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How smart can a city get?
Think:Act Magazine
Meet the pioneers among smart cities
by Janet Anderson
photos by Jun Michael Park
High-tech metropolises are being built from the ground up. But what's it like to live in one? Take a glimpse into Chantal's life in South Korea's Songdo IBD – then jump halfway across the world to see how an older city like Vienna is smartening up.
The screen in her apartment tells Chantal F. that today will be cloudy, traffic in the city is running well, pollution is low, the elevator is working and the family's energy consumption is on track. If she needs it, the screen connects her directly to the building caretaker, the local medical services or the council. She can look up recipes or join an exercise class from her own living room.
Chantal lives with her family in Songdo International Business District (IBD) in South Korea, a city that has grown from nothing in a few short years and is now described as one of the world's smartest cities. Every home in Songdo is fitted with a similar screen. Called a telepresence unit, the idea is to provide a new way to deliver education, health care and government services directly into people's homes.
In Songdo, nearly every aspect of life is digitally networked. Currently home to around 36,000 residents, its developers, Gale International, consider it "the model for next-generation cities." Chantal and her family moved here from Germany, two years ago, to an apartment in a 47-story, glass-clad building. On one side, they look out over the brand new city and its green spaces; on the other, over empty land where building work is just beginning. "Songdo is changing rapidly, even in the short time we have been here," she says. "Coming from old Europe, I had to adjust to living in a place that is so new. In less than 11 years a whole functioning city has arisen."
Home automation systems enable residents to control, track and optimize the consumption of resources.
Free wifi throughout cities connects people with each other - and also with an increasing number of online services.
Cisco's Global Center of Excellence in Songdo puts innovation on display for young and old.
Screens play a big role in the lives of Songdo's residents –in people's homes, outside on the streets and buildings and, of course, on smartphones. "You can get help anywhere," says Chantal. "You never feel alone. At the press of a button there is always someone to talk to." Meanwhile at the U-Life Center – the city's nerve center – a wall of screens streams real-time footage from CCTV cameras located throughout Songdo, monitoring everything from traffic to crime. "If a child got lost here, they would be spotted quickly," says Chantal.
Smart initiatives like these have been on the rise in cities around the world. "We have been talking about smart cities for some time. Now we are seeing them being implemented. Cities are starting to take the first steps to actually realize something," says Thilo Zelt, partner at Roland Berger and author of "Smart City, Smart Strategy", a survey of smart cities around the world that ranked Vienna at the top.
"Data means that we know more about our environment and about the consequences of what we do."
MIT Senseable City Lab
Many of the start initiatives being tested are aimed at solving the usual problems of daily urban life – traffic congestion, pollution, crime, the high cost of living – but today, cities face new challenges as well. Over half of the world's population already lives in urban areas, with that figure predicted to rise to 70% by 2050. The strain on infrastructure and the environment cannot be ignored.
"To meet today's challenges, cities have to be more efficient with resources, more adaptable and more resilient. Smart solutions can help squeeze more efficiency out of the system," says Lean Doody, who is the smart cities lead at professional services group Arup. Globalization brings yet another pressure – it means cities increasingly compete with each other to attract talent and investment. "Technology can play a role here too, in economic and social development and helping cities to differentiate themselves," she says.
Take Barcelona – the city has decided to turn itself into a platform for businesses to experiment in urban technology. It is home, for example, to Worldsensing, a tech company that has pioneered the use of the internet of things to design parking management and traffic monitoring solutions. In Rio de Janeiro, one part of the city's smart strategy is a community warning system. The new Rio Operations Center monitors conditions across the city in real time, enabling the authorities to respond more effectively to natural disasters like flooding while also bringing down crime rates – all of which makes the city more attractive to tourists and investors.
Trending topics for aspiring cities
1 From tidal flat to high-tech homes
Songdo, South Korea
Built on reclaimed land to South Korea's Incheon International Airport, Songdo International Business District has been designed to showcase the latest in sustainable design and urban technology. Many buildings are LEED- certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), 40% of the city is green space and a network of pipes takes household waste from homes to a processing center for recycling. Throughout the city, sensors monitor traffic, altering signals to prevent congestion and helping to control the public transport systems.
2 Reducing the cost of living
The Home net automation system enables residents in all of Songdo's apartments to control lighting, air-conditioning and ventilation from a digital control panel, monitors use and compares it with others on the grid. Tracking actual consumption helps raise awareness, change behaviors, reduce energy consumption and lower the cost of living.
3 City life, minus stress
Citywide free Wi-Fi means Songdo's residents are always connected – whether in transit, shopping or socializing in public spaces like Meet-You-AllTower. But it's not just people that are connected. Refrigerators communicate directly with supermarkets, getting groceries delivered to the door in a matter of hours.
4 More innovative, more attractive
Cisco's Global Center of Excellence in Songdo drives digital innovation by bringing partners, customers, government and startups together to co-create solutions across every aspect of city life.
The approaches vary greatly and the interpretation of the concept itself differs from city to city," says Zelt. "Some see it as sustainable urban development, some see it more narrowly as smart solutions for energy and mobility. I believe the key is that smart city strategies should be comprehensive – not just isolated digital solutions."
Carlo Ratti, director of MIT Senseable City Lab in Boston, USA, and founder of design and innovation office Carlo Ratti Associati in Turin, Italy, believes a lot can be gained by using the real-time data generated by cities. "Data means that we know more about our environment and about the consequences of what we do," he says. Trash Track, a project his team ran in Seattle, tagged individual items of domestic refuse and followed them as they moved through the sanitation system. "We learned that the simple sharing of information through visualizations can promote behavioral change," says Ratti. "People involved in the project were able to follow their trash and this led some of them to embrace more sustainable consumption choices."
Not every city has the benefit of starting from scratch. It is more usual to have to find ways to introduce new technology into existing infrastructure. This requires good leadership at the political and civil service level, according to Doody. "It's not well understood yet how to do this. Unlike land use planning, which we've been doing for over 100 years, we haven't established processes yet – we're still in pioneering days." Yet one thing is clear – it requires participation from all the stakeholders to devise and implement a successful smart strategy. "Citizen involvement, stakeholder dialogue, and public-private partnerships are important," says Zelt. "The biggest error for cities is to try to do this on their own. They should especially engage with local industry, bring them to the table from the start." An equally important factor for success is consulting and engaging with citizens – like Vienna, for example, which has involved its residents from the beginning, making it more likely that they get political support to push through disruptive changes.
The pitfalls of avoiding this advice become clear as you listen to Chantal. "At first we found the screen entertaining. But it is all in Korean and we often don't know what we are doing. We had ceiling lights going on at 4am." The family has slowly cut out the technology they feel they don't need. "Some of it is practical, but we don't like to feel too dependent on it," she says. For example, she has dispensed with the smart refrigerator, preferring to do the shopping herself.
A more fundamental issue for Chantal is the presence of so many screens. "It's annoying that you can't switch off the screen in the apartment and the presence of so many cameras makes you feel you are always being watched," she says. On the other hand, she sees the positive side too: "You can leave your bag on a bench, go for a coffee, and it will still be there when you get back. I think as long as technology is used to manage the city better, it's a plus."
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Archive for the 'God' Category
Saturn, Satan & God And The Nature of Reality Part 1&2 (Video)
NB Commentary:
This is a really, really long video. When I do domestic stuff I listen/watch. Anyone watching this may have to do it in sections and Merkabah has broken this video up into parts. I prefer the whole video personally. After watching it, I posted my comments under the video, I am still waiting to hear from Merkabah which is cool, I am sure he is quite busy, it takes forever to make these videos. See below my questions.
Feel free to join the discussion.
MY QUESTIONS AND CURIOSITIES
I watch/listen to many of your videos. sometimes I go thru them more than once. I watch them and listen to them because you are covering a lot of material that I have been exposed to as well, and you also tend to drop a few new tidbits that I have not heard of and that is always exciting. But I have a few questions, I won't ask them all now, but….. When looking at the book of Genesis, there were some things that I have always found interesting and like you say, grown adults accept without question. I always questioned the stuff I heard.
Noah's Ark, how did he pull that off? Amazing. Fantastical
I went to Catholic school so you know I was the bane of my teachers existence, all of whom were nuns, because lay people were not ALLOWED to teach religion classes, but I digress. I really hope to get your feedback
@Merkabah
1. If Eve was made from Adam's rib.. doesn't that either make Eve his daughter or sister since they share the same DNA? If I remember correctly, bone marrow is keen in stem cell research and that of DNA as well, correct me if I'm wrong on that, I ain't no chemist. However way you slice it, wouldn't they be "closely" related??
2. If Cane married his sister??? He knew her….. um, doesn't that sound incestuous as well.
3. If "God" created man and woman and told them to multiply and replenish the earth.. was it one man and one woman? a bunch of men and women? were they all sprung from the same seed? It really gets confusing.. but it all sounds incestuous.
4. If "God" destroyed the earth and only left Noah and his family, and they in turn replenished the earth,,, isn't that incestuous as well?? I'm just saying… there was a whole lot of incest going on, no matter how you slice it in the book of Genesis. Anyone who replicates this story is also replicating the notion of incest.
5. My final question on this video is this! Where did the first human beings come from? Who or what is this God that created them. And if this God said, "let us" who is the "us" Was it God (male) and his female consort??
I always find it interesting when folks claim that Africans were the original man, but they never say where the original man came from.
The notion of a "God coming down" to earth to create man, or Angels coming down or anyone coming down, where are they coming down from??
Please understand that I do not want the traditional Christian Answers for these questions. I want your answers from your research as you remind us often that you do that. What have you found?
PS, and one more thing, have you noticed that depictions of Adam and Eve always show belly buttons? Do you find that curious? Wouldn't belly buttons mean they spent some time in somebody's womb?? Why would God create them with belly buttons they never used??
Okay, I'm done Merkabah, thanks for reading this!!
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Obama Charged With 'Imperial Hubris' Unmatched Even By Bush
Obama, the Marionette
When this man first came on the scene, I was very skeptical. It became mortal combat to even mention that he may not be the "Savior" Messiah that folks had been waiting for. So, I quietly took my place among the dissenters and waited. It has become clear that I was waiting for the masses to wake up, not for him to change. Clearly, he has been what he has been all along. Clear indicators were his assessment that 911 was caused by Arabs with box cutters, no indictment for Bush/Chaney war crimes, and let's get out of Iraq and go into Afghanistan. Those positions alone should have alerted the entire world community, that under that handsome face and dancing swagger was a war monger, the likes we have seen from the days of blatant Roman & Ottoman Empire builders to name a few.
Now, look at his eyes. Even this picture with his hands up in the manner that a marionette would be held, display invisible strings. He is a puppet of the first degree, a mind-controlled marionette who does and most like has to do the will of his controllers.
He has lost any semblance of autonomy, sovereignty or self-determination. He does not think, he does not question, he does not rebel. He cannot. The part of his brain that once housed free thinking, free will, has been entirely lobotomized. Here we see, a clear picture of a man who is lost, completely lost from reality, troops on the ground, in the air, or anywhere.
"God bless our troops" is a misnomer….. until he verifies which "God" he is speaking of, and even then, it is highly unlikely that the "God" of which he speaks is at all concerned with blessing the troops. Unless, of course, we realize that there are many "Gods" and to whom he is bequeathing his troops, is a question that requires serious scrutiny. That "God" is a blood thirsty hater of truth, justice and peace. That "God" seeks vengeance and lusts off the souls, and bodies of brutally murdered and assassinated innocent men, women and children. That "God" feeds off despair and agony and like a vicious swarm of locusts, that "God" sends its minions to devour the grotesquely disembodied. That "God" waits in the war theaters created around the world and drinks with luscious delight the carnage and spillage of blood sprouting from the open head, leg and neck wounds of those who barely knew what hit them. That "God" hysterically laughs at the ignorance of those who are led to it. That "God" is the absolute epitome of Psycho-pathic-sado-masochistic Psychosis that makes the most horrid of beings look beautiful. That "God" has promised a nice warm seat in the heart of hell for its puppet and all the minions who follow.
Unfortunately, it may be too late to ring the alarm bell, and wake this ONE up! Whatever he had, has been lost. And it is very sad. A golden opportunity to move the entire world into a new directions, based on the influence that the US has, and yet, the entire world is now much worse off than it was before he came into office. I wonder what happened to all those New Age Channellers who were lauding the praises of this "man" and what he represented. Even the astrologers caused one to wonder if they were authentic or just sock puppets like the rest. It appears as though the entire world was hijacked into believing that "CHANGE HAD REALLY COME"!
Things have definitely changed. The access to alternative media has made it virtually impossible for the "false flag" scenarios to hold the attention of the masses for too long. I firmly believe as I have stated before, that the election of Barack Hussein Obama into the position of the 44th President of the United states was the biggest hoax, psyops, media ramping up of the "Big Lie", etc, more than any other situation in human history since the invention of Jesus Christ! His election has served so many purposes on so many levels it is mind boggling to watch all the pieces fall right into place. The Grand Chess board and design for a new American Century took its last major leap be making sure that BHO got elected!! He ushered in the NWO in a way that no other world event or crisis or natural disaster could. He represents ALL OF these and much more by his position and presence in the White House.
Whether he goes down in history as the worst president of the United states or the most misguided president of the United States, one thing is certain, he will leave a legacy behind to be topped by none, short of a complete take over and colonization of the entire Planet via an Alien Invasion.
Following his announcement to bomb Syria without
congressional approval, president slammed for total disregard for
constitutional safeguards regarding war-making.
By Jon Queally for Common Dreams |
A day after President Obama told the American public he was preparing
to bomb targets inside the sovereign state of Syria and that he did not
need congressional approval to do so, critics are lashing out against
what Bruce Ackerman, a professor of law and political science at Yale
University, described as "imperial hubris" on Friday.
In his scathing op-ed in the New York Times, Ackerman writes:
President Obama's declaration of war against the terrorist group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria marks a decisive break in the American constitutional tradition. Nothing attempted by his predecessor, George W. Bush, remotely compares in imperial hubris.
Mr. Bush gained explicit congressional consent for his invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
In contrast, the Obama administration has not even published a legal
opinion attempting to justify the president's assertion of unilateral
war-making authority. This is because no serious opinion can be written.
This became clear when White
House officials briefed reporters before Mr. Obama's speech to the
nation on Wednesday evening. They said a war against ISIS was justified
by Congress's authorization of force against Al Qaeda after the Sept.
11, 2001, attacks, and that no new approval was needed.
But the 2001 authorization for the use of military force
does not apply here. That resolution — scaled back from what Mr. Bush
initially wanted — extended only to nations and organizations that
"planned, authorized, committed or aided" the 9/11 attacks.
And Ackerman's not alone.
Robert Chesney, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, told the Daily Beast this week that Obama's claim of authority to bomb ISIS targets in Syria was "on its face" an "implausible argument."
"The 2001 AUMF requires a nexus
to al Qaeda or associated forces of al Qaeda fighting the United
States," explained Chesney, but "since ISIS broke up with al Qaeda it's
hard to make" the case that authority granted by the AUMF still
applies. Continue reading here: Obama Charged With 'Imperial Hubris' Unmatched Even By Bush
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{ Event Review } Inside The Brick®: LEGO® Fan Expo
Inspiring Mums® Found there's a "Big Kid" in all of us with LEGO®
Source: LEGO® - "Parachutes" - Grey Paris Magazine Ad Campaign: "Creativity Forgives Everything" Agency: Grey Paris, France www.legocreativite.fr
School holidays came and went in a blink of an eye for our Mothership and keeping the kids entertained in the cold, wet weather in Melbourne wasn't easy! So I searched online for fun things to do with the kids and found Inside The Brick was hosting a LEGO® Fan Expo in Moorabbin and the tickets were affordable, so I grabbed them quick-smart!
We've had some great opportunities to be part of the blogging community over the last year, so this definitely helped to wet the kids appetite for LEGO®, convincing the kids it'll be fun was a piece of cake!
I recently saw this French Magazine Ad with a little boy and Parachuting LEGO® people and instantly thought of my little boy and what our future may be like LOL looks like something he would do too! I also love the concept of the ad, the feeling I get, it's really clever advertising, it's all about the experience!
Inside the LEGO® Fan Expo...
We arrived in the car park, there was a little confusion as to where we could park, but managed to find out by another mum we could park in the permit zone areas. It's probably on the website, but I admit to not reading that information.
Get to the doors and ramp, people were just walking in, we weren't really sure where to line up, it wasn't clear. We managed to ask someone and had our name marked off. It was a little disjointed but got there in the end.
Inside The Brick "LEGO® Fan Expo" 2014 - Photo: Heather James, Inspiring Mums®
"WOW MUM! Check it out!!"
— Inspiring Son, Bam Bam, age 3
Walking through the double doors to the hall and the first impression we got was this quote:
I had to slow the kids down because they were going so fast we couldn't enjoy the cute little fan exhibits at the start! They were that excited! It was really busy and people were pushing past us which was a bit frustrating, but you get that in crowds like this. There were easily over 1,000 people in the hall, but I wouldn't say overcrowded though.
As we walked along the exhibits, I was taken back in time when we'd go to our aunts house and play LEGO®, it was quite different back then. It was a real treat, because my father couldn't afford to buy us LEGO® (now I'm showing my age! LOL)
There were some really creative pieces, we loved the little monsters and the LEGO® Movie pirate ship, the dolls house and Toy Story cowboy and indians.
We get to the Star Wars section and Bam Bam grabs one of the spaceships and says:
"Mine mummy, I take it?"
I obviously repeated the "DO NOT TOUCH" signs to him the whole time! LOL
My daughter loved the LEGO® Movie kitty and the parrot and the Batman house with flashing lights!
The Titanic ship was incredible! I overheard the creator say some of the parts move, it was quite big and impressive too.
As we walked further around to the back of the hall, you couldn't miss the massive model city with trains, Gordon and Thomas the trains made an appearance, much to Bam Bam's delight! I think my daughter had enough of the trains by then!
We decided to go up to the play area and make something, it was a little tricky because Inspiring Miss 8 wanted to go one way and Inspiring Son wanted to go another way into the LEGO® Duplo® play area. Inspiring Miss decided she didn't want to play anymore but I finally got her to help me build a house and find pieces for me while Bam Bam played with the plane etc. He wasn't best pleased when a little boy stepped all over his creation though! (see pics).
We stayed for about an hour which was enough for both of my kids, they were hungry and tired!
Continuing the LEGO® creativity at home...
Photo: www.lego.com
We ended up buying a box of mixed pieces as we don't have much LEGO® at home and if we do it is for specific designs. So using some of nanny's money and a little from me we got a box ($39.99) and it was actually the best value for money overall being the most versatile of all of the products at the shop they had there.
As soon as we got home, we spent hours creating our own creations and figured we could also use these pieces for the LEGO® Creationary game she got for Christmas last year.
Inspiring Mums® final thoughts on the event...
Overall I think it was a great exhibition and believe it will get better every year because the hosts are interested in what families have to say about the event.
I was pleased to see expertly built exhibits and excellent fan exhibits, including a very nostalgic trip down memory lane with the vintage LEGO® also on display and for sale.
I'm probably nit-picking here, mostly because there wasn't much I could see to fault, but we did find some areas a little disorganised, not greatly though. It was noticeable as we just arrived, the confusion about the parking and permit areas (I wasn't alone on that either everyone in the car park looked confused). Then having to ask where to enter and show our ticket because there wasn't an obvious desk I asked where to go (would be opportunity for freeloaders to bypass checking in)...
I did find some of the younger staff had pushed through the crowd a few times and I was having to lift my son up from being pushed into, they seemed to look straight ahead and not aware of the little ones around.
They did make great use of the area, but I felt they could have spread some more of the exhibits on the upper level where the play area was to make the flow of people traffic easier to get through the main hall, as it seemed there was a lot of space on the upper level and a bit crowded in the hall.
Would we go back next time?
Yes of course! I have to say, it did bring the Big Kid out in me and introduced the kids to the world of creativity and versatility of LEGO® , let's face it, it's loads of fun after all, just don't step on it in the dark!
Tip for new parents :)
Now, go get your LEGO® on and bring the Big Kid out in YOU!
Smile & Shine®
I do recommend that you do your research on LEGO® products and sales in the major stores before you go, because you could save yourself some cash as there are products for sale at the events. Having said that, you could even grab a bargain!
Set a budget or give the kids a certain amount to spend and don't take more cash than you need, especially if you are on a tight budget.
Go armed with knowledge to make the best decision about buying something there. The products didn't appear to be reduced but happy to be proven wrong! Let's face it, it's a business and they are there to make money, it's no secret :) it's all swings and roundabouts anyway!
Disclaimer: This is a personally funded event with my family. This is not a sponsored post. Inspiring Mums® is not affiliated or associated with the promoter Inside The Brick® or LEGO® in any way. Any views or opinions shared are my own from a real experience and perspective.
LEGO® IS A TRADEMARK OF THE LEGO® GROUP, WHICH DOES NOT SPONSOR, AUTHORIZE OR ENDORSE THIS WEB SITE.
Credit Where Credit Is Due!
The agency and creatives responsible for the "Creativity Forgives Everything" LEGO® Magazine ads include:
Advertising Agency: Grey, Paris, France
Executive Creative Directors: Thierry Astier,Stéphane Eynard
Art Directors: Laëtitia Chrétien, Quentin Deronzier
Copywriters: Jean-François Le Marec, Dimitri Hekimian
Advertising Managers: Emilie Carle, Stéphane Knapp, Eric Maugein
Account Director:Laurence Cormier
Account Executive: Charlotte Huet
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Love Talkin - Series 5, Monica Wadwa
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Monica chats to Josh Wilson – a Forbes 30 under 30 and CEO and founder of award-winning, international film and television production company, Wilson Worldwide Productions. He talks about the ups and downs of getting to where he is today and the importance of giving back. Listen to Part 2 here: http://lovetalkin.com/2019/04/01/episode-50-monica-wadwa-with-josh-wilson-part-2/
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Job: Head, Metadata and Discovery at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries
The Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries, joining the Association of Research Libraries in 2018 as the first new U.S. member of ARL in over 15 years, invites applications and nominations for the position of Head, Metadata and Discovery. The Head, Metadata and Discovery provides strategic and innovative leadership and oversight of metadata and cataloging, authority control, bibliographic maintenance, and access to continuing resources. The Head, Metadata and Discovery is responsible for managing and directing staff in the creation of metadata and cataloging in all formats, as well as all aspects of continuing resources access and maintenance. The successful candidate will join a culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest caliber.
Salary commensurate with experience, not less than $70,000. Review of applications will begin November 30, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled. The complete position description is available at https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/jobs/. To apply for this position go to https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/84285. Virginia Commonwealth University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Hotel Partying Preceded Deadly Shooting at NSA Gate, Sources Say
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Mar 30, 2015, 10:41 PM ET
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WATCH One Man Killed in a Deadly Shooting at NSA Headquarters
One man is dead and another severely injured after gunfire erupted today at one of the main gates of the National Security Agency located at Fort Meade, Maryland.
The injured man was identified as Kevin Fleming, 20, of Baltimore, according to law enforcement sources. Fleming and another man were in a stolen Ford Escape SUV when they encountered NSA police at the entrance to the Ft. Meade complex, sources said.
Shortly before 9 a.m. ET, a vehicle with two people inside "attempted an unauthorized entry at a National Security Agency gate," according to a statement from the NSA.
"The driver failed to obey an NSA Police officer's routine instructions for safely exiting the secure campus," the statement continued. "The vehicle failed to stop and barriers were deployed."
Fort Knox Shooting: 1 Army Civilian Employee Dead
Sources say the two inside were men dressed as women. Preliminary information indicated the two men were partying at an area hotel with a third individual when they took that individual's car without permission. However, it's still unclear how or why they ended up at the NSA gate.
The owner of the SUV picked up two men dressed as women in Baltimore late Sunday, sources confirmed. The three allegedly drove to a hotel in Howard County, Maryland, where they partied, sources said. Early this morning, the man woke up alone and the two men he allegedly had picked up were gone and so was his vehicle, sources said. The man reported his vehicle stolen to Howard County Police before the incident at the NSA, sources said.
A law enforcement source confirmed that the car that crashed at NSA was reported stolen in Howard County, Maryland.
When the vehicle "accelerated toward an NSA police car blocking the road" and "refused to stop," an NSA police officer opened fire, and one of the two men inside the "unauthorized vehicle" ended up dead, the NSA statement said. The other man in the vehicle was "severely injured" and taken to a local hospital, according to sources.
An NSA Police officer injured in the incident was also taken to the hospital.
"The incident has been contained and is under investigation," Colonel Brian Foley, Fort Meade garrison commander, said in a statement. "The residents, service members and civilian employees on the installation are safe. We continue to remain vigilant at all of our access control points."
The FBI said they do not believe the incident is related to terrorism.
ABC News' Devin Dwyer and Jim Avila contributed to this report.
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Esoteric-Occult Groups»
Rosicrucianism The Order of the Rosy Cross, called Rosicrucianism, is an esoteric society that traces its lineage back to the Greek and Egyptian mystery schools. Much like Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism espouses Christian principles and ideals, claiming a long Western tradition, but the order also identifies itself with Reincarnation and the mystical Great White Brotherhood of Adepts, ideas more closely associated with Theosophy and Eastern thought. Members also believe in alchemical transmutation of base metals into gold and the transformation of the spirit into higher consciousness.
According to Harvey Spencer Lewis (1883–1939), the first Imperator and founder of the Ancient and Mystical Order of the Rosae Crucis (AMORC) in the United States, Rosicrucianism began in 1489 B.C.E. during the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III, a period of imperial expansion after the death of Thutmose's sister, Pharaoh Hatshepsut. Scholars from all over the kingdom, devout followers of the sun god Amon-Re, banded together to form a secret organization called the Order or the Brotherhood. Their search for occult understanding continued through the reigns of Amenhotep II, Thutmose IV, and Amenhotep III, reaching its zenith in the reign of Amenhotep IV.
But Amenhotep IV, also called Ahkenaton, upended Egyptian religion and society. Embracing the cult of Aton favored by his mother Queen Tiy's family, Amenhotep IV banished the old gods and instituted worship of Aton, which translates as heat or power, as the sole god of Egypt—thus his new name, Ahkenaton, or "one who serves the spirit of the Aton." He married his mother's niece, Nefertiti and by the seventh year of his reign had not only turned Egypt into a monotheistic state but had abandoned the capital of Thebes for a new capital city, Akhetaton, commonly called Amarna. Ahkenaton and his wife blissfully whiled away their days at the new capital, oblivious of the revolution outside.
Not 10 years later, Amarna lay empty. Ahkenaton's beloved mother, Queen Tiy, and his wife Nefertiti had died, and the pharaoh, slipping deeper into madness, had been forced by the priests of the old religion to name his half-brother Smenkhare as coregent. But that was not enough, and so Ahkenaton and Smenkhare were assassinated, and Tutanhkaton ascended the throne. The new pharaoh quickly changed his name to Tutanhkamun, but he was soon replaced by Nefertiti's father Aye. He ordered the obliteration of Ahkenaton's image, and when he was replaced by General Horemheb, all traces of any pharaoh since Amenhotep III were erased. The Brotherhood was forced underground. The surviving 296 brothers assumed the linen surplices and shaved heads of medieval friars.
Existing in secret, the brothers passed their knowledge down to succeeding generations. The legendary Hermes Trismegistus, a compilation of the gods HERMES and THOTH, supposedly led the order for more than 140 years. Imperator Lewis attributed the mystical proportions of King Solomon's Temple to the precepts of Freemasonry that were garnered from the order's knowledge. This period ended with the birth and death of the Great White Master Jesus Christ, whose life had been foretold by the Rosicrucian Essenes of Palestine.
For the next 500 years or so, the order disappeared, with instructions to each chapter, or Lodge, to determine its founding year then operate in 108-year cycles of activity and inactivity. In the years preceding "rebirth," members would advertise through symbolic pamphlets to notify the public that the allegorical "opening of the tomb to find C–R.–C. (Christus of the Rosy Cross)" would soon commence. Lewis explained that the advent of printing in the 17th century threw the 108-year cycle out of proportion, giving rise to the "real" start of Rosicrucianism: the discovery of the long-dead body of Christian Rosenkreutz.
The mysterious pamphlets announcing the legend of Christian Rosenkreutz appeared in Kassel, Germany, in 1614–15. Named the Fama Fraternitatis dess Loblichen Ordens des Rosenkreutzes (The Fame of the Praiseworthy Order of the Rosy Cross) and the Confessio Fraternitatis, the anonymous papers described a young man called Christian Rosenkreutz born in 1378. He was placed in a convent at age five to study the humanities and at age 16 accompanied one of his teachers to Damcar (perhaps Damascus) to continue his education. Three years later he traveled to Fez, Morocco, via Egypt, where he learned more secrets. Graduating in 1401, Rosenkreutz went to Spain to share his wisdom with the Moors, but they rebuffed him. Rosenkreutz returned to Germany and founded the Rosicrucian Fraternity.
The fraternity built its headquarters, called the Spiritus Sanctum, in 1409, and it taught an ever-larger circle of adepts and healers. Rosenkreutz died in 1484 at age 106 and was secretly entombed in the Spiritus Sanctum. In 1604, while making repairs to the building, the brothers encountered Rosenkreutz's vault. Across the door, in Latin, an inscription read, "After 120 years I shall open." Inside, the seven-sided vault was covered in magical symbols, the ceiling was lit by an artificial sun, and there were many ritual objects and books. But the most amazing item was Rosenkreutz's completely preserved body inside the coffin. The pamphlets told this story and offered invitations to membership, albeit that the names of current members and their whereabouts were secret. In 1616 a companion pamphlet supposedly written by Rosenkreutz himself in 1459 entitled Chymische Hochzeit, or The Chymical Marriage of Christian Rosenkreutz, describes a mystical wedding ceremony and the creation of a HOMUNCULUS.
These revelations created enormous interest within the burgeoning European occult community, but while hundreds applied for membership, the brothers remained in hiding. Current scholarship attributes the pamphlets to Johann Valentin Andreae (1586–1654), a young Lutheran pastor and reformer who used the propaganda to promote Protestantism and vilify the papacy. Most of the books and tracts promoting the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross that appeared in the 18th and 19th centuries were actually treatises championing such causes as the free dissemination of knowledge, universal brotherhood, support of the hermetic arts, and the unification of Europe. The millennialist followers of Johannes Kelpus (1673–1708), who settled in Pennsylvania in 1694, practiced occult and healing arts; according to Lewis, they brought Rosicrucianism to America.
In his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, author Charles Mackay related a slightly different story of the brotherhood's founding. He acknowledged the legend of Christian Rosenkreutz but attributed the publication of the order's tenets and principles in 1615 to Michael Mayer, a renowned physician. Mayer asserted that:
the meditations of the founding brothers surpassed any wisdom imagined since the Creation, not even excepting the thoughts of the Deity, and that they knew all that was ever known or ever would be known; that the brothers were destined to accomplish the peace and regeneration of man before the end of the world; that they possessed all the graces of nature and could distribute them to others, and that they were not subject to hunger, thirst, disease, old age or any other infirmity; that they controlled spirits and demons; that through their songs they attracted pearls and precious stones; that God gave them a thick cloud to hide behind, unseen by others, to protect their identities; that the first eight members had the ability to cure all ills; that the Pope would be eliminated and that only two sacraments would be permitted in the reorganized Church; that they knew at first glance who was worthy of membership into the Order; and that they recognized the Fourth Monarchy and Emperor of the Romans as the leader of the Christians, and that with their enormous wealth they would shower him with more gold and treasures than the King of Spain had ever taken.
Mayer went on to outline the rules of conduct for a brother:
that wherever a brother traveled he must cure the sick; that wherever they were they should dress in the clothes of the people of that area; that they should meet at least once year in an appointed place or send a good excuse; that before death a brother should appoint his successor; that the words "Rose-Cross" would identify each one to the other; and that the Fraternity must be kept secret for six times twenty (120) years.
Mackay wrote that the fraternity made great inroads in Germany and other parts of Europe but that it was when the brothers arrived in Paris in 1623 that interest skyrocketed. Soon thereafter two books appeared claiming that the so-far invisible brothers were not protected by God but had instead made a pact with the devil to speak all languages, travel to the ends of the Earth as rapidly as thought, to have full purses, to infiltrate secret places by means of their invisibility, and to tell the past and future. Supposedly only 36 brothers existed, six of them in Paris. Rumors flew that mysterious, wealthy travelers enjoyed food and wine at inns and then did not pay; that chaste maidens often awoke to find men who resembled Apollo in their beds only to disappear when confronted; and that some people had found heaps of gold in their houses. No one was safe, and the police searched in vain for the Rosicrucian perpetrators. Many had opinions as to their identity; one man named Garasse, said Mackay, confidently called them drunken imposters who were really named for the garland of roses in the shape of crosses that were draped over tables in taverns all across Germany as emblems of secrecy—hence the saying that any secrets divulged there were said "sub-rosa."
Practitioners and Practices
All Rosicrucian orders incorporate the rose and cross into their logos, although colors, shapes of the cross, the numbers of roses, and the use of other occult symbols vary by organization. The Rosicrucian Fellowship places a gold CROSS with looped ends over a five-pointed star on a blue background; draped around the cross are seven roses. AMORC, the United States arm of Rosicrucianism, displays one red rose centered on a gold cross with looped ends or, alternatively, an equilateral triangle, point down, inscribed with a cross. Crosses represent death and suffering but ultimate resurrection, while roses—just as in medieval German taverns—stand for secrecy as well as love. Additionally, the family crest of Johann Andreae featured a cross of Saint Andrew with four roses between the arms, while the crest of Martin Luther was a rose with a cross in the center.
Rosicrucian ideals have changed little from the early manifestos, although by 1794 the pledge of initiation taken by Dr. Sigismund Bacstrom included a paragraph barring discrimination due to gender. Many 19th-century Rosicrucian lodges restricted membership to Freemasons, however, and Freemasonry remains open to men only. New initiates in 1794 also promised not to reward governments—or those wishing to overthrow them—with any monetary relief save paying taxes. No Rosicrucian was to donate funds to the establishment of churches, chapels, hospitals, or private charities, as there were plenty of those, "if they were only properly applied and regulated." And no member was to encourage laziness, public begging or debauchery, nor treatment of those infected with venereal diseases.
Alchemy has long been associated with the order, and Bacstrom's initiation pledge made reference to what members called the Great Work. Initiates promised never to use their knowledge of this work to support governments, to disseminate any new discoveries about the work to the membership, to never give the "fermented metallic medicine for transmutation" to any but a brother (perhaps a solution with antimony; see Albertus Magnus), and if mastery of the Great Work should ever be accomplished, to give praise and thanks to God. The German JAKOB BÖHME tried for years to prove the existence of the Philosopher's Stone in the Bible; some of his followers were tortured or killed for heresy.
To master the Great Work also required years of study and striving for spiritual improvement. Those who attained ultimate knowledge—true oneness with the divine— joined Christ, Buddha, Mohammed, Krishna, and the other invisible Masters in the Great White Lodge. While Lewis maintained that belief in Reincarnation was not required, the progression of the spirit through each enlightened stage points to doctrinal acceptance. Men who appeared to be mere mortals could be Masters in disguise, such as the legendary COMTE DE SAINT-GERMAIN, an adept in 18thcentury France. Other famous proponents of Rosicrucianism included the Elizabethan doctor Robert Fludd and Joseph Balsamo, the flamboyant COUNT CAGLIOSTRO.
Modern Rosicrucianism
The United States organization AMORC, founded by H. S. Lewis in 1915, had its beginnings as the Rosicrucian Research Society of the New York Institute for Psychical Research (1904). In 1908 Lewis met Mrs. May BanksStacey, an avid Rosicrucian, who put him in touch with members in Europe. By 1917 AMORC held its first convention, during which Lewis organized the National Rosicrucian Lodge as a means for students to learn elementary teachings by correspondence with the eventual hope of joining a Lodge. By 1926 Lewis petitioned a Rosicrucian Congress in Belgium to allow those students who still had not found a Lodge to continue their correspondence courses and become part of the "Lodge at Home." These arrangements allowed materials to be distributed worldwide; there are currently approximately 250,000 members in more than 100 countries.
In 1927 Lewis moved AMORC's headquarters to San Jose, California. The Grand Lodge at Rosicrucian Park has become a tourist attraction, with a planetarium, research facilities, and the Egyptian Museum. Reputedly the only Egyptian museum in the world housed in authentic ancient Egyptian architecture, it contains the largest collections of Egyptian, Babylonian, and Assyrian art and artifacts on the West Coast.
Other major Rosicrucian orders include the Rosicrucian Fellowship, founded by Max Heindel (1865–1919) in 1909. Born Carl Louis Van Grasshoff in Denmark, his spiritual search first led him to the Theosophical Society and then to Germany in 1907, where Heindel claimed that the Elder Brothers of the Rosicrucian Order appeared to him and initiated him into their mysteries. Heindel studied under a Rosicrucian adept, believed to be Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Anthroposophical Society. Heindel returned to the United States and began to organize centers on the West Coast. He opened the Fellowship's headquarters on Mount Ecclesia in Oceanside, California, in 1910, where it remains; the compound features a 12-sided Temple of Healing that corresponds to the zodiac.
The Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia, England, and the Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis in Scotland restrict membership to Freemasons of the 32nd degree, but the Societas Rosicruciana in America welcomes nonMasons. The Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, founded in 1858 by Pascal Beverly Randolph (1825–75), claims to be the oldest Rosicrucian organization in the United States and traces its lineage to the occultist Eliphas Levi. To combine the teachings of Heindel and Steiner, S. R. Parchment founded the Rosicrucian Anthroposophic League in the 1930s. In the 1970s R. A. Straughn founded the Ausar Auset Society, a Rosicrucian organization dedicated to meditation and healthy living within the African-American community.
Rosicrucian mysteries still entertain the popular imagination, such as in Umberto Eco's novels The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum. In the former a monk unravels a murder mystery involving the forbidden works of Aristotle, one of the Ascended Masters; in the latter computer hackers and historians stumble upon a Rosicrucian riddle that leads them to the lost treasure of the Knights Templar and the location of the Holy Grail. More recently, Dan Brown's book The DaVinci Code weaves a tale involving Rosicrucianism, Mary Magdalene, the Holy Grail, and the Priory of Sion as heir to the Knights Templar.
Charles Mackay, in his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, said that the early Rosicrucians claimed that the earth, air, and water were full of demons and sprites, gnomes and undines, sylphs and salamanders, all bound to the will of the Rosicrucian adepts. Mackay observed that while those claims might be absurd, that the descriptions of such beings had so successfully entered the popular imagination that art and literature would be bereft without them.
See also: Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
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Guiley, Rosemary Ellen. Harper's Encyclopedia of Mystical & Paranormal Experience. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1991.
Heindel, Max. The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception. Oceanside, Calif.: The Rosicrucian Fellowship, 1993.
Mackay, Charles, LL.D. Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1932.
McLean, Adam. "Bacstrom's Rosicrucian Society." Available online. URL: www.levity.com/alchemy/bacstrm1.html. Downloaded July 8, 2004.
Waite, Arthur Edward. The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1993.
The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy Written by Rosemary Ellen Guiley Copyright © 2006 by Visionary Living, Inc.


Monumento a la Revolución / Revolution Monument
(19/Abr/2016) ISO 100 18mm f/11 6s (19:28 hrs)
Torre Virreyes / Viceroys Tower
(1/Jun/2016) ISO 200 18mm f/11 10s (21:56 hrs - 22:15 hrs)
(17/Oct/2016) ISO 200 24mm f/11 10s (20:31 hrs - 20:36 hrs)
World Trade Center CDMX
(8/Mayo/2015) ISO 250 22mm f/13* 6s (20:02 hrs - 20:11 hrs)
Mexico is one of the countries where more people die every year because of lightning, the most dangerous and frequently weather hazard in the world. Lightning is a safety and economic concern in developed countries, but not in developing ones. Usually, single events caused by lightning are less dramatic than the ones caused by floods, hurricanes or tornadoes; that is why mistakenly lightning receives so little attention, but the truth is that on average more people are killed by lightning than by any other weather threat.
Safety campaigns launched by different countries have resulted in a notorious downward trend in yearly fatalities. Lightning is unpredictable, the goal is to reduce injury and death by promoting awareness and education, better policies for outdoor activities, faster medical treatment aided with a warning systems at prime sites for casualties. As with personal safety issues, costs and losses to the industrial and commercial sectors are estimated at $5 to $6 billion yearly only in the US.
It is difficult to estimate the global number of deaths because many of the countries have no reliable statistics available, so a large number of lightning fatalities may be occurring but are not documented, a recent inaccurate estimate average number ranges between 6,000 and 24,000 deaths per year.
The project documents high thunderstorm activity over Mexico City during the last five years. The photographer moves to specific locations during thunderstorms to capture at ground level the power and beauty of lightning in a known context, specifically with representative buildings and monuments of the city with which people from all the country feel identified. The aim is to use them as reference to catch the interest of the people, institutions and safety organizations about the importance and danger lightning represents to the population and spread awareness in order to reduce lightning casualties in Mexico and other countries...
Museo Soumaya / Soumaya Museum
(16/Sept/2016) ISO 200 18mm f/16 13s (19:46 hrs)
Torre Ejecutiva Pemex / Executive Pemex Tower
(17/Ago/2014) ISO 200 37mm f/14 8s (21:40 hrs)
Ciudad Universitaria UNAM / University City UNAM
(5/Oct/2014) ISO 200 19mm* f/16 5s (19:10 hrs - 19:28 hrs)
Palacio de Bellas Artes / Fine Arts Palace
(11/Mayo/2015) ISO 200 18mm f/18 5s (20:44 hrs)
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
(19/Sept/2018) ISO 200 18mm f/13 6s (20:36 hrs)
Piedra de los Tecomates / Tecomates Stone
(31/Ago/2018) ISO 200 18mm f/16 15s (22:40 hrs)
Torres Arcos Bosques I y II / Arcos Bosques Tower I and II
(2/Jun/2017) ISO 100 19mm f/11 13s (22:51 hrs)
(11/Oct/2014) ISO 200 24mm f/14* 5s (18:35 hrs - 18:41 hrs)
Torre Latino / Latinoamerican Tower
(21/Mar/2018) ISO 100 18mm f/16 15s (22:17hrs / 22:22 hrs)
(29/Jul/2014) ISO 100 21mm f/22 5s (19:22 hrs)
Torre Insignia / Insignia Tower
(26/Abr/2018) ISO 100 21mm f/16 10s (20:55 hrs)
The Fury of TLaLOC over meXICO city
(Death by lightning)
Palacio Nacional / National Palace
(8/Ago/2015) ISO 100 19mm f/11 8s (22:12 hrs)
Ángel de la Independencia / Independence Angel
(13/Ago/2015) ISO 200 18mm f/18 10s (20:06 - 20:42 hrs)
Lotería Nacional / National Lotery
(11/Oct/2014) ISO 100 24mm f/9 6s (18:53 hrs)
Basílica de Coatlallope
(14/Ago/2017) ISO 160 18mm f/13 8s (21:23 - 21:29 hrs)


Gilbert, Pearce To Headline Grand Ole Prix Show Aug. 7 At Big Machine Music City GP
Posted by Patrick Stephan on Tuesday, June 28th 2022
BRANTLEY GILBERT & CARLY PEARCE TO HEADLINE GRAND OLE PRIX SHOW AT BIG MACHINE MUSIC CITY GRAND PRIX ON SUNDAY, AUG. 7
The MULTI-PLATINUM superstars will be joined by Midland and Callista Clark for the Grand Ole Prix, a special outdoor downtown version of the Grand Ole Opry, following the NTT INDYCAR SERIES race on the Nissan Stadium campus.
Sunday's Big Machine Music City Grand Prix ticket includes free admission to the Grand Ole Prix show.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2022) – MULTI-PLATINUM superstar Brantley Gilbert and Opry member Carly Pearcewill headline the special Grand Ole Prix show set for Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Nissan Stadium campus as part of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix.
Fellow Big Machine Label Group artists Midland and Callista Clark will join Gilbert and Pearce during the special version of the esteemed show. Held outdoors in downtown Nashville as part of a second consecutive year merging racing and music, the live 90-minute show will begin at 5:45 p.m. CT on the ZYN Main Stage. The Grand Ole Prix follows the conclusion of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix NTT INDYCAR SERIES race and culminates the Aug. 5-7 festivities in the heart of Music City.
Gilbert, who was previously named ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year (2012) and Top New Male Artist (2013), is a MULTI-PLATINUM-selling Georgia native with a grassroots following millions strong. Seven No. 1 hits punctuate his career: "Country Must be Country Wide," "You Don't Know Her Like I Do," CMA Awards Song of the Year nominee "Dirt Road Anthem," "My Kinda Party," RIAA 5X PLATINUM-certified "Bottoms Up," "One Hell of an Amen" and the collaboration with Lindsay Ell, "What Happens In A Small Town," plus his landmark record JUST AS I AM clinched the 2014 American Music Award for Favorite Country Album. Following his "Rolex ® On A Redneck" collaboration with Jason Aldean, Gilbert partnered with Jelly Roll for their new song "Son Of The Dirty South."
Reigning ACM/CMA Female Artist/Vocalist of the Year Pearce has enjoyed a recent wave of significant accolades as her "Never Wanted To Be That Girl" duet with Ashley McBryde became her second consecutive ACM Awards Music Event of the Year win and 29: Written inStone was nominated for Album of the Year. The song also marked Pearce's third No. 1 hit and they became only the third duet between two solo women to top Country Airplay since the Billboard chart's 1990 inception. The Grand Ole Opry member will headline her first shows at the Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 26-27 after a summer touring with Kenny Chesney.
Rooted in tradition in both sound and style, Midland has grown from a bar band to an in-demand headliner selling out headline tours from coast to coast as well as supporting some of Country music's biggest stars like George Strait, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw and Little Big Town.
Lead vocalist Mark Wystrach fronts their rich sound rounded out with lead guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson and bass player/vocalist Cameron Duddy. Following their critically-acclaimed GOLD-certified debut album ON THE ROCKS, The Washington Post declared "the year's best Country album" and earning the pinnacle spot on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with LET IT ROLL, Midland brings listeners a resurgence of their thick harmonies, sad melodies, tart lyrics and steel guitar on THE LAST RESORT: GREETINGS FROM.
The 2018 ACM Awards New Vocal Group of the Year and GRAMMY®-nominated act offers an intentional nod to Country music reminiscent of the 1970s and '80s that has been evident since their 2X PLATINUM-certified No. 1 "Drinkin' Problem" and is reflected on their latest single, "Longneck Way To Go" featuring Jon Pardi.
Named to Billboard's annual "21 Under 21" list for two consecutive years and CMT's 2022 class of Next Women of Country, 18-year-old Clark has a lot to say, wielding her creative gifts as both a defense and an instrument of peace as she puts her heart on display. With Real To Me producing the Top 20 "It's 'Cause I Am," she became Country radio's most successful new artist debut of 2021. Her latest single, "Gave It Back Broken," is featured on her forthcoming debut album REAL TO ME: THE WAY I FEEL, arriving Oct. 14.
For high-resolution images, click the following name of the artist: Brantley Gilbert (Credit: Spidey Smith), Carly Pearce(Credit: Allister Ann), Midland (Credit: Harper Smith) and Callista Clark (Credit: Chelsea Thompson).
Three-day tickets and premium packages currently on sale provide admission to all on-track activities featuring the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and each of the concerts. Three-day tickets begin as low as $129 for general admission and $209 and $219 for reserved grandstand. Visit www.musiccitygp.com/tickets for more information or to purchase now.
About the Grand Ole Opry: Opry presents the best in country music live every week from Nashville, Tenn. The Opry can be heard at opry.com and wsmonline.com, Opry and WSM mobile apps, SiriusXM, and its flagship home, 650 AM-WSM, with Saturday night shows seen on the Circle Network. The Grand Ole Opry is owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP). For more information, visit opry.com.
About the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix: The NTT INDYCAR SERIES will visit Nashville Aug. 5-7 for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, Round 14 of the 17-race season. The three-day festival of racing and music also will include Indy Lights, GT America, Trans Am, Stadium SUPER Trucks and Vintage Indy. The musical entertainment is highlighted by nightly on-site concerts featuring prominent artists led by Tim McGraw on Saturday, Aug. 6, and Gilbert Brantley and Carly Pearce on Sunday, Aug. 7. For ticket and event information, please visit www.musiccitygp.com.
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LA SAGRADA FAMILIA – BARCELONA, SPAIN
La Sagrada Familia is a Roman-Catholic basilica, designed by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi (1852–1926). It was actually just a church at the beginning, and later on had been a cathedral, until 2010 when it was consecrated as a basilica by Pope Benedict XVI.
What makes this basilica special are the architectural design, its gigantic size, and the fact that it hasn't finished yet and still under construction after 134 years (started 1882). The expected completion time is 2026, which ironically will be the 100th years after Gaudi's death.
Barcelona is located on the northeast coast of the Iberian Peninsula, facing the Mediterranean Sea and is a beach city. So Gaudi's vision when he started this project is to make Sagrada Familia the first thing that sailors see when they approach Barcelona, so it's gotta be huge and tall. When completed, this basilica will have 18 tower in total. One tower dedicated to Virgin Mary, 4 towers along each of the 3 façades represent the 12 apostles (ranging between 90-120m), 4 towers in the middle represent the 4 evangelists, and these 4 will be surrounding the biggest and the tallest tower with 170 meters high that, of course, dedicated to Jesus Christ. For now, there are only 8 towers, 10 more to go.
Check this illustrated video below to understand the building process and what it's look like when it's finished!
When La Sagrada Familia's finished it will be the tallest religious building in Europe. But Gaudi made sure that his masterpiece will be 1 meter less than Montjuïc; a hill in Barcelona which is the highest point of the city; because he believed that no man-made should ever be higher than the God's creation. He's a true believer and a very thoughtful man. Gaudi dedicated all his life to built this basilica, and he is now buried in a crypt under Sagrada Familia. (Unfortunately, he's dead after being hit by a tram).
(Inside La Sagrada Familia)
Gaudi was inspired a lot by nature when he designed the Sagrada Familia. So expect to see a lot of berries on top of the towers, trees-lookalike pillars, and he also made sure the ceiling have some holes for sunlight to come in just like the feeling when you walk into a jungle and the sunlight break through the trees. His distinctive creativity make him to be one of the phenomenal architects in the world.
(The ceiling and pillars of La Sagrada Familia that inspired by trees)
(Top of the towers that inspired by fruit)
La Sagrada Familia is the main tourist attraction in Barcelona. So if you're going to Barcelona, make sure you pop in there and prepare to be amazed by it! I suggest to take the trip to the tower as well, you can see Barcelona from above and you can enjoy a view of the city's coastlines as well. The ticket price is ranging from €15 to €29 and that includes your donation/contribution to keep this project going. What's better than visiting a masterpiece and also knowing that you've taken a part to built it?
(The view from La Sagrada Familia's tower)
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Is Fair Trade the Answer to TV Price Cutting Problem?
October 1949 Radio and Television News
October 1949 Radio & TV News
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Radio & Television News, published 1919 - 1959. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
'Fair Trade' was a policy established in the post-WWII era in response to what consumer retail groups considered business-ruining cost cutting by dealers who offered to sell products at or barely above cost in order to steal profit from other stores. So-scheming stores planned to make up for the low profit margin with high sales volumes. Doing so drove a lot of the local competition out of business, leaving the crafty dirty dealers to later raise prices. Stores that had manufacturer-sanctioned service shops often got screwed because they were obligated to repair items like TVs and radios that were bought from another dealer who did not do service work. Profit margins on repair work - at least from honest shops - were typically very low, so the owners depended on new product sales to help raise the bottom line. It all caused a very contentious environment in the fledgling television industry. This article does a good job of detailing the situation.
Note: There is a modern-day version called World Fair Trade Organization, as well as numerous other groups.
By Carle Christensen
This type of advertising is familiar in the television field, yet you will notice the exception made in referring to Fair Traded items. Would the Fair Trading of most makes of television receivers eliminate or minimize price cutting in the television field? This is the question discussed by the author in the article.
Other industries have proven beyond a doubt that Fair Trading reduces cut-throat price cutting.
There is little doubt but that price cutting is the number one problem facing the television dealer today. As the department manager of one of the country's leading department stores put it recently: "We can't afford to handle television receivers in the current market. We're seriously considering discontinuing their sale.
"Just about everyone who comes into this department talks in terms of a discount of from 15 to 30 percent that they have been quoted by some dealer. With overhead, personnel, and advertising, it costs us 30 to 35 percent to handle an article. So how can we possibly afford to continue handling merchandise that must be sold in the face of cut-throat competition that is working on a margin of from two to twelve percent above cost?"
Or consider the comment of a small appliance dealer. Asked if he felt the pressure of price cutting, he answered, "Feel it? Are you trying to be funny? If someone were to come in that door and offer to buy a television receiver without asking for a discount, I think I'd drop dead of surprise!"
"They usually tell me quite frankly where they can buy it for about what I pay for it. So what can I do? Chase them out the door? Oh no! I bargain and use all the salesmanship I can. "
"But don't kid yourself, it's tough going; because regardless of how much salesmanship I use, the prospect still knows the dealer down the street will give him the same set at a discount. So I usually end up giving him a discount, too, or a free installation - or sometimes both."
The problem of price cutting is not a new one. It has been faced in recent months and years by every major industry as the sellers' market has changed to a buyers' market.
In many industries, such as the drug field, the photographic field, and the liquor field, price cutting has been kept under control - at least to the extent that there is no cut-rate advertising, and the great majority of sales are made at list so that the dealers are able to operate on a normal margin of profit that permits sound growth and adequate servicing.
Yet, in the field of television, price cutting has grown to such proportions that millions of dollars in profit have been lost, and good will forfeited, creating a widespread uncertainty in the minds of the general public as well as the dealers as to its future. To quote a recent statement issued by the Philadelphia Retail Merchant's Credit Association, "Discount selling in the television field has reached such proportions that it is not only a menace to the new industry, but it is also detrimental to all retailing."
What has brought about such a difference between these two pictures? What have the drug, photographic, and liquor industries done that the television industry has failed to do? And could the same solution that has been successful in minimizing price cutting in these other fields be applied in the television field as well?
It is very obvious that a retail merchant must make a profit to stay in business, and the only way he can do this is to sell his merchandise or services at more than they cost him.
Here are typical advertisements that clearly show the need for price control in the television field. If Fair Trading were applied to the television industry, such advertising would be kept to a minimum.
Letters from key men in industries upholding Fair Trade agreements strongly support the Act.
Uncontrolled, unwarranted price cutting will not allow him to do this. What might normally be a thriving, successful business can very rapidly go on the rocks if everything must be sold at a discount. Only as the leechlike influence of discount selling is eradicated will a healthy retail operation be possible in the television field.
As was mentioned before, other major industries have at one time suffered from the same blight of indiscriminate price cutting that now plagues television. Yet today, they are in a continually improving position which permits them to sell the greater part of their stock at list prices, upheld and protected by agreements between dealers and manufacturers. This has been made possible by the Fair Trade laws of their respective states and the Miller-Tydings Amendment to the Sherman AntiTrust Act.
In all of our United States, except for Missouri, Texas, Vermont, and the District of Columbia, Fair Trade laws have been passed which permit the manufacturer of a product "which is in open competition with commodities of the same general class produced by others" to enter into contracts with dealers (or wholesalers) to sell the product at the price named by the manufacturer. Moreover, in many states, not only the manufacturer, but a vendor, who has exclusive distribution, coupled with a sufficient interest, tantamount to ownership, may Fair Trade a product.
In either case, however, once a price has been established under Fair Trade, it becomes binding on all dealers, whether they have signed the contract or not, and if, thereafter, they willfully and knowingly advertise or sell such a commodity at less than the specified price, it is unfair competition, permitting legal redress by an injured party.
To illustrate: Let us suppose (as is the case in Chicago) one of the distributors has established a line of television receivers at certain list prices, under Fair Trade laws. Let us further assume (as has occurred) that a dealer advertises or is known to have sold one of these sets at less than the agreed price. What happens? An injunction is immediately obtained restraining the dealer from making any further cut-price sales, and should he continue, he is open to punishment for contempt of court. Some courts punish for contempt by fine, and some by imprisonment. Resort to court action is, however, seldom necessary in enforcing Fair Trade regulations.
Or let us take a recent case in the photographic field. Mr. Justice Walter, in the Supreme Court for New York County, recently handed down a permanent injunction against a dealer who used phrases such as "store demonstrator" and "like new" as a subterfuge to permit him to sell Fair Traded products at less than list.
Justice Walter spoke of such practices as being "nothing more than a ruse to defeat the law," and forbade the dealer to continue such practices to evade charging and advertising list prices. In other words, in the framework of the Fair Trade laws, there is a power which when properly applied and enforced is capable of establishing and maintaining list prices for any commodity that is Fair Traded.
First, it should be made clear that while Fair Trade laws, when enforced, prevent uncontrolled and unwarranted price cutting, they do not prevent price adjustments at any time the manufacturer may deem it advisable. If he feels that a 20 percent reduction in the price had been made possible by lowered manufacturing costs or better distribution, the reduction is made. But it is made available to all the dealers, on the same basis.
Second, Fair Trading does not permit a manufacturer to hold his prices up at an excessive level, because he is permitted to Fair Trade his product only if it is "in open competition with commodities of the same general class produced by others." Naturally, the desire to sell against such competition will prevent his placing his Fair Trade prices any higher than he would normally do. Fair Trade does, however, permit the manufacturer to know that his goods will be sold at the Fair Trade price and that he can keep his faith with legitimate dealers by using the law to enforce observance of this price.
In fact, the effect of Fair Trading has been to keep prices considerably below the normal trend. To quote John W. Dargavel, Secretary of the National Association of Retail Druggists:
"Above all, Fair Trade has enabled the drug industry to achieve a price performance in the public interest, unequalled, to my knowledge, in any other industry. By 1939, over-all prices in the drug field, under Fair Trade, had dropped one percent from pre-Fair Trade, depression prices. This was revealed by a study made by staff members of the University of Minnesota's School of Business Administration and published by the Druggists Research Bureau in 1940. The study analyzed the effects of Fair Trade on the prices of 50 leading trademarked products in 42 Fair Trade states.
"During the war and postwar inflation, an unprecedented 'holding of the price line' was achieved. The Fair Trade prices of 7334 drug products rose only 3.1 percent in the period between 1939 and 1947, according to a study made by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. During this same period, Bureau of Labor statistics showed that food prices have risen 93 percent; household products, 81 percent; the over-all cost of living, 59.3 percent; miscellaneous items 38.5 percent; and drug products as a whole, 15.4 percent."
Third, it should not be felt that Fair Trade is a new vehicle of government control, as is sometimes suggested. As we pointed out previously, Fair Trade merely permits the manufacturer or vendor to establish a minimum price and gives him the power to maintain it, if he chooses to do so.
Fourth, Fair Trade laws are merely to encourage fair trading and should be thought of as rules necessary to maintain fair competition in distribution, in just the same way that rules are necessary to ensure fair play in baseball, football, or any other group activity.
Predatory, unwarranted, uncontrolled price cutting is "cheating" of the most vicious sort and will erode and destroy any industry in which it is permitted to go uncontrolled.
Fifth, Fair Trade laws may not be used for vertical price fixing within an industry. That is to say, two or more manufacturers may not get together with the purpose of establishing similar prices on like products so as to control the field. Such practices are still in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law, are expressly prohibited in State Fair Trade laws.
But now, let us consider for a moment, what the widespread application of Fair Trade procedure could mean to the television industry. Can you imagine what it would mean to be able to talk to a prospect and to know that he could not go anywhere else and buy the same receiver for 15 to 30 percent below list? Can you imagine how much more salesmanship you would be able to use by knowing that price alone would not be the final deciding factor, regardless of what you might say? Can you imagine how much more willing and complete could be your service on a set that you had sold at a legitimate profit, and how much more recommended business would come as a result of such service?
Actually, it would mean a return of the radio and television business to the status of a stable industry promising a good future to anyone who was properly trained and willing to apply himself. Today it has fallen into the hands of cut-throat price manipulators who think only in terms of rapid turnover and immediate profits (if any!).
Of course, like all dreams, this one is not capable of 100 percent realization - for a time at least. But the success of Fair Trading in other fields promises that it is possible for the radio industry to gradually build into its fiber the sound elements of price regulation and to eliminate the evils of widespread price cutting.
To quote Augustus Wolfman, Editor of National Photo Dealer in a special statement made for Radio & Television News:
"Fair Trade, when effective, benefits every bracket of an industry as well as the consumer. It prevents destructive price competition which eventually ends in the failure of a number of retailers with consequent loss to manufacturers and possible failures among this group as well.
"As far as the consumer is concerned, a series of failures of this type will first of all decrease the number of available jobs. Secondly, in order to meet the pressure of retailers who are fighting a price war, manufacturers may decrease the quality of their products in order to reduce prices, and again the consumer suffers.
"As far as the photographic field is concerned, Fair Trade is not yet fully effective. However, one of the most noteworthy gains in the photographic industry, made possible by Fair Trade, is the elimination of retail advertising which contains cut prices on new merchandise.
"In addition, may I point out that in a recent survey conducted by National Photo Dealer magazine, 53 percent of photographic dealers replying stated that Fair Trade was working in their areas, 26 percent indicated that it was partially successful, and only 21 percent mentioned that it was not successful.
"The two principal reasons for the failure of Fair Trade wherever it is not working are the inability of the dealers to co-operate to make it work and the indifference of manufacturers towards enforcing their Fair Trade contracts.
"The fight for more effective Fair Trade is still being carried on in the photographic industry and we are looking forward to achieving our goal in the not-too-distant future."
The Problems of Enforcement
Naturally, the application of Fair Trade laws presents problems - some of them quite serious. But, none of them are so great that they could not be solved by the same genius for organization and planning that has brought us the modern television receiver.
A most important problem, as mentioned by Mr. Wolfman, is that of enforcement. Fair Trade laws in themselves impose no penalty. They are, in the terms of the lawyer, "permissible" rather than "mandatory" laws. They permit the manufacturer or vendor to establish Fair Trade prices, but they are only effective if someone enforces them. It has been definitely and repeatedly proven that where Fair Trade laws are properly and consistently enforced, uncontrolled and unwarranted price cutting is reduced to a minimum and cutprice advertising is eliminated. Therefore, where such enforcement is lax or entirely lacking, the resulting failure cannot be charged to Fair Trade laws but rather to the failure to enforce them.
Actually, when an article is Fair Traded, anyone who is injured by the price cutting may obtain the necessary injunction to cause the offending party to cease. However, because of the legal complications and the expense involved, it is hardly practical for a single dealer to undertake such enforcement, and it is generally done by the manufacturer or a distributor.
For example, in the case already cited in Chicago, it is the distributor who initiates the enforcement, though it must be admitted, since his is the only line in that area that is Fair Traded, it is in some ways a thankless task.
On the other hand, many of the photographic dealers in the Chicago area have organized themselves into the Chicago Area Photographic Retailers Association under the leadership of Mr. Harry Graw, President of the General Camera Company.
Since most of the items sold in photographic stores are Fair Traded, the primary task of this group has been to police their markets and to see that Fair Trade prices are upheld.
To do this they have hired shoppers who periodically check on the prices at which various items are being offered, and when it is established that price cutting has been practiced, preliminary warnings are given; if these are ignored, the matter is turned over to the Association's legal counsel.
A similar plan of procedure has been adopted by the Guild of Photographic Dealers of New York, Inc., and other groups are gradually being formed over the country in an effort to give protection to dealers who wish to carryon a legitimate retail business.
While cases where manufacturers in other fields, have successfully used Fair Trade to control price cutting are too numerous to list here, one of special interest to us in the television field is the recent suit of Allen B. DuMont Laboratories to restrain R. H. Macy and Company from advertising and selling DuMont television receivers at cut prices. Legal action was instituted against Macy's after the store ran newspaper ads in New York papers offering DuMont sets at 20% off.
At the time of publication of Radio & Television News, Macy's had been legally restrained from representing themselves as DuMont dealers.
DuMont has disfranchised eight or ten dealers for price cutting in the past, but this is the first instance of legal action to protect the manufacturer's price structure.
As previously mentioned, because of the limitations of space, it has been quite impossible to completely present the story of the possible advantages and the problems of Fair Trading as a means of controlling price cutting in the television industry. We have, however, sought to establish the basic principles involved and to illustrate the manner in which it has been successfully applied in other fields.
Naturally, there are many questions that will arise in the minds of our many readers, and we refer them to two sources from which they may obtain additional, accurate information on the matter. They are: The American Fair Trade Council, Inc., at 11 E. 44th Street, New York 17, N. Y. and the Bureau of Education on Fair Trade at 205 East 42nd Street, Suite 1909, New York 17, N. Y.
In closing, we feel we can do no better than quote a special message to Radio & Television News readers from Mr. Don White, Executive Secretary of the National Association of Visual Education Dealers whose group has the benefit of many years of experience with the problems of price control.
"The best way I know to explain the effect of Fair Trade on the audio visual business is to compare it to the Bible. That is, not everyone abides by the rules it sets up, but we'd be in a dickens of a fix if we didn't have it at all.
"Most of the products in the audiovisual field are now covered by Fair Trade contracts. Our experience with these has been that when properly enforced, they serve to protect the manufacturer, the dealer, and the customer.
"The manufacturer is protected against the loss of his good name, which occurs when his product is price-cut. The dealer is protected against cut-throat competition and can afford to get out and develop sales, confident that he will not lose them to price-cutters. And the customer is protected because he knows he is buying the Fair Traded product at the lowest price at which it can be sold by any reputable dealer. He is relieved of the necessity of 'shopping' for a better price.
"In these days of competition for every consumer dollar, each industry needs to build up, at the dealer level, a hard-hitting and effective sales force - not just order takers, but a sales force that can create the desire to buy.
"The only way such a sales force can be maintained is through protection against price-cutting. And a solidly enforced Fair Trade contract is the only sound means of providing that protection."


Atlantic research expedition uncovers vast methane-based ecosystem
by University of North Carolina Wilmington
A marine research expedition sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has led to the discovery of perhaps the world's largest methane cold seep by two university-based research teams and their partners, UNCW announced today.
The seep lies deep in the western North Atlantic Ocean, far from the life-sustaining energy of the sun. Mussels blanketing the the seep rely on bacteria that use the methane to make energy. The process, known as chemosynthesis, forms the basis for life in the harsh environment and could help scientists better understand how organisms can survive under these types of extreme conditions.
"UNCW and FSU have done two previous cruises together and this is perhaps our biggest discovery," said UNCW researcher Dr. Steve Ross. "Studies of this kind and of these communities help scientists understand how life thrives in harsh environments, and perhaps even on other planets."
The new seep discovery is only the third documented seep site on the U.S. Atlantic Coast, and by far the most extensive; the two seep areas at this site are estimated to be at least a kilometer long and in places hundreds of meters across. Sea cucumbers were also seen tucked into the tight mounds of mussels and shrimp swam above them. Many species of fishes, including some with unusual behaviors, were also common around the unique ecosystem..
Stationed aboard NOAA's Ronald H. Brown research vessel, the research teams used the diverse capabilities of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), Jason II, to document and study the newly discovered methane seep.. The teams have been able to capture high definition video, sample the sediment at the site, collect live mussels for genetic and reproductive studies, collect large dead shells and rocks for aging analysis, take water samples to examine water chemistry, and sample associated animals to examine food webs.
The seep discovery could potentially play an important role in advancing scientific understanding of hydrocarbon resources and gas hydrates (important possible future energy resources) along the US continental slope .
Scientists describe new species of crab that "farms" methane vents
More information: Deepwater Canyons website
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's news site.
Provided by University of North Carolina Wilmington
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