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Avaaz, MoveOn.org, Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism, Social Engineering, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
Behavioral Economics of Hatred Clinton Elections TRump
United Against Hate or Hate Being United?
by Cory Morningstar with Forrest Palmer
If Americans are seriously "united against hate" – why haven't they united across the country against the murder/occupation/destabilizations of Haitians, Syrians, Libyans, Iraqis, Yemenis, etc. etc. – all carried out/expanded under the democrats? Trump hates and it's ugly. Obama and Clinton kill but it's beautiful and heroic – glazed over and black-washed by the imperial liberal left and black bourgeoisie.
One can say without hesitation that MoveOn.org (co-founder of Avaaz) has absolutely seized the opportunity to drum up democratic support while gathering further aid and loyalty to their own brand. One can say the same for Change.org (a for-profit NGO that collects and sells data via online petitions). Where coloured revolutions financed by the U.S. have always occurred on foreign soil, the current uprising against Trump (sparked by NGOs) is not only unprecedented, but quite different. A coloured revolution is usually carried out to overthrow a leader that is not complying to the dictates of imperialist states to some or full extent. But in this case, both Trump and Clinton (if she had been elected) will fully serve the elites to the extent of their power. Both will serve imperialism as imperialism is the foundation of the "American dream" (in reality a nightmare). Neither will serve the people. Both will accelerate the ongoing destruction of the planet at breakneck speed.
Trump is no Chavez. Trump is appalling. Clinton is no Kirchner. Clinton is a monster. What is fascinating is that there was no public outrage directed at Obama, the likes of which we are now seeing directed at Trump. Nor, if Clinton were elected, would we see any such display of outrage directed toward her. Hatred toward Trump is easily understood. But where was/is the hatred and disdain toward Obama and Clinton? Why is the imperial liberal left blind to the blatant racism and murder carried out by the Democrats under the Obama administration? Is the imperial liberal left simply happy to turn a blind eye if charisma and political correctness can hide the ugly truth, realities and facts? Why do Americans still believe in elections when living under a fascist corporatocracy?
Image: The Slow Burning Fuse
In summary: MoveOn et al created the spark for protests (MoveOn organizing 200 protests across the nation within a 2-hour time frame) – but it was easy to ignite because of the hatred (self-inflicted by the way) of Trump. The liberal masses were the powder keg. Trump was the fuse. The spark was lit during the election season. The lit fuse hit the powder keg on election night. Now, in unison, the NGOs that comprise the non-profit industrial complex reverberate the following messages in the echo-chamber (insert the name of any NGO where the name Avaaz appears.): "To win this fight, we need to be bigger and stronger, to deepen our connection and commitment. So today, we launch our first formal membership drive. Click below to become an Avaaz member, and let's get serious about $aving the world."
["MoveOn.org Civic Action is a 501(c)(4) organization which primarily focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on important national issues. MoveOn.org Political Action is a federal political committee which primarily helps members elect candidates who reflect our values through a variety of activities aimed at influencing the outcome of the next election. MoveOn.org Political Action and MoveOn.org Civic Action are separate organizations."]
[Forrest Palmer is an electrical engineer residing in Texas. He is a part-time blogger and writer and can be found on Facebook. You may reach him at forrest_palmer@yahoo.com.]
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Foundations
"Clean Energy" Agriculture Berkshire Hathaway Celebrities for Foreign Policy Clayton Homes Clinton G2 Investment Group Gates Global Philanthropy Group Guggenheim Partners Howard Warren Buffett i(x) i(x) Investments New Economy Water Scarcity
Buffett's Grandson Seeks Own Investment Route: Social Change
By David Gelles
"It's about taking the potential for capitalism to the next level."
Howard Warren Buffett, left, the grandson of Warren E. Buffett, and Trevor Neilson co-founded i(x) Investments. Credit Brian Lehmann for The New York Times
At 32, Howard Warren Buffett, the grandson of the Berkshire Hathaway founder Warren E. Buffett, has already enjoyed a diverse career.
He teaches at Columbia University, runs a farm in Nebraska, previously oversaw his family's foundation and worked on economic redevelopment efforts in Afghanistan for the Defense Department.
So far, however, he has steered clear of the private sector investing that made his family's famous name and enormous fortune.
Now, that is changing. Mr. Buffett has co-founded a permanently capitalized operating company with big ambitions — essentially mimicking the structure of Berkshire Hathaway, the $328 billion conglomerate that owns everything from railways to candy makers.
Although his grandfather has traditionally acquired stalwart companies with timeless appeal, Mr. Buffett is taking a decidedly more forward-looking approach. The plan is for the new company, called i(x) Investments, to invest in early-stage and undervalued companies that are working on issues such as clean energy, sustainable agriculture and water scarcity.
Warren E. Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway. Credit Nati Harnik/Associated Press
"I'm looking for that sweet spot," Mr. Buffett said. "How do we improve society through these investments? How can we be creative with capital to address some of the greatest human needs?"
Mr. Buffett's co-founder at i(x) is Trevor Neilson, who has had a similarly diverse career. Most recently president of the financial services firm G2 Investment Group, Mr. Neilson previously was the director of public affairs at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and served on President Bill Clinton's advance team.
Mr. Neilson, who will serve as chief executive, also framed the new firm's mission as a question: "How do you harness the power of business to create social change?"
Though the company is just getting started, the founders are already talking a big game. Mr. Neilson said that friends and strategic partners were investing $2 million to $5 million this year.
Next year, he said, i(x) will accept $200 million from family offices, institutional investors and big companies. Mr. Neilson is on a road show of sorts, pitching i(x) to venture capital firms like Kleiner Perkins and Andreessen Horowitz and tech companies like Google.
Mr. Neilson is similarly ambitious when imagining how i(x) will deploy all that capital. He said the plan was to start slow this year, taking small stakes in early-stage companies. But he hopes the firm eventually will make investments worth $100 million each year. The goal is to file for an initial public offering by 2020.
So far, i(x) has not made one investment, though Mr. Neilson said the firm was close to taking its first two stakes.
Celebrities for Foreign Policy: Trevor Neilson, philanthropic adviser to the stars. Photo: Neilson at far right, pictured with Richard Holbrooke, far left, Angelina Jolie, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton in September 2005. Ho New / courtesy Reuters.
One likely portfolio company breeds crickets to produce food for chickens and fish, a more ecologically sound, if somewhat unpleasant-sounding, alternative to traditional feedstocks like corn. Another likely investment will be in Skywater, which makes machines that turn natural humidity into drinking water. Some investments, such as one being considered in the solar energy financing company True Green Capital, could be as large as $100 million each.
Though such companies may sound futuristic, Mr. Neilson and Mr. Buffett believe there is a growing market for these products, and growing appetite to finance such endeavors. Investors, they say, are increasingly factoring ethics into their decision-making.
It was only in recent decades that some investors began avoiding certain morally dubious companies and sectors — hence the divestiture campaigns that focused on companies doing business in South Africa in its apartheid era and more recently have taken aim at fossil fuel producers and gun manufacturers.
Now, the i(x) founders say, investors want to put their capital to work in ways that will not simply avoid doing bad, but actually do some good in the world.
"Investors in the past haven't seen their investments as an expression of their values," Mr. Neilson said. "There is an evolving consciousness in the world which presents an historic opportunity for both social change, and profit."
As i(x) gets underway, Berkshire Hathaway is under scrutiny for investing in enterprises whose products have drawn criticism over social issues.
Berkshire Hathaway is a large shareholder of Coca-Cola, and the elder Mr. Buffett regularly professes his love for junk food, even as American eating habits are changing to healthier fare. This month, the hedge fund manager William A. Ackman, trading public barbs with the Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman, Charlie Munger, said Coca-Cola had "caused enormous damage to society."
Berkshire Hathaway also controls Clayton Homes, the nation's largest homebuilder, which has been accused of preying on the poor. And it owns BNSF Railway, which runs pollutant-spewing trains and transports coal, other fossil fuels and hazardous materials.
Mr. Buffett said that he had not asked his grandfather for advice or money while starting i(x). Neither his father, Howard G. Buffett, who focuses on the family foundation, nor his grandfather is an investor.
"I'm very careful about what I bring in front of each of them, and even more careful about how I portray that publicly," Mr. Buffett said.
Mr. Buffett said he told Mr. Neilson: "Don't expect we're going to be calling Warren up on the phone and getting input on this."
But it is no coincidence that i(x) is structured as a permanently capitalized operating company. That structure — essentially a holding company that owns independently operated companies, and stakes in others — has allowed Berkshire Hathaway to become one of the most valuable enterprises on earth.
Unlike a private equity firm, which buys and sells companies, Berkshire Hathaway buys and holds. And instead of taking 20 percent of profits for himself and other managers, Warren E. Buffett reinvests profits into the company.
"Compound interest is the miracle of Berkshire Hathaway," said Todd Morley, a co-founder of Guggenheim Partners, the investment firm with $300 billion in assets, and also founder of G2 Investment Group. G2 is investing in i(x), and Mr. Morley will be an adviser to the firm.
Buying and holding companies, rather than selling them, also allows conglomerates to defer costly tax payments.
"It's actually the architecture of a permanent capitalized operation company, the ability to compound and defer, that becomes the alpha generator," Mr. Morley said. "That is why Berkshire has outperformed the S.&P. by absurd percentages."
Because i(x) will be investing in nascent technologies, a long-term horizon is particularly important.
"A fund structure, with its finite life cycle and investors wanting to see returns, is not the right model for impact investing," Mr. Neilson said. "The world's biggest problems have to be addressed through sustained investment."
In addition to helping find and screen investment opportunities, Mr. Buffett's role at i(x) will be focused on devising systems by which to measure the contributions to society.
For Mr. Buffett, who has thus far spent most of his career in the public sector and academia, the decision to start a permanently capitalized operating company was not an entirely obvious choice, but one that took full advantage of his family's legacy.
"Howard is on a search to find where he can have the most impact," said William B. Eimicke, a professor at Columbia University who taught Mr. Buffett, and now teaches a class jointly with him. "This is an actualization of where he's been focused."
For Mr. Buffett, the hope is that i(x) will essentially become a baby Berkshire Hathaway with a conscience.
"We're looking at the long-term horizon and investments that are doing more than avoiding bad, but are actually trying to improve the world," Mr. Buffett said. "It's about taking the potential for capitalism to the next level."
A version of this article appears in print on November 21, 2015, on page B1 of the New York edition with the headline: Buffett's Grandson Envisions Portfolio of Social Change.
Foundations, Human Rights Watch, Humanitarian Agencies, Imperialist Wars/Occupations, Non-Profit Industrial Complex
Africa Burundi Clinton Congo Human Rights Watch Humanitarian Intervention ICTR Paul Kagame Propaganda System R2P Rwanda UN
350.org / 1Sky, Foundations, Non-Profit Industrial Complex, NoVo Foundation
Buffett Clinton Keystone XL TRNN
Keystone XL Charade
As noted at Wrong Kind of Green, There Was Nothing Key About Keystone XL — Except Diverting Our Attention For More Dirty Profit. As noted at The Real News Network, Regardless of Keystone XL, Tar Sands Oil Will Still Flow to the Gulf.
The fact it took two years for TRNN to catch up with WKOG, where the 350/Warren Buffett KXL charade was first exposed, suggests it is as much a cynical opportunist as Hillary. In fact, Skirting the Real News is something I wrote about a year ago, when TRNN was unquestioningly promoting Klein, 350, and their many hoaxes.
Interestingly, the TRNN cover-up of the Klein/Buffett charade remains unexposed by this so-called Real News Network. As I observed in April, Distorting Reality is what liberal gatekeepers like TRNN do. That's why two-thirds of its ongoing operating revenue comes from the rich.
[Jay Taber is an associate scholar of the Center for World Indigenous Studies, a correspondent to Forum for Global Exchange, and a contributing editor of Fourth World Journal. Since 1994, he has served as communications director at Public Good Project, a volunteer network of researchers, analysts and activists engaged in defending democracy. As a consultant, he has assisted indigenous peoples in the European Court of Human Rights and at the United Nations. Email: tbarj [at] yahoo.com Website: www.jaytaber.com]
Whiteness & Aversive Racism
Capitalism Castro Clinton Democratic Party Haiti Organizing vs Mobilizing Voting
WATCH: Dr. Kwame Ture (aka Stokely Carmichael) The Revolutionary | Like It Is, With Gil Noble [1996]
Gil Noble's (1932-2012) legendary interview with Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) (1941-1998) on 'Like It Is.' (1996)
Tags: The Democratic Party, Haiti, Voting, Organizing vs Mobilizing, Cuba, Capitalism, Racism
350.org / 1Sky, Foundations, Non-Profit Industrial Complex, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
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Millenium Development Goals: Wall Street's Global Plan
A Culture of Imbeciles
Poverty-pimping is as old as liberalism; broken promises likewise. Under neoliberalism, though, this betrayal is orchestrated as humanitarian. As a dishonest broker, the UN plays a key role in this fraud.
Promising relief from poverty, disease, and oppression, ubercapitalists and sycophants like Gates and Clinton join the IMF and World Bank in supporting the UN Millenium Development Goals. As contributing architects of the final solution, the Gates and Clinton foundations lend a philanthropic veneer to Free Market brutality under the guise of promoting equality.
While this veneer might seem laughable to anyone paying attention, it holds considerable sway when repackaged by NGOs acting as fronts for Wall Street. Like the humanitarian war charade and Free Market Ponzi schemes over climate change, pimping poverty relief through mega-development on indigenous territories requires expertise in controlling minds.
The illusion of ubercapitalist philanthropy, now unraveling in the aftermath of the Buffett/350 scandal, was dealt another blow with the revelation of Gates Foundation investments in G4S — a company "highly complicit in the Israeli military occupation of Palestine." While social engineering by the capitalist elite, using private foundations, is as old as tax loopholes, mobilized Free Market multitudes is largely a social media phenomenon.
As Michael Barker notes, most telling are the covert, anti-democratic campaigns funded by corporations like Microsoft. By manipulating media, Gates foundation – like Ford and Rockefeller – undermines democracy worldwide. The philanthropic colonization of civil society is just one more means of their corrosive social engineering.
Amnesty International, Avaaz, Foundations, Human Rights Watch, Humanitarian Agencies, Imperialist Wars/Occupations, MoveOn.org, Purpose [Public Relations Arm of Avaaz]
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Smooth Talkers: Marketing Imperial Civil Society
After the Vietnam War, big dogs in the Democratic Party transitioned from belligerent blowhards to smooth talkers. The party of cold warriors became hot stuff. Capitalizing on the popular subculture of peace and love, the Democrats under President Clinton initiated the era of "humanitarian" war. As such, American hegemony could be repackaged as philanthropic.
Ironically, the breakthrough in marketing imperial civil society came about as a result of Clinton's misadventures with his Oval Office intern Monica Lewinsky. When Big Dog got caught with his pants down, the Democratic Party turned to social media for support. Mobilizing support through the NGO MoveOn, Democrats were able to turn a national embarrassment into an organizing opportunity. As time went on, social media would prove to be a useful tool for social engineering.
As servants of Wall Street, the Democrats — through MoveOn — began what would become a tsunami of deceptive devices, from Avaaz to Purpose. As pro-war promoters, these NGOs were able to divert attention from high crimes and focus public attention on false pretenses, in turn used to justify perpetual militarism. With the capture of boards at nominally progressive NGOs like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, the neoliberals represented by Clinton introduced a sophisticated new psychological warfare element to the public arena.
With laundered funding aplenty — available through neoliberal foundations like Clinton, Gates, Soros, Ford and Rockefeller — Wall Street (with help from Madison Avenue) has managed to consolidate its war-making portfolio of investments, while simultaneously acquiring a controlling interest in big international NGOs. As civil society institutions (living on pre-coup residual creds), the NGOs, in turn, legitimate the neoliberal incarnation of fascism.
As the architect of NAFTA, Clinton's bonafides on Wall Street are rock solid. While his star faded as a result of the 1999 WTO Ministerial in Seattle, the Clinton Global Initiative to implement Wall Street's Millenium Development Goals seems to have resurrected his pathetic leadership to gold. Perhaps — like his Wag the Dog war in Sudan — in time, the memory of Clinton sucking up to the daughter of Uzbekistan's president (known for boiling his political opponents alive) in order to finance his foundation (on proceeds from slave labor) will be forgotten.
[Jay Taber is an associate scholar of the Center for World Indigenous Studies, a correspondent to Fourth World Eye, and a contributing editor of Fourth World Journal. Since 1994, he has served as the administrative director of Public Good Project, a volunteer network of researchers, analysts and activists engaged in defending democracy. As a consultant, he has assisted ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples seeking justice in such bodies as the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations.]
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The Weaponized Naked Girl
manyfesto
The 1976 film Network is the story of a failing television channel and its scheme to improve ratings by putting a crazy man on television. Howard Beale is driven out of his mind after he's laid off to shield the bottom line. He is a widower, no real friends – a victim of the economic rearrangement of the 1970s. Promising to blow his brains out on live TV, Beale is suddenly the savior of the network as the ratings are higher than ever as a result of this outburst. He appears on television and delivers emotive appeals to his audience, reasoning that while he doesn't know what do to fix the situation, he at least encourages everyone to "get mad". But no mass movement erupts. Once his shares start to dip, the network assassinates him to pull their ratings out of the fire.
This is the usual synopsis you'll receive. Network's other story lines, the ones about Faye Dunaway's sexually aggressive yet sexually vacuous character, the cynical manipulation of Black Power politics, are usually ignored. Everyone loves a story about a maniac street preacher. But Network is also about how the media is manufactured, how our pain and frustrations regarding the state of the world are manipulated for ratings, and how legitimate grievances are monetized under capitalism.
It's a shame we miss out on that, because the media we consume today is just as cynically manipulated. It's just as weaponized against the population as the media of a hundred years ago, but has now adopted new marketing techniques to sell, promote, and defend imperialism and capitalism. This is not to say that older techniques are not still used – some corruption is still as blatant as taking money or gifts – but other techniques have not been as examined, as thoroughly condemned. While sex and race are just as common as ever in the media's worship of imperialism and capitalism, the new neoliberal strategies of atomization and the cult of the individual gives the old tropes of manipulation a fresh coat of paint:
We live in an era of flux. The old model of a creator or creative type—a person who does one thing well, and depends on institutions for support—is falling by the wayside. The creator of the future is a super-connected trans-disciplinary mutant: engaged and intellectually rebellious. Molly Crabapple has created everything from Occupy Wall Street posters and arts journalism of collapsing countries to murals on the walls of the world's most exclusive nightclubs. On stage, she delivers an energizing, take-no-prisoners talk on how creators—how everyone—can create a life of their own design, without asking permission. (Emphasis mine, from Lanvin Agency)
Atomization is the isolation of a person from their "institutions of support", meaning, essentially, not just their fellow human being, but also the traditional ways of reading and perceiving knowledge, though history or dialectical reasoning. The atomized individual is "intellectually rebellious", cut off from the ability to reason correctly and confused by constantly shifting parameters – relying on their own atomized and manipulated environment in order to successfully parse reality. A strategy as old as time is to successfully make the person feel like they came up with the idea to oppress themselves. The fresh coat of paint here is to make everyone relate to their own oppression in an intimate, ego-shaping way. The individual's decision – once they choose oppression, of course – is a sacred decision; their reasoning and their motivations are private and autonomous. The oppressed are oppressed whether they choose to be or not – but the propaganda encourages the oppressed to accept it anyway, because it makes things easier for domination and atomizes society faster.
Imperialism, too, wants invitations for military advisors, trade agreements, and foreign direct investment. Wars and battles can be disagreeable. Usually it's preferable both morally and logistically when the oppressed ask for their own subjugation, argue for it themselves. Likewise, patriarchy seeks to subjugate by invitation. Women are told that patriarchy really does have nothing but the best intentions, that she can cleverly twist patriarchy on her own to make it "work for her". In this way, we can compare the woman who feels violent pornography is empowering to the country which feels monoculture depending on the imperial markets is empowering. Under this paradigm, we the audience, must believe that if they are asking for it, we must respect their agency. Systems of oppression, however, do not simply disappear because they are somehow passively (or actively!) accepted by the oppressed. Indeed, systems prefer the acquiescence of the oppressed to conflict. This is why it is so important for us to be told that women love being prostitutes and how much happier developing countries are under capitalism. In many cases, this functions as a sort of shield for oppression – it's their choice, after all! And we must respect that. And if not their choice, well then, certainly NATO has their best interests as individuals at heart. An argument about imperialism successfully becomes an argument about agency.
All of this is not just a successful tool for atomization, it is also a savvy marketing strategy for oppression. For this essay, I am going to write mainly on how imperialist-marketing techniques specifically corrupts feminism. While women who stand against oppression and imperialism are often excluded from public platform, or labeled as "crazy" otherwise, when standing for imperialism, misogyny, racism, and capitalism, women are seen as strong and independent-minded. When their representations of the aforementioned are attacked, these otherwise "modern" women simply melt back into stereotypical gender roles, and are posited as victims. I will present three case studies for this phenomenon that will seek to make this connection between feminism, traditional gender roles, agency and imperial aggression.
For the first case study, let's take a look at a so-called feminist, modern group of women: FEMEN. The marketing strategy of this Ukrainian group is pretty simple to grasp. A photo of any FEMEN action usually includes a half naked blonde woman, political slogans scrawled across her breasts, her face contorted in pain and fear as a police officer or soldier, generally a man, attempts to tackle and arrest her. Here we have a twofold approach: one strategy is that instead of holding placards, these women use their bare breasts as "weapons" (their word, not mine) to trick an otherwise apathetic and disinterested male population into buying whatever it is they're selling, while courageously doing this as wielders of their own agency, allegedly wielding it in the name of atomized feminism (what I call elsewhere "postfeminism"). This is greatly analogous to marketing strategies which seek to utilize female sexuality – we can see examples of this on any convention showroom floor. They are simultaneously empowered by using their sexuality to sell their politics, while at the same time cynically bowing to traditional gender roles. The second part of the marketing strategy is to usually include the police. Their groping hands put these lovely blonde ladies in danger. They roughly claw at their exposed flesh. Like King Kong, these women are generally presented as helpless against their attackers, suspended in midair by the ruddy paws of the enemy who seeks to destroy us all. We are winked at by the titillating vision of half-naked attractive white women, offering their politics on their breasts as a way of appealing to the so-called essential nature of of piggish men, appreciative of their strong choices, angry that a man would stand in their way. →
Foundations, Non-Profit Industrial Complex
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WATCH: The Limits of the Web in an Age of Communicative Capitalism
Democracy and Other Neoliberal Fantasies
In association with the Left Forum, Jodi Dean gives a talk on what she terms "communicative capitalism" and the Communist horizon.
What has been the political impact of networked communications technologies? In the era of the occupy movement, the Arab Spring, Wikileaks and now the protests in Brazil and Turkey, many have celebrated the internet and social media's central role in creating resistance movements. Jodi Dean, author of 'The Communist Horizon' and 'Democracy and Other Neoliberal Fantasies', argues that the web has formed part of a profoundly depoliticizing shift in capitalism, which has enabled the marriage of neoliberalism to the democratic values of participation and the reduction of politics to the registration of opinions and the transmission of feelings.
She insists that any reestablishment of a vital and purposeful left politics will require shedding the mantle of victimization, confronting the marriage of neoliberalism and democracy and mobilizing different terms to represent political strategies and goals. The left's ability to develop and defend a collective vision of equality has been undermined by the ascendance of what she calls "communicative capitalism". Although we have the means to express ideas and ask questions like never before, Dean asks why, in an age celebrated for its communications, there is no response.
Filmed in Connolly Books, Temple Bar, Dublin on the 29th June 2013.
350.org / 1Sky, Greenpeace
1Sky 350.org / 1Sky Clinton McKibben Naomi Klein Rockefeller Tar Sands Action
The Climate Cartel: 1Sky, 350.org and Rockefeller Brothers | Stronger as One
The Climate Cartel:1Sky, 350.org and Rockefeller Brothers | Stronger as One
Published July 7th, 2011 by Political Context: http://bit.ly/n8FG5T and Canadians for Action on Climate Change: http://bit.ly/r1REJ0
"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun." – David Rockefeller , the current patriarch of the Rockefeller family and only surviving grandchild of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil.
"Doublethink, a word coined by George Orwell in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, describes the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts. It is related to, but distinct from, hypocrisy and neutrality. Its opposite is cognitive dissonance, where the two beliefs cause conflict in one's mind." (source: Wikipedia)
[Doublethink is] "To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget, whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again, and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself — that was the ultimate subtlety; consciously to induce unconsciousness, and then, once again, to become unconscious of the act of hypnosis you had just performed. Even to understand the word 'doublethink' involved the use of doublethink."
"The power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them….To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed, to deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies all this is indispensably necessary. Even in using the word doublethink it is necessary to exercise doublethink. For by using the word one admits that one is tampering with reality; by a fresh act of doublethink one erases this knowledge; and so on indefinitely, with the lie always one leap ahead of the truth." – George Orwell, George (1949). Nineteen Eighty-Four. Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, London, part 1, chapter 3, pp 32
Wikipedia: "Orwell explains that the Party could not protect its iron power without degrading its people with constant propaganda. Yet, knowledge of this brutal deception, even within the Inner Party itself, could lead to collapse of the state from within. Though Nineteen Eighty-Four is most famous for the Party's pervasive surveillance of everyday life, this control means that the population of Oceaniaall of it, including the ruling elitecould be controlled and manipulated merely through the alteration of everyday thought and language. Newspeak is the method for controlling thought through language; doublethink is the method of directly controlling thought.
Moreover, doublethink's self-deception allows the Party to maintain huge goals and realistic expectations.
Since 1949 (when Nineteen Eighty-Four was published), the word doublethink has become synonymous with relieving cognitive dissonance by ignoring the contradiction between two world viewsor even of deliberately seeking to relieve cognitive dissonance. Some schools of psychotherapy, such as cognitive therapy, encourage people to alter their own thoughts as a way of treating different psychological maladies."
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Fair warning to those who continue to support "the new" 350.org
In April of this year, 1Sky and 350.org announced their "official" merger, even though they were already intertwined from the outset.
As documented in the expose Rockefellers 1Sky Unveils the New 350.org | More $ More Delusion,today, having possibly reached peak delusion, we now actually have the Rockefellers at the helm of our faux climate movement and even the most intelligent people have chosen to embrace it. Even anti-capitalist websites are promoting Bill McKibben's latest piece asking for civil disobedience and signed by McKibben, Naomi Klein, Maude Barlow and others including prominent 1Sky members.
Make no mistake that civil disobedience is absolutely imperative and that yes, the tar sands must be considered a death knell to the planet in relation to climate change, which continues to escalate at a rapid rate. And yes this call to action is certainly orders of magnitude more important than anything that McKibben has demonstrated in the past.
The question is why globalist plutocrats, such as the Rockefellers, fund the majority of the mainstream environmental movement and establish an organization that now calls for civil disobedience and the halt of tar sands expansion into the US? If the true meaning of climate justice were in fact to be realized, it would mean nothing less than the stripping of wealth of these very families and corporate entities. The very system which ensures global monetary wealth and power stay securely in the hands of the privileged few today is absolutely dependent upon and cannot succeed without continuous expanding raping, pillaging and degradation to our Earth and relentless exploitation of those most vulnerable.
Since these families and corporate entities have come to fund the mainstream environmental movement, we can safely conclude that they do not fear it. The reason is simple the climate justice "movement" represents no real threat to the globe's wealthiest and most powerful. The global elites including the dominant Rockefellers shape, define and ultimately control the movement itself. Yet these big names do lend credibility to an organization whose legitimacy is essentially non-existent.
The carefully worded "call out" from McKibben even places restrictions on the participants:
"We will do it in dignified fashion, demonstrating that in this case we are the conservatives, and that our foes who would change the composition of the atmosphere are dangerous radicals."
Framing the term "radical" as dangerous (radical is derived from the Latin word rdclis – having roots, from Latin rdix – a root, designed to act on or eliminate the root or cause of a pathological process), McKibben exhorts would-be participants to wear business attire and show support for Obama:
"Come dressed as if for a business meeting this is, in fact, serious business. And another sartorial tip if you wore an Obama button during the 2008 campaign, why not wear it again? We very much still want to believe in the promise of that young Senator who told us that with his election the 'rise of the oceans would begin to slow and the planet start to heal.' We don't understand what combination of bureaucratic obstinacy and insider dealing has derailed those efforts, but we remember his request that his supporters continue on after the election to pressure the government for change. We'll do what we can."
McKibben's message on aggressive non-violence?
"One thing we don't want is a smash up: if you can't control your passions, this action is not for you."
On 30 June 2011, Jeff Goodell wrote in the Rolling Stone article, Politics: Time For Climate Activists to Get Tough:
"Interestingly, organizers are asking demonstrators to ditch Birkenstocks, torn jeans and tie-dyed T-shirts for button-down, business attire. 'We need to be able to get across to people who the conservatives are and who the radicals are,' McKibben said. 'People need to understand how radical it is to change the composition of the atmosphere.' By marching in button-downs, rally organizers are clearly borrowing a page from the Mississippi Freedom Riders of the 1960s, who, by arriving in the South as well-dressed, respectable students and citizens, helped expose the moral savagery of the white power establishment.
It may be a shrewd and effective strategy, but inviting a comparison between climate activists and the Freedom Riders only underscores how tame the fight against global warming has been so far. The Freedom Riders proved the power of peaceful action, but they also showed astonishing courage and a willingness to risk their lives to change the world. Buses were firebombed. Some of them were attacked by police dogs. Others were beaten bloody, had bones broken, skulls cracked. But their suffering inspired people. 'If those kids are wiling to lay all that on the line, I should be able to screw up at least a little courage in order to support the movement,' one person says in Breach of Peace, Eric Etheridge's excellent book of portraits of Freedom Riders."
If people wish to delude themselves that 1 Sky/350.org/McKibben is our saviour that will help us avoid our own self-annihilation, I guess they can go ahead and do so. This will prove to be a massive mistake for those who claim to work towards climate justice and claim to be opposed to the commodification of Earth's final remaining natural resources. This misguided trust will also prove to be lethal to future generations, including today's children.
Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, spoke March 19, 2010 at Innovative Philanthropy for the 21st Century: Harnessing the Power of Impact Investing: In this second phase of philanthropic innovation, our Rockefeller Foundation predecessors helped establish the non-governmental organization sector as the missing middle between giving and direct impact. This included support for entities we call them RINGOS, Rockefeller Foundation Initiated NGOs.
1Sky was a Rockefeller-initiated NGO an incubator project so to speak. Although I have documented this relationship extensively, the majority of people are only willing to see and believe what they want to see and believe. Cognitive dissonance, denial and Orwells doublespeak has proven to be a most effective strategy in the co-opting of an entire movement. On the website post below written by 1Sky Garth Brooks it is stated unequivocally that Rockefeller Brothers is a 1Sky strategic partner.
From the 1Sky Website: Weekly Round-Up 8/6/10:
"It makes me feel better, but I suspect others feel differently. Some even questioned if there was a movement. In their Grist piece, authors Kelsey Wirth, Rockefeller Family Fund's Larry Shapiro, and Greenpeace USA's Philip Radford put it bluntly on why the grassroots failed to help deliver a strong bill(Note: Rockefeller Brothers is a 1Sky donor and strategic partner)."
Rockefeller Fund manages approximately US$1 billion for descendants of John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil Co., predecessor of U.S. oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and ConocoPhillips, all of which are tar sands developers.
For an imperative read see Offsetting Resistance and the secret structure of the tar sands coalition: "The emerging 'North American Tar Sands Coalition,' seeks to keep its decision-making body 'invisible to the outside,' while funnelling millions of dollars to its preferred groups."
Such "campaigns" are superbly planned and executed using all tools available, with a heavy emphasis on distraction, language and manipulation using advanced and sophisticated psychology.
If the environmental movement and notable environmental leaders who speak out against capitalism (the root cause of climate change) and the fatal illusion of "green" capitalism believe that partnering and promoting an organization led by the Rockefellers, the Clintons, TckTckTck (supported/partnered with the Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change, which includes members such as Shell) is not insane … then we really are in for a FAR WORSE situation than we realize.
Many will have taken notice by now of the big greens pushing REDD REDD being just one of the many market mechanisms the Rockefellers, with the industrial machine, have worked towards and funded with many a big green NGO to assist.
"Rockefeller was a donor to colleges all over the country and helped found the University of Chicago. Huntington, of the Central Pacific, gave money to two Negro colleges, Hampton Institute and Tuskegee Institute. Carnegie gave money to colleges and to libraries. Johns Hopkins was founded by a millionaire merchant, and millionaires Cornelius Vanderbilt, Ezra Cornell, James Duke, and Leland Stanford created universities in their own names. The rich, giving part of their enormous earnings in this way, became known as philanthropists.
These educational institutions did not encourage dissent; they trained the middlemen in the American system-the teachers, doctors, lawyers, administrators, engineers, technicians, politicians- those who would be paid to keep the system going, to be loyal buffers against trouble." Howard Zinn from the book History is a Weapon, A Peoples History of the United States, Chapter 11 Robber Barons and Rebels
The illusion of democracy and good will is breathtaking.
Announcement on the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Website April 21, 2011
Written by Jessica Bailey (integral to the creation of 1Sky, Jessica Bailey is the Program Officer for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's Sustainable Development program, where she focuses on climate change. Bailey also serves on the board of directors for 1Sky):
1Sky and 350.org: Stronger as One
Posted on 04/21/2011 in Sustainable Development
By Jessica Bailey
This month marked the exciting marriage of 1Sky and 350.org two grantees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's Sustainable Development program. The announcement comes as environmental policy is hitting a new low in Washington: the House of Representatives just voted to deny the science of climate change; the recently passed federal budget cuts climate change-related programs by $49 million (including a ban on funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Service); the White House has opened up wide areas of the West for coal mining; and the environmental community is being forced to put everything it's got into protecting the Clean Air Act a bill passed decades ago! These are challenging times for those of us working to advance solutions to climate change.
Despite the news coming from Washington, the announcement to merge 1Sky and 350.org two of the biggest movements on climate into a single organization under the banner of 350.org, gives me hope that we just might build a people-powered movement strong enough to protect this planet. 1Sky and 350.org were born around the same time and involved many of the same leaders. Bill McKibben, who has been a 1Sky board member and will chair the new 350.org board, once referred to 1Sky as the U.S. Embassy for 350.org and 350.org as 1Sky's foreign legion. 1Sky was founded to support ambitious environmental action in the United States that would keep emissions targets to scientifically defendable levels, stop new coal-fired power plants, and build a green economy strong enough to create five million new green jobs. 350.org was founded to embed the concept of a wonky carbon emissions concept (350 ppm is the level of emissions in the atmosphere that scientists believe is safe) into the international negotiations in the run-up to the Copenhagen climate summit. While 1Sky didn't deliver bold national policy and 350.org didn't deliver a global treaty, both organizations have made significant progress in widening the tent of grassroots support for climate action. With the new political reality, it makes all the sense in the world to bring them together. Matching 350.org's talent for mass mobilization and online action with 1Sky's advocacy and field campaign experience is tremendously exciting. Mergers are tough, and I applaud the leaders in both organizations for recognizing they'd be stronger together.
The new 350.org has an aggressive plan to mobilize millions of people in a tech-savvy, citizen-driven movement that can finally build the support necessary for real climate action. The good news is they have a solid running start. The new campaign will have over 600,000 active supporters, thousands of volunteer community organizers in every state, and hundreds of partner organizations.
Let's hope this happy union gives the climate movement the jumpstart it needs to compel our country to act on climate change before it's too late."
http://www.rbf.org/post/1sky-and-350org-stronger-one
"Some even believe we (the Rockefeller family) are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the USA characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure—one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." – David Rockefeller
In April 2011 congressman Ron Paul, sent a stark message this week to ruling elite "internationalists" attempting to expand globalism via the Western military industrial complex "you will fail".
Will they fail?
Certainly not unless we finally make an uncompromised decision to face reality dead-on.
If you are in support of "green" capitalism meaning BAU (business as usual) and keeping the world's monetary wealth and power in the hands of a select few the furthest thing from climate justice then just keep supporting the new 350.org/1Sky, along with the other corporate greens. It is so grossly blatant, it is difficult to accept that people are choosing to be blind to it. If you believe the Rockefellers (and the handful of other elites who control the globe) wish for a new global economy based on any kind of justice and a re-distribution of wealth and power, you're in seriously dangerous denial.
We don't need Rockefeller and corporate mouthpieces planning our actions, "training" us to be passive and obedient, and telling us what we can and cannot do, what is appropriate versus what is not. We need civil disobedience but it must come from the grassroots up, not from the plutocrats down.
Today's youth, Indigenous peoples of the world, indeed all the men and women alive today, have every right to rebel against and destroy the current power structures that exist. This is necessary in order to salvage what is left of a raped and pillaged planet on the brink of ecological collapse. Martin Luther King once said that "you cannot commit an act of violence against a non-sentient object." The real violence is what is being allowed to happen on a daily basis to our Earth Mother and global and local ecosystems, to which we have chosen to turn a blind eye. Today, police states and corporate-controlled governments protect property, corporate interests, and industrialized economic growth over life itself. Drastic times require drastic measures; thus, all peoples have the right to destroy the suicidal structures now threatening humanity. Echoing the words of Malcolm X, they must defend that right "by any means necessary."
Refuse to be silenced. Go forward in self-defence. Do not negotiate life. Reject all compromise.
Reject all attempts for the industrial machine to smother, rehabilitate, co-opt, or psychologically marginalize our actions.
Attack the economic system as this is the only language those most powerful, who control the world's monetary wealth, understand.
It is past time to start enacting civil disobedience on a massive scale. Knowledge is the weapon and it is time to arm the masses using all organizational tools in existence. This must be a united movement. Fuel distribution centres, pipelines, dams, roads, the industrial-military complex, banks, the stock exchange, politicians, CEOs: all must be targeted.
And for fuck's sake, don't wear a tie unless you really want to.
Cory Morningstar is climate justice activist whose recent writings can be found on Canadians for Action on Climate Change and The Art of Annihilation site where you can read her bio. You can follow her on Twitter: @elleprovocateur


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Jordan's fictional reforms
Compared to recent dramatic events — Qaddafi's demise in Libya, Tunisia's groundbreaking elections, the Coptic killings in Egypt — Jordan's latest cabinet shuffle barely registered as a news blip. Indeed, King Abdullah's dismissal of wildly unpopular Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit had been expected as early as this summer. Still, many analysts greeted new Premier Awn ...
By Sean L. Yom
| November 9, 2011, 2:52 PM
Compared to recent dramatic events — Qaddafi's demise in Libya, Tunisia's groundbreaking elections, the Coptic killings in Egypt — Jordan's latest cabinet shuffle barely registered as a news blip. Indeed, King Abdullah's dismissal of wildly unpopular Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit had been expected as early as this summer. Still, many analysts greeted new Premier Awn Khasawneh with hope and anticipation. In a country that has simmered with growing unrest, the appointment of a new government explicitly charged with rejuvenating a moribund political reform process may represent a decisive royal concession. As opposition protests enter their eleventh month, perhaps the monarchy has realized that democratization can wait no longer.
Such an appraisal is admirably optimistic, but it is a convenient fiction produced for Western consumption. Scryers of Jordan must look beyond any given cabinet to understand that although the Hashemite palace trumpets the cause of democracy, its goal during the Arab Spring has been to preserve autocratic supremacy. A transition to constitutional monarchy exists more as fantasy in the minds of liberals than a goal supported by the palace. Yet that is the logical endgame of Jordanian democratization: a near-absolute monarchy devolving power to a fairly elected parliament, alongside a General Intelligence Directorate that no longer interferes in public life.
Despite the heroic assumptions of reformists expecting progress toward such transformation, Khasawneh's new government is designed to fail. Why? It is not simply that Khasawneh's task is Herculean. (Starting off by promising no more rigged elections, given that every past election was declared free and fair, does not inspire much confidence.) Rather, in Jordan cabinet changes are signals rather than causes of major policy shifts. While prime ministers have always been executors of royal imperatives, since the political opening of 1989 they have become part of a new system of cyclical management. Premiers are appointed with impossible jobs because they are expected to stumble — and popular cabinets do not get sacked. When their inability to deliver generates an inevitable crisis of public confidence, the king ritualistically intervenes.
Such essential reboots allow the palace to maintain its fictive distance from the political fray by sympathizing with (and, in theory, defusing) popular frustration, while promoting another loyal retainer into the top spot. Parliament ironically lubricates this cycle because the imbalanced electoral system favors independent MP's who, bound by no party, raucously echo their constituents' displeasure because it wins votes. The historical record exposes the dispensability of cabinets: this is the 61st premiership since the 1950s, and the ninth government since Abdullah's 1999 ascension. Either Jordanian prime ministers are all incompetent, or else cabinet stability — the institutional foundation for any sustained policy change — is not the goal.
Analysts should thus use the latest session of the musical chairs game to consider the direction of royal strategy. It starts with the logic of selection. During his half-century of rule, King Hussein placed trust in a small coterie of East Bank advisors and loyalists. They often rotated between the official cabinet and royal court (a parallel government of sorts), and many served as prime minister multiple times given the King's confidence in their skill. By contrast, King Abdullah's strategy has been to experiment more diversely, plucking out new political talent from a broader network of clients. At times this backfired. For instance, conservative tribal supporters still bitterly recall the King's early endorsement of Bassem Awadallah, a Palestinian technocrat who gained unparalleled authority and prominence — it was their ferocious criticism that eventually forced his resignation from the royal court in 2008.
However, such eclecticism now makes sense now in a context of weekly protests and social tension. With his quiet credentials as an international jurist, Khasawneh lacks domestic experience and political baggage — the former would have kept him unknown under Hussein, but the latter makes him Abdullah's newest superstar. He will pursue whatever limited reforms the palace suggests, such as the recently ratified constitutional amendments and tepid changes to the elections and political parties laws. Thus, he is the ideal successor to Bakhit, who was the only prime minister to serve twice under Abdullah but whose reputation had been irrevocably decimated by scandals — e.g., the Casino-Gate corruption hearings, tribal agitations that forced the postponement of municipal elections, and violent attacks against opposition demonstrations.
Given the inevitable collapse of this government, the changeover's real benefit has been to give the palace time to regroup. The sheer volume of public discontent floored royal insiders this year, and they will use the next several months to rebuild relations with opposition forces. For example, the Islamists were offered several posts in the new government, and have been encouraged to reenter the political scene after they boycotted the last general elections. Khasawneh met with the professional syndicates and to their approval pledged to improve relations with Hamas. Urban youth activists disgusted with their brutal treatment by riot police and anonymous thugs received invitations to royal summits and other high-level gestures.
Notably, what surprised the regime was that many of those youth activists, such as the March 24 Shabab, were not Palestinian but rather hailed from tribal backgrounds. That hostility from East Bankers has grown immensely significant. After all, the Jordanian "street" does not threaten the monarchy when it encompasses the Muslim Brotherhood, professional associations, and leftist parties — predictable actors easily contained through targeted repression and legal constriction. Existential danger instead emerges when dissent emanates from the very social forces that staff the state, man the army, and operate the mukhabarat (GID).
That danger has become tangible in recent years, as prominent regime veterans and disaffected tribal communities have loudly complained about the status quo. They are neither traditional opposition nor lockstep liberals. They occasionally march with Islamists, manipulate the Palestinian issue to benefit their cause, and often focus on material demands like halting economic privatization. Yet like other Jordanians, they are furious about corruption, frustrated with economic stagnation, and disappointed with Abdullah's reign. Towns like Tafileh have witnessed repeated protests, and East Bank activists have spearheaded the creation of new opposition fronts. Most of all, public disparagement of the monarchy has become startlingly brazen, far more so than in 1989. Much as condemnation of Queen Rania broke a major taboo last year, reports of tribal gatherings openly criticizing both king and crown have become common.
However, the regime's old method of preserving East Banker support — sacrificing its fiscal health to maintain the institutions that employ them and the welfare that assists them — is invoking untenable costs. The absurd sacking of Central Bank Governor Faris Sharaf is a case in point. Among other reasons, his insistence on fiscal austerity threatened the price subsidies, public salary increases, and other grant programs promised this past year. Only Saudi aid grants have prevented the budget deficit from swelling further, but such expectations are unsustainable given the king's acknowledgement that living conditions precede democracy. Simply put, the regime lacks the financial resources to continue its lavish public spending spree.
Politically, the new opposition is using the Sharaf controversy to decry the overreach of the regime's security apparatus. In doing so, they have highlighted an uncomfortable fact: that the monarchy is either unwilling or unable to downsize the mukhabarat's interference in political affairs. Western analysts often assume the palace and mukhabarat are inseparable, but this is not always true. Both institutions seek to preserve authoritarian order, but over the past year the latter has exhibited an independent resistance to even half-hearted reforms that surprised the King himself. Not coincidentally, Khasawneh's installment as prime minister coincided with the appointment of a new GID director, General Feisal Shobaki, alongside a royal promise to review the agency's role.
For the Jordanian monarchy, maintaining stability depends on whether it can demobilize East Bank dissent while checking traditional opposition forces. It must accomplish these goals by foreclosing genuine democratic reforms, which would endanger its capacity to command the social policies central to its survival. Herein lays the current paradox of Jordanian politics: the monarchy shall succeed when its government fails.
Sean L. Yom is an assistant professor of political science at Temple University.
Tags: Democracy, Flash Points, Jordan, Middle East, Middle East Poster 4, Politics

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A branch of the Bend business, Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe Sunriver is located in the Sunriver Village, with summer store hours 7 days a week from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. starting April 1 and revert to winter hours after Labor Day. This full-service paddlesports store offers a great selection of retail, as well as kayak, canoe and stand-up paddleboard rentals for trips to the Cascade Lakes or out on the Deschutes River. They offer a boat shuttle service to LaPine State Park with pick up at Big River Campground for $15 per person (plus the rental cost) leaving at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., with no pets, please. In April and May, there will be one shuttle running at 11:00 a.m. with pick-up at 2:00 p.m. Please call the Bend location (541-317-9407) if you are interested in this service during the fall and winter months. They also provide full-day river tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and half-day river tours on Fridays throughout the summer.


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Saudi Aramco is reportedly shelling out a whopping $450 million on adviser fees for its upcoming IPO
Yusuf Khan
Oct. 15, 2019, 10:21 AM
Arabian oil giant, Saudi Aramco is reportedly shelling out hundreds of millions to advisors for its upcoming IPO.
Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the situation, said that Aramco was paying up to between $350 million to $450 million in fees to advisors from more than 20 different banks.
Bloomberg added that JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley were expected to be paid the most.
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Saudi Aramco, the Middle Eastern oil-giant, is currently preparing for a jaw-dropping IPO and the firm is paying hundreds of millions in fees to advisors as it readies to go public.
That's according to Bloomberg, which, citing sources familiar with the situation, said that the firm is paying between $350 million to $450 million in fees to IPO advisors from over 20 different banks.
That payment according to Bloomberg would be around 1% of the $40 billion Aramco is looking to raise.
The sources added that Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan stand to benefit the most from the IPO advice fees. Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and Credit Suisse Group, as well as 15 book runners and three advisers, will also win from the listing, Bloomberg said.
Last week it was reported that Saudi Aramco was plowing forward with its IPO plans and could list 1% to 2% of its shares publicly as soon as next month. Aramco is also due to release a prospectus in Arabic on October 25, with an English follow up on the 27th.
After the attacks last month on two of Aramco's oil facilities, some speculated that the IPO could be delayed until the company comes back to full capacity. However, Amin Nasser, the CEO said that oil production would be at full capacity by the end of November.
Aramco officials in the past have valued the oil-giant at $2 trillion in the past, and the $40 billion figure would make it the largest IPO ever. Alibaba who current holds the record for the largest IPO paid roughly $300 million in advisor fees, according to Bloomberg.
Bloomberg's sources added that the firm's board is due to meet with advisors this week, to approve the final share sale, likely on Thursday.
A representative for Aramco declined to comment to Bloomberg.
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Help, My Balls Keep Falling Out!
Here's a job we recently did for our clients in Huntington Beach, CA. They moved into this home in which the former owners had left this eight foot slate pool table behind. The pool table was manufactured by the now defunct, Regal Billiards of Wesminster, CA. This was one of Regal's earliest pool tables which was built using a one piece slate, they later switched to a three piece slate design. My client had finally had enough of the balls falling through the pockets and onto floor. I brought out a new set of brown leather pockets to replace the original 40 year old ones.
Thank you for the quick reply. This particular table I'm looking at is a screaming deal even if it were a low grade slate table. The solid oak cabinet, leather pockets, and 2+ inch thick frame are qualities that will help increase the value in later years. I think I may be able to change the legs to a more supportive design if it seems too unstable after I get it set up. I'm a bit nervous about moving the one piece slate though- the 9 ft Murrey I had years ago was a challenge to move even with a 3 piece slate. However, overall it will be a fun project and fun addition to my household. Too bad your company doesn't service Oregon! Your website is a great resource though. Keep it up and thanks again!
Sure thing Eric. It's hard to pass up a great deal!! As far as the one piece slate goes, it weighs 450lbs. I like to refer to those as "widow-makers" especially if there are any stairs involved. Just have a couple of furniture dollies and a couple of friends at the ready. Slow and steady!
This (and the post from Dec. 2009) is the only mention I have been able to find on the web of Regal Billiards. I'm interested in any information you may have regarding the Regal Company. I'm considering buying a Regal table and am curious about the quality of their tables and how/ why the company folded.
Good morning Eric, Regal Mfg. pool tables are decent. The earlier models were made using one piece slates, in my opinion not the best way to build a pool table, but hey, everyone, even Olhausen started out building pool tables with a one piece slate. The only down side to owning a Regal table with the pedestal leg design is that the legs don't do a very good job of supporting the weight of the cabinet and slate. There is a lot of flex between the claw legs where they connect to the two pedestals and even more flex where the pedestals mount to the cabinet. It's a beautiful looking design but not the most stable for supporting hundreds of pounds of weight plus the weight that a shooter imparts on the table while playing. As far as I know, the gentleman who started Regal Mfg. passed away more than a decade ago and when he did his wife tried keeping the company alive but was unsuccessful and ended up closing the doors. So all in all Regal pool tables are good, if you can find one with legs that mount directly to the cabinet you'll be better off. Likewise, if you can locate a Regal that was built using a three piece slate design you'd be much better off. Thank you for your comment Eric.


Nineteen non-profit booster groups, including three in Lockport, are receiving grants from the William G. Mayne Jr. Business/Community Enhancement program this year.
The program, funded by the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission and administered by Niagara County, is investing $39,000 in commercial district beautification and promotion efforts around the county this year.
• Western New York Historic Park Associates, $2,500 toward hanging baskets and median plantings along Main Street, Lockport; stone for a driveway extension at John Henry Park, Prospect Street; and production of a promotional brochure for Lockport In Bloom 2013.
• Lockport Main Street Inc., $3,000 toward production and printing of an updated Lockport Visitors Guide, which includes a map of the city and listings of attractions, restaurants, overnight accommodations and special events.
• Lockport Business Association, $1,515 toward upgrade of two Lockport "welcome" signs; and event signs for Lockport In Bloom 2013.
• Gasport Beautification Committee, $1,911 toward construction of a memorial garden with concrete walk and engraved memorial bench at Royalton Town Hall.
• Newfane Business & Professional Association, $3,000 toward Main Street plantings, sprucing up of a welcome sign, a granite bench for green space and three new lit holiday ornaments.
• Olcott Beach Community Association, $2,750 toward sidewalk replacement and addition of a flag pole and flags at the beach, plantings around the Civil War statue, lighting of the Main Street gazebo and event marketing post cards.
• Watch Wilson Grow, $2,380 toward upgrades at Krueger Park including pavilion renovation to complement the new Wilson Welcome Center.
• Sanborn Business & Professional Association, $2,000 toward new landscaping at the Welcome to Sanborn sign bed, Saunders Settlement and Hoover roads.
• Ransomville Business & Professional Association, $1,000 toward hanging floral baskets for the business district, and marketing materials for the Concerts in the Country series and Lighting of the Wreaths holiday event.
• Youngstown Business & Professional Association, $2,894 toward updating the Youngstown welcome brochure, flags and hanging baskets in the village.
• Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, $2,500 toward installation of digital signage in the new welcome center and production of 2013 promotional materials.
• Niagara USA Chamber, $1,850 toward acquisition of a marketing and communications software program.
• LaSalle Business & Professional Association, $1,500 toward sidewalk rehabilitation in the Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, Business District.
• Highland Community Revitalization Committee, $1,500 toward landscaping and gardening supplies for low-maintenance green spaces, a community vegetable garden and promotional materials.
• Main Street Business & Professional Association, $2,500 toward the placement of U.S. flags on utility poles along Main Street, Niagara Falls, seasonal plantings and two benches for Cenotaph Park, Main Street and Pine Avenue.
• Niagara Street Area Business & Professional Association, $566 toward installation of a business district sign at Niagara Street and Portage Road.
• Town of Niagara Business & Professional Association, $2,500 toward planters, commercial floral pots and replanting of existing hanging planters in the Military Road retail district.
• Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas, $1,750 toward the "Walkway to Webster Street" beautification project.
• Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda, $1,372 toward creation of a large business district map, with business listings, for the Gateway Park information kiosk.
The grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Business booster groups around the county sought a combined $47,000 in support for commercial district enhancement projects, according to Kathryn Lance, R-North Tonawanda, chairman of the legislature's economic development committee.


It's easy to miss what is most important during this time of year. With shopping for Christmas presents, festive parties, children's plays, decorating and baking, we can so often feel stressed and exhausted. During the time when we are celebrating the birth of Jesus and want to abide in His presence, we can so easily miss time spent with Him. Making prayer and God's Word a priority in our life during this Christmas season can be difficult. But if we make it our aim to glorify Jesus right in the midst of everything, He can help us to redeem the time in many varied and unusual ways. We can never lose out if we choose to stop and ask Him to enter into our busy holiday lives.
God is calling us to live a focused and dedicated life. A focused life is not scattered in many directions because of the distractions. It always moves to the center even in the busiest times because it is like a magnet attracted to Jesus, knowing that He alone is the one who makes everything work when priorities are in order. God knows that it's difficult and our temptation is to get too busy. We want to concentrate on God's best during this holiday season and not let the good things steal our relationship with Him. Let us remember that prayer and abiding in his presence are of utmost importance to Him.
When feeling overwhelmed with all the work, I encourage you to stop and pray short breath prayers to God throughout the day: "I need You." "I want to abide in You." "Help me Jesus to live for You today." "I worship You." The following prayer will help you and your family to keep God and His Word at the center of your life. You may want to pray it daily and print it for each member of your family, especially when faced with the holiday pressures and the temptation to lose God's peace, joy, and love.
Lord, We worship You during this Christmas season. You are our wonderful Counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). We choose to put You at the center of our family life as we celebrate Your birth. Keep us from distractions and help us to invite You into all our family activities. Teach us to pray and help us to glorify and worship You in our family during this busy time of year. Give us a spirit of wisdom and revelation that we might know You better (Ephesians 1:17).
*Join us now through mid-January for prayer on the internet for the Mediterranean Houses of Prayer and the Refugee Crisis - Sign up here.
*Web stream or attend the OneThing Conference from December 28-31, 2015 to help you focus on God and keep Him at the center.
*Purchase my new book on prayer for Christmas presents - The Passionate Prayer Life of Jesus.
May you have a peaceful, joyful and blessed Christmas with God at the center of all your family activities as you celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.


The Justice Film Festival will be screening THE PINK ROOM on February 23rd at The Downtown Independent in Los Angeles. An international film festival focusing on social justice through the lens of faith in conjunction with The Justice Conference, an annual gathering that educates, inspires and connects a generation to a shared concern for the vulnerable and oppressed. Join us!
We are honored to have our television premiere on our local PBS station.
Thank you KVIE for believing in our film and sharing Mien's story.


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Aiuto sono mia sorella è un film per la televisione del 1996 diretto da Blair Treu con protagoniste Katherine Heigl e Danielle Harris.

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Alexia e Hayley sono due sorelle completamente diverse tra di loro: Alexia, la maggiore, ha un ragazzo fisso, è disinteressata alla scuola e ha come unico pensiero la moda; Hayley, la minore, è l'opposto della sorella, infatti è interessata molto allo studio e poco alla moda e i ragazzi. Tutto cambia quando Hayley, vedendo una stella cometa, esprime il desiderio di essere Alexia. L'indomani le sorelle si svegliano rispettivamente una nel corpo dell'altra.

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Women's Dating
PassionSmiths: How the London-Based Relationship Experts Help Women & Men Date Smarter, Love Better, and Nurture Lasting Bonds
Posted: 11/02/17
The Short Version: Madeleine Mason, Founder of PassionSmiths, says the desire for lasting love is a human concern that includes both sexes, which is why she's made it her mission to help men and women make positive, permanent changes to their love lives. At their London-based dating and relationship coaching firm, Madeleine and her team of experts offer dynamic advice sessions, informational workshops, and therapy packages that empower clients to overcome the hurdles they're facing in their quest to find a soul mate. PassionSmiths caters to the entire spectrum of dating and relationships, so whether you're single, married, or in a dedicated partnership, the company can help you develop strategies for nurturing the healthy bonds you desire.
Madeleine Mason's dream of helping men and women with their relationship needs began in the world of online dating. She met her co-founder in Dan Williams, a psychotherapist, and learned he shared her interests in wanting to transform lives, as Madeleine put it, "one heart at a time."
Together, the two created a niche that fit outside the box of relationship coaching services that only cater to one gender or age group. Dan and Madeleine founded PassionSmiths as a full-service boutique that specializes in treating both sexes and all generations. Their goal is to deliver the tools essential for people to develop satisfying relationships.
As the leader of the London-based dating and relationship coaching firm, Madeleine finds pride in PassionSmiths' dedication to being the go-to source for love seekers from any background. She wants her company to be a one-stop shop for men, women, couples, and singles — not only in London but worldwide.
"We cater to the whole spectrum behind the romantics," she said. "We don't really distinguish between men and women. We come from the standpoint that men aren't from Mars and women aren't from Venus. We're all from Earth."
The PassionSmiths team meets clients wherever they're at on their life journeys to help them find romance and/or take relationships from good to great — offering tailor-made workshops, events, relationship coaching, and counseling.
"We want everybody to be happy in fulfilling relationships, be it in marriage or long-term partnerships," Madeleine said.
A Highly Qualified Team Catering to All Dating Experiences
A professionally trained and experienced trio is the foundation of the PassionSmiths team. Madeleine has more than 15 years of mental health experience, is trained in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and is currently pursuing a PhD in counseling psychology with an emphasis on romantic relationships. For clients interested in workshops and short-term individual therapy, Madeleine is the expert of choice.
As Founder of PassionSmiths, she hand-picked a staff that could address every relationship and dating dilemma possible.
"We don't recruit anybody who says 'Oh, I've been through a divorce, and I know how to do it,'" Madeleine said. "You must have training in your field. Whether it be counseling, psychology, group therapy, CBT — there must be a particular qualification behind the passion."
Team member Dan Williams holds a Master of Science degree in integrative psychotherapy and brings years of professional experience to the practice. He also authored an ebook titled "Relationships: From Why? to What For?" that highlights how we relate and connect to others.
Madeleine, Dan, and Christine bring their vast experience in psychology to the PassionSmiths team.
Christine Fortune, a trained Psychologist and Psychotherapist, also brings a depth of knowledge and experience. She's professionally trained in hypnosis, which has helped many clients attain more confidence before those first dates. Dan and Christine are both sought out by couples and singles who desire long-term, individual, ongoing therapy.
Madeleine told us adding an expert on sex and sexuality is already in the works. In the meantime, these three professionals are steadily changing lives for the better, and many clients are eager to talk of the success they've had.
"With [Madeleine's] steady help, I slowly learned how to let go of my fears and put myself out there while learning to respect my own needs and desires," Moira wrote in a testimonial. "The dating process made me realize things not only about men but, more importantly, myself. I will always be thankful to Madeleine for her great advice, practical guidance, and encouragement that set me on the path to finding happiness."
Multifaceted Coaching That Gives You the Courage to Find a Partner
PassionSmiths' dating coaching services provide a safe, non-judgmental way for you to express your innermost self to an expert who understands where you are and where you want to go. Take advantage of this convenient way to connect with licensed professionals from the comfort of your home by phone or video chat.
PassionSmiths experts are ready to guide you through a discovery of past dating trends, myths about love, and self-sabotaging habits that are keeping you from the romance your heart craves.
"Many of our clients struggle with other things, like depression or anxiety, so we offer combinations of coaching and therapy," Madeleine said.
Weekly and monthly packages are tailored to fit your schedule. To get started, simply email PassionSmiths to arrange a free, 10-minute consultation with one of the pros. For select clients, Madeleine offers day-to-day phone calls and text messages. This keeps all calls and face-time relevant to immediate dating needs. The goal is to transform lives, and clients often see results after six months of 25-minute, weekly check-ins by phone and 50-minute in-person meetups each month.
Jack, a local teacher in London, shared praises about his experiences with PassionSmiths.
"After eight weeks of coaching, I am now dating an amazing woman," Jack said in a testimonial. "Previous relationships had left me totally low on self-confidence and confused about how to approach women. Thanks to the guidance I got through PassionSmiths, I am now a happy man."
Interactive Seminars Tackle the Relationship Issues Important to You
PassionSmiths picks all the relationship hot topics for its seminars and workshops. Those who attend these year-round seminars (held at University College London) can meet other like-minded men and women on similar paths. Events are filled with expert advice and range from the one-day intensives to eight-week series.
"The advantage of attending these classes is that you realize you are not the only one to struggle with a particular problem, and, more importantly, you get to hear the views of both men and women," Madeleine said. "Many people get a sense of relief when they attend our seminars and it helps boost their confidence."
Power Dating events are hosted throughout the year for singles who not only want to mingle but also practice conversation starters with others. PassionSmiths hosts these all year round to bring people together in a fun and casual atmosphere. But, by far, the most popular event is the annual Valentine's Party, which boasts dating and icebreaker games that connect attendees on a deeper level.
PassionSmiths: Dedicated to Keeping Clients on the Path to Love
Free advice is never far away when you work with the PassionSmiths team. Round-the-clock wisdom from all three PassionSmiths professionals is available through the site's blog, which covers topics ranging from intimacy to unsexy truths about relationships. You can also find trending topics written by counselors and psychologists in the Guest Posts section as well as Madeleine's contributions in Life Labs, which is a blog for Psychologies Magazine.
Madeleine has made numerous guest appearances on television and has been quoted in several articles published by The Huffington Post, The Daily Mail, and The Independent. She reveals how to boost your confidence, remove dating roadblocks, and nurture a friendship within a relationship. You can stay up to date by subscribing to PassionSmiths e-newsletter.
Breakthroughs are happening for everyday men and women who take advantage of the opportunities offered by PassionSmiths. John, a one-on-one coaching client, shared his transformational experience.
"I kept meeting the wrong types of women. And, on a chance encounter with PassionSmiths, I was given the best advice and confidence to change my approach to dating," he said. "Thank God! It has saved me so much time and grief to finally be on the right track."
Madeleine and her team know relationships are one of the most powerful factors in living happy, healthy lives, and, thanks to them, people like John are learning how to make that dream a reality.


'Marketing in Travel and Tourism' by Mike Morgan & Ashok Ranchhod is a digital PDF ebook for direct download to PC, Mac, Notebook, Tablet, iPad, iPhone, Smartphone, eReader - but not for Kindle. A DRM capable reader equipment is required.... Bloggat om Marketing in Travel and Tourism 4th Edition Övrig information After a career starting with Procter & Gamble, followed by the British Tourist Authority and the University of Surrey, Victor Middleton has been an independent management consultant, academic and author since 1984.
andpossess potential of tourism but does not consider the marketing techniques and the introduction of this attraction in its programs, doubtlessly that country won`t be successful in growing and developing its tourism industry.... tourism to be an industry where people travel to destinations with different motivations like sightseeing, relaxing on the beach, shopping or visiting friends and relatives.
5/06/2009 · Marketing in Travel and Tourism aims to guide and support readers through the complexities of tourism marketing in the 21st C. It sets out clear explanations of marketing principles and concepts adapted from mainstream services marketing, and goes on to illustrate the range of applications currently practised in the modern visitor economy.
The authors explain the complexities of travel and tourism marketing lucidly and in the context of a logical and effective structure. Each edition gets better. I highly recommend it." Prof. Brian King, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing, Victoria University, Australia.
the Travel Industry Marketing Group of the Institute of Marketing and the South East England Tourist Board as well as acting as consultant to the BTA and contributing to middle management training for the British Tourism Boards and to international Symposia.
Bloggat om Marketing in Travel and Tourism 4th Edition Övrig information After a career starting with Procter & Gamble, followed by the British Tourist Authority and the University of Surrey, Victor Middleton has been an independent management consultant, academic and author since 1984.


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Collaboration between Primary Care Wirral and Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals
The NIHR Clinical Research Facility at Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust and Primary Care Wirral Federation have embarked on an exciting new partnership, aiming to bridge the gap between primary and secondary care in relation to the conduct of high quality clinical trials and experimental medicine.
Clinical trials are a major focus in experimental medicine and they provide important information on whether treatments work, whether they have side effects and how they compare to currently available treatments. The NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF), based at The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, conducts these trials according to comprehensive protocols and regulations to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients and volunteers as well as ensuring the data collected are of a high standard. Without clinical trials we wouldn't see any new treatments for illnesses and diseases.
The CRF conducts clinical trials for a large variety of medical conditions including diabetes, dementia, cancer and gastrointestinal/digestive disorders to name just a few. There are also opportunities for healthy volunteers to be involved in early phase clinical trials and contribute to the development of potential new treatments.
Primary Care Wirral is a social enterprise established to deliver improved primary health and social care for the residents of Wirral. They are a community benefit society registered with the Financial Conduct Authority made up of 29 GP practices from across Wirral serving over 210,000 patients.
Dr Richard FitzGerald, CRF Director, is looking forward to seeing how the partnership develops and said "This is an exciting time for both the CRF and PCW to come together to deliver ground-breaking research seamlessly between GPs and the CRF. This partnership will ensure that our patients have much better access to research studies and will place Merseyside at the forefront of clinical trials in the UK."
Dr Eddie Roche, Chair of Primary care Wirral said 'this is a fantastic opportunity to involve more GPs and their practices in front line research. Our collective patient population is huge with diverse problems and as GPs we constantly seek ways to improve their health and wellbeing. Clinical trials are a key way to help do this and it's really important that practices are involved'.
For more information about the partnership please contact Karen Livesey, Primary Care Wirral Board Member (Research Lead) at klivesey@nhs.net or Kate Dodd (Clinical Trials Recruitment Manager) at kate.dodd@rlbuht.nhs.uk.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR): improving the health and wealth of the nation through research.
Established by the Department of Health, the NIHR:
funds high quality research to improve health
trains and supports health researchers
provides world-class research facilities
works with the life sciences industry and charities to benefit all
involves patients and the public at every step
Author: Kate Dodd


Citation: Olanya, O.M., Sites, J.E., Hoshide, A.K. 2016. Cost modeling of biocontrol strains Pseudomonas chlororaphis and P. flurorescens for competitive exclusion of Salmonella enterica on tomatoes. Journal of Food Protection. 79:182-183.
Technical Abstract: Biological control of foodborne pathogens may complement postharvest intervention measures to enhance food safety of minimally processed produce. The purpose of this research was to develop cost model estimates for application of competitive exclusion process (CEM) using Pseudomonas chlororaphis and P. fluorescens (non-plant pathogenic and non-human pathogen) as biocontrol microbes against S. enterica on tomatoes. Cost estimates were based on material inputs, equipment, facilities, and projected processing conditions similar to that of postharvest packaging of tomatoes. Microbiological data for inactivation of S. enterica was based on published data. Biocontrol microbes were grown on growth media in a self contained unit. The small scale processing facility was assumed to have a processing capacity of 2,000 kg of tomatoes /hour for 16 h per day, and operational 6 days a week and for 3-months /year. Large scale facility was assumed to process 100,000 kg of tomatoes/hour for the operational period. Estimated capital investment costs for small-scale and large-scale models (production facility) were US$ 391,000 and US$ 2.1 million. Total annual costs (operational plus ownership) of US$ 162,000 and US$ 2 million were estimated for small and large-scale models, respectively. The total annual cost for application of a CEM for biocontrol of S. enterica on tomato was estimated at US$ 0.0058 to 0.073 /kg of tomato. In comparison, chlorine wash (sodium hypochlorite) and gaseous ClO2 technologies were estimated at US$ 0.00046/kg and US$ 0.02-0.21/kg, respectively. CEM may complement existing technologies if efficacy and delivery systems can be optimized and their effects on gut microflora are assessed. CEM may increase food safety and extend produce shelf-life.


ILLEGITIMATE was checked on the first corner and dropped back onto LA ROKO and they lost several lengths and finished well back.
THRILLING MATCH and THRILLING LARISA were scratched due to suffering from diarrhoea. RAVEN LOU was scratched ex Manawatu on 25.08.05. JO BLOGGS was scratched under Rule 254 the distance from venue rule. The favourite BIGTIME LEE and MOVIE MAN collided on the first corner, dropped back to the rear and never recovered. THRILLING MATCH K.Walsh Rule 259 Suffering from diarrhoea and stood down for 10 days to and including 04.09.05 THRILLING LARISA K.Walsh Rule 259 Suffering from diarrhoea and stood down for 10 days to and including 04.09.05. RAVEN LOU I.Moore Ex Manawatu on 25.08.05. JO BLOGGS K.Mischefski Rule 254 Distance from venue.
One of the favourites HOMEBUSH TYSON was the slowest away, was checked on the first corner and never recovered finishing in last place.
RUSH HOUR was checked on the first corner, went back to last and stayed there throughout. ASTRO JIMMY who was well supported, raced wide throughout and finished well back.
WINSOME MAREE was slow to begin and stayed well back throughout. FLAMING PRINCE was checked on the first corner and also raced well back throughout. The 2nd dog DELUSIVE BALE was checked after the line and fell heavily, suffering concussion and was stood down for 5 days. WINSOME MAREE was unable to avoid that runner and also fell. She suffered from bruising and was also stood down for 5 days. DELUSIVE BALE A.Roberts Rule 329 Fell after the line and suffered concussion. Stood down for 5 days to and including 31.08.05 WINSOME MAREE A Udy Rule 329 Fell after the line and suffered from bruising. Stood down for 5 days to and including 31.08.05..
THRILLING SAM was away well but was checked on the first bend, went back to last and never recovered, finishing at the rear.
ASTRA NOMACOOL and RUSHED AFFAIR ran in from the start and jostled with INDEFINITE for a few strides. They settled in the last three places and stayed there throughout the race.
FAITHFUL MITTENS was very slow to begin, lost several lengths and finished in 2nd last place. One of the favourites WIKI FLEX was checked in the race to the first corner and this ruined any chance of a placing.
BANJO COUNTRY was checked on the first corner, went back to last and stayed in that position.


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Walther Kranz (Allemand : [kʀants] ;), né le  à Georgsmarienhütte et mort le  à Bonn, est un philologue allemand et historien de la philosophie.

Vie

Kranz étudia la Philologie Classique à Berlin de 1903 à 1907 avec Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorf, Hermann Diels et Eduard Norden. Il reçut son doctorat en 1910 avec Wilamowitz-Moellendorf. Il enseigna pendant plusieurs années à Berlin dans l'école expérimentale de Grunewald. En 1932, il rejoint l'Université de Halle en tant que professeur honoraire de langues classiques. Il reprit la publication des "Fragments des présocratiques" à partir de la cinquième édition. Après l'arrivée des nazis au pouvoir, il subit des problèmes politiques parce que sa femme était juive. En 1937 il perdit entièrement sa licence d'enseignement et en 1943 il accepta une invitation de l'Université d'Istanbul et enseigna là-bas jusqu'en 1950. De 1950 à 1955 il fut Professeur Honoraire d'Histoire Ancienne à l'Université de Bonn. Il mourut à Bonn en 1960.

Postérité

Avec Hermann Diels et comme lui, il est aujourd'hui surtout connu pour leur catalogue de fragments des textes perdus des penseurs présocratiques, qui est encore une référence incontournable de nos jours. De ce fait, les fragments des présocratiques ont pratiquement tous aujourd'hui une numérotation , qui fait office de notation conventionnelle chez les spécialistes pour s'y référer. Par exemple, ce célèbre aphorisme est le fragment DK (Diels-Kranz) B 53 d'Héraclite :

Œuvres
 Stasimon. Untersuchungen zu Form und Gehalt der griechischen Tragödie, Verlag Weidman, Berlin 1933.
 Geschichte der griechischen Literatur. Leipzig 1940; 1998.
 Die griechische Philosophie: Zugleich eine Einführung in die Philosophie überhaupt. Leipzig 1941; 2004
 Studien zur antiken Literatur und ihrem Fortwirken. Heidelberg 1967.

Bibliographie

 : Nugae zur Philologie-Geschichte 1, Berlin 1987, S. 35–40
 Harry C. Schnur: In Memoriam Walther Kranz In: Classical World. 55:1 (1961:Oct.), S. 9

Références

Naissance en novembre 1884
Naissance à Georgsmarienhütte
Naissance dans la province de Hanovre
Décès en septembre 1960
Décès à Bonn
Décès à 75 ans