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The French Sportswomen
SOME weeks ago the Editor asked me to write him an amusing screed on women in the Sport. I promised to do so, and sat down to think it over. More mature deliberation brought me to the conclusion that this is, surely, rather a formidable undertaking, and I strongly suspect the presence of pitfalls and thin ice. Amusing, he says, it has got to be, so I cannot fall back on any of those nice, well-worn themes, such as "Do I consider that men make better drivers than women ? " (They do, so what ?) No, to be amusing one must be personal. This should be easy. On this tack one could surely write a most hilarious article, full of colour and detail. There always seem to be so many interesting technical points which lend themselves to discussion among women drivers. For instance, there are several most involved theories as to why Mrs. Whatsern.ame was, at the last moment, a non-starter in the 1938 Rally (and, my dear, they say that her car was all ready and the works had been preparing it for weeks I) Then, another keen controversial point one might raise is how Miss Soanso manages to run that magnificent 4i-litre. (Oh, haven't you heard that one ?)
There is no doubt that women in the Sport provide a wide field for discussion, but this method of approach would, perhaps, in the long run land one amid the aforesaid pitfalls and thin ice. Therefore I suppose I must seek to avoid the more diverting forms of controversy and try to skate over the thin ice.
I am, perhaps, better qualified to write about the French drivers than the British. I have driven in France a great deal and hope to do so again some day. A French motor trial or rally is a most vital and lively affair ; they do understand the art of "giving a girl a good time" and, incidentally, organising rallies with incredibly high average speeds. It is very difficult to draw any sort of comparison between British and French women drivers. Any generalisation is apt to be misleading when applied to such widely different types as one meets in a
Miss Betty Haig, the well-known British rally driver, recalls some of her fellow competitors in continental rallies. long-distance rally. I should say that, in the case of what one might call the
full-time competition driver," the British woman knows rather more about the inside workings of her car than does her French counterpart. On the other hand, the French are tremendously thorough. They study minutely every detail of the speed tests and formula, and will sometimes spend weeks practising for one event.
This question of practising brings us to another difference between British and French drivers, one of circumstances ; it is one where the French works " drivers have a big advantage over us.
In France there are really three groups of drivers, and I think these are, perhaps, more clearly defined than in England. The top flight (and those who are best known to us over here) are the few who drive regularly, in every event, for a certain firm. They make it, as a rule, a full-time job. Sometimes they drive their own car, sometimes not ; in any case their factory takes charge of the whole affair. They can practise by the hour, assisted by other works drivers and mechanics, on cars (and transmission !) which have not got, at the end of it all, to face the ardours of the trial itself. All this used to be a trifle tantalising for us British drivers, who had to strike out alone in the world, after a visit to Coventry or Abingdon, with our one ewe car, hoping hysterically that it would not lose its elusive tune, or develop some terrifying noise before it reached even the starting control across the Channel ! As for any intensified practising, on our only set of transmission, one simply did not dare ! These drivers used to start the trial with the handicap formula of every other entrant completely worked out on paper
so that they knew to a fraction who were their most formidable opponents. However, although these top-flight drivers were so thorough and professional, I always found them most sporting opponents, and generally very kind and helpful.
I suppose one of the best known is Madame Rouault, the Delahaye driver. (I believe she came over to this country to race a few years ago.) She is an old and experienced hand at the job ; there is very little she does not know about rally driving. I am told that Monsieur Rouault lives in Strasbourg, but Madame Rouault seems to live in a Delahaye. In 1939 she was absolutely at the top of her form and many people will remember the terrific times that she put up on La Turbie hill climb after the Paris-Nice with her very fast, scarlet, streamlined saloon.
Then there is Madame Largeot, who used to drive the little blue Gordini and Balilla Fiats ; she is a very sound and careful driver and always finishes high up in the final results.
Madame Simon, very chic and blonde, drives a Hotchkiss, and charming Madame Descollas, who comes from Marseilles, is a most successful Lancia driver. She did very well in the French Alpine and, with her husband, won the small-car class in the Monte Carlo.
Mdlle. Lamberjack practises as a doctor when she is not driving large cars. However, she must have been bred to the Sport, for her father was a tough racing driver of the old school. In 1938 she drove Rene le I3egue's racing 2-seater Talbot in the Paris-St. Raphael ; it was rather temperamental, but went extremely fast.
Another well-known driver was Mdlle. des Forest, winner of the Ladies* Cup in the Monte Carlo Rally. Though she has not been driving so much recently, she used to be a familiar landmark, as she sped past, looking very small and dark, sitting very straight at the wheel and going like the devil ! There was also Madame Siko in her Bugatti, and poor Madame Schell and her
husband with their Delahayes. So the category merges into the next group, of the keen part-time drivers with their own cars, including a few private owners of small sports car.
The final group consists, of course, of those cheerful souls who tour through a tally in blissful ignorance of all mechanics and formulas, simply for the sake of a social outing, often with a family party on board (mother, sisters and a dog, and, almost, the traditional French bicycle strapped to the carrier), in some seasoned Renault or Licorne saloon. The whole outfit is generally heavily penalised in the speed trials. However, the driver may become bitten by the rally bug and graduate into the next group the following year, by blossoming forth with a large and dashing new coupe I So rally drivers evolve !
Most of the small sports cars driven by French girls were of British make, France having, unfortunately, practically ceased to build this type of car nowadays. So we usually had a sprinkling of Singers and M.G.s with French number-plates.
A most cheerful driver of a smart green P-type M.G. was Daisy Clot, from Marseilles (where her husband ran a night club). I remember one year her klaxon broke down. As an electric horn was a most vital part of Daisy's motoring equipment, she hastily supplemented her loss with a powerful police whistle, which she kept in her mouth and blew pretty consistently. On hearing this angry and legal sound approaching my tail on the first occasion, I naturally applied more throttle, and as the whistling increased so did my speed, until we were fairly rocketing down the twisting roads to Clermont Ferrand ! Poor Daisy never succeeded in passing me, but she was overjoyed when she found that she had been chasing me before her, panic-stricken, most of the afternoon ! About the only exceptions to the M.G.Singer entries were the Georges hat cars, I don't think I ever saw one in this country. The small 2-seater in the 1,100-e,.e. class was low and wide tracked, the acceleration was quite good and they
cornered rapidly. Latterly one could also buy a 2-litre sports 2-seater. This seemed to me a rather surprising machine. It was fitted with the Citroen engine, but the front suspension was quite unlike any " springing " that I have ever seen, the whole car just seemed to be slung on a few massive rubber bands! I drove " Mouche " d'Oncieu's blue 2seater several times in 1939. The big Citroen engine propelled the light car very rapidly, but I must admit that, to put it mildly, the general impression was one of "floating power" I
The 6-ft.-tall" Mouche "and Jacqueline Carsignol were two regular drivers of Georges hat cars. Jacqueline's car was one of the smaller editions ; it had done a big mileage and decomposition was setting in rapidly. However, she handled it well, and always made fast times. Jacqueline, in addition to driving ears, is quite a well-known aircraft pilot. She was one of the "flying women ambassadors" chosen by the French Government to fly round France and the colonies in Africa before the war. The last news I had of her was a letter which came via Toulon soon after the fall of France. She was at that time piloting an ambulance plane attached to a nursing unit in which " Mouche " was also serving. I wonder what happened to them after that ; Perhaps we shall have news again soon.
Another " owner-driver " was Mdlle. Renondeau. Her father was French Military Attaché in Berlin. She owned a big 2-seater and used to proceed at a very considerable rate of knots (not always without, incident !) from Berlin to Paris, to compete in the rallies. I met Madame .MireilJe Maroger in 1926. She was not a regular competitor, but was driving that year a big new Renault. She looked very trim and smart with her fair hair, dressed in a white skiing jacket, white stockings and dark trousers. Madame Maroger was a barrister. She had married recently and she and her husband elected to spend their honeymoon on Devil's Island. On their return she wrote a series of scathing
articles, entitled " In the Land of the Living Dead." In these she told me she had said, more or less, that the warders in the penal settlement were, in every way, far worse than the convicts ! The result was that the . French Government started an action against her.
Madame Maroger conducted her own case. A terrific legal battle ensued. I never heard what the final outcome was, for Madame Maroger was killed, tragically, in an aeroplane crash in Morocco very shortly afterwards.
France and Britain provide the main quota of Women competition drivers. There are, however, a few others whom I have met. Switzerland has quite an active women's motoring club, with its headquarters in Geneva. The president, Madame. Nesserli, used to drive in French rallies. She had a very narrow escape from disaster when, in 1935, her car skidded over the edge of a deep ravine, it turned over several times, coming to rest on its side at the bottom. Horrified officials rushed to the scene expecting to find nothing more than mangled remains. However, Madame Nesserli strolled calmly to meet them, remarking : "I have taken a wonderful photograph." She had, and it won the photographic competition of the rally ; it could scarcely do otherwise ! Czechoslovakia produced Madame, Kronbauerova, who was very attractive, and a film star in her own country. She and her good-looking husband used to come from Prague in strange ears like Javas and Aeros. The only understandable language they spoke was a few words of German. The Aero used to give a good deal of trouble, throwing out fountains of oil from its front wheels (from the front wheel drive differential). However, when all our more orthodox, cars were gasping for life in the frozen dawn of a bleak pare fertne, struggling to turn the solidified oil in their sumps, the ridiculous Aero, with its petroil engine and no sump at all, would cough once, spring to life and calmly purr away out of sight !. They were driving in a rally in March, 1939. I was with them at the Grenoble control when we got the news that Hitler had marched into Prague. I shall never forget their expressions of horror. He said : " This is the end. There is nothing for us to go back to." They returned to Prague. Since then he has, presumably, been conscripted into one of the German armies. One can only hope that they have come through it safely and will turn up with all the other widely-scattered members of the driving world when it is all over and France gets her motor rallies into running order again. No doubt this will be done as soon as is humanly possible ; they are certainly a keen motoring race (witness Rene le Begue's effort in managing to take Talbot cars to America to race in 1941 !)
In this country is it too optimistic to hope that we may be driving again by next spring ? It seems a good idea to organise a few small competitions to get drivers "into circulation."
I, also, have always thought that the Junior Racing Drivers' Club was an extremely good idea, and that there should, at any time, be scope for a club of this sort. I was one of its early members, and it gave me the necessary "impetus "to begin trials driving myself.
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The crisis in Edo State has taken a new dimension
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The crisis in Edo State took a new dimension as a member of the Edo State PDP, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Monday, responded to Governor Adams Oshiomhole?s allegations, maintaining that the Governor owes him gratitude for helping him become the Governor of Edo State.
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, had a week ago, during an interview with a media organization (not Daily Times Nigeria), accused Ize-Iyamu of working against his party; the PDP in a desperate attempt to become governor after Lucky Igbinedion, despite the zoning structure that held sway in the party.
Oshiomhole?s allegations were in reaction to Ize-Iyamu, who purportedly claimed on television that he made him a Governor. The Governor wondered how he could say such when ?by 2007 (Pastor Ize-Iyamu) on election day was restricted by EFCC, he couldn?t come out for fear of arrest?.
Pastor Ize-Iyamu, however, in a conversation newsmen on Monday, noted that it was sad that the Governor would make such statements against him; ?with all modesty, God used me to assist him (in becoming Governor).
?He said on election day I was restricted but he knows I coordinated his election in 2007. It will interest you to note that even at 10AM on election day, Adams Oshiomhole called me to say that he wasn?t doing again, that he was coming back to Benin to address a press conference that the malpractices were too much.
?I told him on the phone he should go back to his village. ?How can you on election day say you?re going back? Who will listen to you? Just give the thing a chance, after election we can compare notes?. He asked if I was sure, I said go back. He then told me he was doing a U-turn at Auchi Polytechnic.
?Later when he was declared Governor, I told him, ?you remember when you called me, if you had not called me and you came to Benin to say you were withdrawing, would you be Governor?? He laughed and he thanked me. This is just one among several incidents.
?Many of the local governments on that day, he doesn?t know what happened, I coordinated them and when they announced that he lost, ask him, that evening where was he? He called me again to ask where does he meet me and I told him to come to Bright Igbinedion?s house and lets work out a plan to deal with this issue.
?I was the one who set up a team immediately that night to begin to collate results on what was to be done. He came there totally dejected.
?When money was being put together for the election a day or two before, ask him who coordinated it. Let me state categorically that all the money that was used for the election came for two principal sources; one I will not like to mention, the second one from Captain Uzah, who in this interview he mentioned as one Captain Uzah ? a man who was your benefactor.
?A man who gave you all the money for your election, now you refer to him as one Capt. Uzah, simply because they have seen through you and they have moved on; it?s unfortunate.
?He could not even bring money for his election, people gave him money but he used it for other things.?
The Pastor also went further to recount how he became an associate of Governor Oshiomhole. He said that the then aspirant came to him when he was the Secretary to the State Government under former Governor Lucky Igbinedion, to ask for his support of his ambition.
He added that Mr Oshiomhole acknowledged that he (Ize-Iyamu) was equally interested in the position but he would like to appeal to him to step down and support him, which he eventually did with an advice for him not to run on the Labour Party because it would not work, an advise Oshiomhole readily embraced ?if I would assist him?.
He recalled that the decision to come to him several times, seeking help in getting support and finding a platform was because he (Oshiomhole) had been rejected by the PDP, and his attempt at joining the ANPP had caused problems.
On the allegations that he worked against his party, the PDP, towards the election for his selfish ambition, Ize-Iyamu said that reference to that showed why the Governor should be grateful to him.
?If (Governor) Lucky Igbinedion and Chief Anenih had agreed that the governorship should go to Edo Central, where he doesn?t come from and I opposed it and ensured that the governorship now went to Edo North where he comes from, he owes me gratitude.?
Mr Ize-Iyamu had since left the All Progressives Congress (APC) and returned to the People?s Democratic Party (PDP) saying he did not believe in hypocrisy as what he thought was a better alternative had become worse.
The situation in the Edo State House of Assembly also came to the fore and Ize-Iyamu reaffirmed that the situation warranted his decamping as ?whatever is happening the House of Assembly was created by the Governor himself.?
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The Challenge of Accurate Dosing in THC and CBD Products
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The potential of cannabis-derived consumer products seems endless. From food to drink, to skincare and medicine, there are many versatile uses.
However, there's a significant challenge still facing the industry: it's tricky to measure the appropriate dosage of cannabis compounds like CBD and THC, for the desired effects to take place.
Barriers to Accurate Dosing
Today, the practice of accurately labeling cannabis dosages faces two main challenges:
While the FDA will take action against products making misleading health claims, it doesn't provide clear labeling guidance in general.
Cannabis laws and regulations also vary from state to state, leading the potential of diminished quality control and mislabeling.
These two facts are exemplified in a recent study, which found that 70% of 84 CBD products sold online were mislabeled.
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How Decentralized Finance Makes Investing Universally Accessible
Investing has historically been expensive, cumbersome, and inaccessible for most people. Decentralized finance and Abra aims to change that for everyone.
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How Decentralized Finance Makes Investing Accessible
Historically, global financial markets have been restricted to those with exactly the right contacts, in the right locations, and with vast amounts of wealth already at their disposal. Investing for the general population, however, was typically expensive, cumbersome, and inaccessible.
Fortunately, today's infographic from Abra demonstrates how the decentralized financial market has brought about solutions to these hurdles.
Why Investing Should be More Accessible
Many factors such as theft, inflation, and political or economic shifts can erode personal wealth over time.
Being able to invest in the global financial market offers a hedge against these risks, and yet for those with modest resources and limited connections, investing has typically been out of reach.
Consider several well-known platforms or funds:
Etrade ─ $500
T. Rowe Price ─ $2,500
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund ─ $5,000,000
Investment minimums range from several hundred to several million dollars—making any hope of investing impossible for most.
This is especially urgent for the global middle class, which is expected to swell 180% by 2040. Having access to more avenues to build and protect wealth will be key to sustainable economic growth for a growing majority worldwide.
But how can people actually start investing if much of the current market is still too expensive?
Fractional Investing Offers Better Access
In the past, brokers were limited to buying and selling stocks as whole units.
Fractional investing, however, allows investors with a lower net worth to access valuable, expensive stocks. It also attracts investors that are less likely to buy and sell on a whim and instead focus on long-term growth.
Blockchain technology has been a key component in this democratization of global wealth—much like fractional investing—because people are no longer restricted by their resources, location, or lack of connections.
A New Wave of Investing
Decentralized finance is:
Permissionless
Users no longer need a third-party to verify their transactions.
Users can access decentralized financial markets from anywhere using their smart devices.
Every transaction is made publically viewable.
Censorship-resistant
No one can make arbitrary changes or cause system-wide shutdowns.
Anyone can customize smart contracts based on regional and technical requirements.
Decentralized financial tools, using blockchain and cryptocurrencies, are providing excellent alternatives to building wealth by offering smaller investment minimums, lower fees, and faster transaction times.
The rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies introduced the world to the simple concept of fractional investing—owning extremely small fractions of digital currencies.
Now, investors can also own fractions of high-priced stocks, ETFs, fiat currencies, cryptocurrencies, and stable coins, through Abra's novel platform.
Abra: the Blockchain-based Investment App
Abra is the world's first global investment app that uses the Bitcoin blockchain to make investing more accessible. Abra makes it fast and easy to manage your investments—all from one app.
Simple: Easy to use and globally available, Abra's app makes investing a breeze.
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Historically, investing in equities has been a key to building personal wealth, and Abra's technology allows more people around the world to access the same types of investments, no matter their location or income.
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Affordability: Most Abra users have roughly US$50 in their portfolios.
Security: Abra users enjoy privacy of information and full control of their assets.
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With its intuitive, global platform, Abra has introduced the future of investing for everyone.
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Everything You Need to Know About In-Situ Mining
There is a little know method of mining that does not move a rock, In-Situ Mining. Visual Capitalist outlines the process of mining in this unique way.
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How do you mine without moving a rock?
When most people think of mining they think of massive open pits or deep and winding underground tunnels. But there is one mining method that does not move a rock and leaves the landscape as is.
Today's infographic from Excelsior Mining Corp. outlines a unique mining method, In-Situ Recovery "ISR", also known as In-Situ Mining.
An Intro to In-Situ Mining
ISR is not a recent innovation in the mining sector. In fact, ISR has been used for the past 50 years in uranium mining, and 48% of the world's uranium gets mined this way. Uranium is not the only mineral it can extract; there is also silver, copper, and sometimes gold.
ISR involves dissolving a mineral deposit in the ground and then processing it at surface, all without moving any rock. It is cost effective and environmentally friendly.
But if this method is so great, how come more companies do not mine this way?
The Right Geology
ISR is not widely used because the geological conditions have to be just right. There are few locations around the world that meet the following criteria:
Highly permeable ore body. In the case of copper, the ore body must be naturally broken, fractured and permeable.
Mineable. The target mineral must be soluble with the right fluid, typically a weak acid.
Under the water table. The mineral deposit must be below the water table to allow for the movement of fluids throughout the ore body.
If geologists can find these conditions and it is a large enough mineral deposit, it is time to mine.
The ISR Process
Once the right conditions are met and drill holes are sunk into the ore body, mining can begin.
Leaching solution is pumped through injection wells
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Recovery wells extract the copper-rich solution
Solution is pumped to the surface to the plant for processing
Copper is extracted from the solution to create pure copper sheets
Mining solution is recycled back to the well field
Once an area is mined, the wells are flushed with water to clean out any remaining leaching solution. Meanwhile, the surface is returned back to pre-mining conditions, allowing it to be used for any purpose in the future.
Advantages of In-Situ Mining
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Rauner vs. Quinn: Voters, you'll choose the future of Illinois
Gather 'round. Then look, to the degree Earth's curvature permits, at what once was the proud, prosperous, promising state of Illinois — 55,519 square miles of rich opportunity and national leadership. Today you see the diminished remains of that strength, that greatness. Today you also see a race for governor that will focus on how to restore the Illinois that was.
With Tuesday's primary election past, we know this much: Come January, either Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn or Republican challenger Bruce Rauner will take his oath of office and begin to shape Illinois' next four years and beyond.
What a rich choice for voters who will decide who should lead their state. Not in decades has an Illinois race for governor been the clash of styles and policies that this general election campaign of 2014 will be.
This year's contest will feature two energetic candidates with wildly different worldviews. It has the potential to rivet political junkies and excite otherwise nonchalant voters. We hope it also engages young people, from grade schoolers on up, who someday will inherit whatever is left of Illinois' fractured economy and governance.
Quinn, now in his sixth year as governor, will have to answer for that economic torpor, even if the public policies that have enabled it aren't entirely of his making. As an insider Quinn is an outsider: He has butted heads with other Democratic leaders who, in turn, dismiss him as weak, easily distracted and irrelevant to their political machinations. Quinn can, though, boast of successfully chiding those fellow Democrats to pass pension reforms, and of challenging clouted, Democratic-leaning unions in his attempts to close some obsolete state institutions.
We have no idea how much that history will resonate in this campaign's sharp debate about taxes and spending. Quinn succeeded in raising the individual income tax rate by 67 percent. Now he has to say if he wants that rate to begin falling, as current law dictates, or keep it intact, or ask for even more.
Rauner has antagonized the unions with his accusations that they run Springfield. He intends to change that. He intends to let income taxes roll back and curb state spending. He'll now face more pressure to say what, exactly, he would cut.
Voters who dislike people of self-made wealth may reject Rauner. Quinn will criticize him as a loathsome 1-percenter, although there's humor here: Rauner either sabotaged or intensified that attack — each of us can decide which — by volunteering, "Oh, I'm probably 0.01 percent."
No surprise, Quinn has already launched an advertising campaign focused on raising the minimum wage, an issue that Rauner fumbled during the primary campaign.
Rauner, though, has growing evidence that the status quo Quinn oversees dooms Illinois to miserable job growth. Monday brought the grim news that this state now has the nation's second-highest jobless rate. Tuesday brought more grim news: Illinois' sales tax scheme — the combined rates charged by state and local governments — now ranks in the top 10 nationwide. The nonpartisan Tax Foundation, a Washington research institute, also says Illinois' business tax climate — a measure of the many taxes employers pay — languishes at 31st-best.
No wonder so many companies do their hiring anywhere but in expensive Illinois.
Thus what has to be the central question to the two candidates in this campaign: If we're ever again to see that proud, prosperous, promising state of Illinois, how will you lead us in that direction?
This is it. Rauner vs. Quinn. The governor's race of a generation is on.


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Indiana police say 'Good Samaritan' took out mall shooter in 15 seconds, landed 8 of 10 shots
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By Michael Lee
Police say it took Elisjsha Dicken just 15 seconds to neutralize a man who opened fire on shoppers at an Indiana mall — quick action they believe saved countless lives.
"The time lapse between the moment that Jonathan Sapirman exited the restroom and began shooting, and when he was shot by the civilian was only fifteen seconds, not two minutes," Greenwood Police Chief James Ison said Tuesday in a statement. "The surveillance video shows Sapirman exit the restroom at 5:56:48pm. He was neutralized by Dicken at 5:57:03 pm."
The statement corrects a previous police timeline in which authorities said the incident lasted two minutes. Police also revealed that a preliminary autopsy report on the gunman showed that he was struck eight times and died of his wounds, meaning Dicken only missed the shooter twice despite engaging the threat from a distance.
Police say the gunman was armed with two rifles, a Glock pistol, and was carrying at least 100 rounds of ammunition with him. Sapirman killed three people before being quickly neutralized by Dicken, who began closing the distance on the shooter as he waved for bystanders to flee behind him.
Ison said that Dicken's actions were "heroic" and "very tactically sound" despite him having no police or military background.
"Many more people would have died last night if not for a responsible armed citizen who took action within the first two minutes of this shooting," Ison said.
Guy Relford, an attorney hired to represent Dicken, said he was proud of his client's actions at the mall.
"I am proud to serve as Eli Dickens' attorney and spokesperson," Relford said in a statement. "He is a true American hero who saved countless lives during a horrific event that could have been so much worse if not for Eli's courage, preparedness and willingness to protect others."
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Police identify armed 'good Samaritan' who killed Greenwood mall shooting suspect
https://www.yahoo.com/news/greenwood-park-mall-armed-bystander-good-samaritan-shot-killed-suspect-194450562.html
By Dylan Stableford
A day after a gunman killed three people at a mall in Greenwood, Ind., officials identified the victims, suspect and armed bystander who fatally shot the gunman before he was able to kill more people.
At a press conference on Monday afternoon, Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison said Elisjsha Dicken, 22, of Seymour, Ind., was shopping with his girlfriend at the Greenwood Park Mall when shots rang out in the food court on Sunday just before 6 p.m. local time.
"His actions were nothing short of heroic," Ison said. "Many more people would have died last night had an armed citizen not taken action within two minutes of the shooting."
The first gunman, identified by police as 20-year-old Jonathan Douglas Sapirman of Greenwood, entered a food court restroom with a backpack at 4:54 p.m. ET. He exited the restroom an hour and two minutes later with a rifle and fired 24 rounds, Ison said, killing 30-year-old Victor Gomez, 56-year-old Pedro Pineda and his 37-year-old wife, Rosa Mirian Rivera de Pineda.
Two other people, including a 12-year-old, were wounded or grazed by bullets or bullet fragments, Ison said.
Dicken confronted the gunman, who was trying to retreat back into the restroom, Ison said, firing 10 rounds from a handgun he was licensed to carry.
"He engaged the gunman from quite a distance with a handgun," Ison said, adding that Dicken is "very proficient" and "tactically sound," despite having no known police or military training.
According to Ison, Dicken told mall security that he had shot the gunman, and waited for police to arrive. He was handcuffed and taken to police headquarters, where he was interviewed. Officers were able to corroborate his story using footage from security cameras, Ison said.
At the scene, police recovered a second rifle, Glock pistol and over 100 rounds of ammunition purchased legally by Sapirman in Greenwood within the past two years, Ison said. They also recovered the gunman's cellphone, which they believe he dropped in the toilet.
During a subsequent search of the suspect's rented apartment, a SWAT team found the oven on with a laptop and butane canister inside.
The cellphone and laptop were turned over to the FBI for analysis, Ison said.
Investigators have not been able to establish a motive for the shooting.
Ison said that the 20-year-old suspect had a juvenile record but no criminal history as an adult. Sapirman resigned from his job at a warehouse in May, and family members told police that they believe he was recently served an eviction notice.
Still, according to Ison, the suspect's relatives were "just as surprised as anyone" and had no indication he was violent or unstable.
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'Good Samaritan' Takes Down Gunman Who Killed 3 in Mall Food Court
https://www.yahoo.com/news/multiple-victims-reported-several-injured-230456324.html
By AJ McDougall
Four people are dead and several injured after a man with a rifle walked into a food court at Greenwood Park Mall in Indiana and began shooting, local authorities said Sunday evening.
One of the dead is the suspected shooter, according to Greenwood Mayor Mark Myers. The gunman, an adult male, has not been identified. Police said he had been carrying a long rifle and several ammunition magazines.
"This tragedy hits at the core of our community," the mayor said in a news release. "Please offer your prayers to the victims and our first responders."
The gunman, according to Myers, was shot "by an armed individual." The "good Samaritan," as Greenwood Police Department Chief Jim Ison identified him at a press conference, was a 22-year-old civilian from nearby Bartholomew County.
"The real hero of the day is the citizen that was lawfully carrying a firearm in that food court and was able to stop the shooter almost as soon as he began," Ison said, according to the Indianapolis Star.
The armed bystander "appears to be cooperating fully" with investigators, Ison added.
Two people were hospitalized following the shooting. One was a 12-year-old girl, who sustained a "minor injury," the Star reported.
"We are sickened by yet another type of incident like this, in our city, in our country," Indianapolis Assistant Chief of Police Chris Bailey said.
Authorities responded to the scene in Greenwood, a city of 60,000 just south of Indianapolis, just before 6 p.m. Witnesses told FOX59 that the shooting began after "a group of teenagers started arguing," according to a tweet from a channel anchor. Others told 13News that they had heard roughly 20 shots being fired inside the mall's food court.
Olivia Harding said she was at the mall with her mom when they heard four gunshots go off, telling CNN she thought the mall carousel had broken down.
"Next thing you know, you hear about six more shots and you see everybody running," Harding said, adding that it would be "a very long time" before she'll set foot in a mall again.
Chris Roy, a 30-year-old assistant manager at the mall's Vans store, told the Star that he had been working when he saw people sprinting away from the food court. No one in the store heard gunshots, but the panic outside spoke for itself, he said.
"So I jumped over the counter, locked the door, gathered my associates and other managers at the back door," he told the newspaper, adding that police arrived and escorted them out of the building after 15 tense minutes.
Then, "I called my mom," he said.
In addition to the heavily armed officers swarming the area outside the mall, a bomb squad had been dispatched to the area to investigate a suspicious package in one of the mall's bathrooms, according to BNO News.
The backpack was labeled suspicious and confiscated by investigators but later declared harmless, according to the Star.
"I've been a police officer most of my life," Mayor Myers told The New York Times in an interview on Sunday evening. "Still, this is incredibly shocking, to not only me but our entire community."
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Release Date 17 June 2016
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Triple gatefold vinyl sleeve, printed on brown kraft board with a spot gloss varnish and embossing throughout also includes 'The Glowing Man' poster
After 2014's epic To Be Kind, SWANS return with a new album, The Glowing Man, announced as the last album release of Swans' current incarnation.
The Glowing Man was recorded at Sonic Ranch, near El Paso, Texas, with John Congleton as recording engineer. Further recordings were made in Dallas, Seattle and Berlin.
The Glowing Man will be available on double CD, as well as a limited edition double CD/DVD format which includes a Swans live performance from 2015. In addition, the album will also be available as a deluxe triple gatefold vinyl set with poster & digital download.
Swans, led by Michael Gira, formed in 1982 and, after disbanding in 1997, returned with the critically acclaimed albums My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky (2010), 2012's The Seer and 2014's To Be Kind.
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'The Challenge' Stars Jordan Wiseley And Nia Moore Discuss Their Heated 2013 'Real World' Fight
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MTV has been cutting ties with problematic cast members in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, due to inappropriate past and present behavior. Dee Nguyen, Taylor Selfridge, and Alex Kompothecras have all been let go from their respective shows on the network for racist social media posts ranging from 2012 to now. Some viewers of The Challenge have been calling for the boot of veteran Jordan Wiseley for many reasons, but most notably for a fight he and Nia Moore engaged in during their time on The Real World: Portland. The duo sat down for an Instagram live session (via Entertainment Weekly) Thursday night to discuss the fight, which many believed was racially motivated.
In the past clip from The Real World, Jordan is seen mimicking a monkey to Nia as they fought, making animal sounds at her while subsequently dropping the N-word. Nia, a black woman, showed restraint as Jordan, a white male, spit Cheerios in her face among other actions. Jordan and Nia, who are now friends, saw the call for his firing and decided to sit down and show how far they've come while they explained what really went down that night in 2013.
"Jordan did not ask me to do this," Nia made sure to note at the beginning of the Instagram live session. "He is my friend, I love him deeply. Over the past few weeks I've seen something bubbling… We lived it. Neither of us have never hid from our mistakes. Now that this has become a hot topic, I felt like as his friend, someone who deeply loves him, I feel remiss sitting by. I wanted to put it out there for us to have dialogue."
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"This is not an excuse. We are re-bringing this up because of the impact that it now has today," Jordan followed up.
The two then noted that they had been flirty all season long on The Real World leading up to their fight, and blamed these flirtations on why they fought so much in the house. In their blowout, Nia admitted to using the N-word towards Jordan, which resulted in him using it back at her. According to the former Challenge competitor, she never felt Jordan's comments or actions were racially motivated and didn't think his monkey impression was a racist gesture.
"It wasn't heavy for me," Nia noted.
Nia then confirmed she knew Jordan wasn't racist and didn't feel his actions that night had anything to do with the color of her skin. In response, Jordan took responsibility for his actions, noting that he understood why viewers feel the way they do, based on how the fight played out on screen.
"This whole thing of trying to prove you're not racist is so funny to me because I know you're not one," Nia later said.
The reality star then said she couldn't sit by as Jordan was being labeled this way, given the current state of the world. The pair shared that the "real lesson" was the two of them sitting down all these years later after the fight and how they have both grown and learned from the situation. Jordan indicated he just wanted to move forward as those, who he described as "trolls," continued to bring up this fight on social media.
MTV has not made an announcement regarding Jordan's position on the network moving forward, but many viewers continue to chime in on Twitter and call for his firing, suggesting the Instagram live was just a way to save face so he could stay on The Challenge.


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Gymnema Sylvestre For Type 2 Diabetes
By Deborah Mitchell G+ Oct 3 2012 - 6:14am
If one plant were designated as being effective in the fight against diabetes, it could be Gymnema sylvestre. Dozens of studies, including some recent ones, have shown Gymnema sylvestre to possess a number of properties that make it well worth a second and third look if you are considering natural, alternative ways to manage type 2 diabetes.
Gymnema sylvestre fights diabetes from several angles
The herb Gymnema sylvestre is indigenous to the tropical forests of India, and its leaves have been valued as a treatment for diabetes for nearly 2,000 years. Gymnema sylvestre is highly regarded in Ayurvedic medicine, and its Hindi name, "gurmar," means "destroyer of sugar."
With that kind of history, it's only natural scientists would eventually conduct research to discover how effective this herb really is in the fight against diabetes.
Gymnema sylvestre reportedly may increase the amount of insulin in the body while also increasing the growth of beta cells, which are the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. It also contains components that reduce the amount of sugar absorbed from the intestinal tract, according to WebMD.
In an article in the Journal of Clinical Biochemical Nutrition, the authors emphasized that Gymnema sylvestre possesses qualities that can fight diabetes from a number of angles. For example, the plant contains gymnemic acids, which have demonstrated anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and antisweetener activities.
The authors pointed out that when leaf extract of Gymnema sylvestre has been given to diabetic patients, it can stimulate the pancreas and thus increase the release of insulin. As an antisweetener, Gymnema sylvestre leaf extract can suppress the ability of taste buds to detect sweet, which may in turn reduce a person's intake of sweet foods.
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A mouse study, published in August 2012 in Phytotherapy Research, explored the effect of a Gymnema sylvestre extract on glucose tolerance in insulin-resistant mice and on insulin secretion and synthesis. Investigators reported that the effects of the herbal extract were "consistent with its potential use as a therapy for the hyperglycemia associated with obesity-related T2DM [type 2 diabetes]."
Gymnema sylvestre seems to help mice, but what about people? In the Journal of Dietary Supplements, researchers reported on the use of G. sylvestre in patients with type 2 diabetes. Participants were assigned to be controls or to receive 500 mg daily of the herb for 3 months.
A series of clinical and biochemical tests revealed that use of G. sylvestre resulted in a reduction in fatigue, blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and polyphagia, and there was also an improvement in lipid levels and other tests. The authors concluded that their findings "suggest a beneficial effect of GS [Gymnema sylvestre] on diabetes mellitus."
Gymnema sylvestre is just one of numerous natural or herbal remedies that have demonstrated an ability to help fight type 2 diabetes. Some of the others include curcumin, bitter melon, cinnamon, fenugreek, and selenium, among others.
Gymnema sylvestre is available as a supplement and should be taken only with the knowledge of one's healthcare provider, because it can change a diabetic's need for medication. For individuals who have type 2 diabetes, Gymnema sylvestre is a natural management option with promise and a long history of use.
Al-Romaivan A et al. A novel extract of Gymnema sylvestre improves glucose tolerance in vivo and stimulates insulin secretion and synthesis in vitro. Phytotherapy Research 2012 Aug 21. doi:10.1002/ptr.4815 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22911568
Kanetkar PV et al. Poster presented at the 16th ICFOST meet organized by CFTRI and DFRL. Mysore, India, 2004. Gymnemic acids: a molecular perspective of its action on carbohydrate metabolism.
Kanetkar P et al. Gymnema sylvestre: a memoir. Journal of Clinical Biochemical Nutrition 2007 Sept; 41(2): 77-81
Kumar SN et al. An open label study on the supplementation of Gymnema sylvestre in type 2 diabetics. Journal of Dietary Supplements 2010 Sep; 7(3): 273-82 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22432517
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Oscar Pistorius was 'heartbroken,' 'traumatized,' says social worker
By Nick ZaccardiMay 8, 2014, 9:59 AM EDT
Oscar Pistorius appeared heartbroken and traumatized one day after he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a social worker and probation officer testified at the runner's murder trial Thursday.
The defense called Yvette van Schalkwyk as one of three witnesses to testify on the 28th day of the trial in Pretoria, South Africa. Van Schalkwyk provided daily emotional support to Pistorius after he fatally shot Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013. She said he cried 80 percent of the time.
"What I saw from the first time that I saw him, from the first second, was a man that was heartbroken about the loss," van Schalkwyk said. "He was in mourning. He suffered emotionally. He was very sorry about the loss, especially for her parents. … That was the theme throughout the whole period that I saw him."
Pistorius, the first double amputee to run in the Olympics in 2012, said he thought an intruder was locked inside his bathroom when he shot four times through a locked door, hitting and killing Steenkamp inside.
He faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of premeditated murder. If not found guilty of premeditated murder, Pistorius could be convicted of culpable homicide, South Africa's version of manslaughter for negligent killing.
Van Schalkwyk sat with Pistorius in his prison cell during his bail application last year. The runner cried and vomitted twice, she said.
"He missed Reeva so much," van Schalkwyk said. "That was his words, the first words he said to me."
In court, van Schalkwyk read from weekly progress reports on Pistorius' mental state from March 2013, from when he was seeing a psychologist for "intense therapy," she said, adding that Pistorius held a small memorial service for Steenkamp while staying at his uncle's house, which left him emotionally drained.
"The accused is very heartbroken," she read from the first of four weekly reports. "He still has a lot of emotion and stress."
Van Schalkwyk said she contacted Pistorius' defense team on Tuesday telling them she was willing to testify. She was motivated by reports that Pistorius' emotional responses in court — including sobbing and vomitting — were an act.
Earlier Thursday, anesthetist Prof. Aina Christina Lundgren testified that Steenkamp's stomach should have been empty when she died if she had not eaten in at least six hours before the shooting. Pistorius believes Steenkamp had not eaten within eight hours of the shooting. An autopsy report said she still had food in her stomach. However, the anesthetist said it was an inexact science and speculative to judge.
The final witness Thursday was ballistics expert Wollie Wolmarans, who investigated the scene at Pistorius' house beginning three days after the shooting. Wolmarans testified about Pistorius' firearm, ammunition, bullet trajectory and Steenkamp's wounds. He at one point asked the court if anybody had a firearm he could borrow to show how it worked, but nobody offered one.
The trial is scheduled to resume at 3:30 a.m. ET on Friday. The defense is expected to wrap its case by Tuesday.
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Justice for the 'Windrush' generation
Yesterday I questioned the Home Secretary on behalf of constituents from the Commonwealth who have lived and worked in the UK for many decades but are now facing real hardship because of Government policies. Here's my question:
"Constituents of mine from Commonwealth countries who have lived here on paper visas for many decades have now been refused universal credit because they do not have biometric residence permits, which they have never been told they need. This is causing real hardship-not least to those with no papers, with the immigration issues that that brings-and the BRP process is costly and lengthy. What are the Government going to do urgently to address this for those who have contributed so much to our country?
Amber Rudd responded as follows:
"I share the hon. Lady's view that they have contributed so much to this country. I am today announcing that I am setting up a new taskforce across the Department to ensure a swift response. I am also introducing a waiver for the fees involved and a number of other measures that I hope will go a long way to assisting the Commonwealth citizens who should have their rights confirmed without charge."
Following Home Office Questions David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham asked the following urgent question: To ask the Home Secretary if she will make an urgent statement on the status of Windrush children in this country.
He gave a powerful speech on his concerns which can be read here https://goo.gl/YBrS18
If you think you are affected by this, please contact me on 01633 841 725 or jessica.morden.mp@parliament.uk


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Taufel, Aleem to Umpire for India-Sri Lanka World Cup Final
Mumbai: Australian Simon Taufel, a winner of five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards, and Pakistan's Aleem Dar were on Thursday appointed as the on-field officials for the World Cup finals between India and Sri Lanka on Saturday.
New Zealand's Jeff Crowe has been named the match referee with England's Ian Gould and Steve Davis of Australia being the third and fourth umpires respectively at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
The match official appointments for India vs Sri Lanka final on April 2 are as follows:
Jeff Crowe (match referee), Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar (both on-field), Ian Gould (third umpire), Steve Davis (fourth umpire).
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Sri Lanka opening batsman Upul Tharanga was suspended for three months by the International Cricket Council on Friday for using a banned substance during the World Cup.
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ICC confirmed that the next two World Cups will be 10-team events and also announced that teams will be relegated and promoted on the basis of performance.
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The number one tag still eludes them but newly-crowned world champions India have closed the gap on top-placed Australia even as the team's in-form players moved up in the individual standings of the latest ICC ODI rankings issued on Monday.
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The ICC executive board will meet on April 4 to discuss a host of issues, including the new Future Tours Program, and will also review the ongoing World Cup.
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To many Yuvraj Singh may come across as arrogant, brawny and egotistic even. Those close to him say these are traits that make the myth, not the man.
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MS Dhoni (91*) and Gautam Gambhir (97) helped India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to win the ICC World Cup 2011 at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
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Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against India in their World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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A billion hearts will beat for Sachin Tendulkar as India bid for their second World Cup title in the all-Asian final against buoyant Sri Lanka on Saturday.
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Death of the warrior ethos
Weaving a path from Achilles to Rambo via Shakespeare and Tolstoy, Christopher Coker's insightful new book captures the increasing demonisation of war – even 'good wars' – and the denigration of honour, duty and glory.
In his 1998 BBC Reith lectures, 'War and Our World', the military historian and journalist John Keegan described war as 'collective killing for a purpose' (1). It is hardly surprising, then, that societies in which a spirit of solidarity has been diminished, the necessity to fight dismissed, and attempts to impart a sense of direction or meaning discredited, are unable to celebrate their wars and their warriors.
Primarily, of course, it is the 'killing' part of Keegan's definition that contemporary societies feel uncomfortable with, or reject outright, rather than the 'collective' or 'purpose' elements, which many would dearly like to rediscover while remaining sceptical about some of their earlier incarnations. But it is precisely the absence of these latter factors that have served to create confusion about the former.
Anyone wishing to pay tribute to warriors today, or to compose a paean to war as 'a test of, and testament to, a nation's resilience', would be ill-advised to do so. Christopher Coker, professor of international relations at the London School of Economics, has done the next best thing. His book The Warrior Ethos, while imbued with a sense of loss, also appropriately captures the ambivalence and ambiguity of our times.
Despite copious notes and references, this is far from being an academic text. In parts The Warrior Ethos feels more poetic than polemic, as Coker endeavours to weave a path from Achilles to Rambo via Shakespeare and Tolstoy. His sense that the spirit of an age can be captured through its literature and culture, rather than historical and political analysis alone, proves most rewarding, especially in revealing what has changed.
It is not simply a lost world that is unravelled, but lost words, too. 'Honour', 'Duty' and 'Glory' lose their meaning, and their use, if we forget the past, dismiss the present and refuse to face up to the future. 'Heroism', stripped of its subjective factor, appears merely to be bred-in, or institutionalised. Alternatively it is pathologised, as a self-serving and dangerous obsession, or worse, as the sad struggle of trauma victims.
Henry V's decisive defeat of the French at Agincourt in 1415, as well as Shakespeare's account of it with the infamous 'band of brothers', can now be portrayed as being about people suffering from 'a centuries-old "deception" about the glory of war'. Inverting this new orthodoxy, Coker reveals brilliantly how 'we tend to deprive them of the fullness of their lives in order to support and sustain the smallness of our own'.
It is our contemporary construction of events that can transform these historic episodes from being 'full of meaning' to being seen as a 'futile waste'. In that sense, the postmodern disposition towards not taking anything too seriously is quite disabling, even in the absence of any enemy we may face. But we should be clear, that this 'incredulity toward metanarratives' (2), stems from an interpretation of the world rather than being inherent.
'All of us in the Western world come from a culture which doubts its own first principles', rails Coker. So freedom must be fought for afresh in each generation. Stuggle, too, despite its rejection by those of sensitive dispositions, is also a necessity in nature. 'Only in the last thirty years have we begun to imagine living at peace with nature', he notes, yet increasing numbers seem to be forgetting this at their peril.
War, like all struggles, is transformative, both for the individuals concerned and for society. Little wonder then, that societies which – despite their rhetoric – fear change, rejecting the uncertainties it creates and endlessly seeking to control risks, should have such qualms about it. Fighting forces them to take a view of the future, regardless of whether they prefer the present or believe in any particular cause.
This transcendental element of existence is most acutely felt by warriors, who are asked to be willing to sacrifice themselves for the 'greater good' – another unfashionable concept, and one invoked by The Military Covenant that has only relatively recently been codified and released (3). But again, a 'greater good' presumes a 'collective' with a sense of 'purpose', despite these being noticeable by their absence today.
Coker does not romanticise killing, although, like a recent report accusing the British Army of glamorising warfare (4), he notes a growing reluctance in military circles to use the 'K' word. The preference for euphemisms, such as 'engage' or 'suppress', can rightly be interpreted as defensive. As in animal testing laboratories, when researchers avoid the 'K' word, or claim to prioritise 'welfare', their evasion allows opponents to run riot.
It was enlightened modernity itself that put paid to Homeric heroes such as Achilles who, living in an unfettered Hobbesian 'state of nature', could go about butchering their opponents with little sense of remorse. The modern warrior is accountable to society, choosing to fight for a shared interest. We are not driven mindlessly into feuds through genetic blood ties, but determine our course by our own reason.
But society, suggests Coker, by sanctioning its warriors' actions, simultaneously removes the determination of their destiny from them. This suppression of the one to the many works so long as there are many who wish to be one, and so long as all parties trust one another and themselves. If these bonds are broken, a vast array of legal codes is imposed upon would-be warriors to patrol their actions and even their thoughts.
In addition, the American cultural historian Paul Fussell suggests that the attenuation of religious belief in the modern world contributed to making modern war and especially death much harder to bear than in the past (5). 'How does a society cope with death when it no longer dreams of eternity?' asks Coker, noting how it has been turned into a risk to be avoided, thereby robbing it, and life, of their significance.
The error is to measure life in terms of risk at all. Life, argued Freud, loses its interest when death may not be risked (6). Another way to put it is that there is more to life than mere existence through risk management. As Coker argues, 'Reason serves the passions; it doesn't suppress them.' Yet, in recent years, the military has tied itself in knots assessing risks, thereby encouraging its detractors to do likewise (7).
Take one example, the tragic deaths from gunshot wounds of four young soldiers at the Princess Royal Barracks in Deepcut, England, between 1995 and 2002. This has now led to, by one count, 17 separate inquiries, including those by members of parliament, the Ministry of Defence, the Official Review, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and a two-year independent review of the various re-investigations (8). No wonder the military feels paralysed.
Meanwhile, the West's enemies in the 'war on terror' claim to embrace death. But suicide bombers are not warriors, proposes Coker, because they are not accountable to society. The problem here is to take them at face value, or to view them as that different to us in the first place. It is not just the Ummah that is not consulted nowadays, but the self-disenfranchised millions in Western democracies, too.
Maybe, in the absence of a cohering society, we are all afflicted by a form of nihilism to some degree. Coker cites Nate Fick in his memoir of the Second Gulf War exclaiming: 'Death before dishonour. Marines tattoo it on their forearms, but these fuckers [the Iraqis] live it.' (9) Other, more dispassionate observers, however, characterise self-styled jihadists as making a lot of noise but saying very little, and as having a passion for self-publicity.
Image influences reality, but is limited too, notes Coker. He sees how today's 'Jarheads' are more likely to style themselves upon one-dimensional Hollywood heroes, hip hop and the lyrics of Marilyn Manson, than to have read or appreciated the psychological depth of Greek epic poetry, and bemoans the 'bad ass' influence within the US military of those for whom Tupac Shakur is a more familiar figure than Abraham Lincoln (10).
This is a lazy caricature, for while not describing Iraqis as 'motherfuckers' or themselves as 'cool because we're so good at blowing shit up', it is the elites who are confused in the current period. They fail to lead for lack of purpose or belief in themselves. And contrary to Coker's assertions, films do capture mythical dimensions and transcendence, as epics like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Pan's Labyrinth prove.
He is also in danger of overstating the role of technology. Coker seems mesmerised by the world of cybernetic warriors and unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). Quite how much he knows of the 'hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis' is anybody's guess. True, such developments impact on the conduct of war, but it is the loss of confidence in humanity that drives these developments, rather than the other way around.
Technology need not erode tradition and myth, as he suggests. If, for myth, we read a self-affirming narrative that inspires, instructs, enables and connects, as he proposes, then this necessitates the engagement of human passions. For tradition, we could prioritise the truth, as we see it, one that has to be fought for and engaged with, not just imparted. This is the business of politics, not technology or management.
'Theory', wrote Marx, 'becomes a material force as soon as it has gripped the masses' (11). It is the inability of the elites today to appreciate the material power of ideas, let alone fight for them, that leave them unarmed, looking to technology or management to fill the gap. Ensuring ideas 'grip the masses', and become the truth, combining objective evidence with subjective will, is a labour of love entirely alien to them.
There is a real irony, then, in the US military having now introduced a 'Warrior Ethos' programme across its force, from basic training to the Army War College, to remind its personnel as to what is expected of them. Like 'citizenship classes' in the UK, this seems doomed to fail where it is most needed – at the level of lived ethos as opposed to paper exercises where, unlike on the battlefield, targets are readily met.
The British military is not immune to such instrumental trends. Reports highlight how a career in the Armed Forces 'equips people with skills and qualifications that can be transferred to civilian life' (12), or provide 'an opportunity that may have been denied in civilian life' (13). In general, the approach is one that emphasises what people can get out of the military, rather than what they will need to give.
Unsurprisingly, then, with such confusion at large across society, as well as embedded in the ranks of the military, Coker identifies how a 'Therapy Culture' further confuses matters. It acts as an 'invitation to infirmity', he proposes, noting 'we heal psychic wounds when we are able to give meaning to our experiences. Clearly, if an experience is deemed 'meaningless', then 'so is the pain and suffering that results'.
We are now a long way away from George C Scott's portrayal of the great American General, George Patton. Talking about war at the start of the 1970 movie, he is depicted as confessing, 'I love it. God help me, I do love it so. I love it more than my life'. Nowadays, it is journalists who self-depict themselves as the real heroes of war, risking it all in search of 'the truth' and without killing anyone to boot (14).
There is no glory in killing but, as Plato reminds us, 'What makes us human … is not nature or nurture but our capacity to rise above both'. If we do not want, as Nietzsche warned, to find the abyss looking into us when we look into it (15), then it is high time we were reminded of these few basic truths. The fight for truth and for freedom is essential, and Coker's book goes some way towards highlighting this.
The Warrior Ethos: Military Culture and the War on Terror by Christopher Coker is published by Routledge. (Buy this book from Amazon(UK).)
First published on spiked, 29 February 2008
(1) War and Our World: The Reith Lectures 1998, John Keegan, Hutchinson, 1998, p.2
(2) The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge, Jean-François Lyotard, Manchester University Press, 1984, p.xxiv
(3) Soldiering – The Military Covenant, Army Doctrine Publication Volume 5, 2000
(4) Informed Choice? Armed Forces Recruitment Practice in the United Kingdom, David Gee, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, 2007
(5) The Bloody Game: An Anthology of Modern Warfare, Paul Fussell, Scribner, 1991, p.24
(6) Freud and Philosophy: An Essay on Interpretation, Paul Ricoeur, New Haven, 1970, p.329
(7) Informed Choice?, op. cit.
(8) Breaking the Covenant: Governance of the British Army in the Twenty-First Century, Anthony Forster, International Affairs, 2006, Vol.82, No.6, p.1048
(9) One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer, Nathaniel Fick, Houghton Mifflin, 2005, p.82
(10) Generation Kill: Living Dangerously on the Road to Baghdad with the Ultra-Violent Marines of Bravo Company, Evan Wright, Bantam 2004
(11) A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right, Karl Marx, 1844
(12) Ministry of Defence Responds to Independent Report 'Informed Choice?' on Armed Forces Recruitment Practice in the UK, Government News Network, 7 January 2008
(13) House of Commons Defence Committee, Duty of Care (Vol.1), The Stationery Office 2005, p.5-6
(14) This Man's Army: A Soldier's Story from the Front Line of the War on Terrorism, Andrew Exum, Gotham, 2005, p.233
(15) Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche, 1886
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South Africa – Boer Lives Matter
What the ANC and its allies have been aiming for since their assumption to power is about to take place – the confiscation of White farms without compensation. It is part of a process of White dispossession. 82,000 Whites live in poverty (2011 statistics). Some 80 squatter camps mainly of Afrikaners have cropped up. There are those who say that this is just retribution for 'apartheid'. Julius Malema, who introduced the motion to confiscate White farmland, said there would be no compensation 'for the criminals who stole our land.'
The mainly Dutch migrants who formed the basis of the Afrikaner people settled at the Cape in 1652. They encountered roaming Bushmen and Hottentots who were engaged in bloody conflict. Migrating Dutch and Xhosa met each other around 1700. There were no widespread Xhosa settlements. What areas the Xhosa had remained as homeland areas under apartheid. The Afrikaner did not confiscate Xhosa lands.
The Afrikaner, wanting to live in peace, migrated (The Great Trek) during the 1830s to be free of British rule. They founded the Free State and the Transvaal, which also lacked settlements. Only Zululand in Natal, was settled. After a war started by the Zulus, with whom the Voortrekers had a pact, the Afrikaners nonetheless left them in possession of Zululand. In the Free State and Transvaal the Voortrekers were attacked by the Matabele, but these were pushed into Rhodesia. Pacts were made between the Voortrekers and various tribes that had been terrorised by the Matabele, and their lands remained with them.
The Anglo-Boer Wars erupted because mining monopolists wanted to secure the gold and diamonds of the Afrikaner Republics. The excuse used for British invasion was that the Afrikaners were 'mistreating the Uitlanders' ('Outsiders'). During the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) women and children were herded into British concentration camps where 26,000 died of typhus and malnutrition.
The Afrikaners were largely a rural folk (Boer = farmers). Industry and finance were controlled mainly by non-Afrikaners, especially the Oppenheimer mining, industrial, media and financial empire. The Oppenheimer dynasty was always the biggest enemy of the Afrikaner people. When in 1922 White mine workers on the Rand rebelled because of the use Black scab labour, this was crushed mercilessly by the Smuts Government. In reaction an Afrikaner Nationalist Government was voted in, with support from the Labour Party. The policy of 'apartheid' (separate development) was evolved in an effort to encourage the self-determination of the thirteen different racial groups, most of whom had little or nothing in common. Of these the largest were the Whites and the Xhosa each with about the same numbers. There is no such entity as a 'Black' South African, either before, during or after apartheid.
For decades the eternally persecuted Afrikaner endured the animosity of a combination of Communists and Big Business who used the same rhetoric as the British had used about the supposed lack of 'human rights' for the 'Uitlanders', to justify attacking the Afrikaners. On both occasions it served as a cover for the control of South Africa's wealth, and Harry Oppenheimer commented that Big Business, headed by his corporation (Anglo-American) was in the forefront of undermining apartheid, so that a rootless mass of consumers and workers could be created. Even Professor Noam Chomsky, the Left-wing icon, observed that the anti-apartheid campaigners were regarded by Big Business as 'their troops'. (Chomsky, Understanding Power, 2002, 88-89).
The reason for the much-condemned 'pass laws' was to protect South African workers from the huge numbers of 'Blacks' who crossed the border for the better living conditions under the Whites, who expended vast amounts on 'Black' welfare, education, sanitation, and housing, and the development of the homelands; all now falling to pieces since the fateful year 1994.
South Africa is repeating what happened in Kenya with the depraved Mau Mau, and the rest of Africa. When a court ruled in 2010 that the ANC song 'Kill the farmer, kill the Boer', was 'hate speech', ANC General Secretary Gwede Mantashe rejected this. Julius Malema had led the singing, the same gentleman who introduced the motion to confiscate White land, with the ironic quip, 'the time for reconciliation is over'. Since 1994 over 70,000 Whites have been murdered, including over 6,000 farmers, plus an unknown number raped, tortured and mutilated; although the statistics are debated and denied. Cries of 'bury them [Boers] alive' ring out in SA's Parliament.
When a motion was introduced in the New Zealand Parliament to condemn the confiscation of Boer farms it was vetoed by Labour and NZ First. When a bloodbath results the New Zealand Government will be complicit.
Boer Lives Matter!
K R Bolton
Johan 15/07/2018 at 8:47 am
Good to know. How can Labour or NZ First expect votes in future if they refuse to call this what it is? There is a cord burning with a barrel of dynamite connected to it in South Africa. NZ played a notable role in abolishing apartheid, but now the NZ government does not even want to raise an opinion. Actions of a government worthy of sitting on an UN Security Council? Talk now and lets get informed before everybody just grabs at an opinion on D-day, because it seems to be heading that way, and fast. Russia is getting involved in this issue, inviting 15 000 Boers, while they are in the BRICS partnership with South Africa.
So good to have found this site.
Thank you KR Bolton.
Rod 02/08/2018 at 5:09 am
I would have expected nothing more of the New Zealand Labour Party when it came to condemning white eviction and murder. Yes, perhaps there could (or should) have been a hint of empathy amongst the rank and file of New Zealand First – but as is always the case in party politics – holding onto power is one's primary objective (over that of principle).
When I was growing up in 1970s New Zealand there was at least some credence to – and acknowledgement of White South Africa. Today the attitude is one of outright indignation and dismissal. "Well, the whites got what they deserved!" espoused the milk-white blonde in my workplace the other day.
Poisoned by the twin evils of Marxist (mainstream media) propaganda and a liberalist education system – the need for some New Zealanders to hate all things of European extraction and bearing is indeed very great. So much is the inherent need to feel inclusion in the internationalist cult of racial diversity – they seem prepared to sell their very souls to be part of it!
In my opinion the Boers have now been placed under the same prohibition order as that imposed upon the German people at the end of World War Two.


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Ex-Ghanaian national team player Michael Essien has revealed that he didn't see himself as a manager and that he loves the round leather game of football. Michael Essien disclosed that he didn't plan football management and that his love for the game as played a big part. Michael Essien talked about his early life in football management and those who have shaped his career in a chat with The Football Ramble.
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WHY ESSIEN LOST SEVERAL FOLLOWERS REVEALED
Ex-Ghanaian national team midfielder Michael Essienlost a lot of followers on social media after he showed support for gay rights in his native Ghana.Michael Essien came in for a lot of criticisms and abuses online on the back of his support for the LGBTQ+ community. Michael Essien showed his support for the LGBTQ+ community via his post on both his official Twitter and Instagram handles. Unlike the developed countries like the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and many more, African countries are still receptive towards the LGBTQ+ community.
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HISTORY MAKER ODEJAYI SHOCKS ESSIEN, OTHERS
Nigerian striker KayodeOdejayi wrote his name into the history books after he masterminded the big win over Chelsea in the FA Cup some 13 years ago. KayodeOdejayi gave less fancied Barnsley a famous 1-0 win over the Blues at home in 2008. KayodeOdejayi scored four goals during that season but the one against Chelsea was the undoubtedly the most famous. Barnsley were the big team slayers in the FA Cup during the 2007/08 season but no one gave them a chance against a Chelsea team at the peak of their powers. That Chelsea team had the likes of skipper John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Essien, Michael Ballack, Joe Cole and many more but the Barnsley players were no respecter of reputations and big names as they stunned Michael Essien and his Chelsea teammates thereby getting to the semi-finals of the competition that season.
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MICHAEL ESSIEN OPENS UP ON NORDSJAELLAND COACHING SPELL
Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has opened up on his time as a manager of a football club as he looks to advance in his career. The ex-Black Stars midfielder has recently joined the moving train of former players who have decided to take a different route from the aspect of football to management. Former players like Olé Gunnar Solskjær at Manchester United, Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid, Andrea Pirlo at Juventus, and others have taken huge steps to ensure that they find their way into management, with some of them thriving at it, while others have faltered at some point.
Essien, however, has spoken well of his first few months into management and has revealed that he hopes to maintain it on that same note. The former Black Stars star is the current manager at Danish side Nordsjaelland and is expected to be at the helm for the rest of the current campaign.
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MENDY REVEALS BEST CHELSEA TEAM
New Chelsea player Edouard Mendy has revealed the best team in the history of the club. Edouard Mendy has been following the club before he made the move from Rennes last summer. Edouard Mendy talked about the best team in the history of his new club in an interview with the official website of the team.According to him, he watched the Chelsea team that had Didier Drogba and Michael Essien while he was young.
Edouard Mendy told the Chelsea website that the Blues team that had the likes of Michael Essien and Didier Drogbawas the best one. Chelsea were a formidable force under Jose Mourinho. The likes of skipper John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Essien, Didier Drogba and Petr Cech were important members of the Chelsea team that won two successive league titles between 2004 and 2006.
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Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly on the trail of highly rated United States of America international Weston McKenniewho's on loan at Italian champions Juventus from Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga.
Weston McKennie joined Juventus from Schalke 04 on a season-long loan at the start of this campaign and he has been in impressive form for the Old Lady. He has been one of the shining lights in the Juventus midfield this season. The interest of Spurs in Weston McKennie who's said to have similar attributes to Michael Essien was revealed by Italian transfer news portal Calciomercato.
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ESSIEN JOINS DANISH TEAM AS COACH
Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has joined a club in the top flight of Danish football in his bid to realise his ambitions of becoming a manager. The Chelsea legend has decided to become a football manager after an illustrious playing career. It was announced by Danish club FC Nordsjaelland some weeks back that Michael Essien has joined them as a coach.
It was disclosed via a club statement that Michael Essien is part of the coaching team for the 2020/21 season. Ex-Ghanaian international midfielder Michael Essien has decided to follow some of his former Chelsea teammates into management.
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In his 256 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions, the former midfield star scored 25 goals since he joined then in the 1006 summer transfer window. He would then go on to spend six years at the club, helping the Blues lift a couple of trophies in the process.
One of the most memorable moments in his career would be the night when they defeated Bayern Munich in Germany to lift the UEFA Champions League. In all of the matches he played for Chelsea, there are a couple of them which he surely will never forget.
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London, England 1872 (4)
Ballard, William 2341 (66) 1 / 1
Minchin, James 2371 (52) 0 / 1
Gossip, George 2213 (51) 1 / 1
Heathcote, John 0 / 1
Gossip, George gave odds of pawn and two moves
Wisker, John 2537 (38) 1 / 1
Martin, William 1993 (53) 0 / 1
Wisker, John gave odds of pawn and move
Zukertort, Johannes 2608 (43) 1 / 1
Baxter, Crichton 2030 (108) 0 / 1
Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of pawn and two moves
Thorold, Edmund 2435 (45) 1 / 1
Tennant, A. 1796 (135) 0 / 1
Thorold, Edmund gave odds of pawn and move
Bussy, Bernard 2181 (88) 1 / 1
Minchin, Charles 2017 (81) 0 / 1
Minchin, Charles gave odds of a knight
Steinitz, Wilhelm 2778 (43) 1 / 1
Fenton, Richard 2280 (57) 0 / 1
Steinitz, Wilhelm gave odds of pawn and move
Eschwege, Herman 2223 (81) 1 / 1
Down, Henry 2042 (71) 0 / 1
Wisker, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
Thorold, Edmund gave odds of a knight
Martin, William gave odds of pawn and move
Fenton, Richard gave odds of pawn and move
Minchin, Charles gave odds of pawn and move
Minchin, James gave odds of pawn and two moves
Minchin, James gave odds of pawn and move
Name: British Chess Association Handicap Tournament
Start date: 24 June 1872
End date: Aug. 1872
This was a 16-player, handicap knockout tournament. Di Felice has Tennant in Class IV, but the Chess Player's Chronicle of Aug. 1872 (p.121) and the Westminster Papers of 1 July 1872 (p.35) have him in Class III. The Westminster Papers of 1 July 1872 (p.35) include among the early results in this event 'Blackburne beat Major Minchin, giving pawn and move', which is an error. Blackburne was not in this event. Aside from the final between Thorold and Wisker, the scores of each pairing are not given by my sources, only who won against who and at what odds. I will take the scores all to be 1-0, as a conservative estimate, with the excpetion of the Zukertort-Steinitz pairing, where Sergeant says that Zukertort won after 2 draws, and the Thorold-Wisker final, which Di Felice gives as +2-0=0 for Thorold. The Illustrated London News of 17 Aug. 1872 (p.168), the Westminster Papers of 1 Sept. 1872 (p.65) and the Chess Player's Chronicle of Oct. 1872 (p.160) state that Thorold won the event, and therefore beat Wisker in the final. Interstingly, Sergeant (p.158) and Forster (p.82) say that Wisker won. The Illustrated London News of 17 Aug. 1872 (p.168) also says that several other games still had to be played. I guess, therefore, that it finished later in Aug. 1872. Di Felice and La Grande Storia degli Scacchi give the results of the knockout for first and second prizes, but the Chess Player's Chronicle also gives the results amongst the losers of the first round for third and fourth prizes.
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 55
Forster, Amos Burn, page 82
Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 231
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 158
[CPC], vol. 3, no. 4, Aug. 1872, page 121
[CPC], vol. 3, no. 5, Oct. 1872, page 160
[Era], vol. 34, no. 1766, 28 July 1872, page 7
[ILN], vol. 61, no. 1719, 17 Aug. 1872, page 168
[MP], no. 30770, 22 July 1872, page 2
[SoT], 3 Aug. 1872
[WP], vol. 5, no. 3, 1 July 1872, page 34
[WP], vol. 5, no. 4, 1 Aug. 1872, page 49
[WP], vol. 5, no. 5, 1 Sep. 1872, page 65
Sericano, C. [London handicap 1872]
Tournament information updated: 5 May 2020


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Continuing our Flight with Lauren Wallace!
by Sally Bergesen
I can't tell you how excited I am to announce that Oiselle has renewed and expanded our contract with elite runner and 2015 indoor track champ Lauren Wallace, who trains with Drew Wartenburg's standout group, the NorCal Distance Project in Sacramento.
We first met Lauren and the NorCal group at the 2013 USA Outdoors in Des Moines. The epic year of team-building, fan-girling, and swassing it in the stands.
It was our first year of "signing" athletes (following Fleshman's on-boarding in January), which probably explains my awkward arm position in this pic (someone needed to tell me that "elbows out" was for the track). But as you can see, Lauren was a natural, and when she said she also spoke French, well, bien sur! It was a match.
Since then, it has been such an honor to see Lauren continue to evolve as a competitor. I got to watch her in January 2014, light up the Dempsey here in Seattle. And then I got to see her again at Payton Jordan and USA Outdoors in Sacramento where she PR'd in the 800 – in the broiling heat of her hometown!
The most exciting race in memory, however, has to be her recent win of the 1000m at the USA Indoor Track Champs where she snuck up on the front pack on the inside lane and surprised everyone, including herself. It was such a pure show of finishing strength and internal confidence – it was truly beautiful. Never, ever give up!
So I'm incredibly happy that we're able to continue this journey together. And by "we," I mean everyone at The Nest, but also and especially Kristin Metcalf and Bob Lesko who are the leaders of our athlete team.
When I caught up with Lauren this past week, I asked what the highlights have been for her this past +1.5 years and she said:
Having USAs in Sacramento was exhilarating. I grew up in Northern California and a lot of my family still lives in the area. Combining the world of track and field with those closest to me was something entirely new and exciting. I PR'd in the 800m and finished 11th overall. Although I didn't make the final, the experience was priceless.
Racing in Europe for the first time. I learned so much and met so many great people. I came away with two wins of the three races I competed in.
Altitude camp in October. Altitude gave me a new found respect for oxygen and running in the mountains. It laid down the ground work for my indoor season and set me up to PR in the 5k at the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot.
Winning USA indoors. My season didn't play out entirely how we had planned. We adapted, changed some things around and in the end, everything worked out in our favor.
Onward and upward! Thank you for believing in us, Lauren. We are your biggest fans, and will be there cheering -- loud and proud!
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The emergence of NBA 2K esports: a Q&A with managing director, Brendan Donohue on its marketing prospects
By Taruka Srivastav-15 May 2017 08:41am
Seventeen of the NBA's 30 teams will participate in the inaugural season of the NBA 2K eSports league
ESports is growing like a wildfire with the Esports ad industry worth $280m in 2016 is set to breach the billion mark by 2021.
With the ever growing marketing prospects of eSports and the inclusion of it it next year's Asian Games, now is the time for sports organizations to invest in the sector. In the US, NBA has led the way by becoming the first pro sports league to co-own an e-sports organisation.
The Drum spoke to NBA 2K eSports new managing director Brendan Donohue to enunciate his plans for the league.
What prompted the NBA to start its own NBA 2K esports league?
We, along with 2K, recognized a tremendous opportunity. Esports is another great way for us to engage with NBA fans and NBA 2K players. We know our fans are digitally/tech savvy, our audience is young and diverse, and they are global. This aligns perfectly with the eSports space. We're launching the NBA 2K eSports league because we see a tremendous opportunity in the space to engage a burgeoning community and grow the game of basketball.
What benefit does this bring the very game and the sport?
NBA 2K is the most popular sports video game in North America and, more importantly, the top rated by users. This will allow us, along with 2K, to create a way to bring together the elite players in the world to compete. Other eSports games have proven there is a significant appetite for people to watch that.
What it brings to the game of basketball is another great way to engage with our fans on a global level and allow more people to experience the game of basketball.
We are looking forward to forming something truly unique for basketball and gaming fans around the globe.
We believe this league, supported by the NBA, our teams, and 2K, could be industry defining. This is the first, team-driven eSports league operated by a U.S. professional sports league. Plus, the five-on-five eSports format – where each player controls only one player on screen – creates a true team dynamic by having to rely on your fellow teammates.
How much funding is this venture getting?
While we won't discuss financial details, we will say that the NBA, 2K, our teams and our partners are making a strong commitment to the league.
What are the expansion plans?
17 of the NBA's 30 teams will participate in the inaugural season of the NBA 2K eSports league, while our other teams have expressed tremendous interest in the league. We fully expect more teams to jump on board starting with Year two.
What has been the response of other NBA teams?
The response for our teams has been terrific. More than half of our organizations will participate in the league's inaugural season. All 30 teams are big believers in what we are doing and they know that this is great for the NBA.
Are there any plans to broadcast it and if yes, where?
Yes. We'll be making announcements about our media plans in the coming months.
What are the difficulties you expect to face and how do you plan to overcome those?
This idea is new so we'll need to build an audience, but the great news is that we are not starting from zero. NBA 2K is already the most popular sports game in North America and that will give the NBA 2K eSports league a great initial boost. We're excited for the challenge as we bring together the NBA's league operations experience and 2K's gaming expertise.
Your forte is marketing. How do you plan to use all your experience in marketing of this new eSports league?
I've been interested in eSports for quite a while. I plan to use what I have learned over the past two decades to create the most exciting, engaging and game changing experience for players and fans.
Find out more about the marketing opportunities for e-Sports at The Drum's dedicated news section.
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