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/*
	jQuery Touch Optimized Sliders "R"Us
	Core CSS
*/
.tos-noanimation {
  -webkit-transition-property: none !important;
  -moz-transition-property: none !important;
  -ms-transition-property: none !important;
  -o-transition-property: none !important;
  transition-property: none !important; }

.tos-fastanimation {
  -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s !important;
  -moz-transition-duration: 0.2s !important;
  -ms-transition-duration: 0.2s !important;
  -o-transition-duration: 0.2s !important;
  transition-duration: 0.2s !important;
  -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease-out !important;
  -moz-transition-timing-function: ease-out !important;
  -ms-transition-timing-function: ease-out !important;
  -o-transition-timing-function: ease-out !important;
  transition-timing-function: ease-out !important; }

.tos-wrapper {
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  display: none;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden; }
  .tos-wrapper.tos-opened {
    display: block; }
  .tos-wrapper.tos-opening {
    opacity: 1; }
  .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed {
    background-color: black;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 9000; }
  .tos-wrapper.tos-inline {
    position: relative; }

.tos-slider {
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  position: relative; }

.tos-wrapper.tos-fx-slide .tos-slider {
  left: 0;
  -webkit-transition: left 0.4s ease;
  -moz-transition: left 0.4s ease;
  -ms-transition: left 0.4s ease;
  -o-transition: left 0.4s ease;
  transition: left 0.4s ease; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-fx-slide.tos-fixed .tos-slider {
  position: absolute; }

.tos-wrapper.tos-fx-fade .tos-slider {
  opacity: 1;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease; }

.tos-uibg {
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);
  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);
  background-image: linear-gradient(bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  opacity: 0;
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: 1; }

.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-uibg,
.tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-uibg {
  opacity: 1; }

.tos-slide {
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  line-height: 1px;
  text-align: center;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative; }
  .tos-slide:before {
    content: "";
    display: inline-block;
    height: 50%;
    width: 1px;
    margin-right: -1px; }
  .tos-slide.tos-loading:after {
    content: '';
    border-right: 5px solid black;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: block;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    margin: -15px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    z-index: -1;
    -webkit-animation: spin 1s infinite linear;
    -moz-animation: spin 1s infinite linear;
    -ms-animation: spin 1s infinite linear;
    -o-animation: spin 1s infinite linear;
    animation: spin 1s infinite linear; }
  .tos-slide.tos-loading > * {
    opacity: 0; }
  .tos-slide > * {
    opacity: 1;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
    -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
    -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
    -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease; }

.tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-slide.tos-loading:after {
  border-right-color: white; }

@-webkit-keyframes spin {
  from {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg); }

  to {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(360deg); } }

@-moz-keyframes spin {
  from {
    -moz-transform: rotate(0deg); }

  to {
    -moz-transform: rotate(360deg); } }

@-ms-keyframes spin {
  from {
    -ms-transform: rotate(0deg); }

  to {
    -ms-transform: rotate(360deg); } }

@-o-keyframes spin {
  from {
    -o-transform: rotate(0deg); }

  to {
    -o-transform: rotate(360deg); } }

@keyframes spin {
  from {
    transform: rotate(0deg); }

  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg); } }

.tos-slide > * {
  vertical-align: middle;
  display: inline-block;
  max-height: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box; }
.tos-slide.tos-html > div {
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  white-space: normal;
  text-align: left;
  line-height: 1.5; }
  .tos-slide.tos-html > div * {
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: none;
    -moz-text-size-adjust: none;
    -ms-text-size-adjust: none;
    -o-text-size-adjust: none;
    text-size-adjust: none; }

.tos-wrapper.tos-fill .tos-slide.tos-image > img {
  max-height: none;
  max-width: none;
  min-height: 100%;
  min-width: 100%; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-slide.tos-html > div {
  background-color: white;
  color: #333333;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 40px;
  overflow: auto; }

.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed {
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); }
  .tos-desktop .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-fit .tos-slide {
    padding: 20px; }

/*
	jQuery Touch Optimized Sliders "R"Us
	Buttons addon
*/
.tos-prev,
.tos-next,
.tos-close {
  background: black;
  border-radius: 3px;
  opacity: 0;
  display: block;
  width: 40px;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease; }

.tos-prev,
.tos-next {
  height: 80px;
  margin-top: -40px;
  top: 50%; }
  .tos-prev.tos-disabled,
  .tos-next.tos-disabled {
    cursor: default; }

.tos-prev {
  left: 20px; }

.tos-next {
  right: 20px; }

.tos-close {
  height: 40px;
  top: 20px;
  right: 20px; }

.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-prev,
.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-next,
.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-close,
.tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-prev,
.tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-next,
.tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-close {
  opacity: 0.5; }
  .tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-prev:hover,
  .tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-next:hover,
  .tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-close:hover,
  .tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-prev:hover,
  .tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-next:hover,
  .tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-close:hover {
    opacity: 0.9; }
  .tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-prev.tos-disabled,
  .tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-next.tos-disabled,
  .tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-close.tos-disabled,
  .tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-prev.tos-disabled,
  .tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-next.tos-disabled,
  .tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-close.tos-disabled {
    opacity: 0.2; }

.tos-prev span,
.tos-next span,
.tos-close span:before,
.tos-close span:after {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  margin: -5px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg);
  -moz-transform: rotate(45deg);
  -ms-transform: rotate(45deg);
  -o-transform: rotate(45deg);
  transform: rotate(45deg); }

.tos-close span:before,
.tos-close span:after {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  margin-top: -4px;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0; }

.tos-prev span,
.tos-close span:before {
  border-bottom: 3px solid white;
  border-left: 3px solid white;
  left: 50%; }

.tos-next span,
.tos-close span:after {
  border-top: 3px solid white;
  border-right: 3px solid white;
  right: 50%; }

.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-fit.tos-has-prev .tos-slide, .tos-desktop .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-fit.tos-has-next .tos-slide, .tos-desktop .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-fit.tos-has-close .tos-slide {
  padding-left: 80px;
  padding-right: 80px; }

.tos-inline {
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
  top: auto;
  left: auto;
  right: auto; }
  .tos-inline.tos-prev {
    margin-right: -60px; }
  .tos-inline.tos-next {
    margin-left: -60px; }

.tos-loading .tos-inline {
  opacity: 0 !important; }

.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-prev,
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-next,
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-close {
  -webkit-transform: scale(2);
  -moz-transform: scale(2);
  -ms-transform: scale(2);
  -o-transform: scale(2);
  transform: scale(2); }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-prev,
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-next,
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-close {
  -webkit-transform: scale(3);
  -moz-transform: scale(3);
  -ms-transform: scale(3);
  -o-transform: scale(3);
  transform: scale(3); }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-prev, .tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-prev {
  -webkit-transform-origin: left center;
  -moz-transform-origin: left center;
  -ms-transform-origin: left center;
  -o-transform-origin: left center;
  transform-origin: left center; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-next, .tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-next {
  -webkit-transform-origin: right center;
  -moz-transform-origin: right center;
  -ms-transform-origin: right center;
  -o-transform-origin: right center;
  transform-origin: right center; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-close, .tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-close {
  -webkit-transform-origin: right top;
  -moz-transform-origin: right top;
  -ms-transform-origin: right top;
  -o-transform-origin: right top;
  transform-origin: right top; }

/*
	jQuery Touch Optimized Sliders "R"Us
	Caption addon
*/
.tos-caption {
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1; }
  .tos-caption:after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    clear: both; }
  .tos-caption > div {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    padding: 0 20px;
    float: left; }
    .tos-caption > div:last-child {
      float: right;
      margin-right: -2px; }

.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-caption,
.tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-caption {
  opacity: 1; }

.tos-wrapper .tos-caption {
  line-height: 20px;
  font-size: 15px;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
  bottom: 20px; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-has-caption .tos-uibg {
  height: 100px; }

.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-fit.tos-has-caption .tos-slide {
  padding-bottom: 60px; }

.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-caption {
  line-height: 40px;
  font-size: 30px;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
  bottom: 40px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-caption .tos-uibg {
  height: 200px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-caption {
  line-height: 60px;
  font-size: 45px;
  text-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
  bottom: 60px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-caption .tos-uibg {
  height: 300px; }

/*
	jQuery Touch Optimized Sliders "R"Us
	Drag addon
*/
.tos-wrapper.tos-fx-slide .tos-slider {
  -webkit-transition-property: left, margin;
  -moz-transition-property: left, margin;
  -ms-transition-property: left, margin;
  -o-transition-property: left, margin;
  transition-property: left, margin; }

/*
	jQuery Touch Optimized Sliders "R"Us
	Pagination addon
*/
.tos-pagination {
  text-align: center;
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1; }
  .tos-pagination a {
    display: inline-block; }
  .tos-pagination.tos-bullets a {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); }
    .tos-pagination.tos-bullets a:hover {
      background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); }
    .tos-pagination.tos-bullets a.tos-selected {
      background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); }

.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-pagination,
.tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-pagination {
  opacity: 1; }

.tos-wrapper .tos-pagination {
  padding: 0 0 20px 0; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-has-bullets .tos-pagination {
  height: 10px; }
  .tos-wrapper.tos-has-bullets .tos-pagination a {
    border-radius: 10px;
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    margin: 0 5px; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-has-bullets .tos-caption {
  bottom: 40px; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-has-bullets .tos-uibg {
  height: 90px; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-has-bullets.tos-has-caption .tos-uibg {
  height: 130px; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-pagination {
  height: 50px; }
  .tos-wrapper.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-pagination a {
    background-position: center center;
    background-size: cover;
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    margin: 0 5px; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-caption {
  bottom: 80px; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-uibg {
  height: 130px; }
.tos-wrapper.tos-has-thumbnails.tos-has-caption .tos-uibg {
  height: 170px; }

.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-fit.tos-has-bullets .tos-slide {
  padding-bottom: 50px; }
.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-fit.tos-has-bullets.tos-has-caption .tos-slide {
  padding-bottom: 80px; }
.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-fit.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-slide {
  padding-bottom: 90px; }
.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-fit.tos-has-thumbnails.tos-has-caption .tos-slide {
  padding-bottom: 120px; }

.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-pagination {
  padding: 0 0 40px 0; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-bullets .tos-pagination {
  height: 20px; }
  .tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-bullets .tos-pagination a {
    border-radius: 20px;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    margin: 0 10px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-bullets .tos-caption {
  bottom: 80px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-bullets .tos-uibg {
  height: 180px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-bullets.tos-has-caption .tos-uibg {
  height: 260px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-pagination {
  height: 100px; }
  .tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-pagination a {
    background-position: center center;
    background-size: cover;
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    margin: 0 10px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-caption {
  bottom: 160px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-uibg {
  height: 260px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-thumbnails.tos-has-caption .tos-uibg {
  height: 340px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-pagination {
  padding: 0 0 60px 0; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-bullets .tos-pagination {
  height: 30px; }
  .tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-bullets .tos-pagination a {
    border-radius: 30px;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    margin: 0 15px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-bullets .tos-caption {
  bottom: 120px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-bullets .tos-uibg {
  height: 270px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-bullets.tos-has-caption .tos-uibg {
  height: 390px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-pagination {
  height: 150px; }
  .tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-pagination a {
    background-position: center center;
    background-size: cover;
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;
    margin: 0 15px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-caption {
  bottom: 240px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-thumbnails .tos-uibg {
  height: 390px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed.tos-has-thumbnails.tos-has-caption .tos-uibg {
  height: 510px; }

/*
	jQuery Touch Optimized Sliders "R"Us
	Youtube media
*/
.tos-play {
  background: black;
  opacity: 0;
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease; }
  .tos-play:after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%; }

.tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-play,
.tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-play {
  opacity: 0.5; }
  .tos-desktop .tos-wrapper:hover .tos-play:hover,
  .tos-touch .tos-wrapper.tos-hover .tos-play:hover {
    opacity: 0.9; }

.tos-wrapper .tos-play {
  border-radius: 80px;
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  margin: -40px; }
  .tos-wrapper .tos-play:after {
    border: 20px solid transparent;
    border-left-color: white;
    border-left-width: 30px;
    margin-top: -20px;
    margin-left: -10.5px; }

.tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-play {
  border-radius: 160px;
  width: 160px;
  height: 160px;
  margin: -80px; }
  .tos-touch.tos-scale-2 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-play:after {
    border: 40px solid transparent;
    border-left-color: white;
    border-left-width: 60px;
    margin-top: -40px;
    margin-left: -21px; }
.tos-touch.tos-scale-3 .tos-wrapper.tos-fixed .tos-play {
  border-radius: 240px;
  width: 240px;
  height: 240px;
  margin: -120px; }
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Yes, children, that would be a television channel designed especially for viewing by dogs.
It is, we are told, scientifically designed and recommended by veterinarians and pet behaviorists.
DOGTV promises to help your dog deal with depression, anxiety and boredom. It is "pup-approved," whatever that means, and best of all, it is available 24/7.
I realize dogs are taking an important place in all of our lives. Airlines are letting people board with a "service dog." And more motel chains are welcoming dogs, for a fee.
In Charleston, several bars are opening areas for patrons with dogs and advertising special events - Barking Lot Party, Biscuits & Brews, Mimosas & Mutts, Barks and Booze.
And now a 24-hour TV channel just for Fido.
Well, people who know me know I've always warmed very slowly to new ideas. A 24-hour weather channel? No way. A 24-hour news channel? Get serious. And that 24-hour sports station? Come on, man. No one plays baseball at 3 a.m.
Wrong, wrong and wrong. And I'm probably wrong when I naysay at a TV station aimed directly at my own Wasabi.
Wrong because there probably are people who have to leave their dogs at home for hours during the day. Maybe they believe DOGTV would give them something to do besides, you know, sleep.
And maybe it can calm a dog's anxiety. I'm reminded that just a couple weeks ago, a neighbor left her dog at home while she went to lunch during a thunderstorm.
When she returned, poor, frightened Amos had gone through her home like a tsunami - couch and pillows ripped apart, lamps overturned, stuff all over the floor.
Maybe DOGTV would have helped, except the storm might have cut the power and really ticked off Amos.
The DOGTV website offers testimonials to prove what a good thing it is - and you can trust most everything on the Internet, right?
Here's what a John Evans of Los Angeles says: "Great idea. Not only is my dog attuned to your show, but I enjoy watching my dog watch." Methinks someone needs to get a life.
No, I'm afraid our dog Wasabi doesn't have enough psychological problems to warrant DOGTV. He's been gently raised on MSNBC and as far as I can tell he still prefers sleep and maybe a little game of fetch. The next time he watches TV for 24 seconds will be the first time.


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If you live in New York, work in New York or are doing business in New York – there is only one appropriate drink to order…New York State wines.
New York State of Wine
The New York grape, grape juice and wine industries generate more than $4.8 billion in economic benefits annually for New York State. There are 1,631 family vineyards, over 400 wineries, producing 175,000,000 bottles of wine, generating $408 million in state and local taxes (www.newyorkwines.org). New York's wineries also contribute to New York State's exports and in 2012, 19.8% of the wine produced in the state was exported.
Wineries and satellite operations attracted more than 5.9 million tourist visits in 2012, spending $401+ million. The tourism industry (including wineries, hotels, restaurants, retailing, transportation) contributes over 6400 jobs to the state, for a total of $213+ million in wages. The tourist is particularly important to the farm wineries, with sales direct to consumers representing approximately 60 percent of total wine sales volume.
The winery industry directly employs approximately 62,450 people and generates an additional 14,359 jobs in supplier and ancillary industries which supply goods and services to the industry and whose sales depend on the wine industry's economic vitality.
In excess of 101,806 jobs can be linked to the wine industry and these positions average $51,100 in annual wages and benefits. The total wages generated by direct, indirect and induced economic activity driven by the wine industry – $5.2 billon.
New York State Wines and Wineries (Curated)
At a recent Rockefeller Center/ Rainbow Room wine event sponsored by the Wine & Grape Foundation, Sam Filler, the Executive Director of the organization stated, "New York is home to the first bonded winery in the United States, making our state one of the oldest wine regions in the country." The objective of the NY Drinks NY Grand Tasting, "…is to showcase the diversity, artistry and accessibility of New York's wine and food landscape."
The 8th Annual NY Drinks NY Grand Tasting offered access to over 200 wines from approximately 50 wineries across the state.
Keuka Lake Vineyard. 2017. Turkey Run. Vignoles (Finger Lakes)
Located on the slopes above the southern end of Keuka Lake this winery showcases young vinifera and old hybrid plantings that range from 3-years (representing Cabernet Franc and Vignoles), to vines over 50-years of age (representing Leon Millot and Delaware vines).
Thanks to the Finger Lakes, the vineyard produces excellent fruit. The heat of the summer is retained by the lakes and moderates the extreme cold temperatures of the vineyards in winter. As spring approaches, the frigid waters moderate the warming air temperatures and act as a delay for bud break and lower the risk of frost damage.
The terroir is a glacial mix of glacially laid rocks, sand, silt and clay that has been deposited on the lower slopes above Keuka Lake providing for water drainage that is essential for vine balance and health.
Staci Nugent
The owner is Mel Goldman and the winemaker is Staci Nugent. Nugent attended Cornell and did graduate work in California in genetics. Making a career switch, she enrolled in the wine program at the University of California at Davis, receiving a Master's degree in Viticulture and Enology. Nugent has worked with highly regarded wineries that include Ornellaia, Italy; Hardy's Tintara Winery, South Australia; and William Selyem, Sonoma, California. Before joining Keuka Lake Vineyards (2008), she was a winemaker at Lamoreux Landing Wine Cellars.
Sustainable farming practices brings the Vignoles to our attention. The grape is made by crossing Seible and Pinot de Corton, is associated with the Finger Lakes and grows well in the gravel soils (glacial till).
Notes: Keuka Lake Vineyards. 2017 Turkey Run Vignoles
Light bright blonde to the eye, the nose is rewarded with lemons, honey, green grapes and sweet oranges, (lemons and oranges) while the palate enjoys citrus and other fruits with the sweetness tempered by a light acidity. Pair with seafood curry, Buffalo chicken wings, pepper and Swiss cheese.
Red Newt Cellars. 2006. Legacy. Niagara Cream Sherry (Hector, New York)
Located on the east side of Seneca Lake (Hector, NY) in the Finger Lakes region, the winery started in 1998 by David and Debra Whiting and the 1998 vintage produced 1200 cases of Chardonnay, Riesling, Vida, Cayuga, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The first white wines were released in July 1999.
Whiting is considered to be one of the top winemakers in the Finger Lakes Region. Current production of Red Newt Cellars is apprximately 20,000 cases with a white wine focus on aromatic varities: Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris. CIRCLE Rielsing is the most popular and widely distributed wine, made in a classic Finger Lakes style, with hints on tangerine and honeysuckle, citrus and peach on the palate.
Kelby Russell
Kelby Russell is the head winemaker at Red Newt and considered an expert in the art of cold-climate white wines. Thanks to the variable climate of the East Coast, he recognizes that the search for the "perfect wine" is a "false idol, " finding that the role of the winemaker is to, "…artfully direct what comes into the winery into the best thing and the most honest expression of the year that you possible can."
At Harvard (Class of 2009) Russell majored in government and minored in economics, was a member of the Glee Club and thought his career would follow a path that would lead to orchestra management. During a study abroad experience in Tuscany he discovered the art and science of making wine.
After graduation, when a job with Jazz at Lincoln Center did not materialize, he visited Fox Run Vineyards and thought he had an interview. The staff was busy with the harvest so he was handed a shovel and offered the opportunity to help on the "crush pad." This was the begnning of his unpaid internships and he got to spend winters in New Zealand and Australia and autumns in the Finger Lakes as an intern.
His first salaried position in 2012 was with Red Newt as an assistant winemaker. David Whiting, the co-founder and winemaker, promoted Russell to head winemaker and the rest is history. He currently directs the Red Newt house styles and reserves and develops his own Kelby James Russell label with a focus on small-batch wines, from dry rose to Australian-style dry Riesling.
Notes: Red Newt Cellars. 2006 Legacy. Niagara Cream Sherry (Niagara grapes)
The Niagara grape develops into a long-aged solera sherry, creating a complex palate experience.
Bright golden yellow to the eye (think daffodils) with the nose picking up hints of honey, raisins, oranges, apricots, yellow apples, and spices. The finish to absolutely delicious, delivering honey, lemons and spices. Perfect as a dessert course or pair with Blue cheese and pate.
Damiani Wine Cellars (DWC)
DWC was started by Lou Damiani, a Cornell engineer specializing in energy conservation, and Phil Davis. Damiani had an interest in winemaking and his education started in the field of food science before switching to engineering. In the 1990s he returned to study winemaking and mentored under Phil Hazlitt.
In 1996 Damiani wanted to plant Cabernet Franc and Merlot and visited an old friend and college friend, Phil Davis, who was also a viticulturist. They started the project and in 1997 Hazlitt pulled out a hybrid vineyard and planted Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Merlot. When their vineyards started producing in 2003 the next step was to make world class red wines.
Damiani was the head winemaker from 2003 – 2011 and he trained Phil Arras to continue and improve the DWC tradition. In 2007 Glenn Allen joined as a Business Consultant and later became a partner in the enterprise. Today DWC has four main vineyard sites with approximately 40 acres of land under vine and a new tasting room that hosts events and is the retail outlet.
Phil Arras, originally from Philadelphia, moved to the Finger Lakes in 2003 to attend Cornell University and majored in philosophy and political science. Inspired by a class on wine appreciation, Arrras changed his career focus to winemaking. He was hired by Damiani Wine Cellars in 2009 as the assistant winemaker and began "on the job" training. In 2012, Arras became head winemaker.
Notes: Damiani Wine Cellars. NV Marechal Foch "Vino Rosso" Finger Lakes. (Varietal may be a cross between Goldriesling and a Vitis riparia/Vitis rupestris or a cross between Gamay Noir and Vitis riparia – Oberlin 595).
Deep ruby color to the eye, an undertone of tomatoes runs alongside notes of plums and apricots and the tannins are so soft as to be obscure. Pairings might include pasta, barbeque and smoked gouda cheese.
Thirsty Owl Wine Company. 2017. Traminette
Ted Cupp purchased 150 acres of frontage on Cayuga Lake from Robert and Mary Plan, trailblazers who started the Cayuga Wine Trail in 2001. During 2001 and 2002 he began construction on the winemaking facility and tasting room for the Thirsty Owl. In 2002, in cooperation with Shawn Kime, he planted Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Pinot Noir and Malbec. When the doors to the winery opened in 2002, Thirsty Owl had produced 1200 cases.
Jon Cupp, President
Today, the Thirsty Owl is synonymous with award winning wines, including the Governor's Cup and the John Rose award for Rieslings. The Pinot Noir had the highest rated North American Pinot at the Taster's Guild International Competition. Thirsty Owl produces Malbec and Syrah as well as blends, reds, whites and ice wine.
Shawn Kime
The winemaker and vineyard master, Shawn Kime, is originally from Romulus, New York and attended Morrisville College and Cornell University. Kime started to work in agriculture at the age of 14 and started winemaking after spending 2 years working with one of the earliest Finger Lake Vinifera growers.
The goal of the Thirsty Owl is to "…make changes in the vineyard and winemaking based on the year to produce wines that not only reflect our region but the growing season…. As a Finger Lakes native, I am proud of the fact that we are producing cool climate varietals that are on par with any region in the world."
Notes: Thirsty Owl Wine Company. 2017 Traminette (cross between Gewurztraminer and Joannes Seyve 23.416).
To the eye, highlights of golden yellow. The nose finds apricots, peaches, pears, honey and fresh lemons as well as florals (especially roses and tulips) and a bit of spice. The palate is entertained with citrus and lemons, oranges and a bit of earth. The finish brings light acidity making it an interesting dessert wine.
Pair with spicy/sweet and sour sauces on chicken, pork and veal and Cheddar, Fontina and Gruyere cheese.
Benmarl Winery. 2015 Baco Noir. Hudson River Valley
Benmarl (slate hill) Winery is located in Marlboro, NY and covers 37-acres and is considered to be the oldest vineyard in America (it holds New York Farm Winery license no.1). It was owned by magazine illustrator turned vintner Mark Miller from 1957 -2003. In 2006 Victor Spaccarelli purchased the vineyard and Matthew Spaccarelli is currently the winemaker
In the 17th century, wine was being made by the French Huguenots in New Paltz, New York. Andrew Jackson Caywood started his vineyard in the early 1800s. The community was incorporated as the Village of Marlborough, a cluster of grapes carved in its seal commemorated its major crop (1788).
Caywood became an important viticulturist and leading authority in the development of new grape varieties. The Miller family bought the Caywood property in 1957 and renamed it Benmarl. It was purchased in 2006 by the Spaccarelli family. They replanted many abandoned vineyards, refurbished the estate and carry on the tradition of experimentation, planting new hybrid varieties like Traminette as well as Old World vinifera.
Notes: Benmarl Winery. 2015 Baco Noir. Hudson River Valley
The Baco Noir, made from estate-grown fruit, brings dark plum hues to the eye, and delivers the aromas of dark plums, cedar and sage to the nose. On the palate are flavors of blackberry with hints of spice. Tannins give it a structure that is delicious and the finish delivers spice and black berry fruits. Benmarl has been producing Baco Noir for 50 years. Pair with pork roast, pasta with meat sauce, beef burgers with blue cheese.
The NY Drinks NY Event
The elegant Rainbow Room @ Rockefeller Center was the venue for the New York Drinks New York event. As an important wine trade events, many hundreds of wine buyers, sellers, sommeliers, wine educators, and writers convened to experience a wine-range of quality wines produced in New York State.
Wines of Distinction included:
Brotherhood Winery
Brotherhood Winery is the oldest continuously operating winery in America, producing wine for 180 years in Hudson Valley. It features one of the most modern bottling facilties for wine on the East coast, with a capacity of 1.5 million cases er year. A wine current featured focuses on low calories (approximately 90 calories per glass).
Glenora Wine Cellars produces award-winning Finger Lakes wines for over 40 years with a focus on sparkling wine and Riesling, sourcing grapes from 13 growers across four of the Finger Lakes. Glenora opened the first winery on Seneca Lake (1977).
Saltbird Cellars
Robin McCarthy is the owner and winemaker at Saltbird Cellars that started in 2014 and, based on the unique maritime terroir, developed Stainless Steel Sauvignon Blanc, Migratus Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc and Stainless-Steel Chardonnay.
Hosmer Winery
Hosmer Winery is located on Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes. Grapevine plantings date back to the 1970s and early experiments with plantings of classic Vinifera started in 1985. The 70-acre estate includes Rieslings, Chardonnays, Cabernet Francs as well as French-American hybrid varieties.
For additional information: @NYWineGrapeFdn and NYWineGrapeFdn
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African Game Rangers: Key conservation tourism partners in stress
April 6, 2019 by Forimmediaterelease
Wildlife is the leading tourist attraction and source of tourist revenue in Africa other than rich historical and cultural heritage the continent has been endowed with.
Wildlife photographic safaris attract millions of tourists from Europe, America and Asia to visit this continent to spend their holidays in wildlife protected areas.
Despite its rich wildlife resources, Africa is still facing poaching problems which had so far, frustrated conservation of wildlife despite the efforts on place to arrest the situation. African governments in collaboration with global wildlife and nature conservation organizations are now working together to save the African wildlife from extinction, mostly the endangered species.
Wildlife rangers in Africa are the number one conservation partners who had committed their lives to protect the wild creatures from human miseries, but working at risk from humans and the wild animals which they had committed to protect.
The rangers are facing numerous psychological pressures leading to potentially serious mental health implications. They are frequently subjected to violent confrontations inside and outside their work.
Many rangers see their families as little as once a year, causing immense stress to personal relationships and the mental strain.
In Tanzania, for example, a community leader was killed by a suspected poacher in an attempt to prevent poaching in the Tarangire National Park, the famous wildlife tourist park in northern Tanzania.
The village leader Mr. Faustine Sanka had his head cut off by a suspected poacher who, disastrously ended the life of the community leader near the park in February this year.
Police said that the brutal killing of the village chairman, Mr. Faustine Sanka was done just to frustrate anti-poaching in Tarangire National Park which is rich in elephants and other big African mammals.
The suspected poachers killed the village leader by cutting off his head using a sharp instrument. After killing him, his body was wrapped in a plastic bag and his motorbike he was riding was left there, police officers said.
Early in April last year, suspected member of an armed militia gunned down five wildlife rangers and the driver in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
It was the worst attack in Virunga's bloody history, and the latest in a long line of tragic incidents in which rangers have lost their lives defending the planet's natural heritage, conservation media reports said.
Despite a growing awareness of the vulnerability of many of the world's most beloved and charismatic species such as elephants and rhinos, there is little awareness and virtually no research into the stress and possible mental health implications for those tasked with defending them, conservationists said.
"We have got to take care of the people that make a difference," said Johan Jooste, head of anti-poaching forces at South Africa National Parks (SANParks).
In real fact, more research has been conducted on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among elephants following a poaching incident than on the rangers protecting them as well.
Wildlife conservation experts further said that 82 percent of rangers in Africa had faced a life-threatening situation in the line of duty.
They described challenging working conditions, community ostracism, isolation from family, poor equipment and inadequate training for many ranger, low pay and little respect as other life threats facing African rangers.
The Thin Greenline Foundation, a Melbourne-based organization dedicated to supporting rangers, has been compiling data on ranger deaths on the job for the last 10 years.
Between 50 and 70 percent of the recorded wildlife ranger deaths in Africa and other wildlife rich continents are carried by poachers. The rest percent of such deaths are due to the challenging conditions rangers face every day, such as working alongside dangerous animals and in perilous environments.
"I can categorically tell you about the 100 to 120 ranger deaths we know of each year," said Sean Willmore, founder of the Thin Green Line Foundation and president of the International Ranger Federation, a non-profit organization overseeing 90 ranger associations worldwide.
Willmore believes that the true global figure could be much higher, since the organization lacks data from a number of countries in Asia and the Middle East.
Rangers in Tanzania and rest of East Africa are facing the same, life threatening situations while on duty in protecting the wildlife, mostly in national parks, game reserves and forest conserved areas.
Selous Game Reserve, Africa's largest wildlife protected area has not been spared from such ugly incidents facing the rangers. They work in harsh conditions, traversing hundreds of kilometers on patrol to protect the wildlife, mostly elephants.
Full with stress and psychological problems, the rangers conduct their duties with full commitment to ensure the survival of wildlife in Tanzania and Africa.
In Selous Game Reserve, rangers live far away from their families; succumb to life risks including attacks by wildlife and poachers from neighboring villages, mostly those killing the wild animals for bush meat.
Communities neighboring this park (Selous) have no other source of protein more than bush meat. There is no livestock, poultry and fishing in this part of Africa, a situation which drives villagers to hunt for bush meat.
Rangers in this park as well, suffer from psychological stress from work. Most of them have left their families in towns or other localities in Tanzania to protect the wildlife in the Selous Game Reserve.
"We have our children living alone. I don't know if my children are doing well in school or not. Sometimes we don't communicate with our families far away taking into account that no communication services available in this area", a ranger told eTN.
Mobile phone communication, now the leading source of inter-personal contact in Tanzania, is no longer available in some areas of the Selous Game Reserve due to geographical locations.
"Every everyone is like an enemy here. Local communities are looking for game meat, poachers are looking for trophies for business, the government is looking for revenue, tourists are looking for protection against robbers and all like that. This burden is our backs," the ranger told eTN.
Politicians and wildlife managers are driving posh cars in big cities enjoying high class lifestyles, banking on hardships the rangers are currently facing.
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Transcript Zero Episode 22: How Climate Change Reached Davos
Read a transcript of the conversation between podcast host Akshat Rathi and Gail Whiteman, founder of Arctic Basecamp.
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From Davos to Höhenweg ski station, looking at Davos below, Switzerland, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Photographer: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- For Episode 22 of the podcast, Bloomberg Green reporter Akshat Rathi interviewed Gail Whiteman, who in 2017 founded Arctic Basecamp: an actual polar tent at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, where she aims to deliver a message about the climate and the Arctic to world leaders. Listen to the full episode below, learn more about the podcast here, and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Google an...
(Bloomberg) -- For Episode 22 of the podcast, Bloomberg Green reporter Akshat Rathi interviewed Gail Whiteman, who in 2017 founded Arctic Basecamp: an actual polar tent at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, where she aims to deliver a message about the climate and the Arctic to world leaders. Listen to the full episode below, learn more about the podcast here, and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Google and Stitcher to stay on top of new episodes.
Akshat Rathi 00:00
Hi, welcome to Zero. I'm Akshat Rathi. This week: thin ice, missing snow and a party for billionaires.
Next week I'll be going to Davos, a ski resort town in Switzerland. But I'm not telling you about my holiday. It's that one week in January where Davos becomes the home of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting: an invite-only gathering of CEOs, billionaires, select political leaders and, increasingly, climate people. That's not always been the case. As recently as 2014, climate didn't even get a mention in the executive summary that is sent to attendees before the meeting starts. And now, climate has broken through, with more than a quarter of the main panel discussions tied to climate issues one way or another.
It's disorienting to be a climate journalist at Davos. On the one hand, you are close to the people who have power or money (or both) to make the decisions that can change the fate of the climate. The 2020 meeting, which was the last big one before the world shut down to deal with a pandemic, had 119 billionaires and 53 heads of state attending. On the other hand, Davos is a Petri dish for innovations in greenwashing. That same 2020 meeting ended with Davos attendees failing to find a consensus around carbon taxes. But it closed with a widely applauded initiative to plant one trillion trees.
There is little doubt that the business world listens closely to what happens in Davos. So how did climate get to Davos? What made the world's business elite take notice? One person that deserves credit is Gail Whiteman. She's a professor of sustainability at the University of Exeter's business school. And she physically brought climate science to Davos in 2017: by giving climate scientists a space to present their data. She called it the Arctic Basecamp. The Arctic Basecamp is housed in an actual polar tent used for Arctic exploration. Gail pitched the tent not too far from the main venue, and has camped there every year since. It's not the most comfortable approach. But getting to Davos means unparalleled exposure to world leaders.
Gail Whiteman 02:32
We were packing up the tent, and we saw there's a ton of security. So really, you know, guys with guns everywhere, and snipers and so on. So we knew somebody fancy was going to be around and then we saw Mr. Netanyahu walking by –
Head of State of Israel at the time.
Yes, he was, absolutely. And he walked up to me, and he said, What the heck are you doing here with this big Arctic tent? And I said, Well, we are Arctic scientists. And we're bringing a message of climate risk to global leaders. And he said, You're sleeping here. And I said, Yeah, we are. We've slept here for three nights…. Davos gives you the opportunity where you can make those unusual moments, and just speak science to power.
The tent is not a stunt. Davos is exclusive, and accommodation at the meeting can run into the thousands of dollars. The tent was Gail's way of making things work. And she filled the tent with climate scientists and youth activists, people who couldn't normally afford to go to Davos. I wanted to talk to Gail about how she brought climate change to Davos, the limits of raising awareness among the elites and what needs to happen for the Arctic Basecamp to succeed.
Gail, welcome to the show.
Thanks for having me, Akshat. It's great to be here.
Now tell us about the Arctic Basecamp. Maybe starting with your motto, which is what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic.
So Arctic Basecamp is a science communication platform, we're not for profit. And that's right. That is our motto that what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay there. And in fact, it's really a barometer of global risks. So our mission and the reason why we set up Arctic Basecamp in Davos in 2017, was [that] we felt that we needed to speak science to power and communicate all the global risks that were hitting the planet coming from the Arctic, and in fact, coming from the polar regions more generally.
Now, the very existence of the Arctic Basecamp is tied to Davos, and we're going to talk a lot about Davos. Now, Davos is a town in Switzerland, which happens to host the World Economic Forum every year. But it's also a shorthand for something else. Help me describe for the listener what we are referencing when we say "Davos."
Well, it's funny because I think there's probably a couple of groups in the world: those that when you say the word Davos, they immediately get the desire like, Oh, I've got to get there, I want to join the elite, the top of business, the top of policy and government, at the top of media to somehow get to the place where the movers and shakers have been meeting since I think 1971. There's another group that will say, if you say the word Davos, they'll say, oh, that's where all the elite go. Not to try and save the planet or fix the problems, but actually, just to make their lovely life that much more lovely. And maybe there's another group that have never heard of Davos at all. But the Davos that we want to talk to, and the reason why we go there is it is actually the place where the World Economic Forum convenes people that have power from all different stakeholder groups. And the mission, in many ways has, I think, shifted over time from just trying to make the world a more economically viable place into actually a more sustainable place. Of course, not all of them are on the program yet, but increasingly, a number of them are. So we go to try and influence that group that have power, that are interested in really getting us to a safer space in a low-carbon economy, and really try and show them just what the heck is happening in the Arctic, and the scale and speed of change that is happening.
This January, where it's supposed to be a ski town, we are likely not going to see any snow because of the massive heatwave that has happened in Europe over the Christmas period in the first week of January. What do you think that does to the people who come to Davos now, where between a quarter and a third of all the big panels that happen inside the Davos tent are tied to climate change?
Well, I hope it shocks the hell out of them. I mean, you know, Switzerland in the winter should have snow. We have been camping outside of Davos, except for this May when we were there, of course, and it was Alpine summer. There's always snow. Now, sometimes there's too much snow, we have to dig ourselves in and out of our base camp tent. But it has never been the situation that we're going to be facing this year. And I hope it's a real reality check that it's not that climate change, it somehow has to be addressed by 2030, which people sort of think it does like, Well, okay, we've got to get, you know, half emissions by 2030. So people are thinking that we still have time, we still have time. And this should be a wake-up call.
But now climate impacts are happening everywhere that goes from hurricanes in America, to droughts in the Horn of Africa, to heat waves in Europe. Why is it that you wanted to bring the Arctic to Davos, and not all climate impacts?
Well, in fact, we are bringing all the climate impacts to Davos because what happens in the Arctic is driving those impacts all around the world. So the Arctic is, in many ways, a remote and incredibly beautiful place that seems sort of far away. And maybe if you're a Canadian like me, or if you're a polar bear lover, you pay attention to what's going on in the Arctic. But it is a really important place in the global climate systems. So the snow and ice in the Arctic acts really as a big insurance policy on runaway climate change. And as it has changed as it has melted and thawed, in fact, that has ramped up global climate change throughout the world, particularly extreme weather in the mid latitudes. So if you're worried about wildfires in California, or you're worried about the polar vortex in the East Coast of the US, or the extreme heatwave that we had in Europe this summer, and that we're having right now, but also the shifting monsoon patterns and typhoon patterns throughout the Asian side of the world, that's the Arctic calling. And that's just the starting place.
Let's do Arctic climate science 101. The measure that often is talked about is sea ice coverage. Why is it that that measure? How much of the Arctic is covered by sea ice is so important?
Well, I think it's a good question. You know, as a social scientist, myself, I had to really do Arctic science 101. And I've got some amazing world-class colleagues that have really helped me understand why the sea ice and in particular the summer sea ice is so important. First of all the ice when it's there, and the snow is white, and the sun, light comes in from space and it hits the white and most of it bounces back up. So the ice itself, the ice cover and the snow cover are really important because they're a protective barrier from that heat getting into the oceans or onto the land. That's the albedo effect that we've heard about in Al Gore's film and everybody talks about. Now, the summer in the Arctic, there's always some melt, of course, because it's warmer than it is in deep winter, right when the ice is the thickest and has the biggest extent. But the real read is that in the summer, how small it's getting. And that's the worrying sign. So it's not this fluctuation that you've had, we have a little bit of that dark ocean showing up.
Yeah, so it accelerates, right? Because if you lose sea ice, then you're going to get more sunlight not being reflected by the white snow, but instead being captured by the dark snow and that heats up the sea even more and that causes melting even more.
And then it starts to change things like the circulation system of the oceans, but also the jet stream. And that's how extreme weather starts to change.
And we can connect those jet stream fluctuations to things like the polar vortex, which holds this cold, typically, inside the Arctic, then sometimes escapes, like we saw in the US when there was a cold snap in December, pushing temperatures in the negative in places like Texas. And if the polar vortex doesn't flow, as well as it does, it also causes heat waves like the one that we've just seen in Europe, which has melted all the snow in Davos.
Exactly. So it regulates that global climate system that gives us the weather that we're kind of used to. And then we start to see things get really strange. So parts of Switzerland this week have been 20 degrees Celsius, that is not a Swiss January, let me tell you. It's just completely different, which means there's knock-on effects, it's not just that you can't ski as much as you might want. It's also that the whole biodiversity chain changes, because then trees start to think it's spring and so do flies and other species. But there's also some really specific things that can happen, that need to happen in the Arctic that aren't happening. The first is that as shipping opens up, there's a real need to get rid of heavy fuel used by ships.
Right. Because these heavy fuels are really polluting. And when they burn that fuel through ships, they pump out all these really bad particles, dark particles onto snow, which makes snow darker and thus makes it easier to melt.
Exactly. Or the idea is that oh, as the Arctic melts, we can get at oil and gas deposits that are there. And yet, that's going to be catastrophic. So don't do that. So it's this idea of short-lived economic gains for some companies or some countries. And yet, the rest will pay the price because the price tags are coming, are not necessarily being felt by those that could gain from it. And there's lots of other things. We know that the big wildcard is permafrost. So, much of Siberia and certainly parts of Canada and the US and Alaska, have permafrost, which in that has carbon stored, frozen, and as it thaws, it releases methane, which is a much more concentrated greenhouse gas. But there's almost no direct sensors monitoring that situation that looks like it is potentially destabilizing as well, I think the whole of the Arctic terrestrial area, we've got only 250 on-the-ground sensors, which would be like one sensor per, you know, the state of West Virginia, or the whole country of Ireland. It's not like you can get your cholesterol measured by having your neighbor down the road's cholesterol measured. And that means actually, if you're okay, like we actually need more measurement of something so important.
Now, once you decided to go to Davos, because the Arctic needed to be talked about at Davos, was it as easy as buying a ticket and submitting a panel idea? And then they will be like, yes, that's a really good topic. It's very important, we should talk about it. Gail, please come along and set up a panel?
Oh, my God, no, no, it was not at all an easy process. And in fact, how it started off was I was actually in Tromsø. I was in part of the Arctic Circle in Norway at an academic conference. I'm a social scientist. And I have worked my entire career, collectively and collaboratively with the natural scientists around the world. So I bring in the natural science into discussions of global risk, particularly in boardrooms around the world. So I was in Tromsø, and the conference at the time in 2011, was on tipping points. And all the Arctic natural scientists were absolutely worried about the global implications at that time. And that's over a decade ago now. And I said, you know, why are we talking about this in the Arctic? And they said that that's where it's happening. And I said, yeah, but when you're talking global tipping points, the globe is not here. And that's when the light bulb moment for me was I said, we have to go to Davos. And then my fellow colleagues in the natural scientists said a couple of different things. First of all, they said, What is Davos, for example?
So that's the group that hadn't heard of Davos.
Yeah, they're like, what is Davos exactly? Then I explained. And then some of them who knew what Davos was, and then there was the group that also said, Well, we do know what Davos is, but we're not sure that's the role of science. And this is over a decade ago. So scientists felt that their role was to do research and rigorously peer-review and publish it. And I certainly agree with that wholeheartedly. But in order to get the implications of that research out, we have to sometimes go to places that we don't know where we are. So I very bravely said, we've got to go to the World Economic Forum, we have to go to Davos, let's go. And I had worked a little bit with the World Economic Forum. And I went down that summer to talk to some folks that I knew there. And they were very interested, I have to say.
And this is we're talking…
2011, 2012. Yeah. And climate change was starting to be on the agenda. But again, just sort of starting. But the Arctic was really seen as a niche part of that storyline. And there was a bit of work that was being done on the Arctic, which was more about who owned the mineral rights or shipping this kind of stuff. So internally, there was this idea, of course, that it's a rich place of natural resources.
So you go to the World Economic Forum, and there is some interest in the Arctic, what happens next?
But it wasn't on the official program. But I did know that there was a series of side events. So I thought, well, we'll just do a side event. I completely underestimated the fact that you can't get a place to stay at Davos. The hotels are booked out in advance, and the World Economic Forum has guests who get the chance to book those rooms. And there's absolutely no way we could get a room. And then even if we could get a room, the cost of those rooms during the Davos week for scientists, for academics, impossible for us to be able to pay for that. So I charmed my way a couple of times onto a hotel list. They were like, basically, you can have a closet if it's still available. But eventually I would get kicked off on that. And you can stay outside Davos, but then you've got to come in, and then you've got no place to present. So around 2016, I said, you know what, let's just bring an Arctic science tent, a weather haven tent that scientists use in the field. And let's bring it and let's find a backyard, we can put it in, and we're gonna camp in it. And we're gonna use that as our event space. And we did.
So that's where the name Arctic Basecamp comes from?
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So what should people picture when they're imagining the Arctic Basecamp tent in Davos?
It's a pretty big tent. I mean, it's not a tent to get married in, so to speak. But it's a pretty big tent. So it's about two and a half, three meters wide, and about five meters long. And it's a big sort of domed tent. And it's white with orange, which is a classic weather haven colors. And our big logo, Arctic Basecamp. It's insulated. Of course, it's got some insulation around it. And then we have smaller sleeping tents, which are little yellow tents, two-person tents that are set up around it.
Base camps are typically camps that are set up at the base of a mountain. So like the Everest base camp would be a very famous one where even climbing up to the base camp is quite the challenge. But of course, that's just the base camp, and then you actually go to the peak. And so what you were trying to say with that is now we've created this place, actual physical place where people can come and if they so understand the importance of what's happening in the Arctic, well they can go to the next step and do something about it.
Exactly. And it was this idea that we could control this space, and it was a space for science, and we were not fancy. And we were cold. And we were very thankful for any dinner anybody ever gave us during any of the Davos weeks, to be honest with you. That first year was minus 24 Celsius. It was freezing. And we ended up doing the actual event indoors at the Research Institute beside us that Professor Conrad Stefan, who was a Swiss glaciologist, he just come back to Switzerland and he was in charge of a larger institute that had this Davos base for snow and avalanche research. And he was completely supportive. So we co-hosted it with him and his team let us use indoor facilities that first year to do the actual presentations. And we were super lucky. We had Vice President Al Gore joined us as a keynote, Christiana Figueres. We had Peter Bakker, CEO of World Business Council leaders from WWF and Naoko Ishii was there from GEF. And it was a huge event, we had well over 120 people. And that was a rocking way of kicking off Davos.
You've continued to do it since and many of the names you just recounted, like Al Gore are people who already understand the problem. So what was it that you had to do to bring in the other crowd, the crowd you'd really wanted to get to?
Exactly. Well, the first thing is we had to change locations, because it was not actually on the animal corridor of the Davos participant. They were not walking past that. They were maybe getting in their helicopter, but that was not enough to see us. We got a location in the second year, which we stayed out every year since at the Schatzalp Hotel, which is a glorious hotel, it's a short funicular ride up the mountain. And it's one of the classic hotels in Davos. And it's also where they have the closing lunch every year. Lots of folks stay at the Schatzalp. It has got major events happening all the time. You know, Bill Gates, Malala, John Kerry have done events, and, you know, a glorious view. So it's kind of on the world leader tour.
That's handy.
Yeah, that's handy. You know, one here in 2018, I believe, where we were packing up the tent, and we saw there's a ton of security. So really, you know, guys with guns everywhere, and snipers and so on. So we knew somebody fancy was going to be around and, and then we saw Mr. Netanyahu walking by with his wife and entourage.
Head of the State of Israel at the time.
Yes, he was, absolutely. And he walked up to me, and he said, What the heck are you doing here with this big Arctic tent? And I said, Well, we are Arctic scientists. And we're bringing a message of climate risk to global leaders. And he said, You're sleeping here? And I said, Yeah, we are. We slept here for three nights. I was wearing the sweater I'd slept in. I mean, you know, it was not the most glamorous meeting, I would have to say. And then he said, I want to see the tents. So they all came in. And we talked about climate change and global risk and let him see some ice core samples. You know, that kind of thing. I'm not suggesting he was on our target list for who we wanted to brief but Davos gives you the opportunity where you can make those unusual moments, and just speak science to power.
After the break, I asked Gail, whether what happens at Davos really makes a difference. And what needs to happen to save the Arctic.
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Davos has been the place where climate change is being talked about more recently. Part of it is because of initiatives like yours, bringing the Arctic Basecamp to fruition and bringing world leaders to really understand this problem. But we also know that emissions haven't started falling. There was the one year in the pandemic that we saw a drop and that was because of economic activity being halted. We saw emissions rise over the record high that was set in 2019, last year. So now we have a new record high. That is why many people look at Davos and go, yes, they're talking about climate change. But if they're not doing something about it, isn't that greenwashing. How do you respond to that?
Yeah, so I think the forum has, if I look at it on the international stage, has really significantly changed over the years. So a decade ago, there was probably inside the World Economic Forum 10 to 15 people working on environmental issues. Now, a decade later, there's probably well over 100 or 120 people working on environmental issues: climate change, biodiversity, plastics, all kinds of stuff. So they have massively scaled up their teams. And they've done, I think, tremendous work in all of those areas and work in the sense of mobilizing private-sector action. They've got a CEO Climate Leaders Group, which is impressive, is bold, is ambitious — co-leader is Jesper Brodin, CEO of IKEA. So you've got these really, you know, interesting and I think relatively young CEOs that are active in this space.
But you've hit the nail on the head here. If emissions do not fall, it doesn't matter. None of it matters. None of the science matters. None of the media stories matter. None of the corporate CEO good statements matter. I don't think it's only greenwash, just like I don't think the work that I'm doing is necessarily self-aggrandizing. I think what it is, is that we've got intractable problems. And when governments go back into their zone of say post-pandemic recovery, they focus on short-term gains. So you look in Europe, the the push back to coal, because of the war in Ukraine with Russia. You look at at the UK, flip flopping on what they're trying to do, depending on who is the current prime minister or not, but their real flip flop, flip flop back and forth on how far and how fast and should they bring that Cambo oilfield online or not? If we had 200 years, Akshat, I would feel pretty optimistic because there's been a sea change in this decade, since we've been trying to get to Davos, an absolute sea change. But the problem is that we've delayed action so long that physics is really pushing us. And I think extreme weather, which is the number one global risk around the world, is the wake-up call.
What specifically needs to happen at the World Economic Forum next?
Well, from our perspective, because the Arctic is so important, you know, in terms of the future of humanity, what really needs to happen is it needs to become a central part of the forum programming, we have to go from Off Broadway, into the main tent, so to speak. And that means we have to become one of the projects – not Arctic Basecamp, we're separate, but the Arctic more broadly, the polar regions need to become part of the World Economic Forum. So they have stuff on water and oceans, they have stuff on trees, where's the cryosphere, which is the frozen parts of the planet, we know that they're so important. So we really absolutely need the forum to pick this up as a project. And in order to do that, they need members, they need concrete, two, three companies or big foundations, philanthropic donors, that say this is important enough. And it is, because we cannot do any of the other things, if we don't save the Arctic and the Antarctic.
You use the word "project." Now, lots of things can be projects, but what does it really mean to be a project of the World Economic Forum?
Oh, that's a good question. So the forum has a center for nature and climate that they set up. And underneath that they have probably about, oh, I don't know, 50, or 100 projects. Those are the actual work projects that members work on throughout the year. The World Economic Forum, of course, the annual meeting is in Davos. But that doesn't mean that's all that the forum does. In fact, they have these work streams that continue throughout the year. And that's why you want to get on a project, you don't want to just pop up as "here's the Arctic!" again, in January of every year, you actually want people working on the Arctic or the polar regions more broadly, throughout the throughout the year. So you want to be a project.
And because of the presence of the Arctic Basecamp at Davos, you've been asked by CEOs and companies to come and give briefings. What does that involve? And like, what does it lead to?
Interesting, we found because we're sort of seeing, obviously, as an unusual experience at Davos, and one where the teams will bring up a CEO … we had one in May, large multinational company, an incoming CEO, his first time at Davos, and he wanted to come up and see different things. And he came into the Arctic Basecamp tent. And we did a bespoke science briefing, which meant it was just for him and his team. And we went through not just the latest in Arctic change, we then brought it into the global risk stuff. And for this company, they were incredibly focused on water risk, and change over time, and really did not know at the C-suite level, how much the Arctic would affect those water patterns throughout the world. So when we have a chance to do that, we do it. The same thing with food: The Arctic, because of its role in the water and precipitation patterns around the world, it actually threatens the six bread baskets of the world. You know, Arctic risk is coming to our food system. The world is focused on, of course, the breadbasket in Russia and Ukraine, and rightly should be, but the other overlying threat on that one, and all the others is actually Arctic change.
Yeah, as a climate journalist, there's a shorthand that I've learned, which is, climate change is caused by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, but it really manifests through water on Earth. And, of course, when I think about water, I'm thinking rivers and lakes and oceans and sea level rise. But really, it's not just water in liquid form, but water in the frozen form in the poles, both in the Arctic and the Antarctic.
I love that metaphor. You know, I don't know if you've ever talked to Louis Pugh?
Yes, it's interesting. You bring up Louis Pugh because we talked to him just a few episodes ago. And I hope listeners can go back into the archive and listen to the episode on why protecting the oceans is so important.
You know, he says there's a great line. Ice is life. It's incredibly important from the water system. And then also, you know, sea level rise. We are seeing such instability in Greenland, which is the largest contributor right now to sea level rise, which threatens coastal communities everywhere. So I think Arctic Basecamp is a way of bringing the Arctic to Davos. But the real hero of the story is the Arctic itself. When you see the scale of change that's happening, whether it's in Greenland or you go to Northern Canada or Alaska or you're in Svalbard and onwards, and you see that scale of change, you feel a moral imperative to try and deal with that terrifying outcome. And that comes back to your point, Akshat. What will happen at Davos when there's no snow and all the people that are used to seeing that snow and they bring their big boots anyway, and they don't need them?
Well, but Davos as the place of the powerful and the elite meeting at the start of the year to set the agenda for the rest of the year, typically, in the way that it manifests is the tip of what capitalism does. How do you think morality is going to help shape that outcome?
Well, you know, call me naive but I actually think this is because I've seen it happen so many times. Ultimately, leaders are people. And when we touch their humanity, and we combine that with self interest at times, but when we touch their humanity, and they see the existential threats facing them, and we saw it with the pandemic, for sure, we saw it, to some degree with the war in Ukraine, people will rise or can rise to the occasion, not always will. And I think that will happen with the climate crisis. My worry is that it might not happen until it's too late to really avoid some major, major losses. So we're pretty close to the 1.5C safe space. And you'll get scientists that will say, we don't have a hope in hell of maintaining that. I stand on the side of optimism that, you know, as close to 1.5 as we can get is better than saying that that target's away, because it's not a target. It's really about a physical limit. So we have to keep going until it's too late. And even then we have to try to mitigate as much as we can. The pandemic did show us that when people were faced with it, not all — there was gaming, there was all kinds of political expedient decision making at times around the world — but people will make decisions that are bigger than themselves. And I'm hoping that we can start doing that too. Because time's running out.
I hope you're right. That was a fascinating conversation. Thank you, Gail.
Last year was the first time I went to Davos. It was in May instead of the usual cold January, and the discussion, no surprises, focused on the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis that was to come and how the global economy will deal with high inflation. Despite that, the climate remained a priority. Seven months on, things haven't changed all that much. The war continues to drag on, inflation is still too high, and energy security remains top of mind. Will climate still be a priority at Davos? Find out at bloomberg.com/green Thanks so much for listening to Zero. If you liked this episode, please take a moment to rate review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Send it to a friend or send it to someone who travels too often in a private jet. Get in touch at zeropod@bloomberg.net zeroes producer is Oscar Boyd and senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Our theme music is composed by Wonderly. Special thanks to Eric Rosten and Hugo Miller. I'm Akshat Rathi. Back next week.


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Kaizuka (貝塚市, Kaizuka-shi) és una ciutat i municipi de la prefectura d'Osaka, a la regió de Kansai, Japó.

Geografia
El municipi de Kaizuka està situat a la part meridional de la regió de Sennan o Izumi sud, a la prefectura d'Osaka. El riu Kogi passa per la ciutat d'est a oest, el riu Tsuda fa de frontera natural entre Kaizuka i Kishiwada i el riu Mide fa també de limit natural entre Kaizuka i Izumisano. Els ferrocarrils Nankai circulen de nord a sud del terme i el ferrocarril Mizuma d'est a oest. El mont Izumi Katsuragi es troba en part al territori de Kaizuka. El terme municipal de la ciutat limita amb els de Kishiwada al nord, Katsuragi, a la prefectura de Wakayama, a l'est i Kumatori i Izumisano al sud. A l'oest Kaizuka limita amb la badia d'Osaka, a la mar de Seto.

Història
L'àrea on actualment es troba la ciutat de Kaizuka va pertànyer a l'antiga província d'Izumi des del període Heian fins l'era Meiji.

Cronologia
 1889: Junt amb altres pobles que formaran part de l'actual Kaizuka, la vila de Kaizuka és fundada.
 1896: Es crea el districte de Sennan i la vila de Kaizuka i els poblets de la contornada passen a formar-ne part.
 1931: Fruit d'un reajustament del govern, la vila de Kaizuka absorbeix diversos poblets dels voltants.
 1935: El poble de Kijima passa a formar part de la vila de Kaizuka.
 1939: El poble de Nishi Katsuragi és absorbit per Kaizuka.
 1943: L'1 de maig la vila de Kaizuka es declarada ciutat fins a l'actualitat.

Transport

Ferrocarrils
 Companyia de Ferrocarrils del Japó Occidental (JR West)
 Estació de Higashi-Kaizuka
 Estació d'Izumi-Hashimoto
 Ferrocarril Elèctric Nankai
 Estació de Kaizuka
 Estació de Nishikinohama
 Ferrocarril de Mizuma (La totalitat de la línia es troba a Kaizuka)
 Estació de Kaizuka
 Estació de Kaizuka Shiyakushomae
 Estació de Koginosato
 Estació d'Ishizai
 Estació de Sechigo
 Estació de Nagose
 Estació de Mori
 Estació de Mitsumatsu
 Estació de Mikeyamaguchi
 Estació de Mizuma Kannon

Carretera
 Autopista Hanshin
 Autopista Hanwa
 Nacional 26
 Nacional 170

Agermanaments
   Culver City, Califòrnia, EUA. (1965)
   Saint Helier, Jersey, Regne Unit.

Referències

Ciutats de la prefectura d'Osaka


On Saturday the hubby and I went to Three Creeks Metro Park to scope out the course that I'll be running next Sunday for the Columbus 1/2 Marathon. I'll be running the 10k, and I wanted to see what kind of course it was. Was there much shade? Many hills? And I haven't been having very good runs lately,so I figured I would just walk it. Some how I managed to talk the husband into going with me.
I don't think he quite understood how long 6 miles can be. Or maybe I downplayed how long 6 miles can be. It could go either way.
Hubby wanted to get up and go early, wanted to be at the park by 8am, thinking it would take us around 2 hours to walk it, then we would be done by the hottest part of the day. I wanted to sleep in, as Saturday is my only day off. I won. By the time we found the dog's accessories, it was around noon by the time we got to the park.
It started off fairly promising, being a bit overcast with a nice breeze. The trail that goes through Three Creeks is part of the Alum Creek Trail, and it is a very nice smooth paved trail. It should be a nice run. At least I hope it will be.
Annie and the husband were not quite as impressed….
You forgot the rest of the story. We arrived at the park around 12:30-1PM. It quickly got sunny. And hot. More so than it was at 8AM. And it got hotter as we went. Because we were out there until 4:30PM. Out during the hottest part of the day. Oh, and without lunch.
On the plus side, I sweated out a small child (or adult midget, er…little person), so I am much more svelte than before we went for the walk. And I know better than to let you sleep in now.
Oh, you're just being dramatic… I'm pretty sure it didn't actually get hotter as we went, it just got less breezy so it felt hotter. And we did have a lunch, just a fairly small one. It could have been worse, you were ready to walk out without eating anything….


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I N T R O D U C I N G // NANCY (Live)
Dublin based artist NANCY is already turning heads with her fresh blend of high octane, melodic and moody techno beats performed on the fly through her own innovative live set up. So to celebrate her debut release on Constant Circles with her live track "Do Something" we invited her along for an interview & an exclusive live set.
So firstly, what is the story behind the name NANCY, is it your real name or a stage name?
I'm somewhat obsessed with the fashion of the Punk era. In turn I'm super obsessed with Sid (from the Sex Pistols) & Nancy Spungen's "love" story. Anything I've read or watched about it, everyone always talks about how no matter whether they were sober or not they always had a fantastic night with Nancy. If we're being honest, my actual name is hard for even me to pronounce! I'm still unsure if I say it correctly now. But yeh it's mental because everyone just calls me Nancy now and I really love how it gives a clear division in my life. I have my Lauren "insert unpronounceable surname here" Life aka my "Clarke Kent" persona; then I have NANCY my "superman" persona.
What is your background and how did you get into music? Were you a DJ, producer or live performer first?
People always look at me oddly when I say this, but I grew up listening to music from the 50's. I LOVE the teddy boy style rock n Roll sounds as well as the likes of Doris Day who is my my idol. The people from that era were just so talented they could do everything! But then I would also listen to The Who, The Jam, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Prince (basically all the greats) followed by Tchaikovsky then some mad trance from the 90's on the regular. I started playing trumpet from age 5 and I still play Tristan now (that's my trumpet's name) I actually incorporate it and many other instruments into my live sets. So I was a DJ first but I just got a little bored with the 2 decks, so I started playing 3 then 4 and playing live drum samples on the hot cues, then vocals. Until I realised It would be easier to just play live. I've always enjoyed performing but my god, playing live is just another level of fun for me.
How would you describe your sound – do you think your music falls into a particular genre?
My sound and the music I make is entirely based on how I'm feeling. I can be in a proper chilled out mood and make some melodic 122bpm progressive stuff. But catch me on a day when I'm hyper and you've got some 144bpm hardstyle techno. I'd say overall Techno but I add so many different styles into my live jams, I don't think it can be pigeonholed.
You will be making your debut on Constant Circles with "Do Something" – how did you approach this project and how did the idea come together?
Ok so Do Something (see the previous answer for insight) I hadn't made any music for a while although I'd been trying and it was bothering me. I was in a stressed out mood and I was sat on a bus with kids screaming and parents shouting. I was sat thinking what am I doing. Then I just got this random idea of the vocal I'd been playing around with for the last few weeks "do something…" "do something…" then the melody just popped into my head and I actually sat there on the bus and started singing it into my phone. Got home and that was it… made it! Done! Originally when I made it I used another synth alongside the acid but it didn't sit right, so as they say less is more!
What is your production process – is each project different? And what are your key pieces of studio kit?
Do Something was track was the track the got me out of my writers block and I haven't stopped making stuff since (hopefully by saying that I haven't just jinxed myself). My production process was something I used to force but now if I have an idea I get it down and just let it flow, I sit at my synths and drums and just play. If it starts to feel like I'm forcing the creativeness I stop. I used to carry on but I've found for me that doesn't work. I sometimes play with my live set in mind but then sometimes I do it the other way around and produce the music in turn translating it to the stage.
My key pieces of equipment….. For performing live, I think without my boss loop pedal I would be lost, I love layering sounds and building a song from scratch on stage so definitely that. In the studio, without a doubt my Beyerdynamic DT880 headphones. You can have all the equipment in the world but without decent monitors you're going nowhere.
What's been your craziest/most fun gig so far and why?
I headlined my first festival this summer. It wasn't huge but omg! I played in a forest in Antwerp it was literally the middle of nowhere. There were deer just running about the place. The locals were amazing and insanely fun too.
Tell us your deepest darkest secret?
I'm actually Carl Cox's daughter. No seriously, ok I do have one – I used to mix the cassette tapes on my HiFi. I used to speed the tape up by bashing the hell out of the dubbing button. But I only had two tape decks and could never record these wonderful mixes and mashups. So one day (I was 8). I robbed a cassette recorder from school (Sorry Mr Jones). I went home, did my mix, recorded it and then… this is actually embarrassing. I made a copy and sent them in jiffy bags to none other than Judge Jules & Dave Pearce at Radio 1 with a handwritten letter asking them if I could go on the radio and play telling them how much I listened to their shows. Oh god so funny! Sadly, they never got back to me. I'm still holding out for a response.
What do you have coming up in terms of releases and gigs?
I've another track released in January called Trip Tow, signed to the amazing Digital:Groove records. Then a few more almost finalised, very very exciting stuff. I have a headline show in Ireland for NYE and a few more TBC.
How did you put together your guest mix for the radio show & what have you included – any exclusives or surprises?
So the live jam I put together starts with a re-work and ends with a re-work. All the in between tracks are originals from me. When I DJ I'm a stickler for mixing in key, but with this mix I went with the… let's start them off at a calming 120bpm and let's end with a heart attack rate of 144bpm. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it (that sounds cheesey doesn't it?! – true though).
Follow NANCY on SOUNDCLOUD & BEATPORT
You can hear NANCY's live set on the Constant Circles Radio show – catch one of the live broadcasts –>
Every Saturday – deepinradio.com 11pm CET/10pm UK
Every Sunday – expansionradiolive.com – 7pm UK
Fri 07.12/Sat 08.12 – dnaradiofm.com 0-2am ART/4am UK
Mon 10.12 – influxradio.co.uk 3-5pm UK
Mon 10.12 – mixonefm.com 9pm ART/12am UK
Tue 11.12 – ncradio.eu/ 7pm France / 6pm UK
Wed 12.12 – globalmixxradio.com 6pm EST/10pm UK
Wed 12.12 – protonradio.com 10pm EST/3am UK
Thu 13.12 – midnigthexpressfm.com – 4pm CDT/10pm UK
Tags: interview, live, NANCY, NANCY live, Techno
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I N T E R V I E W // Algorythm [Needwant / Neptune]
R A D I O // CCR077 with Just Her & NANCY (Live)
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