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Vaccination campaign against Polio in Luanda
Here again comes the time for the annual Campaign against Polio in Angola. Angolan government, Ngos, International schools, expats, everybody is called for help in giving the two magic drops of the vaccination directly in the mouth of children age between 0 and 5 years old.
"In these last 14 months - as an Africare official told us - there have been no new cases of the disease in the Country".
That's a good news, but the campaign goes on even this year in order to prevent any new case and, as last year, the Luanda International School has been part of this campaign with more than 50 students, almost 10 teachers and a number of parents.
The Lis group of people has been sent in Rangel, a huge area in Luanda, where more than 38.000 people live in precarious living conditions without electricity, water, roads, stuck in a mountain of mud given the tropical rains of this last few weeks.
The guys have been walking in the street, knocking at the doors, asking to the people about the presence of children and after a while "they were coming to us" said a Lis student involved in the campaign. At the end of the day 800 children have been vaccinated as a matter of a touchable success.
The aim of this campaign held by the WHO (World Health Organization), Africare and African Governments is the eradication of Polio in Africa.
Here's the video of the Polio Vaccination Day in Luanda with Africare shot by Margriet Faber.
Polio Vaccination Day Lis-Africare in Luanda (2012)
Luanda solidarity
It happens sometimes that a group of people, no matter their skin color, their religion, their nationality, gather together around a wish: I want to do something for the others!
Well it happened a couple of days ago, when these people, americans, english, africans, italians, …, went all together in a "barrio" in south Luanda where some 500 people, mostly children, in their best clothes, were waiting their arrival in church, praying and singing and dancing.
Once there, this nice and colourful group of people, did a Christmas exibition, with their children pretending to be Maria and Giuseppe and a number of angels. Then they gave to the local children a present each and they distributed fruits to the others, there was no room in the church for the incredible amount of locals gathered around the church.
It happens that even if a simple wish couldn't change the world, can give some unfogettable two hours of solidarity and communion between people.
Etichette: Angola, Luanda, solidarity
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2 Cotton Tree villagers charged for Israel Perez’s murder
Headline — 10 February 2018 — by Albert J. Ciego
Perez’s body was found in a shallow grave in Harmonyville 9 days after he went missing
HARMONYVILLE, Cayo District, Thurs. Feb. 8, 2018– The search for Israel “Prince” Perez, 27, of St. Matthews, Cayo District, who had been missing since Sunday, January 28, eleven days ago, came to a tragic conclusion at about 6:00 Tuesday morning in Harmonyville, and two Cotton Tree men will be arraigned in court for his murder.
Perez’s body was found in an advanced state of decomposition in a shallow grave (a dugout). There were multiple stab wounds in his chest and upper body.
His hands and feet were tied, and his head was covered with a plastic bag. The body was partially exposed and a stench of decomposition was heavy in the air.
We were informed by the deceased’s brother, Orlando Perez, that the body was found by a friend of the family who lives in Harmonyville, who went to look for the missing man after seeing his car being driven on the road several times over the weekend by persons other than Israel. (Harmonyville is between the villages of Cotton Tree and St. Matthews.)
At the time he saw the vehicle being driven past his house, the family friend did not know that Israel Perez was missing, until he heard it on the news. After the newscast, he told his wife that something was wrong and he believed that Perez was dead, and that he was going to find his body.
On Tuesday morning, he and his son went out to find Perez, and a stench led him to the shallow grave (dugout) about 200 yards from the George Price Highway, where he saw the partially exposed body. He immediately contacted Perez’s family and the police
Perez’s elder brother identified the body as being that of Israel.
In an interview with us, Orlando Perez said that when they arrived on the scene, police were already there, and the area was already cordoned off. An onsite post-mortem exam was carried out, after which the body was taken to Cotton Tree for immediate burial due to the state of decomposition it was in.
He believes that his brother was held captive somewhere before he was murdered.
Perez told us that the last time he saw his brother was Saturday, January 27, which was one day before he had been reported missing. He recounted that his brother had visited his barbershop in Belmopan, as he would normally do before he went home. He left at about 9 p.m. after declining an invitation to go to a nightclub.
According to Orlando Perez, on Monday, January 29, his brother texted him and told him he was in San Pedro Town for a meeting and would remain there until the end of the week. After that, however, Perez disappeared.
Israel Perez’s common-law wife said that she saw him Friday morning, January 26, when he left home to go to work at the Immigration Department, where he had worked as a clerk for the last two years.
His colleagues said that he was friendly and jovial and easy to get along with, and Diana Locke, the Director of Immigration, said that he was well-liked and will be missed.
Since the discovery of Perez’s body, police have made an arrest in connection with the incident which led to his death. Police said that yesterday morning, Wednesday, Cruz Castillo, 34, of Cotton Tree, was arrested and charged with handling stolen goods after police went to his house in the village and found some of Perez’s belongings in the house, and also, Perez’s vehicle was parked in his yard.
Castillo was taken to the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court on the charge, and was remanded until Friday, while police continue the investigation into Perez’s murder.
This morning during a police press brief held at the Racoon Street Police Station, ACP Joseph Myvette, Head of National Crimes Investigation, said that another Cotton Tree man, Stanley Herrera 22, has been arrested, and that he, along with Castillo, was charged for Perez’s murder.
The two men are expected to be arraigned on the capital offense tomorrow, Friday, at the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court.
ACP Myvette said that the motive for the murder is not yet known, but the two men were known to Perez. Myvette said that it is also not yet known when Perez was murdered, and where.
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home > Ngorongoro crater
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The Ngorongoro Conservation Area stretches from the Crater Highlands up to the Serengeti and the northern shore of Lake Eyasi. The Ngorongoro Crater was created by the same volcanic movements which also formed the Great Rift Valley, was once as high as Mount Kilimanjaro. Approximately 3 million years ago Ngorongoro erupted, covering the Serengeti with ash, leaving a large crater in the centre of the mountain. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact caldera in the world, with a diameter of about 18 km and an area of 260 km2. The steep crater ridge is more than 600m at its highest point.
The crater floor is an earthly paradise and, with about 30,000 animals, one of the most populous wildlife areas in the world. Because the area is enclosed and the flat crater floor is mainly open grassland, it is easy to manage, with the result that it is a stronghold of endangered species, including the black rhino and the cheetah. There are no giraffes, topi or impala in the crater. These animals find the rocky areas too difficult to use and there is insufficient grass for large herds of antelope. The main prey animals are wildebeest, zebra and buffalo and the main predators are the lions and spotted hyenas. In the open savannah a hunt can be followed quite easily, and is especially interesting as it seems that in Ngorongoro, contrary to what one might expect, the hyenas are the aggressive hunters and the lions are the carrion eaters. Lake Magadi, located in the southwest, is a large shallow soda lake where countless flamingos and other water fowl live alongside the hippopotamuses.
Magnificent as it is, the Ngorongoro Crater is only a small fragment of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and among the areas other attractions are two lesser-known craters, Olmoti and Empakaai. The added attraction of visiting these craters is that you can either walk or drive all the way to the foot of Olmoti, or the rim of Empakaai. Olmoti rises to 3073m at its western rim, which can be reached by walking through bush and grassy tussocks often bedecked with flowers. An additional highlight of the area is the Munge Falls, which flow through a cleft on the Crater’s southern side. The stream cascades down steep cliffs, hundreds of metres into a ravine.
From the edge of the crater the road twists downwards towards the Serengeti through rolling grass plains and acacia forests. About 30 kilometres from the crater, there is a narrow road to the Olduvai Gorge. At the site of the gorge, which is approximately 90 metres deep, there was once a lake. Over the years, the lake was covered with thick layers of volcanic ash, which preserved the remains of early humanity. To be so close to where mankind may have begun is an inspiring experience, especially when you see the famous Laetoli footprints, made by early humans some 3.6 million years ago.
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12-year-old girl arrested for pinching boy's bottom at school
A 12-year-old girl is facing criminal charges after she was arrested for pinching a male schoolmate on the behind. Breana Evans says that it was a joke, but she was suspended from Milwee Middle School in Longwood, Florida, and placed in the back of a squad car, taken to the juvenile justice centre and fingerprinted.
Evans said she was charged with a misdemeanor for battery. “I was by the office and we were just pinching random people, and that's it,” Breana said. Breana was suspended because the act was deemed “socially unacceptable.”
“I can see her being suspended from school. I understand that, but as far as them coming to arrest her the next day, no, that's not the American way,” Breana’s father, Ray Evans, said. Ray Evans said the arrest was “extreme” and “crazy.” Deputies said there isn’t a history between Breana and the student she pinched, but officials' hands are tied because the mother of the boy wanted to press charges, even though the boy didn’t want to.
“I don't get why it's such a big deal. I just pinched the boy's butt. I didn't like hurt him or anything,” Breana said. "All I can say for you, lady, is you need some help I think. Too overprotective," Ray Evans added. Deputies consulted with the State Attorney’s Office, and now Breana will take classes and do community service as part of a 90-day diversion program to have the charge removed from her record upon completion.
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I have traveled all over the world and hold several degrees, have been a photographer in a war zone, and really been around, and I was never more terrorized and abused than during elementary school days in the USA. I have never ever encountered such arrogant foolishness and intellectual nonsense. Much of the problem was that a school of 600 children had no male teachers at all. It was a prison run by women.
Momboleum said...
Okay, but reverse this so that the boy pinched the girl's butt and would there be this hue and cry? If the boy had been the pincher, would his father get away with saying "Get over yourself, lady, my son just pinched your daughter's butt"? Let's apply these things equally to all offenders, shall we?
I think the point that this was inappropriate behavior could have been put across with administrative punishment and much less drama.
C'mon, folks. Shall we get some perspective here?
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Correspondence concerning John Unthank Gift
Identifier: SFHL-SC-232
Contains correspondence concerning the gift of Dr. John Unthank of Limerick, Ireland, of £1,000, to be divided between two concerns: first, to the Ohio, Indiana and Baltimore Yearly Meetings to be applied by them through their Indian committees toward promoting the so-called civilization and Christian instruction of Native Americans; and, secondly£250 each to Indiana and Ohio Yearly Meetings toward establishing boarding schools for the children of members. Samuel Parsons of New York Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) served as agent in distributing the funds.
Parsons, Samuel, 1774-1841 (Contributor, Person)
Materials are in English.
This collection is available for research use.
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John Unthank, M.D., was a Quaker of Limerick, Ireland. He was the son of Isaac and Mary Unthank, born in 1754 and died in 1840 at the age of 86. In 1811-1812, he placed a sum of £300 in trust, to be used after his death to aid the Indians of North America. In 1834, at the suggestion of Elisha Bates, an Ohio evangelical Quaker who crusaded for social causes including temperance, prison reform, and anti-slavery, this amount was amended to £1,000, to be immediately distributed. New York Yearly Meeting for Sufferings (Orthodox) appointed Samuel Parsons, long-time Clerk, to act as agent in distributing the funds.
Source of acquisition--New York Yearly Meeting. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1997.
Bates, Elisha, 1781-1861
Church work with Indians
New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1955). Meeting for Sufferings
Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York
Society of Friends -- Education
Society of Friends -- Indian affairs
Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- New York
Unthank, John, 1754-1840
SFHL/FHL/SC. Small Collections
Cite as: Correspondence Concerning John Unthank Gift, SC/232, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/repositories/7/resources/6815 Accessed July 16, 2019.
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United States of America beat Netherlands to win Women's World Cup
by Earnest Huff
in Culture
When the final whistle blew on July 7, the Americans basked in the triumph of their victory over the Netherlands with a score of 2-0.
Rapinoe, who has scored five goals including four in the knockout stage of France 2019, pointed out that this kind of support isn't almost good enough, especially since the gap between the men's and women's prize money continues to grow. The U.S. also has Megan Rapinoe, who has scored five goals in the tournament and is expected to play in the match despite suffering a hamstring injury in the match against France. "Obviously not myself, not Ali Krieger, and I suspect not many, if any, of the other players, but I haven't spoken to every one of them about it".
Some couldn't resist referring back to Alex Morgan's tea-sipping goal celebration against England last week. She responded to the criticism Friday, saying it amounts to a double standard.
USA head coach Jill Ellis said: "The Netherlands are a tremendous team, they're European champions, they've got a lot of talented players and a coach who knows what she's doing".
The U.S. defeated Thailand, Chile and Sweden on the way to the knockout stage.
The 2015 tournament won by the United States of America was the Netherlands' first ever World Cup, yet the "Oranje" have enjoyed remarkable success since under the tutelage of Sarina Wiegman. The U.S. was criticized for over-celebrating during the win.
In a statement to Reuters, a Federation Internationale de Football Association spokesperson said: "The scheduling of the different events has gone through a comprehensive consultancy process that has involved all key stakeholders and taken into account different aspects of both the women's and men's global match calendars".
Neymar takes a Massive step to force his move to Barcelona
Arturo Vidal holds no concerns about Barcelona pursuing Neymar as the Brazilian's return to Camp Nou reportedly edges closer . Coach Ernesto Valverde is keen to keep him at the club beyond the end of the transfer window.
Palkot began with "We are here in a sports bar in Lyon, France-" before he was promptly cut off by the crowd's chants of "Fuck Trump!"
Christen Press started in place of Rapinoe against England, and it will be interesting to see if the forward will play the entire game. And Lavelle, if you were putting odds on the 2023 Golden Ball race, would surely be the early favorite. VAR confirmed the foul and Megan Rapinoe took the penalty kick.
The USWNT came into this tournament with one goal and one goal only: to lift the trophy.
The Netherlands battled throughout and goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal kept out the US for an hour with a series of superb saves in front of 57,900 fans at Lyon's Groupama Stadium. Goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal was outstanding, brilliantly thwarting Julie Ertz, Sam Mewis and Alex Morgan - twice - in the first half. If they win, it'll be their fourth time winning the tournament. "We've dug in, looked each other in the eye in the hard moments and gone through things as a team", Rapinoe said. Both times during the SheBelieves Cup.
Before the game, the experienced midfielder called on younger members of the squad to step up in the final, and 24-year old Rose Lavelle drove home the second goal of the game.
Cheers to the Women's National Team on holding it down for the US of A - here's hopin' the men take a cue as they play in their own championship later Sunday.
Maura reveals she fancies Curtis EVEN MORE following dance lesson
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Ryan Murphy releases first look at ‘American Horror Story: 1984’ 7/12/2019
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Maura reveals she fancies Curtis EVEN MORE following dance lesson 7/08/2019
British police travel to U.S. to question Kevin Spacey over assault claims 7/07/2019
Jordyn Woods Hits Back At Claims She 'Never Apologised' To Khloe Kardashian 6/29/2019
Beth Chapman of 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' Fame Dead at 51 6/27/2019
Roger Federer Breaks Another Record at Wimbledon Championships 2019
Berrettini saved three match points to see off Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3. Serena Williams in action during her third round match against Julia Goerges at Wimbledon on Saturday.
British police travel to U.S. to question Kevin Spacey over assault claims
The " House of Cards " and "American Beauty" star has not faced any formal charges relating to the United Kingdom allegations. Spacey caught a break this week when a man who claimed he was groped by him in a Nantucket bar dropped his civil lawsuit.
Atletico Madrid Enraged Over Griezmann Negotiations With Barcelona
During the last season, the 22-year-old player scored eight goals and made five goal assists in 29 appearances. They had also been negotiating the terms of such an agreement since mid-February.
Former Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi suffers stroke
"Tedy has the complete support of ESPN and we wish him a speedy recovery", the network said in a statement to TheWrap on Friday. He and his family later launched Tedy's Team, a running club that raises money for the American Stroke Association.
Meghan Looked Incredible At Wimbledon Yesterday
Meghan Markle , who recently welcomed her son Archie Harrison with husband Prince Harry , took some time off her maternity leave. She laughed with Wimbledon chairman Philip Brook and his wife, Gill, as they waited for the Swiss heavyweight to appear.
Las Vegas feels California natural disaster
By now, most attractions have since reopened with no damage reported, although we're sure the squirrels are still quite shocked. This morning's temblor, which was felt as far as Los Angeles, was quickly followed by several smaller aftershocks in the area.
Hot and holiday storm chances
While there is a chance of storms late tonight with some models, most models keep us dry so will keep the rain chance out for now. The severe threat looks to be low, but an isolated storm intensifying to produce some small hail can't be ruled out.
Rahul Gandhi officially resigns as Congress president
"As President of the Congress Party, I am responsible for the loss of the 2019 election". Gandhi's letter, which comes 40 days after he submitted his resignation, is significant.
Dolphins' Norton has arm amputated after crash
Alex Camacho said the Ford F250 driven by the 22-year-old Norton crashed into a concrete barrier on State Road 836 near Miami . The 6-foot-3, 314-pound defensive lineman had 84 tackles in three seasons at Miami in college, including five sacks.
Rapinoe expects to be ready for World Cup Final despite "minor strain"
Others criticized the piece and said that Trump never expressed hate toward Rapinoe, but that it was the other way around. Franklin Foer, a journalist for the Atlantic and a soccer aficionado, branded Rapinoe the Muhammad Ali of her generation.
Watchdog releases photos of overcrowding inside Texas migrant detention facilities
Some adults were only receiving bologna sandwiches, causing constipation and in some cases requiring medical attention. The posts threaten to tarnish the Border Patrol's image at one of the most challenging times in its 95-year history.
Former Dallas Cowboys QB Anthony Wright, 45, is shot multiple times
A warrant was issued for the man's arrest for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill. According to ProFootballTalk , Wright entered the league as an undrafted free agent for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Hunt plans £6bn no-deal Brexit war chest 'like the bank bailout'
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Tetris Royale is Coming to Android
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Explainer: What is Solar Eclipse?
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Golden State congratulates Raptors on National Basketball Association title with full-page newspaper ad6/18/2019
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Inconvenient Films - Lithuanian film festival about human rights
Photo: Inconvenientfilms.lt
Author: Vilnius-events.lt
Source: Vilnius-events.lt
Human Rights Documentary Film Festival "Inconvenient Films" is an annual documentary film festival established in 2007. The mission of this non-profit initiative is to raise awareness on human rights issues around the world and to connect them to those that are present in Lithuania. By presenting various documentaries on main human rights topics, inviting filmmakers and activists from all over the world, organizers hope to encourage public debates on human rights issues and ways to solve them. Despite project’s social mission and non-commercial character, "Inconvenient Films" is one of the most popular and most visited film festivals in Lithuania.
"Inconvenient Films" is so far the only film festival of such profile in the Baltic States. More then 60 000 viewers visited festival’s educational screenings since its foundation. Festival organizers are aiming to broaden its audience’s and draw attention to social challenges, global and local human rights issues. It is a space for free thought, sincere discussions about subjects which really matter.
More information: www.inconvenientfilms.lt/en
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Oscars Academy extends invitation to nine Arab filmmakers
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Documenting the undocumented
Oscar nominee ‘Capernaum’ to screen across the Middle East this March
Regional film distributor Empire Entertainment in collaboration with Mooz Films has announced the release of Nadine Labaki's Oscar-nominated film in theaters across the Middle East.
Academy Awards inducts 12 Arab filmmakers as members
The filmmakers are now members of the academy in the categories of writing, directing, acting, documentary, animation and production.
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Colourist Belal Hibri recounts the grading journey for "The Insult", the landmark film that earned Lebanon its very first Oscar nomination.
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'The Insult', Ziad Doueri's tense Beirut-set courtroom thriller, has become the first Lebanese film to be nominated in the Oscars' foreign-language category.
The UAE qualifies to submit feature films to the Oscars
The Dubai International Film Festival has announced that the United Arab Emirates will now be able to submit an entry to The Academy’s foreign language film competition for the 90th Academy Awards following the selection committee being approved this month.
OSN to telecast the Oscars live
OSN will air all of the live action from the star-studded 88th Academy Awards ceremony at the same time as the US. Organised under the theme ‘We All Dream in Gold,’ and hosted by comedian, Chris Rock, OSN will telecast the ceremony live and exclusively across the region on OSN Movies Premiere HD...
Theeb readies for the Oscars
The new year began on a positive note for Arab filmmakers with two nominations for the Oscars. Sanad-funded Jordanian film Theeb is in the race for the Best Foreign Language Film while Palestinian film Ave Maria is vying for the Best Live Action Short Film at this year’s Oscars. Theeb, was...
Theeb shortlisted for Best Foreign-Language Film at the Oscars
Naji Abu Nowar’s Jordanian film Theeb has made it into the Oscars race after being shortlisted among the nine films to be considered for the Best Foreign-Language Film Award in the 88th Academy Awards. The list has been narrowed down from the 80 submissions that were originally considered for...
SANAD funded films vie for the Oscars
Three of the seven Arab films being considered for the Best Foreign Language Film category in the 2016 Academy Awards were funded by SANAD, demonstrating the quality and success of this Abu Dhabi-based initiative to support Arab film making. The SANAD funded Oscar submissions for 2015/16 are: • ...
Jordan nominates Theeb for the Oscars
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OSN to showcase the Oscars
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12 Years a Slave wins the Oscar for Best Picture
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Three Arab films nominated for the Oscars
This year three Arab films have made it to the Academy Awards nominations. Palestinian thriller Omar, directed by Hany Abu-Assad, is up for Best Foreign Film. The nomination for Assad’s Omar is the second for a Palestinian film, following the nomination for the Director’s Paradise Now in 2006. Omar...
Iran pulls movie from Oscars in US film protest
Iran has announced it will withdraw its film entry, A Cube of Sugar, from the Oscars following the appearance of a US-made anti-Islam film titled Innocence of Muslims on the internet. The latter, made by a group of extremist Christians in the US, allegedly ridicules the Islamic religion. According...
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Q&A With the 17-Year-Old Who Sold an App to Yahoo for $30 Million
Nick D'Aloisio speaks about the development of Summly, how he met Marissa Mayer and his girlfriend's reaction to his new fame.
By Victor Luckerson @VLuckMarch 29, 2013
Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME
After Yahoo Acquires Summly, Is Buying Math the Next Tech Bubble? NPR
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Nick D’Aloisio took a big risk at the end of 2011 when he stopped attending high school regularly to focus on developing a mobile news app powered by a text-summarizing algorithm. This week his bet paid off. Yahooo purchased D’Aloisio’s app, Summly, for a reported $30 million, and now the 17-year-old has a full-time job in the tech giant’s London office. D’Aloisio stopped by the TIME office to discuss his previous apps, how Summly will affect the media landscape, and what his girlfriend thinks about his newfound fame.
How did Summly come about?
I thought of the idea of Summly in March or April 2011. I was 15 years old and I was revising for some kind of history exam. The problem was I was trying to find information that was useful to me. When you type into Google an esoteric term, you get quite a lot of stuff that’s not relevant. If you could come up with a textual preview, that would give you a snapshot of the full story. I put together an iPhone app called TrimIt and released that in July 2011. About a month later, the private fund of the Hong Kong billionaire Li-Kashing cold emailed me and expressed an interest to invest, but they didn’t realize I was 15. They thought it was a UK company with a team. It turned out that they actually liked my age because it demonstrated I was net-native, so I’d only grown up with the Internet. They flew to London about a month later and invested $300,000. That kick-started this whole journey.
What got you interested in app development?
It was the opportunity to be on an equal playing field with the biggest companies and publishers in the world. The App Store has democratized the creation of content. As a 12-year-old kid I was able to put my application on the store. No one knows who’s behind the screen so you can’t tell I’m a 12-year-old. I was very careful not to publicly give my age prior to the investors coming on board because I wanted the idea to be judged on its own merit and not because of the story or because of my age.
Your first app was when you were 12? What was it?
My first app was released in July or August of 2008. It was a “fingermill”—a treadmill for your fingers. My level of programming was quite basic to begin with so it was more gimmicky to start with. Day one it was up there, I had 79 pounds worth of revenue.
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How did Yahoo come into the picture?
We spent about 12 months developing Summly, launched it in November. One or two months after that we began talking to a few companies and investors. The really exciting thing for me with Yahoo is the new CEO, Marissa Mayer. She’s a product person. She’s really keen to take technology and bring it to the mobile phone.
Have you met Marissa Mayer?
I actually first met her at a conference in Munich last year when she was still at Google. That was the very first conference I did. We had conversations [before Yahoo purchased Summly]. I spent a bit of time on campus and got to meet the team. All of them have this big long-term vision of where Yahoo can be. I wouldn’t have joined Yahoo had I not bought 100% into it. In five, ten, 15 years time, I could still see myself being there.
What does an app like Summly mean for the future of media and journalism?
Some people have said, ‘Oh Summly’s trying to dumb down information.’ It’s really quite the opposite. Its intent was to make it easier to discover what you want to read, therefore giving you more time to read in depth. It’s like a film trailer, but for content. It’s actually incentivizing people to read the full story.
There’s been a lot of tension between news aggregators and news publishers lately. How do you think publishers and technology companies can find a balance between old and new media paradigms?
I think they need each other. Some new service launches tomorrow that’s this new media paradigm and people would expect people in the old media to go sue them, but quite frankly they need each other. Summly’s a new paradigm service. What we’re doing is a bit innovative, but we still fundamentally rely on old-media journalism because you need a journalist out in the field to write the original, sourced story. If the sourced story is written poorly, the summary will be poor. We’re still dependent on that original content. If you flip it the other way, the old media also now relies on the newer services and aggregators to distribute their content. There’s a whole generation of younger people who only consume information on their phones. If the old media’s going to continue to thrive with this new platform, services like Summly can really try and help that. It’s going to be a partnership.
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What has this media spectacle been like for you?
Numbing is probably the best word to describe it. It’s a shock to be honest. The only thing I can take from this that I’m genuinely kind of proud that I’ve been getting a lot of tweets where young people are commenting and saying, “This is really inspirational, I want to go and start my own thing.”
Are you going to be going to school and working at Yahoo?
I’m a full-time employee at Yahoo now. I’ll be working out of their London office. I’ll be doing my A-Levels–equivalent of SAT–on the side outside of school.
What will be the nature of your job?
I’m going to be on the mobile team. First things first will be, ‘Let’s get our summarization technology integrated as fast as possible.’ Over the past 18 months, we believe we’ve made ground from a scientific perspective in how we go about approaching this summarization stuff. It’s now our time to bring that to the forefront of mobile consumption.
When was your last day of regular school?
I”ve been visiting on and off, but it was the end of 2011 when I was going to school every day. We launched a product in 2011 that I’d been developing while at school. The [initial] investment had already been made, so for a time I was doing this all at the same time, which was hell. In lessons I was checking my phone and I was phoning people at lunchtime. I was very careful not to tell my friends about it because I didn’t feel it was necessary at that point.They ended up reading online about this when it broke. They flipped. It was like 100 posts on my Facebook wall.
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Do you still have friends that are your age?
Yeah, I see them on the weekends because I still live with my parents.
Do you have a curfew?
To be honest, I didn’t have a curfew before, but my mom is always texting me. She was on the phone this morning making sure I was OK. They’re always texting me and calling and making sure I’m being taken care of.
Are they involved in technology at all?
No, my mom’s a lawyer and my dad works in oil and gas.
How did you gain an interest in tech, then?
I don’t know, it was natural. I got my first Macbook at Fifth Avenue here when I was about 9. I started using it not in a recreational sense but in a creative sense. I started to do movie making. I played with Garage Band. I wanted to create things, but I couldn’t do them with my hands. With a computer, you have the tools a professional at the top of their field would also be using. Think about how many people now upload things to YouTube or have their own blog or are doing apps. There’s a lot of teenagers doing that because they have the toolset.
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What does your girlfriend make of all this?
I’ve been going out with her for about 10 months now. She’s been really supportive. The good thing is with my close friends and my girlfriend and even my family, if I’m with them we’re not talking about this at all. They don’t see it as coming into who I am really. When I’m with them, we’re not wanting to discuss my work. I was on the phone with my girlfriend last night and she wasn’t even talking about any of this. She was talking about how we’re going out next week to this party or something. If my close friends or my girlfriend were massive fans or in technology, it would mean I wouldn’t have any personal normality. Everything would surround Summly, and that would be really hard for me to psychologically handle.
What are your favorite apps?
I like Path. Visually, that’s a really awesome application. Quora I use for a lot of informational stuff. The answers on quora are really high quality. Just started getting into Pinterest for design. I type in a keyword and you get all these curated lists of content, which is really exciting. I’ve been playing with Mailbox, that’s pretty cool from a design perspective. Any app that has really good design, I just download it and start playing with it.
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Fast Food Strikes: Unable to Unionize, Workers Borrow Tactics From ‘Occupy’
By Josh Sanburn @joshsanburnJuly 30, 2013
Employees and supporters demonstrate outside of a Wendy's fast-food restaurant demanding higher pay on Monday in New York City.
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Hundreds of fast food workers in seven cities across the U.S. walked out on their jobs Monday demanding a “living wage,” or double what many are making now. More strikes are expected this week in what’s become one of the biggest pushes to organize the industry’s historically disjointed workforce. And this time they’re using a different playbook.
For decades, fast food employees have essentially been unorganizable in any traditional sense, thanks in part to two factors: extremely high turnover and the industry’s ownership structure.
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The National Restaurant Association estimates that “quick-service restaurants” (a.k.a. fast food) have 75% employee turnover rates, meaning that three-quarters of its workers are completely new, year in and year out. Many fast food restaurants are also owned by franchisees, which can complicate things for workers seeking employer concessions. While often responsible for determining employee wages, franchise owners are still held on a tight leash by the companies themselves in terms of what they can pay. Those factors have largely prevented even the most basic efforts to unionize within the industry, which in turn has kept wages low.
“Industries with the worst conditions and wages, and therefore with the greatest need for unions, rarely have been sites of unionization,” says Peter Rachleff, a labor historian at Macalester College. “Workers just quit and seek other jobs, perhaps with a little better pay, perhaps with slightly less onerous conditions.”
The workers walking out this week are demanding their wages be doubled from the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour to $15. But they’re going up against a corporate structure that has been able to keep any sorts of unionization efforts from creeping into the workplace for decades.
“It’s very easy for management to intimidate workers under the current structure, to run an aggressive campaign” to discourage unionization, says Richard Hurd, a labor relations professor at Cornell University. “Why put up with management pressure and try to hold out and get union recognition if you know realistically that you’re not going to be there that long?”
This week’s walk-outs seem less about truly unionizing (even though the workers’ efforts have received support from the Service Employees International Union) and more about building public momentum for a higher minimum wage. Instead of taking the traditional route of trying to reach some sort of collective bargaining agreement, they’re betting that an Occupy-style public awareness campaign, based on the idea that their wages are inherently unfair, perpetuate inequality and fail to move them up the economic ladder, will lead to change at either the state or federal level.
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Nelson Lichtenstein, a director at the Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy at the University of California, Santa Barbara, says this week’s strikes are similar to those before the 1935 National Labor Relations Act, also called the Wagner Act, which established the right of private employees to organize. Before the law, employees targeted entire industries, like restaurants, saloons or building trades, instead of specific employers to achieve better working conditions.
“In that sense, there’s a return to that,” he says, citing recent protests against wages for Walmart employees. “There, the focus is on Walmart. But I think these walk-outs, because they’re targeting the entire fast food industry, are turning out to have more progress.”
So far, the fast-food strikes have taken place in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Detroit and Flint, Mich. While most of them involve the big fast-food chains like McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s, retail employees have also joined in from Victoria’s Secret, Dollar Tree and Macy’s.
Several studies show that raising the minimum wage would have minimal effects on the industry as a whole. One letter signed by more than 100 economists and published by the University of Massachusetts said that raising the minimum wage to $10.50 would increase the price of a Big Mac by a nickel. Another study shows that doubling the salaries and benefits of all of McDonald’s employees would add 68 cents to each Big Mac.
But a living wage would have more long-lasting effects on the industry than just the price of its menu items. Lichtenstein says it would likely create permanent employment in the industry, meaning more of its workers would stay for two to three years, likely leading to further demands on working conditions.
“From the company’s point of view, if they know their employees are going to be there for three years, then there’s also this informal pressure on the managers to accommodate the workers,” he says, citing the possibility of wage creep and further increased labor costs for employers. “Managers then can’t just move people around all the time. Firing gets more difficult. So they don’t want a permanent workforce.”
In the short-term, however, Lichtenstein says that the tactics the fast food workers are taking to generate public awareness likely won’t lead to a new era of organizing in the industry but could be successful in pushing elected leaders to re-examine the minimum wage.
“Will it create a stable, permanent organization?” he asks. “Probably not. Will it create enough oomph to raise the minimum wage? Maybe.”
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Josh Sanburn is a Time.com writer.
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The 39th Anniversaries – and how to understand the Western Saharan cause for the first time
November 21, 2014 Written by AdalaUK. Posted in Most shared 1 Comment
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Recent political events and anniversaries in Western Sahara, Morocco and Europe are a good starting point for explaining important aspects of the Western Sahara cause for those new to understanding it.
Three weeks ago, on 31 October, Sahrawis remembered the 39th anniversary of the illegal military invasion of Western Sahara by Morocco in 1975. Less than a week later, on 6 November, the King of Morocco marked the 39th anniversary of the Green March, when 300,000 civilian Moroccans marched into Western Sahara, with a speech. He reiterated Morocco’s intention to remain in Western Sahara ‘until the end of time’, labeling any Moroccan who disagreed as a ‘traitor’. With regards to negotiations to resolve the Western Sahara conflict, he explained that the maximum offer Morocco would make was that of autonomy and not independence. Just two months ago, the world watched as the people of Scotland took to the polls to vote on the future of their independence through a referendum; a right which was promised to the Sahrawis in 1991 by the international community and which still remains unrealised.
In his speech, the King also rejected the notion that the conflict was a question of ‘decolonisation’ or that Morocco was a force of ‘occupation’. He also expressed his opposition to widening MINURSO’s mandate to monitor human rights in Western Sahara. (To read all of King Mohammed VI’s speech, which Adala UK rejects, click here). The Sahrawi government rejected the speech as being ‘contrary to international legality’. (To see more, click here).
On the same day, 6 November, human rights violations in the form of the violent suppression of peaceful protests by Moroccan forces in Western Sahara continued unabated. Adala UK received reports of dozens of Saharawis who were injured during peaceful demonstrations in El Aiun. The violent suppression of protests is something that Adala UK has reported on repeatedly in the last year. We continue to urge the Moroccan authorities to respect the Saharawi population’s right to freedom of expression and to refrain from using violence against peaceful protestors.
A few days after the Moroccan King’s speech, as some European countries marked Remembrance Sunday on 9 November, the world remembered the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But this year, the wall that separates the Liberated Territories of Western Sahara from the Occupied Territories is 29 years old, standing for a year longer than the Berlin Wall. This is a wall that separates families but a wall very few of the general public in the West have heard of (see Stefan Simanowitz’ article for more information)
On 14 November, we remembered the 39th anniversary of the Madrid Accords: the internationally illegal agreement of decolonisation signed by Spain to hand Western Sahara over to its neighbours, Morocco and Mauritania. That same weekend, the 39th European Conference for Support and Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO) was held in Madrid. Several thousand people took to the streets to coincide with the conference, demonstrating in support of the Sahrawi people’s right to independence.
The widespread press coverage of these protests is significant. Given that Spain has a two-year non-permanent seat in the Security Council from January 2015, we must consider what role Spain (and also Venezuela, who are in the same position) can play in ensuring that a human rights monitoring mandate be incorporated into MINURSO from April 2015 onwards, when the vote next takes place in the Security Council.
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Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Directed by Danny Boyle & Loveleen Tandan
Really, I am an enormous Danny Boyle fan but his most acclaimed movie, which is this one, is one I consider to be one of his weakest and is only one that still works out because of its originally.
Danny Boyle is one of the most versatile directors out there. He can do a movie in basically every genre and turn it into something totally unique. This movie however doesn't really fit into one genre. Is it a drama? Is it a crime movie? Is it a romance? It was a bit of all really, which in my opinion was a bit too much for the movie to handle.
The idea of the movie itself is good but the approach and execution of it was often slightly lacking. I just didn't always bought into its concept and the movie always gave me a feeling it could had done so much more with its with its main concept, also to make the movie a bit more credible and interesting at times.
The movie was trying to do too much different stuff in my opinion. The storytelling techniques and the story lines themselves let this 2 hour long movie feel like a 3 hour long one.
And I just don't understand some things about this movie. Why India? Why this main character? And why oh why would a TV program ever literally torture a contestant, just because he happens to know the right answers and why don't they want him to win? As this movie shows, they got more viewers than ever before when he was on and there are over 1.5 billion people living in India, so surely it must had earned them a lot of money and given them a lot of free press.
But clearly, this is not a bad movie. I still liked it more than I didn't, which was mostly due to it that this is simply one original and simply a truly one of a kind movie. You can't really compare this movie to anything else, since it's simply at all times doing its own thing, with its visual style and storytelling.
I believe that it's actually foremost its visual style that still makes this a truly good watch. It's a fast going movie, which in my opinion goes a bit at the expense of the drama and character developments at times but it does add to the movie its overall style. It strengthens its visual style and lets its dynamic camera-work, work out even better.
I also really liked Dev Patel as the main lead. Perhaps he is the most underrated thing about this movie, since I feel he didn't got enough recognition for it at the time.
So it's definitely a good and also original watch but still far from a great movie in my book.
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Eminem wants to see more fighting in the AAF
Former Heisman Trophy victor Johnny Manziel also made his AAF debut in the Express win. Not only is Eminem looking for the AAF to allow brawls, strangely in all caps, the 46-year-old is also lobbying for the league to put a team in his hometown of Detroit , Michigan.
Finch smashes Aussies to costly victory
Suspended superstars Steve Smith and David Warner are still expected to be squeezed into the batting order at the World Cup but assumptions about the latter opening with Finch may have to be revisited. Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson has dislocated his shoulder and will head home from the Pakistan tour, officials said, as he faces a battle to be fit for the World Cup.
Valspar Championship: Paul Casey retains title with thrilling win in Florida
The tournament was basically a three-player race by the back nine. Donald started the day at 6 under, three shots out of the lead. "I practice that 3-wood shot a lot, I've had good success with it this week. She won when third-round leader Liu Yu missed a 15-foot par putt on the par-4 18th. Lower, who had a two-shot lead going into the final round, missed about a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th in regulation for the victory.
Miami Open 2019: Angelique Kerber Blasts Bianca Andreescu After Match
Andreescu could have had an even easier day's work, but squandered a 4-1 lead in the second set to let Kerber back in to the match before eventually seeing the match out in three sets. Andreescu will face No. 21 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in the third round. Then there was the time, 2005 I believe, when I played a pre-Wimbledon exhibition in Liverpool and had a mixed-doubles partner I had never heard of but who I realised straight away was special.
Solskjaer can thank Mourinho's work, claims Van Gaal
Van Gaal's claims seem at odds with the more entertaining football played by United since Solskjaer started a reign that looks set to bring him the manager's job on a permanent basis. Van Gaal walked into the press conference after the FA Cup final in May 2016, trophy in hand, and seemingly everyone in the room, except himself, knew he was about to be sacked.
Receiver Jordy Nelson retiring
He was excellent in Super Bowl XLV, with nine catches for 140 yards and a touchdown in the Packers' win over the Pittsburgh Steelers . He finishes his National Football League career with 72 TDs, 613 catches, and over 8,500 yards receiving.
Texas Tech vs. Buffalo
Now the model has dialed in on MI vs. Texas Tech. Texas Tech dominated the second half and cruised to a 78-58 win over Buffalo in an NCAA tournament second-round game in the West Region on Sunday in Tulsa, Okla. But led by Perkins, who scored their first eight points and 11 of their first 16, they were able to finally find their footing, and climbed back into it with a 19-5 run over the next seven minutes.
Steve McManaman backs Liverpool to win Premier League, Champions League double
The Dutchman has managed to transform the Liverpool backline, and with him in the team, the Reds have looked a meaner outfit. However, Pep Guardiola's side are still involved in three separate competitions and Aldridge believes their hectic schedule gives Liverpool a vital advantage.
Diego Maradona: Lionel Messi Doesn't Have Anything To Prove
In a statement issued on Friday, the football club said that Lionel Messi "did not have the return to worldwide action that he would have wanted, and an injury picked up on Friday night means he will miss Argentina's game against Morocco " on Tuesday, March 26.
Pass Interference, Including Non-Calls, Now Reviewable
National Football League owners approved Tuesday a rule allowing coaches and replay officials to challenge pass interference calls and non-calls, an amendment that likely would have changed the outcome of the NFC championship game and sent the New Orleans Saints , not the Los Angeles Rams , to Super Bowl LIII.
National Football League approves challenges, reviews for missed pass interference calls
The replay booth, in conjunction with the league's officiating office in NY, will initiate those challenges in the final two minutes of each half. The aftermath prompted outrage from Saints fans, coaches and brass, including owner Gayle Benson, who went as far to release a statement on the non-call .
OR vs. Virginia - 3/28/19 NCAA Tournament College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Not only is Nigl the only person with a ideal bracket at this point in this year's tournament, he may very well be the only person ever to make 48 correct picks through the first two rounds of March Madness . It's hard to advance. He has the Wolverines beating Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 before losing an Elite Eight matchup against Gonzaga, his eventual national champion.
Brad Keselowski takes NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville
Although Elliott led 49 laps, a late caution sent the field to pit road and Keselowski beat Elliott back to the track. "I felt like we were about as even with him as we could be", Elliott noted. Fubo TV includes Fox Sports 1 and many other sports channels, also offers three days of auto recording via its 72-Hour Lookback feature, and 50 hours of Cloud DVR service for saving up favorites or missed live show or sports viewings.
Mick Schumacher to test for Ferrari and Alfa Romeo
The young German will drive the Ferrari SF90 on the Tuesday before getting a second full day behind the wheel of an F1 vehicle when he switches to the Alfa Romeo for Wednesday's running. To begin with, he is part of the Ferrari Young Driver programme. Mick, 20, will race for Ferrari on the first day of the test event and the next day for Ferrari's partner team Alfa Romeo at the Bahrain International Circuit in April.
Watch Minnesota’s Amir Coffey’s posterizing dunk against Michigan State
The East Regional Sweet 16 matchups between LSU and Michigan State and Duke and Virginia Tech will be televised by CBS with lead announce crew of Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson on the call. "We felt like we could give it a go with Murph early". "It was helpful. We got to work on things against another really good team". The Grizzlies are the second-most experienced team in the NCAA Tournament (trailing Nevada, who could see the victor of this game) but their overall ...
Conor McGregor Announces Retirement From The UFC & MMA
He wrote: "Hey guys quick announcement, I've chose to retire from the sport formally known as "Mixed Martial Arts". McGregor is a former featherweight and lightweight UFC champion, and most recently fought Khabib Nurmagomedov in October, an event which smashed UFC's pay-per-view records.
Ander Herrera responds to speculation about his Manchester United future
The 29-year-old is happy to play under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the Theatre of Dreams. Arsenal have now registered their interest in the player, with manager Unai Emery in need of a new midfielder with Aaron Ramsey joining Juventus. All he wants now is to win against Watford next week. I enjoy playing for the biggest club in England, the fans love me, they have treated me phenomenally in the institution and my duty is to listen to them, although I honestly do not know what is going to happen.
Ronaldo Forced Off With Injury During Portugal’s Euro 2020 Qualifier
It was only Ronaldo's second appearance for the national team since the World Cup last summer in Russian Federation. Ronaldo, whose club Juventus visit Ajax Amsterdam in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on April 10, was making only his second Portugal appearance since last year's World Cup.
Auburn knocks Kansas out of the NCAA Tournament, 89-75
They made up one point. "We let those guys get comfortable and that's what led to the big deficit in the first half". Some of these issues have been stuff the Jayhawks have struggled with all season long. "He has all the confidence in us, so that makes us play even better". "We've got some firepower". They were fantastic. We hadn't seen an onslaught like that all year, in the first ten minutes of the game.
Miami Open: Roger Federer beats Filip Krajinovic to reach fourth round
Roger Federer of Switzerland waves to the crowd during a ribbon cutting ceremony on new stadium court at Hard Rock Stadium prior to play in the first round of the Miami Open at Miami Open Tennis Complex. I'm happy I got it out of the way. Federer will meet Serbia's Filip Krajinovic in the third round. "It's always different playing matches than hitting in practice, but I've been able to up my load and how much I'm able to serve".
Rob Gronkowski retires as NFL's most dominant pass catcher of his era
Cheers to all who have been part of this journey, cheers to the past for the incredible memories, and a HUGE cheers to the uncertain of whats next. Last week, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick made a trip to Tuscaloosa for Alabama's pro day.
Ashwin stirs up controversy by `mankading` Buttler
Warne was outraged. "Why do such a disgraceful & low act like that tonight?" Buttler was at the non-striker's end as the Rajasthan Royals chased down Kings XI Punjab's 185, with another 77 runs off 43 balls needed. It is the second time Buttler has been out in that fashion. "We ended on the right side of it but those things are game-changers and batsmen need to be wary of it".
Winx extends win streak to 32 races
The victory means the seven-year-old mare has extended her winning streak to an unprecedented 32 consecutive races, including an unprecedented 24 Group One races. "Just a marvellous horse to work with and we owe it to her to be in this position". Hugh Bowman and Winx found themselves at the back of the field heading into the final 300 meters, before Bowman made his move round the outside of the pack to finish three-and-a-half lengths clear of Brutal and Dreamforce.
Fury to fight Schwarz on June 15
Talk surrounding the two heavyweights" next clash has been relentless, as the pair battled to a memorable, but controversial, draw in December 2018 - a fight which produced one of the most unbelievable moments of 2018 with "The Gypsy King' rising off the canvas after seemingly being knocked clean out.
Patriots officially will open season on Sunday night, not Thursday
At Lambeau Field in Green Bay, the Packers later in the season will host the 200th edition of the grudge match. The Super Bowl champs traditionally host the NFL's Thursday night regular season opener, but the league is doing things a bit differently this year in celebration of their 100th year.
IPL 2019: David Warner reveals he was nervous on his comeback
And come this year, both Warner and Smith would be hoping to make an impact for their respective IPL sides. Sunrisers will be strengthened by the return of David Warner . Now into the final week of his year-long ban from worldwide cricket, Warner was already expected to march into Australia's 15-man World Cup squad. The opening pair of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow established a century-stand for the visitors.
Serena Williams Withdraws From Miami Open Due to Left Knee Injury
World number one Osaka had looked in little danger after winning the first set and moving a break ahead in the second. Last week, she was forced to retire from her third-round match against Garbine Muguruza due to a viral illness while trailing by 3-6, 0-1.
Florida State rallies around Phil Cofer after his father's death
Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton wasn't aware of the death of Phil Cofer's father during his post-game press conference. Tipoff Saturday is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. "Yeah, it was very hard for him and his teammates, and we spent a lot of time last night dealing with it in our own way", Hamilton said. "All the emotions we're feeling - whether it's anger, sadness, helplessness, just bottle it up and give it everything you got on the court so that we can give Phil some hardware to ...
Serena Williams pulls out of Miami Open with knee injury
I'm sure in many years' time we'll look back and say what a great change that was. "It was an incredible experience to play at Hard Rock Stadium this year, and I would like to thank the Miami Open for putting on an unbelievable event". "It wasn't that I had a big head, I just wasn't thinking about everything that was happening". "I think there's a difference between having confidence and getting ahead of yourself", she said.
Maryland Survives After Belmont Blows Late Possession With Brutal Turnover
Belmont's Grayson Murphy fouled Morsell who made his first shot to make it 79-77. The Terrapins' big men will get a major talent Saturday against the No. Ultimately, it was the defense that won the game for the Terps . No strangers to First Round upsets, Maryland's last NCAA Tournament appearance saw them lose to No.
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How to Watch Federer vs Djokovic Wimbledon Final Online in US
Federer has won 20 Grand Slam titles - a record for a male player, Djokovic 15 and Nadal 18. The problem is, I just don't think Djokovic will allow it. He has won four Wimbledon titles in his career. He loves to play very fast. After edging a tense first set by taking the final five points of the tiebreak, Federer was overpowered in a 36-minute second as Nadal, eyeing a first Wimbledon title for nine years, appeared to have wrestled control.
Video obtained of former Seahawk Malik McDowell's police altercation
The video, obtained by TMZ Sports, appears to show McDowell, 23, exchanging words with a Lathrup Village police officer outside a local gas station in February. Three more officers arrive on the scene to subdue McDowell and escort him to a patrol vehicle . The officer was eventually able to subdue McDowell before backup arrived to help put him in handcuffs and lead him to a squad auto .
Daring De Gendt wins, Alaphilippe back in yellow after thrilling finale
This time, he said he was taken out by Michael Woods when the Canadian rider crashed going around a right-hand bend. Pinot climbed to third in the overall standings, 53 seconds back of Alaphilippe. "If I hadn't crashed I could have followed [Pinot and Alaplilippe] and it's a totally different story then". "They've got some real punch", Thomas said.
Serena doesn't disappoint in cut- out Wimbledon dress
It's always hard to tell as you only have mixed doubles at the Grand Slams, so nobody really get a chance to specialise in it or play it a lot. "In those situations I always wanted Jamie to win because he was the older one, like it was the natural order of things, and he is easier to handle".
Halep crushes Serena Williams to win Wimbledon women's singles title
The win marked Halep's second major singles title - she previously won the the French Open in 2018. Halep, trying to become the first Romanian to win at the All England Club , had lost just one set coming into the final (in the second round to Mihaela Buzărnescu) and was putting on her best grass showing since a 2014 semifinal appearance.
Then England team director Andrew Strauss backed Morgan and his plan and could not hide his delight as he watched the win over Australia. Australia had finished second in the group table after winning seven games, only to be out-classed by an England side they had easily defeated in the group stages.
Bouhafsi claims that any deal, for Spurs or Arsenal , would see him return to Etienne on loan for next season. The main obstacle for Arsenal would be Champions League football, both Juve and Spurs can offer that, we cannot and if all three clubs were to meet his personal demands then lack of participation in Europe's premier competition would put us at a severe disadvantage.
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Caitlin’s Legacy of Love
In addition to the NICU Family Lounge, Caitlin’s legacy has helped premature babies and their families in other ways, too. Since its inception in 2006, the foundation has raised nearly $500,000.
Some of the other highlights are:
Donating $50,000 to fund medical research at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles into the devastating intestinal condition called NEC that took Caitlin’s life and the lives of so many other premature babies. The good people at the New Jersey March of Dimes were tremendously helpful in this regard.
Donating $30,000 to purchase an interactive “NICU Knowledge” unit for use at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. NICU Knowledge is a multi-lingual, touch screen, interactive, multimedia teaching tool that educates parents about specialists who work in the NICU, the terms they use, the medical technology and devices employed and dozens of important topics that involve their child’s care. The goal is to allow parents to better understand the medical conditions facing their child and empower them to be their child’s greatest advocate. The unit also has the capability to stream video of a child in the NICU to their parents, grandparents or other family members who can’t be physically present at the hospital.
Donating thousands of dollars to help cover the cost of welcome and emergency-care bags for parents, and support a petty cash fund to address families’ short-term needs. The bags contain an assortment of toiletries and other convenience items to help parents remain comfortable if they unexpectedly find themselves staying overnight on the unit. The petty cash fund, administered by the lead nurse and social worker, will cover the cost of items such as public transportation for families who need assistance getting to and from the hospital.
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McNAMARA, Martin J., of Brockton, passed away peacefully, after a long illness, on February 2, 2019, at the age of 91. Born in Charlestown, Martin grew up and was educated in Boston. He then went on to earn his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Bentley University. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during WWII where he was awarded several commendations including the WWII Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal. Prior to his retirement, Martin worked as a CPA for several years for both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Blue Cross and Blue Shield. In his free time, he had a passion for painting, traveling and old Western movies. A devoted husband, son, brother and friend, Martin will be sorely missed by all who were blessed to have known him. Martin was the husband of the late Helen McNamara. Son of the late Maurice and Karin McNamara. Devoted brother of Margaret Taros of Milton and the late Marie Norris, Anna Parent, Elsa Erickson, Helen “Alice” Gannon and Maurica Nugent. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Visitation Period on Wednesday, February 6th from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM in the Cartwright Funeral Home, 419 No. Main St. (Rt. 28), Randolph. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 PM in the Funeral Home. Burial will be private. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the MSPCA-Angell, Attn: Donations, 350 South Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130.
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Black Man in White World
By Gary Norris Gray BASN Staff Reporter
Wendell Scott
OAKLAND, CA—In 1947 Wendell Scott was awarded fifty dollars in his very first race for placing third driving a borrowed car from a friend. He was hook forever. This was only the beginning of a long hard journey for Mr. Scott. He endured many challenges such as racism, sabotage and drivers who drove carelessly on the track. History records that Wendell Scott was the first Black stock car driver in America. Everyone recognized number 34 his blue and white Chevy. Many drivers stated that Scott was the best driver that they had ever seen. If he had acquired the proper equipment he would have won many more races.
Mr. Scott was born in Danville, Virginia in 1921. He was a quiet man that just knew how to fix cars. His father left the family early in his life so he never had the privilege of male bonding with his dad. This is something most young Black males seek.
At fourteen his mother allowed him to drive the family car. He drove her to church and to the store every weekend. The driving age was eighteen therefore driving underage. He loved it. Wendell‘s I.Q. was very high and this was to be an advantage later in his life.
Mr. Scott became well known as the best moonshine runner in the Danville, Virginia. The Danville police Department relates the story of the day when they tried to catch him on in Fall Creek Run Road. They stated that the police cars had him block on this narrow road. Wendell just threw his car in reverse and drove past both police cars. Driving backward right into his garage. He quickly removed the engine from his car and hung it on a hook before the police arrived. Scott was working on the engine when the police arrived. They arrested him and took him to court. The judge asked both police offices, “How can a man outrun you and then be in the garage working on the engine of the car that you were chasing”? Both officers looked at each other and just shrugged their shoulders. The judge released Scott citing that he could not have taken the motor out of the car that fast.
The new police two-way radio ended Mr. Scott‘s moon shinning days. He could not out run that.
Wendell finally settled down with two jobs. He worked as a car mechanic and a taxi driver.
Just like any other young American, Scott served in the armed forces in World War Two. He drove many jeeps for the famous General Patton. He stated that he had never seen anybody that drove like Scott. General Patton wanted Scott to remain in the Army and his unit but Scott went home to marry his best friend Mary. They had been dating before he left to serve in the armed forces in Europe and the fight for world freedom.
During his racing career his family became his pit crew. These young men and women knew more about cars than most children their age. That was the only way that Scott could race. No one wanted to be on his crew because he was an African American. Another factor was that Scott could not afford to hire a pit crew so his family took all the responsibilities of a stock car racing pit crew.
Scott won 128 Amateur races and was always in the top 100 in every race. He was always in the top ten 25 times in spite of the fact that he was using inferior equipment and run down cars.
On December 1 1963 at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Fla. Scott beat Buck Baker. On this day Scott became the first African American to win a professional NASCAR race. This record still stands today.
When Scott was near the age of 50, he suffered his worst accident ever on the Talladega Super Speedway track. This crash ended his 20-year racing career. Another car ran over his car almost killing him. He suffered broken legs and arms but still wanted to race. His family convinced him to put the steering wheel down. This was and is the spirit of a champion. He overcame the fact that in one race that he clearly won the flagman did not drop the checkered flag a symbol of victory. The flag fell only after racecar champion Buck Baker crossed the finish line. Mr. Scott knew he had won the race and NASCAR officials finally admitted a month later that indeed he was the winner. This happened one month after everybody had gone home and forgotten about the race. This happened to Mr. Scott many times but Wendell just wanted to race and did not care about where he placed when the race was over.
Most African American would like to see another Black driver like the Hall of Famer Wendell Scott take the checker flag.
In 1991 this humble African American race car driver was nominated and initiated into the International Motor Sports Hall of Fame.
Why not rent the movie “Greased Lighting,” starting Richard Pryor as Wendell Scott it is exciting, funny, and educational. A 1977 American Biographical movie with Beau Bridges, Cleavon Little, and Pam Grier
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A Justice Reflects
With Sotomayor's hearings two weeks away, former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor tells Walter Isaacson she regrets she wasn't replaced by a woman and says real-life experiences matter.
This week, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was at the Aspen Ideas Festival. On the day before the conference began, she sat down with Aspen Institute CEO and former Time editor Walter Isaacson to talk about the court, the qualities that make a good justice, and the need to preserve the independence of the judiciary.
States where there are partisan elections encourage judges to collect money for their TV ads, and they get a lot of it from lawyers who appear before them in court or from corporations that have cases.
Are you happy that a woman, Sonia Sotomayor, has been nominated to fill the latest vacancy on the Supreme Court?
I should say so. I was disappointed when I stepped down that I wasn’t replaced by a woman. It’s important for people to look around and see that women, who make up slightly more than 50 percent of the population, are represented on the court.
Judge Sotomayor’s supporters say that her background and life story would make her a good addition to the court. Should such things matter in picking a justice?
We’re all creatures of our upbringing. We bring whatever we are as people to a job like the Supreme Court. We have our life experiences. For example, for me it was growing up on a remote ranch in the West. If something broke, you’d have to fix it yourself. The solution didn’t always have to look beautiful, but it had to work. So that made me a little more pragmatic than some other justices. I liked to find solutions that would work.
You were the last elected official to serve on the court. You were the Republican leader in the Arizona state Senate, and you served in all three branches of state government. Was that important to your work on the High Court?
Absolutely. And here’s something I want to emphasize. It’s important for the Supreme Court to have a broader set of life experiences than just people who have served as judges. Judge Sotomayor’s appointment would mean that all nine justices are products of the federal courts of appeals. It used to not be that way. I was from state government. William Rehnquist had never been a judge before he was appointed to the Supreme Court. Lewis Powell had never been a judge. But they had broad real-life experiences, and I thought that helped make them good justices. In years past, you always had people on the court who had not spent their entire career as judges.
Do you think empathy is an important quality for a justice, as President Obama has said?
I’m not quite sure what that means. I have always tried to set aside emotional feelings when deciding a case. When you’re deciding an abstract principle, I don’t think it’s helpful to have an emotional attachment. But you do have to have an understanding of how some rule you make will apply to people in the real world. I think that there should be an awareness of the real-world consequences of the principles of the law you apply.
Does that apply in particular to affirmative-action cases?
On a question like affirmative action, you can’t simply go back and try to ask what the Founders thought.
Are you worried about threats to judicial independence these days?
Very much so. I have hosted four conferences on this issue. We are seeing increasing attacks on judges, who are being accused of being secular or activist or godless.
Do you think it’s a good idea to elect state judges?
Election of judges is a terrible way to go. Originally, most states had appointed judges, like we have on the federal level. President Andrew Jackson, as part of his populist approach, encouraged states to move to elected judges. In today’s climate, that’s an awful thing. States where there are partisan elections encourage judges to collect money for their TV ads, and they get a lot of it from lawyers who appear before them in court or from corporations that have cases.
An example is the recent case of the Massey Coal Co. It had lost a trial and faced a $50 million verdict, which it appealed to the West Virginia Supreme Court. In the meantime, there was an election for one of the five seats on that court. The company spent $3 million to help elect one of the candidates. That candidate won, and then refused to recuse himself from the case and cast the deciding vote to overturn the verdict against the company. The U.S. Supreme Court concluded that this was a violation of the due process clause. I think it’s an example of the problems of state judicial elections.
What’s a better system?
I like the system we had in Arizona, which I helped develop as a state senator. It’s a merit selection system. A bipartisan citizens’ committee considers potential judges and makes three recommendations to the governor for each vacancy. The recommendations include people from each party. The governor gets to choose, or in some cases ask for more options.
What’s the best way to protect an independent judiciary?
It requires civics education for all of our students. Barely a third of our people can name the three branches of government. Half of the states have quit requiring civics classes. We need to restore those classes. I’ve tried to further this by creating a Web site, ourcourts.org, that explains to young students the role of the court system. This summer we are even adding some interactive games to it. Maybe that will help the next generation learn how important an independent judiciary is.
Walter Isaacson is president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan educational and policy studies institute based in Washington, D.C., and was previously chairman and CEO of CNN and editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Einstein: His Life and Universe (April 2007), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003), and Kissinger: A Biography (1992), and co-author of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (1986).
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Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Matt Day.
Microsoft imposes new rules on contract workers, requiring 6-month break from access
Posted by Janet I. Tu
Microsoft is imposing new restrictions on those who work for the company through vendors and temp agencies. The new rules limit those workers to 18 months of access to Microsoft buildings and corporate networks, after which they will be required to take a 6-month break from access.
The move could affect tens of thousands of contractors who work at Microsoft in various roles from software development to content provision. (Microsoft has always declined to say how many such “external staff” it uses.)
The move also comes at a time when Microsoft is laying off 18,000 of its full-time employees and is reconsidering how it uses its vendor and temp staff.
The change, outlined in a memo sent Friday by Microsoft’s Global Procurement team to external staffing agencies, says:
The policy change affects US-based external staff (including Agency Temporaries, Vendors and Business Guests) and limits their access to Microsoft buildings and the Microsoft corporate network to a period of 18 months, with a required six-month break before access may be granted again. If your staff does not have Microsoft building or network access, this policy change will not apply to or impact them. The policy went into effect July 1st, 2014…
Currently, most of Microsoft’s contract workers are classified either as “v-dash” — those who are contracted through vendors, or “a-dash” — those who are contracted through temp agencies.
V-dash workers, prior to this policy change, could work indefinitely, until the project they were hired for ends. They could also be hired onto another v-dash position immediately after their last project ends.
So for v-dash workers, the new policy means that, whereas they could work indefinitely before, they will now have to take a 6-month break if their work requires access to Microsoft buildings or its corporate network.
A-dash workers, prior to this policy change, could work up to a year, after which they were required to take a 100-day break.
For a-dash workers, the new policy means that the amount of time they can work continuously has been extended, from a year to 18 months, but the break they are required to take, if their job requires network or building access, is now doubled.
“We’re already aware of the fact that we’re not FTEs [full-time equivalent employees]. We don’t need another reminder,” said one v-dash employee who asked not to be named. “A lot of the contractors are starting to look for new positions. Maybe that’s what they [Microsoft] want. Maybe they just want to make it easier for us to leave on our own.”
Microsoft couched the changes in terms of better protection for its intellectual property and confidential information.
“While network and building access may be required to effectively complete project work, we often have effective means of working together without granting access,” according to the memo sent from the company’s Global Procurement team. “This policy will help our sponsors to make thoughtful decisions regarding network and building access to strengthen protection of Microsoft’s confidential communication.”
Microsoft spokesman Mark Murray said: “The new policy does not affect their [contractors’] work. It affects card key access and access to the Microsoft network. If a v-dash does not require access to the internal Microsoft corporate network or card key access to Microsoft buildings, then they can work on Microsoft projects indefinitely.”
It is unclear how many of these contract workers would be able to work on Microsoft projects without access to the network or buildings — or if that’s even possible. That is something that will be evaluated in the next 18 months under the new policy, Murray said.
He said the new policy was designed, in part, to “help employees make thoughtful choices” about whom they grant network and building access to. “It’s not clear that all of the access to the corporate network that’s currently been granted is absolutely necessary for people to do their work,” Murray said. “It’s more been granted out of habit or out of default.”
He acknowledged that “the company does want to carefully consider the volume of our use of external staff. But this particular policy is focused on protecting our confidential information and intellectual property.”
Another category of external staff — those working for outsourced supply companies such as those providing cafeteria workers and front-desk staff — do not fall under this new policy. Those workers can work year-round without the required 6-month break in access.
Additionally, the new policy also affects any Microsoft employee (FTE) who left the company on or after July 1. Such former employees will now have to take a minimum 6-month break from access before they can begin an assignment as a vendor or temp for the company.
Here’s the memo from the Microsoft Global Procurement team to external staffing agencies. And here’s a memo sent by the company to internal employees who sponsor external staff (such as contractors who work for vendors and temp agencies).
[Update July 20: I asked Microsoft whether the new policy applies to external staff overseas as well. Company spokesman Mark Murray said: “We began this change in the U.S. because that is where our largest presence is, but we do plan to roll out this policy change globally, subject to local law.]
Information in this blog post, originally published July 19, was corrected later that day. A previous version of this post had incorrectly quoted Microsoft spokesman Mark Murray as saying a new policy on external staff’s access to Microsoft buildings and networks was designed, in part, to “help employees make helpful choices” about who is granted access. Murray actually said the new policy was designed, in part, to “help employees make thoughtful choices” about who is granted access.
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Mérieau, Eugénie
Dr. Eugénie Mérieau joined the Alexander von Humboldt Chair of Comparative Constitutionalism at the University of Göttingen in 2017.
Eugénie Mérieau studied Law, Political Science, and Oriental Languages and Civilizations at the Universities of Sorbonne, Sciences Po, and the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations in Paris. In 2017, she completed her PhD on "Thai Constitutionalism and Legal Transplants: a study of Kingship". From 2014 to 2017, she held research and teaching positions at Sciences Po in Paris and Thammasat University in Bangkok and was twice a visitor at the Centre for Asian Legal Studies, National University of Singapore. She has lived for eight years in Asia where she held several positions including researcher for the King Prajadhipok's Institute under the Thai Parliament and consultant for the Asia-Pacific Office of the International Commission of Jurists.
Eugénie Mérieau's research interests focus on Law and the State, Constitutional transplants and Authoritarian constitutionalism, especially in the Asian context.
Summary of Project:
Dual states and Constitutionalism: Theory from Southeast Asia
The objective of this research project is to develop new insights about the politics of the rule of law based on experiences of constitutionalization in Southeast Asia. Prominent scholars of law have highlighted the dualistic character of the state, contrasting the “normative” (rule of law) state with a “prerogative” (arbitrary) state (Fraenkel 1942), and the legal system that operates in “normal” circumstances versus the legal system that operates in times of “emergency” (Ferejohn and Pasquino 2004). In a similar vein, this research project will theorize the existence of a “deep constitution” embedded in the “visible” constitutional framework that regulates a “deep state” that is in permanent coexistence and competition with the “regular” state.
In order to do this, it will use an in-depth case study of Thailand, currently the only full fledged military dictatorship in the world, as its point of departure. The judicial and military dismissals of almost all elected leaders throughout Thailand’s political history has sparked debate about the existence of a “deep state” opposed to the rise of electoral politics, autonomous from the elected government, and endowed with veto powers over it. In contrast with conventional understandings of the deep state as a shadowy network of security agencies and their operatives, this project approaches the deep state as one that is grounded in law. In the Thai case, the deep state arguably developed out of provisions for martial law that were enacted in 1914, and which have subsequently been built into the modern constitutional order. In order to extend the research beyond Thailand, this project will analyze the emergency or “raison d’état” provisions found in other constitutional systems in Southeast Asia. The analytical implications of the project is that rather than focusing on whether states are liberal or non-liberal, democratic or authoritarian, this approach places states on a continuum, based on the potentialities offered by the emergency provisions found in different constitutional orders.
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WP3 Working Paper - The State - Contesting the Liberal State in Southeast Asia
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Megan Lemley
Leah Levine
Deborah Skolnik
Nancy Weislogel
CLASS YEAR: 2003
VOICE PART: Alto 2
MAJOR: Music & Psychology
CURRENT CITY: New York, NY
JOB: COO, Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Megan Lemley became COO at Brooklyn Youth Chorus in 2017 where she serves as chief business manager and leads the operation of the Chorus' School Programs, Training Divisions, and Performing Ensembles. Megan came to Brooklyn Youth Chorus from The New York Philharmonic. There she first managed the Philharmonic Schools Program before becoming Director of Special Projects where she led a multi-year initiative to attract the next generation of audiences, managed partner relationships for the orchestra's new music festival, and supported strategic decision making across the organization. Prior to joining the Philharmonic, Megan worked as a Strategy Consultant at Accenture in their Communications, Media, Technology practice and began her professional career at The New York Pops as Education Manager.
Megan is a lifelong choral singer having developed her passion for arts management in college as General Manager for the Cornell University Chorus where she currently serves as a member of the Alumnae Advisory Council. She is also a trustee and singer in the chamber choir, Ensemble Companio.
Megan holds a B.A. in Music and Psychology from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in Strategic Management.
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Q&A: UCLA alumna Chauntae Pink discusses starring in play ‘Bulrusher’
By Pauline Yang
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Chauntae Pink plays the character of Vera, a troubled teenager from Alabama, in the Skylight Theatre production of Eisa Davis' "Bulrusher." (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Chauntae Pink’s professional theater career started with an unexpected Facebook message.
After hours of volunteering with Lower Depth Theater Ensemble in Los Angeles, Pink finally got her opportunity to perform onstage when one of the theater’s founders asked her via Facebook to audition for the company’s newest production, “Bulrusher.”
A 2011 alumna of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, Pink debuted last month at the Los Angeles Skylight Theatre in “Bulrusher,” a play written by playwright and actress Eisa Davis and directed by Nataki Garrett, associate artistic director at the CalArts Center for New Performances. The storyline centers around a multiracial orphan who comes of age in a predominantly white town in the 1950s and enters a journey of self-discovery with the help of Vera, a troubled black girl from Birmingham, Alabama.
The Daily Bruin’s Pauline Yang spoke to Pink about her early interest in acting, her involvement in “Bulrusher” and her experiences as an actress, from being a guest star on “2 Broke Girls” to a co-star on “Franklin & Bash.”
Daily Bruin: How did your experiences growing up lead you to choose a career path in acting?
Chauntae Pink: I actually started acting in Atlanta, Georgia during church plays, and I really liked it. From there on, I transferred schools and started going to the School of the Performing Arts in Atlanta, and decided I would major in theater. That’s when I moved to California to major in theater at UCLA, and it just kind of took off from there.
DB: What was your experience at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television like?
CP: It was awesome. I studied restoration and Shakespeare and anything and everything that I could get my hands on.
DB: How did you hear about “Bulrusher?”
CP: I heard about (it) through Lower Depth Theatre. I was actually a huge fan of theirs when they started their company a few years ago. I tried to volunteer for every event they had going on, and I was fortunate enough to do a stage reading with them. It was about a year later that I got a Facebook message from Yvonne (Huff), one of the founders of the company and she asked me to come out and audition for the role of Vera, and I happily accepted and was blessed enough to get the role.
DB: What was it like to be a part of a theater production for “Bulrusher?”
CP: Oh, it was so cool. I hadn’t really done much theater since I graduated UCLA in 2011. It was like a brand new experience and I really appreciated the journey of it because it was so challenging and amazing to work with such a talented cast. It was cool to get to really know my character and have to dig deep and figure out her background and what she’s trying to do in the play. It took a long time and I really appreciated the process.
DB: Can you tell me a little about your character, Vera, in “Bulrusher?”
CP: Vera is a Southern young lady from Alabama. She’s 18 years old, and a bit more on the reserved side. She’s seen some things and been through some things in Birmingham at a time where there was a lot of unrest going on due to the civil rights movement. She was discriminated against … she comes into the “Bulrusher” story having fled Birmingham to escape (her past).
DB: How were you able to relate to your character?
CP: I think everyone knows what it feels like not knowing how to take the pressure of life, and to feel like there are things about yourself that you have to hide. I really feel like it’s a coming-of-age story for Vera because she’s running away from herself, from her past and from her situation.
DB: How would you compare performing in front of a live audience, like in “Bulrusher,” versus performing on television, like in “2 Broke Girls” and “Franklin & Bash?”
CP: Theater and multi-camera shows are really similar in the rehearsal process and, at the end of it, there’s a performance and audience that gets to laugh with you and cry with you. That’s why I love doing shows (like “2 Broke Girls” and “Franklin & Bash”) so much, because it’s like, ‘Ta-da, look at what I did.’ It’s an exchange and that’s the best part about it. It’s like a communion of sorts. The difference is that in theater, the process is a little longer.
DB: In the future, would you want to do more theater, or film and television?
CP: I’m a businessperson, but I’m an artist first. And you do theater for the love of it, the love of the craft. I personally get so much more joy and fulfillment and satisfaction from theater because it has so much more to do with the art, whereas with television, in my personal experience, has a lot more to do with techniques and angles. I want to do film, television, theater, musicals, anything that I can get my hands on that gives me a creative outlet.
Compiled by Pauline Yang, A&E; contributor.
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LGBTQ Intergenerational Group seeks to broaden diversity, perspective of its participants
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The group invites LGBTQ individuals
as well as their family and friends.
Members of the LGBTQ Intergenerational Group that meets at Stockton University’s Manahawkin Instructional Site in Stafford Township are hoping to draw more participants, especially younger individuals. The group, hosted by Stockton’s Center on Successful Aging the second Thursday of every month, from 10 a.m. to noon, is typically attended by three to four couples in their mid-50s to early 70s. While they find comfort in connecting with other like-minded individuals their own age, most of them said they want the group to include a more diverse age range. So far, the group doesn’t consist of enough different generations, which the members believe would help broaden their perspective.
“We know there’s a need in this area (for this type of group) because there’s nothing else here, but we don’t seem to be drawing what we need,” said Gina Maguire, SCOSA program assistant, who noted there are more opportunities available in northern Ocean County and beyond.
The current participants, most of whom declined to provide their identities due to fear of discrimination, said they’d like to share some of their wisdom with younger folk about growing up as an LGBTQ individual in a less accepting time.
Group member Earl Lewis, 64, of Little Egg Harbor, who was recently elected as treasurer for the board of trustees at the senior living community where he resides as an openly gay man, said he was fired from his job at a museum in New York in the late 1990s due to his “inappropriate lifestyle.” Since then, he said, he’s decided to live life as “an open book.”
“I think our life experiences have taught us to either guard our private lives, or, in my case, I have kind of an ‘f-you’ attitude,” he said. “If you don’t like who I am, that’s fine; you don’t have to. But you’re going to know me as I truly am. It’s only a part of who I am, but you’re going to know the whole picture.
“You have no idea how painful it is to be fired for something you have no control over and has no bearing on your ability to do your job. So I wasn’t going to waste my time,” he added.
Other attendees of the group, who had faced similar issues at work, said there are big differences in how older gay people handle these issues compared to younger gay people since the culture has become much more accepted by newer generations. But the younger generations didn’t fight the fight, the members said. They don’t share the history.
Ocean County itself has a history of prejudice, one member noted, referring to the “Freeheld” saga, when Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office police lieutenant Laurel Hester was denied by the Ocean County Board of Freeholders the right to transfer her pension benefits to her domestic partner after being diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2005.
The history of gay rights in New Jersey and across the nation has been a hot topic of discussion at the group's recent meetings. Last week, the members shared their concerns about the upcoming national election and how it could impact the progress of the LGBTQ community as a whole. While most of the members believe they haven’t faced any oppression in the local region, some of them said they’d be wary of putting up a gay flag on their lawn, especially considering the area’s largely conservative outlook.
But the group isn’t just about sharing war stories or discussing politics. It’s also a great place for LGBTQ individuals to talk about new books and movies surrounding the culture as well as to share educational information.
Edith Giberson, who initially started the group in February as part of her master’s degree program in social work at Monmouth University to help further human rights and social justice in the area, noted there are many gaps in LGBTQ healthcare. For instance, she said, the closest assisted-living facilities geared toward LGBTQ individuals are in Philadelphia and the Bronx.
“There’s a lottery to get in, and it’s really difficult. And neither of them are in New Jersey,” noted Maguire, who added that, according to a recent Monmouth University study, many doctor’s offices claim not to have any LGBTQ patients or say they simply treat everybody the same.
“But it’s different,” Maguire stated. “It’s not the same. It’s like being colorblind. It doesn’t work like that. People have been treated poorly because they have a partner instead of a husband or wife. There really is a disparity in care.”
Mostly, however, the members of the group are just looking to share a safe place with other LGBTQ individuals. It’s always safer to talk within “your own community” than to be spouting those thoughts and feelings to a straight audience, one member said. Plus there’s a sense of camaraderie. Some of the members grab lunch together after the meetings or meet up for other outside occasions.
To make it easier for other people to attend, the group expects to hold Saturday meetings in the winter, when the new Bay Avenue Community Center opens in town. LGBTQ individuals and their families and friends are invited to attend.
For more information about the group, visit stockton.edu.
Posted by Seas the Day at Wednesday, September 14, 2016 No comments:
Beach Haven School’s new superintendent getting students involved with local library, knitting
Carl Krushinski, the new superintendent of the Beach Haven School, which opened for its first day of the new school year last Wednesday, is focused on more than just the students’ day-to-day classroom education. He hopes to help foster the district’s already tight-knit bond by getting the children involved in more community-focused projects and outings such as having the students take regular trips to the Beach Haven Public Library.
When Krushinski started as superintendent in July, he was offered an opportunity to be a part of the local library committee, which he said has given him insight into some of the other aspects of town, including the need for the students to become more involved with the facility.
Beach Haven School students will get to interact
with the library's knitting group in the future.
“Over the last three years the prior superintendent didn’t really let the students go to the public library, so one thing that I decided to do this year is give some of the grades actual library time to get a library card and check out books and be a part of all that,” Krushinski stated.
Students in kindergarten through third grade will get to spend time at the library during the regular school day at least once a month, he noted.
Krushinski is also acting with the school board to help restore the school’s own library, which he said used to be more extensive before it was “dismantled a bit” during the last few years. The school board and library committee will be working together over the next three years to rebuild the collection of books.
The superintendent hopes to also join forces with the public library’s local knitting group to encourage more of a connection between the students and the community’s older citizens. An avid knitter himself, Krushinski said the art form is great for improving hand-eye coordination as well as to practice counting. He said he learned how to knit many years ago while working at an elementary school in Plumstead Township, where it was taught to help students with ADHD.
“We found that when they knit, it helps them to focus and keep their hands busy, which I thought was a great idea,” Krushinski stated. “Over the years I’ve wanted to make this more available to students that have never had the opportunity. So now with this local club right down the road, I think we can get something going.
“The way I look at Beach Haven, the community stands behind its school 100 percent. But there’s very little opportunity for people that don’t have children in school anymore to participate. So this, I think, will be a great connection between the kids and some older adults,” he added.
Down the line, Krushinski would like to get the students involved in knitting projects that can be donated to the hospital or a homeless shelter to help cultivate stewardship among the children.
“I think there’s a lot of potential down the road for that,” he said. “It’s a great skill because it’s something the students can do whenever they have some down time, so it gets them away from electronics.”
In the meantime, Krushinski said he is concentrating on moving through the school year and making recommendations as needed. He hopes to maintain a “really positive interaction” with the students and their families as well as the overall community.
“It’s been great so far,” he said. “Everyone has been very informative and helpful. We had a great first day from beginning to end, and everything went extremely well. It’s just one big family.”
Posted by Seas the Day at Tuesday, September 13, 2016 No comments:
Setting the pool heater is just a tap away with a smartphone
It’s no secret that Long Beach Island is one of the best places to spend the dog days of summer. But residents and visitors of the area also know that the cooler weather during the fall season presents its own special outdoor experience, especially if it includes relaxing in a heated pool.
With Pentair’s ScreenLogic interface now offered at Hutchison Fiberglass Pools and Spa in Surf City, the convenience of setting the pool heater to the perfect temperature is just a tap away with a smartphone. The plug-in system allows users with an Apple or Android phone to control a pool’s functions and other outdoor systems from anywhere in the world.
Photo via Hutchison Pools
A pool in Beach Haven is heated up before
vacationers even arrive at the home.
“Anything you want to have outside – pool or garden lights, outdoor speakers – you wire it up to this box and it’s controlled on your iPhone,” said Joe Hutchison, owner of Hutchison Pools. “It’s basically the same system people have in their homes to control their TVs and their lights and everything, only it’s for a pool.”
Hutchison decided to offer the product to customers after seeing it featured at the Pool and Spa Show in Atlantic City in January. Although the product came out a few years ago, he said “it really blew up this year.” It’s especially useful for seasonal homeowners who’d like to have their pool heated up by the time they arrive for a weekend visit, or if residents are coming back from vacation or even just from the store.
“Instead of people who are on their way down and want their heater turned on calling us to do it, now they can do it themselves. So it gives them more control over their system,” Hutchison said. “You can program it to come on and do whatever you want at any time.”
The easy-to-use technology is great for making sure everything’s turned off when rushing out the door, he added. The interface also offers peace of mind since it can be used to make sure everything’s working properly. The program can even check the salt level of the pool, though pool chemicals cannot be monitored.
Email and text message alerts are immediately sent out if there’s a problem so it can be taken care of right away. Hutchison staff work up and down LBI every day and can immediately respond to issues. The company monitors about 200 pools weekly throughout the season.
Using the ScreenLogic interface requires having Pentair’s EasyTouch automation system, which Hutchison’s has been installing in the area for 10 years. The full Pentair package costs about $2,500 altogether and comes with a complete three-year warranty, Hutchison noted.
About 20 to 25 of the plug-ins have been installed by Hutchinson’s this season, and the local business expects to sell more in the future.
“Everybody who has it loves it,” Hutchison stated, noting he and his son, Joey, who also works for the company, both have the systems installed at their homes.
Hutchison said he loves the convenience of operating it by phone instead of through a remote control that requires batteries, which is also an available option.
“You have your phone on you at all times, so it’s nice to be outside when you’re having a big party and just go on your phone and change colors and do stuff like that,” he said. “I even have the remote, and I just don’t use it anymore. It’s all through my iPhone.”
For more information, visit hutchisonfiberglasspools.com or call 609-361-0202.
This article was published in HomeFront.
Posted by Seas the Day at Friday, September 09, 2016 No comments:
Beach Haven’s Essex Avenue beach closed due to severe erosion from Hermine
Photo by Gretchen Coyle
Storm surges eroded the sand up to
the dunes at the Essex Avenue beach.
While Tropical Storm Hermine fortunately didn’t hit Long Beach Island with severely devastating conditions as initially predicted by some weather forecasters, Beach Haven’s recently replenished beaches were impacted by the strong storm surges.
“All the beaches had a good bit of erosion. Maybe about a quarter to an eighth of what they put down was taken back,” said Beach Haven Police Sgt. Tom Medel.
The replenishment work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and state Department of Environmental Protection’s post-Superstorm Sandy project was conducted in Beach Haven by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. this past May and June.
The borough’s Essex Avenue beach was the most harshly affected by Hermine, with erosion all the way up to the dune fencing. On Monday the local police department closed off the beach entrance due to a 2-foot drop-off.
“We were afraid that somebody was just going to not see it in the dark or low lighting and possibly hurt themselves,” Medel said.
Although street flooding can also be an issue in town during storms, the borough experienced only very minor flooding.
“We got lucky that way,” Medel stated.
If the storm had created a major issue for the town, local emergency personnel were ready for action.
“We dodged a bullet, but we were prepared,” said Jim White, borough council president.
White, along with Bill Tromm, head of Beach Haven’s Emergency Operations Center, attended a briefing on the storm at the Ocean County Sheriff's Department Office of Emergency Management in Berkeley Township Sunday night. The meeting, led by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and DEP Commissioner Bob Martin, was held so state and local officials could discuss the different commodities that were available if necessary.
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Home / Uncategorized / Florida hit-and-run causes chaos on I-4
Two lives were lost and even more were forever changed early this past Sunday morning in a Florida hit-and-run. The incident started as a motorcycle accident which occurred at approximately 4:30 in the morning on Oct. 16, 2011.
A 2007 Ford Explorer was traveling on Interstate 4 between Interstate 95 and State Road 44. It came up behind the motorcycle and stuck it in the back end. The motorcycle rider and 32-year-old female passenger were ejected from the vehicle.
The motorcycle and the passenger skidded across the highway and came to a rest on the shoulder. The motorcycle rider landed in the middle of the highway and was run over by two oncoming vehicles whose drivers were unable to stop in time to avoid the accident victim.
A fifth vehicle was able to take evasive measures, but the speed at which they were taken caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. It struck a tree along the roadside and burst into flames. All passengers in the car were able to get out on time. The motorcycle rider died at the scene. The passenger later died as a result of the injuries sustained in the accident.
Springfield auto accident attorneys reported that the two vehicles who ran over the victim stopped and remained on the scene to assist with the investigation. The driver of the Ford Explorer fled the scene. A woman was found with the Explorer approximately 5 miles away. Investigators have not confirmed whether she was the driver but reported that she remains a “person of interest.”
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Teaching the Legacy #37- e-Newsletter for Holocaust Educators - The Holocaust in France
Authors: Yad Vashem - The International School for Holocaust Studies .
This issue of "Teaching the Legacy" - The e-newsletter for Holocaust Educators, addresses this subject from several perspectives: A historical review of the Holocaust of the French Jews, and an article about the Jewish resistance, present the highly complex nature of the persecution of the Jews in France during the war; an interview with members of the Alumim association describes the important work of this survivors organization; and another interview with Dora Weinberger, a survivor from France, depicts a personal side of life in occupied France.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2019
Eleven Hundred French Jewish High School Students Celebrate Hanukkah in Jerusalem
Authors: eJewish Philanthropy
Eleven hundred high school seniors from twenty-five Jewish schools across France celebrated the third night of Hanukkah (Thursday, December 18, 2014) in Jerusalem. Participants enjoyed performances by Israeli singer-songwriter Yonatan Razel and IDF Chief Cantor Lt. Col. Shai Abramson, accompanied by the IDF Rabbinate Troupe. Bac Bleu Blanc (“High School Seniors in Blue and White”) is a program run by The Jewish Agency for Israel, with the support of Keren Hayesod-UIA, that brings French Jewish high school seniors to Israel on a one-week educational trip every winter.
In Jerusalem, a School for Ultra-Orthodox Who Don’t Quite Fit In
Authors: Tucker Nati
Rabbi Dov Rozman runs a revolutionary school, Amalenu, for young men, who can’t adapt to the world of yeshiva learning. Quietly, and avoiding controversy, he tailors his program to devote more hours to math and technology than to religious study.
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News about granted funds for stage 4
The Swedish Energy Agency has granted Swedish Electromobility Centre, SEC, funds for Stage 4, which runs from 1 July 2019 and four years to come. This gives us the opportunity to continue the Swedish Electromobility Centres important work to act as a catalyst for new vehicle technology.
Our mission is to continue to contribute to sustainable mobility by developing strategically important knowledge and expertise in the electric and hybrid vehicle area to strengthen and support the Swedish automotive industry. In stage four, we will focus on five thematic areas: system studies and methods, electrical machines, drive systems and charging, energy storage (including fuel cells), electromobility in society and collaboration between vehicles and the electricity grid. The centre will strengthen cross-border research and collaboration between industry and academia. The goal is to make the vehicle fleet more energy efficient with a more gentle environmental impact.
“Starting this year, the SEC is expanding its focus to powerfully including the power grid impact of electric vehicles. It’s very exciting. An electric vehicle fleet of the extent that we will have within the next 10 years has a significant impact not only on energy outlets from the electricity system but also on power balance and, not least, the interaction with renewable electricity production. The SEC takes the overall responsibility that will affect both the charging infrastructure and the grid components as well as the country’s electricity generation ”. – Mats Alaküla, theme manager for Electric machines and fuel.
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China spearheads mobile payment
Updated: Nov 8,2018 11:51 AM english.gov.cn
Premier Li Keqiang and six leaders of major international financial institutions co-chaired the third “1+6” roundtable meeting in Beijing on Nov 6.
At the meeting, one leader raised a query about China’s approach to obtain momentous progress in mobile payment.
Although the fundamental technologies of mobile payment originated from developed countries, China has made unprecedented progress in this field, the Premier said.
“We used to be surrounded by various concerns about the potential risks of mobile payment when it started, but the Chinese government decided to give a go of it, with inclusive and prudent administrative methods,” Premier Li said.
Inclusive and prudent administrative methods, the Premier added, can be compared to crossing the river by feeling the stones. In the meantime, the government will allow the industry to develop with optimum autonomy and help make constant tweaks along the way.
It’s noteworthy that online transactions, compared to cash ones, are way more manageable by virtue of its traceable records. With mobile payment being increasingly widely available in China, substantial convenience has been ushered in transactions.
Apart from inclusive and prudent administrative methods, the bank industry was deterred from a monopoly during China’s development of mobile payment.
Since small enterprises and individual citizens make up the majority of the beneficiary community, mobile payment could also promote inclusive finance and equality, Premier Li said.
China’s thriving digital economy, including mobile payment, drew the attention of many international finance institution leaders.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim fully affirmed China’s innovative application of digital economy to regions in abject poverty.
The rocketing development of e-commerce in Southwest China’s Guizhou province was laudable, Kim said. He found it a remarkable approach to alleviate poverty.
The Premier talked about a couple he met in Guizhou at the meeting: “They couldn’t even make ends meet while working in eastern cities, and now they can earn 30,000 yuan a month by selling local agricultural products to the world on e-commerce platforms after coming back home to Guizhou.”
“The capital market allows local people to acquire more capital and access to the market through e-commerce, which reduces the local poverty rate and reflects the benefits of free trade,” Kim said.
He added that the rapid development of China’s economy has attracted worldwide attention, and what is more astonishing is its commitment to benefit the people in its development.
The World Bank will continue to develop cooperative relations with China and promote China’s experience in these areas, he said.
It is hard to achieve great benefits without combining innovation with the market, Premier Li said, adding that a huge market will be needed for the commercialization and wide adoption of mobile payments, and China is the largest market around the world.
The huge market not only provides abundant business opportunities, but also forces the escalation of technology research and development, he added.
He also emphasized that China is willing to strengthen cooperation in financial technology innovation with developed countries, and strictly protect intellectual property rights (IPR) to create a business environment that is more conducive to innovation and cooperation.
The Premier said cases should be treated individually, while emphasizing the importance of protecting IPRs.
The original innovative IPRs must not be violated, but some knowledge and technology can be made available to the public through an open-source approach, which may expand the market and bring greater benefits to enterprises, Premier Li said.
The Premier also promised that China will definitely strengthen IPR protection to preserve the legitimate rights of original innovative enterprises and promote China’s transformation and upgrading.
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SEAN NA NA
Sean Na Na is the guitar pop project of Sean Tillmann (a.k.a. Har Mar Superstar). It started as a solo outlet for Sean's songs that didn't quite fit with his noise band Calvin Krime in 1998. Since then, the project evolved into a full band with a rotating cast of characters from all over the musical map. The masses really started to take notice when Mary Lou Lord and Sean teamed up on a split EP for Kill Rock Stars in 2000. Family Trees: Or CoPe We Must (2007) is the third full-length outing of the band. The title of the album reflects the familial nature of Sean Na Na's group of friends. FYI: the title is also a blatant drug reference. "CoPe We Must" is actually short for Coke-Peppered Weed Mustache. Childish? Yes. Radical? Indeed.
The album was a labor of love spanning many sessions at The Bubble (Austin, TX), Jackpot! (Portland, OR), and Hangar 1018 (Los Angeles) with Sean producing all of the sessions. When all was ready for mixing, John Goodmanson was enlisted, and the two headed into the Magic Shop (NYC) to put the finishing touches on. The band on this recording is a diverse bunch including long-time collaborator Lucky Jeremy, Tony Bevilacqua (The Distillers, The Drips), Patrick Costello (Dillinger 4), Ben Webster (Attack Formation, Total Sound Group), and Dave Hernandez (The Shins). Maria and Kate Taylor, Greg Dulli (Twilight Singers, Afghan Whigs), and many more friends stopped by the studio to lend an extra voice or hand clap when necessary.
Sean Na Na has an extensive touring history. They have shared the stage with The Strokes, The Hold Steady, Ted Leo, The Rakes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Like, and a long, laundry list of others that most of the band can't remember. The memory loss is most likely due to the fact that the band plays a lot of it's shows historically wasted... which is an extension of their party hard/work hard ethic. It's all for your entertainment. The line-up changes tour to tour, but most of the album's collaborators show up on stage and new members Denver Dalley (Desaparecidos, Statistics) and Justin Chearno (Panthers, Turing Machine) have joined the rotation as well. Most recently Fab from The Strokes joined the band on a worldwide mission to share the Na Na Noise.
And the Na Na Noise is…? Sean Na Na, when pressed to find a likeness to their sound the band, would probably say they sound like early Elvis Costello and The Replacements throwing up on tape the morning after an all-night bender.
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NICK BLOOD presents A Tribute to the Musical Life of Nick Patrick Thompson
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Home» 2018 » April 2018 » Commemorative Plaque Placed in Honor of Saidie Patterson
Commemorative Plaque Placed in Honor of Saidie Patterson
On Thursday, March 8th, a commemorative blue plaque was unveiled by the Ulster History Circle on the front wall of Shankill Road Methodist Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland in honour of Ms Saidie Patterson. Ms Patterson was the first recipient of the World Methodist Peace Award in 1977, and a faithful member of the congregation. Blue plaques are much coveted signs of recognition of a person or persons associated with the location where any plaque is placed.
Revd Dr Harold Good (left) and Gillian Kingston (WMC Vice-President)
During the morning’s proceedings, those present were able to see the medallion awarded to Ms Patterson, brought from the Methodist Archives for the occasion. Among those present was the Revd Dr Harold Good, another recipient of the Peace Award (2007).
The plaque was unveiled by Baroness May Blood, who spoke movingly of her old friend, describing her as ‘a feisty (spirited or assertive) wee woman…who had her own ideas about things.’
Gillian Kingston, Vice President of the World Methodist Council, was invited to address the gathering and spoke about the Award, and, in particular, about its significant Irish associations.
The vision for a World Methodist Peace Award came from the Revd Dr Eric Gallagher of the Methodist Church in Ireland. Articulated at the World Methodist Council meeting in Dublin in 1976, and taken forward by Dr Stanley Leyland, it was decided that the first award should be to an Irish person. Two other Irish persons have received the award: the late Gordon Wilson of Enniskillen for his amazing faith and irenic attitude following the murder of his daughter, and the Revd Dr Harold Good for his peace diplomacy both in Ireland and in other parts of the world.
The Methodist Church in Ireland nominated one of the co-recipients of the 2017 Peace Award, OPCEMI (the Methodist Church in Italy), on the basis of that church’s prophetic and courageous work among refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea and landing on Italian shores.
The Vice President commented that ‘this was an excellent event where the local Methodist community and the World Methodist Council intersected and we were able to celebrate the courage, creativity and consistency of an individual.’
About Saidie Patterson:
Born in 1904, and one of a number of children, Saidie Patterson experienced tragedy early in her life when her mother died in childbirth, the family being unable to afford a doctor’s fee. When Saidie was 14, she started work in Ewart’s linen mill and, from the start, she fought for better working conditions. In 1940, she called for unionization of the workforce and, when this was refused, called a strike which lasted seven weeks. By the end of that year, wages had increased and holiday pay had been introduced.
When the period known as ‘The Troubles’ started in Northern Ireland in the late 1960’s, Saidie Patterson was at the forefront of those trying to bring peace and reconciliation across community boundaries; she played an important role in the work of the Peace People. For this, she received the first World Methodist Peace Award. Within hours of receiving the Award, she got the news that a great-nephew had been killed in a sectarian attack.
Saidie Patterson once famously remarked that the Lord has given each of us two ears and one mouth and these should be used in that proportion!
She died in 1985.
British Methodist Leaders Issue Statement on Recent Violence on Gaza-Israel Border
Wesley House Cambridge Partners with Africa University
The Principal, The Revd Dr Jane Leach (left) is pictured…
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I've been sick in bed all day, so now that I've risen from the dead, I present a random rundown of today's happenings:
Imams spur cartoon violence: Nat Hentoff writes that the most egregious cartoons featuring Mohammed——"Muhammad as a demonic pedophile; Muhammad with a pig snout; a Muslim at prayer raped by a dog"—wasn't among the 12 that ran in the Danish newspaper. "Imams in Denmark toured the Middle East with these additional cartoons... to show, they said, the degree of hatred in Denmark of Muslims," which is why cartoons that ran in September are sparking worldwide riots in February.
Worth a veto? Bush has never used his veto powers, but he's threatened to take the maiden voyage by blocking emergency legislation that would prevent a company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates from taking over port security duties at key American ports. Politicians of both parties, from Michael Bloomberg and Bill Frist to New York's Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Peter King, have expressed alarm at allowing port security to be run by a company based in Dubai, the "logistical hub" (and major source of financing) of the 9/11 hijackers. A little investigation couldn't hurt, but why's Bush so adamant? Could the White House's ties to the company have something to do with it?
A lightbulb moment: A bright idea via WorldChanging: a Long Island science teacher is leading his class in providing every kid in America with a compact fluorescent light bulb. If they succeed, they'll help us save $2.3 billion in energy costs. Who can fork over the dough needed? Why, Oprah, of course (and those who watch her). Send her a letter requesting her show features "Mr. Luna's Bright Idea."
TNT-eating fungi? From NewScientist: "When explosives are used for mining or demolition, some may fail to detonate and get lost in the rubble. [Inventor Robert] Riggs reckons the remedy could be to mix pellets of dormant fungal spores in with the explosive charge before inserting the wick into the explosive package. The dry spores lie dormant while the explosives are in storage and, if the charge detonates as intended, will get blown to smithereens. But if the explosive fails to detonate, water from the air should migrate down the wick and into the charge. The spores should then germinate and devour the charge, rendering it harmless."
The O'Reilly Faker: In a longstanding feud with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof challenged O'Reilly to demonstrate his "traditional values" by assessing the horror in Darfur first hand so he could use his "talents for an important cause." Through his readers, Kristof has raised over $725,000 for the trip. But O'Reilly calls Kristof's efforts a "gimmick" and says he won't go: "I do three hours of daily news analysis on TV and radio. There's no way I can go to Africa."
Heretofore unsung: Two funny things about the new Scooter Libby Defense Trust website. 1. In the banner, Libby uses a quote from Dick Cheney to vouch for his competence and talent. 2. The site heaps praise on the Indicted One thusly: "Since September 11, 2001, Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been one of the unsung heroes in fighting the war on terror..."
At least Cheney didn't shoot you? Or did he? Make your own, customized CNN story on Cheney's hunting mishap at igotshotbydickcheney.com. (Via Siva, who also got shot by Cheney.)
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Tag: FBI director’s speech
5:45 PM 10/22/2017 – FBI director’s speech
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FBI director’s speech targets mobile devices, access: ‘This is a huge, huge problem’
In a wide-ranging speech to hundreds of police leaders from across the globe, Wray also touted the FBI’s partnerships with local and federal law enforcement agencies to combat terrorism and violentcrime. “The threats that we face keep accumulating …
Sunday October 22nd, 2017 at 5:46 PM
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PHILADELPHIA — The FBI hasn’t been able to retrieve data from more than half of the mobile devices it tried to access in less than a year, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Sunday, turning up the heat on a debate between technology companies and law enforcement officials trying to recover encrypted communications.
In the first 11 months of the fiscal year, federal agents were unable to access the content of more than 6,900 mobile devices, Wray said in a speech at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Philadelphia.
“To put it mildly, this is a huge, huge problem,” Wray said. “It impacts investigations across the board — narcotics, human trafficking, counterterrorism, counterintelligence, gangs, organized crime, child exploitation.”
The FBI and other law enforcement officials have long complained about being unable to unlock and recover evidence from cellphones and other devices seized from suspects even if they have a warrant, while technology companies have insisted they must protect customers’ digital privacy.
The long-simmering debate was on display in 2016, when the Justice Department tried to force Apple to unlock an encrypted cellphone used by a gunman in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. The department eventually relented after the FBI said it paid an unidentified vendor who provided a tool to unlock the phone and no longer needed Apple’s assistance, avoiding a court showdown.
The Justice Department under President Donald Trump has suggested it will be aggressive in seeking access to encrypted information from technology companies. But in a recent speech, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein stopped short of saying exactly what action it might take.
“I get it, there’s a balance that needs to be struck between encryption and the importance of giving us the tools we need to keep the public safe,” Wray said.
In a wide-ranging speech to hundreds of police leaders from across the globe, Wray also touted the FBI’s partnerships with local and federal law enforcement agencies to combat terrorism and violent crime.
“The threats that we face keep accumulating, they are complex, they are varied,” Wray said, describing threats from foreign terror organizations and homegrown extremists.
Wray also decried a potential “blind spot” for intelligence gathering if Congress doesn’t reauthorize an intelligence surveillance law set to expire at the end of the year. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows the government to collect information about militants, people suspected of cybercrimes or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and other foreign targets outside the United States.
Intelligence and law enforcement officials say the act is vital to national security.
A section of the act permits the government, under the oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, to target non-Americans outside the United States.
“If it doesn’t get renewed or reauthorized, essentially in the form that it already is, we’re about to get another blind spot,” Wray said.
The story was written by Michael Balsamo of the Associated Press. Writer Sadie Gurman in Washington contributed to this report.
Lindsey Graham: The Trump administration has ‘a blind spot on Russia I still can’t figure out’ – Business Insider
Sunday October 22nd, 2017 at 12:54 PM
Russia Helping Trump – Google News
Lindsey Graham: The Trump administration has ‘a blind spot on Russia I still can’t figure out’
“I think that the Trump administration is slow when it comes to Russia,” Graham said when asked why he thought the administration had not yet implemented the new sanctions against Russiathat Trump signed into law on August 2. “They have a blind spot …
11:23 AM 10/22/2017 – What is the “Khazarian Mafia (KM)”? – Trump Investigations Report
What is the “Khazarian Mafia (KM)”?
“Khazarian Mafia (KM) against America and many Middle East …” – Khazarian Mafia has Gone Mad, Follows the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror Kashmir Watch
Khazarian Mafia has Gone Mad, Follows the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror
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Sunday October 22nd, 2017 at 11:24 AM
World Bank offers to boost Libya’s ailing economy
Libyan Express–Oct 2, 2017
Second the World bank owned by the Zionists Khazarian mafia (the ones responsible for destroying Libya) never help anyone, they just create …
Jews against other Jews
Jerusalem Post Israel News–Feb 16, 2017
The antisemitic conspiracy films floating about YouTube have names like “The House of Rothschild: Khazarian Mafia Pretending to Be Jews” or …
Robert Fulford: Inside the mind of Alex Jones, your classic American …
National Post–Jun 24, 2017
The Khazarian mafia is said to be making plans that will eventually lead to World War III. Recently a well-known conspiracy monger found …
SOS, USA
Aporrea–Oct 1, 2017
La Mafia Khazaria Rothschild, luego de muchos intentos, finalmente logro enterrar sus garras en 1914, cuando crearon la Reserva Federal …
Khazarain Mafia has Gone Mad, Follows the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror
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By Sajjad Shaukat
Renowned historians agree that besides other causes, major cause of the French Revolution of 1789 was the class distinction between the privileged and the unprivileged, which rapidly increased under the reign of King Louis XVI who had continued the policy of taking out international loans, and the debt drove the country to near bankruptcy, leading to the Revolution.
They opine, “The French Revolution began because the people of France wanted to end the monarchy and aristocracy…The people signed the Declaration of the Rights of Man, which declared that all estates are equal…all men are born equal under the law…the Revolution cherished the genuine aspirations of people such as liberty, equality and justice, which became the inspiration of people not only in France, but also in Europe and from there to the whole world.”
But, this enthusiasm died, when France witnessed the era of Reign of Terror from September 1793 to July 1794. The Reign of Terror was essentially created by the radical leader of the revolution Maximilien de Robespierre.
According to a researcher, “The guillotine became the preferred method of executions and became known as “The National Razor.” Joseph Guillotine, a doctor, suggested its use for all executions, because it was a quick, painless death…The device was a large timber frame with a space at the bottom for the neck of the prisoner. At the top of the machine is a large angled blade. Once the prisoner is secured, the blade is dropped, severing the head and bringing about immediate death.”
During the Reign of Terror, the revolutionaries executed many high ranking members of France’s elite class through the guillotine which also included King Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette, Louis Philippe II, Madame Roland, and the Girondins.
The Reign of Terror was controlled by the Committee of Public Safety-the Jacobins. Robospierre ran the country and got an army of 800,000. It was the biggest army ever, in Europe, up to that time. Researchers say, “Between 20,000 and 40,000 people were executed. At their trials, they could not speak in their own defense. The victims were clergy, aristocracy, and common people. Anyone who disagreed with the Jacobins was a threat to the Republic.”
Robespierre even executed some of his fellow leaders like Danton and others who were beheaded in 1794. The Reign of Terror ended when several of the main instigators, including Robespierre and Saint-Just, were beheaded. However, the French Revolution had started to murder itself.
Regarding the Reign of Terror, David Thomsan writes, “The Terror was not an instrument of class war, and 70 percent of its victims belonged to the peasantry and laboring classes.”
According to Indian historian, V. D. Mahajin, “The Reign of Terror has been described as martial law gone mad…On 10 November [1793], Madam Roland was executed. When she mounted to the scaffold, she exclaimed: Liberty! What crimes are committed in thy name!”
By taking advantage of the Reign of Terror and unrest in the country, Napoleon Bonaparte, the French General seized the power through a coup and became head of the government as the First Consul. He later proclaimed himself Emperor of France. Quite opposite to the ideas of the French Revolution, Napoleon ruled over France by establishing a dictatorship, a monarchy and an aristocracy. He also militarized France and engaged the country in several wars.
If we take cognizance of the bloody aftermath of the French Revolution, we need to know that in the modern era, Khazarain Mafia has also gone mad and follows the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror in its worst form. This Mafia has refined the tactics of the guillotine and tortured to deaths millions of people, belonging to various nations. If guillotine resulted into quick death of persons, Kazarian Mafia’s techniques have been eliminating the human beings not only through mass murder, but also through perennial pain which may also be equated with slow poison.
As regards the historical background of the Kazarian Mafia and its connections with Israel and Zionist Jews, various writers of the Veterans Today, including Senior Auditor Gordon Duff have already exposed its evil-designs.
In this respect, under the titles, “The Hidden History of the Incredibly Evil Khazarian Mafia” and “Khazarians Then, Khazarians Now”, Preston James and Mike Harris wrote on the VT, “The curtain is now being pulled back to fully expose the Khazarian Mafia and its evil plan to infiltrate, tyrannize the whole world and eradicate all Abrahamic Religions and allow only their Babylonian Talmudism also known as Luciferianism, Satanism or ancient Baal worship…the Khazarian Mafia (KM), the World’s largest Organized Crime Syndicate that the Khazarian oligarchy morphed into by their deployment of Babylonian Money-Magick…It has been exceedingly difficult to reconstruct this hidden secret history of the KM…We have done the best we can to reconstruct it…It was Mike Harris that connected the dots and made the actual discovery of the presence of the Khazarian Mafia’s secret history and blood oath to take revenge on Russia for helping Americans win the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, and their blood oath of revenge against America and Americans for winning these wars and sustaining the Union. At the Syrian Conference on Combating Terrorism and Religious Extremism December 1, 2014—in his Keynote address, Veterans Today Senor Editor and Director Gordon Duff disclosed publicly for the first time ever that World Terrorism is actually due to a large International Organized Crime Syndicate associated with Israel…And the shock-waves from his historic speech in Damascus continue to reverberate around the world even to this very day. And now Gordon Duff has asked President Putin to release Russian Intel which will expose about 300 traitors in Congress for their serious serial felonies and statutory espionage on behalf of the Khazarian Mafia (KM) against America and many Middle East nations. We now know that the Khazarian Mafia (KM) is waging a secret war against America and Americans by the use of False-flag Gladio-style terrorism, and via the illegal and Unconstitutional Federal Reserve System, the IRS, the FBI, FEMA, Homeland Security and the TSA. We know for certain that the KM was responsible for deploying an inside-job, Gladio-style False-flag attack on America on 9-11-01, as well as the Murrah Building Bombing on April 19, 1995….Khazarians develop into a nation ruled by an evil king, who had ancient Babylonian black arts, occult oligarchs serving as his court…The leaders of the surrounding nations, especially Russia, have had so many years of complaints by their citizens that, as a group, they deliver an ultimatum to the Khazarian king…he must choose one of the three Abrahamic religions for his people…Islam, Christianity and Judaism. The Khazarian king chose Judaism, and promised to stay within the requirements laid out by the surrounding confederacy of nations led by the Russian czar. Despite his agreement and promise, the Khazarian king and his inner circle of oligarchs kept practicing ancient Babylonian black-magic, also known as Secret Satanism…Sadly, the Khazarians continued their evil ways, robbing and murdering those from surrounding countries who traveled through Khazaria. Khazarian robbers often attempted to assume their identities after they murdered these visitors, and became masters of disguises and false identities—a practice they have continued even to this very day, along with their child-sacrifice occult ceremonies, which are actually ancient Baal Worship…The Khazarian leaders had a well-developed spy network through which they obtained prior warning and escaped from Khazaria to European nations to the west, taking their vast fortune with them in gold and silver. They laid low and regrouped, while assuming new identities…To accomplish their invasion, they hired Oliver Cromwell to murder King Charles 1, and make England safe for banking again. This began the English Civil Wars which raged for nearly a decade, resulting in regicide of the royal family and hundreds of the genuine English nobility. This is how the City of London was set up as the banking capital of Europe and launched the beginning of the British Empire. The Khazarian Mafia (KM) decides to infiltrate and hijack all World Banking using Babylonian Black-Magick, also known as Babylonian Money-Magick or the secret art of making money from nothing also using the power of pernicious usury to accumulate interest…The Rothschild banksters regroup and continue their covert attempts to install their own Babylonian money-magick bank inside America. In 1913, the Rothschild KM was able to establish a beachhead by bribing crooked, treasonous members of Congress to pass the illegal, Unconstitutional Federal Reserve Act on Christmas Eve without a required quorum. The Act was then signed by a crooked, bought off President, who was a traitor to America, like the members of Congress who voted for it. The KM put an illegal, unconstitutional tax system in place, in order to make sure that Americans would have to pay for high-level USG spending, approved by a bought-off, crooked Congress and Presidential puppets, put in place by corrupt KM campaign finance…It is easy for the KM to garner enough money to elect anyone they want, because when you control a bank that is a secret major counterfeiter, you have all the money made for you that you desire…they also bribed members of Congress to approve the Internal Revenue Service, which is their private collection agency incorporated in Puerto Rico…The Bolsheviks, at the direction of the Rothschild KM, raped, tortured and mass-murdered approximately 100 million Russians, including women, children and infants. Some of the torture and bloodletting was so extreme, we are not going to mention it here in this article…They called this racially-paranoid mass Judaic delusion of world conquest, “World Zionism”, which is really a form of covert Babylonian Talmudism or Luciferianism…It is important to realize that the Rothschild KM took Germany down to nothing after WWI, created a vacuum for Fascism, and then rebuilt it, creating Naziism and installing Hitler as a counter-force to their Russian Bolshevism…Hitler became a problem for the KM when he broke free and begin acting in the interests of the German people and the free people of the world, and developed his own banking system free of the Rothschilds…We see the same thing today with the Khazarian war against Islam, because Islam forbids usury. That is why Israel is so vocal and aggressive about destroying the Islamic people of the world…The KM expected this to be a large WWII and when they supported both sides, this could be used to industrialize the whole world and maximize their bankster money-power…After WWII was finished, the Rothschild KM deployed the Cold War, and used this as an excuse to bring Nazi scientists and mind-kontrol experts to America under Operation Paperclip. This allowed them to set up a worldwide spying and espionage system that far exceeded any of their prior efforts…Under this new system, they continue to infiltrate and hijack all American institutions, including the various American church systems, Freemasonry (especially the Scottish Rite and York Rite), the US military, US Intel, and most private defense contractors, the Judiciary and most agencies of the USG, including most State governments, and both major political parties as well…The Rothschild KM was able to use their self mis-labelled, so-called “holocaust” to serve as a mind-kontrol trigger to thwart and resist any criticism of their Zionist ways.”
As a matter of fact, Jews are owners of the many big cartels of the US in particular and the world in general. Based in the US, they have been running the major multinational corporations, arms factories, five star hotels, oil companies, liquor business, banks, film industry, print and electronic media on international level. Having influence on the financial institutes like World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Jews have direct and indirect hold on the global economy. Thus, by dominating the American internal policies Khazarian Jewish Mafia has moulded country’s foreign policy for their own interests and those of Israel. By changing America into a corporate industry, they have converted the world into a corporate industry.
It is notable that after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, the US emerged as the sole superpower in the unipolar world. In consultation with his Zionist-advisers, American former President Bush, (The Senior) replaced the old bipolar order with the New World Order (NWO), with the US acting as a kind of global policeman to protect the political, economic and religious interests of the Khazarian Mafia.
In the unipolar world, even the United Nations system became an instrument of the US policy to establish American hegemony in the world. The Third World—Muslim countries were compelled to realign their domestic policies according to Washington’s dictates. In order to obtain the hidden agenda of the Khazarian Jewish Mafia, the US imposed its sudden terms of globalization such as free markets, privatization and de-nationalization etc. on the ill-prepared developing countries and the Muslim countries, which left behind shattered nations and a global financial crisis and increased poverty in most of these countries, which resulted into painful deaths of many persons due to diseases and lack of medical treatment. It further widened the gap between the poor and the rich countries or G-7 countries. The Khazarian Mafia has continued to drive the project of globalization.
Besides, America’s child-killing sanctions against Iraq and Iran; late action to curb ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, support to Israel’s aggressive occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, with vetoing any effective action by the UN to curb the Israeli state terrorism greatly annoyed the Muslims all over the world.
When President George W. Bush became the US president, he and the neo-conservatives crossed all the limits in securing the political, economic and religious interests of Israel and the Khazarian Mafia at the cost of Muslims and patriot Americans.
Once Henry Kissinger stated “legitimacy is not natural or automatic, but created.” Under the cover of the false flag operation of the 9/11, the US President Bush orchestrated the drama of global war on terror.
Bush who used the words, “crusade against the evil-doers” adding to the perception that the ongoing ‘different war’ against terrorism is actually a war against the Islamic countries also warned the world to choose sides by saying, “either you are with us or with terrorists.” It was due to employment of pressure-diplomacy on the weak states—Muslim countries like Pakistan, Indonesia, Libya etc., including almost all the Arab states joined Bush anti-terrorism war. By manipulating the 9/11 carnage, Bush also got the sympathies of almost all the major Western countries including NATO states which also joined the fake global war on terror.
During the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq (By the US-British-led forces) and after occupation, the brutal tactics of the US-led NATO like heavy air bombardment and ground shelling by the sophisticated war machinery, including special military operations and extra-judicial assassinations killed several innocent persons. Particularly, the US military strategic warlords who preferred to create a paralyzing effect of ‘shock and awe’ displayed the terrible inferno of destruction in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In case of Iraq, many of the Iraqis including some members of the former Interim Governing Council were shocked at the violence in Fallujah. Even the US weekly, ‘Newsweek’ admitted in its publication of April 19/April 26, 2004 that the US forces “used very heavy hand in Fallujah where more than 400 people were killed. Four members of the [former] Governing Council resigned in a protest against America’s crackdown in Fallujah…according to doctors figure of the deaths was impossible to check and it is more than 400…an airstrike dropped a 500 pound bomb. Arab language TV claimed that the bomb killed more than a score of civilians at prayer.”
Like Afghanistan, American soldiers also massacred several wounded people and civilians in Iraq. In November, 2004, a number of world’s televised channels including those of America showed footage of a US marine who was shooting and killing an already captive and wounded Iraqi prisoner at close range in a mosque in Fallujah where civilians had taken shelter.
Nobody can deny the fact that these were the worst examples of the US-led state terrorism or use of abnormal force.
It is of particular attention that the US-led troops, assisted by CIA have carried out indiscriminate mass round-ups in catching up suspected Muslim men and women in Afghanistan and Iraq, including some Arab countries without evidence. Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and Indian secret agency RAW have helped the CIA officials in arresting the Muslim men, having beard and ladies, wearing scarves. Besides Guantanamo Bay and Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison, CIA torture cells were present in several Islamic countries and were also set up in ships where US secret agencies and military personnel employed various methods of torture on the militants and suspected persons like physical violence and even murder. American notorious private military firm Blackwater also eliminated countless Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In March, 2013, an investigative report by the British Guardian/BBC disclosed that acting under the direction of the top US officials; the CIA utilized a global network of secret prisons, foreign intelligence agents and torture centers in various Islamic countries including Belgium, Thailand etc. where torture was conducted directly by American intelligence operatives.
The report also mentioned atrocities of the US-backed entities, carried out in Bagram Airbase (Afghanistan), Guantanamo and Iraq—unleashed a deadly sectarian militia which terrorized the Sunni community and germinated a civil war between Sunnis and Shias, and claimed tens of thousands of lives.
It revealed, “At the height of that sectarian conflict, 3,000 bodies a month were strewn on the streets of Iraq. Rounding up Sunnis in American pickup trucks, the captives were thrown into secret prisons established in libraries, airports, and ministries. Anti-occupation politicians, human rights activists, and journalists were murdered. The purpose was also to terrorize ordinary Iraqis who opposed the US occupation.”
In this regard, the report focuses on the role of retired Colonel James Steele who worked with the Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Gen. David Petraeus who also served as President Obama’s CIA director. Steele sent regular memos to Donald Rumsfeld who forwarded them to Vice-President Dick Cheney and President George Bush, while, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died and millions were displaced as a result of the chaos and brutal practices.
In this connection, some latest reports suggest that more than 3 million people including civilians died in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan which was not attacked, but was, deliberately, destabilized by CIA, RAW and Mossad, as the latter is the only nuclear country in the Islamic World.
Following his predecessor, President Barack Obama also continued the ruthless killings of the Muslims to complete the unfinished agenda of the Khazarian Mafia.
Apart from air strikes on funerals, marriage-ceremonies and mosques in Afghanistan, he converted Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen etc. into concentration camps. As part of the US double game, CIA which created Al-Qaeda and then Islamic State group (Also known as Daesh, ISIS and ISIL), including Al-Qaeda’s Al-Nusra Front and Syrian rebel groups in fighting against the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iraqi regime is responsible for the mass murder of more than 2 million Muslims and Christians who were killed in civil wars—ground and aerial strikes of the US-led Western countries—suicide attacks and bomb blasts, conducted by Al-Qaeda and ISIS. Besides, during the phony global war on terror, in these countries and Afghanistan and Iraq, especially in Syria, millions of Muslims became homeless. The plight of refugees—countless deaths, particularly of children due to lack of medical treatment and starvation has shocked the peace-loving people of the international community.
President Obama had also broken all the record of human rights violations by extrajudicial killings of the innocent people through illegal CIA-operated drone attacks in Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen etc. in general and Pakistan in particular.
It is mentionable that through the war against terrorism, President Bush and President Obama provided a golden chance to Israel and India to accelerate the systematic genocide of the Palestinians and Kashmiris by equating the wars of liberation in the controlled territories of Palestine and Kashmir with terrorism. Their forces have been employing military terrorism such as curfews, crackdowns, sieges, massacre and targeted killings to maintain alien rule on these territories.
It is noteworthy that a number of investigative reports after lab-verification verified that since 1948, Israel used the banned chemical and radiological materials against the Palestinians, Egyptians and Syrians, and during various phases of the Palestinian Intifada, which resulted in to severe convulsions, the burning sensation, the difficulty to breathe, the vomiting and pain found in relation to the victims—mostly women and children, a majority of whom died in the long run. In 2006, during the war against Lebanon, Israel used banned chemical weapons like phosphorous bombs in Lebanon and Gaza, which killed 286 Palestinians and injured 4,200.
Notably, the main purpose of occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq by the US-led forces was to possess energy resources of Central Asia and Iraq. In case of the Middle East, we can see the resources of natural gas reserves in the whole Persian Gulf region. Hence, the motives of the CIA-led Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates in financing with billions of dollars to the opposition rebel groups and ISIL in Syria was to occupy the natural gas and oil of the region.
Many analysts say that Russia supplies Europe with a quarter of the gas. America and its European allies which are involved in the Syrian war want to end European dependence on Russia. American President Obama had openly said to reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian gas.
In this context, F. William Engdahl wrote, “Today the US-backed wars in Ukraine and in Syria are but two fronts in the same strategic war to cripple Russia and China and to rupture any Eurasian counter-pole to a US-controlled New World Order. In each, control of energy pipelines, this time primarily of natural gas pipelines—from Russia to the EU via Ukraine and from Iran and Syria to the EU via Syria—is the strategic goal.”
It is worth-mentioning that according to the retired NATO Secretary General Wesley Clark, a memo from the Office of the US Secretary of Defense just a few weeks after 9/11 revealed plans to attack and destroy the governments in 7 countries in five years, starting with Iraq and moving on to Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran. In an interview, Clark said that this strategy is fundamentally about control of the region’s vast oil and gas resources.
Similarly, when during the regime of the then President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan initiated the construction of Gwadar deep-seaport in Balochistan province in March 2002 with Chinese assistance, sirens went off in the capitals of some European countries, especially the US, India and Israel which took it as a threat to their global and regional plans.
Located on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, Balochistan’s Gwadar seaport is close to the Strait of Hormuz from where more than 17 million barrels of oil passes every day. Its ideal location among South Asia, the oil-rich Middle East, and oil and gas-resourced Central Asia has further increased its strategic significance. Besides, Balochistan’s abundant mineral resources irritate the eyes of Washington, New Delhi and Tel Aviv who intend to weaken Pakistan for their collective aims.
Based in Afghanistan, CIA, Mossad and RAW which are well-penetrated in the ISIS and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) including their linked terror outfits and Baloch separatist groups are using their terrorists to destabilize Tibetan regions of China, Iranian Sistan-Baluchistan and Pakistan’s Balochistan by arranging the subversive activities. In this connection, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is their special target.
Machiavelli advises the rulers to have a lion-like image outwardly, and act upon the traits of goat inwardly. He also suggests them foreign adventures and the use of terror to obtain their goals. In his sense, a good ruler should be a good opportunist and hypocrite. While echoing Machiavelli, Morgenthau points out that sometimes, rulers act upon immoral activities like deceit, fraud, falsehood and even murder to fulfill their selfish aims.
Indicating dual policy, Morgenthau, and Palmer and Perkins opine, “Just as power became the instrument of ambitious nationalism and state’s leaders, it has now become the tool of ideologies. The true nature of the policy is concealed by ideological justifications and rationalization.”
Although in the present world of social media and Internet, such a sinister politics has been replaced by modern trends such as fair-dealings, reconciliation and economic development, yet by following the old strategies, Khazarain Mafia has been practicing the most horrible form of colonialism and neo-colonialism, while employing ruthless techniques of terrorism by assisting the militant groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS which conducted various terrorism-related attacks in the US, Europe and other Western countries, including Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Indonesia, Philippines etc., and some African countries. Thus, they massacred thousands of persons which also include Christians.
It is also of particular attention that on September 25, 2016, at the UN General Assembly, while indicating the unjust global order, Pope Francis condemned the global financial institutions, calling on them to ensure that countries “are not subjected to oppressive lending systems which, far from promoting progress, subject people to mechanisms which generate greater poverty, exclusion and dependence.”
Earlier, addressing the US Congress, Pope Francis said, “No religion is immune from forms of individual delusion or ideological extremism…We must be especially attentive to every type of fundamentalism. A delicate balance is required to combat violence perpetual in the name of a religion, an ideology or an economic system…Every life is sacred.”
Taking note of America’s non-acceptance of the Syrian refugees, Francis reminded the law-makers by remarking that the United States “is part of a larger whole on America in the Americas, where immigration is a deeply rooted part of history…We, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once foreigners.”
While calling for an end to the arms trade by arms dealers, Francis explained, “Deadly weapons for money are being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society…Money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood.”
He further added, “If politics must truly be at the service of human person, it follows that it cannot be slave to economy and finance.”
Meanwhile, since September 2015, when Russian-led coalition of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon-based Hezbollah started successful military operations against the CIA-supported rebels and mercenaries after their failure to topple Assad’s government, proving links of Al-Qaeda and ISIS, several false flag terror assaults in Europe and the US, were, in fact, arranged by Mossad in connivance with some CIA operatives and ISIS terrorists to increase anti-Muslim phenomena in the West—now, more resentment is found against the US-led West, and even the moderate Muslims are likely to join the militants. Another aim, especially of Mossad is to radicalize the Muslims against the Western Christians and the latter against the former.
The pro-Israeli President Donald Trump who manipulated these terror assaults, continues his anti-Muslim policies. Being a capitalist, President Donald Trump is blindly pursuing the goals of the Khazarain Mafia. Like Napoleon Bonaparte, he is a staunch warrior, as his policy war-like strategy regarding Afghanistan and North Korea show. Taking note of Trump’s contradictory approach and emotional statements, some Americans call him a sick man. In fact, like the revolutionaries of the French Revolution, President Trump has also gone mad.
Now, Russian-led coalition has almost defeated the ISIS and its linked militants groups in Syria and Iraq, who are on flee.
While, implementing secret strategy of the Khazarain Mafi, besides supporting the fanatic Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American extremist President Donald Trump is also backing the Indian leader of the fanatic party BJP and the fundamentalist Prime Minister Narindra Modi against China and Pakistan in accordance with anti-China, anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim agenda. President Trump is leading the clandestine Indo-Israeli nexus as part of the invisible war of the Khazarian Mafia.
Nonetheless, according to an estimate, more than 8 million Muslims (Excluding the missing persons) have been killed during war on terror and in various terror related attacks by the terrorist groups. The figure of their fatalities is more than 6 or 7 million, which has, exaggeratedly been claimed by the Jews in connection with the Holocaust. While, the fake war on terror shows no end, American President Trump is likely to accelerate the massacre of the Muslims, Christians and military personnel of the US-led West in Syria, Afghanistan etc., and other vulnerable countries by furhter motivating the terrorist outfits like ISIS to target the Muslims and Christians through more acts of terrorism.
If not checked in time by the peace-loving Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Jews and Buddhists, the rigid and racist policies of the President Donald Trump who is completing the unfinished agenda of the Khazarain Mafi could culminate into civil war in the US who is already facing multiple internal crises which are owing to the prolonged war on terror (And in Afghanistan). While the world has already been radicalized on religious lines, this cabal can bring about a major war between the Muslim and the Christian worlds. The most dangerous aspect is that this conspiracy of the Khazarain Mafi may culminate into nuclear war between America and Russia, which will envelope the entire world and take it to the state of nature.
Returning to our earlier discussion, we can, undoubtedly, conclude that like the radicals of the French revolution, Khazarain Mafia has gone mad and follows the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution in its worst form.
Sajjad Shaukat writes on international affairs and is author of the book: US vs Islamic Militants, Invisible Balance of Power: Dangerous Shift in International Relations
Email: <a href=”mailto:sajjad_logic_pak@hotmail.com”>sajjad_logic_pak@hotmail.com</a>
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This shooting was done by a lone-wolf, who coincidently is now dead. Move along! There’s nothing to see here! Speaking of hear – did you hear about Harvey Weinstein?
And, many of you might continue along with, “…and disregards the rest.” Which, as most of us now know, is from Paul Simon’s song ‘The Boxer’ from their ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’ album. Hopefully Mr. Simon won’t mind, but “troubled waters” is also an excellent description of life in The United States of America today.
I recently read an article by Rush Limbaugh entitled, “We’re Paralyzed By Stupidity” and, might I humbly add, apathy can also be seen as one of our major paralyzing problems. But, jokingly, who really gives an RA!
Well, let me tell you who does, our elected officials aka: our politicians. They are counting on you not giving an RA! They are counting on your limited attention span. They also know that you will believe almost anything you see, hear, or read from the authorities and their complicit mainstream media.
Does anyone else see how they, meaning the aforementioned authorities like the FBI, needed anything to stop the 24/7 conversations about their bumbled, oft time contradictory handling, of the Las Vegas Terrorist Attack, so they gave us the old – Look over there, a squirrel! and, this particular squirrel’s name is Harvey Weinstein.
The timing of their replacement 24/7 news cycle of Harvey the Squirrel has been nothing more than a distraction. Everyone knew for years, both inside and outside Hollywood, that Harvey Weinstein was/is a suspected rapist; just as everyone knows that Bill Clinton was/is a suspected rapist;. Interestingly, I read an article the other day about rape allegations and, to give context to the article, it included an image of the two of them, both smiling that same arrogant rapist smile; as the thought came to me that there could not be two more qualified men-in-power-rapists to put in a picture for that article, with the possible exception of Kim Jung-un, that is.
Las Vegas’ Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo could be seen actually crying during a recent press conference; and to many this might be seen as a display of empathy, as he went teary-eyed for the victims. But, to the more discerning eye, he was crying because he has been thrust into this untenable position between relaying the events based on the actual evidence and the false narrative he is being told to repeat by the FBI, all in an attempt to cover up what really happened on the night of October 1st. Most of the information he is presenting as fact doesn’t actually make sense to anyone (who might still be paying attention, that is); but, more importantly, his explanations aren’t making sense to his own LVMPD investigators assigned to the case. Sheriff Lombardo has a reputation of being an honest, responsible public official, and like any man of integrity, he is beside himself with the conflicting emotions of being forced to explain the FBI’s alternate reality on the world’s stage, where they are basically telling him that his evidence be damned!
To better understand the Feds complete circle of influence, first we have Special Agent Aaron Rouse, who heads up ‘The Las Vegas Terrorist Attack’ investigation for the FBI; but, certainly, we will never find a file folder with those words written on the tab anywhere near an FBI office. Agent Rouse reports directly to FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, whose wife is a dear friend of Virginia Governor Terry McCauliffe, who just happens to be best buds with Hillary and Bill Clinton. And, McCabe has been charged with keeping the lid on (I meant running) the entire investigation from the secure distance of his office in Washington, DC. He, and his best buds, only goal is to stay-on-track with their crazy Paddock, the lone-wolf-single-shooter theory, long enough for at least one of their gun control bills in congress to gain enough popular support to be passed, possibly even enough support for a Presidential override.
Yes! Their lone-gunman-theory is all about gun control, which, as you know, has little to do with actual guns and everything to do with regulated control. Their latest ‘never-let-a-good-crisis-go-to-waste’ is really about everyone who legally owns guns, anyone who can now be looked upon as a potential Stephen Paddock just waiting for their meds to kick in and crack up, and who will eventually go up on some rooftop overlooking a crowd, and, and… and the government must protect us from the likes of all such crazy-gun-owning people. Their Second Amendment be damned! By the way, if you or anyone you know believes that criminals will obey any of their gun control laws, then you (hypothetically, that is) might be included in that special kind of stupidity that Rush’s earlier article was referring to.
Meanwhile, the tag-team of Rouse and McCabe had been forced into an almost full time job of ignoring and/or destroying most of the on-scene-evidence which kept coming in from literally thousands of witnesses, many of whom would prove that this was a multiple shooter terrorist attack. Thankfully, Harvey the Squirrel, came to the rescue just in the nick of time, because as an example, now no one knows or even cares what happened to the hotel guard, Jesus Campo. He was the one, who you might recall, was shot at some point in time, before or after crazy Paddock began shooting. Can’t you just image if he was getting ready to tell Sean Hannity from Fox News that it was a middle-Eastern man who shot him. And, to make sure there was no chance of that happening, POOF! Just like that, Campo was gone!
But, seriously, there has been much irrefutable evidence from eye witnesses who, like all good citizens, turned in their cellphones to the authorities, only to find that upon their return – everything – including all pictures or video evidence that might contradict the official narrative, was erased. There is also proof-positive evidence from many independent sources including a forensic acoustic analysis which confirm in great detail the existence of the harmonics of gun fire from at least one additional shooter at approximately half the distance (200-225 yards) from Paddock on the 32nd floor at about 400 yards.
And then, along came witness Rocky Palermo who was reportedly shot in the pelvis by another gunman at ground level at the concert. The Palermo family might want to advise their son not to walk the streets of Washington, DC at night, which as Seth Rich found out, can be very dangerous. Or, they might also advise him not to drive his car alone at night, especially if he has one of those new fan-dangled-cars with the computer controls which could possibly be driven remotely from say, a drone, as Michael Hastings also found out, but unfortunately too late.
By the way, it is important that you understand that the LVMPD heroic first responders and front-line investigators have little control over the Feds attempt to persist in their alternate reality of a lone gunman. The local law enforcement officers are trying to do their job to the best of their ability, as they find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. There is a substantial amount of forensic evidence that there were multiple shooters – one closer – and now at least one on the ground. But, none of these leads are being pursued by over a hundred FBI agents who reportedly are working the Las Vegas case. The American people demand answers. Fifty-eight innocent people were killed and hundreds shot, and if citizen journalists like myself do not keep this story alive, it too will simply disappear.
And again, we will never hear any of this from the left-wing radical ideologues in the mainstream media, who care nothing about facts, truth, evidence. Nothing – because journalism in America is dead. The MSM are as complicit in this crime-cover-up as if their fingers were on multiple triggers as were all the Las Vegas shooters themselves.
Multiple shooters you say? Erase all that from your foolish minds, ears and video evidence. This shooting was done by a lone-wolf, who coincidently is now dead. Move along! There’s nothing to see here! Speaking of hear – did you hear about Harvey Weinstein?
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0 CommentsFredy ‘Brooklyn’ Lowe served proudly in both the Unites States Marine Corps and the New York City Police Department. He and his wife of 49 years, Patricia are even prouder (if that’s possible) of their two grown children and six grandchildren. Out of respect for his country and never taking for granted our freedoms and liberties, Lowe became involved as an organizer and public speaker for Tea Party events and rallies.
These days Lowe finds himself repeating one of Thomas Pain’s more famous thoughts, “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, so my children (and grandchildren) may have peace.”
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Why this obsession with forcing everyone into having insurance? Many people do not want or need insurance. Some of us prefer to pay our own bills, and keep our health care business exclusively between ourselves and our doctor, to the exclusion of arbitrary interference by government bureaucrats, therefor controlling our own destiny.Insurance is a contract. The applicant thereby consents to specific performance commercial regulation obligations attached thereto. He is no longer a free person (free agent), he has waived his unalienable natural rights, exchanging them for the privilege of being insured, i.e., being protected from himself.The US Supreme Court has held that the natural person (human being) has an unlimited right to (or not to) contract. It has also held that policies of insurance are maritime commercial contracts, and even though operating upon the land, respect typical maritime risks, injuries, and losses and are regulatable by the military-maritime commercial law.Government controlled (socialized) health care insurance is the heart and soul of communism. It is not about health care; it is about total people control. That is where we are headed.
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