Even at 7am at Gatwick Airport North Terminal, the only thing I can find for breakfast is a tuna nicoise salad at Eat https://www.eat.co.uk . Don't get me wrong, it was great to find something I could eat, but don't you think Eat could offer a gluten free baguette or toast or something with a slight breakfast feel about it?
Ray has his usual – a tuna baguette with mayonnaise and cucumber, (although he has to remove the cucumber since he can't eat it). At least we were able to have tea with soya milk.
On board the EasyJet http://www.easyjet.com/ flight, there was little on offer in its boutique "menu" that anyone with a food allergy could eat. The only symbols on the menu are "gf" (gluten free) and "v" (vegetarian). Gluten free food, on the other hand, was available and included Corkers sea salt crisps, real olives, 9Nine Carob raspberry and chia seed bar; Moma porridge with golden syrup; Kabuto rice noodles vegetable laksa and Joe & Seph's Double Salted Caramel Popcorn. We ordered a cup of tea, but they looked at us strangely when we asked for soya milk. Fortunately we'd brought our own in 100ml bottles from Muji www.muji.com/uk/ As always, best to take your own food and drink for the flight.
Getting from the airport to Amsterdam city centre is straight-forward – simply take the train to Central Station. There are plenty of self-service ticket machines so no need to queue – it's around 10 euros one way – and trains run frequently. We then got a taxi from the station to the hotel which cost 20 euros, although you could get a tram.
We stayed at the centrally-located Amsterdam American Hotel www.hampshire-hotels.com . This is one of Ray's favourite hotels, dating back to 1880 when the first building stood on the same site. The original hotel, demolished to make way for the new one, derived its name from being designed in the fashionable American Grandeur style. When Ray was working in Amsterdam, he enjoyed dining in the well-known Café American because of its wonderful Art Deco style.
Unfortunately it was being renovated when we stayed there, although we were allowed to take a peak at the renovations. The art deco style lamps are still there – Ray hopes the new look café will be as stylish as before. The hotel has a fascinating history displayed in the hotel lobby; it's a pity the owners don't publish a book about it.
In Amsterdam, most people speak excellent English so you can explain your allergies without having information a translation. But that doesn't help you reading the labels of food products in shops. Here are some useful words – milk is melk; gluten free is glutenvrij and dairy free is zuivel vrij.
We needed to buy some soya milk so we were advised to visit the Albert Heijn supermarket https://www.ah.nl/ at the Flower Market, a short walk from the hotel down the main drag Leidsestraat. After asking where the 'free from' section was, we were shown to a shelf with very few 'free from' items – no bread, for example, although we bought some Nak'd bars https://www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk to keep us going, although there was soya milk.
The best source of 'free from' food was Holland & Barrett in Leidsestraat, https://www.hollandandbarrett.com which stocks a wide range of Schar 'free from' products www.schaer.com including biscuits and cereals. This was by far the best selection we found.
Before our trip, I'd researched gluten free and dairy free restaurants in Amsterdam, but I had no way of knowing whether they would be near our hotel. We consulted the concierge who indicated the nearest restaurants to the hotel, as well as giving a couple of recommendations. When we explained we were looking for restaurants that served gluten free and dairy free dishes, his reaction was "It's not easy".
Our first choice of restaurant was Haesje Claes http://www.haesjeclaes.nl/ as I'd been told they have a gluten free menu, but they were full, so I booked a table for the following evening which was Ray's birthday. We then trawled the streets for a good hour looking for somewhere we could eat; usually the menus on display showed that the restaurant was unsuitable for us. We tried Café Luden but were told that everything in the menu has "milk sugar" in it. "Have you got an allergy to lactose or milk sugar? Milk sugar is in an ordinary stock cube and everything served at the restaurant has it." We discovered that "milk sugar" is another word for lactose.
So we moved on – and so it went on until I suggested trying one of the concierge's recommendations.
Our best discovery on this trip was Campo de Fiori http://www.campodefiori.nl/?lang=en Despite it being busy, we were welcomed into the restaurant and they managed to fit us in.
I started the conversation by saying "I've been sent here because you have a gluten free menu". This was well received (unlike some of the other restaurants we tried) and the waiter took me through the menu showing me what I could have. He did the same for Ray with the dairy free dishes. Unlike many restaurants, we weren't made to feel "different" and "awkward" as is often the case. Without prompting, they brought me gluten free bread.
My gluten free pasta with Bolognese sauce was delicious. The pasta was perfectly cooked al dente – a pleasant surprise because sometimes gluten free pasta can be under-cooked. The chef made a special sauce for Ray "amatriciana" – a pork sauce similar to carbonara but without the egg, which he enjoyed. For dessert I asked for a fruit salad which they made specially as it wasn't on the menu.
Wandering round Amsterdam, we couldn't believe how many cyclists there were and the huge number of parked bikes on the street. Apparently there are some 881,000 bikes in Amsterdam, with each household owning at least one.
On one occasion we saw pedallos on the canal. Pedallos in Amsterdam. Really?
Vegabond http://vegabond.nl/ vegan store and lunchroom was recommended so next day we decided to visit for lunch (it closes 7pm most days). Ray couldn't believe that everything on the menu was dairy free and had to keep checking that this was really the case whereas I had to be vigilant because not everything is gluten free. A wide range of 'free from' groceries is on sale. We both ordered "Reviving Red" – beetroot, apple, carrot and ginger juice (4.5 euros), which was very refreshing as the name suggests.
Ray's choice was a spelt sandwich with artisan almond "brie", fig jam, rocket, lettuce and walnuts (7.5 euros). He was very impressed with the wonderful cream "brie" cheese made of almonds. I ordered Summer rolls made of gluten free rice paper with avocado, raw vegetables, cucumber and sesame served with spicy peanut sauce (7.5 euros) – delicious.
Vegabond has an excellent choice of 'free from' desserts but when we saw the raw carrot cake, we just had to order it (3.5 euros a slice) – it truly does melt in your mouth.
(Oddly, there is no toilet, but you can use the loo at the hotel next door for 50 cents).
Getting about in the city by tram is the best way. It's not only convenient and fast, but a great way to see the city. From our hotel we had the choice of tram 1, 2, 5 (handy for the railway station). You can buy tickets on board the tram and change is given. For a single trip it's 2 euros 90 cents (the ticket lasts an hour) or a one day ticket is 7.50 euros. Tickets much be checked in and out on the machines inside the tram.
We enjoyed exploring the quirky individual shops although there seemed to be fewer than previous occasions, although there were plenty of "cannabis" shops selling all manner of items such as cannabis chocolate! The high street seems to be dominated by chains as is the case in most major cities these days. We were disappointed by the Flower Market, which mostly sells pre-packed items for tourists rather than a vast array of flowers which we saw on previous visits.
It's great fun browsing cheese shops such as Henri Willig http://www.henriwillig.com/en/ (unless you're dairy free of course) and trying out all the various types of cheeses, mixed with herbs and spices – great to take back as a present.
Friends of Art www.artnl.com sells a vast collection of unusual postcards, posters and gifts – well worth a visit.
One of our favourite shops is The American Bookshop https://www.abc.nl/ which is a cornucopia of books (all in English!) on several floors so you can easily while away hours here. It's open late - an added bonus. Ray discovered this some years ago during a work trip.
Just near this shop is Haesje Claes www.haesjeclaes.nl , where we dined on Ray's birthday. Housed in a 16th century building, this restaurant offers a gluten free menu. Whenever restaurants offer a special menu, we always hope this is a good indication that they understand about food allergies. It has several dining rooms, connected with small halls, stairs and corridors so it can be easy to get lost if you slip away to the bathroom. The interior consists of oak wooden panelling, glass lead windows, Delft tiles and gold leather wallpaper. A main course, on average, costs 17.50 euros. I received a gluten free menu and ordered the seabass, while Ray had the famous meatballs, sausage and bacon. He checked whether the dish had any milk in it and was told there was no milk in the sausages, just soya. So that was good news.
The Van Gogh Museum https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en houses the largest collection of art by Vincent van Gogh in the world. This includes 200 paintings, 500 drawings and over 700 letters. The collection is beautifully presented in the museum, which has been renovated since our last visit. The museum also holds special exhibitions such as "The Dutch in Paris 1789-1914" which we visited.
At the museum's Tambourin Cafe we had to ask someone to explain the symbols displayed on the labels accompanying the food and tell us what was gluten free and dairy free, as it wasn't obvious.
Incredibly I was presented with a gluten free brownie made by UK firm The Handmade Cake Company https://www.handmadecake.co.uk/ so at least I knew the cake would taste ok. The tomato soup was gluten free and dairy free, so Ray ordered a bowl. He checked whether the bread and croutons contained milk. They didn't. Ray also sprinkled dried fried onions in the soup, which was very tasty. Getting a cup of tea was problematic. The café's espresso machine had broken and they only served soya milk downstairs in the "to go" area where you had to stand up. So I went downstairs, fetched two teas with soya milk, to bring upstairs on the escalator only to be stopped by security. I had to explain it was for the café as the espresso machine was broken, so he agreed to let me enter!
When we travel overseas, our aim is to try out local restaurants, but if we are having difficulty finding anywhere, we will opt for a chain. As it was freezing and we were starving, when we saw the Wagamama https://www.wagamama.nl/en sign, we went inside – there are four in Amsterdam. When we explained about our allergies, we were presented with an allergen chart in Dutch. As we knew the words gluten free is glutenvrij and milk is melk, we could identify which dishes we could eat. I waded through the entire chart to find out that there were only about four dishes without gluten. You'd think the staff would have been able to show me straightaway which dishes didn't have gluten as there were so few. Note to Wagamama – tell us what we can eat not all the things we can't. A menu with symbols would be simpler. It wasn't very reassuring when they said they would "try" to keep everything separate. At the same time, we waited for a long time for our food and when we asked, we were told because of the allergies the chef had to prepare the food in special pots and pans. Full marks to the waiter explaining this to us.
I ordered Yasai Itame which is not only gluten free but also vegan – rice noodles in a spicy green coconut and lemongrass soup topped with tofu and vegetables. I was unable to have the chicken variety because there was gluten in the marination process. Ray's choice was chicken katsu curry which was milk free on the allergen chart, although he double-checked. The food was just the job on such a cold day – so at least I know what to order next time.
A visit to the Rijksmuseum https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en was must, as our hotel was so close. This museum is dedicated to the history of the Netherlands with over 8,000 paintings, statues and artefacts in its collection. This includes works by Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Johannes Vermeer including Rembrandt's Night Watch and Vermeer's The Milkmaid. Another highlight is The Cuypers Library, the biggest and oldest historical art library in The Netherlands.
I particularly liked a collection of early dollshouse interiors by Petronella Oortman (1686-1712). All the contents were made using authentic materials.
We also found a modern art exhibition with this intriguing exhibit - untitled 1965 by JCJ Vanderheyden which looks like black and white cells until you look at it from a distance and see an eye.
The museum café is open plan, located upstairs at the entrance of the museum. Curiously it is table service and apart from a very crowded tiny coffee bar inside the museum, is the only place to get refreshments. The good news is that they served soya milk! When I asked if there were any gluten free cakes, I was told there was a coconut and lemon cake. Ray was told there was nothing he could eat as everything had dairy. He joked that at least he could enjoy watching me eat my cake. As he said this, the waiter said he could eat it as there was no dairy in it! Very confusing, but we ordered a second cake.
Sometimes something simple can become very complicated. Our tea was served with little biscuits which weren't gluten or dairy free, so why were we given them?
On our way home, as we walked from the railway station into the Amsterdam airport terminal, we were pleased to see Leon http://leonrestaurants.co.uk/ , one of our favourite UK chains, has an outlet. What a pity it isn't inside the departures lounge or better still, in the city centre!
Have a great Christmas and see you in 2018!
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Maximilian Toogood, Game Art Design
Blog Year1
BA1a/ Project No.3- Reseach
BA1a/ Project No.3 Research
Project No.3's task is to read Hans Christian Andersen's short story 'The Tinder Box' and use the text to design one of the characters in the book; the only other guideline to this is to design the concept in the given time period. My time period is Edo Japan. The first thing to do was brainstorming initial ideas. After reading the story the two characters that I could see being the most interesting to design was the soldier or the dogs.
Soldier-
The first thing that I looked into from my mind map was the samurai which is a noble warrior of premodern Japan; who were the highest ranking soldiers in the Japanese military in the Edo period (1603-1867). They used a verity of weapons; bows and arrows, spears and guns but the main weapon were the swords. Their means of life was directed in a self-disciplined respectful and ethical way, being loyal to their masters. Samurai that had no master were called ronin(japan-guide, 2014).
The second warrior figure in Edo Japan was the ninja, unlike Samurai they were seen as unhonourable as they were specialised in unconventional warfare which would be infiltration, sabotage, and assassination. They used ninjutsu meaning the art of stealth which includes a virally of different combats and military knowledge. It was all passed down through generations. They were families of farmers in the mountains of Iga and Koka. Ninjas wore navy blue not black because it was harder to see at night, however, they dressed to blend in so most of the time the dressed as civilians. weaponry included: shinobigtana, swords, bo and naginata, war staves and pikes,shuko, hand-crampon, tessesn and metal fans(Szczepanski, 2015). Ninjas where sale swords, employed by the many warlords of japan to help take castles and land. After war period in japan, they were used as spies(japan-guide, 2012)
There is a lot I could do with the soldier; he could be a cross between a Samurai and a Ninja, having parts of different armor and weapons. combining the looks of the two could be very effective. He could be a ronin feed up with all the honor and the self-discipline. which could explain the greed for all the money?
Dog-
just touching the surfaces of japans mythical creatures and folk tails I can see that they have a creature, demoed or god for anything and everything. One of the mot comparable creatures is the Inugami which is a spirit created by a master as the master berries his dog up to its neck and lets it starve to death. The spirit stays loyal to the create and is suppose to give him power and good fortune. families that have inugami are called inugami-mochi and said to be very powerful and able to make friends wealth and cause illness on enemies(burne, 2010).
There are also tales of flying fox-like dragons and wolf that save little girls from demons but the japans translation is really vague had to understand. However, the myth of the inugami could give me loads starting point for the character creation. Mixing some Japanese dragon feature could make it more monstrous and magical.
2016 (2012) Survey: Have you ever been to Japan? Available at: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2295.html (Accessed: 2 November 2016).
burne, cris (2010) 8 cool myths about dogs, and why the inugami dog-god didn't make it. Available at: https://cristyburne.com/2010/08/17/8-cool-myths-about-dogs-and-why-the-inugami-dog-god-didnt-make-it/ (Accessed: 2 November 2016).
Szczepanski, K. (2015) History of the Ninja. Available at: http://asianhistory.about.com/od/warsinasia/p/NinjaProfile.htm (Accessed: 2 November 2016).
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For those without severe pain, acupuncture may replace medicine after knee surgery
41 patients undergoing primary total knee replacement at the Hospital for Special Surgery still had access to opioids, with the addition of electroacupuncture - small electric current to thin needles that are inserted - at eight specific points in the ear, And the majority of patients said acupuncture in their ear led to less opiod use. Sixty-five percent of patients maintained a low-dose opioid regimen of 15 oxycodone pills or less (57.5%) or remained completely opioid-free (7.5%) from induction of anesthesia to 30 days after surgery. Historically, only 9% of patients outside of the study maintained a low-dose or opioid-free regimen post-surgery. All patients studied discontinued opioid use after 30 days following surgery.
Due to concerns about recreational opioid use that sometimes occurs after pain medication for surgery is gone, the authors believe that ow-dose perioperative opioid consumption, replaced with placeboes like acupuncture, can reduce the risk of long-term opioid use in patients. Acupuncture is popular in Asian countries and among alternative medicine believers in western countries and Stephanie Cheng, M.D., DABMA, lead author of the study, said about their work presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 annual meeting; "Additional research is needed to further define acupuncture's effects and encourage its use in all aspects of disease treatment."
Acupuncture has never been found effective in double-blind clinical trials, the standard to be considered a valid medical treatment, but if acupuncture, hypnosis, or prayer works and you are worried that taking medication will cause you to become addicted, it may be worth a try.
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Q: Excel VBA hyperlink to another workbook and enter values into opened workbook I am trying to help my Dad put an order and job management 'system' into his manufacturing business.
As part of this I have an 'Orders' workbook with one worksheet containing a table of customer orders where each row is a different order. Each row contains all the key information for each order (order number, qty, product, due date, hyperlink to open related job sheet).
I have written 'job sheets' for all his main and regularly ordered products. These job sheets are contained in separate workbooks.
I would like the user to be able to open the central orders list, click on the link to the job sheet they need to produce the product ordered and then that job sheet be automatically populated with the key order information contained in the target row of the hyperlink clicked.
I have been trying unsuccessfully to write a private sub (using workbook_followHyperlink). I have been trying to use the hyperlinks.address method to capture the name of the workbook being opened and then use that address as the filename to direct where the order information should be entered.
I'm getting better at writing VBA code but I still need a template or 'clue' to begin writing something of my own. I have done MUCH googling to find examples but the only examples I've come across know the name of the destination workbook, or alternatively refer to hyperlinks between sheets within the same workbook.
I would really appreciate even just an outline of what I need to get started.

A: The Worksheet_FollowHyperlink event fires after Excel has followed the hyperlink (and thus opened the workbook defined in the workbook. It follows that ActiveWorkbook is the workbook defined by the hyperlink. So you could use that. However if you want the actual name form the hyperlink
Private Sub Worksheet_FollowHyperlink(ByVal Target As Hyperlink)
Dim x As Long
Dim s As String
Dim answer As String
For x = Len(Target.Address) To 1 Step -1
     s = Mid(Target.Address, x, 1)
     If s = "\" Then Exit For
     answer = s & answer
Next x
MsgBox answer

End Sub

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You know you are tired when no amount of sleep helps. You go to bed tired. You wake up tired. You live tired. I tried running because maybe my body needed a more strenuous workout to prep it for slumber. Epic failure! I was simply exhausted. The doctor's said, "You're fine. Your blood work is normal. There is nothing physically wrong with you." Well, there was something wrong. Here's the list of the culprits that were draining my life of energy. Maybe you will see the same issues in your life.
1. My high stress job. I won't complain, as I am thankful to be employed. However, stress if not managed will cause damage to your health and immune system.
2. Poor nutrition. Yes, I was one of those people who ate what was quick and felt lousy because of poor choices with food.
3. Lack of relaxation. Along with my job, I was also hosting and leading a women's group, volunteering in the community, working on writing books, and not taking time for myself. I rarely had time alone, and there was no real chill time. And my body was ticked off about it.
4. Toxic relationships. Some people we can not get away from, like family. Other's we have to pick and choose. If you surround yourself with people who are negative, pessimistic, doom and gloom, continually gossip about people, are hot-tempered, etc…your body will respond to it as stress.
5. Lack of water. I am a Researcher. I don't have the liberty all the time to run out to the ladies room. It's not possible. So, dehydration became a way of life. We need water to live and survive.
How do you get out of the rut? It starts with a decision. Do you want the best life possible? Are you willing to do what it takes to have that life? If so, then make a decision to change. The change starts with you. You can't force other people to change, but you can change yourself.
How did I do it? I started with taking things off my schedule and my plate. I resigned from my women's group. Attendance had diminished, and I was putting far more effort into than I should. I started drinking water. Seventy Five (75) days ago I gave up sugar, processed foods, white bread, white rice, high glycemic foods, and switched to whole foods. I started arranging my work schedule so there were breaks, and I could eat every 4 hours. I started taking classes such as Krav Maga, boxing, and even going to a massage therapist. I stopped spending time with people who were dragging my spirit into the dumps or treating me like a garbage can (i.e. gossiping about others). I surrendered busyness, and set firm boundaries with people. Sometimes, you have to say no! Do you hear me? NO! No, I can not help you. No, I cannot be there for you. No, I cannot add another activity to my plate. It feels selfish, but if you don't learn balance, you will kill yourself. You'll die, everyone else will keep on living.
Dear friends, the world is an amazing place waiting to be explored. What on earth are you waiting for? Ask yourself, "What am I doing to live the best life possible?" The choice is up to you. No one can live life for you. You have to make a decision, and set your eyes on the prize! Be kind to yourself. You cannot love your neighbor as yourself, if you don't love yourself.


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What to see: One of the few remaining unimproved neutral grasslands in Kent.
In summer the grassland supports colourful wild flowers such as St John's wort and black knapweed. Although the grassland is important the surrounding scrub and woodland also provides undisturbed habitat for birds. Eleven species of butterfly have been recorded on the site as have reptiles such as slow-worms and common lizards which shows that even small sites support a wealth of wildlife.


Profitably lead the day-to-day operations of the store in the absence of the Store Manager.
Focus: Manage the entire food service program to include inventory, preparation, promotion, production service and sales.
Assist the Store Manager by providing input into the Recruitment, Selection, Training and Performance Management and Discipline/Termination of employees.
Provide input into the scheduling of staff.
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Respond to Customer Service Shops, QA Audits, Secret Shops and SMG survey responses.
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Ensure adequate inventory levels of all items are maintained and identify any waste opportunities.
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Special Article – Tools for Experiment and Theory
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08815-w
H1jet, a fast program to compute transverse momentum distributions
Alexander Linda and Andrea Banfi
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, BN1 9QH, Brighton, UK
a a.lind@sussex.ac.uk
We present H1jet, a fast code that computes the total cross section and differential distribution in the transverse momentum of a colour singlet. In its current version, the program implements only leading-order and processes, but could be extended to higher orders. We discuss the processes implemented in H1jet, give detailed instructions on how to implement new processes, and perform comparisons to existing codes. This tool, mainly designed for theorists, can be fruitfully used to assess deviations of selected new physics models from the Standard Model behaviour, as well as to quickly obtain distributions of relevance for Standard Model phenomenology.
© The Author(s) 2021
Funded by SCOAP3
The new physics reach of null tests with and decays
Large hadron collider constraints on some simple models for anomalies
Lepton-flavour non-universality of angular distributions in and beyond the Standard Model
Angular and polarization observables for Majorana-mediated B decays with effective interactions
Search for single production of vectorlike top partners through th channel at the HE-LHC and FCC-hh


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Justifying violence
IssueJune - Aug 2003
Writing from Pakistan, Beena Sarwar believes that violence has become a part of our daily discourse, internalised and accepted as a norm - dictating terms in the region, justifying increased military spending and reducing the pressure to seek other options.
03 Jun 2003 Comment by Beena Sarwar
The most dangerous form of violence in South Asia is arguably the threat of nuclear war between India and Pakistan. It colours the statements made by the leaders of both countries and strengthens the extreme right wing in both countries, which feeds off and thrives on the fanaticism of its counterparts next door.
The rhetoric of war, whether it is made by George Bush, Ariel Sharon, Atal Bihari Vajpayee or Pervez Musharraf, gives the cue to these elements to indulge in more violence, and justify it with the rhetoric of religion, patriotism, or nationalism.
Mr Vajpayee's recent "hand of friendship" is, finally, a move away from the tension that has engulfed the region since 9/11, and particularly since the US-led attack on Iraq. It is to be hoped that the Pakistani leadership will respond in kind.
The saber-rattling of Indian and Pakistani leaders had reached a dangerous level in the past months. Furthermore, there was increasing insecurity in the region since the US-led attack on Iraq as the question of "who's next on the list?" started doing the rounds.
Paranoid? Or not?
Many observers have dismissed as irrational the fear that Pakistan could be "next" (as long as it toes the line, as it has been doing), but it is interesting that this fear is not limited to Pakistan, where it is a hot topic, as borne out by letters to the editor and TV talk shows. Surprisingly, there are similar apprehensions in next-door India too.
A "very strange phenomenon" is taking place there, apparently propelled by fear of the US, notes Deepa Kandaswamy of Kerala, India, writing in the web discussion list at Blueear.com. "The press is already talking about India Next (paranoid or not), and this seems to bring India together." She lists the reasons behind this fear, then concludes: "Hindu fanatics who were pro-war because it was anti-Islam as they saw it during the first week are now anti-war and pro-Islam openly! There is also a leaning towards Be Indian, Buy Indian, the swadeshi mentality - and even the far right are slowly turning centrist or at times weirdly leftist and/or conservative."
India and Pakistan were until now busy deflecting such an attack, arguing that the other country is a "fit case for a pre-emptive strike", and calling on the US to attack it. But both government's urgings prompted a cool response from the world's most powerful country - instead, the White House dished out some sensible counter-advice about sorting out problems through dialogue and diplomacy (we won't here get into the argument that its chief inhabitant refuses to follow this course). The US's refusal to rise to the bait (South Asia is the other direction from Iraq/Syria, and besides, we don't have oil) did not initially stop either government from continuing to brandish their metaphorical swords. (The aggression of India's foreign minister Yashwant Sinha paled in comparison to the belligerence of Pakistan's Information minister Sheikh Rasheed, who would win any uncouthness contest hands down for his rude "Bakwas band karo", barked out at a public rally in Lahore and aimed across the border - where it promptly landed, thanks to private television channels).
International pressure had to be stepped up, despite the diversion provided by Iraq, since these threatening postures could not be dismissed as just so much rhetoric, all sound and fury signifying nothing. If there was even a small chance that they would escalate into more than just verbal abuse, the stakes were too high, and the dangers too great, to ignore. Military experts and peaceniks alike have often warned that any future war between these nuclear-armed neighbours will not remain limited to "conventional" warfare.
Meanwhile, the rhetoric and irresponsible statements aimed at each other, reported constantly by the media, contributed to the escalation of tensions and violence between both countries and within their borders.
Diverting finances
Sadly, violence has become part our daily discourse, internalised and accepted as a norm. Constant talk of war eventually gives the impression that war is inevitable, that there are no other options, thus reducing the pressure to seek other options. The discourse of violence dictates terms in our region, justifying increased military spending, and diverting finances from vital areas like poverty alleviation, food, housing, healthcare, education and social infrastructures - the real issues faced by the people.
Of course, this happens not just in our region. Bush's war may end up costing the US up to $200 billion. This is in addition to the current Pentagon budget of $355 billion - which dwarfs the $40 billion allocated for children's health care, $34 billion for children's education, and $29 billion for affordable housing.
It is not just finances that are diverted - also diverted is people's attention. As Arundhati Roy put it when she visited Karachi last year, when governments talk of war they force activists to digress from the fight for social justice and political rights - such as the fights against big dams and evictions, for the rights of landless peasants, for equality and human dignity.
The impact goes beyond the activists. American businessman Ben Cohen - who co-founded Ben and Jerry's ice-cream as well as the activist website TrueMajority.com - puts it like this: "The continued belligerence of our leaders saps our souls, saps our spirit, and saps our strength as a nation."
No religion preaches violence, or justifies taking innocent lives. Yet, religion is routinely invoked by extremists - on either side of the border - who justify their violence on some righteous pretext or other. A horrific example is that of a serial killer who targeted sex workers in Gujranwala, near Lahore, some months back. When interviewed in prison by Geo TV, he showed no remorse.
Instead, he justified his actions by saying that he was only following "Allah's orders" in order to stop these women from their immoral way of life. "I did not aim to kill but to disable their bodies," he said, "If any of them died, that was fate - their time had come." His statements eerily echo the stand taken by US president George W Bush & Co as they geared up for the attack on Iraq and the inevitable loss of civilian lives. This is not to suggest that the murderer was influenced by Bush or vice versa, but it does illustrate how wrongdoers justify their illegal actions with self-righteous invocations to "God's will" and how the loss of innocent lives is put down to some kind of "collateral damage".
This is how the unjustifiable is justified. Those who raped and killed in Gujarat also found some way to justify their violence, and place the onus on the victim ("If Saddam had left Iraq, his people would have been spared the suffering of being bombed"). Those who threw hand grenades in Pakistani churches and killed innocent people, similarly must have developed some kind of argument justifying their actions and enabling them to live with themselves after taking innocent lives.
Can't bomb the world to peace
The axioms that violence begets violence, and that it does not pay in the long run, mean nothing to those driven to desperation by tyranny and occupation, or to those who believe that killing a non-believer will win them a ticket to paradise. Least of all do they resonate with those who gain financially from violence, like the contractors and oilmen who are "re-constructing" Iraq and "securing" its resources. (Amusingly, peace activists are writing to Halliburton's chief executive asking him to donate the profits from reconstructing Iraq to charity in order to disprove allegations that his company is a war profiteer!)
Some also argue that when all else fails, violence is the only way to get rid of unwanted despots, whether Taliban or Saddam Hussein (both friends and partners of the US until not so long ago). Certainly, many Iraqis and Afghans are grateful to be rid of their oppressors - but their answer may have been different had they been given a choice between being bombed and destroyed, and having to endure the Taliban or Saddam Hussein for another decade.
In the long run, the people of the world - and the US - will pay a heavy price for the belligerence of Bush and his war-hungry cohorts. As one peace demonstrator wrote on a banner at the Karachi Arts Council at an Artists Against War event on 7 April, "You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb the world to peace".
Topics: Pakistan, Violence & nonviolence
Beena Sarwar is a print and television journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan.
This article was originally published in The News on Sunday, Pakistan, 27 April 2003. It will also appear as part of a wider collection of writings and visual media in a special issue of Sampark, the "Journal of Global Understanding", an English language literary, human sciences and current affairs journal, due to be published during early 2004.
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Senegal ALERT: Newspaper Director, journalist jailed
A Senegalese Magistrates' Court based in the capital, Dakar, on August 29, 2013 sentenced two journalists to a month imprisonment each.
The journalists, Mamadou Biaye, a former director of privately-owned Le Quotidien, and Bastien David, a French national who practiced as an intern at the same newspaper were convicted in a libel case instituted against them by a former foreign minister, Alioune Badara Cisse.
The Minister, popularly known as ABC, accused the two of defaming him in an article they published on June 20, 2013 titled "Fired by the government, challenged and shunned by his own party … the ABC of solitude."
At the trial the two journalists were not present and were sentenced in absentia. The Court in addition imposed a three month suspension on the newspaper and a fine of 10 million CFA francs (about US$20,000).
The conviction of the two journalists and the additional suspension and fine imposed on the newspaper by the Court is a clear repression of freedom of expression in Senegal.
The continued existence and application of criminal libel laws remains one of the biggest threats to freedom of expression and democratization. This underlines the MFWA's campaign for decriminalization of such laws in the region.
We, therefore, call on the Senegalese government to repeal all laws that criminalize speech as part of democratic reforms in the country.
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Westbrook Spring Invitational
Westbrook Village Golf Club | Phoenix, Ariz.
Par-72 | 6,269 yards
Chou fired a career-best 70 in the first round.
Day 1 Results
Place Team Score
1 Kansas 576 (E)
2 Kansas State 578 (+2)
3 Illinois 580 (+4)
4 Ohio State 582 (+6)
5 New Mexico State 585 (+9)
6 Iowa 586 (+10)
7 Notre Dame 587 (+11)
T8 Wisconsin 591 (+15)
T8 Oregon State 591 (+15)
T10 Indiana 596 (+20)
T10 UC Davis 596 (+20)
12 Nebraska 597 (+21)
13 Washington State 601 (+25)
Individual Leaderboard (Top 5)
Place Name Team Score
1 Isabella DiLisio ND 138 (-6)
T2 Audrey Judd NEB 141 (-3)
T2 Gabby Curtis UW 141 (-3)
T2 Chomchana Phuchanbanchob KU 141 (-3)
T2 Madison Talley KSU 141 (-3)
Kansas Leaderboard
Place Name Score
T2 Chomchana Phuchanbanchob 141 (-3)
T11 Ariadna Fonseca 144 (E)
T18 Victoria Chandra 146 (+2)
T47 Yi-Tsen Chou 151 (+7)
T63 Pitsinee Winyarat 155 (+11)
T50 Xinyun Yu 152 (+8)
PEORIA, Ariz. – Newest Kansas women's golfer Chomchana Phuchanbanchob, who is nicknamed "Cake," had a career day finishing her first two rounds as a Jayhawk in a tie for second overall at the Westbrook Spring Invitational Sunday after firing a career-low 68 in the first round and a 73 in the second.
Phuchanbanchob ended the day with a 3-under 141 after 36 holes, tallying five birdies.
Head coach Erin O'Neil had high remarks about Phuchanbanchob's immediate contribution to the Jayhawks.
"We honestly are not surprised at all by Cake's performance," O'Neil said. "She is very talented, works hard on her game and wants to win."
The Jayhawks finished the first two rounds atop the leaderboard, collectively shooting an even-par 576, two strokes ahead of Big 12 Conference foe Kansas State.
Three Jayhawks shot in the 60s Sunday to help the Jayhawks reach the top of the leaderboard after the first two rounds of play.
Joining Phuchanbanchob is sophomore Ariadna Fonseca Diaz who ended day one tied for 11th as she shot a 75 and 69 during the first and second rounds, respectively.
Not far behind Diaz is sophomore Victoria Chandra, who is tied for 18th place, shooting 2-over par through two rounds. Chandra also tallied a career-low 67 in the first round.
Freshman Yi-Tsen Chou is currently tied for 47th following her career-best 2-under par 70 in the first round. Xinyun Yu, competing as an individual, is tied in 50th place.
Junior Pitsinee Winyarat rounds out the leaderboard for the Jayhawks and is tied for 63rd after shooting an 80 in the first round. She improved five strokes in the second round with a 75.
The Jayhawks will take their two-stroke lead into the final round. Following Kansas State (+2) are Illinois (+4), Ohio State (+6) and New Mexico State (+9) to round out the top five.
"I am very proud of our efforts (Sunday), but we still have one more round to take care of," O'Neil said. "(Monday) we need to continue to focus on the details that are in our control and play the course rather than getting caught up on what other teams are doing or becoming too result-oriented."
The final round begins Monday with an 8:30 a.m. (MST) shotgun start.


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This is the first post in a series that I plan to publish chronicling a revival of my very first experiences programming in BASIC on an 8 bit Atari 800 computer. I plan to share what resources are available to anyone interested in getting started with Atari retro computing, or anyone also wishing to relive their early computing experiences with the Atari 8 bit machines. The plan is to dig much deeper into the hardware to feed my interest in digital electronics, and also to do some 6502/Atari assembly language programming, something I never got around to doing back in the day.
My Best Friend's First Micro Computer
My very first experience programming computers came when my best friend's father purchased an Atari 400 with the 410 cassette drive for his son. It came with a BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) programming language cartridge, similar to the game cartridges used in the famous Atari 2600 game console. Soon we were learning how to write our own programs in BASIC, and specifically how to program graphics so we could make our own video games.
The Atari 400 - Image by Evan Amos via Wikimedia Commons
It wasn't long before my friend's dad upgraded him to the Atari 800 with the 810 floppy disk drive. The 800 used the same BASIC cartridge as the 400, but could accept more memory, could connect to a real monitor in addition to a color TV, and best of all it had a non-membrane "clicky" keyboard!
In March of 2021 I purchased an Atari 800, an 810 floppy drive, the power supplies, and some game controllers on eBay, from the original owner, knowing only that the power LEDs came on when plugged in. I was so excited when the package finally arrived only to be bummed out to see that there was shipping damage to the 810 floppy drive. I informed the seller of the damage after having already sourced most of the replacement parts from another Ebayer. The seller graciously offered to refund whatever the repair parts would cost.
Finally The Proud Owner of an Atari 800
Even though the seller had recently plugged both the 800 and the 810 into power for the photos to show that the power LEDs come on, I didn't want to power up the computer until I had opened it up and given it a thorough inspection. Before the computer shipped, I had already downloaded the Atari 400-800 System Service Manual 1981-04 from the Internet Archive so I would know how to safely open and disassemble it.
Opening the Dual Cartridge Slot Door Revealed Non-Factory Screws
The computer was sold without any cartridges, so there was no surprise when I opened the cartridge door to both the left and right side cartridge slots empty. I knew from the sellers photos before purchasing the computer that the original cartridge door clamps were missing, and had been replaced with simple screws and flat washers.
Removing The Cartridge Door Assembly Reveals the RAM & ROM Boards
After removing the aftermarket screws and flat washers, I slid the cartridge door assembly slightly up and forward to clear the tabs in the back and lifted the assembly away, revealing the three 16k RAM (Random Access Memory) cards, and the ROM (Read Only Memory) board, A.K.A. "Personality Board". The tops of the boards were somewhat secured with a spacer made of plastic, preventing the tops of the memory boards from wiggling around.
The Bottom of the RF Shielding around the Motherboard, & Bottom of the Power Supply Board Revealed
I removed the memory boards and flipped the computer upside down to remove the five Phillips head screws that hold the top and bottom case halves together revealing the speaker, the bottom of the RF Shielding around the motherboard, & the bottom of the power supply board. So far only very slight signs of dirt and dust, no oxidation, and no visible internal mechanical or electrical damage. Next, the speaker could be removed simply by disconnecting the plug from the power supply board header and lifting it out of its pocket in the upper housing.
Ribbon Cable Connecting The Keyboard To The Motherboard
There are three Phillips head screws securing the motherboard & power supply to the upper housing, after removing them I carefully pivoted the combined boards and RF shield housing away from the upper housing exposing the connection of the keyboard ribbon cable to the motherboard keyboard header, and disconnected the ribbon cable.
Motherboard & Power Supply Board Assembly Free From The Upper Housing
I knew that I was not going to ever connect the computer to a color television set via the antenna connection, so I proceeded to remove the RF cable and put it away. Three Phillips head screws mount the power supply board to the RF shielding of the motherboard, and the electrical connections are via a four pin header and a larger 22 pin header. After removing the screws and disconnecting the four pin cable I carefully separated the power supply board from the motherboard.
Motherboard & Power Supply Board Separated
With the motherboard and power supply boards separated, I flipped the motherboard upside down and removed the nine Phillips head screws securing the RF shield housing together and carefully lifted the bottom RF shield plate together with the motherboard out of the top casting.
RF Shield - Upper Casting Removed, CPU Board Exposed
Once out of the casting, the CPU board was exposed and could be removed from the motherboard. There are four nylon clips with pins inside that lock the bottom RF shield plate to the motherboard. Using a fine point tool the pins can be pushed out the bottom allowing the four petals of the nylon clips to compress and slip out of the holes in the motherboard. Once all four have been removed the motherboard and shield can be separated.
Motherboard & Bottom RF Shield Separated
Nylon Clips & Some of the Phillips Head Screws After Removal
Lastly, the plastic cartridge guide can be separated from the motherboard by gently pushing the four clips with your finger. The disassembly is complete.
Plastic Cartridge Guide Removed From The Motherboard
Now with the computer fully disassembled I had absolute power to do with it as I pleased! Most electronics contain one or more electrolytic capacitors, which go bad over long periods of not being powered up. The Atari 800 is no exception, and according to the seller, this computer has been in a box for 30 - 35 years! Before I was going to power it up I would first check all of the electrolytic capacitors and replace any that read marginally.
In Part 2 of this series I cover the testing of the capacitors in circuit, connecting the 800 to an LCD monitor, repairs to a malfunctioning keyboard.


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Action: The 'vitality pool' at Baynan Tree Koh Samui.
Precise pampering: Banyan Tree, Samui.
Giving a balanced, fair comparison between a five-star hotel spa treatment in a resort vast enough to have its own postcode and a dirt-cheap Bangkok massage shop was always destined to be a perplexing challenge, finds Steve Madgwick.
Two polar-opposites of 'nuat phaen thai', traditional Thai massage, I thought – sort of like contrasting a crisp recording of artfully played harp music with Britney Spears' on repeat, crackling through tinny street-stall speakers. Well, actually, that was one of the differences I discovered when I put my body (and ears) on the line for this massage road test.
The most obvious inequity in the comparison is, of course, the price canyon between the two treatments. For a one-and-a-half hour treatment at the 'Rainforest' spa at the (five-star) Banyan Tree Koh Samui (of which I was an invited guest) I could have been pummelled, bent and stretched for around 28 straight hours at Yens on Silom Road, a 250-baht (about $10) per hour massage shop that ended up being my comparison.
But I had to focus on what the two treatments had in common so I chose the traditional Thai-style massage at both, medium pressure and with no oil (too hot and humid in Thailand).
First up, the Rainforest set a lofty standard. The Banyan Tree Koh Samui is a 'well-being' destination even without a massage – its sublime aspect over the Gulf of Thailand only partially 'interrupted' by palm groves.
When it was time to leave my Deluxe Pool Villa for my treatment, a chauffeured buggy picked me up and dispatched me at the spa's foyer. Unfair advantage indeed.
The Rainforest is marketed as a "hydrothermal therapy and wellness experience', akin to an upmarket holistic health funpark. Even the massage preamble is extensively planned, as you would expect given the tariff. The spa's reception feels calm: custom-scented, temperature controlled, music audible yet not intrusive, intense service.
Sadly, treatments don't take place within the actual confines of a rainforest – it's actually a purpose-built spa building, a multi-disciplinary stroll through a series of rooms that flit from hot to cold chambers of pleasure and panic, water bombarding, squirting and pouring from surprising angles. The spa attendants herd you through each mysterious chamber at an invigorating and sometimes chaotic pace.
There are 16 pre-massages disciplines, including those in the 'vitality pool'. Some I found invigorating: the mild steam room, with lemongrass-scented mist, warm ambience in near darkness; the abrasive and stimulating salt scrub; the poundingly powerful pool jets. Some not so: the ice shower and the tip-the-wooden-bucket-of-water-on-yourself room (the staff had to repeatedly prompt me before I submitted to the holistic hari kari).
A pre-massage recline on heated tiled loungers, cocooned in towels, embryonically warm, was a measured transition for my massage.
Less than 48 hours later, in armpit-humid, bustling and dusty downtown Bangkok, I searched the streets for the Rainforest's low-cost opponent, a 'respectable' massage house – not one of 'those' kinds of massages ubiquitously available in Bangkok.
Yens' aura sold me straight away: in a row of wholly respectable establishments; no hard sell, no overly-made-up giggling ladies (or lady boys); fluorescently clean; prices clearly displayed. The male receptionist and I communicated with a pantomime sign language, motioning back and forth at the massage menu, locking in my hour-long massage.
The enthusiastically illuminated ground floor gave way to a barely lit, seemingly disused, second-floor room where my masseuse, unusually tall for a Thai man, noiselessly led me through to a small room with two raised, curtained-off massage chambers.
From this point, the two treatments at least bare some comparison.
As is custom in nuat phaen thai, the masseuse first washes and scrubs your feet. At Yens, the water in the plastic laundry tub was lukewarm but the masseuse's scrubbing was energetic and thorough. He managed to avoid activating my tickle reflex, unlike at the Rainforest. Skillful.
My 'medium pressure' request was slightly lost in translation at Yens, thumbs and elbows digging into my calves, provoking spasms and flinches, knees in my back a sharp reminder that this is a full-contact "assisted manipulation" massage, not just a light back rub.
But my masseuse speedily became adept at knowing my limits, never eliciting an "ouch". Neck and back manipulations (my principal foes) were handled in a sensitive and professional manner. The vinyl mattress underneath me squeaked with intensity during the hour, Bangkok's traffic chaos was also just noticeable, less so after the 'massage coma' took hold.
The ambient music at Yens… well… not so ambient; boy bands from the 90s, including Backstreet Boys followed by a couple of numbers from Britney, on repeat. Distracting, yes, but not loud enough to ruin the entire experience.
Back at the Rainforest, the water in the ornately decorated foot-scrub tub (filled with rose petals and lime slices) was warmed to my liking.
Precise: no distracting din; dark wood and cane furnishings; calm voices.
The Banyan Tree masseuse (who later told me she had recently finished 5 months of formal training and had three years' experience) possessed the power of someone at least two-and-a-half times her size, teetering on the limits of medium pressure also as she pursued knots around my lower back. She gently obliterated them, sleep beckoned.
The techniques of both practitioners obviously share common heritage, the Banyan Tree's more precise, practiced, disciplined; Yens closer to free styling, raw, but ultimately satisfying.
The post-massage routine underlines the differences as much as any element. At Yens the masseuse quietly rose, a vague tap on the back, wandering off without a word, leaving me to find my shoes and navigate my way back downstairs, where he was standing outside waiting for the next customer. I wondered how many massages he would perform in one day and what toll that would take.
By contrast, the gentle peal of a bell woke me from my massage coma at Banyan Tree. And the pampering continued: fruit and yogurt, more tea, water, all served in branded vessels. One distracting point, however, was being asked to fill out a survey, rating my masseuse's performance, before I had even left the room.
The winner. The Banyan Tree overall, even considering the fee, but to bastardise a sporting cliché the "only winner on the day was the massage itself" – and me.
Sure it's great to splash out and be pampered, but it's also good to know that just down the street you can get a vaguely similar experience for less than a price of a bottle of wine.


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Jenn Brown vs. Tim Brown, as refereed by ESPN
Posted on September 9, 2010 by Sandlapper Spike
So I get home, and there is a piece of junk mail in my box. I almost threw it away; then I decided to post about it. First, a little background…
I didn't really follow the controversy surrounding the Jenn Brown/Icehouse story from two weeks ago, mainly because the story ended almost before it started.
Jenn Brown is, from what I can tell, being positioned by ESPN to become "Erin Andrews Jr.", including inheriting Andrews' sideline reporter gig on ESPN Thursday night college football. Like Andrews, she is blond, and a graduate of Florida. (She is also three years younger than Andrews.)
All that is well and good, but when it was announced that she had agreed (with ESPN's consent) to become the national spokesperson for Icehouse beer (a brand sold by MillerCoors), the endorsement deal drew some criticism in various corners of the media world.
ESPN subsequently changed its collective mind, and told MillerCoors that Brown would not be available to be its Icehouse spokesperson.
I thought that was the right call, but I wondered a little about where ESPN drew the line when it came to endorsement deals. After all, Dan Patrick promoted Coors beer when he worked for the network (and later said it was a mistake).
More recently, Brown's role model, Andrews, has appeared in an ad campaign for Sony, and Chris Berman has shilled as only he can for Applebee's. Of course, it is one thing to endorse television sets and restaurants, and another to endorse an alcoholic beverage, particularly when much of your work revolves around sporting events played and attended by people under the age of 21.
However, ESPN's line of demarcation isn't nearly as clear-cut as that, as pointed out by at least one observer, who notes the network has no problem with Lee Corso and Dick Vitale appearing in commercials for Hooters.
Tangent: I own a book, College Sports Inc., written about 20 years ago by Murray Sperber, the former Indiana University professor and mondo critic of college sports. It is as shrill (and comprehensive) an indictment of the amateur sports scene as you could imagine. Sperber is at his most bilious near the end of a chapter titled "Greed City":
"…a former Indiana University football coach, Lee Corso, set the standard for crassness when he shilled for the white minority South African government's Krugerrands [on Corso's weekly coach's TV show] while at IU."
I don't have anything against Corso, who has been a mainstay at ESPN for many years, although I admit the ads for Hooters make me cringe. However, over the years I've often thought about that line in Sperber's book when Corso appeared on TV.
I think that points up the danger of endorsements, especially potentially controversial ones. Corso could escape being remembered for that politically incorrect pitch because no one outside the state watched his show. (Given his record at IU, it's possible not many people in the state watched the show.) However, Jenn Brown endorsing a beer company while working for the 5000-lb. gorilla of sports media in this country — well, that's a different story.
You're probably starting to wonder what I got in the mail. Well, it was a promotional magazine for an online betting service. I'm not sure how I got on the company's mailing list, as I don't gamble on sports, but no matter. I was about to toss it out when I noticed that the cover featured former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, wearing a hat with the logo of the company.
Inside the front cover is a blurb stating that the service "offers free games picks and previews from Tim Brown, Gary Payton and the rest…". It also suggests the reader needs to join Brown and Payton at the website on an "exclusive betting video page."
In the middle of the booklet is another photo of Brown, holding a football, with another blurb referencing him.
As it happens, Brown is currently employed by ESPN. As stated in a recent media release by the network:
ESPN's 2010 college football coverage will feature a deep lineup of knowledgeable and experienced game and studio commentators in familiar and new roles, including the addition of Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown as an analyst for ESPN 3D games…
…Brown – a former Notre Dame wide receiver and 16-year NFL veteran — will also provide studio analysis on College Football Live, ESPNEWS, SportsCenter, various ESPN Radio programs and additional ESPN platforms.
I perused the betting service's website, mainly to see if Brown was involved in picking college games, as opposed to just the NFL. I didn't see any current reference to him analyzing college games, although he does seem to have analyzed college football games last year for the service. I did see an older video showing Brown (wearing a burnt-orange Sean John sweater and employing the key phrase "butt-whoopin'" amid a host of cliches) discussing the upcoming (at that time) BCS title game between Alabama and Texas.
Of course, I didn't have access to the "exclusive betting video page", so he may be talking about Alabama-Penn State this week, or he may be sticking to the NFL. I don't know.
Again, I don't have anything against Tim Brown, who for all I know is a nice guy making a living, as is his right. It just strikes me as odd that ESPN doesn't appear to have any problem with one of its college football analysts moonlighting as a spokesperson/employee for online gambling, while putting the kibosh on someone trying to hawk beer.
In one of the links above, it is pointed out that "colleges and universities have always been sensitive to criticism that it does not condone alcohol abuse but is more than happy to take the money from beer advertising." Isn't gambling on sports at least as big a concern on college campuses these days?
I will say that you could distinguish between the ESPN roles for Tim Brown (a game/studio analyst) and Jenn Brown (a reporter) in trying to draw a line. That's a tough argument to make, though.
It could be that I'm totally wrong about this, but I don't really see the difference, at least from ESPN's point of view, between these two endorsement deals — one still in progress, and one cut off at the pass. Then again, I'm still trying to figure out why ESPN would run infomercials featuring one of its former ad spokesmen, who has been dead for over a year.
At least no one is endorsing Berman's moustache.
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ESPN College Football Announcers for 2010
Posted on August 5, 2010 by Sandlapper Spike
ESPN has released its assignments for its college football game coverage, as well as its studio coverage. As always, there are some new crews. Highlights:
— Among the tandems that work the high-profile ESPN/ABC games, the one significant change is in the "west coast" team, where there will now be a three-man booth — Carter Blackburn, Brock Huard, and Mike Bellotti. The former Oregon coach is in his first season as an analyst; he works with Huard, who was the analyst for the SEC ESPNU primetime game last year. Blackburn called mostly west coast games on the U last season after moving over from CBS College Sports.
That team essentially replaces the Terry Gannon/David Norrie duo from 2009. Gannon is not listed on this year's release; he may just have too much already on his announcing plate (Dave Lamont filled in for him a few times last season as it was). Norrie is going to ESPN Radio, replacing Dennis Franchione as Bill Rosinski's analyst. Norrie will also work a few midweek TV games (along with Robert Smith), teaming with Beth Mowins.
— That's right, there is now a second woman play-by-play voice calling college football for ESPN. Mowins will apparently have a limited schedule.
Pam Ward is still around, and presumably as intolerant of injured players as ever. However, she's been moved from the noon ET ESPN2 slot to 3:30 pm ET on ESPNU, much to the relief of Michigan State and Northwestern fans everywhere. Her analyst will be Danny Kanell.
— Kanell, the former FSU quarterback, also will do some studio work. He's the breakout star, I guess, of the multitude of game callers/analysts who worked ESPN360 (now ESPN3.com) games last season. What does that say about the talent featured on ESPN3.com in 2009? Well…
The release doesn't mention anything about who will work ESPN3.com games this year; it does note that "additional commentators will contribute throughout the season". There will be a lot of "additional contributors" both on ESPN3.com and on the regular TV platforms. Week 1, for example, will include 11 games that will be shown live exclusively on ESPN3.com.
— Erin Andrews will be hosting the first hour of an expanded College Gameday (that was announced last month). She will also be the sideline reporter for the game site from which the program originates, assuming it's on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2.
That means the other high-profile game tandems will probably flip-flop sideline reporters a bit more often than normal, although most of the time Andrews will likely work with Brent Musberger and Kirk Herbstreit. Last year, the sideline reporter with that duo was Lisa Salters, who will not be back this year.
Quint Kessenich moves from the Big East regional game of the week to a national gig; his replacement on the sidelines for the Big East games is Eamon McAnaney. I think there is a lacrosse announcer quota involved in that switch, but I'm not sure.
Andrews won't be roaming the sidelines on Thursday night any more. "The new EA" is Jenn Brown, who like Andrews is a Florida grad, blond, and destined to become a sports blog/message board favorite.
— The other change on Thursday nights is Rece Davis taking over play-by-play duties from Chris Fowler. I like Davis, although he isn't really a natural at play-by-play, but I'm not a fan of the Craig James/Jesse Palmer dual threat. I find their combined analysis rather banal; at least James wears a properly sized tie.
— Fowler remains the ringleader for College Gameday, with Lee Corso (who I hope has now fully recovered from his stroke), Herbstreit, and Desmond Howard. There was little change in personnel for the major studio shows. That's right, another year of Dr. Lou (with Davis and Mark May) and The Bachelor (with John Saunders). Robert Flores takes over as the new update guy on ABC.
There were some moves on the SEC-on-ESPN desk. Dari Nowkhah will now be the syndication studio host, as Rob Stone will call games on ESPNU (he's working the noon U game with David Pollack). Another change of interest for SEC fans is the new primetime team for that league on ESPNU. Clay Matvick and Herm Edwards will replace Eric Collins and Brock Huard. Edwards may be a San Diego State alum, but he strikes me as a natural pick to analyze SEC action, as teams in that conference definitely play to win the game.
As mentioned earlier, Huard is working west coast games this season, while Collins has apparently moved to the Big 10 Network. If I see a release listing announcers for the BTN/CBS College Sports/etc., I'll post it here; the other BTN announcing news of note I've seen suggests that Tom Hart will be joining that network.
Edit (8/25/10) — Here is the BTN release, with Hart and Collins listed as announcers: Link
Another non-ESPN announcing note: The ACC game of the week, produced by Raycom, will have a new analyst this year, with David Archer replacing Rick "Doc" Walker. This, if not a national tragedy, is at least a regional outrage. I need to know which ACC players are actually cyborgs.
— Anish Shroff will take over from Charlie Neal as the play-by-play man for ESPNU's Thursday night games. Luckily, CitiField will not host a football game this season.
— Joe Tessitore will call the Friday night ESPN2 games with Rod Gilmore again, but Tessitore (who I find enjoyably bombastic) will also be the play-by-play voice for the ESPN-3D games, which will feature separate production teams for "regular" and 3D broadcasts. He'll work with new analyst Tim Brown and sideline reporter Ray Bentley (who had worked with Pam Ward for the last three seasons).
— The noon ESPN/ESPN2 games will each have Grieses in the booth. Bob Griese returns with Chris Spielman and Dave Pasch on ESPN, while the ESPN2 game will feature Brian Griese (who had a promising debut last year) with play-by-play man Bob Wischusen.
Pasch and Wischusen are both guys who could/should work higher-profile games, but each is a radio announcer for an NFL team (the Cardinals for Pasch, the Jets for Wischusen) and are basically limited to early-afternoon Saturday games on ESPN.
— Ron Franklin, who was planning on retiring, is back and working again with Ed Cunningham. I hope that team gets some heavy-duty games this year.
Getting closer to kickoff…
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ESPN's college football announcers for 2009
Posted on July 9, 2009 by Sandlapper Spike
On Thursday, ESPN released its assignments for its college football studio and game coverage. There was a fair amount of movement among its announcing teams this season. Some comments:
The Brad Nessler-Todd Blackledge tandem should be excellent. Blackledge no longer has to worry about trying to decipher various off-the-wall comments by Mike Patrick. Nessler doesn't have to prop up Bob Griese (who to me has faded badly as an analyst in recent years) or make room for Paul Maguire's observations. Erin Andrews will roam the sidelines for this team; let's hope she doesn't get hit by a ball.
Speaking of Maguire, according to a column in USA Today he was supposed to have a "reduced role" this season, with "the occasional game" and some studio and radio shows. However, the man who still holds the record for the longest punt in The Citadel's football history is not listed anywhere on the release (and the release is fairly extensive, listing some "additional" commentators like JC Pearson, Jon Berger, and Shaun King).
Griese is going to be part of a three-man booth working the noon ESPN game. Dave Pasch gets to referee Griese and Chris Spielman. That strikes me as possibly being a mismatched combo. Griese and Spielman are both Big 10 guys, though. I think Pasch is one of the better play-by-play guys ESPN has on its roster, but he's probably precluded from drawing primetime assignments due to being the radio voice of the Arizona Cardinals.
One of my favorite announcers, Sean McDonough, will work ABC games with Matt Millen. Millen was a solid analyst on NFL telecasts before his extremely ill-advised stint as GM of the Lions. I think moving back to broadcasting on the college side is probably a good move for him. Oh, and this team also draws a sideline reporter, Holly Rowe. It's a shame she isn't working with Ron Franklin.
Mike Patrick moves from ESPN Saturday night to one of the regional ABC slots, teamed with Craig James (who will also continue as an analyst on the Thursday night package) and sideline reporter Heather Cox. Britney Spears will not be impressed.
Carter Blackburn, formerly of CBS College Sports TV, will be calling games on ESPNU. It appears he'll primarily be working west coast games. His announcing sidekick is listed as "TBD".
Pam Ward is back for the noon game on ESPN2, with Ray Bentley back for at least the third year in a row as her analyst. I'm just glad I'm not a fan of, say, a mediocre Big 10 school…
Todd Harris got a regular play-by-play gig, working Saturday afternoon ESPNU telecasts with Charles Arbuckle (really, it should have been Bentley). I sincerely hope those will be "interactive" broadcasts.
Then there is ESPN's SEC announcing roster. I wanted to delve into this a little deeper, because I'm curious to see how ESPN approaches its contractual relationship with the conference.
Aside from the SEC primetime games that will air on ESPN (which will mostly be called by Nessler and Blackledge), there will be a regular ESPN game on Saturday night, an occasional afternoon game on ESPNU, and the syndicated regional package put together by ESPN Regional Television. The full list of affiliates for the regional package won't be announced until the SEC Media Days in a couple of weeks, but it's anticipated the "footprint" for the broadcast will be significantly larger than what it was under Raycom/JP/Lincoln Financial.
The ESPNU night game will be called by Eric Collins and Brock Huard. Neither of those guys has an SEC background, or even a background in the southeast, which is at least semi-interesting. Huard is a former Washington quarterback who worked games last season with Bob Wischusen. Collins has called college football for ESPN before (working with Shaun King on a semi-regular basis, if I remember correctly), and currently works the TV side of L.A. Dodgers broadcasts for the 38 road games for which Vin Scully doesn't travel.
The SEC regional broadcast was traditionally the Dave-Dave-Dave show, or Dave Times Three. However, all traditions must end sometime, and thus only one of the Daves was brought into the new ERT package. That would be play-by-play man Dave Neal, the de facto TV face of the SEC. Neal will be working with Andre Ware, not one of my favorite analysts but probably still better than his Dave predecessors (Rowe and Archer). The sideline reporter will be Cara Capuano, who SEC fans will undoubtably identify with completely, since she's from California and has a degree in cell biology and biochemistry from UC-San Diego. Capuano will double as the host of the new weekly SEC show on ESPNU.
The regional broadcast will also have a studio show hosted by Rob Stone and Matt Stinchcomb, which is convenient, since the ESPNU studio for Saturday afternoons will also be Stone and Stinchcomb. UGA fans will be in Dawg Heaven on the U, since Stinchcomb will be working afternoons in the studio, and appearing in the studio in primetime will be another former UGA man, David Pollack.
I'm just ready for the games to start…
Filed under: Football | Tagged: Andre Ware, Brad Nessler, Brock Huard, Cara Capuano, Carter Blackburn, Chris Spielman, Dave Neal, Dave Pasch, David Pollack, Eric Collins, Erin Andrews, ESPN, ESPN Regional Television, ESPNU, Heather Cox, Holly Rowe, Matt Millen, Matt Stinchcomb, Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Rob Stone, Sean McDonough, SEC, Todd Blackledge, Todd Harris | 1 Comment »


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Kanye West Used Pro-Hitler Language During His 'College Dropout' Era
The artist praised Hitler's ability to control masses of people and used similar tactics in his career.
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Musician Kanye West performs at the Fader 20 Pop Life Party at Diane Von Furstenberg NYC Studios December 5, 2003 in New York City. Mark Mainz/Getty Images
According to a new report from Rolling Stone, Kanye West's usage of pro-Hitler language isn't new.
On Thursday (Dec. 14), the outlet revealed that Ye's obsession with Nazi culture dates back to his College Dropout era, with two unnamed sources stating he took direct inspiration from Hitler's methods of mass control.
The sources disclosed the information as a "well-known but well-kept secret within the rapper's inner circle."
"It's not a stretch to now compare Kanye's 'by any means necessary' methods and tactics with Adolf Hitler's," an ex-longtime collaborator said. "To know that a Hitler/[Joseph] Goebbels playbook has been a central inspiration to Kanye's own media playbook helps bring a great deal of clarity to the exact types of moves he's been making over his career."
Kanye West and Candace Owens attend the "The Greatest Lie Ever Sold" Premiere Screening on October 12, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jason Davis/Getty Images for DailyWire+
During the College Dropout sessions in 2002, the Donda 2 artist reportedly discussed Hitler's reign over Germany with many collaborators working on the project. In addition, West would frequently and seemingly randomly quiz others on Nazis and the Holocaust. A source claimed that the controversial entertainer would question people around the studio and executives until he received a "satisfied" answer.
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"It sometimes became heated depending on the person," the unnamed collaborator source revealed. "[West's] pattern of speaking on this in the studio [or] workplace was reasonably consistent. If he felt you were trustworthy, there was a reasonably high likelihood that he would attempt to engage with you and evangelize his beliefs about Hitler and the Nazis to you."
Later in the report, a third source recalls a moment in 2014 when the fashion designer struck up an intense conversation regarding Germany's former authoritarian leader and stated that there was some "good" that Hitler had done. The ex-collaborator then explained that they felt Hitler was where the artist got his blueprint for upward mobility in his music career.
Kanye West speaks on stage at the "Kanye West and Steven Smith in Conversation with Mark Wilson" at the on November 07, 2019 in New York City. Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast Company
"I feel like he used those techniques to get to where he is, to be honest," detailed the music industry source from 2003. "He was just so fascinated by [Hitler] — someone that can have complete control over people and how he did it. I think it was maybe the understanding of who Hitler was and how he created his army. I think [West] started to almost correlate how he could manipulate things to be, not the same level, but how he could try to get people to be his' army.'"
"No one should be writing off his behavior as merely "Kanye being Kanye," the unnamed source continues. "This is a person who purposely deployed nuanced manipulation and propaganda inspired by Nazi and fascist playbooks as a means of galvanizing himself for the purposes of accumulating power and influence and then attempted to convert that — with complete seriousness — into a run for the U.S. presidency."
One of Ye's former business associates chimed in, claiming that it was "reckless" for West to have a large platform with anti-semitic leaders as his source of inspiration.
"Between his fame, social media, and traditional media, he has a very big microphone," the former business associate adds. "It's reckless and dangerous because in some ways he's legitimizing the fact that there was some justification. If you give a maniac a big audience — like Hitler — bad things happen. There are people listening who are buying into it because Kanye said it and what he's saying is garbage."


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After passing some of the most aggressive tax cuts in the nation, Kansas lawmakers are watching the state's top court for a ruling that could force education spending to skyrocket.
The Kansas Supreme Court will determine whether the state must comply with a lower-court ruling requiring the GOP-led legislature and Republican Gov. Sam Brownback to increase annual funding for K-12 education by an estimated $450 million, or 14% above the previous year's level. The timing of the ruling is unclear, but it could come to dominate the state legislative session that opens Monday.
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The direction of Kansas school funding hinges on a single word.
What is "suitable" state support for local schools?
Its ruling, which could come any day, will focus on whether the Kansas Legislature reneged on a promise made eight years ago to pump up aid to public classrooms and live up to the Kansas Constitution.
The rest of the country is watching to see how the Kansas Supreme Court will rule on a case involving the state's Legislature's allocations for public schools.
Kansas is one of dozens of states where lawsuits are challenging the amount of funding public schools receive.
And as a New York Times Op-Ed piece this week points out, what happens with the Kansas Supreme Court could have national implications.
The concern is that if the Kansas Supreme Court rules that the state has adequately funded public schools there could be a ripple effect, and school funding may be reduced in other states.
The New York Times piece says that 11 states, Kansas, New York, Florida, Texas and California among them, have pending litigation involving school funding.
This entry was posted in Schools for Fair Funding and tagged Kansas legislature, Kansas School Finance, School Funding.
What's the Matter With Kansas' Schools?
New York Times Opinion – KANSAS, like every state, explicitly guarantees a free public education in its Constitution, affirming America's founding belief that only an educated citizenry can preserve democracy and safeguard individual liberty and freedom.
And yet in recent years Kansas has become the epicenter of a new battle over the states' obligation to adequately fund public education. Even though the state Constitution requires that it make "suitable provision" for financing public education, Gov. Sam Brownback and the Republican-led Legislature have made draconian cuts in school spending, leading to a lawsuit that now sits before the state Supreme Court.
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Number of Hate Groups Spiking under Trump (Video)
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"According to research by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the number of hate groups has been increasing rapidly since 2000. Heidi Beirich, director of the Center's Intelligence Project, links the rise in recruitment to the 2000 census that predicted whites would be a minority by 2042. Beirich says there's been another spike following the election of Donald Trump, particularly among alt-right organizations who have attached themselves directly to the current president. In an interview filmed at the 2017 Aspen Ideas Festival, Beirich says that Trump's limited commentary on hate crimes shows his lack of concern.
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