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Political Economy Journal: Thailand – United States relations
29 July 2020 24 August 2020 8 min read
In accordance to recent U.S. activities in South China Sea
PEJOURNAL – Kingdom of Thailand, located in the heart of South East Asia, inheriting the historical name of Indochina, can act a very crucial geostrategic role in both regional scale tensions (such as India China rivalry) and global scale conflicts (such as U.S. China tension in South China Sea). Thanks to its stable situation in ASEAN region and regarding to its eco-cultural stereotype, Thailand can also be a very important place for conducting intelligence and security operations. Below, we reviewed the milestones in Thai U.S. relationship, amid the unstable geopolitical situation in South and East Asia:
Security Cooperation of Thailand and U.S.
During the Vietnam War, The United States Air Force (USAF) deployed combat aircraft to Thailand from 1961 to 1975 (larger than the main US base in South Vietnam) about 80% of all USAF air strikes over North Vietnam originated from air bases in Thailand.
Since The United States ended Vietnam War in 1975 After the North Vietnamese soldiers fall of Saigon, the capital city of South Vietnam was destroyed. The US Army removed all of its combat from Thailand (Air Base) and greatly reduced its influence in Southeast Asia.
After Cold War the United States has endeavoured to maintain relations as an old ally and maintain its influence in ASEAN. By the beginning of the joint US-Thai manoeuvres in the Cobra Gold Code in 1982 and continuing annual rehearsals to date, and participating in ASEAN countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, together with observers from many nations, including Israel. In addition to Cobra Gold, there are also air combat training between the United States Air Force, Thailand and Singapore under the code COPE Tiger. First started in 1994 at the Nakhon Ratchasima Air Base (Air Division 1) and provides ongoing training to date.
After 9/11, the United States adopted a new military policy. "War on terror" Thailand is part of the United States' proactive policy on combating terrorism. Thai facilities to the US military Including allowing to travel in and out of the country as needed. Despite Thailand's neutrality on the war in Iraq, the Thai government allowed U-Tapao RTNAF to be used by American warplanes flying into combat in Iraq.
After the Military Coup in Thailand in 2014, the United States immediately suspended $3.7 million in foreign assistance to Thailand, cancelled a series of military exercises and Thai military officers' visits, including cooperation in both politics and economy it tends to decrease less than many democratic governments in the past.
Currently, Southeast Asia is an area of United States featured because the US aspires to block the expanding influence of China both economically through the Belt and Road Initiative Project, and stability which Thailand is still an area that The United States wants to use as a military base. Base from the geography that is the centre of the region and the coastal border with two important oceans (Indian Oceans and South China Sea)
In addition, the United States attaches special importance to countries in dispute with China regarding overlapping areas in the South China Sea, such as Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.
Political Cooperation of Thailand and U.S.
With the awareness of important Thai strategies and stability in the influence of the United States in Southeast Asia, Thailand and the United States found themselves in a critical need of political cooperation. The 4th Thailand – U.S. Strategic Dialogue, held in June 2012, was led by Mr.Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand, and Mr. Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. The delegations discussed political, security, and economic cooperation and the two countries' shared commitment to promote peace, security, and prosperity throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Both delegations emphasized the importance of regional integration and the United States reaffirmed its support for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its importance to the evolving architecture of the region. The two governments underscored their continued support to increase cooperation in other regional frameworks, including the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus (ADMM+), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), and the East Asia Summit (EAS).
During the Strategic Dialogue, the Thai delegation briefed the U.S. delegation on the ASEAN Connectivity initiative and key positive developments in the region, including progress in achieving the ASEAN Community by the year 2015. The United States emphasized its continued support for the ASEAN Community-building process.
Trade and Investment Relations of Thailand and U.S.
The United States is Thailand's third-largest bilateral trading partner, after Japan and China, with total trade valued at more than $37 billion in 2012. The United States is also one of the largest foreign investors in Thailand. Leading Thai imports from the U.S. include machinery, chemicals, gold, optic and medical goods, aircraft, and agricultural products. Thai exports to the United States include machinery, rubber, prepared meat, shrimp and tuna, jewelry, and other agricultural products.
In 2011, some 767,420 American tourists visited Thailand, while 60,000 Thais visited the United States. Thailand and the United States signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (Trade and Investment Framework – TIFA) in 2002. Under this framework, U.S. and Thai officials engage on trade and investment issues such as intellectual property rights, customs issues, the WTO Doha negotiations, our APEC and ASEAN agendas, and Thailand's interest in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
In terms of investment with direct investment from the United States (FDI) in Thailand (stocks) were valued 11.3 billion US dollars in 2011, up from 2011. 2010 7.6%, the Investment in Thailand by US companies mostly in the industrial and banking sectors.
Thailand's investments in the United States (stocks) were valued at US $ 118 million in 2011, down 25.3 percent from 2010. The distribution of Thai investments in the United States does not appear in the year 2011.
Selling goods and services in Thailand by US private companies most of them were 4.1 billion US dollars. In the year of 2000, while the sale of goods in the United States in which the Thai owned company is valued at $ 151 million.
Cat's Eye Project
When Gina Haspel, a veteran CIA clandestine officer picked by Donald Trump to head the Central Intelligence Agency, her involvement in the CIA's black-site detention facilities, in Thailand came to the media.
Haspel ran this secret CIA detention facility in Thailand condemned "Cat's Eye" but better known as Detention Site Green. One of the most famous operations took place in this site was regarding two suspected members of the al Qaeda militant group, were subjected to waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques at the facility.
Three years later, still during Bush's presidency, she helped carry out an order to destroy videotapes of the waterboarding at the Thai site, which simulates drowning and is considered a form of torture, according to those people. It must be mentioned that such facilities are called "black sites" regarding the secrecy around their existence and not being acknowledged by the U.S. government.
Thai government and army commander since 2002 has also denied there ever was such a site on Thai territory. Despite the exact location of the Cat's Eye site has remained secret despite hundreds of attempts by Thai and foreign media to discover its actual whereabouts, based on our sources and local informants this site was definitely located in a territory at North East Thailand called Isan. They also mentioned two possible cities that can have a high probability to be the host of CIA Black Site.
The first city is Phetchabun where the 1st Cavalry Division of Royal Thai Army is located and includes the Fort Phokhun Pha Mueang, special military district.
The second city is Udon Thani where the Fort Prachaksinlapakhom, special military district is located there. Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base (Udorn RTAFB) is also located in this area. Although this city and its military places played a very important role in Vietnam War, but the point that makes the probiblity higher is the history of Udorn RTAFB.
Udorn RTAFB, was the Asian headquarters for Air America a US passenger and cargo airline covertly owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) which provided essential resources for the war in Laos and Vietnam. Its predecessor, Civil Air Transport (CAT), started operations from Udorn on 11 September 1955 with the arrival of three C-46s.
Air America's roles supportive of covert and overt situations related to hostilities in Southeast Asia and elsewhere worldwide provided buffers and solutions to problems the United States faced in various locations. Operations were focused in Laos as part of the "secret war" the United States carried out against the Pathet Lao forces operating in the country. Udorn RTAFB also served as the site of "Headquarters 333", the Thai organization in charge of their forces in Laos.
The local sources has reported that Udorn RTAFB base can be the location of CIA Black Site, known to insiders as "Detention Site Green", used to interrogate Abu Zubaydah, a 31-year-old Saudi-born Palestinian, believed to be one of Osama Bin Laden's top lieutenants.
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In what ways have you acted upon something that was clearly the Lord's will? What have you done in those times when He has been silent?


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Five possible health benefits of pineapple juice
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By MyNewsGH Last updated Jun 13, 2017
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Packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, pineapple juice is a popular base for smoothies and cocktails. It can even be used as a meat tenderizer.
Pineapple, named for its resemblance to a pinecone, has long been used as an ancient home remedy for digestive issues and inflammation. It has also been studied for its potential benefits to the immune system and ability to reduce healing time.
There are more than 100 different varieties of pineapple, but only eight varieties are grown commercially.
In this article, we examine some of the health benefits that can come with drinking pineapple juice. We also take a look at some tips for adding pineapple juice into a diet, and some things to consider with juice intake.
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Five health benefits
Nutrition breakdown
Here are a number of possible health benefits from drinking pineapple juice in moderation:
1. Boosting the immune system
Drinking pineapple juice may boost the immune system and shorten recovery time from illnesses.
In one study conducted in the Philippines, researchers examined the effects of pineapple in school-aged children.
Those who were given canned pineapple daily developed fewer viral and bacterial infections than those who did not eat canned pineapple. Their recovery time from these illnesses was also shortened.
2. Digestion
Bromelain is an enzyme contained in the pineapple stem and juice that helps to break down and digest proteins. Bromelain in capsule form has also been shown to reduce swelling, bruising, healing time, and pain after surgery.
Consuming pineapple and pineapple juice will not provide enough bromelain to be used as medical treatment for healing, however. Common processing procedures used when making pineapple juice severely decrease the amount of bromelain contained in the juice.
One laboratory study, in which fresh pineapple juice was used, found that the juice from the core, stem, and flesh all suppressed growth of ovarian and colon cancer cells.
Further studies in humans need to be conducted before any connections between pineapple juice and cancer are made.
According to the Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition, beta-carotene may play a protective role against prostate cancer.
In another study, people who ate more beta-carotene-containing foods than others were found to have a reduced risk of developing colon cancer.
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4. Skin
Pineapple juice contains vitamin C and beta-carotene. These antioxidants can help to fight skin damage caused by the sun and pollution, reduce wrinkles, and improve overall skin texture.
Vitamin C also helps with collagen formation, which is a common protein in the body that gives the skin its strength and structure.
The vitamin C found in pineapple may help keep eyes healthy and free from cataracts.
One study found that diets rich in vitamin C can cut the risk of cataract formation by one-third. The researchers examined the effects of such diets in 1,000 pairs of female twins in the United Kingdom.
The fluid inside the eye contains vitamin C, and a diet rich in vitamin C may help to maintain that fluid and prevent the breakdown that leads to cataracts.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, one cup (250 grams) of canned, unsweetened pineapple juice contains:
0.9 grams of protein
0.3 grams of fat
32 grams of carbohydrate
0.5 grams of fiber
25 grams of sugar
One cup of pineapple juice provides 63 percent of an adult's daily needs for manganese, 42 percent of their daily vitamin C, and 10 percent or more of thiamin, vitamin B-6, and folate.
Pineapple also contains the following nutrients:
Because processed store-bought juices often have a lower nutritional content, the best juice is made at home.
People should be sure to pay attention to serving size when it comes to all fruit juices. Although they do contain vitamins and minerals, they are also high in carbohydrates and sugars.
Pineapple juice has a naturally sweet but tart taste. It is most healthful to choose pineapple juice that does not contain added sugar.
People can try to make their own pineapple juice at home to get the most nutritional benefits. The processing and storing of juice often decreases nutrient content.
When someone is making their own juice, they can be sure there are no added preservatives or sweeteners. People can also be certain that they are getting the most nutrients from the ripe fruit.
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Your College Dorm Room Movie Posters: How To Stream Them!
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Welcome to college! After you've pushed your parents back into their minivan, bought your textbooks, and figured out which of your RAs is going to be the "cool" one, it's time to do a little decorating. Find your double-sided tape and decide on what posters you'll affix on your dorm room wall. There are the staples, like that tsunami painting and the one with two chicks making out in their underwear (high-five, dude!!!), but which movies will you express your affection for by hanging up their posters? Here are some of the more popular titles, plus, the most important part: where to actually watch them, so your roommate won't call you out for being a total poser.
Maybe you want to show off your love of classic movies. Well, there's no movie star as classic as Marilyn Monroe — and the iconic shot of Monroe standing above the subway grates as the hot air blows up her dress is one of the most recognizable images in Hollywood history. But make sure you watch Billy Wilder's classic romantic comedy before you tack the poster onto your wall. [Where to stream The Seven Year Itch]
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Are you a tough guy? Completely misunderstood? Always bogged down by your parents, who just don't understand? Well, good news: you're in college now, you can (sort of) do what you want. Which is why this poster for James Dean's most famous film is probably the one for you. Or maybe you just think he's kind of cute. Either way, watch Nicholas Ray's classic before you hang the poster up on your wall. [Where to stream Rebel Without a Cause]
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In the course of following the health care debate, in which millions upon millions of dollars have been spent to persuade Democrats to tailor their legislation to the interests of various components of the health care industry, one thought may have occurred to you: Is Tony Coelho making any money off of this? Coelho, if you don't know, is an innovator at pushing the boundary between politics, special interests, and the mutual profit thereof. If these massive sums of health care influence money had passed through town without Coelho getting a taste, it would be, in a way, almost crushing -- like learning that the Victoria's Secret models held a sex party in the Clinton living room, but Bill spent the whole evening reading a book in his upstairs study.
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The Partnership to Improve Patient Care, for example, headed by former congressman Tony Coelho (D-Calif.), was formed by the drug industry in November 2008 to lobby against binding government effectiveness studies, which could be used to determine what insurance companies must cover.
The dream shall never die.
In 1994, Ruth Shalit wrote a terrific profile of Coelho. I've excerpted some chunks, but the whole thing is worth a read:
As a freshman member in 1979, Coelho made a name for himself by shoveling large quantities of special-interest money into the coffers of Democratic incumbents. His creed, summed up in a 1985 speech to a lobbying group: "Special interest is not a nasty word." "There was a touch of envy," allows former Representative Guy Vander Jagt, who headed up the Republican campaign committee during the '80s. "As a fund-raiser, he was ten times more effective than I was." Coelho squeezed money from his targets by making bald references to his party's power. "We're going to be the majority party for a long time," he told the Los Angeles Times in 1986. "So it doesn't make good business sense to give to Republicans." Former top Coelho aide Martin Franks, now a vice president at cbs, recalls: "We looked at the list of the guys who were giving too much to the Republicans. And we basically gave them the come-to-Jesus message. `We know who you are. You've been cavorting with the devil. But understand something here. We're in power. And I suggest you deal with us. Or at least ... cover your tail.'" To his ethical critics, even among Democrats, Coelho had a simple retort: "It is basically a lot easier to raise money from pacs than it is from individuals," he informed The New York Times in 1983. ...
During his years as head of the dccc, Coelho aggressively marketed the once pro-labor Democratic Party as increasingly pro-business, often during candidate forums for corporate pac managers. The contradictions of policy or philosophy never slowed him down. During these forums--nicknamed meat markets or cattle calls--Coelho forced candidates to stand behind tables, each with a name card and a place to display his or her literature. pac managers flocked to the hot candidates and left the others stranded and mortified. "That didn't work out so well," recalls Tom Nides, chief of staff to U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor and Coelho's pac director at the time.
Coelho searched for, and found, other ways to showcase his products, or Democratic candidates. In one lucrative fund-raising innovation, he went so far as to sell access to the Democratic leadership of the House. He invented the Speaker's Club, which granted lobbyists and their clients the ability to meet socially with the Speaker of the House and other top Democrats for $5,000 per year for individuals and $15,000 for pacs. A brochure about the club stated: "Members of the Speaker's Club serve as trusted, informal advisers to the Democratic members of Congress." Asked by The Washington Post in 1983 what the generous givers of the Speaker's Club received in return, Coelho candidly replied: "Access. Access. They meet with the leadership and with the chairmen of the committees. We sell ... the opportunity to be heard."
Cheerfully, Coelho made new friends for the party. In 1985, with tax reform looming, he fought to retain the most criticized of all special-interest tax breaks, those received by independent oil and gas drillers--both of whom liked the tax code the way it was. This led to the formation of one of Coelho's more eye-catching schemes: the Council for a Secure America, a union of Texas oilmen and New York Jewish leaders to protect the oil industry's tax breaks and build support for Israel. ... Alas, the council was denounced by Representative Dan Rostenkowski as a transparent fund-raising ploy, and Coelho was forced to disband it. ...
In 1985, for instance, Tip O'Neill publicly rebuked him for risking the integrity of the landmark tax-overhaul bill, which eventually was passed by Congress, in order to cultivate campaign contributions. On other occasions as well, Coelho found himself fettered by his ties to wealthy foes of reform legislation. In 1985 Senator David Boren of Oklahoma was advancing a proposal to put a modest limit on special-interest money in House and Senate elections. Coelho promised top pac managers that he personally would kill the Boren measure if it got out of the Senate. "I'm not going to let reformers scare me into thinking that I can't ask people for money," he declared to the Los Angeles Times. "I'm going to ask. I'm going to ask very passionately." ...
It turned out that Coelho had a few ethical problems of his own. He had burnished his lifestyle considerably upon being elected to Congress, accepting approximately $80,000 per year in honoraria and speaking fees. Coelho used the money to make extensive renovations to his Alexandria home, which he proudly referred to as "the house honoraria built." "I'm earning more money than I ever dreamed of making," he gloated to the Los Angeles Times in 1988. Friends would later speculate that Coelho's ethical troubles stemmed from simply spending too much time cadging contributions from fat cats. He was slowly coming to resemble his marks.
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Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music. The members have been known, musically, for composing midtempo songs consisting of prominent guitar lines and contrasting dual female/male vocal harmonies to help create a melodic, detached sound. Much of the band's recent material, however, sees a heavier and more down-tuned style, featuring a more distinct bass line and a higher mixing of the guitars within the songs.The band's 2006 release, Karmacode, peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200. Their latest release, Shallow Life, debuted at number 16 on the Billboard charts. The album marks the band diverging their sound from gothic metal to straight-forward alternative metal. As of August 2010, Lacuna Coil has sold nearly 2 million records.


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So, we've covered all of this metadata stuff and all types of registration, so now we're going to briefly hit on what these all mean to you. What are the 'RIGHTS' of musicians and how are they related to all of this stuff? Understanding copyright is KEY to creating a great go to market strategy.
One thing to keep an eye on is the Promises of digital royalties for Producers, Mixers and Engineers. There are new bills in Congress that seem to guarantee a brighter horizon for many who have not enjoyed this type of revenue in the past. However, is this future so promising? We're going to explore the details about the existing legislation and new bills (2018). We write and share our knowledge to help you, the musicians, so lets dive in and learn how to take advantage of underutilized or unclaimed revenue based on existing royalty, rights and trademarks. After looking at those rights, we'll wrap up this article with a basic plan around 'Go To Market' strategies and what makes sense for a musician based on where they are in their career.
What is a musical copyright and how does it work?
Copyright is similar to a trademark or a patent and for a musician and it begins the moment the music and lyrics have been put down on paper, recorded or stored digitally on a computer; basically, when an original composition is placed in a format that it can then be reproduced from. This means that musicians are protected by copyright upon the initial creation of their musical works. The composer is granted exclusive rights to that piece of music, which includes the rights to reproduce, distribute and perform the song, as well as the right to create works deriving from that track.
It is considered common knowledge, in the music industry, that chord progressions cannot be copyrighted. That is because it is difficult to produce a series of chords that have not been previously played by another artist. The melody and lyrics of a song, however, are components that are protected under copyright. A copyright will continue to protect an artist even before their songs have been registered with the Copyright Office and will last for the duration of the artist's life, plus an additional 70 years following.
While copyright is formed upon the creation of music, musicians will need to register their musical works with the Copyright Office in order to enforce these rights in court. If the musician discovers their music utilized in a manner that they have not authorized and want to claim damages through a lawsuit, the songs will need to have been previously registered.
But what does the copyright really consist of?
50% is the songwriting portion, known as the writer's share.
The other 50% is the portion relating to the recording process, known as the publisher's share.
When songs are written and recorded entirely by an artist, who is not signed to any label, this means the musician owns 100% of the copyright. The writer's share of the copyright cannot be bought, sold, or taken away, however, the publisher's share may be transferred.
DON'T WORRY if a publisher offers you a deal requiring you to sign away 100% of your publishing rights to them, this just means that you're giving them one half of the copyright. The creator will always have control of the 50% writer's share. Many publishers don't begin making a profit on their artists' music until they arrange for the placement of each song. Therefore, musicians will ultimately benefit from the publisher's hussle to do so, because you will receive payments for their work, once the publisher begins to turn a profit on it.
For artists who prefer to handle all aspects of production and publishing on their own, without the help of a publisher, there are licensing companies that exist solely to pitch songs to music supervisors. These licensing companies do not own any part of the song, unlike publishers who control 50% of the copyright.
What rights does a musician holding the writer's share of the copyright really have?
This is what allows you to record your songs onto a CD or Vinyl, use them in a film or make them available on the internet.
These rights ensure that you have control of any live performances or recordings of your songs as well as where they can be broadcast on the radio or television. The performance and communication rights are necessary when a radio station wants to broadcast your songs or if you want to do a cover of another artist's song.
This grants the right to re-write a song with different instruments or added parts. The songwriter is responsible for granting permission or licenses for other musicians to do so.
These are the technical rights afforded to a musician by copyright, but there are also personal rights known as moral rights that protect the relationship between artists and their songs aside from the copyright.
This is your right as a creator to be identified and named as the author of the work in question.
Consequently, this is your right to prevent another individual from being credited as the author of your work.
This right assures that your work is not subjected to any derogatory treatment that may ultimately be harmful to your honor or reputation as the songwriter.
Fair Use is an exception to copyright protection that will legally allow certain uses of copyrighted music without requiring artist permission --- but what is considered "fair use"?
Outside of educational use, the matter isn't very straightforward. It is important to remember that fair use is not a right, but merely a defense, which often means that determining whether the unauthorized use of a creative work was fair, is on a case by case basis. However, fair use of music is extremely limited outside of private in-home listening, so ultimately it's on you to decide whether to take legal action against an individual who has used your songs in some way without your permission.
Once your tracks have been recorded, mixed, mastered and sound how you want them to, it's important to assure that each file has all of the necessary metadata, including track credits, which individuals' licensing your song will need for their records.
TIP: Having all of the meta-data compiled in a text file will be helpful for including this information in e-mails or other required forms once you begin licensing your tracks.
Before songs can be licensed, they need to be registered with a Performing Rights Organization. The PRO will help with tracking down and collecting royalties for tracks and performances. If you are not affiliated with a PRO, you will not be paid for the "composition performance royalties" that are earned once your song has been licensed and is being played.
The two largest PROs (the ASCAP and BMI) represent over 90% of the songs that are currently available for licensing in the U.S. and operate on a not-for-profit basis.
In addition to the larger PROs, there are some smaller for-profit PROs (SESAC and GMR) that license performance rights outside of government oversight. While the big not-for-profit organizations are subject to decrees prohibiting them from excluding potential members, the for-profit organizations do not face such restrictions and add new members by invitation only.
So, now you have a general idea about what PROs are available to you in the United States --- but how do you go about choosing one to register with?
On the most basic level, all of these organizations will do exactly the same thing: protect you and your interests and get you paid. In general, it's wise to do your own research on the PROs available to you, to determine whether one has a stronger presence in the genre or music scene you prefer working in. You should also consider reaching out to each of them by phone or email making them aware of your interest in them and request to meet with a representative or even tour their office; this way you can feel out each organization and see if one seems to fit your needs and desires more than the others.
There are different entities that the music industry relies on to license and administer rights, in musical works, as part of traditional industry practices and legal restrictions. In the days before digital, it was much more cut and dry because determining the boundaries between rights was more straightforward when radio and record distributors represented different commercial channels with distinct licensing needs. Now, digital providers tend to merge these roles, blurring the lines between traditional licensing categories.
There is often a lot of confusion surrounding the idea that a musical work and a sound recording are two separately copyrightable works.
A musical work can come in many different forms, including sheet music containing notes and lyrics or the recording of the song.
A sound recording is simply the fixed sounds that make up the recording.
A musical work and a sound recording are separately protected and can be separately owned under copyright law.
The owner of a musical work owns the exclusive rights under the Copyright Act, which includes the right to authorize others to make use of the rights to create and distribute copies of the work (ex: sheet music, CDs, digital audio files-- the "mechanical" right), to create derivative works (ex: a new work based on an existing composition), to display the work publicly (ex: posting the song lyrics online) and to perform the work publicly (ex: in a venue or broadcast).
The role of a record company is to finance the production of sound recordings and promote the music, and the artist, in addition to arranging the distribution of the recordings through physical and digital copies. It's widely known that signing on with a record label is a great way to get your music circulating in hopes of reaching consumers, who might just become loyal fans of your work, your tribe.
When a record label wants to record a song they do not own the rights to. They ALWAYS have to get a mechanical license from the people that do.
A "mechanical" license is what gives a record label the ability to release songs on a phonorecord. This is any format that contains music from vinyl, to cassette, to digital streams, in exchange for royalties paid to the musician.
In addition to giving musicians the ability to license their music, U.S. Copyright Law also gives legislators the authority to create license standards that allow outside sources to license music in exchange for royalties paid to the copyright holder(s). This is why they are known as statutory licenses because they were put in place by law or statute rather than the parties involved in the licensing of a work.
Anyone looking to make and distribute any form of reproduction of a musical work would need to obtain a license to do so; this can be done simply by serving a notice of intent (NOI) to the copyright owner no later than 30 days after making any phonorecords and before their distribution. Once an individual has served an NOI, that person must provide statements of account and pay the necessary royalties to the artist on a monthly basis.
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) is the administrative entity that is responsible for establishing rates and terms for mechanical rights licenses, which is done every five years complete with inflation calculations for the years to come. The CRB is made up of three judges that are appointed and serve staggered six-year terms; the main role of these individuals is to determine the rate that services pay for statutory licenses to establish a standard going rate.
Licenses can also be voluntarily negotiated between a copyright holder and potential user instead of abiding by the rates and terms set by the CRB. Mechanical licensing is still largely accomplished with voluntary licenses issued through a mechanical licensing agency, such as the Harry Fox Agency (HFA), or by the publisher. HFA and other licensing agencies tend to incorporate the main elements of section 115 into their licenses, but those terms may vary to some degree. The above terms for statutory licenses effectively establish the maximum amount a copyright holder can seek under a negotiated mechanical license.
What could the Music Modernization Act (MMA) mean for the future of digital streaming royalties?
This is a bill that would create a new government agency dedicated to issuing licenses to digital services as well as collecting and distributing royalties to the copyright holders. This formal body is to be run by publishers and will administer the "mechanical licensing" of songs streamed on digital service providers (DSPs) such as Spotify and Apple Music.
Surprisingly, the MMA has support from most songwriters and publishers as well as the DSPs, entities who rarely agree on this type of legislation. As the name suggests, the act would totally modernize the process of music licensing, which has not been altered since the days of player piano rolls. The paper trails formed by letters of intent to every publisher for every share of every song would be eliminated as all of the licensing will be done electronically.
This benefits you as a musician because unclaimed royalties will no longer be held onto by the DSPs and will reach you and every other content creator. The plan is to have the DSPs pay for the formation of a comprehensive database that will finally place all mechanical licensing information in one universally accessible location to eliminate any discrepancies.
Usually, when a new bill sounds this good for musicians, there are some downsides to it, but the Music Modernization Act would not only end up benefiting creators as the process of receiving royalties from digital streaming. It will be simpler. It would also allow the streaming services to license all the music on their service accurately to avoid a billion dollar lawsuit. So, the MMA will be a win for both sides and has no foreseeable drawbacks.
Now that you have a better understanding of what copyright entails, you can begin planning how to further your career based on what you've learned.
See which statement below best fits your current situation and you can find out what we think is your ideal course of action should be.
I have songs that are ready to be recorded.
In this digital age, there are many technologies that allow artists to record music on their own without having to pay for studio time. Independent Ear's artist Dylan Lloyd released his album 'The Midnight iPhone Sessions', which he recorded entirely on his iPhone 7 Plus with the GarageBand app. Musicians can record professional quality tracks without expensive studio equipment.
Once you've got some raw recordings of your songs, you can pay to have them mastered by preparing a portfolio of the recorded files and then locating a reliable service to work with. After you've received the mastered tracks, you can work on finding a publishing agency and send your songs in for production.
I've recorded some tracks and I want to license them to music providers.
The first thing you'll want to do is, get affiliated with a Performing Rights Organization (PRO) to make sure you'll be earning royalties for the licensing of your songs. Conduct your own research on the PROs mentioned earlier and look into smaller independent PROs as well to see which organization will best suit your needs and career goals.
Next, look into getting signed on with a record company to help you record and distribute more music. Make sure that you have established a brand for yourself that is represented in your online presence. When a label listens to your music and is deciding whether they want you to sign with them, they will probably do some online searches to see how you've presented yourself as an artist. Set up accounts under your artist name on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and SoundCloud, ideally you will want them all under the same username to obtain matching URLs for your profiles.
After doing some research, make a list of the top five labels that you'd want to sign on with the most, based on compatibility with your style of music and research them through their own online presences. Once you know enough about the labels and how they function, search the labels on LinkedIn and find employees that you can follow on other social media platforms from your artist accounts. The idea is to get your name out there enough to be recognized and remembered, so when you send a pitch your name and brand will be familiar to the employees there. Try to form, some type of, relationship with these individuals. Ultimately, you want to send your pitch to someone who respects you and has an interest in helping you further your career.
I have a PRO and/or I've signed on with a record label, now what?
You probably know that there's money to be made by getting your music on television, in films, video games and commercials, but to do so, you'll need to get in with a music supervisor. Music supervisors are the individuals who seek out songs to put alongside filmed content. They negotiate with the song owners, to come up with a fee, to allow them to sync up songs with the media. Unfortunately, emailing or tweeting at music supervisors has rarely gotten any musician very far, so you'll be better off finding a licensing company, sometimes known as a "song plugger", as they will have pre-existing relationships with music supervisors.
Some reputable licensing companies include Pump Audio (a division of Getty Images), Rumblefish, CDbaby and YouLicense. These companies can often be reached on their company websites where they allow musicians to submit their songs.
I'm already affiliated with a licensing company, but I want to know what more I can do on my own.
It may be to your own benefit to release some of your music for free on websites like YouTube and Soundcloud to create a presence for yourself as a musician and get your music out there. It is not uncommon for YouTube creators and other filmmakers to reach out to artist they've come across on these platforms. Putting your songs out there, in the digital space, is the best way to draw potential licensees of your music. Depending on your page's popularity, YouTube offers partnerships that could end up earning you a sizable amount of dough, if you increase your presence and following enough to make it worthwhile for them to advertise on your videos.
Also, get your music onto streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music as you will get paid royalties when your songs reach a set number of listens. Digital streaming has become the most popular way that people enjoy music, so establishing a presence on these platforms is a great way to get your music out there and get paid just for having it out there.


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A Little Lullaby; or, Why Won't This Work?!
June 27, 2017 WriterMinionLeave a comment
[Note – I've been trying to get some pictures posted since Saturday night…no luck. God, I hate cell phones right now. I have 2-3 posts worth of pictures built up, so expect a deluge as soon as I can get the damned upload to work right. Until then, I'll have to dust off an old, old post that's been sitting in my Drafts section since about Christmas! So, in the interests of getting something to post (albeit a day late), here you go…]
I've never mentioned just why I gave this blog the name I did. Believe it or not, there are reasons. And, as ever, those reasons have lines from various song to help bring them to life…one specific song, in fact, in this particular case.
The lines in question, for the blog itself, are:
"That's when I know that I have to get out
Because I have been there before
So I gave up my seat at the bar
And I headed for the door"
Now, this song has a lot more going for more it. Which is probably appropriate, given that it's eight minutes long. There are other lines/thoughts in the song that also have impact and influence. Some have come into play with Connor and Oz, while others are more specific to myself.
Perhaps the most important line of the song, at least to me as a person and a writer who is far more a dreamer than someone practical and grounded, is:
"If you've never stared off into the distance
Then your life is a shame"
Believe it or not, this song did not actually make into the playlist I was listening to when I created Connor & Oz. That does not mean, however, that it had no influence on them. It is, after all, a favorite of mine:
"The price of a memory
Is the memory of the sorrow it brings"
"If dreams are like movies
Then memories are films about ghosts"
"You can see a million miles tonight
But you can't get very far"
By the way, points given for recognizing the song from the title of this post. Serious, serious bonus points given if you recognize it from the lyrics themselves. And, yes, recognizing the song makes you just as damned old as I am!
The song in question is, of course, "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" by Counting Crows.
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Sinners 3 : Saints 0
April 3, 2017 April 2, 2017 WriterMinionLeave a comment
Last Friday's post got me to thinking a bit. Specifically, it got me to thinking about the future…and about my vision of it.
The first stories I wrote were intentionally light and easy, largely positive/optimistic. While I never tried to paint the Star Trek land of puppies and rainbow-shitting-unicorns, I also glossed over a lot of err, reality. An awful lot.
In what I'm writing now, that "glossing over" ain't happening. I am focusing, very intentionally, on the darker side of life. Corruption, inequity, marginalization, exploitation…you know, all the shit Gene Roddenberry said would be gone!
Now, one thing to keep in mind: I am a cynic. Possibly even a borderline pessimist, some would argue. I'm gonna stick with calling myself a cynic. And no, the glass being half-full or half-empty doesn't matter. I just want to know which bastard stole my water!!
Ahem. Never mind.
The thing that helps me most when I imagine the future? Studying the past.
History is full of highs and lows, and the future will be no different. I don't, however, see the future as totally bleak and hopeless. Quite the opposite, actually. But I do see the centuries ahead continuing all the sins of the present. We very much will continue to visit on our children and grandchildren all of our sins. Just as our parents and grandparents visited theirs upon us, and their parents upon them. Call it the birthright from hell.
Humans as a species don't change much, and certainly not quickly. Aside from utopian dreams and naive idealism, there is no realistic situation where human nature itself will change. If we haven't changed all that much in the previous ten millennia, what makes anyone think things will be any different a few centuries from now?
The technology and locations and names have changed, but humans are still doing the same shit we did back when Ramses thought throwing together a big pile of bricks would be fun. Julius Caesar could step onto the scene today and have to change nothing but the language…
We will, quite simply, always have peace and war, saints and sinners, winners and losers. And, yes, we will always have drugs and booze and hookers, too. Just like we will always have art and literature and music. Not to go all gnostic on you, but there is always bad to counter the good.
I've written in the past about the first items in those pairs I mentioned above. In Connor's stories, and in his world, I am writing about the second ones. I've mentioned before that it is more effective and more interesting, for both writer and story, to write about broken people than it is to deal with the perfect (here's a link to that post), and that very much still holds true.
I could be writing about suicide and alienation and hopelessness from the perspective of a quiet, wealthy suburban kid…but those stories would lack the power and visceral, immediate reality of writing about a couple of street kids.
Besides, in all honesty, it's just more fun to write about the sinners than the saints…
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The Other Stories
February 3, 2017 February 2, 2017 WriterMinionLeave a comment
One of the hardest parts of writing – at least to me – is keeping all of the other ghosts at bay. You would think, with all of the focus and emotion and effort that goes into writing, that the other ideas would shut the fuck up for a while and just let you get on with things.
Damned ghosts, they keep calling…
Even as I'm finally planning and writing the actual scenes for Silence, all of the other unrelated, unrealized characters and ideas keep fluttering around, making noise. Well, all except that damned passive-aggressive conspiracy theory story that's been lurking in the background for fifteen years. That one knows it can piss me off more by just looming quietly at the back of my mind – very obviously, very annoyingly, and very aggressively quiet. Bastard.
It wouldn't be so bad if some of those ideas were related in some way other than my own (overactive) imagination. But that would be too easy, wouldn't it? Can't have easy. Nope, not in this life of mine.
So, while I'm busy writing scenes about Connor in prison, I'm also contemplating stories about an exiled god, about a soldier sold into slavery on the far side of the world, about a deposed queen who will do anything to protect her kids…
I know there are folks out there who can write multiple stories at the same time. I think about that and all I can say is: "what the fuck?"
How on Earth can anyone do that? I most definitely could not keep the emotions and needs of all those characters straight. Writing is nutty enough for me, but trying to do two stories at once? I'd have to move right past booze and go straight for electroshock therapy…
Maybe I shouldn't have killed Oz – him I could count on to always keep me on track. Connor, on the other hand, is as much a slacker as I am, and he's letting me get away with far too much!
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Recycling, and the Redemption of a Character
November 16, 2016 November 15, 2016 WriterMinionLeave a comment
One of my big failures in Wrath & Tears was with Nat: she had a lot of potential as a character, especially as a note of dissonance in Connor's world, but I never did right by her. I never developed the character the way I should have, as an individual. She was, to my shame, a servant of the plot…and of the real story about Connor and Oz.
I thought, even after I decided to start looking at doing a sequel, that she had been a one-time character; someone necessary to draw Connor (and by extension Oz) out of stasis and into action and conflict.
Oh, was I wrong.
She is more. Very much is she more.
I was sitting here doing some notes and thoughts on how Connor had changed between stories to help me get things moving from his POV when an urge struck me to look at Nat again.
*Insert evil laugh here*
I have certain themes and ideas I want to develop in this new story, but I wasn't quite sure how I would introduce them. That just changed…thanks Nat!
I love it when a plan (or lack thereof) comes together!
Now I just need to spend…oh, I don't know…countless hours of work to figure out how to pull this off! Shit, life would be so much easier if I hadn't made the commitment to have every single word of Connor's stories come from his POV…
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This week I've been experimenting with dl-fldigi (the radio decoding software used by most high-altitude balloon missions). I've established that I'd use RTTY for binary transmission, and dl-fldigi gives me RTTY decoding for free.
Dl-fldigi decodes the incoming byte stream as plain ASCII text. The problem is, the goal is to transmit everything in binary, so I need some way of intercepting the bytes between when dl-fldigi decodes the signal and when it prints it in its window.
Lucky for me, Dl-fldigi is open-source and written in C++. Unlucky for me, getting it to compile with clang/llvm was a nightmare. The codebase is apparently fairly old and uses old C++ (C++03 if I'm not mistaken). Some of the files are 1000+ lines long, with conflicting coding styles (tabs and spaces, braces on newlines or at the end), and the comments are few and far between.
clang/llvm comes with libc++, a more modern implementation of the C++ standard library. Since the library is meant only for C++11 and up, I had to force clang to use libstdc++, the GNU implementation that supports C++03 (CXXFLAGS += "-stdlib=libstdc++").
A few syntax ambiguities would simply not compile and had to be doctored. There's too much to detail here, but they make up the commits bfaa866 and 830b4e1 and on my fork of the project.
For the moment, it only prints values to the console in hexadecimal, but that's enough to make sure I can extract the raw byte stream. In the future, I'll probably open a socket and send the stream through it, so I can write the packet parser as a separate application. It'll allow me to not have to fiddle (too much) with dl-fldigi's icky codebase, and to bypass the radio when I'm working on the parser itself (by feeding test packets directly to the socket).


January is a beautiful month for fresh starts. Many individuals decide to make New Year resolutions, especially around food. And I'm no different. However, this year the main objective isn't based on looking a different way, but feeling a different way. 2019 for me is the year of nourishment – of sharing delicious homemade meals with friends, not restricting fun foods, and being in the present to savor the flavors of locally grown and produced foods. Using ingredients that were taken care by the farmers I have gotten to know better over the last eight months to me adds an extra level of enjoyment to cooking and tasting. Food is such a social vehicle, and to add an additional element of community provides me with such joy. So here is to a year of taking in beautiful local food, the community that local food creates, and the memories created and shared over this abundance.
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Before she snubbed the little boy with the yellow rose, Megan Fox was rejecting Seth Rogen's polite kiss on Jimmy Kimmel's show. Last night, Seth told the story and Jimmy rolled the tape.
As much as this plays into the Megan Fox as ultimate object of masculine desire cliche (which is just boring at this point), it's a relief to see poor Seth Rogen getting to talk about something different at this stop on his (and Sandler, Mann, and Apatow's) seemingly never ending Funny People tour. And, actually, it contains an infinitesemally revealing fact about Megan Fox: she was so nervous before the first show that she stopped by Seth's dressing room to ask him to stay and help her be funnier. If Megan Fox is the current blank screen onto which we project our ideas about ultimate femininity, the fact that she did that adds one little tiny pixel of coolness to that screen. I can't imagine a lot of actresses doing that, or even knowing who Seth Rogen was at that pre-Knocked Up point in time. And, bonus: next time Megan Fox is on Kimmel, she'll have something to talk about besides her tattoos.


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Tag Archives: antifable
October 14, 2013 · 8:37 pm
The Boy Who Ate a Bus
When he was only four years old he ate a box, and then went around sorting everything. His mother didn't like it, and told him to eat his vegetables.
When he was ten, he ate a bicycle. It tasted good. At night he had dreams of going fast.
When he was fourteen, his mother took him into her bedroom and made him eat an improvised explosive device. She swore him to tell no one. He told no one.
When he was sixteen he ate a school bus. It was empty; it took a while. Afterward he thought about a career helping people.
When he was twenty-one his father made him eat a squirrel. After that he was prone to spite, very much like his father.
Then both of his parents died, of cancer. He inherited money, and a house.
When he was twenty-eight, he completed a Masters degree in sociology.
At thirty he was engaged to be married. It fell apart; he broke it off. Then he made several bad financial decisions and lost all of the money he had inherited from his father.
At thirty-two, with not prospects in sight for family or career, he concluded that he was a failure. He was angry, lost, alone.
He struggle along doing this and that, and then at thirty-five, unexpectedly, he found a bight star in the morning sky, and ate it.
After that, he immediately started a nonprofit for children. The vision, the theme, the driver — it was children helping children. He was good at this, at establishing vision, at setting up the infrastructure of the nonprofit, at putting the pieces in place, not at relationships, but he was smart enough to hire people for that. It went well. Children were helped.
Then at forty-one, stuggling with lonliness, he went to therapy and tried to make sense of everything that had happened to him.
He wasn't able to actually figure it out, but one thing stood out, one moment with the therapist. It was just after he told her about his mom, about the IED, and his dad, about the squirrel, when she looked at him incredulously and said, "Amazing. You are amazing."
"Why," he asked.
"Because you" she said looking him intensely in the eyes, "You ate a bus!"
Filed under Abuse
Tagged as a fable about choices, a fable about parental abuse, an antifable about abuse, antifable, antifables, how to survive abuse, randy hasper
August 2, 2013 · 10:04 pm
When the lioness first became an marriage and family therapist, she set up her practice in a game reserve to serve the myriad of traumatized animals there. She rented an office and invited all the species in the reserve to come see her for therapy.
She had gone to a good school, and she was naturally gifted with insight. Her first clients observed this, and benefitting from their time with her, quickly spread the word about her skills.
By the end if the first day, several different kinds of animals — water buffalo, deer, wart hogs and rhinos — had come to see the lioness, and many others had made appointments.
That evening, being hungry from a hard days work, she went outside the game park and attempted to run down an antelope for dinner, that being her way , as a lioness. She was unsuccessful, and the terrified antelope got away.
The next day she was startled to find that many of her counseling appointments called on the phone and canceled.
In fact it was the case that no antelope, nor for that matter any of the animals in the area, besides the other lions, ever came to her for therapy again, and eventually her career failed, and she went into another line of work.
She became a safari guide for big game hunters.
Filed under Politics
Tagged as a commentary on perception, a fable about discrimination, a fable about therapy, an antifable about lhealthy leadership, An antifable about politics, antifable, modern antifables, randy hasper
August 1, 2013 · 10:12 am
Once all the animals of the earth met for a great conclave. Their intention was to answer the much argued question: Which is the greatest species?
"We are the greatest!" trumpeted the elephants!
"No, said the blue whales, surfacing in the sea, "We are!"
The giraffes loped gracefully across a field and sang out "Look how we move!"
"But compare us!" called the swimming swans, holding their long, curved necks so proudly.as they swam on the lake.
The peregrine falcons flew up into the sky and cried out, "Watch how we dive!"
"No," said the ostriches running, "See us!"
"Look at us; see us!" cried out all the creatures hungrily.
Then the humans spoke up. "You can all quit showing off and stop all the yelling," they said, "Obviously we are the superior species. We have the best brains, and brains trump size, grace and speed every time!"
"How can we be sure you are smarter than us?" asked the other animals.
"The proof is easy," said the humans. "We invented guns and bombs, and we can blow the mangy hide off the rest of you anytime we want."
Then all the other animals cried out in fear, "Why would you do that?"
"Because we are the smartest and the greatest!" responded the humans, "and we rule you!"
Not long after that the humans got into a massive conflict with each other, as they were so want to do, and with a vicious war cry, the big-brained species pressed their bomb buttons and incinerated the planet, vaporized all the great creatures, including themselves.
Filed under truth
Tagged as a fable about greatness. Modern antifables, antifable, how do we measure greatness, nuclear bombs., randy hasper, The greatest species, we have made possible the end of the world, what is greatness
The Song of the Soil
Once upon a time there was a parcel of unhappy dirt.
"I hate myself!" It said. "I'm dirt! I live in a stupid, dead, empty lot. I grow weeds. It's nothing!"
But one day with a clunk and a crunch the dirt was ploughed under, amended, opened back up to the sun, trellised, planted with small grape vines, fed and watered.
"I love you," said the soaking water to the dry dirt, and ancient waters fallen from the stars soaked into the molten fires risen from the core. The soil blushed.
Then this little dirt fringe, this tattered tent of clod and dust, this corner junk yard of the earth — past home of lost leg, corroded coin, seed, shard, bone, spoon, butterfly wing, broken toy — this life-maker and death-eater, this nursery-morgue, seed bag and graveyard, this odd compounded, mingled, magic mix kissed the new grape vines planted in it. Tiny grape roots threaded the dark, welcoming soil pores below them, and small green stalks pierced the bright air above.
And all the elements of the soil danced and praised. Nitrogen shouted, phosphorus hooted, calcium clapped. Magnesium and sulphur began to waltz, and oxygen and hydrogen and all the other elemental voices of the earth sang the song of the soil.
"We love you!" sang the elements, "We love, love you, love you!"
"I love too!" sang the soil to all the budding vines. " I love you too!"
The elements danced with the soil, the soil with the roots, the roots with the stalks, the stalks with leaves and the new leaves danced with the tiny green chalices of life ascending from the applauding soil to the singing sky above.
Tagged as a fable, a fable about dirt, a fable about the earth, an antifable about dirt, antifable, modern antifables, randy hasper, the song of the soil
Chuff-a-Puff
Once there was a puffer who was skilled at smuff, huff and various sniffity stuff, and because of this, it was orduffed to lead a snuff.
Things went along swimmingly, and as time and space ran at its pace, the snuffers hired a team of puffers. This was good stuff, and resulted in lots of added fluff at the snuff, which fluffed and fluffed and fluffed.
However, there was one missed must. When the puffers were bemuffed, they kept it in their cuffs — sniff, sniff and sniffity snuff — except for an occasional, secret chuff-a-puff-a-muff-a-luff.
As is often the case, in such situcuffs, there was a notable lack of sniff-a-diff and no sift-a-lift.
Then came the much feared and most ominous puff of dust, and when it settled, one of the puffers was cuffed, one buffed, one huffed and one reduffed. Left was the first puffer, its wuff of fluff-a-tuffs and a much reduced snuff.
Everyone was bemuffed!
"Puff-a-luff!"
"What the huff?"
Various and curious were the respond-a-fluffs, but as it is written in the Schmuff, in 2nd Zuff, chapter juff, verse kuff:
"Chuff your stuff, don't sniffity snuff."
And in 1st Puff, chapter xuff, verse quff:
"Love your snuff as your own duff."
Filed under Conflict
Tagged as an antifable about conflict, antifable, antifables, Chuff, cuff, modern antifable, muff, puff, randy hasper, snifity snuff, stuff


Simulate the flow of air over a NACA 4415 airfoil. Compare the simulation results with experimental data.
Specify physical conditions for a simulation. In this case, you will specify the fluid (as air) around the wing, the velocity of the air flowing over the wing, and the properties of the wing's outer surfaces.
You have activated the Caedium Builder and Caedium Panel Flow add-ons, or Caedium Professional.
You are familiar with Caedium essentials.
You have downloaded the naca-4415-airfoil.brep and the cp_0_15.csv files.
Select the File Toolbar and click the Import button . Select Geometry as the file type and navigate to the location of the naca-4415-airfoil.brep file you downloaded. Double-click on naca-4415-airfoil.brep to import the NACA 4415 airfoil into Caedium.
To see the airfoil, rotate the view (left-click-and-drag the mouse in the View Window) until the airfoil is in the approximate orientation shown below.
To create a wing from the airfoil, you will extrude the airfoil in the Z-direction. However, to cluster mesh points around the leading edge of the wing, you will first scale the airfoil in the Y-direction. Then, after the extrusion, you will rescale the wing in the Y-direction to restore the original airfoil profile.
You will scale the airfoil relative to the origin. By default, transforms are performed relative to the midpoint of the bounding box that contains the geometry, not relative to the origin. To scale the airfoil relative to the origin, you will first need to create axes at the origin. In this tutorial, the origin is 1/4 of the chord length (0.25m) along the airfoil.
To create the axes at the origin, select the Others->Axes tool. Drag and drop the Others->Axes tool onto the View Window. Double-click sim in the Select dialog and select Done to create axes.
You may need to scroll down through the Geometry Tool Palette list to find the Axes tool.
To scale the airfoil in the Y-direction (to enhance mesh resolution around the leading edge of the airfoil), select the Transforms->Scale tool in the Geometry Tool Palette. In the Properties Panel set Scale to [1 2 1] and press Enter on the keyboard to apply the changes.
Drag and drop the Transforms->Scale tool onto the axes you created in the View Window. Select Set Axes. Right-click on an edge of the airfoil in the View Window and select Done to scale the airfoil in the Y-direction.
To extrude the profile of the NACA 4415 airfoil to create a 3D wing, select the Others->Extrude tool. In the Properties Panel, check that the Direction is set to +Z and the Length is set to 5. Drag and drop the Others->Extrude tool onto an edge of the airfoil in the View Window. Double-click face in the Select dialog and select Done to extrude the airfoil in the Z-direction.
In the Home Toolbar click the Fit-All button to see the whole wing in the View Window.
To restore the original profile of the airfoil, select the Transforms->Scale tool, in the Properties Panel set Scale to [1 0.5 1], and press Enter. Drag and drop the Transforms->Scale tool onto the axes in the View Window, and select Set Axes. Right-click on an edge of the airfoil in the View Window and select Done to scale the airfoil in the Y-direction.
The original airfoil section will be set to be a symmetry plane later in this tutorial, and we are not interested in the details of the simulation at the wing tip in this example, so in the next step you will delete the 2 end faces of the wing (highlighted below in red and green).
To select the first face to be deleted, right-click on an edge of the original airfoil profile, select the end face (face_3 in this example, shown above in red), click OK in the Select dialog, and then select Select/Deselect.
Right-click on an edge of the second face to be deleted, select the 2nd end face (face_4 in this example, shown above in green), click OK, and then select Delete to delete the 2 faces.
Select the Physics Tool Palette. Select Substances->Air. The Properties Panel will show the default properties for air. To enable incompressible, irrotational, inviscid flow, set the 5 properties under State (Compressible, Heat Transfer, Rotational, Transient, and Viscous) to No (if they are not set to No already).
Drag and drop the Substances->Air tool onto the background of the View Window. Select Done to set air as the fluid around the wing.
Drag and drop the Conditions->Linear Velocity tool onto the background of the View Window. Double-click sim in the Select dialog and select Done to set a velocity of air around the wing.
The Properties Panel will show the Physics: Linear Velocity properties by default. To set the value of the linear velocity of the air, set Physics: Linear Velocity->Velocity to [10 0 0] and press Enter on the keyboard.
The experimental results that you will compare with your simulation results at the end of this tutorial are for a 2D airfoil. To better simulate a 2D airfoil, you can use a symmetry condition to double the span of the wing. This allows you to get results faster and using less computing resources compared to simulating a longer wing without symmetry.
Drag and drop the Conditions->Symmetry tool onto the background of the View Window. Select Done to specify that your simulation contains a symmetry plane.
To specify the actual symmetry plane for your simulation (the original airfoil section), return to the Properties Panel and check that Physics: Symmetry->Planes is set to Z.
Drag and drop the Conditions->Wall tool onto the leading edge of the wing. Double-click face_1 (or whichever face is first in the list) in the Select dialog. To select the 2nd face, select Select/Deselect and then right-click on the leading edge. Double-click face_2 (or whichever face is second in the list) in the Select dialog. Select Group to create a group of the upper and lower faces of the wing, and then select Done to create walls on the upper and lower surfaces of the wing.
A wall is a solid surface through which fluid cannot flow.
In the Properties Panel, change the Name of the group to Wing, and press Enter.
To simulate lift using a panel method, you must identify where the flow leaves the trailing edge of the wing by applying a wake model.
Drag and drop the Conditions->Wake tool onto the trailing edge of the wing. In the Select dialog, double-click on edge_7 (or whichever edge is the trailing edge in your example) and select Done to add the wake.
Drag and drop the Conditions->Accuracy tool onto the leading edge of the wing. Double-click Wing in the Select dialog and select Done to set the accuracy of the calculation on the upper and lower faces of the wing.
To set the value of the accuracy, select High for the Accuracy in the Properties Panel.
Select the Results Tool Palette. Drag and drop the Scalar Fields->Cp (pressure coefficient) tool onto the leading edge of the wing in the View Window. Double-click Wing in the Select dialog and select Color Map to create contours of pressure coefficient on the wing.
The pressure coefficient is a dimensionless number that relates pressure changes to the surrounding field pressure.
Caedium will perform the simulation. When the calculation is complete, you will see the wake appear in the View Window.
Left-click-and-drag the mouse in the View Window to see the full wake.
Ideally, the wake should extend 10 or more chord lengths behind the wing. Caedium allows you to specify both the number of wake elements and the time step for the elements in order to vary the total length of the wake. To specify the number of elements and the time step, right-click on the View Window, double-click on sim in the Select dialog, and select Properties. In the Properties Panel, select the Simulation tab, then expand the Substance: Air->Solver: Panel Flow->Wake properties. To increase the number of wake elements, enter a larger number for Iterations. A larger number of elements will provide more accuracy for your simulation, but the simulation will take longer to perform. Time Step is the time step per wake element, i.e., the time between the start of each new row of elements.
Create a scalar called 1/4 Chord (0.25m).
Add 1/4 Chord to the X-position value to find the distance along the chord.
Create an XY plot of pressure coefficient versus distance along the chord.
Select the New Toolbar and click the Result button .
In the Create Result dialog, select the Constant tab. For Units, select Length.
Click Create to create a scalar.
In the Results Tool Palette, select Scalar Variables->Scalar (the scalar variable you just created). Click on it again to make its name editable, and change Scalar to 1/4 Chord.
In the Properties Panel, set the Value of 1/4 Chord to 0.25 and press Enter on the keyboard.
In the Create Result dialog, select the Binary tab. Select Add from the list.
In the Results Tool Palette, select Vector Fields->XYZ. Verify that X is selected as the Scalar in the Properties Panel. Drag and drop Vector Fields->XYZ onto the left-hand target in the Create Result dialog. Select Scalar to specify the X-position as the left-hand variable for the equation.
Drag Scalar Variables->1/4 Chord from the Results Tool Palette and drop it onto the right-hand target in the Create Result dialog.
Click Create to create the scalar field chord. In the Results Tool Palette, select Scalar Fields->(XYZ:X + 1/4 Chord), rename it Chord, and press Enter.
Close the Create Result dialog.
Drag and drop the Scalar Fields->Cp tool onto the top edge of the original airfoil section in the View Window. Select edge_3 (or whichever edge is the top edge of the original airfoil section in your example) in the Select dialog (the edge will be highlighted in the View Window), and click OK. Select Select/Deselect from the menu and then right-click on the bottom edges of the original airfoil section. Select edge_5 (or whichever edge is the bottom edge of the original airfoil section in your example), click OK and select XY Plot to create an XY plot of pressure coefficient versus X-position.
To plot the pressure coefficient versus distance along the chord, drag and drop Scalar Fields->Chord onto the background of the Cp Plot Window. Select X Axis to display values of distance along the chord along the X-axis of the XY plot.
To compare the pressure coefficient values from your Caedium simulation with the experimental values, you need to plot both data sets on the same XY plot.
Select the File Toolbar and click the Import button . Select the location of the plot data you saved at the beginning of this tutorial. For the file type, select Plot Series (*.csv). Double-click on cp_0_15.csv to import it into Caedium.
The plot series will be visible in the Results Tool Palette, under Imported.
Select the Cp Plot Window. Drag and drop the Imported->cp_0_15.csv tool onto the Plot Window and select Done to plot the experimental data on the same XY plot as the simulation data.
In the Properties Panel, expand the Y Axis property. Turn on the Reverse property to reverse the direction of the Y-axis.
In the Plot Window, select ExpLower and ExpUpper in the Plot Legend. (First, click on ExpLower, then hold down the Control (or ctrl) key on your keyboard and select ExpUpper. Both words should now be highlighted.) In the Properties Panel, set Line to None, and set Symbol to Circle Open.
In the Plot Window, select the two words that say "edge" in the Plot Legend (edge_3 and edge_5 in this example) so that both words are highlighted. In the Properties Panel, set Symbol to None.
Notice the good agreement between the computational and experimental data.
For a more detailed study of this airfoil, see our NACA 4415 Airfoil Calculation.
Submitted by Mario (not verified) on March 17, 2014 - 13:48.
when i click and drag Cp onto the leading edge and select the airfoil group, all options are grayed out and I cannot select color map. Any help will be appreciated!
Have you applied the Substance?
Submitted by symscape on March 17, 2014 - 18:18.
Have you successfully applied the Substance (Air) to the simulation? i.e., Have you dragged and dropped the Substance onto the background?
Prior to using the Substance you need to set its properties as described in section "Specify the Properties for the Simulation".


As a form of martial art Aikido is more than a powerful method of self-defence. It is a path of personal discovery and character improvement. Some of the benefits in training in Aikido include increased physical fitness, improved self-confidence and a greater awareness of yourself and your boundaries as well as those of people around you.
A life changing martial art.
The most fundamental concept of Aikido is that of 'harmonising' with an attacker. Aikido uses circular or turning movements that redirect the force of an attack into the ground or back through the attacker, usually culminating in an immobilisation lock or throw.
Aikido is a unique defensive martial art that aims to cause no serious injury to the attacker, whilst maintaining the safety of the defender. This moral approach and its effective techniques have been the main reason why Aikido has spread throughout the world.
Aikido is ideal for the less physical to learn as a method of self-defence. The friendly environment of the Aikido dojo makes learning this fantastic art a great way to meet new people and make friends.
Aikido has become integral to my weekly routine. I'd like to think that it has helped me to become more focused on goals that I set myself. As well as being an incredible martial art, Aikido has introduced me to a whole community of great people.


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