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The Age Of Virtual Reality Tourism Is Fast Approaching
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Virtual reality and tourism are made for each other. For as long as commercial tourism has existed, it has been a primitive form of VR. In its most popular form, it involves "tourists" (as opposed to travellers or migrants) being shepherded around carefully curated landmarks, landmarks which bear only a fading historical connection to the nations in which they're physically located. In other words, tourists mostly see heavily managed, artificial environments, rather than the environments in which a nation's people live, work, play, and evolve.
Likewise, virtual reality involves placing people in heavily managed, artificial environments. As such, it comes as no surprise to learn that the travel industry and various tech companies are increasingly experimenting with ways to use VR to give people the same basic experience of tourism.
According to a report published towards the end of last year by ResearchAndMarkets.com, virtual reality is set to have a big impact on the travel and tourism industry in the next few years. As the report's author, Ralph Hollister, explains: "VR offers the potential to create substitute experiences that may be extremely useful for heritage and natural preservation."
But what will VR travel experiences look like? Well, they'll be categorisable into two basic types: those which simulate tourist experiences anyone with enough money could experience for real, and those which simulate experiences that aren't possible.
One such experience was first launched back in 2018, when French startup FlyView launched a VR attraction enabling tourists to see and feel what it would be like to fly over Paris in a jetpack. A more recent example of such "impossible VR tourism" comes from November, when the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina introduced a "virtual reality wellness experience" in which participants take a relaxing voyage through deep space, deep oceans and deep caves.
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This is the more exotic end of the VR tourism spectrum, yet there's an expanding roster of experiences which simply recreate more mundane tourist experiences, as if to remove the need to actually get on a plane.
For instance, in 2018 the Japan-based First Airlines began offering customers the ability to fly to a number of popular destinations in a mock aircraft in VR, something which might be of particular interest to anyone with a fear of flying. Also in 2018, senior citizens began a VR travel club at the Ebenezer Tower Apartments in Minneapolis, allowing them to visit famous tourist spots without leaving the building. And more recently, South Carolina State Parks opened a VR experience where people can hike to the top of Table Rock Mountain, saving not only time, but also potentially the environment.
Such isolated examples are likely to proliferate in the near future, with ANA, another Japanese airline, set to introduce its own virtual reality travel service involving robotic avatars later this year. Given the research indicating the growth of this market, the question inevitably arises of whether the future will be one in which we travel less in order to don VR goggles more. This would appear to be the future the likes of ANA and First Airlines are working towards, and in light of our collective failure to cut down on carbon emissions, this may indeed be a good thing from an environmental perspective.
That said, it's unlikely that most of the companies pushing through VR tourist experiences intend to replace physical tourism. For the most part, they'll be aiming to have their cake and eat it too, in that VR tourism will be harnessed as yet another digital marketing device. Virtual travel experiences will be used to promote actual travel experiences, both directly and in the sense of being used to collect data on users, who will be profiled through their VR preferences and targeted with relevant travel-focused ads.
For example, New Jersey-based marketing firm Travel World VR launched its new app in December. Through the app, users will be able to view 360-degree VR videos of destinations, cruise lines, hotels, resorts, and tour operators. This is all aimed at encouraging potential customers to book real holidays, while at the same time the opening of an account with the app will also permit travel companies to reach specific users directly with advertising.
"The Travel World VR app is already the leading distribution platform for VR travel videos," explained Travel World VR President, John C. Graham. "We foresee VR videos becoming the ultimate tool for travel advisors and meeting and incentive planners. This is about creating a new kind of sizzle that will dramatically increase sales."
And with airlines such as Qantas introducing similar "pre-travel" VR content, it's clear that virtual reality will at least be as much a boost to real-world travel as a replacement. The data it will collect will serve to provide travel operators and companies with a clearer picture of what specifically customers want from their tourism, and the virtual experiences will serve to make these same customers more excited about where they could be going.
As a result, don't expect "IRL" tourism to be replaced by VR tourism anytime soon. At best, VR tourism might in the long term end up formalizing and homogenizing IRL tourism even further. That is, VR experiences and marketing will most likely focus on the most famous landmarks a nation has to offer, which in turn will perhaps drive a greater proportion of tourists towards these landmarks, rather than to places unspoiled by the designs of tourist boards and by tourist footfall. So to put it differently, VR will probably make commercial tourism even more virtual than it already is.
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I'm a London-based tech journalist with numerous years of experience covering emerging technologies and how they're changing the global economy and society more
I'm a London-based tech journalist with numerous years of experience covering emerging technologies and how they're changing the global economy and society more generally. In particular, I focus on such areas of emergent tech as artificial intelligence, social media, VR and AR, the internet of things, cryptocurrency, big data, quantum computing, cloud computing, as well as anything else that promises to disrupt how people live and work. Over the years, I've explored the implications of such technology for the likes of Wired, TechCrunch, The Verge, The Daily Dot, The Sun, VentureBeat, ComputerWeekly, and TechRadar, among others. And given that my writing considers the wider implications of tech, I'm also no stranger to covering political and social issues.


What is the difference between a denomination and a movement?
I grew up raised in an Apostolic(Oneness-)Pentecostal church that affirmed O.S.A.S., I was always told our denomination was Pentecostal, but I see some refer to Pentecost as a movement, and U.P.C. as a denomination. What is the difference? Is one an umbrella term for all who affirm a particular title in the name of their doctrinal beliefs group?
e.g. Would a Southern Baptist Church and a Calvary Baptist both be called: baptist in movement, but Southern Baptist for the denomination and Calvary Baptist for the denomination?
A denomination is a group of churches in a formal organisation. There is usually some kind of leadership, some kind of joint document that defines what they believe or do, and usually an official government registered corporation.
A movement is a group of Christians who share a particular history, set of beliefs, or set of practices. But they don't have to be united officially. There's no organisation that brings together all Protestants, or all pentecostals, or all baptists, or all creationists, or all those who are pre millennial. Some movements will define churches, others just some of the people in them.
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Under most circumstances, it would have been hard to begrudge Hillary Clinton too much for saying a few nice things about Nancy Reagan at her funeral earlier this year. Regardless of your feelings towards either woman, it is usually considered good form to give at least tepid praise to the dead after they have passed and, as members of that elite cadre of extant First Ladies, they could relate to one another regarding the unique pressures of that position like only 4 other women in this country can. With that being said, there is a very definite line between praising the deceased and inverting history to make her look better, which is what Clinton did when she praised Nancy Reagan for helping start a national conversation on AIDS, a comment that makes about as much as lauding Marie Antoinette for her work to promote income equality.
After the inevitable uproar from the the HIV and LGBT communities, Clinton immediately walked back her remarks, giving a fairly soft apology and claiming that she "misspoke" when referring to Mrs. Reagan's record regarding AIDS. It's hard to see how a woman who lived through the unmitigated hell that was the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and the Reagans' deliberate refusal to so much as acknowledge it could misspeak in such a manner, especially one who has, like Mrs. Clinton, been working with HIV and LGBT advocates for going on 25 years and who helped launch PEPFAR's Blueprint For An AIDS-Free Generation during her time as Secretary of State. The answer, I suspect, is as simple as it is unsatisfactory: she screwed up.
When Clinton made the remarks that she did about Nancy Reagan and HIV on MSNBC, she was in full-on pander mode. Knowing full well the reverence with which most conservatives hold the Reagans, she was probably trying her best to endear herself to many of the socially moderate, fiscally conservative Republicans and independents that she hopes to pick off in the general election and, due to some combination of word vomit and selective amnesia, she ended up praising Nancy Reagan for doing something she most certainly never did.
The apology that Clinton gave for her statements meant about as close to nothing as you can get without saying anything at all. A presidential candidate saying they misspoke about something after public outcry against them is the political equivalent of a child apologizing to his parents because he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. However, Mrs. Clinton does deserve credit for following through with her pledge to meet with HIV activists earlier this week in the wake of her Reagan snafu to hear their concerns and outline, in a non-specific manner, what she would do to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic as President. As she did in an op-ed that she published after her controversial comments, Clinton called for increasing access to PrEP, capping drug costs and out-of-pocket medical expenses and reform of punitive HIV criminalization laws. The general attitude of those asked for comment after the meeting seemed to be subdued, but encouraged.
By contrast, the whole Nancy Reagan snafu left Bernie Sanders in a rather politically enviable position. Unlike Mrs. Clinton, who has been very involved—for good or ill—with HIV/AIDS advocacy groups throughout her political career, Senator Sanders doesn't have much of a record to stand on when it comes to the issues related to HIV. This was a tremendous opportunity for Mr. Sanders to not just distinguish himself from the neoliberal policies of his rival in the Democratic Party, but, more importantly, to demonstrate to those people living with HIV that he truly cares about their unique struggles, that he is well versed in the specific issues being posed by the HIV epidemic today, and that he would continue to engage in healthy dialogue with them if he is elected President. Thus far, the Independent Senator from Vermont has not taken advantage of that opportunity.
Earlier this week, the Sanders campaign cancelled their meeting with HIV/AIDS activists that had been in the works since before the New York primary. No reason was given for the cancellation and the HIV/AIDS advocates who had been expecting to meet with Senator Sanders were left completely in the dark. On its own, this qualifies as an understandable, albeit unnerving, lack of follow-through on behalf of the Sanders campaign. However, this was in fact the 2nd time that that Bernie Sanders—or at least Sanders' handlers—had left these HIV/AIDS activists high and dry. Before the cancelled meeting this week there was another cancelled meeting that was scheduled for the first week of May. Another meeting has supposedly been set up between the activists and Senator Sanders on May 25th while the presidential candidate is in California.
Whether this meeting takes place or not remains to be seen, but, either way, the Sanders campaign has managed to pretty thoroughly drop the ball on this issue thus far, something they cannot afford to do if they still have designs on winning the Democratic nomination. Two of the demographics with which Hillary has the largest leads over Bernie thus far in the primaries—blacks and LGBT folks—are also the two demographics that are being hit hardest by the HIV epidemic. It's hard to imagine a rational or strategic reason why the Sanders campaign would repeatedly renege on meetings with HIV/AIDS activists, so the only reasonable explanation I can come up with is that Sanders' campaign staff is either too small or too unorganized to keep up with their candidate's schedule.
This is not say that the Hillary Clinton is necessarily a better candidate for HIV/AIDS advocates and people living with HIV than Bernie Sanders. Given the obscenely high prices of antiretroviral drugs, the byzantine nature of HIV service provision in today's post-Affordable Care Act landscape and the ways in which what state you live in can be the biggest determinant of the quality of HIV care a person receives, Sanders' proposed universal health care plan would be a boon to both people living with HIV as well as those who provide HIV treatment and prevention services and those who advocate for more robust HIV policies. Ask the thousands of HIV positive Kentuckians who don't know if they'll be able to keep their Medicaid in the years to come because of the election of one Tea Party Governor or the hundreds of thousands more HIV positive folks who live in parts of the country that are, not coincidentally, fighting Medicaid expansion and Obamacare tooth and nail and are the hardest hit by the HIV epidemic if the current healthcare system is working for them and I have a feeling most of them will say it isn't. With that being said, there is nothing in Bernie Sanders' history that shows me he has a commitment to advocating for the rights of HIV positive Americans in specific.
A perfect example of the reason I feel this way is the one piece of HIV/AIDS-related legislation that Bernie has put forth in the Senate. The legislation, the Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS Act, was proposed by Senator Sanders in 2011 to try and fundamentally shift the way in which we, as a society, incentivize the development of new HIV medications in a way that both encourages development and that reduces the cost of newly developed drugs. There is nothing wrong with this legislation in and of itself. Anyone who has even a passing understanding of the prices the pharmaceutical companies charge for brand name HIV medications and the shortages that have historically resulted from those inflated prices—Big Pharma executives and investors excluded—should agree that the development and patent process for HIV meds is fundamentally flawed and needs to be overhauled in a way that allows for universal access to those medications for people who need them. However, this bill was never really about people living with HIV so much as it was about the busting up of monopolies and the institution of sweeping patent reform in the United States.
If you doubt me, I encourage you to watch this video showing what Sanders and his staffers thought were the most prescient moments from the Senate subcommittee meeting on the Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS Act. Somehow, the Sanders folks managed to come up with a video about a Senate subcommittee on a piece of HIV/AIDS legislation that involves no other Senators, no witnesses with any experience working with HIV, and no mention of HIV/AIDS from the person who created the legislation. A look at the full 95 minute recording of the meeting doesn't instill much confidence in Senator Sanders' commitment to HIV advocacy considering that it took him a full 6 minutes to even mention HIV/AIDS during his address to the subcommittee and that, before doing so, he explicitly stated that the concepts he would talk about were applicable to all diseases and that he had submitted prize fund legislation for those as well.
Again, this is not to say that Bernie Sanders couldn't be an effective advocate for people living with HIV. The plan that the Sanders campaign put forth concerning the Senator's HIV policy was, while very focused on pharmaceutical reform and non-HIV specific reforms regarding universal health care and opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership, clear on his intention to expand Ryan White, PEPFAR and HOPWA funding, which should provide some reassurance to HIV advocates as to the sorts of policies a Sanders administration might pursue. But, the bottom line is that actions speak significantly louder than words and, if Bernie either fails to meet with HIV/AIDS activists later in May or meets with them and doesn't display a firm commitment to fighting for the specific needs of people living with HIV, none of that's going to matter.
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Maniwa (真庭市, Maniwa-shi) is een stad in de Japanse prefectuur Okayama. Begin 2014 telde de stad 46.943 inwoners.

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Op 31 maart 2005 kreeg Maniwa het statuut van stad (shi). De stad ontstond die dag door het samenvoegen van de gemeenten Katsuyama (勝山町), Kuse (久世町), Ochiai (落合町), Yubara (湯原町), Hokubo (北房町) en de dorpen Chuka (中和村), Mikamo (美甘村), Kawakami (川上村) en Yatsuka (八束村).

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Exercises to improve posture are so important. As with so many areas of health and fitness, the subject of posture has increasingly come under review.
The old school way of describing the muscular-skeletal system was to compare it to a network of pulleys and levers.
As such, it was believed that if the muscles (the pulleys) were pulling too tight on the bones (the levers) then this would create imbalances that lead to poor posture.
The goal was to redress muscle imbalances in terms of strength and weaknesses and to relieve areas of muscle tension.
Exercise can still help to address postural problems, but it is useful to put posture in its proper context first.
The achilles tendon is a thick bundle of collagen that runs from the strong muscles of the calves down to the ankle bone.
The achilles tendon is long and thick and is made to work incredibly hard. Unfortunately it has relatively poor blood supply and is therefore hard to keep supple. It can take a long time to repair if damaged.
If you start to feel pain or discomfort in this area it is a signal that you simply mustn't ignore.
Achilles tendonitis, and other damage to the achilles, can signal the start a long lay off from training, and could significantly hamper performance in the future if not managed properly.
Here we give a quick overview of how to look after the achilles, and suggest how to treat it should it get damaged.
Despite it's name runner's knee is not exclusively found among runner's. It is, however, extremely common among runner's and that is how it got it's nickname.
And now with the balmy days of summer almost over, with the Great North Run recently completed and the London Marathon ballot due in a matter of weeks; recreational runners everywhere are lacing up their trainers.
As always, prevention is better than cure. So before you starting pounding the pavement, let's take a quick look at runner's knee and find out what it is, why it happens and how to avoid it.
Have you got Plantar Fasciitis?
You get out of bed in the morning and the first few steps cause a sharp pain.
Be careful! You may have plantar fasciitis.
It's an overuse injury that affects the sole of the foot.
It often starts gradually and only as mild pain. And bizarrely, you're more likely to feel it after exercise rather than during exercise.
But if you do get that pain first thing in the morning, or after a period of sitting down, the alarm bells should start ringing.
So what is Plantar Fasciitis? And what measures should you take to look after yourself?
Shin splints – a kick in the shins to the recreational athlete!
That's exactly how it can feel. Shin splints is an acute pain.
It is however a general term that refers to a pain down the front of the lower leg or shins.
It is a pain that is brought on by exercise, often in runners who run on hard surfaces, but it is also commonly found from participants in stop-start sports like tennis and basketball.
Let's take a closer look at what to do for shin splints – the symptoms, the ways to prevent them and possible treatments.


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Outlander burns up NYCC 2019 with romance, whiskey, and a Season 5 teaser
October 5, 2019, 4:33 PM ET
By Brian Silliman
(Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for STARZ)
Oh, aye, Sassenachs! The cast and crew of Outlander slipped through time to give New York Comic Con 2019 a taste of what to expect from their upcoming Season 5. SYFY WIRE traveled through those weird rocks as well, and we were there to get all of the details. Before the panel even began, one fan kicked the Outlander-style romance into overdrive when he proposed to his girlfriend right on the stage during a pre-panel game. He may have missed out on some "free stuff," but his girlfriend did say yes. It would have been awkward otherwise.
The panel included executive producers Ronald D. Moore and Maril Davis, author Diana Gabaldon (who wrote the series that the show is based on), and cast members Duncan Lacroix (Murtagh), Maria Doyle Kennedy (Jocasta), David Berry (Lord John Grey), and, of course, Sam Heughan (Jamie) and Caitriona Balfe (Claire).
The audience went absolutely crazy when Berry came out, and the excitement only got bigger as every actor entered. When Heughan and Balfe came on ... it was utter pandemonium. Outlander fans are truly passionate beyond belief, this is not news, but when you're in the middle of it, it's truly something. Cast members Richard Rankin (Roger) and Sophie Skelton (Brianna) couldn't be there in person (they are currently filming in Scotland), but they did send a special video message for the fans, saying that they think their characters possibly wish that they could sneak off back to the future for some time away from the drama. They also brought a special first look at Season 5.
Things are getting dangerous (shocker), and it seems like Jamie might think that they all would be safer back in Claire's original time period. The newly married Brianna and Roger are thinking the same thing. Indeed, Davis said that they are still dealing with the fallout from Season 4.
Though the show is set in America now, they still shoot in Scotland — Moore is surprised at how they've managed to make Scotland look so much like colonial America. Gabaldon enjoyed that in Season 5 audiences will hear the words "f**king bastard snake."
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Though Murtagh doesn't stay alive in the books, he's still around on the show. "Personally, it's kind of ramped up every season for me," Lacroix said. "I think the best work I've done on this show is in this season." To which Davis added, "The reason we brought him back is because we love Duncan so much, and we didn't want to let him go."
Would Berry want to play someone in the show other than Lord John Grey? "I'm such a talent, aren't I," he joked. "Jamie, you know, give me anyone ... I'll do it." He might be playing Claire next season, in what Heughan joked could be a musical episode. It was around this time that the moderator told the panel that there were shots of whiskey available for them if they wanted. Kennedy was worried about sharing her favorite upcoming scene due to spoilers, so she just went for the whiskey. "I have a national reputation to maintain," she said.
Heughan and Balfe are producers on Season 5 — will that impact the new season? "I think a lot of this has been us observing and learning," Balfe said, praising the crew of the show, as well as the production work in general. Heughan tagged on to this, echoing that "it's been really great to be on board from the beginning."
What can we expect in the epic Jamie/Claire love story? Balfe said that it keeps deepening and growing, and that we'll see even more of that this season, if that's even possible. "They support each other through some tough, tough times," she said. To which Heughan added, "Together, they're really strong. We had a scene just the other day ... we made love, without making love."
Of course, the audience lost it again when he said this.
Have they learned anything about each other recently that surprised them? Not really, as they've been working together for so long, and so intimately. Heughan started to answer the question ... but went for the whiskey. If it were possible for Season 1 Jamie to visit Season 5 Jamie, what would his advice be? "Don't go near her," Heughan joked. "Every time he goes near her he sees his own demise." He was clearly kidding, because he then said that there's no question that Jamie would die for her. Kennedy echoed this, saying that love outlasts everything, and that's what we see this season.
Supposedly, Balfe often gets asked for real medical advice on a regular basis. While she plays a woman of medicine, but she's not actually one in real life. "I think it's a combination of Claire using her knowledge from the '60's as well as what's around her," she said, going on to say that Claire will have a good amount of surgeries to perform this season.
Would Gabaldon bring back any dead character? "If I kill them, they stay dead," she said. "No offense to Murtagh or Duncan ..." she quickly added. She also gave a quick update on the in-progress Book 9, which she says will be longer than previous books in the series.
What modern luxuries would the cast miss if they were in the world of the show? Moore's answer was honest: "Television, man!" Balfe's answer was more practical, preferring a flushing toilet. It was somewhere within this conversation that Heughan said "Sassenach" and the audience lost it again. He then tried to do an Outlander line in a New York accent, which ... wasn't terrible. The whole cast had a try at it — Balfe proved the most successful by far, uttering a line from Season 1 like a Real Housewife: "if you ever raise a hand to me again ..."
When asked what other time periods their characters should travel to, Lacroix said that he seemed needed "right now." Balfe had the same answer, saying that Claire could probably do some good things for women. Heughan would leave Jamie right where he is.
Since it was Balfe's birthday the day prior, the audience then sang her a joyous "Happy Birthday." Kennedy didn't necessarily participate, as she said that she "lost her voice" celebrating Balfe the previous evening. One fan added to the love-fest, saying that she went into medicine because of Claire. The fan also apologized for being a "really b***y fan" years ago when Balfe was cast. Some other fan questions had the audience yelling the phrase "Read the book." They yelled it quite loudly.
When asked about how both Heughan and Balfe play their characters at multiple ages, Balfe had an answer that really summed up their relationship of the characters. "I feel like she's an ageless person with him," she said. "They're not old. Their hearts and souls are ageless when they're with each other."
Heughan added on to this, saying, "Until they're together, they aren't themselves."
Outlander returns for Season 5 on Feb. 16, 2020.
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If ever a cruise line needs to fill up a ship quickly, or a bunch of them, Carnival just did it. The premise is simple: Everybody loves a deal.
So on Tuesday, Carnival announced a "35-hour sale." It was actually a 35-35 sale…35 hours to buy a cruise for $35 a day (starting prices).
How much did the people like it?
In the first six hours, so anxious were consumers to break the bank that they broke the website.
Clearly, Carnival wants to fill empty beds. Chances are the cruise line can still make a profit at these prices, because passengers do spend money once they're on the ship.
But with this sale, getting there is a bargain.
As the cost of attending to our aches and pains, and worse, continues to rise t becomes obvious that some sort of online integration makes sense in ways we could never have imagined. How long until the visit to the doctor is online?
Now it is going to sea. For kids. On MSC Cruises.
Your child is ill, with something more than the sniffles and a cough. The first stop is the ship's medical facility. If the doctor needs help with a diagnosis, he or she can consult pediatric specialists at the Giannina Gaslini Institute, in Genoa. Consultation includes remote imaging and data transmission, by satellite. This is designed to improve responses that have been only available on land.
The ship can be anywhere in the world…the most remote of locations.


Being a skilled and talented digital artist is not enough anymore. You need to have a unique idea if you want to gain public attention. Russian freelance digital artist, Aleksei Vinogradov, knows this, and he created an amazing series of digital artwork called "Famous characters and their pets".
Vinogradov used his exquisite use of the brush stroke to create eight portraits of famous pop-art characters, most of them are strong female characters, with their tiny pets. He said that his inspiration comes from music, movies, and emotion and you can see it in his paintings.
This young Russian artist studied Costume Design at Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy. He creates most of his artwork with the Procreate app and his tablet and uploads it to Instagram, where he inspires more than 121k followers. Moreover, he created his own unique brushes for digital painting that other people can use.
Take a look at Vinogradov's artwork and see for yourself.


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How does one learn to pray? Do we learn to speak a certain prayer language marked by special words and phrases? Do we need to be in a certain posture: standing, kneeling or bowed; head up or down; eyes open or closed; in a sacred place, by our bed, in a closet, or just any place?
First of all, prayer is not so much �learning the how,� as understanding what prayer is. Prayer is about communication with God. It involves a relationship and an attitude. It involves a deep since of honesty and openness.
Prayer is not so much about �telling� God about our problems, or proclaiming our blessings, it�s about acknowledging what God is doing, and submitting our will for God�s direction in our lives. Prayer is about being in relationship with our creator. Prayers acknowledge that we have limits, and that only our creator can fix our problems, or soothe our pain.
We come before our creator, God, humbled and seeking help, while acknowledging the deliverance God continues to grant us each day.
Second, now that we understand that prayer is not about having the right formula of words, nor posture, nor place, we need to focus on how to have the right attitude as we develop our relationship with God. Jesus noted in the opening words of his prayer that the relationship with God is �Father.� We are to speak to God in the same respectful manner we would to our earthly fathers.
However, our heavenly father does not have the flaws that sometimes we find in our earthly fathers. God loves us unconditionally. He wants the best for us, even if it is not what we want. God sometimes says �yes,� sometimes �no,� and sometimes �not now.� He is always available; is never too busy; does not have favorites.
Third, as in any important relationship, regular time together improves communication and trust levels. As busy as Jesus was during his earthly ministry, he took regular times for prayer. During these prayers he prayed for the world, the disciples, the crowds and for himself. Even as he made specific requests to God, he submitted his own will to God�s will.
Jesus� prayers included requests for healing, guidance and comfort. Often the prayers of Jesus sound very much like a conversation. There is both talking and listening. When we have a trusting relationship with someone who has authority over us, we can speak with confidence. We know God knows us and loves us. May you have regular conversations filled with confidence and assurance with our heavenly father.
The Rev. R. Don Ross is pastor of First United Methodist Church, 6109 La. 311, Houma. Opinions expressed in this column represent the views of the columnist, not necessarily this newspaper. He can be reached at 868-7787 or rdon.ross@gmail.com.


but I figured some of you might not see them over there.
As the audio is all Frac modules I thought it would be worthwhile to share them here as well.
Optocouplers (vactrols) smooth the transitions between visual patterns as they cycle through this sequential switch.
The audio is clocked in sync with the video.
All sounds were generated by Blacet, and MOTM Frac modular synthesizer.
Video was produced by LZX synthesizer, and processed by Edirol V-8 mixer.
This video employs the SMRL Vactrol Sequential Switch at its heart.
The live mixing and some of the effects were done on an Edirol V8.
The timing of all video and audio events was clocked via MIDI routed through a Flame Clockwork and divided down by CGS/Metalbox Pulse Divider & Logic.
The 2 tom sounds were generated by a CGS/Metalbox Dual Drum mixed through a BugBrand PT Delay.
The delay time was modulated by a BugBrand Touch Panel and an Ian Fritz Jerkster chaos.
The other percussion sound was a trigger into a MOTM 1490 Moog Ladder VCF through a MOTM 1190 VCA and a BugBrand VCA all with modulation.
The lead synth was sequenced on a Blacet Binary Zone and quantized to scale by a Mini Wave.
There are some modulation and timing details omitted for the sake of brevity. ha.
Sorry I didn't see this earlier. These are great, both as visual and audio experiences.
Thank you for taking the time to watch, listen, and comment.
The PC was only used to record BTW.
No editing, just straight recording of audio and video live from the synth.
All the post synth processing of the video was from hands on control of the V8 mixer's on board effects.
and LZX processed by MVIP.
The crossfades were programmed to occur on every 4th beat.
These are beautiful! Very nice sounds in the second vid.
Welcome to the forum Johnny.
Are you a Frac user?
missed these until just now....... thanx!!
Top notch sound and vision. I loved the second piece.
I will make more of these in time.
and some Frac filters: Ian Fritz Threeler (modulated by Jerkster), and Luna SSM2044 DarkSide LPF.
Euro filters used include Analogue Systems RS360, and Malekko Borg 2.
You can see the effect of all these filters on the video as well as hearing it on the audio.
All the drum sounds are Frac.
Blacet VCA modulated by Blacet EG1.
The whole mix went through a Strymon Blue Sky (plate mode) to add a little reverb.


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Children Education in Colombia
By top-engineering-schools | April 29, 2021
Colombia is located in the northwesternmost corner of South America. Parts of the Amazon rainforest are found here and Colombia is one of the countries in the world with the greatest biodiversity.
The country is affected by climate change, but no direct environmental considerations are taken into account, which has resulted in deforestation, soil erosion and endangered species. Natural resources are crucial to the country's economy, but have unfortunately led to conflicts. The 40-year civil war, which ended in 2016 after a peace agreement was signed, has left the country neglected on a number of points that particularly affect children and young people. Psychological trauma, violence and high unemployment are not uncommon in Colombia.
Some results from the past year
The peace agreements have been an important opportunity to ensure that children's rights are taken seriously and Plan International works to ensure that children who have been affected in various ways by the civil war receive support and the opportunity for better conditions for growing up. Ensuring that people understand and are aware of what the transition to peace means in practice has been an important focus at Plan International. That is why in the past year we have, among other things, arranged training in peace culture and violence prevention for 14,000 children and young people, 2,200 parents, people who work with children and public employees. Through our vocational training, 509 young people have also been given greater opportunities to find work.
Entrepreneurship gives hope
Before, I was shy and did not really dare to say what I thought. Now I am much more confident in myself – and more creative!
That's what Carolina says. She has always dreamed of opening her own hair salon, but during the Civil War it was difficult to hope and dream. After attending Plan International's intensive entrepreneurship course, Carolina has now opened the Deyby and Mary salon – named after her children. Not only does the salon provide her with enough income to support her family, it also gives her a sense of independence and self-confidence. Carolina is one of 2,150 young people in the Valle de Cauca area who have received help from Plan International to start their own.
Participation in society
Dialogue that creates peace and understanding
I have learned that we are all equally valuable and can achieve the same things. The fact that a man is sensitive does not make him less masculine and a woman can also play football. We deserve respect no matter who we are.
Sebastian, 14
In Colombia, girls are often seen as less valuable than boys and conflicts have traditionally been resolved through violence. Dialogue based on openness and understanding is therefore important, not least for young Colombians who will now live in peace. Sebastian is one of the young people who participated in Plan International's dialogue groups. There, young people learn to participate in debates where all parties can be heard and shown respect – regardless of gender, ethnic background or age.
A laborious path to peace
After more than 50 years of civil war, the parties signed a peace agreement in Colombia in December last year. Plan International now supports children and their families to build a new society where people can trust each other.
It takes two hours to drive from the town of Cali to the small village in the province of Cauca. Rolling green hills surround the road, but the closer we get the more often we see only brown spots: the result of mines that have been a part of life for those who live here.
At school, young people between the ages of 13 and 16 sit in a semicircle around a memory map. They are all peace activists and participate in Plan International's projects to strengthen young people in the peace process. After decades of war and violence, it is a challenge to get the citizens of society to trust each other again and resolve conflicts peacefully.
– Many children lost both their parents. Girls and boys lived in fear of being forced into guerrilla forces or other groups. Just two years ago, a child died here when he walked on a mine, two others were seriously injured, says 13-year-old Yaris Valentina.
To get young people to talk about what they have been through, Plan International works with theater groups that play plays on the theme.
– Between the scenes, the spectators get to describe their own experiences. There have been a lot of emotions. Suddenly, everyone wants to tell their story, says Nancy López at Plan International.
Now the young people have made a timeline of war-related memories and events in their region, when it is ready it is time to think about the future and its possibilities. When the project is over, there will be a party to remember and honor those who died in the war. It's time to look ahead and dare to dream. Yadis is 16 years old, has a big smile and braided long hair.
– We need libraries, sports facilities and better bus connections to Cali so that we can study there. A football school would be wonderful because there are lots of talents, she says.
Every three months, the young peace activists participate in district political meetings so that their wishes and thoughts are documented in the district's development plan. At the end of the year, they meet the mayor to remind him of his promises.
Facts about Colombia
Capital: Bogotá
Life expectancy: 74 years
Infant mortality rate: 13 per 1000 births
Proportion of children starting school: 87.7%
Literacy: 93.6%
Proportion of women in Parliament: 18.7%
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Here is a new interview with Canada's Mortillery who discuss their new cd "Shapeshifter" which will be released very soon and upcoming tour plans and much more.
1.Hello when did you all first meet and was it long before you all decided to start the band? How did you all choose Mortillery as the name of the band?
-Hi! Miranda and I (Alex Gutierrez) met in 2008 and later that year we decided to start a band, we jammed a couple times and wrote a couple songs and shortly after we met Cara. She decided to joing the band and became the first and only singer the band has ever had.
Kevin is our second drummer and joined in 2010, Kent joined in 2013 and became our third lead guitarrist in history. We spent some time lookig for a name and since we wanted a one word name we took the words Mortal Artillery (also a song on our first album) and turned it to Mortillery.
2.What is the current line-up for the band? Shapeshifter is the bands third cd how would you say the music has evolved over the years?
We feel like our music is more focused, we have showed growth and better song writing .
3. Mortillery are getting ready to release the band's third cd " Shapeshifter" does the whole band take part in the writing process or does one member usually write everything?
-We start with guitar and bass riffs, once we have a skeleton we add drums and finish the structure, after that we add vocals and fix any parts that need work so I guess we all get pretty involved.
4.Who usually writes the lyrics for the band and what are some subjects the band writes about on the new release?
-At first i helped a lot with lyrics but for the last two albums Cara has done majority of the lyrics. We sing about war, biology, cryptids, natural disasters, chages within us, and all that cool stuff.
5.What have been some of Mortillery's most memorable shows over the years?
-I'd say touring with Sepultura is probably the coolest thing that has ever happened to us.
6.Are their any tour plans in support of " Shapeshifter" and if yes where are some countries the band will be playing?
-Yes! We will be in Europe from October 19 to October 31 with Suicidal Angels, Skull Fist, Evil Invaders. This tour will take us through Germany, Poland, Hugry, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Austria.
7.Has Mortillery ever done any video's for the past releases? Are their any plans to do a video for any songs off the new release?
-From our second album, "Origen of Extinction" we did a video for "F.O.A.D" and we have recently released a video for "Torture" from our brand new album. We hope to release aother video soon!
8.Mortillery comes out of Canada's thrash metal scene what is your opinion of the thrash scene in Canada?
-Its more of a underground scene than a genre specific one, we hang with punks and rockabillies just as much. Anything rock n roll goes you know. Its pretty fun becaus we have a tight community here!
9.Who are some of your all-time favorite Canadian bands? And are their any new bands you feel the readers should watch out for?
-Razor and Sacrifice are classic Canadian bands. Recently we've been playing with Gatekrashor and Riot City from Calgary Alberta, you gotta check them out.
10.In your opinion what does Underground metal mean to you?
11.When not working on new music or band business what do you all enjoy doing in your free time?
-We're all very different, our personal activities range from teaching yoga to gardening, from traveling to tattoing!
12.Thank you for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final words for the readers?
-Thanks for this opportunity! See ya on the road!
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Facebook allows you to reveal your feelings in greater than 100 languages (aside from those Reaction Loads for Facebook Emojis to customize default reactions). Whether it is a significant content or enjoyable, you have got a repertoire of languages. How to Change Your Facebook Back to English - A crucial interruption: don't miss out on that pirate language to enliven your FB experience. So which language you intend to make use of-- aside from the global language English? Read this tutorial to change language on Facebook on your iPhone, iPad, Android, as well as web.
English customers, they should note that they can always alter their Facebook language back to English once they transform language on Facebook. Customers enjoy to alter to some prominent languages (aside from that notorious pirate) on Facebook are: English, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Arabic, German, Chinese, Spanish and others.
- Scroll down sufficient that the left menu stops scrolling and also shows a language section. There are popular languages there that you select from, like English, Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese.
- Click one and validate it with the Change Language button that appears.
- One more choice is to click the plus (+) indicator to see all of the sustained languages.
It could come to be a little troublesome task when it concerns altering your language back to English given that when you see all the menus in different languages and it becomes improper to review.
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Mellon Partners for Humanities Education
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows for 2014-16
Elizabeth Barnett, PhD, English
2014-15 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow
Berea College Rosie Seagraves, PhD, Spanish and Portuguese
Tougaloo College Kevin Vanzant, PhD, History
Courtney Campbell, PhD, History
2015-2017 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow
Tougaloo College Megan Minarich, PhD, English
Tennessee State University Jessica Polish, PhD, Philosophy
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2016-18
With the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Vanderbilt University is pleased to accept applications for three two-year postdoctoral fellowships for recent Vanderbilt University PhDs in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. These are exceptional opportunities for early-career scholars to pursue their research while gaining mentored experience as teachers and members of academic departments and programs at one of Vanderbilt's three partner institutions: Berea College, Tennessee State University, and Tougaloo College.
The fellowships will provide valuable teaching experience at a historically black college or university (HBCU) and/or a small liberal arts college. We are especially interested in candidates who have an interest in digital humanities and/or public humanities.
Terms of appointment
The fellowships will extend from fall, 2016, to the end of spring, 2018. Fellows are expected to be in residence at the schools where they are appointed for each of the two full academic years.
Fellows will teach one course each semester in each year of their residency in their home department(s) or program(s). At least one of the four courses should contribute something new to the curriculum of the host institution.
Each fellow will be provided an academic-year salary of $45,000, plus benefits, and a one-time research fund of $10,000. The fund is intended to provide for the initial purchase of a computer or other equipment needed by the fellow, as well as support travel and research. A one-time moving allowance up to $2,500 also will be provided. One trip to Vanderbilt per year, to review the progress of the fellow's teaching and research, will be required and funded.
Vanderbilt University will provide special opportunities on its campus for the postdoctoral fellows to be involved in workshops and training programs related to teaching at HBCUs and liberal arts colleges, as well as a week-long institute on digital humanities and public humanities in May 2016. The successful candidates for the postdoctoral fellowships will be required to complete the Institute and an accelerated version of the Mellon Certificate in Humanities Education.
Application and selection process
Applicants for the 2016–2018 fellowships must have completed a PhD degree from Vanderbilt University no earlier than September 2012, and no later than May 2016. Candidates who have accepted tenure-track faculty employment are not eligible to apply for this award.
Applications for the 2016–2018 fellowship must be received via email, according to the instructions below, on or before Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
The following must be submitted:
Completed application form: Mellon Applicant Form 2016-18
An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae
A description of the applicant's teaching experiences, completed research (including dissertation), work in progress, professional goals and plans for publication, and any other information relevant to the applicant's candidacy – up to three pages
A personal statement of the applicant's philosophy and vision regarding how he or she would approach this fellowship opportunity at the partner schools – up to two pages
Three letters of reference – These should be sent by the referees directly to the email address provided below.
All documents are to be submitted as email attachments, in PDF format, to rpw.center@vanderbilt.edu, by Tuesday, January 19, 2016.
January 19, 2016 – DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION
January 20 through March 18, 2016 – Evaluations and selections
Successful candidates notified by email
Should you have questions, please direct them to tiffany.giese@vanderbilt.edu.
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Toyota's "It's Unbelievable" campaign invites consumers to go more places in the 2020 Prius
By newsroom on September 3, 2019 Comments Off on Toyota's "It's Unbelievable" campaign invites consumers to go more places in the 2020 Prius
When the Toyota Prius launched 20 years ago, it quickly became the definition of hybrid. Twenty years later, the evolution of Prius continued as Toyota proudly introduced the 2019 Prius with available AWD-e, a first in its class.
Now, the 2020 Toyota Prius campaign, titled "It's Unbelievable", invites consumers to go more places, in more conditions, with the capable and efficient hybrid that started it all.
"Prius is, once again, setting the bar for hybrid sedans," said Ed Laukes, group vice president, Toyota Marketing, Toyota Motor North America. "The performance, versatility and technology in the 2020 Prius empowers drivers to go anywhere, and the campaign lets consumers catch a glimpse of what that freedom feels like."
The fully-integrated campaign was developed under Total Toyota (T²), a cohesive marketing approach by Toyota agencies Saatchi & Saatchi, Conill Advertising and Intertrend, with Zenith placing the broadcast media buy.
The 30-second linear TV spots highlight the versatility and new AWD-e system of the Prius while empowering viewers to go places they never thought possible.
The two TV spots highlight the Prius' performance and versatility in a humorous and endearing tone. In "To The Top", Olympic gold medalist and Team Toyota athlete, Chloe Kim, relies on a generous Prius driver to get her to the (right) summit just in time for the competition.
In "Recital", the audience is reminded that a father won't let anything, including an oversized runaway donut, stop him from putting his family's safety first, and neither will his 2020 Prius. The spots were directed by Noam Murro.
Social, digital video and in-cinema spots by Toyota's Hispanic marketing partner, Conill Advertising, include "Snow", "Parking", and "Highway" as the agency aims to demonstrate the key advanced technology features of the vehicle.
To promote the campaign to East Asian and Asian Indian markets, Intertrend created digital videos "Family Tree" and "Ingredient" that infused relevant cultural insights to demonstrate the range and all-wheel drive capability of the Prius.
The "It's Unbelievable" campaign also features a unique digital partnership with The Weather Channel and AccuWeather allowing targeted video spots to be delivered to an individual based on current weather conditions at their location.
The campaign boasts an impressive nine unique digital spots, each in 15-second and 6-second versions, to provide viewers with the most relevant message possible.
The "It's Unbelievable" spots will play across platforms such as Viacom Vantage, Warner Media, NBA, NBCU, and a custom digital content partnership with CBS Interactive.
Digital video partners include Facebook, CBS, Hulu and Hulu Latino, Amazon Advertising, ESPN, Great Big Story, Amobee, Yahoo en Español, Pandora and more.
Print will appear in books such as Real Simple, Travel & Leisure, Bon Appetit, Smithsonian, and Popular Mechanics, with exclusive partnerships with National Geographic's "Adventure of a Lifetime" content series and "Great Big Stories" custom video series.
Social partners include Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook. Additionally, the spots will air in select theatres around the country through partnerships with National Cinemedia and Screen Vision Media.
Source: Saatchi & Saatchi
2020 Prius, Advertising, Automobile, Campaign, Cars, Conill Advertising, Intertrend, It's Unbelievable, Marketing, Saatchi & Saatchi, Toyota, USA, Zenith
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Miyazaki & Takahata's Work Relationship and How It Ended
In his 2018 biographical book Kanyada from the Southern Country (南の国のカンヤダ), Suzuki doesn't write much about Ghibli at all. But an addendum is dedicated to the late Isao Takahata and adds some interesting details to the interview I previously translated.
Suzuki repeats that he and Miyazaki still can't figure out what kind of person Takahata was. According to Suzuki, in the first half of the 55 years Miyazaki and Takahata had spent together, the two of them shared a favorable relationship. Not so much in the second half, though.
Suzuki's biographical book
Suzuki calls Hols, Panda Kopanda and Heidi their "honeymoon" – in these years, they were the "perfect duo". They understood each other even without talking.
"But after that, I didn't get Paku-san anymore," Miyazaki complained to Suzuki. In 3000 Leagues in Search of My Mother and Anne of Green Gables, their working relationship was more strained already and Miyazaki left the production in the middle of Anne. It continued to be a bumpy road for their other movies.
According to Suzuki, in live-action movies, the cameraman has the most important role – they decide the stage setting, the props, the lighting, the position of the actors and so on. So a good cameraman greatly reduces the workload of the director.
Since Takahata didn't draw himself, it was Miyazaki's role to play the "cameraman".
In regard to Takahata's pioneering role, Miyazaki said the following:
"It was Paku-san who created Japanese animation. Not only the layout system. He revolutionized animation in many ways."
In Suzuki's words, Takahata turned "manga movies" into "movies".
But why did they part ways?
Miyazaki's words are pretty clear: "Because I can't look after him anymore."
Suzuki goes on to describe Takahata as someone who "doesn't get up in the morning" and "doesn't go to the studio". A group effort like a feature-length movie would end up without a director present. So someone had to drive Takahata from and to the studio everyday since Takahata didn't drive himself. At first this person was Miyazaki.
The second reason, as Suzuki describes, was that Takahata didn't do the planning for his projects – ever. For their shared projects, it was always Miyazaki or Suzuki who came up with the plans.
The third reason was that Takahata was so into studying that when something caught his interest, he wouldn't stop researching until he was fully satisfied. This was a common reason for delays in his works. For example, the famous dyer's safflower picking scene in Only Yesterday (pictured on the right) took more than a month.
Suzuki speculates that because Takahata was the youngest of seven children, he was a "natural at taking advantage of other's benevolence".
Basically, Miyazaki was fed up with having to clean up after Takahata who constantly caused stress and extra work for others: "I gave Isao Takahata 15 years of my youth. I want them back!"
But after losing Miyazaki, Takahata realized that he had no one to fill this gap. This despair "escalated as irritation". On the other hand, it was also Miyazaki's biggest wish to work once more on a movie with Takahata as the director.
This movie was My Neighbor Totoro. "Takahata should direct, I will draw the pictures." This idea elated Miyazaki and he was incredibly disappointed when Takahata turned it down.
It is fascinating to see how much both directors struggled to fill the void left behind after it became clear that they wouldn't be able to continue to work together.
Author RubenPosted on January 21, 2021 January 21, 2021 Categories anime, books, translationsTags Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Minami no Kuni no Kanyada, My Neighbor Totoro, Only Yesterday, Studio Ghibli, Toshio SuzukiLeave a comment on Miyazaki & Takahata's Work Relationship and How It Ended
Chica Umino Talks About How Western Children's Literature Influenced Her Stories
In Japan, it is common for classics to be republished with modern manga-style cover art to appeal to a younger audience. Shueisha did that for Anne of Green Gables in 2011 – and asked mangaka Chica Umino (Honey and Clover, March comes in like a lion) to draw the new cover artworks.
The July 2019 issue of the picture book magazine MOE contains a list of 77 Western children's books recommended for Japanese adults. They used that occasion to interview Chica Umino about how these books influenced her childhood and the stories she writes. Highlights were added by me.
Umino says, she read Anne of Green Gables and Heidi as a child, so she was very happy when she was asked the draw the new cover artworks for Anne. She is very fond of the recent adaption Anne with an E (streaming on Netflix) and remarks that if she was asked again to draw the cover artworks, her Anne would probably end up more like that. "Pale skin, lots of freckles and really red hair – even though she isn't a beauty, there is a lot to love about that girl. Just like the real Anne [from the books]."
She said, growing up with the books just as Anne was growing up in the story inspired her to feature characters of various ages in her works:
"As I child, I first only read until Anne of the Island [the 3rd book in the series]. What came after that seemed to me like a world different from mine at that time. But after that, many changes came with Anne growing older and I continued reading the books matching my age and found that appealing. I want my manga to be read for a long time, so I take care to not only have characters of the same age group appear. I also try as best I can not to draw the clothes and hairstyles according to current trends."
As a child, Umino perceived Marilla as a very strict person. But thinking back on how she took care of Anne despite wanting a boy to help with the farm work, she can see Marilla's kindness now. She also loved the scene when Matthew gave Anne a dress with puffed sleeves as a present and reread it countless times. Another of her favorite scenes is the one where Diana's little sister gets seriously sick and Anne saves her.
Umino says, she is the kind of reader who rereads the same book many times. As a child, Anne of Green Gables, Heidi and the Little House on the Prairie book series were the ones she read over and over again, starting from her first elementary school years.
Having had very unruly hair as a child, Umino could relate very well to Anne being self-conscious about her red hair and found it reassuring to find someone with the same anxieties.
Umino is also very found of the mundane moments in the books, particularly the ones about preparing food. She loved in how much detail Montgomery portrayed the baking of a cake in Anne, down to getting milk from the cow. Her parents belonged to a pioneer group in the Yamagata prefecture, so the scene where Marilla bought wool to knit a sweater for Anne was right out of her own life.
Especially reading the Little House books was like reading stories out of her mother's life for Umino. Her mother's parents died young, so just like Laura and her sisters in the story, her mother had work for other families and do the work sons usually do. This made Umino's affection for the books grow even more.
Reading the meal scenes in Anne inspired similar moments in her manga: "Because I read these scenes so passionately, I thought having meal scenes in my own manga would make it more fun for the readers." Getting letters and photos from readers who tried to cook soft-boiled eggs the way they remembered it from March comes in like a lion made her very happy.
Finally, she explains how these books influenced the usually atypical families appearing in her stories:
"I used to wonder why I don't really portray normal families much, but nowadays I understand that this is due to the influence from Anne and Heidi. Because I always read stories where a child came from outside. Heidi and Anne were thrown into a different world all of a sudden and had to adapt to that [new] life, and for Laura with her pioneer family it was also like going to a new world. Because I grew up with stories like these, I now think I may be unable to tell any other stories."
She concludes: "The books I own may be old, but the illustrations and their designs are really beautiful, so I hope they will stay with me forever."
Author RubenPosted on June 7, 2019 June 12, 2019 Categories books, english, japanese, manga, translationsTags 3-gatsu no lion, Anne of Green Gables, Chica Umino, Heidi, Little House on the PrairieLeave a comment on Chica Umino Talks About How Western Children's Literature Influenced Her Stories
A Look at the "Satoshi Tajiri: The Man Who Created Pokémon" Manga
Original Title: ポケモンをつくった男 田尻智
Publisher: Shōgakukan
Price: ¥900
Last year, an autobiographical manga about the life of Satoshi Tajiri, creator of the famed Pokémon franchise, was published in Japan. Shōgakukan marketed the book as a "Learning Manga Special" (学習まんがスペシャル) – Learning Manga 学習まんが is a popular series that covers many famous personalties, including Tezuka Osamu, Napoleon, and van Gogh. They also included photo material and information on Tajiri in addition to the manga sections. The book made some headlines in English media outlets for featuring some never-before-published early-stage designs of first-generation Pokémon (covered in detail here) but was otherwise mostly ignored. I'll try to give an overview of its contents.
The first thing to notice is that the manga is, unlike most manga, actually a hardcover release. It includes 16 colored pages and fully-colored front and back covers (as opposed to just a colored sleeve), making its ¥900 price tag more than justified.
The first few pages contain a brief overview of how Tajiri's love for bug catching and video games eventually lead him to develop Pokémon before the manga section begins.
The manga covers the following chapters of Tajiri's life:
Bugs and Invader – Tajiri hunts bugs as a child and discovers his Space Invader in his youth, the game that turned him into a video game enthusiast.
An Increasing Number of Friends – Tajiri creates and sells the a dōjin strategy guide magazine "Game Freak" during his high school years which becomes extremely popular and leads him to meet Pokémon character designer Ken Sugimori and composer/programmer Jun'ichi Masuda.
Struggles of an Amateur Publisher ~The First Game Strategy Guide~– The group of friends decide to make video games together. Tajiri's motto is that Game Freak should "make games they'd want to play themselves". With no budget and resources, however, they have to build their development environment from old used computer parts and find a publishing partner for their games. Their first success, Quinty, nets them 50,000,000 yen – money they use to create a company.
Hardships of Society and the Budding of Pokémon – Tajiri witnesses the potential in the cooperative aspect of the GameBoy's link cable and decides to create a game centered around that aspect. With support from Nintendo and Shigeru Miyamoto, development on Pokémon begins.
A Series of Troubles – Game Freak experiences funding problems, eventually leading to a development time of 6+ years while Tajiri continues to polish his ideas. Dissatisfied with the situation, all three of Game Freak's programmers leave at a crucial point, at which point composer Jun'ichi Masuda offers to take the position of the main programmer, despite only having hobby experience.
The Birth of Pokémon – Pokémon is finally completed and released first in Japan, then worldwide. It becomes an instant hit.
Epilogue – Tajiri is happy whenever he sees how Pokémon has become a part of so many children's lives.
Between chapters, there are short trivia segments about Tajiri's life that include some of his personal remarks. While the general story that lead to the birth of Pokémon is well-known, we learn a bit more about Tajiri here – his fondness for overseas radio programs and discovering unknown worlds and more. There are some amusing anecdotes here: His love for video game music lead him to sneak out of his home at night to record the sound of the games in arcade centers when few people where there, a passion he shared with one of his friends. His mother, however, was really angry when she caught him one night.
The last part of the book contains a six-page commentary by Shigeru Miyamoto, reminiscing about his relationship with Tajiri and his personality. Here Miyamoto says that although he worked as a producer on the Pokémon series, Tajiri had such a keen understanding of what makes a game fun that Miyamoto didn't really have to get involved during the production of the first game. What he did, however, was provide Game Freak with a larger ROM that allowed Tajiri and his friends to increase the number of Pokémon in the game from 30 to 150. Miyamoto's comments help to understand what an extraordinarily strong vision Tajiri had and what set him apart from his peers.
The manga itself is a joy to read and will appeal to both readers interested in the life of Tajiri and those who just want to see the birth story of the Pokémon games presented in an exciting way. The drawings are playful, but not too exaggerated, and there's a lot of additional information crammed in via narration textboxes.
Overall, I'm quite fond of this book. It's very accessible even for children, and the presentation of the environment Tajiri grew up in makes it a rather engaging read, complemented by facts and tidbits about Tajiri and the Pokémon franchise. I always perceived Tajiri as a rather media-shy person, but in the manga, he actually makes a quite social impression. I also realized once more that many of the most successful creative people had parents who granted them a lot of freedom and supported them in their endeavors – in this case, Tajiri's mother.
The book is not too in-depth, so there are undoubtedly books out there that cover the history of Pokémon in more detail, but it's definitely very enjoyable and I would recommend it to anyone at least mildly curious about what kind of person "the man who created Pokémon" is. I see no reason why the book wouldn't have at least moderate success on the English-language market.
Author RubenPosted on February 14, 2019 May 26, 2019 Categories books, impressions, japanese, mangaTags biography, Pokémon, Satoshi Tajiri, secondary literature4 Comments on A Look at the "Satoshi Tajiri: The Man Who Created Pokémon" Manga


The Oliver Sacks case study that inspired "At First Sight" tells the story of a man who has grown accustomed to blindness, and then is offered an operation that will restore sight. The moment when the bandages are removed all but cries out to be filmed. But to have sight suddenly thrust upon you can be a dismaying experience. Babies take months or years to develop mind-eye-hand coordination; here is an adult blind person expected to unlearn everything he knows and learn it again, differently.
The most striking moment in "At First Sight" is when the hero is able to see for the first time since he was 3. "This isn't right," he says, frightened by the rush of images. "There's something wrong. This can't be seeing!" And then, desperately, "Give me something in my hands," so that he can associate a familiar touch with an unfamiliar sight.
If the movie had trusted the fascination of this scene, it might have really gone somewhere. Unfortunately, its moments of fascination and its good performances are mired in the morass of romance and melodrama that surrounds it. A blind man can see, and still he's trapped in a formulaic studio plot.
The buried inspiration for this film, I suspect, is not so much the article by Oliver Sacks as "Awakenings" (1990), a much better movie based on another report by Sacks. Both films have similar arcs: A handicapped person is freed of the condition that traps him, is able to live a more normal life for a time, and then faces the possibility that the bars will slam shut again. "Charly" (1968), about a retarded man who gains and then loses super intelligence, is the classic prototype.
In "Awakenings," Robert De Niro plays a man locked inside a rare form of sleeping sickness. Under treatment by a brilliant doctor (Robin Williams), the disease goes into remission, and the man, who had not been able to speak or move for years, regains normal abilities. He even falls a little in love. Then the regression begins. In "At First Sight," Val Kilmer plays Virgil, a blind man who meets and falls in love with a woman (Mira Sorvino). She steers him to a doctor (Bruce Davison) whose surgical techniques may be able to restore his sight.
The woman, Amy, is a New York architect. She's left an unhappy relationship: "For the last five years I have lived with a man with the emotional content of a soap dish." She goes to a resort town on vacation and sees a man skating all by himself on a forest pond. Later, she hires a massage therapist, who turns out to be the same person, a blind man named Virgil (Kilmer). The moment he touches her, she knows he is not a soap dish. She cries as the tension drains from her.
Virgil knows his way everywhere in town, knows how many steps to take, is friendly with everybody. He is protected by a possessive older sister named Jennie (Kelly McGillis), who sees Amy as a threat: "We're very happy here, Amy. Virgil has everything he needs." But Amy and Virgil take walks, and talk, and make love, and soon Virgil wants to move to New York City, where Amy knows a doctor who may be able to reverse his condition.
The movie is best when it pays close attention to the details of blindness and realities of the relationship. When the two of them take shelter from the rain, he is able to sense the space around him by the sound of the rain outside. His dialogue is sweetly ironic; when they meet for a second time, he says, "I was describing you to my dog, and how well you smelled." All of this is just right, and Kilmer and Sorvino establish a convincing, intimate rapport--a private world in which they communicate easily. But the conventions of studio movies require false melodrama to be injected at every possible juncture, and so the movie manufactures a phony and unconvincing breakup, and throws in Virgil's long-lost father, whose presence is profoundly unnecessary for any reason other than to motivate scenes of soap opera psychology.
The closing credits tell us the movie is based on the true story of "Shirl and Barbara Jennings, now living in Atlanta." My guess is that their story inspired the scenes that feel authentic, and that countless other movies inspired the rest. Certainly the material would speak for itself, if the screenplay would let it: Every single plot point is carefully recited and explained in the dialogue, lest we miss the significance. Seeing a movie like this, you wonder why the director, Irwin Winkler, didn't have more faith in the intelligence of his audience. The material deserves more than a disease-of-the-week docudrama simplicity.
Footnote: For a contrast to the simplified melodrama of "At First Sight," see "Hilary and Jackie," which examines relationships and handicaps in a more challenging and adult way.


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Wassenaar Arrangement / COCOM
1. Export/ import controls
COCOM
COCOM (Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls) was an international organization for the mutual control of the export of strategic products and technical data from country members to proscribed destinations. It maintained, among others, the International Industrial List and the International Munitions List. In 1991, COCOM decided to allow export of mass-market cryptographic software (including public domain software). Most member countries of COCOM followed its regulations, but the United States maintained separate regulations.
Its 17 members were Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States. Cooperating members included Austria, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
The main goal of the COCOM regulations was to prevent cryptography from being exported to "dangerous" countries – usually, the countries thought to maintain friendly ties with terrorist organizations, such as Libya, Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. Exporting to other countries is usually allowed, although states often require a license to be granted.
COCOM was dissolved in March 1994. Pending the signing of a new treaty, most members of COCOM agreed in principle to maintain the status quo, and cryptography remained on export control lists.
Wassenaar Arrangement
The Wassenaar Arrangement controls the export of weapons and of dual-use goods, that is, goods that can be used both for a military and for a civil purpose; cryptography is such a dual-use good.
In 1995, 28 countries decided to establish a follow-up to COCOM, the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies. The negotiations on the Arrangement were finished in July 1996, and the agreement was signed by 31 countries (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States). Later, Bulgaria and Ukraine also became a participating state to the Arrangement.
The initial provisions were largely the same as old COCOM regulations. The General Software Note (applicable until the December 1998 revision) excepted mass-market and public-domain crypto software from the controls. Australia, France, New Zealand, Russia, and the US deviated from the GSN and controlled the export of mass-market and public-domain crypto software. Export via the Internet did not seem to be covered by the regulations.
There is a personal-use exemption, allowing export of products "accompanying their user for the user's personal use" (e.g., on a laptop).
In September 1998, Wassenaar negotiations in Vienna did not lead to changes in the crypto controls, although it was apparently considered to restrict the GSN (see an article in German) and possibly also to ease controls for key-recovery crypto. (Compare an article in Swedish of March 1998.)
The Wassenaar Arrangement was revised in December 1998. Negotiations were held on 2 and 3 December 1998 in Vienna, which resulted in restrictions on the General Software Note and in some relexations:
free for export are: all symmetric crypto products of up to 56 bits, all asymmetric crypto products of up to 512 bits, and all subgroup-based crypto products (including elliptic curve) of up to 112 bits;
mass-market symmetric crypto software and hardware of up to 64 bits are free for export (the 64-bit limit was deleted on 1 December 2000, see below);
the export of products that use encryption to protect intellectual property (such as DVDs) is relaxed;
export of all other crypto still requires a license.
There was no change in the provisions on public-domain crypto, so that all public-domain crypto software is still free for export. Nothing was said about electronic exports (e.g., via the Internet), which consequently remain unclear.
In its meeting of 30 November-1 December 2000, the Wassenaar states lifted the 64-bit limit for export controls on mass-market crypto software and hardware (in the Cryptography Note, clause d. (the 64-bit limit) was deleted in its reference to category 5A2, as well as the related Validity Note, see the summary). The public statement of the meeting mentioned that "Participating States recognised that it is important to continue deepening Wassenaar Arrangement understanding of how and how much to control" intangible transfers.
The Wassenaar provisions are not directly applicable: each member state has to implement them in national legislation for them to have effect. (In the entries below, I have included mention of the pre-December 1998 regulations, which will stay into effect until the government enacts new legislation to implement the Wassenaar changes.)
See the Wassenaar List (crypto is in category 5 part 2). See further the Wassenaar Arrangement page (includes contact information for various national export control authorities), a Wassenaar FAQ (by US BIS), Greg Broiles' page on the Wassenaar Arrangement, which includes links to John Young's pages on the Wassenaar Arrangement and comments on the December 1998 changes, and the GILC Wassenaar page. See also Chapter 3 of Simo-Pekka Parviainen's thesis on Cryptographic Software Export Controls in the EU. Cf. an April 1996 article on the Wassenaar Arrangement.
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