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Ghetto Kumbé
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Record Store Recs: El Guajiro Of Ghetto Kumbé Shares The Music & Rhythms That Inspire Him
With Ghetto Kumbé's self-titled debut full-length album, released in June, they're ready to bring their global sound and the messages of unity around the world
With the unprecedented global disruption of 2020, it's important to support the music community however we can. With our series Record Store Recs, GRAMMY.com checks in with vinyl-loving artists to learn more about their favorite record stores and the gems they've found there.
To listen to Colombian trio Ghetto Kumbé's music is to go on a lively, joyful journey through time and space, where borders no longer exist and drums and dancing are aplenty. The group consists of singer/producer El Guajiro, percussionist Chongo and West African percussion master Doctor Keyta—all veteran musicians who grew up on Colombia's musically and culturally rich Caribbean coast.
Their music seamlessly fuses traditional sounds with modern electronic beats and aesthetics. For example, their use of call-and-response lyrics come from the rich African and Afro-Colombian tradition called gaita, and the hand drums and rapid rhythms they incorporate also come from Afro-Colombian traditions.
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Based in the talent-filled musical melting pot of Bogotá, Ghetto Kumbé have been making their mark ever since they released their debut EP, Kumbé, in 2016. They've since opened for Radiohead, performed at Barranquilla's world-famous Carnival and gotten a Boiler Room under the belt in early 2020. Now, with their self-titled debut album, released in June, they're ready to bring their global sound and the messages of unity around the world.
For the latest Record Store Recs, Edgardo Garcés, a.k.a. El Guajiro, takes us on a musical aventure to his favorite record stores in Barcelona, Paris and beyond and offers a taste of the music that moves and inspires him.
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Pick three to five records stores you love.
Crocodisc in Paris
Superfly Records in Paris
La tienda de Jacobo a.k.a. Inter Discos Bogotá in Bogotá
Munster Récords in Madrid
Garcés at Superfly Records in Paris | Photo: Courtesy of artist
For at least one of your favorite shops, share a recent record or two (or three or four…) you bought there and what you love about the record/artist.
I really like African music, musica picotera, as we say in the Caribbean coast in Colombia. This music has influenced us since we were little. To be part of this culture in Colombia is amazing.
One of the first vinyls I bought was in a very small shop without a name in Barcelona—it just had a little sign with discos vinilos ["vinyl records"] written on it. Inside I met a vinyl collector, who had some great African records—gems. Among others, one of my favorites I found one from Nigerian bassist Oliver de Coque, an album is called Mbulubia Uwa (Destiny).
I also love salsa, which influences me as a singer—especially Hector Lavoe, Ángel Canales and Saulo Sánchez, the singer of the [Colombian] salsa band Pantera.
Once, at one of my favorite shops in Paris, Crocodisc, I found a vinyl from a salsa band called Doble R. It was the first time of my life I saw this name, so I was curious—it was a salsa group from Curaçao. Salsa from the Antilles [islands]—wow! I had to buy it. On the album, I heard one of the most impressive voices in salsa, Ompi Stefania, an amazing singer who has become another reference for me.
In this same shop, I found the Pantera album from 1979. This vinyl has a particular history and is very hard to find. They said that it was a pirated copy and actually, that's the version that every collector wants.
Garcés with vinyl selects | Photo: Courtesy of artist
What's an upcoming/recent release you have your eyes on picking up and why?
We just released our new album! It's called Ghetto Kumbé—it came out on July 31 on ZZK Records. We released a green edition vinyl that sold out in month and we will release a second edition, orange this time, very soon.
What I liked most about it were the creation and the recording processes. It's our first full-length album and we wanted to do something special. It's eleven sincere tracks, with a lot of messages that are important to us, that we wanted to pass to the listeners. And we're always trying to highlight and preserve our roots. We're very happy to show the album to the world!
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What were the first CD and first vinyl you remember purchasing when you were younger?
Actually, I remember my first cassette. I didn't have the money to buy CDs, so my plan was to go to some friends' houses to listen new music and record it on my cassettes. Sometimes I would even spend all day next to a radio to wait to hear my favorite songs and bands and record them on my cassettes.
One of the first cassettes I bought was one from the Colombian band 1280 Almas. I always was a big fan of the music and bands from Colombia. When people [including Juanes] were listening to Metallica and other foreign bands, I was really into Colombian [rock] bands like La Pestilencia, La Derecha and 1280 Almas—they were my favorite because of their Latin style that was pretty new at the time. Also, Aterciopelados and an infinite list of local bands that have the level to play at any festivals or with any other international band.
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In your opinion, what can music fans do to better support BIPOC artists and business owners?
First of all, more than divide people because of ethnicity or color, we have to support everyone. In Colombia also, there is racism against indigenous people and Black people, but it is changing slowly. Mucisians have a big responsibility in the evolution. Traditional music bands and [fusion] projects like Ghetto Kumbé are sharing strong messages to people in every country and beyond to shift the mentality [of division and racism].
To support the artists' projects and independent artists, the fans needs to buy the music, physically and digitally. And when we are able to do concerts, we will need people to come and see us.
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Record Store Recs: Simón Mejía Of Bomba Estéreo Takes Us To Colombia
The bassist/producer and co-founder of beloved electro-cumbia act Bomba Estéreo takes us on an adventure through some of the sounds and hidden vinyl haunts of his home country
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As the co-founder and producer of the lively electro-tropical outfit Bomba Estéreo, Simón Mejía has been crafting irresistible cumbia-infused beats that have been getting the world dancing for over a decade. Formed in Bogotá, Colombia in 2005 with vocalist Li Saumet, the GRAMMY- and Latin GRAMMY-nominated group made their mark globally with the explosive "Fuego" in 2009 and have been unstoppable ever since.
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Now, with the debut of his new solo project, Monte (which means "woods" or "forest" in Spanish), Mejía is exploring an ambient take on the roots of Bomba's upbeat sound and colorful aesthetic—the music of the natural environment of their native Colombia—reimagined electronically. The album, entitled Mirla, is due out Sept. 18 and is led by the pulsating "Jungla" (listen below) and the twinkling, chirping title cut, inspired by the jungle and a bird that sang at his window every morning.
Each of the seven tracks was directly inspired by field recordings he'd collected in Colombia. "I started to discover that Colombian folk music was interrelated with the sounds of nature—when the indigenous guys played the flute they were imitating the birds, and when they played the maracas, they were imitating the crickets or the sound of water," Mejía explains in a press release. "That connection would become the foundation of the album."
For the latest edition of Record Store Recs, Mejía takes us on a journey to some of his hidden vinyl haunts in Bogotá and Cartagena, and introduces us to an amazing Afro-Colombian folk group.
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Please pick 3-5 records stores you love.
Cosmos Zapatería in Bogotá, Colombia
Downtown flea market in Bogotá
Mercado de Bazurto in Cartagena, Colombia
RPM Records in Bogotá [offers pickup and shipping within Colombia]
Amoeba [multiple California locations with U.S. shipping]
Cosmos Zapatería | Photo: Simón Mejía
Why do you love these shops? What kind of goodies you've found there?
These are the places where I started digging for records, many years ago, and where I found my most inspiring cumbia, champeta, salsa and classic albums. Many were underground record stores here in Colombia which don't have websites or anything similar. Mostly are in flea or food markets here in Bogotá and Cartagena (on the Caribbean coast).
One of them was actually a shoe shop called Cosmos Zapatería in downtown Bogotá. The records were hidden on the second floor. You had to know the owner to access it. That's what I loved about those places—purely underground. It's the same thing in the Bazurto Market in Cartagena. You had to know the way to access the good joints where they really had the classic albums in good shape. Nowadays both are more popular, and almost all the good classic records are gone.
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Canalón de Timbiquí LP | Photo: Simón Mejía
For at least one of your favorite shops, share a recent record or two you bought there and what you love about the record/artist.
RPM Records recently gave me a record for my birthday. This store is a really good place here in Bogotá, not as underground as the others—you can order online! The record [De mar y río] is of a band from the Colombian Pacific coast named Canalón de Timbiquí. It's purely Afro folk music from an area of Colombia which is going to be my next sonic exploration. Anything that comes from that musical universe is very inspiring to me. It's a completely different vibe from cumbia and the music from the Caribbean—much more Afro and mystical. It's really high energy and danceable vibes.
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I think that should be the next Bomba Estéreo album—I can't wait to see the vinyl release so I can keep on growing my personal collection of Bomba on vinyl!
I remember it very clearly. I bought two vinyl albums at the same time at a record store near my place—Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses [1987] and [GRAMMY-nominated] Kick by INXS [1987]. I was a teenager and only cared about music!
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Primavera Sound 2021 Full Lineup: Kim Gordon, Khruangbin, Kurt Vile, Slowthai & More Join Massive Booking
The 20th edition of the major Spanish music festival is set to return to Barcelona's Parc del Fòrum on June 2-6, 2021 after the 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 crisis
Jun 9, 2020 - 1:05 pm
Today, June 9, Primavera Sound announced the full lineup for their 20th edition flagship Barcelona music festival, adding 45 more artists in its third and final round of artist announcements. The open-air Spanish fest is set to return to its home at Parc del Fòrum on June 2-6, 2021, after the 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon and lo-fi rocker Kurt Vile, who were slated for the 2020 event, officially join the 2021 lineup today, along with British punk rapper slowthai and Texan psych rock trio Khruangbin. These acts join the likes of Bad Bunny, The Strokes, Massive Attack, Tyler, The Creator, Honey Dijon, Bikini Kill and Pavement—all of whom were previously confirmed for the 2021 event and originally booked for 2020.
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This is it! Primavera Sound 2021 Barcelona line up.
Day tickets on sale from Thursday 11th June at 11:00 (CEST)! https://t.co/Kg8jrAme5h pic.twitter.com/VElPLm1hPg
— primavera_sound (@Primavera_Sound) June 9, 2020
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Techno heavy-hitter Ben UFO, Argentinian rockers Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado, Catalan singer Marina Herlop and minimal techno hero Terrence Dixon also join the lineup today. In addition to unveiling the complete billing, Primavera shared the breakdown by day, so fans can take advantage of the day passes that go on sale this Thurs., June 11.
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Additionally, to close out the event on Sunday, the inaugural Brunch On The Beach party will include all originally slated DJs. BLOND:ISH, Chaos in the CBD, Black Coffee, Amelie Lens, Disclosure, Nina Kraviz, and more will all bring the day rave to the Sant Adrià Besòs beach.
Previously added 2021 artists who were not a part of the original 2020 booking include Charli XCX, Tame Impala, the Gorillaz, FKA twigs, Jamie xx, Jorja Smith, Doja Cat and others. For the full list, see the tweet above and visit the fest's website.
Weekend tickets are currently on sale at a discounted price of 165 Euros until tomorrow, Wends. June 10, after which the price increases to 195 Euros. Day tickets, including for Brunch On The Beach, go on sale on Thurs. June 11 at 11:00 a.m. CET. Find complete ticket info here.
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Primavera Sound Barcelona Postponed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19 Force Majeure
The 20th edition of the eclectic music and arts festival, originally scheduled for June 2020, was initially postponed until August but will now be taking place June 2-6, 2021
Today, May 11, Primavera Sound announced the 20th anniversary edition of their flagship Barcelona music and arts festival will be postponed until June 2021. The legendary fest was originally scheduled for June 3-7, 2020 and then, in late March, postponed until Aug. 26-30 due to coronavirus concerns. Now, after continuing to consult with Spanish health officials and the increasing uncertainty of festivals being able to be safely held anywhere this year, Primavera is citing force majeure.
The upcoming Primavera Sound Barcelona will now be taking place June 2-6, 2021—all previously purchased tickets will be valid for the new dates, as well as be eligible for refunds. The organizers will begin to reveal lineup updates on June 3.
Bailaremos juntos de nuevo. Muchas gracias por vuestro apoyo. pic.twitter.com/wT0yznWVuB
— primavera_sound (@Primavera_Sound) May 11, 2020
In a message shared on their social channels (read it in full above) today in Spanish, English and Catalan, the fest wrote: "Primavera Sound announces the most difficult decision in its history: finally we will not be able celebrate the 20th anniversary during 2020. In the face of the evolution of the COVID-19 health crisis, we find ourselves obliged to postpone the next edition of Primavera Sound Barcelona, for reasons of force majeure, until next year: from 2nd to 6th June 2021.
We are devastated and are terribly sorry for the inconvenience caused, but the health and well-being of our audience and of all the people involved in the festival has always been and still is our absolute priority. We cannot thank you enough for your patience, love and understanding in this very uncertain scenario. We will never forget this."
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They also note that ticketholders who keep their tickets for the new 2021 dates will receive "special benefits." Tickets will alternatively can be refunded, beginning June 3—everyone who has bought tickets will be emailed with more details soon. The first round of lineup updates will also be revealed on June 3, as the fest works with artists to confirm availability for the new dates.
"On that same day [June 3] we will announce the first artists for Primavera Sound Barcelona 2021, whose lineup will still celebrate the 20th anniversary of the festival embracing the #bestfestivalforever philosophy thanks to the great commitment and effort of the artists themselves, who have also been greatly affected by the current situation and who will do everything possible not to miss this event. It doesn't matter when it is: this will be our anniversary party and we want to celebrate it with everyone who was going to come this year," the announcement on their website added.
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"Until then, please take good care of each other and follow the advice of the authorities at all times. The festival team continues to work intensively in order to be able to celebrate something more than just Primavera Sound's 20th anniversary: seeing each other again, and dancing together again."
Bad Bunny, Tyler, The Creator, Lana Del Rey, Maggie Rogers, Iggy Pop, Massive Attack, the Strokes, Mavis Staples, Koffee, BROCKHAMPTON, Bikini Kill, Beck, Disclosure, Caribou, Kacey Musgraves and many more were previously announced for the eclectically stacked Primavera Sound Barcelona 2020 lineup.
Primavera Pro, their music professionals meeting will still be held this year, although completely online. More details will be announced soon, but it will be taking place on July 21-24, "with the aim of analyzing, reflecting and debating about the innumerable challenges facing the sector in this new paradigm."
NOS Primavera Sound, the offshoot festival in Porto, Portugal, was rescheduled for September 2020 at the same time the flagship fest was, but no further updates on the Portugal fest have been revealed at this time. The inaugural Primavera Sound Los Angeles is also, at the time of this writing, slated for September 2020.
Last week, on May 7, Primavera announced the special Iron Maiden "Legacy of the Beast" show they were throwing in Barcelona would be postponed until June 19, 2021. On May 8, Sónar, another major Barcelona summer music festival, revealed their 2020 event will now be taking place in 2021 as well.
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Finding inspiration from tropical, danceable rhythms of their native Colombia, Bogotá-born, Brooklyn-based electropop duo Salt Cathedral create breezy, joyful music that's impossible to not dance to.
The band, consisting of Juliana Ronderos and Nicolas Losada, first met in the U.S. while attending Berklee College of Music. They first released music as Salt Cathedral in 2013 and were signed to the legendary electronic label Ultra Music in 2018. Their name is a nod to their shared hometown, inspired by the Catedral de Sal in Zipaquirá, an underground church built 200 meters underground in a former salt mine in the small town outside of Colombia's capital.
Preceded by three self-released EPs, their sunny debut album, CARISMA, featuring Ronderos' angelic vocals in both English and Spanish, dropped this May on Ultra Records. Originally slated to play SXSW and other major festivals and shows this year, and without these spaces to share and evolve their new music live, they decided to reimagine the tracks, with the help of some virtual collaborators, on the forthcoming CARISMA remix album. Their latest release, "CAVIAR *isolation mix*," offers a fun taste of the project.
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Please pick three to five record stores you love. (The links below have online shopping options.)
The Mixtape Shop in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Human Head Records in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Face Records in Brooklyn, N.Y.
What do you love about these shops? What kind of goodies have you've found there?
Most of our favorite record shops are around where we live (in New York). The first one is The Mixtape Shop. It's in Bed-Stuy and you can find eclectic and new records of every style of music. The place is amazing and it's one of the prettiest record shops we've ever encountered. The curation is very selective, so when you pick a record there, it's because the owners believe in it. We love their Brazilian and African selection.
Our second favorite record shop is Human Head Records. Overall, it's a great place to find good records but, what's remarkable about them is their Latin section. It's pretty big and you can find records from Fania or Discos Fuentes to a really obscure Cuban santero record. In my experience, I don't very often see record shops with a big Latin section so, for a fan of that kind of music it's great.
Our final recommendation is Face Records. It's a record shop located in Williamsburg and it has a big selection of Japanese music. If you want to go further with and beyond [Haruomi] Hosono, [Ryuichi] Sakamoto or Yellow Magic Orchestra, this is place to go deep into Japanese music.
Sun Ra vinyl | Photo: Salt Cathedral
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I got Sun Ra's Astro Black (1973) and Mariah's Utakata No Hibi (1983) from The Mixtape Shop. Those two records opened my mind about the possibilities and perspectives of music. With those two records, I realized that you can challenge people's views with music. That's pretty powerful.
Nothing particularly, but we always check what [London's] Soundway Records is releasing. They have been very instructive to us and we pretty much love everything they had released.
A growing vinyl collection | Photo: Salt Cathedral
How would you describe your record collection in a few words? When did you first start collecting?
I started collecting just a year ago. I wasn't into collecting at all [before]. I love music and I realized that collecting is one of the many ways to discover new music, from the past or present. I would describe my collection as eclectic; all over the place and driven by curiosity.
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What was the first CD and vinyl you remember buying?
My first CD was Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999) and vinyl was Hot Rats by Frank Zappa (1969).
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What can music fans do to better support artists and business owners of color?
One of the most useful resources to support Black artists directly is Bandcamp. There is an incredible site called blackbandcamp.info offering a crowdsourced list of Black artists on the platform, which music fans can search by genre and location. The beauty of Bandcamp really helps you find and buy directly from these artists, making sure that you're not supporting a big corporation or label but the actual musicians.
This article from Brooklyn Vegan is a great resource to find Black-owned record stores—it doesn't just list the record stores but speaks about their story. And the best way to support Black business owners is to research what is local to you, to your city or your neighborhood. We live in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, for example, and Black-owned restaurants and stores have signs that say so. Pay attention, and make sure that when you have the option, you choose to support a Black-owned business. The times are changing and the Black community needs all our support. Look to support local because small, family-owned and independent businesses need it the most.
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Q: Adding constraints to my fitting model using lmfit I am trying to fit a complex conductivity model (the drude-smith-anderson model) using lmfit.minimize. In that fitting, I want constraints on my parameters c and c1 such that 0<c<1, -1<c1<0 and 0<1+c1-c<1. So, I am using the following code:
#reference: Juluri B.K. "Fitting Complex Metal Dielectric Functions with Differential Evolution Method". http://juluribk.com/?p=1597.
#reference: https://lmfit.github.io/lmfit-py/fitting.html

#import libraries (numdifftools needs to be installed but doesn't need to be imported)
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import lmfit as lmf
import math as mt

#define the complex conductivity model
def model(params,w):
    sigma0 = params["sigma0"].value
    tau = params["tau"].value
    c = params["c"].value
    d = params["d"].value
    c1 = params["c1"].value
    druidanderson = (sigma0/(1-1j*2*mt.pi*w*tau))*(1 + c1/(1-1j*2*mt.pi*w*tau)) - sigma0*c/(1-1j*2*mt.pi*w*d*tau)
    return druidanderson

#defining the complex residues (chi squared is sum of squares of residues)
def complex_residuals(params,w,exp_data):
    delta = model(params,w)
    residual = (abs((delta.real - exp_data.real) / exp_data.real) + abs(
        (delta.imag - exp_data.imag) / exp_data.imag))
    return residual

# importing data from CSV file
importpath = input("Path of CSV file: ") #Asking the location of where your data file is kept (give input in form of path\name.csv)
frequency = np.genfromtxt(rf"{importpath}",delimiter=",", usecols=(0)) #path to be changed to the file from which data is taken
conductivity = np.genfromtxt(rf"{importpath}",delimiter=",", usecols=(1)) + 1j*np.genfromtxt(rf"{importpath}",delimiter=",", usecols=(2)) #path to be changed to the file from which data is taken
frequency = frequency[np.logical_not(np.isnan(frequency))]
conductivity = conductivity[np.logical_not(np.isnan(conductivity))]
w_for_fit = frequency
eps_for_fit = conductivity

#defining the bounds and initial guesses for the fitting parameters
params = lmf.Parameters()
params.add("sigma0", value = float(input("Guess for \u03C3\u2080: ")), min =10 , max = 5000) #bounds have to be changed manually
params.add("tau", value = float(input("Guess for \u03C4: ")), min = 0.0001, max =10) #bounds have to be changed manually
params.add("c1", value = float(input("Guess for c1: ")), min = -1 , max = 0) #bounds have to be changed manually
params.add("constraint", value = float(input("Guess for constraint: ")), min = 0, max=1)
params.add("c", expr="1+c1-constraint", min = 0, max = 1) #bounds have to be changed manually
params.add("d", value = float(input("Guess for \u03C4_1/\u03C4: ")),min = 100, max = 100000) #bounds have to be changed manually

# minimizing the chi square
minimizer_results = lmf.minimize(complex_residuals, params, args=(w_for_fit, eps_for_fit), method = 'differential_evolution', strategy='best1bin',
                             popsize=50, tol=0.01, mutation=(0, 1), recombination=0.9, seed=None, callback=None, disp=True, polish=True, init='latinhypercube')
lmf.printfuncs.report_fit(minimizer_results, show_correl=False)

As a result for the fit, I get the following output:
sigma0:      3489.38961 (init = 1000)
    tau:         1.2456e-04 (init = 0.01)
    c1:         -0.99816132 (init = -1)
    constraint:  0.98138820 (init = 1)
    c:           0.00000000 == '1+c1-constraint'
    d:           7333.82306 (init = 1000)

These values don't make any sense as 1+c1-c = -0.97954952 which is not 0 and is thus invalid. How to fix this issue?

A: Your code is not runnable.  The use of input() is sort of stunning - please do not do that.  Write code that is pleasant to read and separates i/o from logic.
To make a floating point residual from a complex array, use complex_array.view(float)
Guessing any parameter value to be at or very close to its limit (here, c) is a very bad idea, likely to make the fit harder.
More to your question, you defined c as "evaluate 1+c1-constant and then apply the bounds min=0, max=1".   That is literally, precisely, and exactly what your
params.add("c", expr="1+c1-constraint", min = 0, max = 1)

means: calculate c as 1+c1-constraint, and then apply the bounds [0, 1]. The code is doing exactly what you told it to do.
Unless you know what you are doing (I suspect maybe not ;)), I would strongly advise doing a fit with the default leastsq method before trying to use differential_evolution. It turns out that differential_evolution is not a very good global fitting method (shgo is generally better, though no "global" solver should be considered as very reliable).  But, unless you know that you need such a method, you probably do not.
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 Chaumont
 Cisai-Saint-Aubin
 Coulmer
 Croisilles
 La Fresnaie-Fayel
 Gacé (hoofdplaats)
 Mardilly
 Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
 Neuville-sur-Touques
 Orgères
 Résenlieu
 Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort
 Le Sap-André
 La Trinité-des-Laitiers

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The government "should be doing more" for graduates, says NUS
"The government should be doing more to create effective graduate employment schemes that fully utilise the country's talent", says the Vice President of the National Union of Students (NUS), Sorana Vieru.
This statement comes in response to the revelation that most UK graduates are not employed in graduate jobs. The report, published yesterday by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) says that the number of jobs requiring a degree has been exhausted.
In all, 58.8% of graduates are now in jobs deemed to be 'non-graduate roles', the professional body for human resources managers said.
"With an economy in recovery the issue is too few jobs, not graduates", said Vieru.
"The development of a professionally-led, stably funded careers information, advice and guidance service is essential to young people achieving their ambitions".
The CIPD write that the number of graduates had now "significantly outstripped the creation of high skilled jobs, and is leading to negative consequences" including employers requiring a degree for traditionally non-graduate roles despite no change in the skill requirements.
This trend has particular affected jobs where apprenticeships have before been important, such as construction and manufacturing.
"The assumption that we will transition to a more productive, higher-value, higher-skilled economy just by increasing the conveyor belt of graduates is proven to be flawed," said Peter Cheese, chief executive of the CIPD.
The report should be a "wake-up call for employers, government and for young people".
Jo Johnson, the Minister of State for Universities and Science was unavailable for comment.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said: "We are providing the right mix of university places and apprenticeships to ensure more people have the opportunity to advance their careers and businesses to get the skills they need to grow".
MPs need to come to a conclusion over Britain's nuclear future
Why we're so scared of Brexit
Over half of £9000 a year graduates didn't get value for money, new NUS report says
Y7: Youth voices of the G7
What does a Conservative presence in Scotland mean for students?
Brexit in the post-truth era
Fighting the politics of fear: one man's mission to get you engaged
The Oxford Union have created a Shake it Off mash-up video to persuade Taylor Swift to talk
The NUS might just have asked its delegates to use jazz hands instead of clapping because of anxiety
Three suspected student rioters who refused to give names, released
There is a moral element to essay websites - they are wrong
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Given that I am currently locked in the UK due to study and work commitments, I thought it might be nice to write about one of my old trips, a "#throwbacktrip" if you will. This throwback is a pretty epic one because we're going all the way back to August 2010 when I took one of my biggest trips to date.
As with all throwbacks, get ready for a dodgy hairstyle and some now questionable outfit choices (it was really cold in San Francisco, that bright purple "I<3 SF" hoodie was necessary, promise).
It's my friend's mum's birthday and her husband has just bought her a new engagement ring (or eternity ring…. 6 years later and I've forgotten the finer details) and they plan to renew their wedding vows in Las Vegas!
Suddenly, my family and my friend's family are planning an epic 3 week trip together through America incorporating a trip to Vegas.
Somewhere along the way, the wedding vow renewal was forgotten and all focus was on how much we could squeeze into these 3 weeks of fun – hey ho, we had good intentions for romance but sometimes wanderlust gets in the way!
This is a pretty touristy trip and I know a lot of people that have done similar routes, but if you're going to the U.S. for a period of around 3 weeks and want to tick some of the major tourist bucket-list items off of your list – this is definitely the route for you!
I will be writing more detailed posts on each of the cities/areas in due course, so this will serve as more of a route guide/city highlights/photo diary!
Of all the cities we visited on this road trip, I think San Francisco is my favourite. New York is obviously one of my favourite cities but I'd already visited the city twice before, so it wasn't as new and exciting!
I thought Chicago was meant to be the windy city? We were not prepared for how cold, foggy and windy our time in San Francisco would be – I've never purchased so many hoodies in my life!
If you stick me in a car, it's safe to say that I will fall asleep. So I don't actually remember ALL that much of this section of the trip but the photos speak for themselves, the coastal drive from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo was a beautiful one.
Along the way we stopped at a few smaller towns like Carmel (I've never been to a place where people love their dogs so much).
This was primarily just a stop-over to break up the long drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles, but I remember being absolutely terrified of the accommodation that my family had booked. The website made it look like the kind of wooden lodge in a U.S. small-town that crazy axe-wielding men frequent in bad horror films. Don't worry, I survived!
Then we were off to the land of the rich and famous. As an avid "Friends" and (at the time) "Two and a Half men" fan, the highlight of the trip had to be the Warner Brothers Studio Tour! Pretty Little Liars had just been released and I remember the hype in the studios for it being huge – shame I only got into it last month – whoops! Now I would be SO hyped to see the sets.
Relaxing on Venice Beach, spotting celebrity houses (ironically the only celebrity that we saw during our time there was a fellow Brit – Vinnie Jones) and screaming our heads off at Six Flags Magic Mountain were further highlights!
Looking back, I'm gutted that we didn't visit Yosemite National Park during our time in California, but the bright lights of Nevada were ahead!
Instead we spent our days catching a tan by the hotel pool (and enduring many American people asking me if I was Austrian or British and one man asking me if I'd ever starred in Baywatch… just because I was wearing a red bikini).
Instead of staying in one of the more recognised hotels, we stayed at the Hilton Grand Vacations. This is because my dad found out that my grandparents had some old unused transferable timeshare weeks from an old holiday spot in Tenerife – win win – who needs to read loads of posts about free travel/using travel reward schemes/travel hacking when your dad has already got it sorted?
As I was only 16 at the time, our evenings obviously weren't spent in the casinos (we left that to the grown ups!).
I'd love to know people's thoughts about Vegas. I just don't "get it". If you're mesmerised by big shiny lights, you will love it. On the other hand, if you want to be immersed in history and culture, I'd probably give Vegas a miss ;-).
In my eyes, it is just a strip of hotels in the middle of a desert. I am obviously so grateful to have had the opportunity to visit and see what the city has to offer but in the future you are more likely to find me in a European Castle!
If there's one thing that I did LOVE about our stay in Las Vegas is the day-trip to the Grand Canyon. I am in love with this place. No photos can do it justice, that's for sure!
You can read the full details of how we visited the canyon and my recommendations here!
We didn't really need to visit New York on this trip. Of the 7 people on the trip, only 1 hadn't already visited New York… but we all love the city so much, that we obviously had to show it to her! So after our week of sun in Vegas, we hopped on a plane to New York, ready to be uber-tourists in the Big Apple.
There's something about this city that I just love. I get the same feeling when exploring London (unfortunately commuting into Holborn everyday doesn't have the same affect…). The big city, the extensive list of things to do, the million miles an hour pace, I love it all.
I've always said that if there were a city I could go and work in for maybe 6 months, New York would be it. I've visited 3 times now but feel like there's more to explore. Like London, I think you could spent a lifetime there and always discover new corners and exciting things to do.
Highlights obviously include the usual tourist attractions (even having done them all twice before!) and my all time favourite thing to do in the city – escape the hustle and bustle, grab a hot-dog and chill out in Central Park watching the locals play baseball.
Have you ever visited these cities? What were your highlights?
Road trips are the best! This really does look like it was an epic one.


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Sherod Thaxton
Hollywood is already looking to next year's Oscars. But some of us African American movie goers are still working out mixed feelings about Denzel Washington and Halle Berry winning this year's Academy Awards for best actor and actress.
Washington and Berry have been at the top of their game for some time now. They had successfully distanced themselves from the "urban ghetto dramas" and stereotypical roles that plague the acting careers of so many African Americans. Usually playing a serious, honorable guy, Washington finally won for portraying a bad cop who uses the "N-word" in every other sentence, has a mistress and an illegitimate child and murders people in cold blood over money. Now, was this really a breakthrough role? Or was it a role with which the Academy felt comfortable, one that fit its perception of what is real and believable about African Americans?
Even Washington, who may well have delighted in showing his range by playing a predator, alluded in a post-award interview that this wasn't his best work; he also said he was surprised by the nomination. But what image is being promulgated here? Would Washington have received such recognition for a strong acting role as a leader?
Berry has also played a variety of roles, especially considering the rather limited opportunities for actresses in general -- and African American actresses in particular -- and the film industry's tendency to pigeonhole attractive actresses. It is interesting that the two roles for which she received the most critical acclaim were "Losing Isaiah" (opposite Jessica Lange) and "Monster's Ball." Berry may well have considered the latter Academy Award role the chance of a lifetime to display the breadth of her talent. But in both roles, Berry played the kind of stereotype typically offered to African American women in Hollywood. In "Monster's Ball," she played a down-and-out Black woman who, after her son dies, finds redemption through a white man; moreover, one who played a role in executing her husband.
True, Berry did receive some attention for "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge" and "Swordfish" (opposite John Travolta), but attention for the former probably resulted more from Dandridge's life than Berry's acting performance. And -- let's be honest -- the latter received attention more for Berry going topless than for her acting.
What message does winning for playing such roles convey to aspiring young African American actors and actresses who have dreams of making it big one day in Hollywood? It is a message that is not peculiar to Hollywood. Perhaps the greatest hindrance to African American achievement is white resistance to seeing Blacks in non-stereotypical ways. We are continually seen as criminals, welfare mothers, studs, ne'er-do-wells and the like.
When an African American person achieves high social status, such as the late Ron Brown, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, they are often described as having "transcended race." Did Brown transcend race? Or did he transcend the roles that whites, in their minds, ascribe to African American men? As James Baldwin wrote, "the will of the people, or the State, is revealed by the State's institutions. There [is] not...a single American institution which is not a racist institution."
Of course, African Americans have received recognition for playing atypical roles. The Golden Globes -- awarded by foreign journalists -- tend to recognize the work of African Americans that extends beyond the stereotypes. But the Oscars are the pinnacle, and they are largely indicative of the general culture of Hollywood. Look at which African Americans have won awards for supporting roles:
Cuba Gooding Jr. won for playing an over-emotional, loudmouth athlete in "Jerry McGuire," and will forever be remembered for a phrase as annoying as "Wassup" -- "Show me the money!" Whoopi Goldberg won an award for her performance in "Ghost," playing a wisecracking, though servile, ex-con who allows Patrick Swayze's character to use her body as a medium. Denzel Washington won for his performance in "Glory," playing an ex-slave with a problem with authority, who finally submits to Matthew Broderick's character and becomes a loyal soldier under his command.
The noticeable exception -- and only other African American to win a Oscar since 1980 -- was Louis Gossett, Jr., in "An Officer and a Gentleman." Gossett played a strong, dignified officer with many admirable qualities. Gossett's role, however, still wasn't too much of a stretch for the Academy. He was still a foul-mouthed, loud talking "military man" -- a role that had presented itself many times before (and after) "An Officer and a Gentleman." Morgan Freeman, known for playing rather powerful and non-stereotypical roles, has yet to win an Oscar, and his three Oscar nominations were for playing a violent pimp ("Street Smart"), a chauffeur ("Driving Ms. Daisy") and a convicted murder ("The Shawshank Redemption").
Have things changed since Hattie McDaniel, playing a maid, became the first African American to win an Oscar for "Gone with the Wind" in 1939? Of course they have. But why has it come at a glacial pace?
Until Hollywood is willing to award an Oscar to an African American man playing a strong, positive leading role like Russell Crowe's in "Gladiator," and an African American woman for playing a heroic role like Julia Roberts' in "Erin Brockovich," the Academy has not overcome its resistance to recognizing African Americans in their full complexity.
Thaxton is a doctoral candidate in the sociology department of Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. He is completing his dissertation on the influence of race in the capital punishment process in Georgia in the 1990s.


Houston is the 4th most populated city in the United States and the largest in Texas. It is full of energy and home to a vibrant art scene, huge culinary scene and four of our country's largest parks.
Houston's antique collectors and designers realize the importance of the perfect fine antique addition to their home.
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Reach out if you have any questions about a particular item in our inventory. We would be happy to provide more detailed photos or any other information available on the specific antique you're interested in.
Legacy Antiques specializes in finding rare pieces by regularly traveling to Europe in order to find the most exquisite fine antiques. Because so many of our antiques are very rare, we commonly ship our pieces all over the United States. Whether it be a large antique armoire or a chandelier with thousands of pieces, you can be assured your new antique will arrive in Los Angeles in the exact same condition it left our showroom.
Please call us at 214-748-4606 or fill out this contact form with questions, or to request more information on a particular item.


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MarketersMEDIA / Newsroom / Global Blockchain: A New Wave of Investments in Blockchain Technology
Global Blockchain: A New Wave of Investments in Blockchain Technology
Global Blockchain is a vertically integrated holding company for blockchain and crypto assets. The company is managed by a team of industry pioneers, who have been in the blockchain ecosystem for over a decade and are early adopters of all significant cryptocurrencies.
Vancouver, Canada - March 20, 2018 — Global Blockchain is a unique platform and business model that provides investors access to a vast array of holdings within the emerging blockchain ecosystem.
Global Blockchain's ethos is to streamline the process that interested participants need to undergo to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency space with intending to becoming the backbone originator and manager of top-tier blockchain technology and virtual currencies.
The Global Blockchain team will carefully choose and incubate up to 12 tokens per year, after long and arduous research the team at Global Blockchain will be providing critical early funding and retain a major equity stake in the tokens of their choosing.
In-House Incubator
Global Blockchain will give the fourth dimension to its investors, using its in-house innovation incubator, this will provide the maximum amount of resources and the potential to unlock many new Blockchain technologies, propelling their growth. These resources include initial capital, technical development personnel, and legal support. Once the MVP has been created, it can be brought forward to market using a token generation event.
Global Blockchain is offering much more than an opportunity to invest. The company is offering the chance to capitalize on the growth and future of blockchain technology, between holdings in existing technologies, and holding in the tech that does not yet exist.
Global Blockchain is geared to maximize possibility, in a sector where a new potential is being discovered on a regular basis.
The Acquisition of Coinsteam Mining Corp
On March 1st, 2018 Global Blockchain announced that it had closed the acquisition of Coinstream Mining Corp. This facility totals an incredible 50 MW of capacity, with 35 MW of capacity available immediately. BLOC's subsidiary, Global Blockchain Technologies Corp, will supply cryptocurrency mining units by a 70/30 split in favor of BLOC.
The company has issued 32.5 million shares to the Vendors of Coinstream to satisfy the terms of Agreement. No finder's fees have been paid on this transaction.
The Coinstream acquisition aligns with their goal of having a diverse basket of blockchain companies/investments assets for the investors in their fund pool.
The Global Blockchain Team
The Global Blockchain team is comprised of industry set heavyweights, including founders and early adoptees of blockchain projects. As the team has a wide array of insights and experience going as far back as the beginning of blockchain, they can look at projects with an extensive library of knowledge, enabling them to vet prospective holdings for business sense and technical viability.
Thus allowing investors to benefit from early investment in projects that are qualified as having a steady projected growth trajectory, without the effort or uncertainty of having to do the arduous task of research themselves.
CEO Rik Willard is a pioneer in branded digital engagement concepts. Rik has worked with DOOH and large-public screen projects, branded content, CMS, mobile and social media. Rik has always utilized his time spent with each client and production. Including MGM Resorts, Calvin Klein Cosmetics, Lucent Technologies, Dictaphone. Rik has also worked alongside the World-Famous Apollo Theater, Couture designers (including Chado Ralph Rucci, Oscar de LaRenta and Kevan Hall), The French Ready-to-Wear Association (Pret-a-Porter).
Global Blockchain is also a comprehensive advisory team, comprised of no other than David Drake, Michael Terpin, Jim Rogers, Gary Rubinoff, Manie Eagar and David Wachsman. Together they boast a more than an impressive arsenal of experience in a wide variety of expertise.
Name: Global Blockchain
Email: info@globalblockchain.io
Visit the Website: https://globalblockchain.io/#
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Global Blockchain is the source of this content. Virtual currency is not legal tender, is not backed by the government, and accounts and value balances are not subject to consumer protections. This press release is for informational purposes only. The information does not constitute investment advice or an offer to invest
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The Democracy Development Program (DDP), Africa Solidarity Network (ASONET) and the Urban Future Centre (UFC) held a women's month dialogue at Diakonia Centre on August 8. The dialogue, which took place the day before women's day focused on mobilising women towards inclusive community development.
The dialogue was led and facilitated by respected facilitator and social entrepreneur Nonkululeko Hlongwane of Female President.
Women abuse and gender inequality still runs rampant in communities hindering women to reach their fullest potential.
The women felt that culture and religion are still barriers, some are forced to relocate or change religions because of this.
To be able to witness an injustice happening either to ourselves or to others and still not standing up and speaking against it as it happens. This allows for the injustice to continue and reinforces to the perpetrator that it's okay when it isn't.
Too many women do the same thing but in isolation and judging by the discussions had in groups it was clear that they had experiences and stories that were common. So, collaboration and supporting each other was one of the ways in which they could work towards creating inclusive communities.
Motivational speaker Yaa Ashentewaa Ngidi said that women must not play small. She said: "You playing small is not helping SA, it's not helping your community." She urged women to support each other and for them to be comfortable in their own skin.
At the end the women committed to a follow up session where each of them will present their current ventures and how or what they need assistance with to make them a success.


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M&A: What to Expect During the Merger and Acquisition Process
Navigating the merger and acquisition process poses challenges even for seasoned entrepreneurs. When you've never experienced M&A before, understanding what to expect allows you to plan accordingly, taking some of the stress out of the acquisition process. Often, the M&A process is worth the journey, as it allows unprecedented expansion compared to the much slower average rate of organic growth. Whether selling your business was always your end game or you experienced unprecedented success that resulted in an unexpected offer, this guide provides a deep dive into each step of mergers and acquisition.
Developing a clear strategy before entering M&A processes can reduce the risk of conflict resulting from misunderstandings and confused expectations. During this phase, your leadership team should consider these questions:
Why do you want to explore the merger or acquisition in question? For example, do you want to expand your geographic reach, add a new product line, or enter a new market?
How will you fund the transaction if you plan to purchase all or part of another company?
How will the newly formed company operate after the merger or acquisition?
Who are the key stakeholders in this process?
Conducting due diligence well before signing legal documents can increase the chances of a successful merger and acquisition transaction. After answering the questions above, your company can narrow the potential targets for purchase or partnership. Establish definitive criteria including geography, clientele, and profit level to identify key prospects.
Structuring the M&A transaction
The type of merger or acquisition will also influence your target firms. With a merger, partnering with the other company should increase the value of your enterprise. Many modern firms decide to pursue a merger of equals, in which one company buys out shareholder stock in exchange for stock in the new company. This is rarely an even one-to-one trade. Instead, the company will establish a ratio for determining ownership in the new company (three shares of stock in the old company equal one share in the new company, for example).
An acquisition occurs if you plan to purchase the other company and completely eclipse its operations rather than combining forces. A strategic acquisition strives to expand the purchasing company's geographic or market footprint. These acquisitions often focus on acquiring competing companies or firms in adjacent industries. With a financial acquisition, the purchaser is not seeking to expand an existing business but instead will purchase the company and operate it with the intention of growing its valuation.
During this phase, your legal team must produce a letter of intent (also known as a term sheet) outlining the proposed terms of the transaction. Considerations that affect the structure of the newly formed company include relevant antitrust and securities laws, availability of financing, and tax implications.
When the new company integrates the operations of both firms, the resulting structure must facilitate a smooth transition. Strategize about how to take advantage of cost savings by removing redundancy and accessing economies of scale. Failure to successfully merge operations can increase rather than reduce expenses, diluting the value of the resulting entity.
Establishing fair market value
Whether you're buying another firm or contemplating an offer for the purchase of your company, you'll need to know the fair market value to negotiate an advantageous deal. Understanding whether a proposed purchase price makes sense can be difficult when neither company trades on public stock markets. Keep these factors in mind when establishing an asking price for your firm or making an offer on another company:
Sales prices of comparable businesses and appraisal values
Historical financial performance and projected future profit growth
The skills, knowledge, and experience of managers and stakeholders
Legal, financial, or operational risks associated with the transaction
Ownership of proprietary assets such as patents and other forms of intellectual property (IP)
Competition from outside entities to purchase the firm in question (rival bidders), a concern in most acquisition transactions
Potential for a future initial public offering (IPO) of stock
Valuation used in prior rounds of financing
Industry and applicable trends and threats in the specific sector
Companies should pursue professional business valuation to ensure a smooth M&A transaction and avoid partnerships that fall short of established financial and mission-based objectives. When you have a solid valuation based on relevant data, you can make, negotiate, or accept an offer with confidence.
Conducting due diligence
Even after acceptance of an offer, thorough due diligence provides M&A financial protection through detailed analysis of the company's history, finances, operations, and other critical documents. Most companies seek professional assistance with the complex and diverse tasks involved in the M&A process of due diligence, such as:
Verification of ownership of assets
Confirming historical sales and customer records
Operational systems and processes
Intellectual property and patent searches
Public record, lien, bankruptcy, tax, litigation, and judgment searches
Records of good standing and consumer complaints
Charter documents and public filings
Verification of related entities, subsidiary firms, and holding companies
Independent verification of appraisal
The final phase of the due diligence process involves careful legal review in preparation for closing. Attorneys for all companies must review all required filings and amendments. Some states may require tax filings or other registrations to complete the transaction. According to Forbes, the entire merger and acquisition process can take up to six months or longer, depending on the complexity of the companies involved and other factors.
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/deals/mergers-acquisitions-ma-process/
https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/expert-insights/10-key-phases-of-a-m-and-a-deal
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/06/themerger.asp
https://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2018/08/27/mergers-and-acquisitions-key-considerations-when-selling-your-company/?sh=2e9169594102
As a Principal at Valesco, Angie Henson serves in key roles related to new investment origination, portfolio management, and investor relations. She directs the firm's strategic acquisition planning and program management as acting head of research and business development operations since 2002. Angie holds a Bachelor of Science from Tarleton State University and a certificate in entrepreneurial studies from Southern Methodist University.
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Yemeni Resistance Strikes Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia's Asir Region
The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Thursday successfully striking a military target at Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport in the kingdom's southwestern province of Asir.
Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yehya Saree stated that the domestically-developed Sammad-3 attack drones were used during the operation.
He stressed that the strikes precisely hit the important military target at the airport, adding that the aerial attack came in retaliation for the air raids being constantly conducted by the Saudi-led military coalition against the impoverished country.
Saree added that the Yemeni resistance forces will keep up their retaliatory raids against sensitive and strategic targets on Saudi soil as long as Riyadh and its allies fail to end their military campaign and siege against Yemen.
On September 9, the same airport came under fire by three Samad-3 drones, which targeted sensitive positions, a few hours after a similar operation was conducted by a number of Qasef-2K combat drones targeting the airport.
The Yemeni forces at the time said the designated targets had precisely been hit in both operations, which came just a day after a number of Sammad-3 drones successfully hit some military targets at the same airport.
Last Thursday, Yemeni armed forces also used a domestically-developed Zofaqar ballistic missile and four Sammad-3 drones to hit a "strategic target" in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
Earlier on Thursday, Saudi-led warplanes pounded different localities in Yemen's Ma'rib, Sa'ada and Hajjah.
Following the Thursday operation, the Saudi-led coalition claimed in a statement, carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, that Yemenis had launched drones at purportedly civilian targets in the kingdom's southern region of Khamis Mushait near the border.
It also claimed that the drones were intercepted and one of them was destroyed.
The Saudi regime usually claims to have intercepted the drones and missiles fired from Yemen.
Since early 2015, Riyadh and a coalition of its vassal states have been engaged in a military campaign against Yemen in a futile attempt to reinstall a Saudi-friendly government there.
The Western-backed war, which has been accompanied by a crippling blockade of Yemen, has killed tens of thousands of people and afflicted the already-poorest Arabian Peninsula nation with the "world's worst humanitarian crisis," according to the UN.
The Yemeni forces have, in recent days, stepped up their defense campaign against Riyadh, which has tightened its siege of Yemen by blocking the entry of fuel and humanitarian supplies into the war-torn country.
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September 9, 2012 January 13, 2015 ps4rs Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: An Open Letter to the Media
This letter was prepared by PS4RS Member Jessi Lillo who is a 1991 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University. This letter was also featured in the Letters to the Editor at statecollege.com – http://www.statecollege.com/mobile/news/columns/letter-to-the-editor-an-open-letter-to-the-media-1123553/
Your claim to understand the "Penn State Culture" is a bit like taking a picture of the Eiffel Tower and calling yourself a Frenchman. The truth is, few of you have ever visited Happy Valley, and those who have were only there for football. You have never braved a State college winter, smuggled a chicken cosmo out of a dining hall, pulled an all-nighter at the Diner, listened to reggae on the HUB lawn or felt a deep loss when it was announced that elms couldn't be saved. You may know how the phrase "We Are" came to be, but you will never understand what it means.
We are the millions who loved our coach, not because we were blinded by football fever, but because we looked beyond the football field. We saw the millions of dollars the Paterno family gave to academic projects. We saw the "Grand Experiment" become institution-wide, with academic honors and graduation rates for all Nittany Lion athletes exceeding those of the general student population at nearly every major university. We saw Ki-Jana Carter lose a Heisman and our team lose rankings because Joe Paterno refused to run up the score against our opponents and because he called you out on your inane questions and the many times you misquoted him or took his words out of context.
We are appalled by your characterization of our football program and its staff as "win-at-all-costs." We supported them during the lean years at the beginning of the last decade when you were calling for JoePa's head. We saw a program that continued to garner blue-chip recruits without promising them early starts and while making it clear to them that they would be held to a higher standard of academic performance and personal conduct than their counterparts at other top programs. We saw that staff pass on some extremely talented players who were unwilling to do it 'The Penn State Way.' We saw our star receiver dismissed before a bowl game for skipping class. We knew the bye weeks were important to our coach because he wanted to give his players time off to study for midterms, even with the Michigan game coming up.
We are the ones who endured years of barbs about our coach's age. We heard you call him senile, say the game had passed him by, he has lost control, he is out of touch. And now We hear you call him the mastermind of a criminal coverup that fooled everyone for years on end. We know that Jerry Sandusky's hasn't had an office right down the hall from Joe for 13 years. We know that "liability" is more likely to refer to bodily injury than risk of molestation. We have read the Freeh Report in its entirety and have used the skills we honed at Penn State to critically examine the "evidence."
We are, we always will be, and we will never allow you to define us.
Moving Forward … the Paterno Way
On Aug. 12, 2012, the Penn State Board of Trustees allowed nearly 9,000 of us to bear witness to their apathy; to their lack of allegiance to all that Penn State is, was, and should always be; and to their profound inability to lead that has brought about the mess in which we now find ourselves and Dear Old State. In essence, these people who are tasked with protecting the integrity of our beloved university did nothing more than embrace the false assumption of the Freeh Report that we have a "culture problem" and we need to "move forward." Though surely we should not be surprised by what we heard, most of us are more angry than ever for having heard it. Now it is time for us to ask ourselves the one question any football-fevered, idol worshipping group of lemmings must ask to survive in times of turmoil: What would JoePa do?
We all know what JoePa would do, he would run it up the middle. Repeatedly. He would run it and run it and keeping running it until our greater strength and resolve wore down the opponent. He would put our linebackers out there to read their gameplan and stop them from executing it. And then he would run it up the middle, again.
In 1967, Joe saw his team perform lackidaisically, led by a group of upperclassmen who believed their longevity alone entitled them to play. What did JoePa do? He benched those upperclassmen in favor of a hungrier, more motivated group of young players who went the next two-and-a-half seasons undefeated. This BoT is our class of '67. While we may not be able to bench them immediately the way JoePa did, we can continue to fight for reform in the way the board is selected, the rules by which it operates, and the manner in which it is held accountable for its decisions. Why do board members themselves get to choose more of their own numbers than we do? Why is the executive committee given so much power? Why is there no recourse for incompetence, ineptitude and putting one's own self-interest ahead of that of the university? Why are individual votes not counted and reported? These are questions and problems that we can address through every means at our disposal. We can never again forget to vote in trustee elections or neglect to study our candidates carefully. We can monitor their statements, their actions, and their votes, and we can let them know that we are watching and that we hold them personally accountable to each of us. We can make them earn their positions and our trust.
In 2003, JoePa saw his team lose to three conference opponents in a row due to incredibly poor calls that went against them and directly affected the outcome of the game. What did JoePa do? He worked behind the scenes to ensure that the Big Ten led the nation in the implementation of instant replay. The Freeh Report, the media miscarriage and the NCAA sanctions are our "bounce pass" and the "first downs that weren't." Here, we have a power that Joe did not, the power to go back and change the result. We must continue to fight the credibility of the Freeh Report, both by refuting the so-called evidence and by presenting our own fact-based evidence against his false characterization of a "win-at-all-costs football culture." We must demand that our BoT recognize these errors, reject this document on those grounds, and rectify the public perception based on these inaccuracies. If the NCAA felt it could act outside its mandate because it was addressing a 'culture problem', we must prove its actions are unjust because the problem was never within our culture. We must force members of the NCAA executive committee to produce facts, not Freeh assumptions, to justify its actions or to repeal it. Remember, we've never lost to Indiana, and if it takes another goal line stand to keep that record intact, let's put on the pads and fight for every inch.
In 2011, JoePa saw 32 "representatives" of Penn State turn their back on him and all that he had worked to build. What did JoePa do? He renewed his annual endowment to the university he loved so that current and future students could continue to reap the benefits of his legacy. He understood that the 600,000 and growing beneficiaries of the "grand experiment" could, should and would speak louder in pride than the 32 could ever speak in fear. We must be those voices. Not because Joe Paterno was God, but because we are, we always were, and we will always be Penn State.
Jessi Lillo
Penn State Class of 1991
Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship
Tagged Big Ten, Freeh Report, Grand Experiment, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, JoePa, NCAA, Penn State, Penn State Board of Trustees, We Are
6 thoughts on "Letter to the Editor: An Open Letter to the Media"
Mark Sweetwood says:
Too bad you are too much of a coward to let me post a response…
ps4rs says:
If your reply is worth posting, I'm happy to post it. If it is filled with vitriol, personal attacks, and unsupported accusations, you'll have to find another venue for your venom.
sherrysauerwine says:
Dear PS4RS — thank you for not allowing Mark Sweetwood to post. Far too many websites today allow any venom spewer to dump their hate about Penn State and Paterno — and always devoid of facts or truth — so thanks for sparing us that kind of crap on our website. If only more websites monitored the stuff that hits the internet.
Jessie — great post. Thank you for taking the time to compose it and share.
David Machlica says:
What an incredible letter Jessi. It is perhaps the best I have read since this whole sad episode unfolded. Many thanks for your reasoned defense of, and immense passion for, Penn State.
Excellent letter that is thoughtfully written. Thank-you for putting into words what so many are thinking.
Disappointment in Happy Valley
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Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java in Indonesia, located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta.
The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.
It was built around 850 CE by either Rakai Pikatan, king of the second Mataram dynasty, or Balitung Maha Sambu, during the Sanjaya Dynasty. Not long after its construction, the temple was abandoned and began to deteriorate. Reconstruction of the compound began in 1918. The main building was completed in around 1953. Much of the original stonework has been stolen and reused at remote construction sites. A temple will only be rebuilt if at least 75% of the original stones are available, and therefore only the foundation walls of most of the smaller shrines are now visible and with no plans for their reconstruction.
The temple was damaged during the earthquake in Java in 2006. Early photos suggest that although the complex appears to be structurally intact, damage is significant. Large pieces of debris, including carvings, were scattered over the ground. The temple has been closed to the public until damage can be fully assessed. The head of Yogyakarta Archaeological Conservation Agency stated that: "it will take months to identify the precise damage". However, some weeks later in 2006 the site re-opened for visitors. The immediate surroundings of the Hindu temples remain off-limits for safety reasons.


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