Everton thrashed Chelsea at Goodison Park 3-1 on Saturday in the English Premier League to condemn the Blues to another defeat. Steven Naismith scoring three goals for the Toffees and Nemanja Matic netted for the Blues. Naismith came on for the injured Muhamed Besic.
In the first half the visitors were lacking in defence and were sluggish. Naismith scored in the 17th minute when he beat two challenges and raced into the area beating Asmir Begovic. Five minutes later Naismith smashed a second goal.
Everton broke and passed across the pitch before the ball found Naismith. The Forward sent the ball into Chelsea's bottom corner. Jose Mourinho showed his rage on the touchline.
Matic unleasheed a superb left-footed shot that went into the top corner of Everton's goal post to pull one back. Mourinho's men looked alive towards the end of the first half and Diego Costa might have levelled matters, when he controlled the ball with one touch before shooting the ball wide.
In the 68th minute Naismith played in Romelu Lukaku and the striker shot with his right foot but Begovic was able to save it. Roberto Martinez's men dealt well with Chelsea's pressure. Naismith bagged his hat-trick next when Ross Barkley's through ball found the Scot who drilled the ball under Begovic.
In the process Naismith became the first player to score a hat-trick against Mourinho in the Premier League. Towards the end Everton were playing with the ball as they looked comfortable and took the win. The result leaves the champions down in 15th place on the log with only four points in five games.
The Toffees things are looking good as this win takes them to third on the log.


(Jazz Transcriptions). 54 Getz songs transcribed exactly from his recorded solos, with solo analysis sections and a complete discography. Includes: All the Things You Are * Autumn Leaves * Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce) * Blue Skies * Come Rain or Come Shine * Con Alma * Desafinado * Funkallero * Garota De Ipanema * I Remember You * Night and Day * A Night in Tunisia * One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So) * Pennies from Heaven * Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) * Stella by Starlight * The Way You Look Tonight * Where or When * Yardbird Suite * and more.


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We are very happy to announce the following keynote speakers for the 4th International Conference of Recent Trends in Environmental Science and Engineering (RTESE'20):
Dr. Lynda McCarthy
Ryerson University, Canada
Dr. Lynda McCarthy is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biology at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her research includes aquatic ecotoxicology, Great Lakes pollution and remediation, and assessing the impact on organisms exposed to land-applied pulp mill and municipal biosolids.
In the past decade, she has received funding for her research from sources such as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC Discovery and Strategic Grants) and the National Centres for Excellence's (NCE) Canadian Water Network (CWN). She attended Queen's University and the University of Waterloo where she gained a BSc and a PhD respectively and was a Department of Fisheries and Oceans federal government scientist for many years at the Great Lakes institute Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW).
At Ryerson University, Dr. McCarthy received the prestigious Dean's Teaching Award for excellence in teaching and she is the founding visionary behind Ryerson Urban Water (RUW). She is also leading an initiative that brings Ontario school boards and the Ministry of Education together with education experts in an effort to develop a deep environmental literacy in our children. Her motto is: from the classroom to the boardroom to the legislature.
Topic of Keynote: "Silent Spring" to "The Lorax": Environmental Science and Using Answers from the Past to Find Solutions for the Future
Keynote Abstract
Dr. Xingmao Samuel Ma
Texas A&M University, USA
Dr. Xingmao (Samuel) Ma is an associate professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil (Environmental) Engineering from the Missouri University of Science & Technology in 2004. Before he joined Texas A&M University in January 2015 as a tenured associate professor, he was an assistant and then associate professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for seven years. His current research interests include environmental fate and transport of engineered nanoparticles in plant-soil ecosystems and sustainable applications of nanotechnology in agriculture and environment. He is also interested in understanding the biogeochemistry of conventional and emerging environmental pollutants and how the biogeochemical processes of concerned environmental pollutants are affected by co-existing pollutants. His research efforts also extend to water reuse and membrane technologies. He has published over 75 journal articles and book chapters and delivered more than 80 presentations in national and international conferences. He has been a keynote speaker in several international conferences. He is an associate editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters, an editorial member of the International Journal of Phytoremediation, and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Phytotechnology Society. He has supervised and co-supervised 5 Ph.D students, 18 M.S students, 1 postdoctoral researcher, and 6 visiting scholars.
Topic of Keynote: Elucidating the underlying physical, chemical and biological mechanisms for the altered plant uptake and accumulation of heavy metals by engineered nanoparticles

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Two Seniors Named Regeneron Scholars
Society for Science and the Public Society for Science has announced the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020, the nation's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. High School West's Stephanie Lin and High School East's Caitlin Wilkinson have both been selected as Regeneron scholars.
Stephanie's project is "Convolutional Neural Network of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI Detects Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients Pre Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy." Caitlin research focused on "Rates and Traits: The Potential for Utilizing Above-ground Plant Traits to Predict Denitrification in Long Island Salt Marshes."
Caitlin was shocked by the news of her win. "When we were all together in the research room for the announcement, I was expecting someone else's name to be called out, and I felt like the rug was pulled out from under my feet when Ms. Zeitlin looked at me. I am honored and thankful for the recognition."
Maria Zeitlin, High School East research coordinator, said, "Caitlin's project exemplifies citizen science by analyzing local Long Island salt marshes. I am thrilled that Caitlin was inspired to pursue her passion for environmental science and contribute toward an understanding of how to mitigate human impact on the marine environment. She is very deserving of this recognition."
Dr. Joanne Figueiredo, High School West's research coordinator, spoke about her student's work. "Stephanie has been a dedicated and tenacious science research student," she said. "She is a passionate young scientist who isn't afraid to chart new territory. The future is bright because of talented young people like Stephanie."
Stephanie was also surprised when she heard the announcement that she was named a Regeneron Scholar. "I had put the announcement completely out of my mind and was so happy to hear that I was chosen," she said. "I am honored to be part of this cohort of students who are the next generation of leaders in industry."
The Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars were selected from 1,993 applications received from 659 high schools across 49 states. Scholars were chosen based on their exceptional research skills, commitment to academics, innovative thinking and promise as scientists. The top 40 finalists will be announced on Jan. 22. The 300 scholars and their schools will be awarded $2,000 each.


700+ year old Banyan tree with Special Powers!!
This huge Banyan tree can be found at a village called 'Gesing', approximately 20km south east of Seririt, head towards Munduk and look out for signs pointing you to the Giant Tree, there are also two temples on the spot, Pura Pecalang and Pura Subak.
The tree is huge by any standards, it measures 85m high and is said to have reached 115m at one time and measures 70 metres in diameter, it is a maze of roots that tower above, this leave access so that you can actually walk inside the tree, yes walk around inside the trees root system.
It is said that during the Dutch occupancy in 1940's, there were many of the local heroes hidden inside the tree and incredible as it may seem, the Dutch troops could not see them!!. The locals state that the troops could not find them in the tree as the spirit of the tree made them invisible to others. People here believe that the tree possess a spirit with special powers that make your wishes come true. "I guess it's worth a try"!.
Anyway, don't be surprised when you see Balinese wrapping special cloth around these trees as they do believe that spirits and demons live in trees such as this.
See our Adventure Guide Location Map for Giant Tree location.


Behind The News launches their #BehindYou antibullying campaign, and takes a class through some roleplaying situations encouraging students to intervene when children are being harassed at school or online.
Behind The News explains what freerange pig farming is and why some groups think getting rid of gestation stalls are better for the animals.
Behind The News explains how radio telescopes work, how they are used to better understand the universe, and why Australia wants to build a Square Kilometre Array telescope.
Junior scientist Carrick reveals what's inside a computer when he 'dissects' it, describing the components of the PC, including the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and hard drive.
Most houses around Australia have a recycling bin, but do we all know what should or shouldn't go in and why Leah is a junior scientist with the Double Helix Club and she points out all the things that you can recycle at home.
Kellyn Morris visits a marae in New Zealand/Aotearoa, where she learns traditional Maori greetings and cooking methods, and see the hot springs and geysers.
Natalie Hunter learns about the horns and antlers some animals have, the different species that have them, what they're made of and what they're used for.
Rhys creates a birthday cake picture using a hand print.
Visit a camel farm and find out more about these fascinating animals.
Visit a school where farm duties are all part of a normal school day.
Visit the caves of Mt Etna to learn about ghost bats and bent-wing bats and find out what is being done to protect them.
Dive in and find out the basics of playing water polo with some Australian champions.
This fascinating animation explains the reason China's first emperor built the Great Wall - and also why he was buried with an immense terracotta army.
Read Thank You for Looking After Our Pets By Tim Hopgood with Emma in this episode of Play School.
The answer to Gwen's question about Santa Claus' age is answered in the opening montage of 'Arthur Christmas'.


4m is the UK market leader in flooring for the automotive industry. The company has worked with some of the biggest names in vehicle manufacturing and has completed almost one million square metres of flooring in the sector.
4m floors are built to last. They offer a durable stain and chemical resistant finish and are designed to cope with the demands of heavy industry.
Our self levelling system creates the smoothest, most even finish possible, allowing even the most sensitive machinery to work efficiently.
Fast track installation means there is no need to shut down manufacturing while work progresses.
Different colours can be used to promote corporate style or create work demarcation lines and work zones.


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Although I have already investigated and provided evidence in countless cases of scams and I have managed to prevent many frauds, I am still impressed by the level of devious and disrespect of many scammers. They do not care about anything; they do not even seem to be afraid of jail. Some of them conduct their frauds in broad daylight and leave their personal information at every step.
By reference of an old client I was contacted by a couple from another state with the following case: "For some years now we have wanted to sell the property we have in another city, whose current value is very high and then buy several commercial and residential properties in this city to be able to rent them out and dedicate us full time to the real estate business. Four months ago we visited a property for sale at a very good price, although we were not interested in buying it, the owners put us in touch with a court appointed real estate auction agent, who processed the sale of property foreclosed by the court with very good prices. We immediately contacted the agent and agreed to an appointment that same day at one of the properties. Benjamin (name changed) was dressed in uniform, judicial plaque on his belt and identification of the judicial system. That day we visited 3 properties, two apartments and a house. The process, he explained, was simple, the properties were repossessed and their titles transferred to a lawyer authorized by the court, we should make a payment of $20,000 for each property and continue the mortgage payments. To close the deal, Benjamin and the lawyer presented us with the properties' documents confirming that these properties were under the name of the lawyer. Because the properties were repossessed for lack of payments, the court only allowed payment in cash or by bank transfer. We sign the required contract in the lawyer's office and the following week we proceeded with the transfer of $60,000 to the account of Agent Benjamin. We have been waiting for a month and a half to receive the transfer document so that we can take possession of the properties and start with the needed renovations, but Benjamin is still postponing us. Although at first everything seemed very correct, now we have begun to suspect that things are not as we believed. We need you to help us clarify this situation."
Making a deal signed by a lawyer and a judicial agent, both authorized by the court, does not sound like fraud, but I do not think it is right that my clients had to make a transfer to the personal account of the judicial agent. We must investigate this, I responded to my desperate clients.
Although I thought that in a few days we would clarify the situation and give good news to my clients to stop worrying, all I could do was uncover a Pandora's Box. Benjamin was not a judicial agent of the court, but a convicted felon who had paid time for imprisonment for various crimes of fraud including charges for "criminal organization to commit fraud", "Falsification of signatures of legal documents", "false presentation as a judicial agent" and several civil claims for debts. The alleged lawyer was just another fraudster who had been committing misdemeanors for some years, some of them with Benjamin. Apart from Benjamin and the fake lawyer, we identified three other individuals who were part of this new "criminal organization to commit fraud" led by Benjamin. The fraud process was simple, Benjamin and companion identified properties whose owners did not occupy and/or were failing their mortgage payments, then began a process called "Quitclaim Deed", in which they falsified the signatures of the legitimate owners to generate a transfer in the name of the alleged lawyer. In many of these frauds the real owners never learned of this deceptive process until very late. Once with the new property documents in their hands, they gained access to the property and sought bargain buyers, almost always "novice investors" who were asked for an attractive figure and occasionally proceeded to perform another "Quitclaim Deed" in favor of the new buyers. When the real owners were informed, they opened court cases against Benjamin and his false lawyer and the new buyers were left without property and without money. By that time Benjamin and company had withdrawn the money and had vanished. This type of fraud affected two victims, real owners and bargain shoppers. The disrespect of these criminals was so big that they did not mind being identify; even knowing that these types of crimes are paid with jail time.
For your own safety always check the licenses of the alleged professionals. Distrust everyone until proven otherwise. If you are going to make a deal with a company or with the courts, be sure to pay that entity and not the personal account of an employee. Do not believe that you are immune to fraud; because fraudsters know very well how to sell bait and switch.
THE FALSE INVESTOR. Los Angeles Private Investigator


I'm very excited for this leg of the journey. I deliberately chose to travel eastward because I wanted to climb from the lower elevation of Vancouver up into the Canadian Rockies. The Rocky Mountaineer does operate in both directions. I think it would be more awe-inspiring than if I reversed my trip. So, yes, I'm excited. My camera batteries are charged (yep, I have two of them) and I am ready to go. We found out that we were not going to be able to make it past Golden today because of the horrendous flooding in the area. We are going to miss the Spiral Tunnels, but I'm glad the whole trip wasn't canceled. Rocky Mountaineer is bending over backwards to make sure we are happy customers despite this drawback. It's just something that has happened and it's just a disruption for the last two hours of our journey. There doesn't seem to be one person who has had a problem with this whatsoever. So, we carry on.
Not only do I get to sit by myself, I am sitting at a place where there are no seats directly in front of me. I am right by the stairs, so I have a long counter in front of me and an amazing amount of leg room. It's wonderful.
I sort of liked the scenery approaching Kamloops and I'm excited to climb higher into the Canadian Rockies. This is the part I have been looking forward to the most. Kamloops is only at 1,100 feet in elevation and the Kicking Horse Pass between British Columbia and Alberta is over 5,300 feet, so we are going to be climbing higher, that's for sure.
As I was eating breakfast, we came across the hoodoos outside of Kamloops. Since I was on the other side of the train, I knew there would be a glare in any pictures I took. We learned a trick on the train to get our cameras as close to the window so it would help eliminate those darn spots.
So, while researching the different places I would be seeing on my Canadian Rockies adventure, I stumbled across the word, hoodoos. I was going to get to see the hoodoos in along the way near Kamloops and in Banff. Ok, that's cool, but I had no idea what hoodoos were. Sounded like something I would see on a ghost tour during Halloween night. Oh, no, here comes a hoodoo. Something like a Boogeyman…I'm not even close.
I'm a 4th grade elementary teacher, and we have studied rock formations. I've heard the word spires, but never hoodoos. So, I thought I would share what I found out about hoodoos, and if someone ever brings up the conversation at your next dinner party, you will look pretty damn worldly, because, you too, will be able to talk about hoodoos. You can thank me later.
Hoodoos are tall skinny spires of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins and "broken" lands. They have also been called fairy chimneys, tent rocks, and earth pyramids. Hoodoos are found mainly in the desert in dry, hot areas. That would explain why I had never heard of them. We don't have any in West Virginia.
Hoodoos remind me of the drip castles we used to make every year while vacationing in Myrtle Beach. So, there you go; a little information about hoodoos.
Since I had breakfast first yesterday, I will be in the second seating today. But, wait. The onboard director came back and said there were some open slots for first seating if any of us want to take it. I walked down and sat with a lovely couple from Tennessee and a woman from Alabama who had a strong southern accent. I enjoyed listening to her talk.
We are traveling on the South Thompson River, with volcanic hills, and the hoodoos on the left across the river. I enjoy hearing the clickety-clack of the train in this portion of the country. We learn about Billy Miner, who committed Canada's very first robbery in 1904 and coined the phrase, "Hands up!" Our attendants came up the stairs, donned with a white scarf (napkin?) over their nose and mouth, yelling, "Hands up!" but we weren't too scared, considering we knew who they were and for the fact they were carrying bananas. We all laughed, as it was quite amusing.
The landscape is changing again as we are coming along lakes and the hills are getting higher.
Lake Shuswap is also known as Osprey Alley, but to be honest, we saw many more osprey nests yesterday. I have called out "Eagle!" several times already this morning. I'm sort of having fun with it. We have been traveling for such a long time along the lake that I wanted to call out "Shark!" I knew that would get a laugh, but probably wear a little thin after a while, so I behaved myself and just said it to the Australian family. Speaking of the Aussies, the mom, Margaret, lost her voice and could not talk to anyone. I could tell she wasn't feeling well today.
We keep seeing the telegraph poles along the way. Some are sitting precariously over the lake. I like taking their picture.
We pass places like Salmon Arm and Lake Mara. Salmon Arm is home to the longest wooden wharf in North America. I didn't see it.
Craigellachie- Last spike for the Canadian Pacific railroad is on the left. The train slows so we can all get a picture. I bet they were glad when the railroad tracks were complete. What a job!
There are streams and creeks all over the place as we climb higher. Some of the water is still quite high due to the flooding as many of the trees and bushes are knee deep in the rushing waters.
I am outside on the vestibule more this second day. I love the feel of the fresh air on my face. It is cooler, so I am wearing my new red fleece Rocky Mountaineer jacket. Feels wonderful.
Ah, here come our snow-capped mountains. We all reach for our cameras to snap this one.
We inch across the Stoney Creek bridge, a steel girder structure high above the canyon floor. I'm talking high. We travel slowly over the bridge, but approach it head on, so we aren't able to get a picture of it. I have seen a picture of it, and it is imposing and scary. But, yet, since many of the guests have no idea what we are crawling over, they are taking pictures left and right and below.
The creaking noise is a bit creepy. This bridge reminds me of one you see in old westerns, where the black locomotive goes over it and something bad usually happens. The creaking noise was unsettling, but we are over the bridge quickly, even though we are crawling.
We are still climbing and the views are stunning.
The last thing we pass through is the Connaught Tunnel, which is a long tunnel. I believe we travel through it for 5 miles. . The trip takes around 8 minutes to get through the tunnels. Our attendant tells us stories about the building of the tunnel at this time.
Our train journey is coming to an end and our attendants gather to talk to us and to pass out a postcard with their names on it. What a great group we had! I tipped them handsomely, as they did a great job to make sure our time on the Rocky Mountaineer was a good one.
We pulled into Golden, where there are buses waiting for us. I am on bus #7 with the other guests who will be traveling to the RimRock Resort. Rocky Mountaineer is so very prepared in this flooding diversion. We have two onboard attendants who answer questions about what we are seeing next. But, what we are seeing next is amazing: two bear near the railroad tracks that are running parallel to the highway.
I'm a big believer in things happening for a reason. Maybe today those bears are alive because we didn't take the train like we were supposed to. That would have been awful and I know this happens every year on the tracks.
We missed traveling the Spiral Tunnels, but all the buses pulled over at the overlook so we can all get a good look across the mountain. We soon pass Lake Louise and follow Castle Mountain for a very long time. The Bow River follows us.
We are soon entering Banff and I have immediately fallen in love with the town. Our bus meanders up a hill to the Rim Rock Resort, where my bags are supposed to be waiting for me. Check-in is smooth and easy.
It is hard to believe that my Rocky Mountaineer adventure has just ended. It was an amazing experience. I will sing their praises until the day I die, as for a solo traveler, I was in awe the entire time. Some people think it is an expensive vacation, and it is, but, you get what you pay for over and over again. I was pampered from start to finish, met some incredible people from all over the world, and saw a part of the country you can't see in a bus or car.
I am ready for my days in Banff and Lake Louise.
So, when you are a guest at the RimRock, you are able to use your room key to take the Roam bus downtown. I entered my room to a most wonderful view. I have to thank Fresh Tracks Canada for recommending this hotel. It is closer to the gondola and hot springs and just a quick shuttle ride downtown. Thanks, Tyler!
The concierge smiled and pointed outside. The bus just pulled up. I hurried outside and stepped on the bus. What luck, considering it arrives every 40 minutes. I would be eating 40 minutes sooner now.
Banff is already my favorite town. I love it! It is postcard beautiful!
I ate, looked through some stores, purchased a t-shirt and a Banff Christmas ornament, and then walked to the bus stop. There is a live message board that lets you know when the next bus was coming through. I only had to wait 5 minutes. This was wonderfully efficient.
I got back to the resort to find complimentary internet, so I wrote a blog post and went to bed since it was such a very long day. Tomorrow I'm headed on a 10 hour tour on the Icefields Parkway. Off to bed I go.
I have always loved picnics. Since I was the pickiest child on the planet, it was hard for my mom to find something I liked. No problem at a summer picnic, because there was a lot of food for me to put on my thin, wiggly paper plate. I would eat corn on the cob and watermelon. Ta-da. Ok, there were other foods I would eat. I wouldn't touch the potato salad because whoever heard of putting chopped up potatoes in a whitish mixture ? I could also see little bits and pieces of unidentified food that I knew would take me forever to dig out. But, there was no way I was going to eat potatoes and white stuff in the first place and then call the damn thing a salad. Made no sense to me…potato salad. Give me a break. I saw no lettuce. There was no way I was going to try that…ever. They did the same thing with macaroni noodles and called it macaroni salad. Macaroni is supposed to be with cheese or with beefaroni (which we called slop in my family.) Sometimes these ladies at the picnics brought the weirdest food.
I liked hamburgers with ketchup, but I would give the guy at the grill a dirty look if he tried to scoot a cheeseburger onto my bun. Um, Mr. Barbecue man, did I say cheese? No…who would ever put cheese on top of a piece of beef? That had to taste terrible. I would eat sliced Velveeta cheese at home and got pretty good with that cheese slicer thingy, but I would never put a slice of that on top of a hamburger. You just can't mix things like that. So, sometimes I would just skip the hamburger and grab a fresh hot dog bun and put ketchup on it. I loved ketchup sandwiches! And in the end, I didn't starve and picnics were great.
When our family would stay late at a picnic, usually a campfire would be involved. The adults whittled sticks and would place a hot dog in one hand and slide shove the stick through the middle of the hot dog halfway and would hand them to the kids. The first time I saw this happen, I didn't know what the hell was going on. What is this for, exactly? Everyone would then move close to the fire to get their hot dog nice and cooked. Well, ok, but why not just throw them into a pot of boiling water and be done with it? I didn't much care for hot dogs on a grill because some of them had black pieces on them. The blackened burned spots would peel off like a scab, but again, it was too much work. And now someone was trying to get me to stick my hot dog in a blazing fire.
The whole problem with a hot dog impaled on a whittle stick was the fact that what if there was a sliver of wood that came off in the hot dog? I would put my hot dog near the flame, just enough to get it warm, and then take the hot dog and stick over to my mom and ask her to take a look at the inside of the hot dog to make sure I wouldn't get a splinter in my throat. You know that could happen, right? My mom would shoo me away because I guess I already bothered her for most of the day, so I would take a plastic knife and dissect that damn hot dog to see if it was ok to eat. Again, though, this just took too much work, so I would just eye the hot dog bun and put some ketchup on it.
So, this whole picky Vickie story leads up to the whole problem with s'mores.
S'mores. The word even makes me cringe. I don't think I saw them until I was in junior high. I was still picky in junior high, but I wanted to be cool, so I had to pretend I was all about s'mores and not complain like I did when I was at a campfire with my family. The first part of the whole s'more experience was getting that damn marshmallow warmed up and gooey. First of all, I wasn't a fan of getting gooey fingers. Not going to happen. Oh, sure, I would impale my marshmallow down on the stick after slyly checking the stick for errant splinters. I would hover my marshmallow over the flame for a second and while everyone else was watching their own marshmallow, I took mine off and would eat it. I hated warm marshmallows. I hated melted marshmallows. But, I wanted to fit in with the other kids and if I told them I hated s'mores, then, well, they would hate me and maybe call me "Picky Sticky Vickie" or something.
By the time some of the other kids got their marshmallow off their sticks, I was already by the picnic table grabbing two graham crackers. Thank god I liked graham crackers, but I sure as hell wasn't going to share them with melted white goo and a hunk of chocolate. I decided whoever mixed these three food items together for the very first time must have had rocks in their head.
So, it was like this every summer at every picnic I went to. I had to work hard and perfected my s'mores avoidance technique: Put the marshmallow on a stick for like 5 seconds, take it off, pretend it is gooey, go to the table and on the way eat the marshmallow. One time I thought I was being watched, so I made the whole damn thing and then….oops, dropped it on the ground. There is no 3 second rule in the woods or any place with me. There was no way I was picking it up.
It wasn't until college when I was invited to a picnic and offered a stick, that I realized a lie didn't take much work at all.
"I'm allergic to marshmallows, and you can't make a s'more without marshmallows." Damn, why didn't I lie earlier. I lied about everything else.
In the past twenty years it has been easier to pass on the s'mores.


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Fuchu-shuku AreaOne of the Thirteen Chief Vassals of the Kamakura Shogunate, Kajiwara Kagetoki and Shizuoka City
In the first year of the Shoji era (1199), Minamoto no Yoritomo, first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate, died and was succeeded by Yoriie, the second shogun.
There was a fierce struggle for power among the warlords of the Kamakura Shogunate, and Kajiwara Kagetoki, a chief vassal of the Shogunate, was defeated and chased out of Kamakura. Kagetoki fled from his territory of Ichinomiya, Sagami Province (now Samukawa Town, Kanagawa Prefecture), and attempted to take his family and retainers to Kyoto.
Trying to prevent his escape, the Shogunate ordered local clans to subdue Kagetoki's party. The battle began at Kiyomigaseki (now Okitsu) and moved towards Takahashi and Ouchi (now Shimizu Ward).
Kagetoki's party fought hard, but tired from the long hours of battle and unaccustomed to the terrain, his warriors were defeated in one area after another. As the story goes, it was when his third son, Kagemochi—said to be a man of unmatched valor—was killed by Kikkawa Kojiro of the Irie clan, that Kagetoki (along with his eldest son, Kagesue, and second son, Kagetaka) resolved to fall on his sword in Sena.
The origin of the name "Yaitamubashi" is based on the legend that during the battle, Kagetoki's party and the local samurai exchanged arrow fire here.
Kajiwara-do, built as a mausoleum for the Kajiwara clan, has now been rebuilt in the Ouchi area and has been designated a Shizuoka City Cultural Property as a "place linked to Kajiwara Kagetoki".
The area around the summit of Mt. Kajiwara, said to be where Kagetoki died, has been developed into Kajiwarayama Park, where a monument marking his place of death and a memorial tower for him and his sons have been erected. Kajiwarayama Park has been recognized as a Night View Heritage of Japan because of its spectacular scenery, and the exquisite panorama consisting of Mt. Fuji, Miho Peninsula, Suruga Bay and Izu Peninsula in the distance continues to awe visitors.
A monument marking Kagetoki's place of death and a memorial tower for him and his sons
Recognized as a Night View Heritage of Japan
https://shizuoka-yakei.com/spot/kajiwarayama


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La Citroën SM,  è un'autovettura di fascia alta prodotta dalla casa francese Citroën dal 1970 al 1975.

Profilo e storia

Genesi del modello

Il progetto che in seguito avrebbe dato alla luce la SM nacque verso la fine degli anni cinquanta, ovvero pochi anni dopo il lancio e l'affermazione commerciale della celebre DS. Fu proprio in quel periodo che cominciò a maturare l'idea di una granturismo di alto lignaggio che desse lustro alla Casa francese e alla sua gamma. Infatti, se da un lato il successo dei due modelli allora in gamma la 2CV e appunto la DS era evidente, d'altro canto il pubblico aveva una percezione ritenuta troppo "popolare" del marchio stesso. Inoltre era altrettanto evidente il successo che alcuni modelli stavano incontrando in Europa e negli USA, vetture appartenenti proprio a quella fascia di mercato presa in considerazione dalla Citroën ed immediatamente identificabili con quelle della Mercedes-Benz. Questa Casa tedesca era forte anche dei successi ottenuti in campo sportivo e commercialmente molto più potente della Casa del double chevron. L'idea era quindi quella di una vettura in grado di surclassare le già affermate coupé turistiche tedesche.

Fu pertanto avviato il nuovo progetto progetto S (progetto Sport), diretto dall'allora capo dell'ufficio progetti Citroën, Jean Cadiou. Da qui ebbe inizio una lunga gestazione che avrebbe coperto oltre un decennio a causa dell'incertezza sulle soluzioni definitive da adottare. Per esempio, si pensò di partire inizialmente privilegiando in particolar modo la meccanica invece che il disegno della carrozzeria e si ritenne di poter disporre di un ventaglio piuttosto ampio di motorizzazioni, dal momento che si poteva contare sul già noto 4 cilindri della DS, ovviamente rivisto e debitamente potenziato (l'unità originaria da 1.9 litri della DS non era certo un mostro di potenza), mentre erano già in fase avanzata alcuni studi su motori a 6 e ad 8 cilindri che avrebbero potuto rivelarsi utili allo scopo.

Fu così che nei primi anni del decennio seguente, sulla pista prove della Citroën, cominciarono a venir provati alcuni muletti celanti alcune possibili soluzioni meccaniche e motoristiche da applicare alla futura granturismo. Per non cadere in alcune ingenuità passate che involontariamente anticiparono a suo tempo alcuni dei programmi della Citroën, si ordinò il massimo riserbo, tanto che le vetture sperimentate sulla pista erano carrozzate con i lamierati della DS, sia nella normale configurazione berlina, sia con inedite carrozzerie coupé o cabriolet. Questi test si protrassero per diversi anni, a tal punto che gli ultimi prototipi camuffati già montavano la carrozzeria delle DS con frontale a "occhi di gatto". Addirittura uno di questi prototipi montava la carrozzeria di una Panhard 24 (ricordiamo che proprio a metà degli anni sessanta la Panhard divenne di proprietà della Citroën per poi chiudere i battenti di lì a poco). Per quanto riguarda le motorizzazioni, si utilizzarono sia motori da 2 litri derivati dalla normale produzione Citroën, con potenze comprese tra 93 e 140 CV, sia inediti propulsori con distribuzione bialbero o anche unità sperimentali a 6 cilindri, sempre di produzione Citroën. Tutti questi prototipi non sarebbero finiti allo sfascio una volta esaurita la loro utilità in fase di prova, ma sarebbero stati riutilizzati dal reparto sportivo della Casa per alcune competizioni. Ma i test su pista non ebbero solo lo scopo di vagliare le prestazioni dei propulsori montati, ma anche altre soluzioni tecniche, tra cui l'abbinabilità tra detti propulsori e le famose sospensioni idropneumatiche che l'allora presidente Pierre Bercot voleva anche sulla futura granturismo. Anche altre chicche tecnologiche videro la loro sperimentazione su pista, come per esempio lo sterzo ad assistenza variabile e riallineamento automatico Diravi ("direction à rappel asservi"), progettato da Paul Mages, e che sarebbe divenuto una delle caratteristiche salienti della futura granturismo Citroën.

Il particolare impegno profuso sul fronte della meccanica non significò uno scarso impegno dal punto di vista stilistico, anzi: già nel 1955, ancor prima dell'avvio del Progetto S, Flaminio Bertoni ipotizzò una possibile interpretazione in chiave coupé della DS, in quel periodo appena lanciata, ipotesi proposta mediante uno dei suoi tanti visionari disegni. Ma almeno inizialmente, Bertoni fu destinato ad un progetto più urgente, ossia il disegno della carrozzeria della futura Ami 6, cosicché per alcuni anni non si prese in considerazione lo styling della futura coupé di lusso. Fu Robert Opron, l'allievo prodigio di Bertoni, che nel 1962 fu chiamato a riprendere le matite per occuparsi del Progetto S dal punto di vista stilistico. Il suo ruolo in tale progetto divenne ancor più marcato a partire dal 1964, quando raccolse letteralmente l'eredità professionale di Bertoni, morto poco prima. Opron si avvalse dell'aiuto di due promettenti designers, vale a dire Jean Giret e Régis Gromik. Anche in questo caso, non si riuscì a trovare in breve tempo una soluzione valida: dato che si sarebbe trattato di una vettura di fascia alta, e per di più con il marchio del double chevron, si cercava una personalità del tutto particolare, meglio ancora se di rottura rispetto agli standard dell'epoca. Il disegno ideale, insomma, avrebbe dovuto essere quello di una vettura non paragonabile a nessun'altra all'epoca in circolazione, ma nello stesso tempo doveva essere inconfondibilmente Citroën. A tale scopo furono vagliate diverse possibili soluzioni, alcune proposte anche da ateliers esterni, come ad esempio la Bertone, che sottopose al vaglio dei vertici della Casa francese un disegno firmato nientemeno che da uno dei migliori allievi della carrozzeria torinese, e cioè Giorgetto Giugiaro. Ma anche in questo caso il disegno non ebbe seguito. Fu solo dopo altri numerosi disegni e ben dieci modelli realizzati in plastica che si giunse alle forme pressoché definitive.

Sul fronte dei motori, però, l'incertezza regnava ancora sovrana, finché non avvenne un fatto fondamentale, non solo per gli sviluppi del Progetto S, ma anche (e soprattutto) per la storia stessa della Citroën: nel marzo del 1968, infatti, la Casa francese acquisì il pacchetto di maggioranza della Maserati dalla famiglia Orsi. In questo modo la Citroën poteva finalmente disporre di adeguate motorizzazioni per realizzare una vettura GT ad alte prestazioni, combinando le sue sofisticate sospensioni idropneumatiche con le prestazioni di propulsori sportivi. Poco tempo dopo l'ardita operazione finanziaria della Casa del double chevron, la direzione Citroën diede ordine alla Maserati di approntare un nuovo motore, in un tempo massimo di sei mesi, capace di un'erogazione morbida e continua che fosse in grado di esprimere una potenza superiore ai 150 CV. L'allora progettista e direttore tecnico della casa modenese, l'ingegner Giulio Alfieri, rispose piccato che per un simile compito sarebbero bastate poche settimane. Tanta sicurezza era basata sul fatto che Alfieri aveva già sviluppato il progetto di un motore V8 di 3 litri derivato da quello della "Indy". Perciò, quando il progetto fu presentato ai vertici aziendali, nessuno si aspettava una tale esuberanza ma, benché ottimale al progetto, la Citroën fu costretta a scartare il propulsore in quanto non corrispondeva, per cilindrata e potenza, ai parametri fissati dalla normativa francese per rientrare nei 16 cavalli fiscali, limite massimo oltre il quale erano previsti proibitivi aggravi d'imposta. Fu così che nel tempo record di due mesi venne approntato un motore V6 da 2.7 litri particolarmente compatto e leggero,  per 140 kg di peso. Il progetto S divenne progetto SM (Sport Maserati).

Nei primi mesi del 1969 vennero effettuate le ultime prove in pista con telai sperimentali, nuovamente dotati di carrozzerie trasformate a due porte della "DS": a dirigere i test su pista era Jacques Né, un personaggio che spesso si incaricava personalmente di effettuare i test, fatto che lo espose ad un grosso rischio quando rimase coinvolto in un incidente, per fortuna senza conseguenze, grazie anche al fatto che indossava un casco.

Debutto
La vettura definitiva fu pronta all'inizio del 1970: nel mese di febbraio cominciarono ad uscire dalle catene di montaggio i primi esemplari di preserie. Nel frattempo, approssimandosi la data della presentazione, rimase un ultimo lato oscuro: il nome. Inizialmente si pensò a sigle piuttosto banali o insignificanti, che puntualmente vennero bocciate. Ma entro i termini stabiliti si giunse finalmente alla sigla SM, dove la S indicava il codice del progetto e la M stava per Maserati, indicando così la provenienza del propulsore nascosto sotto il cofano.

Il debutto ufficiale avvenne il 10 marzo 1970 al Salone di Ginevra: la stampa specializzata accolse subito la vettura con favore, sottolineando le notevoli doti di tenuta di strada. . Merito anche della sua linea affusolata, che riduceva l'attrito aerodinamico.

Design esterno ed interno

Un'auto come la SM, presentata nel 1970, destò l'attenzione del pubblico. Imponente (era lunga ben 4,89 metri) ma filante allo stesso tempo. La SM era caratterizzata frontalmente dai grandi gruppi ottici suddivisi ognuno in tre sezioni. Tali gruppi ottici erano divisi in anabbaglianti (i due esterni) e abbaglianti (i quattro centrali); di questi, i due più interni erano orientabili con lo sterzo, come sulle ultime DS. Inoltre, tutto il gruppo ottico dei sei fari era anche autolivellabile in funzione del carico dell'auto. L'intero gruppo fari-calandra era carenato in vetro per migliorare l'aerodinamica: in realtà, laddove avrebbe dovuto esserci una calandra, vi era invece l'alloggiamento della targa, mentre la presa d'aria per il motore fu sistemata sotto il paraurti. La carenatura trasparente era inoltre caratterizzata da bordi cromati. Le fiancate erano lisce e le ruote posteriori carenate, come nella buona tradizione di Opron. La coda, molto sfuggente, era caratterizzata da ampie cromature intorno ai fari posteriori, rettangolari e spigolosi. L'ampio portellone era caratterizzato da un'estesa superficie vetrata che assicurava un buon livello di visibilità. . Si aggiudicò tra l'altro l'undicesimo posto nella graduatoria delle 100 auto più affascinanti di sempre e si classificò al terzo posto nella graduatoria come Auto dell'anno nel 1972 ed infine fu insignita di premi anche negli Stati Uniti.
A proposito del corpo vettura della SM, c'è da dire che, a differenza di molte coupé sue concorrenti dell'epoca, la SM era una coupé a quattro posti veri. Nonostante i due posti posteriori risultassero inevitabilmente più piccoli di quelli anteriori, riuscivano comunque ad assicurare un discreto margine di comodità anche per persone di una certa corporatura, purché non fossero eccessivamente robuste. Ciò fu possibile grazie alla conformazione dei sedili, decisamente imponenti, così da risultare più accoglienti per i passeggeri. Il posto guida era caratterizzato da un sapiente mix di originalità e semplicità, visibile specialmente nel disegno della consolle centrale. Semplice e lineare anche il cruscotto a tre strumenti di forma ovale, con la palpebra che gradualmente discende verso il lato destro dell'abitacolo, di fronte al passeggero anteriore.

Motore e meccanica

Il motore, contraddistinto dalla sigla C114/1, era un V6 da 2670 cm³ realizzato sotto la supervisione di Giulio Alfieri e quindi di chiara origine Maserati. L'architettura di tale propulsore è resa atipica dall'angolo di 90° tra le bancate, un angolo solitamente riscontrabile nei motori V8, mentre tipico dei V6 è invece un angolo di 60°. L'architettura "V6" non era particolarmente gradita a Giulio Alfieri, in ragione della sua difficoltà di equilibratura, specialmente se resa più ardua da manovellismi studiati per un "V8", ma la scelta di tali inconsuete soluzioni era dettata dal poco tempo a disposizione. Per questo si scelse di non impiegare ulteriore tempo a progettare nuovi manovellismi e soprattutto una nuova architettura per il V6. Tali soluzioni imposte dalle incombenti scadenze furono all'origine della percettibile irregolarità nella sequenza di scoppio di questo motore, destinato ad equipaggiare molti altri modelli, che diverrà una delle sue più apprezzate caratteristiche per i suoi estimatori. Tra le altre caratteristiche di questo motore va senz'altro ricordata l'alimentazione a tre carburatori doppio corpo Weber 42DCNF, e la distribuzione a doppio asse a camme in testa per bancata. Nonostante quest'ultima caratteristica, ogni testata era a due valvole per cilindro. La potenza massima raggiunta da questo propulsore era di 170 CV a 5500 giri/min. Con queste caratteristiche, unite alla particolare profilatura aerodinamica della carrozzeria, e mettendo in conto un peso a vuoto di 1.450 kg, la velocità massima raggiungeva i 220 km/h. Con la "SM" la Citroën volle dimostrare come la trazione anteriore potesse adeguatamente prestarsi anche per una granturismo di classe e prestazioni elevate. Per oltre 12 anni, fino all'avvento dell'Audi 200 typ 44 nel 1983, la "SM" mantenne il primato della più veloce automobile a trazione anteriore mai prodotta in serie.

Un'altra soluzione tecnica tipica della SM fu lo sterzo a servoassistenza variabile Diravi: tale soluzione, una vera novità all'epoca, era caratterizzata dal fatto di conferire una maggiore o minore cedevolezza dello sterzo in funzione della velocità. Se a forti andature il volante diventa più rigido, in maniera tale da non risultare troppo suscettibile alle ondulazioni del fondo stradale ed alle correnti di vento laterale, a basse andature ed in manovra diventa invece particolarmente agevole da azionare, a tal punto che a vettura ferma, il volante riesce addirittura a richiamare da solo le ruote anteriori in posizione neutra, senza bisogno dell'intervento del conducente.

Non potevano mancare sulla SM le sospensioni idropneumatiche, riprese dalla DS e che contavano anch'esse sul principio delle quattro sfere in acciaio riempite per metà di gas e per metà di liquido. Il circuito idraulico distribuiva l'afflusso del liquido in funzione del profilo del fondo stradale mantenendo la vettura sempre in posizione piana. Particolarmente potente si rivelò l'impianto frenante, considerato all'epoca il migliore della sua categoria. Tale impianto, che montava dischi su tutte e quattro le ruote, era anche caratterizzato dalla presenza di un dispositivo che impediva il bloccaggio delle ruote posteriori in frenata su fondi scivolosi. Non si trattava ancora di vero e proprio ABS, ma è sicuramente degno di attenzione l'impegno profuso dai tecnici Citroën al fine di trovare una soluzione a tale insidia.

Per quanto riguarda la trasmissione, la "SM" era ovviamente a trazione anteriore, con cambio manuale a 5 marce, ma in alternativa era possibile optare per un cambio automatico a 3 rapporti.

Evoluzione

La commercializzazione fu quindi avviata alla chiusura della kermesse ginevrina, sull'onda del successo di pubblico e di critica riscosso in tale occasione. La produzione della SM si articolava in due fasi: le scocche venivano prodotte presso la carrozzeria Chausson di Genevillers, per poi essere portate allo stabilimento di Quai de Javel (oggi Quai André Citroën) dove venivano sottoposte a verniciatura mediante elettroforesi e successivamente equipaggiate con gli organi meccanici ed i gruppi motopropulsori. La cadenza produttiva giornaliera fu di 30 esemplari al giorno. Il prezzo fissato fu di 42.000 franchi.

Le vetture vendute in Italia,dove costavano Lit.5.200.000 IGE (imposta generale sull'entrata, tassa che sarebbe stata rimpiazzata dall'IVA a partire dal 1º gennaio 1973) del 4% esclusa, montavano a richiesta l'autoradio Autovox CR 2031 appositamente concepita dall'azienda romana in collaborazione con Citroen Italia per i modelli Citroen GS (fino all'AM 72) e tutte le versioni delle DS. In più quella per la SM aveva il comando per l'antenna elettrica ed un fader.

La "SM" ebbe un immediato gradimento da parte degli acquirenti, nonostante il prezzo superiore ad alcuni modelli concorrenti e le forti perplessità circa la futura manutenzione, sollevate dalla raffinatezza e dall'originalità delle soluzioni tecniche adottate. I vertici della Casa francese, fiduciosi nelle potenzialità commerciali della vettura, già nel settembre del 1970 aumentarono il prezzo a 46.000 franchi, prezzo che all'inizio dell'anno seguente salì ulteriormente fino a 50.500 franchi. Tale ritocco verso l'alto fu invece motivo di spegnimento degli entusiasmi da parte del pubblico. In ogni caso, il 1971 fu l'anno migliore per la SM con 4.988 esemplari prodotti. Dal settembre di quell'anno la SM poté essere richiesta anche con i nuovi cerchi RR in resina superleggera. Inoltre, sempre nel 1971, la commercializzazione fu estesa anche agli Stati Uniti, come peraltro già previsto in fase di progettazione. Ma un mercato come quello statunitense, fatto di massicci motori V8 piuttosto convenzionali, si rivelò poco ricettivo per una vettura fuori dagli schemi come la SM, tanto che nelle prime fasi della sua commercializzazione oltreoceano la vettura fu omologata sub judice, in attesa del responso da parte dell'ente nazionale per la sicurezza del traffico (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) che doveva pronunciarsi sulla deroga all'altezza minima dei paraurti. Le SM previste per il mercato nordamericano differivano da quelle europee anche per il frontale a quattro fari tondi fissi (e non orientabili con lo sterzo), per i fari posteriori a plastiche arancioni e per la presenza di catadiottri ai quattro angoli della sagoma della vettura.

Nel frattempo la produzione europea continuò a regime e si arrivò al 1972, precisamente al 10 giugno, quando la Casa francese annunciò l'arrivo della versione ad iniezione elettronica, il cui lancio avvenne poco più di un mese dopo, il 17 luglio. Il nuovo sistema di alimentazione permise alla vettura (che sostituì di fatto la versione a carburatori) di ottenere un leggero aumento di potenza (da 170 a 178 CV), a fronte di un altrettanto leggero aumento di velocità massima (da 220 a 228 km/h), ma registrando consumi diminuiti.Per il mercato italiano la nuova versione prevedeva,oltre all'impianto stereo completo di serie,anche il condizionatore d'aria compreso nel prezzo,che ammontava a Lit.6.495.000 IGE del 4% compresa.

Il 1973 vide l'avvio della parabola discendente della carriera commerciale della SM: cominciarono a piovere le critiche da parte di chi trovava difficoltà con la manutenzione dei sofisticati organi meccanici della vettura. In effetti, la SM era una vettura che richiedeva un'accurata e frequente manutenzione, cosa che non tutti i proprietari eseguivano scrupolosamente. Perciò non era raro che alcuni di essi si ritrovassero con il loro esemplare inutilizzabile. Dal canto loro, i vertici tecnici della Citroën non si dimostrarono all'altezza di poter eliminare rapidamente i difetti di gioventù della granturismo francese. Lo stesso discorso, ulteriormente aggravato, valeva anche nel mercato USA, dove per giunta non esistevano neppure centri di assistenza Citroën o più semplicemente meccanici specialisti in vetture europee in grado di effettuare manutenzione e riparazioni. Come se tutto ciò non bastasse, l'ultima parte di quell'anno vide anche lo scoppio della crisi petrolifera: il vertiginoso aumento del prezzo della benzina in Europa dopo la guerra dello Yom Kippur, determinato dall'embargo voluto dai paesi arabi verso le nazioni occidentali prima,e dalla chiusura del Canale di Suez poi, che in Italia portò anche al periodo dell'austerity, segnò un rapido calo nel mercato europeo delle automobili di alta cilindrata a partire dalla fine del 1973. Negli Stati Uniti, dove la crisi energetica aveva meno effetti, la "SM" stava comunque vivendo i suoi ultimi mesi di commercializzazione: la richiesta deroga sottoposta alla NHTSA fu definitivamente negata nel 1974. Ma nel frattempo, già alla fine del 1973, la Casa del double chevron tentò un'ultima carta e propose una versione a cambio automatico con motore di cilindrata portata a 2965 cm³. Sono in molti, ancor oggi, a chiedersi il perché di una decisione così controproducente, in un periodo in cui i costi del carburante stavano aumentando vertiginosamente, oltretutto considerando che questa edizione tornò ad essere proposta con il più vorace motore a carburatori, quando la versione ad iniezione elettronica aveva consumi significativamente più bassi rispetto alla concorrenza. Improvvisamente, da stella dei Saloni automobilistici, la SM divenne una presenza ingombrante: senza l'unico sfogo rimasto del mercato statunitense, il progetto "SM" venne quindi dapprima decentrato, affidando il montaggio alla Ligier per lasciare il posto all'assemblaggio della CX nello stabilimento di Quai de Javel. In seguito all'acquisizione della Citroën da parte della Peugeot, la produzione cessò definitivamente e la Maserati fu messa in liquidazione: troverà un acquirente nella De Tomaso. Quanto alla SM, essa fu prodotta complessivamente in 12.920 esemplari. La Citroën SM Turbo Bonneville, presentata per la prima volta in Europa al Retromobile di Parigi, fu preparata in esemplare unico da Jerry & Sylvia Hathaway in California per le gare di velocità pura che si svolgono a Bonneville Salt Flats, il celebre lago salato. Nel 1980, tranquillamente, senza problemi, raggiunse le 206.446 mph (332.242 Km/h) e fu un record per un veicolo a trazione anteriore.

Riepilogo caratteristiche

Di seguito vengono riepilogate le caratteristiche delle tre principali versioni previste per la gamma della SM:

Le fuoriserie

Pochissime furono le "SM" fuoriserie realizzate, sia per la tradizionale riluttanza della Citroën nel fornire autotelai ai vari carrozzieri, sia perché la particolare riuscita delle linee studiate da Opron rendevano assai ardua la possibilità di migliorarle.
Per primi si cimentarono nell'impresa i carrozzieri francesi Chapron e Heuliez. Il primo costruì nove esemplari della trasformazione berlina "Opéra" e sei esemplari della cabriolet "Mylord". Heuliez, invece, realizzò due soli esemplari della versione targa "Espace".

Dalle officine Citroën uscirono anche cinque "SM" equipaggiate per i servizi autostradali della polizia francese, una "SM" modificata per corse da rally e due esemplari di rappresentanza destinati all'Eliseo, detti "presidenziali", in versione cabriolet a passo lungo.

Tutte le fuoriserie francesi furono interpretazioni che modificavano la tipologia funzionale della vettura, lasciando però inalterata l'impostazione stilistica di Opron.

Le uniche due "SM" fuoriserie con carrozzeria completamente originale furono realizzate in Italia. La prima dall'architetto Mario Bellini che, nel 1971, su autotelaio "SM" fece costruire la "Kar-a-sutra", una concept car monovolume che, nel decennio successivo, ispirò il modello Renault Espace. La seconda venne approntata, nel 1972, da Pietro Frua che riuscì a nascondere l'imponente meccanica della "SM" sotto la carrozzeria di una sportiva gran turismo all'italiana.

Cronologia produttiva

Principali mercati della "SM"
Oltre che in patria, la "SM" ebbe positivi riscontri anche in Italia, in Germania e negli Stati Uniti, mercato per il quale venne approntata una speciale versione con quattro fari, allo scopo di adeguarsi alle normative vigenti.

Attività sportiva

La SM fu impiegata anche nei rally: l'intenzione dei vertici della Casa, ma soprattutto dei responsabili del reparto sportivo Citroën, fu quella di utilizzarla come sostituta della DS21. In realtà, la granturismo francese non ebbe una gran carriera sportiva, poiché il peso elevato (15 quintali a vuoto) e le dimensioni ingombranti la rendevano poco agile nei percorsi tortuosi e le strade strette dei tracciati europei. Ciò è anche dimostrato dall'unico piazzamento di rilievo ottenuto da una SM in un rally europeo: al Rally di Portogallo la SM pilotata dall'equipaggio svedese Waldegaard-Thorszelius ottenne sì un terzo posto assoluto, ma si trattava di un esemplare il cui passo fu accorciato di ben 30 cm proprio per rendere la vettura più agile. La sua attività sportiva trovò invece maggiori riscontri nei rally africani, dove i percorsi erano più lineari e le strade più larghe. Per esempio, già al suo esordio, avuto al Rally del Marocco del 1971, una SM si aggiudicò la vittoria. A pilotarla non furono neppure professionisti delle corse, ma Deschazeaux/Plassard, piloti non professionisti ed agricoltori residenti in zona. Altre gare in cui la SM si mise in mostra furono i rally del Bandama in Costa d'Avorio e l'East African Safari, in Kenya.

Note

Bibliografia

 Citroën SM – Le dernier vaisseau français, di Thibaut Amant, ETAI, ISBN 978-2-7268-8977-0
 Auto d'Epoca, Aprile 1995

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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I would imagine that whoever checked this book out of the library died a very long time ago.
Anyway, I have started reading this book and there is some real interesting stuff in it. I will keep you posted.


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Kaj Henning Schmidt (født den 22. juni 1920, død den 21. juni 1999) var en dansk modstandsmand og senere lærer, han planlage sabotager og stod for nogen af BOPAs største aktioner, blandt andet sabotagen mod Radiofabrikken Always. Han havde dæknavnet Niels.

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Schmidt tog i 1939 til Finland med en kammerat for at blive frivillig i Vinterkrigen, men blev ikke hvervet. Da den tyske besættelse af Danmark begyndte, befandt Schmidt sig i Sverige, hvorfra han forsøgte at komme til Norge for at deltage i modstandskampen der. Dette lykkedes dog ikke. I Danmark kom han med i modstandsgruppen BOPA, hvor han blev gruppeleder og var med til at planlægge og udføre flere store sabotageaktioner. Blandet andet var han med i sabotagen mod Radiofabrikken Always, og han smuglede sammen med en kammerat 75 kg sprængstof ind på våbenfabrikken Riffelsyndikatet, hvor han arbejdede som værktøjsmager.

Han flygtede efter flere store aktioner til Sverige, men vendte tilbage og blev anholdt på Anholt af en dansk betjent den 12. januar 1944. Han var i Frøslevlejren krigen ud. Efter krigen levede Schmidt en omflakkende tilværelse, indtil han valgte og læse til lærer på Københavns Aftenseminarium. Efter en hjerneblødning kom Schmidt i 1998 på plejehjemmet Bernadottegården, hvor han afgik ved døden nogle år efter.

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the video above is an example of how someone can be made do something against their will
points to consider...
in the video, words were used to trigger a response
it seems feasible that visual triggers could also be used
it seems feasible that the written word can be used as a trigger
if a person can be made to do something against their will it will be even easier to get them to say something against their will
some people will be easier to condition than others
a sound trigger can be given via a phone
2'36" hand touches back and the says the words "sit up straight"
waits for the participant to say "right" and removes his hand immediately
it doesn't occur to ordinary people that suicide bombers are themselves ordinary people who have been brainwashed into doing it
a bottom-liner... if you've got a Nervous system you can be turned into a suicide bomber
the trick is to avoid that mindset and steer yourself away from those circumstances through which suicide bombers are used
to turn someone into a suicide bomber...
Video's of how it's done
in this country, england, twenty to thirty years ago there was a .t.v. show hosted by paul daniels
one of the things he used to do was to get a person from the audience to pick up a chair and the person couldn't let go of it when she was told to put it down
another thing he would do would be to get a person to sit down but when the volunteer sat down he jumped up and out of the chair because he believed he was sitting on a cactus
the way he tricked someone into thinking and feeling an unreality was by placing his hand on the upper-back/lower neck, the way spock used to do in the Original star trek series when he rendered people useless with his
"spock-grip"
it is not known by this website what it is that causes a person to become predisposed to suggestion but at a guess, it has to do with interfering with the flow of the messages between the body and the brain
now, if i could get someone to believe that every time they sat down it felt like they were being stung and they sprang out of a chair it shouldn't be too much of a stretch of the imagination to accept that using the method shown in the videos (the bottom of this page) you could also predispose a person to the suggestion that "when you hear the words... "Afghanistan bananastan you will do what the person who says those words to you asks you to do"
so to make someone into a suicide bomber you predispose the person to the suggestion that a waistcoat, lined with explosives and which can be triggered by a remote-control detonator, on the back of a chair in the next room is something they want and they should put it on when they see it and take it home and show the family how good it looks
it's that insanely simple
strap some sticks of dynamite on a belt and say "this is a money belt. take it to the bank"
when you hear the words "afghanistan bananastan" ask the person who said it if you can borrow his coat, the coat is filled with explosives which can be triggered by a remotely controlled detonator, because you feel cold
when you hear the words "afghanistan bananastan" ask the person who said it if you can borrow his coat because you feel cold and ask the person whose coat you are about to borrow if they will help you put it on. the person whose coat you are about to borrow is also skilled in predisposing people to suggestion and he suggests that what you should do is learn how to make a bomb because there are people who are trying to kill you and you had better kill them before they kill you
your brother has also been made susceptible to the idea through this type of suggestion and both of you have had it suggested to you that you shouldn't talk to anyone other than your brother about it as they may be the one's who are trying to kill you
whenever you and your brother are alone you begin discussing the idea of how best to protect yourself against people who are going to try and kill you
over the course of the next year or two the phrase "afghanistan bananastan" is said to you quite a few times and each time it is spoken you are nudged a little closer to believing the people who are trying to kill you will soon be attempting to kill you
it's that insanely simple
it has become a lot more refined over the years than the examples given here (there are drugs that can make an hour seem like a minute and a minute seem like an hour. these are things that relatively easy to find out about. it's the one's we don't know about and that are really potent, like killing yourself after assassinating someone, when it comes to mind-control that needs to be thought about) but you've got the idea
when you know how to do it it's quite straightforward
it's the Oligarchs who are co-ordinating the worldwide mayhem
it's obvious from the continuing suicide bombings that are happening they're not going to Repent
see also the Manchurian candidate and or the Manchurian candidate


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NASREDDIN
HODJA?
An Anatolian and World Sage
By Yusuf Çotuksöken
Among the sages to emerge from Anatolia, with its rich background of civilizations, nurtured by the wisdom and tolerance of the Anatolian people was Nasreddin Hodja. Nasreddin Hodja was a tangible manifestation of the Anatolian people's aspirations and expectations.
As a sage of the people, Nasreddin Hodja voiced his values that had general validity in various circumstances and connections through anecdotes spiced with his clever wit. He presented the subtleties of life generally for the whole world, and especially the Anatolian people through the adept logic, and sharp wit of a master of humor.
Though Nasreddin Hodja was an Anatolian sage and master of humor, his fame has spread East and West, far beyond the confines of Anatolia, to bring laughter and food for thought to many.
Different names have been given to Nasreddin Hodja in the Turkish world. The Azarbaijanis call him Molla Nasreddin, The Turkmens have called him Ependi, Gagavoz have called him Nastradin, The Uzbeks have called him Nesriddin Afandi, The Khazaks have called him Koja Nasreddin and the Tatars have called him Nasreddin Oca.
His Historical Personage
Unfortunately, we have no clear and satisfactory historical information regarding Nasreddin Hodja's life. There have been certain efforts to draw conclusions from various historical documents, folk tales and anecdotes concerning the period and location in which he lived. Views have also been expressed to effect that Nasreddin Hodja is a mythical figure, and that he never actually existed. According to the information supplied by researchers who believe that Nasreddin Hodja was, a true historical personage: Nasreddin was born during the period of the Anatolian Seljuks in 1208 A .D. (605 Hegira era), in the Hortu village of Sivrihisar (now called the Nasreddin Hodja village). During his youth, he was tutored by Hace-i Cihan (date of death after 1274) and Hace Fakih (date of death 1221). While receiving education at the Konya Madrasah he was taught by Seyyid Mahmud Hayrani (date of death 1268) . After completing his education worked as a teacher, judge and theological instructor in Sivrihisar and Akhisar. It has been claimed that he married in Akhisar and had children. According to the gravestone attributed to him he died in 1284/1285 (H.E. 683).
Nasreddin Hodja has a mausoleum in Akhisar. It is assumed that his mausoleum was built in the mid 14th century. It was renovated in 1905. Four statues have been erected to commemorate Nasreddin Hodja in Turkey (Ankara, Hortu, Sivrihisar and Akşehir)
Information regarding Nasreddin Hodja gathered from outside of Anatolia, in the Turkish world are considerably different. For instance, the Uygurs and Uzbeks do not believe that Nasreddin Hoca lived in Anatolia. According to the Uygurs, Nasreddin Hoca was from Eastern Turkistan, and according to the Uzbeks, Nasreddin Hodja was born in Bukhara, and his statue has been erected in this city.
The Anecdotes of Nasreddin Hodja
According to research, there are more than 10 thousand anecdotes attributed to Nasreddin Hodja in writing. However, up to now, these anecdotes have not been fully evaluated and published. Nor have anecdotes added to the Nasreddin collection in later centuries been ascertained. The historical events in which Nasreddin Hodja was involved in his lifetime are limited. Only 50 or 60 of these have been the subject of his anecdotes. Anecdotes from many varied sources have been added to this collection, making a vast accumulation.
Other that the increase in the number of anecdotes, there has also been changes in the narration, style and content of the anecdotes from time to time.
The style and Content of Nasreddin Hodja's Anecdotes
Nasreddin Hodja's anecdotes have been related in the classical style of anecdotes. His anecdotes generally consisted of a few sentences. Very few of them are in a long narrative style.
Nasreddin Hodja's anecdotes can be divided into three sections: serim (introduction) – düğüm (tension) – çözüm (witty conclusion). The introductory section consists of one or two sentences giving the location and date of the event related by the anecdote, and the characteristics of the persons involved (names, situation, occupation, etc.). Sometimes these details are not given. In the tension section, the circumstances of a question asked to the Hodja, or an event he is involved in is explained. Persons involved in the anecdote are curious to learn what the answer the Hodja will give, or what his reaction will be. The witty conclusion is the most crucial part of the anecdote. Here curiosity is satisfied. The Hodja answers the query leveled at him in a clever and witty manner, or reacts to the unfolding event or situation verbally or with an unexpected act.
The narration of the anecdotes generally develops in two lines: a) question and answer, b) description of the event/situation with rationale / verbal and active response. a) Question and answer : many Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes consist of a question leveled at Hodja and his answer. b) Description of the event/situation with rationale / verbal and active response. in many Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes the event or situation developing among the persons who are involved in the anecdote are related, later Hodja will respond verbally or actively explaining the clever reasoning behind his response.
Three types of humor can be distinguished in Nasreddin Hodja 's anecdotes: a) humor related to an event or situation, b) verbal humour, c) character humour. in some of the anecdotes two types of humour can be found. in the event and or situation humour the focal point is on the situations, events depicted in the anecdote. in the anecdotes with verbal hunıour, Hodja' s witticisms and special emphasis play a central role. in character humour, the personality of one of the persons in the anecdote is asserted .
Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes have a "comical – thought provoking" nature. With this in mind devising such a term as güldüşün (laughter-thinking) was considered. In each anecdote, witticism is concentrated on a particular phrase (especially in an answer to a query) or the prominent feature of a character. Besides being humorous the witticism is also fulfills the function of being thought provoking. Thereby the anecdote performs a role above a means for nıere laughter. To the ex tent that the reader understands the message of the anecdote, he understands where it is applicable.
The Subject Matter of Nasreddin Hodja Anecdotes
In its general lines, Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes take up relationships between people, the individual and society, and man and nature: from birth to death, love to anger, friendship to animosity, work to laziness, tolerance to intolerance, intelligence to stupidity, sharing to selfishness and inequity, justice to injustice and oppression, equality to inequality, wealth to poverty, positive criticism to humiliation, marriage to divorce, reality to delusion, domination to servitude, generosity to avarice, righteousness to sinfulness, responsibility to irresponsibility, prudence to squander, order to disorder, satisfaction to frustration, delight to pain, courage to cowardice, honesty to hypocrisy, happiness to unhappiness, youth to age, environmentalism to violation of nature… reflecting events and situations related to various aspects of human social life.
Nasreddin Hodja has a generally rational and creative attitude towards the world. He accepts the world as his dwelling place. When finding solutions to and evaluating circumstances he acts in a rational and creative manner. He is well aware that the world gains value and meaning through man. He is not just content with knowing that the natural and social environment exist for human happiness, but he considers it his duty to let everyone else know.
Nasreddin Hodja generally has a tolerant and affectionate attitude towards people. However he can be quite pitiless, harsh, spiteful, ridiculing and even have amoral attitudes towards oppressive rulers, egoists, fools, hypocrites. He would hesitate to ridicule by means of humour.
Nasreddin Hodja's real aim is o promote a humane and decent lifestyle in this world: by being a burden to none, knowing and protecting one's rights, valuing one's friendships, sharing joy and pain, standing up for what is right, show ing and correcting what is wrong, doing good, increasing what good there is and living the life of an average human being.
Nasreddin Hodja's scheme for man is realistic. For him man is a whole with a li his rights and wrongs, goodness and adversities. To perceive him and accept him in this manner requires that one draws him as much a s possible a way from wrongs and adversities, towards what is good and right. He reacts against the careless life regulated by established rules. He is a living symbol of the outgoing, joyous, helpful and affectionate man.
Nasreddin Hodja's view of social order embraces unity and wholeness. He was aware that human society is a whole composed of individuals . He was against a society that was oppressive and authoritarian through its institutions and regulations. He was all in favor of mutual cooperation and sharing. He sought a social order that adjusted relations hips, observed equilibrium and aimed for human happiness.
Nasreddin Hodja choose the anecdote as a means of literature to express life, observations, criticism, warning etc. The anecdote is truly one of the best means to show reaction. lts brevity, its simplicity, its memorability, its ability to spread quickly accentuates its effectiveness . The quality that makes Nasreddin Hodja's works anecdotes is his wit. While his wit, brings out the rights in life in a manifest manner, it softens the adversities, the ordinary and extraordinary in life bring them into a more sympathetic light. In their essence the anecdotes provide an accumulation of knowledge on human life.
It would not be incorrect to say that Nasreddin Hoca was an artist, a master of words. The reader acquires a lyrical quality from his anecdotes and sayings. Some of his anecdotes contain puzzle. i.e. "Unless you know the reverse, you cannot know the truth", "Keep your feet warm and your head cool", "Find yourself something to do, don't ponder deeply", "Something is either always shameful in any circumstances, or is never shameful in any circumstances". He uses words prudently. He plays clever games with words and meanings .
Sometimes Nasreddin Hodja would surpass the scope of anecdotes to create proverbs that have enriched our language.
APHORISM: "To cut the branch on which you sit", "Welco
me to the funeral prayer", "Friends shop and see what's what", "To gently weave, and strongly bind", "(To distribute) blue beads", "Don't die, don't die, my donkey!". "The juice of the juice of the rabbit", "The blanket is finished the fight has ended". PROVERB : "One seeks a fool by singing", "He who pays plays the horn".
Nasreddin Hodja as Depicted in his Anecdotes
Besides Nasreddin Hodja's historical personage, it is necessary to evaluate the "Nasreddin Hodja" type as depicted in his anecdotes . There are two subtypes in this category:
a) the benign subtype, with common sense, morality, affection, tolerance, wisdom, courage, who is true to his word, righteous, intelligent, clever, quick witted, helpful and humane.
b) The adverse subtype: who is naive, stupid, ignorant, crafty, a confidence man, opportunist, cheat, liar, mocker, avenger, disrespectful, egoist, ruthless, impertinent.
His characters in various anecdotes generally fit either of these categories :"good" or "bad".
The Nasreddin Hodja character type that emerges from the anecdotes, is living example that man is an ambiguous creature with both positive and negative characteristics in works of philosophy man has been defined as "a thinking creature, who transacts, makes values, takes up attitudes, teaches, learns, acts freely, anticipates, judges , believes, creates, talks …" . the successes of man (his failures and delusions also depend on this), w ho seeks happiness throughout his life, depends on his ambiguity.
In his anecdotes, Nasreddin Hoca fulfills the role of a religious instructor, judge, arbitrator, wood cutter or hunter. As a religious instructor he conducts prayers and gives sermons at the mosques. But usually he assumes the role of one who has little to do with religion. He gives the impression of not caring very much for the formalities of religion. He is not on good ternıs with ritual prayer and fasting. As a judge he gives fair verdicts. When he is pressed he offers spontaneous solutions. If the legal proceedings involve his own interests, he does not hesitate to act for his own benefit. The family role of Nasreddin Hodja is as a husband and father. Though he loves and cares for his wife, he does show interest in other in other women. He is especially attracted to young and beautiful wonıen. He is all for polygamy. There are also times when he is displeased with his wife. There are secrets which he keeps from his wife. Sometimes he values his property and goods more than his wife.
Nasreddin Hodja usually got on well with administrators. But when individual or public interests are at stake•, he would not hesitate to put his life at peril with his behavior against the same administrators. Occasionally he would even lie or even give bribes.
The Nasreddin Hodja character is the creation of the Anatolian people. The Anatolian people were so identified with Nasreddin Hodja that when express ing adversity to the rules of conduct dictated by custom, tradition, laws, they felt no hesitation in attributing these to Nasreddin Hodja . Because they acknowledged that Nasreddin Hodja with this rights and wrongs represents them. They place a distance between themselves and scientists, prophets and holy men (imams, sheiks, Muslim saints), which they value highly and respect. While they would not wish any diminishing of the respectability of these reputable persons, when Nasreddin Hodja is concerned they take a different stance. For them Nasreddin Hodja is taken to heart as an inseparable part of daily life. Because of the love and respect they feel towards him, they are unceremonious, sincere and affectionate towards him.
The anecdotes of Nasreddin Hodja, whom one might call both an Anatolia n and world sage, have spread from mouth to ear from century to century, from language to language. As in the past, today these anecdotes continue to be among those which are told to the greatest extent for the appropriate situation. Nearly everyone w ho reads Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes sees his qualities in them, his good qualities as well has his bad ones. What is important is man, the qualities of man. To see and understand man as a whole with his good and bad aspects of his nature complementing this whole. When we read Nasreddin Hoca anecdotes with this in mind, we realize this truth more fully. Nasreddin Hoca is me, you, them, all of us…


Bernstein launched his assault against "orthodoxy" in a series of articles published in the theoretical journal of the Party, Die Neue Zeit between 1896 and 1897. Although these articles caused indignation among the Party's Left wing, there was no serious reply and Kautsky the "Left", who edited Neue Zeit, even thanked Bernstein for his "contribution" to the debate. As a result, the right wing was emboldened and a revisionist tendency was organised around the journal Sozialistische Monatshefte (first issued in January 1897).
Like all revisionists in history, Bernstein started his attempt to "bring Marxism up to date", to "liberate" Marxism from Hegel (that is, from dialectics). But it is impossible to attack one aspect of Marxism without attacking or distorting all the others. In the end, Bernstein rejected all the main pillars of Marxism, not just dialectics but the labour theory of value, the theory of crisis, socialist revolution, etc. His aim was to prove that the contradictions between the classes were decreasing as the middle class was growing and that the growth of capitalism had no limits: the crises of capitalism might reoccur but wouldn't necessarily get worse.
In Reform or revolution Rosa Luxemburg provided a comprehensive political response to Bernstein. Unlike other critics of Bernstein's, Luxemburg was not merely aiming to defend the status quo. In attacking Bernstein's reformism she was implicitly challenging the existing reformist practice of the SPD leaders. She was to work tirelessly right up to her murder, to defend revolutionary Marxism and to educate the rank-and-file in revolutionary theory.


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Hot Mic at Metro Nashville Board of Education Meeting Catches Board Member Saying She Wants to Set Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Fire
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 27, 2022
A woman at a Metro Nashville Board of Public Education meeting was caught on a hot microphone saying she wants to set a U.S. senator from Tennessee on fire.
Sources familiar with the incident have confirmed to The Tennessee Star that the woman who made those comments was Metro Nashville Public School Board member Sharon Gentry.
A source told The Star that Dr. Sharon Gentry was the board member who hoped for Blackburn to be set ablaze.
Gentry did not immediately return a comment request, but several tweets also indicate that it was Gentry.
Nashville @metroschools board member, in what appears to be Dr. Sharon Gentry, caught on a hot mic expressing "can we just set" current US Senator @MarshaBlackburn "on fire" during a board meeting. Just another day in the out of control MNPS School board. pic.twitter.com/Gnpv01vns8
— sadie luck (@sadie_luck) March 25, 2022
#SharonGentry School board member caught on mic saying, 'Can we just go set Marsha Blackburn on fire' https://t.co/CUYjrwdIm5
— RBJchik (@RBJchik) March 26, 2022
Amid cross talk, one person in the recorded conversation brings up Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in the context of Blackburn's line of questioning during U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings last week.
Members of the @MetroSchools School Board were caught on a hot-mic during a board meeting wishing that they could "just go set Marsha Blackburn on fire."
Listen for yourself 👇 pic.twitter.com/LyJ2YLHVso
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 25, 2022
Blackburn asked Jackson whether she could define the word "woman," which the potential SCOTUS Justice said she could not do.
"Let me tell y'all." the unidentified person says. "Can we just go set Marsha Blackburn on fire?"
It has not been confirmed whether the person caught on the hot microphone is a member of the board, and the chairwoman of the board, Christiane Buggs, did not return a comment request from The Tennessee Star.
Blackburn made a splash at the confirmation hearings for her tiff with Jackson over the definition of the word woman. Jackson said she was not a biologist, and thus could not answer the question.
Here is the full exchange:
Blackburn: "In the United States v. Virginia … the Majority Justice Ginsburg stated, 'supposed inherent differences are no longer accepted as a ground for race or national origin classifications, physical differences between men and women, however, are enduring. The two sexes are not fungible. A community made up exclusively of one. Sex is different from a community composed of both.' Do you agree with Justice Ginsburg that there are physical differences between men and women that are enduring?…"
Blackburn: "Can you provide a definition for the word 'woman'?"
Jackson: "Can I provide a definition?"
Blackburn: "Mhmm, yeah."
Jackson: "No, I can't."
Blackburn: "You can't?"
Jackson: "Not in this context – I'm not a biologist."
Blackburn: "The meaning of the word 'woman' is so unclear and controversial that you can't give me a definition?"
Jackson: "Senator, in my work as a judge, what I do is I address disputes. If there's a dispute about a definition, people make arguments, and I look at the law and I decide. So I'm not …"
Blackburn: "The fact that you can't give me a straight answer about something as fundamental as what a woman is underscores the dangers of the kind of progressive education that we are hearing about. Just last week, an entire generation of young girls watched as our taxpayer-funded institutions permitted a biological man to compete and be a biological woman in the NCAA swimming championships. What message do you think this sends to girls who aspire to compete and win in sports at the highest levels?"
Jackson was lambasted online for refusing to provide a definition.
The debate over the definition of the word has raged for a while, but has been recently renewed after biologically male transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won the women's 500-yard National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) championship a little over a week ago.
Pete D'Abrosca is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo "Sharon Gentry" by Sharon Gentry. Photo "Marsha Blackburn" by Marsha Blackburn. Background Photo "Nashville City Hall" by Nicolas Henderson. CC BY 2.0.


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Robert Reich, an economic advisor to the Clinton campaign, on the economic plans of the presidential candidates. 09:48
BCCI Indictments, Pt. 3
In the final part of the conversation, financial experts speculate on future indictments in the BCCI case. 09:45
The conversation with financial experts Marie Brenner, Rory O'Connor, and Alan Friedman regarding the BCCI scandal continues. 10:02
BCCI Indictments
Three financial experts look closely at the BCCI scandal and indictments. 11:15
Politics and the Economy, Pt. 1
A conversation about politics and the economy with economists James R. Jones, Larry Kudlow, and Rosanne Cahn. 14:04
Ian Schrager
Ian Schrager talks about founding Studio 54 with Steve Rubell and continuing in the hotel business after Rubell's death. 10:52
Michael Milken Case
Journalists Jesse Kornbluth and Sander Vanocur discuss Kornbluth's new book about the case of Michael Milken, "Highly Confident." 12:58
Filmmaker James Mangold describes the issues inherent in the Hollywood studio system. 08:21
Paul Volcker
Former chairman of the federal reserve Paul Volcker discusses the economy, currency around the world, and his book, "Changing Fortunes." 22:56
Dennis Rivera
Drug, Hospital and Health Care Employees Union leader Dennis Rivera talks about the perception of labor unions. 17:09
Graef Crystal
Graef Crystal talks about what's wrong with executive compensation today and the issue of taxing executive pay. 11:53
Robert Bartley, editor of the Wall Street Journal Editorial page, shares his book, "The Seven Fat Years: And How to Do It Again." 06:37
Author Michael Crichton reflects on Japan's economic competitiveness and his novel "Rising Sun." 12:29
Peter Cohen, director of the ad agency Lintas, on his project encouraging New Yorkers to help the homeless. 05:37
Modern Slavery Continues
Newsweek reporters Tom Masland and Rod Nordland share their investigation of modern slavery throughout the Caribbean, India, and Africa. 10:38
John Kenneth Galbraith
Economist and former U.S. ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith introduces his new book, "The Culture of Contentment." 16:34
Lester Thurow
Dean Lester Thurow on his book "Head to Head: The Coming Economic Battle Among Japan, Europe, and America." 19:49
HBO's Michael Fuchs discusses the competitive increase in cable television. 19:17
Jaynne Keyes
Jaynne Keyes talks about the decline of film and television work in New York City. 07:46
Joseph F. Engelberger
Robot designer Joseph F. Engelberger describes the potential role of robots in the global marketplace. 13:01
Elaine Garzarelli
Economist and analyst Elaine Garzarelli explains how she became an analyst and offers her thoughts on the current market. 18:00
Michael Milken and the Crisis
Editors from Forbes and WSJ debate Milken's involvement in the financial crisis of the '80s. 14:37
Nick Nicholas Retirement
Journalists Richard Clurman and Geraldine Fabrikant on the retirement of Nick Nicholas, the heir apparent of Time Warner. 11:18
Mort Janklow
LIterary agent Mort Janklow talks about the future of publishing. 13:45
Charles Woods
Charles Woods offers his thoughts on business, survival, and why he is running for president. 09:16
Wayne Barrett
Investigative journalist Wayne Barrett discusses what he experienced while gathering research for his book, "Trump: The Deals and the Downfall." 19:02
Arthur Carter, Pt. 2
A conversation about the publishing business with newspaper publisher, Arthur Carter. 08:54
Yoshi Tsurumi
Baruch professor Yoshi Tsurumi on the president's recent trip to Japan with Detroit auto executives. 11:27
Economic Roundtable, Pt. 1
Dan Dorfman, A. Gary Shilling, Jim Rogers, and Richard Hoey on the surge in the stock market and its effect on the struggling economy. 06:58
Dan Dorfman, A. Gary Shilling, Jim Rogers, and Richard Hoey debate the U.S. recession and the near-term prospects for recovery. 16:43
Public Relations Experts
A discussion with "the spin doctors" and PR experts who help political candidates with damage control. 17:05
Daily News Scandal
Experts debate the fate of the Daily News in light of owner Robert Maxwell's embezzlement. 21:33
Author Ken Auletta discusses his book, "Three Blind Mice," and offers his opinion on the longevity of network news. 12:57
Michael Lewis discusses the success of his first book and introduces his latest, "The Money Culture." 15:47
The Legacy of RBG
Conversations with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Classic interviews from the archive.
Actors on Shakespeare
Actors discuss their roles in stage and film adaptations.
A playlist of the musicians and singers who have performed in the Charlie Rose studio.
Winners of the Nobel Prize for literature, medicine, science, peace and economics.