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Workplace bullying claimant David Hingst covers his face as he leaves the Court of Appeal in Melbourne, Australia, March 29, 2019. (ELLEN SMITH / AAP IMAGE VIA AP)
MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian appeals court on Friday dismissed a bullying case brought by an engineer who accused his former supervisor of repeatedly breaking wind toward him.
The Victoria state Court of Appeal upheld a Supreme Court judge's ruling that even if engineer David Hingst's allegations were true, flatulence did not necessarily constitute bullying.
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Hingst said he would take his case to the High Court, Australia's final court of appeal.
He (former supervisor) would fart behind me and walk away. He would do this five or six times a day
David Hingst, engineer
The 56-year-old is seeking 1.8 million Australian dollars ($1.3 million) damages from his former Melbourne employer, Construction Engineering.
Hingst testified that he had moved out of a communal office space to avoid supervisor Greg Short's flatulence.
Hingst told the court that Short would then enter Hingst's small, windowless office several times a day and break wind.
Hingst "alleged that Mr. Short would regularly break wind on him or at him, Mr. Short thinking this to be funny," the two appeal court judges wrote in their ruling.
Hingst said he would spray Short with deodorant and called his supervisor "Mr. Stinky."
"He would fart behind me and walk away. He would do this five or six times a day," Hingst said outside court.
Short told the court he did not recall breaking wind in Hingst's office, "but I may have done it once or twice."
Hingst also accused Short of being abusive over the phone, using profane language and taunting him.
The appeal judges found Hingst "put the issue of Mr. Short's flatulence to the forefront" of his bullying case, arguing that "flatulence constituted assaults."
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The court found that Short did not bully or harass Hingst. Hingst had failed to establish that Construction Engineering had been negligent.
Hingst worked for Construction Engineering as a contract administrator from May 2008 until April 2009.
He argues he was bullied in the workplace until his job was terminated.
Construction Engineering argued his job was terminated because of a downturn in construction work due to the global financial crisis in late 2008.
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Volzzilla had the opportunity to speak with Techimuyo4ever, the other co-administrator of SGM's Amalgam Project. Techimuyo4ever was nice enough to give him this great interview and Volzzilla was nice enough to share it so I could post it so everyone can read it. Volzzilla's comments are in bold and Techimuyo4ever's answers are unbolded.
This WIP that started it all, Iron Lantern. Remember, that this was being created prior to the full Amalgam Project taking off, and actually led to the inspiration for the Amalgam project.
1) So how did you decide upon bringing Iron Lantern to MUGEN?
Well, when I first got into MUGEN, I was trying to find a comic book character no one had ever done before; someone completely different. After seeing all the DC and Marvel WIPs already in progress, I figured since I've always been an Amalgam fan to make the first Amalgam MUGEN character ever in Iron Lantern.
2) Please tell me your thoughts about his general comic back history and about the character in general.
After reading Iron Lantern #1, I felt that the character is an interesting mix of Hal Jordan and Tony Stark. It's really cool to see a character that has the weapon know-how of Tony Stark and having an armor that has the powers and abilities of a Green Lantern, but so much more. I also think that it was very interesting that his suit is made from Rhomman Sur's very ship.
3) That does sound interesting. So tell the readers, since it is obvious what bases you are using for the character animations themselves, please tell us some of the bases you are using for the various moves.
The bases for the animations are extremely varied. Just to name a few for the constructs, hypers and specials are Huitzil / Phobos, Pocket Akuma , the unknown soldiers robots, the unknown soldiers striker, Dr Doom, Sentinel , Dhalsim , Magneto , Dr Doom , Cable and a few handmade sprites. The animation that he uses to make the constructs are handmade and a lot of the larger constructs are hand made as well.
4) Sounds like a lot of work. How is the progress going on Iron Lantern? And what has stood out the most during his creation process. Has anything given you trouble in that regard?
The progress on him is going great, his sprite work is completely done and he is in the
process of being coded right now. What stood out most during his creation would be the reason he took me so long. I wanted to set him apart from just being an Iron Man edit. Also, I wanted him to feel like a mix between Green Lantern and Iron Man, but at the same time I wanted him to feel like his own character.
5) Please tell the readers about all the special and hyper moves you have planned.
I have quite a few special moves planned for him. You may have already seen
two in the preview videos (editor's note: to the see the videos in case you missed them, go here, tenchimuyo4ever's YouTube Channel), a teleport and his repulser beam. His other specials include an ability that allows Iron Lantern to be able to form different weapons depending on what punch you are using. This is called weapon master and it features a machine gun, a laser gun, and a flamethrower. His other special not yet shown is called emerald charge; a move where Iron Lantern forms boosters on his back and then charges into the opponent. As for the hypers, aside from the emerald drill shown in the videos he will have a projectile hyper called emerald armor, a move where he forms an armor equipped with a large laser gun, as well as a timed hyper called Air Force assault, which creates a construct shaped like a compact plane equipped with smart bombs and lasers that devastate the opponent.
6) I've read that every character in the Amalgam project will have a De-Amalgam move. Please tell us what you have planned in that regard.
Iron Lantern will have quite and interesting De-amalgam. However, the only version of the character that will have this attack will be the final version. And for now, the De-Amalgam will have to stay a surprise. But when the final version is coded, I will be making a preview video with it featured.
7) Looking forward to the video already. Do you have any special plans in regards to intros/exits with Green Lantern, Iron man, or any other character?
He will have special intros with Iron Man and Green Lantern both. With Iron Man, he accuses him of being someone who stole his armor designs and with the Green Lantern, he will mistake him as another agent of Oa, the living planet.
8) Nice. So since everyone will be anticipating him that much more now, would like to share anything regarding a possible beta release?
The beta will be arriving soon and look forward to a few surprises later with this WIP.
We will keep an eye out on both, the beta and those surprises.
And be sure to check out these sites for more information on Iron Lantern:
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I am having a major 70s moment in my wardrobe this season. I love to wear flare jeans but really anything that feels inspired by the 70s. For this look, I paired dark blue flare denim with a graphic tee and a chunky Free People sweater. When trying out the 70s trend make sure you look is still modern, draw aspiration from the era but you can still look fresh and on-trend.
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The Mammals of Costa Rica: A Natural History and Field GuideArtist/Author: Wainwright, Mark.
This book describes all of Costa Rica's readily identifiable terrestrial and freshwater mammals. The mammal descriptions include key identification features, range maps, vocalizations, local folklore and mythology, and comprehensive information about natural history and conservation. The colour illustrations show not only the mammals but also their tracks, foods and skulls. Also included are illustrations of numerous other animals and plants with which the mammals have close ecological links.
A guide to the carnivores of central America: natural history, ecology and conservation.Artist/Author: de la Rosa, Carlos L. and Claudia C. Nocke.
One of the first field guides dedicated to the carnivores of Central America. It describes the four families and the individual species that occur in the region. Hardcover out of print.
This book is one of the first field guides dedicated to the carnivores of Central America. It describes the four indigenous families-wild cats, raccoons and their relatives, skunks and their relatives, and wild canids-and their individual species that live in the region. The authors introduce each species by recounting a first-person encounter with it, followed by concise explanations of its taxonomy, scientific name, English and Spanish common names, habitat, natural history, and conservation status. Range maps show the animal's past and current distribution, while Claudia Nocke's black-and-white drawings portray it visually.


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Katya Adler said there was an "upbeat mood" of "cautious optimism".
Ireland has called on Britain to provide details of how it will ensure there is no "regulatory divergence" after Brexit in March 2019 that would require physical border controls.
But, they warn, other member states, including powerhouses Germany and France, are growing nervous that they will not have enough time to scrutinize draft guidelines for the trade negotiations if they do not receive them a week before a summit next Friday at which leaders would approve them.
"We're not quite yet where we need to be".
May will hold talks with top European Union officials later Wednesday. A British spokesman said: "With plenty of discussions still to go, Monday will be an important staging post on the road to the crucial December Council".
The UK voted for Brexit past year and is due to leave in March 2019, but negotiations between the European Union and the UK have not yet reached a breakthrough.
According to a agency report, deals were reached this weekend on the United Kingdom "divorce bill" and citizens' rights.
"We are at the point of progressing to the next stage", Mrs May told parliament, after Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) blocked a proposed agreement on the Irish border being discussed in Brussels on Monday.
"We will do that while we respect the constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom and while we respect the internal market and protect the internal market of the United Kingdom", May said. Irish Deputy Prime Minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday his country had "no desire" to delay the UK's Brexit talks, although not enough progress had been made so far.
Colm Kelpie, who writes on Brexit for the Irish Independent, says Mrs May has "little wriggle room" in her talks with the Democratic Unionists, and expresses amazement that the "DUP was not already on board if the wording of a text was agreed that was acceptable to the Irish Government".
"Hopefully we'll find a way forward today", he said. "But at this stage it is very hard to make a prediction".
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Our Pre-Judgement Matrix explains the possible outcomes in the Sabarimala Temple Entry case. Our 'Issues, Arguments, Outcomes' chart provides a more detail analysis of each key issue in the case.
The Court will shortly announce its judgement on the Sabarimala Temple Entry Case. It is evaluating the constitutional validity of the Sabarimala Temple's custom of prohibiting women from entering in their 'menstruating years'. The Court has the following issues to attend to:
A Does Rule 3(b) supplant the aim of the act it belongs to, the Kerala Hindu Places of Worship Act?
B.1 How ought the Court resolve issues arising out of competing claims for the individual right to practice faith under Article 25(1)?
B.2 Is the individual right to faith subject to the denominational right to manage internal religious affairs under Article 26(b)?
C Can the Court regulate an essential religious custom on the grounds that it violates the fundamental rights to equality and non-discrimination (Articles 14 & 15).
The Court may restrict itself to addressing only issue A and strike down Rule 3(b) on grounds of excessive delegation on behalf of the Kerala executive. This would allow the Court to avoid addressing the difficult fundemantal rights issues.
Equally, the Court could address issue A in combiniation with issues B.1 and B.2. At the heart of this case is freedom of religion.
Alternatively, the Court may address all issues -- A, B.1, B.2 and C. The Court may choose to evaluate the custom not only in terms of the right to freedom of religion, but also in terms of other fundamental rights.


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What a sweet little girl. She just made really desperate for my own little one to arrive.
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Here is this little one again. A sweetie playing in the evening sun.
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Introducing our Baby!
(above) is the profile view(bellow) is the "face shot"
If you look right in the center of the image you can distinguish the mouth and nose. The head is tipped back so the eyes are shadowed.
The ultra sound technician said that we had a very photogenic baby - all I can say to that is"Get used to it kid!"
We didn't find out the gender though Myles had a moment of weakness and confessed that all of a sudden he would really like to know. The technician offered to write it down in an envelope for us to take home and think about but I declined.
So there you have it!
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This is a common scene around our house these days.
Myles hard at work! Here he is painting our linen closet door. He has been in full swing home improvement mode for that last month as we gear up for baby. So far he has completed one of our three bedrooms and started torn out everything on the 2nd. The Nursery will be last and its a little bit difficult for me to having to wait to set up the crib.
I will post more photos of the bed rooms as they are completed.
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This is a sneak preview for Julie -
even though Henry spent most of the session running from the camera I did manage to get a couple of good shots of these cuties.
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Two recipes from allrecipes.com that I tried this weekend both were delicious so I thought that I would share. I didn't actually use andouille sausage I just used some sausage that my Aunt Faye gave to me when she was cleaning out her freezer in preparation for her and my uncle's 9 month teaching job in China.
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I am still recovering from last weekend. Myles and I baby sat all three girls for the weekend while Sam and Chanda went to lake Chelan to celebrate their anniversary. Both Megan and Ally are in soccer this fall and both girls had their first games on Saturday. Myles took Megan to her game - I had a photo shoot so I missed it, but while Myles was at the Huskie v. Boise State game with his Dad I got to watch Ally play. This girl is all about soccer! She played goalie for a long time and she did a really great job - only let one goal by. Its actually pretty funny watching 6 and 7 year olds play soccer because they are still not horribly coordinated and every once in a while one of them will trip over the ball. They jsut get up and keep going. I have to say I am really proud of Ally, she did a great job.
I made the story board with the templates that I won from Renee Okenfull check them out http://reneeoakenfull.typepad.com/extras/2007/09/the-storyboards.html
Here are a couple of the little stinker.I was trying to get her to wear the sunglasses but she wasn't interested. She likes to look at the photo on the LCD now.
Baby B is doing well now and kicking up a storm! I thought I was done with morning sickness but this morning I had to throw up out the car window while Myles was driving to work. I begged him to take the car through the car wash but thinks that car washes are bad for the cars paint and that its going to rain any way (don't you think vomit stuck to the side of your car is also bad for the paint?).... We have our first ultrasound on the 26th and I hope to be able to post the video here.
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This is Matheus (pronounced Muh-TAY-us) I think its the coolest name. What a little card - not shy at all. He is the only kid I have ever met that didn't want to take a picture with my camera. When I offered to let him be the photographer he just said "no thank you." Yesterday was his first day of kindergarten - since Matheus already speaks English and Japanese and can read Japanese I don't think he is going to have any problems in school.
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CM Banerjee blames bridge collapse on Metro work
She added, "The accident could have been a bigger one and the casualty could have been higher also.
Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday pointed finger at the ongoing Joka-BBD Metro project work's repercussions for the collpase of a portion of Majherhat Bridge in Taratola during her visit to the spot more than 24 hours after the accident as the death toll rose to two with the recovery of the body of Pranab Dey (24), a construction worker of Berhampore in Murshidabad engaged at the metro project, from the debris during search and rescue operation for the second day.
She informed that an emergency meeting has been called on Thursday in wake of the accident while announcing a compensation for the two victims' families of Rs 5 lakhs each by the state disaster management department while each of the critically injured would be given Rs 1 lakh with Rs 50,000 for those with minor injuries. Returning from Darjeeling to Kolkata by flight in the evening she went the accident site with four ministers.
Praising the rescue workers she said, "Metro railway work was underway here. Many neighbours have complained of heavy vibration during piling work as if an earthquake was taking place. People on Central Avenue and north Kolkata faced similar situation during Kolkata Metro Railway work earlier. It is practical. We do not want downplay any angle. We also do not want to deviate from the focus after certifying any angle. The Kolkata Police has lodged an FIR."
She added, "The accident could have been a bigger one and the casualty could have been higher also. Still it will be investigated by a committee headed by the chief secretary. But it is because of the metro railway work traffic jam and waterlogging take place on the road sometimes. Lot of problems happen." Ms Banerjee argued that documents of old bridges like the 54-year-old Majherhat one could not be traced sometimes.
In the morning joint commissioner of police (crime) P.K. Tripathy said, "A case (no. 215) has been started at the Alipore police station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code suo moto against unknown persons."


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Twentieth Century Ltd II (TCL II) is a reworking of my 1998 Points of Departure III which memorialized the 1963 demolition of New York's Penn Station. The first TCL print also imagined an extravagant rescue operation, adding a gentle twist of collegial irreverence toward 20th Century modernism. For further details, turn to my Artist Notes for the previous version of TCL.
This new 2017 version of calamity-run-amock was first thrust upon me by the whole new chapter of our own dismaying times now twenty years beyond the the time of the original TCL image. In order to dramatize the amazing degree to which 2017 is surpassing any earlier demolition of a mere railroad station, I found myself unleashing a thundering set of lightning bolts to join the savage train crashes and the yet another careening in. This is the latest offering for the ever-growing oeuvre of images from an increasingly committed catastrophist.
I have now combined the running Marcel Duchamp with an equally commanding and audacious Louise Bourgeois. She is busy with an imagined twin, an irony originally suggested by the title of her 1946 construction,"The Blind Leading the Blind". She is sending forth a stealth variant of one of her towering avenging spiders. Duchamp is carrying the crack and breaks from a shipping accident to his "The Big Glass" which he then perversely decided to like; and also carries my future Y2K Millennium variant on his "Box in a Valise" series, with its pointed designation of "The Exterminating Angel".
Art is Truth and lies are not. My phantom duo arrive from another period of difficult times with this smoking message for our own growing legion of the aghast and repelled. The pair's animated presence is anticipating the arrival of the first responders. As I write, the first indictments have just been issued.
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Faculty Forums Oct. 28 on Undergraduate Academic Experience
Task force seeks recommendations on student learning and experiences
Evanston, Ill. -- Northwestern University's Faculty Task Force on the Undergraduate Academic Experience will host open forums for faculty to share ideas about curriculum, teaching, learning, wellness and more.
Two sessions are scheduled Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. and 5 - 6 p.m. at the McCormick Foundation Center Forum on the Evanston campus.
Formed by the Office of the Provost last spring, the task force has been asked to assess the current undergraduate academic experience at Northwestern and to make recommendations for improvement. Topics include curriculum and assessment, supporting effective teaching, faculty-student interactions, co-curricular activities and experiential learning, wellness and the overall student experience. The task force's findings and proposals will culminate in a report to Provost Daniel Linzer in December.
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Pray: Humbly ask God for wisdom. Ask Him to teach you as you read the following section of the Bible.
Read: Ephesians 1:20-23
When God moves us to accept the truth of the Gospel, we're given the mysterious gift of becoming a part of Christ's body; the church. Although nothing on earth can fully represent the things of God, I often think of one of my favorite 80s animated shows- Voltron, Defender of the Universe (and I definitely watch old clips of it on YouTube). Individual characters piloted various vehicular body parts and were often defeated on their own. However, when they all docked to one another, they became an all-powerful super robot, conquering villains everywhere.
Where this representation falls particularly short is that God, Creator of the Universe, doesn't need us in order to be all-powerful (and he's not a robot!). Christ is not busy or anxious, devising strategies to defeat the enemy. He is seated at his Father's right hand, "far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come." He allows us to be part of the body, and we get the honor of advancing his purposes and mission in the world. The head of this body is Christ, and the Father has put "everything under His feet". We can ultimately triumph over anything the natural or spiritual world can throw our way.
I know I certainly feel like a lone Voltron part, disconnected and defeated. I struggle to believe I really matter or that I can battle against sin. Christ says to his disciples in John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." Christ's victory, "over everything for the church" provides hope and the power to live life abundantly (John 10:10).
Reflection Questions:
1. Go back and look at verse 20-22 again. What do we learn about Jesus Christ from these verses?
2. Do you believe you have a part to play in the body of Christ? What is it?
3. Is there an area in your life that you struggle trusting Christ's power and victory? What specifically is holding you back?
4. What would it look like for you to surrender that struggle to the authority of Jesus and live in His power and victory this week?
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33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." NIV


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26/06/2018 | Gary Hartley | Transport | Clean Air Day, air pollution, air quality, transport
National Clean Air Day took place last week on 21 June – and Energy Saving Trust is in full support of this important cause that urges everyone in the UK to reduce air pollution and improve air quality by making simple, effective changes.
We spoke to Energy Saving Trust's Head of Transport about why an awareness-raising campaign like this one is needed, and how transport in the UK can clean up its act.
Air pollution has been in the news a lot in the last couple of years, with levels of harmful pollutants being found to be above legally-agreed limits a number of parts of the country. The breaches and subsequent plans have faced several major legal challenges and firm warnings to tackle the issue which can have severe health effects. With the introduction of the UK's latest Clean Air Strategy, it seems, then, that a National Clean Air Day to raise awareness is more important than ever.
"The day is about talking with UK businesses and individuals about air quality. There's been a number of reports going into detail on the issue, but this aims to make it more personal – what we can do about it, and how can we avoid it. This is just the start, as it's going to turn into a long-running campaign."
Energy Saving Trust has been working with individuals and businesses for many years, making the case for low carbon travel options and to improve driving practices. So it's no surprise where the organisation's focus is in the drive to reduce air pollution and improve air quality.
"What we're interested in is road transport and how it can contribute to a low emissions future. In a sense, air quality is a very localised issue in that it can be about a small part of a city at a certain time, such as a busy junction. This is where pollutants can exceed safe levels as a proportion of the air. Reducing unnecessary mileage is really important. The more people that can leave their cars at homes at peak times, the better. Grey fleet usage is key too, where people use their own cars for work."
A study between BVRLA, the trade body for the vehicle rental and leasing sector, and Energy Saving Trust has revealed that grey fleet vehicles emit over 8,000 tonnes of NOx, a dangerous air pollutant, every year. The research also found that 1.5 billion miles a year are being driven in these vehicles, which tend to be older and dirtier. They are a significant contributor to the UK's air quality issues.
"There are cleaner alternatives, such as daily rentals and car clubs, which tend to use newer models. We're working with organisations to illustrate the benefits of moving towards options like these, in terms of economic benefits and reducing pollution. We're also helping decision-makers understand the business case of moving to ultra-low emissions vehicles (ULEVs). These are vehicles that don't produce any tailpipe emissions at all when on the road. We want to really bear down on the role of cars and in air pollution."
As part of this, a series of videos have been released together with TV presenter and electric vehicle (EV) enthusiast, Robert Llewellyn, which look at the basics of EVs as well as the issue of pollution. Watch the short video on the benefits of EVs here:
It's important to get to grips with issues in areas most badly affected by high levels of pollutants. At least five cities around the UK are set to have Clean Air Zones by 2020 – and Energy Saving Trust, through its fleet consultancy team, is working to support them.
Energy Saving Trust wants to get companies in those areas really understanding the impact of pollution, and looking to go beyond compliance."It's not just in those areas that we're looking to help organisations, though. There is an important role for any organisation to play here, big or small – and the reasons to get to grips with how employees travel are compelling."
Finding new approaches to mitigate pollution is also important. Energy Saving Trust released research that revealed the link between driving techniques and harmful emissions, bringing an interesting new perspective on the challenge. The study looked at how we drive, and its effect on air pollution. Energy Saving Trust worked with over 26,000 drivers over the last five years, promoting driving techniques proven to reduce CO2 emissions and looking to see if improved vehicle performance due to smarter driving effects NOx pollutants. Find out more here.


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Alp is a town that still preserves its small streets and characteristic ceretan architecture and is nowadays considered one of the main touristic destinations of the region. The ski resorts of Masella and La Molina belong to Alp as well as vast areas of woods that make it attractive all year round. It provides numerous services like supermarket as well as hotels and restaurants.
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VW commercials during the Stanley Cup last night
VW commercials during the Stanley Cup last night
I did see it. I thought is was pretty good.
VW has been forced by law to run generic EV commercials for over a year now, here in CA, as part of the dieselgate "settlement". They run the same commercial over and over again.
People seem to forget the old addage "any press is good press" No one get more advertising then Tesla on the internet and they don't even have to pay.
And for the people who disagree with that addage, ask Trump how it worked? He got nothing but bad press and was elected president.
I just saw a press release for the new electric VW bus, due out in 2022. If they can do what they say they are currently planning with it, it'll be an impressive vehicle by today's standards. Of course, there's 2 and a half years of progress that could happen in that time, so....
@Hokiegirl: thanks for posting, that looks like it would be fun.
interesting it looks like a Tesla inside the VM with the ipad in the middle and all. I thought everyone said that was a bad idea? lol
I understand, the forced commercial don't even have a VW product. They show a bolt and no sign of a TESLA anywhere. TESLA makes EV's happen and VW does not even pay tribute in the "penalty" ads.
VW sucks and should be buried.
VW sucks and should be buried.
The ad during last night's hockey game was pretty slick. I hope VW applies their considerable resources to proper development and eventual sales of EV's. They're the largest automobile manufacturer in the world. It would be great to have them on board.
Audi, which of course part of VW, has their version of the "intro to EV" ad:
When or if Tesla starts advertising, I anticipate awesome ads.
@hokiegir1, thanks for the VW Bus link. I hadn't seen that. Kinda cool, and we'll see what 2022 brings!
What do y'all think about the steering "wheel"? Sort of rectangular, so your hands would be at varying radii as you turn. And it's solid. I'm used to my thumb being able to touch my fingers. I wonder whether there would be a sacrifice in grip security, especially in emergency handling. It'd be interesting to try.
Fun color. Reminds me of Ryobi power tools.
@Charley - I like the idea that it can be a "hideaway" wheel (retracting into the dash) when you want to be in more of a "living" arrangement, but I'm not sure about driver comfort. I tend to hand my hand from the bottom -- which would be difficult to do with that, but I'm sure there are other options. Would just have to test it an see.
Kary993: There was no actual 'in your face admission' at all. At no point does Volkswagen state what they did or apologize for it. Even the somewhat garbled newscasts that open the piece never actually state what rules/laws were broken or mention Volkswagen by name. Only a rather generic snippet about 'the German manufacturer' is mentioned at one point.
Was it 'slick'? Sure. Because the imagery and sounds and music only points to their being some kind of hardship that someone endured, possibly Volkswagen, but we don't know, because they never say, and giving the vague impression that may have been a bit of exasperating or undeserved persecution that required they dig down, head back to the drawing board, pull out a drawer of drawings for a circa 2007 concept car (that has roots in a circa 2001 concept car) and start over to actually make it a reality, this time. Ooh, so much hard work. But Volkswagen is willing to do it. Really they are. You believe us, don't you? Of course you do. It's only been some forty, fifty, or sixty years since you were intrigued by the Volkswagen Minibus, right? And this time, it will be fully electric (like it should have been the first time). This will really happen, honest! Ain't that just grand? Nostalgia strikes again.
It as also 'slick' because just like a politician talking about 'family values' or 'the middle class' or 'support our troops' not one word of actual meaning or explanation is stated. It's pure marketing, presented in such a way that only those who actually follow automotive news will be aware of what this is really about and why.
So, can you tell I am eternally disgusted by Volkswagen and will NEVER purchase or recommend their products, EVER, even if they 'straighten up and fly right'? Good.
More competition would push technology and probably change the general narrative against EVs.
That is true but ICE manufactures are putting up a smoke screen with their half hearted efforts. The ICE manufactures are dragging it out and pissing off their EV customers and then moving them into an ICE product.
ICE manufactures have a vested interest in keeping their ICE business alive.
hokiemayur: In 2014, Volkswagen AG said their AUDI & PORSCHE divisions would deliver electrified 'Tesla Killers' by 2017. All that came out were pitiful PHEVs, some with e-tron labels. All for more cash than the gasoline/diesel models. All in very, very, limited supply.
Finally, the AUDI e-tron (doesn't that mean 'pile of $#!+' in French?) arrived as a station wagon but labeled as an SUV and with a 95 kWh battery that has less range per the EPA than a 2013 Tesla Model S 60.
Competition, you say? Why should I believe Volkswagen will offer 'competition' three years from now, when they have shown no adequate facility for doing so even compared to the 2012 Tesla Model S 85 from seven years ago?
@magic 8 ball @redexile
I think it will come down to economics. As the EV market keeps growing these ICE manufacturers are going to see a slice of the pie that they are not competing in and will move to capture some of that share.
The best bet for EV's is the 30 and younger generation that is probably more receptive to the idea of having EV's.
My 9 year old daughter is disgusted by gas cars and has made me swear/promise that when I teach her to drive it will be on an EV and that I am not to ever buy a gas vehicle again.
I think there is hope after all.
I have a feeling that my kids won't need to learn to drive.
I saw it and it caught my eye so much that I wrote about it:
I agree that it is an attempt at an apology.
Really though it's just pure emotional marketing spin to get people to trust them.
I am happy to see that for those who wish to continue to support VW there will be EV options.
However, for VW or any of it's related family, that will never be me.
For those wanting a link to the commercial that Kary993 is talking about, it is embedded in PhillyGal's posting, here:
@Kary993, since that one is 1:45 long, maybe you can confirm it is the same as what you saw during the Stanley Cup. TIA.
Kary993: The 'Never admit defeat.' and 'Never apologize for greatness.' stance is precisely what created Volkswagen's defeat. Well, that, and a determination to take the old AWA, NWA, WCW, NWO concept of 'Cheat to WIN!' to new heights. This isn't professional wrestling, though. Volkswagen's choices led to deaths.
Thing is? Those choices were applauded not so long ago. I believe it was in 2014 that Volkswagen announced their intent to become 'The Largest Automobile Manufacturer in the World!" by 2018. How did they do it? By hawking their dirty diesel cheatmobiles in every corner of the world, convincing regulators everywhere that they had 'cracked the code' that Volkswagen alone, among all ICE manufacturers had managed to produce a line of clean diesel products without compromise. Cars that produced more power, were more fun to drive, and simultaneously improved fuel economy while reducing harmful emissions to levels here-to-fore unseen. It worked. It was chock full of lies, sure, but it worked. Volkswagen sold around 10,800,000 vehicles worldwide in 2018, to take the crown away from Toyota. Yay?
But now, even though Volkswagen first became aware of investigations in 2014, and ignored their results through 2015, and the dam broke in 2016 as the public became aware of their transgressions, and some concessions were made so that some of their AUDI and PORSCHE diesel vehicles were allowed to be sold on U.S. shores instead of being impounded and destroyed as long as Volkswagen 'promised' (pinky swear) to make them properly compliant and roadworthy... And fines were lodged in numerous territories around the world, and lawsuits were filed and won by gazillions of consumers who earned the right to buybacks of their intentionally defective vehicles even while some took the alternate route of having their cars 'fixed' only to have them greatly diminished, like children from the 'His Dark Materials' series of books that were forcefully separated from their animal familiars (souls?). Thereby removing all semblance of 'character' and 'fun' they once possessed. And now I'm supposed to believe that Volkswagen has suddenly seen the light found their way, banished the offenders, and turned toward the future they steadfastly denied was even possible for years, along with the rest of the traditional automobile manufacturers out there?
Hmmm... No. I was born in the morning, but not THIS morning. To bloody heck with Volkswagen. I have already put forth my terms. Announce a date when they will STOP building ICE cars entirely. Announce the specifications for their supposed sub-€20,000 electric car, to be released only in Europe, eventually. Announce details about how they expect to put 1,000,000 fully electric cars on the road worldwide by 2025 when better than 10,000,000 vehicles are produced by Volkswagen AG every year.
Dates, production quantity, range, configuration... Y'know, stuff like that. Meanwhile... Tesla will probably pass an installed user base of 1,000,000 long range fully electric cars before 2020 ends.
Kary993: Yes. I fully agree with Zack & Jesse of Now You Know, for all the reasons stated above. I fully believe that though Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield of TransportEvolved is convinced Volkswagen has learned their lesson and has reformed, I feel VW is no more sincere or enthusiastic or serious about long range fully electric vehicles than is GM. That would be... not at all. If either of them were to miraculously discover a means to build a 1.5 litre 20-valve quad cam inline four cylinder with a 16,000 RPM redline that output 400 horsepower and 400 pounds-feet torque with the emissions and fuel economy profile of a 600cc three cylinder sub-compact, they would abandon 'electrification' in a heartbeat. Luckily, they can't.
calvin940: Thing is, even saying, "We are so sorry we got caught," which Volkswagwen did not say, still isn't an actual apology. Sure, VW may well feel bad, about getting caught, not about what they did, much like a certain Iran-Contra Conspirator once said, "I thought it would be a pretty neat idea." Actual retribution requires admission, only then can recompense be accepted in absense of reprisal. Let the punishment fit the crime, and stuff. Of course, I could be wrong.
Kary993: This is the way an admission should be done. In the LIGHT.
Phillip Morris Tobacco Settlement PSA (2000) [0:30]
There may have been something like this on the air from Volkswagen before I left California a couple of years ago, but certainly not a national campaign.
...........and candie cigarettes can still be bought on Amazon, go figure.
Magic 8 Ball: Those are disgusting. At least, I think those aren't actually produced by tobacco companies. Of course, they never protested their distribution, either. Interesting that prior to the Industrial Revolution, the biggest U.S. exports for years were all 'addictive drugs'. Alcohol, tobacco, sugar, and molasses.
@ReD When I was a shipping and receiving clerk at "Drug King" the candy was delivered by the same outfit that delivered the tobacco products.
Magic 8 Ball: Well, that figures. So many decades of normalizing tobacco use would surely lead to such a consequence. There are still those who believe Microsoft did 'nothing wrong' when it came to illegal use of monopoly power --they considered it 'good business'. There are probably those who saw 'nothing wrong' with Candy Cigarettes as a promotional device or Joe Camel as a mascot either, for the same reasons.
"It's legal, and nobody gets hurt. So, what's the problem?" ranks up there with "I was just following orders." among the stupidest comments of the 20th Century. All you have to do is ignore the millions of dead bodies you must stand upon to make such idiotic declarations. Alcohol, tobacco, firearms, sugar, fat, and the American Way. Oreos, indeed.
@ReD It seem you are a bit taken aback by candy cigarettes. You are younger than me and candy cigarettes were part of the normal mix handed out at halloween when I was a kid. We have made progress but to see them on Amazon is surprising.
Magic 8 Ball: Pardon me. I 'm just barely old enough to remember some first run episodes of 'GUNSMOKE', which were of course accompanied by Marlboro commercials featuring Tom Selleck, whose face adorned billboards in Los Angeles at the time promoting the same product. I thorougly despise tobacco in all forms, but I am personally offended by cigarette smoke. As a child, something like 100% of the people who went out of their way to make my life miserable, were smokers. I decided quite young, maybe age 5 or 6, to never be like them when I grew up. And, thankfully, I'm not at all like them. People who knew damned well that cigarette smoke bothered me, but were determined to TEACH me, SHOW me, CONDITION me to its constant presence. Even to the extent of purposely blowing smoke in my face, or rolling up all the windows when I rode with them in cars on HOT days. They were determined to torture me into silence, so now I'm not silent at all. I coughed. I cried. I could not breathe. So I learned to hold my breath. For a very long time, whenever I was in their perpetually chainsmoking presence. You see kids weren't allowed to talk back to adults in those days. And, the general feeling was that there was something wrong with ME for realizing that SMOKE was POISON and reacting as such.
Candy cigarettes certainly existed when I was a kid. I probably even had some from time-to-time. Though I preferred Pixie Sticks or Candy Canes. My own vice through much of my youth was generally a Mountain Dew or Mello Yello with a Three Musketeers or Milky Way Bar and a Honeybun. Candy and Potato Chips were nice treats, but ultimately were not fulfilling of my 'always hungry growing boy' status.
It didn't take me long to realize chewing gum had the singular effect of reminding me how hungry I was. I had grown taller than my 5'-2" Mom before I finished Second Grade. And by the time I finished Seventh Grade I was taller than all but two of my Uncles. From the time I was fourteen adults spoke to me as if I were a grownup. I was never carded for anything, anywhere, by anyone, until AFTER I was 21.
Funny thing happened then. Apparently I began to age backward. Until I was in my mid-thirties, people often thought I was still in high school. Even now, barely a month before turning fifty-two, people find it hard to assume I am even thirty.
So, my youthful choice to not be a smoker or drinker had the side effect of extending my youthful appearance, in the eyes of others. Of course, when I look in the mirror, I see an old, fat guy staring back... Though others assure me I've not aged a day in 25 years, at least.
There used to be that type/brand of candy cigs that were gum... and they had powdered sugar on them with wrapped paper all around. You would take one out, put it in your mouth and blow slightly and this whitish puff of power sugar came out making it look like smoke... *sigh*
Forgot about those. There was also a big stick of gum in the shape of a cigar with a cigar band.
There is hope for the future and here is to all those kids who give the big thumbs up when they see us driving in our TESLA's.
I remember both the faux cigarette candy and the cigar gum, complete with paper wrapper banding (kids wore them as 'rings') and plastic wrap for 'freshness'. Knowing it was not actually tobacco or nicotine infused doesn't change the insidious marketing nature of providing such 'treats' to children. And today? Kids choose to 'vape' and become every bit as addicted to nicotine. Thank god no one thought to provide actual nicotine to kids 45 or 50 years ago. Enough preteens started smoking back then anyway.
Back to VW ad: Ripped off Simon & Garfunkel. I guess their copyright expired. Has it been that long ago?
ripped off the Custer South Dakota Tesla rally every May..."The Sound of Silence".
Looks like VW is going after the Flower Power generation as this August will be the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. My guess is that VW will win over a lot of fans by bringing the retro Microbus into the modern era.
For EV enthusiasts choosing VW over Tesla, that decision would be based on emotion, not logic.
I'm pretty sure Disney has lobbied to extend copyright laws to better than 75 years in order to protect Mickey Mouse from being swiped by Warner Bros. or anyone else in the public domain. Of course, both Superman and Batman are over 80 years old now. So, I expect Simon & Garfunkle maintain their copyright as well. Chances are they have been well paid, Volkswagen has enough lawsuits to worry about.
If you have watched "Dirty Money" on Netflix, you might have second thoughts about buying any VW products.


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Who doesn't love an adorably pretty pink cheek with a glow? Below you will find the products I use to create the look as well as the product placement and techniques used! Here is the look...
What you will need...
These are the products that I use to create this look, but by all means you can use different ones that are similar! I will list the products starting with what you need to apply first.
1. Chocolate Soleil by Too Faced (far right). Apply this as a contour/bronzer, more deeply applied into the hollows of the cheeks. Just below where your cheek pops out.
2. NARS Blush in Seduction (far left). Apply this just above the bronzer and not quite on the apples of the cheek. I use this as almost a second contour because it's so dark. I LOVE using deep blushes to contour.
3. Dior Rosy Glow Blush (top middle). Apply this to the apples of the cheek!
4. Clinique Blush #101 aglow (bottom middle). I actually LOVE this blush! I use it more like a highlighter because it casts such an amazing sun-kissed glow where ever you apply this. I dust this over my whole cheek. This will give everything you just applied a defused and blended look as well as aglow! (great name for the blush!)
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Friday's foreigner: Yannis
Today is our fifth post in our "Firday's foreigner" series.
Check back each week to "meet" the other expats!
See our other interviews here.
Read more below to become acquainted with Yannis.
What's your name, where are you from, what brought you to Hohhot and when did you arrive?
My name is Yannis. I'm a citizen of the United States Washington, D.C. Like most I arrived here to teach English at local schools.
If you are doing something different now than when you first arrived tell us about that.
I love to teach so teaching whenever I can. Other than that writing and working on the projects I have in mind.
If you have free time, what do you do with it?
I really do not know what is free time. I'm engaged in life all the time.
Tell us something about your pre-Hohhot life that most people here don't know.
My story was just a man trying to do something with his life while dealing with what life gives. Studying communications and writing poetry was what I was doing. I was a skincare and fragrance expert working at a store called Sephora.
Where in Hohhot do you find inspiration for any of your artistic pursuits?
I find it in the same places as I always do…in smiles, people playing, music, and just life itself inspires me.
Do you have any upcoming performances our readers should check out?
At the moment no however you can sometimes find me at a random bar spittin. lol
Favorite local food and where you like to get it:
Wish I knew how to type it in Chinese right now. I just know it starts with the letter "B". Its a wrap bread with spices and your choice of selections inside. It's pretty nice and cool for eating breakfast on the go.
If you could make one city-wide change to Hohhot, what would it be?
This city to me should have it's own holiday. It's such a good vibe you get when being in Hohhot, at least that's how I feel.
What has been the most surprising aspect of life here?
Connecting definitely. The people I've met especially the ones I call my family and friends. I'm in a band here and my band is my family. The fact that I have a family here is wicked. I've grown majorly attached to them and their culture as they have the same for mine. We have such a unique bond and I love them. BD2H!
What's the funniest thing you've experienced here?
Maybe the time when I played basketball outside at a school. I slammed dunk the ball and the rim broke. I was yelled at by a elder guy however the kids and other people calmed him down.
What is the kindest thing a local has ever done for you?
I like to call him my little bro (Weiles) always helping me when it comes to searching for something I need. Too many things to list unfortunately.
What's the most culturally awkward situation you've been in here?
Sadly but reality that many people would deny or treat me different because my skin tone is dark. Many schools won't even consider me though I'm a native speaker.
What advice would you give to someone just arriving to Hohhot?
No advice really. Just don't be so close minded when meeting new people. Anything else I believe they would want to control on their own.
Where do you go to "escape?"
Inside my earphones. No one knows where I am.
When your time here is done and you return home, what do you want to take with you?
I'm in a relationship now so hopefully a family.
You can hear and see more of Yannis by subscribing to SUMBIDY on YouTube.


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Radio Fiji is spruiking the latest round of iTaukei Affairs Board scholarships and a lot of people are asking why we still have them? Isn't everything race-free these days? Bainimarama is always delivering sermons on racism directed at his political rivals but he hasn't dared to abolish the race-based scholarships handed out by the iTAB. Does his new constitution allow such scholarships to be reserved for members of one race?
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Hello, World
Dear Reader, How does one begin their very first blog post to introduce the world to their newborn company? It is 2 a.m., and I've been trying to think of a clever introduction for a while. There comes a time when you just have to own it and simply jump in. So hello, World. We…Read More


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Let's start out with the fact that the most recent 'oilchange', which was on 11/22 was amazing. While I am used to good news from others around here…more often than not from those who I tutor or have become a second mom for [more on that later in the post], this was one for the books. And something said it was going to be like that when I arrived way earlier than normal.
This was at the nephrologist's and Todd's staff are way cool….plus cat-fans to boot *S* No sooner did I put on the headphones, start listening to Renaissance's Christmas Concert for WNEW back in 1976 on the CD and was reading a magazine about fall cooking recipes, that Todd called me in. He was happy…ok we are normally happy to see each other….but this was different. And I was soon to find out why. This had to do with the last test results….
If you have been reading along, you know that a while back I had mentioned that the numbers were indicating that I have stage 3 kidney failure, with the treatment focused on keeping the numbers from getting worse to 4 and then 5 [where the treatment options are not the most pleasant…like dialysis etc]. But the numbers from these tests indicated that the patterns have REVERSED themselves and I am close to being back to where they were BEFORE the multiple illnesses hit 3 years ago. Yes you read that right….and for those who are medically inclined to check my numbers…let me give you the key items:
eGFR 41ml/min/1.73 m2
Creatinine 2.06 mg/dl
HGB 14.2g/L
To the average person and even a geekette like myself, these numbers may not mean jack, but when read by an MD they mean a crapload. This means that even with the age, race [a word I despise…but that is there for identification/comparison purposes] and even when taking into account what had happened over the past few years….these are amazing. Suffice it to say that Todd and I both had smiles on our faces over this. And it makes sense; with few exceptions …..I am very strict about what is in the diet [as in unless time conspires and I have to get a pizza from the Hut down the block] , I am walking much more than before…or trying to stick with an up 1 day 2 down two schedule, as well as being in environments, more or less online where there is a more positive and warm atmosphere. When all of these factors are combined, the conclusion would be that these have helped to make for a situation where there is a lot of good coming out from same.
So the end result was that this was a damned good visit….with the minor fact I do need to up the dosage of vitamin D. The weather in Portland this time of year being what it is, the sunshine vitamin is at a premium and it not something that can be absorbed by walking into Powell's, Freddy Kroger or Starbuck's. The D is on a script for the time being and then I have new bloodwork which will need to be done in several months….however, with that…this was the visit that confirmed that all is on the right track.
I called my sis right after and she was over the moon about this. We have seen each other through a lot over the years and now our lives are on rolls of sorts. Her children are doing quite well in their respective fields, she is in a position to have a significant energy saving startup running in the next few months so when I mentioned to her what happened, it was just another part of the positive vibrations. Then when I got back home after picking up food for the next few days…I emailed **** to let her know the news, told the cats and then my online family. And in reflecting on what happened, it became clear that all of these items have made it possible to be in the position I am in now. That being that the good that happened healthwise was the result of all of the above working …openly or invisibly to bring about a more happy outlook.
Hence in tonight's email to ****, I recommitted to the friendship, no matter what happens….so that she would never, ever have to worry about yours truly not being supportive, loving etc. I also talked to the cats as well in detail about how there is something greater at work here, making sure I am around…which in the case here means that I will be the pillow and the supplier of organic catnip for them to munch on when the Chiefs, Chargers, Packers or a favorite DVD [be it Renaissance, The Moody Blues, Yes, Pink Floyd, Fargo, 2001, etc] is on *S*. And I told my online friends, the folks who I have become very close to in recent months that they have and continue to have a major part in helping to keep things sane here…a favor which will be returned in multiple ways. To name each one here would take a lot of room on this blog….but they have made it easier to navigate what is going on and I hope to have returned the favor.
Oh yes….I know there are some who are thinking that if the kidney numbers have improved as they have in a significant fashion, if I can be put on the HRT. So let's answer that now….NO. There are some who would say I am not seeing the right doctors or play acting at what is going on …..but here is the deal: there is no doctor who I am seeing either in my gang of 5 or their associates who is crazy enough to run the risk of a malpractice suit by rec that the HRT be given to someone whose busy is dealing with other issues that are a little more serious. Hence, while to those whose prodding along these lines would be tantamount to bullying in other corners….one can live and be trangendered without going on the chemical soup. After all would one want to be around to have fun with their friends, listen to a concert, go to a ballgame, go to a restaurant, share time with their cats[dogs, etc] and do so sans pains or give into some rather arbitrary concept of what their life should be, only to be reduced to having the body not feel well and by proxy taking down the mood to persistant state of a malaise based 'omnifog' [the word 'omnifog' is copyrighted by me and is Patent Pending]. Think about it folks…..there is some logic in the Chayefsky-esque rant there….
So there we have it for now…..looks like after 3 years the tide has been turned. I am hoping that as such, that circle I am in remains as positive as they are and that **** sees the good that is happening here. As well as is a part of same in the future….With that…..from the land of the colourtini….enjoy the words as the pics fly through the air….


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The Secret History of Tennessee, Dolly Parton and Jenifer Lopez
Everything that you ever wanted to know about the word, Tennessee, but were afraid to ask!
The origin of the word Tennessee generally varies with who you are talking with. Tourism agencies and school districts in East Tennessee tell folks it is a Cherokee word, because they get casino money from the Eastern Band of Cherokees . . . but they don't know what it means. Descendants of Tennessee Yuchi's say it is a Yuchi word, but don't know what it means. As will be read below, academicians quibble a bit about its etymology, because they really don't know either . . . that's because they typically don't know diddlysquat about the indigenous languages of the Southeast. The folks in Tennessee are about to get a REAL surprise.
Celebrities, Dolly Parton and Jenefer Lopez have far more in common than they could possibly realize. After taking a DNA test for a TV program, Lopez discovered that she is essentially a Taino Indian. They are a branch of the Arawaks. Since then Jenifer frequently wears "Indian style" costumes for her stage performances. It is has been found that at least 70% of Puertoricans carry significant Taino ancestry. That is why their senoritas dominate beauty pageants around the world.
Dolly Parton claims to be part Cherokee. She grew up on the Pigeon River in Sevier County, Tennessee. That region was last claimed by the Cherokees until white settlers moved in. Besides Cherokee casinos pay Dolly very well for displaying her talents. A few years ago Dolly stated at a performance attended by Cherokee Nation Principal Chief, Chad Smith: "Which part of me do you think looks Cherokee?" Dolly's skull and body proportions are definitely indigenous American, but her actual indigenous ancestry is not what she thinks.
What an anonymous academician tells us in Wikipedia
"The earliest variant of the name that became Tennessee was recorded by Captain Juan Pardo, the Spanish explorer, when he and his men passed through an American Indian village named "Tanasqui" in 1567 while traveling inland from South Carolina. In the early 18th century, British traders encountered a Cherokee town named Tanasi (or "Tanase") in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee. The town was located on a river of the same name (now known as the Little Tennessee River), and appears on maps as early as 1725. It is not known whether this was the same town as the one encountered by Juan Pardo, although recent research suggests that Pardo's "Tanasqui" was located at the confluence of the Pigeon River and the French Broad River, near modern Newport."
"The meaning and origin of the word are uncertain. Some accounts suggest it is a Cherokee modification of an earlier Yuchi word. It has been said to mean "meeting place", "winding river", or "river of the great bend". According to James Mooney, the name "cannot be analyzed" and its meaning is lost."
Sra. Lopez, you can now say "Caca de toro!"
Unraveling a mystery
Mr. Mooney, weren't you one of the self-styled scholars at the Smithsonian of the late 1800s, who also said the the original version of the Creek Migration Legend was lost forever? Methinks that y'all were wrong on both matters.
First of all . . . "qui" is the Muskogee-Creek suffix for "people." "Si" or "see" is a suffix used by all Muskogean languages, which means "descendants of." So Tennessee and North Carolina academicians can now permanently forget the "Cherokee origin thing."
When the 18 Muskogean scholars and professionals started the People of One Fire 10 years ago, we represented the general frustration among indigenous Southeastern tribes that the folks, who called themselves "Specialists in Southeastern Anthropology" really weren't anthropologists, but rather classifiers of potsherds and stone implements with English names. In fact, they knew very little about the people, who made those artifacts prior to the arrival of Europeans. Language, architecture, cultural history, geographical origins and in the case of the Creeks, writing systems, are key elements of true anthropology.
The true history of Eastern Tennessee was one of the biggest enigmas. Sixteenth and seventeenth century maps showed most of Tennessee occupied by provinces, whose names could be translated today by a Creek or Chickasaw dictionary. There was no mention of the Cherokees on any map until 1715. The 1715 map showed "Charakeys" living in the extreme northeastern tip of the state. The rest of Eastern Tennessee was then occupied by Chickasaws, Creeks, Uchees and tribes, whose names disappeared soon afterward. These lost tribes had names that could not be translated by Muskogean, Maya or Cherokee dictionaries.
Until the late 1780s, the official name of the Tennessee River was the Callimaco River. It's an Itza Maya word meaning "House or Palace of the King." The upper section of the Tennessee River, between its confluence with Little Tennessee River and the confluence of the French Broad and Holston Rivers, several names. The Spanish called it the Coçate (Kusa People ~ Upper Creeks). The French called this section the Cusate (same word as Coçate), Hogeloge (Yuchi) or Caskinampo (Many Warriors in the Koasati language). The English originally called this section the Cusatee until the mid-1720s, when they started using the name, Hogelogee. However, the 1725 John Herbert map noted that the Cherokees called all of the river from beginning to end, the Callimaco. For about two decades this section alternatively was called the Cherokee River, but after the Cherokees changed sides in the French and Indian War, the word "Cherokee" was deleted from all maps. Most or all the river became named the Callimaco , while some maps labeled the upper section, the Hogelogee. The word, Tenasee was only used in South Carolina. It was how English speaking frontiersmen heard the Creek word Taenasi.
The original name of the Little Tennessee River was the Tulasi or Talasee River. This are Creek words that mean the occupants were descendants of E-Tula (an Itza Maya word) or Etowah Mounds. Early British maps named the Little Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains the Tellico River (from Talikoa ~ Tali People in Arawak) and the upper portions of the Little Tennessee River, the Tanasi. What is now named the Tellico River was then named either the Satikoa River (Colonists in Southern Arawak) or the Little Tellico River. English-speaking frontiersmen changed the word Satikoa to Citico.
When in 1790, the future state of Tennessee was incorporated into the Southwest Territory, its new federally appointed administrators did not like the names of many of the rivers. Apparently, the persons who made the decision to change the Calimaco River's name, were from South Carolina. They used an odd spelling of Tenasee, first written by a British-appointed governor.
The legend goes that a Cherokee conjurer visited the Governor of the Southwestern Territory to warn him that the spirits that rose up his sacred fire gave a frightening warning. Under no circumstances should the new state be named after its principal river, unless the name of the Calimaco River was changed. Otherwise, things would go very badly for some Southeastern archaeologists and the Cherokees themselves two centuries into the future. This alliance of the Cherokees and archaeologists were destined to form a political organization called "Maya Myth-busting in the Mountains." It would become a public relations disaster when the public found out that a river, which begins in the Tennessee and Georgia Mountains then flows through much of Tennessee actually had a Maya name! Heaven forbid, if some of the professors involved taught at the University of Calimaco!
In May 2013, POOF member Marilyn Rae found a forgotten book, published in French in 1658, at the Brown University Library. Marilyn has an exceptional background in Renaissance Period languages and history. The book had two chapters on the Native peoples of Georgia, based on an expedition in 1653 by Richard Briggstock. The author, French ethnologist Charles de Rochefort, stated that the mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee had formerly been densely occupied by Arawaks. They had been mostly replaced by peoples from the south (Itza Mayas). However, there were still some Arawak villages in what is now called the Great Smoky and Unaka Mountains of those states. We eventually realized that the untranslatable ethnic names in Northeast Tennessee were all Panoan and Arawak words from South America. Now THAT put in a different spin on the Southeast's past.
The root word of Tanasqui, Tanasi, Tenasee, etc. still remained an enigma. They seemed to be Europeanized versions of the original Creek words. The use of "Ta" or "Te" flipflopped for 250 years, until institutionalized by the name of the new State of Tennessee in 1796. However, neither Tana nor Tena had any meaning in a Creek dictionary. We were at a roadblock. It was a Creek ethnic name, but we didn't know its full meaning.
A big breakthrough occurred when Joseph Creel of Fort Payne, AL, George Mathews of Atlanta and Professor Gene Waddell, retired from the College of Charleston, donated an immense collection of maps and map books to the People of One Fire. We now have a collection of Colonial Era maps that exceeds most university libraries . . . including some rare maps that are not even in the Library of Congress.
On some early South Carolina maps, I noticed a tribe named the Taenasi or Taenasaw in the Blue Ridge Foothills, north of present day Greenville, SC. I saw the same ethnic name on the Pigeon and Little Tennessee Rivers in western North Carolina and Tennessee. The same tribe was also located on the Lower Tennessee River, where the French called them the Taensa. In the late 1700s, the Muskogee Creeks called this branch the Taensaw or Tensaw, when they moved to Southwestern Alabama. Taenasi means "Descendants of the Taino" in Itsate (Hitchiti) Creek. Taensaw means "Taina People" in the language of the 18th century Muskogee Creeks. Obviously, Tanasqui was how the 16th century Spaniards wrote down the Muskogee-Creek word Taenasi-ke. Where Dolly Parton grew up had originally been Taino territory.
Three beautiful women
Take a close look at the photos above of Jennifer Lopez, Dolly Parton and Carrie Underwood. Ignore the dyed blond hair on the latter two ladies and the darker complexion on Jennifer from being mostly Native American! Carrie Underwood is a citizen of the Muskogee-Creek Nation. Many Creeks carry significant DNA from the Paino and Arawak Peoples of South America. The three women have similar body proportions and Native American skulls. However, if you compare closely every detail of Jennifer Lopez's and Dolly Parton's faces, you will see that the two singers are almost identical. Perhaps Dolly should invite her cousin Jennifer down to Dollywood for an old fashion Taino barbicoa!
Now you know!
Richard Thornton
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Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping
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On stage in San Francisco, the comedian covers topics like old people getting drugs, his worst stand-up set, gay proms and a horrible birthday clown.
Certificate: Suitable for mature audiences only
Year: 2016
Duration: 1hr 5m
Audio: English [Original]
Subtitles: Spanish, English, French, German, Italian
Cast: Patton Oswalt
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This morning - an email from a sensible person in our business, saying that he has the horrible lurgy that has been going round and would be working from home today.
Thank goodness for that. Firstly, we are not going to have him sorrowfully asking if anyone has any aloe-vera tissues handy and secondly he is keeping his germs to himself!
There are three things we tell ourselves when we are sick:
"I'm a Brave Warrior Who Does Whatever it Takes to Get My Work Done"
"My Company Will Surely Fall Apart Without Me"
"I'm Not Contagious"
But seriously, a little bit of self awareness, please.
Firstly - You can still be a brave warrior and if you are able, still do your work from home. I don't know about you, but my work is accessible online 24/7. I have three phones, an iPad, a laptop, a PC, oh yes and a good old fashioned land line. There is always a way for people to get hold of me if they need to.
Secondly - I'm fairly sure that I go away on holiday several times (too many some might say) a year and my work world does not fall apart. I have great work colleagues who help when I go away for a week so I'm sure they will help me out if I have a temperature of 103 and no voice!
And finally - self diagnosis. The "I'm fine, not contagious, it's just coming out now" line is a load of guff. If my eyes and nose require more than a pack of the aforementioned soft tissues, I am probably infecting everyone else.
So for those of you who are in your office today and feeling very unwell - please just go home, stop contaminating everyone else and give yourself a break.
Hear endeth the shouts from the (so far) unsick person in the office!
Whenever people walk into the office coughing and sneezing, I'm tempted to approach them and say, "Unless you're auditioning for a cold commercial, I think it's in everyone's best interest that you go home. Now. And don't touch any doorknobs on the way out." Look, I get it. As much as I want to send all my sickly co-workers home for the day, I've also woken up, questioned if my head always felt this heavy, downed some Dayquil, and headed into the office. And you know why? Because the second we get sick, we all tell ourselves the same three lies. 1. "I'm a Brave Warrior Who Does Whatever it Takes to Get My Work Done" 2. "My Company Will Surely Fall Apart Without Me" 3. "I'm Not Contagious"


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You take a very talented guitarist and songwriter (Michael Kammeyer), add a solid rhythm section - Niels Kvist on bass and Morten Gade on drums. Next you go searching for a keyboardplayer, and Pyramaze had to go all the way to the US to locate one: Jonah Weingarten, but to make this more than your average powermetal band they also needed a excellent vocalist and their search ended with Lance King (ex-Balance Of Power).
The end result is one the most impressive debut albums in a long time, an album with 9 very strong tracks, very well produced and mixed by Jacob Hansen.
Musically they are inspired by bands like Iron Maiden, Kamelot and Iced Earth, but off course Lance's vocals makes the comparision with Balance Of Power easy.
In my opinion this is Lance's strongest performance ever, and this album has the quality to blow a lot of people away. I just love this baby - excellent stuff, that I can only recommend to every metal head out there!
Recommended tracks: "Legend", "Mighty Abyss" and "Power Of Imagination"


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I just love Zinfandel, as a proper Californian, and frequently linger over both the black pepper raspberry jam of lush Lodi to the anise and blackberry of a Primitivo from Apulia in Italy; whatever Zin my glass holds, my glass is full. So why the total lack of write-ups on here? My camera was never handy; my hand was shaky; my memory gone. Excuses, excuses.
Whatever the reason, my hiatus ends with this wine, the 2007 Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel. The soul of California liquified and bottled. Bold claim? I don't care. Deep inky red with hints of purple in the glass, showing extremely punchy fruit on the nose: juicy raspberries, blackberries, backed by notes of mocha and white pepper, with vanilla and other spicy hints. Nice dose of new American oak in this one. It reveals more ripe dark fruits in the mouth, with big tannins that cloak your teeth; well-balanced, but a bit lush, this wine ambles in a very satisfactory manner to a long finish. Pairs with almost anything red you would put on a grill. $13.


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Alan's Pick For The Coolest Startup Office in Israel: Glide Headquarters – Jerusalem
This is a quick story before a more in-depth story that I am currently working on about a really cool company called Glide.
I am holding off a week or so before I do the story on the company because I am personally using the product and really want to get my arms around how profound I think their instant video messaging platform is for changing how people communicate quickly.
I go to lots and lots and lots of offices all over Israel.
And when I say "offices," I am not referring to any of the workspaces, accelerators, and co-working spaces that are, in their own right, really cool and amazing places.
In this case, it's the office of Glide, located at the Jerusalem Technology Park in the Malcha section of the city (right behind the Malcha Mall and across from Teddy Stadium).
Watch the tour courtesy of Glide Co-Founder and CTO, Jonathan Caras.
Have some fun. And stay tuned for more.
Oh…and while you're at it, mosey on over to Glide and download either the Apple or Android version of their app. After you do, let's connect. Just send me an instant video message here.
More to come… or as we say in the video world, stay tuned!