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"Space: 1999" is a blast from a past that never was…
Posted by A Middle Aged Geek on January 29, 2019 July 29, 2019
The Year 1999.
When I was a kid, 1999 was a year of a far-off future where we'd have flying cars, robots in every home, and of course, moonbases. It was a year that seemed poised on the cusp of greatness. One of the most popular songs when I was in high school was "Party Like It's 1999," from the late pop star Prince (still sad that I have to say 'late'). It was a year that promised much in a shiny new millennium.
Helena Russell, John Koenig and Paul Morrow man a trashed command center in "War Games."
Well, the actual 1999 has come and gone…twenty years ago, in fact. Many things happened that year; I got married, a friend of ours had a baby, and my wife and I hate-watched "The Phantom Menace" theatrically more times than I care to admit. There was also the tragic shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, which initiated an unending chain of deadly mass shootings in the United States. Many things didn't happen that year as well. For instance, the moon did not break away from Earth orbit on September 13th, nor did it see an International Lunar Finance Commission crew stranded on Moonbase Alpha to fend for themselves as they galavanted across the cosmos. These events were forever consigned to the alternate-future of Gerry Anderson's mid-1970s space epic TV show, "Space: 1999."
Apollo 11 at Mare Tranquilitatis, aka 'Tranquility Base,' July 20, 1969. At that time, a lunar base seemed inevitable… now, it seems like a forgotten dream.
In the real 1999, we had the International Space Station in orbit, which, at the time, consisted of little more than a couple of modules linked together (and manned with a crew of three)… hardly a six-sectioned moonbase with a crew of 311. The momentum of the Apollo lunar landings in the late 1960s and early 1970s fizzled and died not long after the program ended. Apollo's replacement, the reusable space shuttle orbiter, never quite succeeded at making space travel as inexpensive or routine as promised, nor did it capture the popular imagination. While the fictional Moonbase Alpha was fully operational in the series' year 1999, it was clear that the actual year 1999 wouldn't see anything near that level of ambition in NASA's space program, not even with the help of Russia, China and the ESA combined. The prospects for a future moonbase these days seem far less inevitable than they did in my childhood.
A Future That Will Never Be.
As a consolation prize? My adolescent self had the fictitious adventures of Commander John Koenig (the late Martin Landau), Dr. Helena Russell (Landau's then-real life wife Barbara Bain), and the crew of Moonbase Alpha's adventures to revel in, courtesy of ITC Entertainment. The series only ran 2 years (1975-1977) and I used to first catch it in late night syndication and later on in the afternoons. It was, in the best science fiction tradition, an escape into an impossible future… a future also apparently freed from the laws of physics, since this moon could hop around the universe like the starship Enterprise, surfing space-warps and using gravity slingshots to encounter 'strange new worlds' every week (!).
"Eagle one, on the pad…"
Gotta say, as a kid, I really dug the Space: 1999 hardware. The Eagle transport ships were things of beauty with their arrowhead command modules, spindly tinker-toy frames and sturdy landing struts. I always wanted a toy of one, but they were too expensive at the time. As an adult, I realize their girder-based frames would burn up like fireworks upon breaching an appreciable atmosphere, but my 12-year old self didn't care.
Helena (Barbara Bain) and Maya (Catherine Schell) sport a pair of deadly matching staple guns in "New Adam, New Eve."
I also loved the props of the show as well. The 'comm-locks' were a sort of portable video phone and door remote control (like a cathode ray-iPhone) with actual working black & white monitors on the 'hero' versions of the props. Also loved the Alpha laser guns as well (one of the few sci-fi weapons that genuinely didn't look like a weapon…it looked like a fierce little staple gun).
Cast of Characters.
Paul Morrow, Victor Bergman, Commander Koenig, Sandra Benes and Dr. Helena Russell are in the command center of Moonbase Alpha during its 'breakaway' from Earth orbit…
"Space: 1999″ starred the aforementioned Landau, Bain and Barry Morse (TV's "The Fugitive") as the artificial heart-bearing science officer/confidante Victor Bergman. Zienia Merton (who passed away only last year) costarred as Burmese data analyst Sandra Benes, Clifton Jones as computer specialist David Kano, Prentis Hancock as command center fixture Paul Morrow, and Nick Tate as charismatic Aussie Eagle pilot Alan Carter.
"Hug it out, man!": A mesmerized Kano (Clifton Jones) is shook back to reality by Koenig (Martin Landau), as a pre-Maya Catherine Schell looks on, in "The Guardians of Piri."
While Jamaican-born Clifton Jones ("Kano") was one of the few non-white series regulars seen in Alpha's main command center, there were other characters (including Dr. Helena Russell's deputy Dr. Bob Mathias, played by actor Anton Phillips) of different races and nationalities (the Burmese Merton as well) to bolster the feeling of a thriving, multinational lunar base. Space: 1999 certainly followed in Star Trek's tradition of a multiracial crew, even if the dominant characters were usually white.
Helena (Barbara Bain), Victor (Barry Morse), Koenig (Martin Landau) and Commissioner Simmonds (Roy Dotrice) try to decide on a course of action in "Earthbound."
Of the first season's ensemble of characters, several were let go in the second year… Clifton Jones' Kano, Prentice Hancock's Paul and (sadly) the warm, paternal Barry Morse's Victor Bergman. Bergman was replaced by the exotic shapeshifting alien "Maya," played by Catherine Schell (who had a guest role in the previous year's "Guardians of Piri").
Commander Koenig comes to rely heavily upon Maya in "The Rules of Luton."
Maya, with her upswept pointed eyebrows, was clearly an attempt to capture some of Mr. Spock's alien mojo for the show. Also added to the mix was hotheaded Security Chief (and hops brewer) Tony Verdeschi (Tony Anholt), who was Maya's occasional love interest, and Alpha's second-in-command whenever Koenig was away. While I actually like Maya and Tony very much as characters, I still lament the loss of Victor. Victor was the "Bones" of the cast; acting as both sage confidante and human heartbeat within the cold confines of the sterile Alpha base (despite his own artificial ticker).
Year two's Tony Verdeschi (Tony Anholt), Maya (Catherine Schell), Alan (Nick Tate), Dr. Russell (Bain), Sandra (Zienia Merton) and Commander Koenig (Martin Landau).
Sadly, all of the actors had to wear fashion designer Rudi Gernreich's tan colored lunar leisurewear, with flared bell bottoms and color-coded sleeves/collars indicating one's department. They looked like slightly more comfortable cousins to the uniforms worn by the Enterprise crew in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979). At least the orange lunar spacesuits were pretty neat… and practical, as they'd stand out on the mostly gray lunar terrain if one were awaiting rescue (as was often the case).
Year One.
Julian Glover (Doctor Who, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) guest stars as a mutated Alphan-born child invaded by an alien presence in "Alpha Child"; I remember this one seriously freaking me out when I first saw it on late night syndicated TV…
The first season was produced by famed puppeteering TV series producer Gerry Anderson and his wife Sylvia ("Thunderbirds" "Fireball XL-5" "UFO"). The series was originally conceived by Anderson as a direct sequel to his previous live-action sci-fi series "UFO" (1970-1973), but that connection was ultimately dropped. Space: 1999 was a mix of Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) and Gene Roddenberry's "Star Trek" (1966-9), along with the willful scientific ignorance of Glen Larson's later "Battlestar Galactica" (1978).
Groovy spacesuits!
While science may not have been Space: 1999's strong suit, the series was (for its time) a visual feast; boasting gorgeous miniature effects from Brian Johnson ("The Empire Strikes Back") that brought "2001"-level cinematic spectacle to the 1970s boob tube. While some of the opticals are a bit dodgy today, the incredibly detailed miniature spacecraft and moonscapes are still a sight to behold.
The gorgeously cinematic miniature of the Darian ship in "Mission of the Darians."
Prodigious production values aside, the stories ran the gamut from from surreally haunting to (literally) laugh-out-loud ridiculous, with all manner of alien creature suits and guest stars thrown into the mix.
Taking a tour of the vast Darian spaceship in "Mission of the Darians"; for a mid-1970s TV series, this level of production design was unprecedented.
The first season's stories were more about awe, mystery, fate, and the grandeur of the universe. Episodes in that first year were generally slower-paced and almost dreamlike. Those stories often consisted of the moon hurtling into the space of pompous, self-important aliens who usually wanted the wayward moon-dwellers to take a hike ("War Games" "The Last Sunset" "The Last Enemy" etc). There were also a few quasi-mystical stories hinting at Alpha's secret 'destiny' among the stars ("Black Sun" "Full Circle" "Testament of Arkadia" and "Collision Course").
Christopher Lee was one of the notable guest stars of year one. Here he matches wits with Martin Landau's 'savage' John Koenig in "Missing Link."
While the science is consistently inane, (the sheer mass of the moon can't just shoot through spacetime like a kayak in the rapids), many of the stories are still quite enjoyable in spite of their inherent silliness. Some of the notable guest stars of season one included Hammer horror veterans Peter Cushing ("Missing Link"), Christopher Lee ("Earthbound") and a pre-"Dynasty" Joan Collins ("Mission of the Darians").
Personal Favorites Of Year One.
Moon go BOOM!
"Breakaway" is the pilot of the series, and it does a nice job of world-building. The incredibly detailed miniature effects and feature film production design of Moonbase Alpha make the original Star Trek's balsa wood & cardboard sets look like a fifth grade play. While the story of 'unknown magnetic radiation' causing crewmen at the base to go mad is never really resolved (some genuinely sloppy writing), it doesn't really matter; the stage is set for some dazzling eye candy, even if it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. The tension building up to, and including, the actual breakaway of the moon from Earth orbit is on a par with some of the best 1970s Irwin Allen disaster movies.
Helena, Victor and Koenig contemplate hitching a ride with kabuki-looking alien Christopher Lee…
"Earthbound" was one of the rare times Alpha encountered benevolent aliens, including a tall, contrarily sinister-looking one played by Christopher Lee, whose ship has room for one Alphan to return to Earth with he and his crew. Stranded Earth commissioner Simmonds (Roy Dotrice, whom we saw in "Breakaway") elects himself. The comeuppance ending is right out of "The Twilight Zone."
The bitch is back! The first in a line of deadly, malfunctioning Voyager spacecraft return (Star Trek: The Motion Picture's "V'ger" would be next).
"Voyager's Return" guest starred Jeremy Kemp (Picard's brother Robert in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Family") as an Oppenheimer-like scientist whose "Quellor"-drive spacecraft Voyager (no, not the NASA version) has wrought havoc across its path, contaminating the cosmos with deadly radioactive residue. A nice character study of guilt and redemption as well as ecological ignorance.
The Last Sunset: The Alphans rejoice as raindrops keep falling on the moon…
"The Last Sunset" has aliens so intent on keeping Alphans away from their world that they briefly terraform the moon itself just so the Alphans won't settle on their planet. Nice to see Moonbase Alpha with a blue sky and open windows (why would one even have openable windows on a lunar base?). Not to mention rain and outdoor volleyball matches. Problems arise when the terraforming effects don't hold, and Paul loses his marbles after eating lunar mushrooms. Bad trip, dude…
ITC beats Disney to the punch with its own version of a black hole in "Black Sun."
"Black Sun" sees the moon on a collision with a 'black sun' (today's black hole/quantum singularity). Victor comes up with a useless but morale-building idea to erect a protective forcefield to give the crew a way to pass time waiting for the inevitable. Nice character moments abound as the Alphans reveal their braver selves during their final hours. The base is largely evacuated as Alpha plunges into…something. In a moment right out of "2001", Victor and John both seem to age decades, then talk to a whispery god-like voice (?) and then…emerge alive and well. They realize their cosmic odyssey may be guided by some unseen force. Utter nonsense, yes, but very well-made nonsense.
Another gorgeous miniature landscape in "Another Time, Another Place"…
"Another Time, Another Place" has the crew arriving in an alternate future, where they encounter older versions of themselves settled on a cloudy gray world after the loss of Moonbase Alpha. Everything is back to status quo by the end of the episode, but it's a fascinating 'what-if' story. It also seems to have inspired a slew of 'alternate future' Star Trek episodes as well (including Voyager's "Endgame" and Enterprise's "Twilight").
Once again, a snobby alien tells the Alphans to get the hell out of Dodge…
"War Games" can almost qualify as a typical Space: 1999 story (aliens refuse to give Alphans sanctuary) save for its harrowing execution, in which aliens use ceaseless artillery bombardments in order to render a broken Alpha base uninhabitable. A desperate Koenig and Helena take an Eagle to the nearby alien's home planet and demand living space on their world as compensation. As negotiations fall apart, John is killed, and Helena is forced to plead their case. Ultimately she is successful, and Alpha is magically returned to its pre-crisis condition (much like Star Trek Voyager's "Year of Hell" two-parter), but Commander Koenig (at Helena's urging) decides to turn left this time instead of right, unwittingly maintaining an uneasy armistice.
Year Two.
Second season was produced by Fred Freiberger (the producer of the original Star Trek's often-maligned third season). Freiberger cut a lot of the cosmic claptrap and pushed the series into more traditional space action adventure. His biggest change wasn't just introducing Psychon shapeshifter Maya, but also a general punching up on all of the characterizations; including adding a bit more heat to the on-again/off-again relationship of John Koenig and Dr. Helena Russell (their relationship reminds me very much of Captain Picard and Beverly Crusher's in "Star Trek: The Next Generation").
Year two ratcheted up the character dynamics while simplifying the stories into easier-to-digest action adventure.
While I appreciated some added zest to the characters, as well as some added (literal) color to the near-monochromatic first year's costumes and sets, year two lacks some of the scope and grandeur of year one; even the grand command center set was shrunk down a bit. That said, I think year two gets a far worse rap than it deserves. I see the differences between the two years as more of an apples and oranges situation. Both have merits, and both have issues. Year one is cooler, eerier and more surreal, while year two is warmer, with more traditional action-adventure. They're two different takes on the same core concept.
Even the newly redesigned year two opening credits emphasized action.
Space: 1999's music reflected the tonal shifts between the first and second years as well. The opening S1 title music (by Barry Gray) rang in with an almost Strauss-like bombast, followed by guitar-twanging disco beats over a montage of the following episode's highlights. The second season's music (by Derek Wadsworth) was more traditional space action-adventure fare; memorable in its own way, but lacking the 'bigger' feeling of season one's score. The second year also used more disco-motifs for incidental music as well.
Personal Favorites of Year Two.
Like Father, like daughter, like hell! Psychon Mentor (Brian Blessed) and his daughter Maya in year two's "Metamorph."
"Metamorph" kicks off year two with both the introduction of Maya (Schell) and her doomed homeworld of Psychon (think Krypton, but inhabited with shapeshifters). Maya is a privileged daughter of Mentor (first year guest star Brian Blessed), who is forced to open her eyes and realize the truth about both her father's cruelty and her planet's fate. Brian Johnson's exceptional miniature effects (the 'ship graveyard' on Psychon) highlight a solid script by "Doctor Who" writer Johnny Byrne, who also wrote two previous favorites of mine from Space: 1999's first year ("Voyager's Return" "Another Time, Another Place"). Catherine Schell had previously played a seductive android who offered the Alphans paradise in year one's "The Guardians Of Piri."
22nd century Earth, with domed cities and constant earthquakes in "Journey To Where"…
"Journey To Where" gives the audience a sense of how Earth itself is faring during the Alphans space-warping odyssey. Thanks to special relativity, Earth is in its 22nd century now, with advanced technology (including long-range transporters) but with a population forced to live in Buck Rogers-style domed cities for protection against deadly earthquakes that periodically ravage the wobbly-orbiting planet (due to a lack of a stabilizing moon). As a galactic eclipse nears (don't ask), Earth has the ability to only transport a few Alphans to Earth. Helena, John and Alan agree to go…and due to an ill-timed earthquake during transport, they wind up in Scotland during the time of Robert the Bruce. Long story short, they manage to transport back to Alpha before the galactic eclipse, but have to forgo any future notion of returning to Earth. A significant turning point in the series.
"The AB Chrysalis": This one has a true sense of alienness to it…
"The AB Chrysalis" has some of that weird sense of wonder we saw to a greater degree in year one, especially a scene with a chamber full of slowly bouncing intelligent globes that reminded me of miniature versions of "The Prisoner"'s 'rovers.' The Alphans learn they have disrupted the metamorphosing life cycle of another race and are forced to make things right. While the story is okay, it's the odd surreal feeling that makes this one stand out (for me, anyway).
"Today's forecast calls for a big, furry Beta Cloud": A year or so before Darth Vader boarded the Tantive IV in "Star Wars", Dave Prowse burst into the sterile white corridors of Moonbase Alpha…
"The Beta Cloud" is, for me, a total guilty pleasure. Dave Prowse (bodybuilder, former Green Cross guy, Hammer Frankenstein monster and future Darth Vader) plays a rampaging robot disguised as a lifeform that trashes Alpha in order to steal its life-support core. Commander Koenig is away on a mission, forcing Tony Verdeschi to step up as Alpha's commander. Despite the absolutely ridiculously subpar keiju-eiga looking monster costume, Prowse's Terminator-style rampage is silly, nail-biting fun. Seeing Verdeschi really thinking on his feet makes this Tony Anholt's best episode.
The 'bringers of wonder' look like something the cat dragged in… or puked onto the carpet.
"The Bringers of Wonder" Part One is the first part of a two-parter that was released in some international markets as a feature film. In it, a 'Super Swift' spacecraft arrives from Earth with a crew consisting entirely of people who are special to the Alphans, including fiances, colleagues, mentors, old-flames and even Tony Verdeschi's brother Guido. They claim theirs is a faster-than-light ship capable of taking some of them back to Earth. Only a temporarily destabilized Koenig sees these visitors as they really are…hideous, walking alien piles of vomit and noodles who need radiation from Alpha to survive.
A faux Guido Verdeschi (Stuart Damon) gives his brother Tony a splitting headache…
"The Bringers of Wonder" Part Two sees the vomit-noodle aliens further using their will to pacify and manipulate the Alphans, but due to an experimental brain treatment from Helena, Koenig is unable to be fooled by their illusions. With Maya's help, he realizes their plan to destroy the base's nuclear reactor but now has to stop several crewmen (who think they've arrived on Earth) from destroying the base's nuclear fuel. One of the best of the series in my opinion… creepy, surreal and loaded with lots of nice character moments. Yes, the aliens look like glowing puke, but they're certainly memorable.
Moonbase Alpha, In Memorium.
Here's to you both; Barry Morse's Victor toasts Martin Landau's Koenig in "The Black Sun."
So many of the Space: 1999 team are no longer with us. Producer Gerry Anderson (1929-2012), Fred Freiberger (1915-2003), series' star Martin Landau (1928-2017) who eventually won an Oscar for 1994's "Ed Wood", Barry Morse (1918-2008), Tony Anholt (1941-2002) and most recently Zienia Merton (1945-2018). Thanks to all of them for a crazy cosmic ride.
Final Message From Moonbase Alpha (1999).
At a "Space: 1999" convention in Los Angeles held on the actual calendar day of the moon's fictional 'breakaway' (September 13th, 1999), Zienia Merton (in character as Sandra Benes) appeared in a short film chronicling the final log entry from the wayward moonbase. The short, called "Message From Moonbase Alpha" (1999), premiered at the convention, and is considered by many Space: 1999 fans to be the 'official' finale of the series.
It was a fitting end to a series for which I hold much affection, despite its issues and shortcomings.
Yes, scientific accuracy on the series was next-to nonexistent, the oh-so-'70s costumes are quite dated, and the acting was occasionally hammy, but there was something surreal and fascinating about this handsomely designed series' world… a future past that will always live on in the imaginations of a certain generation, and maybe even for a few forgiving new fans who are willing to overlook a slew of faults in favor of surreal and utterly escapist entertainment.
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When thing get bad, I think of Moonbase Alpha.
It could be worse.
I could be trapped on a Moonbase with 311 trapped in a magnet field induced delusion!
A Middle Aged Geek says:
Right? And you could have an angry commissioner Simmonds breathing down your neck as well…
if you weren't there for the first run episodes back in the 70s they showed them on pbs where i ived you can't experience the same way i still watch it every weekend on comet tv
Comet ended the show's run a few weeks ago.
The opening window in "The Last Sunset" is the result of a cut scene showing maintenance workers replacing a standard window after it was blown out by one of the alien air-giving probes.
Thanks so much for that informative bit of trivia, Bill. That is the answer to a 40-odd year old riddle. Much appreciated!
Paul Bowler says:
Space 1999 is a great Sci-Fi series, and often overlooked I think. Great to read such a well informed and fun article about the show 🙂
Thanks, Paul. Much appreciated.
Joseph Nash says:
Great article! As a kid in the 70's myself, the episode that creeped me out was "Dragon's Domain"! 1999's fanbase is still growing, as evidenced by the current demand of NEW model kits being made and sold by MPC/Round 2 Models. I think "1999" will eventually be re-imagined & a new generation of fans will emerge.
Thanks for reading and yes, I agree that sooner or later it'll be rebooted somehow.
And yes, "Dragon's Domain" has a truly nightmarish quality about it.
Drake Burroughs says:
Concur. Can still recall with horror how the "dragon" swallowed one of the crew, then spat out a cinderized corpse a few seconds later …
P l says:
Loved the series. My lol sis and I looked forward to it each week (series 1) then it was replaced with golf. We hated golf because of that lol.
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Dale Thelander, Central U.S. Co-section representative, 1981-83 says:
From a fan who was one of the movers and shakers of the International Space:1999 Alliance, this look back was heartfelt and encapsulates the spirit of OG fandom.
Thanks for the kind words. 🙂
BaelRathLian says:
I have the box set and they left shows out like bringers of wonder pt1 and 2. Funny thing is it is supposed to be the complete series.
The box set omitted my favorite episode? How can this be?? 😲
I bought the boxset and it says -the COMPLETE series. Funny "The Bringers of Wonder" pt1 and pt2 are not in it. Nor is the message from Alpha. Though to be honest I thought message was something just for youtube. Know where I could see the un-messed up shows of "The Bringers of Wonder" pt1 and pt2?
Actually, "Message From Moonbase Alpha" was written by series' writer Johnny Byrne, who wrote some of my favorites. Granted, technically it's a fan film, but to me it's as legitimate as any other offering of the series. Gives it all lovely closure, too.
Still can't believe "Bringers of Wonder 1 & 2" are NOT on the box set. Frankly, that's shocking.
Suzanne Grant says:
I enjoyed this series! I think Year One was the best, 'Breakaway' was my favorite episode of both years. 'Dragon's Domain' was above and beyond the scariest episode of the series and certainly one of the scariest hours on television! LOVED the fan tribute film, 'Message from Moonbase Alpha'. This was the finale the series ought to have had. Thank you for the trip down memory lane!
It was a fun trip down memory lane for me as well.
Too sweet and kind to those who watched, expecting every week new stories of those forced to wander while retaining their humanity during their journey.
PS — many thanks for that clip, for closure about the tv series that we recall with fondness today
Mark A Salazar says:
Space 1999 was a great show. Wish they would do a remake before I die.
Shared on the "series" page on FB. Thank you.
Bernard Duff says:
Great article. But season 2 flak is very well deserved.
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Brian Curry says:
I'm kind of surprised that Dragons Domain wasn't on your favs list, as that show was the first tv or movies that gave me my first genuine night terrors lol. Great to see someone else that saw these shows first back in the day, for me they came on at 7 pm on Saturday evening. Cheers!
Thanks for reading! And yes, in retrospect, I should've included that one (creepy as hell, that one was), and perhaps a few more from season one… ah, the clarity of hindsight, eh?
fantomex9 says:
This show was a flawed, stupid mess that (for me) was only good because of the ship used by the residents of Moonbase Alpha, the Eagles (plus the Mark VII Hawk, the combat version of the Eagle seen in one episode being used by the Alien Of The Week of said episode to attack Moonbase Alpha.) A reboot of this show would be better than the original, and here's a great concept for a reboot:
https://www.deviantart.com/abakon/art/Space-2099-01-Breakaway-313488543">Space: 2099
Putting it 79 years ahead only buys it 79 years before its dated again.
As for me, I love the original's cheesy charm. In my opinion, it should never be rebooted. It's just too much a product of the 1970s.
Oops, this is the link I wanted to make:
Visit W3Schools">Space: 2099
It's not going to be a dated anything, mostly because the idea is quite sound and fits in with current knowledge about global warming, and also because the idea of a space station being lost makes far more sense than a planet being lost and travelling through space. If the Lost In Space reboot works and is successful, why not one of Space:1999?
Even a space station can't zip between solar systems as quickly as we saw the moon traverse in S1999. I prefer to keep it safe as a nice reboot-proof cheesy relic I loved in childhood.
S1999 is a fun show and I love it, but it really doesn't have the 'space legs' to work for a more science savvy reboot.
As shown in the link to the fan reboot concept I posted previously, a space station can become a starship quite easily (there was even a Star Trek novel, The Galactic Whirlpool, that is about the Enterprise coming across an old 21st century Earth space station that left Earth to explore the stars). There's nothing about that remake that couldn't be made into a new TV show.
Again, here's the explanation (from the previous link) for why the station is traveling through space at FTL speeds:
In essence, the show was much the same…without the moon. The space station was trapped in a field that raced through space at translight speeds. When it neared a star system, the gravity well caused it to drop below light speed. For a brief period of time, it would coast through normal space as the field recharged itself from the solar energy. When it hit a critical level – BANG! – the station would shoot back into faster than light speeds.
A better explanation for how a space station can go through space, I've not yet found. And it makes a shitload more sense than the TV show's having the moon go through space.
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There's a saying that goes something like "loose lips sink ships". It was born during World War II when paranoia about the enemy was running high and it basically told soldiers to keep their traps shut whenever they're talking in public. Joe Marini, who was the principal program manager for the Windows Phone web team, just couldn't keep quite about Nokia's upcoming Windows Phones, and because of that he was fired. He tweeted things like "I just got a chance to try out one of the slickest looking #Nokia phones I have ever seen. Soon, you will too! #wp7", which of course made someone ask him about the device and to give it a rating between 1 and 10. Knowing this guy was a Microsoft employee, you can't trust anything he says since his job was to evangelize Windows Phone, but anyway, his exact words were: "Overall I would say an 8. Solid feel, good camera, responsive UI, and nice little touches on the body construction". Just an 8, someone asked him with an @ reply, to which he responded: "Yea, the camera was good, but I didn't have optimal lighting. I'd like a larger screen too."
For someone who has been with Microsoft since 2003, he shouldn't have been this dumb. The folks over at TechCrunch think "Microsoft and Windows Phone need more people like Joe", which we don't agree with at all. Companies who talk about products before they're actually available do an incredible disservice to their customers. There's a reason why the Droid Bionic, which launched 9 months after it was announced at CES, didn't get any attention. The hype was there, then there was a wait, and a longer wait, and an even longer wait, and then when it finally arrived no one really cared.
While we do think firing Joe is a bit over the top, he really should have known better.
[Via: The Nokia Blog]
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In a post published on VentureBeat, Christian Claussen, a managing partner at European VC firm Ventech, condemned all value-add VC models. In his post, likely a response to articles supporting the model from OpenView founding partner Scott Maxwell as well as Brad Feld and Marc Andreessen, Claussen proceeds to pick apart VC value-add from every angle. While he makes some compelling arguments, Claussen largely misses the point.
True, there are VC firms out there that tout value-add services when bringing on a new investment and then do very little to back up those promises. But there are also VCs that have built proven, repeatable practices through years of experience. And while all value-add teams are not created equal, there are VCs that offer differentiated, impactful services that help their portfolio companies grow and scale.
Claussen argues that innovative companies need tailor-made operational support and resources. And I wholeheartedly agree. But Claussen wrongly assumes that all value-add services are generic and not tailored to the individual needs of a specific portfolio company. On the contrary, many VCs either have niche investment focuses and can therefore offer up highly specialized services and/or have amassed valuable experience first building their own companies and then helping countless others scale.
When OpenView was founded in 2006, we chose to focus our investments in a very specific market — business-to-business SaaS technology companies at the expansion stage. Building up expertise in this one specific area emboldened us to start our own value-added services arm. Nearly every member of our value-add team has deep operational experience working in-house at B2B companies and translates this knowledge to our own portfolio companies.
Claussen's next point claims a value-add team distracts VCs from their primary role of catering to entrepreneurs. This assertion is unfounded. There couldn't be a clearer way to cater to entrepreneurs than by offering them an entire team of experts to ramp up recruiting, sales, and marketing efforts. After all, it's in the interests of every VC to get their portfolio members to reach profitability and/or exit quickly. It would be ill-advised for VCs to offer up services that in anyway hamper a portfolio member's ability to grow.
It's also important to note that participation in value-add services programs is not mandatory. Most of these programs are (and should be) opt-in. The best VC firms don't force help upon their portfolio, and term sheets shouldn't come with the expectation that new investments enroll. Instead, VCs should offer value-add services when entrepreneurs request them in areas where they lack expertise or manpower.
In a hyper-competitive landscape like venture capital, reputation is everything. VC firms that offer up enticing value-add services before the ink is dry on the term sheet, but then have little if anything to provide six months in can be sure their so-called value-add teams won't last for long.
At a time when many entrepreneurs are being offered multiple term sheets, you better believe they're actively seeking out references before committing to any one VC. Reference checks are a sure-fire way for entrepreneurs to check up on a VC's lofty promises. And if the word is that their services team is more marketing campaign than true value-add, entrepreneurs will begin to wonder what else about the VC is merely for show.
Lastly, value-add services are not nebulous, impossible-to-quantify programs. In fact, they can and should be measured and tracked meticulously. A recruiting support team should know the total candidates sourced and hires placed for any given time period. The efficacy of any sales and marketing programs should map to the initial goals outlined, whether that's number of leads generated, total traffic, deals closed, or other metrics. If a value-add VC really is in the business of adding value, it should have no trouble backing up its contributions with hard data.
Contrary to what Claussen would have us believe, value-add services benefit all parties involved, from the entrepreneur to the VC firm leading the deal. After all, helping portfolio companies "reach success faster," as Marc Andreessen puts it, generates faster exits, which only serves to bolster returns for LPs. Everyone wins!


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A band and a record producer with roots in the Steinbach area are in the running for awards that honour the best musical talent Western Canada has to offer.
Nominees of the 2020 Western Canadian Music Awards were announced Tuesday.
Royal Canoe, a Winnipeg-based rock band with members who hail from Steinbach, Mitchell, and Kleefeld, was one of five acts nominated in the Recording of the Year category. The band's latest album, Waver, was released by Paper Bag Records in January 2019.
John Paul Peters, a Winnipeg-based record producer and audio engineer who grew up in Steinbach and frequently collaborates with Royal Canoe, was nominated for Producer of the Year and the Audio Engineering Award.
Peters and Royal Canoe were two of 18 Manitoba artists who garnered a total of 24 WCMA nominations this year, according to Manitoba Film and Music.
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Vaishali Tomar (ABH Natures Products, USA), Ankita Dhillon (Banasthali Vidyapith, India) and Dinesh Kumar (Central University of Gujarat, India)
Source Title: Handbook of Research on Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Plastic Pollution
Plastics are used worldwide due to the low price, lightweight, and long-lasting availability. It can be molded into different products. Therefore, the invention of plastics has been increased significantly over the last 50-60 years. Several environmental problems are generating due to plastics used across the world. This kind of observation indicates that plastics are not sustainable. It is accumulating in landfills and natural locales due to the stability of the polymers involved. This chapter discusses the structure and uses of plastics. Plastics recycling is a very challenging duty in waste management. This chapter explores the factors affecting the plastic recycling in detail. This chapter also explores the plastic recycling methods and challenges during plastic recycling and deliberates more briefly how the government sector is working to clean most of the plastic waste from landfills to recycling over the next periods. In the last, this chapter highlights the plastic effects on the environment and how we can use again through recycling.
Plastics are organic polymers which are derived from petrochemicals and contain high molecular mass. Generally, we can say that it is a group of materials of high molecular weight chains with a carbon backbone. These materials are defined as a monomer which relates to its repeated units to make a polymer. The class of mouldable polymers which can be deformed irreversibly without breaking is known as plasticity (Achilias, 2006; Watanabe, Yasuaki, Takashi, Hiroshi, Toshiyuki & Katsuhiko, 2009). Plastics are a material which consists of an extensive range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that can be easily changed into solid substances.
Plastics are produced from fossil oil and gas. Annually 4% of petrochemical is using in the manufacturing of plastics. The energy which is required to produce plastics comes from the regular consumption of fossil fuel (Onu, Vasile, Ciocilteu, Iojoiu & Darie, 1998; Williams& Williams, 1998). Plastics are reducing the use of fossil fuel. Replacement of heavier conventional material like steel by plastic is an example of the reduction of fossil fuel.
Plastics can easily be molded in other substances, and it makes it more useable by the people. People are using plastics due to the low price, low weight, and durability (Achilias, Roupakias, Megalokonomosa, Lappas & Antonakou, 2007). It is also using to substitute heavy materials with weight reduction which give results for 3-7% improvement in fuel efficiency. There are so many examples where plastics are using like packaging, pipes, cable coated materials, structural materials, and agricultural films. The use of plastic is breaking the record every year (Xie, 2008; Zhao, 1996). The plastic industry has been developed due to the different routes for the development of polymers from petrochemical sources. The estimation of the production of the polymer is almost 260 million metric tons per annum which contain synthetic fibers, thermoplastics, and thermoset plastics. Thermoplastic resins are two third part of this production, and globally it is increasing almost 5% per annum (Westerhout, Waanders, Kuipers,& Swaaij, 1997; Yoshioka, Furukawa, Sato & Okuwaki, 1998). Biodegradable plastics are made of bio-plastics; bio-plastics are made up of renewable raw materials. Biodegradable plastics can decompose in the environment naturally by a microorganism (Xiao, Ni, Chi, Jin, Xiao, Zhong & Huang, 2009).The advantage of biodegradable plastics on conventional plastics is the manufacturing process. During the manufacturing process, carbon, methane and other forms of pollute does not release when biodegradable plastics burned or recycled. But most of the plastics are not biodegradable, and their longevity is uncertain in the environment. Most of the polymers will be preserved for centuries (Woo, Ayala& Broadbelt, 2000).On the other side, the degradable plastics may be kept for a significant time, and it depends on different factors like ultraviolet light exposure, oxygen, and temperature, and biodegradable plastics rely on the presence of micro-organism(Achilias, 2007). But the degradation factors vary between landfills, terrestrial and aquatic environments. A plastic item reduces due to the impact of weathering; it breaks down into the minor pieces of plastic wreckage. But polymer cannot degrade in the limit timeframe (Wu, Zhou, Zhao, Deng, Zhang& Wang, 2009; Onwudili, Insura& Williams, 2009). The result of this impact is increasing the accumulation of plastics in landfills and as wreckage in the environment and this factor is giving support to waste-management issues and environmental damage.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Challenges: Mixed plastic recycling is a big challenge in plastic recycling. Government and public are doing mixed effort to solve this problem.
Ecological Influences: Recycling constituents requires energy. Recycled plastic products save energy and raw material in comparison to make new products. After dumping the waste in landfills, it will start emitting greenhouse gases when it starts.
Factors: Plastic recycling is a challenging fact for recycling industry. Some of the struggles have been framed as opportunities for investment. Low energy costs are important factor in virgin plastic production.
Waste Management: It is the process which requires activities and actions to manage the waste from its inception to its final disposal. It includes collection, treatment, monitoring, and regularization of the waste.
Plastic Recycling: It is the process in which waste material after reprocessing converts into useful material. It is a global effort to decrease plastic in the waste stream.


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Fancy an informal kickaround in the Spanish capital? The footie fanatics from CeleBreak share their inside knowledge on where to play football in Madrid – this is your ultimate guide on how to get involved in local footie games in the sunny Spanish capital.
Madrid is the largest and most cosmopolitan city in Spain, and one of the most exciting capital cities in Europe. It's a vibrant and extremely beautiful metropolis, home to some 3.5 million Madrileños and, of course, the Spanish royal family. But Madrid is also home to another kind of royalty: Real Madrid ('Royal Madrid) and Atletico Madrid, two of Spain's best football teams.
Football Culture in Madrid – More than Real and Atlético…
Football in Madrid is a city-dividing topic. Many soccer-loving families are split on derby day, with half siding with Los Blancos and the other half with Los Colchoneros. But, whilst Atlético are credible challengers to Real Madrid in the modern day, it hasn't always been this way.
Real Madrid football club was founded in 1902 and was granted the 'Real' (royal) part of its name by King Alfonso XIII. Over the twentieth century, Real Madrid grew rapidly and became one of the three founding members of Spain's professional first division – winning 66 major honours both domestically and internationally.
Since their inception, Real have enjoyed virtually unparalleled success. Since the end of World War Two, the club has dominated Spanish football, winning five consecutive European Cups and five domestic league titles in seven years, spearheaded by talisman Alfredo Di Stéfano.
The club's reputation has continued to grow throughout the rest of the twentieth century. Despite Barcelona arguably overtaking them as the best club in Spain in the later years, Real Madrid still hold the record for La Liga titles to this day. Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Luís Figo, David Beckham, Clarence Seedorf, and Iker Casillas are only a taste of the countless iconic players who have pulled on the famous White Shirt.
Atlético Madrid was founded in 1903, only one year after their city rivals. The club hasn't accumulated quite as much silverware as Real Madrid, but neither has it gone without! When businessman Jesus Gil bought the club in 1987, things were looking up, but his near-twenty-year tenure in the top job at Atlético ended in relegation to Spain's Segunda Division. However, the club has rebuilt in stature over the 2010s, and now stands once again as a dominating force in both Spanish and world football with charismatic head coach Diego Simeone at the helm.
It's important to remember that Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid aren't the only two clubs in the Madrid area. Second Division clubs Getafe, Leganes, and Rayo Vallecano (all based in the Madrid area) have bounced between the top two tiers over the last twenty years.
Watching football isn't the only way of enjoying football in Madrid however. Thanks to CeleBreak, you can play football in Madrid without the stress of organising a game! Further on, we'll explain how you can get out and get playing football in Madrid with CeleBreak.
Where to Play Football in Madrid (for Fun)
Luckily you don't have to be a Premiere League soccer star to play football in Madrid. Here are five locations where you can meet fellow likeminded enthusiasts and have a kickaround yourself:
Play Football in Madrid at… Sainz de Baranda
You won't get a more central location to play football in Madrid than CeleBreak's Sainz de Baranda pitch. A prime location to play football in Madrid, it's only minutes from the beautiful Parque del Retiro. The pitch is also close to the Sainz de Baranda metro station. Sainz de Baranda is easy to get to, and it's equally easy to find a place for a beer after the game!
The surrounding streets are full of restaurants, sit-in tapas bars, and breweries, so you've ample choice when it comes to the post-match meal or drinks! The historic Plaza de Toros (Bull Ring) de Las Ventas is a ten-minute drive from the pitch, a 30-minute stroll, and a twenty-minute metro ride.
If you need to make a quick getaway after the match, then Atocha Station is also a ten-minute drive away. But, after enjoying playing football in Madrid with CeleBreak, why would you want to do that?
Play Football in Madrid at… La Chimenea
Set the pitch alight with silky skills at CeleBreak's La Chimenea (literally, The Chimney) pitch. Located on the west bank of the Manzanares River in Madrid between the Comillas and Usera districts of Madrid, La Chimenea is the artificial pitch under the official name of the Instalación Deportiva Municipal La Chimenea – the one your SatNav will recognise!
After playing football in Madrid at La Chimenea, you won't have to look far to find various amenities. Luckily. the surrounding streets are full of places to grab some food and drink. And, for those who want to continue exercising, the Moscardó Swimming Club is only a few minutes' walk from La Chimenea.
Play Football in Madrid at… El Retiro
CeleBreak's El Retiro pitch is perhaps the most picturesque and refreshing location to play football in Madrid. The plush artificial surface is situated inside the Parque del Retiro at the Centro Deportivo Municipal La Chopra. Surrounded by greenery and fresh park air, it's an aesthetically pleasing and relaxing place to play.
After the game, you can take a stroll around the park itself, among other things. For those who are keen on art, the world-famous Prado Museum is only minutes from the pitch. The Real Jardín Botánico (Royal Botanical Gardens) is also just west of the pitch. In terms of food and beverages, the short Calle De Espaltar is lined with several welcoming bars.
Play Football in Madrid at… CDM Marqués de Samaranch
CeleBreak's CDM Marqués de Samaranch is located centrally in Madrid, but slightly further from Atocha Station and the Parque del Retiro than, say, Sainz de Baranda. However, the Marqués de Samaranch pitch is probably one of the best facilities you'll find to play football in Madrid. The modern artificial surface is complimented by four paddle tennis courts, a 25-metre swimming pool, a sports hall for badminton, yoga, and other indoor activities, two saunas, and more.
For fitness enthusiasts – or just those who like to make a day of doing physical activity – the CDM Marqués de Samaranch pitch will be your CeleBreak location of choice to play football in Madrid.
Play Football in Madrid at… Club de Fútbol Madrid Rio
The Club de Fútbol Madrid Rio pitch is situated at the Madrid Rio Skatepark. It's an urban, upbeat, youthful place to play football in Madrid, extremely close to El Matadero – an arts center in the city. The Club de Fútbol Madrid Rio pitch is also an 8-minute drive and 25-minute walk from Atocha Station.
The Calle De Antonio López is on the pitch's west side and is full of shops, fast food restaurants, and a selection of bars. Playing football in Madrid at the Club de Fútbol Madrid Rio pitch is both convenient and great fun!
Who are CeleBreak – and How Can They Help You Play Football in Madrid?
CeleBreak is the brainchild of two brothers Daniel and Sebastian Foth, and their cousin Gabriel Fustero Fernández. A family business, CeleBreak have revolutionised the way non-professional athletes can find and play in a local 7-a-side football matches in some of the most exciting destinations in Europe. With CeleBreak, you can have fun with your footy and play for the love it.
Frustrated that organising a simple kickabout with friends was proving too much of a hassle, Daniel, Sebastian, and Gabriel created CeleBreak to take the stress out of playing football for fun. Already operating in six European cities, CeleBreak has recently launched in Madrid and helps tourists, locals, and anybody else to easily play football in Madrid.
Everybody is welcome to play football in Madrid with Celebreak. Both men's and women's games are available at virtually the touch of a button.
Find a local game on your phone and sign up to play in just a few swipes (more details below)!
Play Football in Madrid – Whenever and Wherever…
CeleBreak have selected five different astro-turf (artificial) pitches around the city where you can play football in Madrid. Each pitch boasts its own unique perks: some are close to fantastic food and drink venues, while some are situated near the Gran Via shopping district, and some have a bit of everything!
How Does CeleBreak Pick-Up Football Work?
CeleBreak Pick Up football is an innovative solution that allows you to play football in Madrid without having to deal with the stress and hassle of organising a friendly kickabout yourself.
Follow These Three Easy Steps to Play Football in Madrid:
1. Download the CeleBreak app, available on both Android and IOS. When you enter the app, the screen will show you a list of CeleBreak's locations around the world. You'll need to create an account on the app to play, but this will take no time at all!
2. Click on Madrid and you will be shown a list of games on the current day, and over the next few days as well, as well as the location of the pitch.
3. When you select a game you'll be shown a list of the players in that game. Remember, only games needing players are shown as available. Once you've chosen your game, remember the location and time, turn up and play!
In the current climate, please remember to follow the Coronavirus restrictions in place in Madrid.
Where Else Can You Watch and Enjoy Football in Madrid?
Like many cities in Spain, Madrid prides itself on is its exquisite culinary scene. There are plenty of great bars and restaurants where you can eat and drink while watching the beautiful game on screen.
Sports bars, where you can watch football in Madrid over the season litter the city. From the Real Café Bernabéu, which literally overlooks the hallowed turf of Real Madrid's home, to a plethora of traditional and contemporary sports bars around the city, there are tons of places to watch football in Madrid while exploring Spain's famous food, wine and beer – a few favourites are listed below.
Sports/Tapas Bars in Madrid that Show Live Football in Madrid
La Cervecería Deportiva
Located just minutes from El Palacio Real (the Spanish equivalent of Buckingham Palace) and Gran Vía, this legendary sports bar in Madrid is known as an excellent spot to watch El Clásico and a number of other La Liga matches. It serves a variety of traditional Spanish tapas and the beer is in plentiful supply!
Podium Sports Bar
Located in the Pavones district of eastern Madrid, Podium screens live sport and the bar is noted for its excellent beer selection. Who doesn't love a footie match and a couple of pints?
38 Sport Bar
Another excellent bar for watching football in Madrid and have a bite to eat, 38 is perhaps tailored slightly more to those who are prioritising food over football. 38 Sport Bar is known for its wide variety of tapas and other authentic Spanish dishes, so if you want a fine foodie experience while watching the footie, this is the place to be.
So, if you want to play football in Madrid, download the CeleBreak app, turn up, and get playing! There could even be a tournament coming up, so be sure to get involved!
Want to play soccer in other Spanish cities? You can also play CeleBreak pick-up games in Malaga or Barcelona!
And be sure to head to CeleBreak's website to check out their four other locations!
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Football is one of the most widely played sport in the world and is actively followed and pursued by billions of people around the world & as a die hard football fan i'm so touched with your article. Looking forward to play football when I travel to Spain next year.
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Flooring Trends: From master suites to plush playrooms, carpet remains a staple in the home. Here's what's trending in the world of soft surface flooring this year.
A smart alternative to traditional solids, patterned and multi-colored carpets are definitely here to stay for 2018. Emphasizing the eclectic, current carpet trends call for patterns inspired by nature – from organic textures to vintage vines and trellises in sumptuous colors and tones.
The New Year will bring a rise in warmth to greys and taupes, while browns will take on naturally-derived tones that mimic the likes of untreated wood, leather and brass. The widespread realm of whites and creams will, of course, continue on strong in 2018, offering an ever-popular sense of sophistication to the home.
While strength and stain-protection have long been the name of the game for carpet, increasing levels of softness is where 2018 is taking us. Strands are softer and silkier than ever, all while offering maximum durability and the most advanced built-in stain protection homeowners have come to expect.
From traditional hardwood to the latest in luxury vinyl and tile, the following three trends will dominate hard surface flooring this year.
Gloss be gone. This low-maintenance look is not only family-friendly, but falls in line with the more natural visuals in today's home.
Why have one hue, when you can have two? Complimentary colors will be pairing this year to create rich, complex visual that add interest and dimension to a space.
From mixed-width planks to beautifully intricate herringbone patterns, flooring installations will be anything but boring this year.


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Q: Save data in Python and then read in C++
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*I have some code in Python which generates a set of data structures (they may be represented by classes but no methods are needed).

*This data structures may be extended or added new structures in future

*I have some code in C++ on Android which knew about part of this data structures and their fields.

*The only way to pass data structures is through serialization to file and then deserialize them

*Binary format support is needed.

*Mature implementations in Python and C++ are needed. BSD, MIT, Apache licenses are preferred.

*Speed is not critical.

I have tried custom format but it is hard to extend it.
SAX-like parsers are too low level for such task.

A: The most important factor here is the file format to be passed on - whether you need to create a proxy class on the other side or if you simply need to read data on the other side, once the data format is known on the received side, the receiver side should know how to handle it.
Thus, it is best to use the data format which are well-known and widely used. Mostly for the reason of their widely-used virtue, such data formats would also normally have some 3rd party or build in library to help you creating your data structure files.
For this purpose, I will recommend you to use either JSON or XML data format. Python already have serializers for both:

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*XML: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/577268-python-data-structure-to-xml-serialization/

*JSON : https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html, http://www.diveintopython3.net/serializing.html, https://docs.python.org/2/library/json.html
You can also search some of other alternatives which I believe are also available apart from them.

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Walking into Sprinkles Ice Cream & Sandwich Shop on Royal Poinciana Way, one of the first things that catches a customer's eye is an unexpected bright-pink desk decorated with pictures of grapefruits.
At a closer glance, there's a sign on the desk that reads, "Order fruit shipment here," and two more underneath it that say, "Give the gift that does everyone's heart good."
Manning the station is Stephanie Bojokles, owner of the Tropical Fruit Shop, who welcomes customers with her beaming smile and even brighter personality.
"This is Tropical Fruit Shop's 103rd season," Bojokles said. "For the occasion, I switched out a little brown desk for a little pink one. It's Florida. It's Palm Beach."
Bojokles, who has had an online store for 20 years now, moved into Sprinkles after closing her retail front, which was located at 261 Royal Poinciana Way, in 2015. At the time, Donna Marks owned Sprinkles, but she sold it in 2016.
"[Sprinkles] chose me," Bojokles said about the move. "Donna and I literally rolled the juice machine down the street here, and we worked things out."
While some might think a fruit business inside an ice cream shop is odd, Bojokles disagrees.
"It's worked out beautifully," she explained. "We both have different customers. So, it enhanced business for both of us."
Laurel Baker, the executive director of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, sees the magic, too.
"It's the best kind of partnership," Baker said. "When you walk in for something decadent like ice cream, you might walk out with some orange juice too."
Baker believes that local businesses have been able to survive, especially on Royal Poinciana Way, by partnering together.
"It's been interesting to see how the local businesses found a way to thrive," Baker said. "When the business work together it helps with the synergy on the street."
The economy and the Flagler Bridge construction were among the reasons why the Tropical Fruit Shop and other predominate stores on Royal Poinciana Way, such as the Main Street News, were forced to close.
Main Street News closed its doors six weeks before Tropical Fruit because the merchandise wasn't selling. Locals at the time described losing both shops as heartbreaking.
Now, two years later, Bojokles says she stands by her decision to sell the store front.
"The beauty is that I now have more time to share with [customers] because I'm not managing employees and the store," Bojokles explained. " I could never have a business any other place but this town because of the customers. It's never a dull moment."


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The Cruel Politics of Arms Limitation
by Michael Krepon | June 13, 2016 | 12 Comments
Arms limitation is ridiculously hard to explain and even harder to accomplish. Arms limitation is useful when dealing with bad actors that possess fearsome weapons. If success requires self-limitation as well, the results are often met with derision, since bad actors cannot be trusted. (See U.S. vs. Soviet Union/Russian Federation.) Even when success occurs without self-limitation, the results are subject to withering criticism. (See U.S. vs. Iran.)
Building nuclear weapons is not hard, if states conclude they are necessary and have the money to spend. Building nuclear weapons while seeking to limit the competition is harder. One head of the Strategic Air Command, General Tom Powers, likened this as trying to dress and undress at the same time.
The American public wants to avoid nuclear arms racing but is usually skeptical that successful arms limitation is possible. Success requires negotiation. Skeptics prefer dictation to negotiation. Arms-control negotiations may indeed fail, but dictation will most assuredly fail, even after defeating an adversary on the battlefield. A status quo established through dictation fails over time, sometimes leading to another war. (See World Wars I & II.)
Dictation in the guise of negotiation remains an appealing political posture for those who trust combat arms more than negotiations. This has not worked out so well for the United States in the Middle East (see the U.S. vs. Saddam Hussein, Iraq War II), but this hasn't stopped arms-control skeptics from using this playbook. (See U.S. vs. Iran.)
You can't always get what you want in warfare or in negotiations. Critics of negotiations sometimes claim that negotiations will end in warfare anyway. Perhaps this explains why critics advocate positions that will stymie negotiations, increasing the prospects for war.
If warfare is inevitable, why not just skip the step of talking that, in the view of critics, is doomed to fail? Because it is impolitic for War Hawks to be that direct. Instead, they find severe fault with U.S. negotiating positions and insist they could strike a better deal. Even while arguing that deal making is a fool's errand. (Again, see U.S. vs. Iran.)
It is usually safer politically to criticize deals with bad actors than to support them, since the benefits of successful deals become evident many years later, when the criticisms are long forgotten. Can anyone remember the near-apocalyptic arguments offered by opponents of the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty that banned mushroom clouds? In this rare case, advocates of the Limited Test Ban not only had persuasive arguments, but also could demonstrate immediate as well as long-term benefits.
The U.S. Constitution stipulates that treaty-making requires a super-majority in the Senate. Consequently, without support from Republican leaders, the Senate's consent to ratification is unlikely. One manifestation of the crack-up of the Republican Party is that leaders have become followers, choosing to accommodate insurgents. Not one Republican on Capitol Hill supported an agreement that required the expatriation of over 90 percent of Iran's bomb-making material. None of these naysayers offered a convincing, better outcome to a deal they strongly opposed. Nor did they have to: The burden of successful implementation is on advocates, not opponents, who now offer legislative initiatives that make successful implementation harder.
The Iran deal is a work in progress. It continues to be reviled despite proper implementation to date. It also provides the template for the next administration and its negotiating partners to tackle North Korea's nuclear program.
Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Iran, Limited Test Ban Treaty, North Korea, Politics of arms limitation, Treaty ratification
Cthippo (History)
It would be interesting to look at the history of arms limitation treaties. While the Geneva accords banned the use of certain weapons, they said nothing about production or possession. As far as I know, the first consensual (as opposed to imposed on a defeated nation) arms limitation treaty that required nations to either forgo potential weapons or even scrap existing ones was the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. What's particularly interesting about this treaty is that it was negotiated between putative allies who had just won a war together, but still distrusted each other enough to be willing to scrap their own ships in order to keep the other nations from building up their fleets.
Michael Krepon (History)
Cthippo:
The 1922 Washington Naval Treaty was a significant success made possible by bold U.S. leadership and by war-weary states seeking to avoid significant new expenditures on capital ships, which were the "strategic" weapon systems of that era.
Mr. Obama appears inclined to avoid the costs of maintaining New START force levels, if Mr. Putin can be persuaded to follow suit and accept deeper cuts. If Putin remains hesitant, the next administration might consider proceeding unilaterally with force structure deemed to be in excess of the Pentagon's needs. Key question: Might this be a way to break the ice? Another: Would Putin be more or less inclined to follow U.S. unilateral reductions?
ps: My preference, as stated in a previous ACW post, is to proceed bilaterally. But I'm not locked into waiting for years to hold onto excess force structure.
krepon (History)
Nuclear Weapon Irrelevance = no explosive use, no tests, and brickbats for threatening use. And for the US, embracing No First Use. That would leave only Russia and Pakistan in North Korea's company.
Couple of thoughts….
As much as I wish it were otherwise, I don't think this is the season for arms control. The driving factor in US domestic politics right now is fear of change. Changing demographics, increasing multiculturalism and globalization are all chipping away at the privileged position of the white majority and the backlash is making itself felt. The fear of the other is palpable, but the threat is internal rather than external. Russia isn't on the political radar except as a vague feeling that we should be able to dictate policy to them. No one outside our little community has arms control on their radar.
I can't speak for the Russian domestic situation, but I suspect Putin needs us as an enemy for his own legitimacy more than he needs a foreign affairs victory.
The flip side of all this is reductions in arms may be possible simply because no one is paying attention. If the Pentagon got on board with force reductions in order to free up money for projects they care about and the whole thing was done on a low key basis without even mentioning Russia, then I can see a better chance of success. If a future president, with agreement from the Pentagon, took the position of "we have enough, these things are expensive, and we would rather spend the money elsewhere" then it could happen. A change in budgets is less contentious than getting a hostile senate to ratify a treaty.
The head of OPEC is alleged to have said "the stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones". Likewise, the decline of coal fired power is coming about not because it has been outlawed, but because environmental awareness and changing economics have made it undesirable. So too it may be that the best way to reduce nuclear arsenals is not to outlaw them by treaty, but rather to reach a point where they are irrelevant.
Irrelevance = no explosive use, no tests, and brickbats for threatening use. And for the US, embracing No First Use. That would leave only Russia and Pakistan in North Korea's company.
Nathaniel Taylor (History)
Is the Iran deal reviled? I know that the deal was polling abysmally low back in September when Pew put public support for the deal at 21% approve, 49% disapprove, and 30% offering no opinion. A more recent Gallup poll conducted at the beginning of February put the numbers at 30% approve, 57% disapprove, at 13% offering no opinion.
In September Obamas poll numbers were around 45% approve and 50% disapprove. In February it was around 47%/49%. However, today Obama's numbers are 50% approve and 45% disapprove. So while JCPOA's media critics (many of whom happen to be critics of Obama more generally) are as loud and vociferous as ever, the American public seems to be listening to them less. I would be very interested to see Pew conduct another poll on the JCPOA.
Scott Monje (History)
The public was not engaged in the issue. Pew found that between July and September 2015, roughly the period in which the deal was being debated, the percentage of people who reported even being aware of the deal declined! The results of polls on the merits of the deal fluctuated widely depending on the framing of the issue. Polling questions that actually explained the terms of the deal resulted in majority approval among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents (with Republicans approving more than independents). Fox News, on the other hand, was able to achieve 84% disapproval by simply asking people whether Iran should be allowed to get nuclear weapons in 10 years.
http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2016/06/07/times-profile-roiled-washington/
Bradley Laing (History)
The admiral responsible for the nuclear weapons component of ballistic missile submarines today praised the "truly unique" relationship with the British naval officers who have similar responsibilities, and said that historic cooperation would not be affected by Thursday's vote to have the United Kingdom leave the European Union.
Vice Adm. Terry Benedict, director of the Navy's Strategic Systems Programs, said that based on a telephone exchange Thursday morning with his Royal Navy counterpart, "I have no concern." The so-called Brexit vote – for British exit – "was a decision based on its relationship with Europe, not with us. I see yesterday's vote having no effect.
https://news.usni.org/2016/06/24/benedict-uk-exit-european-union-wont-hinder-nuclear-sub-collaboration
But Scotland's exit from the UK will.
If that happens:
Should someone fly British Regimental Colors from 1777 at dockside to welcome the UK submarines moving into, and staying at, US Navy bases?
Or, Hessian Soldier regimental colors from 1777?
Does the British public lose faith in a nuclear arsenal being so obviously reliant on the United States? And not want to pay fora Trident Replacement?
Laser uranium enrichment technology may create new proliferation risks
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-laser-uranium-enrichment-technology-proliferation.html
"The paper, 'A Proliferation Assessment of Third Generation Laser Enrichment Technology,' will be published in Science & Global Security."
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-06-laser-uranium-enrichment-technology-proliferation.html#jCp


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Company faces fine of up to $100M
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Oct 19, 2018 12:41 AM CDT
The Starkist Samoa Co. tuna cannery in Pago Pago, American Samoa. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner, file)
(Newser) – StarKist Co. agreed to plead guilty to a felony price fixing charge as part of a broad collusion investigation of the canned tuna industry, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. The DOJ said StarKist faces up to a $100 million fine when it is sentenced. Prosecutors say the industry's top three companies conspired between 2010 and 2013 to keep prices artificially high, the AP reports. "We have cooperated with the DOJ during the course of its investigation and accept responsibility," said StarKist chief executive Andrew Choe. The scheme came to light when Chicken of the Sea's attempt to buy San Diego-based Bumble Bee failed in 2015, according to court records.
Chicken of the Sea executives then alerted federal investigators, who agreed to shield the company from prosecution in exchange for cooperation. Bumble Bee Foods last year pleaded guilty to the same charge and paid a $25 million fine, $111 million lower than prosecutors said it should have been. Prosecutors said they feared putting the financially struggling Bumble Bee out of business with a high fine. Two former executives of Bumble Bee and one from StarKist have also each pleaded guilty to price-fixing charges. "The conspiracy to fix prices on these household staples had direct effects on the pocketbooks of American consumers," said Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim. (In 2015, StarKist gave consumers money—or tuna—to settle a class-action lawsuit.)
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sammythbul
Oct 20, 2018 4:49 PM CDT
LOCK UP CHARLIE
chrishamilton
Still waiting on my starkist vouchers.. for free tuna.. from the last time they got in trouble.
Mylo_Abacus
Oct 19, 2018 11:19 AM CDT
?? So long as it's not an oligopoly, I don't see the problem. Companies being free to set their price -- so long as they do not hold monopoly -- means they may decide what price to charge. This helps rival companies offer products at a competitive price and everybody wins. Bad decision.


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12 of the best quotes on Matt Le Tissier: 'The Maradona of Southampton'
Plenty of players have won more trophies than Matt Le Tissier throughout their careers – but only one man will forever be known as 'Le God' at Southampton.
Le Tissier was the prime example of a one-club man, shunning interest from the likes of Tottenham and Chelsea to stay loyal to Southampton, for who he made 540 appearances and scored 209 goals in a 17-year career.
One of the most mercurial talents to grace English football, the attacker was one of the game's great entertainers and had a taste for scoring f*cking ludicrously good goals.
Despite his abundance of natural talent, a focus on what he couldn't do meant Le Tissier won a criminally low tally of just eight caps for England.
But we're only interested in what made Le Tissier so exhilarating to watch, which the likes of Xavi explain pretty well.
Matt Le Tissier
"You have to be willing to try something a little bit different and you don't want to have the fear of failure.
"I think a lot of people tend not to try things because they think it will look foolish if it doesn't come off, whereas I was a little bit the other way round. I didn't have any great embarrassment if it didn't come off."
"His talent was simply out of the norm. He could simply dribble past seven or eight players but without speed – he just walked past them. For me he was sensational."
"Whether you like it or not he is the best player at this club by a million miles. His goals will keep us up. For him to do that he can't run and tackle because he's useless at that. Get the ball to him."
"He wanted so much responsibility and no one else gave it to him. Not the responsibility where you stick your foot in, but getting the ball in the hard part of the pitch.
"He was just phenomenal, he was brave. He had the heart of a lion. That was a massive thing that no one knew. He kept Southampton up single-handedly for years."
Mick Channon
"You need to have been a Southampton supporter to really appreciate him. For no other player in the country could have done what he did for this club, not Beckham, not Keane."
Dave Merrington
"People would say that Matt didn't work hard enough, but they would overlook one thing: that he was a genius."
Manolo Gabbiadini
"You could say he's the Maradona of Southampton – a bit like how Naples has Maradona, here they have Le Tissier."
"There is something even more important. Matt will have inspired a whole new generation of Southampton players and Southampton fans.
"Kids of 11 and 12 will have dreamt of being Matt Le Tissier, will in 20 years' time be fathers taking their own sons to the games. The 32,000 people who came on Tuesday won't forget him. How much of a failure is that?"
READ: A love letter to Matt Le Tissier, the greatest ever playground footballer
"He is a great legend not just in Southampton, but across football."
"I loved being the centre of attention and the main man. I wanted to entertain people and sticking one in the top corner from 25 yards was a pretty good way of doing that."
Patrick Barclay
"Of all the hackneyed arguments football has produced, there are few I detest more than the one that drones along those lines: 'Because Le Tissier stayed with Southampton, he lacked ambition.'
"It not only misses the point; as Glenn Hoddle, under whom he won the last of his eight caps, once remarked, he had a burning desire to impose his will on opponents with pure skill. To do it his way.
"And that, in my view, is more ambitious – not to mention brave – than running around a lot or kicking people."
"I played the game the way I wanted to play it, and had I gone on to a bigger club, I probably wouldn't have been able to do that.
"I knew I probably wouldn't win any honours, but when you're at a club that size, staying in the Premier League for 16 years gave me as much pleasure as winning a medal if I'd gone somewhere else."
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The West Virginia Collegiate Business Plan Competition finals in Morgantown.
A total of 30 semi-finalist teams have moved on to the next stage of the 13th annual competition, 10 in each of three categories. A $10,000 grand prize awaits each winner in the Lifestyle and Innovation, Hospitality and Tourism, and STEM categories. In all, 201 entries from 15 different schools from across the state were judged in the first round.
Semi-finalist colleges and universities include Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (2), Concord University (1), Marshall University (2), Shepherd University (1), the University of Charleston (12), West Liberty University (1), West Virginia State University (1) and West Virginia University (10). The semi-finals will be held on November 16 in Flatwoods, West Virginia, and will see participating teams take part in interviews with panels of judges, reviews of business idea feasibility studies submitted prior to the interview sessions and presentation of their elevator pitches. After completing that phase, five finalists will be chosen from each category.
The West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition offers a platform to college students around the state to help make their business ideas come to life. The competition is open to all full-time higher education students from any academic major in the state of West Virginia. As the competition progresses throughout the academic year, students receive extensive education and assistance in preparing their business plans and creating their businesses.
The West Virginia Collegiate Business Plan Competition is part of a national network that includes Brigham Young University, San Jose State University, Utah Valley University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ray Zinn, the longest-serving CEO in Silicon Valley and founder of Micrel Semiconductors, provided $10,000 to the BrickStreet Center in 2017 to make it part of the ZinnStarter program. The program is designed to allow students to create go-to-market plans, finish prototypes and ultimately be evaluated on the performance of their use of funding.
For further information on the competition, go to www.businessplanwv.com.
The BrickStreet Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is part of the WVU Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Applied (IDEA) Ecosystem, a university-wide network of centers, offices and programs that fosters and supports innovation and entrepreneurship among WVU students, faculty and staff while engaging the statewide community. A visual map of the full ecosystem and detailed information about the resources included can be found here.
For further information on the WVU College of Business and Economics, follow B&E on Twitter at @wvucobe or visit www.business.wvu.edu.


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The feeling you get when you bring everyone together within a space surrounded by music that is so full of love you can feel it though the air. Through this the change that happens inside when we all place our energy into one room, and the outcome being the best versions of ourselves through venerability within that moment!
The love for latin music mixed with bad salsa dancing & bad local punk rock moshpits . I can't spell ... AT ALL .. I brake ALL spellcheckers . I'm scared of the dark & cheerios commercials make me cry.
Always cary an extra stick of bubble gum in your pocket ... You'll never know what you might have to use it for.