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Peaky Blinders: The Real Diana Mitford, Blackshirts and British Fascism
Who was Diana Mosley, the real historical character encountered by Tommy Shelby in season six?
By Louisa Mellor | March 6, 2022 |
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Warning: contains spoilers for Peaky Blinders season 6 episode 2 'Black Shirt'
At the end of every Peaky Blinders episode comes the expected fiction disclaimer declaring that its names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales and incidents are products of the writer's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. The usual next line about "any resemblance to persons living or dead" being purely coincidental isn't included, for the obvious reason that several of the show's characters don't just bear a resemblance to persons living or dead, they're unequivocally them. Charlie Chaplin, Oswald Mosley, Winston Churchill… The latest is Lady Diana Mitford, played by Amber Anderson (Strike, Emma.).
Peaky Blinders season six is currently taking place in early 1934, when the real Diana was 24 years old. She was one of seven Mitford siblings including six sisters whose lives were endlessly reported by the contemporary press due to romantic scandals, a range of published writing including Nancy Mitford's comic and biographically inspired novels, and Diana and Unity Mitford's ties to British fascism and Adolf Hitler.
A renowned beauty, Diana married brewing heir Bryan Guinness aged 18, but divorced him four years later after starting a relationship with anti-Semitic politician Oswald Mosley, by then leader of the British Union of Fascists. Speaking to Mavis Nicholson in this 1977 television interview, Diana recalled being drawn to Mosley's charisma and cleverness, citing general dissatisfaction with the National Government of the time and saying, "there was somebody who seemed to know the answer. Now, looking back, one sees that he was right."
Unlike many others who shared Diana Mosley's politics in the 1930s but later distanced themselves in the wake of the holocaust, she remained unrepentant about her Nazi sympathies, anti-Semitism and fascist beliefs. "When we knew Hitler, he hadn't committed his crimes," Diana maintained in 1977, arguing that other dictators including Joseph Stalin and Chairman Mao had been responsible for more bloodshed than Hitler and yet continued to be visited – and as she saw it, endorsed – by British politicians.
After her divorce, Diana had intended to live alone as Mosley's mistress. Instead, she became the second Mrs Mosley three years after the shock death of his first wife Lady Cynthia Curzon, from peritonitis following a perforated ulcer.
"Our friend in Berlin"
In 1933, the year that 'Cimmie' Mosley died, Diana and her younger sister Unity – a badge-wearing member of Mosley's BUF – took a summer holiday to Bavaria. The choice of destination was partly due to curiosity about the newly appointed German Chancellor. Speaking in 1977 to interviewer Mavis Nicholson, described Hitler as a fascinating man whom everybody wanted to meet: "People don't get from being an out of work painter to being dictator of a very big powerful evolved country like Germany unless they've got some very special thing within them, and obviously he had it."
As described in Mary S. Lovell's 2001 biography The Mitford Girls, through a society contact, the sisters secured tickets to the first Nuremberg rally, which Diana described in a personal letter as "a demonstration of hope in a nation that had known collective despair." From that point on, Diana and Unity befriended Hitler and several high-ranking members of the Nazi Party, a friendship that became an obsession for Unity (who shot herself in the head in protest on the day that Britain went to war with Germany, but survived). Around that time, Diana suggested that Winston Churchill (a cousin of the Mitfords on his wife Clementine's side) meet the German Chancellor, but he refused.
At this time, Oswald Mosley was holding regular fascist rallies in venues around the UK, which became known for violence when fights broke out between his supporters and protesters, as seen in the Peaky Blinders season five finale and season six, episode two 'Black Shirt' (so named for Mosley's supporters' Mussolini-inspired 'camicia nere' fascist uniform). These fights culminated in 1936's Battle of Cable Street in London's East End, in which Metropolitan police and Mosley's supporters violently clashed with anti-fascist protesters.
Two days after the Battle of Cable Street, in October 1936, Diana and Oswald Mosley married in a secret ceremony in Berlin. Their wedding was held in the drawing room of apartments belonging to chief Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels and was attended by their "friend in Berlin" Adolf Hitler. Earlier that year, Diana and Unity had attended the 1936 Berlin Olympics as Goebbels' particular guests.
Oswald and Diana Mosley were fascists and sympathisers of the Nazi party who continued to regret Britain's role in WWII throughout their lives. They had been in favour of making peace with Nazi Germany and had planned for Oswald Mosley to become Britain's fascist leader. Instead, when Winston Churchill became PM in 1940, Oswald and Diana Mosley were imprisoned under the Defence Regulation 18B, which allowed for the internment without trial of those suspected to have Nazi sympathies or otherwise opposed to the war with Germany. They were released in 1943, and thereafter exiled from London. Oswald Mosley died near Paris in 1980, and Diana Mosley followed 23 years later in 2003.
Peaky Blinders season six continues on Sunday the 13th of March on BBC One at 9pm.
Peaky Blinders season six continues on Sunday the 13th of March.
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Video Best New Chef George Mendes.
Video George Mendes describes what it means to be named a Best New Chef.
Education The Culinary Institute of America; Hyde Park, NY.
Experience Stonehenge Inn, Ridgefield, CT; Tropica, Bouley and Le Zoo, New York City; Lespinasse, Washington, DC; Wallse and Toqueville, New York City. Stages: L'Arpège, Paris; Roger Vergé's Moulin de Mougins, Mougins, France; El Bulli, Roses, Spain; Restaurante Martín Berasategui, Lasarte-Oria, Spain.
How he got into food "My mom and dad were farmers in Portugal; they immigrated to the US in 1969. I had a childhood full of home-cooked meals: There was always salt cod soaking in the garage; I still remember that smell. On weekdays we'd have rice dishes. On Sundays we'd have more elaborate meals—roast turkey or pork. The holidays were the biggie; they were crazy, off the hook with food."
Pet peeve Cooks who work over garbage cans. "It's so sloppy. And people who feel like they are too good to pick up a broom, they're nothing to me. A kitchen is like an operating room, it should be spotless. On top of that, Aldea is an open kitchen."
What keeps him going Water and Gatorade. "I drink a lot of water; Gatorade is a big thirst quencher for me."
Favorite piece of cooking equipment His Bonnet stove. "I bought it before I opened Aldea; it sat in storage. When I was still looking for restaurant spaces, I'd sit there and look at a picture of that stove."
Memorable Meal A tie between a 1998 meal on the terrace at Le Louis XV, Alain Ducasse's restaurant in Monaco, and a 1994 dinner at the original Daniel on 76th Street in New York City.
Fantasy splurge "I'd go to Tokyo in 2021. I think it would be impeccable sushi and really cutting-edge Japanese cuisine, taken to a new level."
Favorite wine 1986 Louis Jadot Corton-Charlemagne white Burgundy.
Dream restaurant "I'd push a sardine-filled wheelbarrow outfitted with a charcoal grill around Union Square. I'd wear an old man's beret. And I'd do it every day, not just when the farmers' market was on."
Food trend he dislikes Burgers. "I love them, but enough already."
Favorite cookbook La Riviera d'Alain Ducasse. "It sits on my shelf forever, it's the soul of the Mediterranean and it reminds me of my upbringing. Ducasse took the rusticity and authenticity and somehow refined it."
Twitter dream "I wish Ferran Adrià were on Twitter."


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Tobacco marketers targeting vulnerable populations, researcher says
By Claire Hackett April 15, 2019 HealthPublic Health
Daniel Giovenco concedes there have been great strides made in reducing tobacco use. The percentage of U.S. adults who smoke every day has hit an all-time low, plunging below 15% for the first time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"This 15% masks a lot of problems because these are national rates," Giovenco recently told an audience at UWM.
Giovenco says tobacco use is still a public health crisis – especially when it comes to African American and Latino populations. Tobacco companies target African American communities at a rate 10 times higher than other communities, he said.
"We can't forget this public health issue because it's affecting disproportionally vulnerable populations," Giovenco said.
Giovenco, assistant professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, has spent much of his academic career studying how marketing by tobacco companies influences African American and Latino communities.
Presentation at UWM
Giovenco came to Milwaukee April 4 to share his research with the faculty and students of UWM's Zilber School of Public Health. His presentation was in conjunction with two Milwaukee-based partners: the Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Poverty Network.
Daniel Giovenco, assistant professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, talks at the Zilber School of Public Health at UWM recently. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Linnea Laestadius, assistant professor of public health policy and administration at UWM, introduced Giovenco for his presentation. Like Giovenco, Laestadius conducts similar research on tobacco marketing in minority neighborhoods.
Some smaller, more vulnerable demographics show much higher rates of tobacco use than the national average. For example, 26.1% of people under the poverty line are tobacco users as well as 27.4% of people who are uninsured.
"The marketplace is so much more diverse now. We are not talking about cigarettes anymore. We are also talking about other tobacco products," Giovenco said.
Vaping rises in popularity
A variety of new tobacco products have hit the market in recent years, most prominently electronic cigarettes – often called vape pens – like the JUUL. The tobacco gets turned into vapors in the electronic cigarette, and then the user inhales to get their nicotine fix.
"We don't want any of these products in an ideal world but from a scientific perspective they are not equal in risk. They fall more on a continuum of risk," said Giovenco.
These new tobacco products like vape pens and smokeless tobacco are less harmful for people because there is less risk of being exposed to thousands of toxins, unlike with cigarettes or cigars.
Tobacco use that involves burning for the user to get the high releases thousands more toxins to the user's body than tobacco use that involves vaporization or absorption through the skin.
Unequal use of less harmful products
Switching from the traditional tobacco products to the newer products is a method Giovenco called harm reduction. Wealthy white populations are more likely to participate in harm reduction while black and Latino populations are more likely to stick with the unhealthier tobacco products.
"What I hypothesize as a really strong driver of these differences is how these products are marketed in different communities," Giovenco said.
While targeted marketing is nothing new for tobacco companies, the reach and effect of their targeted marketing is.
One good example of this targeted marketing is the popular cigar company Black & Mild just came out with three new flavors for their cigars: Jazz, Rhythm, and Blues.
"Any music fan will tell you that these musical styles Jazz or R&B were pioneered by the African American community and is a source of pride," Giovenco said. "The same descriptors are now used by this company to market a very deadly product, a very addictive product right back to that community."
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Central America. Guatemala okayed a pipeline; Panamá will have a new wind park; and El Salvador could multiply its geothermal capacity.
Greater Antilles. Jamaica will regulate fuel quality; Cuba wants to attract foreign investors; and the Dominican Republic needs experts to prepare its oil round.
Lesser Antilles. ConocoPhillips seized Isla refinery's products; GreenTech Solar will power up Antigua and Barbuda; and natural gas could be Bermuda's future.
South America's Caribbean Coast. The Lima group urged Venezuela to suspend the election; and Maduro bought foreign oil to help Cuba.
Déjà vu all over again. Last week's readers were particularly interested in the IMF's view of Guyana's economy (English); past taxes due to Jamaica's oil hedges (English); and Puerto Rico's utility (English).


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And this is after I cleaned it up ~3 weeks ago ( it was over 100Gb). How so ?


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The Pastificio Ricci was born in the 1950s in Ferrara. It will immediately be distinguished for the production of the alimentary hight quality solid wheat bran pasta amplifying, over time, its activity to the production of fresh bakery and pastry-making.
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Punalur is een Indiase stad en municipaliteit in het district Kollam in de zuidelijke staat Kerala. Het ligt op 45 km ten noordoosten van Kollam en op 75 km ten noorden van Thiruvananthapuram. De stad telt ruim 47.000 inwoners.

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At a chic soiree in Dumbo on Monday, smartly dressed professionals sipped cool cocktails while feasting on crab cakes and delicious desserts to celebrate 25 fly female entrepreneurs.
The sold-out event was the brainchild of Renae Bluitt, founder of the In Her Shoes blog, which serves as a kind of inspirational guidebook for women "committed to realizing their dreams." This year marks the 3rd anniversary of The Beauties and Brains Behind the Brands and to commemorate the milestone she brought in a little help from a fly fella—Alzo Slade.
Slade photographed the 25 honorees in their element to help "tell their stories through images," said Ms. Bluitt.
The result was an eclectic mix of photos taken everywhere from stylish salons to NYC streets. She also partnered with Essence who gave attendees the opportunity to win their new monthly BeautyBox which will include 5 hand-picked luxury products delivered straight to winners' homes starting in October 2015.
It would hardly be a business networking event though without an opportunity for entrepreneurs to do what they do best—grind! So entrepreneurs had the opportunity to share their bounty at the marketplace where shoppers could buy a variety of goods including natural hair care products, clothes and...if they happened to overspend, advice on how to keep their finances in check with Tonya Rapley, author of My Fab Finance Financial Planner. Ms. Rapley enjoyed a steady stream of people coming to her table for advice and networking, "I've connected with so many women."
Meanwhile, attendees like Astrid Malone, drew inspiration from seeing dozens of successful black women living their dreams, "It's nice to see women of color, African-Americans come together and be inspiring for one another." Ms. Malone, a fashion and lifestyle writer, and an aspiring business owner, was also impressed by the down to earth vibe of the gathering. No one is "pretentious, they're just mingling," she said.
One of those unpretentious ladies was Miriam Milord, owner of BCake NY, located in Prospect Heights. Ms. Milord had attended one of Bluitt's previous parties and was so impressed with the positive energy she wanted to be a part of it. She asked Ms. Bluitt if she could provide the desserts for the next Beauties and Brains event...and the partnership proved to be a sweet one! Guests were treated to delectable cake lollipops, mini-cupcakes, and cookies while Ms. Milord networked with other entrepreneurs. She believed the support women business owners received there was crucial, "We're not supported enough so we need to support each other."
Knowledge is also an important part of that support, which was shared freely in a 5-person panel featuring Ms. Bluitt; Mr. Slade; Miko Branch, co-founder of Ms. Jessie's; Tai Beauchamp, host of TLC's Dare to Wear and Pamela Edwards Christiani, beauty and style director for Essence. One piece of advice that resonated quite strongly with the audience came from Mr. Slade who stressed the importance of hard work over appearances in making your dreams a reality, "If you're in it for the shine or the Instagram post, you won't make it." He encouraged people to stop talking about what they're going to do and just do it.
But for all the networking opportunities, inspiration and recognition Beauties and Brains Behind the Brands provided, for some business owners, like Fifi Bell-Clanton, co-owner of "The Crabby Shack" (which catered the event) the classy evening served an even more basic function. Laughing, she said, "It's so nice to get dressed up and not smell like crab."


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«Відьми» (, ) — італійсько-французький кіноальманах з п'яти новел, знятих режисерами Лукіно Вісконті, Мауро Болоньїні, П'єром Паоло Пазоліні, Франко Россі і Вітторіо Де Сіка. Прем'єра фільму відбулася 22 лютого 1967 року.

Сюжет
П'ять короткометражних новел, що показують різних жінок і людей, яким доводиться пристосовуватися до них.

Відьма, спалена живцем ()
Відома актриса переховується від громадськості на лижному курорті. Незабаром вона дізнається про свою вагітність.

 Режисер: Лукіно Вісконті
 Сценаристи: Джузеппе Патроні Гріффі, Чезаре Дзаваттіні

У ролях
 Сільвана Мангано — Глорія
 Анні Жирардо — Валерія
 Франсіско Рабаль — чоловік Валерії
 Массімо Джіротті — спортсмен
 Веронік Венделл — молода дівчина
 Ельза Альбані — пліткарка
 Клара Каламаї — колишня акторка
 Марілу Толо — офіціантка
 Нора Річчі — секретарка Глорії
 Діно Меле — офіціант
 Гельмут Бергер — юнак з готелю
 Бруно Філіппіні — співак
 Леслі Френч — промисловець

Почуття громадянського обов'язку ()
Жінка, що поспішає у своїх справах, вимушена відвезти до лікарні пораненого чоловіка.

 Режисер: Мауро Болоньїні
 Сценаристи: Мауро Болоньїні, Агеноре Інкроччі, Фуріо Скарпеллі, Бернардіно Дзаппоні

У ролях
 Сільвана Мангано — жінщина, що поспішає
 Альберто Сорді — Еліо Фероччі

Земля, побачена з Місяця ()
Батько і син шукають собі дружину і матір.

 Автор сценарію і режисер: П'єр Паоло Пазоліні

У ролях
 Сільвана Мангано — Ассурдіна Каї
 Тото — Ч'янчікато М'яо
 Нінетто Даволі — Бач'ю М'яо
 Лаура Бетті — туристка
 Луїджі Леоні — турист
 Маріо Кіпріані — священик (немає в титрах)

Сицилійка ()
З одержимої пристрасті до жінки її прихильник вбиває декількох чоловік.

 Режисер: Франко Россі
 Сценаристи: Франко Россі, Роберто Джанвіті, Луїджі Маньї

У ролях
 Сільвана Мангано — Нунція

Звичайнісінький вечір ()
Щоб позбавитися від нудного чоловіка, жінка втікає у вигаданий світ.

 Режисер: Вітторіо Де Сіка
 Сценаристи: Фабіо Карпі, Чезаре Дзаваттіні, Енцо Муції
 Оператор: Джузеппе Ротунно
 Продюсер: Діно Де Лаурентіс
 Художники-постановники: Маріо Гарбулья, П'єро Полетто
 Композитори: Енніо Морріконе, П'єро Піччоні
 Художник по костюмах: П'єро Тосі

У ролях
 Сільвана Мангано — Джованна
 Клінт Іствуд — Карло
 Валентіно Маккі — чоловік на стадіоні
 Коріна Фонтейн
 Армандо Боттін
 Джанні Горі — Дияволик
 Паоло Гозліно — Мандрейк
 Франко Моруцці
 Анджело Санті — Флеш Гордон
 П'єтро Торрізі — Бетмен

Цікаві факти
 У 1967 році Сільвана Мангано отримала за роль у фільмі кінопремію «Давид ді Донателло» найкращій актроці.
 За роль у фільмі продюсер Діно Де Лаурентіс запропонував Клінту Іствуду на вибір 25 000 доларів готівкою або 20 000 доларів і новітній автомобіль марки Ferrari. Актор вибрав друге.

Примітки

Посилання

Фільми Франції 1967
Фільми Італії 1967
Кінокомедії 1967
Фільми-драми Італії
Фільми-драми Франції
Фільми-мелодрами Італії
Фільми-мелодрами Франції
Кінокомедії Італії
Кінокомедії Франції
Фільми Лукіно Вісконті
Фільми П'єра Паоло Пазоліні
Фільми Мауро Болоньїні
Фільми про Рим
Фільми про Сицилію
Чаклунство в кіно
Фільми італійською мовою


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The Taming of the Shrew (The Pelican Shakespeare) (Paperback)
By William Shakespeare, Stephen Orgel (Editor), Stephen Orgel (Introduction by), Stephen Orgel (Series edited by), A. R. Braunmuller (Series edited by)
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This edition of The Taming of the Shrew is edited with an introduction and notes by series editor Stephen Orgel and was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia. Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for the Pelican Shakespeare series. Cover artist Manuja Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for the Pelican Shakespeare series.
The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With stunning new covers, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come.
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Actually I designed this schematic to be used with Pico Wind Turbine With Bicycle Wheel. But it could be used as a regulator for battery charger by adding a transformer to connect to the grid. More detail about recharging battery in article "Charging Your Vehicle Battery".
Some wind turbines use dump load system to dump excess power when battery fully recharged. This circuit will cut-off power from wind turbine when battery is fully recharged. This way will let wind turbine runs freely when battery fully charged, thus will also save wind turbine from overload. Also when high wind, wind turbine will produce too much power, and this cut-off regulator will cut power to battery and let wind turbine runs freely to avoid damage by high wind. But the wind turbine must stand high centrifugal force when it runs freely.
As the circuit is using 5 pins SPDT relay, it can be designed also to become a wind turbine dump load system to avoid wind turbine spinning wildly without load. It can use 12 volts 30 watts bulb as dump load. Too much dump load will bend turbine blade and burn dynamo when high wind.
D is a diode bridge with a capacity of 10A current, maximum voltage is 500 volts. This diode bridge requires heatsink. Input section is connected to the dynamo powered by the wind turbine. If the circuit is used for the battery charger with a transformer, the input cables are connected to the output of transformer. Suitable voltage of transformer output is 15 - 16 volts.
Fuse F value is calculated based on the battery capacity will be recharged. Battery charging current is 10% of the battery capacity. Charging current for 50Ah battery reaches 5 amperes. So the value of F is also about 5 amperes.
Zener 1 (Dz1) determines the output voltage of T1, if the value is 15 volts then Dz1 T1 output is 14.4 volts. Zener 5 (Dz5) determine the cut-off voltage of the relay, with Dz5 valued at 14 volts then the relay will be activated and cut-off when the output voltage slightly above 14 volts. This voltage is suitable to recharge wet cell battery, but not suitable for dry cell battery which has a charging voltage of 13.5-13.8 volts. If you need to design a circuit with different voltage, then both zeners (Dz1 and Dz5) must be replaced.
Transistor: T1 & 2 = BD139 ; download BD139 datasheet.
Transistor 1 (T1) maximum current of about 0.1 amperes at voltage of 14.4 volts. This transistor only works when the relay is activated (cut-off). The transistor current helps relay not too often connect and disconnect (on and off) and causing relay vibration and greatly reduces relay life. Voltage of 14.4 volts is the zener 1 (Dz1) voltage (15 volts) minus voltage loss in transistor 1 (T1) as much as 0.6 volts. This transistor is quite strong and can stand high collector-emitter voltage (Vceo) 80 volts. This is one reason why this circuit is used for voltage regulation for Pico wind turbines. Transistor 1 requires cooling.
Transistor 2 (T2) provides current to activate relay which will disconnect diode bridge to condenser or battery. Transistor 2 will only work if the voltage at the battery or condenser 2 (C2) already exceed 14 volts. This voltage is determined by the 14 volt zener 5 (Dz5). Transistor 2 may need cooling, depending on to required current to activate relay.
Relay: SPDT (Single Pole Double Throw) 12 volt and 400 ohm coil, 5 pins, maximum current of 7 amperes DC. Relay will only activate and cut-off if the voltage on the condenser C2 has reached above 14 volts. If there is a battery on the output, the relay will cut-off if the battery voltage reaches above 14 volts. This 7 amperes relay can be used to recharge battery with capacity up to 50 AH safely. The output voltage depends also on this relay, fluctuating between 14.1 - 14.3 volts. If a battery is connected to the output then that voltage fluctuations will be stabilized.
The circuit is very efficient, as there is no component in that circuit work or consume power before the output voltage on the condenser 2 (C2) or the battery voltage reaches 14 volts. There's only voltage loss of 1.2 volts in the diode bridge, and very small current loss on resistor 1 (R1). Resistor 1 eliminates high voltage from magnetic field induction in dynamo or transformer.
Diode bridge or full wave rectifier is suitable for use when regulator is supplied by a transformer or alternator, so that all waves of alternating current can be used. Diode bridge can be replaced by half wave rectifier (one diode) if the regulator is supplied by dynamo that generates direct current, such as dynamo of wind turbine. Diode in regulator for wind turbine with dynamo has function to prevent current flows from the battery back to the dynamo. Voltage loss of a full wave rectifier is 1.2 volts because the current passing through 2 diodes. Voltage loss on half-wave rectifier is only 0.6 volts.
Some advantages of regulator with cut-off relay when compared with transistor regulator, there are: relays are available widely with cheap price, large current capacity, small size and does not need cooling, resilient to high voltage. That's why it was decided to use a regulator with cut-off relay for voltage stabilization in battery charger that is using Pico wind turbine as a power source.
Circuit to monitor the battery voltage can be read in the article "Simple Battery Voltage Indicator With LED".


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Topic: POST your currently updating webcam image here!
It occurred to me that while we have a forum board for people to post a link to their webcam, we don't have a post that includes current, updating images from our webcams. Most likely, when a member comes to this forum to research information on setting a a weather webcam, they look to see what other people are using. The problem is that one has to wade through a myriad of posts to see all the images that our webcams capture. I'm hoping that we can make this topic a "sticky topic" so that we might help other members figure out what they want to try regarding the setup of a new webcam.
All I ask is that you only post image links to images that are regularly updated, preferably with a time-stamp on the image (but not required). Also, include the type of webcam and software you are using to capture images, as well as if it is mounted inside or outside. Full resolution images only please.
I have 4 Hikvision IP cameras (3 MP) that are mounted on the anemometer mast which is mounted on my roof. I'm using IP Timelapse to capture the images every 15 seconds to create a time lapse movie, and to place the weather data on the image (from VWS).
Re: POST your currently updating webcam image here!
Update 4/23/14: I have a Foscam FI8905. It looks good so far (for the view that I have to work with). Time will tell if it works consistently. I upload with YAWCAM to the website every 30 seconds. There is a night light behind the house (you can see the bottom of the power pole on the right edge of the picture) which helps night vision (IR turned off). The camera is inside looking through a window and storm window. I may try to move it outside in a couple of weeks.
The view is S which isn't the best, early in the day.
I just started using SebeTec software, which works well for me, weather data overlay is from my WU feed.
I just recently copied an idea I saw here, put a shelve on top of my office window, put the camera in a small box, spray painted flat black.
It really should be outside.
Now to add a second cam.
Kudos to piconut for mounting on anemometer mask, I may try that in the spring.
3 cams for me. All DLink brand. Snowcam (DCS-942) used WD to capture and upload the image.
This one will become a hummingbird or bluebird cam in the spring.
Front and back cams use Webcam 7 to upload every 15 minutes and stream.
Here is our first cam. Just a cheap bullet cam placed outside in 2004.
This is our Toshiba IK-WB21A ptz cam.
At the present time, I only have one webcam but am working on getting a second one going later this coming summer. Mine is a Logitech QuickCam Fusion HD PRO C920. It points to the SSW towards the Carson Range.
This camera is near-sighted (out-of-focus). A -2 diopter lens is on order and will be installed once it arrives. I may increase the image size if the correcting lens works.
EDITED: 2/27/2014 3:49pm PST - Changed camera setting from 320x240 to 640x480 to see if that helped with resolution. It did not. Still not very clear even with the -2 diopter lens attached.
EDITED: 8/27/2014 8:22am PDT - Changed camera to a Logitech HD PRO C920 set 640x480 with the "Hubble Fix" of -2 diopter lense adapter. Looks much better than ther original camera!
Not exactly a weather cam but a lot of people use it for weather - StarDot XL 3MP.
The overlays are supplied by ImageSalsa using VWS data.
As you can see, the images are used in my avatar and signature banner.
In order to see everyone's latest images you might need to refresh this page with <Ctrl><F5> or <Shift><F5>.
The Saratoga webcam is a Panasonic BB-HCM735A and Image Salsa V2.0.13 software provides the annotation feed. The camera is on the roof line of the house, facing North-East along Scotland Drive. Since the cam has good low-light response, and we're in a urban-light area, the image is available day and night.
Olympus SP-500UZ using Sebectec software, looking WNW out an attic window.
Second camera, Olympus C4000Z, looking E out attic window. Subzero temperatures often affect image in winter.
I would like to have more ground, but there is a large sound barrier wall from the HWY.
I am using a simple Logitech web cam.
Here are my three webcams... Snow started about 45 minutes ago. Expecting 4" to 8" with ice possible after snowfall.
Cam 1 Facing East - Logitech 9000 with Hubble Fix. Mounted outside in an outdoor security cam enclosure.
Cam 2 Snow Cam - D-Link 933L - Mounted outside in a waterproof Halogen Lamp enclosure with the lamp removed. Hardwired with Cat 6.
Cam 3 Facing West - Axis 211 with night vision. Mounted outside in an outdoor security cam enclosure.
Hikvision DS-2CD2032-1 Camera Facing North.
Hikvision DS-2CD2032-1 Camera Facing South.
Note: All images are automatically reduced by the forum software. Click on the image to view full resolution.
Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 with the -2 diopter Hubble correction, mounted indoors, and running on an Apple iMac via EvoCam v3.7.5 from ecological.com This camera only uploads images during daylight hours.
Olympus SP-500UZ, mounted indoors, and running on SebecTec Webcam Ultra v3.6.4 on Windows XP Pro via Parallels Desktop on my Apple iMac.
Some great looking cams. Makes me not even want to post mine after spending close to $500 and it looks like poo poo.
Axis M-1113-E mounted on my mast about 50' above the ground to get it above the trees looking west-ish.
Here is Cam 1. The flagpole is the mast off the first boat my Dad built in the 30's.
This is my Panasonic PTZ cam PHP script-generated "panoranimated" GIF, a 90 minute loop (1x every ten minutes) of 5 side by side frames.
This is the static, full 8 frame/1x every 10 minutes 200 degree panorama: The size is reduced on the forum. Clicking on it will show the full size 2466 x 220 image.
I think I calculated that the camera moves about 1,300 times a day to make these.
All these snow shots brought me out of the woodwork! There is a full sized picnic table under the 2 1/2 feet of snow! This is a shot from the front window of may cabin in northern Wisconsin. It is an Olympus C4000 using VM95 and Imagesalsa for the finishing touches. I have 22 shown cameras on my site for this location http://weather.athelstanewi.com/wxwebcam.php along with 2 high res cameras http://weather.athelstanewi.com/wxhires.php and several that are not shown for security. The lower high res camera is a Olympus C5050 that is pointed to the north sky and is used to view and record northern lights at night and sky conditions during the day. I have got some great aurora images from it.
It is shown as a small image on every page. After a click on the small image the full page window is shown with a still image or a video stream.
The camera is a 3 year old Panasonic BL-C140. It is mounted high on the wall on the outside of the house facing north. And the box with the documentation is gathering dust somewhere on the attic. Very reliable camera. I selected this one as it had PoE , so only one network cable through the wall (as we have thick stone walls here).
The video program is SecuritySpy on the Mac, it generates the still images with the timestamp and uploads it once every minute to a website. It serves also as a video server for the camera.
I am always testing other video servers for use with my template and it seems SecuritySpy is in no way bothered by other video programs.
All these snow shots brought me out of the woodwork! There is a full sized picnic table under the 2 1/2 feet of snow!
2 1/2' of snow!? I'd be hiding in the woodwork also!


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The 300th anniversary of the last ever witch trial to take place in Ireland is being marked this week and is the focus of a book currently being written by a University of Ulster lecturer.
Dr Andrew Sneddon, a lecturer based in the School of English, History and Politics at Ulster's Coleraine campus, is writing a book which will feature material on the Islandmagee witch trial in Co Antrim which took place on March 31, 1711.
Dr Sneddon teaches the only history course in Ireland dedicated to the study of the great European witch-hunts, 1500-1800 and has been commissioned by Palgrave MacMillan to write the first academic book on Irish witchcraft entitled, 'Witchcraft and Magic in Ireland, 1586-1946'.
The book will contain new insights into charms, witchcraft, and demonic possession in Ireland, up until the twentieth-century, and will be published in early 2013.
A central part of this book will be a pioneering, academic study of the Islandmagee witches, the trial of whom took place 300 years ago this Thursday 31 March 1711.
For their punishment, the eight women were sent to prison for a year and put four times in the pillory on market day.
The accused women also allegedly attacked her in spirit form. Dr Sneddon argues that Dunbar faked her possession to escape the tight bounds normally placed on her behaviour and speech.
"Being possessed allowed her misbehave without consequence, move from invisibility to notoriety within her community and attack her elders at will. Dunbar chose to blame her possession on the witchcraft of the Presbyterian Islandmagee women because they had reputations locally as witches and failed to meet contemporary standards of female behaviour and beauty.
Dr Sneddon's research on the Islandmagee witches will be given in a paper at the annual conference of the 18th-Century Ireland Society on 1-3 July in Trim, Co Meath.


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This amazingly versatile bed comes in two widths, 98cm (90cm x 200cm mattress) and 152cm (120cm x 200cm mattress). The Peggy ladder (which is included) can be positioned at the front as shown here, or on the side of the bed.
The 98cm deep version can be made with or without the desk, and the 152cm version can be made with the desk at the front (as shown here) or back of the frame, & there is also an option in the 152cm bed for extra storage to be mounted next to the desk, as shown in the detailed pictures.
Like all of Battistella's children's beds, the upholstry on this bed is available in a range of colours - from fun children's colours to neutrals more suited to adults/teenagers. To see the fabric options online click here.
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The Best Sites To Learn About The Earthquake In Haiti
Posted by Larry Ferlazzo | Jan 12, 2010 | best of the year, social studies | 6 |
(NOTE: With a few exceptions, I'll probably stop adding many new specific sites to this post since many of the links lead to special pages set up by news organizations that continually add new photos, graphics, and video resources.
I've got to say that among all the news organizations, I have been finding that the New York Times photo blog "The Lede" has had the best quality material, along with the most up-to-date. It has excellent multimedia resources along with short text information, and is doing a great job of scouring the web for great stuff.
I wouldn't say it's the best place for English Language Learners to go because the lay-out isn't very attractive (CNN works best for student self-access), but I'd suggest teachers keep on checking The Lede for specific photo galleries and videos that they might want to show in class or specifically ask their students to view.)
I've just heard about the earthquake in Haiti, and it sounds terrible. I thought I'd pull together a quick list of related-sites that are accessible to English Language Learners.
I'll be adding to it but, for now, I've divided it into three sections — ones on the earthquake itself, ones that provide general information on the country of Haiti, and a few that provide information on how earthquakes work.
You might also be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Natural Disasters.
Here are my choices for The Best Sites To Learn About Earthquake In Haiti (I've started putting the newest updates on top in each category):
THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI
Haiti's School Problem is an online video from The New York Times.
Among the Ruins, Education Is Also Lost is a slideshow from The New York Times.
GOOD Magazine has been holding a contest for people to design infographics related to the Haiti earthquake.You can see them all here.
Why did so many people die in Haiti's quake? is an article from the BBC that, with text and infographics, compares the Haiti earthquake with the recent major ones in Italy and China. It's probably not accessible to English Language Learners on their own, but there is a lot of good information there that's worth sharing with guidance.
A Tent in Port-au-Prince is a panoramic view of life inside a tent for a Haitian family. It's from The New York Times.
Haiti: Three Weeks Later is from The Boston Globes' Big Picture.
The New York Times has posted a panoramic view inside the devastated Cathedral in Haiti. You can certainly get a sense of the strength of the earthquake by looking at it.
Two new infographics just came out showing which countries are giving how much to help victims of Haiti's earthquake:
One is from the British newspaper The Guardian and is quite easy to understand.
The other is from GOOD Magazine and looks far cooler, but the information is not particularly accessible (at least to me).Stephen Downes also points out that Canada's sizable contribution is not included in it.
Major Earthquake Hits Haiti is a collection of all Washington Post photos on the disaster. The Post also has a special page on the quake that's regularly updated.
Hope for Haiti Event Raises Millions is a Breaking News lesson for ELL's.
CNN has an incredible 360 degree video from Haiti. I have never seen a 360 degree video before. Thanks to Jerry Swiatek for the tip.
The Big Picture has The Faces of Haiti.
Here's a good interactive map.
The BBC has a very interesting interactive map and information on relief supplies getting to the island.
The Washington Post shares an infographic, What Caused The Quake.
The New York Times has finally joined most other major news organizations and created a separate page for their multimedia productions on the earthquake, and they're superb.
The Times has also created a special photo gallery called Haiti's Earthquake: A Photo Gallery.
Haiti Six Days Later is from The Big Picture.
Haiti Quake Day 6: Steps Toward Normalcy is a video from The New York Times.
The Sun Sentinel has a special page on the disaster.
The Los Angeles Times has several audio slideshows.
Disaster In Haiti is the special CBS News page on the quake.
In Haiti, Slow Relief is a New York Times video.
Crime Rises as Aid Awaits Distribution is a New York Times slideshow.
The New York Times has published an infographic sharing updated statistics on the challenges facing Haiti in light of the earthquake.
USA Today has a useful Interactive map of Haiti and the earthquake zone.
Death Toll Mounts After Haiti Quake is a slideshow from The New York Times.
Earthquake in Haiti: Port-au-Prince is an interactive from The Guardian.
Haiti 48 Hours Later is from the Big Picture.
5 Ways to Teach About Haiti Right Now are lesson plans from The New York Times. Here's another lesson from the New York Times.
The New York Times has a multimedia interactive map on the damaged areas.
The Telegraph has aerial and satellite images of the destruction.
A Closer Look At The Destruction in Haiti is an interactive from the New York Times.
Haiti Earthquake is a video from The New York Times.
Earthquake In Haiti is from The Big Picture.
Haiti In Ruins is a lesson for English Language Learners from Breaking News English.
Here are before-and-after photos of the Presidential Palace in Haiti.
Major Earthquake Hits Haiti is a slideshow from The Washington Post.
Haiti Earthquake Aftermath is a video from The Washington Post.
Haiti Quake Devastates Capital is a video from The New York Times.
Earthquake Hits Haiti is a New York Times slideshow.
The BBC has a slideshow titled In pictures: Haitian earthquake.
7.0 Quake Racks Haiti is from CBS News.
CNN has a special page on the quake, including multiple videos.
Here's a list of charities helping victims in Haiti.
The Red Cross has information on how to help victims of the earthquake.
CBS News has a video of the quake's aftermath.
Huge earthquake devastates Haiti has short, accessible text from the CBBC Newsround.
Strong Earthquake Hits Haiti is a slideshow from Yahoo News.
The Atlantic shares several articles (Should We Call It 'Looting'?) wondering if racism is involved in the use of the word "looting" in Haiti.Several of the pieces they share are quite good, though would have to be modified for English Language Learners. I particularly liked a short post from the Chicago Tribune, titled Are the 'looters' in Haiti really that much different from you and me? The writer asks:
What wouldn't you do if members of your family were dying? If you thought you could save them with a little humanitarian freelance redistribution of resources?
As several of the writers mention, this brings back memories of Katrina. In fact, in our ninth-grade mainstream English classes, we give students the assignment to respond to the famous two pictures of an African-American man "looting" a grocery store, and a white couple "finding" food in a grocery store..
Small steps forward is a series of images from the Los Angeles Times.
Haiti Island's Departure Gate is a New York Times slideshow.
Haiti: Six Months On is an interactive from The Guardian.
Choosing To Stay: Fighting To Rebuild is a slideshow from The New York Times.
Seeking Shelter is a really exceptional interactive from The New York Times on Haiti six months after the earthquake.
Many Haitians still in tent cities 7 months after devastating quake is the title of a Washington Post slideshow.
Toll in Haiti's cholera outbreak now above 150 is a video from CNN.
Haiti, ten months later is the title of a series of photos from The Boston Globe's Big Picture.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COUNTRY
A Look At Haitian Art is a slideshow from The Wall Street Journal.
CNN has an excellent interactive giving basic information and history on Haiti.
Haiti Fast Facts comes from CBS News.
Poverty in Haiti is a New York Times slideshow.
Haiti's Twin Crises is an audio slideshow from The New York Times.
The BBC has a multimedia feature on Haiti.
Here's a very accessible graphic providing information on Haiti.
Here's a slideshow on Haiti's history.
Haiti's Legacy of Environmental Disaster is a video from The New York Times.
Here's a useful report on Haitian Immigrants In The United States.
Just about everything in the media is highlighting the horror of the earthquake, and the misery of Haiti's past. Here are two sites where teachers can find important and positive aspects of the Haitian tradition that can help students understand it's important past:
Haiti in Ink and Tears: A Literary Sampler is from The New York Times.
Haiti: A Poor Country With A Rich Culture is from National Public Radio.
Teaching About Haiti comes from Teaching For Change.
Did you know that Chicago was founded by a Haitian? People from Chicago probably know this, but it was news to me and I think it's pretty neat.
Here's a reprint from a newsletter from the Smithsonian:
Honoring Haiti
After going ashore in New Orleans following an injury at sea, Haitian sailor Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable made his way north to avoid being captured as a slave. He established himself as an accomplished trader, and then built the first permanent home in an area around Lake Michigan called Eschikagou. This trading post was later renamed Chicago. In 1968 Du Sable was officially declared the Founder of Chicago and a stamp with his image was issued for the 150th birthday of the city. As Haiti recovers from the devastating losses caused by the earthquake, we hope you will take a moment to realize the impact this small island nation has had in so many places around the world.
Haiti's Hidden Treasures is a video from The Wall Street Journal showing clips taken in Haiti eighty years ago of musicians in that country (when the U.S. was an occupying force).
How Haiti Saved America is an article that appeared in the Boston Globe. It recounts the role Haiti played in our country's early history. It's not accessible to English Language Learners, but the information is important enough for a teacher to modify portions of it. It helps provide some context for the U.S. — Haiti relationship.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT EARTHQUAKES
Understanding Earthquakes is an interactive from CBS News.
Measuring the Magnitude of Earthquakes is an interactive from CNN.
How Earthquakes happen is an interactive from the BBC.
Why Earthquakes Happen is an interactive from The Guardian.
Here's an Interactive Earthquake Primer.
The BBC has a very well-done interactive titled Earthquake rescue: How survivors are found.
"Experience The Haiti Earthquake" is an impressive interactive from the Canadian organization, Inside Disaster. It lets you virtually "experience" the quake through the eyes of a survivor, a journalist, or an aid worker.
5 Years After Massive Earthquake, Where Is Haiti Now? is from The Root.
What Does Haiti Have to Show for $13 Billion in Earthquake Aid? is from NBC News.
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Shyam Kapur on January 12, 2010 at 9:29 pm
I'd add to your valuable list the new real-time search tool TipTop http://FeelTipTop.com where I in fact discovered your page.
Sally Boone on January 30, 2010 at 6:03 am
I used a number of your sites to build a live binder about earthquakes for our 8th graders. They were so interested in learning more about Haiti and so appreciative to have everything in a neat little package. I, too, am appreciative of all your hard word and your willingness to share your resources. Thanks once again.
sid on December 12, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Watch the Hot New TV program "Haitians Nowadayz" on Time Warner Cable (New York City).
Below are a few segments from the broadcast…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VZy0vL1UBM
MultiHop T.V – "Haitians Nowadayz" (Drumming Circle) Part #1.5
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Stuart Scott on May 1, 2017 at 6:37 am
You might also be interested in the EAL (UK parlance for ELL) friendly OXfam Stories from Haiti which the Collaborative Learning Project and the National Association for Teaching English helped to develop.
Katey Steinberg on July 2, 2017 at 7:49 pm
I appreciate this compilation of resources to use with my students. I would like to be a more reflective teacher, and one that is considerate of my students, their backgrounds, and what information they might be sensitive to. I would love to know how your actual implementation of this in class will look? How do you introduce this to students? What are next steps that you might take? I know some teachers at my school raised money for the earthquake in Peru. I would love to hear what you think!
Larry Ferlazzo on July 4, 2017 at 10:35 am
Katey,
I have a separate Best list related to earthquakes overall. There are some specific lesson plans there.
End of the Week | Mr. Ferreirae's Blog 2.1 - [...] about the earthquake in Haiti. Here is a blog that has a huge list of [...]
Resources for Teaching About the Haitian Earthquake | Technology News On Tuesdays - [...] Larry Ferlazzo's Best Sites to Learn About the Earthquake in Haiti [...]
Teaching about Haiti | BlogWalker - [...] Best Sites to Learn about the earthquake in Haiti – from Larry Ferlazzo [...]
Websites of the Day: One of my favourite blogs « A Taste of CALL - [...] trove of resources. He has best sites for specific topics like Pandas or for timely topics such as The…


The idea of a "transparent search engine" created by the Wikimedia Foundation has definitely been nixed, as we reported in our round-up of key SEM news stories last Friday week.
Contrary to repeated insistences by those at the top, however, there was such a project in development at one point. It served as a flashpoint in a crisis which is still taking place at the heart of Wikimedia, resulting in the resignation of its Executive Director, Lila Tretikov, last week.
But why has Wikimedia's 'Knowledge Engine' been so controversial, and what bearing does the search project still have on the future of the Wikimedia Foundation?
It hasn't been a good year for the Wikimedia Foundation – and it's barely even March. In just a couple of months, the non-profit which hosts Wikipedia has seen numerous resignations from key staff members, a vote of no confidence in a recently-appointed Board member, and the resignation of its Executive Director.
Trust has been steadily eroding between Wikimedia's community of volunteer editors and its Board of Directors, who are seen as moving too much towards a 'Silicon-valley'-style focus on technological projects, and away from the organisation's culture of transparency, integrity and openness.
Things came to a head with the secrecy and confusion surrounding the 'Knowledge Engine', a project which many of those in charge insisted was not and never had been a search engine, even when all evidence began to point to the contrary.
Though we now know that the 'Knowledge Engine' project, officially called 'Discovery', is not going to be a search engine in its own right, it wouldn't have been the first time that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales had struck out into the world of search.
Now, that might not necessarily mean a search engine, but it does sound a lot like one, and Wikimedia wasn't awfully forthcoming with information to clarify what the project was, if not a search engine.
A series of conceptual designs for the Wikipedia front page, from a Discovery presentation in November 2015, greatly resemble a search engine in layout and focus.
On top of this, the Signpost – Wikipedia's own community-written and edited newspaper – revealed details of three internal documents which had been leaked to the paper but not made public.
They also feature mock-ups of what a Wikipedia search engine could look like, drawing results from across Wikimedia's projects as well as external sources like Fox News.
You might be thinking, so what if Wikimedia does want to go into search? And there are definitely reasons why it would be an attractive idea. Wikipedia has seen a lot of traffic dropping off recently as Google instead displays key information from its articles directly on the results page.
Wikipedia is still the authoritative source of information, but it's being deprived of visitors to the encyclopaedia itself, making it even less likely that people will click through to other articles on the site, make edits to them, or see calls for donations from one of its funding drives.
So if Wikipedia is going to dominate the top results for any given Google search, why not create a search engine which sends users straight there? And it's not just about Wikipedia, either – Wikimedia presides over a diverse range of knowledge projects covering e-books, travel, science, data and more. Any search system which properly interlinks its different projects would be a source to be reckoned with.
The grant agreement with the Knight Foundation poses the question, "Would users go to Wikipedia if it were an open channel beyond an encyclopedia?" By making Wikipedia (or Wikipedia's 'Knowledge Engine') a one-stop-shop for the world's knowledge, along with other incentives like ad-free and transparent search results, Wikipedia might have been able to reclaim the traffic it has been losing to Google and redirect it across its own various sites.
A mock-up of a Wikipedia-style Search Engine shows how information could be drawn from across Wikimedia's various knowledge projects to provide context on current events.
The notion of a 'Wikipedia search engine' is problematic for much of its community, however, who are concerned that it would represent a move away from human-curated and authored knowledge towards automatically generated content.
It would also have been an extremely ambitious project, costed at around $2.5 million in its initial stage and possibly running into the tens of millions, diverting attention and funds away from other areas of Wikimedia which sorely needed them. And, as we've established, the way in which the project was being implemented seemed to run directly counter to Wikimedia's key principles of openness and transparency.
The question of how a genuinely transparent and non-commercial search engine would impact the world of search is a fascinating one, but unfortunately, isn't going to come from Wikimedia.
While there's no question that the Wikimedia Foundation was looking into a search engine at one point, those involved in the Discovery project have (eventually) been quite unequivocal about where its efforts are now going.
"Yes, there were plans of making an internet search engine. I don't understand why we're still trying to avoid giving a direct answer about it.
There has never been any actual technical work on this project. The whole project didn't live long and was ditched soon after the Search team was created, after FY15/16 budget was finalized, and it did not have the money allocated for such work (umm, was it in April? in such case, this should have been soon after the leaked document was created).
I don't think anybody but the certain champion of the project has considered competing with Google with any degree of seriousness.
"Three of our goals are about search. The Knight grant talks about a search engine, and some mock-ups look like google. There are legitimate reasons people might think we might be planning to create a google competitor.
People can come up with all kinds of ideas. People who understand what we are trying to do tend to like it. Surface more content. Make it easier to find content. Improve the portal. We shouldn't be ashamed of that.
Okay, but the Wikimedia Foundation doesn't have to go into every single area that Google covers in order to be a competitor. I would venture that Wikimedia is still in a very real battle with Google for the attention and clicks of users who are seeking information online.
Wikipedia already features instructions on how to set your default browser search engine to Wikipedia, adding that you can reach all twelve of Wikipedia's sister projects in the same fashion.
Some browsers already support Wikipedia's search engine plugin by default, and with a more powerful, intelligent and comprehensive internal search engine on offer, a lot more users might opt to do this.
Improvements to Wikipedia's internal search engine might entice more users to add it as their default search engine.
Even if Discovery is not now involved in building a search engine, its goal in improving internal search across Wikimedia's projects is to make them a more attractive destination for users with search queries of all kinds, and keep users from moving away from Wikimedia's various outlets – just as Google is aiming to do.
It will be interesting to see what direction the Discovery project takes following the resignation of Lila Tretikov, and what its investigation will reveal about the search needs and habits of Wikimedia users.
But it seems clear that the Wikimedia Foundation does intend to put search, in whatever form, at the centre of its future development.


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!! OMG, a Q&A with Seth Bogart !!
» Posted By omg team On Thursday, November 1, 2018 | category: Artumnal, Homophilic, Musical, Q&A | 0 comments
Photo by Abdi Taslimi
Seth Bogart is a musician and artist who's been making, and basically living super gay art since he popped onto the Oakland music scene in 2001 with his first band Gravy Train!!!!
Since then, Seth's career has centred largely around his music career both as a solo artist and with his band Hunx & His Punx (we interviewed Seth in his Hunx days back in 2011).
On top of being a prolific songwriter and performer, Bogart's work as a visual artist has allowed him to bring his DIY, pop-inspired work into the physical realm. Whether making large sets for his LA-based store Wacky Wacko or his TV show Feeling Fruity, which shares a network with RuPaul's Drag Race – Bogart's aesthetic is a unmistakably trashy and familiar to him alone. He recently was the subject of several solo gallery shows where he showed his ceramic versions of everyday consumer goods such as toothbrushes, hair combs, and of course — poppers! Photo by Beth B
!! omg blog !! tracked Seth down on the eve of his debut performance as one third of his newest band, which he shares with punk goddess Alice Bag and pioneering Riot Grrrl Allison Wolfe. The as-yet-unnamed supergroup were set to perform their first show the night of this interview!
We got to talk about everything Seth's been up to, but also made time to complain about boring straight guys we think stink! More after the jump!
As per usual you've been up to so many things. We should talk about the new band first because I'm really excited about it! What's the story?
I'm really excited about it too — our first show is tonight! We couldn't figure out a name though… Alice (Bag of '70s punk band The Bags) recently played at the Folsom Street Fair, which is like a leather daddy… Well, way more than that, but it's kinda like a leather S&M style street fair in San Francisco where people are just like doing all kinds of nasty stuff. Alice played there while we were struggling to find band name, when she noticed this banner that read "Double Scorpio." Allison (Wolfe, pioneering Riot Grrrl and member of many rad bands most recognizably of Bratmobile) and Alice are both Scorpio, so we were going to call ourselves that, but apparently it's the name of a poppers company.
They weren't really happy about us trying to use it and were like, "Look, we're your fans, but we'd prefer if you change your name." I looked them up and we have all these mutual friends, so I was like, "Well fuck, I don't want to piss off this small, cool poppers company," but I was also like, "We would have promoted you!"
Wow, poppers rule the world. That's sad! Sounds like a great brand pairing!
I know. I'm like, how cool would it be if we had a popper brand for our band! Anyways, we don't have a band name still, but we're playing our first show tonight with Screaming Females and this band called Kitten Forever! I'm really excited because I can't remember the last time I was like so excited to play music.
How did you end up in a band with Allison Wolfe and Alice Bag?
I've been friends with Allison for like 20 years because her band Bratmobile was like the first to ever take my old band Gravy Train!!!! on tour. I've known Alice for a long time, too, and they are also really close. What happened was, we filmed the video for Alice Bag earlier this year (which also featured Garbage's Shirley Manson and Kathleen Hannah) that had a Nine to Five theme.
In the video I'm like the shitty boss or whatever, and we just had so much fun! So when I was making my show Feeling Fruity I was like, "I'd love to have all you guys on an episode." We had a fake band on the show and then we were just like, "Let's have a real band!" I honestly didn't think it was going to really become anything, so I really love it!
How much have you all been writing? Where are you in terms of being a functioning band?
Well, we just finished our sixth song, so we have six [laughs].
So it's a truly punk rock set!
Well, we talk a lot, so there's that. I think we're going to try to make an album, though! I was focusing on my art stuff and getting really grossed out by dealing with art galleries and stuff, so this kind of came together at the perfect time and saved me in a weird way.
Did you feel exhausted by the music scene at some point?
Yeah. All my other bands just always became business. Not only business, but we would do things where I would always have to answer a zillion emails and it just became not as fun. So it's kind of nice to just be in the stage where we're just being creative and having fun. And also they're both super responsible, so it's like three bosses in one band!
Yeah. They're like get shit done type of people.
Yeah they get shit done and I just get to play guitar and chill in the back, which is really nice.
What were you missing, or saw as lacking about being in a band that this collaboration is giving back to you?
The only things I've done over the last few years have been like fully solo. I did a few shows with Hunx and His Punx, which I loved, but we haven't really done anything in like five years or something. So it's just fun to be with other people and like we all just like similar stuff.
When you did your multi-media solo project, The Seth Bogart Show, why did you choose to go solo at that point in your career, as opposed to playing with the Punx?
I don't know what happened there [laughs! I think I just wanted to find a way that I could incorporate everything I like to do into one thing, like video, music, painting, installation and TV shows and stuff. It was a way for me to do my own thing and just bring it all together, and just experiment and get away from Hunx and just being in a band for a minute — but now that I did that I'm like, "Okay, I'm ready to go back!"
What happened after that record, when you focused more on your object making? How was it having two big solo art shows?
Well, I still don't really know how I feel about it. Both of those shows were different experiences, where one was really negative and one was really positive. I've just had a lot of weird experiences with art people and I didn't really like it. It was the first time in my life where I was like, "Oh, I can actually make money," but based on those experiences I'd rather just do what I was doing before and then hopefully it will all work out. I kind of feel like I'll do all this stuff always and just shift between which one I feel like focusing on.
What's it like having that seemingly natural instinct to continue making art when there's not necessarily a financial return, for somebody who works so hard?
Success is weird! It is hard to make a living, but I always had a day job as a hairdresser. A lot of it is because I do Wacky Wacko, where I make clothes and stuff, but I do make some money from music — and I sell a lot of toothbrushes!
Toothbrushes?
I make and sell these ceramic toothbrushes. I could almost make a living off being a dentist-artist! Its hard because I've been doing shit forever and I don't make a lot of money from it, but I also don't really do it for that. So when it becomes all about money it kind of ruins it and makes me not want to do it anyways. Like with art. So I don't know, it's a hard thing to figure out, but I can't complain really.
Allison and Alice must understand that struggle, having been in the music scene for so long themselves. How has being in a band with Allison and Alice inspired you to continue doing music?
They're like punks for life! It's so refreshing and so inspirational to work with them so closely. I love that they've just always done what they do and they will always do it no matter what.
It's really interesting to watch older artists, who aren't necessarily recognized for their contributions go through the phases of creative exhaustion and disillusionment, and then realize that they have this rich depth of knowledge that they didn't realize they had because they were just in the middle of living it. Is that something you've experienced?
Exactly. I think the important thing is to just keep making stuff, because if you stop and let yourself think too much, you'll realize like, "Why the fuck am I doing this?" I think it's true that it's hard to look at the overall picture when you're in it so hard. For instance, I have this new album that I made all on my own, but I just have to like record it and figure out how to finish it.
There have been so many iterations of your bands, all of which share a similar theme lyrically, yet seem to satisfy different urges in terms of presentation. What are you hoping to do with this self-produced record that you haven't done before?
I'm just determined to do it myself and not have to rely on straight dudes for anything. No offence to straight guys, but I feel like they always dilute it a little bit, so I'm just learning how to produce myself and I think it's going to be the most true reflection of me as an artist. It might not be the best reflection, but at least it will be like 100% me, and maybe a little more punk, too!
Do you think the world needs a straight up punk moment right now?
I mean, that's just what I'm feeling and what I like the most, so I'm just doing what I want to do, you know? I might try and find a woman or queer to help mix it, but otherwise I want to handle it all as much as I can.
Speaking of that, in one of my favorite moments in your TV show, you and the band beat up and rob a shitty guitar store employee who treats women and queers like incompetent morons! Can you tell me about that?
That was based on my real experiences!
It's such a hilarious but also not hilarious representation of the reality of that cliché of how abusive guitar dudes and even sound guys can be to women and queers. Can you talk more about what you've seen in that respect?
These guys are like technically talented at what they do, but also sort of musical failures who are shitty to everyone — especially if they're a fag or a woman! It is true, and it's bullshit, and I've dealt with that for almost 20 years! I recently did this thing for this big museum in LA where they actually gave me money to buy equipment to re-record the soundtrack for Todd Solandz's Welcome To The Dollhouse.
So I had all this money and I went into a music store trying to figure out if I wanted to keyboard or a synthesizer, and the guy was like, "Why don't you just come back when you know what you want?" I was like, fuck you! It was so Pretty Woman!
If you were to go buy makeup or whatever and wanted something specific to happen to your face but I don't know what kind of makeup to use, it's their job is to help you figure that out! Why is it different in a guitar store?!
Yeah. It's like, don't you need money? I guess not, but your store looks like shit, and you could use some! So I said "fuck you" and I found this girl that knows her synthesizer shit and has her own shop in LA. She was so nice, and so smart, and never once made me feel stupid. I bought this really cool synthesizer I had never owned before!
Within the call-out culture that we live in, I think that what you do is really smart because it's like you're able to make work and jokes that are by queers and punks but also for queers and punks. The joke is meant for us, as opposed to pointing outwards with any purpose of helping heteros or really boring people learn anything or feel better about being that way. Is that part of your intention?
Well, If you think about it, straight guys are outnumbered by women and gays! We don't need them. Look at the world, it's going explode and its all the white man's fault. Letting women take over is our only chance. I don't say this for any reason other than I have eyes. That's a quote from my friend (musician and visual artist) Jess Scott. She's like "I just have eyes."
It's just true! My favorite scene historically about punk history is the LA scene, because it was always dominated by women and gays, artists and people of color. It maybe wasn't so much like that anywhere else. But that's what punk is, you know, it just got ruined of course by a bunch of like macho dudes and jocks, basically.
Are you going to do more episodes of Feeling Fruity?
I don't know. I think I want to do a few more episodes next year but I also have this urge to make a movie! I'm just like leaving it up in the air and kind of like letting things happen. We're using the set for something else that somehow to talk about yet, so there will at least be an all new set!
Do you find, when you take on these huge projects, that people are always just asking you what you are going to do next, rather than just let you celebrate the achievement at hand?
Yes! It's always exactly like that, but the good news is I am always working on something next! So it's not so bad. I kind of feel like a lot of people haven't seen it because you have to pay for the website and use an app — so I hope to get more episodes up on YouTube. I have mixed feelings about it, because I like free stuff, too. I kind of knew that going into it — that there was a possibility a lot of people wouldn't see it for that reason, which has been the case.
I also am learning to just be cool with whatever happens and just put it out in the world. Not everything has to have a life right away — I'm hoping it will last in a way that people can still appreciate it in the future.
Have you had any feedback from queers or women that maybe wouldn't have seen something as punk as what you do because of the link to RuPaul, who is also produced by World Of Wonder?
Yah! One of the main reasons I did want to do it was because they have such a young, cute fan base. So I have gotten lots of messages from teens or whatever that are RuPaul fans that didn't know about me and really liked it, so that's always the best thing.
It's so exciting to think about the possibility of your show liberating normal kids into the seedy queer punk underbelly of gayness!
Yeah, I just wanted to make something for kids, basically! Well not like children… I always feel like my work draws a fine line between a kids' show and being super pervy, and that's a very dangerous place to be! I just let people know it's for adults. I mean, I watched all those John Waters movies when I was a kid and I turned out great!
That's questionable. What do your parents think about your art?
Well, my dad died when I was 17, but my mom really likes it. I'm lucky my mom is just super cool and makes her own art. She's down with the gays and has been super supportive of me.
Can you talk about how you chose the guests for your show, and how that all came together?
Well I wrote it all, and did all the music and cast everyone, so I just wanted to get my friends who were comedians and drag queens and in bands and stuff who I wanted to promote, and that I thought were really funny. It was a very small crew and a lot of work, but it was just like something I really wanted to do and I'm glad I did it. If we do it again, I feel like it will be a lot easier.
For someone in your position that constantly has to produce all this work, do you ever ask yourself why you keep on doing it in the first place?
Oh my God, all the time. I'm the worst. Why do I do this? I need to get a life and I'm also a Pisces, so I'm my own worst enemy. I hate almost everything I've ever done, but when it finally comes out I'm obsessed with it. So that's why I just have to keep making stuff.
So what about being in a band with two Scorpios?! Aren't you afraid that they're going to fuck you up?
Well Pisces and Scorpios are two of the most compatible signs. I've known them forever and we are friends first, so if things get weird we can just stop. I think we're going to add a bass player too, so hopefully they'll be like a Cancer or a Pisces, water sign!
You're already a great super-group. Can you talk a bit about Alice Bag, who has had this amazing resurgence?
Well she never really fully got the credit she deserved back in the day, because her band The Bags never made an album. She's just put out a solo record, and she's just going really hard right now. She's just completely rad.
Speaking of bags — Wacky Wacko is doing this amazing collaboration with Divine I want to tell you about! It's a collaboration with her estate, who travel around a museum where they show off Divine's make-up case and other weird memorabilia. They asked us to make something for it so we've based this whole new line on this amazing old shirt of hers that says "Divine In Detroit."
They are having a huge event in Palm Springs so we are going to go out and be part of that. It's so cute. Its just really fun to be celebrating all these women. I mean it's just like in normal museums , it just seems to be all art by straight white guys and it's like, well, it's boring. What about the art by everyone else? It would've been so much more interesting if we had celebrated that from the beginning, you know?
Well, I think because of people like you that shift is happening now.
It is happening now. It's good to remember that when you get so depressed about it, but there's still so much work to be done to let people know the truth!
— Q&A by Kevin Hegge (@theekevinhegge)
Find out more about Seth on his website, and buy the new Wacky Wacko x Divine line here.
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The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen
Possibly by Antonio Carracci
A saint in a red dalmatic (a long, wide-sleeved tunic) collapses to the ground as a crowd throw stones at him. This is the death of Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Stephen was a deacon in the early Church and, according to the Acts of the Apostles, enraged the authorities in Jerusalem by his preaching. They accused him of blasphemy and an angry crowd dragged him out of the city and stoned him to death.
The composition is inspired by paintings of the subject by Domenichino and Annibale Carracci. The artist may be Antonio Carracci, son of Agostino and nephew of Annibale. There are not many paintings securely attributed to him but The Flood (Louvre, Paris), although much larger in scale, is similar in style, especially in the background figures. If it is indeed by Antonio, it was probably painted around 1610.
A saint in a red dalmatic (a long, wide-sleeved tunic) collapses to the ground as a crowd throw stones at him. This is the death of Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Stephen was a deacon in the early Church and, according to the Acts of the Apostles, enraged the authorities in Jerusalem by his preaching. They accused him of blasphemy; at his trial he in turn accused them of betraying and murdering the Messiah. An angry crowd dragged him out of the city and stoned him to death outside its walls: the stones which killed him became his attribute, as can be seen in Crivelli's painting from the Demidoff Altarpiece. Some of the mob have taken off their outer robes to take part in the stoning, and in the foreground a young man in armour rests his hand on a pile of clothes. This is Saul, who later became Saint Paul. At the top left Christ and God the Father appear on a cloud: at his death Stephen claimed to see a vision of Jesus standing beside his Father in heaven.
The composition is based on Domenichino's influential Martyrdom of Saint Stephen (Musée Condé, Chantilly): the right angle of the city walls, the pose of the saint and his vision of God and Christ all derive from that picture. The figure of Saul, however, is closer to Annibale Carracci's representation of the scene in the Louvre, Paris.
The use of these sources suggests that the artist may be Antonio Carracci, son of Aogstino and nephew of Annibale (alongside whom he worked in Rome until the latter's death in 1609). There are not many paintings securely attributed to him but The Flood (Louvre, Paris), although much larger in scale, is similar in style, especially in the background figures. If it is indeed by Antonio, it was probably painted around 1610.
1589? - 1618
Holwell Carr Bequest, 1831
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