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Sacred Carved Ivory Buddha amulet with Nang Kwak and the Astrological Animal of the Year of the Ox on rear face, from the Great Luang Por Derm of Wat Nong Po.
This is one of a series of amulets carved from Ivory and blessed by Luang Por Derm, which define the specific Buddhas, and Astrological Animals for Bestowing targeted Blessings on each different astrological birth-sign.
This exhibit is carved in the shape of Monday Buddha, for those who are born on a Monday, and has an Ox on the rear face for those born in the Year of the Ox. The Nang Kwak Supawadī Deity is carved into the top half of the rear face, above the Ox, to entice financial business success and professional success.
Luang Por Derm was Born on Wednesday 6 February 2403 BE and Died on Tuesday 22 June 2494 BE. He was one of the Greatest Masters of Thai Buddhist History, whose amulets, and famous 'Mitmor' ritual spirit knives are legendary around the whole wide world, for their authentic power, and Master Class Status. The Wicha of Luang Por Derm is continued to this day through his Looksit of the various Master Lineages,
HIs carved ivory, and wooden amulets are rare items, for they were made by individual Artisans who were Initiated and had received the Wicha, and 'Korb Kroo' Ritual Empowerment as permission from Luang Por Derm himself. Only such Lineage Master Initiates were allowed to perform carving or knife forging for Luang Por Derm, and even to this day after his passing, all the Posthumous Editions of amulets which derive from Masters who are Initiates of Luang Por Derm, must use only amulets and Artisanry which has been made by an Initiated Artisan.
This great Master and Abbot of Wat Nong Po, is believed to have chosen to be born on Earth in the village of Nong Po, to lighten the sufferings of Buddhist People, and to bestow them with Blessings to lead them on their way towards Happiness, and Alleviate their Sufferings, and Poverty.
Legend tells that Luang Por Derm is believed to have been born once before with the same parents in Nong Po Village, but he died at an early age. The mother and father were so sad, and at the burial, it is said that they took a ritual knife, and made some marks on the feet of the corpse of the child.
They prayed for the child to be reborn with them, and that if this miracle would truly happen, that the newborn return of the child, would be marked on the feet with these marks. It is said that when Luang Por Derm was born, that he had the very same lines marking his feet, exactly where his parents had made marks on the feet of their deceased son. It is hence believed that this was the first Miracle of Luang Por Derm.
Luang Por Derm did not study much at school during his childhood, but after he ordained into the Sangha as a Buddhist Monk, he gave intense efforts and great interest to learn Bariyatti Dhamma (Theoretical Dhamma) with Luang Por Chom the then Abbot of Wat Nong Po at that time. He never stopped practicing and studying the various aspects of Dhamma Practice, Vinaya, Wicha Akom (Sorcery) and Lekh Yant Agkhara Khom, which He studied with Nai Pan Choo Pan, who was an Adept Sorceror who was resident within the enclave of Wat Nong Po Temple.
Nai Pan was a direct looksit of Luang Por Tao of Wat Nong Po who was an ancient Master Sorceror and Abbot of Wat Nong Po. He studied for seven years with this Master Sorceror, until his passing.. When his teacher Nai Pan passed away, Luang Por Derm then continued to practice and study Wicha with Luang Por Mee at Wat Bang Bon, another temple of the district in Nakorn Sawan, where he remained for a period of 2 Years. He also learned Tripitaka with Luang Por Num of Wat Khao Tong.
He also learned with Ajarn Yaem (a Lay Master who was Genius at both Dhamma Sermon Giving, and Wicha Akom). Luang Por Derm learned how to Preach Dharma, until he became an expert Preacher of Dhamma, and became recognised for his Immense Ability to interpret the difficult Dhamma Lessons and simplify them to explain to the Local Folk. Devotees would beseech him from all around the Province to come and Preach Dhamma to them.
Luang Por spent many years performing Preachings. until one day he stopped, and said that every time he wold go to tell others how to practice, and they wold give donations, that he thought it would be better to stop, and focus on teaching himself. he would send his apprentices who had learned well from him in his stead, and retired from this practice sometime around his eleventh year of ordination. he then focused on developing Vipassana Kammathana methods of self transformation, and dedicated himself extrememly diligently to develop the causes of enlightenment (Arahantship). he became famous for his ability to sit erect for many many hours, beyond the ability of other Masters.
It was here that Luang Por's ability in Wicha Akom began to ascend to a very high level, and his magical abilities began to take form and become extremely powerful.The fruits of his practice and studies which began with Nai Pan, and the many Kroo Ba Ajarn who had passed Wicha on to him flourished.
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Newly-appointed prime minister Josef Tosovsky announced the names of the new government's ministers on December 30 of last year. The minister without portfolio and the cabinet's spokesman is the former editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper Respekt, Vladimir Mlynar. He thus also took on the duties of chairman of the Council for Nationalities as well as the Inter-Ministerial Commission for Concerns of Romani Citizens.
The much-discussed vice-chairwoman of this commission, which was created by decision of the government of former prime minister Vaclav Klaus after the departure of many Roma to Great Britain last year, became psychologist Monika Horakova. At the beginning of January, the six members of the commission met at the Office of the Government and agreed on their division of the individual specialist
groups. Journalist Petr Uhl terminated his membership in the commission, with
the justification that Bratinka's authority had been actually taken over by Vladimir Mlynar. He didn't specify his reservations with Mlynar.
"The most relevant task is the calling of the commission. We would further like
, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, to resolve the problems of
the Roma - those that returned from Canada, England and other countries," said
Monika Horakova in presenting the commission's first steps. She herself wants to look into the liquidation of the pig farm in Lety u Pisku which stands on the site of a concentration camp for Roma, a step completely supported by Mlynar.
On January 16, a two-day meeting began in Ostrava of educators of Romani children, Romologists, and representatives of the Ministry of Education, at which was
discussed the possibilities of arranging a system of elementary education from
which Romani children wouldn't be excluded. One co-organizer of the meeting is
also the director of the parochial elementary and nursey school Premysl Pitter
in Ostrava, Helena Balabanova, whose school is attended by the majority of Romani children who would otherwise "end up" in special schools.
According to Director Balabanova, 50 to 60 percent of Romani children actually
attend special schools. "Schools in the suburbs, where a lot of Roma live, need
a special concept, modified to the Roma and their mentality," said Balabanova,
who spoke at the conference of her practical experience in the education of Roma. At the seminar, where about twenty contributions were heard, all the participants spoke of the need for speedy changes in the system of elementary and special education so that it pulls in the most Romani students.
The participants in the conference also sent to the Minister of Education, Jan
Sokol, with a request for the promised two million Czech crowns (roughly $65,000) to pay for teaching assistants in selected schools to aid in the education
of Romani children. At the time of the meeting, 19 of them were already working
in Czech schools in Usti nad Labem, Prague, Brno, and Ostrava, thanks to financial support from the New School and Helsinki Citizen's Assembly foundations and
the PHARE program. (CTK, January 16 and 17, 1998)
Also on January 16, Minister Vladimir Mlynar came to Ostrava, to get more
closely acquainted with the situation of the Ostrava Roma. He visited the Premysl Pitter parochial elementary and nursey school, and met with representatives of the Ostrava city council as well as with representatives of Romani organizations.
He said that during his visit he spoke only generally about what should be done
by the state, the city, and the Romani community for the Roma who return from
seeking political asylum in Canada and Great Britain and will be in dire financial straits. He also said during his vist to Ostrava that the government was preparing amendments to laws that should help to lower the high rate of unemployment among the Roma. (CTK, January 16, 1998)
Fire ravaged a Romani family's one-room apartment in Krnov in the early morning
hours of January 17 after unknown assailants threw a molotov cocktail into the
flat. Of the five Roma sleeping in the room where the bottle landed, one of
them, Emilie Zigova, suffered serious burns, and the flat sustained damages of
approximately 100,000 crowns.
An hour after the arson attack, someone set fire to a foreign-made car belonging to another Roma on the other side of Krnov. The police began to search for the perpetrators and also increased patrols at the homes of Roma in the area. "If
the Roma agree, we'll install wire netting or strong shutters on their windows.
We'll also request money from the Ministry of the Interior for a monitoring system and police cameras placed at the most critical spots," said Krnova mayor Bedrich Marek.
"It's a good solution. But everything will be in vain if people's behavior doesn't change," said League for Human Rights in Krnov representative Josef Balaz.
"We're scared, because it could be repeated at any time. This time we managed to escape, but we're afraid that next time we won't be able to get away from the
flames," said Milan Kovac about the attack which cost his family their home.
Kovac had apparently already been critical of the Krnov authorities, for refusing to provide the family with a larger apartment. "They don't care about us because we're Roma. If we were white, nobody would allow us to live in such conditions. After the fire, it's now even more unbearable, because we all have to sleep on two beds," said Milan Kovac's son.
The deputy mayor of Krnov, Vladimir Vocelka, rejected the criticism, saying that the family still lives in emergency conditions because they didn't pay the town rent. The municipal administration, according to Vocelka, however, will do the most it can to help the stricken family. Krnov mayor Bedrich Marek promised
that in one week he would secure for the large family a municipal flat into which they would be able to move. "Until that time, we will get them lodging in a
boarding house," he said.
Josef Balaz of the Krnov League for the Human Rights of Roma added, that it also complicated the Kovacs' situation that they still had Slovak citizenship and
therefore had no claim to anykind of social assistance or other state financial
support. (CTK, January 19, 1998)
The Kovac's have since received state assistance, food, clothes and blankets.
"We will help arrange for their citizenship and with assistance from the Red Cross we are able to provide them with an apartment," said Jiri Skrabal, the head
of the Dept. of Social Affairs in the regional office at Bruntala. The Krnov Roma were shaken by the attack, and decided to help the family by taking up a collection among themselves. Journalists in Ostrava had a similar idea, and set up
an account for the financial assistance of the Kovac's. (MFD, January 22, 1998)
The family concerned was visited as well by Minister Vladimir Mlynar, who came
to deliver the government's financial aid on January 23. He described the attack as "cowardly and disgusting" and voiced the opinion to the Krnov town council
that putting netting on their windows was not a way to protect Roma from racist
attacks. "The solution is for Roma in the Czech Republic to feel just as safe as other residents," Mlynar said. He emphasized, that similar racist attacks cannot be allowed, although he admitted that the problems of racism, xenophobia,
and neo-nazism can't be solved overnight. (CTK, January 23, 1998)
The police have meanwhile had little success in their pursuit of suspects in the arson attack. "We're pursuing the perpetrators intensively and we've questioned over 60 people so far," said Milan Navratil, the Bruntal police chief. The
police said that for now they have no proof that would confirm the suspiscion that it was an attack motivated by racial hatred. Vladimir Mlynar called on the
Krnov Roma not to take the law into their own hands. For public endangerment and violence against a group of inhabitants and individuals, the perpetrators face up to 8 years in prison. (CTK, January 20, 1998)
During his visit to Krnov, Minister Mlynar suggested that Roma also be employed
with the Krnov police. "It could be helpful, because white policemen possibly have a somewhat different view of the dangers of these matters connected with racism than members of the ethnic group they deal with. I will meet about this with Interior Minister Cyril Svoboda," Mlynar said, and asked Roma to suggest to him the best candidates from their ranks for the police, so that he could deliver the list to the leadership of the Ministry of the Interior. "We (the government) are trying to look for the most ways possible how to help the Roma, though
we have no miraculous solution. But the Roma have to become better organized and to speak to the state with a unified voice, so it can help them in some way,"
he added. (CTK, January 23, 1998)
The Krnov Roma chose from among themselves a candidate to be the officer who would help the Roma community in their meetings with city offices. According to Krnov Mayor Bedrich Marek, this assistant could begin working in the Krnov town hall within three months. "This assistant won't be an employee of the town administration, but will be payed as an employee of the state," said the mayor.
At the end of January, the Several Words petition first emerged, in which it said that "Czech public broadcasting does not present all of our citizens and foreigners as a natural part of society." Television and radio, according to the
petition, mostly indirectly invite the idea that if there is, for example, Romani representation only within the framework of segregated programs or as a problem on the news, then they don't belong in normal life anywhere other "than in
the ghetto or somewhere the trouble comes from."
The signatories of the petition, among whom are Senate Chairman Petr Pithart, Deputy Pavel Dostal, sociologist Ivan Gabal, political scientist Fedor Gal, journalists and other citizens, are convinced that the public media should place its entire orientation towards the formation of a democratic society which acts
with respect towards minorities and their identity. The signatories sent the text of the petition to Minister Vladimir Mlynar, the Council for Television and
Radio Broadcasting, and the boards of Czech Television and Czech Radio. (CTK, January 22, 1998)
At the same time, the Focus agency released the results of its public opinion survey concerning the attitude of the Czech populace towards the Roma minority.
The results of the study indicated that the Czech public is satisfied with the
presentation of Romani problems in the media and doesn't care for more media attention to be directed toward the Roma. Two-thirds of the population are satisfied with the space devoted to the Roma in the media, while less than a fifth of
respondents hold the opposite opinion. In fact, 59 percent of those polled felt
that the media don't give objective information about the Roma and that, on the
contrary, they side with the Roma.
Out of those who watch Czech public television, 57 percent are satisfied with
the objectivity of the information presented about Roma, while only 45 percent
of those who watch NOVA, the popular private station, are satisfied. The NOVA
audience primarily criticize the tendency to stereotype Roma and thus to create
a negative image of them or to use them as objects of jokes. (CTK, January 22, 1998)
After a two-day discussion, the government of Josef Tosovsky received a vote of
confidence from the Chamber of Deputies on January 28. The government came before the chamber with a program statement that (unlike that of previous cabinets) remembered to mention the Romani minority.
"The government considers the attitude of the state towards national minorities
as one of the key priorities of its policy. It will especially press for a change in the approach of the majority populace towards the Roma minority, which has so far been governed by a number of hostile and xenophobic stereotypes, while
also seeing to the speedy and lawful prosecution of any displays of discrimination or racism. The government also takes up the pledge of the previous cabinet
to erect a dignified monument on the site of the former internment camp at Lety
u Pisku." (Program Statement of the Government of the Czech Republic, January 27, 1998)
Several deputies shared their opinions on this passage with Czech Radio. Michal
Prokop of the ODA (Civic Democratic Alliance) considered it important that the
Roma question received space in the document comparable to other departments.
"It's very difficult in five months, which is evidently what the government has
left, to realize concrete steps towards becoming a multicultural society, such
as, for example, societyin the United States has been tending towards for 200
years already. But I perceive it as very important and, unlike a number of my
colleagues, i consider the weakest part of it all the pledge to build the monument in Lety. Admittedly, it's an important symbol, but I consider as fundamentally more important the constructing of certain attitudes toward the Roma community in the area of education, of culture. These are the things which can then
change the thinking of society and it won't happen in five months."
Republican Josef Krejsa, on the other hand, was literally offended by the government's statement: "The government isn't ashamed to raise prices at the present
time, but it finds the money to build a monument to gypsies. It is simply rudeness and an insult to all white citizens of this state."
The situation, reflected in the racially-tinged remark of Kresla, won't be changed by some sentences in a government statement, according to Social Democratic
deputy Pavel Dostal: "For every government that comes along, the Roma question
becomes its problem, because the Roma problem in substance isn't the Roma's, but our problem. Without a complex solution and the cooperation of all departments, it isn't possible to solve this problem. But now it will depend on each department. how it marks out priorities in this sense."
On January 27, participants in the session of the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg approved a report which pointed out that
members of the Roma, as well as of other minorities, in Europe have poor conditions for acquiring higher education. Generally, minorities don't receive "enabling" elementary and intermediate education and the Roma's access to higher education, according to the Council of Europe deputies, is a hindered by their economic and social situation. The Assembly called on the member countries to attempt to improve this situation. (CTK, Jan 27, 1998)
Romani delegates to the Victims of Nazism requested on Jan. 28 in a meeting with German government minister and chief of the Chancellor's Office Friedrich Bohl for analogous compensation from the German government, as that secured by the
international Jewish organization from Bonn for those afflicted by the Second
World War. "It's not possible to make distinctions among groups of people liquidated during the Holocaust," said the Chairman of the Central Council of German
Roma, Romani Rose. According to him, there are still about 200 Roma in Germany
who have never received the monthly allowance offered to Jewish victims and others who suffered from the Nazi era. Minister Bohl rejected the Roma's claims in
a press statement, however, saying that the Roma, just like other people persecuted by the Nazism, received some form of compensation. (CTK, Jan. 28, 1998)
A overall favorable report on the state of human rights in the Czech Republic
was made public on Jan. 30 by the U.S. State Department, which makes its observations on the state of human rights around the world regularly every year. The
report for 1997 once again stated, same as in past years, that the Czech government generally respects human rights, but that widespread prejudice toward the
Roma and attacks by skinheads on members of the Roma minority continue to be a
problem. In spite of the reduced discriminatory impact of the law on Czech citizenship with the amendment of 1996, hundreds of Roma still remain without citizenship and they struggle with many obstacles in obtaining it.
Two to three hundred thousand Roma, said the document, suffer from poverty, violence, discrimination, illiteracy and disease. According to the report, unlike
in previous years, greater attention is devoted to displays of racism and discrimination and the Czech media provides better information about the Roma than
in the past as well. The report also mentioned the exodus of Roma to Canada and
Great Britain, but didn't comment on it at all.
"The Americans have been repeating this for many years, but they don't see that
what's lacking here is a rational, conceptual policy. Since the government does
nothing at all in the questions of the Roma and racism, because it doesn't
know how it should do it, it has no concept," said Martin Palous, chairman of
the Czech Helsinki Committee, in reference to the U.S. State Dept. report. (LN,
Feb. 4, 1998)
On Jan. 29, the Inter-Ministerial Commission for Concerns of the Roma Community
met for the second time in 1998, to come to an agreement on its priorities, which it will submit to the state administration and individual ministries. The commission considers schooling and education of the Roma to be most important.
The greatest problem, according to the commission, are the special-education schools, which 70 percent of Romani children attend. They get into them easily, but leave them with difficulty, stated the commission. It said that in practice,
no case can be found of a Romani student managing to transfer from a special-education school to a normal school. The current system of education doesn't allow children to be educated in a satisfactory manner, and the possiblity for higher qualification closes for them there as well. The commission therefore acknowledged the great importance of preparatory classes, which could be the point of
departure from the present unfair state of education of Romani children. (Zemske noviny, Jan. 30, 1998)
On February 4, police arrested three youths they believe threw a molotov cocktail into the house of a Romani family in Krnov in the second half of January. "The investigator will make a decision on the case. It's premature to talk about
whether the attack had a racial motive," said Bruntal police director Milan Navratil after the arrest of the youths, the youngest of which is less under 18.
He also confirmed that all three belonged to the group of people known to the
police for their extreme views, though criminologists didn't rule out the possibility that motive of the attack wasn't racial intolerance, but the settling of
personal accounts. (MFD, Feb. 5, 1998)
A former member of this group of skinheads was a girl who was at the time of the attack the girlfriend of Milan Kovac's son and she was living with him in that house with his family. "The reason for the attack may even have been debts,
and not only to the city," admitted the police, as the family was known for dodging payments - they are ten thousand crowns behind on their rent and six members of the family claim to live on the father's invalidity pension, the adult children don't work and they have yet to gain Czech citizenship. (MFD, Feb. 3, 1998)
It took two days for the police to figure out that the youths who had been in
jail for the attack on the Romani family since February 5 actually sympathized
with the skinhead movement. "The racial motive of the arson attack is clear. A
search of the homes of all three was made and skinhead-related materials were found - various leaflets and letters with fascist subject matter. They are in any case connected with this movement," the head of investigators in Bruntalek,
Zdenek Scerba, said. One of the youths had even been under investigation by the
police for a number of months for a racially-motivated offense.
The Kovac family, in the meantime, was refusing to move out of their burned out
apartment into a one-room replacement, since they were still asking the town for a three-room apartment. "Their attitude is creating anti-Roma feelings among
people. People have the feeling that the Kovacs are trying to exploit thir misfortune for as much as they can," said Krnov Deputy Mayor Vladimir Vocelka. People were coming to the municipal offices to complain about offering an apartment
to rent dodgers while twelve hundred residents of Krnov were waiting on the list for housing. The ire of many people has turned from the arsonists to their victims. "We've heard the opinion that it seves the Roma right. There are bad feelings here," said Ester Kotlarova of the League of Peace and Human Rights of Roma, which is trying to help the Kovacs and concedes that by dictating requirements for an apartment Kovac is making people angry. (MFD, Feb. 7, 1998)
On February 4, parliamentary deputies met to cancel the law on the permanent settlement of migrating persons, as per the suggestion of the communist deputies,
who considered it as "entirely dead." Communist deputy Zuzka Rujbrova said that
when the law came into being its primary motivation was the attempt to coerce citizens of the Roma nationality to change their lifestyle and to persuade them
to conform with the way of life of the other residents.
Republican deputy Zdenek Krampera agreed with the cancellation of this law, but
at the same time he pushed for the adoption of all the legal norms of the First
Republic, which, according to his explanation, very precisely designated and
delineated the migration of"gypsies" and other persons. Krampera thus endorsed
the adoption of a law on the survey, registration and inspection of migrating persons, for which Miroslav Vyborny of the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) labelled him a racist. Deputy Hana Orgonikova of the Social Democrats (CSSD), during
the debate on the cancellation of the law, pointed out that a new law on migratory life would have to be prepared due to, for example, the provision of social
support and health care, which were assessed according to a citizen's permanent
residence. (CTK, Feb. 4, 1998)
The first nineteen graduates of the Romani Social Law Academy on February 6 received certificates on the completion of the re-qualification course, in which
they were qualified as Romani assistants and Romani advisors. The Academy's graduates entered the course on the recommendation of the Labor Office, where they
were looking for work, and they will be working in regional offices. By government decree (LINK), beginning in autumn 1997 advisory positions were created for
Romani assistants, who will help Roma in their communication with officials, and so far not even a third of these positions have been filled.
The positions of Romani Assistant and Romani Advisor call for Roma who have completed technical or preparatory secondary school or and in the course they acquire a basic knowledge from the sphere of law and social policy, they perfect
their Czech, and they learn to work with computers. According to Minister Vladimir Mlynar, who took place in the ceremonial conferring of diplomas, the graduates of this re-qualification course are the kind of Roma who are taking the
affairs of their community into their own hands and by doing so possibly helping Czech society to become more tolerant. The greatest difficulties for the Roma
in the course were in Czech language.
The heads of the regional administrations acknowledged that Romani assitants are sorely needed in their offices and the Roma hope that they will be able to aid other Roma from their positions. The Roma don't expect easy work, however. "They will find themselves between two millstones - Roma and officials. There is
some terrifically difficult work ahead of them," warned Pavel Pekarek, who deals with Romani problems. (CTK, Feb. 6, 1998)
Minister Vladimir Mlynar paid a visit on February 5 to another elementary school attended mostly by Romani children. After his visit to the Premysl Pitter school in Ostrava, he chose as his second school to visit a elementary school in the Predlice section of Usti nad Labem in northern Bohemia. He greeted the director of the school, Oldrich Batatk, with the words: "Being a Rom in this country
is difficult, but being a minister here is also no fun!" The school's pupils take part in a number of cultural events - they sang, for example, to great acclaim at the Ghetto Museum in Terezin (Theresienstadt). Many of them also continue
on to study in preparatory or technical schools (one graduate is studying at the pedagogical secondary school and another is studying at the veterinary sec.
school), which for Romani children, considering the obstacles they encounter in
their schooling, is very successful. (CTK, Feb. 5, 1998)
In Lobkowitz Palace at Prague Castle on February 5, an exhibit of works by non-professional Romani artists visual artists entitled "E luma romane jakhenca -
Svet ocima Romu" (The World through the Eyes of the Roma) was ceremoniously opened. The exhibition, which was put together by the Museum of Romani Culture in
Brno in cooperation with Prague's National Museum, featured wooden sculptures,
drawings and paintings by thirteen artists. The Romani artists mostly displayed
in their works traditional Roma values, such as love for children and family,
reverance for ancestors and the elderly, and in addition to this they turned back to the suffering of the Roma during the Second World War. All of the displayed works were created by men, since, said the exhibition's author, historian Jana Horvathova, they have much more time than Romani women. (CTK, Feb. 5, 1998)
As of February 9, the Fund of North Moravian Journalists, established to receive contributions to help the Kovac family from Krnov, raised 22,000 crowns. The
money will be used by the family to buy furniture, a washing machine, and other
household furnishings. The fund received contributions from all over the country, as well as from the Jewish Museum in Prague. (CTK, Feb. 9, 1998)
Another fire bomb ignited an apartment inhabited by Roma in Orlov na Karvinsku
on February 13. The classic molotov cocktail, probably filled with gasoline, hit the floor in the kitchen, where it ignited the curtains and the carpet. The
fire was put out by the residents themselves and fortunately nobody was injured. The police began an investigation of the crime as a breach of public order and damage to property. After classifying the investigation, the police ruled out
a racial motive. The probable reason for the arson attack appeared to the police that someone wanted to settle some personal matters with the Romani family.
(CTK, Feb. 13/ MFD, Feb. 17, 1998)
A 26-year-old Roma woman was attacked and savagely beaten, kicked and
thrown unconscious into the Elbe River by three young skinheads. The attacked
woman probably regained consciousness in the cold water and called for help. Her cries were heard by 48-year-old passer-by Eliska Pilarova. "I was coming back
from my girlfriend's and I heard a cry for help. I ran towards the river, from
where two men were just leaving. From the wall I then spotted a woman in the water calling to me that she couldn't swim," said Pilarova, describing the night's tragic events. She rushed to help the drowning woman and although she was seized in the strong current of freezing water, she was able to grab hold of the
other woman. "It was clear that she was at the end of her strength, but she still managed to tell me 'they threw me in'," said Pilarova, who's considered a capable swimmer. But she couldn't have reckoned on the Elbe's current being strengthened by water released after a thaw in the Krkonose mountains from the dam
at Spindler's Mill. The current swept both women toward the sluice-gate, into which they were carried and separated. "After that I don't remember anything. Evidently I swam to the middle of the river towards the rocks, where I hung on and called for help." From there she was helped by someone who happened to be passing by, who called emergency rescue. Doctors at the Vrchlabi hospital, where she was taken immediately, stated that aside from the shock from the below-freezing water she also sustained numerous bruises and a cracked vertabra. (ZN, Feb. 20, 1998)
Firefighters and police searched the river bed as well as the shore until four
in the morning for the young Romani woman. They didn't find her body until Monday (Feb. 16) morning, when the dam lowered the flow of water on the Elbe. Thanks to the testimony of Eliska Pilarova, police very quickly found the trio of
youths who threw the woman into the river. "I saw them standing over the water
and watching. Only then did they calmly walk away, and it's quite possible they
were even amused over their deed," said Pilarova, and added: "If it were a matter of a certain type of sick people, then I would understand it. But the terrible thing is that they are convinced they did a good thing." (ZN, Feb. 20, 1998)
The police charged the three attackers with the crime of bodily harm in complicity committed with a racial subtext and put them in custody. Minister Vladimir
Mlynar sharply condemned the attack, saying:"I only hope that it will be redefined as attempted murder." Redefinition as murder depends, according to Eastern
Bohemia police spokesman Karel Matula, on the determination of the subjective side of the matter - whether the perpetrator intended to kill the person and whether all the facts indicate this. (MFD, Feb. 18, 1998, CTK, Feb. 17, 1998)
In the case of a conviction for racially-motivated murder, the accused would face an especially long prison term. The head of the Eastern Bohemia regional department of investigation, Milos Kriz, said that the police will try to bring the case to trial "before the middle of the year." "We will do everything so that
the case is finished on time and the perpetrators deservedly punished," he added. (CTK, Feb. 18, 1998)
The murdered Helena Bihariova was the mother of four, the youngest being just 8
months old. She came from Opava and had lived in Vrchlabi for 8 years with her
partner Karel Lakatos. Her parents learned of the death of their daughter from
the television news. Her father, Jan Bihari, said his daughter had a "bad life"
in Vrchlabi, as she'd been verbally as well as physically attacked many times.
Helena Bihariova's family immediately saw to the transfer of her remains to Opava and Jan Bihari stated that they also wanted to raise their grandchildren in
Opava. Karel Lakatos, however, didn't want to give up his children at all.

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The venue formerly known as Fruit will open its doors soon, operated by the team behind the Humber Street Sesh.
"Social" on Humber Street in Hull's Fruit Market will reflect the eclectic, spontaneous programming of its predecessor, with live and visual performance at its core.
It will be operated by Sesh Events UK, which runs the hugely popular annual Humber Street Sesh grassroots music festival, as well as The Sesh weekly music nights and Made in Hull, Trinity Live and Hull City Sesh events.
A licence application has been submitted for the newly refurbished music and arts venue and planning is now underway for it to re-open with an exciting programme by April.
The opening of Social will complete the vibrant, creative enterprises housed within 61-63 Humber Street, which has undergone a £1.2m revamp by the Fruit Market LLP, the joint venture between Wykeland Beal and Hull City Council, to create a thriving cultural hub.
The building is also now home to Juice Studios, a co-working community of artists' studios located on the first floor; Label Worx on the second floor, providing digital music services for independent record labels; and indie art shop, Form Shop & Studio, next to the new venue on the ground floor.
The Sesh Events UK team says the venue will be "a modern take on the old social club. It will embrace all, with a wide programme of entertainment and be a great place to hang out and socialise".
It marks a return to the venue for Sesh Events UK Director Dave Mays, who founded Fruit nine years ago and operated it until the venue closed to allow the revamp to take place.
He said: "I know better than anyone how much loved Fruit was and I'm really excited to be part of the Sesh team bringing the venue back to life.
"We're looking forward to welcoming back Fruit fans as well as people who may not have been before. We've got some great plans – watch this space!"
Humber Street Sesh founder and Festival Director Mark Page, who is also a Director of Sesh Events UK, said: "The venue is the heartbeat of Humber Street. We've worked really closely with the building's owners to ensure it will be beating again very soon."
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The Porsche GT3 is the road going homologation of what is arguably Porsche's most successful racecar. It is designed to be the perfect racecar for the street, combining decent road-going civility with excellent trackday dynamics.
This particular GT3 is of the body type 997, the newest body for Porsche's Carrera line of sports cars. Unlike most Porsches seen on the streets though, this car has been extensively modified to extract even more performance.
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The next time you stroll down the cereal aisle at a grocery store, blindfold your child. Because the characters on kids cereal boxes are literally staring at your children.
According to a recent study from Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab, cereals that are marketed to children tend to be placed on lower shelves (not so weird) and feature characters that often look downward toward children (very weird). In other words, Cap'n Crunch and his other sugar-loving friends make eye contact with kids, which in turn builds brand loyalty.
The same can't be said of adult cereal boxes, in which characters often gazed straight ahead, the researchers found.
To arrive at this conclusion, the Cornell team examined 65 different types of cereal at 10 different grocery stores, or a total of 86 cereal "spokes-characters." The team measured the angle of the character's gaze four feet away from the the shelf. Of these characters, 66 percent were targeted at kids and gazed downward.
This eye contact isn't just a matter of being polite. The study found that trust for and connection to a brand are significantly increased when eye contact is established. The researchers came to that conclusion after participants viewed two versions of a Trix cereal box, one in which eye contact was made and one in which it was not. They found that when the Trix rabbit made eye contact, "brand trust" increased by 16 percent and "feeling of connection to the brand" rose 28 percent:
Tal said that in many cases, the characters on cereal boxes are actually just looking down at the cereal pictured on the box, so it's not entirely clear that the boxes are designed to deliberately seduce kids. But incidental or not, the findings are striking. Here are some examples the researchers provided of characters gazing downward:
Comparatively, this box of Wheaties, a cereal made of wheat and bran, features NBA star Kevin Garnett looking straight ahead (we found this photo ourselves):
But are cereal companies subliminally brainwashing us? It's unclear.
When contacted for comment, Kellogg's did not directly address the study, but noted that it follows industry guidelines on marketing food to children.
"Personally, I don't think it's a deliberate strategy." Aner Tal, a post-doctoral research associate at Cornell, told The Huffington Post on Wednesday. "I think it's incidental... But the finding could be used for good."
One way? The findings could help companies market healthier cereals to younger kids, Tal suggested. For now, Tal recommends some basic advice for those who want to make conscious, smart decisions at the grocery store: "Stick to the shopping list."
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Harry Kane's rise to become one of the best strikers in the world presents Tottenham with a challenge in the next couple of years.
The 24-year-old England captain has scored 15 goals in 15 appearances for club and country this season to maintain his rich vein of form which has seen him score 81 goals in 102 Premier League matches in the previous three years, leading to links with the likes of Real Madrid.
Klopp, who experienced a similar problem in the summer when Barcelona tried to sign playmaker Philippe Coutinho, had a word of warning for Spurs.
"It will be a big challenge for them in the next few years because Harry is not only one of the best strikers in Europe he is one of the best strikers in the world, 100%," he said.
Last weekend Klopp succeeded in keeping quiet an in-form Romelu Lukaku, who had scored in seven successive Premier League matches before the goalless draw at Anfield.
The job was made easier easier by United's tactics and the Belgium striker's reluctance to engage when out of possession but the Reds boss said Kane is a different prospect.
"I don't have to judge these two. They are both fantastic strikers," he added.
"The difference is that Harry is much more a part of the game when he is not scoring - but I am pretty sure Lukaku can make these steps too.
"We avoided the balls to Lukaku and that must be a key for Harry as well but if we are too concentrated on one player then Dele Alli is everywhere or Eriksen shoots from everywhere with decisive passes.
"It is a good team so you cannot be concentrated on one player."
Klopp will go to Wembley on Sunday without one his most potent attacking threats as Sadio Mane continues his recovery from a hamstring injury sustained in the last international break.
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has named the pacy forward in his squad for their World Cup qualifiers against South Africa on November 10 and 14, claiming there is "no doubt" the player would be 100% fit.
Klopp played down those expectations, however, as the initial assessment from the club's medical staff was up to six weeks - which would take Mane beyond those dates.
"I don't know how he can know. I don't know," said Klopp.
"Sadio is still in rehab indoors, he is not doing any exercises outside.
"If he is fit earlier I would be really happy but no-one knows in this moment.
"They have very important games - I think they need one point from two games to be qualified - so they feel the pressure a little bit but we cannot change the situation.
"If Sadio is fit we cannot hide it, why should we do it? If he is fit we can do nothing to keep him here and he will go to Senegal but at this moment I don't know."


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Gucci Mane Biopic in the Works from Imagine, Paramount Players (Exclusive)
Imagine's Brian Grazer and Erica Huggins will produce the project.
Rapper and trap music forefather Gucci Mane is getting the biopic treatment.
Paramount Pictures is teaming up with Imagine Entertainment, which produces the music industry show Empire and was behind the Eminem movie 8 Mile, to adapt The Autobiography of Gucci Mane.
The studio has retained the life rights to Mane, whose real name is Radric Delantic Davis, as well as the movie rights to the book, with the adaptation to be made via the Paramount Players arm.
Imagine's Brian Grazer and Erica Huggins will produce the project with Mane and Todd Moskowitz acting as executive producer.
Mane is credited as the pioneer of Southern subgenre, trap music. The prolific Atlanta artist, who made his studio album debut in 2005 with Trap House, has released some 12 studio albums and 72 mixtapes.
The book tracked his struggles with addiction, his feuds with fellow artists and his ultimate road towards redemption. He was born in poverty-stricken Alabama and was the son of a conman. His mother moved the family to Atlanta, where Gucci fell into a lifestyle of selling dope and gang violence.
Beginning in 2014, Mane spent nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. While incarcerated, he decided that music was the only thing that could save him from a lifetime in prison and was inspired to make music for the drug-infested strip club scene he was so familiar with.
He then began releasing dozen of mixtapes from prison with the help of his then-girlfriend, and collaborated with Migos and Young Thug, among other rappers. After being released, Mane received his first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2016, as a feature on Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles."
The planned biopic isn't Mane's first brush with Hollywood. He appeared alongside James Franco in Harmony Korine's 2012 feature, Spring Breakers.
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RUSH: There's a story here in the Washington Post. You talk about this program being show prep for the rest of the media: Washington Post — "Why the GOP Cavalry Is Not Coming to Chris Christie's Rescue." I mean, that was a major point, a major area of focus on yesterday's program, and, if you missed it, it's worth going to RushLimbaugh.com and reading or listening to audio of what I said.
I haven't read the Post. I just read the headline. That's what I'm talking about, I just read the headline and now I've gotta read the story with you live here. I don't know what the story says, although I can guess. It's the Washington Post, it's the Drive-By Media. It's basically pointing out that the only people that have come forward to defend Christie are Reince Priebus, Karl Rove, and Rudy. They are the only ones coming forward. I mean, a couple of governors, but the point is there isn't this massive effort from the Republican Party to defend Christie, and I'm sure the story makes the point. Well, maybe I shouldn't say that. But I bet it references the fact that a lot of Republicans are issuing somewhat timid support of Christie with the caveat of "if he's telling the truth," everything's fine and dandy. (interruption) Yep, that's in the story, okay, fine.
So here it is: "Chris Christie is one of the GOP's brightest stars and one of its best hopes for 2016. But during his toughest hour, he simply hasn't been able to count on a chorus of national GOP support rallying full-bore to his side." And I'm sure he's surprised. You know what amazes me about these people? They end up doing things, saying things that they think are gonna make 'em bulletproof, like talking about working with Democrats, and talking about bipartisanship and cooperation and criticizing conservative Republicans. I mean, they do it all and they think that's gonna make 'em bulletproof.
But, as I said yesterday, this exclusive — remember, we're bouncing off the John Podhoretz piece yesterday. He had a column telling his readers that the lack of media focus on the IRS scandal — oh, by the way, the FBI says nothing to see there. There's not gonna be any prosecutions of the IRS thing. Some mismanagement is about all that went on there. Nothing to see here. Just move on. It's official. And Podhoretz was saying, it's not media bias, liberal versus conservative that makes the media not probe the IRS. It is that they're good friends with Obama. They're in the same club. They've got the same pedigree. They have the same education background. They're in the same club, and they love themselves. And there's no way, they wouldn't use the IRS in their minds. They can't imagine Obama using it.
I don't think that's quite accurate. I know what Podhoretz is trying to say. I actually think there is more media bias. There's no question in my mind that they'll do anything, take any opportunity to destroy a threat. But see, the problem the Republicans make is they think they can get in that club and make themselves bulletproof. Yeah, the Democrats and the media go after people like Palin and they go after people like Scott Walker, and they go after people like me, but they're not gonna after us RINOs because we talk bipartisan, we're with 'em on immigration, and all this other stuff. And then when that doesn't buy them any insurance, they're flummoxed. They think they're bulletproof and they're not. And it just amazes me that they don't understand this.
I guarantee you Christie and these guys are shocked that the Democrats, 'cause I guarantee, Rove and these guys all thought that that Christie press conference was a grand-slam home run and that was gonna end it, and it's not the end. It's just the beginning. The point is, you cannot admit yourself into this club, no more than you can admit yourself into the local country club, no more than you can admit yourself into Augusta National.
You cannot admit yourself into the liberal Democrat elitist culture of Washington, DC, especially if you are Republican. You have to be invited, and the application is quite lengthy and extensive and requires many, many years of loyalty to the Democrat cause, and it requires a whole lot of time spent criticizing other Republicans. Even McCain, he thought he was in the club, but he wasn't.
So, anyway, the Washington Post story makes the point here that nobody's coming forward. McCain even adopted an uncertain tone, even as he praised Christie. McCain said, "Is this a blow to him? Obviously. How permanent it is, I think we will know in the days and weeks ahead." The Post says here, "The reality is that as 2016 takes shape, potential candidates — and allies of those would-be candidates — need to be very careful what they say. … What's more, there is uncertainty about the scandal itself. And a cardinal rule of politics is this: Know exactly what you are supporting or opposing before you do it."
Now, the Post says here, "Christie's rise in GOP circles is in no small part due to an invisible but immensely powerful donor and power broker class that loves him. This wing of the party tried to woo him to run for president in 2012, even after Mitt Romney was in the race. And they are expected to be there for him in large part come 2016. … For the most part, these are not the folks who are on the front lines of the media battle, making cable news appearances and staging press conferences. Karl Rove, who has defended Christie, is part of this group of behind the scenes players. But his forward-leaning public profile the exception to the rule."
And then they mention here Priebus and Rudy. The point of the story is there isn't a whole lot of help. The cavalry hasn't come to the rescue. The wildebeests are still standing aside while the Feds continue to probe Christie's use of relief aid for Hurricane Sandy. Now, the story is that the agency wanted Bruce Springsteen or Jon Bon Jovi, and they couldn't do it. Springsteen was on tour, and Bon Jovi.
Union rules say that you can't work for free, and so everybody is saying, "Hey, Christie wasn't the first choice. He wasn't the first choice." He did the spot with his family, the tourism spot. So the investigation here is just continuing, and they're trying to make the point, "Hey, Christie didn't engineer anything here. We took Christie because Springsteen wasn't available."
The polling data on Christie. A majority think that he's dishonest, but 59% approve of his job performance. It's a Monmouth University poll reported in the LA Times. So a majority think he's dishonest and 59% approve of the job performance. You figure that out. Now… (interruption) Well, it did. It did work for the Clintons. Now, in the midst of all this, have you seen that Governor Christie is proposing a longer school day? Did you see that?
He's not disliked enough? He's gotta turn a whole generation of school kids against him now by proposing a longer school day?
RUSH: Nancy Pelosi. Something called the Independent Journal Review. It's some obscure website out there, but it's probably accurate. Nancy Pelosi was asked last week about Governor Christie and the bridge scandal. And you know what she said? She is worried because of what Christie's aides did, closing three lanes of an on-ramp to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey, she's now worried that Chris Christie could screw up traffic patterns for the Super Bowl on purpose. She actually is concerned that Christie, in a pique of bullyish anger and a desire to get even with people who are trying to harm him, actually screw up traffic patterns at the Super Bowl.
Now, she goes on television in her district and says this kind of stuff. And I guarantee you the lamebrains that vote for this woman that are in her district, hear her say this, and they nod their heads. And, meanwhile, I remind you about the Washington Post story. They can't find any Republicans, other than Rove and Rudy and Reince Priebus willing to defend Christie. The Democrats think he might try to get even by screwing up the traffic.


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Anonymous donors to match up to $750,000 for athletics endowments
An anonymous family has committed to match up to $750,000 in gifts made to the Georgia Southern Coaches Continuity Fund or the scholarship endowments that support student-athletes who play in one of the University's 17 Division-I varsity programs.
The family has challenged all of Eagle Nation to contribute gifts of any size to the Georgia Southern University Athletic Foundation in order to fund endowments such as the Coaches Continuity Fund, the Tracy Ham Quarterback Scholarship Endowment and the Adrian Peterson Running Back Scholarship Endowment — funding which Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein says is vital to ensuring the department's future.
"The longevity of high-caliber coaches and winning programs attract first-class student-athletes," said Kleinlein. "This donor's financial commitment to endowments is unprecedented and is the first, and largest, of its kind in the history of Eagle Athletics. This challenge will play an essential role in the retention of successful head coaches as we continue our journey as a member of the Sun Belt Conference."
Kleinlein says securing and retaining successful coaches as well as recruiting skilled athletes is the lifeline of a collegiate athletics department. By securing these endowments, the Georgia Southern University Athletic Foundation will be able to provide a perpetual source of income to support both coaches and student-athletes at the University.
Permanent means to support coaches will enable the Department of Athletics to recruit the best coaches and mentors for Georgia Southern student-athletes. Meanwhile, as costs continue to climb, endowed scholarships for student-athletes are crucial in order to cover tuition, educational fees, books and room and board.
"To compete at a championship level in college football, a program needs to not only support student-athletes, but it has to attract and retain talented coaches," said the donor family's representative. "A program that can sustain coaches is able to build and maintain lasting relationships between the University and high school coaches, prospective student-athletes, current student-athletes and former players. These relationships will create a thriving, yet grounded, program that has longevity.
"More importantly, these relationships will continue to build a family-like environment that Georgia Southern is known for and can be the driving force for a recruit to not only excel athletically but also academically to realize his or her dream to get a college degree."
Those interested in contributing to the Coaches Continuity Fund, Tracy Ham Quarterback Scholarship Endowment, Adrian Peterson Running Back Scholarship Endowment or existing endowments should visit GSEagles.com/Match to make their gift. Contributions can be made in honor or memory of someone and donations can be made as a one-time gift or broken into monthly payments.
"We believe in giving back and supporting Georgia Southern University," said the donor family's representative. "Our family would like to challenge every alumnus and friend to do the same. No gift is too small. In the end, the ultimate benefactor of your gift is a student."
Donations can also be sent to the Athletic Foundation, ATTN: Matching Gift Challenge, PO BOX 8115, Statesboro, GA 30460. Those interested in establishing or matching an existing endowment should contact Sally Scott, interim director of the Georgia Southern University Athletic Foundation at 1-800-GSU-WINS.
The Athletic Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All gifts made to the Athletic Foundation's Matching Gift Challenge are tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) which is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India has kickstarted. As, it is the most-attended cricket league in the world and only sport event to be broadcast live on YouTube. Seeing the opportunity Snapchat has announced a partnership with four IPL teams; Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals. These IPL teams have joined the Snapchat platform as Official Stories.
This is the first time Snapchat is partnering with India's largest sporting event. A new creative tools such as custom Stickers, Filters, and Lenses have also been released by the company. The Lenses transform you into a helmeted player, with the team anthem playing in the background. These are available automatically in each team's state or by scanning a Snapcode in Snapchat.
The company also says that Snaps created by these official team accounts will be featured in the Discover section of Snapchat, and will provide glimpses of the action that you won't be able to.
Ben Schwerin, Snapchat's vice president of partnerships commented on the parternship:
We love finding new ways to make Snapchat a great place for fans. We are so excited for Snapchatters to be able to catch behind the scenes action by their favorite players, cheer their teams and share in the IPL 2018 frenzy with their friends and family!
Snapchat is one of the popular apps which allows anyone to have a look at other's lives through our smartphones. Last year they introduced a new app, Snap Map by Snapchat that helps you to meet your friends in real life by sharing the current location. And, few weeks back they introduced Explore on Snap Map for its user, which make it is easier to find friends who are roaming around at places without your knowledge.
Snapchat is seriously hoping to win more number of users through initiatives like this. It is one of the platforms that contains exciting user content. So we can rate this move by the company as a smart one.
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Ya can't make stuff like this up. From Ginny Mies at PC World:
Picture this: You're gearing up to create a killer playlist on your 30GB Zune for your annual New Year's bash. All of a sudden, your Zune locks up, reboots itself, and freezes. What the heck is going on?
Later in the day, Microsoft finally figured it out. While writing some of the driver software, the world's biggest software company had forgotten to compensate for leap years.
The solution? Wait 24 hours until Jan. 1.
As Joseph Flatley says on Engadget, let's hope they get it right by 2012.
But wait, there's more:
Even then, there may be a pesky digital-rights-management issue.
"If you're a Zune Pass subscriber," the posting continues, "you may need to sync your device with your PC to refresh the rights to the subscription content you have downloaded to your device."
The Microsoft posting promised a fix by the end of the next leap year in December 2012.
Looks like they're on top of it.
Happy software quality/DRM new year!


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So you want to be a professional musician?
It ain't easy my friend! But if you can succeed, it is a very enjoyable and creative way of earning money.
Nothing beats the satisfaction of earning money from something you enjoy, and giving pleasure to other people!
It may be some time before you can 'give up the day job', and you might need a little bit of creative thinking to get you on the road to success.
There are a lot of ways musicians make money.
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What will I learn?
1. Try YouTube
If you are looking for a way to make money online as a musician, you need to take a look at YouTube. The video-sharing giant has led a lot of people including Lana Del Rey to stardom. Justin Bieber was also discovered on YouTube!
The beauty of using YouTube as a platform is that it's free, you don't need to know anyone in the industry, and you can try over and over again. If your music is good, you will be found!
2. Play
Try to get your own gigs (live performance venues). It is a good idea to have a website which features some examples of your talent. Then you can direct potential employers to your site. Trundle yourself around various clubs, pubs, etc. – take your laptop and hope they've got free WiFi so they can see your work.
There are a few different options for gathering your fee: straight fees, door sale splits, or even donations from your audience. Hopefully, your client might do any advertising as part of theirs.
You won't be in a position to expect large fees if you are a relative unknown. Maybe even offer a trial run, or consider offering your services for some charity work to get yourself known.
No matter how little you earn when you start, take the long term view, and concentrate on building your reputation to greatness!
Make sure all parties are in agreement with the terms of the 'gig'. Fit in with their work environment, and ask your client to write a recommendation on your website if they are happy,
3. Sell Your Own Compositions
You know you're good, but do they?
Building the demand with fans and putting yourself out there is critical.
You need to be readily accessible through all media platforms, and you may choose to set this up yourself, or find a friendly aggregator to do it all.
- Check that your website is set to maximum search optimization.
- Have reasonably priced CR-Rs (clearly labelled as CD-R) ready to sell at all your gigs, or online.
- Some local record shops might accept your CD-Rs on consignment.
4. Sell Merchandise
This can be a great way of earning extra money, but don't get carried away with expensive purchases until you're sure there's a demand. Make your own items ( of good quality – t-shirts, buttons, etc,) for resale at gigs (harness the hysteria after your show) or website.
Be careful that your overheads on these items are low – you don't want to have to price them too high to make a reasonable margin!
But then, any advertising is good advertising, and maybe you can afford to have some giveaways!
5. Play as a Session Musician
You already know you have talent, but working with other musicians can further hone your skills, and also help create a useful network for you. It is also a way to help make ends meet before you can fly solo!
I personally know professional musicians who play solo, as duets, as quartets, etc – sometimes a full blown band! Whatever the customer wants – they do it – with great success!
6. Musical Odd Jobs
According to a recent Music Career Salary report by Berklee College of Music, $55,561 per year is what an average musician earns in a year. Moreover, over half of the artists who participated in the study said they earn that income from three or more music related jobs.
Be prepared to do anything in the music world if it will put you out there or bring in funds. There are lots of musician jobs out there. Use your talent and knowledge to help others, and sometimes you can even get paid for it!
Playing guitar on the street may not be the best way for musicians to make money, and most artists who take on that challenge may not be able to make a living as musicians, but they sure can make a little extra money while enjoying themselves and sharing the joy with others.
Production work, musical arrangements, arranging shows, artwork, websites, teaching, sell programs/merchandise.
Think big, think outside the box, make money, and more contacts!
7. Enter Local Talent Shows
This will give you great exposure – especially if you win!
Last Word
Remember that at some stage you will probably have to declare your income, so make sure you have good financial advice in this area and don't get on the wrong side of the Tax Man.
Only you will know if it is time to get out there as a full time professional, dependent on your situation – though some of us may need a little push!
So, tune your instrument, get out there, and make some music and money!


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Qantas looks set to be the first customer of Airbus's new A380 Cabin-Flex solution that sees two of the exit doors deactivated in order to make room for extra premium seating on the double-decker superjumbo aircraft.
This new "Cabin-Flex" A380 format will see the number 3 doors at the aft end of the upper deck disabled, which is able to create space for up to 11 premium economy or seven business class seats on the aircraft, FlightGlobal reports.
Australia's national carrier first announced it would be refitting its A380 cabins to offer greater premium seating in August last year. Refitting is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2019, with all 12 of the airline's superjumbos planned to feature the new layout by the end of 2020.
While disabling the two doors enables 11 premium economy or seven business class seats to be added to standard A380 formats, Qantas has previously stated its overhaul plan would also include the removal of 30 economy class seats in order to make way for a total of six additional seats in business class and 25 in premium economy.
But these classes aren't just expected to get a few extra seats. Under Qantas's refit plan its current business class Skybeds will be replaced by its new Business Suites, while the premium economy class seats will be the new models that debuted on the airline's Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner late last year. Reconfiguration of the upper deck will also allow for a redesigned passenger lounge.
Business Traveller recently reviewed Qantas's new Business Suites on board the airline's B787-9 Dreamliner flight between Perth and London.
Overall, the new A380 layout will comprise 14 First Suites, 70 Business Suites, 60 premium economy and 341 economy seats.
Airbus has been pushing its A380 aircraft following a drop in sales over the past few years, including unveiling an enhanced version of the aircraft, the A380plus, that features a number of new "enablers" aimed at maximising cabin space.


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Effective nutrition, proper animal health and possible finishing practices will all be discussed at an upcoming Gain information evening on beef.
This information evening will take place in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel at 7.30pm on September 3.
The event will focus on effective animal nutrition, the importance of herd health for animal performance and also the current situation of the Irish beef industry along with future potential markets, organisers says.
Speakers at the event include Teagasc's James Keane, Gain's Willie Darmody and Glanbia vet Shane McElroy.
Keane will highlight the different finishing systems farms can undertake and will focus on a wide range of production systems from 16 month bull beef, 19 month heifer right through to 24-28 month steer finishing.
He will also discuss the important limiting factors of beef systems particularly land, labour and finishing units.
Gain's Willie Darmody will also be on hand to highlight the importance of correct nutrition and how this effects animal performance.
The use of additives will be discussed along with mineral supplementation. The Gain specialist will also offer advice of the different diets available for different finishing systems, says Gain.
Glanbia vet Shane McElroy will illustrate how animal performance can be maximised through effective animal health prevention and treatment, Gain says.
He will also focus on parasite control and the bacterial and respiratory diseases effecting beef animals and how best to control them. The Glanbia vet will also discuss the costs associated with a disease outbreak on farm, it says.


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The Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association's 19th Art-A-Whirl returns May 16-18, and in addition to all the cool art to see in what's billed as the nation's largest open studio tour, there will be food and libations.
Stanley's Northeast Bar Room will shut down Lowry Avenue (from University Avenue to NE. 2nd Street) for its Craft Beer and Bacon Fest from 2-5 p.m. on May 17. Stanley's will host more than 30 local and regional breweries and offer more than 100 beers to try. Oh, plus the bacon, food trucks, live music and that booth where you can build a pretzel necklace. Woo-hoo! Tickets are $40 (VIP, $90), with sober driver tickets for $10. For all the details, visit www.stanleysbarroom.com.
612Brew will host its second Art-A-Whirl Bash with the art of four featured visual artists, five food trucks and three days of live music on its amphitheater, 945 NE. Broadway, Minneapolis. They'll be serving five of its most popular beers, with special cask beers made just for the event. Food trucks include AZ Canteen, Motley Crews and Cajun 2 Geaux, which will offer a full crawfish boil during the event. For details, visit www.612brew.com.
Canada comes south
There's a new baker in town, eh? Ace Bakery, well-known in Canada, now is baking a variety of artisan breads for Cub Foods and Jerry's Foods throughout the Twin Cities. Ace prides itself on working with the simplest ingredients, using long fermentation, and baking in stone deck ovens to achieve breads with a light interior and crisp crust. We found their samples flavorful with a wonderful chew. Available breads include baguettes, ciabatta, filone, rosemary focaccia, roasted garlic oval, demi-baguette, seven-grain oval and wheat and honey oval. Ace also is known for its charitable actions, culinary scholarships and support of organic farming initiatives.
Ready for their close-ups
Midwestern farmers and artisan food producers get to tell their stories in a new program available on Twin Cities Public Television. "Around the Farm Table" is a series hosted by Inga Witscher, a fourth-generation dairy farmer near Osseo, Wis. The show is designed to boost understanding of sustainable farming practices through stories, recipes and information, along with some entertainment and original music. In each episode, Witscher gathers what she needs to produce a meal that celebrates the landscape, with some of the producers from the Twin Cities region. For its program schedule, visit http://bit.ly/1iifvcp.


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Jay Clemons of SI discusses Nats and fantasy baseball
By Editorial Staff
Now I don't know about most people but with Spring Training set to start next month I'm already amped for the start of the season and as we know with the start of the season also comes fantasy baseball season.
So I decided to check in with Jay Clemons of SI.com to get his fantasy baseball outlook on some of the Washington Nationals going in to this season.
Alright well first Jay I just want to say thanks for taking a couple minutes out of your time to talk some fantasy baseball and more specifically the Washington Nationals with me.
So far the only real significant offseason moves by the Nationals have been the signing of Jayson Werth and Adam LaRoche. So lets talk about them first…
Werth is going from a pretty loaded lineup in Philly to a team in Washington that was in the bottom 10 of the league in pretty much every hitting stat category. Do you think the change in teams will hurt Werth's numbers much this season? What type of numbers are you expecting?
""I owned Werth in my two favorite leagues last year, and I can vividly recall two particular slumps that seemingly went on forever. But when taking in the totality of his season — .296 average, 27 HRs, 85 RBIs, 13 steals — Werth's numbers weren't too bad (even though his power numbers were down from 2009). Bottom line: Werth, in my mind, is an above-average second-tier player who probably belongs in the Phillies' star-laden lineup, instead of given the responsibility of carrying the Nationals. But who among us is going to turn down a ridiculous number like $126 million with a franchise that'll be respectable in 2-3 years? Not me.To answer your latter question, I fully expect Werth's power numbers for this season to fit in nicely between his 2009 and 2010 outputs, with the possibility of maybe 16-18 steals. However, I'm also assuming his batting- and plate-discipline numbers will dovetail in 2011, given the increased opportunities to swing at unflattering pitches. But as long as anyone doesn't reach for him on draft day — and I'm talking any pick from Rounds 1-3 — fantasy owners will probably be satisfield with Werth's production, barring major injury.""
Adam LaRoche when factoring in both fielding as well as hitting is a fairly good player in real life. However though when it comes to fantasy baseball he has never been known as being that great of a player. So for the fans looking for some Nats worth drafting, should they avoid taking LaRoche on draft day?
""Personally, I've never understood the need to draft a player out of loyalty to one's hometown team — especially someone of LaRoche's replaceable talents. Obviously, that statement wouldn't apply to any player from the preseason Top 75, but LaRoche, despite finishing with 25 HRs and 100 RBIs last season, doesn't crack that list at this point in his career. Just go to BaseballReference.com and his .320 OBP and .468 slugging rates from last year stick out like a sore thumb … and that's not even factoring in his typically slllllllow starts in April and May. If I had to attach an estimate to LaRoche's predraft value — and keep in mind I've done little research to this point — he'd be nothing more than a Round 17-20 flier pick. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked if Mike Morse produced similar numbers, on an at-bat basis.""
Ryan Zimmerman, who I would say is easily a top-5 third baseman, may be the only elite Nats player in fantasy baseball this year. Do you think Adam Dunn's absence will hurt Zimmerman's numbers this season, or do you still consider him to be a strong threat for 100 runs, 100 RBIs, 30 homers and batting .300?
""I had Zimmerman ranked as the No. 9 third baseman last March, and looking back, he probably deserved a top-6 slot. But that doesn't mean I erred in judgment. By nature, I'm skeptical of guys whose numbers wildly fluctuate on last-place ballclubs; but even with his slight dip in power (compared to 2009), I actually feel better about Zimmerman's 2011 prospects. If I was a betting man, I'd say 27 homers, 94 RBIs, 105 runs and a .294 average. Put it all together, and he's an ideal Round 3 pick (although I usually wait until the later rounds for third baseman — Alex Gordon, Gordon Beckham or Casey McGehee).""
The Nats are really high on two infield prospects, Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa. Do you think that Desmond is set to have a good season? what type of numbers are fair to expect from him? And as far as shortstops go, where about should people rank him?
""I would have no problems with owning Desmond in the 2B/SS reserve slot that's so popular in the SI.com & Friends league. In short bursts, Desmond showed tremendous promise last year, and I fully expect him to take another step forward in 2011. However, he's going to be 26 in September, meaning he should no longer be treated with kid gloves by management. Barring major injury, it's time for the Nats to go all-in with Desmond's tangible talents … to see if he can actually cut it for 150 games. If I had to make a projection … 13 HRs, 74 RBIs, .274 average and 72 runs … with an upside greater than someone like Yuniesky Betancourt at the same age.""
Now as for Danny Espinosa he did not get called up until September so we did not get to see too much of him in the majors yet. From what you have seen though what is your take on him?
""As for Espinosa, I'm going to be honest here: I've never seen the kid swing a live bat and have only tracked his progress through the dot-com expertise of Retrosheet.org, BaseballReference.com, Rotowire and, of course, Baseball America. And from afar, he seems like a Dan Uggla/Ty Wigginton type, in relation to Brian Roberts or Ian Kinsler. But hey, that's not bad! Bottom line: If the Nationals are going to seriously challenge the Mets for 4th place in the NL East this season, both Desmond and Espinosa have to demonstrate consistency at their respective positions. Lord knows Washington's up-the-middle stars must close that Grand Canyon-sized hole left by Stephen Strasburg in the Nats' rotation.""
Without Strasburg for much of this season, the Nationals may be without a true No. 1 pitcher. What are your expectations of Jordan Zimmerman, who's coming back from Tommy John surgery, and where should fantasy owners draft him? What are some ballpark projections for Zimmerman?
""I have been eagerly anticipating Jordan's comeback for some time. I am fanatical about K-to-BB ratio and WHIP — the two greatest indicators of pitching success at the major league level — and Zimmerman has fared well in these categories through four pro seasons. But ay the rub: The kid simply doesn't have enough innings to be drafted with confidence in standard 10-, 12- or even 14-team leagues. Now, that doesn't mean he won't be MY flier in pick in the final round … but generally speaking, I'd be suprised if Zimmerman was drafted above Round 20 come March, barring an amazing Spring Training.""
Out of the Nationals that I have not asked about, is there anyone worth considering taking on draft day? And if so, what round would you suggest targeting them in?
""I fully expect Bryce Harper to be drafted in every fantasy league this spring — just in case Washington does the unthinkable and promotes the kid sometime after June 1. Harper is THAT good … or so we're told. In fact, it's quite possible that Harper and Strasburg may rank as the Nos. 1 and 2 stashee picks in fantasy leagues for 2011. Aside from that duo, I would prioritze Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen in the reliver pool. People will go to great lengths to find gem closers in the latter rounds, and either Clippard or Storen could end up being underrated studs for saves come August. As for the hitters, I'd be OK with having Roger Bernadina, Wilson Ramos or Derek Norris in reserve roles. Just don't kill yourself trying to land 'em on draft day.""
Thanks again for taking some time to talk to me it was definitely very informative and hopefully we can talk again once the season gets going.
For all of the readers at Teddy Never Wins keep an eye out for Jay's work especially come baseball season because he is a guy who definitely knows what he is talking about.
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Objective: To provide an extensive and up to date database for specific running related injuries, across the sexes, as seen at a primary care sports medicine facility, and to assess the relative risk for individual injuries based on investigation of selected risk factors.
Methods: Patient data were recorded by doctors at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre over a two year period. They included assessment of anthropometric, training, and biomechanical information. A model was constructed (with odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals) of possible contributing factors using a dependent variable of runners with a specific injury and comparing them with a control group of runners who experienced a different injury. Variables included in the model were: height, weight, body mass index, age, activity history, weekly activity, history of injury, and calibre of runner.
Results: Most of the study group were women (54%). Some injuries occurred with a significantly higher frequency in one sex. Being less than 34 years old was reported as a risk factor across the sexes for patellofemoral pain syndrome, and in men for iliotibial band friction syndrome, patellar tendinopathy, and tibial stress syndrome. Being active for less than 8.5 years was positively associated with injury in both sexes for tibial stress syndrome; and women with a body mass index less than 21 kg/m2 were at a significantly higher risk for tibial stress fractures and spinal injuries. Patellofemoral pain syndrome was the most common injury, followed by iliotibial band friction syndrome, plantar fasciitis, meniscal injuries of the knee, and tibial stress syndrome.
Conclusions: Although various risk factors were shown to be positively associated with a risk for, or protection from, specific injuries, future research should include a non-injured control group and a more precise measure of weekly running distance and running experience to validate these results.
- retrospective review
- running injuries
- risk factors
- multivariate regression
- patellofemoral pain syndrome
- BMI, body mass index
- PFPS, patellofemoral pain syndrome
- ITBFS, iliotibial band friction syndrome
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We made Seaspiracy. Help us protect 30% of our oceans by 2030 from industrial fishing.
We made Seaspiracy. Help us protect 30% of our oceans by 2030 from industrial fishing.
Why this petition matters
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We are Ali and Lucy Tabrizi, the directors of Seaspiracy. In our popular Netflix Original documentary, we chart our journey across the world as we uncover the horrors of the fishing industry - the most destructive industry in our oceans.
We've both loved the ocean for as long as we can remember. The sea has given us so much joy and inspiration, and it was our dream to one day make a documentary about the wonders of marine life.
But once we started filming and began to discover what was happening at sea, we knew the documentary needed to show this side of the story, that for so long has been mostly hidden from view. We witnessed horrific destruction, abuse, and corruption, and knew we had to expose how the global industrial fishing industries are killing our oceans, out of sight. We revealed a deafening silence over fishing's role in emptying our seas, its decimation of habitat, and its role in affecting our climate.
The UK Government needs to play a key role in saving our seas.
There are currently only four 'no-catch' zones around the UK, and only 4% of UK waters have any protection at all.
So we are asking George Eustice, the environment secretary, to create and enforce 'no-catch' marine reserves in at least 30% of UK waters. These no-catch zones will protect vulnerable wildlife whose populations are in a state of collapse, and will ensure these habitats have a chance of recovering.
This must be a global effort, therefore we are asking world leaders to join forces and help protect at least 30% of our oceans by 2030.
Why is this important?
The fishing industry is by far the most destructive industry in our oceans. Here are just a few facts that we discovered while making Seaspiracy:
- Fishing has wiped out 90% of the world's large fish (1)
- $35 Billion in subsidies goes to the fishing industry worldwide - paying for bigger ships, more fuel, fishing licences, and the capture of even more marine life. (2)
- Approx. 300,000 dolphins, whales, and porpoises are killed by fishing operations every year (3)
- Fishing kills up to 30,000 sharks EVERY HOUR (4)
- Lost fishing gear is by far the deadliest form of marine plastic (5)
Unless we act now we will live to see the death of the oceans, and our children will never know the wonder and beauty of our once thriving blue planet. Seaspiracy has exposed the truth, but we can't fix this on our own. Now we need action, and that's where you come in. Together we can change this.
*Donations* to this petition go to change.org, not Seaspiracy. If you wish to donate directly to the Seaspriacy campaign please do so here.
Join the campaign to save our oceans. Please sign our petition and become part of this historic movement to protect at least 30% of our oceans by 2030.
1 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature01610
2 https://unctad.org/project/regulating-fisheries-subsidies
4 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X13000055
5 https://storage.googleapis.com/planet4-international-stateless/2019/11/8f290a4f-ghostgearfishingreport2019_greenpeace.pdf