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Power lines offer environmental benefits, according to study
by Sheila Foran, University of Connecticut
David Wagner, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, stands on a transmission right of way in Thompson, Conn., showing springtime foliage. Credit: David Wagner
Power lines, long considered eyesores or worse, a potential threat to human health, actually serve a vital role in maintaining the health of a significant population, according to new research out of the University of Connecticut.
The corridors that crisscross New England's rolling landscape are home to native plant and animal life that require the type of habitat maintained beneath the power lines, according to David Wagner, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Particularly in regions of the Northeast with high human population density, the power lines are vital to the conservation of hundreds of species, as documented in two recent studies by Wagner. One was published this month in the journal Forest Ecology and Management, and another is forthcoming in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
"All manner of vertebrate and invertebrate life as well as a wide range of wild flowers and other native plants flourish there," says Wagner.
If the semi-open landscape – areas of grass and weeds, shrubs, and young forest growth – in the transmission corridors was not managed as it is now by power companies, the land would eventually turn into dense forest with heavy cover and limited sunlight, unsuitable for many of those species, Wagner says.
In one study, Wagner and co-authors examined bee species along a transmission line in Southeastern Connecticut over a two-year period. They identified roughly 50 percent of the state's bee species there, including one previously thought to be extinct in the United States, the Epeoloides pilosula, which had not been found in this country since 1960.
The landscape is also the ideal habitat for species such as the New England Cottontail rabbit, says Wagner. While the population of its more adaptive cousin, the Eastern Cottontail, has not been impacted by development in the Northeast, the New England Cottontail occupies less than a fifth of the area it once called home.
Birds such as the American woodcock and indigo bunting, reptiles including the wood and box turtles, and many insect species, are also dependent on the open, sunny habitats that are typical of the transmission line corridors.
Wagner's related investigation measured plant diversity and cover along an 89-mile transmission line corridor.
Researchers found that the richness of plant life along transmission lines was significantly higher than in the adjacent wooded areas. They documented 326 plant species in power line plots, more than twice the number found in woodland plots.
In particular, eight common heath species important to several finicky bee species – those with narrow preferences in pollen sources – were significantly more abundant in power line plots than in the nearby woods.
Other plants more abundant along the power lines included such commonly known flower species as goldenrod, asters, daisies, and sunflowers, as well as a variety of herbs and shrubs that provide much of the late-season pollen and nectar for bees, beetles, moths, and butterflies.
Northeast Utilities, the company that owns and manages approximately 43,000 acres throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, created a land trust in 2012 to promote the preservation of open spaces in New England.
NU's manager of transmission vegetation management, Anthony Johnson '80 (CAHNR), says the company works cooperatively with organizations such as the Audubon Society and the New England Wildflower Association, as well as providing support for academic research such as Wagner's.
"When I first started this job, I was always looking up – at the trees and the wires – making sure there was nothing to interfere with the power lines," Johnson says. "Now, I also find myself looking down – watching for turtles and snakes and wildflowers and seeing how abundant they are."
Power lines offer environmental benefits
More information: David L. Wagner et al. Vegetation composition along a New England transmission line corridor and its implications for other trophic levels, Forest Ecology and Management (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.04.026
Journal information: Forest Ecology and Management
Provided by University of Connecticut
Citation: Power lines offer environmental benefits, according to study (2017, March 6) retrieved 16 July 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2017-03-power-lines-environmental-benefits.html
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KelDude
All power lines should be underground. They say it's "too expensive" to do this so the lines all end up "in the air" for all to enjoy all the time. Here's the kicker for me. If the lines were underground we would never suffer the "weather caused" power outages which are now a regular occurrence during storms. The weather is getting more violent each year and there will be even more outages on a regular basis. You can not convince me that the cost of the "repairs" is cheaper than starting out with the lines underground. The maintenance costs would be far less and the savings from this and reduced/eliminated outages would quickly recover the costs of "going under". Just another example of money today from savings on installations is more important than money spent tomorrow for the repairs.The large power providers deserve their ultimate fate of everyone being self sufficient in power using their own solar panels. The panels are getting more efficient every day and so are the batteries.
gkam
"You can not convince me that the cost of the "repairs" is cheaper than starting out with the lines underground."
Okay, but it is true.
All power lines should be underground
Well, there's arguments for and against this, and you also need to consider geography. You mentioned a number of valid reasons for below ground lines. Here's some for the other side:
Consider earthquake prone regions. Or flood prone regions. There you may want to have your lines above ground. In this day and age we should also consider sabotage. While above-ground lines aren't immune to sabotage they can be fixed a lot easier/faster.
Upgrades are also a lot more expensive for underground lines.
I think it must be decided on a case-by-case basis what is the most sensible approach.
I've agreed with your statements for some time, but the fact is buried power lines are not immune to damage. When I was a teenager our house caught fire due to the buried power supply cable being pinched by rocks that moved in the ground. Of course, the repairs required would be fewer, but the cost of each repair would be more - not to mention the replacement rather than the repair cost.
ab3a
All power lines should be underground.
Transmission lines? BWHAHAHAHAH. Silly KelDude! Want to know the failure mode of a below grade power line? Hint: It's explosive. VERY explosive. That's IF you can get insulation that will work worth a damn.
As for Distribution, it's expensive enough to work on above ground powerlines. Put them below ground and you'll have a hell of a time locating and repairing them when they fail. That is, unless you're dealing with a medium voltage line. Then you just look for the explosion. Such things have happened in posh Georgetown in DC. The explosions send manhole covers weighing over 100 pounds flying several stories in to the air.
Let's not do it. No, seriously, DON'T DO IT. It doesn't age well and it won't be maintained. You'll be installing an underground time bomb that is almost guaranteed to be hazardous for your grandkids.
Your grandparents knew what they were doing. Think carefully before dismissing their wisdom.
While above-ground lines aren't immune to sabotage they can be fixed a lot easier/faster.
one very expensive long term possible policy to prevent that being a problem would be to make special access tunnels for laying down within all underground power lines so to make easy maintenance as will as making them immune form weather damage.
I personally find that a very appealing idea but, unfortunately, the setup costs would be just astronomical! Perhaps it would pay for itself EVENTUALLY within, say, about a ~million years but perhaps that is just far TOO "long term". Pity.
so to make easy maintenance as will as making them immune form weather damage.
Weather damage is a tricky thing. Heavy rain/flooding is weather damage. Flooding can lead to shifts in subterranean structures (cave-ins, bulging, landslides) which can affect subterranean power lines. Deep frost/thaw cycles can lead to cracks in any tunnels which may lead to seepage. Changing groundwater levels can lead to corrosion. Plant roots are not to be underestimated, either (ever seen how easily they crack concrete sidewalks?). Above-ground powerlines are largely immune to these particular effects.
I like the below-ground idea a lot - simply for the aesthetic effect (and I don't think the 'habitat' argument made in the article is particularly pertinent). But it is by no means a clear cut decision between the two.
Ideal, to me, would be local production and storage - without any power infrastructure at all.
Just look up the cost for burying a long HV transmission line.


Hoan Kiem Lake is considered the pearl of the capital city, as tourists or foreigners called "flower basket in the heart of the city" located in the heart of Hanoi. Although the temple is a complete new architecture but Ngoc Son temple is a typical space and architectural artifacts.
According to scientists they are a residual of the Red River after the river had moved the line as at present. The variability of the river he took a few thousand years ago. Formerly called Luc Thuy Lake has excellent water for four seasons green. 15th century, Luc Thuy lake was named Hoan Kiem lake. Hoan Kiem name associated with the story paid sword for gold turtles of King Le Thai To.
Ngoc Son island ancient statue known as Tuong Nhi (elephant ears), King Ly Thai To moved his capital to Thang Long named Ngoc Tuong, to Tran dynasty renamed Ngoc Son. Here was erected a temple to worship the heroic martyrs who sacrificed during the resistance war against the Nguyen Mong. Later he collapsed house long, up to the Vinh Huu life – Le dynasty (1735 – 1739), lord Trinh Giang built Thuy Khanh and also covering up the 2 mountain land on the east coast facing the Ngoc Son called Dao Tai and Ngoc Boi mountain. End of Le dynasty, along with Thuy Khanh palace was destroyed by Le Chieu Thong. A charity named Tin Trai, on the same old base have established a temple called Ngoc Son pagoda. In third Thieu Tri dynasty (1843), the pagoda gave up for a charity renamed Tam Thanh temple. The society was removed steeple, rebuilt main palace, the two sides suites, bringing Van Xuong De Quan statue to worship and renamed Ngoc Son temple (Van Xuong the character Kien Vu dynasty, 25-55 after the cause the Chinese, the death was made a client of the scientific literature ) According to " Ha Thanh books " is from Le dynasty on the island, in Ngoc Son Temple had worship Quan Cong, celebrity high life that the Three Kingdoms (China). When King Le and Trinh Lord use lake where hydraulic forces are considered as a martial arts temple shrines. Ha thanh people has brought Duc Thanh Tran statue worship combine with Quan Cong. But "Kham dinh Viet su thong giam cuong muc" for that is the Le Lai statue, the national spirit birth on Le dynasty was discharged body savior.
In Tu Duc first eighteen years (1865), Nguyen Van Sieu confucian scholar repaired the temple. At each change covering more land and build stone embankment around, built Tran Ba communal house, a bridge from the north east coast to the bridge called The Huc. Mountain Ngoc Boi old, he built a stone tower, brush tops the summit tower, the tower itself had carved three words "Ta Thanh Thien" (mean: write on blue sky), today commonly called the Tower Pen. Next door is a book called the inkstone estrade, is placed a stone the ink slab halt peach duo vertically, with the team three frogs. In inkstone has engraved a article about the use ink slab philosophical aspects. People born after praise is "Nhat Dai Phuong Dinh But". From port outside the walls into two sides, one side of the table dragon, a tiger inside a table, the table represents the noble named the test passed, makes the artist as try to go through e-education .
The Huc bridge name that is retained beautiful light of the sun. The Huc bridge leading to Ngoc Son Temple Gate, also known as Dac Nguyet Lau (floor see moon) under the shade tree with the collection, the trees in the middle of a thickset, like emergence from the water. Temple of connecting together two throne, the first temple to the North was worship Van Xuong and Tran Hung Dao. Van Xuong statue standing, holding a pen is placed in the harem of about 1 meter high stone pedestal, the two sides have two stone stairs. The south has Tran Ba communal house (home-sure waves implies pillar withstand the wave of unfair in contemporary culture). Home eight square roof, roof two floors with 8 column prop, four out of stone columns, four columns of wood. Characters in the temple outside the church down to Van Quan De Vuong, La Dong Tan, Quan Van Truong, Tran Hung Dao, also worship the Buddha Amitabha. This represents the concept of three traditional religion in Vietnam (Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism).
The combination of Ngoc Son temple and Hoan Kiem lake has created an overall architecture God – Human merge, creating the ancient beauty, harmony, balanced to the temple and the lake, should suggest the feeling among the people and nature. Temples and lakes have become certified area recall the memories of the old national history, awakening pride, patriotism legitimate, as well as spiritual, a sense of Vietnam before immortal ethnic .
For Hanoi people, Hoan Kiem Lake is a place to get some fresh air, a place to play boats but also associated with life in many ways: Eve, many people enjoy the spring walk around the lake. Spring, the lake is a meeting place for good men to women credit ceremony temples nearby. The couple married the day to find the sword lake souvenir photograph. The summer, the muggy afternoon, the lake is an ideal location to get some fresh air. Who had once looked into the lake from above will not fitful before color paintings and poetry of the violet insult trees alternating between red flamboyant trees, golden rice cooled trees, the big trees ferment down, the arms embracing green in color turquoise water specifically. Autumn, Hoan Kiem lake is not only beautiful landscapes with ranges pendulous willow shores, sun sparkling on the water but also the capital where people comes to see the fireworks of the great festival of the people groups as 2-9 (Independent day) and 19-8.
The historical uniqueness: Turtle Tower, the King Ly Thai To statue, Ngoc Son Temple, Nghien estrade , Pen tower, Ba Kieu temples, Ba Da pagodas … architecture and modern, newly built or created but always ensure harmonious combination with the inherent landscape around the lake. Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son temple, The Huc bridge and Turtle Tower sparkling water balloon is the image of the capital Hanoi in a heart of Vietnam.


1976 Beginning of Yoga practice.
1978	Catherine ASHMORE's assistant – Workshop at Nicky de Saint-Phalle's house.
1979 First training "Anatomy and massages".
1982 Setting up "Ganesha Yoga Centre" in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris. Classes and workshops from 1982 to 2003.
1983 "Yoga teaching aptitude degree" – Catherine ASHMORE School – 4 year training, Paris.
1983-1986	Chinese medicine studies – I.E.T.C. Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute with Jean-Louis BLARD.
1985	Certified Master Practician degree – "The Conscious Body School" J.L. ABRASSART.
1986	National degree in Traditional Acupuncture.
1989	Study tour on India Yoga and Ayurveda in Yoga and Ayurveda. She meets Sri O.P. TIWARI and SHANTARAM VAIDYA.
1991	Study time in India with TIWARIJI.
Member of the group " Seekers on the move" for the maintenance and dissemination of Jacques THIEBAULT's teaching.
Organization of the first "Yearly Encounters" for the teachers members of the FIDHY.
Organization of the first summer workshops for the FIDHY YOGA Federation : a 4 year study on Patanjali Yoga Sutras.
1994 Family settles in Cévennes in South of France.
She now translates all TIWARIJI's teachings in the workshops she organises for him.
First summer workshop organized in Cévennes for Ganesha Centre students.
1997 Last workshop in the Cévennes. On the last day, she invites Pierre RABHI to meet her students.
1998-1999 Organization of a trip to India for her students.
2002 Pilgrimage and spiritual retreat in Himalaya.
2003 Setting up of YOGADHAMA Yoga School in Baillargues near Montpellier (South of France). Classes and workshops from 2003 till now in Paris and Baillargues.
2004	She puts free Yoga introduction classes for teenagers in place.
2005 Organization of a Yogic retreat in India with TIWARIJI, Rishikesh.
Translation of the book "Prânâyâma" by Swami KUVALAYANANDA.
2006 Workshop at the "Domaine de la Tour".
Partner of the publishing house "Les Editions du Petit Véhicule" : "Swami SIDDHESWARANANDA and his times" in 3 volumes.
In India, participation to the 5th International Conference on "Advances in Yoga research, education and therapy" at KAIVALYADHAMA, Lonavla.
2007 Member of the KAIVALYADHAMA staff organizing the "Prânâyâma Sadhana Shibir" led by TIWARIJI at KAIVALYADHAMA, Lonavla. Assistant teacher during the Shibir.
Setting up of the Cévennes teaching centre of YOGADHAMA School. Classes and workshops.
2008 She attends the first Certification Course for Prânâyâma "Sacred Breath" at Lonavla, KAIVALYADHAMA led by SRI O.P. TIWARI.
2009 January : time spent in India.
December : study with TIWARIJI – Rishikesh, Himalaya.
Déc 2009 Etude auprès de TIWARIJI à Rishikesh, Inde.
Eté 2010	Summer workshop "Indian Yogic tradition and anatomy and physiology applied to Yoga" – Arche de Saint-Antoine.
2011 Organization of a study visit of KAIVALYADHAMA for the YOGADHAMA School students. Study on Yoga and Ayurveda with the physicians of the centre : Dr Jagdish BHUTADA and Dr BHALEKAR.
Organization of a special workshop with Catherine ASHMORE in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris.


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Winter 2017 Anime Season Preview and Expectations
Jan3 by Guy
The Winter 2016 anime season begins tomorrow, so it's high time for me to release this post, eh? I'm still not back to two weeks prior to the season's release, but at least we got back to getting this out before the season. Hurray to small successes! Real life is going to be very busy for me this month, but that doesn't mean anime's going to stop. So let's find out what we've got to look for this season (hint: Very little).
As always, in these posts I cover shows I plan to follow, or have thoughts on why I will not follow them, or considered following and decided not to. As always, I try to strike a balance between giving you enough information on the show, and telling you why I think it is or isn't worth watching. Shows ordered by day, and by expectation within the day, as that affects pick status. The "Almost In" category describes shows that I'd pick up in prior seasons, but decided to put aside in order to make more time for backlog, after growing unhappy with how many of the shows I pick up ending up "not worth the time", let alone "good".
Much space is given to the people involved with a show, as premises are easy, but execution is hard, and it's people who are in charge of that. You're likelier to end up with good shows that way.
Most of the information about the shows can be had from the helpful Neregate Chart, and what I've happened to see on various sites, such as The Cart Driver or Random Curiosity. Check them out if you want more information, or information on shows I didn't cover (such as follow-ups to shows I don't watch).
Little Witch Academia (TV) – This is probably the series I'm most excited over since they announced Avatar: the Legend of Korra. For those who don't know, Little Witch Academia was a truly magical 30 minute short released in 2013, which I loved quite a lot. The second episode, a slightly longer short film, released in 2015, was disappointing to me, not because it was bad, but because it was merely good. Now, this is a full-fledged series, which has more production issues and usually less resources per minute of air-time, but hey, I'll take it. I'll take it because at the end of the day there's little I like more than the sense of wonderment. We'll get to goof around with Akko and the rest of the gang, and actually see their daily escapades as more than a 2-minute montage. I'm on board.
For those who don't know, Little Witch Academia is made by Studio Trigger, made by ex-Gainax employees, and although Gainax was mostly known for its action sequences, I'd argue this is studio Trigger's best work to date. This is Director Yoshinari You's full-series directorial debut, after directing the two Little Witch Academia shorts, as most of his experience is a Key Animator. Series Composition is handled by Shimada Michiru, who worked on Urusei Yatsura, One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, Romeo and the Black Brothers, Shugo Chara!, Little Busters, The File of Young Kindaichi Returns, Emily of the New Moon, Gakuen Alice, and The Adventures of Peter Pan. This is actually a very interesting set of works, as what stands about them is that most of them are highly regarded, and quite old. Another thing that stands out about a few of them is that they are adaptations of children novels that border on fairy-tales, which seems like a good fit for this series.
Interest Rating: 3/3. I don't like most "cute girls being cute" type of slice of life, but the slightly more adventurish sort, or just calming are amongst some of my favourite series to mellow in front of. The first Little Witch Academia was that sort of moment for me, so I hope this series will deliver as well.
Airing Date: January 8th. Preview.
Didn't Make It In:
Idol Jihen / Idol Incidents – I was going to start by saying that this anime is positively Japanese in its premise, but after the last American Presidential Elections, that might be silly. With the situation in Japan worsening, Idol Groups run for national politics, to brighten everyone's days. This series follows their adventures and travails. Hey, I actually don't find this that ludicrous, people ascribe one's public persona or the roles actors portray on the actors themselves all the time. This is Director Yoshidua Daisuke's directorial debut, and the Series Composers also never directed a full series before, but had worked before on Himitsu: the Revelation and Kure-Nai. Not much to go by, honestly.
ēlDLIVE – I assume the title of this show is pronounced "The Drive", and is the only notable thing about this show aside from some of its voice actors (Kugimiya Rie, Hayami Saori, and Suzuki Tatsuhisa). A coming of age story of a boy who gets invited to try and join a space police force, and who has a voice in his head. Takeuchi Toshimitsu worked on series that nobody cared much for (Guardian Ninja Mamoru, Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold, and Ramen Fighter Miki). Also, the preview looks underwhelming. This is a pass.
Overall Sunday Thoughts: A show I'm very much waiting for, Japanese idol madness, and a coming of age story. Well, I hope Little Witch Academia delivers, but it's also likely LWA will draw some eyes that might normally give it a pass due to the paucity of content on this day. Well, one show to start the day after how busy weekends have been the last few seasons suits me just fine.
Onihei – Onihei (also known as Heizou the Devil) is based off of a series of stories that began in 1967, with adaptations to movies, television, and theatres, following an Edo chief of police/detective who solves mysteries and crimes. I'm not sure this sort of episodic content is the best fit for 20 minute episodes (and would've liked seeing it receive 40 minute episodes), but hey! Psuedo-historical material with actual literature behind it, actual novels, modern classics of Japanese culture. I'll take it. It doesn't always turn pretty, but the starting point is higher.
Director Miya Shigeyuki worked on Blood Lad (which I didn't much care for) and Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou, both of which aren't too serious, so it's interesting he's been given this presumably more serious material to handle. Of note, the series is produced by Murayama Masao, who worked as producer or planner on such noteworthy shows such as Ashita no Joe, Cardcaptor Sakura, Death Note, Monster, Nana, Paprika, Summer Wars, Trigun, Vampire Hunter D, and Zankyou no Terror. So I expect this show will have quite a lot of thought put into its success. I'm not sold on the director, but this looks promising.
Interest Rating: 2/3. The director is not the best, and I worry 20 minutes might not suffice for an episodic story of this nature, but if it worked for Joker Game (the time limit did), and Kino's Journey, then it shouldn't be too hard here either.
Airing Date: January 9th.
Almost In:
Gabriel Dropout – Doga Kabo, the studio behind shows such as Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Himouto! Umaru-chan, Plastic Memories, Yuru Yuri, and Love Lab is back at giving us more fluffy comedies with their signature art-style. This time the premise is that Archangel Gabriel has come to Earth, but has become a slob, skipping school and playing online games instead. A life of hijinks at school with her fellow supernatural girl friends ensues. Director Oota Masahiko directed the aforementioned Himouo! Umaru-chan, Yuru Yuri, and Love Lab, but also Kotoura-san, Minami-ke, and Sabagebu, so I expect the fluffy material and jokes to satisfy those who look for a slice of life cute girls doing cute things comedy.
Interest Rating: 1/3. This looks like a well-made show of a genre that usually has me tearing my hair out, but I'm still tempted.
Overall Monday Thoughts: Monday is always a day where there's not much to watch. I just hope that this novel-based series will be better than Fall 2015's crop (Perfect Insider and Sakurakou-san), and that the historical aspect will be better than most Nobunaga-inspired series. But hey, this looks promising, after all, Rakugo Shinju delivered, right?
ACCA 13 – When it comes to manga adaptations, Madhouse is the studio to watch. This show follows an agency tasked with monitoring other agencies in a large kingdom. We follow its chief as he makes the rounds. The original manga was created by Ono Natsume, who created the Ristorante Paradiso and House of the Five Leaves manga series, and it is directed by Natsume Shingo, who directed One Punch Man and Space Dandy's premiere. Joining him is Series Composer Suzuki Tomohiro, who worked on One Punch Man.
Overall, there's not much to go by, but it seems like it'd be fun, or at least well done. And isn't the entire premise of this preview that the people involved matter more than the material? So it is.
Interest Rating: 1.5/3. I don't really know what to expect, but I'm going to put my trust in talented people making a show that'd be well-made, at the very least.
Airing Date: January 10th. Preview 1, very stylistic, makes me think of Lupin. Preview 2, which makes me wonder what sort of show it'd be.
Hand Shakers – I feel like I have to discuss non-short anime originals. Well, this sure is one. 2D and 3D art mix in this series (check the preview), which seems to be a battle royale about fulfilling one's wishes, or a pair's (yes, because all anime battle royales are about wish-granting). A pair of people with an ability team up, conjure a weapon from their psyche, and fight other pairs for the right to challenge god to fulfill their wish. Very little is actually conveyed about the characters in the previews, so this doesn't look promising. Director Suzuki Shingo (Coppelion, K), and Series Composer Kanazawa Hiromichi (Seitokai Yakuindomo, Series Director for Coppelion and K) worked before, but their prior work is divisive. I like battle royale series a lot, but I need a bit more to get me interested.
Overall Tuesday Thoughts: The trend of one good show, and one that is just borderline continues. Though calling any series "good" at this point in time is a bit presumptuous, and rather one means "promising". But it is promising, both in terms of premise and the people involved. That I don't know what sort of show it'd be could be seen as a positive, as I'd have to approach it with an even more open mind than usual.
Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon / Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid – Have you shown me the trailer for this show, I'd have never guessed that it's being made by Kyoto Animation, but considering some of their recent shows (especially Phantom World), maybe I shouldn't be so surprised? Regardless, this is a slice of life comedy series following a salary-woman who gets joined by a dragon who turned into a human and forces herself upon her human host as a maid to repay some debt. Hijinks ensue.
Based on a manga by the Mangaka behind "I can't understand what my husband is saying" and "Komori-san Can't Decline", the 4-Koma is strong with this one. Directed by Takemoto Yasuhiro (Amagi Brilliant Park, Full metal Panic? Fumoffu, Lucky Star, Hyouka, and the Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya), the director is certainly capable of levity, but also of poignant delivery. Yuka Yamada (Non Non Biyori, Tamayura, and Ao Haru Ride) is in charge of Series Composition. This team seems more than capable of delivering on a show of this sort.
Interest Rating: 1.5/3. I will likely check this show out regardless of my reservations. It's likely to be quite a good show to people who enjoy this sort of show, which unfortunately I very rarely am.
Airing Date: January 11th. Preview.
Akiba's Trip the Animation – Akiba's Trip should also be known as "Akiba Strip", a very intended pun. Based on a game where "vampires" invade Akihabara, and to defeat them you have to beat them up and tear their clothes off. Erm, I actually wonder what the anime will cover. Cover, get it? At least the trailers (fan-servicey NSFW) are honest with how they open with crotches and bosoms in various states of undress. Director Ikehata Hiroshi worked on Robot Girls Z, Toei Robot Girls, and Sore ga Seiyuu!, so he's not going to leave any mark with this either. Series Composer Hyoudou Kazuho worked on the recent reLIFE, but also Magica Wars, Himegoto, and Robot Girls Z.
Overall Wednesday Thoughts: The final day of the quiet part of the week, then again, Wednesday is usually not this empty, but Winter has three-quarters of other seasons' shows. I might end up with Kobayashi-san if I find my days empty, but with how busy I am right now with real life, maybe it's for the best. Also, first show of the season for the ecchi lovers, who can't be overlooked.
Kuzu no Honkai / Scum's Wish – Two teenagers who are in love with other people, older teachers, and who use one another (knowingly) to hide their situation from their surrounding, also relying on physical intimacy to help deal with the loneliness. A messy situation. This is material that could easily end up imploding if too much or too little pathos is injected. Apparently the source material is well-regarded.
Director Andou Masaomi (Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse, Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle, Gakkou Gurashi, and White Album 2) seems like an overall good pick, I liked White Album 2 alright, even if a "sad scene" towards its end made me burst out laughing, but Gakkou Gurashi (School Live!) was one of my favourite series of 2015 and quite well directed. Series Composer Uezu Makoto is more of an issue, while he worked on Humanity has Declined and Katanagatari, most of his work is prone to overwritten gestures, such as KonoSuba, Assassination Classroom, Akame ga Kill!, Danganronpa, and School Days. So, one has to trust the director and original material will have more sway than an uneven Series Composer. Then again,some of those shows Uezu composed were directed by Kishi "Overblown" Seiji, so let's go with that.
Interest Rating: 1.5/3. Drama always is a touchy subject in anime, because melodrama and bad pacing often kill it. But these stories draw me because they're also the likelier to feel "real", and the likelier to be great, shows that are based off of novels or actually aimed at adults like me aside. Sometimes I feel too old for these shows, but then I watch one that's well-made and I'm in. And I'm usually in on the chance.
Masamune-Kun no Revenge / Masamune-Kun's Revenge – The age old story. Boy meets girl. Girl is rich and high class, boy is overweight. Girl calls boy "piggy" and crushes his self-esteem. Years pass, boy is now a good-looking high-school student, he comes across the rich girl, and vows to exact revenge on her with the aid of her maid. And then he realizes he might actually have feelings for girl. Also, because this is an anime, it's actually a harem. I'm actually a big fan of fluffy and mostly empty RomComs (and didn't like Nisekoi too much because it was too much of one). This is exactly that sort of series, the opposite of Scum's Wish that airs on the same day, not in terms of material, but in how it approaches it.
Direction is handled by Minato Mirai, who directed the first season of Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya and helped by Inou Keisuke who only directed a single handful of episodes elsewhere. Series Composition is handled by Shimoyama Kento (Binbougami ga!, Servant x Service, and Shomin Sample), which mostly gets slice of life comedies, but also by Yokote Michiko (Genshiken, Princess Tutu, Prison School, Shirobako, and so many more). The directors might be greenhorns, but the series composers know their job. I'll likely check this show after it's done, because while I enjoy this sort of fluffy content, I enjoy it less on a weekly basis.
Interest Rating: 1/3. Aside from shounonsense, this show is my sort of comfort food, but comfort food is to be consumed with care.
Urara Meirochou – 4-Koma comedy slice of life, this time about a bunch of girls who gather at a specific place to follow their dreams of becoming fortune tellers. The reason I still want to highlight this show is that it is directed by Suzuki Youhei, who directed Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko and Shimoneta, so he has some skills when it comes to slice of life comedies. He is joined by the prolific Series Composer Mieno Hitomi (Akagami no Shirayuki-Hime, Asura-Crying, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Flying Witch, Noragami, and more). So at least the people in charge seem skilled enough for this sort of low-key series.
Seiren – What if an anime-original series were made to ape Visual Novels, specifically romantic ones? Well, this sort of show. I wasn't a fan of the last show that felt to be following this route (Seitokai no Ichizon, see my write-up here), as the whole point is that the story doesn't get to progress, yet you don't get to simply load back another save. Anyway, Seiren will feature 6 "heroines", and will follow discrete paths for 3. I am really not sure why this sort of storytelling is a thing here. Kobayashi Tomoki, who directed Akame ga Kill!, Amagami SS's second season, Hundred, and the older Sola, Tears to Tiara, and Utawarerumono (the first season), so yeah, VN adaptations and recent grimdark action. Series Composition and series creation is handled by Takayama Kisai, who is known as the original character designer of Amagami SS, but who has no prior credits writing for anime. This to me seems like a show that's likely to implode. This reminds me of Girls Beyond the Wasteland.
Also, makes me think of anime original series no longer need Light Novels to be perfectly Light Novelish, which is funny, since Light Novels of the sort fed off of anime which were based off of LNs, and the cycle continues.
MARGINAL#4 KISS Big Bang – This is not really an anime show, even if it might appear as one. This is promotional material for a boy-band. I just want to highlight it, that there are also such shows aimed at girls, and that the whole boundary between anime kicking off idol bands also goes in the other direction, with idol bands kicking off anime series. But I doubt there'll be much to watch here. First-time director, you know how it is.
Overall Thursday Thoughts: Thursday used to be the busiest day of the season, with NoitaminA shows and everything else to follow. What do we have on this season's Thursdays? Romance. Dirty and messy romance, visual novel romance, and comic romance. Romance for everyone! I like romantic stories, and as some idioms go, most stories end up being stories about romance, so I guess it's just as well. I'm not sold on anything in these days, and even if Scum's Wish ends great and Masamune-kun's Revenge ends mediocre, it's possible I'll enjoy the latter more. But hey, something for everyone, so long they care for romance, or slice of life comedies, or idols. Just not action, I guess.
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu 2nd Season – A year has passed since the 2016 winter season preview, where I discussed the first season of Rakugo Shinju before it aired. Expectations for it were exceedingly high, and the show mostly delivered. The premiere was incredible, and while the material to follow was slightly weaker, and while the characters often felt distanced, like characters in the threatre putting an act on for us, they still felt real enough, and their relationships and tragedy loomed large, larger than life, as we reached the crescendo. But then, there is still life to be lived in the present tense, full of regrets and a past that nobody can change. Rakugo Shinju might not be a masterpiece, but it's an exceedingly well-made show, full of memorable characters, and moments that can get us lost within the narratives spun about us.
You can read my write-ups on every single episode of the show here. I'll likely cover this season as well, but as it airs relatively late and episodes are very dense, do allow a day for the posts to go up.
Interest Rating: 2.75/3. While Rakugo Shinju didn't rock my world, it was an incredibly filling experience, and it was full of moments of craftsmanship gold. I'm glad to see it return.
Youjo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil – I have to say, I was starting to get worried. We got this far in the preview without an ostentatiously Light Novel Shounonsense series to cover? What is the world coming to! Well, Tanya to the rescue. Magic, war, and "trapped in a different world" all had a grimdark baby, with a Japanese Salaryman who angers "God", and is reborn as a small girl in a war-torn empire, who becomes an efficiency-focused military-leading monster. There's not much to go by, but damn, the preview really leans heavily on the grimdark nature and how monstrous and scary Tanya just is. I'll admit I actually like a modicum of GrimDark and Super Competent protagonists, but the real reason I want to watch this show (but might hold off till I get some actual testimonials) is for Yuuki Aoi portraying the little madwoman. Gotta love Aoi Yuuki (Madoka, Victorique, and many other main roles).
The show is directed by Uemura Yutaka (Dantalian no Shoka and Punch Line), and the Series Composer is Ihara Kenta (6 episodes of Ajin, 2 episodes of Zankyou no Terror). No real experience to speak of. This is studio NUT's first produced show as well. I expect things to go awry.
Interest Rating: 1.5/3. Light Novel, GrimDark, inexperienced staff. On the other hand, GrimDark and Yuuki Aoi. My actual "Expectation Rating" is more like 0.5/3, and I still need to watch Drifters.
Fuuka – The show's preview (scroll down) should tell you most of what you need to know about the show. A boy, two girls, plenty of panty shots, one girl who confesses to him on live television, another who beats him up when she thinks he's taking photos of her panties (which the camera keeps showing us) while he's actually engrossed in updating his Twitter non-stop. Light RomCom series is the vibe. Based on a manga by Seo Kouji, who also wrote Kimi no Iru Machi, and directed by Kusakawa Keizou (Asura Cryin', Dog Days, Kancolle, Nanoha A's, and Ro-Lyu-Bu!), so forgettable ecchi-esque show is what's to be expected. This is the Series Composition debut for Akashiro Aoi, so good luck.
Interest Rating: 1/3. Nostalgic comfort food? The sort of show that one watched in the mid-00s. Might not actually be made of calories.
Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel – This is a show based off of a smartphone game, so hopes aren't high. An all-girls' school which trains a secret unit of (scantily clad) girls who fight invisible monsters. Of special note is that two of the main voice actresses are Sawashiro Miyuki and Hanazawa Kana. This is a show by J.C. Staff, directed by Nishikiori Hiroshi, known for Azumangah Daioh, A Certain Magical Index, Trinity Seven, and a bunch of series nobody remembers from past decades. He's done action before, which wasn't too well-received, in other words. Series Composer Yoshioka Takao (Elfen Lied, Your Lie in April, DearS, Highschool DxD, Ikkitousen, Senran Kagura, Shinmai Maou no Testament, Working!!!, WataMote, and Zero no Tsukaima) seems to deal mostly with ecchi series, and other series to more mixed results. Animation looks subpar as well (check the preview), so I'd pass, even in this action-light season.
Overall Friday Thoughts: Friday is weekend here. On one hand, this means I can actually consume more series, so if Fuuka and/or Youko Senki end up worth watching, I could make room for them. On the other hand, this is also a great day to work on my backlog, or on my thesis on, so I'm not going to be stricken if those shows end up quite bad. Also, writing about Rakugo Shinju, especially as it airs so late, takes quite a lot out of me. I'm getting old. More to the point, if I had to describe Friday's anime in a word, it'd be "indulgent". Indulging in ecchi RomComs of the 00s, grimdark super competent monstrous protagonists, or just diving into the world of theatre. Alternately, letting games get commercials instead of series. It's one of the few days where there is an actual action show though, so it bears mentioning. Will it be able to fill in the hole left by JoJo? I somehow doubt it.
Demi-chan wa Kataritai /Interviews with Monster Girls – A world where "demi-humans" such as vampires or headless girls live, and have recently begun to get accepted into society at large. A high school teacher who always wondered about them receives four into his care. A slice of life comedy, which apparently actually tackles the issues the premise alludes to, such as segregation, fear of the other, and teenagers trying to find their place in the world. I always hope to find more anime comedies I'd like, and after rewatching Great Teacher Onizuka last year, I'm willing to give this one a try.
Directed by Andou Ryou, who directed the often ridiculous Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There!, but there, he was just being true to the ridiculousness of the show. Series Composer Yoshioka Takao (Elfen Lied, Your Lie in April, DearS, Highschool DxD, Ikkitousen, Senran Kagura, Shinmai Maou no Testament, Working!!!, WataMote, and Zero no Tsukaima) who also works on this season's Schoolgirl Strikers joins him, but this show seems more his speed.
Interest Rating: 1.5/3. Would I have picked this up had this season not been so devoid of shows to watch? Maybe not. But I did watch a bunch of Assassination Classroom as well. In the end these "Feelgood Comedies" of different sides getting to know one another are something I like, when they're well done.
Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari – Based on a tower-defense game, I'm no longer making this an immediate pass, after Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis in 2013 has been so good. The animation in the preview looks solid, and the story seems to be a by the numbers fantasy, but the reason I'm gonna give it a pass until I hear good buzz is first and foremost, how mundane it sounds, but also the people working on it, especially Director Kudou Masashi, who's worked before on Re-Kan!, and two of the later seasons of Hayate no Gotoku, none of which were well-received. This series also joins the series of films that get split apart for an additional TV airing, which is not always a sign of good things. Series Composition is handled by Machida Touko, who worked on DRAMAtical Murder, Endride, and Hamatora the Animation recently, all of which were less than stellar, but who also worked on Hitsugi no Chaika, Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha, Lucky Star, and The Idolmaster, so temper your hopes, I guess.
Interest Rating: 1/3. I'm actually a fan of bog-standard fantasy shows, but they're bog standard and I've been burnt enough times that I'd rather wait.
BanG Dream! – Idol show. I usually don't talk much about those, if at all. But this show's Series Composer is Ayana Yuniko (Denpa Onna, Bakuman, Flip Flappers, Kiniro Mosaic, The Seven Deadly Sins, but also Girls Beyond the Wasteland), who seems to be cranking out well-paced series. Then again, Director Otsuki Atsushi (Kanokon, Ladies versus Butlers!, To Love-Ru 2nd Season, Shirogano no Ishi: Argevollen, and Wagnaria 2nd Season) hasn't done anything I deem worthy of much mention. So it goes. But if you like idol series, and none of the other this season do it for you (I am sure there were a couple more), then maybe this one would do the trick. A couple of the voice actresses here seem to be singers rather than actresses, while the other three are actual voice actors who also sing.
Oh, just watched the preview, this seems more interested in creating another real world idol phenomenon than being a show. I mean, isn't it always the case? But they're getting more brazen about it.
Overall Saturday Thoughts: Commercials, and A-1 making a light-hearted and not "overly stylized" show, well, that's Saturday. For the past two years or so Saturday had been the most packed day of the season. Not much to watch here, so it goes.
Overall Season Thoughts:
6 shows on my docket, of which 1.5 are continuing or returning shows, because Little Witch Academia is making the leap from short movies to a broadcast series, so it's half of a continuing show, maybe? Anyway, this is the smallest number of series I've picked up in a season since the first half of 2013. Yes, I hadn't actually watched anything as it aired for the last two seasons, but I intended to, and it was more series than this. Of note, I actually have 6 series that are categorized as "almost in", and if I find myself with superfluous time midway into the season, or if I hear especially glowing reviews a couple of weeks in, I might pick them up.
Then again, most of the shows I didn't pick up fall into either shounonsense (which I prefer to marathon once done), or into slice of life comedy, which others tend to like more than I do, and there's no reason to pick up a show and hate it for just not being what I enjoy.
What do I think of the season as a whole? Well. On one hand, it's important to remember that Winter usually gets only three quarter of the number of series that other seasons get, and that often they're slightly series with less hype. On the other hand, this season is absolutely dismal in terms of the raw number of interesting series. Wow, I don't remember things being this bad for quite some time. I notice that in most seasons there are genres that are lacking, but this time? Aside from money-grabbing idol series and romantic series of all varieties, no other genre really has much to say for itself, not action (mostly shoddy game "adaptations"), not slice of life comedy (though it still has some numbers), nothing.
Oh, except for one exception. This season actually seems quite heavy on drama. Dramatical shows are always the most interesting to see how they turn out, because while they have the highest ceiling of masterpieces and shows that speak to me, that speak of human experience, they also are the likeliest to devolve into melodramatic shout-fests with cardboard human stand-outs making you wonder how people could get, well, people, so wrong. But there are still more dramatical series this season than in most, so even if I'm not going to watch many shows, that's quite alright.
Also, another year has passed, and I had to pay for the blog's upkeep once more. The numbers in the sidebar are up to date, so if you appreciate what I do here, anyone chipping in would be very appreciated. Expect a post sometime next week about the schedule for the next two months or so.
Which shows are you excited for? Anything you think will be terrible but can't avoid checking out? Anything you'd like to see me cover in particular?
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16 comments on "Winter 2017 Anime Season Preview and Expectations"
King Marth says:
Nice, Shouwa Genroku is back. I got into that one late on your recommendation, and it was worth it. Time to see how well the successor can actually carry the story… The first season largely defined itself by its in-depth exploration of past time periods from the artists' point of view, and the relationship between the two disciples through the many changes in their lives and the world.
More importantly, I should be able to go through and watch Occultic;Nine in full. I watched the first two episodes as they aired, only got to the third after an extra week's break, and found myself lost in its timeline due to lack of notes; it makes perfect sense when you keep up, but I realized that I couldn't risk delays throwing me off.
I hadn't heard of it, but Demi-chan should be interesting. I liked the show that Monster Musume sometimes pretended to be in the fleeting moments between fanservice, and this sounds like it's giving the idea room to breathe.
Little Witch Academia might be nice, I liked the OVA but the movie wasn't as good, so I'm concerned the setting itself is too expendable to handle longer examination. Of course, most series have that early installment weirdness where the author is throwing whatever they have at the wall to fill issues until they are secure enough to plan out a long arc, so they should be able to properly develop the world. It was nice to see the LWA cameo in Space Patrol Luluco.
Such long setup/flashback arcs carry a risk. While flashing back I missed Yotaro, but now we are going to miss Sukeroku. Funny how it goes. Reminds me also of Tenjou Tenge, where the flashback arc went on and on, until I realized it's the real story, and enjoyed it for it. I'm glad you both picked up the show and that you enjoyed it. It definitely was worthwhile.
There are such shows, where I go, "Hm, watching it weekly isn't fun. Marathoning it'd be better!" Especially for thrillers. I imagine watching Zankyou no Terror would've been much better if marathoned, and that watching the original Durarara!! would've been much worse had I watched it weekly.
Demi-chan certainly seems to be worth it, good thing my nose didn't mislead me :)
And likewise about the two LWA OVAs. We'll have to see. I don't think it's the setting that is incapable of handling it, but how they go about it. It seems they are going with the first OVA setup route, from the previews.
eelsaremanatees says:
re: Kobayashi-san and Demi-chan – both are super-adorable and have their moments of legitimate pathos and empathy as the respective main characters learn more/interact with their new supernatural acquaintances. Demi-chan is very good at avoiding gratuitous fanservice while Kobayashi is open and upfront about it. But while Demi-chan is the better series, I can't with honest faith expect A-1 to produce a more pleasant-to-watch series than KyoAni. Hopefully both come out great though!
And Rakugo is something exquisite to look forward to.
Well, KyoAni had produced several less than pleasant or stellar shows recently, so we'll have to see.
And yeah, we'll see how it turns out. The art-style in Kobayashi really didn't make me think "fanservice" though, heh.
Quasar_ (@Quasar_) says:
I do wonder how Netflix will treat LWA. Will it not air it weekly and so everyone will just have to get fansubs?
As for shows I plan to watch…the rest of March Comes Like a Lion, Rakigo, Seiren (its basically a Amagami sequel and I loved that), Konosuba S2 (I liked that more than Re Zero), Fuuka and Scums wish I'll probably checkout to see how they are animated as I read the mangas, and probably Masamune-kun.
Oh, Netflix has it? Then yeah, their standard operating procedure is to release it all at once, while we have to wait for fansubs. Hopefully LWA is popular enough that we'd get proper fansubs early enough, though with official subs picking up in both volume and quality, fansubbing efforts have been going down.
I hope you like Seiren, I just know that sort of show isn't for me, and while Amagami SS is actually on my PTW list, it has more stuff to recommend it than this, where the author is the VN character designer >.>
About Konosuba and ReZero, I am not sure it has to be a competition, but Konosuba rarely made me laugh and often made me groan. Since it's a comedy, that was not a good mix.
Seems like you're actually watching quite a bit, mostly all my "Second Tier predictions", I hope it turns out well :)
The only show I'm particularly excited for per se is the second season of Rakugo Shinjuu. Other than that, I'll be checking out ACCA, Scum's Wish, Onihei, and Little Witch Academia. Aside from the ongoing March, I honestly think that's it for me this season.
Oh damn, I completely forgot that March was more than a 1-cour show! I'll try to catch up on that in February, I guess.
And yeah, you and I are checking mostly the same shows. The list isn't really long, or debatable, it feels.
It really isn't. Quality over quantity and all that, but geez. I feel like we're really scraping the bottom of the barrel this season.
megaroad1 says:
At least on previews, this seems to be heading as one of the weakest seasons I can remember. Other than Shouwa and Little Witch Academia, nothing really calls out to me. The flipside is that I can only be positively surprised.
The flipside is you have plenty of time to visit your backlog. And yes, it is. Last year's winter season was actually plentiful…
So true. I've got a couple of DVD boxes that have been sitting there for years (Last Exile for example). Time to hit that.
While I've owned Cowboy Bebop legally for like 13-14 years by now and still haven't watched it, I want to focus on closing all the shows from the past ~3-4 years that I started and hadn't finished. Leaving things half-done sucks and weighs on the mind, so I want to slowly (no, I want it to be fast, but it won't happen) put the lid on as many of those as possible.
matsujunheechul says:
Hi, hope you are doing well. :)
I really wish to see your reviews of Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu 2 soon. I miss those times, when I watched the episode and could read your analysis about it. T.T
I'm doing so-so, I'm woefully behind and hadn't watched a single episode from this season yet. Real life and other issues keep intervening, but I'm trying :(
When I do get to it, I promise it will be clear. And I'm sorry I've been failing, the readers, the series, and myself. I hope to do better this year, soon.
Dandy says:
when ACCA 13 releast date?


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Q: I need to move a set of files after getting the list from a json array, to location using Nifi I have a json file like below as an input
{
  "files": [
    "file1.xml",
    "file2.xml",
    "file4.xml"
  ]
}

I need to move the set of files obtained from json array above, to location using Nifi

A: SplitJson --> ExtractText --> FetchFile
for easier understanding example template
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- Dr. Dina Bangdel
The mid-19th century saw the shift from religious to secular arts, particularly with the rise of the Shahs and Ranas. Nepal's political isolationism from 1846-1950 during the Rana autocracy resulted in the development of European-derived art, with grand scale oil portraiture and courtly life of the Ranas. Artists still belonged of the Chitrakar, or the painter caste group among the Newars, and among them Bhajuman Chitrakar and Dirghaman Chitrakar traveled to Europe with the Rana prime ministers to gain a first-hand understanding of European aesthetics, academic styles, and realism. The earliest documented artist in the 19th century is Rajaman Chitrakar, in the mid 19th century who was trained by Brian Hodson, the Orientalist British Resident to Nepal.
Two influential artists, Chandra Man Singh Maskey and Tej Bahadur Chitrakar in the mid-20th century art scene ushered the definitive beginnings of modernism. As Nepal did not have a formal art school, they were both trained in India in the Government College of Fine Arts in Calcutta in the 1920s. 1920s, as Nepal lacked any formal art school until 1934 when the Nepal Art School was established. Their modernist tendencies are most evident in their introduction of a new genre of subject: the urban life of the Nepali community as a self conscious articulation of their lived experiences that was separate from the ruling elite. This rare opportunity to live and study outside Nepal during the isolationist Rana profoundly influenced their vision and understanding of art production. Tej Bahadur left for Calcutta in 1922, and Chandraman in 1930, and through formal training, the artists gained technical mastery over new modes of modernist styles, techniques, and subjects. More significantly, it is important to note that these were critical formative years of Indian nationalism, with the Bengali writers, politicians, and artists such as Abanindranath Tagore, Jamini Roy, and Nandalal Bose, collectively spearheading the "Quit India" independence movement. The establishment of the Bengal school of Art in the 1920s emerged as a reaction again the European academic style of art, with new emphasis and appreciation of Indian national identity in which the rhetoric of Indian-ness had to be embedded in the art. Furthermore, this was also a period when anti-Rana movement and strong nationalist increasing among the expatriate Nepali communities in Banaras, Dehradun, Calcutta, and Darjeeling. With this growing consciousness of the protest movements, Maskey and Chitrakar returned back to Kathmandu, where they continued to work under the Rana patronage, depicting with renewed technical mastery the favored elitist subjects of grand portraiture, hunting scenes, landscape, and still-life. Their modernist tendencies, however, are most evident in their introduction of a new genre of subject: the urban life of the Nepali community as a self-conscious articulation of their lived experiences that was separate from the ruling elite. Modernity, in the context of Maskey and Chitrakar's new artforms, therefore gave agency and a voice to the silent narratives of the common Nepali that were far removed from those of royal courts. Indeed, one of Chandraman Singh Maskey's most significant contributions in the context of modernity is his watercolor illustrations of Chittadhar "Hridaya (1906-1982)'s epic of Newar literature, Sugat Saurav, (Life and Teachings of the Buddha), produced when both artist and author were jailed in 1941-47 for their political activism and fell in disfavor of the Ranas. As a signifier of Nepali, and more specifically, Newar identity, this period of Maskey's work highlights the modernist concerns of national culture building.
With the fall of the Ranas in 1950, the second half of the 20th century finally ushered a new era of modernism, when the Shah government established formal academic institutions of art. In the late fifties, the government formed the Royal Nepal Academy (similar to an art academy in the European sense) to develop fine arts, literature, dance and music. A distinct modernist movement began with the arrival of Lain Singh Bangdel into the art scene in Nepal. Born in Darjeeling India, Bangdel was already a well-known novelist and was invited back to Nepal after his sojourn to France and London by the late King Mahendra in 1961. An independent arts institution, Nepal Arts Council was established 1961 with the specific aim of creating public gallery spaces for exhibitions. Lain Bangdel was asked to serve as a representative of the Royal Nepal Academy heading the faculty of Fine Arts. 1964, NAFA (Nepal Association of Fine Arts) under the auspices of the Royal Nepal Academy was formally established to create a platform for annual exhibitions of contemporary art, and the first contemporary art museum was also instituted. Several art schools were also established, among them Lalit Kala Academy and Sirjana Fine Arts School are the most prominent. Despite the initiatives of the government in these various institutions, contemporary art was still seen as an intellectual academic pursuit, focusing on aspects of technique, aesthetics, and experimentation by individual artists, rather than as a collective. Private institutions, primarily art galleries such as Siddhartha Art Gallery, Nepal Art Council, and Park Gallery provided spaces for exhibitions, and exposure to international shows.
Beginning in the 1980s, Nepali artists were invited to participate regionally in the Bangladesh Biennale and the Fukuoka Asian Art Exhibition. After the restoration of democracy in 2006, the independent National (Fine) Art Academy was finally formed as a distinct institution, with member artists nominated in various fine arts fields. Yet, many contemporary artists strongly feel that the institution has failed to serve the arts, and has suffered from the transitional political situation and mired in institutional political. Hence, since its establishment, the Academy has not implemented successful initiative to encourage the artists, or situate contemporary Nepali arts within the national or international contexts. Even after Nepal became a Republic in 2009, the contemporary artists collectively agree that the new Academy continues in the same conservative ways that it did two decades ago.
Individuals artists, rather than institutions, instead have made significant impact in the contemporary art scene beginning in the second half of the 20th century, and certainly continues with initiatives that are artist-led, including the disbanded SUTRA, Ashmina Ranjit's Alternative space of LASANAA, and more recently Bikalpa Arts Center, MCube Space, Artudio etc. During the 1950s contemporary artists such as Kesav Duwadi, Kalidas Shrestha, and Gehendra Man Amatya were free to explore their individual creative expressions, without the burden of the elite mandate. The 1960s marks the turning point for modernism in Nepal, with Lain Singh Bangdel's arrival from Europe in 1961 and his first exhibition the following year. The 1962 exhibition was the first large scale exhibition of sixty-five works, both figurative paintings as well as his recent experiments in abstraction, completed during his nine-year stay in Paris and London. Bangdel was the first Nepali artist to be trained in Europe, and to introduce the trends of modernism to Nepal, similar to many of his international compatriots in Europe who similarly returned back to their homelands to provide a radical departure from the established norms. For example, he was working at the same time in Paris Ecole Des Beaux Art with members of the Indian Progressive Artists included Raza, Souza, Padamsee, and Indonesian artist, Affandi. For Bangdel, abstraction became his signature style, which he continued to experiment with throughout his life and exemplifies Bangdel's avant-garde conception of a modernist style. What Bangdel introduced to modern Nepali art was an artistic experimentation and innovation, specifically abstraction, but one that embodied a deeply personal expression of the artist's inner self. For the next generation of artists, such as Manuj Babu Mishra, Uttam Nepali, Laxman Shrestha, the SKIB artist group (Shashi Shah, Krishna Manandhar, Indra Pradhan and Batsa Gopal Baidya) and Kiran Manandhar, Nepali modernism was definitively taking shape through multiple contexts and diverse expressions, yet always within a culturally located framework rather than as direct derivations of Western ideologies. Hence, their works express the negotiated burdens of tradition and modernity in order to define their contemporary idiom in the global context. The 1980s also witnessed the rise of several successful women artists, such as Pramila Giri, Shashi Kala Tiwari, and RaginiUpadhyay-Grelaand saw a collective engagement in the discourse of feminine experiences. Indeed, the art produced by contemporary Nepali women artists expressed forcefully a shift from simply the aesthetically derived works towards a perception of the world centering around their gendered identities: of self, body politics, gender, and sexuality. It is within this context of the third generation of contemporary Nepali artists that a new movement towards experimentation, social engagement, and a socially conscious art practice. Alternative art movement now mark contemporary Nepali art, shifting the landscape from the traditional white cube gallery to public and community engagement. While Nepal Fine Arts Academy is the government-led institution for the development of fine arts in Nepal, private for-profit and non-profit institutions like the Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Center, and the Nepal Arts Council remain at the forefront of supporting artists and creating opportunities to showcase the arts of Nepal. More recently two editions of Kathmandu International Art Fair created significant synergies for national and global interactions. Similarly, the participation of contemporary Nepali artists in international art fairs, summits, biennales and triannales only reinforce contemporary Nepali arts presence in the global market. Within this broader context, Nepal Art Council continues its mission in the support of contemporary arts of Nepal through exhibitions, workshops, and outreach programs. In over fifty years of its establishment, Nepal Art Council remain a stalwart leader in supporting contemporary Nepali art.


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Bishop: Court rulings a step of 'deconstruction for our culture'
By: Tom Dermody - June 27, 2013 - News Article
Photo Caption: After taking part in Theology on Tap with dozens of young adults in Peoria, Bishop Jenky joins a group of graduate students from Bradley University for further discussion and social time. By: By Tom Dermody The U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on same-sex marriage are "another step of deconstruction for our culture" that further […]
Teen Spirit Lock-In on Friday at St. Ann's, Peoria, cancelled
By: The Catholic Post - June 26, 2013 - Local News Brief
The Catholic Post has received word that a Charismatic Teen Lock-In — promoted in our last print issue and set for this Friday, June 28, at the parish center of St. Ann Church in Peoria — has been cancelled. The group has a Facebook page at facebook.com/CharismaticCatholicTeen
'Family' prayer group begins; members, intentions sought
HENRY — Catholics of the Diocese of Peoria are invited to join a prayer group for the intentions of strengthening family life, and also to submit prayer intentions for the new group. Called "Missionaries of the Holy Family," the prayer group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of […]
National Catholic Youth Choir coming to Moline Friday night
MOLINE — Sacred Heart Church, 1608 13th St., will host a concert by the National Catholic Youth Choir (NCYC) on Friday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is part of the choir's tour of Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota. "For All the Saints" is the theme for the concert, which will feature works by Benjamin […]
Golden gifts are on their way from merged parishes
By: The Catholic Post - June 20, 2013 - Editorial
Photo Caption: The Malamphy sisters — foreground from left, Margaret, Dorothy, and Alice — are pictured with fellow St. Patrick, Camp Grove, parishioner Chris Sullivan at the church after a recent Mass. Few pews in the Diocese of Peoria hold more parish memories than the front right bench at St. Patrick Church in Camp Grove. […]
Recent movies reviewed on the basis of moral suitability
Photo Caption: Amy Adams and Henry Cavill star in a scene from the movie "Man of Steel." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13. The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' […]
Speakers named for Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference
By: The Catholic Post - June 19, 2013 - News Article
Photo Caption: Judith MacNutt, left, co-founder and president of Christian Healing Ministries Inc., and Father Bob Hogan, BBD, of San Antonio, Texas. Anyone who doubts that the Holy Spirit is full of surprises hasn't been to one of the annual Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conferences. "You do see manifestations of the Holy Spirit there. Miracles happen […]
TEC 'incredibly important,' says bishop at evening with youth
Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky gets a Teens Encounter Christ "agape hug" from Tony Alwan, who gave a witness talk prior to a Peoria TEC question-and-answer session with the bishop on June 12. By: By Tom Dermody Telling young people "I hope you never stop letting Jesus win more of your heart," Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, […]
Costa Galesburg principal retires, but dedication continues
By: Jennifer Willems - June 19, 2013 - News Article
Photo Caption: Jim Kovac, the diocese's 2013 Distinguished Principle, accepts a token of appreciation from Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at the closing luncheon for pastors and principals on June 5. By: By Jennifer Willems SHERRARD — He may have retired from teaching and coaching at Sherrard High School in 2007, but Jim Kovac wasn't […]
School principals, pastors meet for year-ending Mass, luncheon
Photo Caption: Patricia Kellogg, who is retireing as associate superintendent of schools at the end of this month, received a gift from Bishop Jenky during the recent luncheon. By: By Jennifer Willems Before they went their separate ways for the summer, the principals of Catholic schools around the Diocese of Peoria came together for Mass […]


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Selina Robinson questions Health Minister Terry Lake about why staff are withholding information from the BC Seniors Advocate about serious infractions that occurred in government care facilities.
Selina Robinson speaks to the importance of all levels of government working in relationships based on mutual respect recognizing that everyone brings something of value to the conversation.
Selina Robinson pays tribute to the Riverview Land's magnificent arboretum and gardens and the volunteers who work so hard to preserve them.
Selina Robinson shares her thoughts about kids in sport and the role that sport has in the lives of children and in our communities.
Selina Robinson acknowledges the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia for reminding us all that people with dementia deserve to be known foremost as a person with a rich, complex story that is understood and valued.


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Broad: A new generation
Zhang Yue, the president and chief executive officer of Broad, a private Hunan-based manufacturer of air-conditioners, heating systems and air purifiers, is among China's new generation of entrepreneurs. While many of China's companies compete on price, Mr Zhang has put his faith in developing Broad's technology and a strong service model to build his company.
Broad developed its first direct-fired absorption (DFA) chiller in 1992. The technology relies on energy sources such as natural gas or waste heat for power, rather than electricity, which is used in traditional air-conditioning systems. When Broad started to market its air-conditioning units in China, it had a key advantage: DFA chillers do not rely on the electricity grid, which was shaky and overloaded, and prone to widespread electricity shortages.
Broad did not invent DFA chillers. The technology has been in commercial use for decades. But Broad introduced it in China, and has been a global leader in its development.
Now Broad's heating and cooling systems are installed in over 60 countries, including at sites such as the Madrid airport in Spain and the Con Edison power plant in Manhattan, the US. DFA chillers allow customers to save energy and reduce their environmental impact. Broad's focus on providing systems that are relatively hassle-free has also allowed the company to expand in developing countries, where access to qualified engineers is often limited. Broad has also been a pioneer in developing a strong service for its products. To avoid costly malfunctions, Broad monitors all systems online from its Hunan headquarters. Its new generation of chillers also includes what Broad terms a unique water distribution system that allows its customers to cut installation time and combine servicing for water, cooling and heating systems.
As China's government has restructured its economy to allow more private companies, Chinese entrepreneurs like Mr Zhang have thrived. Private ambition and profit have proven powerful incentives to innovate. Indeed, our survey suggests that there is still a large difference in attitudes towards innovation between China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and privately owned Chinese companies—only 76% of SOEs (state as well as municipal and provincial enterprises) consider innovation as critically important or important, compared with 90% for private Chinese companies. Senior management tends to be more supportive of innovation in private Chinese companies: 90% of survey respondents agree that senior management is "neutral, and focused on transforming good ideas into the most profitable innovations possible", compared with only 73% of respondents working at state firms. Pay-off rates also vary according to the type of companies surveyed: private Chinese companies expect a faster return on their investments, whether in innovation or capital expenditure in general.
Yet, even as China's economic restructuring has provided fertile ground for the growth of entrepreneurial innovators, there is still ample room for internal restructuring within companies. Broad, like many Chinese companies, is top-heavy. Although the company employs some 2,000 people, Mr Zhang says that he is personally responsible for some 80-90% of the company's innovative concepts.
Allowing private initiative and enterprise has enabled China to develop a vibrant and innovative, non-state sector. Might the next generation of innovation in China be spurred as companies, like Broad, unlock initiative and enterprise among all their employees.
Unlocking innovation in China
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Haplochromis goldschmidti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria, where it is only known to occur with certainty in the southern part of the Emin Pasha Gulf. It feeds mainly on zooplankton and some insects.  This species can reach a length of  SL. The specific name honours the Dutch evolutionary biologist Paul-Tijs (Tijs) Goldschmidt (born 30 January 1953 in Amsterdam) who he studied cichlids in Lake Victoria as a researcher from Leiden University.

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Jacob Cramond from École Émilie-Tremblay controls the back of Owen Williams from Holy Family Elementary School during a meet at École Émilie-Tremblay on April 10 in Whitehorse. (John Hopkins-Hill/Yukon News)
École Émilie-Tremblay hosts first Yukon elementary school wrestling meet of 2019
"You can grab kids and you can trip and you can do that rough play, but there are rules"
John Hopkins-Hill
Apr. 18, 2019 1:30 p.m.
Close to 80 wrestlers from three Whitehorse schools were at École Émilie-Tremblay on April 10 for the first of a handful of mini meets for the territory's elementary school wrestlers.
Joining Émilie-Tremblay were wrestlers from Whitehorse Elementary School and Holy Family Elementary School.
Ted Hupe, principal of Holy Family and wrestling coach, said the mini meets are easier to organize and run than the much larger Yukon Schools Athletic Association's Elementary Wrestling Championship traditionally held annually.
"We used to have a great big 500 kid tournament, but we couldn't sustain it with volunteers and costs," said Hupe. "We're doing a series of mini meets where any school can say, 'Hey, I'm willing to host.'"
With approximately 80 kids and nine mats setup for the meet, Hupe said the total number of matches was likely in the neighbourhood of 400.
"At the elementary level, your bout is about two minutes long unless it goes into a tie-breaker," said Hupe during the meet. "We're going so fast we'll probably have to redistribute them again and create new bouts — new categories — just to get as much wrestling in as we can today."
Organized by Caroline Thibault and others at Émilie-Tremblay, Hupe's role with the meet was focused on getting students wrestling as fast as possible.
Students were quickly lined up by weight and put into groups for a series of exhibition bouts, which is where Hupe's experience came into play.
"(Thibault) can completely run this — she's really good," said Hupe. "I just kind of came here and said, 'OK, let's get these kids wrestling fast and let's organize them really quickly.'"
Hupe said that although young, the students are skilled wrestlers.
"The kids know what they're doing," said Hupe, adding that some of the schools — including Holy Family — start wrestling as early as kindergarten.
"We start at kindergarten in our phys-ed classes because it's sanctioned rough play. We don't want them wrestling on the playgrounds, we don't want them fighting, and … we say this is the time you can grab kids and you can trip and you can do that rough play, but there are rules. Here is how to do it, here is where you can do it."
Wrestling, Hupe said, has also helped curb bullying and change the dynamics between students.
"When you have kids who are bullying at school, as soon as they realize that they're bullying smaller kids and they realize that (with) kids who are the same size, they can't do that same sort of behaviour, this changes everything," said Hupe.
"I know at my school it's been very good. It's been an equalizer and a venue for children to do things that they otherwise wouldn't, but they're doing it in a safe manner. We've got a lot of girls and boys who have benefited from this sport."
Unfortunately wrestling beyond the elementary school level isn't nearly as well established in the Yukon.
"We don't have teachers or coaches that are at the high school level to build a program around," said Hupe. "It's unfortunate because we've got a history of a lot of wrestlers coming from the Yukon competing at the national level, doing well at the Arctic Winter Games, but unless we can continue this momentum at the high schools, we're just always going to be secondary participants."
The next mini meet is set for next week at St. Elias Community School in Haines Junction, and Hupe said two more are planned this month in Whitehorse at Holy Family and Christ the King Elementary School.
Contact John Hopkins-Hill at john.hopkinshill@yukon-news.com
John Chisholm from École Émilie-Tremblay tries to control his opponent's arms during a wrestling match on April 10. (John Hopkins-Hill/Yukon News)
Yukon gymnasts stick the landing at inaugural B.C. Junior Olympic Compulsory Championships
Stephanie Dixon ready to dive into new role as chef de mission for 2019 Parapan American Games and 2020 Paralympic Games
Fire ban lifted across most of the territory
Ban remains in place at Kluane National Park
New surface coming to LePage Park
Renovations are set to begin in August
Alaska allows sale of Chinook incidentally caught during commercial chum salmon fishing
Strong run numbers at the Pilot sonar meant a lifting of restrictions, an ADFG biologist said
Help Wanted: Yukon businesses struggle due to labour shortage
There are lots of jobs, but where are the workers?
Canadian premiers discuss shoring up Canada's Arctic
All Canadian premiers met in Saskatoon from July 9 to 11
Revelling in the revving of engines: Klondike Cruisers host autocross event
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Court news, briefly
Some recent news out of Yukon courts
This week at Whitehorse city hall
Some decisions made by Whitehorse city council at its July 8 meeting:
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Yukonomist: Yukon summer reading
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Yukon athletes gain valuable experience at Jack Brow Memorial 2019
Seven Yukoners travelled to B.C. for the meet
Whitehorse defeats Dawson City in second annual Yukon Cricket Championship
"They came and we had a real Yukon Cricket Championship"
July 7 at the Takhini arena, automobile enthusiasts from around the Yukon…
Federal government announces $15M for Northern food strategy
A federal minister said 17 per cent of Yukoners are food insecure right now
New funding aimed at turning waste into 'black gold'
Money and a contract has been approved for the Whitehorse compost facility expansion