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ONE MONTH OUT: BACK TO THE FUTURE DAY
Jim Tudor November 21, 2015 Features
Things Are Heavy On November 21, 2015
November 21, 2015. We're a month out from "Back to the Future Day", that occasion that inspired so many revival screenings, facebook memes, and human interest articles. In the first sequel to the 1985 crowdpleasing film, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and the eccentric inventor Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) travel to the far-flung year of 2015, giving the characters a chance to witness the shining if also plasticine future of their home town of Hill Valley, California. A good time was had by all.
Today, a month from the actual October 21, 2015, on which much hollow ado was made of the fact that we still don't have hoverboards, but the Cubs winning the World Series was in fact in the realm of possiblity, it's probably safe to say that we're culturally done with celebrating Back to the Future for the time being. If nothing else, the newly released, lackluster and frustratingly shapeless documentary about the series, Back in Time, put the final nail into the moment. But if we travel back just one month, is there any more to take away from this momentary nostalgia?
In only one month, the world has already taken a turn for the heavier. Back to the Future II, by design, I'm sure, had nothing to say about the geo-political state of 2015, or the looming presidential election that awaits the U.S. Being a hotly-anticipated major-studio big budget endeavor, such prediction wasn't expected nor arguably even appropriate. What Back to the Future II's 2015 did begin to show us was how Marty McFly, as a character, was prone to parlay his cocky self-assuredness into weakness.
Being a child of the 1980s, Marty, like the very image of Michael J. Fox himself, is a time-capsule portrait of the ideal American teen male of the era: Funny but cool, soft but not weak, sexually active but not overtly libidious. It is Marty's self-imposed confidence, no doubt a conscious course-correction to avoid becoming his weak and bullied father, that ultimately enables and inspires his father-to-be, young George McFly (Crispin Glover) to stand up for himself, thereby winning a brighter future for himself and his family to come.
2015's Griff Tannen
While 1985's Back to the Future embraced and celebrated Marty's qualities as virtuous, both sequels, released within six months of one another, in late 1989 and summer 1990, have enough hindsight to be willing to deconstruct these characteristics. The sequels, in their own perhaps hamfisted way, present the fact that Marty can carry his aversion to bullys too far, in that he has a snap Pavlovian response to being called "chicken". Whatever the version his father's one-time tormentor Biff Tannen, be it the future psychopath Griff or the Old West Buford "Mad Dog" (all played by Thomas F. Wilson), all these scowling thugs need do is utter the word "chicken", and Marty is triggered into impulsive action. It's all a lot of fun, even as the point is ultimately Marty's personal over-compensation, his flaw that must be overcome.
In the end, as Marty is able to resist the temptation of a street race challenge that we're told (via a bit of overtly glaring expository kitchen chatter) in the 2015 sequence would end in a terrible wreck that costs Marty his own bright future.
The series, besides being about thrills, comedy, and tantalizingly brain-bending time travel scenarios, also has something significant to say about balance.
Yes, it's good that Marty was able to inspire George to stand up for himself. But on the other hand, Marty's same cool, self-assured qualities that enable the first film to end so well are the ultimate threat that must be overcome by the end of Part III. It also telegraphs a broader transistioning of attitute, what it means to be "cool" between the 1980s and the 1990s, and beyond. Filmmakers Robert Zemekis and Bob Gale may've gotten hoverboards wrong, but they had the foresight that mattered in this department.
In today's 2015, as extremes are more the order of the day than ever before, we are faced with exhaustingly ridiculous polarities in terms of left or right wing presidential options, and made to contemplate the considerable implications of U.S. border-closing rhetoric in the name of national security in the face of a tremendous refugee crisis. But, perhaps our month-ago burst of BTTFnostaligia can be of more benefit than just amusing distraction. Perhaps there's more to Marty McFly's balance than the ability to stay on a hoverboard: Do not be bullied by oppressors, but know that there's a real cost in being ruled by bravado. Such perspective is difficult and challenging on any level, be it personal, national, or global. And unlike Back to the Future, we of course lack the benefit of time travel in knowing what precisely lies ahead, and in correcting any momumentally wrong decisions we may make.
Not to be simplisitic, but simply to inspire thought of our own time-space continum, I'll echo the final dialogue of Doc Brown: Our future is whatever we make it. (At least to some degree.) So make it a good one.
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Indian laborers work on the construction of a flyover bridge during lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus in Hyderabad, India (AP)
Mint Covid Tracker: Despite slowing trajectory, India's case count could reach 50,000 in eight days
3 min read . Updated: 27 Apr 2020, 09:41 AM IST Sriharsha Devulapalli, Pooja Dantewadia
West Bengal has seen the highest spike in new infections, and Rajasthan has seen the highest surge in deaths over the past seven days
The number of reported coronavirus cases in India rose 15 percent over the past two days to 26,917, data from the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) published last evening showed. This is the same rate of increase as in the previous 48 hours, when the reported case count rose 15 percent to 20,471.
Although India's coronavirus trajectory has tapered over the past couple of weeks, it continues to be steeper compared to Asian peers such as Japan, Indonesia, and Pakistan.
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Singapore, which had a much flatter curve than most other countries earlier, has seen a renewed wave of new infections that has steepened its curve. Compared to Western nations where the virus has claimed more lives, the trajectories of most Asian countries, including India, have been flatter so far.
India's case count is now roughly double what it was ten days ago. This is a much slower rate compared to early-April, when cases were doubling every four days. Deaths have also seen slower rise. India's death toll from covid-19 as of last evening was 826, roughly double what it was eleven days ago. Still, at the current rate of compounded growth, the number of cases could rise to 50,000 in the next eight days, and strain an already weak health system.
At 6,229, Maharashtra leads in terms of the number of active cases, according to the health ministry update on Sunday evening. Active cases exclude deaths and recoveries from the list of confirmed cases.
Gujarat has the second most number of active cases (2,656), followed by Madhya Pradesh (1.787). At 1,702 active cases, Delhi has the fourth-highest number of active cases, followed by Rajasthan (1,557). The top five states together account for 69 percent of the active cases nationally, and the top ten states account for 91 percent of all cases.
Nationally, the active case count was 20,177 as of yesterday evening. These are early days yet and the state-wise distribution could change in the coming days. Testing across states has been uneven and as testing gets ramped up, more cases could come to light in states where reported cases have been low so far.
Source: MoHFW
Over the past seven days, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Gujarat have seen the highest spike in cases among top ten states with most cases. These three states account for 67 percent of all the new active cases in this period. Over the same period, fatalities have surged the most in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh. These three states account for 37 percent of all covid-related deaths over the past seven days.
Over the past two days, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Indore, and Thane districts have seen the biggest spike in confirmed cases nationally. These five districts account for 49 percent of new cases over this period, data compiled by howindialives.com shows. Other districts that have seen a sharp spike over the past two days include Pune, Kolkata, and Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.
Source: NDMA
So far, 452 districts have confirmed cases in the country. Mumbai (5,399 cases) has reported the most number of cases nationally among all districts, followed by Ahmedabad (2,181) in Gujarat. Pune (1,192) in Maharashtra, Indore (1,176) in Madhya Pradesh, and Jaipur (794) in Rajasthan are the other leading districts. These top five districts now account for 39 percent of confirmed cases in the country.
Thane (738) in Maharashtra, New Delhi (734), Hyderabad (530), Chennai (528) and Surat (526) in Gujarat are the other high-burden districts which figure in the list of top ten districts. The top ten districts account for 50 percent of the confirmed cases nationally.
Most of India's hotspots so far have been urban affluent districts, with richer states hit harder than the rest ().
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2,000 chefs, led by Tom Colicchio, just let D.C. know what they think about that.
Tom Colicchio and his Food Policy Action advocacy group penned a petition that rallied over 2,000 chefs and food professionals against a bill that would block state GMO labeling laws.
With just over four months to go before Vermont becomes the first state to require the labeling of food products containing genetically modified organisms, the fate of that bill -- and other state-level GMO legislation -- is in question.
Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) announced Thursday morning that his legislation, originally scheduled for a Thursday hearing, will be marked up in the Senate Agriculture Committee next Tuesday, March 1.
That bill would pave the way for voluntary labeling of GMO products and block state labeling laws like Vermont's. Similar legislation was already approved by the House last summer.
Meanwhile, celebrity chef and "Top Chef" host Tom Colicchio's Food Policy Action advocacy group on Thursday unveiled the news that their petition calling on the Senate to reject the legislation has been signed by 2,000 chefs and food professionals just two days after the petition went live. Opponents have dubbed the legislation, which Colicchio described in a statement as "ridiculous," the DARK (Denying Americans the Right to Know) Act.
GMO-free products on the shelves of a Whole Foods store. The bill currently being considered by Congress would allow for this sort of voluntary labeling, but not mandatory labeling.
Colin O'Neil, agriculture policy director at the Environmental Working Group, which has collaborated with Colicchio's group on its efforts around this issue, described the chefs' actions as powerful testimony amid the Senate's looming consideration of the bill.
The bill's proponents were unmoved by the petition.
Parker was referencing an analysis commissioned and released this week by the Corn Refiners Association, a member of the CFSAF group, which estimated that Vermont's labeling law would result in increased food costs for consumers totaling an estimated $1,050 a year per capita. Those costs, the analysis argued, would stem from manufacturers removing GMOs from their products should consumers view GMO labels as a warning not to buy products in their current form.
Further, supporters of the legislation say the Vermont law going into effect would help usher in a patchwork of state labeling laws "that simply will not serve the American people well," Parker said.
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders reiterated Tuesday that he is in support of state GMO labeling laws like the one set to go into effect July 1 in his home state of Vermont.
That concern was reflected in an open letter addressed to the Senate Agriculture Committee and signed by some 650 groups that the coalition issued Tuesday. Among the signers were industry heavyweights including ConAgra, DuPont, Coca-Cola, General Mills, Kellogg, PepsiCo and Walmart, plus coalition members including the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the National Restaurant Association.
In remarks before a hearing of the agriculture committee on Tuesday, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack echoed the same fear, arguing that the Vermont law will "create chaotic circumstances" if it goes into effect.
Still, the opposition to the legislation is spirited and it appears the legislation faces an uphill climb to passage. And even if the bill is to succeed in the Senate, it's unclear whether President Barack Obama would sign it in into law.
Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders stated his opposition to the bill and support for state labeling laws in Tuesday's remarks, though he has previously noted that he does not believe GMOs cause health problems.
Two other states, Connecticut and Maine, have also passed state-level GMO labeling laws, though both laws only go into effect if additional neighboring states pass similar legislation.
Most Americans appear to be in favor of mandatory labeling of products containing GMOs. An Associated Press/GfK poll released last December found 66 percent of respondents supported labeling versus just 7 percent who were opposed. A separate poll commissioned by a coalition of advocacy groups last November found even higher support for labeling -- 89 percent.
Roberts' office did not respond to The Huffington Post's request for comment by publication time.


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Rapping for God
The Catholic Spirit | June 19, 2013	| 0 Comments
Abe Gross, left, and Max Haben. Dave Hrbacek / The Catholic Spirit
Catholic hip-hop artists aim to reach youth through popular music
Like many young adults, Max Haben is a big fan of hip-hop. But his passion for this rhythmic style of music with its often-rhyming lyrics isn't limited to just listening to his favorite artists.
During his senior year at North High School in North St. Paul and the following year as a freshman at the University of St. Thomas, Haben began writing and recording his own "raps." He wrote in his dorm room and started to perform at open mike events around Minneapolis.
"I took a poetry class in college and my professor said, 'You have a gift for metaphor, and lyrically you have a gift,'" the now-26-year-old Haben said. "I think there is a direct relation between poetry and hip-hop lyrics."
But he didn't know how God wanted him to use his gift until he had two transformational experiences at St. Thomas — one with St. Paul's Outreach and the other with a fellow musician and college student, Abe Gross.
The experiences inspired both men to begin recording and performing Catholic hip-hop music to evangelize other young adults and bring them closer to Christ.
Haben, who was raised Catholic, said he fell away from the Church for about a year during college and stopped going to Mass. One important step in his return was connecting with a group of fellow students at a men's night event sponsored by SPO, a Twin Cities-based Catholic ministry on college campuses.
"I walked in and there were about 25 guys on fire for the Lord, and it was just like I had no chance," he said. "I was hooked. I just kept coming around that year, and the next year I moved into [an SPO] household."
Gross, 24, who attended high school at Trinity School at River Ridge in Eagan, said he also grew up in a "strong Catholic family" but similarly fell away from his faith during his first year at the University of Minnesota. Like Haben, Gross also connected with SPO and lived in one of the ministry's households.
When the two met through SPO, they talked about their mutual interest in music, although Gross, who played guitar, knew little about hip-hop. "We tried to jam together, but it didn't really work," Gross recalled.
Then, both men attended an SPO summer training program at St. Thomas called the School of the New Evangelization, which helps college students to live and share their Catholic faith on campus.
"I remember sitting on a patio on the St. Thomas campus, and we were saying we just had this amazing experience where we really met the Lord in a personal way," Gross said. "We asked each other, 'What are we going to do with our music?' At the time, it was focused on us."
A few months later, the two started collaborating and "making music that was more focused on the Lord and on life, beauty and truth," said Gross, who added that learning the hip-hop beat and style "opened up a whole new world of music for me."
Striving for beauty, truth
The Catholic hip-hop that Haben and Gross perform is the result of an eclectic combination of influences. One website describes Haben's music as sounding like rapper Jay-z and C.S. Lewis "sharing a cup of coffee." Haben's influences range from rock-and-roll icon Tom Petty to Gerard Manley Hopkins, the Jesuit priest and poet.
Their most recent album is an EP titled "Change Me Now." One of the songs, "King of the Castle," resulted from a conversation between Haben and Gross about commitment — "it can really be a prison, or it can be this castle where you are safe and able to operate freely and have this protection [because of] the commitment that you made," Gross said (see sidebar box for an excerpt of lyrics from the song).
Haben, who draws on his own personal experiences for his lyrics, and Gross said they strive to create music that is beautiful and attractive to young people so they can hear the Gospel message in a non-threatening way.
"I think beauty can really draw people into goodness and to truth and give them a relationship with Jesus Christ," Gross said. "I see that as a huge part of the new evangelization, of the evangelistic work we're trying to do."
"When you're speaking from a world view that is based on the truth of the Gospel and the Catholic faith, there's really no better combination," said Haben, who graduated from St. Thomas with a degree in Catholic studies.
In the context of the new evangelization — the Church's call to preach and teach the Gospel in new and more effective ways in today's secular culture — hip-hop music can play an important role, he said.
"Hip-hop has become kind of the new rock-and-roll, especially for young people," said Haben. "It's gone across cultural and social boundaries — it's everywhere. . . . I think there is an opportunity for myself and for other young people who are more familiar with this genre of music to have some influence in the culture."
Haben and Gross continue to be involved in SPO and work together at Arizona State University in Tempe — Haben as a mission director and Gross as a mission leader.
They perform several times a year, often through invitations extended by other Catholics and Christians who are familiar with their work. Plans for a mini-tour in May and June were put on hold when Gross severed a tendon in one of his fingers, but they hope to play a few shows later this summer for Catholic youth groups if the injury heals before they head back to Arizona for the school year.
"One of the things I'm most thankful for is when I encounter someone who's genuinely moved, or the music . . . impacted them deeply," Haben said. "It's one of the most honoring things that I've experienced."
Both men hope to continue their music ministry and use their gifts in whatever ways God sees fit.
"I love this, and I would love to do more of this," Gross said.
"For me, there is a desire maybe long term to pursue possibly a career or make it more of a full-time thing," Haben said. "It's just about seeing what doors God opens up if that's possible.
"I hope to continue to use this [music] . . . either by incorporating it into a ministry or use it as a way to preach the Gospel and witness going forward."
'King of the Castle'
Here is an excerpt of the lyrics from the song "King of the Castle" on the EP "Change Me Now" by Max Haben and Company:
Knockin' on the door
Christ finally coming in,
Opened up my heart
Turned away from the sin.
Breath of a Spirit wasn't blowin' in the wind,
It came from my soul,
Wellin' up from within.
Rest in me and the peace that I bring,
The groom on a knee holding out a wedding ring.
And now that you see me,
Will you give me everything?
Set my tongue on fire when I began to sing,
You're the king of the castle,
I come here to serve,
You know what I need,
Give me more than I deserve.
I walk in the light, I live in the day,
I choose to be free,
I will not be a slave.
You're the king of the castle. . .
You can learn more about Max Haben and download music on his Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/maxhaben or at http://noisetrade.com/maxhaben/change-me-now-ep.
Tags: Hip-hop, Music, New Evangelization, SPO
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19 things to do in Copenhagen
What to do, where to stay, and why you should visit the Danish capital. Here's my guide to the best things to do in Copenhagen…
1) Visit Nyhavn
2) See Hans Christian Andersen's house
3) Take a Copenhagen boat trip
4) The Little Mermaid
5) The Genetically Modified Little Mermaid
6) The Round Tower
7) Visit Rosenborg Castle
8) Copenhagen walking tour
9) Visit Free Town Christiania
10) The Church of Our Saviour
11) Explore Kastellet
12) Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
13) Superkilen
14) Hans Christian Andersen grave
15) The Old Stock Exchange
16) Torvehallen food market
Things to do in Copenhagen (that I wanted to do)
17) Tivoli Gardens
18) Kronborg Castle
19) Designmuseum Denmark
Where to stay in Copenhagen
The décor
The breakfast
Cosy hour
That was my complete guide to the things to do in Copenhagen!
Copenhagen is a city that conjures so many different images. Hygge. The colourful houses of the harbour. The sprinkle of magic that comes courtesy of the fact that children's fairy tales writer Hans Christian Andersen once lived there.
If you're anything like me then you'll also be intrigued by the Scandinavian design aesthetic and all of the effortless stylish ways that'll show up across the Danish capital.
One thing I also really enjoyed in Copenhagen is the sense of serenity. A lot of that comes from the most popular mode of travel here: cycling. Copenhagen is an urban space that isn't dominated by cars in the way that other capital cities are.
Instead of honking horns, rush hour traffic, and huge roads cutting across the city, there are clear bicycle lanes on every road. It really was a welcome relief and made a change from the car culture.
I loved everything about Copenhagen. Despite catching Covid on the way back it was one of the best city breaks I've been on – and it was the first time I'd been abroad in two years!
Here are my picks of the best things to do in Copenhagen…
If there's anything you must do when you visit Copenhagen it's to visit the charming harbour area of Nyhavn. Rows of colourful 17th-century townhouses line up in rows facing onto the waterfront, acting as a magnet to tourists and locals alike. Nyhavn was the first place we headed on our trip to Copenhagen and it certainly didn't disappoint!
There are bars and restaurants that are the perfect place to soak up the old-world charm. The sheepskin throws, twinkling fairy lights, and cosy heaters also help. They are on the expensive side and so we only had lunch here once, but it was a lovely experience.
The area is also sprinkled with a little bit of magic fairy dust. That due to the fact that iconic fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen used to live here at Nyhavn. He's the author of so many fairy tales that you'll recognise: The Emperor's New Clothes, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl and of course The Little Mermaid.
Hans Christian Andersen lived at No.20 Nyhavn from 1834, renting out two rooms. It was here where he was living when his first fairy tales was published – The Tinderbox, Little Claus and Big Clause, The Princess and the Pea, and Little Ida's Flowers.
His house isn't on the most photographed side of the harbour, it's actually further up on the other side. There's a plaque outside the door so you'll know that you're there.
I always think a boat trip is a bit of a rite of passage in a European city.
You get a good round-up of the big-ticket items to go and see, you enjoy an interesting water-side perspective of the city, and you get to sit down for an hour. If you've been tramping around the city for a while then that's always welcome – at least for me!
You can take a boat trip from the colourful harbour of Nyhavn. I was intrigued by the flattened shape of the boats at first. They're definitely not the prettiest, but it turns out they have to be that way so they can squeeze under all the low bridges on the route.
Although it was only an audio tour, we got a look at some of the big hitters in Copenhagen. We saw the Copenhagen Opera House, the Royal Danish Library, known as the 'Black Diamond', and passing views of The Little Mermaid statue. I really enjoyed the tour. We sat outside so that we could get better photographs, but it was absolutely freezing – be warned!
Everyone talks about how the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen is a bit of a let-down.
A lot of the blogs about Copenhagen advise you to just get a glimpse of the statue on the boat tour and leave it there, but I wanted a close-up. The statue is inspired by the Hans Christensen Andersen fairy tale of the same name, which was written in 1837. As someone that used to regularly flood the bathroom doing performative versions of Little Mermaid songs in the bath with my sister, much to our mother's horror, I wanted to see it!
The Little Mermaid statue is made of bronze and was unveiled all the way back in 1913, but it's its unassuming size that means it's often described as underwhelming. It stands at just 1.25 metres tall. When you think of other iconic statues that symbolize cities (the Statue of Liberty in NYC or Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro) it doesn't really compare.
However, I didn't hate it. In fact, I actually found sitting on the steps and taking in the views of the statue, the gentle lapping water, and the surrounding area rather pleasant.
The statue is perched on a rock at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen. It's around twenty minutes walk from Nyhavn harbour. I found it to be a really nice peaceful spot just to sit down and be still for a few moments. Admittedly, it wasn't peak season with crowds of people taking selfies (including myself in that!) but I liked it.
I'm not going to pretend this is one of the must-sees on your trip to Copenhagen. However, just as we were about to leave The Little Mermaid statue I looked on my Google maps. I noticed that there was another statue around seven minutes walk away called the Genetically Modified Little Mermaid. I was definitely intrigued.
It's located in the harbour at Langelinie where the cruise ships dock. It's designed by sculptor Bjorn Norgaard and is part of a group of sculptures in the area that are all misshapen and distorted. They're almost like the Picasso version of a real-life portrait, where the form is twisted out of shape and the ordinary becomes irregular.
It definitely seems to be something that people aren't overly aware of. It was deserted when we were there and the staff at our hotel hadn't heard of it. If you like abstract art and want to see a playful reinterpretation of the famous Little Mermaid statue, go see it.
Otherwise… you don't have to worry that you've missed out on something big.
The 17th century round tower is one of the iconic Copenhagen landmarks. It was built as an astrological observatory back in the 1630s, as one of Christian's IV's architectural projects. Now, it's one of the best spots to grab some pretty amazing views of the city.
The tower is known for its 'equestrian staircase', which isn't a term I'd heard before. It basically means a gently sloping flight of stairs that can be negotiated by horses. In this case, it's not even a flight of stairs – it's really a gently inclining pathway that you climb. And there was me being a dum-dum at the start asking how many steps it was to the top, lol!
All sorts have gone up in it though. Apparently, there's been horses, carriages, bicycle races, a world-record breaking unicycle trip, and even a motor car going up the tower. Geez! Even if you're just walking up the tower like a regular joe, it still feels pretty magical.
Hans Christensen Andersen actually visited the Round Tower when he was a young man. It's referenced by name in one of his poems, so maybe the sense of magic isn't just me.
There was also a Hans Christian Andersen exhibition on while we were here. I'm not sure if it's here at the time but it involved peering through peepholes at various objects and trying to work out which fairy tale was being alluded to. It was a little creepy, but great fun.
It's a castle that commands attention from the very centre of the city. Located in the Kings gardens in Copenhagen, the castle was built in the 17th century by one of the most famous Danish Kings, Christian IV. If you want to see 400 years of royal history this is the place!
For me, it felt at times like a castle out of a Disney movie or something – probably Beauty and the Beast, actually. Some of the furniture is so opulent it's almost outrageous and one of the French-style cabinets reminded me of the ones that come alive in the movie.
You can pick up a map with a guide to all the rooms and this was useful so that you knew what you were looking at. There were definitely some intriguing spots. The commode for one – and the mirrored room that was next door to where a porn stash was kept.
A lot of people seem to think that the best part of visiting Rosenborg Castle is getting to see the crown jewels. As much as it's great to see the sheer size and volume of all the sparkly stuff, it all looks the same to me. It could have come out of a pawn shop to me!
Disclaimer: we headed here at about 3.30pm after a long day of sightseeing and I was slightly worried that I wouldn't have the brain space to learn about a castle. Well, I shouldn't have worried. I found the whole experience really engaging. There also isn't too much reading material. You can simply wander around and soak up the atmosphere if you like!
Want to scratch beneath the surface of Copenhagen? Then I'd definitely recommend a walking tour to help you get more of a local insight into what the city is really like.
We did ours through GuruWalk. There are a variety to choose from but I opted for the Christianshavn tour which lasted an hour and a half in total. Christianshavn is a neighbourhood in Copenhagen made up of a number of small islands. It's one of the most culturally diverse areas in Copenhagen and it also has echoes of Amsterdam – just me?
I really liked the tour. Our guide was friendly and funny and was able to bring the landmarks to life in a way that you just don't get when you're wandering around on your own.
For example, the Church of Our Saviour is famous for its golden spire as well as its Carillion, a type of musical instrument. Apparently, it doesn't just play religious music, though. In fact, locals have heard it play everything from Star Wars to Game of Thrones. I love that!
This walking tour is free and you just pay what you think it's worth. Obviously, that put the fear of god into me – what is too much? What is too little? Luckily our guide didn't look and just let you shove a note in his pocket. You can also pay by card as hardly anyone has cash these days. In fact, this was the only reason we took cash out for the whole trip.
Christiania is Copenhagen's 'free town' hippie neighbourhood and it definitely has its own vibe.
What is Christiania exactly? Well, it's essentially a hippie commune that functions completely independently of the rest of the city. Back in 1971, a group of people set up their own community in an old military base, and they've lived there ever since.
It is an experience. It took me a moment to realise what I was looking at: people openly selling marijuana at pop-up stalls all the way down the infamous Pusher Street. There are restaurants, cafes and you'll also see the red and yellow of the Christiania flag, too.
They don't do tours in here anymore so you will have to step inside yourself. From what I've read, some people do find Christiania a bit intimidating. Luckily our walking tour of Christianshavn stopped right outside Christiania and so we were able to just pop across in small groups – it was nice to see some of the familiar faces from the tour!
Is Christiania safe? It didn't feel unsafe in the time that I was there and I think it's generally considered to be safe. One thing to note – you're not allowed to take photographs on Pusher Street, as you might expect, and you will see 'no photography' signs. I took a couple of photographs elsewhere in Christiania but I did try to be as discreet as possible.
If you want to see what a counter-culture community really looks like, go visit.
I'm never usually one to rave about visiting a church on holiday but this one is a stunner. The winding serpentine spire can be seen from all around the city and it's beautiful. I kept catching the gold glinting in the afternoon sunshine.
You can pay a fee to climb the 400 steps to the top of the tower and I'd highly recommend doing it. You climb various ladders internally and then emerge onto a platform near the top. Next, you can choose to continue up the winding stairway to the top.
I thought that the steps would eventually lead to some sort of final stop. Um, they don't. The staircase just gets narrower and I swear the barrier gets lower too! We stopped just before the end and made our way a little bit back down before taking pictures.
Back on ground level, make sure you step into the church itself. The organ is this intricately carved work of art and so is pretty much everything else around you. I was blown away.
Kastellet, which translates as the Citadel, is one of the best-preserved star-shaped fortresses in Northern Europe. It was founded by that guy again, Christian IV, this time in 1626.
It certainly wasn't what I expected. When I read the word 'fortress', pardon my ignorance, but I expected to see some sort of castle-like in the middle. However, that wasn't the case. In fact, there are rows of ordinary buildings that look like army barracks in the centre.
If you go up the steps you can walk around the perimeter, which has nice views of the surrounding areas. There's also a windmill along with cannons dotted around at various points. The fort might not the blockbuster attraction, but it's still worth seeing.
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is an art and sculpture gallery in Copenhagen. It was founded in 1888 by Carl Jacobsen, who is the son of the founder of the Carlsberg brewery.
It's famous for its sculpture gallery and there's also a lot of Danish art, French impressionism, and even a couple of Egyptian mummies entombed in dimly lit room. As someone who had never seen a real-life mummy before, this was pretty exciting!
I'd also read that this place had an amazing winter garden and it didn't disappoint. The whole of Copenhagen has this air of serenity about it but this was something else. It was this beautiful haven of tranquillity with leafy plants, trickling water features, and benches placed in various locations just inviting you to take a seat and unwind for a minute or so.
The only thing I have to say about the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is that it's a little on the warm side. I actually remembered reading this before I came but by that time it was too late and I was wandering around in my hat, coat, and scarf and getting increasingly too warm. So if I can give you any advice it would be to leave your coat in your locker!
Located in Norrebro district of Copenhagen, Superkilen is something that I read about online and was instantly intrigued by. According to Wikipedia, the area was designed to bring together refugees and locals in what is described as one of the most ethnically diverse and socially challenged communities in Copenhagen. It's essentially an urban improvement project and the result of a collaboration between arts groups and landscape architect firms.
When I saw the pictures of Superkilin it looked like this entire pink neighbourhood, which looked especially enticing from a bird's eye view. I also came across a few blogs raving about it and so I knew I didn't want to miss out on visiting here.
It doesn't look quite like the pictures I saw online. Maybe they were heavily filtered or maybe it's just a bit more 'bedded in' than it was a few years ago, but I was a little underwhelmed by Superkilen.
That's not to say it isn't cool. It does have a surreal feel to it and it's an interesting place to wander around and grab some photographs. We weren't the only tourists there. But we did walk for around 30 minutes to get there and so, for me, I'm not sure it was worth it.
However, I really enjoyed Norrebro as a district – especially to eat in. We spent a lot of time here scouting our restaurants that aren't on the typical tourist circuit.
Speaking of Norrebro… if you do decide to explore this area in Copenhagen then you'll also be able to go and see the grave of Hans Christian Andersen. I quite like a little visit to a graveyard when I travel. I visited Jim Morrison's grave in Paris and I've also enjoyed soaking up some of the gruesome bodysnatching history in the graveyards in Edinburgh.
But back to Copenhagen. Hans Christian Andersen's grave is located in Assistens Cemetery in Norrebro. You may think that wandering around a city is a little ghoulish, but it's actually a lovely space to spend some time. There were groups of people wandering around while we were there. With the sunshine and the greenery it was all rather tranquil.
If you look up Apple or Google maps it'll help you find where the grave is located and save you wandering for ages trying to find it. It still took us a while tbh, even with the map!
You'd be forgiven for thinking, hmmm, the old stock exchange doesn't sound very exciting. And I would usually agree! But this is a building you'll probably pass by a few times when you're in Copenhagen and there are a few things about it that are pretty interesting.
The building, also known as the Borsen, dates back to 1625. It was built during the reign of Christian IV. I know, him again! It's one of the oldest buildings in the city.
The first thing you'll notice is the dragon-spire. The spire is made out of four dragons with intertwining tails which are said to represent the Scandinavian empire of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. It's said to be this symbolism that has protected the buildings when a lot of other buildings in the city have burned down. Our walking guide actually joked that the answer to any question about old buildings in Copenhagen is 'it burned down!'
When we were on our GuruWalk walking tour our guide also dropped an interesting fact into the conversation. He said that there had been a request to convert the building and asked us to guess what it could be? Turns out… McDonalds! Let's hope not!
What combines Danish delicacies with a buzzy atmosphere? Torvehallen food market. Copenhagen is well-known for its street food and this huge glass-fronted building is a great place to do a sweep of all the best Danishes dishes – or try whatever you fancy!
Wander around and you'll see delicious food in all directions. Ice creams of every shade of the rainbow. Stacks of smorrebrod piled high with tempting toppings – or pickled herring, wriggly prawns, and sliced boiled egg, depending on your version of tempting. Ha!
There are spices. Pastries. Tacos. Porridge. There is pretty much something for everyone here, so it's great if you're with a larger group who all like different types of cuisines.
If you want to sit outside there are picnic benches and public toilets located just outside. It was a little too cold when we were there. Give it a month or so and this would be a lovely spot to soak up a couple of hours of late afternoon sunshine. Alternatively, you could walk ten minutes down the road to the ?? lake and eat your food there.
For some reason there were quite a few things that weren't open when we were in Copenhagen. There were also a few things we just didn't have time to do. I would definitely like to return to Copenhagen in the future and when I do this is what's on the list!
The famous theme park is a must if you're visiting the city. It first opened its doors in 1834, which makes it the third-oldest theme park in the world. It was also said to have inspired Walt Disney. He visited Tivoli gardens in 1951 when he was in the planning stages of Disneyland. Hans Christensen Andersen is also said to have visited Tivoli many times.
With that in mind, I was seriously gutted when I found out that Tivoli was closed for refurbishment when we were there. I'd already ummed and ahhed about whether I should go on the old-fashioned wooden roller coaster or not. I went on one in China several years ago and vowed never again. But I was all ready to go back on my word. Next time!
This castle is more commonly known as Hamlet's Castle, because it's the real-life setting for Shakespeare's play of the same name. As an English Literature graduate, my ears pricked up at this. To be or not to be, that is the question. Or in my case, to go or not to go?
If I had one more day on my trip, I definitely would've gone. Kronborg Castle is a little bit out of town (around an hour by train) but it sounds well worth the trip. There are creepy crypts and a statue of Holger the Dane, which sounds right up my street!
If I said that I wanted to go to a furniture museum in Copenhagen then you might be thinking, huh, that sounds kind of dull. However, as someone who is an Instagram fan the whole Scandi design aethestic I was really looking to dive deeper into Danish design.
However, it wasn't to be. At the time of writing the museum was closed for renovation. If you do get a chance to go along then you'll see an amazing 'wall of chairs' installation that showcases over 100 chairs, with a focus on Danish furniture design. Admission is also free for anyone aged 26 and under, so good news if you fit into that category!
There really is a place for every budget in Copenhagen. My budget for accommodation is generally mid-range. I'm not gonna lie, I like a nice-ish place to rest my head after long days pounding the pavements.
When I started looking there were plenty of places that fit my budget and looked really inviting. In the end, we opted for Hotel Kong Arthur. Here's what I liked about it…
I love a little bit of Danish design and so I loved browsing through all these gorgeous hotesl in Copenhagen. There were a lot of beautiful choices. What I would say is that some are super minimalist. Hotel Kong Arthur had a lot of gallery walls throughout the communal areas and the rooms. I felt that brought a bit more warmth to it.
The stylish décor is everywhere throughout the hotel, from the light and bright dining area to the sofas in the reception area. There is also an amazing courtyard that would be amazing to eat breakfast or have a drink in the summer months.
I also find it tricky to pick a good location. Often you never really want to know where you want to be until you have a chance to be in the city for a few days. However, I think we lucked out with the location of the Kong Arthur Hotel.
The hotel is located pretty centrally, around a ten-minute walk from the Norreport station. It's 100 metres from the beautiful Copenhagen Lakes which are this wide-open space which look amazing at sunset. It's near to Torvellhallen food market and the Norrebro district.
Breakfast is always a deal-breaker for me. You want to set yourself right for busy days of sightseeing, right? Luckily the Hotel Kong Arthur had a great breakfast. There were meats, cheeses, bread, cereal, and delicious pastries to choose from every morning.
My favourite part was the glass containers they had which contained either porridge with jam or scrambled eggs and bacon. I had both every day and they were just so tasty!
When I was browsing Copenhagen hotels I came across something that seemed to feature in a number of hotels. A 'cosy hour' between the hour of 5pm and 6pm each day where you could get a free drink at the hotel bar (you can choose from alcohol or soft drinks.)
It's definitely not something that would ever fly in the UK but, here, it's borne out of a desire to bring guests together for an hour. I really liked it. We often ate pretty early so we'd get back just before 5, go to cosy hour, and then head out for dinner each night!
One thing that I just wanted to mention is about teabags. If you're a big tea drinker then you may want to bring your own teabags to Copenhagen because they aren't that easy to find.
The black tea we had at breakfast at Hotel Kong Arthur and in other coffee shops in Copenhagen was OK, but a lot of the time Earl Grey was the closest thing to English Breakfast tea. I'm a bit fussy when it comes to tea so I'd definitely pack my own next time.
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Folk-rock.
Folk Music Revival.
The folk revivals of the 20th century in the USA and UK involved the performance of traditional songs and dances by young singers and instrumentalists in coffee houses, clubs, concert halls and at special folk festivals. In addition, a number of 'source singers' were identified and brought into the revival.
The US Folk Revival dates from the late 1940s when the considerable commercial success of recordings by the Weavers was the catalyst for the formation of numerous folk groups among which were the Kingston Trio, the Limeliters and the Chad Mitchell Trio. The revival also included solo singers who sang ballads as well as their own compositions (Joan Baez, Caroline Hester and Judy Collins), blues players (Dave Van Ronk and Alexis Korner, Ray and Glover), source singers (Fred McDowell and Son House) and exponents of 'old time' white rural music (the New Lost City Ramblers).
The revival was founded on song collecting and field recordings undertaken in the first decades of the 20th century by such figures as Carl Sandburg, John and Alan Lomax, and on the extensive musical repertory of such key source singers as Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie, along with early revivalists including Oscar Brand, Burl Ives and John Jacob Niles. Particularly in the field of rural blues, the revivalists 'rediscovered' recording artists from pre-1939, including Son House and Mississippi John Hurt.
The backdrop to the contemporaneous Folk Music Revival in England and Scotland (see England, §II) was the work of song collectors in Britain stemming from the period of the formation of the English Folk Song Society in 1898 and associated primarily with Cecil Sharp. The hundreds of songs collected and published at this period were initially used in schools and as inspiration for compositions by Vaughan Williams, Holst, Grainger and others.
Half a century later, these songs, plus those codified by Francis James Child and those which continued to be performed by rural singers, provided much of the repertory for the British revivalists. Source singers in England included Fred Jordan (Shropshire), Walter Pardon (Norfolk) and Bob Copper (Sussex; of the Copper family), who was both the heir to a family folk singing tradition and a song collector for the BBC. In Scotland, the ceilidhs organized at the Edinburgh Festival in the early 1950s by the collector Hamish Henderson and others were attended by such major source singers as Jeannie Robertson and Jimmy Macbeath. In Ireland the piper Seamus Ennis was also a song collector. The songwriter and singer Ewan MacColl was a leading figure in the revival, providing an influential if controversial definition of what constituted the correct procedure for a revivalist singer.
The younger generation attracted to the Folk Music Revival in both sides of the Atlantic often had a more flexible attitude to issues of repertory. The revival spawned a large number of singer-songwriters who accompanied themselves on the acoustic guitar but had little in common with those concerned primarily to bear witness to the tradition. In this category were Paul Simon, Donovan, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Joni Mitchell and, above all, Bob Dylan. In the UK, revivalists such as Martin Carthy and his daughter Eliza typify much stronger traditional links. The end of the 20th century saw folk revivals in many European countries.
See also Folk music.
B. Groom: The Blues Revival (London, 1971)
D. Laing and others: The Electric Muse: the Story of Folk into Rock (London, 1975)
G. Boyes: The Imagined Village (Manchester, 1995)
R. Cantwell: When We Were Good: the Folk Revival (Cambridge, MA, 1996)
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A term used for a broad range of popular music in which contemporary amplified instruments are used to reinterpret traditional music or to accompany contemporary songs in a folk idiom. It was first applied in 1965 in the USA when the Byrds recorded songs associated with the folk singers Pete Seeger (Turn, Turn, Turn) and Bob Dylan (Mr Tambourine Man). The group had an orthodox rock line-up of drums and electric guitars. The Byrds inspired others in turn, including Dylan, to attempt various forms of folk-rock synthesis. Dylan used electric guitars and the electronic organ playing of Al Kooper on his recordings before working with the Hawks (later renamed the Band) in concert. In New York, the Lovin' Spoonful performed the charming and witty compositions of John Sebastian in the manner of an electric jug band. However, 'folk rock' was soon appropriated by the record industry as a marketing concept, used to describe almost any group employing vocal harmonies and an acoustic or semi-acoustic instrumental sound. Such groups included Simon and Garfunkel, Sonny and Cher, the Turtles, the Mamas and the Papas and Harper's Bizarre.
In Britain, the pioneers of folk-rock included Fairport Convention, a group whose initial aesthetic was drawn from West Coast groups such as Jefferson Airplane as well as the Byrds. Fairport Convention then turned to traditional music for inspiration, followed by such groups as Steeleye Span and Mr Fox in the development of electric folk music. Steeleye Span's Hark! The Village Wait and the eponymous début album of Mr Fox were among the first recordings of the genre, initiating two different strands within British folk-rock. Steeleye Span fused the texts and melodies of traditional songs with mid-Atlantic pop; Mr Fox wrote their own songs, inspired by traditional themes, and combined the uncompromising sounds of English village bands and singers with those of rock. Folk-rock excited strong passions within the folk revival. It was condemned by 'purists' such as Pete Seeger in the USA and Ewan MacColl in Britain who saw the use of amplified instruments as a fatal compromise with show business and the music industry.
Electric folk music also emerged in many other European countries in the 1960s and 70s. In Ireland, the groups Sweeney's Men and Horslips created different syntheses of traditional and contemporary musics. In Brittany the harpist Alain Stivell and the electric guitarist Dan ar Bras renewed the local Celtic repertory. The Swedish group Hedningarna provided a variation on the formula by treating traditional instruments such as the Hardanger fiddle and hurdy-gurdy with contemporary techniques of reverb and sampling. Outside Europe, other variants of the combination between indigenous musics and modern rhythms or technologies were developed, as in Brazil by Chico Science and the group Naçao Zumbi and in Australia by Yothu Yindi.
Although many of the European folk-rock musicians above continued to perform at concerts and festivals throughout the 1990s, new forms of transforming folk music were developing. The most important of these was connected with the growth in local variants of rap music around the globe where musicians integrated sounds and lyrics from their own cultures into the black American genre. Also, in 1999 the latest revival of songs from the United States folk movement of the 1950s occurred when the group Snakefarm made arrangements of them in melancholic trip hop style on the album Songs From My Funeral. (D. Laing and others: The Electric Muse: the Story of Folk into Rock, London, 1975)


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Alex Perkolup is a musician who currently plays bass and guitar in the critically acclaimed progressive rock band, Cheer-Accident. Originally formed in 1981, Cheer-Accident has maintained an impressively fresh and interesting sound, oscillating between noise and pop, refusing to be categorized. The music is moody, complex, and highly composed, but never muddy. Perkolup has been one of the three mainstays in their ever-evolving lineup for six years. He has also played in Bobby Conn, Lovely Little Girls, andThe Flying Luttenbachers, among others.
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On a snowy Wenesday night mid February I had the pleasure of speaking with Billy Helmkamp, co-owner of The Whistler, a new gallery, music venue, and bar in Logan Square. He made me a Long-Faced Dove, a refreshing, pale pink tequila and ginger beer cocktail, and answered my questions about the new space.
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Side FX – The Good and Bad of Legalized States: Part 2…
So what are some of the negative side effects of legalization in some of these States?
Well, a positive effect that unfortunately leads to a negative effect is job creation. Job creation is a GOOD thing. But so many people treated legalization like the gold rush (different types of nuggets, folks). Because of the number of jobs created in the growing, harvesting, producing, and selling of marijuana, people came to these States from all over the country looking for work. Many of them weren't qualified or lucky enough to find a job though (http://fortune.com/pot-marijuana-colorado/).
But the upside is that those homeless folks can legally smoke weed, which should help to ease some of the anxiety and depression that comes with being homeless.
And even though some drug-related crimes have decreased in legal States, it's caused more black market activity in non-legal States (https://amp.usatoday.com/story/507417001).
People are legally growing or buying massive amounts of marijuana in certain States and then shipping them cross-country to non-legal areas. That's the problem when something isn't legal all across the country.
It's like if sex farmers were planting and growing prostitutes in Nevada and then harvesting them and shipping them all throughout the country. You're always going to have an issue when legalities are hit and miss across the board.
A major and unfortunate side effect of legalization is the increase in pediatric pot poisoning (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2534480). But that can also be attributed to lazy or negligent parents.
It's legal, so more people might be apt to try it. But because it's legal (and because sometimes stoners can be kind of absent-minded), they might not be as panicked about immediately cleaning up their "stash" after partaking in the pot. Many children will at some point, put everything in their mouth and try to eat it. I've seen kids trying to eat their own foot just because it was closer than their bottle. Like guns, alcohol, prescriptions, porn, and Nickelback CDs, parents need to always be responsible and store their stuff safely and properly.
Speaking of emergency rooms, there also seems to be an uptick in tourists visiting them due to excessive pot consumption in legal States (https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/emergency-room-visits-double-marijuana-using-colorado-visitors-n525081). Mostly, that's due to them having no clue how strong edibles are and how they work. They'll eat too many because they "don't feel anything", and then it all hits them at once like a semi-truck flirting with a Smart Car.
Apparently, there are also more employees testing positive in their workplace's drug tests in legal States (http://newsroom.questdiagnostics.com/2014-09-11-Workforce-Drug-Test-Positivity-Rate-Increases-for-the-First-Time-in-10-Years-Driven-by-Marijuana-and-Amphetamines-Finds-Quest-Diagnostics-Drug-Testing-Index-Analysis-of-Employment-Drug-Tests).
But to be fair, most jobs fucking suck and the companies should provide free marijuana to its employees. But for companies with strict anti-drug policies, this can be a major blow to someone that relies on their income to survive.
And, some studies have revealed that in some legal States, the THC levels in marijuana can be off the charts while the actual medicinal properties can be quite low or nonexistent (https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/legal-weed-surprisingly-strong-dirty-tests-find-n327811).
It's like restaurants competing to have the spiciest of spicy chili. It's a way to try and attract customers to your location. But eventually, you find that chili that burns a hole through the fabric of time.
Extremely potent THC-laden weed might be nice for some people that want to get REALLY high. But for people consuming it and assuming they're getting medicinal benefits from it, it could be dangerous or worthless.
There need to be regulations in place.
So which side of the scale does legalization in these States land on? It's tough to definitively say for sure. It's too early to make a 100% judgment either way.
But the medicinal benefits of marijuana are scientifically proven. And I believe that in the end, the pros do (or will) outweigh the cons. Legalization as a whole is a good thing. Staggered legalization causes issues. And a lack of specific regulations and quality control will harm the industry. And with everything, education and common sense goes a long way.
But I feel that the fully legalized States are on the right side of history. Everyone else can learn from the mistakes and drawbacks and then improve on those in the future.
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Exclusive interview: what it's like being on the FAA's drone advisory board
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Last week we wrote about Flyspan Systems, a new startup whose founders have a background in government work in drones. Today we speak with Brock Christoval, who sits on the advisory board, which is working to integrate unmanned systems into the national airspace.
The FAA is working to create a set of operating procedures in order to adhere to a Congressional mandate for the FAA to regulate sharing the skies between drones and commercial airlines. Congress set a deadline of September 2015 for the regulations to be laid out.
The document is being created based on input given by a variety of people including drone manufacturers, researchers and NASA.
On that advisory board is Brock Christoval, a former military engineer who focused on the experimental side of UAVs and the co-founder of drone consulting startup Flyspan Systems. He revealed never-before-told insights of what will be in the document, as background into the process behind writing the document that has generated huge controversy in the drone community.
"The 2015 goal is to come up with the minimum operating procedures," Christoval said. "It outlines the procedures we need to bring this technology to the national airspace."
Creating the document isn't easy, Christoval points out.
"It's a very technical process," he said. "We have a lot of people there that are inputting their background and knowledge into that document. A lot of times we want to rely heavily on research, but you've got to go out and test this in real life.
The advisory board is less political, and more a hub of technical jargon floating around. But that doesn't make it any easier to get that document completed, he said.
"I think some of that might actually be slowing us down, because engineers and scientists like to over think things," he said."
That's not to say there's not some level of bureaucracy involved, Christoval said, citing concerns many drone operators have over the FAA's transparency.
"The FAA is huge, and this task they have is huge," he said. "I don't think anybody would refute the fact that there's a lot of bureaucracy and a lot of red tape, but it's also a huge responsibility. That prevents any conflict when you want things done efficiently and effectively but you also want it done safely."
Among the major points being debated among the advisory board is airspace bandwidth.
"It's the number of aircraft that should be flying — a certain amount of bandwidth is going to be divided per aircraft, per area," said Vinny Capobianco, the co-founder of Flyspan Systems.
In a time when drone legislation is a gray area, where the FAA lost in a lawsuit between drone operator Raphael Pirker (who goes by Trappy), the goal is to get some sort of document out.
"With the ongoing legislation and push by commercial markets to get this document out as soon as possible, the heat is definitely on us to turn it up and get some progress made," Christoval said.
Christoval said he is eager for the document to be complete and available to the public.
"There's a lot of pressure, but there is a deadline and we're all sort of honing in on that," he said. "Even besides that, you can still achieve some integration of unmanned vehicles today, especially."
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is a 2003 tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. A spin-off of the Final Fantasy series, the game shares several traits with 1997's Final Fantasy Tactics, although it is not a direct sequel. The player assembles a clan of characters, and controls their actions over grid-like battlefields. Players are mostly free to decide the classes, abilities, and statistics of their characters.

The game's story centers on four children; Marche, Mewt, Ritz, and Doned, who live in a small town named St. Ivalice. The children are transported to a realm of the same name as their town, "Ivalice", after discovering an ancient magical book. The story then focuses on the exploits of Marche as he attempts to return to the real world while facing opposition from those around him.

Tactics Advance is one of the initial products from the cooperation of Square and Nintendo made for the Game Boy Advance console; it was developed by the team brought over from the game company Quest Corporation. Following its release, Tactics Advance-themed merchandise was introduced. The game was positively received. It has a sequel, Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift for the Nintendo DS.

Tactics Advance was re-released for the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console in 2016; on January 28 for Europe, Australia and North America with Japan on March 30.

Gameplay

In Tactics Advance, turn-based tactical battles take place on a three-dimensional isometric field. The player takes the role of Marche, a clan leader; he must organize the clan's members and advance their status through missions that are offered in pubs. The player competes against the computer's team in turn-based play, although unlike Final Fantasy Tactics characters execute their actions instantly.

Missions are tasks undertaken by a clan. There are four types of missions: regular, encounter, dispatch, and area. In regular missions, Marche's entire party ventures to a particular location to do battle. Many of these missions are used to advance the story. In encounter missions, Marche's group battles a rival mercenary clan by purchasing a mission or meeting them on the map. In dispatch missions, which do not involve battle, Marche temporarily sends away one member from his party. Area missions are usually a dispatch mission where Marche's clan can liberate certain regions to obtain bonuses and discounts at shops.

Some missions, typically dispatch missions, require a special item to be in possession in order to accept the mission. Others require a dispatch character to have a specific job class. In regards to items, this may mean another mission must be done to get an item that would allow you to perform the later mission.

The world map is initially empty except for the starting location; it is customized as the player wins location "tokens" after certain missions. These tokens represent different terrains and settlements, such as plains, mountains, deserts, forests, and towns, that can be placed in slots on the world map. Items are rewarded to the player depending on the placement of the tokens. Ivalice also introduces areas called , lawless slums that Judges avoid.  is a German word which means the hunt.  are the only places in the game in which a character can die; everywhere else, they are protected from death by the Judges and are simply knocked out.

Tactics Advance also offers multiplayer capability for two players. Players may cooperate or compete using a link-cable peripheral, and also trade items and party members. Additional missions and items are also offered when players link.

Job system

There are 34 "jobs" in Tactics Advance that govern a character's stats, equipment, and abilities. Most items that can be equipped have various abilities assigned to them, each available for use by characters of a certain job while the item is equipped. When a battle is completed, characters will receive Ability Points (AP) distributed over their currently equipped weapons or items (such as armor). Once a target amount of AP has been accumulated for a given ability, the character will master that ability, allowing the character to use them at any time, regardless of items equipped and job chosen. Mastery of abilities in different jobs will eventually allow the character access to more jobs. For example, if a human unit wishes to change jobs to Paladin, it needs to master at least two "action" abilities from the Soldier job.

Units have a primary job which determines the stat boosts they receive when they level up and the attributes associated with that class. A unit may also have a secondary job set of abilities, where it can use any abilities of the selected job, but with the stat profile of the primary job. For example, an Assassin with a Sniper secondary job could use abilities from both jobs, but has the stat profile and appearance of an Assassin, its primary job. This may deny the use of some abilities depending on their equipped weapon. In the previous example, any abilities that require the possession of a great bow, will not be allowed for use if the character has a Katana equipped.

Tactics Advance also introduces five playable races: Humans, the small rodentlike Moogles, the strong lizard-like Bangaa, the agile rabbit-like Viera, and the magically-skilled Nu Mou. Certain jobs are only available to certain races. Along with the abilities obtained with experience, each race has a guardian beast called a "Totema" to represent whom and which can be summoned to whose aid when a member of that race has 10 Judge Points, that is after your clan has defeated that Totema as part of the main story line.

Laws
One arbitrary game mechanic of Tactics Advance is the Laws system. Laws are set by Judges, invincible arbiters present at each battle, with some exceptions.  Laws may forbid the use of certain weapons, items, elemental spells, or status changes. Breaking a law results in punishment by Carding, the receipt of a red or yellow card. Imprisonment happens if a character infringes a law twice or knocks out another unit with a forbidden ability or weapon. However,  have no Judges or laws; units knocked out in the  will die and permanently leave the clan if they are not revived by the end of the battle.

To offset the difficulty of having things forbidden for use, there are certain things that are recommended by the Judges, and therefore grant Judge Points if used. Judge Points (JP) are used to carry out combos with nearby allies or to summon a Totema. JP are also received upon knocking out an opponent. Later in the game, the player gains the ability to use law cards, which can add laws, and anti-law cards, which can nullify laws that are already in effect.

Plot

Characters
The story of Tactics Advance revolves around three primary characters: Marche Radiuju, the main character who battles the dream worlds of his friends; Ritz Malheur, a stubborn girl who speaks her mind and changes sides in her struggle for self-acceptance; and Mewt Randell, a boy whose mother died that discovers a magical entity that changes the world into the world of Ivalice. There are also secondary characters, such as Doned Radiuju, Marche's little brother who does not desire to return to the real world, since he is sick in the real world and healthy in the dream one; and Cid Randell, Mewt's father who becomes the Judgemaster of Ivalice.

Within Ivalice, there are other characters that help advance the plot. Some characters befriended Marche, such as the moogles Montblanc and Nono; Ezel Berbier, a Nu Mou troublemaker and self-proclaimed genius; and Shara, a Viera archer who befriends Ritz. There are other characters who antagonize Marche, including Babus Swain, a Nu Mou Royal mage in Mewt's service; Llednar Twem, a mysterious enforcer who replaces the Judges when they become independent of the Palace; and Queen Remedi, who is the ruler of Ivalice and was in the Gran Grimoire itself in a form modeled after Mewt's deceased mother.

Story

Ivalice is a world created by four ordinary children: Marche Radiuju, a new student and resident of St. Ivalice and its school; Mewt Randell, a shy boy still attached to the memory of his late mother; Ritz Malheur, an assertive and outspoken classmate of Marche and Mewt; and Doned Radiuju, Marche's younger, handicapped brother and a big fan of fantasy novels and video games. Mewt comes across a dusty old tome in a local used bookstore and eagerly wishes to show it to his friends. Unaware that the book is the legendary Gran Grimoire, Mewt brings the book over to Marche's house along with Ritz. The old book is written in a language none of them have ever seen before, and a single inscription reads: "Alta oron, Sondus kameela". The next morning, Marche wakes up in the world of Ivalice. The fantasy Ivalice is supposedly a reincarnation of Mewt's memories from a Final Fantasy game.

Marche is separated from the others, and immediately begins a quest to return home. Even after realizing how much better his life is in the new Ivalice, he believes that none of it is real and is even more determined to return to his home when he realizes that everyone in town has been dragged into the dream as well, many of whom are now suffering under Mewt's rule or are being slaughtered by the adventuring Clans that populate the world. The other children, and Mewt's father Cid, slowly realize through Marche's efforts that the world has been shaped according to their wishes. Mewt is no longer being teased, is reunited with his deceased mother, and is now the Prince of Ivalice; Ritz no longer has her white albinic hair, instead having the silky red hair which she always wanted; Doned can now walk and is no longer sickly; Marche is suddenly athletic and popular; Cid is the highest-ranking official in the nation; and all of them now live in Final Fantasy, the video game the children all love.

Eventually Marche succeeds in his quest to return Ivalice to normal. He achieves this by destroying the crystals, or world threads, of Ivalice, defeating Llednar Twem (the manifestation of Mewt's negative emotions), and killing the Li-Grim, the physical manifestation of the book's wish-based magic that had been masquerading as Mewt's mother, Queen Remedi. He teaches the other children in the process that they cannot live in fantasy but must learn to live with their misfortunes in reality. The other children are wiser from the experience, as the ending reveals them all to have become happy with themselves.

In addition to the main plot, there are two side plots: the Redwing Arc and the Judge Arc. The Redwing Arc centers around the Redwings clan, a foreign crime ring, their subordinate clan Borzoi, and their smuggled foreign monsters. The other is the Judge Arc, unlockable after beating the main three hundred missions. This serves as an alternative ending where Marche never goes on his quest and stays in Ivalice, overthrows several corrupt judges, and becomes next in line for Cid's judge sword.

Development
Rumors of the game's development began when Square announced its publishing agreement with Nintendo, and was later confirmed by the producer Matsuno. The development team of Tactics Advance, Square's Product Development Division 4, was constructed from employees of Quest Corporation, and work began in February 2002. This comes after Quest announced the handover of its software development team to Square, of which the former is famed for its Tactics Ogre series. Initially thought of as a port of Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Advance is developed with an entirely new storyline and setting, and received significant changes to make it more user-friendly for the GBA handheld console; e.g. a quick-save function.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance uses the gameplay of Final Fantasy Tactics, but introduced certain changes such as a customizable map for the world of Ivalice. While built for the Game Boy Advance, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance graphics are vibrantly colored and extensively detailed, and though environments and characters are wholly sprite-based, facial expressions are easily identifiable and many motion frames have been given to create a smooth animation. The game also introduced an option to switch between three display modes. Two of the modes are optimized for gameplay on Game Boy Advance and the new Game Boy Advance SP respectively, and there's also a TV mode for better color display while playing this game into a television screen by using a Game Boy Player which, must be attached to a GameCube for this to work.

In Japan, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance story was expanded and broadcast in Japanese radio stations. The radio drama entitled Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition was broadcast in four radio stations within Japan from early January to late March 2003.

Music

The music in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was primarily composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto, with additional music contributed by Kaori Ohkoshi and Ayako Saso; Nobuo Uematsu provided the main theme. The Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Original Soundtrack album was released by DigiCube on February 19, 2003. It spans 74 tracks and has a duration of 2:05:27. The first disk includes every song from the game, as it sounds through the Game Boy Advance hardware. The second disk contains fully orchestrated versions of 32 of the same 42 tracks. A new age arrangement album entitled White: Melodies of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, a selection of musical tracks from the game arranged by Yo Yamazaki, Akira Sasaki, and Satoshi Henmi, was released by SME Visual Works on February 26, 2003. White spans 11 tracks and has a duration of 46:10. Within the game, the classical-themed soundtrack is compressed into MIDI file format. Simple sound effects are used during battles, and there are no voices or speech within the game.

Reception

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance sold over 440,000 copies during its year of release in Japan, with nearly 225,000 units being sold in its first week alone. By August 2004, more than 1 million units of the game were sold in North America and Europe together. In the United States alone, the game sold 660,000 copies and earned $22 million by August 2006. During the period between January 2000 and August 2006, it was the 40th highest-selling game launched for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS or PlayStation Portable in that country.

The game was well received among the gaming community, widely regarded to feature an outstanding combination of music, graphics, gameplay, and storyline. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance won Best Handheld Game at the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 2004. GameSpot named it the best Game Boy Advance game of September 2003. It was also rated as outstanding by IGN (9.0 out of 10) and given 5 out of 5 by GameSpy. In 2007, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was named 14th best Game Boy Advance game of all time in IGN's feature reflecting on the Game Boy Advance's long lifespan. It was also rated the 67th best game made on a Nintendo System in Nintendo Power Top 200 Games list. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was also nominated for NAVGTR Award for Strategy Game of The Year Category, but lost to Command & Conquer: Generals for Windows 9x compatible-PC.

Reviewers were pleased with graphics and visuals of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance; GameSpot added that the battles are "clear and colorful", and character jobs are easily identified, though gameplay becomes slow when too many character sprites are in one screen. The gameplay is also lauded for retaining the elements of Tactics Ogre yet offers freedom to players to develop characters as they wish. GameNOW said that the game "lives up to its legacy—and then some", and called it "easily one of the best GBA games around". Criticism was directed at the game's menu, which was cluttered with complicated options in organizing the clan members, and did not detail out statistics for characters and equipment. Some reviewers thought there are too many character jobs since some jobs overlap one another and certain abilities are redundant.

Legacy
In 2007, a sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was released for the Nintendo DS as part of the Ivalice Alliance series, Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift. While the story focuses on different characters than Advance, several characters from the game appear in cameo roles, such as Montblanc and Mewt. Montblanc also appears in Final Fantasy XII as the leader of Clan Centurio.

To commemorate the release of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance in Japan, several pieces of merchandise were introduced exclusive for the region: web money cards, posters, character card collections and a set of twenty pin badges. Square and Nintendo released a limited-edition Final Fantasy Tactics Advance-themed Game Boy Advance SP package to commemorate the game and the console's launching in February 2003. A Japanese-exclusive adaptation of the game's story in radio drama form was also released. It was aired from January to March 2003. The series was released by DigiCube on CD in four separate parts, with some changes to plot details.

Notes

References

External links

 Final Fantasy Tactics Advance at Metacritic

2003 video games
Final Fantasy video games
Final Fantasy Tactics
Game Boy Advance games
Interactive Achievement Award winners
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Role-playing video games
Tactical role-playing video games
Video games scored by Hitoshi Sakimoto
Video games developed in Japan
Video games with isometric graphics
Virtual Console games
Portal fantasy
Virtual Console games for Wii U

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Home/Trending posts/"If you're recording me, I don't care because I'm tired of it," Teacher caught on video using the N-word twice and calling students morons during class
Cindy Carey Send an email March 29, 2022
Teachers-involved racism incidents are on the rise lately and parents, especially in multiracial schools, are understandably concerned about this trend. More than a week ago, a video appeared online where two teachers are heard calling their students 'morons' and one of the teachers was caught on video using the N-word at least twice during class.
Following the incident that sparked a lot of debate, the teachers were reassigned and a review about the incident is underway. The 9-minute-long video shows the teachers cursing and using racial slurs as they angrily lecture students on their behavior.
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From what is seen in the video, the teachers are reportedly being angry about their students' behavior lately, using "COVID and trauma" as justification for their misbehavior in class. The video clearly shows only one of the teachers, while the other teacher is reportedly seated at the back, but is shown in another video taken by other student. Teachers are heard yelling at the classroom, taunting the students and at one point calling them "morons." The teachers curse throughout the video and one says the N-word at least twice.
The incident happened in a multiracial school where some of the students in the class are Black. One of the teachers also referred to the Black students 'she is tired of the "excuse" that race plays a factor in how police officers respond to people.' The teachers involved in the incident are both reportedly White, one male and one female teacher. As of now, the identities of the teachers were not released.
"I get cussed out 40 times a day, I'm tired of this s— too. Like what if you all were us and you had some bad a– little kids come up to you and say 'F— you, b—-?'" the male teacher asked the students. "Or, you get called a n—– or a cracker," he continued.
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"Someone explain to me what would happen if you acted some of the ways your classmates act if they were stopped by the police," she said. "Do you think a cop is going to be like 'Oh my God, we'll give you another chance. Honey, just go home to mommy'. No, they're going to have you down on the ground — no matter your color, so let's not even use that excuse. I'm getting tired of that too."
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There are total 1 trains running exactly from (BXF) Barsuan to (BUF) Bimalgarh Jn.
There are totally 1 train(s) running from BXF to BUF on weekly basis. The earliest trains in this route is 58152 - BXF BRMP PASSENGER which starts at 14:30 The fastest train in this route is 58152 - BXF BRMP PASSENGER which runs at an average speed of 38 km/hr.
Barsuan comes under SER/South Eastern and its address is Koida Rd, Odisha 770042, India. Nearby stations to Barsuan are Gaganaposh , Bimlagarh Junction , Patasahi , Chandiposi .
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