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Carriera

Giocatore

Club
Cresciuto come mezza punta, divenne centravanti agile e tecnico, dal tiro (destro) potente. Al  l'allenatore Campatelli lo fece giocare in quel ruolo per le assenze dei titolari.

Scartato dalle giovanili dell'Inter, Pivatelli fu acquistato dopo quattro-cinque provini, dal Verona nel quale esordì a 17 anni in Serie B, segnando 1 gol nella seconda partita tra professionisti, una vittoria sul Vicenza per 4-1. Dall'anno successivo fu titolare e in tre anni segnò 25 gol in 68 partite, contribuendo in maniera decisiva alla salvezza.

Nell'estate 1953 fu acquistato dal Bologna nel quale in sette stagioni segnò 105 reti. Nel campionato 1955-56 arrivò al record di 29 gol in 30 partite con una media gol di quasi 1 gol a partita, entrando nella storia del calcio italiano come capocannoniere della Serie A, unico italiano negli anni 1950.

Disputò una stagione nel Napoli ma la gioia più grande la ottenne con il Milan di Nereo Rocco. Con El Paròn arretrò  la posizione: ingaggiato con il compito di far segnare i compagni di squadra, divenne difensore centrale e vinsere lo scudetto nel 1962 e la Coppa Campioni nel 1963.

Pivatelli segnò una doppietta nel 5-0 al Galatasaray il 13 marzo 1963, nel ritorno dei quarti di finale dell'edizione della coppa e fu titolare nella finale disputata dai rossoneri all'Empire Stadium di Wembley il 22 maggio 1963, dove batterono 2-1 il  di Eusébio con una doppietta di Altafini. Quella Coppa dei Campioni fu la prima della storia rossonera.

Nazionale
Pivatelli fu in lista dei convocati della nazionale per i Mondiali in Svizzera del 1954, ma non giocò. Esordì in azzurro con la maglia numero 10 il 30 marzo 1955 a 22 anni, segnando la rete della vittoria contro i campioni del mondo in carica della Germania Ovest nella partita amichevole Germania Ovest-Italia 1-2 disputata a Stoccarda.

Le sue rare apparizioni in maglia azzurra possono essere spiegate anche per la reputazione di calciatore poco coraggioso che gli attribuirono i cronisti dell'epoca: poco dopo la sconfitta contro l'Ungheria del 27 novembre 1955, ad esempio, Gianni Brera scrisse che «il suo carattere esclude che gli debba toccare mai più l'onore della maglia azzurra. È preferibile l'ultimo dei cianchettoni al primo dei professori morti»; queste parole furono scritte in un periodo in cui la stampa sportiva era capace di influenzare pesantemente decisioni e  formazioni.

Pivatelli giocò 7 volte con l'Italia, segnando due gol: il primo è quello ai tedeschi, il secondo al Portogallo nella partita delle Qualificazioni ai Mondiali del 22 dicembre 1957, vinta 3-0.

Allenatore
Nella stagione 1976-1977 allena la Pro Vasto che militava allora in Serie C.

Statistiche

Presenze e reti nei club

Cronologia presenze e reti in nazionale

Palmarès

Giocatore

Club

Milan: 1961-1962

Milan: 1962-1963

Individuale
Capocannoniere della Serie A: 1
1955-1956 (29 reti)

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Calciatori della Nazionale italiana
Calciatori campioni d'Europa di club


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Q-School 2015 – Event 2 was the second of two qualifying tournaments for the 2015/16 snooker season that took place from 20 to 25 May 2015 at Meadowside Centre in Burton-upon-Trent, England.

The four qualifying spots were won by Jason Weston, Gareth Allen, Duane Jones and Paul Davison who beat Kuldesh Johal, Alex Taubman, Zhao Xintong and Luke Simmonds respectively in the finals of their draw. Jason Weston and Paul Davison being the only winners to have previously held a tour card.

Format
The tournament consisted of 166 participants from 22 different nations who were randomly assigned to four sections at the start of the tournament. Each section plays in the knockout system with the winner of each section earning a two-year tour card to play on the main tour for the  2015/16 snooker season and 2016/17 snooker season. All matches will be the best-of-7.

Players in the tournament consist of former professionals trying to regain their tour cards and amateurs attempting to join the main tour for the first time. Former professionals in the tournament include former world number 17 Andy Hicks as well as Alex Davies, Alexander Ursenbacher, Leo Fernandez, Ahmed Saif, Elliot Slessor, Paul Davison, Sam Craigie, Jamie O'Neill, Kacper Filipiak, Adam Duffy, Marcus Campbell, Chen Zhe, Chris Norbury, Hammad Miah and former 10-time Women's snooker champion Reanne Evans who was attempting to regain a place on the main tour for the first time since 2011. Evans and Heather Clare were the only female competitors in the tournament.

Following their victories in Q-School Event 1, Sydney Wilson, Daniel Wells, Eden Sharav and Rhys Clark all withdrew from the competition.

Main draw

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

References

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2015 in snooker
2015 in English sport
Sport in Burton upon Trent

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I modsætning til en agent provocateur (agent) spiller meddeleren ikke en aktiv rolle i det kriminelle handlingsforløb.

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TYPES OF TOILET AND
THEIR SUITABILITY
Toilet types can be broadly split into two categories; on-site and off-site systems. Off-site
systems are associated more with the developed world, cities and high density areas and often
take on the form of sewerage systems which require a reliable water supply and the provision of
wastewater treatment. Alternative on-site systems are isolated and provide some level of
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However, a number of on-site systems need regular emptying.
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disadvantages which will facilitate their planning and selection.
Off-site sanitation systems
Off-site systems are widely acknowledged as systems that are only suited to developed and
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operation and maintenance users of the system need to pay for a connection, this makes the
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AFP: Ankara students revive dormant Turkish protest movement
Four months after protests against the planned redevelopment of an Istanbul park devolved into a violent national uproar against the government, Turkish students are taking to the streets once again to fight an all-too-familiar scheme.
Turkish riot police fired on students with tear gas and water cannon as workers broke ground last week on a road that will intersect the campus of Middle East Technical University (METU), which contains the largest park in the capital of Ankara.
The authorities had hoped the cover of darkness and the Eid Holidays would deter them, but activists have been battling the project since September and amassed rapidly once an alert went out that work had begun.
The planned route, designed to alleviate a chronic traffic problem that chokes the city, will see 3,000 trees uprooted, and has received the full-throated backing of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"Nothing will stop the construction of this road. This road is civilisation," he told ministers during a weekly meeting on Tuesday. "Even if we have to destroy a mosque, we will knock it down and rebuild it elsewhere. But the road will go ahead!"
Erdogan has referred to those opposed to the project as "modern-day bandits" and accused the opposition Republican People's Party of stoking the atmosphere of revolt, a charge he has levelled against political opponents before.
In fact, the parallels to another contentious development of a Turkish park are somewhat uncanny.
June's unrest at Gezi Park in Istanbul erupted when a peaceful sit-in against the destruction of the city's main green space was met with a heavy-handed response that left at least six people dead and thousands injured in three weeks of clashes between protesters and police.
The violence spiralled into nationwide demonstrations against Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development party (AKP), accused of repressing critics and forcing Islamic values on the mainly Muslim but staunchly secular nation.
Even Erdogan's vice-premier, Bulent Arinc, has noted the obvious echoes between the two sites. "There are incidents at METU that remind us of what happened at Gezi," he said.
The rector of the university, Ahmet Acar, described the decision to start construction as "illegal" and has promised to take the issue to court, and as the days go on the protests are expected to grow larger.
Solidarity vigils are already beginning. On Tuesday in the city of Eskisehir, west of Ankara, where student Ali Ismail Korkmaz was beaten so severely in June (allegedly by police) he eventually died of a brain haemorrhage, students gathered to plant trees in their own university's park.
Round Two for Erdogan?
These are the green shoots of a secular and liberal dominated protest movement that has lain relatively dormant for the last few months.
"As with Gezi, it's not just about trees being uprooted," Zeki Ulkenli, professor of town planning at METU, told AFP. "It's the entire platform of this government that's in question."
The movement has a formidable foe in Erdogan, even with an image tarnished by what Amnesty International described as "gross human rights violations" committed in June, including the use of live ammunition, tear gas, water cannon, plastic bullets and beatings.
"Some people don't seem to have learned their lesson from Gezi," said Jean Maurice Rippert, the European Union's ambassador to Turkey, on Monday.
And some see Erdogan's bloody-minded attack on opponents of the road project at a progressive institution as holding a particular significance for the conservative Islamic-rooted premier.
"Prime Minister Erdogan is leading a punitive raid against METU, as he has done against other institutions that have been focal points for protest against him," said a young professor at the university on condition of anonymity.
But, he warned, "This place can resist."
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The New Zealand Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 was implemented to provide essential updates to the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (previously called the 'Matrimonial Property Act 1976'). The act updates definitions to include same-sex relationships, death in marriages and De facto separation. It re-outlines requirements in to the division of property and aims to modernize past concepts of relationships, marriage and property involved in such arrangements. The amendment specifically states its recognition of male and female relationship equity, socioeconomic status, same sex relationships and children; providing updates in definition since development in related legislation. The main policy of the Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 cites a goal for equal sharing of property from both relationship parties; upholding values of fairness and justice.

History
The Property (Relationships) Act 1976 was established to deal primarily with the division of the property of married, de facto and civil union couples upon divorce or separation. The initial act was known as the 'Matrimonial Property Act 1976, though was updated upon amendment due to changes in the New Zealand definition of what constitutes a legal relationship. This change in name was a part of the 2001 amendments despite confusion regarding its initial implementation in 1976. This act was amended again in 2005 following the controversial civil union Act 2004; making it legal for same-sex unions to be included under definition as a 'civil-union'. Changing family structures in New Zealand grew the necessity for an amendment to the seemingly outdated relationship definition in 2001.

The addition of the 2001 amendments also sought to further include other circumstances that would otherwise effect the outcome of a division of property. This may include, but is not limited to socio-economic status, de facto relationships, civil unions, division of labour, marriage and native land issues.

Amendments

Division of Property
The act is mainly applied to define the how property is divided upon termination, separation or death in/of a relationship. The act applies itself differently depending on type and length of relationship. Provisions of the act may also differ depending on whether both beneficiaries are alive or if one is deceased. Property is defined as family home (whenever acquired), all jointly owned property (whether acquired before or after the relationship occurred), proportion of the value of any life insurance policy, any policy of other insurance, proportion of superannuation value, any income or gains, etc.

Equal Sharing
In Section 1G(d): amended, on 26 April 2005, by section 3(4) of the Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19), it states that the assessment of the division of property in equal sharing must be noted by: what basis property is divided, relationship tenure of more than 3 years, living standards and income and marital contribution of each partner of the relationship to maintain equity in division. Part 5 of the act also addresses what rights secured and unsecured creditors maintain, and what extent may the share be of unsecured credits a spouse or partner has. The proceeding thus deals with general to more specific issues relating to the division of property but ultimately aims to maintain legal equity and 'fairness' in ultimatum.

New Additions
The 2001 amendment mainly addressed the recent legislative additions to the definition of a 'relationship' within New Zealand. The purpose of this act is to "reform the law relating to the property of married couples...recognize the equal contribution of husband and wife...and of de facto partnership" and "...to provide for a just division of the relationship property...". The reformed principles of the act follow the guide that: "men and women have equal status", "all forms of contribution...[to the relationship]...have equal status", that a "just division of relationship property has regard to [socio-economic status]" and that "relationship property should be resolved as inexpensively, simply and speedily as is consistent with justice".

Criticism
There has been much academic criticism regarding the effectiveness of the act in cases of agriculture, native land and the general 'effectiveness' of the 2001 amendment. One of the main areas of criticism within the act has been the alleged prevalence of 'sham trusts', 'alter-ego' trusts, the bundle of rights doctrine and 'illusory trusts'. There is a common call for the clarification of definitions to include such cases. There is a growth in the idea that these issues do not allow the legislation to fulfil its original intention. Criticism has also been placed upon the lack of modernity the current amended act entails.

De facto Relationships
Criticism regarding the balance of equity within the act has also been deconstructed. While the amendment balances gender position and re-defines relationship to broaden the individuals involved with property, some inconsistency regarding de facto pairings has been cited. Under the act's amendments, both married and civil union couples maintain higher access to compensation than unmarried de facto couples. The policy of the legislative landscape maintains itself under the guise of equal sharing and the definition and place of de facto relationships within the act therefore somewhat contradicts this. The de facto couple's place outlined in the amendment therefore incites conflict with the core directive of the Property (Relationships) Act. Therefore, the basis of this criticism stems from the contradiction of the act's purpose in maintaining equal sharing for both parties of a relationship against the lack of compensation in de facto pairings. This had led to proposition for change in up-holding policy purpose.

Socio-Economic Status
Issues regarding the just division of property amongst plaintiffs of varying socio-economic status has also been critiqued in recent years. The current Property (Relationships) Act under amendment does not account for equity in a relationship rather focusing on specifically financial and physical objects of a relationship; i.e. it does not account for a stay-at-home parent or other domestic duties. This division of labour both domestic and work-force related does not appear in detail under definition in the act's amendments and has been highly criticised due to a statistical shift of household labour in New Zealand; often leading to a financial disadvantage to partner A or B. For Example, Women are much more likely to leave the work force after pregnancy while their partners are also statistically likely to support the domestic arrangement financially; thus creating a financial divide between partners despite both individuals retaining a clear role within the familial unit. This inconsistency within definition has led to many cases being decided by court, which out of 15 cases over 16 years, has remained equally as inconsistent and conservative leading to the further call for change in the Amendment.

Notable Cases

Ward v Ward
The Ward v Ward issue is a commonly presented case that showcases the implementation of the amended 2001 legislation. The couple were married for fourteen years in which the Mr Ward inherited a farming business. Legal advisers recommended the couple invest half the shares. The shares were then transferred in to a trust by the couple and soon began incurring debts owed by the trustees. Upon the couple's separation each plaintiff was owed equal from the incurred debts but the value of the farm had significantly increased in the period. This was noticeably less than what would have been received by Mrs Ward had her relationship property entitlement been retained through share ownership. As Mrs Ward was party to the disposition she retained no ability to s44 to claim that the outcome was to diminish her rights. However the balance of debt incurred outside of the investment trust was not sufficient to cover Mrs Ward's entitlement in the claim. Section 182 of the act therefore allowed Mrs Ward to provide compensation, and the court ordered 50% of the trust to be resettled separately. Had the claimants maintained a de facto relationship, section 182 would not have been lawful and Mrs Ward would not have received her perceived compensation and redress. This case is often cited in presenting inconsistencies within the 2001 amendments of the Property (Relationships) Act.

O v S
The O v S case presents a result in which a de facto relationship sees a seemingly more unfair order over property ownership. This case is commonly cited due to its example of de facto relationship status remaining inconsistent with the 2001 Amendment Act's core policy. The O and S parties maintained a de facto relationship for 10 years prior to separation. The related trust was discovered as an alter-ego and therefore justified a trust claim of $75,000; the judge however ordered in favour of the Property (Relationships) Act. Though there was an attempt to defeat rights under s44, property was received by the second respondents under good faith. Compensation was still ordered however, the judge allowed the husband the ability to raise the funds on the basis of past business evidence. Thus, the wife would have to wait for redress on the husband's terms despite other income and trust sources. Had O and S been married, this outcome would have likely presented different results. This case has led to much criticism regarding the status and definition of trusts in New Zealand legislation, citing in-coherency of definition.

Future Propositions
A call for a modern-approach has been increasingly active to reform current relationship legislation. increasing criticism has paved further discussion regarding future amendments to the act. This includes the addition of definitions relating to UN-specified trusts, native land entitlements and further clarification of legislative definitions.

Other propositions include the further redefinition of relationships. The 2001 amendments aimed to re-address relationship standings within legislation, further specification has been cited as an area for redevelopment. The case of Ward V Ward brought a conceptual flaw to light regarding the amendment act's original policy of maintaining equal sharing in a relationship. The lack of specification regarding de facto relationships in this amendment has warranted lawmakers to suggest changes to amend this and further fulfil the act's core directive.

The topic of immeasurable contributions within relationships has also maintained significant controversy under the 2001 amendment's re-definition. This has led for a call to update such definitions to add more specific terms for ease of property distribution. Domestic duties, child birth and child care are relationship contributions that cannot be divided upon separation and can therefore leave some individuals short-handed following separation or divorce. Future proposals have named the addition of these actions in a relationship to be included as part of a newly proposed amendment to further conceptual relationship equity post-separation as opposed to the current policy of equal sharing. The current status of equality within the 2001 amendment has left some individuals without an equal share of the relationship; as seen in the case of O v S. O v S and cases not too dissimilar have left a growing movement of proposal that is not un-welcomed by New Zealand legislators, and is therefore not unlikely to have observed changes and additions made in future.

References

Statutes of New Zealand
LGBT law in New Zealand
New Zealand family law
2001 in New Zealand law
Marriage, unions and partnerships in New Zealand


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Strategies & Tactics — Current Issue | Strategies & Tactics — May 2018 Issue
Why You Should Master Business as a Second Language
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By Matt Ragas, Ph.D., and Ron Culp, Fellow PRSA
Chief communication officers are bilingual. They fluently speak the language of public relations and the idioms of business and the C-suite. In many ways, CCOs and other senior communicators are expert translators who listen to and advise business people, and then explain complex business strategies and issues in understandable messages that move stakeholders to action.
Many important observations emerged when we edited the contributions of more than 20 CCOs for our new book, "Mastering Business for Strategic Communicators: Insights and Advice From the C-suite of Leading Brands." Chief among them was that these top communications leaders have mastered business as a second language. Along with their functional expertise, they have developed the business acumen that makes them trusted counselors and advisers to C-level executives.
Earning your leaders' trust
Accompanying each CCO essay in our book is a sidebar response authored by a C-level executive who works with (or had worked with) that communications leader. Talking about his work relationship with Nick Tzitzon, SAP's executive vice president of marketing and communications, Bill McDermott, the global business-software giant's CEO, wrote: "To earn the trust of your leaders, prove to them that you understand the fundamentals of the business. Give them candid advice, based heavily on a true 'outside-in' perspective."
Steve Shebik, recently promoted to vice chairman of Allstate Insurance and previously chief financial officer of that Fortune 100 company, shared a similar sentiment about working with Stacy Sharpe, Allstate's senior vice president of corporate relations, and with other senior communications colleagues.
"Just as business leaders need to be excellent communicators, communicators need to have exceptional business acumen," Shebik wrote. "If we're going to work together to make the right strategic decisions for our stakeholders, we all need a deep understanding of what we're trying to do."
Peter Marino, chief public affairs and communications officer for MillerCoors, cites Stephen Covey, author of the best-selling book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," in explaining why business acumen now matters more than ever for public relations and communications professionals. As Covey has advised, "seek first to understand, then to be understood."
According to Marino, "any professional must first build a deep understanding of whatever problem you may be trying to solve. Once you have that understanding, you can frame your arguments to be better understood."
Moreover, "problem-solving will be better because everybody will have a common understanding of what the problem truly may be and the solutions can be debated from that common point," he wrote.
Recognizing his business acumen, MillerCoors recently gave Marino additional responsibility as president of Tenth and Blake Beer Company, the company's craft and import division.
If we proceed from the assumption that PR professionals use their communication expertise to solve business problems, then they must first understand those problems before they can propose realistic communication solutions.
The PR professional's evolution into the role of business counselor — rather than just someone who communicates messages after decisions have already been made — requires greater business acumen at all levels of the profession. That doesn't mean every PR professional needs to earn an MBA or similar graduate degree, but they should be grounded in major business functions such as finance, accounting, legal and governance, human resources, marketing and sustainability.
Building your business acumen
Many CCOs advise PR professionals to learn the language of business and particular industries by immersing themselves in business and industry news. If you have only ten minutes each morning, read the "What's News" summary on the front page of The Wall Street Journal to stay abreast of developments that could affect your organization or clients. Whether you're new to the paper or have read it for decades, there's always more to learn about the world of business.
In her contribution to our book, Linda Rutherford, senior vice president and chief communications officer of Southwest Airlines, recommends that PR professionals "get smart" on business by doing the following:
Read an organization's quarterly earnings reports and financial statements.
Meet professionals in other departments of your company and informally exchange knowledge about your respective departments and functions.
Seek out mentors with subject-matter expertise who can help you grasp complex topics in your industry.
Take business classes and read business books to enlighten you on business terms, and industry opportunities, challenges and trends.
Rutherford's advice pairs well with that of Clarkson Hine, senior vice president of corporate communications and public affairs for Beam Suntory, one of the world's largest premium-spirits companies. In his contribution to our book, Hine offers suggestions for how PR professionals can become more "Street smart" (i.e., learn more about Wall Street and how investors and other financial stakeholders think and operate):
Review presentations from investor conferences of relevant public companies, including your own (if it's publicly traded) and those of peers/competitors.
Access and read reports by Wall Street investment analysts who cover relevant public companies in your industry and sector, including your own if it's public.
If you're in a position to request a company's strategic plan and any internal competitive analysis, do so, and study these materials.
Finally, watch business-news channel CNBC to hear a range of different voices, such as CEOs, analysts, investment-fund managers and business reporters, and accelerate your education in the language of Wall Street and business.
Just as you didn't become proficient in Spanish or French after taking a few high school classes, fluency in business as a second language requires time and effort. But the rewards are substantial.
As demonstrated by these bilingual CCOs, PR and communication professionals who master the language of business gain a competitive advantage in their careers.
Matt Ragas, Ph.D., and Ron Culp, Fellow PRSA, co-direct the public relations and advertising graduate program at Chicago's DePaul University and are co-editors of "Mastering Business for Strategic Communicators: Insights and Advice From the C-suite of Leading Brands" (Emerald Publishing, 2017).
Time to Retire the Phrase 'I Hate Math'
Strategies & Tactics — May 2018 Issue
Amy Henderson says:
Could not agree with this more! My former Exec. Dir. encouraged me to read the monthly financial reports not just for my department, but for the entire organization. Last year, I chaired the Goals Committee of our company's strategic planning. I'm personally responsible for three lines of revenue, but meet regularly with others in my organization with revenue responsibilities to ensure our communications efforts are having an impact on the bottom line. One of my personal goals is to show every day how PR and communications can help us achieve our business goals. Knowing the goals, and conveying them to my team, makes us better at what we do and more invested in achieving them. It's not about "make this look pretty" or "make this sound good." It's "make this make us money" or "help us past a business obstacle."


I have tried everything in order to enlarge the Shape Designer box without success. Am I missing something or is the size fixed?
There's no way to enlarge the Shape Designer window that I know of.
There are probably more than a few members of this forum that know their way around the Shape Designer pretty well. If you're having issues, mention them and maybe you'll receive a tip or two.
Something else that we were told "is scoped for future development."
The box size can't be changed, but the view magnification can. That is at least a help.
Thank you for all your replies, so it's as I thought. It is annoying creating new shapes for an aleatoric score in a very small box on ' 27" iMac.
I think the Shape Designer needs an overhaul: every time the show stave and use points as measurements has to be reset. As many young classical composers in the U.K. are writing semi-improvised scores it should be useful - except I believe they use Sibelius.


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What If It Doesn't End Quickly? Reconsidering US Preparedness for Protracted Conventional War
Patrick Savage | 07.23.20
After two decades of focusing on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, the US Department of Defense has worked to reorient toward the possibility of conflict with a near-peer competitor. While the department has progressed in this area, one sub-set of preparation has been largely ignored: the defense enterprise needs to confront the non-zero possibility that it may have to fight not only a conventional war, but a protracted conventional war against another great power in the coming decades. To that end, the Department of Defense needs to revisit and question assumptions that it may still maintain about protracted warfare in order to prepare the United States for the potential of extended conflict with a near-peer adversary.
While the definition of conventional war is widely understood, that of protracted conventional war has been harder to come by. Conceptualizing it is even more difficult now, as the US understanding of war appears to have baked-in assumptions that it will be—because it is objectively desirable—a short war. In the late 1980s, RAND researchers considered any war with the Soviet Union that lasted more than thirty days to be protracted. More recently, Office of Net Assessment alum Dr. Andrew Krepinevich set a standard of any war lasting more than eighteen months as being protracted. This article considers any war between sovereign states that is measured in months or years as opposed to weeks or days as a protracted conventional war.
The United States' last experience with fighting a war against a peer that could be called protracted and conventional—World War II—was almost seventy-five years ago. Many of the assumptions the United States still holds about protracted war are just as old. In cases where lessons from decades past may still be valid or have regained utility, they will need to be reconsidered in the current context. Failure to do so results in a paradoxical situation where the defense community embraces outdated assumptions, but fails to identify lessons that are still relevant to the current age. Several of the most notable—and potentially dangerous—faulty assumptions, the institutional manifestations of which seem baked in to the way that DoD approaches the problem of conventional warfare in general, warrant particular examination: that the United States will be the master of the new domains of warfare; that the potential for "decisive battle" still exists; that ample supplies of critical war material will always be available; and that the US homeland is untouchable.
Master of Its Domain
One of the most dangerous assumptions is that by the time the next major conflict breaks out, the United States will be able to achieve and maintain dominance over emerging domains of warfare like space and cyberspace, as well as in the more amorphous battle for information. This assumption is not exclusive to a protracted war, but becomes all the more critical in a conflict with a peer adversary.
Looking back to World War II, traditional measures of domain superiority did not help the Allies, even as they held advantages. In 1940, on paper, the French Army was widely considered the strongest military in the world. France had more tanks than Germany, with several models superior to anything the German Army possessed. Ultimately, however, Germany had the superior concept of operations of how to use the tanks and other new weapons in its Blitzkrieg. The United States cannot assume it will be the master of new tools from the onset of war, even if the individual tools themselves are technologically or even numerically superior to those of the adversary. Moreover, lacking any significant examples the relevant measures of superiority for domains like cyber and space are essentially unknown. A lack of experimentation, clinging to outdated concepts, and ignoring new or different lessons all factor in to an inability to imagine new concepts for old capabilities or disruptive capabilities in the face of "proven" concepts.
Going back further, World War I offers the same lessons for all sides. Before 1914, all major participants possessed most of the new weapons that would shape that war—machine guns, aircraft, long-range artillery, and others. All had been used before in grisly, but institutionally ignored, conflicts that previewed the slaughter to come. Despite this, these armies failed to understand or anticipate how these weapons would be used at scale, in the service of a large operational concept, or in the specific environment they would encounter in Europe from 1914 until 1918. Aircraft, for example, were at first used mainly for reconnaissance rather than bombing or air superiority. The warring parties would not fully understand some weapons that emerged during the war until the next one—as the tank in 1940 exemplifies. Training and experimentation can help to mitigate these risks, but the United States may not know how or which new domains or domain-specific capabilities will factor into the next major war until it is in the thick of it. Balancing preparedness with flexibility will be crucial.
An increasing number of voices are questioning the United States' general military superiority vis-à-vis a near-peer competitor. If the United States is to prepare as much as possible for a potential near-peer protracted conflict, considering such questions can only be the beginning of a shift in how DoD approaches near-peer conflict, not the end. There must be an open, rigorous, intellectually honest, and continuous professional debate about the character of future war and a healthy fear that the most important changes may come from new or nontraditional domains.
The Lure of "Decisive Battle"
Another assumption held from even further back in the modern age is the idea that militaries should seek decisive battle as the key not only to a successful campaign but to a short war. Historian Cathal Nolan holds this as a central theme in his book, The Allure of Battle. The desire for a decisive battle is understandable—while under some circumstances, a drawn-out conflict could be advantageous, it is generally something states wish to avoid. Where problems arise is when a state hopes for the best—a quick and decisive war—and fails to account for the full range of alternatives, one of the worst of which is a protracted war.
In the case of the United States, the proposition that a military victory can be both rapid and decisive (militarily at least) was ingrained in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, and subsequently was reflected in the "Two Major Regional Conflicts" (Two MRC) force-sizing construct. This construct was geared toward what was thought to be the new post–Cold War norm: regional threats like North Korea, Iran, and Ba'athist Iraq. As characterized in the Secretary of Defense's Annual Report in 1996, the Two MRC construct called upon the United States "to fight and decisively win two MRCs that occur nearly simultaneously." With various modifications, this served as the US force-sizing construct until the 2018 National Defense Strategy shifted focus to defeating one great-power adversary and deterring another.
Though the Two MRC construct is no longer the reference for US force planning, its impact on military thinking will not soon fade. The United States has largely conflated the idea of war with the idea of the decisive battle, and DoD has come to see war in itself as being a decisive battle. Its influence also lingers in that it provides a poor framework for how to address an era in which the United States is confronted both by multiple near-peer adversaries and a number of regional adversaries, all of which may attempt to take advantage of US distractions in another part of the world to make gains in their own.
Both sides in both world wars sought the decisive battle. It took four years of slaughter during World War I—and a German Army bled dry of personnel by casualties, desertion, and finally mutiny—to end that conflict. World War II ended only after the Allies had inflicted prolonged destruction on the Axis powers, culminating in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan and the long-term occupation of Axis countries. As Nolan argues, single battles in themselves do not accomplish much other than speeding the attrition of supplies and manpower. As he writes in The Allure of Battle, attrition becomes the "overwhelming strategic reality" in large-scale, protracted conflicts like the world wars. The United States must realize that war may not end decisively, with examples of decisive wins in recent history being small victories in Grenada or Panama, decisive military victories with political indecisive endings like Desert Storm, or ones that are still ongoing in Iraq and Afghanistan where the outcomes are debatable. Accepting less than decisive outcomes might be preferable to the cost of reaching for one, of risking defeat, or of the dangers of miscalculation and escalation.
The Arsenal of Democracy
DoD would also benefit from questioning assumptions about supplying a protracted conventional war in the twenty-first century. Chief among these is that the United States can simply mobilize its economy as it did for both world wars. World War II saw the nation retool its economy and churn out warships, tanks, aircraft, guns, and other equipment. DoD's existing plans for mobilizing the economy in a large-scale war or crisis takes for granted that industry can be not only mobilized, but mobilized quickly. Joint Publication 4-05, Joint Mobilization Planning states that the industrial base will be "expanded," will "surge production," and will "accelerate output" without detailing how the expanding, surging, or accelerating will be accomplished. It only mentions in passing obstacles and side effects with little or no discussion of how to mitigate them.
While such nationwide mobilization is not necessarily impossible, the modern economy has made this increasingly difficult, time consuming, and expensive. As Mark Cancian wrote in War on the Rocks, today's economy is optimized for efficiency, not for massive wartime production. A major conflict with a near-peer adversary would rapidly burn up the United States' and allies' relatively small stockpiles of munitions and equipment more quickly than industry could keep up with—especially as supposedly low-intensity wars have rapidly used up munitions at a faster rate than the military's logistics systems can accommodate.
During the past twenty years of counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, the United States has come to rely on "just in time" logistics to supply its forces in these low-intensity operations against irregular enemies. This is also true of civilian supply chains, as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated. When a protracted crisis hits, "just in time" logistics simply lacks resilience against shocks and disruptions. During a protracted conventional conflict where getting supplies to their destination will be buffeted by shocks and disruptions, "just in time" could end in disaster. However efficient this method may be for companies during peacetime, cutting costs and healthy profit margins do not win wars.
Since the mid-nineteenth century, America has enjoyed two oceans to protect against most adversaries and competitors. While Japan inflicted a devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, after that initial attack, neither Germany nor Japan could repeat such success on US soil during World War II. The Axis powers could touch the continental United States in some ways for the rest of the war, but they were relatively minor and ineffective, aside from attracting some headlines and triggering local fears.
The United States can no longer primarily depend on geography for protection. Nor can it assume that the threat of potential nuclear escalation would dissuade a great-power adversary like Russia or China from launching a non-nuclear strike against the homeland under the right circumstances or pressure—which could be created during a protracted conflict. DoD leadership is gradually realizing the homeland is at risk from near-peer adversaries, although some were realizing it long before the return to great-power competition.
Russia and China now field sophisticated conventional strike capabilities that hold the continental United States in their ranges. They could deploy conventionally armed cruise missiles—such as Russia's 2,500-kilometer–range, submarine-launched Kalibr—from air, land, and sea platforms at a comfortable distance. The Russian state arms export agency advertises an export model of the Kalibr—the Klub-K—that operates from a nondescript shipping container. Strikes on the US homeland could not only reach US military forces and citizens—they could cripple key supply and transportation hubs; damage factories of key weapons, munitions, other supplies and technology; strike infrastructure; and inflict terror and panic. This is all to say nothing of potential unconventional kinetic threats from enemy special operations forces or aligned third-party groups.
Conventional kinetic attacks are not all that threaten the US homeland. Nonkinetic capabilities like cyberattacks have already damaged the United States and others, with both key military and civilian networks and infrastructure targeted. If intensified, cyberattacks could challenge not only US abilities to wage war, but also to function as a nation, and could raise questions of escalating the conflict into physical domains with conventional or even potentially nuclear strikes in retaliation. US adversaries have also already demonstrated a willingness and ability to effectively employ psychological warfare, using influence operations to subvert narratives and sow social division. In a protracted conventional war against a great power determined to win, one must assume that a US adversary can and will strike the homeland in multiple ways.
Across the world, multiple conflicts offer possible previews of the next major war, much in the same way the Russo-Japanese War did for World War I or the Spanish Civil War did for World War II. Conflicts in Libya, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen—among others—demonstrate how assumptions about protracted war are being challenged by the use of unmanned systems, misinformation and influence operations, and kinetic and nonkinetic attacks on infrastructure and industry. The back-and-forth setbacks for the warring parties, the displacement of civilians, and the long durations of these conflicts all offer warnings.
Despite such warnings, there has been almost no discussion of protracted conventional war in the national security community, let alone within DoD. Some individual analyses have drawn attention, such as Dr. Krepinevich's recent and detailed report on fighting a protracted war with a near-peer competitor. Work like Dr. Krepinevich's is an excellent start, but disparate, individual voices are not enough. A cultural shift must occur within DoD and the national security community on what the United States can expect from a twenty-first-century version of protracted conventional war with a near-peer adversary, and those communities and stakeholders must examine how the country is prepared for such a conflict. The defense enterprise will need to identify and change how it does business in order to better prepare for protracted war—both internally, and externally with US allies and partners that would be indispensable in such a conflict. Otherwise, DoD must be willing to assume high levels of risk in some areas if it is unable to reprioritize resources.
Patrick Savage is a research associate in the Joint Advanced Warfighting Division of the Institute for Defense Analyses. He holds a master's degree in security studies from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
The views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Institute for Defense Analyses, or of the United States Military Academy, Department of the Army, or Department of Defense.
Image credit: Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens, US Army
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Frank Blangeard on 07.24.20 at 9:39 am
How about considering the possibility of fighting two great powers and a few not so great powers at the same time. The United States is doing its very best to aggravate Russia, China, Iran, Syria and others all at the same time. And…there is no reason to believe that a war with these would be completely 'conventional'. Tactical nukes might be used and that might be initiated by the United States.
Russ on 07.28.20 at 6:45 am
Good morning, Comrade Vlad.
sus on 07.29.20 at 1:53 pm
Nick Mastrovito on 07.30.20 at 8:32 pm
The future of warfare probably won't be a conventional one or even a near-peer one. While Russia or China may be our near-peer or peer-to-peer foes, it's highly unlikely or improbable that they would fight us in an area that we have dominance with both technology and competitive advantage , Instead, we need to transform a 4GW or 5GW enemy. By doing so, we should dispense with as many heavy divisions as we have opting instead for a more lethal military that looks more like a Special Forces A Team rather than a Heavy Division. While we cannot dispense totally of heavy divisions, our mission analysis at the most strategic level to best apportion our force structure of the future.
Hate_me on 08.03.20 at 4:38 pm
I would love to see our combat arms squads task-organized in a manner that reflects an ODA, less the UW capacity – SL w/ a few standard 11s; combined with a couple each engineers, medics, COMMO/FO/JTAC, and maybe INTEL/linguist – all cross-trained and able to function as infantry as needed…
Very doable, but not as sexy as drones and exoskeletons (we can still work on both). It takes time and quality training – neither of which seem to be a priority. Conversely, they are often viewed as a liability.
Adam on 08.12.21 at 5:02 am
This article is interesting as it does raise a few critical points. There does seem to be an underlying assumption that the next war would be symmetrical and linear. Based on the legacy of the US involvement within Afghanistan and Vietnam, it becomes clear that the United States Army struggles with Asymmetrical warfare. Further, through recent events involving hacking, it has become clear that the US lacks on the cybersecurity front. These blindspots could aid in an asymmetrical conflict.
How does the US seek to overcome this challenge?


Migration commands in Entity Framework Core can be executed using the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio. Open the Package Manager Console from menu Tools -> NuGet Package Manger -> Package Manager Console in Visual Studio to execute the following commands.
Get-Help entityframework Displays information about entity framework commands.
Add-Migration <migration name> Creates a migration by adding a migration snapshot.
Remove-Migration Removes the last migration snapshot.
Update-Database Updates the database schema based on the last migration snapshot.
Script-Migration Generates a SQL script using all the migration snapshots.
Scaffold-DbContext Generates a DbContext and entity type classes for a specified database. This is called reverse engineering.
Get-DbContext Gets information about a DbContext type.
This topic describes the Entity Framework Core Package Manager Console Tools.
See https://docs.efproject.net for information on Entity Framework Core.
The following Entity Framework Core commands are available.
Add-Migration               Adds a new migration.
Get-DbContext               Gets information about a DbContext type.
Remove-Migration            Removes the last migration.
Scaffold-DbContext          Scaffolds a DbContext and entity types for a database.
Script-Migration            Generates a SQL script from migrations.
Update-Database             Updates the database to a specified migration.
To see the examples, type: "get-help Add-Migration -examples".
For more information, type: "get-help Add-Migration -detailed".
For technical information, type: "get-help Add-Migration -full".
To see the examples, type: "get-help Remove-Migration -examples".
For more information, type: "get-help Remove-Migration -detailed".
For technical information, type: "get-help Remove-Migration -full".
Updates the database to a specified migration.
To see the examples, type: "get-help Update-Database -examples".
For more information, type: "get-help Update-Database -detailed".
For technical information, type: "get-help Update-Database -full".
Generates a SQL script from migrations.
To see the examples, type: "get-help Script-Migration -examples".
For more information, type: "get-help Script-Migration -detailed".
For technical information, type: "get-help Script-Migration -full".
Scaffolds a DbContext and entity types for a database.
To see the examples, type: "get-help Scaffold-DbContext -examples".
For more information, type: "get-help Scaffold-DbContext -detailed".
For technical information, type: "get-help Scaffold-DbContext -full".
Gets information about a DbContext type.
To see the examples, type: "get-help Get-DbContext -examples".
For more information, type: "get-help Get-DbContext -detailed".
For technical information, type: "get-help Get-DbContext -full".
To see the examples, type: "get-help Drop-Database -examples".
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How 3 Black trans activists are working toward a 'better future' for San Francisco's trans community
These Black trans leaders are revolutionizing San Francisco
By Carson Blackwelder, Frankie Pereira
Video by Chris Bollini
When three Black trans community leaders co-founded the world's first legally recognized transgender district, they did so with one core idea: to create a space for trans people, by trans people.
With this in mind, Compton's Transgender Cultural District was born in San Francisco in 2017.
Aria Sa'id, the district's executive director, said there were talks for it to be an LGBT district, but she and her fellow co-founders -- Honey Mahogany and Janetta Johnson -- "fought to be a transgender district because, up until then, nothing had been specifically for us and for our experience -- and specifically for our history and our future."
Encompassing six blocks of San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, known as a home for transgender people since as early as the 1920s, the transgender district is named after Compton's Cafeteria Riots of 1966, one of the first documented uprisings of transgender and queer people in U.S. history, an event predating even New York City's Stonewall Riots of 1969.
Aria Sa'id, president and co-founder of Compton's Transgender Cultural District in San Francisco.
According to the transgender district's website, the focus is on six major program initiatives including: tenant protections, economics and workforce development, arts and culture, cultural heritage conservation, cultural competency and land use. A recent report about the district added a seventh work area: transgender -- and gender non-conforming -- empowerment."I think efforts like the transgender district here in San Francisco are needed in every city around the United States and around the world," Sa'id explained, adding that the only way to chip away at the "systematic and structural" disparities within the community is for trans people to "be given opportunities to lead solutions for trans people."
Among these issues include many members of San Francisco's transgender community living in abject poverty and having few opportunities to rise out of their economic disenfranchisement; soemthing Sa'id calls the "abrasive reality" for trans people living in the city.
MORE: How 2 Black transgender women are fighting housing insecurity for the LGBTQ+ community
"So many trans people come here like refugees from other cities in the United States," Sa'id said. "And they've come to this great place called San Francisco, because that's where they were told to come only to find that there's no real opportunities for them here."
When Sa'id moved from Oregon to San Francisco at 19, she had $60 in her purse and a dream of the "better life" many said awaited her there. What she found was that San Francisco was safer and affirmed her and other trans individuals legislatively and socially; however, it wasn't exactly the utopia as it had been described.
"I had walked into job interviews and been laughed at, I had been spit on on the street, I had been harassed by a passerby or looked at or gawked at," she said, noting that not much has changed over the years as trans people still get the "brunt" of violence, discrimination and harassment.
A sign for Compton's Transgender Cultural District in San Francisco.
Johnson, who moved to San Francisco from Florida back in the late '90s, echoed Sa'id when discussing the realities of being trans and moving from a small town to the big city to seek opportunities, acceptance and a new life.
"By the time they get here, they've experienced so much trauma and so much heartache and so much abandonment to the point where San Francisco is a place that could eat you up and spit you out alive," she said, noting how Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a leader in the trans community, gave her the encouragement and support to make the big move.
"There's a lot of healing that needs to be done," she said, furthering that progress is made when trans people "come together as a community … and continue to raise the bar of how we are to be treated and how we are to be respected."
Johnson said her hope for the Compton's Transgender Cultural District is to provide a "safe place" for trans, queer, gender non-binary and gender non-conforming people to come to San Francisco and find "a more welcoming place .. where there are more resources and opportunities for people to grow."
For Mahogany, who grew up in San Francisco, one driving force behind the Compton's Transgender Cultural District was to keep a piece of the city she knew well, the neighborhood now housed within the trans district, from changing right before her eyes.
There's a lot of healing that needs to be done.
"We realized that if we didn't do something that the Tenderloin was quickly going to become gentrified," Mahogany said. "A lot of the folks who have called the Tenderloin home for generations were going to continue to be pushed out and our history was going to be completely erased and bulldozed over."
"The future is pretty bright for trans folks in San Francisco," Mahogany said, adding that the trans district is "thriving" these days thanks to the "holistic approach" of how it is revolutionizing and affirming life for trans people by tackling the housing problem, economic opportunities and celebrating trans culture.
By greenlighting the Compton's Transgender Cultural District, Mahogany said San Francisco is taking trans people seriously, being invested in their success and helping them preserve their history and legacy all in a "very official way."
While Sa'id, Johnson and Mahogany each have their own vision for San Francisco's transgender district, they agreed that -- just due to the fact that it exists in the first place -- there's reason to be optimistic and keep working toward a better future for trans people.
The future is pretty bright for trans folks in San Francisco.
"To go from an experience of being disempowered, marginalized and disenfranchised and then to be in a position of helping create something transformational has been incredible," Sa'id said. "And in this moment of visibility, something has to come from that visibility. It can't just be that we're visible … it has to actually be substantial."
By focusing on San Francisco'a trans community, however, Sa'id said her hope is to provide "true empowerment and true inclusion" for them and for the foundation being laid by the Compton's Transgender Cultural District to go global.
"I think we are going to see a future that has transgender districts in other cities around the world," Sa'id said, "where trans people are taking ownership of the land underneath them and of their culture and their history as a radical solution to the disparity that we often face."
Editor's note: This was originally published on June. 15, 2021.


The 2018 ScottWorks festival on Sept. 8 will include a daytime symposium on topics that range from Raymond Scott's 1930s jazz compositions to his 1960s electronic music inventions. There will be presentations, panels, gallery displays, and interactive exhibits during the day, followed by a concert at night featuring live performances to celebrate Scott's multi-dimensional music.
ScottWorks is presented by Reckless Night Music, Raymond Scott's family, to coincide with what would have been his 110th birthday.
Musician, inventor, and visionary Raymond Scott (1908-1994) will be feted on September 8 at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, Calif. As influential today as he ever has been, Scott's musical and technological achievements have become more widely known over the past 20 years.
Raymond Scott, born in Brooklyn as Harry Warnow, changed his name to "Raymond Scott" because it had "good rhythm." He led a six-man jazz "Quintette" (he liked the crispness of the word) which became immensely popular in the late 1930s. Tired of the clichés of that era's prevailing swing music, Scott envisioned compositions which were less predictable—with tempo and time signature changes—but with jazz overtones.
Scott may be best known for his music, which is featured in cartoons, but he actually never wrote a note of cartoon music. His compositions, which were painstakingly crafted for the record-buying public, have over the years been incorporated into Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies, Ren and Stimpy, The Simpsons, Animaniacs and other popular animated productions.
While his music is instantly recognizable to anyone who has watched these cartoons, his inventions have had an equally galvanizing effect— producing sounds in the 1960s that foreshadowed today's electronic ambient and techno musical genres.
Scott's sequencer-based Electronium, begun in 1959 and refined through the early 1970s, used programmed intelligence as a composition-performance tool for intuitive collaboration between man and machine.
In 1969, the Electronium caught the ear of Motown founder Berry Gordy, who visited Scott at his Long Island home to hear a demo and meet its creator. Gordy later placed an order for an Electronium, which he hoped would serve as an "idea generator" for Motown artists and producers. In 1972 Scott moved to L.A. after being named Motown's Director of Electronic Research and Development. He would work for Motown for five years.
Tickets for the one-day symposium are available at Brown Paper Tickets: https://scottworks.brownpapertickets.com/.
For further information visit http://www.raymondscott.net/rsfestival/.
Please understand that the artists and/or lineup for the Event may not be final and is subject to change..


St. Patrick's Day is a celebration of the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick. It is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland, and around the world it is marked informally as a celebration of Irish culture and history. Traditional symbols associated with St. Patrick's Day celebrations include the shamrock, whose three leaves are thought to represent the Holy Trinity, the colour green, rainbows, and of course pots of gold and leprechauns. According to Irish folklore, a leprechaun is a mischievous type of fairy who spends his time making shoes in the forest, and hides his gold in pots at the end of a rainbow. If a human captures a leprechaun, the leprechaun must grant the captor three wishes or show where his gold is hidden in order to be released.
One of my favourites is to engage in leprechaun shenanigans throughout the day.
– Carefully peel off a portion of the aluminum foil covering a single serve container of vanilla yogurt. Stir in a few drops of green food colouring, use a dab of non-toxic glue to reattach the foil, and allow your child to open the yogurt and discover the surprise.
Whether you are of Irish heritage or not, may the luck of the Irish be with you this March 17th!


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Gotham – Legend of the Dark Knight, Episode 9: "The Trial of Jim Gordon"
Jim Gordon's shot.
Will he pull through? And will Gotham be left standing if he does?
Erin Richards
Ivy Pepper
Sirens Club
Victor Zsasz
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – Chapter Nine: "The Returned Man"
Sabrina deals with the aftermath of Tommy's resurrection
Book of the Dead
Cain Pit
Dark Magic
Dr. Phibes
I Walked With a Zombie
Weird Sisters
Witch Hunters
In Bruges: Comedy, Crime, Cheeky Cunts
In Bruges. 2008. Directed & Written by Martin McDonagh.
Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Jérémie Renier, Thekla Reuten, Eric Godon, & Ciarán Hinds. Scion Films/Blueprint Pictures/Focus Features.
Rated 18A. 107 minutes.
Comedy/Crime/Drama
Martin McDonagh is a treasure. His writing in all forms is exceptional and he's often very capable of subversive storytelling. As a writer myself and someone that tries his hand at writing for the stage, McDonagh's The Pillowman completely shattered my preconceptions of what theatre is meant to be and how you can present difficult, wild topics to the audience without shattering them too much. Not just that play, his other works for the stage are great, too. Most of all he defies expectation.
In Bruges is a proper McDonagh mix of black humour, crime, a dash of love, and a nice heap of violence. The actual setting of Bruges, Belgium adds an interesting element. Amongst all the architecture out of the 15th century this story of conflicted criminals plays out, juxtaposing this beautiful, old city with the dirty, gritty crime happening below its surface. Anchoring the script are three performances that allow the wit in McDonagh's characters and their dialogue to work magic. Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, and Ralph Fiennes are all equally important to the success of the film. They each give the comedy an edge and bring out every last stroke of genius in the writing.
There's plenty to lap up in this dark comedy. It isn't only funny, it has an impressive amount of emotional weight. In the skin of an everyday crime-thriller, McDonagh creates laughter while simultaneously pondering the existential crises involved in the world of cheeky hitmen with consciences. I haven't enjoyed any other comedies this much since about 2000. Definitely stands as one of the best in the past couple decades, no question.
The comedy is beyond riotous. Little moments such as when the fellas run into an overweight family and try to warn them about going up a tower with narrow halls; Harry's telegram to the hotel for Ken with "fucking" on every line at least once; the conversation between Ken and Ray about a "lollipop man" and their various musings on morality; that perfectly awkward yet hilarious scene where Ray punches out a man and his girlfriend, not just funny on its own but taking us back to the earlier conversation with Ken about if you'd hit a man wielding a bottle at you. One favourite moment is after Harry calls Ken and asks about Ray, questioning if he's only having a wee, or if it was a poo.
There are far too many single moments and scenes to call out individually, lest we spend this entire review recounting every last chuckle.
There's a major darkness cast over the plot, as well. Ray kills a priest, but in the crossfire winds up taking the life of a young boy. This haunts him, obviously, as the film moves on and the two hitmen move to the next supposed job, and never are those thoughts far from his mind. Of course this is also what puts them in Bruges in the first place. The darkness continues after we figure out specifically why they're in Bruges – we assume early on it's a job, and it is, however, there are complexities to this sticky story.
Part of the setting of Bruges is almost akin to Limbo, a Purgatorial stop before Ken and Ray face their final judgement. Perfect enough, Ray notices a painting called "The Final Judgment" by Hieronymus Bosch, which depicts a scene where people are laying dead all over the ground, as the saviour floats above in the sky ready to accept those who last through what I assume is The Rapture. Furthermore, other paintings concerning death and its approaching presence are in the gallery the men visit. This all comes after Ken is told by Harry that the job he's on is Ray's own murder, for botching the priest job. There's a moment at the end calling back to these paintings, as Ray literally winds up in the middle of one life-sized replica of those paintings with their imagery of death.
The transition into an almost otherworldly space, this idea of Limbo, comes through the Bosch imagery once more. When the hitmen arrive in Bruges at first the place is bright and beautiful, the landscape is all light. Everything seems wonderful. As time passes, the visual aesthetic goes from light towards the dark. Then literally even the characters out of the Bosch painting turn up on the film set, wounds from images in the painting are similar to those Ray ends up with after getting shot. So even if this is a comedy there's no less care for fine tuned filmmaking. This is an impressive feature debut from McDonagh. His experience in theatre lends itself to having a specific visual style. Not only does he know how to block scenes and dress a set to make things look interesting, film as a medium gives a director (particularly one whom might be considered an auteur) the aspect of post-production, of not being live, and so much more. McDonagh uses this every bit to his advantage.
Ultimately there's an emotional component to the story, aside from all the darkly humorous bits and the dashes of violence and everything else. Once Ken gives Ray a chance to redeem himself there's a glimmer of hope in all the shadiness. And as the plot wears on closer to the end there's more significance placed on the relationships between characters. Harry even comes across as a real person after all his dour attitude and vitriolic dialogue, though that goes how it does and there's no love lost. But just the brief moments where Harry and Ken discuss their past relationship are enough to flesh their characters out before the conclusion. Before that, we get a good look at how Ken and Ray have gotten close in their short time together, as the former essentially sacrifices himself in order to let his younger friend have a chance at redemption. This entire tangle of emotions sets up an excellent finale, equal parts tragic and wild.
One great moment I love so much (WARNING – SPOILER AHEAD) is when Ken uses the coins he'd tried to pay his into the tower with earlier to make sure nobody is standing below when he decides to jump. In an ironic, dark twist, if he were to have been let in minus ten cents then he'd not be able to warn people below the tower, and likely wouldn't have ended up jumping at that moment. Small bits such as this are what makes McDonagh's writing so intriguing.
I've always admired Brendan Gleeson as an actor. He's versatile and simply a powerful talent. The writing of Ken as a character is good enough, but his portrayal makes it much more than entertaining. He shows us how a seemingly friendly guy can be part of this ugly world, of murder for hire, so on. More than that, through his relationship with Ray, the character of Ken develops and he comes to this point of realization later, culminating in the showdown between him and Harry. The range of which Gleeson is capable helps make this guy real, as Ken becomes a character with whom we can empathize, despite the fact he's a hitman. That likeable, jolly quality in Gleeson comes out to help us relate to the man. Yet he's always capable of being intimidating, so the contradictions in his character are remarkable in his hands.
Colin Farrell is the one I enjoy most. There are likeable qualities to both these men. Although Ray comes with an even further, almost innocent sense about him. This is in total conflict with the fact he's killed a boy, though unintentionally. Still, this tough reconciliation is the crux of how we view Ray, how we experience what he experiences and assess that within ourselves. Farrell is a fucking laugh. Everyone's funny, but he makes this all the better for playing the character so well, completely embodying Ray.
Then you can't not love Ralph Fiennes. He's another actor of whom I've been a massive fan for years. Fiennes is beyond talented. His depiction of Harry is different from all the same old British gangsters you see in so many other movies because he's another contradictory sort, being a gangster and also being a loving father and husband. Well, he also has a strict moral code. He wants Ray dead for his mistake of killing a child, likely due to his own kids. So is he really all that contradictory? Yes, a vicious businessman in the murder industry. Yet obviously he keeps children out of it, probably women – that's only a guess. Still there is a moral code and he tries sticking to it. You'll see how closely when you get to the finale.
With a cast like this and the subversive, witty, dark writing of McDonagh, In Bruges is easily in my top ten comedies of all-time. If not the top five. Everything about it is so perfect and well placed that it's hard not to enjoy each second. Farrell and Gleeson have a chemistry that's hard to find, so there's a buddy comedy aspect. Though one that's pretty strange and way more hilarious than the atypical relationship we'd see in (most) American (Hollywood) productions. There's so much to love. The cinematography of Eigil Bryld that makes Bruges leap off the screen into your lap. McDonagh and all his talents. A lead cast with more humour chops than the casts of most popular comedies (coughThe Hangovercough). If you can't love this, that's fine. It's black comedy, pitch dark, at its best. Not everyone can dig it. For those who can there aren't many modern comedies willing to be so darkly funny. Tuck in, enjoy.
Lollipop Man
Purgatorial
The Final Judgment
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New spectacular at Budapest Zoo: the first Shark School in Hungary
Hungarian startup performs extraordinary show for the British Royal Family
Gergely Kolba
Budapest Zoo
Hungary's brand new spectacle is open at Budapest Zoo's Holnemvolt Castle. This new institution offers insight into different kinds of shark species and how the new-born sharks at the zoo are being taken care of and raised by the zookeepers. Visitors also get the opportunity to try out some of the zookeepers' tasks, to get closer to these animals and deconstruct common misconceptions about sharks.
According to magyarepitok.hu, this new building has three salt-watered pools. Two smaller ones with 30 and 90 thousand litres of water and the biggest one with 660 thousand litres. At the buildings' opening ceremony, it was reported that this new spectacle is not separated from visitors and can be visited across the year.
The Shark School is going to cooperate with the nearby Pannon Park as well: new-born sharks are going to be raised at the Shark School and after they reached adulthood they are going to be moved to Pannon Park, where shark tanks will be built in the future.
The structure of the new building is unique. Every room has been built in a way to offer an insight into the life and caretaking of new-born sharks. This way visitors can learn even more about these incredible predators. This institution is also a school for sharks: they learn here how to live together with other animals in one tank and will also get used to the sight of scuba-divers.
This is Hungary's second biggest pool, but Pannon Park's will be even bigger. The necessary warm water for the sharks will be provided by Széchenyi Thermal Bath, which is not far away from the zoo.
Holnemvolt Castle was opened this May at Budapest Zoo and has a wide range of programmes for families with little children. This special amusement park in the heart of the Zoo has approximately 330 thousand visitors each year, but with this new institution, the zoo excepts more in the future.
Source: magyarepitok.hu
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Home » News » Art, History, and Archaeology » Calligraphy by Revered Korean Buddhist Monk Samyeong Daesa on Public Display for the First Time
Calligraphy by Revered Korean Buddhist Monk Samyeong Daesa on Public Display for the First Time
By Craig C Lewis
From youtube.com
The National Museum of Korea in Seoul has launched a public exhibition centered around five examples of original calligraphy by the revered Joseon-era Seon (Zen) Buddhist monk Samyeong Daesa (사명대사) (1544–1610), marking the first time that these works have been placed on public display.
Among his many achievements as a Buddhist monastic, Samyeong Daesa is widely revered for his diplomatic efforts to secure a peace accord following Japan's 16th century invasions of the Korean Peninsula.
The exhibition, which opened to the public on 15 October, features five calligraphic works that Samyeong Daesa left at Koshou-ji, a Buddhist temple in the Japanese city of Uji, south of Kyoto Prefecture, where he stayed while visiting Japan. In addition, the event includes writings by the founder of Koshou-ji, Enni Ryozen (1559–1619), with whom Samyeong Daesa discussed Buddhist thought and philosophy, including Enni's work, An Inquiry into the Buddhist Teaching, which compiles 10 questions and poems by Samyeong Daesa. Also on display is a portrait of Samyeong Daesa on loan from the museum of Dongkuk University in Seoul.
Samyeong Daesa's calligraphic works. From koreabizwire.com
Born in 1544 in the southern province of Gyeongsang, Samyeong Daesa was ordained as a monk at Jikjisa, a Seon Buddhist temple in North Gyeongsang Province, following the deaths of his mother in 1558 and his father in 1559. An accomplished scholar and teacher, in 1575, Samyeong Daesa was nominated to become the head of the Seon order, but he declined, instead traveling to Myohyangsan in what is now North Korea, where he became a disciple of the Seon master Seosan Daesa (서산대사) (1520–1604), noted for his work to unify Buddhist doctrinal study and practice.
Following the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98), Samyeong Daesa joined his master Seosan Daesa, who had raised a monastic militia in defense of the country. After Hyujeong retired, Yujeong took over the leadership of the monk-army, leading them into battles at Pyongyang and Uiryeong County in 1592, and at Ulsan and Suncheon in 1594.
In 1604, Samyeong Daesa traveled to Japan as a royal envoy to engage with Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate. After successfully negotiating a peace accord, Samyeong Daesa returned to Korea with some 3,500 Koreans who had been taken to Japan as prisoners, in the process establishing a foundation for diplomatic relations with Japan.
Portait of Samyeong Daesa. From en.yna.co.kr
As a token of appreciation, King Seonjo (r. 1567–1608) built Hongjeam Hermitage at Haeinsa Temple in South Gyeongsang Province. Following Samyeong Daesa's death in 1610, shrines were built at Pyochungsa Temple in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, Jikjisa Temple in North Gyeongsang Province, and Daeheungsa Temple in Jeollanam-do Province. The monk's stupa and stele still stand at Hongjeam Hermitage.
The exhibition will run at the National Museum of Korea until 17 November.
The Joseon dynasty spanned some 500 years, from 1392–1897 and is considered the peak of classical Korean culture and literature, and also a high point for the development of science and technology. The dynasty encouraged the propagation of the ideals and doctrines of Neo-Confucianism, which found favor as the state ideology. Although Buddhism was officially discouraged and subject to occasional persecution, literary exchanges from the period show that Buddhism continued to thrive intellectually, with regular dialogues and exchanges of ideas and philosophy between Confucian officials and Buddhist scholars.
Exhibition of writings by Buddhist hero in Korea-Japan diplomacy to open in Seoul (Yonhap News Agency)
Exhibition of Writings by Buddhist Hero in Korea-Japan Diplomacy to Open in Seoul (The Korea Bizwire)
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Tags: artasia, buddhism in korea, buddhist history, Buddhist monastics, calligraphy, confucianism, culture, Enni Ryozen, Exhibitions, haeinsa, history, Hongjeam Hermitage, japan, Jikjisa, joseon dynasty, King Seonjo, korea, Korean Buddhism, Koshou-ji, Kyoto, national museum of korea, Neo-Confucianism, Samyeong Daesaseon, Seosan Daesa, seoul, south korea, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Uji, zen
Craig C Lewis
Craig Lewis grew up in a transplanted Scottish family in southern England before setting off against all advice to seek light and wisdom in far-off places, rather than staying put and looking within. After repeated encounters with the Buddhadharma as a journalist in Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong, he eventually found refuge as senior editor at BDG. He is also a keen mountain trekker and photographer, finding particular inspiration in the peoples, cultures, and Buddhist expressions of the Himalaya. In his column for BDG, "Chasing Light, Craig Lewis seeks to document encounters, experiences, and epiphanies on his own tentative and faltering path toward liberation.
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Buddhist History Brought Back to Life in Afghan Museum


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> `node-mysql-paginate` is a library for [node-mysql][node-mysql] to easily add paginated queries and results. This lib was inspired in work of [mongoose-paginate][mongoose-paginate] library.

## Index

* [Install](#install)
* [Usage](#usage)
* [Contributors](#contributors)
* [License](#license)

## Install

```bash
npm install -S niltonvasques/node-mysql-paginate
```

## Usage

```js

var paginate = require('node-mysql-paginate');

```

### paginate.paginate(connection, query, options, callback)

**Arguments**

* `connectiony` - node-mysql connection object.
* `query` - MySQL String query.
* `options` - paginated options
  - `page` - Default: `1`
  - `limit` - Default: `10`
  - `columns` - Default: `null`
  - `params` - Default: `null` - Arguments to be passed to SQL Query.
* `callback(err, results)` - A callback which is called once pagination results are retrieved, or when an error has occurred.

**Examples**

```js
var paginate    = require('node-mysql-paginate');

function paginated_query(req, res, query, params){
  var limit = 10;
  if(req.query.limit){
    limit = req.query.limit;
  }
  var page = 1;
  if(req.query.page){
    page = req.query.page;
  }
  paginate.paginate(database.connection, query,
      {
        page : page,
        limit: limit,
        params: params
      },
      function (err, rows){
        if(err){
          console.log("An unexpected error happens.");
          return;
        }
        res.json(rows);
      }
  );
}
```

## Contributors

* Nilton Vasques <nilton.vasques@gmail.com>

## License

[MIT][license-url]

[license-url]: LICENSE
[node-mysql]: https://github.com/felixge/node-mysql
[mongoose-paginate]: http://github.com/edwardhotchkiss/mongoose-paginate

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