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The Return of Ross
"…but a very complex one. A swamp with many levels of political overtones and resonances that can't be fathomed at the present time; but need the distance of the future to give it a proper perspective, so you can truly have a point of view – and realize the viscosity of that quagmire. And the only way to understand this is to realize that it's incomprehensible."
– Robin Williams as Jack Dundee in The Best of Times
Such could be likened to the Cubs' hiring of David Ross as their new manager.
Some fans and critics think its a great hire. Others think its bad. The truth is, neither is the case – at this exact moment. We won't know if it's a good or bad hire for a few years, at least. So, following the wisdom of Mr. Dundee, we will see how it looks down the road a bit.
Ten days ago, I penned a short piece explaining how Ross might be Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer's guy, and lead the northsiders in the 2020 season. That content wasn't intended to advocate, but rather to shed some light on why Ross could be selected over other worthy candidates, Joe Girardi among them.
Cutting to the chase here, there had been enough circumstantial evidence and expert analyses done to believe that the Cubs front office wanted a manager who is young, will do the job for not a lot of money, and won't push back on baseball decisions.
Ross checks all those boxes.
All things being equal, (obviously not the resumes of the candidates, where Ross literally does not compare), if it came down to three big things, those are they. Added to which it's an internal hire since Ross never actually left the payroll. He assumed a very Craig Counsell-ish special assistant to the GM role in 2017, which may very well have set this whole thing in motion.
In his short but distinctive time with the Cubs, he was in many ways a coach on the field. No doubt he is a smart baseball guy, and his impact within the organization and with the fans likely set off some light bulbs in the front office to hire him as a coach one day – soon. How soon is now?, The Smiths once asked. Well, it's today.
The criticism
Fans and writers have offered up two highly common – and valid – points of criticism about Ross regarding his managerial hiring.
He has no experience. That is true. However, there is plenty of modern precedent for first time managers finding success. Of recent ilk, Counsell, Aaron Boone, Alex Cora and Bob Brenly come to mind. There are many other examples going back through the history of baseball as well. With so many baseball decisions being made in this era by the front office and on-field coaches, the role of the manager has been reduced somewhat. However, navigating through a 162-game regular season is different than the quick and crucial strategizing that is required in a critical postseason series. Ross and the Cubs aren't there yet but that will no doubt be a fascinating test.
He is too friendly with a lot of the players. This is a valid concern, too. But plenty of managers have coached recent teammates. It's not like that's a new situation. Furthermore, if you haven't read Ross' book, or gleaned enough insight from these friends of his – namely Jon Lester, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Jason Heyward – he has angrily lit these guys up more than once. The now famous moniker of 'Grampa Rossy' was created largely in part to him being somewhat of a curmudgeonly grumpy guy who would get on players' cases. If he can temporarily turn the friendship off to light a fire by choice as a teammate, should we doubt that he will be able to do so by right as a manager? Time will tell on this also.
We'll see how it plays out. Whether you feel its a good, bad, or lazy hire right now, no doubt it's a popular one. If it actually turns out to be good or bad, remains to be seen. Nonetheless, it's a new and exciting era for the Cubs beginning in 2020.
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Drawn to the Dugout: The Next Cubs Manager
From the legendary Cap Anson to Joe Maddon 140 years later, the Cubs have had more than their share of unique personalities at the top step of the dugout.
Hall of Fame gentlemen like Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, Frank Chance (yes, that Tinker to Evers to Chance group), Rogers Hornsby, Joe McCarthy, Gabby Hartnett, and Leo Durocher all had their tenures as north side skipper.
Of course, only in Chicago could a manager lead his club to the first World Series title since Chance was at the helm, end the honeymoon before it even began, become a polarized figure and turn into non-surprising news when his contract wasn't renewed nary three years later, right?
But thanks, Joe. Seriously and sincerely.
Thus begins the search for who will lead the Cubs starting with the 2020 season.
While the list is pretty short at this stage, the purported front runner, David Ross, is somewhat polarized himself. But should he be?
If strictly comparing resumes to other candidates like Joe Girardi, Mark Loretta and Joe Espada is the main factor, then Ross literally does not compare – he simply hasn't coached before. Despite having a reputation for most of his playing career as a coach-on-the-field for his knowledge and quick thinking, he has never held an official seat. Much less one that is on par with someone like Girardi, who has won a World Series as a manager.
But does that really matter?
Aaron Boone had no managerial experience when he took over the New York Yankees in 2018. They won 100 games and reached the ALDS. This year they won 103 and are currently in the ALCS.
Alex Cora was a first time manager when he was handed the reigns of the Boston Red Sox in 2018. They won the World Series.
Bob Brenly led the Arizona Diamondbacks to a World Series title in 2001 in his first season as manager.
The point is, a first-time manager finding success is far from unprecedented or unrealistic.
This is not to advocate Ross for the job. This is saying why he could, not should, be the choice. I always liked him as a player and I believe he will make a fine skipper some day, but I certainly have no crystal ball that is locking him in to the Cubs dugout for next season.
All the candidates are sound.
But has this been boiled down to Girardi vs. Ross?
Experience and success-wise, Girardi has no competition here.
There are some other intangibles that may put Ross ahead of the pack, however. One inherent issue with experienced coaches, especially former managers, is the pushback on baseball-related issues they can give to the front office. In today's sabermetric, analytics-driven game, the old guard baseball guys tend to have some strategic friction with their bosses. Reports of this happening with Maddon and Cubs president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer were surfacing as far back as the Cubs' magical 2016 championship season. It is unlikely the Cubs brass will want to invite similar issues back with their new manager.
Furthermore, the actual role of field manager has been reduced somewhat in this modern era. With a lot (some say too much) of data available, many game decisions are made by the front office and crucial personnel – bench and pitching coaches to be exact – to help the manager along.
Youth, money and control are other considerations. Strong hearsay and between-the-lines rumblings indicate that Epstein/Hoyer may want a younger, more passive type of manager who won't push back with them (too much) on baseball-related decisions, and someone they won't have to pay a large salary to. Someone like Ross would check all those boxes, where Girardi, although still fairly young, would not. With a World Series title, nearly 1,000 wins and experience managing in a major market under his belt, it is highly unlikely that Girardi would be the pseudo "Yes Man" that the Cubs brass seems to be searching for. They'd also have to pay him a lot more money than any other candidate.
My initial reaction a couple weeks ago was that Loretta, the current Cubs bench coach would be the practical – albeit boring – selection. Added to which I figured Ross' interest would be a token interview just to appease Cubs fans, and that maybe he would be brought on as Loretta's bench coach at most. It would seem now, however, that Ross is the likely target, and that Girardi, ironically, has become the token interviewee. 'Grandpa Rossy' also has plenty of marketability to consider. The fans adore him, and he has an endearing personality and sense of self-deprecating humor (there was that whole Dancing With the Stars thing, after all) that automatically lends itself to the role. How that may translate into success on the field would be anyone's guess.
The other blowback from Cubs fans about Ross is whether or not he is still too close to a number of current players. It is well known that his former teammates Jon Lester, Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant among others are some of his best friends. Would he be able to put that aside and act managerially? Would he be able to relate to them no longer as a colleague but as their in-game boss? The answer to that, I believe, is yes. Something that is often forgotten by Cubs fans is the 'Grandpa Rossy' nickname that Bryant and Rizzo bestowed upon him was more than just a friendly jab at an old backup catcher in his final season of his playing career. It was a sarcastic nod at the fact Ross could be a prick – in a good way – for his ability to light a fire under the players and get their attention. The youngins on the club thought he was being a curmudgeonly old man. They realized after '16 that he actually always had a point.
If he can continue to do that, and keep his sharp baseball mind in-tune, then maybe Ross would be the right guy after all.
Or maybe it'll be someone else, in which case you can disregard everything you just read.
Photo credits: https://twitter.com/NBCSCubs/status/1179075357405859840
https://www.en24.news/2019/10/mlb-2019-joe-girardi-and-david-ross-candidates-to-take-command-of-the-chicago-cubs.html
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Disadvantaged young people really want to go to university, says Cambridge MP
A report released this week by the Universities Parliamentary Group, co-chaired by Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner, has revealed that across the country, students from disadvantaged backgrounds really want to get to university, and see it as life-changing.
The report revealed that young people eligible for free school meals were clear about the benefits of university and thought it was worth the cost. It also found that significantly more were likely to stay at home to go to university locally. Disadvantaged students were also more likely to choose a university based on living costs and were more informed about potential living costs at university. Compared to their wealthier peers, they had less access to information sources to inform their university decisions.
Responding to the report, Daniel Zeichner MP said: "This research busts myths around the attitudes of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds - they really get the difference that going to university will make to their lives. I want to see young people in Cambridge given more advice and support in their university choices so they can have the same quality of experience as their wealthier peers. This is a city of great Universities, but not all young people locally have the same chances and opportunities to benefit."
Commenting on the finding that less affluent students would be worst hit by a reduction in the number of universities or the number of courses on offer, Daniel Zeichner said "Government Ministers are continually attacking universities and complaining about what they call 'low-value' courses. Far from trying to close down courses, we should promote student choice and celebrate the transformational role that all our universities play. Policy-makers need to catch up with those on the ground who actually know what it's like to be left behind."
The All-Party Parliamentary University Group published 'Is university worth it? Young people's motivations, aspirations and views on student finance' on Monday 1st November. The report can be accessed here
The report is based on polling by Public First of 1000 students.
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Keselowski wins in New Hampshire
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LOUDON, N.H. — With about 70 laps to go in his back-and-forth battle against Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin radioed in to his team: "This is awesome racing."
Imagine how Keselowski felt.
The 2012 Cup champion took the checkered flag at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, beating Hamlin by 1.647 seconds after trading the lead with him for most of the 301-lap race.
The two swapped stage wins and held the lead a combined 18 times before Keselowski claimed his third victory since the sport returned from the pandemic shutdown, along with the now-traditional prize of a 18-pound, live lobster. Afterward, Keselowski grabbed a U.S. flag and spun his car around in front of a crowd that spent most of the race masked and socially distanced before crowding the fence to chant "Brad! "Brad!"
"It's so great to be racing back in front of fans again. It feels like forever, so welcome back, guys," said Keselowski, who is in a contract year at Team Penske. "We're just so glad to have them all back. It feels so weird to be racing without fans, but we're glad you're here. I hope you stay safe and thank you for being here."
Hamlin also finished second in New Hampshire last year following a sprint to the finish that left him 0.210 seconds behind Kevin Harvick. Hamlin has five victories this year, including last week in Kansas.
"It was fun racing those guys. They were very very deserving today and I'm happy for them," he said. "The two best cars finished 1-2 today and they got the better end of it. I was having a good time there."
Martin Truex Jr. was third after working his way back from the rear of the field because of a penalty for a runaway tire in the pits. Joey Logano was fourth and Harvick fifth.
Kyle Busch was last after a flat front right tire on the backstretch sent him skidding into the wall after just 15 laps. The reigning Cup champion is a 12-time winner in New Hampshire, including three in the top series.
The track has a capacity of 76,000, but Gov. Chris Sununu said last week that he expected about 12,000 fans to attend. A track spokeswoman said attendance would not be announced, but it appeared to be about 10% full.
The governor gave a brief welcome before the race and thanked fans for cooperating with the restrictions. Fans were required to wear masks when making their way around the track but could remove them in their seats.
Hamlin won the first stage after fighting for the lead with Keselowski and Ryan Blaney. Keselowski took the second stage, passing Hamlin on the final lap of a two-lap sprint following a series of cautions late in the stage. It was his sixth stage win – the most of any driver.
Keselowski appeared to get the worst of a preseason staffing shuffle when he got the least accomplished of the three Penske crew chiefs. But Jeremy Bullins has focused on helping Keselowski win races and earn a contract extension.
"Talking to Jeremy Bullins, it was, 'What do we need to do to get to the next level?' Go dominate a race, and that's what we did today," Keselowski said. "Jeremy and this team has been a good kick in the butt."
In his last start in New Hampshire, where he swept the Cup Series events in 2003, Jimmie Johnson recovered from an early spin to finish 12th. The seven-time NASCAR champion finished the day 18th in the playoff race -- below the cut line -- and has only six races left to make up ground.
Johnson, who has said this will be his last year as a full-time Cup driver, was presented with a replica Revolutionary War musket as a parting gift, and "Thanks Jimmie 48" was painted on the inner wall. A trail on the property was named the Jimmie Johnson 5K trail for the fitness nut, who ran in the Boston Marathon last year.
Others on the bubble jostling for the 16 playoff spots are 14th-place Clint Bowyer, who finished 18th on Sunday, Matt DiBenedetto (15th, finished sixth), William Byron (16th, finished 11th), Tyler Reddick (17th, finished 10th), Johnson and Erik Jones (19th, finished 24th).
Bubba Wallace and Corey LaJoie were sent to the back of the grid because of improperly mounted ballast that was discovered during pre-race inspection. Both crews were also docked 10 points in the driver and owner standings.
Jerry Baxter, the crew chief for Wallace's No. 43 car, and Ryan Sparks, the crew chief doe LaJoie's No. 32, were suspended for the race.
Wallace finished 23rd. He is also a free agent, and Richard Petty Motorsports co-owner Andrew Murstein said earlier Sunday that the team had offered Wallace an ownership stake as part of a proposed extension.
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Introducing Ohhio Braid
Our Kickstarter is live! Click here to visit our campaign's page and back Ohhio Braid.
We are proud to announce the latest innovation from the Ohhio's lab. It's soft, it's chunky, and it's machine-washable. Introducing Ohhio Braid.
What is Braid?
Braid is a soft material that creates a chunky knit in any form.
The idea to create something like Braid came to us when we realized just how many messages we were getting from people who either wanted to start arm knitting but found the merino wool difficult to work with or those who couldn't work with merino because of a wool allergy.
We saw that there was a real need to find a suitable substitute for our merino wool to use in Ohhio's signature chunky knit. With Braid, we found it.
At its most basic level, Braid is a seamless cotton tube with pillow-style filling. When combined in just the right amount makes for a plush and pliable material that's easy to learn for any arm knitting newbie and opens up exciting new possibilities for the experienced crafters.
How We Made It
Braid came to life in the past 11 months. We had the idea to create something like it in January 2016, and by March, the first prototypes were being made. Little did we know, the process of creating something like Braid is arduous, to say the least. Our task was to find the right casing, the right diameter, the right filling, and the right density of the filling. Many combinations ensued.
In September 2016, Braid emerged in its current form. It has the final optimal calibration of the cotton shell with some elastane added to it, siliconized micro hollowfibre filling for maximum softness, and machine-washability. This latest iteration hits the right benchmarks of being soft, light, and durable. We're very proud of what we managed to accomplish.
The world of knitting hasn't seen a big change in a very, very long time. Knitting itself is so old that there's not much left to invent — everything has already been done, and attempts at innovation are usually too impractical to have any staying potential. Braid introduces a number of possibilities to arm knitting (and crafting in general) that haven't existed before.
We envision Braid as a future staple of the designer's arsenal. To someone with a creative eye and able hands, the sky's the limit.
Braid is a hugely ambitious project, especially for a small studio of just twenty. To fund this project and bring it to a full-scale life, we are looking for help on Kickstarter. The campaign is launching on November 16th! And to show how our appreciation to those who believe in Braid in this early stage, we are offering not just the material itself, but hand-crafted stuff made from it. Check it out!
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#sxsw #YACHT
Listen to Shangri-La
"If we cannot yet reconcile all opinions, Let us endeavor to unite all hearts." -Robert Owen, 1832
YACHT is a Band, Belief System, and Business conducted by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of Marfa, Texas and Portland, Oregon, USA. All people are welcome to become members of YACHT. Accordingly, YACHT is and always will be what YACHT is when YACHT is standing before you.
YACHT believes in reforming an adequate language by coining new words and examining the meaning of existing words. For example, Utopia means "No Place." Thus YACHT understands its quest is in movement, not a resting point. For example, "I" is a story we tell ourselves. Thus YACHT seeks the undifferentiated collective experience.
YACHT understands that to feel part of the world is to be engaged in creative activity. However, creative output is powerless without contact with a spectator, who completes the creative act and brings it into contact with the world by registering its existence and interpreting its value.
YACHT believes art and spirituality are inseparable; both are concerned with the creation of something from nothing, with form without antecedent. The feeling or moment of creation is a kind of spiritual high that can be achieved by anyone with the willingness to transmute an idea into form. When we create something, we relive the first spark into consciousness of both the microcosm (ourselves) and the macrocosm (our universe). Art is ontological birth. No religious culture is without an image-making culture. In more ancient religions, the making of images is the spiritual act itself.
YACHT seeks to explore frontiers and to expand awareness of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ETI). There is nothing marginal about acknowledging the greater possibility of life in the cosmos; it is chauvinistic, beyond the pale, to imagine otherwise.
YACHT believes that in the province of the mind, there are no limits. Every person is the master of their own neurological experience. Our minds contain the universe, by the act of comprehending it.
YACHT encourages the testing of these ideas in the laboratory of your own nervous system.
YACHT knows that to confront the world without ideas is to see the formless void.
YACHT encourages online dissemination of all things.
YACHT believes "Free Wi Fi" is not an advertisement of services, but a political statement.
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Presented by: S.O. Terik
Age Policy: 21+
609 Davis St
the show at Clive Bar on Friday, March 16
1:00PM S.O. Terik @ SXSW
8:30PM Tycho
9:30PM MNDR
10:30PM New Build
11:30PM Grimes
12:30AM YACHT
Additional Showtimes
Thursday, March 15 11:00PM -11:40PM
Venue: Lustre Pearl
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I spent six days eating my way through this city.
It wasn't nearly long enough.
I will always wonder to myself, how I spent so much of my life never visiting this city. It quickly became another city I fell in love with. With the food, the history, architecture, music, culture, sweet tea, and that good ol' southern hospitality- how could I not fall in love. So check out some highlights from my adventure.
\ \ BRUNCH, at the Erin Rose for Erin's birthday!
\ \ hey Judey, Judey Judeeeeeee !
\ \ Crab stuffed mushrooms !
\ \ Baked Alaska! AND THEN, off to Frenchmen street.
\ \ I J U S T F E L L I N L O V E ----> with the little Frenchmen Street Art Market. Well, I simply adored this whole part of town, it made me feel like I could live in the south. New Orleans made me feel like I could live in the South and I didn't think such a place existed.
\ \ Did someone say Louie Armstrong?
\ \ Amazing Brisket and Coleslaw sandwich with homestyle mac and cheese.
\ \ Croquet Cocktail -Plymouth Gin, Yellow Chartreuse, Herbsaint, Lime, Mint.
\ \ Shaved Brussel Sprouts, Apples, Pecorino Romano, and Hazelnuts.
\ \ L I T E R A L L Y ---> every mom and pop shop delivers and they do it on the late night. I would get so fat here.
\ \ Homemade Pumpkin Tortellini with a sage and brown sugar butter.
\ \ Roasted Cauliflower with a whipped smoked feta.
\ \ A P L A C E, that is locally famous and has been a staple forever is also acclaimed for all of the cute kitties that, as you guessed it. They run the shop, the humans just work in it.
Cool look and delicious food... I love pizza!!!
Travelling around is really something refreshing and like life-recharging . Love every piece things of your life, you can 100% afford your life.
Gorgeous pictures Cassandra! I love your striped dress! And I have similar leo sandals!
I want to go there so badly! I always hear incredible things about this city.
You should, it was one of the best places I've ever visited!
You've had such a fashionable year. I adore this black skirt - so gorgeous. here's to 2015!
wow it looks like you had quite the awesome time judging by all of your pictures! Happy New Year!!!
Wooow.. i am in love with your pictures!!
Lots of great photos - looks like you had an amazing time! Cute outfit at the end, white lace is so beautiful, and you styled it so appropriately. Happy 2015!
Oh my GOSH this trip looks utterly incredible! You packed a lot into six days, which is really nice to see and you weren't joking about eating your way through the place - the food all looks delicious, you lucky thing! :) Happy New Year!
this post is the perfect city guide!
I love traveling because I get to experience new things, see new places, and best of all, taste new flavors. Lovely pictures. You're really captured the moments.
New Orleans is on my list for the next travel destination and by your photos it's amazing! By the way, your lace top is super beautiful!


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Your regular Coventry City blog.
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Lee Camp
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 36*
At Club Since: November 2020
Total Club League Appearances (Goals): 0(0) *
Signed following an injury to Marko Marosi, Lee Camp will bring a wealth of experience at Championship level to the team for the two months he is initially set to be at the club for. Camp has had a career of highs and lows in this division, having been one of the best in his position on his day but also capable of glaring errors and spells of poor form. At the age of 36, Camp has lost some of the agility that made him an excellent shot-stopper at the peak of his powers but he showed during his most recent spell at Birmingham City that he can still shut up shop in goal for the odd game.
Camp's arrival at Coventry City as an emergency signing is down to the lack of trust in number two goalkeeper, Ben Wilson. It is farcical to have a second-choice player at the club – and on a three-year contract – who you have no intention of playing when it really matters. While budget constraints are likely to have influenced the decision to sign Ben Wilson, in an ideal world, the back-up goalkeeper should either be someone young and improving who can eventually take the mantle or a veteran who can pass on their experience to the first-choice – of which, Wilson is neither.
While Lee Camp fits the latter profile of back-up goalkeeper, the circumstances in which he has been brought in are hugely suboptimal. With the team having looked to have turned a corner defensively, a new goalkeeper arriving with no period of integration has the potential to hugely disruptive. Not only will Lee Camp have to quickly develop an understanding with the back-line in defensive situations, but this is a team that likes to play out from the back, either Lee Camp will have to get used to receiving the ball under pressure or we're going to have to change the way we play slightly to suit Camp's game. As useful as Camp's experience could be, it would be some achievement for him to slot seamlessly into the team.
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Remarks - LAND/LOT FOR SALE at 130 DESOTO ST Port St. Joe, FL - Great lot in the 1st block of St. Joe Beach. This lot is steps to the beach and homes can only be built on the street ends here providing lots of unbuildable beach and potential Gulf Views from this lot. Adjoining lot is also for sale at the same price if you're looking for a larger piece of property. (See MLS 301028) RV's are allowed here along with single family homes. This property had an older mobile home on it and comes with a paid water and sewer tap fee.


the sun is shining. the air is fresh. there are birds singing and i am too! it certainly is a beautiful day and it makes me believe that spring may just be around the corner. the sad part is that it is only january 20th—not exactly march 20th!


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Santa Barbara Dance Theater; Photo by Brandon Whited
Ashley R.T. Yergens on Premiering his First Full-Length Work "prettygirl264264" at Abrons Art Center
Guest Writer, Choreographer Rohan Bhargava Reports on Rovaco Dance and Los Little Guys' Trip to India
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Curator Denise Greber And Puppeteers Duda Paiva And Chad Williams On The 8th La MaMa Puppet Festival
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DON QUIXOTE TAKES NEW YORK. Photo © Loco7 Theatre.
The 8th La MaMa Puppet Festival
Tickets: http://lamama.org/puppet_festival/
Duda Paiva & Nancy Black's BLIND // November 8 - 11, 2018
WonderSpark Puppets' Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup // November 17 - 18, 2018
Since 1962, the La MaMa Puppet Festival showcases new contemporary puppet theatre by artists from around the world. Curated by Denise Greber, this year's series focuses on diversifying the voices, stories, and perspectives shared onstage, with the goal of uplifting marginalized identities within the puppet community. The festival highlights interdisciplinary works from female artists who explore issues such as cultural identity, Black Lives Matter, the refugee crisis, and the disability experience.
Sammi Lim for The Dance Enthusiast: Oh boy, I know there isn't really a way to quantify this, but what do you love most about theatre?
Denise Greber, Curator of La MaMa's Puppet Festival and Member of Loco7 Theatre Company: I love the magic of live theatre. When it is done well, it is an incredibly exciting place to be. You see something in that moment and know that it may happen again the next night, but not exactly the same. It reminds me to be present in life and engage here and now.
How has the festival evolved over time?
Denise Greber: This is actually the 8th La MaMa Puppet Festival, as the festival started in 2004. We have skipped a year (give or take) these past 14 years. The change is that little by little it is expanding; we've added a program here and there to give more opportunities for artists to perform at La MaMa.
FOOD FOR THE GODS, a multimedia performance installation about "human value" inspired by the killings of black men. Photo © Nehprii Amenii.
Have your selections also changed massively? Do you look out for different things nowadays or have your criteria remained consistent?
Denise Greber: As a curator it is not always good to just present what you love and what you like to see as an audience member. There are some pieces that I really love and connect with, others that I feel are important to bring to the stage for their topics, and then again others because I feel the potential of the artist and their need to present a work. That has been steady in the programming over the years, something I learned from Ellen Stewart, La MaMa's Founder.
Do you believe that puppetry, much like comedy, can be a 'stealth' way to address sensitive issues?
Denise Greber: Absolutely. It is a unique art form that allows for the audience to engage with the objects/puppets in a way that we are not always able to with humans. There is something distinct about what we, as an audience, project on to an inanimate object.
BLIND starring puppeteer Duda Paiva. Photo © Patrick Argirakis, 2015.
I'd like to address a topic I've seen floating around on social media channels: non-consensual audience participation. BLIND, which addresses disability, rejection and resolution, sees a high volume of audience interaction. How do you know when to push it farther or whether to draw back?
Puppeteer Duda Paiva: Disability, rejection, and resolution are manifested in different ways and sometimes they are manifested internally. The performance BLIND is designed to accommodate spontaneous reactions both from public as well as from the performer. Some of audience members are invited to sit on stage, more precisely on chairs on the sides. The show begins as if the audience are part of the script; they are all in a waiting room, expecting the arrival of a doctor who, apparently, will help all those in need.
Each performance differs concerning the triangulation between performer/ audiences. All interactions vary from show to show, this reality forces the actor to develop a flexible performing mode that celebrates spontaneity and generosity, wit and air amongst people.
Puppeteers, in addition to performing, often hone an additional skill: the creation of their props, puppets, or stage personas. How did you go about it? By attending a college course? By seeking out a mentor?
Duda Paiva: I attended extensive lessons on classic ballet, contemporary dance, Butoh and drama in private institutions both in Brazil, Japan, and Holland. It was in Holland that my attention bent towards the art of puppetry. All I learned about the art of puppetry, including acting/manipulation and sculpting came from Neville Tranter (Dutch-Australian) and the Gertrude Theater (Israeli), my first experimentations were kindly supported by both dance and puppetry Dutch 'production houses.'
In the beginning of 2004, Duda Paiva Company was formally created. We make visual theatre that combines dance, new media and puppets (I call them moving-sculptures). DPC moving-sculptures are made out of supple foam and carved using sharp objects. They are designed and made by myself as well as other sculptors such as DPC's head sculptor Andre Mello. The material foam inspires and maximizes my physical and mental activities, forcing me to think out of the box owing to its flexibility and vast range of metamorphosis, not only in a mask's expression but in the whole body too.
Duda Paiva and a 'moving-sculpture' in BLIND. Photo © Patrick Argirakis, 2015.
How does your dance background lend itself to puppetry?
Duda Paiva: Dance and puppetry have many similar requirements such as rhythm, precision, focus, and spatial awareness, but they can be utter antagonists too. To bring a puppet to life it needs a reason, it needs to be justified, whereas dance doesn't. Dance can be perceived in a total different way both by whom does the moves and who watches it. Abstract versus Storytelling. I love both. Both guide me to learn from the differences and there is a moment that both disciplines give support to the existence of each other, instead of undermining, nor killing, its organic potentialities.
What, in your opinion, makes a good puppet act?
Duda Paiva: The 'self-learning' trait of many puppet groups worldwide makes puppetry a special art form because each moving-sculpture is unique! Sometimes a whole new technique is born to handle a specific character (for example: How to manipulate a knee puppet? How to manipulate a non-string or rod puppet?) This uniqueness is rich to me; it's freedom. Creation obeys no rules.
But I understood, through the years, that there was a lack of preparation and physical awareness for those who want to blend disciplines. Questions started to pop out such as: How can I prepare my own body? How can I be fluid with ideas and still be able to transport them to another body (puppet)? How can I make a manipulation seem believable? How do I blend different skills together?
Therefore I created The Object Score — a methodology for the physical puppeteer. Talent is important but technique can open doors that we never thought possible. To end my answer, the most important for a good puppet act is 'the audience.' Puppets are needy; they need the audience to tell them that they are alive. The pure affirmation that they are alive is what keeps them from dying.
Aren't they inanimate objects after all?
Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup. Photo © WonderSpark Puppets.
Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup is the puppet show I wish to see most, as I too, have grandmothers from different backgrounds. In our increasingly globalized world, it's certainly has strong appeal. Did you approach children's author Pamela Mayer to turn her book into a play, or was it the other way round?
Chad Williams, Co-founder of WonderSpark Puppets: Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup was born of a grant from PJ Library to The 14th Street Y Theater to develop new works based on their books. They are a wonderful organization that gives free books with Jewish themes to kids all over the country. We had turned the book 'Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken' by Daniel and Jill Pinkwater into a hand puppet show in 2016 (presented by the 14th Street Y), and were given the freedom to pick a PJ Library book in 2017 to do the same. The theater obtained permission from the publisher, and we had about 6 months to turn a 5-minute story into a full-length play.
We chose Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup for a multitude of reasons. It has a great story with themes that we really love, with an all-female cast of varying ages. Secondly, the book has two specific pages where each grandmother plays with Sophie —- but what they do is ambiguous and literally anything could be there. We used those two moments to expand upon the story, giving each grandmother time to try and win Sophie over with stories from their own culture. The competition between the two women is more unspoken in the original book, but it gives us a great motive to justify their over-the-top actions in our puppet show. Also, any excuse to bring the Monkey King into a story is a good one :)
My wife Z literally based the Jewish Grandmother on her own. Like the character in the book, she loved to cook and passed on that love (and recipes) to Z when she was a little girl.
Jewish-Chinese grandmothers in Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup. Photo © WonderSpark Puppets.
How do you inject quirks or motor tics into a character? My guess is by observing real-life characters?
Chad Williams: I take inspiration from Taiwanese puppet theater. They use a stock cast of archetypes, like Commedia dell'arte, so as soon as an actor steps onto stage, the costume, movement, voice, and such are immediately understood by the audience as, "Oh, it's that one." There's a lot of room for nuance and imbuing each character with your own personal memories, but that's where I generally start. In a puppet play, the puppeteer is allowed to perform more than one character (or all of them!). Perfecting the details for each character, how they move, how their voice sounds, how they relate to each other, is something that can take a long time but enhances the illusion. Playing with the characters once they are built can help add to the script and fill any unseen plot holes.
What qualities, in your opinion, do the best puppeteers possess?
Chad Williams: Puppeteers are cousins to magicians in that we all put on a grand illusion. If the puppeteer does their job properly, the audience will forget the technical aspects of what they are seeing ("I know it's not real!") and buy in that these inanimate objects are actually alive. Children immediately focus on puppets and believe. It can take adults a little bit longer. The art form is unique in that we as actors can perform as tiny ants or massive giants, as men or women or animals or whatever on an unlimited scale. In Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup, Z performs over 10 different characters that include old women, little children, vegetable princesses, wooden spoons, and a talking oven mitt. Through these puppets she is able to communicate to the audience the message of the story, a celebration of foods, cultures, and the art of storytelling.
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By admin on July 28, 2018 Entertainment
REDDING, Calif. (Reuters) – Seventeen people were missing on Saturday as a monster wildfire in Northern California spread after killing two firefighters, destroying hundreds of buildings and sending tens of thousands of frantic residents fleeing from their homes.
More than 38,000 people in Redding and elsewhere in Shasta County have been ordered to leave their homes from the 80,900-acre (32,740-hectare) Carr Fire, which has destroyed at least 500 homes and businesses. Officials warned further evacuation orders were possible.
Some 3,400 firefighters on the ground and in 17 helicopters were battling the fire, which was just 5 percent contained as it ripped through Redding, a city of 90,000 people, in California's scenic Shasta-Trinity area. It has left Keswick, a town of 450, in smoldering ruins, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
Another 5,000 buildings are threatened, Cal Fire said.
Law enforcement officials are currently trying to locate 17 people reported missing, but noted that the number of missing has fluctuated in recent days as new people are reported missing and others located, Redding Police Sergeant Todd Cogle said by telephone.
"We don't want to give the impression that all these people have suffered some kind of grave circumstances," Cogle said. "We sent officers to some of these places (where they lived) and the houses were intact, so it's more than likely those people just evacuated."
There are currently 89 large wildfires blazing across 14 U.S. states, mostly in the West, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
So far this year, wildfires have scorched almost 4.3 million acres (1.7 million hectares) across the United States, above the 3.7 million-acre (1.5 million-hectare) average for the same period over the last decade.
'COULDN'T GET ANYTHING'
Some 1,100 people crowded into an evacuation center at Shasta College, outside Redding, one of several shelters that officials said reached full capacity on Saturday.
A blackened landscape is shown from wildfire damage near Keswick, California, U.S., July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage
One of them, 57-year-old David Franceschine, said he had been on a camping trip when the fire erupted. He rushed back to his home to try to retrieve possessions but by the time he arrived, authorities had closed the road.
"I couldn't get anything, could I, Scout?" he asked his white-and-brown-spotted dog. "At least I have you, Scout."
Franceschine said he assumes the fire destroyed all his possessions, including the urn containing the ashes of his son, who died four years ago.
"That's what bothers me the most," Franceschine said.
The fire, which started on Monday afternoon, has been fed by hot, dry weather and high winds. Temperatures were forecast to reach 109 Fahrenheit (42.8 Celsius) on Saturday, with winds of up to 8 miles per hour (13 kph), according to the National Weather Service.
A bulldozer operator as well as a member of the Redding Fire Department were killed in the blaze. Mercy Medical Center hospital has treated nine people for burns, including three firefighters, spokesman Mike Mangas said on Saturday.
Officials said police were responding to looting incidents in evacuated neighborhoods.
The missing included a woman and her two great-great grandchildren, the CBS news affiliate in Sacramento reported, citing local police. The woman's husband, Ed Bledsoe, told the station that he left them at home to run an errand on Thursday night and then got a call from his great-great grandson.
"He called and said, 'Grandpa you need to come, the fire is coming at our house now,'" Bledsoe said. "I can't see how I can go on without them."
The flames erupted into a firestorm on Thursday when they jumped across the Sacramento River and swept into the western side of Redding, about 150 miles (240 km) north of Sacramento.
President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in the fire-hit area, a move that authorizes federal funds and staff to help in disaster response.
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Дени́с Ю́рьевич Черно́в (род. 10 июня 1970, Ленинград, РСФСР, СССР) — российский режиссёр-, сценарист и актёр озвучивания. Один из создателей и ведущий режиссёр проекта «Смешарики», а также остальных работ студии «Петербург»

Биография
Родился 10 июня 1970 года в Ленинграде.

В 1991 году окончил художественные курсы при училище им. Мухиной и курсы аниматоров на студии «Панорама».

С 1991 по 1993 год работал в качестве аниматора на студии «Панорама».

С 1993 по 1995 год работал ООО «Zis» художник-аниматор.

С 1995 по 1997 год работал с Ринатом Газизовым, снимал клипы и рекламы.

1997—2003 — работал в качестве режиссёра-мультипликатора на студии «Мельница». Популярность начал получать после выхода последней серии мультсериала «Приключения в Изумрудном городе» в 2000 году. Помогал в постановке первого полнометражного мультфильма студии «Карлик Нос» поставленную Ильёй Максимовым а также помогал Константину Бронзиту в создании мультфильма «Божество».

С 2003 года работает на новой студии анимации «Петербург». Художником-постановщиком проекта «Смешарики» стал Салават Шайхинуров а в качестве главного сценариста выбрали Алексея Лебедева.

С 2003 по 2007 год Денис Чернов снял 42 классических эпизода.

С 2007 по 2011 год занимался производством первого российского полнометражного компьютерного мультфильма «Смешарики. Начало» снятый по сценарию Алексея Лебедева.

После выхода первого фильма Чернов начал производство фильма «Смешарики. Легенда о золотом драконе». Первый вариант сценария был написан Алексеем Лебедевым, однако Чернов не проникся его сценарием и тогда он решил сам написать сценарий и привлёк в работу Дмитрия Яковенко, главного сценариста спин-оффа «Пин-Код» и редактора мультсериала «Барбоскины».

18 ноября 2021 года вышел полнометражный мультфильм в трёхмерной графике студии «Петербург» — «Плюшевый Бум!».

Личная жизнь
Вторая супруга — Эльвира Гизатуллина, аниматор. От этого брака сын Никита.

Третья супруга — Татьяна Белова (с 2009), одна из ведущих сценаристов нового сезона «Смешарики».

С двумя бывшими жёнами поддерживает тёплые отношения.

Дети — Евгений Чернов (1989), Никита Чернов (1997), Тимофей Чернов (2009).

Фильмография

Режиссёрские работы
 2000 — Приключения в Изумрудном городе: Принцесса Озма
 2000 — GOOD MORNING
 2003—2007 — Смешарики
 2011 — Смешарики. Начало
 2016 — Смешарики. Легенда о золотом драконе
 2018 — Смешарики. Дежавю
 2020 — наст. время — Смешарики. Новый сезон
 2021 — Плюшевый Бум!
 2022 — Финник
 2023 — Финник 2

Сорежиссёр
 2003 — Карлик Нос (реж. Илья Максимов)

Сценарист
 2000 — GOOD MORNING
 2016 — Смешарики. Легенда о золотом драконе
 2018 — Смешарики. Дежавю
 2022 — Финник

Актёр озвучания
 2004 — Смешарики — профессор на радио («Некультурный»)
 2011 — Смешарики. Начало — бездомный, Жюльен
 2016 — Смешарики. Легенда о золотом драконе — шаман
 2018 — Смешарики. Дежавю — Тёмный рыцарь

Художник-аниматор
 2000 — Приключения в Изумрудном городе

Награды и премии
«Смешарики. Начало» (2011)
 2012 — XXI Международный кинофорум духовно-нравственного кино «Золотой витязь»: Гран-при за полнометражный анимационный фильм — «Смешарики. Начало» реж. Денис Чернов.

«Смешарики. Легенда о золотом драконе» (2016)
 2017 — 22 Открытый Российский Фестиваль анимационного кино в Суздале: Приз жюри «За лучший полнометражный фильм» — «Смешарики. Легенда о золотом драконе».
 2017 — Икар (кинопремия): Лауреат в номинации «Фильм в прокате» — «Смешарики. Легенда о золотом драконе».

«Финник» (2022)

 2023 — 21-я церемония вручения наград премии «Золотой орёл»: победа в номинации «Лучший анимационный фильм».

Примечания

Смешарики

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The Student Loans Scheme Annual Report 2014 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2013. Key findings in the report are:
Author(s): Ministry of Education
721,437 people had a student loan for collection. (Page 29)
The nominal value of loan balances was $14,235 million. (Page 43)
The carrying value of the loan scheme – calculated using International Financial Reporting Standards – was $8,716 million. (Page 43)
The carrying value was 61.2 percent of the nominal value. (Page 30)
The fair value of the loan scheme was approximately $8,924 million (Table 37, Page 57)
The cost of lending increased from 40.02 cents in the dollar lent in July to December 2013, to 41.83 cents in the dollar lent in January to June 2014. (Table 28, Page 46)
The cost of lending is forecast to reduce to 40.44 cents per dollar for the the period 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2015. It is forecast to increase to 41.59 cents for each dollar lent in 2017. (Table 28, Page 46).
1.2 million people have taken out a student loan. (Page 22)
Students have borrowed $20,119 million. (Page 24) – $9,157 million has been collected in loan repayments. (Page 32) – More than 415,000 loans have been fully repaid. (Page 32) During 2013/14:
$1,031.7 million in loan repayments were received, $22.2 million less than last year. (Page 56)
Outcomes of the Student Loan Scheme
Research shows that recent young graduates have a clear earnings advantage which emerges soon after graduation and grows over time. (Page 15)
The number of domestic students in tertiary education in 2013 was 370,000 compared with 245,000, the number enrolled in 1994. (figure 1, Page 8)
The participation in tertiary education rate for Māori of all ages was 14.7 percent in 2013, up slightly from 14.5 percent in 2012. The participation rate of all Pasifika students in 2013 was 11.5 percent, up slightly from 11.3 percent in 2012. (Table 1, Page 9)
The total number of students completing formal qualifications reached 144,000 in 2013, an decrease of 0.6 percent from 2012. (Page 9)
About Students borrowing from the Student Loan Scheme in 2013
192,257 students (74 percent of eligible students) borrowed from the loan scheme. (Pages 22 and 23)
Of these, there were 51,732 new borrowers representing 27 percent of all borrowers. (Table 8, Page 28)
The average amount borrowed was $8,315. (Table 7, Page 27)
Of those who had a loan balance in 2013
About 58 percent were female. (Table 10, Page 30)
57 percent were European, 22 percent were Māori, 12 percent were Asian and 11 percent were Pasifika. (Table 10, Page 30) As at 30 June 2014:
The average loan held by Inland Revenue was $19,731 and the median loan balance was $13,882. (Table 12, Page 30)
73 percent of repayments were collected through the PAYE tax system in the 2013/14 year. (Page 31)
Repayment times for borrowers
The median repayment time for all borrowers who finished study in 2011 is expected to be 7.0 years. (Table 19, Page 36)
The median repayment time for those who left study in 2011 and remained in New Zealand is expected to be 5.8 years. (Table 19, Page 36)
The median repayment time for those who left study in 2011 and are not always based in New Zealand is expected to be 15.2 years. (Table 19, Page 36)


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Mesa County Public Health New Program Helping First-Time Mothers
Billy Jenkins Published: May 19, 2021
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While becoming a mother is a huge life event, it can be a lot and our friends at Mesa County Public Health understand that. That's why they have created a brand new program for first-time moms called the Nurse-Family Partnership.
The program is about connecting new parents with a free personal nurse. It has a proven benefit for families and multi-generational impact on the community. It's really all about making sure the new baby and mother are set up for a healthy life together as the process begins.
How Will the Nurse-Family Partnership by Mesa County Public Healthy Assist First Time Mothers
The new program will offer specifically trained registered nurses who will support moms in a variety of different ways which include:
Having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby
How to become the best mom you can be
Learn and practice new techniques that will assist you to feel more confident such as breastfeeding, nutrition, child development, safe-sleep techniques, and so many other helpful tips.
Information regarding healthcare, childcare, job training, and other support systems or referrals around Mesa County.
Continue to learn and improve as a parent and while continuing to follow your dreams for your family.
How Do You Sign Up or Get More Information about the Nurse-Family Partnership by Mesa County Public
You can visit the Mesa County Public Health website here and get more information. If you want to refer yourself, a patient or get more information you can visit here.
Congrats to all the new mothers that are reading this!
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Is it possible for a modern commercial airliner to stop being tracked without substantial mechanical failure?
I was speaking to someone about the MH370 incident, and they suggested that a hijacker could turn off the device that sends the plane's current position, resulting in the appearance of a catastrophic midair failure.
I assume that such functionality could not be turned off, but I could be wrong. Is there any way that this could be done? Could an aircraft's internal tracking systems be "turned off" midair, and also not be located by external tracking like radar?
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$\begingroup$ It's not your question, but even if what you propose is possible then it seems unlikely for such a large aircraft, if it were commandeered and rendered untraceable, to land at an airfield capable of accommodating it without drawing attention. Also, anyone commandeering such a high profile aircraft would likely want to draw public attention, an indispensable element of today's attacks. Nobody's (yet) claimed resp. for attacking the aircraft in question which, when coupled with reports it attempted to RTB, lends credence to either a catastrophic mech. failure or mech. failure & pilot error. $\endgroup$ – cfx Mar 11 '14 at 4:44
$\begingroup$ @cfx Yep. Another issue is that the moment the plane lands, or even gets close to landing, mobile phones would likely get some signal and people would be sending messages. $\endgroup$ – andrewb Mar 11 '14 at 9:18
$\begingroup$ The transponder can be turned off at any time by anyone with access to the cockpit. You can also change the code on a transponder to any value. For example, you could change your code to match that of another aircraft so there was no way to tell the difference between them. You can also put the transponder on standby, so that it is on, but not transmitting. $\endgroup$ – Tyler Durden Mar 11 '14 at 16:54
$\begingroup$ why a Pilot can't be involved in doing all this turning off or routing to somewhere else? if not a pilot crew person can get entry into cockpit allowing others (hijackers etc) to take control or force pilots to do exactly they want. cheers Aman $\endgroup$ – user1385 Mar 11 '14 at 22:26
$\begingroup$ Related: aviation.stackexchange.com/q/2278/193 $\endgroup$ – asheeshr Mar 15 '14 at 2:47
The device you are talking about is called a transponder. This is a device that listens for a signal (an interrogation) and responds with information about the airplane including an ATC assigned code, altitude information and additional aircraft info for certain equipment.
There are 2 ways ATC watches airplanes:
Primary Radar
Secondary Surveillance Radar
The transponder is interrogated by the Secondary radar and the response is listened for. Even with no transponder, the aircraft can still be tracked by primary radar. This is just a normal radar that is good at seeing airplane sized objects and not so great at seeing weather and can occasionally spot a large flock of birds. The primary radar is what provides the "blip" on radar and tracks the airplane. The datablock ATC has on the airplane comes from the secondary, so what ATC will see is a blip with no information. Turning off the transponder is as simple as setting it to OFF or pulling a circuit breaker and yes, it can be selected OFF in flight, it is just a switch.
The problem with radar is that it only works so far from a radar transmitter and the further away you are the higher you must be to be seen by the radar. Over the ocean away from land, you are going to be on the fringe of radar or out of radar contact completely and thus unable to be tracked directly by ATC (at this point, non-radar procedures such as position reporting and ETAs can be used to track positions).
The flight in question was apparently visible by a military radar before it disappeared from the scopes (it allegedly observed what appeared to be a turn back toward its origin).
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$\begingroup$ @andrewb There are other ways that an airplane transmits it's location, both to ATC and to their company headquarters for flight tracking purposes. Many (especially newer) aircraft do have GPS that automatically transmits the position, however the communication system can be turned off if you know how.... $\endgroup$ – Lnafziger Mar 11 '14 at 12:01
$\begingroup$ @DavidMulder The main problem in an airplane is that it needs to be designed for when things go wrong. What happens if there is an electrical short which causes a fire? What about a malfunction that causes electrical interference with other systems? They both happen. There needs to be a way to turn it off in cases like these in order to protect the aircraft in a "worst case scenario" for the electronic component. $\endgroup$ – Lnafziger Mar 11 '14 at 12:22
$\begingroup$ @DavidMulder I'm with Lnafziger on this one; any thing powered needs a fuse (all accessible behind the captain), adding a battery just adds the risk of it leaking/exploding due to overcurrent cause be faulty wire somewhere else and damaging other things $\endgroup$ – ratchet freak Mar 11 '14 at 12:30
$\begingroup$ @DavidMulder Yes, interference can just "magically manifest itself during a flight" when a component on a circuit board fails. Electrical wiring or pretty much any component on a circuit board can fail and create a hazard. That's why almost everything is protected with independent systems so that you don't lose the entire electrical system just because the sat phone shorted out. I'm not talking about the software side of things, just basic electrical hardware protection design. I'm a pilot who happens to be an electrical engineer. Let me assure you that it isn't as simple as you think. $\endgroup$ – Lnafziger Mar 11 '14 at 12:44
$\begingroup$ @DavidMulder This conversation has gone far enough as a comment thread and is not what comments are designed for. If you have an interest in more information about this topic, please ask your own question where we can offer full answers (with formatting, pictures, and hyperlinks) to better address your question/concerns and get different feedback from different people. You are also welcome to drop by Aviation Chat if you just want to talk about it with other people in the industry. I understand your point of view, but there are technical reasons why things are the way that they are on airplanes. $\endgroup$ – Lnafziger Mar 11 '14 at 15:18
With the proper knowledge of the aircraft systems almost anything can be turned off. That's what we do at the end of almost every flight day. Most of the communications systems can actually be turned off fairly easily, but the average person would not know how to do it.
In airplanes like the 777, there are multiple ways that they communicate but all of them can be turned off (transponders, ACARS reports, CPDLC, ADS-B, radios, satellite phones, etc.). Some are automatic and some are manual, and not all aircraft have all of them. Most of them have a switch or can be controlled through the Flight Management System, but the ones that don't will have a circuit breaker designed to protect the system which may be pulled in order to deactivate the system.
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As a B-737 pilot, I can tell you that ALL electrical components are wired into the electrical system to a specific electrical BUS. It would not be hard to determine which BUS(S) run power to the associated component and therefore knowing which circuit breaker(s) to pull. The ACARS that transmits our FOQA information can be disconnected on the BBJ I fly. I assume it can be done in the B-777.
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$\begingroup$ Not only that, I assume that you can just turn off the satellite and VHF data communication directly from your FMS. (At least I can on my airplane!) $\endgroup$ – Lnafziger Mar 12 '14 at 1:28
$\begingroup$ Yes. I provided the information in my answer: aviation.stackexchange.com/a/7787/22550 $\endgroup$ – summerrain Dec 22 '18 at 1:36
With today's locked cockpit policy it is extremely unlikely that hijackers would be able to turn off the transponder without pilots being able to set it to 7500, the code for unlawful interference, for at least a short while. Because while the transponder can be turned off, the hijackers would have to get into the cockpit first.
The cockpit door can't be opened from cabin side. Even if the stronger code is entered that will open the door (for cases when one pilot is incapacitated while the other is in the lavatory) the pilots still have some time to cancel the unlock request. Therefore the hijackers would have to threaten with something to get the pilots unlock, but that would give the pilots time to provide some indication of the hijack to the ATC.
$\begingroup$ Setting the transponder to 7500 when out of radar range won't help. $\endgroup$ – Philippe Leybaert Mar 11 '14 at 15:07
$\begingroup$ Also clever social manipulation combined with poor pilot practices could get you in there. There's also the possibility that a pilot could be in on it. $\endgroup$ – andrewb Mar 11 '14 at 22:11
$\begingroup$ Had another quick look at the news and it turns out the pilot has a history of letting people into the cockpit! theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/11/… $\endgroup$ – andrewb Mar 11 '14 at 22:13
$\begingroup$ @andrewb: Interesting... $\endgroup$ – Jan Hudec Mar 11 '14 at 22:17
$\begingroup$ « With today's locked cockpit policy »? I succeeded to enter a 747 cockpit last year during the flight (end of cruise and begin of descent). Just needed to smile to the purser and say "I'm PPL". But it will depend of course on the airline, and the current crew. $\endgroup$ – Fox Jun 22 '14 at 18:36
Another Boeing 777 on 12th July 2014 suffered smoke in the cockpit and cascading loss of electrical systems, navigation displays and Comms in the cockpit. That was Continental Flight 201 which made an emergency landing on Midway island.
There are disputed claims that flight 201's transponder also failed during the emergency.
In the case of MH370 it is acknowledged that the ACARS suffered a power interruption prior to log-on requests. It seems possible that the transponder was affected by whatever power interruption the ACARS suffered therefore it is not an automatic assumption that the transponder and ACARS were turned off deliberately.
$\begingroup$ With Continental Flight 201, did they lose all transponder capabilities? $\endgroup$ – andrewb Jul 21 '14 at 1:20
$\begingroup$ "radar data indicate the transponder worked until touchdown." - Aviation Herald $\endgroup$ – RedGrittyBrick Mar 26 '15 at 10:17
The plane's position is reported by ACARS and by the transponder.
MH370 lost ...
... its Mode S transponder (shortly before 17:20:33 UTC)
... ACARS (somewhere between 17:07:49 - 17:37:29 UTC)
... and the SDU (somewhere between 17:07:49 - 17:37:29 UTC).
The SDU was repowered, however, at 18:25:27 UTC, when it logged onto the Inmarsat satellite network again.
The first 2 items can be easily disabled in the cockpit.
The SDU can be disabled by either turning off the AES circuit breaker in the E&E bay or depowering the left main AC bus in the cockpit (which results in the collateral loss of various systems).
India has made it mandatory for aircraft flown by Indian operators to install a device reporting the aircraft's location every 15 minutes, thereby preventing the aircraft from disappearing:
India makes its aircraft disappearance proof post MH370 incident
« India has taken several steps to remove any possibility of the aircraft operated by its airlines disappearing without a trace in the aftermath of the shocking incident in March 2014 involving Malysia Airlines' MH370. It has made it mandatory for aircraft flown by Indian operators having a seating capacity of 19 passengers or takeoff weight of 45 tonnes or more to install a devise that will send location of the aircraft at 15 minute intervals.
The government had ordered airline companies to compulsorily install an automated aircraft tracking system (ATS) in all aircraft falling in the above categories. The system will pass location information to ground stations even if the aircraft is flying over the oceans during long international flights throughout the duration of the flight. » (source)
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$\begingroup$ Of course, this only makes the aircraft disappearance-proof if the ATS doesn't happen to fail. $\endgroup$ – Sean Jul 17 '19 at 23:32
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Gov. Rick Scott sided with a majority of Floridians this week when he urged legislators to set aside a quarter of the money raised by Amendment 1 for Everglades restoration. In November, voters overwhelmingly approved spending a third of real estate documentary stamp fees for water and land conservation.
If legislators go along with Scott, about $150 million this year and $5 billion over the next 20 years would be dedicated to Everglades restoration projects. Amendment 1 is expected to raise about $18 billion by 2035.
Scott's plan is a welcome surprise from a governor who has cut money for environmental protection, failed to buy and protect environmentally sensitive land and destroyed the state's growth management agency.
The governor wants to spend the money to restore the Kissimmee River, to build reservoirs for the St. Lucie River and Caloosahatchee River estuaries, and to buy land to store and clean water. The plans only need money to speed them forward.
Environmentalists praised Scott's plan to set aside money for Everglades restoration. But he disappointed many by not specifically mentioning the need to buy sugar industry-owned land south of Lake Okeechobee.
The state has an option to buy 46,800 acres U.S. Sugar Corp. owns south of Lake O. The sugar giant wants a portion of the land for a housing development.
Cara Capp, national co-chairwoman of the Everglades Coalition, which favors cleaning up excess lake water and sending it south to the Everglades, said she hopes legislators will decide to buy the land when the 2015 session gets underway in March.
The governor didn't list all the Everglades projects by name, she said: "But we certainly hope an Everglades Agricultural Area water storage reservoir will be part of it. It's the way to move water south."
The southern parcel "fits in perfectly" with other water storage reservoirs near the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers that Scott's announcement mentions, she said.
South Florida Water Management District planners proposed those reservoirs as part of a plan called "Acceler8" under then-Gov. Jeb Bush. Documents prepared in 2005 show the reservoir planned near the St. Lucie River would stop only about 8 percent of lake water from being dumped into the river when heavy rains fill Lake Okeechobee to overflowing.
The C44 reservoir near the St. Lucie will help farmers and other users. But keeping back such a small amount of water isn't enough to spare the estuary from dead sea grass, sick fish, disappearing tourists and other problems lake discharges create.
The sugar-owned land south of the lake fits in as a vital piece of the restoration puzzle, not only for the benefit of the coastal estuaries but for the health and benefit of Everglades National Park, which needs the water.
Scott's plan to get Everglades restoration moving again and to keep it on track financially is a good start. But the fight over Amendment 1 money is just beginning. The Florida Home Builders Association, for example, is campaigning to get some of the money for affordable housing, municipal wastewater systems, replacing old septic tanks and creating new water supplies.
Voters didn't intend water and land conservation money for any of those things.
While an unexpected and pleasant surprise, Scott's plan is silent on the one critical element that could make it a winner: water storage south of the lake.
Legislators must take it from here and exercise the option to buy sugar's land, clean the water and send it south to the Everglades. The land won't be available again. Everglades restoration can't happen without it.


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