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Art Encounters 2021
ISHO House
46C Take Ionescu Blvd.
300 124 Timișoara
October 2021 - December 2021
European ArtEast Foundation is a proud partner of the 2021 Edition of ART ENCOUNTERS in Timisoara, Romania.
The international exhibition Secret Wing within the framework of "Our Other Us", the fourth edition of Art Encounters Biennial, 2021.
This project is the result of a long-term collaboration between the renowned Romanian poet, essayist and philosopher, Bogdan Ghiu and international curator Maria Rus Bojan.
At a time of global uncertainty and crisis of meaning, this exhibition proposes an epistemological revisit of contemporary artistic practices since the 1980's from the perspective of poetry.
Secret Wing is a metaphor, encapsulating the tensions and contradictions of a postmodern poetics permeated by an acute sense of loneliness and isolation. The exhibition takes as a starting point the idea that the 1980's activated inner and collective resources forging prolific intersections between art and poetry. This decade is significant, because, having immediately preceded the reunification of Europe through the implosion of the communist regimes and the fall of the Berlin Wall, it led to a burst of creativity and a high concentration of artistic resources and moral resistance.
Secret Wing takes its title from the eponymous volume of poetry by Mariana Marin (1956- 2003), one of the most emblematic and uncompromising authors of the 1980s Generation in Romania. In this volume, Marin defines her own poetic example of resilience, by identifying herself with Anne Frank's traumatic two-year isolation experience in the secret annex of a Canal house in Amsterdam. Affirming poetry as a moral resource against totalitarianism, Mariana Marin articulates an ethical mode of poetic thinking by imagining her own "secret wing", a form of inner architecture designed to shelter dreams and ideals; a space where the self discovers profound resources of poetic expression in resonance with collective history.
Today, contemporary art is entrapped in its own vicious circle by explicitly criticizing what it continues to practice implicitly: the modernist reductionist cult of the present, acceleration, speed, and unlimited progress. Poetry is thus essential to create the opposite experience: moments of interiority and respite – "secret wings" – where only in the form of shadows and traces, things are rescued from the tyranny of individual reason and can work freely to restore the balance between us and the world.
The important private collections which made this exhibition possible, should be seen as unexpected "secret wings" of contemporary art, where now the collector acts as a catalyst stimulating new insights and aesthetical experiences.
Lastly, new artworks have been commissioned especially for this exhibition, such as the sound pieces of Nora Turato, Traian Cherecheș and the site specific installation of Vlad Basarab, further highlighting the symbiotic relationship between poetry and contemporary art.
Events dedicated to contemporary poetry, readings, meetings and discussions will be organized in conjunction with the exhibition.
more info: http://2021.artencounters.ro


The Na Pali Coast is a rugged coastline that stretches for about 16 miles along the north-west coast of the island of Kauai, most of the Na Pali Coast is inaccessible because of its shape made of savage cliffs and precipices that drop straight down directly into the Pacific from heights of up to 1200 meters (4000 feet). The Na Pali is a world-famous stretch of coastline known for its isolated beaches, spectacular cliffs, sea caves, and abundant marine life.
Hikers can explore the unspoiled beauty of the Na Pali Coast by venturing along the Kalalau Trail either two miles to Hanakapiai or 11 miles to Kalalau Valley.
One of the best ways to explore this coastline is with helicopters, boats or zodiacs. A trip to the Na Pali Coast by boat, zodiac or catamaran allows the visit of Hanakapiai Valley, the majestic "cathedrals" at Kalalau, the sea arch carved out by the sea at Honopu, the ruins of the ancient Hawaiian fishing village at Nualolo.
The area is often covered by clouds in the afternoon, the best viewing is usually early in the morning.
This is a great place! In my opinion this is the best attraction of Kauai.
1) Highway 550, after passing the beautiful Waimea Canyon, travel near the top of Na'Pali with great lookouts down on the cliffs and valleys, drive up the mountain from Waimea into Kokee State Park, go past the lodge and the museum to the Kalalau Lookout or the Puu O Kila Lookout. The Kalalau overlook and the Puu O Kila Lookout offers one of the most spectacular views in the Pacific. From the lookout, the view changes from moment to moment as the sun and the clouds play tricks on the fluted walls of the valley. This kaleidoscopic effect takes nothing from the experience and only adds to the mystical aura of the scene below.
2) Highway 56 from the north and Highway 50 from the south bring you to beginning and end of the coast.
Na'Pali Coast is an area of spectacular and beautiful sea cliffs: Na Pali (which means "cliffs" in Hawaiian language) coast is a 25 km stretch of rugged coastline on the northwest shore of Kaua'i. Many movies have been filmed along this coast using the dramatic background of these steep cliffs. Much of Na Pali is inaccessible due to it's characteristic sheer cliffs that drop straight down, hundred of metres into the ocean.
Hiking, elicoptering and boating are the best ways to experience these majestic cliffs, vibrant blue water, sea caves, waterfalls, and Na Pali's myriad natural wonders. These sea cliffs begin at Ke'e Beach and continue around the north and west portion of Kauai, ending at Polihale Beach.
The area is accessible along the beautiful Kalalau Trail on the Na Pali Coast. The Kalalau Trail provides the only land access to this part of the rugged coast. The trail traverses 5 valleys before ending at Kalalau Beach. The 17 km trail is graded but almost never level as it crosses above towering sea cliffs and through lush valleys. The trail drops to sea level at the beaches of Hanakapi'ai and Kalalau.
The trail begins in Ha'ena State Park at the northwest end of Kuhio Highway (Route 56) about 65 km (a 90 minutes drive) from Lihu'e Airport. The part of the trail we did was the section between Ke'e Beach and Hanakapi'ai Beach (3,2 km), we tried also to reach the Hanakapi'ai waterfalls, but we didn't reach it: the track was an unmaintained 3,2 km trail into Hanakapi'ai Valley, and after crossing the stream about 1,6 km up the valley, the trail becomes more difficult and we decided to give up.


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Canada Turns Hard Right
By Jim Miles | May 6, 2011 | Americas, News & Analysis | 4 |
On May 02, 2011, Canadian electors voted in a majority government for the former minority government of Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party. The Conservatives won 157 out of 308 possible seats, although statistically, because of Canada's "first past the post" system of electing representatives, they did not receive a majority of the "popular" vote. With a voter turnout of 60 percent, and the popular vote of 40 percent for the Conservatives, only 24 percent of Canadians elected the new government.
The main issue turned out to be "stability"—not economic stability, not world stability, not peaceful stability, but stability in that Canadians did not want to have to have to have another election for as long as the mandate lasted, which in Canada is four years. Canadians, as such, are all for democracy, if they do not have to bother with it.
The opposition for the first time ever is the New Democratic Party, a left wing party that made huge gains in the province of Quebec and smaller gains in other areas. And for the first time ever, the Green party leader, Elizabeth May, was elected in her riding, a singular counterpoint to what will become the Conservative government's ignoring issues concerning the environment.
There are significant differences in domestic policy that do not have an impact on the rest of the world. The main thrust is similar to the U.S. policies of less government, more privatization of health care and education (mainly under provincial control, but funded in part by the federal government.)
Canada's foreign policy will be affected, as the Conservatives will now turn hard to the right and follow if not increase the rhetoric and actions used by the U.S. in its foreign policy. Canada has generally followed the U.S. lead with some minor diversionary arguments to help Canadians feel that they are an independent country. However, most of Canada's economy is tied to the U.S. economy, and most of its foreign policy reflects that of the U.S.
Canada advertises itself as a green country, the great outdoors to come and explore, with vast regions of wilderness and adventure. On environmental issues, the government is distinctly on the side of the large corporations, meaning there may be some lip service paid to the environment, but the real thrust will be towards resource extraction for other countries and corporations' profit and benefit. The Harper Conservatives have argued that they are "aligning" our policies with those of the U.S., essentially meaning that any current environmental laws will tend to be ignored, removed, or watered down.
The Alberta tar sands are the biggest most obvious issue. Requiring huge amounts of water and other energy (natural gas) in order to extract the oil residues, the tar sands have become the oil corporations' best 'safe' reserves. After the lengthy sand scrubbing process, much of the tar sands by-products are then transported to the U.S. after being reconstituted into a form of crude. Under the NAFTA agreement (free trade between Mexico, the U.S. and Canada), the U.S. government has first rights to the oil before Canada gets any remaining share under circumstances of oil shortages. Mexico at least was smart enough to protect its oil resources.
Foreign Policy Militarization
Foreign policy for Canada, as witnessed by the tar sands and NAFTA, is very much in line with U.S. foreign policy. In the first part of the Twentieth Century, Canada followed Great Britain's global imperial lead, following on their imperial history of creating Canada to protect its own interests at the expense of the French, the nascent U.S. empire, and of course the indigenous population of Canada. As the U.S. became Canada's lead trading partner and the global imperial leader, Canada followed, often projecting an image of the peaceable kingdom, but more frequently acting in full support of U.S. initiatives (see Yves Engler, The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy, Fernwood/RED Publishing, 2009).
Currently Canada's military supports U.S. actions in the Indian Ocean, Afghanistan, Haiti, more recently in Libya, and in Palestine/Israel. The Harper government is intent on purchasing sixty five of the Lockheed Martin F-35 joint strike fighter jets. Canada has no need of this jet unless it intends to support U.S. actions overseas, as there is nobody in the world capable of attacking Canada in a manner requiring Canada's use of the F-35. Its main beneficiary, apart from the support given to U.S. foreign policy actions, is to the corporate businesses that make the fighter. Many Canadian companies are complicit with U.S. companies in the manufacture of armaments and technological items used for warfare. These companies will benefit financially from the government largesse in purchasing these weapons.
The price is huge, especially when considered against the squabbling about the mere hundreds of millions of dollars accounted for health care and education. The original sticker price of $75 million per plane is indicated to really be much greater, as "Kevin Page, the parliamentary budget officer … estimated in March that the sticker price for the radar-evading plane would be more like $148 million apiece." To maintain the planes, a "new Pentagon report suggests Canada could pay up to $24 billion over 30 years to maintain 65 planes" (CBC, April 26, 2011). The total cost—and these costs as witnessed by U.S. experience always tend to increase even more significantly than projected—of $33 billion is a wonder when the government is calling for fiscal restraint.
What it really amounts to is the slow militarization of the Canadian economy in line with the U.S. economy, as that is where the major manufacturing profits are made in this era of market financialization. It also suits Harper's agenda of creating "courageous warriors" for projecting Canada's power on the international scene.
Palestine/Israel
That power is fully aligned with U.S. power and initiatives. Canada has always supported Israel in its fight against the Palestinians, even more so at times than the U.S. government. Canada was the first, before the U.S., to denounce the democratic election of Hamas in Palestinian elections in 2006. Canadian ignorance refuses to recognize that by drawing the extremists into power, there is a necessity to moderate and accommodate policies in order to both retain power and to provide services for the citizens. This has been well evidenced by situations in Ireland, and South Africa as the best examples, but also is show with the rise of Hezbollah in Lebanon, who have never attacked another country.
The Canadian government creates the same fear of terrorism as the U.S. The Palestinians are considered intruders into their own land, while the Israelis are granted their supposed god-given right to inhabit the land regardless of who resided there most recently and over a long historical period. Canada supports the Israeli line of "we are the victims" while the Palestinians are the 'perpetrators' of all the violence.
The world can expect, now that the government has a majority, more policies that support both U.S. and Israeli initiatives around the world, economically and militarily—recognizing that the two are well entwined. They may not be broadcast as such, but worded in more carefully phrased rhetoric or rhetoric disguised in a similar manner as the U.S. freedom and democracy agendas are phrased in the U.S.
Generally, the trend for Canadian foreign policy will be a strengthening of its supposedly independent hard line approach to 'terror' in support of U.S. policies. Canada is not strictly a sycophantic follower of the U.S., as it inherited a great deal of its underlying ethos from the British imperial system. Canadians pretend to be much more worldly and compassionate, but with the Conservatives receiving only 24 percent of the actual voting populations support, what is really reflected is a comfortable complacency with the status quo combined with an underlying willful ignorance of some of the main global problems of today.
Jim Miles
Jim Miles is a Canadian educator and a regular contributor of opinion pieces and book reviews for The Palestine Chronicle. Miles' work is also presented globally through other alternative websites and news publications.
CoolDude on May 10, 2011 at 6:10 pm
First of all, the Conservatives won with 167 seats, not 157 as this article claim. And I suppose you can say Canada took a "hard right" if you completely ignore the 102 social democrats that were elected.
Barry on May 11, 2011 at 12:50 am
I can't see how the author calls it a "hard right". The conservative government was already in power, albeit with a minority, and now they have a majority. This does not constitute a hard right but a recognition that the government has fared better at handling some of the world's problems better than other countries.
That the NDP came in second with more than 100 seats surely means that much of the country is anything but hard right, given that the NDP is really hard left.
As for the snide remarks about Israel and how it is always in the wrong, I can only surmise that this writer is smoking the same thing that all the others are.
For the record, Prime Minister Harper is one of the most moral leaders in the world on this issue, and refuses to play the politically correct game of so many governments that pretend that both parties should be supported.
Given that Mr. Miles has a connection to the Palestine Chronicle, I can forgive his bias but not his ignorance.
I'd like to see the Israel bashers go after France, Italy, England and Russia, for these countries are fully responsible for giving the Jewish people back their ancient and historical land. It's so typical that small people will go after Jews, given their relatively small numbers in the world (about 15 million) but ignore the powerful countries that granted them the legal rights to inhabit their land.
So typical.
Jeremy R. Hammond on May 11, 2011 at 2:32 am
Claiming imperialist/colonialist powers can "grant" rights to European Jews to land they'd never set foot before in at the cost of rejecting the rights of those whose families had lived and worked the land for generations, in order to defend Israel.
So typical, Barry. So typical. We must forgive you your bias, but, Barry, not your ignorance.
Jim Miles on May 11, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Yes 167 is correct, obviously my proofreading was about as good as my typing.

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The cortical alveoli (singular: cortical alveolum) are cellular organelles composed of vesicles located under the cytoplasmic membrane, to which they give support. They have been defined as membrane sacs that strengthen the cellular cortex through the firm fixation to the underlying membrane and microtubules. They typically form a continuous layer that acts as a flexible film, although they can also constitute a semi-rigid structure or the scales of a theca.

The cortical alveoli are present in protists of the chromist group Alveolata, whose name references these organelles. Although cortical alveoli are very diverse in shape and function among the different groups of protists, they always share the function of supporting the cytoplasmic membrane. In the case of apicomplexan parasites, they're related to the mobility and facilitate the invasion of host cells, thus they have a considerable importance in medicine. In dinoflagellates the alveoli contain cellulose and compose the scales of their armor. Lastly, in cilliates they are part of the cortical complex that supports the extrusomes, the basal bodies of the cilia and the intricate cortical shell.

The term "corticate" comes from an evolutionary hypothesis about the common origin of kingdoms Plantae and Chromista (united by the clade Corticata or Diaphoretickes), because both kingdoms have cortical alveoli in at least one phylum.

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§ 52-11.4 Disposal of unclaimed property in the possession . . .
§ 52-11.4
Disposal of unclaimed property in the possession of State Police; exemption from the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act
The Department of State Police may provide for (i) the public sale in accordance with the provisions of this section or (ii) the retention for use by the State Police or other law-enforcement agency of any unclaimed personal property that has been in the possession of the State Police and unclaimed for a period of more than 60 days. For the purposes of this section, "unclaimed personal property" means any personal property, other than firearms or other weapons, belonging to another that has been acquired by a law-enforcement officer pursuant to his duties, that is not needed in any criminal prosecution, that has not been claimed by its rightful owner and that the State Treasurer has indicated will be declined if remitted under the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (§ 55-210.1 et seq.).Prior to the sale or retention for use by the State Police of any unclaimed personal property, the Superintendent or his designee shall make reasonable attempts to (i) notify by mail the rightful owner of the property, (ii) obtain from the attorney for the Commonwealth of the jurisdiction in which the unclaimed item came into the possession of the State Police in writing a statement advising that the item is not needed in any criminal prosecution, (iii) cause to be published on the website maintained by the State Police for a period of 60 days notice that there will be a public display and sale of unclaimed personal property, including property selected for retention by the State Police, which shall be described generally in the notice, together with the date, time and place of the sale and shall be made available for public viewing at the sale, and (iv) cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality where the sale is to be held once a week for two successive weeks prior to the sale, a notice that includes the date, time, place of the sale, general description of items to be sold and the State Police website address. The Superintendent or his designee shall pay from the proceeds of sale the costs of advertisement, removal, storage, investigation as to ownership and liens, and notice of sale. The balance of the funds shall be held by the Superintendent or his designee for the owner and paid to the owner upon satisfactory proof of ownership. Any unclaimed item retained for use by the State Police shall become the property of the Commonwealth and any property provided to other law-enforcement agencies shall become the property of the locality served by the agency and shall be retained only if, in the opinion of the Superintendent or chief law-enforcement officer, there is a legitimate use for the property by the agency and that retention of the item is a more economical alternative than purchase of a similar or equivalent item.If no claim has been made by the owner for the property or proceeds of such sale within 60 days of the sale, the remaining funds shall be deposited in the Literary Fund of the Commonwealth and the retained property may be placed into use by the State Police or other law-enforcement agency. Any such owner shall be entitled to apply to the Commonwealth within one year from the date of the sale and, if timely application is made therefor and satisfactory proof of ownership of the funds or property is made, the Commonwealth shall pay the remaining proceeds of the sale or return the property to the owner without interest or other charges or compensation. No claim shall be made nor any suit, action or proceeding be instituted for the recovery of such funds or property after one year from the date of the sale.
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MindLab QuestionsNigel Singer2019-03-14T18:14:53+00:00
Your questions answered in depth Can I use my own music CDs or self-hypnosis CDs while using a light and sound device?
Yes! Simply connect any CD player into the side of any of these light and sound devices using the free lead. If your CD/CD lasts 32 minutes, just select a 35 minute session and start your CD/CD player. A light and sound device will enable you to enjoy your music to the full. Many customers report that their self-hypnosis CDs, such as the Paraliminal recordings we sell, are now "twice as effective as they were before".
Do I have to use a CD/CD player?
No, every light and sound device has built-in electronics to create rhythmic tones — there are no CDs inside. You can mix these tones with music coming from your CD/CD player — or switch these tones off because about 80% of the effect comes from the light patterns.
What can I expect to experience with a light and sound device just on its own?
Here's my experience: I feel myself relaxing very quickly, faster than any meditation technique I've tried before. Occasionally I feel my body floating upwards, but my head always seems to stay touching the cushion. Sometimes I seem to be rolling backwards slowly through space. these kinds of experiences are commonly recounted by people in a deep alpha state, which has been called the relaxation response.
At the end of 20 minutes or so my mind seems very quiet — similar to the deep quiet you suddenly notice in a kitchen during a powercut. It's only then that you notice the background hum of the fridge has stopped, but you hadn't really noticed the hum before, so you're doubly amazed!
Once or twice I've walked round the house feeling two stone lighter. Your experiences may be totally different. What I can say is that 99% of people who buy a light and sound device find it relaxes them.
Can two people use a light and sound device at the same time?
Yes, two people can share the experience of a session: you'll need a second set of liteframes, a second pair of headphones and two splitters — one to split the sound and the other to split the lights. We sell extra liteframes and splitters on this site.
How does a light and sound device help with learning?
Losanov's research in Bulgaria, as reported in books like Super Learning and Accelerated Learning, showed that deep relaxation dramatically improved anybody's ability to learn and recall information. A light and sound device will help you achieve deep relaxation so you can concentrate your mind.
During extensive tests over a four-year period at Arizona State University, 85% of those who used super learning sessions on a light and sound device reported improved test scores when the session was used immediately prior to taking the test. 50% reported significantly decreased test anxieties. Other reports include large increases in creativity and writing abilities.
What's the best way to use the device when studying?
If you have your material, such as a language course, on CD or CD then you simply play it while using a Learn session on the light and sound device. If you are studying a book you should read for half an hour to 45 minutes then use the light and sound device for 15 minutes. Research seems to indicate that deep relaxation after a study session can improve recall as it helps information to be absorbed.
Another way is to study while listening to the rhythmic tones. Some people find that they focus more on the page they're reading, and are less distracted by mind chatter.
What other benefits are there?
Special Energise sessions could help perk you up in the morning, or any time you need extra energy.
A light and sound device may help you break negative emotional response loops where you play out make-believe events in your head or re-run past injustices. It does this by diverting your attention, and enabling you to feel calmer and more centred.
What are binaural beats?
A researcher called Robert Monroe looked for sound patterns to help induce the deepest relaxation states. He found that by giving each ear its own frequency sound to listen to, the two sound waves combined to produce a beat frequency. If one ear heard 400Hz and the other 404Hz the binaural beats were at 4Hz. He showed that the brain seemed to produce more waves at this frequency which corresponds to the theta state — inducing a relaxed state in the listener.
Monroe patented this technique and trademarked the word HemiSync. the MindLab Proteus and Nova Pro 100 both have a built-in dual binaural beat generator — so you get two sets of binaural beats, that is: two different tones in each ear.
Any further questions? Use the contact form at the top or ring any of our staff on 01782 360069 during office hours. Kind regards, Nigel.


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Paul Feig Reveals the New Ghostbusters Uniforms
Samantha Vincenty
Samantha Vincenty Published: June 30, 2015
The all-female Ghostbusters reboot is officially underway, and last night (June 29) the project's director and co-writer Paul Feig unveiled a crucial detail: The new uniforms.
As you might expect from an outfit that's meant to endure the grueling, occasionally slimy work of hunting down ghosts, it's pretty utilitarian. It thankfully bears zero resemblance to this "sexy ghostbuster" Halloween costume I once had the misfortune to see in real life (how can you chase down a rogue spirit in heels? And that proton pack is impractically tiny).
The uniforms are similar to the ones worn in the original film, with the same logo on the arm, but they've got a few new safety-orange details. Jazzy! The jumpsuits and combat boots come with gloves, and they're labelled with tags bearing their wearer's names: Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy.
Ghostbusters is set to premiere on July 22, 2016. Feig wrote the script with Parks and Recreation writer Katie Dippold, who also wrote The Heat. Aside from the addition of Avengers star Chris Hemsworth as the new receptionist, very little casting info has been announced — though it's safe to assume there will be some names surfacing in the near future as production kicks into high gear.
The photo was posted with the hashtag #whatyougonnawear, an obvious play on the original film's "who you gonna call" — which begs the question, who will sing the new theme song? Let us know if you've got any suggestions.
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Numlock News: May 14, 2021 • Oysters, Extortion, Drug Sniffing Dogs
Have an excellent weekend!
McDonald's announced it'll raise the wages of the 36,500 hourly workers in its direct employ by an average of 10 percent over the next few months. Most of the 13,900 McDonald's are franchised, but their 660 company-owned stores will see non-managerial workers earning from $11 to $17 after the hikes, with supervisors earning $15 to $20. The median hourly wage for a fast food worker in the middle of last year was $11.47, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, and McDonald's wants to hire 10,000 people in the next three months, so it looks like they're ready to get a little competitive on comp.
Heather Haddon, The Wall Street Journal
Colonial Pipeline turns out to have gone ahead and reportedly paid the desired ransom that a group of Eastern European hackers demanded last Friday, paying up $5 million and contradicting subsequent chest pumping statements that they had no intention of submitting to extortion. Fuel shipments resumed late Wednesday, and while the FBI discourages people from paying ransoms to hackers, the whole situation definitely has the Eastern Seaboard, which does rely on Colonial for a substantial chunk of its energy needs, breathing a sigh of relief. If anything, Colonial got a bargain; ransoms are usually $25 million to $35 million for a company of their weight, so it seems like all parties involved just kind of wanted to move on from this particular mess.
William Turton, Michael Riley and Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg
Next week Roku will unveil the initial wave of Roku Originals to be made available on their platform that has long served as the technological intermediary between streaming services and fans. They may look a bit familiar because when you rip the mask off, guess what, it's just Quibi! The 30 shows in the initial wave are just shows picked up at fire sale prices from the doomed shortform streamer Quibi, over 75 completed programs for less than $100 million. Congratulations to the real winners, everyone who got a solid beach house or kitchen renovation out of the Quibi experience.
Out Of The Frying Pan And
Some new fresh hell just dropped in the world of moving stuff around by boat: a cracked steel beam on the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge over the Mississippi has cut off the primary route of American agricultural exports, leading to a pile up of 700 barges near Memphis, Tennessee while the Coast Guard inspects the highway bridge. The New Orleans Port Region moved 47 percent of waterborne agricultural exports as of 2017, mostly bulk grains. The hope is that it's a short-term disruption and that the ships can move once the literally crumbling infrastructure is assessed.
Breanna T Bradham and Isis Almeida, Bloomberg
Karma was a police dog that worked in Republic, Washington near the Canadian border as a drug sniffing dog. Karma was terrible at his job, and was actually more of a vehicle-detecting dog. From January 2018 to the time his handler stepped away from the department in 2020 to pursue political office, Karma gave an alert that he detected drugs in 100 percent of his roadside sniffs of vehicles. This was a problem because the government gained access to every one of those vehicles, and the vast majority didn't have drugs in them, with cops actually finding drugs only 29 percent of the time. This is a critique of the way dogs are used by police, in that they can serve as "probable cause on four legs," which was incidentally Numlock editor Maureen's and my duo nickname for much of college.
Daryl James, Reason
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A program called Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration or SOAR was launched back in October and is spending $2 million to buy more than 5 million oysters from New England, the Mid-Atlantic and Washington state to restore shellfish reefs in 20 locations. It's a win-win all around; oyster farmers lost as much as 90 percent of their business during the pandemic, as the cuisine is highly dependent on restaurants and raw bars. The surplus was awful for prices and the entire market was imperiled, but SOAR agreed to pay a 20 percent discount on pre-pandemic prices in order to get their hands on oysters that could be put to good use. Oyster reefs have declined 85 percent globally owing to pollution and development, which is bad for many reasons but also leads to a large decline in water quality as the larger oysters can filter 50 gallons a day.
Michael Casey, The Associated Press
Strike Out
ESPN is slashing its baseball coverage, slimming down its annual count of telecasts from about 90 regular-season games down to just 30, 25 of which will be on Sunday Night Baseball. Over their previous $5.6 billion contract, ESPN was shelling out an annual $700 million average payment over the past eight years. The new deal has ESPN paying set to pay $4 billion over seven years, with an annual payment of $575 million. The MLB has other deals, mainly with Fox and Turner.
Anthony Crupi, Sportico
Last week in the Sunday edition, I spoke to James Temple of MIT Technology Review who wrote "The Climate Solution Actually Adding Millions of Tons of CO2 Into the Atmosphere" with ProPublica's Lisa Song. It's a fascinating piece that drills down what the heck is exactly being measured, and in doing so discovers ways that the system can be improved and finds things it's failing to capture. James can be found at MIT Technology Review and on Twitter.
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(January 15) - Subaru Motorsports' new signing, inaugural Americas Rallycross (ARX) Champion Scott Speed, was on hand to reveal the new 2019 WRX STI VT19x at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit yesterday.
The first ever ARX Champion, who entered the series last year following three previous rallycross titles, says that the new WRX STI will allow him to fight for 2019 ARX title. "This feels just so unbelievable, life is about timing and I've just been super fortunate with timing my whole life. I think this is just one of those situations where the timing to come here to Subaru could not have possibly been better. For one, the race car is amazing, I feel like legitimately in my mind I'm the favorite again to win," said Speed.
The Californian, who won ARX rounds at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas and at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres in Canada last year, has explained that switching from championship-winning Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross to the Vermont SportsCar and Subaru Motorsports outfit has given him a new burst of energy for the year ahead.


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January 2020 Paddy Power Signs Deal with Scientific Games
Paddy Power Signs Deal with Scientific Games
June 17, 2015 , Chris Taylor
Paddy Power has signed a deal with Scientific Games to launch casino games from Bally, Barcrest and Williams Interactive/WMS Gaming.
The deal will see Paddy Power launch a library of slots and table games powered by Scientific Games. This means that Paddy Power customers will soon have access to play slots and table games from Bally, Barcrest and WMS Gaming (Williams Interactive). The deal includes games that are available to play on desktop devices (such as laptop and PC) as well as mobile and tablet devices.
Speaking of the deal, Mike Phelan (Head of Paddy Power Games) commented: "Scientific Games Interactive leverages their four branded game development studios to dramatically expand the variety of casino entertainment we're able to offer our players through a single game server integration. We're very excited to provide our players access to the one-of-a-kind brands, game engines, and play mechanics from this portfolio like Nemo's Voyage, Cash Spin, Ooh Aah Dracula, and Three Card Poker, as well as popular licensed content under the KISS, ELVIS, and MONOPOLY brands."
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At Harris, we never stop innovating. That?s why our stunning Crowne SL 250, with its plush interior and abundant amenities makes such a statement on the water. The innovative rear lounge features a powered backrest as standard equipment, which allows passengers to effortlessly transition from a forward-facing position to a rear-lounging position at the push of a button. The stylish helm station features a cross-stitched vinyl-wrapped steering wheel and a high-back reclining helm seat with double-diamond stitching. Then there is the state-of-the-art interior and exterior LED lighting, six-speaker Polk stereo with Bluetooth and USB capabilities, a 12-foot Bimini top and enormous swim deck. An array of high-end amenities are also available, including a beautifully made collapsible teak table, stainless steel grill, stereo upgrades, hydraulic or power-assist steering, upscale flooring such as Berber carpeting, Faux Teak and Woven Shadow Diamonds, dramatic under-deck and underwater LED lighting, and performance packages with engine options up to 350 horsepower. It?s no wonder the Crowne SL 250 luxury pontoon is highly sought after.


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here's what i've been wearing and bringing to the beach or pool the last 10 days in phuket. for me it's very important to protect your skin while in the sun and i've been using an oil-free face moisturizer with spf-30 and a body lotion sun protecter with spf-30/50. i wouldn't mind waking up to the amazing ocean view every morning for the rest of my life! but soon it's back to reality and new adventures.


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First Centennial Projects Coming to Acadia
Contact: Len Bobinchock, 207-288-8701
(Bar Harbor, Maine) – Youth and families are the focus of an exciting new initiative at Acadia National Park. The Engage Youth Centennial Challenge project will enhance and expand park opportunities for youth of all ages through a number of diverse components, including technology innovations, curriculum-based education, ranger-guided activities, secondary and undergraduate student internships and employment, and special events.
"We are thrilled to receive funds for this Centennial Challenge project," said Superintendent Sheridan Steele. "The Engage Youth project will allow the park to expand its well-established programs for children into a coordinated offering of programs and opportunities that will advance our efforts to reconnect children with nature."
National Park Service Director Mary A. Bomar said, "With the nearly $25 million Congress has appropriated and nearly $27 million of matching commitments from our park partners, the Centennial Initiative today moves onto the landscape and into people's lives. It's a great day for the National Park Service and a great day for youth and families at Acadia National Park."
The National Park Centennial Initiative is a 10-year program to reinvigorate America's national parks and prepare them for a second century. The initiative includes a focus on increased funding for park operations plus a President's Challenge: up to $100 million a year in federal funds to match $100 million a year in philanthropic donations to the National Park Service.
"This is how we put our Centennial goals on the ground and it's quite a beginning," Bomar said. "We have 110 programs and projects involving more than 130 individual, public and non-profit partners benefiting 76 national parks in 38 states and the District of Columbia."
Acadia National Park received $181,000 for the Engage Youth project, plus $181,640 in matching funds. These funds will be used to provide teaching assistants, scholarships, and a state-of-the-art computer lab for the Schoodic Education Adventure, the park's curriculum-based, residential program for grades 4–8; offer stipends to teachers attending teacher workshops; fund transportation costs for schools to come to the park for ranger programs; develop multimedia content for the park website; and more.
Park partners, including Friends of Acadia, Acadia Partners for Science and Learning, and Eastern National, provided the matching funds that enabled the park to compete for Centennial Challenge funding. Their funds are bringing new programming to Maine schools, enriching teacher experiences, and providing more opportunities for young people to visit and learn from the park.
"We applaud Congress for recognizing the need to increase federal funding for the National Park Service as it prepares for its centennial," said Friends of Acadia President Marla O'Byrne. "Acadia's Engage Youth project will help prepare the next generation of park visitors and stewards that will care for Acadia and other national parks in the future. Friends of Acadia is pleased to support and partner with the park on these important efforts."
"Eastern National is proud to work with Acadia National Park on this innovative project," said CEO/President George Minnucci. "It will provide opportunities for children of all ages to experience the park and build connections with our natural resources."
The park also received $3,500 as part of a nine-park Centennial Challenge project (Creating Stewardship through Discovery) to conduct biological inventories in the parks. This funding will allow the National Park Service to share results of ongoing biodiversity surveys at Acadia National Park (BioBlitzes) through the creation of an expanded presence on the park's website. Matching funds were provided by Acadia Partners for Science and Learning.
"Acadia Partners is pleased to support both of Acadia's Centennial Challenge projects," said Executive Director Denny O'Brien. "We share the common goal of engaging young people and adults in our natural world. By working together, we can reach more future stewards through a variety of innovative programs."
Director Bomar said, "We really have to get cracking. Many of our parks have a short construction season for the brick and mortar and trail projects and our rangers will need to quickly integrate new programs for the rush of summer visitors who arrive in a few short months."
The National Park Centennial Initiative provides a framework for the National Park Service to engage the public in its mission. Its goals and strategies will embrace new constituents and gain support from a broad array of public and private partners to ensure America's national parks continue to thrive into the next 100 years.
For a complete list of the 2008 National Park Service Centennial Challenge projects and programs please visit www.nps.gov/2016.


The esteemed Jennifer Pike performs Mozart's exquisite and intimate Third Violin Concerto followed by Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, with its lyrical violin line soaring to the heavens.
Elgar's ever popular and quintessentially English 'Enigma' Variations provides a fantastic finish to this performance. A landmark piece not just for Elgar, but for British music, Elgar wrote his Variations in dedication to a number of dear friends, with one theme left unnamed, adding to the work's mystery and intrigue.
To pick your own seats for Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre simply find the performances you'd like to see from the listings below and you'll be given the option.


Join us for a week of half-day camp at Karst Park! Players ages 5-14 are invited to join the Bloomington Soccer Coaching staff for fun soccer activities, instruction and games – an extension and yet a broader experience from Turf Tigers, Little Kickers and Juniors.
It's a FIFA Women's World Cup Summer so don't forget to get your kicks too! Every player receives a soccer ball and camp t-shirt. Age groups will generally fall in the 5-6, 7-8, and 9-14 range.
Ages 5-6 will play from 9:15a-11:45a, and the fee is $100. Ages 7-14 will play from 9:15a-12:45p, and the fee is $112.
Join us for a week of half-day camp at Olcott Park! Players ages 5-14 are invited to join the Bloomington Soccer Coaching staff for fun soccer activities, instruction and games – an extension and yet a broader experience from Turf Tigers, Little Kickers and Juniors.


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It wasn't really sure but we are pleased to tell you that on the 30th of April it's time to celebrate the Queen her birthday in Amsterdam!! The 30th was originally Queen Juliana her birthday date, but Queen Beatrix choose to keep that day as queensday when she claimed the throne in 1980.
Orange is the color of Holland, everyone is dressed up in orange. Do you want to party among the locals? We suggest to get yourself a cool orange outfit!
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An expat in Asia gets the opportunity at two new beginnings – The Western (or Gregorian) New Year & Chinese (or Lunar) New Year! However, year and year again approximately 98% of people who attempt self-directed health and fitness programmes fail.
The difference between those who make it and those who don't is won or lost before they even step in to the gym or kitchen. This article is Part One of Positive Beginnings, where I'm going to outline essential components and practices that make the real differences in body transformation. Mental preparation when striving for positive life change is the most overlooked aspect yet most important.
Are you aware that 90% of our thoughts are negative? If we can change the way we think it has an immense impact on everything in our lives. Affirmations and visualizations are the best methods of doing this – I know it sounds airy-fairy but it really does work!
Say positive statements every morning when you get up and every night before you go to bed and as many times as you can incorporate it throughout the day. You need to say these out loud and repeat them at least 5 times each.
When most people set goals they simply imagine the outcomes. They give little thought to the actual steps, or actions, required to achieve the overall outcome.
To truly strive and reach your 'outcome goals' you must also set clear 'action goals'. The outcome is the end result and the actions are the bite sized, achievable chunks you must perform to create the path to the end product. The aim is to not focus on the desired outcome, instead only think of the outcome when deciding upon the actions needed to achieve your desired goal. Then put the "blinkers on" and focus only on the actions that will lead you to be successful.
Once you've outlined your goals you need to create lists. In our professional lives we employ daily checklists, tasks sheets, weekly rosters, monthly reports, etc to ensure business efficiency and success but in our personal lives we seem to forget these fantastic systems. These plans are crucial to obtaining your health and fitness goals… Failing to plan… Is planning to fail! Along with these plans you need to prepare your friends, colleagues, family and environment to aid you in achieving success.
The use of mental imagery or creative visualization is a great tool for helping you achieve any goal. By visualizing you induce your subconscious mind to help support your ambitions and accept the change, as it happens. Mental imagery can help you to have greater focus, it can inspire you, and it can help build self-confidence. With all of this it becomes easier for you to achieve your desired outcome.
We are more likely to believe in and to move forward toward our goals, if we can actually see them as possible and have them at the forefront of our minds.


Teams determined to have the best solution papers receive special recognition in the form of tuition scholarships for college education. Each scholarship is shared equally among the members of a team and is paid directly to the college or university at which winning students enroll, in one payment, and preferably in the first year of post-secondary education. Scholarship awards may be used for tuition, fees, or placed in school-sanctioned (flexible) spending accounts that are administered by the institution and used for educational materials. Schools of the top six teams will also be awarded prizes to support their mathematics or other related programs.
All students who submit a viable solution paper receive certificates of participation, which are mailed to their teacher-coach. Coaches also receive certificates. The certificates display the contact information provided at the time of registration, or revised by the deadline. Certificates will not be re-printed for teams who neglect to keep their team record accurate. Teams may login to the M3 website to make changes to their registration information up until 11:59 p.m. EST on the Monday of Challenge weekend (Challenge Monday). This allows teams to verify that the team record accurately reflects who participated and allows adjusting for no-shows or last minute substitutions. If you miss this deadline, changes may be sent via email. All team data must be finalized by the Friday following Challenge weekend. Certificate accuracy is not guaranteed if the deadline is missed.
The top six teams' schools are awarded trophies.
Press releases are prepared on a regular basis and are distributed to appropriate media during and after the contest. Publications and participating schools may use these releases or portions thereof to promote their students' hard work and achievement. All releases for the current Challenge are in the Newsroom; older releases, collateral materials, and documentation of previous Challenges can be found in Archives.
Judges have the option of awarding up to 28 additional semi-finalist and honorable mention team distinctions in amounts of $1,500 and $1,000 per team, respectively.
Semi-finalist prizes are awarded to teams whose papers were highly ranked and underwent in-depth, specific discussion by judges, but missed making it into the top six.
Honorable mention prizes are awarded to teams whose papers are judged to be worthy of recognition for their superior efforts.
M3 Technical Computing Scholarship Award honors teams for outstanding use of programming to analyze, design and conceive a solution for the problem presented in the MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge. Team must use any programming platform other than spreadsheets, such as MS Excel, to be eligible for the award. *This award may be overlaid and added onto M3 finalist, semi-finalist or honorable mention distinction and prizes; it is not mutually exclusive. New to technical computing? Learn technical computing.
Prizes of $500 each will be made to all finalist teams' coaches, for a total of $3,000, and paid at their discretion to a department, club, or activity within the school district.
Winners of the Challenge (finalists, semi-finalists, and honorable mention teams) may be invited by SIAM to submit applications for summer internships, or in future years for entry level and other STEM jobs that may appeal to students like you. M3 Challenge winners currently enrolled as college students and beyond and for whom SIAM has a valid email address are eligible (message m3challenge@siam.org if your email has changed). Information on summer internship programs will be emailed to eligible students throughout the year as available.


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Nnewi gas explosion: FG to clamp down on plants near residences
By ElombahNews	 On Jan 9, 2016
Ngige pointed out that siting of petrol stations and factories near residential areas posed danger to people's lives and property.
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has said that factories and petrol stations cited near residential areas would soon be sanctioned by the Federal government.
According to him such establishments posed danger to public health and safety.
The Minister stated this on Friday when he inspected the scene of the Christmas Eve gas plant explosion at the Chicason group of companies headquarters in Nnewi, Anambra state which claimed many lives and property.
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He expressed shock at the extent of damage there and emphasized that his ministry would ensure reasonable safety measures to forestall recurrence.
The Minister pointed out that siting of petrol stations and factories near residential areas posed danger to people's lives and property.
He sympathized with Chicason Group and the families of those who lost their loved ones in the unfortunate incident.
He also disclosed that his ministry would send Health Inspectors to the company to certify the health safety environment of the establishment.
He directed the officers in his ministry to liaise with the management of Chicason group and compile comprehensive information about the damage caused by the gas plant explosion in order to enable the Federal Government to make an informed pronouncement on the incident.
He directed companies in the country to register with the National Social Insurance Trust Fund which the minister said had the backing of the Federal Government in risk management and compensations.
Ngige added that the department of Industrial safety in the ministry of labour and employment would strengthen for more efficiency.
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Туризм — важный экономический сектор в Нидерландах. Страну посещает примерно 10 миллионов иностранцев в год, прежде всего из Германии, Великобритании, США и Бельгии. Нидерланды входят в Шенгенскую зону.

Туристов привлекает столица — Амстердам, где имеются не только богатые культурные и исторические памятники (музей Ван Гога, Государственный музей Нидерландов, Дом-музей Рембрандта и дом Анны Франк), но и такие «культовые» места, как Де Валлен (квартал красных фонарей) и кофейни, где свободно продаётся каннабис и другие лёгкие наркотики, что запрещено в других странах Европы.

Гаага, резиденция монарха и правительства, знаменита архитектурой центра и миниатюрным городом Мадуродам; Роттердам — крупнейшей гаванью в мире, магазинами и модерновой панорамой; Делфт и Утрехт — богатейшие торговые города Нидерландов XVII в. На юге туристов привлекает один из старейших (римского времени) городов — Маастрихт, древняя деревня , лежащая посреди романтического пейзажа и крупнейшим парком развлечений в Бенилюксе : Эфтелинг.

Знаменитые голландские тюльпаны осматривают в саду Кёкенхоф, мельницы — в Зансе Сханс и Киндердейке. Туристы посещают традиционные рыбацкие деревни Волендам и Маркен. Популярные сувениры из Нидерландов — луковицы тюльпанов, делфтский фаянс и кломпы (деревянные башмаки).

Популярными среди туристов являются нидерландские реки и побережья.

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Catalans vote in the European elections with self-determination and budget cuts in their minds
The 2014 European parliamentary elections are likely to become a milestone for Catalan people for three main reasons, which taken together send a strong message to the international community, the EU institutions and Member State governments,...
Brussels repeats that EU Treaties would no longer apply in a seceded region but opens the door for nuances
A Spokesperson for the European Commission was asked on Tuesday about the report issued on Monday by the Catalan Government's Advisory Council for National Transition, which stated that EU Treaties did not include any provision regarding the...
Catalan Government's Advisory Council: an independent Catalonia would not be excluded from the EU
An independent Catalonia would benefit from transition measures that would guarantee the continuity of European Union agreements, thus staying within the Schengen Area and the Euro Zone. This is the most likely scenario in the event of...
The European Commission asks for dialogue to keep Catalonia within Spain
The Spanish Government replies that dialogue can only take place "within the law" and respecting "the national sovereignty", "two red-lines" that cannot be questioned. The Catalan Government said the...
Two experts state the EU will not block admission of independent Scotland
"An independent Scotland would have a right to become a Member of the EU" as "territorially [it] is part of the EU […] and the Scots are European citizens". Such were the words of Jim Currie, the former European...
'The Economist': "it is wrong to insinuate" that Scotland and Catalonia "could never join the EU"
The prestigious publication reacted to the speculations on the inclusion of independent Catalonia and Scotland in the EU. "It is wrong to insinuate that newly independent states could never join the EU", stated 'The...
Rajoy: it's "impossible" to talk with Catalonia due to "unilateral decisions"
The Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy also said that an independent Scotland would be "out of the European Union, the United Nations and all the applicable international treaties for being part of the UK". Regarding the...
Barroso: "it is not the Commission's role to express an opinion" on Catalonia
The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Durao Barroso, has responded to the letter sent in December by Artur Mas, the President of the Catalan Government. Mas had informed Barroso and the leaders of the EU Member States...
The European Commission is "aware" of Barcelona's demonstration supporting Catalonia's independence
However, the Commission also clarified Barroso's words from late August. A Commission Spokesman said hours before the kick off of the independence demonstration that in the case of secession from Spain, Catalonia would no longer be part of the...
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Help Light Industry Fund Their Fall Lineup
Light Industry launched a campaign to raise funds to program their fall lineup. Donate at least $10 and receive passes for you and a guest to one of their upcoming events. So far, the Tuesday night events look promising. Already announced are the following events:
September 4: Animal Charm vs. Paper Rad
September 11: Seven Films by Renate Sami introduced by Robert Beavers
September 18: Uday Shankar's Kalpana introduced by Shai Heredia
September 26: Wakefield Poole's Take One
October 2: Nino Oxilia's Satanic Rhapsody introduced by Angela Dalle Vacche
October 16: Reconstructing the 1938 International Amateur Movie Show introduced by Charles Tepperman
I have fall classes on Tuesday, except for September 11 and September 18, so I'll try to make one of these events on those dates.
Donate to Light Industry
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As I get older, I forget about some of the things I've done that not many others have. Case in point: I took two pornographic film classes as part of the my film studies curriculum.
The first was as an undergraduate at UCSB that was taught by Constance Penley, who Rolling Stone called a notorious professor in 1998. By the time I took the class, it had been taught several times and was not the hot-topic around campus as much as it was when it was first offered. Nonetheless, Penley ran the class as an historical survey of pornographic film, no different than any other professor would teach a survey of animation, documentary, or French cinema.
The second class was as graduate student at NYU, although our instructors were a bit sly about the subject matter of the class. They called it Explicitly Independent, insisting that we were studying experimental, independent film that pushed the boundaries of representing sexuality. This class was not meant as a broad survey of explicit film, as my undergraduate class was, but instead was meant to address a number of topics that our instructors were studying.
Both classes made clear a couple of facts about pornographic film:
it has been around a long time: about as long as motion pictures themselves have been around.
more people consume pornography than you think: it's pretty much close to 100% of film viewers.
a stylistic history of pornography tracks closely to the stylistic history of cinema at large: the golden age of pornographic film is in the 1970s, which is the same decade as the golden age of New Hollywood.
Light Industry is presenting nine short films on Tuesday, February 20, beginning at 7:30 PM: a program they call The Smoker: A Brief History of the Stag Film. The term "smoker" refers to the smoke-filled rooms where men—and only men—would watch sex on film as part of some weird homosocial ritual to prove that each guy wasn't "a homo." If you ever wondered what your grandfather did with his buddies at an Elks Lodge meeting on a Saturday night, it was probably watching these films.
As someone who watched a lot of these kinds of films with an audience that isn't there for sexual gratification, I will tell you will initially feel a bit awkward when you recognize the situation of watching porn while sitting next to strangers.
Light Industry seems to recognize this. They will screen the films silent in the spirit of historically accuracy. It was common for men to hoot-and-holler while these films played, and indeed, Light Industry's website notes "in the spirit of smokers past, we encourage attendees to provide their own soundtracks."
I would go a step further and encourage you to provide your own beverage, too. But, remember that this is the twenty-first century: there no smoking during these smokers.
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J. Hoberman Presents "Against Riefenstahl" at Light Industry
It's been a while since I've linked to an event at Brooklyn's Light Industry. That's partly because I don't live within a two-minute walk, and I have an evening class on Tuesday nights, which is when their events are usually scheduled. If I can't attend, how can I reasonably expect you to attend?
But this coming Tuesday, October 17, there's a pretty special event. Celebrated film critic J. Hoberman will be at Light Industry to present three World War II-era films in a program titled "Against Riefenstahl."
The first film is an abridged version of Triumph of the Will, Leni Riefenstahl's 1935 cinematic love-letter to Adolph Hitler and the Nazis as they consolidated power in Germany. The notes on the website detail how the film reached the attention of American film viewers, including Iris Barry, the first film curator at the Museum of Modern Art. The films that Barry curated are considered the first canonical works of film scholarship. MoMA edited a 45-minute version—a kind of "documentary of the film itself"—that circulated throughout the US in the 1940s.
The film apparently caught the attention of Hollywood film director Frank Capra. According to the screening notes, Capra regarded the edited version of Triumph as the "most impressive propaganda movie he had ever encountered," incorporating material from the film in his own Why We Fight? series of propaganda films made for the US military between 1942 and 1945 to train newly enlisted and drafted US soldiers.
The film also caught the attention of Charles Ridley, of the British Ministry of Information, who edited a print from the British Film Institute to create a satirical look at Hitler and the Nazis: The Lambeth Walk (1940). This short film that includes and manipulates segments from Triumph and sets it to a song from the time to create a humorous "dance" film, where Hitler and Nazi soldiers appear to "dance" the Lambeth Walk, a popular dance of the time. Having screened this film in class several times, the films retains its sharp comedic and critical bite, nearly eighty years after it was made.
The program will look at these three "derivative works" created from one of the most notorious films ever made: an extremely beautiful and well-made film that celebrates one of the most evil and murderous regimes in history.
Against Riefenstahl
Light Industry, 155 Freeman Street, Brooklyn
Film, New York City, Stuff to Do
documentary, J Hoberman, Leni Riefenstahl, Light Industry
Stan Brakhage's Metaphors on Vision is Again Available in Print
If you're looking for more reading on experimental film, Stan Brakhage's Metaphors on Vision, which was out of print for forty years, is again available for purchase in a new edition.
As one of the most celebrated and prolific American experimental filmmakers Brakhage not only understood how to technically make films, he had a deep philosophical understanding on what he wanted to with filmmaking. Metaphors on Vision is the manifesto that explains the lyrical and profoundly personal filmmaking that Brakhage created throughout his life.
Republished by Anthology Film Archives and Brooklyn's Light Industry, two institutions that I have often reference on this site and respect greatly, the new edition features the original book design by George Maciunas and many corrections and revisions overseen by renown film scholar P. Adams Sitney.
The book has a street date—if that's what it's called in the bookselling game—of September 26, 2017, for a list price of $40.
It's also for pre-order through Light Industry at a 15% discount.
Anthology Film Archives, Light Industry, Stan Brakhage
Viewing Experimental Film is Hard Enough
Kristin Strayer, a volunteer at the Carnegie Museum of Art and a lecturer of Film Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, wrote something about the nature of curating experimental film that caught my attention.
She criticizes contemporary curators and scholars who write about experimental film and generally only address "those already converted" at the expense of less-knowledgable but receptive viewers. She writes:
The authors address a rather small group of filmgoers: scholars, filmmakers, artists, and occasional cineastes. Whether amateur or professional, these are viewers who haven't just seen particular films but know the historic details surrounding the films, or which filmmakers worked with other filmmakers, or stories of how so many films were made by circles of friends with little money or resources.
This was one of my chief complaints about the recent screening of Gil Wolman's L'Anticoncept at Light Industry. To "get" this film, I needed to be fluent in French and well-versed in Lettrism and the mid-century French avant-garde. I confess: I am neither. This is where a curator can really shine, explaining the importance of this film and suggesting an approach for watching it. Curating a film involves more than just selecting it. You need to describe the work—sometimes overly pedantically—so your audience can appreciate it as much as you do.
Another challenge experimental film faces in contemporary exhibitions, according to Strayer, is the gallery setting itself. She notes that "the exhibition gallery is radically different from a theater that shows [a] traditional cinematic text." Whereas "a theater expects a stable subject who watches and the consistency of a darkened room," a gallery accommodates the visitor's physical movement around the space. This poses a challenge for any experimental film or video longer than five minutes because people can't stand still much longer than that.
As I wrote last week, the staff at Light Industry mitigated some of the major challenges of screening this work. They procured an appropriately sized white ballon for a screen, instead of simply projecting the video on to a white wall as they do for their other screenings. They distributed printed copies of the English-language translation of the narration. And, to their credit, they seated us in a darkened room to watch in a theatrical setting. As a testament to that last bit, a patron even shushed us and asked us to leave for ruining his experience.
And because we didn't know how to watch this film or how to contextualize it, we left as quickly and as quietly as we could.
art, Experimental Film, Kristin Strayer, Light Industry
That Time I Was Shushed and Asked to Leave an Experimental Film Screening
Some years ago, I helped organized the NYU Cinema Studies student conference, an annual event that started as a practice-run for the much larger Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference. Under my guidance, we expanded it from a single-day conference of about a dozen speakers to one where we had about a dozen panels, with about forty presentations, over two days.
One of my goals was to include as many students as possible to present and to have the faculty also contribute. Not only did we manage to get every single faculty member to either moderate or participate on a panel, we also included undergraduate students and even some graduate students from other departments, specifically some art historians from NYU's Institute of Fine Arts. The IFA panel was controversial because the audience thought the papers were really bad. Was it sour grapes because someone outside our field encroaching on our turf? Or was it because, as novice film scholars, they were unfamiliar with the fundamental scholarship in our field? Whatever the reason, I distinctly remember someone—I won't say who—told me an unforgettable nugget after the IFA panel:
This is why we don't let art historians do film.
L'Anticoncept
On Friday night, I went with my friend, softball teammate and esteemed art historian Annie to a screening of Gil Wolman's L'Anticoncept at Light Industry, one of my favorite microcinemas in New York. The screening was packed. Part of that was due to the rare opportunity to see this particular work and because the College Art Association conference held its annual meeting in New York this weekend, bringing all kinds of art historians into town. One of them was Kaira M. Cabañas, an expert on the Lettrist movement and the author of a new book that includes an extended passage on L'Anticoncept. I'm not an expert on Lettrism, but I do have a very rough idea about it: I wasn't expecting a "night at the movies."
L'Anticoncept consists of a circular white image, alternating (or flickering) between complete white and complete black, projected onto a two-meter–wide white balloon. The white image fits exactly on the balloon that hangs from the ceiling. The work is historically significant because it anticipates the flicker films of Paul Sharits, someone who used single film frames and persistence of vision to fuck with viewers, by almost twenty years.
Also, the form and rhythm of the narration is as much a part of the film as is the image. According to Light Industry's screening notes:
L'anticoncept's sound track begins with a voiceover that invokes the history of moving images. Part two presents TRITS, a Lettrist poem structured around a chorus and punctuated by the whistling, phonemes, and other sounds pronounced from four superimposed voices, seemingly all Wolman's. In part three, the longest part of the sound track, Wolman reads a disjointed story that he authored. Here the voiceover's incessant speech contributes in large measure to the experience of an aural assault. The sound track provides little respite (that is, few silences) from its verbal bursts and abrupt shifts in volume and pace. Finally, after a short "Post-scriptum," the film ends with approximately three minutes and thirty seconds of superimposed mégapneumie, what Wolman elsewhere described as a poésie physique that is based on breath, rather than on the letter as with Isou, and that explored the use of "all human sounds."
As interested and knowledgable I am about experimental film, Annie is writing her dissertation on screens. A moving-image work that uses a white balloon as a projection surface is right up her intellectual alley, but neither of us could figure out how to engage with this work. Maybe because we were sitting in the back of the room, and couldn't hear Cabañas very well, we didn't know why this work is important. Instead of explaining in accessible terms the meaning of the work, Cabañas read a passage from her book. As I've written before, one of my biggest peeves with academic presentations is hearing someone read their paper instead of, you know, watching someone present their work. There were some interesting bits of information from Cabañas's introduction, like that the film was banned, but I would have like for her to "coach us" on how to watch this film.
Another issue was the French-language soundtrack. To their credit, Light Industry distributed printed English-language copies of the narration, but since the room was dark, we couldn't read the text unless one of us illuminated it with a phone. Moreover, attempting to read the text made it impossible to watch the image and its flickering. I understand that form is crucial for experimental works like this one, but it would have been nice to engage with the content, too.
Thirty minutes into the ninety-minute screening, Annie and I couldn't take it anymore. We stopped paying attention and started to observe the number of people sleeping, texting, and otherwise uncomfortably fidgeting in their seats. A few minutes later, I turned to her and suggested we leave. Right as I turned to Annie, who sitting to my right, a guy sitting to her right shushed us and firmly suggested, "I think you should leave." I was offended for a split-second but then realized that if this guy is really into the screening, God bless him. We promptly and quietly headed for the door.
On our way out, we encountered another art historian who was also in town for CAA and also left the screening early. We spent the rest of the night swapping stories about art and academia over a few drinks. At first, I felt like a troglodyte for not only leaving a screening, which I never do, but also being asked by a patron to leave. However, when we confirmed each other's reservations about the experience, I felt vindicated about what I learned many, many years ago from organizing the student conference.
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art history, Experimental Film, Lettrism, Light Industry
Last Updated Oct 25, 2019
Charity Stripe
Today is the last day of the year, and, as such, it is the last opportunity to reduce your tax bill by donating to some worthwhile causes. Donate tomorrow and you likely won't see any tax benefits until 2016.
Here are some great charitable organizations I have supported this year, and I would encourage you to do the same.
Free Press is grassroots organization is ramping up to oppose the Comcast–Time Warner Cable merger and to promote Net Neutrality. As a media scholar, I can't see any benefits that consumers and Internet users would see if we allow Comcast to acquire Time Warner Cable or if we don't protect and promote an open Internet.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has been protecting your rights on the Internet even before there was an Internet. I'm really excited about their role in deploying a new Certificate Authority to make encrypting the web much easier.
Transportation Alternatives has been instrumental in making the streets of New York more favorable for bicyclists and pedestrians. Please donate to make the bike lobby—not this one—all the more powerful.
The Brooklyn Greenway Initiative hosted an Epic Bicycle Ride this summer. Donate to these guys so they can someday realize a waterfront bicycle path. You could also donate to the East Coast Greenway to build a continuous path from Florida to Maine, a portion of which I rode in November from Brooklyn to New Haven.
Second to Wikipedia, the Internet Archive is one of the Internet resources I most frequently use for preparing lectures. Not only can you find old webpages, there there a treasure trove of old radio programs.
Light Industry is my favorite microcinema in New York City. Not only do they keep experimental film alive in New York City, they are conveniently located to me in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. While it is a bit frustrating that they don't schedule film screenings on a regular basis, I imagine this ensures that they schedule something if it is worthwhile and logistically feasible.
Now that I moved to the other side of the Newtown Creek, I subsist mostly of take-out and the buffet at the Faculty lounge. But in my previous life, I used to get really excited about the greenmarket season to eat like an artisanal hipster. Grow NYC runs a bunch of programs that support community farmers to promote the city's Greenmarkets. Donate $100 and get a cookbook.
In addition to feeling good about donating to these causes, some wealthy people are offering matching donations. This serves two purposes: it rallies would-be donors, and I would imagine, it reduces their own substantial tax bill. These matching donations are also great for these charitable organizations. For example, your one-dollar donation to Free Press and the Electronic Frontier Foundation mean they receive two dollars in support. And, in the case of Transportation Alternatives and the Internet Archive, they are due to receive $2 for every dollar they raise from individual donors. That means that your one-dollar donation yields three dollars in support.
But you should really give more than one dollar. Much more.
Brooklyn Greenway, Free Press, Internet Archive, Light Industry, Transportation Alternatives
Puce Moment and Salome at Light Industry
If you'll permit me to publish yet another post about Light Industry, please note that they will be screening two films on Tuesday, October 7. At the previous screening on September 30, the organizers announced that these would be the most "gay" films they have ever shown.
The first is Kenneth Anger's Puce Moment (1950), a camp celebration of Hollywood glamour that reminisces about the old silent era. In addition to being an absolutely beautiful and haunting parade of dresses featuring a stunning actress, Yvonne Marquis, it also offers glimpses of the Hollywood Hills. Though I never lived there or spent any significant time looking down on the Los Angeles basin, I am overcome with nostalgia every time I see it. I'm not sure whether that feeling comes from being an LA native or from watching a lifetime's worth of Hollywood movies.
The film also has the only two known recordings of 1960s psychedelic folk musician Jonathan Halper. You can hear the two songs, "Leaving My Old Life Behind" and "I am a Hermit", in recordings apparently ripped from the film's soundtrack. Those songs speak to me now more than ever before.
And if that's isn't gay enough for you, they are also screening Alla Nazimova's Salome (1922). This silent film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play has been appropriated as a canonical queer film. According to the program notes for the screening, Kenneth Anger proclaimed the film to be "Nancy-Prancy-Pansy-Piffle and just too queer for words."
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Alla Nazimova, Jonathan Halper, Kenneth Anger, Light Industry
The Cold War Revisited in Two Compilation Films
Light Industry screened two compilation films last week. It had been a long time since I had gone to a screening there, despite that it is a five-minute bike ride from my home in Long Island City. But as the couch surfing tour brings me to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, I am now only a few hundred feet away from Light Industry's space on Freeman Street. I really had no excuse to miss this screening.
The first one, The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography, was a video that I saw for the first time on Tuesday. It was more tame than I had expected. It consisted almost entirely of screen tests, where an off-screen producer, apparently from the West, asks the hopeful actors probing questions about their sexual behavior and preferences. The men all nervously respond but understand that they are doing this for a job and submit to his inquisition. The filmmaker posits this was a reflection of Eastern Europe's subjugation after decades of Soviet rule. But looking at it today, given the recent resurgence of Russia against the West in the Ukraine, I wonder if the off-screen producer from the West represented just another dominating presence behind the former "iron curtain." Did one new master simply replace the old one?
The second film, Craig Baldwin's Tribulation 99, a film I had not seen since an Experimental Film class I took as an undergraduate student at UCSB in 1998, turned out to be another artifact of the Cold War. Unleashed in 1991, Baldwin's film stitched together footage from an treasure trove of films in his personal archive. Having not seen the film in a very long time, I had not remembered all the references to American activities in Latin America during the Cold War, at the behest of aliens who controlled everything deep beneath the Earth's surface. The film mentioned all the major milestones of US interfering in Latin American sovereignty: the overthrow of Guatemalan president Jacobo Árbenz, the failed Bay of Pigs invasion against Fidel Castro, the assassination of Che Guevara, the overthrow of Salvador Allende and the rise of Augosto Pinochet in Chile, and the cozy relationship between the CIA and Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. Looking back at it now, I might want to incorporate this film as a preface to my work on US television and Latin American in the Cold War.
While the two films were likely selected for their appropriation of existing footage to create a political work, it was productive to reflect on the Cold War again. Men and women of a certain age can appreciate how we were consumed by the Cold War, only to forget about it twenty years later with the "end of history" and that whole "war on terror" thing. But, lest we forget that "history repeating itself" axiom, the Cold War always has a chance of making a comeback.
Culture, Film
Cold War, Craig Baldwin, Light Industry, William E. Jones
Light Industry Screens Two Compilation Films
Rose Hobart (1936) was a seminal compilation film demonstrating the capability to create a new work from an existing film.
The other day, I ran out of time to screen Rose Hobart (1936) in my Experimental Film class. As an early example of a compilation film, Joseph Cornell made this film using footage appropriated from a Hollywood B-Movie, East of Borneo (1931), to create a new work that featured only the actress Rose Hobart. He also tinted the image blue, but then screened in the 1960s with a rose tint. A version available on Treasures from American Film Archives is set to a couple of Brazilian musical recordings.1
Usually, when I run out of time to screen things, I direct students to watch it online. But, instead, I am going to screen Rose Hobart in class today. Screening it will serve as an introduction to other compilation filmmakers, which we will screen later in the semester, such as Bruce Conner, but also for an upcoming screening at Light Industry.
Light Industry in Brooklyn will be screening two compilation films from the 1990s on Tuesday, September 30. The first one, The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography (1998), by William E. Jones, recomposes Eastern European gay pornographic videos to locate how, according to the program notes, the fall of the Soviet bloc came not from the "seduction" for a Western life but to escape the "coercion" of the State. The second is Tribulation 99 (1991), a film by Craig Baldwin, appropriates a variety of footage to make 99 paranoid diatribes about America being invaded by aliens. When I first saw this film back in the late 1990s, all I could think was how much this seemed like The X Files, a popular TV series of the time, with an absolutely certifiable narrator.
Light Industry, 155 Freeman St, Brooklyn
Catherine Corman, "Surrealist Astronomy in the South Pacific: Joseph Cornell and the Collaged Eclipse," http://www.eastofborneo.org/articles/surrealist-astronomy-in-the-south-pacific-joseph-cornell-and-the-collaged-eclipse. ↩
Culture, Film, Stuff to Do, Teaching
Craig Baldwin, Joseph Cornell, Light Industry, William E. Jones