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The History of the Grand Slam
Tags: Australian Open, French Open, Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic, Olympic Games, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, sport, US Open, Wimbledon
Originally applied to golfing tournaments in the 1930s, the term "Grand Slam" was first used for tennis by John Kieran, a newspaper columnist. Today, The Grand Slam refers to the four major tournaments in the sport of tennis. The tournaments are ranked according to world tour ranking, public attention, prize-money, number of players and player field size. The four major grand slam tennis tournaments include Wimbledon, The French Open, the US Open and the Australian Open.
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The term grand slam is used to indicate that a player has won all the four major tennis tournaments in a single calendar year. For many years, the term grand slam has also been used to refer to the major tournaments themselves.
A Timeline of Grand Slam Tennis Tournament Wins
1938: John Donald Budge (Don Budge), the American tennis champion, won all of the four men's singles titles
1962 & 1969: Rodney George Laver (Rod Laver), the Australian tennis champion, has won the grand slam twice in his seven years as the world's top ranking tennis star
1969 – 1971: Margaret Smith Court, the Australian World No.1, won the grand slam three times; once for the Ladies' singles and twice in the Mixed Doubles category – 1969 US Open to 1971 Australian Open
1983: Stefan Edberg won the grand slam in the junior discipline being the only tennis player to do so
Wimbledon is held every year in June/ July and is one of the oldest, most highly respected of all tennis events ever held. Wimbledon, as it is commonly referred to, has a rich history of some of the world finest players demonstrating their skills on this prestigious tournament's grass courts. Wimbledon is preceded by the Australian Open and the French Open tennis tournaments, coming third in the line-up of the grand slam events.
Wimbledon hosts five main events each year including: Gentlemen's Singles; Ladies' Singles; Ladies Doubles; Gentlemen's Doubles; Mixed Doubles, and a number of other tournaments as well. Image courtesy of Kol Tregaskes, Flickr
Winners' Records:
• Gentlemen's Singles – William Renshaw and Pete Sampras have both won 7 titles each
• Ladies' Singles – Martina Navratilova holds the record for 9 wins during her career
• Gentlemen's Doubles – Todd Woodbridge with 9 titles
• Ladies' Doubles – Elizabeth Ryan with 12 titles
• Mixed Doubles – Elizabeth Ryan with 12 titles
• Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova have both won 20 titles each and continue to hold the record for most number of wins at Wimbledon
The French Open
The prestigious French tennis tournament is named after the famous aviator, Roland Garros. The event spans two weeks from late May to Early June and is played at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The second of the four grand slam events, French Open is the only grand slam event to be played on clay courts.
Considered one of the toughest tennis tournaments in terms of physical capabilities, the men's five-set singles matches do not have the tiebreak option in the final set.
Begun in 1891, the first championship matches were one day events and did not have the world's best players participating. When the tournament became fully international approximately 24 years later, a number of tennis stars began appearing on the courts of Roland Garros.
Rafael Nadal won his sixth title beating Roger Federer to become the current Men's Singles winner for 2011. Li Na of China won her first grand slam title to take the Women's singles French Open title. Image courtesy of y.caradec, Flickr The U.S. Open
The United States Open Tennis Tournament is the fourth event in the grand slam series of four. The tournament is held from August to September each year and hosts five championship titles: Men's and Women's singles; Men's and Women's Doubles; Mixed Doubles. The tournament also hosts additional matches for junior player participation.
Title wins include:
• Men's Singles
Bill Larned, Richard Sears and Bill Tilden of the USA – 7 wins (before 1968)
Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras of the USA – 5 wins (after 1968)
• Women's Singles
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory of the USA – 8 wins (before 1968)
Chris Evert of the USA – 7 wins (after 1968)
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The Australian Open
The first of the four grand slam tournaments, the Australian Open is held over the last two weeks of January in Melbourne, Australia. Featuring Men's and Women's Singles; Mixed Doubles; Junior matches; Wheelchair matches; Legends and Exhibition events; the tournaments have been held at Melbourne Park since the late 1980s.
The Australian Open is a high attendance grand slam event and the first to introduce indoor play to cope with extreme weather conditions. The two primary courts are the Hisense Arena and Rod Laver Arena. The Australian Open is also the richest tennis tournament worldwide.
The current champions for 2012 include: Novak Djokovic – Men's singles; Victoria Azarenka – Women's singles; Leander Paes/ Radek Stepanek – Men's Doubles; Svetlana Kuznetsova/ Vera Zvonareva – Women's Doubles. Image courtesy of Two Big Paws, Flickr
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Djokovic Wakes up from 2011 Dream Season
Tags: 2011, Andy Murray, Australian Open, College and University, Davis Cup, djokovic, dream, French Open, Jim Tressel, New York Giants, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, season, sport, US Open, wakes
Coming off his incredible win over Nadal in the US Open tennis final, Djokovic was unable to complete his Davis Cup match due to a lingering back injury. The injury first made an appearance during the final with Nadal. With only a short rest period between the final and his Davis Cup match, Djokovic was unable to recover properly and retired after losing the the first set.
Novak Djokovic's 2011 Season
Looking back it has been quite a year for the young Serbian player. To start off 2011 he notched 41 consecutive wins that led him to hoist his second major Australian Open title, along with a slew of victories at other prestigious events. He was indeed the man to beat, and for 41 matches no one was able to.
An on form Federer stopped the streak in the semi-final of the French Open at Roland Garros. Federer played inspired tennis, dismissing the circulating rumors of his demise from the top of men's tennis. This was a temporary lull however, as Djokovic returned to form and snatched the Wimbledon championship to add to his list of major titles.
Fast forward to the present. We have a new US Open champion in Djokovic, who has continued to impress the whole year. His only other loss during the regular season was to Andy Murray, in a match where he had to retire due to injury. The absolute dominance he displayed throughout the season has truly been something incredible to watch.
Discussions are still ongoing about whether or not this is the best season ever put together by a tennis player. While the record alone may fall short of the best ever, the competition and depth of the men's tennis field has drastically increased since earlier days of the tour. Even guys knocking around outside the top 100 in ATP Tour ranking points can produce thrilling and inspired tennis.
How Will Djokovic Handle 2012
It will be interesting to see how the Serbian's new found success carries him into the next season. After producing such a high level of tennis consistently for an entire year, can he keep up the pace? The back injury that has all but put an end to the rest of 2011 will be a big factor. If Djokovic can get healthy again in time for the new year of competition he will be a fearsome opponent.
The confidence and experience he has gained makes the perfect combination with his youth and dedication. He seems to have everyone's number at this point, though Federer has continued to pose real problems for him. If anyone is able to stem the flow of victories going into next year it will have to be the Swiss maestro.
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RAHEEM STERLING got one over on Trent Alexander-Arnold with a hilarious FIFA 19 prank.
The pair are vying to be crowned Premier League champions with Manchester City and Liverpool respectively.
Sterling's City are slight favourites as they know victory in all their remaining games will be enough to become champions.
And he might have drawn first blood in the run-in as he made the Liverpool defender look a little bit silly in footage that appears to come from when they were on international duty with England together.
Both players were filmed enjoying some downtime as they played a game of FIFA 19 on an Xbox One.
Sterling trounced his rival in a 5-0 thumping but all was not as it seemed.
After their game, it was revealed that Alexander-Arnold had in fact been playing against professional FIFA player F2Tekkz who was sat in the next room.
Sterling did a good job of pretending to take the controls and could be heard goading his mate thought the match.
Alexander-Arnold was clearly frustrated at being heavily beaten but took it well after the prank was revealed.
The 20-year-old gets back to the real thing when Liverpool host Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday look to keep their charge for a first league title since 1990 on track.
And the young England international says he is relishing the run-in and insists they are confident of getting a good result against Maurizio Sarri's side.
"[We've got] five games left now and just a month left," he said.
"It's exciting to think that no-one knows how it's going to end up and it's all going to be done in a month's time. It's exciting and fun.
"Obviously me and the lads will give everything to try to make it as successful and good a day as possible on the 12th.
"[It's] a massive game on the weekend, it's one that everyone is looking forward to."


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Chancellor defends UT against 'false' allegations
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee Chancellor Jimmy Cheek said Monday that any assertion his university doesn't take sexual assault seriously enough "is simply not true."
Chancellor defends UT against 'false' allegations KNOXVILLE — Tennessee Chancellor Jimmy Cheek said Monday that any assertion his university doesn't take sexual assault seriously enough "is simply not true." Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/tennessee/2016/03/21/chancellor-defends-ut-against-false-allegations/82082208/
STEVE MEGARGEE, AP Sports Writer Published 4:02 p.m. CT March 21, 2016
In this Oct. 14, 2015, file photo, University of Tennessee Chancellor Jimmy Cheek attends a legislative hearing in Nashville. Cheek says any assertions that his university doesn't take sexual assault seriously enough "are simply not true." A federal lawsuit has been filed against the university stating that Tennessee violates Title IX regulations and creates a "hostile sexual environment" through a policy of indifference toward assaults by athletes.(Photo: Erik Schelzig, AP)
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the university stating that Tennessee has violated Title IX regulations and created a "hostile sexual environment" through a policy of indifference toward assaults by athletes. Eight unidentified women are plaintiffs.
Cheek said in an email to students, faculty and staff members that he couldn't specifically address the allegations. But he did say "to claim that we have allowed a culture to exist contrary to our institutional commitment to providing a safe environment for our students or that we do not support those who report sexual assault is just false.
"We are a community, even if we're not a perfect one, and we hurt when any of our family members hurt or cause pain to others."
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University of Tennessee sexual assault case
Cheek noted that the lawsuit has led to negative publicity and added that "all of that is very uncomfortable for many of those involved and certainly for those of us who care so much about our community."
David Randolph Smith, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs, declined comment on Cheek's email.
The Knoxville News-Sentinel first reported about the email.
The suit filed last month in Nashville states Tennessee's policies made students more vulnerable to sexual assault and says that the school had a "clearly unreasonable response" after incidents that caused the women making complaints to endure additional harassment. The suit also states the university interfered with the disciplinary process to favor male athletes.
The suit also says Tim Rogers, a former vice chancellor for student life, stepped down in 2013 "in protest over the violation of Title IX and the UT administration's and athletic department's deliberate indifference to the clear and present danger of sexual assaults by UT athletes."
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An amended complaint filed last month said former Tennessee football player Drae Bowles assisted a woman who said she was raped by two other players and that he was later attacked by teammates and told by coach Butch Jones he had "betrayed the team" before the coach later apologized. Jones has said he would "fight all of these false attacks on my character."
In his email, Cheek said his administration directed a full independent review of student conduct evaluation procedures in 2013 and that "we are well on our way to implementing virtually all of the recommendations of the independent committee."
Cheek noted that the university's police department has assigned a special investigator just to handle sexual assaults and that the university has revised and expanded its sexual assault policy and developed sexual assault response protocols. Cheek also said the school has added a sexual misconduct investigator, a sexual health coordinator and a case manager to its Division of Student Life.
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Fringe World shows perfect for the family
Ashleigh Melanko Markets Reporter [email protected] 15 January 2020 16:00
The annual FRINGE WORLD is back for another year and while there's an array of events, we have hand picked the perfect ones that are suited to the whole family.
So whether your children like laughing, dancing or seeing mermaids (yes mermaids!) then FRINGE has all there is to offer to make the little ones smile.
Atmosphere!
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Atmosphere! is a fun journey that makes science and learning interesting so why not start the day with a bit of learning that definitely won't feel like it.
With a background in oceanographic and atmospheric research, Nick Mortimer does exciting experiments to teach the next generation in ways to take pressure off the atmosphere and keep it healthy.
Where: Fairground at Rubix Bar
When: Every Saturday and Sunday during the duration of the festival with all shows at 3:00pm
Science Magic
Award-winning Irish comedian and scientist Donal Vaughn, will be bringing back his popular science, comedy and magic show to Australia for FRINGE.
Only using items found around the house, Donal will perform amazing tricks to show how magical science can be.
This show can be messy in some parts but children can learn about science all while laughing their pants off.
The Adelaide Advertiser has given this show five stars and described it as, "completely engaging with belly laughs included, it's an unmissable show."
Where: Big Top at the Woodside Pleasure Garden
When: 18th of January to the 2nd of February with a break on the 28th of January, all shows are at 1:30pm
Faeries, Mermaids and Pixies - an Unfairy Tale
What do you get when you mix a faerie godmother, a mermaid and a pixie prince?
Faeries, Mermaids and Pixies - an Unfairy Tale of course.
You may have heard the tale of these characters before but not like this. These stories are told upside down as stereotypes are broken to find true magic that everyone is not what they seem, they are actually so much more.
To make this experience even more magical you can even meet a mermaid after the show.
The mermaids are going to visit Scarborough beach at the Sunset Veranda and would love to share stories while also hearing about the human world.
You'll also be able to take a photo with a real life mermaid, tell her your wishes and take home a special treasure.
Where: Big Top at Sunset Veranda
When: 18th and 30th of Jan, both shows are at 10am
How To Catch A Unicorn
After a sold-out season at FRINGE WORLD 2019 the Unicorn Princesses Skyla and Felicity are back.
Join these two princesses as they try to find their very own unicorn friend.
This show is full of dancing, singing, fun and silliness and laughs are sure to be plenty of laughs.
Children will be invited up on stage to show off their best dance moves and help Skyla and Felicity on their search for the perfect unicorn.
"A magical theatre experience for children... with lots of singing and dancing to be done in the show, there are also plenty of good morals for kids to learn... every child in the audience wad beaming with excitement!" ★★★★½ Dircksey Magazine.
When: 18th, 19th, and 25th of January, and the 2nd of February, all shows are at 1:30pm
Song, Dance and Circus
Candy Girls: Sweet or Sour?
Three of Australia's top female circus artists have joined forces with accordionist Nikki Dagostino to present a slapstick musical show for the whole family.
The Candy Girls are an all dancing, all circus act who perform countless spectacular stunts while trying to trip each other up.
The act is inclusive, interactive and good fun for all ages.
"Candy Girls is a show with serious circus craft and ability that is not merely 'good enough for the kids' but is thrilling entertainment for adults lucky enough to attend," Australian Stage.
When: 8th, 9th, 15th, and 16th of February with all shows at 4:10pm
Impromptunes - Tune Your Own Adventure
In Impromptunes - Tune Your Own Adventure no two shows are the same because the audience gets to choose what happens.
Everything from the songs, dances and even the music are made up on the spot.
This joyful experience is for both the young and young at heart and if it can be thought then it can be made.
The Impromptunes also have a show for older audiences but all ages can attend.
Where: Teatro at the Woodside Pleasure Garden
When: 8th - 21st of January with all shows at 2:00pm
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IMG Academy's own Kei Nishikori was already on a historic run at the U.S. Open when he became the first Japanese player since 1918 to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. Now, Nishikori occupies an even more significant place in tennis history as the first male Asian born player to reach a Grand Slam final today. Nishikori achieved the feat by ousting current world #1 ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia in four sets, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 to advance to the final.
Nishikori has called IMG Academy his training home since the age of 14, when he relocated from Shimane, Japan to Bradenton, Fla.through the Masaaki Morita Tennis Fund, started by former Sony executive Masaaki Morita to fund the education and training of promising Japanese tennis players. During the 2014 season, Nishikori broke into the ATP top-10 for the first time, reaching #9 in May. He also became the first male Japanese-born player to win a clay-court title on the ATP Tour. Additionally, he successfully defended his title in February at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis, Tenn.
Nishikori waits to see if it will be world #3 ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland, or #16 ranked Marin Cilic of Croatia that he will face in the final when their semifinal match gets underway. The men's final is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8 in Flushing, N.Y.
NEW YORK – He threw his racquet to the side and pumped both fists in the air. It was Kei Nishikori's biggest show of emotion in this fortnight, and he'd earned it: No. 10 Nishikori's phenomenal run through the U.S. Open continued on Super Saturday as the 24-year-old from Japan took down world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 to earn his place in the final.
And so, for the first time in the Open Era, a Japanese player will contend for a Grand Slam trophy.
Djokovic came in the favorite. He is ranked No. 1 in the world, won here in 2011, and has six other Grand Slam titles on his resume. Today marked his eighth-straight U.S. Open semifinal appearance, and he was looking for his fifth-straight finals appearance. History wasn't the only thing in his favor – Djokovic had only dropped one set in his road to the semis.
He brought all his tricks today, making Nishikori cover every inch of the court in stifling heat. Appearing in his first U.S. Open semifinal, Nishikori showed no signs that he was intimidated by Djokovic's credentials, his serve or his drop shot.
They traded the first two sets, with Nishikori taking the first, 6-4, then Djokovic coming alive to take the second, 6-1. It looked like he'd take over from there, but Nishikori stuck with him, forcing a third-set tiebreak. Nishikori took the first four points, and Djokovic fought back to 3-4, then 4-5, but the attempt fell short. Nishikori took the tiebreak, for the 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 advantage heading into the fourth set. There, it was Nishikori looking more experience, converting two break points to go up 5-3.
But when Djokovic double faulted to give Nishikori a match point, the match felt over. What started as a thriller ended with a thud. Nishikori converted the break point at 30-40. Game, set, match.
This was the third time Djokovic and Nishikori have met. Having split the first two meetings. Djokovic is the only world No. 1 that Nishokori has beaten – and now, he's done it twice.
If Roger Federer joins him in the final, it will be their fifth meeting. They have split the first four, including two this year. The only time they met on a hard court this year, Nishikori prevailed.
To get there, the 17-time Grand Slam champion first needs to beat Marin Cilic this afternoon. if Cilic advances, it will be the first time since 2004 that a Grand Slam final does not feature one of the Big 4 of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.


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'Springwatch' Badger Is Benefits Cheat
SPRINGWATCH badger Gary Degan is a dole cheat who is claiming thousands of pounds in benefits while appearing on the hit television show.
The reality television star told programme producers he was an unemployed dancer when he auditioned for his role in the BBC2 show,
which brings with it a £25,000 appearance fee.
In fact Degan runs his own window cleaning round while also making multiple benefits claims to support three different sows and 18 badger cubs.
Debby Cankers, executive producer on the show, said she was shocked to learn that Degan was a serial womaniser and dole cheat running a lucrative cash-in-hand business on the side.
She said: "We never even knew badgers could climb ladders, never mind hold a chamois leather and a bucket."
Roger Morton, chief investigator for the local Department of Social Security, said: "Maybe he thought none of us would see him on the show because most of his stuff goes out late at night."
The BBC last night said it was reviewing the badger's position on the show although Degan himself denied any wrongdoing saying his £25,000 fee was to cover 'expenses' and insisted: "I've never been up a ladder in his life."
But Alice Pont, 83, confirmed that Degan had been doing her windows every four weeks for the last two years.
"I would recognise that face anywhere. He does a great job too. No smearing."
Minister Tells Middle Classes: Buy A Bong
MIDDLE class people looking to get "off their tits" should give up wine and smoke drugs "like everyone else", health minister Caroline Flint said last night.
According to the minister too many middle class people are having quiet suppers at home with fine wines instead of opening up their houses for mass drug benders.
She said these "problem drinkers" would be far better off if they smoked "da bong" with a load of strangers and eat ten rounds of cheese on toast at four in the morning.
Ms Flint said: "We as a government are committed to stamping out anti-social behaviour, and there is nothing more anti-social than having a few of your posh friends round for a simple rustic supper and a three or four bottles of good Chianti.
"Middle class people have the best party houses with loads of space for dancing and lots of bedrooms. Yet all they ever use them for is these polite dinner parties, and the occasional bit of coke snorting.
"We want to make it socially unacceptable for the middle classes to sit about getting quietly merry on their own in their big houses every night.
"They should either be drunk out on the streets being sick like most normal people, or inviting everyone back to theirs to get totally laid out on some quality skunk."


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Netanyahu To Meet With Putin - Cabinet To Meet On Golan To Underscore That Israel Won' Relinquish Heights
Cabinet to meet on Golan to underscore that Israel won't relinquish Heights
The cabinet is scheduled to hold its weekly meeting on the Golan Heights on Sunday, to send a message to the international community that Israel has no intention of relinquishing the area.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to underline this point in a statement to the press at the outset of the meeting.
Netanyahu relayed to US Secretary of State John Kerry in a recent phone conversation Israel's concerns about a draft agreement intended to end the Syrian civil war that includes a clause calling for Israel to return the Golan Heights to Syria, Channel 10 reported on Monday.
Israel took control of the Golan Heights during the Six Day War, and extended Israeli law to it in 1981, de facto annexing it.
According to the report, Netanyahu made clear that such language would be unacceptable to Israel. He is expected to discuss this issue – as well as Israel's interest in any future Syrian agreement – when he flies to Moscow on Thursday for one day for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Among the other issues he is expected to raise with Putin are continued military coordination between the two countries to ensure there is no accidental engagement of Israeli and Russian forces in Syria; the sale of Russian weapons, such as the S-300 anti-missile system, to Iran; and concern in Jerusalem that Syria and Iran are transferring advance weaponry to Hezbollah.
This will be Netanyahu's third meeting with Putin since September, when he paid another lightening visit to the Moscow, to set up a mechanism to prevent the accidental confrontation of Russian and Israeli fighter planes over Syria.
Two months later, he met the Russian president on the sidelines of the Paris climate conference. The two leaders also speak regularly on the phone.
The cabinet meeting on the Golan will be the second time in a week that Netanyahu has gone to the area, having observed a large military training exercise there on Monday. During that visit Netanyahu surprised many observers by acknowledging that Israel has acted dozens of times beyond the northern border to prevent Hezbollah from attaining "game-changing weaponry."
World unconvinced by Netanyahu's claim Golan will remain part of Israel
Washington issued a simple response to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement that the Golan Heights are an integral part of Israel and will remain so forever: "No, they are not."
A day after the Israeli cabinet held its first-ever meeting Sunday on the Golan Heights and Netanyahu said the world needs to get used to the idea that the region would remain in Israel's hands forever, State Department spokesman John Kirby said the US position on the Golan Heights is "longstanding and is unchanged. Every administration on both sides of the aisle since 1967 has maintained that those territories are not part of Israel."
Kirby was asked about the issue by Al Quds's Washington correspondent, Said Arikat, who on a regular basis uses the daily State Department press briefing as a platform to ask provocative questions about Israel.
The State Department spokesman said, "The conditions under which those territories are ultimately returned should be decided through negotiations between the respective parties. And obviously, Said, the current situation in Syria makes it difficult to continue those efforts at this time."
A few hours before Kirby's response, Netanyahu told Israeli diplomatic reporters in a briefing on Monday that when he went to the Golan on Sunday he asked himself to whom Israel was expected to return the strategic plateau.
"To Islamic State?" he asked. "When the Syrians were there it was a platform for attacks against Israel. The time has come for the international community to internalize that the whole Golan will remain in Israeli hands."
But it seems the international community will need a lot of convincing, because Netanyahu's comments also elicited negative responses from other key actors on the world scene, such as the German Foreign Ministry and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Asked about the issue at the German Foreign Ministry briefing, spokesman Martin Schaefer said it is "a basic principle of international law and the UN charter that no state can claim the right to annex another state's territory just like that."
Ban, in a briefing at the UN Security Council on the Mideast, said he noted the statements made by Netanyahu.
"This is a longstanding issue that all parties have a responsibility to help resolve," he said. "I remind Israel of its obligation to implement Security Council Resolutions 242 and 497 in all of their parts."
UN Security Council Resolution 242, which was passed some six months after the Six Day War in 1967, called for a "withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict."
And Security Council Resolution 497, adopted after Israel extended Israeli law to the Golan Height in 1981, declared that Jerusalem's de facto annexation of the region "is null and void and without international legal effect."
Obama's Revenge Against Netanyahu
The misnamed "State" of Palestine is preparing another assault on Israel at the Palestinians' favorite "international" venue, the United Nations. The Palestinian Authority circulated a completely one-sided draft Security Council resolution to UN diplomats earlier this month.
The Palestinian draft resolution demanded that Israel "cease all settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem." While condemning "all acts of terror" and expressing "serious concern over continuing violence against civilians," the draft resolution blames specifically only Israeli settlers for "acts of terror, violence, destruction, harassment and provocation." There is not a single word about the constant violence committed by Palestinians against Israeli civilians.
The draft reportedly has the support of enough members of the Security Council to be adopted, absent a veto by the United States. In an effort to forestall such a veto, the Palestinian drafters focused the resolution on Israeli settlements, which the Obama administration has routinely condemned.
In addition, the Palestinian drafters incorporated some sweeteners in their proposed resolution, no doubt intended to persuade the Obama administration to at least abstain.
For example, the draft refers positively to the Middle East Quartet, of which the United States is a member. It calls on "all parties to exert collective efforts to launch credible negotiations on all final status issues in the Middle East peace process" according to terms endorsed by the Quartet. The draft calls upon both parties to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict "to act on the basis of international law, including international humanitarian law," and to "refrain from provocative actions, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric."
The draft encourages "a genuine commitment to the two-State solution," referencing in particular the Arab Peace Initiative.
The Arab Peace Initiative, which President Obama has praised, offered Israel normalization of relations with its neighbors in return for Israel's complete withdrawal from the "occupied territories" ("including East Jerusalem") to essentially the pre-1967 lines and a "just settlement" of the Palestinian refugee problem based on UN General Assembly Resolution 194. Resolution 194 stated that any refugees "wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date."
There is a real chance this time that the Palestinians will succeed in having their draft resolution adopted by the Security Council. The Obama administration may decide to abstain, if not actually vote yes in concert with the prevailing sentiment among other Security Council members.
In lieu of the Palestinian draft that focuses currently on the settlements issue, the Obama administration may back another course, reportedly being developed by France. The French are said to favor putting the Security Council on record as endorsing parameters of a two-state solution along the lines of what the Palestinians have been seeking with the support of the Arab states, to be accomplished within a set timeframe.
Alternatively, in a pique of frustration that he did not get his way in pressuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make significant concessions for "peace," Obama may decide that the United States should sponsor its own resolution. Such a resolution may lay out Obama's proposal for a two state solution that is largely the same as the Palestinian approach, freezing all settlements and pushing Israel virtually all the way back to the insecure pre-1967 lines.
If President Obama takes any of these courses of action, he would in essence be endorsing the position of the Palestinian Authority, a wolf in sheep's clothing. Its leaders have been responsible for inciting acts of violence by Palestinians against Israeli civilians. It rebrands murderers as martyrs. Its schools have taught Palestinian children to hate Jews. Its idea of "a genuine commitment to the two-State solution" would establish the pre-1967 lines, with minor adjustments, as the new Palestinian state's permanent border with Israel, but Israel would not be left alone to remain a Jewish state even then.
The Palestinians want to allow potentially millions of Palestinian "refugees" to exercise their so-called "right of return" into the land of Israel as it existed before 1967. The two state solution, as the Palestinian leadership defines it, is one state ethnically cleansed of Jews that is controlled entirely by the Palestinians, and a second state in which Palestinians can become the majority over time and destroy the Jewish character of the state of Israel.
A senior member of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party central committee, Tawfik Tirawi, revealed the Palestinian leadership's true intentions when he declared last January during an interview, "Palestine stretches from the river to the sea… a Palestinian state in the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital, is just a phase, as far as I am concerned."
Hamas, over whom Abbas has no control, remains committed to ridding Israel of all Jews – by genocide, if that becomes the most expedient method. Indeed, Hamas's founding charter is a call to kill as many Jews as possible, citing Prophet Muhammad:
"The Islamic Resistance Movement aspires to the realization of Allah's promise, no matter how long that should take. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him salvation, has said: 'The day of judgment will not come until Muslims fight the Jews (killing the Jews), when the Jews will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say 'O Muslims, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him."
Biden slams Netanyahu at Soros-funded J Street event
Vice President Joe Biden slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently at a gala event.
He blamed Netanyahu for taking Israel in "the wrong direction", according to AP. The speech was given just hours after a terrorist bus bombing in Jerusalem where 21 people were wounded.
Biden blamed Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for not condemning terror, but most of his outburst was aimed at Netanyahu, and claimed he is not sure how Israel can stay both Jewish and democratic.
"I firmly believe that the actions that Israel's government has taken over the past several years — the steady and systematic expansion of settlements, the legalization of outposts, land seizures — they're moving us and more importantly they're moving Israel in the wrong direction," Biden said, according to Fox News.
He said there will soon be a single state for Palestinians and Israelis where Jews will not be the majority.
The event where Biden gave his speech was put on by J Street, which is funded by George Soros. They claim to be a pro-Israel advocacy group, but they are accused by Rabbi Jonathan Greenberg of "being in bed with some real shady characters", according to The Hill. He is the former Midwest political director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
J Street has supported som
e questionable people and groups, including Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) who has defended Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, and Justice in Palestine, a group involved in the Israeli boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
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Complete change of approach, 'An eviction in the west of Ireland' (By Aloysius O' Kelly) published in ILN March 19 1881. The despair of the weeping mother, the furniture thrown outside, the soldiers helping the bailiff do his work, the anxious crowd watching. The quality of O'Kelly's work is obvious.
The Great Famine coincided with the founding in 1842 of the world's first illustrated newspaper/magazine, The Illustrated London News (ILN ), closely followed by the Pictorial Times. The first edition of the ILN sold an encouraging 26,000 copies. Within weeks it was selling 60,000 copies, and this rose to 100,000 by the peak of the Famine. The author and historian Niamh O'Sullivan** tells us that for every purchaser there were an average 30 readers, so a significant proportion of the British public learned about the terrible events in Ireland through these magazines. Illustrations in these pre-photography days were presented by a skilful team of artists working in different mediums. Initially the artist, working in the field, drew the picture, which was sent to London where an illustrator/draftsman transferred the image on to blocks of wood, which the engraver, using delicate lines with white and dark spaces, composited the image alongside movable type in page layouts. It was a startling and revolutionary idea, and presented readers with something very different. The engraved pictures had an immediacy, and a dramatic quality never seen before. Such graphics electrified crime stories, brought to life many of the characters in novels and children's stories; but also presented British readers with views from around the Empire which were not always glorious. Editors quickly learned the importance of good pictorial journalism to grab readers' attention.
It was a golden age of illustration. Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, and others, immediately saw how they could enhance their stories with an appropriate picture, now forever in our minds as we read them. Dickens was fortunate to work with the best including George Cruikshank, and the wonderfully named Hablot Knight Browne, who drew under the name Phiz.
Many of us are familiar with the stock in trade pictures and drawings we have of the Great Famine. They are used constantly in virtually every book on the subject to such an extent that we see them as rather timid representations of that historic tragedy which was one of the first global calamities to feature in popular illustration. But Ms O'Sullivan argues that these engravings are worth closer scrutiny, as initially newspapers avoided reports that were critical of the British government's handling of the catastrophe. The impact of the stark pictures soon convinced the reading public that a major tragedy was unfolding in Ireland. The illustrations further revealed that conditions of the poor were worse than any part of the British Isles. Readers now could see it for themselves. These same images, which because of their familiarity I had thought unshockable, had woken up Britain to the scandal of mismanagement that was destroying a nation. They had a direct bearing on the gradual change of policies, some of which eventually changed the entire land-owning landscape of Ireland.
Perhaps the most famous artist to work for the ILN was Aloysius O'Kelly, who trained in Paris, and whose best known painting Mass in a Connemara Cottage was exhibited at the prestigious 1884 Paris Salon. Previously he was sent to the west of Ireland by ILN to draw events there. His drawings, and subsequent engravings, have an obvious quality that is superior to many others; but looked at again I can see the gradual change in the subjects chosen by all the artists reporting from Ireland. From depicting straight forward portraits, and scenic views among pictures of a 'wise and humane government' doing their utmost for a 'destitute and famine-stricken population', and the 'lawless ruffians who prefer the wages of crime to the fruits of honest industry', to becoming torch-bearers of the truth to the nightmare that was unfolding in front of their eyes.
NOTES.* Eighty-five per cent of the population lived on small plots of land in extreme poverty (Population of Ireland at the time of the Great Famine was a staggering 8.7 million ). Despite Ireland being a net exporter of food at the time, there was no connection between the exportation of food, and the starving people desperate for help at home.
Land ownership was also a major factor. Estate land was held in freehold or outright ownership by the landlord, and then rented or leased in small or large parcels to tenants. Nor were all landlords from the 'Big House' variety. Many tenants were also landlords, subletting to smaller landholders.


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Colorado lawmakers propose using blockchain technology to protect state data
Industry believes Colorado can be a powerhouse for the burgeoning technology
By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | Special to The Denver Post
A bipartisan bill before Colorado lawmakers encourages state agencies to research uses for blockchain technology to potentially reduce costs by eliminating redundancies and preventing fraud.
The bill's advocates and the state's blockchain community said it has a greater message: Colorado can be a powerhouse for the burgeoning technology, and the public sector is integral in making that happen.
Sponsored in the senate by Sens. Kent Lambert, R-Colorado Springs, and Angela Williams, D-Denver, Senate Bill 86 is pending review in the appropriations committee after wining initial approval in the business committee in February. If approved by the Senate, it then goes to the House for consideration.
Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, is a decentralized ledger in which the verifiability of each transaction is dependent on the previous one, so the ledgers are virtually unalterable and easy to track.
"I heard from my constituents that they were concerned about the compromising of sensitive information, especially with that whole story about the Russians tapping into our voting information," Williams said.
High-profile national cybersecurity breaches have gotten local lawmakers' attention. In September, credit bureau Equifax reported a data breach of 143 million customers' data. In late February, a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Transportation, causing employee computers to go offline and delays in departmental operations.
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The government should reciprocate the blockchain community's support, he said.
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The bill represents an inflection point for the blockchain community in Colorado, which could become the "Silicon Valley" of the technology, said Vance Brown, the CEO of the Colorado Springs-based National Cybersecurity Center.
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Arren Kimbel-Sannit is a student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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The leaders also agreed to propose a 5 percent pay cut for legislators and to rescind a recent increase in legislative subsistence (per diem) pay, taking the daily allowance back from $116 to $109 a day for food and lodging, a 6 percent cut. Those changes would have to be approved by the Legislature.
In 2009, lawmakers received $88.66 each day they served in their elected capacity. They also received a $109 per diem to cover expenses. So, during a typical 90-day session, a lawmaker would have pulled in $17,789.40.
The furlough days — Jan. 15, 22 and 29 — could save up to $141,728.


Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) President Prakash Ambedkar at a press conference on Sunday said that unless the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) together give a proposal for action against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he wouldn't be in favour of an alliance.
Besides the demand for 12 seats, Ambedkar wants a written assurance from the Congress to bring the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the ambit of the Constitution.
RSS is a fascist organisation which does not follow our Constitution. As we are fighting against it for years, we want the Congress to come up with a proposal to take action against it and make them follow the Constitution. Until then, we have decided we won't join hands with them for the elections," Prakash Ambedkar.
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Ambedkar has already formed Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), an alliance of small parties, including Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), for the Lok Sabha elections.
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Predicting the Oscars the right way — by historical trends
By Mick LaSalle
Updated 8:49 pm PST, Friday, February 19, 2016
What are Leonardo DiCaprio's and "The Revenant's" chances of winning? Just take a look at how the Academy has chosen over the years.
Let's take a look at the main Oscar categories and calculate the likely winners. We won't go by buzz, or rumor, or Vegas odds, but will simply make determinations based on historical trends. This is possible only because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, despite changing membership over the course of its 87-year history, has remained fairly consistent in its tendencies and preferences.
Best-actor winners tend to be in their 40s or 50s, preferably 40s. They usually win after having been nominated previously in the category. They often win for playing noble characters, or at the very least, characters who are not wormy or creepy. The Academy seems to have a special weakness for actors playing real people. Most importantly, actors — and actresses — win for chameleonic performances, for roles in which they completely transform. As much as we value Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca," he didn't win best actor for that film. To win, he had to play an odd sort of fellow, completely unlike himself, in "The African Queen."
Now let's look at the nominees: Bryan Cranston ("Trumbo"), Matt Damon ("The Martian"), Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Revenant"), Michael Fassbender ("Steve Jobs"), and Eddie Redmayne ("The Danish Girl)."
Right off the top, we eliminate Matt Damon and, while we're at it, Fassbender. Damon isn't a chameleon in "The Martian." Rather he gives an apotheosis performance, playing a sort of ultimate version of his screen image. That's my favorite kind of screen performance, but those always lose. And Michael Fassbender does not in any way transform in order to play Steve Jobs, so he's out.
Eddie Redmayne, at 33, is a little young, and he won last year, so it's hard to imagine him winning twice in a row. If we eliminate him, that leaves Cranston and DiCaprio. Both play real people who achieve a certain nobility. But Cranston gets in just under the wire in terms of age (59), while DiCaprio, at 41, is at prime age. Most crucially, Cranston has never been nominated for an Oscar, while hardly a year goes by without DiCaprio losing the Oscar to somebody. Multiple losses hurt you in politics, but in the Oscars they give a candidate a certain inevitability.
Everybody knows this is Leo's year. The winner for best actor will be ... Leonardo DiCaprio.
Though being middle-aged is ideal if you want to win best actor, best actress usually goes to a young woman, usually one who has not been previously nominated in the category. Youth must therefore count as a major advantage. It also helps to play a real and rather noble person. And most of all, it helps to be nominated for a chameleonic role. Playing a grand version of your own personality — like Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall" or Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday" — never wins Oscars unless, like Keaton and Hepburn, you find yourself competing against a slate of other actresses in non-chameleon roles.
That's what we have this year — a completely non-chameleon slate: Brie Larson ("Room"), Saoirse Ronan ("Brooklyn"), Jennifer Lawrence ("Joy"), Charlotte Rampling ("45 Years") and even Cate Blanchett ("Carol") are much as they usually are. So without the chameleonic measure to consider, we must look to other things.
Youth helps. Fifteen of the last 25 winners were 35 or younger, and only four of them were over 45 (Julianne Moore, Susan Sarandon, Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep). Charlotte Rampling is 70, which automatically makes her a long shot. (Not fair, but there you have it.) At 46, Cate Blanchett would have a better chance, but she just won two years ago. That leaves us with Jennifer Lawrence (25), Saoirse Ronan (21) and Brie Larson (26).
Lawrence has been nominated before and has won before, so she probably won't win again. That leaves Larson and Ronan. Neither has ever been nominated for best actress, though Ronan has a previous supporting actress nomination ("Atonement"). By this method, Larson and Ronan are a toss-up. The rest is a matter of intuition.
Keeping in mind the organization that we're trying to outguess, we must remember that the Academy has a long history of giving the award to the wrong person. Whenever faced with the obvious choice and the incorrect choice, the Academy invariably figures out how to make a mistake. Saoirse Ronan may just have to wait until she's merely so-so in a movie before she wins the Oscar.
And so, alas, best actress will go to ... Brie Larson.
Academy members like their best-picture winners to be big. They love grand, artistically conservative movies that express liberal ideas, so long as those liberal ideas are so indisputable and will offend no one (e.g., "people should all get along"). They eschew products of a singular genius but love massive group efforts. And if they believe a movie was really hard to make, they like it all the more.
Of the eight films nominated for best picture, five could be called big-sized movies: "The Revenant," "Spotlight," "Mad Max: Fury Road," "The Martian" and "Bridge of Spies." Eliminate "Bridge of Spies" right away, because it's the product of Spielberg's genius, and there's nothing more obnoxious to the Academy than a singular talent. Talent is regarded as too unfair an advantage.
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"Spotlight" expresses a typically safe liberal sentiment ("priests shouldn't have sex with minors"), but in terms of scale and difficulty, none of the candidates has anything on "The Revenant." The first true thing we heard about it was that it was difficult to film. The first false thing we heard about it was that Leo's character gets sexually violated by a bear. He doesn't, but the awfulness of the thought became part of the legend.
By this measure, best picture should go to "The Revenant." However, best picture is the only category that uses ranked voting, and since ranked voting was instituted in 2009, two tendencies have been true: (1) The initial front-runner (e.g., "Avatar," "Lincoln," "Boyhood") always loses, and (2) smaller films win.
That means it's between "The Big Short" and "Spotlight." As this has always been the Academy's weakest category, and "The Big Short" is the slightly better film, we know how this must end.
Best picture will go to ... "Spotlight."
And while we're having so much fun ... Alejandro Iñárritu ("The Revenant") will win best director, Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl") will win best supporting actress, and Sylvester Stallone ("Creed") will win best supporting actor. Also "Amy" will win best documentary, "Son of Saul" best foreign film and "Inside Out" best animation.
Mick LaSalle is The San Francisco Chronicle's movie critic. E-mail: mlasalle@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @MickLaSalle


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CC Devine and Hazard, the band, consists of founders Peter & Christine Clarke on bass – also acoustic guitars.
They are also the songwriters / main vocalists and have played together for over 20 years in various rock bands. The pair also work as an acoustic duo.
This country rock venture features veteran performers Chrissy Clarke (aka CC DeVine) on vocals, rhythm guitar and banjo. 'Powerchord' Pete Clarke is on bass, vocals, guitar and arrangements.
Their joint pedigrees cover many years of performing blues, classic rock, country, folk and soul. In recent times they have produced a Janis Joplin tribute show. Having played the rockers for so long, they sought a new outlet and found it in Hazzard. Pete & CC always found the melody and harmony of the top country artists appealing and decided to try it for themselves.
CC Devine and Hazard Country Band
Not so much the traditional 'Stetsons & Stand By Your Man' stuff but Jo Dee Messina, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Steve Earle. They are also drawn to the Shel Silverstein songs for Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, Blackberry Smoke and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Not to mention Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws and The Eagles to name but a few! The result is what they like to think of as Power Country.
Hazard Band Members: Jim Field, lead guitar, is a former London session player and also an excellent jazz pianist! Brendan O'Grady on rhythm guitar and top harmonies was previously frontman for Equallibria, a Muse influenced prog. rock trio. On drums is Martin Brewster, a local legend. Name almost any band from Oldham or Rochdale and the chances are he's worked with them!
As of mid 2012, there was a full 5-piece band featuring Brendan O'Grady and Jim Field on guitars and Martin Brewster on drums. They just love playing songs that were written in Australia. You'll be impressed by their Country style subjects and structures with a nod to tradition but attempting to avoid clichés.
Small Town (Life Goes On) – Single
All delivered with the commitment of seasoned rockers. Two songs have been picked up by a Nashville publisher and one by a publisher in Missouri. To everyone's surprise and delight, the full band live performances have audiences singing along as though they were hearing old favourites!
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Our New Vista: April Showers!
Well, Spring has finally arrived here is Pennsylvania! Yesterday and today have been lovely - though a little TOO warm with temps going into the 80's. That is how it happens sometimes...we go right from winter into summer. Tomorrow the very warm weather goes away and the forecast is for a very rainy couple of days ahead. The perfect time to take away the Easter wreath from the door and get ready for April Showers. This was a simply decoration to put together - I found the spring green umbrella at Dollar Tree and picked up some spring flowers there, too. A piece of ribbon from my leftover crafts and it was ready to go. I love the way it hangs perfectly in the center of our door...but don't like that it covers the peephole. But, since we are in an apartment now it really does not matter as we usually know who is at our door. We have been loving apartment living and all the new friends we have made!
Once the warmer weather showed up it was time to "lighten up" the pillows and decor in our living area. I found this end of a bolt at JoAnn Fabrics and it contained all the colors to pull together our furniture and look lighter for Spring and Summer. I had to work around this end of the bolt, but I got it at a good price and I knew I could make it work.
I was able to pair it up with this navy blue fabric - still have some of this left over from when we bought the chair and ottoman in 1993! This fabric covers the dining chairs, too.
By using the navy scraps as the back of the pillows I was able to make a few pillows and a nice sized table scarf out of the fabric.
I like the way the table looks light and airy - and I love having a table with a cloth there to hide the floor outlet and be a hiding place for anything else I don't know where to put!
Here is the long loved navy chair and ottoman...I switched out the dark brown pillows for Spring green to pull everything together.
Still not sure of the pillows on the sofa...and in moving things around and getting the screen patio ready for the season I moved some plants outside...which made some space inside. Moved one of the dining arm chairs to a corner near the window and am living with it until I see how we like it there. So far, so good - and I am thinking I have just enough fabric left to make a pillow for that, too. A project for next week - as we have been sick with a cold/flu? and are just starting to feel better and back to normal.
Do you change your decor for the seasons or keep it the same all year ? Let me know and post a comment below - I would love to hear from you ! Until then, enjoy the April showers wherever you are...even if they are SNOW SHOWERS!
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I adore that colourful fabric!
It's amazing the difference that a few new cushion covers and other fabric touches can make to the appearance of a room, isn't it?


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East Coast Beaches Eroding, New Report Finds
By Brett Israel
Monomoy Island, Mass., is one of many beaches that are eroding. (Image credit: USGS.)
Beaches on the East Coast have been steadily eroding over the past 150 years, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report.
During that time, scientists found erosion at 68 percent of the beaches in New England and the Mid-Atlantic, according to the report, which was released on Feb. 23. Rebuilding work may have reduced that percentage in recent years, but that isn't likely to hold, and beach communities may be in trouble, experts say.
On average, the beaches in New England and the Mid-Atlantic are eroding at about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) per year. The scientists who assembled the new report studied more than 650 miles (1,046 kilometers) of the region's coastline . The worst erosion case was about 60 feet per year (18 m) at the south end of Hog Island, in southern Virginia.
Orrin Pilkey, an expert on beach erosion and an emeritus professor of geology at Duke University in Durham, N.C., who was not involved in the study, said the 68 percent figure was "quite believable," and that erosion is even worse for barrier islands. Only one of North Carolina's barrier islands is not eroding today, Pilkey told OurAmazingPlanet.
The percentage of eroding beaches in New England and the Mid-Atlantic has dropped to 60 percent for the past 30 years, but not on their own.
"I would be very surprised if it's a natural stabilization," Pilkey said.
Beach restoration activities, such as adding sand to beaches, are probably slowing erosion, according to a USGS statement. Crowding houses up against a beach can also slow erosion, Pilkey said, as has been observed in New Jersey (How that works is a puzzle, he said, and it's still not healthy for the beaches.)
Much of the erosion going on right now is due to human beings, Pilkey said, but storms and sea-level rise can also muck with the sand supply.
The sandy Mid-Atlantic coast stretching from Long Island, N.Y., to the Virginia-North Carolina border is eroding faster than the rocky New England coast, the USGS report found. Still, the majority of the coast is eroding throughout both regions, suggesting erosion could become a bigger problem.
"There is increasing need for this kind of comprehensive assessment in all coastal environments to guide managed response to sea-level rise," said study team member Cheryl Hapke of the USGS. "It is very difficult to predict what may happen in the future without a solid understanding of what has happened in the past."
The results of the study provide a baseline for coastal change information for coastal management, Hapke said.
As a rule, a nourished beach tends to erode much faster than the natural beach that preceded it, and "beach nourishment is only a Band-Aid solution," Pilkey said. With rising sea levels, at some point in the future, holding a beach in place will be physically and economically impractical, and money will most likely flow to help major coastal cities, Pilkey said.
"I think a lot of these recreational beach communities are going to be in trouble," he said.
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Email OurAmazingPlanet staff writer Brett Israel at bisrael@techmedianetwork.com. Follow him on Twitter @btisrael.
Brett Israel
Brett Israel was a staff writer for Live Science with a focus on environmental issues. He holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from The University of Georgia, a master's degree in journalism from New York University, and has studied doctorate-level biochemistry at Emory University.


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Outdoor weddings are a popular choice for couples for many reasons. From enjoying the beautiful weather to lovely natural light for wedding photos, there are many perks to having an outdoor wedding. One thing you may have to contend with, though, is heat. You want to ensure your guests are kept cool, especially during the hotter summer months. The perfect way to revive *and* delight your guests is by serving a refreshing signature cocktail. We've teamed up with Martha Stewart Wine Co. to share some tasty and frosty beverages to help keep your guests cool and content in the summer heat, and they all involve some frozen treats!
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For this cocktail, we chose to play off the citrus and apple in the L'Arche Perlée Crémant de Bordeaux Brut. We picked up a container of citrus blend sorbet to combine to make an amazingly satisfying and refreshing champagne cocktail. To make cute tiny scoops, we used a melon baller to place the sorbet in the glass before pouring the bubbly on top. As it melts, the sorbet makes the champagne even more delicious. Can you imagine anything more perfect for a hot summer afternoon? We can't!
What's more refreshing than a frozen slushie on a hot summer day? It's easy to see why the frosé craze has really taken off. We're smitten with the soft pink hue made by freezing this delicious Racine Rosé– and we made it even sweeter by adding some frozen raspberries to the mix! You could also add some fruit juice for an added dose of flavor. Freeze your rosé in an ice cube tray, add fruit, juice, and blend! We garnished the glass with fresh raspberries and lychee for added flair. It's the perfect beverage to keep your guests cool in the summer heat!
Popsicles are a great way to beat the heat, and a great way to spice up a glass of wine! For this super simple cocktail, we just added a fresh fruit popsicle to a glass of cold Spencer Family Sauvignon Blanc. We also added a splash of seltzer for a dose of bubbly to make it extra refreshing. We chose fresh mango popsicles to soften the acidity from the grapefruit notes, and the result was delicious and satisfying. There are so many variations you could make of this cocktail by switching out the wine selection or the fruit popsicle. This is great for outdoor weddings, and the popsicle stick makes for a great stirrer to mix the melted fruity deliciousness into your vino.
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Choose a glass style that highlights the uniqueness of your cocktail.
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Riverside Museum Beijing
Interview with Néle Azevedo
São Paulo - Brazil, 19.05.2019
1. Please tell us the genesis of the work you will show in Beijing, is there any connection with the city? What do you like to express from the video?
The video installation Minimum Monument: art as emergency gathers more than ten years of the urban intervention entitled Minimum Monument that has been held in 24 cities of different countries since 2005. Having occupied open and historical spaces, the recordings and pictures of the interventions are now exhibited in the museum as a video and maps installation, presenting, in a sensitive way, the experience of ephemeral interventions in an immersive space. In addition to the record of the interventions with the Minimum Monument, will also be displayed the record of the work Composition for sculptures and one body. It is an installation/dance that brings together my work and of choreographer Marina Tenório. The installation is built out of anthropomorphic long ice sculptures, suspended and left to melt in this position. Together, the ice body and the performer's moving body enter into a close dialogue. Having an intimate nature, Composition for sculptures and one body is thought for internal and protected spaces. It brings to light the fragile and the ephemeral and evidences a territory of the transition, of the passage, the "in between".
2. Before you made the first melting man, you had made some iron sculpture with small head and long and slender legs. It was not so much conceptual but quite classic. In latest 1990s, what is your main idea about sculpture? And what did you want to express through these "iron man"?
Although sculpture is a definite category, after Rosalind Krauss's essay "The Sculpture in the Broad Field" (first published in 1979), its concept expands beyond these categorizing boundaries. From the sum of non- landscape with non-architecture results the sculpture. I have been interested in the human figure since the art college, although here in Brazil this is not very well seen. I created a figuration that spoke of a fragile human, but at same time, strong, as it was cast in iron. At that time I was looking for a place for these bodies / sculptures, beyond galleries and institutions. Later, I realized that the body and the city are at the center of my work - how the body inhabits the city, how the city welcomes the body.
3. You started to work on the project of Minimum Monument in 2002. What's your own monument in your mind?
When I started this project, I've found in the public monument the synthesis of my uneasiness: the historical celebration away from the ordinary man. I sought reconciliation between the public and private spheres, the subjective self and the city. Therefore, I proposed an anti- monument. I subverted, one by one, the characteristics of the monument. In the place of the grand scale, widely used as ostentation of power, the minimal scale. Instead of the hero's face, a tribute to the anonymous observer, the passerby who identifies himself with the process, in a celebration of life, the recognition of the tragic and the heroic in each human trajectory. In the place of durable materials, the ice sculptures that last about thirty minutes - they don't crystallize memory, neither separate death from life.
But now, we live in a time where the possibility of future for humanity is threatened, global warming is a reality still denied by rulers as in the US and disastrously in Brazil. So I think of a liquid monument to liquid times, remebering the sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman.
4. Melting man is one of the most famous works for you since 2005. Is there something fresh for you when do the latest edition? How to keep curiosity when you work with the "man" you've been met for 14 years?
I can tell you that my experience with this work is not repetitive. The challenge of space and its context is always new, never repeated, as the Minimum Monument ("Melting men" was a nickname that my interventions received on the internet) is a piece that focuses more on process than the art object itself. The work has a fluidity that incorporates new meanings when confronting new intervening spaces. The daily production of the sculptures also brings new meanings. It has an effect on the lives of people who works in the process, those who take part in the action and this has an impact on my life, my worldview, and my relationship with time. It's approaches the rite.
5. Some people say every work shown by the artist is himself/herself. So are you the "Melting man"?
I found my place in the dissolution of the body in the world's body. I am also affected by the work with everyone. Each space demands a specific challenge as well. Something escapes me, it is intangible - so even though ice melts in chronological time, the experience of melting suspends linear time, and at that moment, there is only this movement of disappearance. At the end, there's only the wet stairs. It seems like a distant dream that I need to reach again to understand. That must be why I do it again many times.
6. When talking about contemporary art, there exists a phenomenon that the concept seems to be the most important thing to an artwork. Some artists even said painting, sculpture, installations as well as video works are just the ways to show their concept. Do you think concept is surpassing painting or sculpture itself? Why?
I think that procedures, techniques and materials change according to the time in which we live. For example, the use of solid and enduring material in the Renaissance is linked to their view of the world at that time - the cities and art were built from the perspective of eternity. Our contemporary experience is different, it is partial and transitory, it is no longer eternal, and so materials and actions combine with our worldview.
7. Besides the consideration of the environmental protection, your works also show some philosophy about time, useless and life. Please share us your life philosophy.
I believe the ecological issue is an ethical one - we are together: earth, water, fire, animals, plants and humans, we should learn from each other, and live without hierarchizing what is alive.
In the Jewish / Christian culture, the supremacy of human being over nature is written in the Genesis "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So, this idea that we are somehow superior than our surroundings is rooted in the western civilization. The threat generated by climate changes finally puts the human being in a place where it belongs. Its destiny is entangled with planet's fate; it's not the king of nature, but a constituent element of it. We are nature.


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C3 AFA Singapore Screens Saekano Film
posted on 2019-11-27 04:30 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Singapore convention takes place on November 29-December 1
Anime Festival Asia announced on November 21 that Aniplus Asia will screen the Saenai Heroine no Sodate-kata fine, the anime film based on Fumiaki Maruto's Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend light novel series, during the event on November 29. Aniplus Asia will screen the film in territories in Southeast Asia at a later date.
The event will take place at the Suntec Convention Center in Singapore on November 29 to December 1.
The film opened at #5 in Japan. It earned 136,362,600 yen (about US$1.25 million) on Saturday and Sunday. The film opened on October 26 on 121 screens, and has so far earned a cumulative total of 547,164,490 yen (about US$5.01 million.
Kanta Kamei served as chief director at Cloverworks, and Akihisa Shibata (episode director for the two previous seasons) was the director. Fumiaki Maruto returned to write the script, and Tomoaki Takase returned to design the characters. Aniplex is distributing the film.
The returning cast included:
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Tomoya Aki
Kiyono Yasuno as Megumi Katō
Saori Ōnishi as Eriri Spencer Sawamura
Ai Kayano as Utaha Kasumigaoka
Sayuri Yahagi as Michiru Hyōdō
Chinatsu Akasaki as Izumi Hashima
Tetsuya Kakihara as Iori Hashima
The film is not a compilation film of the previous anime, but is a new work.
Maruto's original light novel series with illustrations by Kurehito Misaki revolves around Tomoya Aki, an otaku who is working part-time to earn enough money to buy anime on Blu-ray Disc. He meets a beautiful girl on his way home during spring vacation. He eventually models the heroine of his own dōjin game after her. However, he finds out a month later that the girl is in fact his classmate, and he doesn't know her name. He learns that the girl — named Megumi — actually is hardly noticed by others. Tomoya also has no artistic ability or writing skills, so he asks ace of the art club Eriri Spencer Sawamura to provide the art, as well as the honor student Utaha Kasumigaoka to write the scenario. Can they produce a decent game for Comic Market?
The novels inspired an anime adaptation titled Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend that premiered in January 2015 in Japan on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block, and a second series premiered on the same block in April 2017. Aniplus Asia aired the first season as it aired in Japan. While Aniplus Asia did not stream Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat , the second season, the show eventually became available for streaming worldwide through Amazon Prime Video.
Source: Anime Festival Asia Facebook page
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