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by Jill Ellis | Dec 30, 2020 | Writing
'Pandemic' is, not surprisingly, the word of the year for 2020, according to the folks at Merriam Webster. It's cousins COVID (not really a word but an acronym) and virus are right up there, too.
Every year, the world's leading dictionaries add new words. It's quite the tradition. We've been inventing new words since we were grunting at each other. We still grunt at each other, but we also talk at and to each other now, so the Word of the Year reflects the times we live in, and the constantly evolving nature of communication.
'Climate emergency' (a phrase, again not a word) was Oxford's choice last year, while the pronoun 'they' was designated by Merriam Webster. As a word nerd, I have a problem with using a multiple person pronoun in place of a single person's name, but society has deemed it appropriate. So, I'll shut up now because I've had some time to get used to it and, frankly, there's a lot of other grammar effronteries about which to be pissed.
In 2018, Oxford deemed the word 'toxic' its choice and 'justice' was decided on by the folks at Merriam Webster. As you can see there was a lot of Trumping going on that year, with the Mueller report, general justice and social justice atrocities, as well as the spreading of toxicity via Twitter.
2017 "Hey Boomered" us with 'youthquake' as its choice by the thought leaders at Oxford, while 'feminism' led the charge at Merriam Webster. The latter spurred on by pink pussy hats, the women's march on Washington and a general disgust with being grabbed by the nether regions – collectively, if not individually.
We begged for "just the facts, ma'am" in 2016, as evidenced by Oxford's choice for Word of the Year as 'post-truth' following the rollicking election earlier that year. So, it seems fitting that Webster's choice was the word 'surreal,' which turned out to be just the beginning of the next often surreal four years of news coverage.
The Oxford Dictionary forgot that it is an arbiter of words and decided an emoji – the happy face/teary eye one to be exact – would wear the Word of the Year crown in 2015. Over at Merriam Webster they also couldn't find a worthy word to recognize, so they decided that 'ism' (the suffix) was their choice. Perhaps this reflects society's growing sensitivity and willingness to be offended at the drop of a hat. Or maybe it was a legitimate reaction to the growing awareness of ageism, sexism, racism. Maybe 'ist' would also be a good choice, with words like elitist coming to mind.
You may remember hearing in the news that 'selfie' was named Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year 2013 and 'vape' in 2014 and thereby officially added to their lofty tome.
If you are a Simpsons fan, you have seen Lisa the Iconoclast, episode 144, aired in 1996, about Lisa exposing the founder of Springfield as a murderous pirate. It marked the debut of the word "cromulent," coined by David X. Cohen, a writer from the Simpsons who satisfied the producers unusual request to make up one of two words that sound like real words. The other one being "embiggens." Neither one is in the Oxford English Dictionary despite the latter word being first used in 1884 for C.A. Ward and then again by Dan Greaney. It also appears in several scientific publications.
Making up words is something that trendsetters do, whether it's the Simpsons, Shakespeare, or Steve Jobs or just generated spontaneously within the hivemind of the techno-sphere. Don't be afraid to define and market your business with made-up words. Go ahead and make your mark on the English language and define your place within our culture. Your new words might even be in the dictionary someday.
Words that we won't miss in 2020 are 'pivot,' 'mask,' 'social distancing,' and 'lockdown.' I see the need for the last three so we can get this thing under control, but I won't be sad to see the backside of them. Nor I suspect will you. But I really hope I neither hear or – heaven forbid – use the word 'pivot' again.
Afterall, we're all pivoting (oops!) so fast this year that we're going to get dizzy. Turning and spinning to meet each new challenge. As businesspeople we're like ducks: paddling like crazy but trying to keep the ripples to a minimum on top of the water. It takes so much energy and good humour to do both.
So maybe 2020's Word of the Year should be humour. Because, holy shit, could we use more of that! And, grace, always a good commodity.
Humour and grace – my nominations Words of the Year – for this most auspicious juncture in history, which will forever be known as 2020.
Do you have a word you think deserves special recognition this year? Is it the word and deserve to take home the big prize of Word of the Year? Or is 'pandemic' really the best choice?
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Next to our networking and referral training courses, workshops and presentations which are experienced live and together with other people an e-course is a course that is sent via e-mail. It is divided in small chunks which will be sent to you on a regular basis.
p> In the case of this networking e-course you will receive 15 e-mails. In the next weeks you will find an e-mail in your mailbox every three days. In this way you already have a short introduction into networking in no time.
Lots of people have difficulties with one or another aspect of networking. The reason of setting up this website, e-course and the training courses, workshops and coaching is to help as much people as possible to improve their networking skills.
Not everybody has the opportunity to follow workshops though. Others are not aware of the sometimes subtle things that make the difference in being successful in establishing and maintaining contacts or not. For them the e-course will be a kind of an eye-opener.
In order to give you a kind of "first networking aid" and to give you the opportunity to learn something about the basics of networking, Jan Vermeiren, the founder of Networking Coach has developed this e-course for you.
Remark: this e-course only contains networking fundamentals and basic insights in how to build a relationship with people, how to network with people at events and how to be successful with LinkedIn. These are just the tips of the icebergs from our books and training courses.
deze e-course behandelt enkele fundamenten van netwerken en basis inzichten m.b.t. hoe een relatie op te bouwen met mensen, hoe met mensen te netwerken op een receptie of ander evenement en hoe succesvol te zijn met LinkedIn. Dit zijn slechts fracties uit de boeken en onze opleidingen.
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Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is a "laying on of hands" that is spiritual (not religious) in nature. "Ki" or "chi" is the life force/energy that flows through us. The reiki practitioner places their hands just off the body or lightly touching the body to channel healing energy. The intention is to create deep relaxation and foster physical and emotional healing. People sometimes notice physical sensations such as tingling, changes in temperature or a light or heavy feeling in the body. Others may not feel any sensation other than a deep relaxation. All of these are perfectly normal.
Melanie is certified as an advanced Reiki (master) practitioner and also provides reiki-infused massages to combine both the physical and spiritual healing elements. Reiki can be especially healing for those dealing with infertility, cancer or other health concerns that require a gentle, nurturing approach.


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A large caravan of bulldozers and other construction equipment displaying huge banners paraded through the streets of Washington, D.C. to send a message to lawmakers that they must act stop the job bleeding in the construction equipment industry.
NSSGA's Environmental Leadership Award provides recognition to an individual in the aggregates industry who has made superior and substantial contributions to his or her company's or the industry's efforts to achieve environmentally sound operating practices.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today praised the Senate's confirmation of Dr. Marcia McNutt as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, and Science Advisor to the Secretary. The President nominated her for the positions in July.
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee announced that the Committee had approved Joseph Albert Main, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
China Infrastructure Construction Corp., a U.S.-listed provider of ready-mix concrete in Beijing, completed a USD$10 million equity offering on Oct. 16, 2009.
McGraw-Hill Construction's 2010 Construction Outlook is forcasting an increase in construction starts.
In recent weeks, Texas Industries has been engaged in private settlement discussions with Shamrock Capital Advisors with respect to Shamrock's proxy proposals relating to the company's Oct. 22, 2009, annual meeting.
At Bauma 2010, there will be more national pavilions than ever before. At the current stage in planning, national pavilions from 11 countries are being organized for the next event.
Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Vecellio Group, Inc., has been elected chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation board of trustees.
Following the sharpest fall in the United Kingdom's construction output on record, the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association do not anticipate any recovery in the industry's fortunes until 2011.
Polaris Minerals has secured an option to lease an existing marine aggregate importing terminal in the Port of Long Beach, Calif.
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The construction equipment industry remains stalled, which the Associated Equipment Distributors attributes to insufficient federal investment.
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Impose sanctions on China over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims
Submitted by Zayd Amjad on Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Published on Friday 6th March 2020
Current status: Closed
Closed: Sunday 6th September 2020
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The UK Government plans to introduce "Magnitsky law", a law which targets people who commit gross human rights violations. Through this law or alternative means, this petition urges the UK Government to impose sanctions on China for their human rights violations on the Uyghur people.
Since 2017, there have been many reports of the "cultural genocide" of Uyghur Muslims, a minority Turkic ethnic group native to Xinjiang, China. They are subject to mass detention, mass surveillance, restriction of religious and cultural identities, as well as other gross human rights abuses. Over a million Uyghurs have been forced into "re-education" camps.
In front of the United Nations in October 2019, pressure was placed on China regarding the treatment of Uyghurs during a joint statement from 23 countries. Despite this statement and growing public awareness, nothing substantial or concrete has been done to resolve the crisis and help the Uyghur people.
You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government responded to this petition on Tuesday 28th July 2020
We have grave concerns about the gross human rights abuses being perpetrated in Xinjiang. But it is not appropriate to speculate about future sanctions designations, as this may reduce their impact.
On 6 July, the Government established the Global Human Rights ('Magnitsky') sanctions regime by laying regulations in Parliament under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. In a statement to Parliament, the Foreign Secretary set out in full the scope of the UK's new Global Human Rights sanctions regime. He announced the first tranche of designations, as well as the Government's approach to future designations.
This sanctions regime will give the UK a powerful new tool to hold to account those involved in serious human rights violations or abuses. The sanctions regime is not intended to target individual countries. It will allow for sanctions to be imposed on individuals and entities involved in serious human rights violations or abuses around the world.
We will continue to consider potential designations under the Global Human Rights sanctions regime, but it is not appropriate to speculate about who we may be considering, as to do so may reduce the impact of those future designations.
As the Foreign Secretary said in the House of Commons on 20 July, we have been clear about our grave concerns regarding the gross human rights abuses being perpetrated against the Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. This includes the extra-judicial detention of over a million Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in "political re-education camps", systematic restrictions on Uyghur culture and the practice of Islam, and extensive and invasive surveillance targeting minorities.
Reports indicating that forced labour is being used and children are being forcibly separated from their parents add to the growing body of evidence about the disturbing situation that Uyghurs and other minorities are facing in Xinjiang.
Since 2018, the UK has played a leading role in drawing attention to the deeply concerning situation in Xinjiang, working with international partners in relevant UN bodies such as the UN Human Rights Council. As the petition notes, in October 2019, the UK's Permanent Representative led a statement raising concerns about the situation on behalf of 23 countries at the UN Third Committee.
On 30 June at the most recent UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UK led a formal Joint Statement with the support of 27 international partners, setting out our deep concern both on Hong Kong, and the situation in Xinjiang. This statement, delivered through UK leadership, underlines the strength and breadth of international concern.
On 10 March at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, the UK raised concerns about systematic human rights violations and reports of forced labour in Xinjiang during our national statement. On 25 February at the same session, Lord Ahmad, Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth, raised concerns about Xinjiang during the UK's opening address, calling on China to allow the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights unfettered access to the region.
We also frequently raise our concerns directly with the Chinese authorities. On 9 March, the Foreign Secretary raised the human rights situation in Xinjiang with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi. On 5 March, the Minister for Asia raised similar concerns with the Chinese Ambassador to the UK.
The Government will continue to urge the Chinese authorities to change their approach in Xinjiang and respect international human rights norms, both bilaterally with China, and at the UN alongside our international partners.
This petition has reached the threshold for a Parliamentary debate, but the debate has not yet been scheduled.
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The Art of Conducting… Musicals (Part 1)
Here's a familiar and favorite Broadway orchestra pit joke:
One night at a long-running show, the conductor takes ill. The associate conductor should take his place on the podium, but can't find a sub. The assistant conductor is on vacation, and even the rehearsal pianist is unavailable. The contractor canvasses the orchestra, looking for a potential volunteer. A second violinist sheepishly raises his hand and says, "I know the show pretty well by now and I've had some conducting experience. I could probably get through it." And he does, and everything goes just fine. The following night he returns to his usual spot, whereupon his stand mate asks him, "Where were you last night?"
There's some truth in saying that after a certain point, a long-running musical can virtually run itself, and the conductor's impact on the proceedings may lessen over time. But that does not negate the need for a conductor, nor does it justify the sort of substandard conducting that rankles orchestral musicians everywhere. (You'll note that in this article, I am separating the act of conducting out of the overall job of music direction.)
Two recent visits I have made to orchestra pits (one at a high professional level, the other at a high academic level), as well as several pointedly relevant questions posed to me by aspiring music directors, have been a powerful reminder of the disrespect orchestra musicians often feel for their conductors. The musicians' scorn is rarely based on personality, but rather purely on a perceived lack of leadership skill from the podium. Yet its result can be a wholly negative assessment of someone who is hired and well-paid to do something expertly—lead a band or orchestra—that he or she does not. Remember the "Peter Principle?" That one rises to the level of one's own incompetence? This is the opinion many musicians share of the music director/conductors under whom they play. (Most of them keep their opinions in confidence except among those they trust, for obvious reasons, or until too many post-show martinis.)
Yes, this is an unfortunate situation, but not a novel one. Orchestra musicians have been complaining about conductors ever since orchestras began (while elevating others to near-godlike status). If it's not their technique, or lack thereof, it's their overbearing personalities, their unnecessary showmanship, their background on a certain instrument, their hairstyle, whatever. Orchestras will, on the other hand, have and show due respect for capable, thoughtful, charismatic conductors, but still will tend to shred anyone whom they think falls short. (Don't all employees complain about the boss?)
William Steinberg, the late, great concertmaster of the Pittsburgh and Israel Symphonies, did not hold back late in life in his commentary on conductors:
I remember concerts that felt like they weren't going anywhere – nothing moved at all. So I'd give a certain look to the principal cellist, violist and second violinist to say, "Follow me" – and suddenly the orchestra would become quite good. Then the conductor would be very happy as he thought he'd done it. Sometimes the conductor's beat was so terrible that I had to put my eyes down, otherwise he'd have had to stop because of me. In my opinion, conducting is both the easiest and the most difficult profession. So many conductors will come on stage, cut the air with their hands and jump around, and audiences are delighted, even though musically there's nothing.
Let's look at the issue of what we may call "bad conducting" in light of the professional theatrical music direction world, on Broadway and elsewhere. In a musical theatre setting, the "jumping around" Steinberg refers to is replaced at times by meaningless hacking, flailing, and headbanging that leaves the orchestra and cast (and click tracks) with the responsibility of setting tempos and keeping the band together, the stage together, and the band together with the stage. That many music directors now conduct from behind a keyboard and with guide tracks has altered the landscape significantly, and added new challenges to the task of performance leadership. So has the tendency of modern theatre music to be of a kind that does not necessarily require traditional means of conducting as defined by the symphonic model. And of course, many music directors only "attain" such an important position because they are the closest thing to a music director available (much of academia, local and regional theaters, for example). But many shows still do require an honest-to-God conductor (repertoire shows count for a lot of these), and all musical shows require conducting of some sort, if only to get things started and stopped and to keep the proceedings from crashing down upon themselves, which they do sometimes, anyway.
There are some marvelous conductors at work on Broadway and beyond, and some not-so-marvelous ones as well. There are ones that have legendarily had trouble simply starting and stopping orchestras effectively and consistently. Clearly there are functions on the list of music direction job duties that supersede conducting ability. We often hear of how music directors are "great in the room," meaning that they work very well with others in a variety of situations, sometimes tension-filled ones. We hear of music directors' extraordinary piano skills. When a music director is also a primary keyboard player in rehearsal or performance, this is undeniably essential to successfully executing the job, especially given the great difficulty of realizing many musical theatre scores at the piano. Some music directors are comfortably attached to a star performer or director. The central notion of The Peter Principle, that one is promoted based on his or her ability in one position and not on a projection of his or her ability in a higher and more demanding position, is in the nature of music direction as a profession, though thankfully not entirely. And it is not always a bad thing: otherwise, where would good new music directors come from? It is also certainly in the nature of music direction to learn on the job.
But back to conducting, the topic of this essay. Conducting for musical theatre is not usually the same as conducting a symphony orchestra, or even an opera. Nonetheless its purpose is the same: to communicate through gestures, in real time, essential elements of the music that require a leader to coordinate or that are enhanced by the participation of a silent (excluding the keyboard, of course) guide and arbiter. For the most part, though, conducting for the stage is more utilitarian, primarily because unlike at a concert, the orchestra is almost never the focus of the entertainment, acting primarily as an accompanimental, i.e. subordinate, functionary in the overall proceedings, akin to a design element. (There is an extensive discussion of this topic in my book Music Direction for the Stage: A View From the Podium.)
The differences include the following:
Smaller ensembles. Musical theatre typically uses smaller accompanimental forces than does symphonic or operatic music. As a rule (all rules have exceptions, especially in the theatre), smaller ensembles need less conducting. Their members can communicate with one another more directly, listen to each other more easily, and perform as much by accord as through the direction of one musician.
Musical styles. As noted, the more that musical theatre moves into the modern mainstream, the more it adopts a modern mainstream sound, which at present is not so much orchestral, or even acoustic, but rhythmic, groove-based, and often electronic. This kind of music can also benefit from conducting, but relies more on collectively excellent musicianship and good design (orchestration, sound, etc.). And don't forget, even when musical theatre is groove-based, it often has stops, starts, holds, vamps, shifts of feel and tempo, dynamics, and so on, all the province of a conductor.
Clicks, tracks, prerecording, and isolation. Most of the technological advances in music production over the last two decades or so negate the need for traditional conducting (clicks and prerecorded tracks) or preclude its usefulness (prerecording and isolation). Again, these are seldom absolute in the theatre, but some shows these days are run entirely on their tracks (even some of these will be conducted, to coordinate the tracks and the stage).
Execution and interpretation. One might say that the foremost responsibilities of any conductor are these. Execution is the fundamental part: the starting and stopping, the setting tempos, the keeping everyone together, the making sure everyone sings and plays when they're supposed to, the negotiation of the time signatures, the rallentandos, rubatos, and accelerandos, and so on. Interpretation refers to the individual stamp that all conductors put on their performance of a work of music. The term has more relevance in concert music, where familiar works are performed countless times and audiences and critics are seeking fresh takes on a repertoire of warhorses. In the theatre, a good deal of the musical interpretation comes from the director, the producer, and the actors, and quite often the writers are involved in the process or available for questions, rather than sharing space with Beethoven and Brahms. Still, even in a musical, each conductor makes a unique contribution. As evidence, how many of us who have worked on an extended run of a show with multiple maestri that one conductor's show is deemed faster or slower than another's… even when the tempos are set by metronome or click?
So what is the definition of good musical theatre conducting? What can musical theatre conductors do to improve at, and hopefully master, this easy/difficult, apparently disappearing skill? How can good conducting garner more respect for a music director from his or her orchestra and cast? These and other questions will be answered in Part 2 of this blog, so tune in next time!
4 thoughts on "The Art of Conducting… Musicals (Part 1)"
Samuel Kerr Lockhart says:
I'd like to see a symphony conductor handle a vamp till ready; or jump when the singer forgets a verse; or support singers without a sense of time or pitch; or invent music when the 8 bars of scene change cue have to be stretched to 3 minutes while they hammer the set back together…
Joseph Church says:
What an excellent point you make, Samuel! Not to mention the sort of rhythmic mastery that eludes many classical musicians… I hope I have made the point clear, too, that there is a lot more to music direction than conducting alone. Yet I do, on the other hand, advocate better conducting in the theatre.
johnizuchukwuewulu says:
Is conducting all about entertaining the audience in dance, jumping, etc that may loose the sense of conducting etiquette or should it be concerned with the ethics of making good music through gestures? And I ask, which is better: to please the audience by compromising the art of conducting or playing to the rules of conducting to make good music. Second, could you please distinguish between: Conductor, Music Director and Concertmaster.
Thanks so much for the essay, it really added to my scholarship.
Thanks for your question. At least in musical theatre, and largely in concert music, as well, the conductor is not an entertainer on his or her own. Whereas charisma on the podium might enhance the overall audience experience, it does not usually enhance the music. A conductor's physical gestures are used to communicate and enhance the music, and thereby the conductor, like any instrumentalist, becomes a vehicle for the music. (In a way, the composer disappears, as well, with the conductor as the composer's advocate in performance–I borrow the term "advocate" from Erich Leinsdorf.) The audience will derive its greatest enjoyment from a good experience of the music, therefore one needn't compromise one's conducting to please an audience.
A conductor conducts a performance or performances. A music director oversees an orchestra or production through multiple performances, as as part of an ongoing organization or effort. A concertmaster is the "lead" musician in an orchestra, usually (but not always) the first chair violinist.
Hope these answers are helpful!
Joe Church


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Radiohead's Ed O'Brien on Being Inspired by Foals
He also discusses how he balances light with darkness on his debut solo album Earth
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Kyle Meredith With... Ed O'Brien
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Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien sits down with Kyle Meredith to discuss his debut solo LP, Earth. Topics include working with producer Flood, taking inspiration from Foals' Holy Fire, his love of gospel and soul, and dueting with Laura Marling. Within the record, O'Brien talks about the darkness of our environmental, political, and technological times, the importance of balancing that with light, and how a trip to Brazil was able to show him both sides.
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Fading pictures from the years of our lives add up to 60, and beyond.
Paul Natkin is one of the leading photographers in the music industry with over 30 years of experience. "Capture the Moment" is his simple, yet poignant philosophy. Paul believes that "in every event, there is a decisive moment, and it's the most important moment in the event. A photographer has to capture that." Paul Natkin demonstrates this in his work and separates himself from the pack.
A good photographer doesn't just click a button, "a good photographer waits for something to happen," he says.
Some of Paul's favorite subjects have been The Rolling Stones, The Dixie Chicks, Prince, which you can see below accompanied by photos of Bono (U2).
"There's really no chaos [in movement]. It's about knowing what [your subject will] do ahead of what they do, and then making it happen."
On the floor of my parents bedroom, In front of a large RCA TV.
The Yippies, The Hippies, with their long hair…. not so much older than me.
The defendants were Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden. (Originally the Chicago 8, they also included John Froines, Lee Weiner and Bobby Seale. When Black Panther Party member Seale misbehaved, Judge Julius Hoffman separated him from the trial, leaving just the Chicago 7.) The original indictments were made on March 19, 1969.
The evidence was submitted by the prosecution as proof of the hippies' intent to incite a riot. The evidence was later found to have been manufactured by the police. The trial had been characterized by a politically charged atmosphere, and the theatrics of the defendants: Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin dressed in American Revolution uniforms; Seale was bound and gagged by Judge Hoffman's order; Allen Ginsberg bellowed "Hare Krishna" from the witness stand. Dr Timothy Leary gave hilarious evidence, and recommended LSD to Judge Hoffman. The trial was a circus, because that is what the hippies had decided to make it.
The defendants were leaders of the New Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam, which launched the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests that turned the convention in Chicago into one of America's most embarrassing political fiascoes.
Attention was also given to Judge Hoffman's "deprecatory and often antagonistic attitude toward the defense." The court also noted that the FBI, with the knowledge and complicity of Judge Hoffman and prosecutors, had bugged the offices of the Chicago 7's defense attorneys.
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Check out this photo essay by Andrew Bernstein, world renowned photographer and lifelong friend of Ira Antelis. This writing was featured in, and is courtesy of, Backstreets Magazine.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pitcher Brandon Kintzler and outfielder Matt Joyce were selected to the major league roster by the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
Kintzler, 36, had a 1.86 ERA in 10 spring training games. He struck out 11 and walked two in 9 2/3 innings.
Joyce, 36, hit .310 with one homer and four RBIs in 29 at-bats.
Kintzler gets a one-year contract calling for a $3 million salary in the major leagues and $180,000 in the minors. He can earn $500,000 in performance bonuses for games: $125,000 each for 30, 40, 50 and 60. He also can earn $500,000 in performance bonuses for games finished: $125,000 apiece for 20, 25, 30, and 35.
Joyce receives a one-year deal calling for a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues and the chance to earn $1 million in performance bonuses for plate appearances: $50,000 each for 200, 250, and 300, $100,000 for 350, $150,000 for 400 and $200,000 apiece for 450, 500 and 550.
Philadelphia opens at home against Atlanta on Thursday.
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Guatemalan Attorney General Thelma Aldana participates in a news conference in Guatemala City. | Photo: Reuters
"No, I'm not scared. They're the ones who are scared," Aldana told Reuters in an interview in El Salvador, where she had previously scheduled activities. "When I go back to Guatemala... I'll do it with complete calm, I'll do it without a single problem."
A judge on Monday ordered the arrest of Thelma Aldana, former attorney general and presidential candidate, who helped topple and imprison a former president on corruption charges and investigated current President Jimmy Morales.
Guatemala Calls for General Elections on June 16
The warrant was issued by Judge Victor Cruz on Tuesday, the same day she was officially registered as a presidential candidate. The alleged charges relate to a corruption inquiry involving illegal hiring, embezzlement, lying and tax fraud. Aldana has said that the accusations against her are politically motivated to undermine her bid as the head of state.
A statement from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal informed that former attorney general, who is currently traveling outside Guatemala, has immunity as a candidate for Movimiento Semilla. While a Supreme Court official said that there "is a migratory alert out because we know she is not in the country."
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#Urgent Former Attorney General Thelma Aldana was already registered as a presidential candidate. Therefore she has immunity and for now, the arrest warrant cannot be processed. #Guatemala
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Now President Morales, who was elected with a promise for change in 2015, is trying to expel the Commission from the country. Aldana said that if she wins, she would make the government efficient and transparent as well as strengthen Cicig.
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The next 4 days and the following 100 and 1,000 days
Posted bytonylavina May 5, 2022 May 5, 2022 Leave a comment on The next 4 days and the following 100 and 1,000 days
Co-authored with Jayvy Gamboa
We are down to the last 5 days before elections. 2 days left to campaign and to convert; then, 2 days of quiet reflection and solitude follow.
For the presidency, it has come down to two choices: Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. or Vice President Leni Robredo.
What the campaigns teach us
The diametrically opposing campaigns and governance philosophy of the Marcos, Jr. and Robredo have been under public scrutiny for the past six years. They contended for the vice presidency in 2016—which VP Robredo ultimately clinched as affirmed by the Supreme Court.
However, nothing of the past six years can even approximate the stark difference that the country has witnessed in the past half a year since they declared their candidacy for president and the 90 day campaign period.
Perhaps, transparency and accountability top the list.
It is not a secret that Marcos, Jr. has deliberately and consistently refused to engage in any traditional debate organized by credible media organizations and the COMELEC, which characterizes every presidential election in recent memory. Consistent at best as well, Marcos, Jr. has been reported as exceedingly difficult to be interviewed by the media and the press on issues concerning him.
As if challenging Marcos, Jr.'s campaign strategy of avoiding the hot seat, Robredo always insists on the value of "show[ing] up in the most difficult times". Not only has she done this during the length of her tireless campaign, but in the past six years of serving as Vice President.
"Asaan ba sila noong wala pang eleksyon? 'Yun 'yung pinaka sukatan kung talagang totoong mahal tayo." And even during elections, some candidates just fail to show up.
Of course, there are many more points where their campaigns diverge, such as the volunteer-driven and crowdfunded movement by Robredo as opposed to the machinery-driven and quid pro quo mobilization of Marcos, Jr.
Another important, yet now overlooked, factor in this elections is that one candidate, Marcos, Jr., has at least three disqualification or petition for cancellation of COC cases pending before the COMELEC en banc. We expect these to be decided by the COMELEC before the 9th, but we can never tell. Definitely, the Supreme Court will decide these after May 9. These cases hang over the head of his presidential ambition, which the voters must consider no less.
Campaigns for a highly contested and zero-sum presidency serve as mirrors to one's governance. When pressed against the walls, when forced to make a stand, and when there is a need to balance interests, will the candidate, if elected president, show up?
What to expect on May 9
Despite the pandemic scare, we might see the highest voter turnout in Philippine electoral history this year, even surpassing the highest recorded turnout thus far of 86% in 1998. The energized voters of all campaigns will definitely make their presence felt. Needless to say, in a potentially tight race, voter turnout is key to securing a victory.
Additionally, the youth vote, while not consolidated behind a single candidate and still fragmented, can influence the balance seen in previous elections. Voters aged between 18 and 41 account for 56%, or more than 37 million, of local voters. Again, turnout is key.
The credibility of the elections will also be measured by the public eye through the extent of irregularities that occur on May 9 in precincts nationwide. No, we are not entertaining the thought that the results of the election could be undermined through wide-scale cheating and electoral fraud. Instead, we are referring to minor glitches in vote-counting machines, power outages, misprinted ballots, and so on. These do add up and swell to full-blown doubts.
We cannot overemphasize the fact that, as it is currently situated, the elections are heated. Any irregularity of such sort, however small, coupled with social media access, can be problematic for post-election transition, whoever wins.
All we can pray for is that the COMELEC, the poll watchers, and the election watchdogs are ready for such scenarios—even for the worst one—to secure the vote of every Filipino.
Polls close at 7 PM.
By then, all eyes shall be on Metro Manila (7.3 million votes), Southern Tagalog (9.2M), Central Luzon (7.3M), and Central Visayas (5.2M). Not only do these regions hold the largest number of votes, results from these can also be transmitted the fastest—possibly by night of May 9. A runaway winner in these regions have a very good chance of sealing the presidency early on.
On the scenario that these regions figure to be competitive with only a difference of some hundred thousand to a million votes, the political bailiwicks enter the picture: Ilocos region for Marcos, Jr. and Bicol region for Robredo.
With still a close race at this point, the Mindanao votes (15.7M) matter, which we think are competitive although not accurately reflected in reports and pre-election polling. Despite VP candidate Sara Duterte by the side of her running mate Marcos, Jr., significant and widespread support for the Robredo-Sara (RoSa) tandem act as counterweight to the former. Add to these the historic endorsement of Robredo by the MILF, through the United Bangsamoro Justice Part (UBJP).
Only an overwhelming voter turnout for either candidate and the efficiency of COMELEC's systems can determine how quick can the electorate know its President-elect.
We decide the next 100 and 1,000 days
The last part of this article is looking at what is ahead of us.
Whoever wins, whether Marcos, Jr. or Robredo, we need not wait for the 1000 days that follow to see where we are headed.
Let us first consider a Marcos, Jr. victory.
Immediately, a Marcos, Jr. victory would make headline in all major news organizations worldwide. "36 years later, son of ousted Philippine dictator reclaims the presidency." This would shock the world, because a country that has suffered so much under the rule of the dictator Marcos, Sr. and his cronies has given the reins of power back to the same family.
A Marcos, Jr. victory would also mean that one who is sinister enough could get away with twisting facts and exercising lordship over the truth for one's own benefit, as Nobel laureate Maria Ressa warned. A rebranding, sanitization, and revisionism are what it takes to win the presidency. Further, it is obvious that a such is a regression in Philippine politics; to trapo or traditional politics.
On a longer term and tying back to transparency as earlier discussed, Marcos, Jr.'s aversion to discourse, to participatory democracy, and to accountability by media shall definitely be the tone of his evasive administration.
However, these are contingent on the fate of Marcos, Jr.'s disqualification cases. As earlier said, these cases are still pending before the COMELEC en banc. If ever he garners the most number of votes in May 9, yet declared as disqualified by the Supreme Court, he will be replaced by the Vice-President-elect.
It is nothing short of a stray or spoiled vote for Marcos, Jr.
This is why one of us (Dean Tony), in a separate article, categorically advised the voters to think twice in voting for Marcos, Jr., because one's vote should not be wasted on a candidate that is too unstable and too uncertain.
We, thus, reiterate this call to vote for candidates who do not pose such uncertainty and who do not face disqualification cases. Let us ourselves decide what happens in the next 100 and 1,000 days!
We endorse the tandem of VP Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan as our country's next leaders!
Robredo and Pangilinan need no further introduction. Before entering politics in 2013 as member of Congress, Robredo, the current Vice President, worked tirelessly as a developmental lawyer for farmers, fisherfolk, and other marginalized sectors for decades. Pangilinan, a Senator for 18 years, started as a student leader in the University of the Philippines and has since advocated for the agriculture and food security sector of the country. No allegation of corruption; no taint in integrity.
The Leni-Kiko campaign has mustered a historic unity coalition, from the most conservative groups to the most progressive ones, across basic sectors, and especially those from the margins of society. The grassroots support for the tandem surged as they presented a platform of government and governance philosophy that inspire Filipinos to be more creative, to be more generous, and to be more patriotic than ever before.
The most important gift of all is the Pink Movement composed of energized and dynamic volunteers spread throughout the country that has accepted the challenge of bringing Leni-Kiko to Malacañan together with their hopes and dreams for the country.
At the end of it all, the Pink Movement will sure to last for the following 100, 1000, and 10,000 days—whoever wins the presidency—and continue to hold power to account, to catapult those on the margins and not politicians to the center, and to ensure that the next generation shall never have a shortage of Filipino servant leaders, like Leni and Kiko.
Posted bytonylavina May 5, 2022 May 5, 2022 Posted inOpinionTags: Elections, Kiko Pangilinan, Leni Robredo, Marcos, May 2022 Elections, Robredo, Tony La Viña
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Tom Patterson — whom we know from his Shaded Relief site — wrote to announce an excellent relief map of the United States that he made from SRTM and other data and released to the public domain. (Methodology here.) It's available in several sizes and variants and has a gallery of enlargements and a Zoomify version available online.
See previous entry: Shaded Relief.
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The first time my husband saw me bake a recipe using cake mix he was seriously shocked. He was so shocked he called me a "fraud"! "How are you going to be a food blogger and you use cake mixes from a box to make your desserts?", he said. "Because no one has time to make everything from scratch!", I replied. That is exactly why I am always trying to find new and exciting ways to repurposes cake mixes. Listen, cake mixes are a great option for those who want to bake something awesome but may not have the confidence to make a cake from scratch. When I started baking I used nothing but cake mixes. I was so nervous about making a cake from scratch. The thought alone would make me freak-out. Then I made my first cake from scratch and I realized I had nothing to be afraid of. As I have grown in my baking abilities and scoped the foodie scene, I have learned that most foodie greats have recipes using cake mixes! Let's take the Pioneer Woman for example. She has an awesome dump cake that she made using cake mix as the topping. In fact, she has an entire blog post on how to elevate cake mix. Even one of my new favorite recipe creators, Trisha Yearwood, has made Strawberry Cupcakes using cake mix! You see if people on TV use cake mixes. So you don't have to feel the pressure of baking from scratch all-the-time.
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What this means in practice is that you can synchronize your address book, calendar, etc. between Citadel and any device supported by Multisync. That includes Palm devices, Pocket PC, Opie, Zaurus, and many others.
Congratulations to Johannes on completing this excellent development!


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GI2019 (14th - 15th September TBC) July 27, 2019
Episode XXVII
Posted by Charlotte Malone on April 23, 2017 under Article That's what she said
We were once again sans Steve, and Leon just now got around to watching Rogue One, so it was feeling like a Star Wars: Rebellion night.
It's a fantastic two-player game of course, but Rebellion is surprisingly fun as a team game. I think three is the sweet spot because it's really hard to be the Rebels and talk. The Empire can be a bit more open and honest about their plans. Take, for example, this whispered exchange between myself and Darth Workman during the assignment phase:
"Play this card." "Why?" "Just do it." "We're not getting anything out of it." "It's a good card, we should play it." Silence. "Ok, but I still don't see why......" "I just need you to play it." More silence. "This will only show us stuff we already know." "I know you don't get it, but we need to play this card. Just play the card." "Fine." More silence. Followed by an exasperated sigh. "See if we play the card, yes we're seeing stuff we already know but we're thinning that stuff out of the deck. Do you get it now?" "Oooohhhhhhh. I get it. You're really smart. That's why you wear that black helmet."
Best Darth ever
As you likely surmised, Leon played the Rebels and Workman and I were the Empire. Workman doesn't screw around when he plays the Empire.....no second Death Star, no special projects (but by god you better thin that probe deck). He just expands across the Galaxy, shutting down the Rebels' production every chance he gets. Some call it the choke strategy, some call it the swarm strategy. The Rebel player calls it frustrating to the extreme, and the Empire usually calls it a win. Tonight was no exception.
The ultra-disfunctional Skywalker Clan
Leon played well, but his dice were not strong in the Force. Ours didn't miss.
Workman rolling like a boss.
Leon is somewhat famous for throwing caution to the wind and hiding the Rebel base all up in the Empire's grill. He usually plants it somewhere next to Coruscant. I'm not even kidding. So the usual "head to the back of the board" routine doesn't always work. It took us more than a minute to find him.
After we narrowed down the Galaxy to like five possible base locations, Workman went all one-with-the-force and said "He's on Tattoine." So we moved in and sure enough, that's where the Rebel Base was hiding. Lucky for us, we had a Death Star just hanging out next door. We brought it over and wha-boom! Poor little Tattoine.
Workman doesn't so much believe in the project deck, but we obviously needed the superlaser online card to blow shit up. So we went to the project deck once and drew the superlaser online. Just like that. It's like there was some all-powerful force controlling everything.
I think we won on turn five or six. It took just under two hours. I say we, but I didn't contribute much. Except reminding Workman of the rules every so often. And making movie references. And taking pictures. At least I didn't just sit there.
After blowing up poor Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, we played Love Letter. And I won! It's been a long dry spell, but I finally won one. And I got in Workman's headspace. Good times.
Thanks for reading and happy gaming!
© The Great Indoors 2019


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Current Seawolves beat out alumni in a high-scoring game
Lauren Cuddihy
To kick off the winter break, the UAA men's basketball team arrived at the Alaska Airlines Center prepared to meet UAA alumni on the court. The game is an annual tradition, allowing previous Seawolves to compete against current team players.
UAA Men's Almni Basketball team. Credit: Skip Hickey
With the winter break progressing, Head Coach Rusty Osborne has had ample time to spend with the team in practice making improvements. The alumni game allowed them a competitive atmosphere to make some changes.
"We had a good week of practice and worked on a lot of things we felt we were deficient at," Osborne said. "We made a few little slight adjustments with the things we are doing, both defensively and offensively, and I think we came out and tried to do those."
This year, recent stars including Christian Leckband (2012-16) and Corey Hammell (2015-17) appeared on the alumni team, as well as much more seasoned players such as Carl Arts (2004-08) and Lonnie Ridgeway (2007-12). These players were also joined by an additional nine other players to take on the current UAA roster of ten men.
The alumni put up a good fight, scoring a total of 90 points and solidifying a field goal average of 43.5 percent. However, that was not enough to beat out the current Seawolves who finished the game off with 127 points and an impressive field goal average of 67.1 percent.
The alumni improved as the game moved forward; in the first half, they scored 31 points, but they scored 59 in the second half to almost double they previous points. While the Seawolves improved just slightly, they beat the alumni out by consistently scoring high in both halves, 61 and 66, respectively.
Individually, both teams excelled with the every single player scoring for the Seawolves and all but four players scoring for the alumni.
The Seawolves had four players scoring over twenty points; junior forward Niko Bevens and senior guard Matt Seymour scored 20 points each, freshman guard Tobin Kalberg scored 21 points, and junior guard Tyler Brimhall scored 25 points.
For the alumni, two players tied as the highest scorers. Ridgeway and Hammell each accumulated a total of 17 points. Following them was Leckband with 16, Arts with 12, Travis Thompson (2010-15) with 11 and Boomer Blossom (2011-15) with 10.
"We had good contributions all over and we were really happy with it for sure," Osborne said.
Osborne made sure to let every player get some time on the court, with a minimum amount of individual minutes played being 11 and a maximum being 26. All ten Seawolves were able to attempt and successfully make a field goal, while an additional six of the players successfully making at least one 3-pointer.
The Seawolves will use the rest of the holiday to relax and recover until they are back in action on Jan. 3 against Western Oregon at the Alaska Airlines Center.
For a full schedule and more results, visit www.goseawolves.com.
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Discussion and Debate
Political Mudpit
India and Pakistan clash over Kashmir
Thread: India and Pakistan clash over Kashmir
February 28, 2019, 10:41 AM #41
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West of the Trinity
Re: India and Pakistan clash over Kashmir
I am reading reports that the Indian Mig-21 was shot down by a Pakistani JF-17.
https://theaviationist.com/2019/02/2...air-force-jet/
There is also some unsubstantiated reports that a Pakistani F-16 was shot down during this encounter.
Looking at sources now.
Overall not surprised that a Mig-21 was lost it is far past obsolete. Not sure about the JF-17 in combat, but would be really surprised if the F-16 loss is confirmed.
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February 28, 2019, 02:46 PM #42
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Originally Posted by Yayattasa
Also, to anyone trying to say West has nothing to do with this, everyone knows the British Raj was released from British custody without any planning whatsoever. Bangladesh, India and Pakistani borders were invented and are not democratic, adjustment through dumb wars and ethnic cleansing notwithstanding.
That's not "the West", that's only Britain. More precisely, Britain seventy years ago. Which is a world apart from now. Might as well blame Iran and Mongolia and everyone between them because the invasions led by their ancestors contributed to the current situation.
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Also, to anyone trying to say West has nothing to do with this, everyone knows the British Raj was released from British custody without any planning whatsoever...
My own view is the British were planning to stay, or at least hold on for as long as possible: even in the 1930's the Raj was attempting to hammer out a comprehensive instrument for Indian rule. The final partition was drawn up (believe it or not) through negotiation with the most powerful factions within the former Raj, and Pakistan as a term and as a political project was developed by Muslims in British India.
Subsequent events including the many massacres perpetrated against minorities in both states illustrate how unlikely it was that a united and peaceful India could succeed British rule.
...... Bangladesh, India and Pakistani borders were invented and are not democratic, ...
Indeed, there is no tradition of democracy in India at all, besides that introduced by Europeans obliquely (for example Gandhi learned a great deal about combating Imperial rule through his work in South Africa, he was supposed to be a good little functionary but that didn't work out at all). Hostility between Hindu and Muslim communities or political projects did not appear as a result of Lord Mountbatten drawing some lines on a map. He may well have exacerbated tensions, but the competing visions of Jinnah and Nehru and the host of parties and movements involved were incompatible with one another and would have resulted in blood no matter what.
In particular the vacillating of the Muslim ruler of Kashmir, and the heavy handed way India and Pakistan approached the issue have resulted in the current mess there. The partition process however flawed could not succeed without good faith from both sides and on many places the good faith was lacking, from the top (where leaders manoeuvred for gain) down to the ordinary rural folk who slaughtered one another in unimaginable communal violence.
..... adjustment through dumb wars and ethnic cleansing notwithstanding.
The wars and communal violence seem very necessary to those in India and Pakistan perpetrating them. You can attribute to Britain magic powers to foment violence but I believe people of all castes creeds and colours are quite capable of behaving like saints and like savage animals, not just the British.
John Company and the Raj ruled India for profit. They were callous and cruel and greedy, to the point they let provinces starve (or even actively starved them) and left a mess. Its good they left, people in the sub continent can be ruled by corrupt selfish rulers from their own community instead of from Europe. At least the wealth extracted from the hard working decent people there stay mostly in India now instead of paying for RN Dreadnoughts and European wars.
However the mess in India was there before the British arrived: it was a divided subcontinent with deeply unjust systems of rule, entrenched caste injustice (although made worse by British codification i am told) and bigotry on a grand scale.
Modern India and Pakistan have taken some good from the Europeans who used to rule them (which hardly offsets he centuries of grand theft and oppression) but mostly through their own efforts have built functioning persistent states in the teeth of harsh rule by an alien power (and the betrayal of the numerous princes who sold out to the British and had to be annexed), but they are only human. They've had plenty of opportunity to improve (and have improved a lot) and made plenty of mistakes too.
It would be condescending to suggest India and Pakistan are behaving badly now because of something a white chap did 70 years ago, as if they aren't free themselves of colonial rule even now. I think they have moved well beyond British control, and quite altered the reality left them by the weak remnants o he once powerful British rul.
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Well hopefully both sides read this
https://www.ippnw.org/pdf/nuclear-fa...-risk-2013.pdf
And thus realize they will be taking a lot not interested people down with them if they do go to the mat.
On balance I blame Pakistan they have supported asymmetric terrorism for a long time to draw blood over the dispute. No doubt their intelligence service is just waiting for Trump to bail on A-stan so their friends can run the show again and they have deniability for attacks on India. Also really India a Mig 21? Can't India afford something better for contested airspace in 2019? Yes the US still flies B-52s but not anywhere it expects fighters or air defense
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China used atomic bombs out of fear of US nuclear weapons. India used atomic bombs out of fear of chinese nuclear weapons. Pakistan used atomic bombs out of fear of Indian nuclear weapons etc etc
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Originally Posted by Papay
Please learn the difference between build and use. Had those weapons been used, I think that none of us would be writing anything...
Originally Posted by Sar1n
Used in tests
Pontifex Maximus
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Didn't Pakistan harbor and give sanctuary to Osama Bin Laden for...years? I guess I know where I stand.
March 01, 2019, 01:50 AM #49
anant
Originally Posted by conon394
Also really India a Mig 21? Can't India afford something better for contested airspace in 2019? Yes the US still flies B-52s but not anywhere it expects fighters or air defense
Yeah, our air force is caught up in a storm of political arguments about sourcing equipment, and our own fighter industry isn't yet capable of meeting the IAFs demands. That being said, the mig21 has been used extensively and creatively by the IAF for decades and is in upgraded form constructed in India itself (by HAL). It might be worth noting that the IAF claims that the mig21 shot down a two seater, jordanian bought pakistani F16 before being shot down itself, and some pics have emerged, apparently from Pakistani social media accounts of pakistani soldiers posing with debris that looks to be from an f16. Apparently these soldiers thought it was Indian wreckage. There have been unconfirmed rumours on Pak media about a pilot having died in hospital. None of this is yet confirmable by me. It is also worth noting that alongside these mig21s, India had a large number of other planes in the area, including su30s, AWACS, IAI Heron drones etc. and these mig21s might have been vectored in as they were the closest to respond. If an f16 has been shot down (i tend to believe it has, but then, i AM Indian. Please forgive my national bias and pride in my air force), it would be fascinating to think that a dated platform like the mig21 could still be earning it's keep effectively. The AK47 of fighter jets, anyone?
Also, it is important to understand the dynamics of the incident that took place to understand why the the planes crashed in Pakistani Kashmir. Earlier, India had bombed non-military, terrorist targets using Mirage 2000s and GPS guided 2000lb bombs (sourced from Israel). The bombs fell in Pakistan proper (not Pak Kashmir), and the Indian planes were above Pakistani Kashmir (which India claims) when they released the munitions. In effect, notwithstanding the disputed status of Kashmir, Indian planes had launched bombs at targets in Pakistan from Indian territory, whatever the de-facto status of that territory might be. In retaliation the Pakistanis attempted their own raid, where they attempted to bomb Indian Kashmir (which they claim), not India proper. This raid supposedly consisted of Jf17s, some old Mirages (probably the mirage III), and allegedly by the IAF, some f16s providing fighter cover. Pakistan is contractually obligated to not use it's american made f16s against India except in a full fledged war, which is why it has bought f16s made by other countries in the past. Pakistan denied using f16s, but the Indian air force has shared radar signatures and data logs with the americans. So to clarify, the Pakistanis were now claiming to be bombing Indian military "incursions" into lands they claim, from land they control but which India claims! This raid was intercepted by the IAF, and according to it's claims the resulting dogfight, which took place over pakistani Kashmir (which India claims, remember, so if push comes to shove, it has the right to conduct military operations over;ditto the Pakistani's for Indian Kashmir!), resulted in the loss of an f16 for the pakistanis and of a mig21 for the Indians. Given the dynamics of military conflict in south Asia, don't hold your breath for a clearer picture than this. Thankfully, things seem to be winding down now, but both governments need to be careful and stop using their soldier's lives for their ing geopolitical chessgame.
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Originally Posted by Pontifex Maximus
Well, their general disdain for us is broader than that. In 2012, 74% of Pakistanis considered the US to be an enemy compared to 8% that saw the US as a partner. Evidently, the roughly $2 billion in economic and military aid we had been giving them annually wasn't really appreciated.
As of 2017, the last fully reported year, US annual aid to Pakistan was still $837 million, about one third of which is military. It's considered in our interests to buy their cooperation on some issues, but I don't think that's an indication of close ties between the countries.
On that note:
The United States has intervened diplomatically in past crises. In 1999, a meeting between then-President Bill Clinton and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ended months of tense escalations that U.S. intelligence reports suggested might end in the unthinkable.
But in the current dispute, "I think U.S. leverage with Pakistan is waning and is seen as having moved towards India," said Tanvi Madan, director of the India Project at the Brookings Institute. "I think the U.S. does have a role to play, but I think it will have less influence than it used to traditionally."
Under Trump, the United States has taken a harsher line on Pakistan. U.S. officials have all-but-publicly backed India in the conflict. National Security Advisor John Bolton said after the Feb. 14 attack that the United States supported "India's right to self-defense." The administration last year suspended $300 million in security assistance to Pakistan pending more "decisive action" against terrorist groups whose presence in Pakistan is widely believed to be tolerated, and in some cases supported, by Islamabad. The United States has no ambassador to Pakistan and no assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs.
"The U.S. position this time seems to be, 'you know what, you start these things every few years, it always starts with a terror strike by Pakistan and it always ends with escalation and American has to defuse it. This time, you guys figure it out yourselves,'" former Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani told NPR's Steve Inskeep on Thursday.
Asad Majeed Khan, Pakistan's U.S. ambassador, on Wednesday called for more "active involvement" from the United States to help defuse the crisis and argued that the failure of the U.S. government to condemn the Feb. 25 Indian airstrikes "has been construed and understood as an endorsement of the Indian position and that is what emboldened them."
President Donald Trump told reporters in Hanoi that the United States has "been involved in trying to have them stop."
"We've been in the middle trying to help both out to see if we can get some organization and peace, and I think probably that's going to be happening," Trump said. The Pentagon said in a statement that Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan was focused on "de-escalating tensions and urging both of the nations to avoid further military action," while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged both nations in a statement to "prioritize direct communication." Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford spoke to Pakistan Chief of Defense Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat, while Pompeo has spoken to his counterparts in both India and Pakistan.
Complicating the situation for the United States are the ongoing peace talks with the Taliban over the war in Afghanistan. After the Feb. 14 attack, the Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan issued what onlookers saw as a veiled threat to the United States: any retaliation by India on Pakistan would "affect the stability of the entire region and impact the momentum" of the Afghan peace effort, he said.
Originally Posted by Enros
You don't seem to be familiar with how the burden of proof works in when discussing social justice. It's not like science where it lies on the one making the claim. If someone claims to be oppressed, they don't have to prove it.
Originally Posted by anant
In effect, notwithstanding the disputed status of Kashmir, Indian planes had launched bombs at targets in Pakistan from Indian territory, whatever the de-facto status of that territory might be.
I understand that that was an egregious violation of Pakistan's sovereignity, but really, what could they expect if they habitually shelter, train, and arm terrorists who attack civilian targets in India (and other parts of the world. And at least during the Bombay attacks, they also murdered plenty of non-Indians)? I can't find any evidence of India doing the same to other countries, and it's certainly not normal behaviour.
(i tend to believe it has, but then, i AM Indian. Please forgive my national bias and pride in my air force)
In general as long as somebody is not saying I have pride in the efficiency of our death squads everyone has the right to patriotism...
I was doing a little research after I posted and came across this.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/bu...-fighter-45752
Did not mean to knock India in a personal way. But still India does not seem to bringing coherence to air force acquisitions and dragging its feet as well. I would think a bulk purchase Gripen would be an easy and significant upgrade over mirage 2000s and old migs. Given Saab has a electronic warfare version and carrier version in the works, India could seriously streamline its air force and not be using such an odd mix of everyone else's kit. But at the same time the nuclear situation sort of precludes a major war with either China or Pakistan unless somebody really blunders. After that I can't see Pakistan or China having the ability to invade and compel India much so I can imagine that havinge the best shiny new stuff for the air force in large quantities might not be a budget priority. Even the US military gets a bit queasy at the cost of training. For a bulk upgrade of the IAF would no doubt involve a lot of man hours.
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I wash my hands of this weirdness!
Generally nuclear bombs won't be used as the media is exaggerating it to be. Both sides are fully aware of this. Most likely India is fed up of its neighbour, and its no longer going to stand for any nonsense.
Quite literally, Pakistan's GDP is less than the GDP of than the state of Mahahastra. Indian Businesses and Indian Companies can literally buy out Pakistan's shares quite easily.
The real war is not being fought with the army/navy - that's already been done. The real war is economics and water. India's diplomatic circle is far stronger thanks to Modi building it for five years, and India is to gain from this conflict - certainly, by imposing 200% MFN status, water supply diversion - India has $350 million reserves, Pakistan doesn't even have a substantial amount.
And why condemn India for it? China threatened to stop the flow of the Bhramaputra River, and sent troops to intervene in Kashmir. When Xi Jingping visited in 2014, Chinese troops were walking into Indian border. Then in 2017 you saw a great escalation between India and China.
So as far as I am concerned, this is a very new India compared to 2011.
My opinion only. I do not use sources because this conflict is already covered up with sources.
Originally Posted by tgoodenow
No, they're not. The Pakistani Air Force is constantly ranked in the top 5 worst air forces in their world. They have inferior training and inferior equipment. India is ranked in top 10.
What's amazing is how the pilot with an old outdated MIG managed to take down an F16.
I remember an American commenter amazed at this irony.
Originally Posted by 95thrifleman
This could escalate badly.
It won't. China is the more serious threat to India.
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India claiming that wreckage from a Amraam missile proves Pakistan used F-16s
IAF Shows Amraam Missile Remains as a Proof of PAF F-16 Attack
https://www.news18.com/photogallery/...k-2052193.html
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Originally Posted by Cyclops
I'm not implying the British are completely responsible for this and I have no idea where you got this from. Denying British colonialism has anything to do with, though, is naïve. They aren't completely responsible, but of course it has something to do with it.
Originally Posted by sumskilz
Pakistan is one of the countries that bled most and fought most for the American self-defeating War on Terror. And for what?
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March 01, 2019, 12:53 PM #57
The problem is that most of the time, it sounds like someone is blaming everything on "European colonialism" (which of course is a real historical phenomenon) which does happen a lot IRL, and denying the agency of the locals and the pre-colonial roots of such conflicts.
Maybe they shouldn't have fought on both sides, then.
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Well done PM Khan,you've played a blinder sir! Pakistanis should be pleased with their strong Indo-Aryan leader. He managed to outmaneuver a much larger foe led by a bloodthirsty provincial yokel. As well as annoyed countless whingers the world over.
While both sides were under immense pressure to calm tensions, Mr Khan reached out and offered to release the pilot. Former Indian diplomat and strategic affairs expert KC Singh remarked that hawks in Mr Modi's BJP and the Indian establishment "will be stranded by Imran Khan's diplomatic reverse swing". (A reverse swing in cricket is the art of swinging the ball when it turns in towards the batsman rather than moving away from him. Mr Khan was one of the world's finest cricketers in his sporting days.)
Only to a domestic Indian audience manipulated by a compliant media can Mr Modi not look to have been totally bested here.
Large parts of the press at home have spun the freeing of the Indian pilot as Mr Modi's victory. Very few people are asking questions about the massive intelligence failure that led to the attack in Pulwama, and how Pakistan could penetrate air defences in broad daylight.
India's military has not even achieved its strategic aim to establish a new normal in which it would deter Pakistan-backed terrorism in India with the threat of automatic military strikes, says Ajai Shukla, a leading defence analyst.
Sukiyama
Imran Khan did do the correct thing here and successfully allowed both sides to claim victory. Pakistan has managed to shoot down a couple of jets, and then immediately de-escalated by releasing the captured pilot. It was well-done and it'll allow Imran Khan to parade this "victory" to help with his agenda. The ball is now in Modi's court, he can take the offering given by Pakistan and avoid a possible defeat. The release of the pilot lets India save face, and while I doubt that a "victory" is unanimously perceived by Indians, it's enough to cool the clamor for more action.
If I were Modi I'd allow it to end here. Quite frankly, it's probably better to covertly assault Pakistan's terrorist factories. The primary game here is to cause the opponent to overstep and make a mistake.
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Originally Posted by The Gurkhan
Well done PM Khan,you've played a blinder sir! Pakistanis should be pleased with their strong Indo-Aryan leader.
By "strong Indo-Aryan Leader" you mean the guy with an Arabic and Mongol name? Kind of symptomatic for the predicament of Pakistan as a whole. At least the "provincial yokel" is not a wannabe Arab. And he somehow managed to become PM of India, despite not being a member of the Gandhi clan. But maybe you have a separate definition of "provincial yokel".
As well as annoyed countless whingers the world over.
Yes, I'm sure "countless whingers" in the rest of the world were simply thrilled at the prospect of a nuclear war. Name one person in this thread who disapproved of Khan's move.
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