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Posted on August 1, 2017 by tmaxJuly 28, 2017
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Rita: Here are a few of my favorite things as the summer comes to a close. Lolita: The holidays are coming and there are only 147 shopping days left until Christmas, you cabbage-headed consumer? Rita: No, you witless wonder. The only thing you find favorable is the Dead Sox are now in first place and have plenty of time to blow everything by Labor Day. Lolita: Tsk. Tsk. Tee Max is already making book on them winning the pennant. How about we ask our favorite artists who their favorite non-musician in the music industry is? TIM ARCHIBALD (Barry Goudreau's Engine Room): I have to say the person I admire the most is Carter Allen because he listens to the music. I know that sounds so obvious but a lot of folks wait to be told what music is great because listening is a skill that is missing in a lot of the music industry. Positronic Dave Caputo is also one of the chosen few. He is one of these guys that has been able to make something out of a single song… When I tour Europe they say, "Americans listen to new music… with their eyes." *** JOEL SIMCHES (Butterscott/ Count Zero/ What About Naomi/ On The Town with Mikey Dee/ Watch City Studios): Chris Porter! We met in college at ULowell. He had just started booking bands back then. Every venue he booked was cooler because of the great shows he booked. So glad he's back booking over at ONCE! He's one of the good ones. *** EMILY GROGAN (Music Go Round/ Emily Grogan Band): John Doherty is someone I admire. There is barely a music industry for those without more than 5k FB likes, but there are those, like John, who contribute so much time and resources to so many. He's better than a record label. He even promotes bands for free. Thank you John! And thanks to all non-musicians who support and assist us. There are many more who do! *** NED KEMBLE (Ned Kemble/ Ex-cop and Cowsill family cousin): I would have to say Brian Epstein. He passed away at the age of 32 from a drug overdose. Brian was ashamed of his homosexuality and at times was overwhelmed by it. Sad. Brian Epstein, founder of The Beatles. *** STORYTIME BOB EDWARDS (Internet radio station PPRN's Uncle Bob): I admire any sound tech that listens to the performer and gives them the sound they are looking for. In my experience, few sound guys focus on getting the sound the way the artist wants it. They think that they know better.
NOTABLE NOTABLES
Rita: How about some fabulous factoids? Now is the perfect time to spread the word about what's going on in the New England music scene. Lolita: I hate when you make sense. Funnyman JAY LENO grew up in Andover and is returning home for a gig at The Hanover Theatre in Worcester on October 12. Plan ahead and let's see if we can hold him over for another show the next night. *** NEW ENGLAND coming back to the East coast for two gigs in October at The Bull Run and Spire on two successive nights October 12 and 13. They are playing on the West coast the week before to support their latest release New England Live At The Regent Theater. *** JAMIE SHALER and WOODY CARPINELLA are presenting The Bellflower Concerts in Billerica. Outdoor shows in an ongoing series in Jamie's back yard. So far CAROLYN WATERS, P.J. ROGUE and STEVE GILLIGAN (The Stompers) have performed. Is Jamie Shaler On Vacation? *** TIM CASEY (Low Budget Records) produced Loving The Aliens – a tribute to David Bowie with URBAN AMBIENCE, HUMMINGBIRD SYNDICATE, BIRD MANCINI, PAUL MCDONOUGH & SEAN YADISERNIA, GLENN WILLIAMS, THE CHUNKS, ELECTRIC STANDARD, DOCTOR X, MR. CURT & GEOFF PANGO, ED MORNEAU & KEIRA FLYNN-CARSON and others. *** KATE TAYLOR plays the Aquinnah Town Hall on Martha's Vineyard August 14 and 15 with her nephew ISAAC TAYLOR also on the bill. *** Blues piano wizard ANTHONY GERACI tracking his new record with DENNIS BRENNAN, MONSTER MIKE WELCH, MUDCAT WARD and MARTY RICHARD (J. Geils Band) in the studio one day and RONNIE EARL, SUGAR RAY NORCIA, MICHELLE WILLSON and NEIL GOUVIN in the next. Stay tuned! *** Have you heard of THE CARLA RYDER TRIO with CARLY RYDER, TODD MARSTON and ANDY SANTO SPAGO yet? They are in the studio working on new songs for their next release with producer DAVID GOODRICH and engineer MARK THAYER along with THE BLUE RIBBONS backing her up at Signature Sounds in Connecticut. We caught them playing the middle set during DENNIS BRENNAN's Wednesday night residency at The Lizard Lounge. *** Special thanks to JONATHAN WOLFSON and DILLON BARBOSA from Wolfson Entertainment for the great TD Garden seats for the killer HALL & OATES/ TEARS FOR FEARS show. *** PANAMA DAN ZIMMERMAN is the cat behind The Reggae Takeova in Cambridge a few nights a month. Originally from Panama, he came here in 1993 and became a national skateboarding star working for many companies including Toy Machine, Emerica and Nation Skateboards. Skateboarding culture goes hand in hand with music and arts. Essentially, skateboard videos are music videos for skateboards. Check him out August 19 with DUB APOCALYPSE and SLEEPY WONDER at Naco Taco in Central Square. He has gigs all over the place and shares bills with NAYA ROCKERS, THE GHETTO PEOPLE, TOUSSAINT THE LIBERATOR, SARAH BRINDELL, JONATHAN GRAMLING, JASON DICK, VAN MARTIN and JAH RIFFE. *** DAVE B. & THE HOT SHOTS features saxman/ vocalist DAVE BIRKIN, MARK SHELFORD on guitar and vocals, JIM HEFFERNAN playing piano and RICHARD MALCOLM pounding and TOM CURATOLO on upright bass. At their recent Ryles Jazz Club appearance blues man PROFESSOR HARP showed up and shook the roof. Ryles has such a great grand piano too! *** BRUCE MARSHALL is doing solo shows at Lenny's in Westbrook, Maine. This listening room is a local treasure and owner BILL UMBEL continues to book the best local and national acoustic based acts every week. The space also pays tribute to LENNY BREAU, the jazz guitar legend who grew up in Maine and recorded in the building. The food is great, and no cover. Bruce tells us: "This room is like an Americana/ bluegrass version of the old Acton Jazz Cafe. Good eatery and very musical. No TVs or keno!" At a recent gig there, Bruce covered a chunk of his original catalog, pre-war blues on his dobro and he even revisited his seventh grade band set list! *** ADAM EZRA and his band are at The Center For The Arts in Natick August 4. He'll be doing songs from his new release Hurricane Wind including "Life of a Thief" and "Let Your Hair Down." JOHN OATES from HALL & OATES co-writes and plays on the new CD too. *** Lead guitarist JULIAN CURE tells us his band FIRE FOR CAVEMAN has moved from Allston to Charlestown. It looks like lead singer/ guitarist FRANK CAPPABIANCA, bassist DAN MACIARIELLO and drummer MATT NICHOLAS have all jumped out of the pot and into the fire! *** Congrats to sax blower MARTY PHILLIPS on the first anniversary with his new heart! *** Vineyard drummer TOM MAJOR from ENTRAIN can be found behind the kit of his own band TOM MAJOR & THE REJUVENATORS. They play the best New Orleans funk featuring Mardi Gras tunes with JOHN TEMPLE ZARVIS, PETER PRIMAMORE and FRAN TOKARZ providing the talent. They just had a great gig at Firefly in Lenox, MA. *** Musician/ photographer RON RUDY was seen at the Quincy Porchfest in Wollaston, Squantum and Merrymount. A ton of talent participated: COREY HALES, JAKE BELL, T. MCGINNIS BAND, THE ALL OUT, NINE MONTHS IN KATIE, FESTING LENTE, SATCH ROMANO, ANOTHER MUSICIAN, MARTIN-MORELL, CAIN & ABLE, SILVERBACKS, JOE HEROSY, AFRICAN MARIMBA ENSEMBLE, RICHIE PARSONS BAND, BUCKLEY & PEARSON, SAMANTHA FARRELL, ANTHONY ANDRONICO, KELSEY CRISOSTOMO, NATALIE FLANAGAN, ANNA RAE, ALI MCQUIRK, SAND MACHINE, MATT BYRNES, PSYTERA VERIDAN, THE ACES, CORIN ASHLEY, SOPHIE MARICQ, RAMSHACKLE and CYNDI CRESSWELL COOK. *** Comedian RED PETERS has a brand new video "Let's All Tweet" that he put together with MIKE CHVENY, ROB KIRWAN and EDDIE GRENGA. *** The coolest live music night on the Cape during the week is at The Wequasett Resort Wednesday night series in Harwich. JAMES MONTGOMERY just had a perfect performance there and plan ahead for AYLA BROWN on August 15 and saxist GRACE KELLY on August 22. *** CHARLES ROSENAY and Rosenay Productions in Connecticut have pretty much cornered the market on Beatles expertise and tours. Go to his website for info on August's Beatles England Magical Mystery Tour and February's Beatles Vegas Weekend. Make plans to go on next August's MM Tour visit to Liverpool too. *** Former ROOMFUL OF BLUES trumpet player AL BASILE is done recording his next release Quiet Money. It should be out any day now. *** A couple of long lost live LIVINGSTON TAYLOR concerts recorded on reel to reel tapes were recently found in Liv's closet. We really dig the new old song "Sit On Back" from a 1973 show. They will be part of the big box set celebrating his 50th anniversary as a performer due out in the fall. *** Check out JOHN VANDEN HEUVEL's Fingering Archetypes For The Progressing Guitarist. It's a 200 page two CD ROM set full of a unique approach to learning scales and arpeggios/ chords while inventing one's own guitar/ bass licks and riffs. From ripping shreds to elegant jazz it's all there. Go to his FB page to check it out. He's from Connecticut but is a Berklee alumni. *** If you really want to get into the surf this summer go see TSUNAMI OF SOUND on August 13 at The Beachcomber in Newburyport and at the Sumner Village Festival in Sumner, Maine on August 27. *** MARK CUTLER from THE SCHEMERS is the man behind The Same Thing Project, a free open-to-the-public songwriting workshop. Mark: "We write songs about anything and everything." Every Tuesday 10 a.m to noon at 82 Rolfe Square in Cranston, Rhode Island. *** THE EVENFALL QUARTET has a Tuesday night jazz residency at The Fairmount Grille in Hyde Park. Upright bassist BRAD HALLEN (Duke Robillard), JOE BARBATO on piano, MARK EARLEY blowing sax and JERZY GLOD on drums are as smooth as silk. *** Great '80s grrrl band GIRLS NIGHT OUT had a remarkable reunion at the best Northshore Wednesday night open mic hosted by JULIE DOUGHERTY at the Salem VFW. *** Fun Fact: ELLIS PAUL's great great grandfather WESLEY PAUL was shot and wounded fighting for the North at Gettysburg. *** Guitarist ANDY STONE from Providence, Rhode Island, was in the Boston music scene in the '80s and '90s and published a novel All Flowers Die that included real clubs and real bands alongside his fictional characters. We saw him last year open up for Irish pop band PUGWASH at The Lizard Lounge. His stuff is a mix of '80s and '90s music sorta like The Beatles meets XTC meets THE CARS. A lot of hooks and harmonies. He just released his fourth album Blender and the first single "Catherine's Acting" is the hit. *** KEN FIELD (BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC) is back from Poznan, Poland, for The Animator Festival's 10th Anniversary event. They featured a wonderful tribute program of the animated films of his collaborator and late wife KAREN AQUA and he was asked to perform live soundtracks for a selection of her works. He had to rearrange the music for a mostly Polish ensemble of four alto saxes and drums. *** RICK BERLIN and CARTER ALAN had a joint book reading for their new books The Paragraphs and The Decibel Diaries at Porter Square Books. How cool is that?
MORE NON-AFFILIATED NEW ENGLAND NOBILITY
Lolita: Enough gossip! Let's get back to asking another local legend who they think is a particularly proficient person. PETER RINNIG (QRST's): Don Law. Never met the man but totally admire how he has run Boston area concerts and some venues forever. Always seems like a top class person. I would love to meet him and show him my business and hear what he thinks about QRST's. *** RICH SULLIVAN (Rich Sullivan/ The Menotomy): Okay, this is tough. I'd have to first narrow it down to producers. Spector. Martin, Meek, Dowd. And to make it even simpler, I'll go with British 'cause I loved the '60s invasion period. This still leaves my heroes Joe Meek, George Miller, Jimmy Miller etc. Okay, now I boil it down to that great hard-edges fuzz tone sound of the garage hits. Shel Talmy rises to the top! Kinks baby! The Who! But then we have to consider the range of artists under Mickie Most. The Animals, Herman's Hermits, The Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu, Suzi Quatro, Hot Chocolate, Aarows, Racey and the Jeff Beck Group! There ya have it. *** TOM HAUCK (Telamor/ x-Atlantics): There are so many non-musicians who are vital to the industry, but top of the list are Boston radio personalities including Carter Alan, Carmelita, Oedipus, Julie Kramer, Joanie Lindstrom, and so many more. Without them, so much great music would never have been heard! *** GRETCHEN SHAE (The Knock Ups/ Berklee/ Cambridge College): Two people who I admire most are local music supporters: Andrew Wilson and John Doherty. Andrew Wilson (of WMFO) supports local musicians by not only playing their music, but by attending shows. I have often looked out mid- set and seen him in the audience. His support is unwavering. Plus, he is a mighty sharp dresser! John Doherty too supports local musicians by attending multiple shows a week — sometimes seven days straight! He promotes music he likes on multiple pages as well as purchases and funds projects. I call him The Mayor of Local Music!
INSIGNIFICA
Lolita: Back to babbling! This may be the show of the summer. The 2017 Hope Music Festival August 23 at The Melody Tent down on the Cape in Hyannis. RICK DERRINGER, JEFF HOWELL (Foghat), MARK FARNER (Grand Funk Railroad) and THE UPTOWN HORNS (The Rolling Stones, J. Geils Band) join local legends PAUL NELSON (Johnny Winter Band) from Connecticut, ELLIOT EASTON (THE EMPTY HEARTS/ THE CARS), JAMES MONTGOMERY, AYLA BROWN, MARTY RICHARDS (J. Geils Band), BARRY GOUDREAU'S ENGINE ROOM and young South Shore guitar prodigy AARON NORCROSS for a great night of rock 'n' roll. Don't miss this show! *** DANIMAL HARTWELL about to publish a book called Saint John Lennon – It's About Time. *** Check out the Wednesday night BEARLY DEAD residency at Thunder Road in Somerville. *** TOM HAUCK (x-Atlantics) of TELAMOR has just released a new CD Playlist. *** THE KNOCKUPS were formed in 2012 and are a female fronted, glam punk band bringing back the energy and sound of the '90s alt/ punk rock scene. They opened for U2 at the TD Garden in 2015 and performed in last year's WZLX Rock and Roll Rumble and were named one of WZLX's Best Local Songs of the Year for their "Dionysius." *** Catch MARYLOU FERRANTE and her acoustic sound August 12 at Anthony's in York, Maine, October 5 at Rapscallion Brewery in Sturbridge, MA and October 11 at The Red Lion in The Lion's Den in Stockbridge, MA. *** D.K Ace on bass for the J. GEILS BAND and D.K's FULL HOUSE was overheard saying: "It doesn't take a genius to tell the difference between chicken shit and chicken salad." *** Since many of you musicians are also artists this should especially interest you: MAYOR MARTY WALSH and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture just announced a series of new artwork now on display at Boston City Hall, including four new art exhibitions and three new murals. This effort is part of Mayor Walsh's commitment to creating a City Hall that is a vibrant public space and is welcoming for all. "City Hall Galleries have been an incredible success, showcasing the work of local artists both to city employees and to everyone who comes to City Hall to conduct business," says Mayor Walsh. "It's a great example of how we continue to incorporate the arts into everything we do as a city, elevate and value the contributions of individual artists, and also provide opportunities for artists to showcase their work to a wider audience." Contact the Mayor's office to see how to get your art shown in City Hall. *** BROOKS YOUNG has teamed up with MARQUES GUITARS as a signature artist and there will be a Brooks Young Custom model guitar coming soon. Brooks tells us: "Yes, it comes in black!" *** ROCKIN' GEORGE LEH is back and just seen leading SATCH ROMANO's Blues Jam at Pete's Grill in Quincy. A great night. Nobody sings like George. Can he still sing a song in five octaves? Track him down and hear for yourself. *** Ex HAPPY CAMPER MASON VINCENT is in a new steampunk band TIME SHIP EVER MORE and you can catch them at Buttstock in Leicester, MA, with a lot of other bands on August 12 and also The Starlight Bar on the Connecticut line in Southbridge, October 21. His other reggae band WICKED MEN is morphing into THE CENTRAL SOULS named after their Central MA location. *** Providence band ARC IRIS re-imagined JONI MITCHELL's album Blue and recently performed their cool new interpretation at Club Passim. There is artistic and historical beauty in these young musicians' new sound of old and familiar tracks. The band has previously released two original studio albums and have toured extensively during the past few years. Whereas, acoustic guitars and minimal arrangements are the hallmarks of Joni's sound, this band is bold and modern. The group mixes the sounds of symphonic analogue synths, heavy drum beats and sampling. Lead singer JOCIE ADAMS, keyboardist ZACK TENORIO- MILLER and drummer RAY BELLI form this cool Rhode Island band. Check them out. *** STEVE FARRO tells us that BEST NOT BROKEN doing some New England shows with THE GIN BLOSSOMS. Catch these super shows August 8 at The Whiskey Barrel, in Laconia, New Hampshire, and August 9 at Aura in Portland, Maine. *** DIGNEY FIGNUS has a new single "The Emperor Wears No Clothes." Go listen to it! *** No release date for the next heavy metal band MASS album but lead singer LOUIS ST. AUGUST tells us "we are hard at work on it." Go see MASS and FLESH October 14 at Mixx 360, in Malden for a healthy headbanger's night out. *** Ex-BLOCKYARD guitarist SAL DIFUSCO is a professor at Berklee and also has a new band THE HENJOSAL TRIO. They play jazz rock, funk and fusion. No vocals. Just Sal on guitar, HENRIQUE DE ALMEIDA on drums and JOE SANTERRE on bass. *** BOB COLBY's 65 Birthday bash at ONCE in Somerville is on August 13 with THALIA ZEDEK, VIVA GINA, DYR FASER, THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT, KINGDOM OF LOVE, COLD EXPECTATIONS, CARISSA JOHNSON, THE VERY, and THE WRONG SHAPES. *** Pop Gallery and the Museum of Pop Culture will be presenting an exhibition of DUKE ROBILLARD's paintings, collages, and photography November 25. The band will play following the opening with special guest SUNNY CROWNOVER, and clarinet and alto sax virtuoso BILLY NOVICK. *** THE FLUTIE BROTHERS BAND are at Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, MA, September 17. *** Check out Providence's DETROIT REBELLION – a great blues and garage rock duo. Songwriter/ guitarist/ and vocalist JEFF TOSTE and drummer MICAIAH CASTOR just released their digital-only debut album The Man and we really dig the double A side seven inch single "Fork In The Road" b/ w "The Man' from Bodan Kuma Recordings. They recently played a great gig at The Plough & Stars. *** EMILY GROGAN is in RED CHORD and they have a residency every third Friday of the month at The Plough & Stars. Go see the band August 18. *** Acoustic Sundays at Euro Lounge in Bridgeport, Connecticut, feature STORYTIME BOB EDWARDS. A great way to end the weekend. *** Connecticut band CHRISTINE OHLMAN & REBEL MONTEZ are at The Iron Horse August 5 in Northampton, MA. The Beehive Queen is also the Saturday Night Live band's lead vocalist but is only at Rockefeller Center in NYC to film the show one night a week. The rest of her time she spends gigging with her killer band including growling guitarist CLIFF GOODWIN. *** CARMEN DIMARCA ex-bassist for THE SOULS has a new band called ONELIFE and they are putting out a CD soon. *** Blues harpist CHERYL ARENA just blew the roof off The Beehive in The South End with former band mate DAVE HALEY who played on the Boston scene for 30 years with his band TWO BONES & A PICK along with Cheryl's group before leaving the state a few years ago. Cheryl also performed at The Menotomy with Dave on guitar, JESSE WILLIAMS on bass, TOM WEST on keys and MARK TEIXEIRA pounding. *** Appalachian Blues fiddler ILANA KATZ KATZ is celebrating her ninth year playing in the Boston subway system and sharing her music. Check her out at Park Street Station on the Red Line. *** DUB APOCALYPSE is JOHNNY TRAMA and JEFF LOCKHART on guitars, TIMO SHANKO on bass, ANDREW FOGLIANO on sax, TOMMY BENEDETTI on drums. Have a Red Stripe and enjoy the band. *** Guitarist JOHN SURETTE from BOY'S LIFE and THE DENIROS is having health problems but is on the mend. Go to his FB page and check in with him now.
FINAL NON-AFFILIATED NEW ENGLAND NOBILITY
Rita: And now for the last of the scene's super supporters. ZEUS FIASCONARO (Production Ace): My answer to what non-musician I most admire would have to be Mike Manning. When I became a guitar tech with The Stompers in 1981, I was 19, and Mike was "the man," the premier guitar tech on the local scene. Recently I told him he was who I wanted to be when I grew up. Nowadays I am only working with The Stompers and Barry Goudreau's Engine Room. *** MARYLOU FERRANTE (Marylou Ferrante): The person I most admire that is not a musician but who you could consider was in the music industry was Harry E. Smith. Harry Smith was a visual artist as well as a collector of many things along with race records and hillbilly records of the '20s and '30s on 78s. Harry compiled his music for Folkways Records and it became an anthology of folk music published in 1952. This music influenced folk and blues revivalists from the '50s and '60s. As well as influencing recording artists who went on to record some of the songs such as The New Lost City Ramblers, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. *** JOHN VANDEN HUEVEL (John Vanden Huevel): I admire Frank Fillipetti because he won a Grammy for his production/ mix work for James Taylor using non-boutique "store-bought Yamaha (I think) recording gear." Plus he is my Bristol, Connecticut, hometown hero. *** MARTY PHILLIPS (Marty Phillips/ The Blushing Brides): Which non-musician in the music industry do I admire the most? Frankly, I admire the patrons! The people who listen to us are the most important people because if we had nobody to play for, there would be no reason to play! We, as musicians, are very fortunate to have a reactive and live audience. These people cheer for us, clap to our beats, dance to our rhythms, sing out our lyrics and most importantly purchase tickets or buy drinks to allow the venues to have live music. These wonderful fans know our names, call out requests of their favorite songs in our repertoires, ask for autographs, buy our T-shirts and smile when they see us. They give us sweaty hugs at the end of a night of dancing and give us high fives when we play their favorite songs. Most importantly, as a stage performer I receive an amazing amount of energy from the eyes of the fans watching me. I can feel them channeling their thoughts and dreams towards me and I play them through my saxophone! I love whenever I'm playing a song like "Brown Sugar" or "Live With Me" or "Sweet Virginia" when the time for my solo comes and all eyes on me and I play the exact Bobby Keys solo from the album, I see everybody watching my fingers and my mouth and getting excited because it's something they can relate to. As soon as I hit the first few notes of the solo in "Brown Sugar" I'll hear a few people scream "Yeah!" and everyone will dance or bop with their mouths open for the entire solo then they all cheer when they hear that classic ending. When I get off the stage after the set many of those people will come up to me and say "Man, that was awesome!" It's those kinds of reactions that make me want to play well for THEM, because they are my most admired non-musicians in the music industry! *** ADAM EZRA (The Adam Ezra Band): My favorite non-musician in the music industry is the volunteer. Those who devote their time and effort to supporting local theaters, arts centers, clubs and festivals. The volunteers that I meet nightly not only possess a deep love for music, but also recognize the role music can play in strengthening the community. I believe that when local communities come together, they have the power to shape our world and culture. And it couldn't happen without our volunteers. If you are reading this and you are a volunteer, thank you for all you do!! If not, get out to your local music venue and get involved! It's that easy! Rita: Great answers! Sounds like a good time to end the column. Lolita: Enjoy August and see you next month!
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In the early days of Twitter, one of the biggest and most rampant uses of the platform was to spread false rumors of celebrity deaths. I've seen several of them in my day, fallen for a few, and in the years since, I've managed to determine the difference between the real ones and the fake ones.
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With so many Americans taking advantage of social media's usability and readily accessible information, it only makes sense for government agencies like us to tap into it.
News can and often does break faster on social media than it does anywhere else.
Trending topics on Twitter and Facebook are constantly being updated with hordes of different information, whether it's a new hashtag game, a celebrity death (real or otherwise), or a weather event—just to name a few.
Disaster news, just like standard news, also breaks on social media, and platforms like Facebook and Twitter have worked to help disseminate relevant, timely, and important information in disaster scenarios. Many meteorologists have taken to using hashtags containing "wx" to denote weather in various areas, so seeing something like #okwx accompanying content pertaining to storms or severe weather in Oklahoma is now relatively commonplace.
With all of the various information floating around, how do we actually work to verify it all?
It starts with a series of questions:
Is the information plausible?
This question is potentially the most crucial. Does the information actually make sense in the scenario? Sticking with the celebrity death scenario, many people may click the retweet or share button on a post without double-checking it, particularly if it is a prominent celebrity or public figure. (The most common of these rumors as of late would be about Betty White—which has tripped up many social media users over the last few years.)
After all, some of these posts make a lot of logical sense. In the case of older celebrities a death may make sense. Sharing one of the posts immediately upon seeing it could have negative consequences, like causing concern and disruptions for family members.
In a disaster scenario, the stakes are much higher.
One of the commonly shared items out of Hurricane Sandy were photos of sharks floating about in New York City. While with a storm that strong it may have seemed somewhat possible, the photos were later debunked.3
However, one very important note is that plausible information isn't necessarily the truth. It may just seem sensible and that's why we ask multiple questions instead of just stopping at this one.
Is the content original?
Sharing content is one of the cornerstones of social media. Its roots trace back to the ages of chain emails passed along with "FW:FW:FW:FW:FW" subject lines back in the days of Netscape and Hotmail. So where's the source? Where did this come from? Following the thread of shares or retweets can help find out if the information truly is genuine.
And then there are the photos. Not all information from disasters is distributed via 140 characters of text (or more if we're talking Facebook). Many times, photos are included. With photo editing software becoming more prevalent and accessible to everyone, it is easy to alter a photo in order to make it eye-catching or shocking enough to go viral, potentially misinforming many people.
Thankfully, there is a way to double check photos before sharing them: reverse image search. Google has an excellent way to actually perform these searches both on desktop and mobile, where you can either save a photo to upload it to their search or use an image's URL–and Google's support pages describe exactly how to do it.
And there has been another new development in reverse image searching; Tweetdeck has now integrated a reverse image search function into its streams, making it almost a one-click process. (Keep in mind that Tweetdeck is only available on desktop.)
Is the information timely?
Often, articles about old floods or other events get re-shared, particularly in instances where events are repeating—like if one particular area were to see another bout of heavy rain and flooding.
Many articles will have date and timestamps in a much smaller font or fainter color, which can make them a bit hard to spot. It may take the use of Sherlock Holmes' magnifying glass to find, but it's worth it.
Is the source credible?
If the answers to the previous three questions are all satisfactory, the next step is to determine if the source itself is credible. Examining and evaluating your sources is one of the most important pieces of verifying information. How do you know what sources are credible?
One of the quickest ways is to see whether or not a tweet or post that is being analyzed has been geotagged to a certain location. Is that location in, near, or around the impacted area? Is it somewhere else not even close? If the post is coming from the area, it could be considered to be more reliable.
Profile information can be a big help in trying to verify information. Has the user filled out the section of profile information? Does it include a location? Is that location near or around the currently impacted area? Is there a photo uploaded to their profile? (Back in the not-too-far-away days where Twitter used egg photos as placeholders, this was a big thing to look out for. Now it's a faint, ghost-like silhouette instead.)
Another big thing to look at is what people have published previously. Have they only shared content or have they also penned content of their own?
If most of their content is made up of retweets, it could be a sign of a bot. Bots have become more and more prevalent and sophisticated as of late. These bots can serve a variety of purposes, from trying to hack accounts to trying to get certain topics or hashtags to trend, or even to cause chaos or confusion in an emergency.
Then there's the question of whether or not recent content supports any current shared content.
One example is a woman tweeting about a power outage at a hospital. Has she previously shared content that would indicate that she would be in or around the impacted hospital? Has she shared something that would discuss whether she would be a patient (or know a patient) at the hospital or be employed there? Or is this completely out of place?
There is also the option to look for verified accounts.
Both Facebook and Twitter have methods of verifying accounts of a variety of different sources: news outlets, celebrities and other public figures, and government agencies. Both platforms denote their verified accounts with blue checkmarks on the profile or listing in search function. Twitter also has a "filter:verified" function in its search options that will only bring up tweets published by these verified accounts.
Of course, it's also important to corroborate the information as it appears. Corroborating stories, like police officers do in investigations, is key. If multiple sources are reporting the same information, it is more likely to be accurate.
Once we have all this information and have analyzed it, what do we do with it?
The information we gather from social media serves a very important purpose—it helps inform us during our response and recovery operations. Over the years it's helped us answer a lot of questions—questions that have enabled us to keep our fingers on the pulse of exactly what's happening in a response situation, like what impacts are being felt, what gaps in information or operations there are, what issues are coming up (here we tend to call those "limiting factors"). Social media helps us fill in a lot of blanks, making sure that we are fully able to help disaster survivors, and provides a fuller picture of any given disaster's impact.
While social media is an incredibly valuable asset, it's only one of many ways we gather information; just one of the tools at our disposal.
One last very important thing to remember is that the right information is not always the first information and the first information is not always right and as emergency managers, it's our job to keep up with it all, for the sake of our local and state counterparts as well as impacted communities and the citizens who inhabit them—especially when all the information seems to be right one minute and wrong the next.
Learn how to use Google's Reverse Image Search
Verification Handbook
Pew Research Center stats on social media usage in the United States: http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/social-media/
Census Bureau Population Clock: https://www.census.gov/popclock/
Mental Floss article: "10 Fake Photos of Hurricane Sandy that Went Viral" http://mentalfloss.com/article/12943/10-fake-photos-hurricane-sandy-went-viral
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31 to 24 was the final score in the Giants favor.
What can I say? It was a mediocre game played by two mediocre teams that were both, 5 and 7. There was not much good that can be derived from this loss. The New York Giants had a little more incentive to win than the Dolphins, I guess. Of course, in a division where a 6 and 7 record has you in a three-way tie for the division lead. Yeah, they had something to play for. Miami is in the wrong eastern division to get breaks like that.
I'm not going to give you a blow by blow since it was a nationally televised, Monday night game. Besides, I really didn't get to watch the game much. (I saw glimpses of it during commercials while my brother in law was watching his usual, 3-hour Monday Night Raw Wrestling)! I'm going to offer my impressions from what I did see with a few statistics sprinkled in for good measure.
On the negative side; It appears that Odell Beckham got the better of his LSU Collegiate teammate and friend, (Jarvis Landry) on this afternoon. But not by much. Beckham Jr caught 7 passes for 166 yards, 2 TD's and his longest play was 84 yards for a TD.
Landry had an equally stellar game in a utilitarian way. He caught 11 passes for 99 yards, 0 TD's with a long play of 25 yards. Landry also contributed 66 yards on two kickoff returns and another 30 yards on a pair of punt returns. Still, I think Landry would rather have the win to go along with his stats.
The defense played stout for portions of the game but looked gassed near the end. You can't allow a veteran QB like Eli Manning any comfort zone or he will pick you apart. Especially with receivers like Odell Beckham. The Dolphins allowed several big plays to gash the defense. Manning was getting the ball out so fast that our pass rush seemed to always be a half step too late.
Miami's banged-up secondary did not challenge or disrupt the Giants receivers enough to break Manning's timing or rhythm. It proved to be the Dolphins downfall. Especially in the second half where Eli got 183 yards of his 337 total passing yards. He connected on 27 of 31 pass attempts, (an 87% completion rate) and 4 TD's. It's a wonder the Dolphins only lost by 7 points when your QB is racking up stats like that.
There were only a few positives to consider in this match up for Miami. If you want to call them positives?
For the second week in a row, Miami did not allow their opponent to rush for more than 100 yards. (92 yards on 32 carries for a 2.9-yard average and we had 5 stops for a loss totaling 13 yards). New York didn't get any negative yardage plays on our rushing attack which produced a solid 128 total yards on 22 attempts and a 5.8 yard per carry average. Miller had a good day rushing 12 times for 89 yards, 2 TD's and a long run of 38 yards for one score.
Ryan Tannehill played a decent game and was better utilized, adding 24 rushing yards on 4 carries with a long of 12 yards. He also rolled out and scrambled more to avoid the rush and to buy some time. He completed 25 of his 41 attempts, (60% completion rate) for 236 yards and a TD, with no interceptions. He also audibled out of a few plays that had successful outcomes. He spread the ball around well, too.
But it seemed that just about the time we needed Ryan Tannehill to step up and put the team on his shoulders, the offensive line would fail him and send him running for his life. He almost avoided the only sack in the game when he didn't quite make it back to the line of scrimmage on one play. He's still getting mauled in the back field and hit too much.
I think another week or two in this offensive game plan and this team will start putting points up on a more consistent basis. The defense is playing good enough to help us win, but we can't continue the offensive, "three and outs" which puts a tired defense back on the field.
Unfortunately, with only three games left to play, I think we can expect to see major changes for the Miami Dolphins in the off season. I like the play calling in this game which stretched and forced the Giants to defend the entire field of play. We did score 24 points which, in the NFL, is almost enough to win.
It will be interesting to see how the Dolphins finish the season and what kind of character they will show. Yes, they are definitely out of the playoffs but still have a lot to play for. The players and coaches are basically auditioning for jobs next year. Be it with the Dolphins, or some other team.
It is a disappointment for many of the Dolphin loyals to endure another mediocre season. But this is who the Dolphins are right now. It's been a growing experience since Ross bought this team. All we can hope for is that he has learned enough from his past mistakes to make the right decisions this time around.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. I know I am a a homer and an eternal optomist where our beloved Dolphins are concerned. Have been for their entire 50 years of existernce. I just hope and pray that this storied franchise gets their act together and return to their former glory, real soon.
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– Of their 23 goals scored, Milan have scored 18 goals in open play. One of the highest totals in Serie A.
– Roma have conceded only 3 away goals this season, the lowest total in Serie A.
– A.C Milan have won 17 of their last 19 home matches in Serie A.
– There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Roma's last 3 away games in Serie A.
– A.C Milan have 5 points less after 15 matches than they did last season.
– In their 7 home matches this season, A.C Milan have managed to score only 8 goals.


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Students Reject Fee Increase by 79 Percent
by Rupsha Basu | Dec 8, 2014 | Featured, News
By Sonam Vashi
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Emory students overwhelmingly rejected a referendum that proposed raising the Student Activities Fee (SAF) from $89 to $110 per semester after two days of online voting. More than 4,000 students voted, making this the highest turnout of any University-wide election in history, according to Elections Board Chair and College junior Reuben Lack.
The referendum failed with 79 percent of students (3,216 students) voting against the proposed increase. This means the SAF, which is included as part of tuition for all students, will still increase in fall 2015 to just $92 as a result of the automatic Cost of Living Adjustment (CoLA) to which the SAF is subject.
The turnout of 4,068 students voting is almost 800 votes larger than the previous record for voting turnout (3,323 votes) for last year's Student Government Association (SGA) presidential race.
The (SAF) was last raised in a referendum on Feb. 16, 2006, where students approved a $30, or 21.1 percent, increase.
"There's no way to know for sure, but I speculate the issue at hand, as well as the fact the referendum was just one question as opposed to a long list of candidates, contributed to the high turnout," Lack wrote in an email to the Wheel. "It is remarkable, considering that almost all SGA proposals put to the body in Emory history are approved. A 79 [percent] rejection is unheard of, if not unprecedented."
The referendum proposed a three-part increase to the SAF. First, it included the already scheduled SAF increase for the 2015-2016 school year from $89 to $92, as per the University's cost of living adjustment (CoLA), which accounts for the effects of inflation on prices.
Second, the referendum proposed an additional three dollar increase in order to adjust for the true projected effects of inflation based on average inflation indexes from the past few years, according to SGA President and College junior Jon Darby and SGA Vice President for Finance and College senior Patrick O'Leary, who co-authored the bill.
Finally, the referendum proposed a $15 increase to enact a number of SGA initiatives, such as "student experience equity programs … to enable full participation in academic and extracurricular activities regardless of socioeconomic status, enhanced programming and creation of a Meeting and Event Facilitation Fund," according to the bill.
"All the benefits we advertised for using a $110 Student Activity Fee can't happen with a $92 fee. It's just a reality." – SGA President Jon Darby
College sophomore Hebing Wang wrote that she voted no on the referendum because she felt that many students already have trouble affording Emory's tuition, which increased last year by 2.3 percent.
"I feel like our school has more than enough money to fund [the SAF] instead of asking us for more," she wrote in a message to the Wheel. "It gets millions upon millions in donation and savings. So I don't think it needs any more money from us."
The referendum resulted from the SGA Legislature passing Bill 48s108, which proposed the increase. In order for the bill to take effect, a majority of students must vote 'yes' in a referendum, and the University Board of Trustees must approve the increase.
"We may have set our sights a little bit too high," O'Leary said of the referendum's failure. "$110 is a pretty decent increase. We could have gone for a smaller dollar amount, and it may have survived."
O'Leary added that the student body didn't seem very informed about the referendum, which may also have contributed to its failure.
"Most of the sentiments I saw cropping up among the student body were things like 'SGA doesn't do anything for us,'" O'Leary said, noting that SGA's budget comprises less than one percent of the SAF, and that much of the rest goes toward funding student organizations. "We really do make our best effort to fund every student organization on campus, which sometimes comes at the cost of our budget and ourselves."
Darby said he expected the referendum to fail as time went on but was surprised by the level of turnout and the size of the failure margin.
"I think money is a touchy subject," he said. "Tuition goes up every year, and the fees we pay go up every year. Higher education's become more expensive, and I think the idea of paying more, even if you get a lot of value from that fee, isn't very attractive to people."
Darby emphasized that Emory students would receive value from an increased fee, given the activities fees for Emory's peer institutions like Washington University at St. Louis and Vanderbilt University, both of which have fees greater than $200.
"Emory University pays one of the lowest student activity fees among universities of our kind," Darby said. "Our fee's very low, and, for better or for worse, I think we need to get what we pay for, definitely."
O'Leary noted that the lack of specificity of the SGA initiatives to be funded by the $15 increase may have contributed to the referendum's failure.
"If any increase is going to happen, then students are really going to have to see a tangible cost-benefit analysis," O'Leary said. "Anything that's going to be put out about it needs to be concrete and detailed, showing exactly how [the money] is going to be used."
O'Leary added that SGA was unable to detail specific programs for the extra $15 because of a compressed timeline, where the referendum had to be held before January, when the Board of Regents would meet to approve the increase. He added that if SGA were to do this again, they would start advertising well in advance to reach more students.
Darby added that he believes students judged that the benefits SGA promised from the fee were not worth the cost of the SAF increase. He said this may in part be because students do not currently trust their elected representatives to spend money responsibly, and this is due to the nature of the way the SAF is split among the University.
The SAF is split based on the Fee Split, which allots a certain fixed percentage of the fee to each divisional council of the University. Last fall, SGA amended the Fee Split to eliminate fixed percentages of the SAF for University-wide organizations, which include the Outdoor Emory Organization (OEO), the Student Programming Council (SPC), Club Sports and the Media Council.
Darby added that these organizations receive fixed percentages of the SAF without being required to submit a budget.
"I think accountability on the front end through budgeting is really necessary moving forward," Darby said. "I think the fee split is fundamentally flawed."
Darby said that the SGA programs proposed by the $15 increase are not going to happen now that the referendum has failed.
"All the benefits we advertised for using a $110 Student Activity Fee can't happen with a $92 fee; it's just a reality," he said. "We don't expect we'll be able to make anything we promised under the $110 fee happen with any fee lower than that."
O'Leary concurred, adding that the SAF increase would have relieved financial pressure on student organizations.
"The wallet of student organizations at Emory University is pretty strained right now," O'Leary said. "We're having some organizations get very, very close on their accounts. We definitely need to see something happen. If it's just the [three dollar] CoLA increase, then that's just going to have to be it for now."
"I feel like our school has more than enough money to fund [the SAF] instead of asking us for more." – College sophomore Hebing Wang
Based on the results of the referendum, Darby said he and the rest of SGA will be disseminating surveys to ascertain why students voted no.
"I have my own ideas, and sometimes my ideas don't align with the student body, as we've seen in this referendum, but I think I'm obligated to be responsive to student concerns, by nature of being an elected representative," Darby said.
College senior Harlan Cutshall, who is the vice president of programming for the Emory International Relations Association (EIRA), wrote that he was disappointed in the referendum's failure.
"We receive significant funding from College Council, but are still forced to cover a large portion of our expenses independently, including conference fees for our traveling Model UN team," Cutshall wrote in an email to the Wheel. "We were hoping that additional funds generated by an SAF increase would help not only our organization but hundreds of others across campus to help shrink this deficit, even if to a small degree. I'm upset that the referendum failed…"
Darby said that, regardless of the outcome, he felt it was encouraging to see this level of turnout.
"In the past, our turnout has been disappointing, to say the least," he said. "I hope that in the future, we see at least this number of people voting."
– By Sonam Vashi, Executive Editor, and Rupsha Basu, News Editor
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emorystudent123 on December 8, 2014 at 6:18 pm
Hebing thinks she can't pay $21 because tuition is rising too fast? That is literally the cost of a t-shirt.
Brigid Choi on December 8, 2014 at 10:45 pm
the cost of one really nice t-shirt, or she can get four shirts for that price, or she can get food for two days – a week…
the point is that not everyone can afford fee increases like this. for some people, money is a real strain, and they can't just throw away ~20 bucks for something they don't think is necessary.
also, where did you get the number 21? 110-92=18…
If a person has to think so long and hard about 18 dollars maybe they should have considered going to a state school or find a cheaper alternative than go to a $60k+ a year school.
Emorystudent on December 10, 2014 at 5:08 pm
FYI, undergraduates aren't the only ones who have to pay the fee. Graduate students, whose yearly stipend is less than $30k, also have to pay the fee.
But good to know you think only rich people deserve to go to your school. I'm guessing you've never heard of scholarships or the Emory Advantage program.
emorystudent123 on December 13, 2014 at 10:38 pm
30,000 is more than double minimum wage.
Laura Mariani on December 9, 2014 at 11:44 am
I think if most students who voted "no" did so because they feel tuition is too high, it means that a lot of Emory students don't understand what the SAF is. Raising tuition does not increase the pool of money accessible to student organizations, and raising the SAF does not enrich the coffers of the university administration. I am sympathetic to the notion that education costs are rising and the benefits achieved by getting a college degree seem shakier than ever, but I think the student government organizations overseeing the SAF are far and away more accountable and more squarely centered on student interests than the university administration.
I also heard some students saying they don't want to spend more money on things that they see as secondary to the college experience — they'd rather any additional money raised be spent to improve academic programs. That's a reasonable position to take, but unfortunately not something that SGA directly oversees. I hope students who voted "no" as a way to express their dissatisfaction with the current system will take the next step and bring their concerns to the administration (representatives on SGA can help with this!), because that's the only way these things will change.
I personally think students voted more because there is no justification to increase the fee. It is marketed up around 3% next year anyways and inflation is well under that. Giving the student government more money does not mean more things, especially if it is allocated badly.
boo516 on December 10, 2014 at 2:10 pm
No Confidence in Jon Darby. Nothing Jon Darby has tried to do this year has shown any insight to what the students want. Not the Yik Yak removal, not this. So far the worst SGA President.


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This website seeks to provide initial information about the 'invention' and continuing construction of American 'prehistory' for readers interested in both the scientific and the entertaining aspects of how people inside and outside the academic system imagine the American distant past under the conditions of colonial and neocolonial knowledge production. Our aim is to contribute to discussions about the coloniality of scientific knowledge that exists about America's distant past, the agents of the production of that knowledge, and, perhaps most importantly, the significance of this knowledge in contemporary ideological and legal battles between colonial nations and indigenous inhabitants over the control of territories in the United States and Canada.
1. The recent entry of indigenous scholars into the academic debate about the production of knowledge: This development forces scholarship and society at large to rethink the entanglements between knowledge production and colonialism.
2. The growing significance of knowledge about the pre-Columbian and distant past for legal decisions about the protection and stewardship of land, especially in the view of an increasing colonial desire for exploiting the last natural resources of the globe.
3. A general interest in 'prehistorical' events and the antiquity of human culture, both in the Americas and globally. This is due to new technologies for digging and dating but perhaps also triggered by discussions about the Anthropocene and the human impact on dramatic climate changes in the near future. The fascination with antiquity of mankind grows with the expectation of its impending demise.
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Plaintiffs in rally lawsuit file motion to sanction Fields
Plaintiffs in rally lawsuit have filed motions to compel discovery from several neo-Nazi defendants, including James Alex Fields Jr.
Plaintiffs in the Sines v. Kessler lawsuit recently filed motions to compel documents, devices and online credentials from Fields, the National Socialist Movement and Robert "Azzmador" Ray, alleging the defendants have ignored their requirements.
All three are among the more than a dozen defendants who organized or attended the Aug. 12, 2017, Unite the Right rally who are named in a lawsuit, Sines v. Kessler, filed on behalf of a number of Charlottesville-area residents by Integrity First For America.
In recent months, counsel for the plaintiffs have ramped up their efforts to compel discovery ahead of the October trial date. Several defendants have been accused of dodging their discovery requirements and defendant Elliott Kline was even briefly jailed for failing to comply.
Fields, who was the subject of a motion to compel last month, also faces requests for sanctions from the plaintiffs. According to the latest motion to compel, Fields admitted to destroying correspondence between himself and fellow defendant Vanguard America.
"That plainly and admittedly spoliated evidence was critical to this case because, among other things, it would have directly refuted both Fields's and Vanguard America's claims that they had never communicated, nor been associated with each other — a key element of the conspiracy," the filing reads.
Because Fields is serving multiple life sentences in prison for the Aug. 12, 2017, car attack that killed Heather Heyer and injured dozens, the plaintiffs are asking in part for the jury to be informed that he knowingly destroyed responsive documents and that they can draw adverse inferences.
Counsel for the plaintiffs has accused NSM of using underhanded tactics to avoid discovery in a motion filed Wednesday.
NSM's current leader, Burt Colucci, confirmed the group had sat on responsive documents for months without turning them over and had failed to disclose numerous responsive electronic devices and social media accounts, according to the motion.
"Plaintiffs have fewer than five months in which to take depositions of more than 20 Defendants, prepare Plaintiffs for their depositions, and take third-party depositions," reads the motion. "Plaintiffs have already waited for two years for NSM to produce responsive documents. They should not be made to wait any longer while NSM continues its express strategy of intentionally withholding all documents."
Ray, a writer for the neo-Nazi Daily Stormer blog, is similarly accused of withholding responsive items, including "compelling" footage of the rally he shot via livestream.
According to the plaintiffs' motion to compel, Ray has refused to turn over a second laptop and a second cellphone and has not disclosed credentials for various social media and web accounts, including for the Daily Stormer.
"Ray has disparaged the discovery process and, at several points, has disappeared from the litigation altogether," the motion reads. "To date, Ray has still not only failed to produce podcasts and videos regarding Unite the Right that are in his possession, but he also refused to turn over numerous devices and account credentials that he had previously disclosed to plaintiffs."
Feb. 5 was the deadline to produce discoverable documents and devices.
"These defendants have tried every trick in the book to avoid accountability for the racist violence they brought to Charlottesville. Our plaintiffs have made clear they won't let them — winning critical sanctions motions and fighting to ensure they can't skirt liability," said Amy Spitalnick, executive director of Integrity First For America. "We're committed to doing what's necessary to hold these neo-Nazis, white supremacists and hate groups accountable for their actions."
None of the defendants has filed responses yet to this latest round of motions.
It remains unclear what effect, if any, civil continuances caused by the coronavirus pandemic will have on the case's October jury trial.


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Tunisia: Women Play Equal Role In Revolution
Female voices rang out loud and clear during massive protests that brought down the authoritarian rule of Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. Women in Tunisia are unique in the Arab world for enjoying near equality with men. And they are anxious to maintain their status. In Tunis, old ladies, young girls and women in black judges robes marched down the streets demanding that the dictator leave. Hardly anyone wears the Muslim headscarf in the capital, and women seem to be everywhere, taking part in everything, alongside men.
'Free And More Civilized'
Irgui Najet, 36, argues with a group of men on the sidewalk, defending the country's provisional leaders. She does more than hold her own. The men are so impressed with her knowledge, they tell her she should run for president. No one seems to think being a woman is a hindrance.
Najet, a criminal lawyer, explains the difference between Tunisian women and their sisters in the rest of the Arab world.
"We feel more free and more civilized than other Arab women," she says. "And especially since our revolution, we pity the women in neighboring countries. Look at Libya where they have to wear headscarves and can't even talk with men. This is a catastrophe."
Soon Najet meets up with her lawyer colleagues and everyone is absorbed in heady conversation about Tunisia's revolution. One-third of the country's judges are said to be female.
Just look at how Tunisian women stood side-by-side with Tunisian men. They came out to the streets to protest in headscarves. They came out in miniskirts. It doesn't matter. They were there.
- Lawyer Bilel Larbi
Tunisian women have the same rights to divorce as men, and polygamy is illegal. Women here have had access to birth control since 1962 and have had access to abortion since 1965 — eight years before Roe v. Wade gave American women the same right.
Many Tunisian women now say they are concerned about the potential return of Islamist parties banned under Ben Ali. But Asma Belkassem, a 31-year-old lawyer, says she's not scared.
"What is sure is that we women have rights in Tunisia," she says. "And no one can take them away now. Not the Islamists or anybody else."
Tunisian women credit a 1956 civil rights code for their many freedoms and equality, as well as an excellent education system that is open to all.
They also thank former President Habib Bourguiba, their founding father who led the independence struggle from France and wanted women to play a full role in Tunisian society. No one gives an ounce of credit to Ben Ali.
'Women Will Remain Vigilant'
Khadija Cherif, a long-time feminist activist, says Ben Ali pretended to support women's rights to please the West. The return of Islamist parties to Tunisian politics could pose a threat, she says, but women will remain vigilant.
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Irgui Najet stands in front of the Bar Association. Women in Tunisia are unique in the Arab world for enjoying near equality with men. And they are anxious to maintain their status.
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Ryota Ohsaka, Iori Nomizu, Takuma Terashima, Ryohei Kimura Lead Blood Lad Anime's Cast
posted on 2013-05-31 08:22 EDT by Sarah Nelkin
Sarah Emi Bridcutt , Chiwa Saito , Taichi Komesu , Yuuka Nanri , Kazutomi Yamamoto , Koji Yusa also join cast
The official website for the anime adaptation of Yūki Kodama 's Blood Lad manga unveiled the cast and character designs for the anime on Friday:
Ryota Ohsaka ( Valvrave the Liberator , The Devil is a Part-Timer! ) plays Blood Charlie Staz, a vampire who is doing the job of turf boss of a certain area of the eastern netherworld. However, he hates things related to vampires, and loves the Japanese subculture of anime and manga. He never had any interest in sucking blood until he met Fuyumi, who brought out his instincts, and he brings her back to life with his "blood will". In addition to having a mean look on his face, he also always looks bored, but will not be able to stop doing something once his switch is flipped.
Iori Nomizu ( Is This a Zombie? , Problem children are coming from another world, aren't they? ) plays Fuyumi Yanagi, a female high school student who became a ghost when she got eaten by a monster as soon as she somehow wandered into the netherworld. Due to this, she becomes completely dependent on Staz's blood, and cannot live without it. She works together with Staz in order to find a way to come back to life. She's very shy, but is very kind.
Takuma Terashima ( The [email protected] , Kokoro Connect ) plays Wolf, known as the "King Wolf" by his friends, and is the powerful werewolf rival of Staz. He is a red-hot muscle head who hates people who do things half-baked.
Sarah Emi Bridcutt ( Problem children are coming from another world, aren't they? , Majestic Prince ) plays Hydra Belle, a treasure hunter who is uncontrollably drawn to secret hidden objects. She is currently chasing the person who stole her magic technique. She usually has an easy-going personality, but also has a side that is very calculating.
Chiwa Saito ( Rosario + Vampire Capu2 , Bakemonogatari ) plays Mamejirō, a cute little animal with three eyes. Has an adorable appearance, but often is talkative and acts high and mighty, making him a little annoying. He is currently living with Sati at the "Cafe Third Eye" which is in a part of Staz's turf. His third eye can see through everything, but since it only works when he's with Sati, when he's alone, it can be only used as an Eagle Eye to survey the area around him.
Sati is a cyclops woman who runs the Cafe Third Eye in a part of Staz's turf. Her specialty Tsuchinoko Steak (a Tsuchinoko is a mythical snake creature) is Staz's favorite food. She is as quiet as Mamejirō is talkative, but her third eye sees many things, and combined with Mamejirō's third eye, her extra eye contains the power to see through anything.
Ryohei Kimura ( Valvrave the Liberator , Neo Angelique Abyss ) plays Blood D. Bloods, Staz's elder brother who's elegance completely sets him apart from his little brother. A crafty elite vampire, he often uses that craftiness in order to get what he wants. He seems to know a secret about Staz's power.
Newcomer Taichi Komesu plays Deck, Staz's number two in command, and one of the subordinates he can trust. Contrary to his fierce appearance, he is quite gentle, and is often dragged around by Staz's selfishness. He truly cares for Staz from the bottom of his heart.
Yuuka Nanri ( Wandering Son , Problem children are coming from another world, aren't they? ) plays Blood T. Liz, Staz's younger sister who always wears her mask. She is the warden of the netherworld's largest prison, "Liz's Toy Box". Bloods has given her the privilege to judge criminals and throw them into jail. Although she loves her eldest brother Bloods, she absolutely despises Staz.
Kazutomi Yamamoto ( Majestic Prince , Makai Ōji: Devils and Realist ) plays Mimic Yoshida, a new member of Staz's gang who admires him deeply. He has the ability to change into anything he wants, and transforms into Staz when he's out of the turf. A cheeky boy who goes with the flow.
In addition, Koji Yusa ( Zettai Karen Children , Valvrave the Liberator ) will play Papladon Achim, whose character design has not been revealed yet.
The dark comedy follows a vampire named Staz who has his figurative heart stolen by Fuyumi, a human high school girl who suddenly appears in his world. Unfortunately, she is just as suddenly killed, and thus she becomes a ghost. Staz tries to bring Fuyumi back to life.
Shigeyuki Miya ( Lupin III: Green vs Red , Buzzer Beater ) will be directing the anime at Brains Base from scripts by Takeshi Konuta ( Library War , Toshokan Sensō: Kakumei no Tsubasa ), and Kenji Fujisaki (chief animation director on Battle Girls - Time Paradox ) will be handling the character designs. May'n ( Macross Frontier ) will be performing the anime's "ViViD" opening theme, while Yuuka Nanri ( .hack//Roots ) will be performing the ending theme "BLOODY HOLIC".
The anime will premiere on Japanese television on July 7.
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Who Should Take Ownership for the Annual J'Ouvert Festival?
Bill Bratton called for political ownership of J'Ouvert—which elected officials in Brooklyn say they're already owning.
By Jillian Jorgensen • 09/23/15 4:56pm
Revelers participate in Jouvert, an annual Caribbean street festival, celebrated each Labor Day in Brooklyn (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Each year, the West Indian American Day Parade through Central Brooklyn attracts bright costumes, steel drums and elected officials shaking hands with throngs of New Yorkers. But before that parade steps off, in the pre-dawn hours of Labor Day, the J'Ouvert festival also attracts hundreds of thousands of people—and in recent years, trouble.
There is no doubt that the shooting death of an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year will force changes to the festival—at the very least, it will need a permit, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton has said. But finding a way to bring official order to an often raucous event that, by definition—J'Ouvert means daybreak—occurs outside typical hours and now carries with it the stigma of violence is not likely to be an easy task.
"Right now, nobody wants to claim responsibility for being a leader of an event that they encourage tens of thousands of people to attend," Mr. Bratton said yesterday about J'Ouvert, speaking to reporters after delivering a speech. "Politically, the City Council members, Assembly members from that area also are going to have to take ownership of the event occurring in their neighborhood and some of the associated behavior. It doesn't do that community's image any good. It doesn't do their political image any good."
In central Brooklyn, elected officials told the Observer they are already owning it.
"I'm a bit confused about the implication that the electeds are running from taking responsibility of restructuring [J'Ouvert]. I would say quite the opposite is true," Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, who represents the area, told the Observer. "But that's just a breakdown of communication of sorts."
Violence surrounding the celebrations—the parade, J'Ouvert, the parties in bars and nightclubs and junkyards capitalizing off the crowds—that take over parts of Flatbush, East New York and Crown Heights every Labor Day Weekend has long been a topic of local headlines. But this year, Carey Gabay, a lawyer with the state's Empire State Development Corporation, was shot in the head by a stay bullet at 3:41 a.m., while heading home from a party celebrating J'Ouvert. Gabay died after a week in a coma. Another man was stabbed to death during the festivities; .
Local officials all seem to agree that something about J'Ouvert has got to change—even if they don't think J'Ouvert is at the heart of the kind of violence that struck down Gabay.
"I agree with the commissioner that there needs to be a clear, defined leadership," Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams told the Observer. "When you have an event that brings thousands of people, there needs to be a clear body of people who are responsible. And I agree with him that the political leadership plays an important role here."
Mr. Adams, a former police captain, has called meetings with police, politicians, the J'Ouvert City International group that puts on the event, the West Indian American Day Carnival Association that puts on the parade, and clergy. But the idea of ending J'Ouvert, a tradition rooted in pre-Lenten festivities dating back to the days of slavery, isn't on the table.
"In order to correct the problem, the goal can't be to stop the parade," Mr. Adams said. "It has to be be to stop the violence."
Revelers participate in Jouvert .(Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Mr. Adams noted that Gabay was shot in an area struggling with gang violence—where, even without J'Ouvert there might have been an innocent bystander hurt. He argued that the question wasn't how to end violence surrounding J'Ouvert and other Labor Day event, but rather how to end violence after any public event in Brooklyn, with some in the area believing a party doesn't end when the lights go on but rather "after gunshots go off."
"This is not about J'Ouvert," he said. "People are mixing the conversation, and it's really trying to use J'Ouvert as a scapegoat."
Mr. Adams and Ms. Cumbo noted there's much more at play than just J'Ouvert over the holiday weekend.
"We also want to reign in the restaurant owners, the party promoters, all of the other officials that benefit from J'Ouvert and have their own set of activities that are separate and apart from J'Ouvert, and often get lumped in with the festivities that are going on that evening," Ms. Cumbo said.
Still, of all the night-time events happening Labor Day Weekend, J'Ouvert is the most prominent and visible. Some 250,000 people took to the streets to dance and toss powder, paint and oil, dressed in colorful costumes or sometimes as devils—something Mr. Adams said makes it convenient to paint the event as a dangerous one.
"This is about violence, this is not about a parade. And it is not a politically correct position to take, because when you look at the images of the parade, they see it as, 'Oh my God, what type of event is this?'" Mr. Adams said. "But hey, that is a diversity that is in this borough."
But Mr. Adams said there could be changes to how J'Ouvert is run. He offered the example of the New Years' Eve celebration in Times Square, which now requires visitors to be screened before entering the area, and said any solutions that allow for safe celebration should be on the table. Ms. Cumbo, too, said she expected the event would be "dramatically restructured in order for all of the participants to have a safe experience."
"The way J'Ouvert has been functioning and operating without a permit is not working," Ms. Cumbo said. "We're well aware that J'Ouvert cannot keep functioning in the way it has been functioning."
The festival is currently led by J'Ouvert City International, a group that has received tens of thousands of dollars from the City Council, including some from Councilman Jumaane Williams.
"I have no problem with trying to make this event, these events better, just like we've done with many other events we've had problems with across the city," Mr. Williams said. But he also said the city cannot "pretend" dealing with J'Ouvert will effectively deal with the scourge of violence in the community.
One change to the festivities seems certain: the need for a permit. "I will demand next year a permit," Mr. Bratton said this week. "A permit requested by an organization that is identified, an organization that is politically supported by the political leadership over there."
That might mean an organization other than J'Ouvert City International, which has seen in-fighting among its members. Messages left for its president and vice president were not returned.
Revelers participate in Jouvert (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Mr. Adams said all the community stakeholders needed to get involved in making the weekend safe.
"We have convinced them that we're all in this together. You can't say, 'That's not my parade, that's not my part of the weekend,'" Mr. Adams said. "No: it's all one weekend. Labor Day Weekend in central Brooklyn."
But when asked about changes to J'Ouvert, Jean Alexander—secretary of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association that puts on the day-time parade—essentially said just what Mr. Adams warned people shouldn't: that J'Ouvert was not their event, not their parade.
"This event occurs before Labor Day Carnival. It is supposed to end, I think 9 o'clock in the morning. Ours begins at 11 a.m. Two separate organizations. Two separate everything. We have permits for every God thing they could tell you to have permits for," she said, before expressing frustration that pre-dawn violence gets lumped in with the association's annual march even though it starts hours later.
Asked whether her association might want to get involved in helping J'Ouvert get a permit, Ms. Alexander said, "That is asking me to go dive into a mine full of—I don't know what."
But J'Ouvert might look to the parade, once much maligned as violent but now an event that Mr. Bratton said "goes off very well," for an example of how to grow. About 25 years ago, Ms. Alexander said, the parade celebration would go until 10 p.m., with people drinking and using the gathering to "settle their own scores."
"We had a meeting with the police department and we both looked at the different options available and we agreed, it was suggested that we cut off everything that happened after dark. And that's what we did," Ms. Alexander said. "And that has been more than 25 years now."
But Ms. Alexander wasn't quite sure that would be feasible for an event that's meant to happen before the sun rises.
"I don't know how they would do that with J'Ouvert," she said. "The meaning of J'Ouvert is the breaking of dawn."
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Telethon - Split Enz (Maybe)
Split Enz are here caught at a pivotal moment in their career. They're just back from their first trip to Australia where they recorded acclaimed debut album Mental Notes, from which the 'Maybe' single is taken. But the album is yet to be released in New Zealand, where they've taken time out from a national tour to appear on the first Telethon. Within nine months they will be in the UK on the long path to becoming NZ's first international music success. The costumes are the "zootsuits" designed by Noel Crombie, who contents himself with being a lurking presence in pale blue.
Telethon - 1981 show
Telethon was a widely popular 24-hour live television spectacular aimed at securing donations from viewers for a charitable cause. The feel-good vibe of Telethon was infectious, appealing to both adults, kids (who were allowed to stay up in front of the telly) and willing celebs. This selection covers highlights from the 1981 Wellington Telethon (for International Year of the Disabled). Bob Parker, Selwyn Toogood, Ian Johnstone and host Peter Sinclair get goofy amongst smurfs, bagpipes, and talking belly-buttons. "Thank you very much for your kind donation!"
Three Turns 30 - Promo
Big hair, big shoulder pads and big earrings feature in this video celebrating Three's 30th birthday. On 26 November 1989, TV3 — the first privately owned TV channel in New Zealand — transmitted from its Auckland studios for the first time. The promo opens with fresh-faced news reporters/presenters hamming it up for the camera, including Joanna Paul, Eric Young and Genevieve Westcott. The rest of the clip celebrates Three's successes (Outrageous Fortune, bro'Town, 7 Days) and takes a light-hearted look at its failings, revisiting times it went into receivership.
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 3 - Let Us Entertain You
This edition of Prime TV's history of New Zealand television looks at 50 years of entertainment. The smorgasbord of music, comedy and variety shows ranges from 60s pop stars to Popstars, from the anarchy of Blerta to the anarchy of Telethon, from Radio with Pictures to Dancing with the Stars. Music television moves from C'mon and country, to punk and hip hop videos. Comedy follows the formative Fred Dagg and Billy T, through to Eating Media Lunch and 7 Days. A roll call of New Zealand entertainers muse on seeing Kiwis laugh, sing and shimmy on the small screen.
6.30PM News - Leeza Gibbons
In 1988 Entertainment This Week's host Leeza Gibbons and Coronation Street's Christopher Quinten found love while taking part in a New Zealand Telethon. The pair starred in two of New Zealand's favourite TV shows and the sight of them falling for each other live in the Christchurch studios was the talk of the country; viewers — like the couple — were literally agape. This 6.30PM News segment re-caps the romance and follows the duo to Arrowtown for a winter stroll. A year later they were married, but by 1991 it was all over. Warning: includes a deep pash.
Through the Lens - The First 10 Years of Māori Television
This 2014 documentary celebrates Māori Television's first decade. It begins by backgrounding campaigns that led to the channel (despite many naysayers). Interviews with key figures convey the channel's kaupapa – preserving the past and te reo, while eyeing the future. A wide-ranging survey of innovative programming showcases the positive depictions of Māoridom, from fresh Waitangi, Anzac Day, basketball and 2011 Rugby World Cup coverage, to Te Ao Māori takes on genres like current affairs and reality TV (eg Native Affairs, Homai Te Pakipaki, Kai Time on the Road, Code, and more).