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School System, Classroom Bullying and the Subsequent Trauma – a Strong Theme in Contemporary Cinema
in 15th International Film Festival Bratislava
by Miroslav Lanik
At the 15th International Film Festival "Bratislava", held at the lovely eponymous capital of Slovakia from 6th to 12th November 2013, we had the chance to see in the competition for first and second feature films works from different countries : Turkey, Ukraine, Slovenia, Sweden, Croatia, Bosna and Hercegovina, Russia, Italy, Germany. They covered a wide variety of subjects, one of which – as is to be expected – was love in all of its diversity: lesbian love in Anne Zohra Berrached's debut Two Mothers (Zwei Mütter), ruined by an irresistible ambition for conceiving a child; love for sale, replaced by a burning desire to be loved for real in Love Me (Lyuby mene), an Ukrainian- Turkish co-production.
Other themes of note I would like to mention were corruption, treated in the Russian drama The Major (Mayor) and ethnic intolerance in A Stranger (Obrana i zaštita), a Croatian—Bosna and Hercegovina co-production. The Mayor is a chillingly astute drama with superior camera work, high-paced editing and sound-track, composed by writer-director Yuriy Bykov, who also plays one of the main character. A Stranger features a hero, who is forced to cross the invisible line that separates two communities (Christian and Muslim) in Mostar. This dilemma triggers serious psychological consequences in the main hero. Directorial debut of Bobo Jelcic, A Stranger reveals a compelling story of everyday life in a divided society, a world where paranoia, comedy and drama coexist.
Both Yuriy Bykov and Bobo Jelcic won Best Director Award in Bratislava ex-aequo.
Two movies on a classroom theme strongly resonated at the Bratislava Film Festival: The Reunion (Återträffen) from Sweden and Class Enemy (Razredni Sovražnik) from Slovenia. By skillfully blurring the boundaries between fiction and reality, The Reunion deals in intelligent and engaging manner with marginalization, bullying, the complexity of group dynamics and power struggles. Anna Odell – who is not only the director, but also plays herself in the main role – was inspired to make this unusual film after learning that her classmates were organizing a reunion, where everyone except her was invited. Intrigued to find out the reason for her exclusion and curious to see what would happen when old truths and hierarchies were questioned, Anna brought a film crew to the event. The first part of the film, showing the twentieth high school graduation reunion, is staged as a fiction film, shot and edited in the Dogme style. The second part where Anna examines the reactions of her classmates, on the other hand, takes the form of a documentary. The movie is notable also for its very good choice of music, exemplified in the final scene by the beautiful birds-eye shots, accompanied by Laurie Anderson's song. In addition to the Student Jury Award, Anna Odell was also granted the Best Actress Award for her role in the film.
The other film on a class-room theme, which I personally found even more fascinating, was Class Enemy, the debut of the young Slovenian director Rok Bicek, which won the festival Grand Prix as well as the Fipresci award. This movie was again inspired by a real event the director lived through: the suicide of a girl from the school he attended. The class featured here, in their final year before graduation, gets a new class-teacher, who is also their German language teacher. In the fabulous interpretation of Igor Samobor, the teacher is as rigorous and strict "as a German" — a role that brought Samobor the Best Actor Award at the IFF Bratislava. The disagreements between the teacher and the students are fuelled by a female student's recent suicide, and not before long her classmates identify the new teacher as the culprit. Led by nascent rebel leaders, the students' resistance escalates, eliciting the teacher's response. Unfortunately, the students realize too late that not everything is black and white. The growing tension is portrayed form the point of view of students, teaching staff, parents and the director, with superb audio/visual brilliance.
The film has a great screenplay, brilliant dialogues with quotes from Thomas Mann. Class Enemy reminds of the French film The Class, but I have to admit that I liked the Slovenian movie better for its excellent progression and oppressive atmosphere. And for the director's amazing eye for detail in tracking down blatant contradictions. The uses and abuses of "racism" is a case to point. Špela, a female student, is in the habit of calling the teacher Nazi, but does not have a problem disparaging her Asian classmate as a "rice grower." Another instance of the power of detail is the teachers-parents meeting, where it becomes immediately obvious from the carefully emphasized behavioural intricacies and reactions who is whose parent without any verbal explanation. Rok Bicek's sense of detail privileges the usage of warm yellow colours in contrast to the chilling tale – at first, yellow is the colour of the T-shirt, worn by the student who kills herself, but gradually the whole class ends up wearing a yellow piece of clothing.
… After seeing the film, I felt that being a teacher was the most difficult profession in the world…
Despite financial problems, change of venue from a shopping mall multiplex to traditional film theatres, the 15th International Film Festival Bratislava offered a program of real quality.
One can only hope that the festival would withstand all challenges and we will meet again next year at the IFF Bratislava.
Edited by Christina Stojanova
© FIPRESCI 2013
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Computers gets smaller thanks to Intel
Max Fritzhand, Staff Writer|April 8, 2015
Technology has gotten smaller over the years. Intel's latest product, Compute Stick, is a 4-inch dongle that turns a big screen into a computer. Intel plans to launch the product on April 24th. Image by Max Fritzhand
Compute Stick is a device that turns big displays into Windows or Linux computer. Intel introduced the device in January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The device weighs less than two ounces – four inches long by half an inch thick. The Compute Stick plugs into a TV or display's HDMI input.
The four inch dongle is packed with lots of goodies. It has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Other specs on board: a quad-core Intel Atom processor, 2 Gigabytes of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a micro SD card slot for additional storage.
"Compute Stick has some good specs for being small," senior Ben Cohen said.
The stick comes up in 2 models: Windows and Linux. Windows is priced at $149 for the Windows 8.1 model and $89 for the Linux model. The product will be available on April 24th, same day Apple releases their iWatch. Major Apple and Intel users are likely to camp days prior to the release of the both products. This ensures that the user will get the product, before it gets sold out.
"I got the iPhone 6 Plus the first day it came out. I camped for a day and a half right outside the Verizon store," junior Austin Dick said.
Having a pocket size computer is a great to have. If you are ever in the need to go on the computer just plug the device into any display available and you have an instant computer. The Compute Stick is business friendly. It delivers ultra-portability.
This device is perfect for consumers. The stick has plenty of storage and performance needed for light productivity, social networking, web browsing, and streaming media, such as Netflix, Hulu, or games.
"I like how it's really portable and you can do as much on it as a laptop," said sophomore Matt Miller said.
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The construction of the Squamish site that will house the Sea to Sky corridor's only commercial composter is nearing completion, and staff at Carney's Waste Systems expect to start accepting organic and food waste from commercial sources by the end of January.
That waste is currently being diverted to a site in Vancouver as part of a pilot project. That project needed to take in a certain quantity of compostable waste to be profitable, and fell short. Still, Carney's is confident that enough hotels and restaurants will sign on to its composting program. If not, some other sources are lined up.
Carney's held an open house Breakfast of Champions to discuss commercial composting on Dec. 18, kicking off a drive to sign up as many customers as possible.
"We've had nothing as yet, but we're sort of sitting back on that to get through Christmas right now. On Jan. 5 we're going to start talking to our customers to see if we can get them to switch systems over to our commercial composting program," explained Pat Taylor, a controller with Carney's.
"There was a bit of an education process. Now a lot of customers are interested in doing it, but we've encouraged them to hold off until our facility is up and running. Shipping (waste) to Vancouver was not ideal for them or us."
Carney's expects to open the Squamish site on Feb. 1, and will begin diverting waste to the site in the last week of January. The goal is to ramp up slowly, operating at about 50 per cent of capacity in the initial stages, and then continue to expand as more customers sign up and the process becomes more routine.
According to Taylor, Carney's is looking for about 4,000 tonnes of waste a year from Whistler to break even. They currently are getting about 600 tonnes from about 13 different customers. Half of that comes from the Fairmont Chateau Whistler's composting program.
Although Carney's is confident that more hotels and restaurants will sign up, they can make up much of the difference through grocery stores and waste from Squamish's wastewater treatment plant.
Although some fresh snow kept the number of participants in Carney's Breakfast of Champions down, Taylor says it provided a good opportunity for businesses that are considering the composting program to talk to businesses that have already been participating.
"It was really a chance to sit down and talk to other restaurants, and see how staff are dealing with it. Once they understand the benefits, it's not a hard sell for us," said Taylor.
Municipal governments in the Sea to Sky corridor are still very supportive of the project, she said, and businesses like grocery stores are also supportive.
The cost of commercial composting is $45 a tonne, compared to $76 a tonne to dump at the Whistler landfill. For convenience, Carney's is also offering compost waste pick-up six days a week, to make things easier for customers with limited waste storage facilities.
The composting system being built in Squamish is a Wright In-Vessel system that can turn a mix of food and wood waste into a soil conditioner in just 14 days. The composter works continuously, with waste loaded on pallets and pushed through the composting system, where it is treated in different phases. As a result it is a continuous, in-line process that accepts more waste and produces more compost on a daily basis. Large in-line units can accept up to 136 kilograms (300 pounds) of waste each day.
The food waste has to be mixed with wood waste, which Carney's is starting to stockpile at its Squamish site.
In November Carney's introduced a construction and demolition waste program for Whistler, accepting wood, steel and cardboard. The organic wood waste – not including laminated or treated wood – will be diverted to the composting facility. The benefit for construction companies is lower tipping fees – $65 a tonne compared to $121.
The site itself is still under construction, with one of three buildings completed, and work ongoing on the other two. In addition, the entire site has to be paved to bring it into compliance with provincial regulations.
Still, Taylor said she doesn't expect any problems. They are already planning a grand opening for the site in early February.
Composting could reduce the amount of material going into the Whistler landfill by 17 per cent or more, according to studies.
The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District recently adopted a zero waste plan, encouraging reduce, reuse and recycling strategies.


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So early. Was just looking back on the hashtag and they seem to be about 4 weeks earlier this year!
They look great Richard! It's the first year I've grown crown imperials and I've been very impressed with them! Will have to look out for this variety!
Planted ours about a month ago. Heard they're good for repelling deer!
My tulip bulbs are started to rotten, is any idea to save those? I seeded first time, so don't know much about bulbs care, kindly help me.
@ankur1406 - oh dear, that's not good  - if they are out of the ground too long in cold damp conditions this can cause rot - when did you buy them - recently or some time ago? It might be worth giving up on them and just saving the ones that look ago. Can you purchase fresh bulbs?
I purchased fresh bulbs. Temperature is 20°C to 30°C here. In coming months it will go down definitely.


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Q: BufferedImage Color Channel Mask I have found this code on JavaDoc, but I can't seem to understand it.
output.setRGB(x, y, (image.getRGB(x, y) & 0xff00ff00)
                    | ((image.getRGB(x, y) & 0xff0000) >> 16)
                    | ((image.getRGB(x, y) & 0xff) << 16));

All I know that this code turns blue color to red in a BufferedImage.
but what if I want to replace blue with white or some other color and vice-versa?
I would appreciate any help.

A: Colors are stored like this, in hexadecimal:
RRGGBBAA

Red, green, blue, alpha. Now let's take a look at one of the lines:
(image.getRGB(x, y) & 0xff0000) >> 16

image.getRGB(x, y) would return an RRGGBBAA value, and this line is bitmasking it with 0xff0000. Here is a visual:
RRGGBBAA
&
00FF0000
=
00GG0000

Therefore, it transforms the RRGGBBAA value into GG0000.
Then, there is a bitshift 16 binary bits to the right. Java can't shift bits in hexadecimal, but we are visualizing the colors in hexadecimal right now. Therefore, we must convert the 16 binary shifts into 4 hex shifts, because hexadecimal is base-16. Binary is base-2, and 2^4 is 16, the base of hexadecimal.
Therefore, you must shift right 4 bits. This would turn GG0000 into GG, since the bits are being shifted 4 places to the right.
Therefore, we now have the value for the amount of green in our color.
You can apply similar logic to the other lines to see how they work.

A: When I work with color I use different idea:
    BufferedImage image = //create Buffered image
    int rgb = image.getRGB(x,y);   //get Rgb color value
    Color color = new Color(rgb);  // create color with this value
    Color resultColor = new Color(color.getRed(), color.getBlue(), color.getGreen()); //create new color change blue and green colors values
    image.setRGB(x,y,resultColor.getRGB());   //set color

I think this idea is easier to understand.
if you want to get white color use this :
    BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage();
    Color color = new Color(255,255,255);
    image.setRGB(x,y,color.getRGB());

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Unfortunately, I had to work today, Valentine's Day... but that's ok because I did allow the girls to continue with their plans for their party! I wasn't too sure show crazy things were going to get and I gave STRICT instructions for everyone to be on their very BEST behavior.
Here's a picture of all the guests. There's Sofia, Sara with the Tiara, Becky in the back. On the right side is Emily. She's wearing some very interesting earrings that you'll learn about later. Teddy. Because he was the only boy, they made him a red crown. It looked really nice on him I think. Last but not least is Viola with the boa. Boy that's funny how they rhymed!
Here's our Emily. Because she had her chance wearing the tiara, she said she looked just like the tinsel tree; so she thought it would be funny to wear some of the ornaments that I hung on the tree. When I saw the pictures, I thought perhaps she had too much faux punch to drink - but all she wanted to do was be festive!!
Crazy me placed this group of pictures in the wrong order. The above picture is actually the first in the group - because it's of the two hostesses with their decorated table. Viola wanted to wear the boa so I let her have it this morning. I have to say, I was very proud of them because they cut out all their own decorations with the grown up scissors and hung the hearts and banners without any help.
After my long, long day at work, I came home to find the girls relaxing on the couch with stories of their fun party. Becky told me of all the gossip she heard. It seems that Teddy will be off on another trip soon. He takes LOTS of vacations; he's just a bear of the world.
It seems that the bunnies were tired too. Check out how they are just flopped all over her!
Here's Viola with a SPECIAL Valentine. Seems that someone left a special Valentine's Day Card for me and she opened it! How could she?? Well, she thought it was from her boy friend but it wasn't. It was cut and written by a very special 4 year old I know named, Ryan.
But I couldn't get mad at her for opening the card, not when she looked as cute as she did with the tiara on her head!!
What a fabulous party! Looks like they had a wonderful time!
Nancy..you are a hoot! I love this little lovefest you've got going on! Looking at these photos reminds me of every little girls dream! This is so something I would have loved as a girl..heck..even now!


GeneratePress is a free WordPress theme created by Tom Usborne, a programmer from Canada. I've actually seen it for many years in the WordPress repository. Most of you realize that I am fairly picky when it comes to web performance, so I have a tendency to dismiss everything from the repository. Typically because a great deal of stuff on there isn't that good, or not supported for long. However, in this case, this was a mistake. The theme now has more than half a million downloads, 80,000+ busy installs, with over 500 5-star evaluations. So clearly Tom is doing something right here.
I Really installed the free version of the motif and in a matter of 15 minutes bought the superior version. I could tell right off the bat, the programmer was thinking exactly how I was envisioning a theme should work. And I will go into that more below, but let us first look at some of the features. I will be covering the superior version of the subject, because it's worth . In fact, Tom, in the event that you ever read this and so are visiting Scottsdale, Arizona, java on me.
Additionally, it works great with all the popular fast-growing Elementor page builder. If you would like to dive into even more customizations, these are a great combo. I have also read that individuals using Beaver Builder have experienced success.
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This is a developer that cares about functionality! And I have Seen the same throughout each the premium add-ons. They're as small as you can possibly get them. In fact, Font Awesome is most likely the largest file included. And that isn't even his. With Font Awesome 5 coming round the cornerwe can expect that to secure smaller also.
The premium add-ons Are installation in what I'd call a modular design. You can activate/deactivate anything you are not using to guarantee they do not load on your site. Since the co-developer of this perfmatters plugin which has a script manager built, I felt right at home with this. Everything ought to be designed this way.
The WordPress customizer options is really where GeneratePress really shines! Remember, a lot of these choices are permitted from the superior add-ons. I can't show you everything, otherwise, we'd be here daily. However, allow me to show you few which really come in handy.
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The Sections add-on in the premium version of GeneratePress allows you to perform all sorts of things in terms of design. Think of it like a page builder with no bloat. GeneratePress is certainly not just for blogs! I'm in fact using GeneratePress for our ecommerce site (perfmatters.io) that is operating Easy Digital Downloads. Don't hesitate to look it over. But as you can see below, it looks nothing like a site.
For all those Of those who are regular readers, you likely did not even notice that I changed the whole theme that powers woorkup.com. It only took me about an hour to get GeneratePress to mimic my MyThemeShop theme which I had spent annually customizing. Here is a comparison under.
My older MyThemeShop theme was pretty fast, but I invested a lot of time customizing it. In fact, I have gotten a lot of emails from you guys asking me to publish all of my customizations. My advice today is, just get GeneratePress!
Together with the New GeneratePress theme I was able to achieve faster speeds and 600 fewer lines of code! And remember, I don't have a kid motif. Each of the customizations were made with the wonderful GP hooks and snippets plugin (both CSS and PHP).
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I also Moved within my private site, brianjackson.io, to GeneratePress. Previously I had been using a theme from Array Themes. It's a pretty basic minimum website, as I do not use it for much. As you can see it already loaded pretty quickly.
I had been Able to duplicate the whole appearance 100% in GeneratePress in under an hour. And as you can view it loads faster! Amazing. I was able to eliminate a few plugins that weren't needed due to GP.
I can not express my Excitement about finding GeneratePress and I'm moving over all my sites to it (which includes some EDD e-commerce sites). After I have my 9 websites all running in GP without any child topics, my life will be a breeze! The developer has restored my faith in multi-purpose subjects , which when done the right way, can actually perform quicker.
So To create GeneratePress look how you would like it to, you will almost certainly need to go in and personalize things. And while the substantial benefit of GeneratePress is how customizable it is, some users, particularly casual users, do not like having to make those changes .
The Free version of GeneratePress gives you decent possibilities, but should you own GeneratePress Premium, you'll have the ability to customize nearly everything about your site.
All Whatsoever, GeneratePress will give you a lot more customization options from the WordPress Customizer than most other topics. This level of detail might be a little overwhelming if you are a newcomer. But as soon as you realize how the preferences come together, you'll have full control over how your site appears.
Across All of its attributes, GeneratePress always has a focus on exceptional performance and tidy code. The whole theme is less than 30 kB, which will be about as little as you are ever going to find for a WordPress theme. Even most other optimized WordPress themes are still 200+ kB. And a few poorly coded topics can even exceed 1 MB!
In The past, you had to build GeneratePress sites from a blank canvas regardless of what, which made the motif difficult for casual users to install.
With Most themes, every page and post will use the same settings for the most part. You may have some custom templates or formats — however you don't have very much control past that.
That said, If you are serious about utilizing GeneratePress, I feel you need to purchase the GeneratePress Premium plugin, as that's what makes the theme so flexible. The free version does not give you almost as numerous configurations in the WordPress Customizer. And you'll also lose out on the premade Site Library.
GeneratePress Premium is also still quite affordable. It costs only $39.95, and that provides you use on infinite websites . You will also get a 40% discount if you would like to renew to keep on receiving support and upgrades following the first year (you can, of course, continue using GeneratePress after the first year without beating — you just won't get any more upgrades ).
However, If you're willing to spend time altering preferences, then GeneratePress' style controls give you the flexibility to turn it into any sort of WordPress website. Or, you might even have the ability to find a starter website that fulfills your needs to save some time.
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An initial public offering (IPO) is usually seen as the start of a company's independence from its venture capitalist (VC) backers. But new research published in the Academy of Management Journal suggests that even after companies have been listed on the stock exchange, their failures can still negatively impact the reputations of VCs that once endorsed them.
When businesses decide whether to invest in or partner with a new company, they treat its affiliations with prominent third parties—such as endorsements from VCs—as valuable signals of the quality of the company. However, it is unclear whether VCs' reputations are really at risk should their endorsements turn out to be unreliable signals, and the company they vouch for fails to live up to expectations.
Titled "Crossed Wires: Endorsement Signals and the Effects of IPO Firm Delistings on Venture Capitalists' Reputations," the present study examines the impact on VCs' reputations when newly public companies they once endorsed are delisted from the stock exchange. The research was carried out by an international team of scholars from Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore; the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea; and Arizona State University and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in the U.S.


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04 March 2015 Legal News: Privacy, Security & Information Management Publication
Authors: Chanley T. Howell Michael R. Overly Steven M. Millendorf
Legal News: Privacy, Security & Information Management
On February 26, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt its Open Internet Order (Order). The Order reclassifies both wired and mobile "broadband Internet access service" as a "telecommunications service" and brings broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) under Title II of the Communications Act (Act). Additionally, the Order adopts some "bright line" rules, and specifies those provisions of Title II that are not in the public interest and, therefore, will not apply to broadband.
The move to adopt the Order ends the FCC's attempts for more than a decade to enforce its open Internet policies, including its two previous attempts that were struck down by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Circuit) for lack of authority to regulate "information services," the classification previously used for broadband Internet services. These previous attempts were sparked when ISPs attempted to charge certain Internet content providers, such as streaming audio and video providers, higher rates to ensure priority over the network. The FCC hopes to prevent the courts from invalidating the Order and future regulations through reclassification of both mobile and wired broadband Internet service as telecommunications services.
The Order sets three bright line rules to prohibit broadband ISPs from engaging in the following activities:
ISPs cannot block access to any legal content, applications, services, or other non-harmful devices
ISPs cannot throttle Internet traffic on the basis of content, applications, services, or other non-harmful devices
ISPs cannot give priority to some types of traffic over others in exchange for consideration of any kind
In addition, the Order requires ISPs to disclose, in a common format, all promotional rates, fees, surcharges, and data caps to consumers. The disclosures must also include packet loss as a measure of network performance and provide consumers with notice of the ISP's network management practices that may affect service levels. The Order offers a temporary exemption from the disclosure requirements for ISPs with 100,000 or fewer subscribers, and requests that the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau make recommendations as to whether the FCC should retain this exemption in whole or in part.
The Order explicitly recognizes that ISPs need to engage in reasonable network management outside of the context of paid traffic prioritization. The FCC will consider the underlying technology involved to determine the reasonableness of an ISP's network management practices, and specifically cautions against attempts by ISPs to justify network management practices primarily designed for a business purpose as reasonable network management.
The FCC is required by the U.S. Congress to only apply provisions of the Act that are in the public interest. While the FCC will endeavor to modernize Title II for broadband Internet service, it took an initial look at Title II to decide which provisions should immediately apply to modern broadband services, and which provisions are not relevant to such services.
The major provisions found to apply to broadband are:
ISPs cannot use unjust or unreasonable practices or discrimination
The FCC may investigate consumer complaints and pursue certain enforcement actions
Fair access to poles and conduits must be ensured in an effort to boost the deployment of new broadband networks
The FCC may protect consumer privacy
There must be protections for people with disabilities
Support is necessary for the universal service fund
The major provisions that do not apply are:
The FCC will not undertake utility-style rate regulation, including tariffs and last-mile unbundling
Broadband providers will not be required to contribute to the Universal Service Fund, although this will be considered in a separate, unrelated proceeding
Broadband service will remain exempt from state and local taxation under the Internet Freedom Act
Removes the FCC From Enforcing Privacy and Security Promises Under Section 5 of the FTC Act
Ever since its first enforcement action in United States v. ChoicePoint in 2006, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has held companies that do business over the Internet responsible for their privacy and security promises to consumers through its power to investigate unfair and deceptive trade practices under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act). However, Section 5 of the FTC Act explicitly holds the practices of entities considered common carriers, such as telecommunications companies, outside the FTC's reach. The FCC's decision to reclassify broadband Internet access services as telecommunication services appears to strip the FTC of its authority to regulate ISPs through its Section 5 powers. Instead, the FCC itself will be permitted to regulate the privacy and security practices of such entities. The FCC has been gearing up to bring such enforcement actions since 2014, when it filed complaints against mobile communications carrier Verizon Wireless (Verizon) and against Lifeline telephone carriers TerraCom Wireless and YourTel Wireless. This stripping of power is limited, however, and the FTC will continue to regulate the security and privacy practices of other businesses, including those that provide their goods and services over the Internet, but do not otherwise provide broadband Internet access services.
The Benefits and Challenges of the Order
The Order — and its potential meaning to consumers, ISPs, and other businesses — is not without controversy. Supporters of the Order cite the benefits of security for consumers, the end to "discrimination" in the delivery of broadband services, and the promotion of every individual's right to communicate freely online. On the other hand, some question whether the Order will simply invite more legal fights between the FCC and the ISPs, and stifle investment and innovation in the Internet. Moreover, the process by which the Order passed is characterized as partisan by critics.
Verizon published a creative, if not wholly impartial, response in the form of a "Throw Back Thursday" 1930s-style press release, complete with typeface reminiscent of an old Remington typewriter. In this response, Verizon cites the Order as "unnecessary and unproductive…," while also pointing out that Congress is currently working on legislation to codify rules for the Internet. AT&T Corporation's response firmly points out that there should be a middle ground between the Order and the current status.
This controversy is sure to play out in the near future. Most likely, it will include ISPs and others challenging the Order, its enforcement, and its validity in court. Primary among the arguments will likely be what exactly is meant by being "in the public interest" under Title II. An additional test will be whether the post-2016 election commission, staffed by new players, will uphold the Order.
Impact on Businesses
The Order applies mostly to providers of broadband Internet access services and, therefore, the new regulations will not affect most entities that operate websites to provide their goods and services over the Internet. For the few types of businesses that took advantage of the so-called "fast lanes" ISPs provided at additional cost (mostly streaming video providers), the new regulations might negatively affect the speed and quality of service the end user experiences. This could result in increased complaints from consumers who are not able to achieve the download and/or streaming service speeds to which they have become accustomed. Broadband ISPs, on the other hand, will need to become familiar with the host of new regulations that will apply to them and maintain vigilance for additional regulatory changes, as the FCC fine-tunes what Title II regulations will apply to such services.
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As of the early 2000s, Sudan had one of the most restrictive media environments in Africa. Sudan's print media since independence generally have served one of the political parties or the government in power, although there occasionally were outspoken independent newspapers.

There was more press freedom under civilian governments than during military regimes. Radio and television were always under much firmer government control, irrespective of the type of government.

Legal framework and censorship
The Interim National Constitution of 1986 provided an unrestricted right to freedom of expression, dissemination of information, and access to the press without prejudice to order, safety, or public morals "as determined by the law." It added that the state guaranteed freedom of the press and other media "as shall be regulated by law in a democratic society." Finally, the constitution stated that all media must abide by professional ethics, refrain from inciting religious, ethnic, racial, or cultural hatred, and must not agitate for violence or war. The constitution clearly left most of the implementation of press freedom to the passage of laws.

In 2003 President Omar al-Bashir proclaimed the lifting of censorship and the transfer of responsibility for monitoring the media from the National Security Organization to the 21-member National Press Council (NPC). The president of the republic selected seven members and the National Assembly chose five members. The Journalists' Union elected seven members and leaders of the union selected the final two members. Transfer of responsibility for monitoring the media resulted in only marginal improvement because state security officials circumvented the NPC by relying on the government prosecutor in charge of subversive crimes. The Sudanese government continued to censor print and broadcast media, and journalists also practiced self-censorship.

Radio

As of the early 2000s, the government directly controlled radio broadcasting. In a country as large as Sudan, radio was especially important in disseminating information.

The Sudan National Radio Corporation, which dated back to 1940, broadcast a mixture of news, music, and cultural programs through national and regional networks in Arabic, English, French, and Swahili. There was only one private radio station in Northern Sudan; it was an FM station that broadcast music in Khartoum.

As of the early 2000s, several opposition and clandestine radio networks were in operation. The Voice of Sudan, operated by the opposition NDA, broadcast shortwave intermittently from neighboring Eritrea beginning in 1995 until the parties that made up the NDA returned to Sudan. The New Sudan Council of Churches had a weekly broadcast called the Voice of Hope produced in studios in Uganda and the Netherlands and transmitted via the Radio Netherlands relay station in Madagascar. In 2010, Sudan suspended the BBC's license to broadcast in Arabic on local FM frequencies in four Northern cities, including Khartoum.

Another clandestine radio station, Radio Dabanga, began broadcasting in December 2008 using shortwave transmitters of Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Government-run Radio Omdurman ran jamming signals to attempt to interfere with reception during Radio Dabanga's broadcast times, but these jamming efforts were ineffective, in part because Radio Dabanga used two shortwave frequencies.

The Sudan Radio Service, developed by the Education Development Center,  supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development, began broadcasting from Nairobi, Kenya, in July 2003. Sudanese producers broadcast programs in 10 Sudanese languages, focusing on civic education, health, agriculture, and education, as well as on music and entertainment.

Capitol Radio FM is a private, Khartoum-based music radio station, broadcasting only in English.

Television

Sudan officially began television transmission in 1963. In the early years, it only reached a short distance from Khartoum. As of 2011, the Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation operated two television channels; both reflected government policies. Sudan had a military censor to ensure that the news did not contradict official views. Satellite dishes were common in affluent areas and pan-Arab television stations were popular. In addition to domestic and satellite TV services, there was a subscription cable network, which directly rebroadcast uncensored foreign news and other programs. The government shut down the Al-Jazeera bureau late in 2003 and arrested the bureau chief for alleged false programming and poor analysis of atrocities in Darfur. The bureau chief went to prison, but Al-Jazeera subsequently reopened the office.

Newspapers

History
The first newspaper in Sudan, called El Sudan, began publication on 23 September 1903. With two pages in English and another two in Arabic and two editions per week, it was produced and edited by Syrian businessmen who also imported the first printing press into the country. There were hardly any Sudanese readers, and this semi-governmental paper catered mainly to British, Egyptian and Syrian government officials and merchants. Presenting both foreign and local news and editorials, it received international news through Reuters in London, and carried reports from the provinces as well as on economic developments. The second newspaper, named Ra'id el Sudan/Sudan Herald, was published in 1912 by Greek businesspeople, who also owned the Victoria Press. Initially, it was edited by Syrians and Egyptians and, among daily news, it presented literature and poems by the first generation of Sudanese poets, such as Sheikh el Banna, Ahmed Muhammad Saleh and Tawfik Saleh Gibril. Its first Sudanese editor was the well-known poet and journalist Abdul Raheem Glailati. By this time, an important factor for the development of modern newspapers and magazines was the spread of modern educational institutions, like the Gordon Memorial College in Khartoum and other non-religious schools in major cities like Omdurman or Wad Madani. Following an article criticising the poor living conditions of Sudanese, Ra'id el Sudan was closed in 1918, and the first fully Sudanese newspaper, Hadarāt al-Sudan, started in February 1919. After their official visit in London, three eminent leaders Ali al-Mirghani, Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, and Sherif Yussuf el Hindi took over the publication, and it became the first Sudanese publication with a political and nationalist orientation. The paper published several articles calling for public education for girls, among other improvements to the educational system.

In 1934, the fortnightly magazine El Fajr (The Dawn) was founded by "young men revolting against traditional thinking". One of their aims was to merge European and Sudanese cultures, and to "dispel causes of ignorance and hatred". Because of its support for literary expression, El Fajr became an important place for the first Sudanese short stories.

Since independence
The official Sudan News Agency (Suna) was established in 1971 and continues to distribute information in Arabic, English, and French.

Before the 1989 coup, Sudan had a lively press. There were 22 daily papers, 19 in Arabic and three in English, published in Khartoum. In total, Sudan had 55 daily or weekly newspapers and magazines. In 1989, the Revolutionary Command Council banned all of them and dismissed more than 1,000 journalists. Slowly, the al-Bashir government allowed private dailies to return to publication, although they were all subject to censorship. Some of them periodically experienced harassment, including the jailing of journalists, seizure of newspapers, and suspension of publication.

After the announced end of censorship on all Sudanese newspapers in July 2003 and a brief improvement in press freedom, a number of independent publications again experienced intimidation, interruption, and arrest of their editors. Reporters Without Borders stated that the government ordered seven Arabic-language newspapers not to print certain articles "out of protection for journalists." In the 2010s, the government of Sudan sought to control the press through ownership rather than simply censorship. The National Intelligence Security Service (NISS) purchased the country's two most influential independent newspapers, Al-Sahafa and Al-Kartoum. Following these purchases, the NISS owned 90% of the previously independent newspapers in the country.

Estimated total newspaper circulation in 2005 was 23 papers for each 1,000 persons. The Arabic-language press was much more important than the English-language media. Al-Sahafa was a leading daily Arabic-language paper as of 2011, and was then often critical of the government; however, it was purchased by the NISS in 2013. The independent daily Al-Ayam, which was periodically ordered closed for critical reporting of the government, had a daily circulation of 18,000 to 20,000 copies per day. The largest Arabic-language daily was Akhbar Al-Youm. It had strong links to the government and distributed 30,000 to 35,000 copies per day. Al-Rayaam, with a daily circulation of about 18,000, was a private, daily Islamist paper with strong links to the government, but also had columnists who were anti-government. The government funded the pan-Arab Al-Hayat, which had close ties to Vice President Ali Osman Taha.

Other Arabic-language dailies included Al-Wifaq (pro-government and anti-West), Al-Khartoum (purchased by the NISS in the early 2010s), Al-Sharia Al-Siyasi (pro-government), Al-Watan (independent), Al-Sudani (independent with a large readership in the diaspora), Al-Intibaha (anti-SPLM but supported secession of South Sudan), Rai Al-Shaab (mouthpiece of al-Turabi's PCP), and Akhir Lahza (usually pro-government). In 2010 security personnel shut down the offices of Rai Al-Shaab. Another newspaper is al-Anba, which is owned by the government. The newspaper Alwan was shut down in 2020 by the new Sudanese government, following the Sudanese revolution and the 2019 coup.

In 2007, the leading English-language daily was the Khartoum Monitor, with a distribution of 3,000 to 3,500 copies per day. It experienced periodic harassment. This independent paper tended to reflect the views of Southerners. Sudan Vision was a progovernment paper with a daily circulation of about 3,200 copies. The Citizen supported the views of the SPLM and distributed about 2,000 copies per day. The Sudan Tribune was an Internet paper from Paris that tended to be critical of the NPC. In 2008 the NPC suspended the publishing license of both the Citizen and Sudan Tribune.

Since the Sudanese revolution of 2018/19
After 30 years of military government under Omar al-Bashir in 1989, the first independent union for Sudanese journalists was established in August 2022, comprising more than 1000 members. Since the Sudanese revolution of 2019 and the establishment of a transitory government, journalists could work under less restrictions than before, but after the military seized power again in a coup in October 2021, journalists have been threatened and arrested. According to the president of the union, their aims are freedom of speech, a minimum wage, health and social insurance. Further, and for the first time, the union demands equal pay for women and men, paid maternity leave and leading positions in newspapers for women journalists.

Reuters, Agence France Press (AFP) as well as Al Jazeera and other news agencies have offices and corresponding journalists in Khartoum.

Cinema and movie production

Cinema in Sudan goes back to the time of the Anglo-Egyptian period. After the decline of film making from the 1980s onwards, cinema and public interest in film shows have shown a revival since the 2010s.

Social media
Based on his studies in the mid 2010s of active social media users from urban Sudan on the social impact of internet and mobile communication, with a focus on changing established patriarchal norms, relations between the sexes, as well as between young people and their parents' generation, Albrecht Hofheinz, a scholar on Middle Eastern history and sociology, published an academic paper on the use and changing attitudes of Sudanese users of social media. He found that young people are "often impatient with the pace of change in their society, while at the same time professing that the new technologies have enabled them, in their own lives, to break established norms, to expand the realm of their private sphere, and to assert their own voice."

See also
Telecommunications in Sudan (including Internet in Sudan)
Photography of Sudan
Cinema of Sudan

References

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The UK financial services regulator announced yesterday that they had arrested a trader in a suspected unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme.
With the assistance of the City of London Police, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) today executed a search warrant at one address in East London in connection with an investigation into a suspected unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme.
A 23 year old man was arrested on suspicion of committing offences under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Fraud Act 2006.
No one has been charged at this stage in connection with the FSA's investigation, which is ongoing.
No further details can be confirmed at this time. The arrest is not linked to any other FSA investigations.


[Abstract] Objective To observe the clinical curative effect of posterior approach operative treatment for degenerative lumbar scoliosis combined with spinal canal stenosis. Methods Random selection 100 cases of patients with degenerative lumbar scoliosis combined with spinal canal stenosis admitted and treated in our hospital from August 2014 to August 2015 were selected and treated with posterior approach operation, and the postoperative lumbago and backache symptom changes,neurogenic intermittent claudication relief, foot drop, complication, death, lumbar lordosis, coronal section average Cobb angle change and VAS score of patients were observed. Results The lumbago and back pain symptoms of 88 cases after operation were obviously relieved, and the ratio of patients with neurogenic intermittent claudication decreased to 1.0%, and the ratio of patients with foot drop decreased to 0.0%, which was obviously fewer than that before operation, the range degree of lumbar lordosis correction was between -45°and -16°, which was obviously less than before operation, and the average range degree of coronal section Cobb angle correction was between 0 and 21° , which was obviously less than that before operation, and the VAS score was(0.78±0.22)points, which was obviously lower than that before operation, and the difference had statistical significance(P<0.05). Conclusion The curative effect of posterior approach operative treatment for degenerative lumbar scoliosis combined with spinal canal stenosis is good, which can effectively relieve the clinical symptoms and realize the completed neurological decompression.


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FedEx introduces e-cargo bikes in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cambridge
FedEx Express has introduced a fleet of 13 e-cargo bikes alongside its pick-up and delivery fleet in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cambridge.
The firm has already introduced e-cargo bikes to its permanent operations in London, replacing diesel vehicles for deliveries in the Ultra Low Emissions Zone.
The implementation of e-cargo bikes to operations in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cambridge will help FedEx meet the growing demand for deliveries alongside the need to reduce the environmental impacts of transportation.
Further e-cargo bike fleets are set to be introduced in the UK next year, with FedEx aiming to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040
In March 2021, FedEx announced its global target for 50 per cent of all newly procured vehicles to be electric by 2025 rising to 100 per cent of all new purchases by 2030.
"Electric cargo bikes will fulfil a sustainable last-mile delivery solution for customers in and around Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cambridge City Centres," said FedEx operations managing director in Europe Alun Cornish.
"Earlier FedEx pilots in the cities made the case for transitioning to two wheels, proving an effective alternative to vans thanks to their ability to take shorter, faster routes. We see real potential for e-cargo bikes to complement and work alongside our motorised vehicle fleet as we strive to make zero-emissions deliveries our standard."
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What could be better than exploring a beautiful Scottish Castle? Built by architect William Adam in 1721, Floors Castle is Scotland's largest inhabited Castle and home to the 10th Duke of Roxburghe.
An architectural masterpiece inside and out, the Castle houses a marvellous collection of fine art and porcelain for you to enjoy, including paintings by Matisse and our famous Belgian tapestries.
The Gardens are a delight to explore with fine herbaceous borders, fruit trees and meandering paths. The Walled Garden is a showpiece of seasonal colour and interest. The Millennium Garden displays the intertwining initials of the present Duke and Duchess and also features a summer house built in 1867 for Queen Victoria's visit.
You can also explore the wonderful surroundings by foot or bicycle when you try our woodland walks and cycle trail. Enjoy magnificent views of the Castle, parkland and countryside flanked by the River Tweed.
House: Easter (19 April) to 30 September, 10.30am to 5pm (last admission 4.30pm).
Gardens: April to October, 10.30am to 5pm and November to March, 10.30am to 4pm (last admission 3.30pm).
Open for special events only (no free access for members) 25 August and 14 & 15 September.
House: Easter (19 April) to 30 September, 10.30am to 5pm (last admission 4.30pm). Open weekends in October 10:30pm - 17:00pm.
Gardens: April to October, 10.30am to 5pm and November to March, 10.30am to 4pm (last admission 15.30pm).
Open for special events only (no free access for members): 25 August and 14 & 15 September.
Floors Castle is on the outskirts of Kelso. The main gates and driveway are open in Spring and Summer offering you stunning views of the castle as you enter and arrive at our free parking site. In Winter months and to access the Terrace Cafe we ask guests to join us through our rear gates.
Bus are available to Kelso daily. Floors Castle is a 15 minute walk from the town centre during the season. The Scottish Borders is accessible by train on the East Coast rail line between London and Edinburgh stopping at Berwick-Upon-Tweed which lies approximately half an hour away. Public transport operates from the town.
Floors Castle is a great option for a group visit either with a guided tour or independently at the 5 star visitor attraction of leisure and our guides help to make the tour extra special with their knowledge, enthusiasm and friendly approach.
The Castle, the outstanding gardens including the famous walled garden, the exceptional food prepared in the Castle kitchen makes for a wonderful day out.
To book or to make an enquiry, please contact enquiries@floorscastle.com or call 01573 227660.
The love story of the 8th Duke of Roxburghe and Duchess May, a wealthy American heiress, could easily be mistaken for a plotline in the popular drama Downton Abbey. We hope you enjoy visiting our romantic Castle.
Floors Castle is the largest inhabited Castle in Scotland. Queen Victoria visited in 1867. A summer house, named the Queen's House, was built for her to take afternoon tea.
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Floors Castle is one of the finest Scottish castles in the area.
Whether you are looking for the grandest of entrances fit for a Duchess, an elegant but more informal garden wedding or large-scale marquee on the lawn, Floors Castle is a perfect venue to consider.
The backdrop to your wedding could our stunning formal gardens.
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If Argentina somehow manage to arm themselves against a German Blitzkrieg and succeed in winning their third World Cup trophy, they will most probably become the most efficient World Cup winners to date.
How to measure efficiency?
An efficient football team's primary purpose in a game should be to win it, that makes sense. So the number of games won should definitely be taken into consideration. On the other hand, another part of efficiency is to maximize result while minimizing effort. We know that in football a lot of effort goes into scoring goals. From that perspective it is reasonable to assume that a football team which has won more games with fewer goals have played more efficiently.
Based on those premises, I propose a Simplified Football Efficiency Coefficient (SFEC) defined as:
% of games won divided by average goals scored per game
Optimal efficiency (1) would then be achieved by winning all games 1-0.
Argentina's efficiency
As the following graph shows, if Argentina get past Germany, they are about to become the most efficient World Cup winners in history:
After six games in the 2014 World Cup they are still on the same level with the winners of the last World Cup, Spain, but if they win the final against Germany with the most efficient of scores, 1-0, their SFEC would rise to 0.78. Better yet, if they keep score low to 0-0 and beat Germany on penalties, they achieve an impressive SFEC of 0.88. That way they will also join Spain in the club of World Cup winners with the least number of goals scored. Argentina has scored 8 so far, which proved enough for Spain to win the trophy in 2010.
Is the SFEC already in need of revision?
Neuer will probably not let it happen but if Argentina wins the World Cup final scoring two goals or more, Spain will remain the most efficient World Cup winners to date. That would be a pity because shouldn't the most efficient world champions at least have won all of their tournament games? Spain didn't in 2010: they won some very efficient 1-0 games but they lost their first game to Switzerland (another efficient 1-0).
It is a bit soon to revise my just invented Simplified Football Efficiency Coefficient, but hopefully Argentina will help us forget about its flaws at least until the next World Cup. ¡Vamos Argentina!


Slik has a history of producing good-quality tripods, more often than not complete with heads, at an affordable price – whereas some of the more affordable tripod companies substitute quality materials with their lesser equivalents, so you ultimately get a lesser product. However, this isn't the case with the Pro 330DX. The compact tripod is made of Slik's exclusive Aluminium Magnesium Titanium alloy, making it comparatively light at a little over 1.5kg, yet still strong, boasting a maximum capacity of 4kg. The tripod stands at just 60cm when closed, but offers a maximum operating height of 1.6m thanks to its 36cm extendable centre column.
The tripod features three leg sections, and as such two legs lock – the top leg section features felt foam covers for both keeping the legs warm and for comfort when carrying, which is a nice feature, though the leg locks are a touch plasticky and I doubt their credentials for lasting the test of time. The same can't be said of the rest of the tripod, however, with quality present in the leg angle adjustments and screw points, and while the legs may not be the most rock solid available, they're more than adequate for most tripod tasks.
The tripod comes with Slik's SH705E pan and tilt head as standard, boosting the value even more.
All in all, the 330DX is a good value tripod package.


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Hikashu (ヒカシュー) are a Japanese rock band led by pseudo-Kabuki vocalist, Makigami Koichi, known for their highly experimental music. They are often referred to by their alternative English moniker, Hikasu. The group's most recent album, LA LA WHAT, was released in 2021.

Members & Collaborators

Current members
Koichi Makigami (巻上 公一) – voice, bass, cornet, theremin
Mita Freeman (三田 ), f.k.a. Masamichi Mitama (海琳 正道) (1978-1991) – guitar, sampler
Masami Sakaide (坂出 雅海) – bass, laptop computer
Kazuto Shimizu (清水 一登) – piano, bass clarinet
Masaharu Sato (佐藤 正治) – percussion, drums, effect voice

Past members
Yasushi Yamashita (山下 康) – keyboards, drum machine
Makoto Inoue (井上 誠) – mellotron, synthesizers
Satoshi Tobe (戸部 哲) – alto sax
Toshiro Sensui (泉水 敏郎) – percussion
Kazuhiro Nomoto (野本 和浩) – sax, bass clarinet; died 15 December 2003
Masaru Taniguchi (谷口 勝) - drums; died 24 October 1989
Tsuno-Ken (つの犬), a.k.a. Ken Tsunoda (角田 健) – drums
Otomo Yoshihide (大友 良英) – turntables
Torsten Rasch – samplers
Kouzou Nida (新井田 耕造) – drums
Makoto Yoshimori (吉森 信) – keyboards

Discography

Official releases
 Haru [春] (1978) released under the pseudonym "Pre Hikashu"
 Hikashu (1978)
 20seiki no owarini [20世紀の終わりに] (1979) 7 inch single
 Hikashu (1980)
 Shiroi Highway [白いハイウェイ] (1980) 7 inch single
 Natsu [夏] (1980)
 Uwasa No Jinrui [うわさの人類] (1981)
 Watashi No Tanoshimi [私の愉しみ] (1984)
 Mizu Ni Nagashite [水に流して] (1984)
 Soba De Yokereba [そばでよければ] (1985)
 Nani Mo Kamo Odore [なにもかも踊れ] (1987) cassette
 Ningen No Kao [人間の顔] (1988)
 Teichou Na Omotenashi [丁重なおもてなし] (1990)
 Humming Soon [はなうたはじめ](1991)
 Atchi No Me Kotchi No Me [あっちの目こっちの目] (1993)
 Ten Ten [転々] (2006)
 Nyuunen [入念] (2007) maxi single
 Ikirukoto [生きること] (2008)
 Carps and Gaspacho [鯉とガスパチョ] (2009) maxi single
 Ten Ten Ten [転転々] (2009)
 Uragoe [うらごえ] (2012)
 Bankan [万感] (2013)
 Ikite Koi Chinmoku [生きてこい沈黙] (2015)
 Anguri [あんぐり] (2017)
 Nariyamazu [なりやまず] (2020)
 LA LA WHAT [虹から虹へ] (2021)

Compilations
 Hikashu Super (1981)
 Changing Like Myxomycetes [かわってる] (1996) self-covers
 Twin Best (1999)
 Hikashu History (2001)
 Hikashu Super 2 [ヒカシュースーパー2] (2014)

Other albums
 Untitled (1986) an early mini-album
 Hikashu Live (1989) live
 Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 [超時空世紀オーガス02] (1993) soundtrack, reissued in 2012 as Fushigi Wo Mitsumete [不思議をみつめて]
 Retro Active Remix (1996) Hikashu songs remixed by various artists
 Live In Osaka 1-4 (1997) bootleg, four low quality live performances
 Musique Non Stop (1998) a tribute to Kraftwerk featuring Hikashu, Buffalo Daughter, Denki Groove and others
 Radioactive Tribute To Kraftwerk (2002) another tribute, featuring a similar track listing
 End Of The 20th Century (2003) a tribute to Hikashu, featuring Koichi Makigami and others

Inoyama Land
Inoyama Land is the synth-based duo of Yasushi Yamashita and Makoto Inoue

 Danjindan Posidon (1983)
 Pithecanthropus (1999) live
 Inoyama Land (1997)
 Music For Myxomycetes (1998) accompanying music for the World Of Myxomycetes exposition

Makigami Koichi
 Minzoku No Saiten [民族の祭典] (1982)
 Koroshi No Blues [殺しのブルース] (1992)
 Kuchinoha [口の歯] (1995)
 Electric Eel (1998) a collaboration with Anton Bruhin
 Koedarake [声だらけ] (2005)
 Jisatsu Na Disco [自殺なディスコ] (2016) Makigami and Mita Freeman

Makoto Inoue
 Godzilla Legend [ゴジラ伝説] (1983)
 Godzilla Legend II [ゴジラ伝説2] (1984)
 Godzilla Legend III [ゴジラ伝説3] (1984)
 Pygmalio [ピグマリオ] (1985) image album for the Shinji Wada manga of the same name; collaboration with then-current Hikashu lineup, billed as "Makoto Inoue & Hikasu Family"

References

External links
Official site

Japanese alternative rock groups
Japanese techno music groups


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Bo 5776-2016
"How Impactful was the Plague of Locusts?"
In this week's parasha, parashat Bo, the Al-mighty visits the plague of locusts on Pharaoh and on the land of Egypt.
As Pharaoh has already, multiple times, broken his promise to let the People of Israel go, it was essential at this point to keep the pressure on Pharaoh.
In Exodus 10:1, G-d instructs Moses, בֹּא אֶל פַּרְעֹה, כִּי אֲנִי הִכְבַּדְתִּי אֶת לִבּוֹ וְאֶת לֵב עֲבָדָיו, לְמַעַן שִׁתִי אֹתֹתַי אֵלֶּה בְּקִרְבּוֹ, "Come to Pharaoh, for I have made his heart and the heart of his servants stubborn, so that I can put these signs of Mine in his midst."
G-d's instructions to Moses seem to imply that the Al-mighty hopes to transmit two important messages through the plague of locusts: 1)It is He who is responsible for hardening Pharaoh's heart, and that 2) He intends to place His "signs" in Pharaoh's midst.
It could very well be that Moses had not yet recognized that Pharaoh's heart had been hardened by G-d, and still holds out hope that Pharaoh would keep his word and allow the Israelites to leave. Consequently, the Al-mighty was eager to disabuse Moses of that false hope. He, therefore, definitively informs Moses that it is He who has been hardening Pharaoh's heart, and that to accomplish His ultimate goal it would be necessary for Him to harden the hearts of the Egyptian people as well.
If G-d's purpose of visiting the plagues on the Egyptians was only to bring about the release of the Jewish People, the Israelites would have been redeemed long ago. But, there is an additional motive behind the Al-mighty's actions, and that is to hold Pharaoh up to all as an example of the inability of a human being to defy G-d, even a powerful and mighty human being such as Pharaoh.
G-d also needs to harden the hearts of the Egyptian people so that they not rebel against Pharaoh and force the premature release of the Israelites. Without a display of the full ten plagues, G-d's vital message that He is the Ultimate power on earth would not be definitively communicated.
Clearly, until this point, the plagues do not appear to have been particularly effective. After all, until the sixth plague Pharaoh had continuously hardened his own heart and stubbornly refused to release the Israelites. Had the redemption come as a result of a single extended plague rather than ten great plagues, it would not have had the powerful impact for all future generations. Since each of the ten plagues displays a particular feature of G-d's omnipotence, the full ten plagues convey a host of powerful lessons for all humankind.
In Exodus 10:2, the Torah states that there is an additional purpose served by the ten plagues: וּלְמַעַן תְּסַפֵּר בְּאָזְנֵי בִנְךָ וּבֶן בִּנְךָ אֵת אֲשֶׁר הִתְעַלַּלְתִּי בְּמִצְרַיִם, וְאֶת אֹתֹתַי אֲשֶׁר שַׂמְתִּי בָם, וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי אֲנִי השׁם, it is particularly important that the Jewish people know what G-d has done, so that they may relate in the ears of their children and grandchildren that G-d has made a mockery of Egypt, and that through His signs that He placed among them, you [the People of Israel] may know that He is the L-rd, G-d.
The plague of locusts thus introduces a new element–G-d's intention to "mock" Pharaoh and the Egyptians. Pharaoh and his people, who have been arrogant and contemptuous, were about to experience a great come-down, as G-d intends to show the world how powerless they really are.
The lesson of G-d's omnipotence is not only for Egypt and for the world to see, but also for the Jews to understand as well. Upon witnessing the plague of locusts, not only will Egypt know that G-d is the L-rd, the Israelites themselves will also see how powerless the Egyptians are and gain a greater appreciation that the Al-mighty is truly the Ultimate Power.
And yet, the plague of locusts does not seem to have a transformational effect on the Israelites. It is not at all surprising that Pharaoh had resisted recognizing G-d as the source of the plagues. But, apparently, the faith of the Jews was significantly lacking as well. As the story of Israel's exodus from Egypt unfolds, we see that, even after the locusts plague, the Children of Israel continue to frequently rebel and defy G-d.
Is it possible that the Children of Israel, who saw these great miracles before their very eyes, are unable to develop greater faith?
The attempt to "indoctrinate" the Israelites with the spirit of G-d through the impact of the locusts plague, raises a fundamental question of whether the Jews in Egypt were at all spiritually receptive at this point. It is very likely that the Israelites, who were subject to constant inhuman suffering, had little time or emotional disposition to philosophize about the existence of G-d or the proofs of G-d's involvement in their lives. Despite the many physical miracles that they beheld, it is far more likely that they were single-mindedly focused on subsisting–getting through a day's work without being beaten to death by an Egyptian taskmaster. It is indeed difficult to imagine that these tortured people had any inclination to consider whether the frogs, the lice or the locusts came from G-d, at a time that they were always a small step away from death, laboring under the brutal Egyptian regimen.
Surely, in the long and bitter history of Israel there have been exceptional cases of people showing fierce faith in the face of brutal torture and suffering. But such behavior cannot be expected of most. Even though scripture states that the message of the plague of locusts is directed not only to Pharaoh and the Egyptians, but to the Israelites as well, we do not find that the message actually penetrates.
Faith cannot be manufactured, especially when it is expected of people who are living under severe duress.
Apparently, the eighth plague failed to impact fully upon the Israelites. In fact, it is not until their miraculous salvation at the Red Sea, when the people actually saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore that scripture informs us (Exodus 14:31) that the people believed in G-d and had faith in Moses, His servant.
The plague of locusts confirms that the road to faith is almost always a process, one that cannot be achieved by fiat or even through omens and natural miracles. This lesson is not only for the ancient Egyptians and Israelites. It is a lesson for our times as well.
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Pictorial Portfolio of the World
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Coon, Carleton S.
The Hunting Peoples
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Einstein, Albert (Otto Nathan; Heinz Norden, Ed.)
Einstein on Peace
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The War of the World; Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
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Goldston, Robert
The Negro Revolution
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New York: St. Martin's Press (1964), 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-xvi, [1], 2-484 pp. Grey cloth with gold lettering blocked in purple on the spine. Price of $5.00 on front flap of jacket. Includes an index and a bibliography. A tiny push to the top textblock; jacket is..... More
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Letters from the Field 1925-1975
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