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'Toni Stone': Theater Review
6:00 PM PDT 6/20/2019 by Frank Scheck
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The new biographical drama by Lydia R. Diamond, author of 'Stick Fly' and 'Smart People,' tells the story of the first African-American woman to play professional baseball.
Prior to seeing Lydia R. Diamond's new play about the first woman ever to play big-league professional baseball, I barely knew anything about Toni Stone. And now, after seeing Toni Stone, I feel like I know even less.
The life of the title character, who made history by playing second base for the Negro League's Indianapolis Clowns beginning in 1953, would seem to be a fascinating subject for dramatization. Unfortunately, this play, receiving its world premiere with Roundabout Theatre Company, seems more intent on theatrical frippery than telling a compelling story.
"I am prone to rambling," admits Toni (April Mathis, consistently arresting even when the writing isn't) in her opening monologue, which stretches out over more than two pages of the play's text. She's telling the truth, as the character is endlessly prone to lengthy soliloquies that tell the story rather than dramatizing it. The writing's presentational style becomes too cutesy by far; introducing a flashback to when she was a little girl, Toni, adopting an adolescent posture, announces, "I'm a little girl!" For a scene set on a bus, she declares of some chairs littered on the stage, "This is the bus!" Something is amiss when a playwright feels the need to instruct the audience to use their imaginations.
Mathis is the only female onstage, with the male ensemble playing Toni's teammates as well as numerous other characters including Alberga (Harvy Blanks), the much older man who became her husband, and Millie (Kenn E. Head), her best friend. This means that the eight black men onstage often play white and female figures, assuming Caucasian speech patterns for the former and high-pitched lilts for the latter.
Telling the characters apart becomes a problem that's only exacerbated by the confusing, non-linear storytelling and windy, cartoonish dialogue. Many scenes come to an end without providing any clue as to what they were about, other than a proliferation of scatological humor. "I don't tell a story all nice and neat," Toni reminds us at one point, too obviously serving as a mouthpiece for the playwright. The story theater-style approach doesn't serve the esoteric material well, and anyone not already familiar with the subject matter is likely to feel lost at times.
The subject inevitably lends itself to provocative issues of racism and sexism, but the play rarely delves into them in a satisfying manner. When Toni relates a story of being encouraged by the famous white pro player Gabby Street, the pleasant anecdote ends with her informing us, "It was years later that I learned Gabby was in the KKK." The line packs a punch, but that's as far as the play goes with it.
You have to strain to catch the more interesting moments, such as some of Toni's teammates expressing envy of Jackie Robinson and commenting about how his good looks and non-threatening demeanor helped him become accepted by white fans. The labored writing feels particularly disappointing coming from Diamond, who displayed a talent for incisive social observation and sharp dialogue with such previous works as Stick Fly and Smart People and has worked as a writer and consulting producer on Showtime's The Affair.
Pam MacKinnon (Clybourne Park, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) attempts to inject some liveliness into the proceedings with her fast-paced staging, performed on a set featuring little more than some wan bleachers and overhead stadium-style lighting. But the performers' frequent miming of ballplaying moves, which at times morph into full-blown dance, choreographed by Camille A. Brown (Choir Boy, Once on This Island), eventually proves more tiresome than invigorating. We've seen this sort of thing done far too many times before, and to much greater effect.
Mathis, who took over the title role after Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black) withdrew for scheduling reasons, delivers a fascinatingly idiosyncratic, highly physical performance marred only by her tendency to make her lines unintelligible by delivering them as if she were racing round the bases. (It's hard to blame her, considering the endless verbiage she's forced to spew.) The rest of the ensemble all have their moments, but they too often blur together and fail to delineate their broadly written roles.
According to the program, the play is based on the biography Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone, written by Martha Ackerman. It might be advisable for anyone truly interested in the subject to start there.
Venue: Laura Pels Theatre, New York
Cast: Eric Berryman, Harvy Blanks, Phillip James Brannon, Daniel J. Bryant, Jonathan Burke, Toney Goins, Kenn E. Head, Ezra Knight, April Mathis
Playwright: Lydia R. Diamond
Director: Pam MacKinnon
Set designer: Riccardo Hernandez
Costume designer: Dede Ayite
Lighting designer: Allen Lee Hughes
Music & sound designer: Broken Chord
Presented by Roundabout Theatre Company


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Macron hosts Brazil's Lula at French presidential palace in apparent dig at Bolsonaro
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PARIS (REUTERS) - President Emmanuel Macron hosted former Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for a meeting at the Elysee palace on Wednesday (Nov 17), a rare honour signalling support for a rival of Brazil's far-right incumbent with whom the French leader has traded barbs.
Lula, a former union leader who led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, is expected to challenge far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, though neither has officially declared their candidacy.
In an official statement after the meeting at the French presidential palace, Macron's office said Lula had "shared his vision of Brazil's role in the world, noting how, over the past three years, Brazil has set itself aside of the multilateral system and major international agreements."
The statement appeared as a thinly-veiled dig at Bolsonaro, with whom Macron has been on the opposite side of many arguments, including enforcement of the Paris climate accord and the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations.
In Rome last month, videos from Group of 20 events showed Bolsonaro as an isolated figure, who was not part of the photo taken at the Trevi fountain with other world leaders.
Since taking office, Bolsonaro has railed against the enforcement of environmental regulations in Brazil, announced intentions to develop the Amazon region, questioned the severity of the coronavirus, shunned lockdowns, sowed vaccine doubts and pushed unproven cures.
In 2019, Bolsonaro mocked Macron's wife and accused him of disrespecting Brazil's sovereignty because of the French leader's criticism of deforestation. Macron called Bolsonaro a liar, adding Brazilian women were "probably ashamed" of him.
Lula holds a commanding double-digit lead in opinion polls over Bolsonaro, whose popularity has plummeted over his handling of the world's second-deadliest Covid-19 outbreak, high unemployment and rising inflation.
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Wednesday and those ratings quirks
May 31st, 2018 By David Knox 8 commentsFiled under: News,
You probably won't pick it from looking at the figures but last night Nine won the primary channel share, despite only winning at 7pm with A Current Affair and then from around the 9:40 mark briefly with the entrails of Britain's Got Talent.
But Seven's multichannels helped push it to a network win with shows like A Touch of Frost.
MasterChef Australia dominated from 7:30pm with 863,000, up on last Wednesday and tops in the demos. It finished ahead of House Rules, Young Sheldon, 7:30, Home Delivery and Untold Australia.
Gruen led from 8:30, overruns notwithstanding, with 715,000 -also up on last week- over Britain's Got Talent and Instinct. The Weekly then hit the front as soon as MasterChef ended, well up on last week.
Seven News, ACA and The Chase won yet again.
Seven network won Wednesday with 27.8% then Nine 25.6%, TEN 21.1%, ABC 18.8% and SBS 6.8%.
Seven News (1.09m / 1.03m) was #1 for Seven followed by House Rules (714,000), Home and Away (698,000), The Chase (647,000 / 417,000) and Modern Family (364,000 / 310,000). Back with the Ex finished on just 161,000.
Nine News (979,000 / 956,000) was best for Nine then A Current Affair (906,000), Young Sheldon (701,000 / 662,000), Hot Seat (595,000 / 336,000), Britain's Got Talent (496,000) and a repeat of Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (236,000).
MasterChef Australia topped TEN on 863,000 then The Project (599,000 / 380,000), TEN Eyewitness News (440,000), Instinct (392,000) and Family Feud (347,000). This is Us was just 140,000.
Gruen (715,000), ABC News (705,000), 7:30 (618,000), The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (605,000), Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery (591,000), Corey White's Road Map to Paradise (281,000) and Think Tank (246,000) comprised ABC's night.
On SBS it was Untold Australia (244,000), Michael Mosley: Secrets of your Food (205,000), SBS World News (132,000) and The Good Fight (119,000).
Hey Duggee topped multichannels with 213,000. Love Island was just 134,000.
Sunrise: 259,000
Today: 223,000
News Breakfast: 99,000 / 37,000
OzTAM Overnights: Wednesday 30 May 2018
Tags: 7:30, A Current Affair, ABC News, Back with the Ex, Britain's Got Talent, Corey White's Road Map to Paradise, Family Feud, Gruen, Hey Duggee, Home and Away, Hot Seat, House Rules, Instinct, Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery, Love Island, MasterChef Australia, Michael Mosley: Secrets Of Your Food, Modern Family, News Breakfast, Nine News, SBS World News, Seven News, Sunrise, Talkin 'Bout Your Generation, TEN Eyewitness News, The Chase, The Good Fight, The Project, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Think Tank, This is Us, Today, Untold Australia, Young Sheldon
aesthetic. May 31, 2018 12:32 pm
Just noticed a recent Love Island Australia clip is trending at #11 on YouTube with almost half a million views. I think it's extremely similar to Big Brother which i was a big fan of. The narrator is actually quite funny and often pokes fun at the inane topics they are talking about so it is very self aware. I love me some bitchy trash tv drama in my diet. I can't just be eating House of Cards, Who Do You Think You Are and Insiders all the time. 🤣
David Knox May 31, 2018 12:49 pm
Feature article references the YouTube popularity for LI.
poida May 31, 2018 1:05 pm
Yes especially the side splitting segue on the resort cat drinking from the pool as being more interesting than the contestants
aesthetic. May 31, 2018 3:58 pm
Make that #10 now.
jezza the first original one May 31, 2018 10:44 am
MC and Ramsey, that was his finale for the week. He's not there tonight and I assume no Masterclass. Have we been short changed?
Sully May 31, 2018 10:14 am
Love Island also lost the 25-54 and 16-39 demographic to a Simpsons repeat
Tex May 31, 2018 10:33 am
And it wasnt even a good Simpsons episode…
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4 Johnson & Johnson Innovations That Could Help Revolutionize Your Health
We're in it to win it in the fight against today's most daunting health challenges, from AIDS to Ebola and Alzheimer's disease, and we don't plan on stopping until we find a cure. Today, Alzheimer's disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming more lives than diabetes or kidney disease. And given the fact that someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer's disease every 66 seconds, we need to make huge strides today in order to make an impact tomorrow—and make good on our commitment to changing the trajectory of human health.
Indeed, nothing short of that will suffice—especially if you ask Simon Lovestone, one of the preeminent experts in Alzheimer's disease and neurodegenerative diseases in the world. Simon recently joined our team as the Neurodegeneration Disease Area Stronghold Leader at Janssen Research & Development, LLC, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Here, we talk about what brought Simon to our team, what he's doing to make Alzheimer's disease history—and how you can join us to help conquer this illness in your lifetime.
Simon's Journey to Johnson & Johnson
Simon may be a brand-new hire at Janssen but he immediately found himself surrounded by familiar faces on his first day on the job.
"As I was being introduced to my colleagues, I suddenly realized just how many of them I knew already from my previous work," Simon recalled. That previous work includes 18 years in academia, with 14 of them as a professor of old age psychiatry at Kings College, and four as a professor of translational neuroscience at Oxford. And all throughout that time, Simon was consistently collaborating with teams of doctors, scientists and researchers at Janssen.
"In a way, then, while this might be my first year with Janssen," Simon said, "the collaborative spirit at Johnson & Johnson and Janssen is something I've been getting to know for a decade."
Having built a successful career in academia, Simon was looking for a new challenge—and a chance to make an even greater impact on the future of treatment and care for Alzheimer's disease.
"What I realized is that the best place to do drug discovery is not necessarily in academia, but in industry," he reflected. "That's why I joined Janssen. I wanted to be at the heart of effective drug discovery."
The Four Phases of Alzheimer's Disease Research
In Simon's telescopic view, the history of Alzheimer's disease research has been characterized by three distinct phases—and now, we're in the fourth.
That story begins in the early 20th century with the German psychiatrist and pathologist Alois Alzheimer, who, through long-term study of a female psychiatric patient, Auguste D., discovered the characteristic brain anomalies—plaques and neurofibrillary tangles—of the eponymous disease.
It was pioneering work, but the early momentum of Alzheimer's disease discovery proved fleeting. By the mid-1900s, which Simon disparaged as "the shameful period," interest in Alzheimer's disease research had all but dried up.
By the early 1980s, thankfully, that began to change, based on an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the molecular basis for Alzheimer's disease. Thus began the third phase of Alzheimer's disease research. 1983 saw the first National Alzheimer's Disease Month, increasing awareness around the disease. It was during this key transitional period that Simon began his career.
Today, Simon believes we've entered into a fourth phase in which game-changing breakthroughs are just around the corner. "We've been steadily enhancing our understanding of the molecular basis and mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease," he said. "Now, in this fourth phase, we're translating that understanding into therapies that have the potential to change the lives of millions.
"The challenge—and the mandate—for those of us working on Alzheimer's disease today is to ensure that we make the progress that we should."
So far, what has not surprised Simon is "the quality of the scientists at Janssen—and the quality of the science," he emphasized.
He believes that applying artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to Alzheimer's disease research—work that is already underway at Janssen—will enhance our understanding of how the disease works. "We need to use the enormous human data sets now available to further drug development," he said.
He's also excited to seek new targets for therapy, spearhead disease-modification trials as well as trials involving experimental medicine, and lead the search for biomarkers that might enable earlier diagnoses.
"Janssen has a fabulous track record in these areas—which is part of the reason I came here," Simon explained.
And more than almost any other company, Johnson & Johnson has a great history of forming public-private partnerships to drive preclinical trials. That's the space we need to be in.
— Simon Lovestone, Neurodegeneration Disease Area Stronghold Leader
Other Areas of Exploration in the Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease
Recently, we launched a landmark clinical trial, CHARIOT: PRO, to study whether cognitive changes in a pre-Alzheimer's disease population are predictors of patients at the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. And as Simon mentioned, we're also leveraging the power of AI to understand how Alzheimer's disease alters human speech.
"Alzheimer's disease research has transformed in the past five years alone," Simon said. "There have been tremendous initiatives undertaken—and Johnson & Johnson has been at the forefront of many of them. We've been at the table with world leaders, and alongside our work in drug development and research, the company has been participating in political processes to create change and drive progress."
Other signs of progress that Simon cited include the push to include Alzheimer's disease among the U.N.'s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the formation of the World Dementia Council, plus new sources of funding like the Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), where one of Simon's colleagues, Husseini Manji, M.D., Global Therapeutic Area Head for Neuroscience at Janssen Research & Development, currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Board.
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'Let Them Wear Towels' Profiles the Female Sportswriters Who Broke the Locker-Room Bar
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What: Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg's Let Them Wear Towels, a documentary about the first women allowed into the locker rooms of pro sports teams.
When: Tue., July 16, 8 p.m. on ESPN
Spinning off from its great "30 for 30" series, ESPN's "Nine for IX" commissioned nine documentaries on the subject of women in sports, the third of which, Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern's Let Them Wear Towels, airs tonight. (Previous entries included Middle of Nowhere's Ava DuVernay on Venus Williams; upcoming are Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed's Shola Lynch on Olympic sprinter Mary Decker and Detropia's Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady on the difficulty female athletes have landing lucrative endorsement deals.)
Sundberg and Stern, whose early films The Trials of Daryl Hunt and The Devil Came on Horseback established them as dogged filmmakers with a keen eye for the human cost of social issues — they also did Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work and "30 for 30″'s Knuckleball — so they're a perfect match for the story of the female reporters who broke through the barriers keeping them from doing postgame interviews in the teams' locker rooms.
Given that this is largely a story about women not getting access — Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke was left to cool her heels in the hallway for nearly two hours after the Yankees won the 1977 World Series, then tried vainly to score a quote from a worn-out Reggie Jackson as he brushed past her — there's not much archival footage to work with, but the subject's memories are keen enough that the pictures form anyway. (Ludtke subsequently sued commissioner Bowie Kuhn, and won.) Lesley Visser, then with the Boston Globe, recalls that when she finally scored a press pass entitling her to enter the New England Patriots' domain, she flipped it over and read the text on the back: "This badge will not be honored if presented by a woman or a child."
The degree of antagonism that women faced can be shocking — Lisa Olson, who covered the Patriots for the Globe after Visser moved on, was harassed by players who fondled themselves in front of her, allegedly called a "classic bitch" by team owner Victor Kiam, and, after the NFL opened an investigation into the incident, received death threats and had her tires slashed. But what's equally shocking is the boldness with which the men who ran the teams and the leagues, and in some cases the female journalists' colleagues, publicly advanced arguments that today seem preposterous beyond belief. New York Post writer Maury Allen said that "the impact of women in sports will diminish the joy of the sport…. The athletes will become very, very inhibited, and I think that will be a detrimental thing to everybody's entertainment."
Those attitudes persist, of course: Check the comments on ESPN's page for the film. Given that Let Them Wear Towels is produced by a sports network, it's not surprising it ends on triumphant note, or that it's joined on their site by a branded video featuring one of their reporters. (Ask Erin Andrews how she feels about women's advancement in the field.) But the fact that ESPN's using their female basketball analyst as a selling point it itself a marker of progress, a sign that female sports fans can be flattered like any others.
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Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai New year. hotels,New year parties?
Discussion in 'Northern Thailand - General Discussion Forum' started by thaicbr, Oct 19, 2009.
Hi it seems that we (girlfriend and I) are coming up to CM and CR for the New year. Can any body give me an idea of decent hotels in Chiang Rai about 400-700 baht ( i'm ok for CM hotels). Also where and what New year parties are going on in CR or CM. Any info would be great. It will be my 1st time up north and i am so looking forward to it. Looking at renting a bike and enjoying the roads. Tony and the SSR crew have told me what fun it is. The only down side is we have only 5 Days inc travelling and New year.


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Friday Night Concerts in the Park featuring Stephan Moses
Stephan Moses, from Nevada, MO, will be the guest performer at this week's Friday
Night Concert. Moses is a songwriter vocalist and musician who plays guitar, banjo, and
mandolin. He will perform a variety of musical selections. Moses owns and enjoys
playing a number of Gretsch guitars and is a collector of guitars and songs. He performs
an eclectic setlist, but he really enjoys playing the blues and gospel.
"Moses has played in a worship band and also several bands including Cloudpoint, The
Barons of Blues, and the Blind Pigs. He has performed for United Way functions and the
Philanthropics Society in Story County, Iowa," concert-series organizer Ralph Carlson
said. "We are pleased to welcome Moses back and invite you to bring a friend and join us
for an evening of great music."
The one-hour concert begins at 7 p.m. in the Loading Dock at Common Ground Coffee
Co., 12 E. Wall Street. The shows, sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of
Commerce, are free and open to the public. Dave Oas and Jim Butler provide the sound
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Tape Sialk
Tape Sialk is part of the Tentative list of Iran in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
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The inscription of Ziggurats at Ur, Uruk and Tel Eridu in 2016 within the Ahwar of S Iraq added to those already inscribed at Ashur and Tchogha Zanbil and thus created a "cluster" of inscribed Ziggurats! It therefore seems worth reviewing the Iranian T List site of Tape Sialk which was visited by us in May 2016. Why? Because it is claimed to contain the "oldest known" Ziggurat, dating back to around 3000BC. (e.g Fr Wiki "Au niveau Sialk IV, on trouve également les ruines de ce qui serait la plus vieille Ziggourat du monde").
This claim came as something of a surprise to us when planning which Iranian T List sites to visit. Sialk lies in a suburb of the city of Kashan, situated 1000m up on the Iranian plateau, around 250kms south of Tehran and some 600kms away from the ziggurat of Tchogha Zanbil and even further from the "Ziggurat heartland" of Mesopotamia. Kashan already has one inscribed site in the form of the Fin Garden (part of the Persian Gardens) and is within another T List entry titled "The Historical-Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan". This was added to Iran's T List in 2007 ("Tape Sialk" has been present since 1997) and appears to encompass the full range of Kashan's historical remains stretching from "proto-Elamite"/Elamite Sialk, through an 11thC Jame Mosque and Seljuk walls, the Safavid Fin Garden (1590) and on to some rather fine 18th/19th C residences. In fact, following a major earthquake in 1778, the representation of periods between Sialk and the post earthquake Qajari (re)constructions (which include much of Fin garden) is a bit thin and the city centre's main stars are these more recent works. I have chosen to review Sialk in its "stand-alone" T List form as I am not sure whether to bother with a review of the wider entry!
Kashan is situated on the main route between Tehran and Isfahan or Yazd and is also near the T List tourist village of Abyaneh. If you pass by you will face the decision as to whether to call in at all or whether to stay overnight to give more time for the various "attractions". We had just one day to get between Isfahan and Tehran by car and managed to fit in Abyaneh, Kashan, Fin Garden AND Tape Sialk – but it was a "push", missing out the holy city of Qom which, luckily, I had seen on an earlier visit, and a very late arrival in Tehran.
So, if you do "call in" should you bother with Sialk? The impression I got from our guide and from various group itineraries I have seen, is that Sialk is very much the fourth priority for most tours of the Kashan area behind Abyaneh, the city centre and Fin Garden. It is situated c4kms from the historic centre, around half way along the main route out to Fin and the main Isfahan/Tehran highway so is relatively easy to take in if you visit Fin and the city. Entrance fees are set at the second highest level for sites in Iran at IR 150000 and, for many people, what is actually on show might not be enough to justify either this or the time it will take - 1 hour max and probably less.
The site exudes an air of decrepitude and is closely surrounded by recent housing. There are in fact 2 "Tapes" or hills - North and South, but only the larger (and "newer") Southern one is officially "open". Beyond the official ticket office at the fence is a "portacabin" structure containing a few articles which could be said to constitute a "museum" and from where tickets were actually sold when we visited. More interestingly, the old guy "in charge" spoke French and had been involved in excavating the site, so was interesting to talk to. His work didn't of course date back to the time of the earliest excavations which were carried out by the French/Ukrainian archaeologist Ghirshman in the 1930s but, as my review of Susa explains, France had established "primacy" in Iranian archaeological matters through to the 1979 revolution via the "Insitut Francais de Recherche en Iran". I showed him my photos taken the previous year at Çatalhöyük with its enormous protective structure and he bemoaned the poor state of preservation of Tape Sialk in comparison - both sites date back to the earliest periods of human "settlement". He had also visited the Louvre which houses a number of articles excavated from Sialk and indicated that, in reality, it had probably been better that they had been so taken away and preserved!
The "visit" consists of a rough trail up one side of the mound (photo), across the top and round back to the starting point. At the summit, the north mound can be seen around 600m away - with housing between! Steps are provided by railway sleepers and the route is demarcated by ropes and scaffolding poles - all a bit "basic". At the bottom, a shelter has been erected over a couple of coffin-sized plastic "cases" containing, apparently original, human skeletons laid out as in their burial and said to date back to 5500BC - not really well secured! Some evidence can be made out of a "shape" within the rather formless mound via some excavated walls and 3 levels of the Ziggurat are said to be visible.
Which takes us to the issue of whether this really IS the remains of a Ziggurat, let alone the earliest known! As mentioned above, Wiki calls it thus and numerous other Web sites follow suit (of which these are typical even to the extent that one has obviously copied the other - http://www.crystalinks.com/pyramidiraq.html and http://english.irib.ir/radioculture/iran/history/item/171800-sialk-ziggurats ) - but, as we know, the Web isn't always Gospel! Indeed, the very limited descriptions on the UNESCO web site of 2 T List entries which include Sialk fail (significantly??) to use the word "Ziggurat" at all.
The claim that the Tape is the remains of a Ziggurat seems to date back to the "Sialk Reconsideration Project" carried out primarily by Iranian archaeologists between 1999 and 2004. This report from 2004 states that the project's leader, one SM Shahmirzadi, "discovered" the Ziggurat – http://payvand.com/news/04/jul/1177.html
On the other hand, the Web version of the Encylopaedia Iranica (an excellent source on Iranian Archaeological matters) says this - "Roman Ghirshman …… dated the site to the Early Iron Age, and considered the monument a "grande construction." Based on new excavations in the early 2000s, S. M. Shahmirzadi has proposed to consider this site a ziggurat dating to the Proto-Elamite Layer IV. But his date is based on pottery uncovered exclusively in the debris surrounding the monument, and his interpretation has been widely rejected as pure speculation. Neither the reconstruction of this monument as a ziggurat nor its dating to the beginning of the 3rd millennium BCE is accepted in the archaeological literature"!!
The on-site notice boards are inconclusive - "Dr SM Shahmirazdi described the mud brick structure over the south mound as the oldest known ziggurat in Iran. The Ziggurat of Sialk which has now elevated as high as 16m made of 3 story platform and pavement in the south side as well as a possible ramp. Prof R Ghirshman believed that Sialk structure could be contemporary with Cemetery B and described it as an "Acropolis". However, any further information on the precise date and function of the structure requires further investigations".
Now a "Ziggurat" is believed to have been purely a "Temple" (whereas the purpose of the similarly shaped Egyptian pyramids was to be a "Tomb") so it might be somewhat surprising that bodies have been discovered buried under this so called Ziggurat. The argument appears to be that Sialk consists of the remains of settlements going back way beyond the creation of the Ziggurat which was constructed on top of/near part of them. And what of the fact that all other ziggurats are sited far away in Mesopotamia? Well, the Elamite civilization to which such Ziggurats belonged grew out of a range of proto-Elamite roots often situated beyond its later core area. So, with the Ziggurats at Ur dating to 2100BC and at Tchogha Zanbil to 1250BC, there was plenty of time for cultural diffusion and development of this basic structure. Wiki has a reasonably useful summary of the development of what is now called "Elamite" Civilisation here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elam#Proto-Elamite .
All of this of course still leaves open whether Sialk was or was not the site of the oldest known Ziggurat – or even of a Ziggurat at all! Even if you don't keep a "Seen Ziggurat" travel list, the site is of archaeological significance in terms of its very early roots and of the fact that the Louvre, the British Museum (and others) have decorated pottery articles from it "on show". If you intend visiting the Tehran National Museum it has a particularly fine display demonstrating the importance of the site - with or without "Ziggurat"!
And what of its chances of ever gaining inscription? Well, its condition and management is not good but, no doubt, Iran could improve that. A possible clue to its archaeological value might be found in the Nomination Dossier (ND) for Susa which uses it as one of the comparison sites to establish Susa's own OUV. A potential problem is that the purpose of such comparisons is to try to "rubbish" the other sites and "max up" the nominated one!
It is known that Susa once had a ziggurat. It survived until 647BC when, in a tablet discovered at Ninevah, the Assyrian Ashurbanipal boasted "I destroyed the ziggurat of Susa. I smashed its shining copper horns. I reduced the temples of Elam to naught"! Susa's ND describes what remains there simply as a "Platform" - "The hypothesis that the stepped platform of Susa was in fact the foundation of a temple has been brought up based on the image of a temple carved on a plaque, both of which had been found at the same time….. (Its) form …. can be considered as the prototype for the construction of huge temples and stepped ziggurats prevalent in Mesopotamia reaching its climax in Chogha Zanbil ziggurat.". It later goes on to compare this "platform" with that at Sialk thus "Shahmirzadi considered (Sialk) it as the first example of ziggurats of the ancient world built circa 2750 BC. Construction of the mud brick platform of Susa dates back to 4200 BC when it was first settled, so it is at least 1500 years older than the platform of Sialk. This platform was in three floors …... In comparison, the platform of Susa I was in two floors with larger dimensions"
This would seem to invalidate any potential claim for "ziggurat primacy" by Sialk but I can find no evidence of such an early ziggurat at Susa among its very full entry in the Encyclopedia Iranica. Susa's ND is also somewhat dismissive of Sialk's other potential attributes!! Although "Settlement on Sialk mound including northern Sialk dates back to 5500 BC which is at least 1300 years earlier than Susa" ….. "Susa with its non stop inhabitation has a wider time span relative to Sialk." And, most damning, "the only noteworthy characteristic of Sialk compared to Susa is its nonstop 2600-years continuum of its first era when high consecutive settlement layers were formed."
So, unless it resiles from these Susa ND claims, Iran would seem to have burnt its boats regarding future claims for OUV on similar lines for Sialk! Which leaves the possibility of finding a new angle - and, presumably, the "Historical Axis" T List entry is an attempt to do. However, an obvious problem with linking together Fin Garden, Sialk and Kashan in a single nomination would seem to be that the various elements don't really demonstrate cultural continuity on the same site - just in the same area. Is that going to be enough?
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There's this fellow with a parrot. And the parrot swears like a sailor. I mean he's a pistol.
He can swear for five minutes straight without repeating himself. Trouble is, the guy who owns him is a quiet, polite, conservative type, and this bird's foul mouth is driving him crazy.
One day, it gets to be too much, so the guy grabs the parrot by the throat,shakes him really hard, and yells, 'QUIT IT!'. This just makes the bird mad and he swears more than ever. Then the guy gets mad and says 'OK for you' and locks the bird in a kitchen cabinet. This really aggravates the bird and he claws and scratches.
When the guy finally lets him out, the bird cuts loose with a stream of vulgarities that would make a veteran sailor blush.
At that point, the guy is so mad that he throws the bird into the freezer. For the first few seconds there is a terrible din. The bird kicks and claws and thrashes and uses words Lenny Bruce and George Carlin NEVER thought about trying to use in their acts. Then suddenly, it gets VERY quiet. At first the guy just waits, but then he starts to think that the bird may be hurt or deeply chilled.
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Fantastic Four #14 (Written by Dan Slott, Pencils by Paco Medina) [Credit: Marvel]
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Fantastic Four's Dan Slott teases a universe-altering story he's been saving for decades
Dana Forsythe
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Dan Slott gets excited when he thinks about what he's got planned for Reed and Sue Richards, Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm this coming year. Over the past 10 months, Slott (alongside incredible artists including Sara Pichelli, Adam Hughes, Mike Allred, Sean Izaakse, Paco Medina, Aaron Kuder, and Stefano Caselli) has ushered in the return of Marvel Comics' first family. But now, he tells SYFY WIRE, things are about to get weird.
After more than a decade writing Amazing Spider-Man, Slott took charge of the Fantastic Four along with the new Iron Man series, Tony Stark: Iron Man, last year. Slott admits that both series are amazing, but the Fantastic Four has allowed him to finally write stories he's been saving for a long time. Almost everything in the series so far — including the Hulk vs. Thing fight in Issues #12 and #13, Ben's marriage to Alicia, and the Richards family's move to Yancy Street — was a "bucket list item" for the longtime Marvel writer.
For instance, Slott says, the idea of Doom battling Galactus in Latveria was an idea he had been holding onto for years.
Fantastic Four #5 (Written by Dan Slott, Pencils by Aaron Kuder) [Credit: Marvel]
"It always bugged me that when Galactus came down to eat the Earth, he'd always land in New York," he told SYFY WIRE last month. "I always thought, 'What if he did land in Latveria?' Doom would go, 'If Richards can do it, I can do it. No one else is allowed in my country. I will defeat Galactus!'"
Even the arc's pivotal moment (in which Sue turns Dr. Doom's mask invisible on live TV) was a long time in the making, as Scott says it was an idea he'd shared with former Fantastic Four writer Mark Waid when he was penning the series way back in the early 2000s.
"Now that stuff is out of the way we can do full steam ahead, go cosmic, go weird," he said. This week, Slott, who is also writing Tony Stark: Iron Man, teased what kind of cosmic delights the Fantastic Four have in their future, what to expect from the upcoming "Iron Man 2020" arc, and hinted at a universe-altering change he's been waiting to unleash for decades.
Fantastic Four #12 (Written by Dan Slott, Pencils by Sean Izaakse) [Credit: Marvel]
What can you tell us about the Fantastic Four moving forward?
In year one we focused on family. In year two, we're doing big space things. No offense to anyone, but the greatest FF run is Lee/Kirby. When you were reading Lee/Kirby, you were always getting something new. You weren't getting the third Diablo story. It was "Now we're at the Inhumans, but you know what, forget the Inhumans, now we're moving on to Galactus. Now, let's go into the Microverse." You kept meeting new characters, new situations, new things. We're going to try to pay tribute to that. We're going to big things. You're about to meet a whole lot of new characters in this next arc. We've already given it away in the solicits, but there's a bit of FF history that we haven't seen since FF #1.
You're hinting at the Fantastic Four's original ship, right?
If you know your FF #1, they get up into space in their ship — which we finally name in Fantastic Four #14! — they go through the Van Allen Belt and get bombarded by cosmic rays. They crash back down to earth and emerge from the broken ship, alive. And ... it doesn't explode. The physical ship still exists. We haven't seen it since FF #1, and you see it again in FF #14, and it will be a catalyst for a new adventure.
I'm always pleased — these characters have been around for more than 50 years — when you can find the point of history no one's touched on. We'd have moments on Spider-Man like that. Nick Lowe once called me up and asked if we'd done a story about the guy on the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #1, that Spider-Man caught? I said, "Yes, I did that in Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2." I'm going to find everything. I'm going to turn over every stone. It's my Marvel brain. Do I know the names of my cousin's children? No, I do not. Can I tell you what happens in all these different issues? Yes, I can. I love the Marvel Universe and all the mysteries and secrets.
What's going on with Iron Man now? Recently, he's been dealing with his alcoholism again, lost longtime collaborator Jocasta and found out about his evil "brother," Arno Stark. On the bright side, he's dating Janet Van Dyne.
(Reader note: Originally conceived as a successor of Tony Stark, Arno Stark was created by Tom DeFalco and Herbe Trimpe in Machine Man 2020 #2 in 1984. In 2013, the character was rebooted by Kieron Gillen and Dale Eaglesham as Howard and Maria Stark's true biological son, making Tony adopted.)
Well, we're going to the year 2020, and if you know your lore, that's where to look. I read the "Machine Man" and all of the 2020 appearances in the Spider-Man annuals. For the most part, we can't do what they did. For the same reason, if you're in the year 1983 you can't write a futuristic story about 1984.
What we're doing has to be new, but it obviously has to touch upon the original books. We'll be playing off what Keiron Gillen did with the character, using that iconography and playing with your expectations about 2020. It'll be weird.
We're also coming up on Ultron/Pym in the Ultron Agenda. So you'll have an Iron Man throw down and of course Wasp will be there as well as Ultron's bride, Jocasta. Of course, Ultron/Pym cares about Jocasta on one side and Janet on the other. What do you do?
Fantastic Four #15 (W) Dan Slott (A) Paco Medina (CA) Nick Bradshaw [Credit: Marvel]
Do you have any other big plans coming up that you can share?
There's an idea I had when I was a kid, 8 years old, reading a Marvel comic. Reading something fundamental to the Marvel Universe, a key building block. It's only been used once in a Stan Lee story and, ever since then, no one's touched upon it. Some writers have gotten close, but nothing yet. We're talking a half of a century. When you hear what that thing is, you'll go, "Ah I see how that's important." Even if you've never read that particular issue, which is a pivotal story, say you're just into the movies or read your cousin's comics five years ago and you're just getting into the shows and films. When you hear the premise, you think, "That's important. I care about the Marvel Universe, oh God, how's that going to work out?"
We're going to hit that. I've kept that in my pocket since I was 8 and watched in fear as writers have got close to it. Now that we're getting closer and closer, I just can't wait to get to it.
Are we talking something in the Fantastic Four?
Awards Contenders: The director of Netflix's Dark Crystal rescued the puppets from a fiery death
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You'll have to wait and see. The last Marvel retreat was the first time I mentioned it to a lot of the group and people went, "That's big." There's a few I had known I'd had this close to the chest, but it was the first time I'd really talked about it widely. Now, I know it's safe. And we'll get there. Hahahah! Be afraid for everything you hold dear in comics.


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Darden's real estate play
Tracey Samuelson Jun 23, 2015
Eaten at the Olive Garden lately? You probably thought more about the bread sticks than who owns the building — fair enough. However, Darden Restaurants, which owns the Olive Garden, Long Horn Steakhouse and some other chains, announced Tuesday that it's going to spin off its real estate into something called a REIT — a real estate investment trust — and then lease the properties back.
REITs are everywhere, says Michael Grupe, with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. "If you work in an office building, for example, there's a good chance that that property is owned by a REIT. If you live an apartment building, it may very well be owned by a REIT."
Spinning off the properties only to lease them back may sound like a strange, circular kind of logic, but it's actually a smart move, says Susan Wachter, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
She says investors tend to like REITS because they have a steady source of income — typically rents — and they pay lots of that income back to investors.
"Investors are not willing to pay much for the volatile restaurant business," she says. "But the real estate is far more predictable, and therefore Darden is able to raise more capital this way."
Wachter says it makes sense for Darden to take the money it raises from the REIT, pay down some debt and then focus on its restaurant business, while letting people who know real estate focus on the properties.
"It's the old Adam Smith, specialize, specialize and specialize," she says. "Not location, location, location."
Companies like McDonald's and Macy's are under pressure to do something similar, while Sears is also pursuing a similar strategy.
John Glascock, at the University of Connecticut, thinks Sears should have done it years ago.
"Probably over half the Sears out there would already be shut down," he says. "Those [properties] would probably be something else much more productive, but when they kept them together, it's tempting to say, 'Well, I own the land, it's only costing me opportunity cost. It's not costing me real cash, let me try one more quarter.' "
Glascock says real estate can wind up subsidizing the bad decisions of the company it's tied to, but separate, each side has to stand on its own.


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Meeting of the Board of Regents | April 2003
Tuesday, April 1, 2003 - 11:20pm
The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents
Johanna Duncan-Poitier
TITLE OF ITEM:
Master Plan Amendment: New York Institute of Chinese Medicine
DATE OF SUBMISSION:
PROPOSED HANDLING:
Approval (Consent Agenda)
RATIONALE FOR ITEM:
Regents approval of a master plan is needed when an institution seeks to offer its first degree programs.
STRATEGIC GOAL:
New York Institute of Chinese Medicine has requested approval of its master plan in order to offer Health Science/Acupuncture and Health Science/Oriental Medicine programs each leading to the Bachelor of Professional Studies/Master of Science degrees. These would be the Institute's first degree programs within the major disciplinary area of Health Professions. The proposed programs represent an upgrade and replacement of the existing graduate-level diploma programs in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Concurrent with its request for master plan approval, the Institute is requesting amendment of its absolute charter to authorize the awarding of these degrees.
The Office of the Professions has determined that the proposed programs, if approved, would meet the standards for registration set forth in the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
Recommendation: I recommend that the Regents take the following action:
VOTED, that the master plan of New York Institute of Chinese Medicine, Mineola, be approved, effective April 29, 2003, to authorize the Institute to offer Health Science/Acupuncture and Health Science/Oriental Medicine programs each leading to the Bachelor of Professional Studies/Master of Science degrees. This amendment will be effective until May 31, 2004, unless the Department registers the programs prior to that date, in which case the master plan amendment shall be without term.
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MEDICINE
Approval of first degree programs in the disciplinary area of Health Professions
New York Institute of Chinese Medicine, Mineola, is an independent institution that was established in 1996 and was granted an absolute charter by the Regents in June 2001. The Institute offers graduate-level diploma programs in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine that meet the education requirement for licensure in acupuncture and are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). The Institute has requested registration of Health Science/Acupuncture and Health Science/Oriental Medicine programs each leading to the Bachelor of Professional Studies/Master of Science (B.P.S./M.S.) degrees. The proposed programs represent an upgrade and replacement of the existing programs in response to national trends in the discipline and guidelines from ACAOM.
The proposed eight-trimester Acupuncture program requires 138 credits for completion, including 114 credits of didactic instruction and 24 credits (720 clock hours) of supervised clinical experiences. The Acupuncture program requires 33 undergraduate credits in liberal arts and sciences, 34.3 credits in professional and related undergraduate coursework, and 70.7 graduate credits in professional studies. The proposed eleven-trimester Oriental Medicine program requires 181 credits for completion, including 151 credits of didactic instruction and 30 credits (900 clock hours) of supervised clinical experiences. The Oriental Medicine program requires the same undergraduate coursework as the Acupuncture program and 113.7 graduate credits in professional studies. Each trimester is 15 weeks in length. Clinical training is divided into four sections: observation, 160 hours (5.4 credits), assistantship, 60 hours (2 credits), junior internship, 250 hours (8.5 credits), and senior internship, 250 hours (8.5 credits). Students must pass two comprehensive examinations; one prior to the clinic internship and the other to test their overall knowledge before the degrees are granted. Both programs meet the standards in section 52.16(b) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education and exceed ACAOM's standards of 93 semester hours for graduate programs in acupuncture and 123 semester hours in Oriental medicine. In addition to the 60 semester hours in arts and sciences required for admission, the 33 credits in liberal arts and sciences and 34.3 credits in professional and support courses within the upper-division programs meet the 25 percent liberal arts requirement within the 120 semester hours for the B.P.S. degree to be awarded.
Applicants to either program must have completed 60 semester hours in arts and sciences, including 9 semester hours in the biosciences, in an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. Applicants must also demonstrate English proficiency by completion of a college program from a U.S. institution (or a university in another country where English is the primary language and instruction was in English), or achievement of a score of 500 on the TOEFL exam (173 on the computerized version), or completion of an English language screening interview.
Students enrolled in the proposed programs are expected to mirror the ethnicity and gender of the Institute's current student body: 64 percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 59 percent female, and 70 percent 36 years or older. The Institute anticipates that the geographic origin of the student body for the programs will also closely match that of current students, with the majority coming from Nassau and Queens counties and the remainder from Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Suffolk County, and New Jersey. Likewise, total initial enrollment at the Institute will not significantly change and is projected to be 160, with a gradual increase to 200 within five years.
The President and Academic Dean hold traditional Chinese medical degrees awarded in China and the Administrative Dean holds a Ph.D. degree in Linguistics. All are licensed acupuncturists, hold national certification in acupuncture and/or herbology, and teach part time. The six full-time faculty hold traditional Chinese medical degrees, are licensed acupuncturists, and two hold national certification in acupuncture and herbology. The 10 part-time faculty hold graduate credentials that are appropriate for their teaching responsibilities. The Institute expects to hire two additional part-time faculty. The ACAOM accreditation report indicates that one of the strengths of the Institute is the high quality of the faculty.
The Institute leases approximately 10,000 square feet of space at its campus that houses administrative and faculty offices, classroom/laboratories, a library, and a clinic. The Institute leases 1,750 square feet for additional clinic space in Manhattan and two days a week conducts a clinic at SUNY Farmingdale's health center.
Planning Review
Department staff reviewed the financial status of the Institute to determine its readiness for degree-granting authority and found that there are no indications of financial distress at this institution. The Institute participates in federal student loan programs.
A canvass was conducted of all institutions in the Long Island Region. Of the institutions that responded, none expressed objections or concerns.


We have had a truly outstanding opening week of school! Many thanks to all our parents, students, teachers and staff for contributing to such a smooth launch.
Now that teaching and learning has begun in earnest, we're ready for our Back to School Nights (BTSN). Because we are unable to accommodate parking for all grade levels on a single night, we have arranged two sessions to ensure safety and make your experience more enjoyable.
Below are the dates and times for each class, with an embedded link to BTSN information on our web page. You will find the bell schedule, fillable schedule forms and other helpful resources.
Please ask your student(s) to review their schedule with you, including travel shortcuts from class to class. Their schedules will be available on the website as well as printed copies each evening. If you have more than one student at TJ and cannot attend both schedules of classes, teachers will follow-up within a week with a summary of what was covered in their presentations that you missed.
Family Life Education (FLE) materials will be available in the Library. Health/PE and Social Studies representatives will be available at 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Library to answer your questions.
Please arrive to campus after 4:30 p.m. so we may safely dismiss all our buses and drivers. Parking on site will be available behind the school, in the bus depot between the school and the stadium, along the access road Minor Lane next to the stadium, and in the small paved lot near the ticket booth. Satellite parking will be at Holmes Middle School (6525 Montrose St., Alexandria) from 4:30-8:00 p.m. There will be two buses each night to shuttle back and forth between Holmes MS and TJ. We've requested four police officers to assist with traffic flow and any other parking concerns that arise.
In all ways we are a GPS, a guide for students to explore their passions. It is our mission to inspire joyful learning while maintaining a healthy balance in life. Teachers are excited to share with you their goals and expectations, along with how they will support your child.
We look forward to seeing you at our Back to School Nights!
The Administrative Team jumps with joy! Thank you for a terrific opening week! See you at Back to School Night.
From left to right: Mr. Hodges, Ms. Russell, Mr. Yohe, Mr. Frank, Dr. Bonitatibus, Mr. Resquin, Mr. Kosatka.


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Powering Your World
GM delivers its first new electric cars in Tesla's backyard
by Matt McFarland @mattmcfarland December 13, 2016: 3:12 PM ET
Chevy's new electric cars
The public has long waited for an affordable electric car to emerge from Fremont, California. Such a car arrived Tuesday, but from a surprising manufacturer.
GM made the first three deliveries of its new electric vehicle, the Bolt, just three miles from Tesla's factory in Fremont. The move was an apparent jab at Tesla, which is wildly popular with consumers, yet hasn't delivered its mass-market electric car, the Model 3. GM said it will deliver hundreds of Bolts to dealerships in California and Oregon before the end of the year.
The two electric vehicles are natural competitors. The Bolt retails for $37,495, and the Model 3 for $35,000 (both prices are before potential tax credits). The Bolt has a range of 238 miles and the Model 3 of 215 miles.
Related: Chevrolet Bolt to go 238 miles on a single charge
So far, reviews of the Bolt have been positive. It was named the 2017 Motor Trend Car of the Year.
Meanwhile, Tesla has said it will begin delivering Model 3s in 2017. It says it has 373,000 pre-orders, although it won't be able to immediately deliver all of those. If Tesla was able to meet demand, the Model 3 would immediately become one of the best selling cars in the country.
As Tesla hustles to match demand, there's a opportunity for Chevrolet to target customers interested in electric vehicles. So far, the automaker isn't fully seizing that opportunity. While Tuesday was a triumphant day for Chevy, it's possible that Tesla will still have the last laugh.
Tony Posawatz, the former lead engineer for Chevrolet's hybrid Volt, tweeted Sunday that he wasn't sure of GM's commitment to the Bolt.
In 2015, GM (GM) said the Bolt would launch in 50 states. But now Chevrolet is only delivering Bolts to Oregon and other parts of California. Its national rollout will begin in 2017, with deliveries in New York, Massachusetts and Virginia. Dealerships in major markets will receive Bolts in the first half of the year.
"Little [publicity], two-state launch," Posawatz tweeted. "Why wouldn't they want to sell more before [the] Model 3?"
Related: What we know about Tesla's Model 3
The first three Bolts were bought by San Francisco Bay Area residents who are replacing other electric and hybrid vehicles.
It's still unclear when electric vehicles will truly enter the mainstream. Tesla (TSLA) has made a habit of missing its own aggressive deadlines. For anyone who decides today that they'd like to reserve a Model 3, the earliest they'll receive their car is the middle of 2018.
CNNMoney (Washington) First published December 13, 2016: 3:12 PM ET


Stuffed with first-rate songwriting, humorous lyrics, and laidback funk, Dixie Chicken is Little Feat's pinnacle studio album. The easygoing 1973 classic benefits from the arrival of three new musicians that fill out the band's sound and expand the stylistic palette, resulting in a more diversified rhythmic foundation and instrumental support. In addition, Little Feat thoroughly embraces New Orleans-rooted R&B that makes the record eminently soulful – and enjoyable. In every sense, this is the epitome of early 70s American rock and roll – funny, smart, relaxing, cohesive, melodic, smooth, stylish, engaging. And essential.


If LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION is your number one priority and your looking to live in one of Liverpool's most popular post codes, then this extended 3 bedroom semi detached could be for you.
The property briefly comprises of a hall, dining room, rear extended lounge and extended kitchen. To the first floor there are 3 bedrooms and a bathroom. Outside there is a rear garden and off road parking to front. The property overlooks Geoffrey Hughes playing fields to the rear. With shops, bars and restaurants on both Rose Lane and Allerton Road. An internal inspection is recommended.
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Off road block paved parking.


It's been a crappy few months, full of negative media, protests, violence, work stress, health issues, weather issues and a broken sewer pipe. People seem to be sharing hate and prejudice rather than hope and smiles. Last week, I woke up to Kilo's enthusiastic face – a new day, no grudges, all love. He was so happy my business trip was canceled because of a snowstorm and I could spend time with him. The next day, I was watching dogs playing at a Pug Rescue event. Pugs do seem to really like other pugs – but these pugs didn't care where anyone came from or about the color of their coats. They were just dogs being dogs. Having fun, making friends, sniffing butts, looking for treats, and playing.
I commented to my brilliant friend, songwriter Jeff Butler, that it's a pity we can't all be more like dogs. I added that I'd love to see more positive messages and videos in my feed. Jeff responded by writing me a delightfully cheesy, mushy, optimistic song to cheer me up. I love it and thought it just might bring a smile to other people too, especially dog lovers.
10 Things We Can From Learn From Dogs About How To Be Better People.
1) Dogs aren't afraid to voice their needs and be themselves.
A dog won't be shy about letting you know when he needs to go out, or be fed (in Kilo's case all the time LOL), or when he is just happy to see you. We're far too often told that our opinions or our wants and needs don't matter. It's time we all felt a bit more comfortable voicing them. Let's all be ourselves and stand up for ourselves and others less fortunate.
2) Dogs remind us how to love who you're with.
Some dogs are raised by single parents in a small apartment, while other dogs are raised with 5 brothers and sisters, cats, rabbits, and children- you name it. No matter what situation they are brought into, dogs constantly show us how adaptive and accepting they can be. We have featured devoted hero dogs who have even sacrificed themselves for their humans. Dogs love us unconditionally (although in Kilo's case, he demands treats).
At Talent Hounds, we work every day to share with you the inspiring stories of amazing dogs who have been rescued from horrible situations and physical abuse (like Puppy Mills) and given a second chance at happiness. More often than not, these stories end with remarkable turnarounds on the dog's part. We see rescue dogs rescuing the rescuer and building an amazing bond. Their ability to love and trust even after hardships reminding us that we could all stand to forgive a bit easier and more often. Let's not hold grudges. Let's be more optimistic and kind to each other.
4) Gender, Color, and Sexuality don't matter at the dog park.
Dogs will be dogs and while of course, we all know a few pooches who don't play so well with others, when you get down to it, most dogs embrace friends of all types. It's really about what's on the inside, and with dogs, that usually means a heart of gold!
5) Dogs don't discriminate. There's only one kind of race they care about.
And it's got nothing to do with the color of their human's skin or their doggy friend's breed. It's about that treat, ball, stick, or tug toy, or the hug from their human waiting across the finish line.
6) Dogs persevere in the face of adversity.
Many of the dogs we have featured come from troubled pasts or have physical disabilities. What makes them so inspiring is the way that they come out on the other side stronger and full of fresh dog-like hope for the future. They do lure courses in a wheelchair like Boomer or scent work with no eyes like Arthur. They work as therapy dogs and make people smile like Smiley the Blind Therapy Dog. Don't let life's curveballs knock you out of the game completely.
7) Dogs are always quick to take every opportunity in their pursuit of happiness.
Sometimes it can be a bit of an issue, but dogs, especially puppies, are great leaders when it comes to seizing the day. Does that bone look delicious? Eat it. Does that puddle look fun? Jump right in. Don't hesitate to grab hold of life's little pleasures, we all deserve happiness.
8) Dogs see possibilities, not disabilities.
We love this quote from "Speak for the Unspoken" Dog Rescue. Dogs with varying abilities like Smiley the Blind Therapy Dog or KenZee (deaf) are amazing at inspiring kids with disabilities. Service Dogs help people with mobility, sight, hearing or other issues. The dogs don't judge or care. They make the most of life and make other people's lives better. A dog isn't going to love you any less because of your issues or abilities. In fact, they're probably going to be all too happy to lend a helping paw whenever you need it and we should do the same.
9) Dogs don't care where you're from – a dog loves you for you, not what you have or where you've been.
Much like not seeing your race or ability a dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, if you're a refugee or a rescue dog from Qatar (like my business partner's dog Rocky) or if you have lived on the same block since the day you were born.
10) Dogs bring people together and spread joy and happiness.
It's almost impossible to quantify the amount of love and happiness that dogs put out into this world. They bring us together at the dog park, at events and online. They unselfishly make our lives better in so many ways. If we all just embraced each other a little more, tried to be kind to others and let ourselves smile and laugh even through the hardest of times, perhaps we could eventually learn to love like dogs and spread that love instead of hate.
How are you at loving like a dog? Has a dog made your life better?
These are some awesome points. I really like #9.
Agree, the world would be a much more peaceful and beautiful place if humans were more like dogs. I am most amazed at a dog's ability to forgive – even dogs who have hurt so badly by humans.
Yes- you highlight that in your The Specials series which I love!
This is such a wonderful message and I love the song! And it's true that dogs bring us together. We need more of that these days.
Thanks Tonya. Could not agree more.
What a great post and fun song. I loved the dogs hugging each other in the video (and pictures, too). We all could learn a lot from dogs!
Wonderful lessons we would all be happier living by. I think I'll write them down and keep them handy to refer to them. Dogs and cats have definitely made my life fuller and have been good for my soul.
Great post and video! You're are so right – we could all learn about living and loving by taking lessons from our dogs.
I think we need to be more like our cats – demanding and diva like!!
No wait – that would not make us popular and well loved would it *g* We need to look to our pets for role models in how to deal with the worst our society throws at us. Their ability to be patience, kind and forgiving (unlike some people we all know) should make tham heroes to us all! Pets need to run our government, just keep an eye on the treat budget!
I love cats but I think politics would be even more comedic if my cats had been in charge LOL. Demanding and Diva like is true. That said they were very loving and loyal. I'd just like straight shooters and a lot of positive.
What a perfect post. Dogs are such amazing animals for so many reasons, including what you've listed. I do wish humans could emulate the traits of our beloved four legged companions more often!
This is just perfect. Great timing & a great message! Dogs really do know how to live and love way better than we do! I love your photos, I have to Pin them all.
Gorgeous photos! The people I admire most are the ones who have the traits you've described here. Whether in people, dogs, cats, or other animals, they're great ones to strive for. Thanks for the cheerful post in a time of negativity and hate.
My absolute favorite: Dogs are always quick to take every opportunity in their pursuit of happiness. I agree – humans need to seek out happiness more. This is one of the key takeaways from sharing my life with dogs. Absolutely great post!
Dogs seem much more accepting than some cats I know. I grew up with dogs and I love to interact with my family's dogs.
They cheer us up when we're blue! Mr. N has been a great nurse these past few weeks, napping with me and acting like a hot water bottle.
Humans could definitely learn some things about love from dogs and cats! I know that I've learned a lot about loving and relaxing from my cats. This should be required reading material for everyone out there hating on everyone!
I love the photos of the dogs hugging it out. They are experts on love and acceptance. I own a pet care business, so I work with dogs and cats all day every day. They are my teachers and my inspiration, and I will always be indebted to them for all they've taught me about love, and life.
My dogs make my life better! I wish more people were as accepting and loving as dogs.
I believe that is so true, dogs have hearts of gold. I love my poodles.
Over the past few months, when the news or Facebook got too hateful, I turned it off and hugged my cats. Animals definitely bring us joy and we can learn a lot from them if we just pay attention.
Congrats on your video being selected as a Blog Paws Nose-to-Nose Awards Finalist! Thanks for sharing! The Basset in my household was rescued by my humans. Though I'll never understand why she has an odor, she is a loyal friend. She protects my yard from intruders & is truly grateful that she has a forever home. Mew Mew!


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package ab.asktest.external.geoip;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

import org.junit.Test;

import ab.asktest.lib.error.ApplicationException;

/**
 * Test for the GeoIPLookup service
 *
 * Tests against the live service, and has a hard coded IP, so
 * perhaps too brittle?
 *
 * @author andrewb
 * @version 0.0.1
 * */
public class GeoIPLookupTest {

	static String SERVICE_URL = "http://www.telize.com/geoip/";

	@Test
	public void testGeoIP(){

		try{
			new GeoIPLookup(null);
			fail();
		}catch(ApplicationException e){
			if(!ApplicationException.ERROR.BAD_INPUT.equals(e.getError())){
				fail();
			}
		}

		try{
			new GeoIPLookup("some non url");
			fail();
		}catch(ApplicationException e){
			if(!ApplicationException.ERROR.BAD_INPUT.equals(e.getError())){
				fail();
			}
		}

		try{
			GeoIPLookup lookup = new GeoIPLookup(SERVICE_URL);
			lookup.lookupCountryCode("");
			//The service should throw an error here - this is an invalid address
			fail();
		}catch(ApplicationException e){
			if(!ApplicationException.ERROR.BAD_INPUT.equals(e.getError())){
				fail();
			}
		}

		try{
			GeoIPLookup lookup = new GeoIPLookup(SERVICE_URL);
			lookup.lookupCountryCode("127.0.0.1");
			//The service should throw an error here - this is an invalid address
			fail();
		}catch(ApplicationException e){
			if(!ApplicationException.ERROR.IO_EXCEPTION.equals(e.getError())){
				fail();
			}
		}

		try{
			GeoIPLookup lookup = new GeoIPLookup(SERVICE_URL);
			lookup.lookupCountryCode("some garbage");
			//The service should throw an error here - this is an invalid address
			fail();
		}catch(ApplicationException e){
			if(!ApplicationException.ERROR.IO_EXCEPTION.equals(e.getError())){
				fail();
			}
		}

		try{
			GeoIPLookup lookup = new GeoIPLookup(SERVICE_URL);
			String countryCode = lookup.lookupCountryCode("109.255.172.67");
			assertTrue("GeoIPLookupTest: ", (countryCode!=null&&countryCode.length()==2));
			assertEquals("GeoIPLookupTest: ", "ie", countryCode.toLowerCase());
		}catch(ApplicationException e){
			fail();
		}
	}
}