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Hands-on Activity: Physics Tug of War
Contributed by: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Physics Tug of War
Subject Areas: Algebra, Physical Science
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Will It Fly?
Balsa Glider Competition
Future Flights: Imagine Your Own Flying Machines!
Design a Flying Machine
airplanes force force = mass x acceleration mass motion Newton's 2nd Law of Motion Newton's second law of motion second law of motion weight
Students learn about Newton's second law of motion: force = mass x acceleration. In other words, a heavy object requires a greater force to move than a lighter object. In a tug-of-war experimental setup using paperclips, rubber bands and text books, they collect data and make calculations, seeing that the force required to move a book is proportional to the weight of the book. They relate their conclusions to how engineers use their understanding of this relationship to determine how much force is needed to move airplanes.
A tug of war depicts the distribution of force.
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Engineers apply their understanding of Newton's laws of motion when designing objects that move. Newton's second law states that the force required to move an object is proportional to the mass of that object. So engineers who design airplanes apply this relationship, knowing that the heavier the airplane, the more force it requires to move. Further, they also consider that to create a larger force requires more fuel, which is more expensive and releases more pollutants into the environment.
Explain that the force needed to accelerate an object is proportional to its mass and weight.
Explain how Newton's second law of motion applies to airplanes.
Generate conclusions based on experimental data.
MS-PS2-2. Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object's motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. (Grades 6 - 8)
Plan an investigation individually and collaboratively, and in the design: identify independent and dependent variables and controls, what tools are needed to do the gathering, how measurements will be recorded, and how many data are needed to support a claim.
Science knowledge is based upon logical and conceptual connections between evidence and explanations.
The motion of an object is determined by the sum of the forces acting on it; if the total force on the object is not zero, its motion will change. The greater the mass of the object, the greater the force needed to achieve the same change in motion. For any given object, a larger force causes a larger change in motion.
All positions of objects and the directions of forces and motions must be described in an arbitrarily chosen reference frame and arbitrarily chosen units of size. In order to share information with other people, these choices must also be shared.
Explanations of stability and change in natural or designed systems can be constructed by examining the changes over time and forces at different scales.
Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by: (Grade 6) More Details
Reporting the number of observations. (Grade 6) More Details
Describing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement. (Grade 6) More Details
Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered. (Grade 6) More Details
Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical problem, and construct simple equations and inequalities to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities. (Grade 7) More Details
Solve linear equations in one variable. (Grade 8) More Details
Knowledge gained from other fields of study has a direct effect on the development of technological products and systems. (Grades 6 - 8) More Details
Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple fractions or decimals, and problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. (Grade 4) More Details
Appropriate measurement tools, units, and systems are used to measure different attributes of objects and time. (Grade 4) More Details
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths. (Grade 5) More Details
Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using standard algorithms. (Grade 6) More Details
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the four operations with rational numbers. (Grade 7) More Details
Use tools to gather, view, analyze, and report results for scientific investigations about the relationships among mass, weight, volume, and density (Grade 6) More Details
Research and critically evaluate data and information about the advantages and disadvantages of using fossil fuels and alternative energy sources (Grade 6) More Details
Predict and evaluate the movement of an object by examining the forces applied to it (Grade 8) More Details
15-20 extra large, heavy paperclips
6-7 6-inch rubber bands OR, make a 6-10-inch chain of 10-15 smaller rubber bands
3 identical hardcover books about one-half-inch thick; such as math books, encyclopedias, dictionaries
1 yardstick
masking tape; share a roll among all groups
Physics Tug of War! Worksheet, one per student
Physics Tug of War! Worksheet
Visit [www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_airplanes_lesson03_activity2] to print or download.
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Students are introduced to Newton's second law of motion: force = mass x acceleration. Both the mathematical equation and physical examples are discussed, including Atwood's Machine to illustrate the principle. Students come to understand that an object's acceleration depends on its mass and the str...
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Students learn more about forces by examining the force of gravitational attraction. They observe how objects fall and measure the force of gravitational attraction upon objects.
Newton's second law of motion uses a mathematical equation to say that the force needed to move an object is proportional to the object's mass. This means that if a person who is 100 pounds pushed off of a person who is 200 pounds (twice as heavy), then the person who weighed 100 pounds would accelerate backwards twice as fast. If the second person was 10 times heavier than the first, then the person who weighed 100 pounds would accelerate backwards 10 times as fast.
Can you think of any time that this has happened to you? Maybe on the playground or during sports? If you throw a tennis ball and a basketball with the same amount of force, which can you throw father? (Answer: Tennis ball.)
Newton's second law of motion:
F = m * a
force = mass * acceleration
Gravitational acceleration = 9.8 m/s2
Engineers must consider the weight and mass of object when designing. This is especially important for airplanes because they are much heavier than the air molecules that they are pushing against. This means that the airplanes have to push A LOT of air.
Test the activity to fine-tune the materials. Specifically, make sure that the books are light enough to permit the side with two books to move in Part 2 of the experiment. If the books are too heavy, the stack of two books will not move at all.
Gather materials and make copies of the Physics Tug of War! Worksheet.
Conduct the pre-assessment true/false voting exercise, as described in the Assessment section.
Present to the class the Introduction/Motivation content.
Divide the class into groups of 2-4 students each. Hand out the materials and worksheets.
Experimental setup: Using four paperclips and two 6-inch rubber bands (or a chain of smaller rubber bands 6-10-inches long), attach a rubber band/paperclip sling to each of two books; see Figure 1 for an example of how to configure the sling. Bend the free end of each paperclip to make a right-angled hook. Insert each hook into the book's spine, or use masking tape to attach the hooked paperclip to the outside book end. The object is to have the rubber bands pull the books toward each other. Refer to the experimental setup on the worksheet.
Figure 1. A textbook attached to rubber bands.
Copyright © 2003 Tom Rutkowski, College of Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Place the experimental setup on a smooth surface, such as a wooden table or laminate countertop.
Lay down the yardstick in front of the books (see Figure 2) so you can see where the books are located in relation to one another; position them 6-10-inches apart.
Figure 2. The experimental setup of the books.
Figure 3. The experiment: pulling the books apart.
Experiment Part 1—One book vs. one book: Pull the books apart a few inches (see Figure 3). Read the numbers on the yardstick that correspond to the inside edges of each book (the area spanned by the rubber band slings). Have students record this number on the worksheets.
Now let the books go. Expect them to move the same distance towards each other.
On the worksheets, record the position where the books collide or come to rest.
Repeat steps 7-9 for three trials (that is, three times).
Experiment 2—One book vs. two books: Stack two books on top of one of the books being measured, and run the experiment three more times. If twice as many books are on one side, expect the lighter side to move twice as far as the heavier side.
For each experiment, have students subtract the initial position of each book relative to the final position of the books. Expect the distances to be nearly proportional to the weight of each stack of books. A stack of two books moves only one-half the distance of a single book.
Data analysis: As a class, discuss what students learned from the experiment. Have students share their results and conclusions. Make sure they understand that this activity demonstrates Newton's second law of motion: the force required to move an object is proportional to the mass of the object. In the experiment, the stretched rubber bands pull on both books equally, and both books move towards each other equally (assuming they are the same weight) when the rubber bands are released. When one book is stacked higher (with two books total), the pulling force only moves the stack half as far as the single book. Large airplanes weigh a lot and, therefore, require a large force to move them.
Have students complete their worksheet questions and hand them in.
To condlude, administer the remaining assessment activities—math problems, student-generated questions, and roundtable questions—as described in the Assessment section.
Voting: Ask a true/false question and have students vote by holding thumbs up for true and thumbs down for false. Tally the votes and write the number on the board. Give the right answer.
True or False: Most airplanes are made from steel. (Answer: False, aluminum.)
True or False: Newton's second law of motion states that a heavy object requires a greater force to move than a lighter object. (Answer: True)
Worksheet: Have students use the Physics Tug of War worksheet to guide them through the activity, recording measurements and answering questions. After students have finished their worksheets, have them compare their answers with their peers. Discuss as a class.
Math Problems: Have students practice some Newton's second law of motion math problems such as the following:
How much force is required to accelerate a 2 kg mass at 3 m/s2? (Answer: F = 2 kg * 3 m/s2 = 6 N)
Given a force of 100 N and an acceleration of 10 m/s2, what is the object's mass? (Answer: m = 100 N/ 10 m/s2 = 10 kg)
Post Activity Assessment
Student-Generated Questions: Have each student come up with one question of their own to ask the rest of the class. Be prepared to help some students form questions. Have students take turns asking their questions to the class.
Real-World Roundtable: Have students form teams of 3–5 students each. Ask the class a question that has many possible answers and relates the concepts they learned to everyday situations. Have students on each team make a list, each one writing an answer and passing the paper on to the next person. Then, as a class, have each team share its responses.
What situations can you think of that demonstrate Newton's second law of motion in action? (The force needed to move an object is proportional to the object's mass.) Any examples at school? On the playground? In sports? At home? In traffic?
Be careful not to place hands between the sliding books, as they could get pinched.
Do not pull apart the books so far that the rubber bands break or the books are sent flying.
If using multiple small rubber bands, it is important to use the same number and sequence of rubber bands in each chain so that they pull with the same force.
Make sure that the paperclips are secured to the book so that they remain in place when the rubber bands are stretched. In addition, caution students not to pull the rubber bands too far because they may pull the paperclips out of the books.
It helps to use the same size books if possible. Books that come in sets, like condensed journals or encyclopedias, work well for this activity.
If small scooters are available, such as the low square type with four weels used in gym class, or even a few skateboards, roller blades or rolling office chairs. Have students sit on the scooters and push off of each other with their feet. This enables them to see and feel how larger students do not move as far as smaller students. Take care that kids do not fall off the scooters and hurt themselves if they lose their balance or push off too hard. If just a few rolling items are available, conduct as a class demo..
For younger students, to help them understand the problem, do the math on the classroom board first before they try to do the division on their own.
Give older students a problem in which the mass is known for two objects pushing off of each other as well as the distance that one of the objects moves. Challenge them to use this known information to solve for the unknown distance the other object moved.
Tom Rutkowski; Alex Conner; Geoffrey Hill; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Janet Yowell
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
The contents of this digital library curriculum were developed under grants from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education and National Science Foundation (GK-12 grant no. 0338326). However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policies of the Department of Education or National Science Foundation, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.


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Color in the garden is the first visual a visitor will notice. And in general terms, the way those colors bounce off each other should take precedence in garden planning over the types of plants the gardener places in any particular spot.
Color sets the tone. A bright red rose flowering beside drifts of deep purple delphiniums and orange tiger lilies will appear chaotic and busy – not restful. The colors in the flower border need to work together as a whole. Good color combinations are visually appealing and the plants themselves are more noticeable.
All gardeners who struggle with this balance, should own an artist's color wheel. They are hand-held inexpensive card wheels that show the main colors on the color spectrum. In theory, the best color combinations are those found on opposite sides of the color wheel. This is a good basic tool to work with when ordering, purchasing and placing plants in the garden. The only drawback, however, is that in the world of flowers, there are numerous shades, and those flower shades can change depending on the soil culture and the amount of sun the flowers receive. Some plants listed as blue in the catalogs may become mauve, reds may become hot pinks and so on. With that in mind, follow color theory, but expect a lot of trial and error. Gardeners move plants around every year until they are happy with the balance of color as well as balance of form and structure.
A well-balanced garden offers not only texture and form, but a slow merging of colors and color hues. Early 20th century garden designer and writer, Gertrude Jekyll, was an expert at this, and many gardeners have since followed this gardening ideal. Gertrude designed gardens with drifts of plants in one color shade that progressed into drifts of plants in another shade. Those plants are grounded for balance with the addition of textured fauna in various shades of green and silvery gray. With this method, the fluidity of the design is increased, and it's much easier on the eyes.
A well-balanced colorful garden can be achieved with a lot of tweaking from one growing season to the next. The garden is never really finished. It's work in progress that can take a lifetime.
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ORBITEC "grows" NASA business with two new awards
Press Release From: Orbitec (Orbital Technologies Corporation)
Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2012
Orbital Technologies Corporation, "ORBITEC," has been awarded two new NASA contracts for engineering support and flight hardware production related to life science activities on the International Space Station. The programs awarded were for ORBITEC to support the development and flight of the "VEGGIE" system and the Advanced Plant Habitat at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center for the space station.
VEGGIE, an expandable and deployable vegetable system, was developed by ORBITEC to grow salad crops to supplement prepackaged foods during long stays in space. The primary goal of VEGGIE is to provide flight crews with palatable, nutritious, and safe sources of fresh food with minimal volume and operational resources. Significant, beneficial plant and life science experiments can also be conducted in the VEGGIE system. VEGGIE is designed as a very small module during flight stages and is later "unfolded" for growth operations.
Ultimately, plants have capacity for naturally converting carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen, converting water waste streams into drinkable water, and to provide food aboard Space Station and future exploration. In addition, ORBITEC recognizes the age-old adage that gardening is good for the soul. In other words, gardening can be beneficial for relaxation and recreation, possibly acting as a key contribution to improved human performance in long duration spaceflight. As evidence, astronauts on the space station, who often stay for periods of six months, have been enjoying plant experiments, which provide them with much missed greenery and can occupy valuable free time with an enjoyable task.
VEGGIE, a gardening unit for space that provides fresh, nutritious, and safe supplemental food for long-duration space travelers.
VEGGIE was one of the many spinoffs of technology developed by ORBITEC for the Biomass Production System, or BPS, a plant-growth research unit that was installed on the space station to conduct tests on growing plants in microgravity. After the successful BPS flight, discussions began at ORBITEC about innovative methods for growing plants in space to improve plant habitability with extremely reliable yet simple systems. ORBITEC observed astronaut Jim Voss on Expedition 2, the second group to live on the station, and astronaut Don Pettit during Expedition 6, the sixth tenancy of the station, attempting to grow onions and other varieties of plants in old food bags, having little success due to the lack of a proper growth medium and fertilizer. ORBITEC's goal forFor Immediate Release	27 APRIL 2012
VEGGIE is a device that astronauts can take into orbit and use to grow a variety of plants for supplemental food preparation.
The second award ORBITEC received from NASA is an engineering support contract named the Payload Integration and Operational Support Services Advanced Plant Habitat, or APH. Under this contract ORBITEC will provide engineering support to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in designing, developing, certifying, and fabricating for installation on the station. This Advanced Plant Habitat Facility will provide the research community a large, environmentally controlled, growth chamber for use on the space station.
The project will be a NASA-led effort with ORBITEC providing engineering support in three proposed phases, with a total period of performance anticipated to be three years. Phase I of the effort will encompass, but not be limited to providing design support to the NASA-led design team in the form of design review, concept analysis, applications of previous lessons learned to the design effort, and supporting design review meetings. Phase II is envisioned to develop flight and ground hardware production efforts to implement the design requirements developed in Phase I. Phase II will conclude with the finished production of two Advanced Plant Habitats--a ground support unit and a flight unit ready for certification testing for implementation on the station. The final phase, Phase III, will perform the certification testing and analysis required for flight to and use on the space station. Phase III will conclude with the APH flight unit being certified for flight.
About Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC)
ORBITEC is a leading high technology development and subsystem integration company based in Madison, Wisconsin. ORBITEC offers commercially mature solutions and strong capabilities in three distinct areas: propulsion, propellant, and power systems; life support and environment control; and bio-based products and production systems. Via its spin-off company, HMA Fire LLC, ORBITEC provides state-of-the art solutions for today's firefighters. ORBITEC has won more than $170 million in contracts to develop state-of-the-art technologies and products from federal government agencies, large and small commercial aerospace, and other commercial industries. ORBITEC has been able to convert research and development initiatives into leading technologies and mature the technologies into valuable products in their respective markets that provide significant cost advantages, superior functionality, and high reliability. ORBITEC is led by an experienced management team with over one hundred years of industry experience. For more information on ORBITEC, visit www.orbitec.com.
Paul Zamprelli Business Development Director Orbital Technologies Corporation Office: 608-229-2793 Cell:	608-630-4424 zamprellip@orbitec.com www.orbitec.com

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Nanpu Bridge
Posted on February 11, 2007 by Jian Shuo Wang
I searched for "Nanpu Bridge" in Google. Surprisingly, I didn't see an entry from my site for this topic. I should not be. I believe there should be at least one entry for most any topics in Shanghai in the first page of Google! (Just kidding. I am not that ambitious). However, I found out I really didn't write about the bridge, which I drive by twice every day in the last three years.
The Three Circles
The most memorable experience to drive along the bridge is the three circles on the Puxi side. You go three one or two or three full circles before you get onto the bridge (depending on where you come from). It is amazing to feel your body is thrown to one side of the car door for like two minutes or longer. From Google maps, you can see this part:
Image in courtesy of Google Maps
P.S. If you are interested about how I added the map, use this code but be sure to get your own map API key.

Photos of Nanpu Bridge
This is the photo of the typical H-shaped Nanpu Bridge.
Photography by Wendy Fan
The view from top of the bridge:
Sun set on the west of the city:
Getting on to the bridge:
Leaving the Nanpu bridge:
Nanpu Bridge is symoblic because it is the first bridge connecting the west and east part of the Huangpu River.
You can still get onto the top of the bridge with an elevator. The cost is 5 RMB, and it opens from 8:30 to 5:30 PM. Once upon a time, it was an important attraction for Shanghai. However, recently, fewer and fewer people visit the bridge, since the view from the bridge to the Pearl Tower is completely obstructed by high-rising buildings between them.
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14 thoughts on "Nanpu Bridge"
Давид on February 11, 2007 at 5:36 pm said:
Can you tell us how to get to this elevator? Do we need to take a taxi, a bus, or walk?
Jian Shuo Wang on February 11, 2007 at 7:19 pm said:
Nanpu Bridge is a hub bus station. There are many buses like: 43、64、65、89、109、144、801、802、868、869、910、928. From Pudong, there are bus83、588、624、633、637、772. There is no metro yet (there will be #4 by the end of 2007). You can always take taxi there.
You can also walk there (if you are within walking distance…)
nirmalya on February 11, 2007 at 9:51 pm said:
Isn't this bridge that was featured on the Discovery channel, (if not mistaken) for holding a record for being the fastest cable-stay bridge?
nirmalya, I don't know whether it is featured on Discovery – I didn't find anything on their website. However, I would believe that Nan Pu bridge was built very fast, since it was the focus of the whole city when it was built, and the two companies are building from two directions, and they are competing on speed, and the speed was reported on newspaper daily… Sounds crazy…
Chern on February 11, 2007 at 10:42 pm said:
It's a loooooong bridge. A taxi driver once told me the whole length is abt 5km. Interesting thing is that the curved bridge is designed by s pupil to avoid the large range demolition.
Jian Shuo Wang on February 11, 2007 at 10:43 pm said:
It IS a long bridge. Actually, it is 8346 meters long.
stephen on February 14, 2007 at 12:04 am said:
I think the two and half loops spiral landing on the west end bridge is a design fault, it features too many shape and hidden curves and thrill like a roller coaster. I don't think I wish to negotiate this bridge.
Matt on February 18, 2007 at 1:28 am said:
Hehe, now you ARE the top result on Google!
Jian Shuo Wang on February 18, 2007 at 1:31 am said:
I am pretty sure if I write something, especially location names, it will be on the first page of Google. I am sometimes just naughty to try some new names and see how it works in Google. Thanks for letting me know the change in Ranking. Thanks.
OK. Let me claim it: now this page is the first result in Google for keyword: Nanpu Bridge.
easygoal on February 22, 2007 at 12:39 pm said:
Actually, the Nanpu Bridge is not the first bridge connecting the west and east part of the Huangpu River. The Songpu Bridge (松浦大桥), which was built in 1972, is the first built across the Huangpu River.
But to some extent, I agree with you that this bridge is a symbol for the development of Pudong New Area.
Guillermo on May 28, 2010 at 10:06 am said:
hey do you know how height is the bridge?, i mean at what height do you drive on it
Roger Fitton on October 27, 2010 at 5:41 am said:
Do you have any idea as to what the lettering says across each tower of the span?
Marie on April 30, 2012 at 6:39 am said:
Who made the nanpu bridge?
Jian Shuo Wang on May 7, 2012 at 12:51 am said:
Good question, but I don't know. In China, most of the architect are credited to a design company, not the chief architect.


RAMALLAH, 30 January 2013 (IRIN) - Fluctuating prices, poverty and border restrictions mean growing numbers of Palestinians are facing food insecurity this year - one of the key priorities in the humanitarian community's annual appeal for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
This year's Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) is for US$401.6 million, a slight decrease on last year's $416.7 million, only 68 percent of which was financed.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which helped coordinate the CAP, estimates that 1.3 million Palestinians do not have enough food.
The latest figures show the number of households without sufficient access to food has risen by 7 percent since 2011, a trend which - if continued - would have left an estimated 41 percent of Palestinians without the necessary resources to get sufficient, safe and nutritious food at the end of 2012.
"Palestinian wages have not kept pace with inflation… Many poor Palestinians have exhausted their coping mechanisms (taking on loans, cutting back consumption) and are now much more vulnerable to small price increases than they were," said a recent World Food Programme bulletin.
Humanitarian agencies hope to carry out 157 projects in 2013 - 58 implemented by UN agencies, 82 by international NGOs and 17 by local NGOs.
In 2011, UN reconstruction projects had to wait an average of eight months for approval from Israel's Coordination of Government Activities in Territories (COGAT - a unit in the Israeli Ministry of Defense that engages in coordinating civilian issues between the government of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces, international organizations, diplomats, and the Palestinian Authority). By the end of 2012, the average waiting time more than doubled to 20 months, according to the CAP report.
This trend is expected to worsen once the Israeli Crossing Points Administration (CPA), a civilian department linked to the Defence Ministry, begins to operate all checkpoints.
"The UN has repeatedly called upon the State of Israel to meet its obligations as an occupying power, including halting demolitions and addressing humanitarian needs. Unfortunately, these have not been met," said the resident humanitarian coordinator in OPT, James W. Rawley.


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PJAK : Solidarity with the martyrs of 9th May
Firstly we do honour and recall the heroic martyrdom of these comrades, and do bow the heads of our reverence and indebtedness to them as well as to all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the path of Kurdish freedom. The execution of these comrades was the consequences of a political bargaining and an evil conspiracy directed by Iran and Turkey aimed at the liquidation and annihilation of Kurdish resistance movement. To reach political balance among themselves and to preserve their own interests, the occupying powers of Kurdistan have always scapegoated the Kurds.
The Kurdish people have struggled for many years to achieve their legitimate and democratic rights, along with the consolidation of democracy, justice and freedom. Thus they have been subjected to massive oppression and eradicative policies by the occupying powers of Kurdistan, who are well aware that the freedom of Kurdish people is an inspiration for the struggles of other Middle Easter nations. This is why they are in a solid cooperation with one another and with the implementation of manifold conspiracies against the Kurds; they seek to break the will-power and determination of Kurdish people for struggle.
In the last decade the Kurdish people in East Kurdistan, equipped with new model and method of struggle, initiated an all-inclusive campaign. The Iranian regime by no means is prepared to admit the Kurdish identity and will-power. In the last two year the regime has been encountered with a wide trend of discontent and protestations. To quell such restlessness, and particularly to liquidate the Kurdish liberation struggle, it has responded to the democratic and legitimate demands of the Kurdish and Iranian nation by oppression, violence and inhuman acts. The execution of political dissents and the Iranian citizens have become commonplace. One person is executed every 8 hours in Iran…
The militaristic oligarchy situated inside the Iranian state seeks to consolidate the dictatorial and Unitarian government. Not only inside Iran, but also outside the Iranian borders they have endeavoured to liquidate the discontent people and make serious obstacles to the region's trend of democratisation. Without a doubt, execution of the Kurdish and Iranian campaigners is implemented within the framework of such policies and schemes. Despite the enhancement of the struggle of the Middle Eastern nations and the successive demolition of the dictatorial regimes of this region, the Iranian state is persistent on its oppression and violent clampdown of the dissenters; suppression, execution, killing, torture, arrest and threatening of the people carried out more than ever, reaching an alarming stage!
The historic resistance of our comrades Ferzad, Shirin, Ali, Ferhad, and Husen in the Iranian prisons, their high spirit of altruism and their extraordinary determination has become a symbol of struggle for freedom; it gave a new impetus to the Kurdish nation and rendered the Iranian vice-policies ineffective. In the first anniversary of their execution, we call upon the international community as well as the European governments to stand firm behind the Kurdish people in their resistance against the state-terrors of the occupying powers of Kurdistan. Europe should not stay silent in the face of such horrendous crimes perpetrated by the Iranian regime against the Kurdish and other Iranian people. Economic sanction against Iran would only target the civilians and further consolidate the power of Revolutionary Guard Corps who is the main perpetrator of such violence against the people. Europe should take into consideration a concrete steps including political sanction of Iranian criminal regime.
Long live Kurdish Resistance Movement…..
PJAK – Free Life Party of Kurdistan, Belgium


A Telugu Television actress committed suicide at her house on Tuesday in Hyderabad. Naga Jhansi (21) was found hanging in her flat in Sri Nagar colony in Hyderabad.
The incident came to light when Naga Jhansi's brother alerted the neighbours when she did not open the door even after a continuous knock. They broke open the door and found her hanging from the ceiling fan. Police reached the spot after getting information. Her body was shifted to a government hospital for autopsy. Police has registered a case.
According to Naga Jhansi's family, she was in love with youth. Naga Jhansi was depressed for last one month. The police suspects the failure in love to be motive behind the suicide.
Naga Jhansi was from Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. She has acted in different serials including "Pavitra Bandhan" on MAA TV. She was also running her own beauty parlour.


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The Third And Final Season Of 'Ash Vs. Evil Dead' Is Finally Streaming On Netflix
It's hard to believe that today marks exactly one year since the final episode of "Ash vs. Evil Dead" aired on Starz, with the Season 3 finale sadly becoming the series finale after Starz pulled the plug on the short-lived horror-comedy delight. In celebration of that one year anniversary, Netflix has just added the third and final season to the streaming service alongside the previous two seasons.
The third season finds Ash's status in Elk Grove, Michigan has changed from murderous urban legend to humanity-saving hometown hero. When Kelly witnesses a televised massacre with Ruby's fingerprints all over it, she returns with a new friend to warn Ash and Pablo that evil isn't done with them yet. Blood is thicker than water in the battle of good vs Evil Dead!
As heartbreaking as it is to admit, "Ash vs. Evil Dead" isn't expected to be one of those shows that's revived after its cancellation, as Bruce Campbell has made it rather clear that he's officially retired the character of Ash. Back in April of last year, around the time of the series finale, Campbell released the following statement:
"Good people, Evil Dead fans everywhere, I bid you a heartfelt farewell playing Ash – the character I took acting lessons with for 39 years. I am hereby retiring from that portrayal. It's time. I followed Ash from his formative years thru his mid-life crisis and decline. What a thrill! What a privilege!
We had a great resurgence with the help of Starz (kudos not jeers, folks). They made it possible for 15 more hours of Evil Dead-ness in your life – the equivalent of 10 more features!
Is Ash dead? Never. Ash is as much a concept as a person. Where there is evil in this world, there must be one to counter – man or woman, it matters not.
Love, Bruce."
Bruce Campbell may be done as Ash, but we're thinking we haven't seen the last of the franchise. Fede Álvarez sequel anyone?
The entire series is also available on Blu-ray and DVD.
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H.Con.Res. 61 (113th)
H.Con.Res. 61 (113th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999.
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H. CON. RES. 61
Mr. Bishop of New York (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Grimm) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999.
Whereas brothers Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi were citizens of the United States, born in Chicago, Illinois, to ethnic Albanian parents from what is today the Republic of Kosovo, and who subsequently lived in Hampton Bays, New York;
Whereas the three Bytyqi brothers responded to the brutality of the conflict associated with Kosovo's separation from the Republic of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of which Serbia was a constituent republic by joining the so-called Atlantic Brigade of the Kosovo Liberation Army in April 1999;
Whereas a Military-Technical Agreement between the Government of Yugoslavia and the North Atlantic Council came into effect on June 10, 1999, leading to a cessation of hostilities;
Whereas the Bytyqi brothers were arrested on June 23, 1999, by Serbian police within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia when the brothers accidently crossed what was then an unmarked administrative border while escorting an ethnic Romani family who had been neighbors to safety outside Kosovo;
Whereas the Bytyqi brothers were jailed for 15 days for illegal entry into the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Prokuplje, Serbia, until a judge ordered their release on July 8, 1999;
Whereas instead of being released, the Bytyqi brothers were taken by a special operations unit of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs to a training facility near Petrovo Selo, Serbia, where all three were executed;
Whereas at the time of their murders, Ylli was 25, Agron was 23, and Mehmet was 21 years of age;
Whereas Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was removed from office on October 5, 2000, following massive demonstrations protesting his refusal to acknowledge and accept election results the month before;
Whereas in the following years, the political leadership of Serbia has worked to strengthen democratic institutions, to develop stronger adherence to the rule of law, and to ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia evolved into a State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003, which itself dissolved when both republics proclaimed their respective independence in June 2006;
Whereas the United States Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, was informed on July 17, 2001, that the bodies of Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi were found with their hands bound and gunshot wounds to the back of their heads, buried atop an earlier mass grave of approximately 70 bodies of murdered civilians from Kosovo;
Whereas Serbian authorities subsequently investigated but never charged those individuals who were part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' chain of command related to this crime, including former Minister of Internal Affairs Vlajko Stojilkovic, Assistant Minister and Chief of the Public Security Department Vlastimir Djordjevic, and special operations training camp commander Goran Guri Radosavljevic;
Whereas Vlajko Stojilkovic died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in April 2002 prior to being transferred to the custody of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia where he had been charged with crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war during the Kosovo conflict;
Whereas Vlastimir Djordjevic was arrested and transferred to the custody of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in June 2007, and sentenced in February 2011 to 27 years imprisonment for crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war committed during the Kosovo conflict;
Whereas Goran Guri Radosavljevic is reported to reside in Serbia, working as director of a security consulting firm in Belgrade;
Whereas two Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs officers, Sretan Popovic and Milos Stojanovic, were charged in 2006 for crimes associated with their involvement in the detention and transport of the Bytyqi brothers from Prokuplje to Petrovo Selo, but acquitted in May 2012 with an appeals court confirming the verdict in March 2013;
Whereas no individual has ever been found guilty for the murders of Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi or of any other crimes associated with their deaths; and
Whereas no individual is currently facing criminal charges regarding the murder of the Bytyqi brothers: Now, therefore, be it
That it is the sense of Congress that—
those individuals responsible for the murders in July 1999 of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in Serbia should be brought to justice;
it is reprehensible that no individual has ever been found guilty for executing the Bytyqi brothers, or of any other crimes associated with their deaths, and that no individual is even facing charges for these horrible crimes;
the Government of Serbia and its relevant ministries and offices, including the Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor's Office, should make it a priority to investigate and prosecute as soon as possible those current or former officials believed to be responsible for their deaths, directly or indirectly;
the United States should devote sufficient resources fully to assist and properly to monitor efforts by the Government of Serbia and its relevant ministries and offices to investigate and prosecute as soon as possible those individuals believed to be responsible for their deaths, directly or indirectly; and
progress in resolving this case, or the lack thereof, should remain a significant factor determining the further development of relations between the United States and the Republic of Serbia.


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Two-dimensional convection induced by gravity and centrifugal forces in a rotating porous layer far away from the axis of rotation
Peter Vadasz, Saneshan Govender
The stability and onset of two-dimensional convection in a rotating fluid saturated porous layer subject to gravity and centrifugal body forces is investigated analytically. The problem corresponding to a layer placed far away from the centre of rotation was identified as a distinct case and therefore justifying special attention. The stability of a basic gravity driven convection is analysed. The marginal stability criterion is established in terms of a critical centrifugal Rayleigh number and a critical wave number for different values of the gravity related Rayleigh number. For any given value of the gravity related Rayleigh number there is a transitional value of the wave number, beyond which the basic gravity driven flow is stable. The results provide the stability map for a wide range of values of the gravity related Rayleigh number, as well as the corresponding flow and temperature fields.
International Journal of Rotating Machinery
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Vadasz, P., & Govender, S. (1998). Two-dimensional convection induced by gravity and centrifugal forces in a rotating porous layer far away from the axis of rotation. International Journal of Rotating Machinery, 4(2), 73-90. https://doi.org/10.1155/S1023621X98000074
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Home/Social Media/Top Creator Economy & Video Ads Insights From IAB NewFronts
Top Creator Economy & Video Ads Insights From IAB NewFronts
IAB NewFronts, billed as "the world's largest marketplace for digital content," kicked off Monday with in-person events in New York City and virtually on IAB.com.
The unifying theme of this year's series of events for media buyers is "Stream On," which reflects the twin trends driving the industry: both consumers and brands are leaning towards streaming video.
Here are the top three meals from the first day of the 2022 IAB NewFronts programme.
Image from YouTube, May 2022
1. Setting the Agenda: Harnessing the Creator Economy
Tara Walbert Levy, Vice President of Americas at YouTube, and Michael Kassan, CEO of MediaLink, set the agenda for the 2022 IAB NewFronts Conference to discuss "Harnessing the Creator Economy."
During the discussion at Google Pier 57, Walpert Levy was declared the star of beauty Jackie Ina And a makeup artist Pat McGrath He will lead a live shopping event on May 3 featuring items inspired by the Netflix series Bridgerton.
Then, YouTube will team up with Paramount on May 4 to stream the premiere of the upcoming movie, Top Gun: Maverick.
Now, the elephant in the room that few in the industry trade press has acknowledged is:
YouTube fuels the economyto generate $20.5 billion in US GDP in 2020.
YouTube creates jobsadding 394,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the United States in 2020.
YouTube is growing small businessleading 80% of SMBs with a YouTube channel to agree that YouTube has played a role in helping them grow their customer base.
Creator Talk featuring: Colin Rosenblum and Sameer Chaudhry, two Los Angeles-based filmmakers; Cassie is, a certified Pilates and fitness instructor, whose YouTube channel "blogilates" has 6.4 million subscribers; And the Collins Kwho posts funny comedy videos on his YouTube channel with 23.7 million subscribers.
They talked about their evolution from YouTubers and influencers to creators and entrepreneurs. The commission gave a shout out to YouTube for paying creators more than $30 billion between 2017 and 2020 — $7.5 billion annually on average.
In 2021, YouTube generated $28.8 billion in ad revenue.
With about 55% of that amount going to creators, that means YouTube paid creators more than $15 billion last year, which is a huge chunk of the overall funding for the creator economy.
Other social video platforms have invested hundreds of millions of dollars just to "support" influencers and creators.
Or, as Key said,
"Divide the rate of speed that YouTube gives us is what allows us to build these companies. And as a creator, it's very frustrating because I've heard every platform say, 'Oh yeah, we support our creators. We are behind our creators. But no one is putting their money where their mouth is except for YouTube.
Now, YouTube usually holds its annual Brandcast during its IAB NewFronts, but the company bucked tradition this year by moving the event to coincide with Upfronts, its annual TV ad sales marketplace.
That means we'll have to wait until May 17th to find out what YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has to say.
But, Jim Louderbackgeneral manager of VidCon, expects her presentation to emphasize that "Big Red is as much a television company as it is an online video platform."
2. IAB Insights: 2022 Video Ad Spend Report
On Monday, IAB Media Center Vice President Eric John shared the results of this year's "Video Ad Spending and Outlook 2022" report.
Digital video ad spending increased by 49% in 2021 and is expected to increase by 26% to $49.2 billion in 2022.
Ad spending on connected television (CTV) rose 57% in 2021 to $15.2 billion, and is expected to grow an additional 39% in 2022 to $21.2 billion.
Although 76% of video buyers now rank CTV as a "must buy" in their media planning budgets, they currently allocate only 18% of their total video ad dollars to CTV, which is less than 36% of all video advertising dollars. Time spent with Linear TV and CTV combined in 2022.
"Now is the time for brands and buyers to pursue consumer interest," John said.
meMage from NewFront, May 2022
The report found:
CTV allows buyers to take advantage of several types of data not available with linear TV purchasesincluding first-party brand data, location data, and shopping data.
57% of video buyers increased sales because their KPIs felt CTV was more effective than linear TV. But even 46% of video buyers with improved brand perception as their KPIs said CTV was more effective.
59% of video buyers said it was "very obvious" where to show CTV ads Compared to only 50% who said this for social video and 43% for other digital video.
But video buyers say they still face challenges:
48% said measure increased reach Cross platforms/publishers have been an issue.
43% said Frequency management across platforms/publishers It was a problem.
35% said I turned It continues to be the Achilles' heel of programmatic procurement pathways.
Video buyers are preparing for a converging TV/CTV market and implementing a myriad of creative and targeting approaches to address CTV opportunities and challenges.
But, John noted, "To use a baseball analogy, we're still in the first half."
3. New Amazon Virtual Product Launch
On Monday night, Amy Poehler, who is not only an Emmy Award-winning actress but also director of Lucy and Desi on Prime Video and executive producer in Harlem, hosted an Amazon event at Lincoln Center.
Eight executives from Freevee, Amazon Ads, Twitch, Prime Video, Amazon Music and Amazon Studios join her to reveal new offerings, ad products and ways to attract customers.
Photo from NewFront, May 2022
The highlight of Amazon's slew of statements was the showcasing of a new virtual product placement that incorporates the brands into original Prime Video and Freevee content in post-production and during Friday Night Football, which will air exclusively on Prime Video this fall.
If you haven't heard of Freevee before, don't worry. Until last week, it was known as IMDb TV.
In other news, Amazon also announced the Streaming TV Media Planner, which enables advertisers to see the growing reach of streaming TV through Amazon Advertising and compare that to linear reach.
These were just the top three takeaways from the first day of the 2022 IAB NewFronts.
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I'll be sharing highlights later this week.
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Most people buy the vibeplates that are under 2000. The Vibecage is their most expensive one . I recommend the non aluminum models as it has a little more force. It has a bigger motor under it. The aluminum ones have a smaller motor but it doesn't have to penetrate as much. The both have about the same power when you take the plate into consideration.
I use the Vibe cage when I get home martial arts because I am alway sore. I take jiu jitsu now. Im still a white belt. dammit. I am trying to get them to put it in their place but these New york gyms are so small they have no room.
The larger Vibeplates are big enough for 2 people to get on it. It gives enough G force for two people even. The longer model can fit a yoga mat perfectly and I do yoga on it.
I give it the EMF test. Passed.
The vibration doesn't jar like the non fixed plate linear models. I do not get complaints on this one from people with bad backs. The plate is fixed and the motor under the plate pulses the plate instead of moving it.
First, it uses less energy than all the other machine on the market with its DC motor (almost zero EMF). The G force is super strong. The motor is about 9 pounds and is just as powerful as the motors that are used on the 10,000 machines such as the Hypergravity.net models that I also carry. Those are moving plates unlike the immobile plate on this brand.
Their motors are copper wound, not aluminum windings in the motor like the ones that I took apart that were from China. (not all are aluminum from China, usually the cheap ones and AC motor motels.
Ive sold the Vibeplate since 2010 and not had one return or warranty claim with their 5 year warranty. The Vibe plates each come with a 5 year warranty.
The VIBE PLATE, my second favorite linear machine on the market, outside the $12 thousand dollar Hypergravity.
For residential use the Vibe plate is the strongest linear machine on the market that I have tested.
The aluminum one I use is 49 lbs that is super lightweight and easy to carry unlike their 180 lbs that their stainless steal version is in the exact same size. The aluminum one is about a third of the weight.
I turn it on and get an hour body foot and leg massage every night while I am reading or on the phone. If you call and I am distracted, just tell me to turn it off. I set it on super low when I'm on the phone but it is more relaxing than the high speeds, you feel it like going over a bumpy road when it is on slow.
Since this model has been out, many chiropractors and physical therapy clinics now use them because the plate doesn't move or have the risk of jarring someones back and through them up and down like a jack hammer. Don't get me wrong, the ones that the linear plate moves has their pros and cons too. It is just that many people have low bone density and seem to be fragile, especially those who call in telling me they have bad backs. I won't sell them certain machines because I know they will end up complaining. I am usually right when I recommend something, I hear too much positive and negative feedback from each type.
Please buy an amp meter from Radio Shack... Like today!!!
I have said to many people to go to Radio shack and buy a cheap amp meter so they can see how healthy or unhealthy they are. The range is from - 400 millivolts (mv) all the way to 400 millivolts. If people are in the negative range, the further to -400 the healthier they are. Most people calling my site are in the positive range and the more positive the more health issues people complain about and the more serious the conditions the closer to +400 (positive numbers).
Most people that call me are usually about 15 to 20 mv. It is sad but people live their daily lives in this state and when I ask people how they are doing they say, I'm doing fine. Meanwhile, they are in pain and have no where near the vitality they should have.
I have tried nearly all the major brands of spiral models. If you need help choosing a vibration machine contact me. If you need prices on the new VIBEPLATE, call me to see if I have any demos if you need a reduced price. I do demos often and can reserve one if I don't have one.
24in x 40in model is the most popular.
Make sure you know which one you want. Aluminum or Steal. Both are good but both have their pros and cons. The main difference si that the steal one has more G force but the aluminum plate is lighter. For people under 150 lbs the difference is negligable. For heavy people, the steal one is probably the best one to get. Both work work but the steal one is just more intense. The aluminum is lighter and vibrates more itself while the heavy steal one vibrates less and sends the pulses to the body more. The aluminum seems to make people itch quicker.
Most of the chiropractors previously didn't use the linear as it was known as the jack hammer. The Vibeplate doesn't as the plate is built in and does not to move. The motor also does not give off EMF to anyone on the plate. I have a video on this page that you can watch and see how no Emf is registered on the EMF meter.
My recommendation: I definitely would recommend the Vibeplate to anyone mostly for rehab and sports performance and circulation issues. For lymphatic, it does go to 10 hertz but this is more of a serious machine for someone who has bone density concerns and wants to maximize their workouts. Basically, it doesn't focus on lymph drainage. It is perfect perfect perfect for bone density and getting the craziest workout you ever had if you do the same exercises you would normally do in the gym. You can do pushups on it, crunches, and squats and probably do 60% of what you would normally do on the highest setting. For those that have bad backs and can't handle any movement and want to move lymph with a bad back, this one can be some people's only choice.
Doing yoga on the water is the latest thing. doing yoga on the Vibeplate is much more intense.
Copper wire doesnt oxidize when the machine is used for long periods of time. Aluminum motor winding wire is much cheaper. Vibeplate only uses copper winding. Copper windings are much more energy efficient to run the motor. The Vibe plate when we hooked it up to the Kill-o-Watt meter was the least expensive to run out of all the machines I have tested.
These cost around 25 to 30 dollars at Radio Shack.
Everyone should have one or at least know their body voltage. If I know my voltage is getting lower, I know something is wrong. I can almost always guess my voltage by the way I feel.
if you want our freebie package and FREE balance bar we have on the Vibeplate machine. You can also give this code to the manufacture at VibePlate.com. Call 1-866-945-9072 to get promo code for the VibeCage. We don't stock them dueto their size.
Many people want the benefits of increasing their bone density but cannot handle any up and down movement, even 1mm of up and down plate movement. Some people have very bad blood circulation and prefer to stand on a plate that doesn't actually move but only vibrates. The vibrations go through the plate,rather than moving the plate up and down as it is fixed and is not on a spring system like earlier generation linear machines. After selling the higher acceleration, higher amplitude linear machines, many people have returned them saying that their backs hurt even though they notice results. I don't hear that with this brand ever. I never hear of people getting the blurry vision and eyes tearing. For people that are young and have a strong back, the non-fixed linear plates rarely have have complaints. I usually prefer to only sell this type if someone has a bad back or low bone density already.
Only authorized dealers carry the 3rd generation Vibeplates. There are other look a-likes that look very similar to the Vibeplate and others that bought the old louder stock from the manufacture years ago when they first came out. Feel free to verify us as an authorized dealer. We have been a dealer since the beginning of our site.


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Enough Of The Mainstream Media's Lies About eSports
Chris Hills
No one listens to the mainstream media on much of anything any more. So why should we take what they have to say about eSports seriously?
2016 has been a devastating year for the mainstream media as a whole; both in print and broadcast journalism. In terms of political events, Brexit and Donald Trump's election were two things that many mainstream media outlets did their upmost to prevent. In Trump's case in particular, media outlets such as CNN must have been incredibly embittered to find out that the millions they poured into the Clinton campaign were all but wasted.
And whilst not everyone is happy about Brexit and Trump's election, the media's lies and agendas regarding both of them have exposed not only the fact that mainstream news outlets are outdated and dishonest, but also the reality that simply nobody trusts them any more – this would explain why so many people are turning to alternative news outlets online to get their fix.
Despite all the waves of backlash, the media have opted not to rethink the ways in which they report the news. Their attitude towards eSports is no exception to their disregard for the truth, as highlighted in the featured video. Various members of the mainstream media elite are almost proud to boast their lamentable ignorance towards eSports as an industry.
Video games as a media form suffer from relentless attacks and petty criticisms. Whether it was Jack Thompson during the 1990s and early 2000s claiming that Grand Theft Auto and Mortal Kombat were breeding a generation of children that are hungry to commit genocide (he also amusingly blamed Microsoft for the Virginia Tech shooting for supposedly being inspired by Counter-Strike), or Anita Sarkeesian complaining about none of the female characters in Overwatch being fat (I wish I was joking), video games and those who play them have taken a relentless beating over the years from various self-serving and dishonest people.
This has been exacerbated by controversies such as GamerGate, whereby many people (including a wealth of the mainstream media) attempted to paint the gaming community as a group of misogynists by lying and pushing very malicious agendas, painting Anita Sarkeesian in particular to be a victim, whilst giving maximum exposure to her various dishonest campaigns against the gaming industry and community.
Source: ESLGaming.com
For years the mainstream media at large have tried their best to ignore the very existence of eSports. However, the industry has grown so much in the last few years that it became too big for them to ignore. The BBC recently published an article online regarding the CS:GO pro scene. Was it about the huge growth of the game in the last two years, the huge viewerships or the game's overall popularity? No. It was about the apparent woes of female CS:GO pros.
The article in question is this monstrosity. Which focuses in particular on two of the most well known female CS:GO professional players, Julia "juliano" Kiran and Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey; interviewing both of them in a video segment at the very top of the article. In it, both players talk about their careers to some extent before seemingly going on to complain about the issues that they face as a female in the professional gaming scene.
Source: HLTV
On the surface, the point of contention for both Harvey and Kiran appears to be the attitude that people have towards women in gaming. However many people had suspicions that soundbites of their raw interview had been pieced together to form a narrative and ultimately; misrepresent what they said. More evidence of this would be seen as Kiran said on Twitter after the article was published that what she said had been edited together to mean something that it didn't originally.
They twisted my words in BBC and cut off sentences to make it sound like they wanted it to 🤔
— juliano (@juliakiran) November 21, 2016
Lying in a news piece is one thing, but using tactics of deceitful editing by taking soundbites of someone else's words out of context to push an agenda is another, calling the BBC's journalistic ethics into serious question… but is anyone really surprised at this point? Even after it being as clear as daylight that most people simply do NOT trust them, they continue to lie in order to portray a narrative (and a dishonest one at that).
Another of the BBC article's main points was to highlight how seemingly bad women in gaming have it. They brought up a graph which compared the difference in overall earnings between men and women in gaming. The argument that the BBC have tried to use is so weak it borders on being offensive.
Source: BBC.co.uk
The article also failed to mention anywhere in their article that women can compete in any tournament they wish. There is no rule disallowing women from competing in whatever competition that they choose. When Juliano says that female only competitions reinforce gender divides, she is absolutely right. But the solution to any problem with female CS:GO professionals finding their feet is not to lie to and manipulate people into thinking that gaming as a profession, or even just as a hobby, is one big misogynistic sausage fest.
This lie has been peddled for years, and it's about time that more people started calling it out for what it is.
Does this BBC article not realize that females can compete in any tournament? I won't even link the article because it's so ridiculous.
— Sam M (@GODaZeD) November 21, 2016
How did the BBC think they could get away with this? So many people in the community, including many other professional players and desk talent know both Juliano and MissHarvey as well as the industry itself – just who did they think they were kidding here? It's about time we stopped giving any credence to the utter crap that these mainstream media outlets peddle. These kinds of articles do nothing to help the eSports industry whatsoever. There is such a thing as bad publicity.
Chris	Hills
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