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How Creativity Makes Us Feel Alive
Create December 29, 2015 / By Scott Barry Kaufman
The process of inner transformation is itself a creative process, for through the process of advanced inner development, you are literally creating a new self.
Adapted from Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind, by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire
Our selves are constantly evolving as we learn more about the world and our own identities and seek meaning in our experiences.
According to Michael Piechowski, the process of inner transformation is itself a creative process, for through the process of advanced inner development, you are literally creating a new self. Similarly, Rosa Aurora Chávez-Eakle and colleagues note that "the creative process allows self-reorganizations that makes [it] possible to experience states that seem to be pathological. . . . A highly creative individual is in constant self-actualization. . . . Creativity makes life worth living, and involves a strong sense of being alive." Or as Nietzsche put it, those who actively create and re-create themselves are truly "free spirits" — artistic creators of their own lives.
This sense of aliveness is beautifully captured in a seminal theory by Polish psychiatrist Kazimierz Dąbrowski. Through decades of experience with clinical and biographical studies of patients, artists, writers, spiritual teachers, and developmentally advanced children and adolescents, he became interested in understanding why some people's interactions with the world seemed to be higher in intensity than others. Why do some people seem to fall in love, experience happiness and sadness, and engage with life with greater depth than others? And why is it that some children exhibit significantly higher levels of intellectual curiosity and imagination?
For Dąbrowski, the answer to these questions was overexcitability. He believed that "overexcitabilities"—heightened reactions to both the internal and external world—guide the self-transformation process to a higher level of development. According to Piechowski (who collaborated with Dąbrowski), these overexcitabilities intensify experiences, and are "channels through which flow the colors, textures, insights, visions, currents, and energies of experience." Overexcitabilities are critical to becoming an authentic and autonomous individual.
Overexcitability can lead to inner emotional tension and constructive conflict with one's environment, as well as the means to resolve these conflicts. In this way, intensity and sensitivity were believed to increase the likelihood that people would blossom into the fullest expressions of themselves—taking risks, seeking meaning, expressing themselves creatively, and seeking out opportunities for self-improvement. Of course, intensity and sensitivity do not automatically lead to personal growth. Indeed, writers and artists who concentrate on the muck of life, the ugly, and the brutal without any sign of hope or redemption aren't necessarily reaching the highest levels of personal growth. Nevertheless, for Dąbrowski, the ability to intensely experience the world was a critical part of the capacity for inner transformation.
If you've tapped into your creative side, there's a good chance that you'll see yourself in at least one of Dąbrowski's five types of overexcitability—psychomotor, sensual, intellectual, imaginational, or emotional. Psychomotor overexcitability involves a surplus of physical energy and expression of emotional tension, expressed in rapid speech, compulsive chattering, intense physical activity, nail biting and picking, pencil tapping, and workaholism. With sensual overexcitability comes an appreciation of simple sensory pleasures arising from touch (feeling fabric or skin) and smell (perfumes, food, gasoline), and a delight in the aesthetic (music, color, sounds of words, writing styles, and other beautiful things). Sensual overexcitability can be exhibited in a tendency to overeat, attend musical concerts and art museums, and a high sexual libido. This enhanced sensitivity can also manifest itself as intense displeasure for overpowering smells, distasteful food, or as Cheryl Ackerman puts it, when "the seams on your socks don't line up just right."
Imaginational overexcitability suggests richness of imagination and the capacity to live in a world of fantasy. This is expressed through vividness of mental images, rich associations, use of metaphor in communication, and detailed dreams or nightmares, along with an interest in fantasy, poetry, magical tales, magical thinking, and imaginary friends. An overexcitable imagination can also give rise to a fear of the unknown. In Edgar Allan Poe's short story "Imp of the Perverse," Poe expresses the way that intensified imagination can lead to great anxiety:
"We stand upon the brink of a precipice. We peer into the abyss — we grow sick and dizzy. Our first impulse is to shrink from the danger. Unaccountably we remain. By slow degrees our sickness and dizziness and horror become merged in a cloud of unnamable feeling. By gradations, still more imperceptible, this cloud assumes shape . . . far more terrible than any genius or any demon of a tale, and yet it is but a thought… it is merely the idea of what would be our sensations during the sweeping precipitancy of a fall from such a height."
Indeed, a heightened level of imaginational overexcitability has been linked to higher levels of insomnia, anxiety, and fear of "the ultimate unknown" — death. But it also has also led to the creation of some of the greatest art, poetry, and literature.
Introspection, engagement in independent, reflective thought, and enjoyment of solving intellectual challenges are common indicators of intellectual overexcitability. This type of overexcitability can be expressed through curiosity, a need to search for truth and understanding, love of theory and analysis, conceptual integration, criticism, voracious reading, keen observations, and asking probing and insightful questions. Intellectual overexcitability is distinct from IQ — the latter involves general cognitive ability, while the former involves a love of engaging in the intellectual universe.
Finally, emotional overexcitability involves characteristics and behaviors that many artists embody. Intensified feelings and emotions, deep relationships, and feelings of compassion and responsibility toward self and others are hallmarks of this type of sensitivity, which can provide the fodder for great works of literature, music, and other forms of art exploring the human emotional landscape. Potential manifestations of this quality include deep and meaningful relationships, strong emotional memory, empathy and compassion for the feelings of others, shyness, depression, need for security, difficulty adjusting to new environments, critical self-evaluation, blushing, sweaty palms, and a racing heart. Piechowski writes of emotional sensitivity:
Combined with great imagination and intellectual power, [emotional sensitivity] may lead to brooding and devastating self-criticism. It may turn morbid or neurotic. Or it may mobilize one's whole psyche toward the goal of self-realization in creativity.
The strongest support for these overexcitabilities comes from studies on highly creative adults, who show evidence of elevated levels of multiple overexcitabilities. These studies are consistent with research showing that openness to experience is a strong and consistent predictor of everyday creativity as well as publicly recognized creative achievement.
The overexcitabilities (and the sensitivity that gives rise to them) can be important contributors to personal growth. Through the process that Dąbrowski calls positive disintegration, the individual's internal psychic landscape is fragmented and dismantled. This occurs when a lower-level personality (conforming and insecure) gives way to a higher-level personality (creative, passionate, and authentic).
Both positive and negative emotions play a critical role in the positive disintegration process. Even emotional experiences that we tend to think of as negative, like neurosis and inner conflict, can contribute to personality growth. These conflicts, if we engage with and learn from them, can set the stage for emotional development, creativity, and a rich inner life.
This disintegration process can occur at any age or stage of life. And when individuals bring more conscious effort and self- awareness into their personal growth, higher levels of personality development — and creativity — become possible. As we learn, grow, and transform, we can achieve higher levels of consciousness and authenticity, and live with greater agency, choice, and direction. Sensitivity, intensity, and inner conflict are required for us to transcend to greater levels of growth, self-awareness, and compassion.
At later phases of personality development, a quest to find the true self emerges. The individual no longer passively accepts external authority, but starts listening to his or her inner voice and making judgments based on his or her own standards. Through the process of transcending to the "higher self," people often become aware of what Robert Greene refers to as the false self—"the accumulation of all the voices you have internalized from other people—parents and friends who want you to conform to their ideas of what you should be like and what you should do, as well as societal pressures to adhere to certain values." Becoming intimate with these voices helps the individual to transcend them. As Joseph Campbell said, "It is by going down into the abyss that we discover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure."
What lies at higher stages of this journey of personality development? Self-actualization and a desire to help others and solve problems in the world, rather than a preoccupation with one's own petty concerns. Here, people develop universal compassion, service to humanity, and the realization of timeless values.
The culmination of the most advanced phase of personality development is the achievement of a guiding "personality ideal," meaning that the ideal by which a person lives is inspired and fulfilled. At this phase, there is no longer inner conflict because there is no longer a difference between "what is" and "what ought to be." The notion of a personality ideal is similar to Greene's notion of the true self, whose "voice comes from deep within. . . . It emanates from your uniqueness, and it communicates through sensations and powerful desires that seem to transcend you."
People who achieve extraordinary inner transformation find creative ways of solving problems, coping with emotional challenges, accepting themselves and others, and giving back. They seek to constantly give new meaning to their lives and discover their true selves — the self becomes an object of ongoing discovery and creation. They also discover that one's inner world determines his or her external reality, that we each create our personal and collective reality, that our lives are interconnected, and that the choices we make shape the world toward war or peace. In other words, they discovered that "inner peace is the foundation of world peace" and that "everything we need is within us." Indeed, after his review of these extraordinary lives, Piechowski concluded, "If we accept their discovery that we create our own reality, and that all the 'material' can be found within the inner self, then we have come upon creativity in the ultimate sense."
An exemplar of self-actualization is Eleanor Roosevelt because of her "striving for independence, overcoming her great fears, development of her talents as a public speaker, writer, and politician, and her unswerving dedication to goals outside of herself."
Roosevelt notes the importance of personal growth in her book The Moral Basics of Democracy: "Laws and government administration are only the result of the way people progress inwardly, and that the basis of success in a democracy is really laid down by the people. It will progress only as their own personal development goes forward."
Transformation can come from nearly endless sources. Elizabeth Gilbert is often asked how people can go on a journey of self-discovery as she did, famously documented in her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love, in which she spent a full year journeying through Italy, India, and Indonesia. In response, she notes:
The last thing I ever want to become is the Poster Child for "Everyone Must Leave Their Husband And Move To India In Order to Find God." . . . It was my path — that is all it ever was. I drew up my journey as a personal pre- scription for solving my life. Transformative journeys come in many forms, though, and often happen without people ever leaving home.
Conscious personal development through the process of positive disintegration can be compared to how Swiss-American psychiatrist and grief researcher Elisabeth Kübler-Ross famously described the making of "beautiful people":
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.
Knowing loss, struggle, suffering, and defeat is crucial to the positive disintegration process and acts as catalyst for personal growth, creativity, and deep transformation. Rather than some- thing to be avoided or denied, it is the hardships and challenges — both internal and external — that make us beautiful. As Nietzsche poetically said, "One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star."
Though living with intense sensitivity often makes life more difficult, to be sure, psychologist Sharon Lind implores us to remember that being overexcitable also "brings with it great joy, astonishment, compassion and creativity." And if we can make the best out of our difficult experiences, we are in an even better position to create meaningful work and develop a more complex identity.
Article originally appeared at medium.com
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Based on psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman's groundbreaking research and Carolyn Gregoire's popular article in the Huffington Post, Wired to Create offers a glimpse inside the "messy minds" of highly creative people. Revealing the latest findings in neuroscience and psychology, along with engaging examples of artists and innovators throughout history, the book shines a light on the practices and habits of mind that promote creative thinking. Kaufman and Gregoire untangle a series of paradoxes— like mindfulness and daydreaming, seriousness and play, openness and sensitivity, and solitude and collaboration – to show that it is by embracing our own contradictions that we are able to tap into our deepest creativity. Each chapter explores one of the ten attributes and habits of highly creative people:
Imaginative Play * Passion * Daydreaming * Solitude * Intuition * Openness to Experience * Mindfulness * Sensitivity * Turning Adversity into Advantage * Thinking Differently
With insights from the work and lives of Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Marcel Proust, David Foster Wallace, Thomas Edison, Josephine Baker, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, musician Thom Yorke, chess champion Josh Waitzkin, video-game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, and many other creative luminaries, Wired to Create helps us better understand creativity – and shows us how to enrich this essential aspect of our lives.
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Scott Barry Kaufman is a humanistic psychologist exploring the depths of human potential. He has taught courses on intelligence, creativity, and well-being at Columbia University, NYU, the University of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. He is interested in using his research to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and self-actualized life. Scott likes to share his enthusiasm and knowledge of the science of potential through his books, teaching, coaching, podcast, blog, articles, and speaking engagements. In his latest book Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization, Kaufman presents a new hierarchy of human needs for the 21st century, one that allows for the fulfillment of individual potential as well as the actualization of transcendent purpose and peak experiences. Kaufman hosts the #1 psychology podcast in the world— The Psychology Podcast— which has received over 12 million downloads and was included in Business Insider's list of "9 podcasts that will change how you think about human behavior." Kaufman's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and Harvard Business Review. Kaufman's early educational experiences made him realize the deep reservoir of untapped potential of students, including bright and creative children who have been diagnosed with a learning disability (see the free monthly webcast "Critical Conversations on Cognitive Diversity"). Scott received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University, and an M. Phil in experimental psychology from the University of Cambridge under a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. In 2015, he was named one of "50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the world" by Business Insider. Scott is a co-founder of The Creativity Post.
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This meteorite's diamonds hint that it was born in a lost planet
The space rock could come from a Mars-sized protoplanet in the early solar system
HERE TODAY Violent collisions in the early solar system, illustrated here, probably broke apart would-be planets — but diamonds forged in those planets' cores may have made it to Earth as meteorites.
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A chunk of space rock may have been forged inside a long-lost planet from the early solar system. Tiny pockets of iron and sulfur embedded in diamonds inside the meteorite probably formed under high pressures found only inside planets the size of Mercury or Mars, researchers suggest April 17 in Nature Communications.
The parent planet no longer exists, though — it was smashed to smithereens in the solar system's violent infancy.
"We probably have in our hands a piece of one of these first planets that have disappeared," says Philippe Gillet of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, or EPFL, in Switzerland.
EPFL physicist Farhang Nabiei, Gillet and their colleagues analyzed minuscule fragments of the Almahata Sitta meteorites. These meteorites are famous for coming from the first-ever asteroid tracked from orbit to ground as it streaked to the Nubian desert in Sudan in 2008 (SN: 4/25/09, p. 13).
Rough in the diamond
Tiny pockets of sulfur and iron (yellow) inside a diamond (blue) inside a meteorite suggest the meteorite was once part of a long-lost planet in the early solar system. The gray part is graphite, which wasn't compressed as much as the diamond.
F. Nabiei, E. Oveisi,C. Hébert/EPFL, Switzerland
The meteorites belong to a class called ureilites, which have compositions different from those in any of the known stony planets in the solar system. These ureilites contain 100-micrometer diamonds — too large to have been formed in the shock of two asteroids colliding. Such diamonds could form, however, inside asteroids that are at least 1,000 kilometers in diameter, where pressures would be high enough to compress carbon.
But the researchers discovered an oddity that made them question whether the gems came from an asteroid at all: The diamonds had grown around even smaller crystals of iron and sulfur, which normally would repel each other like oil and water, says EPFL physicist Cécile Hébert.
Those crystals would be stable only at pressures above 20 gigapascals, almost 200,000 times atmospheric pressure at sea level on Earth. "That can only be at the center of a very large planet" the size of Mercury, about 4,900 kilometers wide, or in the core-mantle boundary of a planet as large as Mars, about 6,800 kilometers wide, Hébert says.
Such planets probably roamed the early solar system some 4 billion years ago. But only a few survived to become the four rocky planets that exist today. Simulations of the early solar system suggest most of these early planets crashed into each other and broke apart in the first 100 million years.
"We are confirming the existence of such former planets," Gillet says.
Those planets' existence alone isn't surprising, says cosmochemist Meenakshi Wadhwa of Arizona State University in Tempe. "This is the first time, though, that there is direct meteoritic evidence for the existence of a large protoplanetary body in the early solar system that is no longer in existence," she says.
SHINE BRIGHT This transmission electron microscopy image shows the diamond crystal found in a sample from an Almahata Sitta meteorite. F. Nabiei, E. Oveisi/EPFL, Switzerland
Not so fast, says cosmochemist Martin Bizzarro of the Natural History Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. The protoplanet explanation isn't the only one possible.
"They've done very careful work," he says, but more needs to be done. Testing for remnant magnetic fields could reveal if the meteorites were once within a large planet's molten core, for instance. Whether the meteorites came from a protoplanet is "still an open question."
Editor's note: This story was updated April 25, 2018, to correct the lower limit of the pressures at which the iron and sulfur crystals are stable.
A version of this article appears in the May 12, 2018 issue of Science News.
F. Nabiei et al. A large planetary body inferred from diamond inclusions in a ureilite meteorite. Nature Communications. Published online April 17, 2018. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03808-6.
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Says Adam Putnam "backed a water bill that gutted water quality regulations."
The Democratic Governors Association slammed Putnam, a Republican, in a July 10 press release, saying he cheered on weakened water quality regulations and lax oversight that they say contributed to the mess in Lake Okeechobee.
By Allison Graves July 18, 2018
Did Adam Putnam endorse a bill that gutted water quality regulations?
The toxic green algae bloom spreading across Lake Okeechobee has seeped into the state's political races, including Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam's quest for Florida governor.
The Democrats further pushed the point on "Algae Adam" in a Medium post-July 13: "As Agriculture Commissioner, Putnam backed a water bill that gutted water quality regulations."
Did Putnam back a bill that "gutted" water regulations, and what does that have to do with the toxic situation in Lake Okeechobee?
Putnam backed a bill in 2016 that changed the oversight of water quality conditions across the state. Supporters of the measure say the law was crafted to try and reduce pollution and improve water quality. Environmentalists say the law ended up doing the opposite.
What a bill did for water quality
For years, pollutants such as fertilizers, pesticides and human and animal waste have been pumped into Florida's springs and water resources. SB 552, signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott in 2016, came about as a way to address the pollution and over-pumping, including at Lake Okeechobee, though whether it helps the situation is debated.
The measure, among other things, required the Department of Environmental Protection to define the standard for what counts as "harmful to the water resources;" revised Florida statutes so that there would be stricter requirements for certain sized wells; and required that water management districts adopt recovery and prevention policies. It also established water-flow levels for springs.
The bill overwhelmingly passed both chambers of the Legislature with just two dissenting votes from House Democrats.
Putnam did not have a vote, but he did vouch for the bill. (Putnam also supported a very similar piece of legislation, HB 7003, in 2015.)
"This builds on Florida's strong tradition of water policy that dates back to the early '70s," Putnam told reporters at the time. "And it won't be the end. I think there are things we need to continue to do but in that march toward progress. This appears to be moving and I hope it goes all the way, unlike last year."
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By Amy Sherman • December 18, 2020
One of the primary concerns with the new law is that it did not create clear-cut standards for water quality monitoring.
Under the new law, polluting farms can meet standards by adhering to Best Management Practices, such as building fences to keep animals out waterways. But environmentalists said that there are steps the bill could have taken when it comes to monitoring these farms, like involving the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Instead of giving more power to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to cut back on pollution, the bill put more oversight into the hands of Putnam's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Environmentalists said this amounts to voluntary pollution control strategies, rather than the concrete monitoring program they wanted to see.
This provision impacts Lake Okeechobee water quality because the algae bloom covering the lake is in part caused by excess nitrates in agricultural run-off.
"The 2016 water bill did effectively 'gut water regulations,' " said Kimberly Mitchell, the executive director of the Everglades Trust. "Before that, water management districts were allowed to implement pollution controls more broadly."
More than 100 environmental organizations and businesses wrote to legislators, outlining criticisms and proposing 13 amendments.
As an example, they singled out a provision for monitoring consumptive water permits. The law requires consumptive use permits for pipes with an "inside diameter of 8 inches or more." Before this, utilities had to have a consumptive use permit for more pipes under 8 inches, too.
The Democratic Governors Association said Putnam "backed a water bill that gutted water quality regulations."
There's no doubt that Putnam supported a bipartisan law that made changes to state water policy. But the group's attack ignores the regulations and procedures that remain in place.
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Email exchange, David Turner, deputy communications manager of the Democratic Governors Association, July 11, 2018
Email exchange, Meredith Beatrice, spokeswoman for Adam Putnam, July 13
Email exchange, David Cullen, a lobbyist for the Sierra Club, July 13
Email exchange, Kimberly Mitchell, Executive Director of the Everglades Trust, July 13 and 17
CS/CS/SB 552: Environmental Resources
Florida Today, Moncrief: Florida waters to decline under new law, Aug. 28, 2016
Miami Herald, Florida Legislature strikes a balance on water rules, Nov. 4, 2016
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stated on June 13, 2018 an ad:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "voted for higher taxes" 349 times.
By Allison Graves • July 5, 2018
stated on June 28, 2018 a Fox News debate:
Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty."
By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida's coast."
stated on June 7, 2018 an interview with Fox News:
Florida taxpayers "pay tens of millions of dollars a year to feed and house in our prison system criminal illegal aliens."
New Republican PAC
stated on June 11, 2018 a political ad:
Says Bill Nelson voted for "cuts to Medicare providers" and voted to weaken "Social Security protections" as a U.S. senator.
stated on June 20, 2018 a debate:
Under Philip Levine, Miami Beach "passed a resolution to ban assault rifles, which was not enforceable and never enforced. He passed a resolution to raise the minimum wage, which actually no one got the benefit of because it was not enforced."
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stated on June 6, 2018 in a press release:
"Flip Flop! After opposing term limits for decades, Adam Putnam adopts Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis' position."
stated on June 2, 2018 during a BBQ :
"The bulk of the problem with the opioid epidemic is the fentanyl and all the synthetic drugs coming across the southern border."
Florida House Majority Office
stated on May 17, 2018 a video:
It is a "myth" that "per-student funding only rose by 47 cents this year."
By Allison Graves • May 30, 2018
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stated on May 21, 2018 in an ad:
Says Bill Nelson is "one of America's most independent senators."
stated on May 14, 2018 a post on Facebook:
"BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump On His Way To Donate Kidney To Melania Trump."
"Legendary Actor Sidney Poitier: Donald Trump might become 'The Greatest Of All Time.' "
The Collective super PAC
stated on May 11, 2018 an ad:
Says Gwen Graham "voted against President Obama 52 percent of the time."
stated on May 14, 2018 a post on the Internet:
Says Julia Roberts told Celine Dion, "If you hate Trump you can go in your country."
Amanda Chase
stated on January 7, 2021 in Facebook post:
"Antifa is the culprit" in the Capitol riot.
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Devin LeMahieu
stated on January 10, 2021 in a TV interview:
"It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee."
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All-electric Bentley EXP 100 GT concept unveiled
Bentley's Electric Future Debuts In Beijing
Bentley unveiled its vision of a more powerful and even more efficient future with the global debut of the Bentley Hybrid Concept at the Beijing Motor Show.
The Bentley Hybrid Concept is based on the flagship model, the Mulsanne, showing that hybrid technology can enhance even the pinnacle of luxury and performance. Copper is used as an exterior and interior styling element to highlight the car's electrical veins from accents to the radiator grille and headlamps to copper cross stitching throughout the car's elegant leather cabin.
Bentley's plug-in hybrid system increases power by up to 25%, reduces emissions by 70% and gives a driving range of at least 50 km on electric power alone. Bentley will introduce a plug-in hybrid SUV in 2017 and, by the end of the decade, at least 90% of Bentley cars will be available as a plug-in hybrid.
During the Bentley press conference at the Show, Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors, commented:
"Adding performance and efficiency with no compromise to luxury –Plug-in hybrids are an important part of Bentley's exciting future and we are proud to be pioneering these developments in the ultra luxury sector."
Also making its Chinese debut at the Beijing Show is the Flying Spur V8, broadening the appeal of the acclaimed luxury sedan to new customers. Powered by 507PS, the Flying Spur V8 reaches 100 km/h in just 5.2 seconds and also offers impressive grand touring performance with a range of more then 800 km on a tank of fuel.
The new and enhanced 206 mph (331 km/h) Continental GT Speed – the fastest production Bentley ever, with 635 PS and 820 Nm of torque – also makes its debut in Asia. Its stiffer and lower Speed chassis is matched with new Speed styling to give it more on the road presence.
The new Continental GT V8 S, a faster, more dynamic and more agile new model for customers who want a V8 with a sharper performance character, also features on the Bentley stand in its regional debut.
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Plug-in Hybrid Audi TT Offroad Concept RevealedVolkswagen Group to Push Electric Cars in China
ZAP Displays Electric Taxi at Beijing Motor Show
Volkswagen T-Prime Concept GTE Unveiled in Beijing
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Kia e-Niro wins Affordable Electric Car Of The Year at Auto Express New Car Awards 2019
Survey: More Than 1.5 Million UK Households Could Switch To An Electric Car Today Without Compromise
PHEV vans present practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities, study suggests
There are More Than 68,800 EV Charging Units in the United States


Reviewing the forecast for Cloonnasee Over the next 7 days and the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 13°C, with a high for the week of 19°C expected on the afternoon of Thursday 2nd. The mean minimum temperature will be 7°C, dipping to its lowest on the afternoon of Saturday 27th at 3°C. Expect the coming week to have mixed overhead conditions with some days dry and some seeing a significant amount of rain. It looks like Friday 27th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 8.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate. The strongest wind will be felt on Saturday morning, coming from a north westerly direction, and reaching around 35mph.


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USS Traw (DE-350), United States Navy destroyer escort named for Traw
traW, one kind of protein encoded by transfer genes
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Nintex Acquires Fellow Workflow Automation Firm K2
Microsoft partners Nintex and K2 Software Inc., both process management and automation specialists based in Bellevue, Wash., are about to get closer.
Nintex this week announced a "definitive agreement" to acquire K2 for an undisclosed amount. Both companies are close partners with Microsoft on solutions like Microsoft 365, particularly SharePoint. The K2 buy, according to Nintex, would give it access to "approximately 50 percent of the Fortune 500 and will generate over $200 million in annual recurring revenue."
The two companies have been competitors in the process automation space, noted Rob Koplowitz, a vice president and principal analyst at the Forrester research and consulting firm. "While they've competed head to head for many years, they've also established very strong, and complementary, technology and market positions," Koplowitz stated in a Forrester blog post.
K2 has specialized in addressing automation at a medium-to-high complexity level, while Nintex offers a broader portfolio of products to support automation, Koplowitz explained. He noted that there's some overlap in the two companies' product lines, which could invoke tough choices with the consolidation.
In general, Nintex with its K2 acquisition will need to address the broader trend of the low-code process automation market, Koplowitz suggested. It turns out that Forrester has published a research report on this very topic last month. The low-code process automation market is set to grow from $6.2 billion in 2019, reaching $14.5 billion over the next four years, per Forrester research.
Koplowitz noted that even Microsoft is a competitor in this low-code automation space with its Power Platform tools, namely Power Apps and Power Automate.
Nintex's acquisition of K2 still needs to clear regulatory approvals. The two companies expect the deal will close "in the coming weeks."


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The Author: Gerhard Knothe
Wilhelm Normann, the discoverer of fat hydrogenation (fat hardening), was born January 16, 1870, in Petershagen, a small town on the Weser river in northern Germany, and baptized under the full name of Carl Peter Wilhelm Theodor Normann. Moving around with his parents, he attended the Friedrich-Gymnasium (Friedrich High School) in Herford and the high school in Bad Kreuznach, which he left one year before graduation in 1888 to join the Herforder Maschinenfett- und Ölfabrik (Machine Fat and Oil Company of Herford) Leprince & Siveke. This machine fat-producing company had been founded and was owned by Wilhelm Siveke, his maternal uncle. From 1888 to 1890, he managed the office of Leprince & Siveke in the harbour of Hamburg.
While his parents thought that he should obtain some background in business by working at Leprince & Siveke, his scientific inclinations caused him to study chemistry at the Fresenius Laboratory in Wiesbaden in 1890. In the following years, Normann was again in Herford, but also took courses at the then Königl. Mechn.-techn. Versuchsanstalt (Royal Mechanical Technical Experimental Station) in Charlottenburg (a part of the city of Berlin) in the Abteilung Öl-Prüfung (Unit for Oil Testing) of Holde. In 1892 he volunteered in the coal industry in Zeitz. From 1895 to 1900, Normann studied chemistry and geology at the University of Freiburg. With a dissertation entitled "Contributions on the Reaction Between Hypochlorites and Primary Aromatic Amines", Normann obtain his doctorate in 1900. It was a distinction that Normann was admitted to the doctoral examination without having completed high school.
After obtaining his doctorate, Normann returned to the Leprince & Siveke company in Herford where he made his seminal discovery on fat hydrogenation. In late 1900, Normann became aware of the work of the Frenchmen Paul Sabatier (1854-1941) of the University of Toulouse and his assistant Jean-Baptiste Senderens (1856-1936), originally published in 1899, which described the catalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated organic compounds with finely divided nickel as catalyst. This work resulted in the Nobel Prize for Sabatier in 1912, an award he shared with another famous French chemist, Victor Grignard.
Sabatier and his co-workers had applied their hydrogenation method to the vapours of organic compounds but were unable to hydrogenate liquid organic compounds with low volatility and apparently stated that a catalyst wetted with liquid would be ineffective. However, on February 27, 1901, Normann conducted the first experiment on the hydrogenation of the double bond of oleic acid using a three-phase system liquid oleic acid-solid nickel catalyst-gaseous hydrogen. Apparently his first experiment, resulting in the formation of stearic acid from oleic acid, was successful. This experiment eventually provided the foundation for the use of liquid oils in products such as margarines and soaps. Hydrogenation of the double bond in fats and oils still constitutes one of the major industrial oleochemical processes.
A German patent 141,029, "Process for the Conversion of Unsaturated Fatty Acids or Their Glycerides into Saturated Compounds", was granted to the Leprince & Siveke company in 1903 (but effective from August 14, 1902) and also in 1903 a British patent (No. 1,515) was granted in his name only. Normann later regretted not having obtained patent protection in other countries. There is no account of Normann and Sabatier ever corresponding or collaborating in any significant fashion. Rather, Normann worried that Sabatier was continuing work on hydrogenation and that he, Normann, may not receive his patent in a timely manner.
While he was successful in applying his process to other oils and fats, including whale oil, which lost its distinctive odor upon hydrogenation, Normann had to deal with numerous problems and disappointments in adapting the process to larger, industrial-scale production. On the one hand, he had to deal with the expected technical aspects, which even included work on producing sufficient gaseous hydrogen, a problem largely solved when the dirigibles of Count Zeppelin required this gas. On the other hand, he encountered even greater difficulties in his efforts to convince other individuals of the usefulness of his invention. While he was able to convince his aging uncle to construct a modest production facility, his uncle was not willing to invest significantly in the process, partly because it would have strained the finances of the small Leprince & Siveke company and partly because of lack of understanding for the inclinations of the ingenious nephew. Eventually, the deteriorating relationship with his uncle resulted in Normann leaving Leprince & Siveke in August 1909, causing the company to abandon its hydrogenation process shortly thereafter and just before the breakthrough of industrial fat hydrogenation would occur elsewhere. With the exception of a few companies such as Sudfeldt in the town of Melle, which purchased some larger amounts of hydrogenated material and also provided some contacts, Normann also did not find any other German soap or margarine producer willing to invest in the process or otherwise cooperate in any significant fashion. Distrust towards new developments, which often did not work out as originally claimed, played a major role.
Not all cooperation with foreign companies was successful, either. In an episode that was to cause Normann some grief, the Russian company S.M. Persitz of Nizhny Novgorod sent its technical director, Wilbuschewitz, to Herford, where he was informed in detail by Normann about the process. Leprince & Siveke then agreed to license Russian rights to Persitz. However, the Russian company later claimed to be using its own inventions with Wilbuschewitz having obtained patents on what was Normann's process and refused any payment. Eventually, the Persitz company sold its patents to another German company.
However, the British company Joseph Crosfield & Sons in Warrington, represented by its chemist E.C. Kayser (who later went to the United States and brought the hydrogenation process to Procter & Gamble) and its director K. Markel and later by others, recognized the value of Normann's invention. While still employed by Leprince & Siveke, he cooperated with Crosfield in adapting the hydrogenation process to larger, industrial-scale production, traveling between Herford and Warrington several times. In 1909, the large-scale first industrial process was initiated at Crosfield. In 1910, Crosfield acquired the rights to the German patent from Leprince & Siveke. Normann worked in Warrington at this time. However, the financial strain placed on the Crosfield company by its efforts to develop large-scale hydrogenation forced it to soon sell its German rights to the Dutch margarine producer Jurgens. The latter built a hydrogenation plant, the Ölwerke Germania, in Emmerich, Germany, with Normann as technical director, a position he was to hold from 1911 until 1922. It an interesting twist, the patent litigation resulting from the episode with the Russian company was resolved when the Jurgens company bought the German company, the Bremen-Besigheimer Ölwerke, to which Persitz had sold the process. During Normann's time at the Ölwerke Germania, industrial fat hydrogenation expanded considerably, with more than 20 plants world-wide in 1914.
From 1922 until the end of 1924, Normann was chief chemist and technical director at Leprince & Siveke, which had become a publicly-traded company in the meantime. His uncle had passed away in 1916. He also worked as a consultant through 1926. From 1927 to 1929, he worked in Antwerp, Belgium, at SA d'Huiles, Grasses et Produits Africains (Sapa). In 1929, he entered into a fruitful position at H. Th. Böhme AG (later Böhme-Fettchemie GmbH after its acquisition by Henkel) in Chemnitz, Germany, whose management apparently offered him understanding on both a professional and personal level. He officially retired on December 31, 1938.
Normann's contributions to the chemistry of fats and oils extended beyond double-bond hydrogenation, although he continued to work in this area as documented by publications on various other catalysts. He published various papers on analytical methods, including some for determining non-lipid materials in fats and oils, and physical properties. Two patents (German patents 407,180 and 417,215) concerned transesterification by introducing low molecular-weight fatty acids into high-melting fats. Other work dealt with laboratory equipment up to large-scale plant equipment. Unbeknownst to him other patents preceded this work. While at Böhme-Fettchemie, he developed a high-pressure hydrogenation procedure of the carboxyl group for the production of fatty alcohols, which are precursors in the manufacture of detergents.
He received several honors, albeit late, for his accomplishments. He was awarded the Liebig Medal of the Verein Deutscher Chemiker (Society of German Chemists) in 1922, honorary membership in the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fettforschung (DGF; German Society for Fat Research) and an honorary doctorate from the University of Münster. He did not live to formally receive the two latter honors but knew that they would be forthcoming before he passed away. The DGF now bestows the Wilhelm Normann Medal in two versions, one for outstanding contributions to fat research and one for special contributions to fat science and the DGF.
Normann also had a lively interest in geology, minoring in this field during his studies in Freiburg. In 1901, he was named a corresponding member of the state geological institute. He donated his collection of local specimens to the hometown museum of Herford.
Wilhelm Normann married Martha Uflerbäumer of Herford in 1916. Together they had one son, also named Wilhelm, who was born in 1926. Wilhelm Normann died on May 1, 1939, in Chemnitz after an extended illness.
Acknowledgement: This document was first published in Inform, June 2004, Volume 15 (6), pp. 365-366.


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'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' Finds Herself on Digital Nov. 19, Disc Nov. 26
"Brilliant" – ABC TV, Mark S. Allen
BRING HOME WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE
ON DIGITAL NOVEMBER 19 AND
BLU-RAY™ & DVD ON NOVEMBER 26
Based on the runaway bestseller by Maria Semple, WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE is an inspiring comedy about Bernadette Fox (Academy Award® Winner Cate Blanchett), a loving wife and mom who becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Bernadette's leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.
WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE Blu-ray™, DVD & Digital Special Features
Bringing Bernadette to Life
Who Is Bernadette?
WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE Blu-ray™ Specifications
Street Date: November 26, 2019
Screen Format: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish
Total Run Time: Approximately 129 minutes
U.S. Rating: PG-13 for some strong language and drug material
WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE DVD Specifications
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1
Midnight Pulp Streams Halloween Slashtacular 'Official Secrets' Revealed on Digital Nov. 5, Disc Nov. 26


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The university will hold its annual Averett Celebrates Christmas celebration on Friday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at West Main Baptist Church. Join the university as we welcome in the holidays with a service of lights, readings and carols for the Advent and Christmas Season. The event, which will have an international flair, is free and open to the public.
The café will be serving a sumptuous holiday feast on Friday, Dec. 4 from 5-7:30 p.m. The menu of delectable eats will include: carved prime rib, roasted turkey, seasonal salads, popcorn shrimp, assorted pastas and traditional holiday treats.
Pricing for faculty and staff without meal plans, as well as the public: adults, $11.60 (tax included); children 6-12, $8.25 (tax included); and children 6 and under, no charge. For those faculty and staff with the meal plan you may use one meal swipe and pay an extra $5.
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the launch of the 2016 Governor's Fellows Program (GFP). The GFP offers rising and graduating college seniors and graduate students the opportunity to learn directly from cabinet secretaries in the Commonwealth's executive office during the summer.
If you know of a student who would be a good fit for this program please recommend that they apply. The deadline to apply for the GFP is March 1, 2016 at 12 a.m. The Program runs from June 1, 2016 until July 31, 2016. For more information about the GFP, please visit http://governor.virginia.gov/Fellows.
Students in ES 209, Re-training the Off-the-Track Thoroughbred, will demonstrate their mounts' progress at a showcase on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. – noon at Melrose Farm in Blanch, N.C. (2305 NC Highway 62 North). The class, in conjunction with BlueBloods Thoroughbreds, has been working with former racehorses to retrain them for adoption as pleasure mounts. The eight students in the class were each assigned a mount to work with throughout the semester in hopes of seeing them adopted. The basic training the horses have received gives them a solid base for further training in whatever discipline their new owner decides upon. All are welcome to attend this event!
The Schoolfield House Booksellers is holding an open house for faculty and staff this week. Faculty and staff can enjoy 15 percent off of select items (the sale is not valid with other discounts or offers). Refreshments will be served today (Wednesday, Dec. 2).
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research is hosting their annual Trees for a Cause event now through Dec. 22. Stop by between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to vote for Averett's tree. Voting is done by making a monetary donation. For more information, click here.
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Review: Promised Land (2012)
Promised Land (2012)
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Premise: Representatives for a natural gas company (Matt Damon and Frances McDormand) visit a rural town and try to convince locals to lease their land for hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking). The representatives find themselves in a fight with an environmentalist (John Krasinski).
What Works: Promised Land centers around the subject of fracking and that sets this film up to be a potentially didactic piece. The filmmakers recognize that and even though they have a discernible take on the issue (it's clear that they are opposed to fracking) the filmmakers make a few interesting choices in their approach to dramatizing the issue. The main decision in that regard is making the main character of Promised Land, ostensibly the hero that the audience is supposed to empathize with, an employee of the natural gas company, played by Matt Damon. The story unfolds through his eyes and the filmmakers don't portray him as a conniving or deceitful character. In fact, he is shown to be empathetic to the plight of the farmers and he believes he is providing a financial way out of a dying lifestyle. In a similar way the filmmakers generally handle the rural characters with an appropriate level of respect. Often when Hollywood tells stories about rural folks they come off as simpletons and hicks such as in movies like Deliverance and Fargo. Promised Land has its share of rubes but in general the locals are treated as authentic human beings with both flaws and virtues.
What Doesn't: Even though Promised Land is centered around the hot topic of fracking, this film needs to be understood as a piece of drama. A feature film like Promised Land is distinctly different from a documentary like Gasland. Where the purpose of a documentary is to inform and persuade the audience based primarily upon facts, a drama seeks to illustrate the human dimensions of a situation or a topic. In this case, it is incumbent upon the filmmakers of Promised Land to dramatize what the debate over fracking does to a community and the personal stakes of that debate for individuals. Unfortunately, Promised Land does not do that well enough. The filmmakers establish a conflict between Damon's character and an environmentalist played by John Krasinski but their debate does not evolve much over the course of the story and very little actually happens in the film. The conflict between Damon and Krasinski's characters sets up a struggle of values that could be quite compelling but that debate is curiously absent from the film. Fracking is never adequately explained in the course of the story and so viewers who are not familiar with the details of the drilling technique may find themselves lost. This becomes a critical lapse by the filmmakers because it is never clear what is at stake in the story. There is a lot of talk about money to be made but the story does not manifest the possibilities, positive or negative, in a concrete way. This may be a result of the filmmaker's oversensitive approach. It is admirable that they want to recognize a greater complexity in the issue but in their attempt to avoid offending anyone they walk too softly and create a story that is very flat. The flatness springs from a failure to characterize anyone in the film. Most townspeople only appear in a single scene and there is no development to their understanding of the issue. Promised Land is structured as a redemption plotline and for that to work Damon's character ought to be forced into a confrontation between his job and his values. The moviemakers fumble that confrontation with a poorly handled romance with a local school teacher and a clumsy reversal in the ending that forces the redemption instead of growing it organically out of the drama.
Bottom Line: Promised Land is an underwhelming drama. It does not reveal anything interesting or provocative about the fracking debate and it does not dramatize it in a way that is very compelling. It does manage to be passably entertaining but not much more than that.
Episode: #422 (January 13, 2013)


The Magical Mouse Schoolhouse is packed with ways you can bring some Disney magic into your home. But maybe not in a conventional way. You see, Jodi Whisenhunt, the veteran homeschooling mom and author of The Magical Mouse Schoolhouse, has attached learning activities to Disney attractions and park experiences.
Make your own Dole Whip, write letters to cast members, and build a paper airplane to an elephant's proportions to learn science, language arts, and math skills. Need to supplement some world history or cultural study? Jodi gives lesson suggestions for each country in World Showcase at EPCOT. Use Expedition Everest to research some geography, or the Tree of Life to learn about animals. I bet you'll see your next Disney trip differently after you've seen the Tree of Life from Jane Goodall's point of view.
By no means is the Magical Mouse Schoolhouse a substitute for homeschooling curriculum. Instead, it's meant to be added to your shelf of resources to supplement or freshen up your lessons. I'm not a homeschooling mom, but with our family's love of Disney vacations, it's for sure something I enjoyed reading and doing some of the activities with my children. It worked well in our family because we have a huge Disney frame of reference.
I would suggest picking up this book and adding it to your resources of family fun! You'll learn something in the process and keep some of the Disney magic going in your home. You could also use it to create a countdown of fun facts for your upcoming Disney vacation. I guarantee you'll learn something from the Magical Mouse Schoolhouse!


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North Adams coin holder maker Air-Tite offered to California company | Business
NORTH ADAMS — A tiny, family-owned enterprise that has designed plastic coin holders for more than 40 several years has been offered to a California-centered agency that manufactures resources for photo and scrapbooking albums and protecting sleeves for pc tablets.
Air-Tite Holders on Curran Freeway recently was marketed for $1.4 million to a local affiliate of Extremely Professional Worldwide, of Commerce, Calif., in accordance to documents filed at the Northern Berkshire Registry of Deeds in Adams.
Extremely Pro, launched in 1952, is a top maker of sports activities and gaming collectible add-ons, in accordance to its website. The disposable protective sleeves are trademarked.
Ultra Professional also owns Hanover Components, of Minnetonka, Minn., a distributor of items created from purely natural or gentleman-designed fibers. Air-Tite by now is listed with Hanover as a subsidiary of Ultra Professional on that company's web site, and North Adams Mayor Thomas Bernard mentioned the new proprietors plan to keep the organization in the city and sustain it in its current form.
North Adams waived its appropriate of 1st refusal on Air-Tite's web-site in the Robert Hardman Industrial Park so the new house owners could choose over the assets, Bernard explained.
The company's former owner, Therrien Tanner Enterprises LLP, is a confined legal responsibility partnership consisting of brothers Glenn and Scott Therrien and their stepmother, Anne Therrien Tanner. Glenn and Scott's father, the late Norman Therrien, was an inventor who founded Air-Tite in 1980, soon after shelling out 33 years at Basic Electrical Ordnance crafting specialized manuals for submarines.
Norman Therrien, who died in 1997, made Air-Tite's technique of holders and rings created of molded plastic that can in shape all varieties and dimensions of coins. The rings can be altered to develop into greater or scaled-down so that collectors can maintain a number of dimensions of cash in just the exact holder. Air-Tite has made these products and solutions due to the fact the organization was started in Dalton 41 several years back.
Air-Tite resided at five areas in Dalton, then invested 10 a long time at the Wyandotte Mill in Pittsfield right before relocating to North Adams. The organization has been at its latest place, in the back of the Robert Hardman Industrial Park on Curran Freeway, since 2004.
In an interview with The Eagle in 2015, Scott Therrien mentioned he was not absolutely sure how his father invented the ring method to maintain coins.
"It's inconceivable to deliver molds for each and every solitary coin which is been made, even the U.S. cash from the 1700s and 1800s right up until now," Scott explained. "But, my father was equipped to occur up with four dimensions of holders. Within these holders, there is a ring which is black and white that has four distinctive openings to gauge for coins."
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Kroenke Sports & Entertainment ramps up esports business
November 12, 2021 Bella
Kroenke Sports & Amusement is delivering a jolt of vitality to its esports efforts, launching a team into Riot Games' Valorant level of competition, rebranding its total esports operation and setting up up its SoCal esports facility operations. The new KSE esports division will be branded "The Guard," which will feature a medieval concept and seem to tap into the organization's L.A. roots. The division presently fields groups in Overwatch League (L.A. Gladiators) and Call of Responsibility League (L.A. Guerrillas). "We experienced to occur up with a brand that actually felt like it could encapsulate all of our models underneath one roof," claimed KSE Senior VP/Crew Functions Alex Rubens. "Our thesis, given that the incredibly commencing, has been seeking to tie all of the brand names collectively underneath a central state of mind. And so for us, that was that the Gladiators are warriors. Guerrillas are also warriors in their personal appropriate, potent. We preferred one thing that can contain all of those people and truly be a element of it, that's why, 'The Guard.'"
Hold ON ROCKING: As portion of KSE's mission to entrench its teams in the L.A. industry, the firm is producing ideas for The Guard in a few several years to move to a new dedicated esports facility on the grounds of Hollywood Park near SoFi Stadium. But KSE is not sitting back waiting for the venue to be produced. More than the following handful of several years, The Guard will get a new functions facility in Playa Vista, which will be dubbed The Keep. "The timing was just ideal," Rubens explained. "If you have seen every little thing that has transpired because of COVID-19 there was a great deal of uncertainty. We preferred to make absolutely sure to develop at the ideal time and not soar in at a time where it really is uncertain. Creating guaranteed that we released this branding at a time exactly where we could expand our fanbase was vital to us."
FOR THE Supporters: The Continue to keep will have its share of usual business and competitive space, considerably like that of other esports amenities, but what KSE thinks sets this aside from the other services — and will be replicated with the move to Hollywood Park — are enthusiast-centric areas. "Our intention was to actually build out a area that the teams could apply and contend from — a central spot," stated Rubens. "But we also wanted to go major on the lover working experience side. Our facility will be an attraction the place lovers can appear enjoy us engage in and substantially much more." The Maintain will have a devoted space for huge activations, look at functions and newbie or professional competitions. "We have a huge region in the back again with its personal roll-up door that fans will be capable to enter for our check out get-togethers and other activities," notes Rubens. "We'll have the store back again there much too, but that isn't the
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BUSINESS BRIEFS: Open house at Kenver; PS21 adds four to board; Salisbury Bank holds 14th annual food drive
Kenver, Ltd. will hold an open house on Thursday, Nov. 4 from 4-6 p.m. The public is invited to meet the shop's new owners while enjoying light refreshments. Illustration courtesy Kenver
SOUTH EGREMONT — On August 31, longtime South Egremont sportswear boutique and outdoor retail hub Kenver, Ltd. was sold to OvareVentures, which is headquartered in Glendale, California.
On Thursday, Nov. 4 from 4-6 p.m., the public is invited to meet Kenver's new owners at an Open House. The South Egremont Spirit Shoppe will supply the beer and cheese, and Rubiner's Cheesemongers & Grocers will bring the charcuterie.
Founded in 1959 by the late sportsman and skier Ken Vermeulen, Kenver specializes in best-in-category sports equipment, including skis, bikes, snowboards, and ice skates. Kenver also sells seasonal designer sporting apparel and footwear, and features a dedicated bootery cellar with fitting specialists as well as a curated collection of artisan wares and home accessories.
Kenver's historic building at 39 Main Street was built in 1731 as a stagecoach stop, and it maintains its ambiance with fireplaces and antiques. Kenver has twice been named "Best of New England" in the Ski, Snowboard and Cross-Country Shop Awards presented by New England Winter Sports Representatives, Inc.
PS21 welcomes four new board members
PS21's new board members, L to R clockwise: Judith Albert, Sarah Chalfant, Leslie Lassiter, and Louis Hedgecock. Photos courtesy PS21
CHATHAM, N.Y. — PS21 has welcomed Judith Albert, Sarah Chalfant, Louis Hedgecock, and Leslie Lassiter to its board of directors. Distinguished professionals in the fields of architecture, finance, law, and literary agency, they all share PS21's commitment to expanding the audiences for original contemporary performing arts and artists in the Hudson Valley and beyond.
Judith Albert is board chair of Cornerstone Capital Group, which develops and manages investment strategies whose goals are to combine environmental and social impact with financial performance. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School who has studied and worked in Latin America, her career has taken her from the Ford Foundation to corporate law at Paul Weiss, investment banking at JP Morgan and Bear Stearns, and Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a community of business leaders who promote sound environmental policy to grow the economy. Albert serves on the boards of Inside Climate News and the North Chatham Library and is on the finance committee of the Latin American Studies Association. Since 2015, she has taught a course in Corporate Social Responsibility at The New School.
Sarah Chalfant is a director and board member of The Wylie Agency, a global literary agency with offices in London and New York. Educated at the University of Cambridge, she divides her time between the U.K. and the U.S. and has a home in Livingston, New York.
A native of Texas, Louis Hedgecock graduated from Rice University with a BA in architecture, art, and English and received an M.Arch. from Columbia. A practicing architect for more than 40 years, he has designed hotels and office buildings in
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Esports talent in S.Korea gets boost from big business, easing of gaming ban
October 28, 2021 Bella
SEOUL, Oct 28 (Reuters) – South Korean teenager Yoon Ki-chan gets just three hours of sleep a day but spends more than three times that playing online games – with the blessing of his parents and teachers – as he dreams of becoming a top pro League of Legends player.
Yoon and his peers are the next generation of gamers in South Korea, a fast-growing esports powerhouse whose players have won Riot Games' League of Legends World Championship six times since the most-watched esports event began in 2011.
They will also benefit from the country's announcement in August that it would abolish a decade-old law which bans those below the age of 16 from playing online games on computers from midnight to 6 a.m, over a growing consensus that youths are increasingly using their mobile phones instead.
"I suffered a lot from the shutdown law. I typically don't sleep a lot, so I studied different things during the shutdown hours. If it weren't for the law, I could have been a better player by now," said Yoon, who says he can game at least four hours more now since turning 16 this year.
South Korea's move is in contrast to that of China, the world's biggest esports market, which in late August drastically limited the amount of time under-18s can spend on video games to a mere three hours a week. read more
Esports will also feature as a medal sport for the first time at the Asian Games in Hangzhou next year.
"China's game regulation could be a rather good opportunity for us to build strength and regain the esports initiative," said Park Se-woon, vice president at Seoul Game Academy that offers programmes to nurture pros.
Park said the private academy has seen a 30-fold jump in daily consultations since it started this programme in 2016.
GOVERNMENT APATHY?
Despite the growing international status and interest among prospective professional players, government support for the esports industry, estimated in 2020 to be worth around 17.9 trillion won ($15.2 billion), has been lacklustre, experts say.
Esports and the gaming sector received 67.1 billion won of the 604.4 trillion won national budget for next year.
But the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism wants to do more, especially ahead of organised competitions such as the Asian Games, an official said without giving details.
In the meantime, the space has been filled with investments from big businesses and private educational institutes.
Instant noodle maker Nongshim Co Ltd (004370.KS) launched its professional League of Legends gaming team, Nongshim RedForce, late last year, joining other South Korean conglomerates that have seen potential in the industry.
Among them are SK Group's SK Telecom Co Ltd (017670.KS), Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) affiliate Kia Corp (000270.KS), Hanwha Group's Hanwha Life Insurance (088350.KS) and KT Corp (030200.KS).
"The esports industry continued growing, but the state-led support measures have been weak, with corporate sponsorships and private academies mainly having driven the industry," said Oh Ji-hwan, CEO of Nongshim E-Sports.
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Irene Worth
by Henrik Ibsen
Stratford Festival, Ontario, Canada, 18th season, 8 June 1970
Published December 16, 1890, Hedda Gabler was performed in Munich, with Ibsen in the audience, January 31, 1891, with Frau Conrad-Ramlo as Hedda. In Copenhagen, Fru Hennings opened as Hedda, on February 25; Constance Brunn starred in Christiania the following night. The production with Elizabeth Robins in London, April 20, 1891, made quite a stir, as did the Paris production, December 17, 1891. Mrs. Fiske brought the play to New York 1903.
See also some further notes on Ibsen and Hedda Gabler.
The action takes place in Tesman's villa in the West end of town.
There will be two intervals of 12 minutes each.
Miss Juliana Tesman Anne Ives
Berte Christine Bennett
George Tesman Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson's career as an actor includes feature roles in many of the major films of the decade. North American audiences will have seen him most recently as Mr. Lowther, the music-master, in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Other film roles include Run Wild, Run Free, Night of the Generals, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, The lpcress File, Cast a Giant Shadow, Mutiny on the Bounty, Tunes of Glory and The Fighting Prince of Donegal.
His most recent work in theatre includes the role of Horatio to Nicol Williamson's Hamlet in Tony Richardson's production of the play, for which he won the Clarence Derwent Award as best supporting actor of the year in 1969. He appeared as Banquo in Macbeth with Alec Guinness at the Royal Court Theatre, and as Simon Booker in a West End production of Wise Child, again with Alec Guinness. Most recently, he played Alfred in The Signalman's Apprentice on tour in England in the fall of 1969.
Mr. Jackson has also made innumerable guest appearances on leading television shows, including The Avengers, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, Gideon's Way, Comedy Playhouse and The Troubleshooters.
Hedda Tesman Irene Worth Irene Worth was with the Stratford Festival season in 1953 as Helena in All's Well That Ends Well and Queen Margaret in Richard III, and again in 1959 as Rosalind in As You Like It. Miss Worth has appeared in leading roles in most major theatres in London's West End and on Broadway and with such companies as the Royal Shakespeare and the National Theatre. She holds several "best actress" awards for her performances, including the New York Drama Critics Award for the title role in Albee's Tiny Alice (1964), the London Evening Standard Award for Suite in Three Keys by Noel Coward (1966), the Variety Club of Great Britain Award for Hermione Hushabye in Heartbreak House (1967), and a British Film Academy Award for her 1958 film, Orders to Kill. Her many celebrated stage roles include the title part in Mary Stuart which she played in London, Edinburgh and New York; Goneril in the RSC's King Lear, both in London and on world tour and Jocasta in Seneca's Oedipus for the National Theatre. Miss Worth appeared with the Yale Drama School in a production of Prometheus Bound (1966) and this past season recreated her role of Miss Alice in a London production of the Albee play. Other recent roles include Goneril in the Peter Brook/Paul Scofield film of King Lear in Denmark.
Mrs Elvsted Gillian Martell
Judge Brack Donald Davis
Eilert Lövborg Leo Ciceri
Directed by Peter Gill For three years director at the Royal Court Theatre in London, Peter Gilt was named "best director" for 1968 by the London Critics' Poll in Variety and Plays and Players magazine. He directed the Royal Court production of The Daughter-in-Law by D. H. Lawrence, which toured Europe, winning first prize at the Belgrade International Theatre Festival (1968), and a season of Lawrence plays presented in repertory: A Collier's Friday Night, The Daughter-in-Law and The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd. His credits as a director also include Life Price by Seabrook and O'Neill, Shaw's O'Flaherty V.C. at London's Mermaid Theatre (later repeated at the Vancouver Festival), Pinter's The Dwarfs and The Local Stigmatic by Heathcote Williams in Edinburgh, Much Ado about Nothing at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut, and Crimes of Passion by Joe Orton. A playwright as well as director, Mr. Gill has written A Provincial Life, The Sleeper's Den and Over Gardens Out, two of which have been performed at the Royal Court's Theatre Upstairs. He directed two one-acters by Harold Pinter, Landscape and Silence at the Lincoln Centre earlier this year and with Hedda Gabler, he directs his first Stratford production.
Designed by Deirdre Clancy
Lighting Supervisor Gil Wechsler
Assistant to the Director Martin Kinch
New version by Christopher Hampton Christopher Hampton is a young playwright with two Royal Court Theatre productions of his works among his theatrical credits and a third scheduled for performance later this year. His first play, When Did You Last See My Mother was performed at Oxford in 1966 while he was a student there, then at the ROyal Court and later at the Comedy Theatre in London. His second play, Total Eclipse was given a Royal court production in 1968 and his adaptation of Uncle Vanya with Paul Scofield opened there earlier this year. Mr. Hampton's third full-length play, The Philanthropist, will open at the Royal Court later in the year. His adaptation of Hedda Gabler is his first association with Stratford.
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