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The LEGO Batman Theatrical Trailer
Darkness! No Parents! Lego Batman returns in his own movie as Warner Bros. Pictures releases the new trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie. View trailer.
In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The LEGO Movie a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure: The LEGO Batman Movie. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker's hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.
Will Arnett reprises his role of Batman from The LEGO Movie as the voice of the titular Dark Knight, alongside Michael Cera as Robin the boy wonder, Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, Ralph Fiennes as Alfred Pennyworth, Mariah Carey as Gotham's mayor and Zach Galifianakis as The Joker. First, I loved The LEGO Movie. I can quote that movie almost line by line. Thus, it's a no-brainer that I'll probably love seeing The LEGO Batman Movie. Definitely looks hilarious.
The LEGO Batman Movie flies into theaters next year on February
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KD struggles as Thunder force way past Mavs, 100-88
It was an ugly first half, but KD managed to get his post game going late.
By Marina Mangiaracina@MarinaWTLC Oct 13, 2015, 10:46pm CDT
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This... isn't a good shot, but at least we won anyway!
In what was mostly a close competition throughout, the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to pull away from the Dallas Mavericks late, 100-88. The Mavericks were missing four of their five starters, including Dirk Nowitzki, Chandler Parsons, Wes Matthews, and Deron Williams. Nevertheless, the Mavericks were able to get excellent offensive production out of John Jenkins, who led all scorers with 26 points. Zaza Pachulia and Charlie Villanueva were able to help out the Mavs as well, chipping in 21 total points while shooting at 50%.
The difference came during the fourth quarter, when OKC blew things open with a 12-0 run. The Thunder had Kanter, Waiters, and McGary in the game to ignite the run. Meanwhile, the Mavs were playing a lineup of Anderson-Ndour-Wilson-Ashley-Famous. That lineup includes four forwards, no point guard, and no recognizable names. In other words, the Thunder won this game because they wanted to win it, while the Mavericks really didn't.
The real star for Oklahoma City tonight was Russell Westbrook. Russ led all Thunder players with 19 points, shot an efficient 8-13 from the floor, and had 2 steals. Enes Kanter was right behind Westbrook in the scoring column, finishing with 17. The rebounding ability of Kanter was something to behold as well, as he managed 5 offensive rebounds and 11 in total. Morrow and Waiters also hit the double digit column, chipping in 10 points each.
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Kevin Durant had 5 turnovers and no assists
It was a really tough night for KD. After an early made three, Durant had some serious trouble creating space for himself. Jumpers were going up off balance, double-teams were having an effect, and KD was even called for a couple of weak offensive fouls. Jeremy Evans covered Kevin Durant for most of the first quarter, while Justin Anderson covered Durant for most of the third quarter. Anderson went to the same high school as Durant, so there was definitely some personal pride at stake there. Defensively, Durant was having some awareness problems as well. I saw two separate plays where Durant was beaten on backdoor cuts to the rim by Evans and Anderson.
At one point in the game, KD was 1 of 8 from the floor with 4 turnovers. I was really worried. How could Durant look so human against such pedestrian defenders? Then, all of a sudden, a sleeping giant woke up. KD performed three consecutive successful drives to the rim in the span of a minute and a half. Only one of these drives was on Justin Anderson, but the whole thing looked impressive enough.
Westbrook punishes smaller guards
It's really been amazing to watch Russell play these first few games. He approaches his offense with such ferocity. Westbrook's trademark shot used to be when he ran to the free throw line and pulled up. Now, Westbrook's most used move is when he puts his butt into his defender, gets a ton of space, and rises for a turnaround bank shot. It's very classic, very cool.
Westbrook was able to do all of his other usual stuff today too. There was a three off the dribble. A couple early steals that got the Thunder out to the lead. A clever drive on a mismatch with Justin Anderson. A couple amazing bursts to the rim around screens. To me, it's becoming more apparent that Westbrook doesn't need a offensive big on the floor in order to score effectively. (As if I didn't know that already.)
Slammin' Notes
OKC's new mission of guarding the three point line is a success. The Mavericks were 4-22 (18%). I even saw Ibaka close out on a guard near the arc.
Serge Ibaka was off tonight. Not a single positive stat but rebounds. His shots were just a little bit long, so I'm not too worried yet.
The Payne-Kanter and Waiters-Kanter pick and roll combos looked amazing. Both sets got into the offense so quickly and effectively.
Speaking of Enes Kanter, he was really effective with his back to the basket today. I think it's because he had such good post positioning. Also, it's been three games, and tonight signaled Kanter's first shot outside of the paint. And that shot was on the tip of the free throw line. This is definitely going to be a trend.
Anthony Morrow was a wizard at finding those quick threes. Three of Morrow's four makes came off of short passes on the perimeter. Morrow's other make was an off the dribble step inside the three point line shot.
Dion Waiters had two needless fouls by wildly going behind player's backs for steals. Waiters also blew an open layup in the fourth and traveled on a jump stop. Amazing game overall, though. Most impressive play was a stepback and-one. The ultimate combination of Dion Waiters memes!
Mitch McGary is still a bit undisciplined. Mitch allowed the Mavs to get an easy foul on him in transition away from the hoop. The, McGary traveled on the next possession while alone with the ball. But, forget that. McGary had a corner three! It's real! He's also been amazing when passing off the dribble or running in transition.
Both Waiters and Payne had comeback scores after they were scored upon, which was nice.
OKC's threes and offensive rebounds were part of the reason behind a early 44-34 lead. But then Donovan ran this really senseless lineup of Augustin-Morrow-Singler-McGary-Kanter. There was no ability to move the ball, and the Thunder offense took a few early bad shots. Meanwhile, the Mavs went on an 11-0 run until Steve Novak came in and hit a three.
Speaking of Steve Novak, he was 2-2 from behind the three point arc today. One of them was on a really slick pick and pop. Novak did give up at least one offensive rebound though. Always a give and take.
The backup point guard battle is as wild as ever. Augustin had 8 assists, but he also had 4 turnovers and shot 1-8 from the field. It was apparent that D.J. could move the ball, but it was hard for him to survive when the Thunder were bereft of offense. Cameron Payne was much more successful in limited time. Payne had 8 points on 3-5 shooting with 2 assists in just 8 minutes. Payne's performance tonight was just a flash in the pan, though. These two point guards are looking dead even as it stands.
Steven Adams was the epitome of hustle tonight. Most impressive to me were Adams assists, where he was able to screen for somebody on the perimeter and make an effortless handoff. Adams was also able to grab a couple offensive boards, one of which was for a score. The only thing that puzzles me about Adams is his ability to hit the first free throw, but miss the second. The second free throw is supposed to be easier!
Nick Collison wasn't much of a presence, but there was a play where he grabbed an offensive board, set a screen, got the ball back, set another screen, and made an assist. At least, I think that's how it went down. Brian Davis was all over it.
Enes Kanter left the game with a right ankle sprain during the fourth quarter.
Marina's Awards:
Thunder Wonder: Russell Westbrook, the fountain of eternal athleticism
Thunder Down Under: Enes Kanter, our best offensive rebounder ever
Thunder Blunder: Serge Ibaka, 0-4 from the field, 2 TOs
Thunder Plunderer: John Jenkins, who can hit any shot off the dribble and around a screen.
Next Game: At the Memphis Grizzlies, Friday, October 16th, 7 PM Central Daylight Time.
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Top Ten Books Featuring Characters Going Through Hell
The Broke and Bookish
These are all books where characters are dealing with overwhelming personal loss, the books detail their emotional struggles and how they persevere through horrible circumstances. The links will lead you to Goodreads to check them out.
This is how my heart felt after reading these books.
1. The Fifth Wave (The Fifth Wave #1) by Rick Yancey
After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.
Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker.
Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.
I don't know how people are able to deal the rapid fire loss of eveything familiar and normal. But Mr. Yancey does a wonderful job of immersing readers in that uncomfortable place. The sequel to this is even better than the first and definitely worth checking out.
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safron Foer
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is an inventor, amateur entomologist, Francophile, letter writer, pacifist, natural historian, percussionist, romantic, Great Explorer, jeweller, detective, vegan, and collector of butterflies. When his father is killed in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centre, Oskar sets out to solve the mystery of a key he discovers in his father's closet. It is a search which leads him into the lives of strangers, through the five boroughs of New York, into history, to the bombings of Dresden and Hiroshima, and on an inward journey which brings him ever closer to some kind of peace.
The narrator of this story is a very intelligent and engaging young man, who is coping incredible loss while learning from the loss of others. Has some wonderful moments, and great writing.
3. Angelfall by Susan Ee
It's been six weeks since the angels of the apocalypse destroyed the world as we know it. Only pockets of humanity remain.
Savage street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night.
When angels fly away with a helpless girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back...
This was not at all what I expected out of Angel lore.
I was pleasantly surprised by the world building and awesome writing. The love between a family is enough to drive them forward. The follow up is Awesome too!!
4. Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy #1) by Pierce Brown
The Earth is dying. Darrow is a Red, a miner in the interior of Mars. His mission is to extract enough precious elements to one day tame the surface of the planet and allow humans to live on it. The Reds are humanity's last hope.
Or so it appears, until the day Darrow discovers it's all a lie. That Mars has been habitable - and inhabited - for generations, by a class of people calling themselves the Golds. A class of people who look down on Darrow and his fellows as slave labour, to be exploited and worked to death without a second thought.
Until the day that Darrow, with the help of a mysterious group of rebels, disguises himself as a Gold and infiltrates their command school, intent on taking down his oppressors from the inside. But the command school is a battlefield - and Darrow isn't the only student with an agenda.
This is an amazing story of perseverance, its full of action, humor emotion and Awesomeness!! How Have you not read this yet? Read My Review Here
5. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
The monster showed up after midnight. As they do.
But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming...
This monster is something different, though. Something ancient, something wild. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor.
It wants the truth.
How you deal with grief and how it can manifest, into a very tangible part of your life is explored through this narrative. This is a short but very emotional read, have tissues handy. Check out my review Here!
6. Oryx and Crake (MadAddam #1) by Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey–with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake–through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.
This has a wonderful mix of sci-fi and emotional turmoil, that makes you question how far your humanity or lack thereof will take you.
7.The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
This is a incredibly popular and heart filled book, that deserves the hype. Although the dialogue reads like people much older are talking rather than the teens described,it's still awesome. Definitely something you should check out.
8. Unwind (Unwind Dystology #1) by Neal Shusterman
The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound," whereby all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state, is not enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and to survive.
This world is a place where your parents can decide your not worth more than the some of your parts literally. The morality described is twisted but the use of current news articles to remind you we're not as removed from this world as we think.
9. The Book Theif by Marcus Zusak
HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE
1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.
Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH
It's a small story, about:
an accordionist
some fanatical Germans
a Jewish fist fighter
and quite a lot of thievery.
ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW - DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES
Death makes a very blunt, but interesting narrator. People love this book, and it is definitely worth checking out because of the premise alone. But I don't recommend it, without my reservations, see my review Here.
10. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia and settles in Philadelphia, hoping for a chance at a better life. Instead, she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins succumb to an illness a few pennies could have prevented. Hattie gives birth to nine more children whom she raises with grit and mettle and not an ounce of the tenderness they crave. She vows to prepare them for the calamitous difficulty they are sure to face in their later lives, to meet a world that will not love them, a world that will not be kind. Captured here in twelve luminous narrative threads, their lives tell the story of a mother's monumental courage and the journey of a nation.
This is a very harrowing journey and emotional tale, that highlights many characters going through their inner mental stuggles which at times overpowers them physically.
Link your Top Ten Tuesday posts below, and let me know what you thought of the books mentioned. Thanks for stopping by!!
A Darker Shade of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab
Kell is one of the last Travelers—rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit.
Grey London is dirty, boring, lacks magic, ruled by mad King George. Red London is where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire. White London is ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. People fight to control magic, and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones. Once there was Black London - but no one speaks of that now.
Officially, Kell is the Red Traveler, personal ambassador and adopted Prince of Red London, carrying the monthly correspondences between royals of each London. Unofficially, Kell smuggles for those willing to pay for even a glimpse of a world they'll never see. This dangerous hobby sets him up for accidental treason. Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs afoul of Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She robs him, saves him from a dangerous enemy, then forces him to another world for her 'proper adventure'.
But perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, Kell and Lila will first need to stay alive — trickier than they hoped.
I am a huge fan of Ms. Schwab, and thoroughly enjoyed her book Vicious. But this was more fantasy, less sci-fi and overall a let down from a great author. The storyline itself is confusing, I got through the first few chapters before I realized I needed to backtrack. The world building wasn't engaging, and I finished the book knowing it could have been alot better than it was. The emotional engagement wasn't there for me,which surprised me because it was what I enjoyed most from this author in her past work.
"Magic was truly a beautiful disease. But only when the hosts were strong enough."
It took me so long to read because I was sifting through wasted potential. The relationship between the two main characters Kell and Lila, was relate-able and likeable, but never fleshed out. Considering the partnership they decide to partake on together, their direct interaction with each other, rather than others, was limited. I still don't completely understand how Red, White, Grey and Black London work, and there's no real way to get around that. Worldbuilding 101, don't make your descriptions unclear and don't rush through things which would provide more clarity. You shouldn't have to wait for a follow up to the book your reading to understand how it works.
The quote above is one of two, that I enjoyed and picked out while reading. This means most of the book is spent propelling the plot, with little explanation in between. But I finished it and at times felt enthralled and engaged with the action described. The pacing was good, and the Magic described was interesting. Overall the book was likeable, but not really compelling, or above average for readers. This is a planned trilogy but I won't be reading any follow up books. If your a fan of fantasy, young adult and V. E. Schwab, check it out. But if your not really into it about a third of the way through, don't expect it to improve much beyond that.
Lazarus: The First Collection #1-9 by Greg Rucka (Writer), Michael Lark (Illustrator), Santi Arcas (Illustrator)
In a dystopian near-future, government is a quaint concept, resources are coveted, and possession is 100% of the law. A handful of Families rule, jealously guarding what they have and exploiting the Waste who struggle to survive in their domains. Forever Carlyle defends her family's holdings through deception and force as their protector, their Lazarus. Shot dead defending the family home, Forever's day goes downhill from there...
Throughout the series Forever Carlyle works hard to defend her family and home. But struggles throughout the series with her own identity. This series is violent, emotional and very entertaining. Throughout the series it highlights the great disparity in wealth distribution that exists in the world, people outside of family's or their service are considered Waste. The series was inspired in part by the Occupy WallStreet movement, so many parallels are intentional.
Forever is a feat of science, physically enhanced and perfected to be the Family's perfect defender. All of the powerful Family's in Lazarus have their own Lazari for their family. But Forever must grapple with the possibility she is not biologically related to her family. There is quite a bit about how the allegiances are formed between families and the corrupt nature of this world, but how Forever deals with it all, is the most fascinating.
The large majority in this overpopulated world are Waste. Waste exist at the brim of poverty and the mercy of the Family's charity. Most people work hard and go though a selection process called Lift that will make them valuable servants to a family and improve their status.
The action scenes are great along with the rest of the artwork, and this shifting perspective comic has alot left in store for readers. Forever is not quite a super hero and the dystopian society brings a wonderful story line to the medium. If your not into comics but enjoy dystopias, this comic is definitely something you should check out. How wealth and power corrupt in this futuristic setting is close enough to home to make you think about the society we live in. (P.S. I will only review larger collections of comics at a time.)
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Mammoth Mountain finally closes its slopes after a Monster 261-day Season
August 2, 2019 Cap Allon
Mammoth Mountain —located along the east side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, California— has finally closed for the season after receiving near-record snowfall this past winter.
According to the resort, Mammoth's season lasted a monster 261 days — the third longest seasons on record, with the latest-ever closing dates being Aug 13, 1995 (solar minimum of cycle 22) and Aug 6, 2017 (approaching solar minimum of cycle 24).
Throughout the 2018-2019 season, the resort received a total 718 inches (18.2 m) of snow at its summit and 492 inches (12.5 m) at the main lodge — the second largest accumulation in the resort's history.
In February alone, 207 inches (5.3 m) of powder fell, marking the snowiest February on record.
Mammoth Mountain in California recorded its 3rd longest ever winter season. It opened on 9 November 2018 and closed on 28 July 2019! Season pass holders got 261 days on the slopes🎿🏂⛷☃❄ @MammothMountain @BlackDiamond
— MadDogSki (@maddogski) August 1, 2019
Check out a little @MammothUnbound closing day action! Thanks to EVERYONE that came out yesterday to close out out 261 day season. pic.twitter.com/PDKIjhfXZy
— MammothMountain (@MammothMountain) July 29, 2019
The Mountain reopens for the season on November 9.
COSMIC RAYS, CLOUD SEEDING AND GLOBAL COOLING
Galactic Cosmic Rays are a mixture of high-energy photons and sub-atomic particles accelerated toward Earth by supernova explosions and other violent events in the cosmos. Solar Cosmic Rays are the same, though their source is the sun.
Cosmic rays hitting Earth's atmosphere create aerosols which, in turn, seed clouds — making cosmic rays an important player in our weather and climate (Svensmark, et al).
During solar minimum, like the one we're entering now, the sun's magnetic field weakens and the outward pressure of the solar wind decreases — this allows more cosmic rays to penetrate our planet's atmosphere. With this being a Grand Solar Minimum we're entering, Cosmic Rays should be off the charts — and that's exactly what researchers are seeing:
Along with an uptick in localised precipitation, increased cloud cover has another major implication for our climate:
"Clouds are the Earth's sunshade, and if cloud cover changes for any reason, you have global warming, or global cooling," — Roy W. Spencer PhD.
The upshot of our descent into this next Grand Solar Minimum will be a cooling of the planet.
I think we are headed towards a prolong 50-70 year period of COOLING…
The "Greenhouse" theory of #ClimateChange will be shelved at the Museum of Irreproachable Science Results within the next 25-30 years, and its silliness will be a topic of study by social scientists..😎
— Ned Nikolov, Ph.D. (@NikolovScience) August 1, 2019
Furthermore, since the recent record El Niño's peak in 2016, global average temperatures have been nosediving. This cooling trend will likely accelerate further over the coming months, as the effects of the super El Niño continue to wane and eventually dissipate — expected sometime in August 2019.
The cold times are returning.
For more on GCRs and Cooling:
NASA Predicts Next Solar Cycle will be Lowest in 200 Years (Dalton Minimum Levels) + the Implications
M6.6 Earthquake Hits 56km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.9 Earthquake Strikes 102km WSW of Tugu Hilir, Indonesia


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Victorian Bushfires – media reporting a causal link to bush arsonist arousal
Fri, 2009-06-26 18:01 by Tigerquoll
The Australian Press Council has just dismissed a complaint against Sydney Morning Herald columnist Miranda Devine about her opinion article back on 12-Feb-09 'Green ideas must take blame for deaths.' Devine's provocative article dogmatically accused "the power of green ideology" for poor forest management practices and as the key reason for the exacerbated scale and ferocity of the Victorian bushfires in 2009. ['Complaint against Devine dismissed, SMH, 26-Jun-09, p.5] But although provocative, Devine's 'opinion' article pales in comparison to the social implications of headline media reporting of extreme bushfire risk immediately BEFORE the bushfires! See also "Victorian Bush-fires: ABC 7.30 Report ignores facts, creates scapegoats" and "Responding to incorrect fire information by joining the debate" and "Comments on recent fire-management in bush-fire areas" and "Greens, logging, forest fires and malaria" and "Deforestation drys continents - new theory explains how"
The Australian Press Council has just dismissed a complaint against Sydney Morning Herald columnist Miranda Devine about her 'opinion' article back on 12-Feb-09 'Green ideas must take blame for deaths.' But although provocative, Devine's 'opinion' article pales in comparison to the social implications of headline media reporting of extreme bushfire risk immediately BEFORE the bushfires! ['Complaint against Devine dismissed', SMH, 26-Jun-09, p.5] Note that the date of the article was made while fires still raged. Also, note that the article was published on the front page of the Herald, indicating that the editor was unusually highly supportive of it. Normally, the Herald's 'Opinion and Letter's' articles are printed way back around page 12.
The main inflammatory bits drawing criticism in Devine's article were:
"It wasn't climate change which killed as many as 300 people in Victoria last weekend…it was the power of green ideology over government to oppose attempts to reduce fuel hazards before a megafire erupts." [and] "If politicians are intent on whipping up a lynch mob to divert attention from their own culpability, it is not arsonists who should be hanging from lamp-posts but greenies."
Clearly, the article's emotive tone expresses anger, frustration, retaliation and spiteful provocation. Perhaps this is understandable given the scale of the disaster and public shock, disbelief and for many, the personal loss. People react in their own way to tragedy. Devine's article upset many and presumably it was intended to in order to unseat entrenched community complacency about bushfire management.
If so I agree with her motive, but not her method.
The Australian Press Council considered the article's lead paragraphs as 'dogmatic' and 'confrontational'. But the complainants asserted that the article breached a number of Press Council principles. Yet the Press Council's principles or journalism are vague and advocate the rights of journalists rather than prescribing responsibilities. The principles include noble motherhood ideals such as being accurate, fair and balanced, not being misleading, acting in the public interest and not being biased against minority groups. So then perhaps the complainants were misguided and it is not surprising that the Press Council found that publicising the article didn't breach any of these principles.
Devine was accused of incitement in her article, which is a fair interpretation. On Crikey, Greg Barns questions whether Devine's article incited violence. He suggests that in "these fraught times, where there is a smell of blood in the air as well as smoke, as communities, individuals and the media look to find someone to blame for the Victorian bushfires, are just the environment where incitement flourishes." Barns goes on: "To date no one appears to have acted on the inflammatory statements of Ms Devine and her fellow sabre rattlers, but that does not matter, says the law. It is enough that the incitement to commit a offence occurs, it is irrelevant that no one acted on the statement made." SOURCE: http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/17/did-miranda-devine-incite-violence/
In the press at the time, local anger in Gippsland was palpable and vigilante feeling clearly was at breaking point. But it was targeted at the arsonists.
No-one rationally can blame the conservation movement and its ecological principles for the Victorian Bushfires. The bush and its creatures were innocent victims of the fires, just like people, livestock and houses. Many tend to forget this in the wake of such enormous tragedy. But one must blame the arsonists.
Yet it wasn't apparently just arsonists that caused the ignitions and it is the task of Brumby's Royal Commission to investigate and find out the causes of all the ignitions. However, thereafter, the real problem solving should start, but I doubt Brumby will have the will and instead will want to close the political door on the bushfire tragedy - just like the bushfire investigations of the past and interstate.
But let's turn more importantly to the media incitement before the bushfires!
The Age newspaper in Melbourne during the Victorian heatwave through January and early February 2009 immediately preceding the bushfires, ran headlines repeating the extreme bushfire risk. On 6 February 2009, the day before the fires started, indeed the Premier of Victoria John Brumby issued a warning about the extreme weather conditions expected on 7 February: "It's just as bad a day as you can imagine and on top of that the state is just tinder-dry. People need to exercise real common sense tomorrow".
Was this wise?
To serial dormant bush arsonists and to would be arsonists, this frenzied media excitement about such pending doom surely would have been been read by arsonists and I suggest directly incited the bush arson. Yet at the time there was no complaining or realisation of this. If bush arsonists are found to have been the key causes of the ignitons and indeed of the most catestrophic firestorms that burt alive people for instance Marysville and Kinglake, then the investigation must focus on the root cause of the arsonist motivations. I argue that media arousal through its sensationalising of the bushfire risk and its portrayal of the bushfire threat is directly responsible and accountable for actual bush arson. Let's see what the Royal Commission concludes.
Getting back to the subject of press responsibility, let's look at where the Press Council actually prescribes reporting restrictions on journalists. Take the subject of media reporting of suicide. In the Council's General Press Release No. 246 (i) (July 2001) on Reporting of Suicide, The Press Council "calls upon the press to continue to exercise care and responsibility in reporting matters of suicide consistent with government attempts to curb the suicide rate. Research shows that an association exists between media portrayal of suicide and actual suicide, and that in some cases the link is causal. So the Press Council recommends journalists avoid reporting which might encourage copy-cat suicides and which unnecessary references details of or the place of a suicide, or which uses language which trivialises, romanticises, or glorifies suicide." [SOURCE: http://www.presscouncil.org.au/pcsite/activities/guides/gpr246_1.html]
So on the sensitive topic of suicide, the Press Council is quite prescriptive, moreso than in its broader principles for journalists rights.
Serious thought needs to be given by all levels of government and by the Press Council as the media industry's representative body to the reporting of bushfire risks. Just as links can be drawn between the media portrayal of suicide and actual suicide, causal links can be drawn between the media portrayal of bushfire risk and bush arson arousal.
This is a matter for criminal psychology. Media sensationalising of bushfire risk and of bush arson is known to incite bush arson and copy-cat bush arson. This is a little known and neglected form of social deviant behaviour, yet it has become increasingly prevalent and deadly.
There is an urgent need for national level investment into bush arson criminology research and investigations. Media rights and responsibility for reporting bushfires play a critical role, perhaps more than many of us realise.
Victorian fires 2009
Bushfire Management
Sheila Newman
Miranda mulch
Fortunately there is no longer anything to stop us criticising Miranda Devine's ill-based opinions, which the Australian promotes so enthusiastically. On candobetter.org we have a number of articles with arguements, on far more specific terms than Mirandas', which can show that Miranda has gone off on a rather injurious frolic. See for instance "Victorian Bush-fires: ABC 7.30 Report ignores facts, creates scapegoats" and "Responding to incorrect fire information by joining the debate" and "Comments on recent fire-management in bush-fire areas" and "Greens, logging, forest fires and malaria" and "Deforestation drys continents - new theory explains how" What do you expect of journalists in the mainstream press? Once journalists were selected from the best writers and thinkers, but since the 20th century they have become syndicated and dumbed down merely to sell real estate and other products, to finish up as packaging for fish and chips and garbage. Although you can also mulch them, it would be altogether better if we just didn't chop the trees down in the first place. In fact, you could look at the whole thing this way: Miranda Devine writes for crummy newspapers which use up a lot of trees for paper. Cutting down trees causes drying of landscape and predisposes our environment to more bushfires. Miranda Devine must take personal blame for deaths in bushfires. She could help the bushfire effort therefore by stopping writing. Sheila Newman, population sociologist home page


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Happy Days, Young Vic
Posted on February 4, 2014 March 1, 2014 by Catherine Love
"The function of utopia is a critique of what is present." – Ernst Bloch
I find myself thinking a lot about utopia, optimism, hope and idealism, as well as theatre's place in that matrix of positivity. Perhaps it's because, at heart, I think I'm an essentially optimistic person. As an optimist (most of the time) and as a theatre lover, it's unsurprising that I invest the theatre I see with the possibility of hope, however small. Whether it's Jill Dolan's infectiously passionate Utopia in Performance, which greeted me like an embrace after weeks of burying myself in theory which all seemed to disavow theatre's radical and optimistic potential, or the hopeful striking of a match at the end of Lucy Ellinson's border ballad, it's those slivers of optimism which always catch my attention.
Predictably, then, I was struck by that opening quotation from Ernst Bloch. It dragged my mind back to a discussion that Dan Hutton and I had on Exeunt a few months ago, in which we jumped off from Andrew Haydon's (slightly disingenuous) positing of hope and critique as two sides of a dichotomy, opening into a consideration of hope in the theatre we were seeing at last year's Edinburgh Fringe. One of our shared conclusions was that there can in fact be critique within a hopeful narrative, a point that Bloch's statement succinctly nails. The same, I think, might be said of discourses steeped in optimism. Just as utopian thought can function as critique, so too perhaps can optimism.
The scorched world of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days is clearly not a utopia of any description. Indeed, it would not be much of a stretch to describe it as a dystopia. In Natalie Abrahami's new production at the Young Vic, the striking prison of earth in which Winnie is trapped is less a mound of sand and more an inhospitable, rapidly eroding rock face, sloping sharply down towards the audience. Within Beckett's demanded limitations, Vicki Mortimer's design draws out both the precarious nature of Winnie's predicament and the yearning, upwards movement that pulls in vain against her cruel, unexplained confinement. Add to this sound designer Tom Gibbons' chillingly discordant "bell", slicing Winnie's time into regimented portions of waking and sleeping – not to mention the encroaching possibility that the sand will soon completely bury her – and it looks like a fairly hopeless situation. So what are we to make of Winnie's stubborn optimism?
Optimism, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, can be defined in two distinct ways. The first, more commonly used definition is hopefulness in a forward-looking sense; the placing of hope in a future outcome. The second definition, however, is the belief that "this world is the best of all possible worlds" – optimism grounded in the here and now. By this definition, as I look around at the grim state of the world we presently live in, I would class as a pessimist. Winnie, however, with her repeated, irrationally cheery "this will have been a happy day", is an optimist by any definition.
Or is she? Her refrain, significantly, is "this will have been a happy day", not "this is a happy day". The happiness is always contingent, always deferred. This statement is often followed, after a pause, by the qualification "so far", again haunting her contentment with the spectre of future calamities (unsurprisingly, one might argue, given the ever-present threat of suffocation by sand). Time itself is manipulated throughout the play, as in much of Beckett's work, further complicating matters. Winnie seems, at certain points, to have destroyed the notion of change and the passage of time as a sort of coping mechanism. She insists, illogically, that "nothing has occurred"; even when her umbrella bursts into flame, she calmly observes that it will be back in its old place by tomorrow. Yet there is a definite routine to the way she lives out her days, and a habitual gesturing to both past and future. Her experience of time is less a stretched out, purgatorial present as it is a fluid, mutable marker of existence, and thus her brittle optimism cannot find a firm foundation in any tense.
Juliet Stevenson's remarkable performance in the Young Vic's production highlights every last nuance of Winnie's complex, ambivalent relationship with optimism. Her first expression is an almost grotesque grimace of joy, her face stretching to form a strained mask. There is, proceeding from this moment, a certain deliberateness to Stevenson's movements, at times becoming an almost mechanical precision. Held static, the thwarted physicality of the rest of her body is channelled through her arms, which she holds like those of a dancer. Each calculated flick of a finger seems invested with some unspoken emotion.
There is something similarly deliberate about Stevenson's speech – appropriately, for a woman whose existence balances hazardously on words. There is always an effortful edge to her insistent pronouncement of the word "wonderful", while another of her stock phrases, "the old style", veers in delivery from cheery to wistful to mournful, eventually becoming stained with desperation. One of Stevenson's great skills is her ability to load words with heavy yet never overstated meaning; "wife", rolling laboriously from her lips, is invested with multiple accusations, sighs and hopes. At other times, by contrast, there is an ironic relish to her sentences and a wry ring to her laugh. Out of the bleak, Beckettian gloom, Stevenson's humour glints brightly.
The overwhelming impression created by Stevenson's performance is of a woman assaulted by feeling yet grimly determined to remain in control. Her delicate, virtuosic hopping from emotion to emotion is always wrenched back to a dogged cheerfulness, as she fixes her smile with the same care that she fixes her hat. Even her crying is contained, her hands pressing tears back into her eyes. Winnie's optimism, at least in this production, is not blind or ignorant, nor is it the babbling of a woman who has lost her mind. Optimism emerges as a choice, but it is an unstable one. It has to be worked at.
The more I think about it, the more Winnie's optimism (if indeed optimism the right word) feels like an apt comment on the situation we find ourselves caught in, particularly at this present moment. Returning to those two definitions, the optimism that many of us feel right now is firmly future tense. We believe, or at least we hope, that things will one day be better; therein lies the critique, as for the situation to improve it must first be flawed in some way. Yet to get by from day to day we, like Winnie, must find some optimism in the present. The system thereby bends us towards the second definition of optimism and the acceptance that ours is "the best of all possible worlds". Unable to fully resign ourselves to this, perhaps we also hover somewhere between the two, determinedly injecting our lives with cheer and deferring, along with conflicted Winnie, our own happy days.
For another consideration of optimism in Happy Days, see Dan Hutton's essay.
Photo: Johan Persson.
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Stay HVNGRY: Mary Baldwin student starts clothing brand, hopes to give back to community
by Patrick Hite May 14, 2021
Jamal Carter began sketching designs for his clothing brand on a piece of paper in his dorm room. It took five attempts before the Mary Baldwin University student was satisfied with what he had.
"In high school I wasn't really artistic, but I always found a way to make shapes go with other shapes," he said.
The design he came up with was the word Hungry, but spelled a little differently —HVNGRY. He added some claw marks to the design. He replaced the U with a V for trademark purposes, he said.
Carter said the name stands for Humility, Vnfolds, Nonchalant, Gleeful, Relentless, Youngins. He wants to inspire others to follow their dreams.
His dream, now, is to build this brand into something bigger, his own successful business that allows him to give back to others in the process, but when he arrived in Staunton as a college freshman he had no plans to start a business.
In the spring of 2019, Carter was at his work-study job at The Vantage Point, the school's office of personal and professional development.
A lot of times Carter, 20, who is from Woodbridge in Northern Virginia, was wearing clothes from a Washington, D.C.-based fashion line, EAT DC. The thing that Carter loved about the brand was, not only did it look good, but the company's founder, Malik Jarrett, had set up a non-profit to help give back to the D.C. community. That inspired Carter.
While talking with Nell Desmond, the director of The Vantage Point, Carter mentioned he would like to do something similar. Desmond encouraged him to do just that, and do it now, not wait until he was out of college.
"I looked at her like she was crazy," Carter said. "Me, being 19, I don't know nothing about running a business, running a clothing brand."
Desmond suggested he start small and helped him set up a sole proprietorship. Then she began coaching him on how to start and run a business.
"He took all the resources that I gave him and ran with it," Desmond said. "He did some more and some more and some more. When he came back fall of 2019, he had totally launched a company. In two years he has created a very successful financial business and he has continued to grow as a person, too."
Outside of Mary Baldwin, back home in Woodbridge, he talked to the owner of a fast food franchise and the owner of a consulting business. They gave him valuable advice in creating his business plan.
The plan started out 10 pages long, but in his senior seminar class the business major was able to beef up the plan. It's now maybe 25 pages.
"I know how to beat the competition, how to run my sales, how to appeal to the target audience, appeal to different demographics," he said. "It gave me that insight."
Desmond has helped connect Carter to the Staunton Creative Community Fund. Her office also got him a membership at the Staunton Innovation Hub so he could connect with other entrepreneurs and see how they work.
"I find it very inspiring listening to others people's stories," Carter said about how the Innovation Hub has helped him. "The major goal is to stay persistent and to not let obstacles stand in your way."
He sells the clothing through a website, got-hvngry.com. He has sweatsuits, T-shirts, beanies, shorts, slides, phone cases. The most popular item so far is the baseball cap.
"He's essentially used Mary Baldwin as a pilot to sell all this merchandise," Desmond said. "You see Mary Baldwin students wearing HVNGRY attire every day. It's really awesome and I'm really proud of him."
One of the many things about Carter that impresses Desmond is his willingness to help others.
"He works with students on their resumes and their cover letters and how to get ready for job interviews and how to find the right jobs," Desmond said. "He's a peer career coach with us. He's an invaluable resource to the Mary Baldwin community."
Carter encourages other MBU students to seek out the help provided by Desmond and her staff.
"A lot of our students come from first generation families or are BIPOCs, so their access to the system is limited or has been and oftentimes they're scared to come," Desmond said. "Jamal has been very, very inspiring to students to see what he is doing and also in giving them the tools they need to succeed, whether it's business or something else."
Next fall, Carter will be doing a series for The Vantage Point on young, Black entrepreneurs that will be featured on the office's YouTube channel. He wants to highlight those in the Staunton and Augusta County area.
"There are a lot of underrepresented Black entrepreneurs that deserve recognition for their hard work," he said. "The world needs to know that the life of an entrepreneur isn't necessarily easy. There are times where you will struggle, but those instances will only make you a stronger individual in the long run."
He thinks the series itself could take off and become a talk show or a podcast. He's excited to see where it might lead.
Desmond is excited also to see where this takes Carter.
"What I love about what I do is that I see people reach for something and then if they achieve it they undoubtedly give back," Desmond said. "Jamal is the perfect example of how that has happened."
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Welcome back dragons
Drexel students can expect a safe return to campus this fall as long as they follow guidelines. Photo: Drexel.edu
Drexel's Plan for a safe fall return
Dr. Marla Gold outlines how Drexel can ensure low transmission rates on campus from what they have learned during the last two quarters of classes.
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Like most college campuses across the country, Drexel University is preparing for a fully in-person Fall season.
Their Welcome Week or new undergraduate orientation starts on Sept. 13 and classes begin a week after. This means that thousands of students will be coming back to the area in the coming weeks.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are cases of sophomores who will be stepping on campus for the first time as students. Not only are there undergraduates eager to return to campus life, but some are excited just to begin their true college journey.
The institution runs on a quarter system instead of a semester one, and it's why Drexel's Fall term starts about two weeks later than other schools in the area. They typically last 10 weeks and final term examinations are scheduled to end on Dec. 11.
The law school and medical school have already started their semesters for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Drexel's cooperative education program, or Co-op, sees many students obtain six months of work experience while they are studying. The four-year program gives students one of these opportunities, while the five year program allows for three.
Some have their Co-op during the fall and winter quarters while others do so in the Spring and Summer. This means that the university has a larger student presence on campus during the Summers than its neighbors.
This has also given health experts at Drexel an extra term to analyze and to coordinate a proper return to campus in a month.
Marla J. Gold, MD, is the director of the Return Oversight Committee at Drexel, and she spoke with AL DÍA News about how they can use what they learned from their experience with in-person classes during the Spring and Summer to ensure a safe upcoming term.
Wearing Masks again
Masks were not required in classrooms for most of the Summer term until her committee became increasingly concerned about the Delta variant.
On Aug. 3, the Return Oversight Committee released an updated guidance stating that masking had been expanded to all instructional and research settings for students and employees.
"This change also adds masks in places where there is public facing. Say the admissions office where there might be plenty of people from the public that are Drexel students or employees, we want masking to occur there," Gold said.
She said the change was made in agreement with a CDC recommendation released on July 27 that suggested even fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings of substantial or high transmission because of the Delta variant.
Optional masking in classrooms during most of the Summer was possible because of Drexel setting up vaccine facilities in the Spring once college-age students became eligible to receive doses.
"In June unvaccinated students were tested every week, for their own safety, and vaccinated students and employees were allowed to make their own masking decision. In June we experienced no cases," Gold said.
Between Aug. 2 and 8, Drexel experienced a total of 11 positive cases and cumulative data from Oct. 12, 2020 shows that the community has held a positivity rate of 1.16% in the last 10 months.
Vaccinated individuals showing mild symptoms of the virus, also known as breakthrough cases, added to the reasons why the Return Oversight Committee chose to require masks again.
This guidance was issued not because of cases being detected on campus, but due to rising case numbers in the region. The move proved not to be an overreaction since a little over a week later, the City of Philadelphia recognized the high transmission of Delta in the area.
Mayor Jim Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole informed local residents this week that a new mask mandate would go into effect on Thursday, Aug. 12.
People have to wear face coverings indoors again and business owners are allowed to require proof of vaccination for entry.
When the original mask mandate was lifted on June 11 the city was averaging 52 new cases per day, but on Aug. 10 that figure more than quadrupled to 229 new cases per day.
This is a concern for students who may be on a Co-op in different parts of the city while taking a class at Drexel. All of the travel will surely make the young effective transmitters of the virus, whether they are vaccinated or not.
Vaccinating the Community
Drexel is also requiring its community to be vaccinated, although students can apply for medical or religious exemption.
Gold aims for a heavily vaccinated campus community, but recognizes that many students are still in the vaccination process or want to start, but may have not been able to because they did not have access to an acceptable vaccine.
This is especially true for international students returning to campus, who will be the only group of returning students that will need to quarantine upon arrival. In accordance with CDC guidelines, they are tested before flying and once in the U.S.
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Unvaccinated students arriving from anywhere will be tested as soon as they get to Drexel.
Students who have not completed the vaccination process — meaning two weeks after receiving all of their doses — by the time they are on campus, will have weekly routine testing. The rule also applies to students and employees granted exemption status.
International students will also need to have been immunized with a vaccine that has been approved by the World Health Organization if they plan on being in-person in the Fall.
For example, if someone received the Russian Sputnik V vaccine overseas, they will need to receive an acceptable vaccine in a designated amount of time afterwards.
There is an anticipation that the university will experience little to no scenarios of non-exempted vaccine hesitancy from returning students. These students would not be allowed to stay at the university.
"We're trying to be sensible and strike a balance between safety and comfort. I am all about understanding individual freedom but this is a global pandemic and one person's need for individual freedom can really impact and infect others so we have to move as a community," Gold said.
Working with your Neighbors
Drexel also shares the University City area in Philadelphia with the University of Pennsylvania and the University of the Sciences.
They are also a train ride away from Temple in North Philadelphia and Jefferson, which is in Center City.
Outside of potentially sharing classes or research facilities, young people want their normal social lives and partying between the colleges is inevitable.
Gold says that the higher education institutions in the area are prepared for this because all their health experts have met consistently throughout the pandemic.
"The Philadelphia Health Department convened a meeting of campus leaders from every college and university in the City of Philadelphia together on Zoom weekly. We went over guidance, compared issues, shared success stories etc," she said.
Gold shared that they have had additional meetings with Penn and Temple because the three have very large campus populations. Further dialogue also reassures students so they do not perceive one institution to be more precautious than another.
They have also opened their vaccination clinics to residents in the surrounding neighborhoods like Mantua and Powelton Village. Students and those who live near the university can receive doses at the Student Health Center, or the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships.
If Delta continues to spiral out of control in the area, Drexel is equipped to return to online or hybrid learning, but they hope this never has to happen again.
"It is our full intention to open up fully in-person in the Fall… We are excited because as much as students miss being together, we miss being with them. We remain optimistic about moving forward," Gold said.


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unit:movement
Move Type
A unit will navigate the battlefield maps using their Travel Attributes. These include Move Type, and the numerical stats Move and Jump. While Move and Jump are straightforward indicators of distance and height, Move Type gives these values a set of rules to follow to allow for variations in movement for different units.
This is represented as a number value to determine a unit's range of movement horizontally across the map. The higher the number, the more distance the unit is able to move in a single turn. A move value of 0 would mean the unit is unable to move. This value does not translate directly into the number of tiles a unit can move as you will see below, things such as Terrain Types come into play which limit movement.
Similar to Move, Jump is simply the vertical range of movement a unit can move during a turn. Simply put, the value determines how many tile heights the unit can "jump" while moving.
It's important to note that the map is a tile block map, made up of tiles stacked into columns. Every tile is the same width, length, and height. We define each tile as having a height of 1 unit. The Jump value corresponds to this value but other factors are involved.
To illustrate this, in the image to the left we have a map that is 3 x 3 tiles, giving it an area of 9 total. The middle tile that has a height value of 2 while the rest all have height values of 1. A unit with a Jump value of 0 would not be able to reach the middle tile whereas a unit with a Jump value of 1 or more would be able to reach it.
It gets a bit more involved when dealing with whether or not the unit is ascending or descending. When the unit is on the higher tile and it is jumping down, they are afforded an extra +1 height to their Jump value.
The image to the right shows an example of this given the unit has a Jump value of 1. On this map we see Figure A, the red tiles and arrow, showing the current position of a unit, the red star tile, who wants to jump upwards to the red checkered tile, which is not allowed. Meanwhile in Figure B, the green tiles and arrow, showing the starting point of a unit, the green star tile, who is jumping downwards to the green checkered tile, which is allowed.
This system will affect your strategy as the tiles themselves will not all be uniform blue tiles, but they could be grassy plains, thick mud, hard stone, or even water!
As of Version 0.6.0a, there are ten (10) different Move Types, each made up of combinations of Land, Water, and Lava Move Sub-Types.
No movement allowed whatsoever.
Movement is restricted to land only. On land, all movement costs higher than 1 are doubled making terrain harder to traverse.
The most common movement type. Land movement is average with movement costs unaffected. Unit is able to Wade through shallow water and Swim in deep water. Unable to move on or across Lava tiles.
Movement over Land is enhanced as the Unit is able to use the Nimble Land Move Type which halves any tile's movement costs if it's over 1. Both Water and Lava Move types are the same as Normal.
The quickest movement type, uses the Nimble Land Move Type which halves any movement costs over 1. Lava Move is the same as Normal and Agile, however Water Move Type is set to allow for Water Walking. Regardless of the depth of the water, the unit treats it as if it's normal land and simply walks across the surface.
A special Move Type usually used by apparitions and other floating entities. Hover is unique in that it allows for the same movement type regardless of whether it's Land, Water, or Lava. The limitations of Move and Jump are still taken into account as if the unit was walking normally. The unit may hover over any type of tile. When hovering they are considered to be 1 vertical unit in height above the land they are over. Lastly, the unit gains immunity to any abilities that require the target to be on the ground.
This movement is almost always used by a unit who possesses wings but some magic users can also use it. This Move Type may seem similar to Hover, but it has many differences. First off, there is no vertical restriction. The Jump value is no longer calculated when flying. Second, while the unit can fly over Land, Water, and Lava tiles, they are unable to land on Water or Lava. So while they are free to travel within their Move range, they are unable to end their movement on Water or Lava tiles.
A very special movement type often used by those with Magick abilities. Water and Lava tiles are completely inaccessible, but when it comes to Land the unit is able to instantly travel to any tile within their Move range. When moving the Jump value is ignored and they only ever touch the destination tile.
This is one of the rarer Move Types that is usually applied to specific races. Land and Lava movement not possible as the unit may only Swim through water tiles. It is one of the more restrictive movement types.
Another rare Move Type, Amphibious is nearly identical to Aquatic except the unit is able to move on Land. They are very restricted on Land as they have the Rigid Land Move Type causing the movement cost of any tiles with a movement cost over 1 to be doubled.
A rare Move Type used by Lava dwelling races mostly. Similar to Aquatic except access to Land and Water is removed and the unit can only Swim in Lava. This is the only Move Type that can actively move in Lava.
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CRH plc sells its European distribution business to private equity funds managed by Blackstone
Niederer Kraft Frey advises CRH plc as Swiss counsel on the sale of its European distribution business to private equity funds managed by Blackstone. The distribution business supplies building materials through a network of local and regional brands across six countries in Western Europe, including Switzerland. The transaction is valued at EUR 1.64 billion, including debt and its completion is subject to regulatory approval.
CRH plc is a leading global diversified building materials group with registered seat in Dublin, Ireland. It is a Fortune 500 company, employing over 900,000 people with operations in 32 countries, serving all segments of construction industry demand.
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Blog Mathematics 01 June 2015
Understanding how students comprehend mathematics
Recognising and creating patterns could help children better understand mathematics.
Researchers at Notre Dame University have been studying why some children have such difficulty understanding mathematics and what strategies can be developed to help them. One way might be to concentrate on identifying and creating patterns when young.
"Patterns are things, such as words or numbers that repeat in a logical way," says Nicole McNeil one of the authors of the paper.
"For example, the stripes on an American flag are laid out in a repeating pattern of red, white, red, white, etc. Children's ability to identify and create patterns is an important early math skill that supports their social and cognitive development.
"In fact, research has shown that teaching children about patterns improves their achievement in reading and mathematics."
McNeil collaborated with Emily Fyfe, a doctoral student at Vanderbilt University to examine if the labels educators use to identify patterns affects preschoolers' understanding of patterns.
They compared concrete labels, which refer to the changing physical features of the pattern (e.g., "red, white, red, white"), to abstract labels, which describe the pattern using an arbitrary system that mimics the pattern (e.g., "A, B, A, B").
"Children who were randomly assigned to the abstract labels condition solved more problems correctly than those assigned to the concrete labels condition," McNeil said. "Thus, even though concrete labels seem better because they are more familiar and accessible to children, abstract labels may help focus attention on the deeper structure of patterns. These findings suggest that something as minor as the types of labels used during instruction can affect children's understanding of fundamental early math concepts."
The lessons and activities she proposes for elementary schools to change students' learning about mathematical equivalence have been used successfully at Santa Cruz Catholic School, a Notre Dame ACE Academies school serving inner-city children in Tucson.
Several second-grade ACE teachers from around the country served as participants in the pilot study and helped refine McNeil's approaches.
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Apple Has Quietly Started Tracking iPhone Users Again, And It's Tricky To Opt Out
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Apple's launch of the iPhone 5 in September came with a bunch of new commercials to promote the device.
But Apple didn't shout quite so loud about an enhancement to its new mobile operating system, iOS 6, which also occurred in September: The company has started tracking users so that advertisers can target them again, through a new tracking technology called IFA or IDFA.
Previously, Apple had all but disabled tracking of iPhone users by advertisers when it stopped app developers from utilizing Apple mobile device data via UDID, the unique, permanent, non-deletable serial number that previously identified every Apple device.
For the last few months, iPhone users have enjoyed an unusual environment in which advertisers have been largely unable to track and target them in any meaningful way.
In iOS 6, however, tracking is most definitely back on, and it's more effective than ever, multiple mobile advertising executives familiar with IFA tell us. (Note that Apple doesn't mention IFA in its iOS 6 launch page).
Users can switch off that targeting, but it's tricky, as we discovered a couple of days ago. Although at least iOS 6 users are able to turn off tracking, which they weren't before.
IFA or IDFA stands for "identifier for advertisers." It's a random, anonymous number that is assigned to a user and their device. It is temporary and can be blocked, like a cookie.
When you look at an app, or browse the web, your presence generates a call for an ad. The publisher's site that you're looking at then passes the IFA to the ad server. The advertiser is then able to know that a specific iPhone user is looking at a specific publication and can serve an ad targeting that user. IFA becomes particularly useful, for instance, if an ad server notices that a particular IFA is looking at a lot of different car sites. Perhaps that user is interested in buying a new car. They'll likely start seeing a lot of car ads on their iPhone.
More importantly, IFA will allow advertisers to track the user all the way to "conversion" — which for most advertisers consists of an app download. Previously, advertisers had no idea whether their ads actually drove people to download apps or buy things. Now IFA will tell them.
The IFA does not identify you personally — it merely provides a bunch of aggregate audience data that advertisers can target with ads.
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Tracking is on by default
The new iPhone operating system comes with three things that make tracking easier for advertisers and reduce the likelihood that you'll opt out.
iOS 6 comes in a default "tracking on" position. You have to affirmatively switch it off if you do not want advertisers to see what you're up to.
The tracking control in iPhone's settings is NOT contained where you might expect it, under the "Privacy" menu. Instead, it's found under "General," then "About," and then the "Advertising" section of the Settings menu.
The tracking control is titled "Limit Ad Tracking," and must be turned to ON, not OFF, in order to work. That's slightly confusing — "ON" means ads are off! — so a large number of people will likely get this wrong.
Those three factors combined mean that a huge proportion of iPhone users are unlikely to ever opt out of tracking.
"It's a really pretty elegant, simple solution," says Mobile Theory CEO Scott Swanson. "The biggest thing we're excited about is that it's on by default, so we expect most people will leave it on."
(His take on IFA's capabilities was confirmed by two other mobile ad execs at rival companies.)
Again, IFA doesn't identify you as a person to advertisers. What it does do, however, is provide advertisers with "a really meaningful inference of behavior," Swanson says. "We haven't had access to that information before."
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ifa-apples-iphone-tracking-in-ios-6-2012-10#ixzz29HD8WQ3c
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Georgia gov offers state as GOP convention host amid virus
By Zeke Miller
Trump: Houses of worship to be deemed 'essential'
President Donald Trump said he is correcting an injustice as he unveiled new guidance for reopening churches and other houses of worship during an announcement Friday afternoon at the White House.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is demanding assurances from North Carolina's Democratic governor that the Republican National Convention can go forward in August despite coronavirus fears, as at least one GOP governor began lobbying for the convention to move to his state.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sent an open plea to Trump Tuesday to consider his state as an alternate site for the quadrennial convention, which is set to gather more than 2,500 delegates and thousands more guests, press and security officials. Plans have been underway for more than a year to host the convention in Charlotte, but Trump and national Republican officials have expressed concerns that local officials may not allow gatherings of that size amid the pandemic.
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"With world-class facilities, restaurants, hotels, and workforce, Georgia would be honored to safely host the Republican National Convention," Kemp tweeted Tuesday. "We hope you will consider the Peach State, @realDonaldTrump!"
Over the weekend, Trump complained that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper was "unable to guarantee that by August we will be allowed full attendance in the arena."
He added that Republicans "must be immediately given an answer by the Governor as to whether or not the space will be allowed to be fully occupied. If not, we will be reluctantly forced to find, with all of the jobs and economic development it brings, another Republican National Convention site."
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Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said the president "is right to ask for assurances from North Carolina" about the convention.
"We want to have it in North Carolina, the president wants to have it in North Carolina," she told Fox News Tuesday morning. "It's just the governor. He has to work with us. Every state we talk to says we want to nominate the president here but this governor is up for reelection and hasn't given us the reassurances we need. We need to be able to move forward in a concrete way. We are going to have those discussions."
People are reluctant to go back to gyms, restaurants after reopenings
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Are Brazil in it? Rugby World Cup 2019 guide for football and cricket fans
Rugby's global tournament begins on September 20 and will be held in Asia for the first time
David Reynolds
There is no escaping the Rugby World Cup, even if you want to. To nations more attuned to games involving 11 players a side, it can look a bit overmanned and rather stop-go.
With every game televised live in the UAE, it's as well to be clued up. Here's our guide to 10 essential questions on RWC 2019, just for football and cricket fans...
1. So what's all the fuss about?
Well, it's the third biggest global sporting event on the calendar after the football World Cup and the Olympic Games. It lasts as long as both of them put together and has a potential television audience of 4.1 billion. They won't get that many viewers but it's a cracking number to throw around.
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2. Are Brazil in it?
No, and neither are Germany nor Spain, but the rest of the football World Cup winners are there – Argentina, Uruguay, Italy, France and England. England is the only nation to win both the football and Rugby World Cups, not to mention the global cricket crown this year.
3. I suppose it's dominated by Europe?
In numbers, yes, but only one winner out of eight has even come from the Northern Hemisphere. Football power splits either side of the Atlantic, rugby either side of the Equator. But if you were to split the 20 finalists into Fifa zones, it makes interesting reading. Two each would come from South America, North/Central America, Africa and Asia (perversely including Australia). Eight would come from Europe but four are from Oceania.
4. Home nations?
Going into the final weekend of friendlies, Wales, Ireland and England were ranked second, third and fourth in the world, with Scotland seventh, though the Scots are still giddy about this year's "Miracle of Twickenham" – an absurdly heroic comeback resulting in a world record 38-38 draw.
5. Bond villain?
Sadly, Georgia captain Mamuka Gorgodze, nicknamed "Gorgodzilla", has retired from international rugby. Gone, too, is the Picasso-faced Namibian No 8 Jacques Burger. France centre Mathieu Bastereaud enhances his wrecking-ball persona with scars from falling face-first through a glass table. He's the one.
England lock Maro Itoje. Press Association
6. Bond himself?
Eon could do worse than run the rule over England lock Maro Itoje in their search for the next 007. The lofty Harrow-educated poet and financier has kept his serene looks despite the violence of the second row. Never shaken, rarely stirred. Good earthquake potential when he faces Bastereaud on October 12.
7. Will there be much sticking tongues out and throwing phantom spears?
You bet, and don't forget the throat-slitting bit. The Pacific islanders like to call on the spirits of their warrior ancestors; these were a bloodthirsty lot who never took a backward step. Seems to fire them up a treat.
All Blacks doing the haka. Getty
8. Can't the home nations have a war dance?
Nothing to stop them, but you'd have to give a bit of notice for anything orchestrated for the camera angles and whatnot. By the way, they're now called "cultural challenges". The last time Scotland won the Grand Slam they entered to a slow martial walk before the Calcutta Cup triumph at Murrayfield. Less is more.
9. Favourites?
New Zealand are favourites to make it three crowns in a row, which could take a lot of the fun out of it. Wales, France and Argentina should live up to their outsider status. The Eddie the Eagle Game-Trier Novelty Shield should go to Namibia once again.
10. Who's got the best anthem?
Italy's is the fastest and heartiest, with a headlong prum-tee-tum. England and Scotland share the slowest and most glum, but both do the trick for their fans and players. The majestic Russian anthem is back this time, rivalling France's soaring La Marseillaise in a rematch of 1812.
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Practical solutions that enable a better outdoor experience by making it easier to clean up trail litter.
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Colony Cleanup is built on the idea that most people would clean-up litter and garbage if it was easy and practical to do so. We built the brand on the idea of a colony of bees that are always building and improving their colony. We envision a better world in which people do the same; everyone contributes just a little bit each time they go out to improve our home.
We designed our first product, the Trail Bag, to accommodate the most common outdoor activity, the "day hike". We felt that if we could offer a durable, eco-friendly, and re-usable product that is easy to store in your car, so it's always ready, then it would be easier for people to grab it and do a little bit of cleanup while they're out hiking. We're also very excited about the myriad of uses the bag offers beyond picking up rubbish. From picking fruit like cherries, packing a lunch on a ski trip, and collecting general camping trash, the Trail Bag delivers.
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We developed the concept behind these products while day-hiking with our family. We had been carrying empty plastic grocery bags with us to collect rubbish, but their utility is limited, and are generally not biodegradable (so therefore are part of the problem). We tried to think of all the features that would be nice to us, waterproof coating, simple emptying process, closures, and versatility. We then worked with Klugonyx in SLC to build the tech pack and prototype to bring the product to life. Then we asked Kelsey at O'Callaghan Design to help us with design. We ended up with an incredible product, an inspirational brand, and a catchy logo!
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