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Why Republicans' Russia-envy in the Arctic is misplaced
February 24, 2017 Mia Bennett 0
A flurry of headlines have recently declared that Russia is kicking its militarization efforts in the Arctic into high gear. Bombastically, UK tabloid The Daily Star screamed, "Russia moves to CONQUER the Arctic: Putin's troops prep for VERY Cold War." More somberly, Foreign Policy described, "Here's what Russia's military build-up in the Arctic looks like,"complete with a Cold War-esque map of Russia's military bases symbolized by red planes and missiles all pointed directly at the United States.
The map comes from the office of Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), who has spoken pointedly on the need for the U.S. to boost its Arctic abilities so that it can compete with Russia. Comparing the U.S.' paltry two icebreakers to Russia's 40 and counting, he admitted, "The highways of the Arctic are icebreakers…Russia has superhighways, and we have dirt roads with potholes." Russia, it should be said, also has the Northern Sea Route connecting Europe and Asia, while the U.S. has the western end of the less geostrategic, harder to navigate Northwest Passage.
Sullivan is not the only Republican calling for greater investment in America's Arctic capabilities. Representative Duncan Hunter (R-California), chairman of the House Committee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, sent a letter to the White House urging the U.S. to build more icebreakers. In a line that echoed Trump's choice of vocabulary, Hunter wrote, "Russia is launching its biggest icebreaker — The Arktika. It should be of tremendous concern that next to this vessel, there is no equivalent in the world." He added that Russia already has 40 vessels, with more coming online in the future, while the U.S. only has two.
The sudden concern for Russia's icebreaking capabilities seems odd considering that no country has ever come close to it since the Soviets launched the nuclear icebreaker, Lenin, in 1959.
The USSR launched Lenin, the world's first nuclear icebreaker, in 1957. Photo: Encyclopedia Britannica.
But the real question is, why does Russia have so many powerful icebreakers? Why is it building so much in the Arctic? Could they really be girding to attack the U.S., and if so, does American need to respond in kind?
The short answer is no.
Russia has always been more active in the Arctic than the U.S. for a combination of geographic, economic, and cultural reasons. The country has much more northern territory than the U.S., which is partly why the Arctic economy forms a much larger share of the country's national economy.
Throughout Russia's history, a culture of imperial expansion has also motivated its drive to the north. The Cossacks' rapid drive across Siberia, completed in 60 years, emerged in relation to an inability to push south across its steppe frontier into Central Asia due to tough opposition. Expansion was easier to the north and east across Siberia, where indigenous populations were sparser and resistance was weaker.
In the modern era, cities like Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, and Norilsk all testify to the Soviets' enormous efforts to industrialize and urbanize the Russian Arctic. Even traditional practices became subsumed within the Soviet Arctic economy, with reindeer herding collectivized and industrialized, for instance.
Yakutsk, Russia. Photo: Mia Bennett.
Watermelons, likely imported from the Caucasus, for sale in Arkhangelsk in the Russian Arctic. Photo: Mia Bennett.
Russia constitutes about half of the entire Arctic region, while the U.S. controls significantly less than that. By some accounts, the Russian Arctic accounts for 20% of the country's GDP, and it would be even more if Tsar Alexander II hadn't sold Alaska to the U.S. in 1867. Alaska, on the other hand, counts for a paltry 0.003% of U.S. GDP according to a back of the envelope calculation I did. In relative terms, Alaska has the 45th smallest economy of all 50 states (although it has the highest per capita GDP).
Here's a map that illustrates how much bigger Russia's Arctic economy is than Alaska's from the Steffanson Arctic Institute.
As a primary example, Russia has advanced more in developing its Arctic oil and gas resources than any other country. In 2012, it opened the world's first Arctic-class ice-resistant oil rig, Prirazlomnaya, in the Pechora Sea. Last month, the country opened three new Arctic pipelines, with President Vladimir Putin giving a speech by video link. The U.S., by contrast, has not opened an Arctic pipeline since the one and only Trans-Alaska Pipeline began operating in 1977.
Development is also proceeding apace at Russia's Yamal Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, which is receiving funding and cooperation from Chinese, Korean, and French partners. The LNG project sits in the middle of the Northern Sea Route, an Arctic thoroughfare used during Soviet times to supply the country's numerous northern settlements. Today, the Kremlin hopes the Arctic shipping passage can be transformed into a global thoroughfare to connect Russia's Arctic resources to markets in Europe and Asia.
Russia is also carrying out much of this Arctic economic activity at a loss. The hope is that drilling in the Arctic will one day be profitable – and indeed, if the Russian economy continues to rely on oil, it is crucial that new sources be found. The Arctic could hold a massive amount of mineral wealth for Russia, especially in the way of natural gas, which could boost the national economy.
Given all of this activity, logically, Russia needs infrastructure and personnel to support and secure that activity – not to prepare for war in the Arctic. The country simply has a far greater national stake in supporting northern economic activity than the U.S. federal government. So why exactly do we need a fleet of icebreakers that can compare with Russia's?
Even if Alaska, which the U.S. Geological Survey estimates has more oil than any other geological province in the Arctic, started churning out fossil fuels, it would likely have a minimal impact on the U.S. economy at large. Thus, since we simply don't have as much coastline, as much economic activity, or even as many people in the Arctic as Russia, the U.S. probably doesn't need to spend billions of dollars on icebreakers to pretend like we do.
The Russian media has been astutely covering the West's obsession with the country's Arctic development. In an interview with Russian internet portal and media outlet Rambler, Vladimir Batjuk, professor in the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the Higher School of Economics, explained, "In my opinion, the Americans [do] not quite clearly understand why this is necessary. They have a very limited sector around Alaska and it is difficult to squeeze out something serious from it. A fight against Russia for its own sake does not make much sense for them. The only thing that interests them is the internationalization of the Northern Sea Route and the Northwest Passage."
Constructing pricey icebreakers (Arktika is reckoned to cost $2 billion) is not the only investment Republicans are seeking in the Arctic. Senator Sullivan, along with the senior senator from Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, is also seeking to open up part of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to drilling. In January, the two senators introduced the Alaska Oil and Gas Production Act, Senate Bill 49, to permit oil and gas development in areas not classified as federal wilderness. The hope is that more drilling will revive the Alaskan economy, which is currently facing a $3 billion deficit.
Many Republicans and Alaskans believe that with President Trump in office, now is the time to act. Andy Mack, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, said to the Los Angeles Times, "Politically, in Washington, D.C., we have all the right folks in place."
But even with individuals like former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson in charge of the State Department, having big oil inside the bureaucracy is no guarantee of development. As Trump's travel ban highlighted, the judicial system can prove to be a major obstacle to executive action – and there's no doubt that a huge fight would go down in court should Congress open up ANWR to drilling. Thus, despite having the "right folks in place" right now, there could be years of delays before ANWR opens up – and who knows who will be in the Oval Office then, and what executive orders the president then might sign.
This is where Russia and the U.S. differ. If the Russian government seeks to open up its Arctic to drilling, the state-owned companies of Rosneft and Gazprom will go ahead and do so – costs be damned, courts be damned. This mentality of development of the Arctic at all costs has its roots in the Soviets' push to remake the Russian North into their own image – one of concrete buildings, radar arrays, and thousands of workers extracting oil, gas, nickel, diamonds, and all sorts of other minerals out of the frozen ground.
So if Republicans have Russia-envy when it comes to the Arctic, they should think twice. Yes, the Russian Arctic is vibrant and economically dynamic in parts. In the city of Arkhangelsk, you can enjoy watermelons from Georgia and the finest Russian caviar. In other parts of the Russian Arctic, you can still lose yourself in the cold caresses of the White Sea or the soft underbelly of the mossy tundra.
But the Russian Arctic has also been indelibly scarred by development that was too rushed and haphazard in its unveiling. Norilsk, a nickel mining city in the Russian Arctic, has been ignominiously deemed one of the ten most polluted places on Earth. Suicide rates among Russian reindeer herders, stripped of the ability to continue their traditional practices as they once did, are extremely high. These scars on the landscapes and societies are remnants from the Soviet push to conquer the Arctic through industrial development.
One has to wonder what will be the consequences of the contemporary push to open up the Arctic to the global economy via the development of oil and gas, shipping routes, and tourism. It's not outside the realm of possibility that after the current boom in Arctic development comes to a close, the idea of the Arctic as a "last frontier" may no longer make sense if the ice-bound landscape has melted away. Without ice, the Arctic would just be another mineral-rich area peripheral to the global economy.
This is partly the concern motivating the $500 billion geo-engineering project that could "re-freeze" the Arctic. In a new paper, scientists have proposed to "enhance Arctic sea ice production by using wind power during the Arctic winter to pump water to the surface, where it will freeze more rapidly." The fact that surreal study has attracted a wealth of media coverage speaks to a fear that we are at risk of losing the Arctic altogether.
While the Arctic melts away, many are rejoicing in the discovery of seven Earth-sized exoplanets. Surely, this is a cause for wonder, but it it also a cause for concern given the history of what humans have done when they encounter places at the edge of the known universe whether in the Arctic, at the bottom of the ocean, or in outer space. If we ever make it to these exoplanets, will the powers that be seek to remake these edges of the map in their own image? Or for once, will they leave the frontier alone?
Just the other week, another discovery that did not attract quite as much attention concerned the finding of "extraordinary" levels of pollutants at the bottom of the seven-mile deep Mariana Trench, one of the most remote places on Earth. This, however, shouldn't be all too shocking. Trillions of microscopic bits of plastic have been found in Arctic icebergs. A Russian scientists studying beluga whales once told me that they had high levels of pollutants that could be traced to fertilizer used in India. Arctic indigenous peoples, due to their consumption of whales and other marine mammals, have some of the highest levels of PCP's among humans.
Human presence is thus contaminating places people haven't even inhabited. A part of me would not be surprised if a probe were to travel to one of these newfound exoplanets and find a trace of human life on its rocky surface. On the bright side, scientists think some exoplanets have polar ice caps. I suppose that these could serve as a sort of Arctic 2.0 if we need an Earth 2.0
A plastic ice bag found on Enigma Seamount near the Mariana Trench. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas.
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Carlton Hughes says:
Noting the very interesting info graphic used above on economies in the Arctic is from 2004, I am wondering if there is: 1) any work following through up to a more recent date using this and 2) what the most recent information is (and where it might be found), Carlton
Mia Bennett says:
Hi Carlton,
Thanks for your comment. You're certainly right to point out that the graphic might be out of date by now. I'm not sure if there's been updated information produced, but it would certainly be interesting to see. I'll let you know if I find anything.
TheThresh.com says:
Fantastic piece, per usual. I'm reminded of a great quote from Christopher P. Cavas of Defense News. He says that recent defense inspired icebreaker proposals are "the latest in a long series of nebulous, the-Russians-have-more-so-we-need-more calls from US officials for ships that still have no defined purpose." (http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense-news/2015/09/02/obama-congress-coast-guard-arctic-antarctic-icebreaker-ship-canada-glacier-alaska/71555866/). Certainly a modern U.S. icebreaker or two are needed, but nothing like the fleet that Russia has.
Thanks, Andreas. Sounds like Christopher Cavas is right on the money.
It wasn't Peter who sold Alaska, he died a century before that. Catherine the Great was the one.
ok, I'm also wrong, it was Alexander II.
Thanks for your comment. I corrected the error a couple days ago. Please excuse my oversight.
caitlyna says:
Mia, you make a good point. I would add that Russia has 8 times the area of EEZ in the Arctic as does the US, it has heavy winter ice on its northeastern coast and the Sea of Okhotsk, and it has ice, less imposing than on the NSR but still in need of icebreakers, in the Gulf of Finland. Only the four nuclear icebreakers and four of the largest diesel electric icebreakers work autonomously along the NSR as do the US icebreakers Polar Star and Healey in our part of the Arctic. The rest either serve in ports (Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, St. Pertersburg), major oil and minerals production sites (Varandey, Prirazlomnoya, Sabetta, Novy Port, Norilsk/Dudinka, Sakhalin I and Sakhalin II), shuttle tankers and cargo ships between production sites and markets, and as emergency rescue ships servicing the NSR, Baltic Sea, Pacific Ocean and Black Sea. The navy's former icebreaking patol ships have been transferred to civilian use in maintaining ports and the Coast Guard's new Arctic cutters are rated for conditions found in the Gulf of Finland and White Sea. This is not the fleet mix of a power seeking to expand outward – Russia's arctic shipbuilding investments have been insupport of its first arctic priority: development of its arctic as a stretegic resource base for development.
Caitlyna, thanks for your extremely useful additional insight. I may come to you with questions in the future.
Mia, I hope we can get a bit of time to talk when you are here in DC for the ARCUS seminar in April. And feel free to write any time.
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Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital held a ceremony to honor those veterans. Public Affairs Director, Jeff Hoelscher said young people and the rest of the country need to realize how much these veterans have sacrificed for the United States.
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Amphetamines (AMPs) can cause long-term depletions in striatal dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT), and these decrements are often accepted as prima facie evidence of AMP-induced damage to the dopaminergic and serotonergic projections to striatum. Rarely are indices linked to neural damage used to evaluate the neurotoxicity of the AMPs. Here, we determined the potential neurotoxic effects of two substituted AMPs, d-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (d-MDMA) and d-fenfluramine (d-FEN) in group-housed female C57BL6/J mice. Astrogliosis, assessed by quantification of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), was the main indicator of d-MDMA-induced neural damage. Assays of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), DA, and 5-HT were used to determine effects on DA and 5-HT systems. Since AMPs are noted for both their stimulatory and hyperthermia-inducing properties, activity, as well as core temperature, was monitored in several experiments. To extend the generality of our findings, these same end points were examined in singly housed female C57bL6/J mice and in group-housed male C57BL6/J or female B6C3F1 mice after treatment with d-MDMA. Mice received either d-MDMA (20 mg/kg) (singly housed mice received dosages of 20, 30, or 40 mg/kg) or d-FEN (25 mg/kg) every 2 h for a total of four sc injections. d-MDMA caused hyperthermia, whereas d-FEN induced hypothermia. d-MDMA cause a large (300%) increase in striatal GFAP that resolved by 3 wk and a 50-75% decrease in TH and DA that was still apparent at 3 wk, d-FEN did not affect any parameters in striatum. d-MDMA is a striatal dopaminergic neurotoxicant in both male and female C57BL6/mice, as evidenced by astrogliosis and depletions of DA in this area in both sexes. The greater lethality to males suggests they may be more sensitive, at least to the general toxicity of d-MDMA, that females. d-MDMA (20 mg/kg) induced the same degree of damage whether mice were housed singly or in groups. Higher dosages in singly housed mice induced greater lethality, but not greater neurotoxicity. d-MDMA was also effective in inducing striatal damage in mice of the B6C3F1 strain. Significant increases in activity were induced by d-MDMA, and these increases were not blocked by pretreatment with MK-801, despite the profound lowering of body temperature induced by this combination. A lowering of body temperature, whether by a 15 degree C ambient temperature (approx 2 degree drop), pretreatment with MK-801 (1.0 mg/kg prior to the first and third d-MDMA injections; approx 5-6 degrees C drop) or restraint (approx 5-6 degrees C drop) was effective in blocking the neurotoxicity of d-MDMA in both C57BL6/J and B6C3F1. The stimulatory effects of d-MDMA appeared to have little impact on the neurotoxicity induced by d-MDMA or the protection conferred by MK-801. These data suggest that in the mouse, the neurotoxic effects of d-MDMA, and most likly other AMPs, are linked to an effect on body temperature.


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Gold rose in early trading on Wednesday after a weaker-than-expected consumer confidence index reading for December. Consumer confidence fell well below analysts' expectations of 128.0 to just 122.1 in December. The November reading was also downwardly revised to 128.6.
"The decline in confidence was fueled by a somewhat less optimistic outlook for business and job prospects in the coming months. Consumers' assessment of current conditions, however, improved moderately." said Lynn Franco, director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board.
Meanwhile, as the year comes to a close, and with the Gold-to-S&P 500 ratio at a 10-year low, it may be time to add Gold to your portfolio. World stock markets are still high but concerns about North Korea continue to generate safe-haven flows into Gold.
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Friday to impose tough new sanctions on North Korea. On Tuesday, the U. S. announced additional sanctions against two North Korean officials linked to that nation's ballistic missile program.
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Von April 2011 bis August 2016 war sie eine Trainee bei YG Entertainment. Als Trainee hat sie mit dem Rappen angefangen. Seit 2014 ist sie mit iKONs B.I und BOBBY Gesicht der von YG Entertainment ins Leben gerufenen Modemarke "NONA9ON" und erscheint regelmäßig in deren Werbekampagnen.

Seit 2012 begann YG Entertainment die Vorbereitungen für das Debüt einer neuen Girlgroup. Die endgültigen Mitglieder wurden am 29. Juni 2016 offiziell angekündigt, worunter sich Lisa befand. Letztendlich debütierte sie am 8. August 2016 als Lisa, zusammen mit Bandmitgliedern Jennie, Jisoo und Rosé als Blackpink mit der EP SQUARE ONE.

Seit dem 1. Februar 2018 steht Lisas erste Modekollektion, "Brightest Star in The Night Sky" mit NONA9ON zur Vorbestellung zur Verfügung und seit dem 8. Februar steht sie offiziell zum Verkauf bereit. Nach dem Start der Vorbestellung waren viele Artikel in kurzer Zeit bereits ausverkauft und bevor die Kollektion noch offiziell zum Verkauf stand waren die Artikel bereits komplett ausverkauft. Aufgrund von Lisas Erfolg mit NONA9ON wurde am 21. März 2018 angekündigt, dass Lisa das Gesicht von YG Plus' Moonshot Cosmetics in China wird. und des Weiteren ihre zweite Modekollektion mit NONA9ON im September erscheint.

Als drittes Gruppenmitglied hatte Lisa ihr Debüt am 10. September 2021 mit dem Single-Album Lalisa.

Diskografie

Single-Alben
 2021: Lalisa

Singles
 2021: Lalisa
 2021: Money
 2021: SG (mit DJ Snake, Ozuna & Megan Thee Stallion; #11 der deutschen Single-Trend-Charts am 29. Oktober 2021)

Filmografie

Soloauftritte

Musikvideos
 2014: Taeyang – Ringa Linga (Cameo)

Auszeichnungen

Preisverleihungen
 2022: Gaon Chart Music Awards – Mubeat Global Choice Award
 2022: MTV Video Music Award – Best K-Pop (für Lalisa)

Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe

Weblinks

 Lisa auf Instagram
 Lisa auf Youtube

Einzelnachweise

K-Pop-Sänger
Blackpink
Musiker (Thailand)
Thailänder
Geboren 1997
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Members of the largest union in state government appear close to approving a new contract that would raise pay by 7.25 percent over three years and increase their contributions toward health insurance.
The executive director of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 13 said Tuesday voting is nearly done and he believes the new contract will pass easily.
The proposal will require employees in the state's wellness plan to contribute 2.5 percent of their salary toward health coverage by July 2018. The current contribution is 2 percent.
Employees will see pay increases of 2.75 percent by the end of next month, 2 percent next July and 2.5 percent by July 2018.
The state also is changing its health plan to include a new deductible and higher copays.


If you're entering a local dog competition you'll want your canine pal looking his absolute best. That means he's stood upright, looking lean, and standing to attention. That includes his tail! If his tail always drops then he doesn't look happy and he's not going to be able to strike the right pose. There is no room for mistakes if you want the perfect shot, so that big, bushy tail needs to get in line. Alternatively, if you've got friends and family over and you want to show them a giggle-inducing party trick, then making his tail stand to attention never disappoints.
This type of training is about more than keeping his tail up, it's about drilling into him discipline and control. Control that you can use to teach him a range of other commands to get him marching to your beat and signing to your tune.
You might think training your dog to raise his tail is going to be a challenging, but it's actually surprisingly straightforward. Once you understand that he raises his tail when he's happy, you just need to find a way of triggering instant happiness and excitement. That way whenever you give the cue, his tail will quickly jump straight up. As you can probably imagine, nothing gets dogs excited more than some irresistible food. If he's a puppy he should be eager to please and straightforward to excite. It may take just a few days before you see consistent results. If he's older and his tail has been drooping for a while now, then you may need a couple of weeks to get the message across.
Training him to keep his tail up will help you get that perfect Snapchat story. It will also make him picturesque for any dog show you want to enter him into.
Before you begin, you'll need to collect a few bits. Find his absolute favorite food and break it up into small pieces. Alternatively, stock up on some tempting treats. You'll also need a clicker for one of the methods below.
You'll need just 5 minutes a day for the next week or two. You'll also want to conduct your training in a quiet room when you won't be distracted by a noisy household.
The only other things you'll need are patience and an optimistic attitude. Then you're ready to begin!
For the first couple of days, simply play close attention to your canine pal. What causes his tail to jump up most? Is it meal times? Is it when you go out for a walk? Is it when you walk through the front door, or when you pick up his favorite toy?
Now choose one of those triggers and click during them. Give a clear click close to him consistently. So if his tail jumps up when he eats a meal, you'd stand next to him and click just before he gets it and then every now and then until he's finished it all.
You'll need to do this every single time this activity happens. This is the time-consuming bit, but it will be worth it in the end. You also need to make sure you don't have any lapses. If you're consistent he will soon associate the sound of the clicker with mouth watering food.
After several days, it's time to put your work to the test. When it's just the two of you and there are no distractions around, hit the clicker. You'll probably see his tail instantly jump to attention. The mere sound of the clicker will bring back the smell and taste of food.
To make sure the clicker stays doing the job, hand over a treat once his tail stand upright. Over the next few days, leave his tail standing upright for longer and longer before you hand over the treat. You'll now be able to lift his tail and keep it upright with a simple click.
You need to make one toy his absolute favorite. Opt for a toy that makes a sound, like a squeaky toy. The sound is loud, crisp and will immediately get his attention. Play around with it for several minutes each day. Talk in an animated voice throughout to really get him worked up.
After a few days of consistent play, the sound of the toy should send his tail to the roof. He'll be so happy and excited at the thought of playing with it that they'll be no dampening his mood. So give it a squeak and once his tail is up, let him play around with it.
Now give it a squeak again, but this time wait a few seconds before you give him the toy. The aim is to gradually increase the length of time he'll keep his tail up for you. Practice every day, adding a couple of seconds on each time.
Now you don't want to have to reach for an old toy covered in dog saliva each time, so you need to use a verbal cue. As you give the toy a squeak, say "attention". Or, you can use any word or phrase you like. Over several days, he'll associate the command with the toy and you won't need to squeak it at all.
Once he's got the hang of it, just issue the command and then throw him the toy afterwards. By now the command will send excitement through his body. Just make sure he keeps that tail up for a little while before you give him the toy.
Head for a quiet spot with your canine companion and a pocketful of treats. You're going to take a slightly different approach and encourage any signs of tail movement to start with.
Give an 'up' command in a clear but playful voice. He's probably going to look at you like you're a crazy person to start with, but that's fine. To help him understand what you want, point at his tail, look at it, you can even touch it.
As soon as it moves, which may take a little while of waiting, give him a treat and some praise. At this point, any movement at all is progress. This first hurdle is the biggest, so don't be alarmed if you're waiting for 30 seconds before you see any movement.
Spend a few minutes each day doing this, but as he catches on that the behavior you want is related to his tail, you can begin to make it harder. Don't give him a treat as soon as it moves anymore, wait for it to rise up. It probably will anyway, because he knows food is on the cards.
After several successful attempts of him bringing his tail up, you need to motivate him to keep it up. Simply wait a couple of seconds before you give him the treat. Then next time wait a couple more seconds, and so on and so on. Once he's fully got the hang of it you can cut out the treats altogether.


The Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge had a wide assortment of railroad cars, these cars were re-built as a-frame gondola's around 1929.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 29, 2015 — BroadVision, Inc. (BVSN), a leading provider of e-business and engagement management solutions, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2015. Revenues for the first quarter were $2.5 million, compared with revenues of $4.3 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014 and $3.0 million for the comparable quarter of 2014.
License revenue for the first quarter of 2015 was $1.1 million, compared with $2.7 million for the prior quarter and $1.2 million for the comparable quarter of 2014. The majority of the first quarter license and subscription revenue was generated from the Company's BroadVision(R) Business Agility Suite(TM), Commerce Agility Suite(TM), QuickSilver(TM), and Clearvale(R) solutions. Revenue during the quarter was generated from sales to both new and existing customers.
In the first quarter of 2015, BroadVision posted net loss on a U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") basis of $3.6 million, or $0.74 per basic and diluted share, as compared with GAAP net loss of $1.6 million, or $0.32 per basic and diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2014 and GAAP net loss of $2.3 million, or $0.49 per basic and diluted share, for the comparable quarter of 2014.
As of March 31, 2015 the Company had $36.3 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, compared to a combined balance of $37.1 million as of December 31, 2014 and $45.9 million as of March 31, 2014.
BroadVision management will host a conference call today, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 2:00PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). The conference call may be accessed by dialing: 1-888-424-8151, with pin code 5569711#. Callers outside North America should call +1-847-585-4422 to be connected. These numbers can be accessed 15 minutes before the call begins, as well as during the call. A web replay will also be available following the call on the Company's website.
Driving innovation since 1993, BroadVision (BVSN) provides e-business solutions that enable the enterprise and its employees, partners, and customers to stay actively engaged, socially connected, and universally organized to achieve greater business results. BroadVision(R) solutions—including Vmoso for virtual, mobile, and social business collaboration, and Clearvale for enterprise social networking—are available globally in the cloud via the Web and mobile applications. Visit BroadVision.com for more details.
Information in this release that involves expectations, beliefs, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to BroadVision as of the date of this release, and BroadVision assumes no obligation to update or correct any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from BroadVision's current expectations.
Various factors and risks associated with BroadVision's business are discussed in its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and in BroadVision's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Two New Articles; Show Tomorrow!
Only one show to go, though… this Friday (tomorrow night), in Bryan/College Station, TX. We really hope everyone gets a chance to stop by. There are two great bands playing with us, Whiskey Shivers and Hello Wheels. The Grand Stafford Theater is newly remodeled, and it should be a great night! You can learn more, check out videos, and purchase tickets to the show, here. Thanks again to everyone, for helping make last Friday such a success.
Have a great rest of the week, and we'll see you, tomorrow!


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So, I think it's so crucial that we have this dual technique. And you're going to stand on me in 10 minutes, aren't you? How much more time have I got? Half a minute? Thank you, sir. Yes. So, it's rather unfortunate, these concerns that entered into the Daily Telegraph, this misinformation that was fed into the mouth of David Attenborough. We can pertain to that later, if we want. And I think I have actually stated the main points I desired.
Nobody at the table was injured, and Charlie revived enough to be led outdoors and sent out home in a cab. After the dust settled, a regional bass gamer in the audience stepped up and completed the gig – not a total loss. However for the band, and especially for Charlie, the shine was off the gold.
What got me through the addiction the best, was sleeping. When I would begin feeling bad, I would lie down and close my eyes. Sleeping took off the edge. And even if I did not drop off to sleep, it helped me get through it.
As soon as again caught the hearts of our citizens, the shooting of Gabby Gifford in Arizona has. We welcome the tearful survivors, along with relative of those who were murdered in cold blood. Our sentiments are boldly revealed in placards held high which read, "We're With You, Gabby" as the motorcade carries her injured body to a inpatient rehabilitation centers. We rejoice in her strength, her will, and each sign of development. However we grieve over a little girl who never had a chance to satisfy her dreams; and we have one goal, one prayer – to witness recovery.
Kids aren't the only ones affected by Brandon's courage and favorable outlook. His loved ones have actually been with him every step of the method the previous 2 years, and are happy of what he has actually conquered. His mother, Carol Halloran Ferguson, isn't at all surprised at her boy's willpower.
Addiction treatment and inpatient drug rehab is best done through a multi-pronged method. The professionals at the rehab center recommend numerous drugs and programs that permit the individual to recuperate in phases and rejoin the mainstream society so that he or she can lead a normal life once again. So, it is not simply drugs that do the work. Therapy plays a crucial function, therefore does the individual attention that the individual gets from the professionals and caregivers.
Sadly, dependency has to be treated; an individual suffering from an addiction can not function properly in a society. The purpose of the rehabilitation is to put the addicted back on their feet and help them re-integrate in the society, get a task and forget about the alcohol, drugs or the other compounds that have brought them in the addicting state. inpatient rehab is a really helpful technique to treat the addicted. But, lots of people do not manage entering into a center and spending weeks perhaps even months there. It is too costly, and it takes a lot of time off. The option for these clients is to take up outpatient rehab. The outpatient rehab can offer excellent results as well if done seriously.
For correct treatment a more holistic approach is consider essential. Since drug abuse recovery isn't really one- dimensional, your treatment couldn't be either.
I need to state yes! Initially, do your homework. There is effective drug totally free treatment offered for your loved one without creating substitute addictions like methadone. Set up an area. For me, it was the program that used my household member the best possibility of recovery for life. Such private drug treatment programs are offered in the UK and in other places. Educate yourself and take heart. You can do it. I understand, I did.


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Executive MBA Online
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The value of an Executive MBA
The Executive MBA has been designed to afford participants an efficient way of working in an environment characterised by complexity, uncertainty and continuous change. Consequently, the experience of the Executive MBA and the Executive MBA On-line at Instituto de Empresa is marked by the following:
A year of intense learning. In such a fast-changing world like today, one-year programmes provide a highly demanding accelerated learning process so that students may acquire all the know-how required for business management at the highest levels.
We promote an entrepreneurial spirit not only because entrepreneurs create their own companies, but also because they contribute with their ideas to the growth and improvement of the organisation in which they work.
The programme has a committed international vocation, with the presence of over 20 nationalities on the programme itself and more than 65 nationalities present on our campus.
An eminently practical programme, the case methodology places students in real situations and foments the discussion of the situation in an international environment.
The programme is flexible and caters for students who are unable to travel to Madrid every week.
The online version of the Executive MBA involves four periods of physical presence - two of one week and two of two weeks - with two on-line periods in between the first two. This programme begins in February of each year and ends in March of the following year.
A School in permanent contact with the reality of the business world, which makes it possible to make the most of its multiple activities and contacts during and after the programme thanks to a network of over 28,000 alumni.
The programme starts with the inauguration day. This is a complete working day, from 09.30h to 19.00h, including a lunch break.
The main aim of the inauguration day is to explain the philosophy and methodology of the case method that will be used throughout the programme, as well as to foster the integration of new students through Action Learning.
Between the first and second period, approximately halfway through the course, the students~ day is held. The objective here is to evaluate course activities and to introduce students` partners and families into the dynamics of a typical day of IE classes. It is also an ideal opportunity for all to exchange experiences in a pleasant setting.
Discussion of practical case methods
This is the main method used. Students are provided in advance with a practical case study that describes the specific situation of a company. In the general sessions, students are asked to expound their points of view, the decisions they would take, and the analysis that has led them to adopt their stance.
The acquisition of tools used for theoretical analysis is achieved through explanations in class sessions and online debate in the case of the online programme. The student is also furnished with notes that introduce and develop concepts which make for easier understanding.
In order to analyse the cases that will subsequently be discussed in class, participants are divided into workgroups, formed in accordance with profiles and experiences. The idea is not, however, to reach the same conclusion within the group, unless the professor has specifically requested it, but rather to build on the opinions of each person with a view to bringing maximum enrichment to class discussions.
In the case of the online programme, during non-presidential periods, teamwork is carried out regardless of the geographic location of participants. The virtual platform eliminates distances and brings flexibility to timetables, permitting each participant to work when it is convenient for him/her.
The Executive MBA is designed for people who wish to continue working while they do the programme. It is, however, important to remember that all participants will need time for individual and group study.
Students Requirements
The highly demanding nature of Instituto de Empresa master�s degree programmes requires a rigorous selection process to select the right candidates from a large number of applicants.
The fundamental objective of the admissions process is to select high-potential candidates who are pro-active, motivated and creative. Candidates who not only stand out because of a superlative academic and professional curriculum but also offer the kind of interpersonal skills that permit them to glean maximum added value from the programme. We are also interested in people with clear professional and personal goals who bring maturity and enrichment to the classroom.
We aim to provide our candidates with a backdrop that will enable them to develop long-term, mutually beneficial relations with alumni and Instituto de Empresa as an institution.
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163rd Pathfinders/Calgary/Alberta.
Title 163rd Pathfinders/Calgary/Alberta.
Honoree World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Girl Guides of Canada
Girl Guides of Canada. 163rd Calgary Pathfinder Unit
Location of Honoree Canada
Calgary (Alta.)
Contributor Crowe, Donna M.
Luzi, Evelyn
Byatt, Wendy
Location of Contributor Canada
Biography of Contributor Two mothers, Donna Crowe and Evelyn Luzi, whose daughters are members of the 163rd Pathfinder Unit, made our 'Honour Quilt' to recognize the 8,000,000 girls and women who belong to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
Contributor's History / Reason for Honor IN HONOUR OF THE EIGHT MILLION GIRLS AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHO ARE MEMBERS OF W.A.G.G.G.S. -- THE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF GIRL GUIDES AND GIRL SCOUTS / The Girl Guide Association was founded in Great Britain in 1909 by Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell, and is open to girls and women throughout the world without distinction of creed, race or nationality. / The World Association, of which Canada is a charter member, was formed in 1928 to link together the many national organizations of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Its object, as stated in its constitution, is to co-operate to promote unity of purpose and common understanding in the fundamental principles of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting in the world, and to encourage friendship among girls of all nations, within and beyond any frontiers. The World Flag, a gold trefoil on a blue background, is its official flag, and is recognized everywhere. / This World Association admits new member countries whose national organizations accept these principles, and desire to co-operate with Associations in other countries. New members are admitted at the triennial conferences of the Association as Full or Associate Members, depending on their respective abilities to accept the responsibility of membership. At this time, there are seventy Full and thirty-four Associate Members. / The first registration of a Canadian Guide Company was in St. Catharines, Ontario, in January of 1910. 1981 figures show a national registration of 271,404 with members in all ten provinces and two territories. Alberta's membership was 24,683, and Calgary's 7,928.
Data Sources File card, from Wendy Byatt; documentation information, dated February 22nd, 1983; cataloguer's report, 1996; quilt.
Cataloguing Notes [AEF 2015]: The following fields contain information directly quoted from the original documentation: Biography of Contributor; Contributor's History/Reason for Honor; Data Sources. / "World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts" and "Girl Guides of Canada" are official Library of Congress headings. / Girl Guides of Canada. 163rd Calgary Pathfinder Unit is loosely modeled after Library of Congress headings for other organizations and their branches/units/etc.


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import SelectionManager from 'core/editor/selection'
import editor from 'core/editor'

const EditorState = editor.EditorState

import store from 'core/store'
const DataStore = store.DataStore
const NodeType = store.NodeType
const Node = store.Node

function commandMoveUpNodesInSelection (editorState) {
  const nodesList = editorState.getNodesList()
  const { start, end } = editorState.getLocationRange()

  const nodeAtRangeStart = nodesList.get(start.index)
  const nodeBeforeRangeStart = nodesList.get(nodeAtRangeStart.before)

  // selection is collapsed (or not) at a node
  // just move that node
  if (start.index === end.index) {
    const newNodesList = nodesList.withMutations(state => {
      state.set(nodeAtRangeStart.id, {
        ...nodeAtRangeStart,
        content: nodeBeforeRangeStart.content,
        type: nodeBeforeRangeStart.type
      })

      state.set(nodeBeforeRangeStart.id, {
        ...nodeBeforeRangeStart,
        content: nodeAtRangeStart.content,
        type: nodeAtRangeStart.type
      })
    })

    return EditorState.update(editorState, {
      nodesList: newNodesList,
      locationRange: {
        index: nodeBeforeRangeStart.id,
        offset: start.offset
      }
    })
  }

  // @TODO: Handle moving up all nodes inside location range

  return editorState
}

export default commandMoveUpNodesInSelection

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For Whatever They're Worth, Here are The Satellite Awards Nominees!
The International Press Academy has announced the nominees for the Satellite Awards! Who are the International Press Academy? They're kind of like an even less credible version of the Golden Globes. They're also the same people who, last year, nominated The Wolf of Wall Street for five awards, despite having not seen the film. I would suggest viewing these nominations more as a guide to conventional wisdom than anything else.
Spotlight, Open Road
Sicario, Lionsgate
Room, A24
The Revenant, 20th Century Fox
The Martian, 20th Century Fox
Carol, The Weinstein Co.
Brooklyn, Fox Searchlight
Bridge of Spies, DreamWorks
Black Mass, Warner Bros.
The Big Short, Paramount
Tom Hooper, The Danish Girl
Thomas McCarthy, Spotlight
Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Actress in a Motion Picture
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Carey Mulligan, Suffragette
Blythe Danner, I'll See You in My Dreams
Actor in a Motion Picture
Will Smith, Concussion
Tom Hardy, Legend
Johnny Depp, Black Mass
Actress in a Supporting Role
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Jane Fonda, Youth
Actor in a Supporting Role
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Michael Keaton, Spotlight
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Motion Picture, International Film
South Korea, The Throne
Brazil, The Second Mother
Croatia, The High Sun
Belgium, The Brand New Testament
Taiwan, The Assassin
Hungary, Son of Saul
France, Mustang
Germany, Labyrinth of Lies
Austria, Goodnight Mommy
Sweden, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
Motion Picture, Documentary
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead:The Story of the National Lampoon
Becoming Bulletproof
Screenplay, Original
Josh Singer, Thomas McCarthy, Spotlight
Michael A. Lerner, Oren Moverman, Love & Mercy
Josh Cooley, Meg LeFauve, Pete Docter, Inside Out
Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman, Straight Outta Compton
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Matt Charman, Bridge of Spies
Abi Morgan, Suffragette
Screenplay, Adapted
Jez Butterworth, Mark Mallouk, Black Mass
Lucinda Coxon, The Danish Girl
Emma Donoghue, Room
Drew Goddard, The Martian
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mark L. Smith, The Revenant
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Thomas Newman, Spectre
Michael Giacchino, Inside Out
Howard Shore, Spotlight
Harry Gregson-Williams, The Martian
Carter Burwell, Carol
Alexander Desplat, The Danish Girl
"Writing's On The Wall", Spectre
"Till It Happens To You", The Hunting Ground
"See You Again", Furious 7
"One Kind Of Love", Love & Mercy
"Love Me Like You Do", Fifty Shades of Grey
"Cold One", Ricki and the Flash
Roger Deakins, Sicario
John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
Hoyte Van Hoytema, Spectre
Dariuz Wolski, The Martian
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
Pietro Scalia, The Martian
Joe Walker, Sicario
Michael Kahn, Bridge of Spies
Lee Smith, Spectre
Elliot Graham, Steve Jobs
Affonso Goncalves, Carol
Sound (Editing and Mixing)
Art Direction and Production Design
Fiona Crombie, Macbeth
Eve Stewart, The Danish Girl
Dennis Gassner, Spectre
Dante Ferretti, Cinderella
Colin Gibson, Mad Max: Fury Road,
Adam Stockhausen, Bridge of Spies
Wen-Ying Huang, The Assassin
Shim Hyun-seob, The Throne
Sandy Powell, Cinderella
Paco Delgado, The Danish Girl
Janet Patterson, Far From the Madding Crowd
Jacqueline Durran, Macbeth
Ensemble: Motion Picture
At least these nominations gave me an excuse to drag out some Sicaro-related media.
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Spotlight and Paul Dano Win At the Gothams
The Gotham Awards were held last night! Spotlight was the big winner though Paul Dano picked up the supporting actor award for his performance in Love & Mercy.
"Carol," Phyllis Nagy
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl," Marielle Heller
"Love & Mercy," Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner
"Spotlight," Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – WINNER
"While We're Young," Noah Baumbach
Breakthrough Actor
Rory Culkin in "Gabriel"
Arielle Holmes in "Heaven Knows What"
Lola Kirke in "Mistress America"
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in "Tangerine"
Mya Taylor in "Tangerine" – WINNER
Breakthrough Series – Long Form
"Jane the Virgin," Jennie Snyder Urman, Creator (The CW)
"Mr. Robot," Sam Esmail, Creator (USA Network) – WINNER
"Transparent," Jill Soloway, Creator (Amazon)
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Creators (Netflix)
"UnREAL," Marti Noxon, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, Creators (Lifetime)
"The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
"Heaven Knows What"
"Spotlight" – WINNER
"Approaching the Elephant"
"Heart of a Dog"
"The Look of Silence" – WINNER
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director
Desiree Akhavan for "Appropriate Behavior"
Jonas Carpigano for "Mediterranea" – WINNER
Marielle Heller for "The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
John Magary for "The Mend"
Josh Mond for "James White"
Christopher Abbott in "James White"
Kevin Corrigan in "Results"
Paul Dano in "Love & Mercy" – WINNER
Peter Sarsgaard in "Experimenter"
Michael Shannon in "99 Homes"
Blythe Danner in "I'll See You in My Dreams"
Bel Powley in "The Diary of a Teenage Girl" – WINNER
Lily Tomlin in "Grandma"
Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast
Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci and Brian D'Arcy James for their ensemble work in "Spotlight"
Breakthrough Series – Short Form
"Bee and PuppyCat," Natasha Alllegri, Creator (Cartoon Hangover)
"The Impossibilities," Anna Kerrigan, Creator (seriesofimpossibilities.com)
"Qraftish, Christal," Creator (Blackgirldangerous.com)
"Shugs and Fats," Nadia Manzoor and Radhka Vaz, Creator (ShugsandFats.TV)
"You're So Talented," Sam Bailey, Creator (Open TV)
Posted in Film | Tagged 99 Homes, Academy Award, Academy Awards, Approaching the Elephant, Appropriate Behavior, Arielle Holmes, award, awards, Bel Powley, Blythe Danner, Brie Larson, Carol, Cartel Land, Cate Blanchett, Chris Rock, Christopher Abbott, Desiree Akhavan, Experimenter, Film, Gabriel, Gotham, gotham awards, Gotham Nominations, Grandma, Heart of a Dog, Heaven Knows Best, Heaven Knows What, I'll See You In My Dreams, James White, John Magay, Jonas Carpigano, Josh Mond, Josh Singer, Kevin Corrigan, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Kristen Wiig, Lily Tomlin, Lisa Marie Bowman, Listen to Me Marlon, Lola Kirke, Love & Mercy, Marielle Heller, Mediterranea, Michael Alan Lerner, Michael Shannon, Mistress America, movie, Mya Taylor, Noah Baumbach, Oren Moverman, Oscar, Oscars, Paul Dano, Peter Sarsgaard, Phyllis Nagy, Results, Room, Rory Culkin, Spotlight, Tangerine, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, The Look of Silence, The Mend, Tom McCarthy, Welcome To Me, While We're Young | Leave a comment
Awards Season Is Here With The 2015 Gotham Award Nominations!
Posted on October 22, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman
Officially, awards season started yesterday when it was announced that Chris Rock would host the Oscars in 2016. And let me tell you, I was so excited about that prospect that, for the first time since this site began, I actually didn't even post that a new Oscar host had been officially selected. But anyway, here's hoping that Chris does well! (Personally, I still want them to give James Franco a second chance…)
However, today, we had the first of our annual Oscar precursors when the 2015 Gotham Nominations were announced! It's debatable just how much influence that Gothams have on the actual Oscar race. The Gothams are designed to only honor independent, American-made films, which means that several potential Oscar nominees aren't even eligible. A lot of Oscar pundits have pointed out that, last year, Birdman did very well with the Gothams. But wouldn't Birdman have been nominated even without the Gothams?
As for this year's Gotham nominations, Spotlight and The Diary of a Teenage Girl dominated. Spotlight has regularly been mentioned as an Oscar contender. Will the Gotham nominations propel Teenage Girl into the hunt? (Even more importantly, how did I miss seeing Diary of a Teenage Girl when it was first released?)
As well, Carol got some recognition. That's probably a good thing since, after being an early front runner, Carol has lately been overshadowed by Spotlight, Steve Jobs, Bridge of Spies, and The Martian.
Here are the 2015 Gotham Nominees!
Todd Haynes, director; Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley, producers (The Weinstein Company)
Marielle Heller, director; Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit, Miranda Bailey, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
Josh and Benny Safdie, directors; Oscar Boyson, Sebastian Bear-McClard, producers (RADiUS)
Tom McCarthy, director; Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagan Faust, producers (Open Road Films)
Sean Baker, director; Darren Dean, Shih-Ching Tsou, Marcus Cox & Karrie Cox, producers (Magnolia Pictures)
Amanda Rose Wilder, director; Jay Craven, Robert Greene, Amanda Rose Wilder, producers (Kingdom County Productions)
Matthew Heineman, director; Matthew Heineman, Tom Yellin, producers (The Orchard and A&E IndieFilms)
Laurie Anderson, director; Dan Janvey, Laurie Anderson, producers (Abramorama and HBO Documentary Films)
Stevan Riley, director; John Battsek, RJ Cutler, George Chignell, producers (Showtime Documentary Films)
Joshua Oppenheimer, director; Signe Byrge Sørensen, producer (Drafthouse Films)
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Desiree Akhavan for Appropriate Behavior (Gravitas Ventures)
Jonas Carpigano for Mediterranea (Sundance Selects)
Marielle Heller for The Diary of a Teenage Girl (Sony Pictures Classics)
John Magary for The Mend (Cinelicious Pics)
Josh Mond for James White (The Film Arcade)
Carol, Phyllis Nagy (The Weinstein Company)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Marielle Heller (Sony Pictures Classics)
Love & Mercy, Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner (Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and River Road Entertainment)
Spotlight, Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Open Road Films)
While We're Young, Noah Baumbach (A24)
Christopher Abbott in James White (The Film Arcade)
Kevin Corrigan in Results (Magnolia Pictures)
Paul Dano in Love & Mercy (Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and River Road Entertainment)
Peter Sarsgaard in Experimenter (Magnolia Pictures)
Michael Shannon in 99 Homes (Broad Green Pictures)
Cate Blanchett in Carol (The Weinstein Company)
Blythe Danner in I'll See You in My Dreams (Bleecker Street)
Brie Larson in Room (A24)
Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (Sony Pictures Classics)
Lily Tomlin in Grandma (Sony Pictures Classics)
Kristen Wiig in Welcome to Me (Alchemy)
Rory Culkin in Gabriel (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Arielle Holmes in Heaven Knows What (RADiUS)
Lola Kirke in Mistress America (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)
Mya Taylor in Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)
Welcome to Oscar season!
Lisa's Way Too Early Oscar Predictions For April
Posted on April 13, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman
Bryan Cranston in Trumbo
Michael Fassebender in Steve Jobs
Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies
Jason Segel in The End of the Tour
Jennifer Lawrence in Joy
Helen Mirren in Woman in Gold
Jim Broadbent in Brooklyn
Albert Brooks in Concussion
Paul Dano in Love and Mercy
Tom Hardy in The Revenant
Kurt Russell in The Hateful Eight
Julia Garner in Grandma
Kristin Scott Thomas in Suite Francaise
Meryl Steeep in Suffragette
Ron Howard for In The Heart of the Sea
James Ponsoldt for The End of the Tour
Steven Spielberg for Bridge of Spies
Robert Zemeckis for The Walk
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Academy Award, Academy Awards, Albert Brooks, award, awards, Black Mass, Blythe Danner, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Bryan Cranston, Concussion, Film, Grandma, Helen Mirren, I'll See You In My Dreams, In The Heart of the Sea, James Ponsoldt, Jason Segel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jennifer Lawrence, Jim Broadbent, John Crowley, joy, Julia Garner, Kristen Stewart, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kurt Russell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Tomlin, Love and Mercy, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassebender, movie, Oscar, Oscars, Paul Dano, Robert Zemeckis, Ron Howard, Saoirse Ronan, Steve Jobs, Steven Speilberg, Suffragette, Suite Francaise, The Clouds of Sils Maria, The End of the Tour, The Hateful Eight, The Revenant, The Walk, Tom Hanks, Tom Hardy, Trumbo, Woman in Gold | 8 Comments
Lisa's Way Too Early Oscar Predictions for March
Posted on March 13, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman
Posted in Film | Tagged Academy Award, Academy Awards, Albert Brooks, award, awards, Black Mass, Blythe Danner, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Bryan Cranston, Concussion, Film, Grandma, Helen Mirren, I'll See You In My Dreams, In The Heart of the Sea, James Ponsoldt, Jason Segel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jennifer Lawrence, Jim Broadbent, John Crowley, joy, Julia Garner, Kristen Stewart, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kurt Russell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Tomlin, Love and Mercy, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassebender, movie, Oscar, Oscars, Paul Dano, Robert Zemeckis, Ron Howard, Saoirse Ronan, Steve Jobs, Steven Speilberg, Suffragette, Suite Francaise, The Clouds of Sils Maria, The End of the Tour, The Hateful Eight, The Revenant, The Walk, Tom Hanks, Tom Hardy, Trumbo, Woman in Gold | 8 Comments
Lisa's Way Too Early Oscar Predictions For February
Well, tonight's the night! Soon, we will know which 2014 films have won Oscars.
And, as soon as the ceremony ends, it will be time to start speculating about which 2015 films will be nominated next year! I am sharing and updating my predictions on a monthly basis and below you'll find my latest predictions. You can read my predictions for January by clicking here.
Some of these films and performers — like End of the Tour and Grandma — were acclaimed at Sundance. (The recently concluded Berlin Film Festival, on the other hand, mostly just served to confirm that Knight of Cups and Queen of the Desert will probably not be contenders.) Kristen Stewart recently won a Cesar Award for Clouds of Sils Maria. Otherwise, the majority of predictions below are the results of my own wild guesses.
A year from now, we'll probably look back at these predictions and laugh.
Matt Damon in The Martian
Steven Spielberg for St. James Place
Posted in Film | Tagged Academy Award, Academy Awards, Albert Brooks, award, awards, Black Mass, Blythe Danner, Brooklyn, Bryan Cranston, Clouds of Sils Maria, Concussion, Film, Films, Grandma, Helen Mirren, I'll See You In My Dreams, In The Heart of the Sea, James Ponsoldt, Jason Segel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jennifer Lawrence, Jim Broadbent, John Crowley, joy, Julia Garner, Kristen Stewart, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kurt Russell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Tomlin, Lisa Marie Bowman, Love and Mercy, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Michael Fassebender, movie, Movies, Oscar, Oscars, Paul Dano, Robert Zemeckis, Ron Howard, Saoirse Ronan, St. James Place, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, Suffragette, Suite Francaise, The End of the Tour, The Hateful Eight, The Martian, The Revenant, The Walk, Tom Hardy, Trumbo, Woman in Gold | 11 Comments
Lisa's Way, Way, Way Too Early Oscar Predictions For January!
Obviously, it's way too early to start speculating about who and what will receive Oscar nominations in 2016. I mean, that would be crazy, right?
So, that's exactly what I'm going to do. Just like last year, I'm going take a monthly wild guess and try to predict what might be nominated. Next year, around this time, we'll look at the predictions below and probably laugh.
Since the year just started, these predictions should be taken with more than a few grains of salt. Needless to say, these predictions are heavily orientated towards what played at Sundance this week and also towards films that were directed by the usual suspects. For instance, I know next to nothing about St. James Place but it stars Tom Hanks and it was directed by Steven Spielberg and, when you're guessing this early in the year, that's enough to earn it a listing.
(And before you laugh too much at how influenced this list was by Sundance, consider that the campaigns for both Boyhood and Whiplash started at Sundance.)
Of course, for all I know, the release of some of these films might be delayed, much as how Foxcatcher was moved from 2013 t0 2014.
With all that in mind, here are my way, way, way too early Oscar predictions for January!
James Franco in I Am Michael
Tom Hanks in St. James Place
Juliette Binoche in Clouds of Sils Maria
Bruce Dern in The Hateful Eight
Jesse Eisenberg in The End of the Tour
Sam Elliott in Grandma
Meryl Streep in Suffragette
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for The Revanant
Quentin Tarantino for The Hateful Eight
Posted in Film | Tagged Academy Award, Academy Awards, Albert Brooks, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, award, awards, Blythe Danner, Brooklyn, Bruce Dern, Clouds of Sils Maria, Concussion, Film, Films, Grandma, I Am Michael, I'll See You In My Dreams, In The Heart of the Sea, James Franco, Jason Segel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Eisenberg, John Crowley, joy, Julia Garner, Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Kristin Scott Thomas, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Tomlin, Lisa Marie Bowman, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, movie, Movies, Oscar, Oscars, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Zemeckis, Ron Howard, Sam Elliott, Saoirse Ronan, St. James Place, Suffragette, Suite Francaise, The End of the Tour, The Hateful Eight, The Martian, The Revenant, The Walk, Tom Hanks, Tom Hardy | 9 Comments


I'm not sure I really want to preach today.
Don't get me wrong, I love preaching. And I love you. But I'm finding this hard.
The world is different today than it was a week ago.
And I haven't figured it all out.
How about I just take you all to brunch? Even better, what if Nate takes us all to brunch?
I'm sure we could scrape up enough Russ' coupons around here…where's JB?
What if I said a few things that we would all agree with and then we could go out to brunch?
I considered both options seriously.
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory." 4 The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. 5 And I said: "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!" 6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?"
St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is the largest of its kind in the world.
St. Peter's is 610 feet long…that's two football fields. And for those of you who have been there…you know those are some pretty amazing 610 steps. And if you want to climb to the top…your fit bit would register 491 stairs to your exercise log.
It is an impressive building to say the least.
And yet, given the vision we hear from Isaiah today…I wonder if St. Peter's is a broom closet in comparison.
The immensity of this passage cannot be harnessed.
Voices called out…the room shook…smoke filled the room. It is all too big for our small minds to imagine.
Meek and mild? meet high and lofty.
'Woe is me…I am lost!" I do not belong here! I am a man of filthy lips…and I live among people with filthy lips…I took a wrong turn!!!
Lord, as great as you are is how bad I am!!!
In the face of glory, it is a easy to see our faults.
How can we even stand in God's glory?
Lord…we're too bad to do any good.
I think the problem with WOE…is that it often leads to NO. No…I can't go…I'm just going to stay here. Find someone else. I'm not worthy of anything so I'll just do nothing.
Woe is me is often the end of our imagination…its simply an excuse to feel sorry for ourselves.
Lindsay has a terrible case of the WOES and will not be able to participate in any Kingdom-oriented ministries until further notice. Please contact any less 'Woe-ridden' person you can find to fill her spot.
I know I'm not the only one with a note like this in my file. And as always, its comforting to know that scripture holds a few Woe-Ridden characters as well.
'Alas'—Woe's first cousin. Face down in the dust…a tell-tale sign of a case of the woes.
We cannot dismiss ourselves before God has dismissed us.
We are not dismissed. No case of the "Woes" will get us off the hook.
No more woe…its time to go.
Stand up…what are you doing down on your face?
Verse 8, "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!"
Isaiah takes on this call at a pivotal time in Israel's history. King Uzziah has died…a king that ascended to the throne at 16…and reigned for 52 years.
The people were lost…looking for hope and help in the midst of a tumultuous time.
And no matter who you voted for, the response has been troubling…both on a national level: protests in major cities around the country, a tumultuous stock market, a rise of hate crimes reported around the country.
And a little closer to home, I heard stories of racially charged incidents at Hope College and locals schools…schools that our kids attend. This is not somewhere else…this is here.
There are some who have mistaken the victory this week as a license for open attacks on minorities. Racial slurs, hateful speech, frightening and vandalism.
This is not the 1940s, the 1960s, this is last week.
The undercurrents of fear, anger, racism, and classism have been brewing in the American melting pot for decades, even centuries…but the pot tipped this week.
The election did not create these things. They are not the sole property of one party or another.
But the reality is they happened…they are happening…and they will happen…and its not okay.
God's heart is broken whenever someone is treated as though they were not created in his image.
How could we possibly sit this one out?
Send me…to the schools, the nursing home, the enabling residence, the community kitchen.
Have we perhaps been laying with its face in the dust for too long?
When it seems as thought the world is going down…this is the time for the church to go up.
No more hiding behind the hem.
God says, Stand up. Let's go. It's time to church up.
…and fulfilled the words of Isaiah.
Its just the necessary thing to do.
In a world whose diet seems to be lacking the Fruit of the Spirit…it is time for us to take our vitamins and shake us out of our Woe-mas.
Send me to speak against racism.
Send me to seek unity.
Send me to show others the love of Christ.
There is not one person in this room, in this church, in this community, and indeed in this world outside of God's grace, outside of God's love, and outside of God's call.
And if we believe there is than our image of God is too small.
He cannot…and will not be contained.
Into this Whole Earth, with our Whole Lives…we are called to go.
How could we possibility sit this one out?


text:
package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
)

func ApplyFilter(job_id string, srcFileName string, outputFileName string, filter string) {
	insert_job_id(job_id)
	start_job_id(job_id)
	if filter == "gotham" {
		Gotham(srcFileName, outputFileName)
	} else if filter == "lomo" {
		Lomo(srcFileName, outputFileName)
	} else if filter == "toaster" {
		Toaster(srcFileName, outputFileName)
	}
	moveToJBsMagicHome(srcFileName, outputFileName)
	finish_job_id(job_id)
	go FireDehMissels(job_id, outputFileName)
}

func TranscodeGif(job_id string, srcFileName string, outputFileName string) {
	log.Println(job_id)

	insert_job_id(job_id)

	file_path := fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/%s", job_id)
	os.Mkdir(file_path, 0777)
	outfile := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", file_path, "tmp.mp4")
	cmd := exec.Command("ffmpeg", "-i", srcFileName, "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p", "-vf", "scale=trunc(in_w/2)*2:trunc(in_h/2)*2'", "-r", "30", outfile)

	err := cmd.Start()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err.Error())
	}

	log.Printf("Waiting for the command to finish")
	err = cmd.Wait()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	moveToJBsMagicHome(outfile, outputFileName)
	finish_job_id(job_id)
	go FireDehMissels(job_id, outputFileName)
}

func Transcode(job_id string, srcFileName string, outputFileName string) {

	insert_job_id(job_id)

	start_job_id(job_id)
	// Do the actual ffmpeg transcode for 720 and 480
	doTranscoding(srcFileName, outputFileName, "hd720")
	//doTranscoding(srcFileName, outputFileName, "hd480")

	// cleanup the src filename
	os.Remove(srcFileName)
	finish_job_id(job_id)
	// Run cleanup
	log.Printf("Done.")
	go FireDehMissels(job_id, outputFileName)

}

func doTranscoding(srcFileName string, outputFileName string, sizing string) {

	log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Doing the %s", sizing))
	outputfile := fmt.Sprintf("%s.mp4", srcFileName)
	cmd := exec.Command("ffmpeg", "-i", srcFileName, "-s", sizing, "-c:v", "libx264", "-crf", "23", "-c:a", "aac", "-strict", "-2", "-f", "mp4", outputfile)

	err := cmd.Start()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err.Error())
	}

	log.Printf("Waiting for the command to finish")
	err = cmd.Wait()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	ExtractFrames(outputfile, outputFileName)
	moveToJBsMagicHome(outputfile, outputFileName)

}

func ExtractFrames(srcFileName string, outputFileName string) {
	log.Printf("Extracting thumbnails")
	thumbnail_name := trimExtension(outputFileName)
	outputdir := fmt.Sprintf("/Users/johnb/Desktop/Transformer/%s_thumb%%03d.jpg", thumbnail_name)
	log.Printf(outputdir)
	cmd := exec.Command("ffmpeg", "-i", srcFileName, "-r", "1/10", outputdir)
	err := cmd.Start()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err.Error())
	}

	log.Printf("Waiting for the command to finish")
	err = cmd.Wait()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	file := fmt.Sprintf("/Users/johnb/Desktop/Transformer/%s_thumb*.jpg", thumbnail_name)
	filmstripfile := fmt.Sprintf("/Users/johnb/Desktop/Transformer/%s_filmstrip.jpg", thumbnail_name)

	cmd = exec.Command("convert", file, "+append", "-quality", "70", filmstripfile)
	err = cmd.Start()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err.Error())
	}

	log.Printf("Waiting for the filmstrip to finish")
	err = cmd.Wait()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	log.Printf("Done extracting thumbnails")

}

type DehMissel struct {
	Job_Id string `json:"job_id"`
	File   string `json:"file"`
}

func FireDehMissels(job_id string, filename string) {

	missel := DehMissel{job_id, filename}
	json, err := json.Marshal(missel)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "http://localhost:4567/ping", bytes.NewBuffer(json))
	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	log.Println("All dah missels fired")
}


text:
foam.CLASS({
  package: 'foam.i18n',
  name: 'TranslationConsoleMenu',
  extends: 'foam.u2.Element',

  css: `
    ^ { padding: 200px; }
  `,

  requires: [
    'foam.i18n.TranslationConsole'
  ],

  methods: [
    function initE() {
      foam.i18n.TranslationConsole.OPEN();
      this.
        start().
          addClass(this.myClass()).
          add('The Translation Console has opened in a new tab.').
        end();
    }
  ]
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CBC's The Current, which I listen to daily, struck close to home for me this week with two stories that might seem unrelated to ADHD, but actually are perfect examples of the problem we continue to see with reporting on ADHD.
The first storey was an interview with writer John Semley where he questioned whether media should even be interviewing "anti-vaxxers". He felt that media should not be giving a voice to those who were spreading untrue and scientifically unproven information causing confusion and ultimately harm to the public. The point was also made that by striving to give both sides of a story, journalists often misinform the public by allowing them to think that an issue is still being debated even when 97% of experts strongly support one side of the argument, as in the Global warming discussion.
The second was a discussion on an article published by the Toronto Star entitled "HPV vaccine Gardasil has a dark side, Star Investigation finds." The guests felt that this story was just one more example of a news article on a public health issue that got it wrong due to overzealous reporters attempting to sell more papers and doing harm. Fortunately a rebuttal was quickly sent to the Star signed by over 60 doctors addressing the use of anecdotal stories based on correlation versus causation rather than scientific research. In fact world-wide research found that Gardasil has no dark side. The Star has conceded that the headline was misleading, but Anna Marie's guest pointed out that it was really a case of poor medical journalism.
How does all of this fit in with ADHD?
For years now I have been voicing my view that media reporting on ADHD is very similar to their reporting on climate change. For decades, whenever a story or interview on ADHD occurred the media trotted out one or two naysayers with an agenda, to be interviewed alongside renowned medical ADHD experts. ADHD is not real, a conspiracy between physicians and pharmaceutical companies, due to bad parenting, too much sugar or TV, and a way for lazy parents and teaching to drug these children into compliance. We are forced to deal with this misinformation, which has long been disproven many, many times over every single day. We are also able to witness the damage it has caused families living with ADHD through stigma. But even more damaging is the confusion, doubt and fear it causes about the disorder, resulting in a hesitancy to accept the diagnosis, and reluctance to treat it.
In addition whenever something the least bit controversial, or something the media can make controversial, comes out about ADHD our phone rings off the hook, looking for a quote or a family that can be trotted out before the camera. But, trying to convey up-to-date medically scientifically based information through the media is almost impossible unless it too can be made to seem controversial.
Last year when Dr. Richard Saul published a book entitled, "ADHD Does Not Exist: The Truth About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" the media went crazy. The author must have been exhausted with the number of interviews and story after story was written. In fact the book mostly pointed out that other things can cause symptoms that look like ADHD and need to be ruled out as causes before a diagnosis should be made. Any ADHD clinician worth their salt would have responded with "obviously". It certainly showed what a good marketer or publisher, who most likely chose the title, could accomplish. Yet again, controversy about ADHD is what the media is drawn to, no matter how stupid the study, article, or book is.
Would papers publish articles questioning the existence of depression, even when they are just opinion pieces? Of course not, they would be tarred and feathered. Yet ADHD which has just as much medical science behind it continues to be fuelled by controversy.
In closing, I must say that I give CBC credit for these two interviews. When interviewed by Anna Marie Tremonti myself a couple of years ago for a show called "Diagnosing ADHD: Are we getting it right?" I found the questions balanced with a goal of seeking good research backed information. Not all CBC stories have been this way, with one even leading to us writing in and complaining.
I also applaud the physicians who spoke out about this so quickly and eloquently. Unfortunately too many physicians working in the field of ADHD, probably justifiably, fear being misquoted and labelled as being in the pocket of pharmaceutical companies to come out and be so vocal.