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Remakes No One Asked For Part One: Jacob's Ladder
Posted on April 12, 2020 April 13, 2020 by Jon Romeo
Why remake a movie if it has nothing to do with the original? We look at both the original Jacob's Ladder and the 2019 remake of the movie.
(Spoilers Ahead) I'm not necessarily opposed to remakes. I'm not necessarily in favor of remakes. I question why studios remake movies and especially why Hollywood remakes classic movies. Did we really need The Truth About Charlie when we already had Charade? On the other hand, there's no denying Ryan Reynolds turned in a great performance as George Lutz in The Amityville Horror remake or the fact the movie was greatly improved by taking out the flying pig and the gate to hell.
On the surface the answer to why studios remake movies is easy. It's all about money. Remakes and the all too familiar reboot are known commodities. Audiences are more willing to part with their money on the known than the unknown. Disney is practically printing money remaking their classic animated films into live action features (Except for The Lion King. Call it anything you want, but don't call it 'live action' when it's 100% computer animated).
The face of an angel
Classic movies and movies Hollywood feels needs a refresher are one thing. You can rationalize why a studio would feel the need to remake The Thomas Crown Affair. But why remake a movie that wasn't a hit when it was originally released and is still, at best, a cult movie?
Jacob's Ladder, directed by Oscar nominated Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction), is the story of Jacob ( Tim Robbins, Bull Durham),a Vietnam veteran suffering from PTSD and grieving for the loss of his only child. If Jacob's Ladder was only about those two things it would have still made for a movie that pulled on the audience's heartstrings. It would have been the kind of movie the Academy gobbles up during award season.
There's more going on in Jacob's Ladder than just a movie about a Vietnam vet grieving for his lost child. The movie starts off creepy and rarely slows down, but it's not fair to call it a horror movie. A horror movie implies certain elements of dread and fear will be in the movie. Yes, there are elements of fear in Jacob's Ladder, but there is no sense of dread in the movie. As it turns out the complete opposite is true.
The opening scene sets the tone for the movie. It's a typical scene of soldiers smoking weed, joking, and poking fun at each other before the inevitable action begins. It's a scene that has been included in almost every movie set in the Vietnam War. Except their weed has disastrous side effects that cause the soldiers to have seizures and freak out as the Viet Cong attack their makeshift camp. It's an event that may or may not have happened, but it leads directly into Jacob's present.
Many of the events at the beginning of the movie the viewer can chalk up to PTSD flashbacks. It's not until Jacob and his girlfriend Jezzie (Elizabeth Pena) go to a party that things happening to Jacob may not be as they appear. On a staircase Jacob has his palm read by a woman. It comes off as flirtatious and the banter between the two is the kind of friendly flirting people do at parties. However, she leaves Jacob with an ominous fortune. "According to this you're already dead," she tells him. The whole movie becomes colored with this one line. Is everything we're seeing his death, potential death, or something different?
Even as Jacob is dealing with visions of demons, military experiments, almost being run over by a car, and having flashbacks of both his dead child and Vietnam there is an overwhelming sense of something godly is happening in the movie. The clues are everywhere in the movie.
When we first learn that Jacob's son had died before he went to Vietnam he is looking at old photos left at his apartment by his ex-wife. We learn the child's name was Gabe, short for Gabriel, and that it's a biblical name. "Personally I never went for church names," Jezzie says. To which Jacob answers, "Where do you think Jezebel came from?" Even Jacob's e-wife's name is biblical.
After Jacob suffers from a "virus" and is waking up in a bathtub filled with ice water the doctor tells him, "You must have friends in high places." Later he asks Jezzie if he's dead. "No. You're right here," she tells him. But where exactly is "here?"
Then there is Jacob's chiropractor Louis, played by Danny Aiello. The first time we meet him his head is cast in light giving him the image of an angel. Jacob even mentions it to him which Louis quickly casts off. Later Jacob tells him what has been plaguing him for the past few days and, again, asks if he is dead. Luis tells him, "The only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life," he says.
Even the term Jacob's ladder comes from the bible. The Torah makes mention of Jacob's ladder as a bridge between heaven and earth. It also mentions angels who protect Jacob. None of this is incidental to the movie. Although it's never mentioned in the movie a close up of Jacob's dog tags reveals he's Jewish. Faith is in full swing in Jacob's Ladder.
David M. Rosenthal directed the 2019 remake of Jacob's Ladder. To call it a remake is almost disingenuous. Rosenthal manages to strip away everything from his version that made the original version work.
Screenwriters, there are four credited to the movie, kept the squeaking wheel on the hospital gurney, the flashbacks, and visions of demons. This time around Jacob (Michael Ealy, Think Like a Man) is an Iraq war veteran instead of Vietnam War veteran. Screenwriters ditch the Louis character and replaced him with a psychologist.
The screenwriters and Rosenthal made the decision to keep the military experiment the focus of the movie. Whereas the military experiment in the original Jacob's Ladder was something Jacob's mind created in the remake it takes front and center stage. There's no guessing involved and at no time do we ask ourselves if something different is actually happening. It's as straight-forward as possible.
Jacob, this time a doctor, is on the hunt for an experimental drug that is being used to help stop PTSD in veterans. However, the drug has the opposite effect. Vets who have taken the drug suffer worse symptoms than PTSD and die from taking the drug. Jacob's hunt leads him down dark streets, confrontations with bad people, and drugged out sex. In the end, the movie ends on an almost predictable note.
The end of Lyne's Jacob Ladder ends on what most people would call a happy ending, but it leaves a lot of unanswered questions behind. For example, where did Jacob's memories come from the angels were stripping away? If he died in war games and was still married at this time how did his mind fabricate Jezzie or his job at the post office?
A vast majority of the movie going audience prefer a straight forward ending with the typical Hollywood ending. So why remake a movie that has more questions than answers with a copy that has no answers because it doesn't ask the audience any questions? Rosenthal's Jacob's Ladder may be a good movie on its own merits, but with no connection to the original why not call it something else?
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Christmas Nightmares and Horrors Part 2 (Because every horror movie has a sequel)
Posted on December 23, 2016 by Jon Romeo
Hark! Christmas is upon us once again. There are only three more days until the jolly fat man comes down you chimney. If you haven't finished Christmas shopping by now then your li…
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The Cinema of Revenge
Posted on October 6, 2018 by Jon Romeo
Revenge. It's an act as old as the bible. Cinema, from the begining of the medium, has explored the theme of revenge. Whether revenge is played for comedic effect as in The First W…
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PLAY BALL!!!!!
Posted on April 2, 2015 March 29, 2018 by Jon Romeo
Can you hear that sound? It's the sound of Old Man Winter packing up his snow and his ice and hitting the road.The snow has melted, Spring is settling into town. Ah, Spring, it'…
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The Cinema of Revenge Part Three: The Rhythm Section, I Saw The Devil, Violation
Posted on June 2, 2021 by Jon Romeo
Revenge, as they say, is a dish best served cold. In the movie world it's also served hot with blood, bullets, guns, and knives. It comes in explosions and implosions. It's sliced …
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Q: Attempting to correct the position from which the "player" follows the control(cursor) I have started a new project and decided to do the hardest part of the program first, when I say hardest I mean the niggly bits.
The code below has my player following the mouse cursor but the movement is constant and the player's position is relative to the cursor's position to the screen and not the actual program window.The closer the window it to the top corner of the screen the closer the cursor and player become.
I am looking for assistance to correct this so that the player's position moves to the cursor's at a certain speed but actually follows the pointer.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace games1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        public void Form1_Click(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
        {
                Invalidate();
        }
       private void tmrMoving_Tick_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (tmrMoving.Enabled == true)
        {
            var cursPoint = new System.Drawing.Point(Cursor.Position.X, Cursor.Position.Y);
            var playerPoint = new System.Drawing.Point(player.Location.X, player.Location.Y);
            var diff = new Point(Cursor.Position.X - playerPoint.X, Cursor.Position.Y - playerPoint.Y);
            var speed = Math.Sqrt(diff.X * diff.X + diff.Y * diff.Y);
            if (speed > 10)
            {
                diff.X /= (int)(speed / 10);
                diff.Y /= (int)(speed / 10);
            }
            player.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(player.Location.X + diff.X, player.Location.Y + diff.Y);
            }
        }
    }
}

A: It sounds like what you want is the Method PointToClient().
You can call it on a control. If you call it for instance on your form, you can use it to transform the position of the cursor (which is relative to the screen) to a point relative to the form (which is the client in this case).
To explore this behaviour you can create a new empty project with an empty form and bind the MouseUp-Event of the form to this handler.
    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        this.MouseUp += new MouseEventHandler(Form1_MouseUp);
    }

    private void Form1_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("X: " + Cursor.Position.X + " - Y: " + Cursor.Position.Y);
        var goodCoordinates = PointToClient(Cursor.Position);
        Console.WriteLine("X: " + goodCoordinates.X + " - Y: " + goodCoordinates.Y);
    }

You will want to correct your code like so:
var cursPoint = PointToClient(new System.Drawing.Point(Cursor.Position.X, Cursor.Position.Y));

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Today I have been waiting. It seems I am always waiting for something. Every two weeks I wait for my paycheck. I wait for my children to call.I wait for the alarm clock to go off. I wait and wait and wait.
Today I was on pins and needles waiting for news of my friend's test results. My friend has cancer. She has had cancer for almost 15 years and she has met the challenge of cancer with dignity, courage, cheerfulness and patience. I cannot imagine what she goes through each time she waits for test results.
I knew the time of the test. I waited for news. I prayed. I kept busy, but always my mind was straying to my phone checking to see if I missed the text. I waited and I waited and as I waited I thought of the phrase "No news is good news." I didn't think that was it in this case. Hour by hour, minute by minute, second by second my mind raced worrying and waiting. The longer my phone was silent the more I expected bad news.
Isn't that all we can do when we are in the waiting room? Pray and wait for God.
The wait for test results is over. The news shows no change. There is still hope, there is still treatment and my friend will go on facing this disease with courage and grace.
Everyday we wait to see what God has planned for us today. How will we face that wait? I can't pretend I am this big religious person that knows the answers or knows the Bible well. But I do know that when I place my life in God's hands the waiting is easier.


Agra, a large urbanized city in Uttar Pradesh, subsumes 3 UNESCO world heritage sites, myriad markets and a history that's too hard to ignore. Since time immemorial, Agra had been used as a stronghold by kings such as Akbar. Located on the banks of river Yamuna and with better connectivity through different transportation networks, Agra becomes an easy and amusing commute for travelers.
There is no paucity of UNESCO world heritage sites in Agra. Another one of them, the Agra Fort, is frequented by tourists to the city. Just after the completion of Taj Mahal, Aurangzeb deposed Shah Jahan at the fort. This fortress protected the city inside which flourished with markets and hotels. Citizens used to frequent the market for purchasing royal clothing and tasting Mughal delicacies. The strength of Agra as a capital was realized by Akbar who then used this fort as his stronghold.
Originally set up in Calcutta during 1950, the society has gained ground and helped millions across India and the entire globe. The workers of this organization often adhere to the principles of chastity, poverty, and obedience. These missionaries have helped people from myriad backgrounds and guided them through sickness, poverty, addiction and lack of education to the other side One of the branches of this society is located in Agra and it would behoove you to visit and soak in the satisfaction of doing something good.
This SOS focuses on the distressed animals who need a shelter in order to flourish. Wildlife SOS also acts as a zoo or a small wildlife sanctuary and houses myriad animals such as elephants and bears. A plethora of gardens ensures that tourists are exposed to the variety of flora available in Agra. Though for highlight reel on fauna, you must visit the Wildlife SOS. Not only is it wonderful and awe-inspiring but also educational. Sit through the video produced by the NGO to get a glimpse of their vision and dream for this organization. For bird watching, the best time to visit would be sprung.
Agra, being situated near Delhi, is famous for its extreme weather. Traveling during the month of Feb would be the best idea of all. The skies are clear, the gardens are inundated with flowers and the bear's dance to Hip Hop music by Honey Singh.
Most of the tourist's attractions are located in proximity, thus reducing the overall time taken for commuting. Still, there are several acclaimed markets to whom only a few seasoned travelers, tourists with guides and locals are privy to. Our drivers are conversant with all the nooks, crooks and streets of Agra and can guide you through famous monuments to clandestine markets witnessing a deluge of people.


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Lipstick on a Pig in LD-28
October 24, 2016 by Guest Opinion Leave a Comment
By Farmer Ted
For the past several weeks the entire state has been inundated with campaign commercials mostly from the Beltway power brokers. For individuals in state legislative races, opposition research teams are publishing past voting records and mailing them to registered voters.
Sometimes you can tell who is losing and who isn't when the hate email arrives in your inbox. Perfect example: Mary Hamway, a "Republican" candidate for Legislative District 28.
Mary Hamway
Mary is a tax and spend liberal and continues to run from her liberal voting record on Paradise Valley Town Council. If she knew she was going to be a career politician with higher aspirations than the town council she should have made sure those closed-door executive sessions didn't amount to her voting for tax increases.
As Hillary Clinton likes to say: she has a public and a private persona. Hamway definitely seems to be taking a page from Clinton's playbook. In Mary's case, her mail pieces in the primary touted she was a "conservative." Now, in this month's public forums sponsored by district school boards and the valley interfaith community, Hamway tells the left-leaning crowd how she is proud to have raised Paradise Valley's taxes even though those tax dollars generated were for the general fund (i.e., new marquees for the town), not for public safety as she tries to lead others to believe.
In these same public school type forums, Mary never discusses how she and her husband had the financial means to send their son to a private school and did. Unfortunately, for those voters who live in a lower socioeconomic part of the district, Hamway wants your family to suffer if you're relegated to a D or F-rated public school. She is okay with Peter robbing Paul to pay Mary, though, so look for her to support tax increases.
Interestingly enough when an independent expenditure committee mails literature to educate voters, Hamway's tentacles light up, including her campaign chair, Kathy Petsas. Petsas attacks anyone who is against Mary. Add Scott O'Connor, former legislative district 28 chairman, to the mix. O'Connor seems to think anyone against Mary is coordinating with an outside political committee. It is a pattern with Scott. It is unfortunate to see it continue into another election cycle.
Hamway often calls on Scottsdale Unified School District school board member, Pam Kirby, to spread lies about her Republican opponent. The emails sent around Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Madison School Districts are deplorable and Kirby and her busy body parent council Moms should be ashamed of themselves. You would think Kirby would attack the Democrat, but she attacks the second Republican in the race. Did the Democrats recruit Hamway to run to shore up the second seat in 28?
Not so proud, Mary, but these Alinsky-style tactics are what voters in 28 should expect if they elect Hamway. Not only does Mary want to take away your guns, but she also wants to stifle your speech.
As November 8th nears, it is certain Hamway cannot handle the pressure. Even worse, her liberal tendencies have shown true blue as she was proud enough to post a photo on October 17th on her Facebook page with Deb Stark, the Democrat who is finishing the rest of former Phoenix City Councilman Bill Gates' council term. Sorry, Chris DeRose, she doesn't back the only Republican in the city council race!
Filed Under: Arizona Politics, Campaigns & Elections, Guest Opinion, State Government Tagged With: AZLD28, LD-28, Mary Hamway
Congressman Trent Franks Endorses Andy Tobin, GOP Slate for Arizona Corporation Commission
October 17, 2016 by Press Release Leave a Comment
(Phoenix) – Today, United States Congressman Trent Franks, a Republican who represents Arizona's 8th Congressional District, announced his endorsement of Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin and the three Republican candidates. Tobin is running for a full term on the Arizona Corporation Commission in order to represent Arizona's hardworking taxpayers.
"Across every jurisdiction, the 2016 elections are vitally important for both our nation and state," said Congressman Franks. "We must elect candidates who won't give away our freedoms to the bureaucrats in Washington D.C., which is why I am supporting Republican candidates Andy Tobin, Bob Burns and Boyd Dunn for the Arizona Corporation Commission. I know that these conservative candidates will fight federal overreach, oversee Arizona's energy grid, and protect Arizona against a future administration telling hard-working taxpayers what kind of energy they have to use in their homes and businesses. Please join me in supporting Tobin, Burns, and Dunn."
"I am incredibly thankful to receive Congressman Franks' endorsement," said Tobin. "I have admired the Congressman throughout his career. He has always inspired me to be a better leader through his strong conservative values, limited government mindset, and desire to serve the public. Above all, he understands, as I do, that the taxpayers of Arizona need to be protected from bureaucrats and federal overreach. Once again, I thank him for his support."
"Congressman Franks is a strong Republican force in the House of Representatives, which is why I am humbled to receive his support for the Corporation Commission," said Dunn. "I look forward to working with two other great Republicans, Andy Tobin and Bob Burns, on the Arizona Corporation Commission. I ask for your vote this November."
Photo credit: Gage Skidmore
About Andy Tobin
Commissioner Andy Tobin is a well-known leader in Arizona state government. Prior to his appointment tothe Arizona Corporation Commission, Tobin was appointed by the Governor to serve as director of theArizona Department of Insurance in October 2015. In addition, he was appointed acting director of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. Prior to those appointments, Tobin served as director of the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures, helping consolidate the agency, reducing costs and improving consumer services and protections. Commissioner Tobin was a long-time member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing rural Arizona from 2006 to 2014. He was Speaker of the House from 2011 to 2014. Prior to his Speakership, he served as the House Majority Leader and Majority Whip.
Filed Under: Arizona Politics, Campaigns & Elections, Congress, Elected Officials, Endorsements, Energy, Press Release Tagged With: Andy Tobin, Arizona Corporation Commission, Bob Burns, Boyd Dunn, press release, Trent Franks
Donald Trump Must Step Aside
October 8, 2016 by DSWikfors 8 Comments
I can no longer hold my tongue.
As a lifelong Republican who believes in a party that is far more principled on economic, international and social issues than the Democrat party, I can no longer diplomatically maneuver through the cesspool that our nominee has created.
Donald Trump must step aside.
Yes, Bill Clinton did some horrible things as President of the United States throughout the 1990's. Many Americans gave him a second term despite all his liberal social policy positions and personal behavior. (I'm still angry at those who only cared about their wallets and gave Bill a pass when he was leading the charge in the collapse of our moral climate.)
But Bill Clinton is not running for President in 2016.
Don't get me wrong. I will never vote to return Bill and Hillary Clinton to the White House.
It has now come to the point of full repulsion when trying to defend Donald Trump as the nominee. From all the conversations I've had with other lifelong conservative Republicans, I'm not alone.
We're now 30 days from the General Election and time is running out.
The latest horrifying and disgusting revelations about Donald Trump have doomed the Republican nominee to lose this election, badly.
Trump supporters wanted to "burn the house the down" and now their fire is out of control. Some are even throwing more gasoline on the fire.
Down ballot Republicans are doomed – unless they denounce and distance themselves from the top of the ticket. Even Governor Mike Pence must be in self-preservation mode as he considers his life on Wednesday, November 9th.
I still have a lot of pent-up anger toward Republicans who gave Trump the nomination. Many of my fellow conservatives and I did everything we could to warn voters that nominating Trump would be disastrous to the GOP. We got tired of warning, begging and shouting and shoved that anger deep down inside when he became the nominee.
It's time for a justified outburst – before it's too late.
Filed Under: Campaigns & Elections, Editorial, Political Parties Tagged With: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Donald Trump
Prop 205 Warning! Marijuana Edibles Pose Danger to Your Children
October 3, 2016 by Guest Opinion 2 Comments
Last week, a spokesperson for Yes on Prop 205 appeared on Prescott's KYCA radio to propagate the myth that legalizing recreational marijuana will make our schools better and our communities safer. When confronted with the question of why their campaign signs fail to mention marijuana, he could not – or would not – answer the question. Listen here.
While it may be the pro-pot campaign's purview to manipulate Arizonans, we believe voters should have as much information as possible when considering a policy with so many extreme and irreversible societal and public safety ramifications.
In that regard, No on Prop 205 has released new campaign signs to highlight the dangers posed by legalizing marijuana – specifically, edible forms of marijuana – to Arizona children.
Placed throughout Maricopa and Pima Counties, the signs feature pictures of edible marijuana that is virtually indistinguishable from popular store-brand, drug-free candy. Next to it, the question is posed: "Would you be able to recognize marijuana? Would your children?"
While there is no shortage of problems with Prop 205, one of the most troubling is that it would authorize the production and sale of highly-concentrated marijuana edibles – with NO limits on potency. It would also allow these products to be blatantly advertised and even sold near preschools and youth clubs. It's no wonder the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Phoenix soundly opposes Prop 205.
In marijuana-friendly states, accidental pot ingestion by youth has increased by more than 600 percent. It's no wonder; if YOU can't tell the difference between gummy bears and ganja – how will your children?
Filed Under: Arizona Politics, Ballot Measures, Campaigns & Elections, Children, Drugs, Education, Guest Opinion, Initiative(s), Public Safety Tagged With: anti-marijuana, Guest Opinion, Marijuana, Prop 205
Vote for Moses Sanchez for Maricopa County Community College District Board
October 3, 2016 by DSWikfors Leave a Comment
I like to refer to my friend Moses Sanchez as the "Happy Warrior." Moses is running for the Maricopa County Community College District Board this November and is someone who will bring positive conservative values and leadership to the board.
Moses Sanchez is the type of conservative we need in the Republican Party – a party we need to grow and expand if we want to affect positive change and bring new people into the party.
Moses Sanchez migrated to the United States from Panama with his parents and sister. He has served on active duty in the US Navy including a deployment to Afghanistan. He is currently serves in the reserves. He has a B.S. and MBA in Business Management and has taught economics at South Mountain Community College. He also serves on Tempe Union High School District Governing Board. He owns his own small business which helps other small businesses with social media.
Moses and his wife, Maria Manriquez, MD, have three children and three grandchildren. He is a man of faith and family and demonstrates a strong ethic in everything he does. And if you've seen his Snapchat videos, you know the man can seriously cook! (Read Moses' full bio here.)
Moses is running in MCCCD (district) 1 which covers all of Ahwatukee, Chandler, Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek and parts of Scottsdale, Mesa, and Phoenix. He is competing against two other candidates in the race.
Early ballots are scheduled to go out later this week. When you get your ballot, immediately go to the bottom of the ballot and mark your vote for Moses Sanchez.
Moses will bring strong, optimistic and conservative governance to the MCCCD and it's why I ask you to vote for Moses Sanchez this election.
Visit Moses Sanchez' website at www.MosesSanchez.com. And, follow Moses Sanchez on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
Filed Under: Arizona Politics, Campaigns & Elections, County Government, Editorial, Education, Elected Officials, Endorsements Tagged With: MCCCD, Moses Sanchez


Pacific Investment Management Co. has been buying raw-materials producers and Chinese industrial companies, some of the world's worst-performing stocks this year, as policy makers in the fastest-expanding major economy move to bolster growth.
China, which reduced the amount banks must keep in reserve by half a percentage point to 21 percent on Nov. 30, may cut the ratio by as much as three percentage points in the next 12 months, Masha Gordon, the head of emerging markets equity portfolio management at Pimco, which oversees about $1.35 trillion worldwide, said in an interview. Inflation in the nation may slow to between 3 percent and 4 percent from 5.5 percent in October, she said.
"We've seen the first clear shift from tightening to selective easing on the monetary side in China," Gordon said by phone in London yesterday.
China's central bank is cutting lenders' reserve requirements for the first time since 2008 as the European debt crisis curbs demand for exports and inflation slows from a three-year high. MSCI Inc.'s gauges of raw-materials and industrial stocks in emerging markets, the worst performers among 10 industry groups this year, have rallied more than 5 percent since China announced the policy shift. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index surged 8.1 percent.
"We started with light positioning in the cyclicals and have been selectively adding to companies in the materials and industrial space where we believe valuations are pricing in extreme distress," Gordon said. Some stocks tied to economic growth in developing nations "are very cheap relative to their average earnings power if you take the view that growth in emerging markets on a secular basis isn't coming to a halt," she said, without naming any specific companies.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Materials Index trades at about 8.6 times analysts' profit estimates, or 24 percent lower than the average ratio of 11.4 since Bloomberg began compiling the data in 2006. The MSCI Emerging Markets Industrials Index is valued at a 17 percent discount to its five-year average, the data show. MSCI's gauge of Chinese industrial stocks trades at 9.4 times profit estimates, down from a historical mean of 16.
Gordon, who runs the PIMCO EqS Emerging Markets Fund, said she has a "defensive bias" for the overall fund and is using options to hedge against potential "extreme" market declines.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a benchmark for stocks in 21 developing countries, has dropped 17 percent this year. The emerging-market raw-materials index has declined 24 percent and the industrials gauge has lost 27 percent. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, which tracks Chinese companies traded in Hong Kong, is down 19 percent.
Chinese manufacturing contracted last month for the first time since February 2009 as the property market cooled and exports slowed. The Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 49 from 50.4 in October, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in a statement yesterday.
China's reserve ratios will be decreased by 0.5 percentage point effective Dec. 5, the central bank said on Nov. 30. The move may add 350 billion yuan ($55 billion) to the financial system, according to UBS AG.
Gordon also sees buying opportunities in Brazil, where policy makers cut borrowing costs by 50 basis points, or 0.5 percentage point, for a third straight meeting on Nov. 30. Gordon said that she's been "selectively adding" to shares of Brazilian financial companies after valuations declined this year on concern that slower economic growth and rising loan losses would curb profits.
Brazil's Bovespa index jumped to a two-week high yesterday after the government eliminated a tax on foreigners' stock purchases and the central bank's rate cut boosted confidence in the economy. Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Brazil's biggest bank by market value, climbed 3.9 percent.
Pimco, known for its bond funds run by Bill Gross for almost four decades, hired former U.S. Treasury official Neel Kashkari in December 2009 to oversee its push into stock funds. Gordon joined Pimco last year from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s asset-management unit.
The PIMCO EqS Emerging Markets Fund declined 20 percent from the end of March through Nov. 30, compared with a 21 percent drop in the MSCI emerging markets index, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.


Naidu said one section is saying that the Chairman hasn't done enough to smoothly conduct proceedings in the House.
New Delhi: Upset over assertions that the Rajya Sabha Chaiman was not doing anything to bring the Upper House of Parliament to order for conduct of proceedings, Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that he had on several occasions spoken to members to break the deadlock. Also, taking objection to an interview given by a member where it was said that the chair wasn't doing enough as only handful of members rush to the Well and hold the House to ransom, Mr Naidu he had not only spoken to agitating members more than 10 times but also taken up the matter with several leaders of the House and some members individually.
The Upper House did not transact much business in the Winter Session of Parliament as proceedings on most days have been adjourned because of disruptions, particularly by AIADMK members who are protesting against a proposed dam on Cauvery river.
When the House met for the day, Mr Naidu appealed to all sections to allow the House to function as only three working days were left and important bills, statutory resolution and ordinances are pending approval.
"I would like everyone to understand that we are not sending a positive message," he said, noting that the House has not been able to conduct much work.
Mr Naidu said that he felt sad about the Wednesday order when AIADMK members were suspended for the day but they continued their protest in the Well, forcing adjournment of proceedings for the day. Mr Naidu said one section is saying that the Chairman hasn't done enough to smoothly conduct proceedings in the House.
He said that it is also being said that there is a plan in these disruptions and the subsequent adjournment of proceedings to stall discussion on issues. "Plan by whom," he asked.
After Mr Naidu's appeal for a smooth functioning of the House, proceedings went smoothly. However, AIADMK members staged a walkout after they were disallowed from raising the issue of planned construction of Mekedatu dam on Cauvery river in Karnataka.


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The 1974-75 American Basketball Association season saw the Spirits of St. Louis, led by Marvin Barnes, Maurice Lucas, Gus Gerard and coach Bob MacKinnon, finish third in the ABA Eastern Division and defeat the New York Nets in the 1975 ABA Semifinals before losing in the Eastern Division Finals to the eventual ABA champion Kentucky Colonels.

Offseason

Draft picks
The Spirits drafted John Lucas (who stayed in college), Gus Gerard and Mickey Johnson (who signed with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA), and in a special draft of NBA players selected Pete Maravich, Henry Bibby, Phil Jackson, Paul Westphal and Jeff Mullins, all of whom stayed in the NBA.

Preseason transactions
Following the 1973-74 season the Carolina Cougars were purchased for $1.5 million by new owners including Ozzie Silna, Daniel Silna, Harry Weltman, Donald Schupak and Donald Schupak.  The new owners moved the team to St. Louis and began play as the Spirits of St. Louis.  Rudy Martzke was named Director of Operations.

In May 1974 the Spirits sold Teddy McClain to the Kentucky Colonels.

On May 10, 1974, the Spirits released Jim Chones.  On June 20, 1974, the Spirits sold Mack Calvin to the Denver Nuggets, and that same month Billy Cunningham left the team to return to the NBA.  On July 17, 1974, the Spirits signed Marvin Barnes, who had been drafted by the Denver Nuggets, to a seven-year, $2.1 million contract; the ABA awarded Denver an additional 1975 first-round draft choice as compensation.  On September 27, 1974, the Spirits signed Don Chaney of the Boston Celtics to a three-year, $600,000 contract to begin with the 1975-76 season.  Also in September 1974 the Spirits signed Maurice Lucas to a six-year contract.

Bob McKinnon became the Spirits' coach prior to the season, replacing Larry Brown who left for the Denver Nuggets along with Carl Scheer.

In September 1974 Bob Costas was hired as the Spirits' radio announcer.

Preseason exhibition games
Unlike most ABA teams, the Spirits did not play preseason exhibition games against NBA opponents prior to the 1974-75 season, though they did before the 1975-76 season, and in prior seasons as the Carolina Cougars.

Regular season

Roster
24   Marvin Barnes
34  Mike Barr
27  Joe Caldwell
7  Terry Driscoll
15  Jimmy Foster
12  Bernie Fryer
11  Gus Gerard
42  Tom Ingelsby
22  Steve Jones
55  Goo Kennedy
1  Freddie Lewis
20  Maurice Lucas
14  Tom Owens
54  Gene Moore
35  Fly Williams
44  Dennis Wuycik
10  Don Adams

Season standings

Playoffs

The Kentucky Colonels finished the season as the Eastern Division champions, and dispatched the Memphis Sounds in the Eastern Division Semifinals, 4 games to 1.  The Spirits and Colonels met in the Eastern Division Semifinals.

Game 1 of the Eastern Division semifinals was played in Louisville on April 21.  Kentucky won 112-99 despite Freddie Lewis' 35 points.  Game 2 on April 23 saw the Colonels win at home 108-103 despite Marvin Barnes' 43 points.

The series then moved to St. Louis on April 25.  The Spirits had lagged in attendance all season but outdrew the Colonels' first two crowds in the series as 10,142 showed up for Game 3.  Freddie Lewis scored 32 points and St. Louis defeated Kentucky 103-97.  Game 4 saw Artis Gilmore lead all scorers with 33 as the Colonels beat the Spirits 117-98 before 11,688 fans on April 27.

The Spirits and Colonels met for Game 5 in Louisville on April 28.  Kentucky's crowd of 8,726 was less than either of the two St. Louis crowds, and Marvin Barnes scored 35 points for the Spirits.  Kentucky still won 123-103 and the Colonels advanced to the ABA Finals for the third time.

Player statistics

Legend

Season

Awards and records

Awards
 Marvin Barnes, 1975 ABA All-Star Game
 Marvin Barnes, 1975 ABA Rookie of the Year
 Marvin Barnes, Second Team All-ABA
 Marvin Barnes, 1975 ABA All-Rookie Team
 Gus Gerard, 1975 ABA All-Rookie Team
 Freddie Lewis, 1975 ABA All-Star Game
 Freddie Lewis, Most Valuable Player, 1975 ABA All-Star Game

Transactions

Draft and preseason signings
 May 1974: the Colonels purchased Ted McClain from the Spirits (still under the Carolina Cougars name)

References

External links
1974-75 Spirits of St. Louis on Basketball Reference
RememberTheABA.com 1974-75 regular season and playoff results
RememberTheABA.com Spirits of St. Louis page

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Q: gradle build Error in installation I am gettting this error on installing android studio, I don't know what to do next:
    Could not download gradle-core.jar (com.android.tools.build:gradle-core:3.1.3):
    No cached version available for offline mode
please help.

A: Untick this box in the settings (File → Settings)
You are offline so gradle can't download the missing files.


Elizabeth Ng and John Tan were driving round looking for a home in a location which would put them both near their places of work, when they discovered the Davidsons development at Church Gresley. Both in engineering, they were renting in Birmingham and had looked at a number of homes before they discovered Davidsons'€™ St George's Park development. They were very impressed with the look of the properties and decided to find out more.
They decided to buy a Winchester 4 bedroom home and say the service was great€" fast, efficient and very professionally managed. They also liked the fact that they were able to have a lot of input into how the kitchen looked, with an excellent choice of units and colours.
St. George'€™s Park development at Church Gresley has 3, 4, and 5 bedroom homes available from £149,995 – £359,995. Kitchens are fitted with a range of Neff appliances, including oven, hob and integrated microwave and stylish Roca sanitary ware features in bathrooms and en-suites. There are also lots of ways to personalise your home by choosing different colours, doors, handles, paint and many other details.


Which project management environment is more likely to achieve sustainable competitive advantage?
By 2027 employers will need 87.7 million individuals working in project orientated roles. It is anticipated that the competence gap could result in a loss of US$207.9 billion in GDP (11 countries analysed) throughout 2027 (PMI, 2017). The 2017 APM study suggest that only 22% of projects wholly met their original objectives, while 87% rated competent project teams critical/very important and 88% said effective governance was important. Both are highest ranked in terms of importance as success factors (APM, 2017). Worryingly, research continues to demonstrate that organisations are failing to deliver successful project outcomes. Project management, as an industry led disciple, still lacks some of the academic rigour in conceptualised approaches - with team competence, decision making and governance aspects being critical to project success. This seminar will give you some practical guidelines in merging the knowledge-based view of strategy and project management to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage for your organisation.
Dr Serkan Ceylan joined Southampton Business School in October 2018. He previously worked as an enterprise and project manager and senior lecturer at several universities. Serkan's inspiring business acumen and international communication skills have generated a wide network of international contacts in countries such as Germany, Austria, Turkey, Nigeria and China. He is an accredited lead trainer for professional qualifications such as PRINCE2, AgilePM and AgileFrame project management and has consulted and implemented project management solutions for a variety of companies. He is a visiting academic for the University of Heilbronn in Germany and the University of SanJorge in Spain. Serkan's particular research interest is in the knowledge-based view of project management, linking project management to competitive environments and looking for knowledge value chains to explain competitive advantage. Serkan is also an external examiner for project management related courses and modules for Lancaster University and the University of Bedfordshire and is a member in the Chartered Association for Project Managers (APM) Wessex Committee.
Please note registration closes on Wednesday 20th March at 11pm.


The term grandparent means the parents of a person's father or mother. Grandparents have always been important members of a family. The role of a parent is often very different from the role of a grandparent. Parents are the providers and disciplinarians of their children. Grandparents are often much freer to enjoy and have fun with their grandchildren. A grandparent-grandchild relationship is usually much simpler than that of a parent and child.
The term 'grandparent' is used for both male and female genders. The male grandparent is called a grandfather. The female grandparent is a grandmother. When looking at the relationship from the point of view of the grandparent, the term grandchild is used. A grandchild is the child of a person's child. It can also be used based on gender. Grandchild is correct for either gender. Grandson is male. Granddaughter is female.
For example: Bob has a son named Rick. Rick, in turn, has 2 children; a boy (Bill) and a girl (Mary). Bob is the grandfather (male grandparent) of both Bill and Mary. Bill is the grandson (male grandchild) of Bob, and Mary is the granddaughter (female grandchild) of Bob. Rick's mother would be the grandmother (female grandparent) of both Mary and Bill.
Traditionally, grandparents were highly respected in most cultures. Today many grandparent-grandchild relationships are declining. Much of the modern world does not value older people the way societies did in the past. Also, popular entertainment, especially programs and movies aimed at 'tweens' (children 10 to 12 years old) portray adults as being foolish. This makes the involvement of grandparents more important than ever.
A person's great-grandparent's parents would be that person's "great-great-grandparents". Commonly the prefix great- is added, one for each additional generation. To avoid having to add several "greats" when discussing a direct ancestors, ordinals are commonly used instead. For example, a "great-great-grandfather" would be a "second great-grandfather". A "great-great-great-grandfather" would be a third great-grandfather, and so on. Some sources also use cardinal numbers for numbering greats. For example, a great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother becomes "six times great grandmother". However, sixth great-grandmother would be most commonly used.
Not counting the individual person in the relationship, a parent is the first generation of the person's ancestors. A grandparent is the second generation (from the individual). A great-grandparent would be the third generation and so a great-great grandparent would be in the fourth generation of ancestors, and so on. Another way of putting it is a person's second great-grandparent is a grandparent's grandparent.
In the past, many great-grandparents died long before their great-grandchildren were born. Today, people in many societies are living longer. This means many children get to know at least one of their great-grandparents.
The word 'family' is often used to mean the same as the term Nuclear family. Strictly speaking, a nuclear family is made up of a husband, a wife, and their children. It may also be used to include a stepparent, stepchildren or adopted children. However, the latter family unit is more commonly called a blended family. Close kin however extends the family unit. For example, second cousins are all descendants of one or both great-grandparents. Family units extending to second cousins are considered close kin. So the term includes great-grandparents as well. Third cousins (all those descended from second great-grandparents) are not considered close kin, but just family.
This paradox or impossible situation, is explained by having shared ancestors, which is called pedigree collapse. Instead of every person today having a family tree of all unique ancestors, many of these ancestors occupy more than one position in the pedigree. In other words, one's 15th great-grandfather may have been their 15th great-grandfather more than once if the person today is descended from children of both or all of his marriages. So in a typical family tree, the same ancestor may pop up in more than one place in the pedigree. Pedigree collapse is generally caused by close relatives marrying in the past, which was common in many societies. Even today, because most people do not know their ancestry beyond their grandparents, they are inadvertently marrying their own distant cousins. On average, a typical European marriage today is between sixth cousins (those descended from a common sixth great-grandparent). In closed societies the relationship is usually much closer.
↑ Using the formula of 3.3 generations per century, 30 generations ago would be approximately the generation living about the year 1100 AD. An estimate of the world population in 1100 is only about 301 million people.
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Susan V. Bosak. "Why Grandparents are VIPs". legacyproject.org. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Grandparents' Names Go Beyond 'Grandma' And 'Grandpa'". Huffington Post. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Steve Baskin (6 December 2013). "Keeping Grandparents Relevant". Psychology Today. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Stephanie Rosenbloom (2 November 2006). "Here Come the Great-Grandparents". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
↑ 6.0 6.1 Kristy Jackson. "Traditional Nuclear Family vs. Blended Family". California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
↑ "Population Estimates: Year One through 2050 A.D." Ecology Global Network. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
↑ 11.0 11.1 "How are we all related?". The Science Museum. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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The eternal smile, and other stories.
Science fiction, Swedish -- Translations into English.
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Sparkly Sunday = Sparkly September!
As you know I'm a singer and over the years I've played many a gig around the UK, Europe and Worldwide. I've always loved glitter & sparkles and whenever I was on stage I'd pile on the glitter, whether it was wearing a super sparkly necklace a glittery lip-gloss, glitter dust on my face or sparkly gel on my arms... The more sparkle I had on, the better it was!
Sitting in-front of that dressing room mirror piling on the glitter made me happy, excited and feel great before heading on stage to sing!
This nickname slowly turned from "Glitter Fairy" to "Sparkles" and before long everyone started to call me "Sparkles".
I soon realised how much "Sparkles" became a big part of my life... "Sparkle" isn't just about the glitz and glam and the glitter... no its a frame of mind.
I WANT TO SHARE MY SPARKLES WITH YOU!
The 1st September 2014 will kick off a month of Sparkle and every single day I'll upload on to Instagram, Twitter & Facebook + Pinterest a Sparkly Quote... this quote should be shared with friends and family... Share The Sparkle & don't forget to use #30DaysOfSparkle & #SparklySeptember when sharing!
Lets spread joy, love and sparkles in September to all our family and friends and loved ones and lets brighten everyone's day!!!


News Can Afghanistan's Women Pilots Aim High?
Captain Niloofar Rahmani, 23 is the first female female pilot in the Afghan military since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
Social prejudice and limited facilities makes life tough for the handful of female students at the country's aviation academy.
In December 2016, one of the Afghan Air Force's (AAF) only two qualified female pilots sought asylum in the United States after years of receiving death threats.
That leaves the AAF with only one female pilot: Safia Ferozi, who recently finished her basic training at Herat's Shindand military airbase.
Ferozi, whose husband is also a pilot, said that she was not deterred by the difficulties of her position.
But the news of Rahmani's asylum claim has not proved encouraging for the five women currently studying at Kabul's Aviation Academy.
After completing years of rigorous training, they hope to become part of a tiny elite of female pilots and serve as examples of just what women can achieve in the new Afghanistan.
However, multiple cultural and social obstacles remain, not least the problem of studying alongside hundreds of men with very few facilities for women.
All the instructors at the academy are male, which is another barrier in a highly conservative society where gender segregation is standard.
Shamim Noori has been at the academy for the last eight months, and although happy with her progress, said that she and her fellow female students struggled in this male-orientated environment.
There is also no separate accommodation or even changing rooms, meaning it is impossible for women to stay on-site.
Her fellow student, Zahra Nabizada, said that the lack of a dormitory for women was an enormous deterrent.
Abudl Raoof, one of the trainers, acknowledged that a lack of female instructors deterred women from applying.
In addition, the air force was not a good bet for most women, especially considering the obstacles they had to overcome to graduate from the academy.
He noted the experience of a former female graduate who took a desk job rather than become a trainer.
Attiqullah Amarkhel, a former commander of the Afghan Air Force, agreed that it was a combination of poor amenities, low wages and widespread social prejudice had kept women out of the service.
"The central issues which have deterred women from working in Afghan Air Forces are lack of facilities for female pilots, the low salaries, and the misbehaviour and lack of respect from their colleagues," he said.
Women enjoyed far better condition in the military during the 1970s and 1980s, he recalled.
"The air force provided female pilots with all the facilities they needed and they were even given homes and other bonuses and privileges," he said.
The Aviation Academy in Kabul provides training in basic theory, with some scope for practical exercises at a military airfield in the Shindand district of Herat province. After a year all students must travel abroad to learn to complete their training.
The US has invested heavily in the Afghan Air Force since the fall of the Taleban in 2001, providing it with more than 3.7 billion US dollars. It currently has a fleet made up of more than 120 transport craft and warplanes.
But Nazifa Zaki, a retired army general who now serves as a lawmaker and sits on parliament's national security committee, said that the role played by women had been neglected.
She said that female involvement in Afghanistan's modern military infrastructure was vital.
The deputy ministry of defence spokesman Mohammad Radminsh insisted that the military had not given up on creating more equal opportunities for women.
In the meantime, Ferozi, Afghanistan's only remaining female pilot, made it clear that she would continue flying, no matter how hard it is.


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A partnership between the government and industry-wide businesses to foster overall energy efficiency
Established in 1995, the National Business Initiative (NBI) is a voluntary group of leading national and multi-national companies, working together towards sustainable growth and development in South Africa through partnerships, practical programs and policy engagement. Its 140 member companies include both multinationals and South African companies.
The Energy Efficiency Accord: fostering initiatives through interaction
The Energy Efficiency Accord was signed in May 2005 between over 30 business leaders and the Minister of Minerals and Energy as a voluntary effort to implement the National Energy Efficiency Strategy, agreeing to "collaborate to establish a mutually beneficial framework for voluntary energy efficiency initiatives that will help move the country towards its goals of attracting investment in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)projects and efficient energy use. "
Industry participants acknowledged the target of reducing demand by the industry and mining sector by 15% (allowing for economic growth) and committed to taking individual and collaborative action to:
Develop sector specific strategies, targets and projections; • Promote the use of demand side management contracts;
Develop common and robust reporting protocols;
Develop a generic energy auditing protocol.
NBI acts as secretariat for the Accord. An Energy Efficiency Technical Committee, comprising representatives from both industry and government, was established with a mandate to facilitate the development of suitable institutional mechanisms, measurement and reporting frameworks.
The Committee:
Progresses the terms of the Accord, through agreement of targets, measurement protocols and other necessary steps to industry wide implementation;
Shares best practices, with different companies taking turns to share experience and results at each meeting;
Puts peer pressure on each other to put commitments into action;
Identifies and solves common problems and obstacles;
Fosters relationships, both between the small but growing cadre of energy managers in industry, and with others outside, such as those in government, regulation and energy supply;
Interacts with government, by providing an industry sounding board on these issues;
Enables training opportunities to build implementation across the signatory companies, for example holding monitoring and verification and Clean Development Mechanism workshops.
Outcomes and future challenges
The hard work of the NBI and the technical committee members have put in place crucial foundations for action by member companies, including commitment from an expanded number and range of companies, sectors and tools for measuring and verifying performance, setting baselines and taking economic growth into account.
A fast-track regulation would have presented the risk of imposing inappropriate approaches before South African industry had a chance to develop solutions tailored to different sectors. This initiative assumes that dialogue is more effective to set common objectives than command and control measures. However the priority for the Accord now is to both accelerate and demonstrate real progress. The participants plan, in the next year, to enable the commitment to setting sector targets and to publish a consolidated report from all the companies, with robust measures of performance, and explanation of the opportunities, barriers and strategies in each sector.
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NAVER Academic > Impaired small intestinal peristaltic reflexes and sensory thresholds are independent functional disturbances in patients with chronic unexplained dyspepsia.
Impaired small intestinal peristaltic reflexes and sensory thresholds are independent functional disturbances in patients with chronic unexplained dyspepsia.
Objective: To study disturbances of gastrointestinal motility and afferent (sensory) dysfunction in functional (unexplained) dyspepsia, and the interrelationships between motility and sensory dysfunction. Methods: Twelve patients with functional dyspepsia and 12 controls matched for age and gender were studied. Intestinal perception thresholds were tested by a standardized stepwise distension procedure in the third portion of the duodenum with a barostat device. Small intestinal motility was measured with a low compliance perfusion system proximal and distal to the distending balloon. Results: First perception of duodenal balloon distension occurred at significantly (p < 0.01) lower pressures in patients (23 � 3 mm Hg, mean � SEM) than in healthy controls (31 � 3 mm Hg). Patients had a lower maximal intestinal pain tolerance than controls (31 � 2 mm Hg vs. 39 � 1 mm Hg, p < 0.05). Duodenal distension inhibited intestinal motility distal to the distending balloon (peristaltic reflex) more often in healthy controls (11/12) than in patients with functional dyspepsia (5/12, p < 0.05). These alterations of small intestinal motility occurred at pressure values below the perception thresholds, and disturbed motility responses were not associated with perception thresholds. Conclusion: Disturbed peristaltic reflexes and decreased sensory thresholds for perception of intestinal sensations are prevalent but may be independent abnormalities in patients with unexplained dyspepsia.


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La Maison Saluard (pron. fr. AFI: ) è una casaforte medievale del comune valdostano di Verrayes. Nota anche come casaforte Marseiller, dal nome della località in cui si trova a 792 m s.l.m., versa in uno stato di completo degrado salvo per una porzione, privata e restaurata nell'ultimo decennio. Non è visitabile.

Storia

La casaforte a Marseiller è stata costruita tra gli anni trenta e quaranta del XV secolo per volere di Jean Saluard, notaio e castellano di Cly come già suo padre prima di lui.

Fa parte di un insieme di opere di ammodernamento del fondo dei Saluard che coprì diversi decenni: nel 1423, Jean fece costruire sulle terre del villaggio un canale irriguo (il ru Marseiller) che attingeva l'acqua dalla Valtournenche, mentre nel 1441 fece erigere la cappella di San Michele. Per realizzare gli affreschi della casaforte e dell'edificio religioso chiamò Giacomino da Ivrea, che ritrasse il committente all'interno della cappella. Gi affreschi della casaforte sarebbero stati realizzati tra il 1433 e il 1440.

Nel XVI secolo la planimetria della casaforte cambiò, forse a causa di incendi, e alcuni elementi, come finestre decorate e stipiti, presentano date di epoche diverse: ad esempio ritroviamo il 1562, data corrispondente all'inserimento della scala a chiocciola in pietra nell'angolo sud-occidentale della corte, e il 1642, a testimonianza di vari rimaneggiamenti.

Negli anni ottanta del Novecento, un disegno di legge del Consiglio regionale della Valle d'Aosta ha ipotizzato il restauro della casaforte tramite il contributo speciale dello Stato italiano del 1980, con «consolidamento degli affreschi del salone e del cortile», e l'acquisto di parte dell'edificio.

Negli anni duemila parte della Maison Saluard è stata restaurata da privati e non è visitabile, mentre un'altra ala si trova in stato di completo abbandono.

Descrizione

La casa Saluard si trova all'interno dell'antico borgo di Marseiller, confusa tra le altre abitazioni in pietra e non segnalata da pannelli. Vi si arriva, venendo da valle, percorrendo a piedi la stradina che si distacca dalla SR11 all'imbocco del paese, al bivio che presenta una modesta fontana.

La casaforte è composta da un complesso di edifici che si sono sovrapposti e conglobati nel corso dei secoli. La parte più antica della casaforte è l'ingresso, posto a ponente: sull'intonaco sbiadito sopra al portone principale si legge ancora lo stemma sabaudo.

Anche il salone di rappresentanza, che si trova nell'ala est dell'edificio e all'inizio degli anni ottanta era ancora adibito a fienile, come riporta la Società piemontese d'archeologia e di belle arti nel 1967 e come confermato dallo Zanotto, è tra le parti più antiche del complesso. In particolare, presenta un ciclo di affreschi in stile gotico popolare della metà del Quattrocento attribuiti a Giacomino da Ivrea: intervallati agli stemmi araldici, tra cui compaiono quelli dei Visconti e dei duchi di Borgogna, si trovano gli affreschi del ciclo carolingio: come rilevato da Augusta Lange vi compaiono i paladini Oliviero, Merlion, Rainaldo e Turpino. Negli anni duemila, parte del ciclo di affreschi è stato sottoposto a un lavoro di «pulizia, consolidamento e stuccatura» («nettoyage, consolidation et stucage») da parte di privati.

La piccola corte interna, a due loggiati, si ispira a quella del castello di Fénis.
Secondo Bruno Orlandoni, la tipologia architettonica di casa a corte della casaforte Marseiller, con funzione sia difensiva che abitativa e commerciale, ebbe una grande diffusione nel XV secolo nell'area valdostana, seppure fosse probabilmente di origine anteriore; la "casa con corte e torre" trova riscontri sia nella casa Lostan di Aosta che in altre caseforti dei centri minori: ne sono esempi la casaforte di Villa ad Arnad, la casaforte di Povil a Quart, la casaforte di Néran a Châtillon.

Nella cultura di massa
La figura di Jean Saluard e la casaforte compaiono nel romanzo storico Il mercante di lana di Valeria Montaldi.

Note

Bibliografia
 (fonte)

Filosofia, volume 49, Edizioni di Filosofia, 1998, p. 447

Marco Piccat, "I frammenti dellHistoria Turpini di Marseiller (Verrayes) in Valle d'Aosta", in Iconographica. Rivista di iconografia medievale e moderna, I, 2002.
 Augusta Lange, "Marseiller", in Bollettino, a cura della Società piemontese d'archeologia e di belle arti, 1967, p. 101
Studi piemontesi, volume 32, Centro studi piemontesi, 2003, p. 281.

Voci correlate
Castelli in Valle d'Aosta

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Marseiller
Verrayes


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Thurzó Kálmán (szül. Thurzó Árpád) (Pozsony, 1920. július 6. – Pannonhalma, 1996. június 1.) bencés szerzetes, gimnáziumi tanár.

A gimnáziumot a budapesti bencéseknél végezte. 1939. augusztus 6-án lépett a rendbe; 1941. június 27-én első, 1944. június 27-én ünnepélyes fogadalmat tett, majd november 19-én Apor Vilmos győri püspök szentelte pappá rendtársával, Szennay András későbbi főapáttal együtt. 1944-47 között a rend komáromi, majd 1947-től a rend kőszegi gimnáziumában tanított.

Az iskolák államosítása után előbb Kőszegpatyon, majd Veszprémvarsányban lelkész. 1957 nyarán elhurcolták, de októberben vádemelés nélkül elengedték, lakhelyéről azonban távoznia kellett. 1959-től Győrszentivánon volt lelkész, majd vámügybe keveredve 1966. február 24-én házkutatás után két káplánjával együtt Győrbe vitték. Nyolc havi vizsgálati fogság után október 24-én ideiglenesen, majd 1967-ben véglegesen szabadult. Ezután Bársonyoson végzett lelkipásztori feladatokat 1985-ig. Ezután visszavonult Pannonhalmára, s itt töltötte utolsó, nyugdíjas éveit.

Források

Magyar bencés szerzetesek
Magyar pedagógusok
Pozsonyiak
1920-ban született személyek
1996-ban elhunyt személyek


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Radioactive water discharge from Fukushima Daiichi NPP into ocean continues
According to specialists, the volume of contaminated liquid that is leaking into the ocean is increasing by 400 tons daily
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TOKYO, November 14. /TASS/. The repair operations at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that were aimed at preventing radioactive water discharges into the ocean have yielded no result, the NPP operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) reported on Friday.
The water used for cooling the damaged reactors at the plant that was damaged by a powerful tsunami wave triggered by an earthquake in March 2011 is still leaking into the NPP drainage system even after last week's operations to stop the leak.
According to previous reports, due to the major damage of the plant's infrastructure most of the water that is poured inside the damaged reactors for their cooling later leaks into the drainage system and gets into the ground waters and then into the Pacific Ocean. According to specialists, the volume of contaminated liquid that is leaking into the ocean is increasing by 400 tons daily. The radioactive contamination level in the ground waters, according to TEPCO, is very high — the content of cesium isotope in them reached 267 Becquerel per 1 liter of water, while the established norm of its content in the water discharged into the ocean is 30 Becquerel.
TEPCO specialists since April to early November this year conducted the work to stop the leakage of highly radioactive water into the Fukushima Daiichi NPP drainage system from where it leaks into the ocean through ground waters.
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Praephilotes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

It contains two species:
Praephilotes anthracias (Christoph, 1877)
Praephilotes violacea Howarth & Povolný, 1976

References

Polyommatini
Taxa named by Walter Forster (entomologist)
Lycaenidae genera


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Tag Archives: Washington Crossing State Park
Across the Delaware
The crossing of the Delaware River is probably the Revolutionary War story we cherish the most, or maybe a close second behind Paul Revere's ride. Since I'm spending the month within walking distance of the site where it went down, I had to head over and check it out for myself.
Perhaps I should say the sites where it happened, because Pennsylvania and New Jersey each have a historic park on their respective banks of the Delaware devoted to Washington's crossing. Here's the view from Washington Crossing Historic Park in the Keystone State.
Washington's army made it across without mishap. I haven't been so lucky. A couple of days ago I drove over to New Jersey for some groceries, and I got so caught up in the historic view from the bridge that I forgot how doggone narrow it is. There went my passenger side mirror. Looks like I'll be visiting an auto shop when I get home.
Washington himself stands atop a column near the visitor center, wrapped in his cloak and gazing across the water toward Trenton and the Hessian garrison.
Closer to the riverbank, near the spot where the troops likely embarked, is a more modest monument.
WCHP's visitor center boasts a relic of the Franco-American alliance.
If you take the tour, you'll get an up-close look at the Durham boats the reenactors use for the annual commemorative crossing. They seemed larger in person than I was expecting.
If you peer inside, you'll notice a conspicuous absence of seats. Leutze was quite right to paint Washington standing. It's all those guys sitting around him that make the painting inaccurate. (Well, that and the sunlight.)
The first time I drove into town, I freaked out when I spotted the McConkey Ferry Inn. I don't remember where it was—I think it was that A&E movie with Jeff Daniels—but somewhere I've seen a depiction of the crossing where Washington sets up his headquarters here. It was the one thing at WCHP I was most excited to see. Turns out it wasn't Washington's HQ after all; in fact, it wasn't even there in 1776. The oldest parts of the current building date from 1790. Samuel McConkey was operating a ferry from this spot that Christmas night, but nothing remains of the Rev War-era structure except the basement. Still, this is a nicely restored building, and well worth a visit.
A few miles down River Road from the McConkey inn and the visitor center is the park's upper section. Tradition holds that American troops monitored enemy activity from atop Bowman's Hill. There's little evidence they did so, but at least we got an impressive tower out of the story. Built during the Great Depression, it commemorates the Continental occupation of the area during the winter of '76/77.
An ascent to the top of Bowman's Hill Tower gives you a nice view of the region the Americans and Hessians were contending over.
This structure was there during the time of the crossing: the Thompson-Neely House. Home to a prosperous milling family, it became a hospital for sick and wounded Continentals when the army moved in. William Washington, who went on to dramatic exploits in the Southern Campaign, spent time here. So did James Monroe, another Virginia officer who had quite a career ahead of him.
Washington and Monroe made it through that winter alive, but for James Moore, a New York captain of artillery, the Thompson-Neely property was the last stop. He's buried not far from the house…
…alongside comrades whose names are unknown. Moore's original gravestone is on display in the visitor center.
The graves face the Delaware Canal, which dates to the 1830s. Ever wonder how the Pennsylvania coal that powered the Industrial Revolution's factories got from point A to point B? Here's your answer. Boats laden with anthracite were hitched to mules, and the mules walked along the canal bank, pulling the cargo behind through the water. The advent of steam engines marked a revolution in manufacturing, but it took old-fashioned animal power to keep the machines going.
Over on the New Jersey side of the river is Washington Crossing State Park. If you're an artifact aficionado, don't miss seeing Harry Kels Swan's exceptional collection of Rev War objects in the museum. The exhibit cases are packed to bursting with muskets, bayonets, swords, personal items, and documents signed by a who's who of Revolutionary luminaries. The officer's model Ferguson rifle is especially nifty. (Unfortunately, they don't allow photos inside, so no eye candy here.)
While McConkey handled ferry traffic from the Pennsylvania side, Garret Johnson operated the ferry from Jersey. The Johnson Ferry House is still there, and since it's just uphill from the riverbank, there's a good chance Washington and the other high-ranking officers spent time inside, cursing the awful weather and anxiously awaiting the end of the operation.
Here's the view from the Jersey side, looking back toward Pennsylvania.
While Durham boats carried the troops, the artillery and horses crossed over on flat-bottomed ferry boats like the one you can still see at the New Jersey landing site.
The Garden State has its share of monuments devoted to the crossing, too.
Finally, this trail past the Johnson Ferry House follows the same road the soldiers took to their victory at Trenton—a victory born of equal parts audacity and desperation.
Tagged as American Revolution, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Trenton, George Washington, historic sites, museums, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War, Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing State Park


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Trombonist Jorgen van Rijen is one of the few musicians who is among the elite of his profession when playing either a modern or a baroque instrument. This is something of a rarity among brass players, since most of Van Rijen's colleagues find the two styles mutually incompatible. He was bitten by the bug when he was still a student and arrived in Lyon. There he met the baroque specialist Daniel Lassalle, who was giving lessons in the technique of playing historical trombones. Lassalle brought Van Rijen's attention to the small number of surviving trombone concerti from the early Classical period and the extensive body of baroque music for small ensembles which combined the trombone with strings and continuo.
It was a revelation for Van Rijen to discover that it was possible to execute rapid running passages and delicate ornaments with the baroque trombone. Although you need a lot of breath to play a modern trombone, you don't need much more than a sigh to make the baroque instrument sound. That means that you can play all kinds of very intricate figuration and curlicues. There are almost no trombonists of the baroque period whose names have come down to us, but there did turn out to be a certain gifted performer behind the early Classic works. He was a trombonist whose striking technical and musical abilities inspired the composers of his time, just as Van Rijen does today. The man's name was Thomas Gschladt, and he was an Austrian who became a friend of the Mozart family in Salzburg. Leopold Mozart was on the auditioners' commission when Gschladt came to audition for a job with the Archepiscopal court orchestra. In the course of the audition, Gschladt performed on no fewer than three instruments: trombone, trumpet, and violin, an unimaginable feat for a performer nowadays. Van Rijen only began to understand the true role of his instrument in early music when he started to perform chamber music of the baroque period. At the time, this was a relatively unexplored area of the brass repertoire.
Principal trombonist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Jörgen van Rijen is also much in demand as a soloist with a special commitment to promoting his instrument, developing new repertoire for the trombone and bringing the existing repertoire to a broader audience. He is a specialist on both the modern and baroque trombone. He has performed as a soloist in most European countries, as well as the United States, Canada, Japan, China, Korea, Russia, Singapore and Australia and performed concertos with orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam and the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra. In the coming seasons Jörgen will appear as a soloist with orchestras such as the Taiwan Philharmonic, Nagoya Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and on tour in Japan with Michel Becquet.
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Over the years the ensemble gave many memorable concerts and operatic performances including Handel's Rodelinda, Alcina, also by Handel, and Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, in collaboration with De Nationale Reisopera.
In September 2002 the ensemble made its debut at the Early Music Holland Festival in Utrecht, giving two performances of Rameau's opera Platée in a co-production with Onafhankelijk Toneel and the Nationale Reisopera.
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Le jeune Nerlandais, plein de talent!! (...) L'intonation est parfaite, le jeu est clair, precis et sensible, les cadences sont d'une intelligence interpretative admirable. Ajoutons au plaisir de cd disque, celui d'une agreeable surprise avec le compositeur italien Antonio Bertali: sa musique exubrante alterne entre danse populaire, reverie et meditation profonde. Mention speciale l'ensemble Combattimento Consort Amsterdam qui livre un enregistrement d'une legance rare: les continuos habiles russissent le subtil et delicat quilibre entre presence et retenue dans l'accompagnement du soliste.
Was jedoch hier erklingt, ist in seiner Art ganz anders und lsst unwillkrlich aufhorchen, da man dem Zuginstrument Posaune eine solche Virtuositt kaum zutraut. Die gleichberechtigte Partnerschaft mit den Violinen, der Vortrag von Passagen in musikalischer Wechselrede, die spielerische Ausfhrung von Verzierungen, die musikalische Wendigkeit in der Darstellung der hufig wechselnden Metrik und die farbige Ausstaffierung mit unterschiedlichen Besetzungen des Basso continuo-Parts (so etwa auch mit Fagott in Schmelzers Sonata 3') machen die kurzen Werke zu einem wahren Hr-Abenteuer.
Knap zoals hij, optimaal mengend met het orkestspel, zijn instrument laat zingen in fraai legato en daarmee soms de illusie van hoornklanken wekt. Virtuoze stukjes muziek.
Meeslepend portret: (...) een nieuwe opname van Jrgen van Rijen, de onvolprezen solotrombonist van het Concertgebouworkest. Hij is graag van vele markten thuis en heeft een aantal historische trombones aangeschaft waarop hij met opmerkelijke souplesse en een prachtig ronde toon werken uit de 17e en 18e eeuw speelt. De concerten van Albrechtsberger, Leopold Mozart en Wagenseil klinken snoezig, maar enkele klein bezette werken van vroegbarokke meesters als Bertali, Castello en Schmelzer zijn minder conventioneel en daarom het spannendst. De violist Jan Willem de Vriend en diens Combattimento Consort bieden van Rijen levendig weerwerk.
Glashelder vastgelegd, sprankelend begeleid door het Combattimento Consort van Jan Willen de Vriend. Een verrukkelijke uitgave die eindigt met een ware hit: een swingend perpetuum mobile dat gewoon staat geafficheerd als Sonate a tre van Antonio Bertali. Luister en geniet!
uitzonderlijk aangename muziek (...) (...) van Rijen bespeelt zijn oude trombones met verve en elegantie, haarzuiver en met perfecte trillers waar nodig.
Trombonist Jorgen van Rijen is een van die zeldzame koperblazers die zowel uitblinken op moderne als op historische instrumenten. (...) Het op moderne instrumenten spelende Combattimento Consort Amsterdam dient deze muzikant fris en levendig van repliek bij de bekende klassieke concerti van Leopold Mozart, Albrechtsberger en Wagenseil.
This Baroque instrument through its many iterations obviously did assimilate well the sweetness of the human voice with its soft tones and van Rijen makes his instruments sing with grace and lightness that is very pleasing to the ear. Highly recommended! 4 1/2 Stars, Audiophile Audition (...) Fans of the trombone will no doubt fined this of interest, but the music turns out to be far more worthwhile and rewarding than just a sackbut showcase.
This is a superb album. Rijen's accounts of the well-known 18th-Century alto trombone concertos surpass anything I have heard, in both solo and orchestral parts. He is a world-class artist, and this album is a treasure.
I must say that this isn't the kind of CD which I thought would appeal to me. After all, what kind of pleasure can one derive from an hour's worth of 17th and 18th century trombone Concertos and chamber works? Well, quite a lot is the answer to that. This is a very interesting, and varied, programme and although most of the composers won't be known to you, don't let that put you off. As I often say, there's much to enjoy here. The recording is very crisp and clear and although the performers are situated quite close to the microphones, you can still feel the ambience of the Church where the recording was made.


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The 1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 14th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional.  The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season.  C.D. Marathón won the title after defeating Universidad in the finals.  Both teams qualified to the 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.  Additionally, Marathón, Universidad, C.D. Broncos and C.D. Victoria obtained berths to the 1980 Copa Fraternidad.

1979–80 teams

 Broncos (Choluteca)
 Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
 Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
 Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
 Platense (Puerto Cortés)
 Portuario (Puerto Cortés, promoted)
 Real España (San Pedro Sula)
 Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
 Victoria (La Ceiba)
 Vida (La Ceiba)

Regular season

Standings

Fifth place playoff

Final round

Pentagonal standings

Final

Top scorer
  Prudencio "Tecate" Norales (Olimpia) with 15 goals

Squads

Known results

Round 1

Pentagonal

Unknown rounds

Curiosities
On 8 April 1979, Real C.D. España played two games.  They lost 1–0 against Universidad at Tegucigalpa in the domestic league and 1–0 against Aurora in Guatemala for the 1979 Copa Fraternidad finals.

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Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras seasons
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Il singolare del torneo di tennis Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships 1998, facente parte dell'ATP Challenger Series, ha avuto come vincitore Michael Kohlmann che ha battuto in finale Steve Campbell 7-6, 3-6, 6-3.

Teste di serie

 Steve Campbell (finale)
 Leander Paes (secondo turno)
 Michael Kohlmann (Campione)
 Andrew Ilie (primo turno)

 Andrej Merinov (secondo turno)
 Peter Tramacchi (quarti di finale)
 Alejandro Hernández (secondo turno)
 Yong-Il Yoon (primo turno)

Tabellone

Finale

Parte alta

Parte bassa

Collegamenti esterni

Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships 1998