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August 2, 2005 greatbong28 Comments on The Argument
The Argument
What happens when you have an argument on issues? Most of the time, it ends in a detente— with one or both sides running out of time and/or steam (ie have their lives to get on with) with the opposing sides agreeing to disagree (See my political posts on Guantanamo and University politics as examples of such arguments).
But has it ever happened to you that during the course of argument, one side has totally shot himself in the foot and thus brought an end to the ignominy by virtue of a "knock out" ?
It happened to me. Once.
Coming from Kolkata, my friends in school and college were naturally all Bengalis. Coming to Stonybrook, I first found myself in a cosmopolitan atmosphere (after all this was US—the melting pot) by virtue of my apartment mates consisting of a Mallu, a Gult, a Konkani from Mumbai and two Bongs (me and a classmate from JU).
As you can see, still no "foreigners".
One of our favorite past-times would be late-night "debating" sessions where we would launch into many a politically incorrect, vituperative argument where nothing would be out-of-bounds.
One night, things turned ugly. Our Gult friend (P) remarked that Rabindranath Tagore's international acclaim was because he kissed British ass. (A somewhat watered-down, more intellectually "nuanced" but no less outrageous analogous argument was made by Girish Karnad when he came to Stonybrook for a guest lecture) .
Of course that was the proverbial red rag in front of the "Great Bong" who replied, obviously not totally rationally and correctly, that in terms of culture and intellectual contribution to India, no place comes close to Bengal. (My actual "dialogue" was much more colorful and provocative principally because disrespect to Rabindranath always gets me hot under the collar). [Before I get flamed as being parochial and deluded, I am *not* supporting my point of view in this post]
I also said that Tagore's patriotism was at a much exalted level than Gandhi's and talked about Tagore's intellectual attack on Gandhism in "Ghare Baire" (which led to a falling out between them) ( about which a subsequent post maybe in order) . [This I *still* maintain]
However thanks to my incendiary statement, the argument (as such shouting matches are wont to ) became centered on "Not every great Indian is a Bong." This soon evolved into discussing regional stereotypes and mutual name-calling—-a standard occurrence in K1154 (our apartment number) where the philosophy was —"Leave your feelings at the door".
The argument then became Carnatic music vs Rabindrasangeet —-according to non-Bongs, Rabindrasangeet was boring and Bongs made love while it played in the background—which as you can see was a thinly veiled attack on our love making style. And a horrible attack on Rabindranath.
I, of course, did a Tanananana parody of a Carnatic vocal….and the temperature was rising.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, T, our Konkani friend (an amazingly fun person who would come from school, take a bath, do Pooja and then watch "Sex and the City" ritualistically) said:
"Stop stop it Arnab. So all "thought leaders" of modern India are Bengalis eh? You'r sure"
My silence was inflammatory.
"Well what about the great Maratha thinker, Vivekanand ? uh Huh….Vivekanand….does that sound Bong enough does it ? Mixing ancient Hindu thought with modernism….."
My Bong friend and I looked at him with disbelief. My gult friend was gesturing him to keep quiet.
I was silent thinking that there must be a tangential argument coming out of somewhere( Example: Nirad Chaudhuri not putting Bidyasagar in the list of great Bengalis because Bidyasagar, according to the-man-who-wore-suits-in-India-and-dhoti-in-England, was "not a Bengali" as he lacked the traits of the typical Bengali man).
But there was not.
I replied "Does Norendronath Dotto (intentionally "o"-ized) sound Bong enough to you?" T turned to P who was shaking his head sadly for a confirmation of what I had said. The deafening silence confirmed his fears.
We all went to bed in 2 minutes.
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28 thoughts on "The Argument"
Joy Ghosh August 2, 2005 — 3:04 pm
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am speechless!!!! r u kidding?? someone really though that swami vivekananda was marathi? !! this is hillarious :))
Shivaji August 2, 2005 — 3:24 pm
some of my batchmates from andhra thought Vivekanada was a gult… after I explained to them that it was probably not the case, their liking for him reduced significantly
GREATBONG August 2, 2005 — 4:53 pm
@Joy…no kidding. Prad (the other Bong of course) is witness to this amazing discussion.
@Shivaji, Just goes to show the universality of Vivekanand(a)'s teachings—everyone thinks he belongs to them (somewhat like Kabir(a) )
Akash August 2, 2005 — 5:26 pm
Any forceful attempt to establish 'bengal's intellectual supremacy' (???) would end in self-defeat like Shivaji said "liking for him reduced….". All true wise great bongs including Tagore, Vivekananda would not have approved of such attempts.
@all: I'm very eager to read "atmaghati bangali" by Niradbabu and reviews on that as well. Any free references on the internet will be gratefully acknowledged.
@Akash..didnt get you. I dont think the guys who were trying to establish "Bengali supremacy" got self-defeated in this case…exactly the opposite.Of course we didnt win by the strengths of our arguments but because our opposing team made a monstrous boo-boo.
Of course I know great bengali/Indian saints would not approve of our arguments (and we were being very silly—we are allowed a bit of it arent we?)
Oh and there was no "forcible" attempt going on….we were numerically outnumbered.
And Shivaji said that once his Gult friends found out that Vivekanand was not one of them, they no longer liked him as much…I didnt understand how that fit into the tone of your comment.
As to the other point, alas…I wish Indian writing was available online free of cost.
Anonymous August 2, 2005 — 6:22 pm
good post… thanks.
@greatbong: It is unfortunate to know how critically I have failed to deliver my point. What I wanted to bring home is that such belligerent postures as evoked in your post to have assumed by the warring sides, will draw a blank for all of them. The purpose of the whole debate sounded so much like hurting the pride of the other language group by somehow convincing them of the 'supremacy' of your own intellectual treasure over theirs. Such attempts, very likely, end in self-defeat, that is, you can never 'win' in making them understand and appreciate your intellectual wealth from their hearts uness you yourself, are also respectful of theirs.
About this 'forcible' part, I'm sure you understood that I did not refer to the numerical strengths rather the force of arguments driven by egotism. I never say such arguments are illogical or technically incorrect. But as long as there is an undertone of disrespect for others, I bet, you weaken the larger image of the community for which you are fighting.
@Akash…abs true. But sometimes, younger and less mature (this was in 99 a looong time ago)…the desire to "rub" your friends is accomplished by personal/regional attacks….and in case you missed the point, noone was seriously arguing the issue—it was all done in good humor…the desire being to provoke one another in losing his cool.
I am sure all of us have had such arguments….right?
Just as an aside, when our Gult friend P got married…all the friends invited (and it was a very close family-only affair in NY) were exclusively Bongs…and P is still one of my best friends.
If we were really engaging in cultural chauvinism, I am sure none of us would have really tolerated the other…far less maintain a friendship for so many years.
Incidentally also, it was P who gave me the moniker "Greatbong"
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greatbong: Oh yes. I can well imagine the impish spirit (of course no malice whatsoever) of the whole debate you guys often lock your horns in. And you bet, this is the case with each of us. A nice lazy evening. It's raining outside quite heavily. And some of your good buddies came over and you felt a bit naughty to pull the legs of the one who is the most dearest and trusted to you (your gf is probably the best choice). I would always take the opposite side she takes, irrespective of what I believe truly in my heart. And no doubt, the more the debate hots up the more is your closeness with her.
Of course, if we were to be politically correct all the time, there would be nothing called humor in our lives
@Akash and Shivaji…yep then there would be no humor among friends…
Priya August 3, 2005 — 7:50 am
@ Greatbong, I was ROTFL, till the debate between u and Akash stopped me in my tracks. Just wasn't necessary to spoil the fun. Anyway, debates, more than being just timepass and fun can be quite intellectually stimulating, as in your case. Ki Bolish!?! Uttishthata jagrata Maratha, prapya boreno nibodhata ROTFL.
Anonymous August 3, 2005 — 8:42 am
its me again bangabandhu
why is it that most bongs are so ferociously trying to potray bengal & bengalis as the be all of indian culture? In short most of the bengalis are very regionalistic? A bong friend of mine claims that bengalis own india in terms of art culture music spirituality food sports women patriotism contribution towards freedom struggle & yes the debate continues when i come up with my own bag of gavaskars, naralikars,mangeshkars.
GREATBONG August 3, 2005 — 8:44 am
@Priya…just wanted to make sure that noone thought I was seriously parochial or anything…thats why making everything crystal clear.
And yes I wish I could remember the blow-by-blow account of the regional stereotypes we constructed to have a go at each other.
And the last line of your comment
@The one who calls me bangabandhu,
Firstly, let me repeat I am not parochial and neither were any of the other people mentioned in the post.
Secondly, its a gross generalization that most bengalis are regionalistic. I have seen a whole lot of Tams who like to call Chennai as the cultural capital of India…I have seen Marathis who, in spite of the presence of a non-Marathi in their presence, will keep on talking in Marathi among themselves…….just like I have seen regionalistic Bengalis.
Thirdly, whether "we rule" is of course a matter that can never be resolved, but yes we do have a significant (and if I may say so) inordinately large number of freedom fighters and men-of-letters (in comparison to other parts of India)…..and at the same breath I have no qualms accepting that we have an inordinately minor role in commerce and that work-ethics in Bengal are much poorer than in Mumbai/Chennai.
Fourthly, many Bongs take the agressive way out because we tend to be picked out in a crowd of Indians. In many of my cosmopolitan interactions with fellow Indians…its they who made me out to be a Bong first and Indian next….ergo I am always the surrogate for abusing Sourav Ganguly.
In conclusion, when it comes to parochialism I dont consider Bongs to be any worse than other Indian communities.
almost_useless August 3, 2005 — 9:11 am
this is nice though i wud like to say a few things
I think rabindra sangeet is treacherous waters for me, for i have little or no knowledge of that
Being a non bong myself and hanging out with way too many bongs, i think they are sweet and nice people, alike punjabis and dont spare anyone if u mess with them.
But they are rooted to their culture way too much and have little tolerance for others, for example, there were bulleshah, baba farid and amir khusro, whose teachings and verses are relevant to our lives today.
i think somewhere down the line, people lose the plot. For they think bengal or punjab, is another country, albeit in cinema or lit. u cant take away from the fact that without the states a lot of charm goes outta our country
My point is that people from all walks of life and communities have made our country what it is and will continue to do so, a strong case for this is the leaders, Manmohan singh and APJ, who have risen from minorities to attain exemplary iconic status.
But ur little feud was fun, i wish i was there to watch it and mayb give it a punjabi angle, with influences of my culture.
PS: dont shoot the author, he is hot headed as u all r or have been
a tangential remark (once again :-)) on bengali intellectual pride. i am bengali and suffer from the same complex at times. but let us not forget that many calcutta intellectuals, including brahmos like keshab sen, became disciples of a person who could not even write his name on a piece of paper. the tremendous reverence that they had for sri ramakrishna is perhaps testimony to a wider truth – that the search for a law of living may begin in the head, but must eventually progress to the heart. indeed, it is this deeper human connection that spiritual leaders in india have always emphasized, and is the reason why someone like vivekananda has such wide followership. those bengalis who have truly broken through the barriers of language and race, are the ones who have not cared about embelleshing their cultural resumes, like too many of us do, but have instead always sought for a common human ground of compassion, love, and most of all, service (which is why it always alarms me to hear someone refer to swamiji as a "thinker" – what a disservice). for them, intellectual headgames on the level of "i am better than you in such and such respect" have never held any attraction. let us follow their example.
rudro
@Rudro…Amen.
@almost_useless…yes having a Punjabi angle would have been rather refreshing.
and bangabandhu once complained of not enough people leaving their comments on the blog.
ps: Maharashtra has a somewhat large number of "freedom fighters" than bengal imho
@He-who-calls-me-bangabandhu,
Yes and now let me thank God's bounty.
@bengal vs maharashtra wrt freedom struggle…let's not even go there….so imho your PS is the other way around.
Akash August 4, 2005 — 2:32 am
Regional chauvinism is present everywhere in India more broadly in the whole world; somewhere very deep and somewhere not so much. However, the common factor to this evil tendency is neither geography nor climate nor the color of the skin. The common element is the lack of awareness (quite consciously I refrain from using the terms 'illiteracy', 'lack of education' albeit, such problems are, in general, inextricably associated with 'lack of awareness particularly in an Indian context). Cultural and regional pluralism have been cultivated in India for a long time and so much deeply rooted in the society that it is difficult to separate the influence of one from the other. One very simple and telling example of Indian tradition of a pluralist society is the growing number marriages between persons from different language groups. There are plenty of such examples that warn you on bashing the other community as this may bounce back to you ironically. However, there were attempts, still present today, by the politicians with vested interests to whip up sectarian prejudice to achieve narrow gains. But I believe that such sinister attempts may have some immediate effects but will eventually die down with growing awareness.
greatbong…your discussion with friends has now been officialy termed as a sinister attempt in the comment above…
But I do wonder if we sometimes overdo the political correctness bit…Is it wrong to accept that the skin color of a black person is actually black…that a bengali like me actually speaks bengali at home (or should i say i speak an indian language at home)…just as lack of awareness can lead to misplaced chauvinism, it also leads to not giving credit where is due….Some of us educated people need to loosen up and smile or cry sometimes in our lives…
shotti this is hilarious loke actually bhabe vivekananda bangali noye??? my god …..n i think bongs arent all that regionalistic really specially when it comes to backing one of our own …i mean look at the marwaris or gujjus or all south indians for that matter who inspite of differences of opinion back each other up…..but ur post is really funny …each community has its share of steroetypes n truthfully speaking its a lot of fun laughing at them (n yes "them " includes bong steroetypes as well)….btw very funny post 🙂
Thank you anon and right Shivaji, I now feel as if I have gone over to the dark side 🙂
@Akash…agree..
anon May 17, 2006 — 9:29 am
@GB:In one of my earlier comments I wrote to you that I honestly wish that I could read some of your earlier posts (when I was not a reader of your blog). I just got one day completely to myself and here I am. So don't be surprised if you see so many comments from me on different posts on the same day.
Fantastic as usual. But I had the same experience – the big difference is that I won't be able to write or narrate fantastically like you. One of my neighbors (a Marwari) asked me whether I have read any novel by a Marathi writer called Saratchandra whose novel was made into a movie called Parineeta !!!!!
greatbong May 17, 2006 — 2:09 pm
@Yourfan: Aaah beautiful….:-)
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Whilst deciding how to model Traveller starships in my YAGS RPG, the issue of what scales to use for both time and distance came up. Traditionally, the Traveller combat rules used 1000 second turns (a little under 17 minutes) and 10,000km as the base distant unit. Short range for starship weapons is around 100,000km, long range about 300,000km.
This gives a nice grand scale for space combat, and avoids the big complaints about Hollywood SciFi of space ship weapons seemingly having shorter range than modern personal fire arms. However, it has a couple of downsides.
What follows is a look at various possible scales that could be used in Starship combat, from the point of view of an RPG. For these purposes, I'm not so much focused on realism as looking at the story telling consequences.
I do assume a few Traveller 'facts' throughout. Notably, a ship must be 100 diameters from a planet to be able to Jump (assume 1,000,000km). A fast ship can accelerate at 6g. A fast ship can move out of effective range of small spaceship scale weapons in a few turns.
Measurement Notation
In Full Thrust tradition, I represent a unit of distance as 1". This is the distance on the tabletop when playing out ship to ship combat using miniatures. It may represent '1 inch', it may represent '1 cm'. Whatever works for you, but it's a shorthand for the smallest in-game distance that can be easily represented. It also defines the largest region of space that can be easily represented on a typical dining room table.
In Traveller, a turn of combat lasts over 15 minutes. This is fine for grand fleet battles, where giant behemoths manouevre slowly to get the best tactical position. However, in most RPG campaigns, PCs aren't commanding huge fleets, but are flying small trade ships or fighters, smuggling goods between worlds or avoiding pirates.
1" represents 10,000km, so an Earth-sized planet is about 1" across, which isn't much of an obstacle. The distance between the Earth and the Moon is some 400" (10 metres), so way bigger than most people have space for.
Take the stereotypical SF situation - a group of PCs shoot their way past guards at the spaceport, and quickly take off, accelerating away from the planet in order to reach a safe distance to Jump. Whether they can escape depends on how long it takes local defences to mobilise, and how quickly the PCs can run.
With 15 minute turns, the local space port can easily man its defence turrets, launch interceptors and generally call out for help before the PCs have gone anywhere. The PCs are probably dead.
If we assume that the PCs first disabled the space port's defences before attempting their getaway, and blocked off the launch pads for the local police ships, then all they need to worry about is the patrol cruiser in orbit. If they can avoid that, then they're home free.
If we assume the patrol cruiser only has a range of 10" (100,000km at this scale), then it can hit anything in orbit around the planet. An Earth sized planet is only about 1" across at this scale, the PCs with 6g acceleration can move 3" from the planet in the first turn, a turn in which the cruiser has ample time to notice what is going on and shoot at them. Even if the PC's try to keep the planet between them and the cruiser, the cruiser only needs a 2g acceleration to be able to get clear and fire a shot.
There is a relatively small shadow into which it can't fire, and with 15+ minute turns it has plenty of time to detect the escaping ship, warm up its weapons and fire. It also doesn't need to move far to target a ship in the planet's shadow. Two such cruisers can easily blockade an entire planet.
Realistically, a decent cruiser will have weapon ranges possibly of 30"+, and get multiple chances to destroy the PCs before they reach the 100" Jump distance. Again, they don't stand much of a chance unless they have a warship themselves.
What does this mean? Firstly, there is not much opportunity to sneak between patrol cruisers during smuggling runs, and likewise little opportunity to pirate. Except for gas giants, planets have little effect on combat.
There are no hotshot pilots - decisions take 17 minutes to play out, ships cannot see each other, and even fighter combat is going to be between points of light dancing in the dark. In fact, it's hard to fathom how fighters could be useful at this scale.
Full Thrust
When playing Full Thrust, I generally assume that 1" = 1000km. This means planets on the wargaming table can be represented as globes 10"-15" across - small enough to fit on the table, large enough to have a noticeable effect. Shorter range weapons have 10" (10,000km) range, bigger weapons 30" (30,000km).
Using 1g as the base unit of acceleration, gives a turn just over 5 minutes in length (the actual number is not very pretty, about 316.2s).
We still have the issue that 5 minutes is a long time, and probably long enough for people to activate defences, though a backwater space port may take a couple of turns before they are operational. Planet side weapons can reach well beyond the atmosphere, maybe 30,000km into space, but only a small fraction of the 1,000,000km to the Jump limit.
As for the traditional Traveller setting, a couple of patrol cruisers are enough to completely blockade a planet. However, the weapon range is now more limited. They can attack anything launching from the surface, but with 6g acceleration a fast ship is 27" away in three turns, and out of range after that. Still a good chance of getting destroyed, but it has some chance of escaping.
Space distances still feel big at this scale, but five minute turns doesn't feel very action orientated.
YAGS
The default starship scale for YAGS is 1km range units and 10 second turns. This is radically smaller than both of the above.
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Total Copies: 27
Re-Release Date: 2/28/1990
Styles: Adult Contemporary, Teen Pop
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Joan B. from WEST CHESTER, PA
Reviewed on 5/16/2017...
My favorite CD of all time. The harmonies are amazing. Wish this group had made more CDs. I'd buy them all.
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Reviewed on 5/4/2007...
Excellent! Smooth and sultry.
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great album , probably the best they ever put together. You're going to love it !!
Lori Z. (Loreli) from WOODHAVEN, MI
Their first cd. And probably their best.
Val M. (jaglvr) from ELIZABETHTOWN, PA
one of my ultimate favorite cds....reminds me of my senior year of college.... duplicate copy
Hold on, for one more day...
Daniel J. Hamlow | Narita, Japan | 11/11/2003
"1990 was not a great year for new CD acquisitions, but of those that I got, I snagged Wilson Phillips' debut CD because of that comforting first single that I kept hearing over and over on the radio. "Hold On" will probably go on my list of all-time favourite songs, however long that list might be. This song of emotional and mental emancipation and self-affirmation, powerful keys and guitars, with the trio's harmony vocals. And as for "Don't let anyone step all over you", "open your heart and your mind", and "you could sustain, or are you comfortable with the pain," yes... must work on that.. still. And as for that refrain, "things will go your way/just hold on for one more day," I only wish! Oh, Joe Walsh does some rhythm guitar here.The second single "Release Me" still has shades of 80's pop, with those melodic keyboards by producer Glen Ballard. And whoever is singing lead on mid-paced Byrdsy "Impulsive" sounds a lot like Susanna Hoffs. But the solo slide and rhythm guitar is done by Mr. Walsh.I wonder how many figured out the two protagonists in "Next To You (Someday I'll Be)" named via their surnames, Montague and Capulet. Probably the same people who've read their Willie the Shake. For those who haven't, the first names are Romeo and Juliet. This is singleworthy, but the last lines, romantic as they are, do tell of the couples' fate: "wings of love come carry us/to a place that's made for us."However, what deservedly became a single was "You're In Love" which puts a brave and mature face on someone meeting an ex-love and is happy enough that the other's in love, albeit with someone else.They cover Tim Hardin's "A Reason To Believe" a few years before Rod Stewart came out with his cover. They're one of many, and they do it admirably, as their harmonies really enhance this 60's folk chestnut. Steve Lukather does rhythm and solo guitars here; also Joe Walsh shows up with some additional rhythm guitar."Ooh You're Gold" features a skippy, up-tempo acoustic guitar, with girl-who-sounds-like-Susanna doing lead bits. Another nice love song.The next two songs I used to program over and over as a pair. "Eyes Like Twins" for its power harmonies in the chorus and Steve Lukather's trademark Toto guitar. The verses are more mid-paced with low-key vocals, until they come alive. The idealistic and inspirational "The Dream Is Still Alive" ties with "Hold On" as my favourite song, and casts a romantic and favourable light on the 60's Summer of Love and counterculture figures, when "in a purple haze/people dreamed out loud, they were not afraid/they stopped the war but not the dying/some got a little bit lost along the way," referring to those who ended up on the pig farm and later became yuppies. This is sung from the POV of a couple who experienced that time, and the dream that's still alive is also that of the pair. Politically, Wilson Phillips affirms the title of the song despite the Reagan/Bush years.Sweet harmony vocals with polished pop production, with some super songs and a sound that refuses to say goodbye to 80's pop/rock fusion. And the majority of the songs were written by the trio and Glen Ballard. Too bad it only lasted with this and Shadows And Light, their second and last album. Now how about a reunion album?"
One of the greatest '90s pop albums! Beautiful!
Preston L. Moreaux | North Carolina | 05/28/2004
"I know that I'm writing this in 2004, but since you've featured this on Amazon, I wanted to talk about this classic. Wilson Phillips made a very good pop album in 1990! I played it over and over for some 6 to 7 months during '90-'91! I was so happy that "You're In Love" went to No. 1, because I played that over and over, far more than Hold On or Release Me! It deserved to win Grammys, but it got shut out of its nominations at the awards in '91. The breezy pop, the smooth landscapes and its balance of pop and rock from previous decades are what make it great. With their new album California, just released this week, this just makes everything come full circle for them and makes this first album more respected now. I remembered that their debut album got bashed by critics, but where are those critics now? They need to shut up and listen to this album again and accept the fact that they're back and still performing now! This is a classic many, many times over and it's so beautifully done!!!!! Loved those harmonies of theirs!"
Power ballads and female harmonies at their best
J. Derek Reardon | KC, MO, USA | 06/04/2000
"When Wilson Phillips first hit the airwaves back in late 1989 with their smash "Hold On," I was at a point in my freshman year of college when this song really hit true. After purchasing the single and enjoying its uplifting message (as well as the beautiful b-side "Over and Over"), I was compelled to purchase the full release. Much to my pleasure, the entire CD is filled with beautiful harmonies and full-on power pop tunes that are emotional, uplifting, and simply a joy to sing along with. It's no wonder the release resulted in 5 hit singles, and it's easy to see why many of those singles are still light rock pop station standards to this day. Wilson Phillips' debut is a great addition to anyone's pop collection. And for those who enjoy experiencing music to its fullest, it is a great source of inspiration and positive energy. The release starts off with the first single, "Hold On," which is still in fairly high rotation today. The music are lyrics are uplifting and empowering; the line "you've got no one to blame for your unhappiness, you got yourself into your own mess" still hits me with a dose of healthy reality. Another huge hit single, "Release Me" is a great power ballad for those who have had to face the difficult challenge of letting go of a loved one. "Impulsive" was another single that is a fun, upbeat song for those who have ever been hopelessly in love. Positive and light, yet deep, "Next to You (Someday I'll Be)" is a lovely tune that speaks of hopeful love that has yet to be fully realized. A lovely and beautiful ballad, "You're in Love" was another hit single that is a wonderful tribute to those who have kept as a friend one who used to be a lover and has since moved on. "Over and Over" is a plaintive call for those suffering from unrequited love and for broken hearts everywhere. Although a remake, "A Reason to Believe" was new to me at the time, and it is honestly the best version I have ever heard (if you're a fan of a previous version of the song, you may disagree on that point); the orchestration and harmonies are just perfect. "Ooh You're Gold" is an upbeat power pop tune that might be a tad trite, but it still puts a smile on your face and spring in your step. Hauntingly beautiful, "Eyes Like Twins" is a deep and emotional tribute to one's soul mate. The release closes with another upbeat power ballad single, "The Dream is Still Alive." Obviously upbeat and hopeful, this is a great tune to send you on your way to conquer the world. This release definitely deserves a 5 star rating. While perhaps over-produced pop, the orchestrations are deep, lush, and wonderfully executed -- and besides, I love over-produced power pop. Then there are the girls' harmonies, which are flawless and beautifully matched. This is one release where I actually I enjoy singing along with and listening to the harmonies rather than the melody. Finally, the overall message on this release is upbeat, positive, and real. Every element is there to make a great release, and I appreciate it for every ounce of passion and emotion contained within. This release should be recommended to many people on many different levels. If you are a fan of light rock radio and have enjoyed "Hold On" or "Release Me," then you will definitely appreciate the entire release. For anyone who enjoys great female vocals and harmonies (even if they are studio produced), this is an absolute must have. And for any fan of late 80s/early 90s power pop, how can you not have this in your collection. The next time you've had a stressful day and just want to relax and escape from it all, pop in this CD. You'll be treated to a really upbeat, empowering, and beautiful journey."
Talented Singer/Songwriters + Killer Harmonies = Perfect Pop
John Lucas | Liverpool, UK | 11/17/2004
"Wilson Phillips were succesful, but critically undervalued in the early 90's. Written off as an example of pop nepotism, their brief career was blighted by critical sneering. However, while this record may not be particularly inventive or challenging, it stands the test of time as a classic piece of well written, and extremely well sung pop music. Hold On is the best known hit, a chart-topping smash, it boasts a ridiculously infectious bridge/chorus and the astoundingly close harmonies that became their trademark. Pretty Chynna Phillips takes lead on this and several other album cuts, but it was Carnie Wilson who stood out as the greatest talent of the group, her rich, warm vocals adding real conviction and gravitas to some of the albums best cuts "Next To You" and "Eyes Like Twins". Wendy Wilson's Susannah Hoffs-ish voice was better suited to the lightweight numbers, and the sweet, light pop of "Ooh You're Gold" and "Impulsive" served her well. The real standouts though, are the songs which the group sing together, showcasing those phenomenal harmonies. "You're In Love" is a beautiful and genuinely moving ode to a lover and a friend who has moved on with his life, while "A Reason To Believe", famously recorded by Rod Stewart, is powerful and genuine. 2 week US chart-topper "Release Me" features the strongest vocals on the album, a perfect, slightly folk sounding pop song. The girls would delve into deeper waters on their underrated followup, "Shadows And Light", but this album remains a perfect memento of a time when pure pop was not a dirty word, and a truly talented trio of singers could find real success without resorting to desperate publicity seeking measures. An album to treasure."
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John Lucas | 12/13/1999
"This is Wilson Phillips' best album. I've been listening to it since it was released in 1990. I think they are the best girl group for this decade; their sun drenched harmonies is simply superb. The first five cuts in the album are the best ones; four of those went to the #1 spot in the Billboard charts."


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Max Sound: CEO Update Letter and The Coalition Against Google publish The Catalog of Google Crimes version 1
December 17, 2017 14:05 ET | Source: Max Sound Corporation Max Sound Corporation
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Max Sound Corporation (OTC:MAXD) provides the following CEO Update and also access to The Coalition's Catalog of Google Crimes - version 1 against Google, Inc.
Year End Shareholder Letter
Dear MAXD Shareholders,
Here is a 2017 summary of where the Company is at today, including a candid discussion about the progress we've made with MAX-D HD Audio and our litigations against Google. While it has been challenging in many aspects, we feel great things have been accomplished over the past eleven months and that 2018 will be a breakthrough year for all of us.
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In the past year, we've been working on MAX-D Voice, which in all our Audio Lab tests has proven to greatly improve the cellular voice call sound and experience. You can listen to the demo at http://maxd.audio/demos. It is finally becoming clear to many Mobile Phone OEMs that demand for a higher quality, clearer phone call is very important to consumers. The MAX-D team is focused on delivering a series of big name customers with revenue events that will tell our shareholders, and the world, that we have finally arrived and that consumers prefer MAX-D® Voice with HD Audio®! CONTINUE READING…
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Postcard Thursday: Buddy Holly's Last Concert
We've been driving through the Midwest in search of various sites associated with Laura Ingalls Wilder and Frank Lloyd Wright (who both turn 150 years old this year), but along the way, we stumbled upon the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, where Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens played their last concert. After the show, they boarded a plane in Mason City, which crashed nearby on February 3, 1959.
Holly, originally from Texas, ended his life as a New Yorker. A few years ago we posted about his home in the Brevoort apartment building, excerpted below:
Holly was one of the earliest stars to take what was then still being called "race music" and cross over to white audiences. His early hits with the Crickets—including That'll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh Boy!, and Not Fade Away—had a profound influence on later acts (including the Beatles and Bob Dylan, who were huge fans) and are still some of the greatest rock songs ever written.
Before his untimely death at age 22, Holly had split with the Crickets and moved to New York City to be closer to the New York music scene. He and his new bride, Maria Elena, moved into the Brevoort apartments at 11 Fifth Avenue. What was then a brand-new apartment building had recently replaced the famous Brevoort Hotel, which had at one time been among the city's finest hostelries. (Among other famous events, the Brevoort Hotel was the place where Charles Lindbergh received the $25,000 Orteig Prize for his solo flight across the Atlantic; Orteig was the hotel's owner.)
The Hollys lived in Apartment 4H, where Buddy set up a home tape recorder and in December 1958 made his final recordings, among them Crying, Waiting, Hoping and Peggy Sue Got Married. Posthumously released with overdubs and studio trickery, the original tapes have circulated for decades among collectors. They were included on the definitive Holly rarities set, Down the Line.
When Holly moved in to the Brevoort in 1958, he paid $1,000 a month rent for a corner unit with a wraparound terrace.
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Guingamp and Nancy encounter each other in the French Ligue 2 on 16.01.2021. At 19:00, the referee will start the game. Municipal du Roudourou is the stadium where the match is taking place on Saturday. The present 15th in the table meet the 17th in the table. When the two teams duelled last, they separated in one match with a win for Guingamp, two matches ended in a tie and in zero matches Nancy was the winner.
Current statistics of En Avant de Guingamp
En Avant de Guingamp recently won an encounter 2:3 against Chateauroux. The hosts were able to decide 4 of their 19 games of the recent 6 months in their favour. The team has had two victories, four draws and three defeats at their home stadium. In the current season, Guingamp won 22.22% (2 out of 9) of the matches in their own stadium. 1 times it was enough to score one point, while 3 times the guests took all points. After 19 duels in the season, Guingamp has four wins, eight draws and seven defeats.
More goals are scored by Mecha Bazdarevic's team in the second half. According to current numbers, Guingamp will score 1,11 goals in each home game and will concede 1,22 goals, which is 2,33 goals in total per match in front of their own fans. Last season, En Avant de Guingamp scored an average of 1,43 goals at home. At the same time, the team conceded 1,00 goals per home match. In front of their own fans, the team's games mostly finished 1:1, 1:0 or 0:1 last season. In the current season, home matches most often end 2:2, 1:1 or 1:2.
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In their last match, Nancy played 2:2 against Rodez. This season, the team has been able to win 2 out of 10 away games so far (20%). Nancy has won four matches and lost nine matches in the last 6 months, with six games ending in a draw. Nancy was able to win two away victories. The team lost six matches in the foreign stadium and in two games the teams separated with a draw.
Jean Louis Garcia's team scores 0,80 away goals per game this season, mainly in the second half of the game. When Nancy plays in an away stadium, there is an overall average of 2,00 scored goals per match. Last season, Nancy had an average of 0,79 goals for and 1,21 against in away stadiums. Last last season, away matches most often ended 1:1, 1:2 or 0:0. Nancy's most likely played away 0:1, 1:1 or 3:2 in the present season.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Two former employees who sued the Shawnee County prosecutor's office claiming they were terminated because of racial or gender discrimination will have to pay court costs in the wake of a jury verdict finding their allegations baseless.
A court filing Tuesday formally dismissed the civil lawsuit that Lisa Anne Moore, of Lawrence, and Krystal Boxum-Debolt, of Rancho Rio, had brought against the Shawnee County district attorney's office. It awarded District Attorney Mike Kagay costs for the lawsuit.
Jurors on Friday found no discrimination occurred.
The lawsuit alleged former Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor created a hostile work environment and fired the women victim-witness specialists in 2010 in retaliation for their complaints.
Taylor testified last week that he treated them fairly. He didn't run for re-election in November.


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Inside Sam Fox's new growth brand
By Heather Lalley on Jun. 13, 2017
When Sam Fox spawns concepts, big chains pay attention. Fox has scored funding from industry giants, including The Cheesecake Factory and P.F. Chang's. So it stands to reason that his latest launch, full-service pizza and rotisserie concept Doughbird, which opened in March in a 4,000-square-foot Phoenix exhibition kitchen, may be a future target for chains scouting new growth vehicles. But securing investments and spinning off multiple units is never Fox's immediate goal. "When it makes sense, it's great to align ourselves to these bigger companies that have these resources," he says. "It needs to happen organically." With Doughbird, Fox's vision is to get back into pizza in a new way.
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Build-your-own meets full service
Aware of the struggle of the casual-dining segment, Fox's team crafted Doughbird's menu to win over the DIY crowd by extending the popular fast-casual differentiator of customization to the full-service arena. Diners have a choice of 10 sides and eight sauces to pair with rotisserie-cooked proteins such as chicken and prime rib.
Real-time tweaks
The staff meets daily to talk about what's working—and what's not. Doughbird axed a soup that wasn't selling and spiced up the chicken pizza's sauce that diners said was too sweet. "You have to look at the business every single day," Fox says.
Concepts to scout in Phoenix
Slow rollout
Early plans for Doughbird called for an extensive off-premise program, complete with beer and wine to go. Takeout is still important to the concept, but Fox is holding off for a few months while the dine-in operation gets up to speed. Similarly, he's making no immediate plans for Doughbird's expansion. "Let's make sure one works," he says.
All expenses incurred by the employees and their families will be picked up by the chain.
The pizza chain, eager to add locations outside the U.S., has rolled out a new prototype designed to be more flexible and tailored to specific needs.
When it comes to creative signage, how much can restaurants push the envelope?


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We have been talking about OpTest's "OpTiSurf" for some time now, for we think it is the a "signature instrument" representing all the good innovations by the fine folks at OpTest. OpTest's "OpTiSurf" is indeed a new way to measure surface roughness. According to OpTest, "The OpTiSurf revolutionizes the measurement of surface roughness of paper. Using advanced optics and algorithims, it quickly quantifies the optical roughness of entire sheets. OpTiSurf correlates with traditional air leak tests but has greater precision and speed, with less maintenance." And I would emphasize that no air is required.
Answer to last week's riddle: Sylvester the Cat, as in the Looney Toons character (see also "letters" below).
The riddle last week asked: "Who starred in 3 films during the 1950's, underwritten by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, extolling the virtues of American capitalism?"
This week's riddle: While we are on cats, what large breed of domestic cat has a name that includes both a U.S. state and a colloquialism for another animal?


A Florida man allegedly drove a stolen jeep back to the scene of his crime recently to ask if anybody found his missing cellphone "which was pinging back to the residence," according to police.
When 25-year-0ld Ronnie Dillon Willis arrived at the home of the victim on March 24 in the tan Jeep Patriot, he was greeted by none other than a Polk County Sheriff's deputy, who just happened to be conducting an interview about the stolen vehicle.
The vehicle was taken earlier in the day from outside the home.


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A singular designer, craftsman, poet and marvelous draftsman. Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988) stands apart in the world of Italian design as one of the most prolific decorative artists of the twentieth century. Mixing both art & craft, his rich work is the fruit of an unbounded imagination and a real virtuosity at telling stories through furniture, objects and decoration. The diversity of his surreal motifs, many of them tromp l'oeils, are living proof of a very special and fantastic talent, founded in the key virtues of precision, humor and elegance. Fornasetti's inventive magic allowed him to blend imagery extravagance with peerless craftsmanship, to mix techniques and materials with supreme liberty, and thus produce a unique body of work. (from Fornasetti's Secret, an introduction to the book Fornasetti: Conversation with Philippe Stark) Piero Fornasetti Furniture.


The 1995 release of posthumous Jimi Hendrix compilation Voodoo Soup has divided fans and critics for over two decades now. But whatever its merits, its cover art should hold an honored place in every Hendrix fan's collection. Drawn by the legendary cult comic artist Moebius from a photograph of Hendrix eating soup in France, it captures the sound Hendrix was moving toward at the end of his life—his head exploding in flames, or mushroom clouds, or pink psychedelic bronchial tubes, or whatever. The image comes from a larger gatefold, excerpted below, which Moebius drew for the French double LP Are You Experienced/Axis: Bold as Love in 1975.
Journalist Jean-Nöel Coghe was supposedly very upset that he did not even receive mention for taking the original photo, but in the nineties he and Moebius came together again for a project that would do them both credit, a book called Emotions électriques that Coghe wrote of his experiences traveling through France as Hendrix's guide during the Experience's first tour of the country in 1967.
Obviously a huge Hendrix fan, Moebius is in many ways as responsible for the psychedelic space race of the 1970s as the guitarist himself. His work in the French comic magazine Métal hurlant—Heavy Metal in the American version—epitomized the sci-fi and fantasy elements that came to dominate heavy rock. His work with Alejandro Jodorowsky on the Chilean visionary filmmaker's aborted Dune is the stuff of legend.
Moebius had illustrated album covers since the early seventies, mostly those of European artists. But his creations as a magazine and comics illustrator (and film scenarist) have the most enduring appeal for much the same reason as Hendrix's music. They are both unparalleled masters and natural storytellers whose imagined worlds are so richly detailed and consistently surprising they have birthed entire genres. The two may have crossed paths too late to actually work together, but I like to think Moebius carried on the spirit of Hendrix in a visual form.
It may not be common knowledge that Hendrix hated his album covers, leaving detailed notes about them for his record company, who ignored them. His own choices, one must admit, including a Linda McCartney photo for the cover of Electric Ladyland that makes the band look like they're on the set of a proto-Sesame Street, do not exactly sell the records' treasures. But Jimi might have loved Moebius' interpretations of his headspace, a visual continuation of a prominent strand of Hendrix's imagination. See all of Moebius' Hendrix illustrations here.
Thank you for sharing this! Both Hendrix and Moebius were ground breaking and influential artists and metaphysicians. I never met Jimi, but I did some a fair amount of time with the Moeb. Love this collaboration.


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Ashish Bajracharya is the Population Council's Regional Representative for South and East Asia and an Associate with its Reproductive Health program. Bajracharya is a social demographer and behavioral scientist who specializes in issues related to gender, transitions to adulthood, and sexual and reproductive health of adolescents, young people and vulnerable groups. He also specializes in rigorous evaluations of health systems strengthening and health financing interventions aimed at improving maternal, sexual and reproductive health, family planning and HIV& AIDS related outcomes among poor and vulnerable populations in developing countries. As Regional Representative, he covers the Council's research and programs in Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines and Vietnam, and is based in the Council's office in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Between 2015 and 2019, he established and served as the Country Representative the Population Council's office in Cambodia, and co-led WorkerHealth, a $3.8 million USAID initiative aimed at improving access to reproductive health and family planning services among female garment factory workers in Cambodia. Prior to his appointment in Phnom Penh, he was based at the Council's offices in Dhaka, Bangladesh (2012-2015), Hanoi, Vietnam (2011-2012), and as a Bixby Postdoctoral Fellow in its New York headquarters (2008-2010).
Bajracharya's research has been published in journals such as Demography, The Lancet, Studies in Family Planning, Journal of Adolescent Health and Developmental Psychology. He also serves on expert panels, as a referee for leading peer-reviewed journals in his field and has presented his research at scientific fora and international conferences around the world. In 2017, he was named a winner of '120 under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders' by the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute of Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, recognizing him as a young leader under the age of 40 in the field of family planning and reproductive health.
Bajracharya received his Ph.D. in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University in 2008 where he specialized in social demography and human development. He is a native of Nepal.
Growing Up Safe and Healthy (SAFE) | Bangladesh
Strengthening the Health Management Information System (HMIS) in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam | Vietnam
Making free public healthcare attractive: Optimizing health equity funds in Cambodia
Authors: Bart Jacobs, Ashish Bajracharya, Jyotirmoy Saha, Chhea Chhorvann, Benjamin Bellows, Steffen Flessa, Adélio Fernandes Antunes. International Journal for Equity in Health Publication Date: June 2018
Factors associated with HIV testing among young men who have sex with men in Myanmar: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Minh D. Pham, Poe Poe Aung, Aye Kyawt Paing, Naanki Pasricha, Paul A. Agius, Waimar Tun, Ashish Bajracharya, Stanley Luchters. Journal of the International AIDS Society Publication Date: November 2017
Family planning vouchers in low and middle income countries: A systematic review
Authors: Benjamin Bellows, Carol Bulaya, Sophie Inambwae, Craig L. Lissner, Moazzam Ali, Ashish Bajracharya. Studies in Family Planning Publication Date: December 2016
Increasing uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives in Cambodia through a voucher program: Evidence from a difference-in-differences analysis
Authors: Ashish Bajracharya, Lo Veasnakiry, Tung Rathavy, Benjamin Bellows. Global Health: Science and Practice Publication Date: August 2016
Distance, transportation cost, and mode of transport in the utilization of facility-based maternity services: Evidence from rural Bangladesh
Authors: Kaji Tamanna Keya, Ubaidur Rob, Md. Moshiur Rahman, Ashish Bajracharya, Benjamin Bellows. International Quarterly of Community Health Education Publication Date: December 2014
Evaluation of a voucher programme in reducing inequities in maternal health utilization in Cambodia: A quasi-experimental study
Authors: Ashish Bajracharya, Benjamin Bellows, Antonia Dingle. The Lancet Publication Date: 2013
Microcredit and domestic violence in Bangladesh: An exploration of selection bias influences
Authors: Ashish Bajracharya, Sajeda Amin. Demography Publication Date: 2013
Poverty, marriage timing, and transitions to adulthood in Nepal
Authors: Ashish Bajracharya, Sajeda Amin. Studies in Family Planning Publication Date: 2012
Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive behaviors and status in Cambodia
Authors: Benjamin Bellows, Charlotte E. Warren, Saphonn Vonthanak, Chhea Chhorvann, Hean Sokhom, Chean Men, Ashish Bajracharya, Ubaidur Rob, Tung Rathavy. BMC Public Health Publication Date: 2011
Child marriage, adolescent pregnancy and school dropout in South Asia
Authors: Ashish Bajracharya, Stephanie Psaki, Maqsood Sadiq. Publication Date: March 2019
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the HERhealth model for improving sexual and reproductive health and rights knowledge and access of female garment factory workers in Bangladesh
Authors: Md. Irfan Hossain, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Ashish Bajracharya, Ubaidur Rob, Laura Reichenbach. Publication Date: September 2017
Evaluation of the HERhealth Intervention in Bangladesh: Baseline findings from an implementation research study
Authors: Md. Irfan Hossain, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Ashish Bajracharya, Ubaidur Rob, Laura Reichenbach. Publication Date: June 2017
Workplace health and the garment sector in Cambodia
Authors: Bunmey Yat, Carolyn Rodehau, David Wofford, Ashish Bajracharya. Publication Date: May 2017
Garment sector health interventions in Cambodia: A comprehensive review
Authors: Molyaneth Heng, Ashish Bajracharya. Publication Date: April 2017
Attracting poor people to public health facilities to access free health care: An assessment of the Integrated Social Health Protection Scheme
Authors: Bart Jacobs, Ashish Bajracharya, Jyotirmoy Saha, Chhea Chhorvann, Benjamin Bellows, Adélio Fernandes Antunes. Publication Date: April 2017
Demographic changes of Nepal: Trends and policy implications
Authors: Sajeda Amin, Ashish Bajracharya, John Bongaarts, Michelle Chau, Andrea J. Melnikas. Publication Date: March 2017
Adolescents in Bangladesh: A situation analysis of programmatic approaches to sexual and reproductive health education and services
Authors: Sigma Ainul, Ashish Bajracharya, Laura Reichenbach, Kate Gilles. Publication Date: January 2017
Adolescents in Bangladesh: Programmatic approaches to sexual and reproductive health education and services
Authors: Sigma Ainul, Ashish Bajracharya, Laura Reichenbach. Publication Date: May 2016
Family planning vouchers to improve delivery and uptake of contraception in low and middle income countries: A systematic review
Authors: Benjamin Bellows, Ashish Bajracharya, Carol Bulaya, Sophie Inambwae. Publication Date: September 2015
Celebrating Four Council 120 Under 40 Winners
New GIRL Center to Shape Research and Investments on What Works to Improve Girls' Lives
Phnom Penh Post: New Study on Vouchers and Women's Access to Contraception in Cambodia
Benchmarking to assess quality of family planning services: Construction and use of indices for family planning readiness in Kenya with data from 2010 and 2014 [chapter]
Authors: Benjamin Bellows, Rasika Behl, Timothy Abuya, Angela Muriuki, Ashish Bajracharya, Yoonjoung Choi. Publication Date: 2016
Nepali Times: A much older tomorrow
Authors: Sonia Awale, Tomoo Hozumi, Ashish Bajracharya. Nepali Times Publication Date: March 2017


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Rivian Is Planning an IPO for Later This Year
Plus, Kyle Busch wins the Clash at Daytona, and F1 to race at Portugal again.
By Chris Perkins
Welcome to The Grid, R&T's quick roundup of the auto industry and motorsports news you should know this morning.
Of all the EV startups out there, Rivian is arguably the most promising, with an attractive SUV and pickup truck set to begin production at a Normal, Illinois factory later this year. The company also has major backing from Amazon and Ford, which points to its chances of success. Bloomberg (via Automotive News) reports that Rivian is looking to go public as soon as this September, with an aim for a $50 billion valuation. Rivian was valued at $27.6 billion in a January funding round. The company hasn't commented publicly on Bloomberg's reporting, but anonymous sources say the IPO could be pushed to later in the year, or even 2022.
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Kyle Busch Wins the Daytona Clash
The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season got its official start last night with the non-championship Clash at Daytona. As Racer reports, Kyle Busch took victory after defending Cup Series champ Chase Elliott and race leader Ryan Blaney came together in the final chicane on the last lap at the Daytona road course. Blaney spun and fell down the order, while Elliott took second place. The Clash is a warm-up of sorts for this weekend's official championship opener, the Daytona 500, which will be broadcast on Fox at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Portuguese Grand Prix to Return in 2021
With the cancellation of the inaugural Vietnamese Grand Prix, Formula 1 had a hole in its calendar to fill. Motorsport.com reports that the series will head to Portimao in Portugal and hold a Grand Prix on May 2. Portimao made its F1 debut last year to fill in for the many races that were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, it'll follow a race at Imola, which made a return to the calendar last year. Expect an official announcement from F1 later this week.
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Grand Chamber clarifies principles for life sentence of prisoner with mental disability
This guest post was written by Nicole Bürli, PhD, Human Rights Advisor of the World Organisation against Torture.
On 26 April 2016, the Grand Chamber of the Court delivered its judgment in the case of Murray v. the Netherlands. Overturning the Chamber judgment, the Grand Chamber rightly found the irreducibility of a life sentence of a mentally disabled prisoner incompatible with Article 3 of the Convention. With this judgment, the Court clarified relevant principles for rehabilitation and review of life sentences developed in Vinter and Others v. the United Kingdom.
The applicant was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Netherlands Antilles in 1979. He killed the six-year old niece of a former girlfriend as revenge for her ending of their relationship. He served the first nineteen years of his sentence in Curaçao and then transferred to Aruba to be closer to his family. In Curaçao, he was placed under psychiatric observation and received some basic treatment because a psychiatric report concluded that he suffered from a severe personality disorder. His treatment ended when he transferred to Aruba where psychiatric therapy was not available. The applicant repeatedly requested pardon, which was always refused based on his mental health problems.
Chamber Judgment
In 2013 a Chamber of the Court held unanimously that the applicant's life sentence was compatible with Article 3 because the Netherlands Antilles had introduced a periodic review mechanism in 2011 for life sentences. The review mechanism provided that any person sentenced to life imprisonment would be released after serving at least 20 years if imprisonment no longer served a reasonable purpose. The Chamber noted that the applicant's sentence had indeed been reviewed on the basis of a number of expert reports. Since the national court considered the applicant dangerous and capable of re-offending, he was not eligible for pardon or conditional release.
The case was referred to the Grand Chamber in April 2014. While the case was pending, the applicant was released on health grounds because he suffered from terminal cancer. He passed away shortly afterwards. The applicant's children subsequently pursued the case.
Grand Chamber Judgment
The Grand Chamber decided that the applicant's life sentence was de facto irreducible and thus constituted inhuman punishment. The Court mainly criticized the lack of adequate psychological treatment, which was a pre-requisite to be eligible for pardon. National authorities repeatedly concluded that the applicant's risk of reoffending was too great as he suffered from serious mental disabilities. At the same time, the applicant did not have any possibility to make significant progress towards rehabilitation, as he was not provided with the necessary treatment. The applicant was thus deprived of any prospect of release and his sentence was not de facto reducible as required by Article 3 of the Convention.
The Grand Chamber's reasoning brought clarifications on two issues: the relevant principles for review of life sentences and the principle of rehabilitation of life prisoners with mental disabilities
Relevant principles for review of life sentences
The imposition of a life sentence on an adult offender is not in itself incompatible with Article 3 of the Convention. As found in Vinter and Others v. the United Kingdom, however, a life sentence needs to be de facto and de jure reducible. This means that there needs to be a prospect of release and the possibility of review. In Murray v. the Netherlands, the Grand Chamber has now set out three principles with which a review mechanism must comply:
(1) There must be pre-established criteria and rules for assessment, which must have a sufficient degree of clarity and certainty.
(2) The grounds for release must reflect the courts case-law. This means that terminal illness or physical incapacitation cannot be the only grounds for release of a whole life prisoner. In Vinter and Others v. the United Kingdom, the Court found that this does not constitute a 'prospect of release'. Rehabilitation and being able to live a crime-free life need to be additional grounds to be considered for release.
(3) The review mechanism must guarantee sufficient procedural safeguards, including a reasoned decision that explains what the prisoner needs to do in order to be considered for release.
Rehabilitation of a whole–life prisoner with mental disabilities
The Court has previously found that prisoners must be given the chance to rehabilitation and a prospect of release if that rehabilitation was achieved. While punishment was the most important aim of imprisonment, the penal policy must be such as to reintegrate the person into society. In the present case, the Court specified that the obligation to offer the possibility of rehabilitation is one of means and not one of result. Member states can fulfil their obligation by, for example, setting up and reviewing an individualised programme that allows the prisoner to develop him or herself in order to be able to lead a responsible and crime-free life.
The Court further reasoned that, for mentally disabled prisoners, a rehabilitation programme needs to include suitable medical and psychological treatment. Article 3 obliges states to assess a "prisoners' needs as regards treatment with a view to facilitating their rehabilitation and reducing the risk of their reoffending" (paragraph 108). An assessment and possibility for treatment should be conducted regardless of whether the applicant had requested such treatment. Although there is no 'right of rehabilitation' per se, the Grand Chamber has nevertheless formulated a duty of member states to make rehabilitation possible.
Vulnerability of mentally disabled whole-life prisoner
It is noteworthy that the Grand Chamber relied on the concept of vulnerability when substantiating the Article 3 violation (on vulnerability and the Court's case-law see Peroni/Timmer 2013). In fact, the vulnerability factor is the main difference between the findings of the Chamber and the Grand Chamber. While the Chamber ignored the vulnerability of the applicant, the Grand Chamber stated: "in the case of mentally ill prisoners, the Court has held that the assessment of whether particular conditions of detention are incompatible with the standards of Article 3 has to take into consideration the vulnerability of those persons" (paragraph 106). The Grand Chamber thus concluded that member states need to provide proper treatment for the problem diagnosed and suitable medical supervision.
By taking into account the applicant's vulnerability, the Grand Chamber aims at achieving substantive equality for mentally disabled whole-life prisoners, which in turn obliges states to take positive measures to treat and rehabilitate a mentally disabled prisoner. The lack of such treatment rendered the life sentence irreducible and violated Article 3.
In contrast, the Chamber did not consider the applicant's disadvantaged status when analyzing the domestic review process. It thus came to the conclusion that Article 3 was not violated, as domestic legislation did allow for a review and the applicant's case had been reviewed.
With its vulnerability reasoning, the Grand Chamber provided important guidance for the treatment and prison condition of whole-life prisoners and thus limited the margin of appreciation in this area.
The Grand Chamber judgment is a welcome clarification on the case-law concerning irreducible life sentences and on the absolute prohibition of inhuman punishment.
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Women taking hormonal birth control are more likely to be treated for depression, according to a new study.
The study, conducted by researchers at Denmark's University of Copenhagen and colleagues, looked at the medical records of more than a million women and girls.
It found that those who took the combined pill - which contains synthetic forms of both oestrogen and progesterone - were 23 per cent more likely to be prescribed anti-depressants.
Women who took the progestin-only pill - which contains a synthetic form of progesterone only - were 34 per cent more likely to be prescribed anti-depressants.
The study found that adolescent girls were at the highest risk of depression. Compared to girls who were not on any form of hormonal birth control, those taking the combined pill were 80 per cent more likely to be prescribed anti-depressants, whilst those taking the progestin-only pill were more than twice as likely to be prescribed anti-depressants.
Adolescent girls were three times more likely to suffer from depression if they used an IUD, another form of hormonal birth control.
Women using patches and implants were also affected.
It is thought that the fluctuating levels of oestrogen and progesterone may be responsible. Studies have linked raised progesterone levels in particular to lower moods.
The study authors have called for more research into this side effect of the pill.
He aded that women should "not be alarmed" by this study as everyone reacts differently to the various methods of contraception available. He said he would advise women to discuss their options with their doctor.


Luxembourg is a very small but picturesque country much like its only waterfall the Schiessentumpel. Situated in the Mullerthal region close to the border with Germany the landscape comprises of wooded hills and valleys with strange sandstone rock formations. The Schiessentumpel is very easy to access and the whole area is popular with walkers and tourists.


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SPiCE VC Launches $250M Blockchain Fund Targeting Institutional Investors
The firm previously raised $50 million for a tokenized fund focused on financial verticals, but its second fund will invest more broadly.
By Brandy Betz
May 10, 2022 at 1:15 p.m. UTC
Updated May 10, 2022 at 1:52 p.m. UTC
Venture chief Tal Elyashiv will launch a roadshow to support SPiCE VC's new $250 million fund. (SPiCE)
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Brandy covers crypto-related venture capital deals for CoinDesk.
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SPiCE VC has announced a new $250 million blockchain-focused fund, five times larger than the firm's first fund and structured to appeal to institutional investors. The firm will also kick off a roadshow in Dubai to court potential backers, according to a press release provided to CoinDesk.
The initial SPiCE I fund was a $50 million tokenized vehicle (meaning the fund's assets were turned into tokens to provide liquidity to investors) that started raising money in 2017 when blockchain technology was generally used in financial verticals. The fund's portfolio included three companies that went public last year: digital security platform INX Limited (INXD), online lottery platform Lottery.com (LTRY) and crypto exchange Bakkt (BKKT).
SPiCE II is launching after blockchain use has spread to a wider range of industries, including gaming, retail, healthcare and supply chain management.
"The focus of [SPiCE II] is the same. We invest in companies that are building significant pieces of the blockchain ecosystem, and companies that are building infrastructure. Companies that are building on distributed ledger technology to significantly change industries," Tal Elyashiv, co-founder and managing partner of SPiCE VC, told CoinDesk in an interview. " [But] the breadth is much bigger. So we expect more diversity in SPiCE II versus SPiCE I."
SPiCE II's structure and focus
SPiCE II has a more traditional venture capital structure with a tokenized portion, the size of which will be determined by investor interest, explained Elyashiv. The larger size of the fund means SPiCE VC can take the lead role in more rounds and invest in more companies than with the SPiCE I.
Whereas SPiCE I raised funding from family offices, small funds of funds and high net worth individuals, SPiCE II is targeting the participation of institutional investors. SPiCE VC has already seen investor interest in Dubai, where SPiCE has an office, making it the natural kickoff location for the roadshow.
"The environment in Dubai is very vibrant. We've seen a lot of deals move relatively quickly there, so it's a good place to start," said Elyashiv. "Dubai is also driving growth in terms of local adoption of blockchain. So there's much more awareness of blockchain [there] in a broader scope than just crypto."
The second SPiCE fund is launching as crypto venture capital investments continue at a steady pace after last year's record-breaking fund launches from Andreessen Horowtiz and Paradigm, despite the recent decline in digital asset prices. Crypto native VC firm Dragonfly Capital recently announced a $650 million third crypto fund, more than double the size of the prior fund.
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