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Emmanuel Macron, the independent pro-European centrist, emerged victorious from the presidential election against Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Front.
It was an election that split France — and the early maps of voting results give some ideas of the two candidates’ respective heartlands.
Polls of voters who participated in both rounds of voting show how allegiances shifted from the candidates eliminated in the first round to Macron and Le Pen.
Macron made huge gains, picking up the majority of first round supporters of the two leftwing candidates, Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Benoît Hamon. More surprisingly, Macron won almost half of the votes of those who went with centre-right candidate François Fillon in round one.
Le Pen made most of her second round gains from Fillon supporters and also secured around 10 per cent of Mélenchon backers.
As expected, more than one-third of Mélenchon supporters abstained, but this was not enough to hurt the president-elect.
Macron’s victory was welcomed with a sigh of relief in Europe, where many saw it as a litmus test of strength for the populist insurrections around the continent. Where did he draw his support from? Below we analyse factors that might have been at play.
Education seems to be the strongest predictor of the Macron vote: the higher the number of people with a university degree in an area, the stronger the vote for the candidate.
This kind of geography-based analysis can fall foul of the ecological fallacy — just because we know the overall characteristics of an area’s population, we cannot be sure the same attributes apply to those who turned out to vote — but in combination with the results of surveys taken on polling day, this can provide useful insights.
The chart below shows counting areas grouped into deciles of the electorate, ordered from the least to most “educated” across France. The key relationship is between the vote share for Macron (vertical axis) and the level of educational attainment (horizontal axis). The reverse holds true for Le Pen, who gained most votes in areas where the level of education was relatively low.
This pattern echoes the findings of a Financial Times analysis of the predictors of the Leave vote in 2016 Brexit referendum, US presidential election and recent Dutch election. In each of the plebiscites, education emerged as the strongest predictor of vote for a populist option, where the less educated chose it more often than those with degrees.
However, as before, it is important to highlight that education is often a proxy for a set of personal beliefs and circumstances that impact individual’s academic choices and voting preferences.
First-round voting projections and research reported on by the FT indicated that higher income voters were more likely to vote for Macron. This trend reinforces the narrative of the presidential race as a battle of haves versus have-nots, embodied respectively by Macron and Le Pen.
The data bears this out — to an extent. While areas with higher median annual income were more likely to vote disproportionately for the centrist candidate, the effect of income is negated when education is taken into account.
This makes sense — income tends to increase as a function of education level. What is more, people with higher incomes are more likely to live in urban areas, where other social factors come into play.
Like education, income was also a factor in the recent Dutch election, in which less affluent areas voted in proportionately higher numbers for the populist Geert Wilders. This was also true in the UK’s EU referendum, where analysis suggested lower income voters were more likely to vote Leave.
After education, the percentage of working-class voters in an area was the biggest single predictor of a vote for Ms Le Pen. The category combines manual labourers and low-skilled employees in the services sector.
Working-class voters have become central to Ms Le Pen’s narrative and manual labourers in particular are often seen as having been left behind by the establishment or as victims of globalisation.
However, the FT’s analysis of the result has showed the reality may be more complex. The proportion of working-class voters in an area becomes statistically insignificant when education and age are taken into account.
This is possibly linked to the fact that people with a university education are less likely to work in less-skilled professions, and participation in higher education has increased over recent decades.
We should also note that the blue-collar demographic has a high percentage of immigrants than other employment sectors and such people are less likely to be able to vote.
Like those on a low income, the unemployed have been portrayed by Le Pen as having been left behind by globalisation.
Interestingly, unemployment was a better indicator of a vote for Mélenchon in the first round than it was for Le Pen, and was a better indicator of a vote against Macron in the first round than in the second, indicating a divided electorate that rallied behind Macron.
What is more, unemployment, while being statistically significant across the country, was not associated with the Le Pen vote in urban areas. As the results in Paris, Lyon and — to a lesser extent Marseille — have illustrated, Le Pen has struggled in cities, with their lower income, unemployed voters more likely to vote for Mr Mélenchon in the first round.
Surveys of second-round voters have shown that Le Pen supporters tend to be more pessimistic about the future. They take a much dimmer view of the prospects of the next generation than do those casting ballots for Macron.
Similar findings were described in a study by Luc Rouban, professor at Sciences Po Cevipof. He showed that the perception of being worse-off than your parents contributed more to the propensity to vote Le Pen than an objective state of being so.
The vote for Macron was higher in regions where people tend to live longer. At first glance, the mechanism behind this relationship may seem unclear, but recent research suggests there is much we can learn from this.
There is a growing school of thought that health metrics, including life expectancy, can be used as precision proxies for imprecise concepts such as wellbeing and pessimism, allowing researchers to identify social breakdown without resorting to large-scale surveys and self-reported measures.
This allows us to interpret the positive relationship between life expectancy and the Macron vote as additional evidence that general wellbeing and a positive outlook on life lead voters to reject Le Pen’s appeals to negative emotions, and vote instead for a candidate with a more positive message.
Although the FT’s analysis found no correlation between the number of immigrants in an area and the share of vote for Le Pen, surveys have consistently found that Le Pen’s supporters are likely to view immigration as a key issue. The national debate around the refugee crisis and the terrorist attacks that have shaken France in the past two years has played a key part in the result.
This mirrors the situation in the UK’s EU referendum, where data suggest strong negative attitudes to immigrants were not only a key indicator of a voter’s likelihood to cast a vote for the Leave campaign, but a key indicator of their likelihood of voting at all.
As expected, the more left-leaning the voter, the greater the preference for Macron. But there was one exception to this rule: surveys of second-round voters found that a higher share of those self-identifying as having political views on the “far left” backed Le Pen than those identifying as merely “left” or “left-leaning”.
This is in line with the emerging pattern of a realignment of western politics from the traditional left-right spectrum to an ideological battle between the establishment (centre) and the extremes.
Age was a key dividing line in the UK’s EU referendum and the US presidential election, with younger voters overwhelmingly backing Remain and Hillary Clinton respectively, but in France that pattern was turned on its head.
Although it should be noted that Macron won more than 50 per cent of votes in every broad age group, Le Pen fared best with voters aged 35-49, and secured 34 per cent of the vote among 18-24s, narrowly above her total share across all voters. By contrast, she won just 27 per cent of the vote among over-65s.
This reversal of the pattern seen in the UK and US can be explained by two factors: first, young people in France are frustrated at a lack of jobs and poor economic prospects, with some seeing a vote for Le Pen as a vote against the system that has created these conditions.
And second, those same younger voters are less familiar with the openly xenophobic party that was the Front National of the 1970s. The FN’s previous incarnation still leaves a bitter taste for many older generations, who voted accordingly on Sunday.
Looking at the 500 geographical areas in which Le Pen and Macron each fared best reveals how much the former FN candidate struggled to find favour outside of her base. Areas with very low populations were removed to limit their potential to skew the analysis.
Le Pen’s strongest performances came almost exclusively in areas with low education. Across the whole country, she did not beat Macron in a commune in which more than 39.7 per cent of people had a university degree.
While Macron performed better than Le Pen in communes with higher average incomes, he was also able to win votes in lower income areas. The lowest median income in a commune where Mr Macron won was, perhaps surprisingly, lower than the equivalent figure for Le Pen: €11,761 vs €13,022. No commune with a median income of over €33,106 cast more than 50 per cent of its votes for Ms Le Pen.
A similar pattern emerged with blue-collar workers — a demographic expected to turn out disproportionately for Le Pen. She was only able to win in communes where at least 14.7 per cent of workers hold blue-collar jobs, and fared much better than Macron in communes where large proportions of the labour force are in unskilled roles.
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Contest Rules: Official Rules 1. Dates/Eligibility. The Symphony contest (the “Contest”) ends April 26, 2019 at midnight. KSL Newsradio (the “Station”) may change the dates or terms of the Contest without prior notice. Any material changes will be posted on a page at KSL.com/win. The Contest is open to all legal residents of Utah, eighteen (18) years of age and older at the time of entry. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase a contestant’s chance of winning. The Contest is void where prohibited by law. Employees or agents of the Station, Bonneville International Corporation, and any entity associated with the sponsorship or administration of the Contest (collectively, the “Sponsors”) or any other television or radio station that transmits a signal for reception anywhere within the State of Utah, as well as members of the same household of the employee or agent, are ineligible to participate. 2. How to Enter. Contestants can enter the contest online (1x per day). All entries and images become the property of the Station and will not be returned. 3. Selection of Winner. Winner will be randomly selected for at least 2 Symphony tickets. 4. Prize and value: Winner will receive at least two tickets. The Station reserves the right to substitute the prize with an alternate prize of comparable value should the original prize be unavailable. Prize is not transferable, subject to substitution by the contestant or redeemable for cash. 5. Conditions/Restrictions. In exchange for the right to participate in the Contest, each contestant agrees to release and indemnify each of the Sponsors, and the officers, directors, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries and employees of each of the Sponsors, for, from and against any and all claims, demands and causes of action of any nature or kind whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that arise out of the contestant’s participation in the Contest. Entry into the Contest constitutes permission for each Sponsor and its designees to use the contestant’s name, likeness, portrait, voice and biographical material for an unlimited period of time in order to advertise, promote or publicize the Sponsor or the products and services of any of its designees or both. Winner will be required to produce identification satisfactory to the Station and sign an affidavit of eligibility and a release (including a publicity release) as prepared by the Station. Anyone using fraudulent means to participate in or win the Contest will be subject to disqualification. The Sponsors are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone or other transmission failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections or incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, regardless of cause. The Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug or other problem beyond the control of the Station corrupt the administration, security or proper execution of the Contest. 6. Rules. Copies of these rules are free and available at the Site, at the studios of the Station, Broadcast House, 55 North 300 West, P.O. Box 1160, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1160, during regular business hours or by sending a request, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope, to the Station at this address: 55 N 300 W, SLC UT 84110.
Contest Rules: Official Rules 1. Dates/Eligibility. The Symphony contest (the “Contest”) ends April 23, 2019 at midnight. KSL Newsradio (the “Station”) may change the dates or terms of the Contest without prior notice. Any material changes will be posted on a page at KSL.com/win. The Contest is open to all legal residents of Utah, eighteen (18) years of age and older at the time of entry. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase a contestant’s chance of winning. The Contest is void where prohibited by law. Employees or agents of the Station, Bonneville International Corporation, and any entity associated with the sponsorship or administration of the Contest (collectively, the “Sponsors”) or any other television or radio station that transmits a signal for reception anywhere within the State of Utah, as well as members of the same household of the employee or agent, are ineligible to participate. 2. How to Enter. Contestants can enter the contest online (1x per day). All entries and images become the property of the Station and will not be returned. 3. Selection of Winner. Winner will be randomly selected for at least 2 Symphony tickets. 4. Prize and value: Winner will receive at least two tickets. The Station reserves the right to substitute the prize with an alternate prize of comparable value should the original prize be unavailable. Prize is not transferable, subject to substitution by the contestant or redeemable for cash. 5. Conditions/Restrictions. In exchange for the right to participate in the Contest, each contestant agrees to release and indemnify each of the Sponsors, and the officers, directors, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries and employees of each of the Sponsors, for, from and against any and all claims, demands and causes of action of any nature or kind whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that arise out of the contestant’s participation in the Contest. Entry into the Contest constitutes permission for each Sponsor and its designees to use the contestant’s name, likeness, portrait, voice and biographical material for an unlimited period of time in order to advertise, promote or publicize the Sponsor or the products and services of any of its designees or both. Winner will be required to produce identification satisfactory to the Station and sign an affidavit of eligibility and a release (including a publicity release) as prepared by the Station. Anyone using fraudulent means to participate in or win the Contest will be subject to disqualification. The Sponsors are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone or other transmission failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections or incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, regardless of cause. The Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug or other problem beyond the control of the Station corrupt the administration, security or proper execution of the Contest. 6. Rules. Copies of these rules are free and available at the Site, at the studios of the Station, Broadcast House, 55 North 300 West, P.O. Box 1160, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1160, during regular business hours or by sending a request, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope, to the Station at this address: 55 N 300 W, SLC UT 84110.
Contest Rules: Official Rules 1. Dates/Eligibility. The Salt Lake Bees contest (the “Contest”) ends August 29, 2019 at midnight. KSL Newsradio (the “Station”) may change the dates or terms of the Contest without prior notice. Any material changes will be posted on a page at KSL.com/win. The Contest is open to all legal residents of Utah, eighteen (18) years of age and older at the time of entry. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase a contestant’s chance of winning. The Contest is void where prohibited by law. Employees or agents of the Station, Bonneville International Corporation, and any entity associated with the sponsorship or administration of the Contest (collectively, the “Sponsors”) or any other television or radio station that transmits a signal for reception anywhere within the State of Utah, as well as members of the same household of the employee or agent, are ineligible to participate. 2. How to Enter. Contestants can enter the contest online (1x per day). All entries and images become the property of the Station and will not be returned. 3. Selection of Winner. Winner will be randomly selected for at least 2 Bees tickets. 4. Prize and value: Winner will receive at least two tickets. The Station reserves the right to substitute the prize with an alternate prize of comparable value should the original prize be unavailable. Prize is not transferable, subject to substitution by the contestant or redeemable for cash. 5. Conditions/Restrictions. In exchange for the right to participate in the Contest, each contestant agrees to release and indemnify each of the Sponsors, and the officers, directors, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries and employees of each of the Sponsors, for, from and against any and all claims, demands and causes of action of any nature or kind whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that arise out of the contestant’s participation in the Contest. Entry into the Contest constitutes permission for each Sponsor and its designees to use the contestant’s name, likeness, portrait, voice and biographical material for an unlimited period of time in order to advertise, promote or publicize the Sponsor or the products and services of any of its designees or both. Winner will be required to produce identification satisfactory to the Station and sign an affidavit of eligibility and a release (including a publicity release) as prepared by the Station. Anyone using fraudulent means to participate in or win the Contest will be subject to disqualification. The Sponsors are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone or other transmission failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections or incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, regardless of cause. The Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug or other problem beyond the control of the Station corrupt the administration, security or proper execution of the Contest. 6. Rules. Copies of these rules are free and available at the Site, at the studios of the Station, Broadcast House, 55 North 300 West, P.O. Box 1160, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1160, during regular business hours or by sending a request, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope, to the Station at this address: 55 N 300 W, SLC UT 84110.
Contest Rules: Official Rules 1. Dates/Eligibility. The Lagoon contest (the “Contest”) ends April 30, 2019 at midnight. KSL Newsradio (the “Station”) may change the dates or terms of the Contest without prior notice. Any material changes will be posted on a page at KSL.com/win. The Contest is open to all legal residents of Utah, eighteen (18) years of age and older at the time of entry. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase a contestant’s chance of winning. The Contest is void where prohibited by law. Employees or agents of the Station, Bonneville International Corporation, and any entity associated with the sponsorship or administration of the Contest (collectively, the “Sponsors”) or any other television or radio station that transmits a signal for reception anywhere within the State of Utah, as well as members of the same household of the employee or agent, are ineligible to participate. 2. How to Enter. Contestants can enter the contest online (1x per day). All entries and images become the property of the Station and will not be returned. 3. Selection of Winner. Winner will be randomly selected for at least 2 Lagoon tickets. 4. Prize and value: Winner will receive at least two tickets. The Station reserves the right to substitute the prize with an alternate prize of comparable value should the original prize be unavailable. Prize is not transferable, subject to substitution by the contestant or redeemable for cash. 5. Conditions/Restrictions. In exchange for the right to participate in the Contest, each contestant agrees to release and indemnify each of the Sponsors, and the officers, directors, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries and employees of each of the Sponsors, for, from and against any and all claims, demands and causes of action of any nature or kind whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that arise out of the contestant’s participation in the Contest. Entry into the Contest constitutes permission for each Sponsor and its designees to use the contestant’s name, likeness, portrait, voice and biographical material for an unlimited period of time in order to advertise, promote or publicize the Sponsor or the products and services of any of its designees or both. Winner will be required to produce identification satisfactory to the Station and sign an affidavit of eligibility and a release (including a publicity release) as prepared by the Station. Anyone using fraudulent means to participate in or win the Contest will be subject to disqualification. The Sponsors are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone or other transmission failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections or incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, regardless of cause. The Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug or other problem beyond the control of the Station corrupt the administration, security or proper execution of the Contest. 6. Rules. Copies of these rules are free and available at the Site, at the studios of the Station, Broadcast House, 55 North 300 West, P.O. Box 1160, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1160, during regular business hours or by sending a request, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope, to the Station at this address: 55 N 300 W, SLC UT 84110.
Win a Deseret Book gift card!
Contest Rules: Official Rules 1. Dates/Eligibility. The Deseret Book contest (the “Contest”) ends April 11, 2019 at midnight. KSL Newsradio (the “Station”) may change the dates or terms of the Contest without prior notice. Any material changes will be posted on a page at KSL.com/win. The Contest is open to all legal residents of Utah, eighteen (18) years of age and older at the time of entry. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase a contestant’s chance of winning. The Contest is void where prohibited by law. Employees or agents of the Station, Bonneville International Corporation, and any entity associated with the sponsorship or administration of the Contest (collectively, the “Sponsors”) or any other television or radio station that transmits a signal for reception anywhere within the State of Utah, as well as members of the same household of the employee or agent, are ineligible to participate. 2. How to Enter. Contestants can enter the contest online (1x per day). All entries and images become the property of the Station and will not be returned. 3. Selection of Winner. Winner will be randomly selected for one $50 gift card. 4. Prize and value: Winner will receive a $50 Gift Cards. The Station reserves the right to substitute the prize with an alternate prize of comparable value should the original prize be unavailable. Prize is not transferable, subject to substitution by the contestant or redeemable for cash. 5. Conditions/Restrictions. In exchange for the right to participate in the Contest, each contestant agrees to release and indemnify each of the Sponsors, and the officers, directors, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries and employees of each of the Sponsors, for, from and against any and all claims, demands and causes of action of any nature or kind whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that arise out of the contestant’s participation in the Contest. Entry into the Contest constitutes permission for each Sponsor and its designees to use the contestant’s name, likeness, portrait, voice and biographical material for an unlimited period of time in order to advertise, promote or publicize the Sponsor or the products and services of any of its designees or both. Winner will be required to produce identification satisfactory to the Station and sign an affidavit of eligibility and a release (including a publicity release) as prepared by the Station. Anyone using fraudulent means to participate in or win the Contest will be subject to disqualification. The Sponsors are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone or other transmission failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections or incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, regardless of cause. The Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug or other problem beyond the control of the Station corrupt the administration, security or proper execution of the Contest. 6. Rules. Copies of these rules are free and available at the Site, at the studios of the Station, Broadcast House, 55 North 300 West, P.O. Box 1160, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1160, during regular business hours or by sending a request, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope, to the Station at this address: 55 N 300 W, SLC UT 84110.
Enter to win tickets to Dvorak’s Symphony!
Contest Rules: Official Rules 1. Dates/Eligibility. The Utah Symphony contest (the “Contest”) ends March 28, 2019 at midnight. KSL Newsradio (the “Station”) may change the dates or terms of the Contest without prior notice. Any material changes will be posted on a page at KSL.com/win. The Contest is open to all legal residents of Utah, eighteen (18) years of age and older at the time of entry. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase a contestant’s chance of winning. The Contest is void where prohibited by law. Employees or agents of the Station, Bonneville International Corporation, and any entity associated with the sponsorship or administration of the Contest (collectively, the “Sponsors”) or any other television or radio station that transmits a signal for reception anywhere within the State of Utah, as well as members of the same household of the employee or agent, are ineligible to participate. 2. How to Enter. Contestants can enter the contest online (1x per day). All entries and images become the property of the Station and will not be returned. 3. Selection of Winner. Winner will be randomly selected for at least 2 The Utah Symphony. 4. Prize and value: Winner will receive at least two tickets. The Station reserves the right to substitute the prize with an alternate prize of comparable value should the original prize be unavailable. Prize is not transferable, subject to substitution by the contestant or redeemable for cash. 5. Conditions/Restrictions. In exchange for the right to participate in the Contest, each contestant agrees to release and indemnify each of the Sponsors, and the officers, directors, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries and employees of each of the Sponsors, for, from and against any and all claims, demands and causes of action of any nature or kind whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that arise out of the contestant’s participation in the Contest. Entry into the Contest constitutes permission for each Sponsor and its designees to use the contestant’s name, likeness, portrait, voice and biographical material for an unlimited period of time in order to advertise, promote or publicize the Sponsor or the products and services of any of its designees or both. Winner will be required to produce identification satisfactory to the Station and sign an affidavit of eligibility and a release (including a publicity release) as prepared by the Station. Anyone using fraudulent means to participate in or win the Contest will be subject to disqualification. The Sponsors are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone or other transmission failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections or incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, regardless of cause. The Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug or other problem beyond the control of the Station corrupt the administration, security or proper execution of the Contest. 6. Rules. Copies of these rules are free and available at the Site, at the studios of the Station, Broadcast House, 55 North 300 West, P.O. Box 1160, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1160, during regular business hours or by sending a request, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope, to the Station at this address: 55 N 300 W, SLC UT 84110.
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All over the world, millions of people practice mountaineering, hiking, trekking and rock climbing. In many countries mountain sports have become a significant factor of everyday life.
Hardly any other activity encompasses such a broad motivational spectrum as does mountain sports. It gives people the opportunity to realize personal goals and pursue meaningful lifelong activity. Motives for being active in the mountains and on the rocks range from health benefits, pleasure of movement, contact with nature and social incentives, to the thrill of exploration and adventure.
The Tyrol Declaration on Best Practice in Mountain Sports passed by the conference on the Future of Mountain Sports in Innsbruck on September 8, 2002, contains a set of values and maxims to provide guidance on best practice in mountain sports.
5. Introduce beginners to the values and moral principles of their sport.
It is the aim of the Tyrol Declaration to help realize the innate potential of mountain sports for recreation and personal growth as well as for promoting social development, cultural understanding and environmental awareness. To this end, the Tyrol Declaration picks up on the traditional unwritten values and codes of conduct inherent in the sport and expands on them to meet the demands of our times. The fundamental values on which the Tyrol Declaration is based, hold true for all individuals engaged in mountain sports worldwide – whether they be hikers and trekkers, sport climbers, or mountaineers seeking to push their limits at high altitudes.
Even if some of the guidelines for conduct are of relevance for only a small elite, a lot of the proposals formulated in the Tyrol Declaration are addressed to the mountain sports community as a whole. With these suggestions we especially hope to reach our youth, for they are the future of mountain sports.
• Support local communities and their sustainable development.
• Human dignity – the premise that human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and should treat one another in the spirit of brotherhood. Particular attention should be given to equal rights of men and women.
• Life, liberty and happiness – as inalienable human rights and with a special responsibility in mountains sports to help protect the rights of communities in mountain areas.
• Intactness of nature – as a commitment to secure the ecological value and natural characteristics of mountains and cliffs worldwide. This includes the protection of endangered species of flora and fauna, their ecosystems and the landscape.
• Solidarity – as an opportunity through participation in mountain sports to promote teamwork, cooperation and understanding and overcome barriers due to gender, age, nationality, level of ability, social or ethnic origin, religion or belief.
• Self-actualization – as a chance through participation in mountain sports to make meaningful progress towards important goals and achieve personal fulfillment.
• Truth – as recognition that in mountain sports honesty is essential to evaluate accomplishments. If arbitrariness replaces truth, it becomes impossible to assess performance in climbing.
• Excellence – as an opportunity through participation in mountain sports to strive for previously unattained goals and to set higher standards.
• Adventure – as recognition that in mountain sports the management of risk through judgment, skills and personal responsibility is an essential factor. The diversity of mountain sports allows everyone to chose their own adventure, where skills and dangers are in balance.
As guests in foreign cultures, we should always conduct ourselves politely and with restraint towards the people there – our hosts. We will respect holy mountains and other sacred places while seeking to benefit and assist local economy and people. Understanding of foreign cultures is part of a complete climbing experience.
Professional mountain guides, other leaders and group members should each understand their respective roles and respect the freedoms and rights of other groups and individuals.
In order to be prepared guides, leaders and group members should understand the demands, hazards and risks of the objective, have the necessary skills, experience and correct equipment, and check the weather and conditions.
1. We choose our goals according to our own actual skills or those of the team and according to the conditions on the mountains. Refraining from doing the climb should be a valid option.
2. We make sure that we have the proper training for our goal, that we have planned the climb or trip carefully and have gone through the necessary preparations.
3. We make sure we’re properly equipped on every trip and know how to use the equipment.
1. Each member of the team should have regard and take responsibility for the safety of their team members.
2. No team member should be left alone if this risks his/her well-being.
1. We do everything we can, not to endanger others and we warn others of potential dangers.
2. We ensure that no one is discriminated against.
3. As visitors, we respect the local rules.
4. We do not hinder or disturb others more than necessary. We let faster parties pass. We don’t occupy routes others are waiting to do.
5. Our reports on climbs truthfully reflect the actual events in detail.
1. Always treat the people in your host country with kindness, tolerance and respect.
2. Strictly adhere to any climbing regulations implemented by your host country.
3. It is advisable to read up on the history, society, political structure, art and religion of the country visited before embarking on the trip to enhance our understanding of its people and their environment. In case of political uncertainty, seek official advice.
4. It’s wise to develop some basic skills in the language of our host country: forms of greeting, please and thank you, days of the week, time, numbers, etc. It is always astounding to see how much this little investment improves the quality of communication. By this we contribute to the understanding between cultures.
5. Never pass up an opportunity to share your climbing skills with interested locals. Joint expeditions with climbers from the host country are the best setting for an exchange of experience.
6. At all costs we avoid offending the religious feelings of our hosts. For example, we should not display naked skin in places, where it is unacceptable for religious or social reasons. If some expressions of other religions are beyond our comprehension, we are tolerant and refrain from passing judgment.
7. We give all possible assistance to local inhabitants in need. An expedition doctor is often in a position to make a decisive difference in the life of an acutely ill person.
8. To benefit the mountain communities economically, we buy regional products, if feasible, and take advantage of local services.
9. We are encouraged to assist local mountain communities by initiating and supporting facilities favoring sustainable development, for example training and educational services or ecologically compatible economic enterprises.
1. The guide or leader informs the client or group about the risk inherent in a climb and the current danger level and if they are suitably experienced involves them in the decision making process.
2. The selected route should relate to the skill and experience of the client or group in order to ensure it is an enjoyable and developmental experience.
3. If necessary the guide or leader points out the limits of his or her own ability and where appropriate refers clients or groups to more capable colleagues. It is the responsibility of clients and group members to point out if they believe a risk or hazard is too great and that retreat or alternative options should be followed.
4. In circumstances such as extreme climbs and high altitude ascents guides and leaders should carefully brief their clients and groups to ensure everyone is fully aware of the limits of support that guides and leaders can provide.
5. Local guides inform visiting colleagues about the distinctive features of their area and the current conditions.
1. Helping someone in trouble has absolute priority over reaching goals we set for ourselves in the mountains. Saving a life or reducing damage to an injured person’s health is far more valuable than the hardest of first ascents.
2. In an emergency if outside assistance is not available and we are in a position to help, we should be prepared to give all the support we can to persons in trouble as far as is feasible without endangering ourselves.
3. Someone who is seriously injured or dying should be made as comfortable as possible and offered life preserving support.
4. In a remote area if it is not possible to recover the body, the location should be recorded as accurately as possible with any indications as to the identity of the deceased.
5. Personal possessions, such as camera, diary, notebook, photographs, letters and other personal artifacts should be safeguarded for and delivered to the bereaved.
6. Under no circumstances may pictures of the deceased be published without prior consent of the family.
1. We respect the measures to preserve cliff and mountain environments and the wildlife they support and we encourage our fellow climbers to do likewise. By avoiding noise, we strive to reduce disturbing wildlife to a minimum.
2. If possible, we approach our destination using public transportation or car pools in order to minimize traffic on the roads.
3. In order to avoid erosion and not to disturb wildlife, we stay on trails during approaches and descents and, in the wilderness, pick out the most eco-compatible route.
4. During the breeding and nesting periods of cliff dwelling species we respect seasonal access restrictions. As soon as we learn about any breeding activity, we should pass on this knowledge to fellow climbers and ensure that they stay away from the nesting area.
5. During first ascents, we are careful not to endanger the biotopes of rare species of plants and animals. In equipping and redeveloping routes, we should take all precautions to minimize their environmental impact.
6. The broad implications of popularizing areas through retro-bolting should be carefully considered. Increased numbers may cause access problems.
7. We minimize rock damage by using the least detrimental protection technique.
8. Not only do we carry our own garbage back to civilization, but we also pick up any rubbish left by others.
9. In the absence of sanitary installations, we keep an adequate distance from homes, campsites, creeks, rivers or lakes while defecating and take all the necessary measures to avoid damage to the ecosystem. We refrain from offending other people’s aesthetic feelings. In highly frequented areas with a low level of biological activity, climbers take the trouble to pack out their feces.
10. We keep the campsite clean, avoiding waste as much as possible or dispose our rubbish adequately. All climbing material – fixed ropes, tents and oxygen bottles – must be removed from the mountain.
11. We keep energy consumption to a minimum. Especially in countries with a wood shortage, we refrain from action that could contribute to the further decline of forests. In countries with endangered forests, we need to carry adequate fuel to prepare food for all participants in an expedition.
12. Helicopter tourism should be minimized where it is detrimental to nature or culture.
13. In conflicts over access issues, landowners, authorities and associations should negotiate to find solutions satisfactory to all parties.
14. We take an active part in the implementation of these regulations, especially by publicizing them and establishing the necessary infrastructure.
15. Together with the mountaineering associations and other conservation groups we are proactive on the political level in protecting natural habitats and the environment.
1. We aim to preserve the original character of all climbs, most especially those with historical significance. This means that climbers should not increase fixed protection on existing routes. The exception is when there is a local consensus – including agreement from the first ascensionists – to change the level of fixed protection by placing new gear or removing existing gear.
2. We respect the diversity of regional traditions and will not try to impose our point of view upon other climbing cultures – nor will we accept their ways imposed upon ours.
3. Rock and mountains are a limited resource for adventure that must be shared by climbers with many interests and over many generations to come. We realize that future generations will need to find their own NEW adventures within this limited resource. We try to develop crags or mountains in a way that doesn’t steal opportunity from the future.
4. Within a region where bolts are accepted, it is desirable to keep routes, sections of cliffs, or entire cliffs free of bolts in order to preserve a refuge for adventure and to show respect for diverse climbing interests.
5. Naturally protected routes can be just as fun and safe for recreational climbers as bolted routes. Most climbers can learn to place safe natural protection and should be educated to the fact that this provides additional adventure and a rich and natural experience with comparable safety, once the techniques have been learned.
6. In cases of conflicting interest groups, climbers should resolve their differences through dialogue and negotiation to avoid access being threatened.
7. Commercial pressures should never influence the climbing ethics of a person or a region.
8. Good style on big mountains implies not using fixed ropes, performance-enhancing drugs, or bottled oxygen.
1. First ascents should be environmentally sound and compatible with local regulations, the wishes of landowners, and the spiritual values of the local population.
2. We will not deface the rock by chopping or adding holds.
3. In alpine regions, first ascents should be done exclusively on lead (no prefixing from above).
level of fixed protection on their route (taking into account the suggestions in Article 8).
5. In areas designated as wilderness or natural reserves by land managers or the local access committee, bolts should be limited to an absolute minimum to preserve access.
6. Drilling holes and placing fixed gear during the first ascent of aid climbs should be kept to a bare minimum (bolts should be avoided even on belay anchors unless absolutely necessary).
7. Adventure routes should be left as natural as possible, relying on removable protection whenever it is available and using bolts only when necessary and always subject to local traditions.
8. The independent character of adjacent routes must not be compromised.
9. When reporting first ascents, it is important to report the details as accurately as possible. A climber’s honesty and integrity will be assumed unless there is compromising evidence.
10. High-altitude mountains are a limited resource. We especially encourage climbers to use the best style.
1. Mutual understanding between sponsor and athlete is necessary to define common goals.
The many facets of mountain sports require clear identification of the specific expertise of both athlete and sponsor to maximize opportunities.
2. To maintain and improve their level of performance, climbers are dependent on continuous support from their sponsors. For this reason it is important that the sponsors keep backing their partners even after a series of failures. Under no circumstances may the sponsor pressure the climber into performing.
3. To establish a permanent presence in all media, clear channels of communication must be organized and maintained.
4. Climbers should take pains to report their activities realistically. An accurate account enhances not only the credibility of the climber, but also the public reputation of his sport.
5. The athlete is ultimately responsible for representing to sponsor and media the ethics, style, social and environmental responsibility stated in the Tyrol Declaration.
Modern climbing encompasses a broad spectrum of activities ranging from hiking and bouldering to crag climbing and mountaineering. Mountaineering comprises extreme forms of high altitude alpinism and expedition climbing in high ranges like the Andes or Himalayas. Although the dividing lines between the various forms of climbing are by no means rigid, the following categorization makes it possible to present the vast diversity of modern mountain sports comprehensibly.
Hiking to mountain huts, cols and summits is the most widespread form of mountaineering. A multiday hike in the mountains and other wilderness areas, especially off the beaten track, is often referred to as a trek. Hiking turns into a technically more demanding form of mountaineering as soon as hands have to be used for progress.
Routes on steep rocky terrain equipped with steel cables and iron rungs are becoming more and more popular. An arena hitherto reserved for technical rock climbing is made accessible through an elaborate infrastructure and special protection systems.
A mountaineer in this category will rock climb up to a standard of UIAA grade 3 and ascend up to 50-degree snow and ice. The typical goals in this category of climbing are the regular routes of peaks in the alpine zone.
The adherents of this classic form of alpinism use alpine or telemark skis to hike up mountains or traverse entire ranges. Due to the complexity of the skills required, this discipline ranks among the most demanding – and dangerous – forms of mountaineering.
A system for categorizing the different kinds of climbing introduced by Lito Tejada-Flores, has proved helpful in describing the many facets that modern technical climbing has acquired. Every specialized type of climbing “game” is defined by an informal but a precise set of rules, formulated so as to keep the task at hand difficult – and thereby interesting. The greater the danger in a particular climbing game due to the natural environment, the more lenient the restrictions for the use of technical equipment. The lower the objective dangers, the stricter its “rules” get.
In “bouldering” difficult sections of rock close to the ground are negotiated, normally without a rope. The equipment allowed is reduced to the climbing shoes, a chalk bag – and these days – a crash pad. Bouldering is practiced on natural boulders and rocks as well as on artificial objects.
Today most climbers use artificial walls for training and leisure, either at home, in a gym or outdoors. A growing number of climbers is active exclusively on artificial walls. There are also new forms like therapeutic climbing and climbing as an art – for instance dance or ballet.
Routes between one and three pitches long are called crag climbs. Because of their shortness and the almost total absence of objective dangers, the free ascent “ethic” has gained international acceptance for this type of climbing during the last two decades. This means that a route only counts if no fixtures placed in the rock have been used for progress during the ascent.
If a climb is longer than three or four pitches it is referred to as a continuous climbing route.
In this climbing game developed in Yosemite Valley, the activists ascend walls that cannot be free climbed with specially designed equipment. They strive to reduce the drilling of holes for the placement of bolts or other means of progress as much as possible, thus leaving a minimum of traces after completing the ascent.
In the “alpine game” activists not only have to deal with the problems posed by actual climbing but also with the “objective” dangers of a frequently hostile environment in high mountains. Because survival often not only depends on the ability to safely master the technical problems of a route but also on the speed of a party, the unwritten rules of the alpine game classically permit the use of pitons and chocks for progress. However, starting in the late sixties, the principles of free climbing have been increasingly applied in the high mountains. Whereas at the beginning of the new era, the focus was on the free ascent of routes normally done on aid, it didn’t take long for new difficult climbs – put up according to the stricter rules – to appear in the mountains. These include both extremely bold adventure routes and hedonistic sport climbs.
An important aspect of alpine climbing is the ascent of ice routes. These range from classic ice faces to seriously hard futuristic enterprises. A type of ice climbing that has recently become popular is the ascent of frozen waterfalls, ice-stalactites und glazed rock. Modern mixed rock-andice-routes sometimes involve very hard rock moves with the aid of crampons and ice tools. The game is governed by the rules of free climbing. The ice and mixed routes can range from short onepitch affairs to bold operations in the higher ranges that can last for several weeks.
Modern climbing terminology differentiates between the styles of adventure or traditional climbing and sport climbing.
Performance is judged by the amount of stress resistance necessary for the ascent of a route.
The climber is responsible for the placement of protection or has to do without.
Mistakes made by the leader can have very drastic consequences.
Performance is judged by the technical grade of the route climbed.
The kinesthetic element is dominant.
If modern belaying techniques are employed properly, leader- falls tend not to be severely punished.
The styles of adventure and sport climbing can be applied to crags as well as to alpine walls.
Between the pure versions of adventure and sport/plaisir climbing there are numerous hybrid forms.
Different games and safety-“philosophies” correspond to diverging individual needs of climbers. The wealth of forms in mountain sports provides pleasure and self-fulfillment for a great number of people – a fact that we welcome.
Both the friends of the sport climbing approach as the adherents of the adventure philosophy have a right to climb in accordance with their wishes and abilities.
It should be our goal to preserve the pluralism of climbing styles, leaving them their special arenas.
This mountaineering discipline applies the rules of alpine climbing to high-altitude terrain on the six, seven and eight thousand-meter peaks long reserved for traditional expeditions. In the super alpine game fixed ropes, help from outside sources or the installation of a chain of camps and bottled oxygen are all rejected.
Two forms of this game have developed: The first variation has the function of enabling a maximum number of members to reach prestigious summits in the high mountain ranges via the normal route.
They optimize the probability of success through liberal use of porters, fixed ropes and artificial oxygen.
In contrast, the extreme form of expedition climbing strives to push the limits of technical difficulty with the help of the most modern equipment save bottled oxygen: fixed ropes, portaledge camps and equipment depots.
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2019-04-23T21:52:03Z
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https://www.theuiaa.org/declarations/tyrol-declaration/
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“Good ole boys” is basically a Southern term for a network of friends who scratch each other’s backs. They can be the good guys or the bad. It can refer to the norm, the old established way of doing things.
Specifically here, the term pertains to Texas and Texans, known for pickup trucks sporting gun racks in the rear window, patriotism, cigars and Jack Daniels—also those buddies you can count on.
Plus there is the business side, with its own network of people. The Seville family has been in the gun-manufacturing business for over a century, with its newest heir a familiar face on the Dallas party circuit. He may be two generations removed from his grandfather’s era, but some version of the Good Ole Boy mentality remains.
Holt Ian Seville is the fifth son-of-a-son to run his family’s company, a favored bachelor within Dallas society, a hunting enthusiast, an avid inventor, having the time of his life.
Geneva “Neva” Tate is a workaholic, an entrepreneur, a fundraiser, a lover of animals, a yoga instructor, enjoying her freedom and privacy.
Holt was clearly not ready to settle down, as his actions evidenced. Neva had only begun to again entertain thoughts of looking for someone special to share her life with. Definitely not him. She had her list. She would not settle.
Yet their paths crossed due to business concerns. Neva's mind was closed, but Holt kept pressing.
Meanwhile life and its dramas get in the way.
Love comes in surprise packages . . . .
I don’t want to have to make love to you every night, Neva Tate’s ex had dictated the very first week into their long-ago marriage. Like a blade penetrating a vital organ, his pronouncement had killed her naïve happily-ever-after fantasies and her ability to ask for . . . pretty much anything.
All before her twentieth birthday.
Leaning back in her chair, her hands dropping to her lap, her subconscious made note of the linen napkin there. Her conscious ignored it.
She had not taken it personally when, earlier in the same awful week, he had cut their honeymoon short to return to work. Money was needed. But by refusing to meet her sexual needs—wasn’t that one of the pros of marriage?—he had issued a quick death to their new union.
Her body shivered with the cold emptiness she again felt inside. She reached behind her to see if a sweater or jacket hung on her chair back.
Abiding by his short unilateral declaration, how could a husband and wife purport to connect if not with bodies and words? He had felt no compunction to open this subject for discussion. Two-way conversation was not allowed? Her wants and desires did not matter? Only his vote counted?
And the two shall become one—are you kidding me? Her farce of a marriage had been assassinated within its very first week. The last tie--the legalities of it—lingered in a slow agony, like a body on life support. Alive. Yet not alive.
Her eyes turned to the bay window, noting the beautiful green trees and tall red-tipped bushes beyond the glass. If she watched long enough, her yard contained more wildlife than mere birds and squirrels. But she was too distracted at this time to appreciate it. Silverware tinkled against china somewhere nearby.
Even with the insulation of time to clearly separate her Now from her Back-Then, she could not laugh about it. No. She wondered why, after so many years, those thoughts returned to torment her. With the divorce, the healing had begun, then completed. The bad memories had died away pretty quickly. Or so she had thought.
Of course, she realized she should have stood up to him, confronted him, in those initial seven days of marriage. After all, could it have gotten any worse?
Neva shook her head. Her former husband had been an ex-Navy SEAL, a Texan, a young man already set in his ways. Words would not have convinced him of anything. Her words especially. The only other recourse would have been to leave earlier. Much earlier.
She felt the brush of soft fur around her ankles and along her shins. Honey, her blue-eyed Himalayan, she guessed, was hoping for a preview of the table scraps.
Still the resurrected feelings remained and taunted her with this question: Was there another lesson to be learned from her past? Both speaking up and leaving sooner were what she should have done from the beginning. Nothing she could fix today. What about now?
Out of nowhere popped these thoughts. Glen and Mia. Bill and Laura. I want what they have.
Only two good marriages? That’s all there is?
Her right hand rose from her lap, laying claim to her tea glass.
Doesn’t matter. Two nearly perfect working marriages exist—even if one is in another state and the local couple travels a lot. Still, it could happen for the rest of us.
I was cheated in that long-ago marriage. I deserve so much more. I deserve to share my life with a man as worthy of me as I am of him. We all deserve that happiness.
Neva took a swallow of her not-so-iced tea, glancing around the table, but she did not see all that. She was surveying her mind and what it contained.
I deserve to find that one special man who can appreciate me. The no-holds-barred version of me. Who is amused by my quirks and shortcomings. Considers them cute, adorable even. Always thinking the best of me—even when I don’t live up to his grandiose expectations. When I fail to be all he imagines I already am, he still hugs me and tells me how amazing I am.
Someone speaking alerted her mind. She heard the last part. She’s off in another world again.
Imagine what I could accomplish with that kind of an everyday environment? Far above and beyond even what I accomplish now. Wow. Just imagine.
He would tell me that he loves me. He would also show me that he loves me.
Like putting gas in my car.
I really hate stopping to do that. Cars should just always be full, right?
And wouldn’t it be great if he cooked, or just offered to clean up the kitchen afterward?
A familiar male voice intruded on her mental wish list. Probably thinking of another business to start.
We would talk. Really communicate about goals and dreams and wishes. Truthfully as much as possible without hurting the other’s feelings. No secrets allowed. He would be completely trustworthy.
Individually, we would be complete. Whole. Yet together . . . we generate this miraculous synergy, enhancing the other, giving emotional and physical and mental support, and . . .
A pat on her hand brought her out of her musings.
. . . too old for him, but you should date Holt Seville, Dinah acknowledged.
Shock. That was what she felt. Neva noted the remains of Dinah’s dinner plate next to her elbow, then her own untouched food. Neva couldn’t smell the roast beef or the herbed potatoes any longer. Gone cold. We have had this conversation before, Neva reminded her friend.
She also shared her formal cherry wood dining table with an embarrassed Milo and the empty place setting that should have been Pete’s spot.
If Pete had been here, Dinah would not have brought up Holt. At least Neva hoped so, because she was going to keep asking Pete over for Sunday dinner until the two of them met.
But today Pete couldn’t make it. Again. Something about rebuilding an engine for an impatient and irate customer. He was more of a workaholic than Neva. But he would be good for Dinah. She needed to meet a good man for a change.
If he asked you out, you would go, right? Dinah persisted.
No, she replied, hoping to end this torture of a topic.
It felt a little odd to share something this personal in front of Milo. He may be a friend, even living in her house—which lodging was part and parcel of his earnings—but he was also her go-to employee, her Man Friday, who happily agreed to do anything she asked, no matter how non-work-related. Like a rare request to run to the grocery store.
Ooh, a guy that loved to run errands would be great.
I need to make a real list. A mate for life is important. Don’t want to forget anything.
Whenever Neva needed something, Milo jumped right in. For that, she was very grateful. Neva didn’t ask often or abuse her professional relationship with Milo. She vowed never to be that kind of boss. But there were days when she could use some assistance.
Plus, she rarely asked for anything. Help especially. And asking a man for something had been a sore spot her whole adult life.
You wouldn’t date Holt? Dinah repeated, her frown punctuating her surprise.
Still, regardless of the male presence of Milo, Neva launched her rhetoric, trying to drill it firmly and finally into her best friend’s brain. I don’t share, I don’t settle and I sure don’t trust him and all his kind.
Dinah shook her head, then focused on Holt’s face staring back at her from the newspaper photo.
Her friend’s unhealthy obsession with Holt’s society page pictures hit her with a one-two punch. Her automatic eye roll in disgust followed by swallowing back what could have been her previous meal.
Dinah continued, undeterred, oblivious to Milo’s eyes darting anywhere but in Dinah’s direction. Holt doesn’t age. Men are allowed wrinkles and gray hair. It’s not fair.
Neva nodded, hoping Dinah was finished with this subject, sending Milo a look of panic that translated to Talk about something. Anything. Please!
Dinah looked up, with a smile on her face, drawing Neva’s schooled gaze back to her. I know. I’ll prove it. I’ll bring over my album.
"Your album? Neva gulped air, swallowed again. You have an album of this stranger? Of his society stills? From the newspaper?" She could not risk drinking her own lukewarm tea, the fear of throwing up becoming more real.
Thank God I haven’t mentioned Holt’s annoying attempts to reach me at the office. She did feel smug though about dodging both his calls and his surprise visits.
Yes, Dinah answered. Never has the same woman on his arm. I’ve got proof.
Neva groaned. I don’t need further proof that he’s a womanizer. That fact is obvious, she stated pointing to the photos claiming Dinah’s focus. The rough shake of Dinah’s head brought together Neva’s eyebrows. What?
Dinah sighed with added drama—for my benefit, Neva thought--again patting Neva’s now-clenched hands on the tabletop. He’s searching for the right woman.
You can’t honestly believe that.
He’s searching for true love, Dinah reiterated.
Neva’s hot buttons activated when Dinah went all happily-ever-after on her and especially with the Holt Seville Fan Club approach. "If he was screwing these women you have pictures of in your album, each nothing but a one-night stand— Neva paused, long enough to draw a breath and send an apologetic glance Milo’s way --females he never intended to call back—ever--would you still think he was on a true love mission?"
No, he wouldn’t do that. He wouldn’t disrespect women.
To red-faced Milo, Neva explained with a pointed index finger, By the way, you are never to treat women like that. Twisting to face her opponent, she added, And you know this how? Neva asked.
Dinah stopped staring at Holt’s photo long enough to direct her gaze at Neva while she spoke. He doesn’t drink, or not much, because only on rare instances does he have one in his hand.
Because there’s an interchangeable woman instead, Neva retorted.
He has no criminal record. No DUI arrests or assaults or . . . anything, Dinah summarized, unaware as Milo stood, plate in his right hand, waving his left hand at Neva, then grabbed his tea glass.
Neva wanted to beg him to stay. Although it had done no good so far to have him as chaperone to censure just such dinner-table conversations.
At least two abusive alcoholic boyfriends littered Dinah’s past. Neva realized, in small part, what Dinah saw in Holt. There are other ways to hurt a woman, Neva murmured, hoping Dinah and Milo didn’t hear her remark, but Milo was already out of the room. No, instead he hunts animals. For play. For money. Not for food. Not for survival. He’s doing his part—and a hundred other people’s--to decrease our natural resources, Neva countered.
It’s the soul of a man you are marrying, not his looks or his money or his career, Dinah argued. Besides, these women mean nothing. They chased after him. He didn’t chase after them, Dinah continued.
When a man is interested, he can’t stay away from a woman. He pursues her. He’s obvious with his interest. He escalates their connection from seeing her daily to introducing her to his friends and family, to finding ways to entertain her and, in short order, setting down his territory, his boundaries. These women— Dinah pointed to the two snapshots in time, Holt affixed to a redhead, Holt cleaved unto a blonde —he did not go after these women.
Neva gave up, surrendered, head tilted back, palms up on the table.
And find a man who calls you beautiful instead of hot.
A whiny-moaning-laugh combo slipped out Neva’s mouth.
Somehow the two longtime friends’ conversations evolved to more agreeable topics--for both women-- before Dinah departed for the evening.
Ninety-nine percent of the time, Neva could tell Dinah anything without condemnation or judgment, had a loving mother figure when needed, and a good friend all the other times. Except when she continually tried to set up Neva on blind dates.
She had just recently begun this Holt campaign, which was strange timing considering all his phone calls and attempts to see Neva.
On the darker side, Neva wondered how Dinah had suffered through her violent relationships with men and yet continued to maintain her fairy-tale viewpoint.
Monday morning came quickly. Neva’s day flew by, filled with more to do than she had time allotted for. Which was the way she preferred it. Yet she left work every day with a smile. It was easy to do as she was her own boss. Setting her hours, choosing which of her projects to work on at the moment, with an assistant willing to take on a diverse assortment of overflow.
However, her mood dipped as she worried for Dinah, stuck in an abusive workplace. Dinah may not have a man in her life at this juncture--a good thing in Neva’s mind until she healed from past hurts both psychological and physical--but Dinah had replaced the mean-spirited man of the house with the ruthless boss on the job.
Over the years of their friendship, Dinah continually rejected any positions Neva had offered, feeling like some undeserving recipient of a handout. While seeing her point, not true. Far from it. Neva needed qualified help and Dinah was more than capable. As the owner of five concerns, Neva garnered perks, one of which included a prospective hiring pool from among her talented friends. Right?
After a dinner meeting with a local craftsman, Neva talked herself out of returning to the office and called it a day. Her mind was alive with activity, on her drive home, as she considered other ways to coax her friend out of a soul-stealing job.
She didn’t dare trick her by having a business contact hire her because Dinah, being a smart woman, would find out and their relationship would suffer.
Neva didn’t cater to tricks. She shot straight—with her friends, her employees, even her bosses way back when.
She wanted to help Dinah, to see her happily working at what she loved. Those thoughts haunted her at home and throughout the rest of her evening.
It made her restless when she should be relaxing.
She found herself in the kitchen staring into the refrigerator, not knowing what she craved.
"Scuza," Milo apologized as he came in.
No problem, Milo, she said, pointing to the still-open refrigerator. Help yourself.
Upon his arrival in the States, he had spent his first sixty days or so standing at a particular gas station to be chosen for whatever manual labor was needed by whomever picked him up during any twenty-four-hour period. With his full immersion into an English-speaking country, he had learned the basics of the language at the end of two months.
Those days when not chosen for work, he did not make money. His first summer in Texas, he had spent sitting on the concrete drive of the service station until the day had stretched out to darkness. Then, having no vehicle, he would walk to the bowling alley, where he mopped the floors and cleaned the snack area before crashing on a cot he put up each evening in the men’s room.
One night, on his way to his other job and sleeping quarters, he had passed a car on the side of the road—Neva’s car. She had been alone, locking her door, about to leave on foot, when he had called to her from the other side. Need help? he had asked in a heavy Italian accent.
I feel so . . . female, Neva had said. I ran out of gas.
No problem. Gas in one mile, he had told her, pointing behind them. I bring some. Have you a . . . container?
No, I don’t, she had responded, feeling more inadequate.
No problem. One at Chevron. Be back.
She hadn’t been sure whether she should wait there in the dark, or travel along a shoulderless road at night in three-inch heels. But it didn’t take her long to make a decision. Wait, she had called, waving a twenty. As he had jogged over, she had added, You’ll need this. And thank you.
In short order—he must have run each way--he had returned, adding one gallon of gas to her tank.
No. You must keep the change for your trouble.
The broad grin on his face was telling.
On impulse, she had asked, Do you have permanent work?
Maybe he wasn’t sure what the word permanent meant.
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2019-04-21T14:56:49Z
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https://ar.scribd.com/book/193983748/Good-Ole-Boys
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It?s a typical meeting for the dozen or so men and women convening at a conference table in the Philadelphia suburb of Blue Bell, Pa.
Doctors by profession, they?re dressed casually in fleece jackets and sweaters, peering at their laptops and making the occasional wisecrack. They run through the cases in their files one by one ? a cancer survivor who?s trying to get new CAT scans, a New Jersey man with a long history of seizures and Bell?s palsy.
The language is technical, and the mood is sedate; the latest episode of House, it isn?t. “My kids like to joke with me that I used to be a real doctor,” says Don Liss, who chairs the group.
But behind this mundane veil lies a stark reality: Over the next hour, and without meeting any of the patients they?re discussing, the team will hammer out whether their employer, the giant insurer Aetna, should pay for the patients? medical claims. At the moment, Liss, a 46-year-old former internist with a crew cut, and his colleagues are focused on the case of a 19-year-old with dermatomyositis.
To deal with her condition, a painful disease that causes severe rashes and muscle weakness, her doctor switched her from a steroid therapy that costs pennies per pill to an antibody regimen that can run up to $10,000 a month. It?s a move that?s raising some qualms in this room. Did her physician give the steroids enough time to work? Why do some of her other doctors disagree about her care? And last but not least, is it worth the price?
And with increasing frequency, the employers paying the insurance premiums are scaling back or even ruling out paying for treatments because they?re concerned about their soaring costs. The rejections often reach patients as no more than a form letter, and many can?t help but wonder what kind of black-box computer program has decided their fate.
But it?s not a computer making the call. A small but powerful group of doctors at big insurance companies are reading files, talking to practicing physicians and ultimately, making decisive judgments on millions of cases a year. Nationwide there are roughly 1,000 of these doctors, usually known as medical directors. Many are drawn to making policy rather than treating patients directly; Liss, for his part, says that if he could start again, he?d become an engineer instead of a physician.
These doctors describe themselves as the key to a working health care system, people who keep costs down so that the maximum number of patients can get care. Critics see them as insurance-company henchmen, branding them with a derisive nickname: Doctor No.
Though they work in relative anonymity, medical directors are playing an increasingly crucial role as the nation looks for ways to control the cost of health care. In the push for health care reform, President Obama has called skyrocketing prices “the biggest threat to our nation?s balance sheet,” and insurers have come under growing pressure to keep a lid on spending. Medical directors operate with relatively little public scrutiny, however, and their decisions can leave patients and their advocates in the dark.
Most medical directors, of course, don?t expect to win popularity contests. But without them, their defenders say, health insurance could never work financially. The country?s huge and tangled medical system does little to discourage patients and doctors from trying all kinds of expensive treatments and technology, even in cases where those approaches haven?t been proven to work well. The U.S. spent almost $8,000 per person on health care last year, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That?s 2.5 times as much as the average developed nation, but the U.S. doesn?t have much to show for it in terms of better quality of care or longer life expectancy.
Medical directors say they?re the ones who can apply the brakes to runaway spending, by monitoring the relevant science and data to decide what kind of care is the most effective. Indeed, even their critics say medical directors are becoming more important players. “We?re all headed for a health care train wreck if things don?t change,” says Shannon Brownlee, senior fellow at the New America Foundation and author of Overtreated.
But playing bad cop has earned medical directors their share of enemies over the years. At the height of the HMO era in the early 1990s, they denied coverage so frequently ? and hounded doctors so often with scorecards comparing their costs with their peers? ? that doctors came to see them as antagonists and tormentors. Some directors testified that they got bonuses if they denied more doctor bills.
After 12 years with Aetna, Liss has gotten used to being on the front lines of this battle. (Even, occasionally, at home: Liss? wife is a primary-care doctor.) Over the years, he?s had to say no in various tough calls, involving mental health care, injury rehab and more, though he says all those rulings were medically justified. Recently, Liss says, he traveled to New Jersey to defend Aetna?s decision to stop covering home nursing care for a child.
Like other medical directors, Liss often serves as a defense witness when Aetna gets sued, a role he?s wryly proud of. (A plaque on his desk reads “They wanted billions. They got nothing.”) He makes no apologies for embracing the business side of medicine, with all its controversies; he says it enticed him early in his career, when he left regular practice in internal medicine after only three years.
So how do those trade-offs get decided? Liss says that cost issues would never trump the medical needs of a patient, but he?s acutely aware of how much money is spent on claims each month for each of the Aetna clients in his region. In fact, he and his team keep track of high-spending individual patients, a degree of Big Brother surveillance that would probably surprise most consumers.
In the conference room where Liss? team frequently meets (“Welcome to our clubhouse,” he jokes), the bean counters are present only in spirit. One case at a time, Liss and his team briskly discuss the issues they?ve reviewed.
That 19-year-old with dermatomyositis may be going back on steroids, despite her difficulty with the side effects; she?ll have to wean herself off the more expensive antibody therapy, which Aetna won?t cover. Next up: A patient with seizures faces a quandary ? should he try an antibiotic treatment before resorting to brain surgery? The antibiotic is “a shot in the dark,” says one doctor; it?s designed for Lyme disease, and the team isn?t even sure that?s what this guy has, but it?s less invasive. (It also happens to be much cheaper.) Green light. One 42-year-old woman?s doctor has recommended Viagra to treat a connective-tissue condition. But because her plan explicitly bars Viagra, Caine explains, Aetna is denying the request, and Caine is advising the doctor to write a prescription for a different medicine with the same chemical makeup.
Although few patients realize it, most of the decisions on tough claims are closely dictated by a document known as the “summary plan description.” That?s the contract each patient?s employer has signed with its insurers, dictating what will and won?t be covered. For the physicians here, the contracts are a road map that gets them in the habit of parsing language like lawyers. But for Liss, the bylaws offer emotional cover when he?s grappling with a decision he knows will cause hardship for a patient. “I tell myself, ?The plan is the plan,?” Liss says. “I can?t rewrite your policy.” And ultimately, it?s in these contracts, more than in the conference room, that efforts to control costs exert their full force.
Still, these rules aren?t irrevocable. Every year, patients appeal hundreds of thousands of rejections ? first to their insurers and then to state officials ? and the reviewers often find flaws in the decision making. In 2006, almost 19,000 appeals nationwide made it to the state level, and insurance-industry data suggests that the ratio of complaints to customers has risen 34 percent since 2000.
Liss says the appeals reflect how complicated or unprecedented some disputes can be and adds that, often, more information about a case emerges during the appeals process. “There are lots of shades of gray,” he explains. But consumer advocates see a far bigger problem. “There?s something wrong with a system when just questioning a denial can cause insurers to reverse their decision so quickly,” says Cheryl Fish-Parcham, deputy director of health policy at advocacy group Families USA.
Of all the medical-cost battlegrounds, none are hotter than the ones centered on technological breakthroughs, which generate headlines and hopes long before they become standard practice. For insurers, keeping up with the advances is no easy task. That?s why Liss makes frequent visits to places like the University of Pennsylvania?s proton-beam radiation center, a new facility with a $140 million price tag.
During a two-hour tour with other Aetna brass, Liss got a close look at the center?s cyclotron, a particle accelerator bigger than a football field, and listened to a presentation by a guide who spoke of the machine as a game-changing innovation in cancer care. Indeed, many doctors think proton beams could be ideal for treating tumors near the eye or spine, since they do less damage to surrounding tissue than traditional radiation. Prostate-cancer patients want the treatment too, since it may help them avoid complications like incontinence.
But Liss sees two nagging issues here: For most cancers, the medical community is still debating the effectiveness of proton-beam treatment, and it typically costs four times as much as traditional radiation. Aetna staff are continually churning out bulletins outlining the evidence behind new and controversial treatments like this. So Liss was shocked when, at the end of his grip-and-grin outing, a Penn official said the university hoped to put about half their radiation patients through the center by 2012.
“I walked out of there a whiter shade of pale,” Liss recalls. (Stephen Hahn, chairman of radiation oncology at the university, says the center will be “prudent” about which patients get the therapy.) Liss says it?s his job to make sure such big-ticket spending has enough evidence to back it up. “You hope at least on the margins you bring some sanity,” he says.
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2019-04-18T20:19:30Z
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https://tnj.com/your-health-plans-dr-no/
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4 Day Gallipoli Troy Pergamon Ephesus And Pamukkale Tours are a daily departure tour package which covers the sites of history, war and nature in Turkey. Ancient Cities of Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus and Hierapolis, Nature of Pamukkale.
4 Day Gallipoli Troy Pergamon Ephesus And Pamukkale Tours package included professional Turkish and English Speaking Tour guide during the tours.
4 Day Gallipoli Troy Pergamon Ephesus And Pamukkale Tours, everything was excellent, we have spent great time and had excellent experiences. Our tour guide mustafa was excelleand and knowledgable and informed us well and helped us for all our needs thanks to him and safer driver ismail. All the best for everyone.
Visiting: the sites to visit as follow the Beach Cemetery ( John Simpson's Grave ), Anzac Cove, Ari Burnu ( First Anzac landing place ), Lone Pine Cemetery ( Australian Memorial ), Johnston's Jolly ( Walk in the Anzac trenches ), View Shrapnel Valley * Turkish Memorial, The Nek and Walker's Ridge, Chunuk Bair ( Main New Zealand Memorial ). At the end of the tour, drive to hotel, check into hotel and Overnight.
Visiting: the sites to visit as follow the Trojan Horse which was used in the movie Troy and the Trajan Horse which The Trojan Horse (Did it really exist ?) in centre in Canakkale, The Trojan Wars, Battle between Achilles an Hector, The 3200 years old city walls of Troy VI and VII, The East gate of VI (VIP entrance of Troy VI), The Temple of Athena, Walls of Troy II and Megaron House, Walls of Troy I (The oldest ruins of Troy), he trench of Schliemann, The ramp of Troy II, The Scaean Gate, The Gate of Troy VI (Where possibly the tricky wooden horse was taken), Sanctuary (Sacrificing Altars), Roman Bath, Odeon (Music theatre), South gate of Troy VI, Bouleuterion, Ruins of agora (Market place). At the end of the troy tour continue to Pergamon.
Visiting: the sites to visit as follow theThe ancient Pergamon, which once the ancient world's major power, The Acropolis, The Library once held 200.000 books and Trojan, Temple of Athena, Temple of Trajan, Altar of Zeus ( Now at BERLIN MUSEUM ) The Gymnasium situated on terraces, The lower Agora, The Hellenistic Theater with a seating capacity of 10,000, Temple of Dionysus.
16:30 PM At the end of the tour, drive to Kusadasi via Izmir and Selcuk. Arrival to Kusadasi.
Visiting: the Ephesus Ancient City, the celsus library, the Temple Of Hadrian and the Trajan Fountain in the Ancient Ephesus, the historical marble street, the Great Theater, Isa Bey Mosque, shrine of Mother Mary, Temple Of Artemis (Diana), (seven wonders of ancient World), Sirince Village.
Visiting: the visit the Hierapolis ancient city, Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinious Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater, Antique Pool. At the end of the tour. Transfer to Denizli airport to fly back to Istanbul.
16:00 PM The end of the tour, Leisurely time in Pamukkale.
17:00 PM Transfer to Denizli Airport.
19:15 PM Flight from Denizli to Istanbul arrival and transfer to hotel.
20:35 PM Arrival to Istanbul and then transfer to hotel, is the end of the tour package.
- Turkish and English Speaking Progessional Tour Guide, licensed by the Ministry of Tourism.
- Guided Troy Ancient City And Trojan Horse Tour.
- Guided Pergamon And Asklepion Tour.
- Lunch (Open Buffet, Vegetarian menu is available).
- Breakfast (Open Buffet breakfast).
- Transportaiton by non-smoking and air-conditioned touristical vehicles.
- Airport transfers in Pamukkale, Istanbul.
You can choose one of the following hotels below for each town for your accommodation during the package of 4 Day Gallipoli Troy Pergamon Ephesus And Pamukkale.
Canakkale.: Kervansaray Hotel or Helen Hotel, Iris Hotel.
Kusadasi.: Ilaydavantgarde Hotel or Efeboutique Hotel or Derici Hotel.
- Some of Turkey Tours has walking and not recommended for the people who has difficulties with walking.
- When you book the one of Turkey Tours the confirmation will be received at time of booking.
- We kindly request our guests to be ready 10 minutes before pick up time of for the each day tours.
- When guests booked the package included flight tickets (Time for airport transfers and flihgt details) will be provided after booking.
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4 Day Gallipoli Troy Pergamon Ephesus And Pamukkale Tours was started with a great morning in Istanbul, driving was long from Istanbul to Gallipoli but was nice sightseeing on the way.
There was different tour guide during the tours of Gallipoli, Troy, Ephesus and Pamukkale all they were great and knowledgeable. The hotels were clean and in the city centre, after the tours it was easy to go some where for dinner and walk in the city center. The transportation was on time and everything was excellent, thank for giving us great time in Turkey.
The tours with a professional tour guide and service of the 4 Day Gallipoli Troy Pergamon Ephesus And Pamukkale Tours was excellent, we have got great experiences about the historical ancient world and the wars. I highly recommend this tour package to everyone.
We have great time during the package.
It was my best deal to travel in Turkey and great service for the sites and hotels and excellent guided tours. I highly recommend.
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We have had this package last week and started from Istanbul, we enjoyed the history and nature in Turkey. We were a family and it is great sites to visit for the family and history, the hotels, tours, transportation were excellent with the guiding service. I highly recommend to everyone.
We spent 4 day to visit the Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus and Pamukkale. Everyday was beautiful.
Great 4 day tour of Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus and Pamukakle and also fantastic service allcanakkaletours.com Enjoyable, worth for money. Well organized pick up, touring in the areas with the professional tour guide, great lunches, nice hotels to stay in Canakkale and Kusadasi. If you go you can make this package to visit Gallipoli and Ephesus, Pamukkale If they are in your list. Great experiences will be waiting for you. All the best.
From beginning to end of the package, we enjoyed everyday with the different tour guides everyday. It was nice to meet different people around the world and share something. Thanks.
4 Day Turkey tour package which covers the sites that we want to visit of Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus, Pamukkale with a professional tour guide. It was excellent to have knowledgeable tour guides during the each site. I highly recommend this service to anyone who is thinking to make the war history tour in Turkey.
We used the package and injoyed the from beginning to end of it. It was our first time in Turkey and we have the great experiences about he tourist sites, locals, meals, beaches. In this tour we have had all those experiences, but especially touring and guiding was excellent thanks to everyone during the our days and tour guides.
Thanks to tour guide, my wife and me had excellent 4 days during the our visiting of 4 Day Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus And Pamukkale. It was well arranged and we didnt live and thing that we didnt want, good hotel, excellent tour guide, great transportation. We paid also 399 euro p.p instead of 499 euro p.p , woth for money. Recommended.
4 Day Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus And Pamukkale Tours was our part of honeymoon holiday in Turkey in the month of December and we had an opportunity to explore Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus and Pamukkale and spend 4 nights in Kusadasi in charisma hotel. Everything was excellent, thanks. I highly recommend if you want to have different honeymoon.
4 Day Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus And Pamukkale Tours were Great tour, tour guides were very knowledgable and gave plenty of great stories, also provides some nifty photos and information to helped in understanding where things happened and how they related in Gallipoli and Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus and Pamukkale. We joined from Istanbul the journey from istanbul to gallipoli was long but worth to join this package. Recommended.
Thanks, it was great service of history, nature and war sites of Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus And Pamukkale in Turkey. We had great experiences in our holiday in Turkey.
With the tour package, visited the sites of history, nature, war in Turkey. It was good experiences with the knowledgeable tour guides. In each site, we had different local tour guide all they were excellent, thanks.
4 Day Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus And Pamukkale Tours was a historical tour and we visited the battlefield ing gallipoli, Trojan horses and Ancient City of Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus, Hierapolis. The overall experience was beautiful and I want to come again.
the best package that you can make in Turkey, I highly recommend to every one to make the tours of 4 Day Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus, Pamukkale, if there is time, add 2 more and go to Cappadocia.
Great service and excellent place to visit. I highly recommend this company for Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus And Pamukkale Tours.
It was an unforgettable experience for us to be in 4 Day Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus And Pamukkale after delated our turkey tour for a year ! I really loved Turkey, mostly gallipoli... with my families and friends too. Thank you Mr. Cuneyt for giving me a chance to explore Turkey and made us a excellent tour that we will never forget it.
Just we returned from the 4 Day Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus And Pamukkale Tours in Turkey, I want to tell about the tour package that well organized. The hotels was nice and the transportation was safe, thanks for giving us a great time in Turkey. I highly recommend this tour package.
We have been in the best place in Turkey with the great tour guides ( because our tour guide was different person every day). Thanks to every one that we had an unforgetable holiday in Turkey.
Our Turkey Tours was excellent. The Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour Package was great to visit with all the pick up, drop off, guiding, hotel service. The Ancient Cities are the sites that you must visit in Turkey, if you are interested about the war and battlefields, Gallipoli is also must be visited. Staying in Canakkale is a good choise after Gallipoli tour and staying in Kusadasi is an excellent choise, after troy and pergamon and during the Ephesus and Pamukkale. I highly recommend this tour to everyone for Turkey.
Is this tour package avilable on april 23. I want to know the price as well?
After our visitings in Istanbul, we decided to go to visit the Gallipoli Battlefields and Troy Ancient city and then Epheus and Pamukkale, it was 4 days long and great tour for us to visit the ancient cities while in Turkey. During the our travel the service of the tours, hotels, transportation was good and worth for the money.
How much is this tour package if i want to do it in 5 day, instead of doing Troy and Pergamon in a day, I want to spend more time during the tours?
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2019-04-24T20:29:38Z
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https://allturkeytours.net/4-day-gallipoli-troy-pergamon-ephesus-and-pamukkale-tours
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Attend a travel conference these days and you'll be inundated with statistics. Here's one: by 2017 hotel group Best Western expects 30% of its bookings to come from a mobile device — up from 5% in 2012. Another: deals specialist Travelzoo now receives more searches from mobile devices (56%) than from computers.
"The UK is one of the most advanced [regions] for Travelzoo globally, in terms of mobile adoption," says UK managing director, Joel Brandon-Bravo. And according to marketing technology company Criteo, a quarter of all online travel bookings in the UK now come from a mobile device. Search engines, including Google and Yahoo, are seeing a rapid increase in travel-related mobile searches.
I could go on, but you get the idea: the future of travel is that five-inch LED screen in your pocket. Our real-world rituals won't change. We'll still experience the panicked, last-second search for a wallet or purse. Got your tickets, room key, camera? Check. Map, compass, translator, restaurant guide? Check. Yet all this is inside one gadget — your mobile phone. This is not a vision of the future, but the state of mobile travel in 2015.
Travel isn't all about fun. We first have to get there, on trains, planes and automobiles, bikes, boats and buses. Increasingly, we're turning to mobiles to arrange that, starting with the purchase process. Flight meta-search service Momondo has seen a year-on-year increase of over 50% in bookings via its app.
Several airline apps, including those of EasyJet and American Airlines, have in-built boarding pass functions, or work with Apple's Passbook to store a ticket on your handset. Anyone meeting you off a flight only need set off for the airport when their Just Landed app tells them to. Local currency isn't required to catch a cab from the terminal. The taxi industry has been 'disrupted' by app-powered driver services such as Uber, Lyft, and Hailo. Paying is automatic and cashless.
It's not just air travel. You can rent a car with apps from Carrentals.co.uk and Skyscanner, or jump on a train with thetrainline.com, Italo (Italy) and SNCF (France). MapMyRide uses GPS technology so you can map and share your cycling exploits. High-rollers even have transport apps of their own. PrivateFly books flights on a fleet of around 7,000 private jets worldwide, including empty legs offered at big discounts. Around 15% of PrivateFly's bookings come via apps. More of a luxury yacht person? There's an app for that, too: GetMyBoat.
Even if you're not sure where to travel, an app can help. Launched in 2014, GeniusTravel allows you to specify a budget and dates and the app suggests the rest.
Is all this starting to feel like mobile overload? If so, you can solve that — by downloading another app. TripCase is an itinerary-management tool aimed at frequent travellers. All you do is email confirmations for air, rail or ground travel, or even restaurant reservations, and TripCase lays out a detailed, mobile-friendly trip timeline for you. The app even sends an alert if your flight is delayed. TripCase is also working to make travel apps work better on smart watches and other wearable tech.
Then there are apps that completely rethink point-to-point travel. BlaBlaCar enables car sharing on journeys between 100-800km, so drivers with space in the car can share the trip (and split fuel costs) with people heading in the same direction. For example, at the time of writing, Edinburgh to Newcastle places were going for £9, London to Bristol for £8. According to BlaBlaCar, it transports two million passengers a month.
Just like the airlines, hotel brands such as Marriott, Accor and Best Western all have apps aimed at regular customers. I often book a room from the train as I roll into the station, using Hotels.com or similar, mobile-friendly hotel apps. Airbnb has turned spare bedrooms into affordable accommodation (and welcome income streams) all over the planet.
Mobile services use a crucial piece of information that isn't available on your desktop: where you are, right now. Hotel Tonight is a fully mobile service that uses location technology to sell last-minute hotel rooms with significant savings. Launch the app and it presents you with a list of discounted hotels close to wherever you're standing, in 500 locations worldwide. A few swipes of the screen and you're booked. In November, the company announced a year-on-year UK bookings growth of 175%.
Soon we may be rid of check-in and room keys, too. Conrad Hotels has incorporated mobile check-in into its smartphone app, Conrad Concierge, while the Hilton HHonors app lets you check in and choose your room from a digital floor plan at 4,100 hotels across the globe. From spring 2015, four Hilton-owned hotel brands in the US will begin replacing room keys with mobile lock technology. Once checked in (via a smartphone, of course), guests can enter their room with one tap of their phone. Starwood is also trialling keyless check-in with its SPG app. Mobile phone keys will be rolled out to Aloft and W Hotels brands worldwide, including in the UK, this year.
Travel and accommodation is well established, so what's the next frontier for the phone-wielding traveller? Well, much of the fanfare surrounding the launch of the iPhone 6 last autumn focused on mobile payments. Apple Pay software initially launched in the US only, and works with the near field communications (NFC) aerial that Apple added to the latest iPhone. To pay, you tap your phone, just as you would a contactless card. Like ApplePay, the rival Google Wallet also only works in the US — for now.
In the UK, services such as EE's Cash on Tap and the Vodafone SmartPass allow travellers to make small payments (under £20) with one tap of an NFC-equipped mobile phone, including on London's transport network. Further mobile payment technology is set to follow. Launching later this year, Zapp payments will work with existing banking apps to enable secure payments from an NFC-equipped phone.
Mobile payments are, for now, still outside the travel mainstream. But travellers can already use a phone to bypass the bureau de change and get foreign money at decent rates. Like Airbnb, currency service WeSwap works as a 'peer-to-peer' marketplace. Before heading abroad, I can exchange sterling directly with someone travelling in the opposite direction. WeSwap exchanges are at the mid-market rate, rather than the less favourable rates usually offered on the high street. Right now, it works in US dollars, sterling, euros and Scandinavian currency, with additional countries to be added soon. WeSwap charges a service fee of just 1%.
The moment someone fitted a lens onto a mobile phone was the point things got trickier for budget camera manufacturers. The sensors inside standalone cameras are still superior, but smartphone camera quality has progressed quickly. The Nokia Lumia 1020 Windows Phone has a 41-megapixel camera, as well as optical image stabilisation and more automatic functions to help improve your photography. Journalists sometimes use an iPhone to shoot broadcast-quality video and audio.
And apps have made a big difference. Instagram helps amateur snappers to improve their photos with easy filters and hues, to give a vintage or creative look. It now has a reported 300 million users, many of whom focus their photo sharing on travel. In 2014, Instagram also released Hyperlapse, an app for shooting non-shaky time-lapse video. There are others, too. Afterlight has a bundle of professional filters and moody light leak effects. Apps like Camera+ and Camera ZOOM FX replace smartphone stock camera apps. The mobile phone has completely taken over holiday point-and-shoot.
Where are you, right now? Because your phone GPS knows (roughly), it can suggest the perfect activity to fill an afternoon. For example, when I last fired up my Viator tours app — a company bought by TripAdvisor in 2014 — I was offered a food walk, tickets to Phantom of the Opera and a day-trip to Paris. There are countless smaller and specialist players in the tours and activities market, including US-focused Peek and Vayable. Your mobile phone is the key battleground for many of them.
Location can get more precise still — so-called 'micro-location' — using beacon technology. Beacons are small Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transmitters that can pinpoint a phone's location to within a few centimetres, indoors or outside. Working in conjunction with apps, they can prompt your handset to do things, such as flash up a reminder to have your passport ready or show a video about local history. Visitors to Wales' National Slate Museum, in Llanberis, and Caerleon's National Roman Legion Museum are guided around by app and beacon. Beacons at airports including Dallas/Fort Worth and Amsterdam's Schiphol coordinate with airline apps to lead passengers through terminals efficiently. Microsoft and Mubaloo worked together on using beacons to help visually impaired travellers navigate cities.
Location technology is also an essential ingredient when it's time to pause for sustenance. It's the backbone of user and expert review apps by everyone from Yelp to Michelin. Whether it's a burger (try Burgerator), a decent pint (you need Craft Beer London or New York), or a veggie meal (download Happy Cow), your phone probably knows where the nearest and best places are. There's even an app that will tell you whether the mark-up on the local restaurant's wine list is reasonable (Raisinable). The list of 'essential' travel apps is already long — and during 2015 it's going to get longer still.
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2019-04-25T14:35:23Z
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https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/2015/04/mobile-travellers-guide-almost-everything
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Design flaws in many routers can allow hackers to steal Wi-Fi credentials, even if WPA or WPA2 encryption is used with a strong password. While this tactic used to take up to 8 hours, the newer WPS Pixie-Dust attack can crack networks in seconds. To do this, a modern wireless attack framework called Airgeddon is used to find vulnerable networks, and then Bully is used to crack them.
When attacking a Wi-Fi network, the first and most obvious place for a hacker to look is the type of network encryption. While WEP networks are easy to crack, most easy techniques to crack WPA and WPA2 encrypted Wi-Fi rely on the password being bad or having the processing power to churn through enough results to make brute-forcing a practical approach.
In some cases, an access point's encryption is not the weakest point of the network, so it's good to think outside of the box, or, in this case ... focus on the box. Since the source of the Wi-Fi signal is being broadcast from the router's hardware, the device itself would be a great target to attack instead of the encryption. And one weakness many access points have is a feature called Wi-Fi Protected Setup, which we will learn how to exploit in this guide.
If you forget the password to your access point, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, better known simply as WPS, lets you connect to the network using an 8-digit number printed on the bottom of the router. This is somewhat more convenient than just resetting the router with the button on the back, but also a massive security hole because of the way many routers deal with implementing this feature.
WPS PINs have been attacked by two successive generations of attacks, starting with the most basic brute-forcing methods targeting the way some routers split the PIN into two separate halves before checking them. Years later, another attack emerged that remains effective against many routers and greatly reduces the amount of time needed to attack a target.
The Reaver brute-force attack was a radical new weapon for Wi-Fi hacking when it was presented in 2011. One of the first practical attacks against WPA- and WPA2-encrypted networks, it totally ignored the type of encryption a network used, exploiting poor design choices in the WPS protocol.
Reaver allowed a hacker to sit within range of a network and brute-force the WPS PIN, spilling all the credentials for the router. Worse, the 8-digit-long PIN could be guessed in two separate halves, allowing for the attack to take significantly shorter than working against the full length of the PIN.
While it did require a hacker to be within range of the target Wi-Fi network, it was able to penetrate even WPA and WPA2 networks with strong passwords using an online attack. This is opposed to an offline attack, such as WPA handshake brute-forcing, which does not require you to be connected to the network to succeed. While this was a limitation, the benefit is that there is typically no sign of this kind of attack to the average user.
The Reaver attack proved extremely popular, and since 2011, many routers now have protections to detect and shut down a Reaver-type attack. In particular, these attacks have been greatly slowed by rate-limiting, which forces a hacker to wait several seconds before each PIN attack. Many routers will now "lock" the WPS setting in response to too many failed PIN attempts. This has led the Reaver attack to be considered deprecated against most modern routers.
While routers updated some settings to prevent routers from being attacked via brute-force, serious flaws still existed in the way many routers implement encryption. In programming, it's difficult to create truly random numbers, which is required to produce strong encryption. To do this, we use a function that starts with a number called a "seed," which, after being passed into the function, produces a pseudo-random number.
If you use a long or varying "seed" number, you can get the same result as a number that's actually random, but if you use an easily guessed "seed," or even worse ... the same one repeatedly, you create weak encryption that is easy to break. This is exactly what router manufacturers did, giving rise to Pixie-Dust, the second generation of WPS PIN attacks.
A WPS Pixie-Dust attack in progress.
Since many routers with WPS enabled use known functions to produce random numbers with seed values like "0" or the time stamp of the beginning of the WPS transaction, the WPS key exchange has fatal flaws in the way it encrypts messages. This allows the WPS PIN to be cracked in a matter of seconds.
Our tool of choice for demonstrating a WPS Pixie-Dust attack will be a wireless attack framework called Airgeddon. Integrating many wireless attack tools into a suite well suited for beginners, Airgeddon will allow you to select and configure your wireless card, find and load targeting data from nearby networks, and attack targeted networks — all from the same tool.
The main menu for the Airgeddon Wi-Fi attack framework.
There are some trade-offs to using Airgeddon, as the way it passes data between reconnaissance and attack modules requires you to be able to open multiple terminal windows in a GUI desktop environment. If you are using SSH to access your Kali device, you may need to target vulnerable networks using the wash command included in the Reaver tool and pass the data manually to the Bully tool instead.
Since different wireless network cards work better or worse with Reaver or Bully, Airgeddon lets you pass target data between the two scripts and find the sweet spot for your wireless card, the attack module you are using, and the target you are attacking.
To use the Bully module of Airgeddon, you'll need to be running Kali Linux or another supported distro. Make sure your Kali Linux is fully updated before you begin, as you'll need several packages installed for this tool to work.
You'll also need a wireless network adapter capable of packet injection and wireless monitor mode. We recommend the Panda PAU09, or you can check out our guide linked below to see other popular wireless network adapters.
Finally, make sure you have permission from the owner of the network you're testing this tool on before you start. This tool can work very quickly, and if the network is monitored, you will leave evidence in the logs.
First, you'll need to install Airgeddon by cloning the git repository. Open a terminal window, and type the following to clone the repo, change directory to the new folder, and run "airgeddon.sh" as a bash script.
If it works, you should see an alien loading screen. Don't get too spooked, the script will start soon.
Airgeddon will detect your OS and terminal resolution. Press return to check on all the tools contained in the framework.
Airgeddon will do a check to see what essential tools are installed. You should try to make sure you have a completely green board before you begin, but in particular, you will need Bully for this attack. To install a missing repo, you have a number of options. The easiest is to follow the format below.
If that doesn't work, you can also try using Python pip to install Python modules by typing pip3 install nameofwhatyouaremissing into a terminal window. When all the results are a green "Ok," press return to proceed to the adapter selection.
In the next step, Airgeddon will list your network adapters. Select the one you wish to use for the attack by typing the number next to it. You may want to change the MAC address of your adapter with a tool like GNU MAC Changer before doing this.
In this case, I am selecting my dual-band 2.4 and 5 GHz network card, which is option 3.
Next, you will be dropped into the main attack screen. In this case, I will be performing a WPS attack, so I will select option 8 and press return.
Now, you will need to put your card into monitor mode. Rather than the usual airmon-ng commands, simply type the number 2 into the menu, and press return.
If all goes well, your card should be put into monitor mode and change its name. Airgeddon will keep track of the changed name, and you will be able to proceed to the targeting menu.
To find vulnerable routers, you can now turn your card to the networks in the immediate area by selecting option 4, scan for targets. If you have a dual-band card, you will be asked if you want to scan the 2.4 or 5 GHz spectrum, allowing you to decide what kind of networks to target. Type Y for 5 GHz and N for 2.4 GHz.
A window should open showing you all of the vulnerable networks. Allow it to stay open for a few scans while your card runs up and down the wireless channels and tries to find new networks. After waiting for about a minute, exit out of the window, or hit Ctrl C.
You should see your Wi-Fi target data loaded into a selector screen, meaning you're ready to load target data into an attack module!
Now, you should see a screen which contains target data for each vulnerable network you detected. Type the number of the network you want to target to pass the targeting data to Airgeddon, and press return. Next, you will select which attack module will use these values as an argument.
In my example, my WPS attack screen is now fully live and ready to fire. My wireless card is in monitor mode, and I have selected a network by BSSID, channel number, ESSID, and other information I pulled from my scan. Now, all I need to do is select an attack module.
As you can see below, quite a few are offered. Depending on your wireless card, you will have more luck with either Reaver or Bully. In this guide, we're focusing on Bully, so type 7 to load the target data into the Bully attack module, and press return.
The final value you will need to input is the timeout, or how long before the program assumes the attack has failed. For now, set the value to around 55 seconds. Press return, and the attack will begin.
Once you start the attack module, a window will open with red text on the screen. If communication is successful, you will see many encrypted transactions like the one in the image below. If you are out of range or the target isn't really vulnerable, you will see failed transactions.
As soon as Bully has the needed data to break the PIN, it will pass it to the WPS Pixie-Dust program.
This can happen in a matter of seconds or less, but if your connection is weak, it may take as long as a few minutes. You should see the cracked PIN and the Wi-Fi password appear at the bottom of the screen. That's it! You have complete access to the router.
If you write down the PIN, you can use the "custom PIN association" module to be able to get the new password any time it's changed until the target buys a new router or disables WPS. This also works if you just got the PIN but didn't get the router to dump the Wi-Fi credentials.
The best and most obvious solution to pulling the plug on a Pixie-Dust attack is to disable the nebulously useful feature at the heart of the issue — Wi-Fi Protected Setup. You can easily reset your router with the reset button located on virtually all routers, meaning pretty much no one will be sad if you disable the WPS feature. You can do this through the administration page of most routers.
Another important piece of information is that older routers may say they have disabled the WPS option when, in fact, they are still vulnerable to this attack even with this setting supposedly "off." This is a serious issue for older hardware, and if you test this tool against an older router with the WPS set to "off" and the attack succeeds, your only option may be simply replacing the hardware and buying a new router.
Hardware-based attacks are a brilliant way of bypassing a strong password, and sustained interest in this attack vector continues to fuel the cat-and-mouse game between router manufacturers, ISPs, and the hackers trying to break into these devices. Learning the history of Reaver and the evolution to WPS Pixie-Dust-based attacks will keep you on the bleeding edge of Wi-Fi hacking and expand your hacking toolkit to enable you to take on any router with vulnerable WPS enabled.
In this article we are discussing Remote Desktop penetration testing in four scenarios. Through that we are trying to explain how an attacker can breach security in different- different scenario and what types of major step should take by admin while activating RDP services to resist against attack.
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) also known as “Terminal Services Client” is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft, which provides a user with a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection. RDP servers are built into Windows operating systems; by default, the server listens on TCP port 3389.
Suppose admin has allowed remote desktop service in his system for local network connection.
Attacker may take help of nmap to verify whether port 3389 is activated or not. For RDP penetration we are also using nmap in order to scan targeted system (192.168.0.102) for open RDP port.
If remote desktop service is allowed then nmap will show OPEN as state for port 3389, as shown in given image.
In order to connect with RDP we always need login credential as authenticated connection. A valid user can enter his username and password but an invalid user (attacker) cannot able to guess correct credential for login therefore they retrieve credential through brute force attack.
We are using hydra to demonstrate brute force attack on RDP.
Hydra: It is a parallelized login cracker which supports numerous protocols to attack. It is very fast and flexible, and new modules are easy to add. This tool makes it possible for researchers and security consultants to show how easy it would be to gain unauthorized access to a system remotely.
From given below image you can read the username: ignite and password: 123456 which we have retrieve through brute force attack on port 3389.
Using this credential attacker can login for Remote Desktop service.
Account Lockout duration: Policy which defines the time period that a locked out account remains locked until become automatically unlock by itself or reset by admin. It will lock the account for specified time when user will cross the login attempt set by account lockout threshold.
Account lockout threshold: Policy which defines the number of fail logon attempt and will lock account for some period of time specified by Account lockout duration. It will allow maximum number of specified attempts for sing-in into your account.
Rest Account lockout counter after: Policy which defines the time period that must elapse after a failed logon attempt. The reset time must be less than or equal to the Account lockout duration.
If the number of attempts is greater than the value of Account lockout threshold, the attacker could potentially lock every account.
Now let’s test Account lockout policy by again making brute force attack on port 3389.
When attacker retrieves the username and password, he will surely use them for login but as you can see it took more than 2 attempts to crack the password therefore according to set policies the account should be get locked for 30 minutes.
Open the terminal and type “rdesktop 192.168.0.102 ” when you will get target screen, enter username and password which have retrieve from brute force.
From given image you can observe that we have entered above discovered username and password ignite: 12345.
When you (attacker) will submit your credential then it will give you a message that current account has been locked out and cannot be logon as shown in given image.
This will lock the account of the user ignite for 30 minutes and hence admin will come to know that someone has tried brute force attack for unauthorized access.
In this way we can protect brute force attack for unauthorized access.
Many times in order to identify whether host is vulnerable to RDP or not, attacker use exploit MS12-020-check to test its strength.
Open the terminal in your kali Linux and Load metasploit framework now type following command to scan for vulnerability.
From given image you can it is showing target is vulnerable, now you can use Google to find its exploit for attack.
Once attack knows that target port 3389 is vulnerable MS12-020-check then he will surly try to make an attack with Ms12-0200maxchannelids. This will launch a DOS attack on target system.
Now Type following command for DOS attack which will crash the system.
From given below image you can notice the target is system is being shutting down due some problem.
Criminal executor of DoS attacks often target sites or services hosted on high-profile web servers such as banks or credit card payment gateways to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the Internet.
If attacker has hacked victim system in which RDP service is not enable then attacker himself can active this service using post exploitation module built by Rapid 7 inside metasploit.
Now to perform this we must need a meterpreter session of target system. From given image you can notice that have already meterpreter session of target system.
Here we have meterpreter session 1 through multi handler and session 2 from bypassuac for admin privileges.
Now type following command for generation post exploitation to enable RDP service.
This module makes it possible to apply the ‘sticky keys’ hack to a session with appropriate rights. The hack provides a means to get a SYSTEM shell using UI-level interaction at an RDP login screen or via a UAC confirmation dialog.
It will ask to submit the credential for login but we are not aware of it therefore we had lunched stick key attack above so that we can access victim command prompt by hitting 5 times shift key as shown in given image.
When you are holding meterpreter session of victim’s system type following command which enable RDP service moreover set credential of your own choice.
Enter username: raaz and password: 1234 for login.
Awesome!!! We had successfully login into remote system.
You can forward port 3389 on another port for increasing system security although to perform this in your window operating system explore following location through registry editor.
From given image you can see in the right panel port number is heighted, Click on it.
You will get an edit DWORD window where that you can edit 32 bit value. By default it will show d3d which is hexadecimal value for 3389.
Replace 3389 value from another value of your choice such as 3314 and select hexadecimal as base which will convert 3314 into cf2.
From given image you can see port 3314 is open now.
Open window Firewall with Advance settings then move into its inbound rules and explore Remote Desktop (TCP-In) for domain profile for adding security filter by making some change in firewall setting.
After that it will open a window for changing its properties, click on scope. Here you will get two panels for type of connection establishes local and remote IP address.
In remote IP address choose 2nd option for specific IP address and enter an IP to which you want to allow for connecting remote desktop services as shown in given image.
It will stop all traffic coming from another IPs and increase the security of your network against any kind of attack.
Today I am goingto share a Method to hack Wifi Password, using this method we can hack wifiWPA/WPA2 – WPS enabled networks within seconds, the easiest and best way to Hackwpa/wpa2 - wps networks in windows. This hack works only on wps enabled networks.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) are two securityprotocols and security certification programs developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks.The Alliance defined these in response to serious weaknesses researchers hadfound in the previous system, WEP(Wired Equivalent Privacy).
WPAbecameavailable in 2003. The Wi-Fi Alliance intended it as an intermediate measure inanticipation of the availability of the more secure and complex WPA2. WPA2became available in 2004 and is a common shorthand for the full IEEE 802.11i(or IEEE 802.11i-2004) standard.
A flawin a feature added to Wi-Fi,called Wi-Fi Protected Setup,allows WPA and WPA2 security to be bypassed and effectively broken in manysituations. WPA and WPA2 security implemented withoutusing the Wi-Fi Protected Setup feature are unaffected by the securityvulnerability.
WPA2 has replaced WPA. WPA2,which requires testing and certification by the Wi-Fi Alliance, implements themandatory elements of IEEE 802.11i. In particular, it includes mandatorysupport for CCMP, an AES-based encryption mode with strongsecurity. Certification began inSeptember, 2004; from March 13, 2006, WPA2 certification is mandatory for allnew devices to bear the Wi-Fi trademark.
Wi-FiProtected Setup (WPS; originally Wi-Fi Simple Config) is a network securitystandard that attempts to allow users to easily secure awirelesshome network but could fall to brute-forceattacks if one or more of the network's access points do not guardagainst the attack.
2. Does not work on all Routers all encryption's, so cannothack all the wifi networks Available near you. At least this method can’t.
3. Not all Networks or routers can be hacked using this method.
4. While hacking some networks it says "Wireless ConfigurationFailed " that means jumpstart (the software that we are going to use tohack wifi password) cannot hack that network.
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This is how a Wifi WPA/WPA2-WPS Network is hacked.
If you are Struck anywhere in the process of hacking wifi, feel free to comment below, i will help you solve your problems. Before that please check Frequently asked questions. you might find the answer you are looking for.
Ans: By tryingthis method, many people might think that hacking is very easy, by usingsoftware we will be able to hack any kind of software, but its not true.Hacking is not easy at all. There are many other methods to hack wifi, but nota lot of methods though windows. This is the very basic method of hacking. weneed to go into a little advanced methods of wifi hacking to hack the securitysystem of present day routers.
Ans: This isneither your fault or Dumpper's or the system's fault. this happened becausethere are no WPS enabled networks near you, that's it. It clearly means Dumppercan not hack the networks that are not WPS Disabled. so you need to go foranother method of wifi hacking, which means you need to work a little on KaliLinux to hack, even though its not as easy as Dumpper. Click here To read what to do if Dumpperdoesnt work.
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Other well-known examples of outcomes-based contracts include Amgen’s evolocumab (Repatha), a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol-lowering drug with a list price of over $14,000 per year, and Eli Lilly & Co.’s GLP-1 drug Trulicity at around $7,500 per year.
As more risk-sharing contracs are adopted, the pharma industry has greater ownership for the outcomes patients achieve when taking their therapies. As a result, pharma companies are looking beyond the first prescription fill and asking how they can help patients strictly adhere to therapies, and how they can support patients in reaching both short-term and long-term clinical outcomes.
That’s where patient services hubs are playing a bigger role. While still evolving, the patient education and adherence support programs managed by hubs have been clinically shown to improve outcomes. In one recent example, a 2017 ISPOR poster presentation delivered by Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions demonstrated that one hub’s implementation of a customized Medication Therapy Management (MTM) compliance program helped drive medication possession rates (MPR) among patients taking an oral oncolytic therapy for leukemia. Among the 144 patients who participated, 62% reported MPRs above 80%, compared to 42% of patients who didn’t receive the MTM intervention from the hub. For the most adherent in the group, 46% reported MPRs above 90%, versus just 28% of patients who did not receive the MTM intervention.
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surprisingly, these results indicate that the patient services hubs that are able to make their programs clinically beneficial for patients and those that demonstrate the most consistent ability to support improved patient outcomes, are the most likely to earn traction in the market.
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access to patient data. With the emergence of outcomes-based contracts, tracking patients has become a requirement for reimbursement—and drug companies are leaning on their hubs to drive these efforts. Hubs are being asked to provide clinical support services to patients at 30, 60 and 90 day-intervals following the initial prescription fill to provide education and adherence support. It’s this more frequent contact that enables outcomes data to be more frequently be collected and reported in aggregate back to the payer.
In the effort to collect more complete patient data, hubs are also being asked to look beyond pharmacy dispensing data, which—by itself—can paint an incomplete picture of patient persistency. Simple changes like a patient filling a prescription at another pharmacy can result in lost compliance data – and when value-based contracts are involved, that lost data can directly lead to lost reimbursement dollars. Additionally, approximately 20% of Americans change insurance plans annually, which can also lead to disruption in data collection. Tracking patients as they switch pharmacies and plans requires the kind of tailored approach hubs specialize in. By reaching out directly to patients, hubs can help pharma companies to close the data gaps and better identify when patients are at risk of falling off therapy.
The collection of patient data is key to the successful implementation of outcomes-based contracts—and hubs are ideally positioned to collect it. Beyond simply documenting whether a patient is still taking their medication, hubs can collect information on disease-specific and general quality-of-life details, patient satisfaction scores, disease symptoms, adverse events, depression scores and other measurements for a health utilities index. Today, many hubs can also incorporate lab and diagnostic test results into their patient databases, enabling pharma companies to construct a more complete picture of the patient experience.
Having a robust data management system is key to the hub’s ability to support outcomes-based contracts, particularly as each contract is different and may require unique data sets. Clarifying the actual data stipulations is critical before embarking on a new outcomes-based contract. Not only is it important to determine which outcomes will be tracked, it’s also imperative to consider factors such as how long patients will be followed, where the data be stored, who can access the data and how the data will be analyzed.
Selecting a hub services provider that focuses the team on outcomes and data gathering is another important consideration. Using a quality assurance (QA) tool that monitors how successfully hub teams track results and engage patients reinforces the importance of such initiatives. A strong collaboration between QA and Training further cements the value each hub brings to the process.
Generally speaking, patients engaged in their own healthcare are more compliant, and compliant patients experience better outcomes. As risk-based contracts become more prevalent, keeping patients engaged in managing their own health continues to become more important. While healthcare providers including pharmacists, physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses play a central role in answering patient questions and providing education, hubs are increasingly able to support patient engagement by leveraging their clinical teams to conduct proactive patient outreach and provide informed responses to incoming patient questions.
With medications that can cost six digits for a single dose, the financial stakes in value-based contracts are high – and all players in the healthcare system are eager to see rapid results.
Patient services hubs—with their primary focus on patient support—are well positioned to develop user-friendly, effective processes for providing patient education and support services that drive compliance and effectively leverage the mountains of patient data that is collected in the process.
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Starring Tom Baker as ‘Doctor Who’ and Louise Jameson as Leela.
This is a new blog in which I’m going to write about my ‘top ten’ stories from classic Doctor Who. Any ‘top ten’ listing is bound to be subjective, of course, and for every Who fan who thinks ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ is the best-ever serial there will be others who disagree strongly. The real aim of the blog is to prompt a discussion about what we value in classic Doctor Who – which I’m taking to mean all television episodes from ‘An Unearthly Child’ to ‘Survival’ – and which stories best stand the test of time. It seems an apt moment at which to do this as the popular and critical success of the new series since its return in 2005 has significantly raised the bar in terms of production values and special effects. There have been some episodes of the new series that simply would not have been possible to realise during the era of classic Doctor Who. I should make it clear from the outset that I am making no assumption that the new series is superior to the classic series – nor vice-versa – but rather that the wholly different technologies and production contexts make them rather different creations. If the blog prompts fans of today’s Doctor Who to look anew at the classic series, then that will be a result in itself.
I ought first of all to establish my credentials and criteria for writing this blog. I’m a cultural historian at the University of Leicester specialising in the history of British cinema and television. In 2006 I published my book Inside the Tardis: The Worlds of ‘Doctor Who’ – A Cultural History (I. B. Tauris), which was based partly on research into the production files of the classic series at the BBC Written Archives. The book had been contracted before the announcement that Doctor Who was going to return: fortunately the publication schedule meant that I was able to include a chapter on the Christopher Ecclestone series of 2005. However, for the purposes of this blog my academic interest in Doctor Who is secondary to my experience of the series as a fan. My clear memory of Doctor Who begins with ‘The Time Warrior’ (the first story of Series 11 in 1973-74) when I would have been five and a quarter. Therefore my formative years of ‘Who Watching’ were towards the end of Jon Pertwee’s Doctor and the early years of Tom Baker’s Doctor in the mid-1970s. I’m fortunate that this happened to coincide with what is now often regarded as a ‘golden age’ for the series when audiences were at their peak and Doctor Who was (arguably) at its scariest.
I should explain too that I’m not starting this list with a fixed idea of which are my ‘top ten’ classic Doctor Who stories: I’m just going to choose one serial per entry and write about it. Some of these – including this first selection – will be chosen from among my favourite episodes. (I should say at this point that, as a fan, my view is that there are no outright bad Doctor Who stories but only less-good stories: hence ‘The Twin Dilemma’ is one of my 156 favourite classic Doctor Who stories!) Others I’ll choose for their significance to the history of Doctor Who either in terms of what I refer to as its internal history (i.e. the development of the fictional ‘Whoniverse’ – the mythos of the series and its characters) or in relation to its external history (i.e. Doctor Who as a television science fiction drama produced between 1963 and 1989 by the British Broadcasting Corporation). I’m not suggesting that all my favourites are necessarily landmark stories, nor do I maintain that all of the historically important stories were necessarily the best written or directed. And some I’ll choose because they seem to me to be excellent examples of a particular theme or story template that recurs throughout the series: the invasion narrative and the historical adventure, for example.
In other words I’m making this up as I go!
And so to ‘The Robots of Death’. This was the penultimate story of Series 14 in 1976-77 and the second adventure for the Doctor and his new companion Leela. (For those who might not be familiar with the broadcast history of the programme, each series of Doctor Who in the 1970s ran for between 20 and 26 episodes: thus it was on air for half the year. In terms of quantity, at least, classic Who has the edge on new Who: this was long before the time when a batch of five episodes would be referred to as a ‘new series’!). It was therefore late in the period presided over by producer Philip Hinchcliffe and Robert Holmes, who in the mid-1970s had steered Doctor Who more in the direction of macabre fantasy/horror than the more technologically-driven science fiction that had characterised the previous regime of Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks. By this time Tom Baker’s larger-than-life characterisation of the Doctor as a bohemian intellectual was well established.
Leela was a new companion, created by writer Chris Boucher in the previous story, ‘The Face of Evil’, and supposedly intended as a more progressive alternative to the stereotypical scream-and-shriek female companion. A warrior from the Sevateem tribe exiled by her own people – and therefore, like the Doctor, something of an outcast – Leela was an early progenitor of the ‘warrior women’ of television in the 1990s and 2000s such as Xena: Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Like those heroines she was sometimes spoken of as something of a role model for young girls – though like all such role models she was problematic and contradictory. On the one hand there is much anecdotal evidence from fans that young girl viewers, in particular, delighted in Leela’s habit of dispatching sundry monsters with her trusty hunting knife. On the other hands it was not her proto-feminist credentials that attracted male viewers both young and old but rather her habit of wearing what amounted in effect to two pieces of chamois leather that exposed just enough of her bosom and thighs to remain within the acceptable parameters of taste for Saturday-evening family viewing. This tension between women characters having greater narrative agency and their visual representation as objects of make fantasy has been a recurring one in popular film and television for about the last fifty years.
As for the story itself, this is the one set on board a huge mining vehicle on a planet blasted by continual sandstorms where the human crew are being killed off one by one. As was customary in classic Doctor Who, the newly-arrived Doctor and his companion are initially suspected until a more plausible solution emerges. This seems to be a device that new Who has largely eschewed thanks in large measure to the convenient narrative device of the Doctor’s psychic paper: the ‘not believing you are who you say you are’ bit has largely disappeared. In this case it turns out that the service robots which perform all the essential as well as menial functions to keep the miner operational have been reprogrammed.
Here the main reference is to Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, from which ‘The Robots of Death’ borrows a version of Asimov’s Laws of Robotics that a robot cannot harm a human being – unless, as it turns out here, it has been reprogrammed to do so. There are other, quite subtle references to suggest that Boucher (and probably Holmes) were steeped in the history of science fiction. The real villain turns out to be a character called Taren Capel, who has come to believe that robots are superior to human beings. Capel might be a nod to Karel Kapek, whose play RUR (Rossum’s Universal Robots) is generally held to have introduced the term ‘robot’ into popular culture. The idea of the robots as a subservient class who are sparked into a revolution – to make the point clear the Doctor refers to Marie Antoinette – was a theme of RUR. Of course the similarity might just be a coincidence, but when another character is called Poul one starts to suspect that the references are conscious: Poul Anderson was a science fiction author whose novel Guardians of Time – about a group of interstellar police whose role is to prevent interference with time – was an influence on the early development of the concept of Doctor Who. The BBC production files do not reveal whether these references were a deliberate strategy to locate Doctor Who in the history of science fiction across other media. But they do show that throughout the 1970s, successive production regimes were keen to distance the series from its association with juvenile entertainment. Critics of Doctor Who have long maintained that it is more a fantasy than ‘hard’ science fiction: but in fact the series has often drawn upon themes and motifs from literary science fiction as well as popular fiction.
Otherwise what raises ‘The Robots of Death’ above the level of good Doctor Who to rank among the best of the classic series is its visual style. ‘The Robots of Death’ is, quite simply, one of the most brilliant examples of design in the series’ history. Kenneth Sharp’s set design and Elizabeth Weller’s costumes employ a stylised Art Deco ‘look’ that creates a consistent visual style for the serial. It’s an example of style taking precedence over narrative rather than the usual principle that the work of the design departments is to support the story-telling. (The BBC production files reveal why so many Doctor Who stories were set on forest or jungle planets: the Design Department could do an excellent jungle set at Ealing Studios but desert landscapes always ended up looking like the same quarry.) Here the sets and set dressings are quite sumptuous and the costumes are highly extravagant. The ‘Voc’ robots with their quilted body garments and face masks designed to resemble Greco-Roman sculpture are unlike any others in popular science fiction. This contributes enormously to the effect of the serial: the robots’ semi-human appearance and soft speaking voices make them so much more menacing than the standard robot design of bulky metallic bodies and silver surfaces. One only needs to compare the ‘Voc’ robots to, say, the White Robots of ‘The Mind Robber’ or even the Giant Robot of ‘Robot’ to realise just how innovative their design was. Indeed this is one aspect of the classic series that had some influence on new Who, as seen in the faces of the Heavenly Hosts in ‘Voyage of the Damned’.
‘The Robots of Death’ is evidence that even on the standard BBC drama budgets of the time, Doctor Who was capable of achieving excellent results. The old joke about the series’ wobbly sets was in fact rarely appropriate: the technical shortcomings of classic Who were usually in other areas than design. And it’s for its design and visual style that, in my view, ‘The Robots of Death’ deserves its place in the pantheon of classic Doctor Who.
This entry was posted on November 13, 2014 by Who Watching in Classic Doctor Who and tagged Chris Boucher, Doctor Who, Louise Jameson, Michael E. Briant, Philip Hinchcliffe, The Robots of Death, Tom Baker, Top Ten.
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Ozarks heat, humidity, and a few fresh blackberries on the Lake Alma Trail helped heal my soul yesterday evening. While walking, I listened to several songs written by Pierce Pettis in the 1990s and was stuck that his lyrics are relevant today.
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The Maha Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth, is held every 12 years on the banks of Triveni Sangam, at the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. Lasting 55 days, it is celebrated at the holy site of Sangam in Allahabad; in 2013, by the time it was over, around 100 million people had made the pilgrimage to the festival.
There are three different kinds of kumbh: an ardh (or half) kumbh is held every six years at one of the three set locations, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik; a purna (full) kumbh is held every 12 years at Allahabad. The 2013 gathering was a much more bigger and auspicious one, a Maha Kumbh and that only ever happens after 12 purna kumbhs every 144 years - and it is always held at Allahabad.
2013 is also the year I complete around 25 years of Royal Enfield Bullet riding. It all started at class 8 around on my father's Enfield Bullet, which gave way to my Royal Enfield Bullet Electra, the last batch of those having the neutral finder and left side brake. All these years it has been only a Bullet I have ever ridden. All old trips here and there, solo or we together [with Asmita], were never documented as never had a camera till recently.
So how does a born "Bulleteer" go to the Maha Kumbh Mela - By a Royal Enfield Bullet - celebrating my 25 years of Bullet riding.
Now why a "born Bulleteer", if there is a term like that!
Getting back to few reminisces>>> In my school days I used to stay at Durgapur since both my parents were working out there at the Steel Plant. My father had a Royal Enfield which he bought second hand, in 1968, all gleaming and with real good chrome rims written "Made in England". It had the original Amal carburetor and so by eight I was riding it up and it was a big thing for someone at that age; it has to be - riding a Bullet at class eight.
As it is said, a Bullet is Bullet and there nothing like that and so never ever gave a thought to the car and it was much that feeling for long. The car experience, in early years, was our Ambassador Mark II.
But those were school days, class 11 and 12, though the car and sometimes a friend's jeep left an impression, - nothing came close to a Bullet for getting that rebel grind. Just loved the way some parents used to cringe when I took their wards for a ride and hear them quietly say - this bugger, no parent discipline and making our child go with the wrong tide.
Well then after 12, 1991, moved out to other places for studies and thus there came up one big hiatus for my 2 wheeler and 4 wheeler rides to back again in around 1990 when I returned back to Calcutta to start my Bullet rides again, sometimes solo, and of course the four-wheel drives came up in a big way as Safari VTT was bought in October 2007.
Haven't even had to try out any other motorcycle till now! It has been a Royal Enfield always from class 8 and it still is now that I am 40 years old.
Bullet Electra 2003 at Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 - 25 years of riding the Royal Enfield Bullet.
Having a growing interest in photography and being a little bit more serious about images how I click since November [ http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...nal-park.html], particularly travel & documentary photography --- thought of covering the Maha Kumbh Mela though through a different perspective. Rather than staying in a hotel or a tourist camp at Kumbh Mela grounds, my plan was to embed myself directly with an ashram and along with the general atmosphere of the Mela, see and document also how the lesser known ashrams and the saints and sadhus spend their time in the Mela.
I was staying with Paramarth Sadhak Sangha, a very low-key yet quite old ashram led by a 91-year-old yet delightful guruji, and thus documented and photographed many of the ashram's activities during my stay at the ashram.
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I had to two options, one, if can manage a 4 hour break in between work, start from Kolkata the previous day to my cousin sister's house in Asansol and stay there overnight, thus covering 240 km around and then heading off towards Allahabad the next day for the remaining 600 km run - but the big condition from wife is that I am never to ride after sundown on the highway - as much as I like to drive the Safari at night during the transport part of a travel, absolutely dislike myself also to ride motorcycle after sundown for a host of reasons.
The other option was that if stuck in work, start from Kolkata at 4 am morning and cover the 900 km in a day, hoping to reach by 6 pm, before sundown.
Anyway around lunch time I do manage a 4-5 hour break in work, and start from Kolkata around 1 pm and a flawless nonstop ride to Asansol, covering 240 km in 3 hrs and 30 mts, with a light jam at the Panagarh bottleneck. Early next morning, after a hearty breakfast, courtesy my cousin sister, start from Asansol just after 730 am, with the aim of reaching the Maha Kumbh Mela grounds before sundown.
A short stop beyond Dhanbad for fresh sugarcane juice - sweeping sparse traffic highway of Jharkhand guarantee for a wonderful ride.
Branched off the bypass highway around 5 pm, and into the Mela grounds by 6 pm just before sun down. Entered through Jhusi side, down the original GT road!
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The Bullet however stayed over there parked for 8 days I was there, only taken out on the last day, as I walked through the Mela grounds for photography, trying to cover this 20 sq km areas as possible.
The huge riverbank tent city was divided into sectors or temporary districts with their own district magistrates. Having been there during the royal baths, I would consider the administration doing their best and having managed the Kumbh Mela very well.
For a detail description, this article would give an idea of the huge management that had been there each and every day of the Mela - So how do you prepare for such a vast number of people converging on a site that is 20 sq km (4,932 acres) - and keep them warm, fed and safe?
A sadhu or holy man offers prayer during the holy dip of Maha Kumbh Mela.
A sadhu smokes the chillum at the Maha Kumbh Mela.
A priest does the ritual of sun worship after taking the holy dip at Sangam, Maha Kumbh Mela 2013.
A foreign devotee of Hare Krishna movement, ISKCON, at the Maha Kumbh Mela 2013.
A view of the Maha Kumbh Mela ground and Sangam.
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A sadhu or holy man on a shahi snan day [royal bath ], Maha Kumbh Mela 2013.
A sadhu during the Maha Kumbh Mela "Royal Bath.".
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A naga sadhu rushes towards the bathing place to take the holy dip.
A sadhu or holy man takes a dip during the "Royal Bath" of Maha Kumbh Mela 2013.
A sadhu or holy man gesticulates while taking the holy dip at Maha Kumbh Mela.
Women collect sand as it is considered holy once a procession of holy men or sadhus have passed.
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A young sadhu taking the holy dip.
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Saw the title and instantaneously realised of course such a super photologue of the Maha Kumbh could be framed by our one any only adc!!
Super start there and loved the hair flip pic of the sadhu. What a well timed capture making a mundane act such a visual of art!
Hope the week long camping at the site have many more of such superlative visuals and looking forward for them with bated breath now.
You do not cease to wow adc be it the Chap raasta video a must watch and an all time favourite - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...er-2011-a.html or any of your excursions. Just super!
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Awesome. My salute to you for undertaking this awesome journey.
it is indeed an achievement to experience such an event. somewhere it brings the belief, faith and may be more important than that humility. may be the bengalee's in the group have gone through Kalkut's epic 'Kothay Pabo Tare' which helps to visualise it. thanks adc for bringing it before our eyes.
Fantastic write up and photos. And the fact that you made the trip with the bullet, makes it even more awesome. A chance to witness the maha kumbh for people like us who could not be there in person. Many thanks.
Pilgrims arrive on the Maha Kumbh Mela grounds as a shahi snan day approaches.
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Thanks for the wonderful pictures. Seems we both enjoyed clicking the flute sellers. I was my first Kumbh and a great one.
salute you sir for the great treat you have given to our eyes.
For many who wanted to go and dint, due to various reasons, this is the thread to get your guilt off. Thank you once again.
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There aren't many things in life which might be certain. You may be pretty certain if your french-fried potatoes will be freezing before you end your Huge Mac. You may be fairly certain that when you inadvertently bump into the water goblet it's going to tip over and drip all over your demonstration notes. And you will guarantee that as you get around to starting among the hundreds of do it yourself projects you happen to be putting off since you moved within, you're going to need a Rent a Large Dumpster in Samoa, CA to handle the huge piles involving construction spend that will be left out! You can quickly and just dispose of junk such as outdated counter tops as well as sinks, devices and cabinetry in one clean up sweep by means of tossing them into a construction dumpster. Sometimes a straightforward home renovation normally takes longer than you anticipate and you need to get rid of the trash at the earliest opportunity. You can demand a next day shipping and delivery of your dumpster and you could have the full dumpster picked up in the same way quickly. The trash and rubbish can quickly pile up and overtake you and you thinks stuck unsure what to do; you may clean your mess up insurance agencies the contractor throw many excess in to the Rent a Large Dumpster in Samoa, CA.
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2019-04-23T03:06:50Z
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It’s been a rough couple of months since the new year guys. Am I the only one or can anyone else relate? I was motivated, decided to fall off the wagon (totally consciously), and get back on the wagon at full speed again. If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, this Wednesday weight loss tip will resonate with you. As soon as I changed my point of view to this line of thinking, it was like a huge lift off my shoulders. The revelation?
If you keep telling yourself that you’re on a diet, you’ll keep perpetuating the idea that you have weight to lose. If you go about life as you enjoy it, you won’t keep restricting yourself.
I know. Try it and let me know how it goes!
I normally don’t eat breakfast as you all know. I’m just not hungry enough! This morning though, I worked out and figured I would nourish my body for the hard work it put in in the morning–and instead I went back to my old habits.
Breakfast: I planned to have Apples and Cinnamon Oatmeal, but had my usual Nespresso latte with 8 ounces of unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
Many days, lunch is spent at my desk while working. Lately, I’ve been trying to get better at taking a break and truly stepping away from all the screens.
My colleagues and I went out for a quick drink after work. I usually get wine but switched it up and got what the restaurant called a Moscow Muddler. Was good! We also had some appetizers of hummus with pita and fries.
I was kind of lost for what to do for dinner. I usually meal plan, but with how busy I’ve been since I started my job over a year ago, it’s been tough! So I made do with the Apples and Cinnamon oatmeal I planned for breakfast. Sorry, forgot the picture!
What is your favorite go to vegan lunch option?
Happy March VCF family! Not unlike January, February was equally short as it was long. Losing two to three days at the end of the month is bittersweet; happy because March is full of exciting things for our family and sad because, well, it’s two days less of time! Any who, you’ll see some February Favorites that are classic OGs and others that are new. What have you been loving this month?
I’m trying to pick up running again. My schedule barely leaves me time to breathe so I’m trying to fit it in where possible. I know once we move into the new house, my fitness will get back on track, but for now, my treadmill in my living room (ew) will have to do, and these shoes I bought when we were in Manhattan Beach, CA a couple years ago have regained my love.
Best of all, according to PETA, On is 100% vegan.
I’m constantly thinking about work and things I have to do. Instead of carrying around numerous notebooks and post-its and notes, I now do everything on my iPad. Don’t get me wrong–I miss my old fashioned writing and still write in my gratitude journal every morning, but this iPad guys…game. changer.
Hasn’t failed me so far. I use this Ember mug once if not twice a day, morning and night.
Polar vortex. Snow. Ice. Slush. I hate it all, but this faux fur infinity scarf is coming through to keep my neck nice and warm. Best of all, it’s a Target find, for less than $15 (at least when I bought it a couple years ago).
What are you guys loving this month?
I’m kicking off vegan weight loss Wednesday with some what of a kicker. Enjoy!
5:14am: turn around and head back home because coolant level in car is low and you’re afraid it will blow up.
So, my morning didn’t go as planned. Did your highly orchestrated mornings ever just hit the fan? Instead of it letting me get me down, I came home, showered, made a latte and took gratitude.
During my shower and my gratitude, I thought back to the other night when I had a fit of digital organization. I went through my USB sticks and found one with files from 2008. They were weight loss plans with meals, schedules, and a weight tracker. It was so humbling to see that I struggled so much just 10 years ago with my weight but I am 30 lbs. less than I weighed then. It was all of those files that put me at ease today, because today, I don’t do that! I truly enjoy each day, and realize that the more strict you are on yourself, the less realistic a plan it is.
So take my failed attempt at a morning workout as a sign that hey, ish happens. Recalibrate, move on!
6:00am: be grateful, blog this and read.
7:00am: get ready for work and to drop the husband off.
Healthy Vegan Thai Salad. Is this a recipe you guys would like to see? Let me know!
Unfortunately my job keeps me busy enough that I often have to multi-task so lunch at my desk it was.
Fast forward to dinner. I’m ashamed to say it was cereal. That busy hustlin’ life I guess!
What tips do you guys have to help you be more mindful?
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or health professional. Please seek advise from your general practitioner before starting a new routine or healthy lifestyle.
Happy New Year’s Eve Eve! You may be one of the 45% of Americans going into 2019 who resolve to lose weight, and I don’t blame you. While it’s not at the top of my list every year, I can certainly say that it’s been kind of a priority since I was in middle school, and more so when I wanted to join the Varsity Tennis Team in High School. However, I lost weight in both healthy and unhealthy ways. But unlike the majority of New Year’s resolvers who start every year with gumption that fizzles into Netflix and Chillin’ come February 1, I’ve cracked the code to healthy weight loss.
With that said, look out for a weekly Weight Loss Wednesday series where you can follow along my weight loss journey as a vegan, where I also give you some tips on how to adopt a healthy lifestyle that believe it or not, is not completely about omitting the things you love.
This week, I’m going to share one tip that may help loads of you.
Nuts (be aware of serving sizes. A handful can easily be between 300-800 calories).
If I can’t have oil, what do I cook with?
When you sauté, cook with water or vegetable stock. Another alternative is cooking spray.
…but more than anything and as with any healthy lifestyle–moderation is key. AND don’t let the scale dictate your day!
Your changes should not be a diet. They should be a part of a healthy routine that fit your lifestyle. Not the lives of someone you see on Instagram or even your co-worker or friend who’s schedule and day-to-day is completely different from yours.
I was going back and forth about starting this kind of series. Is this something y’all are interested in?
I am a 1.5 generation child. A what? I was born in India and moved to California with my family when I was 6 years old, old enough to know how to use the toilet (but still run into walls) and young enough to be extremely impressionable. Growing up as a 1.5 generation child meant finding the right balance between being American without losing my culture. God bless my parents they wanted me to learn English quick [all I knew was yes, no, hi, and thank you–man was I polite ;)] so they forbade me from speaking Telugu at home. Before they knew it, Valley Girl Samantha was born, with am “um, like” this and a “no. way.” that.
As I grew up, I fought hard to retain my culture, but with little success, EXCEPT, and it’s a big EXCEPT (all caps worthy), when it came to the food. I lived Indian food. We ate it day in a day out with lots, and LOTS of rice. After I moved to college and then to Southern California for grad school, then all over the nation after that (long story), I ate less and less Indian food with every move and every passing year. I did however try every Indian restaurant which compelled me more to try cooking Indian food at home, minus the ghee, dairy and all other non-vegan stuff. Welcome to my journey I hope you enjoy these vegan chana masala–instant pot version.
Set your instant pot to saute mode, and add the vegetable broth.
Once the broth starts to sizzle a little, add your diced onions and sautee until they turn semi-clear.
Add the garlic ginger paste and let it cook for up to 2 minutes, or until aromatic.
Add the curry powder and toast it for about a minute.
Add your can of drained garbanzo beans, diced tomatoes, and cocnut milk.
If you prefer it spicy (add in a bit of red chilli pepper flakes–you can just as well add it directly to your dish at the end).
Close the instant pot lid and cook it on high pressure for 6 minutes.
Once time is up, release the pressure, open the lid and stir in the spinach.
If it’s more watery, you can easily enjoy it as a soup, but I personally think it’s best served with some rice or cauliflower rice.
What’s your favorite Indian dish?
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2019-04-20T10:11:45Z
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Today, we arrive to Polynesia - and also to the first stop on the journey where I could not find a whole published folktale collection. I read two articles instead.
The Journal of the Polynesian Society 66/4 (1957), pp. 365-373.
The Journal of the Polynesian Society 67/4 (1958), pp. 394-423.
Both articles were written back when Tuvalu was still called the Ellice Islands, and under a British protectorate. Atu Tuvalu, according to one of them literally means "cluster of eight", because even though the group is made up of nine islands, one of them was uninhabited at the time. The first article contains four folktales; the second begins with a historical introduction, and then uses indigenous oral history and legends to describe the discovery and population of the islands, the voyages their inhabitants took, the family trees of their chiefs, and their pre-colonial history in general. The texts are full of names and places, and inhabitants of nearby islands, such as Samoa and Tonga, also make a frequent appearance.
This could also go under Connections, but I really liked the tale that told about a boy and his special relationship to the Moon. As a baby, he would only sleep if he was put out in the moonlight; as he grew older, he decided that he wanted to live with the Moon. His father and his men boarded a ship with the boy and sailed to the edge of the ocean where the Moon rises, passing all kinds of magical islands. As the Moon rose, the father tossed the boy up - you can still see him in the shapes on the full moon's surface.
Another enchanting story was that of Sinafakalua and Sinafofolangi története - two girls who were best friends, despite one being the daughter of the Sun and the Sky, and the other the daughter of a man-eating giant. They played together until one day the giant father caught them at it, and ate the girl from the sky. Seeing his daughter's despair, however, he regretted his deed, threw up the other girl, and brought her back to life.
Once again I found a folktale where a shape-shifting spirit took the place of a wife, while the true wife gave birth to her children on a distant island, in exile. It was especially amusing that the spirit swallowed rocks to appear to be pregnant... Once again there was a sky-high tree, except here people were fleeing up on it and not down, peeing down as they went to make the tree slippery and impossible for the witch (who was chasing them) to climb.
Fiji is our last stop in Melanesia. It was a great way to say goodbye.
A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1967.
I have to admit that out of all the volumes I have read so far for this challenge, this one was probably my favorite. I am aware that I might be subconsciously biased, since the tales were "re-told" by someone not native to the islands, and therefore probably told in a way that rang familiar to Western readers - but still, as a collection of stories, this one was both enchanting and entertaining, with dozens of stories that I instantly fell in love with. It is not an academic folklore publication by any stretch, and it lacks background information - but it was, none the less, a fascinating read.
One of the strangest and most entertaining tales in the book was titled The man who was used as a ball. In it, a man was "accidentally" left behind on an island, where every night the local demons used him as a ball in their game. He tried to hide from them five or six times, sometimes in extremely creative ways, but he kept failing, until a god took pity on him. In the end, he even got to visit the spirit world, leaving his body behind on the beach (and, similar to the Mongolian tale of Tarva the Blind, the crabs ate one of his eyes by the time he returned).
One of the most endearing stories was The god that turned into a rat. In this, a deity visited a neighboring island in the form of a rat, but was so exhausted by the voyage that he could not change back - and no one believed that he was in fact a god. In another rather fun tale the god of an island tricked his neighbor into swapping his fruit trees for all the mosquitoes of their home - by saying that mosquitoes were magical, invisible creatures that sang beautiful songs.
Not all gods were this funny or lovely, however. There was an entire chapter full of legends about the Shark God. He was portrayed as fearsome and stern, but also a protector of the islands and their people. In one story, one of his unruly sons swam up a river, and people made sure he got back home. A similarly nature-friendly legend was The turtle nuts of the vonu tree. This one told about a custom where people greeted the turtles coming from the sea every year, and then stayed in their houses for two days to allow privacy for the animals on the beach. Of course someone had to break the taboo, and the god of turtles turned him into a tree as a punishment. Turtle privacy is important, people. Let them lay eggs in peace.
This volume also contained a very beautiful description of the journey of the soul into the afterlife. Interestingly, this time bachelors were at the highest risk of being punished, and even pure souls had to fight their way through numerous dangerous creatures.
One of the most obvious connections to "Western" tales was the motif of sky-high trees, vines, and stalks; some were used to visit the kingdom of the Sky King, while another was utilized as a vehicle by a hero to travel to the faraway island of Tonga. There were not one, but two "tortoise and the hare" type animal race tales, one featured a heron and crabs, and the other a heron and a butterfly (heron lost both, go figure).
There was a legend that reminded me of the myth of King Midas - in this, a chief challenged a snake god's powers, and the god cursed him, turning all food, drinks, and even his bed into living snakes. There was also a snake-husband tale (with love breaking the curse), and many other stories that featured snakes.
I was reminded of the Whale vs. Octopus story of Micronesia - here, the Shark God Daquwaka fought a giant octopus over who gets to be the protector of the reef (Octopus won again). Several stories mentioned giant clam shells that trapped the hands or feet of unsuspecting people or animals, and drowned them - I have seen similar stories in Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. I was reminded of Japanese and East African folktales by the story where someone traveled into the Underwater Realm on the back of a giant turtle.
Tuvalu. We will be making our entrance into Polynesia.
Once again, the story collection I found focuses on the oral tradition of a single island (Nguna) among the many that make up Vanuatu. Still, it was a very detailed sample.
This volume seems to have originally been the author's dissertation. It has all the trappings of an academic publication, with detailed chapters on linguistics, translation, culture, etc. While the introductory texts were a little dry, they contain all the information one could possibly wish for. And then some. What I loved about it was that the author transcribed the oral stories in a way that reflected the telling - text was broken up into lines based on the rhythm of the oral performance, worlds were stretched for length ("a long, loooong time ago"), or bold for emphasis, and sometimes we even got notes on the telling style ("[The storyteller makes a sweeping gesture]"). Short of doing an actual video recording, this was an amazing way of giving the reader a sense of the oral tradition in its original form.
I loved the legend of How the slit-drum was discovered. According to the story, in the beginning people did not know how to dance, and "theirs was an empty existence." One day a man went to his garden to cut sugarcane, and heard a bird pecking at the stalks. He began to dance to the rhythm of the pecking, and loved it so much he decided to copy the effect by cutting the canes and hitting them with sticks like the bird had done. People soon picked up the new fad, and slit-drums (see on the left) were created from trees.
The glossary at the end of the book told me that the bird called tapesu (the first drummer in the world) was probably a Purple Swamphen (see on the right). Pretty.
I especially liked that the many tales of inter-clan warfare were interspersed with stories about making peace. One of them told about two wise chiefs, Mariori and Masiloa, who ended the disputes by organizing a great big feast to all people. At the end of the feast, they divided everyone into new clans based on what they brought to the table: They had a fish clan, an octopus clan, a coconut clan, etc. (I imagine if disputes were settled like this today, I'd permanently be a member of the "I burned the pastries, but I brought soda?" clan).
In another tale, fish waged war on each other - or at least prepared to, but the whale showed up in the last moment and managed to pacify everyone. However, since the war was cancelled, they did not know what to do with all the weapons... until the Puffer Fish volunteered to take them all on. He has been kind of prickly and dangerous ever since.
There was a "magical wife" story - here, the beautiful woman was found on the seashore, and taken home by a fisherman (who hid her in the pig pen from his wives). Eventually she returned to her underwater home (like all magical wives do), but she left the power of divination to her husband.
Once again, I encountered the trick of covering one's eyes with something shiny, in order to avoid being devoured by a monster in your sleep - in this case, the heroes of the story put pieces of coconut on their eyelids. There was also a beautiful story about the journey of the soul to the next life. It was believed that the soul of the deceased would go to a tree that stretches out above the seashore, wait for the sixth wave to crest, and then jump down into the underwater realms of spirits.
Fiji. That will be out last stop in Melanesia.
In the Hungarian folktale aptly titled The Bacon Tree, a king has a magic tree that... grows a side of bacon every day. Sadly, the bacon is stolen every night, and anyone who tries to guard it magically falls asleep. The rest of the story is pretty much the same as any other "rescuing maidens from the underworld" tale, but the bacon is definitely worth the mention.
In the Akamba folktale The king's daughter lost her hair, a princess loses her hair as punishment for her vanity. Luckily, there is a magic tree at the end of the world that grows all kinds of hair - someone just has to go and find it, and bring some of its seeds back so that the princess can grow her own.
Sure, birds live on trees... but every once in a while they also grow on trees. In an Egyptian folktale a man travels to an island with all kinds of wondrous trees; some bear fruit that look like human heads suspended by the hair (coconuts?), and some have fruit that are green birds suspended by their feet (fruit bats?). Some fruits cry or laugh.
In a Chaco legend from South America there is a yuchan tree (Chorisia insignis) that is full of fish that people can shoot. Trickster shoots the biggest fish out of greed, and the tree breaks open, flooding the world.
Jewel trees are actually surprisingly common in folklore. In the famous tale of Aladdin, the protagonist finds a garden of jewel-bearing trees in the cave long before he finds the magic lamp. The Epic of Gilgamesh similarly mentions gardens of jewel trees in the Underworld.
In a tale from Sri Lanka called The Miser and the Mountain of Gold, a greedy man is brought by a Djinn into a forest of trees that have branches of gold, and fruits of rubies, diamonds, emeralds, and other precious stones.
In the Himalayan tale of Ami Dori, a virtuous girl is chased into suicide by her own family's cruel gossip. From her grave grows a tree of beads and necklaces, proving her innocence and providing the first merchant goods in the world.
In some versions of the Nepali folktale Dhon Cholecha, a girl is befriended by a two-headed ewe. The girl's evil stepmother slaughters the ewe, but from its buried bones grows a tree of cakes. The poor girl survives by eating the cakes from the tree.
By the way, the Thompson motif number for "Extraordinary tree" is F811. Knock yourselves out!
Today I continue new blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts under the Following Folktales label, or you can follow the series on its Facebook page.
Kay Bauman moved to Malaita in the 1960s with her two small children and her anthropologist husband; they lived among the natives for a year. Kay learned the local language and began collecting traditional stories (even though she had no formal training in ethnography). Most tales were told to her in a shortened form, since local legends are often chanted for long hours into the night (and some were not told at all, if the elders decided she was not allowed to hear them). The book itself is a pretty well done volume - it has maps, a decent introduction, and includes bios for all the storytellers. I had some minor problems with it, such as the fact that she listed Thompson folktale motifs, but not their numbers... The most annoying feature of the book was that comments always came before the tales - apart from spoilers, they also did not make a lot of sense until one read the actual story, so I kept flipping back and forth.
I have to say that women rarely fared well in these folktales. At best, they were seduced with the help of love potions, but abuse and suicide were also fairly common. The great exception was two legends about Warrior Women, a tribe of amazons who lived on a neighboring island, and turned out to be pretty badass in the stories. In one legend, they rescued two wives stolen by evil spirits; in the other, they went to war to avenge the death of one of their relatives. Their leader was called Riina, she was as smart as she was strong, and she has actually been featured on the Rejected Princesses blog.
There was also an interesting tale about the origin of bananas and sugarcane. In this, a wife refused to sleep with her husband, and was abused for it; she fled to the world of spirits, and spent time happily dancing with them. Eventually she returned with the gift of bananas and sugarcane; but when her husband abused her again, she sunk into the ground, and returned to live with the spirits. Another beautiful image was the burial of a girl who'd killed herself out of shame. The roots of a life-giving tree grew around her in her grave, and the life-water seeping from them brought her back to life; following fissures in the ground, she came to an underground river, and followed it back to the light.
It wasn't in the book, but here I have to note that one of my favorite mythical creatures, the Boongurunguru, is also from the Solomon Islands. You can read about it here (wonderful blog, check it out).
Obviously, I once again found a legend about the origin of coconuts, and once again it involved a man being buried. This time, coconuts, betel nuts, and sago palms all grew from the same body. Another story that reminded me of multiple European myths and legends was that of a giant pig that ran away from the people who raised it, wreaked havoc on the island, and was chased by a large group of warriors, naming places wherever they went.
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2019-04-25T19:54:53Z
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http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2017/01/
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Teacher Audra Clark with Giovanni Flores (l) and Jude Beaudoin at a North Bay Children's Center Preschool in Petaluma.
Despite strong support for universal preschool for 4-year-olds in the state Legislature and among the public at large, getting programs started – and funded – on a local level is another matter altogether.
That’s what a broad-based coalition is focusing on in Petaluma and the countryside that surrounds it north of San Francisco. The coalition is the type of alliance increasingly seen as the only way to push universal preschool past funding and political logjams at a local level. It reflects a collaborative approach slowly emerging in communities around the state, with organizations joining together to advocate for greater access to preschool for all families, especially those who are lower-income, and to harness the political will and funds to make it possible.
“You’ve got people around the table who are from schools, businesses, from health care, all speaking the same language. We know what the questions are, we know what the solutions are,” said Alfredo Perez, a member of the Petaluma group and executive director of First 5 Sonoma County, the tobacco-tax-funded organization that advocates for children and early education.
In Petaluma, a city of about 60,000, the effort is being led by the Community Health Initiative of the Petaluma Area. Its goal is enrolling all the estimated 500 3- and 4-year-olds in and around the city who are not currently in preschool.
The group is to notch its first major advance this spring with the opening of a preschool on the campus of the Valley Vista Elementary School on the edge of Petaluma.
The new preschool was a response to the changing demographics in the region. As immigration reshaped the community around Valley Vista, the school’s student body changed, too, to include many more low-income students, more students learning English, and more students unprepared for kindergarten.
“You’ve got people around the table who are from schools, businesses, from health care, all speaking the same language. We know what the questions are, we know what the solutions are,” said Alfredo Perez, executive director of First 5 Sonoma County.
While most of those children were eligible for state-funded preschool for low-income families prior to entering kindergarten, they weren’t enrolling in those programs because the preschool sites were too far from where they lived, Perez said.
The answer was to go to where the children were and open a preschool on the campus of the Valley Vista school.
The preschool, serving 40 students, is set to open in May on the Valley Vista Elementary campus. It cost $100,000 to get started, much of that for a portable classroom. First 5 Sonoma County – which is advocating for a countywide universal preschool program that would start by serving about 2,000 of the lowest-income 3- and 4-year-olds – contributed $50,000; the rest came from the county board of supervisors, whom First 5 lobbied for funds. Operating costs come from the California State Preschool Program.
The preschool’s location in the middle of campus is symbolic of a growing acknowledgement that preschool is central to a student’s later academic success, said Susan Gilmore, executive director of North Bay Children’s Center, a nonprofit that operates the Valley Vista preschool and seven others in Marin and Sonoma counties.
“We’re right in the middle of things,” not “over there” on the edge of the campus, Gilmore said.
The Petaluma Health Care District formed the Community Health Initiative of the Petaluma Area. Ramona Faith, CEO of the health care district, said her agency got involved in the preschool project because a quality education is tied to higher incomes in adulthood and to better health outcomes – and that education starts well before children enter kindergarten or even transitional kindergarten.
The Petaluma collaboration taps its network of like-minded members for ideas and support, is lobbying the local K-12 education foundation for its backing, and campaigning for a dedicated countywide sales tax. They and other early education advocates achieved a victory April 5, when Sonoma County supervisors asked for a poll of voters to gauge support for a tax and also directed county staff to explore a parcel tax option.
Still, it’s a slow road. Petaluma’s is a multi-pronged approach of incremental steps – the Valley Vista preschool is its largest endeavor to date – intended to meet its goal of universal preschool access for children in and around Petaluma. For now, educating parents and the broader public is as important as opening brick-and-mortar preschool sites.
To that end, Gilmore’s organization hired an enrollment specialist to locate families who aren’t aware of the importance of preschool to later success – access to preschool means little if people don’t know why it’s there. She is reaching out to doctors, farmers-market vendors, schools and clergy to get their help finding those families and bringing them into the preschool fold.
The health district set aside $10,000 to support the overall effort and provides administrative support. It produced a movie night to promote preschool and created a traveling road show to further spread the word.
Cynthia Murray, president of the North Bay Leadership Council, a public policy and advocacy group representing employers in Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties, has been part of the community health initiative effort since it started. Her involvement represents an understanding by the business community, she said, that quality preschool experiences help produce qualified high school graduates.
“This is really, really hard. It is a major undertaking,” said Margaret Brodkin, founder of Funding the Next Generation.
While it hasn’t yet contributed financially to the Petaluma area preschool efforts, the organization is ready to throw its weight behind its initiatives, including perhaps a universal preschool countywide sales tax.
Local tax measures are also being discussed in other counties, including Yolo and Marin. San Mateo County since 2014 has dedicated $15 million from a half-cent sales to preschool services as part of an effort to create countywide preschool access for all 4-year-olds. Private philanthropic organizations are also supporting that effort.
But 12 years after San Francisco started its Preschool for All program, offering free preschool to all 4-year-olds, and 11 years after West Sacramento started its own program – which serves an estimated 70 to 80 percent of the city’s 4-year-olds and relies on a joint funding effort similar to what Petaluma is aiming for – locally funded universal preschool is still rare in the state. In large part that’s due to the heavy lifting involved in securing funding and navigating a complex arena of multiple funding sources, stakeholders and public and private players.
It is a task that can seem monumental.
“This is really, really hard,” said Margaret Brodkin, founder of Funding the Next Generation, a group that works to bring together different local funding sources for early education services. “It is a major undertaking.” Brodkin led the years-long campaign for a tax set-aside – in which a portion of property taxes are dedicated to children’s services and early education – to launch the universal preschool system that San Francisco implemented in 1991. It remains the largest and most comprehensive such system in the state.
Establishing specific, secure funding, like that for San Francisco’s program, is key for any community that wants to establish universal preschool, Mezquita said. “You can do it, but having a dedicated long-term set-aside where no public official is messing with that fund for something, that’s the only way you can create these sustained changes,” Mezquita said.
It’s also a task that requires a long-term commitment of resources and effort, Mezquita said.
“This has to be a minimum of a 10 years investment – minimum,” she said.
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2019-04-22T17:14:03Z
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http://edsource.org/2016/broad-alliance-formed-to-expand-preschool-at-local-level/563176
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Hi friends! This week I am going to walk you through a couple of provocations I have set up in our room and my goals of using provocations right in the beginning of the year. Where do I start? How do I start? What should I work on first? Are questions I often receive. What a better time to take a closer look at them!
Provocations are anything from a video, an experience, a set up, a photo, a GIF, to a picture book. They are experiences that are truly going to challenge the thinking of the viewer to think, notice, wonder, explore and create their own connections. Provocations take learning deeper, ignite inquiries and empower learners to WANT to go further with their learning and ask questions.
Trevor and I share about the POWER behind provocations in Inquiry Mindset, and together we created this sketch to illuminate our love for provocations!
Beginning with choosing your focus, whether it is tied to a current interest, passion or connection to your curriculum, you need to have a starting point. Then, you know what you are hoping to provoke your learners about!
Next, look at what you are most resourced to create or do as a provocation. Do you have a lot of non-fiction or picture books about this topic? What about creating a small world with loose parts to explore? Maybe look for a video, an interesting image or even a GIF. I find researching for provocation inspiration to be a great way to get ideas, think Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.
Plan with the end in mind! What is the goal of your provocation? Is it to stir up curiosity about a specific topic, is it to heat up prior knowledge or tap into passions and interests? In September, these are all things I am hoping to do, but my most important goal is to practice our ‘thinking and noticing’ routines. These routines lead us into sharing wonders and help us to begin to develop beginner researcher skills. Part of this goal is to make our noticing and thinking visible, so I try to tie that in as much as possible too!
With a light focus on seasonal changes with Autumn upon us, I have been curating and setting up ‘Fall’ type provocations. Seasonal changes is tied to our curriculum which works well, and is a nice vehicle to practice our noticing, observing and thinking skills. I have two provocation examples to share here, one that is a whole group activity and the other is a set up for children to explore during our ‘free exploration playtime’.
We stopped a few times to share what we saw, and while they shared I quickly recorded on a Padlet I had created. I created this Padlet using the ‘shelf’ mode, which allows you to make columns. I find it easy to use, once I have it set up and ready to go. I also enjoy having it up on my screen as we go, so kiddos can see their name and their words (remember part of my goal is to make our noticing and thinking visible, and this also celebrates that every voice is important!!
Organically the conversation switched to questions we had, so we created a ‘I wonder…/Je me demande…’ tab as well. This was not my initial plan, we were solely going to be working on sharing what we noticed and saw, but since the questions started to arise, I rolled with it.
To follow up with this activity, we did some measurement of us compared to the corn stalk and I searched some different time lapses of corn growing, which the kiddos really enjoyed!! More noticing and questions began to flow.
This provocation table was set up as an invitation to explore and to document their observations during our free exploration play time. Yesterday there was a lot of interest and kids observing and interacting with the materials using magnify glasses and mini clipboards. I can’t wait to see what comes of this over the next couple of days!!
My role in this is, as the inquiry teacher, to guide some of the observations, but overall to step back and allow their observing and documentation to unfold. I enjoy listening, taking mental notes of interests and knowledge and I will most likely do a documentation day as well. Stay tuned!
What types of thinking routines and provocations are you weaving into your start up? I would love to hear.
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! This Wonder Wednesday is a bit of a long and different post. At the bottom I have linked in a bunch of books that I use as the provocation read for each week of Story Workshop.
I have had a lot of questions on how I run our ‘Story Workshop’ sessions in our French Immersion Kindergarten class. So I thought I would break it down and share how I roll it out. I think it is more of a mix between retelling and story workshop, but it works really well and is such a powerful process. We celebrate retelling, oral language, creativity, imagination and collaboration. I just LOVE it. It evolves with time, as does our oral language and ability to create and invent our own stories.
I get a lot of inspiration from my friends over at AnnieVille Kinders, they are incredible and you will want to check them out on Twitter. Prepared to be mind blown from their beautiful pictures of how they run their Story Workshops. They are incredible educators!!
Each week I choose a different story that is appropriate for the language ability of my learners, remember French Immersion Kindergarten. I pick a book that is short and has a few characters. I also have tried to focus on stories that focus on a connection to the land we live on. I feel it is such an important topic to learn, share and focus on, and find that Story Workshop is a great place to introduce the concept.
Monday: I read the story to the whole class on the carpet, I pause and we do predictions and practice inferring skills. We make connections to the story and the characters through various prompts and questions. Then, together on the carpet I (but we all) practice retelling the story. I typically pick specific parts of the story that I know we will be capable of retelling in French and together we practice those. I use the characters and model how I might use the different props to set up a scene and then begin modeling how I would go about retelling the story with a partner. Together we retell the story and practice out loud certain sentences and key vocab words. This process is CRUCIAL. The modelling and scaffolding that goes on the first day is SO important, it sets my learners up for success for the rest of the week.
Tuesday: Tuesday morning, before school starts, I set up Story Workshop areas at our tables. I put out a mat, the materials needed (that I modeled with yesterday) and the specific characters. We use a lot of wooden characters, extra puzzle pieces, characters from a matching game, popsicle sticks with printouts and sometimes we improvise and wolves become bears, if needs be! We are flexible and we talk about how we can use our imagination to create our characters.
Then when we begin, we all meet on the carpet and read the story again. This time without prompts, pauses and questions. Just read through. After, I model some of the key phrases and words again, and together we practice saying them. I quickly partner or triad kids up and then they move to the tables and get going on retelling the story, using the words and phrases we practiced. I circle around encouraging, sometimes I stop everyone and we practice words and phrases again, and I celebrate the oral language and retelling that is going on. It is wonderful! A trick I started using to encourage French and oral language is by giving out gems (from the dollarstore). The gems are such a beautiful addition to our story set ups and creations, they love using them as rivers and food and more! As soon as I hear kids speaking and retelling, they receive a handful of gems. Very quickly each group will have a handful of gems, works like a charm!
Wednesday: Wednesday we quickly meet on the carpet and read through the story TOGETHER. Their participation today is KEY. I sometimes read half of a sentence and encourage them to finish it, or they are a character and I am the narrator, I switch it up! Reading the book the third time through may seem repetitive but remember our goal is retelling, oral language and creativity. The more they know the story, the better they are set up for creating, retelling and enjoying!
Then, after being put into partners or triads they gather their supplies for today, a little more choice than yesterday. They settle in and they begin. TODAY they know that they can retell OR they can create their own stories using the characters from the book. At the beginning of the year, I model creating my own story after we quickly read the book together, but as the year progresses they understand how this works. Today we often pause put our hands on our heads and listen to each others’ stories. They are usually quite funny and creative, lots of giggles and inspiration for the other kids. We then get back to creating and use some of the ideas they just witnessed. I love when kids feel confident to share out and we always do a silent cheer, silent clap or a BRAVO for the group that shared. Sharing out also creates community and celebrating each other, I love it!
Thursday: Thursdays are a day where their ideas, creativity and imagination get to shine. They also have more choice in how they story tell on Thursdays, I think it is their favourite day. Remember, every day before Thursdays is modelling and scaffolding storytelling and retelling, it is a process that works well because of how repetitive it is.
Depending on the time of year and the type of story, sometimes we don’t always re-read the story, and other times we do a quick read through. Then the children get to choose if they would like to create or retell using the props OR draw their story on paper using sharpies. It is very neat to see who chooses what! The building with props is MUCH more free than the other days, they have access to the entire shelf and can build anywhere in the room in small groups or partners. There aren’t really restrictions. The children use trays to transport props to where they would like to work. The children who choose to use sharpies and paper take a piece of card stock (half a page), a clipboard and a black sharpie and decide where they would like to draw. Lots will lie on the floor and create their stories. Depending on time, I usually have watercolour paints out to add to their sharpie stories. Some get to painting, others never do. Again, painting and finishing is not the point, it is the process.
Depending on time we sometimes share out our stories, they really do love presenting (especially if they spent a long time building and practicing). The sharpie drawings are a hit too and are often shared back at the carpet at clean up time.
Friday: We didn’t do Fridays last year, as we had a special activity Friday mornings, but in the past the final day was to document their story. If they hadn’t drawn something yet, they could or they could choose to build again and use an iPad to document their story. We did use Adobe Spark to capture the beginning, middle and end and then record our voices. We also used Pic Collage Edu to take pictures throughout our story and put them all together for a collage the gave readers/viewers snapshots of their story. Fridays are great! It is also a great time to post on Fresh Grade or your portfolio platform, if you haven’t yet this week. Have your learners try to do it themselves!
As the year progressed and our routines became much quicker, we added in Journals in the last 15 minutes. We wove in emerging writing practices such as drawing a picture, labeling with initial sounds, writing character names. It was a quick journal, with a focus on beginner writing practices, sometimes we didn’t get to colour… but again that wasn’t our main focus. I believe we added this in mid November, some kiddos really excelled with the challenge and extension of our Story Workshop routine.
*Even if the books are in English this activity is solely done in French, I ad lib the book and use very simple language to tell a similar story as close to the English version as possible.
Good Morning World & Good Night World: SO great for beginner language learners to learn good morning and goodnight! They love it. Both of these books are by Native Northwest.
Renardo et ses amis: THIS IS MY NUMBER ONE RECOMMENDATION for a series of books for Story Workshop in Kindergarten, especially if you are just starting out. It is a beautiful set of stories that build on each other, with the same characters throughout. The set is wonderful and it is available in English and FRENCH (at a GREAT level for Kinder). I cannot say enough about this set. Click here to see the website where you can order the books.
Mama do you Love me?: Beautiful story! Great for adding in people. I use little wooden people from Lee Valley!
The Raven Series: From Strong Nations is another awesome set for Kindergarten!! They have big books and a small set of books as well. They cover great concepts that are tied to the curriculum and are a very easy place to start!! Check them out here.
I hope this post has helped to paint a picture of of how our Story Workshop works. I would love to see and hear how you run yours, and if you have any book titles to share, please do!
Welcome back to #WonderWednesday! Unfortunately we skipped last week as I was battling a stomach bug, but I am back and feeling much better. This week we have been exploring using ‘The Honey Bee’ by Kirsten Hall as a provocation tool. We were fortunate to have a visit and talk put on by one of the wonderful Mum’s in our room about her bee keeping passion, as our original provocation and then this book fit so nicely, we continued on. Both of these provocation activities have provoked a lot of questions, connections and stories around honey bees, the importance of bees and helping the environment.
Book Description: This beautiful stories brings to life the journey and exploration time of a honey bee. Flying from flower to flower in search of pollen and nectar. Onomatopoeia and LOUD words make this book super fun to read. The illustrations are gorgeous and are wonderful provocations and pictures to use for thinking and writing routines. At the end of this book, the author writes a letter to the readers. The letter focuses on the importance of honey bees and things we can do to help save them, as they are slowly dying. This book is an inspiring and wonderful read. We thoroughly enjoyed it.
Context: This book came right after a wonderful provocation we had brought by a mother in our room. She came in to share about her bee keeping passion. She brought in many items that provoked our thinking and brought out a lot of our questions, stories and connections. We are quite knowledgeable and curious about bees. Her bee keeping suit and mask was super neat to see. Along with her hive box, the honey screens, a dead bee, honey to try and peppermint spray to smell (to calm the bees) we were beyond excited to listen and most importantly.. share!
Connections: We loved the letter, that the author of ‘The Honey Bee’ wrote to the readers, at the end of the book! It was about how bees are in danger of not surviving, and suggested five different ways we can help out bees and pollinators. As I read it out loud a lot of sad and worried faces appeared on my littles. They were demonstrating compassion and appeared to want to do something. I immediately decided we should do some further thinking on this. We did some thinking and sharing with a partner on the carpet and then followed this up by sharing our idea and plan of how we were going to help the honey bees in our journals. We loved this and wrote/illustrated for almost 40 minutes!! That is a long time in Kinderland.
During our afternoon exploration time, I suggested creating a Honey shop and lots of friends were immediately on board. We had a group of littles who were interested in making signs for the shop whilst others set up ‘honey jars’, tea cups and little plates for the honey shop’s cafe. I also brought out the cash register and some play money, hopefully to spark some interest in money and will lead us into financial literacy. This dramatic play provocation area is a hit and a hot spot in our room!
-What sound do honey bees make?
-Where would you find a honey bee?
-What do honey bees do?
-Do honey bees live alone or in a group?
-How do honey bees help our environment?
-Why do you think honey beers are in danger?
-What can you do to help honey bees?
-What do you notice with the LOUD words in this book?
Stay tuned for more Honey Bee inquiry learning, as we are just getting started! Follow me on Instagram for daily highlights on my stories of our learning: @InquiryTeacher .
Have you read ‘The Honey Bee’? How did it provoke your learners? What connections to honey, bees, local products, environment? How did you extend their learning and inquiry journey? Please share below. In inquiry we are more powerful together.
Welcome back to #WonderWednesday! This week I will be sharing about how I used ‘Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt’ by Kate Messner as a provocation tool. It has been a great tool at this time of year. In Victoria, it almost feels like we skipped spring, and have jumped straight into summer. We have been spending lots of time outdoors and in the local community garden. This book was a timely fit and a familiar one for our friends, as we used the winter version of this story quite a bit early on second term. It has been a great way to provoke questions, thinking and curiosity around planting and what is beneath the soil.
Book Description: Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt has us exploring what grows above and beneath the soil. It takes us on a journey throughout the seasons to discover what we might find down in the soil, beneath a leaf, under a bush and more. The words are written in an almost poetic form. The illustrations are incredible and really leave you wanting more! This book depicts many different areas in the garden and also has a child and a grandma for our littles to relate to.
Connections: This book could not have come in a more timely way. We had focused a lot on the winter version of this book in term 2, click here. So when I was visiting our local book store, and saw the spring version I knew it would be a hit with my littles! We had just planted beans in our room and were super curious about how they were growing and how they were staying connected to the soil. This book prompted a lot of discussion about roots and what is happening below the soil that we do not see. It provoked curiosity and questions as we visited our local garden every couple of days. Lots of insights and thoughts around what was happening beneath the garden beds came up.
Context: As we had been wondering about what plants need to grow, I decided to do some ‘I see, I notice, I wonder’ thinking routines with some of the illustrations in this book. These routines allowed us to go a bit deeper with our questions and understandings in relation to how plants grow. I use Google Slides to do these with the picture book as the background. I find the image online and then put it as the background on the slide, or as a picture, depending on the size. Then I use the text tool to add the children’s’ vocab and statements. We started to learn vocabulary about plants in French and noticed that we already knew quite a bit.
As we spent more and more time looking at the illustrations and noticing different aspects of the garden scenes, some discussion around the artwork came up from my littles. I asked them if they wanted to do some type of artwork related to the book, they were eager. We did a little class Pinterest session, a regular research tool of ours, to find something that might inspire us as artists. We came across Darla Myers’ beautiful mural and were hooked! We started planning and creating.
-What do imagine underneath the soil?
-How does a plant grow upwards?
-Why do some vegetables grow underground and others above?
-What do plants need to grow?
-How do earthworms make tunnels?
-How far down do you think roots go?
Extensions: We took our thinking and learning a bit further by bringing measurement into the mix. We have been wondering about the difference between length and height and I thought measuring in the garden. We walked to the garden and read Length from the series Math Counts by Henry Pluckrose. We then explored the difference between height and length by measuring with our hands, our feet and some unfix blocks. Lots of excitement around measurement!
I love how they have so much space to explore and investigate in the garden. It is such a different vibe than being in the classroom. The learning is deeper and the investigation and connection making goes much further. Questions started to arise about different types of plants, flowers and trees. We are a curious bunch, who LOVE to explore!
Read Aloud: Click here to see this book as a read aloud! This read aloud is very clear and the illustrations are easy to see. It is a great version. Enjoy!
Have you read ‘Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt’? How did it provoke your learners? What connections to planting, growing, spring, insects and animals did they make? How did you extend their learning and inquiry journey? Please share below. In inquiry we are more powerful together.
Welcome back to #WonderWednesday. This week I will be sharing about The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds. This book has been a great provocation tool for third term in Kindergarten and I think would be for any age level. The ideas shared throughout the story have provoked an interest about words, writing, making lists and collecting words. The focus on literacy and specifically writing has been intriguing and very timely for my eager term 3 kinder littles.
Book Description: The Word Collector is about a young boy, Jerome, who is fascinated by words. He collects words and classifies them into various categories: juicy words, two syllable words, sweet words, and the list goes on. Jerome discovers the magic of words and plays with words that connect, inspire and empower!
Connections: Term two and three has had us interested in writing and working on forming sentences using known vocabulary and our word wall. We love making silly sentences and playing around with punctuation. Term 3 has us focusing on sight words and beginning to read, so this book fits beautifully with where we are at. It has prompted a lot of discussion and questions surrounding words. ‘What is a word?’ and ‘How do we know that something is a word’. This has been great review of spaces (something we are always working on). This book sparked curiosity around words and how we see them every day all over the place. My littles suggested they could be word detectives and notice new words all of the time. PERFECT!
Context: We decided that as detectives or word collectors we would need little scrapbooks, just like Jerome has in the book! We used fancy paper to create our own scrapbooks and this created some hype and excitement around using the books. I modeled how to use them, but lots of the kiddos spent entire exploration times writing in their books. Here is the template so you can make your own books!
Furthermore, we were inspired by the hanging our words on a clothesline, as Jerome does in the book and have started a clothesline in our classroom full of words we can recognize and write.
-What makes a word a word?
-Where do you see words at school?
-Where do you see words at home?
-What words are you curious about?
-Do you see words when you’re outside?
-Why are there spaces in sentences?
Extensions: This book could really take you in many directions with literacy. It has empowered us on a word finding and writing spree, we are just so excited and enthusiastic about words!
-Class wide bulletin board or individual books with a different template than mine: click here.
Read Aloud: I love how this read aloud is read by the author himself in his studio. Have a listen here.
Have you read ‘The Word Collector’? How did it provoke your learners? What connections to words, reading and writing did they share? How did you extend their learning and inquiry journey? Please share below. In inquiry we are more powerful together.
Welcome to #WonderWednesday. This week I will be sharing about: Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. This book provokes imagination, making connections and sharing of creative ideas. The creative ideas that this book can provoke are inspiring, fun and original.
Book Description: ‘Not a Box’ is a humour and imaginative picture book that will inspire your learner to use their imagination with regular day items. Antoinette Portis captures the thought process a young child may have when imagining and playing with a cardboard box. The box becomes the bunny’s gateway to imagination and exploration.
Connection: After spring break we commenced an Imagination and Magical inquiry. It was completely student learner driven. Our kiddos decided on this focus before our spring break. They were researching in small focus groups about: Unicorns, Fairies, Dragons, Princesses, Knights & Castles. As a whole group we were focusing on our essential question: “What is imagination?”. We read through various different picture books, and ‘Not a Box’ was a highlight. We had been talking about what we thought imagination was. Some of our ideas and thoughts included being able to turn any object into something special to play with. ‘Not a Box’ fit this focus beautifully.
Context: As we were exploring our ideas surrounding imagination, we read ‘Not a Box’ as a whole class. The text in this book is quite repetitive and simple, perfect for Kindergarten and second language learners (French to be ad-libbed). Together we read through the book, a couple of times. We explored the idea of changing a box into anything we imagined. We did ‘thinking caps’ (whole brain teaching) to come up with our ideas and we shared them through partner carpet talk. Through drawing, we then turned our box into our imaginative object. This was a hit! This book sparked curiosity and dialogue around using our imagination if we are feeling ‘bored’. It also had us turning regular classroom objects into imaginative things during playtime. Furthermore, it had us inspired about using boxes for our upcoming museum display. Top right thought bubbles are where we drew about this book.
-When you look a box, what else do you see?
-What might your ‘Not a Box’ be?
-Think about a time you used your imagination to turn an object into something creative.
-What might you need to change a box into your creation?
-Where would you find a cardboard box?
-How do you use your imagination?
-Why would someone choose to use their imagination to create with a box?
Read Aloud: Try this read aloud with your learners. The reader uses the picture book to read and flip through the pages.
Have you read ‘NOT A BOX’? How did it provoke your learners? What connections to imagination did they share? How did you extend their learning and inquiry journey? Please share below. In inquiry we are more powerful together.
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Horses breaking down is the public scandal that racing now has to confront, particularly in light of the independent task force put in place to investigate the Aqueduct breakdowns, The New York Times’ upcoming multi-part series on equine fatalities in Thoroughbred racing over the last three years and, of course, PETA’s request for an investigation on behalf of the three “Luck” horses that suffered catastrophic injuries and were quietly euthanized.
But if the racing industry, the new investigative team requested by NY Governor Andrew Cuomo and The New York Times fail to bring up the 26,600 Thoroughbreds (TBs) that got thrown away and slaughtered last year for horse meat, they will have failed to expose one of the most important issues dragging racing down in the gutter, and that’s the horses that get bred, shed and bled as part of racing’s business profitability model. These horses constituted 19% of all U.S. horses slaughtered in Canada and Mexico last year (out of a total of 138,000), and was equivalent to killing off 70% of the annual U.S. TB foal crop, according to a new case study using USDA figures.
Let’s look at the numbers that the media is now focusing on: three horses dead on a TV production set, 18 dead racing at Aqueduct since November 30, and 750 dead of injuries on racetracks across the U.S.
This is a lot fewer fatalities than the 26,600 TBs slaughtered in Canada and Mexico, about the same number that have been slaughtered since before the Dallas Crown, Beltex and Cavel slaughter plants closed down in 2007 in Texas and Illinois.
Go over to the main racing news Web sites, however, and you’ll find no articles and little commentary on the slaughtered horses. Bring it up and people change the topic to something more comfortable: bashing PETA.
Well, that’s easy. PETA euthanized 1,900 shelter animals, rehoming only 24 of them. People also like to call them to task for grandstanding, pit-bull attack methods, and the salaries it pays officers. Well and good. But the racing industry is guilty of doing exactly the same things, as much as it doesn’t like to admit it.
Only in horse racing are the deaths of 1,900 cats and dogs deemed more heinous than the fatal breakdowns of 750 horses a year and the slaughter of 26,600 still in the prime of their lives. And let’s get something straight here. It’s not always the bad apples that spoil the good. That’s a common refrain and it’s just not true.
The millions of American pets that get abandoned each year, and the ones that PETA is accused of killing weren’t discarded by the worst among us—a minority of people, to be sure. The three to four million cats and dogs that get put to sleep annually are discarded by people who claim to “love animals” but don’t make a commitment to their lifetime care.
So it is with Thoroughbred owners and trainers. It is not my wish to criticize unjustly, but the claim that only the bad breeders, owners and trainers are responsible for discarding the 26,600 horses slaughtered in 2011 just doesn’t wash.
Good breeders, owners and trainers do this. They may set aside money for racehorse retirement, they may find loving homes for some of the horses in their stables to make way for younger, faster animals, but all the horses that eventually get slaughtered would be alive today if the people that bred, bought them and trained them made a commitment to their lifetime care. If they won’t do it, why do they expect anyone else to?
I get regular flack from a turf writer over at Forbes.com who won’t discuss the slaughter issue and freely tells me I don’t understand racing (or writing, for that matter). Instead, she’s focused on racehorse retirement. Why? She thinks it important to focus on the good in racing. This to me is like focusing on carbon credits. They’re only needed because everything else is so polluted.
Sure, racehorse retirement (and other forms of rescue) is incredibly important to help save some of the discarded TBs and other breeds from slaughter, but to focus on retirement and treat the other issues with kid gloves just lets the main culprits off the hook.
Slaughter is a safety valve for these individuals, but no one talks about that, either, all of which makes the new ag-gag laws, the newly proposed slaughterhouses in Tennessee, Missouri and Oregon and the new laws legalizing horse slaughter a far more urgent issue to address, with wider, more serious and long-lasting implications.
The New York Times has done an abysmal job of covering slaughter, offering up one factually compromised 2011 article by NYT Kansas City Bureau Chief A.G. Sulzberger that was full of pro-slaughter disinformation. Last week, the Pulitzer-prize winning paper again published a severely underweight article about a Bureau of Land Management proposed wild horse “ecosanctuary” that failed to educate readers on any aspect of the BLM’s practice of rounding up and warehousing wild horses, not to mention its close relationship with pro-slaughter groups and ranchers.
Both issues are worthy of the same scrutiny, expertise and resources the paper is now committing to peering into the bowels of horse racing—especially since 80% of Americans are against horse slaughter, according to a recent ASPCA survey conducted by Lake Associates.
It will be a mistake if The New York Times only considers the performance side of racing and neglects the larger “horse industry” in its upcoming series. By that, I mean the people who make their living in agriculture (cattle ranchers, breeders of herding stock and Western performance horses) who are also the ones angling for new slaughter plants to be built in the U.S. and the ones who populate the Ag committees in Congress and control most important legislation affecting horses, wild horse and burro protection, food safety issues and the humane treatment of slaughter-bound animals.
I told one Paulick Report reader who was particularly angry at me for writing about “Luck” that he should keep an eye on the ranchers because when it comes to horse influence in America, they’re the ones that pass the laws—not the TB people. He brushed me off. Ranching? What does that have to do with racing? Boy, you really don’t know anything about horses, do you?
I get that a lot from racing fans. No one appreciates an “outsider” questioning the integrity of a sport they love while at the same time suggesting that the horse industry is a big tent, with horses other than TBs in it.
Well the slaughter issue unifies many of the different breed registries looking for an outlet for unwanted horses and retired breeding stock, and the media needs to address that. Lord knows, I’ve tried doing that in all my articles on Forbes.com, but it’s time for other influential news sources to come forward and identify all the various stakeholders and all the interlocking issues for the public—and not just relate it to the upcoming Kentucky Derby, either.
The New York Times has as good a shot at putting that story in proper context as anybody. I hope they take the time to do it from a non-racing centric position, though, because once they’ve spoken, a lot of people are going to go right back to sleep. Sad as that may be, it’s a lot easier than facing what’s really going on out there with the horses.
UPDATE: The New York Times story Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys, appeared March 24 and no mention of the slaughter issue. Hoping this will be part of their coverage of this important topic. Will have to wait and see.
Just curious if the NY task force appointed can be objective. After all, the individuals are from the racing community. One has a surgical facility that works on racehorses from NY and thus if trainers and or veterinarians are found to be lax in their judgement on racing individual animals, will they really expose them?
Hi Peter: Readers over at the Paulick Report are voicing serious doubts. Their comments are quite eye-opening. Worth checking out (I’ve included a link above in the text).
Great article. I have my doubts also regarding people from racing who are making a living from the status quo being too eager to make any changes – there doesnt seem to be much concern for how the horses are treated – perhaps because they were slower (!) or no longer able to produce foals, or whatever excuse is made.
I do believe people are becoming somewhat more aware of how inhumanely these and other horses are being treated – not only racehorses, but the mustangs (which really ticks me off) and the mares from the premarin farms – etc.
Somehow this has got to be put “smack dab” in the public’s face!
Thanks, Maggie. Funny how the worm turns in the racing world. Yesterday, they were all over me at the Paulick Report for my comments on the industry on Forbes.com and today, comments to the two linked stories (on the NYT upcoming series and the NY task force) are repeating exactly what I said two articles ago on Forbes: not to expect anything to come out of an investigation by racing insiders. Funny, they couldn’t stand the heat from me and Forbes.com and were saying I didn’t know anything about racing. Now, they’ll have the NYT breathing all over them. Smiling, here. Don’t expect the NYT to cover the PMU foals and wild horse issue well, though. They ran a story a couple of days ago on an eco sanctuary for wild horses in which all the horses would be geldings. Not a mention by the writer that this is a completely artificial construct. No mares, stallions, foals? This is a sanctuary?
Vickery, I don’t know much about horse asylums, but in my short 16 years of experience with horses, I don’t think a gelding colony would be troublesome to the geldings – rather they would probably be pretty happy. Mares and stallions are disruptive and foals are cute babies (like puppies and kittens) that grow up to be large animals that require a lot of training – if they are to interact appropriately with people. Don’t get me wrong – I love them all – and I do have a mare and she is valued member of our family, fortunately for us (and her), since we acquired her 14 years ago knowing very little about horses, she turned out to have a great temperament for riding and tolerating people – saving her from a thankless life of being a “broodmare”. I like your writing very much -although it is distressing to be reminded of the terrible problem with the TBs, the PMU mares and foals, and the wild horses…..but I read on. And, thank you.
Hi Gayle, and thanks for your comment. True, a gelding colony will be quite happy, but will be more like SeaWorld than bear resemblance to how horses really live in the wild (in families, no geldings). Public will think they’re seeing wild horses, people who own sanctuary make $$. Hopefully, some of it will go back to preserve the mustangs on the public rangelands, but I doubt it. Sounds more like another BLM storage facility to me!
Thank you, thank you! I echo everything you have said here. Your thoughts and conclusions are so obvious! I can’t understand how people can ignore the true source of the thoroughbred problem. There are so many talentless trainers and breeders that are creating a huge mess that the rest of us who honestly care about these animals have to clean up. Thank you for putting this put there is such a clear, concise, and undeniable argument.
You’re welcome. I’m thinking that more people feel this way and will start speaking up about it. They generally haven’t had a voice amidst all the bashing, but some of that is dissipating and that is good for racing fans and horses.
Gayle, like myself, has probably only known domestic horses, and most geldings are content to be what they are – its what they’ve known. But even with domestic geldings, some treat a single mare or more as their herd – even when turned out with 30 or 40 other horses. I saw this at the barn where I boarded my horse – he was one of those geldings .
I think taking wild stallions who have run with their mares all their lives & gelding them – then turning them back out isnt going to make for a bunch of happy campers.
Thanks, Maggie. Agree with you: geldings are happy campers in captivity, and stallions gelded and turned back out on rangelands probably not. My main thought on this, though, has to do with the NYTimes writer, who missed an opportunity to point out what the BLM won’t: gelded horses in pens are not wild horses. If the public starts accepting the BLM’s modified version of what a wild horse is, we can kiss the free-roaming version goodbye.
According to the Ontario horse racing industry there were approximately 14,000 unique starters who raced last year, which includes Standardbreds, Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. It is estimated that the total race horse population, which includes broodmares, stallions, foals and yearlings, comes in at just over 26,000.
But if racing is decimated in the McGuinty plan, the question has to be asked as to what happens to all the horses. Does the welfare of the horse play any role in all this?
EXACTLY, Vickory! There is NO comparison between a gelded domestic horse and and a castrated stallion that has been captured (make no mistake…they are CASTRATED). There is NO role for a gelding in a Wild Horse Band.
My apologies, Vickery…VICKERY with an E…GREAT ARTICLE!
Don’t mind the spelling variations, Louie, and thanks for the comments.
Gelding is a common operation with an uncommonly high complication rate. Like skinning cats, there is more than one way to do it. There is a way that offers less pain, faster recovery, and a lower complication rate. It’s not for everybody, but is is worth reading about.
An old and dear friend, who has since passed on, raced horses years ago (and won quite a few) in something they called “bush tracks”.
Horses run out of fear. It is the “flight” mode that makes them run, especially when they are running with other horses. That’s why they get so reved up and why they often panic when they go into the starting gates.
I’m sure that they sometimes run, just for the sheer joy of it, when they are in the pasture or in the wild… but there is a difference.
Hadn’t heard of laser gelding – but considering its used for so many surgeries for humans (the laser, not the gelding) its time.
What a difference from years ago.
this must almost send them out of their minds.
And from what I’ve watched on the roundups – gentle & compassionate is far from how they are handled.
The article about the Canadian racing industry is awful. From the comments on the article – people just seem to take it for granted that these horses all would go to slaughter eventually – whether the industry was flourishing or not. And it doesnt seem to matter all that much.
It sounded so matter of fact.
Standardbred Canada is aware of the diverse nature of the equine industry and the vital role horses play in a sustainable agricultural economy at the provincial, national and international levels.
Standardbred Canada supports agricultural initiatives and recognizes that Canada’s equine meat producers must adhere to industry standards with respect to transportation, feed lots and humane slaughter.
I haven’t gone to see horses race since looking into the slaughter issue. I don’t feel sorry for, nor do I have any inclination to support the race industry at all, though I feel so very bad for the horses. Like the commenters on the Canadian article said, the horses would have gone to slaughter anyway.
Thanks, Chris, for the Canadian info. Learning a lot from the reactions there to the potential end of slaughter. I hope the US doesn’t pick up where Canada leaves off.
Maggie, what is done to the Wild Mustangs and Wild Burros behind closed doors is a topic well worthy of investigation. Some of it done in the prisons, where there is NO documentation. What was documented was bad enough. One can only imagine the terror for these Horses, that are WILD. The helicopters, the traps, the trucks, the holding pens, the metal chutes and then????
I’m going to steer the comments back to slaughter and racing, since that’s the topic, here. Who read the Times article, which came out yesterday?
the people who “provide thoses services” should have to deal with the same exact thing!!!! How can they watch that & think those little guys dont need some kind of pain management? Blows my mind.
havent read the article in the times – will do so.
I did read the NYT article – I guess the word would be enlightened. Hopefully enough people will read it & realize how much needs to be done to improve (?) horse racing. But I doubt it. Anywhere theres money to be made, the animals dont stand much of a chance. Dont mean to be pessimistic, but just like the mustangs – another way to use or misuse animals. Taking a 2 year old baby & training him to carry a rider & run as fast as he can just does not do it for me. I remember a friend of mine who started riding her barely 2 year old & of course she didnt work him like a race horse would be, but his knees always looked a little over & I dont think he was all that sound. Also knew a hunter/jumper trainer whose colts were never started till they were 4. She never seemed to have a soundness issue with them, either!
I dont really know anything about racehorses other than what Ive read, but sure does seem they start them way too early – looking at the percentage of colts that break down.
I have seen the photo in this article of the bloody horse many times. I have used it as a horror of the slaughter house PIPELINE: From auction to truck to truck to chute to kill box. This photo taken in the crammed truck. A photo similar to many, with horses faces so brutally, bloodied, mangled. Heinous. For years I wondered how and why their faces, specifically, got so “injured.” Last month I found out when a slaughter house trucker taped “confessions.” It is common, and part of the transport of horses, to beat them, electric prod them, as they are so frightened and are a fight/flight animal. But the best “calming” solution is when the trucker gouges out the eye, eyes, of horses. The horses now will focus on the agonizing pain and blindness and NOT on fight/flight. This is what the photo above shows. The norm in transport. The norm is surreal, heinous horror…BEFORE the butcher.
Vickery, I just read the article. It would have to be read several times to absorb all of the information. It could just be summed up in one sentence. IT’S UGLY…Speed and Greed. Just as ugly as everything else that is done to horses for Money…Money and Ego.
It seems that the jockeys could hold some power in the racing industry. No jockeys…No race. I’ve read a bit about their plight, as well. It still comes down to something that you wrote. YOUR money stays in your pocket.
One of the unfortunate aspects to the cancellation of Luck was that this show was exposing all of the dark sides of racing. For example, the sire of Nick Nolte’s horse had been insured for hundreds of thousands of dollars, so when the family went belly up financially, they had the horse’s legs broken. There was a book that exposed this part of the racing business a number of years ago.
Well the jockeys lives are on the line; they need to look out for their own interests, because no one else does.
Same for all backstretch workers. They cant speak out. If they do, they will lose their jobs and incomes. Usually, they make very little income and live at risk. Health care coverage? Not usually. Those are dangerous jobs and the lowest paid can end up injured, out of work and suffer effects for life.
The big money in racing does not even acknowledge this reality for the lower paid workers in racing. They know the truth and can’t say anything about it. They are forced to keep their mouths shut as they witness abuses and suffer abuses themselves.
When life is not respected, no species is safe from abuse. That is what you know when you see the abuse of the horses in these industries.
And they are riding horses that are injected with drugs…or however they dose them. Some of those injured horses probably shouldn’t even be ridden, much less, raced. The voices that could really add some valuable input on this are probably those who work at the stables and at the tracks…the behind the scenes people.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – On Saturday, for about two minutes, millions of Americans will watch the most exploited workers in America — the nation’s jockeys.
Right now the key battle is being fought over insurance coverage for jockeys injured or killed while riding in races.
I keep bringing it back to the jockeys, because I think they hold some of the power in this and could put it to good use and the public would have to support them. I would think that they have every reason to look out for the horses’ welfare.
Yes because if the horse falls that they are riding they fall right along with the horse.
They can stand together and be effective as they did at Aquaduct, but if they are vying for rides against one another, they are almost as disposable as the horses (not to me, but to some of the owners).
The article criticizes PETA for standing in the way of the greater good for horses. Yet this author, who presumably also advocates for animals, spends more time in this article bashing PETA than addressing the real issues. This article would be so much more powerful with the sentences referencing PETA removed. Those who seek to exploit & abuse animals love it when animal advocates spend their time attacking other advocacy groups.
I wish the racing industry would just fix a things which would go a long way to ensuring the horses get long productive lives: stop racing babies. Their bones and connective tissue are not mature at age 2. This would be like the Olympics competing 11 year old kids. Of course the injury rate is high. Of course early onset osteoarthritis is a big problem. What good are retirement programs in a system that makes horses lame before they hit age 8 or 10? And start breeding with a little bit of regard to temperament so that he has some chance to be useful off the track. A hot, energetic horse that is wired like a time-bomb is not useful to many people off the track. Right now all they care about is breeding for speed, and when you breed for only one trait, other traits will suffer.
And during the races there needs to be higher standards for the care & soundness of the horses. Lame horses *are* being run. I see horses coming straight off the track who were run on ankles so damaged they’re swollen to the size of grapefruit & are half fused — and they were being run this way. I see fresh off the track young horses going unsound from arthritis at early age. Why are we even allowing these horses to run doped up on anything? Why would a sound horse need Lasix? And why do 80%+ of TBs get Lasix on race day?
I love your analogy about carbon credits and pollution: people who refuse to talk about anything but racehorse re-training are ignoring the much bigger picture.
after all horse racing is his bread and butter.
I have been in this slaughter fight for a number of years and nothing these people say surprises me. I had my say on the NYT article too. At last count the comments were closed down when it reached 500 with a large number shouting for racing to be shut down. I agree with them.
Paulick has never replied to me about slaughter either. (His wife is important in the HSUS, too). I have found that few people can respond to direct questions about this topic. After a while, what I have come to think about people who say they know horses and who won’t defend their lives is that those people are compromised and can’t speak due to income or relationships in the industry.
Decent people speak out and defend the innocent because the issue is more important to them than opinions from those being paid or paying. Unfortunately, this is my conclusion about many of these “experts”. They simply don’t care and won’t bother to speak out. When there is enough money involved, innocent life doesn’t matter to the cash recipients.
For example, I have been asking about the surviving TB’s from Luck. No one connected to HBO, racing, HSUS, ASPCA, ever answered. I am still asking. No one has any idea what happned to relatively high profile horses at risk since the show was cancelled after 3 died. What does that tell all of us about the level of interest in these at risk horses? I guess no one cares enought to even bother with a response. This is after 3 died.
Do we know what happens to TB’s who are not needed by “entertainment” venues? Guess. I think they deserve decent homes and yet, again, no one even answers. Kind of interesting, isn’t it? All that furor over that show and now, nobody cares. I guess all those very concerned horse experts just don’t care if those horses are alive or dead. Sounds just like racing, doesn’t it? After all the hysterics about racing’s public profile in gambling, where in the hell are the horses? That is the question, isn’t it?
This kind of tells us about who cares and who doesn’t. I will go on asking and maybe, someday, someone can let me know what happened to these forgotten horses who may be anywhere right now. All the interest in the ridiculous show amounts to nothing when the horses themselves are at stake.
As a former owner of an OTTB and a QH, I find the entire situation repulsive. Slaughter needs to end first and then, the boom needs to be lowered on the scum in the horse industry. They need serious jail time but only after the horses are finally safe.
Here are two things that we can sign. One is an ongoing newpaper poll in Tennesse. The Tennessee legislature is set vote on this in 10 days.
There is legislation in the House of Representatives to bam the use of race day medications. This bill is being sponsored be Kentucky Representative Ed Whitfield. There is bi-partisan support for the bill. It may not seem like a lot to ban drugs just on race day, but if drugs like Lasix were banned on race day, Eight Bells might have won her race against Big Brown easily. When performance enhancing drugs are allowed the day of the race, the best horse may not win. Since it is the winners that most often bred, part of the problem with TB’s may well be that the best horses are being bred less while the weaker horses are bred more. This has tremendous ramifications. It is one thing for a horse with excellent genetics is asked to perform at the highest level, and quite another for a horse whose sire or dam had hidden inherent weaknesses that get passed down, and that horse is expected to compete as if his parents were the talented horses they were believed to be. Please call your Congressional Representative and ask him to support H. R. 1733 Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011. This legislation is current and has passed committee in the House.
There are only two lines left so the breed is horribly inbred. They start too young, their joints are not fused until they reach the age of four. It is the equivalent of a human ‘toddler’ being asked to run a sprint! Eight Belles was a tragedy for sure, she was indeed galloping on broken ankles and they said she died of a heart attack. That was a bald faced lie; they euthanized her at Belmont.
Banning drugs does not make a difference, they have ‘clever new ways’ of doping the horses by using substances that are not yet tested. This breed is one that we created and not we are literally destroying it. The breed needs to be conserved.
Read this about how inbreeding is destroying the American Thoroughbred.
The breeding of known unsoundness is unforgivable. There is no excuse for that. Racing has turned into something I don’t even recognize.
To run a horse with known tendencies toward breakdowns as a part of the breeding history is so foul I can’t think of a way to describe it. It killed Eight Belles and I was at a Derby Party that day. I remember it very well. Dubai Gold Cup?
Needless to say, there have been no Derby parties since and won’t be until racing completely reforms esp in re to breeders.
What we are seeing isn’t “racing”. I don’t know what it is and at this point, I don’t care. If people and horses don’t matter to the big money in racing, I want nothing to do with it and will not give it a nickel.
It’s so tragic. And the only way to save this wonderful breed is to open the stud books and bring in some new blood. But, the Jockey Club – in it’s infinite wisdom – has said they will not do that. Really sad.
I know two working pros in racing right now: both are anti-slaughter and for equitable treatment of the TB’s and the people who work in racing and make an honest effort. Shouldn’t they have representation and a chance to be part of a modern industry which is ethical and fair to all, humans and the equine athletes we all love? This is quite possible to aspire to.
If the Jockey Club is keeping the sport at risk, shouldn’t there be an option for reforms and management from outside that entity? Management seems to be missing along with enforcement. We are looking at the end of racing as an acceptable form of entertainment for most people. It is seen as inhumane and in this day and age, this will not sell.
Racing has been in financial trouble for a long time. Well, the tracks added casinos. In the US, unless it changes, racing is gone. It is time for the long view of a potential future, if any.
Why not consider the alternative? Real and genuine reforms and a modern business sense about this industry. Pro sports are businesses. In this case, the athletes are at risk of abuse and slaughter. So, why breed in more defects knowingly? That ever-present greed factor. It just adds to the mix of the totally unacceptable.
Fans pay some bills at the gate. How many would support this scenario–breeding for unsoundness to abuse and deaths on the track to attempts to remove disabled jockey’s insurance (CDI)? Would you spend money at a track if you knew the entire picture? If racing intends to have a future, the obstacles to progress have to removed. If the Jockey Club can’t allow better breeding practices, then there is a real problem with racing. The Jockey Club is just one factor in this spectacle of dysfunction.
Racing is not about performance on the track. Racing is making a living off of breeding for sale and that’s about it. This is one of the sources of corruption in racing but is also the oldest form of fraud known. “Horse trading” is as old as the horse itself. Without sound breeding practices and reliable and fair enforcement, an end to the horrific abuses and slaughter, there is no reason to spend money at these tracks. If racing can’t appreciate the TB, why have Thorobreds in racing at all? Why not use kiddie cars instead and skip using horses entirely?
It is time to see this change and fast.The Thorobred is a magnificent breed and if racing threatens that, racing can go and cheap casinos can replace the gambling aspect. We can keep our beautiful Thorobreds for use in other disciplines. They can do anything and are very intelligent companions.The Thorobred deserves respect for what that breed actually is.
We need genuine horsemen and qualified management and enforcement at tracks across this country. At this point, if you love the TB, why support racing? This is far more important than the Jockey Club. It comes down to the future of the Thorobred itself. In that case, all bets about racing are off.
Excellent post! Now, if someone would only listen. Unfortunately, the Jockey Club isn’t the only big breeding org that does not put the welfare of its horses before profit.
I think it’s more about gambling now than racing or the welfare of the individual horse or the breed.
Thank you for re-posting this. It is extremely well researched and documented.
BTW, have not yet heard back from Joe Drape. He is a busy journalist.
I will keep everyone posted if I hear any responses.
Indeed, he is a very busy guy. When will the next part of the report be published?
It is excellent isn’t it? It’s from the Int’nl Fund for Horses, in the Reports section. There are many other reports there about Thoroughbreds and other subjects such as horse slaughter.
This is the first of a 4 part series on the topic of irresponsible breeding of TBs.
Yes, I have been a supporter of the HorseFund for many years. In my humble opinion they are the best bar none.
When you sign one of these petitions, it is important to add a comment in order for your signature to counted. Just one sentence is adequate.
I went to that site, voted, and immediately smelled all kinds of rats. This is one site where you can vote as many times as you want. The horse slaughter “yeses” increased as I read the site and commented on the article. Someone’s Aunt Matilda is up all night voting, and I bet the paper publishes the results.
You are right. If you log in so you can comment, you can only vote once, but you can log out and vote as many times as you want.
The paper states that this is not a scientifically designed poll. They are SO right!
As far as I can find out it sells in the supermarkets in Europe for $20.00 a lb give or take the consumer price and it being on sale. There used to be websites that would tell you what parts of the horse was used for including blood but they are all gone now. I do know that the EU does not except shipments of horse blood from Canada or Mexico because of the antibiotics that it contains. If the slaughter plants in Canada/Mexico collect the blood I don’t know what is it used for. The larger amount of blood horses have than cattle is one of the problems the slaughter plants have in disposal of it.
Andrew Boon ~ You have never seen horse slaughter for yourself have you? If you had, you might be more inclined toward euthanasia. Not only is it far more humane for the horses, these horses are undoubtedly unfit for human consumption because of having been dosed with phenylbutazone – bute – one of the most dangerous to humans of all the banned substances, especially to children.
It is not only illegal in any country to sell these horses for food, it’s unethical and disgraceful.
Knowing what racing has become and with thanks to professional journalists who are not afraid to tell the truth, do you think anyone would be willing to expose the Quarter Horse industry and tell the truth? Racing QH’s are just the tip of the iceberg. Registered QH’s in the show ring face many of the same situations and many must have been sold into slaughter, esp in re to the 2007 numbers from Dallas Crown (Kaufman, TX). These horses are overbred, rapidly bought and sold and many end up in terrible circumstances or at kill pens. Animal Angels USA has documented some of this abuse with kill pens in KY. As a former owner of an OTTB and a reg QH, I am asking for someone to expose the QH industry, too. Trainers, breeders and owners bear responsibility for this mess. This needs to be made public in order to force Congress to end slaughter ASAP. As long as slaughter exists, there will be no reforms in any horse industry. The AQHA refuses to be held accountable and it is time this truth was known to everyone.
Hi, many people have been working to expose the AQHA, which is pro-slaughter, and there is an AQHA Against Slaughter FB page. You may want to go over and take a look at it.
I have one of the last of the ‘Impressive’ sons. He will be 21 on May 6th, He stands 16.2 hh and weighs a healthy 1300 lbs.
I saved this gorgeous horse from being taken to a sale when he was 4 years old as his owner could not ride him. I knew who his sire was and luckily my horse is HYPP double negative. There are more Quarterhorses than any other breed of horse going to kill.
Regarding Geldings and harems, yes, my gelding has his harem of his girls the OTTB Mares I rescued and am rehabbing.
However, to have non producing herds of Wild Horses and Burros is just ensuring the genocide we are witnessing of the Wild Horses and Burros.
The article you have written was excellent. We must read more about the drugs, we must read more about the process of potential ‘stud’ to ‘dud’ and where these horses end up.
It is well known that Ingrid Newkirk is not in the main stream of thought regarding animal advocacy. As she has aged she has become more radical. That is a shame. We should not pay attention to her nor should we mention her or her organization which actually has done tremendous good all over the World, and that includes helping horses.
The AQHA is still promoting breeding, even of rescued AQHA horses who are being housed at rescues. The AQHA still needs intensive public exposure, just as racing as getting. Rescues are never going to be able to afford to take in all the registered horses and foals that the AQHA wants bred. These QH are at PMU farms in and being adopted out thru Canadian horsemen thru CA rescues. These are registered mares from good names in QH history. Until the AQHA stops promoting endless breeding no matter what, we will see very good horses on Craigslist and listed at rescues with no papers and for free. What does that say about the status of registered QH much less “QH-type” grade horses without papers? QH are being bred for kill pens thru the AQHA. The stud fees and first sale are what counts to the AQHA. The deaths are at record levels and of no interest to the AQHA. I am familiar with and support the AQHA anti-slaughter minority. When does the AQHA decide to confess what it really is all about? That’s why slaughter has to end before any other effort. The AQHA will go on breeding and showing QH forever. What happens to the thousands who will have no homes and be killed after they are deemed useless by a QH pro/breeder? The AQHA has no enforcement about anything. These horses are considered “recreational” in use. There is no official anything defending them. Price? How much does a PMU farm pay for a reg QH mare to be used in that manner? At an auction? And the QH foals? What do we think this is all about and how much enforcement can we expect for these horses? None. They have less than racing on the books. These are almost “pets” and yet are considered livestock. As such, its a wide open field day on our QH. I have yet to see anyone pursue the real story on our QH aggressively enough to stop this. Investigate the QH show trainer and see what you find. Nobody would believe what they do for cash. The decent people in the QH world want these bad guys gone. They can nothing about this entire corrupt money-driven scenario. Every day, our docile and trusting QH suffer for all of this. Until this is exposed for exactly what it is, nothing else matters. The NYT needs to open this close knit elite in the QH world. I can’t imagine who can get into this world and open it up for the general public. Then, maybe it could finally be addressed appropriately.
It is rampant throughout any breed you can mention. Drugs, over breeding, inbreeding, all of it is a disaster.
Did you attend the Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus OH in the mid 1990’s? I with a group and saw what was going on then. All of us left at that time and never went back. There were deformed QH being worked for show and no one stopped it. It was sickening. This was long term cruelty in action. The horses were unable to move normally and some actually had deformed necks. I was told that they were so slow getting into the show ring that time limits had to be made so the horses could get into the ring in time for the class. Guess what was going on with these horses? Anyone who knows QH knows that this behavior indicates that something is terribly wrong with these horses. We went to see Richard Shrake, who finally spoke out about the big money back then. Basically what he said then was that if the big money influence was not removed, the working QH which built this country, was done. BTW, Shrake was a respected and recognized trainer (pre-guru) and he was risking his livelihood by telling the truth to a crowd at the Congress. We decided to not go back and refused to support the AQHA. I was with a locally recognized horse trainer at the time and she was respected in the horse community. This was the final bell for all of us re the AQHA and what they had done to the American Quarter Horse. The AQHA was turning the Quarter Horse into a crippled, beaten dog and they awarded ribbons for that behavior. From then on, we regarded the AQHA as worthless and we never spent a nickel with them again and never supported their events or shows. We believed that merit deserved recognition. A pedigree does not matter compared to achievement. The AQHA was making a living from tormenting the horses we had been raised on. Until the AQHA decides that horses and genuine horsemanship matters more than a fast dollar, the horses themselves will pay in suffering. I refuse to support any AQHA event and want them investigated and in public until every last breeder is shown and every last so-called trainer and show “student” is exposed. The Quarter Horse itself is regarded as a throwaway by the big money and the breed itself is endangered by these posers. They need to be known and gotten out of the AQHA itself. We need to demand intensive public exposure. The horses are being killed in slaughter for dollars per pound. This is an outrage that no one can be allowed to ignore. It is an insult to every American.
I have never attended any formal Quarterhorse events. I do know that broomsticks are shoved down their throats while their heads are chained to the ceiling of the stall. This is so they can appear to be relaxed! It is revolting. I do know what a Quarterhorse should look like, they should all look like mine. Also, people are being lied to left and right, the other day I got a call to give three horses ‘safe harbor’ however, I do not have the space. She said she had an 8 year old BLACK Impressive son! I kindly explained that I did not have room for the horses and also, her ‘Impressive’ son was not as ‘Impressive’ passed in 1994 if memory serves. These breed ‘Industries’ are all the same, but I agree the Quarterhorses are the absolute worst. Look at ‘Rugged Lark’ and now look at what we have today. My friend bought her daughter a ‘Quarterpony’. I don’t know what the Pony cross is but this is one messed up ‘Pony’. He is Laminitic, his hocks have fused and he is only 8 years old. So tragic to be in pain management for the rest of his life! He could live a very long time due to the Pony cross!
I don’t know about you, but all the Quarterhorses I have had in my life were indeed ‘hot.’ They are sweet but sometimes you have to watch for that odd cow kick or that premeditated ‘spook’ and these horses spook wide! I have an odd ability to find their center of gravity and I know their body language so I am always able to ride through these ‘spooks’. It becomes a game.
It breaks my heart to know the foals are going to kill at the PMU farms, all of it breaks my heart, but there has to be a major story about the American Quarterhorse Association. I for one do not recognize them as legitimate in any shape or form. Same thing with Paints. My Paint mare is so gentle it is truly unbelievable. When I am with my gigantic Thoroughbred mares it is always a matter of letting them know I respect their size and tell them “I don’t want to hurt you and I know you don’t to hurt me’ (which works by the way), it is always a joy to be with my Paint mare.
Exposure is the only way this fetid so called ‘Industry’ will be abolished. I wanted to start a breed registry called the National American Quarterhorse Association. The rules would be: live cover breeding only, a cap on how many horses could be brought into the world, and other totally harsh rules which are the exact opposite of what the AQHA is doing. Some people might like that, but I would be somebody would try to kill me. No joke.
And that is what I know and where I stand.
I think I need to write the NYT and beg for in-depth coverage of the QH industry. I am very willing to take time to ask them to please make a concerted effort to bring this breed organization into public view. I may only be one former owner of a QH and an OTTB but at least I can write and ask. They may ignore me or it might help.
Who do you think would be most receptive on the NYT staff of reporters to hearing a request to have an expose done?
Most likely the guy who is the lead on the project. Joe Drape or Vickery Eckhoff. We are on her blog now.
Ok. Joe Drape sounds good. I will Google for his contact information and send an inquiry. I think it is worth the time.
Thanks for your opinion on this one. If I get any responses, I will post on Tuesday’s Horse or here.
If owners of Quarter Horses, TBs, Standardbreds, Paints, and Arabians (I think it is these breeds that have the greatest percentage sold for slaughter) refused to register them with AQHA or the current breed registries in favor of an alternative registry or breed association that was anti-slaughter and pro-horse welfare, members of the industry could cut down these abuses.
Breeding a quality race horse or performance horse takes some education and scientific understanding. As long as we have horse slaughter available as a disposal for either unfit or imperfect (as he has a star, not a blaze) people who have no business breeding will still breed because they can still eek out a living by doing almost no work, having no skill, having little education. There might have been a time when a good breeder did not need as much background in science, but some of our breeds are overbred and inbred, so it is going to take some smarts to understand what kind of horses need to be bred with weaker pure breeds to strengthen the breeds.
Instead of buying a QH or an Arab from a AQHA breeder, someone looking for a horse would do well to look at rescues and retraining facilities. There are many excellent horses with papers or not living in rescues all around the country.
The availability of horse slaughter only compounds the welfare problems. Nevada allows horse tripping where cowboys rope a Horse’s back hoof and call it entertainment. Of course then horse is crippled and shoved out the back door.
THIS IS A READER’S COMMENT FROM ANOTHER BLOG.
It is no secret what their plans are… the plans were laid out very clearly in their IEBA (International Equine Business Association) statement several months ago, and then again briefly in the 4th paragraph of this PDF press release.
First, they will push legislators (the ghost of NAIS by a different name) for microchipping all horses, supposedly for their protection through the EOAP (Equine Owners Assurance Plan)… probably state by state… to include horses in the food animal livestock chain… in this way they can track every single horse in the nation and theoretically have a record of medications, wormers, etc. ready to hand to the USDA and EU inspectors.
Then they will influence legislation as to who will be allowed to rescue horses and how they will be evaluated for reuse, trainability or “processing”. They have stated more than once that existing horse rescues are overflowing and not able to take any more horses and don’t take care of them… almost implying that rescues are actually hoarders in disguise and need to be regulated and penalized. It is clear that they intend to have a national program which only allows them and their “approved” franchises to seize horses and determine what is to be done with them.
Beware of changing zoning laws in communities where you may be able to keep horses, but not other livestock… they will change that… minimum acreage is one way to do it. My community is going through this right now. Then they will limit where you can keep horses based on the manure, etc., especially near natural water sources… they will ultimately limit keeping of horses to large commercial facilities… might even put a “green” label on it (it’s good for the environment)!
Since they did not say exactly WHY they are postponing the Summit, I would guess that they are busy lining up legislators to accomplish these goals PLUS probably trying to kill the anti-slaughter bills in committee right now. After the elections they will emerge victorious with new legislators giving them new tools to implement their plans.
??? Meaning??? Rescued horses will not be up for ‘adoption’… they will be sold… once sold, anyone can sell them to a killer buyer… Also, the United Horseman Rescue facilities will have a direct pipeline to slaughter houses and not have to bother with public auctions and those pesky horse rescuers.
Pay attention to what is going on locally and state wide. They are going underground for a while.
Sally, I’ve been wondering about that, too.
I’m so glad that you checked it out.
Apparently, the rats have been having a ball, but the CATS are back.
I can’t find an email for Joe Drape. I posted a request to him via Twitter re investigating the AQHA and the situation with our Quarter Horses. We need someone who is willing to spend time on the whole story and who is willing to get to the ugly truth so we can save their lives. I hope Mr Drape can find a way to investigate this terribly abused breed of loyal, devoted friends to all of us.
They need a champion who will tell the truth and who will follow through for them. They are ignored often yet have been raised as pets. They are bred, used and thrown away in record numbers. Their story has to be told. While they are usually not famous, they deserve decent treatment and safety. I hope someone will find a way to help soon. I am trying to find someone who will be able to tell their story so they can be saved. I will keep trying.
If anyone else can find someone to tell the truth, please let us know so we can help. They die in record numbers at slaughter and for no reason. This can’t continue.
Many thanks for the email address. I will try that one.
Find any article Joe Drape writes, then click his name (in the byline). It will lead you to his bio and there’s always an “Email” button. It doesn’t give you his email address, but it does allow you to send in a comment that will be delivered to him.
Thank you. I will try that. I have posted again on Twitter today but I think an email may be more effective.
Awesome Article, I hope the NY times is paying attention. Thank You Vickory.
• Rep. Sue Wallis, Wyoming State Legislator, a proponent and advocate for Horse Slaughter plants, that will end unnecessary pain and suffering for abandoned, starving horses, being processed under the U.S. Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. The plants will create jobs, and increase revenue for the community. She estimates between 120,000 to 200,000 horses will be killed annually for human consumption .
Horse slaughter plant headed to Middle TN?
A bill is expected to come up for a vote in the House Monday that its sponsor says is designed to make horse meat processing plant operators feel welcome in Tennessee.
REP.ANDY HOLT a Republican from Dresden, says the bill would create jobs and a place for unwanted horses to die a humane death.
“We’re trying to encourage job creation and economic development in the state of Tennessee,” Holt says.
“I don’t think it’s anyone’s authority to make me divulge who these people are. This has been a controversial issue,” Holt says.
Unless the legislators pull a closed door move on TN voters, I don’t see TN voting for any kill plants. As a matter of fact, I talked to TN state officials re the I-40 wreck and they were pro-horse. I did not get the idea that anybody I spoke with was pro-slaughter. The impression I got from TN state officials was that they were not pleased with kill buyers living in or passing through their state (this is in re Dorian Ayache, Three Angels) and that they were fair but firm. I don’t think TN will fall for this scam. TN has a history with horses that goes back for some time and it would hard to fool them.They have a large tourism business and handle it well. Sue Wallis and her desperate buddies have tried this in some other states and it has failed miserably. I think responses against this effort are all to the good but I think in the end, TN can stop the effort to force them to have a kill plant.
Thanks so much for following, Hugo. The subject, unfortunately, provides many opportunities for fresh and outrageous material.
I admire your work and am hoping you can expose the breeders and show circuit in the AQHA, among others. PMU also uses the American Quarter Horse.
These wonderful horses could be kept here and be loyal companions and generate income as they always have if not for the continuing tragedy of horseslaughter.
So very sad, so very necessary. Thank you.
Off to Idaho for T’giving.
Have a good holiday. Kiss Maddie for me.
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The International Nursery Class at King Richard III College in Mallorca (Majorca) accepts children from 2 years of age. The children have a fully bilingual day with teachers who are native speakers of both English and Spanish.
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Through activities, conversation and practical example, they learn acceptable ways to express their own feelings and to have respect for the feelings of others. All children are given the opportunity to take responsibility for themselves, as appropriate, as well as the property of the other children and adults in the group.
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Outside Activities. Weather permitting the children use the outside environment as much as possible. Using the extensive school facilities and nature, the learning experiences extend far beyond the classroom and allow the children to enjoy the beautiful weather that Mallorca (Majorca) almost always provides.
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Children choose from a wide variety of activities. Inside the nursery there is a language, maths and art activity, as well as role play, construction and puzzles. Outside activities include sand play, role play in the play house, ball games and use of the adventure playground.
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The topic for each term also extends children’s awareness and understanding of the world. Recent topics have included Growing, Penguins and Safe in the Sun. We also celebrate different festivals from around the world and encourage children to recognise and respect cultural differences.
Regular nature walks around the school area give the children first hand experience of what is happening around them.
A range of equipment and opportunities, both indoors and out, allows children to develop confidence in the uses and development of their own physical skills. A high level of adult supervision enables children to create and meet physical challenges safely, developing increasing skill and control in moving, climbing and balancing. At the same time, children are helped to develop the fine motor skills they will need to use tools such as pencils and the handling and manipulating of small objects, for example, puzzles. We have access to the school hall and gym equipment and also the adventure playground, as well as our own play area equipped with slide, playhouses and sandpit and water play.
Children are also encouraged to develop awareness of their own bodies and how to stay healthy.
Children are encouraged to use a wide range of resources in order to express their own ideas and feelings in two and three dimensions. Art equipment which enables them to do this includes: paint, glue, crayons, chalks, junk modeling, fabric, etc. These provide open-ended exploration of colour, shape and texture and the development of skills in painting, drawing and collage.
Children join in with and respond to music and stories, and there are many opportunities for imaginative role-play. The role-play area changes its focus regularly, often linked to the theme for the term; recent examples include a shop, kitchen, and The Antarctic (Penguins). Daily singing and music sessions teach the children a range of songs and sounds for their own enjoyment and for performances such as Christmas, and other holidays.
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I have noticed three decision-making procedures commonly used in relationships and I have decided to describe them.
Egalitarian. In an egalitarian relationship, decisions typically are made by consensus: when all people involved agree to make a certain decision, it is made. As long as no consensus has been reached, the people have to keep talking about it. And talking about it. And talking about it.
You have to be able to trust your partner in an egalitarian relationship, because you have to trust that your partner is also approaching discussions in good faith: that they’re trying to find a mutually satisfactory outcome, not to win.
Non-Egalitarian. In a non-egalitarian relationship, one person has the final say. That isn’t to say that the submissive partner doesn’t have a role in decision-making, of course. The submissive partner often serves as a sounding board. If they disagree about any questions of fact, the submissive partner has to explain their point of view. And, of course, the submissive partner must be honest about their needs and boundaries.
The submissive partner is not being kept as a slave; the only reason he’s in a non-egalitarian relationship is that he wants to be. For this reason, a non-egalitarian relationship really doesn’t work unless the submissive partner genuinely, in their heart of hearts, wants their partner to make the final decision and is willing to accept whatever decision is made. Ideally, the submissive partner should feel gratitude and relief that someone else is in charge.
You have to be able to trust your partner if you’re a submissive, because they’re the one making decisions! If they make bad decisions, or ones that aren’t respectful of your needs, then you’re going to be screwed over.
It’s easy for a dominant partner to run roughshod all over their submissive, which is bad both for the submissive and for the longevity of the relationship. For that reason, the dominant partner has to consider their submissive’s needs to be as important as their own. The “you’re on the same team” thing goes double for dominant partners. If you always get what you want, you’re probably doing it wrong.
You have to be able to trust your partner if you’re a dominant, because you have to trust that they’ll be honest with you. Making good decisions requires having all of the information; if the submissive partner regularly hides their wants (perhaps out of self-sacrifice or feeling like they don’t deserve it), you’re going to run roughshod over them by accident.
Separate Spheres. A separate spheres relationship is non-egalitarian, but both partners have the final say in different areas. The classic example of separate spheres is a classic traditional marriage (as opposed to neo-traditional marriages, which are usually non-egalitarian). The man makes decisions about the outside world like what job to take, whether to move, and how to invest; the woman makes decisions about the home like what to cook for dinner, whether to redecorate, and how to discipline the children.
In most modern relationships, separate spheres is a product of the partners having different interests and capabilities. She likes budgeting, so she is in charge of the finances; he is the best at finding deals, so he’s in charge of all the family’s shopping. It is also not uncommon for relationships to have egalitarian spheres: the couple that divides up authority over the finances and the shopping may decide by consensus which house to buy.
The man makes decisions about the outside world like what job to take, whether to move, and how to invest; the woman makes decisions about the home like what to cook for dinner, whether to redecorate, and how to discipline the children.
I’d like to expand on that a little. I’m not married, have no desire to be, and no plans to do so, but that is the kind of description of traditional marriage or traditional roles that make most people go “Well, obviously egalitarian relationships are the right way to do things! He gets the Big Decisions about money, he has all the power, and she gets to pick if the curtains will be floral patterns or stripes. How is that anyway fair? She’s wasting her time and talents!” It was behind a lot of early feminism and I’m not arguing that many women wanted to expand out of the confinement to the domestic sphere, or that there wasn’t in-built waste and limitations in the role (perhaps more for higher socio-economic classes, where wealth and leisure were also accompanied by a limitation on what a woman would learn or do – the ‘dabble a bit in watercolours, speak a little French, play a little on the piano, instruct the servants and spend your copious free time in a round of visits and social games’ image in books of the time and movies of our time).
But the thing is, reducing the role to “what to cook for dinner” is underestimating the duties and responsibilities and, yes, power involved.
Would you say of the head of the catering department in a large hospital, for instance, that they “only” get to decide what to cook for dinner so the job is plainly unimportant?
Never mind that quite large businesses make a lot of money and acquire experience and skills that enable them to diversify and offer a range of services to government agencies, by starting off running catering services?
Anyone who as a child has ever been told by their mother, when they objected to what was served for a meal, that “I’m not running a restaurant here” should be well aware of the power of the person in charge of deciding what food to buy, how it should be cooked, the variations in planning and producing a menu of diverse meals during the week, accounting for special dietary needs and/or tastes (the traditional teenage “I’m a vegetarian now“, accompanied by much lecturing about the wickedness of the remaining meat-eaters in the family, which means preparing, cooking and providing two separate meals and probably using two sets of dishes and utensils because “Ugh, I’m not eating that, you used the same knife to cut up the meat to prepare this!”) and doing all this on a budget and often within limited time for shopping if the mother is also working?
Women restaurateurs or female chefs are considered noteworthy enough to get breathless articles in the media covering their careers, their travails in the “man’s world” of cooking, and their growing influence and importance, yet every stay-at-home mother (or working mother) performs that same task every day, without fanfare, and under the heading of “just” cooking the dinner.
And that’s one aspect of the running of a home. The control over how it looks, the environment in which the members of the family live, the comfort (or not) of those others, the subtle influences of mood and culture; the absolute control in the domestic sphere over child-raising – the popular notion of “ask your mother” does not begin to cover the authority invested in the mother and wife – the partnership (because it is a partnership) of performing necessary tasks to support the husband in his role, so that both of them can provide for the family: men’s work in the world of work is still greatly founded on the idea that there is another person helping them (it’s still not very likely to be the man who works part-time so he can have time at home with the kids, or who takes a half-day to take sick family members to hospital appointments, and it is the idea that the man can stay late and work twelve or more hours a day because the wife keeps the home running, makes sure he gets fed, keeps his clothes clean and ready and takes over that sphere of work so he can devote himself to his career, or his art, or science).
I’d model “separate spheres” as a delegation of authority – my spouse and I are equal decision-makers, but she’s happy to let me make decisions on bills and budgeting unless there’s an issue,, in which case she wants to be involved in the broader policy decision. Similarly, as long as she’s involved in and agrees on our investment goals and can get a report on request, she’s happy to delegate the execution. She handles the kids’ scheduling; I feel like I am involved in the overall policy and could be more involved in the details if I wanted to be, but it’s more efficient to have one person do it.
Problems in egalitarian decision making are quite common in my relationship but, luckily, most issues are more than banal. For example, the toaster — we don’t have one. We will only get one when both are satisfied of how it looks and how much it costs. Therefore, I predict that we won’t be getting a toaster any time soon.
In contrast, here’s one model you didn’t include in your list. Let’s call it the “doer decides”. In DD there’s only one who makes the decision and it’s they who ever do it first. For example, the most likely resolution to the toaster issue is to fall back on DD: “will someone just buy the damn thing!”.
The way we cook also follows the DD; it’s not that cooking (in the long term) isn’t egalitarian, but whoever cooks gets to decide. First thing to note here is that this doesn’t neglect the other person(s) — they willingly give the decision away and the doer will think very hard what kind of a toaster or dinner would be liked by the other.
Doer decides is rather closely related to the Ozy’s non-egalitarian system but I didn’t quite relate to the latter. But although the differences are subtle, they reflect more fundamental variation in the basic premises.
“Doer Decide” is quite similar to how many processes at my office works (and how I ended up wearing a thousand different hats). But at home, it seems to devolve into a sort of passive-aggressive game of chicken- not entirely sure why the dynamic worked in one place but not the other. We’ve solved it at home by defined roles/responsibilities, so something close to “different spheres”, though far more granular.
Though it is interesting to note that not all traditional marriages around the world follow this specific Separate Spheres model. For example, I’ve read that in Japan, which has much stronger traditional gender roles than most of the West, the wife is traditionally in charge of the finances. A husband gives his full paycheck to his wife, and the wife balances the household budget and gives the husband a regular allowance.
Hm, a few things bother me here or seem to be missing.
1. Naming. Sorry, but this is a terrible naming scheme — egalitarian, non-egalitarian, but also separate spheres? You’ve called the second one just “non-egalitarian”, but in fact it’s a specific thing, not just anything that doesn’t fall under “egalitarian”. You can’t have X, non-X, and also Y. Call it “anti-egalitarian” or some other name, but right now it’s pretty misleading.
2. I think this could use some context. You are, if I’m understanding correctly here, basically talking about decision-making mechanisms for two people here. There’s… not a lot of possibilities, there, really; I think the main one you haven’t mentioned is randomness or other outside sources. Also, introducing cutoffs for when consensus can’t be reached. But basically you can mix these mechanisms together (e.g. by applying different ones to separate spheres) and I think that’s pretty much all of them.
So it just seems like this is missing a comparison — you know, “Here are the possible mechanisms, here’s what we actually observe”.
3. Is anyone else bothered by the use of the word “power” here? This bothered me back on the earlier On Consensual Power Dynamics. Maybe this is a standard term in this context, I don’t know. But what you’re describing here is voluntary, consensual authority, and when I hear “power” I think of, y’know, what is the most power that either party can actually bring to bear on the matter should they want to force it. Like, the ability to blackmail the other person, for instance. Not, y’know, “Hm, I’m not sure that’s a good idea, but you’re in charge”. So, I just find this confusing; and more than that, it kind of bothers me to hear the word “power” thrown about like it’s some harmless thing. (This really applies more to the other post than this one.) Because of course you’re really talking about voluntary authority.
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2019-04-18T18:21:20Z
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What a wonderful weekend Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap had at Hejtorp Gårdsmejeri. Östgötadagarna are two days that the products of local farms and handicrafts are presented and celebrated in Östergotland, Sweden.
I was very delighted to be invited to present and sell my Eco-Friendly Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap at this lovely event. As we arrived early Saturday morning we were informed as to where to set up our tables. What a delightful location; between a lovely garden center selling farm fresh veggies and beautiful blooms and plants on one side and our favorite animal besides goats, alpaca. We watched as they unloaded them from the trailer and placed them in their pen for the weekend. They were wonderful neighbors, both to look at and listen to as the hummed the days away.
Collies at Hejtorp help round up the sheep and goats on the vast acreage on the farm. We were given a wonderful display of just how hard these dogs work and perform for the farm.
The Garden Center next to us provided wonderful farm fresh produce and we went home with a basket of fresh strawberries and freshly salted cucumbers. Yummy!
There was delicious food provided by a well known meat company (sorry don’t have the name) and there was food also provided by Hejtorp Gårdsmejeri. All was delicious and the visitors enjoyed their meals at tables that were provided for them.
There was a beautiful vintage tractor on display as well as a fantastic engine that was from 1940’s USA.
And of course there was Eco-Friendly Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap. It was wonderful to introduce my product to new people and I was so happy to see so many Environmentally aware customers. Our dog Max was with us as usual as an ambassador for our Li’l Sis Pet Goat Milk Soap. He greeted guests with his little happy face. Our customers left our tables with a lovely bar of Eco-Friendly goat milk soap and a smile. It was a successful weekend for Li’l Sis with customer sales and client sales. Kristina, the owner of Hejtorp Gårdsmejeri placed another order for her farm shop.
A lady who had chickens told me a delightful story about her chickens. She also had Kinda hens as I do and as were on display at the farm. One day she saw one hen gathering all the other hens and they seemed to have some kind of discussion. There was much chatter and clucking. Then she decided to take a walk and all the other hen followed in line behind her. She led them all to her newly laid egg. There they all circled the egg and just looked at it. What a proud mother she was !
Breakfast with all the staff and vendors on Sunday. We all watched as the steers were unloaded.
Little Joe gets a pal.
Thank you Kristina for inviting Eco-Friendly Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap to participate this year at your annual Östgötadagarna. It was an absolute joy!
We had a wonderful experience at the Löfstad Slott Julmarknad (Christmas Market).
We had very successful selling day while not only making new customers, but new friends. There were lots of rooms open and lots of handcrafts from the region. I wish I could have been a guest there as well as a participant.
I met a Swedish woman who lives in Japan who owns a European breed goat as well as a Japanese breed goat. We will be exchanging “goat info”.
Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap also secured a new wholesale account. Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap will be on one more shop in Sweden.
Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap in the “Goat Room” I was sharing the room with Hejtorp Gårdsmejeri . they make goat milk cheese.
We have been very busy here at Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap. In addition to on-line sales through our website and re-orders through e-post, we are preparing for the holidays.
Amidst all the work, we finally have received photos of our Li’l Sis Goat Milk donation to a foundation called Appomense Hope for Africa Foundation, in Ghana. They do wonderful work with children and orphanages. I am very proud to be in partnership with this particular Foundation through Global Hand Organization.
They have all been so very busy with many programs for the children. Finally they have made the distribution of all the soaps to the different orphanages.
Akwakwaa Nyameste Orphanage, which is located in the Central Region just to name one of several orphanages that received our donation.
I was so delighted to see the happy smiles on those cute little brown faces.
I plan to work more with this foundation to help where I can, which means more donations in the future.
Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap is preparing another donation through Global Hand to the Philippines. There is much loss of not only life but of all ones worldly goods including personal care products. I hope that my Eco – Friendly 100% natural Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soaps will be welcomed.
This morning we had 12 lively Mini Scouts come to Gullringstorp for a Tour. They were ages 7 -10 years old. We prepared our two workshops for both Tour sites. One side was just for the goats where the children learned all about what it means to have and take care of goats. They each told what pets they have, most of which were cats. They understood when we spoke about preventing sickness and treating sickness.
The food display was fun because I held up each one they told me what it was. There were buckets of hay and straw, bowls of all three grains and then a bowl with the grains blended together. We had a huge branch with lots of green leaves on it to show what we sometimes give the goats inside and outside. We also had a branch that had been thoroughly enjoyed with no leaves left and no bark left.
The children were very patient with me because they could hear the goats in the stable. But before they saw the goats there was a game to play. I wear stable pants with many pockets and the game was to guess what I might have in all my pockets. Oh the kids really had to think and use their imaginations. It was so much fun. Some of the adults wanted in on this game as well.
Before they arrived we prepared the enclosure as usual but we added this morning , beautiful branches for both the boys and girls. Leif chopped some very large branches so the children would be able to se how the goats enjoy them.
The children were very excited and as a result, were a bit too much for the goats in the beginning.
Oh, they were so cute!
A warm thank you to all the Mini Scouts and their guides, for visiting Gullringstorp. You were a pleasure to have and you are most welcome back. Hope to see you next year.
What has Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap Been up to?
Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap is now on her way to Ghana !!
With our need to give back and participate in humanitarian causes, we have decided to make donations of our Eco- Friendly 100% Natural products.
We have recently become engaged with Global Hand Organization. Global Hand is an online matching service: a non-profit brokerage facilitating public/private partnership. It brings together people who want to address global issues: for-profit organisations, non-profit organisations, foundations, trusts, governments, diplomats and more. It works like this; you decide what you have to donate, services, a product, educational skills or other skills, etc. You place on their site what you wish to donate and what your interests are and which charity organizations or causes you wish to align yourself. We are particularly concerned with children and want to help where we can. We have expressed our interest in assisting children in need as we placed our offer of Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap on the site. Within a few hours, we had several notes of interest from many NGO’s and charity organizations; Uganda, Ghana, India and Kosovo just to mention a few. It then becomes our job to research these organizations and decide which one or ones best fits our needs as someone donating. Once we are satisfied, we will donate our product. We can’t and shouldn’t rush such an important decision like this. Because Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap is a small fledgling home business, we do not have the inventory to be able to donate to all of the notes of interest in our mailbox. Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap is not a major player, but every little bit helps. We would give anything to see those little faces light up when they see our little goat on the soap!
We have taken the time needed to review all the notes of interest that Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap has received both on the Global Hand website and my e-mail. Each one is more compelling than the next. We really wish that we had the capacity to assist in as many notes of interest as we have received. This is, however, not possible for Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap at this time.
In our quest to make my choice, we have had to do a lot of thinking and researching each NGO. After having read through each website, our decision is made.
It is important to me to be able to help children in any way we can so our choice was clear. We have decided to go into partnership with Appomense Hope for Africa Organization in Ghana. In addition to many projects, they presently work with 9 orphanages. They have children from 1 day old up to 19 years old.
Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap is not a large company, but size does not determine your ability to help people in need. We can not send boxes upon boxes of product, but after our warm welcome from Appomense Hope for Africa, we will do my best to donate a couple of times a year to this organization.
We are so excited and now it’s time to select our products and get them packaged up for their long trip to Ghana!
Wow have I been busy here at Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap! I have packed our box full of wonderfully delicious Eco-Friendly 100% Natural goat milk soap. We just have a few details to work out before this box is sent to Appomense Hope for Africa Foundation in Ghana.
Our donation box has now been posted to Ghana !!
We were so happy to have completed our donation and Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap is now on her was to Ghana Africa!
What’s next for Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap?
Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap is now on her way to London !!
Well she can’t stay home long because in just a few weeks Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap will be on her was to a shop in London, UK!!
We are so happy to be in our first store in London! I will deliver the order in person and will take photos.
Oh dear, Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap just needs to keep her bags packed!
Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap is now on her way to Nepal !!
A Swedish nurse contacted me and let me know she and her sister and a third lady are traveling to Nepal and there is a request for Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soaps.
Rebecka is traveling to volunteer at a hospital in Kathmandu, through the Swedish organization, Skandinaviska Institutet. They saw my offer on Global Hand Organization website. Another young lady, Malin, is going to volunteer in an orphanage, Dhuruba Dampus Orphanage Center that is in southern Nepal.
Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap is more than happy to donate to the orphanage in Nepal. Our soaps will travel with the two Swedish volunteers to Nepal. We have just packed our box full of wonderfully delicious Eco-Friendly 100% Natural goat milk soap and it’s ready for travel to Nepal.
We really hope our Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap will bring a smile to their faces and lots of bubbles.
Please wish Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap happy and safe travels to all of her destinations.
First of all, let me say that it’s good to be back at Gullringstorp after an extended stay in London. It was an unplanned trip due to my daughter having unexpected surgery. My stay in London was as nursemaid and mommy. With my daughter better and recovering quite quickly, I was able to return to Gullringstorp. This is my first post since my absence. It’s not really about my goats, but not to worry, I have plenty to share with you very soon.
My business partner was correct and as a new business owner, you need people around you to give encouragement when needed and to see the business from another point of view. I value her insight as well as my other business partner who assures me that he is doing all he can to keep Gullringstorp up and running so that our goats are comfortable, healthy and happy. Without my goats there is no goat milk and we need the goat milk. They both help keep me on track and on the right path to my goals and remind me that Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap may grow slowly but steadily . And they are so right.
We just had a repeat customer come to Gullringstorp yesterday with her parents and son to both enjoy the gardens, goats and make yet another substantial purchase. This customer was part of a chain reaction; her husband was recommended to Li’l Sis by another wonderful customer of ours, they came for a requested tour of Gullringstorp with many other and finalized their tour with purchases. I am happy to say that our customer of yesterday who is very Environmentally aware, let me know that she is spreading the word about our Eco-Friendly 100% Natural Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap.
As a business owner, I can not ask more than that. I am very happy!
Today, June 22, 2013 is Midsummer Day. Here in Sweden, it’s normally a day to relax after all the family and friends, time spent eating and drinking snaps. Every now and again there is a special activity planned for the day.
After the Goat Presentation , the guests went into the enclosure. There they were able to visit with the boys. Then they stood quietly in the shelter while the momies and babies came into the enclosure.
Our guests took photos and were able to pat some of our new babies. I hope they enjoyed themselves.
Because of where our guests stood, they were able to see our goats run into the enclosure and leap and frolic as they always do. They were able to watch them eating and playing and falling back into their family units.
This is where we set up for the second half of the presentation, inside Leif’s machine hall.
We were so lucky that the weather held for us and our outdoor tour. We had clouds, cool temperatures but NO rain !!
I would like to thank my husband for his support, all his help in organizing and moving things for me.
This was our first fully organized tour here at Gullringstorp and hope it will not be the last.
This was a tiny Handcrafts Market nestled in a beautiful wooded area of the Swedish countryside not far from home. We arrived early so we could get the “lay of the land” and choose our spot that would highlight Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soap table. In the end, I was quite happy with our choice. I love cozy nooks and I found one nestled up next to a lovely little wooden building. I felt quite happy in our little space.
Everyone was worried about the weather and prayed it would not rain. It became a joke that if it rained, everyone would have to take a bath with all my soap getting wet.
It was a lovely Market and we had a great day!
Local grown fresh farm produce. Oh the flavors of FRESH !
A common Swedish thing is to have a lottery at events and house parties. Well, Leif bought us two tickets and when I opened mine, it was #27. I was 27 whenI had my daughter so this was a lucky number even at the Marknad. I WON!!!
Swedish people are very fond of their waffles. They even have a Waffle Day. These are not the fat fluffy waffles, but thin crisp waffles topped with grädd (whipped crean) and sylt (jam). YUMMY !!!
See, isn’t it just so beautiful ? I wish you could smell it and taste it.
This cute little wooden building is actually a very old Swedish outhouse.
This is the inside of one side of the outhouse.
It was a great day with good sales and the best part, meeting nice new people. We are hoping to participate in a much larger Marknad in the South in July.
None of this would have been possible without my lovely goats.
Thank you ladies for your wonderful fresh goat milk!
I have been at my desk working really hard preparing to take my Lil Sis Goat Milk Soaps to a local festival. Our local feed and grain farm, StallMagasinet is having a Djur Dagen ( Animal Day) on their grounds. It will be a big day for people of all the surrounding communities to come and enjoy. I was hoping to be able to bring one of my best behaved young ladies but was asked if I could present and sell my new Li’l Sis Goat Milk Soaps. This event is not until May but I am traveling soon to visit my daughter in London so I am getting as much done now, as possible.
While I work wrapping soaps and preparing paperwork at my desk, I have on YouTube and just let my 384 Favorites play. I had to stop my work to either sing along with a music video or listen to a motivational speaker. This particular video is so touching, I had to stop and watch as if it were the very first time. I have always had an interest in puppets and have a large hand puppet collection all of which I enjoy bringing to life. It is a dream of mine to learn how to operate a marionette.
It’s just so beautiful and sad, at the same time.
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2019-04-21T00:16:48Z
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https://gullringstorpgoatsblog.wordpress.com/tag/lil-sis-goat-milk-soap/
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1790s DC. Grand Theft Carriage. Bring it Rockstar.
Except you'd have to call it Grand Theft Boat, 'cause DC was mostly a swamp back then.
Ever wonder what a GTA/Wind Waker mash-up might look like? See above.
Alas, my dreams of a GTA: New Orleans are shattered yet again.
Keep in mind that Rockstar doesn't use the actual names of the cities it's parodying in the GTA games, so if the style of the title is hinting at the setting, it could be anything... possibly the Vegas-inspired city of Las Venturas or an entirely new city that hasn't been mentioned yet.
gamepolitics[/url]]A friend of mine (a developer who will remain nameless) said that the Grand Theft Auto V announcement was oddly timed. I didn't understand what he meant at first until our readers and Twitter began mentioning that today's date coincides with the official start date of former Florida attorney Jack Thompson's disbarment date. On September 25, 2008, the Florida Supreme Court’s disbarment order for Thompson was signed. It went into effect 30 days later, on October 25, 2008.
I still think that Saints Row has better writing. GTA gets all the credit because it doesn't have a hotdog suit.
I think I'll watch a few Guy Ritchie movies and play Saints 3 instead.
As for the "V," it could be about robbing the National Mint (Philadelphia), or, y'know, just anything to do with money. Like every other GTA game ever.
I think the problem is (for Volition/THQ) is that GTA is just a bigger brand, which says a lot about the "AAA" part of the industry where it's not so much about what game you make but how well know you are.
"Anonymous reports" from "people familiar with the game" have started floating around saying that V is taking place in Los Santos again, and will have multiple playable characters.
These are just rumors, mind you, so take them as you will.
I wonder if MS is going to pay them $50M timed exclusivity for DLC again.
Technically, I think it was more like a $50M advance. Anyhow, I doubt it.
Wii U exclusive! You've read it here first!
Talking with a friend, I realize that while I enjoyed IV and thought it had the best presentation and story of all of the GTA games, I missed the interactivity of the city that San Andreas and Vice City had.
Engaging in gang wars, the ability to change CJ's appearance (beyond just outfit changes), upgrading my car, and the Oblivion-style leveling of abilities as you use them made me feel like I was leaving more of an imprint on the game world and the story. In Vice City, the property buying mechanic and the sense that you were taking over the city. IV felt very realistic and gritty and the city itself felt like an omnipresent character that Niko could not control, he could only hope to survive inside of it.
I'm hoping that V has more of the more dynamic interactive elements yet still tries to keep some of the great storytelling and style that IV had. I also realize that the interactive mechanics in San Andreas and Vice City lent themselves more to the story of the game (CJ was in a gang, so the gang wars made sense and Tommy was trying to run the city, so buying up properties and creating a gang empire made sense).
edit: It will be very interesting to see how Rockstar balances the styles of IV and San Andreas/Vice City in this game.
Having never gotten into a GTA game, my experience with IV was so great that I went back and played every title available on the PC. San Andreas's scope was madness - it felt more like an RPG with GTA mechanics than vice versa. Speaking of vice, I found that the improvements over GTA III in Vice City that resonated most with me were the RPG-ish elements (property ownership, etc). My favorite of the series is San Andreas by far, but I feel a significant attachment to GTA IV. The move toward realism was welcome, especially given the incredible fan-made graphical updates. It's the one game in the series that I've kept installed just for the sheer joy of driving around the city.
My greatest hope is that the evolution from IV to V will be similar to leap we saw from III/VC to Andreas. I'm sure there will be some improvements on the technical side, but I'm hoping to have more of an impact on the world as a whole. As I played San Andreas, it seemed to morph into a completely new game with every passing chapter - nicely book ended by a trip back to the hood. Maybe they will adapt the RAGE engine to that kind of experience. I would be thrilled to play a new game built on a slightly upgraded version of that engine if I could get the kind of experience they gave me in San Andreas.
Floating on the sea of electrons..
Chalk me up as interested in a "Grand Theft Auto: Future", or a "Grand Theft Auto: Tokyo".
Either way, as long as they fix some of the jank and up the quality of the driving and gunplay, I'm down with it.
I'd happily sacrifice some open-world weirdness and story length for a great 8-20 hour experience.
If they're going to attempt to tell a serious story this time then they need to cut the 'satire' and really improve the quality of the writing. I know some people enjoyed it but I though the writing in GTA IV was bad.
Quite bad. Very overwritten. Mafia 2 had superior dialog for a similarly themed story.
They need to decide if the game is over the top or not. Either Niko should be a tortured soul or he should be laughing and shouting one-liners as he guns/drives down innocent people. NOT BOTH!
Los Santos was more interesting to me than Liberty City, I actually finished San Andreas unlike the other GTAs, although that's probably more a symptom of having nothing else to play at the time. But I really wish they'd go outside their comfort zone of modern(ish) America. I'd love to see a British themed GTA, with a Guy Ritchie style plot.
Hell, anywhere else but the US would be nice. GTA: Sydney?
It could set during the Australo-American War! Kamikaze kangaroos!
I think I'm in love with all of you right now. Yea, that felt weird when I typed it. But seriously, ditching the seriousness and getting back to the fun of Vice City and San Andreas is exactly where this next game needs to go. IV looked great, but it was the first time since the original I felt bored with a GTA game. The fact that everything was so funny (in a dark and twisted way) is precisely what made the series great.
"We know who Troy is. He's that cheap guy."
I liked San Andreas but I did not like driving between the three cities. It needed a fast travel option. And I don't mean the airports; an option to move specific cars from one city to another.
I felt that way until I was able to pilot. Then I just made a point of knowing where I could get my hands on a helicopter. The missions out of the airfield were some of my favorite in the the game.
Maybe if they return to such a vast world in V, they'll let us use a taxi like in IV. I admit that I ended up taking taxis a lot once my friends' demands on my time got out of hand.
I agree, the dark/absurd humor should definitely return in V. I'm really hoping that DC/Baltimore is chosen because there are so many absurd things that happen in this city that it would make sure such good satire. I know I'm biased because I live in DC and I am sure that plenty of other cities have their fair share of absurdities, but Marion Barry is still on DC City Council for Pete's sake!
I think there was also some casting calls that went out last year that heavily implied that they were working on another GTA game set in Los Santos? I'd be happy with either another Los Santos or a DC/Baltimore setting, as I currently live in the former and grew up in the latter. If they do another Los Santos game, they need to give the Valley some love.
I never finished GTA IV, I think I got as far as unlocking the New Jersey section of the map, which looks to be somewhere around 55-60% done according to what I just looked up online. The lack of mid-mission checkpoints drove me crazy. I heard that Lost and Damned introduced checkpoints, so I might give that and Ballad of Gay Tony a try (I just bought the GTA pack when it was on sale last week).
I am hoping instead of playing as one person for 20-30 hours it's like the liberty city stories where the 3 characters are in the same world and cross paths cause I felt the GTA4 story was too long but the Lost and the Damned was really good for 10 hours with new characters and some new game play elements.
LA, DC seem likely with the whole money thing or maybe it will be set in Liberty city again but 5 years into the future of GTA4.
I am really looking forward to the trailer even though it won't tell me much. I really liked San Andreas, GTA4 and the lost and the damned.
I think I am done with this series. I loved 3 and played it to death. I played a ton of VC. I played even more SA. Hell I even played quite a bit of Liberty City Stories when it was ported to PS2. I barely played 4 to completion though. I made it through the main story line and had had enough. I bought TL&TD and barely touched it. Unless they do something really different with this one I may skip it.
That kind of echoes my feelings. To parallel my feelings with BF3, they need to remember that fun needs to be at the centre of what they do. I don't want to look at a bit of gameplay (in the case of BF3, unlocks) and think "work I need to do to get to the fun bit". There was just so much getting in the way in GTA4, and to a degree in GTA:SA.
See I was having fun right off the bat in GTA:SA. The early parts of that game were so much fun. The opening part on the bikes was great. In fact I loved the bikes so much that I used them whenever I could. It was latter that the game started to drag. Guess I would be all over a Bully/GTA crossover. Bully: The Teen Gangbanger Years.
I think that if San Andreas had been twenty hours, all set in the first city, and focused on the street gang movies of the first hours, it could have been truly special. Why they felt the need to rob a casino in the same game as the story of CJ's growth and redemption, I'll never understand.
Yea everything after the first city and the street gang stuff was downhill. So much so that I would actually be down with them revisiting this setting/time but making it the whole focus of the game. No extra citys, no countryside, nothing but 90's gangsta rap and gangbangers in a fictional remake of 1990's LA.
Wouldn't mind seeing them take the series back to London either. Make the humor and stuff British instead of American.
15 miles from the border.
I think I play GTA games differently than you guys. I want to know what's around every corner. I want to explore. I want to drive my car off a mountain.
I spent lots and lots and lots of time in GTA IV just watching peds bounce off the hood of my car. That's what I really love about them. Story is fine. I don't really care what they do with it, as long as they keep the things about the gameplay that I like and fix the things I don't like.
I love doing this in other games but the problem with GTA games is there is rarely any reward for exploring. At least in Fallout or Oblivion if I go way out of the way I am likely to at least find something interesting if not epic loot. The GTA games are like Miller Lite compared to the Guinness Extra Stout of some other open world games.
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2019-04-23T16:02:04Z
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https://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/1275276?page=1
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It's been six years since I reviewed The Other Side of Blue and unfortunately, as evidenced their declining RARB scores for their two original albums since then, it seems that the intervening time hasn't been entirely kind to these a cappella folks.
My biggest quibbles six years ago concerned repertoire choices and a lack of feel for the material. Shades of Red has some of those issues, but its most notable flaws are far more fundamental. Quite simply, there is a good deal of sloppy singing and tuning on this album as well as a palpable lack of energy to many of the too-slow arrangements or their performances, and sometimes both. As the bar seems to constantly be on the way up in collegiate a cappella, poor execution in these areas are impossible to overlook and cannot be compensated for simply by fancy processing courtesy of Bill Hare.
The examples are pervasive but particularly troublesome are the bari-tenors in almost any moving passage in which they are exposed, and the sopranos' articulation and tuning at the extreme high end of their ranges that is sometimes shrill, sometimes flat, but not often pleasant. The altos don't escape unscathed either, though they are harder to make out in many of the arrangements and therefore more difficult to critique — their lazy singing in the horn section of Sway though did not go unnoticed. The basses escape without too much criticism because they have been processed so heavily that the heavy lifting has already been handled by Mr. Hare (whose usual ability to spin raw sonic material into gold, I have to believe, had to have been hampered either by time, money, or the manner in which the raw tracks were originally recorded).
With a different group, my tuning issues might be mitigated somewhat if they were overshadowed by mind-blowing energy, fantastic take-no-prisoners soloists and arrangements that, even if not always perfectly rendered, were interesting and engaging. Sadly, Shades of Red features very little of this. We get aural glimpses of solo talent from Jackie Weiss on This is How a Heart Breaks and from Lauren Hayes on God is a DJ . And This is How a Heart Breaks also gives us a rare moment of arranging pleasure right at the top. But more often than not, the tempi are painfully slow (the Disco Medley is set at an interminably laboring pace), the arrangements are too basic (the aforementioned medley as well as Lovesong , Brighter Than Sunshine , et. al.) and the overall energy just isn't there (choruses like the hopefully-soon-to-be-retired Stacy's Mom that need to explode with enthusiasm barely raised my blood pressure if at all).
And at the risk of piling on, my most nagging complaint about the album is tone — specifically, rounded ones. I don't know the backgrounds of the group's sixteen members but at least from this CD, I daresay they have quite a bit of training and/or theatre experience among them. If they were singing vocal jazz or classical or barbershop or more traditional fare, I have a feeling their sound would be miles better from what is heard here. Indeed, their Indigo Girls track ( Love Will Come to You ) is not terribly compelling but the song and the sound matched up nicely. But that same tone applied to Joan Osbourne and Aqualung and The Cure doesn't yield the same positive results.
Mixed Company's last CD was a greatest hits compilation spanning the group's 20-year history. Shades of Red is likely to appeal to most of the same folks who purchased that CD — friends and family will be proud, but the rest of us will skip it and hope Mixed Company can return to its former excellence with the next one.
Radio-friendly mixing can't hide the fact that Mixed Company doesn't seem to know what it's doing. Shades of Red is full of rookie mistakes including weak solo performances and lame arranging ideas. Though I can't escape the suspicion that Mixed Company wouldn't sound half as good without the rescue of a certain Bill Hare, there are hints of greatness that leave the album frustrating.
Too many soloists on need serious work on technique and style. Most sing too far back in the throat and several sing undersupported, a combination that leads to slack performances. Lovesong 's soloist under-emotes. The soloist of Ladder indulges herself, leaning too hard into the lyrics and pitches in an attempt at style. The guy pining after Stacy's Mom overperforms, reaching too far for style and choking up somewhere between bad country and pubescent teen. The soloist of Love Will Come to You and The Walk sings tenderly, but her lack of breath support and shaky, fragile style made me nervous. Addicted 's soloist is intense, but the higher she sings, the farther back her voice retreats into her throat.
Shades of Red is rife with arranging ideas gone awry. Disco Medley would be better named The Worst of Disco Medley . The four songs of this medley are surely the hokiest and most cloying to have escaped the disco era: I Will Survive , It's Raining Men , Dancing Queen , and YMCA . The transitions between each song are awkward, requiring some wacky adjustments. I cringed throughout the medley, but I nearly gagged at an utterly emasculating moment of It's Raining Men . The Weather Girls list types of men and the guys soli, "Here we are for yuh-or pleasure". Two tempo changes interrupt the well-established groove of Sway . The soloist makes the adjustment, but the backgrounds sound clunky in comparison. Ladder is anticlimactic, rehashing the same lyrics "I'm gonna love you anyway, today and ev'ry day" and vamping them into a mushy oblivion. A more disciplined arranger might have cut the last minute of the song or a creative soloist could have rescued it with new directions for the melody line. Stacy's Mom has excellent texturizing derived from both the arrangement and the mixing, but it's ruined with a bizarre bridge. Dry equalization of a My Girl interlude is a brilliant visual cue evoking a daydreaming teenager, but the lyrics, "What could make me feel this way? Stacyyy's… motherrr…" have gone too far. The last chorus relies entirely on wispy, head voiced sopranos, some half-hearted clapping, and the campy "Stacy, can't you see, you're just not the girl for me".
It's easy to discount an album that is wholly weak, much harder when that album reveals potential in songs like Sway , Such Great Heights , and God is a DJ . Sway 's soloist is captivating. Her performance is gorgeous, with a breathless tone and lovely vibrato. She's a torch singer, gripping our attention with a swaying, swooning style. Her range and versatility are amazing. She's a sultry R&B singer in her low range, a crystal clear belter in her chest voice, and a feminine sprite in her wispy head voice.
Bill Hare reverse engineers the feel of the original Such Great Heights with a bouncy intro that pans wildly, a jagged, Atari-like bass line, and uber-clean Euro drums. The soloist sings urgently, with breathless delivery, crisp enunciation, and a voice that is appropriately non-mainstream. The women are invaluable in their supporting role, with well-blended, pure vowel highlighting and beautiful suspensions in the 45 second deconstructionist bridge.
An unrelenting soloist powers through a flawless arrangement of God is a DJ . The soloist has undeniable presence in each verse, expressing meaning into the lyrics. She smiles ruefully through "you can't take back what you've done". She has a power belting voice up top and a mean/ugly tone on the bottom — perfect for Pink. The arrangement misses no opportunity for harmony, with excellent solo harmonies in each verse and great dissonant suspensions in each chorus. The song calms during a pure-voweled, girl voice choral section before exploding into the final chorus.
With Shades of Red , Mixed Company has put out another mixed album. The lows are low, the highs are high and it all sounds slick at the superhero hands of Bill Hare.
Largely an album with compounded issues, Shades of Red is too shaky to recommended for purchase.
The album opens with great promise. We Are is an interestingly dense arrangement that is sung in an appropriately aggressive style, and offers the ear a nice dose of production effects, too. Sway will have you hunting for a dance partner with its fun tempo changes and sultry soloist Natasha Chen. But Lovesong introduces the first main issue: weak soloists.
Below average soloists who compromise the songs' outcome appear throughout Shades of Red . You don't have to be an amazing soloist to succeed in a studio — turns out an expensive microphone really helps. But if you sound scared or timid, as the soloists on Love Will Come to You and Such Great Heights do, your work becomes uncomfortable for the listener to hear. Do whatever it takes to be bold, do whatever it takes to create a smooth, supported line. Conversely, a few soloists on Shades of Red are trying too hard — Sarah Loaiza could work toward warming up her tone in Disco Medley , and while Conor Mayo-Wilson's tone is beautiful, his wide vibrato distracts on Brighter Than Sunshine .
The second main issues on Shades of Red is the a general lack of editing, leading to songs that are both too long and too uninteresting to continue past the standard pop three and a half minute mark. The first culprit is Disco Medley , which I would have left off this album altogether. It's difficult to create a medley that's both fun and surprising: Disco Medley is neither, and contains a lot of serious vocal problems, too. Ladder also feels too long, and could be improved with more variety from the soloist to close the tune. The Walk succeeds in captivating the listener, but again, could use a little trimming to take it to the next level. And I firmly disagree with the decision to include a bad spoof of My Girl in Stacy's Mom .
Near the end, edgy This is How a Heart Breaks and Addicted showcase a stronger side of Mixed Company. But in the end, Mixed Company must work toward better musicianship if they want to hold their own against the stronger Stanford groups.
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2019-04-25T08:24:28Z
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https://www.rarb.org/reviews/albums/706-shades-of-red/
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My trick to long-distance hiking is not to stop hiking. Stopping for even a five-minute break means a good ten minutes of creaky bones and joints before I’m moving smoothly again.
The time between coming off Cascade and Porter, my teen daughter’s and my first two of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, and starting the approach trail to Street and Nye, was a solid two hours, if not more.
True to form, the foul weather held off for the 14-mile drive, check in at the ADK Loj at Heart Lake, finding our canvas cabin, parking the car, unpacking a bit, resupplying our packs, eating lunch, and even a visit to the ADK visitors center and shop. No. The rain didn’t start until we were on our way down the trail.
Both the guidebook and our briefing from the volunteer at the visitors center warned us of not getting turned astray by seasonal ski trails. So when we saw the sign for the Old Nye Ski Trail, we smugly gave it a pass. It wasn’t until the trail swung south past the Rocky Falls Shelter that we confirmed our suspicions that we missed the trail to Street and Nye and were, in fact, on the Indian Pass Trail.
Using the Old Nye Ski Trail as our outside boundary, we backtracked to a faint intersection with another seasonal ski trail. It was when we reached this intersection that the heavens really opened up with punitive buckets of rain upon our heads. Typical.
The ski trail seemed like the best bet, but the trail only appeared to go off to the south. We tried to justify some runoff ruts as the remnant of a trail northwest toward our mountains, but we were soon bushwhacking. We trudged through the undergrowth with the hopes of picking up the correct trail. However, the thickening forest, dramatic drops in elevation, and the worsening rain forced us to turn around and look for a better option. We backtracked some more toward the trailhead to see if we could find another trail. Before long we were back at the Old Nye Ski Trail. It was 1:30 p.m.
With no other viable option, and despite our better judgment and the warnings against it, we headed down the ski trail, justifying the choice as the name “Nye” was on the sign.
To her credit, the trail junction was tantalizingly close to camp, and after losing an hour and a half to being lost, and being soaked to the bone, my daughter would have been justified in wanting to abandon our ambition of hiking four mountains in the day. Instead, she intrepidly lead us on down the questionable path.
The trail was arrow straight in the direction of the mountains. What’s more, the rain lightened, which we took as a good omen.
We hit Indian Pass Brook, which was a landmark leading to the mountains. The water was reasonably high. While we determined the best spot to cross, a young family emerged from the woods on the other shore. They asked where we were headed. When we told them Street and Nye, they looked grim.
“Is this not the way?” I shouted across.
“No, this is the trail. It’s just that you’re about two hours from the summit. You’ll be hiking out in the dark if you are going to try for it,” said the mother.
“We have headlamps,” answered my daughter, as she hopped across the brook. I thanked them for the information, and they wished us luck.
The climb started immediately after the brook; the trail near the water was loose and mossy, suffering from severe erosion. Once over the first rise, the trail firmed up under and among evergreen trees. The trail rolled along, always rising until the proper climbing started. The trail all but disappeared, replaced by a wide rock and tree scattered mountainside. We were free to pick our own lines up the technical hiking.
About an hour after we crossed the brook, we met two older hikers descending the rock field slowly. The man at the back was struggling, but luckily had hiking poles to ease his pain. They were surprised to see anyone else on the trail, with the late hour and the poor weather.
“We thought we were the last two on the mountain for today,” said the stronger man.
“And we certainly didn’t think we’d meet anyone on their way up,” added the weaker one.
“You have headlamps, I hope. You have a good two hours to the summit,” said the strong one.
“Let’s rethink the plan in an hour and if we need to bail, we’ll bail,” I said.
In another hour of serious climbing, we emerged from close, overgrown trail into a wide and flat muddy clearing, ringed with gray, dead trees. Two trails branched off in opposite directions. An unsophisticated carving into one of the dead trunks pointed left for Street and right for Nye.
We pushed back into closely overgrown narrow trail up to the summit of Street. It took us half an hour. By the time we hit the top, the sky was sapphire blue. Glimpses of stunning views had teased us at bends in the trail, but the top was a small wood-covered spot, just big enough for us to peek over the treetops and snap a picture.We were down to the intersection to Nye in 15 minutes. Figuring her eagerness was due to the failing light, I expected that we were going to be headed down the mountain. To my pride and delight, she headed off to the left toward Nye without missing a step.
We hit Nye in no time. The wooded summit was as equally disappointing as Street’s. The sun, again hidden behind rainy clouds, was low nearing the mountain tops across the valley, but the sky was still bright above the trees. Our stop on Nye was brief. Getting down was now the mission.
We made short order of the descent, arriving where we had met the two older men quickly. Getting to the brook also seemed to fly by with little effort.
The evening half-light of the woods seemed to linger longer than expected, and when we emerged out into the opening at the brook, the sky was clear and blue once more. We were out of water, so we stopped to refill and refresh. When we sat down on the polished, stones protruding from the water, the fatigue of the day caught us.
We sat for a long while, longer than the time our purification chemicals needed to do their job. When it was time to go again, I didn’t recognize where the trail entered the woods. We moved along the shore looking for evidence of the way back. I led us along an animal track parallel to the water, before crossing the brook again and then backtracking. When I finally recognized the trail and started us up it, my daughter protested.
“That’s the wrong way,” she said.
“No. It’s the right way,” I countered.
“I can’t tell if you’re joking. Surely you can’t think that is the right way,” she said.
I stopped and looked at the trail. It was loose and mossy and led up to a rise meeting tall evergreens.
“Dad. We’ve crossed back over the brook,” she paused.
“It’s going UP!” she yelled.
At that moment I saw my folly. It was the trail, but the trail toward the mountains, not back to camp. When I finally recognized it, I could not figure out how I had made such an obvious mistake. I was certain in my mind. Dehydration and fatigue had gotten the better of me in the failing light. I was thankful that my daughter and her level head was with me.
She spun on her heels and immediately spotted where we had come out of the woods across the brook. The relatively flat walk back to the Old Nye Ski Trail sign was longer than I wanted, but we were soon in camp unlacing our boots.
We managed to climb four mountains on our first day, a point of pride for us. We also managed to get lost three times, a fact that dented my pride. In retrospect, it is good to laugh at it, and it makes for good story, but at the time, I would have appreciated clear signage or the odd trail marker.
There was discussion among the staff at the ADK visitors center that the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) had determined that all trails in the Adirondack Park will have clear trail markers and signage installed in the next few years. The purist in me felt uneasy about the proposed implementation, as I felt it would negatively affect the character of the park.
Ultimately, we achieved our goals, but did so by taking opportunities to access and reexamine our plan to make sure we were safe and having a good time. We hiked with determination, but were open to modifying our plans if circumstances warranted. The success of the day was not standing atop summits, it was returning to camp safely, resting our bodies, and unlacing our shoes, able to look forward to another day in the woods.
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2019-04-22T06:22:57Z
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https://thetrek.co/misadventure-adirondacks-street-nye/?ref=sidebar
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Are you a confident person? Do you know how to build self-confidence? How can you tell?
Is it because you value and love yourself? Is it because you make sure you have all your ducks in a row all the time so you know what to expect?
But, like most folks, I would have been confusing self-esteem with self-confidence.
See, self-esteem is your evaluation of yourself and your worth. I knew who I was, and I didn’t allow any man, woman or child to treat me any less than I deserved. So, self-esteem? Yep, I had tons of that.
But, self-confidence is a whole different story.
It’s not bravado or cockiness as those relate more to insecurity. It’s not throwing your weight around or talking over everyone in a ‘look at me, look at me!’ type attitude.
Confidence is quiet and more subtle than that. It’s that trust in yourself and your abilities that move you to action.
And I didn’t realize I was missing that until I punked out on a chance to be the registered badass expert during a system outage at my job. All the big wigs and my peers were trying to solve the problem and I had a possible solution.
I’m wishing I could tell you that I stood up and spoke my idea, but you already know how that ended.
I kept my mouth shut because I was scared to be wrong. I doubted myself, knowledge and abilities. And I felt like a jackass for being scared to open my mouth- like I’d die if I did.
Maybe this has happened to you, too, and you can relate to the missed opportunity of greatness because of self-doubt. Or maybe you already know that your confidence can use a boost.
Wherever you are, know that this doesn’t have to be you. It doesn’t take much to stop doubting yourself. In fact, it just takes a few tips and constant practice so you can get to the place where you can let your badassery fly and just trust yourself and your ability to blow the mind off those around you.
Here’s how to build confidence.
Try spending one day where everything you say is prefaced with a decisive tone.
For that one day, banish unsure phrases, like ‘I’m not sure’, ‘I think’ and ‘Maybe’ from your vocabulary.
Removing such wishful tones from your speech is incredibly powerful, positive and affirming. It forces you to be sure of your decisions, opinions, and choices. Even if you aren’t totally convinced, saying something out loud with a commanding tone helps convince you of your own ideas.
This isn’t some fake-it-until-you-make-it trick. It’s removing your fear of what others may think- a common cause of self-doubt.
You already know what you want and what you think. Sometimes, we just need a cheerleader to tell us that our idea isn’t too crazy. This exercise will teach you to become more decisive and your own personal cheerleader.
When you work out, feed your body well and get good sleep, your body gets flooded with endorphins. You know, those feelings of accomplishment that flood over you when you do something kickass and your body is feeling happy, relaxed and unstoppable.
When your body is running at its optimal level, you are more productive, able to absorb more experiences around you and more capable of proving to yourself that your body can accomplish more today than it did yesterday. And that’s what builds confidence – collecting successful experiences and believing you can do more than you did yesterday.
Did you know that certain poses, like standing with a wider stance, are argued to increase testosterone, lower cortisol and make you feel more powerful and confident?
Sometimes you just need a little nudge. Just like speaking with power and decisiveness, you just need to ‘deliver’ with boldness so you can stop worrying about the impression you’re making on others.
And there is real science behind it. Harvard Psychologist, Amy Cuddy, teaches that power poses can help liberate us from fear in high-pressure moments. They can help us perform at our best and connect with and empower others to do the same.
So, try smiling, standing up straight with your shoulders back and chin up and with a more open relaxed pose to help put on more confidence.
Most of the time, we never try anything because we are afraid that we’ll fail. We worry what people will think and what they’ll say. We fear that we’ll be ridiculed.
But, here is a little secret.
No one is watching you or waiting to see if you are going to fail. No one is waiting to laugh at you.
Because people are worried about the exact same thing! They are too busy worrying about themselves, chasing their own fears and running their own insecurities in their mind.
So, what would you try if you knew that no one would be watching you? The best way to overcome that fear is to aim to fail every day. Aim to fail at least once every day because failure is the real evidence that you’ve tried something new.
Order that Tai Latte from Starbucks you’ve been wondering about. Wear heels to the office or call about that house you’ve been eyeing. Walking around with little fragile hearts avoiding failures means we are avoiding action and life in general.
Failure and mistakes are needed and expected if you want to move on with life. They are lessons that can teach us to look inward, refine our goals and affirm our desires.
Ever notice that when you are in a good mood, everything seems to fall into place? It’s not that suddenly the universe opens and people want to give you good things.
When you’re happy, your perspective changes. You become more positive and, instead of seeing difficulties in opportunities, you see opportunities in difficulties.
Your boss asks you to work on a project outside of your given skill set? While others see that as a frustration, you see it as an opportunity to learn.
Think about your bliss point and try to reach it. It’s your sensory profile where you optimize your ‘feel good’ vibes.
The way to do that is to give yourself little pleasures. Stop waiting for the weekend, your success or retirement and start giving yourself a taste of what’s to come.
Whatever you like that can change your perspective, do it.
De-clutter your space, add a fresh coat of paint to your walls, rearrange your furniture, wear a new scarf, get your hair done- whatever blows your skirt up and makes you happy, do it.
The sillier or more frivolous, the better. Happy people are hopeful people. Hopeful people are fearless people.
If you want to stop doubting yourself, then you need to have a reference to draw your knowledge from. You can’t speak on what you don’t know. And if you aren’t sure, you are less likely to speak anyway.
So, if you want to build your confidence and improve the delivery of your message when you interact with others, then you must have competence. Go deep spending time studying your craft and go broad when improving yourself.
Whether it’s parasailing, candle making or outdoor hiking, develop new interests and skills that can improve your life and make you interesting.
We are not binary individuals that have natural strengths and weaknesses. We can grow and improve in anything at any stage of our lives.
If you are uncomfortable with public speaking, then read a book, take a class or join a club. Continue working on improving yourself and that’s one of the best ways you can start learning how to build self-confidence.
If you are wondering when you turned from fearless to fearful, then look at your childhood. Try to recall how your parents or guardians responded when you did something great or when you failed at something.
Seriously, you can totally pull the ‘blame your parents’ card for this one.
In their effort to protect us from sadness and disappointments, they taught us what they knew and how the world works by their standards. It is usually to lower your expectations and avoid risks.
Years later, you probably noticed that little voice in your head, giving you all the reasons/excuses why you can’t do or try what you want. That is a clone of your parents.
But, don’t be fooled! Your beliefs are incredibly powerful!
If you always wanted to be a writer and the people around you all told you that you can’t write books because you were too young or too dumb, then you might believe that and never even try to write the book of your dreams.
But, what if you hear the stories of J.K. Rowling, Oprah and Les Brown who are wildly successful despite facing difficulties, you might start changing your own beliefs and exploring new experiences.
Think of all the reasons why you ‘can’t’ do what you want and reflect on whether it’s true or not. If it’s not true, then choose to change your thinking and create a new narrative. If it is true, then determine what you need to do to change that.
So, how about we plan to disappoint our parents by dumping many of their teachings to form our own beliefs? Don’t worry, you have my permission.
When you were a kid, anything was possible.
Chocolate milk comes from brown cows. The moon is made of cheese and if you climb a ladder high enough, you can get there and see for yourself.
Get that mindset again and adopt the attitude of “why not”.
What’s the worst that can happen if you give it a try? I mean, really?
Most of the things we imagine won’t happen and, if they do, it won’t be as bad as we think.
So, take the pressure off. You don’t know and can’t control what anyone might think, so why not just see how far you can get? Instead of spending your energy thinking of why something won’t work, focus on gaining experiences.
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Inkjet Printing - The Next Step?
Regular readers of our Web site know that NYI Student Advisor Richard Martin is very serious about his photography and that he has done a lot of digital printing. A few months back, we ran his article Let's Make a Calendar. In the past few months, Richard decided to invest in a printer that can make larger digital photographic prints. After studying the matter, he decided on the Epson 2200, a model that many photographers use based on its performance and price. If you want to print digital photos, especially fine art prints, and particularly if you're using the Epson 2200, you'll find Richard's article well worth reading.
So you've taken the plunge and purchased a nice photo printer for your digital images. While you may still be struggling with the best settings,you love the fact that you can do this yourself. You are now thinking "Gee, I wish I could make prints larger than 8 1/2 x 11 inches." Or perhaps you've heard that the ink in your inkjet, being made from dyes, is not as stable as pigments. You're wondering just how long those beautiful prints you've made will last.
Well, I've pondered those issues too. I wanted to make larger prints for matting and framing and longevity was certainly a concern. My choice was the Epson 2200, a model that is very popular amongst serious photographers. Maximum paper size is 13 x 19 inches. It's fairly large (about 24 inches wide) and rather a heavy beast - about 26 pounds. In terms of size, it's nothing like the Epson 4000 and the other wide-format printers but still bigger and heavier than my two Epson 820 models.
The 2200 uses Epson's Ultrachrome inkset to print digital photos, which contain pigments that have a wider color gamut than the earlier Archival inks on the 2000P. The trade-off is a bit less longevity but I think the trade-off is well worthwhile. I never liked the output from the 2000P but prints from the 2200 are gorgeous.
If you like glossy prints, however, the 2200 might not be your best choice. Glossies exhibit a kind of "bronzing" effect when viewed at an angle. This is due to the different reflective characteristics of the Ultrachrome ink and the paper surface. Some might find this effect rather objectionable, others perhaps not. But personally I think a dye printer like the Epson 1280 or maybe one of the Canon models is better if you prefer glossy prints.
I bought the 2200 to make fine art prints and nothing else. My preference for that sort of thing is matte papers and my main choice is Epson Velvet, a fairly heavy acid-free paper made from 100% cotton rag. I tried to print some digital photos on Epson Premium Glossy, Semi-Glossy, and Luster papers just to see what they looked like and HATED them. Velvet has an almost museum look to it. But the surface is a little delicate, like most papers with a textured surface, so it must be handled carefully.
This printer is really optimized for matte-type surfaces and one of the reasons is the optional Matte Black cartridge, which replaces the regular Photo Black ink. Colors are really rich but the blacks are BLACK with a depth I've never seen on a matte print. This has to be seen to be fully appreciated.
The inkset also includes Light Black. It's supposed to give you better black-and-white prints but apparently plays a role with color too. So altogether we have 7 inks: Matte or Photo Black, Light Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, and Yellow - all in individual cartridges. Much better than a single cartridge that you have to replace whenever one color runs out.
Profiles (I'll say more about profiles in a moment) are for three Epson Matte papers: Enhanced Matte (formerly known as Archival Matte), Epson Velvet, and Epson Watercolor. There are also profiles for several glossy types.
Ok, you've got your image in whatever editor you are using (I use Photoshop 7 and CS) and you are ready to sendt the file to the printer. You've decided on the file resolution (I use 360ppi for smaller prints and 300ppi for the larger ones), the printer is on, and you are about to click on Print. Don't do it yet. You still have to decide how you are going to handle that little thing we call Color Management.
From this point on I am going to discuss this in the context of Photoshop. To print digital photos you first have to decide what color space your Photoshop preferences is (or should be) set as. I use sRGB. I know, most folks recommend Adobe RGB (1998) but my workflow is sRGB throughout and it works for me. Next, click on File, then Print with Preview. The dialog window that then opens has some options. Make sure the box Show More Options is checked. Below that is a tiny window with two choices: Output and Color Management. Select Color Management. Below that is Source Space with two choices, Document and Proof Setup; Document should be checked.
Below that is Print Space and here it gets a little complicated. The first little window is called Profile and if you look at the options you will see all the individual profiles of the Epson papers the 2200 supports. These were included when you installed the software. If you are going to let Photoshop handle color management, select the appropriate profile for the paper you are using. Note that for the matte papers there are two profiles for each, one for the Photo Black cartridge and one for the Matte Black.
Below the Profile you have selected is Intent. I suggest you choose Relative Colorimetric and check the box below that is labeled Use Black Point Compensation when you want to print digital photos of the finest quality.
Now you can click on Print right in the Print with Preview window. The printer software opens, but I suggest you go to Properties before you print. This takes you into the driver settings. More fun here. Select Best Photo, Source (Sheet, Roll, or Manual), Paper Size and Orientation. Then click on Advanced. On the next window select ICM under Color Management. Under ICC Profile select No Color Adjustment.
The above procedure should work well but I must confess it did not give me the results I am used to getting with my other Epson printers. So I decided to return to my previous settings. In the Print with Preview window, I select Same as Source for the Print Space Profile. In the printer driver setting I again select Best Photo, paper type, etc. but then PhotoEnhance. Clicking on Advanced I then select either Hard or Vivid for the Tone. For Effect I choose Sharpness with the slider in the middle.
I think those profiles I mentioned earlier are used, whether you have Photoshop handle color management (you do have more options if you go that route) or whether you have the printer driver do it.
Regardless of how you deal with Color Management there are two other settings to consider. Under the Page Layout tab check Centered if you want the image to print centered on the page. I also recommend you turn off High Speed if you want a high-quality print.
For the resolution in the printer driver I recommend Photo - 1440dpi. The driver does have a setting for 2880dpi but I personally can't see the difference in print quality between the two - at least with the Epson Velvet paper. Besides, Epson states that this paper is optimized for 1440dpi.
Interface with the Epson 2200 is either USB or Firewire. There's also parallel connection available but forget that. I initially hooked mine up via one of my Firewire ports but decided to go to USB. I have a lot more of the latter than the former and am saving the Firewire connections for future devices that require them.
A word about the heavier fine art papers. They must be fed into the printer from the back. That's what the Manual setting in the driver refers to. The printer's written manual states that you should line up the edge of the paper with the rollers but my experience has been that you must angle it slightly in order for the borders to be even.
What about non-Epson papers to print digital photos? I have no personal experience with them but there a lot of fine-art matte type papers out there, some with profiles you can download from the manufacturer's Web site. Then too, you could always develop your own custom profiles but that's beyond me, at least at the present time.
Nor do I have a calibrated monitor. I can almost hear some people screaming in protest upon reading this but the fact is I get the colors I want and they essentially match what I see on my monitor, a Trinitron. Printing is very much a personal thing. It's an art, not science. You may have to experiment a bit to find the settings that work for you. Good luck!
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En route to Ushuaia, Argentina, to launch our Antarctic adventure, we stopped in Buenos Aires for a week. We found it to be a vibrant city and easy to get around using the Metro subway trains. However, we learned a very important lesson that the subways close at night! We nearly got trapped inside after they gated off the entrance. Who knew? When we came up against the locked gate at the top of the stairs, it was one of those types of moments when your heart suddenly jumps out of your chest and you break out in a sweat. We found our way to the stairs on the other side of the street and exited an unlocked gate with great relief.
People often ask if we felt safe when we have visited a big city. Yes, we did, but we also keep a pretty low profile. I mean, we look exactly like the western tourists that we are, but are dressed plain and dull and keep our cash well-secured. (My father-in-law had just given me some socks that have zipper-pockets on the side ... an excellent cash stash underneath my pants.) I had my camera out, always with my hand on it at my side, but with a wide-angle lens on it, it's also pretty low-profile (and I always turn my camera straps inside out so they are only black on the outside, not bright red advertising "Canon!"). It was the only thing I carried, so I could devote full energy to it if somebody were to try to nab it! Here's the one bit of advice I'd give someone traveling to Buenos Aires -- unless you are used to walking uneven cobblestone streets, wear sturdy shoes with ankle support, as the sidewalks are not only uneven, but often torn up or crumbling.
So what did we do in the city? Well, besides spending two afternoons at the utterly fascinating Recoleta Cemetery, here's a run-down of some of the other sights we experienced.
As Erik and I are both book lovers and especially bookstore lovers, we were delighted when a local clued us into this amazing (and actually pretty well-known) bookstore cafe, El Ateneo. The building is an old theater, and the store didn't alter the architecture. The cafe is on the stage, and the rest of the building is gloriously packed with books. It's in the Barrio Norte section of town, along one of the main city avenues, Santa Fe.
Our last day in the city we didn't have a plan, we were just killing time until our flight, so we wandered down some narrow cobblestone streets and came across an antique bookstore. And it turned out there was also one just across the street. Between those two stores, we frittered away the entire afternoon. Their books, and a lot of them were in English, were absolutely stunning. I've never seen such a marvelous, well-preserved collection of books. Especially some of their illustrated children's books were to die for. But the price tags were like making a mortgage payment, so we left with only one ridiculously expensive book, but a real gem and appropriately about Argentina, and especially interesting since we had been to parts of Patagonia: "Through the Heart of Patagonia," published in 1902.
These bookshops were not in the San Telmo district, but San Telmo is where the large antique markets are, where we also spent a lot of time perusing and selecting a couple goodies to take home. That was when we ran into the Candombe parade.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Buenos Aires is the Teatro Colón opera house. Like El Ateneo bookstore, it's a round theater with multiple balconies and a beautifully decorated ceiling. Difiicult to get a good photo in the low light.
The hallways around the performance part of the opera house are just as elegant as the stage area. This is used as a lecture room.
The main feature of the entrance to the opera house is its stained glass windows and ceiling.
The Metropolitan Cathedral is another popular attraction. I liked it because it was grand, beautiful, ornate ... but not over-the-top ostentacious, which a lot of the major European cathedrals are to me.
From the most popular destinations in the ciy to a rather obscure one, we ran across the National Railway Museum (Museo Nacional Ferroviario Raul Scalabrini Ortiz), housed in an old train station, by walking randomly around the city. If you've followed me for awhile, you probably know we usually devote a day or two in any location where we're based for more than a few days to itinerary-less random wandering -- whether by foot or car. And we always find gems.
In spite of its name, the museum wasn't full of trains, but rather of the technologies used in operating a major train transport system. So things like old telegraphs, telephones, computing machines, also some nice old photographs of the railways in the old days. We ended up spending a couple hours there. And it was free admission, and we were given a lot of merch ... a nice cloth bag, several postcards, a pencil, and some stickers. For free admission, it ain't bad!
So ... how many of you would guess that I was a telephone switchboard operator in college?! I used the old cables like pictured below, plugging them in and connecting people. My ear-piece was a little more modern, though, than those pictured here. I was recently interviewed on a show about "mid-life" female travelers ... I hadn't posted this article at the time I was contacted with a request to be interviewed. How did they know I was so old??? I don't know, but here is confirmation, haha.
Of all the things we saw at the musuem, this "Millionaire" calculating machine was the most fascinating to me, patented in the 1890s. It would calculate extremely long strings of addition, multiplication, etc., through the use of sliding bars, pegs, and a number pad. I'm just stunned. An early form of calculator (but as I know calculators, you just press the "on" button, type in some stuff on tiny little buttons and see the result in a digital screen). Just like early computers took up entire rooms, this was the early calculator. From the Wikipedia entry on it: "The Millionaire was advertised as being the 'only calculating machine on the market ... that requires but one turn of the crank ... for each figure in the multiplier or quotient,' making it the fastest calculator available." The directions for operating it are extensive. You can read some more about it here from the National Museum of American History, but if you're like me, it's still all incomprehensible ... I don't understand how some metal bars and pins and levers and cranks can calculate math. A modern calculator, on the other hand, is completely myserious, all the inner workings are hidden from me, I have no idea what tiny objects lie inside one, and therefore I can accept them ... like you have faith that someone smarter than you knows what they're talking about.
Outside the museum as we finally left, we saw this mess of dogs and leashes ... the dog walker obviously went out for coffee! I wish him/her luck in untangling the leashes!
Speaking of dogs ... we ran across this terrifying poster of all the mob dogs at large.
Another interesting building we entered randomly was the engineering building for some university. We ran across it on our way from the subway stop to the Recoleta Cemetery. Also, there is a cafe there that we stopped at for lunch that serves amazing lunches of pizzas except that the crust isn't bread dough, it's meat! Or maybe this was just a stand-alone school of engineering, I don't know, I don't read Spanish! It didn't matter, we saw the doors were open, we walked inside, found that we could walk around all the floors, and a couple of them had museum-like displays of old technologies.
We always appreciate quality street art in a city. We've seen a lot of it, and Buenos Aires definitely had some murals to keep pace.
We had a meal in this hip restaurant, clearly popular with the locals, best described as a burger joint. You could spend an hour just inspecting their walls, and they had some fun posters and bobble-head toys.
Surprisingly, we also enjoyed a lot of beer in Buenos Aires! I was not expecting much of a beer presence, being a region best known for its wine. And to be sure, we drank a ton of our favorite type of red wine: malbec. But there were also some breweries with a wonderful selection of handcrafted beers. If you can believe it, below I'm drinking my favorite type of beer -- locally-brewed pumpkin beer -- in Buenos Aires!
OK, so winding down with a few more shots. We were walking down one of the main artery promenades in Buenos Aires when we ran across a demonstration, with demonstrators filling one street, and a line of riot-gear outfitted policemen across from it. We were all intrigued and figured we'd happened upon a special event with an imminent brew-ha-ha. But apparently, this street is Protest Central, and they happen all the time, not really a big deal. But coming from where we do, in small-town Colorado, USA, this seemed to us like a big deal. This day, we were told it was a gathering of indigenous peoples of Argentina marching for more rights for indingenous populations.
Near the Recoleta Cemetery is a stretch of street market and souvenir stalls and several outdoor cafes. It's a nice place to hang out before or after exploring the cemetery. A burly bronze man was kindly keeping this large tree branch up for us to walk under.
I don't have any photos from the evening, but one great thing we did (which I honestly thought would be kind of silly or cheesy but it just seemed essential to do in Buenos Aires) was go see a tango show. I didn't book us into one that includes the audience learning some of the moves ... no way! We got a recommendation from our hotel front desk staff for what they thought was the best one to see, and managed to book reservations online from our laptop in Spanish! The evening included being picked up at our hotel, a full dinner with multiple bottles of wine, and the show, which was in a very small cabaret theater, so all seats were near the stage. And we were so very entertained. The music was great, very talented musicians; the dancing was indescribable, really. I had not realized exactly what tango is and how involved the dancing couples' legs are. Having arthritis in my own knees, I can only imagine that those girls have top-of-the-line knees to swivel their lower legs around the way they do. I'm sure some shows or production companies are better than others, but I really must recommend going to a show if you are spending any time in Buenos Aires, get a local to suggest a good one.
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After a few months’ hiatus, we are glad to feature a different kind of piece on our blog: Alan West-Durán’s passionate and informative essay about musical bridges between Cuba, the U.S. and Africa. We include links to the music of Chucho Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcaba and hope you’ll enjoy listening and thinking about how music can cross borders in unique and magical ways.
A Cuban music lover’s dream? A utopian interlude for pianists? A bit of respite for the Trump weary? How else to describe Chucho Valdés (1941- ) and Gonzalo Rubalcaba (1963- ) playing duos under the rubric of Trance? Two of Cuba’s most accomplished artists dueling on the keyboards: the former leader of Irakere, whose virtuosity always carries the right amount of elegance and sass, with his younger counterpart, known for his less flashy but diamond-like precision and percussive forays.
From a Trance concert at Konzertaus, Vienna, March 2018. Photo by Herbert Neubauer.
Chucho, born Jesús, was already making a name for himself by the time Gonzalito was born, and despite the age difference there is much they share aside from musical interests. Both are from prominent musical families, Chucho’s father being the great Bebo Valdés (1918-2013), bandleader at the Tropicana for several years. Gonzalito’s grandfather Jacobo Rubalcaba (1895-1960) was a known composer, his father, Guillermo Rubalcaba (1927-2015), was a gifted pianist, and his older brother, Jesús Rubalcaba (1954-2003) recorded one of the most enthralling Latin jazz albums ever, Estoy Aquí (2001).
Both are completely at ease in the Afro-Cuban musical traditions (rumba, son, danzón, Yoruba, Congo, Abakuá, Arará), but meld them effortlessly with European classical idioms, jazz, blues, funk, and rock, to create a music that appeals to young and old listeners, crossing national and cultural borders with impressive skill and creativity. Both, in their own way, have built musical bridges between the U.S. Cuba, Africa, and other parts of the world.
Chucho was the founder and leader of Irakere in 1973, right in the thick of the quinquenio gris (the gray five years that ended up being almost a decade), a moment of cultural orthodoxy in Cuban culture, where rock and jazz were viewed as dangerous cultural influences from abroad. Chucho and his cohorts were playing “the enemy’s music,” albeit with a definite Cuban swing. And what a swing: a mix of Dizzy Gillepsie, the orishas, Ignacio Piñeiro, blues, R & B, and funk. In a documentary on Irakere, Chucho even says that the group were the forerunners of timba as well. Just a cursory look at some of Irakere’s members reminds us that the group was a kind of musical matrix of excellence: from Arturo Sandoval and Paquito D’Rivera to José Luis Cortés (El Tosco) and César López. It’s hard to imagine where Cuban music would be without Irakere.
Even musicians who were not part of Irakere owe their subsequent careers to the group’s pathbreaking work. Since my focus is on Cuban pianists, one cannot overlook the amazing abundance of world-class Cuban pianists—over twenty—who can play jazz, classical and just about any other kind of music. Aside from Chucho and Gonzalito, the older group might include Hilario Durán, and José María Vitier, and the younger cohort David Virelles, Manuel Valera, and Harold López-Nussa. They constitute a body of work upwards of two hundred recordings that is nothing less than astonishing.
The first album I heard by Gonzalo Rubalcaba was Mi Gran Pasión (1988). The entire album revolves around the danzón, combining jazz and classical idioms with a Cuban danzón rhythm that was absolutely gorgeous. The first three tunes “Recordando a Tchaikowsky,” “Mi gran pasión,” and “Concierto en Varsovia” are simply thrilling, each in their own way. The album’s lush beauty and catchy rhythms, however, set me up for a kind of disappointment. Rubalcaba’s subsequent work Discovery (1990) and The Blessing (1991) were very different, much more centered on post-bebop jazz, but somehow I yearned for the more obvious “Cuban elements” of the compositions. In hindsight, I realized that Gonzalito was establishing his credentials as a jazz musician in the U.S., and there is no doubt he did that brilliantly. Gonzalito has played with the likes of Joe Lovano (Flying Colors, 1997), to Jack de Johnette. He had a special relationship with bassist Charlie Haden (1937-2014), with whom he recorded several albums. In 2016, Gonzalito recorded a tribute to Haden, Charlie, where six of the nine songs are Haden’s. The one case where he and Chucho collaborated openly was for the film “Playing Lecuona,” which featured them along with Michel Camilo (a CD of the soundtrack was released).
Gonzalito has recorded many U.S. composers, from the standards of the American song book by the likes of Rodgers and Hart, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern, to jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Charlie Parker, Todd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charles Mingus, among many others. Surprisingly for a jazz pianist, he has only recorded a couple of Monk tunes, usually the composer many post-bop pianists cut their teeth on.
Charlie Haden is central to that bridge that Rubalcaba was building between the jazz cultures of the Americas. No doubt, he was nourished by the dialogue of the 1940s started by Dizzy Gillespie, Mario Bauzá, Machito, Chano Pozo, and Chico O’Farrill and embraced by Chucho Valdés and Irakere. But Haden was an invaluable link to the jazz avant-garde of the 1960s, a significant influence in Rubalcaba’s oeuvre. He was a member of Ornette Coleman’s band, and recorded at least nine albums with Ornette, including the Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) and Free Jazz. (1961).
Haden also played with Paul Bley, an adventuresome pianist, and together with Bley’s ex-wife Carla Bley, they formed the Liberation Music Orchestra (LMO) in 1969, a group that made several important recordings over several decades. With the LMO Haden penned some of his signature pieces like “Song for Che,” “Sandino,” “La Pasionaria,” “Song of the United Front,” and “Rabo de Nube” (based on the Silvio Rodríguez tune). Haden’s left-wing politics did not turn off Rubalcaba, who has shied away from political statements of any kind, and yet Rubalcaba’s Charlie album features “Sandino” and “La Pasionaria.” Rubalcaba has resonated with Haden’s spirituality (even though he did not profess a specific religious orientation), humility, and passion for justice, not to mention his outstanding skills as a bassist and composer. Ethan Iverson, pianist of the Bad Plus, has said that Haden’s “combination of folk-song, avant-garde sensibility and Bach-like classical harmony is a stream in this music just as distinctive as Thelonius Monk or Elvin Jones.” One could argue similarly for the work of Rubalcaba, adding that he also builds on a Cuban tradition that stretches from Saumell and Cervantes through Lecuona and Roig as well as Chucho Valdés, not to mention Bud Powell, Bill Evans, and Monk.
One of Rubalcaba’s most fruitful collaborations with Haden was Nocturne (2001), which won Gonzalito a Grammy as producer and Haden for Best Latin Jazz Album. Unabashedly romantic and lush without ever being schmaltzy, it includes an enviable line-up of top musicians. Most of the compositions are Cuban or Mexican boleros, with two pieces by Haden, and one by Rubalcaba (“Transparence”). Haden and Rubalcaba met at the Jazz Plaza Festival in 1986, and by then he was already a fan of Cuban music, particularly of Carlos Puebla, Cachao, Leo Brouwer, Silvio Rodríguez, and Pablo Milanés. He was an enthusiast of the Cuban bolero tradition and dreamt of making a recording of these torch songs. It took fifteen years, but the wait was worthwhile: “En la orilla del mundo” and “Claro de luna” are absolute gems, with just the right balance of lyricism, sensuality, and ruefulness. Rubalcaba and Haden are superb, but never overshadow the beautiful violin and sax work by Britos, Lovano, and Sánchez respectively.
Gonzalito’s album before the homage to Haden (Charlie) was Suite Caminos (2015), an absolutely mesmerizing album. The recording is heavily imbued by the Yoruba tradition: the Eggún (the ancestors), the orishas (Elegguá, Yemayá, Olokun, Obbatalá, Yansá/Oyá, San Lázaro/Babalú-Ayé), and the Ibeyi. Rubalcaba combines chanting (with batá and other percussion) with his own piano, but also electronic keyboards and organ. These different textures give the Yoruba chants an unusual sound; the keyboard work is superb. The singing is top notch, featuring Pedrito Martínez and Philbert Arementeros (percussion also). The album is a spiritual and musical journey that both delights and creates a sense of mystery.
Chucho and Irakere owe much to the Gillespie-Chano Pozo connection, and, of course, Machito, Chico O’Farrill, and Mario Bauzá. And it was Gillespie, along with Stan Getz and Earl Hines who travelled to Cuba on a jazz cruise and jammed with Irakere in the seventies, which led to them performing at the Newport Jazz Festival and being recorded by Columbia Records. The other bridge that Irakere built, or perhaps re-built, was to Africa since they incorporated the use of the batá and other types of drums, not to mention the use of Yoruba chants into their work, way before it became a popular thing to do. And while they were doing all this, they were also playing music people could dance to, like “Bacalao con pan” and “Rucu rucu a Santa Clara,” the latter written by José Luis Cortés (El Tosco), who would later form NG La Banda.
In the last ten years Chucho has made only five recordings (not counting the Lecuona album and film) but three of them have won Grammys (Chucho has six, total), Juntos para siempre (2008), recorded with his father Bebo, and two with his most recent band, the Afro-Cuban Jazz Messengers, Chucho’s Steps (2011) and Tribute to Irakere Live in Marciac (2016).
The Tribute to Irakere features only six tunes, including some classic Irakere melodies but now played by the Afro-Cuban Messengers, ten musicians along with some fine vocals by Dreiser Durruthy Bombalé and Yaroldy Abreu Robles (who both double on percussion). Their rendition of “Juana 1600” was spirited and the chanting to the orishas first-rate; the fifth piece begins as straight up funk but then becomes overlaid with a chant to Oggún, building tension to a long percussion solo that is riveting, and ends by returning to the bouncy funk beat it began with. The album concludes with a 17-minute version of “Yansa” (Oyá), which begins with a chant, then goes into intense riffs by the brass sections, followed by solos on sax and piano. Chucho’s solo is at first dissonant and choppy, but quickly shifts into montuno riffs and some of his trademark arpeggios. The last five minutes of the piece features chanting, with the use of the batá drums, and for a couple of minutes there is only voice and batá. Chucho seems to be signaling that the end is a return to the roots: the orishas, the ancestors, is where all of our music began. It is a fitting and heartfelt ending.
Chucho’s most recent recording is a collaboration with Arturo O’Farrill (1960- ), Chico’s son and an accomplished pianist and composer. The album is titled Familia Tribute to Bebo and Chico (2017). Most of the tunes are by Bebo, Chico, Arturo and Chucho. There are many memorable compositions, as well as virtuoso playing, including by Jessie Valdés (drums), Leyanis Valdés (piano), two of Chucho’s children; and also by Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), and Zack O’Farill (drums), two of Arturo’s sons. The album features three generations (from grandfathers to grandchildren) in a mix of big band pieces, small group numbers, a duo (Arturo and Chucho) and a pair of piano solos.
Hearing Chucho and Gonzalito play duos at the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall (February 16, 2018) was breathtaking. The concert featured some signature tunes: they both played Chucho’s “Mambo influenciado,” a composition that has become a cornerstone of the Cuban pianistic canon. A deceptively simple piece, melodically speaking, but Valdés⏤with varying tempos, switching from hammering chords to tinkling notes, with runs all over the keyboard⏤creates pulsating, shifting rhythms and timbres that are dizzying. It is a magnificent composition and one where he exhibits his absolute virtuosity. This was a piece where Rubalcaba, while adding depth and rhythmic complexity, let Chucho be the star. On another composition “El cadete constitucional,” Rubalcaba, playing a composition by his grandfather Jacobo, was able to shine. Each played a solo piece: Chucho played “Over the Rainbow” with sparkling runs and sudden twists in the melody, executed with his trademark percussive intensity. For an encore they played “Caravan” (Ellington/Juan Tizol), where they egged each other on, trading riffs, ending with rapid bursts.
It is remarkable to see how well they play together, because they have vastly different approaches to the keyboard. Chucho is a physically imposing figure with large hands that almost drape the entire keyboard, and they come crashing down in his explosive forays as he moves effortlessly with his left and right hands. One almost expects the piano to creak and moan under such an assault. With Chucho, the piano almost roars like the ocean, Yemayá. Gonzalito is more of a stealth player, his hands darting about with unerring precision, releasing a cluster of notes that delight and surprise. With him, you expect the piano to purr or hum. With Gonzalito, the piano is mellifluous and murmurs like a river, Ochún. But both are master builders of bridges between Cuba, the U.S., Africa, and the world, note by note, chord by chord.
Alan West-Durán (Cuba, 1953) is a poet, translator, critic, and essayist. He is the author of two books of poems (Finding Voices in the Rain, 1995 and El tejido de Asterión, 2000) as well as a book of essays Tropics of History: Cuba Imagined (1997). West-Durán edited African Caribbeans: A Reference Guide (2003) and Latino and Latina Writers (2004), which includes over sixty full-length essays on Latino/a authors of the U.S. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the 2011 two-volume reference work titled Cuba. His Cuba: A Cultural History came out in November of 2017. West-Durán is a contributor to the website “Panoramas” and is editor of the webzine “Cuban Counterpoints.” Mr. West-Durán is an Associate Professor of Latin American Studies in the Department of Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies at Northeastern University. He was head of the Latino/a, Latin American and Caribbean Studies program from 2006-2013.
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2019-04-18T19:02:42Z
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https://bridgestocuba.com/2018/05/trance-and-transito-chucho-valdes-and-gonzalo-rubalcaba/
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We don’t have a housing problem, we have a land speculation problem.
Patrick Condon is the founder of the Master of Urban Design program, UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and the UBC James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments.
The speculative real estate madness seen on corridors like Cambie Street isn’t creating affordable housing for anyone in Vancouver. Photo Christopher Cheung.
The City of Vancouver, in the context of its “Housing Reset” initiative, has set a goal of 20 per cent affordable housing for new construction. This is a laudable goal, but it makes you wonder about the other 80 per cent. Is our collective ambition to have a city where only one out of five of us can afford to live? And who are those other 80 per cent anyway?
Let’s take a step back in history. In both Canada and the United States the “20 per cent affordable” target has come out of a somewhat wonkish process. First you assume that the market can supply housing to 80 per cent of the employed and able bodied. That leaves 20 per cent that the market can’t reach and thus need a helping hand from the state.
That strategy has worked OK in most metropolitan areas. In most metro areas in the U.S. and Canada there was a firm relationship between the average family income in the region and the average cost of housing.
But we all know that here in Vancouver that is no longer true. Our average cost of housing is about three to four times higher than it should be if you use average family income as your measuring stick.
So while a housing strategy that targets 20 per cent affordable housing might make sense in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is clearly not calibrated to the enormity of the task at hand here in Vancouver, where the majority of working residents need affordable housing, not just 20 per cent.
This begs the question: what can we do instead? A possible answer: tax land to house the middle class.
This might take a bit of explaining so bear with me. What we have in Vancouver is a classic case of speculative investment going into non-productive uses — that non-productive use is land which by itself doesn't produce anything. Now certainly that speculative value shows up on the provincial ledgers, especially in the form of transfer taxes and other taxes on real estate sales. But land doesn't produce anything. Factories make things, stores sell things, barista's foam things, farmers grow things, miners mine things. These activities combine capital (i.e. the money needed to purchase the store, the factory, the espresso machine, the mine, etc.) and labour (jobs) to produce new value. These are productive uses of capital. Productive combinations of capital and labour are the very engine of wealth creation, also known to some as capitalism. But “rent seeking” in the form of land speculation adds nothing to the capital value of society and does not, according to some very eminent figures, add wealth — it consumes it.
With this lens we might now separate the productive and non-productive elements of our local economy, and conclude that we don’t really have a housing problem, we have a land speculation problem. I and others have many times delved into where all this money is coming from and what impact it has on our local wage earners (all bad), so no need for more of that here. What we all want to know is what to do about it.
Vancouver's own Matt Hern points to a potential solution in his new book What a City Is For.
He is among those who would revive the proposals of Henry George who was an economics phenomenon at the turn of the 20th century. His proposal was simple. Tax only land: do not tax other property or incomes. In this way, the burden of maintaining society falls most heavily on those who passively benefit from the work of others. Land speculation yields an unearned “wind fall” profit which can and should be heavily taxed. In our city, all of the value in the land is the consequence of generations of public efforts. Roads, parks, SkyTrain systems, airports, hospitals, all of it, gives our land value. And yet the benefit of this public effort accrues passively to a few private land owners, and increasingly to speculators, who, as Adam Smith lamented, "reap what they never sow."
It may now be of value to take a similar approach, i.e. to tax land more heavily, using the proceeds to insure that decent housing exists for everyone who works in this city. Not just 20 per cent of us, but everyone. And not by depending entirely on the marketplace to supply 20 per cent “affordable market rate” housing in most new projects as the city currently proposes. Affordable market rate housing (beyond being an oxymoron) translates into very tiny apartments, generally unsuitable for the domestic needs of the families Vancouver needs to retain.
Certainly those at the top end of the income scale can be housed by the market, as can those who increasingly resort to the "bank of mom and dad" for their six-figure down payments. But what of the rest? Under these circumstances more than half of those who presently work in the city (or, importantly, those we would like to attract here to support other aspects of our local economy besides real estate) would not be accommodated. And 20 per cent of our families living in “affordable” micro suites just won’t do it.
A more appropriate and achievable goal might be to supply housing for closer to 50 per cent of our wage earners, housing that would be protected from the market and not be its victim. This would mean an additional 35 per cent truly affordable and right-sized housing, on top of the roughly 15 per cent of this city’s housing that is already supported in one way or another. Funding for some of this may be partly in the pipeline, with provincial commitments to supply thousands of units; but that won’t be enough. Perhaps under our present circumstances it’s time to look further afield for models, like Vienna where over 60 per cent of housing is held outside of markets, or Singapore where the number is over 80 per cent. In these attractive cities, wage earners are guaranteed an affordable home and housing stress on the middle class is virtually eliminated.
And where would this additional money come from? Not from income tax or tax on productive businesses, but, as Henry George would recommend, on our land. We have unwittingly unleashed a speculative frenzy through our policies, a frenzy that is enriching only those speculators who enjoy the natural monopoly created by the limited supply of land. They invest but do not have to worry about risk or competition and this is not a proper fair or logical “market.” The City of Vancouver currently tries to capture up to 80 per cent of the “land lift” (value increase) created by rezonings in the form of charging a Community Amenity Contribution tax on development. But increasingly we lose out as the speculators move in well before the rezoning application process begins, allowing them to claim that the market can’t support a high CAC tax given how much the land cost them. This is going on right now all along Cambie Street where the city’s green light to development has unleashed a speculative torrent of value created by public investment in rapid transit.
A more even citywide land tax in the form of a higher citywide or district-wide Development Cost Levy would reduce the rage of speculation that focuses on one or two new designated development areas of the city, while generating the hundreds of millions necessary for the city to become the Vienna of Canada. A key benefit of this model, as proven in Vienna, is that it reduces the speculative value of development land without increasing the market cost of units, while allowing the city to purchase land for housing at a lowered cost (due to the way that the tax on land mitigates speculative increases in the cost of development land throughout the city).
It seems time to admit that depending on the market itself to solve our housing problem will never work. The market is broken and requires intervention. One need only look at the failing Cambie corridor experiment, where a single house lot is on the market for the outrageous price of $11 million dollars, doubling in price in only 18 months. We are enduring a tsunami of international capital which is being used to create speculative real estate values that are robbing us of the community we have collectively created. This uncontrolled, illogical and immoral speculative wave is forcing our sons and daughters to other lands to survive. A tax on land speculation, tried with success in other nations, is worth considering. No amount of rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic will do. Vancouver real estate is a rigged game of monopoly with a few winners and a vast public body whose lives are severely diminished. A city that is unaffordable to 80 per cent is not a goal worth reaching, nor is it a city worth living in.
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2019-04-19T15:14:56Z
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https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/09/01/Vancouver-Fleeing-Middle-Class/
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Side hustling has surged in popularity in the recent years.
Not only do we commonly hear the terms "gig economy," "project-based," or "freelancer" in conversations, but within our own circles, more and more of our friends, coworkers, and relatives are dipping their toes into this attractive, and seemingly rewarding activity.
In fact, approximately 44 million Americans were reported to have a side hustle as of 2017 and for roughly 70% of side hustlers, their motivations are due to financial reasons such as to pay off student loans, save up for retirement, or earn some extra cash for expenditures.
Personally, I began my own entrepreneurial journey last year by starting a side hustle myself. I had been working as a corporate executive for some time when I started a blog as a creative outlet. I put in the work, learned from a lot of mistakes, and was ultimately able to quit my job to turn my side hustle full-time.
While each person's case is different, side hustling has proven to offer people with other options, more flexibility, and sometimes, even financial freedom.
If you haven't done it yet, here are 9 reasons to start a side hustle now.
Are you drawn to photography? Copywriting? Managing social media? Something unrelated to what you're doing at your job right now?
Side hustling covers a wide range of activities that you can look into and of course, make money from. As long as you can tap into some form of demand and market yourself effectively, you can probably monetize this activity in some way.
For example, you might hold a steady job in real estate but you've been curious about or secretly been wanting to dabble in graphic design. You could start as a freelance designer by offering to create logos, branding elements, marketing materials, and websites for small businesses.
Then if this isn't something you want to pursue in the long run, no worries because as a side hustle, it's fairly easy to just stop doing it and try something else you're interested in.
You might have a great idea for a business venture but you aren't quite sure how to get it up and running yet. Side hustling can help you dip your toes, encourage you to do some research, and set the foundation for building a business on your own terms.
For example, if you're a marketing manager for a brand and you're looking to a start your own marketing agency, maybe you could offer consulting to some clients on the side first before making the leap (provided your side hustle doesn't interfere with your day job, of course). This way, you build your client roster and establish a steady income that can later replace your paycheck.
Do you feel like your current job is not doing it for you anymore or are you feeling compelled to join a different field? Maybe you want to switch to a field that's more flexible so you could travel or start a family, or perhaps you want a job with more structure, stability, and retirement benefits.
Similar to an internship, you can side hustle as a means to gain some experience, network with key people, or find out how things work there first without losing the security that comes with your current job. You'll come out knowing what it takes to succeed in that new area and if it's worth the transition.
Maybe you're feeling stagnant in your current job and want to learn a new skill that seems interesting or in demand nowadays. Side hustling can encourage you to not only learn the skill, but to also master it since you'll be asking for money in exchange (as opposed to just doing it as a hobby).
For example, if you're interested in web design, you could learn how to create basic websites first then charge a low fee to simply gain experience and gather testimonials. Once you've gotten good at it and received some amazing client feedback, you can then offer more premium design and branding packages.
Ever heard the phrase, "Turn your passion into profits"?
Aside from using side hustles as a way to test the waters and earn extra cash, you could also use it as a creative outlet, something that you enjoy doing for which something others will actually reward you for doing.
I, like many people I know, started a side hustle this way. There are bloggers who write about their home DIY projects, Instagrammers who document their calligraphy and lettering skills, and Youtubers who share graphic design tips.
It's helpful to think of side hustles as a truly unique opportunity to do what you enjoy doing, to express your creativity and personality, and to be compensated for it all at the same time.
As you start and build your side hustle, you'll definitely have opportunities to meet new people and gain new experiences, many of which you wouldn't have encountered otherwise.
And as you master new skills, learn from your mistakes, overcome some challenges, and get out of your comfort zone, it's inevitable for you to grow more as a person.
For example, if you're interested in wedding photography, side hustling is a good way to establish connections with wedding planners, event hosts, location managers, dress designers, caterers, etc. before jumping in head first. You might be invited to shoot a location wedding across the country or abroad, or perhaps learn about different wedding cultures and practices. You could even meet up with other wedding photographers, share tips and tricks, and gain some good friends along the way. From there, you could be invited to speak or teach at wedding conferences, consult about your tools and processes, and hire an entire team to help you scale your business. All this will then help you improve your skills in marketing, organizing and planning, and time management. You'll even gain confidence in yourself, become a more savvy business owner, and become a better leader.
Once you’ve validated your side hustle by actually making money through it, you now have this secret weapon that you can pull out in case of emergencies. Think of it as a cushion, back-up plan, or safety net.
In case you’re let go from your job, experience a health-related problem, or encounter some other sudden money-related crisis, you can rest easy knowing that you’re prepared to cover the added expenses (provided you didn't spend all your side hustle earnings immediately of course).
Apart from the creative and novel benefits, side hustling has the potential to make you more financially stable. As long as you're wise about how you use your additional income, you'll no longer have to have all your eggs in one basket and you can stop relying on a single revenue source (aka your paycheck).
If you have debt, you can pay it faster and if you're planning on buying something significant (such as a house or car), you'll have more options. You could even use the money to make more investments and take some financial risks.
Then of course, there's also financial freedom — the point in which you've successfully turned your side hustle into a full-fledged business and you're earning profits consistently (and perhaps exponentially), all for something you built and grew yourself.
While some people earn an extra couple of hundred dollars every month, there are a few who've proven that it's possible to make seven or eight figures. It's no secret, therefore, that quitting your job and pursuing what you love full-time is what a lot of people hope to get out of starting a side hustle and turning it into a business.
Starting a side hustle now doesn't mean you'll have to keep doing it forever. For many people, they work on something on the side for a few months or years, set up systems and automations, and continue earning from it long after. This means that apart from financial stability, a side hustle can serve as a foundation for you to gain financial freedom.
One example is to create a niche site wherein you focus on a single topic that attracts a specific group of people. You can write in-depth and evergreen blog posts and share helpful resources for them then once you've set up lucrative revenue streams (such as ads, sponsorships, eBooks, or eCourses) with rock-solid sales funnels, you can then step back and continue earning from it. You can continue to be hands-on with this to scale it even more or simply monitor it every once in a while to make sure everything still runs smoothly.
Starting a side hustle is a relatively low-risk option that can lead you to something different, something more, or something better. If you find that you can spare some time and energy, and have the willingness to try new things, then side hustling can prove to be a worthwhile pursuit or, at the very least, a valuable learning experience.
Share in the comments below: Do you currently have a side hustle? Or are you planning on starting one soon? Which of these nine reasons do you resonate with?
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2019-04-26T16:05:33Z
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https://www.productiveandfree.com/blog/9-reasons-to-start-a-side-hustle-now
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Summary: Rin seeks out employment for services as a Changeling fighter, where Changelings fight in contests for blood that powers the technology for this post-apocalyptic world.
“Get out of my inn!” the older man said, cracking his wide knuckles fiercely.
Rin smiled sheepishly, holding onto the stuff in his pockets tightly. The customers sitting at their seats eating their meal turned to him and they looked at Rin with shock. He leaned back as the innkeeper stared down at him, trying to keep the innocent appearance.
Rin smirked up at him, focusing on his hand, envisioning a void appearing in his palm.
Rin had already stuck his palm to the man’s chest. The man looked confused at first before appearing as though he’d become overcome with fatigue. His knees gave out and he would have fallen down if Rin had not caught him over his shoulder. The patrons of the inn eating looked disturbed at this sight while Rin smiled cheekily as he dragged the man over by the reception counter.
After laying the man down he leaned underneath the counter. Rin walked to exit the inn while whispers stirred behind him.
Rin opened the door the inn and before exiting turned to the patrons with a dry smile.
Rin left, letting his soft boots touch the dusty metal below. He threw his bag across the shoulder of his tan tunic before brushing his black hair out of his eyes. Rin looked around at the buildings and streets that surrounded him, looking to see they were all connected to the metal floor below him.
Circles, as they were called, gigantic ships that were more or less in circular shapes that contained whole cities and communities. They would, at when manned at their control center, lift off to fly into the sky. The problem with them was that they had to be restrictive of their population because the more prosperous they grew the more people wanted to come in and so they’d have to build on to them. Not to mention, their power supply was not the cleanest thing to attain.
Rin pulled from his pockets the boiled eggs he’d obtained, biting into them with the soy paste he stole.
Changeling needed for commission. Must be at least Level 1 and has had direct experience battling before. Meet at stadium of East Violet Circle near the center at the 22, 349nd hour. Come prepared to fight.
Rin put it back into his backpack with a great sigh.
Yes. Rin thought. Quite the crazy world we live in.
A realm that lies in between dimensions…It absorbs the cosmos ever so slowly, taking in it the land, necessary requirements to live…even the living beings there are not spared its assimilation. All is taken into this plain that moves freely in between the space of dimensions and it grows in mass by the day…one day it will absorb the entire universe…and reset all of creation.
He used to read that paragraph to himself all the time, thinking it was only part of the myth that was part of the book’s text. Rin closed the book, putting it back into his bag before getting up and walking down the street. Rin, curiously, went over to the very side of the Circle to look at the land that lay behind the handrail.
Beyond him were glaciers of purple and green ice that surrounded the bare earthen edge of the Circle he stood on. The structures of ice that towered over him must have been thirty feet high. If he looked closely enough they were gradually growing larger, protruding deeper up. A minute ago the same surface covered with ice had been only barren, craggy red soil with thick algae growing in it.
That’s what they called the Bizarre Plain. Right now the former matter soil was now being brought deeper into the realm’s land mass. A realm that absorbs the universe surrounding it, assimilating matter, air plant life, even living beings into it. The environment and atmosphere change almost on a whim and what land and earth there was a second ago is replaced with another.
Quite the conundrum for anyone sucked into what has been termed the “Bizarre Plain”. However, most of the people Rin had met were people who had been born from ancestors who’d, long ago, been sucked in along with the ground beneath their feet. Circles had been invented to create communities made up of leftover technology from their original worlds so that, whenever the environment changes to something hostile, they could move their communities whenever they pleased.
The glacier he was witnessing probably came from another planet from a far off galaxy. The soil with algae he’d walked on to get here was transferred to another place. Rin guess that the townsfolk probably observed this and were scrambling to get to the helm of the circle and fly before it the glaciers threatened to engulf or topple their ship.
Rin stood up on his feet, looking to the left of him.
Well. He thought. Enough exposition. Let’s get down to business.
He walked down the street before stopping a woman pedestrian quickly.
Rin thanked her before leaving to go off in the directions she said. He passed the gated garden they had of soil where animals ran around. He finally stopped in front of the great domed building that stood ten times his height. It was gray in color made of a combination of stone and metal. Sitting on the steps leading up to the stadium were guards in silvery gray robe-like armor. They wore curved swords, knives, and other weapons around their belt. Rin stepped up to them, smiling down. On each chest there was a large red, four petal flower-shaped badge.
They were called Sentry-men, if Rin remembered correctly. Each Circle had their own group of warriors that defended their people. They were usually small since they guarded and surrounded a changeling and, outside of the changeling, were their Circle’s main form of defense against invaders. Sentries would bring their changelings from one Circle to another for fights.
A blonde haired girl who looked to be about twenty-something stood up before him, looking at him with apathy. She didn’t seem too enthused, mostly looking heartbroken over something. She would not look Rin in the eyes, diverting them to the side.
Rin almost forgot the distinction, so he should probably cue the audience in on what it was as well. A Newcomer was someone who had been sucked into the Bizarre Plain while a Generational was someone born from the descendants of Newcomers and had lived their entire lives in the Plain. A Newcomer was often looked upon like naïve sheep to the slaughterhouse.
Rin was surprised to find that most intelligent creatures from other planets looked about the same as humans that never showed much of any physical signs of difference. He found it…unnerving that there didn’t seem to be any race that didn’t resemble a human. And yet they called themselves was very different. Rin had heard several names for peoples but never bothered to remember any.
Rin did his best to feign fear as the girl looked on at him. He didn’t really care much for what she thought so long as she was complacent with him. However, Rin couldn’t help but feel the need to shock the girl just a little bit, trip her up just so she’d know he knew more than he was letting on.
Shita recoiled back at Rin as he said that, a flash of discomfort in her face. The expression gave Rin exactly what he wanted: he wanted to know where this girl’s loyalties lied. If she was the leader of her Circle’s Sentry, she should feel ashamed of herself that she let it be destroyed. If anything happened to a Circle or its people, the Sentry took near full responsibility, seeing as how they were the only ones armed on their ship.
Shita looked down at herself.
Shita led Rin and her guards as the young man observed the inside of the stadium. The ceiling was domed above them with stands for and audience to their sides, a concrete floor beneath their feet. At the foot of the stands stood men in blue outfits with objects in hand that reminded Rin of gigantic toothpaste tubes, only with gigantic syringes at the ends. The inside was rather plain for what Rin had experienced in other Circles. Rin looked at the ground beneath him, nothing more than soft sand for the ground they’d fight on. Rin sifted through his bag before throwing ten or so seeds out onto the ground in front of him. When Shita looked at what he’d done he smiled at her.
Unimpressed with what was around him, he turned to see his opponents.
Oh, yes, Rin almost forgot to mention that part to the audience. Here, fights are meant to get what fuels Circles, allowing them to move: blood. You see, as sentient creatures from other worlds had been sucked into the Bizarre Realm by its gradual assimilation of those worlds, their technology had been absorbed with it. However, that technology didn’t really work in such an alien setting without the prior civilization, and without electricity to run the machines they would not function. And that was when, through some unknown, way, someone had discovered something extraordinary: the human body changes when exposed to the Bizarre Realm. This change was sort of like a subtle transformation in that their bodies became stronger than before.
But one of the strangest parts was the blood. Someone had discovered that blood from someone in the Bizarre Plain was enough to energize old technology that had been brought from those other places. It was estimated they could power machinery five times better than that of ordinary electricity. Changelings’ blood, however, was thrice as energizing as that. So changelings fight to shed blood to power their Circles, with the winner of the stadium fights receiving seventy percent of the blood and the loser receiving thirty percent.
On the opposite end of him and Shita’s Sentry stood another Sentry in near-identical uniforms to Shita’s, only these had a purple sash across their shoulder. Rin guessed that armor for Sentry was basically identical for each Circle so they had to do something to tell the other apart. In the middle of the Sentry-men stood a man with long black hair and red garments who was looking equally curious at Rin.
“So will this be my opponent?” he asked calmly.
“He is our changeling,” Shita said, sounding uncomfortable.
Rin paid attention to the way Shita sounded nervous when confronting the opposing Changeling.
She must be frightened. Rin thought. She must feel very desperate.
The young man with black hair stepped up to the arena, fiddling slightly with his red garments.
Rin put his bag down on the floor.
It will be my pleasure to take you on. Rin thought.
He nodded before standing at attention on his side of the arena, already flexing his wrist and fingers. His hand, and by extension his arm, began to become a lightning rod for energy. It was subtle at first, those around him didn’t know that part of their life force was becoming Rin’s fighting power. But then, the range of what he absorbed began to extend to the plant life both growing in and outside the Circle.
If I wanted to. Rin thought. I could turn this into a blast of pure aura. But no, I don’t usually do that. I’m going to wait for him to make the first move.
It was Kakudo who struck first. Rin saw him flex his neck before dust around him started levitating into the air. Before Rin could react, Kakudo had clumped up stray dust around him to turn into rocks of hard-packed earth that were sent flying in his direction. Rin lifted his arms from the sleeves of loose shirt, and with it a wall of flashing light erupted in front of him. In a moment the sand clumps burst into stray dust.
However, while Rin defended himself, Kakudo seemed to have been preparing for another attack.
Rin was slammed on both sides by what felt like invisible walls. He felt something in his arm crack slightly as he fell to the ground, pushing at the two transparent objects. He channeled more of the energy he had absorbed from the surrounding environment into his arms, giving him the strength to keep the walls at bay. Rin looked up to see his opponent was walking towards him slowly, almost nonchalant. Rin felt the walls become harder to resist with each step Kakudo took, forcing him to put more of the captured ki into his limbs.
Sweat dripped from his forehead.
To make it through this fight.
Rin smiled up at Kakudo, trying his best to make it look as though he wasn’t struggling beneath his sweaty face.
Kakudo looked past Rin, forming a sphere of hardened air between his hands he seemed ready to launch.
“You call my psychokinetic abilities weak?” he asked as he slid his right foot farther up along the wall.
Rin slowly began transferring the energy from his right arm to his left, in doing so increasing the pressure the telekinetic force put on his right side. He put his right foot against the invisible wall, pushing as much as he could against it.
Rin let his right arm from the wall, his leg he’d pressed against it providing some support for this split second, before shooting off a blast of shining ki against the ground from his right palm. The momentary flash it created blinded Kakudo in front of him. On instinct, Kakudo turned to his side to see Rin smiling as he began letting the absorbed ki form a flowing aura of white around him. When Kakudo threw his ball of solidified air at Rin, it vaporized on contact with the ki.
Kakudo sent another invisible wall of force at Rin only for him to pass through it as he ran towards his opponent, the aura dissolving the solidified force.
Rin leaped at Kakudo as he pressed his right palm against his opponent’s breast, the ki of the off guard opponent naturally flowing into his energy-dry arm. Kakudo looked as though he could barely stand up after a moment of Rin absorbing his energy. Kakudo in his weakened state tried to pull away but Rin gripped onto him tight, his energy being sapped by the second.
Rin pushed Kakudo away, detecting very little ki output from him now as his opponent staggered back as they he’d fall over at any minute.
Rin got on one knee to press his palms to the ground. From the earthen floor sprung up five thick, dark green vines with red leaves and crimson thorns that snapped to attention to whip at Kakudo. Kakudo’s body became stung with streaks of red, blood, pierced by the faster-than-whip speed of the vines. As soon as Rin stopped giving absorbed ki to the plants and the laid on the ground in a crumpled heap, Kakudo laid on the ground, bleeding profusely with deep gashes in his legs, chest, arms and mouth.
Rin stood over him, trying to suppress the guilt he felt.
He turned and walked to Shita’s Sentry. He walked right up to the girl with the blond bun. She appeared to be visibly afraid of him, her hands shaking a little as she gripped the handles of her sword.
Rin smiled before picking up his bag from the ground.
Rin turned to the stadium to see two men and two women in those blue uniforms but the syringe part of their toothpaste tube-like objects into the blood that pooled around Kakudo. Suctions, they were called. They started pressing the tubes, creating suction and absorbing the blood into the transparent containers.
The four of them turned to him.
“I want eighty percent for my guys,” Rin said.
They all shook their heads at him before turning back to their work. Rin turned to a clearly disturbed Shita.
“Leave us,” Shita said to her Sentry.
Shita’s soldiers seemed to slowly move away from Rin, steadily making their way to the corner of the building.
Shita shifted her eyes to the field, watching them carry Kakudo away. She straightened her posture and looked at him.
Shita glared at him, almost looking as though she’d take her swords out at him.
Shita let go of her sword’s handle, looking distressed.
Shita swallowed, fear running across her face before slumping her shoulders in defeat.
Rin lightly punched at her shoulder, confusing Shita as she was shocked at the mock display of affection.
Rin could see Shita was trying not to gasp.
The Center was a place far more stable than the periphery areas of the Bizarre Realm. There, large kingdoms had gathered to form safe areas and territories where Land Shifting was only half or a third as common as it was in the peripheral areas of the Bizarre Realm. There Circles were larger, more well-kept and over all safer. However, to be admitted into a kingdom there required a Circle to already be powerful and self-sufficient. It was a pipe’s dream for an individual Circle from the periphery area to join one of the larger kingdoms in the Center.
“You…you’re not thinking of joining the Center are you?” Shita asked.
“Are you sure you’ll be safe?” Tenla asked.
“My question is do we have any other choice?” Shita asked.
“I’m afraid we don’t Shita,” he replied.
The two of them turned to see him standing in the doorway of the circular ship—a ship that was originally a small pod that disconnected from the main Circle. Rin frowned at them impatiently.
He disappeared into the interior. After he entered Shita pulled her pack farther up her back and waved Tenla goodbye before moving onto the pod just as Rin did. The interior wasn’t much more than a plane house with a control station where one piloted the small ship. Rin leaned in the corner, almost as if he was going to sleep. Shita almost glared at him in frustration, a question forming inside her mind as she did.
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This month’s guest post is from Mario Deal.
I’ve known him for quite some time being in various Facebook groups and private Skype masterminds.
Mario always came across as a clever SEO – a guy who knows how to push the needle in the SERPs.
Thus I was very excited when he said he wanted to share a success story with a high-profile client site.
In this article, you’re going to learn the exact onsite and offsite SEO plays Mario made to 4x this website’s organic traffic.
Back in late April, I was tasked with increasing traffic to a well known health and fitness website.
On the front end, they were selling their hot fitness app, but they had a blog that was bringing in the majority of the website’s traffic.
It went from around 7k organic visitors/mo to about 68k per month.
I’m not going to lie… a lot of the heavy lifting was already done in getting the site off the ground as you can see, but this particular company needed help getting to the next level.
They simply couldn’t compete with their biggest competitors because the big fish were getting 100,000 to 1,000,000 organic visitors to their site a month.
On the blog portion of their website, they were putting out a lot of great content and they were gaining links naturally from that content.
So, with things going so well I had to look at their SEO strategy from angles where they weren’t approaching from to get this site to grow to even higher levels.
Just like any good SEO, you have to look at what’s happening on page and what’s happening off page and go from there.
There’s always something you can be doing to make things just slightly better… and those little wins compound over time turning your site into a powerhouse if you stick with it.
Below is exactly what I did to quadruple the site’s traffic in the next 6 months.
On the first pass after auditing the website for any major errors, I added a lot of internal links to older content from 2016-2017.
There was a lot to go through as there’s over 1,000 blog posts on the site from that time period.
A lot of the new content that was being produced could link to the older posts giving them more authority and the older posts that had authority could push the newer pages in the SERPS just through internal linking.
Everyone’s approach to this is different with how link juice flows, but I like to spread it around as much as possible.
I think a good example is how Wikipedia does their internal linking because you’ll notice how they internally link to as many pages as possible within each article.
I was careful not to over optimize with heavy anchor text internally as well. It’s okay to be aggressive, but there’s definitely a limit you shouldn’t push as it’ll make things harder for you when trying to rank specific pages.
I had a list of pages I really wanted to rank higher and get more traffic to, but I wanted the entire site to rank well as a whole.
This strategy really helped with that, as it was the first part before powering up the site with links.
For anchor text I would say that I would use target anchors 50% of the time and the other 50%, I would use words that were nearby, but had the target anchor in close proximity to the link.
For example, let’s say I wanted to rank /blog-post-197 for “best page in the world”.
50% of the time, I would have anchor text be “best page in the world”, “great page”, “amazing page”, etc. as the internal anchor. These anchors being keywords I wanted the page to rank well for.
The other 50% of the time I would have a sentence like this: “This is the best page in the world and you can find it here.”, where “find it here” would be the internal anchor I’d use.
By having “find it here” as the internal anchor it would balance out the internal link anchor profile of the page while also passing relevance since the keyword is in close proximity to the link.
I can’t tell you exactly how much of an effect that had, but I believe it had some sort of positive impact in helping pages rank. Feel free to test that out yourselves and let us know what findings you had.
Changed page titles that were similar or identical to other pages or found ways to add in additional keywords while still looking natural.
Noindexed at least 50 landing pages that were being used for paid traffic. These were very similar to one another (had mostly the same content), indexed and providing no SEO value. Read more on this.
All this was found using the latest version of Screaming Frog.
The SEO plugin of choice was Yoast, and I used that to close off a lot of areas that were open to indexing.
You may not see some of these depending on how your site is structured.
Another thing I did was added an HTML sitemap of all the blog posts (that is automatically updated as new posts go live) while linking to that sitemap in the global footer navigation.
Unfortunately, I thought this would be as easy as adding in an HTML sitemap plugin to the WordPress theme and it would work, but the popular ones I’ve tried didn’t play well with the website.
I had to have the engineering team create something for me that would get the job done and implement it on the site.
Since we didn’t have pages that I wanted in there, I told them to just have a list of all old blog posts (with the post title as the hyperlink to the blog post) and have it auto populate as new content gets published to the site.
This might sound complicated, but it’s really not. I had the resources given the size of the company, so I utilized their developers.
I can’t speak for anyone’s specific work, but there are gigs on fiverr.com with great reviews of people who can implement this for you fairly easily for $5.
The thought process behind that was to pass more juice to the blog posts that didn’t have as many internal links while creating a quicker path for Google to find all these posts.
While all that may seem easy, it was very time consuming, but at the same time, extremely beneficial to the website’s authority.
For the site’s off page strategy, I decided to rely solely on guest posts.
I used services like Authority Builders, Love to Link and a few freelancers who had partnerships with other site owners.
You can easily find good freelancers in Facebook groups. Honestly a lot of them reach out to me on LinkedIn and have just developed relationships from there.
I made sure to check out the link profiles of the site’s I was getting links from (if I could), but the main thing I was looking for is that the site was ranking well in Google.
If their rankings were decreasing, looked like they had any penalties, or didn’t have the 1,000 visitor/month threshold, I skipped it.
I only wanted to work with sites that were performing well and in Google’s good graces. Like Matt says, it might not be a huge signal now, but we’re in this for the long haul and future proofing ourselves.
In my opinion, and to keep the site safe, it was a step that was well worth it to add to this process.
Both of these sites are good examples of what I would be looking for from guest post links.
Traffic has been increasing over time and the traffic going to the site is beyond the 1k per month mark.
These sites needed to at least be getting 1,000 or more organic visitors per month for me to want to get links from.
It’s also worth noting that even if the site passed all my criteria, I also made sure that they weren’t obvious about selling guest posts on their site.
I would look for things like “Advertise”, “Write for us”, or “Sponsored” on the sites and if I saw that, or anything similar, I would skip those as well.
Earlier I mentioned that I was looking for specific areas that were neglected so I could capitalize on easy SEO wins.
So, one thing to note is that before I started working with this site, the vast majority of the links were going to the home page.
I knew I had to start building links to inner pages to get the site ranking much higher.
This was an angle that hadn’t been explored before and I knew would really get rankings jumping if done right.
Sure, the internal pages were getting links naturally, but there weren’t very many and I knew the pages could be performing much better with additional links built to them.
I keep a running Excel spreadsheet on my computer (yes, I wear a tin foil hat) of which pages I was targeting, the link to the guest post, the anchor text I used, the DA of the site, which service I used, the date and the price of each link. Pretty simple.
Pages and links are blurred for privacy reasons, but you get the idea. This was how I kept track of the links being built on a month to month basis.
I built links to 30 internal pages for a total of 100 links in the span of 6 months. This may seem like a lot, and it is, but the site had traffic to support these incoming levels of links.
Also, as the traffic increased, I was able to build links a little bit faster as well. Again, I was keeping in mind the traffic coming to the site and what would look natural from a linking perspective.
At the end of April, the site was averaging around 70,000 organic sessions per month. Today the site is around 300,000 organic sessions per month.
Out of the 30 pages that I built links to, maybe 15% of those were brand new blog posts. The rest of the posts I built links to were blog posts that had age and authority built up already.
For the new blog posts, since they were brand new to the site, I didn’t want to hit those heavy with links. Usually for those I built no more than 1-2 links to in total over that 6 month period.
The older blog posts had the age, rankings and traffic coming in, so depending on how much traffic was coming to them, I’d build anywhere from 3-10 links over the same timeframe.
For example, if a blog post was getting around 5k visitors a month, I would be comfortable sending 3-5 links there in a month because traffic levels supported that.
If a post was getting 100 visitors or less per month, those usually got way less links and I’d wait longer before building more.
I’d probably build 1 link to those each month whereas the heavier traffic pages I would get a link to that page once a week or once every other week.
I was also be building these links simultaneously. On any given week, I would be getting anywhere from 5-10 links spread across the site. Those links would get divided up by the traffic levels for each page I’d be targeting.
Another thing that kept the site safe was the anchor text I was using to rank these pages.
Most of the links built either had the brand name in the anchor text somewhere or was extremely broad.
So for instance, if I was building links to a page /5-best-interval-workouts, I would use variations like “interval workouts from BRAND”, “BRAND NAME”, the url, or “workout”.
The reason for this, was for safety. I didn’t go aggressive because I didn’t feel the need to. The site was responding extremely well and there was no need to push the gas down further with aggressive anchor text links.
The guest post linking into the target page was always on topic and the content on them would be about what I was trying to rank for.
I think it’s really important for the site linking in to be thematically relevant to your site in some way. There’s millions of sites in the health and fitness space that I could leverage, so there wasn’t a need to get creative with which sites linked into ours.
It’s not a huge deal, but still worth noting that all the links I had built were in the 30-60 DA range.
Having a high Domain Authority wasn’t a main factor of mine when evaluating a link, but it was something I was keeping track of and using as a metric for the links that were built.
I really feel that the combination of spreading around the link juice with links while making sure there were plenty of internal links within the content was what helped propel this site to new heights.
You can see that during major algorithm shifts, the website only performed even better after everything was said and done.
I hope you enjoyed this little case study as much as I enjoyed writing it for you.
It goes to show that you don’t need fancy SEO tricks to get high rankings and traffic to your blog or website. You don’t need to trick Google with the latest SEO hack that won’t work a month from now.
I’ve tried those tricks too and they never last or become ineffective shortly after. You just need to be consistent with what works.
You can think of this case study as a follow up to Matts two ebooks “Evergreen Onsite SEO Guide” and “Backlink Blueprint Timeline” because once you have the foundation set up correctly, it’s pretty easy to ride the bigger waves after that.
Nice post. How much did you spend on Guest Posts?
Hey John, since I was going after higher end sites with traffic, I was averaging 1k-2k/month on links.
How many links did you add altogether to take it to where it is now? Did you add any content to the site?
Yeah content was added and about 100 links were built.
Awesome post!!! I really like the way you built the links based on authority.
Thank you for this article.. comes at a very relevant time for me when I was considering selling my site. Rankings dipped last year as I wasn’t consistent, earnings now at a fifth of what they were last year.. so I’m going to implement this.. thank you thank you thank you!
Awesome.. Thanks for sharing Mario. Really appreciate it.
What was your monthly retainer for this client? Great job man!
Just wanted to ask, in the guest posts, how many times do you link to your website? Do you also link to authority websites?
Just once to the target site usually and yeah, almost always had at least one outbound authority link.
Great post, Mario. What is your approach for finding guest post opportunities? Beside using Authority Builders, of course.
Thanks man. I used services like Authority Builders, Love to Link and a few freelancers who had partnerships with other site owners.
For me, the challenge in guest posts is that it is just one further thing I have to do, and I struggle to keep posting on my own blog each fortnight.
At some point in time, you gotta get some help (i.e. staff), brotha.
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One of the things that inspired me to do university ministry in Perú is the possibility of getting students excited about God's mission. Students in Arequipa come from diverse backgrounds - imagine if they were inspired to take the gospel to unreached parts of Perú and beyond! I've just been part of a training course where Pioneers is working towards this goal, not just with University students, but with the larger church community. The aim is to give people an understanding (and experience) of missions and then give them the opportunity to take on further study. Christine is actually doing the in-depth three-month course at the moment.
Allen George from our mission presented a training guide for potential Latino missionaries. This is an amazing resource and has been over a year in the making, thanks to Chris Conti and her team in Lima.
At the end I found out that several people had a strong desire to take the gospel to the Quechua people who live in the Peruvian highlands where there are still many unreached communities. They connected up with people who were fluent in Quechua and are making plans. There was also one person who was willing to go to a strategic nation that is generally closed to western people. Thanks Pioneers team. What an exciting and inspiring conference!
It never rains here in Arequipa. We're living in a desert. Well, that's true except in the wet season - late December, January, February and a little in March.
We've just been through the most severe wet season in 30 years. This meant lots of broken pipes, flooding in the streets and frequent water cuts.
We had one really difficult day without water. I made the assumption that if the water stopped, we still had 120 litters of water in the hot water system. I was wrong! When the water stopped, so did the hot water. Someone explained that when the water is cut, there is no pressure to drive the water through the hot water system. It was a frustrating day not being able to flush toilets or wash dishes and fortunately it only lasted a day.
I went out and bought several large containers to hold our water backup. So when the later water cuts came we were fine.
Christine is under our make-shift rain water catcher. We purchased this to protect the washing machine from the sun but accidentally discovered that in heavy rain the water funnels to one point where we can catch it in a barrel. It's ironic that the water cuts are during times of heavy rain so it's great to be able to catch the precious rain water.
All the containers you can see (above) were used for storing (a ridiculous amount of) drinking water.
Water purification technology has come a long way. Previously missionaries had to import an expensive water filtration systems from Europe. The local people boil their water, which in the long run is also expensive. Now it's easy to purchase here these inexpensive two phase filter system. The first (black) unit is a paper filter that removes all the particles. The second (white) unit is a carbon filter that kills the bacteria.
We've learnt a few simple lessons that have made life so much easier. I think that both in Australia and here in Peru we are very aware of how precious water is.
Here are a few photos of our home plus the kids. We live on the second floor of a Peruvian family's home.
Annabelle posing - who does she get that from? Styrofoam can be a lot of fun. This is our little balcony where we have our washing machine and we dry our clothes.
When taking photos I sometimes ask them not to smile and this is what happens.
Annabelle enjoying dancing! This is our study and possibly where we can have students stay.
Thank God for our home. We love the place - it's close to markets, shops and the university where David hopes to work. It's also convenient because there are lots of buses from here into the city.
In our next post we'll share what it's like when it rains in the desert - water shortages and flooding at the same time.
Can how we work together make a difference?
I'm in the office of "Corazones Unidos" ("United Hearts"). This is an organisation which supports people with disabilities, providing practical help with wheelchairs and also helping to bring this community together. It is a partner organisation of Joni Eareckson Tada's "Joni and friends". Our church here, Calvary Chapel Arequipa, works with this organisation - our pastor Efrain manages the office and coordinates events along with his wife.
I'm currently doing something really simple - backing up several years of computer records that had never been backed up and setting up a boot password. In a place where computers are often a target for theft, this is a good idea.
Our pastor is currently working on a much more pressing need. Their lease on this current office is running out and they need to move out of this building. So how do we find space with an incredibly tight budget?
Efrain has been speaking with businesses, churches and individuals in the area to see if someone is willing to rent space at a highly subsidised rate. It involves knocking on doors of business that seem to have a spare room and explaining the work of Corazones Unidos and seeing if they are willing to negotiate a price. It also involves visiting other local churches and seeing if we can work with them. Often rooms may only be used once or twice a week and there is the potential to somehow share the space. I'm learning a lot of about how things work here. It's so important to have of a strong network of friends/contacts and it is also so important for churches to work together.
Maybe the love of Christ can be shown just as much in the way that we Christians work together as in what we do.
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I knew the run on Saturday was going to be hard but I got a surprise I didn't expect. I ran with Allen, our team director and fitness fanatic, and another friend. Both these guys are in training for a marathon in Lima. About half way into the run a little dog chased us, along with a bunch of other street dogs. Normally they get close but not too close but this one bit my ankle. I stopped and shouted at it and it scuttled away. It was a small bite which hardly broke the skin. We stopped and washed the bite area and then we continued our run - another 6 km home.
Later we decided that even though the risk of rabies from such a superficial bite was incredibly low it would be safest to get the rabies vaccines. My cousin Deepa also pointed out that the consequences of rabies are so severe that it is never worth the risk. Someone in her family had a horrible death 30 years ago when bitten by a someone's pet dog.
6am on Sunday morning I headed to a hospital nearby to get the vaccine. At first they wanted a referral from a doctor but eventually agreed to let me see a doctor. The doctor told me that here they had only limited amount of the anti-rabies vaccine and this was reserved for people who had been bitten on the face or on the arms where the risk of contracting the disease was high. He said that there was a private clinic I could go to but this was open only Monday to Friday. I began to explain that I really needed my first injection within 24 hours of getting bitten but I could see that was not going to get me anywhere. With the limited resources they had, I was a very low risk case and was not a priority.
This was my first experience in a large Peruvian hospital and the place made me uncomfortable. The bed that I saw had dried blood stains on the foam where the plastic cover had worn off. I was glad I wasn't sick. As I walked out a nurse ran out after me. She explained that there was another hospital at Goyeneche, not too far away, that could probably help. She spoke to reception and they made a phone call for me. The reply was that they couldn't help me today. The lady at reception suggested that I just turn up in person at the hospital and see what they say. So I hopped on a bus to Goyeneche hospital.
This was a beautiful 100 year old hospital. It was a bit run down on the outside but was a clean and friendly hospital. I found the anti-rabial centre and had a great chat with the doctor here. Apart from rabies he also has a specialisation in venomous bites. We talked how dangerous it is to live in Australia with so many venomous snakes and spiders.
Allen, our team director and doctor, found this list was quite amusing and has had fun suggesting ways I could break many of these rules at the same time. I've tried to be a good patient and I've only broken two rules. No they're not the ones you're thinking!
So everyday I go in for an injection and it's all free thanks to the Peruvian government. Apart from an aching arm I have had no adverse side-effects. Thank God that we've got good medical help in Arequipa. Also, thank you for those who have prayed for me.
Several people have suggested I stay away from stray dogs. Running seems to attract dogs that want to bite so requires caution. I normally carry a couple of stones to scare these dogs.
As for keeping away from stray dogs generally... Some of them are just so cute and they're happy to come up say "Hi!" (actually "Hola!" because they're Peruvian). Here are two pictures of dogs on the street that did just that.
Do I really need to keep away from the friendly stray dogs?
I am excited that every people group in Peru will be reached for Gospel. Though we may play only a tiny part in God's plan, I am confident that hundreds of thousands of people in Peru who currently do not know Jesus will one day worship Him as Lord and Savior. Am I just a silly optimist? Is this just a crazy dream?
There are a couple of very good reasons why we can be confident. Patrick Johnstone, editor of Operation World, explains this in detail. He gives two reasons why not just Peru but the world will be reached by the gospel.
Firstly, Jesus promises it. The job he gave us to do will be completed. In Matthew 24 Jesus promises that the gospel will be preached through the whole world. Also in Revelation 7:9 we read about "a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb".
Secondly, the statistics demonstrate that this is actually happening. While the church in Europe and other parts of the west have been in decline, in Latin America, Africa & parts of Asia the church has been growing strongly. Globally there was a hard patch in the mid 20th century where we had 60 years of stagnation but in 1950/60 something dramatic happened. This continued in the 1970's with massive growth in Latin America. In the 1980's it was China and now it continues in India.
Patrick says that while he is optimistic there are still dangers and challenges. He sees the main danger being the fragmentation of the evangelical church over secondary issues. A challenge is that we need to have a long term perspective. Anything that is done quickly is not necessarily going to get quick results - let alone the long-term transformation of a culture.
See the full interview with Patrick Johnstone here.
Patrick Johnstone Part 1 of 2 from U.S. Center for World Mission on Vimeo.
So bringing this back to Peru - we're seeing the church continuing to grow. We also see so much potential. In our ministry area with university students there is currently only a single full-time Christian staff worker for all of southern Peru - which is a massive area. What would happen if we could have a staff worker for each city and even each University? We also see an openness to the Gospel and people are willing to discuss Spiritual issues.
Here in Peru there are dangers and challenges too. The danger I see is with rapidly growing churches that teach that the Bible promises prosperity and health. The subtle message they promote is that God solely exists to fulfill our needs rather than our need to submit to Him. The challenge on the other hand is to have Bible based churches working together and supporting each other. These are exciting times and also times for prayer.
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Christmas is a great opportunity to give and to reach out to the community.
Here are photos from two events in the lead up to Christmas. The first was an event for handicapped kids. It began with a little play from the group of university students that I'm now getting to know better. It told the story of a girl who didn't want a present from Santa. She's dragged by the ear by her grandma to Santa who cannot believe that a girl doesn't want a present. The girl explains that Santa's gifts are fine but she has already been given a gift that is amazingly precious, will never break, will never get lost and will not just bring joy for a couple a couple of days but for all time. Santa (and the kids) press her to reveal this gift which she finally shares is her Lord Jesus.
We all celebrated with hot chocolate and paneton. Paneton is a light fruit cake which is yummy and traditional at Christmas. Each of the kids then received gifts - thanks to the generosity of the church.
The parents of handicapped kids have a hard life - even from just the physical point of view. Very few can afford a car and many cannot even afford a wheelchair. Without wheelchairs many of these kids spend most of the life inside their homes. Our pastor is a coordinator with the charity Joni and friends and slowly more people are getting access to wheelchairs and support. He sees this very much as a mission to an often unreached part of our community.
The following day we visited "El Mirador" which is a new neighbourhood a bit of a distance out of town. It lived up to its name which means "The View".
Here we had a similar events with lots of kids. Here we are again enjoying hot chocolate and paneton.
The crowd really engaged with the Christmas play.
The girls have been attending a wonderful preschool here in Peru which they just love. It is run by two wonderful ladies Lula and Sandra. We were recommended this preschool by our fellow missionaries for several reasons - it is a Christian pre-school and they are used to having new missionary kids. Also Sandra speaks fluent English which has been a huge help for me, more than the girls. Each morning the bus arrives to take them.
The girls can’t wait till next year because as Annabelle says “I get to go to Lula’s class because I’m bigger!”. They do the usual preschool things (learn numbers and letters) but there are a few big differences to Australia. For example they don’t have a lot of free play time and receive homework each day – usually colouring, tracing letters and numbers, cutting and gluing. Another one is that when Annabelle was naughty her lovely teacher told me she threatened her with a cold shower and she quickly fell into line. You gotta see the funny side of this and laugh!
On Saturday we attended the final concert for the preschool. It was amazing! It included three carols belted out by the 2-6 years olds. They did well and looks like they knew most of the words in Spanish.
Then traditional dances from each age group.
Finally there was a Nativity pageant. There was one 6 year old who had the lead role who knew a huge number of lines and at least 3 solos by heart. Incredible! Annabelle and Amelia were shepherds and had lines too. Annabelle was very interested in tending to baby Jesus (a doll) much to the annoyance of ‘Mary’ and ‘Joseph’. J It was great to see the kids having fun up on stage.
Praise God for Lula and Sandra and the blessing it is to have a place for the kids to enjoy and learn Spanish.
The picture below is of the girls after their ballet concert which we enjoyed on Sunday. Once their performance was over we sat the girls on our laps so they could be inspired by the older performers. They can’t wait to return.
I woke up on the morning of the presentation feeling anxious. I had slept about 4.5hrs - I had stayed up until 2am going over the talk. My Bible reading that morning was a huge encouragement - it felt like a miracle. The passage that came up was Exodus 4:10-12 where Moses was explaining to God that he wasn't good with words. God tells Moses "Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say". This was exactly what I needed to hear.
I was relaxed when I gave the talk. I had Fernando standing next to me, ready to clarify when my Spanish was confusing. The great news is that after the talk 6 people wanted to join the team and 16 wanted more info. They are a talented group and we look forward to demonstrating what this community of Peruvian developers can do.
In my intro I mentioned that as a Christian, a follower of Jesus, I was willing to go where God wanted me to go. This was the reason I left my job and came to Peru to serve with University Students. I was very encouraged by another Christian who took up on this in his presentation and shared the forgiveness he had in Jesus.
Here's one thing we've already achieved - a quick win. Fernando, who heads this community of developers, helped to configure a Content Delivery Network (CDN) for the MissionsHub.org site. So images and other large files from the website are copied to servers in key locations around the world using a free service. This helps to make the website to load faster - whereever you are in the world. [Update 22/12/2011 - The CDN is improving performance in most countries but it has actually slowed the performance in Australia. We will investigate our options].
It was a huge privilege to be part of a Student Conference for AGEUP (evangelical university student movement in Peru). Students leaders from around southern Peru came together for four days in Cusco.
My Spanish skills are at the point where it's easy to get around and do things and to have simple conversations. Phone calls are still a challenge. I wasn't surprised that even though I thought I had spelt my name carefully on the phone, my name on my bus ticket was "David Yiewayacf".
I met the group of students heading to the conference at the bus terminal. They were a welcoming group and I felt at home immediately. These student knew how to find a good bargain. It was about a 12-hour overnight bus trip to Cusco & they got a ticket for 30 soles (11AUD). It's easy to spent triple that amount on the same trip. The bus was quite comfortable. Several non-essential items didn't work like the reading light and the air vents but the only issue was that our leader ended up getting wet when it rained as the bus leaked a bit.
I chatted a lot with a student named Erick who is studying Engineering and had a whole stack of English questions. What's the difference between "see" and "look"? What's the difference between "talk" and "speak"? Since coming I've realized what a huge task it is to learn a language. Several students had spent many years learning English but without people to practice with, no matter how many hours you spend with a book, it's very difficult to speak. Teaching English is a real opening to connect with students at University. If you're considering doing a short-term mission in Peru, without knowing Spanish, I would highly recommend teaching English. When teaching English is connected with a local church it is a powerful outreach.
At the conference, concentrating in the morning talks was sometimes hard. I had a few things working against me - lack of sleep, lack of coffee, the altitude (3400m) and what many of us would consider long talks (1.5+hrs) and in Spanish. No one told me that coffee is not a drink common with students in Peru. Fortunately we had some highly engaging speakers like Alex Chan who spoke about Sexuality and God's plan. He had the audience in hysterics. It was also good to hear talks about Christianity and Politics. In South America it can be dangerous for Christians to get involved in politics but often it is much more dangerous not to be involved. The political climate seems prone to extremes and Christians need to be a light in this arena.
It's exciting to see a group of students who are passionate about serving Jesus and meeting together. The students also take the initiative in running the ministry. This is important here because there are so few full time staff. Currently they have just one staff worker who looks after all of southern Peru - an area spanning hundreds of kilometers and several major cities including Arequipa.
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Read David's March 2019 Choral Journal article for further information for ensemble singers and leaders.
At voicescienceworks.org we focus on warm ups with a purpose. Our approach focuses on individual vocal growth as the central focus for ensemble development. This is especially important when working with groups of singers where the singer must be responsible for their own learning through the use of clear goals and personal feedback. Establishing exercises with defined targets is key. We prefer repetition and student feedback to pyrotechnics and pushing the range.
The BBC article "What It Takes To Stand Up To Authority" underscores two concepts that help to focus this idea. 1) people respond to authority with a different part of their brain than they do when puzzling out ideas for themselves and 2) people will participate to please a group without considering what they are doing. In order to help singers find their voices, we feel the need to actively structure singing spaces so that singers can engage in their learning without having to work against their authority receptors.
Mental calm, on the breath, and 5.4.3.2.1.
Have singers sit with their feet flat on the floor, with their hands resting on their knees and palms toward the ceiling. Have them notice their breath and open their fingers on the inhale, curling their fingers over their palms on the exhale. Gently guide them to notice their breath, and parts of their body including feet, hands, shoulders, hips, larynx, etc.
Have them notice what they see with their eyes closed. You might say "you may see patches of light, dark, or colors. Focus on one of the darker patches, and let it begin to grow back into your mind, cascading through your body, bringing your self energy passed your breath, letting your energy pool in your feet." After a moment, ask them to open their eyes when they feel ready, letting the light in the room fill their breath like the dark patch did when their eyes were closed.
Ask for feedback on what they notice in their bodies or minds.
For younger vocalists, pause and focus can be more challenging. Try this part of the warmup with a more active exploration of their environment followed by a few deep breaths and sighs.
Guiding singers to center their bodies and bringing them toward awareness of the muscles used in breathing creates a healthy template for a singer’s breath. The first time we work through the sequence below, we pause to ask for verbal feedback, often building in smaller segments.
1) To begin, have singers stand, close their eyes, and notice how their feet feel pressing against the earth, and how the earth feels pressing against their feet. Ask them to notice the result of their breath in their feet.
2) Ask them to feel as if roots are growing from the bottom of their feet, and as if each inhale feeds root growth.
3) Ask them to feel their ankles moving in tiny circles, as if they have a hula hoop around their ankles. Notice the freedom they feel in their bodies even as their feet are grounded to the earth.
3) You can add hula hoops at different locations and in different directions including the knees, hips, ribs, and neck/head.
4) Go back to the dark patch in the eyes from Step 1, and feel as if the energy coming into the eyes feeds back into the breath, connecting to the root growth through the feet.
5) Notice how the body's suspension system is fed by breath and frees the body to feel more open to sound.
6) Add simple sounds like glides, or allow the circles to quiet, reminding them that the body is always in motion, and let the eyes open, letting light come into the body, feeding the breath into the ground.
1) Wave at a friend across the room vigorously, and keep finding new friends to wave at.
2) Do "The Twist" or ask them to squish a grape with their feet individually or together.
3) Hop, squat, turn around.
4) Do them all in sequence fairly rapidly and add phonation at the end.
The next step is to engage the body more fully to build awareness of muscular engagement. Have them breathe in over 12 counts, and then pulse (on [ʒ], [s], [h], etc.) for 8 counts, focusing on the kick-out muscle. Try to allow the larger abdominal muscles to remain less engaged as the kick-out muscle engages. To begin, placing a hand on the belt can remind singers where to focus their energy. Increase the intake to 16, 20, etc. counts.
People tend toward habituated seating and standing postures that are less than optimum. We often create more muscle tension by trying to enforce postural language like “stand tall”, “push shoulders back”, “raise the breast bone”, etc. To help singers find physical freedom, encourage them to think of the base of the torso ending below the hips, and to imagine the base of the torso floating above the center of their feet, while they look at something across the room. Noticing where they feel the result of their breath can help guide their body into efficient solutions.
There are five muscle groups that coordinate through four functions that impact vocal fold vibration. From top to bottom in the above, these functions are: stretching (CT muscles), thickening (TA muscles), bringing together (LCA and IA muscles), opening the folds (PCA muscles). Vocal exercises can target these functions to aid overall coordination and effectiveness.
Below are several approaches that allow vocalists to focus on specific laryngeal coordination goals. Visit our "Inside the Larynx" page for more information on laryngeal muscles. Larygeal coordination is made more easy when twang (see inertance) is added, so the use of the toddler whine ("I don't waaaannna!") with the owl ("whoooo") can be a nice way to begin focus on the larynx.
Ask them to vocal fry, mouth closed, thinking an [ə] vowel to help focus the first energy boost of the vocal tract (see Harmonics vs. Formants for more). The vocal fry coordinates the opening and bring-together muscles (arytenoid) and thicken muscles (thyroarytenoid). Well-coordinated arytenoid/thyroarytenoid engagement is important for creating focused sound. Next, have them fry glide, allowing the pitch to glide slightly higher and slightly lower without changing the vowel shape. This engages the stretching muscles (crycothyroid), again, with the goal of clean coordination.
The next series of exercises involve octave glides, which are important for coordinating all five intrinsic laryngeal muscles across the range. You can think of the healthy muscular coordination like seamless gear shifting in a car. Begin by singing several glides in the middle part of the range, allowing singers to repeat some octaves multiple times until their voices feel smooth and even. Spend most of your time in the middle of the range, gradually working to range extremes.
Setting up the body to make sound is essential. Prior to singing a glide, have them imagine what the top note will feel like on the vowel they are about to sing, and then to breathe into the shape of that vowel prior to singing.
The straw (or cup) is a wonderful tool for helping to stabilize laryngeal muscles because it provides acoustic back pressure, which allows the laryngeal muscles to work more easily. Simply place the straw between the lips, ensuring that no extra air escapes around the straw or through the nose, to maximize on back pressure. Sing an octave glide into the straw at normal volume, thinking an [u] vowel shape. We use the straw for many other exercises as well, including in place of words while rehearsing repertoire.
Vocal acoustics are profoundly complex, but a little working knowledge can help choral singers to find new solutions quickly. For more on vocal acoustics, visit our Resonance, Harmonics vs. Formants, and Acoustic Strategies pages.
You can think about the vocal tract as creating energy boosts in the sound. These boost are known scientifically as "formants." Learning to discuss the first two main energy boosts can open up a world of opportunity. Structurally, the vocal tract can be thought of as columns of air, or, for ease, "the pitch of the air in the throat," (Formant 1=energy boost 1) and "the pitch of the air in the mouth" (Formant 2=energy boost 2). Each of these areas has measurable properties and distinguishable aural focus targets. When formant energy boosts align acoustically with the harmonics of the pitch being sung, the singer feels a boost of energy, stability, and volume.
When the pitches of the harmonics from the vocal folds line up with the formant energy boosts from the vocal tract, the singer feels increased energy and stability.
The first and strongest energy boost (Formant 1) is influenced by the entire vocal tract, but is often thought of primarily as occupying the air from the vocal folds to the base of the tongue. This area can resonate from around 200HZ to around 1200HZ (that’s roughly the pitches G3 to D6). Vocal pedagogy across stylistic lines tends to encourage stability in the first formant energy boost.
The second energy boost (Formant 2) is influenced primarily by the area from hump of the tongue to the lips, and is shaped by the jaw, tongue, lips, soft palate, teeth, and hard palate. This energy boost has a wider frequency range including harmonics between 600HZ to 2300HZ. Much of the information that we perceive as vowel (e.g. upper harmonics) is shaped in this area.
Note that there is overlap in the overall range of the first and second energy boost. The first energy boost will always be a lower frequency than the second. The ways in which these two frequencies combine define vowel to our ears. For example, an [u] vowel includes a first energy boost around 250HZ and a second energy boost around 800HZ. An [i] vowel, by contrast, includes a first energy boost around 250HZ and a second energy boost around 2300HZ. Vowel modification chooses cross combinations of these energy boosts to stabilize the vocal tract while maximizing on intelligibility of vowel perception.
When singers focus on the “neutral” vowels of [I]=bit, [U]=bull, and [ə]=but, they stabilize the first energy boost, and increase their chances to find acoustic mix, which then influences the vocal folds into a more medial posture. All of this leads to increased blend and balance.
Note that at the higher extremes of the female range, the neutral vowel will change to more of an [a], or even [ae] above B5. Encourage singers to allow for these changes to easily occur, rather than causing them to happen.
Exercise 1: Choose any of your favorite exercises, and sing them on “bit” “bull” “but”. Use a 5-note downward scale repeated for all three, starting in the middle range. Have singers notice the degree of relative stability in their sound by noticing if their larynx moves, and if there is any change in their perception of the neutral vowel.
Once they have internalized the concept, “replace” these neutral vowels with other ones. This is a mind trick, but works for almost anyone, since it allows for stability in the first formant, and clarity from the second formant. For the 5-note downward scale, you can have them sing “bean”, “boot”, “ball” (formant 2) while imagining “bit”, “bull”, “but” (formant 1).
Once singers have a sensation of a stable first energy boost (formant 1) using neutral vowels, they can add the sensations of formant 2 that create aural clarity. Start with exercises that help to train the tongue into a forward position.
1) Have the students sing [Z] on an Ab 3 (men) or Ab 4 (women), thinking [I] in formant 1.
2) Have them notice where the tip of their tongue is, what part of the tongue touches the canines, and what the back of the tongue feels like.
3) After they give feedback, let them know the target: a general sensation of the tip of the tongue touching the back of the bottom teeth, of the front/middle sides of the tongue touching the canines, and of a lack of tension at the back of the tongue.
4) Use the glide on [Z] to establish this tongue position across the range, changing to [hUŋ] (“hung”) near the top of the staff to avoid tongue tension.
5) Use the [Z] glide up, open to a vowel on the top note, and glide down on that vowel. The same can be done with [r] and [ʒ].
Acoustic strategies open the vocal registration discussion beyond the head voice/chest voice dichotomy. Acoustic strategies relate to how adjustments in the vocal tract, primarily the first energy boost (formant 1), highlight selected harmonics.
Whoop: The “whoop” strategy (first harmonic tracking) is indicative of aligning first energy boost (formant 1) with the first harmonic. People sometimes describe this feeling as light, heady, floaty, smooth, etc. The “whoop” is particularly effective for helping women to stabilize their sound in their passaggio and higher, and for men in creating a rich, warm sound in their mid and upper ranges.
Hey: The “hey” strategy (second-tenth harmonic tracking) is indicative of aligning the first energy boost (formant 1) with the second-tenth harmonics. Lower singers will experience higher harmonics, but most people tend to focuse on H2-H4. The first energy boost aligns directly with one of these harmonics, and easily leaps from one to the next. People tend to describe this sound as easy (when in the lower part of their range), large, vibrating, powerful, brilliant, brash, etc. The “hey” can be helpful for all voice types when singing in their lower and middle range and when discovering volume. In popular music styles, it is essential to develop this acoustical registration into the upper part of the range as well.
Acoustic Mix: The “acoustic mix” strategy (second-tenth harmonic tracking) is indicative of aligning the first energy boost (formant 1) between the second-tenth harmonics. Lower singers will experience higher harmonics, but most people tend to focuse on H2-H4. The first energy boost aligns between two harmonics, creating a "mixture" of the "hey" and "whoop" sounds. People tend to describe this sound as warm, round, tall, covered, smooth, rich, etc. The “acoustic mix” can be helpful for all voice types when singing across their entire range. Although approached somewhat differently, "acoustic mix" appears in all musical styles, and is the key to choral blend in most styles. It tends to be less intuitive for most people.
When singers have an active understanding of these distinct acoustical strategies, they also find greater stability and power when registering in more complex ways. (see the Acoustic Strategies page).
Bozeman, Ken. Practical Vocal Acoustics. Pendragon Press, 2013.
One of our favorite games that we've created for feeling the contrast between "hey", "acoustic mix", and "whoop" is The Three Birds Game. First, quack like a duck, like, a really annoying duck. Put that on a five note scale if you want. Then, quaw like a goose on the same scale and really be the goose. Describe the difference that you feel. Lastly, coo like a pigeon, yup, on the same scale, and, again, describe the differences you feel and hear. Although this isn't a fool-proof method for achieving these resonant strategies (that is, your body still has to agree), if you've allowed yourself to play the part of the three birds, then you've probably noticed a significant color shift in your sound with each bird. These color changes tend to align with "hey" for the duck, "acoustic mix" for the goose, and "whoop" for the pigeon. Try alternating them as you rise and fall through your range and see how your body responds.
Note: when being the duck, sometimes we can overly tighten our abdomen and throat muscles. This aligns with many people's experience with the "hey" resonant strategy. Try noticing if you can transfer your body's response to the pigeon over to the duck for greater ease across all birds.
Gliding on a “hey”, like [ae] and [e], is effect for creating stability. Gliding on [u] helps to develop a sense of contrast between the “whoop” and “hey”. Note that men may have trouble with the "hey" higher than F4, and women, A4. Focusing on feelings of vowel stability across octave glides can help lead to the discovering of "acoustic mix".
This exercise does a nice job of helping the singer articulate where the vocal tract adjusts easily for “hey” and for “whoop”. Focusing on feelings of vowel stability across octave glides can help lead to the discovering of "acoustic mix".
One of choral music's most elusive animals, blend (and it's cousin, balance) can be largely achieved through adjustment of the first energy boost. This concept stands in direct contrast to the idea of "pure" vowels. To ask for a "pure" vowel typically leads singers to create the same vowel (e.g. vocal tract) shape. The challenge with this lies with acoustic strategies. Vocal quality depends on which harmonic(s) a singer boosts. Vowel, on the other hand, is fairly flexible. A singer's vowel shape can be radically different than the perceived vowel and still sound to listeners like the target vowel. See acoustic strategies (vowel modification) for more. For choral blend, singers will often need to create vowel shapes that seem radically different from singers in other sections.
The choice of which vowel shape to create stems from the desired acoustic strategy. In most choral styles, acoustic mix tends to be the most desired target. When directors learn to guide singers toward vowel shape change, they avoid having to ask singers to tune ("tenors, the third is low"), sing softer ("altos, you're sticking out on that G#"), or lock in ("sopranos, listen to the chord"), among other choral challenges. This approach also yields positive results, as it encourages singers to create change rather than trying to take something away from their voice.
These next three images show a G major chord with basses on G2, tenors on G3, altos on D4 and sopranos on B4. The smaller notes above each sung note represent the singer's harmonics and are numbered along the left-hand side. The vowel shapes on the right-hand side of the harmonics represent the first energy boost of the vocal tract (formant 1).
Strange as it sounds, these shapes will lead to the first energy boost being more balanced, and to chord blending and balancing. It takes a little practice to find the vowel clarity such that the singers are singing the vowel shape while promoting the clarity of the target vowel. Lower notes, like the bass G2, that have more harmonic options have more vowel shape choices to play with as well.
Note that, since the "acoustic mix" strategy can be achieved by the first energy boost existing between any two harmonics, the above vowel shapes focus on the lowest possible iteration of "acoustic mix." It is possible to play with others, and a fun and creative exploration. Starting with the lowest option, which tends to be the strongest, will help singers create a solid understanding of the aural effects produced.
Note that, since the "hey" strategy can be achieved by the first energy boost aligning with any harmonic above the first one, the above vowel shapes focus on the lowest possible iteration of the "hey" resonant strategy. It is possible to play with others, and a fun and creative exploration. Starting with the lowest option, which tends to be the strongest, will help singers create a solid understanding of the aural effects produced.
Some choral directors are regularly interested in vocal sounds with fewer upper harmonics. The "whoop" resonant strategy can be effective in creating these sounds. Challenges exist in the choral context in that the bass and often tenor notes are too low to truly create "whoop", since the first energy boost can't match the first harmonic. For sopranos who learn to maintain the low pitch first energy boost, as they rise in sung pitch, they often create what some people call "hard" or "laser beam" sound. This can be desired by some, but can also sound piercing to others. The result comes from maintaining the lower pitched vowel shapes like [u] and [i] on higher notes, thereby keeping the first energy boost well below the first harmonic. This causes the vocal folds to adduct in more extreme ways, leading to the focus in the sound that can be interpreted as piercing. It can also, in some cases, lead to the second energy boost being more prominent in the sound (because the first energy boost is too far away from the first harmonic), which can cause the second energy boost to align with the second harmonic, thereby creating a false "hey" strategy.
Notice how for this style, the vowel shapes match more. Sign wave singing is as close as choirs get to creating "pure" vowel shapes.
Choose chords to sing, choose words and practice changing vowel shape while making the word intelligible. Go back and forth from the modified vowel shape to the perceived vowel shape and notice how the modified vowel shape creates clarity and focus to the sound. In time, you can provide the singers with a chord and a target word and ask them to decide what vowel shape best helps them achieve the desired style.
When we need to focus on certain techniques, or would like to challenge our singers a little more, we might use one of the following.
Octave glide [u]-[o]-[a]: very helpful for women to create stability in their passaggio (men should participate in the same range if they are to sing, for acoustic strategy reasons). Have the women glide over an octave through their passaggio, allowing the vowels to change when they feel comfortable, rather than making them change.
5-note downward [U]-[I]/[u]-[i]: good for establishing the first energy boost (formant 1) stability and connection to forward tongue position for the second energy boost (formant 2), and is helpful in creating a light, easy sound through the middle voice.
Puppy whine or elf giggle: these sounds are great for coordinating stretch and thicken muscles, and using minimal pressure for producing higher notes. They can also address back-of-tongue tension often associated with transitions and higher areas of the range.
Messa di voce: this is an effective measure of vocal tract and laryngeal stability. If a singer can messa di voce on a note, they have come close to mastering that part of their range.
Lips: We often associate lip movement with tongue and jaw movement, but the lips can engage separately from the other parts of the mouth. To demonstrate this, have the singers sing an [o] vowel on an Ab 3 (men)/Ab 4 (women). Set it up with the [u] for the first energy boost (formant 1), and notice how the second energy boost (formant 2) shapes itself. While maintaining that shape, have the singers round their lips, then spread them, noticing how the sound changes, and what difficulties they might experience in maintaining the established internal shapes. Do the same exercise with [i] and [a]. Sing a 5-note descending scale on “bweh” to help encourage a soft lip position.
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This carpet and bag shop in Istanbul is colorful but this photo is little more than a snapshot … too much for the eye to look at.
We all do it: We’re on holiday, and the food is great, the people unique, and the views inspiring. We want to capture all of it. Frequently this can mean busy, hectic scenes with a lot of activity. There are three options to get a great photo in this instance — don’t take it, focus in on what moves you, or try and get a wide shot to show the action.
Don’t do it. Step back and enjoy the situation. Sometimes I find not taking a photo allows me to enjoy the situation and embrace the action.
Shoot tighter shots, get closer, and focus on the things in the scene that move you.
Step back or get up above the scene and shoot as wide shot as you can to get as much of the action as you can.
One solution was to take this tight shot of local colorful handmade hats in the same scene.
Dinner scenes such as this have been photographed millions of times. To make your travel photos stand out, look for a fresh perspective on something common. Here, I chose to look down on the table from high above.
Every famous landmark has been photographed thousands of times. When it’s your turn, to take better travel photographs if a common place, act as though you’ve never seen it before. Take some time and walk around and get a different perspective. Find what appeals to you and capture your unique angle. Which may mean getting down on the ground or up on a bench.
Locals playing backgammon at the Turkish baths in Tblisi. After a while, they did not even know I was there.
People shots are frequently among my favorite travel photographs. Whether the photos are of the tourists and some of the interesting things they do, or of the locals doing what they always do, there are people all around you and many opportunities for capturing memorable, funny or cute images. I’ve found the best approach is to be friendly, say hi, introduce yourself with a smile, and ask if you can take photos. Then, if you are granted permission, simply blend as best you can. Before long, if you have permission to take photos, your subjects will forget all about you.
Placing the Land Rover on the right side of this image instead of the center allows the viewer to see the herd and leads the eye.
I like to move the subject away from the center and see how it balances with the rest of the frame, including other potential subjects as well as the light. There are no rules to guide you in doing this, and you’ll quickly realize that your instincts are your best guide. You’ll know when you have it right. You can also do a couple of different compositions and see which you like best – experiment. Because digital film is free.
By filling the frame, rather than standing back and trying to take the entire plane. Here the plane fills the frame, and the eye is drawn to the pilot.
When you’re shooting a wide scene it is sometimes difficult to determine where to place the subject in your shot. Making the subject too big will take away from the scene and compromise your story. Making the subject too small may confuse the viewer because they wont be able to determine what the subject is.
You can minimize this by almost filling the frame with your subject and offsetting it to one side. Filling the frame clearly identifies the subject and offsetting it enables you to include enough of the rest of the scene to tell the whole story.
Caucausain Shepards resting on a hill in the National Park of Tusheti. By getting closer to the dogs, they become the focus, rather than the mountains behind.
While trying to photograph a scene with a lot of elements it is sometimes difficult to determine what your subject is. The result can be a “busy” photo with too many things to focus on. This can also distract the viewer, as they don’t know where to look.
I always like to keep things simple. Choosing one of the elements as the main subject, and then getting closer provides more options for framing. Either method will result in less distraction for the viewer and better travel photographs as a result. Keep it simple and they’ll know exactly what you intended them to see.
This photograph ended up looking better as a vertical composition. Don’t get stuck in always shooting horizontal or vertical.
We all get stuck in routines. Take a moment to review pictures you’ve taken to find a trend. Maybe you always shoot vertically (common with smartphone users). Or maybe you always compose horizontally. Figure out your habit, and then change it up. Shots often beg to be one or the other so follow that instinct. Heck, all you have to do is turn your camera!
Frequently, I’ll capture two or sometimes four different compositions of the same image and determine the best later when I edit them. This way you always have options.
Crossing the ice on the Marsh Fork of the Canning River in Alaska. The highlight of sun draws the viewer’s eye into the photo and toward the two people walking on the ice.
Often, the difference between a snapshot and a great photo is simply the composition. A photo of the desert and a distant mountain is just a photo of sand and rock until you lead the viewer’s eye into the photo with a narrow road leading from the lower corner and up toward the mountain. A splash of color is another technique that adds depth and interest to the subject and serves to guide the eye – such as placing the orange glow of sunset off-center in the horizon just behind the mountain. Once you start looking at scenes to photograph, you will soon see lines and shapes everywhere to help add an accent to your images and just like that you will find you are able to take better travel photographs.
Leaving space to the left of this Maasai herder provided room for us to see the direction he is walking and gave space for him to move.
Even though photographs themselves are static, they can still convey a strong sense of movement. When we look at pictures, we see what’s happening and tend to look ahead – this creates a feeling of imbalance or unease if your subject has nowhere to move except out of the frame, i.e. give your subject room to “breathe” by not crowding it toward the side.
You don’t just get this effect with moving subjects either. For example, when you look at a portrait you tend to follow someone’s gaze, and they need space in the photo to look toward and not just off the edge.
I originally noticed the light shining out towards the sea. By waiting a few seconds for the light to shine directly toward the lens made this a much more impactful image.
Don’t just concentrate on your subject – look at what’s happening in the background, too. This ties in with simplifying the scene and filling the frame. You can’t usually exclude the background completely, of course, but you can control it. For example, wait a second until the bus passes or the lighthouse light comes into view and shines directly towards you. This would have been a very boring image without the light from the lighthouse.
You’ll often find that sometimes changing your position is enough to replace a cluttered background with one that complements your subject nicely. Don’t like that street sign? A few side steps may just plant a tree in front of it to block it. Or you can use a wide lens, lower aperture and a longer focal length to throw the background out of focus.
I’ve got one BONUS Tip for you, too: HAVE FUN! Traveling should be an enjoyable, exciting time. Capturing great images to document your trip or show friends and family back home is a great way to enhance the experience. But don’t get obsessed trying to take better travel photographs. Relax, be friendly and immerse yourself. You’ll be amazed at what you find.
Rick Saez is a California-based international travel, landscape and adventure photographer. He’s led expeditions and photo trips to Alaska, Nepal, Mexico, Africa and has photographed in 25 different countries on six different continents. Rick recently launched The Outdoor Biz Podcast where he interviews outdoor professionals to learn their stories, tips, strategies, and ideas about outdoor business, careers and lifestyle. Rick has been published in magazines such as Austrian Ocean 7 magazine, Runner's World, Alameda magazine and more. His clients include Eagle Creek, Mountain Khakis, Sea to Summit, Orvis, WETA Trimarans, Lowepro, Montbell and Sage to Summit.
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We all know that clients who are extremely satisfied with their lawyers bring repeat business to the law firm. Extremely satisfied clients are open to cross marketing that brings new and different matters to the firm as well. And finally, extremely satisfied clients are the best referral sources.
It is not surprising, then, that law firms can be greatly rewarded when they check in with their most important clients to make sure the relationship is going well. When a law firm understands what a client wants in terms of service, a satisfied client can quickly become an extremely satisfied client.
All client satisfaction interviews contribute to strengthening the client relationship. Many interviews result in new work opportunities. And a handful of interviews offer an opportunity to save a client relationship the law firm didn’t even know was slowing slipping away.
Your most important clients are obviously satisfied with your law firm. But in a competitive legal market, the future of that client relationship will depend on those clients becoming extremely satisfied.
What is a client satisfaction interview?
Every client defines “excellent service” differently. Unless the client is asked, lawyers can only guess if they are delivering what a specific client wants and expects.
A client satisfaction interview is an opportunity for the client to provide feedback to the law firm regarding his experience with the firm and its lawyers. While many clients can not evaluate the quality of a lawyer’s work product - - the brief, the estate planning documents or the purchase agreement - - clients do know when they are receiving excellent service.
A partner may think that it is reasonable to ask an associate to respond to a client phone call or email. A particular client may disagree. A lawyer may think that his client is quiet and thoughtful during their conversations. The client may think that his very talented lawyer could improve his listening skills.
Why do clients appreciate these interviews?
A client satisfaction interview conveys that the firm values the client and is not taking the client relationship for granted. Clients are impressed with law firms that take the time to ask for their feedback.
Clients understand that a satisfaction interview provides a rare opportunity for them to voice any issue they may be reluctant to raise with a lawyer whom they value. For example, a client who is extremely satisfied with his primary lawyer, may not have had a good experience with another lawyer at the firm and thereafter is cold to cross-marketing introductions. Understanding that issue may allow the primary lawyer to address the problem and pave the way to grow the long term client relationship.
What do law firms gain from these interviews?
Answers from client interviews provide law firms with tremendous insights about the specific client and valuable knowledge about how that client views the firm and its lawyers.
Interviews often reveal unknown client personality traits and quirks. There is the client who prefers phone calls to email. The client who prefers that closings actually take place around a conference table. The client who does not like talking to associates. The client who wants to receive hard copies of client advisories instead of in email format. The client who does not want to receive any client advisories.
Interviews reveal how the client defines excellent service and if the firm’s lawyers are meeting those expectations. We have heard about the phone calls that are routinely returned “late.” The client who wants more frequent progress reports. The bill that lacks sufficient detail. The thorough memo that provides pages of detailed legal analysis when all the busy client wants is the bottom-line answer in less than a page. The associate who fails to keep the partner adequately informed before taking certain actions. The lawyer who talks too much. The client concerned that the firm may not have adequate bench strength for upcoming transactions.
Often we ask clients if they use other law firms and why. Many clients will respond candidly to this question, and even offer to name these firms. They may compare law firm experiences, providing insight into best practices.
Clients also evaluate associates who have worked on their matters, providing important input to a younger lawyer's development.
We ask about current and future legal needs of the client, or client organization. In this way client interviews present an important opportunity to cross market in a subtle, low-key way. Often this question results in new business development opportunities for the law firm.
We ask if the client is interested in attending law firm seminars or receiving law firm advisories or newsletters.
Why DO LAWYERS GET NERVOUS ABOUT THESE INTERVIEWS?
It is only natural that a lawyer may be nervous at the idea that his client will be asked to comment on their working relationship. So we ask these lawyers to consider what would happen if they lost this client? What might it mean to their practice?
If the client were to change law firms, would this represent a significant loss for the lawyer? If the answer is yes, than the client is important enough that the lawyer needs to hear if there are any sticky points in the relationship. If the relationship is working well, but for a few minor issues, the lawyer will benefit from the new information. If the relationship has been a tentative one, what the lawyer learns from the interview may help him to strengthen his connection to the client or repair a relationship that can be saved.
If a client reveals an issue, no matter how minor it may sound, the firm must take immediate steps to address the issue. Otherwise the client will feel the firm has chosen to ignore him or trivialize his concern. By failing to act quickly, the firm risks losing the goodwill of this client.
By responding quickly and appropriately to any concern, the law firm will demonstrate its commitment to the client relationship. When approached for a referral, clients may use the fact of the client interview to illustrate that this firm stands behind its promise to deliver the best in legal services.
WHERE DO WE CONDUCT A CLIENT INTERVIEW?
We conduct client satisfaction interviews either in person at the client’s office, or on the telephone. Sitting down with a client allows us to develop an effective rapport with the client much faster. A phone call is sometimes necessary when the client is out of town, but we advise against this when the client is reasonably close.
CAN I CONDUCT MY OWN INTERVIEW?
Lawyers can certainly discuss their working relationship with their own clients. And in fact we encourage lawyers to meet with clients to talk off the clock. But clients will not be entirely candid when talking to their own lawyer about the way he conducts his practice. There may be other topics a client may not want to talk about at all with their lawyer, such as why they use other law firms for certain matters.
A lawyer may avoid asking some questions the law firm considers important. The firm can better control the interview process when using a third party.
Clients tend to be more honest, candid and revealing when talking to a third party, rather than risk hurting the feelings of the lawyer sitting across from them.
If law firm leadership decides to move forward with a program of client satisfaction interviews, the next step is to get buy-in from the partnership. We recommend that the firm starts slowly. Identify two or three of the firm’s most important clients in terms of current revenue or potential growth.
When the partners recognize the importance of these interviews and what has been accomplished from them, interest will likely grow. This is the time to solicit one or two client names from each interested partner.
We frequently encounter lawyers who tell us they are too busy to market. After all, they say, I can barely keep up with client demands now. They have all the business they can handle today. “So why do I need to market?” these lawyers ask.
In today’s rapidly changing and uncertain business environment, even successful lawyers can’t afford to stop marketing. Tomorrow they could lose an important client through a merger or acquisition. The widget industry may collapse, leaving another client unable to pay their bills. And if the economy goes into a recession, the business landscape may change rapidly, leaving even the best lawyers suddenly hungry for new clients.
Lawyers who neglect certain fundamental marketing activities when they are busy can find themselves struggling to play catch-up when times have changed. These lawyers may find it tough to get the name recognition that they want when their work flow - - or the economy in general - - starts to slow down. With today’s uncertain economic forecasts, an on-again-off-again approach to marketing is risky business.
This is especially so because the sales cycle for lawyers can be unpredictable. Even in a strong economy, there can be a significant lag before your marketing and sales efforts begin to produce new clients. When the economy softens, that lag time can become downright painful. Those lawyers who continue to keep their names in front of clients and prospects, however, will weather the stormy economy better and enjoy a faster recovery than competitors whose marketing efforts had stalled.
Never too busy for these marketing activities.
No matter how busy they are today, every lawyer needs to invest time in a few basic but critical marketing activities. These activities focus on two fundamental strategies: (1) keeping your existing clients extremely satisfied, and (2) broadcasting your knowledge and skills.
Ask for client feedback. While many clients can not evaluate the quality of their lawyer’s work product - - the persuasive brief, the complex estate planning documents or the detailed purchase agreement - - clients do know when they are receiving excellent service.
In a buyer’s market for legal talent, delivering the expected work product is not enough today. Lawyers must deliver excellent client service as well. As long as your work product is top notch, providing superb client service is the most important factor in retaining clients, cross-selling new services, and turning clients into your most effective referral sources.
When clients who work with more than one law firm suddenly have less legal work to distribute, these clients will become more selective. If fees are not a factor, the client will choose the lawyer or firm that not only delivers the expected work product, but also the better client service.
Unfortunately, every client defines “excellent service” differently. Unless the client is asked, lawyers can only guess if they are delivering what a specific client wants and expects in terms of service. This is why savvy firms conduct client satisfaction interviews of their most important clients.
Interviews should be structured to reveal how the client defines excellent service and if the firm’s lawyers are meeting those expectations. While many clients give their lawyers high marks, we have heard about the phone calls clients feel should be returned by the partner, not the associate. The client who wants more frequent progress reports. The associate who fails to keep the partner adequately informed before taking certain actions. The client who thinks that his very talented lawyer could improve his listening skills. The client concerned that the firm may not have adequate bench strength for certain upcoming transactions.
These client satisfaction interviews contribute to strengthening the client relationship when the firm responds quickly to specific client concerns. Many interviews ultimately result in new work opportunities. And a handful of interviews offer an opportunity to save a client relationship the firm didn’t even know was slowing slipping away.
Meet yearly with key clients. Every lawyer should visit each of his key clients at their place of business every year - - and do so off the clock. No one is too busy to meet a valuable client in the early morning, take a tour of the plant, walk the property, meet with the CEO and/or general counsel. This visit provides an invaluable opportunity for the lawyer to gain a better understanding of the client’s business operations and challenges. The visit also conveys that the lawyer is committed to providing the best legal services to the client.
It may be quite enjoyable to sit with your client at Fenway Park and discuss the latest antics of Manny being Manny. But if time is truly an issue, instead you could be sitting in the client’s office hearing about a much needed new round of financing, or a disgruntled minority shareholder threatening to sue, or concerns that a former employee may be using the client’s trade secrets.
Communicate your expertise. Don’t assume that your own clients or the firm’s clients know the range and depth of your talents. Every lawyer periodically needs to step back and evaluate how he can best communicate his expertise.
Writing client advisories or publishing byline articles in targeted legal, trade or business publications can be an effective way to convey your knowledge, your ability to solve or prevent specific problems, or your expertise with new opportunities that may be advantageous to clients and prospects.
While writing client advisories is an excellent opportunity to educate existing clients, byline articles reach a vastly wider audience of readers. Moreover, a byline article conveys additional credibility when a well regarded publication chooses to print your piece.
Think about the future. Lawyers should never be too busy to think about their professional future. Busy lawyers in particular should never assume their practice is immune from unhappy clients, invisible market forces, or the competition that never sleeps. Lawyers who enjoy long term success across all market cycles are the ones who consistently pay close attention to their clients’ needs and broadcast their expertise effectively and often.
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When analyzing the stars for upcoming events, there are a few things, which are important for readers to know. First, I use the same methods that the astrologers of Persia used centuries ago. I look at the ingress charts for each of the cardinal signs. In plain English, that means, I run a chart for each time during the year that the sun enters zero degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, which is called a Cardinal Ingress Chart. The chart is set for the location that rules the area. In the case of the United States, that would be the White House in Washington, D.C.
Secondly, it is important to note what an astrologer does. Astrologers study the geometric patterns made by planets in constellations and how they relate to events that take place nationally or individually. Astrology is based on thousands of years of research, where records show that similar star patterns result in similar events.
That being said, it is important to note that all life forms have free will and that consciousness does evolve. Thus, as we look at the astrological pictures presented by the stars today, and attempt to understand how life on earth will respond to these influences, we need to remember that the old ways are not necessarily capable of giving us the complete story or the correct pictures.
In the last year, we have moved consciousness forward at an astounding rate. This is due to many factors, the most obvious one being our solar system aligning with the galactic center, the strongest, most powerful energy field in the over 26,000 year cycle of our sun.
This alignment calls for a step up in our creative power, and a greater connection to all life on this planet, this solar system and the galaxies beyond from which many of us have been seeded.
The overall view as I look at the four ingress charts for 2011 is that from December 21, 2011 through September 22, 2011, we as a nation are on the ride of destiny. It is a period when what comes together does so because we set the karmic pattern for this time. We will accomplish everything necessary to get us to the next step in our evolvement. To make this as clear as possible, I want each reader to think of times in their lives when they felt no matter how they tried to take control, fate seemed to step in and drive the bus. That is how it will go during this period.
Once we get to September 23, we feel freer to make choices and more balanced as a nation.
The first quarter is clearly focused on employment, health and military issues. The people are struggling with these issues and feeling imprisoned by them. The president is focused and organized in attempting to transform them, but the international contractual challenges revolving around outsourced jobs, and import, export issues are great and I do not see them breaking at this time. There is discussion, there is posturing, there are headlines but the outcome is they still stand.
Property values and the housing market are still at the bottom. Emotionally this is a downer for the nation though there is some behind the scenes work going on to empower the people through mortgages, banking system, taxes, I do not see that relief happening in this period.
As this period comes to a close, in March, something does open to give the empower the people with money or tax relief, but only after a long battle and when I look at the next chart the battle continues, so I am not sure the late arrival of this relief will do much more than give people hope.
We also begin this period under a Mercury Retrograde, which pulls in memories and past Christmas-times that challenge us to think spiritually of service and charity to the world at large. Though as a nation we are concerned about all the details of work, we have a nostalgic and optimistic holiday season.
But as Mercury moves forward into the second week of January, challenges escalate, the media suddenly reveals information about national employment, health, military, or mortgages, taxes, death toll, international or legal issues, or some secrets may be revealed that challenge the mindset of the nation. These revelations will challenge the people to question what is really happening. It may test their faith in government and, or God.
Around the 10th of January, the challenges should strike clearly in the headlines, and it may come through some attack or military action. During this time, the weather will also be very wet, icy and suddenly frozen. The stock market, or investment markets will have a run it seems. It appears to involve established, old stocks, those involved with underground, or underwater properties and international imports or exports. I expect oil and gas will both be active, as well as, companies internationally selling or producing surgical equipment. Also, entertainment stocks focused on espionage or beyond death experiences should see some action.
On January 19th, the full moon may trigger a massive flood. Hundreds or even thousands may drown since it involves Jupiter exactly conjunct the fixed star of drowning. But there is support from the people and the government, so perhaps we can avert the loss of life in some way. While this may occur in America, especially the Northeast, the midland, and the northwest, it will also be happening in many parts of the world. Additionally the threat of earthquakes in the Pacific my bring danger of tsunamis along the northwest coast. These issues will be in the news.
While in the last three months, the president had a clear organized focus and found himself immersed in the karmic struggle of old powerful international contracts, this period shows a drastic, sudden change in him.
It indicates past karma is publicly displayed, and the President is faced with a nation separating, people posturing in aggressive ways. He also appears suddenly brilliant, once more the man who electrified the country with his bid for the White House.
With the strong energies activating the President in this chart, I believe we will see him differently. No more, Mister Nice Guy, he is inventive, aggressive and direct. He will not be the Let’s do this together kind of guy we have seen in the past. Something is challenging him to lose his head, so to speak and be forthright.
Between the 3rd and 10th of April, some explosive event will take place. It may involve a gun or the military, a cabinet member or banking head, a contract or words said, explosive emotions and will take place on home soil. It will challenge the nation emotionally, and may make the rift in the nation even worse.
This event seems to directly affect the President. I took a look at his chart and it is disconcerting to see indications that may involve someone he loves, female, possibly a child. But it may also be something that he loves, so let us hope that it has nothing to do with a child, for this would be too much for any of us to bear.
During this period what may bring some national unity is the struggle with perceived foreign enemies.
There is emphasis on reorganization of government military contracts and international treaties, which causes stress.
People are spending more money and there are more investments in social networking on the web. Technology investments, entertainment and things that create beauty through technology are good during this period.
We have a more creative, inventive and social focus and are seen internationally for our nurturing nature.
The struggle to keep government and corporate control out of the Internet is aggressive during this time and Internet neutrality will not be lost in this quarter.
The early part of June may also bring some earthquake action.
I want to add some information about this chart that is not just for America but for the world.
This Ingress chart indicates something that has not been seen in recorded history.
When we look at an ingress chart, we view the sun as the ruler of a the nation. In this ingress chart the sun is conjunct Scheat, the fixed star of drowning. Fixed stars are said to move at a rate of approximately 1 degree every 72 years. Based on that rate and the fact that there are 360 degrees in the zodiac, the last time this star and the sun of the Aries ingress were conjunct would have been around 26,000 years ago. Does that ring a bell? That is the same approximation of time when last our solar system aligned with the galactic center. We are at a breakthrough in consciousness.
This Aries Ingress Chart indicates it is time for the rulers of nations to make a breakthrough, but some will lose their heads in the process and respond with fire, belligerence, and aggression. While others will respond with unexpected brilliance!
If we take this formula to identify the last time an ingress Sun conjoined Scheat, we would go to a Capricorn contact 90 degrees earlier, which would place it around 6,480 years ago. Still before recorded history, yet according to geological records this is the actual number bandied about as the time when the Mayans predicted the end of time forecast for 2012.
There can be no doubt this is a gateway to the end of time as we know it, and a doorway to a new kind of time.
The President is being seen more now than ever. He is making news here and internationally.
This period looks worse for earthquakes. A cardinal cross consisting of Saturn, Mercury, Uranus and Pluto is on the angles. This is a volatile combination with a variety of outcomes, the most obvious being earthquakes. A very clear picture states: a challenge of connectivity over water due to sudden explosive fire from deep in the earth.
Both San Francisco and Los Angeles have this signature, so I suggest some preparedness and caution if you travel over bridges in these areas during the early part of this ingress.
Another picture that fits this cross is an explosive transformation in the housing market; people are challenged to separate from their homes and mortgages. This is certainly happening throughout California and in many parts of the country even as we speak, but perhaps the final cut off for many will be during this ingress next year.
It looks like there may be employment opportunities through public contracts, which come out of this challenge. People are experiencing stress re-assessing property, and their business and their dreams.
Overall the nation is challenged emotionally, investments are down, and there may be some severe market drops during this period, every bit as explosive as any earthquake.
National income is challenged and people are saving money, not spending. Air travel is also challenged, though there may be some government support to help the airlines.
As the year closes, the president is struggling with cabinet members, the tax changes, bankers, estate tax issues, and behind it all are the issues, which began the year, those of employment, military, and health.
But during this time, there are definitely more opportunities for jobs, people are partying more and they are putting their energy into their dreams. They are re-examining the employment and health care issues, and though there is still stress, it appears they realize there has been some healing.
The nation is working, people are saving money and stressing over luxury spending, higher education and travel.
The housing market is at a transformational stress point, and this appears to cause builders to start building smaller, more moderate, less luxury homes.
Airlines are stressed, except for people traveling within the country to visit family.
Investments seem strongest in blue chip stocks or government bonds. The very end of September and the first few days of October could bring some issues with the stock market, so this is a time to be more cautious there.
Though there is still stress in the nation, and the President continues to struggle for change in the military, employment and health care; the year seems to end with more people working and saving, and overall we appear to be in a wiser, more stable state than when 2011 began.
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“An Alaska company is planning to be the first to ship massive amounts of fresh water to drought-plagued California, potentially as much as 10 million gallons a month,” so says a recently published article by USA Today.
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Once you begin to look at a Multipure Drinking Water System, you will soon understand what makes the Multipure family of products superior to other products in the marketplace, and why the investment is a lifelong commitment to your health. Contact Water2Drink.com today and let us answer any additional questions you may have about a Multipure Drinking Water System.
You may have read previous blog posts by Water2Drink about the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the importance of water quality education, and reading your local water report. We like to bring our customers the latest in water news and provide resources for you to monitor and advocate for locally provided clean water.
The Environmental Protection Agency has a new user friendly website that presents enforcement data about SDWA drinking water violations. This service, called ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online) “contains interactive charts and graphs that provide information regarding the compliance of public water systems with federal drinking water regulations, as well as enforcement actions,” according to the EPA press release dated 4/7/2015.
While the information provided by EPA’s ECHO drinking water dashboard is an overview of the regulatory activities of #EPA by states, tribes, and territories, it does provide the opportunity to “View More” additional charts and data by using the menus at the top of each section. Users can also access and download detailed data from each chart. Additionally, the dashboard provides information not only on public drinking water systems, but also provides data on “Air,” Hazardous Waste,” and “Water” as well.
Water2Drink believes knowledge is power, and becoming an educated consumer allows you to make the best choices about water filtration. Not all #waterfiltration systems are created equal, and we recommend our customers use an NSF-tested and certified Multipure Drinking Water System in their homes to ensure your family’s protection. Visit the “Resource Center” on our website, Water2Drink.com, to learn more about evaluating drinking water filter solutions and to identify the best products for your needs.
This week, Multipure International announced an important enhancement to the Aquaversa (MP750) and Aquadome (MPAD) Drinking Water Systems. These two models are now certified under NSF’s new Standard 401, “Emerging Compounds/Incidental Contaminants,” to greatly reduce emerging contaminants that are occurring in water sources today. These compounds include #pharmaceuticals such as pain relievers and blood pressure medicine, hormones, herbicides and pesticides, and other chemicals used as flame retardants and detergents.
NSF International surveyed more than 1,000 American consumers, and those surveyed indicated that of the emerging contaminants, #pesticides and herbicides were of greatest concern, followed by prescription drugs, detergents, flame retardants, and OTC medicines. According to the survey, these emerging contaminants were ranked by consumers as being of significant concern to their health. #Standard401 addresses all of these contaminants, and now the Aquaversa and the Aquadome are NSF-certified to reduce them.
Multipure continues to improve its solid carbon block filtration technology to increase its effectiveness and to provide consumers with products that address current and emerging needs in water filtration. Water2Drink.com is proud to be an exclusive distributor for Multipure, and we strive to provide our customers with updated information and assistance in solving your water filtration needs. Contact #Water2Drink today and we can help you determine which Multipure drinking water system is right for you.
Does Your Local School Serve Toxic Water?
California has myriad water woes, and here’s another one to consider. Seven years ago, the local NBC4 I-Team investigated Los Angeles area schools that had children drinking from potentially unsafe water fountains. The schools had old fountains and pipes made with lead that leached into the drinking water. Today, thousands of schoolchildren in L.A. are still drinking from these fountains.
The NBC4 story states the Los Angeles Unified School District (#LAUSD) would solve the problem by having the water lines to each fountain flushed daily, running the water for a minimum of 30 seconds at the beginning of each school day. The schools were to keep logs for proof that the lines were flushed. But a 2013 audit report says one #school was found to have falsified the logs, and an additional six schools claimed they had followed the policy but in fact hadn’t.
Lead leaching from older pipes and fixtures is a chronic problem in older buildings like schools, and this problem can occur in any school district in the country. The problem is exacerbated when communities use chloramine to disinfect their water, which accelerates #lead leaching. Chloramine is a disinfectant that is formed by mixing chlorine with ammonia. It is a less effective disinfectant than chlorine, but is longer lasting and stays in the water system as it is transported to the point of use.
The solution? Carry fresh, filtered water from home, using a Multipure Drinking Water System from Water2Drink. The #Multipure family of drinking water systems are all tested and certified to reduce #chloramine, along with dozens of other contaminants, metals, PCBs, and cysts. Using a Multipure system for your drinking water costs just $.09 cents a gallon, and provides assurance that you are using a superior water filter in removing or reducing the highest number of contaminants. Water2Drink.com is happy to answer your questions about choosing the best #waterfilter for your family’s needs.
Give your kids a head start by giving them clean, Multipure-filtered water.
Recently, we received feedback from our customer, D. Dixon, about our website: “I'm really liking your website. Full of great information, especially the links to the EWG water quality data and the cross reference to filters by chemicals treated.” Today, Water2Drink would like to highlight some features of our website that may help you with your water filtration purchase.
Our website, Water2Drink.com, is full of useful information regarding the entire Multipure family of water filtration systems. We believe that this information is critical for our customers to become better educated on how Multipure’s solid carbon block filter is superior to other technologies on the market. We encourage our customers to explore our website in depth to learn how and why the #Multipure products are so highly effective at #contaminant reduction.
EWG U.S. Tap Water Quality Database. This link (under “Useful Links” on the bottom of our home page) takes you to the Environmental Working Group’s National Drinking Water Database. On this page, you can enter your zip code and/or your water company’s name, and the Database will provide the results of testing done by the water company. It will specifically list the contaminants that exceed health guidelines in your own water supply. Knowing this information, you can use our Detailed Product Information link (described below) to pinpoint the #water filtration system that will best meet your needs.
Detailed product information. We provide a link to every Multipure product’s Specification Sheet (describing benefits, features and specifications), Performance Data Sheet (providing the list of contaminants reduced), and Owner’s Manual (including Warranty, Installation, Operation and Maintenance information). These links are located under “Product Manuals” in our Resource Center, and are especially helpful in determining which system will address your specific needs. They also provide advance information for your plumber or installer, should they have any hardware, fittings, or installation questions.
The Multipure Challenge. This link is located in our Resource Center, under the “How a Multipure Water Filter Works” tab. The Multipure Challenge is a cross reference list of common, harmful contaminants and the filter technologies that address them. Only Multipure’s solid carbon block filtration system effectively reduces all contaminants, while not eliminating the naturally occurring, healthful dissolved minerals.
We at Water2Drink.com are passionate about Multipure products for a healthy lifestyle, and we are happy to share our knowledge with you. Contact us with your questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you!
We here at Water2Drink.com want to be sure you have the information you need to make an informed choice about your water filtration system. We want to talk to you, our customer, to gain insights into your water filtration needs, such as how many people will be using the filter, what type of water resource serves your area, and any potential health hazards in your water supply that must be addressed. We strive to help you obtain the most efficient, cost-effective Multipure Water Filtration System to meet your personal needs.
We often receive inquiries about using a reverse osmosis (RO) water filtration system. Many people are under the mistaken belief that, if removing dissolved contaminants is healthful, then removing ALL dissolved minerals will be even more healthful. This is simply not the case. While there are times when an RO system is exactly what is needed, most often an #RO system will remove the good with the bad, according to University of Wisconsin health family medicine physician Jacqueline Gerhart.
If you were to compare the pros and cons of an RO system, you would find the list to be somewhat unbalanced. Very briefly, here is a short list of pros and cons that we came up with to help you understand that sometimes less is more.
While certain circumstances dictate the use of a Multipure AquaRO drinking water system, most often your health goals can be better met by another Multipure product family. Contact #Water2Drink today to ask questions and get answers to help you decide what is right for you.
Is Your Filtered Water Cloudy?
It’s that time of year again, when the snow is blowing, the wind is howling, and your water is… cloudy?
Probably the single most asked question we get in the wintertime from our customers is, “Why is my filtered water cloudy?” Water can be cloudy for two reasons, one that is benign and one that can be very bad.
The benign answer is: it’s just air. If you are using a high quality point-of-use water filter, such as a Multipure Drinking Water System, you may be surprised to see cloudy or milky-looking water coming from your filter. This most often occurs when the water is cold (coming from cold ground water or being transported underground through cold pipes). One of the properties of water is its ability to dissolve gasses, including #air. Cold water is denser than warm water, and therefore it is capable of holding more dissolved gasses. The cloudiness or milkiness is simply dissolved air. You can test this by filtering a glass of water and letting it set on the counter for a moment or two. The cloudiness (air) will dissipate upwards from the bottom of the glass, leaving a glass of clear filtered water.
Of course, you must use a quality water filtration system such as a #Multipure filter to remove particulates and contaminants. But just how does this filtration work? For contaminants having a physical size, the solid carbon block filter provides mechanical filtration on a submicron level to remove particulates and bad tastes. It also employs electrokinetic adsorption to attract and control charged particles. Almost any carbon filter can reduce chlorine and address taste and odor problems. The Multipure solid carbon block technology goes well beyond aesthetic improvements to remove the broadest array of #contaminants, including turbidity. Each product in the Multipure family is provided with a Performance Data Sheet that details NSF’s product certification data and contaminant reduction test results.
Water2Drink.com sells only Multipure Drinking Water Systems, the highest performance water filtration systems, which lead the industry in innovation and improving filter performance. We at Water2Drink.com are here to answer all your water questions and help you select the right filter for your needs.
Last week, we talked about how to protect yourself from waterborne microbial cysts. This week, the world of water filtration has a new Multipure product to address current concerns about transmittable disease by #bacteria and viruses as well.
At the Multipure 2014 PURE Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV, Multipure International introduced the Aqualuxe, a bold, innovative departure from their other product families.
NSF P231 – bacteria and virus – 6-log reduction of bacteria (99.9999%) and 4-log reduction of #virus (99.99%) – this is a very big deal!
We have not seen another product quite like this currently on the market. The expected retail price is $1,080, and the replacement filter cartridge is $150.
This is a remarkable departure from past products for Multipure. They introduced this product concept several years ago to their distributors, and #Multipure has been working hard to bring it to market ever since. It’s exactly what is needed for communities that constantly receive “boil water” alerts, which is happening with increasing frequency, or for anyone who is concerned about the growing #contamination problem in our nation’s water supply.
Multipure has the product on display at their company headquarters, and a select few test marketers have an “ACE” beta version to provide valuable feedback to Multipure. Multipure is still in the process of obtaining NSF certifications and refining their manufacturing and supply processes, and they estimate that the product will be ready to ship in early 2015. In the meantime, Water2Drink.com will soon be updating our website with this new product information, and you will be able to register to be notified when the Aqualuxe becomes available.
Finally! A comprehensive water contamination solution for your home!
If you are looking for an appropriate Multipure Drinking Water System for your home, you probably have looked at the Aquaversa family of products. In researching the entire Multipure product line, you may have noticed that the Aquaversa MP750 model and the MP1200EL model appear to be identical, with only the addition of a Capacity Monitor on the MP1200EL. What is the difference between these two filter models? This is a common question that we hear many times from our customers, and here is an explanation of the key difference.
As you may know, all Multipure Drinking Water Systems have been tested and certified under NSF drinking water filter certification rules. Under these rules, the manufacturer is permitted to claim only 50% of the "test capacity" of the filter. The test capacity of the Aquaversa MP750 is 1,500 gallons, so NSF’s "rated capacity" for that model is 50% of those gallons, or 750 gallons. The logic behind this is, since customers are not measuring actual water usage, NSF wants to establish a wide margin of error for when the filter cartridges are replaced.
If, however, the manufacturer includes a "performance indication device," such as the Capacity Monitor included with the Aquaversa MP1200EL, and the customer can measure the actual water usage to more accurately time filter cartridge replacement, the manufacturer can claim 80% of the test capacity. For the Aquaversa MP1200EL, that's a rated capacity of 1,200 gallons.
Generally speaking, Water2Drink.com recommends the MP1200EL model for families of four or more, and for office or higher volume environments. Otherwise, consumers should plan to replace the filter cartridge annually, which also will serve to maintain the manufacturer’s lifetime housing warranty.
Please contact us if you have any other questions regarding how to choose the best Multipure product for your home!
While Julia Roberts in the “Erin Brockovich” movie is able to make sense of Chromium 6 chemical contamination in a small town’s water source, life isn’t a movie for families who are affected by this issue. Fortunately for some, California has become the first state to impose a limit on hexavalent chromium (also known as Chromium 6). But what if you live with this issue (or another prevalent water contamination source) and your state has not imposed limitations or restrictions?
The most effective drinking water filter solution for consumers with very specific water contamination issues is the Multipure AquaRO Reverse Osmosis System. It is an ultrafiltration system that can remove contaminants such as barium, cadmium, chromium (both hexavalent and trivalent), copper and dissolved solids (such as sulphur, iron, calcium and magnesium), fluoride, nitrate and nitrite, perchlorate, radium and selenium.
If you have a specific water contamination issue, contact Water2Drink.com to find out how you can reduce your exposure to toxins. We can help you pinpoint the water filtration system that will meet your needs and your budget.
The bottled water industry has exploded over the last decade. The effectiveness of the bottled water marketing campaigns has led the general public to believe buying their product is the safer, more convenient way to consume purified water. But you can’t believe all the marketing hype. Thanks to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), here are some reasons to skip bottled water and find another solution.
2. 2. What’s in the Water? In 2008, the EWG found 38 pollutants in 10 brands of bottled water. The bottled water industry, unlike water utility companies, rarely discloses the results of contamination testing on its product. Yet they claim that bottled water is as safe as tap water. “Given the industry’s refusal to make available data to support its claims, consumers have little reason to be confident in the purity of bottled water,” says the EWG.
3. 3. Plastic Pollution. As consumption continues to rise, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that only 29% of plastic bottles were recycled in 2011. This leaves 71% of plastic pollution to pollute waterways, clog landfills, and threaten marine life.
So what is the solution? Filter your tap water and use a reusable bottle. There is a wide range of water filtration products to fit every budget and each water concern. A Multipure solid carbon filter, tested and certified to NSF/ANSI standards, provides consumers superior water filtration to deliver healthier water. At Water2Drink.com, we can provide you with affordable, effective alternatives to bottled water. Our Resource Center has product information, performance data and warranty information to help you select the most effective water filter to fit your needs. Call or visit us online today to explore the hidden costs of bottled water.
Let’s begin eliminating harmful bottles from our world and the planet!
Oh, no! Your community just issued a boil water alert due to a water main break, and the authorities don’t know how long it will last. What will you do to protect your family?
1. 1. Fill the collapsible bucket included in the WET System with tap water to the designated level.
2. 2. Add the disinfection tablets that are included in the WET system, stir until dissolved, and then let the water stand for a few minutes.
3. 3. Screw the provided plastic fitting into one of the two Multipure EF8 emergency carbon block filters included in the WET System.
4. 4. Attach to the fitting the plastic tubing provided in the WET System, and make sure the shutoff valve on the plastic tubing is closed.
5. 5. Place the bucket on a tabletop or other raised surface and put the EF8 filter inside the bucket, letting the other end of the plastic tubing extend well below the bucket.
6. 6. Place the open end of the plastic tubing into a suitable container to collect filtered water.
7. 7. Let the filter soak for a few minutes and then open the shutoff valve on the plastic tubing.
8. 8. Let gravity pressure do the rest. In very little time, fresh clean water will begin flowing through the EF8 filter and out the plastic tubing into the drinking water container.
9. 9. When the source water bucket is empty, refill and repeat the process as often as needed until safe water service has been restored.
The WET System becomes your backup drinking water source in case of emergency. The Multipure WET System requires no electricity, hand tools, or anything else except water. Everything you will need is included in the kit.
How do you obtain a Multipure WET System? This product currently is not offered for sale, however, it’s available for FREE when you purchase a new Multipure Drinking Water System for your home or office. Click here for more information about this limited time offer, available from Water2Drink.com.
Prepare now, and be ready when a water emergency strikes in your neighborhood!
It’s Graduation Season! High school. College. If you have a graduate in your life, you know it’s an exciting time. While they may be home for the summer, hopefully they are moving onward in the fall to bigger and better things. To college. To a new apartment. To a new city. Give them one last gift – the gift of great health!
As your graduate packs for their next destination, consider sending them off with a portable Multipure Aquamini drinking water filtration system. The Aquamini is a compact, high performance carbon filter designed to improve the quality of any municipal water source. It’s convenient and easy to use, quickly connects to most faucets, and sets on the countertop next to the sink. The replaceable filter cartridge is rated for 250 gallons before requiring a change, which should easily serve the #graduate for a couple of semesters.
Send your graduate out into the world with the superior drinking water only available from a #Multipure Drinking Water System. Plentiful free, clean water to drink every day will help your graduate stay hydrated and save money.
Are you concerned about the quality and safety of the water you ingest? Tired of buying expensive bottled water? Unsure of the source of your bottled water? Concerned about the amount of plastic water bottles in the environment? If you said yes to any of these questions, you may be ready to consider buying a water filtration system for your home or office.
As you begin your research into point-of-use water filtration, #Water2Drink.com is pleased to provide a new resource that will help you decide which #waterfilter is right for you. We maintain a Resource Center that contains product performance data, health information and useful tips that will help you choose the proper filter for your needs. Recently, we added a new checklist, “Take the Multipure Challenge,” that can serve as a reference for comparing Multipure solid carbon block filter systems to other water filtration technologies.
Not all filters are equal, and Multipure International is an industry leader in the water filtration market. The #Multipure water filters with their superior performance are backed by independent #NSF International testing and certification, and have been cited as superior products by Consumer Reports and Consumer’s Digest magazines. In addition, Multipure has a 44 year history of leveraging its extensive research and development expertise to produce a truly superior solid carbon block water filter.
Water2Drink.com is here to answer any questions you may have about water filtration and the Multipure family of water filtration systems. We are pleased to assist you as you research the best solution for your needs.
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Dukkah (or duqqa) is an Egyptian dish, into which one might dip bread, which generally contains a mixture of nuts, spices and occasionally herbs. For instance, my recipe contains hazelnuts, which tends to be the norm for this side-dish. However, other potential nuts that will quite happily take their place in dukkah include, but are not limited to, pistachios and cashews. Indeed, almost any nut will work well here.
Since dukkah is supremely flavourful, necessitates very little preparation and takes a surprisingly long time to disappear, even with a number of people clawing at it at once, it is perfectly suited to gatherings and dinner parties. Of course, these characteristics also make it a very effective frugal dish, a very rare trait where nuts are concerned. Still, I guess that’s the current point of my existence – to prove that one can eat well on a budget!
The best and most common way for you and your friends to enjoy dukkah is to take a hunk of bread, slather it lavishly with olive oil (or not, depending on how frugal you need to be) and press it firmly into the warm embrace of your freshly prepared community of nuts and spices. The flavour this stuff imparts is truly exceptional and somewhat surprising and is made all the more stunning when a generous pinch of good quality sea salt is added to the party.
Whether dukkah should contain a herb of some sort, generally mint, is an interesting topic. On the one hand, one would expect a herb to feature in a traditional dukkah. On the other, however, it could be said that mint, or any other herb, detracts from the flavour of the hazelnuts and spices. I guess the jury is out on this one, though my mind is firmly made up. I do hope you enjoy this hazelnut dukkah, I shall leave it up to you to decide whether to include mint, though you know what my advice is.
1. Put your hazelnuts on a tray and roast for 10 minutes at 160C, until crunchy. Remove them from the tray and chop them finely, using either a food processor or a knife.
2. Gently toast the cumin and coriander in a heavy based pan. Transfer them to a pestle and mortar and grind until broken down but still a little coarse. Mix everything together in a bowl and dip away!
Cost: If one searches in the right places hazelnuts can be had for a reasonable price. Indeed, I managed to get my hands on 200g for around £1.50, a price which seemed rather pleasing. If one manages to do the same then there’s no reason this dukkah need set you back more than around 90p. Divine.
You come up with the most interesting, tasty dishes! I really enjoy your work!
Wow, you’ve done it again! Thanks for coming up with the most uncommon but surely delicious dishes and sharing with us!
Your photos are always so gorgeous. What type of lighting and camera do you use?
Thanks! I use natural lighting with a reflector board. My camera is a nikon D3100 – nothing too fancy.
sounds excellent. With perhaps a glass of port?
I think I will give dukkah a go. Especially a home made one, given the cost of the off-the-shelf ones… You might like my hommus recipe I just posted. I added some cashews and YUM!!!! Not particularly frugal with the cashews in, but take them away and it’s an incredibly cheap and tasty dip to make!
Hello. My name is Shannon and I am a hazelnut addict. Seriously. This recipe seems like it was made for me! I’ve never heard or seen this before, but I am thrilled you have shared it! Thank you!
I have never heard of this before but looks delicious. I’ll have to ask my mil, who travels to Eygpt, if she has had this. If so I could make if for her.
Dude, I’ve never heard of Dukkah, but I am very intrigued! And I certainly don’t cook enough with hazelnuts, which gives me even more motivation to give this a try.
Never would have thought of dipping bread into nuts, but that looks fabulous! Thanks for sharing!
I know, but it works great!
This sounds fabulous! I like dukkah, but I’ve never made it; I totally should! It sounds even more delicious with hazelnuts.
Also, I’ve never heard of linseeds… what do they taste like?
Linseeds are very innocuous, just add a slightly nutty taste really. They’re really quite delicious.
Your recipes are getting more inventive and your photography likewise. This is a cracker for me to use to start our ‘family dinner’. A weekly event on Sunday where all are welcome. It could keep them occupied while I struggle with the cooking, photography and serving.
Thanks so much, Conor! Great idea for it and very simple!
Fantastic!!! So simple, and I imagine it’s incredible. Plus it has that element of fun. I love fun. This is on the menu for my next party. Thank you!
“Press it firmly into the warm embrace of your freshly prepared community of nuts and spices.” One word: Delish. Well, alright. It is not an actual word, but it fits. May I substitute honey?
Haha – it’s almost a word. You could use honey… why not!?
I love using hazelnuts in baking and salads – this recipe gives me a new way to use them. Thanks! I bet the cumin seeds taste fantastic in there – they’re so much better than the ground variety, IMO.
I completely agree, Hannah – far nicer.
I’ve never had a dukkah with herbs … agree with you in that I’m not sure it would challenge the spices in the mix. But what a terrific idea to spice up a simple baguette at a dinner party !
Definitely a great way to do so!
what an interestingly savory recipe with the hazelnuts and bread. I just chopped 4 cups of hazelnuts in a recipe I made this past week and just posted.
How splendid this looks! (and one must never be so frugal that they decline vast amounts of delicious olive oil!) I am going to make this for my next dinner party…or lunch. Thanks for the post!
Thanks! No, Katie – I quite agree.
Whoa. I’ve never seen anything like this. A dip that’s made with nuts and spices?! Very cool, err, nutty.
I have never heard of dukkah but it looks tasty with the hazelnuts!
That sounds like a treat! Indeed! You grow your own hazelnuts? Amazing :D.
Love dukkah. Sometimes I throw in thyme leaves if I have a bunch that is about to go.
That’s a good idea, Daisy! I think I’d do that too.
I’ve never heard of dukkah, but this looks right up my alley. You can’t have enough hazlenuts, in my opinion. Thanks – I shall have to give this one a try!
I absolutely love the whole bread, olive oil, dukkah dipping experience. I love the hazelnuts in this – looks great!
thanks! Me too, we loved it.
Dukkah is fabulous. As a nut lover, I like the coarser grind of yours over mine!
I liked the coarser grind too.
Yum I have never heard of this but it sounds amazeballs!
This looks sooo yummy! And your pictures… They are fantastic! Do you mind if I ask what camera you use? At the moment, I’m just using either my iPad or a crappy little camera. I’m looking to get a good camera and just wondering what fellow bloggers who take amazing pics are using.
thank you so much! I use a Nikon D3100 DSLR. It’s just an entry DSLR, but if you know how to use it you can get some great shots.
That makes my mouth water just looking at it and it sounds absolutely devine. I am definitely going to have to try it out. Thank you for sharing.
I like the sounds of this very much…i might sneak just a Hint of mint in, but only after I’ve tasted it without! Some great shots here Nick!
Ah – thank you very much. A huge compliment coming from you!
Gah! Your photos are absolutely gorgeous! Makes your recipes sooo enticing.
Another great idea! I like to coat chicken, fish or lamb with dukkah before pan frying. It’s a simple step but gives the finished dish a sophisticated look, and of course the hazelnut smells amazing.
Ah, not a bad idea at all!
I could never buy something like this from a shop I’m afraid – it’s so simple to make. Great idea though – I’ll have to coat something in it!
True – it’s simple, indeed. I don’t have all the spices at the ready, so the store-bought version seemed pretty appealing. I can see the value in stocking up and making your own, though, so I’ll be doing that soon! Thanks for the recipe.
No problem, Emily. As a rule I try to make everything myself, it allows you to control exactly what goes into something.
Simply delightful! I’ve heard of this from one other blogger, but he didn’t really explain what dukkah was.
Ahha – well hopefully I helped.
Delightfully simple recipe and a Wonderful Blog!
Question: What do we do with the 3 tbsp sesame seeds or linseeds? This ingredient does not figure in the Method Section of the recipe.
Thank you! Sorry if that wasn’t clear – that’s included under the ‘mix everything together’ bit!
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It is also welcome news for the whole Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. I noted in my journey through Belper that the visitor experience at Strutt’s North Mill deserves to be on the scale of Ironbridge or the Black Country Museum but that it ‘would require a prodigious funding campaign.’ Thus, the news about the Silk Mill offers great encouragement to Strutt’s North Mill if it can start thinking big. Last month, Derbyshire Life heralded the remarkable conversion of the Darley Abbey Mills, so add to this the coming rejuvenation of the Silk Mill and our journey ends as positively as when it began with the regeneration of Cromford Mills. Add to that another exciting recent development, a dedicated cycle way from Cromford to Derby which will connect the whole 15-mile stretch of the Derwent Valley Mills.
Duffield’s Domesday name ‘Duelle’ means ‘the place at the woodland clearing frequented by doves’. You may not see a dove these days but if you wander around the 40-acre Millennium Meadow, you will find a wide variety of birds, insects and mammals. This thriving, award-winning natural history haven is also home to 3,000 wild flowers, 2,000 native trees and 17 types of grasses. ‘It’s a wonderful oasis of calm and beauty,’ says Millennium Meadows’ Chair Di Hancock.
The River Derwent is close by and there are plenty of walks hereabouts. At this time of year, the quietude is broken only by the crack of willow on leather on Eyes Meadow cricket ground, although recently the meadow became a joyous profusion of noise, colour and gaiety with the annual Duffield Carnival. This is surely one of the finest in Derbyshire, and certainly one of the few that still features a street parade with floats, marching bands, and villagers arrayed in costume.
The verdancy of the valley continues into Allestree which is blessed with a 260 acre park, described by resident Bill Grange as ‘the most scenic park in Derby with its hilly topography, views to the Peak, extensive woodland, and lake.’ The Park is also the largest designated Local Nature Reserve in Derbyshire and there is a picturesque golf course with tree-lined fairways.
The Friends of Allestree Park are currently working through a Five Year Plan which takes in everything from nest boxes to visitor centre. Improvements can be seen everywhere, including tree planting, Himalayan balsam clearance, new paths, log-lining paths, as well as the planting and maintaining of the plant beds in front of Allestree Hall. The Friends are also working closely with the Earl of Harrington Fishing Club to improve the lakes. Although sadly they can do little about the City Council-owned Allestree Hall in the Park which has deteriorated over the years and is on the Heritage at Risk Register. Another building which could gainfully use its position in the World Heritage Site to apply for Heritage Lottery funding?
Also, every time I drive down into Darley Abbey from the Palm Court roundabout, I take in the splendidly imposing Church of St Matthew. The church at Tideswell is famously called ‘The Cathedral of the Peak.’ For me, this is the Cathedral of the Derwent Valley.
The church is also the first sign of the benefaction of Thomas Evans who in the early 19th century built his first cotton mill here and transformed a hamlet of 16 houses to an industrial village of nearly 1,200 inhabitants.
As documented in last month’s Derbyshire Life, there has been a further transformation in Darley Abbey with the mills being rescued from decay and dereliction. The regeneration of the buildings as a business centre – with 70 companies filling all available spaces by this year end – is one of the remarkable success stories of this World Heritage Site.
A quieter transformation in Darley Abbey has been the growth of a thriving Darley and Nutwood Nature Reserve, a 25-acre idyll of mature woodland, wetland, grassland, scrub and stream containing over 160 species of flower including the rare bee-orchid and 77 spikes of pyramidal orchid. The last time I mentioned the reserve in these pages – writing about Darley Abbey seven years ago – there were just over 50 bird species recorded. There are now 97.
Enhancing Darley Abbey’s rural aspect on the city side of the industrious mills are the 80 acres of Darley Park which notably houses the largest collection of hydrangeas in Britain and the third largest in the world. Along with its 430 types of hydrangea species, the park has 30 different tree species, including Purple Japanese Maple and Tibetan Cherry. There are three tours of the National Collection of hydrangeas on Sunday 9th August.
The park is also distinguished by a fine Terrace Café, while those with a thirst for ale can seek out the Abbey Inn, the only surviving building from the 12th century abbey founded here.
The end of my journey ends is essentially the start of the story of the Derwent Valley Mills. The Silk Mill was the world’s first factory, its manufacturing processes providing a prototype for Richard Arkwright’s mill at Cromford. This journey ends on a high with the recent award of Heritage Lottery funding which, together with other funding, will see over £16 million invested in the Silk Mill’s Museum of Making project, due for completion in 2020.
There are three core strands to the project which will literally open up the whole of the Silk Mill. The first strand – Inspired by the Makers of the Past – will tell the stories of the museum’s Made in Derby collections, some of which are in storage or open only by appointment or through special events. This includes the fascinating Midland Railway Study Centre which, I discovered during a recent Discovery Days visit, is the UK’s largest pre-nationalisation railway archive.
The third strand of the project – Empowering the Makers of the Future – will see education programmes in partnership with local industry which will see a host of activities and events for families, schools and community groups in the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts and maths. How does a jet engine work, for example? That’s just one anticipated aspect of the Museum of Making as Rolls-Royce has pledged a Trent engine to the new Museum. It will also form the centrepiece of the entrance.
It’s also anticipated that the new Museum will tell the 300 year story of the Silk Mill building itself and highlight the significance of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
The Silk Mill’s regeneration will add to the attraction of the Derby Cathedral Quarter as a historic, high quality retail, leisure and cultural destination, known for its niche shops, thriving restaurant scene and café culture. The Silk Mill’s own setting is now much more attractive, thanks to the work that has made Cathedral Green both a pleasant place to relax and a performance space. The erection of the footbridge, whose form is cannily derived from tailor’s shears or scissors, is another thematic and eye-catching connection with the Silk Mill.
The final link to the World Heritage Site is the Joseph Wright Gallery at Derby Museum. Wright’s portrait of Jedidiah Strutt connects the artist with this landmark period in the history of Derbyshire and the world, helping to tell its story in his portraits, landscapes and scenes of industry in the valley.
My recent visit to the Museum took in the resplendent new Nature Gallery teeming with rocks, minerals, fossils, shells, birds, insects and mammals plus the 125,000 year-old remains of a prehistoric hippopotamus which once cooled its blood in the glorious mud at Allenton. Many of the artefacts, especially the butterflies and beetles, have been cleverly displayed to appear like works of art in their own right.
In the adjacent gallery, I paused to take in the ten metre-long Bronze Age log boat unearthed at Shardlow, before moving to the main art gallery to behold more boats, as painted by Derby-educated John Stobart, probably the world’s finest maritime artist. You have until 6th September to see his canvases of clippers, liners and tall ships, all rippling with detail, drama, authenticity and atmosphere.
Whilst the Danube cycleway is mainly for sightseers, the splendid thinking behind the vision for the Derwent cycleway is that it will both encourage visitors to explore our heritage and act as a commuter route for cyclists who live and work in the valley. An easy level route for cyclists of all abilities, too, as the plan is to keep the cycleway on the valley floor to avoid hills and keep close to the river. As such, it could take up to £4 million to realise because new bridges might be needed. However, the rise in environmental awareness and the popularity of cycling make it a highly fund-worthy project. Indeed, funding has already started to come in.
The cycleway is also to be ‘wherever possible’ multi-user, allowing pedestrians, disabled people and those on horseback to use it. Forward planning also includes cycle hire provision at the Park Bikeworks in Derby, at Cromford Mill and possibly at the old Wireworks at Ambergate and the station in Matlock.
All these exciting plans and development may never have been proposed were it not for World Heritage Site status. When I moved to Milford 37 years ago I certainly wasn’t aware of the profound significance of the Derwent Valley Mills. Now, I shout about it from the rooftops of my Strutt workers’ cottage and am immensely proud of where I live. My recent explorations have excited me more than any project I’ve been involved in and have also resulted in a forthcoming photo-book, ‘The Valley that Changed the World’.
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With Mother’s Day around the corner, I see a lot of posts celebrating mothers. I wanted to write one just for moms too. Moms who like me are trying to move beyond motherhood. To create an identity that doesn’t just restrict them to being called Mothers.
Motherhood is so much more than just a phase of life. It is an all-consuming role that we all take on with great love and responsibility.
Don’t get me wrong when I say, I want to move beyond motherhood. I always wanted to be a mother and love being one. I have an inner drive to be a better mom every day. Constantly learning new parenting strategies and techniques to be the best mom I can be for my son.
But does this passion for Motherhood mean that I am just that, a Mother?
This is where it gets tricky, as millennial mothers most of us choose this intensive parenting style that requires us to be immersed in child rearing. Along the way, many of us start to lose our personal identities. We allow motherhood and our roles as mothers to take over as our identity.
One unique aspect of Motherhood is its ability to make the most self-centered of us self less and giving for the sake of our children. Its no wonder then, that so many of us lose ourselves in the process.
Millennial mothers are idealists rooted in tradition.
Think about it, most of us have seen two contrasting examples of motherhood; one, our stay at home grandmothers centering all their focus on quality family life and the other our resolute breadwinning working mothers.
To millennial moms, each of these mothers had something valuable to offer and look up to. But balancing both roles is a tough job.
This is the beginning of my confusion as a Millennial Mother and most other mothers from my generation.
Most of our working mothers lived in joint family setups, these days we all live in nuclear setups. Another important point to note is that back in the day most jobs were truly 9-5, our mothers could come home and spend quality time with us in the evenings. There were two day weekend holidays too. This kind of work life is almost nonexistent today. Workers are expected to put in long hours, sometimes carry work home and a two day weekend off is rare in many Indian companies.
How do we balance a career and motherhood? and can we really have it all?
Neither do we want to relinquish control from our children’s lives nor do we want to give up on our career aspirations.
Millennial working mothers lose themselves in running the home, career and juggling the crazy expectations they have of themselves as mothers.
Millenial stay at home moms are in a constant mental battle; should I let go of my career completely? Will my children value the time I spent with them?
Mom guilt is huge among the millennial mommy lot. As I told you before, we have seen contrasting examples of motherhood. We love both ideas but how can we be both efficiently in today’s fast-paced world?
This brings me to the question that has been the center of intense thought in my personal life – How to move beyond Motherhood?
no support systems, our parents were working their entire lives, they deserve a break too.
In a country where the mother is still looked at as the primary caregiver and the father as primary breadwinner, it is quite hard to shun these deeply routed mindsets and focus on our careers.
The working mom is always blamed for all the insufficiencies in her children’s lives. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but where is this village in this modern age?
Noone asks the father in office how he will manage after the birth of his child? Because parenting is not looked at as a fathers concern. There is no concept of equal parenting leaves that can be distributed among both parents.
Mothers in India are constantly battling these questions as they prepare to return to workforce once maternity leave is over.
This deeply routed mindset, coupled with lack of proper infrastructure to care for the baby, leads to many women leaving the workforce in disappointment.
But first, mothers need to stand for mothers.
It’s quite unfortunate that large women-oriented websites and media still continue to propagate online debates spurring wars between SAHM v/s Working Mom. It’s hard enough being a mom.
Why can’t a mom just be a mom? why does she need to categorize herself into a stay at home (read lazy mom) or working mom (read hard working mom)?
These are labels given to show women that in order to be worthy or equal to a man they need to go out into the workforce. They have placed a monetary value on the worth of human beings. If you don’t generate an income you are not contributing to society. Do you think your stay at home grandmother or mother didn’t serve a role in contributing to society?
If you choose to stay at home, you don’t all of a sudden become less worthy or lazier compared to other women or men. Understand the divisive nature of these labels before you choose to identify with them.
As women, we should be shunning such labels that place us in rigid boxes. There are all types of moms, stay at home moms, working moms, work from home moms and moms that hop in and out of these three categories. Then why categorize it, let’s be flexible. We are mothers first, and we are all working regardless of income.
Which brings me to the first point in how to move beyond motherhood.
This is for moms who are currently at home and frustrated about a stagnant career. If you made the decision to stay at home with your kids, be confident in your choice. You obviously came to this decision after a lot of thought and consideration.
Look at your career as a long road, if for whatever reason you have to pause, it is just that a “comma”, not a “full stop”.
Work brings meaning to our lives. Isn’t that why we work? If you cannot work full time and earn an income, use your time in other meaningful pursuits.
So what if you can’t go out of the home for a full-time job. Work around it, parallel to it, just keep working. Keep your desire to work alive. This is the key shift in mindset that could lead you to a more flexible new role.
Feeling resigned to your current circumstance and constantly pitying yourself is part of a story you make yourself believe. A story of defeat.
Are all career graphs linear? Many successful women have a non-linear and winding road to success and a career they love. Look at this break as a time to build a thick skin and learn new life skills.
At the end of the day, your resume highlights your skills. And if anything motherhood makes you an amazing manager. I don’t know of any mother who has not multi-tasked and managed high-stress situations head-on.
These are skills to hone, nurture and be proud of. Wear that motherhood badge with pride. Only then will corporates take you seriously when you choose to join back.
Learn new skills, take online courses. Look for freelance gigs to keep yourself creatively and mentally engaged. The joy you will feel on learning new skills will translate to a more peaceful and better motherhood experience.
Regardless if you are working or not all moms should constantly learn and upskill.
Sometimes when you are a working mom too, you are down on yourself with a burden of multiple responsibilities. Take time out to learn something new to regain that self-confidence.
Reskilling and upskilling give you the drive to continue working on yourself.
No education is ever a waste. Your children too will learn to value constant learning in life and seeing you adapt to different situations pick up resilience skills from you.
Find like-minded friends to go out with. Great conversation helps to nourish the soul. So many times when I was low, just going out with a friend for a coffee instantly helped pick me up. You relate to each other and provide solutions to nagging problems.
An important point to note here is to find friends who lift you up. If you are friends with someone who is constantly negative and only loves to rant that’s not going to help. I would suggest, run for the hills! There is no time for energy suckers in our lives right now.
Finding mommy friends is an art in itself. Almost like dating. But definitely a worthy pursuit in my opinion.
This is a trending new word all over social media right now. But really, what self-care means is to care for your mind, body, and soul.
Self-care should not be looked at as a reward for working hard as a mother, its an important component of being a fulfilled human being and a good mother.
As they say, you cannot pour from an empty cup.
Look out for yourself. Dedicate time slots in your schedule just for you. Carve out a self-care routine that suits your current life situation.
This does not mean you are a selfish mother, it only means you recognize and fulfill your own needs in order to nurture others.
Balancing motherhood and careers can mean the death of our passions and hobbies.
Try and find smart ways to engage with your hobbies again, love reading and no time to read, listen to an audiobook of your favorite book as you drive around on chores or to work.
Love dancing, get daddy to babysit on weekend afternoons so you can attend a class.
Even a small effort towards building your old passions helps rejuvenate the mind and bring back your enthusiasm to live life fully.
In the midst of crazy parenting life, we all lose touch with our inner goals and dreams. You need an organized and intentional mindset to getting your dream life and goals. The Slay Your Goals Planner a 60 plus page printable planner helps you to brainstorm goals, get on track with goal setting, breaks your goals into mini actionable steps.
It provides you with the road map to personal and professional success. Helping you discover key areas that need focus and ways to get there.
This is a big one. Your family needs you to be around for as long as possible. I know many of us stop thinking about our own nutrition as we focus on providing nutritious meals to our littles. I am just as guilty on this one. But how can we perform to our best abilities if we don’t have the energy to do anything.
Set up some practical routines focussed on your diet and fitness. Try to squeeze in time for a little exercise every day.
Pre-prepare meals and snacks on a weekend to help eat healthier on busy weekdays.
Yes, motherhood is a crazy and intense ride. Especially during the early years of our children’s lives. But the point is to make an effort and give ourselves a shot too. Our families deserve fulfilled and content mothers.
The intention of this post is to provide encouragement and hope to mothers who feel lost in motherhood. Start by making small changes to bring yourself back up your priority list. We can have it all, just not all at once. We will have it all “in time”. Until then keep your spirits up and work on creating a life outside of motherhood. One that is just for YOU.
Here’s wishing all of you a Happy Mother’s Day!
Leave me your thoughts or an encouraging note for other mothers in the comment section below. What do you do just for yourself that has positively impacted your family life? And how did you go about doing this? Let’s have a conversation in the comments section.
I think these are all such great points! Socializing and taking care of myself actually makes me a happier person hence I can take care of my family better.
Motherhood can be so lonely at times. I too agree its important to find like-minded mommy friends and to go out into the world alone sometimes just to remember how it feels to be you.
Great post! I believe entrepreneurship needs to be taught in schools because it allows so much more flexibility to earn money and stay at home with the kids.
That is a great point Mirley. I am also on a sort of solo journey off the regular workforce. And I cannot emphasize on how much fun these learnings have been. If only we all had learned these skills early on, I would have covered ground faster.
Great post and insight! There are so many inner struggles as a mom!
Thankyou Erin. We don’t get enough encouragement as moms. I hope my post provides mothers with some hope and desire to invest in themselves.
Great post. I think mom’s should be encouraged to do what they like for earning purposes.Women are proving to be best entrepreneurs. Thanks for sharing this post.
Yes, women participating in the workforce benefits everyone. Glad you appreciate this post, we need men and women both to relate to this topic in order to help make moms lives more balanced.
I always love reading your articles! Honestly, I feel like I lost myself when my son was born. I’m trying to develop a new normal that doesn’t just mean surviving. Trying is all you can do. It’s not so much about getting it all in. One thing at a time. I know it’s a little late but, Happy Mother’s Day!
Aww, thank you, Jennifer! I agree I got lost in motherhood myself. It takes time to be able to figure out a routine that also focusses on you. Time and support systems are crucial for the mental well being of a mother. I am sure you will manage to carve out time just for you. It is hard, but like I said we have to try.
The insights you gave are so true and genuine. Thank you for that. My favorite line: “They have placed a monetary value on the worth of human beings. If you don’t generate an income you are not contributing to society. Do you think your stay at home grandmother or mother didn’t serve a role in contributing to society?” Totally and completely — we are all worthy and valuable!
Thank-you for the appreciation. I hope mothers can see their value through this post. It’s not always about generating an income sometimes it’s also about truly making a difference.
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In addition to the historical information contained herein, this report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies, and expectations of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company"), and are generally identifiable by use of the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project" "may," "will" or similar expressions. Although the Company believes its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that these plans, intentions, or expectations will be achieved. The Company's ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain, and actual results could differ materially from those contemplated. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the Company's operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to, changes in: interest rates, general economic conditions, the legislative/regulatory climate, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve"), the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, the value of the collateral securing loans in the portfolio, demand for loan products, deposit flows, the level of net charge-offs on loans and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, competition, demand for financial services in the Company's market area, the Company's plans to increase market share, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, and tax and accounting principles, policies and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements in this report and you should not place undue reliance on such statements, which reflect the Company's position as of the date of this report.
The Bank's operations are materially and significantly influenced by general economic conditions and by related monetary and fiscal policies of financial institution regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve. As a Virginia-chartered bank and a member of the Federal Reserve, the Bank is supervised and examined by the Federal Reserve and the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Interest rates on competing investments and general market rates of interest influence deposit flows and costs of funds. Lending activities are affected by the demand for financing of real estate and other types of loans, which in turn is affected by the interest rates at which such financing may be offered and other factors affecting local demand and availability of funds. The Bank faces strong competition in the attraction of deposits, its primary source of lendable funds, and in the origination of loans.
either (i) the Company intends to sell the security or (ii) it is more-likely-than-not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If, however, the Company does not intend to sell the security and it is not more-likely-than-not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery, the Company must determine what portion of the impairment is attributable to a credit loss, which occurs when the amortized cost basis of the security exceeds the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected from the security. If there is no credit loss, there is no OTTI. If there is a credit loss, OTTI exists, and the credit loss must be recognized in net income and the remaining portion of impairment must be recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). For equity securities, impairment is considered to be other-than-temporary based on the Company's ability and intent to hold the investment until a recovery of fair value. OTTI of an equity security results in a write-down that must be included in net income. The Company regularly reviews each investment security for OTTI based on criteria that includes the extent to which cost exceeds market price, the duration of any market decline, the financial health of and specific prospects for the issuer, the best estimate of the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from debt securities, the intention with regard to holding the security to maturity and the likelihood that the Company would be required to sell the security before recovery.
Net income increased to $1.3 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2018, relatively equal to net income for the third quarter of 2017, with an increase in per diluted share from $0.34. Net income increased to $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, or $1.21 per diluted share, from $3.0 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
As of September 30, 2018, the Company had total assets of $670.0 million compared with $644.6 million at December 31, 2017. Loans, net of the allowance for loan losses, increased to $527.8 million at September 30, 2018, or $30.1 million from $497.7 million at December 31, 2017. Deposits, totaling $566.2 million at September 30, 2018, decreased $3.8 million when compared with December 31, 2017 of $570.0 million. Assets under WMS management, totaling $305.0 million in market value at September 30, 2018, compared with $297.7 million at December 31, 2017.
The Bank's nonperforming assets totaled $9.0 million or 1.34% of total assets at September 30, 2018, compared with $10.4 million or 1.61% of total assets at December 31, 2017. Nonaccrual loans totaled $2.4 million or 0.45% of total loans at September 30, 2018 compared with $3.2 million or 0.63% of total loans at December 31, 2017. The allowance for loan losses was $5.2 million or 0.98% of total loans at September 30, 2018 compared with $5.1 million or 1.01% of total loans at December 31, 2017.
Net income was $1.3 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, relatively equal to net income for the third quarter of 2017, with an increase in per diluted share from $0.34. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $4.6 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, compared with $3.0 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Profitability as measured by return on average assets and return on average equity increased to 0.79% and 8.96%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2018 from 0.80% and 8.96%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2017. Profitability as measured by return on average assets and return on average equity increased to 0.93% and 10.66%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared with 0.65% and 7.27%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
third quarter of 2017. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company's net interest margin was 3.81% and 3.62%, respectively.
Average balances for loans increased $40.6 million from $479.2 million for the third quarter of 2017 to $519.7 million for the third quarter of 2018, and increased $46.2 million from $464.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $510.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. As a result of increasing balances, the Company's loan pricing strategies and the current interest rate environment, the tax equivalent yield increased 14 basis points to 4.66% for the third quarter of 2018, compared with 4.52% for the third quarter of 2017, and increased 18 basis points to 4.67% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 from 4.49% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Average balances for securities increased $9.4 million from $66.9 million for the third quarter of 2017 to $76.3 million for the third quarter of 2018, and increased $13.7 million from $61.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $74.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The tax equivalent yield increased from 2.83% for the third quarter of 2017 to 2.94% for the third quarter of 2018, and decreased from 2.85% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to 2.79% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The yield in securities decreased primarily due to calls and maturities on higher yielding securities held in the portfolio. Management continues to invest, in accordance with the Company's investment policy, in securities that strengthen the Company's liquidity position, manage interest rate risk and provide earnings.
Average balances for deposits in other banks decreased to $14.8 million for the third quarter of 2018 from $41.5 million for the third quarter of 2017, and decreased to $28.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 from $58.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. This decline was the result of lower balances at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond ("FRB") due to lower requirements and to provide funding for higher earnings assets.
Interest expense increased $338,000 or 65.63% from $515,000 for the third quarter of 2017 to $853,000 for the third quarter of 2018. Interest expense increased 46.75% to $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 from $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 . These increases were primarily due to increases in volume and average rates paid for interest-bearing deposit accounts and FHLB advances. The average rate on total interest-bearing liabilities increased to 0.71% for the third quarter of 2018 from 0.45% for the third quarter of 2017 and increased to 0.61% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 from 0.44% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Average balances for deposits increased $3.8 million from $443.4 million for the third quarter of 2017 to $447.2 million for the third quarter of 2018, and increased $11.2 million from $438.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $449.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Interest paid on deposits increased $222,000 or 53.75% from $413,000 for the third quarter of 2017 to $635,000 for the third quarter of 2018. Interest paid on deposits increased 42.41% to $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 from $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Average balances for federal funds purchased and FHLB advances increased $17.4 million from $7.9 million for the third quarter of 2017 to $25.3 million for the third quarter of 2018, and increased $14.7 million from $10.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $25.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Interest expense on federal funds purchased and FHLB advances was $167,000 and $51,000 for the third quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Interest expense on federal funds purchased and FHLB advances was $411,000 and $198,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These increases were due to the Company's funding needs during the periods.
Average Balances, Income and Expense, and Average Yields and Rates For the Three Months Ended For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 September 30, 2017 (Dollars in thousands) Average Income/ Average Average Income/ Average Assets Balances Expense Rate Balances Expense Rate Loans Taxable $ 517,148 $ 6,110 4.69 % $ 474,583 $ 5,437 4.55 % Tax-exempt (1) - - - 2,129 27 5.29 % Nonaccrual (2) 2,574 - - 2,449 - - Total loans 519,722 6,110 4.66 % 479,161 5,464 4.52 % Securities Taxable 62,241 438 2.81 % 53,035 329 2.48 % Tax-exempt (1) 14,071 118 3.36 % 13,874 144 4.16 % Total securities 76,312 556 2.91 % 66,909 473 2.83 % Deposits in other banks 14,778 53 1.42 % 41,505 122 1.17 % Federal funds sold 15 - 1.87 % 10 - 1.10 % Total earning assets 610,827 6,719 4.37 % 587,585 6,059 4.09 % Less: Allowance for loan losses (5,145 ) (4,413 ) Total nonearning assets 51,996 50,515 Total Assets $ 657,678 $ 633,687 Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Deposits Demand $ 116,376 $ 115,303 Interest-bearing NOW 223,231 $ 228 0.41 % 230,629 $ 161 0.28 % Money market 62,667 102 0.65 % 54,830 29 0.21 % Savings 89,728 68 0.30 % 88,669 34 0.15 % Time 71,547 237 1.31 % 69,227 189 1.09 % Total interest-bearing deposits 447,173 635 0.56 % 443,355 413 0.37 % Federal funds purchased 2,728 16 2.29 % 0 - 0.00 % FHLB advances 22,570 152 2.66 % 7,888 52 2.58 % Junior subordinated . . .
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This research work investigates the effect of N25billion minimum capital base on the banking sector in Nigeria. A case study of the first bank of Nigeria Plc will be carried out to measure the extent to which increased minimum capital base of banks will affect the economy of the nation that is to say whether this move by the central bank of Nigeria will bring a positive effect on the economy.
i. To examine whether this move will affect unemployment stimulate economic growth and attract investments.
ii. To examine the reason behind the increment in the capital base of banks.
iii. To know what banks stand to gain or loose as a result of this move.
iv. To study the challenges of the new capital base for banks.
As a matter of facts this move must show that it has some benefits, which is promising as to attract investors.
After a comprehensive review of literature data will be collected and questionnaires issued to experts on economic matters and bankers to elicit useful information that will help in actualizing the objectives of this research work.
In the light of the above certain constraint will be faced in this research work which include non disclosure of certain facts due to the secretive nature of banks for security purposes lack of research materials was a constraint in that it is a new move in the banking sector and highly limited time as a result of combining academic work and research work.
Finally what I hope achieve at the end of this research work is to fund out the reasons for the increase in the capital base of banks and how this more will help improve the economy of the nation.
2.2 Bank plan mega offers in capital market.
The central bank of Nigeria announced a new capital requirement for Nigeria banks of 25 billion Naira (about US & 181milion) this reflects an increase of from its previous 2billion Naira (Us & 14.5 million) The banks governor has explained that by this he plans to encourage merger and acquisition among the 89 banks currently operating in the country to consolidate and strengthen the nations banking industry. He also hoped that this development would ignite investors confidence on the banks force down interest rate which currently pages at 35% thereby making funds cheaply available to borrowers. The directive to increase the capital base of Nigerian bank in an attempt to make banking more stable . The perception was that a number of small banks were too prone to unaccountability and corruption it is likely that many banks would merge and Nigeria would end up with a relatively small number of better capitalized more accountable banks. These banks would be able to make more longer terms loans that before enhancing Nigerians ability to finance developed project locally part of the challenge is to build confidence in the process if banking in Nigeria clearly the banking system in Nigeria is evolving that is its’ in a transition phase between being a basically short term local colonial system to a bigger operation that can be seen as a facilitator of western style development it seems clear that there is a whole lot of money in the informal sector” that the banking industry would like to see get deposited.
It seems likely that the reorganization of Nigerian banks will lead to a drop in real estate value for some time because less mortgage money will be available. But ultimately the hope is that Nigeria banks will have the where withal to finance large projects that hither to have always had to go abroad for capita.
However this discussion on the effect of N25billion minimum capital base on the banking sector on Nigeria was objected by so some people and organizations. The Nigerian senate committee on financial services opposed this new legislation arguing that it would lead to massive distortions in certain area of the economy. They expressed their worry over the likely effect of the directive. As events unfolded however it dawned on the bankers as well as the stakeholder of banks that the professor of economic had already made up his mind as he was not very willing to shift ground. Instead of accommodating other views he concentrated on providing more facts to betters his demand for the N25 billion new capital base.
The new capital base of N25 billion comprised paid up capital and reserves unimpaired by losses the CBN government professor Charles Soludo said adding that the only legal mode of consolidation allowed are mergers and outright acquisition/ takeovers. A mere group arrangement is not acceptable for meeting the N25billion.
However the increase in capital requirement for licensed banks to a new minimum base of N25billion is intended to radically redefine the financial services industry land scope on Nigeria. The stated objectives of consolidation of the banking sector include ensuring that fewer but stronger banks emerge by the effective date of December 2005. to meet the challenge of the new capitalization within the tight line and achieve CBN’S objectives of industry consolidation many banks will explore mergers and acquisitions.
The reality of the global experience is that consolidation activities driven by the imperative of growth are increasing but investors remain skeptical of the value creation potential of mergers and acquisitions deals. Research has shown that the most successful mergers and acquisitions are those that effectively integrate the synergies of the parties to not only achieve growth but also create shareholder value. Focusing on post- merger integration issue at ht pre-merger stage of the deal is key factors in consummating mergers and acquisitions deals that create value for shareholders.
Expectedly discussions and negotiations towards consummating merger and acquisitions deals in advanced of the stipulated deadline have commenced. While form the perspective of CBN as a regulator of the financial service industry the objective of bigger stronger banks is clear surely the emerging bank have additional objectives that include superior value creation in addition to growth financial operational and governance arrangements consideration of post deal realities especially regarding how such could impact ability to deliver superior value when it is most critical.
In the ongoing effort among banks to rapidly consolidate and meet the capitalization deadline there is a real threat that a reliance on rules of thumb and dusty benchmark and outdated approaches may be adopted. In essence there should not be separate mergers and acquisitions and post merger integration processes but a holistic approach to the deal from strategy to target identification and valuation to integration. This involves looking downstream at business information and it (information technology)system core processes and the nuts and bolts of how things work and in getting people who know how to design and implement changes to these systems and processes involved up front especially during the valuation stage.
Merger and acquisition have been recommended among uptimes open to banks beef up their capital base to N25billion within 18 months by the governor central banks Porf Charles Soludo. Already some banks have started the consultative process that would lead to a great deal of consolidation in the financial markets.
While merger and acquisition are more than too hundred years old as path to growth and diversification for companies they have always been undertake voluntarily by firms either in the same business sector or even by banks on different sector for various strategic reasons forced by competitions.
Lately however the global financial market is experiencing forced mergers and acquisitions in responses to government micro- economic polices aimed at improving national competitiveness in a global economy where size and the economic of scale as well as the inspects associated with it have become vital strategic factors. The CBN governor in his 13-point position paper to the bankers has rightly pointed out the consolidation going in Malaysia Singapore and the United States among other nations of the world.
For most Nigerians mergers and acquisitions are still very strange business transactions and few understand them. Even for those who are versed on the subject there is a lot of disagreement regarding their applicability to the Nigerian banking situation and especially the time frame given for the process to be computed.
Hither to Nigerian banks have been faced with some fundamental problems, which lingered for years and as a matter of fact brought about the reform that is going on in the banking sector. The incidence of N25 billion minimum capital bases of banks came as a result of these problems facing the banking sector, which includes persistent liquidity poor assets quality and unaffordable operations.
For clarity the summary of the major problems of many Nigerian banks are as follows.
i. Weak corporate governance evidenced by high turn over in the board and management staff inaccurate reporting and non-compliance with regulatory requirements falling ethics and de-marketing of other banks in the industry.
iii. Gross insider abuses resulting in huge non-performing insider related credits.
iv. Insolvency as evidenced by negative capital adequacy rations and shareholders funds that had been completely eroded by operating losses that is weal capital base even for those banks that have met the minimum capital requirement which currently stands at N1.0 billion or US & 7.53million for existing banks and N2.0 billion or US& 15.06million for new banks and compared with RM 2.0 billion or US& 526. 4million in Malaysia.
v. Over dependency on public sector deposits and neglect of small and medium class savers.
One of the recent developments in the banking sector which is of great concern to the monetary authorities is the significant dependence of many Nigeria banks on government deposits with the three tiers of government and parasstatls accounting for over 20 percent of total deposit liabilities of deposit money banks. Although the distribution among banks is not uniform there are some banks whose dependency ructions are in excess of 50 percent. The implications are that the resources base of such banks is weal and volatile rendering their operations highly vulnerable to swings in government revenue arising from the uncertainties of the international oil market.
The summary form the foregoing is that the Nigerian banking system faces enormous challenges which if not addressed urgently could snowball into a crisis in the near future.
ii. To determine ways in which this move will effect unemployment stimulate economic growth and attract investment.
iii. To examine the reasons stand to gain or loose as a result of this move.
The primary goal of this research work is to highlights the benefits of the N25billion minimum capital base on the banking sector in Nigeria also it is meant to be of great benefit to other sectors of the economy and other interested scholars.
With regards to the foregoing this research will critically help examine the role of the central bank of Nigeria in accomplishing its intended dream.
The followings are the beneficiaries who will gain form this work.
1. The government sector uses it for it short or long term planning.
2. Investors who may be afraid of depositing their money with bans due to their (banks) inadequacies.
3. It should be useful to any intending researchers scholars and other interested group as well.
Finally this research work will serve as a cradle for future researcher and people who will have interest in this subject since this is a new trend in the banking sector of the economy.
2. Has this move led to the consolidation of the country’s financial system?
3. Has this new capital ensured a diversified strong and reliable.
4. Has the reforms played active roles in the Nigerian economy.
5. Has the goal of the reforms helped banks to become stronger players on the Africa regional and global financial system?
6. Has Nigerian bank any alternative in raising the N25biilion other than mergers?
7. Has the banking culture of the banks merging blended effectively?
H0: The reform has not strengthened the banking system in Nigeria.
H1: The reform has strengthened the banking system in Nigeria.
Banking sector which will ensure the safely of depositors money.
H0: The reform has not played active roles on the Nigeria economy.
HI: The reform has played active roles on the Nigeria economy.
Players on the Africa regional and global financial system.
This research work is supposed to over all the banks across the national but this study is limited to the first banks of Nigeria Plc Enugu main branch the result obtained could be applicable to any bank in Nigeria since they are all operating on the same economic environment.
Thus the study focuses attention on the effect of N25 billion minimum capital bases in the banking sector on Nigeria.
2. Vertical merger – Is where a company merger with another company in an earlier or late stage of production/ distribution chain. A raw material produce example may merger with another manufacturing company that uses its products as raw materials.
4. Statutory consolidation- here both firms merge into a brand new firm while the affected firms cases to exist as separate firms. Shares of the new company are exchanged for the shares of the old companies. The new firms subsequently assumes the assets and liabilities of the old companies.
5. Acquisition: Acquisition has been defined as a series of transaction whereby a person (individual group of individuals or company acquires control over the assets of a company, either directly by becoming the owner of those assts or indirectly by obtaining control of the management of the company.
Absorption on the other hand involves the acquiring company buying taking over the assets and assuming some or all of the liabilities of acquired company, what is left of the acquired company is an empty shell which is usually wound up after distribution to shareholder of the acquired company the valuable consideration (cash shares or bonds) realized from the sale of its assts. This is one of the ways by which distressed banks are treated. The new bank called the bridge bank buys over the assets of the distressed banks and assumes the distressed banks liabilities. The old distress bank is then wound up. After this action of winding up the acquired company cases to exist.
8. Capital base: This means the paid up capital and reserves unimpaired by losses.
9. Reserves: All reserves except asset revaluation surplus resulting from revaluation on the course of consolidation.
10. Paid up capital: This includes ordinary shares plus non redeemable preference shares.
11. Parties to the consolidation: The banks that are merging their boards and managements, financial/ investment advices lawyers accountants auditors shareholders and any other persons involved in the transaction.
12. Consolidation option: The only legal modes of consolidation allowed are mergers and outright acquisitions/ taken over. A mere group arrangement is not acceptable for the purpose of meeting the N25billion. Therefore all banks that have other banks as subsidiaries or have common ownership are encouraged to merg.
13. Incentives: The CBN intends to provide the following incentives for banks that consolidate and/ or are able to achieve the set minimum capital base within the stipulated period.
i. Authorization to deal in foreign exchange.
iii. Prospect of managing parts of Niegria’s external reserves, subjects to prevailing guideline.
i. Tax incentive in the area of capital allowances company income tax stamp among others the details of which will be released after the on going consultation with the fiscal authorities.
ii. Reduction on transaction costs the details of which will be released after the on going consultations with the securities and exchange commission Nigeria stock exchange corporate affairs commission and all other parities involved in the scheme follows.
The CBN will provide and pay for a team of experts to provide technical assistance to the banks from August 15,2004.
14. Forbearance: The CBN will negotiate the possible write down of its exposures to the distressed banks that would be acquired as a way of improving their balance sheets as well as the treatment of the distressed banks’ bad assets. The negotiation will also address the interest of the currency owner of the distressed banks in the new arrangement.
The CBN will encourage and facilitate the setting up of an assets management company (AMC) in collaboration with other relevant agencies.
15. Legal issues: The banks should comply with the legal requirements on mergers and acquisitions as contained in 5.100-123 of the investment and securities act No 45, 1999 and all other regulatory requirements.
The banks should obtain the approval of the Governor of the central bank of Nigeria as required under 5.7 of banks and other financial institution act (BOFIA) as amended before any merger and/ or acquisition is consummated and/or announced.
The legal and regulatory requirements for effecting a consolidation will be obtainable form the CBN help desk team of experts the securities and exchange commission (SEC) and the Nigeria stock exchange. The CBN will actively collaborate with all agencies to fast track the process of mergers and acquisition.
16. Accounting issues: The valuation of the shares should be carried out be reputable and independent adviser registered by SEC.
The valuation method should be agreed to by all the parties for the purpose of determing the consideration.
The valuation principles must be consistently applied to all parties involved in the combination.
Any revaluation of fixed assets carried out in the case of a merger should not be incorporated into the financial records of the consolidated banks except as approved by the CBN.
Subject to 7.4 above the revaluation of fixed assets carried out where one bank require the other bank should be incorporated into the financial statement as these assets would be acquired at fair market value.
The valuation should be to satisfaction of the CBN that such a revaluation represented the fair value of the assets acquired.
All the capital of whatever form shall be denominated in Naira.
Both ordinary and preference shares shall be recognized in making up the minimum capital base of N25 billion.
Consideration in respect of all mergers by banks should be by exchange of shares and not monetary payments except where dissenting minority shareholders are to be bought out under the law provided that any such payment does not impair the financial condition of the surviving bank.
17. Corporate governance: All parties to the consolidation must have access to all material information. Each party should have an independent adviser except where the acquired bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of the acquirer.
The structure of the emerging organization should reflect defined lines of responsibility and hierarch co-chairman and/or co-chief executive officer arrangements will not be allowed.
The number of non-executive directors in the enlarged bank should be more than the number of executive directors subject to a maximum board size of 20 directors.
18. Social safety net: The CBN and the NDIC will ensure that the banks protect the interest of the depositors.
To ameliorates the effect of possible job losses or redundancies any staff existing as a result of the consolidation should be compensated by the consolidated entity in line with industry standards, but not below the terms of their sustaining employment.
In addition the CBN will work with the bankers committee to assist the staff that will be disengaged to access the SMIEIS fund to set up their own SMES and consequently create jobs and wealth.
19. Amnesty for past misreporting: Banks are enjoined to be open in their negotiations by placing the actual value of their assets on the table. Sanctions shall not be imposed for any previous misreporting detected in the course of consolidation.
However if any of the parties to the consolidation is found after the consolidation exercise to have presented false or misleading information to other parities and/or regulatory authorities/ such a party will bear the full legal and regulatory consequences of such misbehaviour.
20. Synergy: This concept emphasizes that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Infact it states that the sum total performance of sub-systems when achieved in harmony and simultaneously is not equal but greater than the performance put together individually.
For instance a system with four performance as 1+1+1+1 in synergy 1+1+1+1= 4 but > 4 or = 5,6,7,8 n the extra units of performance represents the difference between systems and non- systems. This the combined effect exceeded the sum of their individual effects. Hence we can say about the synergy achieved by merging two company or organizations. It is only on the basis of organizations.
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The reality is that the “best” handgun to use to defend yourself is one that will go “bang” every time you pull the trigger. Beyond that, there are a number of practical considerations involved in selecting the right handgun. O.K. so which is better, revolver or semi auto?
Better for what? A firearm is a tool, and tools are selected to perform various functions based on the need. So what is your need?
• Are you a soldier who may have to defend yourself from multiple armed attackers?
• Are you a police officer attempting to apprehend a twice convicted felon in an apartment complex?
• Are you a single mom and you need to defend yourself from someone breaking into your apartment at 3AM?
Each of the above has different handgun needs. I will avoid talking about caliber and limit this to action types: revolver or semi-automatic. So which type of pistol do each of the above need? Let’s see, and answer why.
• Soldier: He needs a high capacity magazine semi-automatic pistol as he is in situations where he may face multiple armed aggressors at close range and his immediate need may revolve around the concept of “firepower”.
• Police Officer: For many of the same reasons as the soldier, he needs a high capacity magazine semi-auto pistol.
1. How much experience do you have with handguns?
2. How much time and effort are you going to invest in your defensive marksmanship training?
3. Are you actually going to carry this handgun around, or will it stay in your nightstand?
4. What is your hand size and level of strength?
• Easier to learn to manipulate, because there is generally fewer functions than a typical semi-auto.
• Easier for weaker handed persons to operate as there is no slide to retract against a strong spring.
• More reliable and not as dependent on ammunition quality.
• Will function with wider variety of ammunition power levels, and is not dependent on the ammunition for reliable function.
• Holds more rounds than a revolver. Normally a semi-auto magazine holds 8 to 15 rounds, but there are magazines capable of holding up to 33.
• Faster reloads from previously loaded magazines.
• Due to popularity, there is a wider choice of accessories such as holsters and lights available.
• Easy carrying of spare ammunition via preloaded magazines.
• Usually easier to conceal for a similar caliber gun due to thinner action than a normal revolver.
If you are a person with smaller or weaker hands, limited in either your budget or desire to frequently train, then there is absolutely nothing wrong with a quality double action revolver for self-defense.
If you are serious about spending the time effort and money to thoroughly train yourself in defensive handgun arts, then a quality semi-automatic handgun is what you want.
So, should it be a single action, double action, or safe action type of semi-auto?
That is the subject for another article.
If I had a revolver handy, I could check, but I vaguely remember that a loaded cylinder just barely cleared the frame when closing it, so it would seem if the cartridges were further out of the cylinder, they might scrape on the frame or even not allow the cylinder to close. If the clip is thin enough, this might not be a problem, but then how rigid could it be?
If S&W says it will work, it will. However, note that the clips say “Performance Center” guns only, so perhaps those are modified so the clips work.
The 44 magnum revolver is indeed the ultimate “all around” handgun. With the proper selection of ammunition, it can do pretty much anything a handgun can do, and some things a rifle or shotgun can do. The problem is, that “proper selection” of ammo. This would include classes of shot (birds), very light loads (small game), medium loads (defense) and full power loads (large or dangerous game, and barrier penetration). Assuming one can afford an appropriate amount of these (and probably is set up to reload), then there is the problem that each significantly different load will probably require recalibrating the sights. And having the “correct” load ready to fire for an unexpected situation.
Can this variety be reduced? Of course. You could theoretically go with the full loads only, which would be good for large game, dangerous game and defense against a single attacker. The recoil would make it a challenge to effectively engage multiple attackers.
Good points. There are companys that now make moon clips that work in various revolvers. I am not sure if the Ruger Blackhawk is one of them. But if so, one could have full moon clips with various loads that could conceivably be quickly changed. Those of us who still fancy the 1917 S&W or Colt in .45acp have learned to do that pretty well. Using a single action revolver as a defensive weapon takes a lot of practice, but can be done ( I just violated “Gun Press: dogma). When I was a kid in Colorado, there was this really old deputy sherrif that carried a Colt Single Action in .45 Colt. He used to get teased a lot by younger Officers he ran into. Until they saw him shoot multiple targets at gunfight range.
Don’t “moon” clips (full, half, 1/3) only work with “rimless” ammo?
Yes, having a form of speedloader filled with various loads increase versatility, although one would have to practice extensively to be able to compensate for the differing points of aim of differing loads. Plus, risk losing the loads currently in the cylinder.
I will have to do more research. When I was surfingh for leather ammo pouches for my full moon .45acp clips I ran onto a website that makes moon clips in various calibers. I really didn’t look into it much as I wasn’t that interested at the time. Perhaps I read the page too fast. I will see if I can find the company again.
It also occured to me that some readers might not realize that we are talking about moon clips for DA revolvers. The Ruger mentioned earlier is single action.
Like you, I questioned the headspace issue. Then I realised that since rimmed cartridges do headspace on the rim instead of the case mouth like a rimless cartride, all they are doing is extending the headspace equal to the witdth of the clip. It is the same as shooting a .38spcl in a .357mag chamber.
I myself prefer the Ruger Super Redhawk in .44 magnum with 7.5 ” bbl and hogue grips. For hunting the same but with the 9.5 ” bbl. .44 is a versatile round more than one would think.The SR can use hot rounds an S and W person would never dream about. The wall a bad guy hides behind may stop a 9mm, or a .40 cal. but will it stop a .44 magnum? False sense of security can lead to the downfall of a bad guy. PRVI Partizan and Buffalo Bore have the hottest factory ammo I have seen so far for the .44 magnum. Yes, it is only 6 shots. But how effective is a 9mm, or a .40 cal in real use? Is it capable of always getting the job done with one shot? Your life and your families’ lives may depend on this factor.A non lethal wound from a 9mm, or a .40 cal. may not stop a perp. A ” non lethal hit ” from a .44 magnum will put perp out of commision with most likely a loss of limb , or worse. Things to think about. I can drop a wild hog with one shot with a .44. Versatility is key here. A 9mm, or a .40 cal. will just anger a wild hog. I don’t want to have to carry several guns for different jobs in a scenario where I may need different uses. Over all a .44 is more versatile compared to the 9mm, 40 and .45 cal. You will never have a jam or spring fail on a revolver. As for recoil, the men that complain about this should rethink that. My girlfriend who is short and petite uses the SR with a 9.5″ bbl. with no problem and hits target every time. In a bad situation, ease of use and reliability are vital. Every second counts. Semi auto if not carried loaded you will have to chamber a round before use. That is a second wasted you may not have time for.
The revolver does have one further advantage over the automatic. It does not rely on a compressed spring to feed the ammo. Leaving a magazine loaded for long periods of time can result in the feed spring “taking a set” and failing to feed reliably.
My favorite is the .45acp revolver with full moon clips. All the advantages of the revolver with a reload speed approaching that of an automatic.
The revolver pictured in the article is my S&W 1917 in .45acp. It now has black rubber grips. I use full moon clips in it, and have learned to reload it about as rapidly as I can my Glock 19 or 1911a1. I consider it a viable defense/field gun.
Viable for defense indeed. Not sure the .45 is optimal for hunting though.
The .45acp does what it was designed to do very well. To stop human attackers at close range as quickly as possible. In reality, the handgun is a poor defensive weapon due to caliber(energy on target) limitations. Rifle or shotgun ends the argument much quicker. The handguns advantage is portability and conceal ability. The .44 magnum, in trained hands, can be an effective hunting round if you can stalk close enough to get a clean shot at most large game. With a pissed off grizzly, you had better be a damned good shot. With nerves of steel. Or a damned fast runner. Or better yet, don’t piss off grizzles.
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BEIJING – China lashed out at the Dalai Lama on Monday, accusing him of being a hypocrite who has deceived the west about his political agenda as authorities announced they had detained suspects in four deadly arson cases in Tibet.
Jiang Zaiping, the vice chief of the Public Security Bureau in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, said investigators have taken into custody suspects responsible for arson attacks on three shops — including a clothing outlet where five young women were burned to death — and one in nearby Dagze county, the Tibet Daily newspaper reported Monday.
The fires killed a total of 12 people, state media has reported.
Authorities have taken 414 suspects into custody in connection with the anti-government riots, Jiang was quoted as saying. Another 298 people have turned themselves in, he said.
The Tibetan regional government also announced that the families of two of the women killed were given compensation of $28,170, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
It did not say how many suspects were involved in the four arson cases or give any other details.
An official who answered the telephone at the Lhasa Public Security Bureau said no senior officials were available to give details. He refused to give his name. It was unclear how many suspects had been directly involved in the four arson cases.
The Host of the Olympics or the Thug of Tibet?
Chinese riot police march through the city of Kangding, located around 400 kilometres (250 miles) west of Chengdu in Sichuan Province March 17, 2008. Chinese officials declared a “people’s war” of security and propaganda against support for the Dalai Lama in Tibet after the worst unrest in the region for two decades racked the regional capital Lhasa over the past few days, killing at least 10 people. The convulsion of Tibetan anger at the Chinese presence in the region came after days of peaceful protests by monks and was a sharp blow to Beijing’s preparations for the Olympic Games in August, when China wants to showcase prosperity and unity.
Far more than Steven Spielberg, who quit his advisory role for the Summer Games because of China‘s unwillingness to pressure the Sudanese government on genocide in Darfur, the IOC has a special obligation to act. Since promised improvements in China’s human rights were a quid pro quo for awarding the Games to Beijing, how can it proceed as if nothing happened when blood is flowing in the streets of Lhasa?
Above: Steven Spielberg, seen in 2006, cut his ties with the Beijing Olympics. The director, while working for China, came to believe that China is not doing enough to help end the conflict in Darfur. (Associated Press photo).And if the Dalai Lama resigns from all his public positions in response to the violence, as he said yesterday that he might, the prospect of resolving the Tibet issue peacefully will be even more hopeless. We will feel very sorry if that comes about — for Tibet and for China.
If the IOC doesn’t move to put pressure on Beijing consistent with its obligations, it risks this Olympics being remembered like the 1936 Games in Berlin. Already, the spirit of the Olympics in Beijing has become associated with the word “genocide,” thanks to Spielberg and the Dalai Lama. Indeed, if the IOC and the rest of the world do not pressure Beijing to stop the crackdown and improve human rights now, a boycott of the Games will widely be seen as justified.
Peace and Freedom wishes to thank Wei Jingsheng who we consider a special friend.
The writer, a recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, lives in exile in Washington. He was first arrested in China in 1979 for his activities with the “Democracy Wall” movement and was released in 1993 nine days before the International Olympic Committee voted on Beijing’s bid for the 2000 Games. He was arrested in March 1994 for “plotting against the state” and released in 1997.
BEIJING (AFP) – China will spare no effort to ensure a safe Olympics, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, after officials said two alleged terrorist plots from its Muslim-majority northwest had been thwarted.
“I’d like to stress that China is relatively safe, but we will not be careless,” foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters.
Wang Lequan, Communist Party chief in the northwestern Xinjiang region, said Sunday that a January raid on “terrorists,” which resulted in the deaths of two militants and 15 arrests, had foiled a planned attack on thethe August Games.
WASHINGTON – A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing Co. were accused Monday in separate spy cases with helping deliver military secrets to the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.
Additionally, two immigrants from China and Taiwan accused of working with the defense analyst were arrested after an FBI raid Monday morning on a New Orleans home where one of them lived.
The two cases — based in Alexandria, Va., and Los Angeles — have no connection, and investigators said it was merely a coincidence that charges would be brought against both on the same day.
The arrests mark China’s latest attempts to gain top secret information about U.S. military….
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabian police have arrested 28 men for allegedly planning to attack holy sites around Mecca and Medina during the recently finished Muslim hajj pilgrimage, the kingdom’s Interior Ministry said Sunday.
The announcement comes two days after the ministry said it arrested an unknown number of men after security forces foiled a plot to carry out a terror attack on holy sites outside Mecca. But Sunday’s statement did not say whether the two were arrests were related.
The ministry said 27 of the men were Saudi nationals and one was a foreign resident.
”Thanks to God, the security forces managed to detain members of the deviated group who have links with elements outside (the kingdom) while planning to carry out criminal acts inside,” a statement by the Interior Ministry statement said.
Saudi authorities often use the term deviated group to describe terror suspects linked to al-Qaida.
Nearly 3 million pilgrims came to Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj ….
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Re: Report on the police crackdown on 1,700 protesters in front of office of Vietnam Congress in Saigon at 10PM July 18, 07.
At 10PM July 18, 07 Saigon time, the police dispatched over 1,500 male and female police equipped with electric prods, police trucks, animal control trucks and vans, etc. to disperse the sit-in protest of 1,700+ peasants from 19 different provinces who had gathered in front of the office of Vietnam Congress at 194 Hoang Van Thu Street, Saigon, Vietnam for almost a month.
These following arrested peasants are classified as protest leaders. 4 peasants were knocked down unconscious by police electric prods, 24 peasants were badly injured. 1 young man from Lam Dong province got serious head injury. 8 police ambulance vans full of injured protesters were seen leaving the protest site.
Also on the same night of July 18, 07, over 100 police also arrested 200+ protesters in Binh Thuan, Binh Phuoc and Soc Trang provinces who had been gathering permanently at Mai Xuan Thuong Park in Hanoi. Police have transported them away to unknown places in 2 trains.
n Tr� (Ch�) Dũng, Saigon Police Director announced that he will interrogate Lu, Thi Thu Duyen and Vu, Thanh Phuong for their active roles in (1) leading the sit-in protest, (2) participating in Bloc 8406 which has been founded last year by Nguyen Thanh Phong and Nguyen Binh Thanh and under Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly�s spiritual guidance. These two men and Father Ly are being imprisoned.
Currently, we are not able to account for all other arrested peasants. We will provide you with further information as soon as possible. Thank you.
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Nowadays, computers do not have serial/parallel ports. Neither has my laptop. Since my interest in PIC programming was temporary and for hobby purposes, i did not want to get a commercial USB based PIC programmer. Besides, where's the fun in that ? I decided to get a cheap USB-Serial converter, and see if it could make it work.
Important : This hack with the flip-flop is needed only if your USB-Serial converter does not support the BREAK functionality. If you want to buy a new one, i have been told that Cp2102 is a better option than pl2303.
I used the Bafo Db9 USB-Serial converter(cost 200 Rs), and tried to program the PIC18F4550, and its a success. I had initially a problem reading the EEPROM, this was solved by a resistor between PGD and DTR. Its pretty slow, takes around 1 min to program a 350 byte hex file, verifying only 10 bytes instead of the entire code.
Disclaimer : This is an experiment, do it at your own risk.
HVP - High voltage programming in which the MCLR pin is raised above Vdd( typically to > 9V) to make the PIC enter into programming mode.
PGM : A separate PIN, PGM is raised high, to VDD, to make the PIC enter into programming mode. Disadvantage is a separate PIN blocked for this. My experiment is in LVP mode.
KEY : A special sequence of bytes fed into the PIC, to make it enter programming mode, usually with VPP held low.
If our programmer is something with GPIOs, like a Raspberry Pi, then a GPIO pin can work as both input and output, so two separate pins will not be needed for DATA.
However, this post is going to be about using the USB to Serial Converter.
Take a look at http://www.db9-pinout.com/ to learn about a serial port pins.
RTS, DTR and Txd. There are multiple candidates for input, usual one is CTS.
So we are one output pin short. However, as per research on the web, e.g. : http://artjoy.narod.ru/eng/index_eng.html, we see that the MCLR pin can simply be tied to VDD in LVP mode. So now, we seem to have met the pin requirements of the programmer.
So if we build a simple JDM like programmer e.g. http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-JDM-PIC-Programmer/, controlling PGM instead of MCLR from Txd, tie MCLR to VDD, and use some of the programming softwares available like PicPgm, it should work, right ?
Voltage levels : The Txd pin on a real serial port has low level voltage between 3-15 V, and a high level voltage between -3 to -15V. This is made use of in most serial programmer circuits to generate an HVP voltage. Whereas the usb-serial port usually has the TTL range of 0-5V. Well thats Ok you say, 5V is sufficient for LVP isn't it ? Yes, but there is another significant difference. In a real serial port, the Txd pin is held high in idle state, so it can provide a non-zero voltage in idle state, whereas in the usb-serial case, the txd pin is at zero-level in idle state, and goes high only when transmitting data.
Timing issues : USB is a scheduling based protocol, where data exchange occurs in time-frames controlled by the USB-controller. There is a limit on how much time can be allocated in a frame, to what kind of data(interrupt,bulk,isochronous). What this means is, if i want to toggle a line( e.g. RTS/DTR ) high or low for clock or data, it may not occur immediately. First the request is sent to USB controller. That will encode my request into a packet format. Maybe it will get sent in the next time frame, since the current one is full. Then the USB device at the other end will decrypt the packet, analyze my request, see that it means to raise the RTS line, and then execute it. Similar for a read. For full-speed USB normally used in such converters, frame time is 1 ms, and if say 20/30% of it is reserved for protocol handling/other kinds of data, it means that our frequency cannot be greater than 30% of 1ms. In practice, it can be even less, as we will see. Thus USB protocol is not really suited for real time applications.
Missing functionality. e.g. setting BREAKs. The Txd line of a real serial port is held high normally to show its active, and this can be brought low by transmitting all zeroes for some specific period, or indefinitely, by using the BREAK functionality. Usually, in a usb-serial adapter with 0-5v levels, the 0s have the opposite effect, of raising the line high. This is used by many of the programming softwares to manipulate the Txd line, and this can be missing in some USB-serial converters, like mine. See setbreak() in TERMIOS, EscapeCommFunction() in Windows ioctl(handle, TIOCCBRK, 0) and ioctl(m_handle, TIOCSBRK, 0)) on Linux.
Using a Flip-flop that will change state when a pulse is received from Txd. The output is fed to PGM. This is the approach i have finalised. To set PGM, we send a '0' on Txd, which results in a high pulse. Since its a toggle, next time we send the pulse, PGM will be reset. See the setPGMState() method in burnGPIO.py for how this is done. The schematic is at http://www.electronicshub.org/jk-flip-flop-using-cd4027/. NOTE : It worked best for me with just the 10k resistor(R3) connected from clock to GND. This circuit should be first tested with a push button, and once that works, try it with the Txd pin. Also, having a LED may load the output, make sure the output high voltage is above 4.5 volts. The LED should go high in LVP mode,( i.e when the program is executed) and stay low otherwise. Ensure that it is low before you run the program.
Using a simple latch as described here : http://homemadecircuitsandschematics.blogspot.in/2011/12/simple-and-useful-transistor-latch.html. So we turn on the latch to make PGM high at the start of the program. The disadvantage is that we cannot make it low programatically, it has to be done manually using a switch that connects the base to the ground. Another caveat is that the input should not go to ground after the pulse, but Txd is going to do so, so we prevent it by adding a diode in series before the base the the 1st transistor.
Since the BREAK functionality is missing in my usb-serial converter, another option is to continuously keeping Txd high by transmitting on it, in a separate thread. This does not work as is, probably because Txd does not rise fast/high enough for PGM. Does not work with driving a transistor either. The extra thread might also cause timing issues for the main operation. See the burnGPIO_txdOnThread.py for this.
Currently, option 1 seems the best one, and its my default.
We know that USB is going to introduce a delay, but we need to find exactly how much, so that we can use that for our clock operation. Thankfully, the clock rate for ICSP is not fixed, and can be varied as per the programmer.
What we do, is connect the DATA_OUT(RTS/DTR) to DATA_IN(CTS/DSR), output a 1 on DATA_OUT, and try to read it on DATA_IN, with a delay in between. Similarly for a 0 on DATA_OUT. And we adjust the delay until we can successfully read what we wrote. As per my tests, this delay turns out to be 5ms. See testSerial.py for this test.
This is the final circuit used. The board on the right bottom contains the flip-flop circuit. It receives the Txd(3) line as the input, and its output is used to drive the PGM pin. RTS(7) is used as data-out, CTS(8) as data-in, DTR(4) as clock. VPP/MCLR is tied to VDD thru a pull-up-resistor of 10k. The crystal and capacitors connected to the bottom side of the PIC are not needed here, they are used when running the PIC as a USB device. The 3 transistors at the top-left are also not needed here, they are level shifters between the Raspberry Pi(3.3V) and the PIC(5V). i initially programmed the PIC using the Raspberry Pi, and they were used then. See http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/82104/single-transistor-level-up-shifter and http://elinux.org/RPi_GPIO_Interface_Circuits if interested.
Note : A resistor of 1-5K, between DTR and PGD is a must. It prevents a short between these two when PGD is in output mode and DTR is low, and ensures that a proper signal reaches CTS. Optionally, it can also be added to the RTS and CTS lines. Thanks to Darron from kewl.org for pointing this out.
Either of DTR/RTS can be used for PGD/PGC. My earlier schematic was using RTS for PGD, but i am reverting to DTR, since its more commonly used.
So now we have resolved these two issues. Next is, what software to use for programming ?
Now we need a software to program the PIC. This software will read the .hex file we want to program into the PIC, and manipulate the clock, data. pgm lines to achieve this. There are many such softwares on the net, e.g. PicPgm, WinPic. Some allow a custom interface to be defined. However, none seem to handle the Txd line and delay like we want. Not being a C/C++ guy, I was looking for something in Java or a scripting language, that i could easily understand and modify. Then i came across a software in python - burnLVP, written for the Raspberry pi. See https://github.com/danjperron/burnLVP. Thanks Dan ! i was able to use it to program my PIC using the Rpi. Then i decided to see if i could make it work for USB-serial. There were references to the Rpi PINs in multiple places. I encapsulated all into the burnGPIO.py, which now represents the hardware interface. Currently, there are 2 versions of it, one for the USB-Serial and one for the Rpi. The one we want to use, should be copied as burnGPIO.py. The rest of the program remains the same. So if somebody want to use some other hardware interface for programming, they can create an appropriate version of burnGPIO.py and use that. Note that this software does not have a UI, its run from the command line as "python burnLVPx.py <hexfilename>". The intelhex library for python needs to be installed.
a small hex file of around 300 bytes. Since verification of the entire program memory would take a long time, i have introduced a parameter to those methods specifying how many bytes to check. Currently, i use 10. And for some reason i don't know yet, reading the EEPROM is not working. (always returns 0). So that is bypassed with a "True or" condition.
Another change in burnLVPx.py is the PIC families to be used. Currently i have kept only the one for the 4550. See the "AllCpuFamily" variable.
While the software has been named burnLVP, i believe that with minor modifications, it should work for HVP as well. The hardware will change, a >9V MCLR will be needed, and PGM is not needed, it should be tied to ground.
Program code [ 32768 ] blank check.Passed!
Writing EEPROM data[ 256 ]........Done!
ID Check . ... Passed!
Config Check . ... Passed!
The flip-flop state should be off before programming, On during, and off again. Test this circuit separately first.
If you get the CpuTag as 0, most probably PGM is not being applied correctly.
PICs other than 4550 have not been tested, they may have issues.
In case somebody wants to do this in java, see https://code.google.com/p/java-simple-serial-connector/, which works nicely as a serial-port api.
SetDataState (True) ==> serialPort.setDTR( True) ==> DTR = 0V (in RS232 standards & with USB2Ser Adapter : True = 0V; False=5V) ==> PIC detect 0V on PGD.So, detect '0'.
So, With USB2Ser , If we need To transmit a bit to PIC, We should invert it before send it ??
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2019-04-21T20:48:28Z
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http://chaukasalshi.blogspot.com/2014/12/pic-programmer-using-usb-to-serial.html
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It's just impossible to keep up with the rate at which Nintendo Switch games are being released. I'm doing my best, but when over a dozen are landing on the console every week, taken as both ports from other platforms, and all-new games, trying to play and review them all is an absolute exercise in futility.
Many of the games being released on Switch I've either reviewed previously, and haven't really got much more to add to those existing reviews, or are games that aren't in themselves worth the full and in-depth review treatment. So, just for something a little different, I'm going to do short 'n sweet reviews for a couple of the more notable recent releases on the console.
Read my full review of the PlayStation 4 release here.
City of Brass is my favourite FPS roguelike, by a significant margin. Developed by Australia's own Uppercut Games, the game's already been released on other consoles and PC, but jumping into the Switch version after a while since my last play just shows how much on-going development has been going into this game.
City of Brass has so much more than it did, even a year ago. There are many more new enemies to take on, and new weapons and other treasures to help take you through the deadly Arabian Nights-themed levels. There are also new character classes to enjoy, and with each of these new additions Uppercut Games has balanced them perfectly to ensure that the game remains genuinely challenging, varied, and ultimately, interesting.
The Switch version runs gorgeously, too. City of Brass was always a good looking game, in that it got the thematic tone of the Arabian Nights down just right. On the small screen of the Switch, the sandy environments and various monsters all fill the screen with colour and wonder, and because levels are relatively short and too the point (and have a fairly strict time limit), this is an ideal game for pick-up-and play, too.
My only issue with City of Brass is that I'm left absolutely aching for more context. There's virtually no narrative in the game, and while you can add your own backstory if you've already read Arabian Nights and understand what the city of Brass is, Uppercut Games' vision is just so rich and vibrant that I just wish the team had a story to share as well. Perhaps we'll get that with a sequel or another game in the same setting down the track.
Read our review of the original release of the game here.
The first outing for Arc System Works' brilliant BlazBlue fighting game series on the Switch is a really, really good one. Including all the DLC from the original console release, Centralfiction has a huge roster, some of the most eye-catching and richly detailed backgrounds and, of course, very flashy action.
A person's taste in fighting games is perhaps even more varied and subjective than in any other genre, but what I love about BlazBlue is just how spectacular the combat is once you've played around with it for a while. When selecting a character you can choose whether they'll fight "technically" or "stylishly," with "stylish" being something of an easy mode that allows you to get off special attacks and big combos easily. You'll want to move to "technical" eventually for the greater sense of control that it offers, but regardless of how you play, flashy, fast, fluid and explosive action is the name of the game, and it simply feels great.
The other side of BlazBlue that I've always enjoyed is the narrative. Fighting games are better known for having stories that hover somewhere between the silly and the ridiculous, but BlazBlue has a deep story to tell... almost too deep. If you haven't played a BlazBlue game in the past, you can look forward to a half hour recap of previous events - yes, really, a full 30 minutes to catch you up. From there, a wildly spinning science fiction story will take you through many chapters of visual novel-style storytelling, with a fight scene every hour or so to remind you that you are indeed playing a fighting game.
It's a surprisingly decent narrative, mind you. BlazBlue has all the typical tropes of youth action anime, with its focus on moving up and down power rankings something overly familiar to anyone who's watched even a few anime titles in the past. But, again, BlazBlue does it convincingly enough that you feel like you're getting a full anime season as part of the game's entry price. Throw in the quality competitive seen, umpteen different alternative gameplay modes, and the sheer size of the roster, all available from the outset, and BlazBlue is going to be hard to put down for a long period of time.
Read our review of the very first Kairosoft title, Game Dev Story, here.
Kairosoft is the kind of developer/publisher that gets away with doing things that you wouldn't let other game makers get away with. While each one of the teams' games is only marginally different from the others, and Hot Springs Story is a reskin of Venture Towns which is a reskin of Mega Mall Story, which in turn is a reskin of Pocket Academy, it's hard not to love every one of them, because the core gameplay is so clever, and the characters and design so cheerfully charming.
I hate using the word "addictive" as a way to positively describe games (addiction is dangerous and bad, yo), but it really is hard to put Pocket Academy down once you start playing. Your task this time around is to take a tiny, single classroom school, and turn it into a thriving centre for excellence. You do that by hiring and training teachers, improving on your cirriculum, and constructing facilities that range from bathroom blocks to farmland to sports fields.
What really sells Pocket Academy is the students themselves. As the reputation of the school improves, more students will come and learn, and they'll form little friendships and romances, and then wander around the halls together. Other kids will change into slacks and run up and down the hall on all fours with a polishing rag - an amusing little thing that actually happens at Japanese schools, just to remind you where Kairosoft comes from.
To criticise Pocket Academy; things tend to happen more slowly than in some of Kairosoft's other titles. You unlock new buildings and facilities more slowly, and run out of cash more quickly. Time also ticks by at a slower rate. The most directly comparable Kairosoft title, Hot Springs Story, is much more sprightly, and therefore the superior place to start if you're looking for just one Kairosoft sim for your Switch.
Read our review of a good football management simulation here.
When I think about what I want in a sports management game, it's surely depth. I'm willing to put up with shoddy production values and a cluttered, clumsy interface, as long as the underlying game is deep and complex; something I can spend dozens upon dozens of hours playing, trying to carefully manage a team through the ranks. A sports management game needs statistics layered on statistics, and menu screens layered on menu screens.
New Star Manager is the precise opposite of what I want in a sports management game. It's simplified to a lobotomised degree, and structured just like you'd expect for a free to play title (except that it costs money upfront on Switch). You've got packs of "cards" that you earn through play which let you improve a handful of different skills on the players. Occasionally you'll also get a really good player, or you can trade for better players using cash earned after each match. It all works, but it's painfully shallow stuff, and the only things you really need to manage is the stamina of your players, which doesn't return to full between matches (though you have so many "energy drinks" that restore stamina that you'll never have to worry there).
The one point of difference between New Star Manager and a proper management game is that you do get involved in the on-field action, to an extent. At critical moments in a match you'll take control of players in a turn-based minigame, where you control where the ball is passed around, and when and where the shots come from. While it's a somewhat neat idea, it has the effect of making the statistics and management of your team less relevant, because there's an element in the on-field action that means you can make frequent horrible decisions and mistakes and still win.
So with New Star Manager you get poor on-field football action, and poor off-field management. Throw in the cheap "typical mobile game" aesthetics and design, and it's hard to understand who would want to play this. People who simply like football would go for FIFA. People who want a management simulator would go for the densely rewarding Football Manager. Both of which are already available on Switch.
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2019-04-20T17:23:28Z
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https://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2019/02/short-n-sweet-reviews-catching-up-on.html
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How rich is the illusion of consciousness?
Why do we doubt that elephants are giant, extremely conservative persons?
Illusionism is the thesis according to which phenomenal consciousness is an illusion: it does not really exist, even though it introspectively seems to exist. This thesis has many advantages; it notably strengthens the physicalist view of the mind, as it avoids the difficult task of trying to locate phenomenal consciousness in the physical world. Illusionism has found some prominent defenders amongst contemporary philosophers and scientists.
Here I will presuppose that illusionism is true: phenomenal consciousness is an introspective illusion. We can then start to wonder: what kind of illusion is it? I will focus on one aspect of this question: is the illusion of phenomenality a rich illusion or a sparse illusion? In a rich illusion, the illusory object is “positively” presented with some inexistent features; in a sparse illusion, the illusory object is presented in an incomplete way, but not in a positively incorrect way (that is, it is presented with no inexistent features); however, the partial presentation of the object then leads us to wrongly infer the presence of inexistent features (and/or the absence of existent features).
I will first present illusionist theories of consciousness (focusing on Dennett’s and Graziano’s). I will then explain more precisely what I mean by “rich” and “sparse” illusions, and I will show that the most popular illusionist views of consciousness (including Dennett’s and Graziano’s) are sparse-illusion accounts. I will then give an argument against sparse-illusion accounts: I will try to show that they have trouble accounting for our strong intuitive reluctance to accept the truth of illusionism, and the purely physico-functional nature of our internal states.
The fact that consciousness is for guiding action comes out vividly when we reflect on our conscious experience of opportunities for action, or ‘affordances’. Properties like being catchable figure in our experience precisely because sensitivity to such properties helps us to engage with our environment. One of the most striking features of these properties is that, strictly speaking, they are neither properties of our environment nor of ourselves. When the brain models an affordance it models a relation between ourselves and the world. To see the ball as catchable, for example, is to see it as standing in a certain relation to your ability to catch. Reflecting on affordances thus serves to show not just that consciousness serves to guide action, but that it does so by modelling the self and its place in the environment. Affordances have been the topic of research in a wide range of disciplines. Although our understanding of opportunities for action and their place in conscious experience has been greatly improved by this research, it faces a considerable limitation. Throughout the considerable literature on affordances the afforded actions that theorists discuss are, with only a few exceptions, bodily actions such as gripping, walking or eating. This paper presents the hypothesis that we are also sensitive to affordances for mental actions such as attending, imagining and calculating. I suggest that by expanding the scope of affordances we will be in a better position to capture the action-guiding function of consciousness, the full diversity of conscious experience and the place of higher-cognitive capacities in our self-models. Although this ‘Mental Affordance Hypothesis’ is ultimately answerable to the empirical evidence, a variety of phenomenological and theoretical considerations strongly suggest that we are appropriately sensitive to opportunities for mental action.
Can we conceive of philosophical zombies — that is, of beings physically identical to us in both constitution and behavior but lacking consciousness? An affirmative answer is taken by many to support dualism. But what is this property that philosophical zombies are supposed to lack? Is it a property that makes any physical difference in our lives at all? Are we not physical detectors of our own consciousness? And if we are, then how is it that zombies can be our physical duplicates when they do not act as we would act had we not been conscious, but as we do act because we are conscious? I will argue that these considerations show that the zombie arguments come at a significant cost.
Taking epistemic gap arguments seriously actually demands a far more lavish fundamental ontology than their proponents consider. Exactly how lavish, though, doesn't seem to be decidable via the introspective data that motivate the gap arguments to begin with. This style of argument is intended as a reductio ad absurdum of such arguments. It also speaks in favor of illusionist approaches to consciousness by disarming the objection that such approaches simply deny the manifest data of consciousness. Empirical approaches need not be cowed by the Hard Problem of consciousness.
Jennan Ismael generalizes a model of the relationship between mind, selfhood and personhood, shared with Dennett and various other philosophers, under the label of the ‘Self-Governance Model of Personhood’ (SPG). According the SPG, language is necessary for ‘full’ personal selfhood. In the paper I inquire into the properties of language that endow it with this status, and explore (without pronouncing upon) the extent to which it is also a sufficient condition, by asking why most philosophers are confident that no non-human animals have personal selves. To focus the discussion empirically, I consider the facts as they are currently known about elephant communication and sociality. I suggest that our best reasons for doubting that elephants are persons are not based on knowledge that they lack language, knowledge we do not currently have. The reasons are rather based on elephants’ lack of enduring cultural/symbolic scaffolding. I consider the in-principle possibility, made less far-fetched by the development of deep learning algorithms, that people could potentially supply elephants with the missing symbolic ecology that is arguably necessary for personhood.
The question whether subjective conscious experience is a mere gloss on the top of a sophisticated bodily machinery designed to survive and reproduce, or something more, has long-time fascinated both philosophers and scientists. Self-consciousness, the feeling that our experiences are bound to the self — as a unitary entity, the “I” — is considered to be one of the most astonishing features of the human mind. Famously philosophers argue that it is possible to imagine a world in which my body behaves in exactly the same manner I behave in this world, yet without any subjective conscious experience inhabiting it. A “zombie” me, so to speak (Chalmers 2006). In this paper we will leave aside the ontological implications of these thought experiments and focus instead on one basic yet overlooked aspect of self-consciousness and perceptual experiences in this particular world, i.e. the fact that human beings start their journey into their experiential life within the body of another experiencing subject. Indeed, not only do my subjective experiences not occur in a vacuum — they are given to me through my body — but more crucially, my bodily experiences emerge from the outset within an other’s experiencing body. We discuss some implications of this overlooked relational and primitive aspect of our embodiment on current debates on the nature of self-awareness. We focus on touch as paradigmatic example of perceptual awareness, i.e. as fundamental point of contact of an experiencing subject with the external environment. We suggest that endorsing a developmental perspective in addressing the nature of subjective conscious experiences might shed additional light on current debates on the relational nature of self-awareness and ultimately consciousness itself.
The sense of self or self-awareness is perhaps the most difficult aspect of conscious experience to account for in a naturalistic framework. In recent years, however, new clinical and experimental data from autoscopic phenomena and full-body illusions have contributed to refine our understanding of embodied aspects of selfhood. On the basis of these data, it has been suggested that self-identification to a body, self-location in space and the geometrical first-person perspective are necessary and jointly sufficient for the simplest form of self-consciousness, which has been labelled “minimal phenomenal selfhood” (MPS). In this paper, I review and criticize this hypothesis. Firstly, I summarize the available evidence regarding autoscopic phenomena and full-body illusions that led to the threefold distinction between self-identification to a body, self-location and the first-person perspective. Secondly, I argue that self-identification to a body is not a necessary condition for self-consciousness. Thirdly, I suggest that the notion of “first-person perspective” is ambiguous and may refer to at least two different aspects singled out by autoscopic phenomena and full-body illusions, namely the experienced origin point of one’s visual and auditory reference frames, and one’s experienced orientation in absolute space. I subsequently argue that neither of these aspects are necessary for self-consciousness. Finally, I put forward a deflationary account of minimal phenomenal selfhood according to which it is reducible to the sense of spatial self-location. I suggest that the sense of self-location often has two components that are indistinguishable in ordinary conscious experience, but can come apart in specific cases, without disrupting MPS. However, there also appear to be conscious experiences in which the lack of experienced self-location mediates a loss of self-consciousness. I conclude by suggesting that the primacy of experienced self-location for self-consciousness is consistent with its evolutionary role for survival. For a self-modelling system, being someone is first and foremost being somewhere.
Import theories raise three major claims (cf. Prinz, 2017): (i) Conscious awareness builds on self-representation, (ii) selfhood is a social, not a natural kind, and (iii) selfhood is imported from others to self. Classical import theories are grossly underspecified. While various brands of export theories offer mechanisms to account for the putative transition from self to others, import theories have not much to offer to account for the putative transition in the reverse direction. This paper outlines a framework to close this gap. Key to the framework is the notion of action matching. This term addresses dyadic interactions for perception/production matching, i.e. matching perception of foreign action to production of own action and vice versa. The framework specifies both representational resources and social practices on which self-import through action matching relies.
I explore the idea that perceptual “qualia” (seemings, appearances) are functional components of a reflexive model or theory that we deploy of our own perceptual relationship to the world. On this view human perceptual behaviour partitions into two distinct tiers of capability: representing the world, and representing ourselves in the act of representing the world. The latter equips me with a rich set of subpersonal, subsymbolic opinions about how the world appears from my perceptual vantage point, allowing “how things seem to me” to become part of the subject matter of my own behaviour.
Why should we believe that metarepresentational content of this kind is somehow sufficient for, or constitutive of, phenomenal consciousness? The claim is not that certain judgements made by the brain somehow become conscious solely (yet inexplicably) in virtue of being the object of another judgement. Rather, the suggestion is that, because first-order percepts represent the world, in a non-conscious way, from the perceptual vantage point of the organism, the organism which entertains a higher-order theory of those percepts entertains a theory of how the world seems from its own point of view. That is the subject matter of the theory. This second tier of theorisation thus gives rise to an “audience”: not an inner humunculus whose power of vision is the source of our power of vision, but a virtual agent who can not only see but can appreciate that it sees.
Here, I explore the idea that consciousness is something that the brain learns to do rather than an intrinsic property of certain neural states and not others. Starting from the idea that neural activity is inherently unconscious, the question thus becomes: How does the brain learn to be conscious? I suggest that consciousness arises as a result of the brain’s continuous attempts at predicting not only the consequences of its actions on the world and on other agents, but also the consequences of activity in one cerebral region on activity in other regions. By this account, the brain continuously and unconsciously learns to redescribe its own activity to itself, so developing systems of meta- representations that characterise and qualify the target first-order representations. Such learned redescriptions, enriched by the emotional value associated with them, form the basis of conscious experience. Learning and plasticity are thus central to consciousness, to the extent that experiences only occur in experiencers that have learned to know they possess certain first-order states and that have learned to care more about certain states than about others. This is what I call the “Radical Plasticity Thesis”. In a sense thus, this is the enactive perspective, but turned both inwards and (further) outwards. Consciousness involves “signal detection on the mind” the conscious mind is the brain’s (non-conceptual, implicit) theory about itself. I illustrate these ideas through neural network models that simulate the relationships between performance and awareness in different tasks.
Our aim in this paper is to integrate Graziano’s attentional schema theory into the predictive processing framework, in order to resolve deficiencies in both accounts. Whilst predictive processing is able to offer a functional description of some aspects of consciousness, it currently lacks a plausible explanation of the subjective quality or the phenomenal ‘feel’ of conscious experience. The attentional schema theory explains this ‘mysterious’ quality of consciousness as an epiphenomenal byproduct of the mechanism used to control top-down attention, a story that we will argue is well suited to the predictive framework. On the other hand, the attentional schema currently lacks concrete details regarding the way it should be formalized and implemented by neural processes. This weakens the appeal of the attentional schema hypothesis as it lacks the ability to predict how interventions on parts of the cognitive mechanism underlying the schema will influence and change conscious experience. The predictive processing framework can provide an attractive and empirically tractable way for filling in such detail. Once integrated, these two accounts can offer a plausible explanation of the supposedly irreducible and mysterious ‘feel’ of conscious experience, in terms of the attentional mechanisms responsible for determining the contents of conscious perception.
This paper sketches an account that explains the apparent, but elusive, subjective quality of “substantiality” of the phenomenal self. It integrates two recent predictive processing accounts of the self with key ideas of Michael Graziano’s attention schema theory of consciousness. Similarly to attention schema theory, the present account posits an internal model of ongoing attentional processing that supports attentional control. In terms of predictive processing, it is a dynamic model of precision estimates that represents the salience of features, objects, and internal and external processes. The apparent substantiality of the self is then explained by a structural feature of this salience model: it binds different dimensions of salience by representations of higher-order dimensions of salience (just as more abstract object representations bind representations of perceptual features in predictive processing accounts of feature binding). The result of this salience binding is a phenomenally transparent &lquo;salience object”, which is represented as a cause of widespread changes in precision estimates, which is a form of epistemic self-control. Phenomenologically, this goes along with the experience of epistemic agency and in this way creates the origin of our consciously experienced first-person perspective: I attend, I am.
According to Predictive Processing accounts, the brain uses a generative model to issue top-down hypotheses about the possible causes of sensory input, compares these hypotheses with actual input and updates its model accordingly until prediction error is minimized. This bidirectional process operates on many levels of the processing hierarchy. It is supposed to be the overarching goal and unifying principle of the cognitive system to minimize prediction error either by perceptual updating or by acting upon the world to make the world match the hypothesis. Consequently, what we experience is not the world, “it is the predictions of the currently best hypothesis about the world” (Hohwy 2013, p.~48). The claim that the brain generates a model of the world and attempts to “get it right” by updating it based on sensory feedback gives rise to the issue of accuracy conditions for perceptual experience. This paper discusses the specification of accuracy conditions within the predictive processing framework. According to Recanati (2007), the accuracy conditions are determined not only by content (Searle 1983), but also by intentional mode (perceiving, remembering etc.). My perception of the tree in front of me is accurate if there is a tree in front of me and I am causally interacting with this particular tree right now. The accuracy condition is different for my remembering a tree. In this way, the subject may enter the specification of the accuracy condition in two ways, in the subject-sense and the object-sense (Shoemaker 1968). If Recanati is right, then in what way does the subject enter the accuracy conditions and how should this be captured in the predictive coding framework? We discuss various proposals from the recent literature, including the way self-models (Metzinger 2003) may help to address this point.
*This paper was accepted to the symposium but will not be presented.
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2019-04-24T18:11:21Z
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0:06 of 1st period - Shot by Matt Niskanen.
0:06 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
0:07 of 1st period - Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone.
0:10 of 1st period - Shot by Jeff Skinner.
0:10 of 1st period - Shot Blocked by Kevin Hayes.
0:12 of 1st period - Shot by Valtteri Filppula.
0:12 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
0:13 of 1st period - Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Devils zone.
0:38 of 1st period - Shot by Matt Calvert.
0:56 of 1st period - Shot by David Perron.
0:56 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
0:57 of 1st period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Capitals zone.
1:07 of 1st period - Taylor Hall is hit by Matt Niskanen and loses puck.
1:22 of 1st period - Dmitry Orlov is hit by Taylor Hall and loses puck.
2:23 of 1st period - Shot by Paul Byron.
2:23 of 1st period - Shot Blocked by Michal Kempny.
2:25 of 1st period - Shot by Paul Byron.
2:25 of 1st period - Shot Hit the Post.
2:27 of 1st period - Shot by Jacob Trouba.
2:31 of 1st period - Shot by Kevin Hayes.
3:03 of 1st period - Shot by Brian Gibbons.
3:05 of 1st period - Shot by Tyler Ennis.
3:05 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound.
3:07 of 1st period - Shot by Mirco Mueller.
3:09 of 1st period - Shot by Tyler Ennis.
3:11 of 1st period - Shot by Roman Polak.
3:37 of 1st period - Shot by Nic Dowd.
3:37 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound.
3:47 of 1st period - Shot by Brett Connolly.
3:49 of 1st period - Shot by Brooks Orpik.
3:49 of 1st period - Shot Blocked by Erik Johnson.
3:51 of 1st period - Shot by Brooks Orpik.
3:51 of 1st period - Goal by Brooks Orpik - Capitals : 1 - Devils : 0.
3:52 of 1st period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Lars Eller in neutral zone.
3:56 of 1st period - Taylor Hall is hit by Matt Niskanen and loses puck.
4:05 of 1st period - Shot by Lars Eller.
4:05 of 1st period - Shot Blocked by Andy Greene.
4:07 of 1st period - Shot by Dmitry Orlov.
4:07 of 1st period - Goal by Dmitry Orlov - Capitals : 2 - Devils : 0.
4:08 of 1st period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in neutral zone.
4:38 of 1st period - Kevin Hayes is hit by Brooks Orpik and loses puck.
4:45 of 1st period - Shot by Paul Byron.
4:45 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
4:46 of 1st period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone.
5:03 of 1st period - Shot by Lars Eller.
5:03 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound.
5:05 of 1st period - Shot by Lars Eller.
5:05 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
5:06 of 1st period - Nic Dowd wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Devils zone.
5:23 of 1st period - Shot by Nic Dowd.
5:23 of 1st period - Shot Blocked by Nico Hischier.
5:25 of 1st period - Shot by Brett Connolly.
5:25 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
5:26 of 1st period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in Devils zone.
5:26 of 1st period - Alex Ovechkin is hit by Andy Greene and loses puck.
6:01 of 1st period - Shot by Taylor Hall.
6:01 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
6:02 of 1st period - Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus John Quenneville in Capitals zone.
6:02 of 1st period - T.J. Oshie is hit by Tyler Ennis and loses puck.
6:10 of 1st period - Minor Penalty to Brian Gibbons for Holding.
6:11 of 1st period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone.
6:24 of 1st period - Shot by Michal Kempny.
6:24 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
6:25 of 1st period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone.
6:25 of 1st period - Andy Greene is hit by Alex Ovechkin and loses puck.
8:32 of 1st period - Shot by Mark Stone.
8:34 of 1st period - Shot by Mika Zibanejad.
8:36 of 1st period - Shot by Mark Stone.
9:24 of 1st period - Shot by Tyler Ennis.
9:24 of 1st period - Shot Blocked by Dmitry Orlov.
9:26 of 1st period - Shot by John Quenneville.
9:28 of 1st period - Shot by Tyler Ennis.
9:28 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound.
9:30 of 1st period - Shot by Jacob Trouba.
9:30 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
9:31 of 1st period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Nic Dowd in Capitals zone.
9:34 of 1st period - Shot by Paul Byron.
9:46 of 1st period - Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly.
9:46 of 1st period - Deflect By Brett Connolly.
9:48 of 1st period - Shot by Brett Connolly.
9:48 of 1st period - Deflect By Nic Dowd.
10:23 of 1st period - Shot by T.J. Oshie.
10:35 of 1st period - Shot by Valtteri Filppula.
10:35 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
10:36 of 1st period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Devils zone.
11:21 of 1st period - Dmitry Orlov is hit by Matt Calvert and loses puck.
11:37 of 1st period - Icing by Matt Niskanen.
11:38 of 1st period - John Quenneville wins face-off versus Alex Ovechkin in Capitals zone.
11:44 of 1st period - Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Brian Gibbons.
11:45 of 1st period - Icing by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
11:46 of 1st period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Capitals zone.
11:46 of 1st period - Mark Stone is hit by Matt Niskanen and loses puck.
12:12 of 1st period - Alex Ovechkin is hit by Mika Zibanejad and loses puck.
12:25 of 1st period - Shot by Mark Stone.
12:25 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound.
12:27 of 1st period - Shot by Andy Greene.
12:29 of 1st period - Shot by Andy Greene.
12:29 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
12:30 of 1st period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone.
12:30 of 1st period - Kevin Hayes is hit by Michal Kempny and loses puck.
12:37 of 1st period - Shot by Travis Zajac.
12:53 of 1st period - Shot by Jeff Skinner.
12:53 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound.
13:07 of 1st period - John Carlson is hit by Travis Zajac and loses puck.
13:44 of 1st period - Shot by Matt Calvert.
13:44 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
13:45 of 1st period - John Quenneville wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone.
14:02 of 1st period - Brian Gibbons is hit by Brooks Orpik.
14:25 of 1st period - Icing by Brooks Orpik.
14:26 of 1st period - Lars Eller wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Capitals zone.
14:31 of 1st period - Shot by Lars Eller.
14:31 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
14:32 of 1st period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone.
14:45 of 1st period - Shot by Alex Ovechkin.
14:47 of 1st period - Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
14:47 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
14:48 of 1st period - Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Nic Dowd in Devils zone.
14:52 of 1st period - Mirco Mueller is hit by Nic Dowd and loses puck.
14:56 of 1st period - Mirco Mueller is hit by John Carlson and loses puck.
15:08 of 1st period - Nico Hischier is hit by John Carlson and loses puck.
15:23 of 1st period - Shot by Matt Calvert.
15:23 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
15:24 of 1st period - Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Capitals zone.
15:35 of 1st period - Dmitry Orlov is hit by Jacob Trouba and loses puck.
15:38 of 1st period - Shot by T.J. Oshie.
15:40 of 1st period - Shot by T.J. Oshie.
15:40 of 1st period - Shot Blocked by Andy Greene.
15:41 of 1st period - Minor Penalty to Jacob Trouba for Tripping.
15:41 of 1st period - Minor Penalty to T.J. Oshie for Tripping.
15:42 of 1st period - Lars Eller wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in Devils zone.
15:55 of 1st period - Shot by Lars Eller.
16:15 of 1st period - Shot by Jakub Vrana.
16:15 of 1st period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
16:16 of 1st period - Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone.
16:32 of 1st period - Erik Johnson is hit by Evgeny Kuznetsov and loses puck.
17:39 of 1st period - Shot by Mika Zibanejad.
17:39 of 1st period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
17:40 of 1st period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone.
17:56 of 1st period - Shot by Paul Byron.
18:02 of 1st period - Shot by Kevin Hayes.
18:04 of 1st period - Shot by Travis Zajac.
18:04 of 1st period - Deflect By Paul Byron.
18:04 of 1st period - Shot Hit the Post.
18:14 of 1st period - Shot by Kevin Hayes.
18:15 of 1st period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Jakub Vrana in Capitals zone.
18:37 of 1st period - Minor Penalty to Dmitry Orlov for Roughing.
18:38 of 1st period - Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone.
18:51 of 1st period - Shot by Kevin Hayes.
18:51 of 1st period - Deflect By Nico Hischier.
19:27 of 1st period - Icing by David Perron.
19:28 of 1st period - Lars Eller wins face-off versus Kevin Hayes in Devils zone.
Goals for this period are 2 for Capitals vs 0 for Devils.
Shots for this period are 14 for Capitals vs 13 for Devils.
0:01 of 2nd period - Lars Eller wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone.
0:18 of 2nd period - Lars Eller wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in neutral zone.
0:21 of 2nd period - Shot by Christian Djoos.
0:21 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
0:22 of 2nd period - Taylor Hall wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Devils zone.
1:12 of 2nd period - Shot by David Perron.
1:12 of 2nd period - Goal by David Perron - Capitals : 2 - Devils : 1.
1:13 of 2nd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone.
1:22 of 2nd period - Icing by Taylor Hall.
1:23 of 2nd period - Lars Eller wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in Devils zone.
1:45 of 2nd period - Lars Eller is hit by Shea Weber and loses puck.
2:31 of 2nd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Jacob Trouba and loses puck.
2:59 of 2nd period - Dmitry Orlov is hit by Jacob Trouba and loses puck.
3:14 of 2nd period - Valtteri Filppula is hit by Paul Byron.
3:32 of 2nd period - Shot by Valtteri Filppula.
3:32 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
3:33 of 2nd period - Nic Dowd wins face-off versus John Quenneville in Devils zone.
3:35 of 2nd period - Brett Connolly is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck.
3:59 of 2nd period - Brett Connolly is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck.
4:04 of 2nd period - Shot by Brett Connolly.
4:04 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
4:05 of 2nd period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone.
4:17 of 2nd period - Jeff Skinner is hit by Shea Weber and loses puck.
4:29 of 2nd period - Mark Stone is hit by Dmitry Orlov and loses puck.
4:48 of 2nd period - Icing by Erik Johnson.
4:49 of 2nd period - Taylor Hall wins face-off versus J.T. Compher in Devils zone.
4:49 of 2nd period - Taylor Hall is hit by Alex Ovechkin.
5:07 of 2nd period - Shot by J.T. Compher.
5:07 of 2nd period - Deflect By Alex Ovechkin.
5:07 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
5:08 of 2nd period - Lars Eller wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Devils zone.
5:41 of 2nd period - Shot by David Perron.
5:43 of 2nd period - Shot by Nico Hischier.
5:43 of 2nd period - Deflect By David Perron.
5:47 of 2nd period - Shot by Matt Calvert.
5:49 of 2nd period - Shot by Nico Hischier.
5:49 of 2nd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
5:50 of 2nd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Capitals zone.
6:01 of 2nd period - Shot by Paul Byron.
6:03 of 2nd period - Shot by Mirco Mueller.
6:03 of 2nd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound.
6:15 of 2nd period - Shot by Paul Byron.
6:17 of 2nd period - Shot by Travis Zajac.
6:17 of 2nd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
6:18 of 2nd period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone.
6:18 of 2nd period - Taylor Hall is hit by Brooks Orpik and loses puck.
6:44 of 2nd period - Taylor Hall is hit by T.J. Oshie and loses puck.
7:20 of 2nd period - Taylor Hall is hit by Jeff Skinner and loses puck.
8:07 of 2nd period - Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
8:07 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
8:08 of 2nd period - Lars Eller wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone.
8:15 of 2nd period - Shot by Lars Eller.
8:27 of 2nd period - Shot by Lars Eller.
8:27 of 2nd period - Deflect By Jakub Vrana.
8:27 of 2nd period - Shot Blocked by Jacob Trouba.
8:33 of 2nd period - Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Nic Dowd in neutral zone.
8:38 of 2nd period - Shot by David Perron.
8:38 of 2nd period - Deflect By Matt Calvert.
8:38 of 2nd period - Shot Blocked by Michal Kempny.
8:49 of 2nd period - Shot by Nic Dowd.
8:51 of 2nd period - Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly.
8:51 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
8:52 of 2nd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone.
9:08 of 2nd period - Icing by Matt Niskanen.
9:09 of 2nd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Capitals zone.
9:14 of 2nd period - Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
9:14 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
9:15 of 2nd period - Lars Eller wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Devils zone.
9:35 of 2nd period - Shot by Lars Eller.
9:35 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
9:36 of 2nd period - Kevin Hayes wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone.
9:38 of 2nd period - Paul Byron is hit by Alex Ovechkin and loses puck.
10:05 of 2nd period - Icing by Mirco Mueller.
10:06 of 2nd period - Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone.
10:27 of 2nd period - Icing by Roman Polak.
10:28 of 2nd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Devils zone.
10:41 of 2nd period - Jakub Vrana is hit by Paul Byron and loses puck.
11:58 of 2nd period - Shot by Alex Ovechkin.
12:14 of 2nd period - Shot by Valtteri Filppula.
12:14 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
12:15 of 2nd period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone.
12:26 of 2nd period - Taylor Hall is hit by Valtteri Filppula.
12:47 of 2nd period - Minor Penalty to Mika Zibanejad for Hooking.
12:48 of 2nd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone.
12:48 of 2nd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Andy Greene.
12:54 of 2nd period - Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
12:54 of 2nd period - Shot Hit the Post.
12:56 of 2nd period - Shot by Dmitry Orlov.
12:58 of 2nd period - Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
12:58 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound.
13:10 of 2nd period - Shot by J.T. Compher.
13:12 of 2nd period - Shot by Matt Niskanen.
13:12 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
13:13 of 2nd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone.
13:56 of 2nd period - Shot by Valtteri Filppula.
13:56 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
13:57 of 2nd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Kevin Hayes in Devils zone.
15:12 of 2nd period - Shea Weber is hit by Lars Eller.
15:22 of 2nd period - Shot by Lars Eller.
15:24 of 2nd period - Shot by Lars Eller.
15:24 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
15:25 of 2nd period - Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone.
15:44 of 2nd period - Shot by Matt Calvert.
15:55 of 2nd period - Matt Calvert is hit by Michal Kempny.
16:22 of 2nd period - T.J. Oshie is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck.
16:31 of 2nd period - Shot by Paul Byron.
16:35 of 2nd period - Shot by Travis Zajac.
16:35 of 2nd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
16:36 of 2nd period - John Quenneville wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Capitals zone.
16:37 of 2nd period - Shot by Shea Weber.
16:37 of 2nd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
16:38 of 2nd period - John Quenneville wins face-off versus J.T. Compher in Capitals zone.
16:47 of 2nd period - Shot by John Quenneville.
16:47 of 2nd period - Deflect By Brian Gibbons.
17:17 of 2nd period - Shot by Brian Gibbons.
17:17 of 2nd period - Deflect By John Quenneville.
17:17 of 2nd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
17:18 of 2nd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone.
17:25 of 2nd period - Shot by Travis Zajac.
17:25 of 2nd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound.
17:27 of 2nd period - Shot by Paul Byron.
17:27 of 2nd period - Deflect By Travis Zajac.
17:27 of 2nd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
17:28 of 2nd period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Nic Dowd in Capitals zone.
17:40 of 2nd period - Shot by Mika Zibanejad.
17:40 of 2nd period - Shot Blocked by Brooks Orpik.
17:42 of 2nd period - Shot by Jacob Trouba.
17:42 of 2nd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
17:43 of 2nd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Capitals zone.
18:00 of 2nd period - Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
18:02 of 2nd period - Shot by J.T. Compher.
18:10 of 2nd period - Shot by Alex Ovechkin.
18:14 of 2nd period - Shot by J.T. Compher.
18:14 of 2nd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
18:15 of 2nd period - Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Jakub Vrana in Devils zone.
19:28 of 2nd period - Shot by Mark Stone.
19:52 of 2nd period - Erik Johnson is hit by Evgeny Kuznetsov and loses puck.
Goals for this period are 0 for Capitals vs 1 for Devils.
Shots for this period are 14 for Capitals vs 10 for Devils.
0:04 of 3rd period - Jacob Trouba is hit by Alex Ovechkin and loses puck.
0:13 of 3rd period - Shot by Kevin Hayes.
0:13 of 3rd period - Deflect By Travis Zajac.
0:17 of 3rd period - Shot by Kevin Hayes.
0:17 of 3rd period - Deflect By Paul Byron.
0:19 of 3rd period - Shot by Travis Zajac.
0:19 of 3rd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
0:20 of 3rd period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone.
0:21 of 3rd period - Shot by Mark Stone.
0:21 of 3rd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
0:22 of 3rd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone.
0:51 of 3rd period - Shot by Travis Zajac.
0:51 of 3rd period - Deflect By Kevin Hayes.
0:51 of 3rd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
0:52 of 3rd period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus J.T. Compher in Capitals zone.
0:59 of 3rd period - Shot by Mark Stone.
0:59 of 3rd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
1:00 of 3rd period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Alex Ovechkin in Capitals zone.
1:39 of 3rd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Shea Weber and loses puck.
1:40 of 3rd period - Minor Penalty to Erik Johnson for Roughing.
1:41 of 3rd period - Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone.
1:55 of 3rd period - Icing by Dmitry Orlov.
1:56 of 3rd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone.
2:33 of 3rd period - Icing by Jeff Skinner.
2:34 of 3rd period - Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Kevin Hayes in Capitals zone.
3:21 of 3rd period - Shot by John Carlson.
3:21 of 3rd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
3:22 of 3rd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Alex Ovechkin in Devils zone.
3:53 of 3rd period - Shot by Lars Eller.
3:53 of 3rd period - Goal by Lars Eller - Capitals : 3 - Devils : 1.
3:54 of 3rd period - Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Nic Dowd in neutral zone.
4:05 of 3rd period - Shot by Brett Connolly.
4:05 of 3rd period - Goal by Brett Connolly - Capitals : 4 - Devils : 1.
4:06 of 3rd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone.
4:23 of 3rd period - Valtteri Filppula is hit by Paul Byron and loses puck.
6:39 of 3rd period - Shot by Tyson Jost.
6:39 of 3rd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound.
6:41 of 3rd period - Shot by Lars Eller.
6:41 of 3rd period - Deflect By Jakub Vrana.
6:41 of 3rd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound.
6:52 of 3rd period - Icing by John Carlson.
6:53 of 3rd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone.
7:03 of 3rd period - Kevin Hayes is hit by Michal Kempny.
7:11 of 3rd period - Shot by Travis Zajac.
7:18 of 3rd period - Tyson Jost is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck.
7:53 of 3rd period - T.J. Oshie is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck.
8:29 of 3rd period - Icing by Christian Djoos.
8:30 of 3rd period - John Quenneville wins face-off versus J.T. Compher in Capitals zone.
8:57 of 3rd period - Shot by Alex Ovechkin.
8:57 of 3rd period - Deflect By Evgeny Kuznetsov.
8:59 of 3rd period - Shot by Alex Ovechkin.
8:59 of 3rd period - Shot Blocked by Jacob Trouba.
9:10 of 3rd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Jacob Trouba and loses puck.
9:54 of 3rd period - Shot by Mark Stone.
9:54 of 3rd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
9:55 of 3rd period - Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone.
9:55 of 3rd period - Nico Hischier is hit by Dmitry Orlov.
9:57 of 3rd period - Shot by Mirco Mueller.
9:57 of 3rd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
9:58 of 3rd period - Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Capitals zone.
9:58 of 3rd period - Valtteri Filppula is hit by David Perron.
11:59 of 3rd period - Mika Zibanejad is hit by Brooks Orpik and loses puck.
12:28 of 3rd period - Shot by Lars Eller.
12:46 of 3rd period - Shot by Lars Eller.
12:46 of 3rd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound.
13:01 of 3rd period - Icing by Jacob Trouba.
13:02 of 3rd period - Nic Dowd wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in Devils zone.
13:34 of 3rd period - Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly.
13:34 of 3rd period - Deflect By Brett Connolly.
13:55 of 3rd period - Shot by Travis Zajac.
13:55 of 3rd period - Deflect By Kevin Hayes.
13:55 of 3rd period - Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
13:56 of 3rd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus John Quenneville in Capitals zone.
14:41 of 3rd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck.
15:05 of 3rd period - Shot by Nico Hischier.
15:05 of 3rd period - Shot Misses the Net.
15:14 of 3rd period - Valtteri Filppula is hit by Roman Polak.
15:15 of 3rd period - Minor Penalty to Roman Polak for Hooking.
15:16 of 3rd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone.
15:16 of 3rd period - Travis Zajac is hit by Jeff Skinner.
15:23 of 3rd period - Icing by Matt Niskanen.
15:24 of 3rd period - Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone.
15:43 of 3rd period - Shot by Valtteri Filppula.
15:43 of 3rd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound.
15:47 of 3rd period - Shot by Jeff Skinner.
15:47 of 3rd period - Shot Blocked by Travis Zajac.
15:49 of 3rd period - Shot by T.J. Oshie.
15:51 of 3rd period - Shot by Dmitry Orlov.
15:51 of 3rd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
15:52 of 3rd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Kevin Hayes in Devils zone.
16:30 of 3rd period - Shot by Alex Ovechkin.
16:32 of 3rd period - Shot by John Carlson.
16:34 of 3rd period - Shot by John Carlson.
16:34 of 3rd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
16:35 of 3rd period - Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone.
16:54 of 3rd period - Shot by Valtteri Filppula.
16:54 of 3rd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
16:55 of 3rd period - Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone.
16:56 of 3rd period - Shot by Dmitry Orlov.
16:58 of 3rd period - Shot by Matt Niskanen.
16:58 of 3rd period - Deflect By Jeff Skinner.
16:58 of 3rd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
16:59 of 3rd period - Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone.
18:45 of 3rd period - Shot by Jeff Skinner.
18:45 of 3rd period - Deflect By Valtteri Filppula.
18:45 of 3rd period - Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound.
18:46 of 3rd period - John Quenneville wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone.
19:09 of 3rd period - Shot by J.T. Compher.
Shots for this period are 12 for Capitals vs 7 for Devils.
Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Matt Niskanen moves puck in Devils zone. Shot by Matt Niskanen. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Shot by Jeff Skinner. Shot Blocked by Kevin Hayes. Free Puck Retrieved by Valtteri Filppula for Capitals. Shot by Valtteri Filppula. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Devils zone. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Nico Hischier in neutral zone. Nico Hischier moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Matt Calvert. Pass by Matt Calvert intercepted by Tyson Jost. Pass by Tyson Jost intercepted by Nico Hischier. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Nico Hischier. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Matt Calvert. Shot by Matt Calvert. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Roman Polak for Devils. Pass by Roman Polak intercepted by Brooks Orpik. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass by Lars Eller intercepted by Matt Calvert in neutral zone. Pass to David Perron. David Perron moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Matt Calvert. Pass to David Perron. Shot by David Perron. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Capitals zone. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Dmitry Orlov.
Time : 1. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone. Pass to Shea Weber in Capitals zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Taylor Hall is hit by Matt Niskanen and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Shea Weber for Devils. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass by Mark Stone intercepted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov intercepted by Erik Johnson in neutral zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Taylor Hall. Puck retreived by Dmitry Orlov. Dmitry Orlov is hit by Taylor Hall and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Mika Zibanejad for Devils. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass to Erik Johnson in Capitals zone. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone. Pass by Mika Zibanejad intercepted by J.T. Compher in Capitals zone. Pass by J.T. Compher intercepted by Shea Weber in neutral zone. Pass to Mark Stone in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Mark Stone. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by J.T. Compher. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Time : 2. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Jacob Trouba moves puck in neutral zone. Jacob Trouba moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Travis Zajac. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Paul Byron. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass to Paul Byron. Shot by Paul Byron. Shot Blocked by Michal Kempny. Free Puck Retrieved by Paul Byron for Devils. Shot by Paul Byron. Shot Hit the Post. Free Puck Retrieved by Jacob Trouba for Devils. Shot by Jacob Trouba. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Andy Greene for Devils. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Shot by Kevin Hayes. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Jacob Trouba for Devils. Pass to Paul Byron. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Paul Byron. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass by Valtteri Filppula intercepted by Tyler Ennis in neutral zone. Pass to Roman Polak in Capitals zone. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Pass to Tyler Ennis. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Pass to Roman Polak. Pass to Tyler Ennis. Pass to Brian Gibbons.
Time : 3. Pass to Roman Polak. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Shot by Brian Gibbons. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Tyler Ennis for Devils. Shot by Tyler Ennis. Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Mirco Mueller for Devils. Shot by Mirco Mueller. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Tyler Ennis for Devils. Shot by Tyler Ennis. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Roman Polak for Devils. Shot by Roman Polak. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Mirco Mueller for Devils. Pass to John Quenneville. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Brian Gibbons. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Michal Kempny in neutral zone. Michal Kempny moves puck in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Michal Kempny. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Devante Smith-Pelly in neutral zone. Pass to Nic Dowd in Devils zone. Shot by Nic Dowd. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Pass to Brett Connolly. Pass to Devante Smith-Pelly. Pass to Brett Connolly. Shot by Brett Connolly. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Shot by Brooks Orpik. Shot Blocked by Erik Johnson. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Shot by Brooks Orpik. Goal by Brooks Orpik - Capitals : 1 - Devils : 0. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Lars Eller in neutral zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass to Taylor Hall in Capitals zone. Taylor Hall is hit by Matt Niskanen and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen for Capitals.
Time : 4. Pass to Dmitry Orlov in neutral zone. Dmitry Orlov moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Lars Eller. Shot by Lars Eller. Shot Blocked by Andy Greene. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Shot by Dmitry Orlov. Goal by Dmitry Orlov - Capitals : 2 - Devils : 0. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in neutral zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass by Alex Ovechkin intercepted by Erik Johnson in Devils zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Kevin Hayes moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Brooks Orpik. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Shea Weber in neutral zone. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Brooks Orpik in Capitals zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Brooks Orpik. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by J.T. Compher in neutral zone. Pass by J.T. Compher intercepted by Erik Johnson in Devils zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Kevin Hayes moves puck in Capitals zone. Kevin Hayes is hit by Brooks Orpik and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Erik Johnson for Devils. Pass to Paul Byron. Shot by Paul Byron. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Lars Eller. Pass to Jakub Vrana in neutral zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen in Devils zone. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Lars Eller. Pass to Matt Niskanen.
Time : 5. Pass to Lars Eller. Shot by Lars Eller. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Lars Eller for Capitals. Shot by Lars Eller. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Nic Dowd wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Devils zone. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Devante Smith-Pelly. Pass to Brett Connolly. Pass to Nic Dowd. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass to Nic Dowd. Shot by Nic Dowd. Shot Blocked by Nico Hischier. Free Puck Retrieved by Brett Connolly for Capitals. Shot by Brett Connolly. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in Devils zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Alex Ovechkin is hit by Andy Greene and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen for Capitals. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov intercepted by Jacob Trouba. Pass to Mark Stone in neutral zone. Mark Stone moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Jacob Trouba. Pass to Taylor Hall. Taylor Hall moves puck in neutral zone.
Time : 6. Taylor Hall moves puck in Capitals zone. Shot by Taylor Hall. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus John Quenneville in Capitals zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie. T.J. Oshie is hit by Tyler Ennis and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to T.J. Oshie. T.J. Oshie moves puck in neutral zone. Minor Penalty to Brian Gibbons for Holding. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone. Pass to Paul Byron. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Paul Byron. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Roman Polak, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Jeff Skinner in neutral zone. Jeff Skinner moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Michal Kempny. Shot by Michal Kempny. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #2 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Andy Greene is hit by Alex Ovechkin and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Andy Greene. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Andy Greene. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Roman Polak, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Pass to David Perron. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by David Perron. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in neutral zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen in Devils zone. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Jacob Trouba.
Time : 7. Pass to David Perron in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by David Perron. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Alex Ovechkin. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #1 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Paul Byron. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Paul Byron. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Roman Polak, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Pass to Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone. Valtteri Filppula moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass by Valtteri Filppula intercepted by Roman Polak. Pass by Roman Polak intercepted by T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. Pass to Jeff Skinner in Devils zone. Shot by Jeff Skinner. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Valtteri Filppula for Capitals. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Kevin Hayes.
Time : 8. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Kevin Hayes. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to Jeff Skinner in neutral zone. Pass by Jeff Skinner intercepted by Travis Zajac. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Pass to Taylor Hall in Capitals zone. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to Mark Stone. Shot by Mark Stone. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Mika Zibanejad for Devils. Shot by Mika Zibanejad. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Mark Stone for Devils. Shot by Mark Stone. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Erik Johnson for Devils. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass to Mark Stone.
Time : 9. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Mark Stone. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Christian Djoos. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Jakub Vrana in neutral zone. Pass to Tyson Jost in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Tyson Jost. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Pass to Jacob Trouba in neutral zone. Jacob Trouba moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Pass to Tyler Ennis. Shot by Tyler Ennis. Shot Blocked by Dmitry Orlov. Free Puck Retrieved by John Quenneville for Devils. Shot by John Quenneville. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Tyler Ennis for Devils. Shot by Tyler Ennis. Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Jacob Trouba for Devils. Shot by Jacob Trouba. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Nic Dowd in Capitals zone. Pass to Paul Byron. Shot by Paul Byron. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals. Pass to Brett Connolly in neutral zone. Pass to Nic Dowd in Devils zone. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass to Devante Smith-Pelly. Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly. Deflect By Brett Connolly. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Brett Connolly for Capitals. Shot by Brett Connolly. Deflect By Nic Dowd. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals. Pass to Brett Connolly. Pass to Devante Smith-Pelly. Pass to Brett Connolly.
Time : 10. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass to Devante Smith-Pelly. Devante Smith-Pelly loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Nic Dowd for Capitals. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Nic Dowd. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Kevin Hayes. Pass by Kevin Hayes intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Shot by T.J. Oshie. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen for Capitals. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Shot by Valtteri Filppula. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Devils zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass by Alex Ovechkin intercepted by Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin.
Time : 11. Pass by Alex Ovechkin intercepted by David Perron. Pass to Erik Johnson in neutral zone. Erik Johnson moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to David Perron. Pass by David Perron intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Erik Johnson in neutral zone. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Dmitry Orlov in Capitals zone. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Shea Weber in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Shea Weber. Puck retreived by Dmitry Orlov. Dmitry Orlov is hit by Matt Calvert and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Nico Hischier for Devils. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Nico Hischier. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Mark Stone in neutral zone. Pass to Taylor Hall in Capitals zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Icing by Matt Niskanen. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov is ejected from face-off, Alex Ovechkin takes his place. John Quenneville wins face-off versus Alex Ovechkin in Capitals zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Brian Gibbons. Icing by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Capitals zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Mark Stone is hit by Matt Niskanen and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Andy Greene for Devils. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Mark Stone.
Time : 12. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Alex Ovechkin is hit by Mika Zibanejad and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Andy Greene for Devils. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Evgeny Kuznetsov in Capitals zone. Pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov intercepted by Andy Greene. Pass to Mark Stone. Shot by Mark Stone. Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Andy Greene for Devils. Shot by Andy Greene. Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Andy Greene for Devils. Shot by Andy Greene. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Kevin Hayes is hit by Michal Kempny and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Travis Zajac for Devils. Shot by Travis Zajac. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Erik Johnson for Devils. Pass to Travis Zajac. Pass to Paul Byron. Pass by Paul Byron intercepted by T.J. Oshie. Pass to Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone. Valtteri Filppula moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Shot by Jeff Skinner. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Kevin Hayes for Devils. Pass by Kevin Hayes intercepted by Michal Kempny. Pass by Michal Kempny intercepted by Shea Weber.
Time : 13. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by John Carlson in neutral zone. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Erik Johnson in Devils zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Kevin Hayes. Puck retreived by John Carlson. John Carlson is hit by Travis Zajac and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Shea Weber for Devils. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Travis Zajac. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Travis Zajac. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to John Carlson. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Mirco Mueller in neutral zone. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Matt Calvert in Capitals zone. Pass by Matt Calvert intercepted by Jeff Skinner. Pass by Jeff Skinner intercepted by Mirco Mueller in neutral zone. Pass by Mirco Mueller intercepted by Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone. Pass by Valtteri Filppula intercepted by Roman Polak in neutral zone. Pass by Roman Polak intercepted by John Carlson in Capitals zone. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Mirco Mueller. Pass to Matt Calvert. Shot by Matt Calvert. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. John Quenneville wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Lars Eller. Pass to Jakub Vrana in neutral zone. Jakub Vrana loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by John Quenneville for Devils. Pass by John Quenneville intercepted by Brooks Orpik in Capitals zone. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Brian Gibbons. Pass to Jacob Trouba.
Time : 14. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Brian Gibbons is hit by Brooks Orpik. Pass by Brian Gibbons intercepted by Brooks Orpik. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Jacob Trouba. Pass by Jacob Trouba intercepted by Brooks Orpik. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Brian Gibbons in neutral zone. Pass to Jacob Trouba in Capitals zone. Pass by Jacob Trouba intercepted by Lars Eller. Pass by Lars Eller intercepted by Jacob Trouba. Pass to John Quenneville. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Brooks Orpik. Icing by Brooks Orpik. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Lars Eller wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Capitals zone. Pass to Brooks Orpik. Pass to Lars Eller in neutral zone. Lars Eller moves puck in Devils zone. Shot by Lars Eller. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Pass to Shea Weber. Shea Weber moves puck in neutral zone. Shea Weber moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in Devils zone. Shot by Alex Ovechkin. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Evgeny Kuznetsov for Capitals. Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Nic Dowd in Devils zone. Pass to Mirco Mueller. Mirco Mueller moves puck in neutral zone. Mirco Mueller is hit by Nic Dowd and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Mirco Mueller for Devils. Mirco Mueller moves puck in Capitals zone. Mirco Mueller is hit by John Carlson and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Calvert for Devils.
Time : 15. Pass to Roman Polak. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Nico Hischier. Nico Hischier is hit by John Carlson and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Mirco Mueller for Devils. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Matt Calvert. Shot by Matt Calvert. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Capitals zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Matt Niskanen moves puck in neutral zone. Matt Niskanen loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Dmitry Orlov moves puck in Devils zone. Dmitry Orlov is hit by Jacob Trouba and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by T.J. Oshie for Capitals. Shot by T.J. Oshie. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by T.J. Oshie for Capitals. Shot by T.J. Oshie. Shot Blocked by Andy Greene. Free Puck Retrieved by T.J. Oshie for Capitals. Minor Penalty to Jacob Trouba for Tripping. Minor Penalty to T.J. Oshie for Tripping. 4 vs 4 Forward Lineup #1 - Lars Eller, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. 4 vs 4 Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall are on ice for Devils. 4 vs 4 Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Lars Eller wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in Devils zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Lars Eller. Shot by Lars Eller. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Lars Eller for Capitals.
Time : 16. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Lars Eller. Lars Eller loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Lars Eller for Capitals. Lars Eller loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Jakub Vrana for Capitals. Shot by Jakub Vrana. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. 4 vs 4 Forward Lineup #2 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin are on ice for Capitals. 4 vs 4 Defense Lineup #1 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. 4 vs 4 Forward Lineup #2 - Nico Hischier, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. 4 vs 4 Defense Lineup #2 - Erik Johnson, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass to Nico Hischier in neutral zone. Nico Hischier loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Roman Polak for Devils. Roman Polak moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Nico Hischier. Pass by Nico Hischier intercepted by John Carlson. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Alex Ovechkin. Puck retreived by Erik Johnson. Erik Johnson is hit by Evgeny Kuznetsov and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Nico Hischier for Devils. Nico Hischier moves puck in neutral zone. Nico Hischier moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass by Nico Hischier intercepted by John Carlson. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to John Carlson. John Carlson moves puck in Devils zone. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by John Carlson in neutral zone.
Time : 17. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Roman Polak. Roman Polak moves puck in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Roman Polak. 4 vs 4 Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall are on ice for Devils. 4 vs 4 Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Mirco Mueller are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Michal Kempny. Pass to John Carlson in neutral zone. John Carlson moves puck in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by John Carlson. 4 vs 4 Forward Lineup #1 - Lars Eller, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. 4 vs 4 Defense Lineup #2 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Andy Greene. Pass to Taylor Hall in neutral zone. Pass to Mika Zibanejad in Capitals zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Mirco Mueller. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass to Mika Zibanejad. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Mika Zibanejad. Shot by Mika Zibanejad. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. 4 vs 4 Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Pass to Travis Zajac. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Travis Zajac. Travis Zajac loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Paul Byron for Devils. Shot by Paul Byron. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Travis Zajac for Devils. Pass to Kevin Hayes.
Time : 18. Shot by Kevin Hayes. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Travis Zajac for Devils. Shot by Travis Zajac. Deflect By Paul Byron. Shot Hit the Post. Free Puck Retrieved by Andy Greene for Devils. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Travis Zajac. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Shot by Kevin Hayes. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Lars Eller is ejected from face-off, Jakub Vrana takes his place. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Jakub Vrana in Capitals zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Mirco Mueller. Pass by Mirco Mueller intercepted by Lars Eller. Pass to Dmitry Orlov in neutral zone. Dmitry Orlov moves puck in Devils zone. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Roman Polak. Pass to Taylor Hall in neutral zone. Taylor Hall moves puck in Capitals zone. Minor Penalty to Dmitry Orlov for Roughing. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Lars Eller, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #2 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Kevin Hayes are on ice for Devils. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #1 - Shea Weber, Erik Johnson are on ice for Devils. Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Nico Hischier. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Shot by Kevin Hayes. Deflect By Nico Hischier. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Brooks Orpik. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Brooks Orpik, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by David Perron. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone.
Time : 19. Pass by Kevin Hayes intercepted by Matt Niskanen in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Matt Niskanen. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Kevin Hayes moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Nico Hischier. Pass to David Perron. David Perron loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Brooks Orpik. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Lars Eller, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Christian Djoos, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to David Perron. Icing by David Perron. Nico Hischier is ejected from face-off, Kevin Hayes takes his place. Lars Eller wins face-off versus Kevin Hayes in Devils zone. Pass to Jakub Vrana. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Lars Eller. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Lars Eller. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Brooks Orpik, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Kevin Hayes. Puck retreived by Matt Niskanen. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Matt Niskanen. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Brooks Orpik, John Carlson are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Kevin Hayes. Pass to David Perron in neutral zone. Pass to Shea Weber in Capitals zone.
Time : 20. End of Period. Goals for this period are 2 for Capitals vs 0 for Devils. Shots for this period are 14 for Capitals vs 13 for Devils.
Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Lars Eller, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #1 - Shea Weber, Erik Johnson are on ice for Devils. Lars Eller wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone. Pass to Christian Djoos. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Christian Djoos. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Brooks Orpik, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Mark Stone. Pass to Taylor Hall in neutral zone. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Jakub Vrana in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Jakub Vrana. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass to Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone. Off-side. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #2 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Kevin Hayes are on ice for Devils. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #2 - Jacob Trouba, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Lars Eller wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in neutral zone. Pass to Christian Djoos. Christian Djoos moves puck in Devils zone. Shot by Christian Djoos. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #1 - Shea Weber, Erik Johnson are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad is ejected from face-off, Taylor Hall takes his place. Taylor Hall wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Devils zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Mark Stone moves puck in neutral zone. Pass to Mika Zibanejad. Pass to Shea Weber in Capitals zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Brooks Orpik. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Brooks Orpik. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Andy Greene. Pass to David Perron in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by David Perron. Puck retreived by Valtteri Filppula. Pass to Matt Niskanen in neutral zone. Matt Niskanen moves puck in Devils zone. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Matt Calvert. Pass to David Perron in neutral zone. David Perron moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Matt Calvert in neutral zone.
Time : 1. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Jacob Trouba moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Nico Hischier. Pass to David Perron. Shot by David Perron. Goal by David Perron - Capitals : 2 - Devils : 1. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to John Carlson. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by John Carlson. Puck retreived by Erik Johnson. Pass to Taylor Hall. Icing by Taylor Hall. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Lars Eller wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in Devils zone. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass to Jakub Vrana. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Jakub Vrana. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Lars Eller. Lars Eller is hit by Shea Weber and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Michal Kempny for Capitals. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to John Carlson.
Time : 2. Pass to Jakub Vrana. Pass to John Carlson. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Shea Weber. Pass to Mark Stone in neutral zone. Pass by Mark Stone intercepted by John Carlson. Pass to Lars Eller in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Lars Eller. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass to Mark Stone in neutral zone. Pass to Erik Johnson in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Erik Johnson. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone. Evgeny Kuznetsov moves puck in Devils zone. Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Jacob Trouba and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen for Capitals. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Jacob Trouba. Pass to Travis Zajac. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Travis Zajac in neutral zone. Pass to Paul Byron in Capitals zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Paul Byron. Pass by Paul Byron intercepted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in neutral zone. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Dmitry Orlov moves puck in Devils zone. Dmitry Orlov is hit by Jacob Trouba and loses puck.
Time : 3. Free Puck Retrieved by J.T. Compher for Capitals. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by J.T. Compher. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Jacob Trouba. Pass to Paul Byron in neutral zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Travis Zajac. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Travis Zajac. Puck retreived by Valtteri Filppula. Valtteri Filppula is hit by Paul Byron. Pass by Valtteri Filppula intercepted by Andy Greene. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Andy Greene. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Pass by Jeff Skinner intercepted by Matt Calvert in neutral zone. Pass to David Perron in Capitals zone. Pass by David Perron intercepted by Brooks Orpik. Pass to T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. T.J. Oshie moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Shot by Valtteri Filppula. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Nic Dowd wins face-off versus John Quenneville in Devils zone. Pass to Brett Connolly. Brett Connolly is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Michal Kempny for Capitals. Pass to Devante Smith-Pelly. Pass to Nic Dowd. Pass to Brett Connolly. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Devante Smith-Pelly. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass to Brett Connolly. Brett Connolly is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck.
Time : 4. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals. Pass to Brett Connolly. Shot by Brett Connolly. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass by Mark Stone intercepted by Matt Niskanen in neutral zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie in Devils zone. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Dmitry Orlov in neutral zone. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Jeff Skinner moves puck in Devils zone. Jeff Skinner is hit by Shea Weber and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Shea Weber. Pass to Mika Zibanejad in neutral zone. Mika Zibanejad moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Mark Stone is hit by Dmitry Orlov and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen for Capitals. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Jeff Skinner in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Jeff Skinner. Puck retreived by Taylor Hall. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Dmitry Orlov in neutral zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie in Devils zone. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Erik Johnson. Icing by Erik Johnson. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Mika Zibanejad is ejected from face-off, Taylor Hall takes his place. Evgeny Kuznetsov is ejected from face-off, J.T. Compher takes his place. Taylor Hall wins face-off versus J.T. Compher in Devils zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Taylor Hall is hit by Alex Ovechkin. Mark Stone moves puck in neutral zone. Pass to Mika Zibanejad in Capitals zone. Pass by Mika Zibanejad intercepted by Brooks Orpik.
Time : 5. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Erik Johnson in neutral zone. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Christian Djoos in Capitals zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Pass to J.T. Compher in Devils zone. Shot by J.T. Compher. Deflect By Alex Ovechkin. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Lars Eller wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Devils zone. Pass to John Carlson. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Jakub Vrana. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass to John Carlson. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Jacob Trouba. Pass to Andy Greene in neutral zone. Andy Greene moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Matt Calvert. Pass to Nico Hischier. Pass by Nico Hischier intercepted by Lars Eller. Pass by Lars Eller intercepted by Jacob Trouba. Pass by Jacob Trouba intercepted by Michal Kempny. Pass by Michal Kempny intercepted by Matt Calvert. Pass to David Perron. Shot by David Perron. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Nico Hischier for Devils. Shot by Nico Hischier. Deflect By David Perron. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Calvert for Devils. Shot by Matt Calvert. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Nico Hischier for Devils. Shot by Nico Hischier. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Capitals zone. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Pass by Alex Ovechkin intercepted by Roman Polak in Devils zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Kevin Hayes moves puck in Capitals zone.
Time : 6. Pass to Paul Byron. Shot by Paul Byron. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Mirco Mueller for Devils. Shot by Mirco Mueller. Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Roman Polak for Devils. Pass by Roman Polak intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Paul Byron in neutral zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Mirco Mueller in Capitals zone. Pass to Paul Byron. Shot by Paul Byron. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Travis Zajac for Devils. Shot by Travis Zajac. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Taylor Hall is hit by Brooks Orpik and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Pass to T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. T.J. Oshie moves puck in Devils zone. T.J. Oshie loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Pass by Jeff Skinner intercepted by Erik Johnson. Pass to Shea Weber in neutral zone. Shea Weber moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by T.J. Oshie. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Jeff Skinner moves puck in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Jeff Skinner. Puck retreived by Taylor Hall. Taylor Hall is hit by T.J. Oshie and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Jeff Skinner. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Valtteri Filppula.
Time : 7. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone. Pass by Valtteri Filppula intercepted by Taylor Hall in Devils zone. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Brooks Orpik in neutral zone. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Shea Weber in Devils zone. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Jeff Skinner in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Jeff Skinner. Puck retreived by Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Brooks Orpik in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Brooks Orpik. Puck retreived by Taylor Hall. Taylor Hall is hit by Jeff Skinner and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Valtteri Filppula for Capitals. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Valtteri Filppula. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to Mika Zibanejad. Pass by Mika Zibanejad intercepted by Michal Kempny in neutral zone. Pass by Michal Kempny intercepted by Erik Johnson in Devils zone. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Michal Kempny in neutral zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in Devils zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to J.T. Compher. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass by Alex Ovechkin intercepted by Shea Weber. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by John Carlson in neutral zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin.
Time : 8. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Lars Eller wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass to Lars Eller. Shot by Lars Eller. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Andy Greene for Devils. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Pass by Kevin Hayes intercepted by Matt Niskanen in Capitals zone. Pass to Tyson Jost in neutral zone. Pass to Lars Eller in Devils zone. Shot by Lars Eller. Deflect By Jakub Vrana. Shot Blocked by Jacob Trouba. Free Puck Retrieved by Andy Greene for Devils. Pass to Paul Byron in neutral zone. Off-side. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Nic Dowd in neutral zone. Pass to David Perron. David Perron moves puck in Capitals zone. Shot by David Perron. Deflect By Matt Calvert. Shot Blocked by Michal Kempny. Free Puck Retrieved by Michal Kempny for Capitals. Pass to John Carlson in neutral zone. John Carlson moves puck in Devils zone. John Carlson loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Devante Smith-Pelly for Capitals. Pass to Brett Connolly. Pass to Nic Dowd. Shot by Nic Dowd. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Devante Smith-Pelly for Capitals. Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone. Pass to J.T. Compher. Pass by J.T. Compher intercepted by Andy Greene. Pass to Travis Zajac in neutral zone. Pass to Paul Byron in Capitals zone.
Time : 9. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Travis Zajac. Pass by Travis Zajac intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Icing by Matt Niskanen. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Capitals zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone. Evgeny Kuznetsov moves puck in Devils zone. Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Lars Eller wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Devils zone. Pass to John Carlson. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Andy Greene. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Pass to David Perron in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by David Perron. Puck retreived by Lars Eller. Pass to Jakub Vrana in neutral zone. Pass to John Carlson in Devils zone. Pass to Lars Eller. Shot by Lars Eller. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac is ejected from face-off, Kevin Hayes takes his place. Kevin Hayes wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Pass to Paul Byron. Paul Byron moves puck in neutral zone. Paul Byron is hit by Alex Ovechkin and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Travis Zajac for Devils. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Travis Zajac. Puck retreived by J.T. Compher. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in neutral zone. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in Devils zone. Pass by Alex Ovechkin intercepted by Mirco Mueller. Pass by Mirco Mueller intercepted by Dmitry Orlov in neutral zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Evgeny Kuznetsov moves puck in Devils zone.
Time : 10. Pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov intercepted by Mirco Mueller. Icing by Mirco Mueller. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Mirco Mueller. Pass to Roman Polak. Pass by Roman Polak intercepted by John Carlson. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Pass to T.J. Oshie. T.J. Oshie loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Roman Polak for Devils. Icing by Roman Polak. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Devils zone. Pass to Paul Byron. Paul Byron moves puck in neutral zone. Paul Byron moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass by Kevin Hayes intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Travis Zajac in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Travis Zajac. Puck retreived by Jakub Vrana. Jakub Vrana is hit by Paul Byron and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Kevin Hayes for Devils. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Kevin Hayes. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Lars Eller in neutral zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen in Devils zone. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Dmitry Orlov.
Time : 11. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Lars Eller. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Lars Eller. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Andy Greene. Pass to Jacob Trouba in neutral zone. Jacob Trouba moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Pass to Tyler Ennis. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Tyler Ennis. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to J.T. Compher. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Shot by Alex Ovechkin. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals.
Time : 12. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Nico Hischier. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Christian Djoos in neutral zone. Pass to Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone. Shot by Valtteri Filppula. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Taylor Hall moves puck in neutral zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass by Mark Stone intercepted by Jeff Skinner. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by T.J. Oshie. Puck retreived by Taylor Hall. Taylor Hall is hit by Valtteri Filppula. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Jeff Skinner in neutral zone. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to Jeff Skinner in Devils zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Brooks Orpik. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Roman Polak. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass by Mark Stone intercepted by Brooks Orpik in neutral zone. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Taylor Hall in Devils zone. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. Minor Penalty to Mika Zibanejad for Hooking. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #2 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone. Pass to J.T. Compher. Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Andy Greene. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Shot Hit the Post. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Shot by Dmitry Orlov. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Evgeny Kuznetsov for Capitals. Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Alex Ovechkin for Capitals.
Time : 13. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to J.T. Compher. Shot by J.T. Compher. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen for Capitals. Shot by Matt Niskanen. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #1 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Roman Polak, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Jacob Trouba. Free Puck Retrieved by Jeff Skinner. Pass by Jeff Skinner intercepted by Roman Polak in neutral zone. Pass by Roman Polak intercepted by Jeff Skinner. Pass by Jeff Skinner intercepted by Jacob Trouba. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Jacob Trouba. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to Jeff Skinner in neutral zone. Jeff Skinner moves puck in Devils zone. Pass by Jeff Skinner intercepted by Andy Greene. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Andy Greene. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Roman Polak, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to John Carlson. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Paul Byron in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Paul Byron. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Michal Kempny. Pass to John Carlson in neutral zone. John Carlson moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Shot by Valtteri Filppula. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #2 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Roman Polak, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Kevin Hayes in Devils zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Alex Ovechkin loses puck.
Time : 14. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to J.T. Compher. Pass by J.T. Compher intercepted by Jacob Trouba. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Jacob Trouba. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Paul Byron. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in neutral zone. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Dmitry Orlov. Puck retreived by Erik Johnson. Pass to Paul Byron in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Paul Byron. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Roman Polak, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Alex Ovechkin. Puck retreived by Roman Polak. Pass by Roman Polak intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Brooks Orpik. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Mark Stone. Pass to Taylor Hall in neutral zone. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Brooks Orpik in Capitals zone. Pass to Tyson Jost in neutral zone.
Time : 15. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Tyson Jost. Puck retreived by Erik Johnson. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass by Mark Stone intercepted by Jakub Vrana in neutral zone. Pass to Lars Eller. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Lars Eller. Puck retreived by Shea Weber. Shea Weber is hit by Lars Eller. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Jakub Vrana. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Tyson Jost. Pass to Lars Eller. Shot by Lars Eller. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Lars Eller for Capitals. Shot by Lars Eller. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Nico Hischier in neutral zone. Pass by Nico Hischier intercepted by Michal Kempny in Capitals zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. Pass to John Carlson in Devils zone. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Andy Greene. Pass to Matt Calvert in neutral zone. Pass to Jacob Trouba in Capitals zone. Pass to Matt Calvert. Shot by Matt Calvert. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by David Perron for Devils. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Pass to Nico Hischier. Pass to Matt Calvert. Matt Calvert is hit by Michal Kempny. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Andy Greene.
Time : 16. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Pass to Nico Hischier. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Jacob Trouba. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass by Michal Kempny intercepted by Mirco Mueller in neutral zone. Pass by Mirco Mueller intercepted by Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. T.J. Oshie moves puck in Devils zone. T.J. Oshie is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Mirco Mueller for Devils. Pass to Travis Zajac in neutral zone. Pass to Paul Byron. Paul Byron moves puck in Capitals zone. Shot by Paul Byron. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Travis Zajac for Devils. Shot by Travis Zajac. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. John Quenneville wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Capitals zone. Pass to Shea Weber. Shot by Shea Weber. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Evgeny Kuznetsov is ejected from face-off, J.T. Compher takes his place. John Quenneville wins face-off versus J.T. Compher in Capitals zone. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to John Quenneville. Shot by John Quenneville. Deflect By Brian Gibbons. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Brian Gibbons for Devils. Pass by Brian Gibbons intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen in Devils zone. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin.
Time : 17. Pass by Alex Ovechkin intercepted by Erik Johnson. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to Brian Gibbons in neutral zone. Brian Gibbons moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Shot by Brian Gibbons. Deflect By John Quenneville. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Pass to Paul Byron. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Travis Zajac. Shot by Travis Zajac. Stopped by Braden Holtby with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Paul Byron for Devils. Shot by Paul Byron. Deflect By Travis Zajac. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Nic Dowd in Capitals zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Mark Stone. Mark Stone loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Mark Stone for Devils. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Pass to Mika Zibanejad. Shot by Mika Zibanejad. Shot Blocked by Brooks Orpik. Free Puck Retrieved by Jacob Trouba for Devils. Shot by Jacob Trouba. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Capitals zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Paul Byron. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Pass to J.T. Compher. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone.
Time : 18. Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by J.T. Compher for Capitals. Shot by J.T. Compher. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Shot by Alex Ovechkin. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen for Capitals. Pass to J.T. Compher. Shot by J.T. Compher. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Lars Eller is ejected from face-off, Jakub Vrana takes his place. Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Jakub Vrana in Devils zone. Pass to David Perron. Pass to Matt Calvert in neutral zone. Matt Calvert moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass to Nico Hischier. Pass by Nico Hischier intercepted by Michal Kempny. Pass to Lars Eller in neutral zone. Pass to John Carlson. John Carlson moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass to Jakub Vrana. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Lars Eller.
Time : 19. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Lars Eller. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Jacob Trouba. Pass to David Perron in neutral zone. David Perron moves puck in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by David Perron. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone. Pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov intercepted by Erik Johnson in Devils zone. Pass to Mark Stone in neutral zone. Pass to Shea Weber in Capitals zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Mark Stone. Shot by Mark Stone. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen for Capitals. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone. Evgeny Kuznetsov moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass by Alex Ovechkin intercepted by Mark Stone. Pass to Taylor Hall in neutral zone. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Matt Niskanen. Puck retreived by Erik Johnson. Erik Johnson is hit by Evgeny Kuznetsov and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Dmitry Orlov. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Erik Johnson.
Time : 20. End of Period. Goals for this period are 0 for Capitals vs 1 for Devils. Shots for this period are 14 for Capitals vs 10 for Devils. Pass to Mark Stone in neutral zone.
Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in neutral zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Alex Ovechkin. Puck retreived by Jacob Trouba. Jacob Trouba is hit by Alex Ovechkin and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Jacob Trouba for Devils. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Kevin Hayes moves puck in Capitals zone. Shot by Kevin Hayes. Deflect By Travis Zajac. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Travis Zajac for Devils. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Shot by Kevin Hayes. Deflect By Paul Byron. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Travis Zajac for Devils. Shot by Travis Zajac. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Shot by Mark Stone. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass by Kevin Hayes intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Andy Greene in neutral zone. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Dmitry Orlov in Capitals zone. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Jacob Trouba in neutral zone. Pass to Paul Byron. Pass by Paul Byron intercepted by Dmitry Orlov in Capitals zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Andy Greene in Devils zone. Pass to Travis Zajac in neutral zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes in Capitals zone. Pass to Travis Zajac. Shot by Travis Zajac. Deflect By Kevin Hayes. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov is ejected from face-off, J.T. Compher takes his place. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus J.T. Compher in Capitals zone. Pass to Mark Stone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Mark Stone. Shot by Mark Stone. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound.
Time : 1. Evgeny Kuznetsov is ejected from face-off, Alex Ovechkin takes his place. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Alex Ovechkin in Capitals zone. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by John Carlson. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Mark Stone. Pass to Mika Zibanejad. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Mark Stone. Mark Stone loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Michal Kempny for Capitals. Pass by Michal Kempny intercepted by Shea Weber in neutral zone. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Michal Kempny. Pass to John Carlson in Devils zone. Pass to J.T. Compher. Pass to John Carlson. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Michal Kempny in neutral zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Shea Weber and loses puck. Minor Penalty to Erik Johnson for Roughing. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #2 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Roman Polak, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Roman Polak. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Roman Polak. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone. Pass by Valtteri Filppula intercepted by Travis Zajac. Pass by Travis Zajac intercepted by Dmitry Orlov in Capitals zone. Icing by Dmitry Orlov. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Roman Polak, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone. Pass to Paul Byron. Pass by Paul Byron intercepted by Dmitry Orlov.
Time : 2. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Paul Byron in neutral zone. Pass to Travis Zajac in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Travis Zajac. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen. Pass to T.J. Oshie. T.J. Oshie loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Dmitry Orlov moves puck in neutral zone. Dmitry Orlov moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Roman Polak. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Roman Polak. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Mirco Mueller, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Icing by Jeff Skinner. Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Kevin Hayes in Capitals zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Matt Niskanen moves puck in neutral zone. Matt Niskanen moves puck in Devils zone. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Mirco Mueller. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Mirco Mueller. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Roman Polak, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Jeff Skinner. Pass to Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by T.J. Oshie. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #1 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Pass to Travis Zajac in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Travis Zajac.
Time : 3. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Mirco Mueller, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by J.T. Compher. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to John Carlson. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Kevin Hayes. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Kevin Hayes. Free Puck Retrieved by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to John Carlson in neutral zone. John Carlson moves puck in Devils zone. Shot by John Carlson. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Roman Polak, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov is ejected from face-off, Alex Ovechkin takes his place. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Alex Ovechkin in Devils zone. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Pass by Jacob Trouba intercepted by J.T. Compher. Pass by J.T. Compher intercepted by Roman Polak. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Roman Polak. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Mirco Mueller, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by J.T. Compher. Pass by J.T. Compher intercepted by Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Kevin Hayes. Puck retreived by J.T. Compher. Pass to John Carlson. John Carlson loses puck. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Brooks Orpik moves puck in neutral zone. Brooks Orpik moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Lars Eller. Shot by Lars Eller. Goal by Lars Eller - Capitals : 3 - Devils : 1. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Mika Zibanejad wins face-off versus Nic Dowd in neutral zone. Pass to Taylor Hall. Taylor Hall moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Shea Weber.
Time : 4. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Brett Connolly in neutral zone. Brett Connolly moves puck in Devils zone. Shot by Brett Connolly. Goal by Brett Connolly - Capitals : 4 - Devils : 1. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone. Pass to Paul Byron. Paul Byron moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Travis Zajac. Pass by Travis Zajac intercepted by Brooks Orpik. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by Paul Byron in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Paul Byron. Puck retreived by Valtteri Filppula. Valtteri Filppula is hit by Paul Byron and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Roman Polak for Devils. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass by Kevin Hayes intercepted by Jeff Skinner. Pass to T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Mirco Mueller. Pass by Mirco Mueller intercepted by Brooks Orpik in Capitals zone. Pass to Jeff Skinner in neutral zone. Pass by Jeff Skinner intercepted by Kevin Hayes. Pass to Paul Byron in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Paul Byron. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik. Pass by Brooks Orpik intercepted by David Perron. Pass by David Perron intercepted by T.J. Oshie. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Nico Hischier in neutral zone.
Time : 5. Pass to David Perron. Pass by David Perron intercepted by T.J. Oshie. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Jeff Skinner moves puck in Devils zone. Jeff Skinner loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Brooks Orpik. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass to David Perron in neutral zone. David Perron moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Nico Hischier. Pass by Nico Hischier intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Jacob Trouba in neutral zone. Pass by Jacob Trouba intercepted by Dmitry Orlov in Capitals zone. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Jacob Trouba in neutral zone. Pass to Nico Hischier. Nico Hischier moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to David Perron. Pass by David Perron intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Time : 6. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Matt Calvert. Pass to Jacob Trouba in neutral zone. Jacob Trouba moves puck in Capitals zone. Jacob Trouba loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals. Pass to Jakub Vrana. Pass by Jakub Vrana intercepted by Jacob Trouba in neutral zone. Pass to Matt Calvert in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Matt Calvert. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson. Pass to Lars Eller in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Lars Eller. Puck retreived by Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by John Carlson in neutral zone. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to John Carlson. John Carlson moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Tyson Jost. Shot by Tyson Jost. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Lars Eller for Capitals. Shot by Lars Eller. Deflect By Jakub Vrana. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by Michal Kempny for Capitals. Pass by Michal Kempny intercepted by Shea Weber. Pass to Mark Stone in neutral zone. Pass to Erik Johnson in Capitals zone. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by John Carlson. Icing by John Carlson. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Lars Eller in Capitals zone. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass by Kevin Hayes intercepted by John Carlson. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Kevin Hayes. Pass to Mirco Mueller.
Time : 7. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Kevin Hayes is hit by Michal Kempny. Pass to Paul Byron. Pass to Travis Zajac. Shot by Travis Zajac. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Michal Kempny for Capitals. Pass to Lars Eller in neutral zone. Pass to Tyson Jost. Tyson Jost moves puck in Devils zone. Tyson Jost is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Lars Eller for Capitals. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Lars Eller. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Mirco Mueller. Pass to Travis Zajac in neutral zone. Travis Zajac moves puck in Capitals zone. Travis Zajac loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Pass to T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. Pass to Jeff Skinner in Devils zone. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to T.J. Oshie. T.J. Oshie is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass by Valtteri Filppula intercepted by Travis Zajac.
Time : 8. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Kevin Hayes moves puck in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Kevin Hayes. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Matt Niskanen. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to Mark Stone in neutral zone. Mark Stone moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Christian Djoos. Icing by Christian Djoos. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov is ejected from face-off, J.T. Compher takes his place. John Quenneville wins face-off versus J.T. Compher in Capitals zone. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Brooks Orpik. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to J.T. Compher. J.T. Compher moves puck in neutral zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov intercepted by Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by J.T. Compher. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to J.T. Compher. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Shot by Alex Ovechkin. Deflect By Evgeny Kuznetsov. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Alex Ovechkin for Capitals. Shot by Alex Ovechkin. Shot Blocked by Jacob Trouba.
Time : 9. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Jacob Trouba and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by J.T. Compher for Capitals. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by J.T. Compher. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Pass to Brian Gibbons in neutral zone. Brian Gibbons moves puck in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Brian Gibbons. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Michal Kempny. Pass by Michal Kempny intercepted by Taylor Hall in neutral zone. Pass by Taylor Hall intercepted by Michal Kempny in Capitals zone. Pass by Michal Kempny intercepted by Taylor Hall in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Taylor Hall. Puck retreived by Nic Dowd. Pass to John Carlson in neutral zone. John Carlson moves puck in Devils zone. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Devante Smith-Pelly. Pass by Devante Smith-Pelly intercepted by Erik Johnson. Pass to Mark Stone in neutral zone. Mark Stone moves puck in Capitals zone. Shot by Mark Stone. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Nico Hischier wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone. Pass to Mirco Mueller. Nico Hischier is hit by Dmitry Orlov. Shot by Mirco Mueller. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Nico Hischier in Capitals zone. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Valtteri Filppula is hit by David Perron.
Time : 10. Jeff Skinner moves puck in neutral zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen in Devils zone. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Valtteri Filppula loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Valtteri Filppula for Capitals. Pass by Valtteri Filppula intercepted by Shea Weber. Pass to Nico Hischier in neutral zone. Pass to Matt Calvert in Capitals zone. Pass by Matt Calvert intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass to T.J. Oshie. T.J. Oshie moves puck in neutral zone. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Erik Johnson. Pass to David Perron. Pass by David Perron intercepted by Dmitry Orlov in Capitals zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Nico Hischier in neutral zone. Pass by Nico Hischier intercepted by Dmitry Orlov. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Shea Weber. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Shea Weber. Puck retreived by Dmitry Orlov. Pass to T.J. Oshie. T.J. Oshie loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals.
Time : 11. Dmitry Orlov moves puck in neutral zone. Dmitry Orlov moves puck in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Dmitry Orlov. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone. Pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov intercepted by Shea Weber in Devils zone. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by J.T. Compher in neutral zone. Pass by J.T. Compher intercepted by Erik Johnson in Devils zone. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Brooks Orpik in neutral zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov intercepted by Shea Weber. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass to Matt Calvert in neutral zone. Pass to David Perron in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by David Perron. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Pass to J.T. Compher. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by J.T. Compher. Puck retreived by Andy Greene. Pass to Taylor Hall in neutral zone. Pass to Mika Zibanejad in Capitals zone. Mika Zibanejad is hit by Brooks Orpik and loses puck.
Time : 12. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik for Capitals. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Alex Ovechkin. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Jacob Trouba. Pass to Taylor Hall in neutral zone. Pass to Mika Zibanejad in Capitals zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by John Carlson. Pass to Tyson Jost in neutral zone. Pass to Jakub Vrana in Devils zone. Pass to Lars Eller. Shot by Lars Eller. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals. Pass by John Carlson intercepted by Andy Greene. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by Tyson Jost. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Jakub Vrana. Pass to Lars Eller. Shot by Lars Eller. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Tyson Jost. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Tyson Jost. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - Nic Dowd, Brett Connolly, Devante Smith-Pelly are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid.
Time : 13. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Icing by Jacob Trouba. Nic Dowd wins face-off versus Mika Zibanejad in Devils zone. Pass to Devante Smith-Pelly. Pass by Devante Smith-Pelly intercepted by Jacob Trouba. Pass to Taylor Hall in neutral zone. Taylor Hall moves puck in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Taylor Hall. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen. Pass to Dmitry Orlov in neutral zone. Dmitry Orlov moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Brett Connolly. Pass by Brett Connolly intercepted by Mirco Mueller. Pass by Mirco Mueller intercepted by Devante Smith-Pelly in neutral zone. Pass by Devante Smith-Pelly intercepted by Roman Polak in Devils zone. Pass by Roman Polak intercepted by Matt Niskanen in neutral zone. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Dmitry Orlov moves puck in Devils zone. Dmitry Orlov loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Devante Smith-Pelly for Capitals. Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly. Deflect By Brett Connolly. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Pass to Nic Dowd. Nic Dowd loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen for Capitals. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Mirco Mueller. Pass to Kevin Hayes. Pass to Travis Zajac. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Kevin Hayes moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Travis Zajac. Shot by Travis Zajac. Deflect By Kevin Hayes. Stopped by Braden Holtby without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus John Quenneville in Capitals zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in neutral zone.
Time : 14. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to J.T. Compher. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Evgeny Kuznetsov loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Erik Johnson for Devils. Pass to Shea Weber. Shea Weber moves puck in neutral zone. Shea Weber moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Brian Gibbons. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Nico Hischier, David Perron, Matt Calvert are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone. Evgeny Kuznetsov moves puck in Devils zone. Evgeny Kuznetsov is hit by Roman Polak and loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Mirco Mueller for Devils. Pass to David Perron in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by David Perron. Puck retreived by J.T. Compher. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in Devils zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Alex Ovechkin. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Roman Polak. Pass to David Perron in neutral zone.
Time : 15. Pass to Nico Hischier in Capitals zone. Shot by Nico Hischier. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals. Pass to T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. Pass to Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone. Valtteri Filppula is hit by Roman Polak. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Minor Penalty to Roman Polak for Hooking. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #2 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Devils zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Travis Zajac is hit by Jeff Skinner. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Andy Greene. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen. Icing by Matt Niskanen. Travis Zajac wins face-off versus Valtteri Filppula in Capitals zone. Pass to Erik Johnson. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Matt Niskanen. Pass to Jeff Skinner in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Jeff Skinner. Puck retreived by Paul Byron. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Paul Byron. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Jeff Skinner in neutral zone. Jeff Skinner moves puck in Devils zone. Jeff Skinner loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Valtteri Filppula for Capitals. Shot by Valtteri Filppula. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid with a rebound. Free Puck Retrieved by T.J. Oshie for Capitals. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Shot by Jeff Skinner. Shot Blocked by Travis Zajac. Free Puck Retrieved by T.J. Oshie for Capitals. Shot by T.J. Oshie. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Shot by Dmitry Orlov. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #1 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Erik Johnson, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Kevin Hayes in Devils zone. Pass to J.T. Compher. Pass by J.T. Compher intercepted by Erik Johnson. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Erik Johnson. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Michal Kempny.
Time : 16. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in Devils zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov intercepted by Erik Johnson. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Erik Johnson. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by J.T. Compher. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Pass to John Carlson in Devils zone. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Evgeny Kuznetsov loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Alex Ovechkin for Capitals. Pass to John Carlson. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Shot by Alex Ovechkin. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals. Shot by John Carlson. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by John Carlson for Capitals. Shot by John Carlson. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #2 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Andy Greene. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Andy Greene. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #2 - Kevin Hayes, David Perron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by T.J. Oshie. Pass to Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone. Valtteri Filppula moves puck in Devils zone. Shot by Valtteri Filppula. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Penalty Kill Forward Lineup #1 - Travis Zajac, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #2 - Erik Johnson, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. Valtteri Filppula wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Shot by Dmitry Orlov. Shot Hit the Post. Free Puck Retrieved by Matt Niskanen for Capitals. Shot by Matt Niskanen. Deflect By Jeff Skinner. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. PowerPlay Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. PowerPlay Defense Lineup #1 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Penalty Kill Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Andy Greene are on ice for Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov wins face-off versus Travis Zajac in Devils zone. Pass to John Carlson.
Time : 17. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to J.T. Compher. Pass to Alex Ovechkin. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Mika Zibanejad, Taylor Hall, Mark Stone are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Mirco Mueller, Roman Polak are on ice for Devils. Normal Forward Lineup #3 - Lars Eller, Tyson Jost, Jakub Vrana are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen are on ice for Capitals. Alex Ovechkin loses puck. Free Puck Retrieved by Dmitry Orlov for Capitals. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass by Matt Niskanen intercepted by Roman Polak. Pass by Roman Polak intercepted by Lars Eller in neutral zone. Pass to Dmitry Orlov in Devils zone. Pass by Dmitry Orlov intercepted by Mirco Mueller. Pass by Mirco Mueller intercepted by Dmitry Orlov in neutral zone. Pass to Tyson Jost in Devils zone. Pass to Matt Niskanen. Pass to Jakub Vrana. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Dmitry Orlov. Pass to Lars Eller. Pass to Jakub Vrana. Pass to Lars Eller.
Time : 18. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Lars Eller. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Valtteri Filppula, Jeff Skinner, T.J. Oshie are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - John Carlson, Michal Kempny are on ice for Capitals. Puck retreived by Keith Kinkaid. Pass to Mirco Mueller. Pass to Taylor Hall. Pass to Mark Stone in neutral zone. Mark Stone moves puck in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Mark Stone. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Braden Holtby. Pass to Michal Kempny. Pass by Michal Kempny intercepted by Travis Zajac in neutral zone. Pass to Erik Johnson. Erik Johnson moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass by Erik Johnson intercepted by Michal Kempny. Pass to T.J. Oshie in neutral zone. Pass by T.J. Oshie intercepted by Shea Weber in Devils zone. Pass by Shea Weber intercepted by John Carlson in neutral zone. John Carlson moves puck in Devils zone. Pass to Valtteri Filppula. Pass to T.J. Oshie. Pass to Jeff Skinner. Shot by Jeff Skinner. Deflect By Valtteri Filppula. Stopped by Keith Kinkaid without a rebound. Normal Forward Lineup #1 - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, J.T. Compher are on ice for Capitals. Normal Defense Lineup #3 - Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos are on ice for Capitals. Normal Forward Lineup #4 - John Quenneville, Brian Gibbons, Tyler Ennis are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #2 - Andy Greene, Jacob Trouba are on ice for Devils. John Quenneville wins face-off versus Evgeny Kuznetsov in Devils zone. Pass to Jacob Trouba. Jacob Trouba moves puck in neutral zone. Jacob Trouba moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Pass by Brian Gibbons intercepted by J.T. Compher. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Devils zone by Alex Ovechkin. Puck retreived by Tyler Ennis.
Time : 19. Pass to Brian Gibbons in neutral zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Brian Gibbons. Puck retreived by Brooks Orpik. Pass to J.T. Compher in neutral zone. J.T. Compher moves puck in Devils zone. Shot by J.T. Compher. Shot Misses the Net. Free Puck Retrieved by Andy Greene for Devils. Pass to Brian Gibbons. Brian Gibbons moves puck in neutral zone. Pass by Brian Gibbons intercepted by Christian Djoos in Capitals zone. Pass by Christian Djoos intercepted by Jacob Trouba in neutral zone. Pass to Andy Greene. Andy Greene moves puck in Capitals zone. Pass by Andy Greene intercepted by J.T. Compher. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Alex Ovechkin moves puck in Devils zone. Pass by Alex Ovechkin intercepted by Andy Greene. Pass to Brian Gibbons in neutral zone. Pass to Jacob Trouba in Capitals zone. Puck is dumped in Capitals zone by Jacob Trouba. Normal Forward Lineup #2 - Travis Zajac, Kevin Hayes, Paul Byron are on ice for Devils. Normal Defense Lineup #1 - Erik Johnson, Shea Weber are on ice for Devils. Free Puck Retrieved by Brooks Orpik. Pass to J.T. Compher in neutral zone. Pass by J.T. Compher intercepted by Shea Weber in Devils zone. Pass to Travis Zajac. Pass to Shea Weber. Pass to Kevin Hayes in neutral zone. Pass to Paul Byron in Capitals zone. Pass by Paul Byron intercepted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Pass to Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone. Pass to J.T. Compher in Devils zone.
Time : 20. End of Period. Goals for this period are 2 for Capitals vs 0 for Devils. Shots for this period are 12 for Capitals vs 7 for Devils.
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There are even MBA programs with specialization in digital marketing such as this one: NYU Stern MBA Digital Marketing. There are certification exams such as HubSpot Inbound Marketing certification program and Google Adwords certification. But does attending all these courses and getting all the certificates make you a digital marketing expert? The answer is a big NO. It may help you learn the fundamentals and even some advanced concepts in digital marketing but it does not make you career ready for a position likeDigital Marketing Manager. Digital marketing expertise comes with digital marketing experience.
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The aim of the MA in Politics is to deepen students' understanding of important contemporary issues in political studies through the enhancement of students' analytical skills, research and writing talent, and capacity for utilising theoretical approaches. These are all important transferrable skills, highly valued in the job market. The programme is of particular interest to those wishing to know more about Irish politics (North and South), European politics, political conflict, and political theory.
In this programme students will have the opportunity to study key issues in contemporary politics and normative theory, British Politics, Irish Politics, European Politics, International Relations, Policy, and Comparative Ethnic Conflict.
Politics is about conflict, debate and the contest of ideas, making Belfast, where such things are part of everyday reality, an ideal place to study the subject. The modules offered are tailored to the University’s location and its expertise in Irish, Northern Irish and EU politics. Students benefit from intensive teaching by a wide and varied range of political scientists and theorists with strong publishing profiles and international reputations in their areas of expertise. Students unsure of which precise direction they wish their career to take will benefit from the fact that the MA in Politics allows for a generalist course of study alongside excellent careers support both within the School and the University at large. The MA in Politics provides students with the opportunity to engage in a wide range of active research networks and groups on diverse themes, including gender studies, political theory/philosophy, political economy, environmental policies and postcolonial politics. On successful completion of their taught module coursework, PGDip students can complete the dissertation for an award of MA Graduates are now working in careers with local and national government, policy analysis and advocacy for NGOs and charities. Many are also in the private sector working as lawyers, in the media and in management consultancy.
olitics is about conflict, debate and the contest of ideas, making Belfast, where such things are part of everyday reality, an ideal place to study the subject. The modules offered are tailored to the University’s location and its expertise in Irish, Northern Irish and EU politics. They provide a unique opportunity for students to engage and reflect on political crises – from the stalemate in Stormont to the delivery of Brexit – as they unfold. The programme offers students the flexibility and opportunity to engage in a wide range of active research networks and groups on diverse themes, including gender studies, political theory, environmental policy, political philosophy, political economy, and postcolonial politics.
research. They must also complete the Dissertation module. Each taught module is worth 20 credits. The Dissertation is worth 60 credits.
To acquire foundational knowledge and understanding in Politics, students will take core modules introducing research methods for the study of politics, as well as core issues in the comparative study of the UK and Europe.
This module offers students the opportunity to address core issues in Politics via a focus on the UK’s relationship with Europe in a time of flux. It is built around three broad themes: understanding, negotiating and delivering Brexit.
This module will take as it’s starting the concept of ‘Carbon Literacy’, its definition, measurement and development. Students will study policy making, governance and institutional structures at International, national, regional and local levels through the selection of relevant case studies. They will gain an understanding of the spectrum of carbon literacy and the challenges of identifying knowledge and capacity building needs for stakeholders, policy and decision makers at all levels, from global to local and individual.
Recent years have seen a significant shift in the way that moral and political philosophy approaches questions of justice, freedom, and equality. The intensity of transnational interactions in today's world raises questions about the applicability of traditional moral principles and ethical values beyond the borders of individual states. This module will explore ethical issues posed by the interaction of individuals and states at the global level. Do we have moral duties to strangers? If so, do they have the same content as duties to fellow citizens/nationals? What are the institutional implications of these moral duties? The precise themes discussed may vary from year to year, but examples of topics which may be discussed include: nationalism and cosmopolitanism, citizenship, territory and sovereignty, migration, global poverty, global democracy, reparations, political apology, climate justice, associational duties, cultural diversity, war and conflict.
PAI9099 - Dissertation research commences.
This module explores the structure and institutions of the European Union (EU) as well as selected theoretical approaches to the study of European integration. It examines in detail the nature and roles of the EU’s main institutions (i.e. Commission, European Parliament, Council of the EU, European Council, and Court of Justice), and of the role of national institutions in the EU. It provides a critical assessment of selected EU policies and political challenges facing the EU. In doing so the module explores the decision- and policy-making dynamics within the EU as well as some of the most pressing themes in European governance, including Brexit.
This module analyses the link between gender, politics and democracy in a comparative context. It begins by discussing approaches to researching gender in a social science context. It takes political representation as the core theoretical prism through which patterns of gender presence and interest representation are explored. It takes numerical representation as a starting point, and discusses the role of parties, electoral systems and gender quotas in addressing women's under-representation in politics. The module also interrogates the issue of an increased presence of women in legislative office producing gender-sensitive politics.
This module aims to introduce students to the issue of public participation and engagement in contemporary democracies. Students will understand the role of citizens and non-state actors in contemporary politics and policy making. Students will be able to engage in debates about different forms of participatory and deliberative democracy as well as learn about how consultation processes are designed and implemented. The objectives are to enable students to engage critically in discussions about citizen engagement and public participation and to develop their public engagement skills.
This module will introduce students to issues that affect the way citizens engage with institutions, the decline of traditional forms of participation, and the development of new forms of governance, and present well-established forms of citizen participation using examples from across the world,: traditional consultations and petitions, and direct democracy (referendums). It will then introduce students to a range of democratic innovations designed to engage citizens in consultation processes differently: participatory budgeting, digital crowdsourcing, stakeholder partnerships, and deliberative mini-publics.
This module explores some of the most significant moral and ethical questions posed by political conflict, in particular those posed by war and other forms of violent collective struggle. It commences 2 with a critical examination of two rival theoretical understandings of ‘the political’, as found in the work of Max Weber and Hannah Arendt, which frame our understanding of politics and the problem of political conflict in very different ways. The module then moves to examine the question of political obligation, whether and why citizens have a moral duty to obey the laws of their state. It also considers civil disobedience and the justification of (typically) non-violent resistance against state authorities. Thereafter, the specific moral-ethical problems associated with war are addressed, with an emphasis on the just war tradition as it is developed in the work of contemporary political philosophers (a central focus being the work of Michael Walzer). Among the issues examined here are the nature of war, the just war understanding of jus ad bellum and jus in bello, the challenge of pacifism to just war thinking, the morality of military intervention, the normative justifications and criticisms of contemporary state and non-state terrorism, and the problem of peace and jus post bellum.
This module provides a themed examination of how power and politics relate to the changing and evolving structures of the world economy, through the lens of the sub or inter-discipline, known as International Political Economy. International Political Economy (IPE) has become the accepted academic term for the analysis of the exercise of economic power and the politics of economic policy and capitalist development placed in a global context. This module introduces students to theories and concepts in International Political Economy related to the exercise of power and authority. It then goes to analyse a number of key topics and issues relating to the power and politics of economic organization and management including: the future of United States supremacy; Rising powers – The BRICs; the politics of money and finance; development; and Global Energy Politics.
This module examines concepts of ethnicity, national identity and multiculturalism as they relate to contemporary conflict. Students will be provided with a detailed and critical analysis of the political and constitutional options in societies beset by ethnic conflict, with particular emphasis being given to mechanisms directed at and institutions involved in management of and accommodation after the conflict. By examining theories of ethnic conflict, the module introduces students to issues underlying conflicts across the globe including nation building and rights of minorities, territorialisation of ethnicity, partition and secession management, and kin-state involvement as well as socio-political integration as mechanisms to avert and/or resolve ethnic conflicts.
PAI9099 - Dissertation research continues.
All of the MA programmes offered in the School provide our graduates with the skills to pursue a wide range of careers in the private, public and voluntary sectors. In addition, they provide an appropriate basis for those who wish to proceed to Doctoral-level study. Our graduates are now working in careers with local and national government, policy analysis and advocacy for NGOs and charities. Many are also in the private sector working as lawyers, in the media and in management consultancy.
A mix of essays, learning journals, presentations, examination and portfolio projects, including policy briefs.
At the end of the programme learners will have the capacity to be self-reflective and practice sound judgement and will possess the necessary skills to enhance their ability, think critically and pursue independent research.
Provides learners with the opportunity to develop generic analytical, reasoning, literacy and communication skills.
Provides learners with the ability to solve problems, process and prioritise a wide variety of information, and express arguments and positions in oral and written form.
The learner will develop their basic knowledge of the general methodological and theoretical approaches of Politics as well as enhance their basic history of the discipline and knowledge of its specific concepts, issues and vocabulary.
To equipment students with a set of key, subject, employability and transferable skills; to encourage a professional attitude towards self-organisation; and to provide students with the intellectual tools to reflect upon the subject of Politics both by theoretical explorations of the nature of Politics and by comparison between societies.
Provides students with a knowledge and understanding of core debars in the subject, and fosters an attitude of self-motivated and independent learning.
It enables students to research political phenomena, events and arguments/ideas.
Provides a grounding in the key issues in contemporary politics and normative theory, British Politics, Irish Politics, European Politics, International Relations Policy and Comparative Ethnic Conflict (depending on modules chosen).
Able to evaluate different interpretations of political issues and events.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of different political systems, the nature and distribution of power in them; the social, economic, historical and cultural contexts within which they operate, and the relationships between them.
Understand the nature and significance of politics as a human activity.
Assessment and Feedback are continuous throughout the course of study.
- A mix of essays including policy briefs.
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https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-taught/politics-ma/
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Pinyin is the use of Roman letters to represent Chinese characters. Many Chinese companies use Pinyin to create corporate domain names in Roman letters. Investing in Pinyin names can be profitable, but there are some pitfalls that can get in the way. In this blog post, I'll provide some tips on researching Pinyin domain names.
The first thing to keep in mind is that while many Chinese people understand Pinyin, most do not use it in their daily lives. Chinese consumers think of a company or product name in terms of Chinese characters and not Pinyin words. As seen on Chinese news sites, most Chinese people prefer to consume information in Chinese characters.
With that in mind, let's look at the following ways that you might want to evaluate Pinyin domain names.
1. Ask the domain seller for the corresponding Chinese characters and meanings for the Pinyin name.
It's much easier to evaluate a Pinyin name when its Chinese characters are also included. You may also need to know the Chinese characters to help you explain the value of your domain to a potential Chinese buyer.
Most people will be able to understand the name with Chinese characters right away, while the Pinyin translation will take time. For example, a name such as “MeiLi” requires mental translation but its Chinese characters “美丽” can be understood instantly. So, I think it is important that you know the Chinese translation of a Pinyin name if you are thinking of buying it.
2. Research if there is more than one Chinese phrase that the Pinyin name represents.
Very often, one Pinyin name can represent several Chinese phrases.
The more Chinese phrases the Pinyin name can represent, the more end users you can potentially find. It will certainly help to know all of the possible meanings of your Pinyin name.
3. Make sure the Pinyin name makes sense.
MeiLi.com: 美丽 (beauty) is a very good name.
MeiLiDeNuRen.com: 美丽的女人 (beautiful woman) still works despite its length.
MeiLiDe.com: 美丽的 cannot be translated properly, because "de" must be followed by an object for the name to be complete.
Usually, if I'm unsure about whether a Chinese phrase works, I enter it into Baidu, which tells me how the phrase is commonly used.
4. Familiarize yourself with terms such as single-pin, double-pin, 3-pin, and 4-pin.
These terms refer to the number of Pinyin words that are in a (domain) name. Each Pinyin word translates to a Chinese character, so double-pin names such as “MeiLi” contain two Pinyin words, which translates to two Chinese characters.
As with most domain names, I think that shorter Pinyin names are more valuable. Double-pin names are perhaps the most popular because Chinese companies tend to use two characters for their names. Very few companies use names longer than 4-pin because they are hard for consumers to remember.
5. Beware of competition from acronym domain names.
This is particularly true for names that are 4-pin or longer. For longer names, there are often acronyms, and companies may prefer to use the shorter acronym name. For example, 非常星梦网, which means "a dream to become a special star," is a talent discovery platform in China. Its matching Pinyin domain name is FeiChangXingMengWang.com, which is a 5-pin name still available for registration as of this writing. The company has chosen the acronym FCXMW.com for their corporate website. The domain name that they already have is shorter and easier to remember than the full Pinyin name, so they probably don’t have any interest in the 5-pin version of their name.
6. Beware of future competition from Chinese IDN.IDN domain names.
Many Chinese IDN extensions have been launched recently, such as .公司 (company), .中国 (China), and .世界 (world). It is possible that these extensions have the potential to dethrone Pinyin names and become the new standard in China. Chinese IDN.IDN domain names match the Chinese consumer habit of remembering company names by their Chinese characters, which might make them more appealing than Pinyin names. For example, 人人贷.公司 (everybodylends.company) is a Chinese three-character domain with a two-character extension that is much easier to remember than its Pinyin representation*: RenRenDai.com or RenRenDai.company.
* 公司 is GongSi in Pinyin, but GongSi is currently not a TLD; if .GongSi existed, .公司 would still be easier to remember for Chinese consumers.
7. Make sure your domain name is really a Pinyin name.
NayHoh (你好) is Cantonese, and mainly used in Hong Kong and Macau.
NeeHau (你好) is Mandarin, and mainly used in Taiwan.
NiHao (你好) is Pinyin, and mainly used in China.
Currently, China is the largest market among the three regions, so Pinyin names for China are the most interesting names to me. It’s also possible to look for Cantonese domain names that you might use to target buyers in Hong Kong or Macau, or Mandarin names for Taiwan.
If you are thinking about registering Pinyin domain names, I hope these tips will help you. Even after researching a Pinyin domain name that you might acquire, it’s still a good idea to check with a Chinese native to see if your translations are correct and to gain any insight you can from them.
This blog post was inspired by @London555. Special thanks go to the NamePros editing team for their great support.
Kassey Lee has been a registered member of NamePros since Jun 17, 2010 with 250 followers and 1,605 posts. From those posts, 365 members have been thankful for them and 627 members have liked them.
Super info Kasey! Thanks for taking the time to assemble this info. As a community we are most fortunate to have you in our midst.
Very informative article and well researched. Thank you Kassey.
Chinese IDN.IDN domain names - makes sense for such a large native market.
Have you noticed any naming trends among China Corp. sites that operate on a global scale ?
You can google: site:.公司 to get an idea of it's use.
super informative thank you for Sharing!!
Using an IDN.IDN would hinder a company's ability to grow and expand internationally.
Pinyin names, short acronyms using the Latin alphabet, and numeric domains are better choices.
I look at a company on an IDN similar to a company using a second-tier domain name: if they're successful, they'll eventually upgrade their domain name to a better one (non-IDN).
Kassey-EXCELLENT article so thank you. As to #3 we are guilty as charged! We own Baoxiande.com which surprisingly when put into BIDU as you suggested does come up with all "insurance" even with the "de" and nothing past it but we also bought BaoxianDeChe.com which comes right up as "car Insurance" . As you've suggested we ran about 20 of our "pinyin" name by a Chinese domain expert-he felt our best one was zudeche.com (rental car) and just as you said in #3 the "de" has to be followed to be "complete". Also-he mentioned that the .co extension is becoming popular in China we own Luxing.co (travel) and I know you hit the "v"to get a "U" typo etc. but he said we should hold on to that re .co and could become valuable. Again-thank you this is a real learning process.
IDN, PINYIN, ENGLISH, or multiples for each market etc.
One other interesting thing we're finding out about pinyin is that different words can mean pretty much the same thing as we mentioned we own zudeche.com (rental car) but we also own zulinqiche.com (rental car).
Most companies don't expect to deal internationally when starting. I quote Kassy: "Chinese IDN.IDN domain names match the Chinese consumer habit of remembering company names by their Chinese characters..."
It makes sense for a start-up to target their audience in the most memorable way possible. If they became International then buying an English domain + building an English site might be something they would pursue at that time.
We own a hedge fund-thats a great name. Good luck with it.
Thanks for taking the time to assemble this info. As a community we are most fortunate to have you in our midst.
Thank you for the kind words. They motivate me to research and write, so now I blog daily on my site and weekly on NP.
It's good to know one's work is being appreciated. It entourages me to do more. Thank you.
Very informative article and well researched.
I like to search things, which definitely helps.
(1) .com and .cn pair as foundation (2) very short and expensive name (there's a race going on in China to brag about which company has bought the most expensive domain name).
Now that you have read my Pinyin post, from now on please include the Chinese characters for your Pinyin domain names. This will greatly help me save the time having to translate Pinyin back to Chinese characters. Thank you for you discussion, though. You have inspired me to study and then write this post.
Not sure if I understand your point correctly. There are different Pinyin words that actually point to the same Chinese character, e.g.
Since the Internet by its nature enables global trade, why not start with that perspective and get .com as well at the beginning?
A bit long as 4-pin, but... they are big money words!
What does the name "Mingyu" mean?
M - is for mighty, your inner strength.
I - is for ideas, that you bring to life.
N - is for neatness, your orderly way.
G - is for goal, your eye on the future.
Y - is for yearn, your innermost desires.
U - i s for unite, you bring people together.
Pinyin of the female is Nv instead of NU. Thanks.
For what it's worth I was told by a Chinese speaker that the .org extension is not bought very often in China-not sure as to the others.
Good article!!! But it can be hard for a non_Chinese speaking person to use the "tips"
For the educated Chinese, all Lee says is easy to understand and use. But for a non-Chinese speaking person, it can be very hard. For instance, when you buy a pinyin domain name, Lee suggests "Ask the domain seller for the corresponding Chinese characters and meanings for the Pinyin name". But in reality, how could you really understand what the seller tells you? What if the seller tries to fool you in order to sell his domain name for a higher price?
Speaking of LLL.com or LLLL.com, not all domain names of this sort have the same value. The difference can be huge. Domains like xdd.com can be worth much more than $76000, which is the current market price for LLL.com.
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https://www.namepros.com/blog/how-to-evaluate-chinese-pinyin-domain-names.925067/
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Today we pay a visit to the beautiful showroom of the Nakkas carpet manufacturer and dealer. We're greeted by a representative of the firm who speaks excellent German, and who shows us a woman weaving a silk carpet. The threads are dyed with dye produced by Bayer, the company I get most of my English students from! The dyes are weather and color-fast. He tells us that these weavers have to be trained, but that any young woman who weaves carpets will have received training in her home. The progress she makes is very slow – it would take a year and a half to weave a 1x1-1/2 meter carpet with ten knots per centimeter. Carpets vary, we learn, by the knot technique and by the number of knots per centimeter. The higher the number of knots, the finer the carpet. Silk threads make a more lustrous carpet with more sheen, but wool can also make a beautiful carpet. He shows us angora wool gathered in the warm months, when the sheep is outdoors and not lying in a muddy stall, dirtying his fleece. He says that the term “angora” for the goat that provides this wool comes from “Ankara”, the origin of this goat.
We learn about the different regions these rugs come from. Armenia rugs are geometric, with stripes or angled patterns. Hereke rugs have pictures, like the “tree of life”, which he shows us. We meet the designer of one of these beautiful carpets – he has won an award for his design, which include a river and the tree, a typical Muslim theme which we’ve seen in paintings, wall hangings and in mosques. Some of the rugs we see have been made with natural dyes such as saffron, indigo and pomegranate.
“It’s the money,” I reply. “I simply can’t afford one of these carpets.” Which is the truth.
I’m not sure all the carpets they sell have been made with double knots, but I learn that all Turkish rugs are made this way. Double-knotted rugs last forever and don’t fray. If I had loads of money, I would certainly buy a large double-knotted silk rug.
After our salesman is satisfied that I don't intend to buy, he suggests that I go upstairs to the terrace, where I can enjoy a stunning view of Istanbul. I follow his advice,and am overwhelmed to see the blue mosque so close-up. “Don’t miss the basement,” says Harun as he sees me head upstairs. “The building is built over a Byzantine cistern.” So after gazing at the brilliant Bosphorus and admiring the best views yet of the monuments we have been admiring, I walk down to the basement, where there are the same Corinthian columns lined up in straight lines, exactly like what we saw before at the Basilica Cistern. Here, you can smell the mold, though, and there is very little water in the cistern. I read that this cistern stems from the sixth century A.D.
We ride in the bus a short distance after our carpet exhibit to yet another, our final mosque of our sojourn in Istanbul, the Rüstem Pasha mosque. This mosque was designed by Sinan, who built all of the other mosques we have seen except the Hagia Sophia, his model, which was originally a church. This mosque is filled from top to bottom with gorgeous hand-made blue tiles. This is much more of a blue mosque than the one named so. Harun says that Rüstem had unbelievably good kismet – a word that seems synonymous with fate or karma. Rüstem managed to live a happy, fulfilled life, not seeking to outdo his master, the sultan, but rising on his own to enormous wealth. People tried to discredit him, but he always foiled them, rising above their tricks. My guidebook describes him in less favorable terms. It says that he and Roxelana, Süleyman’s wife, plotted to turn the sultan, Süleyman, against his favorite son, Mustafa. The book says they succeeded in getting Süleyman to order Mustafa to be strangled.
We walk to the edge of the new mosque and listen to the call for Friday prayers. It is so beautiful, and the few moments of stillness, listening, bring me closer to God. I stand there, eyes shut, smelling chestnuts roasting and coffee, feeling the hot sun. I thank God for all of this, and bless the people in the group. I love the way Harun talks about God and the beliefs of the Muslims. Harun has said something not quite accurate about Christianity, however, and this bothers me. He says that Christians and Jews don't believe in work as a means of glorifying God. So, the first moment I get a chance, I show him 1 Corinthians 10: 31 – “Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” I just happen to have an English translation of the Bible stored in my android phone.
Harun has told us not to be misled by the stylishly dressed, forward-thinking people of Istanbul. He says, "Don't think these people are not devout Muslims, just because they don't necessarily have their heads covered, or you see their teenagers strolling down the Istiklal Cadessi hand in hand at night. Just because you don't see them stopping everything to pray doesn't mean they don't pray. When you see wine and raki here in all the restaurants, it doesn't mean the people drink alcohol every day. These are people of deep faith and strict morals, who go to the mosque regularly." He goes on to tell us that Istanbul, with its mushrooming population of poor Turkish people streaming in from the country to find work in Istanbul, faces many cultural clashes between the classical urban Istanbulians and the newcomers. There are just as many problems trying to integrate these differing approaches to faith and life here in Istanbul as there are in Germany, which is also struggling to integrate Turkish and other immigrants into modern Germany.
I take note of what Harun says, but I am not convinced. I still think the people we've seen in Egypt appear more devout. In Istanbul, we see many Turks drinking alcohol. We hear western music as well as Turkish blasting from the discos. Orhan Pamuk says in his book Istanbul that his family and many other wealthy people in Turkey were nonbelievers. Atatürk, the man responsible for transforming this country in the early twentieth century into the modern, forward-looking nation it is, belonged to no religion at all. He said, "I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap. My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will; every man can follow his own conscience, provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him against the liberty of his fellow-men." I have found this quote in the link above, and it can be found in Ataturk : The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey (2002) by Andrew Mango. Atatürk created Turkey into a secular democracy devoid of sharia law, into a nation that has written the death penalty out of its constitution. I believe that his spirit is still strong in Turkey, despite the increase of traditional Islam which you can see everywhere as well. The young women are much more modestly clad than those in Germany, but they fit right into the rest of Europe and the Western world. Young men are all wearing jeans. Commerce and consumption appear to be very much a part of life here.
I don't know, of course, what is going on inside the hearts and minds of the millions of people inhabiting this city. To me, living in a place that is not radical would feel a lot better than being around religious fanatics. Harun tells us the crime rate is quite low in Istanbul. It looks as though tolerance is quite high.
I believe it is possible to be spiritual, to be connected to God from the core, through to every pore in one's body and mind. In fact, I believe those most deeply connected with their Source are the ones who are so connected, they have learned to live in love and harmony with others. I am not afraid of spiritual people who are tolerant. I hope I am one of those. I welcome others who live and think this way. It the fanatics who want to impose their way upon others who cause me concern.
For lunch, Peter and I eat fish sandwiches near the New Mosque and the Egyptian Market - on the shores of the Golden Horn. This is a charming location to eat lunch. The customers are on solid, firm land, whereas the fish sellers fry the fish from boats, rocking along with the movement of the water.
Later we shop in the Egyptian market, where we can buy all the wonderful spices we bought in Egypt earlier this year. We're already running out! The spices here smell great, but not as intensely as those in Aswan, the best market I have ever seen for spices. We also buy some Turkish delight - lokum - at the Haci Bekir, a shop near the New Mosque, to bring back to Germany. Harun says this is the best shop in Istanbul for Turkish delight. He has shared cinnamon and rosewater flavored lokum - both of them delicious, so we choose the same flavors, among the many on offer.
For the remainder of the afternoon, we enjoy a peaceful, beautiful boat ride on the Bosphorus. Harun has hired a boat just for us. The warm sunlight comforts us as we think about returning to colder climes tomorrow.
And later, dinner in the “Fish Point” Restaurant on the Galata Bridge, looking out in the evening darkness at the Topkapi Palace lit up in the distance. Most of us have sea bass – and a host of different meze. We have been a rather quiet, introverted, yet harmonious group. By now, we all enjoy each other and are sorry to part. We are all a bit sad about going home, leaving this wonderful, vibrant, sunny city for cold, rainy, wet Germany.
I intend to come back – next time with our son and his girlfriend in tow. They would love the Istiklal Cadessi, the pedestrian zone filled day and night with thousands of young people. This must be the liveliest city I have ever seen, except possibly New York City. It is a lively, peaceful, vibrant city. We must come back.
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Whitecarrot and I are so very touched, honored, and quite frankly a bit embarrassed, to share with you our nomination for the Liebster Award! Wonderul Patch Friends kfangurl (of The Fangirl Verdict) and justwacky (of justkoreandramas), who are fabulous bloggers, were afflicted with Patchitis – whitecarrot’s and my secret potion that tricks you into thinking we’re actually making any sense. Sorry for the sneaky potion, and THANK YOU so much for this honor. We really are quite speechless and yet could probably go on forever with our unending gratitude. For realsies seriously, thank you both.
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Our Patch has somehow acquired more than 200 ‘official’ followers over the course of its life, so we figured we’d chuck the 200 followers rule and just accept the award anyway. 😉 As mentioned above, this is more of a chance for us to share with you about ourselves, and to introduce other blogs. So without further ado. Random facts.
1. My pen name is the literal translation of the Chinese word for radish. This was my first screen name back in the days of AIM and I chose it because I like radish soup.
2. Devil Beside You was my first real drama addiction and I have since become a slave to all dramas.
3. I really love Korean Tofu Pot. However, most Korean food is too spicy to me. The other day I ordered Dolsot bibimbap with octopus and died from spiciness. It smelled and looked so delicious though, with the sesame leaves and oil. I am still devastated that I couldn’t truly enjoy it.
4. Sherlock Holmes is the coolest detective EVER. I have been obsessed about him since I was a kid. I am currently reading the giant compilation of stories about him that I purchased at Barnes.
5. So Ji-sub is hot. Wait. This is supposed to be facts about me? Rephrase. I love So Ji-sub because he is hot and broody.
6. I wish my boyfriend had Jung Suk-won’s body. Shh! Don’t tell my bf.
7. I met pinkblossom during orientation for college, and we randomly ended up working for the same mentor in a lab. Believe me, our university was big, and there are many labs. In other word, we were meant to be!
9. This fall, I will be going through a major life change and heading to a new city on my own. I’m excited and scared.
10. I really want to go to Europe one day. Lovers in Paris?
11. I wish I could understand Korean so I could truly watch Korean dramas and not have to wait for subs.
1. I love football. American football, that is. Not the “goooooooooooal” kind but the “touchdoooooooown!!!” kind. Well, I love sports in general, but I really reaaally love football. Ask whitecarrot.
It took an instant to find you, an hour to love you, a week to know that I couldn’t live without you. It took me 10 years to realize that I’d never be able to forget you. Will it take a lifetime to convince you that I love you?
3. I have a sister who likes to pee on the carpet, shred Kleenex, tear open a package of Pepperidge Farm Lemon Cookies and devour said cookies, drag dirty clothes out of the hamper to decorate the living room, and grin when questioned about the aforementioned. Her name is Poppy.
4. Partner in crime whitecarrot and I met at Orientation for college… or was it during the Overnight Stay Program? In any case, the stars aligned and we ended up working in the same lab – on the same bench! – throughout our four years of college. It was destiny.
5. My brother was almost named “Mario” after legendary singer Mario Lanza. *hums Be My Love* Mother dearest shot that idea down thanks to Mario Bros. I have yet to meet an Asian-American named Mario.
6. I have a soft spot for middle-aged romances. Something about the adorable awkwardness that sometimes ensues, about the slightly suppressed demonstrations of love… It’s understatement at its best if you’ve got solid veteran actors at the helm.
7. Disney-pinkblossom trivia: (1) My favorite Disney princess is Belle. (2) I’ve probably watched Mulan at least 10 times, and every single time, I squee when Li Shang makes his appearance. I’m still trying to convince my friends that animated characters can be hot. (3) I can’t watch Lion King because I bawl when Mufasa makes his exit.
8. I have found the solution to life: maxi dresses. They’re quite good at masking the results of watching late-night Korean food shows.
10. I’m a watering pot. Mother dearest and I passed the soggy handkerchief back and forth in the opening minutes of Up. In theaters. She and I bawled on the plane ride back from Korea as we watched in-flight film Miracle in Cell No. 7. It was… embarrassing.
11. When I entered college, I was in the school of engineering. When I graduated, “Korean” was on my diploma. Don’t quite know what happened there, but I suspect it has something to do with my love for the Korean language, history, and culture. *out the side of my mouth: aka Korean dramas.
Poppy attempting to look sweet and unassuming.
1. Of all the posts you’ve written, which one are you most proud of & why?
wc: Ooooh. This is a hard one. I’m still a beginning blogger and I feel like I’m still weak in my expression. I really admire my partner in crime pinkblossom for her eloquence and way with words. I try to be as forthright and candid but I still feel like I’m lacking in some ways. So I have to say, there’s no post I’m really proud of. I just throw up words into posts. I’ll let you know when I produce something I can be proud of.
pb: Oh my, this ain’t a question I can answer. I don’t do “pick one!”. Ever. Except where Won Bin is involved. Fine, lemme try. To be honest, I ain’t that proud of my writing or the stuff I’ve put up. By all means, I love writing about the stuff I’m nutsos about, but I don’t exactly consider it quality stuff… But I thiiiiink I might choose the final recap of My Daughter Seo-young as the post that means a lot to me and to our Patch. Seo-young was a monster of a project, and it is what brought so many of you to our Patch and into our lives. Even though I wimped out for a bit, I was able to finish it out with you all, and that final recap represented everything we had all gone through.
2. What’s the biggest thing you’ve learned through blogging?
wc: I didn’t know I had so many friends who shared the same interests as me. I feel like I have finally found an outlet and a whole new world of blog pals that I can talk to. Thank you for sticking around at the Patch.
pb: I am learning so very much each and every day here in the blogosphere – about myself, about the internet, but most importantly about the people inhabiting this blogging world. I know I haven’t been very good about posting every day – or regularly, for that matter – but you wonderful Patch Friends have taken time out of your busy lives to visit us (and even leave comments!) every single day, without fail. The knowledge that such wonderful, supportive people are out there, people who love these shows as much as I do, has been so encouraging and has brought so much happiness into my life this past year.
3. If you could re-watch only one drama for the rest of time, which drama would you pick & why?
wc: What kind of question is this? Are you trying to kill a girl? I’m vacillating between My Girl and I’m Sorry I Love You (my 2 all time favs). Maybe My Girl a little more. At least, it’s a happy ending.
pb: Why would you suggest such a thing? Hahahaa weeeells. Once again, I’m pretty useless when it comes to picking favs or one out of amabajillion. Sigh. I think… Lovers in Paris? No… Sungkyunkwan Scandal? No no… The Last Scandal of My Life? Perhaps… Okay, I think I would have to choose between All that Glitters and Pure Love. All that Glitters went cray cray towards the end, but it was absolutely glorious in the first two-thirds of its 50-episode run. It wasn’t super beautiful or super exciting or anything particularly innovative or outstanding. But I really reaaally loved that both halves of the OTP were intelligent and logical in their dealings with one another. The usual evil girl tactics didn’t work on our Editor in Chief Song Seung-joon, and Han Jung-won was darned good at what she did, forthright, and adorable to boot. So many of the lines were really just gems, and I think I may just have to write a review about this show. My other choice: Pure Love. It’s absolutely hilarious, thoughtfully written, adorably acted, and so full of heart. It’s also looong so my total entire-show-rewatch count will be less than that for a 16-episode drama. Heh heh heh.
4. If you could have one k-related superpower, what would it be?
pb: I want a guy best friend who’ll fall madly in love with me. Seriously, this IS a superpower Kdrama heroines have.
5. If your life were a kdrama, who would be cast as your co-star & why?
wc: So Ji-sub, so I can stare into his deep eyes and touch his abs of steel.
pb: Uh, Won Bin duuuuh. Why? So we can fall in love on set and be happily married forever.
1. What inspires you in life?
wc: Family + Money. Ok, I have to be honest. Mostly money. Just kidding. Making money for my family is something that motivates me. I want to be able to be independent and provide for my family. My mother has sacrificed so much of her life for my brother and me. I would dearly love to give her a life where she doesn’t have to work 2 jobs and worry endlessly about finances.
pb: Lots and lots, but at the core of my life are my family and my faith.
2. There’s a place in Kuala Lumpur that serves food in the dark. You don’t have to order, they only serve you the same kind of meals. Would you go there and why?
wc: I’d be uber scared to go there. What if there are cockroaches in my food?
3. Photographs are considered as memories to us. Agree?
wc: Agreed. Do I need to explain? I have a bad memory. Photos help me out.
pb: Yesyesyes. Father dearest loves taking photographs, and I used to consider all the posing and smiling – whether we were on the tennis courts or at Glacier National Park – an annoyance. But photos really are all that remain as the memories in our minds slowly fade. For seriously people, take photos.
4. Without Kdramas or TVB dramas your life would never be the same anymore. What are your thoughts on it?
wc: Yes. I would have NO LIFE. However, right now, some people tell me I have no life watching these dramas. But all I have to say to them is, haters gonna hate.
wc: Noodles > rice. But as an Asian person, rice = staple.
pb: Ohemgee yessss. But I think I may love bread more. And meat the bestest. Ultimately, though, in the end, I need me my rice and banchans.
Now it’s our turn to nominate present this award to lovely bloggers!! There are so many woooonderful blogs and bloggers out there, we could probably go on forever. But for the sake of brevity, and for the health of your eyes, we’ll just limit it to 5. And since we are a family, we’re going to choose 5 Patch Friends who have not yet posted about the Liebster Award. Since this is a chance for us to introduce and expand the Kdrama discussion, we have chosen blogs that focus primarily on precisely that. There are so many of you out there, all with wonderful blogs, and we apologize for not being able to mention all of you. Patch Friends who have not yet shed their invisibility cloak, please do so so we may share in this madness together! 😀 Okay, enough chattering and on with our 5 blogs!
Questions for the awarded because we can ask WHATEVER we want. Muahahaha.
It’s so nice thafet both of you met in college! I’ve been waiting for that magical scenario to happen to meee.
That has got to be the funniest thing I have heard in a while. hahaha.
Belle’s my favourite, too. I’m a watering pot, too. And Poppy looks too “unassuming” to be the Kleenex monster.
🙂 So many smileys! I think I like this madhouse.
thank YOU, jandoe, for providing such wonderful reading 🙂 🙂 i’ve heard a word or two about my excellent timing lolol juuuust keeding! but i hope you continue to share with us your lovely thoughts and words!
thankyouthaaankyouuu, muchadoboutlove!! wait, before i go on: should i call you mimi or muchadoboutlove???
we wanted to nominate you but your own post popped up right before we published ours 😉 just wanted you to know that you are loooved!!!
Hi PB and WC, congrats. I’m a follower of My Daughter Seoyoung too. I’m a Filipina and here is a question I want to ask you. Albeit, its not about Kdramas but I want your opinion.
personally, i would indeed want to visit Manila if given the chance, though i really ain’t good with heat… maybe i’ll take a portable a.c. with me? hehehee!!
Also, I can so identify with pinkblossom's pick for the post you're most proud of.. I'm sure it felt quite momentous, to finally finish a huge project that you thought you might never finish!! My experience reviewing Gaksital echoes that, even though that was a much smaller commitment than recapping a long series like you did!
kdrama-esque indeed now that i think about it!!
but for seriously, THANK YOUUU so muuuuch, kfangurl, for your nomination — it really meant a lot to us. the thought that someone as wonderful as you would consider our madhouse worth reading… *sniff* thank you!!!
and ohmygollies no matter the length, recapping in general is just all kinds of nutsos as i’ve learned. *whispered: it’s kinda why i haven’t officially picked up a series yet *looks around* heee!
Congratulations wc and pb. You both deserve the award and your hard work have been rewarded.. Looking forward for more Kdramas reviews and recaps..
Vayz!!!!! awwwww long time no seeee!! so glad you’re still with us post-MDSY!!! 😀 😀 😀 yesyes it’s about time we pick up something xD i think it might be another weekend series (gah why do i do this to myself?! 😉 ) but i hope you join in the fun when we officially get going! 😀 thank you so much for continuing your dramaland journey with us!!
Things we have in common: I too, am sadly lacking in spice tolerance. And it makes me sad about all the yummy looking Korean food I’ll miss out on. (Is there a training regime to bulk up tolerance?) Also, I can’t imagine watching the opening scenes of UP and not become a watering pot.
It’s so awesome that you guys met in college and ended up in the same lab. It’s totally a K-drama-scale coincidence.
Devil Beside You was also my first drama, although I never finished it. But it was still the drama that started all this crazy drama-addiction and what eventually triggered this whole blogging thing.
Poppy is adorably hyper. She wouldnt stop jumping madly around when i visited last time. pinkblossom and i live KDrama! haha I agree Devil Beside You doesn’t really need to be finished. It’s not too great story wise but great for a passionate initiation into drama land!
hahahhaaaa yesss as whitecarrot knows all too well, poppy only looks like the picture when she’s experiencing food coma~~ lol. as Maybee coined the term, poppy’s a Kleenex Monster hehehee!!
pinkblossom, all the romance authors you mentioned, i love them too (but don’t tell anyone i said that). anyway, congratulations to both of you!
Hello veggie, flower patch team!
psst! i might have stolen it from somewhere, too… except i don’t remember from whom lol!!
oh yes, definitely did hehe!
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Investing and entrepreneurship will definitely be required to yield profit regardless of the kind of business being carried out. Regardless of whether the business venture is connected to community and society work, it is necessary that it gives you profitability in the long run. For your business to be able to gain profit, it is necessary that you use distinct methods and tactics for the realization. In the medical practice, the service provision and pharmaceutical products may be expensive for you hence realizing profits for you.
It is a common feature for people to look at the first sight and impression of a facility hence the need for you to have yours at its best for potentiality in customers. Making your office user friendly by incorporating aspects such as free Wi-Fi, clean and comfortable waiting areas will make a great impact in the attraction of potential patients. Starting conversations on social media and answering to questions and health complaints will efficiently engage your potential clients hence making them want to know more and more about where you are and what services you offer. People always look for services offering quality and value for their money hence very necessary for you offer the same.
People tend to hate and abhor waiting for their turn to get in and see the doctor hence if you shorten the time and the patients in line see that it is steadily moving, they are able to be patient for their turn. It is important that you have your employees trained on top customer service for customer retention and attraction. It is necessary to attract younger patients and users through technology such as online appointment booking, virtual visits as well as texting reminders for dosage intakes. Extension of time service will ensure that you serve more and more clients and patients hence very viable and effective for profit realization.
WebMD doesn’t present medical advice, diagnosis or therapy. Namun, berdasarkan hasil penelitian Badan International Obeysitas Task Pressure (ITF) dari badan WHO yang mengurusi anak yang kegemukan, 99% anak obesitas karena faktor lingkungan, sedangkan yang dianggap genetik biasanya bukan genetik tetapi akibat faktor lingkungan (Darmono, 2006).
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Dwelling remedy for seborrhea, or moderately, towards seborrhea – utilizing onion peels brew for laundry your hair will maintain your hair dandruff free, healthy and thick. It seems wisest to obtain antioxidants from our eating regimen. Being a lover of all cures and foods which are pure I respect this data and will be guide marking this hub.
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Double-edged sword. So, if we use marijuana as a medical medicine in some countries, including Indonesia.
On the one hand, the use of Cannabis sativa for the treatment of some diseases is beneficial. But on the other hand, legal legality is violated and side effects due to the use of medical marijuana are controversy.
In fact, the need for marijuana as one of the drugs in the medical world has been around for centuries. In marijuana, researchers found an active substance component that could potentially aid the treatment. That component is a chemical compound called cannabinoids.
Cannabinoids are mostly contained in cannabis. The two active cannabinoids that have been studied include THC and CBD.
These substances are said to help heal and reduce the symptoms of certain diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cancer, can also increase appetite in people with HIV / AIDS, hepatitis C, stress disorders, glaucoma, epilepsy, and several other diseases.
“(Cannabis) to treat some diseases such as digestive diseases can indeed, but in other cases such as cancer, marijuana is used only to reduce the symptoms. But there are still many other drugs that can be used, so it is not the ultimate drug of choice, “said Albert’s doctor.
Reported by cancer.org, the use of marijuana as a drug in the United States was still closely monitored. The American pharmaceutical agency, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) forbids marijuana to be prescribed, owned and sold freely.
Similarly, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or food and drug regulatory agency prohibits all types of products from cannabis.
However, there are exceptions in 28 states in the United States such as Arizona, Florida, and Washington that allow marijuana to be used only for treatment in some medical conditions.
The strict rules for the use of medical marijuana in the US also vary between states. In Alaska for example, the use of marijuana as a drug is limited to 28 grams for one use, while in Arkansas 85 grams for a 14-day period of use.
Although research on the benefits of marijuana in medical counts is not so much, in some small case studies, the use of marijuana in cancer patients reportedly can reduce nausea and dizziness after undergoing chemotherapy. But with the right Cannabis Guides.
Cancer sufferers usually ‘enjoy’ the treatment of marijuana through food such as cakes. Still, the use of marijuana in the food must use certain permits.
Strict control over the use of marijuana as a medical drug, cannot be separated from side effects that may be caused. Reported by webmd.com, on the condition of different patients, the use of cannabis can make mood changes such as suddenly cheerful, relaxed, sleepy, or just so anxious. These side effects can last 1 to 3 hours.
It is very difficult to predict the effects of medical marijuana on patients because marijuana plants have many active compounds. Effects can be felt differently based on the time of use of marijuana and the doses used.
The legality of marijuana as a medical drug was recently approved by the Argentine Senate. The country allows the use of marijuana in the medical world, whether in the form of oil or other derivatives of cannabis products, under strict conditions.
But despite the growing number of countries that legalize marijuana for medical purposes, in Indonesia marijuana still belongs to class I narcotics and prohibited its use in any form.
The fragrance of the fragrant jasmine flowers also has many remarkable benefits for human life. Herbal tea mixing, green tea, white, black, and Oolong are usually use Jasmine or Jasminum Sambac. Which of them will be able to increase the aroma and taste of tea becomes more fresh and healthy body.
If described in detail the great content contained in the jasmine itself. It does have a range of natural substances that are useful to help the body in warding off various diseases. Among them, have antioxidant content of catechins, and the content of Livalylacetaat, benzyl, and indol. Many people who use the flowers, roots, and jasmine leaves to be made into natural remedies in the process of healing various kinds of diseases.
The presence of flowers that have this aroma can be a natural ingredient for overcoming various kinds of disorders in the body. So that the various diseases that attack the body can be overcome precisely, safely and naturally. And this is the benefits of jasmine flowers are quite amazing in improving body health.
Based on the results of studies show that eating jasmine tea, can be useful to prevent cancer. So if you consume regular jasmine tea, it will be an antidote to the growth of cancer cells in the body. Why? Well, usually making jasmine tea has a basic ingredient of green tea and white tea. There is one product that I can guarantee the originality. The product name is : sariwangi jasmine tea.
With this combination of basic ingredients, of course the content contained in it will be more complex. Where the content of polyphenols such as Epigallocatechin gallate or EGCG found in jasmine tea, is quite known as a strong defense system in warding off free radicals, and other carcinogenic harmful in the body. Therefore, jasmine tea is already proven to reduce the risk of breast cancer, lung cancer, and various types of cancer in the body.
To regulate and lower blood sugar levels in the body, you can utilize jasmine tea as a natural ingredient. This is so because the jasmine tea is also able to stimulate the body to increase insulin production, so it can help the body in regulating blood sugar levels. Therefore, jasmine flowers that have been presented in the form of this tea, it is good consumed by people with diabetes.
Consuming jasmine tea will also be able to lower the accumulation of fat and cholesterol in the body. In addition, the formation of bad cholesterol in the body will also soon be prevented. And of course if too much accumulation of cholesterol in the body, it can lead to health conditions of the body is threatened.
Jasmine flowers that have been processed into jasmine tea can also be useful to prevent the onset of stroke in the body. Where jasmine tea content will be able to prevent the existence of bad cholesterol in the body, which often leads to stroke and heart disease. So it is advisable to consume jasmine tea regularly, so the risk of stroke can be effectively prevented.
When it comes to choosing orthodontists for your dental problems, a lot of things need to be considered. Here are factors to consider when picking an orthodontist.
One of the valuable sources for identifying competent orthodontists is getting referrals through word-of-mouth. See if your friends or family have been to an orthodontist before ask them to refer you one if they had a good experience. Ask about their experience with the orthodontist so you can find the right one for your treatment. You may also want to do online search so you can get recommendation on the internet from past clients.
Choose an orthodontist who has experience in providing orthodontic treatment. For optimum results, look for orthodontists who specialize in your area of need. Therefore, inquire about their knowledge in the dentistry industry so you can rest assured you are in safe hands.
The other tip is to find out if they have the right certifications and credentials that are crucial in order to become an orthodontist. They should be certified by a renowned organization such as the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) or the American Association of Orthodontists. Any ABO certified orthodontist is only qualified after they have completed an exam.
Reputation is another thing that will help you narrow down your list of potential orthodontists. A specialist who has a reputation for providing outstanding results is most likely to exceed your expectations. You can find the reviews of past clients on their website or the internet and this will enable you to know what type of treatment to expect from the orthodontist. Besides, check if they have membership with any professional organizations as well as won awards of recognition.
Schedule a consultation with the with the prospective specialists so that you can get to know them better. Here, you need ask them multiple questions that will help you determine their level of competency and professionalism. After going through your medical history, they should offer suggestions on the best treatment options. It is important that they pay attention to your needs and that you feel at ease when talking to them.
Make sure that they use the latest technology when offering treatment for the orthodontic issue. For instance if you want braces, ensure that they get you the best model that will produce outstanding results. Besides, they should educate you on the pros and cons of each orthodontic treatment option so you can make the right selection.
So that you avoid much stress when you are looking for a dentist if you have a dental problem it is very necessary for you to have a family dentist to offer the services that you may want. This is essential because the dental issues that can make you go to a dentist are very many and trusting just anybody for your health is hard. It will be very easy for you to access the dentist when you want to because the dentist will be available most of the time. You need to be very cautious when you are choosing the dentist in Columbia they are a lot making it very hard for you to choose the most professional. It is very necessary for you to put the factors below into considerations if you want to choose the best dentist in Columbia.
The factor number one is the purpose of the dentist. It is very vital to know why your family needs a dentist and if there is the history of dental issues you have that in your mind. The fact that people usually have different dental issues makes this very crucial. Therefore, you should choose the dentist who is able to handle general issues. This will help you to save the time that you can spend going back to look for another dentist because of different dental problem that may occur.
The other thing that you need to look at is the attitude of the dentist. You need to choose the dentist who is friendly so that you can get the chance of learning more about the dental issues. It is very easy to trust a dentist who is friendly because you will be able to learn more about him or her after asking all the questions that you may need to ask. The most important question that you need to ask is about the profession so that you know if the dentist has the right qualifications.
You also need to put the experience into considerations. Because of professionalism you should hire the dentist who has the longest history handling the dental issues. Being in the industry for the longest period means that the dentist is reputable thus the best to choose. Therefore, ask several dentists about their working experience as a family dentist.
At the point when the nerves in the body are affected, getting a charge out of life isn’t anything but difficult to do. When this happens, you should know that you have neuropathy problem.This is where one or more of your nerves will not function well.This will cause numbness in several parts of your body and it cannot be simple to handle in life. The supposed can be attributed to numerous variables and this is the reason it is likewise called as peripheral neuropathy. For you to feel well, you will be forced to seek treatment from a great medical expert. The following are several points to note when looking for this expert.
You should go for an experienced medical professional. Now and again, you should look for assistance from experienced therapists close to your region. Here, you ought to set aside some opportunity to ask how long they have practiced this condition. From at this point, it is great that you understand if they are experienced in dealing with a similar condition.Keep in mind that you want someone that you want to be sure that skills they use here will make your life much better than before.
The other thing you should not forget is the kind of treatment services to expect from the expert. Before confirmation of this problem, it is great to have some few tests.This means that you must be ready to look out for experts with specialized equipment to diagnose this problem. It is paramount that the professionals here should invest in high-end equipment.From here, they should be able to offer quality treatment that will ensure your nerves are responding as they should be.
This condition is not cheap to treat. For this reason, it will be good if you learn if the condition will be handled by your insurer.If this is alright, it is also good that you find neuropathy experts that are covered by the insurance company in mind. This is the right manner of saving some of your money when taking care of this condition. It will make sense if you go for affordable experts in this field. You should also look out for licensed professionals. This is an extremely touchy issue and you require confirmation that your master has each privilege to give these administrations.
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Let’s Redefine Valentine’s Day…let’s focus on loving ourselves.
This week at Community Chocolate we redefined Valentine’s Day and created a sweet reminder to stay compassionate with ourselves. Here is this weeks recap with shared answers from the women in our community!
It’s a slogan that we might expect to find in a yoga studio or at a holistic healing retreat. But actually, it’s the marketing campaign that greeted me as I walked into Whole Foods this week to buy some groceries.
It sort of caught me off guard and made me think…if a major market chain is capitalizing on the idea of self compassion then it must be something that many people identify with and desire.
So as I walked through the store picking up vegetables for dinner I couldn’t help but think how does this idea of self love and self compassion show up in my life? I feel like I’m pretty confident about myself (most of the time) and I feel good about the things I’ve achieved and things I’m working towards. But then I thought, “What if I’m not achieving anything at the moment or I don’t feel good about what I am working towards?” Then am my less worthy of self compassion and self love?
As it turns out accomplishment is more about self-esteem then self-compassion and there’s actually a difference between the two.
According to Dr. Kristen Neff—a leading expert on self-compassion, self-esteem refers to our sense of self-worth, perceived value, or how much we like ourself, and is often contingent on our latest success or failure, meaning that our self-esteem fluctuates depending on ever-changing circumstances.
She shares three elements of self-compassion that I think are helpful to use when we begin to hear the unwanted opinion of that nagging voice in our head. Kristen suggest that we first have self kindness for ourselves, then recognize our common humanity as well as becoming more aware of ourselves, that is being mindful.
“Self kindness “she says, “entails being warm and understanding towards ourselves when we suffer, fail and feel inadequate rather than ignoring our pain or being critical of ourselves”. Recognizing our common humanity she suggests means that “these feelings of personal inadequacy or suffering are part of a shared human experience, something that we all go through, rather than being something that happens to “us” alone”. Self compassion also requires mindfulness the ability to take a balanced approach to our negative emotions so that feelings are neither suppressed or exaggerated. Staying mindful helps us stay neutral so we don’t get caught up in our story and over identify with our thoughts and feelings which can easily be swayed throughout the day.
At this weeks Creativity, Connection& Chocolate gathering we talked about cultivating self compassion.
We began with a brief exercise by Dr. Neff that helped us explore the idea of compassion in our own lives and then enjoyed creating our own angel or affirmation cards to give ourselves a gentle reminder during the week to be compassionate with ourselves.
Here are the questions for you to explore and some of the answers that the women in our community shared as well as some pictures of the beautiful cards created that evening.
1. First, think about times when a close friend feels really bad about him or herself or is really struggling in some way. How would you respond to your friend in this situation (especially when you’re at your best)? Please write down what you typically do, what you say, and note the tone in which you typically talk to your friends.
2. Now think about times when you feel bad about yourself or are struggling. How do you typically respond to yourself in these situations? Please write down what you typically do, what you say, and note the tone in which you talk to yourself.
3. Did you notice a difference? If so, ask yourself why. What factors or fears come into play that lead you to treat yourself and others so differently?
4. Please write down how you think things might change if you responded to yourself in the same way you typically respond to a close friend when you’re suffering.
Why not try treating yourself like a good friend and see what happens?
Thank you for being part of our community! We welcome your thoughts and experiences with self compassion please share them below.
I hope you’ll join us for class or event at Community Chocolate soon, you never know what you may learn who you may strike up a conversation with!
Community Chocolate… Connection is sweet.
Taking the risk to live passionately and love deeply can be, well…risky.
We risk that things may change, and that we may have to change with them. We risk being uncomfortable as we step outside our comfort zone, and we risk the possibility of loss.
Not that we must endure, or suffer from loss, but we risk loss, and sometimes the fear of that loss alone is enough to stop us from trying to live a richer, more meaningful life.
But it is in taking that risk that we open ourselves up to something bigger and more profound, to deeper and more complex experiences and emotions. It is how we grow.
This past Tuesday we viewed “The Transformative Power of Classical Music” an inspiring TED Talk by Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. His gift of inspiring others to live with and love classical music doesn’t stop there, he uses it as a metaphor for life. Benjamin often speaks about “living into” possibility, into the experience of life. I believe it is his way of saying “take the risk, try to be bigger, better, more of who you are!” Whether we are striving to learn a new instrument, challenging ourselves to follow a new career path or falling in love for the first time…or the fifth, he encourages us to “live into” the possibility.
At Tuesday’s TED Talk & Chocolate gathering we discussed what living passionately means to us and shared our thoughts about Ben’s idea of “living into” possibility.
1. At the beginning of his talk Benjamin tells a story about salesmen who travel to a town to sell shoes. One man sees no opportunity because “they do not wear shoes” the other sees an abundance of opportunity because “they have no shoes”.
How do you experience this glass half-full / half-empty story in your own life?
To keep the glass half-full we… stay grateful ; listen to happy music; laugh often! ; become an observer, have more awareness of my thoughts; movement any movement!; HUGS!
2. Ben shares that a leader must have no doubt in the capacity of those he is leading.
Is this meaningful for you, if so how?
Yes, if leaders believe in the people they are leading they are more effective, it’s a self fulfilling prophecy.; to lead like this one step back and hold the space for others to grow.
3. When Benjamin shares how to listen to the piece by Frederic Chopin he says, “…this is about vision, its like the bird flying over the field who doesn’t care about the fences underneath”.
For me it’s about seeing long-term and not getting caught up in any daily drama.
How would you walk, how would you talk, who would you be, if you could see possibility for your own life the way he sees the possibility for you to love classical music?
I would be much more positive and passionate. ; I would walk with my head held high, confident, happy.; I would live with a certain knowing, a deep trust.
5. Benjamin defines his success by “how many shiny eyes are around him”, that is, how well is he able to awaken possibility and others.
If I’m happy.; When I am helping others build towards their goals.; I feel like it’s an honor to help someone see possibility and see that mistakes are just part of the learning process.; I feel successful when my internal thoughts are positive. I like to surround myself with people who believe anything is possible.; I do things like take yoga classes, and I enjoy rich experiences like the ones here at Community Chocolate.; when I feel successful I experienced synchronicity I witnessed miracles and feel in the flow.; When I take the risk to step outside my comfort zone, that to me feels successful.
6. What do you think Ben means by “living into” the possibility?
I like the term “lean in” that is, to try it on, give it a chance. ; To me it’s like stepping in – one foot forward.; I see it like living into what is true.
As always, we welcome your thoughts and insights!
Thanks for being part of the community and I hope you’ll join us for an event at Community Chocolate soon, you never know what you may learn or who you will strike up a conversation with.
This week we explored the Life Congruency Quotient (LCQ).
Your LCQ is a measure of the amount of conflict vs. congruency in your life. It is the interaction of your values with your goals and your actions. And as one of the women in our community observed, it is a great way to identify our blind spots.
Your values are the things you stand for, the things that matter most to you. They give your life purpose and direction. For me freedom, learning, family and nature are some of my values.
Your goals are the desired results you envision and plan for to achieve your dreams. Goals can be personal or professional and can be long or short term.
What are two goals that you would like to achieve?
Your actions are made up of the behaviors, responses and reactions you make throughout your day. We’ll come back to actions in a bit.
Your LCQ is essentially a filter that you can use to run every thought, word, action and deed through. Think of it as a self-protective mechanism in which you can determine in a hurry how your life will be impacted.
Action: hang out with people that are flaky, disrespectful or treat me poorly.
If my role is a friend and I value clarity and my goal is to have healthy relationships but my actions are to hang out with people that are flaky, disrespectful and treat me poorly then I have a Low LCQ. This sounds obvious but there’s a fine line here when discernment is involved.
How often do they flake and why? How many times am I willing to tolerate that? Could I be open to meeting others?
Sometimes we need to be brave enough to let go of what we have even though we may think it is all we’ve got or that it is the only thing we will ever have. It’s a little bit like holding onto a ball when you’re being thrown another. Sometimes it’s just better to let go than to try to juggle.
Action – I criticize her after she admits to doing something wrong or something she is not proud of.
Action – work overtime and give most of their energy to the job leaving little time for travel, learning, being outdoors and freedom.
In this instance there are a few ways to remedy the situation. This person could quit and get a new job, they could compassionately confront their boss to change their experience, or they could change their values. It’s possible that they recognize that the values of freedom, outdoors and travel are not their own and that they actually value working hard in a career. Making any of these changes would help turn their Low LCQ into a High LCQ.
I really like the way the LCQ helps us easily identify our blind spots and helps us get back on track. It’s part of the coaching process I use to help my clients get clear on what they want and find solutions to sticky situations. I invite you to learn more about coaching with me here.
I hope you’ll join us for an event at Community Chocolate soon, you never know what you may learn or who you will strike up a conversation with.
What’s your Life Congruency Quotient?
Hmmm…that can sound like one of those stern, restrictive type of words that could hold us back, keep us from engaging with others and stop us from experiences that could be joyful and enriching.
Ironically I have found discernment to be exactly the opposite. When we are discerning we have an opportunity to distinguish between what fill us up, nourishes us and enriches our life and what drains us and leaves us feeling emotionally bankrupt.
Sounds like a lot of responsibility for one little word, but discernment is one of those powerhouse words that can hold its own. And when we have discernment we take on those same qualities; we are stronger, braver, more resilient and happier.
Last week I shared with you my word for the year, “open”, and I got to thinking about one of the reasons I chose that word, which was to be “open” to saying “yes” more often. Then I thought to myself, hmm…all those times I said “no”, was I closing myself off to people, opportunities for learning and possibilities for growth and joy?
Many times there are good (and healthy) reasons for saying “no “. That’s where discernment comes in, and being able to tell the difference is a skill that we can learn and continue to refine.
We can think of discernment in a couple of different ways.
First, there’s the more basic, more tangible skill of being able to distinguish between something that will benefit us and something that will not ( that’s a skill we can learn). Then there’s the practice of refining ourselves – our ability to stay present with our feelings and make good decisions based on that awareness (that’s an inside job).
For instance, if I am invited to a party and I decide not to go, I might ask myself, “Am I deciding to pass because it will not be in my best interest – perhaps it’s on a weeknight and I have to work early in the morning, or it involves hanging out with unhealthy people that make unhealthy choices?” (That’s a learned skill) or “Am I saying “no” to the party out of fear thus closing myself off?” (that’s the inside job).
I’ve developed a tool to help make refining discernment a little bit easier, it’s called the Life Congruency Quotient (LCQ) and it is a measure of the amount of conflict versus congruency in our life.
Your LCQ is the interaction of your true values with your goals and your actions.
Your values are the things you stand for, the things that matter most to you. They give your life purpose and direction.
Your goals are the desired results you envision and plan for to achieve your dreams.
Your actions are made up of the behaviors, responses and reactions you make throughout your day.
When all three are in alignment you have a high Life Congruency Quotient. On the other hand, if your goals, actions and values contradict each other, then your Life Congruency Quotient is low.
I’ve posted more about the Life Congruency Quotient in the next blog, you can read more about it and try it out for yourself here.
Please keep sharing! I’d love to hear your thoughts about using the LCQ!
Your Word Is Waiting For You!
Last week at our Creativity, Connection & Chocolate gathering we chose our word for the year.
It sounded like a relatively simple task, but we soon found that reflecting on what is most meaningful for us and what we are willing to commit our time and energy to this year is acctually quite profound.
We used Christine Kane’s “Your Word for the Year” Discovery Tool from her Uplevel Your Life Mastery Program to guide us through our process. If you would like join us and choose a word for the year as well, you can download her guide here.
There were 5 guidelines we followed as we worked through our word for the year process.
And don’t worry so much about the “how” (that is don’t micromanage your way through your year, allow it to unfold organically).
We talked about what would be different for us if we embodied this word daily and in our lives. We also considered ways we already live this word and the many opportunities we have to live it even more. We visualized ourselves at the end of the year and thought about the things we would have created or manifested if we lived this word daily. And, we recognized some of the triggers or old patterns that keep us from embracing this word more fully.
Courage - to make my own decisions, to be able to say no to people, this is a big year of working on me.
Movement – I’d like to have momentum and movement in all areas of my life – work and at home. More activity and exercise in my life!
Heart-ful – at first I chose mindful but that made me feel shut down, trapped and the thought of having to take action on mindful acctually gave me a headache! Then I realized what I wanted was to be heart-ful! That inspired me to feel joyful, peaceful, calm and many of the other feelings that I was trying to embrace through mindful.
Gentleness – gentleness with myself as I work at a new job. Normally I extend this feeling to others but this year I’m going to give it to myself.
Discipline – decisiveness, I want to clear clutter from my life, I find I often sabotage myself by keeping things confusing and cluttered, but with discipline I will have more freedom.
Gentle – which for me encompasses ease and wonderment. I have a tendency to not experience these feelings but rather analyze them and this year I want to just feel that. Gentle means honoring this in me and being kinder to me.
Courage - more than just in my career. Being able to say “yes” to life because my response is to say no often, being okay with vulnerability and crying more.
Nonjudgmental (acceptance) – for me, this means more freedom of emotional expression, more play and fun. It is hard to be spontaneous when we compare ourselves to others, being nonjudgmental will give me an opportunity to have more depth in my experiences this year.
Our time together was both sweet (after all, we shared chocolate, good conversation and had time to create vision boards!) and meaningful.
Thank you to all the women in our community who joined us at both the morning and evening gatherings on Tuesday, for helping to create such a fun and authentic experience for us to share.
Join the Community and leave a comment below, we love to hear your thoughts and your experiences as you work through uncovering your word for the year!
I hope you will join us for a class or event at Community Chocolate soon, you never know what you may learn or who you may strike up a conversation with.
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2019-04-26T02:23:06Z
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http://communitychocolate.com/new/blog/page/3/
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In the less than two years since it was founded, Submersive Productions (“Submersive”) has established so positive a reputation that tickets to many performances of its new immersive theater experience, H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum presents: The Treasures of New Galapagos, Astonishing Acquisitions from the Perisphere (“Musaeum”) were sold out well in advance of opening night. Productions like award-winning The Mesmeric Revelations! of Edgar Allan Poe and Plunge have set expectations sky high, but Submersive delivers. And, in response to the outstanding response Musaeum has received, the company has just extended its run until May 7th.
Darling Marionettes. Photo by Glenn Ricci.
Reviewing immersive theater is challenging. When the physical environment is a character in the show, it feels like anything I say about the experience will be a spoiler. And with the multiple-storylined, choose-your-own-adventure nature of Musaeum, it gets particularly tricky. I could write you a play-by-play of my enjoyable evening at Submersive’s latest offering, but when you go to the show, you are likely to have a very different experience. If I were to go again, I would have a different experience.
Submersive likens Musaeum to “a Belle Époque-style cabinet of wonder.” I cannot think of a more accurate description. The collaborative artworks company has brought together an exceptionally talented group of more than 20 Baltimore artists, actors, puppeteers, craftspeople, technicians and consultants to transform every nook and cranny of the historic Peale Museum.
And I do mean transform. The Peale, an 1814 property listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the oldest purpose-built museum building in the United States. Closed for the past 20 years, it has only recently become available for special events. The building has not only been vacant for two decades, but empty. The furniture, cabinets, and display cases – in addition to every exhibit in the 10,000-square foot museum – have all been crafted by Submersive’s team.
Entering the museum, I was greeted by a charming concierge (Josh Aterovis) and invited to select an identity from a collection of fancy name plates on ribbon lanyards. I chose Ms. Gertrude Lanvale, Esq. I lost my husband, who would spend the evening as Sir Roderick Robert Crispin-Chisholm, for the first of several times at that point. He’d been stopped by the mysterious grounds keeper, GK (Francisco Benavides), for a private chat.
David Brasington, Alex Vernon, Sarah Olmsted Thomas, and Lisi Stoessel. Photo by Glenn Ricci.
I should point out, for those afraid that immersive theater is somehow sneak-attack theater, that the cast of Musaeum has a good sense of whether a person is open to being engaged individually or not. My husband has a visible openness to this sort of interaction, which is likely why he was approached several times for private convos. I, on the other hand, tend to radiate a vibe that politely (I hope) suggests that strangers please keep their distance. I honestly would have been fine being approached, but I didn’t go out of my way to make eye contact, etc. as I was so fixated on examining all the exhibits and the public interactions of the characters.
As Submersive’s Co-Artistic Director Glenn Ricci (who also serves as Musaeum’s Co-Producer, Co-Director, Sound Designer and Video magician) will tell you, “Everyone’s experience [at Musaeum] is correct.” It worked out especially well for me and Sir Crispin-Chisholm, as we could compare notes and put together more pieces of the intertwined storylines than we could have if we’d been side by side all night.
In addition to the concierge desk – where you can free your arms by checking coats and bags – the first floor of the museum houses a welcome area, a brief introductory film, some items from the museum’s “general collections” and a gift shop. The gift shop is full of small wonders and souvenirs from New Galapagos, and is staffed by knowledgeable clerks (Emily Hall and Martha Robichaud).
After a ceremonial welcome from the Concierge and the other-worldly Curators (Lisi Stoessel and David Brasington), we were permitted upstairs to explore. Approximately half of the second floor is occupied by the stately, starlit Grand Hall, where cabinet after cabinet of artifacts from H.T. Darling’s expeditions are housed. Rock samples, taxidermied animals, living creatures, and more fill the walls of this hall, leaving a ballroom-sized space at center for presentations and various cast interactions. Among my favorite New Galapagan relics are the Bagus Blade – because it made me aware of the existence of sloth wolves, a species it is apparently very good at slaying, the Mummified Manfish, and the Sapphire Decandria Traps, which are a beautiful blue flower that would surely add to the allure – and danger – of any garden.
Also featured on the second floor are two exhibition rooms. One has been made into a recreation of New Galapagos’ cave-like Underland, the alien sounds of the planet resounding inside; the other represents the Overland, the planet’s brutal surface.
I could tell already that there was way more going on in the museum than I could possibly experience in one night. I consulted the schedule posted atop the grand staircase to see if there was some planned programming that I didn’t want to miss. Among the officially-scheduled presentations are “An Introduction to the Topography of New Galapagos” and “Camouflage Techniques of Overland Fauna.” I also caught, completely by chance, a dramatic reenactment led by Hieronymus T. Darling himself (Sarah Olmsted Thomas), a mesmerizing ceremony by the lovely Aku Maxilla (Trustina Sabah), and a fascinating talk by Darling’s right-hand man, the erudite Dr. Percy Warner (Alex Vernon).
The upper two floors also contain rewards for the curious. Be sure to take in as much of the museum as you can. Clear signs mark any area that is off-limits. If you go astray, I’m sure the museum guards (Josh Aterovis, Caitlin Bouxsein, E’Tona Ford, and Brad Norris) will let you know.
Creating an entire world like New Galapagos and H.T Darling’s Musaeum is a challenging task only made possible through the collaboration of a tirelessly dedicated team of creatives. In addition to the cast members noted above, the Herculean task was borne by the following artists: Musaeum was conceived by Submersive Artistic Associate (and 2017 Baker Artist Award Finalist!) Lisi Stoessel. It is being produced by Submersive Productions’ Artistic Directors Ursula Marcum and Glenn Ricci and directed by Lisi Stoessel, Susan Stroupe, and Glenn Ricci. The lovely space-age-meets-golden-age costumes were designed by Stephanie Parks, who was assisted by Ben Kress. Sound design and video are courtesy of Glenn Ricci and set design is by the immensely imaginative Lisi Stoessel. Lighting Designer James Johnson was up to the task of creating museum-style lighting for all the exhibits as well as theatrical lighting for the more performative parts. Ursula Marcum is the Prop Master and a puppeteer, along with Jess Rassp. Contributing artists include Laure Drogoul, Jonathan Latiano, Robert Marbury, and James Taylor. The huge job of fabrication and set dressing was completed by Samantha Kuczynski, Alessandra Torres, Francisco Benavides, Ursula Marcum, Jess Rassp, and Alex Vernon. The movement coach is Dody DiSanto. Brook Tobey and Jack Higgins are the builders. It was all kept moving by Stage Manager Brad Norris and Assistant Stage Manager E’Tona Ford, and Cassandra Miller made sure we all knew about it.
Alex Vernon and Francisco Benavides. Photo by Glenn Ricci.
Good theater makes you feel something; gives you something to talk about on the ride home. By exhibiting the exotic collection, as well as offering a peek at how the collection was acquired, Musaeum leaves you with some food for thought. Along with being a fascinating theatrical experience, it raises questions about the “treasures of New Galapagos” installation and its provenance. Taking objects and creatures from their natural habitats to display behind glass or in cages – is it preservation or plunder? Conservation or conquest? Education or exploitation?
Submersive Productions has outdone itself with its new production, H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum presents: The Treasures of New Galapagos, Astonishing Acquisitions from the Perisphere. Drawing on myriad arts and disciplines – performance, movement, video, lights, objects, interactive sets, exceptional puppetry and an original soundtrack – it is a fully immersive experience that has something to dazzle all the senses. True to its mission to “activate unused, underused or unusual spaces in Baltimore,” Submersive has made the Peale Museum come alive with one of the most exciting theatrical experiences of the year.
Thank your stars that the company has been able to extend its run until May 7 and hurry to your computer to get your tickets. With people wanting to experience Musaeum multiple times to learn more and more of its secrets, even with the extension tickets are going to go fast.
Running Time: It’s immersive theater. My performance ran two hours; your mileage may vary.
H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum presents: The Treasures of New Galapagos, Astonishing Acquisitions from the Perisphere plays through May 7, 2017, at Submersive Productions, playing at the Peale Museum – 225 North Holliday Street, in Baltimore, MD. For tickets, purchase them online.
ACCESSIBILITY: From Submersive Theatre – Making the most of your experience will require you to ascend and descend at least two staircases (and more if you choose). Some amount of standing and light walking will also be necessary. Seating and gentle guidance will be available throughout the space for those who may require it. We expect the experience to last about two hours from the posted start time. Beverages and snacks will be available (donations appreciated). Restrooms will be accessible throughout the experience. Coat racks and safe storage for bags will also be available.
On-street parking is available for free (after 6 PM Thursday and Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday) on the block around the building. The curb in front of The Peale should always be open for easy pick-ups and drop offs. There are also a number of parking garages just a block or two away, including the open lot just one block north of the Peale – $5 evenings and weekend rate.
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2019-04-22T13:21:54Z
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https://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2017/04/07/review-h-t-darlings-incredible-musaeum-presents-treasures-new-galapagos-astonishing-acquisitions-perisphere/
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Episode 7 of Red Bull’s ‘The Atherton Project’ is now available!!
In this week’s episode of the Atherton Project, brothers Dan & Gee try their hand at a local mid-week time trial road race, with their neighbour. It’s all part of their preparations for the next leg of the World Cup Series in Canada. Gee finds himself having to do some unexpected, and unwelcome, extra fitness training after a losing a bet to Dan. Upon arrival in Canada, Dan faces the reality that a triumphant return to downhill racing, may not yet be as easy as he hoped, whilst Gee struggles to break out of his podium rut….
Where has all the drama gone?
I don’t know about you but I am certainly finding that there is not much worth watching on TV now. In particular there is a shortage of drama programmes. Besides the odd American import such as The Mentalist, CSI or Heroes the telly doesn’t have much to offer these days.
Certainly in the primetime slot of 8pm home grown drama seems to be limited to the soaps – be they nightly versions such as Eastenders and Hollyoaks or weekly versions such as Casualty and Waterloo Rd. Otherwise the terrestrial broadcasters are offering reality TV (like 10 Years Younger) or informative programmes (like The Gadget Show). Both of which are much cheaper to make than quality dramatic productions.
True, many of the better drama shows don’t start till after the watershed. But even the dramatic offerings after 9pm are meagre at best. There are a few things on the BBC such as the new All the Small Things, but not much else. At the moment the only British-made drama programme I make a point of trying to watch is ITV’s Lewis, which is primarily due to the locations and acting.
As the recession bites and budgets are cut, will broadcasters increasing fill our TV screen with cheap TV instead of well written and produced dramatic productions using talented actors? I certainly hope that this isn’t the future for British TV. But if the dire predictions for the future of ITV and Channel 4 (following the loss of advertising revenue) are to be believed, it looks like quality TV may be in for a tough time. Even the BBC seems to be a bit short on ideas and enticing programmes at the moment.
I hope this dearth of engaging programmes it just a blip as the broadcasters settle into the spring schedule but fear that it may be the sign of things to come.
I decided to write about a program I watched a couple of Months Back, It was on the Topic of Strict and Lenient Teachers.
Monday 21st September marked the opening of a large court hearing held over the ordeal concerning the teaching capabilities of Mrs Kay and the attitude, and professionalism of Mr Briggs. After a gruelling two day trial the verdict was eventually reached by the jury and judge. I personally thought that the sentence and the verdict were slightly controversial. Whilst in attendance of this trial to enable me to produce an accurate report on it, I felt that Mrs Kay was merely trying to be understanding towards the troubled children in which she tutored.
There were a number of reasons for Mrs Kay’s suspension and expulsion from the staff at her school which cannot be named for legal reasons. Mrs Kay’s prosecutors felt that Mrs Kay acted more like a friend to the children rather than a respected stature of authority. The side for the prosecution of Mr Briggs believed that his teaching methods were far too strict for the modern day teachings and needs of Mrs Kay’s progress class.
For the benefit of the important people (you the readers) I am going to describe each of the teacher’s relationships with the pupils and the points made by both sides.
Mrs Kay’s relationship with the children is one filled with laughs and jokes which make for fun and efficient learning for the children of her progress class, her friendly nature mean the children are able to trust her and discuss matters with her they wouldn’t discuss with Mr Briggs. This relationship with the children is vital for a teacher; it enables the pupils to feel trustworthy towards the teacher meaning they feel happier at school, safer at school and more eager to learn. Mrs Kay also has an effective relationship with her colleagues; this flaunts her friendly mannerisms and genuinely helping personality. There are numerous quotes made by Mrs Kay which support the theory of her kind nature (Brightly) “Good morning Mr Briggs” This evidence shows Mrs Kay is always polite and civilised to both Staff and pupils alike. Also some other quotes from the text show the children’s sense of trust towards Mrs Kay. (Shouting to a kid) “Maurice! Come away from that road will you?” (The Kid does so). Evidence such as this suggests although Mrs Kay’s caring nature is in place, it isn’t at the cost of authority over the children. Also although Mrs Kay may arouse as the sort of naïve person who is oblivious to the real world, she also is quite street-wise. We know this because “Because I wasn’t born yesterday, Brain Reilly, and if I don’t ask you for a note you’ll just hide behind the corner for ten minutes and say he said you could go”. This clearly shows the good relationship she has with the children means she knows the kind of things they do and the kind of children they are.
On the other hand, Mr Briggs relationship with the children is significantly different. All teachers have individual methods which they exercise in the classroom, although Mr Briggs’ methods would strike terror into the heart of even the most physiologically tough person. All of the children in the classes he teach are terrified of Mr Briggs’, sometimes this can be useful for dealing with severe cases of bad child behaviour and the only way of dealing with it is by excessive shouting and screaming. However for the majority of cases including the cases of the “Progress class” this isn’t at all necessary. Mr Briggs is often aggressive and nasty to the children and is unnecessarily strict with them, and considering that these children are often mentally damaged and very vulnerable to obscene comments often made by Mr Briggs. This creates tension between the pupils and the teacher which means that vital link and trust between them isn’t there. This means that the children find it difficult to ask for aid in there learning in fear of being shouted at for no good reason. There are numerous quotes from the text to support my theorem on Briggs’ abrupt behaviour towards both staff and pupils. (Begrudgingly) “Morning.” The fragment of dialogue which precedes this is Mrs Kay simply being polite and warm hearted by greeting Mr Briggs when she sees him. There is no need for his begrudging tone. Also when Mr Briggs barks at two children on the coach so sit down (barks) “SIT DOWN!” this is unnecessary and this situation could have been solved much easier by simply and politely asking the children to re-take their seats.
After these points were brought to the attention of the Judge and the Jury, questions were then asked to Carol, 13 who is currently a member of Mrs Kay’s Progress class. There were questions such as; “Do you think Mrs Kay is too lenient on the children in your class?” Carol then replied “No, I think that the children see her as a friend, as well as a teacher. Everyone in the class enjoys the lessons she teaches and feels like they can trust her.” The side for the prosecution of Mrs Kay then stood forth and continued to question Carol. “So Mrs Kay was more of a friend than a teacher” carol retaliated with “That’s not what I said” This seemed to be the Cherry on the cake for the Jury they then came to their conclusion and sentenced Mrs Kay to Expulsion from the board of teachers and her teaching qualifications revoked. I am sure that Mrs Kay feels that a miscarriage of justice has occurred and I most certainly do. I think that Mrs Kay was just looking for the best interest for the children. Mr Briggs clearly did not care in the slightest about the children. Mrs Kay will be a great loss to children, the school and the teaching scene.
Fancy winning £500 for yourself and £1,000 for a local project? then this is for you!
Anyone can enter this competition. You don’t have to be an established artist and there’s no age limit. You can enter as a group or individually. Check it out on itsyourcommunity.co.uk/art . Not only does the winning artist get their artwork displayed in one of the brand new O2 stores, they could also win £500 and a week’s work experience at an award winning London advertising agency.
hi all you blogers out there! When i wrote my last blog two weeks ago i did not think for one minute that 45 blogers would take time to read it. Thank you. It helps someone (a speshily when you are on the large side of life) when other people take time to read your blog entry. There is one thing though none of u left me a comment not one! any way leve my a comment and give me a good topic to write about. thanks for reading.
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2019-04-24T04:40:30Z
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http://www.tvthrong.co.uk/tag/off-topic/
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As you probably already know Skype has the ability to update automatically. Changes in new versions may include things like: fixed bugs, fixed security issues, added features (or sometimes removed) etc. In some versions we have the option to disable the Skype updates but in others we have to do some tricks in order to stop them.
Even though it is recommended to always use the most recent version, many people still use older versions. Maybe they don’t want to deal with updates or they are just used to the old interface. This is why we are going to take a look at some steps we can take in order to stop the Skype updates in each version.
Important message! [May 17, 2013] – For some time now, most versions below 3.8 are not working (some people even report the same for 3.8). When we sign in we are forced to update for security reasons.
Open Skype and sign-in with your username and password.
Cancel any update messages you may encounter.
Go to these menus: Tools -> Options -> Advanced.
Uncheck both checkboxes (in Skype 4 it is only one) named Notify me and save the settings.
Open any folder or Windows Explorer, type the following in the address bar: %temp% and press Enter.
This will open the Windows temp folder where all temporary files are stored. If you see here a file named SkypeSetup.exe – delete it.
Disable the fully automatic Windows Updates. When you are asked which updates to install do not include the ones that have the word Skype in them.
If you are currently in Skype – cancel any update messages you may encounter and quit Skype.
Move the file that you just downloaded to the folder you just opened. If required – overwrite the existing one.
Right click on the file, choose Properties, check the checkbox named Read Only and click OK.
From the menu go to: Tools -> Options… -> Advanced -> Automatic updates.
Click the button Turn off automatic updates and save the settings.
Thank you! A million times thank you!
You are welcome :). Thanks for the comment.
This is fantastic. Exactly what I need. I’m still using the last version of Skype that didn’t try to take up acres of window real estate (3.8) and it was continually bugging me to install later versions. I was able to get rid of that function where it takes over callto: links in Internet Explorer too.
Hi. Cool. Thanks for the comment :P.
Hi. Thanks for sharing but this will not work with older versions, since the updater file and service are not used back then. Also I don’t see you explaining how to actually do it in the post.
I really can’t stand these Skype update notifications; I updated my Skype last week and hated it and uninstalled it and reinstalled a full version from April 2012 which I like and want to keep and Skype was still sending these annoying update notifications and I found you a few minutes ago and applied your info.
I have the Windows Update in Services set to Manual; is this the setting you recommend?
Your tip does not work; I still get this annoying “The latest version of Skype is ready to install now” notification, and I do not want these freaking notifications as I do not want the latest [censored] version of Skype. It annoys me that programmers insist on fixing something that is not broken. Thanks anyway.
The tips should work. Are you doing the right tips for your version?
Can you tell me which version do you want to use and which windows do you have?
Thanks, I had mine turned off but it still kept prompting me.
Deleting SkypeSetup.exe was the bit I needed to know.
Actually I have the same problem as Mark above.
I ran skype again and the SkypeSetup.exe is put back in the Temp folder and the annoying message appears.
Auto updates are turned off in Skype.
What is your version? And are you doing everything from the article for that version? For example for the 5 version take a look at the steps. There is a way to make it that it cannot download the file to temp.
Please note if you delete the SkypeSetup.exe in the %temp% dir, it will also stop popping the annoying notifications “Updates are ready to setup” that appears also if you have disabled the automatic updates (beacause before disabling them, they were downloaded indeed…). Just to make sure, I have also deleted the Updater directory under the Skype directory.
You are welcome :). And I think you are right about the notification that apears.
The Automatic Updates are turned off.
But it still brings up a box that tells me theres updates available. There seems to be no way to disable checking for updates in the options. Is there a way to block the checking in the HOSTS file?
Do the 9 steps and it will stop.
Thanks a lot. It works man……..
Thanks very much – a good article but the SKYPESETUP.exe file doesn’t run on Windows 7.
I have 6.9.0.106 on my Win 7 machine and it runs fine – except for the pop up windows on bootup wanting to upgrade.
I DON’T want to upgrade. I put skype on a new laptop and got the newest version and am not assaulted by large ads (bigger than the video window). Thank you Microsoft for THAT “enhancement”.
Is there a Win 7 version of the setup tool?
Hi. There is some misunderstanding here. Are you trying to start the fake setup file I give in the article? This is not what it is made for. Please read the article carefully and follow the instructions there.
This doesn’t fix the annoying “Do you want to upgrade now” dialog, which appears two times a day, since Microsoft took over Skype. Do you have a fix for that?
Hi. What version are you using and what operating system? Have you done everything exactly as it is said in the post, including deleting the skypesetup file and putting the fake one and making it read only?
I did everything as written above. I think that the new dialog isn’t connected to the skypesetup.exe app. I think it is built-in.
I’m using Skype 6.11 on Windows 8.1.
I haven’t tested on Windows 8. So you are using the desktop version not the app right?
I am using the desktop app, not the Metro app.
Thanks for the info. I still haven’t worked on this. So much to do, so little time.
Hi. I tested this on Windows 8 (I think it is not 8.1 but it should be the same) and seems to work. First I installed 6.11 and signed in. Then I logged out and signed in again and it started to update. I clicked the red X on the update and then installed the 6.11 again because I think some files were gone because I stopped it. So this time I made the fake skypesetup file as it is described in the post above and also I turned off the automatic updates of Skype in the options. After I did this I tested it for some time and even updated Windows and restarted several times and still it did not updated. So I think this works.
Nikolay, that is strange, because it is pretty much what I tried. I will try again.
Thank you Nikolay. I will add all this to my Skype Old Version notes to stop updates. I came looking for new info and find yours NEW to me and my followers. I have noticed that removing Skype Update From Services (heres a video I made about it http://youtu.be/1HqWYr-c7Rc), did not completely remove the “Updates are ready” notices, nor has removing the Update Folder inside the Skype folder in Program Files.
Having last logged in to v3.8 (and yes! it still works, even after MS forced all old versions to sign our, called them outdated or retired, and forced us all to upgrade)… I DID find a skypesetup.exe in temp folder, just as you instructed above. And I have now deleted it.
Testing Skype v6.14, which usually does get the notice of new updates available, did not give me that notice. So I think it worked. Thanks!
I do see now that the SkypeSetup.exe is back in the Temp folder, since I ran my 6.14. So I will try your fake skypesetup file and read only tip.
Before I do though, do you mind if I ask how you created this fake.exe file?
I tried creating a text file in the Temp folder, and made it Read only. Then renamed it SkypeSetup.exe, ignoring the warning message about changing the file name extension may make the file unstable. Do you think this will also work to stop the notices?
Hi. Yes, this is how I made the file.
there is still a point to this thread.
People with 6.14 and 6.16, and those with 3.8 or 4.2 (the later 2 tested still work in Win7), they are all getting these notices. so they will still ask me how to stop the update notice. So this is still a very useful article and comments too.
I have a feeling this time they are stopping all old ones for sure, but we will see :).
I also have a feeling that the era of Skype is coming to an end slowly, just like the same happened with icq and mirc. The huge changes Microsoft did recently are generally good, but poorly executed. But that is a different topic :).
I have not tested them and I will not be spending time on these stuff because I am kind of retiring from the Skype field and moving into some other stuff at the moment… But you can check it out if you want.
Thanks so much Nikolay! I’m on Win7 and this saved my life, can’t believe they don’t address this as a bug. Luckily, your workaround exists.
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2019-04-24T18:39:21Z
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http://en.chat4o.com/stop-skype-updates/
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Last night some of the youth from Our Savior’s and Trinity and St. Olaf’s met here for a cemetery walk. We had done this before a couple years ago – it’s an opportunity to come together and learn more about the cemeteries here in this area and since it was right before All Saints Sunday we talked about the significance of that day.
Pastor Joan from Cranfills Gap shared a clip of the movie ‘Places in the Heart’. It takes place in Waxahachie, Texas and tells the story of a group of people during the 1930’s. The movie starts out with the hymn “Blessed Assurance” being sung and we see people going about their daily lives on a Sunday morning. Many coming out of church after the service. A family sits down to a noontime meal and while they are saying grace we hear shots ringing out. Within moments, there is a knock at the door and the men at the door are asking for the husband of the family to come with them. Turns out he is the sheriff in town and there is trouble down by the railroad. A young black man – looks to be a teenager – he is drunk and throwing bottles up into the air and shooting at them.
There is a brief, good-natured exchange between the police and the young man. They tell him to come on now – he needs to come with them, get sobered up. The feel of the scene is that these are just two good policemen who know a youthful indiscretion when they see it – they are chuckling as he throws one last bottle up into the air and the gun clicks – out of bullets. And the young man turns to go with them. He’s been swaying a lot this whole time – you can tell he’s had a lot to drink – but there’s no worries now, the gun is out of bullets. But as he turns, his finger hits the trigger again and there was another bullet. It hits the sheriff in the chest and kills him.
In a heartbeat everything changes – for the family of the sheriff, for the young man – the young black man is actually killed by local folks enraged at what he has done.
The whole movie shares hardships of the people during this time –what the widow does to get by, how many need to move away from that town to find work, how more folks die. It tells the story of the difficulties and challenges that many communities face over time. And the closing scene is back in the church. The pews are probably only about half full now. We know why – so many have died, so many have had to move away.
But the last thing is this: it shows the congregation having communion – and this is one of those churches where the sacrament is passed up and down the pews – and as the tray of wine is being passed from person to person, suddenly we see the pews are not half empty. All the people who have left or died are there. All of them passing the sacrament to each other and saying “the peace of God” to each other as they do it – even that sheriff and the young man who had killed him.
The communion of the saints. I thought this movie painted a picture so perfectly of what we mean when we talk about that “communion of the saints” in church. About how our life together and our faith in Christ connects us to each other in ways that time, distance, or even death cannot break. How when we gather here, we gather not just as the people of God in 2013, but as God’s people throughout time.
Please don’t think less of me when I say my first inclination was to turn around and slap her – because I didn’t. Instead, I prayed that God could help her see in time, and I’m certain God will, that the sacred that is present everywhere – in every season of life and even in death. I prayed that someday, when someone she loves is in the nursing home, that she will be faithful to visit and begin to see and understand that it is a place full of beautiful people with lifetimes of stories we are blessed if we get to hear. And that even if they aren’t able to tell those stories anymore, that they are still the saints of God in that place, with worth and beauty and dignity. I hope she’ll begin to realize that what she hates is not nursing homes but the fear they stir up within her of her own mortality – that yes, someday, all of us – if we get the blessing of living a long time, someday all of us will need help. Someday all of us will have hands that may tremble a little too much to take our own medications. Someday, all of us will have minds that may not quite be able to remember the way home or be able to go for a simple walk alone. And yes, that is not fun information to think about, but there it is. And we don’t do ourselves or the world any good if we spend our lives doing things like casually dismissing an entire group of people and saying things like “oh, I just don’t like nursing homes.” And that if we are held in God’s hands, then there is nothing to fear – that somehow God will help all of us through the last seasons of our lives just as God helped us through the first ones and the middle ones.
And I hope that someday, when someone she loves dies, she’ll go to the funeral and then she’ll walk along with the casket, with her heart frozen inside her, out to the cemetery for the burial. And she’ll feel the awful emptiness that comes with knowing her loved one will be sleeping in that ground that night and that’s all there is to it. And it will feel like the period at the end of a sentence – final. But then I pray she’ll listen to the words of scripture that the preacher reads. Words about a home prepared for all of us in God’s house – and that even through her grief – as the breeze floats over the cemetery she hear God’s whisper that this isn’t the end of the story. That the one she loves dearly who is being buried that day is not simply being shut up in a tomb and that the ground upon which she is walking is not just a pile of bones and tears – but that it is a holy place where we linger over a promise. It is a place full of stories of a thousand saints who lived, and yes, died, but even then God had a plan for them. A plan we can only just glimpse – but one they have now seen face to face – and that if you really listen in that place, you’ll hear a song not of death but of hope – a hope in which we can rest, and rejoice. I pray she’ll realize in that moment, that what she hates is not cemeteries, but her fear of the unknown. And that in time she’ll remember that she, and all of us, are held in God’s hands, and there is nothing to fear.
Living and loving God, the generations rise and pass away before you. You are the strength of those who labor; you are the rest of the blessed dead. We rejoice in the company of your saints. We remember all who have lived in faith, all who have peacefully died, and especially those most dear to us who rest in you. Give us in time our portion with those who have trusted in you and have striven to do your holy will. To your name, with the Church on earth and the Church in heaven, we ascribe all honor and glory, now and forever. Amen.
A couple months ago, I went to the wedding of friends in the Twin Cities. It was a beautiful event, as most weddings are, but this one was particularly delightful for numerous reasons. One of the reasons was because the bride and groom have a large circle of friends who love music, are long-time church folks, and thus, participating in the singing of the hymns that day was deeply moving. Our voices not only rose together in luminous harmonies, but as I looked around at the people gathered, everyone was smiling at the music we were making together. More than a few of us were also wiping away tears as we grinned like fools. It didn’t matter that some of us can hardly carry a note, we made a joyful noise along with those who were the professional singers and all together, the sound was not only breath-taking, but it was one of the most magnificent moments of spiritual harmony I have felt for ages.
I thought on the way home about how even though I sing hymns every week in worship with my congregation, it was so different singing at that wedding. Surely, part of the reason was the pure joy of the wedding and seeing old friends, but I know it was also because I wasn’t leading the service. I just got to sing for the love of singing and the love of God. I wanted more of that feeling.
I talked with a pastor friend, the brilliant Dean Grier of First Lutheran in Audubon, and we decided that an opportunity for fellowship and song in our community could be a cool thing. Yes, for us as pastors, because we would get to sing and enjoy the music in a way that is very different from Sundays when our minds are often cluttered with other stuff (is the scripture reader here? where did I put the stuff for the children’s sermon? maybe I should not tell that one story I was thinking about telling in my sermon…) and also as a form of evangelism.
In the church, we unfortunately tend to think of evangelism as getting people to come to church so they will worship just like we do. We treat evangelism as a way to answer the problem of our empty pews and offering plates.
Of course, real evangelism is something quite different. It is going out into the community where people already are and being the church there. As Saint Francis of Assisi famously said, “Preach the Gospel always, if necessary, use words.” Sometimes this can look like doing service projects. Sometimes this can look like visiting the sick and homebound. Sometimes it looks like working at a soup kitchen or running a coat drive. Sometimes it can look like gathering at a bar and singing hymns together.
Beer and Hymns at the Cormorant Pub will be very simple: singing and fellowship. Don’t expect a sermon. Don’t expect structured worship of any kind and yet, don’t be surprised if the Holy Spirit chooses to move in that place. I’m expecting it.
Would you be surprised to walk into a bar and hear hymns being sung in four-part harmony? Well, that is what is happening in pubs across the nation as Beer and Hymns takes shape in communities looking for faith, fellowship, and ways to share the joy of sacred music outside of sanctuary walls and Sunday mornings.
Do you like to sing? Do you, like Martin Luther, enjoy a nice, cold beer now and then? Well, thanks be to God! Beer and Hymns is soon coming to a pub near you! It’s simple: we get together with friends and strangers and sing old hymns, eat food, drink beverages (beer is optional, singing is not!), and enjoy one another’s company. We’ll gather from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 29th at Cormorant Pub in the center of Cormorant Village (10790 County Highway 5, Pelican Rapids, MN). Invite your friends! All ages are welcome. For more information contact Ruth Hetland at [email protected].
“The two small boys whose bodies washed up on a Turkish beach Wednesday were Kurdish refugees from Kobane, Syria, whose family had been desperately trying to emigrate to Canada.
Galib Kurdi, five, and his three-year-old brother Aylan died along with their mother Rehan and eight other refugees when their boat overturned in a desperate flight from Turkey to the Greek island of Kos.
I suppose I did what every parent did at the sight of that photo. I gasped. I thought of my own dear boys. I thought about how I would give anything and everything to keep them safe – and how I’m sure your parents felt the same.
And then I went on with my day, Aylan. I had stuff to do. I had to run some errands and go to a Bible study and visit some people. Later that day when I was scanning facebook I saw someone had posted your picture again. Again, I felt sad. I felt helpless. I felt thankful my own boys were safe and I prayed for your father.
I went to sleep that night and woke in the morning to see your picture again in the newspaper. Aylan, I confess that I didn’t want to see it again. I didn’t want to see it because I felt bad when I looked at it. Even though I had only just heard about you the day before, your little red shirt and blue shorts were old news now. How long was I expected to feel sad for you? How long should I feel bad about your whole situation I knew nothing about? I had plenty other things to think about and plenty other news to read.
But then you started staying near to me. In my thoughts, in my heart.
I’m ashamed to admit to you, Aylan, that I knew so very little before these last days about what is going on in your homeland. I get so busy with my own life and my own cares that too often the news I hear from around the world becomes just noise and I don’t stop to pay attention to what is happening. Of course I had heard things about Syria, about ISIS, and while things sounded bad, I knew there was so much to pray about things right here in my own country. And you and your family sounded so far away. Until I saw you there with your little red shirt and your little blue shorts, tiny tennis shoes. For me and for many, You weren’t just another headline. You were far from the first child to die because of the civil war in your homeland but when I saw you I finally realized –You could have been my boys. My boys could have been you. Except they were born here and you were born there.
So when you started to stay near in my thoughts this week, sweet Aylan, I finally opened my eyes and ears. It’s astonishing how much I can learn when I actually pay attention to things beyond myself and my own zip code. I learned that there are 5.6 million children like you who have lost homes and lives and any sense of safety because of the civil war that broke out in Syria in 2011. Many are now living in over-stretched refugee camps, makeshift shelters or villages. Many have fled Syria on foot, taking only what they could carry. Most fled under the cover of night to avoid sniper fire and shelling. There are Millions refugee children just like you who are exhausted, hungry and terrified.
Thousands of Syrians still flee their country every day. They often decide to finally escape after seeing their neighborhoods bombed or family members killed. The risks on the journey to the border can be as high as staying. Families walk for miles through the night to avoid being shot at by snipers or being caught by soldiers who will kidnap young men to fight for the regime.
Aylan, I read the story of a young mother, Hiba – she recently fled with her daughter and her severely disabled son, following the destruction of her home.
I read about how the majority of displaced Syrians are living in Jordan or Lebanon – countries that are stretched beyond their breaking point now and unable to take care of the people who are there. Others have taken to the sea to try to get to other countries where there might be a future. Aylan, I know your family did what you had to do. You had to leave.
And then, not long after your journey began, we saw your picture. Dear boy, I am so sorry. I’m so sad that you had to leave your home and face that terrifying journey over the water. I can’t begin to know the kind of horror that you experienced in your short life.
But I’m so thankful that whoever took those pictures let the world see them. Forgive me that for even a moment I wanted to turn away and not see the picture. We need to see it. We need to hate your death and the violence in this world that caused it.
You were just three years old – but your life mattered in countless ways – to your parents, to your whole family, to God – and though we did not meet, now you are so near to me each day.
Aylan, you were with me when I was studying the texts from the Bible for this week. When I read the prophet Isaiah speaking the word of hope to the exiles in Babylon and talking about the waters breaking forth in the wilderness and the streams in the desert, I wondered where the hope was for you when the waters enveloped your sweet little head.
And when the psalmist sang of giving justice to the oppressed, I hung my head and contemplated how your young life knew of no justice. While other children were busy sleeping in a few more times before school gets started again, while other children were busy riding their bikes around the block or staring at a video game, you were dreaming of a safe place to live for your family, of being done riding in that boat.
Even when I read the gospel for today and heard Jesus talking to the Syrophoenician woman who came to him begging for help for her child and at first he turns her away and only helps her after she holds on tight and keeps asking him, not letting him get away with turning her away – because a parent will do anything to help their child – maybe then I thought of you the most. Sweet boy, you deserved better than what happened to you. You deserved safe passage and a warm bed to sleep in. You deserved a full tummy and to be able to grow up along with your brother, sharing memories and life with your parents. You deserved laughter and education and hope and a future.
Aylan, what can I do for you now? A 45 year-old white preacher in Minnesota. What can I do for you – for children like you? I feel so helpless sometimes. The gospel is so extremely clear about how Christians must care, not only care, but help those who lack anything. The gospel compels us to welcome you and all refugees – with no stipulation or hesitation. And yet, borders rise up everywhere – between lands, between hearts, between peoples – keeping us all in our place, until ultimately we feel threatened by anything or anyone different. I want to help, but I just don’t know how?
Of course, one thing I must do is never ever forget that my ancestors were refugees, too, in their own way. Aylan, it’s true. They left Norway because they were so poor and there was no land and no opportunity. They weren’t in the middle of civil war like your family was – but they did come with a hope for something better – just like your family did.
It was a different time, to be sure, but there’s nothing in the gospel of Jesus Christ that allows me to reserve compassion for when it is easy or when it makes sense or when it doesn’t put me out of my way too much. God doesn’t allow us to see your picture or hear the news about what is happening to you and your people without compelling us to take action. Wherever we are.
And Aylan, in addition to remembering that my own people were once people traveling on the sea looking for a new home, I’m going to do something else.
So, Aylan, I have been thinking about your picture and about how helpless I feel to really do anything for children like you. But then I realized how far from helpless I am. You actually were – you were a child fleeing a war-torn country. But I am not a victim here. I am not helpless. God help me if I act like I am. Because I can use my voice to talk about you. I can encourage others to do the same. I can use my money to help support organizations that can help other children like you. I can stop putting any energy at all into feeling so dang helpless and remember that I may not be able to do everything, but I can do something.
Aylan, when my boys were very little and they wanted me to hold them, they would stretch their arms up to me and say, “Hold you, hold you.” It was the dearest thing in the world to me. Those sweet, trusting faces and knowing they were looking to me for comfort and some sense of assurance in their world. I had the power to give that to them. And so I would reach down and pick them up and hold them close.
And when they are asleep, then and still now, I put my hand on their heads and I bless them and ask God to watch over them now and always. And I trust that no matter what, God will. It’s not trusting that they will always have good luck or that nothing bad will ever happen to them – it’s trusting that no matter what happens, God will be with them. That even on their worst days they will know they are loved – by God and by their family.
Aylan, you are loved, by God and by us. Your death showed me a glimpse of the worst of sin and evil in this world – and now I pray that as I remember you, I‘ll be moved to show a glimpse of something quite different. I will show love and mercy. Generosity and bravery. I’ll not just speak about how awful it is that you died, but I’ll do my best to help where I can because you lived.
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2019-04-18T17:28:41Z
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https://ruthehetland.com/page/26/
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One of the best parts about being a sports fan is arguing with other sports fans, and the best arguments usually center on the fans more than the sports. Arguments like: What does it mean to be a true fan? Say, for example, that one of the teams to which you are geographically, genetically, and/or cosmically linked goes on network television and leaps headfirst into an empty swimming pool, as most teams do from time to time.1 How does the true fan react? What’s the right outlet for the inevitable toxic swirl of adrenaline, rage, and impotence? What’s the best way to vent without putting your loyalty or personal property at risk?
Ah, yes: A true fan supports the troops! That should fit nicely on the throw pillows here in the bunker.
True Michigan fans are angry, of course, and the “kids” aren’t the ones in their crosshairs. As disappointing as last year’s 7-6 finish felt at the time, it was still possible for most supporters to greet the 2014 season with a sense of optimism. And why not? The offense, such a sore point in 2013, was in the hands of a new, well-regarded offensive coordinator from Alabama, Doug Nussmeier, who would benefit from having a versatile, veteran quarterback in senior Devin Gardner. At the very least, Nussmeier had to be better than the last guy. The defense, meanwhile, was also embracing a more aggressive philosophy designed to free up additional defenders against the run by employing more tight, bump-and-run coverage on the corners. A thorough, 52-14 rout of old nemesis Appalachian State in the opener seemed to vanquish any lingering sense of dread from the previous winter and reinforce the offseason tweaks.
But all of that came crashing down in South Bend in about half an hour, or roughly the time it took the Fighting Irish to build a 21-0 lead. Gardner, who dropped four touchdown passes on the Irish in 2013 in arguably the best performance of his career, threw three interceptions and lost a fumble this time, all in the second half. Including sacks, Michigan averaged 2.9 yards per carry. The defense yielded three extended touchdown drives in the first half and another in the third quarter, and failed to force a turnover. The denouement, which saw exiting Michigan players and personnel have to return from the tunnel to watch Notre Dame run one final play following Gardner’s third interception, seemed deliberately staged for maximum humiliation. By that point, the Wolverines had been going through the motions for most of the second half and the energy that had been slowly building for eight months had fermented into pure bile.
A loss is a loss, and fans overreact after just about all of them. Where Hoke’s future is concerned, however, this particular loss felt like a Rubicon. By the time Hoke stood in front of the microphones on Monday to condescend to his base, the first ultimatum from a mainstream outlet had already been levied: Redeem the season by beating Michigan State and Ohio State — and presumably winning the Big Ten’s East Division in the process — or else. Meanwhile, speculation over possible replacements began.
This is a population that knows frustration on an intimate basis. While Michigan retains all the trappings of an elite program — attendance, revenue, recruiting, “tradition” — the recent results have consistently suggested otherwise. The Wolverines haven’t won a Big Ten championship since 2004, the program’s longest title drought in 50 years. In the intervening decade since ’04, they’ve finished in the top 10 of the AP Poll just once, in 2006, and have finished unranked five times. They’ve dropped nine of the last 10 to Ohio State and five of the last six to Michigan State.2 Hoke’s tenure has unfolded as the inverse of Rodriguez’s: Where RichRod trudged forward from a 3-9 whimper of a debut in 2008, doomed from the start, Hoke has steadily squandered the goodwill of an 11-2 bang of a debut in 2011. Ultimately, they’ve converged in the same place. In Year 3 under Rodriguez, Michigan finished 7-6 with four losses in its last six games, capped by a deflating no-show in a perfunctory bowl game. In Year 3 under Hoke, Michigan finished 7-6 with five losses in its last six games, capped by a deflating no-show in a perfunctory bowl game.
Following the flop against Notre Dame, there’s no reason to expect progress in Year 4. True fans have been patient for most of the past decade. Is this what they’ve been waiting for?
It’s easier for an outsider to feel plugged in to the collective emotional state of Michigan fans than to any other college base because Michigan’s struggles have been so exhaustively documented. The undisputed leader of the online hordes is MGoBlog, which has dominated its niche by remaining equal parts articulate, exhaustive, and irascible for nearly a decade. Cook has a long memory and a self-consciously short fuse that only makes him more endearing the worse things get. Over time, as he has cultivated sources within the athletic department to go with a devoted audience, his opinion has gained the potential to shape the hive mind as much as it reflects it.
On the big issues, MGoBlog has been ambivalent about longtime coach Lloyd Carr, disappointed but patient with Rodriguez, and increasingly frustrated with Hoke, whose tough talk is easily dismissed as a shibboleth in the face of diminishing returns. Cook has called 2013 “the worst football season I have ever experienced,” and (more memorably) likened watching that team unravel down the stretch to “get(ting) punched in the soul dong.” These days, however, Cook tends to reserve most of his venom not for the coach, but for the coach’s boss, athletic director Dave Brandon, who has raised ticket prices, piped artificial noise into Michigan Stadium, and embraced a succession of regrettable departures from the traditional uniform.
And then there’s the more elusive set of values that Cook derides as “Michigan Man stuff,” by which he means not only a preference for the kind of anachronistic, cloud-of-dust philosophy that Hoke, Brandon, and many others revere as “hard-nosed, big-boy football” — in direct contrast to the newfangled spread offense favored by Rodriguez — but also an even more deeply ingrained sense of Michigan as a program that remains above the fray, doing things The Right Way.
It was the persistence of this philosophy, in Cook’s estimation, that made it “mandatory” for Brandon to replace Rodriguez with a “Michigan Man” like Hoke, who’d spent eight years in Ann Arbor as an assistant under Carr, and that led award-winning columnists to write paeans to Hoke’s hard-nosed, big-boy pedigree under headlines like “Meat man Brady Hoke is the beef Michigan wanted.” (A small sample: “The three-year Rich Rodriguez experiment was like an avowed meat-lover going vegan because everyone says he should, until he finally spits out the bean curd and says, ‘Gimme a steak!’ … Hoke is a steak. He’s a porterhouse. A former linebacker, he is beefy in stature, beefy in voice … and beefy in Michigan tradition.”) In eight years as the top dog at Ball State and San Diego State, Hoke won 47 games and lost 50 while failing to earn a conference championship, but if his track record as a head coach seemed underwhelming, his rhetoric felt just right.
Hoke’s players haven’t struggled to qualify or remain qualified — by Cook’s count, only two Hoke recruits have prematurely washed out of the program, neither of them due to academics — but they haven’t made much progress toward the hard-nosed, big-boy ideal, either. Quite the opposite: No area has deteriorated as quickly or dramatically as the running game, which ranked among the best in the nation in Rodriguez’s final season and currently ranks among the worst.
Data from NCAA stats, cfbstats.com, and Football Outsiders.
The Wolverines’ slobberknocking reputation under Carr was always a myth, but it was never so brazenly false that it became impossible to perpetuate. Last year, no one could have possibly been fooled. Michigan’s offensive line was a disaster for the ages in 2013, no small achievement considering that (a) both starting tackles, Taylor Lewan and Michael Schofield, were fifth-year seniors who were selected in the first three rounds in May’s NFL draft; and (b) Hoke’s recruiting efforts had focused first and foremost on improving the offensive line.
By midseason, the interior line was in chaos; by Thanksgiving, six different starters had taken their crack at the guard and center positions alone, and the line never jelled into a single, predictable configuration. Against Penn State, starting tailback Fitzgerald Toussaint rushed 27 times for 27 yards. (Read that again, out loud if necessary.) Against Michigan State, the offense as a whole accounted for minus-48 yards rushing, due mainly to negative yardage on sacks; the following week, it improved to minus-21 yards rushing in a loss to Nebraska. For the season, the Wolverines allowed more tackles for loss (including sacks) than any other FBS offense.
Against Notre Dame on Saturday, the Wolverines finished with more runs that ended in TFLs (eight) than ended in first downs (six), and didn’t break a single run longer than 15 yards. To the extent that they have a recognizable offensive identity, it’s as a unit going backward.
Still, on some small, persistent, masochistic level, hope springs eternal. As he rewatched the Notre Dame debacle for his weekly play-by-play review, Cook concluded it was “really not that bad” given the final score — for what it’s worth, Michigan actually outgained the Irish overall, 289 yards to 280 — and says he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the Wolverines rebounded to go, say, 9-3 while playing in a watered-down conference. The schedule has gifted the Wolverines with an easy rebound, against Miami (Ohio) in Week 3. On the subject of Hoke’s future, Cook feels he’s “two standard deviations above the patience mean” compared to the rest of the fan base, in part because he doesn’t see any viable successors on the horizon.
The defense was solid against Notre Dame’s ground game, at least, and the lapses against the pass were uncharacteristic for Michigan’s returning starters. Meanwhile, Gardner’s potential, while unfulfilled, remains undiminished, and oversize wide receiver Devin Funchess remains uncoverable against smaller DBs if the offense commits to throwing to him downfield. “Honestly, the offensive line played better in this game than last year,” Cook said, favorably comparing Saturday’s shutout to a game in which Michigan posted 41 points in a resounding victory. And hey, maybe Notre Dame is way better than anyone thought it would be coming into the season. After all, prior to their out-of-the-blue run to the BCS title game in 2012, the Irish weren’t even ranked.
Or, maybe not. The ostensible standard at Michigan, year in and year out, is a Big Ten championship, but in the same division as Michigan State, Ohio State, and suddenly championship-eligible Penn State, even the suggestion of a conference crown is on the far side of optimism for a team that looks like it’s going to struggle to score on a weekly basis. Regardless, the “Rose Bowl or bust” outlook has felt more rhetorical than realistic for years, dating back to the devastating 2007 loss to Appalachian State that detonated high expectations in the last season in which they seemed legitimately warranted. “I don’t even know what successful looks like anymore,” Cook said.
That dwindling sense of possibility gets to the heart of the malaise. At his introductory press conference in 2011, Hoke bristled at questions about the Wolverines’ national relevance by growling at reporters, “This is Michigan, for God’s sake.” At the time, it was the right kind of bluster for a program in the throes of an identity crisis, and for a guy who, like the vast majority of fans, remembered Michigan at its best, in the national championship season of 1997. Nearly four years after that declaration, though, the crisis has not abated, and in fact may have deepened. When Hoke says “This is Michigan” in 2014, the distance between the Michigan in his mind and the Michigan he’s selling to teenagers who were newborns when the Wolverines last wore the crown has never been greater.
The teams that don’t typically aren’t good enough to be on national TV in the first place.
The prospect of playing second fiddle to the Spartans has been especially sobering: While the rivalry with Ohio State has been a dead heat from the beginning, prior to 2008 Michigan had owned the series with MSU for 40 years.
Arguably the most hyped signee of Rodriguez’s tenure, Demar Dorsey, was denied admission despite qualifying under minimum NCAA standards, and never put on a winged helmet.
The definitive account of the RichRod era and corresponding turmoil is the 2011 book Three and Out, by John U. Bacon, which documents the personal feuds and internal politics of those years in minute detail. Bacon did not respond to an interview request for this article.
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2019-04-24T13:48:15Z
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http://grantland.com/the-triangle/michigan-wolverines-brady-hoke-2014-outlook-big-ten/
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This article by Fran Molloy was published in yesterday’s issue of Macquarie University’s The Lighthouse.
New research shows that most Australian drivers think they can work out when it is safe to enter flood waters – as foolhardy Hobart drivers proved during last week’s natural disaster.
Prior to the early 1990s, most Australian seismic observatories relied on the Richter (1935) local magnitude (ML) formula developed for southern California. At regional distances (where many earthquakes are recorded), the Richter scale tends to overestimate ML relative to modern Australian magnitude formulae. Because of the likely overestimation of local magnitudes for Australian earthquakes recorded at regional distances, there is a need to account for pre-1990 magnitude estimates due to the use of inappropriate Californian magnitude formulae. A process was employed that systematically corrected local magnitudes using the difference between the original (inappropriate) magnitude formula (e.g., Richter, 1935) and the Australian-specific correction curves (e.g., Michael-Leiba and Malafant, 1992) at a distance determined by the nearest recording station likely to have recorded a specific earthquake.
The relationship between ML and MW developed for the NSHA18 demonstrates that MW is approximately 0.3 magnitude units lower than ML for moderate-to-large earthquakes (4.0<MW<6.0). Together, the ML corrections and the subsequent conversions to MW more than halve the number (and consequently the annual rate) of earthquakes exceeding magnitude 4.5 and 5.0, as shown in Figure 1. This has downstream effects on hazard calculations when forecasting the rate of rare large earthquakes using Gutenberg-Richter magnitude-frequency distributions in PSHA. A secondary effect of the ML to MW magnitude conversion is that it tends to increase the number of small and moderate-sized earthquakes relative to large earthquakes. This increases the Gutenberg–Richter b-value, which in turn further decreases the relative annual rates of larger potentially damaging earthquakes (Allen et al., 2017).
Figure 1. Cumulative number of earthquakes with magnitudes equal to or exceeding 4.5 (left) and 5.0 (right) for earthquakes in eastern Australia (east of 135°E longitude) from 1900 to 2010. The different curves show different stages of the NSHA18 catalogue preparation: original catalogue magnitudes, modified magnitudes (only local magnitude modified) and preferred MW (for all earthquakes). Source: Modified from Allen et al., (2017).
Preliminary seismic hazard calculations by Allen et al. (2017b) using the new earthquake source catalogue are compared with the existing PGA hazard map for Be site conditions for a return period of 500 years in Figure 2. We have updated the earthquake source model to incorporate the new GA catalogue into QuakeAUS , and obtained a new hazard map for Australia similar to that in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Existing (left) and draft (right) PGA maps for site class Be for a return period of 500 years. Source: Modified from Allen et al. (2017).
Preliminary loss estimates using the new version of QuakeAUS show large scale reductions. Losses in a national residential portfolio for 200 year ARP and for AAL are 30% and 35% of their former values respectively. The changes are not regionally uniform, with the largest reductions occurring in Perth and the lowest reductions occurring in Darwin. Among the five perils that are modelled on Risk Frontiers’ Multiperil Workbench (earthquake, fire, flood, hail and tropical cyclone), earthquake previously had the largest 200 year ARP loss but now lies below tropical cyclone in a near tie with flood and hail, and its AAL has dropped from second last to last, below hail.
We expect to release QuakeAUS 6.0, including these changes, early in the third quarter of 2018.
Michael-Leiba, M., and Malafant, K. (1992). A new local magnitude scale for southeastern Australia, BMR J. Aust. Geol. Geophys. Vol 13, No 3, pp 201-205.
The 2017/18 bushfire season across southeastern Australia during this hot summer season burned through 237,869 hectares from 11,182 fires prompting seven Emergency Warnings, 25 Watch and Act alerts and 16 Total Fire Ban days1. Despite the high number of fires, the losses were limited, until the Tathra fires with two homes lost in Comboyne. True to its mission of better understanding natural disasters, Risk Frontiers produced in-depth intelligence from aerial photography, field survey and GIS analytics. In what follows we report the results of these exercises.
The early December 2017 heatwave (December was the 5th hottest on record) set the conditions for the bushfires in New South Wales on 18 March 2018. The high temperatures combined with high winds established the conditions under which an electrical fault apparently triggered the fire. The bushfires in Tathra destroyed around 65 homes, damaged 48 homes, destroyed 35 caravans and cabins and burned 1250 hectares of bushland, in additional to the emotional trauma experienced by survivors. Fortunately there were no casualties.
Risk Frontiers scientists (James, Mingzhu and Jacob) arrived in Tathra on April 10th, a little over three weeks following the peak of the bushfire damage, due to the high proportion (around 50%) of properties which contained asbestos. Our objective was to investigate the most affected areas in Tathra.
New above-ground electricity infrastructure in the region was a clear sign of the work undertaken to repair the obliterated power network and an indication of the extensive damage to infrastructure that left Tathra without power and water for a number of days following the fire.
Zero-One (binary) damage ratios: We saw very few cases of partial damage to structures. It appears that once fire hits a structure during a bushfire it will almost certainly be completely destroyed. That’s not to say that the adjacent structures at the same address will always burn; we observed several cases of sheds that were burnt while the main house was unscathed and vice versa. The partial damage we did observe was charring to the sides of properties, where it appeared an active effort had been made to save the property.
Statistical dependence of bushfire risk on distance to bush: As described above, there is no clear pattern in the spatial distribution of damage when observed at close-range. However, the statistics of bushfire damage based on aggregated data from a broad area do show the importance of distance of a property to the nearby bush (see Figure 2). Whether a property is burnt in a bushfire seems determined by random chance and this chance is conditioned by the distance to the bushland. In FireAUS, we assume that any two addresses equidistant from the bush have equal probabilities of burning.
Independence of risk from building types: We observed damage to different construction types: unreinforced masonry, wood, fibro, mobile homes and even stone. There were destroyed brick houses away from the bush and spared wood and fibro houses close to the bush and vice-versa. The damage for this locality appears independent of building types even when globally influenced by proximity to bushland. If there are other risk factors that could explain the building damage, they are not visible in a short inspection and would require a full forensic investigation of each damaged building. The prevailing view was that newer homes generally seemed to perform better than older homes – and in one case a home built within the last 5 years sustained minimal bushfire damage (timber steps were destroyed) although that property was also actively defended by neighbours.
Figure 1 – Vicinity of Tathra / Reedy Swamp bushfire with prevailing wind direction on the day indicated by arrow and X indicating approximate ignition point.
As the events in Tathra unfolded, Risk Frontiers started the data gathering process to provide a view of this event. Our damage analysis is based on post-fire ground surveys and RFS burned area data captured from live data feeds on Sunday. We also acquired 25 km2 of pre-fire satellite imagery (WorldView-2, 2m resolution) for vegetation analysis and utilized Pitney Bowes Geovision for building location and bushland / tree data.
Figure 2 provides a complete map of damaged properties (house icons) overlain with bushland boundaries (green shading) derived from GeoVision data. It is clear that a number of these properties are surrounded by bushland and are therefore deemed to be at a distance of zero metres from the urban and bushland interface. Properties not within the bushland areas are assigned the linear distance in metres to the nearest pre-fire bushland area greater than 0.5 sq km in area, not necessarily the bushland that burned. Further analysis could be undertaken to classify the burned vegetation – however, in the Tathra region, the majority of bushland burned around properties and it is difficult to recover the clear timeline of local ignition.
There are eyewitness reports of ember attack and the pattern of damage around the different locations has destroyed houses at some distance from the bushland interface with adjacent properties destroyed by either further ember attack or contagion from the neighbouring property.
42% of destroyed homes were within 0m of classified bushland boundaries.
50% of surveyed destroyed homes were within 30m of the bushland interface and 72.6% of surveyed homes destroyed were within 100m of the bushland interface. These results closely match the findings previously presented in the “Bushfire Penetration into Urban Areas in Australia” report prepared for the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission by Risk Frontiers.
No homes were destroyed further than 630m from bushland.
Figure 4 – A view of a destroyed property from Riverview Crescent, Tathra looking west in the direction of the fire’s ignition point across the Bega River. Note the burned vegetation in the distance and the lower green belt on the river’s edge demonstrating ember attack across the river.
Figure 5 – Map and aerial imagery showing property losses in the vicinity of Oceanview Drive, Tathra (1) in top left corner. Note the proximity to bushland immediately behind those properties and the distance to those lost in the lower right corner at Francis Hollis (2) and Bay View Drive (3), suggesting ember attack. House icons again denote destroyed properties. Wind direction was from top left to bottom right of image, red line and shading showing burnt boundary.
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Beginner's Guide to Watches | Everything you need to know | Watchfinder & Co.
The ownership experience that comes with buying a luxury watch is one to be savoured and enjoyed. With this guide we intend to furnish you with all the information you need to make sure that experience is as good as it can possibly be.
There’s no shortage of choice when it comes to luxury watches, and for someone entering the market with no prior experience, it can be a little daunting. Should you pick Swiss, German, British? Is there a particular brand that presents the best value? The truth of the matter is that, of the 50-plus brands available from Watchfinder, there isn’t one wrong choice. Ultimately what matters is choosing the watch that most appeals to you, that fits your style. And there’s a brand for every style—discovering which speaks to you most is all part of the fun.
Watches don’t just tell the time—they tell a story, too. Whether that story is the exploration of the deep, beating a circuit lap record, or the conquest of the skies, there’s a watch to suit. Different functionality defines different styles of watch—water resistance in dive watches, for example, or a chronograph on a driver’s watch. Ranging from something smart and sporty, to a dress watch to complement a sharp suit, there are plenty of styles to choose from to facilitate your needs. Which one you pick is up to you—or maybe treat yourself to one of each?
It’s said that 39mm is the ideal size for a wristwatch, but who’s to judge? Watches come in sizes from just a few centimetres across to well over 60mm, and the only person who can decide which size is right for you, is you. How do you find out the size you like most? Try some watches on! Or, failing that, cut out a template from a piece of paper and see how it sits. If you think it looks good, that’s all that counts. Remember, the size of a watch is given as its diameter across the case (or width and height in the instance of a rectangular watch).
Do you like your watches rugged or refined? Glamorous or understated? The material you choose plays a part in the style and functionality of your watch in a big way, and is worth putting some consideration into. Stainless steel is the most common material and is available with a variety of matte and polished finishes. Precious metals like gold and platinum add solidity and appeal to a timepiece, while rarities like diamonds and mother-of-pearl further enhance a watch’s allure. For the more adventurous, exotic materials like titanium, carbon fibre, ceramics and even bronze are available.
A well-fitting watch should be so comfortable that you no longer notice you’re wearing it, and to make sure it is, it needs to be sized correctly. You can do it yourself, but it’s best to have a watchmaker do it for you to avoid damage to the watch and to ensure the perfect fit. The first thing you’ll need to do is find out what your wrist size actually is. For this, simply use any flexible tape measure—or even a piece of paper or string that you can measure afterwards. Wrap it around your wrist as loose as you want the watch to be, and that’s your measurement.
A good luxury watch won’t just last a lifetime—it will keep going for much longer than that. This opens up a whole wealth of vintage models to choose from, offering decades of heritage and evolution. For some, the appeal of owning a watch that came from a time when a mechanical watch was the height of technology has an appeal that can’t be matched by new timepieces. For others, the value proposition of buying a watch a few years old is benefit enough. Either way, buying a pre-owned watch is a great way to appease both head and heart.
A watch’s power comes from its movement, also referred to as a calibre, which is usually either mechanical or quartz. A mechanical watch is driven by a series of springs and gears, and is available in either automatic or manual guises. An automatic movement uses a freely spinning rotor-weight to wind its mainspring, whereas the more traditional manual movement requires hand winding, usually every other day. A quartz watch, on the other hand, is powered by a battery that won’t need to be changed for a number of years, adding convenience and accuracy to the mix.
The watch you choose can feature as many functions as you want it to—from simply telling the time, to more complications than you can imagine. Mechanical movements have the capability of tracking the date perfectly for centuries, or mapping the paths of distant stars—but that’s not for everyone. For many of us, a chronograph, GMT function or power reserve are the kinds of complications we can use day-to-day, offering a slice of watchmaking that’s both functional and technically impressive. See the ‘Choosing Your Spec’ guide below for more.
Life would be boring if we all liked the same thing, which is why there are as many variations of watch specification as there are watches themselves. Colours, styles, materials: you name it, chances are you can get it. Whether you’ve a penchant for Roman numerals or a hankering for dauphine hands, a desire for a leather strap or a craving for a sunburst dial, there’s something for everyone. Filter your choices with the specifications you have in mind, and you’ll be sure to find the perfect watch for you. For more, see the ‘Choosing Your Spec’ guide below.
First and foremost, you should purchase the watch you want, but if you can secure your investment at the same time, why not? It’s one of the great advantages of buying pre-owned—to avoid the pitfalls of brand new depreciation. Depreciation slows with time, and can—as RRPs subsequently rise—completely reverse and come back the other way. It is not uncommon for a pre-owned watch, particularly from brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe, to be sold for more than it was bought for.
While a good luxury watch starts at around $1,340, there is no upper limit, so it’s good to set your sights on a particular budget and stick with it. The most popular watches sit at around the $5,360 – $6,700 mark, where you’ll find fantastic options from Rolex, Omega and Breitling. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t great options for less, Longines, TAG Heuer and Cartier included.
A new watch will always suffer a hit of depreciation in the transition to pre-owned; buying pre-owned leapfrogs that financial penalty, and with RRPs rising year on year, can even propagate a positive investment. On top of that is the immediate benefit of choice: having the option to browse and compare with discontinued and vintage models, as well as with other brands that wouldn’t normally be found together, makes it easier to decide which watch is right for you. With a full warranty included with every watch, there’s no reason not to buy pre-owned.
It’s worth investing in a watch that’s enjoyed the care and attention of a professional watchmaker. With a fully fledged manufacturer-certified service centre on hand, you can be certain that every Watchfinder watch is the kind of example you can cherish forever.
For complete peace of mind, every Watchfinder watch comes with a full year’s comprehensive warranty—covering non-fault defects and malfunction—alongside the balance of the original brand warranty. Enjoy your new watch knowing you’re looked after.
It can be tempting to sacrifice security for a cheaper price, but be wary of buying privately or at auction—as a consumer, you have no standing if something goes wrong. A Watchfinder warranty gives you the kind of peace-of-mind that can’t be bought at auction.
Most cases fall into the category of round, with a circular chassis holding the dial and movement. This design is the most efficient for analogue dial watches.
Typically tricky to manufacture, square-cased watches offer a unique, sporty style. TAG Heuer’s Monaco is a fine example of a square-cased watch.
A tonneau case is an elegant, multi-plane design used in dress watches to curve them discreetly to the wrist. The complex shape makes them exclusive.
A design defined by the transition from pocket to wristwatches, when wire lugs were soldered to cushion-like cases so they could be worn on the wrist.
Framing the crystal, the bezel is either decorative or functional. A fixed bezel is usually decorative, but can also be functional in the case of a tachymeter.
For diving watches, the bezel has a sixty-minute scale on it to time air usage. The bezel only turns one way to prevent divers mistakenly extending their dive.
For non-diving watches with an adjustable bezel, bidirectional is favourable. GMT bezels spin both ways to facilitate quick timezone setting.
Some watches use an internal bezel to protect it from damage. These bezels are often set by an external crown, which can often be locked into place.
The most common type of pusher, there is no obstruction to activation, and the design is kept smooth and simple for ease of use and installation.
As with screw down crowns, screw down pushers prevent water ingress by compressing a seal. They must be unscrewed before operation.
Before the start-stop and reset pushers were separated, many vintage chronographs used a single mono pusher to do all three tasks. It is an unusual feature today.
For watches with multiple functions requiring a wealth of pushers—like a perpetual calendar—the design is kept simple by making them flush with the case.
Unlike a standard crown, a screw down crown requires unscrewing to use. This is a protective function that compresses a seal for increased water resistance.
Similar to the screw down crown, the compressor crown compresses a seal for increased water resistance, however for ease it only requires a single turn.
Another way to compress a seal in the crown is to use a guard-mounted lever, which pushes the crown down tight when folded into the closed position.
For crews working in the confines of ships and submarines, a screw down cover keeps the crown on their watches from being knocked and damaged.
Most modern watches use a synthetic, colourless, lab-grown sapphire—also known as corundum—as a scratch-resistant material for the crystal.
Before sapphire crystals were made possible, manufacturers used acrylic for their crystals. Strength requirements meant they were often thick, with domed tops.
Date displays are limited in size by the radius of the dial, and can often be hard to read. One solution is the magnifying window, positioned above the date display.
A mechanical movement is a work of art, and some are so beautiful they should be on display. A sapphire caseback reveals all while maintaining protection.
To increase legibility of dials used in extreme conditions, manufacturers sandwich a luminous layer with a stencil-cut layer, allowing the glow to shine brightly through.
A radial grain from the centre of the dial outwards gives a sunburst dial its magnificent, almost holographic, display of light and shadow.
A demonstration of intricate machining, a tappisserie dial—or ‘waffle’ dial—consists of a tapestry of raised squares engraved directly into the metal.
Sometimes a movement is just too good to obscure with a dial, and so the dial itself is cut away to the barest minimum to reveal the intricate works beneath.
This letter-based numerical system was developed by the Romans from an earlier Etruscan method and is famous for having no representation of zero.
Simple shapes replace numbers, mainly for clarity and also for aesthetics. Many dive watches use batons for the increased area to apply luminous paints.
With the fall of the Roman Empire in 300 A.D. came the rise of the Arabic numerical system, which finally introduced zero and therefore revolutionised mathematics.
Developed as the visual equivalent of phonetics, the California dial has a display that can be easily read without mistake even in the most extreme of conditions.
A dress watch staple, baton hands are slender and elegant, and often made with precious metals. Seen more frequently in vintage watches with smaller cases.
These clear and easy-to-read hands were part of the original design for Omega’s Speedmaster, which underwent changes as part of NASA’s Apollo programme.
Typified—unsurprisingly—by Breguet, these distinct hands are often used by top-tier brands. Using traditional methods, Breguet hands are very difficult to manufacture.
Cathedral hands have an imposing style that offers both strength and clarity, having originated from the days of unprotected clock dials. The slots can be filled with lume.
Sword hands are Omega’s go-to design for dive watches that require an immediate delineation between minute and hour hands, often in combination with bold colours.
These clean yet bold hands offer the combination of clarity and elegance, sitting somewhere between the baton and broad arrow hands. Lume is sometimes applied.
Also known as ‘leaf’ hands, these sophisticated hands have curves across multiple planes, making them—like the Breguet hands—very tricky to manufacture.
Synonymous with Rolex sports watches, mercedes hands were developed for the Submariner in order to clearly differentiate between hours and minutes.
A manual movement is mechanical, and powered by a tightly coiled mainspring. It must be hand wound to keep it in power, typically every other day.
Like a manual movement, an automatic is mechanical, however in addition to being hand wound, it can also be wound by the free movement of a rotor weight.
Battery powered and extremely accurate, quartz technology nearly saw the end of the mechanical wristwatch altogether. Today it is an affordable alternative.
Movements are typically assembled from layered plates, often obscuring the moving parts within. A skeletonised movement has been worked to reveal those parts.
Pusher activated, a chronograph is a timing function that operates independently of the main time display. Also available as a flyback or double chronograph.
A mechanical movement, whether manual or automatic, can only hold so much power in its mainspring. A power reserve indicates how much power it has left.
The transition of the moon through a 29.5-day cycle is defined by waxing and waning through gibbous and crescent phases, indicated by a moonphase display.
A date display typically revolves through 1–31 without correcting for shorter months. WARNING! Do not use the quick date change feature between 10pm and 2am.
French for ‘whirlwind’, the tourbillon is a method for reducing the effect of gravity on the balance by rotating the entire escapement once every sixty seconds.
Where a standard date display does not account for shorter months, a perpetual calendar automatically keeps track of days, months, years and even leap years.
A complication originally intended for use in the darker winter months, the minute repeater chimes the time on command through a series of gongs.
The fluctuation of the day as defined by the presence of the sun (apparent solar time) against measured time (mean solar time) is known as the equation of time.
This distinctive pattern is a staple of the dress watch, particularly in black or brown, and with a high gloss. Leather straps can also be stamped with the same pattern.
A supple and comfortable material, leather comes in a variety of forms, from soft suede to mirror-finished shell cordovan. It is typically not water resistant.
The sporty go-to for watch straps. Comfortable and resistant to almost everything, rubber offers a lightweight alternative to a stainless steel bracelet.
Metal links pinned together form a robust and decorative strap. From stainless steel to precious metals, a bracelet gives a watch a sense of solidity and presence.
Sleek and simple, the tang buckle is much the same as the buckle found on a belt. The strap slips in through the loop, with the metal tang keeping it held in place.
For those who like the tactility of a clasp with the comfort of a strap, a deployant will fit the bill. The single deployant hinges from one side for easy access.
Like a single deployant, but with a double fold. More often seen on metal bracelets, the double deployant can be made to fold more comfortably to the wrist.
For diving applications where a watch is the prime source of monitoring dive duration, a flip lock clasp provides additional security with a locking tab.
A watch worn frequently will need routine care and maintenance to keep it looking and running well. Giving it a gentle clean will keep it not only aesthetically sound, it will also prevent accelerated wear on moving parts and finishes. For water resistant watches, use a soft brush dipped in warm water mixed with mild detergent, gently agitating to remove debris. Dry throughly with a microfibre cloth. Do not use heat.
A polished watch can begin to lose its shine as it picks up minute surface scratches. These can be removed with a light metal polish and a microfibre polishing cloth. Be aware that polishing a watch removes material from its surface, so use this technique sparingly, and only remove marks that cannot be felt with a fingernail. Anything more prominent will need the work of a professional to remove.
There can be some confusion with regard to the actual water resistance of a watch in comparison to the water resistance specified by the manufacturer. Manufacturers test the water resistance of their watches in controlled circumstances, which do not allow for high pressure surges experienced in shallower water during routine diving. With that in mind, the rules to follow can be seen on the table opposite.
There are some rules of thumb to follow to avoid damaging your watch. Do not change the date using the quick date change between 10pm and 2am. Do rinse your diving watch off with fresh water after diving in salt water. Do not position your watch near or on a magnet. Do not force any moving parts—everything that should move, will move with minimal pressure. Do not exceed the limitations of your watch’s water resistance.
Every manufacturer has different servicing requirements, usually between 2 and 5 years. As a watch operates under normal daily usage, moving parts generate friction, causing wear, and that wear needs to be inspected, with any worn components being replaced with brand-manufactured parts.
The expense of a service depends entirely on the level of work required and the type of movement involved. A simple, time only watch may cost as little as $270, whereas a high complication with many hundreds of parts can cost much more due to the additional skill and expertise required.
Every watch receiving a full service is dismantled entirely into its component parts, with each being inspected and cleaned, and replaced if necessary. The reassembled movement is oiled and tested for timing, while the case receives a refinish and thorough clean to get it looking as new again.
It takes dedication to become a manufacturer-certified service centre—every brand has incredibly strict requirements and processes that must be adhered to at all times to produce the level of work demanded. Tools, equipment and machinery must be to manufacturer specification, while training is monitored and assessed, with only the best results making the grade. At Watchfinder, we’re proud to be a manufacturer-certified service centre for a range of exquisite brands, showcasing our dedication to providing only the best watches.
Not all relationships last forever, and when they end, it’s good to move on swiftly. That’s why we offer a hassle-free service to sell or upgrade your watch quickly and easily. You can start the process online or you can visit our boutiques for the personal touch.
Selling your watch can be a real slog; online auctions and private sales lack the security preferred when selling a high-value item. With Watchfinder, your sale is quick, easy and secure, with payment made directly to your bank account for ultimate peace of mind.
Make sure you keep the original box and papers for your watch, as these can increase the value when you come to sell. Likewise, keeping your watch in excellent condition and regularly serviced will ensure your watch achieves the highest value possible.
Watchfinder offers a quick, hassle-free service for selling your timepiece. Watch our 'It’s Time To Move On' advert, as seen on TV.
Find out everything you wanted to know and more in the Watchfinder glossary of watchmaking.
Need to know the age of your watch? Our Serial number guide will help you find out.
Click the button below to view our serial number guide.
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Matt Cappotelli was the guest this week on www.inyourheadonline.com with your hosts Jack and OneInchBiceps. IYH can be heard live every Wednesday at 6:00 PM Eastern, and all our archived interviews free at http://www.inyourheadonline.com.
Matt comes on and talks about going down to the OVW tapings. He talks about some of the OVW standout guys. Bruce domino -- Untouchables with the greaser gimmick is a favorite. Jack wants to know if it would work. Matt thinks it could, but maybe not as well on Smackdown -- which is more pure wrestling and not as gimmick driven.
Matt thinks that ECW helps out debut new guys on tv. . . it?s a new brand with a new roster. . . guys that maybe never had a chance to wrestle on tv get a shot. Matt states that he enjoys ECW because it?s different and goes on to say that, when he was growing up, he didn?t get the original ECW in his area. He saw some tapings and enjoyed it, but wasn?t an old-school fan.
Matt keeps busy doing some speaking and youth groups in his spare times. . . some interviews as well. He works on his site and does whatever he can to keep busy while working on his career. He?s feeling great as far as his health is concerned and does want to return to wrestling in some form or another.
Matt describes his audition tape for tough enough. He talked about how he was playing football in college at the time. He grabbed his roommate and went into the locker room and cut a few promos. Did some agility exhibitions and tried to show his athleticism as well as his promo abilities.
Jack asks if he was able to see any other audition tapes. He didn?t see any of the TV contestants tapes, but saw this other guy?s tape where he did some awesome impressions (no word on if the guy was a good wrestler). He then discussed how it seems surprising that no one has made a DVD of all the tryout vids -- could be funny.
Matt talks about getting into the finals and going to LA and how he was really excited to receive the call to do the show.
Matt talks about how Savage, Steamboat, and Rick Rude were big favorites as a child, but he later got into Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior. Jack asks if he patterned his style after any of those guys. Matt talked about how he liked to take little things from wrestlers that entertain him and incorporate them into his style. He also talks about how it?s complimentary to him that he?s compared to Flyin? Brian Pillman.
John asks a board question regarding who is the most opposite of their gimmick in OVW. Matt says that Ryan Wilson/Titus/Jacob Duncan -- he?s doing a Slingblade. . .mountain man. . . cannibal schtick, but there?s really nothing from his personality in that character.
The subject of previous wrestling training comes up and Matt states that college football and that related training was all he had prior to Tough Enough. He hadn?t had any backyard wrestling experience and wasn?t even aware of the normal routes into professional wrestling. He first heard of that from a friend.
Matt thinks that the backyard wrestling thing is dangerous, but understands the motivation behind it. . . kids are passionate and give their all doing the thing they enjoy, but that it?s ultimately pretty dangerous.
Jack talks about how Al Snow is a big ribber on the show.
Matt talks about female wrestling fans and how there aren?t any to speak of -- he?s recently married.
Jim Cornette is mentioned and Matt says he?s a genius and he was happy to work with him. . . as well as Paul Heyman. He says they?re like oil and water, though -- great concepts and ideas, but different ways of doing things. Jim was more traditional while Paul seemed to work to be edgier which are both good approaches, but maybe work for different audiences.
Matt talks about how he wasn?t treated differently when he hit OVW due to the differences in pay grade (Matt received more since he was under contract from the Tough Enough series). He says he was maybe a bit more under the gun because he came in through a different route -- perceived maybe as an easier route. People were maybe a bit guarded because they wanted to make sure he was serious about being there.
Matt talks about occasionally talking to Justin from Tough Enough. He?s lost contact with Jonah (he had maybe ran into some legal problems). That?s the extent of who he?s spoke with, basically. He?s watched a little TNA (which is referenced after the mention of the second wrestler).
Bob Holley is brought up and Matt says he doesn?t really talk to him much. He says he thinks he understands why Bob acted the way he did (in Tough Enough), but that he doesn?t hold a grudge or anything. Matt goes on to say that Cornette and Heyman have been helpful with his careers. He also says that Tommy Dreamer was great as a talent coordinator for OVW. He says that Conway, Dinsmore, Bashem(s). . . all were great help.
Hugh Morris/Bill Dumott was mentioned and how he had changed gimmicks midway through knowing him. He was a really military style trainer -- lots of crunches/squats. . . while Al Snow was more of a thinking man?s trainer. He compliments all the different trainers and their styles, however.
Jack asks about how if anyone was there that basically didn?t even want to be a wrestler. Matt says that a lot of them are weeded out. He also says that wrestling fans maybe have an edge when they try to wrestle because they ?get it? a bit more than other people.
He talks about how he also didn?t tell his family he was going to get into wrestling until he had to go to Chicago to start. He mentions how his dad was a big fan of the heels. He liked Rick Rude, Dibiase, Rick Martel. . . and how it?d be likely that his dad would be booing him at shows now.
Jack asks how he thinks Matt does in promos. He says he likes them, but that he doesn?t like them to be scripted fully. He likes having an outline where he can improvise a bit.
Matt wasn?t surprised when they let Daniel Puter go. He was getting a ton of money without giving them much to show for it. Matt IS happy to see some of the folks from OVW making it, though. He was happy to see the Spirit Squad get going and thinks that there?re a lot of great guys that deserve credit/airtime. He also mentions liking the Spirit Squad gimmick.
Jack was talking about how people thought the Boogie Man was a strange gimmick in OVW. Matt jokes about how maybe he?s one of the people that was the CLOSEST to their gimmick.
Matt tells a funny story about Boogie Man being down in Louisville staying in this weekly rent room and he left his liver and worms in this room while he went on a little trip. He returned. . . to find that it had become a foul mess.
Matt talks about how the Boogie Man came up with his gimmick and likely has a lot of wild stuff coming.
Matt?s happy to see Nitro getting a good push and then goes on about how when he was coming up into the WWE a gimmick that was proposed was to have him take part in a reality tag team with Mike ?The Miz?. . . maybe call it reality check. . . but it never really panned out.
Jack asked if he ever thought of another name in wrestling. . . anything other than his own. Matt says it?s one of the toughest parts in wrestling. . . coming up with a character that is ?you?.
Jack asked if wrestling in Training was a lot different than wrestling for TV. Matt said that it?s a little different in knowing that there?re time cues that you have to abide by.
Jack and Matt round out the interview with a quick plug for the sites and Matt wanted to thank his fans for their support. He said it?s nice when people that message him that are outside of wrestling -- people that aren?t even maybe fans. Matt found out about his diagnosis in the morning of TV and he said his piece during the taping that night. He got to the taping a little early, sort of came in through a back door and said his piece.
They went to break after that.
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The Master of Social Work program is a 60-unit program that prepares students for advanced, autonomous Social Work practice. The curriculum is composed of two semesters of professional foundation and two semesters of a specialized curriculum. In the foundation part of the program, all students take a core of courses designed to provide them with the knowledge and skills expected of all professional Social Workers. The advanced curriculum prepares graduates for specialized practice in 1 of 3 areas; behavioral health; child, adolescent and family; or health and aging. The curriculum consists of a generalist practice foundation year and an advanced practice second year. Also required are advanced courses in Social Work practice and policy, and specialized practice electives are recommended.
Graduate students enroll for two years of field instruction. In the first year, they are assigned to a social service agency for two days a week (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday). First year students must be available Thursdays and Fridays (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) for field instruction in order to complete the concurrent program. In the second year, they are assigned to an agency in their specialized practice area for three days a week (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday). These field instruction requirements may only be fulfilled during regular working hours. Students are responsible for their own transportation to field instruction sites and for required professional liability insurance.
Students must be capable of meeting field site/organization eligibility requirements which include obtaining a Department of Justice clearance (passing a criminal background), being free of communicable diseases, having a valid driver's license, and automobile insurance. In addition to the prerequisites and corequisites noted below, other eligibility requirements are delineated in the Field Curriculum and Policy Guide which is accessible from the Division's field website. Admission into the graduate program does not guarantee enrollment in field instruction.
Students should develop a realistic plan for financial support for the period of time they are in school. Information about Financial Aid is included in the University's Application for Admission booklet. The Division of Social Work cannot guarantee courses on days and times that will not conflict with employment hours. The program offers some courses on weekends and all required courses have at least one evening section. In addition to the two-year full time program, the division also offers a three-year program option, a weekend cohort program, and advanced placement.
Note: Please contact the Division of Social Work for a copy of the evaluation criteria for admission to the Master of Social Work program.
completed the Liberal Arts foundation (GE requirements).
The Graduate Record Exam (Analytical Writing Score) is required.
The Analytical Writing score is weighted and combined with the last 60 unit GPA and the application review scores. There is no minimum score requirement for the GRE Analytical Writing Portion.
If admitted applicant scores less than 4.5 on the GRE Writing exam, she/he would not necessarily be eliminated from the pool, however, would be required to take and pass a writing intensive course in the summer, prior to Fall enrollment.
All applications are reviewed by Faculty Reviewers. Previous academic work, experience in human services, personal development, and potential for successful professional practice are important considerations in the evaluation of applicants.
Application materials are available from the Division of Social Work's admissions office and our Web site at http://www.csus.edu/hhs/sw/msw/mswapplication.html. For more admissions information and application deadlines please visit http://www.csus.edu/gradstudies/.
All applicants must complete an online university application for admission and a Sacramento State Division of Social Work Application.
an application for admission and supplemental information needed by the Division of Social Work; including the choice of Specialized Area of practice in order of priority.
one set of unofficial transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, other than Sacramento State.
one set of official transcripts from all college and universities attended, other than Sacramento State.
Attendance at an advising session prior to the beginning of classes is required. Students unable to attend must make special arrangements for the initial advising prior to the beginning of courses.
The Advanced Standing Program is available to a limited number of students who have a baccalaureate degree in Social Work from a Social Work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The minimum GPA is 3.3 in the Social Work major. Minimum grades of ''B+'' must have been earned in undergraduate professional foundation coursework. Students who have a GPA of 3.5 or higher but have ONE of their equivalent undergraduate courses with the grade of "B" may apply for advanced standing. The degree must have been awarded within five years prior to application for admission to the graduate program. Submission of a letter of recommendation from a field instructor and from a Social Work faculty member of the college from which graduated and an acceptable research prospectus for a thesis/research project is required before awarding advanced placement. Advanced placement students take 32 units in the second year of the MSW program. Advanced placement is determined only during the admissions process.
Students must take all required courses in a prescribed, sequential order to advance to the next level of courses. The program is normally completed in four semesters of full time study, beginning in the fall semester (a three-year program is also available; requirements are the same). The program consists of 28 units of professional foundation common courses that all students must take and 32 units of the concentration curriculum which consists of advanced content and nine units of electives. Graduate students who achieve a grade of "C-" or lower will not be able to credit that course toward their degree; and, must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA to remain in the program. A student could receive two "C" grades in the Master's program and continue as long as their GPA does not go below a 3.0.
Note: The faculty of the Division of Social Work may require a student to leave under specified terms, terminate a student's enrollment, or decline to award a degree if the Director of the Division, upon the recommendation of faculty, determines that this is in the best interests of the division or the community which it serves or that a student is not qualified for admission to the Social Work profession because of factors other than academic standing. Determination about factors other than academic standing are made in accordance with the NASW Code of Ethics and the Division of Social Work's Student Performance Standards.
All professional Social Work programs are required to provide foundation content that consists of the knowledge, values, and skills that are basic for practice in any setting situation, and which prepare one for more advanced, specialized learning. Six areas of study are introduced in the foundation: Social Work research, Social Work practice, human behavior in the social environment, social welfare policy, multicultural theory, practice, and field instruction.
Advancement to Candidacy forms are available on the Office of Graduate Studies website. The student fills out the form after planning a degree program in consultation with his/her Advisor. The completed form is approved by the Division of Social Work, Graduate Director and the Office of Graduate Studies.
Every effort is made to match the second year specialized area of practice student with a SWRK 500, SWRK 501 or SWRK 502 experience that is designed as an advanced research experience within the student's selected area of specialized practice.
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https://catalog.csus.edu/colleges/health-human-services/social-work/master-of-social-work/
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Angel and I have been apart much more than we're used to over the last few months--a total of about 7 weeks since August. Since we've been married, we haven't been through any long-term separations, the longest we've been apart has been three weeks. Most of the time, when we're not in the same place, it's just for a week or a weekend...but even these short separations aren't the most fun.
I got the "envelope system" that I use when we're apart from what my Mom did for all of us kids when she and my Dad left us with our grandparents for a couple weeks and traveled to Israel (that was something like 13 years ago now!). She had paper bags with dates written on the outside, and every day we got to open one bag, which always ended up being a treat that we got to share: sometimes a snack, sometimes a couple coloring books or a new videotape for us to watch. As a kid, I loved it, and, obviously, since I still remember it 13 years later, it ranks up among the top special treats of my childhood.
When I have to go away and leave Angel at home for whatever reason, I decide to apply the system my Mom used for us kids to give my husband a fun treat while I'm gone. I'll get a bunch of envelopes, either one for each day or one every couple of days, depending on how long I'll be gone and how ambitious I am, and I'll start filling them with things that I hope will make his day happy.
1) KitKats, Reeses, or some other incarnation of his favorite candy.
3) A typical love note.
4) A photo of me, in case he forgets what I look like.
7) A toy or treat for our cat.
8) Some other really random item that just screams "ANGEL!" to me when I see it. i.e. something involving LEDS, Balloons, fake snake....you know, the usual stuff.
I could use paper bags instead of envelopes, I just use envelopes because that's what I usually have in the house. It doesn't take me long to put envelopes together before I go on a trip, but it helps me with missing my husband because I feel like I'm still showing him love even from a distance.
And, for the record, so far I've noticed that candy, money, photos, and glowsticks get the best reviews from my husband. That probably reveals something about his personality. Candy>Romantic Mushy Stuff, any day of the week.
How have you said "I miss you!" from a distance?
Your ideas of treats are so sweet... I love the to-do list one! I love leaving Malcolm a to-do list when he gets home from work that goes something like "1. put on your slippers. 2. grab some tea. 3. Play or draw or do something fun." Woah, he sounds very much like an old man and a child at the same time!
Usually I'm the one that does the traveling alone, so I can't send anything *with* my husband, but I love this idea for *leaving* treats with him!
Such a great idea! My husband travels a ton for work. I usually try to leave a love note on his mirror before I go to bed so that when he wakes up and gets ready to leave he can see it. But an envelope system is so fun!
What a GREAT idea! How much fun would it be to open one of them while traveling!
I always sneak a handmade card into my husband's suitcase before he leaves. He often leaves a note and a little bear or stuffed animal under my pillow. This year because he will be away for Easter he has also hidden a chocolate bunny somewhere in the house for me.
I love the idea of more than one envelope. My only problem is sneaking them all into his suitcase before he leaves since it is normally packed tight. I wanted to send along some chocolate with him this time but I was worried that it might melt all over one of his expensive suits or shirts. When travels he goes to the other side of the world and that can take up to two days of travel to get there.
This is such a great idea! I have to go out of town for work for a week at a time ever 6 weeks and I am always trying to do little things to show the hubby my love. I usually try to mail him a love note home while I am gone, but this is just so much bigger. And yet still simple. I may have to borrow the idea next time.
This is such an amazing idea, love it!!
What sweet ideas for when you're apart! I've never been apart from my guy for more than one night, and that was after our first date. I can't imagine being apart for 3 weeks... that's so thoughtful of you to make sure he knows you're thinking of him, and offering up some treats or fun!
That is such a great idea! Both my fiance and I travel for work so this is something I may have to steal!!
That is so cute! I did something like that for my hubby once... but that was back when I was more romantic and thoughtful I guess :) You have inspired me to put in a little extra effort!
What an awesome idea! I love this.
This is a fantastic idea, I may steal it sometime!
Awww, that's an adorable idea!
This is such a great idea! We're actually looking at a stretch of togetherness (yay!) but I will definitely keep this in mind!
My husband was deployed to Iraq twice - once for 15 months and again for 12. I remember the second time, I secretly stashed little notes in all his gear. He was finding them for months after he was boots-on-the-ground in Baghdad :) It was, like you said, my way of ensuring he felt the love even when we were apart.
Super cute! I love doing stuff like this!
That's such a cool idea! I remember when my dad went away to the war as a kid, my mom had his picture put onto a pillowcase so I could go to sleep with him each night. It's the little things like that and what you described that you remember forever! Thanks for sharing this idea with us.
I love this. Such a sweet & thoughtful idea. I love homemade gifts. Thanks for sharing!
I love this idea! I'm thinking about how I can use it for my girls when they go to camp for the first time this summer. And, the list part is totally "me" too!
I absolutely love this! What a fantastic idea. Whenever I leave for the weekend, I like to hide post-it notes in random places I know he'll find them. I'll write Goodnight! and stick one under his pillow. Happy Reading! and put one on the page in his book where the bookmark is, stuff like that. I like thinking of him finding them throughout the house while I'm away.
This is such a sweet idea! My boyfriend and I are long-distance until November thanks to his job, and I usually just stock his fridge and do a little cleaning on the weekends I can drive up there. I might have to add some of this envelope idea though!
How sweet! i have a friend in the navy and he wrote his wife letter for every day he was deployed. I love these ways to show love.
What a sweet idea! I will have to try this with my husband when I go away this summer. Stopping by from Sharefest.
I am a stationery junkie so I especially love this very fun, creative use of envelopes. That lipstick imprint is awesome too! Visiting via Saturday SITS sharefest and I'm about to 'tweet' your post, so good!
Thankfully, my husband and I have spent very little time apart (maybe 3 weeks total) in 8 years of marriage. I LOVE this idea though! Next time I'm totally doing this! :) What a sweet tradition your mom had! Thanks for sharing.
This is such a sweet idea! I love that your mom did this for you also. I haven't been away from my honey but if we do, then I will definitely use this idea!
I love this idea! As you know, Dave and I did distance for a year. I never thought of doing small fun things like this for when we are apart for now. I think what I love the most is that this tradition is being passed down from your Mom. So sweet!
Oh, I love this inspiring post. I could steal some ideas from you. I beamed when I read about your mum doing this and how you applied this idea too. I think it is really sweet and lovely. I think all your choices of random daily surprise is cool too. I might have to try this out some day. BTW my hubz and I are always on long distance rns before we got married and people often called me the LDR Queen. I wished I knew about this from years back!
This is seriously the best idea ever. If I'm in this situation I'll definitely try it. I love it how your mum did that for you, it's the sweetest idea. It's so adorable how you incorporate it your life now. This makes me feel really positive in general.
This is one of the nicest ideas I've ever heard of. I can't believe your parents did all that prep work before going away! your mom must have burned the midnight oil! It is super romantic that you'd do the same thing for him, you guys are such a sweet couple.
Love this! I did an envelope gift to Kevin for our first anniversary with little love notes. I am sure he would like yours better since it also includes candy and permission to go get fast food!!
Cute! I write my husband notes and letters when we get separated, but I've never thought of putting little treats inn them. I need to up my game!
Oh Rachel, this is such a cute post. What a lovely idea. Never heard of it but will start doing it for my family. Thanks for sharing!
That is such a sweet and awesome idea! Thanks for sharing because I definitely plan on adopting this system someday!
ok you totally put the rest of us wives to shame!
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2019-04-23T03:02:12Z
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http://www.therandomwritings.com/2014/04/the-envelope-system-marriage-edition.html
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Greetings in the middle of what is already the snowiest February in Seattle.We're now one inch ahead of 1949, at a total of 14.1 inches this Monday afternoon and it's still snowing! My thanks to all faculty and staff for adjusting your classes, assignments, tests, and everything else to support our students and adapt to this record-breaking weather.
It is always an honor to share the many accomplishments of our faculty, staff and students at this midpoint of the academic year, please take a few minutes to read what they've done lately. If you have a moment, send out a congratulatory email or two to support your remarkable colleagues.
College and university work continues to move forward through the snow. We're excited to be contributing to the university strategic plan and beginning work on our own college plan as we think about how to move forward over the next five years. The shared governance task force is doing our first in-depth review of our new shared governance system and we have a host of events happening across all our departments and programs.
Thank you for all you do to move our academic mission forward.
Our BA in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies is ranked #2 with Bachelors Degree Center. Congratulations to Director Sven Arvidson, PhD.
Three Arts and Sciences faculty members are among the recipients of this year’s 2019 Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. This program provides financial support for tenure-track or tenured faculty and full-time librarians who are involved in an active program of scholarship, including the scholarship of discovery, integration, application, and teaching. The program’s goal is to support faculty efforts to build on previous scholarly or creative endeavors (e.g., for the writing of grant proposals) or to move projects in a new direction (providing the basis for future external support or publications).
Three Arts and Sciences faculty members are among the recipients of The Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture 2019-2020 Faculty Fellowships in research and in course construction. These grants encourage and support faculty who wish to incorporate the Catholic Jesuit intellectual and cultural tradition into their academic repertoire. Because of a major endowment gift this last year, the financial awards increased substantially this year.
The Environmental Studies program is excited to partner with the Beacon Hill Food Forest on a series of land resilience workshops under a National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) grant. The workshops will be for the Beacon Hill community and will provide opportunities for Environmental Studies students to intern and volunteer with the Food Forest. More details to come this spring.
Steen Halling, PhD, Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department, recently had an article published in The Humanistic Psychologist journal. The article is titled "Executives’ Experience of Envy in the Workplace: A Collaborative Phenomenological Study" and was co-authored with five MA in Psychology alums: Susan Toback, Joanne Dorpat Halverson, Dawn Marie Loerch, Marie McNabb, Jennifer Reisberg.
Alexandra Adame, PhD, Psychology Department, recently had a paper accepted for the 12th Annual Conference for the Society for Humanistic Psychology. The paper, titled "What Does Community Mean to You? Staff and Resident Perspectives from a Housing First Organization" was co-authored by Dr. Adame, and two psychology students: Christopher Perry, MA in Psychology and Emma Pierce, an undergraduate.
Seattle U Film Studies’ sponsorship also includes the March 13 conference event, "Reframing Ethnographic Media: Edward Curtis, Franz Boas, and the Kwakiutli First Nation.” This screening and roundtable discussion will feature archival restorations of Boaz's ethnographic films, a new documentary on Curtis, and a roundtable discussion with Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, director of the Bill Holm Center of Northwest Art at the Burke Museum in Seattle, Kaleb Child, Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations educator, and Coreen Child, Kwakiutl Nation.
“Evergreen Media: Film, Television, and New Media in Seattle" will be presented at the SIFF Egyptian Theater from 7 to 9 p.m. Though overshadowed by filmmaking in Los Angeles, New York, and other U.S. cities, Seattle boasts a vibrant, progressive filmmaking community and cinephile culture. With issues of the environment, homelessness, gender equality, and queer identity often at the forefront, filmmaking in Seattle and the larger Pacific Northwest region provides a unique site for cinema and media scholars to engage with relevant and emerging cultural trends. This event will feature a panel of Seattle and Pacific Northwest filmmakers and industry professionals whose work highlights the contributions of the region to broader discourses.
A screening of Evidence of the Evidence, a documentary by Alex Johnston, PhD, will be presented at 8 p.m. as part of an affiliated program with the SCMS Conference at Northwest Film Forum called “Experiments in Resistance: Experimental Media in the Age of Mass Incarceration.” This documentary has just won Best Documentary Film in the London Short Film Festival.
The College of Arts and Sciences appreciates the 20 donors who contributed more than $3,400 to the College, and $9,400 to the Indigenous Peoples Institute during Seattle U Gives February 6-7. Over the 1891 minutes of giving, a tribute to Seattle University’s founding year of 1891, more than 1,500 alumni, donors and friends gave generously to raise nearly $320,000 for important projects and initiatives across the University. Thank you for helping us meet and exceed our goals. Donations made to individual departments will be showing up in gift accounts soon. Thank you for your patience as our Advancement Services team works through delays from the snow to complete the final gift processing.
Mary-Antoinette Smith, PhD, English and Women and Gender Studies, 2018-2020 Reverend Louis Gaffney, S.J., Chair, presented at three conferences recently, including “No More No-Woman’s Land Over Troubled Waters: Transnational Bridge Building (Britain, the Americas, and Beyond).” Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages (PAMLA) Conference. Western Washington University (November 2018); “(B)romancing the Stone: Hubris, Allure, and Manipulation in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus” at the Natality vs Immortality: The Case of Frankenstein & The Creature Conference. The University of Cyprus (December 2018); and “No [Wo]man is an Island: Restoring the Umbilical Ties that Bind Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley.” The British Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS) Conference. St. Hugh’s College, Oxford University (January 2019).
Caitlin Carlson, PhD, Communication, recently published an article in the Journal of Hate Studies, Carlson, C.R. (2018). “Misogynistic hate speech and its chilling effect on women’s free expression during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.” Journal of Hate Studies, 14(1), 97-111.
Julie Homchick Crowe, PhD, Communication, presented “Fake News, Fake Experts and Fake Data: The Trump Administration’s Alternate Reality” to The Oatmeal Club on Bainbridge Island on December 13.
Sonora Jha, PhD, Communication Department, taught a Master Class in India for Hedgebrook, a women’s writing residency based on Whidbey Island, Washington. The masterclass was titled “Crafting Unforgettable Characters in Fiction and Non-Fiction.” Six writers from the US and India worked with Dr. Jha for seven days in Karjat, India, in the foothills of the Sahyadri Mountain Range.
Charles M. Tung, PhD, English, published the article “The Angel of Alternate History and Apocalyptic Hope” in Apocalypse, a special issue of ASAP/Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, 2018, pp. 547-69. The article examines a strain of alternate history in which timelines that exist side-by-side slowly desynchronize from one another and call attention to the differently paced, differently scaled catastrophes that are arriving or headed toward us.
Maureen Emerson Feit, PhD, Nonprofit Leadership, contributed to Reframing Nonprofit Organizations: Democracy, Inclusion and Social Change, a new book that offers critical perspectives on the history, leadership and management of nonprofits. Designed to be a companion to standard nonprofit management texts, Reframing Nonprofit Organizations encourages us to rethink unquestioned assumptions about nonprofit and voluntary organizations, and to challenge and change the environments in which we work. In her chapter, Dr. Feit draws on critical race theory to surface and examine strategies for addressing racial bias in nonprofit human resources.
Sarah Schulz, PhD, Kinesiology, was interviewed for “Testing Stretch 22, a new ‘stretch therapy’ startup backed by Expedia and Zillow founder Rich carton” on GeekWire.com.
Catherine Hinrichson, MA, Institute of Public Service, Project on Family Homelessness, was interviewed for “Real Change: How Seattle’s Street Newspaper Plans to Survive in the Digital Age” in The Seattle Times’ Pacific Northwest Magazine.
Kirsten Moana Thompson, PhD, Film Studies, has a new publication coming out, “Tattooed Light and Embodied Design: Animated Surfaces in Moana” eds. Paula Massood, Angel Daniel Matos, and Pamela Robertson Wojcik, Yours, Mine and Ours: Intersectional Spaces on Screen. Durham: Duke University Press, 2019. (forthcoming). She has also been named a member of the First Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) Pacific panel. Like the British REF system, this is a government mandated process that shapes all tertiary funding and involves a qualitative and quantitative assessment of every researcher in PI studies 2018 for every tertiary institution in New Zealand. On February 4, she introduced the screening of E.A. DuPont’s 1925 classic, Variety/Varieté, at the Paramount Theatre.
Alfred G. Pérez, PhD, MSW, Social Work, is a keynote speaker for Washington Passport Network’s annual Passports to Careers State Conference on May 16.
Marie Wong, PhD, Institute of Public Service, was featured in Seattle Magazine’s ID Renovations Clash With Housing Affordability.
Kathleen Pape, PsyD, Psychology Department, recently became licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in the State of Washington. Previously, she had been licensed as a Mental Health Counselor, which is the license received at the masters level of education. Becoming licensed as a psychologist required her to complete her doctorate in psychology, 3,300 hours of training, passing the Exam for Professional Practice in Psychology, and the WA State Jurisprudence exam.
Marco Lowe, MPA, Institute of Public Service, discussed the government shutdown on KING 5's New Day NW.
Lauren Van Fossen, MA, received the NACADA Region 8 Excellence in Advising: New Advisor Award.
Thomas Hoffer, BAH, Humanities, Matteo Ricci and BA, Religious Studies, ’86, was one of ten recipients of the 2018 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards. First bestowed in 2013, the awards honor exemplary leaders in the global disability community who, through the example of their professional accomplishments and advocacy efforts, are reshaping societal perceptions and making significant changes in the quality of life of people with disabilities.
ChrisTiana ObeySumner, BA, Psychology with Honors, ‘13 and MNPL, ‘16, spoke on the importance of actionable accomplices in social justice versus philosophical allies in inaction at the Seattle Womxn’s March on January 19. Read the transcript here.
Leigh Nishi-Strattner, BA, Creative Writing, ’13 published her debut collection of romantic prose poetry, Bone Honey.
Stephen Greer, BA, Criminal Justice, ’81, was appointed municipal court judge for the City of Shelton.
Jacinta Tegman, MNPL ’15 was named President and CEO of CRISTA Ministries.
Mike Descamp, BA, Psychology, ’67, published his first novel, Sunrise, Yeomen’s County.
Debra Entenman, BA, Political Science, '03, State Representative for the 47th Legislative District, was appointed to serve as vice chair of the College & Workforce Development Committee.
The Seattle U Debate Team had an amazing weekend at the Western Washington University tournament, winning both the JV and Open Division. Congratulations to Parker Davidson, fourth speaker, JV; Hatcher Chapman, tenth speaker, Open Division; Ryan Shook and Caroline Guess, tie, sixth speaker, Open Division; Alyssa Gaston, third speaker, Open Division; Alex Lindgren-Ruby and Lily Panetta, First Place, JV; Hatcher Chapman and Flora Lloyd, Second Place, Open Division; Caroline Guess and Al Vazquez, Semi-finalists; Open Division; and Alyssa Gaston and Ryan Shook, First Place Open. Kudos to our intrepid team who bunked at a student’s home in Marysville to say money and special thanks to the team coaches/mentors.
Check out the final Multimedia Reporting Newscast from Fall quarter.
Criminal Justice student Julia Rosenberg (2019) recently started an internship at Senator Patty Murray's office.
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2019-04-19T03:23:18Z
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https://www.seattleu.edu/artsci/faculty-and-staff-resources/deans-monthly-memo/february-2019/
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The following is the second in a series of essays on the Ahmed Timol case. The first essay can be read here.
The news that Ahmed Timol had fallen to his death from the 10th Floor of John Vorster Square and Salim Essop had been hospitalised, all within five days of their detention by the Security Police, hit the front pages of the South African press on Thursday morning 28th October 1971.
Over the following several months two legal battles would unfold in the courts – both closely reported on in the press - as the Timol family sought to get to the truth about the death of Ahmed, through the inquest process, and Salim’s father tried to protect him from any further abuse by the Security Police, through an interdict action. Both families were represented by the same formidable legal team of Advocates Isie Maisels QC and George Bizos JC, briefed by attorney MS Cachalia.
Due to the draconian provisions of the security legislation that prevailed at the time the one witness that could not be called in the interdict action – let alone the Timol inquest - was Salim Essop himself. He remained detained incommunicado throughout this period. Despite this constraint, and their best efforts at a cover-up, Maisels & Co. were able to take apart the Security Police version in the Supreme Court. Even more ludicrously however the evidence which they managed to uncover, all of which was now in the public domain, could not be presented to or considered by the Magistrate in the Timol inquest, which followed a couple of months afterwards.
On the morning of Wednesday 27th of October 1971 Ismail Essop was tipped off by the journalist Mike Norton of The Post that his son was lying ill in the Cassim Adam Ward at the HF Verwoerd Hospital in Pretoria. Together with his daughter Hajira and Norton he rushed to the hospital. On arriving at noon the matron denied that anyone with his son’s name was there, but he persisted. They were able to establish that the Security police were guarding a suspect in Room 8, but were unable to see who it was.
When the ward re-opened for visitors at 3pm he clambered onto a bed that had now been placed in front of the door and peered through a fanlight (the glass panel above the door). He saw his Salim lying at the far end. When he jumped down he said to Norton “There is no doubt. It is my son. I’ve never seen anyone so close to being a corpse.” Essop rushed off to contact his attorney, Said Cachalia, and seek assistance. With the news of Ahmed Timol’s death arriving that evening this matter acquired an even greater urgency. Cachalia then contacted Bizos who brought in Maisels.
Maisels and Bizos now brought an urgent application in the Supreme Court in Pretoria, where they knew Judge Cecil Margo would hear the matter, seeking to restrain the “Security Police from assaulting, interrogating in any manner other than that prescribed by the law, or from exerting any undue pressure on Mr [Salim] Essop”. The application with supporting affidavits was filed on the late afternoon of the 28th October.
The application was set down for hearing on the morning of the 29th. The replying affidavits of the police were drawn up late that night and in the early hours of the next morning. In his short replying affidavit Colonel Greyling, the commander of the Security Police at John Vorster Square, denied that Essop had been assaulted in any way during his detention, and said that he had regularly checked up on him, and never received any complaints. On the Tuesday morning he had established that Essop was unwell. He arranged for Essop to be medically examined and as a result Professor Hieronymous Van Praag Koch, the chief district surgeon of Pretoria, had seen him.
In his affidavit Koch said that he been asked by a Colonel Van Niekerk to examine the detainee. On the same day he proceeded to the General Hospital in Johannesburg where he had done so, finding Essop in a stupourous and sick state. While there he heard that the neurosurgeon Dr CW Law had already seen Essop and had diagnosed a condition of hysteria. This diagnosis seemed plausible to him. He had thoroughly examined Essop and noticed no bruises or blood clots on his chest, and no injuries or bandages on his stomach. There were superficial scratches on the chest however. These could have been caused by a person’s nails. It was possible that a person in a state of hysteria could have scratched himself. He had then arranged the transfer of Essop to HF Verwoerd Hospital in Pretoria, where he had been seen by a Dr Combrink and a specialist neurologist Dr Güldenpfennig.
Dr Güldenpfennig also submitted an affidavit saying that Essop’s condition was one of hysteria or simulation. Essop had on occasion cried out, but as a result of this condition not pain. He also denied that there were any bruises or blood clots on Essop’s chest, saying there were just a few superficial scratches.
Justice Margo granted the temporary interdict, without making a finding on the merits. He ordered that the Matron of the Cassim Adam Ward be ordered to appear on the return day of 8th December to testify, and granted leave for both parties to call further evidence. In the interim Ismail Ayob, then an articled clerk working for Cachalia, set about tracking down every doctor or nurse who may have seen Essop. He found that they had all been warned off talking about the matter or deposing affidavits. On 8th of December an order was granted extending the return day to 22nd of February 1972 so that subpoenas could be issued by Essop’s lawyers to all the nurses and doctors who had seen Essop requiring them to come and testify.
The case returned to court before Justice Marais and Justice Theron in late February 1972 for a final order. It emerged from the testimony of Dr CW Law on the 22nd February 1972 that Dr Vernon Kemp, Chief District Surgeon of Johannesburg, had been the first to see Essop - a fact that had been omitted in Greyling’s original affidavit, and kept from the family’s lawyers up until that moment. Kemp was immediately subpoenaed by telephone to appear in court and an affidavit he had drawn up on 3rd November 1971 was also submitted as evidence. In his 1998 book No one to blame Bizos describes Law as having the reputation for being an “honourable man” and Kemp as “honest.” Both men in other words could be relied upon to tell the truth under oath and in the witness box.
Kemp told the court that he had been summoned by Colonel Greyling to John Vorster Square at 8.45am on the morning of 26th October. He had briefly examined Essop whom he found in a semi-comatose state, noticed bruising around the face, and arranged for him to be taken by stretcher to hospital and examined by Dr Law. Kemp’s evidence – which Bizos noted in his book was “not challenged on any of the material aspects” – exposed Greyling and Koch as having lied by commission and omission about Essop’s injuries.
The Security Police were now belatedly forced to contrive an explanation for the injuries that they had originally pretended did not exist. In his testimony to the court Major J H Fourie said that he had intermittently interrogated Essop from 2pm on Saturday the 23rd October to 7 am the following day. He denied that Essop had been assaulted - claiming instead that he had collapsed from a standing position during interrogation and hit a safe and a fan while falling.
They ordered that the police pay the costs of the application and also ordered that interdict be served by the sheriff of the court on Salim Essop personally.
At the time of his arrest Essop was a 22-year-old third year medical student at Wits. He was not a Communist, or a believer in Marxism-Leninism, and his involvement with Timol and his underground work largely involved such mundane and innocuous tasks as procuring photographic equipment, posting envelopes and storing address lists. At the moment that the car was stopped he was also unaware of the correspondence and propaganda leaflets in the boot.
The Security Police were likely convinced, by evidence contained in the aforementioned, that he was a comrade and deployed against him the interrogation and torture techniques that had been designed, and successfully used in the past, to break the resistance of the most hardened and committed Communist revolutionaries. During the 80 or so hours between his detention and final collapse then he was trapped in a nightmare from which there was no escape. Any denials of deep underground involvement, though perfectly truthful, would have been disbelieved – perhaps even taken as further proof that he was a ‘hard nut’ - and they would have attracted further torture in an effort to finally ‘crack’ him.
In his affidavit submitted to the current inquest he describes being assaulted three times immediately after his arrest. The first time was at Newland police station by Security Police officers, including Major Fourie, who wanted to know where they were going. He was again assaulted following his arrival in Colonel Greyling’s office at John Vorster Square by Sgt. Kleyn of the uniformed branch; and then again by a Security Police officer some hours later. In this last case he says he was slapped so hard that he temporarily lost sight in one eye.
Over the following three days in detention he was subjected to long periods of interrogation in stress positions, sleep deprivation, electric shock treatment, suffocation, further beatings, humiliating and degrading treatment, and threats to drop him down a stairwell. The seven page statement he wrote at some point bought him some respite, but this was disbelieved and the whole ordeal started up again. He was also deprived of food and drink for a long period and when he was eventually offered a meal of badly cooked jail food he only ate part of it.
As noted in the previous essay ‘standing torture’ and sleep deprivation were so-called ‘no touch’ methods designed to break down the individual psychologically by using the victim’s own body to torture itself. Electrocution and suffocation also left no marks. Essop also describes being slapped around the head and face and punched in the stomach, both forms of assault designed to minimise bruising and the risk of fractures.
“And where was this man Essop, was he in John Vorster Square – Yes.
Was he in bed or was he walking about or…? - He was in an interrogation room in the Security Police Division of John Vorster Square.
It appears that Essop’s account of Kemp’s testimony is based on the account in Bizos’ book. This quotes Kemp as saying that Essop “was lying comatose in a passage at John Vorster Square.” Though Bizos wrote positively of Kemp he was quoting him from memory and thus misremembered the precise details of the exchange.
“1. Two small areas of bruising of the right forearm.
2. Areas of bruising, which showed yellow colour change, below both knees.
3. 2cm bruise just below the right eye.
4. 2 ½ cm bruise of the lobe of the right ear.
5. 2 cm bruise of the right lower lip.
6. 3,5 cm bruise, showing yellow colour change, of the inner aspect of the left arm, just below the axilla.
In his testimony Law said that he not made the diagnosis of hysteria, as Koch had originally claimed he had, but that this could not be excluded. He had suggested that a psychiatrist be called in as he did not think that a head injury was responsible for Essop’s condition.
For Law Essop appeared to be dehydrated and possibly in a hypoglycemic state – he was ‘starving’ he told the court – and this may have been contributing to his condition. The Security Police had told him that Essop had been fasting due to Ramadan. When asked by Dr Koch over the telephone whether Essop could be transported to Pretoria he said yes. In his letter to Kemp he said “I felt this would be advisable as it is obvious he is going to require skilled nursing care, in the form of either feeding per nasal tube, or intravenously.” This was because the nurses were unable to get Essop to eat or drink.
Due then to the efforts of Maisels, Bizos and Ismail Ayob in ensuring all the doctors and nurses who had treated and examined Essop after his period in detention in John Vorster Square were found and called to give evidence in court in February 1972 it was fairly reliably established what his condition was, both physically and mentally. On his arrival at the NEH – after his three-and-a-half days in the hands of the Security Police - he was a “very ill man”, as one of the nurses put it in her testimony. He was semi-conscious, screaming and groaning from time-to-time, suffering from the effects of prolonged sleep deprivation, ‘starving’, dehydrated, incontinent and unable to eat, speak or drink.
Dr Kemp was concerned at the possibility that Essop’s state was due to a brain injury, which is why he called in Dr Law. The result of the examination and the tests (including X-rays) that were conducted were negative however. “All the [physical] injuries which were noted” Kemp wrote in his affidavit on 3rd November 1971 “were of a minor nature and did not require any treatment.” This was Dr Law’s assessment as well.
With an organic cause excluded Kemp diagnosed Essop as being in a state of “severe hysteria”, or what is known today (given the pejorative connotations attached to that word) as conversion disorder. Thus Essop was found to be suffering from a severe psychiatric illness one that could be brought on, as Kemp noted in his testimony, either by violence or the threat of violence.
While it is certainly accurate to say that Salim Essop’s unrelenting torture by the Security Police, over the three-and-a-half days he was in their hands, had resulted in his collapse and hospitalisation in a severely ill state, no evidence was ever presented at the interdict hearing suggesting that he was in “a coma” or “near death”. The claim that he had severe physical injuries was also disproved through the course of the hearing. Neither Varney, Pretorius nor Judge Mothle deal with the fact, established by the Supreme Court in 1972, that Essop’s illness was a psychiatric one, clearly precipitated by severe ill-treatment.
Click here to read the third installment in the series on the Ahmed Timol case.
Glenn Moss, The New Radicals: A generational memoir of the 1970s, (Jacana: Johannesburg, 2016). In a strange twist to the tale Holiday was also an underground SACP operative. He was arrested and tried in 1976.
In the Afrikaans: "Op Dinsdag, 26 Oktober 1971, het ek vasgestel dat Essop ongesteld was. Ek het gelas dat hy geneeskundig ondersoek word en in die resultaat hat Professor Koch vir Essop to sien gekry."
Salim Essop affidavit, 14 October 2016 pg. 23. He also accused Dr Kemp of lying under oath and breaking his Hippocratic oath “in his affidavit, which was presented at the court case my father brought against the police on Thursday, October 28… by suggesting that the marks on my body were self-inflicted while I was in a condition of hysteria.” Here Essop appears to be attributing Dr Koch’s affidavit of the 28th October 1971 to Dr Kemp. Neither of Dr Kemp’s two later affidavits make the claim.
Glenn Moss, The New Radicals.
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With a wide selection of e-liquids, vaping devices, and vaping accessories regularly on sale, Fuggin Vapor is a popular online vape store.
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Fuggin Vapor Co. is a gourmet e-liquid brand that is home to some of the best-selling premium e-juices.
Handcrafted in Miami Beach, Florida by Hershey Jakob, Fuggin Vapor Co. first started as a small business selling products out of an old minivan.
Five years later, the company is one of the most popular online vaping stores available today, rivaling the popularity of its competitors such as Jimmy the Juice Man, ZampleBox and VapeWild.
It is easy to see why it is such a fast-growing company. They provide special offers regularly alongside their diverse variety of e-liquids, vape devices, and vape accessories available.
Because Fuggin Vapor doesn’t have a lot of reviews available online on Yelp or Trustpilot, it’s hard to know if they are worth the money until try. We tried out a few products by this shop.
There are a wide variety of vape flavors, such as the Strawberry Queen, Fuggin Donuts and Red Dragon, that can satisfy and delight every type of palate.
‘OH MY GUSH’ — these 3 words grew brand recognition. And no, we’re not that satisfied with the brand.
OH MY GUSH — is a product line that promotes fruit-flavored 120ml e-liquids like Green Goblin, Blooze, and Tropical. As the store doesn’t provide an option to buy a self-blended liquid, these tastes are also offered in a menthol mix.
Whether it’s dessert, fruit, breakfast or candy flavors, know that every bottle of ejuice is a creation of passion and dedication. The store provides self-branded and other brand’s juices and nic salt.
This premium q-liquid features the flavor of blueberry waffles, with a dollop of whipped cream on top. It’s like a hearty waffle breakfast in every puff.
This is one of the best waffles or pancakes ejuice available on the market. It manages to balance the different sweet flavors perfectly.
In general, blueberry is one of the trickier flavors to blend, and for most brands, it can be a hit or miss. Fortunately, Fuggin Vapor Co has got it right. The blueberry aroma is generous, with a taste of maple syrup and butter slathered on top.
Overall this is a well-crafted ejuice that is hard to put down until the next bottle arrives at the door.
This ejuice is made up of 20% PG and 80% VG, comes in 120ml bottles and is available in 0 to 18mg nicotine strength.
For anyone looking for an exotic and tropical pod sensation, the Fuggin Vapor Airbender Paladin Pods 4 packs should hit the spot.
Featuring an eclectic mix of tropical fruits from around the world, this 4-pack is a vape journey packed with apple, raspberry and blueberry flavors, with a smooth dragon fruit finish.
With every mouthful of vape, there is an energetic symphony of fruity notes that work together, bringing a sweet, tangy and mouthwatering sensation.
The Paladin Pods are fully compatible with the JUUL vape device. It features apple, raspberry, blueberry and dragon fruit as the primary flavors. Every pack comes only in 50mg of nicotine, so low nic vapers should stay away.
This is an ultra-sweet grape candy flavored e-juice that is rich and powerful. It tastes like chewing on a piece of taffy, and it is perfect for grape flavor fans.
From the first hit, there is a difference from other non-premium vape juices. This ejuice has a more impactful and smoother finish than most grape liquids that are available on the market today.
This flavor was an inspiration from Chris of Indoorsmokers, who owns a highly popular YouTube channel that covers vape reviews.
Chris was a regular heavy smoker for 20 years who switched to vaping and started the channel to help other people.
The original Vapesta is one of the flavors that Chris has personally designed.
Featuring an intense grape candy hit, it is a near-perfect grape flavor juice that offers a sweet sensation in every hit.
This juice comes in 100ml bottles and 0MG to 6MG nicotine strength.
Fuggin Vapor also carries a selection of vaping devices on their website, making their online store a one-stop shop for all vaping needs.
Featuring starter kits, mod systems, and pod system kits, there is a vaping device for both beginner vapers and the enthusiast vapers. Coils, cartridges, pods, and special 120ml packs are also on sale.
They also give a short bullet point reviews to every device they carry to help buyers decide if it’s right for them.
Represented vapes follow the trend and user can stay updated with their variety. What is not really good, popular and new devices are fastly transferring to an “out of stock” status.
This sub-$50 pod system vape kit features an aluminum constructed body that is bigger than most standard pen shaped e-cig devices.
On the device, there is a single large button that activates and deactivates the LED display, which shows the remaining battery life.
The Caliburn kit has a 520mAh battery that will last a day of use. It uses 2ml 1.4ohm pods that are built with K1 Kanthal coils.
The pods have a magnetic feature that allows them to click firmly in place when switching pods. Pods are available in 4 packs.
This device can provide up to 11W output for resistances between 1.2ohm to 1.5ohm. Even with a relatively low power output than most mod devices, the Caliburn kit delivers a warm and satisfying vape taste for most juices.
The Caliburn kit has a weaker draw compared to most prefilled pod systems, which means a slower drag will release a more powerful flavor.
With the built-in auto draw function, the Caliburn kit can render flavors accurately without any loss in the vape consistency.
With such a fantastic flavor production in a small package, it’s no wonder that most places have already sold out their stock of Uwell Caliburn kits.
Fuggin Vapors online store features deals where visitors can shop great deals before they are gone.
There are four main categories of deals, such as liquid deals and hardware deals for vaping parts and devices.
The deals are also categorized according to the price range, from $20 and below all the way to $5 and below.
There are also individual hot sale deals on display, under the section of Hottest Deals.
This page is an excellent place for shoppers to quickly pick up additional products to fill the cart with inexpensive accessories and e-liquids flavors that are going on sale.
For even more great deals, the brand has a page of discount coupon codes for shoppers to use during checkout.
Just head to the page, look for a code that matches the brand of choice and key it in during checkout, and the final total price will reflect the discount.
It’s a great way to save even more money when shoppers stock up on their favorite brand of juices.
With a dedicated deals page, Fuggin Vapor makes it easy to locate deals quickly without having to trudge through the entire site.
Fuglife is Fuggin Vapor Co’s lifestyle brand that features branded wear products.
There is a small selection at this time, but the store carries clothing such as caps, shorts, and tees.
There is a gallery section for brand supporters to show off their photos of branded juices and clothing. All submissions are eligible to win a $100 in-store gift card.
The Fuglife section also consolidates any recent reviews that Fuggin Vapor receives for the items they carry in their stores.
Fuglife includes a rewards program for loyal customers. Once buyers join the program, they can start earning points.
Every purchase in the shop entitles members for reward points. Once enough points are collected, members can use the points to exchange for exclusive in-store discounts.
Currently, the quickest way to earn points is to refer a friend to buy a bundle from Fuggin Vapor’s store. A referral is worth 5,000 points.
There is also a 3-tiered VIP program that will multiply the points earned, allowing members to collect points at a quicker pace.
The three tiers are Fuggin Bronze, Fuggin Silver and Fuggin Gold. At the Fuggin’ Gold tier, members can earn up to 50% more points for each reward.
Upon closer study of the vape market, it appears that these are the two companies that follow a similar blueprint as Fuggin Vapor Co.
The VapeWild is a very similar company to Fuggin Vapor Co. They both started as a small company.
From a small 3-man group, VapeWild quickly built a team of experienced experts in the vaping world with a similar cause to develop their own range of e-juices.
VapeWild prides itself as a business that gives its workers the freedom to express their personalities. They believe with untethered creativity; they become better assets to Vapewild.
The same philosophy applies to their juices. VapeWild understands that every vaper has individual needs.
They don’t want to simply flood the market with creative vape flavors and names. Vapewild wants to satisfy customers’ need for better flavors while making prices competitive.
VapeWild has an active YouTube channel and a Facebook group that serves to promote the VapeWild’s branding and lifestyle.
Another similar company to Fuggin Vapor Co., Jimmy the Juice Man started in Chicago.
As the demand for premium e-juice grows, the creator Jimmy started to make premium e-liquids for his own consumption. However, people want more, so Jimmy began to his own business.
At its peak, Jimmy the Juice Man juices were sold out in minutes after launch.
With the help of large online e-distributors, Jimmy the Juice Man is now a household e-liquid brand that is readily available in most vape stores.
The brand features some of the best crafted and well-thought flavors, such as Creme Brulee, Peachy Strawberry, Shurb, Caramel Pear, Strawberry Astronaut, and Raspberry French; which every vaper should try.
For anyone who is looking for sweet, dessert e-liquid flavors, or light and airy fruit flavors, Jimmy the Juice Man is sure to have something to satisfy the discerning vaper.
Popular and well-known brand among vape fans across the world.
Fuggin Vapor Co. plays an active role in the vape community, promoting the vaping culture and integrating a sense of identity into their branding message.
They also offer regular sales and deals to provide decent value-for-money for their shoppers.
To reward loyal shoppers and to encourage new vapers to try their brand, Fuggin Vapor offers a rewards program that offers potentially deep discounts.
Overall, these are the benefits of the store that is hard to pass up.
Track record has been marred by a couple of incidents of controversy and negative publicity that occurred over the years.
While nearly all traces of these events are gone, there are still remnants of these incidents hidden deep in subreddits and forums.
Still, despite all these incidents, recent feedback from vapers on Reddit seem to indicate that Fuggin Vapor has since “mended their ways,” providing the qualitative customer service.
Fuggin Vapor Co has a lot of negative posts regarding customer service.
However, those criticisms might be mostly isolated incidents. Like the majority of vape brands in the market, Fuggin Vapor Co does not have a physical retail store.
Based on online feedback, Hershey who is the owner is friendly and answers all queries when a buyer wants to purchase a starter kit.
The employees were also polite and accommodating and quick to accede to buyers’ special requests, such as special pickup timings, without any delays.
Other positive feedback includes an extremely user-friendly website, wide vape flavor selections, and average value-for-money bundle pricing.
It is unclear how long Fuggin Vapor Co. will maintain this level of customer service, or continue to sell great value bundles.
Overall, Fuggin Vapor Co is an exciting brand that offers a great selection of juices.
The brand offers some great e-liquid at a fantastic price point.
Almost all the flavors offered by brand have a wonderfully smooth throat hit, and the vapor production from all of their juices was excellent, which is well within expectations of any standard 80VG/20PG blend.
Fuggin Vapor Co is also one of the few brands that carry juices with nicotine strength of up to 18mg.
This gives their juices a big advantage, for vapers who enjoy high nicotine strength and vape using the mouth-to-lung style.
Aside from some negative feedback from unsatisfied buyers, Fuggin Vapor Co. doesn’t have too much of any drawbacks as a brand.
Several years back, there was controversy surrounding Fuggin Vapor bribing people to rescind and remove their negative online reviews.
There was also another unrelated incident of poor customer service where a buyer received his package with all glass parts shattered.
Being a business with a high transaction volume, getting negative online criticism is perfectly reasonable, especially when the vaping community is small and closely knitted. It is up to the buyers’ discretion whether to trust such criticism or not.
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Smilepartnerz of Wayne, New Jersey made a choice to stop using “mercury-containing” fillings in 1993. Although these “silver” fillings were easy to use and relatively inexpensive, they had a nasty habit of breaking many of the teeth in which they were placed. Mercury is the silver liquid we see in thermometers. As it heats up, it expands. As it cools down, it contracts. This expanding and contracting also occurs in the fillings in your teeth as you eat hot and cold foods.
Eventually, all of this expanding and contracting causes cracks to develop in your teeth. When “silver fillings” break a tooth, the tooth usually requires a crown or CEREC® all-ceramic onlay for a repair. Most of the crowns or CEREC® onlay restorations we do at our cosmetic dentistry practice today are to repair teeth with old silver fillings.
Most of the tooth-colored restorations that are made in our cosmetic dentistry office are made by our computerized milling machine, the CEREC® 3. This little robot can actually replace just the broken part of your tooth without destroying any additional sound tooth structure. The technology is amazing!
We will first take a digital radiograph of your broken tooth. This helps us to determine whether a crown or a CEREC® restoration is the best way to repair your tooth. If a CEREC® all-ceramic restoration can be used it will take only one appointment to repair your tooth. A digital picture captures the broken portion of your tooth. The computer then designs a replacement part for your tooth and the milling machine will carve an exact replacement for the missing part of your tooth. This usually takes about 10 minutes. This precision tooth-colored ceramic repair is then bonded to your natural tooth and you are ready to go.
You can resume your normal chewing, brushing, and flossing activities immediately.
At our cosmetic dentistry office in Wayne, New Jersey, we recognize the problems with these mercury-containing fillings, and try to help you avoid the problems of unexpected tooth breakage. At your cleaning and exam appointment, we use our computer imaging, and intraoral camera to help locate and evaluate the cracks in your teeth. If they look dangerous, we will recommend a crown or CEREC® restoration to protect your tooth. To learn more about mercury-free restorations, please contact us today!
Making porcelain veneers, inlays, onlays and crowns used to be quite an involved process. In the past, your dentist had to take impressions of your teeth, and then send them off to a dental lab, where the restoration would be crafted. You would then have to return to the dentist’s office to have your restoration installed.
Now, with revolutionary new CEREC® technology, we can create inlays, onlays, crowns, and porcelain veneers at our in Wayne, New Jersey offices, allowing your dental work to be done over the course of just one single office visit.
We take digital impressions of your teeth, which the CEREC® machine uses to design and then mill a restoration, custom made to suit your needs and to perfectly match the color of the rest of your teeth. If you are unhappy with the color of your teeth, we can first perform teeth whitening at our in Wayne, New Jersey cosmetic dentistry office, and then have the restoration fabricated to match the new shade of your teeth.
While the Wand may not cause rabbits to pop out of hats, some swear it does magic! The Wand is an anesthetic delivery system controlled by computer. It provides patients with a consistent amount of numbing without the usual discomfort or shots. Because the Wand is handheld, our cosmetic dentists can precisely control the amount of anesthesia you receive. If you have an aversion to needles or feel apprehensive about receiving dental treatment, the Wand can make your visit easier and more comfortable. To learn more about the Wand, please contact Smilepartnerz of Wayne, New Jersey today!
If you are interested in seeking laser dentistry, Invisalign® treatment, the placement of porcelain veneers or LUMINEERS®, teeth whitening, or another cosmetic dentistry procedure, contact our in Wayne, New Jersey offices today.
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2019-04-20T04:28:10Z
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https://smilepartnerz.com/cosmetic-dentistry
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To make the pictures in Indian Nations, Danny Lyon traveled to 19 Indian reservations in the western United States over a period of four years. The Indians that he photographed are fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, veterans, cowboys, and ex-cons. In his pictures, old women sit in parking lots and kids sit in cars. Wearing cowboy hats and braids, traditional clothes and Nikes, people play horseshoes and football, go to rodeos and powwows, work at convenience stores, and eat at cafes. Lyon also made abstract pictures of graffiti- tagged street signs, achingly beautiful landscapes, and bleak architectural studies of dilapidated casinos. There are straightforward, crisply focused photos alongside blurry, dreamy ones.
Most photographers approach a project from a single point of view. If a portrait includes a glimpse of the subject’s habitat, it’s only to show the direct relationship between the place and the person in the picture. Landscapes often treat the land as a sort of detached, platonic ideal, as something that can only be spoiled by human intervention, something that we aren’t really a part of. Life isn’t nearly so neat. History is part of today and tomorrow, empty land is full of ghosts and broken promises, and personal, spiritual, political, and sociological forces push and pull against each other everywhere, all the time.
Besides the pictures, Lyon includes historical and ecological anecdotes and snippets of personal information about his subjects. There are bitter nuggets of oral histories from survivors of forced marches and massacres, newspaper accounts of funerals and car crashes and quotes from the people he photographed and their friends. He talks about Sioux resistance to the expansion of the United States as if everyone knew and believed that the Sioux tribes had sovereign rights of their own, and were right to defend their land. He treats the Indian nations as if they were nations.
Lyon has said that he doesn’t want these pictures to look like reportage. Usually documentary photographers say this because they think the pictures should stand alone, without context, without reference to the complications of the real world. It often seems like a cop-out.
These pictures really aren’t journalism, in the sense that there’s nothing all that new here; there aren’t any important current events being depicted, and none of the people are famous or representative of topics that most people care about. Lyon still very carefully gives people’s full names and tribal affiliations, provides details about the history of the places he shows, and gives a few pertinent or intriguing details about the people whose portraits he makes. It’s messier, more complicated, more true than most journalism gets a chance to be.
Lyon got his start as a photographer during the civil rights movement as a photographer for SNCC. He later did books on outlaw bikers, the destruction of the buildings of downtown Manhattan to make way for the World Trade Center, and the people of Haiti and Central America. His last book, Knave of Hearts, was a memoir told partly by turning his old pictures into montages. He’s also a filmmaker.
The words and pictures in Indian Nations work like pieces of a montage, or shots edited together in a film. On one page, a tattooed young man in a hairnet throws gang signs in front of a corrugated metal wall. The white paint on the wall is peeling off from the bottom up, and jagged shards of dark metal rise up from below. On the facing page, an older man identified as a Jicarilla Apache medicine man stands serenely in front of another corrugated wall. This time there are vines and leaves hanging down from the top of the frame. On another spread, a shot of a pawn shop faces a sign that says “To feel good, exercise daily.†The sign looks like it’s been stabbed. The book opens and closes with monuments to murdered Indians. Even within a single picture, contradictory visual and symbolic elements play against each other: Grids compete with organic forms, people in traditional dress stand in front of pick-up trucks and baby strollers.
In his introduction to the book, Larry McMurtry writes that “photography has flourished for a century and a half with only two real subjects: beauty and bad news.†He puts Lyon together with Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and W. Eugene Smith, who managed to make beautiful pictures of bad news. That’s a great starting place, but McMurtry left out photography’s third great subject—the imperial project of documenting discoveries, conquests, and glorious construction projects. Lyon is working in—and against—the tradition of photographers such as Timothy O’Sullivan, who photographed the west for the U.S. Geologic Survey, or the ethnographers who tried to record primitive cultures before they faded away into civilization. Lyon’s pictures aren’t trying to freeze a single moment, or to document a single truth. They’re about the collision of truths, about the process of untangling the thorny complicated contradictions that we have to live with.
Lyon made the photographs in the book using a Polaroid camera and black-and-white film that makes an instant positive and a negative that develops in plain water. The process leaves weird frame lines and ghostly smears where the chemicals that develop the pictures don’t get spread out evenly. The edges of the images look distressed. Sometimes there are flakes or bubbles of emulsion missing. It’s a reminder of the physical nature of a photograph, evidence of the imperfection of the process. It also looks cool. Chaotic swirls and spirals of light and shadow invade the rectangular frame, like a supernatural force made visible.
Many of the pictures in the book are photographs of absences. They show people and things that aren’t there: canyons that used to be Navajo strongholds, battlefields and massacre sites with no monuments to the victors or the dead, homesteads abandoned by failed white settlers. In one picture, two boys reach up to catch a football, but the football is a barely visible smudge, blurred by speed, washed out by backlight from the sky. The boys are standing in a square depression in the middle of a dusty field, with soft-focus mountains rising, barely visible, in the distance. In other pictures, the subjects peer though a ripped and battered screen window, or they stand crowded into one corner of the frame with wisps of hair flying up to mix with the fiery whorls of Polaroid chemicals on the outside edges of the image. These pictures somehow feel claustrophobic and agoraphobic at the same time.
Life can be complicated like that. The little town where I grew up near Albany, New York is called Castleton. It got its name from the Mohican long houses that Henry Hudson saw on the hills when he first sailed up the river for the Dutch. It’s hard to keep that image in my head at the same time as I picture the town the way it is today.
But their story is our story and their land is our land. For better and for worse, the world isn’t made up of discrete pieces that exist without touching each other. Mountains rise and fall, rivers rage and run dry, peoples migrate and invade, and cultures change.
About 150,000 years ago, a volcano erupted near what’s now Albuquerque, New Mexico. The sand underneath the lava eroded away and the rocks collapsed to form Rinconada Canyon. Eventually, humans arrived on the scene. Over the last seven hundred years or so, local people took to carving signs and symbols in the rocks that line the escarpment on either side of the canyon. When the city’s sprawling development threatened to overrun the site, the federal government created Petroglyph National Monument to protect the canyon and a few other sites in the area.
This summer I passed through Albuquerque and went for a hike in the canyon. Driving there, I took a right turn at a discount tire dealer and went past a Chili’s and a TGI-Fridays. Most of the symbols were carved between 400 and 700 years ago by the ancestors of today’s Pueblo tribes, often referred to as the Anasazi. The rock art was painstakingly pecked into the desert patina of the rocks with stone hammers and chisels. (There are also carvings by Spanish land grant shepherds and early Anglo settlers.) Archaeologists and contemporary Indians believe that the ancestral Puebloan symbols tell the story of that ancient group, with important spiritual and historical messages and all-too-relevant warnings about climate change and the perils of ecological disasters. Like the pictures in this book, they’re messages that might be worth deciphering for the folks who live in the developments across the street from the canyon, and for any of us who look around ourselves at the world we’ve made and wonder how we got here and where we could possibly be headed.
Jake Miller just ran his first marathon in New York City on November 2. And, yes, he beat P. Diddy.
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2019-04-26T04:27:37Z
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https://www.texasobserver.org/1509-vision-quest/amp/
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When you think of “mentorship,” what comes to mind? A cookie-cutter idea of what a mentor looks like and does? Something stiff and one dimensional? Hallie Graves, lawyer and director the Austin chapter of Polished, wants to open your eyes to the different “flavors” of mentors out there, and how you can make your time with them as beneficial (to both of you!) as possible.
4word: Tell us a little about yourself!
Hallie: Hi, I’m Hallie! I’m a 30-something lady lawyer and an Austin,Texas, native. After college in Memphis and law school in Dallas, I worked for a year for a federal judge in Dallas and then joined a big law firm in Dallas as a commercial litigator. In 2014, I made my way back to the homeland and transferred to our firm’s Austin office. I’ve since moved on to start my own law firm and am now in the process of looking for a new job, ideally in a smaller law firm. When I’m not lawyering, I love being outdoors in Austin, acquiring books for my to-be-read tower, and directing the Austin chapter of Polished, which brings together young professional women to navigate career and explore faith together. I also write some stuff and love talking to groups any chance I get! Oh, I’m also an aspiring foster mama and am in the final stages of getting approved to have some littles come live with me.
4word: You had the unique opportunity to be involved in an employment committee with your law firm. How did that experience shape your view of mentorship?
Hallie: I’m so grateful I got to serve on the employment committee. As part of my job, I helped with interviewing, hiring, and mentoring law students through the employment process. I loved almost every minute of it. It was unique in that as a young lawyer, I needed mentorship and leadership from people ahead of me – be it two years, ten years, or thirty years ahead. But I also had the chance to mentor law students and brand-new lawyers.
As a mentee, I learned to not rely on just one person to be my official “mentor” but instead to ask myself what I could learn from each person I worked with or for. I learned to ask questions when I didn’t understand why we did something a certain way and to not be afraid to voice a different opinion. As a mentor, especially a young one, I realized we all have something to contribute to those coming behind us – whether we’re a month or a year or ten years ahead of that person. I learned that sometimes the people with the most recent experience can speak into a situation, and other times people with more perspective and distance are the best to speak on it. The committee experience allowed me to understand firsthand from experienced lawyers what an exceptional young lawyer was. Because we were looking to hire those people, I started to identity how to become that person myself.
4word: Do you think there’s some confusion about what a mentor is/looks like? Are there different “flavors” of mentor?
Hallie: Yes! Both in the law firm and through Polished, I’ve heard many pleas for mentors. I’ve learned to ask, “What do you expect from a mentor?” or “How do you hope a mentor will be able to help you?” The answer to that question usually guides what I suggest for next steps. I’ve had at least two different types of mentor figures in my life and career – the “big sister” figure, the “model,” and the “advocate.” The big sister figure is the person that I’d approach with questions about how to do something; she’s a person I’d look to for advice, of any kind – personal, professional, spiritual, intellectual. She’s someone that would be farther along than I am, but maybe not in a position to further my career in a specific way. She’s a safe person to break down in front of or to ask silly questions. Sometimes, she’s just a listening ear. At the law firm, my first big sister mentor was Susan, who I frequently referred to as my big sister. I’d ask her about cases she wasn’t working on, and she was generous to give me advice and her time even when she wasn’t involved with the situation at all.
The model is someone that I want to be like, in whatever way. Maybe she’s someone I want to emulate professionally, spiritually, or relationally. She might not be the person to which I ask all of my silly questions, but she’s someone that I want to pattern myself after and become more like. In the work context, this might look like a woman who’s figured out a way to do the things I want to do – to have a fulfilling work life, home life, friend life, and spiritual life. Maybe she’s figured out a unique way to handle her schedule or established a niche practice area that I want to join. I knew that I needed a model to decide where I’m headed; to be directional rather than directionless.
The advocate has a different role. The advocate might have more power than a big sister figure, and is particular to the professional world. She’s someone who will go to bat for me when I need it. For example, if I were working on a case with Adrian and Jennifer, and they’re deciding whether to send me or Tyler to an important hearing, my advocate would jump in to explain to Adrian and Jennifer why I’m the best person for the job. She’s putting her reputation on the line, and using her power, for my benefit. I think we frequently underestimate our need for a strong advocate, but I’ve found it to be critical. We won’t always be involved in important decisions about us, and we must rely on people who can pull us up to do so.
4word: How can someone figure out what kind of mentor she needs? If it ends up being outside the scope of a “traditional” mentor, where can you start to find the mentor that fits you and your situation/needs?
Hallie: I’d start with asking yourself, “what am I hoping a mentor will do for me?” Sometimes, we want a listening ear, a person to vent to, a person who will understand what we’re going through and help us decide the next step. That’s a big sister. Maybe we need to figure out where we’re going in our career and how to get there. We’d need a model. Or maybe we need someone to speak on our behalf, to use their power to help us get to the next step: the advocate.
I don’t know that our world really fosters neat mentorship any longer. So many of our workplaces and hierarchies and systems are less traditional, so our mentors may be as well. Once you know what you’re looking for in a mentor figure, brainstorm who you already know who might help in that direction. You might not know a big sister figure, but do you know someone who knows someone else who might be? You might not have an advocate, but who can you do amazing work for so that they are willing to go on a limb for you?
Assume that every person you meet has something to teach you. Maybe it’s a negative example: what not to do. But when you find a good fit, a person you want to learn from, or be like, or who can help you, ask them to do that. Be up front – ask if they would be open to you coming to them with questions, or ask if they would have a conversation with you about their career path. Here’s a secret: people love talking about themselves, so ask them.
4word: What tips do you have for millennials or young professionals to help them make their mentorships a fruitful and enjoyable experience for themselves and their mentors?
Hallie: I’m as guilty of this as the next millennial, but sometimes we might not put in the work required to form and maintain these relationships. If you ask someone to help you, be sure to treat their time and effort appropriately. If you set up a meeting, show up, and be prepared. Have questions you want to ask, or stories you want to hear. Be ready to explain why you want to learn from them, specifically, as that will help shape your conversations.
Also, be thinking about who you can mentor, or advocate for, or listen to. Offer to get coffee with the woman who is a year or two behind you at work. Ask how things are going. It’s never too early to become a mentor for someone else.
4word: Anything else you’d like to share?
Hallie: In general, become the kind of person for which you’d want to mentor or advocate. Listen well, ask questions when needed, and implement as you learn. You might find that you have natural advocates and mentors when you are the person worth mentoring or advocating for!
What has mentorship looked like for you? Is it something in which you’ve taken part and enjoyed, or does it feel more like a “career myth” that’s too complicated or formal for you and your journey? We hope that hearing from Hallie has helped bring real-world clarity to mentorship and inspired you to either find a mentor or become a mentor! It’s a decision you won’t regret!
Ready to partner up with the woman who could help you unlock your career future? The 4word Mentor Program is now accepting applications for mentees and mentors until April 21st! (The session begins May 19th and goes for 10 weeks) Click here to apply today!
Hallie Graves is a 30-something (ok fine, 31) energetic single gal living the life in downtown Austin, Texas. Hallie is the director of Polished Austin and is passionate about encouraging women to live the fullest, most free lives that Jesus has called them to live. As a lawyer and passion-collector, Hallie’s advocated for budding entrepreneurs and Fortune 50 companies, and for children and families in child protection cases. Hallie loves writing and speaking to anyone who will listen, and is obsessed with Broadway shows, La Croix fancy water, queso, group fitness classes, and her people, and she can almost always be found somewhere around Town Lake. Hallie’s an aspiring foster mom, is involved in the Austin Stone Community Church (downtown AM!) and Restore Foster Care, and has degrees in voice, physics, and law.
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2019-04-24T02:09:13Z
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https://4wordwomen.org/rethinking-mentorship-and-why-you-need-it/
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Yesterday was a day I experienced that there global warming. I sweltered as I struggled through my hundred mile round trip in tropical temperatures of 0 to -2 degrees C. I managed to avoid hitting any palm trees (coconuts removed to protect visiting presidents) as my car slipped and skittered on sheet iced roads and barely saw the other vehicles through the heat haze of white snow. The journey over a variety of A roads over the Wolds was manageable until on my return, fifteen miles from home, I and other motorists met a police road block. They directed us down a particular road which had been mentioned on the local radio as "impassible due to sheet ice and two jack knifed lorries". Yep.... they had blocked the wrong road and sent us down the road where they should have set up the road block. My little car was easy to slip slide around its pirouette of a u turn and return to the original route. This took a while because of the number of artics, large trucks and cars all wanting to do the same. Sadly, the larger vehicles couldn't do this on the narrow road and traffic backed up for miles. Other roads had accidents and they too became blocked. Happily I escaped early but I felt sorry for those drivers who were stuck until 11 pm in freezing winter conditions. They had some choice diverse Anglo-Saxon language for those police officers! So today is a paperwork catchup day with heating on, various animals snuggled up to radiators and frequent stops for tea. I think Fiat make a little 4x4 which may be more appropriate for the warm, steamy tropical winters we now seem to encounter. With a pollen filter it may well stop the nasty second hand cigarette smoke which appears to be drifting across the steamy paddy fields of Lincolnshire and killing us all. One can't be too careful.
Back to tapping away at the grindstone.
After a night where the temperature dropped to -8 hereabouts the snow arrived at 10.30, happily after we had completed our shopping. But it provided an excellent opportunity for photographs whilst walking the pooch who loves snow. I'm not sure if that's the Labrador or Cocker Spaniel in her, probably both. It's still snowing three hours later and it certainly looks as though the snow is here to stay.
Needless to say the pooch is very happy and I enjoyed the brisk walk with the crunch of snow below my feet as the world was gradually muffled in it's new white coat. The weather forecast had promised a "light covering of snow with temperatures around zero degrees". Wrong on both counts and tonight I guess it will be well below zero again.
No 1 son at his girlfriends house up at the top of the Lincolnshire Wolds and there is a chance he may be stuck there if the roads are bad. Here we have the heating on and we are all wrapped up warm with the cats squeezed in beside various radiators. I think we'll keep it that way and enjoy the view from the windows.
A quiet evening with an excellent Malt Whiskey, radio on t'internet and surfing the web. I've left the TV and various reality shows to Mrs C. The malt is a Laphroaig Quarter Cask which at 48% is treated with respect... nectar indeed. It is much needed after a lousy week. It started with a bout of food poisoning which finally ended after four days and has ended with me 'putting my back out'. Medical terminology for 'Ow! That hurts'.So the malt was fetched from the cupboard and e'en now it is warming the cockles of my heart. I suspect the lengthy car journeys at work in an uncomfortable car and with the usual light covering of snow causing traffic stupidity may have effected my back. But I am on my days off and can try to relax.
I am following the international and financial news avidly particularly with family in Ireland. Watching the EU slowly implode and wandering which way it will go (here's a good Link) as well as the politics in the USA and the worrying Korean situation. I find it interesting that in the office I can discuss this with one colleague whereas the others all look blank, tell me they are not interested or prefer to discuss X factor. The one colleague is the team secretary who is older than me and had lived in the States for many years. In the other team they are all labour supporters (and social workers) and view my politics with a lot of suspicion. I delight in pointing out that my working class son of migrants credentials should place me squarely in the midst of the labour luvvies party, whereas their middle-class background would be anathema to true labour politics. It does seem impossible for a lefty luvvie to understand that one can be right of centre without eating babies or forcing pensioners to freeze to death on the streets. I guess simple folks require simple slogans. Simple black & white slogans applied to life's various shades of grey always ends in tears. We are living in interesting times and although worrying, it is fascinating. Time for another whiskey and some more surfing. I am hopeful the combination of painkillers and whisky will alleviate the painor at the very least blur the sharp edges.
My response to some royal event planned for next year.
Meanwhile in the real world as Ireland is bought lock, stock and barrel by the EU and other countries are greedily eyed up for the same treatment, the media is full of the above event and the usual TV bread & circuses reality programmes. Time to dust off my Gibbons 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' to see the original blueprint for the collapse of western civilisation.
I have been provisionally accepted for the AMHP training next year so that is next spring and summer accounted for...hard work and studying. It will keep me in employment during these troubled times and will look good on my future C.V. when I look towards Canada in a few years time. Mind you, Mrs C. occasionally reminds me of 'that job' in Nunavut. I'll be out of her hair for three years, earning good money and she'll have free run of the house to decorate to her own tastes! We only have one life and the adventure does appeal but a land with no trees and endless dark winters needs serious consideration. But the adventure...Jack London and all that cold, crisp, clean, fresh wilderness. However, back to placing feet firmly on the ground and an acceptance that such dreams will have to wait at least another two years until my commitments are finally completed. Speaking of which I have the usual chores to attend to on my day off.
The following is hopefully a longer answer to Bill's query in yesterday's comments regarding 'sectioning'. Crisis and other teams have to request a MH Act assessment and it is only considered if really required. It is never taken lightly although there are lots of myths about the process.
others as well as the obvious: are they suffering a mental illness?
Oddly enough there are people very keen to be admitted into hospital even to the extent of wanting to be sectioned! We spot most of them but even with genuine referrals we prefer to work with people at home. The majority of our patients have little chance of being sectioned and long may that continue.
I'm back from the wilderness...well, a busy workload and a non-stop demand for my services over the past few weeks kept me from blogging. All work and no play meant I had little to blog about. In both of my jobs I and my colleagues have acquired more work. As the axe is wielded in social services my role as a best interests assessor means training the care homes as well as the NHS staff. Our boss also had a 100 Watt moment and we have been asked to perform a research project. He appears to have forgotten we work part time as well as working in other jobs. More grist to the mill... I have also been 'asked' to train next year as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), an ASW in the old parlance. That means I will have the power to section people and detain them in hospital. Not a task I am looking forward to and I freely admit I am not sure I want to do it. Happily, because the crisis team is extremely stretched one lot of management are refusing to release people for AMHP training as it would mean five months seconded away to university and field training with another team. Fingers crossed that I will not be released for the training. Oddly enough I have more responsibility and fewer resources when assessing people in crisis compared to the AMHP work. But AMHP work includes all sorts of headaches which quite frankly I can do without and I prefer to leave it to younger colleagues who still possess bags of energy, enthusiasm and a belief in psychiatry. Given the current management approach to savings i.e. cut front line staff and frighten the other buggers into increasing their workloads, I may have to bite the bullet and do the training. Negotiations have begun and undoubtedly managerial meetings, emails and bickering will ensure my ears burn over the next few weeks.
On the home front life remains much the same with No.1 son settled into his work and college routine. The latter I do find bizarre and it explains the mess UK education is in. My son has a two year City & Guilds course, the first year of which mirrors most of the course he did last year. He is not allowed to count this as previous learning and jump to the second year of the course. Politics and college financing are priotitised, not the student's needs. This means he is bored and fed up with college although he has knuckled down and he attends for the one day per week. Otherwise he is happy and chasing up the badges of adulthood... a driving licence and a passport for a planned holiday abroad next year. He is spending too much of his hard earned money on his girlfriend but it is his money and he'll learn to eventually budget.
Anyway, here's the beginning of the gradual descent into the commercial madness that is Christmas...TTFN.
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2019-04-20T12:48:20Z
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http://tearsbeforepearls.blogspot.com/2010/11/
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America has experienced a rise in the number of uninsured individuals, increase in price-driven healthcare—in the economy, and the rapid growth in enrolment of Medicaid beneficiaries in managed care plans have critical implications for the future viability of America’s health care. Despite the nation’s enormous resources and vast riches, there has been disparity in the distribution of resources across the populations as some of them fall outside the economic and medical mainstream. They are not able to access stable medical care and health insurance coverage. Currently, there are approximately 45 million Americans who do not have access to health insurance. Some of those uninsured are young people who are single and healthy and have chosen not to purchase health insurance. Others are unable to purchase health insurance because they are homeless; have pre-existing conditions, such as diabetes, AIDS, or cancer; or simply cannot afford it. In the absence of universal and comprehensive coverage, the government has instituted a safety net in the health care system that enhances medical treatment for the vast majority of vulnerable and uninsured populations.
It is no secret that there has been an increase in the health care costs across the country. In essence, the expenditure on health care is more than that for consumption and housing. The insurance premium in the economy is multiplying at a rapid rate than even inflation, thus, inhibiting economic growth and subjects businesses with less income to expand operations. Although United States boasts with quality and available medical care, many Americans believe that the adoption of Universal Health care system will lessen their financial burden on medical expenditure—as in the case of Canada (Shi et al. 572). The recent Health Care bill passed by President Obama’s administration came at a time when the Americans were in need of a reduced health care costs.
Since the heath care premiums have increased rapidly over the past decades, employers have found it hard to offer a health plan for its employees. However, where employers offer a health plan to its employees, the increase in cost is passed to the employees—this necessitates most of them to avoid health coverage. As such, increase in number of Americans who are uninsured would be catered for by the Universal Health care plan. Each of the Americans will be able to access the medical health care without financial strain (Penner 263).
In addition, Universal Health Care will make the medical treatment affordable to every American in the region. Individuals and business organizations have set aside an amount to cater for health insurance purposes. An individual would not incur more in health insurance than that for consumption. On the other hand, business organizations will not increase the amount paid to health insurance as this will necessitate a reduction in employees’ wages and salaries, reduction of job opportunities, and eventual decline in profit outlay (Penner 265). Universal health care will reduce the costs for medical care as such helping in the recovery.
Universal health care enhances centralization of a national database. This will minimize the frequent asked questions about the medical history of patients. Currently, the medical institution is characterized by filling forms with lengthy health history of an individual. With Universal Health Care, all the historical information on the patient will be retrieved from database as the information is centralized. As such, it will save both money and time. In addition, the centralized national system will enhance the physician to undertake data analysis from the reported patients’ illness. This will lead to medical advances, thus increasing diagnosis efficiency—something Americans never dreamed to be possible (Harrington 339).
The biggest weakness in the current American medical system is the treatment of patients with pre-existing medical conditions. Indeed, patients with Asthma or Cancer cannot access the health coverage due to their past or current medical condition. Most insurance companies will not agree to cover them, and incase where they give them the policy, they will need to cover everything including their past medical condition (Shi at al. 64). Therefore, an individual having expensive illness will be faced by one of the two choices: leaving the current medical condition to be untreated, or using all of his/her finances to cater for medical cover. Universal Health care ensures that no one, even with pre-existing medical condition, is denied medical coverage. Individuals can change their jobs without fear of losing health insurance cover.
As many people are currently uninsured, the Americans can easily forego visiting the doctor when they have minor health problems. These physical or preventive measures are often costly, and they will rather wait until the health condition is adverse. In regard to insured individuals, the insurance policy always attracts high deductibles, and they will not be willing to visit the doctor when they have minor illness for preventive measures. For instance, routine mammograms, HIV tests, and physical check-up will ultimately minimize serious health problems in the long run (Musgrave 8). Universal Health Care will minimize cost, therefore, enabling Americans to access medical treatment and check-up in case of minor illness. The government would have removed the disincentives that are associated with visiting the health professionals.
Universal Health Care can be perceived to be a dream for the Americans, but, in reality, it is a nightmare—a necessary evil. The burden of the ‘free’ health care will shift to the citizens. Indeed, the government finances its operations through tax revenue. The increase in expenditure will necessitate the government to increase tax revenues. This will have adverse effects on the basic commodities in the economy—food prices will increase to cater for the increased expenditure (Finley 23). In addition, the government will minimize expenditure on its budgetary outlay on some sectors in the economy. This may include reduction in expenditure on education, defense among others, in an attempt to cater for ‘free’ health care expenditure.
Although the health care will be accessed by the majority of the Americans, the whole operation will be inefficient. Focusing on the historical information, there is no single government agency that has run efficiently. For instance, the Department of Motor Vehicles has been faced with crisis as their services are not prompt and timely. It has resulted to customers delay when they visit the department. As such, if the government cannot effectively undertake the ordinary procedural activities in the Department of Motor Vehicles, it cannot cope with the complexity of the medical system (Sherrow 63).
Competition, individual ingenuity, and profit motives have always enhanced effectiveness and greater cost control in any sector across the economy. Government workers do not enjoy these incentives as they have fixed hourly schedule, few proportion prospects, and cost of living raises. In the private sector, workers can earn promotions; receive raises in cost of living; and can work overtime. This enhances effectiveness and reduces the overall cost to enhances survival in the economy—not the case with government-owned enterprises (Mechanic 179).
In an effort to reduce costs, the government will try to control costs on medical equipment, prices on drugs, and the medical services. This means that there is a likelihood of less incentive in pursuing medical-related research, investment, and development. Regardless of whether the medical costs are incurred privately or publicly, the costs are usually expensive and increases each year (Trouth 207). The rising costs of diagnostic tests, drugs, physician’s salaries, and advanced treatments have also contributed to the increase in the overall medical costs. Politicians may limit the costs of the medical items that they may be perceived to be less profitable, and increase costs on the medical items perceived to be more profitable. Price controls on drugs will ultimately dissuade most companies from undertaking new investment and the medical advances will be curtailed.
Finally, the confidentially of the patients that are associated with medical practice will be compromised. Although the centralized database system will reduce costs associated with record keeping, protection of patient’s privacy will be difficult as it is accessed by various medical practitioners across the region. The government will also have a way of accessing information about citizens that should be private. According to Harley (56) privacy of a patient will only be maintained if the information provided is shared only between the doctor and the patient; this will not be the case with centralized health information system. Software hackers can easily access the information of the patients.
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The Taiwanese company E-Ten has been present on the communicator market for quite a while, almost from the moment of early Pocket PC communicators. Despite it has much less market share against HTC, we can hardly imagine the communicator market without it, the company has become an integral part.
I’d remind you, E-Ten is a small company, its current line-up contains just several models. The first Pocket PC by the company (E-Ten P600, E-Ten P603) looked like bricks and featured poor functionality. This was the image of Windows communicators in 2002-2003. Then there appeared a stricter E-Ten P700, but unfortunately it kept huge dimensions and low functionality (a single slot, the lack of Bluetooth). Later we saw E-Ten P300 (then the version with Bluetooth – E-Ten P300BT), the company positioned it as the smallest Pocket PC, and it was true for the moment the model was released. At the same time the device was equipped with a bad display (STN), assembly and plastic quality didn’t stand any criticism, the P300 had some crucial software and hardware bugs (plenty of user complaints, breakages and returns).
E-Ten M500 announced late in 2004 turned to be real corrections. By releasing this communicator the company claimed to become the serious player on the market. The success of product was confirmed by the number of the base platform copies (the M600, M500 with updated OS, G500 and some other minor modifications).
Today we’ll tell you about a new communicator, E-Ten M600+. This is the last model on the obsolescent M500 base, the specs are updated as much as possible for the base model. The next communicator E-Ten X500 is a new page in the company’s history.
We can hardly call any of these changes revolutionary or advanced. The users of the “minus” M600 won’t hurry to get the updated “plus”, that’s clear. By releasing the M600+ the company meant to fill the temporarily vacuum till the release of the new platform, and to keep the interest to its product. This is natural way for the manufacturers.
Design remained the same like in the original M500, so we won’t talk about it. There is nothing new about it, we eager to see something fresh and slim. The company used more expensive plastic, so the device is nice to hold in hands, it isn’t smooth and doesn’t slip. The shell doesn’t catch fingerprints. You can still feel the backlash, but the situation is improving. If before there was a great difference between the M500 and HTC Magician in assembly quality, now the distance got shorter. Certainly HTC is still outpacing its competitors in assembly quality, however this advantage is gradually diminishing.
The control elements also remained the same as in the M500. The communicator was tuned for the previous Windows Mobile version, thus it lacks soft, OK and Start buttons. The IrDA window on the top is decorative, the sign of the initial platform, as a matter of fact, there is no port since the M600 time.
Almost all Pocket PC communicator makers use displays with similar specs – 2.8”, 65K colors (the matrix supports much more colors, but the OS is limiting the opportunity), 4-12 backlight levels, 320x240 pixel resolution.
The LCD of the M600+ stands out with perfect side viewing angles and good color rendering. The display is somewhat better in contrast with the analogs, but there is no such great difference as between QVGA and VGA.
Its Li-Ion battery is capacious of 1440 mAh. According to the manufacturer the battery life in talk mode makes up 4 hours, in PDA mode -15 hours and 8 days standby. That’s in theory.
In the condition of the Moscow network Megafone at average intensity (up to 1 hour of talks, 30 minutes of GPRS Internet, organizer) E-Ten M600+ lasted for 1.5-2 days (the typical performance for communicators). If you will actively use the communicator, be ready to recharge it once a day. And if you expect to talk for 10 minutes per day and buy an extended battery, so you’ll have to recharge the communicator twice a week.
Our standard battery life tests revealed that the feed is organized well, though the results are slightly worse that in E-Ten G500. Due to a more power consuming and brighter display the results of E-Ten M600+ are twice as less in the e-book mode compared to the G500.
The SIM-card mount isn’t standard on the whole, but traditionally for E-Ten it is located to the left from the battery and fully open when the cover is removed. But you should remove the battery first to eject the SIM. The cover is firmly fixed, though there is a slight horizontal backlash.
Nominally, the camera resolution grew to 2 megapixels. Detailing and color rendering got improved. However under the daylight frames become too light-struck like before. The maximum photo resolution is 1600x1200 pixels and video – 320x240 pixels.
At the same time the camera interface is implemented well, there are plenty of settings and various shooting modes.
In general I have a neutral impression from the camera. It is far from Nokia N93 or HTC TyTN, however the quality of photos improved compared to E-Ten M600, and you can watch video more comfortably. If one of the priorities is the camera, E-Ten M600+ won’t be a good choice to put it in the list of candidates.
You can notice a misbalance of interfaces – on the one hand the M600+ has Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi and on the other hand it lacks IrDA and EDGE (GPRS only). Since the M600 the developers think of IrDA as an outdated technology, so there is no need in supporting it. However the lack of IrDA and EDGE can’t be considered a serious flaw.
Bluetooth 2.0. The implementation of Bluetooth module deserves a separate talk. The model doesn’t involve either Broadcom drivers or Microsoft stack, but the own drivers, which are in fact the buildup to the standard Microsoft drivers. That is, they have the same poor functionality, and important setting and many profiles are unavailable. Well, what are those supported profiles, what can we do with them?
FTP profile – file transfer, viewing of communicator folders on PC. You can also work with the files on PC (choose and copy the file from PC is the only available procedure).
You can transfer one file/ contact/ meeting/ task from PC or PDA to the communicator.
A2DP and AVRCP – transfer of stereo sound via Bluetooth, playback operation from the headset.
Support of Bluetooth headset and speaker sets.
COM connection profile – synchronization of the communicator with PC via Bluetooth.
These are all available profiles. You can notice at once the lack of Dial-UP (the communicator can’t work as an external modem) and HID profiles (new Bluetooth keyboards will be incompatible with the M600+). In all, the implementation of Bluetooth features just basic set of functions.
Wi-Fi IEEE802.11b. The communicator involves the Wi-Fi module by Samsung. I have no remarks to Wi-Fi work, everything runs smoothly. Wi-Fi fine settings are available, including power saving options.
E-Ten M600+ is traditionally powered by Samsung S3C2440 400 MHz. Many makers started using Samsung processors after Intel had left the arena. The user can access 50 MB RAM of 64 MB. Flash ROM got twice as much – 256 MB, the company marks it as innovation for the model. In reality the prices for SD storage cards are currently low enough, so we can consider extra 128 MB just as a nice addition.
Let’s start our standard SPB Benchmark test, we take Pocket PC with similar functionality for comparison.
The integrated index describes Pocket PC’s CPU speed. We see that the CPU index is close to the G500, that’s logical.
The integrated index describes Pocket PC file system speed. We see a nominal breakaway. But in reality the gap isn’t that big, this is a peculiarity of SPB Benchmark indices we’ve mentioned it many times. The file system index distorts much the total SPB index.
The synchronization speed of E-Ten M600+ is even higher than that of the predecessor.
We won’t provide the total index, as it is much distorted.
Let’s see the test results in real applications, they are much closer to the reality. In this case without using Wireless MMX optimization (the function of PXA27x processor), we launched 4 clips at different stream intensity, the index was formed on the basis of dropped frames. The less dropped frames, the higher the index is. 1000 index means no dropped frames at all.
As you see the results are pretty good, it finds itself in the top part of the table for all devices. The device performs like E-Ten M500/G500, another evidence of the common platform.
The communicator doesn’t have either Wireless MMX or additional accelerator, for this reason the TCPMP tests revealed average results. The heaviest clip (640x480 pixels) scored 80.1% (another match with E-Ten G500), so you’ll hardly watch non-converted video with comfort. The communicator features enough productivity to cope with any tasks except for video playback and games.
You can read about standard opportunities of Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC operating system and AKU 2.3 update package in the respective review. Here we’ll review the extra set of programs. Traditionally, the strongest advantage of E-Ten communicators is the additional software and rich settings.
The startup screen has several buildups – Battery Meter under the clock, Quick Link plug-in for quick launch of programs and main settings, you can access them from the startup screen, Display Rotate icon in the bottom. However you can get all of these with some exterior programs, for example, SPB Pocket Plus.
There is just one hardware button to assign two actions (short and long press).
Connection Vizard. For operators, including Russian providers. It allows automatically adjust GPRS/MMS/WAP.
Voice Commander adds voice control functionality and works without training. You should just pronounce the name or the phone number, and the system will recognize it. If you are not satisfied with the recognition quality, you can record a voice tag. This application is installed on previous E-Ten models, Asus MyPal P505 and other communicators.
Smart Caller Filter. Here you can set white and black lists of contacts, and then choose answer modes – receive only white calls, neglect only black calls or neglect all calls.
Speed Dial. This is a very comfortable utility to work with contacts, it displays 10 recent dialed numbers. You can just press a big virtual button with the contact and dial the number.
Scenario. It helps adjust profiles, there are four of them. You can change sound volume, vibration mode, backlight level.
Zoom SMS. An incoming message is displayed in big letters on the half of the screen. This is quite original and useful utility.
MMS Composer. This is MMS editor, everything is clear and simple.
Backup Utility. This utility is meant for data backup. However there is no need in it in the new WM version.
Wireless Manager operates and adjusts wireless modules.
M-desk. This is a nice and functional alternative launcher.
ImageMaker. This is an image editor featuring average functionality.
Image Wizard prepares images to send them via MMS or e-mail.
Multimedia Manager views images, runs slideshows.
The set of additional applications is praiseworthy, it is focused on extending phone opportunities, and it’s really so.
We award the highest mark to the M600+ for the set of additional programs.
The network reception quality is good. The incoming melody volume is limited by the speaker, which is loud to average extent. The vibrating alert runs as small continuous ripple.
The current retail price is about $600. The model is an alternative to Qtek S200 (HTC Prophet), which has the same price tag. E-Ten M600+ has the following strong points – a more productive processor (for Skype), rich standard kit and the set of additional programs, new model. The HTC product stands out for its high assembly quality, smaller dimensions, better camera (macro mode).
Following the announcement of the M600+ the company introduced an updated G500+ featuring larger memory size and the same camera. There are minor changes, so we won’t publish a separate review of the G500+.
We meet a E-Ten communicator on the M500 base for the last time. The future models will be built on another platform. Is it good or not, we found out soon.
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Igor Levit has established himself as "one of the essential artists of his generation" (The New Yok Times). The press attests to his performing with a "wealth of meaning without artifice" (Washington Post) leaving the listener "speechless with amazement and admiration" (The Telegraph). In January 2018, Igor Levit was named the Gilmore Artist 2018, and in May 2018, he was named "Instrumentalist of the Year" at the 2018 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards. Born in Nizhni Nowgorod in 1987, Igor Levit at age eight moved with his family to Germany. He completed his piano studies at Hannover Academy of Music, Theatre and Media in 2009 with the highest academic and performance scores in the history of the institute. Igor Levit has studied under the tutelage of Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, Matti Raekallio, Bernd Goetze, Lajos Rovatkay and Hans Leygraf. As the youngest participant in 2005 Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv, Igor Levit won the Silver Prize, as well as the Prize for Best Performer of Chamber Music, the Audience Favorite Prize and the Prize for Best Performer of Contemporary Music. In Berlin, where he makes his home, Igor Levit is playing on a Steinway D Grand Piano kindly given to him by the Trustees of Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells.
New Yorker music critic Alex Ross places Igor Levit as one of "the most promising pianists of his generation." On Wednesday, Feb. 17, Levit - a Russian-born, German pianist - makes his Schubert Club debut with a recital of pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Prokofiev. (In January 2016, Levit was featured in an episode of New Classical Tracks.) For the first time ever, Classical Minnesota Public Radio will broadcast this concert live from the Ordway Music Hall in St. Paul. Join host Elena See for the live broadcast of this Schubert Club event.
New Classical Tracks is a Syndicated Feature airing Nationally on Classical 24 & Statewide on Minnesota Public Radio. Listen to Julie Amacher's Feature with Igor Levit. READ THE TRANSCRIPT - Igor Levit is a 28-year-old Russian/German pianist. If you look up just about any article on this young artist you'll see he's often referred to as "the future of piano." Perhaps that's because his goal is to explore human nature from every angle through music, and he demonstrates that through his most recent release. It's a three-CD recording featuring three of the most demanding keyboard cycles: Bach's Goldberg variations; Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, and Rzewski's "The People United Will Never be Defeated." Recording any one of these variations would be quite a feat, so I asked Igor why he decided to record all of these variations into one marathon package. "I think they speak to each other, they create an incredible atmosphere, they are incredibly human, the human idea is really strong in these pieces," he explains. "And I wouldn't want to record Goldberg only or Diabelli only or 'People' only. I really thought that these compositions belong together. They are unique among any variation cycles, I think, ever written for piano. So when I had the chance to record all three of them over a year - it took me a year to record them, but it took me 12 years to work on them … of course, there was no doubt to do it." Most recently, Levit teamed up with artist Marina Abramovic for a bare-bones performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Igor told me this humbling experience has forever changed his approach to this set of variations. "What happens is - that once people go get into the Park Avenue, they have to leave their mobile phones, their watches, laptops, iPads, whatever, in a locker," he says. "They get noise-canceling headphones. They walk into the space and then there's nothing. It's just silence. So for 30 minutes, people are just there in total silence. And after these 30 minutes, once I arrive in the middle of the space, then once I start playing, there's nothing else than the music." Of the three works on this recording, Igor Levit has probably lived with Beethoven's Diabelli variations the longest. It was first introduced to him by his piano teacher when he was just 15 years old. "He said, 'I think the Diabelli Variations are going to be your piece. Look at it.' So he gave me the pages and they were in the wrong order. So basically I started reading from the middle of the piece and it was quite exciting. "What I think is very important about it is the experience of expressions. Beethoven writes this most incredible piece, 33 variations. And what you experience, very often, is that … it's like if you cook with ingredients which do not fit together at all. Sometimes, within one variation there are emotions which do not fit together at all. In the end, though, you realize, 'Hey. That's the one and only possible way.' And you make this incredible journey from the theme … to the end. Once someone from the audience came and said, 'There's this one variation - it sounds like a musical Tourette's Syndrome.' And I always answer, 'What is so bizarre about that?' That is what human nature is about. All of us, we experience that. So what you experience here in this piece, again, among many, many other experiences, is the pure most intense picture of the human nature. Everything is in it." While he was working on both the Diabelli and the Goldberg variations, Igor Levitt decided to also master another very challenging set by American composer Frederic Rzewski. Igor was just 16 when he discovered "The People United Will never be Defeated," and he was absolutely amazed. He ordered the music and was absolutely horrified he couldn't play a note at the time. "But since then I've been working slowly on 'The People United'," he admits. "I realized that this piece, 'The People United,' really is one of the most significant compositions, musical works, ever written by one of the significant composers of our time. And I think this piece is right up there with Goldberg and Diabelli. And I know for some people that sounds provoking, but I stand there and say absolutely this is the case." Music that explores the human condition by Bach, Beethoven and Rzewski all compiled into one complete collection by Igor Levit, a young artist who is molding the future of classical music. This week on New Classical Tracks, you can enter for a chance to win a copy of Igor Levit's Bach: Goldberg Variations, Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Rzewski's 'The People United will Never be Defeated' three-CD set. Winners will be drawn at random. Be sure to enter by midnight CST on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2015.
Igor Levit's Southern California debut Tuesday night was a moderately attended recital in Beverly Hills at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Born in Nizhny Novgorod in 1987, Levit has garnered impressive reviews. But with so many fine Russians ever coming down the pipeline, one can get little blasé. Levit began his mostly conventional program with Bach's First Partita and with exquisite liquidity in his playing, Levit is modern, levitating Bach. He uses the pedal with great finesse to create a subtle lyrical flow, rather than attempt to achieve the effect of harpsichord clarity. He has a magical way with inner lines, which he causes to appear like stunning tropical fish swimming in an exotic, clear blue sea. But he's got rhythm. This was Bach with an almost jazzy character.
Many critics, musicologists and music lovers believe Glenn Gould is the supreme interpreter of the Partitas, Goldberg Variations, and other keyboard works of JS Bach. Well, to those who believe Gould was not quite the last word on Bach, this new recording by the brilliant young Igor Levit may be the perfect antidote. Gould generally employed brisk tempos and relatively little legato phrasing. Levit doesn't exactly pour on the legato, but he does give the music a more flowing manner, much like you would hear in a traditional performance of a Beethoven sonata. With a few exceptions his tempos are generally not very fast, yet he never plods or bogs down either. He is a centrist, damning as that description might sound to some. But he is an intelligent, sensitive centrist who delivers this music with consistent feeling and good taste. READ THE FULL Classical.net REVIEW.
Igor Levit is a comparatively new – or at least newly discovered – star in the pianistic firmament, having made his first powerful showing on disc in 2013 with a programme of Beethoven's last five sonatas. Here he turns back to the Baroque for Bach's six Partitas BWV 825-830, and the result is no less riveting. Levit, who was born in Russia in 1987 and now lives in Germany, has already acquired a reputation as a thinker as well as a wizard technician, and you can readily appreciate the thought that has gone into the crafting of the melodic contours and the balance of piano timbres of these six partitas. READ THE FULL Telegraph REVIEW.
If you drew up a checklist of the world's most brilliant young pianists, Igor Levit would be near the top. This Russian-born, German-domiciled pianist is undoubtedly young – he's only 26. And anyone who's heard him play Beethoven's Diabelli Variations will know he has pianistic brilliance in spades. But Levit has something else, which for me and many others puts him in a class of his own. I saw and heard that quality only a few months ago, when he played Beethoven's Triple Concerto at the Barbican with Maxim Vengerov and Antonia Meneses. The other two were wonderful in their way, but it was Levit who really riveted me. He nurtured and caressed every phrase, in a way that seemed to stamp the music with its ideal shape. The same is true of his debut recording of Beethoven sonatas. Everything has that special clarity and freshness the world has when the sun comes out after rain. And mingled with this is another quality, a tact which humanises the clash of ideas in Beethoven's music. It's like a conversation where at first one person asserts himself, and the other one gives way – but later on they swap roles. All this gives a feeling of profound insight, which is a long way from the impetuousness of youth. In fact when I meet Igor Levit just before the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards (where he carried off the Young Artist Prize), he bristles at the suggestion that his youth has any bearing on anything. READ THE FULL Telegraph INTERVIEW.
Igor Levit is one of the classical world's hottest rising stars, recent winner of BBC Music Magazine's 2014 newcomer award, and on the strength of his radically fresh, unpretentious approach to what's something of a concerto warhorse, you could see what all the fuss is about. It was a remarkably gentle, wide-eyed performance, never lacking inner strength but unafraid to linger as if discovering melodies for the first time, and played with touching sincerity and utter conviction. The bombast and bravado so often forced upon the Concerto were nowhere to be found – in Levit's hands, for instance, the opening's famously pounding chords were calmly placed with quiet assurance – and his singing tone and beautifully balanced phrasing were truly exceptional. It might have been a touch too reserved for some – and admittedly, the finale never really caught fire – but after Levit's transformative account, you'd never hear the piece in the same way again. The RSNO gave beautifully subtle, nuanced support, but elsewhere, under young US conductor James Feddeck standing in for an indisposed Santtu-Matias Rouvali, things were a bit more hit and miss. The concert opened with a punchy, characterful Stravinsky Circus Polka, but Feddeck's account of Prokofiev's Classical Symphony felt too weighty to truly sparkle, and Stravinsky's Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss made a rather unconvincingly understated climax.
Hot on the heels of his BBC Music Magazine award for Best Newcomer, pianist Igor Levit has been nominated for The Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award. The nominations were announced live during BBC Radio 3 In Tune by presenter Sean Rafferty on 15th April, 2014. The Royal Philharmonic Society [RPS] Music Awards, presented in association with BBC Radio 3, are the highest recognition for live classical music and musical excellence in the United Kingdom.
Awards in 13 categories are chosen by eminent independent juries from the music profession and are unique in the breadth of musical achievement they span – from performers, composers and inspirational arts organisations to learning, participation and engagement. The list of winners since 1989 reads as a roll call of the finest living musicians. This year's awards are for achievement in the UK during 2013. Winners will be announced at the RPS Music Awards ceremony on Tuesday May 13th with a special RPS Music Awards programme broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday May 18th at 10pm.
For the last three years, Igor Levit's name has been the first to be mentioned whenever there has been talk of the most exciting of the younger generation of pianists. What is so surprising about Levit is not only the maturity of his interpretations, but his boundless appetite for new repertoire of works as difficult and demanding as possible. For his long awaited debut album, the twenty-six-year-old Levit has chosen some of the most challenging repertoire ever written for piano: Beethoven's last five piano sonatas. On his two-CD debut set, Levit is not just another young aspiring pianist releasing his debut album, but rather an outstanding artist who meets the exceptionally high demands of this extraordinary music. Levit's technical and artististic command in the difficult "Hammerklaviersonate" op. 106 is sure to be recognized as one of the most astounding accomplishments in recent history of Beethoven recordings. Pick up this week's 'New Yorker' to read the Alex Ross article.
Each month, WCLV: Cleveland Program Director Bill O'Connell selects a series of special CDs to be featured on the air throughout the month. Igor Levit's Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas - Nos. 28-32 on Sony Classical features on Thu 4/3, Mon 4/14, Wed 4/23. "All of the positive attention and high praise that 26-year-old pianist Igor Levit has garnered in Europe is thoroughly justified by his Sony Classical debut release encompassing Beethoven's last five sonatas. Levit's affinity for the composer's essentially linear style and intense expressivity borders on clairvoyance… This is Beethoven playing of the highest distinction, not to be missed." Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com. Listen to Mr. Levit's conversation with WCLV's Angela Schmidt.
For the last three years, Igor Levit's name has been the first to be mentioned whenever there has been talk of the most exciting of the younger generation of pianists. He sat down with WCLV: Cleveland - Angela Schmidt to talk about his new recording of The Beethoven Late Piano Sonatas. What is so surprising about Levit is not only the maturity of his interpretations, but his boundless appetite for new repertoire of works as difficult and demanding as possible. For his long awaited debut album, the twenty-six-year-old Levit has chosen some of the most challenging repertoire ever written for piano: Beethoven's last five piano sonatas. On his two-CD debut set, Levit is not just another young aspiring pianist releasing his debut album, but rather an outstanding artist who meets the exceptionally high demands of this extraordinary music. Levit's technical and artististic command in the difficult "Hammerklaviersonate" op. 106 is sure to be recognized as one of the most astounding accomplishments in recent history of Beethoven recordings. Igor Levit has received international acclaim since he appeared as the youngest artist ever at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in 2005, where he won four awards. Born in Russia, Levit moved to Germany with his family at the age of eight. He is a graduate of the Hochschule für Musik in Hannover, where he achieved the highest grades in the academy's history.
Each week, KDFC (San Francisco CA) eNotes newsletter recipiants can Download a free mp3 from some of the biggest releases in the world of Classical music, only at KDFC.com. This week's pick is Igor Levit performing the Scherzo from Hammerklavier Sonata from his new Sony Classical disc; Beethoven - The Late Piano Sonatas. For the last three years, Igor Levit's name has been the first to be mentioned whenever there has been talk of the most exciting of the younger generation of pianists. For his long-awaited debut album, the twenty-six-year-old Levit has chosen some of the most challenging repertoire ever written for piano: Beethoven's last five piano sonatas. On his two-CD debut set, Levit is not just another young aspiring pianist releasing his debut album, but rather an outstanding artist who meets the exceptionally high demands of this extraordinary music.
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"Benefits Of Eating Chicken Cartilage "
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Benefits Of Eating Chicken Cartilage is made from animal bones and also connective cells-- usually cattle, hen, or fish-- that have been steamed into a broth as well as slow-moving simmered for 10 to greater than 20 hours with herbs, veggies, and flavors. So why is this seemingly straightforward fluid something you would certainly wish to consume on a daily basis Benefits Of Eating Chicken Cartilage ?
Also our hunter-gatherer ancestors recognized that drinking Benefits Of Eating Chicken Cartilage was like striking nutritional gold, as its earliest variation go back over 2,500 years. Throwing out anything edible was out of the inquiry at that time, so animal unguis, knuckles, bones, and also various other connective tissues never went to squander. Bone broth has an abundant background of being made use of in standard Chinese medication as a gastrointestinal tonic, blood building contractor, as well as kidney strengthener due to the high collagen material, bioavailable minerals, anti-inflammatory amino acids, as well as healing compounds that can just be located in bones as well as connective cells Benefits Of Eating Chicken Cartilage.
View as celeb wellness instructor, Thomas DeLauer breaks down the ins and also outs of what bone broth truly is. In simply 2 minutes, he'll discuss what bone broth is and also what it can do for your intestine, joint, and also skin wellness Benefits Of Eating Chicken Cartilage.
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What makes this things so special? The short answer is collagen. Bones as well as connective cells are the just true nutritional resources of type II collagen-- a healthy protein that's known for keeping skin smooth and also flexible and teeth as well as joints healthy, as well as promoting dozens of other health and wellness advantages.
Along with collagen, bones are additionally loaded with several anti-inflammatory amino acids, minerals, as well as compounds that can assist accelerate your body's all-natural recovery processes from things like sports injuries, joint inflammation, or dripping gut.
So, these "scraps" that the majority of us usually throw in the garbage are major nutritional powerhouses. However when was the last time you chowed down on an item of cow's knuckle? Or snacked on an ox tail? We'll assume the answer is never.
Considering that we do not eat bones in their entire type, cooking them into a broth that's simmered for 10 to 20 hours (or more) is the very best way to launch their powerful nutrients, as well as experience a whole brand-new degree of health and wellness.
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View as Star Health Fitness Instructor, Thomas DeLauer breaks down the ins as well as outs of what bone broth truly is. In just two minutes, he'll discuss what bone broth is and what it can do for your digestive tract, joint, as well as skin health and wellness benefits of eating chicken cartilage.
Bone broth has an abundant background of being utilized as a gastrointestinal restorative, particularly in traditional Chinese medicine some 2,500 years ago. Today, it's one of the top recommended foods for improving signs of chronic digestion conditions, such as Cranky Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Crohn's condition, and colitis.
The reason for why bone broth is so healing for the gut returns to collagen, which develops gelatin when it's cooked down also better. Collagen and gelatin are not just rich in amino acids that lower swelling in the GI system-- such as glutamine-- they additionally have the distinct ability to "secure and also recover" holes in the digestive tract cellular lining, which can trigger a condition called dripping gut disorder.
Although research study remains in the early stages, there's proof to reveal that leaky digestive tract is the primary underlying cause of digestion problems. It's likewise a contributor to autoimmune diseases, anxiety, brain fog, stress and anxiety, allergies, dermatitis, acne, as well as chronic reduced power. Worst of all, leaking digestive tract can be silent and also reveal no symptoms in the early stages. It's likewise thought to affect over 70% of the populace.
Bone broth is suggested on unique intestine recovery diet regimens and also procedures, like the VOIDS diet, the SCD diet regimen, and also the Low FODMAP diet regimen.
Whether it's an injury, joint inflammation, or aching muscular tissues, there's no much better way to nourish your bones and joints than by taking in more of the nutrients currently discovered within them, including hyaluronic acid, glucosamine, chondroitin, calcium, and magnesium. Bone broth is loaded with every one of these nutrients, plus numerous amino acids that help reduce joint discomfort as well as inflammation, like glycine as well as proline. It's for these factors that bone broth is ending up being a go-to healing drink among professional athletes.
An enjoyable reality: Kettle and Fire Bone Broth was born because our co-founder, Nick, tore his ACL playing soccer and also needed a premium bone broth to assist speed up his recuperation time. (You can read more on that here.).
Following a bone broth diet regimen is wonderful for sustainable weight loss. A bone broth diet regimen entails consuming Paleo for five days as well as not eating for 2. During this timespan you'll drink bone broth routinely with a rise in use on the fasting days.
The mix of intermittent fasting and also bone broth speeds up weight loss through burning fat much more efficiently and limiting calorie consumption. When doing the diet plan, we also saw a reduction in cellulite.
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With simply a couple of ingredients, this dish is best for a tasty and also extremely straightforward fat-burning mixed drink that you can work up instantly on busy mornings prior to job or at nights post-workout.
Lots of anti-aging skin care lines include collagen to their face lotions, moisturizers, and lotions (and also market them for a king's ransom). But what lots of people don't know is that collagen particles are as well huge to be taken in via the skin, which suggests these creams can't give much in the way of results.
The bright side is that collagen can be absorbed through your gastrointestinal system. And also due to the fact that there's a direct web link in between the digestive tract and also the skin, including bone broth to your diet plan is mosting likely to have a much more effective and long lasting influence on the general appearance and also health and wellness of your skin.
Allow's not forget hair and also nails, which are composed of healthy proteins like collagen. Collagen helps enhance nails, and encourages hair to expand in thicker, quicker, and tackle a healthy and balanced luster. (Remember this for the next time you obtain a poor haircut!).
Deep, restful sleep is something we could all use a bit more of. Actually, statistics reveal the average person obtains less than 7 hours of rest per night, so it is necessary to do whatever you can to make those hours count.
Bone broth is abundant in glycine, an anti-inflammatory amino acid that services the Central Nerve System (CNS). When taken before bed as a supplement, studies show glycine can improve rest quality and also decrease daytime drowsiness. It's a lot more efficient when paired with other sleep-supportive nutrients, like calcium and also magnesium.
Every one of the advantages you reap from bone broth, your growing baby will experience, as well-- consisting of healthy and balanced bones, joints, as well as a solid gastrointestinal system.
When morning sickness hits, it can be difficult to keep healthy food down. But bone broth has a tendency to be comforting for queasiness, as well as is normally well endured. Best of all, bone broth supplies several of the nutrients you as well as your growing child need, consisting of protein, as well as crucial vitamins and minerals. As an included incentive, the sluggish simmer time of the bones makes the nutrients in bone broth highly bioavailable and also easier to soak up than a nutritional supplement.
Bone broth can additionally aid raise fertility, aid you have a much more comfy maternity by beneficial tight or excruciating joints, and might increase calcium degrees in breast milk.
Bone broth is an outstanding resource of nutrition on the Paleo diet plan, and is encouraged to drink during durations of recurring fasting. It also fits in well with macronutrient requirements on the keto diet, and also may help in reducing signs and symptoms of the keto flu.
" Not just can bone broth assist you avoid keto influenza, yet it's also loaded with minerals that recover leaking gut and lower swelling in your intestines." - Leanne Vogel, Author of The Keto Diet.
The nutrition and healing possibility of bone broth is so powerful, that a whole diet-- The Bone Broth Diet Plan-- has been produced around it.
The nutrients in bone broth make it an effective useful food that can benefit your entire family members-- including your fur babies. Bone broth is good for your pet's glossy layer, bones, joints, digestion, and also teeth.
Here you can figure out just how Nellie, a 15 years of age rescue puppy, defeat her probabilities of living by only consuming alcohol bone broth.
Packed with protein - Poultry is an excellent protein source and very same chooses poultry bones. Pot & Fire bone broth comes packed with 10 grams of healthy protein per serving Benefits Of Eating Chicken Cartilage.
Lowers gut swelling - Bone broth assists recover as well as secure a dripping digestive tract which is the origin for lots of autoimmune conditions.
Rich in bone marrow - Bone broth made from 100% yard fed livestock as well as simmered over lengthy cook times removes bone marrow that contains healthy nutritious hormonal agents and also lipids.
Loaded with amino acids - Similar to poultry bone broth, the nutrients removed from beef bones contain amino acids like glycine as well as glutamine that boosts food digestion as well as repair work your intestine cellular lining.
No. Plants are an excellent resource of minerals and vitamins that can aid promote your body to produce its own collagen, however there is no well-known plant food that supplies type II collagen, the form that provides all of the health and wellness advantages detailed above.
One thing to consider concerning bone broth that establishes it besides plant foods: Also if you do eat a variety of plants that are abundant in collagen-boosting nutrients, if you have a weakened digestive system or dripping gut, you may not fully absorb them. On the other hand, the collagen in bone broth is extremely very easy to take in, also for those with endangered digestion systems.
Certainly, you don't simply have to consume it-- although we do have a free as well as epic downloadable bone broth sipping overview for when you do. You can blend bone broth right into your green healthy smoothies, make healthy collagen gummy bears, and use it in whatever from clambered eggs, soups, curries, stews, breakfast bowls, as well as tacos.
Bone broth is an all-in-one superfood, loaded with nutrients that offer power as well as inspiration, assist you rest much better, make your skin look smoother, and also can assist recover gastrointestinal concerns like leaky digestive tract.
Bones as well as connective tissue are storehouses for vital amino acids as well as minerals-- which are doing not have in numerous diet plans today. Bone Broth is likewise a vital source of protein, collagen as well as gelatin.
It's not feasible to eat whole bones or tissue, however you can still enjoy these health benefits by drinking bone broth. Collagen is drawn out when you simmer bones for a long period of time. Commonly, the longer bone broth simmers, the even more collagen you'll remove.
Making bone broth is an easy process, however one that needs a lot of time as well as perseverance. If time is out your side we can help you out with that said.
Bone broth is made by simmering animal bones and also cells for at least 10 hrs with vegetables, herbs, and also spices such as thyme, garlic, and bay leaves. High-grade bone broth begins with top quality components, making use of bones from organic grass-fed pets and natural vegetables. While any bone or tendon can be made use of, knuckles, hen feet, and also femur bones have a tendency to have the most collagen.
Simmering bones for an extensive period of time is what offers bone broth its health benefits, removing the amino acids, minerals, and also collagen. This is a Pot & Fire-tested sluggish stove hen bone broth dish that features organic hen bones, sea salt, fresh veggies like celery stalks, onions, and bell peppers, and natural herbs like parsley, rosemary, and thyme.
Just cooking bones (no meat) and water is mosting likely to be mostly tasteless. Food preparation the mixture for hours on end isn't going to make it taste any type of far better.
The idea that you're obtaining lots of nutrients from the bones is a MISCONCEPTION that won't die, although it has been unmasked numerous times, including with laboratory examinations. The idea that adding vinegar to "launch" those nutrients has additionally been unmasked. You simply end up with a watery mess that tastes of vinegar.
Rather, get bones with meat on them. Then add veggies such as onions, carrots, celery, as well as simply sufficient water to cover whatever (normally 8 or 10 cups). Avoid the vinegar! Simmer for 3 to 4 hrs for hen, slightly longer for beef. Season according to preference. If you have an Instant Pot, 25 to 35 minutes is about right.
What you will certainly get with this approach is an extremely flavorful broth that's probably significantly more healthy-- including great deals of collagen-- as well as more healthful than any bone broth, as well as it will taste one hell of a lot better. You can either consume the meat as well as veggies (it's called SOUP) or you can stress them out and also just consume alcohol the broth if you favor.
Inspect Ina Garten's dish for poultry broth. It's very comparable to this set and has actually been utilized with minor variants by knowledgeable chefs for decades.
There are two major distinctions in between bone broth and also routine broth or supply: simmering time as well as the part of the pet it's made from (bones or flesh).
Regular broth and supply are simmered for a shorter period of time than bone broth, about 2-- 6 hours. The expedited food preparation procedure lowers the quantity of useful gelatin drawn out from the bones, reducing its ability to boost the body immune system, recover digestive concerns, and reduce the signs and symptoms of leaky digestive tract.
Prior To Kettle and Fire was born, one of our co-founders, Nick, tore his ACL playing football (oops). His sibling Justin became aware of the advantages of bone broth for injury recuperation. As his timetable didn't leave much time to make bone broth from scratch, he laid out to acquire a store-bought, top quality, grass-fed bone broth, considering that both of their hectic timetables didn't leave much time to make the broth themselves. (You can find out more regarding our story right here.).
Despite exactly how tough Justin looked, the ideal bone broth didn't exist. He searched for one that was one hundred percent natural, fresh-- never ever frozen-- grass-fed, as well as slow simmered (along with one that can be delivered without inefficient, confusing packaging). So, Nick and also Justin chose to produce a high-quality bone broth on their terms, which is the dish we're pleased to offer you today.
" Kettle & Fire gives a nourishing, high quality bone broth in a delicious and also convenient shelf-stable style. I love always knowing that I have actually obtained great broth on hand, without blocking my fridge freezer or requiring defrosting." - Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, three-time NYT Best-Selling Writer.
The lovely thing about bone broth is that there's truly no restriction to exactly how you can include it to your diet regimen. In addition to soups, stews, and also ordinary ol' sipping, bone broth blends surprisingly well into almost any recipe-- also healthy smoothies! Here are our top ways to get it:.
Our bone broth preferences scrumptious enough to sip by itself, but you can flavor it approximately suit your palate. We developed our favorite flavor mixes in this complimentary downloadable "Bone Broth Sipping Guide" (bone broth matcha lattes, any person?). Obtain your complimentary copy here.
Consuming alcohol bone broth does not need to be dull-- there are endless means to seasoning it as well as drink it. Obtain instantaneous access to over 15 of our favorite bone broth sipping combinations, including ginger and also turmeric bone broth tonic and chili, as well as cardamom bone broth elixir. Learn just how to use bone broth in your matcha lattes, gold milk, and also tropical fruit shakes.
Our beef bone broth has a moderate taste, which enables it to blend easily with almost anything, from smoothie mixes to healthy and balanced gummy bears. Our chicken bone broth and mushroom poultry bone broth boost the mouthwatering flavor of soups, stews, as well as risotto dishes. A few of our faves include:.
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Ten years ago, the digital floodgates burst open when Apple officially launched its App Store in 2008. This gave software developers a new way to monetize and bring their projects to a global audience.
Among the first few hundred programmers who joined the digital fray was a bright-eyed iOS developer named Erwan Macé and his small team of three.
Two years after the App Store launch, Macé’s company Bitsmedia made a breakthrough. It released what would eventually become the most popular and downloaded app for the Muslim community – MuslimPro.
Years before Muslim Pro blossomed, Macé held his own in the world of app development, spending over 20 years in senior positions for companies like Alcatel, Akamai, and Google.
Muslim Pro wasn’t the focal point of Bitsmedia at the beginning. Instead, Macé and his team built applications for top-level clients like Universal Music, Singapore Telecom, and Vivendi.
Though business was good, Macé knew that in order to prevent his and his team’s skills from going stagnant, they could not rest on their laurels.
It wasn’t until August 2010, roughly a year after Bitsmedia was established, that they found a hit.
The company had been looking into Indonesia as Macé believed that the country would become the next goldmine for the mobile internet.
He realized that Indonesia was the largest Muslim country in the world, home to 12.7 percent of the world’s Muslim population – about 225 million people.
He wondered whether there were any unmet needs in this group. At that same time, the month of Ramadan was underway, and Macé’s curiosity helped him notice a few things.
He saw that during this period, his Muslim friends were always asking about when they had to break or start their fast. That’s because fasting times depend on the position of the sun, so most Muslims find out through the local mosque, the radio, or newspaper.
This observation led Macé to think, could there be an easier way to track this fluctuating schedule – all in a single app?
Not long after, Bitsmedia released the app globally. To Macé and his team’s surprise, the response in the Indonesian market was muted.
Upon reflection, they realized that even though Indonesia was the biggest Muslim country in the world, there were almost no smartphones in the market.
While their original hopes were dashed, they quickly discovered that the app took off in Western countries instead, where iPhone penetration had surged. Countries like the US, UK, and France played a large part in the initial popularity of Muslim Pro, as the Muslim communities in those countries were relatively big.
Through sheer accident and a stroke of luck, Bitsmedia stumbled upon this niche market of Muslim minorities in the West. It was a blue ocean the startup had not accounted for.
The following year, Bitsmedia ported the app into Android. After that, Muslim Pro began to rise in developing countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, and India.
By July 2012, roughly two years after the first version of the iOS app was released, Muslim Pro reached about 1 to 2 million downloads.
It was at this point that Macé and his team pivoted their focus entirely on the app.
Because it was serving a niche so well, Muslim Pro grew organically in numbers for the first five years. By 2015, the app had reached 20 million downloads.
“We honestly spent zero dollars on marketing. It was basically app store optimization and virality – we encouraged our users to share with their friends. In a way, the product was marketing itself,” Macé recalls.
As Muslim Pro became more prominent, however, more competitors popped up. As such, Bitsmedia finally invested a bit of money into marketing from 2016 onwards so it could stay ahead and maintain its credibility.
“We had gained a lot of credibility over the years. That is something that is very difficult – in terms of new competitors – to come by. No matter how much they spend on marketing, getting that name and credibility is not easy. That is something that comes with time, and this is where our advantage is,” Macé explains.
Muslim Pro’s numbers eventually doubled, reaching 45 million downloads by 2017.
It had grown the business quickly. But with aspirations to turn MuslimPro into a multi-utility platform for the world’s Muslim community, Macé realized it was time to find help. So he started a search for potential investors.
In July 2017, Macé sold a majority stake of Bitsmedia to Singapore’s CMIA Capital Partner and Malaysia’s Bintang Capital Partners of Affin Hwang Asset Management for an eight-figure sum in US dollars.
“Looking back, we were very happy not to have raised money prior to this transaction. The later you raise your funds, the less you are going to dilute your capital. When you exit, you are happier, since you haven’t diluted too much too early,” says Macé.
However, choosing a partner is not just about how much money is in the deal.
Macé remains a shareholder in the company. The days of him writing most of the code himself are now gone; his team is now made up of 20 people. Bitsmedia recently opened a regional office in Kuala Lumpur six months ago and in Jakarta two months back.
Generating millions of dollars in US dollars per year in net profit, Bitsmedia is zeroing in on its goal of providing an all-encompassing app for Muslims.
While religion will remain the core pillar of the app, the firm hopes to address broader lifestyle needs like travel, media, food, and ecommerce. Last month, it tested a halal food directory. Although the startup hasn’t set an exact release date, it’s aiming for a global launch in 2019.
At present, Muslim Pro has 2 to 3 million daily active users and 12.5 million monthly active users. Its top markets are Indonesia, US, France, Malaysia, and India, with Southeast and South Asia being the fastest-growing markets. MuslimPro is seeing about 1 million downloads per month, most of which are acquired organically.
When it comes to monetization, 90 percent of its revenue generally comes from ads, with the remaining 10 percent from premium subscriptions. Bitsmedia is also looking into ecommerce and digital wallets to make more money.
As an advocate of data privacy, Macé says the company will never monetize user data, especially when dealing with religious preferences.
While Muslim Pro originally started on iOS, its data showed that two-thirds of their users come from Android. Yet the app’s revenue is split down the middle between those platforms.
Even though Android usage may be higher than iOS in developing nations, the cost per impressions and price of a monthly subscription is ultimately lower in comparison to developed countries. Also, the conversion rate from the free tier to the paid tier of an app is lower in developing countries.
Whether iOS or Android, the bottom line for any developer is knowing which route to take. “Pick your horse. If you are an iOS developer, then invest all your time in building a beautiful iOS app. Find an Android developer that you can trust to do the same on Android,” says Macé.
What’s important isn’t necessarily which operating system to go with, but sticking with the path you’ve chosen and becoming good at it. Once you’ve managed that, the next thing to keep in mind is to write code that is secure and scalable.
Macé acknowledges that cases like his are rare: a mix of hard work, timing, and luck played a huge part in MuslimPro’s phenomenal growth.
Also, the App Store is no longer the same as it was a decade ago. Today, there are over 2 million different apps to compete with, and this number will only continue to grow.
While the prospects may seem grim for aspiring entrepreneurs, Macé believes there are still opportunities out there.
Original article published by Tech in Asia.
I distinguish between people with internal and external motivation.
This article was originally published on ConnectOne.
CMIA Capital Partners and Affin Hwang Asset Management (AHAM) have acquired a controlling stake in Singapore-based Bitsmedia, the parent company of Muslim prayer app Muslim Pro. The buyers are based in Singapore and Malaysia, respectively.
Macé remains as CEO and will lead the development of Muslim Pro going forward.
The app provides Muslims with accurate prayer times regardless of where they are in the world and other features that help practice the Islamic faith.
After the acquisition, Muslim Pro plans to expand into new verticals, exploring collaborations with Halal food vendors, Haj services, religious authorities, and ecommerce partners.
The app grew to substantial popularity over the past few years.
At the time of the acquisition, it had been downloaded a total of 45 million times, up from 850,000 downloads when Tech in Asia first covered its progress in 2012.
Muslim Pro claims to have more than 10 million monthly active users on average now, and 2 million daily active users. It’s available for iOS and Android.
In countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, it ranks among the top 10 highest grossing lifestyle apps, beating others that address Muslims, according to data from app analytics firm App Annie.
It’s among the top 10 lifestyle apps in 13 countries globally, including France, Tunisia, and Qatar. While other prayer apps exist in different markets – Al Moazin, for example, is popular in Saudi Arabia – Muslim Pro stands out with its broad global footprint.
It positions itself as neutral to different Islamic teachings and offers content in 15 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Malay, and Urdu.
“Bitsmedia is a highly profitable business, with current earnings primarily derived from digital advertising and paid upgrades,” CMIA managing partner Lee Chong Min stated in the release.
Bitsmedia originally developed a range of apps, but decided to focus on Muslim Pro as it was gaining significant traction, Macé told Tech in Asia in an interview a few months ago. At the time, the app introduced a slate of new features, including a social networking aspect.
There’s an estimated 1.7 billion Muslims worldwide, and it’s the fastest-growing religion. Islamic food, fashion, travel, entertainment, and finance are expected to constitute a US$5 trillion opportunity by 2020 (pdf).
This Article was originally published on Tech in Asia.
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XI. Role of ETS in prostate tumourigenesis: Driver?
Prostate cancer (CaP) is the most commonly diagnosed male malignancy and a leading cause of cancer deaths in developed countries. With one in six men diagnosed, CaP remains a serious global public health issue (Jemal et al., 2008). CaP is a clinically heterogeneous disease, with manifestations ranging from a rapid and often fatal progression, to the typical, indolent disease which remains relatively insignificant to a patient's health. Clinicopathological criteria, including Gleason grading, are not sufficient to differentiate men whose tumours require immediate and aggressive therapy from those that would suffice with vigilant clinical observation, thereby causing the latter group enormous amounts of unnecessary treatment (Yao and Lu-Yao, 2002). In this regard, the emerging data on the genetics of CaP hold great promise not only in stratifying this heterogeneous group of patients, but also in providing the groundwork for future development of targeted therapy.
Advances in cytogenetics and genomics facilitated the characterization of common genomic alterations in CaP, which are predominantly characterized by deletions (10q, PTEN; 13q, RB1; 8p, NKX3.1 (a prostate-specific tumour suppressor); 5q; 2q; 17p; and less commonly 6q; 7p; 16q; 18q) with only a small number of recurrent gains (8q, MYC; and chromosome 7). More complex patterns as well as an accumulation in the number of genomic gains and amplifications (Xq11.2-q12, androgen receptor (AR)) emerge as the disease advances. Genomic rearrangements leading to the formation of TMPRSS2:ETS gene fusions and deletion of the PTEN tumour suppressor are the two most frequent alterations observed in CaP (Tomlins et al., 2005; Yoshimoto et al., 2007; Yoshimoto et al., 2008). The TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusion is the principle genomic alteration and a characteristic signature in approximately half of prostatic malignancies.
The discovery of the TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusion exemplifies the current shift in the strategy in cancer genomics from experimental to bioinformatics approaches. By surveying 132 gene-expression CaP datasets from the Oncomine database (Compendia Bioscience) using the data transformation algorithm cancer outlier profile analysis (COPA), Chinnaiyan and colleagues identified genes with aberrant expression profiles in a subset of samples (Tomlins et al., 2005). COPA allowed the systematic investigation of cancer-related genes known to participate in chromosomal rearrangements in haematological malignancies and sarcomas. Two mutually exclusive Erythroblastosis virus E26 transformation-specific (ETS) transcription factors, ETS variant 1 (ETV1, 7p21.3) and ETS-related gene (ERG, 21q22.2), were identified as high-ranking outliers in several independent gene-expression profiling datasets. Exon-walking quantitative PCR (qPCR) of patient samples found the 3' regions of ERG and ETV1 to be overexpressed but the corresponding 5' regions were absent. 5' RNA ligase-mediated rapid amplification of cDNA ends identified the 5' end of these transcripts as the promoter sequences belonging to the prostate-specific, androgen regulated transmembrane protease, serine II (TMPRSS2, 21q22.3).
This breakthrough study reported that 79% of radical prostatectomy (RP) samples harboured a fusion of the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of TMPRSS2 with the coding sequences of either ERG or ETV1 (Tomlins et al., 2005). Interestingly, just months prior, Petrovics et al. (2005) reported that ERG was the most commonly overexpressed oncogene in CaP by microarray and qPCR analysis. Subsequent studies showed that the frequency of the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion gene (or ERG rearrangement) is exceptionally variable and inconsistent in the literature, ranging from 27% to 79% in radical prostatectomy (RP) and biopsy samples, generally from prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screened cohorts (Tomlins et al., 2005; Yoshimoto et al., 2008; Mehra et al., 2007b; Watson et al., 2009; Barwick et al., 2010; Magi-Galluzzi et al., 2010).
Some of the discrepancies in frequency relate to differences in the patient cohort (race as well as global geographical location or PSA-screened versus population based) or the type of specimen examined, as well as the technique used to detect the fusion gene. This concept is clearly illustrated when comparing population based cohorts, which have a lower reported frequency of 15-35%, as compared to RP cohorts (Attard et al., 2008a; Demichelis et al., 2007; Fitzgerald et al., 2008). The TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusion is found in approximately half of Caucasian patients, with a lower reported frequency in African-American men and is less common in Asian cohorts (Mosquera et al., 2009; Magi-Galluzzi et al., 2010; Lee K et al., 2010; Miyagi et al., 2010). An excellent example of discrepancies based on patient populations was demonstrated in a study that compared patients from the United Kingdom (UK) and China, wherein 41.3% of the UK patients but only 7.5% of Chinese cohort were found to harbour ERG rearrangements detected by FISH (Mao et al., 2010). The recent, contradicting report that 90% of the Chinese RP specimens harboured ETS rearrangements further emphasize the multifactorial nature of the variability in the frequency of this gene fusion (Sun et al., 2010).
TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusions are reported in 10-21% of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplastic (HGPIN) lesions, but are identified almost exclusively adjacent to fusion-positive cancer (Cerveira et al., 2006; Perner et al., 2007; Carver et al., 2009b; Han et al., 2009; Zhang et al., 2010; Mosquera et al., 2008). Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and normal epithelium are negative for ERG rearrangements and fusion transcripts, with the exception of the report by Clark and colleagues (Rajput et al., 2007; Wang et al., 2006; Cerveira et al., 2006; Clark et al., 2007; Perner et al., 2007; Dai et al., 2008; Han et al., 2009; Mosquera et al., 2009; Zhang et al., 2010; Sun et al., 2010; Lu et al., 2009). This study found that eight of 17 (47%) normal epithelial samples adjacent to fusion-positive CaP were also positive for TMPRSS2:ERG rearrangements and found a 6% fusion-positive rate in BPH samples (Clark et al., 2007). Hormone refractory and/or metastatic CaP exhibits less variability in the occurrence of TMPRSS2:ERG rearrangements with reported frequencies ranging from 29-59% (Perner et al., 2007; Mehra et al., 2008; Gopalan et al., 2009; Han et al., 2009; Boormans et al., 2010; Saramaki et al., 2008; Attard et al., 2009; Stott et al., 2010). Additionally, minute prostatic adenocarcinoma, a form of CaP that is considered less clinically significant, harbours ETS fusions in approximately half of reported cases, underscoring the necessity of examining all prostatic malignancies for aggressive features such as the fusion gene (Albadine et al., 2009).
Investigators have also evaluated this rearrangement in the peripheral and transitional zones of the prostate. Nearly half of the peripheral tumours (43.3%) derived from RP samples were ERG rearrangement positive, whereas all 30 corresponding transitional tumours displayed a normal ERG locus by FISH (Guo et al., 2009). In contrast, other studies found TMPRSS2:ERG (13.3%) and ERG rearrangements (11.9%) are present in transitional zone tumours, despite being identified at a lower rate compared to peripheral zone lesions (Bismar and Trpkov, 2010; Falzarano et al., 2010). These data illustrate the enormous variability in the frequency of TMPRSS2:ERG fusion positivity with respect to the cohort, disease stage, origin of sample as well as the method of detection.
Interestingly, a comprehensive study of patient samples from 54 tumour types, including sarcomas and haematological malignancies, for ETS gene fusions and ERG rearrangements by FISH found these alterations to be exclusive to CaP samples (Scheble et al., 2010). The same result was obtained when RT-PCR was performed to detect TMPRSS2:ERG and TMPRSS2:ETV1 fusion transcripts in gastric and colorectal carcinomas (Yoo et al., 2007). These findings provide strong evidence that TMPRSS2:ETS gene fusions are specific to CaP.
TMPRSS2, a 70 KDa serine protease family member is associated with physiological and pathological processes such as digestion, tissue remodelling, blood coagulation, fertility, inflammatory responses, tumour cell invasion and apoptosis. The normal function of this protein is not yet known but is composed of a type II transmembrane domain, receptor class A low density lipoprotein domain, scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domain, protease domain, and cytoplasmic domain (Paoloni-Giacobino et al., 1997). The 32 KDa serine protease domain undergoes autocleaveage, secretion into the prostate epithelia and interacts with cell surface proteins, the extracellular matrix and proteins of neighbouring cells (Vaarala et al., 2001; Wilson et al., 2005; Afar et al., 2001). The TMPRSS2 (21q22.3) gene is composed of 14 exons, with protein coding sequences only in the latter half. Importantly, TMPRSS2 harbours androgen responsive elements (ARE) in its 5' UTR. Prostate epithelial cells express TMPRSS2 at higher levels relative to other tissues, while TMPRSS2 gene expression is further elevated in CaP relative to BPH and normal prostatic epithelium (Afar et al., 2001). Androgens and the AR are essential to the growth and development of the prostate gland but also play an important role in the initiation and progression of CaP (Balk et al., 2008). It is well established that despite chemical castration the AR functions to drive CaP, likely through a variety of mechanisms such as hypersensitivity to low levels of androgens, activation in absence of, or via unconventional ligands, or amplification of the AR gene locus, resulting in elevated levels of AR protein. All of these mechanisms could potentially allow AR activation in the presence of low androgen concentration (Ai et al., 2009; Kawata et al., 2010; Vis and Schroder, 2009). Consequently, TMPRSS2 in turn plays an important role in CaP progression in spite of hormonal ablation regimens as its promoter region drives the expression of the fused ETS gene.
Twenty-seven human ETS transcription factor family members have been identified, all of which share a conserved DNA binding domain that recognizes unique sequences containing GGA(A/T) (Nye et al., 1992). ERG (21q22.2) is the ETS transcription factor most commonly known to participate in CaP gene fusions. The ERG gene contains 11 exons, with the transcriptional start site in exon 3. The ERG protein can interact with ETS members as well as other transcription factors, such as Jun and Fos, through its protein-protein interacting domain, SAM-PNT (Carrere et al., 1998; Verger et al., 2001; Basuyaux et al., 1997). The conserved ETS DNA binding domain permits binding to purine rich DNA sequences (Reddy et al., 1991; Reddy et al., 1987), and in this manner, exert its effects in numerous cellular processes including membrane remodelling, angiogenesis, differentiation, proliferation, and tumourigenesis (Carver et al., 2009a; Kruse et al., 2009; Oikawa et al., 2003; Randi et al., 2009; Ellett et al., 2009; Birdsey et al., 2008; Mclaughlin et al., 2001; Sato et al., 2001). Emerging evidence suggests that formation of the fusion gene may promote prostatic tumourigenesis, progression, and invasive disease and is associated with CaP-related mortality (Demichelis et al., 2007; Klezovitch et al., 2008; Wang et al., 2008; Hawksworth et al., 2010). Functionally, ERG overexpression in CaP is highly implicated in promoting motility and invasiveness (Perner et al., 2007; Singh et al., 2002; Trojanowska et al., 2000; Tomlins et al., 2008a; Sreekumar et al., 2009; Schulz et al., 2010). In CaP, ERG expression has been associated with elevated levels of histone deactylase 1 (HDAC1) and subsequent down regulation of HDAC1 target genes, upregulation of WNT pathway proteins, and inhibition of apoptotic signalling (Iljin et al., 2006). HDAC1 upregulation is common in CaP, but was found to be uniformly increased in ERG rearranged tumours (Iljin et al., 2006; Bjorkman et al., 2008). Activation of the WNT pathway leads to transcription of numerous genes involved in tumourigenesis, including AR, MYC, JUN, cyclinD1, BMP4 and MMP7 (Terry et al., 2006; Schweizer et al., 2008). Highlighting the importance of WNT pathway activation in fusion-positive CaP is the resultant increase in AR transcription and expression levels. Consequently transcription of the fusion gene is increased, further amplifying ERG expression. Moreover, beta-catenin and the AR interact in an androgen-dependent manner to regulate AR target genes, whereas in androgen-insensitive tumours, both beta-catenin and AR target genes are expressed (Schweizer et al., 2008).
ERG overexpression has recently been shown to activate C-MYC and result in its overexpression. These experiments revealed that C-MYC is activated by ERG and together their co-overexpression results in the suppression of prostate-epithelial differentiation genes and shorter time to biochemical recurrence (Hawksworth et al., 2010; Sun et al., 2008). ERG can also induce ICAM2 expression, resulting in AKT activation via PDK1 and subsequent inhibition of BAD leading to suppression of apoptotic signals (Mclaughlin et al., 2001). In addition, ERG can bind BRCA1, a co-activator of the AR, and together were shown to regulate IGFR expression (Chai et al., 2001; Schayek et al., 2009). IGFR expression eventually leads to activation of AKT upon IGFR ligand-binding. ERG regulates MMPs thus influencing extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling and the invasive potential of the cell (Ellett et al., 2009; Hawksworth et al., 2010; Singh et al., 2002; Schulz et al., 2010). Recently, Carver and colleagues have identified ETS binding sites in the promoter regions of CXCR4 and ADAMTS1, two genes involved in cellular motility and invasion (Carver et al., 2009a). Furthermore, it was shown that ERG directly upregulates the expression level of CXCR4 and ADAMTS1 (Carver et al., 2009b). Together, these studies provide a compelling evidence for a central, functional role of the fusion gene in the biology of prostatic carcinoma.
The TMPRSS2:ERG fusion gene constitutes the majority (>85%) of ETS rearrangements in CaP, likely owing to their close proximity (2.7 Mb) and identical orientation on chromosome 21. Although, the remainder of this review will predominately focus on the TMPRSS2:ERG rearrangement, numerous alternative ETS members also can fuse to TMPRSS2, albeit at a much lower frequency. Similarly, variability in 5' partners have also been identified (Table 1). An intensive study examining ETV1 rearrangements found that only 9 of 23 samples had previously identified 5' partners, demonstrating the dramatic variability in fusion partners pairing with ETS transcription factors other than ERG (Attard et al., 2008b). The combined frequency of the remaining fusion variants accounts for approximately 10% of cases.
Five prime partners are divided into classes based on their tissue specificity and sensitivity to androgens (Tomlins et al., 2007). Class I is reserved for TMPRSS2; Class II represents other prostate-specific androgen inducible 5' UTR or endogenous retroviral elements; Class III represents the prostate-specific but androgen repressed partners; Class IV represents the non-tissue-specific promoters that are ubiquitously expressed, (i.e. house-keeping genes-this class often forms a chimeric or fusion protein, unlike the previous divisions of gene fusions); and finally Class V consists of ETV1-specific rearrangements, including the localization of the entire ETV1 locus to prostate specific locus, 14q13.3-14q21.1 (Tomlins et al., 2007; Attard et al., 2008b). To date only a single study has identified fusion genes in CaP devoid of ETS transcription factor participation (Palanisamy et al., 2010).
*Only 3' partners identified to date that are not a member of the ETS transcription factor family.
Two strategies for FISH experiments are frequently used to detect the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion gene in CaP. The three-colour break-apart strategy, developed by Yoshimoto et al. (2006), uses differentially labelled bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones as probes for the 3' (RP11-476D17) and 5' (RP11-95I21) segments of ERG with an additional BAC probe specific for the 5' region of TMPRSS2 (RP11-535H11) or for the transcriptional regulatory sequences (telomeric) of TMPRSS2 (RP11-35C4, RP11-891L10; RP11-260O11; Figure 1) (Yoshimoto et al., 2006). Using this probe configuration enables not only the detection of ERG rearrangement, but also allows confirmation that ERG's coding sequences are juxtaposed to the transcriptional regulatory region of TMPRSS2. Moreover, the mechanism of rearrangement can also be deduced by this approach (Yoshimoto et al., 2006; Yoshimoto et al., 2007). Characterization of rearrangement method is essential as differential clinical impacts are observed with the various mechanisms resulting in ETS gene fusions.
This schematic ideogram depicts the positions of differentially labelled bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones specific for 3' and 5' regions of the ERG gene (RP11-476D17 in spectrum orange and RP11-95I21 in spectrum green, respectively), within the 21q22.2-3 region. Telomeric to this, the TMPRSS2 gene locus is represented by RP11-535H11 (spectrum red) which spans the gene, or by three BAC clones downstream (telomeric) of the TMPRSS2 gene (RP11-35C4, RP11-891L10 and RP11-260O11 in spectrum aqua). This probe design permits the accurate identification of TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusions as well as ERG rearrangements independent of fusion with TMPRSS2 fusion.
Work by Attard and colleagues classified the TMPRSS2:ERG rearrangement mechanisms according to the pattern of interphase FISH signals (Attard et al., 2008a). Class N describes the normal ERG locus, therefore co-localization of the two ERG probe signals in close proximity to the TMPRSS2 signal (less than one signal diameter) (Figure 2A). The majority of fusion-positive cases present with a heterozygous deletion at cytoband 21q22.2-3, termed Class Edel (Figure 2B). The deletion typically spans ERG, exons 1-3 and a partial deletion of exon 4, the known intervening genes (based on RefSeq Genes: NCRNA00114, ETS2, PSMG1, BRWD1, NCRNA00257, HMGN1, WRB, LCA5L, SH3BGR, C21orf88, B3GALT5, IGSF5, PCP4, DSCAM, C21orf130, MIR3197, BACE2, PLAC4, FAM3B, MX2, and MX1) and the coding exons of TMPRSS2. The three-colour FISH of an Edel rearrangement displays co-localization of the 3' ERG and TMPRSS2 signals, and absence of the 5' ERG signal. Less frequently a genomic rearrangement leading to insertion of those sequences elsewhere in the genome to an unknown chromosome location can occur resulting in the separation of the 5' ERG signals from the co-localization of the 3' ERG and TMPRSS2 signals, thus described as ERG split or Class Esplit (Figure 2C). In both types of TMPRSS2:ERG rearrangements the unaffected chromosome 21 generally display a Class N signal configuration. Finally, additional copies of TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusions is identified as Class 2+Edel (Attard et al., 2008a).
Figure 2: Classification of TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusion by interphase FISH.
Prostate cancer patient samples were hybridized with the three-colour probe set, described in Figure 1, and counterstained with DAPI. The nuclei of interest (in dashed boxes) are magnified in the insets. A) Class N, where no ERG rearrangement has occurred. Co-localization of 3' and 5' ERG probes (often visualized as a yellow signal), with the 5' TMPRSS2 BAC probe signals (red) indicates a normal Chr21q22.2-3 locus. Frequently, the signals for the TMPRSS2 probe, situated 2.7 Mb away from the ERG locus, may be separated from the ERG signals by up to one probe signal width. B) Class Edel is characterized by the co-localization of 3' ERG probe to the TMPRSS2 probe signals, and the absence of the 5' ERG signal. This represents rearrangement with the loss of the intervening sequence. The unaffected Chr21 displays Class N configuration. C) Class Esplit is characterized by the co-localization of the 3' ERG and TMPRSS2 signals, with the retention of the 5' ERG signal elsewhere in the nucleus. The unaffected Chr21 displays Class N configuration.
The second strategy employs a two-colour break-apart FISH design to identify rearrangements in specific ETS genes (Mehra et al., 2007; Zhang et al., 2010). By this method, confirmation of fusion between two genes and identification of the specific 5' partner is not possible because the probes are specific for a single gene, and therefore, this strategy is an indirect method for the detection of fusion genes in CaP.
RT-PCR is another technique frequently employed to determine the fusion status of prostatic tissue samples. However, this approach is limited to the detection of the hybrid transcripts, and is unable to obtain important cytogenetic information such as the genomic mechanism that generated the gene fusion (Edel vs Esplit). To date, as many as 17 fusion transcripts and splice variations have been characterized, the most common fusion transcript is composed of exon 1 of TMPRSS2 fused to exon 4 of ERG (T1:E4 (Wang et al., 2006; Jhavar et al., 2008)). The majority of the remaining transcripts result in truncation of the ERG protein product by 39-99 amino acids, while the few that initiate translation from the native start codon in exon 3 produce full length ERG (Tomlins et al., 2005; Soller et al., 2006; Wang et al., 2006; Clark et al., 2007; Clark et al., 2008a). One of the transcripts produces a genuine TMPRSS2:ERG fusion protein and eight contain premature stop codons and are unlikely to result in ERG overexpression (Tomlins et al., 2005; Soller et al., 2006; Wang et al., 2006; Clark et al., 2007; Clark et al., 2008a). These studies further revealed that elaborate heterogeneity exists in hybrid transcripts present, between foci and within individual tumour foci of the same patient. Variability in the translation start site consequentially affects the size of the mRNA transcript (373-885 bp) and therefore the protein product potentially modifying the functional capacity of the gene fusion product (Wang et al., 2006). Distinct transcript variants display differential prognostic influence based on the resultant biological activities (Hermans et al., 2009; Wang et al., 2008). A significant challenge remains in relating the clinical prognosis to the fusion gene and will be addressed in the subsequent section.
Indirect methods suggestive of gene fusions in CaP are being employed to broadly determine ETS rearrangement status with perhaps the anticipation of implementing a high-throughput method of detection. Analysis of array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) data, specifically the 21q22.2-3 region may permit identification of Class Edel TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusions (Watson et al., 2009; Ishkanian et al., 2009). Class Esplit retains the intervening sequences within the nuclei, in a copy neutral manner and consequently aCGH cannot identify this rearrangement. Overexpression of ETS transcription factors by gene expression microarrays may also imply an ETS rearrangement has occurred. Due to inconclusive results, FISH or RT-PCR assays are necessary to validate microarray findings pertaining to the ETS gene fusions. A novel multiplexing technology recently developed uses nanostructured microelectrodes integrated onto a chip and has the capability to detect disease-specific biomarkers, including differentiation of various fusion transcripts (Fang et al., 2009). More recently, immunohistochemistry (IHC) is also being explored as a means to detect the fusion by ERG protein overexpression, in the absence of confirming fusion at the genomic or transcript level (Furusato et al., 2010; Park et al., 2010). Of the numerous direct (three-colour FISH, RT-PCR) and indirect (two-colour FISH, microarrays, IHC) methods employed to determine fusion status to date, the three-colour FISH yields the most cytogenetic and genomic information. In addition, to identifying the fusion status and class, the inherent cell-by-cell analysis addresses the heterogeneous nature of the disease, and provides a biological context for such information.
There is increasing research interest and effort focusing on the genomic events and attributes that lead to the formation of ETS gene fusions. A complex TMPRSS2:ERG rearrangement found in a single patient was meticulously examined and described by Yoshimoto et al. (2007). This patient had a microdeletion of the sequences from 5' ERG to and including the TMPRSS2 coding sequences with a concurrent translocation of the region immediately telomeric of 5' untranslated TMPRSS2 sequences. A detailed multicolour FISH assay mapped the region between ERG and TMPRSS2, revealing the complexity of chromosomal rearrangements that can lead to the formation of fusion genes in CaP. This case demonstrates the valuable information available through the use of complex multicolour FISH assays.
The molecular mechanisms that underlie this recurrent translocation are just beginning to be understood. For example, fine mapping of the deletion breakpoints located within the ERG and TMPRSS2 loci, followed by sequencing, revealed the presence of consensus sequences homologous to the human Alu-Sq and Alu-Sp subfamily (Liu et al., 2006). The presence of these consensus sequences within intronic regions correlated with the presence of the fusion gene and may be a factor contributing to the deletion at 21q22.2-3, resulting in the fusion gene. More recently, genotyping of familial CaP revealed that the fusion gene associates with polymorphisms in DNA repair genes, specifically POLI and ESCO1 (Luedeke et al., 2009).
Using FISH, the AR was shown to induce chromosomal proximity of TMPRSS2 and ERG by binding to the promoter region of TMPRSS2 (Mani et al., 2009). Subsequently, LnCaP cells were irradiated to induce double-strand breaks inducing the formation of the TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusion upon dihydrotestosterone stimulation in the previously fusion-negative cell line (Mani et al., 2009). The DNA-bound AR is also implicated in chromatin architecture modifications that can cause double-strand breaks, commonly repaired by non homologous end joining machinery, and may result in the formation of gene fusions (Lin et al., 2009). Also recently, androgen signalling was shown to recruit topoisomerase II beta with the AR to the breakpoints resulting TMPRSS2:ERG fusion genes (Haffner et al., 2009). Undoubtedly, specific nucleotide sequences within the 21q22.2-3 region are of great importance and further elucidation as to their role in the formation of gene fusions is essential. The TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusion is an unique model to query sequence level polymorphisms that may lead to the formation of intra-chromosomal rearrangements largely due to the close proximity and orientation of the involved genes as well as the high rate of recurrence.
Chromosomal instability, defined as the formation of novel chromosome alterations and rearrangements at an elevated rate, compared to normal cells may also be a factor contributing to the formation of ETS gene fusions in CaP. It is well established that deletion of the tumour suppressor PTEN (10q23.31), a common genomic aberration in CaP, results in an elevated level of chromosomal instability through activation of AKT. One of sequelae of this change is the phosphorylation and inhibition of the cell cycle check point kinase 1 (Chk1), an important kinase preventing cell cycle progression in response to DNA damage (Puc et al., 2005; Sanchez et al., 1997). Furthermore, nuclear PTEN interacts with kinetochore proteins and induces the expression of RAD51, a protein required to reduce the incidence of spontaneous double-strand breaks (Shen et al., 2007). PTEN deficiency ultimately alters multiple cell cycle checkpoints, which could potentially delay DNA damage repair and/or chromosome segregation (Gupta et al., 2009). Overall, PTEN has a variety of roles in maintaining chromosomal stability and integrity, and the recurrent PTEN loss in CaP may represent an important trigger in the events leading to the formation of TMPRSS2:ETS gene fusions.
CaP, one of the most heterogeneous epithelial carcinomas, is also notoriously multifocal in nature. As a multifocal disease, CaP permits the investigation and comparison of recurrent genomic events within distinct foci of individual patients. In 32 RP specimens with spatially distinct foci, ERG rearrangement status was examined using two-colour FISH (Barry et al., 2007). Nineteen samples displayed interfocal homogeneity, with 80% of the samples negative for ERG rearrangement. The remaining 13 samples exhibited interfocal heterogeneity but intrafocal homogeneity, with two samples harbouring three separate foci each with a different rearrangement status: Class N, Edel and Esplit. Similarly, whole mount examination of RP specimens for fusion transcripts yielded multiple fusion transcripts in individual CaP foci with an identical hybrid transcript profile in the adjacent HGPIN (Furusato et al., 2008). Two other studies examining fusion transcript variants found different transcript hybrids in discrete regions of a single prostate (Wang et al., 2006; Clark et al., 2007). Multiple TMPRSS2:ETS gene fusion-positive foci may arise independently and exhibit interfocal heterogeneity. Investigation of ERG rearrangement in multifocal CaP and corresponding metastases provides a glimpse of the potential biological impact of this aberration in the context of disease progression (Perner et al., 2009). This study reported that the metastatic lesion was always positive for ERG rearrangement through the same mechanism (Edel vs Esplit) as that present in at least one of the prostatic tumour foci (not necessarily the index focus). The authors suggest that this rearrangement may be a factor contributing to the development of metastases, regardless of clinicopathological criteria of the individual foci.
There exists appreciable controversy with respect to the prognostic significance of the TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusion in CaP, with studies suggesting that the fusion gene has a favourable (Winnes et al., 2007; Petrovics et al., 2005; Winnes et al., 2007; Saramaki et al., 2008), unfavourable (Yoshimoto et al., 2008; Mehra et al., 2007a; Perner et al., 2006; Wang et al., 2006; Nam et al., 2007a; Nam et al., 2007b; Attard et al., 2008a; Mehra et al., 2008; Reid et al., 2010; Demichelis et al., 2007; Rostad et al., 2009; Lapointe et al., 2007a) or no association (Mehra et al., 2008; Yoshimoto et al., 2006; Neill et al., 2007; Fletcher et al., 2008; Dai et al., 2008; Furusato et al., 2008; Darnel et al., 2009; Gopalan et al., 2009; Rubio-Briones et al., 2010; Fitzgerald et al., 2008; Lee et al., 2010; Sun et al., 2010; Rouzier et al., 2008) with clinical outcomes. When no association between clinicopathological criteria and the presence of the fusion gene was found, it was often attributable to small sample sizes. The most compelling evidence suggests a trend towards unfavourable factors outcome in CaP progression. Notably, an interesting comparison of two studies looking at conservatively managed men had opposing results from an association with CaP-specific death (Demichelis et al., 2007) to no reduction in CaP-specific survival for patients harbouring this rearrangement (Fitzgerald et al., 2008).
The role of deletion (Edel) or retention (Esplit) of intervening sequences in tumour biology has also been scrutinized with relatively uniform results suggesting that Edel is not only the more prevalent mechanism but is also associated with more aggressive disease (Mwamukonda et al., 2010; Attard et al., 2008a; Mehra et al., 2008). Edel was associated with worse prostate-specific survival and shorter time to biochemical recurrence than Class Esplit (Yoshimoto et al., 2006; Attard et al., 2008a). While, Class 2+Edel was associated with lethal disease and significantly worse clinical outcome, particularly when combined with prostate-specific clinicopathological criteria (Yoshimoto et al., 2006; Attard et al., 2008a). Another study also demonstrated that Edel rearrangements have a more aggressive tendency since all fusion-positive androgen-independent metastases had lost 5' ERG sequences (Mehra et al., 2008) and Edel was associated with clinically aggressive features of progression (Perner et al., 2006). These findings are consistent with elevated ERG expression and led investigators to speculate that the loss of 5' ERG is associated with aggressive CaP.
It must be considered that the commonly deleted 2.7 Mb between ERG and TMPRSS2 could contain important tumour suppressor genes (Yoshimoto et al., 2006) and its loss in the Edel rearrangement leads to haploinsufficiency of a tumour suppressor gene that underlies the aggressive clinical course. One gene candidate for this effect within this region, HMGN1, a nucleosome binding protein has previously been associated with CaP progression (Birger et al., 2005). In agreement with this view, the Esplit rearrangement has not yet been shown to associate with any particular clinical outcome to date. However, given the low frequency of this event (~10% of TMPRSS2:ERG rearrangements), Esplit rearrangements cannot be excluded as a measure of prognosis until further studies are completed (Attard et al., 2008a).
On the other hand, one investigation demonstrated no statistically significant association with clinicopathological criteria and Edel or Esplit, but evidence did suggest 2+Edel is a factor contributing to CaP-specific mortality (Fitzgerald et al., 2008). Conversely, TMPRSS2:ERG rearrangement alone were associated with lower histological grade, but no other clinical features or CaP-specific death (Gopalan et al., 2009). However, the same group also found that copy number increases (CNI) of the ERG locus with or without TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusions was associated with high grade and advanced stage, while cancers with CNI and 2+Edel rearrangements tended to be more clinically aggressive (Fine et al., 2010). While the above results are conflicting to the previous studies that showed no association with extra copies of the unrearranged ERG locus (Attard et al., 2008a), the difference may be due to the deletion of the intervening genes potentially generating a more aggressive tumourigenic phenotype.
SPINK1 (5q32) is a gene identified in a more recent COPA meta-analysis as being overexpressed in 10% of CaP, all of which are exclusively ETS fusion negative (Tomlins et al., 2008b). For this reason, SPINK1 expression and the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion gene were evaluated to determine their relative significance as prognostic biomarkers in biopsy samples from hormonally treated men (Leinonen et al., 2010). In this cohort, the fusion gene was associated with Ki-67 staining, age at diagnosis and tumour area, but not with any prostate-specific clinicopathological criteria (Leinonen et al., 2010). On the other hand, cases that overexpressed SPINK1 had a significantly shorter time to biochemical recurrence, but no association with any other criteria.
Promptly following the emergence of adverse clinical correlations of fusion-positive CaP Mosquera and colleagues evaluated a series of CaP cases to determine if there was a morphological phenotype associated with this genomic alteration (Mosquera et al., 2007). Blinded to ERG rearrangement status, the group identified five histologic criteria that were significantly related to ERG rearrangement positive samples: blue-tinged mucin, cribriform growth, macronucleoli, intraductal tumour spread, and signet-ring cell features. Only 24% of ERG rearranged samples did not identify with any of the above mentioned morphological features and 93% of samples with three features were positive for ERG rearrangement. The authors speculate that the morphological characteristics shared by ERG rearranged tumours could result from ETS dysregulated pathways and could be utilized in the routine assessment performed by pathologists. More recently, the same group published a similar set of morphological features with the addition of collagenous micronodules (Mosquera et al., 2009). A significant association between perineural invasion, blue-tinged mucin, and intraductal tumor spread with a positive gene fusion status has been documented (Nigwekar et al., 2008), while another study confirmed the association that ETS fusion-positive CaP samples were more likely mucin-positive than mucin-negative (Tu et al., 2007). These results should be taken, however, in the context of somewhat contradictory reports, such that the TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusion correlates with low Gleason grade and is inversely related to high-grade morphological features. These studies hold promise that morphological markers routinely examined by pathologists could be coupled with the current clinicopathological criteria for a more comprehensive evaluation of biopsy or RP specimens providing well-informed judgments on diagnosis, prognosis and treatment decisions.
In an attempt to optimize the clinical utility of this biomarker, investigators are turning to less invasive survey modes, such as urine specimens and circulating tumour cells (CTCs). Post-digital rectal exam (DRE) urine analyzed by qRT-PCR found 17.2% positive rate for ERG overexpression. Subsequent examination of the corresponding biopsy samples from the same cohort revealed a 40% positive rate (Rice et al., 2010). The clinical yield of this assay can be improved, as indicated by another study which found a 69% positive rate following prostatic message versus only 24% when no prostatic message was performed before collecting the urine samples (Rostad et al., 2009). Two additional studies report similar results (42% and 59%) of fusion-positive transcripts in post-DRE urine (Hessels et al., 2007; Laxman et al., 2006). Expressed prostatic secretion has also been a successful specimen for the non-invasive detection of fusion transcripts (Clark et al., 2008b). These studies demonstrate the potential for ETS gene fusion detection using non-invasive approaches following physical evaluation of the prostate by DRE, adding valuable information to disease stratification prior to radical treatments. A handful of studies have also used FISH to detect ERG rearrangement in CTCs in effort to monitor disease recurrence or treatment efficacy (Mao et al., 2008; Attard et al., 2009; Stott et al., 2010).
Discrepancies regarding the fusion gene are not limited to its diagnostic potential and prognostic significance. Controversy also exists in the sequence of genomic and molecular alterations in CaP initiation and progression. Several groups speculate that the formation of the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion gene is required for CaP initiation in ETS positive CaP tumours, with other aberrations occuring later in the course of disease advancement and metastasis (Perner et al., 2007; Tomlins et al., 2007; Attard et al., 2009). Recently, Attard and colleagues demonstrated that CTCs from individual castration-resistant CaP patients were either clonally positive or negative for ERG rearrangement, however, loss of PTEN and increase in AR gene copy number was heterogeneous in the CTCs derived from a single patient (Attard et al., 2009). These results suggest that the formation of the fusion gene occurred before PTEN loss and gain of the AR locus. However, this study was performed on a very small cohort of castration-resistant CaP and may not necessarily reflect the sequence of accumulating genomic alterations in CaP.
TMPRSS2:ETS fusion status in HGPIN occurs at a low frequency, and almost exclusively only when juxtaposed to fusion-positive CaP. These HGPIN lesions, however, do not exhibit the chromosomal copy number changes seen in 42% of the paired CaP as assessed by CGH (Cerveira et al., 2006). These results propose that formation of the fusion gene may precede chromosomal-level alterations and is consistent with the literature indicating that few gross chromosome- or arm-level chromosomal copy alterations are present in localized CaP. Another study investigating a range of prostate tissues comprising benign, precursor, malignant and metastatic samples found that the majority of patient samples examined showed homogeneity with respect to fusion status and mechanism (Edel vs Esplit). The presence of fusion-positive HGPIN was interpreted as additional evidence that this entity is a true-precursor to CaP, a notion that has eluded indisputable proof (Perner et al., 2007). In contrast, a recent study that examined both PTEN genomic loss and fusion status by FISH observed PTEN loss in benign and HGPIN lesions, while ERG rearrangement was identified in HGPIN, albeit at a lower frequency than PTEN loss, and absent in BPH lesions (Bismar et al., 2010). Maintaining this model of progression and accumulation of genomic changes in CaP it is possible that heterozygous loss of PTEN may be a 'driver lesion', in a subset of CaP, and PTEN haploinsufficiency may facilitate the selective formation of the fusion gene (Figure 3). TMPRSS2:ERG gene fusion may occur as a secondary alteration and may function as an 'enhancer' permitting the cell to achieve a higher level of aggressiveness and invasiveness. When this sequence of events was emulated in transgenic mice, ERG overexpression resulted in marked acceleration of preneoplastic lesions to invasive CaP on a Pten deleted background, but ERG overexpression alone simply displayed slight atypical histology compared to control mice (Carver et al., 2009a; Carver et al., 2009b). In vitro experiments using cell lines demonstrated ERG overexpression provided enhanced motility without affecting proliferation, in agreement with Tomlins et al. (2007); Carver et al. (2009b). These findings corroborate the view that effectors of ERG overexpression affect cellular processes which are complimentary to unregulated factors downstream of AKT as a result of PTEN deficiency, but on their own are not sufficient to provoke the transition from benign to neoplastic. The implication is not that PTEN loss is the driver in CaP, but that ETS gene fusions are enhancer alterations significantly affecting cellular processes further progressing prostatic tumourigenesis when the background is primed first by a driver event capable of initiating sufficient dysregulation leading to the development of a preneoplastic lesion. However, because PTEN loss and the presence of the fusion gene are significantly associated events in CaP (Yoshimoto et al., 2008; Carver et al., 2009a; Han et al., 2009; King et al., 2009; Bismar et al., 2010) it is likely that PTEN inactivation may be an important driver lesion for fusion-positive CaP. Together the driver event and ETS overexpression lead to a significantly aggressive and invasive lesion. Therefore, elucidation of the cellular pathways affected by ETS overexpression is fundamental to the comprehension of the aggressive nature observed in the majority of fusion-positive CaP, and to developing novel therapeutic strategies to specifically target this subset of CaP.
Figure 3: Model of prostate cancer progression showing ETS gene fusions as an enhancer lesion.
Cooperation of unregulated pathways downstream of PTEN with effectors of ERG overexpression is likely a crucial event in the progression of an invasive and aggressive prostatic adenocarcinoma. Heterozygous genomic deletion of PTEN in benign prostatic precursors may represent an early event, and act as a driver lesion leading to proliferation, survival and genomic instability-all initial requisites of cancer. As a consequence of such heightened genomic instability, PTEN haploinsufficiency may facilitate the selective formation of the fusion gene with consequent acquisition of additional invasive properties. The presence of both rearrangements within a lesion is associated with accelerated disease progression and poor prognosis, indicating that synergistic molecular interactions exist between their complementary pathways. Continuing instability generates genotypic heterogeneity and diversity, such that subclones bearing PTEN homozygous deletions and amplified AR loci have further selective advantage for aggressive tumour progression, androgen escape and metastases.
Difficulty in assigning prognostic significance, diagnostic and therapeutic utility to ETS gene fusions is a result of a myriad of factors including, the heterogeneity of the disease, the mechanism of rearrangement (Edel vs Esplit), the technique used to assess the presence of the fusion as well as the cohort examined. Nevertheless, continued controversy between positive and negative clinical associations of the gene fusion dictates further studies are required using larger cohorts to determine the absolute potential of this genomic aberration as a biomarker for CaP diagnostic utility, prognostic significance, and stratification of patients to aid in treatment decisions. Furthermore, comprehension of the pathways affected by ETS overexpression will aid in the potential of implementing ETS specific therapies to target this aggressive subtype of CaP and benefit many patients.
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Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, is a former National Security Organisation, NSO (Now DSS) Chief and close ally of ex-military leaders: late Generals Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Sani Abacha and former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida. In this interview, he reveals deadly plots going on within the inner circle of President Buhari’s government, which will ultimately lead a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babagana Gingibe to succeed the President after the 2019 polls, which he claims will end inconclusive.
Yes and what happened that you couldn’t stop the annulment of a transition that was almost coming to an end at that time? Was it something that was beyond your powers?
Now you know NLC has a lot of role to play in supporting a government? Pascal Bafyau played the game for Babangida at that time just like Oshiomhole did. Pascal Bafyau was a pro-Babangida man. So Babangida tried to pay him back by insisting that he should be the presidential running mate of Abiola. So it was because Abiola refused to announce Pascal Bafyau as his running mate and chose Babagana Kingibe instead that caused the annulment of June 12. Abiola had been told by Babangida in my presence that if he did not take Pascal Bafyau…anyway we were following what was happening in Jos during the SDP primary on our satellite programme. We knew every move that was taken, everything that happened there because my boss, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua was in SDP. You know he was my former boss. I worked with Yar’Adua as Security Detail in charge of International Security Surveillance. You know our predicament in Nigeria today is because they think that Nigeria is one local government that anybody can be president and manipulate the way you like. We are in the world. At the time America and Israel said they were going to deal with Buhari on certain issues that were happening to Christians in Nigeria I warned Buhari. I was on Facebook and Whatsapp. I warned some of the service chiefs that I know that the American and Israeli consortium will ensure they break Buhari’s government until Buhari will leave the place.
It was an agenda already promised that just happened like that because Babangida had already promised Abiola that if you don’t pick Bafyau…Babangida was not in our team. We have a record of everybody. You know that was where my section is. I was a security chief and now having served the defunct NSO as a Director in terms of security surveillance, in terms of interrogation I have to be involved in logistics. I made sure I had to advise them on logistics to make sure that there was no black sheep in the entire arrangement and it was necessary for me to be able to say what is right and what is wrong. It was necessary for us to have information on every human being that was a player in the national scene at that time.
The Interim National Government. It was Shonekan who was president. Kuforiji Olubi was Minister for Interior, actually Minister for Commerce and National Economy just like Okonjo Iweala was Minister in charge of the economy even though she was Minister for Finance. In our own time it was Kuforiji that I called and I told her to get ready to make sure that the Interim National Government survived. That is why we decided with Aliyu Jem’a, the Secretary to the Government to have a transition committee which was headed by this Jurist, Mamman Nasir from Katsina.
He headed the Transition Implementation Committee. Then my foster father, Abdulrahman Okene headed the committee in charge of Devolution of Powers between Federal, States and Local Government. You remember that? So when we did all that and gave them their letters of appointment Aliyu Mohammed reported back to Babangida that we had already executed the issue and Kuforiji Olubi was doing our bidding. But when within the military hierarchy it was discovered that there were people who feel they had a dream to be president of Nigeria, Danjuma and Abacha were the only ones that were left out because Obasanjo, Babangida, all these people were in the same group and the same thing. I served all of them as the NSO component of the military regime. So, internally they had a plan that Abacha should become Head of State. We had no control over that plan because you can see that the coup that brought in Abacha was a quiet one, not even one that qualified to be called a coup. Abacha told me to keep faith with him.
Okay, let me break it down for you. You remember that Ashwey became the Managing Director of Continental Merchant Bank at that time; the bank that was opposite Leventis? Because it was a strategic location Abacha had shown intention to purchase the building. But Ashwey sold it to Salihijo Ahmad of PTF because they wanted to use it for Buhari for President Campaign Organisation. That is why Abacha told me to move against them.
That is why we interviewed Salihijo. We called him in and investigated PTF. After leaving our place for debriefing, Salihijo went to his office and said he was going home because he had headache and the wife told him to go to the hospital and see the doctor. He was waiting to see the doctor when he slumped and died.
Posterity will judge that and Nigerians will react to it. There is excitement of course because Abiola was badly treated. And Abiola talked to me. You know I was the intermediary between Abiola and Aliyu Mohammed, Wazirin Jema’a, the Secretary to the Government and Wazirin Jema’a, the Secretary to the Government was the intermediary between Abiola and Babangida. What I deliver to Aliyu is what he discusses with Babangida on Abiola because we didn’t want a direct link that the media will look into concerning the relationship and communication between IBB my boss and Abiola. You understand. I hope you are getting it now? So the issue is very simple. We did not expect Babagana Kingibe to be running mate to Abiola because…and of course he betrayed him. Have you read some of the things that happened between the June 12 annulment and now from Babagana Kingibe?
Because he had refused Abacha’s proposal to be president. Nobody refuses Abacha. Even when Buhari was in power nobody refuses him. Hakimi Sokoto died because Buhari refused to allow him have access to medical attention when Buhari was in power. I am talking of Wazirin Sokoto then. That was why when Buhari was in detention and his mother got sick and died they refused to allow him go.
But when the mother died they released him. Now what are your thoughts about this recognition given to Abiola by Buhari?
It was ultimately going to happen, my brother. All the presidents that have passed… Goodluck Jonathan asked for my opinion on this when he was president. I told him to call Abiola’s son and discuss with him. Then he called Kola Abiola. You know I was on retirement and was not a member of Goodluck Jonathan’s government. Was it not your paper that treated about five pages of what happened with ACF and Northern Traditional Leaders on my exposition on paradigm shift that we profiled to make sure that Goodluck Jonathan becomes president? Didn’t you interview me at that time? The issue is very simple. If Buhari doesn’t play ball in his own government he shouldn’t expect anybody to play ball in their own government. Now, the June 12 issue. There are legal and constitutional procedures, which he has flouted. My old colleague because he is much older than me, himself, Pius Okigbo, Rotimi Williams, all of them we were together. I was the youngest on the Committee of Concerned Citizens. You have the list of the committee members with Yadudu, Hamza Zayyad. Justice Bello, former Chief Justice was once the Chairman, Rotimi Williams, Akintola Williams were all in the 32-member team that they said was going to save Nigeria. I was the youngest of them all.
After this interview I will search my IT library what this man, that legal luminary, Ben Nwabueze who was also a member of the Concerned Citizens Committee said. Nwabueze gave a treatise on Buhari’s mistake.
Read it and incorporate it into this interview if you want to because there are procedures on all these issues. Look the first problem that Buhari has in dealing with the issue of June 12 is that when Buhari came to power he was excited. He rolled out decrees to make sure that even Journalists that even reported the truth was going to face death sentence. Do you remember that? In that decree there were some that had to do with making sure that all actions taken by his military regime cannot be undone.
Buhari is the one who promulgated that decree and I had the privilege of seeing Idiagbon to tell him to be careful and that what Buhari has done was going to catch up with him.
By doing the wrong thing for the right reason. You can do the right thing with the wrong reason. So Babagana Kingibe’s style of betrayal is this; only intellectual and intelligent people can see it because it cannot fly. You think the recognition of changing Democracy Day to June 12 is going to show? There is nothing in the world that says he has powers over Decrees and constitutions and out of excitement we must all lose our heads. Why I am not going to say more is that some things are likely to happen in Nigeria in due course and I don’t want anybody to say that I knew before hand that it was going to happen. So if you are really my brother let’s leave that aside I cannot tell you more.
How would the advice by Babagana Kingibe cause post election violence?
It is not a masterstroke anything. He did it for himself. He did it to increase his popularity because his popularity and acceptance have waned. It has gone down terribly. We measured it. America measured it. My Israeli friends measured it and told me about it. So he is trying to beef up his acceptance. Babagana Kingibe is very intelligent. In all the forces in Nigeria there are not up to three that are the best hands in security. Babagana Kingibe was an operative in the NIA.
No, what he gave to Abiola is just fine but it is not done. There are procedures to be maintained please. You don’t just do things as if it is akara (beans cake) that they are frying on the way. The constitution is our guide. That is why there is no anarchy on our streets. Buhari must obey that constitution because he is an employee of the taxpayers. He is not a president for life. He is not our God. He is a human being. So the positioning and grandstanding of his supporters are meant to destroy him. So, southwest will not vote for Buhari in 2019.
And some people have told them Buhari can never be the kind of person in the world that will make it possible for an Igbo presidency in 2023. I am checking all the documents everyday even though I am in retirement so that the day anybody thinks he can tell me nonsense if my spirituality is not enough to destroy them I have enough documents to make sure they are caught off guard. Buhari is deceiving them. Please understand that. And let me say this before you call off this interview; you see anything you call anti corruption actually started from Abacha. During Abacha PTF was our first call. Immediately Buhari refused to accede to that document that Abacha asked me to take to him we broke down PTF. We wanted PTF to have eastern, south-south, south-west and northern desks because a lot of people started complaining that the PTF was mismanaged. That is why the documents I raised at that time, Buhari’s PTF and the great betrayal that happened under Buhari was put on Facebook recently. I have it. The issue is this. After finishing with PTF our next call was Nigerian Railways. Nigerian Railways was a strong money guzzler. At that time the Yeriman Zazzau, Muniru Ja’afaru was the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railways and General Gumel was the Chairman. So he came to me and told me about the $30million bribe money that the Chinese people gave railway officials. So Muniru Ja’afaru came to me and reported to me. So Abacha said we should debrief Gumel. Unknown to him, Muniru had already told me everything about it. When he finished then I told him what I knew. Then he broke down crying. He went home, had a heart failure and died. So Buhari is not doing a new thing.
Let those who ve ears, hear this indept disclosure. ‘THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTION WILL END INCONCLUSIVELY !.So declared the fmr Chief Security Spy of past Nigeria Govts. Alhaji Mohammed who served under the Military Govts.His disclosure confirmd the Statement by Elder States man Alhaji Balarebe Musa, That the National Honour given to Alhaji Kingibe PMB was for political reasons & permuntation ahead of already Scripted plan by the Presidency inner Cacus & Cabals, Based on the political realities in the Country abt 2019 General Elections.An overt readiness for President Trump of America & the Isreali Prime Minister comments about the continued pland Killings of mainly Christians by the Fulani Jihadists in the sellected States accross Nigeria.Wt the Presidency & the Nations Security Commands, lookn unconcerned.As if it was Chickens that were being slaughterd by the days & nights in defiance of the Security agencies, Stationed wtin the Localities this genocide happens on daily basis. I urge patriots & all Nigerians of gd will,irrespective of ethnicity,hate, religion, acts of Vindictiveness, Parochialism & other Nundane pursuits to pray fervently to God to touch the minds of those who may ve seen the hand writings on the Wall ahead of 2019 General Elections. But may ve decided to plan Evil against the Aspirations & collective interests of Nigerians.To Beware of Ides of History.Also bear in mind that no individuals has monoply of Violence.Above all, bullets do nt discriminate it’s Targets once Fired into the Mkt square.Nigeri Call Obey !
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2019-04-19T16:30:13Z
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https://www.sunnewsonline.com/2019-polls-end-inconclusive-mohammed-ex-spy-chief/
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During the early days of our game development adventure we had to make a very crucial decision; which game engine to use for our games. Where should we focus our training, our time, our efforts? Unity, CryEngine, Unreal Engine 4? I don’t know if you’ve felt it when you had to choose among similar things. One, for some reason, stands out from the rest. To cut a long story short, we tried many game engines for a long time. As it turns out we could only “communicate” with one engine and that was Unreal Engine 4. But what is Unreal Engine, what makes it tick? Allow me to take you on a small trip down memory lane as we visit the origins of this great engine.
Unreal Engine (UE) is a game engine developed by Epic Games. It was first showcased in the highly popular first-person shooter game Unreal that was released in 1998 on PC. For many years the Unreal franchise and the Unreal Engine were going head to head with the Quake franchise and its engine. I can still recall the fiery debates about which game was better Quake III Arena or Unreal Tournament. I bet this is still a hot topic among old school FPS players, but I digress. Although Unreal Engine was primarily developed for first-person shooters, it quickly became popular in a variety of genres, including RPGs, MMORPGs, Strategy and others.
As we mentioned earlier, in 1998 Unreal Engine made its debut with the FPS game Unreal, the first generation Unreal Engine integrated many features into one complete package. Things like AI, visibility, collision detection, networking, rendering, scripting, and file system management were at the fingertips of developers. With the inclusion of a new scripting language called UnrealScript (UScript) and UnrealEd (a level editor), it made modding and adapting the engine easy for developers. Remember this was 1998 after all and having all these tools in one package was a rare thing back then. The release of the game Unreal Tournament showcased the strengths of Unreal Engine 1 in both network performance and Glide (for 3dfx GPUs) Direct3D and OpenGL support.
Four years later it was high time for the next iteration of Unreal Engine. The second generation was released in 2002 with the game America’s Army, a free multiplayer shooter created by the US Army and financed by the U.S. government. The second generation had both a completely re-written core code and rendering engine. The UnrealEd was also updated to version 2 although it was swiftly replaced with UnrealEd 3. Another new feature that was added was the Karma physics SDK which we first saw in action in the games Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Championship.
During those years the console wars of that generation were in full swing with the PS2, XBOX and GameCube battling it out. Epic Games officially supported only the XBOX while both GameCube and PS2 were supported from Secret Level (now known as Sega Studios San Francisco). Secret Level back then was a small game development studio that ported and developed original game titles, and was also known for their tools, art and technology expertise. Not having complete support from Epic Games meant that many game developers had to do their own builds of the Unreal Engine throughout that generation. With the release of Unreal Tournament 2004 Epic Games showcased UE2.5, which featured improved rendering performance plus new features like vehicles physics, a particle system editor for UnrealEd, and 64-bit support.
A few months after the release of UE2.5 in 2004 Epic Games showed screenshots of Unreal Engine 3. It was confirmed that the engine had already been in development for 18 months. The first released console game using Unreal Engine 3 was Gears of War and the first released PC game was RoboBlitz. Unreal Engine 3 was designed to take full advantage of DirectX 9 and the new shader model 3.0. Lighting calculations were done per-pixel now, instead of per-vertex as it was done in UE2 and the engine also supported a gamma-correct high-dynamic range (HDR) renderer.
The next generation of home consoles was out but this time Epic Games supported all of them. Not only that, they also provided support for both iOS and Android, although that was added way later in 2010. The very popular game Infinity Blade was the first iOS title and Dungeon Defenders was the first Android title using UE3. Epic Games has used this version of the engine for their in-house games and has followed aggressive licensing that has garnered a great deal of support from many prominent licensees. The engine became so popular that Epic Games supported it until February of 2015, however, it still can be used until 2020 because it can support new hardware as of 2016.
As always Epic Games incorporated significant updates into UE3 throughout its lifetime. Real-time global illumination, destructible environments, soft body dynamics, large crowd simulation, iPod Touch functionality, Steamworks integration, DirectX 10 and 11 support are but a few of the features added. DirectX 11 was demonstrated with the Samaritan demo, which was built by Epic Games in collaboration with NVIDIA. The Samaritan demo blew everyone away and still looks impressive even today.
In addition to the game industry, UE3 has also seen adoption by many non-gaming projects. The popular children’s TV show LazyTown used UE3 during filming to generate virtual sets for real-time integration with footage of actors and puppets performing in front of green screens. In March 2012, the FBI licensed UE3 to use in a simulator for training. The animation software “Muvizu Play“, which was released in April 2013, also uses UE3.
The popularity of Unreal Engine 3 was growing fast. Although many were making mods with the engine, one could not simply develop and sell games using it. That fact and the rise of indie developers gave birth to the UDK. In november 2009, Epic Games released a free version of UE3’s SDK, called the Unreal Development Kit (UDK). That allowed many developers to sell the games they made with their favourite engine without paying an expensive license. As with UE3, Epic Games didn’t forget to release significant updates for the UDK including support for all the major platforms and the addition of the Kismet visual scripting system. UDK is still available to the general public.
Thus we reach that which is the present and future of video games, the 4th generation of the Unreal Engine. The development of Unreal Engine 4 began in 2003 and according to sources, until mid-2008 it was done exclusively by Tim Sweeney, CEO and founder of Epic Games.
In February 2012, Mark Rein, the vice-president of Epic Games said “people are going to be shocked later this year when they see Unreal Engine 4” and boy was he right when they showed the Elemental demo later that year.
The feature list of Unreal Engine 4 is too large to mention here. But, some things stand out that make UE4 so much better than the previous generations and other game engines as well.
You’re developing a game and need to make a change in a mob’s health, then see how it plays out. That usually meant compiling the game (a 15+ minutes process). Playing the point where you made the change and if it didn’t work, do the whole process all over again. A simple health stat change could take days to get it right. Well not anymore.
With Unreal Engine 4 you can change and test the game in minutes. That whole 1-2 hour process becomes a 2-3 minutes process. Believe me this alone will save a lot of time in the long run. You can even update C++ code while the engine is running. Blueprints allow you to develop game logic without knowing any C++ to begin with. Did I mention that there is live debugging too? Unreal Engine 4 is that good. It respects the time you put into your projects. Another thing that Unreal Engine 4 has accomplished is to narrow the gap between artists, designers, and programmers, which makes communicating inside a team much easier.
All this is nice, but we know that Epic Games follows a strict licensing policy, right? If you visit unrealengine.com the first thing you will notice is the phrase “If you love something set it free”. As of March 2, 2015, Unreal Engine 4 and all future updates are available to everyone for free. You only pay 5% of gross revenue per product created with Unreal Engine 4, and only if the product earns $3,000 or more, at which point you probably won’t mind. This is valid at the moment of writing. Please check the official Unreal Engine 4 website for up to date royalty fees.
That is not all. Epic Games also launched Unreal Dev Grants. A $5,000,000 development fund designed to provide financial grants and help innovative projects being built with Unreal Engine 4. Last but not least Epic Games also launched the Unreal Engine Marketplace, allowing UE4 users to buy and sell community-created content. Blueprints, full-scale environments, props, characters, sounds, materials, animated meshes, prefab C++ code and more are available there. One of the best things available on the Unreal Engine Marketplace are the 7,600 assets from the Infinity Blade series. Another thing are the tech demos Epic Games has created and released to the public. All these are given to you for free to do as you please. Thanks Epic Games.
“The VR Editor enables you to design and build worlds in a virtual reality environment using the full capabilities of the editor toolset combined with interaction models designed specifically for VR world building. Working directly in VR provides the proper sense of scale necessary to create realistic, believable worlds, while the use of motion controllers means you can build environments with natural motions and interactions.” With the release of the hugely successful PlayStation VR headset and the newly announced 4.14 preview version which is packed with improvements for developing VR experiences, Unreal Engine has proven to be the go to engine when it comes to VR.
If you want to learn more about Epic Games and Unreal Engine 4 you can click on this link.
By releasing Unreal Engine 4 to the public Epic Games has seen a boost to its community. Good news for everyone involved. This means you can find more assets, more tutorials and more help. As an added bonus you have a lot more people to talk to about the thing you love. I hope I’ve picked your interest with this post. In our next post we will take a look at how you can get Unreal Engine 4.
Next tutorial: Introduction to Unreal Engine 4.
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2019-04-26T16:43:45Z
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https://hotgates.eu/this-is-unreal/
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Joel B. McCray is a performer, writer, composer, teacher, and overall lover of music. A track scholarship in the 90’s brought him out of Riesel, Texas, to the University of Texas at Arlington. He’s been in the DFW area ever since, where he lives with his wife and their two children. Joel graduated from UTA with a BBA in Finance, and began working in commercial lending. Though he made a good living, he hated his job. His heart, his passion, and his calling are in music. Joel is on the podcast today sharing some of that journey of discovery – learning from the situations and experiences on the way to where God wants you to be.
There’s a tendency to want to separate music into these two broad categories – secular or Christian. As a musician, Joel recognizes the challenges of labeling music as either one. Academically, the two primary genres taught are classical and jazz. Together, these represent less than 4% of the consumers’ listening market. On the other hand, studying music in the religious realm and preparing for modern worship only addresses about 7% of the consumer market. In both instances, more than 93 percent of the market isn’t relating. The challenge, as Joel saw it, was to take the principles of God’s word AND the principles of classical and jazz and create something that could actually connect with all styles and all ethnic groups. Along with that was his desire to constantly learn and grow as a musician. He filled that need by starting J & B Music Ministry, which allows him to do all the things he loves to do in music.
Joel definitely takes a unique approach to his music. Seeing the merits of both worlds of music, he relates how he approaches music to the Holy Trinity. God, the Father, is creative. Jesus, the Son, as the mind, or the reasoning, or the logic of God. Holy Spirit comes alongside and assists. The creator, the logic, and the function. First is understanding, and then evaluating how it can manifest itself. What do I hear? What do I need to understand? How do I need to produce? And the result, for Joel, is either in written music, in curriculum (teaching), or in performance.
Many of us can probably relate to Joel’s experience growing up in the church. We are taught a lot of theology and a lot of “don’t do…”, but not hearing much talk about how to change. How to deal with anger, resentment, hurt feelings, and strongholds. No one was talking about it, so you feel like you’re the only one with these issues. It’s like a student showing up every week and paying for music lessons. Each week, the lesson is the same – “Watch me. Take notes.” And the student watches the instructor play. Twenty years into the lessons, the student walks away. When asked to describe his twenty years of experience in music, the student can only say “Well, I don’t really know how to do it, but boy, my teacher is killer!” He didn’t learn anything, and eventually gave up and walked away. Too many people think that we are in the soul-winning business. The truth is that’s the Holy Spirit’s business. We are to be in the discipleship business, so that others don’t have to figure things out on their own.
Throughout the Bible, we can see how God developed and prepared those who would have influence as leaders. Paul instructed Timothy not only to lead, but also to develop leaders by finding capable men and instill in them what Paul had taught him. Lead leaders.
He calls us the “light of the world. A city situated on a hill…”In these verses from Matthew, He reminds us to shine the light into our households and our circles of influence. Influence also includes that over our economies. Do what God has called us to do (obedience), and do it well.
Again in Matthew, when Jesus looked out into the crowd, He saw sheep without a shepherd. However, He didn’t lead the crowd. He led the Twelve He had chosen, and He picked leaders. Looking to Christ as our ideal, the Church should have more leaders who will not be afraid to surround themselves with potential leaders, rather than followers.
We can better understand the concept of “fulfillment” by asking these questions: What do I love? What am I great at? What is someone willing to pay for? Joel found his faith strengthened as he transitioned from full time banking into full time ministry. He was unhappy in both instances. But he also knew the truth found in Ephesians 1‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, ‘ And also that our salvation means we’ve been grafted into eternity. With that comes great security and confidence. Joel began seeking the original intent. Praise God for our place in eternity with Him, but while we are still here – what are we to do? If we aren’t doing it, if we aren’t walking in our purpose, it leads to unfulfillment. And it can happen to a banker just as well as a worship pastor.
God still speaks. Are we too busy, too distracted to hear Him? Today’s technology easily gets in the way of our Sabbath, our rest. But it’s also a tendency of the flesh, as even Solomon addressed this issue in Ecclesiastes – ‘For dreams result from much work and a fool’s voice from many words. ‘ Once we slow down, we can better hear His “still small voice”. So, first is to hear Him. Faith is an action word though. It’s not gained by reading or even memorizing scripture. Slow down and pay attention to those things God places in front of you – a relationship, physical nature surrounding you, peaceful sleep making dreams possible. Listen for Him. To hear God is also to do what He says.
Jake Enriquez: 00:16 Press and Reach episode number 33 Breathe with Joel McCray. Good morning afternoon or evening. Whatever this may be to you. I sure hope and pray that you be found well in spirit, my friend. Hey my name is Jake Enríquez and it is a joy honor and a privilege to be your host today. So please let me welcome you to press and reach a podcast where we’re simply walking out our faith. And encouraging others along the way to do the same.
Jake Enriquez: 00:53 Welcome back to press and reach. My name is Jake Enriquez, your host. What a beautiful and awesome morning it is. And I just thank you for coming out and hanging out with us today in this beautiful morning. You know ever since I’ve come to know the lord and I know that he has given me a brand new song in my heart and I love praise and I love worship. I love music period. And you know I know I’m not the only one and our guest this morning. I got to tell you is not only a performer. He’s a writer composer if you will and a teacher of music and I asked him to come and spend some time with us so please just welcome our next guest Mr. Joel McCray. Joel how are you doing this morning man?
Joel McCray: 01:31 I’m doing awesome doing awesome. So good to be here.
Jake Enriquez: 01:34 Man, Thank you so much for meeting with us today. And I know you’re busy. I’ve been wanting you to come hang out with us for a minute but I know you’re busy so I don’t press you in it and I just thank God for the time that he allows us to spend together. Now I know that we all know each other on a personal level so just take the time just introduce yourself you know who you are and where you’re from.
Joel McCray: 01:55 Joel McCray from Riesel Texas. I think everybody should know that Riesel, TX a small little town right outside of Waco at the time I was there is about 690 people and grew up there and I began to hear music in my head. According to my mom at the age of 18 months and at 18 months I was able to hear a song and begin to pick out that song. And that’s when she knew that there was something special in the area of music about me. So I began to play recognizable melodies at a little bit under two started taking piano lessons at the age of five I studied classically gospel music hymns and Ragtime other styles from her from my kindergarten year all the way through my senior year in high school always had a love for music always wanted to do music and so that she helped me go down that journey. And when I graduated from high school in Riesel I end up coming up here to you into the area that was Dallas Fort Worth go to UT Arlington on track scholarship and so I was a quarter mile. They’re part of their team seven championships under our belt. So we had a great time and I end up getting the finance degree because folks are like dude you need to do some of this going to be a real job because it’s not a real career. So I ended up pursuing finance got my degree in finance came out in the early 90s and ended up going into commercial lending where I became a banker. And I hated every single day of it. And. So I knew something like Oh my goodness. OK we’re making good money but I hate this job. Yeah. And so anyway because of that began to take this journey the dark journey of just trying to make money and trying to start a family in this that you know they’re in. And I began to see that when you’re not doing what your folks what fulfills you what you’re called to do. Everything else begins to unravel. Yeah. And so I was married for five years ended up divorced. And I was blessed to remarry and we’ll be married almost 19 years next year but still in that whole journey began to start asking about the short life goals and life passions and so around 2000 I start making that shift into full time music. I went into full time ministry and the challenge of full time ministry was the fact that still I want to create I want to range I want to compose and a lot of times the administrations of full time ministry doesn’t allow you to do those things. And so that was a little bit of a challenge so I end up kind of going more into more self employed full time musician around 2000 well as well. So I’m still involved in church ministry but more on side as a part time as opposed to full time. So I’ve been married to my wife Bridget. We have two children Nicholas and Jaida. They are music lovers and sports lovers and arts lovers and math lovers you name it, so we are blessed.
Jake Enriquez: 01:55 Is Nicholas the one that you be beating on the sprints on the facebook video?
Joel McCray: 04:53 Oh yeah. Take them take it in the towel. Now the deal is good of course that video was when he was twelve probably was ten. So now he’s about to be 14 so he doesn’t realize it. Hopefully he doesn’t listen to this. But the races get shorter now. So every time we get out there let’s race. Yeah sure. Not a hundred but less forty. He’s an awesome kid solid in soccer in a whole not past know conference champion in Grand Prairie’s an awesome kid.
Jake Enriquez: 05:22 OK so that that actually took off…Okay, that’s good. I know you love the music and a small town, I can appreciate. I come from a small town right outside Waco. That is 18 months. Your mom said wow she noticed it in you. And you said she you were recognizing some of the music?
Joel McCray: 05:45 the music at church I go in not only did I recognize the songs at church but perfect pitch so I can actually play the songs in the key that they were in she recognized like well he’s playing in the same key. He’s playing the melody correctly and things like that. Of course I’m going to play with one finger you know playing melodies that you know but she’s recognizing songs so even so she’s like this kid has the ear so that’s why she started teaching me.
Jake Enriquez: 06:14 I know, is it J and B music ministry? and how did you guys actually get started in that? I know you said it it has grown and evolved into different things. But what really got to start to get out there in the music ministry?
Joel McCray: 06:24 Well you know growing up as a musician especially when you started looking at academics and ministry and things like that in the secular realm. You have two genres that are primarily taught, classical and jazz. And then the challenge of that is that that represents less than 4 percent of the consumer market for listeners. So people that actually follow that path which is a great technical path that that all that puts them out into the marketplace where they have all this information. But 96 percent of it is irrelevant because it’s not like there’s the market like where we’re not listening to classical or jazz. So they’re like well how do I relate to church worship how do I relate to r and b how do I relate to pop with the principles that I learned here. Then you go to seminary and loss situations and get a degree in worship and then you get more Bible Study Bible knowledge they might get and then maybe some church knowledge but then you get ready for modern worship which is basically less than 7 percent of the consumer market. So now it’s like whoa we’ve got consumer abilities in the worship area but we can’t relate to the other 93 percent of the market. There’s like OK now what do you do with our styles. What if somebody comes in with a salsa background our with them you know with an Afro Cuban are all rock. This is also hip hop. So you have all these different styles if you want to worship God. You can only worship in these modern worship styles or gospel songs a very small market so anyway. How do we actually take the principles of God’s word. How do you take the principles of classical and jazz and create something that can actually connect with all styles and all ethnic groups. So and then to create some passive begin to develop leaders develop musicians and performers and that’s basically how that all started. Mainly from my struggles as a musician trying to find out who’s going to basically pour into me. My mom taught me a lot of great things but as an adult I had to learn everything on my own. You know so I’m going through all of these journies. Like ok I’m a full time minister. But where do I go to get trained. So you go to worship conference and there’s a Bible conference I was like nah I wanna learn… What do I do about music and if I do go somewhere. And again these things are good. But there is a lot of that were limited. It’s like OK I’m learning new new songs but I’m not learning how to play better or how to grow in my craft you know. And if I do learn how to grow my craft a lot of times the way I play doesn’t fit what they’re teaching so I found myself just kind of like OK there’s a vacuum here that I believe needs to be filled so in 2000 we decided to start J & B Music Ministry.
Jake Enriquez: 08:59 All right. But you took it from there. Now I know that you do you instruct who teach you so you teach you write and you perform. So does this one actually outweigh the other when it comes to that. What’s the mixture there?
Joel McCray: 09:15 Well I think that I think the the the mixture comes from whatever the market demands at the time but there’s only one core and I believe that one core is based on the Trinity. You know even though of course the trendy word may not be in the Bible per se but we do know the principle of God the Father and the first that we learn about the fathers that he’s created. The second thing we learn about some in John one logos is basically that’s the mind or the reasoning or the logic of God that we learn about the Holy Spirit which is what’s called perfectly to come alongside and exist. So I look at it as the creator the logic and the function. So now when I’m actually approaching music is like creatively what does God singing. What is the saying in our spirit. Secondly what do we need to understand in order to interpret it. That’s what Matthew 13 23 calls the parable of the seed. So being able to hear and understand them the technique what do we need to do in order to function as SOPA in order to produce and 36 homophobe. So having those three thoughts in my mind is like OK well it can manifest itself either in written music. It can manifest itself in teaching and it can manifest itself in performance. So I’m still coming from the same thing. What do I hear. What do I need to understand how do I need to produce. How does it manifest. What is it if you will evolve into the mall into a song. Does it evolve into curriculum. Does it involve into a performance experience and then taking those three areas that even allows me to do other things. I can speak about it but it’s still the same three areas. I can go do consulting for a corporation the same thing as the areas like you know one time I go speak at an aerospace engineering company and they’re like what you know about aerospace engineering. I don’t know a lot about it but I do see blade to my head and I know that if I see a plane I’m gonna have to say what’s the logic anyway. So that’s how that all evolves.
Jake Enriquez: 11:05 OK. It all of that as you call it you know and correct me if I’m wrong but there has to be some type of solitude there. Oh my goodness. You have to get to a place in which brings in my next. My next question is somebody asked me what is a lab, Joel? I hear people say hey Im in the lab.. So just give us an explanation of that.
Joel McCray: 11:29 So the lab is kind either like the or the studio where I’m either going to go and produce actually the music are going to be at the piano you know. So it’s like we’re getting all these ideas. Things are constantly come into our head and it’s like OK I got to go to the lab and test this is in my head. This thing is just. So I’m going to have to go into the lab and either try to figure out is that going to be pro tools logic or are going to sit on the piano and began to try to flesh this thing out you know. And so when I’m like oh I had music on the brain go into the.
Jake Enriquez: 12:04 OK. So its that place. So give us something special for music Ministers. Lets just say there’s somebody starting off now and make it easier for many of the Zah. Maybe they feel like it’s a calling and they want to go that way. What’s special something that you would give them to encourage them.
Joel McCray: 12:20 It still goes back to three layers you know and the three layers. First of all I believe if someone operates in only one of the three areas of the spiritual intellectual and functional we’re going to see a problem that begins to develop and this is from my experience someone that operates at a spiritual level say I’m called to do this. They tend to over spiritualize everything that means like oh man if they go strong God showed up. If it messes up the devil is busy you know let’s stop and pray. If someone’s an intellectual but they’re not very spiritual they’re not very functional then they tend to intimidate people based on what they know you know. And so you’re like someone you don’t know that you don’t understand these things and this then the other they begin to become condescending. If you have someone that’s functional but they’re not very spiritual and they’re not very intellectual they will manipulate things with their abilities basically saying hey I’m going to jump or bounce or there’s another church will that pay me for my craft. I don’t respect me and this that other than that they know they’re very good at what they do. So they try to manipulate situations. I believe the balance for worship leaders saying you know what I want to make sure I’m balanced that I can hear from God that when God speaks I’m doing everything I can understand what he’s saying and then I’m going to sit on my instrument whatever that is I’m going to have my lab to flesh this thing out so I can have this balance wherever those areas are. I hear you got understand you. I can produce it. There are vocals whether it’s on a particular instrument where there is an administration where there is pastoral oversight. How do I get from the heart of God to the mind of God and the function the fruit of God. And I think that if someone can really walk in a holistic worshiper truth and functionality there are on the right path. We never stop learning. We never stop listening listening and according to the word God we should never stop producing a bad version of fruit.
Jake Enriquez: 14:13 OK. So in all this time that you’ve been doing this. What would be what would you say is your message. You know if you could you could just bring it all down to something simplistic people. What would your message be.
Joel McCray: 14:25 Because again and again as I look at the The Spirit of God as the breath of God was considered the breath of God. And so everything was sure to be doing what should be doing it according to Spirit or through the spirit. And I believe that’s a lot of challenges that I face. I understood those seasons of my life when we were very if you will self righteous whos doing the right behavior. And even the Bible calls that in Hebrews 6 elementary principles. If we’re arguing over behavior. If you’re walking in spirit you give given the desires of the flesh. So the challenge is like that. What does God bring them to you to do. Where did you get your inspiration. What wakes you up every day. You know and folks like Well that sounds like some self-help talk. I’m like know the first thing he was breathing into me you know. And so a lot of times you know folks like say well that’s about the life of Jesus it’s about the blood you know. Like what. But the purpose of blood is to transfer air. Yes. So what you like saying are you can be full of blood but you take away that oxygen. You’re dead. So there are a lot of people in the blood but not walking in the spirit and we’re not talking if you will about this the signs and you know we can get an all into Keres model and all that kind of stuff. And I’m not a theologian. I want to know this is it because I’m searching. I’m just a mama’s boy that went to Sunday school with no theme no theological school this idea of I just know that I got tired of hidden glass ceilings. And when they got down to it every single issue I ever dealt with in my life was when I wasn’t breathing.
Jake Enriquez: 15:56 Thank you for that great. OK. So I know coming up as a kid you just talked about you know your mother and everything but what is some of the surprises that you have found along the way. By that I mean you know coming to church coming up in around different Christians right. What would you say are some of the surprises to you. You know come from you to your age right now.
Joel McCray: 16:21 Some of the first surprises that I believe I came up with is that. Behavior between a believer believer and a non-believer is not that different. Yeah. And you know because in your head your saved like well that’s the joy I’m saying. Now that doesn’t mean that because I’m saved, I can continue to sin. I think we put some kind of a hierarchy on our lives compared to everybody else and just said we got Jesus and now we have a past and then we can basically cover up some stuff and not really be transparent. I think the biggest surprises for me is the fact that for the most part we have a strong theology presented to us in a lot of stuff in the closet. Me that OK I’m beating up people have stuff in the closet but we all have things that we had to come to Christ and come to God or change. But what messed me up was that no one talked about it. You know why. Why do I have to discover this after the fact. You know I’m living this life. The pastor said don’t do a b c d e f g and I’m trying to go through it. I’m praying to god okay lord there’s really I’m really struggling with my my hatred because I’m I went through my mom and dad with her divorce and I’m angry all the time I’m mad at my dad I’m mad at this. You know. No one’s talking about anger. You know just going to church and sing the songs and you’re gonna feel get better so then I’m like I don’t feel better. But no one else around me is talking about the fact that they feel as bad as I do. They’re just saying it and you know until you find out they’re mad do you know. Sure and then it’s kind of like saying you know they go through like you know save yourself for marriage you know and all is the better the marry then the burn will want to get married so that I won’t go to hell. Well that’s not exactly what the text book somebody did. No they said it better to marry than to burn with passion. But that’s not the way it’s. So now you began to make decisions on relationships based on how you feel like oh I don’t want to displease God save myself it’s the very first person that makes me feel like I can’t control myself. That’s the one yeah. Then you get married you were like that was stupid. So the surprises were like saying Man I wish we could have sat down and had a real conversation and say OK how do we walk this through. And I think it’s I liken it to especially since I’m a music educator and teacher is almost sometimes religion has turned into if I could describe it this way. A student coming to me and watching me play now they’re coming to me for lessons. Now I’m going like can I sit there now and now write these three things down. You’ve got to watch me and write these down and then they’re going to watch me play they’re going to write down my notes and then at the end they now were you helping today. I never watched the play they never get to play. I never get to actually Disciple’s say you know your finger in the bag right here your ear is not exactly accurate. So they watch me play for 20 years you know and then all of a sudden they walk away. So once they will tell me about your walk with music that well I don’t really know how to do it but boy are my teachers killer. You know before they leave. I’ll make sure y’all leave it offer because the only way I can teach ya’ll is that y’all actually tithed. Now there’s not one student that I have that would actually come and watch me play every single week and then take notes and then pay me for my time. And they don’t learn. They know learning that has basically been my. This is kind of harsh but that’s kind of like the journey you went like saying first of all hope like they were in the business of saving souls like no the Holy Spirit and the business owners were into the types of it. And once you decide that you’re in the soul winning business and you don’t actually disciple anybody you might well say we had 100 kids this year but we didn’t raise them. Yeah. So that’s basically kind of the deal that surprises where you wake up one day like wow I was supposed to have a spiritual father. I was supposed to have someone that was I supposed to walk with me and show me these things. I was supposed to figure this out on my own.
Jake Enriquez: 20:09 Yeah let’s just bring this right up to the next point which is leadership is some about leadership. I mean if you could. Right. And when do you think about these things in your mind and thoughts that you have. What’s your ideal leader. Well how would you describe.
Joel McCray: 20:28 Well I would say when you look at the look of Jesus and you look at the Bible. I would argue that the Bible is a leadership book because when you’re going through every name that their name they’re talking about heads of houses they’re talking about leaders of nations and talking about people that can influence systems. You know I’m going through. And it’s like we’re looking at all these principles like well if you see a person skilled with their hands they will not serve unknown men and they’ll serve kings. And so now you’re looking at it every time God begins to move. He begins to develop and trigger training prepares someone that has actually had leadership influence and it’s like and not everybody is going to be at the national level. But it’s like we all have influence you know. And so I’m looking at this in our lives and though and there’s a John Maxwell principle that said if you want to explode league leaders if you want to grow the league followers so you get to say contempt of the team to where he said Tim Paltel Timothy I need you to lead it are still without you into capable men that are able to lead others or teach others. Well that’s a four generational approach. Paul let Timothy Timothy gave a capable people that can actually lead others. And so you’re going through and said OK I’m going to look at the Bible as a leadership book instead of just a behavior management book. You know and when I began to see that I’m like. It’s all about influence. You know not only it influence is force changing how other group large groups of people behave. It is also I believe is also economics. So how are you. How do you get economics out of leadership. Say well you’re the light of the world. Matthew 5:14 a city on the Hill. You know the art where you take your life put it under a bushel or where you put it on the pole and shine it into your household. Now again I’m not a theologian just a mama’s trained boy with Sunday school. But I guess I have to ask questions like say OK shining my light in the household will say you know witness I’m like No I don’t think that’s what that’s talking about. Yeah. You know he says Shine your light your influence into your household and in the Greek household is oil cause which translates into English eco which makes me ask why all this household is eco. That was the economy. Well economy is household management. So therefore Orchil and Mayo basically said wow. So either my economy is established by taking my influence and shine it in my circle of influence. So I’m like that. OK so now you’re taking these leaders that are leading leaders shining their influence in their circles. And now they’re establishment economists because I used to believe my surprise was Hey you make money give your first fruits of your money to the church so you can make more money. Until I was another surprise realizing God didn’t make money. Now does that mean we don’t have. No that’s not the point. The point is that I don’t make money. I make God is mad uses money to say I’ve valued your ideas and likes it. Ok so I hope they have six seats. I want you to be obedient not just sacrificial. That means what I call you to do. Do that do that. Well the money just means I value how well you did what you call a do. And so therefore my first fruits came from being obedient. Brought 10 percent of that to God and God blesses me with more ideas. The office went Sahabat and folks like Wow. All my life I’ve been running to the mailbox looking for my guy. I went to the mailbox was a and I shall say. That’s not a business when I need you to do is basically say you know again where’s your influence. Shine your influence. Folks who value because they glorify God who’s in the heavens and glory just means to shine. That means to show how well we are glorifying God. The world usually writes a check because if we’re showing out and showing gone off like queen of Sheba that has not been told. Could you please grab me some spice since I was like. And so I was like wow God you’re starting to show me that if I would do it you call me to do and do that extremely well. Then you begin to allow resources to come my way which allow me to bless your house bless my house benefit others and expand something beyond myself.
Jake Enriquez: 24:27 Absolutely right. We’ll take a quick break. We’ll be right back.
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Jake Enriquez: 25:17 Welcome back to press and reach here hanging out with Mr. Joel. And man what a delight it is just to have him with us and share. And I ask you a question as we move on in this thing. You know oftentimes we come to a place where our faith is increased or God empowers us to give you different things us experience in a lot more hands. So what can you give us a time to share time testimony if you will of where your faith was absolutely strengthened.
Jake Enriquez: 29:07 So let me ask you this just based off of what you’re saying. There are times as you said maybe thoughts come to that you might still struggle and he can’t say I’m supposed to go you know do something different or something else or your view of lead. Do you ever have times where it might be confusing to you?
Joel McCray: 29:29 You know the older you get cause I’m almost 50 and you know I’m almost 50 years old. You know when I was younger. Yes. Get out. Because that’s why I was kind of vacillating around going back and forth should I stay at the bay. Should I stay in ministry should I find another ministry of Bob. What’s wrong with me. How can the pastor not getting along and praise the Lord all my relationships with all that’s all good. But reality is because of the fact of not being fulfilled. Then you just have angst and rubs with everybody you know. And so I guess I have a lot of questions then. But one night after after you know going to the bottom and hitting rock bottom you know trying to be a self-employed musician and watching how God breaks up and I have a dig deep hole to dig out. There was a fulfillment that I’ve never felt before and way he said old taste and see that the Lord is good. And when you taste what God has allow you do with you and you actually get to do what you love. There’s no question in my mind I will go almost bankrupt before I do something different. Like the stuff you don’t say oh good lord you have called me to do this. But my question keeps coming back were folks like why don’t you change the line. How come. Why is it that when someone buys a laptop you don’t make it a paperweight. Yeah because you can look at the design of say this is not a paperweight or would be an expensive paperweight. Yeah but then we look at ten billion dollars with some forward estimate and human technology and just say you know what. I know what to do with a 2000 dollar laptop or a 600 dollar laptop but I don’t know what to do it today as a technology. So somebody gave me 10 billion dollars. I was like hey whatever you want to do. No no no. As a maker if someone said I need a five million dollar loan the first thing that say is what’s the purpose of the loan. What’s your collateral for the loan and what’s your period of paying me back. And I need a detail systematic strategic plan to make sure that were going to approve this. Now Jesus died paid for gave us all this technology. And I never asked what’s the purpose of this loan. You know what’s the collateral for what you actually put it invested in me and that how do I pay you back even though I know I can’t technically do it but how do I bear fruit for your Glory.
Jake Enriquez: 31:39 So we ask this question. Character traits. What is it you strive for in care to trip out on our own characters. We are build and we grow share with the listeners you know which you say is a key character trait. I agree that we should develop them ourselves.
Joel McCray: 31:57 I would say consistency, you know meaning that God speaks and that’s say commitment consistency and commitment because like God you said Hey and by faith I believe he said it. I’m going to stand on it. Regardless of what’s happening around me economically. I’m going to. And then in that consistency I heard our pastor met on Walnut Ridge and Pastor Randy Weeks said you know some they’re really stuck with me he said to meditate needs to figure it out. Now I’ve heard different worship reputation all icons up for just for him to say. To figure it out. Stuff stuck with me because a lot of men ourself trying to figure it out because we’re like saying we always come. We know what Dr. Evans would say. We may got a cosmic bellhop. We pray we expect God to do all the work and then we sit there and reap the benefits. But if God actually speaks and he gave me a word of things I need to act on. Am I committed to what he’s saying. And am I consistently trying to produce all that. And if it fails my trauma. Figure it out how to get back to what he said. You know it’s kind of almost the imagery of Jesus saying you know they get the ball they said let’s go to the other side then the storms come and they rise and losing their mind is. That was the key thing they should have been committed to he said on the shore or haunted outside his word is not going to come back void so he said it. I’m committed to it and I’m going to assist at least act upon it and figure it out when I get off track. Yeah you know so those are two things that can stand out me right now at least today is they’ll change them a consistency like that and the rest of you Peter.
Jake Enriquez: 33:35 Peter, You know was in jail and they’re coming to him they’re going to killing him. And then the worry as Mark. Said when you’re older. I ain’t old yet. So that’s why that’s not something that was going to happen. But let’s talk about we say that readers are leaders. So when it comes to those that you would recommend to the listeners that you find this great something that they should pick up and read.
Joel McCray: 34:02 you know again for those that have a call in their life to lead others. I really like that 21 irrefutable laws of leadership. John Maxwell is going to go through 21 traits of a life of leisure. You know that I believe that that a lot of us need to understand me though and there are some things again. One principle that jumps out in games like if you want to explode lead leaders if you want to grow lead followers. And I believe that’s a huge fallacy of a lot of church organizations today is that pastors surround themselves with followers and not leaders. And so since so there’s a challenge is that if someone just does not have the if you will be if they are intimidated by leadership they’ll actually push leaders away you know. And then as I was praying through it you know that again understanding about leadership got put on my heart a principle called the transmission of leadership. You know how you go from first the second third fourth year the deal is that if you’re in first if you’re getting ready to start something from zero to 60 he’s starting first. That’s your smallest gear and it’s much easier to turn a small gear. You know very wisely and get something bigger moving. Sure. So that means you know who’s that small geared highly driven type a cleric personalities you go getters you surround yourself on that first stage. And then when you get word shift the second you are you basically these are like your four personalities if you will you have driven you have detail you have basically you’re here for the party saying you have your flight. Hey don’t rock the boat. What is that. You know again as you shift from what you are driven people to your melancholy arguer detail oriented they document your motion you know and then they set policies for the crown. And even Jesus in Matthew 9 he saw the crowd and they looked like sheep without a shepherd. He didn’t lead the crowd. He led as well as Matthew 10. He leaves you know and then those leaders he basically trained for three years and released them into the crowd. By the time you get to the upper room it’s like how can you explode about 3000. Because he had 120 leaders in the room waiting for the ground. We did the math as one of 25. So therefore he said Wow. Then they begin. So you’re looking at exponential growth. What what what did we do differently. Well there’s going to be row between leaders were all. We know leaders are strong minded people. The deal is like like cannot allow someone to leak and allow someone to have their own self vision to the main vision or do I need someone to just say yes when I say Yes and bottom of that army mentality will get you and get you through battles only to nation. So we’re not battling all the time that we’re trying to build a nation. We need actually to have the JETRO principle that Moses Herod from his father in law. Get your people to leave your hundreds. Get them to leave your deeds. You can’t sell for.
Joel McCray: 37:05 You know as I said everybody’s not going to be the first line to get something new. But then what happens are you get a second line. OK we’re we need to document success so we can get ready for the next set of leaders that are managers. Yeah you know and end. But the challenge is is that you know if you’re in fourth gear on a plateau you can’t stay in that gear if you hit another heel or hit it down or you’ll be able to shift down the ice shelf slowly isn’t about to be able to torque up to be able to take this next to you. If your business and my managers are going to get me up this. No they’re not your organization no struggle. You need to make. But at the same time if you have your frontline people if you’re in first gear at a plateau going 60 miles an hour and wonder why the Arpey ammonia engine is at 9000 and then what do we hear ministry on top. They burn out. It’s a burnout. First of all they should have been leading that man and that maintenance group. They should have been released to attack attack another mountain. They said then released to try something new. But what we’ll do is we’ll take our first flight home tome and threaten them if they try something else like and they wonder like why they keep burning out. Well first of all you’re at 60 miles an hour in first gear shift gears dude. Always saying it’s like stuff like where we’ve got different types of leaders but we don’t ever shift shift gears.
Jake Enriquez: 38:22 All right. Let me ask you this how did people reach out to you. I know you’re a social media website guy.
Joel McCray: 38:28 I know God got my Facebook. Joel B McCray I have Twitter. Joel J.B. McCray. I’ve got my Web site. JoelMcCray.com. You can reach me there I’m also on Instagram Joel B McCray. You can hit me up at 8 1 7 – 3 7 1 – 2 3 0 5. Text me or whatever. And you need to learn some music to either way for either of those sites I’m on YouTube give them some free nuggets that I drop on YouTube so I was blessed for that crowd. That group of people that grows over 5000 saw how people from around the world different countries and sometimes that text and being in infraction texted me and you know that’s in japanese and I’m like having to use a translator I have no they’re Russian you know so it’s actually cool and that’s why it’s been helping me to think more globally understand different views but still understand that there’s more than one god. One Lord one baptism but there’s many members and everyone’s perspectives are going to be different and need to be gracious. Like how can I walk with you as opposed to how can I show that I’m right.
Jake Enriquez: 39:38 So my favorite stuff is the piano so I can get on as well. You know I think it’s on soundcloud. Yes I just let it go and just let it play the piano much.
Joel McCray: 39:50 Thank you sir. So you haven’t heard Mr. McCray please go and check him out on media of those media outlets you look at him and check him out and listen to his music. We’ll have the show notes placed in there so you can do that. What a blessing it is just to be able to enjoy it.
Jake Enriquez: 40:06 And I would encourage you to do so if you haven’t already alright Joel let me ask you this before we go. One last word of encouragement. This is just for someone who may be struggling in their faith. you mentioned it earlier. Somebody might believe that hey I’m supposed to be this full time ministry or whatever but just struggle. Thank you. What would be your last words of encouragement.
Joel McCray: 40:32 your faith as the words says is actually the substance things hope for evidence of things not saying and we hear those things and don’t usually like what does that mean. You know and then we’ll hear other things like faith coming by here and here and by the Word of God. What does that mean. You know so I believe that if someone is really seeking and asking for direction trust their dreams. He speaks in dreams and visions. But lot of times we’re likes and most of the spaghetti. I don’t know what I’m dreaming about that you know me because we basically don’t put any any weight your own dreams. But think about like how many times have we had the same dream over and over again. It’s like civil war it is solemn and get his wisdom in a dream. Where did Joseph find out he’s going to be the leader of a nation in a dream where to take it find that he will be the father of many nations in a dream. Where did Abraham finally going to be the father of many nations in a trance in a dream world that Mary and Joseph find they’re going to have Jesus in a dream. It’s like when you’re going through the Bible all these folks are the only person that actually spoke face to face to God like a man was Moses. Yeah but everybody else recorded the numbers 12 speaks to him. Know he speaks in dreams and a vision. So I think the deal is like. What happens is that the Sabbath not to be technically Sabbath the Sabbath is major rest and technology has sped up and I think a lot of folks are struggling in their faith because they can’t slow down. You know sometimes put the phone down sometimes turn off all the technology because he said I’m in the still small voice you know if you walk through the neighborhood you actually see stone if you drive to the neighborhood you see house if you walk through the neighborhood you see Bermuda if you drive to a neighborhood you just see grass. If you walk through the neighborhood you see Sycamore but if you drive to the neighborhood you see tree some folks actually need to slow down so they can actually see the detail of what God is actually trying to say because it’s not the fact that he’s not speaking is going to fast here. So he’s like Sam Salmon I’m speaking at dreams of speaking and sleep. But even Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 5 3 sometimes we have so many dreams because then they’re knuckle incoherent because we’re too busy you know where there are too many drains too you know we can’t make sense of it because our minds all over the place you know so therefore like for me I had to go back through it. You know I got the guards convict and they said live your life like you write your music. I’m like well how’s that. What do you do. I heard the music. I didn’t study music. I don’t write music from there. I write music from inspiration. I mean I hear the arranging and I use theory to interpret it. And I have practice to execute it. So the deal is like OK I’m going to practice my faith I’m going to study the word that when I’m studying the actual scripture that helps me understand who Jesus is the logic behind the scripture but somehow believe their faith don’t come back reading the Bible. They go sit there. OK today on reading John one in the beginning was the word OK and memorized in the beginning was also there trying to memorize scripture and wonder why they don’t have any faith that you don’t get paid by memorizing texts. That’s graphic guess that scripture asks me revelation. I’m speaking all the time through relationships. Some of us but our relationships off. I got married. I don’t talk to you anymore. Well that’s where God was speaking to you. But you got that person. It’s like sometimes God speaks in nature but we don’t have time to go outside and look into the heavens and look at a bird you know. How do you think a plane came. I’m observing birds but if I don’t have time to look at nature I can’t create anything new. He said My nature is constantly speaking and giving support for free speech. I’m speaking to you in dreams and visions so our cut off our relationship. Cut off my fellowship. Don’t have time to watch how God’s creation flows and don’t have time to actually go to sleep. I’m not going to this. I’m just gonna throw it out there. So someone he’s got to slow down take a nap yeah watch some birds listen to some ocean waves and things like that. They say now what if God say. Because if I’m not hearing what he said then there’s no need to act. There is no faith. He speaks first. Yes. Then I act on that. There’s an action word and that’s another thing about Hebrew is that you know to say here God is to do what he says. So I heard a word from God and I don’t act on it then I didn’t hear it. That’s right. You know so I know my black culture. Mama say boy did you hear me. I like. But I’ll see you move it was like if God speaks we act.
Jake Enriquez: 45:11 For the show notes on this so simply go to pressandreach.com/pr33.
Jake Enriquez: 45:17 Once again. It’s been a joy hanging out with you. So please keep pressing and reaching and remember that you’re not walking out your faith alone. Out here. For he has promised that he will never leave you nor forsake. Have a blessed and wonderful day.
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2019-04-18T16:18:16Z
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http://www.pressandreach.com/breathe-with-joel-mccray/
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This month Gala celebrates the Special Olympics, Intersport has an exciting announcement, there are places up for grabs in the Virgin Media Night Run, and Olympian Sonia O’Sullivan tells us what she loves about parkrun.
When I was a kid, running was nothing more than a mode of transport. My mother didn’t drive, so once my father had gone to work I either had to walk or run to get anywhere – and I soon realised it was much faster to run! Much of my childhood was spent running and walking up and down the hills in Cobh, which kept me fit without me even realising it.
Soccer was the most popular sport in the town and my father was the goalkeeper for the local team, which was doing really well at the time, so they were heroes to everyone and we followed the team every weekend. There wasn’t much sport for girls back then, so local community games and meeting with friends after school to do some athletics was what got me started in running.
It wasn’t long before I was running with the Irish schools team, which led to a scholarship to Villanova University where I spent four years competing and ultimately qualified for the Barcelona Olympics where I finished fourth in the 3000 metres. This was when I realised that I could be really competitive at the top level and could already see lots of areas where I could improve. From there I went on to win the 5,000 metre world championship, the world cross country title and a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics, which I count as some of my proudest achievements.
And then in 2005 I discovered parkrun.
There was only one event back then, in Bushy Park in London, which I knew well because I practically trained there every day. parkrun added a whole new element to my training routine and it was great to be running in the company of others. There weren’t many participants back then – around 30 people took part – and I remember leaving my gear and a change of shoes in the back of Paul Sinton-Hewitt’s car. How times have changed!
It took a while for parkrun to reach Ireland and I was so excited when it did. To see the growth and enthusiasm around the country is fantastic and a pleasure to be part of. parkrun is the best thing to get you out the door on a Saturday morning.
I fell in love with parkrun from the start and through it I have met wonderful people from all corners of the world. I love finding new parkruns when I’m in a new place, and I can’t wait to earn my 100 milestone t-shirt soon. People are so friendly and I always find it interesting to chat with those who finish just ahead and just behind. It’s great to see so many different people getting so much from such a simple concept and enriching their lives through the parkrun community.
My advice to people who are new to parkrun is to take it easy when you first start. Go along with a friend if you feel nervous, and remember that there is absolutely no pressure at parkrun. It doesn’t matter if you run or walk, you’ll see your improvements week to week and this will motivate you to keep coming back. Before you know it, parkrun will be a habit.
These days I run to keep fit but I still set myself little targets to train for, and I also do some swimming and cycling to help avoid injuries. I feel so good after a run. I run because I can and I like that hungry feeling you get afterwards – food tastes so much better when you’ve earned it!
March marked the first step in the Olympic journey for Special Olympics athletes in Louth and Meath as they compete in the Special Olympics Area Event for Bowling at the Drogheda Leisureplex.
Taking place countrywide, thousands of athletes have been competing in 90 area events in multiple sports and the programme is the first step towards building the next team of Irish athletes to compete at World Games in 2019.
Special Olympics Ireland was joined by former Irish international rugby player and Special Olympics board member, David Wallace, and Gala Retail to announce Gala’s sponsorship of the all-island Area Events and a new four-year partnership.
Gala’s journey with Special Olympics Ireland begins by supporting the all-island Area Events, and the relationship will reflect the four-year Olympic cycle, with Gala’s sponsorship continuing until the 2019 World Summer Games. Gala’s support also includes the Ireland Winter Games (2016), the World Winter Games (2017) and Special Olympics European Games (2018).
Last year’s commitment to Team Ireland was a special partnership for Gala and from the outset, there were many special moments, right from the launch to the World Summer Games.
As an Irish-owned convenience group, with almost 200 Gala stores across the country, all of our stores and their communities know either Special Olympics athletes, volunteers or someone within the Special Olympics family. Therefore, it’s a partnership that resonates with the Gala Group, and one that we’re extremely proud to be associated with.
Kit is key to feeling good while you run and we are always ready with the latest and greatest from the brands. We are excited to announce that the new ASICS Gel-Luminus is now available exclusively at your local Intersport store. In great colours for men and women the shoes have the next generation DuoMax system which provides greater comfort and enhanced gait efficiency while the technical mesh upper stretches in multiple directions to create a glove-like fit.
To complete the family of exclusive running shoes we also have the new men’s and women’s ASICS Gel-Glorify 2 and the Gel-Indicate 2. Whether you want unparalleled stability, unbeatable cushioning or a lightweight shoe to help you run longer and go the distance, we have the one for you so find your nearest store and try these little beauties on.
We are always looking for feedback and have the shoes out with reviewers and bloggers (search for #RunLonger on Twitter). Remember to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook to keep up with what’s going on.
Take your place on the start line at the Virgin Media Night Run in partnership with Athletics Ireland. Feel the heart-pumping excitement of night running. Take in some of Dublin City’s most iconic sites while you fill the streets, because they’ll be closed off and yours to conquer. Virgin Media Night Run will take place on Sunday 22 May 2016 at 9:30pm.
With a fast, flat course it’s the perfect opportunity for those seeking PBs!
For parkrunnners looking to make the step up to a 10k, it gives the perfect opportunity to have fun while helping a great cause, as Dublin Simon Community is the official Charity Partner for the Virgin Media Night Run.
This along with a high quality race top, chip timing, race number, finishers medal, goodie bag and an electric race atmosphere, this year’s run is not to be missed! Check out our Facebook page and click here to register.
We were very saddened to hear of the recent death of Marlay parkrun regular and great friend, Karen Dexter. Karen and partner Chris travelled from Glendalough every Saturday morning to take part in parkrun and her love of the event and general joie de vivre became immediately evident to all who got to know Karen as both a runner and a volunteer. Over the past year Karen continued to participate in parkrun as a volunteer and many of you who did not have the pleasure of meeting her may well have been cheered on by Karen as a marshal or may have had a chat with her as a tail runner. In November 2014 Karen wrote to us to tell her parkrun story which you can read here. On behalf of Marlay parkrun we would like to extend our condolences to Chris and family.
Thanks to everyone at Castletown parkrun for making a few English tourists very welcome. The atmosphere was excellent and the course was beautiful. We will certainly recommend it to anyone we hear about who's visiting your neck of the woods.
Andy, Amy, Jamie and Adam.
I had a great time volunteering at parkrun as a first time marshal! For anyone who is thinking of volunteering but is nervous or unsure of what to expect, I was the same as you. But when you go there everyone is really friendly and you are well briefed on what needs to be done. It is great craic so c'mon guys volunteer – you won't regret it!
parkrun has made a huge difference to my life. I was a marathon runner in my earlier years and a member of the Dublin City Marathon committee. Now in my sixties I noticed parkruns through Operation Transformation and was hooked. I took part in my first parkrun at Griffeen and have completed some in Sligo since then. To my great joy I discovered that the wonderful Patricia Kelly was in the process of setting up Lough Key parkrun and I joined the kickstart team. Our first run will be on 14 May. We are excited and nervous. Until then I will be taking part in Sligo parkruns in Cleveragh Demesne. parkrun is a wonderful concept. To be running again, however slowly, is a joy and thanks to the friendliness of the teams at Griffeen and Sligo I am encouraged every time I run. Here's to many more parkruns.
Has parkrun made a difference to your running or your life in general? If so, we’d love to hear about it! Please get in touch.
Occupation: Currently on parental leave from the Higher Education Authority and fully employed with my four children!
Favourite volunteer role: Finish Tokens. I love being at the finish line to cheer the runners home and congratulate them. Everyone is always so delighted to cross the line and get their finish token.
What do you do at parkruns: At home parkrun is known as "Mammy's parkrun" as it's my hour away every week and my husband, Fergal, takes the kids off to swimming lessons. I cycle to St. Anne's and usually get there around 9.10 so there's plenty of time for a few stretches and most importantly a catch-up with fellow runners. There are a few "die-hards" who like me rarely miss a run and I love the chat beforehand. After the run there's usually time for another quick chat and sometimes a coffee. Then it's back on the bike and off to see how the swimming lessons are going!
How has parkrun changed your running: Before parkrun I just dabbled in the odd bit of running by myself. Since my first parkrun I've become much more aware of running times and distances and I really enjoy setting personal goals for myself and getting new PBs. As a result I've become much better at exercising and going for runs during the week. So parkrun has been hugely instrumental in me becoming fitter and faster!
What do you like about parkrun: The friendships. There is always a great buzz and atmosphere at parkruns and everybody talks to and encourages each other. I have made some wonderful and special friends at parkrun whose friendships I value hugely throughout my life.
Most memorable or funniest parkrun moment: Last December after a week of particularly bad rain, a stretch of the route at St. Anne's was completely water-logged and there was no way to avoid it. At the pre-run briefing we were warned about it but I was just expecting the puddles to be worse than usual after rain. But instead I found myself wading through freezing cold water more than knee-high deep for what seemed to be at least 20 metres! Definitely felt like it was parkswim at that stage. I remember thinking that it was crazy trying to run through that water in the middle of winter and no-one thinking straight would opt to go through it again, but instead would call it a day after one lap of the two lap St. Anne's route – but of course I'm hooked on parkrun so I did the second lap and so did every other runner too. For the record, the shoes dried out fine and survived to do many more parkruns!
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2019-04-26T15:16:39Z
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https://www.parkrun.ie/news/2016/04/14/monthly-newsletter-14-april-2016/
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I haven’t written one of these for a while and I have loads to say so ill do it in chunks. I write them primarily for anyone with a brain injury and if you are anything like me then you will have a terrible attention span so I try to keep to a max of 1500 words. This is the first chunk, I have no idea how many chunks there will be because I’m also terrible at planning but lets start before I use any more of my 1500 words!
I was reflecting the other day on how much traumatic brain injury has transformed my life, the change was instant and much of my recovery has been adjusting to that change.
The day before the accident I was a student in Manchester that worked in a bar in the busy and vibrant city centre. I loved to go out drinking, socialising, training at the gym, staying up all night, more drinking and even some studying. Being around mates, always being on the go and always having a laugh was so much fun and I vowed to get back to this way of living.
It was 2007, they had been out a while and never really appealed to me but during my stay in hospital I remember seeing lots of adverts for different Irish ciders served in a pint glass over lots of ice. Those adverts used to make me drool in fact I used to visualise sitting on the patio on a hot day and drinking one, I couldn’t wait! I longed to go for a night out, that was my focus, my end goal if you like. I remember the neurologist doing his rounds and telling me about the dangers of drinking. I remember thinking “yeah whatever mate!” confident that I knew more about the effects of alcohol post brain injury than a consultant neurologist. In a similar way to when you were 16 and knew more than your parents about… well anything in life.
That is one of the few memories I have from my time in hospital, some of the things I went through during my time in hospital were very distressing and are particularly painful for my family and friends to recall. I however don’t remember much about the 6 months I spent there, I do remember having lots of visitors and being Mr Popular often wondering what all the fuss was about. I remember feeling quite confident of my life returning to how it was, I remember being fairly confident that I could walk out and get on a bus into town to prove how well I was. The fact I had a bandage covering a tracheostomy scar on my neck, I weighed under 8 stone, my speech was very quiet and stammered, I would get exhausted walking 10 metres down the hospital corridor and forgot anything I was told a few seconds later are all good reasons why I was wrong. Oh yes I also had no money and was wearing my pyjamas and slippers, they were good reasons as well! The reason I thought this way was that I didnt realise or understand, I don’t think I even attempted to understand I was just totally unaware! I had whats called poor insight into my condition.
Poor insight of my condition means that I had very poor understanding i.e. I had no clue about the seriousness of what had happened to me. This is classic behaviour of someone who has recently survived a serious traumatic brain injury. Our brains are the mechanism by which we make sense of the world and that mechanism only a few weeks earlier had been hit by a Ford Fiesta hard enough to rattle around inside my skull and knock me unconscious for 16 days. No wonder things didn’t make sense!
So skip a few months and I was back home in Scarborough and keen to push on with my recovery, the time had come for me to have a bottle of that golden cider I had been drooling over for so long! I went on an afternoon when it was quiet because I hated noise and loud music, I found it so confusing and fatiguing which I was convinced was a temporary thing that I wouldn’t have to deal with for long. I forget who was with me but I remember choosing the venue for my comeback a place with no music, the legendary Lord Roseberry in Scarborough. Roseberry’s was our first Wetherspoons Pub, I have many happy memories of being in there and it was familiar. We approached the building from the side door to go upstairs, everything normal until I got inside. Something had changed it smelt different, you could smell things other than smoke, the smoking ban had come in on July 1st and you could no longer smoke indoors. I never smoked so this should have been great but it was just confusing, part of a night out was smelling your clothes the next day and wretching from the stench of the smoke. That was familiarity but it was good news for all the nights out I planned to go on as my life returned to normal! Ey ey!
I was soon distracted by the smoky confusion by the arrival of my cider, this was going to be amazing the moment I’d been waiting for! That golden cider was going to excite my tastebuds and slip down my neck like golden nectar the moment I’d been dreaming about was upon me, I waited a few more seconds before taking a sip…… URRRGGHHH!! It was disgusting! It reminded me of that little bottle filled with a mixture of spirits you stole off your dad to take out on a Friday night when you were 14….. Erm that other kids stole off their dads and they drunk. Having never done such a thing I wouldn’t have any idea! ANYWAY my expectations of the bottle of Irish Cider I had so been looking forward to never came true, my tastebuds seemed to have changed.
Disheartened I returned home at about 5pm to find Top Gear on the TV, I used to like Top Gear mainly for Richard Hammond who’s book I had been attempting to read for ages (double vision means that reading is something I have difficulty with). Richard Hammond had a Traumatic Brain Injury when he crashed in a jet car at 200mph in 2006, although my circumstances were much less cool our injuries were remarkably similar (he crashed a jet powered car at 200mph and I got run over by a Ford Fiesta outside McDonalds!). I found him to be a great source of inspiration and hoped I could make as good a recovery as he had. So imagine my surprise when the next 3 programs were also Top Gear, digital TV was in its infancy and required a set top box (remember them!), being a university student for the last couple of years I hadn’t really kept up. I went to check the channel and I thought it was some sort of joke!
Before I was admitted to hospital I spent a lot of time in pubs both working and as a customer, it was somewhere normal and where I was comfortable and knew well. All of a sudden things had changed, they smelt different and there was no smoking in pubs! I didn’t like alcohol and there was a TV Channel called DAVE?!? I Wondered when channels Peter and Steve would start broadcasting? I had double vision, I was so easily exhausted, had difficulty speaking and spoke with a bad stammer. The world was somewhere I didn’t fit anymore, although changes like the smoking ban were coincidences beyond my control they just added to my confusion and dropping confidence. I used to have so much energy it was like my body had aged 60 years, I went to bed for the fourth time that day I was always so tired!
I remember that day well and although I can look back and laugh at it now that was the start of some bad times for me. TBI is so often followed by times of depression as you start to understand what has happened to you and think of the implications this will have for the rest of your life. I wanna explain why depression is actually a good thing but not now I’ve gone over 1500 words, thats for the next chunk!
I love your sharing Brooke. It is so good to get so much insight into your world and the world of the TBI. I can’t wait for your next one.
I was pushed to the pub by my mate one evening whilst I was still in hospital. We were going to watch the football. We hadn’t of course told anyone on the ward. The effects of two pints of cider when you have had a major stroke and haven’t had a drink for weeks are different!! When we got back to the hospital it was shut!!!! Apparently I sat there outside saying (loudly) “they’ve shut my hotel”. Two nurses took pity on us and told how to get in by a back door!!! The Sister tore me off a strip in the morning and left me with a heap of material about the dangers of drinking!!!
ha ha ha ha what a brilliant story Tony! Because you’re ill people think you should wrap yourself in cotton wool and take no risks. Of course they have your best interests at heart but forget that you’re still human. If we were in the ward I’d have come with you!
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2019-04-24T16:26:09Z
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http://www.braininjurybrooke.co.uk/21-the-change-part-one/
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