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Piles Inspired by Snakeskin
Research engineers at NHERI UC Davis look to nature for new ways to strengthen the built environment
By Marti LaChance
Above, a western hognose snake. Note the surface texture difference between the snake's dorsal and ventral scales. (Image: USFWS Midwest Region from United States, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.)
Can age-old, naturally selected biological designs help solve modern engineering problems? Engineers in the field of biogeotechnics think so.
Bioinspired geotechnical engineering, naturally cross-disciplinary, involves careful examination of biological systems and organisms, extrapolating promising systems into practical — and human-scaled — designs, and then verifying the performance of those designs in the field.
It's happening at the UC Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling, where researchers use the facility's large geotechnical centrifuges for testing the viability of bioinspired designs — in particular those focused on the interactions between soils and structures. The CGM is part of the NSF-funded Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure, NHERI.
Snake bellies are special
For Alejandro Martínez, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis, a promising source of bioinspiration is snakeskin. Neatly enough, the belly scales of certain snakes have evolved to reduce friction as the animal moves in the forward or "caudal" direction and increase friction in the opposite, or "cranial," direction. The ventral skin surface enables the animal to move efficiently through soils and easily slide up a tree without sliding down.
The phenomenon is called frictional anisotropy, or frictional directionality; it's a property of a surface that exhibits different friction coefficients depending on the direction of movement. It's a bit like petting a dog: smooth in one direction, rough in the other.
Practical benefits
Martínez thinks surfaces engineered with snakeskin-inspired frictional directionality may improve the strength and efficiency of geotechnical systems such as driven piles, soil nails, anchors for offshore structures, tunnels, and geosynthetics. All these geotechnical elements are loaded in different directions during their use, from installation through service life. For example, low friction is optimal for driving piles, but high friction is vital for anchoring a pile in place.
"Imagine a pile that's easy to install and yet strong enough to support the applied loads," says Martínez.
Currently, no geotechnical structures take advantage of frictional directionality. Piles, for example, are notoriously difficult to install in dense soil. "It's a challenge in the field. But imagine a pile that's easy to install and yet strong enough to support the applied loads," says Martínez. With a snakeskin-inspired surface, he says, we get the benefit of a pile that is easier to install as well as firmly anchored for a good foundation.
Engineering and herpetology
For Martínez and his team, the first thing to figure out was — snakes. There are more than 3,000 snake species on Earth. Where to start? With a herpetologist, naturally. Martínez explained his idea to Brian Todd, professor in the UC Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology. Todd suggested a range of species to examine, enabling Martínez hone in on 30 species of snakes.
Using preserved snake specimens from UC Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Martínez and his team examined 70 snakeskins in all. They created detailed profiles of each animal's ventral skin, including high-resolution 3D scans. The most promising skin geometries were those of the western hognose snake, the parrot snake, and the Saharan horned viper.
The most promising skin geometries were those of the western hognose snake, the parrot snake, and the Saharan horned viper.
"One of the important parts of our bioinspired geotechnical work is learning about biology," says Martínez, who has been curious about animals and plants since childhood. "We learn a lot from biologists." Bioinspired geotechnical work means reading papers in the biological sciences, going to conferences — and ultimately collaborating in research.
For instance, Martínez and his team recently collaborated with Duncan Irschick, biologist with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Simon Baeckens, biologist at Ghent University, to make a significant contribution to biological research. Together, the engineers and biologists explored the correlations between the topography of snakeskin and the environment in which the snakes live, using the very dataset of snakeskin scans obtained by Martínez at UC Davis for his biogeotechnics work.
Testing for frictional directionality
After narrowing favorable snakeskin surfaces to three, the next step in the snakeskin project was to test the surface designs in the lab. The researchers idealized the ventral skin geometries for these three snakes, extruded them onto a flat surface, then printed them using a 3D printer.
"With the snakeskin scans, we realized that many of them had an asymmetrical sawtooth pattern. With the 3D printed surfaces, we exaggerated the snakeskin patterns, making surfaces stronger than the typical surfaces of concrete or steel," says Martínez. "So, with the snakeskin surface patterns, we can make directionally dependent, stronger surfaces."
Geometries of ventral scales from three promising snake species: western hognose snake (top), parrot snake, and Saharan horned viper. (Image: Alejandro Martínez)
Cranial and caudal testing configurations in the shear box tests. (Image: Alejandro Martínez)
The team conducted interface shear box tests with the snakeskin-inspired surfaces, using sand specimens to understand and assess the frictional behavior of the surfaces. The results confirmed that yes, these new surfaces exhibited a prevalent anisotropic behavior: shearing against the scales mobilized greater friction than shearing along the direction of the scales. They repeated a subset of the tests using particle image velocimetry (PIV) to quantify soil deformations near the interface. These high-resolution images helped the researchers understand the nature of soil deformations at the granular level.
It turns out that the hognose-snake-inspired surface exhibited the highest level of frictional directionality. Further tests on the geometrical characteristics of its scales revealed optimal ratios of scale height and length for increasing the shear strength and frictional directionality of the soil-structure interfaces.
Testing models in the centrifuge
Next, Martínez's team created model piles with snakeskin-inspired surfaces and conducted a series of load tests using the 9-meter radius centrifuge at the UC Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling, an apparatus that can simulate g-forces up to 75 times Earth's gravity.
The 9-meter radius centrifuge at the UC Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling. (Image: UC Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling)
Geotechnical engineers use the powerful acceleration of large-scale centrifuges to artificially increase gravity — and stress — on soils. The centrifuge's acceleration mimics the high-stress environment of deep soils, creating realistic soil behavior at increasing depths. "Soils are granular materials and their behavior depends on the effective stress," Martínez explains. "The top meter of soil behaves very differently than soils deeper in the ground."
With specialized sensors and cameras, researchers can understand soil behavior deep underground, under stresses relevant to infrastructure applications.
Martínez's model piles, made of stainless steel, were 19mm in diameter and 350mm long; the snakeskin-inspired surface was machined onto the piles. The piles were placed in various densities of sand and spun at 40g in the centrifuge. At 40g — gravity increased by 40 times — the stress under one meter is equivalent to that under 40 meters of soil.
The centrifuge tests confirmed what the lab tests indicated: even under high pressure and considering pile installation effects, bioinspired surfaces had lower friction during installation and greater friction during pullout. In fact, the skin friction during pullout was over 500% greater than that of an untextured pile.
Above: Photograph of pile driving and pullout system in the centrifuge test box. (Image: Alejandro Martínez)
Right: Snakeskin-inspired pile used in centrifuge tests. Tests were performed on piles with differing asperity lengths and heights, with the taller asperities consistently mobilizing greater skin friction loads. (Image: Alejandro Martínez)
Martínez's snakeskin research is part of a larger, NSF-funded Engineering Research Center called the Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics. CBBG's mission is to develop innovative technologies to serve civil engineering industry, and CBBG's industry board consults with researchers like Martínez, providing insight into the practicalities of their research.
In August 2022, Martínez began conducting field tests, using 18-foot-long soil nails with different snakeskin-inspired surfaces. The tests were conducted in silty and sandy deposits and the capacity of the snakeskin-inspired soil nails will be compared to that of conventional nails.
So far, the field test results indicate the snakeskin-inspired soil nails have greater capacities than the conventional ones. Also, the height and length of the asperities affect the nail capacity; however, this effect depends on the soil type. In the future, Martínez hopes to work with practitioners to install snakeskin-inspired soil nails and foundations at industry job sites to investigate their long-term performance.
Bioinspired geotechnical tools are a promising innovation. Looking ahead, Martínez will examine how snakeskin-inspired piles perform in clay soils, and he'll run field tests on instrumented piles to understand local load-transfer mechanisms. Field tests may confirm what Martínez's lab and centrifuge tests have shown: that bioinspired piles, soil nails, and anchors are easier to drive in and more difficult to pull out.
Setup for field test of snakeskin-inspired soil nails. Photo shows a soil nail with an asperity height of 2 mm and length of 12 mm installed in silty soil to a depth of 18 ft. (Image: Alejandro Martínez)
In August 2022, Martínez and his team conducted the first field tests of his bioinspired surfaces using 18-foot-long soil nails. From left: Fabian Zamora, undergraduate researcher, Chad Justice, CGM staff, and Alejandro Martinez, project PI. (Image: Alejandro Martínez)
Martínez, A., Palumbo, S., & Todd, B. D. (2019). Bioinspiration for anisotropic load transfer at soil–structure interfaces. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 145(10), 04019074. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002138
Martínez, A., & O'Hara, K. B. (2021). Skin friction directionality in monotonically-and cyclically-loaded bio-inspired piles in sand. Deep Found. Inst. J, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.37308/DFIJnl.20200831.222
O'Hara, K.B. and Martínez, A. "Load transfer directionality of snakeskin-inspired piles during installation and pullout in sands." Accepted for publication in J. Geotech. Geoenv. Eng. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002929
Martinez, A., Nguyen, D., Basson, M.S., Medina, J., Irschick, D.J, and Baeckens, S. (2021). "Quantifying surface topography of biological systems from 3D scans." Methods Ecol. Evol. 12, 1265–1276. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13603
Martínez, A., Dejong, J., Akin, I., Aleali, A., Arson, C., Atkinson, J., ... & Zheng, J. (2022). Bio-inspired geotechnical engineering: principles, current work, opportunities and challenges. Géotechnique, 72(8), 687-705. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.20.P.170
UC Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling
Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG)

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There is so much to write about! Over the last 3 weeks, I've been to a fabulous wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, we spent the holidays with our families and friends in Chicago, and most importantly, most unbelievably, we celebrated Brady's 2nd birthday.
That's right, the little monster is 2. Two!
I've gotten all our pics uploaded and am working to get all the posts up individually. Check back soon to hear/see all about our adventures.


If we've learned anything about style over the past five years, it's that getting dressed doesn't have to be so serious. The old rules are out the window, and the new rule is that there aren't any rules. That spirit comes through loud and clear with this fall's designer collaborations and limited-edition releases, which are dominated by the cartoon franchises you grew up watching as a kid. Mickey Mouse is celebrating his 90th anniversary this year, which is partly the cause, but the trend is also about the rebellious, young-at-heart energy that's dominating menswear right now. The Sesame Street crew or Snoopy may have come off as childish five years ago, but these days cartoon characters are as readily spotted on runways and racks of high-end shops as they are on kids' pajamas (just look at Alessandro Michele's love affair with Donald Duck at Gucci or Kim Jones's first Dior show for proof). We say pick a flex that speaks to your inner 8-year-old and style it without stressing the details. Mr. Weekend Warrior in his head-to-toe-black sweats might look polished, but admit it: That show is boring.
Rag & Bone's Marcus Wainwright injected Mickey into the brand's beloved sweats, tees, jeans, and this all-over-pattern shirt, which stands out as an option that's ready for a big, adult night out on the town.
H&M's collaborations are always unapologetically loud, but Moschino designer Jeremy Scott set the bar even higher and crazier with his collection for the Swedish retailer. There are sequin puffers, leather overalls, and Disney loungewear straight out of the '90s.
A Mickey Mouse, tiger-print patch sounds like a crazy, terrible thing to put on a pair of jeans, but these are surprisingly low-key. Thanks to a straight-leg fit and tasteful light wash, they genuinely look like vintage grail instead of gift-shop merch.
Uniqlo's KAWS x Sesame Street plush toys make great holiday gifts, but don't sleep on the more understated apparel in the collaboration, which launches later this month. This gray sweatshirt is a classic in the making. Just give it ten years and ten thousand washes.
If you're into cartoons but don't want to support the Disney machine, artist Kevin Rosa has your bootleg merch. The NYC artist hand paints definitely-not-officially-licensed characters on denim and tees, then sells them off one by one via Instagram.
Lacoste is also celebrating an anniversary this year—85—so they doubled down on their collaboration efforts, making Mickey merch in a range of categories and price points. We especially dig this Thanksgiving-ready sweater, which comes in four colors. Big-kids' table, here you come.
Clarks isn't afraid of an insanely loud spin on its iconic desert boot, but the brand didn't take that path for its Mickey collaboration. Instead, it doubled down on classic, stamping the sand suede version with a Steamboat Willie sketch.
Levi's' Mickey Mouse collection is perfect if you just want a basic gray sweatshirt or dad cap that nods to the cartoon without losing its mind. There is one crazy, Mickey-covered pair of 501s in there, too, for the shopper who just can't resist some novelty denim (guilty).
Instead of drawing Mickey ears on your Vans with a Sharpie, the brand illustrated a range of limited-edition pairs for you. We especially like this denim patchwork pair, which is begging for a black suit and a gray tee.
Seeing American icons like Mickey Mouse through the eyes of European brands like GCDS is always fun. This sweatshirt reads, "An American Classic" and "He Leads Them All," just in case anyone gets it twisted.


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The 8th Street Bridge In Downtown Sioux Falls Set To Reopen
Chuck Wood Published: November 16, 2020
Dakota News Now (with permission)
The 8th Street Bridge has been carrying traffic over the Big Sioux River in downtown Sioux Falls since 1912. I'm sure that if the bridge could talk, it could tell a thousand stories.
The 8th Street Bridge has been closed to traffic while undergoing a major renovation, but city officials say it's set to reopen soon.
Crews expected to see much more wear and tear on the structure, considering the bridge has been exposed to 108 years of harsh South Dakota weather. Project Manager Dena Knutson told Dakota News Now that the bridge was actually in good shape.
"We expected to run into a lot more concrete removal or deterioration, but we just didn't see it," Knutson said.
The bridge opening will be a welcome sight to commuters and drivers in the downtown area. The only other bridges that carry traffic from West to East over the river in the immediate downtown area are the 10th Street Viaducts and the 6th Street Bridge.
Business owners around the 8th Street Bridge are rejoicing as well because the bridge will open just in time to bring people into their stores and restaurants for the busy holiday shopping season.
Knutson said the bridge should be opened for traffic by Thanksgiving. However, work will continue on the Greenway and bike trail under the bridge through the winter.
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In our newest weekly column, Incredible Matches will feature a single classic football match from the long and beautiful history of the game. Some will be well known classics, while others may be from a part of the world which some of our readers do not follow at all as far as football is concerned.
Our first stop is Greece. The year is 2009, the competition is the Greek Cup Final and the venue is the Olympic stadium in Athens, home of club AEK who have won the cup 13 times before. But the opposition wasn't to be taken lightly; if anything, Olympiacos (who would become that season's league champions) were in fact the favorites in the match, despite AEK's home advantage. Eight goals split evenly, three red cards, extra-time and 34 penalty shots later, this meeting deserves the title of an "Incredible Match".
Led by a brace from Argentine Ismael Blanco, AEK would jump out to a 2-0 lead before the 10 minute mark of the match. It would take Olympiacos 64 minutes before they were tied at two goals a piece in the 72nd. It looked all but finished when AEK's "other" Argentine Ignacio Scocco helped the home side retake the lead, a 3-2 scoreline in the 90th minute. But injury time would be the savior of the red and white club from Piraeus as Englishman Matt Derbyshire who scored the club's first goal on the day, scored once more, this time in the 96th minute, sending the two sides to extra-time.
With AEK down to ten men Olympiacos would score first in the extra frame, but with two red cards given out to the away side AEK would make it level once again, a 107th minute goal from Ignacio Scocco that would see the two clubs take part in a very long penalty shootout, to see who would claim the 2008-09 Greek Cup.
Yet another Argentine would have to be the hero if AEK was going to claim the victory as Sebástian Saja was the man between the woodwork for the home side. Olympiacos' net was guarded by none other than captain and Greek international keeper icon Antonios Nikopolidis. Both Nikopolidis and Saja would enjoy time in the spotlight on the night after saving two of the first 16 spot kicks for each club. The two 17th shots for each club would decide the match, as AEK's Agustín Pelletieri's kick was saved by Nikopolidis, and then the keeper himself would go on to score the match winning penalty; handing Olympiacos their 24th Greek Cup title.


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Home Entertainment Does Disney's 'The Lion King' Remake Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Does Disney's 'The Lion King' Remake Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Doesn't look like Disney's remake machine is experience any kind of major fatigue just yet. While critics may not be overly fond of "The Lion King" and "Dumbo" may have been a bit of a disappointing performer, Jon Favreau's CGI-fueled remake of the 1994 animated classic "The Lion King" is raking in the big bucks this weekend.
That's good for Disney, as "The Lion King" is poised to be yet another massive blockbuster for the Mouse House, one that should continue their domination at the box office in 2019. The original animated film came out 25 years ago in 1994, so the nostalgia factor is ripe for a whole generation of '90s kids.
Fittingly, Jon Favreau's new take keeps pretty faithful to the original, even aiming to digitally recreate moments like the "Circle of Life" opening sequence virtually shot for shot. The new "Lion King" film runs about half an hour longer than the original, but the changes and additions are few and far between. Still, Favreau could have decided to slip in a little bonus scene — like, say, a fun extra scene with the brilliant Timon and Pumba — after the credits.
However, "The Lion King" does not have a post-credits scene. When the film's title card famously booms onto screen at the end just as it does in the original, that's all folks. You can safely head home without missing anything.
There is however a new song that you didn't hear in the '94 version. Elton John and Tim Rice teamed up again as they did in 1994 for a song called "Never Too Late" that leads off the film's end credits. The Motown-inflected, upbeat number was recorded by John along with an African choir, and it also appears on the film's official soundtrack.
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It's not hard to see why movies featuring tow trucks, big rigs, and 18-wheelers are popular. It is quite fun to watch a truck driver deal with problems and keep the country rolling, similar to what most tow trucking companies do every day. There are a lot of movies that show truckers saving the day, so it is recommended to see which ones have made their way to the top 8 list.
The hotshot race car rookie, Lightning McQueen, lives life in the fast lane until hitting a detour while en route to an extremely important race. He gets stranded in a small western town called Radiator Springs along the old historic Route 66, and ends up spending time with residents Sally, Tow Mater, Doc, and a group of other colorful characters who help Lightning McQueen see that life is about more than trophies and fame.
This thriller features Steve Zahn and a young Paul Walker taking an off-road road trip. As Roger Ebert described the film as an outstanding pure thriller and an exercise that relies on believable characters and the skill of the director in putting all the pieces together, Joy Ride is the best combination of white-knuckle thriller and buddy-joyride.
Big Rig follows the lives of many long haulers. Filmmaker Doug Pray joins some truck drivers as they make their everyday travel. The interviews he does with truck drivers during their long-distance trips are candid and provide viewers a glimpse inside the lifestyle of truckers. This film is perfect when you are looking for somebody to understand what life is like on the road.
Stephen King fans will definitely love this movie. There's nothing more entertaining than watching big rigs, lawn mowers, and other various motorized vehicles trying to mow down every last human being on earth. Emilio Estevez plays an amazing leading role and this is an excellent film not only for the ludicrous laughs, but for the adventure and action as well.
A calamity ensues when two southern truck drivers stumble across a runaway bride. This classic film starring Burt Reynolds paved the way for various other trucking movies and also became the second highest grossing film of the year.
If cheesy catchphrases and round-house kicks are more your thing, then Breaker! Breaker! is perfect for you. Nothing is better than Chuck Norris in his prime as a truck driver handing out punishment as he looks for his brother who is also a truck driver. Expect a lot of tow trucks, big rigs, beat downs, and beer.
Convoy has been voted the top trucking film by many in the community and is still pointed out as the most accurate representation of the trucking community. Kris Kristofferson plays the lead role in the movie as it follows a convoy of truck drivers that rebels against the villain known as "The Man" and shows off extreme loyalty that is dominant throughout the trucking community.
Black Dog is the late 90s thriller starring Patrick Swayze as he plays the role of an ex-con truck driver who gets tricked into hauling illegal weapons. Rubber burning and guns blazing, Swayze paves an intense path down the east coast.
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I went to the Post Office & the copier didn't work so I had to go to the office & print them out on our printer & Lynda took me to the bank to deposit them all. Thank you everyone!!! I was busy in the office & all the team were busy out in the Main Room!! So much to do!!
It was a day of bad men. Sorry to say that because we have nothing but good men come into Focus to receive the help that they needed. But today was different, unfortunately.
The first man is the boyfriend of our pregnant client Miss T. who came in for a pregnancy test & was scheduled to go to Compass Care of an ultrasound the very same day but didn't. He is the father of this baby & four other children, with her, but the man is not with it at all. I called many times to talk to Miss T but he wouldn't give her the phone & then when I called days latter he hung up on me twice. I really don't know if she's still pregnant. He came in to get diapers & I spoke sternly to him. One of our volunteers said that when he came in she smelled Marijuana on him, she is an Registered Nurse. I gave him the diapers & he left & he texted me an unkind text.......scary. I did not respond for he pretended to be Miss T.. So sad!!
Then the other man was unkind to Martha. I was in the office & heard what he was saying to her & I got up from my chair & told him he had to leave, as he was going down the stairs, or I would call 911. Hopefully we will not see them again unless they get better. Please God please!!
Otherwise it was a fruitful day helping people in need & they were all grateful.
It was a good day, for I had Martha with me, & Linda came latter on to help. We saw many nice clients that appreciated what we were doing for them. The smile on their faces is priceless.
I worked in the office that looks so much better now for we have put many things away & it looks less messy. Thank you to all who helped me especially Bobbie, she was wonderful.
I went to Holy Hour, at St. Joseph's Church, in the evening instead of the late morning before Focus, it's much more quieter & I did miss the people that were there. It's been awhile.
Early this morning I received a phone call from a young woman who said that her boyfriend & his mother wants her to have an abortion but she doesn't want to. Praise God to hear that. She needed lots of support & we talked for awhile. I called her this afternoon & asked if Jessica could call her to talk to her & she said "yes". Grate!! She was headed to the doctors for she was in pain. She is under so much stress. I told her to call me anytime day or night & to keep in touch & she said that she would. She sounds like a very nice girl. She is working & has her own apartment. She had called the Police on him but they said that they could not help her. She is seeking out an Order of Protection but probably won't get one, for you have to have marks on you first, or be dead....sorry dear girl. The Lord is with her & her precious baby. I emailed all to pray & they will.
Martha, Joan. Lynda, Annette & Frank were here today to work.....hallelujah. I got a lot done in the office today, yeah!!
When I arrived to Focus there was Martha, Frank & Fred helping, it was great! Fred fixed the doorbell. Yeah!! I was in the office mostly for we didn't see many clients today. Latter on Jackie came & we had a meeting for we are going to change the Sign In sheets to Index Cards, trying to get to know our clients better & this should help. We want to be better. We see many people from different countries to assist & clients in pain too.
There was Martha & I all afternoon until Linda came much later but we made out just fine. Trying to have someone volunteer for Tuesdays from 1 pm to 3 pm but it is so difficult. Oh well!!!
I received a call from a man who runs the Perinton Food market & he had many boxes of lactating cookies to give us & I said "okay". He & his volunteers brought them into the center & now we have many boxes of lactating cookies. We never know what we will receive at Focus. Grateful!!
Jackie came into Focus, to instruct us regarding the new Index cards, for our clients, we'll see how this new system will work out.
I was in the office most of the afternoon & Martha worked out in the Main Room, it seems to work. Mike stopped by to see if we had a podium. No we didn't. He asked me to send a paper to Rochester Area Right to Life, & I did.
A good day with so many people helping us out. There was Lynda, Joan, Annette, Roberta (Bobbie) & even Frank came to help.....yeah!! A lot got done & we saw clients to help them out with supplies for their children & themselves. Bobbie wrote the Tax Exempt letters out to our generous donors, God bless them all.
Lynda & I got upset when two Catholics came in with donations & starting talking. The one friend stated that the other friend's daughter went to Planned Parenthood to get contraceptives. The mother said that was fine for she was sexually active & should have them & doesn't agree with the Church's teaching on contraception. Really!! She would not listen to what Lynda & I said about contraceptive drugs. So sad!!!!
We had a very bad winter storm & my car had at least one foot of snow on it & it was completely covered. I cleaned off my car & broke the boom I was using to clean it off. I finally got to Focus at 9:10 am & people were already here. The kitchenette was covered with food, fruits, bagels donuts & coffee. How nice! I saw Fr. Leone & then four other Priests that were here There was Fr. Tony, Fr. Evan Simington, Fr. Mike Mayer & Fr. Jim Hewes. Felt so happy to see them at Focus along with a lot of other Pastors in other Denominations. Pastor Walter Hoye spoke at Focus today & will speak again tonight. It was splendid to be a part of this wonderful presences of good pro lifers. The speakers were informative & I learned so much. Mike lost a cover to the Podium that he rented. Jim was so gracious in his talk & presentation.
Martha's daughter Katie brough so many nice kids things for our clients children. My office was a mess but later on we put everything away. I do not like messes.
I took a picture of a little girl who took the Kitchenette that Martha's grandson gave away. He will be happy to see the picture.
Kathy C. came into Focus with a woman who was with her out in front of Planned Parenthood to counsel. It was a nice visit for Martha & Fred. I was in the office working.
Two clients came in & I spoke to one of the woman who said that she will have her Tubes tied, I talked to her & then gave her a brochure to read & take with her. Also, I gave both of the women some important literature to take with them. Education & Prayer will change people's minds.
Tonight we will be standing, in front of Planned Parenthood from 6 pm to 7:30 pm, with the Rosary & candle lights & speakers. A peaceful prayerful event on this horrible day.
Albany lawmakers passed a reproductive health Bill, late yesterday evening, to have more babies be killed by abortion. Now it's up to, just before you're born, that you can have your baby killed. Babies lives mean nothing to some. How sick & how sad!!
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/politics/2019/01/22/albany-lawmakers-reproductive-health-act# . Please pray for these people of death & destuction, for their souls are in jeopardy of Hell, if they don't repent of their serious sin of advocating abortion.
I saw that Spectrum News put our group on air at 1 am Wednesday morning. I looked for it at 9 am & it wasn't on. Media is so corrup & liberal.......we deserve better!!!
There was a big group yesterday evening that came to pray the Rosary & to listen to Pastor Walter Hoye speak the truth about abortion. The next door neighbor, right next to Planned Parenthood, called the police because he is pro choice & doesn't like us. The police came & drove down the street but didn't stop, to his dismay, & he probably called the police again & the same police officer stopped to let us know that we had to stand on the sidewalk & not in the bike ride section of the street.....okay, we want to be safe! Thanks neighbor. Then the neighbor next to Jim Martin came out & honked all the way down his driveway & I stood there saying to him from the car window that we loved him & he gave me his finger. It doesn't bother me for maybe someday he won't. Next was a man walking down the street hollering "pro choice" & I said to him "pro death" & repeated once more then I said "you should be ashamed of yourself & he continued to holler as he walked up the street. Poor misguided man. Abortion is seriously killing off the African American Race just like they planned many years ago. Maafa:21 DVD, please get it & watch it, you will learn a lot.
Saw some clients today with the help from Joan & Annette. Lynda went home after dropping off the 25 cans of baby formula for she was not feeling well & is planning to go to Florida tomorrow for a two week vacation. Hope she will feel better to go.
I arrived with food from Kentucky Fried Chicken & felt worse than I usually do after eating it. Martha & Frank also partaked. Lunch was supper today for Martha & I didn't eat supper together tonight .......sorry Martha.
Frank helped so much today so alot got done. I ordered the Gosnell movie for Focus today. Abortion is so hard to deal with, it is so EVIL!!
It was a good day at the pregnancy center. We saw clients & helped them with their needs. We had our new volunteer Sandy here to help us & Bobbie came in too. It's always better to have help so things get accomplished. I was in the office most of the time after going to the store for Focuses needs. I signed for the movie 'Unplanned' to see on March 28th. in Henrietta & so did Martha. Also, so did Sandy & Bobbie. It is a very difficult movie to see so I am glad that the Theater will be filled & the proceeds will go to Focus Pregnancy Center......thank you Rick!!!!
Martha did a pregnancy test on a young 16 year old female. Her boyfriend came in with her. An ultrasound was scheduled for tomorrow at Compass Care in the early afternoon. But before they came in there was a ruckus in the front & I went out to derail it. The group left quickly & quietly in theri red car. Thank God!! I told them if they don't leave I will call 911, with my hand on my phone. It worked. I was told that one of the girls was a family member, how sad. Please get along girls. I said to the man to protect both his girlfriend & baby. He said that he would.
Neyoka did a pregnancy on our client that constantly is pregnant. Baby number 5 is coming this year. She has some emotional problems & is probably looking for love in all the wrong places. We'll take good care of her & baby. like always. She has an ultrasound appointment tomorrow too.
We love our clients........not their behavior!!!!
We had another good day at our pregnancy center. Joan, Annette, Fred & Frank were with Martha & I & we all worked hard. Fred went to Target, to purchase two pac'n plays, for our clients. I gave him the credit card & the tax exempt paper to take with him. Before I came to Focus I went to Home Depot to purchase the keys, for the back door, if we ever need them, for the people who have the front door key. All is well.
We are unable to see if our pregnant client went for her ultrasound at Compass Care today, they cannot give out that information. We are unfortunately unable to reach our pregnant client through phone, email, text, so upsetting. We only hope & pray that she will continue her pregnancy. So maddening for us when this happens.
Laura Jean was with Martha this morning from 11 am to 1 pm & then we had a new helper named Lisa come in to help us. She brought her daughter this time for she will be going back to school soon. She is going to liberal college, though she is conservative. Yeah! They helped us putting away clothes & then we all talked, so interesting a woman & her daughter. Thank you Jessica for bringing Lisa to us on Thursdays. We are doing well with new volunteers....the Lord heard our prayers! Thank you!!!
We didn't see to many clients but one mom brought her 1 year old daughter who was so cute & another mom brought her 8 day baby into Focus, so cute too. A counselor came in for a car seat & a Layette for her client.
I went out again, in front of Focus, to show people driving by the horror of abortion.
Martha & I went to Mass at Our Lady of Victory/St. Joseph to honor St. Joseph. After Mass we ate at the St. Joseph's Table with lots of good meatless food. We got to Focus at 1:30 pm & there were two moms waiting with their children in strollers. It was nonstop for over an hour. Thank God Fred came & fixed two things that were needed to be fixed. Thank you!!!
I need to buy more pac's plays for our pregnant clients. We gave away two in a weeks time but we need more. We also need new Layette clothes for boys & girls & other baby items.
Sandy & Bobbie called in sick today & Linda didn't stay long because she just got to feel better.
We saw many pregnant girls about to deliver their babies, one mom was already 4 centimeters dilated. Martha did a pregnancy test which was Negative. She was counseled by Martha.
We have our first Board Meeting of 2019 tonight from 6 pm to 7pm. It was a good meeting a lot got done.
I had to go to buy Pack n' plays for our clients so I bought five of them & newborn baby clothes for our clients babies too. I arrived at Focus & Martha & Frank came out to get them out of the car.
I was busy in the office & I was also waiting for Mike to come to put in the shelves, in the Layette Room, but he couldn't do it today. He brought the shelves that he make & they will be kept here until he can do the work. He said in one to two weeks.....can't wait for that project to be done.
We saw clients & Annette & Joan helped them with their needs. Thanks girls!!!
It was a good Board Meeting yesterday a lot of things got done. We can now have our benefactors usr the Donation Key online now this should help us us a lot.
I had to go to the Post Office, Bank & Tops Supermarket for Focus supplies, When I arrived there was Lisa with Martha & it felt god to see them both. Lisa made up many Truth Packets for us to hand out. Barb came in later to get some business cards for a Knights of Columbus newsprint. She's working on the front door signage. We want it to look nice when the clients come on into Focus.
Martha did two pregnancy tests which both were Negative. One of the clients just had an abortion of twins, three months ago. It was the babies or the car, her Father told her, & she chose the car. Lord have mercy!!!!
Just found out that the movie 'Unplanned' that was showing for free on March 28th. the proceeds were for Focus then Rick found out that it was for '40 Days for Life" instead. I'm disappointed but understand the situation.
It was a busy time at Focus doing many things for the center. Pregnancy tests were done & one was Negative & the other was Positive. She had an oral pill abortion & part of the baby could still be in her womb, not sure yet. Sent her Compass Care & they referred her to her Physician to check her out. She could be pregnant with twins but the abortion was in March.
We had a lot of help this week though Lynda couldn't come & Annette too but we got a lot done which is good. Fr. Cushing came to drop off the DVD's he makes for us each month & delivers them to us. Thank you Father!!!
My surprise Birthday Party at Focus!!!!
I knew of my surprise Birthday Party because it was sent out to the people on my email list & my name was on it too. I went into Focus & shouted "who's birthday is it"? I was surprised for the outside was decorated with a a HAPPY BIRTHDAY sign on our front window. Looked good!!!
I saw many people wishing me a happy birthday. I received cards with $ in it...thank you Lord!!
We had to get ready to go see the movie 'Unplanned' at the theater tonight & the proceeds go to Focus Pregnancy Center. Thank you Rick!!!
Before the movie started Rick spoke to the many people that were sitting there & then I sple after.
I looked at them & put my hand on my heart & said that you all do my heart good. I spoke about Focus & our wonderful staff, too.
It was a intense movie but I needed to see it.
I arrived & there was Martha, Sandy & Bobbie working in the center. Good to see. I was in the office most of the time & they were out there working on seeing the clients & putting away the donations. It worked out well.
Father Leone came in & I had a client who is due in May if she was Catholic & she said that she was but haven't gone to church in awhile. Fr. Leone took her phone number down & he said that he will contact another priest to set up a time for Confession & Baptism. Thank you Lord!!!!
I was told that Planned Parenthood had put up a fence by their front door. The people are hurting their business....yeah!!!!
It was a good week where no one called in sick...yeah!! We got a lot done with many hands, it which was fantastic!!
Jackie did a pregnancy test on a woman who has children & had an abortion at Planned Parenthood a few years ago. We scheduled her for an Ultrasound at Compass Care next week. We will continue to follow her through her pregnancy.
Fred came in to fix our dehumidifier & the furnace which had a slight problem. Thank you!!
Lisa brought her older son in to help us out today, he's a nice young man. He is 6'7'' tall. I talked for awhile with him & his mom. Conservative!!!
Lynda brought me to the Bank to make the deposit. Thank you Lynda. It was good seeing her.
Christine sent me the Focus Fundraiser flyers to pass out. She did a great job!
What a day!! It started last evening when I received a call from Neyoka telling me that water was on the basement floor & that there is a NO PARKING TOW ZONE sign in the parking lot were we have parked for over 2 years now. I talked with Barb & Mike & they went to Focus to see what was happening in the basement. There is condensation from the toilet upstairs in the apartment that was left running while the guy went away for the weekend. Barb called the Plumber & he will come this week to fix it. One problem solved. I was upset with the water & the NO PARKING sign. I spoke with Barb & she said I hope there will be no more problems & I said "okay". Then I saw that I had a text on my cell phone & it was Jackie asking for prayer of a woman that waa going for an abortion in the morning. Oh No!!! I wrote it out for my email list & sent it out to them for prayers. At this time I don't know if she went or not......hopefully she did not go!!!!
Now it it Tuesday & I went to the bank & got $100.00 worth of quarters for the meters & spent a total of $25.00 to the city for parking. It would cost Focus so much money if we have to park on the street!!! Martha & I went to the corner business & spoke with six people that were having a meeting & they said that they did not put up the sign & knew nothing about it. Okay & thank you!!! Who did??? I went over to the sign & called the towing company & he was not there & I was told that he would call me when he got in the office. He finally called back & said that it was him who put it up & he will take it down & will not tow us........Praise the Lord!!!! Thank you Lord!!!!!!!
A man who was outside praying came into Focus to introduce himself & said that he could help us with putting a pro life message on Youtube. I received his name & phone number to contact them.
I just heard that the mom, who was planning on aborting her precious baby, has chosen life for her sweet child. Thank you Lord!!!! Great News!!!!!!!
There was just Martha & I today for Joan had to take a test & Annette had to work. But Fred came & fixed our dehumidifier down in the basement. Thank You so much!!
We saw some clients today & a married couple came in to receive some things for their family. They are now living in a Shelter near Joseph Ave.. Better days ahead for them!!! I gave them both a Rosary & a short version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. They want to become Catholics in the future. The Counselor came in to receive the three Layettes for her clients & was thankful. Frank & Mike came in for a visit today...... a nice day!!
It was a good day at Focus. Saw clients & assisted them with their needs. I am preparing to speak to the Knights of Columbus this evening about the Focus Pregnancy Center, I was invited by Ross, a Holy Hour participant, at St. Joseph's Church. It was an honor to be invited.
When I got to the church I saw Tucker, he is the co founder of Focus Pregnancy Center 14 years ago. I was greeted by Ross & the other Knights of Columbus, it was so nice. I was told that I would be introduced by Tucker & then I cane speak for 10 minutes. He said that we found Focus because we needed a Bathroom, yes that was a reason too but we really need a room where we could talk to our clients & to do pregnancy tests. I talked for about 15 minutes & ended with my poem 'Jimmy' that I wrote in 1992. It was a blessed evening for me & for Focus!!!
I was in the office all afternoon, so much to do. Martha & Bobbie did the work in the main room. Martha did a pregnancy test which was Negative & talked to the client for awhile.
Sandy, who volunteers here at Focus, was at the doctor's office & then had to go to the hospital for more tests, probably won't see her today & we wish her well.
Focus probably won't use the City Car Seat program the restrictions are to high. Jean, from the program, did say to me the there isn't many car seats left. Sorry!!
It was a good day. We had Joan & Annette helping us out today. God bless them both!!! We were pleasantly busy, we're seeing a lot of pregnant moms coming into Focus for Layettes....yeah!!!
I had to do more office work but it gets done through the grace of God, thank you Lord for your help!!
Working on the Focus Fundraiser, for next Thursday, it should be GREAT!!!


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Bill Self motivated in 'pretty competitive way' by allegations against KU basketball
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Sep 26, 2019 at 8:06 PM Sep 26, 2019 at 8:18 PM
LAWRENCE — Bill Self believes he's identified at least one silver lining in the dark cloud hovering over the Kansas men's basketball program.
Speaking Thursday on the heels of the Jayhawks' first official practice and for the first time since the NCAA delivered a notice of allegations to the university outlining five Level 1 violations and a lack of institutional control charge now facing the program, Self said he doesn't believe the prolonged process — KU has 90 days to respond, and subsequent rulings and appeals could push a resolution well beyond the conclusion of the 2019-20 campaign — will interfere with his players' focus.
And in a somewhat surprising remark, Self argued at least one potential positive could come from the situation.
"I see it as being a gift to me from a personal standpoint," Self said, "in that it will motivate me in a pretty competitive way."
Testimony and documents at last October's trial of three individuals in the federal government's probe into corruption in college basketball connected Adidas fixer TJ Gassnola and consultant Merl Code, among others, to various pay-for-play schemes, including completed or discussed payments to parents or guardians of top-tier recruits Billy Preston, Zion Williamson and Silvio De Sousa in an attempt to steer them to Adidas-sponsored KU.
Preston, whose mother Nicole Player was alleged to have received upward of $90,000 from Gassnola, committed to KU but was voluntarily withheld from action and never played an official contest for the Jayhawks. Williamson, whose commitment Code said in a wiretapped phone conversation with KU assistant coach Kurtis Townsend hinged on his father's request for "opportunities from an occupational perspective," "cash in the pocket" and housing, ended up going to Duke. De Sousa, whose guardian Fenny Falmagne allegedly received $2,500 from Gassnola with another $20,000 payment scheduled but never completed, committed to KU and joined the 2017-18 team at midseason but was withheld at the outset of his sophomore season, then ruled ineligible by the NCAA — though De Sousa won an appeal in May that granted him immediate eligibility.
Each player's name is redacted in KU's release of the notice of allegations.
"None, none of our players that we have in our program are involved. No matter what anybody says, none of them are involved," Self said. "But I do think it could become (a distraction) if I'm not very mature about it. And so I plan on being very mature on this, and I plan on coaching this team harder and better than any team I've had here at Kansas."
At some point after reports surfaced Friday of the NCAA's imminent delivery of notice of allegations but before Monday's development, Self gathered his players and informed them of the situation. He didn't, however, give them "a pep talk" on blocking out distractions, a move that he said would've been premature considering the season opener is still more than a month away.
"I do think this: They know that we've got this. I mean, they do," Self said of his players. "They're not involved. If they're not involved, there's no reason they should burn any energy thinking about this."
Self said he doesn't anticipate the matter to take away from his time spent coaching this particular group.
"I think attorneys are hired to do that stuff," Self said. "I'm not saying that it won't cross my mind, but that's not my job at all, to prepare or anything like that. My time is probably as open as it has been at any point in time. I've always found some way to occupy my time, and I certainly don't think that will be any different this time or this year."
If Self has a heightened concern about potential recruiting implications, he didn't show it Thursday.
"To be honest with you, I've been concerned about recruiting challenges I think for the last 27 years I've been a head coach," Self said. "I mean, every place has its own challenges. Now this gives us some unique challenges that also we can somehow look at them as opportunities too, but sure, that's always going to be an issue. But in the past when you've gone against Kentucky and (North) Carolina and Duke and Michigan State or UCLA or whoever to get the players you're recruiting, they're all challenges.
"So certainly we've got our hands full with this, but we'll end up I think having a very good recruiting class."
Asked what he'd tell any KU supporter worried about what lies ahead, Self looked to the more immediate future, stating he has a "terrific basketball team" deserving of support.
"People always can be concerned about the future in all areas or avenues, depending on what's happening with anybody personally in their life," Self said. "They can be concerned about the future, which I think that can certainly be the case here, but I don't think it should take away one bit from what's getting ready to happen this year, and that's putting a team on the floor that's going to be awfully fun to watch and support."
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University Health Working To 'Change The Face Of Health Care'
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With more than 50 specialists and 500 physicians, University of Missouri Health Care is the largest health care provider in Mid-Missouri, according to CEO/COO Mitch Wasden.
Wasden said MU Health, a teaching hospital, tends to be the market leader in most service areas — specifically cancer care, orthopedics, women's health, children's health, emergency medicine and surgical care. MU Hospital is the only Level I Trauma center in Mid-Missouri, and the system also has the only mental health facility in the area.
Patients can expect to see a lot of growth over the next few years as the hospital works to better meet patient needs.
University of Missouri Health Care is trying to change the face of health care by offering more affordable, accessible options with the new quick care clinics in the Hy-Vee stores and MU Healthe, an online portal through which patients can schedule visits and do video consultations with their physician. Wasden said MU Healthe is the future of medicine.
MU's Ellis Fischel Cancer Center recently became the first academic certified member of the MD Anderson Cancer Network, one of the highest-ranked cancer centers in the world.
MU Health is leading the way in orthopedics, with a four-story expansion of the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, which is home the Mizzou BioJoint Center, where surgeons have developed a procedure that utilizes natural tissue to restore joint function.
MU Women's and Children's Hospital is the fourth hospital in the state — and the only one in Mid-Missouri — to earn a Baby-Friendly designation from the World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Women's and Children's also offers Mid-Missouri's first low-intervention birth program.
MU Health has earned accolades outside of patient care as well, including being named one of the nation's "Most Wired" health systems by the American Hospital Association's "Hospitals & Health Networks" magazine and a "Most Connected Hospital" by U.S. News and World Report. In October, MU Health received the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society's Enterprise Nicholas E. Davis Award of Excellence for health care technology innovations that improve patient outcomes as well.
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Sens. Grassley, Durbin launch new H-1B fight
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Their proposed bill "explicitly prohibits the replacement of American workers by H-1B or L-1 visa holders," said the senators, in a joint statement.
By Patrick Thibodeau |Computerworld US | 11 Nov 2015
Two of the Senate's leading H-1B reformers, Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), say abuse of the H-1B visa "is real" and the need for reform urgent. On Tuesday they introduced a new reform bill they say will protect U.S. workers.
These senators have made repeated efforts since 2007 to try to reform the H-1B program. This time, they're getting help from co-sponsors Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), where Disney replaced U.S. workers, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). Both Brown and Blumenthal signed a letter earlier this year requesting a federal review of use of H-1B workers at Southern California Edison.
"The H-1B visa program was never meant to replace qualified American workers, but it was instead intended as a means to fill gaps in highly specialized areas of employment that cannot be filled by Americans," said Grassley, in a statement.
Grassley said the "abuse of the system is real, and media reports are validating what we have argued against for years, including the fact that Americans are training their replacements," he said.
"There's a sense of urgency here for Americans who are losing their jobs to lesser skilled workers who are coming in at lower wages on a visa program that has gotten away from its original intent. Reform of the H-1B visa program must be a priority," said Grassley.
As with a previous bill, this latest effort, "The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act," will require all employers who seek to hire an H-1B worker "to first make a good faith effort to recruit American workers."
This bill "explicitly prohibits the replacement of American workers by H-1B or L-1 visa holders," said the senators, in a joint statement.
A new provision will prioritize the annual allocation of H-1B visas. The large IT services companies that offshore jobs have been receiving more than half of the annual visa allotment, hurting the chances of employers trying to hire smaller numbers of workers.
This bill will give U.S. graduates preference in the visa distribution. "The preference system also gives a leg up to advanced degree holders, those being paid a high wage, and those with valuable skills," they wrote.
The 58-page bill was just released and it remains to be seen how effective or controversial these proposals will be.
The bill also includes limits on large IT outsourcers, which would be prohibited from hiring H-1B workers if more than 50% of their employees are on H-1B or L-1 visas.
The Department of Labor would also get more authority to investigate and audit employers, and users will be required to provide "extensive statistical data" about the H-1B program. There has never been government data released, for instance, on the gender of H-1B workers. The program is believed to be predominately male.
Grassley, who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, can ensure that this legislation gets a hearing, but he faces strong headwinds from the tech industry and U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the number two person in the Senate. Hatch, citing concerns by the tech industry, fought Grassley over H-1B reforms two years ago during the debate on Senate's comprehensive immigration bill.
Hatch is sponsoring the I-Squared bill, which would raise the base H-1B cap from 65,000 to 195,000. Sen. Blumenthal is a co-sponsor of the I-Square, but his support of the new Grassley/Durbin bill may be a sign that his views about I-Squared are changing.
There's also potential for additional competing bills. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says he is working on an H-1B reform bill.


I'm recently back from a two-day workshop for social scientists in Edinburgh. On day one, I gave a talk with the title of 'Emancipatory Social Science: from monological to dialogical communication'. I spoke about French philosopher Guy Debord who, in 1967, wrote a book called 'Society of the Spectacle'. Debord argued that we now live in a society in which 'the commodity has attained the total occupation of social life',1 and that the reality we experience is now one overwhelmingly mediated via mass communication systems. Debord called this the 'society of the spectacle' and saw the spectacle as a 'social relation among people mediated by images'.
I suggested that spectacular society was constructed and maintained by a particular authoritarian and monological (i.e. one way, top-down) form of communication that I called 'communication-as-message'. One topical example of communication-as-message would be the recent UK general election – a battle in which the Conservatives won, according to the Daily Telegraph, by 'hammering home their message' and 'drowning out' and 'disrupting' 'Labour's key messages'.
Communication-as-message, then, is the dominant (or 'hegemonic') form of communication in our society today. Its ultimate purpose is, according to Debord, social separation, i.e. keeping us divided. For Debord, separation was the 'alpha and omega' of the spectacle. His own focus was on class division, but we are separated along many other lines too.
What, then, would democratic ('counter-hegemonic') communication – communication designed for social unification – look like? I argued along the lines of my recent blogpost (now OpenDemocracy piece) that it would be fundamentally dialogical, i.e. people coming together to talk and to listen in a praxis i.e. a continued process of shared learning and action. But, what about the mass communication technologies that produce the spectacle? How can we shatter the spectacle in the name of democracy and social unification?
For Debord, the only way to shatter the spectacle was through direct encounters. Debord focused specifically on workers' councils, but we could also extend this to any space or organisation in which people come together in dialogue to change their world. This is, of course, absolutely central to our goal, but I would suggest that, when it comes to modern communication technologies, we shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Here, therefore, I brought in the insights of early 20th Century German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin.
In the internet I believe that Benjamin's hopeful vision can find its fulfillment. Yet, as we well know, though it has had its moments, the internet is being used quite effectively by ruling elites to keep us divided. Clearly, what is needed is a more conscious strategy for utilising the internet as the method of and catalyst for democratic, dialogical communication – a strategy that seeks to break down and democratise the ways in which media is produced. This is the focus of my own current project, but I'm still at very early stages so will tell you all about this at a later date.
Day two of the workshop began with a 2 hour-long (!) panel made up of two leading BBC television journalists and three self-proclaimed 'neutral' university social scientists.2 The BBC journalists effectively told how they had no choice but to put on the same bickering politicians every day; how their audiences wanted to know the 'facts' that didn't really exist; and how their audiences couldn't cope with in-depth analysis anyway.
They peddled the BBC myth of impartiality by repeating how they always gave air to both sides of the argument as if every argument has only ever two sides and these two sides were not invariably from the right of the political spectrum. The BBC claims the central ground, ignoring the fact that the centre has moved so far to the right in recent decades that it is now what Tariq Ali rightly calls the 'extreme centre'.
I witnessed both an abrogation of moral duty by claiming the halo of 'impartiality' and a barely concealed contempt for the general public.3 In short, I witnessed how the spectacle was constructed and maintained in contemporary Britain today.
The panel was supposed to be about the Scottish Referendum – an event in which ordinary people, by coming together and getting involved in dialogue and political organisation (i.e. democratic communication), took on the whole united political and media machine that is the spectacle and nearly won! In two hours of debate, only one panelist made brief reference to this electrifying political resurgence. There is, my friends, only one conclusion to draw: that, in the words of the great Gil Scott Heron, 'the revolution will not be televised'!
1Here, Debord follows Karl Marx by identifying the commodity as the foundation of capitalist society. In capitalism, goods and services are produced not primarily because of their use-value, i.e. because people find them useful (although they still do need to be useful or, at least, be thought to be useful), but because of their exchange-value, i.e. because they can be sold in a market for profit (a.k.a 'surplus-value' which derives from workers' labour-power). So, what Debord is saying is basically that this practice and logic of commodity production and exchange, i.e. of the market, has penetrated virtually all areas of human life.
2I put neutral in speech marks, because I believe that no one is ever neutral and that claiming neutrality is a central strategy for hiding ideology and power.
3Tellingly, in Society of the Spectacle', Debord highlights the 'contempt' that 'specialists in the power of the spectacle' are 'corrupted by', a contempt that is 'confirmed by their knowledge of the contemptible man, who the spectator really is'.


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Microsoft has added five new studios to its first-party roster
Michael Goroff
ON Jun 10, 2018 @ 3:43PM
Xbox's E3 2018 press conference was full of exciting new game reveals and trailers—I mean, did you see that Cyberpunk 2077 trailer?—but one of the biggest announcements was that Microsoft Studios has added five new internal studios to its roster, including a brand-new one.
Undead Labs (State of Decay and its sequel), Playground Games (Forza Horizon), Ninja Theory (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, DmC: Devil May Cry), Compulsion Games (We Happy Few), and The Initiative (a new studio headed by former Crystal Dynamics boss Darrell Gallagher) will all be making exclusive titles for Xbox.
Undead Labs and Playground Games seem like obvious choices, as both have been making Xbox exclusives for some time now, and Playground just revealed Forza Horizon 4 at E3 2018. Ninja Theory, however, was something of a surprise, especially considering Hellblade initially launched on PlayStation 4 before coming to Xbox One.
The Initiative is a complete mystery, but Crystal Dynamics is best-known for the most recent Tomb Raider series, so we're interested to see if Xbox taps Gallagher and co. with making the Xbox's answer to the Uncharted series, or if it goes in another direction entirely.
These acquisitions seem like a direct response to the common knowledge that Xbox has been lacking in exclusives beyond its core franchises like Halo and Gears of War. It also gives even more credibility to the rumor that Playground Games is working on a new Fable game; Spencer noted that the studio will translate its "open-world expertise to an entirely new project."
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The Euribor will close January predictably below -0.5% January 14, 2021
Following the course of what already happened last December, the Euribor will continue this month in a historical minimum value. It is estimated that for this month of January 2021, it will once again be below -0.5%. A figure that agrees with the -0.497% that it reached at the end of the year.
What does this mean? Well, simply because thanks to this level of Euribor many citizens will enjoy a significant reduction in your fees. Especially those who have a variable mortgage that is linked to this index and that is reviewed annually or semi-annually.
Euribor forecasts for 2021
The Euribor is the index most used as a basis for variable rate mortgages. This type of mortgage is characterized by offering users a mortgage whose installments vary depending on the value of the Euribor. Considering this, it can be said that 2020 has been a very beneficial year for the holders of this mortgage.
Not in vain, the 12-month Euribor average in December 2020 reached -0.497%. If we take into account that in December 2019 the value of the Euribor was -0.261%, it can be said that holders of a variable mortgage have seen their installments reduced during the past year.
But will this continue to happen in 2021? The truth is that we are in a very unpredictable situation due to the coronavirus crisis. Precisely, at the beginning of last year no one thought that the Euribor would reach an all-time low. But the exceptional situation we have experienced this year has changed everything.
Euribor and the coronavirus crisis
With the arrival of the coronavirus, the Euribor began to fall progressively. Today, banks, especially smaller entities, are extremely suspicious of the loans they carry out in the form of Mortgages. In a situation like this, it is difficult to guarantee that the borrowed money will be able to be repaid properly.
So much so that delinquency rates in our country they have grown notably as a result of COVID-19. However, among those who today can afford to apply for a loan, banks are mainly offering fixed mortgages, since they are much more profitable for entities than variable rate mortgages.
And all this because, according to many experts, it is very likely that the value of the Euribor will remain negative until at least 2022. Nothing to do with the maximum value reached back in 2008 (4.89%) since, since then , and especially in the last three years, the trend has been clearly bearish.
How does the Euribor negatively affect mortgages?
If the Euribor is negative, there is something that is evident: the users of mortgage loans who take this index as a reference they will pay less in their installments. What happens is that it is the bank that pays the users the part corresponding to the interest on the loan until the next review is made on their mortgages.
The European Banking Authority establishes that banks must pay their clients for mortgages that give negative interest rates once the differential is added, except in those cases in which there is some legal restriction. Variable rate mortgages are made up of a variable interest rate and a spread. If the Euribor is negative, instead of adding it, what is done is subtracting it from the differential.
With regard to our mortgage, how do we know if we are going to pay more or less than the previous year? Very easy. It will only be necessary to check if the value of the Euribor is higher or lower than the previous year. If in the last revision the Euribor was lower than at current levels, the interest rate that corresponds to us is higher than that of the previous period.
Although it is true that the negative Euribor mainly affects variable mortgages, it must also be said that, indirectly, the fixed mortgages have been affected. Not surprisingly, the low levels of the Euribor have meant that there is a drop in interest rates on fixed mortgages to make them more competitive in the eyes of users.
It is practically impossible to specify how long the Euribor will remain negative. Experts state that at least it will continue like this until at least 2022. The main reason is that the European Central Bank is not currently considering raising its interest rates, even announcing that by 2021 it will not touch them due to the economic fragility that is lived in the Old Continent.
For all this, it is very likely that the Euribor will continue in a similar trend, to the point of being able to reach new historical lows this year.
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A simple definition of data processing is a sequence for collecting raw data and turning it into meaningful information. This sequence is usually done by a computer allowing us to quickly gain insight from large amounts of data.
There are several steps (also functions or tasks) that may be used to process data depending on what raw data you have and what you need to know from it.
Validation: ensures data is relevant and correct.
Sorting: organizes data into a sequence and/or in particular sets.
A computer can process data in different ways depending on amount of data, time requirements, computing power and availability, etc. Some of these types of data processing can become quite technical, but here's a simple overview.
Batch processing: As the name implies, this type of data processing takes a chunk of data (in sequential order), processes it, and once it's all complete, returns the insights for that chunk of data. This type helps reduce processing costs for large amounts of data.
Real-time or online processing: Probably the most familiar, this type of processing simultaneously receives and processes the data, providing immediate results. This requires an internet connection and the data is stored online.
Multiprocessing: This efficiently utilizes two or more independent computer brains (technical term is central processing unit or CPU) to process data simultaneously. The processing tasks are divided between whichever CPUs are currently available to reduce processing time and maximize throughput.
Time sharing: This type is where several uses rely on a single CPU to process data. Users share the processing time and therefore have allocated time slots for processing data. Sometimes this type is called multi-access system.
Examples of data processing can be seen in many common activities - some we may take for granted such as paying with a credit card or taking a picture on a phone. For the latter, the camera lens captures the raw data (color, light, etc.) and converts it into a photo file that can be easily edited, shared, or printed.
Transactions - whether paying by credit card or transferring money internationally - also require data processing to collect, verify, and format the payment credentials before the bank or other financial institution can accept it.
Another example is the automated billing for a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business. The computer summarizes the charges for each customer's service plan and converts the charges to a monthly or annual invoice that is billed automatically.
Self-driving vehicles are a somewhat less common example, but illustrate a significant array of processed data. The sensors around the car provide tons of raw data about navigation, other vehicles/people, driving conditions, color of red lights, street signage, and more. All of that data is then processed in real-time to dictate when to go, stop, turn, change lanes, accelerate, signal, etc.


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Campus hosting psychology conference Oct. 9-10
The Fitchburg State University campus will host the combined annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association (NEPA) and the Northeast Conference for Teachers of Psychology on Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10.
The event will include symposia, poster sessions and paper presentations on a variety of topics in the field. The conference brings together hundreds of professionals each year and provides a meaningful scholarly experience for Fitchburg State's students.
Conference organizers include Professor Peter Hogan of Fitchburg State's Psychological Science Department. Registration for the conference is free for Fitchburg State faculty and students. Attendees are asked to contact Brenda Coleman at bcoleman@fitchburgstate.edu to reserve a space.
Special presentations include a talk by Loreto R. Prieto of Iowa State University at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 in Ellis White Lecture Hall in Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St. "Right Next Door but Worlds Apart: Demographic Diversity and the University Campus" explores how the culture of academia and culturally diverse students can meet halfway in terms of understanding each other's needs so that both groups can achieve success. Prieto is a leading researcher into Latino/a issues and the interface of psychology pedagogy and cultural diversity.
Michael Amico of Housatonic Community College will present the NEPA Presidential Address, "Social Creatures: The Connection between Personal Relationships and their Impact on Functioning on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 11:20 a.m. in Ellis White Lecture Hall. What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? How does the individual impact those around them? Over the years research has examined the ways our relationships with others influences everything from risk-taking behaviors to mate selection. As decades have passed, the media and society have often emphasized certain variables as being more important to long-term survival and thus more thus more relevant to human interconnections than others. The factors that have fluctuated by generation in terms of the influence others have our relationships have included weight, religion, politics, as well as fatherlessness. This talk will examine some of the research Amico has done on these topics and their overall implication in our relationship with others.
Bernard C. Beins of Ithaca College will present "I Think, Therefore I Am a Psychology Major: Psychology and Critical Thinking" on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 12:40 p.m. in Ellis White Lecture Hall in Hammond Hall. In this presentation, Beins will show how psychology is useful to students for understanding the world as we use data to create facts, then recognize what facts really are (and aren't), how we assemble facts into theories, and why we should be cautious at every step along the way.
Marissa Harrison of Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg will present the Psi Chi Keynote Address on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 3 p.m. in Ellis White, with "The Means, Motives and Makings of Female Serial Killers." Research on serial homicide focuses heavily on male serial killers. Harrison's research team examined the means, motives, and mental health of female serial killers who committed their crimes in the U.S. since 1821. Using mass media reports, the team compiled data on 64 female serial killers, and in her talk she will share the team's results, provide interpretation of the "typical" female serial killer, offer evolutionary psychological and clinical interpretations of their crimes, and discuss future directions for research.
For more information, visit NewEnglandPsychological.org.
Other speakers and topics include:
Laura Flashman of Dartmouth University who specializes in the neuropsychology of schizophrenia.
Eric Landrum of Boise State University, a leader in psychology undergraduate education.
Marissa Harrison from Pennsylvania State University, who will speak on the evolutionary origins of sexuality.
Kathy Pasek of Temple University, who will address early language development.
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Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias (ur. 4 lipca 1949 w Santo Antônio de Jesus) – brazylijski duchowny katolicki, biskup diecezjalny Araçuaí od 2021.

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9 stycznia 1977 otrzymał święcenia kapłańskie. Był m.in. krajowym moderatorem Instytutu Kapłańskiego Prado (1991-2000).

22 marca 2000 został mianowany biskupem diecezji Paulo Afonso. Sakry biskupiej udzielił mu 11 czerwca 2000 biskup João Nílton dos Santos Souza.

28 lutego 2007 został ordynariuszem Santarém.

30 listopada 2011 papież Benedykt XVI mianował go arcybiskupem metropolitą Porto Velho.

18 marca 2015 papież Franciszek przeniósł go na urząd biskupa pomocniczego São Luís do Maranhão nadając mu stolicę tytularną Summula.

18 listopada 2020 tenże sam papież mianował go biskupem diecezjalnym Araçuaí. Ingres do katedry w Araçuaí odbył 6 lutego 2021.

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Thanks to the many parishioners who have helped in recent weeks to improve the physical plant of our Church. The new fan in the Parish hall, the coffee center, electrical outlets, and storage area for tables in the vestibule of the Church, the restaining of the walls around the back of the Church and in the Chapel, the stretching of the Church rugs, the new storage cabinet for music in the choir area have all been done by parishioners. I know you join me in saying thank you. As our parish grows and, at the same time our buildings grow older, we need men and women who are willing to give of their talents to maintain our buildings. Please contact the Parish Office or me directly if you are willing to help in any way. We need people who can fix things and improve things!
This is especially important to me in that the Archbishop has given me permission to take a sabbatical of six months beginning in August. After thirty-six years as a priest and ten years as your pastor, I need a time to renew my spiritual life as well as my physical and mental well being. I will give you more information in the weeks ahead. I will go knowing that the Parish is completely alive that you will continue in your efforts to live out your Catholic lives in the tradition of our Faith.
As we close another RCIA season, I would like to thank all who helped our adults in the preparation for their Easter Sacraments. Special thanks to Donna McGuigan, Rita Tullius, Mary Bourne, Tom Rowan and Victoria Sciacqua for being team members. Thanks to all our guest speakers. And a special thanks to the people of St. Robert's for your on-going prayers and support.
Many parishioners have no idea of how important a role they play in bringing adults to their sacraments. Almost every member of the RCIA class told me how welcoming St. Robert's parish is and was for them. For whatever reason, at different stages of their life people feel the need and desire to complete their full initiation in the Faith. In many cases, people chose the Catholic faith, and, in particular, St. Robert's parish because of the welcoming attitude of our parishioners. We should all feel proud of the good work we are doing.
Now is a good time to plant the seed for next year's class. If you know of anyone considering becoming Catholic, or any baptized adult wishing to receive first Eucharist or Confirmation, please have them contact the parish office. Next year's classes will begin in mid-September.
Again, thanks to everyone for another very successful year.
We welcome into the family of God: Dominique Hauscarriague, Jason Madeloso, Jordan Maxion-Conway, Rio-Morgan Patrimonio-Raval, Michelle Rodriguez & Mario Vargas, who were baptized in Christ.
We pray for the ill: Marlyn Arancibia, Bastiaan Blumenthal, Marcia Bourne, Ann Burns, Sister Cabrini, Arthur Candia, Peter Capodonicco, Theresa Cook, Ana Cosgaya, Imelda Daly, William & Sandra Dill, Adela Florez, Rita Gomez, Randall Guerro, Denise Hawald, Koret Koelman, Muriel Krause, Marky, Rosemary McHale, Jeanne McHugh, Terry McLeod, Walter Moniz, Richard Quintana, Cyndy Smerdel, Ann Steinerd, Margarita Velez, Elsie Grech & Don Vickery.
For the Body of Christ...May each of us answer His call to bring good news of God's forgiveness and love to the ends of the earth.
To all twenty-one parents who drove our altar servers to their annual picnic at Blackberry Farm and to those who supplied them with delicious desserts.
A camera was found in Church. Please call the Rectory at 589-2800 to identify.
For our Pentecost Masses next weekend all are invited to wear something RED, the color of the feast reminding us of the fire of the Holy Spirit which we all share.
Brian Costello cordially invites you to his priestly ordination at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco on Saturday, June 10th, at 10:00 a.m.. He also invites you to his First Mass of Thanksgiving at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Daly City on Sunday, June 11th, at 4:00 p.m. Both celebrations will be followed by a reception in the Parish Hall.
MEN'S CLUB.....Joint Installation dinner June 5th. Please come join us. Make your reservations by calling Dan Uroz. The price is $13.
PARISH FESTIVAL.....Plans are being made for this year's annual parish fesitval, "Hollywood Nights", which will be on September 22, 23 & 24, and as always the Barbecue and Food Booths are in need of your help. Most shifts are for 2 hours, but you can work as many as you would like and on all 3 days. This year's menu includes: delicious BBQ tri tip steak sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, polish sausages, Domino's Pizza, nachos, soft drinks, candy & much more. If you can help in any way, please contact Louise & Ray Downs. Thank you.


I'm recycling more, Why is my trash bill going up?
Unfortunately there are few financial incentives for responsible curbside recycling. ZeroWaste is a complex whorl of economic, social and environmental incentives and penalties involving citizens, governments and businesses.
Glass, bottles, cans, cardboard: the reason scavenging in your recycling is discouraged is because your city tries to keep you costs down by selling these. Your city competes with individuals who take them to recycling centers. No easy answers here, many people make ends meet using these strategies.
Did you know that for every one trash can of non-recyclables that you put in front of your house that 71 have been put out in the manufacture of the contents of your trash?
That being said, in many cities, business trash has been subsidizing residential trash. Business complains, resident rates rise.
One stream trash systems and single barrel street recycling are less efficient – we lose things such as high-grade white paper that could be recycled in to copy paper (that's why it's become more expensive). Hard-core recyclers are rabid because recycling efforts are dumbed down.
Legislators are stuck in the middle trying to please both types of constituents, no one is fully happy.
The only "financial" incentive that I can think of is that your garbage costs would be even higher if you did not recycle. You may force your government to try it out but you may not be happy with the results.
How to change things? Find ways to change or legislate disposal/manufacture of items that typically fill up landfill waste. Make noise at town council meetings, join a committee, talk to your family, friends and neighbors.
Practice the 6 Rs of Zero Waste: Refuse, Reduce, Repair, ReUse, Recycle, Regulate.


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Matthew A. Copeland
June 23, 1977 ~ January 13, 2022 (age 44)
Matthew A. "Matt" Copeland, 44, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 12:47 pm, Thursday, January 13, 2022, at OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth, Il.
Matt was born June 23, 1977, in Galesburg, IL the son of Ronald L. and Rosemary (McCombs) Copeland. He was raised and educated in Galesburg and Kirkwood, IL, graduating from Yorkwood High School in 1996.
Matt worked at Monmouth College as a chef for 5 years. He later worked at Farmland, Wells Pet Food, Shears in West Burlington, IA and most recently with Hirschbach Transportation in Monmouth in the livestock washout area.
Matt loved Demo car figure 8 races, working on cars and spending time with his dogs, He also loved spending time with his many nieces and nephews.
Survivors include his mother, Rosemary (Michael) Edle of Danville, IA; his siblings, Michael Copeland of Monmouth, IL and Michelle (James) Wilson of Kirkwood, IL, and Chad Copeland of Galesburg, IL; numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; his stepmother, Terri Copeland of Monmouth and her 3 daughters.
He was preceded in death by both sets of grandparents, his father and his uncle, Rick Copeland.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00-8:00 pm on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at McGuire & Davies Funeral Home and Crematory, Monmouth, IL. Cremation will take place following the gathering. A private family interment will take place at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Galesburg, IL at a later date. Memorials may be given to Western Illinois Animal Rescue, Monmouth and sent to the funeral home. For more information or to leave an online condolence please visit, www.mcguireanddaviesfuneralhome.com.
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