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Tanner Skenderian
The Mysterious Purple Basil
For this paper, I chose to look into the history and usage of purple basil, which we found both in the bostan in the church grounds near Yedikule and also in the bostan further north at the mouth of the Black Sea. The name "purple basil," I have found is far more colloquial than scientific. Technically, Ocimum basilicum, "Purpurascens" was first identified by British botanist, George Betham, in the 1830s (DeBaggio, 2014). In fact there are several species of purple basil, including some that grows in tiny leaves in Thailand and another found in the mountainous regions of north America. At first, I thought there were just two types, the Ruffled and Osmin Purple Basil, and I tried my best to identify which of the two our selection was. I don't think my analysis was as detailed as it would be without live specimens, proper leaf indexes or detailed descriptions on the differences in species. Therefore, I cannot specify what type of purple basil we found here in Istanbul.
Photo Credit: Caroline Silber, 2014
Research on the origins of purple basil also posed some challenges. The basil is made purple by the heightened presence of anthocyanin, a purple pigment. Within the genus of purple basil, there is great discrepancy over the taxonomy when it comes to the species and their origins and nature (Phippen, 2000).
In my search for both the origins and arrival of purple and regular green basil in Istanbul, I also didn't have much luck. I decided to therefore look into the sources given in our class. In the Geoponika, dated back the10th century, I found in the 14th chapter of the 12th book a small paragraph to describe how to best fertilize basil, along with other plants (tl. Cassianus). In the three typika, detailed charters from monasteries and convents of Byzantium in the late middle ages, there was no mention of basil (green or purple) as a plant. There was the mention of a "St. Basil" in the 12th century document (tl. Bandy), and the phrase, "the divine Basil," as a teacher of God in the 13th century typika (tl. Talbot). Although not plant related, perhaps the origins of their name, reverent in nature, are a result of the productive and fruitful essence of the plant.
The leaf part of the basil plant is the only part that is conventionally eaten. The leaves can be eaten whole or dried as a flavorful accent to other dishes. It can also be pureed into pesto, which capitalizes on the plant's natural oils.
Although there are a variety of types of basil within the same genus, there are some wild forms of basil that typically showcase more elaborate flowers and have smaller leaves. Their categorization as "wild" may also be a product of certain strains like sweet green basil becoming a domesticated and a harvested crop because of their fuller leaves and thus higher nutritional output.
Purple basil, and its most common types, the Ruffled and Osmin, both thrive in strong sunlight and moist but drained soil (Backyard Gardener). Osmin Basil prefers more humid environments. Purple Basil is an incredibly durable plant, which often grows on the outskirts of a garden in sort of a protective manner. Its variety is shape allows it to be a versatile container plant (Mississippi State University, 2004). When were were visiting the bostan near the Black Sea, we saw purple basil growing vigorously on the outskirts beyond the borders of the intended crop. It was almost weed-like. Although the report on purple basil released from the Penn State states that there are no pests for this plant, the "Backyard Gardener" reports that the biggest problems for the Purple Basil is the whiteflies as a pest and Verticillium and Fursarium Wilt for diseases (Backyard Gardener).
Since there are so many types of basil found throughout the world, the planting specifics for purple basil have to be geo-specific. In a description of purple basil from an organization founded in Israel, which has similar climate and conditions to Turkey, (despite the biome-diversity of Istanbul itself), the methods for cultivating purple basil are as follows:
-planting time is all year
-crop time is 2-5 weeks
-ideal temperature are 16 degrees at night and 20 degrees at day
-plant size ranges from 12 to 24 inches and should be planted 12 to 18 inches
(Hishtil, 2014)
When I first saw what purple basil was, since I had never seen it before, I was immediately intrigued by its color. Yes, purple is my favorite, beyond favorite, color. I have had basil before; I grew up cultivating it in my family's small vegetable garden in Massachusetts, but I have never seen it in purple. Being basically the same plant, I expected it to taste the same as what I knew my green sweet basil back home tastes like. I personally don't really like basil to begin with unless its mashed up into pesto, so I was even more opposed to the more bitter, almost licorice-like taste of the purple basil. It had a more grainy texture than what I'm used to and, as I said, the taste was a bit less of my liking. My favorite part of the whole experience that took place on the third floor of Woods Hall, was the smell. The fresh smell of basil, or what I could fish out of the other vegetable aromas filling up the room, reminded me of the green basil back home. I was back in my kitchen in the late summer afternoon preparing dinner with my family.
Traditionally I have only known basil to be good for pesto and caprese salad. In my research I found that purple basil is complementary with Thai food as well as some Mexican dishes. As for Turkish cuisines, I found an interesting one from a blog called "Turkish Style Cooking." I'm not sure how legitimate the page is, but we'll go with it because it's a fitting title. Plus it's such an intriguing idea I have to share it.
One Turkish recipe involving purple basil is a purple basil sherbet, or sweet drink. It's looks simple and delicious! (Turkish Style Cooking).
1 bunch of purple basil,
1 cup sugar,
Juice of 1 lemon,
3 lt boiling water.
Wash, drain and dry purple basil,
Transfer into a deep pan or glass cookware and add water,
Set aside to cool to room temperature, lid open,
Take the purple basils out of the water and throw away,
Add lemon juice adn şugar,
Stir until the sugar melts,
Strain with a piece of cloth and chill.
From the primary research we did for this blog post, it is clear to me that there is so much more to learn about the biodiversity that surrounds us, growing in the soil of potted plants on the back window sill or in full gardens directly in the middle of a bustling city.
Backyard Gardener. "Ocimum basilicum: Purple Delight Sweet Basil." (http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pd_ada7.html).
Cassianus, Bassus, Geoponika: Farm Work: A Modern Translation of the Roman and Byzantine Farming Handbook. Totnes, Devon: Prospect Books, 2011, 9-55 and 246- 267. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5111268/Harvard%20summer%20school%20readings/Second%20Week/Dalby%20A.%2C%20Geoponika.pdf).
DeBaggio, Thomas. "Growing Purple Basil," Mother Earth Living. May 2014. (http://www.motherearthliving.com/gardening/purple-basils.aspx#ixzz39RzeXumW).
Histil. "Ocimum basilicum purpurascens." 2014. (http://www.hishtil.com/htmls/page_916.aspx?c0=18157&bsp=18222).
Mississippi State University: Office of Agriculture Communications. "Awards selection committee chooses Purple Ruffles basil." April, 2004. (http://msucares.com/news/print/sgnews/sg04/sg040415.html).
Phippen, WB. "Anthocyanin inheritance and instability in purple basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)."Center for New Crops and Plant Products, Purdue University. June 2000. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10912675)
Turkish Style Cooking. "Purple Basil Sherbet Recipe." July 2014. (http://www.hishtil.com/htmls/page_916.aspx?c0=18157&bsp=18222).
Typikon of Athanasios Philanthropenos for the Monastery of St. Mamas in Constantinople (trans. Anastasius Bandy) (http://www.doaks.org/resources/publications/doaks-online-publications/byzantine-monastic-foundation-documents/typ043.pdf).
Typikon of Theodora Palaiologina for the Convent of Lips in Constantinople (trans. Alice-Mary Talbot) (http://www.doaks.org/resources/publications/doaks-online-publications/byzantine-monastic-foundation-documents/typ051.pdf)
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The Tomato: History, Cultivation, Appreciation
The tomato (domates), while often associated with Italy and its cuisine, actually originated in the Andean region of South America. The exact date and location of the tomato's domestication is unclear, but scientists believe it was probably first domesticated in what is now Peru and later brought to Mexico.[1] Spread of the tomato beyond Central and South America began in the 1500s with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores, who learned about the plant during their colonization of the continent. They introduced tomatoes to their various colonies in the Caribbean and brought them back home to Spain and to the rest of Europe, where they grew particularly well in southern Mediterranean climates like Italy, Greece, and Turkey. However, because the conquistadores could only bring home a limited number of seeds and plants, they created what geneticists call a "bottleneck or serious reduction in population" that resulted in lower genetic diversity, meaning the domesticated tomatoes growing in Europe were likely to have damaged genes, making them "slower-growing and frailer than their wild kin." Scientific advances have allowed plant breeders and genetic biologists to work on crossbreeding domesticated tomatoes with wild ones that have a thick, waxy skin that would allow the plant to retain water better.[2]
However, tomatoes were not always known for the sumptuousness with which we associate them today. While we know that the Aztecs were eating tomatoes by 700AD, in many parts of Europe – particularly countries in northern Europe, such as Britain – tomatoes were considered highly dangerous, and were therefore grown mostly for aesthetic purposes; consumption was avoided. While it is true that only the red fruit is edible and that all other parts of the plant are toxic, the tomato's bad reputation extends beyond its legitimately poisonous vines. Many wealthier Europeans feared tomatoes because when a tomato (a highly acidic food) was eaten off a plate made of pewter (high in lead content), a chemical reaction occured and the lead would leach from the plate onto the fruit, causing lead poisoning. The true problem – pewter, or more generally, chemistry – was not recognized until many years later, at which point the tomato was exonerated.[3] Finally, the tomato's scientific name – Solanum lycopersicum – itself promoted fear: "solanum" relating to the deadly nightshade plant which the tomato closely resembles, and "lycopersicum" meaning "wolf peach".[4]
Yedikule domates
Tomatoes grow well in South America, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East because the climate is perfectly suited to the plant's needs. Tomatoes require copious direct sunlight and warm weather; their seeds germinate in temperatures of 68-80 degrees Fahrenheit, and consistent temperature between 65-75F is ideal for plant growth. Anything cooler slows down growth time, and any hotter calls for more frequent watering.[5] A tomato plant needs a moist (but not sodden) environment, so it is important to water it whenever the soil dries one to two inches.[6] Tomatoes like well-drained soil with fairly neutral 5.5 to 6.8pH, but loam – a soil composed of sand, silt, and clay – is frequently cited as the best because it drains easily and heats up quickly.[7]
Before planting tomatoes, one must "harden them off" – meaning, get them used to the outdoors and the night's cold by placing them in the shade during the day and covering them at night for about a week. Seedlings are ready to be planted outside when they are approximately six inches tall, and they should be planted 18-36 inches apart from each other. While chemical fertilizer can be used, some gardening manuals recommend using kelp meal and bone meal as natural fertilizers. Some "old-time" gardeners will even toss in a tablespoon of Epson salt (for magnesium) when transplanting. Additionally, some people will "solarize" their soil by covering the plot with plastic to maximize the sun and heat before transplanting – solarizing also helps prevent disease, such as verticillium wilt.[8]
Fruit appears about 60 days after transplantation, and will start out small and green before ripening to a deep red. The plant can be protected from pests by putting a clear plastic bag around the fruit, leaving a slight opening for airflow. The damage done by insects, however, is "generally minimal compared to the damage done by spreading diseases by the insects." Therefore, the best way to prevent disease is to reduce the number of insects by removing the weeds around the tomato plants, where insects tend to breed.[9]
Geoponika, a 10th century Byzantine farming manual, was compiled before tomatoes were brought to the region in the 16th century, and thus contains no references to tomatoes, which were not a food of the classical world. However, Book V discusses various farming techniques regarding vines, some of which relates to the tomato.[10] For instance, Book V 22 discusses the importance of pruning and the use of a "vine-prop" not unlike a tomato stake,[11] which not only provides the tomato physical support but also helps prevent disease.[12]
Plastic fruit protection
It would be a challenge to grow up in the United States and be somehow unfamiliar with tomatoes or tomato-based products. The tomato is a quintessential ingredient in most salads, and is commonly sliced onto sandwiches and burgers. Ketchup – a tomato-based condiment – is slathered upon all manner of fast food, while "spaghetti with tomato sauce" is a staple of every restaurant's children's menu. Tomatoes comprise the bulk of dips and salsas, and tomato juice can be drunk plain or with vodka as a "Bloody Mary." Tomatoes even have (so it is thought) miracle restorative properties: most people have consumed Campbell's Tomato Soup at least once when ill.
There are many varieties of tomato. A sun-ripened summer tomato, the size of a tennis ball or larger, is a deep, earthy red. Its skin is taut but its shape is irregular. This tomato has a powerful, inviting musk – redolent of the soil from which it emerged. It is plump to the point of exploding; slicing it reveals the meat, seeds, and juices packed within. Its taste is tangy and sweet. The flesh is the sweetest, while the juices provide an acidic counterpoint, creating a tension that pleasures all the taste buds. So easily is this tomato sliced that one wonders whether it was invented for that very purpose. Plopping a section in one's mouth initiates a chain of pleasurable sensations, as subtly varied flavors vie for attention on the tongue. Tomatoes require little in the way of chewing and thus can be consumed too quickly, the joy over all too soon. Not surprisingly, an array of accompaniments and preparations has evolved to delay gratification and enhance the enjoyment. For example, tomatoes may be diced and served over rustic bread lightly toasted or grilled, the result being the tomato's juices fill the bread's crevices and crannies and create a whole the taste of which is greater than the sum of its parts. A tomato also makes an excellent accompaniment to a cheese such as mozzarella, often served in slices interspersed tomoato/cheese/basil and drizzled with olive oil.
Although tomatoes only entered Turkish cooking about 100 years ago, it has become an invaluable element of Turkish cuisine.[13] Tomatoes or tomato pastes are used in many dishes, including lahmacun, acili ezme, and fasulye pilaki – tomatoes are even featured in breakfast dishes such as menemen.
Domates Dolmasi Recipe:[14]
Domates Dolmasi
1 medium size onion, chopped
200 gr medium ground beef
2tbsp pilaf, boiled
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
2 tbsp dill, chopped
4 tbsp crushed tomato, in a can
1 tbsp red pepper paste
½ + 1 cup beef stock
Cut off the tops of the tomatoes and scrape out the insides. Prepare the filling by sautéing the onion with the butter and add the beef until light brown. Add the crushed tomatoes, pepper paste, and beef stock and cook for 15 minutes. Add the rice and herbs.
Fill the tomatoes with the filling and cook for 40 minutes. Serve with yogurt and garlic.
[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759208/
[2] http://news.discovery.com/earth/plants/tomatoes-genetic-journey-from-wild-to-salad-13062.htm
[3] http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-the-tomato-was-feared-in-europe-for-more-than-200-years-863735/?no-ist
[4] http://www.planetnatural.com/tomato-gardening-guru/history/
[5] http://homeguides.sfgate.com/conditions-tomatoes-need-grow-66550.html
[7] http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu/factsheets/tp_05_gtomato.html
[8] http://www.planetnatural.com/tomato-gardening-guru/planting-tomatoes/
[9] http://www.tomatofest.com/tomato-diseases-pests.html
[10]Cassianus, Bassus. Geoponika: Farm Work: A Modern Translation of the Roman and Byzantine Farming Handbook. 2011, 123-148.
[11] Ibid, 135.
[12] http://awaytogarden.com/how-to-grow-tomatoes-good-tomato-hygiene/
[13] http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/english/pages.php?ParentID=6&PagingIndex=2
[14] http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2007/04/tomato-dolma.php
Zoe Rosenthal
Agriculture along Bosphorus, Gardening, Gardens, History, Instabul, Readings, Yedikule Gardens
Purslane Over the Years: Small in Size, Big in Importance
The wonderful purslane, semizotu in Turkish, is a part of the Portulacaceae family, which contains around "15 genera and 500 species of herbs or small shrubs" found mostly on the Pacific Coast of North America and southern South America (Brittanica, "Portulacaceae"). According to one article, purslane probably originated in Western North America or South Africa (Prairieland Community Supported Agriculture). According to a Cornell University article, the origin of purslane is very unclear (Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences). I am not sure how exactly purslane came to Istanbul but it is possible it came directly from Africa or from Greece as it was popular there. (Ibid) It has been found in many archaeobotanical searches in Greece at prehistoric sites so dates way back (The Plant Encyclopedia). Purslane's ability to produce up to 52,300 seeds in a single plant which "can survive for up to 30 years in undisturbed soil" make it quite popular and may have factored into its quick spread throughout the world (Ibid). Purslane has been found all over the world and according to the Plant Encyclopedia, it was in Crawford Lake deposits in 1430-89 AD, revealing again its spread (The Plant Encyclopedia). While only the leaves are eaten for the most part, the stem can also be eaten. The modern crop in bostans in Istanbul (portulacaceae oleracea scientifically), a potherb grown throughout Europe, contains the green stem and leafs, which are fairly low to the ground (Brittanica, "purslane"). Its wild form is considered to be a weed and contains "small yellow flowers" (Ibid).
In terms of requirements for growth, purslane is special in that its known for its longevity as it can grow in "dry waste soil and can retain enough moisture to bloom and ripen seeds long after they have been uprooted" (Brittanica, "purslane"). Thus, purslane thrives in many different environments and conditions. However, the best conditions for growth according to the Plant Encyclopedia, are in "rich, mid-fertility" soil, "medium, well-drained moisture" and a water pH of 7 (The Plant Encyclopedia). It serves culinary purposes today but has also functioned medicinally throughout time in many societies. In the Geoponika, the Byzantine farming manual, purslane is mentioned throughout as helping in the growth and preservation of fruits such as grapes (IV.15) and pomegranates (X.35) (Geoponika 122, 214). Interestingly today, it still functions to support the growth of other vegetables. It states in the Plant Encyclopedia, "Purslane provides ground cover to create a humid microclimate for nearby plants, stabilizing ground moisture. Its deep roots bring up moisture and nutrients that those plants can use" (The Plant Encyclopedia).
My first interaction with purslane was at the bostan in Yedikule right next to the church. While taking a number of measurements at different corners throughout the bostan with the hot sun beating down on me, I saw some people I was with reach down to taste a little green leaf. I did the same and once I started, I could not stop. I later learned that little, soft green leaf was purslane (semizotu) and it had the biggest presence in this particular bostan compared to everything else growing in the bostan, presumably revealing its popularity in the area. As I tore off a piece and tasted it, it was if I suddenly became a little kid in a candy store tasting the most delicious piece of candy. It was both refreshing and salty and a bit crunchy. It wasn't too flavorful but enough so that I could not resist grabbing more (and then buying some right before departing). I loved it for its simple, easy to miss flavor yet its freshness at the same time. In the Geoponika, the refreshing, hydrating quality of purslane is revealed when it says, "The leaf, placed under the tongue, makes one less thirsty" (Geoponika XII.40, 266). This was my first time tasting purslane but since trying it, I have seen it everywhere, often accompanied by a yogurt sauce, which is a very typical Turkish dish called Yoğurtlu Semizotu (below is a recipe for this dish from About.com). I am not a fan of this dish as I think the yogurt drowns the purslane and the person consuming the dish cannot truly taste the green. This could be more a personal preference as I like very simple dishes with minimal sauce. In class a couple weeks ago, we ate purslane with a bit of olive oil and some spices and I thought that was absolutely delicious. I found a "green lentil and purslane salad" in "Time Out Istanbul" which sounds appealing since it is quite simple (Time Out Istanbul). Purslane is a delicious green whose small size contradicts its great presence and functions throughout time.
Following recipe from About.com:
2 to 3 large bunches of purslane (enough to yield 4 cups of leaves)
3 cups plain Turkishstrained yogurt or Greek yogurt
2 large garlic cloves, crushed
First cut off any roots from the purslane. I always wash and drain it twice to make sure there is no soil or grit left on the leaves.
Separate the leaves from the stems. You can save the stems for use in other recipes if you wish. Spin the leaves in a salad spinner to remove any extra moisture.
In a separate bowl, whip together the other ingredients using a wire wisk until smooth and creamy. Adjust the amount of salt and pepper to your taste.
Add the purslane leaves and mix together well. Make sure all the leaves are covered with the yogurt mixture.
You can serve it immediately, or cover and chill it for several hours or overnight. The flavor actually gets better if the salad rests for a while. Gently stir it again before serving.
Purslane. Photograph Taken by Rosenthal. August 2014.
Bundle of Purslane. Photograph taken by Rosenthal. July 2014.
About.com. "Purslane With Strained Yogurt And Garlic Is Called 'Yoğurtlu Semizotu.'" Accessed 3 August 2014. <http://turkishfood.about.com/od/MezeStarters/r/Purslane-With-Strained-Yogurt-And-Garlic.htm>.
Cassianus, Bassus. Geoponika: Farm Work: A Modern Translation of the Roman and Byzantine Farming Handbook. 2011. Totnes, Devon: Prospect Books, 9-55 and 246-267.
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. "Portulaca oleracea." Web. Accessed 3 August 2014. <http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/medicinal/portula.html>.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Academic Edition. "Portulacaceae." Web. 3 August 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/471686/Portulacaceae>.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Academic Edition. "purslane." Web. 3 August 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/484198/purslane>.
Prairieland Community Supported Agriculture. "Produce Recipes: Purslane." Web. Accessed 3 August 2014. <http://www.prairielandcsa.org/recipes/purslane.html>.
The Plant Encyclopedia. "Portulaca oleracea." Web. Accessed 3 August 2014. <http://www.theplantencyclopedia.org/wiki/Purslane>.
Time Out Istanbul in English. "Istanbul's top 20 salads." Accessed 3 August 2014. <http://www.timeoutistanbul.com/en/fooddrink/article/2423/Istanbuls-top-20-salads>.
Yedikule Found in Other Studies
Today in my reading for another class, Yedikule was mentioned.
"For the new site of the hospital, influential Armenians first suggested Kinaliada, an island known for its clean air; yet this proposal was rejected due to concerns about transportation. At a meeting that took place at Bezciyan's house on January 5, 1832, and agreement was reached on building the hospital on the Leblebicioglu farm between Yedikule and Kazlicesme. Yedikule was chosen because of its clean air and suburban location: At a time when epidemics took high tolls, it was uncommon to build hospitals in the city center where population was more dense. It should also be noted that the suggested farmland was owned by Ohannes Amira, the son of Garabed Arzumanyan, an important member of the Armenian Apostolic community who led the efforts to build a new hospital at the time." ("2012 Declaration: The Seized Properties of Armenian Foundations in Istanbul," Polatel, Mildanoglu, Lemaneren, Atilgan)
Important to note here is the date of the description and reasoning for picking Yedikule as the location of a new hospital. In the first half of the 19th century, the air was clean and the region was considered "suburban." Clearly, by the looks of the region today, urban growth has expanded beyond the gardens located at Yedikule and this description doesn't seem to match up. I also found interesting the demographic of Yedikule. In the reading by Kaldjian he speaks of the different groups of people that migrated in and rotated through the Yedikule gardens as farmers and tenants. Perhaps the existence of the Armenian Apostolic community in the area was a result of an Armenian majority of farmers on the Yedikule gardens at this time.
Just something small but interesting I stumbled across! Feel free to share your own thoughts and ideas!


How often do we try to keep pace with our companions? Pushing forward towards an ideal when we're not even sure we connect to its truth. Our society, families, friends all have ideas of how we should live our life. It is time now to find your own truth. Listen closely to your heart as you approach a decision. What truly resonates for you may be quite different from those around you. Do something because you understand why you are doing it deep down in your core and it makes sense for you and those around you. Give yourself space to feel into the question, check in with your physical, mental and emotional energies, they are the guides to your intuitive nature which always knows what is right. Take a breath, get yourself in a calm state and have the patience and faith to listen to what your higher self is telling you. Trust yourself enough to be guided from within, not because you feel you need to adhere to some arbitrary code that others have laid out for you. We live and let live which means we also honor that others have their own path, we niether judge or retaliate; we honor their decision and go our own way to decide for ourselves.
Most importantly, don't be afraid to fail. It is in taking risks, trying out new ways of being, that we find ourselves and create the life we were meant to live. Nothing would get done if we all waited until we did it perfectly. Encourage yourself with compassion, focus, vision and a little light hearted humor. It is in the falls we take that we learn how to endure, create and make this world a better place for ourselves and others.


CAIRO, Feb. 11 (SEE)- According to the public opinion poll which was published today, 6 of 10 South Koreans are expecting positive results for the second summit between the American president Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jongun.
Yonhab, the Korean news agency published that this poll carried out by the Korean agency Real Meter on 501 adults from whole the country on 8th February. 62.5% said the second South Korean-American summit will achieve great goals like finding solutions for North Korean nuclear issues.
35.1% person expressed their negative opinion, saying this summit could weaken the alliance between South Korea and USA without reaching to any realistic results on nuclear disarmaments. The rest 2.4% did not give any specific answers.
The Korean agency Real Meter said that the optimistic view is widely spread among the supporters of liberal, moderate, and political parties in every region in the country. But the older people were excluded from the spread of the optimistic view.


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YouTubers charged with illegal street-racing conspiracy in Orange County
The 241 tollway is one Orange County road used by street racers.
(Alexander Gallardo / Los Angeles Times)
By Matt HamiltonStaff Writer
Jan. 31, 2021 10:22 AM PT
Rushdan Abdallah's videos on YouTube have been viewed by the millions and offer an up-close glimpse of car culture in Southern California: getting caught in the middle of a police chase, sampling new vehicle models and street racing with other drivers as the camera rolls (the speedometer blurred).
But in December, Abdallah's page — with more than 220,000 subscribers — abruptly went dormant. After weeks without new videos, Abdallah said he "had to make an update" and revealed what was going on: Police had recently arrived at his Lake Forest residence with a search warrant.
"They just showed up one morning, knocked on the door and towed both cars away," Abdallah said. Two fellow YouTubers also had their homes raided by police, he said.
"I'm in tears. I haven't had my cars for over 100 days, and that's insane to think about," he said, adding, "I love my channel, I love my cars, and I love sharing the videos with you."
The criminal investigation into Abdallah became clearer last week when the Irvine Police Department arrested the 26-year-old and four others on suspicion of conspiracy to participate in illegal street races across Orange County.
Prosecutors say the men have held races through Irvine, Tustin, Lake Forest and Foothill Ranch, predominantly on the 241 and 261 tollways — racing at speeds up to 160 miles per hour.
"No one driving on our roads should suddenly find themselves in the middle of what equates to a NASCAR race being raced by amateurs who are not trained or skilled enough to drive vehicles being pushed to their mechanical limits," Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer said in a statement.
"Street racing is irresponsible," he said, "it's dangerous, and it shows a complete disregard for the lives of everyone involved including the participants, the spectators, and the innocent bystanders."
Neither Abdallah nor the defense attorney listed in court records, Randy Sarmiento, responded to messages seeking comment. Abdallah was released on $20,000 bail, and a judge ordered him not to drive. His next court appearance is scheduled for April.
Street racing has been a growing concern among law enforcement and community members. Over the summer, street racing led to the death of an Orange County Register editor, and so-called street takeovers last fall in Costa Mesa and Anaheim left one man dead and two injured. A Los Angeles Times investigation found 179 people had died in speed contests in L.A. County from 2000 to 2017.
In the case of the YouTubers, the investigation by Irvine police into the coordinated street racing took about six months, beginning around Jan. 31, 2020, when prosecutors allege that Abdallah and Sean Stuart, 36, raced each other through Orange County.
In the following months, Abdallah allegedly met with two La Verne residents, Aaron Hamed Waseeq and Daniel Rodriguez, as well as Saeid Lachin, a Fullerton resident, for illicit races on the two toll roads.
Abdallah, Waseeq and Rodriguez each posted videos of their driving exploits to their YouTube pages. Prosecutors said Abdallah also asked his viewers to provide competitors for street races.
For Abdallah, such videos were a source of popularity and income.
"A lot of people don't understand that you can make a very good living off of YouTube, if you know how to monetize your channel properly," he said in a February 2020 clip. He said that a channel of his size generated "anywhere from $10,000 to $50,000 per month" in revenue, which he said he used for his cars and recording equipment.
"Content is key on YouTube," he said.
The district attorney's office said Abdallah's alleged participation in the illegal street racing occurred while he was already out on bail on charges that he evaded police during a November 2019 pursuit.
If convicted of the six felonies and 12 misdemeanor counts against him, he faces more than eight years in prison.
Waseeq, Lachin and Rodriguez were each charged with two felony conspiracy charges in connection with the street races as well as additional misdemeanors alleging reckless driving and abetting a street race. If convicted, each faces up to three years and eight months in prison.
Stuart, who was charged with one felony count of conspiracy to engage in a speeding contest and two misdemeanor counts, faces up to three years in prison.
The last video that Abdallah posted to his channel, Rush Shift, was on Christmas Eve.
He was at a gas station fueling a red Corvette C8 and then visited two fellow YouTubers who were charged last week. He promised at the time, "They're making a comeback."
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Current coaches to handle recruitment as Saints step up search for new long-term boss
Alan Dickens is currently Saints' interim head coach (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)
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With Saints' short-term replacement for Jim Mallinder now in place, Mark Darbon embarks on the most important part of his mission.
The CEO knows he and the rest of the club's hierarchy must find the perfect long-term successor. Someone to shape life at Franklin's Gardens for years to come.
"We're continuing our search for our long-term director of rugby and we're really excited by the progress we're making," said Darbon, who has appointed Australian Alan Gaffney as coaching consultant on a deal that will run until the end of the season.
"We've had a lot of applicants, as you'd expect, because it's a great role and we're getting to the stage of beginning to form our shortlist.
"We're looking to make some announcements on that over the next two or three months so we're well set ahead of next season.
"It's a mix of inbound enquiries and us being very clear on what we want and who we want to talk to."
In the meantime, Saints will hope for a typical new boss bounce.
Gaffney started work at Franklin's Gardens on Monday, spearheading the current coaching staff, which also includes interim head coach Alan Dickens, forwards coach Dorian West, defence coach Phil Dowson and assistant coach Mark Hopley.
And Darbon has outlined what made 71-year-old Gaffney, who has enjoyed success at Munster and Leinster among other clubs, the ideal candidate for his new role.
"We were approached by a lot of people in the aftermath of Jim leaving and we proactively built our own shortlist, too," Darbon explained.
"We spoke to a lot of the brightest minds out there in the game of rugby, and Alan was consistently highly recommended.
"He's also known to Alan Dickens (who he worked with at Saracens), which we thought was an important thing given the temporary nature of this appointment.
"We assessed capability and fit, and Alan was right at the top of the list and really happy to come so we're excited about it.
And he added: "We spoke to people inside and outside the club: players, coaches and some people whose opinion we took in confidence.
"Alan was top of the list so we felt really confident in our choice.
"The things that stood out for us is wealth of experience, he's won big titles both at club and international level, he's held director of rugby and head coach roles, and he's got a really good idea of how to set up an effective and efficient rugby team.
"In the context of us needing some direction for our coaches and our players, we felt he was the ideal candidate."
As well as focusing on immediate on-field improvement, Saints must also look to the future and decide which players they want to keep and sign for next season.
So who will make those decisions, given the new long-term director of rugby will not be in place for some time?
"There's a lot going on," Darbon said.
"We've re-signed a lot of players, we've got Dan Biggar joining next season and we're feeling excited by the squad we're going to have for next season.
"It's widely known we've still got some choices to be made about our squad so I would expect further announcements over the coming weeks.
"We're working with our existing coaching team and we'll also take opinions from Alan (Gaffney) as we form those opinions moving forward."


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McDonald's Cooks Up VR Headset Happy Meals
Test program in Sweden turns kids meal boxes into virtual reality goggles. Continue reading →
By Glenn McDonald
While we haven't yet confirmed with Discovery News' worldwide network of apocalypse mythology scholars, we're pretty sure this is some sort of End Times omen:
Fast food juggernaut McDonald's is rolling out a pilot program in Sweden that turns Happy Meal boxes into virtual reality goggles. With a few flips and folds, kids can transform the box into a smartphone holder, which provides a kinda-sorta VR experience similar to Google Cardboard.
Immerse Yourself: 10 Amazing Virtual Reality Games
McDonald's provides the VR game app, too. This first iteration of the marketing initiative - called Happy Goggles - is themed around the Swedish holiday known as Sportlov, in which families traditionally head out on skiing trips. McDonald's game has kids racing down a virtual ski slopes, slaloming around by way of the smartphone's internal motion detectors.
The game is called "Se Upp I Backen," which translated in English to "Watch Out on the Slopes." McDonald's officials report that the game has been officially endorsed by the Swedish alpine ski team. These guys think of everything.
The box itself houses everything needed to create the Happy Goggles. Just tear along the perforated lines and insert the included plastic VR lenses. You'll need to bring your own smartphone, but surely its only a matter of time until those become disposable as well.
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Adweek reports that the Happy Goggles project is the latest in a series of curveball McDonald's marketing gambits, including a previous Swedish campaign featuring Big Mac thermal underwear. For realsies.
From McDonald's official Happy Goggles website: "It's our mission to ensure that the world's most famous box will continue to be magical and relevant to families for another 30 years. The Happy Meal simply must move with the times."
On the off-chance that you're lovin' it, here's a demo video of the Happy Goggles in action:
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The virtual reality revolution is upon us -- finally. After years of hype and development, three consumer VR headset models are scheduled to hit shelves this spring. Industry watchers are treating it all as a Very Big Deal, indeed. Virtual reality films and educational titles will open up entire new vistas of experience, but the first wave of VR goodness will come in the form of immersive video games. Here we take a look at ten of the most anticipated games en route for the
headsets. The sci-fi adventure game
, pictured above, is one of many multi-platform games designed to manipulate time and space by putting players in a richly detailed, 360-degree virtual world.
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The spaceship dogfight shooter
will come bundled with both the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR headsets, and is likely to be most players' first introduction to virtual reality gaming. Advance word on the title, which supports team-based mutliplayer combat, is white hot.
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Created by marquee developer Epic Games ("Gears of War"),
uses a hand-mirroring design to accommodate two-fisted firing with Rift's motion controllers. Check out the
frenetic demo video
to get a sense of Epic's VR update to the classic first person shooter (FPS) genre.
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In the space game
, players assume the role of an astronaut in peril, exploring the wreckage of an orbital station in a damaged
EVA suit
. Developers are describing Adr1ft as a First Person Experience (FPX) game, with combat and violence replaced by exploration and puzzle solving.
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Sports simulations are expected to be a popular genre in virtual reality -- it's all the fun, minus the ligament damage.
VR Sports Challenge
will let players participate in hockey, football, basketball and baseball from an immersive first-person perspective. Rather than play through entire games, players will be dropped into short scenarios -- like defending the goal in hockey.
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In terms of daydream scenarios, being a rock star is right up there with sports heroics for armchair gamers. At least, that's what developer Harmonix is hoping. Just last month, the company announced that its popular
franchise will be moving to the realm of virtual reality sometime this year.
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, game designers aim to create a looney, 'tooney alternative to ultra-realistic combat games. Check out the very funny
to get a sense of the vibe. These guys know their Bugs Bunny, clearly.
This Is Your Brain On Virtual Reality
The highly detailed outdoor adventure game
suggests the interesting sideways directions that VR gaming can explore. Players can take on extreme rock-climbing challenges based on actual locations around the world.
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One of the first games to support early iterations of the Oculus Rift code,
was released for PC and consoles back in 2014. Sega hasn't confirmed that a full VR version will be released, but that's the rumor, and the game's suspenseful, atmospheric gameplay is a perfect fit for virtual reality terror.
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As the VR game market expands, you can expect some inspired goofiness, as well. The delightfully weird
line of games will migrate to virtual reality in 2016 with a new title featuring, um, alien autopsies on Mars. Guitar heroics, rock climbing, orbital surgery? This is going to be fun.
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Cullen & Brady return to Offaly fold after more than a decade in retirement
posted 22 May 2018, 04:17 by Edenderry GAA [ updated 22 May 2018, 04:38 ]
(Finbarr Cullen was the last Offaly man to lift the Delaney cup)
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Former Offaly and Edenderry footballers Finbarr Cullen & Peter Brady have sensationally come out of retirement and are set to feature in Interim boss Paul Rouse's squad ahead of the qualifier on June 9th.
The news emerged early this morning after it was confirmed that a host of former players had made themselves available to the new Interim boss and the former Offaly stalwarts, who won a Leinster together in 1997, are two of the big surprise names involved.
"Ah yea I think I still have something to offer to be fair otherwise I wouldn't come back" Cullen reportedly told the Edenderry Topic. "I've been playing with the masters team so I'm flying fit. I can't wait to don the green white and gold jersey again" said the Leinster winning captain.
Mr Brady also expressed his delight at getting the opportunity to play for his county again eighteen years after he retired.
"By jasus I can't wait" he's quoted as saying.
(Peter Brady in action v Dublin)..........
The 3rd man from Edenderry from the 1997 Offaly panel and 1999 Dowling Cup winning captain Kevin Guing has also expressed an interest in returning to the Offaly set up telling our reporter "Yea I'd be interested. I might actually get a game this time" Mr Guing said.
Negotiations are said to be at a sensitive stage but continue to take place as 1982 All-Ireland medal winner Gerry Carroll has also been tipped for a return.
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Emily Peasgood is the creator of the Folkestone Triennial 2017 'Halfway To Heaven' exhibit in the Baptist Burial Ground on Bradstone Road. Her award for Sonic Art was for this very piece.
Emily taught herself how to compose music, and has created many pieces of art that she asks the observer to be blind-folded in order to appreciate the sounds for what they are, and not be distracted by the surroundings. Her piece, Halfway to Heaven, was the first such piece which included visual as well as sonic art, and needed the viewer to be a contributor to the piece.
Baptist burials
Baptists, in the 1700s and early 1800s were considered 'radical' in their beliefs and were barred from being buried in Anglican graveyards. The Baptist burial ground on Bradstone Road in Folkestone started in the 1750s. The law changed in the 1850s and so the ground was no longer needed. The town developed; the railway came in and terraced houses were built, the land was cut away and the burial ground itself was left stranded 50 feet above its surrounds. The ground had become overgrown and forgotten until Emily revitalised it with her work.
The audio Emily created was played from urns around the graveyard. People walked around individual gravestones linked to the audio. And, as though an act of remembrance, visitors worked together to interact with the exhibit to learn about the ground, and the people buried there.
winning amongst her peers
The British Association of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) are responsible for the British Composer Awards as well as the Ivor Novello and Gold Badge Awards every year. Any musician can nominate themselves for these awards and they are highly competitive. Emily Peasgood has no professional training as a composer but does have a huge background in sonic art. She wanted her peers to recognise her work.
"I can't believe I won!" Emily repeated on the phone to us at Folkelife, the morning after the awards. "I just can't believe I have a BASCA!"
"Sonic art has a bad reputation in the UK, the technology is lacking and it's not very exciting. It's about using sound as an artistic material as you would paint. So there's an aesthetic to it, a reason for it. There are spacial concepts too, you need to understand the location you're working in and use that as part of your material too."
"Up until the Triennial, I'd not done a visual element to my sonic work, but this gave me that opportunity. Now I am combining the two and I feel my work is stronger with different elements to them. As a result, this is where my work is moving, it will be part sculpture and part sound. I'll be using elements that will enhance the sound."
Discover more artworks in Folkestone:
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Regenerating A Town Through Art – Creative Folkestone


Waynesboro, the seat of justice of Wayne County, is situated northwest of the center of the county, on the Mobile & Ohio railroad, and has a population of three hundred. The first county seat of this county was Winchester, five miles south of Waynesboro, and on the Mobile & Ohio railroad. About 1822 the courthouse at Winchester was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt and is now standing. The old jail also yet stands at Winchester, built in the forties, with walls three feet thick of heavy hewed pine, by John McDonald, at a cost to the county of $400 or $500.
The county seat was located at Waynesboro in 1870. Schools were introduced in this county by itinerant teachers. One of them, Samuel M. Dickson, taught a classical school three miles and a half south of Winchester, on the Mobile road. Patterson taught on the Ridge next; Jacob Collins taught also on the Ridge east of Winchester; General Falconer and John A. Edwards alternated at the Ridge about 1828.
Among early churches in Wayne county were: Zion (Baptist), on the Ridge, of which William Powell and Nathan Clay, Jr., were early pastors; Salem (Baptist), in the present town of Waynesboro, though it stood at first on the Winchester road, William Morris, noted for his arbitrary rulings, acting as pastor in the twenties. Rev. Mr. Chambers was another early Baptist preacher here. The Methodists preached in the old Winchester courthouse in early days. Rev. William A. Cotton was a noted early circuit rider, and is said to have been something of a fighter when occasion demanded.


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Domestic violence includes psychological abuse, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court has widened the term 'domestic violence' in homelessness cases to include psychological abuse.
Under section 177(1) of the Housing Act 1996, victims of domestic violence are automatically treated as homeless.
The case involved a woman who left her council house, taking her children with her. Hounslow Council refused to treat her as homeless because she had not suffered physical violence or threats of physical violence.
She told housing officers she was worried her husband was having an affair and was scared he would hit her if she confronted him. She also complained that he had denied her money for housekeeping.
Giving the leading judgment in Yemshaw v London Borough of Hounslow [2011] UKSC 3, Lady Hale said 'violence' for the purposes of section 177(1) should include locking someone in the house, depriving them of food or the money to buy food.
Lady Hale said that by the time of the 1996 Act, understanding of domestic violence had "moved on from a narrow focus upon battered wives and physical contact".
She said there was a "consciousness of the need to align housing, homelessness and family law remedies for victims of domestic violence".
Under part IV of the Family Law Act 1996, the definition of domestic violence extended beyond physical assaults to "any form of physical, sexual or psychological molestation or harassment which has a serious detrimental effect upon the health and well-being of the victim".
Lady Hale said 'violence' was a similar word to 'family'. She went on: "It is not a term of art. It is capable of bearing several meanings and applying to many different types of behaviour. These can change and develop over time
"In this case the purpose is to ensure that a person is not obliged to remain living in a home where she, her children or other members of her household are at risk of harm.
"A further purpose is that the victim of domestic violence has a realchoice between remaining in her home and seeking protection from the criminal or civil law and leaving to begin a new life elsewhere."
Lady Hale said the purpose of the legislation would be achieved if 'domestic violence' was interpreted in the same way as the president of the Family Division in his 2009 practice direction on residence and contact orders.
"This includes threatening or intimidating behaviour and any other form of abuse which, directly or indirectly, may give rise to the risk of harm."
While accepting that an expanded definition might be "setting the threshold too low", Lady Hale said the president of the Family Division's definition dealt separately with actual physical violence, putting a person in fear of such violence and other types of harmful behaviour.
She allowed the appeal and remitted the case to the council. Lords Hope, Walker and Rodger agreed.
Lord Brown confessed to "doubts and hesitation", particularly as giving domestic violence the wider meaning would involve overturning two "clear and unanimous" decisions of the Court of Appeal, in this case and in Danesh v Kensington and Chelsea [2007] 1 WLR.
"With the best will in the world I find it difficult to accept that there is quite the same obvious urgency in rehousing those subject to psychological abuse, let alone that it will be possible to identify this substantially wider class of prospective victims, however precisely they may be defined, with anything like the same ease."
However, he did not feel "sufficiently strongly" to dissent.
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07/10/2016 Fri 10:22 in All markets by Laura Fransen
HR job moves this week from Johnson & Johnson, The Coca-Cola Company, and more
Here are the major promotions and job moves in the world of HR for this week.
If you've been promoted or if you've moved to a new company, let us know and we will announce your news here – just email lauraf@humanresourcesonline.net.
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HR practitioner appointments
Juseleen Jalil is promoted to HR director, Singapore enterprise & regional business units at Johnson & Johnson
Juseleen Jalil was promoted from HR senior manager, Asia Pacific Vision Care & Consumer R&D to HR director, Singapore & regional business units at Johnson & Johnson. In her new role, she will be leading the enterprise HR team, taking into consideration the needs of the local operating company and the regional hub in Singapore. Jalil joined the company in 2009 as a human resource manager and has worked her way up the ranks. She is currently based in Singapore.
Axiata appoints Bilal Waris as group VP HR
Bilal Waris took up his new role as group VP at Axiata in October. Prior to joining the company, he was head of talent acquisition and talent management at Digi Telecommunications. He is based in Malaysia.
A. Menarini welcomes Rachel Ho as associate HR manager
Rachel Ho joined A. Menarini in Singapore as associate HR manger in July. She is a dedicated and passionate HR practitioner with over five years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, sales & marketing environments. Prior to joining A. Menarini, Ho held roles as HR specialist at Roche and 3M.
Singapore Economic Development Board promotes Ying Yuan Ng
Ying Yuan Ng has been promoted to executive director, human resources and organisation development at Singapore Economic Development Board. She takes up her new role as of October. Ng joined the organisation 15 years ago in the biomedical sciences division and accumulated significant business experience before moving on to HR in 2008. Since then, she has led various HR functions within the organisation. Ng will continue to be based in Singapore.
Frances Chee is now director, international benefits at The Coca-Cola Company
Frances Chee takes up her new role with The Coca-Cola Company as director, international benefits as of October. She joined the company in 2014 working as compensation & benefits director – bottling investment group. Chee has over 15 years of experience working in HR focusing on total rewards, global mobility and HR information systems. Her previous employers include Intercontinental Hotels Group, Citi, and Hewlett-Packard. She will continue to be based in Singapore.
Young & Rubicam / Wunderman promotes Cindy Tan
Cindy Tan was promoted to regional talent acquisition manager at Young & Rubicam / Wunderman in August. She joined the company in 2014 as regional talent associate. During that time, she was the key facilitator in building a strong database of talents in APAC, oversaw the internal HR candidate tracking system, and worked with the regional HR team on the annual review process for the region. She is based in Singapore.
Daphne Fonseka joins TIME dotCom as head, talent sourcing
Daphne Fonseka joined the TIME dotCom team in August as head of talent sourcing. She is an experienced full life cycle senior recruiter with a proven background in the staffing industry. Her recruitment strengths lie in information technology, telecommunication and engineering & software development. Prior to joining TIME dotCom Berhad Fonseka held recruitment roles at DiGi Telecommunications and Openet, among other companies. She is based in Malaysia.
Netflix welcomes Jieqing Hong to the talent acquisition team
Jieqing Hong has joined Netflix as talent acquisition – APAC. She has a background in the banking industry and made the switch to recruitment in 2012 when she joined Ambition Singapore as a consultant specialising in sales & marketing, banking & financial services, and fast moving consumer goods. She will continue to be based in Singapore.
HR solutions provider appointments
Robert Walters promotes Majella Slevin to manager, business support (permanent) division
Majella Slevin has taken up her new role at Robert Walters starting in October. She is responsible for the recruitment of secretarial and office support candidates. Slevin is an experienced secretarial and HR recruiter within the Financial Services, Commodities and Legal Industries in Singapore. After a successful career in training in France, she moved to Australia where she first started working as a recruiter. In 2008 she moved to Singapore and joined Robert Walters in the newly set-up secretarial and office support division.
Reema Bhullar joins Morgan McKinley Singapore
Reema Bhullar was appointed as consultant to Morgan McKinley Singapore in September 2016. As part of the sales and marketing team, she overlooks the agencies portfolio, handling recruitment for all levels for the following agencies: digital, public relations, advertising and media. She joins the team after having worked in a boutique specialist agency in Malaysia for 3,5 years.
EY welcomes Elma Diala-Pangilinan to its talent team
Elma Diala-Pangilinan joined EY in September as ASEAN talent lead, financial services, talent team. She is a commercially driven HR practitioner with over 15 years of professional experience in the areas of learning management, leadership & talent development, performance management, organisation development and HR business partnering. In her new role she serves as the FSO talent point of contact, and as APAC FSO TAS talent lead. She is based in Singapore.
Faststream Recruitment Asia-Pacific promotes Michal Golab to lead consultant – technical shipping
Michal Golab took up his new role within Faststream Recruitment Asia-Pacific in October. He joined the company in 2015 as senior consultant, technical shipping. Golab is a specialist head hunter focusing on recruiting shipping & offshore oil & gas professionals of all levels. He started his recruitment career eight years ago in the United Kingdom and relocated to Singapore in 2014. Previous employers include Airswift and Search Consultancy. He is based in Singapore.
Kugan Puvanendran is now regional associate consultant at Soloman
Puvanendran started his role at Soloman in September and is based in Malaysia. He specialises in mid- to senior level negotiation and recruitment. Some of his past employers include Spring Professional, Empowerment Consulting, and Clement May.
Susan Goh joins Mecury Capital as associate director, executive search
Susan Goh took up her role as associate director, executive search in September. Prior to joining Mecury Capital, she was the group HR manager at Chasen Holdings. Goh began her career in human resources working for an aerospace company, after which she moved on to the electro-mechanical industry. She now has over twenty years of HR experience. Goh is based in Singapore.
Chris Ingham is now practice manager – digital at Xpand
Chris Ingham was promoted from principal consultant to practice manager – digital at Xpand in September. In his new role, he will be leading a highly capable team and working with APAC's top talent within the digital space. Prior to joining Xpand in 2015, Ingham worked as a consultant at Initiative Recruitment Hong Kong for four years. He will continue to be based in Hong Kong.
Nick Ryland establishes Formative Search recruitment agency
Legal recruitment specialist Nick Ryland has established boutique recruitment agency Formative Search in Singapore. The agency focuses on placing lawyers in-house and into private practice at all levels. Prior to establishing Formative Search, Ryland spent seven years working in legal recruitment teams for a UK listed recruitment agency and a regional agency, with roles based in London and Singapore.
Shinyin Peh has joined Dale Carnegie Malaysia as performance consultant
Shinyin Peh joined Dale Carnegie Malaysia in August as a performance consultant. Most recently, she worked as a recruitment consultant for Vxcel Consulting Sdn Bhd, where she was responsible for the full length of the recruitment process including sourcing, head-hunting, screening, interview arrangements and follow up. She is based in Malaysia.
Mary Ann Mortel-Chua joins RGF Executive Search as team assistant
Mary Ann Mortel-Chua took up her role as team assistant in October. She will be providing administrative support to recruitment consultants. Prior to joining RGF Executive Search, she gained seven years of work experience in customer service at several BPO/call centre companies in the Philippines. She is based in Singapore.
TBC HR Consulting welcomes David Aw to the recruitment team
David Aw has joined TBC HR Consulting as a senior recruitment consultant. In his new role, his recruitment priority for the year will lie with property & real estate, and facilities management & construction companies. Most recently, Aw worked as a senior talent specialist at RecruitPlus where he specialised in property & real estate. He is based in Singapore.
First Alliances welcomes Duong Trang Anh to the recruitment team
Duong Trang Anh has joined First Alliances as a recruitment consultant starting in October. Trang Anh holds a degree in communications and started off her career in that field. In 2014 she made the move to the recruitment industry and joined Harvey Nash Vietnam as a recruitment consultant. In her new role at First Alliances, she focuses on the banking, finance, and insurance sectors. She is based in Vietnam.
Myko Lluch returns to Alexander Mann Solutions as team lead – sourcing
Myko Lluch joined Alexander Mann Solutions in September as team lead – sourcing. He is a skilled resourcing lead in the power systems, consulting, investment banking, and healthcare domains, and highly experienced in database management of recruitment systems, particularly in the Avature CRM. Lluch worked at Alexander Mann Solutions once before as lead sourcing specialist and has now returned to the company. He will continue to be based in the Philippines.
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Re: where does mcl fit in?
Subject: Re: where does mcl fit in?
"Common Lisp in the ROMs would be even nicer.
been especially (insanely?) great if Pink were CLOS-based instead of C++-based.
Don't you Apple guys have any chits to call in with the Quadra developers?
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"Be who you are and say what you feel because those that matter don't mind and those that mind don't matter."
"Solution to two of the world's problems:Feed the homeless to the hungry."
"There is never enough time - unless you're serving it."
I saw six men kicking and punching the mother in law.
My neighbor said "Are you going to help?"
I said "No, six should be enough."
"The most fun things in life are either immoral, illegal, or they make you fat."


If you're reading this, then you probably already know that I'm working on the adventure game engine called SLUDGE, and have been doing so for a while. But now I've become an official SLUDGE developer, and even a project leader. If you are (or may become, or have been) a SLUDGE user, you should head on over to Adventure Developers, where I've started a discussion about the future of the engine. I'm interested to hear your opinion.
Parallax layers are pasted properly when doing a freeze.
The snapshot-related functions and special effects.
I have also ordered two books that should help me learn some things I should know: Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X (I'm told this is the must-have book for Cocoa programmers) and OpenGL Shading Language.
This is another progress update for my work on Sludge.
Lighting works. It was easier to add than I expected. (multitexturing with OpenGL is quite straightforward!) This is an area where the 32 bit graphics (instead of the 16 bit used by Sludge v 1) make things look better. Out of Order in particular looks quite impressive. Tim Furnish did some cool things with the lighting that looks great now that it's a bit more subtle.
I have also discovered and fixed some bugs.
The sample games, and some small test games I have made.
Besides these, there are two more Sludge games that I know of that have been released: The Otto Experiment demo and Kats. Both of those have disappeared from the web. If you know where I can find them (Otto in particular) or another game that I have forgot about, please let me know.
I'm making good progress porting the Sludge game engine to Mac OS.
You can run, and now you can also hide!
Edit: Now I know, and now it's fixed!
I've also fixed the bug that was keeping some music silent, so all sound should now work properly.
I've now spent some time with Sludge, which means that text now comes in different colours (though it may be a bit too bright – will test some more), speech stays on the screen (I don't know when I happened to introduce that bug, but now I've fixed it), mixOverlay works properly (it was ridiculously easy), and I fixed a small problem that was remaining with pasted sprites.


Full-length articles haven't been forthcoming lately, but my excuse is, I hope, solid enough. It's my last semester of university and I'm aiming to cinch my first-class honours [Update June '14: cinched!] In addition to that, I've been slowly stewing over an article that I've been researching for almost two years now. I promise that once it's finished you will learn something new and exclusive to Strange Shapes. I'm very excited about it… but these lips are sealed for the moment.
But I don't want to leave my visitors hanging, so as a form of compensation I thought I would write a list of 'did you know?' facts and trivia about the series that hopefully even the long-term and well-read fan will find illuminating.
More on Cobb's monumental contribution to Alien in: Space Truckin' – The Nostromo.
Check out Roby to Ripley for the story on the whole process.
We all know that Giler and Hill rewrote Dan O'Bannon's Alien script, but the story is not as simple as that. The producers firstly altered the story so the Space Jockey was a human pilot, the Alien was already a Company bioweapon, and the egg silo was an off-world government construct known as 'The Cylinder'. In this iteration of the story the Nostromo crew were lured to the planetoid to serve as fodder for the Company's new weapon, with Ash standing in as an overseer. O'Bannon and Ron Shusett watched the story spiral further away from the original concept and complained to Ridley. Hill and Giler, apparently begrudgingly, rewrote the script accordingly.
More in: Writing Alien and The Derelict/Pyramid/Silo.
Why else did you think they didn't follow up on the Alien between the first two movies? Confused? Don't be, it's simple. See The Android and Space, 2122 – 2179 for clarification.
Giler and Hill also flirted with the idea of having the Nostromo crew summon Genghis Khan and Jack the Ripper to fight the Alien.
More in: Sandals in Space.
Much more about the Alien's design and casting in The Eighth Passenger.
Bolaji Badejo didn't play the Alien in two of its most gruesome appearances. Christopher Lee stuntman Eddie Powell played the creature as it swooped on Brett and snatched Dallas. Badejo found the harness for Brett's scene too restricting and the vents were too small for him to fit into.
More in The Eighth Passenger, and check out Bolaji Badejo's only interview too.
Harry Dean Stanton passed on the opportunity to work with Stanley Kubrick due to commitments with Alien. "He wanted me to work with him once, but I was in London doing Alien," Stanton explained. "He was doing The Shining with Jack [Nicholson], and he wanted me to play the bartender." The role of Lloyd the bartender went to Joe Turkel, who was later cast as Eldon Tyrell in Blade Runner due to his phantasmagoric performance in Kubrick's movie.
Is that James Cameron talking about his sequel? Nope, it's Ridley Scott on the original creature.
More on the Alien and its insect influences in, well: The Insect Influence.
More in Alien Alumni on Aliens.
Have a look at Remar in the role at: The Other Hicks.
More in I Love The Corps!
Did you spot all of the spaceships in the brief exterior shot of Gateway Station? You might recognise something from Gerry Anderson's Terrahawks.
More on the orbiter in: Gateway Station.
The term 'Xenomorph' was originally coined by James Cameron for an unfilmed project called Mother. "In Mother," Cameron explained in an affidavit (p. 20), "humans have plundered Earth and look to exploit another planet … Because the planet's environment is dangerous to humans, a 'xenomorph,' my term for a genetically engineered alien creature, is created based on a local life form in order to serve the needs of the Company." Essentially, 'xenomorph' was a proto-term for 'avatar'.
More about James Cameron's Alien creatures: Biomechanoids.
More about the creation of the Alien Queen: Her Infernal Majesty.
The powerloader, as conceived in Xenogenesis, was a four-legged contraption. Cameron changed it into a bipedal machine after seeing the AT-ATs in The Empire Strikes Back. He hired Syd Mead to provide some preliminary designs. Ironically, the AT-AT was based on some of Mead's work for US Steel. Cameron eventually designed the powerloader himself, settling on its forklift exoskeleton design.
More about the powerloader: Powerloader.
The powerloader/Alien Queen fight is influenced by the climatic scene in Cameron's short film Xenogenesis; but it was also spun out from Mother. Cameron explained that "In the final confrontation in Mother, a human in a 'power suit' (utility exoskeleton that is a sort of cross between a fork-lift and a robot) fights the alien creature that I called the 'Skraath' or 'Skraith,' a black six-limbed panther that I had previously created for another project called Labyrinth." It's obvious by now that Aliens and Avatar came form the same cloth, right?
More about the powerloader in, yep: Powerloader.
William Gibson's Alien III script is widely available online, but have you read about his rare second draft…?
Have a gander in: Cold Wars: William Gibson's Alien III.
Whet your appetite and I'll catch you all when I can.
Don't I feel silly! Thank you.
Our projectile jaws are salivating with the excitement of the forthcoming news. You tease.
In the spirit of Alien factoids, a minor contribution with a Spielberg twist in the tail.
There was to be another film, called The Alien. Written by Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray as a vehicle for Peter Sellers, it concerned a benign cosmic traveller who befriends the residents of an isolated village. The ever-insecure Sellers procrastinated then ran from the project which was eventually revived, rescripted, relocated and filmed with no accreditation or renumeration to the noble Mr Ray. The film? E.T.
Also, you have V-mail. It might well be of interest.
Best wishes for success in your finals- facehugger fingers are crossed.
Correction, scroll up to page 117 for the start of the tale.
Here's the archived L.A. Times article on Cobb, E.T., and more.
Did Cobb's malevolent tale remind Spielberg of the Ray script, which had been floating like flotsam at Columbia since 1967?
The Alien/E.T. gestation has many villians, but I'm glad the cruel wind blew a bit of good Cobb's way. It's an illuminating shard of film lore, with a tidy closing of the circle back to Cobb and Alien.
Fascinating how it all flows and ebbs and then all ties together. A lot of fingers mangling themselves to tie that bow.


The other day, I was sharing fashion plates from 1914 on my Facebook page. This morning, I found this image of a Christian Dior evening gown from 1959. I do believe St. Laurent, who was the designer at Dior in 1959, may have been influenced by the hobble skirts of an earlier age.
Silk tunic over silk hobble skirt, 1914.


The landtunnel has a length of 1.6 kilometers with a flight door every 100 meters. In total, the tunnel consists of four tubes. The two tubes in the middle each contain three lanes in one direction and provide for the continuous traffic to Amsterdam or 's-Hertogenbosch. The two outer tubes provide the traffic on the so-called parallel lanes.
In between the four tubes are two middle tunneltubes located with escape doors on both sides. In a tunnel, a fire can arise when, for example, a tanking truck is burning. Because of this fire the temperatures will possibly increase extremely, and therefore the requirements for an escape door are pretty severe. Merford Special Doors delivered and installed 64 sliding doors type MHC. These doors are fire-resistant for two hours, so people can escape of the fire and emergency services can still reach the victims.


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Scatman John, pseudoniem van John Paul Larkin (El Monte (Californië), 13 maart 1942 - Los Angeles (Californië), 3 december 1999) was een Amerikaans musicus.

Scatman John was een stotteraar die een combinatie bedacht tussen scat en disco en zijn 'probleem' tot muziek maakte door zijn spraakoefeningen (bijvoorbeeld ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop) te verwerken in de teksten van zijn liedjes.

Van zijn album zijn meer dan 2,5 miljoen exemplaren verkocht in de wereld. Scatman John kreeg hiervoor 14 gouden en 18 platina platen. Hij overleed op 57-jarige leeftijd aan de gevolgen van longkanker.

Biografie
John Paul Larkin werd geboren in El Monte. Vanaf het moment dat hij kon praten had hij hevig last van stotteren, met een traumatische jeugd als gevolg. Toen Larkin 12 jaar oud was begon hij piano te leren spelen, daardoor kon hij zich artistiek uiten als compensatie voor zijn spraakgebrek. Twee jaar later werd hij bekend met scat-muziek, door platen van Ella Fitzgerald en Louis Armstrong.

In de jaren 70 en 80 werd Larkin een professionele jazzpianist en speelde hij tal van shows in clubs in Los Angeles. In 1986 bracht hij het album John Larkin uit op het label Transition. Dit album werd door Philip Cacayorin geproduceerd in de Hollywood Central Studios. De oplage van dit album was laag, waardoor exemplaren tegenwoordig veel geld waard zijn. Rond diezelfde tijd kreeg Larkin steeds meer te maken met zijn alcohol- en drugsverslaving, maar toen zijn vriend Joe Farrell overleed aan kanker, was Larkin overtuigd om zijn verslaving te overwinnen. Dit lukte hem, mede dankzij de hulp van zijn oude vriend Wilson McCutchan en zijn vrouw Judy, die ook verslaafd was.

De geboorte van "Scatman John"
Om zijn carrière voort te zetten, verhuisde Larkin in 1990 naar Berlijn. Daar ontdekte hij de Duitse jazzcultuur en besloot hij zang toe te voegen aan zijn act. Nadat hij zijn versie van On the Sunny Side of the Street bij een van zijn shows ten gehore had gebracht stelde zijn manager Manfred Zähringer van het Deense Iceberg Records voor om zijn scat-zang te combineren met moderne dansmuziek en hiphop. Larkin zelf stond hier niet direct positief tegenover maar werd door Judy McCutchan omgepraat.

Samen met de producers Ingo Kays en Tony Catania nam hij zijn eerste single op: Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop). Het idee achter dit nummer was om stotterende kinderen te inspireren hun angst om te stotteren te overwinnen. Met het uitbrengen van deze single nam hij ook zijn artiestennaam Scatman John aan.

Internationaal succes
In 1995, toen Larkin 53 was, werd hij een wereldwijde ster. Na een langzame groei van verkoopcijfers behaalde hij in diverse landen de nummer 1-positie en verkocht hij wereldwijd uiteindelijk 6 miljoen exemplaren van zijn debuutsingle. Later dat jaar bracht hij zijn tweede single uit, Scatman's World. Het succes van deze single was minder groot dan zijn debuut, maar scoorde opnieuw goed in diverse landen.

Na het succes van deze twee singles bracht hij zijn debuutalbum als Scatman John uit, getiteld Scatman's World, waarmee hij onder andere in Duitsland, Zwitserland, Finland en Noorwegen de top 10 behaalde. Met de release van dit album begint hij ook aan een promotionele concerttour door Europa en Azië.

Het tweede album van Scatman John, getiteld Everybody Jam!, verscheen in 1996. Nergens werd dit album zo succesvol als zijn voorganger, behalve in Japan. Daar was Scatman John zo populair dat er lookalikepoppen van hem werden verkocht en hij verscheen op telefoonkaarten en Coca-Colablikjes. Tegelijkertijd probeerde Scatman John het succes van zijn eerste twee singles in Europa te evenaren, maar dit bleek tevergeefs.

Laatste jaren en overlijden
In juni 1999 bracht Larkin zijn derde en laatste album uit als Scatman John, getiteld Take Your Time. Later werd bekend dat hij sinds eind 1998 vocht tegen zijn zwakke gezondheid, maar ondanks doktersadviezen toch bleef doorwerken aan dit album. Er werd longkanker bij Larkin gediagnosticeerd, waarna hij een intensieve behandeling volgde.

Scatman John overleed op 3 december 1999 in het bijzijn van zijn vrouw Judy, moeder Harriet en broer Bill op 57-jarige leeftijd in zijn huis in Los Angeles. Hij werd gecremeerd en uitgestrooid boven de zee nabij Malibu.

Discografie

Albums

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Studioalbums
 John Larkin (1986) - niet commercieel uitgebracht
 Scatman's World (1995)
 Scat Paradise (1995) - ep
 Everybody Jam! (1996)
 Take Your Time (1999)

Compilatiealbums
 Listen to the Scatman (2001)
 The Best of Scatman John (2002)
 ''Listen to the Scatman: the jazz vocal/piano of John Larkin'' (2006)

Singles

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Amerikaans zanger
Amerikaans pianist
Pseudoniem

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The new Malaysian Super League (MSL) season is upon us and for the preview this year, Goal will be breaking it up to four parts Title Challengers, Mid Table Security, Staying Up and Relegation Battlers. And here's the first one, those who will compete for the 2019 crown and a place in the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.
The reigning champions have bought well in this transfer window and having kept the bulk of their squad, JDT are undoubtedly the odds-on favourites to go on and lift their sixth successive MSL title. Perhaps for the first time since their rebranding, the transfers completed by JDT this window looks more calculated and planned.
Diogo Luis Santo, Aaron Niguez, Mauricio dos Santos, Akhyar Rashid and Syazwan Andik have all been signed to either bring the star quality to the starting line-up or improve the options from the bench. Hariss Harun remains the vital cog in the centre of midfield and Ignacio 'Natxo' Insa could look to fire again after a mediocre 2018 season.
One big question will be how much will their first foray into the AFC Champions League group stage take it's toll on the players and whether there will be some form of rotation done by Figueroa before and after those long trips away, that could impact their league performances.
That said, JDT do have the best squad in the country and even when the second eleven is selected, it is a better eleven than most teams. Won by a massive 23 points last year but given their commitments elsewhere, are unlikely to repeat the feat. Expect a smaller margin but hard to see past another JDT triumph.
The 2018 Malaysia Cup champions finished second to JDT last season in the league but it would not be an exaggeration to say that it wasn't that much of a contest down to the wire. But Perak were better and more consistent than 10 others teams in the division, and thus deserved to be where they were.
Heading into the new season, it was a vital for Perak to hold onto Durakovic who was courted by Selangor. Had he left for The Red Giants, a high number of important Perak players would have followed suit. But the Australian decided to stay with The Bos Gaurus and it allowed the management to pad the team up instead of a major rebuilding job.
Shahrul Saad was an imposing presence during the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup and with Anderson alongside him, Perak have arguably the strongest duo to combat aerial balls. A full year of fitness to Brendan Gan will give him the extra confidence to reach his level best and form a solid partnership with Leandro dos Santos in the middle.
There will be no breaking in or settling down period, as one of the most settled squad in the league, Perak must perform right from the start. Durakovic is not expected to lead Perak to glory but success can also be measured by massively reducing the points gap to JDT.
It was a wonderful first season back in the top flight for TFC last season as they finished in the top half of the table. Irfan did a tremendous job with the team and could rely on the work-rate of Lee Tuck and the predatory instincts of Tchetche Kipre to lead the team.
Both players are still with the team and this time, Irfan has even added the creative guile of Uzbekistan player Shaakhmedov. If they can dovetail and gel quickly, with Thierry Chanta Bin protecting the defence at the base of midfield, very few teams have a more stronger backbone to their team.
Yet the loss of the nippy duo of Parthiban and Nasir cannot be underestimated. New signing Syamim can certainly play in those wider positions but after two seasons of playing centrally, it will be interesting to see if Irfan opts to use the former national team player out wide or in the centre.
Just like Perak, TFC may not be able to overtake JDT but it does look like they can improve on their fifth place finish from last season. Home form will be vital for Irfan as they must make full use of the cauldron that is Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium to push them as high up the table as possible.


An underlying challenge for integrators/dealers adding managed/hosted video solutions is constructing the correct incentives and structures for their sales organization. An interesting example of this comes from a July 2010 admission by managed access provider, Reach Systems, over problems they are experiencing in channel adoption. Reach claims, "The owner of the company will sign up in a snap but getting their people to sell it is a whole different story. Do they change their compensation structure? That's not easy, and they've still got to support their other lines."
The practical problem comes from two factors: (a) sales people are usually paid a percentage of revenue immediately after the customer pays and (b) SaaS solutions cut the up-front payment significantly (by 50% or more), transferring the balance to ongoing periodic payments. Keeping the normal pay-out structure in place, would mean that the sales person would get less money up front and would have to wait longer for their 'total' commission. An additional concern would be the potential amount of compensation a sales person would lose if they decided to switch jobs (normally, you leave, you lose all future commission payments).
The motivation for the owner is different primarily because investors value recurring revenue significantly higher than they do project revenue. Recurring revenue is considered more stable and dependable than project revenue which can disappear quickly due to macroeconomic issues or company problems (i.e., less lock in). Because of this, the valuation of a company with recurring revenue can be 2 to 3x that of a company with the same amount of project based revenue.
Front loading commission payments for SaaS projects: pay commissions on the projected 'total' project value up front (or at least a disproportionate amount). This would eliminate or minimize sales people getting less up front, increasing the incentive for sales to sell SaaS. The downside of this is the high cash outlays the owner needs to make relative to the lower up front cash received (compared to traditional projects).
Emphasize the greater stability and steadiness of incremental payments from SaaS projects. Instead of paying a lump sum commission upfront, pay smaller amounts each month on an ongoing basis. This will reduce the 'feast or famine' phenomenon for sales people generating income from projects. With this payout structure, a bad month, a missed deal or a weak economic period, will not reduce salesperson's incomes as much. The downside of this is that most aggressive salespeople ('hunters') will not like this approach as they tend to be more confident and driven to close (and get paid) on big deals.
How this will play out will be interesting. There are many who believe security integrators contracting mode will continue to hinder rolling out SaaS offerings. Indeed, as we examined in February 2010, we believe many SaaS providers will choose not to use integrators.


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