We use lots of equipment on our various field excursions, everything from geological hammers, to plastic tubs, sieves, magnifying glasses and geo rulers. Geo rulers are sturdy plastic rulers that are used to help measure and map fossil sites. They also come in handy when we want to show scale in any field photographs that we take. Naturally, there is the old faithful geological hammer to use as well, but we sometimes prefer to show a more precise scale. It is ironic then that we have found a new use for our geo rulers, they help us when we take pictures of various dinosaur models.
One of our field rulers provides scale.
The brightly coloured ruler with its clearly marked sections shows the scale and size of a model very nicely. In this case, the picture above shows the Collecta Bistahieversor model. This dinosaur model measures a little over thirteen centimetres in length. Our readers can get a clear idea of how big the model is, thanks to those very handy field rulers.
A few days ago, Everything Dinosaur announced the list of prehistoric animal models that had been cleared for production and sale in 2015 by Collecta. The list has been very well received by model collectors and dinosaur fans and it is great to see so many replicas being added to the Collecta range. We can now reveal more details and show pictures of the models that will be part of the first releases next year.
The first five prehistoric animals to be introduced are the Xiongguanlong (pronounced "shyong-gwan-long"), a primitive member of the Tyrannosaur family. Then there is Medusaceratops, Nasutoceratops, two lovely horned dinosaurs. The Deluxe Pliosaurus is also one of the first to be manufactured and then fifth, last but not least, is the spectacular model of the huge dinosaur called Daxiatitan.
Formally named and described in January 2010, this long-snouted predator provided evidence that even in the Early Cretaceous some types of tyrannosaurid were growing into large predators. At an estimated five metres in length, this dinosaur (X. baimoensis) represents one of the larger of the early Tyrannosaurs. Evidence of a shaggy coat of feathers has been provided by the model makers and it is pleasing to note that the three-fingered hand (basal trait of the tyrannosaurids) has been reflected in this model.
Named after the Greek Gorgon Medusa who had snakes for hair.
This dinosaur, like Xiongguanlong was also formally named and described in 2010. The extensive horns, lumps and bumps (epoccipitals) on this dinosaur's neck shield were spectacular, these have been lovingly re-created in the Collecta replica. They may have had a defensive function but they also served as "bling" to help attract a mate and for display (probably).
Medusaceratops was a member of the Chasmosaurine group of horned dinosaurs. The second major group, the Centrosaurines is represented by Nasutoceratops.
This mean and moody figure contrasts well with the Medusaceratops replica. Nasutoceratops would have been slightly smaller than Medusaceratops, it roamed the swamps and lowlands on the western shores of that great inland sea that divided the Americas (the Western Interior Seaway). One species has been assigned to this genus (Nasutoceratops titusi). The very large and broad muzzle can be clearly seen on the Collecta replica. We shall see how this model compares to the Safari Ltd Nasutoceratops which is also due out in early 2015.
The first of the new Deluxe replicas due out next year is the model of the ferocious marine predator Pliosaurus.
We like the details around the jaw, the evidence of "battle damage" as a result of feeding from parasitic Lampreys on the flank and the beautiful colouration. These are going to be exciting times for model collectors who have an affinity for marine reptiles.
Last but not least comes a replica of the Chinese Titanosaur Daxiatitan. We have to confess that Chinese Titanosaurs is not our strong suit, probably because of the fragmentary fossil finds coupled with those complex names derived from regional dialects. Daxiatitan binlingi is known from fragmentary fossils, including several huge cervical vertebrae (neck bones) and a femur. Based on comparative studies with other basal Titanosaurs, it has been estimated that this huge dinosaur could have reached lengths in excess of thirty metres. It had a very long, straight neck and it probably fed on the very tops of the trees, although its giraffe-like pose is still debated. It certainly had a wide body and Daxiatitan is just one of a number of Titanosaurs known from the Hekou Group in the Lanzhou Basin of Gansu Province (north-western, China). The fossils of this dinosaur have helped researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to piece together more information with regards to the evolution of titanosaurids.
This is a very well crafted replica, that reflects what is known from the fossil record with regards to basal Titanosaurs.
We look forward to posting up more information about Collecta's 2015 range shortly.
The giant prehistoric shark known as Megalodon (C. megalodon) has certainly attracted a lot of scientific attention in recent years. This predatory shark, believed to be the largest, carnivorous shark to have ever existed, might have reached lengths in excess of sixteen metres. Bodyweight estimates vary, but a number of scientists have calculated weights around the twenty tonnes mark. With a mouth that could gape nearly 3 metres wide, this fish would have been capable of swallowing an extant Great White shark (C. carcharias) whole! Some fishermen, such as those who fish the waters off South Africa have claimed that Megalodon still exists, but a team of researchers from the University of Zurich and Florida University have used a statistical technique to provide the best estimate yet of the extinction of this apex marine predator.
Writing in the on line journal PLOS One (Public Library of Science), the researchers Catalina Pimiento (Department of Biology, University of Florida) and Christopher Clements, (Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, Zurich University), used a statistical analysis to calculate the approximate time of the extinction of these predators. By developing a better understanding of the time of the extinction, the research team are able to map the consequences of the extinction of an apex predator on the marine ecosystem. Using a mathematical technique called Optimal Linear Estimation (OLE) the scientists have calculated that around 2.6 million years ago C. megalodon became extinct. This is the first time the extinction of C. megalodon has been quantitatively assessed. A total of fifty-three fossils of this ancient shark were used in this study, but this number was reduced to forty-two for the statistical assessment, as eleven of the fossil specimens gave the researchers less confidence over their actual age.
Optimal Linear Estimation is used for mapping the extinction of modern species, but with the abundant and widespread fossil record of Megalodon, mainly the large number of fossilised teeth associated with this species, the team were able to apply this mathematical method to calculate the time when the very last of these magnificent creatures lived.
Although the team admit that their calculations are subject to margins of error, this work represents a refinement on previous estimates of the extinction of this shark species. Why this apex predator became extinct remains a mystery. Most Megalodon fossil material dates from around 16 to 11.6 million years ago (Miocene Epoch) with some further fossils known from the Pleistocene Epoch, although a lot of the fossil material associated with Pleistocene deposits were not included in this particular study. With a more accurate extinction date established, the researchers can then assess the impact of the removal of a large predator from the marine environment on other genera including Cetaceans. The date of 2.6 million years ago marks the border between the Pliocene and Pleistocene Epochs, it was after this point that the baleen whales began to increase in size and to evolve into the many giant forms alive today.
As marine mammals are thought to have made up a substantial part of the bus-sized shark's diet, although there is no conclusive evidence to suggest Megalodon fed on large whales, if Megalodon died out, did this trigger the flourishing of the baleen whales?
Megalodon is a prime candidate for this sort of statistical analysis, due to the relative abundance and widespread distribution of its fossilised teeth. It is hoped that this technique can be applied to other extinct species to plot more accurately the impact of a single species extinction on the wider ecosystem.
Did Megalodon Feed on Large Cetaceans?
Did this apex predator attack large whales?
There are lots of female scientists all helping to make a significant contribution within their chosen specialist fields. In palaeontology, many of the world's top researchers are female, the gender imbalance in the sciences is slowly being altered as more and more women take up the opportunities offered by a career in academia. When it comes to the Dinosauria, we at Everything Dinosaur, have remarked on numerous occasions how the ankylosaurids and research into these heavily armoured Ornithischians seems to be overshadowed by studies focused on the Ceratopsian and the Hadrosaurs. So it is doubly pleasing to write about the naming of a new species of Ankylosaur, one that has been named by Victoria Arbour (University of Alberta). Victoria's research into Late Cretaceous ankylosaurids has been featured in a number of our blog articles over the years, she has established herself as the "go to person", when it comes to studies into this particular branch of the armoured dinosaur family tree.
The new species has been named Zaraapelta nomadis. It is known from a nearly complete skull (missing the snout), from the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia. The fossil specimen was discovered in 2000 A.D. during an expedition to the Gobi Desert which was led by Professor Phil Currie (University of Alberta). The genus name is a combination of the Mongolian and the Greek for "hedgehog shield", whilst the species name honours, the Mongolian company Nomadic Expeditions which has played a pivotal role in helping scientists to explore the Gobi Desert for dinosaur fossils.
Thanks to the work of post-doctoral researchers like Victoria, scientists are beginning to work out that there were a number of different types of ankylosaurid present in the region that was to form the Nemegt and Baruungoyot rock formations. Similar research has revealed a number of different Ankylosaur genera present in North America (Dinosaur Park Formation). It seems likely that there was almost as much diversity in the ankylosaurids as there was in the Ceratopsians and Hadrosaurs.
Zaraapelta was certainly a very prickly customer, the new species has been erected as the skull shows some unique morphology. For example, behind the eye sockets and over the rear of the skull there is extensive ornamentation, lots of bumps and lumps of bone, to us, this dinosaur reminds us of a giant thorny devil lizard (Moloch horridus). At the back of its skull there were distinctive horns with a prominent ridge along the top, the holotype specimen is being kept at the Mongolian Palaeontological Centre, located at Ulaanbaatar. The skull of Zaraapelta is even more spectacular than the other Mongolian armoured dinosaurs, the likes of Saichania (S. chulsanensis) and Tarchia (T. kielanae). In a paper published in the "Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society", the research team, that included Professor Phil Currie and Demchig Badamgarav (Mongolian Academy of Sciences), provide a phylogenetic analysis of ankylosaurids from the Gobi desert. The scientists concluded that Z. nomadis was probably most closely related to Tarchia kielanae.
Dinosaur with a very spiky head.
Doctor Arbour explained that the elaborate and distinctive ornamentation on the skulls of these Ankylosaurs may have evolved as a way to show off in order to attract a mate. Head crests and extensive skull ornamentation in the Ceratopsian and Hadrosaurs are associated with display as well as for defence (in the case of the horned dinosaurs), but this idea is not generally applied to ankylosaurids.
In addition to naming the new ankylosaur Zaraapelta, this study also re-examined previously named Ankylosaurs from Mongolia and found support for "resurrecting" a species that had been discarded by earlier workers. The science of naming organisms, called taxonomy, is more fluid than many people might realise, Arbour notes. Sometimes, researchers might determine that two species names represent only one actual species, in which case the name that was created first has priority (senior synonym). This was the case for an Ankylosaur called Tarchia kielanae, which was eventually thought to be the same kind of Ankylosaur as Tarchia gigantea. But new information from recent dinosaur discoveries, including this study, suggests that Tarchia kielanae might be a separate species after all, so the name has been brought back into scientific literature.
Just as the phylogenetic analysis of ankylosaurids has changed, so it is all change for Dr. Arbour, next month she is taking up a new position as a post-doctoral researcher at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
We wish her well in her new role and we look forward to writing about her future research.
Film buffs and dinosaur fans alike have been keen to hear news about the eagerly awaited release of the Jurassic World film trailer. The movie itself, is scheduled to premier on June 12th 2015 and a number of formats will be available including 3-D and IMAX but rumours circulating indicate that the trailer is being delayed for a few more weeks at least. Why all the interest in the trailer? The answer is simple, Universal Pictures and director Colin Trevorrow have been careful not to disclose any information about the actual prehistoric animals that will feature in the summer 2015 blockbuster, the fourth in the "Jurassic Park" cinema franchise. So far only stills showing some of the actors and a few carefully managed pics hinting at the prehistoric animals in the film have been released.
The movie moguls are not daft, their intention is to squeeze every last penny out of the film and the merchandising spin-offs. They know that despite the strong cast list that includes Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Parks and Recreation), Bryce Dallas Howard (Spider Man 3, The Twilight Saga), child actor Ty Simpkins (Iron Man 3), it is the dinosaurs that people want to see. In terms of the Mesozoic cast list, the film makers have been keeping their cards very close to their chests. However, Everything Dinosaur reported back in June that one of the super-predators to be seen in the film will be "Diablo rex" a mutated dinosaur which had elements of Tyrannosaurs, Velociraptors and the ability to camouflage itself thanks to chromatophores from borrowing the genes extracted from Cephalopods. Addendum – The dinosaur is named Indominus rex in the movie.
The official movie poster "Park Opens" shows a tyrannosaur skeleton in outline but film fans were hoping that the trailer would provide them with more information of the real film stars – the dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.
Earlier in the summer, Everything Dinosaur posted up pictures of one of the movie props showing the layout of the theme park that is a location for this new dinosaur film. The prop, which was a map of the attraction, contained an intriguing list of the prehistoric animals that could be viewed at the park. However, fans are eagerly awaiting the trailer to see if they can get a glimpse of the dinosaurs as they will appear on the silver screen. It had been planned to launch the trailer to Jurassic World in cinemas at the end of October, accompanying other trailers and advertisements prior to the showing of the Warner Bros movie "Intersteller". The trailer, although completed, has been re-scheduled for a December release to accompany the third part in the Hobbit trilogy. The reason for the delay has been cited as purely a strategic reason. Jurassic World is currently in post- production and due for global release in June 2015, but the powers that be when it comes to films, know that the longer they can keep the dinosaurs a mystery, the greater the hype there is going to be.
Children in Year 3 at Haverigg Primary School were happy to show our dinosaur expert how much they knew about prehistoric animals. Under the enthusiastic tutelage of the teaching team the children had been studying different parts of human history beginning with the Stone Age. We were happy to point out how long ago dinosaurs lived before the likes of the Stone Age came along, a simple demonstration using a clapping exercise was a helpful way of illustrating just how deep geological time can be. With the assistance of some very knowledgeable Year 3 students we explained how fossils form and what types of rock are likely to contain fossils. In addition, we helped the children gain an appreciation about what fossils can tell us (and perhaps, as importantly), can't tell us about animals and plants that lived long ago.
The children had created lots of very well labelled posters. Each class had been split into teams and given the task of researching and writing about a certain type of prehistoric mammal that might have roamed the land now known as the United Kingdom sometime in the past.
All about Ice Age animals.
In addition, we discussed the important role of Mary Anning and her contribution to the nascent science of palaeontology. We set each class a couple of challenges as part of planned extension activities agreed with the teaching team. The Everything Dinosaur team members are looking forward to seeing the results.
Back in November 2013, team members at Everything Dinosaur wrote about of the most intriguing reports to come out of the annual Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology meeting that had just come to an end in Los Angeles. As the dust settled and the researchers made their way home, here was a chance to reflect on the remarkable work done to help finally resolve a fifty year mystery. What type of dinosaur was Deinocheirus?
Huge fossilised forelimbs and shoulder bones, discovered by a joint Polish/Mongolian expedition to the Gobi desert in 1965 had fascinated scientists for nearly half a century. The arms were massive, measuring some 2.6 metres in length (including shoulder blades) and each hand ended in three-fingers, each finger tipped with an enormous, curved claw which in one case was over twenty centimetres long.
Based on these huge arms and a few other scraps of fossil bone, most palaeontologists agreed that the fossils represented a giant form of ornithomimid, a member of the "Bird Mimic" group of Theropod dinosaurs. Although the arms were much bigger, they did resemble the arms and hands of agile, fast running ornithomimids such as Struthiomimus and Dromiceiomimus. A formal announcement was made about the discovery in 1966, and Deinocheirus "Terrible Hand" was described based on this holotype material in 1970.
This was the cue for every dinosaur book publisher to include a picture of the fossil material in virtually every dinosaur book produced in the seventies and eighties, although very few attempts to illustrate the dinosaur were actually made if we recall correctly.
The woman in the photograph is Professor Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, the scientist who led the 1965 expedition. Although the limbs have been repositioned and remounted since this picture was taken, it does provide a very good impression of the scale of those fossilised limbs.
Writing in the journal "Nature" the scientists behind the paper presented at the conference last year have revealed more about the "enigma" that is the Ornithomimosaur Deinocheirus mirificus. Turns out that this bizarre Theropod is even more amazing than previously imagined. In the journal, the scientists describe two new specimens of Deinocheirus that were discovered in the same formation (Nemegt Formation) as the original holotype material. These much more complete fossil remains have enabled the researchers which include Phil Currie (University of Alberta), Yuong-Nam Lee and Hang-Jae Lee (Geological Museum, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) as well as Pascal Godefroit (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences), to build up a comprehensive picture of what this dinosaur looked like, where it lived and what it ate.
A bizarre looking Theropod after all.
It is certainly the largest member of the Ornithomimosauria known to science, with an estimated length of around 11 metres, several tonnes in weight and standing about as tall as a modern-day Giraffe, but it was no vicious super predator. Studies of the feet and hind legs indicate that this animal was probably a slow walker, one with a huge pot belly to boot. A pot belly? This dinosaur had an expanded pelvis with strong muscle attachments. It probably had a large gut to help it digest the tough plant material that it ate. The skull measures over a metre in length, but there were no teeth in the deep jaws. Indeed, over a 1,000 gastroliths have been found in association with the fossils, along with fish remains in the body cavity indicating that this animal was probably a mega-omnivore, eating plants, but also insects, small animals and fish.
Deinocheirus lived next to a large river. Seventy million years ago, this part of Mongolia resembled the Upper Nile. The broad, wide toes with their blunt claws were ideally suited to assist this animal when walking over soft mud. It probably wandered into the river to feed on soft water plants, to catch the occasional fish and to avoid the attentions of the Tyrannosaur Tarbosaurus. However, evidence that Tarbosaurus fed on Deinocheirus has been preserved on some of the bones. Whether or not the bite marks and feeding gouges that have been identified indicate that Tarbosaurus predated on these large bipeds, or whether these marks were made as a result of scavenging a carcase remains unclear. However, the deep, "U-shaped" wishbone of this dinosaur and those big shoulder bones suggest that this ponderous giant could inflict some serious damage should any unwary tyrannosaurid venture too close to those huge arms.
This dinosaur had a number of unique skeletal features, it had a pygostyle (fused vertebrae on the end of the tail), like a bird and a much thicker tail than its smaller ornithomimid relatives. Perhaps one of the most intriguing features are the large number of tall neural spines. The dorsal and sacral vertebrae have flat, blade-like extensions (neural spines). To us, these spatulate spines resemble the bones seen in the humps of Bison. Deinocheirus could have had a sail-like structure on its back, or maybe even a large hump. It has been suggested that the hump, originally reported upon in 2013, could have been exaggerated. These neural spines could have supported a network of ossified tendons to help support this dinosaur's huge gut and heavy tail.
A mega-omnivore that had to watch out for Tarbosaurus.
The model making company Collecta introduced a 1:40 scale replica of the mysterious Deinocheirus back in 2012. At the time, we commended them for bringing out a model of this dinosaur when so very little of the total skeleton had been studied and described. With the information regarding the hump, we at Everything Dinosaur amended our scale drawing to give an impression of a small hump over the pelvis, but the latest illustrations really emphasis the hump or sail on this animal's back. Ironically, Collecta gave their Deinocheirus model feathers, no evidence of feathers on the original holotype material or indeed on the more recently discovered fossils have been found, but it is thought that a number of ornithomimids were indeed, feathered.
Scientists speculate that Deinocheirus was covered in simple feathers.
As lead author of the scientific paper, Yuong-Nam Lee states the researchers were just as surprised as anyone when they put the complete dinosaur together based on the three main specimens that had been found to date.
Summer may be over for us in the northern hemisphere and for the UK the clocks go back next week heralding some months when nights are going to be longer than days. However, perfect fireside reading has arrived in the nick of time, in the shape of the latest edition of the quarterly magazine "Prehistoric Times" and once again it is jam packed with interesting articles, fantastic artwork and features. Decorating the front cover is a beautiful rendering of a Cretaceous fight scene between an unfortunate Hippodraco (iguanodontid) and a mob of Utahraptors. This artwork was created by the very talented Julius Csotonyi and inside this issue there is a super interview with the palaeo-artist and a review of his new book "The Palaeoart of Julius Csotonyi" by Julius and Steve White. Everything Dinosaur team members were sent a copy of this hardback a few months ago, it really is an excellent book showcasing the talents of a remarkable artist. The interview with Julius conducted by "Prehistoric Times's" editor Mike Fredericks, is supported by lots of illustrations which show the range of prehistoric animals and time periods covered by Julius in his new publication. The scene featuring several Late Cretaceous herbivores demonstrating "dietary niche partitioning" is my personal favourite, although my nephew likes the eyeball-plucking raptor best – still that's kids for you.
One of the featured prehistoric animals is Baryonyx and there are oodles (scientific term), of great illustrations sent in by readers on this member of the Spinosauridae and we greatly appreciated the article by Phil Hore on this Theropod. We too, like Phil, have speculated on how many fossil specimens ascribed to prehistoric crocodiles in the past may well turn out to be evidence of widely dispersed spinosaurids. Special mention to our chum Fabio Pastori for a simply stunning Baryonyx drawing.
The magazine has a bit of an "English theme" running through it. Dinosaur discoveries of southern England are documented in another article, which features the artwork of John Sibbick and there is a well written piece by John Lavas that discusses the impact of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Lost World", a novel that we are informed has not been out of print since its publication back in 1912. Bringing things right up to date, our review of "Dinosaurs of the British Isles" is featured, a book which documents and catalogues the Dinosauria known from these shores.
Tracy Ford continues his series on how to draw dinosaurs by discussing integumental coverings – feathers, quills and bristles on the Dinosauria. He makes some excellent points and it is great to see a piece that features one of our favourite dinosaur discoveries of recent times, Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus. This little feathered, plant-eating dinosaur makes another appearance in the Palaeo News section, along with updates on the Spinosaurus quadruped/bidped debate, giant prehistoric birds, a newly described Archaeopteryx specimen and a short report on Dreadnoughtus schrani . Dreadnoughtus is important as a large number of bones have been found, helping palaeontologists such as Dr. Kenneth Lacovara (Drexel University), to estimate the body mass of this huge Titanosaur. This dinosaur discovery adds a whole new dimension to body mass estimations using femora radii. Everything Dinosaur wrote a short article on this discovery, it was favourably commented upon by the scientists behind the research paper and we basked in the glory of being praised by the researchers (for a few days at least).
Dan LoRusso is interviewed about his work on the Battat "Terra" model range and there is a special feature on the bizarre, sabre-toothed Thylacosmilus. The "English" theme is re-visited once again with a fascinating article penned by Allen A. Debus which examines the way palaeontology was depicted in the popular press of the 19th Century, the list of references at the end of this article is especially helpful. Amongst the many other features and news stories is an interview with Todd Miller, the director of the film all about the controversy surrounding the Tyrannosaurus rex named "Sue", the thirteenth documented T. rex dinosaur discovery hence the film's title "Dinosaur 13". We had the very great pleasure of meeting Pete Larson in London just a few weeks before the film's August 15th premier. Pete chatted about the documentary and Everything Dinosaur did some work on behalf of the media company responsible for the distribution of this excellent film in the UK back in the summer.
Ah well, summer may be over but at least we have another super edition of "Prehistoric Times" to keep us occupied over those long autumn evenings.


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The Glocal
The connection between local and global issues
About Stefano
The Millennial's New World Order
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By Stefano Tijerina
This past weekend I was once again lucky enough to attend the 31st Annual Camden Conference, a nonpartisan citizens' forum that puts our state at the epicenter of global debates. This year's focus, "New World Disorder and America's Future" allowed the general public, high school, and college students to reflect on the current dynamics of the international system and its impact on the United States. Influenced by the current nationalism and protectionism marketed by the current administration, the expert's "glocal" approach constructed a present and a future reality that oscillated between darkness and dim light. In between those two parameters it was still clear that, from their perspective, the future would continue to be Western-centered and that the United States would continue to be important in this new world order. I am curious how non-Western experts would approach the definition of this new world order? That is left to our imagination and creativity, but it is clear that we construct the past, the present, and the future according to our own individual and cultural biases that are dominated by our worldview.
Perhaps the most objective position came from American diplomat, Chas W. Freeman, who said that we were indeed in a historical process of international readjustment and that a new world order was under construction; one that would move away from the nation-state and toward a regional bloc system. How this regional system will look like is not yet clear because it is under current construction. His visual graphic suggested that Canada and the United States would be one of these regional blocs and that the European Union (EU), without the United Kingdom, would be another one. The exclusion of Mexico from the North American bloc lead me to think that perhaps the current administration's pressure to build the border wall and to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are initiatives to redefine the North American bloc .
We tend to think that we live in a stable international system, but as one of the members of the audience said, the system is always under construction and adjustments and therefore unstable; we have always lived under "disorder," to which Mr. Freeman responded that maybe the Cold War was a period of anomaly where the system achieved some level of order and stability. This might be true for the West but for the rest of the nation-state members it has always been a chaotic world.
If we are indeed moving toward a regional system as suggested by Mr. Freeman, and we agree that this historic process takes decades if not centuries, then the United States is the first experiment toward the construction of a regional bloc/market. I asked Dr. Matthew Goodwin, one of the foreign speakers, if the United States was a positive example of the construction of a regional bloc and he agreed that it was, but that it could not be compared to the European Union because the initial independent states never had time to develop strong identities or cultures as in the case of Europe. His presentation did argue that Brexit was part of this readjustment process, and when questioned by French journalist, Natalie Nougayrede, about its slim chances of success, he responded that this was exactly what the EU members were hoping for but that this was not going to be the case.
In a new world order of regional blocs, the EU seemed to be a failing in its attempt because, as suggested by Dr. Goodwin, strong national and cultural identity within the region impeded the present and future cohesion of the bloc. The economic, social, and political disconnect between Baby Boomers and Millennials explained the lack of traction within the EU and the internal rupture within member states that lead to outcomes such as Brexit. From his perspective more Brexists within the EU would eventually result in a failed experiment of building a cohesive bloc. If that is the case then this would mean the beginning of the end of the Western world or at least that world engineered and constructed by the European powers before the times of colonial expansionism.
Natalie Nougayrede presented a positivist view of the future of the EU. From her Euro-centric perspective, the election of President Trump had forced Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron to "emancipate Europe" from the United States and retake the leadership of the Western world. From her point of view there was no new world order taking shape but just a temporary roadblock that impeded the West from moving forward with the advancement of the globalist liberal experiment. Perhaps the key word is "temporary," because once the Trump administration is over then the epicenter of Western power would shift back to the US so that they could once again resume the costs of constructing and securing the global system. From her perspective Trump and Brexit were temporal issues that now forced Europe "to hold the front;" the United Kingdom would eventually return to the EU and the US would return to the internationalist status quo after the Trump administration.
I would disagree with her perspective, and instead favor the idea that Brexit was a response to the future failure of the EU experiment and that Trump's interest in holding the EU accountable for their own security were signs of how the Anglo alliance was playing their cards under a new regional bloc system that no longer placed Europe at the center of the world.
President Trump's move away from the traditional internationalist Western-centered status quo and his new approach toward relations with Russia, India, China, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and other key strategic partners seems to indicate that the new world order demands new alliances and partnerships that perhaps do not favor the interests of Euro-centric powers. This may be the end of the Euro-centric Western world and the beginning of a new western construct that is less dependent on the prosperity of Europe and more dependent on the prosperity of other strategic regional blocs.
Contrary to what was suggested by Dr. Stephen M. Walt, I believe that Russia will continue be influential under the New World order, striving for the development of its own bloc via the development of interdependent relations or by force, if necessary. I also disagree with Evan S. Madeiros' view that China's rise as a regional power will be hampered by internal problems, including its structural imbalance, debt, energy dependency, demographic growth, income inequality, long-term political uncertainty, ethnic conflicts, and environmental degradation. These Realist views that deny agency to other emerging regional powers impede our intellectuals and foreign policy advisors from accepting Mr. Freeman's theory that we are entering a new world order of multiple regional powers with equal leverage and maneuverability that will eventually lead to the construction of a more interdependent international system.
I envision a system that continues to rely on a capitalist economic development model and that therefore preserves the current tendencies of a world of winners and losers; nevertheless, a more interdependent system where the winners and losers may no longer be defined by the nation-state order but by the internal dynamics of distribution of wealth within each regional bloc. Some may assume more distributive policies, others will adopt more authoritarian means to run their government structures copying the Chinese model, and others will implement new legislative and institutional mechanisms in order to adapt to the challenges imposed by the global market system on local economies. Nevertheless, the focus will be on the regional bloc and less so on the nation-state. It is impossible to predict its dynamics but it will be a different world order where private actors (corporations) will have more influence than political actors and where citizens will have to redefine their role.
It is within this new system that the Euro-centric Western world will cease to exist, as we currently know it. A system that will redefine alliances and partnerships based more on capitalist interests than on religious, ethnic or cultural heritage. A system constructed by Millennials and not Baby Boomers, where war is less of a priority and where other agendas will dominate, including environmentalism, social justice, and human rights. This is not to say that this will be a left-leaning Millennial world because, contrary to the generational stereotype advanced by the presenters at the Camden Conference, Millennials see the world from the Right, the Center, and the Left. They share a common worldview not only at the local or regional level but at the global level because they are the product of the world that was handed to them by the Baby Boomers; the same world that we are currently transitioning away from.
It does not have to be a "New World Disorder" as defined by the conference but maybe a new world order where global environmental, human rights, and social justice issues may lead to a more interdependent world among regional blocs. As indicated by Dr. Cleo Paskal and Thea Mei Lee, President of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a world of new realities that now impact rich and poor countries alike, be it rising ocean levels, social displacement, poverty, gender rights and labor rights; issues that require "glocal" solutions. A new world order where political ideology is less relevant in the decision making process, and where doing the "right thing" becomes more prevalent. Capitalism may continue to be the predominant model of global economic development but Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and new ethical and moral value systems that are reflected in the worldview of the Millennial generation will replace current labor-business relations and other current organizational realities that were inherited from the world constructed by the generation that is currently in power. A world less dependent on debt, consumerism, environmental degradation, and violence may be replaced by a new world order based on new value systems that center on sustainability.
It was disheartening to hear the paternalist sentiment from the presenters when referring to Millennials, advising them to vote "for the right party" or follow "the right career" as if the younger generations were even marginally interested in repeating the same mistakes or constructing the same hierarchical world enforced on them. I was surprised that the panelists did not realize that the younger audience was there to be inspired about new ways to change the world and not to be encouraged to perpetuate the westernization of the world.
From the Right, the Center or the Left, they agree that a non Euro-centric world is OK, even among European Millennials. That a more interdependent world is OK, that a less powerful USA is OK, that a greater role in the design of the new world order from the emerging markets is OK, and that social justice, environmental responsibility and human rights is more important than wealth and power.
To some, the new dynamics of the international system seem to lead the United States into a "New World Disorder" but to Millennials it might just be the beginning of a new world order that will be shaped and transformed by their worldview. A world where politics and bureaucracies will have a lesser role, as they are replaced by private and non-state actors that will have greater mobility and flexibility within the regional bloc system. As a member of the Generation X, I share their views and see the glass half full and not half empty.
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My name is Stefano Tijerina and this blog's objective is to connect Maine's social, environmental, economic, cultural, and political issues to the global system, centering on how the local impacts the global and how the global impacts the local or what is known in Global Studies as the "Glocal" effect. In our present era of globalization it is crucial for the general public to understand how the new dynamics of the international system impact our lives here in Maine and how our local decisions impact the earth. These are my personal views, and they do not express those of the University of Maine System or the University of Maine.
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Seolleongtang Is The Korean Comfort Food I Crave Most
After a year without it, my family can't wait to have this Korean bone broth in Ktown again.
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During this time marked by grief and illness, I've craved ox-bone tail soup, or seolleongtang, which is the ultimate Korean comfort food. As a kid, I used to beg my mom to make it all the time, asking for 'yoo guk,' my shorthand for 'milk soup,' due to its milky appearance.
Made from ox bones that simmer for hours, seolleongtang is a hearty broth that's classic peasant food, and there are a few different origin stories behind it. One traces its roots to King Sejong the Great (1397-1450), who, to increase the food supply in Joseon, ordered his court to invent dishes that could feed the maximum number of people using the fewest ingredients. And seolleongtang was born. There's also a possibility that it started as a beefy soup brought over during the Mongol invasion in 13 BC. Wherever it's from, it's a delicious, steaming bowl that's especially comforting these days.
And even though it's what I've craved the most, it's a dish I haven't had the proper way in a long time. Around this same time last year, New York was experiencing the height of the pandemic and my dad, a doctor, lost his sense of smell and taste. It turned out not to be the coronavirus, but a rare blood cancer linked to a different virus, Epstein-Barr.
Throughout his treatment, my family had to avoid eating seolleongtang and so many other dishes because the chemotherapy messed with his sense of taste and smell - even mild cucumber tasted 'burnt, smoky and acrid' to him - and seolleongtang is rumored in Korean circles to be bad for cancer patients.
This dish forms the marrow of our memories. Growing up in New York, whenever I returned from college in Boston for winter break, my dad would pick me up at the Megabus stop in Manhattan, and Gammeeok on 32nd Street in Koreatown was always our first stop. After a semester of Korean-food deprivation, we'd step inside the restaurant and be bathed in the warm and familiar smell of the white, beefy broth roiling with bones, onions, and radish for several hours in enormous black cast iron cauldrons.
Served in earthenware bowls, the soup came unseasoned with cuts of beef brisket and thin wheat flour white noodles. Sides of white rice and generous heaps of whole radish kimchi would also quickly appear, but the best part was adding the little spoonfuls of cut scallions, black pepper, and coarse salt on the table to make my bowl just the way I wanted. Seolleongtang was a meal so hearty, it washed away the coldness of Boston and the discomfort of the six-hour bus ride.
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We avoided this dish, like so many others, for a year and struggled to find something that my dad could eat during his treatment. Since he's happily cancer-free this spring, we've been greedily eating the soup again. However, we've still generally avoided restaurant food, and instead eaten seolleongtang at home via the convenient packets sold by ready-made Korean food company, CJ Bibigo.
Normally, the bones and beef must be boiled at a low-simmer for at least eight hours, but for these times, my whole family swears by CJ Bibigo, which tastes as close as you can get to the real thing in under five minutes. It'll never be the same as the rich, eight-hour bone broth placed in front of me at Gammeeok, but throughout an otherwise tough year, it's brought me more comfort than I ever thought microwavable soup could.
We're looking forward to revisiting and supporting our favorite seolleongtang restaurants soon to enjoy the dish as it should be, instead of just eating it the cheaty way. And when that happens, these are the places my family and I will head to first.
3 Great Seolleongtang Spots In NYC
Gammeeok 9 W 32nd St Fl 2
Pour one out for the first Gammeeok, which closed its doors in the early 2000s. Located next to a hotel in Ktown on 32nd street, the original had a dark wooden-beamed ceiling and rice paper walls meant to mimic the inside of a traditional hanok house. Their signature seolleongtang and radish kimchi are the stuff of my dreams. Now Gammeeok 2.0 is hipper, louder, and meant for the 2am karaoke crowd (it's open 24/7) with its expanded menu. However, the seolleongtang is still on point.
Tang 19650 Northern Blvd
This is the Flushing offshoot of Gammeeok, and their extensive menu, which also includes Chinese and Japanese dishes, sushi, fried chicken, and beer towers, caters to big parties. The couple who owned both Gammeeok and Tang split the two restaurants during their divorce, with the wife getting Tang (also open 24 hours a day) and the husband, Gammeeok. Tang has a fancier, more contemporary space, but the metal pots of seolleongtang you can spot through the kitchen glass are still the real attraction.
Gahwa 29-32 Union St
While Gammeok and Tang no longer have the enormous gamasot cauldrons visible to customers, you can see the two here in the open back of the restaurant, broth roiling over flame. Gahwa fully embraces traditional Joseon in its décor with woven sandals hung on rice paper walls and a low, wooden-beamed ceiling. We dropped by on a busy Tuesday afternoon, and the restaurant was already half full for lunch. It also shares a parking lot with the Flushing H Mart, so you can do your shopping too after your meal. Their seolleongtang broth is thick and served with their sweeter, ripened cabbage and radish kimchi. And like Gammeok and Tang, Gahwa also never closes.
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EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR ACCEPTING GIFTS FROM AMTRAK CONTRACTOR
A management official and a company Inspector violated Amtrak policies by accepting gifts and favors from a construction contractor who was awarded a $58 million contract by the company.
PHARMACIST SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN PRISON IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME
Hootan Melamed, a pharmacist based in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced in United States District Court, Southern District of California, on March 29, 2021, to six months in prison and three years' probation for conspiracy to commit health ca
FORMER CAR PORTER PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF PARKING PASSES
Lauren Jones, a former Hertz employee in Chicago, Illinois, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court of Cook County on March 24, 2021, to felony theft charges and was sentenced to two years' probation on the same date.
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Two Amtrak coach cleaners based in Sanford, Florida, resigned from the company on January 21, 2021, prior to their administrative hearings.
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A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, to theft of government funds on January 12, 2021.
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The last time that Big Sean put out a 'bonus' track before he dropped an album, Control happened, so I'm thinking that he won't be doing the same this time around. This time, he puts out a freestyle that sends some jabs, but also reinforces the ability that everyone believed he had when he was simply putting out mixtapes before signing with G.O.O.D Music. Dark Sky Paradise leaked early (what else is new), and I can tell you (with a full review coming later) that this is by far his best album of the 3 he's put out. 3rd time really is the charm, but I won't spoil anything until the masses have digested it properly. Using a Beyonce sample (in which I thought was a full on Destiny's Child song) of the same name, enjoy the track, because it's a good one.


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La cattedrale di Wakefield (cattedrale di Tutti i Santi, in inglese Cathedral Church of All Saints) è stata la chiesa principale della diocesi anglicana di Wakefield, nel West Yorkshire (Inghilterra), del 1888 al 2014.

Costruita sul luogo di una chiesa anglosassone, divenne cattedrale nel 1888 alla creazione della Diocesi di Wakefield. Questa diocesi fu abolita nel 2014 e unita con Bradford e Ripon per formare la Diocesi anglicana di Leeds; quindi, la cattedrale di Wakefield ha divenuta un concattedrale.

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Coach Dunn was born in a little town not far from New Orleans called Montz, Louisiana. At 10 years of age he became very ill and therefore his mother would not allow him to play football. Coach Dunn always believed like many young boys, he would be a great football player. At that point he began to focus on basketball. Like Michael Jordan, Coach Dunn did not make the first team he tried out for in Middle School. It was not until High School that he made the freshman and JV teams. As a senior in High School he injured his leg during the Christmas break while his cousin was practicing his wrestling moves. That changed my whole life.
Coach Dunn never lost the desire for basketball and loves the game to this day. He has been involved in basketball as a parent, coach, and private instructor for all ages over the past 20 years. He graduated from University of North Texas with a degree in Recreation and Leisure in Programming. Coach Dunn has been a Girl's MS and HS Assistant Coach with American Heritage Academy as well as a coach for several Select basketball leagues. Coach Dunn strives to encourage players and build their confidence in their ability. He believes that every athlete has something to offer, they just need someone to believe in them.


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Postdoctoral Position at UCLA in Germ Cell and Stem Cell Biology
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Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Epigenetics, Stem Cells
A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the Laboratory of Dr. Patrick Allard, in the Division of Life Sciences at UCLA. The overarching goal of our research is to elucidate the pathways by which chemical environmental stressors perturb normal mammalian germ-stem cell biology and function. We are particularly interested in the epigenetic mechanisms underlying the transgenerational inheritance of these alterations in germ cell behaviour. Using an innovative murine organoid model of germ cell development, the candidate will be responsible for designing new genetic and molecular reporter approaches that will facilitate the investigation of how time and dose-specific perturbations of the epigenome at the early stages of germline development affect the function and differentiation potential of these cells and at later stages of gametogenesis. The position will require an independent, motivated, highly creative and resourceful individual. The successful applicant will be expected to provide regular progress reports in the form of lab meetings and present their work at international conferences and meetings in relevant and appropriate fields. The successful applicant will also have opportunities to engage in student supervision/mentoring. A competitive salary and benefits package will be provided. UCLA offers a highly collaborative, stimulating, first-class research environment with access to 92 distinct core facilities. The laboratory is supported by multiple NIH grants, a Burroughs Wellcome Innovations in Regulatory Science Award and a John Templeton Foundation Grant.
The candidate should have a Ph.D. or an M.D./Ph.D or equivalent training. The position seeks applicants with a strong background and hands-on research experience in one or more relevant areas including working with stem cells, cellular differentiation, flow cytometry, molecular biology, gene editing (CRISPR/Cas) and cell engineering. They should also be able to demonstrate a strong track record of publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals as both first and co-author.
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Interested applicants should e-mail their CV as well as a cover letter indicating how their past research experience, interests, and goals connect to the activities of the laboratory. The letter should also include the names and contact information for at least three references. The application material should be sent to the attention of Dr. Patrick Allard at pallard@ucla.edu.
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Era of Al-Qaeda and ISIL gone forever, PM says
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Prime Minister Ahmed bin-Daght said that Abyan province will be under the reign of no authority other than state "the era of al-Qaeda and ISIL is gone forever thanks to the [sacrifices of] people Abyan and decision taken by H.E President Had the commander of the armed forces."
Bin-Daghr made the remarks during an event that the local authority of Abyan organized in celebration of the 26th September Revolution and his visit to the southeastern province on Sunday.
He said: "We have to protect our children from the ideologies, cells and promoters of extremism. And those interested in upbringing tolerant generations have to encourage peace, security and stability."
Excerpts from bin-Daghr's address:
"The 26th September Revolution [in 1962] freed a people who had long been living in superstition, isolation and oppression."
"Our great people will win this defining battle [against the Saleh-Houthi coup militias] because it believes in its cause, and is backed by the free people of the Arab countries and whole world.
"Building states does not come by wishful thinking, but by building state mentality, state institutions, and by respecting human rights and equal citizenship. It comes by building a national army that serves as a backbone for the state. But small regionalist armies in bitter rivalry cannot perform the big role; protecting the state and society."
"Or determination to build a national army, with the prime mission of defeating the Saleh-Houthi alliance and al-Qaeda and ISIL, stems from our deep belief that this is the will of the majority of the Yemeni people and what meets the interest of all the people."
"We are heading toward making the temporary capital, Aden, a role model for security and social peace, a city free of weapons. We will impose a ban of weapons carrying.
That is also the will of the commander and President [Hadi] and the decision of the government. No retreat from implementing this decision.
We are confident about the support of the people of Aden and other provinces to this decision, no matter how loud the voices of opposition might be. After Aden, we will impose this decision on the other provincial capitals.
Those who refuse this orientation and cast doubts about it want Aden to stay as it is; free from foreign diplomatic missions, commercial activity and tourism. "
"We have taken a decision to reshuffle the Council for Management of Abyan Reconstruction and assigned the Minister of Finance to pay YR 1 billion to start the reconstruction promptly."
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It is not too soon to express the view that the police killing of Machuar Madut, 43 year old father of three, living with mental health issues, and facing possible eviction - was unjustifiable and unnecessary.
A recent Ontario Human Rights Commission interim report on racial discrimination by the Toronto police services - found, to much publicity, that black people make up 70 percent of police shootings resulting in civilian death. Less discussed, however, was that the study also showed that black victims of police shootings were less likely to have been carrying weapons, less likely to have threatened and attacked police and fifty percent less likely to have been carrying a gun during the encounter. What this tells us is that not all people need to be killed in order "to contain the scene". In fact, only some deaths – black deaths – become cast as unpreventable: white men, even those armed with guns – continue, at far higher rates, to be kept alive when they encounter the police, despite being more frequently armed and violent. The ability to keep one's life while in crisis is a courtesy and a privilege of whiteness, and a basic form of human dignity that black people continue to be denied.
We can and must collectively refuse the logic that tells us that violent death is an unpreventable turn of events when poor black people need support with mental health issues. To use the words of York University professor Christina Sharpe, "One must be willing to say this is abhorrent".
In 1977, Ghanian essayist and novelist Ama Ata Aidoo wrote: "Wherever they are and from whatever causes,/My God,/Black peoples still/Die/So/Uselessly!". Nearly half a century later, this dynamic is ongoing. On July 31, 2016, I wrote a piece for the Toronto Star titled, "Let death of Abdirahman Abdi be last of its kind". In this piece, I wrote that "far too many black people with mental health issues have lost their lives to inappropriate police responses across Canada", and referenced the deaths of O'Brien Christopher-Reid, Reyal Jardine-Douglas, Alain Magoire, Andrew Loku and others. All were Black men living with mental health issues and/or experiencing a mental health crisis who were killed by police in Canada. Far from the last of its kind, Pierre Coriolan, Nicholas Gibbs, and now Machuar Madut's names have been added to the seemingly never-ending roll call of those who, in need of support, instead had their lives unnecessarily destroyed by police forces across Canada.
I simply cannot write another opinion piece using studies to prove that we are dying disproportionately and unnecessarily. While the studies make this clear, the weight of continually itemizing our lost lives is simply too heavy. Numbers cannot do enough to describe the loss.
What would it mean for Canadian society to break with this history and take collective responsibility for the ongoing crisis facing black people's lives, rather than asking black communities to continue to prove that our lives do, in fact, matter?
As black communities across the country grieve for Machuar Madut, Winnipeg's South Sudanese community, and black folks more broadly, will likely be forced to endure, ad nauseum, the insinuation – or outright assertion – that Madut's death was tragic but unpreventable, "given the circumstances". But we can and must insist that his death – and all killings like this – are unconditionally abhorrent, and further, to demand that we, as a society, can chose differently. That is to say, we can and must work to build a society in which -at bare minimum - decent housing for all is a given, and armed police officers are not seen as an appropriate response for those who need support. Madut's death was not inevitable, and it is both possible and necessary to demand that he deserved – and that we all deserve - better.


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Akshay Kumar will make his next film about Sex Education
Akshay Kumar always picks up challenging topics and he is quite successful in initiation of conversations about things people don't usually talk about. At Red Sea Film Festival, he made a big announcement about his work. He will be working on a film and a web series.
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He revealed he is working on a film about sex education because he feels it is not emphasized enough in Asian society. "I like doing social films which can make a difference, especially in my country and in anybody's life." He said.
He further added, "I just pick up those topics and I make a film, but I make it in a very commercial way where obviously there are songs, there's comedy, there's drama, there's tragedy. So, I take real stories and adapt it and cover it up with all the commercial things."
He also reflected upon how film businesses are affected after Covid, about which he said, "I think we have to try much harder than we used to do earlier, we have to try harder to get them out."
On the work front, Akshay recently turned down Hera Pheri 3.
Priyanka Chopra shares sweet photos with her daughter Malti
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Pakistan's Film Censor Board allows screening of 'Joyland' after removing some scenes
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Although the term "PLR" is commonly used to describe a wide range of content, in its strictest sense, private label rights means that you have the right to change the content and edit in any you wish, add your name as the author, use it on your sites, to send to your email lists and resell parts of it with personal use rights for profit.
What Are The PLR Rights For Products On Internet Slayers?
[YES] Can be branded and sold ONLY with personal rights BUT not as an entire package. For example, you can sell an eBook with personal use rights.
[NO] Cannot be offered on any sites that's sole purpose is to sell or giveaway PLR/MRR products.
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AG, Commerce hammer out ethics agreement
March 6, 2018 • News,
The prospects for a key economic development bill to pass this session just got a lot better.
Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield and Attorney General Steve Marshall have reached an agreement on how to proceed with legislation intended to clarify how the economic development community follows Alabama's ethics code.
HB317, the Alabama Jobs Enhancement Act, is intended to clean up and modernize the state's incentives and reporting statutes and address a potential pitfall that state and local economic developers say could severely affect their ability to compete. The legislation sailed through committee but then abruptly stalled when the Attorney General's office expressed concerns over language that would have removed certain economic development activity from the definition of lobbying under
the current ethics law. The two offices have been in talks about how to square the problem facing economic developers with the need to maintain strict ethical standards.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General's office dropped a comprehensive ethics overhaul, SB343, that includes an different, narrower approach to economic development. The language agreed upon by Marshall and Canfield would allow full time economic developers such as site selectors and chamber employees to do their jobs without having to register as lobbyists, while part time economic development workers would be required to seek permission from the Ethics Commission to do the same. The bill would also contain a specific prohibition for public officials and employees from claiming to be economic development professionals to skirt the ethics code.
A source familiar with the negotiations said an agreement had been reached and would be announced as soon as this week. HB317 is scheduled to be considered on the House floor Tuesday, when a substitute amendment will likely be adopted.
At issue is an interpretation of Alabama's ethics code that would require site selectors and even local chamber of commerce employees to register as lobbyists in order to approach the state about bringing a major project to Alabama. That could cause Alabama to be taken off the short list for many projects because site selectors cannot disclose the name of their potential project before negotiations begin. Canfield wrote lawmakers last month warning that competitor states were beginning to use Alabama's ethics requirements against us in industry recruiting battles.
The 2010 overhaul to Alabama's Ethics Code required those seeking to do business with the Executive Branch to register as lobbyists with the Ethics Commission. Before, those lobbying the governor or cabinet officials for prison, Medicaid, mental health, or other executive contracts were not required to register as lobbyists like those seeking to influence state lawmakers are.
That law is being interpreted to apply to a project site selector or local chamber of commerce director who wants to approach the state about a potential economic development project. Because major projects like Toyota-Mazda are secretive in their early stages, state and local leaders say requiring site selectors to register and disclose the name of their client is more than enough to spook away a project.
The Alabama Ethics Commission recently voted to allow the legislature time to clarify the law rather than issue an advisory opinion that could have been damaging to job recruitment efforts.
The Attorney General recently unveiled more sweeping legislation to clear up other confusing provisions of Alabama's ethics code. That bill is not likely to see much legislative action, but a working group chaired by Marshall and Ethics Commission Director Tom Albritton will be engaging lawmakers on ideas for updating the code.
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MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 Season 11 Episode 1 [Review]
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 Season 11, Episode 1 "Reptilicus"/ Directed by JOEL HODGSON & ROBERT COHEN/ Starring JONAH RAY, BARON VAUGHN, HAMPTON YOUNT, REBECCA HANSON, FELICIA DAY & PATTON OSWALT/ Produced by THE MST3K REVIVAL LEAGUE, ALTERNAVERSAL PRODUCTIONS, LLC, SATELLITE OF LOVE, LLC, ABOMINABLE PICTURES, SHOUT FACTORY & NETFLIX/ KEEP CIRCULATING THE URL! MST3K.COM
[FULL DISCLOSURE – The author of this review is a proud member of The MST3K Revival League, whose 48,270 members contributed millions of dollars to #BringBackMST3K. Well, someone had to!]
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (hereafter MST3K) was my first fandom. I joined the official MST3K Information Club (Member #35086!) as a pre-teen. I snuck out of bed on school-nights to catch the after-midnight reruns. I went by Joey The Lemur on the MST3K forums at Prodigy (The Internet before the Internet!). My first writing gigs were for MST3K fanzines Brainfood and Digest Digest. I kept a VCR far longer than most people purely because of my collection of taped MST3K episodes (Keep Circulating The Tapes!), before it became economical to burn my own DVD collection, and before most of the episodes were available to purchase legally through Shout Factory.
My point in all of this rambling is that I am a total fanatic when it comes to MST3K. So when word came out that series creator Joel Hodgson had reacquired the rights to the show and was crowd-funding a new season on Kickstarter, I was quick to throw him my money and join the new MST3K Revival League (Member #12159). I was not alone in this and by the time a now-legendary on-line telethon was finished, the show had raised enough money through direct donations and tie-in merchandise sales to finance 14 new episodes and shatter the record for the most money raised by a TV show revival effort. This led to a distribution deal with Netflix, who will air the new episodes and – based on their success – consider financing additional seasons.
A quick explanation for the uninitiated. Set in "the-not-too-distant-future", MST3K's metaplot has a pair of mad-scientists launching a hapless janitor named Joel into space and forcing him to watch bad movies as part of an experiment to find a movie so awful that, when unleashed on the public, it will spread chaos and confusion, allowing them to take over the world. Joel defends himself from this psychological onslaught with the only weapons he has – wit and sarcasm. He is aided in this by his self-built robot friends, who join him in watching the movies and making fun of them.
That's the rough backstory. The cast changed several times over the series' original ten seasons but the point of the show stayed the same regardless of who was voicing the robots, who was stuck in the theater and which team of mad scientists was sending the movies. Ultimately, the show was all about funny people making fun of cheesy movies like The Saga Of The Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of The Great Sea Serpent and The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
The revival series continues this trend, with a metaplot that sees Gizmonic Institute asteroid miner Jonah Heston (Jonah Ray of The Nerdist) answering a faked distress call from the Moon 13 Research Station. Soon Jonah is the captive of Kinga Forrester (Felicia Day) and TV's Son Of TV's Frank (Patton Oswalt) – the children of Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV's Frank from the original series – and he's being forced to watch bad movies with the old gang of robot friends as part of Kinga's effort to create a hit web-series franchise that she can sell for a billion dollars.
How exactly Clay and Frank – portrayed as ambiguously gay or unambiguously incapable of attracting women depending on the episode – came to have kids is a mystery the show will probably never explain. Despite the four minute sequence setting up the show and Jonah's explanation in the first host segment regarding Gypsy's new voice, the show is as devoted as ever to the MST3k Mantra. So those hoping for a detailed explanation of how The Bots wound up back on The Satellite of Love or why Tom Servo can now fly (but only in the theater) should really just relax.
From the moment we see a caption telling us to "turn down our lights (where applicable)" to the soothing sounds of the MST3K Love Theme as the final credits roll, every minute of this first episode feels like coming home. The tone of the new series is close to that during Joel Hodgson's tenure as host, with an "Invention Exchange" before the movie airs and the reading of children's fan-mail to Jonah and The 'Bots. The whole affair plays out as the most twisted local UHF station kids' puppet show you could imagine. Think Romper Room for sarcastic prodigies.
The new crew are excellent across the board, with Jonah Ray proving an amicable and inventive host. Felicia Day and Patton Oswalt are as excellent as you would expect them to be as The New Mads. Baron Vaughn and Hampton Yount play well together as the new Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot. And Rebecca Hanson offers up an decidedly different (and welcome) take on Gypsy, being the first woman to voice the robot who runs The Satellite of Love.
As far as the riffing goes, the gags favor putting words in the mouths of the characters and obscure pop culture references over non-sequiturs and direct commentary on the quality of the film. I shan't spoil any of the gags here (my oath of silence as a Kickstarter backer is sacrosanct!) but the writers do a fantastic job of keeping the humor flowing without talking over the movie. Small wonder with a writing team that includes the likes of Rick and Morty creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon!
They say you can't go home again. I say "Oh, Bite Me! It's Fun!" Mystery Science Theater 3000 is back and it's like it never left!
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 11 will be available on Netflix starting April 14, 2017.
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6 thoughts on "MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 Season 11 Episode 1 [Review]"
Terry Parr says:
Just watched the first episode! I loved it! Everyone who worked on the show knocked it out of the park. Can't wait to watch the rest of the season!
Matt Morrison says:
Thankfully, we don't have long to wait.
Hmm. Gypsy being voiced by an actual woman is kinda missing the point… and if they're choosing social justice over gags it makes me worry that MST3K in 2017 may lean toward the SJW crowd. I prefer my movie riffs not to make social statements. I guess it depends on how the voice sounds, but seeing as this author has already described the change as "welcome," presumably for exactly those reasons, it's not a great sign.
And Servo could always hover.
Hey. "This author" here. SPOILERS after this.
I fail to see what "the point" is in having a man voice Gypsy. I personally find it heartening that Joel Hodgson acknowledged the problematic aspects of having the one female character in the original cast being the one doing all the work on the ship and portraying her as being stupider than the other robots – even if it was justified in-universe by her brain being occupied.
Joel's comments on the matter were limited to him saying that it wasn't an issue back in the late 80s but that he wanted the show to evolve with the times and, to that end, make sure they had a woman voicing Gypsy in a legible fashion in the new show. It doesn't really change anything beyond us actually being able to understand what she's saying and establishing Jonah's bonafides as a "gizmocrat" that he's able to enhance her voice and repair the robots on his own.
The reference to Servo hovering is due to one of the aforementioned improvements. Yes, Servo "hovered" in the original show, but he's now able to levitate to various heights as part of a few sight gags in the theater. He's still firmly grounded behind the table for the host segments – apparently due to some bug Jonah has yet to work out.
As for the first episode, I don't recall it having any political jibes. Mind you, the original show was never free of political humor, nor was Rifftrax, so I can't guarantee there won't be something in later episodes that won't upset you. If it does, just remember it's just a show and you should really just relax. (la la la) 🙂
Dr. Chad Feelgood says:
My only concern (honestly, just this one) is something I've read elsewhere and here:
"As far as the riffing goes, the gags favor putting words in the mouths of the characters and obscure pop culture references over…direct commentary on the quality of the film."
I'm getting the impression that making comments/riffs/jokes about "the quality of the film" is somehow an improvement. I've seen (and almost religiously watch) every episode of the first 10 seasons of MST3K and I think it's safe to say that anywhere from 40 to 50% of the riffs are PRECISELY about the quality of the films. I mean, there is no way in the world THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU wasn't a TERRIBLE FILM. And by that, I mean a terribly MADE film. Manos – Time Chasers – The Wild World of Batwoman – The Human Duplicators – they were all BADLY MADE FILMS.
My concern is that Joel has been influenced by a Marketing Culture which didn't exist when he left the show back in 1993. A Marketing Culture which has turned every movie made nowadays into "THE BEST MOVIE EVAR!" Truth is, you cannot hope to work in movies or TV today if you are even remotely critical of the quality of the films or shows being produced. Which, you know, is probably why so much of it STINKS.
So, I'm sorry, but if Joel has "politically corrected" the SOL in order to spare the feelings of lackluster film makers who to this day are still assaulting us with things no better than MASTER NINJA or MITCHELL, well – he'll be getting a strongly worded tweet on the subject after I've ravenously binge-watched the new season seven or eight times…. MST3K was the only voice of reason in the wilderness of crappy films. If it starts whitewashing the "quality" of crappy films, it's just make more crappy film makers think they're making "good" films.
Okay. Think there was a little miscommunication here.
When I say "direct commentary on the quality of the film", I mean the non-joke riffs like "You know this scene has been compared to the chariot race from Ben Hur? Yeah – people say "Wow, the chariot race from Ben Hur was good and this really sucks." that became more and more prevalent after Mike took over the hosting duties.
Rest assured – the new MST3K continues to make fun of the movies and point out the glaringly bad special effects, outrageous costumes, weord accents, muted performances, poor dubbing etc.
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House will vote to hold Barr, Ross in contempt of Congress over 2020 Census citizenship question
Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court on June 27, 2019, ahead of its ruling on an attempt by the Trump administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
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The House will vote Tuesday to hold Attorney General William P. Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for failing to provide documents related to the Trump administration's plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
In a statement Thursday, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said the House "will not shirk from its oversight of this Administration and its malign effort to silence the voices of millions in our democracy and deny resources to communities in need of them."
Barr and Ross have ignored congressional subpoenas and have sought to "subvert the 2020 Census with the addition of a citizenship question meant only to deter minorities from participating and leading to an undercount in parts of the country," Hoyer added.
A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment. The Commerce Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Democratic lawmakers have accused the Trump administration of stonewalling their efforts to investigate Ross's March 2018 decision to add the citizenship question, which the government says it needs to better enforce the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump is expected to announce Thursday afternoon that he will take executive action to place the citizenship question on the census, although the exact steps he plans to take remain unclear.
Trump's move comes days after the Supreme Court ruled that the administration cannot move forward on adding the question without providing a solid justification for its plan.
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Hotel Plaza Grande is a five-star luxury hotel in the historic centre of Quito, Ecuador. The hotel is located next to the Carondelet Palace and the Archbishop's Palace and faces the Old Town's eponymous central plaza, Plaza de la Independencia. It is located in a restored Spanish colonial mansion, which formerly belonged to one of the earliest colonial inhabitants of Quito, Juan Diaz de Hidalgo.

History
The place where the building stands today was assigned during the first plot of land in the city in 1534, a few days after the founding of the city of San Francisco de Quito, to the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, who never reached inhabit it because he resided in the city of Lima. However, the two-story mansion that was built on the site was inhabited by his brother Gonzalo Pizarro and even his daughter Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui when she traveled with her mother, Inca Princess Quispe Sisa, to Spain to meet with the King in 1551. At the end of the 16th century, the Pizarros donated the house to the Mercedarian order, which would later divide the plot into various properties until the houses that currently occupy the original land were configured.

The building underwent several changes over the next three centuries, including its characteristic Eclectic-style exterior ornamentation that draws so much attention within the set of historical structures that frame the most important square in the city of Quito, whose common denominator is rather the austerity of the Neoclassical.

It was the first building in Quito to be more than two storeys at five, when it was built in 1930. It was one of the first formal hotels in Quito, originally becoming the Majestic Hotel in 1943. As of 1986 it was still the Majestic Hotel, but it later closed and became a bank and then as administrative offices for the municipality of Quito. In 1978, this Old Town area became one of the first UNESCO "World Heritage Site", and is the largest site in Latin America. In 2005 a group of hoteliers provided investment to restore the building to its former glory.

Architecture and furnishings
The building is noted for its "eclectic facade and baroque columns".
The interior has been described as "exclusive, elegant and even decadent throughout and truly boutique". The hotel is very expensive; rooms are available for $500-$2000 a night. It contains 15 suites, which are divided into Plaza View and Royal suites and its one Presidential Suite is the most expensive.

On the ground floor is the reception and the hotel cafe, popular with businessman and officials, which serves international and Ecuadorian cuisine. On the first floor is the hotel's flagship La Belle époque restaurant which serves French cuisine and international dishes. Set in a lavish room inspired by the art nouveau style, the restaurant stocks over 1,500 bottles of wine.

The suites are located on the second and third floors. The rooms are all of considerable size and luxurious. Frommer's describes the decor as "refined, with heavy drapes, plush furnishings, fine fabrics, and tasteful art and tapestries on the walls." In the rooms are rich furnishings, containing colonial closets, desks, mirrors and artwork which recreate the old colonial world atmosphere and also contain 42" flat screen televisions. The beds are described as "huge, embellished with Egyptian cotton sheets and fluffed up goose–down pillows." The bathrooms are also large, and feature Jacuzzi–shower tubs and luxury robes. The bathrooms are even finer in the Plaza View suites, with marble and wood washbasins. On the top floor is the champagne bar and cognac bar, which have a terrace between them.

See also
List of buildings in Quito

References

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Official site

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