies and Charity’s character was a modern take and comedic version of Lois Lane, so a delight to watch and a nice twist to the original idea.
Charity also talked us through the comedy series that she was in, alongside Jack Whitehall, called ‘Bounty Hunters’ which aired in 2017. The second series started last month and is still ongoing.
Charity’s most recent theatre appearance is in the theatre production ‘Emilia’ at Shakespeare’s Globe and she will be playing several roles including the part of Shakespeare no less, making her the first woman to ever do so. How does Charity feel about being the first woman to play Shakespeare?
“I don’t know if I am! It might well be true but I haven’t looked into whether it definitely is,” she laughed. “I feel really proud actually. At first, thinking about that as an idea, I felt a bit queasy because I thought Oh God that puts pressure on me, but as soon as I got rid of that worry, it’s just another part; it’s my interpretation of that part.” Safe to say, she’s humbled.
“I’m looking forward to discovering even more about him and about that time period whilst I’m playing the part. I’ve got books in my dressing room!” She added.
Knowing how much you love to research and get into character, we believe you on that last point.
I think it’s safe to say that Charity has accomplished so much in her career to date, which is understandably why she is consistently looking for ways to continuously push herself further. It would be difficult to put a finger on her biggest achievement to date, as her portfolio covers not only acting but other personal projects as well.
“I think acting wise, my biggest achievement would be ‘Wolf Hall’. I really loved being a part of that and I’m proud of it. Outside of acting, I have a vintage shop with a friend that I absolutely love... I’m also an ambassador for the woodland trust, so I work with them as much as possible putting my understanding on environmental issues to use” she stated.
Charity is thinking about doing more with the Vintage Shop. Supporting the importance of sustainable fashion. You can also tell how passionate she is about the environment, never stuttering and absolutely overflowing with knowledge and advice. But then at Blowout we believe you can never talk up global issues enough.
“I’ve always loved our woodlands and trees. I grew up in the countryside and I was lucky enough to spend quite a lot of my time playing in the woods. I absolutely want to get the message out there, we need trees, we need the oxygen that they create and we need the micro-climates that the ancient woodlands create” We couldn’t agree more, raising awareness is vital.
One of the biggest movements in this millennial age is the fact that our fast fashion is harming the environment that we live in and so, more and more consumers are becoming more conscious when shopping in an attempt to tackle this issue ethically. The amount of plastic and packaging that surrounds everything that we purchase, from small to large items, and the fact that not all of it is recyclable is affecting the very world that we live in.
Charity is trying to help this serious issue by shopping more consciously herself. Her mother was very environmentally friendly and therefore had a big influence on Charity’s upbringing, making her understand the importance of this issue and the risks the planet faces. It’s not only a conscious standpoint in her fashion choices but is part of the actress’s lifestyle. She has changed her shopping habits to buying directly from markets and always has her own shopping bags, reducing plastic waste is a big must.
“What I’ve realized is that as an actor, I’m someone that is going to have to make public choices about certain things and what you wear in public, to events, to interviews or on the red carpet because this gets photographed. If you’re in the public eye, you need to have some responsibility about what you’re saying you support. That’s why I’ve become more keen to talk about what I wear and I try to make choices that are more considerate towards our environment”.
Being so accomplished within the acting world and the fact that Charity is involved with so many projects in other fields, we weren’t surprised to find out that she doesn’t believe acting defines her as a person. It is quite clear that there are so many things that she believes in, that she wants to get stuck into and wants to learn more about, so putting one label on her just won’t cut it.
So, what more could we possibly expect from this incredible woman?
Neither do we Charity. Continue reaching for the stars!
Emilia runs at the Vaudeville Theatre until 15 June 2019.
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2019-04-24T08:38:32Z
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https://www.blowoutmagazine.com/home/2019/4/12/charity
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Publicly and formally recognize each deserving person. A faculty member should be recognized when he or she performs in an outstanding way. The chair should take the lead in making sure that the person\'s achievement does not go unrecognized or unnoticed. The chair can organize a breakfast or lunch to honor this person\'s success. He can make an announcement at a department or schoolwide meeting. The important thing is to recognize this person and her achievement in a public forum.
The posting below looks at \"twenty leadership traits that chairs can use to help facilitate a more collegial department\". It is from Chapter 3 Strategies for Promoting Collegiality, in the book, Facilitating a Collegial Department in Higher Education: Strategies for Success by Robert E. Cipriano. Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741-www.josseybass.com. Copyright © 2011 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.
• Emphasize consensus. Chairs should work tirelessly to gain buy-in from members of their department. This enhances a sense of empowerment as well as the fact that encouraging more ideas and suggestions-delivered in a respectful and civil manner-is a basic tent of institutions of higher education.
• Share power. Chairs should not be power-hungry and driven by their egos. They should reach out to the faculty members and obtain their thoughts and ideas. Faculty members should recognize that the chair makes decisions predicated on the needs of the department, not personal gain.
• Consult with all faculty members. Chairs should not be perceived as listening only to one or two faculty members. When people are listened to, and their ideas are allowed to be articulated, they are empowered.
• Develop and implement shared responsibilities. Chairs should be aware that all faculty members must share the workload. Resist giving most of the work to a small minority of the faculty-even if they are not tenured! There should be equity in committee assignments, number of advisees, and so on.
• De-emphasize status differences. Chairs should help to ensure that senior-ranking professors and first-year faculty members are accorded the same respect. Institutions of higher education are infamous for heightening status differences. Quality departments must refrain from this position.
• Individuals should interact as equals. Chairs must set the tone and be certain that all people in the department are treated as equals. The chair must model the behavior she expects from faculty members, students, and professional staff.
• Engage in generational and gender equity. Chairs should ensure that more seasoned faculty and women and minorities are respected and listened to. The composition of faculty is changing and chairs need to recognize this.
• Celebrate. Chairs should celebrate, publicly and privately, the achievements of each faculty member: awarding of tenure, promotion in rank, writing a grant, writing an article for publication, obtaining a grant or contract, awarded the \"best\" researcher or teacher or advisor honor, and so on.
• Maintain frequent and consistent interaction with colleagues. Hold weekly, regularly scheduled staff meetings. The chairs who interact with their staff mainly through e-mails are doing themselves and the department a disservice.
• Establish a climate of tolerating differences. Higher education is rather infamously noted for harboring people who display idiosyncratic behavior. Department climate should encourage a dissimilarity and variation in ideas and thoughts by faculty members.
• Focus on the behavior not the person. In the discussions that become heated, as well as normal exchanges between and among faculty members and the chair, it is the behavior that should be carefully scrutinized rather than the person.
• Be constructive and informative. The chair is in a position to be more informed than faculty members regarding important changes underway at the college or university. The chair should present as much of this information as logic would dictate so that faculty members are spared the insidious rumors that often accompany impending changes. The chair should communicate what he knows to the faculty in a positive, practical, and useful way.
• Link individuals to the larger context. If a person makes an ill-advised uncivil comment one time, it should not be blown out of proportion as representing a declaration that this is her usual behavior. We all have bad days. However, if this becomes a noticeable occurrence it must be dealt with, and swiftly.
• Do not be defensive: \"I'm not being defensive, damn it!\" It is human nature that when one starts a sentence with the phrase \"Don't be defensive, but ...\" the immediate response is to declare that you are not! Try not to start off a conversation with this expression.
• Publicly and formally recognize each deserving person. A faculty member should be recognized when he or she performs in an outstanding way. The chair should take the lead in making sure that the person's achievement does not go unrecognized or unnoticed. The chair can organize a breakfast or lunch to honor this person's success. He can make an announcement at a department or schoolwide meeting. The important thing is to recognize this person and her achievement in a public forum.
• Clarify performance expectations. The chair should meet individually with each faculty member at the start of each semester and discuss performance expectations. The expectations will be somewhat different and unique for each faculty member, based on where each faculty member is in his or her career. Of course, a tenured full professor will have a different set of goals and expectations than a nontenured assistant professor. This will enable chairs to get to know their faculty members, obtain information on their dreams and aspirations, and mentor the faculty members in specific ways.
• Be consistent. Chairs should behave in a consistent manner so that faculty members, students, and professional staff are secure in their interaction with the chair. This behavior can serve as a reliability check to ensure that the chair is not behaving sporadically from day to day. Each person in the department should be noticeably comfortable in daily relations with the chair.
• Keep accurate, specific, and up-to-date records. The chair should keep records of communications he has, especially those that are contentious. He should record the time and day of the conversation and the outcome. The records should be kept in a secure place and labeled properly for easy reference.
• Do not show favoritism. Even the perception that the chair is favoring one faculty person over another sets in motion needless conflict. Faculty members have elephantine memories! Chairs should be ever-vigilant in not making the \"favoritism game\" into a self-fulfilling prophecy. I have always shared the decisions that I have made with all of the members in the department. For example, Jim was supported in attending a national conference, while Ellen's request was denied. The reason that I shared was that Jim was presenting a keynote address at the conference. Also, Ellen was requesting to go to the conference and only attend the sessions. Jim's keynote presentation brought acclaim to the department and the university. Morning classes usually being at 8:00 AM. Faculty members do not want to teach the eight o'clock class. The decision I made was to rotate the faculty so that we all (myself included) taught the 8:00 AM class every fifth semester.
• Resist the temptation to get even and punish a faculty member (even if he is a mean-spirited son-of-a-sea cook). Chairs must personally defend against placing a faculty member in a dark, windowless, asbestos-filled office in the basement of the maintenance building. Although this may provide the chair with a warm and fuzzy feeling, she should refrain from actually doing this or similar acts (it is okay, however, to think it). Punishing this person makes the chair seem petty and vindictive in the eyes of other faculty members, students, and staff. Also, it only serves to set this person up as a victim. Faculty members do have an innate tendency to relate to victims, which could serve to ostracize the chair and significantly diminish her effectiveness as a leader.
Higgerson, M. L. Communication Skills for Department Chairs. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing, 1996.
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2019-04-21T08:57:43Z
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https://tomprof.stanford.edu/posting/1241
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In advance of the rapidly approaching college basketball season, we're once again breaking down the top individual prospects in college basketball, going conference by conference. Freshman have been excluded from these previews, as we'd like to wait and see what they have to offer on the NCAA circuit before we come to any long-term conclusions. We continue with Big 12, with seniors Kevin Rogers, Curtis Jerrells and Connor Atchley look to go on a positive note and possibly get drafted, while guards Sherron Collins and LaceDarius Dunn showed enough sparks of potential to be deemed worthy of keeping tabs on.
After an excellent sophomore season that put him firmly on the NBA draft radar screen, Kevin Rogers may have taken a step sideways in his junior season, not really capitalizing on the added attention that came his way. Baylor as a team was much better than the previous year, but Rogers numbers appeared to stagnate a bit in a slightly smaller roleas his scoring rate fell off slightly and his field goal percentage dropped, but his rebounding improved and he managed to cut down on his fouls and turnovers significantly. All in all, he didnt have a bad season, but you just couldnt help feeling that he could have offered a bit more. Luckily for him, as well as Baylor, he is back for his senior year and will be scrutinized very heavily as one of the top big men prospects the Big 12 has to offer.
Rogers is always going to be fighting an uphill battle as far as earning respect as a serious NBA draft prospect is concerned. Standing somewhere around 6-9, hes not particularly big for a power forward, and he doesnt bring any one incredible skill to the table that truly sets him apart from the pack when looking at players at his position in the NBA.
Thats not to say that he doesnt have anything to offer, though. For one, Rogers is a very good athlete, quick off his feet, even explosive, showing nice quickness, and capable of making all kinds of plays around the rim because of that. Offensively, Rogers is used primarily as a back to the basket post option at Baylor, which isnt his biggest strength, as he has just average footwork and lacks the size and girth to make much headway posting up inside against other centers, which often forces him to settle for difficult shots. He does do a good job running the floor in transition and cutting to the basket in half-court sets, particularly on pick and roll plays, where he shows good hands and the ability to maneuver his way inside and finish plays effectively thanks to his athleticism and strong overall offensive instincts.
Facing the basket is where Rogers could still stand to improve significantly. Left-handed, he isnt skilled enough to consistently take his man off the dribble from the high-post and make his way to the basketoften instead just preferring to pull-up off the dribble wildly from mid-range due to his average ball-handling skills. His jumper shows potential, but is still too streaky to be counted on regularly-- he hit just 14 of 37 jump-shot attempts (38%) logged in 20 games, according to Synergy Sports Technology. He does have solid form and touch, though, particularly from 15 to 17 feet, so its not of the question that he becomes more comfortable with his jumper in time, which hell surely need to in order to take his game to the next level, both literally and figuratively.
Defensively, Rogers isnt quite as effective as you might hope considering that he will surely have to be a role-player at the next level. His intensity and awareness leave something to be desired on this end of the floor, particularly on the perimeter and defending pick and roll plays, while his lack of size and strength limits his potential as a post-defender inside when matched up against more physically imposing big men. At the collegiate level he is often athletic enough to regardless be able to make plays, but in the NBA things wont be quite as easy. The fact that hes a very good rebounder statistically will definitely be a feather in his cap as far as scouts are concerned.
All in all, Rogers has some nice tools to work with, and is clearly not a finished product at this point in time. To make himself stand out as a draft prospect in his senior year, though, he will need to show that he has a bread and butter that teams can count on if they decide to take a chance on him. Right now he looks like someone that will probably need to play in Portsmouth and likely the NBA pre-draft camp, but a big season playing for a very good Baylor squad could help his draft stock substantially.
The departure of Kevin Durant to the NBA opened up plenty of scoring opportunities in Texas frontcourt, and it seems like Connor Atchley (as well as Damion James) ended up being the biggest benefactor, more than doubling his scoring output from his sophomore to junior seasons. The big man might not have as much long term upside as some of the other players on this list due to the fact that he will be 24 before the 2009 NBA draft rolls around, but still has considerable room for improvement before being labeled a finished product.
Atchley has legit size for an NBA big man, looking every bit of 610 (perhaps even taller) and a solid 230 pounds with plenty of room to grow. He is blessed with long arms and a great motor, exerting good effort every time he steps on the hardwood. Athletically, Atchley is a slightly above average leaper and runs the floor well, although his conditioning could use some improvement with him looking quite winded at times late in the game.
As far as intangibles are concerned, there isnt much more you could ask for. Atchley is a great student and did not have one single scholarship offer before Rick Barnes and co. offered him a full ride in the spring of 2003, and willingly redshirted his freshman campaign in 04-05. Making huge strides over the last few years both physically and skills wise, it is clear that the Houston native is a tireless worker who wants to get better every day.
Atchley does the bulk of his damage on the offensive end as a jump shooter, scoring via both spot up jumpers or working the pick and pop to perfection. He shoots a bit of a set shot, but has shown the ability to consistently stroke it beyond the collegiate three point line against players his own size or bigger. Connors jump-shooting (both mid-range and beyond the arc, although strictly with his feet set) accounted for more than half of his total offense, and he shot a sizzling 41.3% from the land of three. For his efforts he ranked 6th in the country amongst all draft prospects in points per possession. He did not garner an incredible amount of possessions, but was extremely efficient in the ones he used, as evidenced by the 54% he shot from the field, despite being essentially a jump-shooter and garbage man.
Adding in the ability to face-up on the perimeter and take his man off the dribble in a straight line would probably help Atchley become slightly more versatile. He would attempt this shot on rare occasion, usually to release a running hook that he attempts to be practicing, but his ball-handling skills and first step arent strong enough to make the dribble-drive a consistent part of his offense just yet.
Down low, Atchley has shown a developing right handed jump hook with no counter move whatsoever. Never using his left hand at all severely limits his productivity in the pivot, and it still appears hes quite raw when given one on one situations on the blocks. The big mans nice hands and soft touch allow him to catch and finish efficiently down low, which is an asset considering how well he moves off the ball, (particularly in pick and roll situations) and he has proven to be a decent passer when pressured with the ball in his hands. Atchley isnt what you would call an incredibly explosive big man, but he found a way to finish on an excellent 70.49% of his attempts around the basket according to Synergy Sports Technologys quantified report, often with a two-handed dunk. How much of that had to do with the quality of the point guard that was next to him is something well find out this upcoming season.
Arguably the top selling point on Atchley as a prospect is his ability on the defensive end. He is a very good shot blocker who is also able to alter a ton of shots, while staying out of foul trouble for the most part. Positionally speaking, he held his own ground against stronger post players such as Michael Beasley and Blake Griffin last season and showed good lateral quickness when those foes faced him up. On the downside, Connor tends to bite for ball fakes a little too much and isnt quite the rebounder youd like to see out of a big man prospect, averaging a little over 5 rebounds per game last season, and only 7.6 per-40--quite a poor mark.
Atchleys ability to shoot the ball from the perimeter at his size and potential on the defensive end are two NBA skills that will keep him firmly supplanted in the minds of NBA scouts, as he has all the makings of an excellent role player, minus the rebounding ability. His production and development throughout his final season at UT will determine whether he is able to be drafted in June or if he will be battling his way through training camp as an undrafted free agent.
Sherron Collins may be the top returning scorer from last seasons national championship team, but he has plenty of work ahead of him. While the Chicago native has shown loads of potential, his work ethic has been called into question as of late. Collins arrived on campus this fall out of shape and according to head basketball coach Bill Self (via CNN/SI), a month behind where [he] thought he would be. For a player already fighting an uphill battle due to the fact that he is 511 and lacking a typical point guards skill set, the junior now has to further prove that he can be a hard worker on and off the court.
As far as his development is concerned, Collins hasnt seen any major strides in his game since we last wrote him up this time last year. His turnover numbers actually increased slightly, while his shooting efficiency dropped from his freshman campaign. He is still a perimeter shooting threat when he can catch and shoot, but struggles when he has to put the ball on the floor, showing a more inconsistent release point. Collins relies too much on his athleticism, which while excellent, doesnt always save him around the basket, where he often gets blocked due to his lack of size. He needs to do a better job of recognizing what the defense is giving him, rather than trying to force the issue around the rim, even though he does finish at a relatively good clip there.
Ultimately, Collins needs to develop his point guard skills, particularly his decision making abilities. In his first two seasons of college basketball he didnt have much of an opportunity to do that playing behind and alongside Mario Chalmers and Russell Robinson. With these players gone, the onus now falls on Collins. This is a huge opportunity for him to show that he is more than simply a great athlete with potential. Even more than most players due to the circumstances he was in, what Collins shows in his final two seasons of college basketball will likely have a much larger bearing on where or if he gets drafted than his first two, so its probably best to be patient at this point. He has gotten off to a poor start, but with the season still a couple of months away, there is time for Collins to right the ship.
LaceDarius Dunn had a promising freshman season for the Baylor Bears, being their second leading scorer at 13.6 points per game while only playing 22 minutes per. In addition, he did it on high efficiency, shooting 45% from the field, 42% from three, and 84% from the line, good for a 62% TS%, which would rank him higher than most players on our projected mock for 2009.
Standing 64 with a pretty strong frame, Dunn is undersized for a shooting guard, and appears to have just average length to compensate. Athletically, he isnt great with explosiveness or quickness at either end, and doesnt get very high around the basket. His tools are certainly good enough to do damage at this level, but hes a below average athlete by NBA standards. He compensates for these things by being a highly skilled, crafty, and high motor player.
Offensively, its hard to talk about Dunn without starting with his jump shot. Over 60% of his shots last season came from behind the three-point arc, where he frequently made opponents pay. His shot is not quite orthodox, boasting a fairly deliberate shooting motion where he brings the ball in front of his face before releasing it, while not getting much lift off the ground. He has excellent touch, though, and is also very good at adjusting to what the defense is giving him, being able to quicken his release when necessary, fade away to create space, or lean in to draw contact. He sometimes over-relies on his versatile shooting abilities, though, leading to awkward shot attempts and bad misses. Dunn is definitely at his best spotting up, but is also very good coming off screens or pulling up off the dribble, being a constant threat to the defense.
Aside from his jump shot, Dunn doesnt have many other standout offensive abilities yet, though hes comfortable with the ball in space and in transition, and will drive to the basket if you give him the chance to with his left hand. The right-handed shooter is surprisingly weak with his right hand dribble, though, and will almost never go to the basket in that direction. At the rim, while he seems to have good creativity with the ball, he often doesnt have the vertical explosiveness to go over opposing players, and thus relies on floaters and runners, which he hits fairly regularly. This is definitely something he should continue to work on, though, as it needs to be a very consistent weapon in his arsenal.
Defensively, Dunn is pesky and has very good fundamentals, while showing good reflexes and a tendency not to bite for pump fakes. He doesnt have the best lateral quickness, though, so he can be beat by quicker players. He also struggles with screens, as do most college freshman. Off the ball he is attentive and does a good job staying focused on the ball and his man, leading to some smart weakside steals.
After coming on strong towards the end of his freshman season with a 38-point game against Texas Tech (on just 16 shot attempts), Dunn should be looking at an increased role as a sophomore, where he should get more touches and chances to show a more versatile offensive game. Improving his handle and mid-range game should be among his priorities, while becoming more of a combo-guard could also help at his size. Averaging under one assist per game last season, hes yet to show many flashes of that.
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2019-04-25T15:46:44Z
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http://aws.draftexpress.com/article/Top-NBA-Draft-Prospects-in-the-Big-12--Part-Two-6-10--2996/
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And again: by extending to this field the application of the so-called “principle of totality,” could it not be admitted that the intention of a less abundant but more rationalized fecundity might transform a materially sterilizing intervention into a licit and wise control of birth? Could it not be admitted, that is, that the finality of procreation pertains to the ensemble of conjugal life, rather than to its single acts? It is also asked whether, in view of the increased sense of responsibility of modern man, the moment has not come for him to entrust to his reason and his will, rather than to the biological rhythms of his organism, the task of regulating birth.
Then, this love is total, that is to say, it is a very special form of personal friendship, in which husband and wife generously share everything, without undue reservations or selfish calculations. Whoever truly loves his marriage partner loves not only for what he receives, but for the partner’s self, rejoicing that he can enrich his partner with the gift of himself.
10. Hence conjugal love requires in husband and wife an awareness of their mission of “responsible parenthood,” which today is rightly much insisted upon, and which also must be exactly understood. Consequently it is to be considered under different aspects which are legitimate and connected with one another.
12. That teaching, often set forth by the magisterium, is founded upon the inseparable connection, willed by God and unable to be broken by man on his own initiative, between the two meanings of the conjugal act: the unitive meaning and the procreative meaning. Indeed, by its intimate structure, the conjugal act, while most closely uniting husband and wife, capacitates them for the generation of new lives, according to laws inscribed in the very being of man and of woman. By safeguarding both these essential aspects, the unitive and the procreative, the conjugal act preserves in its fullness the sense of true mutual love and its ordination towards man’s most high calling to parenthood. We believe that the men of our day are particularly capable of seeing the deeply reasonable and human character of this fundamental principle.
17. Upright men can even better convince themselves of the solid grounds on which the teaching of the Church in this field is based, if they care to reflect upon the consequences of methods of artificial birth control. Let them consider, first of all, how wide and easy a road would thus be opened up towards conjugal infidelity and the general lowering of morality. Not much experience is needed in order to know human weakness, and to understand that men — especially the young, who are so vulnerable on this point — have need of encouragement to be faithful to the moral law, so that they must not be offered some easy means of eluding its observance. It is also to be feared that the man, growing used to the employment of anti-conceptive practices, may finally lose respect for the woman and, no longer caring for her physical and psychological equilibrium, may come to the point of considering her as a mere instrument of selfish enjoyment, and no longer as his respected and beloved companion.
18. It can be foreseen that this teaching will perhaps not be easily received by all: Too numerous are those voices — amplified by the modern means of propaganda — which are contrary to the voice of the Church. To tell the truth, the Church is not surprised to be made, like her divine Founder, a “sign of contradiction”,22 yet she does not because of this cease to proclaim with humble firmness the entire moral law, both natural and evangelical. Of such laws the Church was not the author, nor consequently can she be their arbiter; she is only their depositary and their interpreter, without ever being able to declare to be licit that which is not so by reason of its intimate and unchangeable opposition to the true good of man.
21. The honest practice of regulation of birth demands first of all that husband and wife acquire and possess solid convictions concerning the true values of life and of the family, and that they tend towards securing perfect self-mastery. To dominate instinct by means of one’s reason and free will undoubtedly requires ascetical practices, so that the affective manifestations of conjugal life may observe the correct order, in particular with regard to the observance of periodic continence. Yet this discipline which is proper to the purity of married couples, far from harming conjugal love, rather confers on it a higher human value. It demands continual effort yet, thanks to its beneficent influence, husband and wife fully develop their personalities, being enriched with spiritual values. Such discipline bestows upon family life fruits of serenity and peace, and facilitates the solution of other problems; it favors attention for one’s partner, helps both parties to drive out selfishness, the enemy of true love; and deepens their sense of responsibility. By its means, parents acquire the capacity of having a deeper and more efficacious influence in the education of their offspring; little children and youths grow up with a just appraisal of human values, and in the serene and harmonious development of their spiritual and sensitive faculties.
May all responsible public authorities — as some are already doing so laudably — generously revive their efforts. And may mutual aid between all the members of the great human family never cease to grow: This is an almost limitless field which thus opens up to the activity of the great international organizations.
30. Beloved and venerable brothers in the episcopate, with whom we most intimately share the solicitude of the spiritual good of the People of God, at the conclusion of this encyclical our reverent and affectionate thoughts turn to you. To all of you we extend an urgent invitation. At the head of the priests, your collaborators, and of your faithful, work ardently and incessantly for the safeguarding and the holiness of marriage, so that it may always be lived in its entire human and Christian fullness. Consider this mission as one of your most urgent responsibilities at the present time. As you know, it implies concerted pastoral action in all the fields of human activity, economic, cultural and social; for, in fact, only a simultaneous improvement in these various sectors will make it possible to render the life of parents and of children within their families not only tolerable, but easier and more joyous, to render the living together in human society more fraternal and peaceful, in faithfulness to God’s design for the world.
31. Venerable brothers, most beloved sons, and all men of good will, great indeed is the work of education, of progress and of love to which we call you, upon the foundation of the Church’s teaching, of which the successor of Peter is, together with his brothers in the episcopate, the depositary and interpreter. Truly a great work, as we are deeply convinced, both for the world and for the Church, since man cannot find true happiness — towards which he aspires with all his being — other than in respect of the laws written by God in his very nature, laws which he must observe with intelligence and love. Upon this work, and upon all of you, and especially upon married couples, we invoke the abundant graces of the God of holiness and mercy, and in pledge thereof we impart to you all our apostolic blessing.
Given at Rome, from St. Peter’s, this 25th day of July, feast of St. James the Apostle, in the year 1968, the sixth of our pontificate.
4. Cf. Catechismus Romanus Concilii Tridentini, part II, ch. VIII; Leo XIII, encyc. Arcanum, Feb. 19 1880; in Acta Leonis XIII, Il (1881), pp. 26-29; Pius Xl, encyc. Divini Illius Magistri, Dec. 31, 1929, in AAS XXII (1930), pp. 58-61; encyc. Casti Connubii, in AAS XXII (1930), pp. 545-546; Pius XII, alloc. to the Italian medico-biological union of St. Luke, Nov. 12, 1944, in Discorsi e Radiomessaggi, VI, pp. 191-192; to the Italian Catholic union of midwives, Oct. 29, 1951, in AAS XLIII (1951), pp. 857-859; to the seventh Congress of the International Society of Haematology, Sept. 12, 1958, in AAS L (1958), pp. 734-735; John XXIII, encyc. Mater et Magistra, in AAS LIII (1961), pp. 446-447; Codex luris Canonici, Canon 1067; Can. 1968, S 1, Can. 1066 S 1-2; Second Vatican Council, Pastoral constitution Gaudium et Spes, nos. 47-52.
9. Cf. St. Thomas, Summa Theologica, I-II, q. 94, art. 2.
10. Cf. Pastoral Const. Gaudium et Spes, nos. 50, 51.
23. Cf. Paul Vl, encyc. Populorum Progressio, March 26, 1967, No. 21.
25. Cf. 11 Vatican Council, decree Inter Mirifica, On the Media of Social Communication, nos. 6-7.
38. Cf. Dogmatic Const. Lumen Gentium, nos. 35 and 41; Pastoral Const. Gaudium et Spes, nos. 48-49; Il Vatican Council, Decree Apostolicam Actuositatem, no. I.
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on Tuesday, January 29, at 9:30, A.
their theme "This Night for Love"
pint sized Sophomore guard of N. S.
Wolves during the current season.
defensive play of his team.
debate teams of Groton high school.
winners and 13 negative winners.
Ada Faye Whitney, Charles Yunker.
Gardner under control all evening.
of 12 points per game.
and Dr. H. R. Hiett.
sponsored by the girls of both dormitories.
of the football and basketball squads.
and paper setting for the women.
The place cards were tiny gilt footballs.
Miss Peggy Leap acted as toastmistress.
Bersagel, Dr. Lawrence, and Mrs.
where these languages are featured.
we should at least have some new pen points in our Dakota Post Offices.
to you. Good ol' southern hospitality.
There are 180 freshmen congressmen this year.
Transcription The Exponent Northern State Teachers College VOLUME XXXIII ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, JANUARY 24, 1935 NUMBER 14 EXPERT TO DISCUSS MONEY MANAGEMENT SPECIAL ASSEMBLY A. Lawren Brown, Noted Author Lecturer, Scheduled for January 29 At a special assembly to be held on Tuesday, January 29, at 9:30, A. Lawren Brown, author-lecturer, will give a talk on the subject, "The Science of Money Management". The lecture will be illustrated with stereopticon slides, graphs, stories, and anecdotes, all of which will both instruct and entertain. Mr. Brown's theory is that modern civilization has successfully applied science to many of the great human problems such as transportation, communincation, industry, disease, etc. Why not apply it to money also? He believes that the fundamental cause of all depressions, with all their losses and suffering, is financial ignorance and a cure must be financial education- training in the science of money management. Mr. Brown has two university degrees and has had many years of experience as a lecturer. He is the author of several books dealing with social science and has published many magazine and newspaper articles. He is a member of the Speakers' Bureau of the American Association for Economic Education. That he is a popular lecturer is shown by the fact that during the first six months of 1934 he spoke before various organizations and school groups in more than ninety- six cities in thirty-eight states and provinces of the United States and Canada. Students Go On Air The Northerners, popular college orchestra under the direction of Mervin Fedderson, took the air for the first time Monday at 12:15 for a half hour broadcast over the local station KABN. In the repetoire of their program were the popular tunes "Rain", "Moonlight Madonna", and their theme "This Night for Love" written especially for the group by the pianist, Wilford Martin. Other students at the college were persented at the studio on the initial broadcasting: Mary Phelan, contralto, who plays her own accompaniment; Emily Peters, soprano, sang in the forenoon; and Bill Brearton, baritone, shared a "spot" with Wilfred Martin, pianist, making a piano-voice team; Jane Feely read two humorous characterizations of the American. Two of our student body have been fortunate in "landing" a sponsor: Ray Neudigate has a berth on the Jewett program, and Emily Peters will advertise Stoecker's music store. Their schoolmates extend congratulations. HON. W. S. DOLAN President of Board of Regents "Mr. Dolan attended St. Thomas College, St. Paul. He came to South Dakota in 1906, engaging in newspaper work, and since 1909, he has been owner and publisher of the Grant County Review. In 1927, he was appointed a member of the Board of Regents, and since 1932, he has been President of the Board. He is a member of the educational committee of the South Dakota Planning Board. "Mr. Dolan is a distinctive representative of that type of American editors who feel their responsibility as moulders of public opinion. In private and public life, his record is cne of sterling integrity, faithful service, fairness, tolerance, public spirit, and fearless championing of causes which he deemed in the best interests of the people. Surveying the whole field of American vocations, one cannot find a more worthy class of citizens than that group of American editors to which Mr. Dolan belongs."- From The Rural Educator, M. M. Guhin, Editor. Raymond Neudigate The play of Raymond Neudigate, pint sized Sophomore guard of N. S. 1'. C., has been one of the sparkling features of the team play of the Northern Wolves during the current season. In hpite of the fact that he is the smallest in size of any player in the conference, Ray has proved himself to be a tower of strength in the defensive play of his team. Groton Debate Team Wins Tournament The honor of winning first place in the practice debate tournament held here Saturday, was given to the two debate teams of Groton high school. The decision was won with a total of 75 points. Aberdeen placed second with 70 points, while Doland and Raymond tied for third place with 65 points. Although Athol arrived late, they earned 25 points. The point system was used in making the decisions. Twenty-,six debates were held with 13 affirmative winners and 13 negative winners. Those who took part in the debates included: Ashton: affirmative-Margaret Roberts, Shirley Ewing; negative- Olive Christenson, Mary Thiel; Miss Stevens, coach. Groton: affirmative-Norma Daly, Bennie Barth; negative - Virginia Bowles, Ruth Jones; Donald Streeter, coach. Athol: affirmative-Llewellyn Williams, Hazel Price; negative-Rex Twiss, Lucile Bonmann, Eunice Reinecke, Marion Christianson; Rose Ramthun, coach. Tulare: affirmative-Kenneth Marzahn, Irene Summer; negative-Vera Radcliffe, Donald Foglesong; Mr. Miller, coach. Raymond: affirmative-Maude Danforth, George Smith; negative-Leonard Danekars, Mary Frances Kelley; I. Herther, coach. Aberdeen: affirmative - Donald Perry, Rolit Hepperle; negative- John Bassett, Garrett Fuller; Kathleen Brady, coach. Doland: affirmative-Joyce Parchen, Lucille Gross; negative-Arthur Langland, Hazel Levsen; Marion Karrigan, coach. Poetry Contest Every year during the winter quarter the college sponsors an all-school poetry contest, with Mr. Lindberg in charge. The manuscripts for this contest are due the last day of the winter quarter. Any student on the campus or taking work by extension is eligible. There are no specific rules except that the poem submitted must not be over thirty-two lines. Usually five prizes are awarded, three of cash and two of books. Students who are interested may see Mr. Lindberg for further information. Eighteen Students Earn Scholarship Gold Medal 75 MAKE HONOR ROLL Leif Johnson and Jessie Roberts On Gold Medal Roll For Fourth Time From the registrar's office comes the following report of scholarship medals and the achievement honor roll for the fall quarter. Gold medals were received for the first time by the following: Romauld Bachmayer, Gordon Bickert, Owen Campbell, June Culp, Louise Evans, Hazel Harrington, John Jensen, Dallas Meyer, Marie Orton, James Phelan, Roy Rietz, Phyllis Roberts, Bruce Tiffany, Thurlo Tollefson, Shirley Wachter. Harold Jahnel was honored with a gold medal for the second time, and Leif Johnson and Jessie Roberts for the fourth time. Students who were placed on the achievement honor roll are the following: Elisa Akre, Margaret Allbee, Mary Amish, Geraldine Anderson, Phyllis Avery, Elizabeth Bantz, John Bar-stow, Nellie Bos, Helen Branson, Margaret Burrell, Lilebelle Church, Rolland Coats, Elizabeth Daulton, Ella Davies, Sister Delphina, Elizabeth Douglas, Paul Edwards, Fern Ellerten, Fern Erdman, Jane Feely, James Fitzpatrick, Pauline Gerber, Lois Gorder, Susie Gross, Margaret Grow, Robert Hald, Annie Hamlin, Eva Haugen, Rebecca Heinrich, Ella Hilkemeier, Fred Holweber, Carl Hundstad, Mona Jensen, Christina Jordanger, Elfrieda Kauers, Daphne Klug, Natalie Klug, Franklin Kohl, Ruth Lackness, Leland Lay, Margarette Leap, Mary Lockington, LeRoy Mack, Glenwood MacL'tren, Edna Madsen, John McKeever, Amy McPhee, George Merl yfield, Mrs. M. G. Milan, Byron Miller, Franklin Mitchell, Doris Morgans, Beatrice Morse, Orpha Nelson, Margaret Nielson, Willard Nogle, Dorothy Obershaw, Clarence Pierce, Evelyn Schlick, Norma Schrader, Virginia Scott, Richard Sime, Merl Sloan, Katherine Smith, Malcolm Solberg, Marjorie Sullivan, Burton Tiffany, Evelyn Todd, Vera Wagner, Ernest Walz, Lyle Weishaar, Nan Wheelihan, Ada Faye Whitney, Charles Yunker. Ada Faye Whitney, Charles Yunker, Vern Haven. WOLVES SHOW PEP AGAINST WESLEYAN FIRST HALF EVEN Tigers Take Strong Lead in Second Half; Stahl High Point Man For Locals The Wolves staged another one of their attacks on the Wesleyan Tigers last Friday night, but were defeated 41 to 33. The game was all Northern in the first half when they started to click early in the game. Northern had an early 8 to 0 lead but the Tigers overcame this deficit to lead at the half 19 to 17. In the second half Wesleyan left the Wolves behind shortly after the period started. After that, the Wolves could not keep up, although they did make a threat to come within two points of Wesleyan's lead. The game was exceedingly fast, and because of this Northern had 16 fouls called on them. The loss of Alex Mock, because of this penalty, made a difference in the Wolf Pack as in the first half Alex turned in some brilliant playing. Herbie Babcock, Northern scoring ace, was pretty well bottled up by Bobb, a last year's all-conference guard. Babs turned in a good performannce by helping feed the ball to his team mates when he was covered. In the back court all the honors go to Johnny Stahl with his nine points which made him high point man for the Wolves. Ray Neudigate also played his usual bang-up game by keeping Gardner under control all evening. For Wesleyan, Scott, Bobb and Hoelworth looked best, although Scott did not do what was expected, maybe due to John Scheidt being on his tracks all evening. This week Northern plays three (Continued on Page 3) Herbert Babcock Herbert Babcock, star Sophomore forward of Northern State Teachers College, has built up an enviable record in the basketball games in which he has participated this season. This eagle-eyed youth has amassed a total of 96 points in eight games, an average of 12 points per game. Wagner Wins In Peace Contest Wilfred Wagner won the decision of the judges for first place in the annual Peace Oratorical contest, held last Friday afternoon in the auditorium, with his oration entitled "Fat Enough to Kill". Wagner will represent the school in the State Peace Oratorical Contest to be held at Springfield, February 16. John Barstow placed second with an oration called "This Business Called War", while Margaret Marx placed third, speaking on "Education for Peace". Judges for the contest were Dean Lillian Love, Dr. J. C. Lindberg and Dr. H. R. Hiett. Culp and Baillie At Teachers' Meets Prof. V. H. Culp went to Huron last Friday where he spoke at the Beadle County Teachers' Institute. His talk was on "Teaching Sixth Grade History". Next week, on January 26, he will speak on the general subject, "Teaching History", at the Brown County Institute which will be held in Aberdeen. Prof. E. K. Baillie will also appear at this meeting on "Art in the Grades". February 2, at the McPherson County Institute in Leola, Mr. Baillie will again speak on "Art in the Grades", and Prof. Culp will speak on "Primary History". These institutes are the annual winter Teachers' meetings. ANNUAL BANQUET HELD FOR ATHLETES DORMS ARE HOSTESSES Football and Basketball Men and Athletic Committee Are Special Guests The Athletic Banuet was held in Lincoln Hall on Saturday evening, January 19, at six-thirty o'clock, sponsored by the girls of both dormitories. The guests included members of the football and basketball squads. There were about thirty-eight couples in attendance, including the faculty members who belong to the Athletic Committee: Dr. Lawrence, the Mr. and Mrs. Carberry, Lipscomb, Mewaldt, Cleworth, Bersagel; the Misses Curran and Buene; the Messrs. Lukken and James; and the Mrs. Love and Langsten. The tables were decorated with attractive favors, goal posts of gum drops and stick candy for the men, and tiny corsages with candy flowers and paper setting for the women. The place cards were tiny gilt footballs. The favors carried out the school color scheme of maroon and gold. Miss Peggy Leap acted as toastmistress. The speakers were Helen Smith, Barney Logerwell, "Feddy" Fedderson, "Fuzzy" Edwards, Herbert Babcock, Coach Carberry, Mr. Bersagel, Dr. Lawrence, and Mrs. Love. The Messrs. Mewaldt, Cleworth and Lipscomb gave extemporaneous talks. The Industrial Arts Trio also presented one number. After the banquet the guests assembled in Lincoln Sunparlor, where (Continued on Page 3) Rietz Wins Extemp The Men's Extemporaneous Speech Contest was the feature of the assembly on Tuesday, January 22. The conntestants, Paul Edwards, Roy Rietz, and Con Gebbie were introduced by Elizabeth Douglas. Miss Douglas explained that each contestant was to make a six minute speech and to ask a question of one of his opponents who must answer satisfactorily in two minutes. IVIr. Rietz who spoke on the South Dakota ore tax was awarded first place. The judges were Evelyn Schlick, Bill Zick, Malcolm Solberg, Jane Feely, and Marc Cleworth. Alma Mater Heard In Foreign Tongue Students and faculty generally will be interested to know that Alma Mater has been translated by Mrs. Garvin into three foreign languages: Latin, German, French. These translations are for special use in the clubs where these languages are featured. Some have suggested that it would be interesting to hear these three songs sung in assembly. COMING EVENTS Masuers' Initiation banquet ______________Jan. 24 French Club Annual Party ________Jan. 24 All-School Dance ________Jan. 25 Springfield, B. B. here ___Feb. 7 Philip Martindale, 1. c. __Feb. 13 All-School dance _______Feb. 15 Educational Con. _______Feb. 15-16 Spearfish, here, B. B. ____Feb. 16 Mines, B. B., here _______Feb. 21 Madison, B. B., here ____Feb. 25 Huron, B. B., here ______Feb. 28 OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT SAYS BY JOE MARSHALL Well, the floor was yielded to the Gentleman from South Dakota, when Senator Bulow broke his long silence and introduced his bonus bill known as the Bulow Bill. Nice going, but mark this: That Huey will have the floor one-third of the time this session, but the top-hat. boys don't know what to do about it. With Hildebrandt and Bulow both on the Post Office and Post Roads Committee, and W. Washington Howes covering First Assistant Postmastership, we should at least have some new pen points in our Dakota Post Offices. The District is close enough to the sea border to hear a lot of Big Navy ballyhoo. Down Virginia way, you meet a person three times before they speak to you. Good ol' southern hospitality. There are 180 freshmen congressmen this year. To close we will go Horace Greeley one better and say: instead of "Go West Young man and grow up with the country", "Go East and grow with the New Deal."
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Of the many skills I do have, forming accurate snap judgments about people isn’t on the list. My first impressions are wrong; not from cynicism, but by degree. So when my door announced Verett Lamb in the hall and showed me his picture, I saw a young man whose only goal in life was to play video games: skinny, pale even by Portland standards, and dead-tired eyes. A glitter collar around his neck displayed a gamer tag and a high score: “speed zombie 1,204,325.” I hit the door button on my desk and hoped he had remembered to shower before leaving his cave.
He walked in like a marionette. His head bobbed to the side to take in the functional glory of my office: Lyza seated at her desk and smiling politely, a small table with coffee service, and my desk all fit into a nice barely-enough room puzzle. He noticed my visitor’s chair and landed in it. He let gravity do a lot of the work for him.
Verett Lamb wore a thin black halfsleeve and dark gray shorts. His long hair needed to be introduced to a comb, but he didn’t smell like a used sweat sock, and for that I was grateful.
“What can I do for you, Mr. Lamb?” I asked.
I didn’t doubt him. While he droned, my door screen had cleared, sending his public contact information to the datascreen that took up most of the wall between my desk and the door. More information appeared on my private desk screen. I estimated he had money because the sum total of his Zetanet activity was in gamer fora and high score reports, and it was a pretty small sum. It spread out through the days, indicating he didn’t do anything else. My profiler found other nicknames and traced them back to his public node.
“What do you do for a living?” I asked.
Lyza glared at me but didn’t say anything. She’s always doing that sort of thing.
Lyza hugged her chest and covered her mouth. Her eyes watered. She stood up, whispered an apology Verett Lamb ignored, and slipped out of the office. I heard the start of a laugh before the door slid closed again.
My profiler had gathered more information. Deltanet access allowed for some intrusion into his privacy, and I got his employer’s name: Instant Market Research. I had to ask him, anyway, to test his paranoia.
Joshua English’s stories have appeared in Aoife's Kiss, InfectiveINK, and the In The Bloodstream anthology released in 2013.
“Except for somebody trying to kill you,” I said.
He didn’t know. They could be listening. I didn’t have the right tech to scan for that signal. I made a note to myself to work on that later.
I indicated the paypad on my desk. He slapped his hand down and closed his eyes, which struck me as odd. Most people with bodmod don’t think about it. My system confirmed the transfer.
He stood up with little effort. My door slid aside and he shambled out.
I watched my profile builder work, tracing his social network, and gathering information about Instant Market Research. I included Sunset Game Studio, too. I wondered why he thought he worked for Sunset when someone else paid him. He didn’t strike me as the kind of guy who would look at his account in much detail.
He also struck me as the kind of guy who would let me tell him that he was just being paranoid and no one wanted him dead. If gorgeous women were grabbing him off the street for a party, enjoy it while you’re young, I could say, collect a small fee—maybe even a thousand—before letting him go on his way.
Then, knowing how the universe plays with Mr. Murdock Collins, he’d wind up dead in my communal building next week with my name on his collar.
Alitza scrambled backward until she hit a barrel then pulled herself up on it, trying to keep her feet on the wet and thrashing deck. The serpent caught her movement and turned its head toward her, baring its teeth. Its neck was narrow and writhing, its claws lashing at the ship.
Will Alitza survive? Will she earn one of the coveted Apprenticeships? Find out in this new original fantasy story by Barbara E. Walton, author of Quantum Leap: Odyssey.
The captain pulled out his sword.
“So who was the old man, anyway?” Monica Pulver asked after her recitation.
Braun stepped to the table, leaned forward, weight braced on forearms bared beneath rolled up sleeves. “Allow me to offer my sympathy for the loss of your father.” If he was aware of the potential irony of offering that sentiment to the murderer he kept it completely masked by his deadpan delivery.
“What? Are you both serious? Dead?” She had gone pale, but stone-faced.
What happened to the elder Mr. Pulver? Is his daughter responsible? If, not, then, who? Find out!
FTL pilots were a rare breed. They traveled the galaxy faster than light. Faster than it was possible to go. Strange things happened to them. They changed.
People who signed up were people with a death wish, or people with long-term ambitions. The desire to see one era disappear and be replaced by something else. At first, he’d thought he was one of the second kind.
What will Tom actually find when he returns? Find out in this new story by DeAnna Knippling.
This day, September 28th, 2402, would go down in history as one of the best for humanity, thought NanoLabs engineer Jacob Preston as he prepared for the press conference. After 23 years of hard work, NanoLabs had finally created an artificial intelligence that could surpass humans in terms of mind power.
Before Jacob took the stand, NL’s president, a sixty-something Canadian by the name of Matthew Harrison gave a short introduction.
Jacob walked up to the podium, trying to conceal his nervousness. He, out of all the engineers on the project, had been selected by lot to give the speech today. He had never been a great public speaker growing up in California. However, today was the day he would show mankind that a greater intelligence could be created.
“It gives me great pleasure to speak about our A.I. creation,” Jacob began.
Two co-workers, an isolated Colorado highway, and something from out of this world.
I just could not believe it at first, that she could have slept through a car crash, let alone walking into a patch of pine brush. I took her by the shoulders and kind of steered her out of the brush. I had to push her a little bit to get her to head back to the car and get her sitting down again. I tried to belt her up, but she was swinging her arms around still, and after a couple of tries I have to admit I got so tired of getting hit in the face that I gave up on it.
Then I sat down, crossed my fingers, and tried to start the car.
The engine turned over once, then stopped.
Let me tell you, my heart just about stopped, too. After almost being hit by that semi, I wasn’t looking forward to flagging one down. I could have dug Marge’s cell phone out of her purse, but I wasn’t looking forward to doing that, either, seeing as it was down between her feet on the floor.
I felt myself tear up and start to cry.
Aubrey stifled a gasp. How could this be? His head swam. He pulled back the covers on his side, saw a fresh stain in the center of the mattress, looked down at his shorts—no, another man’s shorts.
This can’t be. No, no, no, it’s all wrong.
He stumbled from the room. Everything was strange, nothing right.
He looked out a window. A great storm brewed over the ocean. Lightning, darkness, clouds prancing like dogs beneath a treed prey. Raindrops bounced off the concrete walk, trees vacillated in the ever-changing breeze.
But this was not an ordinary storm. Aubrey saw it for what it was: the coming of the devils.
He backed away from the window. His foot caught on something, and he fell to the floor. Stickiness covered him. Blood. He looked behind him, to the object on the floor that had tripped him. A man’s body, handsome, tall, smartly dressed.
Dead. A massive blow to the head.
He was a male dog like Sam himself, but there the similarities between them ended. The stranger’s fur was white, as opposed to Sam’s light gray, and he was both taller and more powerfully built than the Hudson High cheerleader. This meant that Sam would likely lose if he chose to fight him—though Sam was not much of a fighting guy, anyway. But what was most odd to Sam was the stranger’s dress—a cape, speedo and boots, all red, with a white “R” insignia prominently displayed on all of them. At first, Sam wondered if his reputation had preceded him, and that this was a member of his “tribe” (as Jody had called them) who was after the particular brand of “loving” only he could conceivably supply. But that idea quickly passed—Sam knew full well that his “kind” didn’t advertize themselves that flamboyantly in public. Only beings who mocked them publicly, in the subtle racist fashion of the times, did that. So Sam decidedly to deal with this fellow purely based on what he clearly was: an invader of his personal sanctity.
“And you are?” Sam prompted angrily.
Sam, calling on his speed in place of his limited strength, tried to rush past Remus and escape him, but Remus caught him mid—sprint, and, with a powerful thrust, threw him backwards into a conveniently placed chair, from which the seemingly invincible monarch continued to pontificate down towards the secret agent/cheerleader, whom he clearly regarded as a very inferior being.
…Fortunately, it was right in front of a cave. This wasn’t nearly as good as his own bed, with its precious sprinkling of earth from his native land, but it would do to spend the daylight hours. Victor discovered, when he crept inside, that another vampire had found the cave before him. It turned out to be Vincent, whom Victor knew slightly. Ordinarily vampires do not share the same sleeping space, but this time it was necessary.
Toward dusk Victor woke, relieved, to see the start of another night. Vincent was already gone, in search of elusive prey. A good day’s sleep had refreshed Victor, and he was able to fly again.
The spastic movements of the dermal layer, which would have been merely a twitch to ordinary humans, was much more to someone of Morgan’s unique genetic make-up. Morgan was able to manipulate surface muscles, change skin tone and even burst surface skin cells to create spontaneous bleeding, a phenomenon which has been commonly documented and which is referred to as “the wounds of Christ” when it occurs on the palms and feet. You’d think that a freak of nature such as he was would be locked up and exploited or probed for science. But the truth of the matter was, after people saw his act a few times, they forgot about him. So there were derma-morphs. Big deal. I heard that he spent some time traveling with a bearded lady in a two-bit circus, hooked up with Buffalo Bill’s Rodeo as the “man-beast”, and performed on-stage transformations in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as the understudy of Lon Chaney (who was also a derma-morph). But just before the war, the stories stopped and the great Morgan Globus vanished into obscurity, or so we thought.
My second day outta stir had gone down so smooth, like greased tracks smooth. The Social Services lady, Mrs. Nixon, had liked me. I could sense it. Twenty-two years at Attica was equivalent to a Ph.D. in reading emotions. Yeah twenty-two years served on a life sentence. Me, I’d gone down hard for offing a shitbag Puerto Rican who’d burned me for two kilos. I played up to the near-sighted old hen.
For years, the Perished community survived by the skin of their teeth. Huge tomatoes, shriveled pumpkins, and gnarly beet roots were the vegetables which would grow. The livestock had gradually died out; all but the six-legged descendants of Mary the sheep.
The grizzled, leather-faced peasants watched with distrust as the professor and his two assistants assembled the apparatus. It was basically a thermos-shaped box on a tripod, connected to a fridge-like contraption of coils and wires, which in turn was connected to the truck’s generator.
This sparked an activation in Robot’s GuardDog protocols, and it seized Mr. Rekubak, pinning his arm behind his back. When the conflict had dissolved and Mr. Rekubak’s heart rate had dropped, Robot let go. Mr. Rekubak took this as his cue to spin around and punch Robot in the face. Normally, a human being would find it nigh on impossible to damage a robot barehanded, due to their inferior strength and general ignorance of robotic functions, so Robot allowed the blow to his him square on. There was a loud noise, which Robot assumed was the bones in Mr. Rekubak’s hand.
From the corner of its vision, Robot saw an analog signal creeping inwards. Images of Mr. Rekubak nursing his fist and of Michelle crying disappeared behind a veil of zeros and ones.
What happens to Robot? Find out in this new story from Rhys Griffiths!
“Hello Alice,” Brian said, not looking her in the eyes. She reached out a hand and tilted his chin up, opened her mouth to ask him why he was there but was silenced by a kiss before she could voice it. Brian kicked the door closed behind him as she stumbled back, carnally locked, then started to respond to his advances. When they broke apart, both were panting, hands arranged haphazardly on each other’s bodies.
We publish short (up to novella-length) fiction in all genres (although for now we'll be starting with Science Fiction and Fantasy).
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If you read short genre fiction—personally, I mostly read science fiction—then you're familiar with the traditional digest-sized pulp magazines. I'm thinking here of magazines like Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction or Asimov’s or Analog. Also Hitchcock’s and others in other genres.
They have their online analogues, too.
The thing about these magazines—and frankly they publish really good stuff—is that you have to buy the whole magazine. Suppose you’re flipping through one at a newsstand, and you see one story that looks interesting. Well, to get that one story, you’ve got to buy the whole magazine; and they retail for about $5. $6 for an electronic edition at FictionWise.
Why? In the digital age, on this Earth, why?
And answering that question—why—is why we’re here.
And w’ll share a good percentage (details still to be worked out) of the revenues from those sales—and from display/banner/CPK ad revenue too—with our writers. We’ll pay on the back-end, on an ongoing basis (essentially royalties) rather than up-front for-hire.
This means that we don’t have limits on how many stories we can buy. We’ll publish anything we deem interesting and competent. No more, “Your story is good, but we sold the last spot in the issue to someone whose work is more popular.” And we intend to take full advantage of web technologies. We plan to eventually have a reader-rating system, and readers will be able to sort by other readers’ ratings.
Oh. And while my background is primarily in science fiction, we plan to publish in any and all genres: Mystery, horror, western, romance… Anything character-and-plot oriented.
Personally, I’m really excited about this new venture. And I want to hear from you. Our forum isn’t quite built yet (although the site does function), but in the meantime, you can email me at [email protected].
I’ve written and read science fiction and mysteries since I was 7. More recently, I have 18 years’ experience in publishing, starting as an Editorial Assistant at Oxford University Press, then moving into Marketing at Elsevier Science, and then through a few other companies. I’m currently a Senior Product Manager at Springer SBM. This means: I have extensive experience in marketing (particularly the promotion of electronic publications), promotion, editorial, production, publishing operations, electronic publishing… You name it.
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This means two main things for you as writer. First: You will never hear from us a sentence like, “You’re story is good, but we don’t have room for it.” Because I publish electronically, and because I pay you a share of the sales revenue, I have no hard limiting factors—I can accept everything I judge to be a good story. This isn’t self-publishing; we will be reviewing and judging your story, editing it, designing and distributing it (and, just to be extra clear, at no fee).
I have 18 years’ experience in promoting published work, and I have an interest in maximizing story sales. But you can also do your part in promoting your own work on the PulpCorner.com.
We’re looking for character and plot driven genre fiction.
My background is primarily in Science Fiction, and that’s where we’re starting. But going forward, we’ll be rolling out sub-sites in other genres like fantasy, horror, mystery, romance, western… If you see something missing from this list, please contact me.
I’m looking for short to mid-length material; anything from flash-sized to 30,000 words or so.
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I am looking for first electronic publishing rights. I do’t mind if you’ve had your story up for free on your own site or blog, but not in someone else’s magazine or site.
Eventually, I would like to sell your story through the iBookstore and Google Books (sharing the net revenue with you). You may opt out of that if you wish. You may also retain copyright if you wish.
I would also like to retain the right to electronically anthologize your work. You may also opt out of that, as well.
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Electrical engineering is an engineering stream that comprises study and understanding about electricity and electronics. The main work of electrical engineers is to distribute energy for different devices. They have to use their knowledge and skills of electrical engineering for solving various technical problems. Some of the works that an electrical engineer is capable of doing on some specified electrical devices or products include developing GPS systems and airline navigation systems; designing power generating and transmitting system like a power plant of a wind farmhouse, and so on.
An electrical engineer works on different energies that include wind energy, solar energy, geo- thermal energy, fuel cell, turbine, hydro-energy, gas, etc. Being an engineering student, one has to get Electrical projects on latest topics during their academics.
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Electrical projects are one of our primary specialties at Edgefx technologies. We in fact offer a wide range of projects for engineering and diploma students. Our simple electrical projects almost cover all areas of electrical engineering, such as power electronics and distribution system based projects. Our electrical project ideas mentioned here are useful for diploma students during their Course. These electrical mini project Ideas are interesting and challenging at the same time.
Non-Contact Alternative Current Motor Speed Monitoring and Display System with High and Low Alerts Using Hall Effect Sensors.
Power Failure Auto Alert Announcement System for Whole Area Electrical Consumers by Using Wireless Communication or Power Line Method from EBB Station.
MEMS Accelerometer Based Wireless Black Box and Tracking and Monitoring of Accidental Vehicles by Using GPS.
This article covers a list of Electrical Project Ideas by using different technologies and different branches like power electronics, industrial motor control, embedded systems, and so on. These projects ideas can also be useful during their academics as electrical mini projects. For any help regarding these projects, you can contact us by commenting in the comment section given below. Please visit our website Edgefxkits.com for any kind of project.
Yes, there are many projects available in the market for controlling a bulb using sensors like the motion sensor, light sensor, IR proximity sensor, PIR sensor, etc.
I am also in 3rd year and same department, please suggest me any unique project related to power system or machine.
I am an electrical and Electronics Engg student. i am thinking to do a Waste Disposing machine by using electricity as a part of my project.
So, can you please help me what should i do to make it practical.
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hlo sir. can u plzz guide me for a project idea.. i am a students of electrical 4 year and i want some ideas on projects based on pure electrical concepts.
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hi sir im steven from tanzania im pursuing bscee can uyou help me out with the idea of my final year project please.
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I’m doing my final year electrical engineering,.,we required to formulate a research problem..but whenever i have an idea it always rejected,.
please send me some problem that you have,.,please help.
i will greatly appreciate your kindness and consideration,.
I am doing my final year in engineering design and I am looking for some project ideas, could you please help me with this.
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Now I am fifith year student .I have thinking about project ,but I have not got good project title so what you gona advice me.
give me some ideas for my project of automatic phase changer and small changes in this project.
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I am presently studying final year electrical and electronics engineering. Plz kindly help by giving a idea for project.
I’m currently an M.SC Electrical Engineering student and in need of a project topic relating to power system. pls reply urgently.
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I am a student undertaking Electrical Installation and control,which innovative and new projects would you suggest i should do??
Pls I’m currently pursuing my B.tech and I want a project topic relating to industrial transmitter and calibration of meters. I appreciate.
I am eyob , Now currentaly persuing in Msc in communication engineering 2nd year so I want project topic base on wireless communication and antenna design so I kindly requist you to please send me some topic releted with it.
I’m Sravani, pursuing B.tech final year, EEE.
Could you please suggest me a trending projects in power electronics and Control Systems.
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Sir , I am student of b.tech final year ..
I want to create something new ..
Plz give me some tips.
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Can you tell me about projects???
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Hi, sir Am looking for a project that controls the speed of a DC based on the amount of load required to carry.
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Sir I’m electrical student I want to sm inovetive project for engineering design for 3 rd sem nd i want to continue ths project still last yr. can u guide me sir ?
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sir i am final year student of Electrical Engineering(power) . i want to make my project about power generation i am little bit confuse in project selection. will you please help me to find valuable and economical project??
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iam a B.tech student .i would like to know more about auto intensity control street light.can you please send me the link.
Is it possible to implement an automatic accident sensor in this…???
iam a B.tech student.i would like to know more about street light with auto intensity control .so can you please send me the link.
is it possible to implement an automatic accident sensor in this?
plss give sugges or some idea..
sir, i’m doing b.tech, my branch is electrical engg and i’m in 3rd yr. I want to do some elctrical projects which is user friendly but can be used for daily purposes.
Sir i want to do project on renewable energy sources can u give mi idea about such kind of project?????
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I like the website.A’m hoping to learn new things from you,that will help me during my project presentation.
sir, im a B.Tech 3 year student and im persuing Power System Engineering, can u tell me any ideas regarding minor project.
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Sir, I am a 3rd year student currently pursuing my engineering in Electrical and Electronics. I need an urgent help in choosing a design project like in Pspice, in the same field which can stand up for 4 months as I have selected it as an elective subject in my current semester.
hello,sir.iam pursuing electrical engineer of 3rd year.i dont have any idea about projects..can you please suggest me any project.
Hi Sir, I greatly appreciate ur projects and ur caring guidance in projects evaluation.
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There are some people who have dementia who go out walking, can’t remember their way home and end up getting lost. The purpose of dementia friendly communities is to support someone who might appear in distress, if they are seen in the community, to have compassion for someone with a dementia, but they might not appear in distress.
People walk because they always have or because they have a purpose, even if we don’t understand what that purpose is. I’ve had clients that broke out of care home, breaking through doors to do so, because they had to go somewhere or be somewhere that was incredibly important to them, such as going to work, church or school. They might think that they are looking for something or someone. Whatever their reason, however inexplicable to the people around them, it makes sense to them.
It can be challenging to communicate with people with a dementia, so it is difficult for them to explain what they are doing and why and it therefore becomes harder to help them by the people around them. It is worthwhile taking some time to understand their reality, which might be being expressed in their facial expressions, or body language as well as through their verbal communication, which might be confused.
People with dementia are still people, they have human rights like everyone else and should not be treated as lacking their rights. They might need support and care but this should be provided with their rights in mind, so as not to try to restrict them, but to enable them to walk as safely as possible.
They can have a GPS tracker placed on them, if it is in their best interests to wear one and they can be covert, again, if it is in their best interests to wear one. There are some trackers that are insoles, so as long as the person is wearing their shoes, they will be wearing their tracker and can therefore easily and quickly be found, which is very relevant in extremes of weather, both hot and cold. They should not be tracked oppressively, as they are still entitled to their freedom and only when their life is at risk, should they be tracked.
Walking is difficult for those around the person with dementia to manage, if they do it a lot, they will need to be appropriately supported, with everything that they might need, such as appropriate footwear and clothing, contact details in their pocket, snacks and water. It is a tough role being a carer and they are amazing at it!
There are a number of GPS systems available on the market. Some are simple GPS trackers (which work with a SIM card, like a mobile phone), others have additionally functions, such as phone, panic/distress button or watch. Some devices are similar to pagers and some are like watches that can be worn on the wrist, amongst the designs available. Some devices have a location service associated with them, which has a pre-set protocol that will be agreed upon when the device is set up with the company, others may just work from an App and the individual can be located whenever the carer (App user) wishes.
It has been agreed by search and rescue organisations that this would be helpful in the scenario that a person with dementia (or possibly a learning disability or other cognitive impairment) gets lost and needs to be found by the emergency services, thereby protecting their Article 2 – Right to Life. The issue relates to the process of tracking an individual and their legal rights to wear it or have it put on them, their Article 3 right – Freedom from degrading treatment, their Article 5 – Right to Liberty and their Article 8 – Right to Private and Family Life.
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 indicates that an individual is assumed to have capacity to make a decision unless it is proven that they do not. The capacity to make any decision is specific to the complexities of that decision and the time at which the decision needs to be taken. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 indicates that if an individual lacks capacity to make a decision, but will regain the capacity, as capacity can fluctuate, and the decision can be postponed, then it should be.
Within Scotland, the legislative framework is the Adults With Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, a different legislative framework than England & Wales with the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Within the Scottish legal framework, the principles discussed in this paper are consistent to the Adults With Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
In the situation where the individual has capacity to consent, in accordance with the test of capacity of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, then they can consent to wearing it themselves (or not if they so choose). In the scenario where the individual has a Health and Welfare Attorney or a Health and Welfare Deputy, then the Attorney or Deputy can consent to them wearing it.
If someone has indicated that they do not wish to wear one, then if they have capacity then it should not be placed on them. If they lack capacity, but have expressed the wish not to wear a tracker, then their previously expressed wish should be taken into account in making any best interests decision. It is therefore unlikely that it would be in the best interests of someone who has expressed the wish not to wear a GPS tracker for one to be placed on them, after the lost of capacity.
The remaining issue then relates to someone who lacks capacity, and is without an Attorney or Deputy for Health and Welfare. What is in a person’s best interest will always turn on its own set of fact and will be an individual decision in every case. However some general guidance can be considered.
Firstly there should be a protocol, which reflects the Principles of the Mental Capacity Act, that anything done should be the least restrictive of their rights and freedoms. Clearly the least restrictive is to do nothing, but this could cause serious harm to an individual at risk of wandering, which may be a risk to their Article 2 – Right to Life. Therefore any protocol for wearing one of these devices should be on the basis that it is worn and used the least restrictive manner (in accordance with Principles of the MCA), which would therefore indicate that it should only be used when the individual is at real risk of being lost and in danger and not simply to check up on them. Therefore once they are located and it is considered that the location is safe, then no further enquiries should be made and the individual should not be necessarily removed from their location. The individual is entitled to have their Article 11 – Rights of Assembly and Association respected. If the individual is in a place that the carer does not consider safe, then they can be located and their safety established and if necessary returned home or to hospital or to wherever is appropriate in the circumstances.
There is a risk that this could be used for an oppressive level of either monitoring and/or control over the life of an individual. A person with dementia is still entitled to live as well as they can and to make unwise decisions, if they have sufficient capacity to make such decisions, even if the carer does not agree with their decision/s.
The individual with dementia should therefore be entitled to live their life freely, go where they choose, associate with whomsoever they choose and should only have their location told to their carer, when the balance between the risk to their life is so great that it take paramount precedence over their right to their many freedoms.
The issue still remains, is it acceptable that a carer makes the decision that a person with dementia should wear a GPS tracker? MCA s.5 indicates that any act done in the care of an individual for their care is lawful if it is considered to be in their best interests. MCA s.5 is primarily aimed concerned at medical decisions, however does include the wording “care or treatment” [emphasis added], which could extend to the wearing of a GPS tracker for safety reasons, in the same way that “piper alarms” can be used in the home and considered part of their care.
Alternatively, it could be considered under the Research sections of the MCA (s30-34). These sections relate to “intrusive research”, as part of a “research project”, which would need “approval” by the “appropriate body”. These Research sections are primarily aimed at clinical trials, however on the basis that the research is the individual’s location, then these may be the applicable sections. In which case, in order for the research (into the individuals location) to be lawful, it would have to have approval by the Secretary of State in the case of England and the National Assembly in the case of Wales. If therefore opinion is such that these GPS trackers are considered Research rather than Care, then approval for them to be worn should be sought, on the basis of a defined protocol, that they would only be used to the extent that the risks to life outweigh the risks to rights and freedoms. The remaining issue is that of a “research project”, however if a protocol can be agreed, then the body making the application for approval can do so on behalf of individuals and companies for this research project.
The 2 main issues are firstly that someone with dementia will wander and have a serious accident or will be killed. Just because someone has dementia, they should still be allowed to take a certain amount of risk. It is about balancing the risk, but to be too risk averse just because someone has dementia would be to interfere too much with their privacy and freedom. If it is important to the person with dementia that they can have freedom to roam, then there must be an acceptance that is the price they pay to retain that freedom is a certain amount of risk.
The second issue is that the carer will use the tracker too oppressively. A good example of this is a husband and wife, if one of them were to roam and have an affair, then s/he should have freedom to do so, even if their spouse and carer, doesn’t want them to. Having an affair isn’t illegal and the spouse should not use the GPS tracker to interfere with their freedom of association, to do so, would be a breach of their human rights. But it’s very hard for the spouse / carer not to interfere, as there is a conflict in their role of carer and the role of spouse. The issue may not be an affair, but the person with dementia has freedom of association, so should be allowed to go where they want and meet with whomsoever they want, as long as it isn’t illegal.
It is likely to be lawful for a person with dementia, who lacks capacity to consent to wearing a GPS tracker, to have one placed on them by their carer if the protocol for locating them is followed and it is considered to be in their best interests to wear it. Approval by the Secretary of State or Welsh National Assembly may be required. In every case, it still has to be considered in the best interests of that particular individual with dementia to wear it, by their carer.
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Change is a fact of life. Nowhere is this more obvious in a medium where the very thing we make is completely intangible and malleable: software development. There is almost nothing that is impossible in software–there are only limited resources.
This malleability has been one of the reasons for the enormous pace of change we’ve seen in computers in the last half century, but at the same time it’s been a stumbling block to true engineering practices.
NASA’s awesomely rigid development practices for the Space Shuttle software (see the Manager’s Handbook for Software Development on the Book list) resulting in extremely high-quality, virtually bug-free software (at a very high price).
For most of us, neither extreme is appropriate. Deciding the right balance of change control is a hard problem, but it’s not impossible. Still, some organizations manage to do so badly at it that it deserves to be studied and dissected.
In October 2007, GAO reported that changes to requirements had been a contributing factor to both cost increases and schedule delays experienced by the FDCA [Field Data Collection Automation] program. Increases in the number of requirements led to the need for additional work and staffing. In addition, an initial underestimate of the contract costs caused both cost and schedule revisions. In response to the cost and schedule changes, the Bureau decided to delay certain system functionality, which increased the likelihood that the systems testing…would not be as comprehensive as planned.[…] Without effective management of these and other key risks, the FDCA program faced an increased probability that the system would not be delivered on schedule and within budget or perform as expected. Accordingly, GAO recommended that the FDCA project team strengthen its risk management activities, including risk identification and oversight.
The Bureau has recently made efforts to further define the requirements for the FDCA program, and it has estimated that the revised requirements will result in significant cost increases.
As with many government projects, there is enough failure to go around. The key idea I want to focus on is a failure on the part of the government agency and on the part of the contractor implementing the technology to adequately plan for change.
With that (admittedly harsh) assumption, it’s apparent that the agency failed to adequately plan, think through requirements, and communicate effectively to the contracted company. On the developer’s side, it’s apparent they didn’t have effective mechanisms for handling changes.
Making changes is hard or impossible.
These two principles are fundamentally in conflict. On the one hand, the developer must know that changes are going to occur: sometimes large changes. They can plan for that from the code level up to their organization and processes.
On the other hand, the client, must realize that they can’t just suggest a change at the end of the project and expect it to be thrown in and work correctly.
The tension between these two principles implies certain practices and expectations on all parties, which in an ideal world would lead to a successful outcome more often.
The developer, knowing that the client does not understand the full set of requirements up front, designs their system in a way that can easily handle change. This means modularity, this means testability. From details as small as designing methods to operate on Streams instead of filenames, to as large as easily reusable components.
The first step is a change in mind set: an acceptance that change will occur, and that it’s ok. When I first started development, frequent changes really frustrated me. Sometimes they still do, but I’m getting better (I hope). Once the mind is malleable, practices can be implemented to handle it effectively.
Test-driven development (or at least full unit testing). In this day and age, with how easy it is to accomplish this, is there a good reason not to do it? I’m not convinced by many arguments against unit testing. A full suite of unit tests gives you confidence in your code, and the ability to safely refactor even large portions of your program. Full TDD I could go either way.
Constant refactoring to fit the best design possible (within reason. Obviously, there is no “best” design). Software, like everything else in the universe, obeys the law of entropy. Without constant maintenance, it will degrade. Designs degrade as you add on to them. Classes degrade as you stuff them full of things. Don’t stand for it–take the time to make things neat. Get some good books on refactoring if you don’t know how to start.
Highly Modular. Apply all your OO-design skills here. It matters. Cohesion and coupling really do matter.
Small, frequent iterations. Most software systems these days are too big and too complex to understand at once. Iterative development is the key to success.
Strong source-control practices. Does this even need to be discussed? If your organization doesn’t have good source control, you’re doing software wrong.
Communication – The key to any relationship, whether personal or corporate, is communication. The right amount should be discovered and adhered to. It should probably be slightly more than you’re comfortable with (since many developers would rather not talk to anyone ;).
Simplicity – I believe that the single hardest thing to do in developing software is to manage complexity. It’s requires more brainpower and creativity than all other activities. Coding is easy. Coding so that it is easy to understand a year from now is difficult. If the design is needlessly complex up front, then change is that much harder to implement. Always remember that software complexity increases exponentially.
Courage – Stand up for correct principles. Don’t allow politics to interfere with what needs to be done. Don’t be afraid to change the design if it needs to happen. Change coding practices as needed. Never be afraid of the truth–just deal with it.
Respect – Both sides need to remember that the other is expert in their domain. Humility is key.
Responsibility – this is something I fear is lacking much in government. Everybody needs to take responsibility for their part. This implies accountability. This can be shared responsibility at some levels, or the-buck-stops-here responsibility at higher levels. If no one is responsible, nobody cares if it fails. Courage is a prerequisite to this.
Jeremy Miller (The Shade Tree Developer) talks a lot about processes and practices and it is a very good read.
Unfortunately, there exists an attitude at many companies that it’s better to milk the clients for as much money as possible rather than do the hard work of getting a good process.
It is easy to program. It’s painfully, mind-bendingly, insanely difficult to design software. So difficult, in fact, that no one can do it well. The sooner everybody understand that, the sooner we can get started with real work. Good design is thought-work, iterated over and over, added to experience and analysis.
Some details are easy to change. Others are fundamental to the structure of the building. By way of metaphor, changing your mind about a house you’re building to suggest a stone facade instead of brick is relatively easy. Deciding you would like to have ten stories added onto your house changes the game significantly. Now you have to build a completely new foundation.
A client who wants software done and doesn’t want to end up paying an extra $3,000,000,000 for software should understand that critical requirements can’t be left until the product is being delivered. “We didn’t think of it before” is not a good excuse.
A client who understands this will realize how critical initial requirements are and ensure they’re communicated clearly. Most of all, they don’t wait around twirling their thumbs, only to reject the system when it’s done because it doesn’t meet their requirements. They will insist on periodic feedback and demos to make sure things are going the right way.
The responsibility for huge failures is on everybody’s shoulders. I believe that it can often be traced back to an unwillingness to face up to the truth, lack of responsibility, and misunderstanding the nature of the project.
There is a fundamental truth, however, of all projects: there exists at least one change that is too large to do. Maybe the Census required that change–I don’t know. I do know that if both sides follow the best practices they can, the number of must-fail changes can be minimized.
That said, here’s why I refuse to believe the census project wasn’t sorely mismanaged from the outset by all sides: FedEx, UPS, Amazon, Wal-Mart, Microsoft, and dozens (hundreds?) of other companies have built enormous and complex systems for managing large databases and mobile platforms involving thousands of partners. It is ridiculous to me that they could not have built a system for our government quicker, cheaper, and less epic failure than the one they got. If the Census is fundamentally more complex than the problems they deal with, someone please let me know.
The ability to adapt to change is critical, not just for software developers, but for everyone in our society. Technology, events, trends, and money all flow so quickly now that those who can adapt quickly will succeed.
It’s not just software companies that need to adopt sound development practices. There will always be companies that build out our infrastructure (Microsoft, Google, Cisco, etc.), but in the end every company will be a software development company. Disregarding good practices because “we’re not a software” does not work anymore. It’s not true. You are a software company. We all will be.
If a lot of this seems idealistic, that’s ok. I wish the world were like Star Trek as much as the next geek, but I realize that there are a lot of motivation$ out there. The world is what it is, but if we aren’t trying to improve it by working towards a standard, then what’s the point? We can improve it. There is no excuse for such catastrophic wastes of time, money, and effort.
This entry was posted in Software Development and tagged adaptability, census, government, management, programming, unit testing on June 12, 2008 by Ben.
Every few months, our Senators and Congress-men and women debate taxes and whether or not to raise, lower, keep them steady, or blame others for doing so.
The main thing that I notice during this ridiculous political fights is that nobody ever talks about the most basic financial wisdom: Spend Less Than You Earn. Why doesn’t this apply to governments as well as individuals? Most people in Congress are very wealthy and presumably understand basic financial principles of wealth-building quite well. So why can’t they all exercise restraint and simply spend less? Raising taxes to cover budget shortfalls makes me very nervous because there is no amount of money that cannot be overspent! Raising taxes is not a real solution, just as earning more money isn’t a solution to your bad spending habits.
This entry was posted in Thoughts On Tech and More and tagged government, money, responsibility, taxes on July 26, 2006 by Ben.
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Arya heard the captain's wishes and the commander's objections. She waited for him, and they left the room together.
Once on the bridge they took their seats, hers just to the left of the captain's seat. She turned to him a little worried when the captain didn't come immediately out.
After a little bit the admiral came out giving the news. She realized he would be going, and she wasn't sure she liked that.
Arya sat back wanting to object, but she kept her mouth shut.
Steve walked towards the rear of the bridge, and turned to face the viewscreen. He tapped his commbadge.
Turning to the admiral, Steve called out. "Sir, if I may, I would also like to take our Counselor with me....I believe she could come in handy down there too."
Mc looked at Steve for a few moments before nodding. "Alright Commander, just make sure you both come back in one piece."
Steve just smiled, "I will do sir, you have my word." With that, he looked to Arya, and motioned for her to join him. She got up surprised at all of this, and moved to follow him.
They got in the turbolift, and she was confused not sure what she could offer to this.
"How would I benefit you on this mission?" She asked, only after they were alone in the turbolift.
Deck 15" Steve called, and the turbolift began moving.
"Well, first of all, I want you near to me. But secondly, who knows what we may find down there, so I would like you to come along." He replied with a smile. "Unless you dont want to come, of course? I could always take you back to the Bridge, so you can sit and wait, and worry about me!"
"NO!" she cried out quickly not wanting to be left behind like that. She moved closer smiling. "Thanks for thinking of bringing me along, most guys would prefer to leave their girls behind in safety. I would hate that," she said, and gave him a quick kiss.
Steve looked Arya in the eye. "So would I, normally. But you showed that you can take care of yourself in the Ready Room, so its not a problem." Steve wondered how easy it would be to complete his task. He aimed to get in, and back to the ship in the shortest amount of time as possible.
"Dont worry, I would never leave you behind."
"I am as ready as I am going to be any ways. Let's get this show on the road huh?" She said and chuckled, as they reached the deck needed.
A little bit later after his big speech they beamed to the required destination. She looked around when she first got there whipping out her phaser in the blink of an eye. Arya noticed the area, and shot a man trying to shoot the commander.
Once the assailant hit the floor, Steve turned to Arya. "Thanks." He said, and turned to the rest of the Away Team.
"Our mission here is to head into this structure, locate and secure a piece of technology that seems to have caused us to move dimensions. We need to find it and get it back to the Raven as soon as possible. As is already evident, there may be people trying to stop us, so keep your eyes and ears open." He finished talk and turned to Arya again, and nodded. "Lets move out."
She watched to see what might happen. She didn't want to be taken off guard by someone trying to kill them. She noticed there were several people in there way, and wondered if this was a good idea.
"Hey, wait," she said and pulled out a tricorder to see if she could scan for the devise, and instead found a high force field in an area a little bit away. She noticed the route, and sighed. Arya walked over to be right beside the commander.
"Sir, we need to take this route to get to that force field, where I believe our device is," she said quickly, noticing it would take them to the right first. She hoped there wouldn't be too many people along this route.
"All right, lets head out." He commanded. "I want you next to me." He told Arya, and then looked to the rest of the team. "I want one man on point, one at the rear. The rest of you I want staggered left and right." With that command set, he began to move off. With any luck, they wouldn't encounter too much resistance. None at all would be even better.
She smiled thinking she understood why he wanted her close to him.
A bit later they had found the force field, without too much difficulty. Some of the people here had gotten in the way, and tried to harm them, but the security detail did their job, and very well at that.
"Any ideas on how we get this thing down?" the question asked by one of the security people.
"A few, I am not sure what would work though," she said and scanned the field to see what they might do.
"We could short circut several of the systems here, the ones that might include the force field, weapons, and such," she suggested quickly.
Steve rolled his eyes. "Where's an engineer when you need one?" He said aloud. "You any good at that stuff?" He asked Arya. "All I am good for is blowing things up and protecting stuff. Perhaps there is some form of control panel somewhere." He added, looking around the immediate vicinity.
"I can try my best, but there may be slow going on this. Might be in a different language or something. If your so good at it sir, protect me and I will figure this out," she said teasing him a little, and turned her attention to her tricorder, not wanting to look for a control pannel.
Arya accessed some systems from her tricorder, and hit something, there was a second, and then the lights went out. She sighed, ~now what~ she thought.
Steve shot Arya a glance, which didnt really mean much because no-one could see anything, except for the lights on the tricorders and phasers. "And what did you do there?" He asked, jokingly. "Can you reverse it at all?" Steve added, by this point with a flash torch in his hand that he got from the security guys.
"If not, then I'll look for that panel again."
"I don't think so, I think we should move on, with the aid of that torch you are carrying. If they can't see, then they will be off guard for quite awhile. We should grab that object, and beam back to our ship," she said quickly.
"We will still need to get out of here first. If it was as simple as beaming straight out, we would have beamed in directly." Steve pointed out. "Ok people, let's go....the longer we stay in one spot, the bigger the chance of getting caught." Once again, they began to head out.
Arya acknowledged this, and her mistake. In the dark she took the commander's hand in hers squeezing it. They moved forward, and before they knew it there was a device right in front of them.
"This seems too easy," she said.
"That may be so." He replied, "But its not as if we havent encountered anyone." Steve released his hand in order to pick up the device while holding his light over it. "So THIS is what's been causing us all these problems?" He asked rhetorically. "Lets get it back to the Raven." He said as he lifted the device from its stand.
They moved out to walk back the way they came, and found that there were people waiting for them at the beam in site. She sighed, and aimed her phaser. The security detail did so as well, and the firing began. Soon they were all down, and the away team walked over carefully to be beamed back to the Raven.
Steve sighed, out of breath from the fire fight. He checked to make sure that everyone was all present and correct. Aside from a bruise of Steve's knee that he recieved while diving for cover from oncoming fire, everyone else was all ok.
They beamed back easy enough, and dropped off the device in engineering before heading to the bridge. They were alone again in the turbolift, and she noticed he was a little hurt, but said nothing.
They entered the bridge together. "Success admiral," she heard him say.
OOC: Backposting ever so slightly…also, please don’t hurt me as I try to copy the accent and yes, I weaselled out of a proper explanation, I’m sorry!
"E'Liana... what colour were the berries that we just ate in large quantities?"
Sheepishly, E’Liana grinned at Zoarial. “Um…yeah…sorry. Well, I’m a doctor not a dietician!” She said, hoping to lighten the mood a bit. At the glare she received for her troubles, she had the feeling it hadn’t been too successful.
Before she realised what was happening, the beasts were approaching them with what seemed like ropes. Ensign Haywood shouted suddenly: "STOP!"
The beasts stopped dead but held a firm grip on the Raven's crew.
The team huddled up together for support, E’Liana glad that someone had the brains to protest.
Zoarial, as the senior officer, took it upon himself to respond. He nodded and said, "Although I can't be of much help here, I'm a simple navigator. However..." he smiled slyly. "E'Liana is the Chief Medical officer onboard of the Raven, and she'll surely be able to help you."
E’Liana gaped at Zoarial’s back as he walked casually away, leaving her to seemingly fend for herself. ~So much for chivalry…~ She thought to herself, ignoring the fact that it was a very Human concept.
“um…right” She was worried, she had no scanners or effective knowledge of this planet and its flora and fauna. How was she meant to help? ~Let’s start with the obvious~ she thought.
“Ok…Do you still eat the berries?” She asked.
During the resulting silence between herself and the bears, she looked at them in a rather critical manner. This was a very simple and indeed natural – or so she had previously assumed – idea. If something made you feel ill, then surely you would stop eating it?
Zoarial finally came back with the others and they went their separate ways from the ‘locals’.
After a while, they began to hear a strange noise. As she was walking with Zoarial, she could hear it clearer than the others. “Z..L” Confused, they stopped momentarily. It sounded again. They couldn’t see anything.
For a few moments more, there was silence, and then they heard a new sound “…tor”. E’Liana’s eyes widened. She tapped her commbadge. “BeTor here?” She said, confused.
Once the away team was safely back onboard the Raven mc7 ordered the ships heading to Starbase 38, which was the nearest base that was capable of doing a full systems check on a ship the size of the Raven. He stayed on the Bridge for a while after they left orbit of the planet, before retreating to his quarters to begin work on his mission report for command. It was not in mc7's nature to 'run away' from a problem, but he knew when he, and the people he worked with, was able to solve one, and this was not one of those times. As such, he reccomended that a specialist science team in dimensional physics take posession of the machinery they aquired from from colony and conduct an investigation into the life forms found on the planet in this dimension.
He had decided to make his report a verbal one, as opposed to written.
This being my first mission in command of the Raven I have to say I am more than impressed with her crew. Not only are they eagre to do teir duty, but they do so with a diligence that I have yet to see surpassed within the fleet. They are each extremely compotent within their own field, and it should be noted in the senior staff's service records as such.
As he was drafting his report, he was sipping away at a cup of english breakfast tea. Nearing the end of the report he began to feel very sleepy, and although he had not slept in 26 hours, the way in which the sleep approached alarmed him. He never felt drowsy like this. Something was wrong. As he stood up to reach for his comm panel to call for medical assistance his legs gave way, and folded under him. Within seconds darkness envolped him completely, as he drifted into unconsciousness.
The door chime sounded, but there was no answer.
That's strange, Steve thought to himself. The Admiral said he was going to be in his quarters.
Instantly the computer replied, informing the XO that mc7 was not aboard the Raven.
A puzzeled look came accross Steve's face, as he tapped his comm badge to talk to the Bridge.
Bridge, when did the Admiral leave the Raven? And why was I not informed?
We didn't know he was gone either Sir. The sensors confirm that he was in his quarters up until 0836 hours, but after that his life sign just vanished from the Raven. There is no record of him leaving by any means though. The transporters haven't been used since we beamed the away team back, all shuttle craft are accounted for and none of the airlocks have been opened.
Ok. Go to Red Alert, and all stop.
Suddenly the lights dimmed and the corridor was filled with an erie red glow as klaxons sounded, and people all over the ship scrambeled to their duty posts.
Admist all the rushing around of crewmembers trying to get to their stations, Steve rushed to the Bridge. Mc's disappearance was unsettling to say the least......how could he have gone like he did?
He doors to the Bridge opened, and he walked through, and quickly sat on his chair, had a sudden thought, and moved into the centre chair instead.
Arya was sitting in her usual chair going over the crew evaluations.
"I think its time to leave those alone for now dear." He said to her sweetly. "Could you run a scan of the local vicinity? I want to see if there is any trace of the Admiral out there."
Arya hadn't realized he had entered as she was busy, and him speaking scared her a little. She jumped then looked over at him.
"Of course, I will be at Ops if you have need of me, you know what I mean," she said and winked as she moved over to ops to scan for him.
In the middle of the scan a call came in and it was urgent. "Sir, there is a message coming in for you, an admiral that needs your attention."
Steve sighed and shook his head. "Here we go...doesnt take them long, does it? On screen." He commanded, and a split second later a slightly balding, silver haired Admiral appeared on the viewscreen.
Commander, I am Admiral Gordon. We have just recieved a rather distrubing communication from an as yet unknown terrorist group. They claim to be taking responsibility of kidnapped Admiral Mc7 of 9. Now the last I was aware, he was still on the Raven. Would you like to comment on this?"
Steve couldn't quite get the words out. "As of 10 minutes ago, we discovered that Mc is no longer aboard the Raven, sir. We have begun scanning the area around us for him, but so far there is no sign."
Arya was overhearing this as she continued to scan, and wished she had more than of an answer, so far nothing was showing.
"Sir, he is no where to be found around here," Arya reported.
"Well then, return to Bellicose immediately, we will know where they are taking him shortly," the admiral said.
"Yes, sir." Steve replied, before the screen went blank. 'That was a bit blunt.' He thought.
He sat back down in his chair and held his head in his hands. He looked up, "Helm, set a course for Starbase Bellicose. Maximum warp." He ordered. He knew it would take the Raven a few days at best to get back there, and since there was nothing more that could be done for the moment, he was glad to have a bit of downtime.
"Oh, and stand down from red alert." He called, to whoever was willing to perform that task.
Within moments, the Raven went to warp, and the Red Alert was cancelled.
David Vegas had been at the helm the complete time that the awayteams were... lost, but felt sorry for himself that he didn't really see any action himself. Everytime there was a serious situation, his chief would be summoned to the bridge and he could step down again.
He hoped that one time they would reckognise his potential and put HIM in charge, but untill that happened he didn't have any grudge against his superior. It was just a small fantasy in the back of his mind, which was abruptly ended by Smith's command to head for the Bellicose.
"Helm, set a course for Starbase Bellicose. Maximum warp." Steven ordered.
"Aye sir." David replied and started up the engines while he entered the base's coordinates. Zoarial entered the bridge just as they shot into warp and stood still next to his assistant CNO.
"Commander Smith," Zoarial said. "I believe that it is wiser to go to Starbase 32 just as Mc7 ordered. We are still not sure what caused the dimensional shift and I am sure that it will take us less time to get to the Bellicose if we do some checks and repairs first. Who knows what might happen between now and arriving at the starbase."
"As you wish." Zoarial nodded, and motioned David to follow the commander's orders.
*reH 'eb tu'lu' ra'wl' HoD* Zoarial muttered under his breath as he left the bridge to head for his quarters. He was curious to see what the future would bring.
Steve stopped in his tracks at Zoarial's questioning.
"That as may be, Commander, but we have been ordered back to Bellicose. Now I for one am not going to disobey a direct order. Continue your course."
If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Ready Room.
OOC: Thats it.....the mission is over. Please see the new thread on Starbase Bellicose for shore-leave.
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This article is about the Korean Buddhist master. For people with the given name Seongcheol, see Seongcheol (name).
Seongcheol (April 6, 1912 – November 4, 1993) is the dharma name of a Korean Seon (Zen) Master. He was a key figure in modern Korean Buddhism, being responsible for significant changes to it from the 1950s to 1990s.
Seongcheol was widely recognized in Korea as having been a living Buddha, due to his extremely ascetic lifestyle, the duration and manner of his meditation training, his central role in reforming Korean Buddhism in the post-World War II era, and the quality of his oral and written teachings.
Born on April 10, 1912 in Korea under the name of Yi Yeongju(이영주), Seongcheol was the first of seven children of a Confucian scholar in Gyeongsang province. He was rumored to have been an exceptionally bright child who read constantly, having learned to read at the age of three, and being proficient enough to read such Chinese classics as Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Journey to the West by age ten. His enthusiasm for reading was such that he once traded a sack of rice for Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason as a teenager.
Having read numerous books on philosophy and religion, both Western and Eastern, he reportedly felt dissatisfied, being convinced that these could not lead him to truth. One day, a Seon monk gave Seongcheol a copy of The Song of Attainment of the Tao (Hangul: 증도가, Hanja: 證道歌), a Seon text written by Yeongga Hyeon-gak (永嘉玄覺) in the Tang dynasty. Seongcheol felt as if "a bright light had suddenly been lit in complete darkness," and that he had finally found the way to the ultimate truth.
Immediately, he started meditating on the "Mu" gong-an (Japanese: koan) and started ignoring all his responsibilities at home. Deciding that his parents' house had too many distractions, he promptly packed his bags and went to Daewonsa (Daewon temple). After obtaining permission to stay in the temple, the young Seongcheol started to meditate intensively. Later in life, he would say that he attained the state of Dongjeong Ilyeo (see Teachings below, Hangul: 동정일여, Hanja: 動靜一如) at this early point in his life in only forty-two days.
"There is a way. No one will reveal the secret. You must enter the door yourself. But there is no door. In the end, there is not even a way."
Smiling once and turning around, the blue mountain stands amongst the white clouds as before.
Having attained enlightenment, Seongcheol began pilgrimages to various temples in order to validate his experience and to examine other monks and their levels of attainment. But he was frequently disappointed, noticing that inka (validation of a monk's attainment by a master) was given too carelessly, thereby falsely recognizing many monks as having fully attained enlightenment. During his retreat at Songgwangsa, he was also dismayed at Jinul's theory of Dono Jeomsu (sudden enlightenment, gradual training), and how it was the widespread theory during the time. Later during the 1980s and 1990s, his contribution to the revival of Hui Neng's traditional theory of Dono Donsu (sudden enlightenment, sudden training) would have a significant effect on the practice of Seon in Korea, China, Japan, and other countries where Seon/Zen is practiced.
Seongcheol's reputation soon began to spread. Numerous factors contributed to his growing recognition.
One of the more famous anecdotes is Seongcheol's Jangjwa Bulwa (Hangul: 장좌불와, Hanja: 長坐不臥). Literally translated as 'long sitting, no lying,' it is a meditation technique that some monks employ to intensify their practice. Sitting meditation is equivalent to most other practices, except that the practitioner does not lie down to sleep, but stays in the lotus position even during sleep, with the intention of minimizing sleep through the position. Seongcheol was known to have practiced this for eight years after his enlightenment. He reportedly never once lied down and denied sleeping at all.
Another anecdote recounts how while Seongcheol was staying in Mangwolsa in Dobong mountain, an old monk by the name of Chunseong refused to believe this. He wanted to catch Seongcheol dozing off to sleep, so spied on him secretly throughout one night. But having witnessed the truth of the rumor, Chunseong was struck with amazement and himself started employing the technique. It is said that the stress of the practice and the old age at which he started the technique caused all of his teeth to fall out later in life.
Seongcheol's reputation for intensive practice was not limited only to his meditation per se. He was also known to be completely indifferent to the outside world, focused intently only on meditation and guiding fellow monks to enlightenment. His indifference was so thorough that he even refused to see his mother when she visited him at Mahayunsa in Kumgangsan mountain. "No need to see her" was reportedly his reply to her visit, to which his fellow monks burst out in anger, stating that although they were monks devoted to asceticism and meditation, refusing to see his own mother was too extreme an action. Afterwards, Seongcheol accompanied his mother, showing her the sites of Kumgangsan mountain.
To follow the Vinaya and practice the teachings of the patriarchs in order to attain the great enlightenment.
With the exception of the Buddhist teachings, no personal opinions or philosophies will be tolerated.
The necessary items for daily living should be obtained on his own, without dependence on lay people, including daily chores of field work, firewood, etc.
Absolutely no assistance from the lay people in terms of cooking, clothing, alms, or gifts.
To eat only gruel in the morning, and to not eat at all after noon.
The monks' sitting order follows the dates of ordination.
To only meditate and be silent in the rooms.
The reformation movement started around a small group of monks centered on Seongcheol, but quickly grew by reputation, attracting monks all over the country who were also intent on bringing back the Korean tradition of intense meditation, strict celibacy, and study of sutras. Among these younger generations were Weolsan (월산), Ubong (우봉), Bomun (보문), Seongsu (성수), Dou (도우), Hyeam (혜암), Beopjeon (법전), etc. Not only did this group become the future leaders of Korean Buddhism, but produced two Supreme Patriarchs (Hyeam, Beopjeon) and three chief administrators of the Jogye order.
Unfortunately, the Bong Am Sa experiment ended prematurely in 1950 when the Korean War broke out on the peninsula. With constant bombing raids and the presence of soldiers of both sides around the temple, it was impossible to continue the strict monastic life of Bong-amsa.
After the war, the reformation gained momentum and significant changes were set in motion, although it would be years until they were solidified. Central to the reformation was the issue of celibacy. While all the Buddhist canons emphasized the celibacy of monks, Japanese Buddhism had undergone significant changes during the Meiji Restoration, most notably the end of monastic celibacy. During the Japanese occupation, Korean Buddhism was severely oppressed and the Japanese style was advocated, thereby converting most Korean monks into little more than monastic residents officiating over ceremonies, married, with a business and income. Seongcheol and the new leaders were very critical of the Japanese style of Buddhism, maintaining that the tradition of celibacy, hermitage, poverty, and intense meditation were not only central to Korean Buddhism but to the true spirit of Buddhism as a whole. Korean post-war sentiments towards Japan could not have been worse at this time, and with the help of the populace and president Syngman Rhee, the traditional Korean style began to take hold and became the dominant form of Buddhism by the 1970s.
Seongcheol insisted on giving away all monastic assets to the public and reverting to the original Buddhist way of wandering and begging for alms while investing all energy into meditation. He contended this was the only surefire way for true reforms to take place, warning that otherwise, full-scale conflict could ensue between bikkhus and married monks fighting over temples. The leaders of the reformation refused to follow, stating that his assertions were too extreme. Seongcheol's predictions, though, did come true and Korean Buddhism has had numerous conflicts between monks over temple jurisdiction ever since then up to the present day, many of them escalating to violent measures by both sides (e.g. paying gangsters to physically harm opponents). Many ordination restrictions were loosened by the bikkhus in order to increase their numbers in their efforts to assume control over temples such that men of questionable social standing (e.g. former convicts and criminals) were ordained as bikkhus, leading to more violent fights amongst monks. A particularly embarrassing chapter in Korean Buddhism was in the late 1990s when monks fought over Jogyesa, the main administrative temple in Seoul, by not only employing gangsters but joining the fight themselves using weapons, including Molotov cocktails, to violently subdue each other.
In 1955, Seongcheol was appointed as the patriarch of Haeinsa, but disappointed by the direction that the reformation was taking, Seongcheol declined, removing himself from the forefront and moved to a hermitage near Pagyesa in the Palgong mountains near Daegu to deepen the meditative and enlightened stage that he had attained. The hermitage was named Seongjeonam and it was here that Seongcheol began to build the scholarly foundations that would later support his spiritual teachings. Seongcheol surrounded the hermitage with barbed wire so as to keep outsiders out (except for a few assistants) and himself within its boundaries. Never leaving the boundaries of the small hermitage for an incredible ten years, he deepened his meditation and studied the ancient Buddhist canons, Zen texts, sutras, modern mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and even taught himself English so as to keep current on international affairs. This decade of self-education would affect his future teachings significantly.
Seongcheol finally opened the doors of Seong Juhn Am hermitage in 1965. The temple he visited was Gimyongsa, where he gave his first dharma talk in a decade. In 1967, with the insisting of Jawoon, Seongcheol became the patriarch of Haeinsa temple. That winter, he started his daily two-hour dharma talks to monks and the lay people, thereby beginning his famous Hundred-Day Talk (Hangul: 백일법문, Hanja: 百日法門.) Applying his decade of scholarly studies, he began to break the stereotype of the "boring and stuffy" dharma talks and transformed them into an electrifying hybrid of Buddhism, spiritualism, quantum mechanics, general relativity, and current affairs, ushering in a new kind of dharma talk aimed at reaching the modern audience living in an age of globalization and intellectual diversity.
Ushering in a revival of the Seon tradition of intense meditation and strict monastic lifestyle, Seongcheol spearheaded the reformation of modern Korean Buddhism from the rubbles of Japanese colonialism into an epicenter of meditation training. During his tenure as patriarch of Haeinsa, the temple transformed into a training ground for meditation, sutra studies, and Vinaya studies, attracting monks from all over the country. The meditation center averaged approximately 500 monks per biannual retreat, which was unheard of since the days of Hui Neng and Ma Tzu.
Mountain is mountain, water is water.
원각이 보조하니 적과 멸이 둘이 아니라.
보이는 만물은 관음이요 들리는 소리는 묘음이라.
Declining all formal ceremonies as Supreme Patriarch from inauguration to his death, Seongcheol never left the mountains, stating that a monk's true place was in the temple. There was initially a huge protest against his semi-hermetic policy, but this was eventually replaced by sense of respect that had been lacking since the Joseon period, and helped to vastly improve the image and treatment of monks in Korea.
During his years as patriarch of Haeinsa and as Supreme Patriarch of the Jogye order, Seongcheol's reputation kept growing. Amongst monks, he was famous for being a very strict teacher, being called the tiger of Kaya mountain. When monks would nod off to sleep during meditation, he would beat them with wooden sticks while yelling, "Thief, pay for your rice!" (referring to the donations of the lay, and the monks' debts to society and therefore his duty to practice to the utmost of his abilities).
He was also known for his unique three thousand prostrations. After the Korean war, Seongcheol built a small cave-hermitage near Anjungsa temple and named it Cheonjegul. Around this time, many people came to pay their respects to him, and to further guide the pilgrims in their practice, Seongcheol first started using his famous 3000 prostrations. Nobody could visit with him unless the person completed 3000 prostrations in front of the statue of the Buddha in the main hall. Later, some lay people would accuse Seongcheol of arrogance, but he maintained that this practice was used to help guide practitioners in their own practice by helping them destroy their ego and more easily attain one-mindedness (N.B.: the 3000 full prostrations are actually a mainstay of the Korean Buddhist training regimen, performed at most temples in Korea on a monthly basis. It would take approximately eight to twelve hours, depending on the experience of the practitioner, and the technique is used frequently to "clear the mind," instill a sense of humility, and increase the awareness and focusing power of the practitioner). As his fame and reputation grew, the prostrations became more necessary as more and more people asked to meet with him. What was unique was that this requirement was uniform, i.e., he would never make any exceptions regardless of the person's wealth, fame, or power. A famous anecdote serves to illustrate the daunting task of the 3000 prostrations and Seongcheol's strict adherence to his own rules. When Park Chung-hee, the president of Korea, was opening up the new highway between Seoul and Pusan, he happened to visit Haeinsa. Hearing that the president was visiting, the head administrative monk quickly sent word to Seongcheol to come down from his hermitage to greet the president. But true to form, Seongcheol demanded the president go to the main Buddha hall and perform the 3000 prostrations before meeting with him. Park refused and the two never met.
During the latter years of his life, Seongcheol presided over many publications, including eleven books of his lectures and 37 books that translated many Zen classics not well known to the general public (see official website). The former included the full transcriptions of the Hundred-Day Talk, lectures on Huineng's sutra, Shin Sim Myung (Hangul: 신심명, Hanja: 信心銘), Jeung Do Ga (Hangul: 증도가, Hanja: 證道歌), Illumination of Sudden Enlightenment (Hangul: 돈오입도요문론, Hanja: 頓悟入道要門論), and his dharma talks. The latter was called Seon Lim Go Gyung Chong Suh (Hangul: 선림고경총서, Hanja: 禪林古鏡叢書) and was a collection of Chinese and Korean Zen classics that until publication was known mostly only to monks. These publications helped to spread his teachings to the general public and raise the general awareness and knowledge of Buddhism.
English translations of Great Master Seongcheol's work include "Echoes from Mt. Kaya", Changgyonggak Publishing, Seoul, 1988 (currently out of print), and "Opening the Eye", Gimmyeong International Co., Seoul, 2002. Both are translations from Korean by Brian Barry.
Deceiving people all my life, my sins outweigh Mount Sumeru.
Falling into hell alive, my grief divides into ten thousand pieces.
It hangs on the blue mountain.
I've lived my entire life as a practitioner, and people have always asked me for something. Everyone is already a Buddha, but they do not try to realize that fact and only look towards me. So, in a way, you could say I've deceived people all my life. I've failed to get this message across to everyone so I'm suffering in a kind of hell.
His death was followed by the largest funeral ever seen in Korean history for a monk, with over 100,000 people attending. His cremation took over thirty hours and his sarira numbered over a hundred.
Citing Taego Bou (太古普愚: 1301-1382) as the true successor of the Linji Yixuan (臨済義玄) line of patriarchs rather than Jinul (知訥: 1158-1210), he advocated Hui Neng's original stance of 'sudden enlightenment, sudden cultivation' (Hangul: 돈오돈수, Hanja: 頓悟頓修) as opposed to Jinul's stance of 'sudden enlightenment, gradual cultivation' (Hangul: 돈오점수, Hanja: 頓悟漸修). Whereas Jinul had initially asserted that with enlightenment comes the need to further one's practice by gradually destroying the karmic vestiges attained through millions of rebirths, Huineng and Seongcheol maintained that with perfect enlightenment, all karmic remnants disappear and one becomes a Buddha immediately.
He also expounded on the true definition of the Middle Way (Hangul: 중도, Hanja: 中道), stating that it was not limited to avoiding the two extremes of sensual indulgence and self-mortification as many understood, but that it was also an explanation of the state of nirvana where all dualities fuse and cease to exist as separate entities, where good and bad, self and non-self become meaningless. He compared this to the common misconception that had ruled pre-Einsteinian physics, that energy and mass were two separate entities, but which Einstein had elucidated as interchangeable dual forms with the relationship described by E=mc², thereby proving the equivalence of one to the other. He also compared this to the fusion of space and time into spacetime, and also formed the analogy of ice and water. The Middle Way is not the 'middle' or 'average' of ice and water, but the true form of each, H2O, and maintained that the state of nirvana was also like this, a state where the true form of all dualities is revealed as equivalent.
A monk once asked Dongsan Chan Master,"What is Buddha?" Dongsan replied, "Three pounds of flax" (Hangul: 마삼근, Hanja: 麻三斤).
In the waking state, one mind (Hangul: 동정일여, Hanja: 動靜一如): the state where the practitioner can meditate on a gong'an continuously throughout the day without interruption, even through talking and thinking.
In the dreaming state, one mind (Hangul: 몽중일여, Hanja: 夢中一如): the state where the practitioner can meditate on a gong'an continuously in the dreaming state.
In deep sleep, one mind (Hangul: 숙면일여, Hanja: 熟眠一如): the state described above, where the practitioner can meditate on a gong'an continuously through even the deepest sleep.
In death, attain life (Hangul: 사중득활, Hanja: 死中得活): from the previous state where all thoughts are overtaken by the gong'an (therefore, the practitioner is considered mentally "dead"), the moment of attaining enlightenment, that is, "life."
Great, round, mirror-like wisdom (Hangul: 대원경지, Hanja: 大圓鏡智): the state of perfect enlightenment, using the analogy of the bright mirror for the great internal wisdom that comes forth during enlightenment. The final state where the practitioner loses the sense of self, is liberated from his karma, and therefore, all future rebirths.
Seongcheol was very critical of the Japanese style of Zen meditation. The Japanese style favors a gradual study of many gong'ans, similar to a curriculum where the practitioner would improve from an easier gong'an to a more difficult one as he mastered each one over time. Seongcheol, and many other masters, stated that this would achieve nothing since the whole point of meditation was to rid one's mind of all divergent thoughts, which was the cause of karmic rebirths and its concomitant suffering, by focusing the mind deeply on only one gong'an until it destroyed all other thoughts. By studying gong'ans like a curriculum, one was only exercising the mind even more, which was diametrically opposed to the original goal of extinguishing the mind. Thus, this gradual style of meditation was not only similar to Jinul's gradual cultivation, it was a complete waste of time to the practitioner in that Zen became nothing more than an exercise in sophistry, with higher positions being given to those who could solve more riddles. Gong'ans can never be solved with such rational, or even intuitive methods, and only the final, perfect enlightenment could give the solution to the gong'an, and simultaneously all gong'ans. Therefore, Seongcheol repeatedly made clear that the study of many gong'ans was antithetical to true meditation. He stated that attaining perfect enlightenment was equal to becoming a Buddha, and this was also equal to definitively solving the gong'an, remarking that this was not his unique teaching, but that of numerous masters including Huineng, Ma Tzu, all the way down to current masters. Being able to solve multiple gong'ans was pure delusion believed by many practitioners, and Seongcheol devoted much of his teachings to elucidating this point.
It's the scientific age, so let's talk in the language of science. Einstein's general relativity proves that energy and mass, previously thought as separate, are actually one and the same. Energy is mass, and mass is energy. Energy and mass are one.
The fact that energy and mass are equivalent means that nothing is truly created or destroyed. This is what the Buddha was talking about when he relinquished both creation and destruction. It is like water and ice. Water converting into ice and vice versa does not mean that either of them gets destroyed. It is just the change in the form of H2O, which itself never changes, just like energy and mass. If we compare mass to 'form' and energy to 'formlessness,' the Heart sutra says the same thing as general relativity. Form is formlessness and formlessness is form. Not only in words, not only in the realm of philosophy, but in truth, in nature, measurable by scientific methods. This is the Middle Way!
The three poisons that prevent us from realizing our true selves are desire, anger, and ignorance. Among those, desire is the basis for the latter two, and desire comes from 'I'. The attachment to the 'I,' the ego, and the indifference to others, these are the basis of all suffering. Once you realize that there really is no you or me, self or non-self, you will understand that all things are inter-related, therefore helping others is helping oneself, and hurting others is hurting oneself. This is the way of the universe, the Middle Way, dependent origination, and karma.
Removing the clouds that are blocking our pure light of wisdom, we can become liberated from the chains of karma, thereby becoming truly free. But how do you do this? There are many methods, but the fastest is meditation and the fastest of those is the hwadu, or gong-an. By going beyond the level of being able to meditate in deep sleep, you will reach a place of perfect serenity, your original, bright, shining mirror devoid of all dust that had sat on it. You will see your original face, your true nature, the nature of the entire universe, and realize that you had always and originally been a Buddha. This is nirvana.
No one can help you with this endeavor. No books, no teachers, not even the Buddha. You must walk this road yourself.
Do not sleep more than four hours.
Do not talk more than necessary.
Do not wander or travel frequently.
Many practitioners believe that they have attained enlightenment. Some say they have attained it multiple times. This is a big delusion. There is only one true enlightenment, such that the attained state never disappears and then reappears, but is constantly present even through the deepest sleep. As Ma Tzu said, 'attained once, attained forever.' Any enlightenment that comes and goes or has gradations is nothing more than delusion.
Seongcheol played a key role in revitalizing Korean Buddhism which had been in deep disarray from the Japanese occupation. He was one of the leaders in the reformation, bringing back celibacy, strict practice, monasticism, and mendicancy back to Korean Buddhism. Later in his life, with his growing recognition, he helped to rectify Buddhism's discredited reputation amongst the general public, from a group of nominal monks who would get married, own businesses, and frequently collude with the Japanese occupiers, to that of serious practitioners, who never got married, and owned no possessions. Seongcheol also contributed significantly to bringing back Huineng's 'sudden enlightenment, sudden cultivation,' and clarified the notions of gong'an practice, meditation, monasticism, and enlightenment. More than a decade after his death, his books are still widely read and respected, and pilgrimages to Haeinsa are a mainstay for Buddhists.
Dharma talk: On "Dharmas are neither produced nor extinguished"
This article includes content from Seongcheol on Wikipedia (view authors). License under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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As your pregnancy progresses, you will be thinking about the actual birthing process. You may be dreaming of a simple and natural delivery, and you may also be afraid that something will go wrong. Everyone has thoughts about what a perfect delivery would be. And every mother-to-be has fears about the end of the pregnancy, about labor, and about the health of the baby.
You should make a birth plan, but remember that sometimes a plan cannot be followed.
You could say that the ideal for most prospective moms is a normal vaginal delivery, probably in a birthing center with a bedroom-like, comfortable, delivery room. Most would also like the practitioner that has been following them through their pregnancy be the one to deliver the baby.
Hopefully you have found an obstetrician that you like, and you have discussed whether she or a colleague might be the one to deliver your baby. Perhaps a midwife is going to help with the delivery, either at a birthing center or hospital. A home birth is also possible, but you may have to look a little harder for a healthcare provider who will help you.
If you want a completely natural childbirth with no medication, you may have picked a midwife or you may communicate this to your doctor. Ther are many ways to manage your labor pain, including breathing techniques, such as Lamaze and Bradley. There is also yoga, hypnosis, and calming music. Your partner can help you as well with massage and counter-pressure. You can walk, lie down, or find any position that increases your comfort. You can even have many family members with you. In birthing centers, you can often take a relaxing shower or even a bath. Water births are available in some birthing centers. Giving birth in a tub is supposed to be relaxing and natural for both the baby and the mother. If you want a water birth, you need to make sure your midwife or obstetrician is comfortable with your choice.
All of these choices can be fine if you have a low-risk pregnancy, if you yourself are healthy, and the labor proceeds without any problems.
Labor pain is mainly from the contraction of the uterus, but also from the pressure of the baby as he or she moves down the birth canal. In early labor, when the cervix is slowly dilating, you can usually be up and walking.
Talk to some moms who have delivered this way. If you speak to enough women, including your friends and relatives, some of them will tell you that when labor got bad they wanted the pain medicine, NOW! It's a joke you will see in television and movies, women in the active stage of labor screaming at their husbands and demanding pain medicine. The truth is that labor pains are called pains for a reason. Labor is long, exhausting, and very painful. If you want pain relief, you should not feel guilty. But if you want all those choices available, you need to be in a hospital with an obstetrician or a nurse midwife who works with an obstetrician. To get an epidural, which is probably the best pain control you can get, you need an anesthesiologist in the hospital. In some places, you have to speak with the anesthesiologist before you go into labor.
Labor pain is mainly from the contraction of the uterus, but also from the pressure of the baby as he or she moves down the birth canal. In early labor, when the cervix is slowly dilating, you can usually be up and walking. Pain medicine at this stage is often narcotics by vein or injection into muscle. This may make you a little sleepy, but it will help take the edge off the pain. Later, during active labor, an epidural may be your best choice. The anesthesiologist numbs a spot on your lower back and uses a needle to advance a small plastic tube into the space around your spinal cord and its coverings. He or she will then put a tiny amount of anesthetic and/or narcotic directly in. The tube stays in place so that more medicine can be added as your labor continues. Depending on what medicine is used and how perfectly it works, you may not feel your contractions. Or, you just may feel the pressure, but not pain. This does sometimes slow labor, but it is easier to tolerate. In the end, you can still help push out the baby. You are wide awake, and essentially none of the medicine has gotten to the baby.
You can continue with your labor plan. Maybe you want your husband to cut the cord, and then you want your baby placed on your chest. As long as you and the baby are well, the plan worked.
I feel the same way, it is 42 miles to the hospital where my child will be born. This is my first child n I am scared that my baby might make it in the world before i make it to the hospital.
This is my 3rd child, and i never had a set birthing plan. I have gone with the flow in the past. I went all natural with my first 2 and it was a breeze, But i love the idea to have a plan so my doctors and my husband should know what i want.
I’m so scared of the pain during labor, but I don’t want to miss any of it and I don’t want to do a c-section just so not to feel it. I am glad my husband will be there with me.
I know labor isn’t going to be a breeze, but I hope things go smoothly.
Hoping for all natural. Expecting the worse hoping for the best.
I had come up with a birth pan, but it never made it to the doctor’s hand because my labor progressed very quickly. It was all natural though. I wanted it to be a natural birth all during my pregnancy. People told me i was crazy! But I did it before with my son, I can do it again! As active labor progressed, i said, "Screw it, give me the epidural!" But it was too late, the baby was coming, so I had no choice but go natural. I am happy now that i did.
There is so much to decide!
I had no plan with my first. I was induced, got an epidural, got IV meds, etc. The epidural was the worst experience of my life. It took three tries (the second one paralyzed me for a few hours), then it only numbed my left leg. The entire birthing experience was very traumatizing. I’m going all natural this time to avoid the cascade of interventions that has haunted me for the past 8 years.
This article helped me out some. I’ve been trying to figure out what to do for a birth plan.
Jen – I would say you and your husband are taking the best approach you can. You are prepared and you know that things don’t always go according to the "plan" we have in our heads. I think looking at your options is a great idea but I like that you aren’t tied to any one way of going about it. I think that will help you when the time comes so you don’t freak out if it doesn’t go EXACTLY as you might like.
This is a helping article.
My midwife has encouraged my husband and I to look into all the available birthing methods out there and to create a birth plan to prepare for the delivery, come July.
Is it weird that neither my husband nor I are leaning toward any particular method?
We are hoping for just a ‘normal’ natural birthing experience and don’t want to put too much thought into what method to use, as when it comes down to the actual labor it’s going to be intense and probably nothing like what we’re expecting at all (we’re first-time parents-to-be).
We just don’t want to spend too much time worrying about what method to use when, as the article simply states: "…sometimes a plan cannot be followed."
Birth plans, is new to me, we did not make a plan we just got ready, and went to the hospital. Where the doctors and other care givers in that area of the hospital took care of your needs until you went home.
Back your bag, have phone numbers for emergency and alerting family. Off you go.
I printed out a birth plan from thebump.com. It was very easy to fill in and made the task less daunting.
I wrote out my whole birth plan and then asked my partner the same questions that I thought about while doing the birth plan…. I had to explain a lot of things for him, but he politely asked for several things that I was adamant about NOT doing or having done. It took us a while, but we finally got it hammered out. He got his way. It won’t hurt me any to have the baby in the room with me and waiting a few minutes to have the baby weighted and measured so he can scramble to tell everyone before she its is fine I guess. It is only a few minutes so Its not a big problem at all. I just had to lighten up. He gave me my way with everything else so I can give him those 2 things.
I’ve had 2 children, and am pregnant with my third. My first was all natural, no pain meds/epidural. My daughter was induced, so had Nubane, but also no epidural. My reasoning is simple…the recovery time is so much faster without an epidural. I’ve also seen two people (personally) recover from epidural, one was still experiencing numbness in her hands a year later, and my roommate in the hospital with my daughter still couldn’t get out of bed more than 12 hours after I got into the room. My brother met someone in physical therapy that had to learn to walk all over again after a complication from an epidural. I’ll deal with the pain thanks.
I’m blessed to have a very healthy pregnancy and have been going to a midwife. I decided to not take an epidural and have a completely natural birth. I’m just praying for a healthy birth with no medical interventions.
This is a very simple explanation..and very helpful. Oddly enough, I find the term "birth plan" a bit silly because these plans always change.. But it’s a good idea to share your hopes and expectations with your partner & doctor.
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2019-04-25T21:46:59Z
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https://www.everydayfamily.com/making-a-birth-plan-is-that-why-they-call-it-labor/
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If you’re a snowbird who owns a winter home in the U.S., sooner or later you’ll ask yourself whether it would make sense to keep a car there permanently. It might be that you’re tired of the expense and time spent driving back and forth – or it might be that you want an extra vehicle for all your visiting family and friends.
Whatever the reason, you may decide to leave one of your cars at your U.S. home year-round, in which case you will have to take the following steps in order to be compliant with U.S. law.
Remember, you can only have your Canadian licensed car in the U.S. for up to one year at a time without importing it permanently. If you keep your car in the U.S. for more than a year, it can be seized for non-payment of duty, so if you do decide to keep your car there permanently, it’s important to complete the import process before the 365 days are up.
Before you decide to import your car to the U.S. from Canada, we suggest you read these import requirements and this overview on importing a vehicle to the U.S. from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Depending on your situation, exporting your car can be a confusing, time consuming and sometimes impossible process, so it’s not for everyone.
If you intend to keep your car in the U.S. beyond a year and convert it to a U.S. registration, be sure to declare this to the customs officer at the border when you cross into the United States.
You’ll need to provide the officer with your vehicle registration as well as completed DOT Form H7 and EPA Form 3520-1 and any supplemental documentation to prove that your car meets safety and emissions standards (see Step 1 below).
If everything is in order, you will receive written approval that you have met all the requirements from the customs officer, which you must then take with you to your final destination where you will register your car and convert it to a U.S. registration and ownership.
Make sure to ask the customs officer to stamp your passport at the border so you can prove when you entered the U.S., as this may be helpful later on in the process when you register your vehicle.
Automobiles are generally subject to duty of 2.5% of their current value when they are imported to the United States. However, vehicles manufactured in NAFTA countries (Canada, U.S. and Mexico) are usually exempt from this duty.
Please note that while this article provides helpful information on the steps needed to import your car to the U.S. from Canada, regulations can change without notice and you should always consult the relevant agencies for complete guidelines and up to date information. In addition, keep in mind that some procedures may differ depending on which State you reside in, so you may want to check State requirements as well.
All vehicles less than 25 years old must meet all U.S. FMVSS standards to be imported into the United States. You can determine if your vehicle is compliant by looking for a FMVSS certificate label (usually inside the car door or under the hood). If your vehicle has this label, you should have no problem importing it to the U.S. from a safety standards standpoint.
However, in many cases you will find that your vehicle only has a label certifying it complies with all Canadian motor vehicle safety standards (CMVSS). If you have foreign car, it may not have a safety certificate label for Canada or the U.S.
If your vehicle is only certified to meet CMVSS standards, you can still import your vehicle to the United States as long as you get a letter from the vehicle’s original manufacturer (not dealer) on the manufacturer’s letterhead stating that your vehicle conforms to all applicable FMVSS standards - you can find a list of manufacturer contacts here. It’s important to note that some car manufacturers are refusing to issue such a letter, so make sure you check with them before doing anything else.
If your car isn’t certified to meet FMVSS or CMVSS standards, you will want to look at the regulations to explore your other options.
However, you’ll probably find that it just isn’t worth the time, expense and hassle in this case, as you’ll generally be required to engage a Registered Importer to import your car into the United States and make the necessary modifications (you can find a list of Registered Importers here) and post a bond for 1.5 X the current dutiable value of your car until it is modified and certified.
For complete DOT safety standard guidelines and procedures related to importing a vehicle from Canada to the United States, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website.
All vehicles that are imported to the U.S. must conform to the EPA’s emission standards requirements.
If your vehicle has a label stating that it is certified to United States EPA federal emission standards, then you shouldn’t have an issue importing your vehicle. To see if your vehicle has been certified, look under the hood of your car or in the engine compartment for a label that reads “Vehicle Emission Control Information” and includes the certification.
More often than not, your Canadian vehicle won’t have a label indicating it is EPA certified. However, in many cases your car will have an emission control system that is identical to an emission control system that has been certified in the United States.
In both situations you can still import your vehicle to the U.S., but you will need to obtain a letter of compliance from the vehicle manufacturer’s U.S. representative stating that the vehicle complies with all U.S. EPA regulations. You can find a list of U.S. Auto Manufacturer’s Representatives here. Note that some manufacturers may refuse to issue a letter.
If your vehicle does not have an EPA certification label and does not have an emission control system that is identical to one certified by the EPA, you will want to look at the regulations to explore your other options, as you may be eligible to apply for a written letter of exemption from the EPA which must be obtained prior to importing your vehicle.
Outside of an exemption, you’ll likely have to use an Independent Commercial Importer to bring your vehicle south of the border and modify it, as well as post a bond. Once again, if you find yourself in this situation you’ll probably find that it just isn’t worth all the added time, expense and hassle to export your car from Canada to the U.S.
Complete emission standard requirements and guidelines for importing a car to the U.S. can be found on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website.
The rules keep changing regarding Canadians who have residences in the U.S. as to whether they need – or indeed are even entitled to obtain – a U.S. driver’s license or I.D. card. You should check with your State of residence what the rules are-- and whether you can just use your Canadian driving license on an ongoing basis.
If you do need to apply for a license and/or I.D. card, you will have to provide your Canadian driver’s license, your passport for a second photo I.D. and a property tax bill or other utility bill with your name and U.S. address on it. There will be a fee and you will have to renew it each year. Also they may take a photo of you and an eye scan. It is possible that they may require proof of the day you entered the U.S. to ensure you have not gone over the allowable time (180 days). If your passport was stamped when you entered, it is helpful.
You must arrange for U.S. auto insurance before your car is transferred to a U.S. registration, as you cannot keep your Canadian insurance once you do this.
Accordingly, you will need to find a U.S. auto insurance broker or company. They will require your Canadian ownership details and a copy of your driver record in Canada. Shop around as the market is quite competitive for U.S. auto insurance. Be sure to mention if the car will not be driven for 6 months of the year.
Your car will be inspected in order to get a new registration and ownership. Check locally to see where your nearest car registration office is and make an appointment. You must bring all your paperwork that was approved at the border. They will verify your serial number and your odometer reading.
Make sure that you are at a location that is authorized to verify vehicles for aliens. (that’s you!) You will have to pay a one-time fee for the first time you are issued your new plates.
If all of the above sounds like a lot of running around (and it is!) then you might want to consider purchasing a new or used vehicle in the U.S. instead to avoid some of steps and potential issues outlined above.
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2019-04-26T14:57:23Z
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https://www.snowbirdadvisor.ca/how-permanently-import-your-car-us-canada
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Many people, including the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Glen Stevens, have pointed out that global pessimism has meant that Australians currently see the glass as half empty rather than half full. This is, of course, despite Australia being relatively spared from the worst of the economic downturn so far. It is also the case in medical research, where there is widespread, and understandable, concern about future levels of funding remaining flat while costs continue to climb. However, it is important to recognize and celebrate the many good pieces of news we have had recently that are covered in this issue of The Edman.
We have previously reported our extremely good success rate in NHMRC grants in 2011 and this will continue to support us over the coming 3-5 years. We also have strong philanthropic support. Recently this has included receiving half the proceeds of the Susan Alberti Medical Research Foundation Signature Ball that raised $450,000 altogether, as well as several grants from a number of Trusts and Foundations, including the new 5Point Foundation. The latter is especially pleasing because it represents a new generation of charitable giving, with the Trust’s Founders being a group of successful business people in their early 40’s.
A further recent exciting event was the publicity associated with the description of a computer simulation of rhinovirus bound to a drug currently in human clinical trials. Rhinovirus is major cause of the common cold. This work was led by our Structural Biology Unit, headed by Michael Parker. A highlight of this work was its collaborative nature – including scientists at SVI and the biotech company Biota using the Australian Synchrotron at Clayton and by scientists from IBM and the University of Melbourne using the new IBM supercomputer recently installed at the University.
Another recent highlight was the award of an honorary Doctor of Laws to our esteemed John Holt Fellow, Professor Jack Martin. This recognition for Jack from his alma mater was a reward for a lifetime of achievement and a remarkable international reputation for research into diseases of bone. Other St Vincent’s campus alumni whose contribution was celebrated included Sir Peter Morris and Sir Marc Feldmann, both of whom have spent much of their careers in the UK. We are extremely fortunate to have Jack remain whole-heartedly involved in research at SVI: his presence is the best encouragement we can give to young researchers considering a career in medical research.
It is clear that gloomy global attitudes have not affected the performance of our researchers, who continue to work to find solutions for common disease that have serious effects on our health. Despite concern around future funding, we too should strive to see the glass as half full and when we have the chance make our voices heard about the value of medical research for the future health of Australia.
Steve Harris knew something was up when, the day after a bit of horseplay with his son, he saw a hand print-shaped bruise on his arm. “He was either the strongest 9 year old in the world, or there was something really wrong with me”, he says.
Steve spent the next four months dealing with a diagnosis of, and treatment for, acute promyelocytic myeloid leukaemia (APML).
More than eight years after his diagnosis, Steve’s chances of relapsing now approach those of anyone else in the male population contracting the disease.
Steve visited SVI with a group from the Leukaemia Foundation in August to hear about SVI’s leukaemia research program, funded in part by the Foundation.
Steve was particularly interested to talk to Associate Professor Louise Purton, of SVI’s Stem Cell Regulation Unit, who has devoted a large part of her research career to investigating exactly what goes wrong in leukaemia and studying the pathways that can be exploited to treat it.
Louise explains that billions of cells are produced in our body each day, predominantly in the bone marrow. The non-blood cell types present in the marrow – collectively known as the bone marrow ‘microenvironment’ – help to control blood cell production from stem cells. Incomplete production or function of the different blood cell types, or problems arising in the function or composition of the non-blood cells that regulate blood cell production, can lead to disease.
help cure leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. To find out more information, visit www.lightthenight.com.au. If you would like to tour SVI, please contact us on (03) 9288 2480.
SVI researchers Dr Nicole Walsh and Associate Professor Helen Thomas and PhD student Suang Suang Koid, were given the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science at a function held by the Parliamentary Friendship Group of Women in Science, Maths and Engineering at Parliament House in June. Thrilled by the invitation from Kelly O’Dwyer MP, Federal Member for Higgins, PhD student Suang made sure to introduce herself to a number of the luminaries in the room, including keynote speaker, Nobel Laureate Professor Elizabeth Blackburn AO FRS.
Michael Parker has been awarded the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists Award for Research Excellence. The Award is granted annually to a distinguished biochemist or molecular biologist, based on work carried out predominantly within the region.
PhD student David Ascher was one of 115 young Australians awarded a prestigious 2012 Churchill Fellowship. The Fellowships are designed to provide an opportunity for Australians to travel overseas to conduct research in their chosen field that is not readily available in Australia. David’s Fellowship will allow him to travel to the UK and Spain to further his research into structure-guided drug design to develop new treatments for cancer.
Professor Michael Parker hit the headlines recently, with a flurry of media interest into his work on rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold.
Along with his collaborators, Michael’s research has enabled the structure and motion of the complete human rhinovirus to be simulated in 3D, on Australia’s fastest supercomputer, paving the way for new drug development.
Rhinovirus infection is linked to about 70 per cent of all asthma exacerbations with more than 50 per cent of these patients requiring hospitalisation.
A new antiviral drug to treat rhinovirus infections is being developed by Melbourne company Biota Holdings Ltd, targeted to those with existing conditions to whom the common cold poses a serious threat to their health.
Michael and his team have been working on the newly installed IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputer at the University of Melbourne with computational biologists from IBM and the Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative (VLSCI). The researchers are using information on how the new drug works to create a 3D simulation of the complete rhinovirus.
“Supercomputer technology enables us to delve deeper in the mechanisms at play inside a human cell, particularly how drugs work at a molecular level. This work offers exciting opportunities for speeding up the discovery and development of new antiviral treatments and will hopefully save many lives around the world,” he says.
a Doctor of Laws from the University of Melbourne.
Jack received the honorary degree for his significant contribution to and association with the University of Melbourne throughout his career.
Jack’s career spans more than five decades, and has notably included his directorship of SVI from 1988 to 2001. Determined to understand why some cancer patients developdangerously elevated levels of calcium in their blood, Jack’s research began in the pioneering time of the recombinant DNA revolution. His great contribution to science has been in the advancement of contemporary understanding of calcium- regulating hormones, extensively developing modern concepts of bone cell biology.
One of his most outstanding contributions was the cloning of parathyroid hormone-related protein, which contributed to the understanding of bone metabolism and disorders such as osteoporosis and cancer spread to bone.
We live in a dangerous world. If it were not for our powerful immune systems, the bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites in our environment would make short work of us.
One of the most powerful elements of our defensive immune systems is the B cell. The Bcell produces antibodies when the body is subjected to infection. These antibodies either kill the infection-causing organism or make it prone to attack by other cells.
During development, B cells are sorted so that the body retains only those that will be effective. If this sorting goes wrong, and cells that recognise the body’s own tissues remain, autoimmune disease can result. Conversely, if too many cells are eliminated, the body’s immune system will not be able to destroy infectious agents. Recent research from SVI’s Molecular Genetics Unit has begun to explain how this fine balance is maintained.
The Unit has for some years focused on a protein called ASCIZ, which the group discovered whilelooking for genes that responded to DNA damage in yeast.
Subsequent research from the group has shown that ASCIZ is a surprising multi-tasker. While ASCIZ does play an important role in the way that the body repairs damage to DNA, which may be exploited to develop new cancer therapies, it is also essential for lung development in mice.
Associate Professor Jörg Heierhorst, his PhD student Sabine Jurado and colleagues have recently published a paper in the prestigious Journal of Experimental Medicine, showing that ASCIZ also has an unexpected role in helping to manage the development of B cells in the bone marrow during development.
of mice, the researchers were able to manipulate the number of B cells that developed.
He goes on to say that there are some rare cases of immune deficiency disorders in humans, similar to that seen in their mice. These disorders seem to affect B cells but not other immune cells, and the researchers plan to test if any of the patients with these disorders carry mutations in ASCIZ or DYNLL1.
While the group continues to focus on the potential of ASCIZ for improving cancer therapies, they will continue to examine the role of this surprising multi-tasker in immune cell as well as in lung development.
Are you curious to find out more about research at SVI? You are welcome to tour the laboratories, meet with our researchers and hear about the cutting edge of medical research into diseases that affect all Australians, including type 1 and 2 diabetes, heart disease, bone diseases such as arthritis and osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s Disease and cancer.
Tours take about an hour and can be tailored to suit your availability and interest in a particular disease.
In June, SVI examined the science of food, by hosting ‘Food Matters: You are what you eat,’ an exclusive evening for SVI 1000 Club members.
guests about current food trends, the Mediterranean diet and the effects of food on our health.
Tours of SVI ran before the event, giving guests an insight into the work that is being done into obesity and type 2 diabetes at the Institute.
All funds raised by the 1000 Club go towards the SVI Student Scholarship Fund.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of the SVI 1000 Club, which currently has 400 members. Support from 1000 Club members has helped increase the number of SVI Student Scholarships that can be offered at the Institute. The Scholarships help support students undertaking PhD and Honours studies. SVI’s young students are committed to a career of painstaking investigation into the intricacies of disease and illness. Support to help them achieve their goals is much appreciated.
If you would like to join the 1000 Club, please contact us on (03) 9288 2480.
Crown’s Palladium Ballroom radiated with glitz and glamour on Saturday 4 August for the 27th Susan Alberti Medical Research Foundation Signature Ball.
The evening was a spectacular success, raising in excess of $450,000 for research into type 1 diabetes, with 50 per cent of the funds raised directed towards SVI’s Islet Transplant Program. The remaining funds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
Over 600 guests danced the night away to world-class performances by David Campbell, Chong Lim and his Big Band and The Aussie Boys.
Sue’s his 20 years of work researching type 1 diabetes and his shock at discovering three years ago that his 11 year old son Christopher had been diagnosed with the disease. This reinforced to guests the importance of supporting the vital research that SVI and JDRF are working on every day.
As the winner of the raffle, one lucky guest walked away with the keys to a 2012 Nissan Micro, while another successfully bid $9000 in the auction to secure the unique experience of a bike ride with Federal Opposition Leader, the Hon Tony Abbott MHR and the Hon Kevin Andrews MP.
SVI sincerely thanks Susan Alberti and her team for an unforgettable evening, an amazing fundraising effort and their ongoing commitment and support towards the Institute’s type 1 diabetes research.
Generous contributions from SVI supporters allow the Institute to offer student scholarships to the best and brightest Honours and PhD students. In 2012, the Program is supporting one Honours and nine PhD students.
The essential research funding awarded annually by the National Health and Medical Research Council does not pay for cutting edge equipment that is often necessary to carry out the research. Support from our generous donors and from Trusts and Foundations makes these purchases possible. Since June, we have received $241,649 worth of funding for equipment purchases from six successful applications to Trusts and Foundations, including Perpetual Trustees, the LEW Carty Charitable Fund and the Angior Family Foundation. These funds will help to purchase vital equipment for research into osteoporosis, arthritis and breast cancer.
SVI supporters at the recent ‘From the Lab to London’ breakfast raised $15,000 to help support vital research at the Institute into diseases that affect all Australians.
On the eve of the Olympics, over 170 guests braved a chilly Melbourne morning to gather in the Olympic Room at the MCG and celebrate elite performance at SVI’s ‘From the Lab to London’ breakfast.
A group of six Olympians spoke with emotion about the highs and lows of being an elite performer, drawing parallels between the motivation and talent needed to perform at sport’s highest level as an athlete with that of elite medical researchers. Taking part were Olympians John Landy AC, CVO, MBE (Running, 1952, 1956), Simon Baker (Walking, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996), Brett Maher (Basketball, 1996, 2000, 2004), Mark Turnbull OAM (Sailing, 2000), Matt Welsh (Swimming, 2000, 2004) and John Aloisi (Football, 2004), who entertained guests by sharing their Olympic experienceswith MC Leon Wiegard OAM (Water Polo, 1964, 1972).
SVI thanks its Major Event Partner, the Commonwealth Bank, Official Health Partner, Bupa and Community Partner, the City of Melbourne for their valuable contribution to this gold medal breakfast.
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2019-04-23T14:20:57Z
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https://www.svi.edu.au/our_story/newsletters/spring_2012
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By far one of the hardest things during the adoption wait is when you miss out on your child's birthday. It happens and there is not much adoptive parents can do about it, but it is a bittersweet day celebrating your child's birthday WITHOUT them. What makes it a bit tougher is that we really thought we would have had her home for her birthday or at the very least been in China celebrating her birthday with her. With our 2nd file delays, that just could not happen.
Yesterday (Aug. 22nd), we had smiley cookies and ice cream. We are really looking forward to a special celebration next year WITH our daughter, Macie, HOME with us! I tried to send a cake to her, but was told that the orphanage already sends a cake to the kids in foster care and that they had already arranged that. I hope her foster family celebrated her and made her day a special one since we couldn't.
We will be coming for you soon- hopefully November.
This picture is from April. It's the most recent we have.
A lot has happened since our last post! That might even be an understatement. After we received our I-800 Approval for Macie on June 4th, our agency dropped off our Article 5 in China and then two weeks later it was picked up. At that point, you are officially waiting for Travel Approval. Most people are SO excited to finally reach that last step. Excited we were, but we were also extremely nervous. You see, if you get your travel approval, it is officially too late to add on a second child. Your option at that point is to re-use your paperwork and go back to China many months later. That really couldn't work for us for many reasons. So, we chose to do the only thing we could do at that point. We had our agency hold the Article 5 so we wouldn't get Travel Approval too soon and lose out on the chance to bring this second child home at the same time as Macie or at all. Definitely less than ideal, but our only option. That meant we would continue to wait. So we waited and waited some more. We are getting pretty good at this waiting thing and it seems to be the theme of this adoption. To say God is teaching us more about patience, trust, and faith than He ever has before would be another understatement. We have been waiting for this file since December 2014! We kept crazy busy in June with the end of the school year, Rick's work adventures, summer school classes, birthday parties, going to parks, baseball, t-ball, and swimming.
these two for the last TWO years (well even more for the special lady above since she had both of these boys for two years each).
With that came July! More birthdays, baseball games, celebrations, and time outside.
July 1st we celebrated Reid's 8th birthday and his 2 year gotcha day with our family!
3 of our kiddos got to be on the same t-ball team and they had a terrific coach who is hard of hearing and knew sign language. Three of the other kids on their team were adopted by a family in town who sign. Their dad is deaf and works at Lena's school and their mom used to be a teacher at the Texas School for the Deaf. God had an amazing plan with the formation of this team!
The rec dept lost our registration and so could not keep our four big boys together on one team. We struggled watching two practices and two games on two different fields most weeks, but really enjoyed the games when they got to play each other. Reid and Jonah had the same coach as our t-ball kids so that was special and Evan and Elijah were on a different team and even made a new friend.
Adoption Picnic- Reid got to see some of his buddies again!
Shortly after the 4th of July, Rick's grandma took a turn for the worse. She had been doing awesome this last year or so in the nursing home she was in up until this point. On July 14th, she went to be with Jesus. It was certainly a bittersweet week for us.
On July 15th, we celebrated Elijah and Jonah's 7th birthday and Lena's 3 year gotcha day. That same day we got the call from our agency that the file we had been waiting on FINALLY came! It wasn't translated though. Our agency quickly sent it out to be translated and we had the translated version the next day. Our letter of intent to adopt this child had been ready for some time so we submitted it that same day. Later that week we celebrated GG's life with her visitation and funeral. We know she in a better place and with those who had gone before her who she has missed for so many years. There is an empty place in our hearts and many who are missing spending time and making memories with her. We are treasuring the memories we do have with her though and are thankful that our children were able to know her and that most of them will be old enough to remember her.
Celebrating a 7th Birthday and a 3 Year Gotcha Day!
July went on and we kept busy as ever, but the waiting continued. This time we were waiting on China to give us Pre-Approval to adopt this child whose file we had waited on for so very long. Our agency eventually had their China rep check-in on the situation because it was taking so long. Almost 3 weeks after we submitted our letter of intent, we got Pre-Approval to adopt this sweet girl!! August 4th was the day. Now we are waiting for a log-in date for her adoption case, which should be any time and then for our Letter of Approval from China for her. We sure hope that will come quickly and not hold us up for 2-3 more months. At this point, it looks like we will be traveling in November. October is starting to look less and less likely every day. We never would have guessed it would be this long, but it is what it is and as Rick reminds me on a weekly basis, we don't have a whole lot of control over most of these things.
Now before I introduce you to our newest daughter, I need to go back a bit and share some special details of our story to her. In November I had asked our agency's in-China facilitator to keep us in mind if he knew of any waiting kids from our daughter's province or another province we'd be traveling to who might be a good fit for our family. He was quick to tell me about a little girl who was from the very same orphanage as our Macie, but living in a different foster family. He said that the orphanage had prepared her file almost a year ago but that they didn't believe she had a family. As the advocate for our agency, I knew I had not advocated for her. Oddly enough, I did feel like I had seen her before. I don't know if it's possible to dream about a child you've never seen or met, but I do believe that may have happened. I contacted our agency's assistant director and China program director to ask about her and she had never seen her before either. We know she would have been listed with our agency because they have a partnership with this particular orphanage. This person warned me more than once over the months to not get my hopes up. There were so many things not in our favor. I am not going to lie- my hopes were up. I just felt like she was our daughter. It was an instant feeling too- I didn't have to think anything over. I didn't even know what her special needs were. I had an idea of what they may be, but knew no particulars. I did know her birthday, March 17th, and thought that was cool because we enjoy St. Patrick's Day in this house with me being part Irish thanks to my Grandma Linse whose maiden name was King. The next cool detail was her name. Her Chinese name is He Lin or HeLin. I noticed immediately that her Chinese name was made up of part of our last name: HEnningfeld and my maiden name: LINse. Let's just call these things God winks.
Fast forward to July- the file FINALLY comes. But it doesn't just come on any day in July. It comes on Elijah and Jonah's 7th birthday and on Lena's 3 year gotcha day, a very special day in our home. It also comes right between Rick's grandma passing and her visitation and funeral, helping to make our bittersweet week a bit sweeter. July 16th- we get the translated file. Two things stood out to me. HeLin was found on June 20th, 2012. June 20th was Rick's grandma's birthday. Another God wink. I had never looked up the meaning of her Chinese name. The file said He meant peace and Lin meant beautiful Jade. Another God wink. We had chosen a name for her awhile back. We just weren't sure how we planned to spell the first name. The middle name was 100% set...Jade.
Maeleigh Jade HeLin Henningfeld, age 3.
Looks like she has a bit of silly in her- she'll fit in perfectly!
These two are the most recent we received, taken in July when our in China rep visited her orphanage. Unfortunately he was unable to visit with Macie on that trip but we were told she is doing well. I am pretty sure Macie's foster parents must think we are never coming for her.
I've also been asked this already, so I figure I should share this here. Maeleigh is hearing and not deaf, like Macie and Lena.
Our TWO girls: Macie Brynn on the left (she'll be turning 3 in less than 2 weeks) and Maeleigh Jade on the right (those were the first two pictures of her we had ever seen- the ones I felt like I had seen in a dream).
We thank you as always for your support and prayers. We'd sure appreciate prayers for the rest of our journey- for things to go smoothly and approvals to come quickly, for a grant we're waiting to hear back about that we really need, for safe travels to and from China when the time finally comes to bring our two treasures home, and for our girl's hearts as they will have to say goodbye to their foster families who clearly adore them and to everything they know.
Some things we know without a doubt about our God: His timing is always perfect, He is in the details, and His plans for us are amazing! Many prayers have been answered.
All glory to you, O Lord!
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2019-04-21T18:04:17Z
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http://apiecewaitinginchina.blogspot.com/2015/08/
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The trials are designed to show the enhanced range reliability and latency benefits of C-V2X direct communications operated in 5GHz band. Additionally, the C-V2X trials are designed to demonstrate the complementary benefits of network-based communications utilizing LTE-Advanced (LTE-A).
The trial results will help develop the ecosystem by providing inputs to the relevant stakeholders, including ITS-related organizations and government agencies, as we prepare for the connected car of the future and the industry’s evolutionary transition towards 5G New Radio (NR), the new global cellular standard being defined in 3GPP.
While complementing other Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) sensors, such as radar, lidar, and camera systems, C-V2X provides non-line-of-sight (NLOS) low latency awareness with longer range and cloud capabilities, and is designed to extend a vehicle’s ability to see, hear and communicate further down the road, even at blind intersections.
C-V2X radio technology, a state-of-the-art cellular technology, is being validated for global deployments, and leverages the upper layer protocols developed by the automotive industry over years of research to support new advanced end-to-end use cases. C-V2X direct communications provide enhanced range and reliability without relying on cellular network assistance or coverage.
Preparation work is well underway with the trial expected to begin in 2018 and the use cases are designed to focus on Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) and Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) direct communications, as well as Vehicle-to-Network (V2N) operations over cellular network-based wide area communications with cloud access.
For the field trials, Continental will utilize the Qualcomm® C-V2X Reference Design, which features the Qualcomm® 9150 C-V2X chipset with integrated Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) capability to build connected car systems and integrate the systems into Nissan vehicles.
Nissan will perform V2X use case selection and develop test scenarios with key performance indicators (KPIs) for C-V2X technology validation. OKI, one of the leading companies in ITS, will bring their expertise in roadside unit (RSU) infrastructure and applications to demonstrate V2I as a viable technology for advanced traffic applications by integrating the Qualcomm® 9150 C-V2X chipset into their RSU.
Ericsson will join the V2N use case discussion, considering a combination of direct communication and LTE-A network technologies. NTT DOCOMO will provide an LTE-A network and V2N applications to demonstrate the benefits of complementary use of network-based communications for a variety of advanced automotive informational safety use cases.
Japanese telecommunications provider NTT DOCOMO announced that it succeeded in 12-channel MMT (MPEG Media Transport) transmissions of 8K video using 5G mobile technology during a test conducted on November 1 at its Yokosuka R&D center in collaboration with Sharp Corporation.
Transmission of compressed 8K video, the next generation of ultra-high definition video, requires a data rate of 80 Mbps on average per channel. In the case of current LTE mobile technology, it is difficult to achieve such a data rate for the stable, multiple-channel transmission of 8K video.
In the recent test, however, ultra-high speed, large-capacity 5G communications using MMT technology successfully transmitted stable multi-channel 8K video with a high bit rate to multiple devices.
Radio waves for wireless communications are constantly influenced by obstacles such as buildings, trees and terrain, as well as reflective objects, so reception errors are inevitable. In the recent test, however, an 8K video receiver with error detection/correction function was used in additional to error correction performed in the wireless layer of the 5G wireless transmission equipment, enabling the 8K video to be displayed with minimal disturbance.
NTT DOCOMO provided the 5G wireless system and video content while Sharp provided the ultra-high definition video transmission/display environment using 8K decoders and 8K displays. Also, the Japan Broadcasters Association supported 8K video encoding and MMT encoding.
Going forward, NTT DOCOMO plans to further test 8K video transmission via its 5G system, targeting commercial services for sports, surveillance, etc. that would deliver high-definition video with MMT-enabled synchronization to diverse devices and displays.
Japanese telecom provider NTT DOCOMO announced that – in a joint trial conducted with MediaTek, a Taiwanese semiconductor company – it has successfully developed a chipset to increase the spectral efficiency of mobile devices by up to 2.3 times compared to existing LTE technology.
The chipset combines DOCOMO's non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) radio access technology and MediaTek's multi-user interference cancellation (MUIC) technology, which is required to achieve NOMA.
NOMA multiplexes signals at a base-station transmitter to leverage the increased signal processing capacity of user devices and cancel interference among multiplexed user signals. MUIC removes interference from other users when a base station transmits a signal to a number of users simultaneously.
During the trial, three smartphone-sized devices embedded with the chipsets, each placed in a different location, received data that was transmitted simultaneously from a base station using the same frequency, while the transmission power of the signal transmitted to each device was adjusted.
Using the developed chipset, each device successfully eliminated interfering signals intended for the other devices and received only the intended data, resulting in up to 2.3 times greater spectral efficiency than that of single-user Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO).
DOCOMO is forging ahead with its development of 5G technologies, aiming to increase the signal processing capacities of user devices in populated urban areas and standardize 5G's radio interface and improve spectral efficiency.
Going forward, DOCOMO said it will continue to collaborate with world-leading vendors in its research and development of commercial 5G communications devices and services scheduled to launch in 2020.
Ericsson, PS Solutions Corp. (affiliated with SoftBank Group Corp.), and CKD Corporation, a supplier of actuation products, are collaborating on an update to “e-kakashi”, a platform which applies artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies into agricultural processes. First introduced by PS Solutions in 2015, the second-generation “e-kakashi” platform will launch in March 2018.
“True collaboration is the only way to bring real automated IoT uses cases to life,” said Mikael Eriksson, Head of Ericsson Japan. “The combination of PS Solutions’ experience, applications and insight in the industry, along with the advanced features provided by Ericsson IoT, will create positive change for agriculture."
The Japanese word kakashi translates to scarecrow, but PS Solutions' “e-kakashi” does much more than frighten off pests. With a powerful combination of AI, IoT and cloud technology, “e-kakashi” is designed to maintain an ideal environment for almost any crop to grow in. Japanese manufacturer CKD Corporation, a pioneer in actuation, provides the electro/pneumatic devices that allow the IoT machinery to be controlled remotely.
The “e-kakashi” platform can easily integrate new IoT devices as agriculturalists need them. Through the Zero Touch Onboarding functionality of the Ericsson IoT Accelerator platform, devices are immediately accessible after installation. No physical control panels are needed, as all functions are handled in the cloud.
Zero Touch Onboarding, which allows devices to be onboarded to the IoT Accelerator platform and then managed through their lifecycles with ease, uses the Open Mobile Alliance Lightweight Machine to Machine (a protocol from the Open Mobile Alliance for machine-to-machine or IoT device management) and smart objects from The Internet Protocol for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance. These are complements to cellular IoT connectivity.
PS Solutions will use Ericsson IoT Accelerator’s building blocks with SoftBank’s cellular connectivity, which is also powered by Ericsson. Incorporating data on variables such as temperature, humidity and precipitation, “e-kakashi” uses AI to automatically optimize growing conditions. For example, to maintain the ideal temperature for growing tomatoes, “e-kakashi” adjusts greenhouse ventilation accordingly.
Using an intuitive app from PS solutions with comprehensive data visualization, the “e-kakashi” user can modify the AI-based standard settings to apply their own professional know-how.
The current solution monitors temperature, humidity, CO2 and other conditions, and guides what actions to take next based on the AI engine. With the support of analytics from Ericsson IoT Accelerator, the next generation of “e-kakashi” will enable higher automation by connecting with actuators.
Ericsson IoT Accelerator gives operators a low cost, reliable method to support enterprise IoT with a large number of connected devices.
With the rapid growth of IoT, there are great opportunities for operators to expand revenue with new services. PS Solutions' parent company, network operator SoftBank, has partnered with Ericsson to expand networks and increase IoT revenue streams in Japan. In April 2017, SoftBank began rolling out Ericsson solutions to support the deployment of cellular IoT services across Japan.
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2019-04-24T16:23:09Z
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http://www.activetelecoms.com/index.php/news/government/tag/Japan
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In 1919, newspaper headlines stated British day trip had proven Einstein's basic concept of relativity. the scoop stirred the general public mind's eye on either side of the Atlantic and thrust the scientist into the highlight of popularity.
Two years later, Chaim Weizmann led a fund-raising challenge to the us and invited Einstein to hitch it. The undertaking traveled to ny, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Hartford to crusade for public wisdom and aid of the Hebrew college of Jerusalem. This introduced Einstein in the grab of the yank media. His lectures added in manhattan, Princeton, and Chicago, and reviews at the Jewish presence in Palestine, made Einstein, on his first journey to the USA, one of many first media stars. In Albert Meets the US, József Illy provides a desirable compilation of media tales of Einstein's journey -- which hide his technological know-how, his Zionism, and the anti-Semitism he encountered. As we commute with Einstein, from headline to headline, we event his emotional reference to American Jews and his frustration at changing into global recognized although his theories weren't really understood.
This fascinating assortment supplies readers an intimate glimpse into the lifetime of one of many world's first glossy celebrities and a different knowing of the media's strength over either its topic and its audience.
Inditex—the staff in the back of Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, and Bershkaùis—is this day an incredible strength on the earth of haute couture. It lately outranked hole because the #1 outfits store on this planet. In nearly each urban on this planet, you'll discover a number of of Inditex’s outlets, Zara being the main conspicuous. but little is understood approximately this extraordinary luck. This booklet bargains such an perception by means of telling the tale of the genius in the back of the Inditex Group—Armancio Ortega. in addition to being one of many world’s richest males, Ortega is the brains at the back of a modern day revolution in textiles and type retail. who's Armancio Ortega? the place is he from? the place is he going? What led him to dream up this empire? via unheard of entry to Ortega and his closest aides, the writer offers a compelling and specified biography of the guy liable for one in all this century’s such a lot outstanding enterprise successes.
The 10th and youngest son of a negative Boston soapmaker, Benjamin Franklin may upward push to develop into, in Thomas Jefferson's phrases, "the maximum guy and decoration of his age." during this brief, enticing biography, historian Edwin S. Gaustad bargains a fabulous portrait of this towering colonial determine, illuminating Franklin's personality and personality.
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Written by way of a number one authority on colonial the USA, this compact biography captures in a remarkably small house the most protean lives in our nation's history.
During this ebook Wallace Stegner recounts the sucesses and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the celebrated ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and the native land of Indian tribes of the yank Southwest. A prophet with no honor who had a profound realizing of the yank West, Powell warned in the past of the risks monetary exploitation may pose to the West and spent a great deal of his existence overcoming Washington politics in getting his message throughout. purely now, we may perhaps realize simply how actual a prophet he was.
During this “informative and pleasant” (American Scientist) biography, Margaret Cheney explores the intense and prescient brain of Nikola Tesla, one of many 20th century’s maximum scientists and inventors.
In Tesla: guy Out of Time, Margaret Cheney explores the bright and prescient brain of 1 of the 20th century's maximum scientists and inventors. referred to as a madman by way of his enemies, a genius by means of others, and an enigma via approximately every person, Nikola Tesla used to be, no doubt, a trailblazing inventor who created fantastic, occasionally world-transforming units that have been nearly with no theoretical precedent. Tesla not just found the rotating magnetic box -- the root of so much alternating-current equipment -- but in addition brought us to the basics of robotics, pcs, and missile technology. nearly supernaturally talented, unfailingly flamboyant and neurotic, Tesla was once afflicted through an array of compulsions and phobias and was once keen on extravagant, visionary experimentations. He was once additionally a favored man-about-town, well-liked by means of males as various as Mark Twain and George Westinghouse, and loved via rankings of society beauties.
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This quantity includes 36 interviews with biomedical scientists (26 of whom are Nobel laureates). The conversations disguise study components and discoveries, in addition to the roads to those discoveries, together with features of the scientists' paintings that by no means observed book. The ebook comprises info at the scientists' backgrounds, aspirations, failings and triumphs. it's illustrated with snapshots of the conversations and pictures supplied by means of the interviewees. This publication can be of curiosity to biomedical scientists, biochemists and common readers. it's a follow-up to "Candid technological know-how: Conversations with recognized Chemists", by means of an analogous writer.
2005 has been detailed "World yr of Physics" to have fun the booklet of Einstein's thought of Relativity 100 years in the past. In commemoration of this landmark anniversary, Oxford collage Press brings Abraham Pais' significant paintings on Einstein's lifestyles and paintings to an entire new iteration of readers.
Written with Pais' intimate and incomparable wisdom of Einstein, Subtle is the Lord will satisfaction and encourage someone excited about the guy whose innovative rules have outlined smooth physics.
It used to be on the peak of the chilly struggle, in the summertime of 1950, while Bruno Pontecorvo mysteriously vanished at the back of the Iron Curtain. Who was once he, and what brought on him to vanish? used to be he easily a physicist, or additionally a undercover agent and communist radical? A protégé of Enrico Fermi, Pontecorvo was once some of the most promising nuclear physicists on this planet. He spent years looking for the Higgs boson of his day—the neutrino—a approximately massless particle regarded as necessary to the method of particle decay. His paintings at the big apple venture helped to bring in the nuclear age, and proven his popularity as an excellent physicist. Why, then, could he disappear as he stood at the cusp of real greatness, maybe even the Nobel Prize?
In Half-Life, physicist and historian Frank shut bargains a heretofore untold heritage of Pontecorvo’s existence, in response to extraordinary entry to Pontecorvo’s family and friends and the Russian scientists with whom he could later paintings. shut takes a microscope to Pontecorvo’s lifestyles, combining an intensive biography of 1 of an important scientsts of the 20 th century with the drama of chilly warfare espionage. With the entire components of a chilly conflict thriller—classified atomic examine, an notorious double agent, a potential kidnapping by way of Soviet operatives—Half-Life is a historical past of nuclear physics at might be its strongest: whilst it created the bomb.physics at maybe its strongest: whilst it created the bomb.
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the indolent cook: fresh almonds... & green almond pickles!
You know what it's like. You're minding your own business, getting your groceries... and suddenly, out of the corner of the eye, you spy something. Something attractive. Something different. Something interesting. Something you'd never tried before. Something you'd like to try. Something that has so much potential... and you know, you just know that you could have something special together, if you'd only muster up the courage to give it a go.
fresh almonds, aka green almonds.
Ah, yes... I'm talking about fresh almonds, also known as spring almonds, or green almonds: the young, fleshy fruit of the almond tree that can be eaten whole.
Anyway, I brought these little beauties home and immediately sliced them in half to investigate. Then I tasted them. The outer skin is tart, the astringent quality reminiscent of an under-ripe fruit, with hints of guava. The translucent inner kernel resembles a mild and refreshing jelly, with an almost lychee-like texture, and a subtle hint of sweetness.
cross-section of a fresh green almond cut into halves.
After sampling my fresh green almonds, I thought they would make fantastic pickles - similar to the ones my mum makes with green mangoes, which I love. And so it was that I made green almond pickles with my fresh almonds... and they turned out just as I hoped - sweet, tangy, with a hint of spice and salt.
We had some really good times, my pickled almonds and I. I'm glad I initiated* our sassy little romance... and I'm sure we'll meet again for round two.
*The almonds insisted they were actually the ones who initiated by looking at me, then looking away, then looking at me again, and that I totally fell for it hook, line and sinker.
Wash fresh almonds. Slice each almond vertically into halves. For a neater appearance, trim their twiggy ends. If you like, you may also take out the kernels and eat them - the best part for pickling is the outer shell.
Slice chillies horizontally into thin rings.
In a saucepan, stir water, sugar, vinegar, salt and nutmeg over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil, then remove from heat and pour over fresh almonds and chillies. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly.
Seal the jars and place in the fridge for a minimum of one week to allow the flavours to fully develop. Give the jars a good shake once or twice a day for the first three days.
After that, the pickles should keep for at least a month in the fridge, probably longer.
That is so interesting! I've never see green almonds before. Are they furry like a peach?
Foodycat, yes they are a bit furry! I believe they come from the same family as peaches, too.
Omg Leaf you are hysterical. I love your writing!!! Your words are so easy to read, light-hearted and always put a smile on my face.
Thank you Winston as always for your awesome comments! I'm always flirting with new ingredients and developing romantic relationships with them... I'm quite the tart. ;) Looking forward to you making pickles too and posting about them in time for summer!
Oh I hope you get to try some fresh almonds, Anna! It seems that they can occasionally be found at Asian fruit & veg grocers... that's where I got mine. Even so, I think they can be quite rare to come by, so snap some up if you see any!
I have never seen fresh almond before. I think they need not initiate looking at me because if I see them, I cannot take my eyes off them. Like the song says, they are too good to be true! Oh, your jar of pickled almonds are pretty babies too! LOL!
What an interesting pickle and we also enjoy so many types of pickles at home though these with almonds is something new to me.
such an interesting pickle! didn't know you can to something like that!
Thanks Quay Po for dedicating a love song to my almonds, both fresh and pickled. ;) They're really quite intriguing, aren't they?
Fresh almonds are new to me! I have seen them only on TV (mainly cooking shows) but not in grocery stores here.
I love fresh almonds but can never seem to find any here. I enjoy them when I go back to France.
Ooo how exciting! I love discovering new things. I've never seen these around before so I'm glad you've opened my eyes to it!
Hopefully you see fresh almonds in the flesh one day, tigerfish!
They seem quite scarce around here, too, Sylvie. Perhaps due to a combination of timing, availibility and market demand?
Thanks Apple! Actually I'm going to update the post with where I found my green almonds, just in case it might be helpful for those in Melbourne... though I'm not sure if they still have it!
I've never seen fresh green almond before and it's been pickled! What an interesting food and I'd love to taste this. The cross-section of a fresh green almond is so beautiful with the slight green color.
Oh wow!! Now to head to Prahran to find them... sooo cute too!
Yep, Agnes - they're fuzzy little ones!
I have never had one of these sadly ... I wonder if I can get them in my neck of the woods???
Such a gorgeous picture. I have't had a go at pickles yet, but who knows!
BTW I am adding you to my blogroll, which I've been meaning to do for weeks.
I've never seen fresh green almond before. Neither I heard of making pickles with either. thanks for the post. Just learned something great.
what a delicious idea! I love that!
I've seen these almonds before, but was confused as to how they taste or what to do with them. This sounds really yummy!
Gorgeous- have been hunting for some good pickles to have with sticky roasted pork- I think these might be perfect- thank you!
How interesting that in my recent years of memorizing trees and shrubs, I have never bothered to find out where almonds fit into the picture. The Prunus family, crazy!
It really is pretty cool, Emma! I do love edible seeds - it's like the fruit is doing double duty!
Amazing! You sound like me- I buy things that "smile at me" at the market- even if I have no idea what to do with them, I'll figure something out!
Very brave and inventive to come up with the pickling idea. I wish I lived close enough to come try some!!
I am absolutely love green almonds!! I only discovered them last year since living in Israel. Pickling them is such a great idea! I am bookmarking this to make when it's green almond season here.
Thanks Nicole, it's funny how at particular times we are drawn to certain ingredients, isn't it?
Thanks Maggie! Seeing as we live on opposite sides of the world, check in springtime where you are as that's when they're in season.
I've used green almonds before but not in such an interesting way...this pickle sounds delicious!
Thanks for stopping by my blog recently, Leaf. I'm also a complete sucker for anything obscure, new and different. What a fun way to use fresh almonds! So creative!
I must say, this is brilliant! I grew up on fresh almonds, as we eat them in Lebanon as a snack dipped in salt. Here in the US, I buy them occasionally at the middle eastern store. Never saw them as a pickle! This is a terrific idea!
Love pickled papaya - a very popular dish back home. BUt, never seen pickled almonds! I'm interested to see how that would taste like.
I haven't seen green almonds in my groceries for a while! Time to hunt!
Thanks meanderingmango! I'm really enjoying it as a snack.
Hey Adrian - it's not too different to other salty-sweet-sour pickles made from underripe fruits, I'd say. Very easy to eat.
We have an almond tree in the garden, I could actually try that one, although I have no clue about what a pickled almond should taste like.
That's what I love about your blog. The discovery. Super awesome.
What an interestign recipe! I have never tried fresh almonds before and I owuld personally never think about pickling them. But it looks fantastic.
Never seen green almonds before, they looks so pretty and the recipe sounds great!
What a gorgeous recipe! Having just finished some preserving classes, I'm particularly taken. I've never eaten a green almond before.
What a great idea! I have seen fresh almonds a few months ago, but did not buy, because I had no clue how to use it.
These look wonderful! Like nothing that I've ever seen before. Many thanks for the intriguing new idea. I only hope that I can find fresh green almonds somewhere.
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Let’s be civil, and act as mature people in Christ while dealing with the lost. Remember, the people who have modern leftists ideals are not your enemy. It is the power behind them, pulling their strings. That is why our Lord, and His apostles, when they were killed, could ask God to forgive their murderers, due to their ignorance. We are dealing with a group of people who are unable to recognize truth, reason, love, and who are enslaved to sin, their master. They are children of their father, satan. According to Romans 1, their minds are debased, and unable to reason. Pray for the miracle of regeneration to happen to them, that they would be born again, and that they would repent of their sins, and trust solely in Jesus’ work on the cross for their justification.
We tend to compare human volition with that of God’s. I believe this is what causes so much confusion when it comes to understanding sovereign election, and man’s culpability. We hear comments like, “If God decides who gets saved, and who doesn’t, then it doesn’t matter what I do. We are just a bunch of mindless robots.” Now we know that we are not mindless robots, and our choices have consequences. We also know from scripture that God says we are culpable for our sins. We also should know, that we as finite, cursed, creatures, can’t know perfectly the attributes of God. We can only know them as much as we are made able to know them. That isn’t to say that our knowledge is insufficient for our spiritual needs, it is simply something we must acknowledge before moving on.
I’m not going to go into great detail in this article, as I do think the subject needs deeper, and more thorough treatment. I plan on writing a larger paper, or book on the topic later. I’m only going to use a few attributes in this example. Also, please keep in mind that even though there are attributes that were communicated to us in our creation by God, making us in His image, those attributes cannot be directly compared to them as found in God, as He is incomparable, having no analogous being.
God’s will is informed by His sovereignty, omniscience, and beneficence, to only name a few of His attributes. How do you think those qualities affect His determining compared to the enslaved, ignorant, malevolently informed wills of human beings? You see, the will of man cannot be rightly compared to that of God’s. In eternity past, when God created everything out of nothing, and determined all things, He did so with perfect rights, as owner/Creator. He did so with perfect knowledge of everything in all times and places, and even of all things not constrained by space-time. Finally, He did so with perfect goodness, love, and justice, these all being informed by all of His other perfections/attributes.
When man makes a decision it is informed by his enslaved nature. He is a slave to sin unless he has been born again. Then he is a slave to Christ Jesus. Those two facts make an eternity of differences. His will is also informed by his ignorance. Man can only consider what he reasons that he knows, when making a decision. If we consider this honestly, we would admit that compared to God’s omniscience our knowledge is incomparable. They belong in different categories. Our wills cannot operate independently apart from our sinful flesh, even when we are born again, due to our residence in the unredeemed flesh.
Since these two wills operate in different conditions, one being eternal/timeless, and the other being confined to finite, unfolding time, and space, the experience of these wills is very different. I can experience the situation that requires a response, the reasoning through the known options, make a decision, and experience the consequences of my decision as they unfold in my temporal, material, experience of life as a creature. This doesn’t in any way negate the reality of God’s volition in eternity past. I, as a result of God’s will in eternity past experience my life as He has determined it.
I know this seems impossible to people. We are stuck many times trying to compare things that are not in the same categories. By looking briefly at how different the two wills are, we should be able to accept that there is an aspect of ignorance in our reasoning due to our nature as creatures, that can’t justify fully how we can have a personal volition, and that God can determine all things, without there being a conflict. Our experiences as creatures are real. We are culpable for our sins. We do make choices in the construct in which we reside. Outside of that small, finite, dark, construct exists the full, luminescent, glorious truth of God. He is sovereign, omniscient, and good. We can trust those attributes as we experience the temporal, and eternal consummation of His will.
What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I raised you up, to demonstrate MY power in you, and that MY name might be proclaimed throughout the whole earth.” So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires.
Sovereign Election, and Man’s Volition.
God is omniscient. He knows everything. He cannot learn. He has always known who He would save, and who He would not. He did not have to look down the corridors of time to see who would choose Him. He knew before He made them. It is not evil for God to save only the elect. We cannot judge God. He is the infinite, transcendent Creator. We are small, finite, creatures, with limited faculties as creatures, then add on to that the noetic effect of our sin natures inherited from the fall of original sin. In Adam all die. The wages of sin is death. All of us, even the newborn, deserve death and Hell, but God in His mercy saves some. If there are two doctrines that are seemingly at odds, in your understanding, it is not the truth of God that is wrong. If the Bible says we have a volition, make choices, and suffer the consequence, or reap the rewards of those choices, then it is true. If it says that God has determined, or ordained all things to come to pass according to His will, then that is also true. Just because someone can’t justify the two ideas in their small, finite, creaturely, sin sick minds doesn’t negate the truth of God.
We are limited to an existence in space/time. We only experience life in a linear progression through unfolding time, in space. We see our lives as a series of instances, and of choices, and outcomes. Eternity is not like that. God is bigger than space/time. He transcends His creation. He sees all things, perfectly, as the actually are, forever. God made the construct of this material world for us to live in, and for His story to be experienced in. He made it for His glory.
The Bible, the Gospel of Christ, are theocentric, not anthropocentric. In Eternity, God sovereignly chose who would respond to their sin, and the gospel, with repentance and faith. He grants repentance and faith, to those whom He chose. This does not negate our culpability. He says as much in Romans. It doesn’t mean that we don’t experience choices and the outcomes of those choices. Let God be true.
You can read that Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, Israel was chosen, Aaron, and Moses were chosen, Hosea, and Gomer were chosen, even the pagans were chosen to work God’s will in their wickedness they were used to punish Israel when they strayed. Christ chose His Apostles. Paul was chosen, and we see that on the road to Damascus. Romans 9, Ephesians 1, God’s sovereign choices are all over the old and new Testaments. We can’t ignore it, or interpret in a way that makes it anthropocentric. Our purpose is to glorify God, not man.
Sanctification is about being conformed to the Word of God and His likeness. A Christian would love for His sinful will in the unredeemed flesh to be gone. It is one of the things we look forward to in eternity, is being in a glorified body, that no longer desires to sin, but entirely desires to do God’s will only. People make the accusation that God wouldn’t make a bunch of mindless robots, but I would love it if I no longer sinned or were tempted to sin. It doesn’t mean that I would be mindless. Election, and man’s volition are both true. Before a man is saved, his will is enslaved to his sinful nature. After he is saved, it is enslaved to the Christ Jesus His Lord and Savior, who died for his sins.
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Issue 406 - Quick It's March 1st - Set Your New Year Resolutions!
8 weeks to go 'til the 'race', and yesterday I did 15 miles in 3 hours 1 minute.
That's staying with my target time.
I had remembered my padded shorts, so the old area of chafing was trouble free.
Unfortunately when I got home I noticed chafing in a new, and quite frankly disturbing area.
Let's just say I won't be rushing out to book any horse riding lessons, are you with me?
Although I might invest in one of those blow up cushions that look like a ring doughnut, do you follow?
You may remember (although I accept the possibility that you don't), that last week I said I might be writing today about how to seduce women with your thumbs.
Well at the mo I have loads of subjects to write about, they are stacking up a bit, so that issue will be shunted back.
I also want to talk about the Hubble space telescope, how close the whole project came to collapse.
I also want to talk about money in sport, specifically a new book I've written, the boxer Lennox Lewis, womens' tennis, and Italian skiing.
So, with all that upcoming, today's issue is called 'Quick! It's March 1st, Set Your New Year Resolutions!
Every New Year the old chesnut of New Year resolutions comes up.
It seems that every newsletter online focuses on the subject - why to set them, why not to set them, how to set them, er, how not to set them, blah blah, yada yada.
I make my view known around the same time, don't get me wrong, but since the whole point of this newsletter is goal achievement and self improvement, I reckon I'm allowed to.
I tend to say that a joking 'intending to fail' resolution is bad news, as it tells your subconscious mind all the wrong messages.
So here we are, with March 1st looming this week.
If you made any resolutions at all in the New Year, how well are they going?
Has anything changed between then and now, or are things exactly the same as they were.
If they're the same, is that what you want?
If that isn't what you want, what will you do about it the next 2 months that you *didn't* do in the last 2 months?
Basically what I'm saying, is that March 1st is a great time to set your yearly goals.
You don't get caught up in all the New Year nonsense.
You have had a chance to assess how the year has gone, and how it will carry on if you let it.
It's a much better date to decide by yourself, for yourself, what you want for the upcoming 12 months.
Then you can look back on March 1st 2008 and do another check.
When people ask you about your resolutions on Jan 1st 2008, you can tell them about your March 1st goals.
If they know anything about goal achievement, they'll smile and acknowledge your plan.
You'll be the one laughing loudest though, when you see how setting March 1st resolutions makes much more powerful changes in your life.
I hope you can see the logic here, I welcome your feedback as ever, and if you don't think the idea's any good, let me know what you've done goal achievement wise in the last 2 months.
Before I sign off, I must give a mention to Martin Avis' newsletter.
A fellow Brit, he has the same sense of humour as me, I always get a smile and a lift from reading his Kickstart Newsletter.
This week he features a 10,000 foot skydive from a sufferer of motor neuron disease- very inspirational.
Ok, that's it for today, don't forget to make your March 1st Resolutions on Thursday!
Issue 405 - A Great Pair of Tips!
Did you get loads of Valentine's Day cards?
I'm still waiting, and letterbox was so untroubled I could hear the tumbleweed rolling past.
It's bloody saying something when the card I sent to myself didn't even turn up!
I won't be wasting £1.50 like that again in a while (about a year probably).
Last week this newsletter had its' 4th anniversary, and I wrote how I used my weekly activities to relate my self improvement ideas.
I'm calling this week's issue 'A Great Pair Of Tips'.
I went for a training session last week, and was a bit concerned.
I knew I had developed bad habits in my delivery, and was not sure well I would be able to unlearn them.
The session was taken by a girl who has been playing for over 20 years.
She's Canadian, where curling is massive.
She asked me what I wanted out of the session, and after I'd told her she asked me to deliver some stones so she could she my action.
After my first go she said 'I can see what you're doing wrong,' and gave me advice.
I tried to do what she said, and the next throw was about a gazillion times better!
She then gave the whole group some general tips, one of which I knew would be relevant to me.
All that took about 20 minutes.
I could not believe just 20 minutes and 2 tips would make such a difference!
Actually I'm lying, I could believe it.
I remember a drummer gave me 2 tips once which made a huge difference.
So it doesn't surprise me, but it gives me a boost and a smile whenever I personally experience it myself.
It doesn't take a seminar, or an essay, or a textbook.
Just a couple of tips from an outsider with greater knowledge.
2 tips at a time is enough to work on without overcomplicating things.
I talk about it in my book, 'Transform Your Life in 21Days!', and if you want simple effective tips on how to change your circumstances, it really is worth a read to see how I did it myself.
Over the weekend I played in a curling tournament, and won my first prize!
Ok, it was the booby prize for coming last, but I was able to use my new technique, and boy did I see a difference!
I was also able to play with people who have represented England in Europe, so was soaking up the experience they had to show - fantastic, just the kind of knowledge sharing I always waffle on about!
Ok, that's it for today - is there a situation in your life which could be improved by a great pair of tips?
I'll see you next time when, depending on what happens during my week, I'm aiming to talk about how to seduce women with your thumbs!
Issue 404 - 4th Birthday for The Great Gordino Newsletter!
This newsletter is 4 years old this week.
Regular readers will know that on every 50th issue I like to print a piece called 'The Desiderata', one of the rare times I use someone else's writing.
Since I hit issue 400 only a few weeks ago, I'm not going to use it again this week, so it's just plain old me again!
What I will do is re-iterate my basic philosophy.
When issue number 1 of The Great Gordino Newsletter slipped online in February 2003, the idea was to use current events, both in my life and the world around me, to illustrate my ideas.
I chose the 3 main areas of focus as goal achievement, self improvement, and wealth creation.
Self improvement is a choice, You either choose to do it or you choose not to.
If you choose to do it, you then get your attitudes right, including taking responsibility for your actions and the consequences.
Then you follow tried and tested goal achievement theories.
There are lots of them about, they are not hard to find. As you progress, you'll find the way which works for you.
When you then back all this up with taking action, you can achieve amazing things you hadn't thought possible.
If you are after creation of financial wealth, that's certainly possible with the internet, even more so today than in 2003, but it's vital not to forget the wealth of abundance we already have around us.
If you can read this on your computer, you are in the smallest percentage of people on the planet.
You and I can say pretty much anything we want, maybe against our government if we choose, and we are at liberty to do so.
We can look around and enjoy the nature around us without fear of an armed rebel coming at us with a rifle or machete.
We can get a drink of clean water, we can go and get some chocolate from the well stocked cupboard (very well stocked in my case).
Let's appreciate what we have.
Some people say I spend too long wearing slap-happy-clappy rose tinted glasses.
Well, not everything is perfect.
Lots of things are wrong, some of them badly, and change can be dreadfully slow.
Change is possible though, we can do something about it.
In 2005 I stood for Parliament in my country's election.
I didn't win, but I was able to stand up and take part in the democratic process.
Treat other people as you would be treated yourself - it's an old adage, but it's a good'un.
If you follow it, integrity will usually be at your side.
Just as importantly, let's flip the saying - treat yourself as you would treat others.
Take it onwards to the doing!
Taking responsibility doesn't mean blaming yourself, it means accepting that consequence follows your actions.
It has done in your past, and it will do in your future, starting with right here and now.
If your year so far is following the same pattern as last year, that's because you are taking the same actions!
If you want a different result, take a different action.
Back in 2003, setting up an internet business could be tricky.
It could take time, and money.
Fast forward to today, and things have changed dramatically!
You can use free options to create a web presence, maybe on myspace, maybe with a free blog.
You can generate free targeted traffic without wasting your money on the garbage schemes which don't work.
You can create your own product again for free, or you can find other products to sell.
With all that going on, if you aren't making money online, where do you think the cause is - the internet, or you?
I wrote that in 2003, and am as proud of it now as I was then.
There is no reason on earth why you can't take advantage of the affiliate programme, and earn nearly $20 per sale.
Or, you can start selling information products for just $7.
Information products are great because they can be set up so easily.
You then just need to know how to drive traffic to your site.
You won't be surprised to know I've written a guide to that too!
If you buy the $7 book via my link, I will give you my traffic guide for free.
Or you can get the traffic guide for just $7.
You can then promote both, and keep all the $7 from purchases!
As I crack into the 5th year of the newsletter, thanks for reading.
Without readers there would be no point in writing, and I appreciate your ongoing feedback.
I'm intending to carry on waffling about how you can imrove yourself by choosing to follow goal achievement techniques.
You can create and enjoy wealth in your life, you just need to believe it and act on it, and as I've given you the option of tools in today's newsletter, that's what I'll carry on doing.
Let me know if you think I'm on the right track, and if you enjoy my witterings, please pass it on to any friends who you think will enjoy it too!
I have had a busy couple of days.
I stayed up to watch the Superbowl last night.
Of course I work for myself from home, so I can set my own hours - I love it!
The Superbowl is America's self proclaimed 'greatest show on earth', although over here in Britain it is a small niche sport at best.
For the last few years, a pay per view channel has been showing the 'Lingerie Bowl' at half time.
Models play a short game of American Football dressed up in lacy lingerie.
Considering the Superbowl is an all American commercial fest, its surprising that it was a British businessman who came up with a marketing idea of monstrous proportions.
This was the 41st Superbowl, so the idea was to create a celebration of the previous 40, but to make it BIG.
The book weighs over 90 lbs, that's no misprint - 90lbs!
It lists every play of all 40 games, with hundreds of never before seen photos.
There are 20,000 printed, and they sell for $4000 each!
Do a bit of maths and you can see the figures get exciting.
That's not the end of it though - the first 200 copies are hand signed by all the living 'best player of the game', from those 40 Superbowls.
These 200 copies sell for $40,000 each!
Do the maths again, and the size of the potential is clear.
What a fantastic idea, although I don't suppose you'd want to let your little kid have a read with his chocolatey fingers!
You have to admire selling a book for $40,000, especially 200 of them, but is there a way to profit selling books at the other end of the scale?
I came across a guide last week which tells how to sell information products for $7 and make a good profit.
I got a copy, and I liked it.
I don't normally recommend other people's books, but this is an exception.
I like the style, short and sweet, and the information is good.
You can also prpmote the book yourself and keep the full $7 price yourself!
The method is explained in the book.
However, I noticed a flaw right away.
There was no mention in the book of how to generate traffic.
It's the lifeblood of any business online, and to miss it out is a shame in my view.
It might leave newcomers unsure as to what to do, and ending up doing nothing.
So, over the weekend, I came up with a solution.
I wrote a guide to the single most effective traffic technique I personally use.
I used the exact techniques mentioned in the 7 Dollar Secret book, meaning I charge $7 for it, and anyone can promote it and keep the full $7 themselves.
I've decided to offer the traffic guide free to anyone who buys the 7 Dollar book through my link.
I'll then email you a copy of my traffic technique.
You can then promote both and keep all the $7 sales!
If you've already bought 7 Dollar Secrets, and many people have, can I suggest you still buy my 'Tireless Traffic Technique'.
Once you've read it, you'll see how it compliments the 7 Dollar book, and you'll want to promote it, detail on how to do that are in the guide.
Buy the 7 Dollar Secrets, and I'll give you my traffic book, but if you already have the 7 Dollar guide, my traffic book is still great value - plus you get my advice at the end of an email!
I had a busy old time getting this together, and I'm pleased with the result.
I still had time for some fun over the weekend, the Lingerie Bowl apart.
I went to a jam, and ended up playing a song on bass that I hadn't played for ages.
I used one of the oldest entertainment tricks in the book. I realised that I had played a few bad notes, so quickly began singing some even worse notes over the top.
Ok, that's it for today - are you ready to jump start your information selling internet business?
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2019-04-23T15:00:16Z
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http://thegreatgordino.blogspot.com/2007/02/
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The author assembled a veritable army of Boe- Bots, thanks to the generous collaboration of Parallax, www.parallax.com.
Ants don’t build anthills. Well that statement just doesn’t seem to work, does it? Clearly there is an anthill and clearly there are ants working on, in and around it. So they must be building it. What makes it interesting is that they didn’t mean to build it .
I discovered this interesting fact while researching my latest project: an experiment that involves emergent behavior in a robot swarm. Swarms are not new. In short, a robot swarm is a distributed robotic system. Swarms use a large number of identical, small, simple and usually inexpensive robots instead of a single, complex system. One advantage to the redundancy is surviveability of the system. When a there is a critical failure on a small robot, it simply drops off-line and the group is unfazed since all the robots on either side close the gap.
Having built a Boe-Bot, the author’s daughter is happy with the results!
The end result is that the work continues and no “down time” is logged. The failed robot is collected later, unless it is inaccessible, but even then, owing to its low cost, the loss is insignificant compared to all the hardware or the work value provided by the entire system.
NASA has seriously explored this method of deployment for interplanetary exploration, most notably for landing on Mars. There are many reasons why it is a good system. The landing does not rely on all robots surviving. Many can be damaged and many can fail and the system remains reliable, conducts the expected work and returns the desired science.
Still NASA has yet to deploy a swarm on any planet, rock or moon. There are probably a few very good reasons for this, too. Since I am not on staff at NASA, I can only guess that one of the biggest detractors would likely be the communication systems necessary to talk back to earth, which might not be easily distributed among the swarm with enough power to make a usable signal for interplanetary communication. So, if you can’t do it with a lot of small robots, then a single system is required for the mission and we have seen that in the recent rovers that have been crawling on the surface. Sitting here in my darkened kitchen, however, I can foresee an even more sinister possible out- come that would cause the engineers at NASA to avoid swarms: Emergent Behavior.
Emergent Behavior is any behavior that is not expected, based on the inputs available and the planned outputs. Basically the system develops new properties that result from interaction of the robots in a swarm, at the most basic levels. In other words, the robots are doing something the designer didn’t intend for them to do!
According to the research of Dr. Debra Gordon, who studies harvester ants in the Arizona desert, the nest that ants build is completed without the benefit of central cognition. In other words, nobody is in charge. No single ant, like the queen for example, or even a committee of ants is deciding the next steps necessary to build the colony. In the face of a changing environment or disturbance to the nest, the same simple rules are followed and the result is still success.
Dr. Debra Gordon’s research suggests that, at least in the case of the Arizona ants, there are basically only four types of ant jobs in the ant world. Pretty limiting in terms of advancement, but hey, we are talking ants here. Even though there are only four basic jobs, the result is an amazingly successful, complex and on a certain level even beautiful structure built and sustained using a brain that employs a mere half million neurons or fewer.
Systems like this emerge in other places in nature. Many social insects display forms of Emergence. It also appears in higher order animals like, for instance, birds. Bird flock- ing is one example. The behavior of bird flocks can be reproduced when models are equipped with just a few simple rules.
Stay away from other birds that come to close.
Stay close to birds that stray too far.
Proceed in the same basic direction as other birds that are nearby.
Following these three basic rules, a flock develops and moves in an undulating pat- tern through the sky. Maybe it is not an efficient behavior, but it is an emergent behavior nonetheless.
I am very interested in multi-robotic systems, so I decided that I would embark on an experiment to explore an emergent behavior, but I must be cautious. If I devise an experiment that is guaranteed to display an emergent behavior is the behavior emergent at all or is it designed into the system from the start? Even if I try to simulate an existing system that displays an emergent behavior and succeed, I can be accused of preparing the experiment to show exactly what I expected to find. Maybe I could be accused of designing the outcome into the original system.
On the other hand, I can waste a lot of time trying out rule sets to see if one will develop a behavior. So how then, does one design a rule set that allows an emergent behavior to develop without intentionally creating an environment in which it must emerge?
Like fractal images. With a given seed, you get a repeatable result. So was it emergence only the first time, or can it be called emergence each time it repeats? Anthills repeat themselves, with minor variances and each time an anthill forms, it is emergent. So without intentionally creating a behavior, I seek to design an experiment from which a truly unexpected behavior emerges. This behavior may be extremely subtle and risks creating a very boring experiment, but if the emergence can be defined, then I will have success.
Onward to the experiment itself. I will describe it here in some terms, but please don’t be mad at me if the actual experiment evolves somewhat from this initial description. The creation of the experiment may reveal limitations or opportunities that I may wish to incorporate or that I would have to work around. One such limitation evidenced itself before I even began this journey. Originally, my plan was to simulate a basic, automated car environment. The vehicles would be allowed to change lanes, stop, turn and make routing choices, but never leave a closed course. I wanted to see if emergence would develop in traffic patterns.
I suspect that this would have resulted in an emergence, but as I began to consider the requirements, it became obvious that this lofty goal easily exceeds the computing capabilities of the Boe-Bot by a wide margin and starts to encroach on the level of a DARPA challenge. Ok, maybe that’s an overstatement, but basically, I’m just not there with the system I have chosen. Simpler systems, besides being easier to work with, will likely display an emergent behavior both more quickly and more measurably. The Boe-Bot platform lends itself well to an application of this type. An attempt at simulating a more insect-like intelligence is considerably more practical.
The rules are more basic. There will be several groups of similarly tasked bots. The tasks will be complementary and dependent. Task switching will be an option for each robot. Tasks will be virtual and represented by LED outputs.
Communication between the Boe-Bots will be accomplished with an IR transceiver circuit.
Collect “food” from “food” source. If meeting another robot that has no food, pass food to that robot.
Robots with “food” will only move that “food” west.
Collect “refuse” if meeting another robot that has no refuse, pass refuse.
Avoid an obstacle by touch. This includes collision avoidance between robots.
I will provide the Boe-Bots (Boe-Bugs?) with a “food” supply and a supply of “refuse”, both of which will be provided by an IR signal from a stationary Board of Education at each end of the field. The field itself will have a border to contain the swarm, since navigation will be very rudimentary. As the “hive” works together, exchanging the two payloads, I will begin to introduce obstacles and observe how the robots adjust to the intrusion. With any luck, a result will emerge somewhere in the mix that is not planned.
To conduct this experiment, I have obtained 12 standard Parallax Boe-Bot robots and two Board of Education boards, also equipped with Basic Stamp (BS2) chips. Enough cannot be said about this versatile little platform.
It is an excellently equipped robot with lots of experimental capabilities. I am very excited to get my hands on the new version that comes with the Propeller chip. That should significantly enhance this already amazing bot.
However, I have already started with the Stamp equipped model, so I will finish the experiment with these robots. The intelligence I am attempting to duplicate is simple enough that the stamp will per- form an adequate job and it will be easy to program.
Due to the complexity involved in this experiment, I cannot promise results by the next issue, but I will at the very least, provide you with a progress report. So make sure you keep reading ROBOT, to see what happens when I turn on a dozen Boe-Bots at once. That should be exciting.
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2019-04-23T09:56:00Z
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http://www.botmag.com/emergent-behavior-1/
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Swim 200 meters/yards (or 300 meters/yards in mask, fins and snorkel). There is no time limit for this, and you may use any swimming strokes you want.
Any individual who can meet the performance requirements of the course qualifies for certification. There are many adaptive techniques that allow individuals with physical challenges to meet these requirements. People with paraplegia, amputations and other challenges commonly earn the PADI or SSI Open Water Diver certification. Even individuals with more significant physical challenges participate in diving.
For example, if you’ve just finished your PADI or SSI Open Water Diver course, you probably shouldn’t dive under Antarctic ice on your next dive. However, don’t limit yourself. Some of the best diving is closer than you think.
The only truly important thing about where you dive is that you have the training and experience for diving there, and that you have a dive buddy to go with you. We can help you organize great local diving or a dive vacation.
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Aside from pregnancy, there are really no concerns. Because physiologists know little about the effects of diving on the fetus, the recommendation is that women avoid diving while pregnant or trying to become pregnant. Menstruation is not normally a concern.
With the necessary training and experience, the limit for recreational scuba diving is 40 meters/130 feet. Beginning scuba divers stay shallower than about 18 meters/60 feet. Although these are the limits, some of the most popular diving is shallower than 12 meters/40 feet, where the water’s warmer and the colors are brighter.
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2019-04-24T10:49:59Z
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My completing seminary included a move to a new denomination, the PCA. Coming from a denomination whose tradition was rooted in German pietism and Dispensationalism my understanding of how God works through church government was decidedly uninformed. My advisor, Dr. Richard Gaffin, thought it a kindness to recommend to a man just finished with all the hard reading of his seminary classes, a relatively easy work on this subject, James Bannerman’s two volumes: The Church of Christ: a treatise on the nature, powers, ordinances, discipline, and government of the Christian Church.
And yes, if you’ve had opportunity to consider Bannerman’s work, you know I am having a little fun. Sincerely though, I remain grateful for Dr. Gaffin’s recommendation. Working through Bannerman over the next two years was fundamental to my current understanding and security in my church government practices.
Yet, for many a reader, especially elders, Bannerman is just going to be a bit too much. So what to do? For a class I am taking this summer I just finished reading Guy Prentiss Waters’ How Jesus How to Runs the Church. This IS the book you should read. Dr. Waters covers all the ground of Bannerman, if not in as much detail then certainly as effectively in greater simplicity.
The greatest thing about this book is how clearly Waters roots the points he makes in the Scriptures themselves. Rather than a technical book on church government, this reads like a theology book, explaining, well, exactly what the title declares, how Jesus (actually) runs the (His) Church. This Scripture-rooting strength means that applying what Waters teaches easily becomes an expression of faith. And it is only through faith that Jesus is present to superintend a church.
This book is going in our church’s officer training course. I am urging our present elders to read it. I urge you as well.
Our Sunday School is going through the book of Daniel, with the ruling elders doing a fine job of teaching the text. I preached through Daniel while I was in North Dakota, but I wanted to freshen up and sharpen up my understanding of the book, so I got two newer commentaries to read through as we went through the book. One of them is by Sidney Greidanus, and it is entitled Preaching Christ From Daniel. Now, I have benefited greatly from Greidanus’ careful and nuanced approach to seeing Jesus in the Old Testament. The various ways in which a reader can do that are very helpfully spelled out by him in all his books. However, there can sometimes be a hesitancy to apply the text. It can be so much about Jesus that it is not about us much at all. This is a bit of an over-generalization, I realize, but I am merely pointing out what I see as a trend.
For my prime example, I will point out that he does not seem to like Iain Duguid’s commentary on Daniel much. Now, when I was preaching through Daniel, I found Duguid the most helpful commentary of any that has been written. I haven’t finished Dale Ralph Davis’s commentary yet (that’s the other one I got to read through), and it is outstanding as well. However, when I was preaching through Daniel, I found the most help in Duguid. Duguid is well-known for a Vossian progressive-revelation approach to Scripture that sees Jesus Christ as the climax of the story, and the main point of the Bible. However, Duguid, unlike Greidanus seemingly, also believes that the text can be about us precisely because it is about Jesus. In other words, if we are in Christ Jesus, then the text will always apply to us precisely because it applies to Jesus first. Greidanus, however, accuses Duguid of nudging “preachers toward anthropocentric moralizing” (84). After a quote from Duguid, Greidanus says, “This be true enough, but it is not the point of the passage.” If there were anyone out there less deserving of this censure of “anthopocentric moralizing,” that person is surely Iain Duguid. Furthermore, Greidanus is guilty of reading Duguid uncharitably and out of context. Duguid was not making his point the main point of the passage. It was an application of the text. I have not found much in the way of application in Greidanus. He gets to Jesus responsibly and well, but what to do after that or because of that, he does not seem to make clear.
The question really boils down to this: can we apply the text to our own lives even if we do not explicitly mention Jesus every time we make an application of the text? On one question at least, there would surely be agreement: the main point of the Bible is Jesus. Greidanus and Duguid would both whole-heartedly agree with that. The disagreement surfaces when we ask the question of whether the Bible also talks about us. Surely it does, since God did not just give the text to the people to whom the writing was originally given. The Bible was given to the entire church of all ages. Yes, historical context is important. But so is the fact that God gave the whole Bible to the whole church. Greidanus is rightly reacting against a mentality that bypasses Christ entirely, since this means there is no exegetical control over the application, and the application is usually wrong when we yank a text out of its progressive salvation-historical place. However, if we place the text correctly in its time and place, and correctly and carefully get to Christ, there still remains application, which flows from that whole understanding. If we cannot do this, then preaching is hamstrung. Greidanus seems to me to be throwing out the correct-application baby with the moralizing bathwater.
Husband: as you know, I like to hear your concerns and address them.
Husband: I’ve reviewed your list, and note that we addressed some of these things 37 years ago and others 15 years ago. Since we said the correct things at those times, it would be out of order for me to reaffirm similar things again. Besides, if we talk about it again, I might get into trouble for saying the wrong thing this time.
Husband: I see. Yes, that might have been the wrong decision, but we made it in the right way.
Wife: Well, can we revisit it?
Husband: No, the right way of making decisions like this is to never revisit them.
Husband: Even though this is something totally new, it incorporates one element of the way we used to make decisions, which I didn’t like back then. Besides, this would be very inconvenient.
Wife: But if doing things rightly in a way that saves our marriage is inconvenient, isn’t it worth a little inconvenience?
Husband: If we talk about this more we’ll be late for lunch. This part of the discussion is over.
Wife: It is? Well, could we thank God and pray together?
Husband: If we do that, you might think that I was approving what we were thanking God and praying for.
Husband: Well, if we approve things that God approves of, but the people that hate Him disapprove of them, we might offend those people, and then they wouldn’t like us enough to stop hating God.
Wife: But… isn’t it the point that we thank God and pray to Him because He is the One who makes people stop hating Him, not they themselves?
Husband: No. It makes it hard to get a hearing from them.
Wife: Are you really against thanking God and praying to Him?
Husband: I’m glad we could have such an irenic conversation. I feel great about how good our marriage is.
Disclaimer: any apparent resemblance to recent ecclesiastical events is intentional, but the author is grateful for any discrepancies between the analogy and the reality. In fact, the author hopes that there are many, many more of these discrepancies than he has so far been able to identify.
Today I read this book. It was extremely disturbing to me. It was disturbing, not because I disagree with it, but because I was so shocked by it. I had been used to thinking about the reasons our children leave the church in this way: we haven’t trained them in apologetics, and so when they leave for college, their faith is attacked, and they do not have the weapons at hand to defend their faith, and actually share the gospel. To a certain extent, I think the previous analysis is still partially correct, but it has received a large wake-up call corrective from Ken Ham. His thesis, based on the research of Britt Beemer, is that very few people who leave the church do so because college started them on the road to doubt. In fact, they were already gone! Their doubts started (in 88% of the 20-year olds who were interviewed!) in middle school and high school. Folks, we are losing our children long before college.
I received a further shock upon reading his statistics on Sunday School, and his analysis of why Sunday School, even when conducted by faithful, truth-telling folks, is not helping in this matter. The problem with many Sunday Schools is that they tell a story that is not really addressing the narrative they receive from the secular world even in middle school. Sunday School winds up being about faith, whereas school is about life and facts. In other words, our middle and high school Sunday School curricula, while often faithful to the texts, do not teach the texts apologetically! They hear from scientific teachers, and are typically unable to distinguish between the science of present phenomena and the science of origins (if there even is such a thing!). If science is correct in matters related to rockets, cell phones, robots, organic chemistry, mathematics, and biology (to name only a few fields), then mustn’t it also be right in matters of origin? Certainly not. However, our children are not receiving the message on these matters. The other problem with Sunday School is that parents are often abdicating their home responsibilities with regard to spiritual matters because “the children will learn it in church.” Ken Ham is not advocating the abolishment of Sunday School, and neither am I. But we do need to rethink what we’re doing in Sunday School. Ham argues that we need apologetics much earlier, and that the apologetics needs to address human origins in ways that directly challenge what our kids are hearing in school.
We need to talk about origins, and here’s why. An erosion of faith in the authority of Scripture is taking place. Ken Ham argues that it starts with the age of the earth. If science has proved that the earth is old, then in the minds of most folks, that disproves the Bible’s account, which then must turn into myth. Yes, yes, there are the day-age view, the framework view, and the analogical day view of Genesis 1 and 2. Most people are not able to make such fine distinctions in their head between interpretation and fact. Their minds will not typically jump to the idea that their interpretation of the Bible must alter. Instead, the Bible must go. The erosion starts in Genesis, but never stops there.
Now, Ham’s analysis is much more sophisticated than I have here laid out (and the complete results of the survey are included in the back for the benefit of statisticians). I am simplifying to give people a flavor for the whole. It is a very quick read (I read it in less than 2 hours). I think we need to heed its warnings, and its proffered solutions.
Last night was the “Evening of Confessional Concern and Prayer” organized by Ken Pierce and Geoff Gleason. It was a wonderful evening, and kudos to them for the effort they spent in bringing this about. The discussions were informative, reasoned, charitable, and yet direct and forthright. They struck just the perfect tone that one hopes confessionalists will imitate throughout this week at General Assembly. The prayer was very uplifting as well. One point struck me in particular as I reflected on how confessionalists like myself tend to behave, and so this blog post is directed primarily towards confessionalists, though I hope others will listen in and be encouraged.
Confessionalists are professionals at grumbling. I daresay we could put ancient Israelites in the wilderness to shame. For us the glass seems to be about .00001% full. Notice that I have now found a new subject about which to grumble and complain. But the point I wish to make here is that we are very good at complaining about the other groupings of people in the PCA. I have done it many times myself: “Oh, those CWAGA folk, they don’t care about doctrine, they only want a dumbed-down version of Christianity;” “Oh, those progressives, they hate the Westminster Standards, and want to eliminate them entirely from the PCA.” Now, no group within the PCA is immune from criticism. However, when we confessionalists think about the other groups, do we remember and thank the Lord for good points about them? Many, and maybe even most, of the CWAGA folk still preach a clear gospel, and should we not be thankful for that? Even progressives like Tim Keller have contributed good things (I am thinking particularly of his apologetics). We must not forget that our own theology and practice has error in it, since we are sinful humans. We must therefore walk humbly before our God.
Overture 22 is asking a question that embraces the Kantian divide. What do I mean by this somewhat cryptic comment? The overture asks for a study committee on whether a person can hold to women’s ordination as an exception while agreeing not to practice it. The Kantian divide is the idea that what we believe is in a completely different realm from what we do. Put another way, the realm of belief is not an object of knowledge in the way that the realm of what we see is. We can’t know what is “up there” in terms of belief. We can only have faith. We can have knowledge about the world that we see. That is the Kantian divide: stuff “up there” can only be believed, whereas stuff “down here” can be known. Kant wound up with the categorical imperative: It has resulted in many other divides that have been hurtful not only to the church, but even to entire fields of knowledge. It has resulted in the increasing fragmentation of knowledge.
The overture asks if we can allow someone to hold to a belief without practicing it. The very question of whether we can do that on any issue is a highly problematic assumption that is not spelled out in the overture. The Puritans would never have dreamed of separating doctrine and practice in this way. The apostle Paul makes it crystal clear that the commands for us to do something are always based on doctrine. The imperative (the command) is always based on the indicative (what has already happened in Christ). Overture 22 would separate this biblical connection, and allow us to hold a belief that we agree not to practice.
Of course, the other major example of this in the PCA is the issue of paedo-communion. Many Presbyteries allow men to hold (and even teach!) paedo-communion without practicing it. I would strongly challenge whether we can separate belief and practice this neatly and this completely. Sooner or later, the age of children allowed at the table gets earlier and earlier until they are playing footsie with their vows. It is utterly naive to think that a person’s beliefs will not affect his practice. Besides the fact that paedo-communion actually runs contrary to about 17 places in the Westminster Standards, our current practice in the PCA is Kantian, and not biblical. Kantianism is the underlying assumption of all modernist philosophy and the secular West.
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HONOLULU (AP) — Leave it to the oldest rookie to best illustrate how the PGA Tour has become such a young man's game.
HONOLULU (AP) — Considering the long road he traveled and the setbacks that followed, it's hard to imagine anyone at the Sony Open who appreciates this island paradise more than Chris Thompson. He could have swum to Hawaii in less time than it took him to reach the PGA Tour.
If there is a mini-tour, chances are he has played it.
Most amazing about Thompson is not that it took him 19 years to get there, but that he never quit trying, even as the odds kept shrinking with age.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Left tackle Trent Williams and cornerback Quinton Dunbar are active for Washington on Thanksgiving against Dallas after missing multiple games with injuries.
Williams missed three straight games with a dislocated right thumb, while Dunbar was sidelined four of the previous five games with nerve damage as part of a shin injury.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Colt McCoy knew exactly what his teammates needed to hear.
In the aftermath of a gut-wrenching two-point loss and the sickening season-ending injury to Alex Smith, McCoy stood up in the Washington Redskins locker room and addressed the group.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins have ruled out wide receiver Jamison Crowder, running back Chris Thompson and left tackle Trent Williams for their game Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — All games and no practice reps make Alex Smith a dull quarterback.
Washington's offense is without a trio of key playmakers for Sunday's game against visiting Dallas.
Receivers Paul Richardson (shoulder and knee injuries) and Jamison Crowder (ankle) are inactive as well as third-down back Chris Thompson (rib and knee).
They are three of QB Alex Smith's top four targets so far this season, with Thompson leading the Redskins with 26 catches so far. Richardson ranks third on the team with 16, and Crowder is next with 13.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Chris Thompson feels the pain, not the nerves.
Eleven months ago, the running back was in the middle of a career season with the Washington Redskins before he broke his right fibula on a freak play at the Superdome against the New Orleans Saints. He returns to the site of that injury Monday night looking like his old self but not quite feeling back to normal.
Adrian Peterson knows how most people see running backs in their 30s.
So he asked Washington Redskins legend John Riggins how he dealt with it.
"He was like, 'I'm taking care of my body and I have that mindset of you still got it and that determination. Most importantly, playing real hard,'" Peterson said. "Those are some of the same things that keep me going. It's always good to get confirmation from guys who have done it before."
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers lost at Washington on Sunday, and Mike Daniels lost one of his "buddies" when fellow defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson sustained a season-ending ankle injury.
"You never want to see anybody go down. You don't want to see your worst enemy go down out there," Daniels said Monday. "When you see one of your buddies go down, that makes it even worse. Mo and I are pretty close. He sits right next to me on the plane. I'm like, fudge. It's just all bad."
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — For the last few minutes of the first quarter and all of the second, Washington's offense couldn't be stopped.
Whether it was Alex Smith passing or Adrian Peterson and Chris Thompson running, the Redskins simply dominated Arizona up front and the 24-6 Washington victory on Sunday was even more dominant than that score would indicate.
Alex Smith doesn't believe in assigned seats.
Defensive line coach Jim Tomsula knew that from his time with Smith in San Francisco, and running back Chris Thompson beamed, "That's a trait from your quarterback that you like to see."
It's a concerted effort by Smith to fit in with the guys, something he did quickly after taking over as the Redskins' franchise quarterback.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Trent Williams and Paul Richardson are pretty sure.
Jay Gruden and Jordan Reed understand there's no way to know.
After the Washington Redskins' starting offense didn't take one snap together as a complete group during the preseason, there's reason for both apprehension and optimism going into their season opener Sept. 9 at the Arizona Cardinals.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins have signed four-time All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson.
They're the hot names that everyone wants to know as they head into fantasy football drafts for the 2018 season — the unearthed gems and the deep values that can come out of nowhere to help you win your league and make you look smarter than everyone you are playing against.
But do "sleepers" even really exist in today's fantasy world?
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Chris Thompson goes out for a pass route with his right leg on his mind.
Eight months since breaking his right fibula, Thompson still thinks about it when running and making sudden moves. Now two days into his first taste of team drills at training camp, the Washington Redskins' 2017 offensive MVP is attempting to get over the mental hurdle of rehabbing from surgery and getting back to normal.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jay Gruden isn't handing the starting running back job to rookie Derrius Guice.
The Washington Redskins coach wants Guice — or someone else — to earn it.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden says defensive lineman Stacy McGee and cornerback Joshua Holsey will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list.
Gruden announced the injury statuses Wednesday during his annual camp-opening news conference ahead of the first on-field workouts Thursday.
New Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith will be available to fans for autographs and pictures at Redskins Draft Fest on Saturday, April 28 at FedEx Field, the team announced Monday.
Smith was acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a 2018 third-round pick and cornerback Kendall Fuller in a trade made official in March.
Redskins running back Chris Thompson said Monday he will get to run on the field for the first time since undergoing leg surgery in November.
Thompson broke his leg against the New Orleans Saints, ending his season. Before his injury, Thompson was the Redskins' most effective playmaker, leading the team in both rushing and receiving yards.
Washington will sign former Seattle Seahawks WR Paul Richardson to a five-year, $40 million deal including $20 million guaranteed when the new league year opens Wednesday afternoon, NFL Media's Mike Garafolo reports.
Redskins running back Chris Thompson said Wednesday that quarterback Kirk Cousins sent "mixed messages" about whether he wanted to stay with Washington for the long-term.
Appearing on The Team 980, Thompson said he expected Cousins to stay. But he acknowledged Cousins' next contract, which will likely make him the highest-paid player in NFL history, would have made it difficult to keep him without sacrificing other team needs.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — With their losing records and their shaky defenses and their injury-depleted rosters, the Washington Redskins and New York Giants are not exactly ready for prime time, let alone for a national audience tuning in on Thanksgiving night.
The teams are a combined 6-14, including 0-5 in the NFC East. Dynamic players such as New York wideout Odell Beckham Jr. and Washington running back Chris Thompson are done for the season.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Tight end Jordan Reed, defensive lineman Terrell McClain, center Chase Roullier and safety Montae Nicholson will miss the Washington Redskins' game against the New York Giants.
There might be other Redskins sidelined, too.
Coach Jay Gruden said Wednesday that seven or eight players will be game-time decisions Thursday night, indicating that left tackle Trent Williams is among that group.
This will be Reed's fourth consecutive game out with a hamstring injury.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins have placed starting running back Rob Kelley and inside linebacker Will Compton on injured reserve.
The team announced several moves Tuesday, including signing free agent defensive lineman Caraun Reid and Philadelphia Eagles practice squad running back Byron Marshall.
WASHINGTON (AP) — With over a third of the Washington Redskins' offensive touchdowns, third-down back Chris Thompson is a must-start, fantasy football dream.
Thompson is enjoying a breakout season and is a major reason Washington (3-3) and staying competitive amid a lot of injuries. His performance is also masking a host of offensive woes.
ASHBURN Ideally, the Redskins want to get Chris Thompson 10 to 15 touches per game, coach Jay Gruden said Monday seven to eight carries and another seven to eight receptions.
Against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Thompson who has become the team's most explosive playmaker this year finished with a career-high 20 touches, 16 rushes and four receptions.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Chris Thompson is quickly becoming a matchup nightmare.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Convinced no one outside their locker room gave them a chance to beat the Oakland Raiders, the Washington Redskins put together the kind of complete performance that made them worthy of the prime-time spotlight.
Kirk Cousins threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns, Chris Thompson had 188 all-purpose yards and a score and the Redskins sacked Derek Carr four times, forced three turnovers and held the Raiders to 128 yards in a dominating 27-10 victory on Sunday night.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Tight end Jordan Reed, running back Rob Kelley and linebacker Mason Foster won't play for the Washington Redskins in their Sunday night game against the Oakland Raiders.
Reed has been limited at practice all week with a chest/rib injury, Kelley with a rib injury and Foster with a shoulder injury. Each player was listed as questionable after injuries suffered last week at the Los Angeles Rams.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Chris Thompson remembers in vivid detail the passes he dropped, the routes he didn't run well enough and the sacks he allowed.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even Kirk Cousins was OK with how much the Washington Redskins ran the ball in a 27-20 victory against their former offensive coordinator, Sean McVay, and the Los Angeles Rams.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins have signed running back Chris Thompson to a contract extension.
The team announced the deal Tuesday but did not provide details. The extension comes five days before the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. Thompson is expected to continue his role as the third-down back and return kicks in Week 1.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — When the Washington Redskins went three-and-out on the first two drives of their third preseason game, players feared they'd get an earful.
"We didn't want to make coach Gruden more upset than he already was," running back Chris Thompson said.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Running back Chris Thompson has re-signed with the Washington Redskins.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When Carson Wentz had the Philadelphia Eagles 17 yards from victory in the final minute, it didn't matter the team was down to one running back, a fourth-string right tackle and third long snapper.
They didn't get it done and nobody was making excuses.
"We lost. That's what really matters," Wentz said. "We didn't finish at the end. We had a chance to finish the game and win it on offense and we didn't do that."
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chris Thompson kept running into the end zone on one of those rare times scoring a touchdown wasn't the optimal play.
Ryan Kerrigan made sure it didn't matter.
Thompson had a 25-yard TD run with 1:53 remaining, Kerrigan forced a turnover in the red zone and the Washington Redskins beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-22 on Sunday.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed will miss Sunday's game at the Arizona Cardinals with a sprained left shoulder.
Redskins coach Jay Gruden announced Friday that Reed would sit out. It'll be the third game missed this season by Reed, who leads the Redskins with 59 catches. He has 630 yards receiving and five TDs.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins running back Matt Jones was held out of practice Wednesday with a knee injury.
Coach Jay Gruden says Jones reported soreness while moving laterally and pain when cutting. It's unclear how the injury will affect Jones' availability for the Redskins' game Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals in London.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Missing their biggest offensive target and facing one of the NFL's top defenses, the Washington Redskins looked as in command as they've been all season.
Kirk Cousins threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns, the three-headed running attack of Matt Jones, Robert Kelley and Chris Thompson combined for 231 yards and a touchdown and the Redskins ran roughshod over the Philadelphia Eagles in a 27-20 victory on Sunday.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Running back Matt Jones is listed as questionable but expects to play for the Washington Redskins in their season opener Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Jones is almost fully healed after separating his left shoulder Aug. 19 and is confident he'll be 100 percent by game time. He has been a full participant in practice but was considered questionable because the NFL removed the "probable" distinction beginning this season.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Matt Jones slipped on a yellow non-contact jersey at the Washington Redskins' Monday morning practice as a precaution for the starting running back's separated left shoulder, though he was not happy about wearing it.
Jones, the second-year pro expected to start for the Redskins this season, is adamant that he will be ready Monday night when Washington hosts the Pittsburgh Steelers in the season opener for both teams.
The dominoes couldn't have fallen any better to give undrafted rookie running back Robert Kelley an opportunity to show the Washington Redskins what he could do.
ASHBURN The pain in Matt Jones' left shoulder subsided greatly since he was injured in last Friday's games against the New York Jets, but the Washington Redskins' running back will miss the remainder of the preseason.
The expectation is that Jones, who sustained a second-degree sprain in his AC joint, will be ready for the Monday night season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 12.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins running back Matt Jones will miss the rest of the preseason with a left shoulder injury.
Coach Jay Gruden says Jones will be held out of the Redskins' final two preseason games after separating his shoulder Friday against the New York Jets. Gruden has "high hopes" Jones will be ready by the regular-season opener Sept. 12 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A day after getting a better look at film of the Washington Redskins' sloppy preseason debut in a 23-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, coach Jay Gruden said penalties and the team's running game will get more attention.
The Redskins were whistled for 14 penalties for 123 yards and ran the ball 24 times for just 79 yards in the loss. Their top three running backs, Matt Jones, Chris Thompson and Keith Marshall, had no yards on eight carries.
ATLANTA As the Washington Redskins prepared for their preseason opener against the Atlanta Falcons, there was excitement about finally facing a live opponent, and more importantly, the opportunity to evaluate the areas that are difficult to gauge in training camp practices.
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RELATED: Does Global Warming Drive Changes in Arctic Sea Ice?
In late 2017 and early 2018 a number of high profile news media sources cited a US Federal Government report to claim that “warming in the Arctic is unprecedented in 1,500 years”. Here are some examples:[DIGITAL JOURNAL, Scientists alarmed by unprecedented warming in Arctic: By Karen Graham, Feb 28, 2018 in Environment], [USA TODAY, The Arctic is warming faster than it has in 1,500 years: Doyle Rice, Dec. 12, 2017], [MASHABLE ASIA, Recent Arctic warming ‘unprecedented’ in human history, Andrew Freedman, DEC 13, 2017], [DISCOVER MAGAZINE, A major federal report about the Arctic released yesterday finds that the current rate of Arctic warming is unprecedented in at least the past 2,000 years. And the pace of Arctic sea ice loss experienced in the past few decades has not been seen in at least the past 1,450 years. Tom Yulsman, December 13, 2017], [WASHINGTON POST, Warming of the Arctic is ‘unprecedented over the last 1,500 years, Chris Mooney December 12, 2017], [THE GUARDIAN, Record warmth in the Arctic this month could yet prove to be a freak occurrence, but experts warn the warming event is unprecedented. Jonathan Watts, environment editor, Tue 27 Feb 2018]. Their source was the 2017 NOAA Arctic Report Card a summary of which appears in the next paragraph.
The claim that “warming in the Arctic is unprecedented” can be interpreted as a reference to temperature or to the rate of warming, or perhaps to both. The importance of the rate of warming in climate science is underscored by this statement from the NASA website “If Earth has warmed and cooled throughout history, what makes scientists think that humans are causing global warming now?The first piece of evidence that the warming over the past few decades isn’t part of a natural cycle is how fast the change is happening. The biggest temperature swings our planet has experienced in the past million years are the ice ages. Based on a combination of paleoclimate data and models, scientists estimate that when ice ages have ended in the past, it has taken about 5,000 years for the planet to warm between 4 and 7 degrees Celsius. The warming of the past century of 0.7C is roughly eight times faster than the ice-age-recovery warming on average.” [SOURCE]. We therefore interpret the Arctic warming claim broadly to include both temperature and the rate of warming.
This work is a test of the claim of unprecedented warming in the Arctic. Here we use paleo temperature data provided by the NOAA Pages2k database [LINK] (caution: the link automatically initiates the download of a large Excel file). Twenty sources for Arctic air temperature were found in this database and the data from all twenty sources are shown in the charts in Figure 1. Eighteen of these sources provide d180 data. The term d180 is a reference to delta-O-18, a reference to the ratio of oxygen isotopes O(18) to O(16) compared against a standardized ratio. There is a linear relationship between this ratio and temperature and because of that d180 is often used as a proxy for temperature. The magnitudes are different but in a comparative study such as this, the d180 values can be used directly instead of temperature. The other two are lake bed sediment data and are included for completeness but the greater weight will be given to the cleaner d180 air temperature proxies.
Each data set is presented graphically in Figure 1 as two side by side frames. The left frame traces the maximum d180 value (in black) in a moving 100-year window as a test of whether the maximum temperature occurs at the end of the series. The right frame traces the d180 OLS trend (in red) in a moving 100-year window as a test of whether the greatest rate of warming occurs at the end of the series. If the highest value in the curve is found at the end of the series, the data are taken to be consistent with the “unprecedented warming” hypothesis when stated in terms of the variable being tested. Otherwise, the data are taken to be inconsistent with the “unprecedented warming” hypothesis (when stated in terms of the variable being tested). The chart titles are color coded. Green indicates that the data are consistent with the hypothesis and red indicates that they are not.
These interpretations of the data displayed in Figure 1 are summarized in the table in Figure 2. The lake sediment are marked in red as they may not be directly comparable with the surface temperature proxies in the other 18 datasets. The summary statistics at the bottom of the table in Figure 2 are in two parts – the part in black does not include the lake sediment data and the part in red does. Here we find as follows: (a) If we remove the lake sediment data, support for unprecedented high temperature in the Arctic at the end of the datasets is an impressive 50% but that for highest rate of warming is rather low at 22% if the end of the dataset is strictly defined as the trend in the last of the 100-year moving windows. If this definition is broadened to the “post industrial era” as any date after 1900, then support for the “unprecedented” hypothesis grows to 61%. The last column of Figure 2 shows that support for “unprecedented warming” defined as both highest temperature and highest rate of warming is a low 39% even when including the broad definition of the current era.
An issue raised by James Kamis in this regard [LINK] is that extensive natural geothermal sources of heat in the Arctic Ocean are not included in the analysis. These volcanic and mantle plume sources are shown in Figure 4.
We conclude from this analysis that the paleo data presented in Figure 1 (not including the Lake data) do not provide convincing evidence of “unprecedented” warming in the Arctic in the current era either in terms of temperature or in terms of the rate of warming. However, the evidence for unprecedented warming trend is strengthened significantly if the current era is defined broadly to include the period from 1900 to the present.
A further conclusion from these data relate to the claim by NASA and by climate science in general (paragraph#3) that the usual argument by skeptics that “the climate has always changed” ignores the speed issue. The response by climate science is that yes, the climate has always changed but what makes the current warming different, and therefore human caused, is the high rate of warming never before seen in natural climate change. The paleo data presented above shows that in 12 out of 20 temperature datasets (including lake sediment data) and in 10 out of 18 temperature datasets with only d180 data, we find evidence that climate has changed faster than it is changing now. These changes occurred within the last 2,000 years in the pre-industrial era.
RELATED POST: Does Global Warming Drive Changes in Arctic Sea Ice?
2002: Polyakov, Igor V., et al. “Observationally based assessment of polar amplification of global warming.” Geophysical research letters 29.18 (2002): 25-1. Arctic variability is dominated by multi‐decadal fluctuations. Incomplete sampling of these fluctuations results in highly variable arctic surface‐air temperature (SAT) trends. Modulated by multi‐decadal variability, SAT trends are often amplified relative to northern‐hemispheric trends, but over the 125‐year record we identify periods when arctic SAT trends were smaller or of opposite sign than northern‐hemispheric trends. Arctic and northern‐hemispheric air‐temperature trends during the 20th century (when multi‐decadal variablity had little net effect on computed trends) are similar, and do not support the predicted polar amplification of global warming. The possible moderating role of sea ice cannot be conclusively identified with existing data. If long‐term trends are accepted as a valid measure of climate change, then the SAT and ice data do not support the proposed polar amplification of global warming. Intrinsic arctic variability obscures long‐term changes, limiting our ability to identify complex feedbacks in the arctic climate system.
2002: Rigor, Ignatius G., John M. Wallace, and Roger L. Colony. “Response of sea ice to the Arctic Oscillation.” Journal of Climate 15.18 (2002): 2648-2663.Data collected by the International Arctic Buoy Programme from 1979 to 1998 are analyzed to obtain statistics of sea level pressure (SLP) and sea ice motion (SIM). The annual and seasonal mean fields agree with those obtained in previous studies of Arctic climatology. The data show a 3-hPa decrease in decadal mean SLP over the central Arctic Ocean between 1979–88 and 1989–98. This decrease in SLP drives a cyclonic trend in SIM, which resembles the structure of the Arctic Oscillation (AO). Regression maps of SIM during the wintertime (January–March) AO index show 1) an increase in ice advection away from the coast of the East Siberian and Laptev Seas, which should have the effect of producing more new thin ice in the coastal flaw leads; 2) a decrease in ice advection from the western Arctic into the eastern Arctic; and 3) a slight increase in ice advection out of the Arctic through Fram Strait. Taken together, these changes suggest that at least part of the thinning of sea ice recently observed over the Arctic Ocean can be attributed to the trend in the AO toward the high-index polarity. Rigor et al. showed that year-to-year variations in the wintertime AO imprint a distinctive signature on surface air temperature (SAT) anomalies over the Arctic, which is reflected in the spatial pattern of temperature change from the 1980s to the 1990s. Here it is shown that the memory of the wintertime AO persists through most of the subsequent year: spring and autumn SAT and summertime sea ice concentration are all strongly correlated with the AO index for the previous winter. It is hypothesized that these delayed responses reflect the dynamical influence of the AO on the thickness of the wintertime sea ice, whose persistent “footprint” is reflected in the heat fluxes during the subsequent spring, in the extent of open water during the subsequent summer, and the heat liberated in the freezing of the open water during the subsequent autumn.
2003: Semenov, Vladimir A., and Lennart Bengtsson. “Modes of the wintertime Arctic temperature variability.” Geophysical Research Letters 30.15 (2003). It is shown that the Arctic averaged wintertime temperature variability during the 20th century can be essentially described by two orthogonal modes. These modes were identified by an Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) decomposition of the 1892–1999 surface wintertime air temperature anomalies (40°N–80°N) using a gridded dataset covering high Arctic. The first mode (1st leading EOF) is related to the NAO and has a major contribution to Arctic warming during the last 30 years. The second one (3rd leading EOF) dominates the SAT variability prior to 1970. A correlation between the corresponding principal component PC3 and the Arctic SAT anomalies is 0.79. This mode has the largest amplitudes in the Kara‐Barents Seas and Baffin Bay and exhibits no direct link to the large‐scale atmospheric circulation variability, in contrast to the other leading EOFs. We suggest that the existence of this mode is caused by long‐term sea ice variations presumably due to Atlantic inflow variability.
2003: Polyakov, Igor V., et al. “Variability and trends of air temperature and pressure in the maritime Arctic, 1875–2000.” Journal of Climate 16.12 (2003): 2067-2077. Arctic atmospheric variability during the industrial era (1875–2000) is assessed using spatially averaged surface air temperature (SAT) and sea level pressure (SLP) records. Air temperature and pressure display strong multidecadal variability on timescales of 50–80 yr [termed low-frequency oscillation (LFO)]. Associated with this variability, the Arctic SAT record shows two maxima: in the 1930s–40s and in recent decades, with two colder periods in between. In contrast to the global and hemispheric temperature, the maritime Arctic temperature was higher in the late 1930s through the early 1940s than in the 1990s. Incomplete sampling of large-amplitude multidecadal fluctuations results in oscillatory Arctic SAT trends. For example, the Arctic SAT trend since 1875 is 0.09 ± 0.03°C decade−1, with stronger spring- and wintertime warming; during the twentieth century (when positive and negative phases of the LFO nearly offset each other) the Arctic temperature increase is 0.05 ± 0.04°C decade−1, similar to the Northern Hemispheric trend (0.06°C decade−1). Thus, the large-amplitude multidecadal climate variability impacting the maritime Arctic may confound the detection of the true underlying climate trend over the past century. LFO-modulated trends for short records are not indicative of the long-term behavior of the Arctic climate system. The accelerated warming and a shift of the atmospheric pressure pattern from anticyclonic to cyclonic in recent decades can be attributed to a positive LFO phase. It is speculated that this LFO-driven shift was crucial to the recent reduction in Arctic ice cover. Joint examination of air temperature and pressure records suggests that peaks in temperature associated with the LFO follow pressure minima after 5–15 yr. Elucidating the mechanisms behind this relationship will be critical to understanding the complex nature of low-frequency variability.
2003: Johannessen, Ola M., et al. “Arctic climate change—will the ice disappear this century?.” Elsevier Oceanography Series. Vol. 69. Elsevier, 2003. 490-496. A new set of multi-decadal and century-scale sea-ice data is compared with coupled atmosphere-ocean model simulations in order to understand Arctic sea ice and climate variability. It is evident that the two pronounced 20th-century warming events—both amplified in the Arctic—were linked to sea-ice variability. The area of sea ice is observed to have decreased by 8× 105km2 (7.4%) since 1978, with record-low summer ice coverage in 2002. Model predictions are used to quantify changes in the ice cover through the 21st century. A predominantly ice-free Arctic in summer is predicted for the end of this century.
2003: Polyakov, Igor V., et al. “Long-term ice variability in Arctic marginal seas.” Journal of Climate 16.12 (2003): 2078-2085. Examination of records of fast ice thickness (1936–2000) and ice extent (1900–2000) in the Kara, Laptev, East Siberian, and Chukchi Seas provide evidence that long-term ice thickness and extent trends are small and generally not statistically significant, while trends for shorter records are not indicative of the long-term tendencies due to large-amplitude low-frequency variability. The ice variability in these seas is dominated by a multidecadal, low-frequency oscillation (LFO) and (to a lesser degree) by higher-frequency decadal fluctuations. The LFO signal decays eastward from the Kara Sea where it is strongest. In the Chukchi Sea ice variability is dominated by decadal fluctuations, and there is no evidence of the LFO. This spatial pattern is consistent with the air temperature–North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index correlation pattern, with maximum correlation in the near-Atlantic region, which decays toward the North Pacific. Sensitivity analysis shows that dynamical forcing (wind or surface currents) dominates ice-extent variations in the Laptev, East Siberian, and Chukchi Seas. Variability of Kara Sea ice extent is governed primarily by thermodynamic factors.
2004: Overland, James E., et al. “Seasonal and regional variation of pan-Arctic surface air temperature over the instrumental record.” Journal of Climate 17.17 (2004): 3263-3282. Instrumental surface air temperature (SAT) records beginning in the late 1800s from 59 Arctic stations north of 64°N show monthly mean anomalies of several degrees and large spatial teleconnectivity, yet there are systematic seasonal and regional differences. Analyses are based on time–longitude plots of SAT anomalies and principal component analysis (PCA). Using monthly station data rather than gridded fields for this analysis highlights the importance of considering record length in calculating reliable Arctic change estimates; for example, the contrast of PCA performed on 11 stations beginning in 1886, 20 stations beginning in 1912, and 45 stations beginning in 1936 is illustrated. While often there is a well-known interdecadal negative covariability in winter between northern Europe and Baffin Bay, long-term changes in the remainder of the Arctic are most evident in spring, with cool temperature anomalies before 1920 and Arctic-wide warm temperatures in the 1990s. Summer anomalies are generally weaker than spring or winter but tend to mirror spring conditions before 1920 and in recent decades. Temperature advection in the trough–ridge structure in the positive phase of the Arctic Oscillation (AO) in the North Atlantic establishes wintertime temperature anomalies in adjacent regions, while the zonal/annular nature of the AO in the remainder of the Arctic must break down in spring to promote meridional temperature advection. There were regional/decadal warm events during winter and spring in the 1930s to 1950s, but meteorological analysis suggests that these SAT anomalies are the result of intrinsic variability in regional flow patterns. These midcentury events contrast with the recent Arctic-wide AO influence in the 1990s. The preponderance of evidence supports the conclusion that warm SAT anomalies in spring for the recent decade are unique in the instrumental record, both in having the greatest longitudinal extent and in their associated patterns of warm air advection.
2004: Johannessen, Ola M., et al. “Arctic climate change: observed and modelled temperature and sea-ice variability.” Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography 56.4 (2004): 328-341. Changes apparent in the arctic climate system in recent years require evaluation in a century-scale perspective in order to assess the Arctic’s response to increasing anthropogenic greenhouse-gas forcing. Here, a new set of centuryand multidecadal-scale observational data of surface air temperature (SAT) and sea ice is used in combination with ECHAM4 and HadCM3 coupled atmosphere’ice’ocean global model simulations in order to better determine and understand arctic climate variability. We show that two pronounced twentieth-century warming events, both amplified in the Arctic, were linked to sea-ice variability. SAT observations and model simulations indicate that the nature of the arctic warming in the last two decades is distinct from the early twentieth-century warm period. It is suggested strongly that the earlier warming was natural internal climate-system variability, whereas the recent SAT changes are a response to anthropogenic forcing. The area of arctic sea ice is furthermore observed to have decreased~8 · 105 km2 (7.4%) in the past quarter century, with record-low summer ice coverage in September 2002. A set of model predictions is used to quantify changes in the ice cover through the twenty-first century, with greater reductions expected in summer than winter. In summer, a predominantly sea-ice-free Arctic is predicted for the end of this century.
2004: Bengtsson, Lennart, Vladimir A. Semenov, and Ola M. Johannessen. “The early twentieth-century warming in the Arctic—A possible mechanism.” Journal of Climate 17.20 (2004): 4045-4057. The huge warming of the Arctic that started in the early 1920s and lasted for almost two decades is one of the most spectacular climate events of the twentieth century. During the peak period 1930–40, the annually averaged temperature anomaly for the area 60°–90°N amounted to some 1.7°C. Whether this event is an example of an internal climate mode or is externally forced, such as by enhanced solar effects, is presently under debate. This study suggests that natural variability is a likely cause, with reduced sea ice cover being crucial for the warming. A robust sea ice–air temperature relationship was demonstrated by a set of four simulations with the atmospheric ECHAM model forced with observed SST and sea ice concentrations. An analysis of the spatial characteristics of the observed early twentieth-century surface air temperature anomaly revealed that it was associated with similar sea ice variations. Further investigation of the variability of Arctic surface temperature and sea ice cover was performed by analyzing data from a coupled ocean–atmosphere model. By analyzing climate anomalies in the model that are similar to those that occurred in the early twentieth century, it was found that the simulated temperature increase in the Arctic was related to enhanced wind-driven oceanic inflow into the Barents Sea with an associated sea ice retreat. The magnitude of the inflow is linked to the strength of westerlies into the Barents Sea. This study proposes a mechanism sustaining the enhanced westerly winds by a cyclonic atmospheric circulation in the Barents Sea region created by a strong surface heat flux over the ice-free areas. Observational data suggest a similar series of events during the early twentieth-century Arctic warming, including increasing westerly winds between Spitsbergen and Norway, reduced sea ice, and enhanced cyclonic circulation over the Barents Sea. At the same time, the North Atlantic Oscillation was weakening.
2005: Stroeve, J. C., et al. “Tracking the Arctic’s shrinking ice cover: Another extreme September minimum in 2004.” Geophysical Research Letters 32.4 (2005). Satellite passive microwave observations document an overall downward trend in Arctic sea ice extent and area since 1978. While the record minimum observed in September 2002 strongly reinforced this downward trend, extreme ice minima were again observed in 2003 and 2004. Although having three extreme minimum years in a row is unprecedented in the satellite record, attributing these recent trends and extremes to greenhouse gas loading must be tempered by recognition that the sea ice cover is variable from year to year in response to wind, temperature and oceanic forcings.
2014: Woollings, Tim, Ben Harvey, and Giacomo Masato. “Arctic warming, atmospheric blocking and cold European winters in CMIP5 models.” Environmental Research Letters 9.1 (2014): 014002. Amplified Arctic warming is expected to have a significant long-term influence on the midlatitude atmospheric circulation by the latter half of the 21st century. Potential influences of recent and near future Arctic changes on shorter timescales are much less clear, despite having received much recent attention in the literature. In this letter, climate models from the recent CMIP5 experiment are analysed for evidence of an influence of Arctic temperatures on midlatitude blocking and cold European winters in particular. The focus is on the variability of these features in detrended data and, in contrast to other studies, limited evidence of an influence is found. The occurrence of cold European winters is found to be largely independent of the temperature variability in the key Barents–Kara Sea region. Positive correlations of the Barents–Kara temperatures with Eurasian blocking are found in some models, but significant correlations are limited.
2015: Francis, Jennifer, and Natasa Skific. “Evidence linking rapid Arctic warming to mid-latitude weather patterns.” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 373.2045 (2015): 20140170. The effects of rapid Arctic warming and ice loss on weather patterns in the Northern Hemisphere is a topic of active research, lively scientific debate and high societal impact. The emergence of Arctic amplification—the enhanced sensitivity of high-latitude temperature to global warming—in only the last 10–20 years presents a challenge to identifying statistically robust atmospheric responses using observations. Several recent studies have proposed and demonstrated new mechanisms by which the changing Arctic may be affecting weather patterns in mid-latitudes, and these linkages differ fundamentally from tropics/jet-stream interactions through the transfer of wave energy. In this study, new metrics and evidence are presented that suggest disproportionate Arctic warming—and resulting weakening of the poleward temperature gradient—is causing the Northern Hemisphere circulation to assume a more meridional character (i.e. wavier), although not uniformly in space or by season, and that highly amplified jet-stream patterns are occurring more frequently. Further analysis based on self-organizing maps supports this finding. These changes in circulation are expected to lead to persistent weather patterns that are known to cause extreme weather events. As emissions of greenhouse gases continue unabated, therefore, the continued amplification of Arctic warming should favour an increased occurrence of extreme events caused by prolonged weather conditions.
2015: Kug, Jong-Seong, et al. “Two distinct influences of Arctic warming on cold winters over North America and East Asia.” Nature Geoscience 8.10 (2015): 759. Arctic warming has sparked a growing interest because of its possible impacts on mid-latitude climate1,2,3,4,5. A number of unusually harsh cold winters have occurred in many parts of East Asia and North America in the past few years2,6,7, and observational and modelling studies have suggested that atmospheric variability linked to Arctic warming might have played a central role1,3,4,8,9,10,11. Here we identify two distinct influences of Arctic warming which may lead to cold winters over East Asia or North America, based on observational analyses and extensive climate model results. We find that severe winters across East Asia are associated with anomalous warmth in the Barents–Kara Sea region, whereas severe winters over North America are related to anomalous warmth in the East Siberian–Chukchi Sea region. Each regional warming over the Arctic Ocean is accompanied by the local development of an anomalous anticyclone and the downstream development of a mid-latitude trough. The resulting northerly flow of cold air provides favourable conditions for severe winters in East Asia or North America. These links between Arctic and mid-latitude weather are also robustly found in idealized climate model experiments and CMIP5 multi-model simulations. We suggest that our results may help improve seasonal prediction of winter weather and extreme events in these regions.
2015: Park, Jong-Yeon, et al. “Amplified Arctic warming by phytoplankton under greenhouse warming.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2015): 201416884. One of the important impacts of marine phytoplankton on climate systems is the geophysical feedback by which chlorophyll and the related pigments in phytoplankton absorb solar radiation and then change sea surface temperature. Yet such biogeophysical impact is still not considered in many climate projections by state-of-the-art climate models, nor is its impact on the future climate quantified. This study shows that, by conducting global warming simulations with and without an active marine ecosystem model, the biogeophysical effect of future phytoplankton changes amplifies Arctic warming by 20%. Given the close linkage between the Arctic and global climate, the biologically enhanced Arctic warming can significantly modify future estimates of global climate change, and therefore it needs to be considered as a possible future scenario.
2015: Francis, Jennifer A., and Stephen J. Vavrus. “Evidence for a wavier jet stream in response to rapid Arctic warming.” Environmental Research Letters 10.1 (2015): 014005. New metrics and evidence are presented that support a linkage between rapid Arctic warming, relative to Northern hemisphere mid-latitudes, and more frequent high-amplitude (wavy) jet-stream configurations that favor persistent weather patterns. We find robust relationships among seasonal and regional patterns of weaker poleward thickness gradients, weaker zonal upper-level winds, and a more meridional flow direction. These results suggest that as the Arctic continues to warm faster than elsewhere in response to rising greenhouse-gas concentrations, the frequency of extreme weather events caused by persistent jet-stream patterns will increase.
2016: Goss, Michael, Steven B. Feldstein, and Sukyoung Lee. “Stationary wave interference and its relation to tropical convection and Arctic warming.” Journal of Climate 29.4 (2016): 1369-1389.The interference between transient eddies and climatological stationary eddies in the Northern Hemisphere is investigated. The amplitude and sign of the interference is represented by the stationary wave index (SWI), which is calculated by projecting the daily 300-hPa streamfunction anomaly field onto the 300-hPa climatological stationary wave. ERA-Interim data for the years 1979 to 2013 are used. The amplitude of the interference peaks during boreal winter. The evolution of outgoing longwave radiation, Arctic temperature, 300-hPa streamfunction, 10-hPa zonal wind, Arctic sea ice concentration, and the Arctic Oscillation (AO) index are examined for days of large SWI values during the winter. Constructive interference during winter tends to occur about one week after enhanced warm pool convection and is followed by an increase in Arctic surface air temperature along with a reduction of sea ice in the Barents and Kara Seas. The warming of the Arctic does occur without prior warm pool convection, but it is enhanced and prolonged when constructive interference occurs in concert with enhanced warm pool convection. This is followed two weeks later by a weakening of the stratospheric polar vortex and a decline of the AO. All of these associations are reversed in the case of destructive interference. Potential climate change implications are briefly discussed.
2016: Baggett, Cory, Sukyoung Lee, and Steven Feldstein. “An investigation of the presence of atmospheric rivers over the North Pacific during planetary-scale wave life cycles and their role in Arctic warming.” Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences73.11 (2016): 4329-4347. Heretofore, the tropically excited Arctic warming (TEAM) mechanism put forward that localized tropical convection amplifies planetary-scale waves, which transport sensible and latent heat into the Arctic, leading to an enhancement of downward infrared radiation and Arctic surface warming. In this study, an investigation is made into the previously unexplored contribution of the synoptic-scale waves and their attendant atmospheric rivers to the TEAM mechanism. Reanalysis data are used to conduct a suite of observational analyses, trajectory calculations, and idealized model simulations. It is shown that localized tropical convection over the Maritime Continent precedes the peak of the planetary-scale wave life cycle by ~10–14 days. The Rossby wave source induced by the tropical convection excites a Rossby wave train over the North Pacific that amplifies the climatological December–March stationary waves. These amplified planetary-scale waves are baroclinic and transport sensible and latent heat poleward. During the planetary-scale wave life cycle, synoptic-scale waves are diverted northward over the central North Pacific. The warm conveyor belts associated with the synoptic-scale waves channel moisture from the subtropics into atmospheric rivers that ascend as they move poleward and penetrate into the Arctic near the Bering Strait. At this time, the synoptic-scale waves undergo cyclonic Rossby wave breaking, which further amplifies the planetary-scale waves. The planetary-scale wave life cycle ceases as ridging over Alaska retrogrades westward. The ridging blocks additional moisture transport into the Arctic. However, sensible and latent heat amounts remain elevated over the Arctic, which enhances downward infrared radiation and maintains warm surface temperatures.
2016: Woods, Cian, and Rodrigo Caballero. “The role of moist intrusions in winter Arctic warming and sea ice decline.” Journal of Climate 29.12 (2016): 4473-4485. This paper examines the trajectories followed by intense intrusions of moist air into the Arctic polar region during autumn and winter and their impact on local temperature and sea ice concentration. It is found that the vertical structure of the warming associated with moist intrusions is bottom amplified, corresponding to a transition of local conditions from a “cold clear” state with a strong inversion to a “warm opaque” state with a weaker inversion. In the marginal sea ice zone of the Barents Sea, the passage of an intrusion also causes a retreat of the ice margin, which persists for many days after the intrusion has passed. The authors find that there is a positive trend in the number of intrusion events crossing 70°N during December and January that can explain roughly 45% of the surface air temperature and 30% of the sea ice concentration trends observed in the Barents Sea during the past two decades.
2017: Tokinaga, Hiroki, Shang-Ping Xie, and Hitoshi Mukougawa. “Early 20th-century Arctic warming intensified by Pacific and Atlantic multidecadal variability.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114.24 (2017): 6227-6232. Arctic amplification is a robust feature of climate response to global warming, with large impacts on ecosystems and societies. A long-standing mystery is that a pronounced Arctic warming occurred during the early 20th century when the rate of interdecadal change in radiative forcing was much weaker than at present. Here, using observations and model experiments, we show that the combined effect of internally generated Pacific and Atlantic interdecadal variabilities intensified the Arctic land warming in the early 20th century. The synchronized Pacific–Atlantic warming drastically alters planetary-scale atmospheric circulations over the Northern Hemisphere that transport warm air into the Arctic. Our results highlight the importance of regional sea surface temperature changes for Arctic climate and constrain model projections in this important region.
2017: Breider, Thomas J., et al. “Multidecadal trends in aerosol radiative forcing over the Arctic: Contribution of changes in anthropogenic aerosol to Arctic warming since 1980.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122.6 (2017): 3573-3594. Arctic observations show large decreases in the concentrations of sulfate and black carbon (BC) aerosols since the early 1980s. These near‐term climate‐forcing pollutants perturb the radiative balance of the atmosphere and may have played an important role in recent Arctic warming. We use the GEOS‐Chem global chemical transport model to construct a 3‐D representation of Arctic aerosols that is generally consistent with observations and their trends from 1980 to 2010. Observations at Arctic surface sites show significant decreases in sulfate and BC mass concentrations of 2–3% per year. We find that anthropogenic aerosols yield a negative forcing over the Arctic, with an average 2005–2010 Arctic shortwave radiative forcing (RF) of −0.19 ± 0.05 W m−2 at the top of atmosphere (TOA). Anthropogenic sulfate in our study yields more strongly negative forcings over the Arctic troposphere in spring (−1.17 ± 0.10 W m−2) than previously reported. From 1980 to 2010, TOA negative RF by Arctic aerosol declined, from −0.67 ± 0.06 W m−2 to −0.19 ± 0.05 W m−2, yielding a net TOA RF of +0.48 ± 0.06 W m−2. The net positive RF is due almost entirely to decreases in anthropogenic sulfate loading over the Arctic. We estimate that 1980–2010 trends in aerosol‐radiation interactions over the Arctic and Northern Hemisphere midlatitudes have contributed a net warming at the Arctic surface of +0.27 ± 0.04 K, roughly one quarter of the observed warming. Our study does not consider BC emissions from gas flaring nor the regional climate response to aerosol‐cloud interactions or BC deposition on snow.
The dramatic ocean acidification event in the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) [LINK] , may have inspired climate science to paint a similar scenario for the current episode of climate change and to claim that “combustion of fossil fuels has enriched levels of CO2 in the world’s oceans and decreased ocean pH” and that such acidification is causing dangerous detrimental effects on coral, shellfish, and on the oceanic ecosystem in general. These effects of the use of fossil fuels are cited as the rationale for climate action in the form of reducing or eliminating the use of fossil fuels. Citations below.
Here we present empirical evidence from 124,813 measurements of ocean CO2 concentration expressed in millimoles per liter (MM/L) provided by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The data are presented in Figure 1. They show a rising trend in the CO2 concentration of oceans at depths of 50 to 5000 feet. The temperatures at which these measurements were made vary from 5C to 25C. The CO2 concentrations are therefore adjusted for these temperature differences and the temperature adjusted concentrations are shown in the third panel of Figure 1.
If fossil fuel emissions are responsible for these changes, we expect to find a correlation between the rate of emissions and changes in oceanic CO2 at an annual time scale. Figure 2 displays the rate of annual emissions and the corresponding annual changes in oceanic CO2. The correlation corrected for trend effects is shown in the third panel of Figure 2. No evidence is found that changes in oceanic CO2 are related to fossil fuel emissions at an annual time scale.
A further test of human cause is presented in Figure 3. If the source of the ocean’s CO2 enrichment is the atmosphere, we should find a concentration gradient with higher concentrations closer to the surface. No such gradient is found.
It is likely that the ocean acidification hypothesis entered the climate change narrative by way of the PETM climate change event when extensive and devastating ocean acidification had occurred as described in a related post [LINK] . However, there is no parallel between PETM and AGW that can be used to relate the characteristics of one to those of the other. In the case of ocean acidification in the PETM event, the source of carbon was a monstrous release of either methane hydrates from the sea floor along with geothermal heat of some form or perhaps both heat and carbon directly injected into the ocean from the mantle. The event caused the ocean to lose all its elemental oxygen by way of carbon oxidation and undergo significant decline in pH. Much of the carbon dioxide was also vented to the atmosphere and that caused atmospheric CO2 to rise precipitously. But this correspondence of ocean acidification in the presence of rising atmospheric CO2 does not apply to AGW. Such parallels usually drawn to relate rising atmospheric CO2 to ocean acidification overlooks the reversal in direction. Whereas PETM started in the ocean and spread to the atmosphere, the AGW event started in the atmosphere and is thought to have spread to the oceans. The evidence presented here does not support this hypothesis. For details about the PETM, please see the related post on the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum event [LINK] .
What the PETM shows us is that the ocean is able to acidify itself to a much greater extent with natural causes by using carbon and heat from the bottom of the ocean or from the mantle. This reference event, rather than supporting human caused ocean acidification, serves instead as a caution against the simplistic assignment of human cause to all observed changes in the ocean.
2005: Orr, James C., et al. “Anthropogenic ocean acidification over the twenty-first century and its impact on calcifying organisms.” Nature 437.7059 (2005): 681. Today’s surface ocean is saturated with respect to calcium carbonate, but increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are reducing ocean pH and carbonate ion concentrations, and thus the level of calcium carbonate saturation. Experimental evidence suggests that if these trends continue, key marine organisms—such as corals and some plankton—will have difficulty maintaining their external calcium carbonate skeletons. Here we use 13 models of the ocean–carbon cycle to assess calcium carbonate saturation under the IS92a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario for future emissions of anthropogenic carbon dioxide. In our projections, Southern Ocean surface waters will begin to become undersaturated with respect to aragonite, a metastable form of calcium carbonate, by the year 2050. By 2100, this undersaturation could extend throughout the entire Southern Ocean and into the subarctic Pacific Ocean. When live pteropods were exposed to our predicted level of undersaturation during a two-day shipboard experiment, their aragonite shells showed notable dissolution. Our findings indicate that conditions detrimental to high-latitude ecosystems could develop within decades, not centuries as suggested previously.
2007: Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, et al. “Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification.” science 318.5857 (2007): 1737-1742. Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is expected to exceed 500 parts per million and global temperatures to rise by at least 2°C by 2050 to 2100, values that significantly exceed those of at least the past 420,000 years during which most extant marine organisms evolved. Under conditions expected in the 21st century, global warming and ocean acidification will compromise carbonate accretion, with corals becoming increasingly rare on reef systems. The result will be less diverse reef communities and carbonate reef structures that fail to be maintained. Climate change also exacerbates local stresses from declining water quality and overexploitation of key species, driving reefs increasingly toward the tipping point for functional collapse. This review presents future scenarios for coral reefs that predict increasingly serious consequences for reef-associated fisheries, tourism, coastal protection, and people. As the International Year of the Reef 2008 begins, scaled-up management intervention and decisive action on global emissions are required if the loss of coral-dominated ecosystems is to be avoided.
2008: Anthony, Kenneth RN, et al. “Ocean acidification causes bleaching and productivity loss in coral reef builders.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2008). Ocean acidification represents a key threat to coral reefs by reducing the calcification rate of framework builders. In addition, acidification is likely to affect the relationship between corals and their symbiotic dinoflagellates and the productivity of this association. However, little is known about how acidification impacts on the physiology of reef builders and how acidification interacts with warming. Here, we report on an 8-week study that compared bleaching, productivity, and calcification responses of crustose coralline algae (CCA) and branching (Acropora) and massive (Porites) coral species in response to acidification and warming. Using a 30-tank experimental system, we manipulated CO2 levels to simulate doubling and three- to fourfold increases [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projection categories IV and VI] relative to present-day levels under cool and warm scenarios. Results indicated that high CO2 is a bleaching agent for corals and CCA under high irradiance, acting synergistically with warming to lower thermal bleaching thresholds. We propose that CO2 induces bleaching via its impact on photoprotective mechanisms of the photosystems. Overall, acidification impacted more strongly on bleaching and productivity than on calcification. Interestingly, the intermediate, warm CO2 scenario led to a 30% increase in productivity in Acropora, whereas high CO2 lead to zero productivity in both corals. CCA were most sensitive to acidification, with high CO2 leading to negative productivity and high rates of net dissolution. Our findings suggest that sensitive reef-building species such as CCA may be pushed beyond their thresholds for growth and survival within the next few decades whereas corals will show delayed and mixed responses.
2008: Fabry, Victoria J., et al. “Impacts of ocean acidification on marine fauna and ecosystem processes.” ICES Journal of Marine Science 65.3 (2008): 414-432. Oceanic uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) is altering the seawater chemistry of the world’s oceans with consequences for marine biota. Elevated partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) is causing the calcium carbonate saturation horizon to shoal in many regions, particularly in high latitudes and regions that intersect with pronounced hypoxic zones. The ability of marine animals, most importantly pteropod molluscs, foraminifera, and some benthic invertebrates, to produce calcareous skeletal structures is directly affected by seawater CO2 chemistry. CO2influences the physiology of marine organisms as well through acid-base imbalance and reduced oxygen transport capacity. The few studies at relevant pCO2 levels impede our ability to predict future impacts on foodweb dynamics and other ecosystem processes. Here we present new observations, review available data, and identify priorities for future research, based on regions, ecosystems, taxa, and physiological processes believed to be most vulnerable to ocean acidification. We conclude that ocean acidification and the synergistic impacts of other anthropogenic stressors provide great potential for widespread changes to marine ecosystems.
2009: Miller, A. Whitman, et al. “Shellfish face uncertain future in high CO2 world: influence of acidification on oyster larvae calcification and growth in estuaries.” Plos one 4.5 (2009): e5661. Human activities have increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide by 36% during the past 200 years. One third of all anthropogenic CO2 has been absorbed by the oceans, reducing pH by about 0.1 of a unit and significantly altering their carbonate chemistry. There is widespread concern that these changes are altering marine habitats severely, but little or no attention has been given to the biota of estuarine and coastal settings, ecosystems that are less pH buffered because of naturally reduced alkalinity.
2009: Doney, Scott C., et al. “Ocean acidification: the other CO2 problem.” Annual Review of Marine Science (2009). Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), primarily from human fossil fuel combustion, reduces ocean pH and causes wholesale shifts in seawater carbonate chemistry. The process of ocean acidification is well documented in field data, and the rate will accelerate over this century unless future CO2 emissions are curbed dramatically. Acidification alters seawater chemical speciation and biogeochemical cycles of many elements and compounds. One well-known effect is the lowering of calcium carbonate saturation states, which impacts shell-forming marine organisms from plankton to benthic molluscs, echinoderms, and corals. Many calcifying species exhibit reduced calcification and growth rates in laboratory experiments under high-CO2 conditions. Ocean acidification also causes an increase in carbon fixation rates in some photosynthetic organisms (both calcifying and noncalcifying). The potential for marine organisms to adapt to increasing CO2 and broader implications for ocean ecosystems are not well known; both are high priorities for future research. Although ocean pH has varied in the geological past, paleo-events may be only imperfect analogs to current conditions.
2010: Talmage, Stephanie C., and Christopher J. Gobler. “Effects of past, present, and future ocean carbon dioxide concentrations on the growth and survival of larval shellfish.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107.40 (2010): 17246-17251. The combustion of fossil fuels has enriched levels of CO2 in the world’s oceans and decreased ocean pH. Although the continuation of these processes may alter the growth, survival, and diversity of marine organisms that synthesize CaCO3 shells, the effects of ocean acidification since the dawn of the industrial revolution are not clear. Here we present experiments that examined the effects of the ocean’s past, present, and future (21st and 22nd centuries) CO2 concentrations on the growth, survival, and condition of larvae of two species of commercially and ecologically valuable bivalve shellfish (Mercenaria mercenaria and Argopecten irradians). Larvae grown under near preindustrial CO2 concentrations (250 ppm) displayed significantly faster growth and metamorphosis as well as higher survival and lipid accumulation rates compared with individuals reared under modern day CO2 levels. Bivalves grown under near preindustrial CO2 levels displayed thicker, more robust shells than individuals grown at present CO2 concentrations, whereas bivalves exposed to CO2 levels expected later this century had shells that were malformed and eroded. These results suggest that the ocean acidification that has occurred during the past two centuries may be inhibiting the development and survival of larval shellfish and contributing to global declines of some bivalve populations.
2010: Kroeker, Kristy J., et al. “Meta‐analysis reveals negative yet variable effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms.” Ecology letters 13.11 (2010): 1419-1434. Ocean acidification is a pervasive stressor that could affect many marine organisms and cause profound ecological shifts. A variety of biological responses to ocean acidification have been measured across a range of taxa, but this information exists as case studies and has not been synthesized into meaningful comparisons amongst response variables and functional groups. We used meta‐analytic techniques to explore the biological responses to ocean acidification, and found negative effects on survival, calcification, growth and reproduction. However, there was significant variation in the sensitivity of marine organisms. Calcifying organisms generally exhibited larger negative responses than non‐calcifying organisms across numerous response variables, with the exception of crustaceans, which calcify but were not negatively affected. Calcification responses varied significantly amongst organisms using different mineral forms of calcium carbonate. Organisms using one of the more soluble forms of calcium carbonate (high‐magnesium calcite) can be more resilient to ocean acidification than less soluble forms (calcite and aragonite). Additionally, there was variation in the sensitivities of different developmental stages, but this variation was dependent on the taxonomic group. Our analyses suggest that the biological effects of ocean acidification are generally large and negative, but the variation in sensitivity amongst organisms has important implications for ecosystem responses.
2012: Narita, Daiju, Katrin Rehdanz, and Richard SJ Tol. “Economic costs of ocean acidification: a look into the impacts on global shellfish production.” Climatic Change 113.3-4 (2012): 1049-1063. Ocean acidification is increasingly recognized as a major global problem. Yet economic assessments of its effects are currently almost absent. Unlike most other marine organisms, mollusks, which have significant commercial value worldwide, have relatively solid scientific evidence of biological impact of acidification and allow us to make such an economic evaluation. By performing a partial-equilibrium analysis, we estimate global and regional economic costs of production loss of mollusks due to ocean acidification. Our results show that the costs for the world as a whole could be over 100 billion USD with an assumption of increasing demand of mollusks with expected income growths combined with a business-as-usual emission trend towards the year 2100. The major determinants of cost levels are the impacts on the Chinese production, which is dominant in the world, and the expected demand increase of mollusks in today’s developing countries, which include China, in accordance with their future income rise. Our results have direct implications for climate policy. Because the ocean acidifies faster than the atmosphere warms, the acidification effects on mollusks would raise the social cost of carbon more strongly than the estimated damage adds to the damage costs of climate change.
2013: Andersson, Andreas J., and Dwight Gledhill. “Ocean acidification and coral reefs: effects on breakdown, dissolution, and net ecosystem calcification.” Annual Review of Marine Science 5 (2013): 321-348. The persistence of carbonate structures on coral reefs is essential in providing habitats for a large number of species and maintaining the extraordinary biodiversity associated with these ecosystems. As a consequence of ocean acidification (OA), the ability of marine calcifiers to produce calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and their rate of CaCO3production could decrease while rates of bioerosion and CaCO3 dissolution could increase, resulting in a transition from a condition of net accretion to one of net erosion. This would have negative consequences for the role and function of coral reefs and the eco-services they provide to dependent human communities. In this article, we review estimates of bioerosion, CaCO3 dissolution, and net ecosystem calcification (NEC) and how these processes will change in response to OA. Furthermore, we critically evaluate the observed relationships between NEC and seawater aragonite saturation state (Ωa). Finally, we propose that standardized NEC rates combined with observed changes in the ratios of dissolved inorganic carbon to total alkalinity owing to net reef metabolism may provide a biogeochemical tool to monitor the effects of OA in coral reef environments.
Hurst Persistence in UAH Temperature?
IS THERE HURST PERSISTENCE IN UAH ZONAL MEAN TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES?
It was shown in a prior work (see links above) that when the UAH lower troposphere temperatures Dec 1978 to Dec 2017 are studied on a monthly time scale (as a sequence of 481 months), evidence of Hurst persistence is found in the data. Here we present a further investigation into these data using an annual time scale and studying each calendar month separately for the seven calendar months January to July in study period 1979 to 2018. As of this writing data for the full time span are available for only these seven months.
Almost universally, the study of temperature trends are presented in terms of OLS (ordinary least squares) linear regression. The procedure contains some unforgiving assumptions that may not apply in time series field data such as the temperature data in climate studies but the use of OLS has gained such widespread acceptance that the limitations of the procedure imposed by assumptions are generally overlooked. The important assumption relevant here is the so called “iid” constraint. The procedure assumes that all occurrences of the time series are taken from an identical Gaussian distribution that differ only in magnitude and that each occurrence is independent of prior occurrences. Violations of these assumptions in time series of field data are common.
A serious violation is that of persistence first discovered in the Nile River flow data by Edwin Hurst who was designing the Aswan Dam in Egypt (pictured above). He found that changes in the flow rate were not random but contained a persistence so that an increase was more likely to be followed by an increase than a decrease and a decrease was more likely to be followed by a decrease than an increase. This kind of behavior violates “iid” Gaussian randomness and invalidates OLS regression because OLS assumes Gaussian randomness. In 1950, Hurst published his first and only journal publication [Hurst, E. (1951). Long-term storage capacity of reservoirs. Trans. Amer. Soc. Civil Eng. , 116 (1951): 770-808]. In it he detailed a procedure by which such persistence in time series can be detected by tracking how distant (the range) the cumulative deviations from the mean can be measured as number of standard deviations. He proposed the ratio H = ln(range)/ln(sample size) as a measure of persistence where H = Hurst exponent. In a pure Gaussian iid series H=0.5 and in the case of persistence, H>0.5. As a practical matter, because the empirical setup can also affect the value of H (Granero, S. (2008). Some comments on Hurst exponent and the long memory processes on capital markets. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its applications , 387.22 (2008): 5543-5551), the best way to test for persistence is to compare the H-value of the test series with that of its Gaussian twin. If the test series H-value is statistically significantly greater than the H-value of its Gaussian twin, there is evidence of persistence, and otherwise not.
This comparison is made in Figure 3 for all ten unique zonal regions for which satellite temperature anomaly data are published by the UAH. For each zonal region, we compute the value of H in the data and again in a Gaussian simulation of the data. The Gaussian simulation retains the standard deviation and OLS trend value and generates the actual values in a Monte Carlo simulation (labeled as SIMUL). Figure 3 shows that no significant difference is found between data and the iid Gaussian simulation. We conclude from this comparison that the Gaussian iid assumption is not violated in the UAH temperature data at an annual time scale.
This conclusion finds further support in Figure 1 where the OLS trend (the yellow line) is compared with the average of trends computed in a moving 15-year window that moves one year at a time from an end-year of 1993 to an end-year of 2018. If OLS assumptions are violated we should find significant differences between these two measures of overall trend. But no difference is evident in the graphic display. We therefore find no evidence of persistence or that the UAH data violate OLS assumptions.
Additional support for this conclusion is found in Figure 2. Here the data (blue dots) and the corresponding Gaussian simulation (red dots) are compared directly in search for a visual incongruence that might identify non-Gaussian behavior. No such incongruence is found.
We conclude that the evidence of Hurst persistence at a monthly time scale reported in previous works ( [SSRN.COM] [ACADEMIA.EDU]) does not apply to the annual time scale when the calendar months are studied in isolation, one at a time.
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ABSTRACT: The testable implication of the the theory of GHG forcing of surface temperature by atmospheric CO2 is that surface temperature should be responsive to changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration at the time scale of interest. This test is carried out by comparing four observational temperature series against a theoretical series constructed with GHG forcing of atmospheric CO2. The comparison does not show evidence for the existence of GHG forcing of atmospheric CO2 in the observational data. Conventional climate sensitivity estimations in observational data depend on a spurious correlation and this spuriousness likely explains the great instability of sensitivity and the large range of values found in observational data. When that spuriousness is corrected with detrended correlation analysis, no correlation remains to support the existence of climate sensitivity.
DATA AND METHOD: This is a comparative analysis of the responsiveness of surface temperature to changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration in accordance with the GHG theory of atmospheric CO2 concentration described by the climate sensitivity function where surface temperature is a linear function of (LN(CO2)). Three types of temperature data are compared. They are (1) direct observations of global mean temperature with satellite mounted microwave sounding units (UAH, RSS), (2) global mean temperature reconstructions from the instrumental record (HAD, GIS), and (3) a theoretical time series of temperatures expected according to the theory of the GHG effect of atmospheric CO2 concentration where CMIP5 forcings ensure that Temp=f(LN(CO2)). The comparison is used to test the hypothesis that observational data contain the GHG effect of atmospheric CO2 concentration in the form of the climate sensitivity function.
The time span for the study is 40 year satellite era from 1979 to 2018 when direct measurements of mean global lower troposphere temperatures are available. The other three temperature time series constrained to this sample period so that a direct comparison can be made. Eight calendar months (January to August) of data are available for the full sample period 1979-2018 at the time of this study. The calendar months are studied separately as their trend behaviors have been shown to differ in a related post at this site [LINK] and also because the existence of a seasonal cycle in GHG forcing has been shown to exist [LINK] .
DATA ANALYSIS: FIGURE 1 is a tabulation of the observed climate sensitivity values in each of eight calendar months (January to August) and for each of the five temperature series studied (HAD, GIS, UAH, RSS, RCP8.5). It shows relatively low values of climate sensitivity ranging from 1.5<ECS<2.1 for the direct observations in the satellite data from UAH and RSS; somewhat higher values of 2.1<ECS<2.7 for temperature reconstructions from HAD and GIS; and values of ECS≈3 in theRCP8.5 series derived from a theory that holds that ECS=3±1.5. It is noted that although all observed values are within this large range, the theoretical RCP8.5 sensitivity values are higher than the observational empirical values.
FIGURE 2 displays the correlations between temperature and LN(CO2) required to support the reliability of the corresponding regression coefficients that are translated into climate sensitivities. Strong and statistically significant correlations are seen in all five time series. As expected, the highest correlations, all eight of them close to the near perfect correlation of ρ≈1.0, are found in the theoretical RCP8.5 series that was constructed with the GHG forcing of atmospheric CO2. The lowest correlations, 0.55<ρ<0.75 are found in the directly observed satellite data. Intermediate values of 0.7<ρ<0.9 found in the global temperature reconstructions. All observed correlations are statistically significant and they are generally taken as evidence in support of the validity and reliability of the climate sensitivity parameters implied by the corresponding regression coefficients. The implied climate sensitivities are tabulated in Figure 1.
FIGURE 3 is a presentation of the tendency in time series field data to translate long term trends into faux correlations even in the absence of responsiveness at a time scale of interest. The first frame presents an example of such a spurious correlation taken from the Tyler Vigen collection of spurious correlations in time series data [LINK]. The bottom frame is a segment of a lecture on spurious correlations in time series data and their examination with detrended correlation analysis provided on Youtube by Alex Tolley [LINK]. These considerations imply that the correlation seen in the source data (Figure 1) may not be reliable and that they must be decomposed so that the part that derives from long term trends can be removed and only the part that derives from responsiveness at the time scale of interest is interpreted into the theory of causation.
FIGURE 4 presents the results of detrended correlation analysis that removes the effect of long term trends such that the correlation that survives into the detrended series more faithfully reflects the responsiveness of temperature to LN(CO2) at an annual time scale. In other words, detrended correlation is independent of the bias imposed by trends in the correlation between source time series. Therefore they can be interpreted in terms of causal relationships. It is true that “correlation does not imply causation” but it is also true that no causation interpretation of the data can be made without correlation at the causation time scale. That is, detrended correlation at the appropriate time scale is a necessary but not sufficient condition for causation.
FIGURE 4: The table of detrended correlations shows that the strong and statistically significant correlations seen in the source time series (Figure 2) do not survive into the detrended series in the observational data (HAD, GIS, UAH, RSS) implying that the source correlations were creations of long term trends and not the responsiveness of temperature to changes in LN(CO2) at an annual time scale. A very different result is seen in the theoretical temperature series constructed with the GHG effect of atmospheric CO2 concentration (RCP8.5). Here, strong and statistically significant correlations survive into the detrended series in all eight calendar months and serve as evidence that temperature is responsive to LN(CO2) at an annual time scale.
FIGURE 4: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: In this comparative analysis, detrended correlations serve as the measure of the responsiveness of temperature to changes in atmospheric CO2. This measure is used to compare direct observations of global mean temperature and reconstructions of global mean temperature (where the presence of a GHG effect of atmospheric CO2 is being tested), with the theoretical series which serves as the benchmark of what we expect to see in the presence of the GHG effect of atmospheric CO2 concentration. The comparison under identical conditions shows no evidence in any of the eight calendar months studied of the responsiveness of direct temperature observations and the HadCRUT4 temperature reconstructions (UAH, RSS, HAD) to changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration – a necessary condition for the existence of climate sensitivity and for the theory of anthropogenic global warming. A similar result for the GISTEMP global mean temperature reconstruction is also found but with the caveat that the detrended correlations are higher than in the other three observational data series with statistical significance observed in two of the eight calendar months studied (April and May). This unique feature of the NASA GISTEMP series may have implications for how these reconstructions were constructed and whether an assumption of GHG forcing played a role in their reconstruction.
CONCLUSION: The testable implication of the GHG theory is that surface temperature should be responsive to atmospheric CO2 concentration such that a detrended correlation exists between the logarithm of atmospheric CO2 and surface temperature at the time scale of interest. This test is carried out for five temperature series in eight calendar months for the sample period 1979-2018 using comparative analysis to test observational data against the theoretical series. The comparison does not show evidence of the existence of GHG forcing by atmospheric CO2 in the observational data. The full text of this work is available for download from [SSRN.COM] or from [ACADEMIA.EDU] . The assistance and encouragement provided by Mr. Ashley Francis of Salisbury, England in carrying out this work is gratefully acknowledged.
Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS) is the responsiveness of global mean surface temperature to the logarithm of atmospheric CO2 concentration stated as the increase in temperature for a doubling of atmospheric CO2 concentration. The measure at once verifies and quantifies the core principle of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) – the so called “greenhouse effect” of atmospheric CO2.
However, this logical and empirical support for AGW is known to suffer from an uncertainty issue described in a related post. In brief, ECS research with models and with observational data and also with models constrained by observational data, a large range of values for the ECS has been reported from ECS<1 up to ECS>10. The IPCC describes the value of ECS as a mean(ECS)=3 and its 90%CI = [1.5, 4.5] Celsius degrees for each doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration based on the Jule Charney’s presentation of model results in 1979. The IPCC does not take note of earlier findings by Syukuro Manabe in 1967 that the the sensitivity value should be ECS=2 (See bibliography below).
Yet, the legitimization of certain values of the ECS by selective citation is somewhat arbitrary and prone to bias because a large range of values significantly different from each other can thus be legitimized. In a prior work, it was shown that the ECS values seen in a moving 60-year window in the HadCRUT4 temperature data show negative ECS to values greater than ECS=6C/doubling. The full text of the source document for this work may be downloaded from [SSRN.COM] or [ACADEMIA.EDU] . In such a state of empirical confusion, it is possible to claim evidential support for a selected value from a large range of values by judicial choice of the time span and the corresponding citation as described by Wigley (1985).
A similar analysis is presented in this work. Here, a range of spans is tested on the series of 168 years of monthly mean global temperature reconstructions in the HadCRUT4 data set provided by the Hadley Climate Research Unit. They are the full span (168 years), the half span (84 years), and one third of the span (56 years). In addition, spans of 100 and 110 years are tested. A relationship between the time span of the data and the observational ECS estimate is thus derived to determine the appropriate span for the test in view of the latency of the oceans in reaching climate equilibrium as described in (Danabasoglu 2009) below in the bibliography section.
Here it is found by trial and error that in the HadCRUT4 temperature anomaly series, that a time span of at least 100 years is required to stabilize the empirical ECS estimate from observational data. It is shown that 100, 110, and 168-year time spans yield stable ECS values and that time spans of 90 years or less generate unstable and possibly unreliable ECS estimates in the early portion of the full span but not so in more recent data. This difference between early and recent data is difficult to interpret.
Figure 1 displays the empirical ECS estimates in a moving 100-year window as the end of the moving window moves one year at a time from 1949 to 2017. The GIF animation presents these results one calendar month at a time. The blue line contains all 68 ECS values observed and the red line shows their mean. The observed values lie in a wide range of ECS<1 to ECS>3. However, their means are in the tighter range of ECS = [1.8, 2.4].
These averages are summarized in the chart below the GIF animation. In comparison with the very unstable behavior in 60-year and 84-year spans reported in the earlier work posted on [SSRN.COM] , the stability of ECS estimates from the HadCRUT4 temperature anomalies is improved when a 100-year moving window is used. Figure 1 also highlights the great differences among the calendar months in terms of ECS estimates. This information is lost when data for calendar months are combined into annual means.
A further investigation of the effect of the time span on the stability of empirical ECS estimates is carried out and the results are summarized in Figure 2 &Figure 3. Time spans of 168 years (the full span), 56 years (one third of the full span), 84 years (one half of the full span), 90 years, 100 years, and 110 years are tried. The ECS estimates are tested for statistical significance. Statistically significant results are shown in black and values that failed the significance test are shown in red. The analysis is carried out for each of the twelve calendar months separately. The results for January to June appear in Figure 2 and those for July to December are in Figure 3.
Figure 2 & Figure 3: The results show that statistically significant and stable values of ECS are found for long time spans of 100 years or more at any location within the full span of the data. No improvement in stability is found for time spans longer than 100 years. The stability and reliability of ECS values for time spans of 90 years or less depend on location. Early time spans that end in 1905, 1933, and 1939 are found to be unstable and without a statistically significant value for ECS in the three short time spans tested (56 years, 84 years, and 90 years). These same time spans that end later than 1939 are stable and with statistically significant ECS values. However, an anomalous result of statistically significant ECS>6 is found for 56-year time spans ending in 1961. The location sensitivity of ECS in this temperature time series may imply inconsistencies in the data.
It is noted that in most cases, the empirical estimate for the value of the ECS in Figures 2&3 is remarkably stable at or around ECS=2C per doubling of atmospheric CO2. The value of ECS=2 is consistent with the theoretical prediction of Syukuro Manabe in his earliest published works. These citations are included in the bibliography section below.
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Sea surface temperature (SST) is the link that connects climate change research with tropical cyclone research. Rising SST is observed (Hadley Centre, 2017) and thought to be an effect of Anthropogenic global warming or AGW (Hansen, 2005) . At the same time, the theory of tropical cyclones holds that cyclone formation, and particularly cyclone intensification are related to SST (Vecchi, 2007) (Knutson, 2010). Testable implications of the theory for empirical research are derived from climate model simulations (Knutson, 2010) and also from sedimentary evidence of land-falling hurricanes over a 1500-year period (Mann, 2009). These studies suggest some guidelines and testable implications for empirical tests of the theory that AGW affects tropical cyclone activity (Knutson, 2010).
Complications of empirical tests in this line of research are (Knutson, 2010): 1. Extremely high variance in tropical cyclone data at an annual time scale suggests longer, perhaps a decadal time scale which in turn greatly reduces statistical power. 2. Limited data availability and poor data quality present barriers to research. 3. Limited theoretical understanding of natural variability makes it difficult to ascertain whether the variability observed in the data is in excess of natural variability. 4. Model projections for individual cyclone basins show large differences and conflicting results. Thus, no testable implication can be derived for studies of individual basins. It is necessary that empirical studies have a global geographical span. 5. Advances in data collection activity, methods, and technology create trends in the data that must be separated from climate change effects (Landsea, 2007) (Landsea, 2010).
A high level of interest in tropical cyclones derives from an unusually active hurricane season in 2004 when more than 14 tropical cyclones formed in the North Atlantic basin . Four of these storms intensified to Category 4 or greater and made landfall in the USA causing considerable damage. The even more dramatic 2005 season followed in its heels with more than thirty depressions. Four of them intensified to Category 5 and three made landfall. The most intense was Hurricane Wilma but the most spectacular was Hurricane Katrina which made landfall in Florida and again in Louisiana. Its devastation was facilitated by a breach in the levee system that was unrelated to AGW but its dramatic consequences made it an icon of the possible extreme weather impacts of AGW.
The Emanuel paper (Emanuel, 2005) came in the heels of these events and is possibly best understood in this context. The assumed attribution by the media of the epic devastation to AGW set the stage for climate science to claim the destructiveness of hurricanes as extreme weather effects of AGW. The Emanuel 2005 paper was one of several published in the heels of these hurricane seasons. The paper presents a new measure of tropical cyclone intensity which the author calls “Power Dissipation Index” and to which he assigns the acronym PDI. The paper finds a statistically significant rising trend in the aggregate annual PDI of North Atlantic Hurricanes in the study period 1949-2004 in tandem with rising sea surface temperature (SST) for the appropriate zone where hurricanes form. The graphical depiction of this result is reproduced in Figure 1.
The usual measure of tropical cyclone activity is the ACE or Accumulated Cyclone Energy. It is computed as the sum of squares of the maximum sustained wind speed in each 6-hour window during the life of the cyclone. It represents the total amount of kinetic energy generated by a tropical cyclone and this energy has been related to the energy in the ocean surface as measured by surface temperatures and temperature differentials such that the cyclone can be described as a heat engine (Rotunno, 1987) (Emanuel, 1987) (Goni, 2003) (Latif, 2007) (Klotzbach, 2006) (Emanuel, 2003).
When the ACE measure did not show the trend that the author was looking for he decided to cube the velocities instead of squaring them as a way of increasing the differences among annual values. This innovation produced the desired result and a trend became evident over the last 30 years of the 55-year study period as seen in Figure 1.
Since the sum of cubes could not be called ACE, the author gave it a new name and called it the Power Dissipation Index or PDI. The object variable in the hypothesis was thus changed from ACE to PDI. The PDI hypothesis was then modified to exclude the first 22 years of the study period where no trend and very little correspondence between PDI and SST are seen (Figure 1). Thus, the tailor made hypothesis to be tested was whether there is a rising trend in the PDI in the most recent 30 years (1975-2004) of the study period. This hypothesis was then tested with the same data over the same time span that was used to construct it. The procedure of testing a hypothesis with the data used to construct the hypothesis constitutes circular reasoning because the methodology subsumes and ensures the desired result.
At this point, a rising trend is seen in the PDI time series 1975-2004 at an annual time scale but the trend is not statistically significant because of extreme year to year variability in cyclone formation and intensification (Knutson, 2010). To smooth out the variance, the author took a 5-year moving average of the PDI data; and when that also failed to show a statistically significant trend, he took 5-year moving averages of the 5-year moving averages (in effect a 10-year moving average) and was finally able to find statistical significance for rising PDI over the last 30 years of the study period (Watkins, 2007). The findings presented by the paper are based on this rising trend and the visual correspondence between PDI and SST seen in Figure 1.
However, in his hypothesis test computations the author failed to correct for degrees of freedom lost in the computation of moving averages. When moving averages are computed some data values are used more than once. It can be shown that the average multiplicity of use is given by the relationship M = (λ/N)*(N-λ+1) where M is the average multiplicity, N is the sample size, and λ is the width of the moving window (Munshi, 2016) (VonStorch, 1995). In the case of a window with λ=10 years moving through a time series of N=30 years, the average multiplicity is M=7. The effective sample size is computed as EFFN=N/M or EFFN=30/7 = 4.285 and the degrees of freedom for the t-test for trend is DF=EFFN-2 or DF=2.285. The statistical significance reported by the author at N=30 and DF=28 is not found when the sample size is corrected for multiplicity. A false sense of statistical power was created by the methodology used when decadal moving averages were taken (Watkins, 2007) (Munshi, 2016). Full text download links for paper on moving averages [SSRN.COM] [ACADEMIA.EDU] .
The North Atlantic basin is just one of six major cyclone basins around the world. The other five are The West Pacific, the East Pacific, the South Pacific, the North Indian, and the South Indian. The most active basin is the West Pacific. The theory of anthropogenic global warming as expressed in terms of climate models indicates that only long term changes in global averages of all six cyclone basins may be interpreted in terms of the impacts of climate change (Knutson, 2010). The study of a single basin over a brief 30-year period is unlikely to contain useful information relevant to AGW. Data for all six basins over a 70-year study period 1945-2014 does not show trends in total aggregate annual ACE that can be interpreted as an impact of warming as shown in three related posts on this site [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] .
The left frame of Figure 2 shows the relative activity of the six basins over the 70-year study period. From left to right the basins are East Pacific, North Atlantic, North Indian, South Indian, South Pacific, and West Pacific. The North Atlantic, although close to home for many climate researchers, is not a significant source of cyclone energy in a global context. The right frame of Figure 2 does not show a sustained trend in tropical cyclone activity on a decadal time scale particularly when the decade 2005-2014 is included.
It is likely that (Emanuel, 2005) was a product of climate activism that had reached a high level of intensity in the years leading up to 2005 by way of the push for the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol for CO2 emission reduction as well as the European heat wave of 2003 that was claimed and widely accepted to be caused by AGW. It was a time when the extreme weather effect of AGW was given credence by the IPCC and generally taken for granted. Given the theoretical basis that connected SST to tropical cyclones, the truth of AGW driven hurricane intensity was thus taken to be a given (Emanuel, 1987) and then apparently proven by the 2004/2005 hurricane seasons. It remained for climate science only to tend to the details of presenting the data in the appropriate format.
Thus the ultimate form of circular reasoning is found in (Emanuel, 2005) in which a high level of confidence ex-ante in the truth of the proposition that AGW causes extreme tropical cyclone activity left the presentation of empirical evidence of that relationship as mere detail. The role of confirmation bias in research of this nature is discussed in a related post [CONFIRMATION BIAS] .
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Are Multivitamins Right for Your Body?
People tend to make two types of mistakes when it comes to nutrition.
No matter what marketing will sell you, taking megadoses of vitamins does not bulletproof your immunity.
The problem is that, without knowing who you are and what you are trying to do, the question is meaningless. The only honest answer is, “It depends.” And as you already know, that response always feels like the worst answer in the world. It doesn’t help you get any closer to the answer you want.
That’s especially true for multivitamins. The overall data on them is conflicted. Read one article, and you find out they’re not going to make you live longer or prevent cancer. Or maybe you’ve heard that they cause cancer, but that suggestion is also false.
The mess led the National Institutes of Health to say that “it is not possible to recommend for or against” using them.
But there’s no need to throw your hands up in frustration. If you dig into the research, you’ll find that science has a clear picture of multivitamin’s usefulness for common fitness goals like losing fat or building muscle.
Why do I want to take a multivitamin?
What do I hope to achieve with it?
“Should I take a multivitamin?” is a question that only you can answer, but it doesn’t have to be a difficult decision. The guide below will help you gauge a multivitamin’s usefulness for your wants and needs, and help you know the options (if you choose to use a multivitamin) that are safe and effective.
Do You Need a Multivitamin? Start here.
Here’s an ironic fact: Most people use multivitamins as a nutritional insurance policy. Those who take them often follow healthier, more mineral-rich diets. When you think about it, the approach makes sense — healthier people are more likely to engage in health-ish behaviors. Unfortunately, the reverse is also true: People who eat less nutrient-rich diets are less likely to take multivitamins.
At least those that are avoiding multivitamins aren’t falling for the belief that taking a multivitamin can help offset the flaws of a terrible, junk food diet. Because they won’t. But that doesn’t mean that those with less-than-stellar diets don’t need a multivitamin.
If you want to consider taking multivitamins, you should do a quick self-assessment. That’s because certain people run a higher risk of nutrient deficiencies even with a healthy diet.
For example, women tend to have a greater risk of iron deficiency, especially when pregnant. Vegans and vegetarians are more likely to be deficient in Vitamin B12. Research indicates that most just about all of us are lacking in magnesium, zinc, and–especially–vitamin D.
When it comes to figuring out exactly what you need, your best option is to start by having a basic blood panel. Otherwise, you’re just guessing. Once you are armed with your results (and know where you are deficient), you can move on to finding answers and knowing if multivitamins are the right decision for your goals and needs.
Will a Multivitamin Help You With Fat Loss?
Let’s start with the most common goal in the health and fitness industry: fat loss. Unfortunately, multivitamins do not improve fat loss. If they did, everyone would take them—and then go skipping off for seconds at the soft-serve ice-cream machine, knowing that their six-pack abs were protected by this miracle pill.
Achieving fat loss largely comes down to being in a caloric deficit. You have to burn more calories than you consume. In the most basic sense, that means you either eat fewer calories or increase exercise and activity.
If you go the low-calorie route during a fat loss plan, you might run a greater risk of nutrient deficiencies due to you eating less or enjoying a smaller variety of foods. Now, ideally, when you’re on any plan, you’ll be eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. But reality doesn’t always follow ideal situations, so if the above scenario describes you, it might be a good idea to take a multivitamin.
That said, a word of wisdom: feeling hungry all of the time and eating only chicken and broccoli is both boring and unnecessary. Which is why we recommend you listen to the under-heard, more balanced voices in nutrition—people like Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, Alan Aragon, John Berardi and Mike Roussell. They won’t focus on restriction. They’ll tell you to eat more of the good proteins (meat/chicken/eggs/fish/plant sources), fats (oils, nuts, dairy sources, avocados, seeds), and carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, rice, potatoes, grains) that you enjoy. You’ll probably be amazed at how much more full you feel—and how much longer that satisfaction lasts—even as you consume fewer total calories.
You know what else happens when you go with this approach? You’re more likely to meet your micronutrient needs. Making a multivitamin less necessary, or not needed at all.
The verdict: Multivitamins have no benefits for fat loss, but they could help if you’re eating less and not enough vegetables, fats, and proteins.
There is no evidence to support the idea that a multivitamin helps you to gain muscle mass. When you gain muscle, it’s primarily the result of a proper strength training plan combined with a diet that supplies adequate protein and calories, and enough sleep so your body can rebuild and recover.
One supplement that has consistently demonstrated that ability to assist with muscle growth and repair is protein powder. (Creatine has a host of muscle-building benefits too, but that’s a different discussion.) But even then, there’s nothing magical about the powder; it’s the role of protein that makes the biggest difference, whether it’s a supplement, meat, chicken, fish, eggs, or plant-based sources.
The verdict: If your goal is to add mass, your first priority should be to eat enough high-quality food to help you build it. Any muscle-building benefits claimed by a multivitamin are as of yet unproven.
Interestingly enough, Northumbria University in the UK conducted two studies—one of 216 females aged 25-50 years old, the other of 198 males aged 30-55 years old—and found that in both groups a multivitamin improved cognitive function, lowered fatigue, and improved subjects’ ability to multitask. The participants who took a multivitamin did better compared to the placebo group.
These two studies, on their own, are not reason enough to conclude that a multivitamin is your fix for mental fog or will stop you from nodding off at your desk at 3 p.m. It’s worth noting that the studies didn’t discuss a host of variables that could have a significant impact on the results, such as sleep, nutrition, or exercise habits of their participants. However, both studies were randomized, placebo-controlled, and double-blind, which is a fancy way of saying that they deserve attention and more research.
The verdict: If you’re looking for a low-risk, potentially effective way to beat fatigue and increase your energy, multivitamins are a good option to try.
Will Multivitamins Help Prevent Sickness?
The performance of your immune system depends on a variety of complex factors. One of those is your micronutrient levels, which help create a defense system for your body. Specifically, vitamins A, C and E work along with zinc to help the skin barrier function, while vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D and E work along with a host of other trace elements to support the immune cells.
Nutrient deficiencies suppress your immunity. So for that reason, a multivitamin could be helpful. But then again, so could a smoothie that loaded with the above vitamins (here’s an easy-to-make one that we like that supports immune function).
It’s important to note that while nutrient deficiencies can hamper your immune function, the reverse is not true. Taking megadoses of vitamins does not improve your immunity. So you can put down the Airborne and slowly back away.
While most multivitamins contain the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for vitamins and minerals, RDA is what’s required strictly to achieve the bare minimum level of health. In essence, RDA gives you what you need to survive, not necessarily to thrive and live optimally. It’s tough to say whether your specific multivitamin contains the right doses needed to bring your levels to an optimal range.
Even if its label says it hits all the RDAs, some multivitamins aren’t so beneficial as advertised because they use less-than-optimal components. A common example of this would be vitamin D2, which is less biologically active in the body than vitamin D3, and therefore less effective at boosting vitamin D levels. Similarly, studies show that magnesium citrate has superior bioavailability when compared with other forms of magnesium, but those other forms often end up in people’s daily multis.
The verdict: Similar to fat loss, be honest about your diet. If you’re not eating enough of the foods that are high in nutrient content, then it might be worth your while to boost your defenses by taking a multivitamin. Or, the easiest way to measure your deficiencies (as we mentioned in the beginning), is to take a blood test. Then, you can decide if you want to supplement your needs with whole foods or a multivitamin.
Men’s Multivitamin vs. Women’s: Is there a difference?
A common theme you’ll see from popular brands is age- or gender-specific multivitamins. There’s something to this idea. Men and women do have different nutritional needs, and those needs do change as you age.
For example, women who are menstruating have a higher need for iron than men due to the blood lost during menstruation. After menopause, women no longer need that higher iron intake. At that point, their iron needs equal those of men. But menopause brings about another change, this one to a woman’s need for calcium. Estrogen plays a role in calcium reabsorption and bone turnover, so with the decreased estrogen production that stems from menopause, a woman’s need for calcium increases.
The verdict: The idea that your multivitamin formulation should change over time has some merit. You’ll just want to subject any claims on the label to the same type of scrutiny you’d give any other supplement. The same facts still apply: The vitamin won’t cure cancer or add years to your life. It may provide more of the nutrition you need.
Because multivitamins are categorized as supplements and FDA regulation of supplements is extremely hands-off, the quality can vary and it’s easy to purchase a product that might be less effective.
You can’t take the claims on a multivitamin’s label at face value because they aren’t managed by a governing body that holds them to a standard. There are, however, certain seals of approval from non-government organizations that can tell you if the supplement has passed their tests for quality, potency, and contaminants.
U.S. Pharmacopeia – USP tests a supplement for four P’s: Positive Identity, Potency, Purity, and Performance. Positive Identity means the vitamins and minerals on the label are actually present in the supplement. Potency means those micronutrients are present in the proper amounts listed on the label. Many supplements on the market will have too much, too little, or none of some of the listed ingredients. Purity means the supplement does not contain unwanted ingredients, which could include heavy metals, pesticides, and even banned substances or pharmaceuticals. Lastly, Performance means the supplement will actually break down and be absorbed by your body. After all, if a supplement doesn’t dissolve in your digestive system, it won’t be of a lot of benefit to you.
NSF – NSF is an international health and safety organization that monitors many different types of products including kitchen appliances, water filtration systems, and even plumbing fixtures. When it comes to supplements, the NSF “Certified for Sport” label is especially useful for athletes. Any product bearing that label has been tested for banned substances and verified as safe.
Another way to check a product’s quality is to visit Labdoor. Labdoor is unique in that they buy supplements directly from retail stores then test them in an FDA-registered lab. Those supplements are then ranked by category based on how well they perform. While Labdoor hasn’t tested every product on the market (and some other ratings — like taste — are more subjective), you can find a breakdown of every multivitamin they’ve tested to date.
Are More Expensive Multivitamins Better?
While the saying, “you get what you pay for” is oftentimes true, that’s not always true with multivitamins. In fact, some of the less expensive options are quite good.
Full disclosure: Born Fitness does not have any financial agreements in place with any of these brands. We’re including them solely based on what we know about them through their reputation, reviews, and other available information.
Thorne Research is a well-respected company in supplement space. They’re known for having extremely high standards for purity and precision. Thorne offers a wide array of NSF Certified for Sport supplements, and has partnered with the Mayo Clinic to run randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical studies investigating the effects of a variety of nutritional supplements. When it comes to multivitamins, all of Thorne’s offerings contain adequate amounts of the necessary micronutrients, including both vitamin D and K. They also offer several options tailored to those who have specific needs. For example, some of their formulations have copper, iron, or iodine removed for individuals who are sensitive to those nutrients. Thorne multivitamins range from $26.99 for 60 capsules to $44.85 for 180 capsules.
Garden Of Life also provides high-quality multivitamins, according to their test performance on Labdoor. Three of the top five ranked supplements on Labdoor are from Garden of Life. The brand’s multivitamins are USP certified. Garden of Life’s products cover a wide range of needs including specific offerings for men, women, and prenatal. Garden of Life multivitamins range from $34.54 for 120 capsules to $60.52 for 240 capsules.
Nature’s Way is a brand you’ve likely seen in your grocery store. Their Alive Max Daily ranks among the top 5 multivitamins on Labdoor. While you don’t see it on the bottle, they are an NSF certified company. The Alive Max Daily multivitamins cost $22.49 for 180 tablets. One thing to note is that The Alive Max Daily multivitamin contains large doses—ones that far exceed the RDA—of every nutrient it contains. You can take less than the recommended three-tablet dose if that is a concern.
Costco’s Kirkland Signature. If you’re on a tight budget, you’ll be thrilled to hear that Costco’s multivitamin performs really well in tests. The Kirkland Daily Multi is USP certified and ranks in the top 50 multivitamins on Labdoor. There’s nothing fancy about Costco’s multi—especially not the label—but it provides all the essential nutrients in an easily digestible form, and is extremely cost effective at $14.49 for 500 tablets.
If you do decide to take a multivitamin, first be honest with yourself about your expectations. Research does not support the notion that any large-scale physical changes will result from a multivitamin alone.
From there, assess your needs. Bloodwork is the most thorough option. Age- or gender-specific vitamin formulations may be helpful.
For any multivitamin you consider, do your homework. Check the label. Look for seals from USP and NSF. Visit the manufacturer’s website, and see how the product scored on Labdoor.
Of course, you should also consult with your physician.
Whether or not you take a multivitamin, you still need to eat high-quality foods, exercise appropriately, and manage your sleep and stress. These are truly the low-hanging fruit when it comes to disease prevention and living a vibrant, healthy life.
Follow those rules, and you may find that you don’t need a multivitamin at all.
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2019-04-24T22:52:28Z
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https://www.bornfitness.com/multivitamins/
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Did you know that YaHuWaH HATES pagan singing, worship and holidays?
We hear the big time love and prosperity preachers on TV and in local churches saying that “God” (they use the pagan titles and NOT His real name) is ALL about love and that His love covers a multitude of sins. We have asked a few people to give us their thoughts on this statement and the responses we received were all over the place. The most common answer we got back was that “God” knows we are NOT perfect and through Jesus He will cover every sin, EVEN the ones we willingly make, until we get it right. THIS is the problem with most of today's preachers, they bring smooth, candy coated, watered down messages that they know the masses will accept. Hardly any preachers in our modern day churches preach HARD against people’s sinful lifestyles. We know if preachers REALLY taught the truth, the churches would be empty. NO more 7 figure preacher salaries, NO more 8 figure monthly tithing incomes, NO more million dollar homes, NO more multiple church locations and NO more worldly status and gain. If we take a trip back down through time and look the life of YaHuWShuWA and the 12, how they lived is the exact opposite of what the pastors preach! The true YaHuW’s (NOT Christians) were despised by the masses because they preached against the pagan traditions and idol worship of the masses. NEVER did they teach worldly gain of THIS life but focused on obedience to YaHuWaH and the world to come. Preachers today make it seem like “God” is giving Christians a license to sin because there is NO challenge that brings change! Let’s take a look at the word “Multitude”.
The scriptures tell the story in YaShaYaHuW (Isaiah) of how YaHuWaH hates the ways of a disobedient nation. We read that the nation of Israel was keeping all these traditions of men, calling on and praising false names, practicing pagan acts and taking tithes and offerings. The bible reads that ALL these things were meaningless and a burden in YaHuWaH’s eyes because it was ALL corrupt! Israel KNEW the real name of the Father, KNEW He forbid pagan worship and yet they continued in their traditions of men. It reads that they were stretching their hands up to pray to YaHuWaH but he would NOT listen because their hands were full of blood. The scripture states that ALL these things Israel were doing provoked YaHuWaH to anger! These disobedient traditions STILL take place in the modern day pagan christian churches of today! We see on TV or read about how all these mega churches help the poor, give backpacks and haircuts to under privilege kids and feeding the hungry. That’s great and admiral in mans eyes but in YaHuWaH’s eyes, what good is it if it’s ALL corrupt! NOT ONCE are the true QaDaSh (set apart) Hebrew names being preached, taught or praised n these hell houses. Pagan idols, objects and traditions all still being used or practiced in most (if not all) churches today, and people are still told to give their 10% TITHES every SUN-day in order to be blessed. The tithing was fulfilled after YaHuWShuWA gave his life on the tree so again, WHY do churches ask for peoples tithes?
This proves that when we learn or KNOW the Fathers true name and CHOOSE to continue profaning / blaspheming His name (by using generic titles like LORD / God, or false names like Yeshua, Jesus, etc), HE WILL NO LONGER hear us! This may sound BOLD but its the 100% pure RAW truth! Israel was creating new pagan traditions, new feast and were singing worship to YaHuWaH, but scripture clearly says in AMuWS 5:20-27 (Amos) that YaHuWaH HATED ALL their pagan ways! This is a direct reflection of the modern day churches, NOT once is His set apart name being uplifted in today's churches. NOT once on SUN-day do you hear the Fathers or sons true name worshiped in church, NO but WE DO hear everyone worshiping "The LORD" (BaAL). YaHuWaH said ALL of Israel's worship was NOISE to him, and that they could raise there hands up as far as they could in prayer and he would still NOT hear them. We see the churches of today joining in with the pagan HELL-idays traditions of this world, and yet they KNOW its pagan, they proudly justify it saying "its OK god knows my heart". YES, YaHuWaH does know your heart and He does NOT like what he see's in it (Proverbs 21:2)! The Creator DOES NOT want to be put in the same category as ALL the other false gods of this world. The Creator wants to be separated, distinguished and QaDaSh (set apart) from the lies. The Creator ALWAYS had a name and HIS NAME is same throughout ALL generations (ShaMuWTh 3:15 "Exodus") and changes NOT (Malachi 3:6). Since His son is the expressed image of his Father and is unchanging, so is their names and ways, UNCHANGING! It's the devil working through mans wickedness that changed the set apart names. If the Heavenly Father HATED the pagan lifestyle back then, then he for sure STILL HATES it NOW! YaHuWaH did NOT send His son YaHuWShuWA to die on the tree so that people can go on profaning / blaspheming His name and justify committing spiritual adultery (pagan worship via the holidays) against Him (YaHuWChaNaN 4:24 "John").
Click on photo below to read the WOTR Facebook post regarding false pagan praise and worship!
Research reveals that the Nicolaitans were people who followed the traditions and customs of a Babylonian Saint named “Nicolaus”. Nicolaus was a Bishop of Asia Minor that held a seat at the counsel of Nicaea in 325 AD. He and his followers (The Nicolaitans) practiced idolatry and lawlessness. Saint Nicolaus & KRAMPUS (aka SANTA CLAUS) was patterned after him. The Nicolaitans (mentioned in KhaZuWaN 2:6-15 "Revelation") were charged with worshiping BAAL (BaAL H1167 means - “the Lord”). The Nicolaitans took the liberty of eating things sacrificed to idols as well as committing fornication when they were victorious over people. This caused a huge stumbling block before the church of YaHuWaH.
“Niko” means conquer in Greek and “lati” refers to the lay people or laity. So “Nicolaitans” the word, means “lay conquerors” or “conquerors of the lay people.” The Council of Laodicea was a regional synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor that assembled about 363–364 AD in Laodicea. The council took place soon after the conclusion of the war between the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire, waged by Emperor Julian. Julian, the last empire of CONSTANTINE attempted a revival of paganism and resumed discrimination against the Hebrews. The Catholic Religion and all of its corresponding false gods and beliefs are meant to conquer and destroy your soul! YaHuWaH HATES his people taking part in ANY pagan idol traditions or theology. Scripture states that YaHuWaH is a jealous ALaHiYM, and celebrating pagan traditions is spiritual adultery against our Creator. KhaZuWaN 2:5-15 "Revelation"
16 There are six things that YaHuWaH HATES, seven that are an abomination to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, 19 a false witness who breathes out lies and one who sows discord among brothers.
As we read in Proverbs all these things are happening on the earth, but in today's day and age, its has gotten terribly worst. Whats right is wrong and whats wrong is right in the worlds eyes. Christians who are given this truth (in love) make hast and run towards the lies they love to keep it. Christians who are suppose to be all about love, publicly and proudly bash those who stand for truth. Christians arrogantly say that those who defend the Creators true name YaHuWaH (that was disrespected over 7000 times in scripture) are in a cult! Sadly all these accusations are made because 1) they don't want to talk about the truth because it exposes that they are NOT living according to scripture and 2) it allows them to continue justifying in their minds that what they are doing for the Creator is right!
Studying, research and digging deep in scripture (beyond the surface) for ourselves is what YaHuWaH wants us to do. In these last of the last days, YaHuWaH is calling out of Babylon His messengers to wake up His people (NOT everyone is His people) YaHuWChaNaN 10:25-27 "John" . We all have free will, and just like many times before, YaHuWaH will AGAIN give people a final chance to stand for the truth before he brings judgement. YaHuWaH will soon charge His son YaHuWShuWA to crack the sky and grab His elect right before the destruction of the earth begins. When YaHuWaH decides (in HIS timing) to give us the truth, let us be thankful for the opportunity, humble and lets react just like the Berean’s mentioned in Acts.
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