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William Phipps (actor)
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|Born||William Edward Phipps
February 4, 1922
Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.
|Alma mater||Eastern Illinois University|
|Occupation||Actor, film producer|
William Edward "Bill" Phipps (born February 4, 1922) is a retired American actor and producer, perhaps best known for his roles in dozens of classic sci-fi and westerns, both in films and on television.
Phipps grew up in St. Francisville in Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois. By the time he was in high school, Phipps he was using his stepfather's last name of Couch. He developed a love of acting at a young age and performed in several plays in grade school and high school. One of the plays in which he performed, during his junior year of high school in 1937, was Before Morning, a 1933 play made into a film that same year.
After graduating from high school in 1939, he attended Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, where he majored in accounting, was elected freshman class president, and served as head cheerleader. After two years of college, he moved to Hollywood, to pursue a career in acting and resumed his original last name of Phipps.
World War II
During that same year, the United States entered into World War II, and Phipps enlisted in the United States Navy, serving as a radio operator on several ships all across the Pacific. He served three years, then settled in Los Angeles to begin his career. He enrolled in the Actors' Lab in Hollywood, alongside fellow actor Russell Johnson.
Phipps' big break came when he and Johnson were double-cast in a play at the Actors Lab. They drew straws to see which actor would perform in the matinée, and which would take the evening show. Phipps drew the evening show, which was attended that same evening by actor Charles Laughton. Laughton was impressed by Phipps' performance, and came backstage afterwards to ask Phipps to perform in Laughton's own play. Phipps' career took off, and he was soon in his first feature film, Crossfire (1947).
Phipps played the gunfighter Curly Bill Brocius in sixteen episodes from 1956 to 1961 of the ABC/Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian in the role of frontier deputy marshal Wyatt Earp. One of the episodes, "Let's Hang Curly Bill", is the story of an older marshal, Fred White (Sam Flint), who is mortally wounded when he takes the gun from a drunken Curly Bill, who is celebrating his birthday in a saloon in Tombstone, Arizona. A town mob demands that Curly Bill be hanged, but Earp puts dynamite under the main street to protect his prisoner until the trial. Earp must defend Curly Bill in court because it was White who accidentally caused Curly Bill's gun to discharge; White signed a statement prior to his death attesting to the circumstances of the tragic shooting.
Career break to Hawaii
After nearly thirty years in the business, performing in film and television in a wide variety of roles, Phipps took a break from Hollywood and moved to Hawaii. While there, he hosted a movie presentation program called "Hollywood Oldies", on Maui's Cable 7.
After a little more than five years in Hawaii, he returned to Hollywood to portray President Theodore Roosevelt in the 1976 television movie Eleanor and Franklin. He also was a regular member of the cast of the short-lived CBS western television series Sara that year.
Phipps' career highlights include the speaking voice of Prince Charming in Disney's Cinderella (1950), the post-apocalyptic Five (1951) (his only leading role), The War of the Worlds (1953), narrating the television version of Dune (1984), and Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993).
Retirement and post-career
Phipps' last movie role to date was in the 2000 independent film Sordid Lives, in which he also served as one of the film's producers. In 2005, several of Phipps' films were the subject of an EIU film festival in his honor. He received an honorary doctorate from the university the following year.
- They Live by Night (1948)
- ""Let's Hang Curly Bill" (January 26, 1960)". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

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With this project I had fun making it, I had to step out of my comfort zone a little bit. It’s definitely a radio/club record it’s my first actual single I’ve ever dropped. Produced by Josh Petruccio shout out to him all love. I been making music for a while now and I got a lot of music coming so it feels good to drop something. The Music Video for this single took place at the Hyatt Centric Hotel. I appreciate them not complaining about the noise. From here on out I got nothing but great music to release and this single is definitely the best example (so far) of what I’m capable of.
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Last Updated on November 21, 2008
Today the Text Layout Framework went live for Flash Player 10. This will help you layout your text in new and much better ways in your applications. You may have seen some demos at MAX (like the Herald Tribune demo) where the text flow, direction, etc was handled way better – now the functionality is on LABS. Check it out here:
Note that you can download FLA examples from the presentation at the top of the page, to help you understand how to use the component.
To quote the page,
“The Text Layout Framework is an extensible library, built on the new text engine in Adobe® Flash® Player 10, which delivers advanced, easy-to-integrate typographic and text layout features for rich, sophisticated and innovative typography on the web. The framework is designed to be used with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional or Adobe Flex®, and is already included in the next version of Flex, code named Gumbo. Developers can use or extend existing components, or use the framework to create their own text components.”
You can download and install the component in Flash CS4, try it out for yourself.

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The Ministries of Finance and Construction and Housing, Israel Land Authority (ILA), and the Migdal HaEmek municipality today signed a roof agreement in the northern town. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the ceremony.
The agreement refers to the marketing of 5,674 housing units in Migdal HaEmek by the end of 2019. If the local authority grants approval under the Sheves amendment allowing the local Planning and Building Commission to approve construction of more and smaller apartments on the same site, the number of housing units will rise to 7,183. The roof agreement also includes commercial and business space on four sites.
The roof agreement is designed to increase the area of Migdal HaEmek and the number of its residents, and also the scope of the public institutions in the town, including synagogues, schools, kindergartens, community centers, and sports arenas. The budget for the agreement is NIS 1 billion, including an estimated NIS 750 million in development work, NIS 150 million for public institutions, and NIS 75 million for renovations.
"Huge forces and interests are working hard to keep this government from solving the housing crisis. They won't succeed; we'll plan, market, and build until the crisis is solved," Minister of Finance Moshe Kahlon said at the ceremony in which the agreement was signed. "The buyer fixed price plan is putting an end to the era in which developers and contractors managed Israel's supply and demand. No minister will dare to stop the plan. State land isn't a soft drink; it's a public resource."
Minister of Construction and Housing Yoav Galant said, "This is a significant roof agreement of great importance to the development of Migdal HaEmek. We're pushing as hard as we can to sign roof agreements, because we regard it as strategically important for higher income people to move from the central region to towns in the Negev and the Galilee."
Migdal HaEmek Mayor Eli Barda added, "This is a historic moment for Migdal HaEmek, which growing rapidly and in a hurry to go ahead with a roof agreement for construction of thousands of housing units after extending the town's borders and preparing an overall outline plan, together with construction of 6,000 housing units throughout the town. Our next task is to promote a general urban renewal plan for the old town center and the older neighborhoods."
Published by Globes [online], Israel Business News - www.globes-online.com - on November 6, 2017
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A Canberra father-and-son duo have generously donated gifts to the Queanbeyan Women’s Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter for Christmas this year.
George Andonaros and his 9-year-old son Hugo have been gathering Christmas gifts to give to the less fortunate for the last four years.
“Every year for the last four years, Hugo loves to give back to people who aren’t as fortunate as he is,” George told The Greek Herald.
“At Easter time, we had bought a box of 30 chocolate Easter bunnies to distribute, and this year for Christmas, Hugo chose gifts for three boys and three girls.”
The gifts included Hot Wheels cars, Barbie dolls, and arts and crafts supplies including pencils, texters, erasers and colouring books.
George said after going through a divorce a few years ago, he wanted to show his son the importance of giving back to others and teaching him that there are other kids worse off than him.
“Hugo has all the luxuries a child could want and more, and I wanted to show him how something so small can mean so much to someone who has nothing,” George said.
“Buying and giving these gifts I think also teaches Hugo to be grateful for what he has and it shows him how much of a difference it makes to even one child by donating something or purchasing them a gift to open on Christmas Day.”
George said he hopes to continue this tradition of gift giving with his son for many more years to come.
“It’s something I love to do with Hugo,” he said.
“This year, he actually reminded me and asked me himself when we were going to go shopping for the kids for Christmas.
“He just loves it. And it makes me so proud to see him want to help other kids.”
George and Hugo dropped off the presents to the domestic violence shelter on Friday, December 8.

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Help set the agenda for Central Ohio from the bottom up! Don’t leave the future of the greater Columbus area to current out-of-touch public officials and elite titans.
The Pre-Election Citizens Grassroots Congress will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2016 from 1-5pm at the Whetstone Library. Representatives of community organizations are invited to attend the Grassroots Congress to decide what causes we can all work together on in central Ohio to affect this November’s election.
Everyone is encouraged to bring a proposal from you or from your group or just come to vote on the issues. All ideas and perspectives will be welcome, ideas may be large or small. We will vote to approve everyone’s proposals, narrow the list down to the three top issues, and make a plan to help each other and support the causes going forward.
All issues will be compiled into a report and presented to the media and public officials, be they elected, unelected or appointed.Previous Grassroots Congress issues included support for Columbus’ community radio station, citywide recycling, a peace initiative and development of the City Center into a community learning center. In fact, the idea for the expansion of Columbus City Council with the adoption of district representation was approved at the 2009 Grassroots Congress, despite the false claims that the idea originated with Republicans and allies of the Koch brothers, as the recent Issue One opponents suggested.
Issue One, defeated in the August 2, 2016 special election, was an organic outgrowth from local grassroots activists disappointed in the one-party Democratic city government that serves the suburban oligarchs instead of actual people living in Columbus neighborhoods. The multi-million dollar campaign by that very “Big D” Democratic government to maintain their one-party dictatorship tried to scare voters into embracing in the “little d” undemocratic status quo.
Take the words from the Franklin County Democratic Party press release:
“Last week, the Party of Donald Trump endorsed Issue 1. Now Issue 1 has a little bit of everything – allies of the Koch Brothers, a ballot-hopping Republican candidate, an out-of-state SuperPAC, and an endorsement from the Republican Party.”
While it’s true that Republicans, with no members on Columbus City Council, endorsed Issue One two weeks before the election, the idea had not only been incubated in the Grassroots Congress but had been promoted by the local Green Party and the two progressive grassroots Democratic opposition groups this past primary election, Yes We Can and Count Me In.
The Columbus Free Press did investigate whether Koch brothers’ money financed Issue One, but the only ties we could verify were between the Koch brothers and Columbus City Council member Zach Klein, a long-standing member of the right-wig Federalist Society (see cover story).
Social justice concerns regarding police use of excessive force and the need for a civilian review board to oversee law enforcement, the fight for $15 minimum wage, as well as the Columbus City Schools levy are all issues set to come up at this September’s Grassroots Congress. Despite the rhetoric of the one-party Council, the Congress will not be a “power grab,” but will be ordinary citizens unconcerned with passing out tax abatements to their favorite suburban multimillionaires.
The Grassroots Congress will have real discussion on issues and the person presiding will not throw you out of the room if you applaud (again, see cover story). Public policy in Columbus is too important to leave up to the toadies and the cronies. Hope to see you on September 11.
A larger, more comprehensive Grassroots Congress will be held to address local concerns post-election to work on setting the people’s agenda for 2017. The Grassroots Congress is sponsored by the Central Ohio Green Education Fund.
Citizens Grassroots Congress (Pre-Election)
Sunday, September 11, 1-5pm
Whetstone Branch Library, 3909 N. High St.
RSVP: firstname.lastname@example.org or 614-374-2448. See us on Facebook.
Citizens Grassroots Congress (Post-Election)
Saturday, November 12, 9am-5pm
Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St. (behind building, park in “R” spots only)
RSVP: email@example.com or 614-374-2448.


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– Bill Longmore West Mercia PCC
Given the critical statement which the IPCC Deputy Chair has made in the last few hours, I am frankly surprised the IPCC did not resume conduct of the investigation – they certainly had the power to do so.
As this matter is now subject of evidence before the Home Affairs Select Committee, I feel unable to comment further. I am however seeking a meeting with the Home Secretary to discuss the matter with her.
West Midlands Police officers have said that they "did not plan to mislead anyone" over a meeting they held with Andrew Mitchell over claims he abused police. They also apologised for talking to the media after the meeting.

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- Screening is one of several widely used tools that investment managers or asset owners can use to implement a responsible investment policy across their investments.
- The six Principles for Responsible Investment provide a framework for other activities including active ownership, ESG integration and reporting.
- This guide highlights several reasons investors use screening, outlines some key steps to follow and explains some implications to consider when using screening.
- For more information on anything on this page, or responsible investment more broadly please get in touch
The PRI defines responsible investment as a strategy and practice to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions and active ownership.
Screening is one of several approaches that can be used when considering ESG issues in portfolio construction and asset selection, as outlined in the table below:
|CONSIDERING ESG ISSUES WHEN BUILDING A PORTFOLIO
(known as: ESG incorporation)
|IMPROVING INVESTEES’ ESG PERFORMANCE
(known as: active ownership or stewardship)
|ESG issues can be incorporated into existing investment practices using a combination of three approaches: integration, screening and thematic.
|Investors can encourage the companies they are already invested in to improve their ESG risk management or develop more sustainable business practices
|Explicitly and systematically including ESG issues in investment analysis and decisions, to better manage risks and improve returns.
|Applying filters to lists of potential investments to rule companies in or out of contention for investment, based on an investor’s preferences, values or ethics
|Seeking to combine attractive risk return profiles with an intention to contribute to a specific environmental or social outcome. Includes impact investing.
|Discussing ESG issues with companies to improve their handling, including disclosure, of such issues. Can be done individually, or in collaboration with other investors.
|Formally expressing approval or disapproval through voting on resolutions and proposing shareholder resolutions on specific ESG issues.
What is screening?
Screening uses a set of filters to determine which companies, sectors or activities are eligible or ineligible to be included in a specific portfolio. These criteria might be based on an investor’s preferences, values and ethics. For example, a screen might be used to exclude the highest emitters of greenhouse gases from a portfolio (negative screening) or to target only the lowest emitters (positive screening). It can be based on the policy of an asset manager or asset owner.
The use of screening for ESG issues when constructing a portfolio has a long history within responsible investment. This can be traced to faith-based approaches to avoiding, or divesting from, companies which were involved in activities seen as incompatible with a set of beliefs or values.
Milestones in the use of screening in responsible investment
Screening remains one of the most widely used approaches to implement a responsible investment policy. Negative screening represented US$19.8 trillion assets under management globally in 20181. Positive screening was deployed across US$1.8 trillion in assets and norms-based screening across US$4.7 trillion in assets. (See below for explanations of negative, norms-based and positive screening.)
This guide solely focuses on screening. The PRI has also published guidance and resources covering other approaches.
Screening can be done in different ways, including:
Avoid the worst performers
Use an existing framework
Include the best performers
Among the PRI’s signatory base, most listed equity and fixed income investors use positive, negative or normsbased screening as part of their investment process or for specific funds. A larger proportion of active fixed income investors compared to listed equity investors do so, either as a standalone approach or combined with ESG integration or thematic investing.
In 2019, 95% of the sample of PRI signatories that completed the fixed income reporting framework module used a negative screening approach for some aspects of their fixed income investments, while 65% and 61% used norms-based or positive screens respectively.
Screening methods by asset class (percentage of signatories)
Screening often serves as a basic tool, to which ESG integration can be added. A global study of 800 institutional investors2 found that most early-stage ‘adopters’ of responsible investment deploy a combination of screening and integration into their investment decision making. The screens used in responsible investment can be based on fixed rules or criteria or connected to engagement3.
Engagement and divestment
As values and social expectations change, or scientific understanding develops, some investors may choose to change existing screens or introduce new ones. This may result in divestment from certain investments. Divestment is often preceded by a period of engagement between the investor and the portfolio company.
Engagement sees investors working with portfolio companies or issuers to improve how they manage or disclose ESG performance or issues. It can be a proactive attempt to address something the investor’s own research and analysis has highlighted, or a reactive move, in response to a controversial event.
If initial engagement efforts are unsuccessful, investors can consider escalation strategies, including collaborating with other investors, contacting the board, reducing exposure or, as a last resort, divesting.
For example, concerns over climate change and increasing government action to decrease greenhouse gas emissions through agreements such as the Paris Agreement, has led some investors to engage on climate change issues through discussion, identifying targets and in some cases introducing shareholder resolutions. Increasing numbers of investors and asset owners are introducing exclusions and divesting from fossil fuels in their investment portfolios. AUM excluding or divesting from certain types of fossil fuels increased from US$2.6trn to US$5.4trn between 2015 and 2017, predominantly driven by faith-based and philanthropic organisations4.
Why use screening?
Value-based investing might use a screening process to identify a universe of companies or assets that have a certain set of attributes which the fund manager believes contribute to outperformance. These attributes could be related to ESG or other factors and can be used to construct an ESG portfolio or identify a stock universe. The fund manager introduces this screen as they believe it will help them outperform a chosen benchmark. As an example, these could be minimum standards of business practices such as those outlined in the UN Global Compact or Declaration on Human Rights.
Screening helps to reflect values outlined in a mission statement or purpose or to reflect a general approach taken by an organisation – an asset owner or manager. For example, a health care foundation might choose to exclude tobacco investments due to tobacco’s negative impact on health.
Screening for values-based reasons limits the investment universe and, by extension, potentially results in a portfolio with different risk-return characteristics. The fund manager may need to adapt their approach to achieve similar riskreturn characteristics to a non-screened portfolio or benchmark.
In some countries, financial regulators prohibit investment in certain asset classes or in companies engaged in certain activities – for example, the manufacture of controversial weapons such as cluster bombs and landmines.
As well as ensuring compliance with such regulatory controls by filtering out the affected assets, issuers or companies, screening for certain poor practices can help investors invest in companies that are ahead of evolving regulatory expectations and standards.5
Responsible investment and Islamic finance approaches share some characteristics:
High levels based on clientspecific/fund-specific screening policies
100% application based on Shariah
No riba permitted
High levels with leading practitioners applying rules that ensure they can vote
No security lending permitted, assets must be owned, and riba is prohibited
No shorting permitted and assets must be owned
There are six key steps asset managers or asset owners can take when using screening as an investment approach:
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — After a productive summer from the newly-installed apiary at the Janice and John G. Thomas Honey Bee Facility, Dr. Juliana Rangel and her students have a bumper crop of Aggie Honey™ for sale.
The honey, is one way to highlight the research ongoing at Texas A&M in honey bee health and management. Honey sales is one way to support the Rangel lab’s research program on honey bee biology and health. Aggie Honey is available for $12 for a 16 oz jar and $7 for a 5.5 ounce jar at the Rosenthal Meat and Science Center of Texas A&M University. She said that they had a great harvest this year due to the weather and and a larger number of hives.
Rangel said the 40 colonies she started with in 2013 have now grown to more than 60 as of August 2014. She said the colonies are used for research on the reproductive biology of honey bee queens and drones (male honey bees) and other projects related to honey bee health.
“This year’s harvest has been more productive than our first one last year for a few reasons,” she said. “First, we prepared more colonies for honey production than last year. We also started the preparation process earlier. Finally, there has been more rain and milder weather this year compared to 2013, which means more nectar in flowers for bees to turn into Aggie Honey!”
The research hives were established last March near the 7,500 square-foot Honey Bee Facility on Texas A&M University’s Riverside Campus. The facility, which also houses the Texas Apiary Inspection Service, is named after Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist emeritus, Dr. John Thomas and his wife.
Rangel said that all proceeds from the honey sales will go towards funding the lab’s research efforts.
“We have one MS student currently in the lab, three undergraduate students, and we are happy to be welcoming two more graduate students this fall,” Rangel said. “Honey sales definitely help us offset the cost of beekeeping equipment and supplies for our experiments, so I want to thank all of those who help this fundraising effort through the purchase of our honey.”
The honey will be only sold at the Rosenthal center store and a maximum of six jars are allowed per person. For more information on the honey, visit the Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology center at: http://agrilife.org/rosenthal . To learn about Rangel’s program, visit http://honeybeelab.tamu.edu/ or follow the lab on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TAMUhoneybeelab.

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I joined some friends for a late summer backpacking trip in Utah’s High Uintas Wilderness, bookended by solo birding and camping in the Salt Lake City basin. This was my first trip to Utah, and I was blown away by the scenery. Although our trip was limited to northeastern Utah (and a bit of southwestern Wyoming), I/we covered a lot of different habitats between 4,200 feet and 12,500 feet: a salt lake, salt flats, rocky islands, dry playas, freshwater impoundments, high plains, sagebrush steppe, high desert, aspen-pine-spruce forests, mountain rivers and streams, alpine lakes, wet meadows, plateaus, snowfields, cliffs, and rocky mountain peaks. Overall, the scenery was just a bit more impressive than similar places in Colorado and Montana that I’ve visited, which is saying something. Wildlife abounded, including a nice mix of western mammals, birds, and invertebrates. My only complaint was the weather: we experienced daily monsoons (afternoon storms) in the Uintas.
After flying in late Tuesday night, I was up before dawn on Wednesday, ready to squeeze in some birding before my friends arrived. I started at Antelope Island State Park, a 15-mile-long island in the Great Salt Lake. The 6-mile causeway onto the island offered panoramic views of the lake and its ever-growing shoreline (the lake level has dropped significantly in recent years due to drought and water diversion).
The volume of ducks and shorebirds near the causeway was overwhelming. It would have taken hours—and a scope, which I didn’t bring—to accurately count and identify all the birds. I opted instead for a less scientific “soak it all in” approach. Hundreds to thousands of Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets were the stars, followed by similar numbers of Wilson’s and Red-necked Phalaropes.
The ducks were hard to identify, as most were in drab “eclipse” plumage, and many were distant. The dominant species seemed to be Cinnamon Teal and Northern Shoveler. Hundreds of White-faced Ibis, dozens of Eared Grebes, and a variety of gull species (including Franklin’s and California Gulls) rounded out the waterbirds. Landbirds on the sparsely vegetated causeway included small flocks of Yellow-headed Blackbirds and a few other species. Aerialists included hundreds of swallows (mostly Bank Swallows) and a Peregrine Falcon that flushed all the shorebirds.
I spotted a lone Coyote wandering the salt flats adjacent to the causeway, perhaps prowling for injured birds? The early morning sun also awoke some odonates on the causeway, including Variegated Meadowhawks, Blue-eyed Darners, and Alkali Bluets (all lifers). A female Blue-eyed Darner crashed into the back seat of my moving truck, resurrecting a couple hours later as I was leaving the island. I also saw some handsome Western Spotted Orbweavers in the sagebrush along the causeway.
Once on the island, I headed south along the “coastline” towards Garr Ranch. En route, I saw a half dozen Chukars on some roadside boulders. This was my first life bird of the trip. Chukars are actually native to Eurasia, but they’ve been breeding in the wild here for decades, so they “count” as wild birds, according to the bird police. I also saw another introduced gamebird—the ubiquitous Ring-necked Pheasant—while driving through the dry grasslands.
Garr Ranch hosts some of the island’s only trees and is accordingly the island’s top birding destination. The mosquitos were bad, but the birding was pretty good. A small patch of flowers (Rocky Mountain beeplant) attracted a near-constant stream of photogenic hummingbirds, including Rufous (lifer) and Black-chinned. Several hummingbird-like White-lined Sphinx Months also joined the flower feeding frenzy.
I also saw a bunch of typical western songbirds (too many to list here). The most exciting was a Gray Flycatcher—probably the drabbest bird I saw all trip, but a hard-to-find lifer. It was also cool to see a bunch of (8+) Common Nighthawks resting in some bare trees. While at Garr Ranch, I also spotted a Northern Side-blotched Lizard, another lifer.
After Garr Ranch, I explored the north end of the island by truck. Following tips from some locals, I saw Burrowing Owls in three different locations, as well as Rock Wrens, a Loggerhead Shrike, and both Bison and Pronghorn. The Bison were brought here in the late 1800s in an effort to preserve the species, and the Antelope Island herd is now one of the largest free-ranging herds in the country. The native Pronghorn inspired the island’s name.
As the morning wore on, I headed north along the mainland towards Ogden. The highway was scenic, with open views to the west and the towering Wasatch Range to the east. The Wasatch reminded me of Colorado’s Front Range (but on the wrong side).
By the time I got to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, it was hot and sunny, with temps in the upper-80s. I stayed in my car for a long loop through dry playa (seasonally dry lakebeds) and managed freshwater impoundments.
The stars of the refuge were dozens of similar-looking Western Grebes and Clark’s Grebes. This was only my second encounter with the latter species, and it was a particularly intimate encounter. I saw Clarks’ sitting on stick nests, and I saw both species with juveniles in tow. Other species also had young, including American Coots and Green-winged Teals. I also saw lots of juvenile Black-crowned Night-Herons, but no adults. Among over 1,000 ducks, the best was a drake Canvasback. I also saw a huge (but distant) flock of approximately 2,400 American White Pelicans. A variety of shorebirds were also present, but in lower numbers than Antelope Island.
Both insectivores (esp. swallows) and insects were prolific at Bear River. I stopped a couple times to examine odonates, and ended up identifying 10 different species, 4 of which were lifers (Tule Bluet, Spotted Spreadwing, Pacific Forktail, and Eight-spotted Skimmer). I also saw my first ever European Mantis—an invasive, but nonetheless impressive, species.
I headed back toward Salt Lake City just in time to pick up my friends Andrew and Michael from the airport. After grabbing provisions, we hit I-80 and headed east through the Wasatch Range. Talk about a scenic highway! My favorite stretch featured towering red rock cliffs, a contrast to the grays and greens of the mountains bordering the Salt Lake basin.
We eventually landed in Mountain View, Wyoming, a very small town situated in a surprisingly lush, green valley. A short walk to dinner yielded some Brewer’s Blackbirds, a small flock of Sandhill Cranes, and a Mule Deer. After packing (re-packing?) our backpacks, we called it a night.
Thursday marked the true beginning of our adventure. We woke up early and took the scenic route to the trailhead, in search of Pronghorns. Over a couple hours, we got great looks at pronghorn at 5 different stops. We also occasionally stopped for birds, including American Kestrels and some waterbirds.
Most of our drive took us through the high desert, dominated by sagebrush and barren steppes. While on county road 414 north of Lonetree, we passed through some truly otherworldly desert landscapes: hills of blue rock that seemed better suited to the moon or Mars than planet Earth. I haven’t been able to find much info about this area, but it’s part of the geological region called the Bridger Formation in the Green River Basin. I want to go back and walk those blue hills.
After miles of dirt roads and millions upon millions of sagebrushes, we eventually crossed back into Utah and entered the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. We were greeted by more Pronghorns (aka “speed goats,” as a local here called them), followed by more dirt roads through an aspen-conifer forest. We got to the Henrys Fork trailhead around 9 AM, where we were joined by Andrew’s friend Kyle, an excellent addition to our crew.
We spent the next three days and nights in the High Uintas Wilderness. The basic idea was to backpack to an alpine lake in the Henrys Fork Basin, set up a base camp, then day hike around the basin. In retrospect, I wouldn’t change the formula at all. For one, it’s no fun to take down and set up camp every day. Also, given our relatively short backpacking trek, we able to pack enough gear for a well-provisioned and comfortable campsite; our packs would have been unsustainable on a longer through-hike.
Back to the narrative: Beginning around 9,450 feet above sea level, we hiked alongside the Henrys Fork River, steadily gaining altitude. It was scenic, but nothing out of the ordinary—mostly butterscotch-bark Lodgepole Pine and Engleman Spruce. Many of the trees were dead, apparently from a beetle outbreak in the early 2000s. The hike was pretty quiet in terms of wildlife, but we saw one Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel and a Mormon Fritillary (lifer butterfly for me). Things got more interesting as we progressed past wet meadows to our first high-elevation lake: the oddly named, but very scenic, Alligator Lake. While there, we saw a Uinta Chipmunk (lifer mammal), a handful of Lake Darners (lifer dragonflies), and a couple flightless (molting) Green-winged Teals that awkwardly skittered away over the water.
Although our backpacking journey was only about 7.5 miles and 1,400 feet of gain, we were struggling by the end of it, likely due to the altitude. As we neared our intended campsite at Bear Lake, we split into two groups, with me and Andrew bringing up the rear. Michael and Kyle overshot the lake, so me and Andrew arrived first and were treated to two Moose on the lakeshore. Bear Lake was gorgeous. It’s situated around 10,850 feet, surrounded by conifer forest, two marshy meadows, and a boulder field, and it offers views of the towering peaks on both sides of the basin. We had it all to ourselves on Thursday night, save for the Moose, a Uinta Chipmunk, and American Red Squirrel, a few Canada Jays, and a few other birds.
The rain began just before we arrived, so setting up camp involved a strategic exercize (rain shelter was our first priority, then tents, etc.). We spent most of the afternoon and evening hanging out around a sheltered campfire. The rain abated for a spell in the late afternoon, so me and Michael made a short excursion to a scree/boulder field at one end of the lake. The boulders were covered with lichen of kaleidoscopic colors, including some neon green (the photos don’t do it justice). We scrambled up a hundred feet for a nice perspective on the lake.
The night was cold and wet, with temps dropping into the upper 30s or low 40s—quite a contrast to the heat of the SLC basin.
Friday morning brought sunshine, at least for a spell.
Expecting another day of afternoon showers, we planned a short half-day hike near the campsite. Early in our journey, we came across three more Moose, a Mule Deer, a bunch of rodents (including a photogenic Red Squirrel), and several Police Car Moths.
After a mile or so, we went off-trail and ascended the plateau forming the western edge of the Henrys Fork basin. The relatively flat terrain and stunted vegetation made for a pleasant plateau walk. We hugged the cliffs on the eastern edge of the plateau. At 11,600 feet, we were between 500 and 1,200 feet above the adjacent valley. This offered us a unique perspective not only of our campsite, but also the entire valley, all the way to Gunsight Pass and Kings Peak. The high-elevation plateau reminded me of a similar landscape my wife and I traversed a month prior in Scotland’s Cairngorms.
Although we didn’t see much wildlife on the plateau, we did flush a surprise Prairie Falcon. Other interesting birds included Clark’s Nutcrackers, Rock Wrens, and Mountain Bluebirds. Although we didn’t see any big mammals, we saw a lot of mystery scat. Andrew and I also got brief looks at a Yellow-bellied Marmot.
Before beginning our descent, we hiked across one of several semi-permanent snowfields. This was another first for me, and a surprise for late August. Much of the snow had a pink hue, apparently caused by a high-elevation species of green algae.
We made our 800-foot descent entirely off-trail. This involved traversing the aforementioned snow field, hopping boulders, creeping down a meltwater-fed ravine, scrambling over loose soil, and eventually stepping through a dense forest back to the trail. Charting our own path forced us to engage with the landscape in a much more intentional and intimate way than simply following a path. I highly recommend off-trail adventures.
We made it back to camp around noon, just in time for a few hours of rain. Classic. When it cleared up later in the afternoon, we explored around Bear Lake and the adjacent Sawmill Lake before settling in for another low-key evening by the fire.
While hanging out by our campsite, I heard what might have been a Northern Goshawk, but I never got a look at it. I did, however, get some fantastic pics of the lake and surrounding mountains under nearly cloudless late afternoon skies.
We saved our biggest hike for Saturday, which had originally promised the best weather (no cell service made weather-based planning difficult). It was a beautiful morning, with full sun. The first few miles were flat, as we made our way from the forested western edge of the valley into the upper (southeastern) reaches of the Henrys Fork basin. The spruce-pine forest gradually gave way to rock-strewn meadows, wetlands, and lakes, with spectacular views of the mountains, cliffs, and corries/cirques ringing the basin. There were a lot of creek crossings, one of which required a shoes-off wet-foot crossing.
As we crossed one meadow, we were suddenly surrounded by nearly 1,000 sheep, herded by a few sheepdogs, two vaqueros, and a pack horse. The vaqueros were the real deal, literally living in the valley. And although these weren’t the Bighorn Sheep we were hoping to see, it was quite the experience—a picturesque mashup of man, animal, and landscape.
The valley held plenty of wild animals, too. Notables included Coyote (heard from the campsite), Pika (near Bear Lake), Marmots (plentiful in the upper parts of the basin), Unita Chipmunks, Least Chipmunks (a sort-of-lifer, as I’ve probably seen them before—western chipmunks are hard to ID!), a Muskrat (at Henrys Fork Lake), a Mule Deer, and a variety of birds, including a couple Cassin’s Finches and a bunch of White-crowned Sparrows. We never found the herd of Elk mentioned by the vaqueros.
After 3.5 miles, we reached the eastern edge of the basin and began a steady ascent for a couple miles, feeling every inch of elevation gain. Another two miles brought us above the treeline and onto the rocky talus slopes of Gunsight Pass, around 11,850 ft.
Here, we faced a decision: take the “shortcut,” which involves scrambling straight up a boulder field/cliff onto a plateau, or taking the long way ‘round into Painter Basin, which adds a couple miles and even more elevation loss and gain. My companions took the shortcut; after my acrophobia got the best of me, I took the long route.
Around this time, I saw and heard a flock of 40+ Black Rosy-Finches (lifers) flying overhead. This was one of my target birds for the trip, as they are basically only found on rocky, snowy, high-elevation peaks. This area was also loaded with Pikas, Marmots, and (mostly) Least Chipmunks. The grassy slopes at the edge of Painter Basin were covered in flowers and butterflies. Of 5 species of leps present, 3 were lifers (Milbert’s Tortoiseshell, Mead’s Sulphur, and Colorado Alpine).
A few miles and a laborious (but cliff-free) ascent later, I rejoined my friends near Anderson Pass—basically the trailhead to hike Kings Peak, the highest mountain in Utah. The landscape was dominated by boulders and rocks, with occasional patches of stable ground and soggy wetlands. It was a really unique place. My only comparable is Ben Nevis (again, from my recent Scotland Trip). We all wished we could’ve spent more time on the rugged rock field, looking for ptarmigan, sheep, and goats. However, that was not to be.
Shortly after arriving, a thundering hailstorm greeted us on the high plateau. Only one of our party (Kyle) ended up summitting Kings Peak. Andrew, Michael, and I settled for views from the “Toilet Bowl,” a rock-slide gully perched at 12,450 feet (about 1,200 feet above the Henrys Fork Basin). We then took the long way back down the rocky slopes.
It was a miserable 9 miles back. Although we were going downhill most of the time, we still ended up ascending another grueling 1,000 feet. And, more importantly, thunder and rain followed us nearly all the way home. There is nothing good about hiking 9 miles (on top of the 9 we’d already done), soaked to the bone, with temps in the upper 40s. I ended up trudging straight through all the creek crossings, as I couldn’t get any wetter. I literally cannot remember ever being this uncomfortable and disconsolate. Overall, the weather turned my longest ever day hike (18 miles and 3730 feet of gain and loss) into more of an adventure than I’m cut out for. I guess it’s good to know your limits.
Towards the end of the hike, our party split up. Andrew and Michael thought they could find sunny skies on the east side of the basin, and I took the more direct route back. I made it back around 5 PM, and they joined around 5:30, just in time for the rain to stop. We made a fire and slowly dried out. By the end of the night, most of our clothes were still damp, some were melted, and all smelled strongly of smoke.
The highlight of the night was a female and juvenile Moose strolling the lakeshore about 50 yards from our campsite. They didn’t seem to notice our presence. It was an extraordinary—if a bit unnerving—encounter with these enormous deer. Three days in a row with Moose is hard to beat!
I awoke Sunday morning to the sound of an American Three-toed Woodpecker. Once everyone else was up, we ate breakfast and broke down camp. I’m glad we only had to do this once. It took longer than planned, but we hit the trail around 9 AM, ushered along by our resident campsite Canada Jays. A few other birds joined us on our exit voyage, including a mystery Empidonax flycatcher (maybe a Hammond’s?), a Townsend’s Solitaire, and a couple Pine Grosbeaks. I also spotted a couple Purplish Coppers (lifer butterfly). The 7-mile hike was pretty much all downhill, but somehow still exhausting.
This marked the end of our big backpacking adventure. Overall, I’m thrilled with our choice of location and our base-camp/day-hike (as opposed to through-hike) backpacking model. The afternoon monsoons put a damper on each day, but we squeezed in plenty of adventure into our three half-days in the Uintas.
After a nice road trip back to the SLC airport (where my friends departed), I headed back to Antelope Island SP for one final night. The contrast between my two campsites was shocking. Imagine trading the Pacific Northwest for the desert. It was about 40 degrees warmer near SLC than in the mountains, with sunny skies, zero humidity, and a nice breeze. Needless to say, my tent (and still-wet clothing) dried out quickly!
I spent the late afternoon photographing birds at a few locations at the north end of the island. First was a stop at the marina, where I spent a lot of time with American Avocets and Wilson’s Phalaropes.
I also saw a family of Coyotes and a Western Yellow-bellied Racer (a new snake subspecies) around this area.
Next, I hiked around Lady Finger Point, a rock formation next to my campsite. The rocks offered intimate encounters with Rock Wrens and Northern Side-blotched Lizards, plus a great view of the Great Salt Lake. A bunch of odonates were present, and a Desert Cottontail appeared here later in the afternoon.
I walked the beach near my campsite (which was really more of a mudflat than a beach). The shore was covered—and I mean literally covered—in millions of tiny brine flies that erupted in mesmerizing waves with every step I took. It was fun watching California Gulls run open-mouthed through clouds of flies, a foraging style I’ve never observed before. The (locally) rarest bird I saw, and perhaps the rarest bird of my whole trip, was . . . a Herring Gull. Go figure.
After that, I made a quick stop near the visitor center to photograph some Burrowing Owls I’d seen previously. It was a lot of fun watching them watch other things. I also saw some Bison and Pronghorn in this area.
On my way out to grab dinner, I stopped on the causeway to photograph some Black-necked Stilts and a few other birds, including some confusing ducks that may have been Blue-winged (as opposed to the more common Cinnamon) Teal.
On my way back to the campsite, I was treated to hundreds of Red-necked Phalaropes flying north over the causeway. Then it was sunset at Lady Finger Point, followed by a much-needed shower and an early bedtime. The temps really dropped at night, and it was awesome to camp under the open sky without my rain fly. My sleep was interrupted only by an extremely bright moon and a calling Black-crowned Night-Heron.
I awoke on Monday to sounds of mystery birds flying overhead. As I emerged from the tent, I found groups of Red-necked Phalaropes buzzing by at regular intervals, some within 10 feet of me! Over 45 minutes, I counted over 3,000 phalaropes flying by. This was quite a way to wake up!
I did some casual birding from the causeway on the way out, tallying over 2,000 American Avocets, hundreds of Black-necked Stilts, and thousands of mostly unidentified ducks. I also got great looks at two Virginia Rails at the end of my journey—a species I’ve often heard but rarely seen. After that, I hit the airport and took my direct flight back home.
Summary by the Numbers As with all cross-country trips, this one featured a lot of petroleum-fueled transport and a bit of hoofin’ it. Fossil fuels powered 3700 miles of airtime and 676 miles in our gas-guzzling rental truck. I covered about 41 miles on foot. This included 38.5 with the crew in the mtns (14 miles with a heavy pack and 24.5 with a day pack). No bikes, boats, or kayaks this trip.
I encountered 109 (and identified 105) species of birds on the trip, 4 of which were lifers (Chukar, Rufous Hummingbird, Gray Flycatcher, Black Rosy-Finch). The most numerous species—of which I observed over 1,000 individuals—were American Avocet, Red-necked Phalarope, Franklin’s Gull, and American White Pelican. 13 species of mammals is a decent total for a week out West. Only 2 of these were lifers: Uinta Chipmunk and Least Chipmunk (though I’ve probably seen, but not identified, Least elsewhere). I only encountered 2 species of reptiles (and no amphibians); Northern Side-blotched Lizard was a new species, and Western Yellow-bellied was a new snake subspecies. More time in the arid SLC basin would have undoubtedly yielded more herps. I saw 12 species of odonates, including 8 lifers. This brought my life list up to exactly 100 dragonflies and 52 damselflies. Most of the odes were in the SLC basin. Of the 8 species of butterflies, 5 were lifers, bringing me up to 123 species. Most of the leps were in the high-elevation meadows. As usual for a trip like this, I took a lot of photos: 1685 wildlife photos with my big DSLR/lens setup, plus 555 landscape shots with my new-ish iPhone. I hope you like the ones that made the blog!


The television personality who so famously “rose without trace” has died at the age of 74. The BBC’s potted biography gets the basic facts across without much commentary about whether there was ever really much more to Frost than some cleverness and the remarkable luck of coming of age alongside television.
Two opinions on that question come from creative artists. Ron Howard made a tremendous film about Frost’s interviews of Nixon that portrayed Frost with complexity and some sympathy. Very much worth your time, not least for the fine performances of the two leads.
A more hostile take comes from the Pythons, who worked for Frost early in their career and came away highly unimpressed. They got their vengeance in several ways, including listing his home phone number on their Mouse Problem sketch and then skewering him as “Timmy Williams”


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Study on simultaneous detection of CO and H2 with (Pd, Fe)-modified SnO2 and Pt-loaded SnO2 sensors
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The (Pd, Fe)-modified SnO2 (S1) and Pt-loaded SnO2 (S2) are synthesized via a sol–gel method. As S1 has better selectivity to CO against H2 while S2 to H2 against CO at 400 °C. Thus S1 and S2 can be used to detect the concentration of CO and H2, respectively. However, neither S1 nor S2 can detect the concentration of CO and H2 when they coexist. In this paper, S1 and S2 sensors are used simultaneously for mixed gas of CO and H2 detection, and the respective concentration of CO and H2 is calculated. The calculation process is explained as follows: the response of S1 (R1) and S2 (R2) to a fixed concentration of mixed gas of CO and H2 is obtained in experiment, respectively. So we can calculate the concentration of CO and H2 by using simultaneous equations with the independent variable R1 and R2. Contrast real values with calculated values of CO and H2 concentration, the error margin are all less than 5%, which indicates that this method may be a promising candidate for enhancing the selectivity of semiconductor-based gas sensor to two or more gases.
The financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51634004, 51774180, 51874169) and Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (Grant No. 201601293).
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Regarding “Lee vows to veto cycling plan” (Sept. 28): I was relieved to read in The Chronicle that Mayor Ed Lee will veto the legislation to change the “rules of the road” in California and let cyclists treat stop signs as yield signs. My experience is that most cyclists now blow through stop signs at full speed and don’t even bother to slow down. On Sunday, my wife and I were taking our dog to the beach. Coming into the Presidio from the Arguello Gate, we were at the four-way stop at the bottom of the hill by the Officers’ Club waiting for a driver on our right to turn. We were just starting to go through the intersection when a cyclist from behind us went around us in the intersection on our right at full speed. He proceeded to weave in front of us, flip us the bird when I hit my horn to avoid an accident, and then blew through three more stop signs by at full speed. I see cyclists speeding through stop signs every time that I drive in San Francisco. What’s next, cyclists ignoring red lights?
William Johnson, San Francisco


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For the past decade China has been gobbling up US treasury bonds, acting as the major financier of America’s deficits, tax cuts, wars, government spending, you name it. For what it’s worth, this stopped in 2011: China actually owned fewer treasury bonds at the end of 2011 than they did when the year began.
The following numbers represent the percent increase in China’s treasury purchases from the beginning of the year to the end:
It should also be noted that China’s treasury holdings peaked in July 2011, and began dropping thereafter, at the exact moment that the US had it’s so-called debt-ceiling standoff. Which means that the debt-ceiling standoff may have done what even the financial crisis of 2008 could not: make US government debt look like a bad investment in the eyes of its most important creditor.


Immigration Website Crashes As Donald Trump Looks The Next President
It looks like Donald Trump will be the next president of the USA, and already the Canadian immigration site has broken because so many people look to leave America.
The official website for 'Citizenship and Immigration Canada' has stopped working, apparently due to the sheer number of people researching how to emigrate.
Canada's website would usually offer ways of applying either to live in or to become a citizen of the country. But at the moment all you are able to see is a loading page and no access to the website.
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Ardunie Watchtower -and walk the Roman Road !
|OS Map showing location of Ardunie Roman Watchtower.|
|Bo investigates the Romans !|
|The Roman Road|
Organic remains in the native settlements show no sign of being destroyed, while farming appears to have flourished.This is shown by the remains of pollen buried in the soil, which indicate that, soon after the Roman conquest, the numbers of weeds started to fall, suggesting cattle were grazing the land more intensely.
The archaeologist leading the research ( Dr David Woolliscroft ) said: "You can tell from the number of weeds it was low-level grazing before the Romans arrived and afterwards more animals must have been raised, leading to more grazing. The surprise is how peaceful it all seems to be. Wherever we've looked, we've found peace, tranquillity and prosperity, which is not all what we were expecting."
|The clearing in the wood where the watchtower was located|
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Some 2000 years ago when the Roman watchtower occupied this site there would have been few trees around .
The fence is NOT to keep you out but simply protect the site from the grazing roe deer that abound here !
|Plan of the Gask Ridge shown on the site board at Ardunie|
The signage at Ardunie depicts what the watch tower would have looked like.


Branching out from the kitchen tools and gadget market, Joseph Joseph is launching into cookware with its new microwave cookware, dubbed M-Cuisine.
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“M-Cuisine was created out of the need to bring innovation and functionality to the cookware space,” Don Turano, president, Joseph Joseph North America, told GOURMET INSIDER. “There is a demand in the marketplace for healthy eating and convenience, and we saw a need here.”
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The line is currently available on the company’s website and will officially launch on Sept. 9. Joseph Joseph is planning to expand cool touch offerings in Spring 2016, Turano said.
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1) The Best Laid Plans... At this point last year, the Big Red were coming off an undefeated Ivy League season and looking to make a national impression in the tournament as a 14 seed. Instead, Cornell travelled cross country to Anaheim, had their worst shooting day of the year, got clobbered by third-seeded Stanford, and had their cheerleaders mocked by Bill Simmons. So in planning for 2009, Cornell decided to push for a better seed in the tournament. The Big Red returned their five leaders in minutes, including reigning Ivy League POY Louis Dale, sharpshooting forward Ryan Wittman (son of Randy), and 7-foot center Jeff Foote. In addition, the team set up an ambitious non-conference schedules for a Cornell team, including games at Syracuse, at Minnesota, at St. Joseph's, and vs. St. John's in the NIT Tip-Off. Things were looking rosy for the Red, right up until a few weeks before their opening game when they lost their entire starting backcourt—consisting of Dale and senior Adam Gore—to injuries. As a result, Cornell dropped all of their tough non-conference games and blew double-digit halftime leads against the Orange and Gophers. Dale and Gore have since returned to action—though Ivy League Rookie of the Year Chris Wroblewski has taken Gore's place in the starting lineup—and the Big Red won the Ancient Eight for the second straight year. They are the first non-Penn, non-Princeton Ivy League school in 50 years to earn consecutive NCAA Tournament berths. Their reward for such accomplishments is another 14 seed and another cross country trip. But instead of sunny Anaheim, they'll be in Boise, Idaho this year. At least it will make Ithaca seem more exciting when they get back.
2) Earning Their Andy Bernard Comparisons Cornell is traditionally a hockey school before anything else. Every year, Cornell students camp out for season tickets to Big Red men's hockey and, before the school changed the system three years ago, risk broken limbs in a mad weeknight stampede to claim line numbers. Cornell's Lynah Rink is known as one of the toughest places for visiting teams to play due to the volume and spirit of the student fans. The men's basketball team's recent rise to (relative) prominence has resulted in record attendance for Big Red basketball. But while the quantity of student fans may be there, the quality is not. Back in November, Cornell hosted South Dakota in their season opener. It was supposed to be a game to celebrate last year's accomplishments with the raising of the Ivy League Champion banner, as well as set the tone for a highly-anticipated season. At the end of the game, however, nearly every student in the crowd was booing. The Big Red didn't lose—in fact they won by 10—but by only scoring 79 points, the students were denied their free chicken wings at Generic Local Chicken Wing Restaurant. This situation nearly resulted in a unusual incident a couple weeks ago. The game that clinched the Ivy League title for Cornell was won by a score of 83-59 over Penn. Had the Big Red scored four points fewer in that game, it would have been the first occurrence in world history of students storming the court while booing.
3) Cornell's Best Hope for a National Title (Obviously Not Basketball) This year, Cornell best sport is wrestling. Seriously, their wrestling team is number 2 in the nation. Who knew?


What to watch for today
ExxonMobil reveals its Russian risk. Analysts expect the energy giant to report an 11% drop in earnings per share due to lower oil prices earlier in the quarter. Investors will want to hear whether Exxon’s holdings in Russia could be hurt by sanctions.
May Day clashes in Turkey. Workers will descend on Istanbul’s Taksim Square to protest the government’s attempted ban on doing just that. The public labor day celebration was banned between 1977 and 2010 after dozens were killed by unidentified gunmen.
Details about Malaysia’s missing airplane. Following criticism about its lack of transparency, Malaysia is set to publish a report about the disappearance of flight MH370.
Mrs. Merkel goes to Washington. The German chancellor arrives for talks with president Obama, which will center on what to do about Russian aggression in Ukraine, and American spy programs in Germany.
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AT&T is interested in buying DirecTV. The telecom giant has approached the satellite TV firm about a possible acquisition, according to the Wall Street Journal (paywall). The combined company could be a counterweight to Comcast-Time Warner Cable, and offer a bundle of pay-TV and telecom services.
Sony slashed its forecast again. The consumer electronics company said operating profit for the year through March would be 26 billion yen ($255 million), down from the 80 billion it forecast in February—which was already a sharp reduction from earlier projections. Its PC, TV, and DVD businesses have been all been struggling.
An Indian train was struck by two bombs. One woman was killed and nine people were injured after twin explosions hit a passenger train inside Chennai train station. The bombing comes in the middle of India’s staggered elections, but officials said they cannot confirm whether the two events are linked.
Lloyds’ profit rose 22%. The UK’s largest mortgage lender posted a £1.8 billion ($3 billion) net profit for the first quarter, aided by a strengthening economy, cost cuts, and fewer bad loans. The bank is still 25% owned by the government, following a bailout after the 2008 financial crisis.
More happy news for the British economy. April’s manufacturing PMI was 57.3, up from 55.8 in March, according to the Markit/CIPS index, which also showed the sector is adding 10,000 jobs per month (paywall). Separately, housing prices grew 10.9% in April versus last year, the fastest rate since 2007.
China’s manufacturing sector missed the mark. The official purchasing managers’ index grew slightly to 50.4 in April but fell short of analysts’ expectations, signaling weak economic growth and a continuing slowdown.
Alibaba may reacquire Alipay. The Chinese internet giant is reportedly in talks to retake a stake in its Alipay affiliate, which acts much like PayPal and is crucial to Alibaba’s operations. The initial spinoff of Alipay provoked major protests from Alibaba investors Softbank and Yahoo.
Quartz obsession interlude
Jason Karaian on how the biggest money at technology companies is often made by their chief finance honchos. “Coding whizzes may be the rockstars of the tech world, but accountants are often more consistent earners. This is particularly true for companies looking to go public, of which there are many at the moment. Founders of fast-growing firms typically come from a technology or marketing background, and hire dedicated finance staff only after their companies reach a certain size. This is sometimes done grudgingly, as there can be resistance to the structure and discipline imposed by finance managers on a freewheeling startup.” Read more here.
Matters of debate
Cheaper housing requires a mental reset. High-rise and high-density living (paywall) will have to become commonplace to make urban housing more affordable.
Twitter’s glory days are over. The social media platform has begun an inexorable decline, and its most faithful users are the first to notice.
Facebook’s new features should scare the pants off Google. The social networking company is quickly becoming to the mobile internet what Google is to the web.
Silicon Valley has a stake in India’s elections. Many campaigners and voters are using what they learned while working in the US.
Even sustainable energy has an environmental cost. Solar plants are killing birds—some say at the rate of one every two minutes.
Japan thinks Godzilla is overweight. Hollywood’s latest iteration of the iconic creature has been super-sized, and it looks like fat, not muscle.
Someone is leaking pro wrestling scripts. The fact that bouts are scripted isn’t surprising—but the scripts are.
Chase doesn’t like porn. It is canceling the bank accounts of adult video performers.
Using the word “congratulations” will boost your Facebook post. The company tweaked its algorithm after the birth of Mark Zuckerberg’s niece got buried in his feed.
Drug prices defy gravity. Expiring patents and the threat of generic competitors can actually boost prices in the short term.
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by Rikki Lee Travolta
Despite having never seen it performed live on stage before, “The Lion in Winter” has long been a favorite of mine.
The tale premiered on Broadway in 1966, with a script by James Goldman. It tells the story of King Henry II of England, his estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, and their sons circa 1183. Rosemary Harris won the Tony Award for her performance as Queen Eleanor and Noel Willman earned a nomination for his direction.
My first introduction to the story of a king and his legacy was watching a video of the Academy Award-winning 1968 film adaptation starring Peter O’Toole and Katherine Hepburn. The cast also featured a pre-Hannibal Anthony Hopkins and a pre-James Bond Timothy Dalton.
I was captivated by the plot and the dialogue, adapted for the screen by James Goldman himself who won an Oscar for his efforts. I immediately set out to acquire a script for the stage version, devouring it once I had it in hand. It instantly became a favorite text.
A 2003 television movie starring Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close cemented my appreciation for the piece. Goldman again did the screenplay. The Shakespearean-trained Stewart is unforgettable in his starring performance. Among the supporting cast, Jonathan Rhys Meyers absolutely floored me with his appearance as King Philip II of France (the role that Timothy Dalton previously made me fall in love with).
Court Theatre in Chicago is staging “The Lion in Winter” through December 3rd and theatre lovers are advised to make it a point to see it. The text is as magnificent as ever, direction by resident artist Ron OJ Parson is brilliant, and it features sincerely exceptional performances.
The story focuses on King Henry II, who has created a vast empire but at age 50 has begun to worry about his legacy – most importantly who will carry on his vision when he passes. His three sons – John, Richard, and Geoffrey – all wish to succeed their father on the throne. None of them are above plotting and conniving their way to becoming the heir.
Henry is a man used to getting his way. Bored of his wife, he has sentenced Queen Eleanor to life locked in a faraway tower so that he might engage in an open affair. His mistress is young Alais Capet, a princess of France who has been promised in marriage to his son Richard.
Richard is the oldest living son of Henry and Eleanor. His older brother and prior heir to the throne has recently died. Strong in body and conviction, he has a reputation as being fierce on the battlefield. As the oldest living son, Richard sees himself as the rightful heir to his father’s empire. His mother, Eleanor agrees. His father Henry, though, has other ideas.
Henry despises the idea of Richard having power. Part of this is Henry’s ego and his desire to quash anyone who might have strength to rival his own. Richard is also the favorite son of Eleanor, so out of his spite for his wife, Henry leans toward hating or at least disliking his son.
Sixteen-year-old John is Henry’s favorite son, although it is more so because of his dislike for his other two boys over any actual favor for the teenager. However, knowing he is his father’s favorite makes John a royal spoiled brat. As much as Henry may want John to be his heir, his son’s general lack of intelligence and character make it a tough sell.
Richard is Eleanor’s favorite. John is Henry’s favorite. Middle son Geoffry is nobody’s favorite, and he knows it and he resents it. He is the most intelligent in the family, surpassing not only his brothers but also his parents in logic and reason. However, like his brothers, he is conniving and longs to figure out a way to trick his way into being king.
The action of the play takes place at Christmas. Eleanor has been granted a leave from her prison to visit her estranged husband and their sons. Henry makes no effort to hide his affair with Alais from either his wife or his sons, despite Richard and John both wanting her to be theirs.
The purpose of the visit is for Henry and Eleanor to bargain as to which of their remaining sons shall be next in line for the throne. Henry also tries to strategize how to keep his relationship with Alais while at the same time planning to marry her off to whichever one of his boys he decides to name the future king. The awkwardness, uncertainty, disrespect, and dread that both Alais and Eleanor must endure is staggering.
Also a party to the events is young King Philip of France who has come to demand that Richard and Alais marry as contracted. If Henry refuses to have his mistress marry his son, Philip will demand the return of Alais’s substantial dowry. It will also seriously complicate the relationship between the two powerful countries that are both vying for dominance.
The intrigue looms large in this play. All of the characters are complex, even the more simple-minded ones. They all battle their egos and desires, they must all make the decision to swallow their pride or face brutal consequences, and they must all deal with the reality that the people they love most are the ones they can trust the least. There is no one this is truer for than prisoner-on-leave Queen Eleanor.
Henry is a man who gets what he wants. He wanted Eleanor as a wife, so he got her. When he decided he wanted to share his bed with someone else, he got rid of her. Politics require that she remain alive, but living in a highly misogynistic society, little regard has to be given to her happiness or quality of life.
Yet she still loves her husband, despite his betrayal of her and her banishment to a far-off tower. She is still intoxicated by his power and finds great pleasure in their cat-and-mouse games of one-upmanship. She knows she alone has a certain power over him. As much reason as she has to fear her husband, she also is a shrewd gambler with a few cards up her sleeve.
Rebecca Spence is breathtakingly good as Eleanor. To say her performance is highly nuanced is an understatement. She shows us all the emotions that Eleanor goes through – happy ones, angry ones, and tearful ones. As astonishing as she is in dramatic moments, Spence also has impeccable comic timing, finding all the underlying humor in the script. In the hands of a truly gifted actress, this is an award-worthy role. Spence is not only gifted, she is a gift to experience. Her performance is one of the best of the year.
King Henry II is a robust role that gives the actor entrusted with it every opportunity to show off their power. John Hoogenakker is a celebrated leading man, whose resume shows a man ideally suited to the challenges of “The Lion in Winter”. While he can make the rafters shake with his voice, Hoogenakker is at his best when he shows Henry’s softer side. He shows us a man equally capable as an intellectual or as a warrior. He too coaxes a certain level of wry humor from the text.
In fact, director Parson has done an excellent job of finding all the humorous nuances of the play, exploring different types of humor for different characters. It tempers the heavily dramatic moments well and creates an infectiously addictive package.
The interplay between Spence and Hoogenakker is theatre magic at its best – two brilliant talents sparring in the spotlight. The supporting cast is just as appealing.
Kenneth La’Ron Hamilton is fascinatingly convincing as Henry’s youngest son. His reflection of both teen innocence and a sense of royal privilege is an interesting dichotomy. Hamilton stands out in a cast filled with great performers.
Shane Kenyon is powerful as eldest son Richard. He makes strong character decisions including his body language and it translates into a rock of a performance. He is fierce in appearance and delivery.
Brandon Miller provides a bubbling cauldron of resentment as the forgotten son Geoffrey. Everyone is quick to count him out, which only fuels his desire to be acknowledged. He is appropriately sinister without being inherently evil. He has been driven to plot against others because nobody else has ever shown interest in his potential.
Netta Walker is a striking beauty, so it is clear why King Henry and his sons would all desire her Alais. However, she shows a character far deeper than outer beauty. Her Alais is tortured. She loves a man she can never be truly happy with because he will never be fully hers. At the same time, she is promised to a man she has no love for. On top of all of it, the Queen who she has betrayed is also the one she can most identify with.
Alais’ brother, teenage King Philip, is meant to have an attitude of superiority mixed with the inexperience of youth. His physical beauty is to be that which would set hearts a flutter. Like all of the other characters, he is driven by a burning sense of ambition. Anthony Baldasare puts an added focus on his manipulative nature and an overall flippant nature.
In addition to the acting being excellent, Court Theatre’s “The Lion in Winter” is also technically sound. The team packs a lot into the Court Theatre space.
Scenic design is well executed by Linda Buchanan, offering us a 12th-century castle. It is ominous and impersonal – as any sign of overt wealth tends to be. Costume design by Christine Pascual is also very impressive.
Sound design is by Christopher Kriz who has also composed beautiful transitional music. Lighting design is by Jared Gooding.
Aiding the director, Martine Kei Green-Rogers serves as production dramaturg, while casting is by Becca McCracken and associate Celeste M. Cooper. The production stage manager is Jaclynn Joslin and the assistant stage manager is Katrina Hermann.
“The Lion in Winter” at Court Theatre is a wonderful interpretation of one of the best-written dramas in rotation. It is a show that is not overdone, and thus can be quite impressive when put on stage by a talented director like Ron OJ Parson with an exceptional cast and the backstage talents of one of Chicago’s most respected theatrical institutions to bring his vision to life.
Court Theatre is the Tony Award-winning classic theatre of the University of Chicago. Performances are Wednesday through Sunday at 7:30 PM, with 2 PM matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. The theatre is located at 5535 S. Ellis Avenue in Chicago on the University of Chicago campus.
For ticket information visit www.CourtTheatre.org or call the box office at (773) 753-4472. Student, group, and military discounts are available.
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October 24, 2017
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As part of a NEDO project, Osaka University has developed the world's first 3D printer that is able to additively fabricate from pure copper by using a high-intensity blue laser diode. As a result, it is now possible to complete additive manufacturing of pure copper, which has high electrical conductivity and high thermal conductivity and thus was previously difficult to melt using a conventional laser. It is expected that this breakthrough will have applications for processed parts which are necessary in industries such as aviation, space, and electric vehicles.
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