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Amanda Bynes Wants to Bartend & That's Probably the Worst Thing For Her Right Now — REPORT
By Tanya Ghahremani
Will Ragozzino/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images
While I want to stress first and foremost that this is a report from TMZ, it's still worrisome should it be true. According to the gossip website, Amanda Bynes wants to be a bartender for a living now, in an effort to gain "a normal life" and earn more money than the $50 to $100 a day she's allowed under the terms of her parents' conservatorship.
From TMZ:
Sources connected to Amanda tell TMZ ... she wants "a normal life," and she believes working in a bar would achieve that goal.Amanda says she's well aware of the obvious impediment -- she attracts so much attention it would be hard to function as a bartender.
The sources go on to say that Bynes wants more money so she can secure her own apartment in LA, as well as plastic surgery because — and this is without a doubt the most heartbreaking thing in their report, "she thinks she's ugly." This, coupled with her cryptic Twitter statements about her appearance recently — like this one, where she wrote, "I look awful" — is just all the more worrisome, and indication that Bynes needs professional intervention, not a professional career.
Plus, being in an environment like a bar doesn't at all seem like it would help Bynes' current state of mind — it just seems like it could be detrimental to it.
As previously reported, Bynes' parents have reportedly made the decision to turn over their conservatorship of their daughter to a mental health specialist who is trained in dealing with cases like hers — and they are apparently hoping that by relinquishing control (as well as moving to Texas to be closer to their older daughter, Jillian) Bynes will be more open to having a relationship with them. So far, Bynes has had no comment on the reports.
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Michelle Williams Taught 'Certain Women' Co-Star Lily Gladstone A Great Deal About Life
By Taylor Ferber
They say you should never meet your hero. But then again, not every hero is as gracious as Michelle Williams. Hollywood's fresh face Lily Gladstone is making a splash in the business with her breakout role in Certain Women — a film she co-stars in with Williams. On the red carpet, Gladstone tells me she admired Williams since watching her on Dawson's Creek when she was 10-years-old. But Gladstone shares a connection with the actor that runs much deeper than the soapy teen drama. In fact, she says that they were born in the same Montana hospital (which she was understandably psyched to tell Williams on set). Needless to say, stepping on set with Williams was nerve-wracking, until the actor exceeded Gladstone's expectations and then some.
Set in present-day Montana, indie film Certain Women follows four females (played by Gladstone, Williams, Kristen Stewart, and Laura Dern) whose stories intertwine. Gladstone's character Jamie is a ranch hand, isolated in a simple life on fields and in barns. A long way from Hollywood, indeed. Gladstone says she not only pulled inspiration from her real-life country roots, but from Williams's deep appreciation of their Montana upbringing as well.
Gladstone explains that the anticipation to meet Williams did not disappoint, and beneath the huge Hollywood star was just a simple country girl. She says that to her surprise, they connected instantly, particularly over "being back home again" in Montana. "We just had that really deep, immense connection," she says.
Gladstone remembers how she realized a profound tie between Williams and her character Jamie as well. "I learned that it’s so important to distinct that connection to children, your landscape, to animals — all the things Jamie cares about, Michelle cares about," says the actor.
According to Gladstone, Hollywood hasn't caused Williams to become the least bit jaded. "She’s got such an immense depth and such an ability to make those connections. That’s what I’ve learned, is don’t be afraid to connect." Gladstone recalls being blown away by how down-to-earth her co-star was. "She reached out to me. She made conversation so easy, she just let me relax around her. We really talked about important things," Gladstone adds.
And as much as Williams has impacted her, she continues to thrive on her own path. Late 2016, Gladstone was named Best Supporting Actress for her role by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and she's also nominated for a 2017 Film Independent Spirit Award. One day, Gladstone will be the actor future up-and-coming talent will approach. And I'm more than certain she'll handle it with the same poise as Williams.
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National Forests for Sale
BRO Staff 30 Sep 13
Go OutsideSeptember 20134 Comments
The George Washington National Forest is home to the headwaters of the Potomac and James Rivers, which flow through two capital cities, Washington D.C. and Richmond, Va. One of the largest forests in the eastern U.S., it’s more known for its rolling hills blanketed with trees than it is for energy potential. But natural gas drilling, along with hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” could be coming to this wild forest.
The U.S. Forest Service originally disallowed horizontal drilling and fracking for natural gas within the George Washington National Forest boundaries. However, after pushback from the natural gas industry, the Forest Service began reconsidering. Hydraulic fracturing is exempt from the Safe Drinking Water Act, and companies do not have to disclose what chemicals they are using in the fluid pumped underground to bring gas to the surface. Some of the chemicals used in the fracking process could contaminate drinking water for many communities and poison some of the GW’s most celebrated rivers for fishing and paddling.
We tend to confuse our national forests with our national parks, thinking of them as pristine and unspoiled lands that are protected from commercial usage. But national forests are often subject to the same uses as private land, from cattle grazing to coal mining. Traditionally the most common commercial activity on national forests in the East was logging. Then, during the energy crisis of the 1970s, nearly all national forest lands in the East were leased for gas and oil drilling. Most attempts at conventional drilling came up dry. The gas deposits were too hard to get at using then-known methods. When energy prices began to fall, drilling for natural gas in the East no longer made economic sense.
Fast forward 40 years. America finds itself caught in a perpetual energy crisis. Politicians once again want the fuel under our feet, and public lands are seen as our salvation. New forms of drilling have now put the oil and gas resources beneath the Eastern public lands within reach. Much of the region’s drinking water comes from sources with headwaters in protected national forestlands. Will your drinking water soon be laced with fracking chemicals? Will your favorite forest campground or trail soon become a wasteland of wells, towers, and toxic ponds?
Fracking 101
America’s 21st Century shale gas boom has thrust hydraulic fracturing into the spotlight. “Hydrofracking,” as the process is known, is a catch-all term for a complex two-part method of natural gas extraction.
It starts with horizontal drilling. A well bore is drilled vertically for several thousand feet before turning horizontally and continuing for several thousand more. A water and chemical mix is then pumped into the well bore at high pressure. The fluid breaks up the shale rock and releases pockets of natural gas trapped there. Much of the fluids return to the surface and the “flow back” must be kept in containment ponds or hauled off site; the rest seeps into the groundwater.
The process of hydraulic fracturing has been used since the 1950s for making conventional vertical wells for oil, gas, and even water. The difference today are new horizontal drilling techniques and the massive amounts of water used—up to one million gallons of water per drilling site. Mixed with the water are toxic cocktail of chemicals—many of which are carcinogenic.
Drilling supporters say the process is nearly 50 years old and has been proven safe in many communities in the Midwest. Opponents point to known cases of groundwater contamination and spills, saying fracking threatens water supplies throughout the Southeast.
One thing is certain: fracking brings a large-scale industrial operation into wild lands. Roads must be constructed for the trucks that haul in fracking water, and pipelines are built to transport the gas to processing sites. A well pad, including its containment ponds, can cover up to 10 acres. When underway the operation, with its associated noise, light, and traffic, happens around the clock.
“The footprint of fracking is larger in scale and more disruptive than logging,” says Sarah Francisco, senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center. “With logging, the forest regenerates, and in 100 years the trees will have grown back. But with gas drilling there is a permanent well pad in a permanent clearing.” Fracking usually involves many well sites and a much larger cumulative impact that leaves behind poisonous ponds, toxic waters, and a ruined landscape.
Public Lands, Private Profits
Who determines if gas drilling takes place in a national forest near you? First, an energy company requests to lease certain national forest lands from the Department of Agriculture, which manages the national forests. The Department of Agriculture then places the land up for competitive bid on a quarterly basis. Anyone can place a bid and the winning bidder gets a 10-year lease to explore for oil and gas. If they discover reserves, they apply for another lease and an extended permit. The government gets a small percent of the profit from the gas extracted.
The Southeastern natural gas boom exists in areas that sit over top of the Marcellus shale beds, which include Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee. There are also known gas reserves in the Conasauga shale bed in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates the Marcellus shale alone contains 262 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas.
There are approximately 8 million acres of public land in 17 national forests in the Southeast. Fracking has already occurred in two of these forests and is proposed for at least two more.
Pennsylvania has been ground zero in the Eastern fracking debate, sitting on top of the thickest part of the Marcellus formation. The Allegheny National Forest contains 500,000 acres and is home to more than 12,000 gas and oil wells.
West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest’s 921,000 acres are open to drilling; a test well was drilled there recently in the Fernow Experimental Forest. And last year, Alabama’s Talladega National Forest announced that it would lease 43,000 acres for gas drilling.
The biggest concern is George Washington National Forest. At over one million acres, the GW is one of the largest undeveloped areas on the East Coast. Recently, the Forest Service began revising its management plan for the GW. Fracking opponents pushed for a prohibition on horizontal drilling in the forest. This was included in a draft of the plan before political and industry pressure forced to it be dropped.
“We developed options to allow horizontal drilling on forest land,” said Ken Landgraf, planning officer for George Washington National Forest. “Part of our job is to develop America’s energy resources responsibly.”
All national forests are administered by a management plan that is revised every 10 to 15 years. The GW is the first to come up for revision since fracking became prevalent. All eyes are on the GW.
“We are in the driver’s seat,” Landgraf stated.
A finalized management plan for the GW is scheduled to be announced this month. Meanwhile, other national forests are beginning to revise management plans, and fracking could be a major issue. Two of the most popular national forests in the Southeast—the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests in North Carolina—are revising their management plans this year.
Areas of privately held mineral rights occur in all of the national forests. Ninety-three percent of the land in the Allegheny National Forest has its mineral rights in the hands of private companies. In the GW, 180,000 acres, or about 17 percent of the total land, has its mineral rights in private hands. Seven percent of the Talladega’s and 38 percent of the Monongahela’s acres have privately held mineral rights.
When the Forest Service tried to prevent drilling on these leases, they quickly ran into legal challenges. In 2011 a federal appeals court ruled that the Forest Service was misinterpreting its powers and had no authority to control access to private minerals on public lands.
“Companies have rights to their minerals [on private leases] and we cannot stop them,” Landgraf says. “But they do have to work with us [the Forest Service] jointly because they are using our surface.”
David and Goliath: Communities Take on Big Gas
With political will and industry money pushing for gas drilling in the national forests, what options do people who enjoy public lands and oppose fracking have?
In 2011 Carrizo Energy, a Houston-based company, applied for a drilling permit for a lease on private land in Rockingham County in the heart of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The state quickly approved the permit. The county board of supervisors also seemed on the verge of signing off on the project. Then outdoor enthusiasts and local residents learned about the proposed well. They launched a campaign to educate the board and the community on the potential hazards of fracking. They were successful. The board tabled the permit, effectively preventing fracking on private lands in the county, which would include private mineral rights in the George Washington National Forest in Rockingham County.
Then in 2012, when Alabama’s Talladega National Forest announced it would sell fracking leases, outdoor enthusiasts vocally opposed it. The Southern Environmental Law Center filed litigation under the Endangered Species Act, and in June 2012, the Forest Service announced it would delay the gas lease sale.
It’s hard to say whether environmentalists won an outright victory or energy companies backed away from a fight in areas where gas production was uncertain. Nearby test wells in both areas failed to produce up to expectation. One thing is for sure: as the price of energy increases, supplies of petroleum dwindle, and technology improves, energy companies will keep the national forests of the Southeast in their crosshairs.
Wanna find out the latest news on fracking plans for the George Washington National Forest? Visit protectthegw.org.
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Beyond the Barriers published
A new report offers an alternative to failing Atos ESA tests and out-of-work sickness support. The report calls on policymakers to act now. The report - Beyond the Barriers - was entirely researched, written, and supported by disabled people.
You can read the full report here:
http://bit.ly/beyondbarriers
A report published today aims to kickstart a significant new debate about the failure of sickness and disability support in the UK, why and what we must do to improve it, and how current systems should be re-designed so that all members of society can achieve their goals and aspirations.
The report is based on the responses to 5 separate consultations receiving over 1,200 responses from sick and disabled people going through the ESA system (Employment and Support Allowance, previously Incapacity Benefit or IB) and the Work Programme. It draws on the widest evidence considered and presented to date. It makes constructive recommendations throughout every chapter based on evidence from both home and abroad, alongside a wide range of case studies.
It is easy to simply criticise the status quo: this report aims to offer a comprehensive alternative vision for sickness and disability support in the UK.
The report :
Examines what works and what doesn’t for sick and disabled people in other countries, and makes a series of recommendations based on the evidence.
Challenges the assumption that a punishing, penalty based system produces results and calls for a whole-person approach that enables everyone to be included.
Lays out an entirely new vision of how an assessment for “sickness benefits” might work, and offers both immediate and longer term recommendations.
Recommends that people who meet the tough qualifying criteria for ESA are no longer forced to participate in the Work Programme. Instead, they should co-produce plans for their own support where appropriate and commission it directly.
Offers a range of innovative solutions to enable those that can work to fulfil their potential whatever their impairment. It recommends a holistic, “one-stop” approach to support and that all valuable contribution should be recognised. This contribution doesn’t always mean paid employment, as caring and volunteering are not adequately supported in our present system.
Sue Marsh, founder of the Spartacus Network of campaigners, said
"As I say in my conclusion to this report, a system that works for sick and disabled people, while also creating value for taxpayers, need not be a contradiction in terms. But to achieve it, we must first be prepared to listen."
Tom Pollard, Policy and Campaigns manager at the mental health charity Mind, said
“Mind shares many of the concerns raised in 'Beyond the Barriers'. The Work Capability Assessment continues to let down people with mental health problems, leading to many people getting the wrong outcome from their assessment. On top of this, the system that is supposed to support people back to work is failing to do so and, even worse, is making many people with mental health problems more ill because of inappropriate pressure and the threat of sanctions. It is vital that significant changes are made to this system and Beyond the Barriers provides interesting and constructive suggestions for how this could be done.”
Anne Begg, Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, said
"A great deal has been written and spoken about the failures of the government's reforms to the out of work benefit for disabled people, Employment and Support Allowance. There has been much criticism of the eligibility test for ESA, the much hated Work Capability Assessment. However, it is proving difficult to describe what a 'good and fair' test might look like given that there needs to be a test to determine who should get the benefit and at what level of help. The Spartacus document is an important contribution to this debate."
Simon Barrow, co-director of the beliefs and values think-tank Ekklesia, said:
"This is a vital report. It demonstrates from a wealth of evidence the failure of the current ESA system and the assessments driving it. It also proposes a credible, alternative approach rooted in the experience and expertise of people living with long-term health conditions and disabilities themselves.
"Beyond the Barriers shows the way for future policy-making on welfare. Government by ill-fitting, top-down solutions based on false money-saving expectations is bad for the country, bad for democracy and especially bad for the most vulnerable people in society. Once again Spartacus researchers have shown why a major turnaround in attitude and approach is required on ESA, WCA and the Work Programme."
Richard Hawkes, Chief Executive of Scope, said :
"It’s vital that disabled people get the support they need. We need to have the right assessments in place to ensure this. We strongly welcome the contribution of the Spartacus Network to this debate.”
Notes to Editor :
There are currently 1.8m people claiming ESA
562,620 have been mandated to the Work Programme for work related activity.
Just 5% have sustained work
Successful appeals against ESA decisions are currently running at 43%, the highest of any benefit
Atos have now walked away from the ESA contract leaving delivery uncertain and the contract is being audited by Price Waterhouse Cooper
Over a quarter of a million decisions have been found to be incorrect in law and overturned.
Fraud is one of the lowest of all benefits at less than 0.5%
Out of work sickness benefits make up just 6% of the entire social security budget.
Figures have not been 'rising out of control for years' but have remained static or falling since 1998
Sue Marsh, Press and Political Contact
email: suey2y@gmail.com
Stef Benstead, Lead Researcher and Academic
email: stef.benstead@cantab.net
Beyond the Barriers Blogspot:
http://bit.ly/1ho75Fu
Guardian article:
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/09/better-way-support-disabled-people-benefits-esa
Ekklesia:
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/20384
Spartacus Network:
www.spartacusnetwork.org.uk/index.php/esa
Beyond the Barriers
Paper Beyond the Barriers
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Critics say cashless retailers penalize the poor
By Megan Cerullo
December 6, 2018 / 7:34 AM / MoneyWatch
A future without cash?
Many businesses are going cashless -- accepting only credit, debit and mobile forms of payment -- to cut costs associated with cash management and to speed transactions. This shift in payments suits the one in four Americans who say they don't carry paper money, but it excludes the unbanked -- would-be customers without checking or savings accounts.
So lawmakers, arguing that cash boycotts are discriminatory, are working to make sure greenbacks remain a viable payment method. That comes as trendy eateries like Dig Inn, Dos Toros Tacqueria and SweetGreen dispense with cash entirely.
New York City Council member Ritchie Torres last week proposed legislation that would require all local businesses to accept cash in addition to credit cards and contactless payment methods. Massachusetts has required since 1978 that no retailer "shall discriminate against a cash buyer by requiring the use of credit." New Jersey lawmakers on Monday advanced a bill to ban cashless stores. Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. have also introduced bills that would require businesses to accept cash.
"There has been a rising tide of cashless businesses, and it occurred to me, what if you're underbanked, as is true of 25 percent of New Yorkers?" Torres told CBS MoneyWatch. "What if you're undocumented, what if you're homeless? Then you have no means of purchasing goods and services in a cashless establishment, and that has an exclusionary effect on vulnerable members of society."
What China's nearly cashless society looks like
Approximately 8.4 million U.S. households were unbanked -- meaning they didn't have checking or savings accounts -- in 2017, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Another 24.2 million U.S. households were underbanked the same year, meaning they had a checking or savings account but also used a product or service from an alternative financial services provider.
Filtering out "a certain clientele"
Going cashless isn't just exclusionary but could also be used to intentionally discriminate against marginalized populations, according to Torres.
"A business may adopt a credit-only policy knowing that it will filter out a certain clientele," he said, adding that his proposed law would protect against both "intended and unintended consequences" of strictly cashless payment systems.
He compared requiring credit for consumption to states' requiring identification for voting. "The effect is the same. It disempowers communities of color especially," he said.
Christopher Peterson, director of financial services at the Consumer Federation of America, agreed that refusing to accept cash "may have the effect of screening out certain populations, which could be part of the overall strategy."
Victims of domestic violence, who want to sever ties with their partners, or individuals with fluctuating incomes, might be penalized by a cashless system. "We would be layering on more challenges in facilitating opportunities for struggling Americans," Peterson said.
Who benefits when a business goes cashless?
Restaurant operators, on the other hand, argue that cash transactions are costly and inefficient, and that opponents don't see the issue from their perspective.
Ari Litwack, general manager of Two Forks restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, said the barbecue-inspired eatery made the move to a cashless transaction system almost immediately after it opened two years ago. "The main factor was speed of service. It's just a matter of a swipe and customers sign off and don't go fiddling around for exact -- or inexact -- change," he said.
Retailers can shave off anywhere from seconds to nearly a minute by not receiving cash and giving change, according to Rivka Gewirtz Little, research director for IDC Financial Insights.
A cashless system also makes the restaurant more secure, Litwack said. "We don't have to worry about dealing with cash, so there's less liability for our employees and the restaurant in general."
He recognizes that not all New Yorkers carry credit cards and said his restaurant is willing to accept cash but cannot make change. "It's not our primary form of payment," he said.
The cost of cash
Salad chain SweetGreen, Great Northern Food Hall in Grand Central Terminal and OddFellows Ice Cream are among the food retailers that have gone cashless -- and for good reason, according to experts.
Handling cash can cost retail businesses up to 15 percent per cash transaction, according to Greg Buzek, founder and president of IHL Group, a global research and advisory firm specializing in retail technology. "There's a cost to counting cash, to pay for an armored truck to pick it up, that can get quite expensive," he said.
Still, 30 percent of retail transactions are made in cash, according to an IHL study called "Cash Multipliers: How reducing the costs of cash handling can enable retail sales and profit growth."
New York City Council member Torres recognizes the efficiency gains associated with the cashless business model -- but that doesn't mean he thinks it's a good idea.
His bill to ban cashless retailers was introduced last Wednesday and will now go through the legislative process, which could take up to a year.
"Retail and food establishments are public accommodations and should treat everyone equally regardless of their mode of payment," he said. "I think the principle of equality outweighs whatever efficiency gains might stem from a cashless business model."
First published on December 6, 2018 / 7:34 AM
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Gone, gone gone gone
July 29, 2008 1 CommentBloody RelationsBy admin
Sorry I have been gone …and not been able to devote as much time to this blog as I would like. But I am back again & vowing not to neglect you. In the course of the last few weeks I have been particularly amazed by the loveliness of my clients. This includes family members, guardians, social workers & the lawyers. And the loveliness of the professionals I meet. Some examples. A teenage client who was consenting to a secure accommodation order: all she wanted me to say to the court, after she got over her understandable upset that she had never met me before in such frightening circumstances, was to list all the ways she needed help and what she wanted to work on. A social worker who was emailing me stuff at 9pm on a Sunday night because she took her responsibilities seriously. A solicitor who took a 20 mile detour to make sure I had the documents I needed. An political representative who is a stand against injustice and listens to all sides of the argument. A judge who was prepared to sit late to make sure that the parents got a fair hearing when they were told they were going to get it. The lawyers who tell me stuff about what is going on so it gets covered in my blogs. The general public who are a demand for justice. The mother & father who carry on the battle to keep their children when all the evidence seems to be against them. The Guardian who is open-minded enough to argue that social workers should not contemplate placing children with adopters who will not countenance accepting contact which the professionals think is in their interests. The experts and professionals who admit that some decisions are just too tough to call. The mother who wrote a thank you letter to the foster carer she had a lot of difficulty with, focussing on all the positives that had been contributed to her, when you could easily understand if she just focussed on the negatives. The parents in the middle of a court battle who could see that no matter what the row between them, the child needed a relationship with both parents. The social worker who was able to see that the family needed to feel they had a fresh start and so took herself away from the case. The social worker who acknowledged the hard work and progress the challenged parent was making. The usher who noticed that I was upset about my case. The family that agreed together that one set of grandparents would be supported to care for a child. The mum who worked her socks off after a history of injury to her oldest children to make sure it wouldn’t happen again to the child she eventually kept. The clerk who sat until 7.30 on a Friday night. It’s not that everything in the family law garden is rosy but we so often just hear about the negatives in family law. I feel surrounded by people doing their best and whose best is always something to admire. There are heroes in the seaweed.
John Bolch
Excellent post – I hope it is read by the detractors.
Oh – and good to see you back!
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Thai elections: Prayut poised to continue as PM
Bangkok [Thailand], Mar 25 (ANI): The pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), who fielded military junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha as its Prime Ministerial candidate, is poised to win the 2019 general elections here as of Sunday night, as per unofficial results from the Election Commission.
Around 92 per cent of the votes had been counted by Sunday night, in which the PPRP led with 7.5 million votes, followed by Pheu Thai with 7 million votes, reports Bangkok Post.
Furthermore, the Future Forward party amassed 5.2 million votes, the Democrat party got 3.19 million votes and the Bhumjaithai party received 3.17 million votes on Sunday's elections.
Voter turnout for the Thai House of Representatives elections stood at 65.96 per cent, while about 52 million people were registered to vote for Sunday's elections. Out of them, seven million people were first-time voters.
Many analysts speculate that Prayut will be able to stake enough votes to continue as the Prime Minister. He came into power after leading a coup against Pheu Thai Party's government - led by Yingluck Shinawatra - in 2014, following which a new constitution was written by the military junta.
Meanwhile, Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party that draws support from the rural poor, has won every election since 2001, however, only to be unseated by coups, according to the South China Morning Post.
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who took the throne in 2016, on Saturday issued a statement urging the people to choose "good people" and to maintain "peace and order" before the elections.
There are 500 parliamentary seats - 350 constituency wards and 150 party list seats - for which elections were held on Sunday after numerous delays.
In February, the Thai Election Commission disqualified Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya from running for the post of the Prime Minister after King Vajiralongkorn publicly voiced his disapproval for the Princess' foray, while labelling the move as "inappropriate."Upon the orders of the King, the Thai Raksa Chart party, which gave the ticket to the Princess, was dissolved, amid rumours of another coup. (ANI)
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Sixteen years ago I was helping a sweaty and shirtless David Yow make his way back to the stage of The Horseshoe Tavern where his band, The Jesus Lizard, were putting on another ferocious performance. Today I find myself on the other end of the phone talking about that band’s legacy to the legendary singer himself. For ten years between 1989 and 1999, Yow made his living as the most entertaining front-man in rock, who just happened to front, the greatest live band that these eyes and ears have ever had the pleasure to witness. Either with The Jesus Lizard or before that with the seminal Scratch Acid, when he wasn’t crowd-surfing his way to the back wall of any particular venue they were playing, he was getting arrested for exposing himself, getting barred from performing because of said crowd-surfing or getting knocked out from flying beer bottles. No matter how you sliced it; you weren’t going to forget it!
But time marches on and 2013 sees David Yow in a much different place. Having moved from Chicago to Los Angeles some years earlier, he is now one of many actors who are desperately trying to land roles in the unforgiving landscape that is Hollywood. Ever the versatile artist, Yow has done work as a professional photo retoucher and has also had his drawings subjected to multiple art exhibitions showcasing his unique talent. Though he says he no longer desires a career in music, he has recently released his debut solo record entitled Tonight You Look Like a Spider, via Joyful Noise Records. A far cry from The Jesus Lizard’s noise rock antics, Spider is an instrumental-only venture that Yow wrote, performed and recorded himself with nothing more than a basic understanding of Pro Tools, a rented trombone and the squeeze of a fat cat (his words). The debut release finds Yow trolling the darker corners of Edvard Grieg’s neighbourhood only to end up in a David Lynchian nightmare.
chorusVERSEchorus had the pleasure of speaking to David Yow about the guilty pleasures of Radiohead, the sex appeal of Benicio del Toro and everything else in between.
So, fifteen years in the making, how good does it feel to finally have Tonight You Look Like a Spider released to the world?
David Yow: Well you say finally, but in reality I had started it in ’98 or ’99 and than had blown it off for a number of years. I mean when I was making it, the prospect of releasing it to the world wasn’t on my mind. It was more for entertaining myself or maybe seeing what my friends thought of it. I had spoken with Mike Patton about it being released on Ipecac but we hemmed and hawed and it became obvious that it wasn’t going to happen, so I blew it off for a few years. Sometime later my friend Adam Harding was putting out a record on Joyful Noise called Dumb Numbers and so I called Joyful Noise up and asked them if they would like to release it, and they were only to happy to.
The majority of the reviews that I have read have been positive; have you been surprised by people’s response to the album?
DY: It really, really makes me happy. I would have been perfectly happy if everybody hated it, but the fact that folks say they like it and seem to enjoy it the more they listen to it, makes me go… “what the fuck?” , but I think it’s great.
I think people are so taken with it because there is nothing else out there like it.
DY: Maybe on the whole, but there are pieces in there that are taken from things like Angelo Badalamenti or maybe even, and I am a little embarrassed to say this, Radiohead. When I was making this I was listening to Radiohead a lot and I really, really did not want to like Radiohead but I ended up liking it a bunch. So, I think there is some Radiohead in there, a lot of Edvard Grieg and also at the time I was really into noise music and I was going to this place here in L.A. called Il Coral, which put on all of these noise rock bands. I don’t listen to that at all anymore though.
Who would have figured David Yow to be a Radiohead fan?
DY: Yeah, I had heard the first couple records and didn’t think much of it, but then Kid A came out and it had that song ‘National Anthem’, which sounds like The Butthole Surfers meets Pink Floyd, if either of them cared about pop music.
‘National Anthem’ has that killer bass riff, and you know a little about bass because weren’t you Scratch Acid’s bass player in the very beginning?
DY: I was. The funny thing is that I came up with an almost identical bassline back in those early Scratch Acid days. Just a few different up strums as opposed to down strums.
Do you think your time with the bass, as limited as that was, has helped shape the sound of Tonight You Look Like a Spider?
DY: Um…I don’t know how to answer that. The biggest reason why my record sounds so different than anything else out there is probably because I can’t play guitar or bass and I haven’t learned musical theory. Everybody else has a better idea of what there doing, I guess.
How about production? In your career with The Jesus Lizard you have worked with such notable names as Steve Albini, Garth Richardson and Andy Gill; did your experiences with them help you make your album?
DY: Of those three, I would say Andy Gill the most. Steve does have a lot of great ideas about mic placement and technique. Actually, Steve has a warehouse of great ideas but Andy was more into putting weird textural things into songs. Really the biggest influence was Alex Hacke from Einsturzende Neubauten, because he was the one who showed me how to work Pro Tools and he showed me how the possible randomness of trying out different things can work in music. I give Alex all the credit for that.
You mentioned Albini’s mic placement, which immediately makes me think back to Jesus Lizard shows when you were essentially swallowing the microphone or doing any number of obscene gestures with it. It sounded on the original recordings like you were doing some of the same things; being the recording wizard that he is, did this drive Steve insane?
DY: He would have me do anything I wanted. In fact, he would encourage me to drink more. I was so fucking drunk during some of them, I have absolutely no recollection of some of those recording sessions. I remember we did one take where I had the microphone taped to my headphones and I was bent over singing into a large trashcan. We did another take where I was laying on my back with a hand held mic, had another mic on a boom stand over my stomach that was pointed towards my mouth and then there was a third mic that was hanging from the ceiling all the way down to the floor that I was suppose to swing around my body once I started singing.
Sounds like a David Lynch film.
DY: Yeah, it was a weird situation.
You mentioned your lack of sobriety during some of those Jesus Lizard recording sessions; the band’s back catalog was remastered a few years back, so I was wondering if hearing those songs again was kind of like hearing them for the first time?
DY: Golly, you know I actually haven’t listened to them. I was here in Los Angeles and Steve and Bob Weston worked on them back in Chicago. Actually, I did listen to Down because I thought Down sounded like poop, but I think they did a reasonable job of fixing it.
So are you happy they remastered the albums?
DY: Oh yeah. Though I thought they already sounded good.
We spoke earlier about Badalamenti influencing your work and of course he is famous for his work on “Twin Peaks”; has anyone approached you about scoring a film or TV show? Would you have any interest?
DY: I haven’t been approached yet. I kind of thought that might happen, but I don’t think I want to do that, since I don’t have music in any other part of my life right now. Also, not being a musician, I wouldn’t even know how to approach something like that.
The Jesus Lizard and Scratch Acid reunion tours went over well critically and financially, did they seem like victory laps to you?
DY: They were a lot of fun, way more fun then I could have possibly imagined. Before we got back together and started rehearsing, I thought why bother, it’s stupid, we already broke up. I mean, you wouldn’t go back to your old girlfriend, right? But I can’t believe how much fun it was, in particular that first show at the All Tomorrow’s Parties gig in London. I was thoroughly scared and I told my girlfriend before it started that I wasn’t going to take my shirt off and I wasn’t going to jump into the crowd. Well, I think it was ten seconds into the first song and I threw myself into the crowd!
What I have gleaned from past interviews is that the other guys are willing to record new music but you are not, is that right? Why not?
DY: I just don’t know how we’d do it. I mean we all live in different corners of the country and I just have no desire to do that.
Well if we can’t get new music out of you, I guess the next best thing is a new book. What can you tell me about this Jesus Lizard book that Johnny Temple from Girls Against Boys is putting out on his publishing label (Akashic Books). Whose idea was it to put out the book?
DY: It was Johnny’s idea. Well, it’s really cool. It’s going to have our bios, concert posters, a list of all the shows we did, lots of cool pictures and some great written pieces from Albini, Mike Watt and Guy and Joe from Fugazi. In fact, I just sent the cover proof to the printer yesterday.
I cannot wait to get my hands on it!
DY: I think it’s worthwhile, even for somebody who isn’t interested in the band. Now we just have to decide what to include for a special edition, whether it’s a seven inch or something else.
Speaking of Girls Against Boys, I saw that you joined them on stage in Europe for a few songs. How much fun was it performing with your old touring partners?
DY: That was so much fun. They are dear old friends whom I never get to see anymore. That was fun and then my girlfriend and I took a vacation through Vienna, Budapest and Prague.
So it is accurate that you no longer wish to pursue a music career and that you want to focus solely on acting?
DY: That’s right. I don’t have any desire to do music at all. I imagine there will be collaborations; Qui has reformed and I did some stuff for their new record; my friend Adam Harding has asked me to sing a song on the new Dumb Numbers record, but as far as a career goes…I am much more excited about acting.
If this is the end of your musical career, what do you look back on as being the true highlights or favourite moments?
DY: Um…..(long pause) definitely that first reunion show at All Tomorrow’s Parties…(another long pause) Oh, I know! On Halloween in 1996 Shellac were going to play a gig dressed up as The Sex Pistols but they needed a Johnny Rotten, so they asked me. We were on tour in Europe that July when I got the call, so I took that time to get my hands on all The Sex Pistols video I could find and I came up with a wardrobe and we played that Halloween gig as The Sex Pistols. That was one of the greatest nights of my life!
So how has it been living the life of an actor? Have you been on a lot of auditions? Have you been offered parts out right?
DY: Most of the roles that I have gotten have been because the director wanted me, which makes it nice and easy, but it’s been really disappointing that I have yet to get a role through an audition.
Are there particular actors that you try and study or pattern your acting style after?
DY: Not really, I mean there are actors who are always up for parts that I would like to play, people like Steve Buscemi, Michael Shannon or Benicio del Toro. Actually, I was at a movie star's birthday party a few years ago and it was a star-studded event; Brad Pitt was there and a bunch of other people, but I saw Benicio del Toro standing there and I went up to him and I said ‘I don’t want to bother you but I just wanted to say thank you’ and then I tried to scurry away. He was so nice though, he stopped me and asked me what my name was and we talked for ten or fifteen minutes. And I tell you what, I am not a gay man, but if I was… I’d jump that motherfucker! He is so handsome.
Finally, we always like to finish interviews with what’s next up for our subjects; so what is on the horizon for you in the near future?
DY: Well, tomorrow morning we are shooting some additional footage for this movie we have been working on for a while called “High and Outside”, which my girlfriend is producing. Also, I am working on a book of “cat puns” that will be coming out on Akashic. Basically it is a bunch of my drawings set to any words that feature C A T in the English language. For instance: catatonic features a cross-eyed cat next to bottles of Tonic!
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Review The Last Boy Scout (1991): A Nineties Classic!
There was a time Bruce Willis took film making a little more seriously. And you knew that if he was in the film you were guaranteed to have a top notch experience. Director Tony Scott also could do no wrong and together they provided some real banging fireworks.
Mind you The Last Boy Scout is far from perfect. The plot written by Shane Black is pretty weak and messy. It's a little convoluted for it's own good without actually paying it off with real nice twists and turns. It doesn't matter much because it does provide the context to make the action more intense. Hallenbeck (Bruce Willis) is a P.I. who is handed over a case from supposed friend Mike Matthews (Bruce McGill). It's at this time that things are starting to go very badly for him. Not that he is a stranger to such bad luck since things haven't been going well since he got fired from the Secret Service. He didn't take it well and because of it has lost touch with his wife and daughter. Jimmy DIx a former football player (Damon Wayans) also gets involved through his girlfriend Cory (Halle Berry) who gets killed. Dix and Hallenbeck team up to solve the cases and find the people behnd this killing which brings them from one bad situation to another. Most fun comes from the dynamics between them and how they deal with the unfortunate events. Both are extremely likeable characters because they want to be just and good.
The action is violent and stylish. While it almost seems like a non stop action film the action scenes themselves don't last that long since they get interrupted by the bickering and banter between Willis and every other character in this film. But those are the moments that give this film it's classic status since it never gets old.
The Last Boy Scout is one of those old school action flicks where the violence was unapologetic and relentless. They sure don't make them like this any more.
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2018-2019 Back-To-School Guide
Eagles will once again be back in the halls of CJ as the 2018-2019 school year approaches. Below are the Top 10 items parents and students need to know before coming to school this fall.
1. New Student Orientation and First Day of School
Students new to CJ will have orientation on Monday, August 20. All students will report for classes on Tuesday, August 21. Frequently check the school calendar page on the CJ website for information such as block days and out of uniform days (block days are subject to change).
2. Student Handbook
The 2018-2019 Handbook is available on the CJ website. The consent form, found on page 34, needs to be turned into the Office of Student Services by Friday, August 31. For forms not found in the handbook (emergency medical, immunization record, physical, etc.) check out the Health Forms page.
3. Uniform Guidelines
There were a few changes made to this year's uniform guidelines and dress codes. Additionally, uniform tops can be purchased this year at the CJ Spirit Store. It will be open at school on Tuesday, July 31 from 6-9 p.m. Uniform tops may also be purchased at the online CJ Spirit Store. Changes for the 2019-2020 dress code can also be found here.
4. Drug Awareness and Universal Testing Program
The CJ Drug Awareness and Universal Testing Program will be fully implemented this year with mandatory testing for all students. Refer to the CJ website for program goals, information on the testing process, and a FAQ section.
5. Parking Passes
Student parking passes will be sold online and in-person this year. Passes may be purchased online on the CJ website beginning Monday, August 6 at 8 a.m. Passes may be purchased in-person in the Business Office beginning Wednesday, August 8 from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
On Monday, August 13 and Tuesday, August 14 from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., OSS will be open to distribute parking passes to students who have paid. Passes not picked up before the first day of school will be distributed before and after school in OSS.
6. Chromebooks
All students will use a Chromebook as part of the Connected Classroom program. New students will receive their Chromebooks during the New Student Meeting/Partners in Mission session. The last session will be Tuesday, July 31 at 6:30 p.m. As outlined in the School Supply List, all students must have their CJ issued Chromebook and a set of earbuds (headphones) every day.
7. Lunch Menu and Payment
Cafeteria services are operated by W.G. Grinders. Lunch menus are posted on the CJ website and typically include an "Entree of the Day," four to five sandwiches, soups and salads, plus vegetarian options. Items range in price from $1.00 - $4.00; a meal with drink typically costs about $5. Students may pay with cash or parents can load funds onto their child’s Student ID by creating an account with SPS EZpay.
8. Activity Interest Form
Students and parents are encouraged to become involved in the educational experience at CJ. Students can fill out the activity interest form to learn more about athletic and performing arts programs and can also get involved in one of the school's many clubs. Parents who want to meet new friends and lend a helping hand should look into joining the Blue Green Club and/or the CJ PoPS. Additional parent opportunities can be found on the Partners in Mission page.
9. Athletics - Final Forms and Home Game Football Tickets
Student athletes must have a completed Final Forms profile to compete this year. Fall sport athletes must have their Final Forms profile and updated physical completed by Friday, July 27 in order to try-out and participate in their sport. Additional details can be found on the CJ website.
General admission home game football tickets will be available online again this year. Students may still purchase a football ticket at school. The online pre-sale for general admission football tickets will begin Monday, August 6.
10. Stay Informed
Parents who have not done so already should subscribe to the CJ electronic mailing list to receive the latest news and information in their inbox. Weekly newsletters full of useful information are distributed on a weekly (Parent Weekly), monthly (Eagle Bytes) and as-needed basis. Parents who have not been receiving these distributions and would like to sign-up should email Kary Ellen Berger, communications coordinator. Parents and students can also connect with CJ on social media. Find the Eagles on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
If you have questions about a topic not listed above, please email assistant principals Steve Fuchs or Greg Mueller.
Eagles Explore Their Faith at AMP Fest
11 students, along with hundreds of other teens, gathered this summer for a day full of games, live music, and Mass.
AMP Fest was held at the Transfiguration Center in Ludlow Falls. For many of the Eagles, this was their second year attending the event.
“I knew I wanted to attend my second AMP Fest this year because I had such an amazing time at last year's AMP Fest,” shared Claire Leingang ‘21.
The students were part of the St. Christopher parish and faced off against other parishes during games and leadership activities.
“We had a lot of fun playing games such as human foosball, bubble soccer, real life battleship, and more,” said Kate Schinaman ‘21.
Fr. Ethan Moore, the newly named director of Catholic Campus Ministry at Wright State University, not only held Mass for the event, but gave a unique introduction to the featured musical group, ALOB.
“My favorite part was when Father Ethan rapped an introduction for ALOB,” laughed Matt Reuter. ‘19.
“My most favorite was when ALOB performed his music,” Lauren Sass ‘21 said. “His group came all the way from California. He shared some really amazing experiences, from converting people to become Catholic to healing someone's foot.”
“My favorite part was the talk with ALOB,” agreed Madeline Frasure ‘21. “He said some really amazing things that just made me stop and think about my life.”
The fun-filled day concluded with Mass and reflection.
“Having Mass and all the music that they played was so powerful,” said Sara Francis ‘21.
“Celebrating Mass with Fr. Ethan is always a treat, but when you add ALOB and really good music, it is really touching,” Mikayla Jette ‘21 reflected. “Being able to kneel before the altar as the Eucharist is being lifted in the air and hearing the beautiful messages from God through music is one of the best feelings in the world. I am very grateful that I got to share this experience with so many other people.”
Football Coaches Host Moms Camp
Before the Eagles football team takes the field for the 2018 season, mothers of the players had the opportunity to learn from the coaches at Moms Camp.
“Our goal was to educate our moms on some football philosophies and share what their son is doing when they are at football,” said head coach Marcus Colvin. “We wanted to teach our moms things such as referee calls, offensive and defensive play calls, as well as letting our moms know how they can best support their son and our program during the season.”
For Kelly Kadel, mother of Brendan ‘19, the camp was extra special looking ahead to her son’s senior year.
“Our boys are with the football coaches from now until November — more than they’re with us almost,” Kadel reflected. “It is great to hear what our boys are doing and to build that relationship with the coaches.”
“It is a great time to interact and meet the moms,” Colvin agreed. “This was also an event where the coaches were accessible and able to answer all the questions the moms have as it pertains to their son and football. We also gave the moms a chance to learn about their son's position by doing some on-field instruction.”
Due to the weather, the instruction was moved into the library. That didn’t stop the moms from running plays, passing and throwing the ball, just like their sons.
“I can’t believe my son gets to be a part of something unique,” Kadel shared. “He is so lucky to be a part of such a great football program and this experience is once in a lifetime.”
Colvin added, “It is great to get away from the everyday grind of football with a family event such as Moms Camp. The moms are always eager to learn and really get after it on the football field.”
Celebrate and cheer on the Eagles this season, including at two special events:
Thursday, August 16: the Eagles will scrimmage against the Yellow Jackets of Sidney High School following Meet the Eagles at Roger Glass Stadium - Home of the CJ Eagles. The football jamboree kicks off at 7 p.m. and admission is free.
Thursday, September 6: the Eagles will play under the Thursday night lights at Roger Glass Stadium - Home of the CJ Eagles as part of the FOX 45/ABC22 Thursday night lights football series. Kick-off is at 7 p.m. TV viewing information can be found here.
Eagles Past and Present Participate in Pilgrimage to Ireland
Current CJ students and faculty, along with alumni, came together for a pilgrimage to Ireland this summer. The experience was through the group 4Mary Inc., which serves the spiritually and materially poor.
“The focus of the trip was to visit the Knock Shrine where Mary appeared in 1879,” shared CJ religion teacher Tim O’Loughlin. “In addition to the Shrine, we visited the Fr. Peyton Center, Ballintubber Abbey and Kylemore Abbey. We also completed a four hour walk that was an ancient pilgrimage walk tracing the footsteps of St. Patrick. He walked from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick Mountain where he fasted for 40 days for the conversion of Ireland. The next day we climbed Croagh Patrick and had Mass at the top of the mountain.”
“My favorite part was the four hour hike,” shared Sara Francis ‘21. “It was painful and super hot, but fun. I grew closer to God and with people who I went on the trip with.”
CJ Spanish teacher Libby Harbaugh agreed, “My favorite experience was climbing Croagh Patrick, which is a very significant part of St. Patrick’s history of spreading the faith throughout Ireland. The physical challenge of getting up the mountain was so little compared to the significance it held in Irish history, the beauty of the view and the chance to celebrate Mass in a small chapel at the top.”
O’Loughlin shared that this was the fifth year 4Mary Inc. organized a summer youth pilgrimage.
“Each year, we go to a different Marian Apparition site,” O’Loughlin said. “Our goal is to help our pilgrims become closer to Jesus, but with the help of His mother. The pilgrimage is very much a spiritual retreat and not a sight-seeing tour. We really push the kids to stretch themselves, spiritually, and to take the next step in their faith life. Everyone enters the pilgrimage at a different place in their faith life and everyone leaves at a different place, but everyone grows. It is always a powerful week, but the most powerful day differs for each pilgrim. It is beautiful and inspiring to say the least.”
“I have a great relationship with the people I went with but most of all I have a better relationship with God,” Francis added.
“It is an honor to be surrounded by our students as they humbly and courageously continue to say, ‘Yes!’ to the new adventures and experiences God is calling them to,” Harbaugh reflected. “I know I speak for many of our faculty and staff when I say they lead and encourage me in faith and I feel God working through them daily.”
Collection Drive Held for the Stork's Nest
Even though they are now graduates of CJ, four students from the Class of 2018 worked together to collect and contribute more than $1,000 worth of items to families with babies in need.
As part of their Capstone project, Patrick Boudinot, Sam Brown, Jacob Ely, Angelo Moore Knight, and Anthony VanDorpe created a collection to be held at Holy Angels Catholic School. Both Boudinot and Ely attend Holy Angels for elementary school.
The CJ students chose to collect items for the Stork’s Nest, the baby pantry at Dayton Right to Life. Items contributed by the Holy Angels students included clothes, crib sheets, wipes, and diapers. The value of the more than 700 items contributed was $1,047.
Alumnus Wins Local Tennis Tournament
Carlos Estrada-Sanchez has continued his winning ways on the courts.
The 2016 Chaminade Julienne graduate – who posted a school record for career wins at first singles for boys – defended his open singles title at the 123rd Annual Montgomery County Tennis Tournament. Estrada-Sanchez battled to a 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 win over Fairmont’s Murad Nawaz in a marathon championship match that lasted close to three hours.
So, what did the two-time county champion do for an encore? Thirty minutes later, he and his dad, Luis Carlos Estrada-Ruiz, beat the father/son duo of John and Nathan Brumbaugh, 6-3, 6-2, to win the open doubles title.
Tennis is a family affair and so is winning.
“My dad has always been a great role model for me, he was the one who taught me how to play, so it was a pretty neat experience to win with him,” Estrada-Sanchez said. “In the past, it’s been a little tougher playing with him – a little nerve-wracking – but as I get older, we’re clicking a lot more.”
The now 20-year-old had great success with the Eagles – amassing two sectional titles and a 95-27 career record.
“He came within one match of going to state three times,” Eagles coach Jim Brooks said. “He was a rock solid number one player for CJ for four years.”
But collegiate tennis proved to be more challenging for Estrada-Sanchez who now plays for the Wright State Raiders.
“When I started in this new stage of college tennis, it was tough,” he said. “It hit me pretty hard when I was 0-13.”
But Estrada-Sanchez posted his first collegiate win on his birthday on a lengthy road trip to North Dakota. The Raiders also earned their first team win of the season the same day.
“That was a big win,” he said.
The county wins also lends credibility to Estrada-Sanchez as a coach. He is a regular at the Eagles Summer Tennis Camp and coaches at Kettering Tennis Center and Quail Run Racquet Club.
“I know how to put in the work and I know what it takes to be successful. I can share that with the kids I coach.”
Students Serve Those Facing Poverty in Cincinnati
When thinking about a mission trip, most think that serving must be done far away from home. In reality, there are people who need help in every town, near or far away. For four students, they did not have to travel far as they spent a week serving and learning about poverty in Cincinnati.
The mission trip was titled Rooted in the Vine and was organized by the St. Vincent de Paul’s Ozanam Center. The Eagles served alongside students from other high schools and parishes including Moeller High School and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. The mission trip was focused on the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching - Life and Dignity of the Human Person; Call to Family, Community, and Participation; Rights and Responsibilities; Option for the Poor and Vulnerable; the Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers; Solidarity; and Care for God's Creation.
On the first full day of the mission trip, the group completed service at two sites in the West End - the community where St. Vincent de Paul is located. They then traveled to Over-The-Rhine, a community once known for poverty and violence that was now transformed into an “up-and-coming” spot for residents and visitors alike. Ozanam Center leaders noted that many who used to live in Over-The-Rhine moved over the recent years due to property tax increases, and most of those residents didn’t have much say over their departure.
That same day the students heard from Sam, a man who had once experienced homelessness. He shared that one horrible incident in his life started a domino effect of tragedies, including homelessness.
“It was very incredible to hear what he went through and for him to share his story,” noted Staci Greene ‘20.
The day ended with students spending time with children at the Santa Maria Community Center in Lower Price Hill and a poverty simulation at the Ozanam Center.
“We all got a real person who is or suffered from poverty,” Greene explained. “We had to figure out how to pay rent, keep our children healthy, and how to get a job with a permanent record.”
Tuesday was a rural day for the group as they spent most of their time in Brown County. It’s not only one of the largest counties in Ohio but it’s also one that has a significant amount of residents affected by poverty. The group visited two farms, the Hope Emergency Program - a food, clothing and furniture shelter, and St. Mary Catholic Church for a potluck dinner.
“It was an eye-opening experience seeing how hard these farmers work to do what they do,” said Sully Dean ‘20. “They put in 18-20 hour days to ensure that their product gets sold. That to me was amazing!”
Many of the students said that Wednesday was one of the most impactful days on the mission trip as the group did home visits with volunteers from St. Vincent de Paul. During a home visit, volunteers meet with people who have requested assistance from St. Vincent de Paul.
“We each went into the living spaces of our neighbors experiencing poverty and were able to form relationships with them,” added Elizabeth Murray ‘20. “It was very educational and eye-opening experience. We then went to a playground/water park with some of the kids from the Santa Maria Community Center. I loved doing this and being able to make a small impact in these kids’ lives.”
The following day, the group traveled to the Hamilton County Justice Center with the focus on the Catholic Social Teaching of Life and Dignity of the Human Person.
“We got to experience what our incarcerated neighbors live like while in jail,” shared Sophie Haws ‘20. “After touring the jail and learning a little more about the life of an inmate, we went to Friendship Park and learned more about incarceration related to race. Did you know that the war on drugs has been waged primarily in communities of color where people of color are more likely to receive higher offenses?”
Haws concluded, “I can honestly say that this experience was life changing and I can't wait to carry on what we have learned and what we will continue to learn in the future.”
Murray agreed, “Throughout the week I was overcome with the resilience of the human spirit that I have witnessed in my neighbors experiencing poverty.”
The 12 students shared that they hoped to continue working together as a group to continue combating poverty not only in Cincinnati, but in their hometowns too.
CJ Celebrates State Tournament Win
Updated (July 10): The Eagles state winning baseball team will be honored by the Dayton Dragons during the Dragons' game on Monday, July 16. Ticket information can be found here.
Update (June 3): Congratulations to the Eagles baseball team! They won the state championship game against Wapakoneta, 3-1.
A community celebration will be held on Thursday, June 7 at 7 p.m. at the Mary, Our Lady of Victory gym. All are invited.
First report: Members of the Eagles baseball team have called it the Revenge Tour.
“Since the season began, we’ve had a countdown to Huntington,” said David Ernst ‘18.
For the team to return to the state tournament for a second year in a row was the goal. To play Tallmadge High School again, and defeat them after losing to the Blue Devils in the state championship in 2017 is the first step. CJ will have that opportunity on Friday, June 1 at 7 p.m. when the Eagles and Blue Devils face off under the lights at Huntington Park in Columbus.
“It’s pretty exciting,” shared head coach Mike Barhorst ‘85. “We had to toil through a lot of sub-500 seasons, but these last five years where we’ve made several post-season appearances, including two state appearances - it’s just been crazy.”
Team captains Ernst, Ryan Peltier ‘18, and Ben Thomas ‘18, feel the same way.
“We didn’t want our season to end - we knew we had to go back to state,” said Thomas.
“After we walked off the field last year, that was on everyone’s mind - to play Tallmadge again,” added Peltier. “And now we get the actual chance.”
Barhorst said despite losing talented seniors last year, the team rebuilt as current seniors stepped up and new additions rounded out the team.
“We’ve definitely improved our hitting,” Barhorst shared. “We didn’t have as many guys through the batting order last year who could contribute against big time pitching. Everyone in the lineup this year has been contributing and hopefully that will let the pitchers and defense be able to do their job.”
The seniors said while it’s a great feeling to continue playing baseball despite already graduating from CJ, there is still something left for them to do.
“When we graduated, we were talking and I said we have two more things to do - win regional and state titles,” Ernst said. “We have already done one of them.”
Good luck, Eagles!
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Supreme Court Upholds FERC Action on Demand Response
January 27, 2016 /in Resilient Power Project Todd Olinsky-Paul /by Clean Energy Group
Author: Todd Olinsky-Paul | Projects: Resilient Power Project, Clean Energy Innovation
In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and against the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), overturning a lower court’s ruling and asserting that in requiring ISOs to establish a level playing field for distributed resources with its Order 745, FERC was doing exactly what it is supposed to do: enhancing grid reliability and keeping ratepayer costs down by encouraging competition.
In this case, the distributed resource at issue was demand response, an innocuous-seeming idea that has been around for well over a decade. Demand response is just what it sounds like: utility customers agreeing to reduce their demand for electricity in response to signals from the grid operator. Since reducing demand is equivalent to increasing supply in the wholesale market, demand response is an effective way to keep electricity costs down when they would otherwise spike—for example, on a hot summer day when everyone turns on their air conditioners. Buying more power during such peak demand times means paying a higher marginal price for expensive peaker plants to enter the market to provide the needed electricity, whereas reducing demand keeps prices lower and, as an added benefit, eases congestion on transmission lines.
Demand response is becoming an important market for new technologies like behind-the-meter energy storage, which can enable customers to draw on stored electricity from onsite batteries while curtailing their purchases of grid power, all the while continuing to operate their facilities as usual. For example, in California’s recent Demand Response Auction Mechanism, winning bids included aggregated behind-the-meter batteries from Green Charge Networks and Stem, alongside traditional commercial-industrial load control resources. This demonstrates the ability of battery storage companies and aggregators to compete in this market—assuming they are provided an equal opportunity to do so.
Recognizing the benefits of demand response, FERC has issued several orders supporting the ability of demand response providers to sell their services into wholesale electricity markets. Notably, FERC Order 719 required wholesale electricity market operators to receive demand response bids from aggregators, such as Enernoc; and FERC Order 745 required that wholesale market operators pay demand response providers the same rate for reducing demand as a generator would be paid for increasing supply, so long as doing so provided a net benefit to consumers. It was this last order that was at issue when EPSA, a consortium of power supply companies, sought to exclude demand response providers from the market that generators had traditionally dominated. EPSA won in the U.S. Court of Appeals but lost in the Supreme Court.
In overturning the lower court ruling, the Supreme Court upheld FERC’s ability to regulate wholesale electricity markets, even if doing so effects the retail markets (as it invariably does) that FERC is not empowered to regulate. Further, the Supreme Court’s firm opinion, delivered by Justice Kagan, demonstrated a thorough understanding of complex energy markets and the legal underpinnings of FERC’s actions.
This outcome is a boon for demand response providers, including energy storage and its aggregators; but just as importantly, it is expected to forestall a series of attacks on FERC’s authority that would likely have followed had the EPSA victory been allowed to stand.
A whole series of FERC orders in recent years has resulted in the opening of additional electricity markets to new, distributed energy technologies such as energy storage; and it was these newly opened markets for services such as capacity, frequency regulation and response, reactive power, and other so-called “ancillary services” that were ultimately at risk. Furthermore, while one can’t predict future court rulings, the broad deference the Supreme Court gave to FERC in this decision should support similar policy and market development in the future. This decision will be good news to those within FERC and the ISOs who want to go further in developing markets where new, distributed resources like energy storage can compete, simultaneously supporting the nascent energy storage industry and providing greater benefits to the grid and its customers.
EPSA may “advocate the power of competition,” as its motto states, but its attack on FERC was in essence an attempt to bar smaller, faster, and more agile providers from competing on the same terms as the dinosaurs of the power industry—the nuclear, coal, and gas giants EPSA represents. With this legal challenge now permanently put to rest, the electricity sector can recommence its slow, recalcitrant evolution toward modernity—with occasional prodding from FERC.
Clean Energy Group will host a free webinar on rules and regulations for distributed energy storage in PJM on Tuesday, February 23 from 1-2 pm ET. For more information and to register, click here.
This blog post was also published in Renewable Energy World.
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New Jersey Takes Another Swing at Resilient Solar+Storage
On the face of it, the New Jersey BPU’s first round of resilient energy storage funding, in 2015, was a great success: with a budget of only $3 million, the BPU was able to fund 13 projects that would combine energy storage with renewable generation behind the meter, with the goal of providing resilient power to critical facilities. Not all of those round-one projects succeeded – in fact, most did not – but the BPU is back with an improved program and a larger budget, ready to try again.
In 2015, the BPU was able to achieve so much with so little in part because all 13 projects planned to sell frequency regulation services into the then-surging PJM market, which offers a premium for fast-response resources like battery storage. Unfortunately, of the original 13 projects, 9 have dropped out. There are several reasons for this, but the most significant one seems to have been widespread misunderstanding of PJM market regulations, which limit the amount of power a demand response resource can export from behind the meter.
The good news is that the grant dollars for those 9 defunct projects will flow back into the BPU’s coffers for future funding. In the meantime, the BPU has doubled its storage program for a second round of funding, allocating $6 million in two separate programs, including a groundbreaking rebate program.
The rebate program, which opens for applications on March 1, will offer $3 million in an open enrollment format. This is good news for developers, because an open enrollment rebate is much more reliable, and bankable, than a competitive solicitation, which may or may not result in a grant; this also happens to be the first dedicated energy storage rebate program in the country, which means the results should be of great interest to energy agencies in other states. The rebate incentive is set at $300 per kWh of energy capacity, with a per-project ceiling of $300,000 or 30% of total project cost, whichever is less. A single developer, owner or site may qualify for multiple projects, up to a per-entity incentive cap of $500,000.
The second $3 million in funding will be offered later in 2016 as a competitive solicitation, but with some changes from last year’s program. Program design details will be informed by research being conducted by the Rutgers Laboratory for Energy Smart Systems (LESS).
To qualify for funding under the BPU programs, energy storage must be integrated behind the meter with new or existing Class 1 renewable resources, and must have a minimum capacity of 100 kWh. Systems may provide no more than 100% of the site host’s historic electrical usage, and the storage system must be charged solely from the onsite renewable system, except for short term charging and discharging for the purpose of providing ancillary services.
For more information or to apply, visit the BPU’s Electric Storage page at http://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/programs/energy-storage. Applications will be accepted beginning March 1, and grants will be awarded on an ongoing basis until funding commitments have reached the $3 million budget cap.
This blog post was also published on Renewable Energy World.
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State Energy Storage Legislation: A Look Back at 2015
January 4, 2016 /in Resilient Power Project, Energy Storage Seth Mullendore /by Clean Energy Group
Author: Seth Mullendore, Clean Energy Group | Projects: Resilient Power Project, Energy Storage and Climate
2015 was quite a year for energy storage, from Elon Musk’s Powerwall announcement to the recent gigawatt storage procurement commitment AES Energy made with LG Chem. GTM Research Senior Energy Storage Analyst Ravi Manghani called 2015 “a breakout year for the U.S. energy storage market.” According to GTM more energy storage was been deployed in the U.S. last year than in any previous year, a trend that’s expected to continue.
In addition to utilities and the energy industry, state legislatures also started paying more attention to energy storage last year. And it wasn’t just California passing energy storage legislation in 2015. Along with energy storage projects popping up across the country in as varied locations as Vermont, Kentucky, Washington, and Arizona, eight states passed significant storage-related bills last year.
SB 1465 provides clarity for agreements governing financing, sale, or lease of distributed energy generation systems, including energy storage.
SB 350, California’s Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, explicitly points to storage as a means to help the state achieve its ambitious emissions goals.
SB 1078 puts in place the regulatory tools to procure affordable and reliable electricity, which mandates that the commissioner may seek proposals and order utilities to procure energy storage when it is deemed to be cost-effective.
SB 1502 outlines a state budget including a section which states that each electric distribution company shall submit a proposal to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for a pilot program to build, own, or operate grid-side system enhancements, including energy storage systems.
HF 3, the state’s omnibus employment, economic development, jobs, and energy bill, includes a provision that utilities shall identify grid modernization investments, such as energy storage and microgrids, to improve security and conservation.
S 2016 includes $20 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) appropriations to be allocated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for grants to state departments, agencies, authorities, and public colleges and universities for renewable and energy efficiency projects, which specifically includes energy storage as one of the eligible technologies.
HB 2193 directs the state’s electric companies to procure one or more energy storage systems capable of storing a specified energy capacity.
HB 40 establishes an energy transformation requirement that utilities must meet through distributed renewable generation or projects that reduce the state’s fossil fuel consumption, including storage of renewable energy.
HB 115 sets aside $44 million in grants to be directed towards renewables advancement and technologies, specifically including energy storage.
Another four states, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania, have pending energy storage legislation on the books.
2015 also saw energy storage bills proposed at the federal level, including S 1434, which would establish a national energy storage portfolio standard. The 30 percent federal Investment Tax Credit, which can be applied to storage when paired with solar, was also unexpectedly extended at the end of the year.
These legislative steps will help lay the foundation for big advancements in energy storage throughout the coming years. If 2015 was any indication, we can expect to see many more momentous energy storage announcements in 2016.
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Seeing Kranji and my WWII Obsession
My current reading list are mostly WWII books these days. Like “Tears in the Darkness” by Michael Norman, about the horrors of the Bataan Death March. Another is “Counting the Days” by Craig B. Smith, chronicles of POWs and stragglers in the pacific war. I have two more that I haven’t even started reading.
WWII literature are the most accessible online. If you’re searching under “Philippine History” you get more hits about WWII than any other time (or subject) in our history. The library here (Singapore) has plenty of great titles too. Some are in digital format that you can download using their app.
Although the Spanish-Philippine epoch has long been my area of interest, lately, I’m getting more and more fascinated by WWII stories. For one, it reminds me of my father’s experiences as a boy during the Japanese occupation. I interviewed several individuals in the past that shared with me their unbelievable stories of hardship, courage and spirit. My current reading list echoes their voices inside my head.
WWII happened less than a hundred years ago. Almost every Filipino knows relatives, or know someone, that survived it. For something that happened fairly recent in our history it is without doubt greatly underappreciated. I don’t think our standard history text in schools gives it justice.
I admire Japanese who travels to the islands to offer their prayers, flowers, and paper cranes for their war dead. I was told that in Muntinlupa’s Japanese Cemetery, these visitors would still weep and sing the popular Japanese 1940s song ”Night Goes on in Muntinlupa” (composed by Japanese prisoners, later pardoned by Quirino). And these visitors are not that old. They’re much younger. They probably only heard of their dead relative’s fate from their older folks.
The Japanese have long memories. There was a Japanese soldier, said to be of royal origin, that was buried somewhere in downtown Dumaguete. The relatives never stopped looking until they finally did half a century later. WWII artifact hunter Tantin Cata-al shared this story with me. He gets regular Japanese visitors. Whenever he stumbles upon dead Japanese soldiers from Mt. Talinis during his expeditions, he puts them in a sack and brings them home. He’s got two when I visited, he was expecting Japanese representatives to get them.
I remember visiting Libingan ng mga Bayani a few years ago. I came to pay my respects to our WWII dead and to Nick Joaquin, the national artist. I lingered long enough time to see the portions that are neglected. Then I spoke to the guy cleaning Nick’s gravesite. He told me then that he hasn’t been paid yet. “By who? the government?” I asked. By the dead’s relatives.
What?!?
Why does the living has to pay for contractors to maintain the grass? to clean the marker? Is the cost too much for the government to shoulder? these men unselfishly served the nation. What’s wrong with us people?
When I visited Kranji cemetery it was Sunday. There were only five people. Most likely visiting relatives because they were busy locating a tombstone. A maintenance crew told me that visitors are rare even during weekends. Only exception is when dignitaries make official visits. Two years ago the British Royals, Kate and William, dropped by to pay their respects. Crowds gathered to take a glimpse of their former royalties. The event highlights the importance of Kranji Cemetery as a war memorial.
The area where Kranji cemetery is located was converted by the Japanese into a prison. It was a camp and ammunition storage previously. Not far, down the Kranji river, was where the Japanese forces first landed in Singapore. They crossed the straits of Johor, some in bikes. The cemetery is elevated, on a clear day you can see Johor Bahru’s skyline.
There’s less than 100 tombstones in Kranji but there are around 4400 that are buried in its grounds, more than 800 are unidentified. Its memorial walls has the name of 24000 allied soldiers.
Kranji cemetery also serves as a state cemetery. The first Singapore president, Yusof Bin Ishak, the only man featured in the country’s paper currency, was buried on the northern portion of the cemetery.
Like the American Cemetery in Taguig, Kranji is managed by a non-local European group tasked to oversee maintenance and commemoration of allied soldiers and servicemen. It is funded by member states unlike the American Battle Monument Commission (ABMC). The ABMC representative, a retired Marine, told me that their funding is not granted by congress’ budget. So I assume they operate from grants and contributions.
ABMC’s first chairman was Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing. A US military legend who mentored Patton, MacArthur and Bradley, even Eisenhower. He served in Mindanao where legend has it that he scared the Moros by dipping bullets in pigs blood. This is unfounded (but was mentioned by Trump during the presidential campaign!) and is believed to be inaccurate but it could also be a real, a psychological tactic employed to sow fear. This kind of historical rumors don’t crop up from nothing.
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I’ve been deep in my reading WWII books lately that I feel compelled to visit historical sites here linked to WWII events. If there’s something that binds Singapore and the Philippines aside from being close South East Asian neighbors is that both experienced the brutal Japanese occupation.
Back home, we have so many places that witnessed the war: old houses used as Japanese residence, rice fields once converted to air strips, larger buildings converted to makeshift hospitals, bomb shelters, even caves that were used as temporary covers. There’s so many to see. When I get back, I’m visiting the Mabalacat airstrip used by Japanese pilots to launch deadly attacks against the allied forces. The Kamikaze East Airfield in Mabalacat is where the Kamikaze pilots first took off.
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Diary of a Doctor, Rizal in Singapore
Jose Rizal (1861-1896), fondly remembered as the founding father of the modern Philippines, was one luminary who formed favourable impressions of Singapore. In May 1882, Rizal left the then Spanish colony of the Philippines on his way to Spains for further studies in medicine. As a keen 21 year old leaving home for the first time, nhe meticulously recorded his observations of life and events in a journal that offers a picturesque snap-shot of Singapore in the late 19th century, which are historically important for the breath of details captured.
An eagle-eyed visitor Rizal was also highly sensitive to the cultural nuance of the first foreign land he visited commenting on the rich mix of ethnicities in the street-scapes he observed. His entry conveyed gus surprise at the finding a city more modern than he imagined. Writing in his diary, he was “surprised to find the streets bordered with trees and many… on both sides. The town is rather pretty.” Travel as the cliche goes, does indeed broaden the mind.
Rizal noted in his diary of his first day in Singapore that although there were “..crowds of Indians of Herculean figures; Chinese a few Europeans, and very, very few Chinese women.” He went on to ask about the presence of women in Sinapore, writing in his diary that he had seen a Chinese woman with the smallest feet; but I didn’t see either Indian women or Malayan. I asked about them and I was told they stayed home.”
Rizal also found the thriving British colony abuzz with people and economic activity, with English spoken everywhere. He described in detail, building within the city such as St. Andrew’s Cathedral, along today’s St. Andrew’s road, interestingly described as a “Protestant church in Gothic style, the Catholic Cathedral of Good Shepherd (along today’s Victoria Road) as well as the Church of St. Joseph (by Waterloo Street today).
He was mistaken, though, in identifying the former Parliament Houses (now the Art House) as the “…palace of the Rajah of Siam…” He described it as “…notable and has a small iron elephant and what not on the pedestal placed in front of the building.”
Rizal was travelling in and around the north bank of Singapore River, He was to cross the Cavenagh Bridge to the south bank and reached the more “lively” part of town, described in his diary as having “… Beautiful European Buildings shops show-windows etc. It is the Escolta of the town.”
The keen botanist, Rizal visited the Singapore Botanical Gardens on his 2nd day of visit. He was bowled over by the park, observing that “its cleanliness and orderliness are admirable; numerous plants with their labels beside them.” He was to revisit the gardens on his second visit in 1887, commenting that he saw “a beautiful Royal Victoria. The leaves can be one meted in diameter.”
Rizal was to visit Singapore a total of four times, noticing changes that pointed to the rapid development of the city over the course of his visits. With elegance, he captured in an 1892 entry his observation that “Singapore has change much since I saw it for the first time n 1882.” This was to be his last visit to Singapore for not long after this, this revered father of Philippine nation was executed on 30 December 1896, at the age of 35, labelled by the Spanish colonials as “the living soul of the rebellion”.
Today, a visitor can easily re-trace Rizal’s first visit in today’s heritage district of Bras Basah, as most of the buildings he visited are still standing on the exact spot! They co-exist elegantly alongside contemporary glass and steel structures of the modern city, in a history-rich environments and the walking trails of Singapore’s Civic District. Walking down busy Coleman Street today, one can still imagine the lively and bustling city that Rizal wandered about after emerging from the Hotel de la Paix. The hotel is no longer standing but another has risen on te same site and is known today as the Peninsula-Excelsior Hotel.
– Taken from Singapore’s National Heritage Board article “Friends & Neighbours” written by Tan Swee Hong.
NHB has been a great resource for me not only in retracing historical sites related to us Filipinos here but also in learning the history, culture and traditions of the island state — along with NLB, great stalwarts of South East Asian historical education.
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Old Islamic Enclave in Singapore
An old Islamic school. Singapore’s heritage architecture shows a variety of styles and influences.
Lined up in a row. These shop houses, most probably, pre World War II, reflects Chinese and European architecture.
Colorful old buildings characterized by wide, adjustable windows and arched entrance ways.
Narrow streets that reminds me of old Binan. The narrow streets is a sign of expensive realty, as people had to make use and utilize available space as much as they can
This area have shops that specializes in selling traditional fabrics. This area is near the gate of the Masjid. Not far from here is what people call the central business district.
Solidly built heritage structures, now all shops.
White painted commercial houses preserved for the future generation
I saw a poster of the Sultan Mosque (locally known as Masjid Mosque) in the mall and found it wonderfully enchanting. A heritage Mosque in a middle of a bustling city. National day is just around the corner here in Singapore and the government has been heavily promoting heritage structures that represents the different groups and faith in the islands. I got curious and thought it a good idea to see the mosque because like Manila, Singapore was once predominantly Mohamedan (for old Tagalogs Mohammed is “Mahoma” hence the saying “Panahon pa ni Mahoma”).
Early this year I attended the National Library’s exhibit “Stories Behind Singapore Streets” (I think the exhibit is still on going) and found what local historian’s refers to as the “Raffle’s Town Plan”. The British governor mapped and zoned the entire island during his time in the former colony. Such zoning (sectores) also took place during the Spanish era in Manila and all other progressive towns. To get a picture of how this worked back in the day one can visit Malolos which still have the names of the “sectores” as it was implemented in the old days.
Raffles is regarded as the pioneer of modern Singapore and I’ve seen books about his life on sale here. Singaporeans have a mature perspective about their historical evolution and its influence in their modern lives. Around the country, you could still find street names after British royals, British war heroes and even English countrysides. They’re not bothered by these colonial things. What matters to them is what they’ve accomplished when they became independent from the British and Malaysia. Filipinos on the other hand are easily persuaded to give up their historical heritage and replace it with something else. We habitually, for example, change streets names as though they represent nothing more but alphabets. We don’t seem to understand the importance of preserving historical names.
I discovered that the mosque is surrounded by old shops and residential streets that I’ve never seen before. The mosque is located in the Streets of Muscat and Northbridge. This is not the original, as it had to be expanded because of the growing Muslim population. This present structure was built in the 1920’s, interestingly it was designed by a westerner named Denis Santry.
I was impressed by how they managed to preserve the area around the mosque. The district, known as Glam Kampong, is surrounded by towering buildings of is known as central business district. The coexistence of old and new here is something that has long fascinated me. How I wish this is the case in Manila! And I believe that this is possible back home only if we have the the vision to find use for our old buildings.
The pressure to develop space for urban use is real everywhere. Much more in Singapore because they have very limited space but what they do well is manage urban development in a way that it doesn’t harm their historical relics. We’ve seen how urban expansion devastated the heritage structures of Manila, which have bigger space and more options when it comes to urban planning. How Singapore has zoned out certain districts away from development is something we all can learn from.
I would not know that there was an old Muslim settlement in the center of Singapore if I have not seen this district. Although, aside from the mosque, the structures around the district does not appear to be heavily influenced by Islamic art. Its historical significance is that here, their royal and merchant ancestors showed the world the beauty of their culture and religion. This is the beauty of conserving what’s left of the past – it reminds people. The old houses and shops are now mostly commercial spaces but this is good because as long as these structures are utilized – they’ll continue to exist. Architectural reuse is something that our local government in the Philippines needs to catch on. Fast. Before we lose everything.
An old shop converted to a Mexican bar with Aztec inspired murals
An old building sandwiched between modern buildings. Some space eventually must be conceded to land development but historical houses must not be removed totally as they represent the different historical strata of each state.
Taken from Beach Road. At night, the place comes alive with some fine dining restos and pubs.
Motel here enjoys a better reputation than hours. This one, obviously an old building, now reused to accommodate transient visitors and lovers of course.
An old housing building converted to shops
An MMA shop housed in what used to be a small house! Brock manning the door!
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Identity and Heritage: A Confession of a Culturally Insecure Filipino
By: Sebastian Cruz
Living in Europe, more so living in London, posed one significant challenge that I need to face with every single person I meet – describing the Philippines and explaining what a Filipino is.
It is not like French, Brazilian nor Chinese. It’s not like one of these “mega brands” that has a strong visual image and identity that one word can generate a rush of images in one’s mind. Moreover, it doesn’t even fit in to the visual image of the big umbrella word: “Asian”.
Growing up in Asia, I’ve always been confused and insecure about the Filipino identity.
Asia is comprised of three cultural ‘superpowers’: Confucian, Hindu, and Arab/Islamic. Three big clusters that have distinct languages, architecture, and even religion – cultural buckets that a “Malay Catholic Filipino like me with a Spanish Name but can’t speak Spanish” doesn’t fit in.
I’ve always felt this sense of cultural misfit ever since: from competing with Chinese Filipinos in Math competitions when I was young, participating in international conferences back in uni, and travelling/doing business around Asia while working for Procter. It’s as if the only Asian thing about us is that most of us look Malay and we eat loads of rice.
Living in London though allowed me to meet Latinos from Latin America and Españoles from Spain and I can’t help but be surprised. I felt that sense of sameness in culture that I never feel when I meet a Japanese, a Thai, or a Chinese.
We are mostly Catholics who do the novena and rosario, greet with kamusta(como esta), use the words kubyertos, mesa, kama, silya, etc., count/tell the time/petsa(fecha) in the same way, and yes, celebrate the Nochebuena. Only and unfortunately, we can’t speak fluent Spanish.
La Lengua Castellano, Spain, and that Hispanic identity have long been demonized in our history –an oppressive part of our nationhood that should be forgotten; consistent with what the Americans pounded in our heads when they seized the country right after our forefathers fought for independence.
Our forefathers resisted this perspective. Look it up, American occupation of the Philippines was also the Golden Age of Spanish Literature in the Philippines. And that Filipinos who resisted this perspective were those who perished when the Americans and Japanese obliterated our cities during the Second World War. However today, a lot of Filipinos still embrace this mindset oblivious to the fact that the country was a Spanish colony for 333 years, longer than the entire history of the United States (235 years).
Further, being so far away from the Latin American world, Filipinos’ perception of Latinos today are mostly distorted by what the media of the United States project – taxi drivers/drug dealers/illegal immigrants with broken English. A pathetic generalization of a superpower that grew to believe that it’s the center of the universe.
We, however, should embrace the fact that our Hispanic identity defines a lot of who we are.
Filipinas after all was not just a colony of Spain for 333 years, but was the gateway of the Hispanic world to the great cultures of the Far East.
It is not by accident that Intramuros and the Old Hispanic Manila is situated side by side the oldest Chinatown in the world. Two worlds in one city separated only by a river and connected by the Bridge of Spain (Puente España) and is by the port of Manila – then port of the Manila Galleon, and the then only direct ship route between the Americas and Asia.
It is not by accident that our first constitution, Noli and El Fili were written in Spanish and that the original Spanish version of our national anthem – Himno Nacional Filipino was banned by the Americans and still banned to be sung publicly to this day. Our founding fathers like Rizal envisioned a free Hispanic Filipinas not the culturally basterdized and forcibly Anglicized Philippines that we have today.
The world is shifting to the East of Europe and South of the United States. It is the most opportune time to be true to who we are, true to what make us unique and be what we have always been – the Hispanics of the Orient and the bridge between the Hispanic World and the Far East.
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Life is a Great Sunrise
beauty that needs no words...
I don’t know if its the thought that I’m a month away from leaving the building (I recently resigned) that gave me a more appreciative eye but you know lately I’ve been seeing a lot of these breathtaking sunrises over Laguna de Ba’i. Truly a wonderful experience.
Over the years, I developed this habit of looking at the sunrise before leaving the office. Except during stormy days, I always make it a point that I look and take a photo. They’re never the same. The explosion of colors that appears every morning spattered across the sky and hills of Morong is just amazing.
A pure delight.
Stream liners (in the 1800’s) once serviced the towns around the lake. This brought unprecedented growth to the southern Tagalog provinces. People coming as far as Tayabas and Bicol would send their products to Manila using this route. A ferry service will have a great impact on how people move today. But the forces behind the toll ways and oil would not allow any competition. That’s how they do it, they provide you with no other option but to go their way. If government is not owned by these special interest group it would push for viable alternatives people can use – we all know that’s not going to happen. Government no longer belongs to the people but to these corporations who have them inside their pockets.
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Jason Aldean Announces Free Concert in Nashville
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Jason Aldean is partnering with Pandora to play a free concert in Nashville in November.
The "Girl Like You" singer is the most-played country artist across Pandora stations, and the online streaming giant is giving back to some of Aldean's biggest fans with a special event called Pandora Presents: Backroads With Jason Aldean, which is set to take place at Marathon Music Works in Nashville on Nov. 27.
“In the last year, Pandora has served up billions of listening hours for country music,” says Jeff Zuchowski, Vice President of Artist Marketing and Industry Relations at Pandora (quote via the Associated Press). “Jason Aldean fans have contributed to many of those hours and we’re thrilled to have him be part of Backroads along with Steven Lee Olsen, giving our loyal country fans an opportunity to experience them live.”
Olsen's new album, Timing Is Everything, is set for release on Nov. 9.
Aldean is excited about the show's special format, which allows fans to RSVP to receive free tickets via the event's website.
“It’s cool to get to play shows like this where you know the fans are all going to be some of the biggest out there," he states. “We’re looking forward to having a chance to thank them for all their support.”
Aldean released his most recent album, Rearview Town, in April. He's already scored two massive hits with "You Make It Easy" and "Drowns the Whiskey," a duet with Miranda Lambert. "Girl Like You" is the third single from the project.
Aldean is nominated for Entertainer of the Year in the 2018 CMA Awards, which will air live from Nashville on Nov. 14 on ABC. "Drowns the Whiskey" also scored nominations for Song, Single and Musical Event of the Year.
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April 11, 2017 Women of Excellence
Ekemini Uwan
Ekemini Uwan is an acclaimed-writer and public speaker known for her anti-racism work that fuses in theology. Her works have been featured in publications ranging from the Huffington Post Black Voices to Christianity Today. She received her Master of Divinity degree in 2016 from Westminster Theological Seminary. Beyond writing and public speaking, Ekemini Uwan co-hosts the popular Christian podcast for black women by black women, Truth’s Table.
Women of Excellence Series: You’ve gone from being a pharmaceutical sales representative to a professional writer and speaker who touches on the intersection of faith and race. What prompted this career shift?
Ekemini Uwan: It’s a long story, but I went to Cal State Northridge, and post-graduation I worked for Enterprise Rent-a-Car for around 3 years. It was a very taxing job, and I was not making that much money. So, I decided to move on to greener pastures and applied for a job at FedEx as a sales representative; I worked there for 2 years, but that was a very stressful job too.
Soon after, I decided to go into pharmaceutical sales- there’s a good work life balance there with many perks. I finally landed a job and worked there for 3 and a half years. However, the day before my 29th birthday I was laid off. Before that happened, the Lord was preparing me for some sort of shift, but I did not know what it would be or what to do.
So, I started to reach out to people including my mentor. I continued to pray and pray and honestly these were my best times with the Lord. I kept getting the sense that the Lord was calling me to ministry. I figured if that was the case then I needed to go to seminary so that I could get the confidence and tools that are necessary to do ministry properly.
I looked into seminary and eventually settled on Westminster in Philadelphia, a predominately white and conservative school. Frankly, it was a tough environment especially after Trayvon Martin was killed- that really changed things for me. Long story short, my classmates’ reactions to his murder drove me to start writing as a form of anti-racism work.
Women of Excellence Series: You are an accomplished writer with publications featured in the Huffington Post, Christianity Today, and more. Can you briefly touch on your writing process? That is, where do you find sources of inspiration? How do you take an idea and transform it into a published work?
Ekemini Uwan: Typically, it depends. Sometimes an idea will come to me, but usually it is something that I tweeted about or did a thread about it on Twitter. At times, this leads me to write a post based on this.
I write really slowly, though, and I do not enjoy the process of writing. Writing is really hard for me, but I love the end product. I am really critical, I edit as I write, and I’m always thinking. My inspiration can come from social media or it can be the news, as I curate and sift through many articles, in order to find well-researched articles to post. Next, I think about a different angle that I can take on a subject before I write.
The reason it takes so much time for me to write is because I try to think carefully and consider nuances before I write something. My work centers on very important issues, so I have to do it right and consider my audience. Lastly, I really need to think and write with precision because in my writings I’m fusing my points with theology. It has to be accurate with strong takeaways.
WS: Beyond writing, you, along with Michelle Higgins and Christina Edmonson, host a podcast entitled Truth’s Table. Do you mind sharing how this project came about and what it focuses on?
EW: Actually, it was not our idea. It came from Beau York who is the producer of the Reformed African American Network’s podcast called, “Pass the Mic”. He is the producer for theirs and the executive producer for Podastery Studios. He’s an award-winning podcast producer so it’s such a blessing to work with him and RAAN!
The fact is that the podcast market is getting over saturated. My hope is that Truth’s Table will stand out because it is going to be a podcast with 3 black Christian women and is for black women. Black female Christians are often silenced, but we are very vocal and our podcast is about truth telling. Granted, we are not the arbiters of truth, but we are on a journey seeking truth because we have come to know, by the grace of God, the one who is truth, Jesus Christ. We always look to uplift and look too speak the truth wherever we find it- be it sociology, psychology, science, or culture. Essentially, we respond to race, gender, politics, and current events through the lens of our faith and our race.
WS: What advice would you give to young women of color who aspire to intersect their faith with their careers?
EU: I do not think it’s a science. What I do- I fell into it. It is about living out your faith. We are complex beings- embodied souls so we cannot compartmentalize our lives. We try, but we can’t; we live out what we believe. Even in the workplace as a Christian, that will come out. Colossians 3:24 talks about how we are supposed to do our work onto the Lord and not for man. Even when I was working in corporate America, I did not really like my jobs. However, I tried to do my work for the Lord and with excellence. I wanted to be the best that I could be. So we should be conscious of being our best on the job.
WS: Considering the racial climate, we are in, what role do you hope your writings/talks/podcast will play in the ever-going reconciliation process?
EU: It is hard to see what role my writing will play. I hope that people will use my work to challenge themselves on the way they have been conditioned to think about themselves, other people, people of color, and people unlike them. I hope it is something that really convicts people and takes them out of their comfort zones. I also hope that once they realize that with this knowledge they can make changes in their lives and others. It could be to take up the call of activism or talk to their relatives who hold racist views.
With the podcast, I hope it will be similar to what happened with the Black Arts Movement of the mid-60s and mid-70s when black people were taking control of their narrative. In this new Black renaissance that we are in, I hope that our Truth’s Table podcast will provide the black female Christian perspective that is often ignored and left unheard, especially with what’s going on with Christianity in America.
WS: Finally, since you are a writer, I must ask you about content. Can you please name a few of your favorite podcasts/bloggers/writers that you would recommend to those interested in digging deeper into faith and/or race?
EW: I love Austin Channing Brown: I appreciate her writing; she is very sharp. She does racial reconciliation and intersects race and faith as well.
Of course, check out my Truth’s Table co-hosts, Michelle Higgins and Christina Edmonson.
The Atlantic is very helpful- especially Ta Nehisi Coates.
I like Gene Demby’s work on NPR’s “Code Switch” and his writings on race.
Lastly, I like Nikole Hannah-Jones who writes about school segregation for the New York Times.
If you would like to know more about Ekemini Uwan, check her out on these channels:
Truth’s Table
TruthsTable-Twitter
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10 questions for Mike Huckabee
Published Fri, Oct 16 2015 6:00 AM EDT
John Harwood@johnjharwood
Mike Huckabee, 60, is among the small group of 2016 Republican presidential candidates who have run for the White House before. The former Arkansas governor made a significant impact in the 2008 race, winning the Iowa caucuses before losing the nomination to John McCain. Subsequently he became a Fox News TV host.
Huckabee's distinction now, as in the 2008 campaign, is twofold. He's a Baptist minister with special appeal to conservative Christians. And he brings a working-class sensibility to his economic agenda that diverges from Republicans' traditional closeness to corporate America. He attributes some of his inability to capitalize on his 2008 Iowa win to opposition from Wall Street.
He sat down with me to discuss his 2016 campaign at The Home Plate Diner in Des Moines, Iowa. What follows is a condensed, edited transcript of our conversation.
HARWOOD: Tell me what you think was the impact, if any, of the pope's recent visit. Would you like to see him change the position of the Republican Party on the way our market system works?
HUCKABEE: I wish the pope better understood how the market system works, and how it can work for everyone. But look, there's some things about right now, the way the market system is working — it's not working real well for everybody. I was saying that eight years ago. And boy, I was getting savaged for it by the elitists who thought that I was an idiot.
In the (2007) CNBC debate, in fact, in Dearborn, Michigan, we were all asked, "How's the economy doing?" Most everybody was giving the standard Republican boiler-plate language that "It's just doing great." I said, "Well, I guess if you're working in the corner office, things are going swimmingly well. But if you're out there lifting heavy things and you're sweating through your clothes every day, things are not going well in your economy." And I was just pilloried for that by The Wall Street Journal and by others who thought that I was a total ignoramus.
Well, it turned out I was pretty darn ahead of my time. Because within a year, the economy had fallen apart, and the people at the top were feeling what I was watching happen to the people at the bottom already.
Mike Huckabee speaks with CNBC's John Harwoord.
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HARWOOD: You were a Republican populist before it was cool. Right now, what is a populist Republican economic platform?
HUCKABEE: One is that we stop punishing people for their productivity. It's one of the reasons, John, that I still think that the fair tax, the tax that would be placed on our consumption instead of on our productivity, would be a dramatic turn. It would help, I think, the entire economy from top to bottom.
But it especially helps the people at the bottom because right now if people at the bottom work really, really hard, they get punished for it by being thrust into a new tax bracket that means they don't really earn a double paycheck for double work. And they should.
Another thing that we need to do is to make the government benefits, as you begin to grow into your own personal economy and do better, you don't have a threshold at which you go from all benefits to nothing. That keeps people really in the enslavement of benefits out of sheer necessity. You create the sliding scale like we did of welfare reform back in the '90s, so that these people are doing better through education, through new jobs. They only lose benefits that's proportionate to how much they're earning. But you also make it so that their work lets them earn more and have a total life better than the one they once had.
HARWOOD: Economists say, "Better to tax consumption than investment; that's good for the economy." On the other hand, consumption taxes are very regressive. How could you possibly have a system that would not provide disproportionate benefits at the top, who consume much less of their income than at the bottom?
HUCKABEE: It's a classic misunderstanding of the fair tax as presented by what the Bush tax commission did. It looked at purely a consumption tax, but not specifically the fair tax. If they had, they would have understood that the "prebate" on taxes for people at the bottom, for their necessities — the people at the bottom under the fair tax end up doing about 14 percent to 15 percent better than they do under the current tax system. People in the middle third of the economy, 7 percent to 8 percent better. People at the top still do better, but only about 4 percent to 5 percent. Everybody benefits because you broaden the tax base which is always an important tax reform. You always want to make the base broader, and the rate smaller, and that creates a more equitable tax obligation.
If people represent small-business owners, they know how this would transform their ability to function and survive. A person living off passive income is not going be as affected by the fair tax. They'll be OK. They'll be better off. But their world is not going to be rocked one way or the other. They're not being paid by the hour. If a person is in the top 1, 2 percent, a person can afford the best lawyers and accountants and they'll find a way to shelter their income.
That's why there's almost $21 trillion parked offshore. It's legal. I don't blame people for putting it there. I'm not even against people putting it there. What I'm for is changing the tax code so they bring that money back to the U.S., and then it becomes an economic stimulus the likes of which we've never seen before.
HARWOOD: Let me ask you about Wall Street and its relationship to the rest of the economy. Dodd-Frank was passed at the early part the Obama administration. Was that a good idea?
HUCKABEE: Terrible idea. Do something that affected the people who messed up. Dodd-Frank didn't really affect the big banks. They're bigger now than they've ever been. We reformed nothing.
They're still playing games with derivatives, still playing the games, turning Wall Street into a casino. What I would do is get rid of Dodd-Frank, which (would put) the power back in community banks. Dodd-Frank has punished the banks that never created the problem.
They have to have some (regulation). I'm not sure that the repeal of Glass-Steagall was a brilliant idea because you erased the line between traditional banks. You created a blur. And I believe a lot of what we saw happen with the crash of 2008 was because banks that once were investment banks were trying to be full-service banks. And full-service banks were trying to become investment banks. It just became one great big house of cards, and it collapsed.
And as long as the dollars are getting tossed, the dances continue. And as long as the dancers continue to dance, the dollars keep getting tossed. But while the Washington-Wall Street strip club's going on, you got people out there in the middle of the country and all over America who are losing their homes, losing their jobs and wondering: 'How the heck doesn't somebody stand up and do something about it?'
Mike Huckabee on why no one at the big banks was prosecuted.
HARWOOD: Ben Bernanke, who as you know was appointed by a Republican president, said that he regretted the fact that no individual Wall Street executives were prosecuted for their roles in leading up to the financial crisis. Do you agree with him?
HUCKABEE: Absolutely. Absolutely, they should have. These were the smartest people in the room. John, these were the people that were supposed to be the geniuses. These were all Ivy Leaguers, and they knew darn well what they were doing — shuffling paper around and getting paid ridiculous sums of money.
They didn't produce things. They didn't make or manufacture. They weren't making an iPhone. They were betting on what an iPhone might be worth in a few years, and selling it off. It was a casino. And I got in trouble for saying that very thing eight years ago. I'd like to say, "I was right."
If the same kind of shell game had been practiced on the street, do you think the cops in the bunco division wouldn't have gone down and busted 'em? It's not a witch hunt when you prosecute criminal behavior that cost 5 million people their homes, for God's sake. Five million Americans lost their homes in foreclosure — 5 million. That's not just about having to load up your furniture. The emotional impact of a person having a foreclosure is devastating to a family. And I want to know who answers for that.
Does anybody ever accept responsibility for the fact that 60,000 manufacturing plants have closed in this country, 5 million manufacturing jobs have disappeared since the year 2000? Every day I meet people, John, who are today working two and three part-time jobs, and make less money than they used to make when they had one full-time job that paid 'em benefits and had a pension.
HARWOOD: Why do you think none of those prosecutions ever happened?
HUCKABEE: Money, politics — that's what I say. Look, the contributions keep flowing to Washington. Washington keeps doing the dance. Washington is like a strip club. You got people tossing dollars, and people doing the dance.
And as long as the dollars are getting tossed, the dances continue. And as long as the dancers continue to dance, the dollars keep getting tossed. But while the Washington-Wall Street strip club's going on, you got people out there in the middle of the country and all over America who are losing their homes, losing their jobs and wondering: "How the heck doesn't somebody stand up and do something about it?"
Yeah. I'm getting mine in dollars instead of in Benjamins. Look, I never expected that I was going to be the darling of Wall Street. The irony is that no president would probably be better in the long run for a real healthy economy than me, because what I'd love to do is to turn capital loose in the country.
Mike Huckabee on lack of fundraising from Wall Street.
HARWOOD: Is that why you're not raising all that much money right now? The strip club's not tossing dollars your way?
HUCKABEE: Yeah. I'm getting mine in dollars instead of in Benjamins. Look, I never expected that I was going to be the darling of Wall Street. The irony is that no president would probably be better in the long run for a real healthy economy than me, because what I'd love to do is to turn capital loose in the country.
I want to see the old kind of true capitalism — not crony capitalism which is what we have now, where you got buddies in the political world. They'll get you a deal. They'll get you grants. They'll get you exemptions. They'll get you favors.
You're going to make a lot of money but you're not making a product. You're not really creating anything. You're just moving money around and taking the commissions. That's not building America — that's building a handful of people's personal wealth at the expense of people who used to be able to work in a factory, take a nice paycheck home to their kids, build a room on the house when the fourth child comes, take their kids to Disney when they get a little older and live a pretty darn good life. What's happened to that?
HARWOOD: You sound a little bit like Hillary Clinton, or maybe even Bernie Sanders.
HUCKABEE: No. I think the difference is — I'm not sure how much they love capitalism. I love capitalism. I think it's the best system economically, but I want it to be pure and honest and forthright.
If you work hard, you get paid well. And if you work even harder, you get paid better. And you benefit from your productivity; you don't get punished for it. We've got people all over the country that we ought to be putting to work building bridges and roads and airports and water systems and sewer systems. Three point two trillion dollars worth of infrastructure, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers, that is a immediate need right now. That'd be a lot of construction jobs. And guess what? Can't outsource those. You're not going to outsource the building of a bridge to China.
HARWOOD: You were at your peak political strength when you ran in 2008 — had a good shot, made some headway, didn't quite get there. If you didn't decide to follow that up by running in 2012, why now?
HUCKABEE: Because I think I'm better prepared to do it now. In 2012, I don't think I was ready to take two years off with no income. People forget that unless you have, you know, a hundred million dollars socked away — walking away from every bit of your income, hey, that's a pretty serious deal.
You know the dumbest thing people have said? "I don't think Huckabee's really serious about running — I think he's just wanting to get a TV show, maybe a book deal, maybe make some speeches." What a stupid thing to say. I had a TV show. I had a book deal. I was making more speeches than I could keep up with. That's what I walked away from to do this.
We're not voting until February. You've covered this long enough to know that any candidate, on any given day, can implode. Any candidate can decide he's had enough. Voters who tend to get infatuated with a candidate early on tend to sort of say, 'Well, let's look around a little more.' You don't want to peak too early. Summer blockbusters are rarely Oscar winners in the spring.
HARWOOD: By running this time, are you doing it in the actual belief that you can win? And are you actually trying to win, as opposed to being in the race for some other purpose?
HUCKABEE: I can't imagine anybody would run for president and go through this grinding, grueling, tortuous process for any reason other than they truly a) thought they could win and b) thought they would win.
The fact that somebody right now says, "I don't think Huckabee's doing well," it doesn't bother me. Because I know looking back that everybody who is leading in the race at this point in time never even made it to the top slots when it came time to vote. If I'd believed that in 2008, I would have gone ahead and acquiesced to President Giuliani, President Thompson or President Romney. I beat all three of 'em.
We're not voting until February. You've covered this long enough to know that any candidate, on any given day, can implode. Any candidate can decide he's had enough. Voters who tend to get infatuated with a candidate early on tend to sort of say, "Well, let's look around a little more." You don't want to peak too early. Summer blockbusters are rarely Oscar winners in the spring.
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Blaine: Jamaica WU17 success would send message
Vin Blaine (pictured), technical coordinator of the women's program for the Jamaica Football Federation, believes that a positive message would be sent throughout Caribbean if the Reggae Girlz can earn a berth at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica -- The technical coordinator of Jamaica’s women’s football program believes that possible qualification of his team to the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica would be a victory for the regional game.
Vin Blaine argued that the glory of such a success would resonate beyond the shores of Jamaica, and would be a catalyst for the game’s female version in the Caribbean, which is still considered a work in progress when compared to the wider CONCACAF.
“Apart from the fact that it (qualifying for World Cup) would mean the world to me as I have been with this program for so long, it would mean more than just a victory for us, but for the women’s game in the entire Caribbean region,” Blaine said. “If we get to the World Cup we would be sending a message to the smaller countries like Antigua, Barbados, St Kitts, Grenada and even Trinidad that with hard work and organization that they can do it also.”
The Group A winning Jamaicans are one match away from booking a priceless and historic spot to the world tournament. They meet powerhouse Canada in a CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship semifinal showdown at the Montego Bay Sports Complex’s Catherine Hall Stadium on Thursday.
Group B champion USA will face Group A runner-up Mexico in the curtain-raiser of a doubleheader.
Blaine, who is also assistant coach of Jamaica’s senior men’s team, noted that victory on Thursday would be an enormous achievement when weighed against the odds.
“We are a small country, so to qualify will be a massive thing when you look at the number of players available to countries like Mexico and the USA,” he commented. “In some cases it’s more than the population of Jamaica.
“So you can see the kind of odds we are up against…so you realize how big it would be for us to reach the World Cup, and not by hosting it, but to go to a World Cup by going through the qualifying rounds, topping our zone, going to the semi-final and winning that and going to the World Cup.”
The veteran coach points out that the pride of the Jamaican people, coupled with the hunger for success will fuel the Young Reggae Girlz on their day of decision as they sit on the periphery of history.
“We are a proud country and we are trying to instill that into the girls, and as we always say, ‘wi likkle but we tallawah’ (we are little, but have depth),” expressed Blaine.
With the momentum of support building for the side, Blaine noted that his girls are enjoying the outpouring from a football-mad Montego Bay community, and, as a result, their confidence has seen a noticeable lift since the first game.
“I would say that they are getting more confident by the game because they are still an inexperienced team and they are getting the experience as they go along,” he said. “They have now come to the realization that they can do it and that they can compete with the best teams in the confederation.
“And that’s all I want from them, not to say they are better than these bigger teams, but to show confidence that they can to do it.”
In their group matches, the Jamaicans posted win over El Salvador (2-0) and Haiti (3-0), and drew with Mexico (1-1) to top a CONCACAF World Cup qualifying group for the first time.
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12 Nights | Treasures of China and the Yangtze
Delve into China’s timeless cultural legacy on this exotic and unforgettable journey.
Begin your adventure in cosmopolitan Shanghai—China’s commercial center—home to dazzling architecture, delicious dim sum, and delightful acrobats. Experience them all first-hand, along with a visit to the excellent Shanghai Museum. Embark upon a scenic Yangtze River cruise that ventures into the heart of the Middle Kingdom and its stupendous Three Gorges, renowned for their rugged mountain peaks, shape-shifting clouds, and curious rock formations. Visit the Shibao Pagoda—a magical place reputed to make wishes come true—and enjoy a city tour of Chongqing and its wonderful zoo, where you’ll see giant pandas, China’s adorable ambassadors. Fly to Xi’an for a face-to-face encounter with eight thousand fierce Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, entombed 22 centuries ago to guard the spirit of China’s first emperor.
Then it’s onward to Beijing to see the Temple of Heaven. Adorned with extravagant patterns, vibrant colors, and intricate carvings, this gilded temple is a superb example of Ming Dynasty artistry. Visit the Forbidden City—the imposing former residence of China’s powerful emperors—and Tiananmen Square, the setting for many historic events and the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games, a spectacle that mesmerized viewers around the world. Dine with a local family and take a rickshaw ride through the city’s atmospheric hutongs—charming maze-like neighborhoods with a true nostalgic vibe. Conclude your journey with a walk along a scenic section of the 55-hundred-mile-long Great Wall, an experience you will rave about for years to come.
Who will enjoy this cruise/tour
Travelers looking to experience the incredible contrasts that China offers will find much to entice them on this 12-day itinerary from Shanghai to Beijing—tranquil temples, bustling mega-metropolises, iconic cultural treasures, and cuddly pandas—plus 5 days of spectacular Yangtze River landscapes.
A Uniworld representative will greet you at the airport and transfer you to the sophisticated Pudong Shangri-La.
Featured Excursions: Shanghai city tour, dim sum lunch, and Shanghai Acrobats performance
Long a bustling commercial center, Shanghai has become one of the world’s most exciting cities, brimming with spectacular skyscrapers designed by world-famous architects. In the morning, you’ll stroll along the Bund, Shanghai’s famed waterfront promenade, and get a sense of its 19th-century roots. Then enjoy a traditional dim sum lunch at your hotel, after which you’ll have time to browse through the district’s intriguing shops. In the evening, a performance by the world-renowned Shanghai Acrobats will dazzle you.
Shanghai, fly to Yichang
Featured Excursion: Shanghai Museum
Begin the day with a visit to the Shanghai Museum, a stunning contemporary structure that houses treasures of Chinese art, including ancient bronzes from the Shang and Zhou periods, exquisite jades, calligraphic works from many dynasties, and Ming and Qing furniture. Then you’ll fly to Yichang, where you’ll board your comfortable ship.
Yichang, cruising the Yangtze River
Featured Excursion: Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest hydroelectric project, and it is changing the landscape and the economy of the nation. It is designed to both generate power to fuel China’s economic growth and control flooding on the Yangtze. You’ll visit this astonishing feat of modern engineering before setting sail along the most scenic section of the Yangtze, the Three Gorges. In the evening, enjoy a Captain’s Welcome Reception with complimentary wine.
Cruising the Yangtze River, Shennv Stream
Featured Excursion: Explore Shennong Stream
You’ll get a close-up view of the breathtaking landscape as you board a small boat and cruise along the Shennong Stream, a tributary to the Yangtze. Karst caves pock the high cliffs surrounding you, and monkeys play on the shore beside the sparkling waters.
Note: Due to water conditions we may substitute a Lesser Gorges boat tour for the Shennong Stream boat tour.
Cruising the Yangtze River, Shibaozhai
Featured Excursion: Shibao Pagoda
Shibao Pagoda, whose red walls and yellow gate are a Yangtze River landmark, was built into the side of a hill in the 18th century. Although the temple is twelve stories tall, only its top three stories tower above the tor. Make a wish and climb the stairs; legend has it that the higher you climb, the more likely it is that your wish will come true. In the evening, a Farewell Dinner with complimentary wine will be served.
Chongqing, fly to Xi’an
Featured Excursions: Chongqing city tour with zoo visit, and traditional dumpling banquet
Disembark in Chongqing, the booming capital of western China. As part of your city tour, you’ll visit the giant pandas at the Chongqing Zoo. In the afternoon, you’ll catch a flight to the ancient city of Xi’an, where you’ll settle into the serene Shangri-La Xi’an hotel and savor an extraordinary dumpling banquet in the city widely considered the birthplace of this famous Chinese food.
Featured Excursions: Museum of the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, City Wall, and Tang Dynasty dinner show
Twenty-two centuries ago, China’s first emperor was entombed with a vast army of soldiers and horses made of clay. The tomb complex lay undisturbed until the 20th century. Only about eight thousand of the UNESCO-designated Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses have been excavated thus far, which you’ll visit at the museum. Then you’ll see the massive defensive wall built around Xi’an in the 15th century. During the evening, indulge in a traditional dinner served with rice wine and a performance that re-creates the music, folk dances, and costumes of the Tang Dynasty.
Xi’an, fly to Beijing
Featured Excursion: Temple of Heaven
Today, you’ll catch a flight to Beijing and visit the UNESCO-designated Temple of Heaven, before checking in to the exquisite Ritz Carlton.
Featured Excursions: The Great Wall and kung fu show at Beijing’s Red Theatre
Start the morning off with a visit to one of the nation’s most iconic sights, the UNESCO World Heritage-designated Great Wall of China. Walk along the top of the wall to appreciate just how formidable a barrier it would have been to the nomadic mounted warriors who confronted it over the centuries. Back in Beijing, spend the evening at the Red Theatre, taking in a spectacular show that combines kung fu prowess with acrobatics and dance.
Featured Excursions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, hutongs tour with home-hosted lunch, and Peking Duck Farewell Dinner with complimentary wine
The last full day of your China adventure begins in broad Tiananmen Square, which is both the heart of modern Beijing and a gateway to the wonders of imperial China. Chairman Mao’s mausoleum borders the square, as does the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site you’ll visit today.
Your next stop will take you to the backbone of Old Beijing—the ancient residential lanes known as the hutongs. Hop aboard a rickshaw for a behind-the-scenes tour of these historic neighborhoods, where you can still see the region’s traditional courtyard homes. You’ll be invited to join a family in their home for a delicious traditional lunch. In the evening, enjoy a Farewell Dinner of succulent Peking duck with wine, a signature dish of the city since imperial times.
Depart Beijing
Transfer to the airport for your flight home or continue your adventure with our memorable optional extension in Hong Kong.
Chongqing, formerly known as Chungking, is a major city in southwestern mainland China and one of the five national central cities. Administratively, it is one of the People's Republic of China's four direct-controlled municipalities (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin), and the only such municipality in western China. The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the sub-provincial city administration that was part of Sichuan Province. In 2007, the municipality of Chongqing had a population of 31.4 million. It has jurisdiction over 19 districts, 17 counties, and four autonomous counties. With an area of 82,300 km² (31,800 mi²), it is the largest direct-controlled municipality, larger even than one province and an autonomous region, as well as Taiwan. It is possibly the world's largest municipality by population and one of the largest by area.
Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, having held that position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, including Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang. It is the eastern terminus of the Silk Road and home to the Terracotta Army. Xi'an is, for certain, one of the most popular tourist destinations among foreign travelers. A tour to Xi'an is something that any tourist to China would not want to miss, as it serves as a window on China's ancient civilization.
Beijing is a metropolis in Northern China, and the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the most populous cities in the world. Governed as a municipality under direct administration of the central government, Beijing borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and for a small section in the east, and Tianjing Municipality to the southeast. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for much of the past eight centuries. Beijing has a glorious past, but is by no means stuck in the past. Standing side-by-side with old Beijing's crimson palace complexes are the city's modern buildings, the super-modern Olympic Village, with the Bird’s Nest Stadium and Water Cube; the dazzling shopping malls in Wangfujing Street and the colorful entertainment center of Houhai. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls and gates, and its art treasures and universities have made it a center of culture and art in China!
Yangtze River
Yangtze River is the largest in China and the third largest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America. It is about 3,964 miles in length. It stretches across eleven provinces and cities from west to east, including Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shanghai. Finally it pours into the East China Sea at Shanghai.
Yichang
Shanghai is the cool, confident face of modern China, and its energy is infectious. Located in the Yangtze River Delta in East China, Shanghai sits on the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Chinese coast. Shanghai is a popular tourist destination renowned for its historical landmarks such as The Bund, City God Temple and Yu Garden as well as the extensive Lujiazui skyline, many skyscrapers, and major museums including the Shanghai Museum and the China Art Museum. It has been described as the "showpiece" of the booming economy of mainland China. Go to its heart, The Bund, to watch ships on the river and marvel at the huge variety of architectural styles on display, or watch the crowds go by in People's Square!
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David Livingstone's blog
Eustace Mullins: Occultist and Disinfo Agent of the Far-Right
Submitted by David Livingstone on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 17:58
Among the modern-day classics of conspiracy literature is Eustace Mullins’ Secrets of the Federal Reserve, which continues to define perceptions of the nature and purpose of the cabal that is currently suspected of secretly manipulating the world. However, as revealed in Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, conspiracy culture is often deliberately manipulated in order to call out and neutralize potential dissidents.
As closer look at the career of Mullins reveals a typical example of the nefarious networks involved in nurturing feats of a “Jewish conspiracy” on behalf of American intelligence and the Zionists. After World War II, the CIA recruited leading Nazis and neo-Nazis, who went on for form a Fascist International, which served the organization in their fight against “communism.” Like their predecessors, this fascist network continued to cultivate the feat or a “Jewish” conspiracy as a sly method on the part of Zionists to continue to justify continued support for the state of Israel, and to cultivate sentiments favorable to World Bank and IMF policies of neoliberalism, falsely known in the conspiracy community as “Libertarianism.”
Mullins was mentored in his research on the Federal Reserve by Ezra Pound. As demonstrated in Transhumanism: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Pound was not only a notorious fascist, but also one of the key occult figures of the twentieth century, with deep ties to the CIA. A close friend of Golden Dawn member Yeats, Pound was an expatriate American and a major figure of the early modernist movement, and helped discover and shape the work of contemporaries such as T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, Robert Frost and Ernest Hemingway.
Pound was also a close friend of James Jesus Angleton, a Knight of Malta and key member of the Georgetown Set who created the CIA. Angleton, the long-time chief of Counterintelligence, was the head of the CIA’s Vatican Desk as well as the Israel Desk. Angleton was responsible for liaison with Israel’s Mossad and Shin Bet agencies, crucial relationships that he managed for the remainder of his career. Angleton also become responsible for the Lovestone Empire, the network run for the CIA by Jay Lovestone. A former head of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA), later a trade union leader, Lovestone worked with foreign unions using covert funds to construct a worldwide system of anti-communist unions. According to CIA agent and later Watergate burglar Howard Hunt, “the Communist Party of the United States, in fact, at the moment, was practically a branch of the Justice Department.”[1]
During World War II, the Italian government paid Pound to produce radio broadcasts criticizing the US and in particular the Jews. As a result, Pound was arrested for treason by American forces in Italy in 1945 and interned at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C, where he became a patient of MK-Ultra psychiatrist Dr. Winfred Overholser. As Colin Ross explained in The CIA Doctors, it was there that Dr. Winfred Overholser Sr. funded LSD research through the Scottish Rite Committee and was at the center of the mind control network.[2] St. Elizabeth’s is also where presidential assailants, serial killers or other federal cases are kept, such as Ezra Pound and John Hinckley, Jr. who shot Ronald Reagan.
Mullins was himself a fascist and a member of National Renaissance Party (NRP), a key organization of World Union of National Socialists (WUNS). The organization was created in 1962, when veteran US Navy Commander George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party (ANP), met with National Socialist Movement (NSM) chief Colin Jordan, and agreed to work towards developing an international network between movements as an umbrella group for neo-Nazi organizations across the globe.
Following Rockwell's assassination in 1967, NRP member Matt Koehl became head of WUNS as well as the ANP, later known as National Socialist White People’s Party. Koehl was the leader of a self-defined religious organization called the New Order, which describes itself on its website as follows: “We are the Movement of Adolf Hitler. We are His heirs. He has given us a commission, which it is our duty to discharge.”[3] New Order was a successor organization to the original American Nazi Party (ANP), founded by Lincoln Rockwell, which became a self-styled National Socialist religious group which promotes Esoteric Nazism as an alternative faith for “Aryans.”
The NRP, which founded in 1952 by James Madole, became a concern to the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, who regarded both fascism and communism as “of grave concern to the committee.” Their report, Preliminary Report on Neo-Fascist and Hate Groups continues, “both seek to destroy our constitutional government and supplant it with a godless dictatorship in which the individual is deprived of his rights and liberties to become an abject slave of the state… Those who would support the extreme right today do as great a violence to our national institutions as do those on the extreme left.”[4] The report concludes that these organizations exploited racial and religious hatreds to gain financial support, and that many of them were led by “racketeers” mainly concerned with gaining financial reward by their activities.
The NRP publication, the Bulletin, referred to Hitler as the “George Washington of Europe” and promised: “What Hitler accomplished in Europe, the National Renaissance Party shall accomplish in America.” Its nine-point program advocated abolition of parliamentary government in the US in favor of government by a “trained elite” establishment of a fascist corporatism, encouragement of racial pride, preservation of the “white Aryan” race by gradual deportation of racial minorities, and denying Jews American citizenship, professional and political posts and the right of intermarriage. John M. Lundoff, Brooklyn chairman of the NRP, in the April 1952 Bulletin asked the youth of America to choose between “parliamentary democracy with its empty promises and discord or the clear, brave, and youthful Fascist principles outlined here.”[5] Similarly, in a leaflet entitled, “Asiatic Barbarism Versus Western Civilization,” Madole proclaimed:
Only the superbly efficient totalitarian economic systems of Fascists, National Socialist, and Communist regimes are adaptible [sic] to the strain of TOTAL WAR as practiced in the 20th century… The spirit of democracy is a glorification of weakness and cowardly conduct. It glorifies the coward instead of the fighter, it raises feeble weaklings to leadership rather than a trained, iron-hard, and youthful elite…
Madole's NRP was frequently in the headlines during the 1960s and 1970s for its involvement in violent protests and riots in New York City. Although he never attracted more than a small group of followers, Madole, according to Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, established himself as the father of postwar occult fascism. Madole's ideas on race were developed from Blavatsky whom he quoted to the effect that the Jewish Kabbalah derived from Aryan sources in Central Asia.[6]
Madole’s slogan for the NRP was taken from Edward Bulwer-Lytton: “no happiness without order, no order without authority, no authority without unity.”[7] Alongside books on Theosophy, the NRP literature list included Gerald Gardner’s The Meaning of Witchcraft, Lewis Spence’s The History and Origins of Druidism, Paul Carus’ History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil and a number of books on runes.[8] According to Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, Madole “wanted to translate mankind and the world into the authoritarian utopia of a revived Vedic hierarchy, employing violent and draconian means if necessary. The sectarian religion of Theosophy, borrowings from Hinduism, paganism and Satanism, and mystical biological and eugenic ideas all served to explain and justify his militant attack on the democratic and liberal institutions of the modern world.”[9]
There were also close relations between the NRP and the Church of Satan, of Anton Lavey. Madole and LaVey met frequently, and Madole is said to have erected a large satanic altar in his apartment, which included an image of Baphomet, and Madole played LaVey’s recording of the Satanic Mass at several NRP meetings. One NRP bulletin shows a picture of Madole and an SE trooper with the high priest of the Temple of Baal. But the Church of Satan was soon undermined by schismatics who started rival cults. Douglas Robbins, another ex-leader from the Church of Satan, cultivated close links with the fascist NRP of James Madole, and formed the satanic Order of the Black Ram with some other NRP members “to celebrate the ancient religious rites of the Aryan race.”[10]
Mullins founded the Free Ezra Pound Committee (FEPC) of which Matt Koehl was chairman. Researcher Ernie Lazar published a scathing report of Mullins’ dubious past and neo-Nazi affiliations based on several FBI reports, showing that Mullins altered FBI documents which he reproduced in his book, excising portions which referred to his homosexuality, his anti-Semitism and his connections to neo-Nazis and racial extremists. The HCUA reported that Mullins “eulogizes” Hitler in the anti-Semitism NPR’s Bulletin and wrote an article titled “Adolf Hitler: An Appreciation,” in 1952. In his self-published virulently anti-Jewish book The Biological Jew, Mullins compares Jews with biological parasites.[11]
Mullins was a roommate on several occasions in New York City and Chicago with Matt Koehl, with whom he had a homosexual affair. Eustace Mullins, Matt Koehl and Edward Fleckenstein were arrested near Middletown, New York circa 1955 in connection with their sodomizing of a hitch-hiking teenage boy in the back seat of a car in which they all were travelling. This probably accounts for why Mullins is described in FBI memos as follows: “Mullins is a warped, degenerate and depraved individual.”[12]
Koehl was also the Youth Section Leader of the American Committee for the Advancement of Western Culture (ACFAWC), founded by H. Keith Thompson, and of which Mullins served as “Treasurer.” Thompson served as a communications officer aboard the USS Mt. Olympus, the flagship of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of December 1946 to April 1947. Byrd led 4,000 military troops from the US, Britain and Australia, known as Operation Highjump, to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. However, according to popular legend, the Byrd expedition was an “invasion” and encountered heavy resistance from Nazi “flying saucers” and had to call off the invasion.
Thompson resigned from the US Navy in order to accept commission as a Second Lieutenant in the US Marine Corps. However, in February 1949, he faced a General Court Martial on charges of “scandalous conduct tending to destruction of good morals (sex deviate) and Maltreatment of Person Subject to His Orders.”[13]
Thompson hoped that the ACFAWC would become a coordinating group for white racial and nationalist activities of groups around the world. James Madole and other officers and members of the NRP also were represented on the ACFAWC, which had the role of serving as “a high policy planning group for the coordination of racial nationalist activities in America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.” Among others associated with ACFAWC were Benjamin H. Freedman, a convert from Judaism to Roman Catholicism who became anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist activist. Freedman was well known to the ADL and the American Jewish Committee as an active supporter of the Arab cause in the Middle East.
Freedman was a financial backer of the author Conde McGinley, publisher of the periodical Common Sense, to which Mullins was a frequent contributor. In 1954, Rabbi Joachim Prinz (1902-1988) was awarded $30,000 in a libel suit against McGinley for having called him a “red rabbi.” The HCUA described Common Sense as "almost exclusively a vehicle for the exploitation of ignorance, prejudice and fear" and as “a clearinghouse for hate propaganda throughout the country." A typical 1962 article in Common Sense was an “expose” entitled: “Zionist Invisible Government Plotting To Establish a World Government Under A Red Dictatorship Led By Asiatic Marxist Jews.”[14]
Around the end of his life, Mullins began writing for Willis Carto’s magazine Barnes Review. Carto a longtime figure on the American far-right was an influential political racial theorists through the Liberty Lobby and successor organizations which he helped create. The Liberty Lobby, which was active in the 1950s, is regarded as the source of an insurgent wing of the Patriot Movement through its promotion of themes of White supremacy and anti-Semitism. While in prison for possessing falsified passports, Francis Parker Yockey was visited by Carto who eventually became the chief advocate and publisher of his ideas.
Yockey was active with many far-right causes around the world and remains one of the seminal influences in many extremist right movements. By fusing anti-Semitism with anti-Americanism, Yockey identified the United States rather than Russia as Europe’s main enemy. Unlike most European and American neo-Fascists who advocated an alliance with the United States against Communism, Yockey spent the rest of his life attempting to forge an alliance between the worldwide forces of Communism and the international network of the extreme Right.
Yockey believed that true Rightists should aid the spread of Communism and Third World anti-colonial movements wherever possible, with an aim toward weakening or overthrowing the United States. Yockey spent part of 1953 meeting Gamal Nasser in Cairo, and maintaining links with the CIA’s leading Nazi, Otto Skorzeny, Hitler’s former star commando.[15] Yockey worked briefly for the Egyptian Information Ministry, writing anti-Zionist propaganda, seeing Arab nationalism as another ally to challenge "the Jewish-American power.”
Yockey was continuously pursued by the FBI for over a decade and was finally arrested in 1960, when authorities discovered falsified passports and birth certificates in his suitcase. Betraying his interest in the occult, papers found at the time of his arrest included his own essays on the principle of polarity in the psyche, a book on palmistry and politics, and a bibliography of books on the “second body,” on reincarnation and on cosmic rays.[16]
Carto also belonged at one time to the John Birch Society.[17] In Roads to Dominion: Right-Wing Movements and Political Power in the United States, sociologist Sara Diamond noted that to reduce the cost of producing and distributing anti-Communist materials, corporations turned to non-profit organizations such as the JBS.[18] According to Eustace Mullins, who claims that he was told personally by one of its founders Revilo Oliver, whom he regarded as a “good friend,” that the JBS was created by Nelson Rockefeller who appointed Robert C. Welch, a 32nd degree Mason, to found and run the organization.[19]
When Revilo Oliver left the JBS, he became editorial advisor for Carto’s Institute for Historical Review. Carto ran a group called Youth for George Wallace to aid the third party presidential campaign of George Wallace in 1968. Wallace’s anti-desegregation campaign galvanized much of the American far-right and white supremacist groups. A memo in the FBI file of Eustace Mullins discusses an article he wrote which was published in Conde McGinley’s Common Sense, that developed the theme “that the Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation in schools is the culmination of a Communist International directive to the CPUSA to use the Negro racial issue and the issue of civil rights as a method to weaken America.” Mullins lied, claiming the document: “is in the files of the FBI today but the Director is under strict orders not to reveal (it) at any cost because it would brand the Supreme Court as a front or agent of the Communist International.”[20] No such document was ever found.
When the campaign failed, he converted what remained of the organization into the National Youth Alliance. As National Chairman for this group, Carto was successful in recruiting Dr. William Pierce, who after Rockwell’s death, reorganized it into the American neo-Nazi group, the National Alliance in 1974, of which Pierce became the leader.
In 1987, Mullins wrote a strange work called The Curse of Canaan, which regurgitates ideas expressed by Christian Identity minister William Potter Gale. Gale, a former senior officer on General Douglas MacArthur’s staff, warned the world that a satanic Jewish conspiracy disguised as communism was corrupting public officials and the courts, undermining the United States and wrecking its divinely inspired Constitution. Jews, explained Gale, were offspring of the devil, while non-whites were “mud people” and whites were the real Hebrews of the Bible. “Arise and fight!” Gale preached in an infamous sermon broadcast to Kansas farmers in 1982. “If a Jew comes near you, run a sword through him,” he summoned them. But, it turns out that Gale was descended on his father’s side from a long line of devout Jews, as explained Daniel Levitas.[21]
Mullins followed the course of history as a battle between the descendants of Shem against the descendants of Canaan. The descendants of Canaan are polluted through interbreeding with a “pre-Adamite” population, who are black-skinned, and with demons from the time of the Sons of God of Genesis. Throughout history they represented parasitical merchants, beginning with the Phoenicians and to the Black Nobility of our time. The descendants of Shem, or Semites, he believes, should not be confused with the Jews, who are impostors descended from Edomite Khazars. The descendants of Shem are the builders of civilization, and ancestors of the Irish. Thus, explains Mullins, “the history of mankind for the past three thousand years has been the history of struggle between the fair-skinned descendants of Shem and the darker-skinned descendants of his brother, Ham, yet you will not find this struggle defined in any historical work.”
[1] Saunders. Who Paid the Piper, p. 191.
[2] Colin A. Ross, The C.I.A. Doctors: Human Rights Violations by American Psychiatrists (Manitou Communications, 2006)
[3] [http://www.theneworder.org/what_is.htm]
[4] “Preliminary Report on Neo-Fascist and Hate Groups,” House Committee on Un-American Activities Report [https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.archive.org/download/Preli...
[6] Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, The Occult Roots of Nazism: Secret Aryan Cults and Their Influence on Nazi Ideology: The Ariosophists of Austria and Germany, 1890–1935, (Wellingborough, England: The Aquarian Press, 1985), 2004. p. 81.
[7] Ibid., p. 82
[8] Ibid., p. 83.
[9] Goodrick-Clarke, Black Sun, p. 83.
[10] Goodrick-Clarke, The Occult Roots of Nazism: Secret Aryan Cults and Their Influence on Nazi Ideology: The Ariosophists of Austria and Germany, 1890–1935, p. 83.
[11] (Faith and Service Books, Staunton, VA, 1968).
[12] FBI HQ file 105-15727, #42; 6/2/59 memo from A. Rosen to J. Edgar Hoover
[13] Ernie Lazar, Eustace Mullins and the Conspiratorial Extreme Right. [https://sites.google.com/site/ernie124102/mullins]
[14] “Preliminary Report on Neo-Fascist and Hate Groups.”
[15] Goodrick-Clarke, Black Sun, p. 77.
[16] Ibid., p. 83.
[17] “Willis Carto,” Extremism in America. ADL [http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/carto.asp]
[18] Sara Diamond, Roads to Dominion: Right-Wing Movements and Political Power in the United States (Guilford Press, 1995), p. 52.
[19] Eustace Mullins, Murder by Injection.
[21] Daniel Levitas. “What is behind the rare-but-recurring phenomenon of Jewish anti-Semites?” Intelligence Report, Winter 2002, Issue Number: 108
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By far the most ridiculous
Permalink Submitted by Taylor Lei (not verified) on Mon, 01/25/2016 - 23:29
By far the most ridiculous article that I have ever read.
Praise for the best researcher and truth teller, Mr. Mullins
Permalink Submitted by Brigitt Hraves (not verified) on Tue, 10/04/2016 - 01:07
what a bunch of crap! First of all Robert Frost was NOT a protege of Mr Ezra Pound, it was James Joyce. Mr Pound was not only an incredible poet but also a courageous patriot who was silenced by being thrown into St Elizabeths Insane Asylum for warning Americans not to get into the war, secondly, Eustace Mullins exposed the corrupt government and the Zionist Jews, please stop lying and tell the people the truth, anytime you guys are exposed you wanna cry the same old worn out name "anti Semetic" shut your deceiving mouth and don't you ever put your dirty mouths on Pound or Mullins, they are the true heroes!
Cry "Anti-semitic"???
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 10/12/2016 - 17:03
Permalink Submitted by Jon (not verified) on Tue, 11/13/2018 - 14:32
Yea, this article and author are a joke. Mullins can not be "debunked" truth does not lie.
Taylor Lei ,then you know
Permalink Submitted by tommy roberts (not verified) on Mon, 05/27/2019 - 23:29
Taylor Lei ,then you know nothing.
Permalink Submitted by A commenter (not verified) on Thu, 01/28/2016 - 12:58
I've read Dying God and most of T & I at this point. My question is if all of high level society has been controlled by the "Might Makes Right" crowd for an extended period of time, and you more or less seem to say that Satanists have ruled Europe in its entirety for 1500 years or close to it via the bloodlines, how is that any notion of good still exists? If the evil ones have had the means for such a period of time and not acted with greater force to eliminate the good, what's restraining "the conspiracy" from acting?
possible answer to your question
Permalink Submitted by volkan yilmaz (not verified) on Thu, 03/03/2016 - 19:56
thats a very good question. My oncle always says: The evil people still dont understand that their issue is in vain. they repeat their mistakes continously, which is the prove that God has plans also. And God is the best of planners. I hope this answers to your good question bro.
Eustace Mullins
Permalink Submitted by H.C. Elenbaas (not verified) on Mon, 02/08/2016 - 04:21
You make a complete fool of yourself while believing the propaganda of ADL-agents like Ernie Lazar (family member of Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia for Chabad Lubavitch?). Do you seriously believe that if the FBI had a sodomy case against Eustace Mullins, that they would have dropped it that easily? If you really consider that to be truthful, think again and read Mullins' A Writ for Martyrs, or The Rape of Justice, to get an idea of what happened in Mullins' life after he dared publishing his (and Ezra Pound's) Federal Reserve book in 1952.
You love to make a "fascist" of Eustace Mullins, but you forget to mention that since the 1980s he warned his audiences that the Rothschilds (the leading power within the ruling Sabbatean-Frankist "Jewish" elite) not only created Monopoly Capitalism, Zionism and Communism, but also National Socialism (Nazism) and Fascism.
Try to learn from Eustace Mullins instead of trying to make a criminal caricature out of him, which only shows that you don't know where you're talking about. Maybe start your debrainwash with this 17 p. interview with Eustace Mullins in The Spectrum, Volume 4, Number 3, of September 2002, http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spectrum/volume4/S0403.pdf
Comment by E C Elenbaas
Permalink Submitted by ErnieL (not verified) on Thu, 01/12/2017 - 08:49
1. I have no connection of any kind to ADL and I have never heard of Berel Lazar. So that is your first fabrication.
2. The FBI did not have "a sodomy case" against Eustace Mullins because sodomy was NOT even a federal crime falling under the jurisdiction of the FBI. So that is your second absurdity and only reveals your profound ignorance.
3. Mullin's autobiographical memoir (A Writ For Martyrs) is largely fictional.
4. With respect to the sexuality of Mullins, there is considerable factual evidence which clearly establishes that he was gay. You obviously have no respect for facts and I'm sure you have never done one second of independent historical research,. Instead, you just mindlessly accept whatever Mullins wrote about himself -- which eliminates anything you have to say from serious consideration.
Now-- let's return briefly to the question of Mullin's sexuality. Below I summarize just SOME of the available evidence.
According to Mullin's service records archived at National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Mullins was hospitalized twice while he served in the US Army Air Corps (September 11-17, 1943 and again from December 14, 1944 thru February 29, 1945). The US Army psychiatrists who examined Mullins made a diagnosis of “constitution psychopathic state, inadequate personality, EPTI” [EPTI = existing prior to induction] and they stated that "Mullins also exhibited both psychopathic and neurotic trends, both due to the same dynamic latent homosexuality..." [See HQ 105-15727, serial #111 = section 4, pages 145-146 which is 1/28/59 summary memo from SAC St. Louis to SAC Chicago.]
John Kasper to Ezra Pound, 7/30/1952, page 5 [Kasper letters are in the Ezra Pound collection at Beinecke Library at Yale University.]
"Finally, I have always stood by Mullins for his many virtues. I have never condemned him as have others for being a notorious homosexual. I have seldom complained about anything he has done to me personally as I can understand (usually) some reason why he might do such a thing. However I was angry about the stupid remarks he made to Lyle Stuart editor of Expose in connection with yourself and Il Duce. They were stupid as stupid can be, ignorant, vulgar, and a hurt (I think) to yourself and himself." ...
I assume you know the definition of the word "notorious" ??
Upon returning to New York from a trip to his hometown in Merchantville NJ, Kasper wrote to Ezra Pound that when Kasper arrived back at his apartment, he found that “Mull has moved a 17yo nazi in while I was gone” and “there ain’t room in here for 3, let alone 2…I had to move the Storm Trooper out.”
John Kasper wrote to Ezra Pound circa March 1954 that “Mull’s around. We are very cordial but he’s becoming impossibly decadent with the 2, 5, and 7 fifteen-year-old boys he keeps around him.”
In December 1955 letters to Gerald L.K. Smith, Mullins wrote that Elizabeth Dilling was the source for allegations circulating within the “patriot movement” that Mullins was “a notorious ex-convict convicted of many sex crimes against children.” [12/15/55 Mullins letter to GLKS.]
William B. Wernecke interviewed 02/10/59 by FBI re: Mullins “whom he described as a homosexual…” [HQ 105-15727, #95, page 14.] Incidentally, Mullins lived on Wernecke's farm for some period of time.
With respect to Mullins, Wernecke told FBI that Mullins resided at 2239 N. Lincoln Ave – Chicago with Matt Koehl. “Mullins is a very intelligent individual but is inclined to be a 'sissy'.” Wernecke described Mullins as “a homosexual and as a quasi-blackmailer. As an example, Wernecke cited that Mullins several years ago learned that a married man (name unknown) was guilty of extra-marital relations. In order to obtain free board and room, Mullins moved into this man’s home and threatened to expose his extra-marital relations to his wife if he were not allowed to stay there.”
According to Wernecke, "Mullins formerly assisted Admiral Crommelin in his unsuccessful campaign for Governor. Crommelin expelled Mullins from his campaign force because of Mullins’ homosexual tendencies.” [Chicago 65-582, #188, 2/27/59 Chicago Special Agent report, page 4.]
Fred Weiss “instructed Mana Truhill to gather all possible information regarding homosexuality among leaders in nationalist field such as Eustace Mullins, Edward Fleckenstein, Ray Foster and Keith Thompson…” [HQ 105-15727, #95, page 8, which is 7/26/62 Correlation Summary – section 4, page 89; Originally in HQ 105-23413, #9, page 2]
Washington field office informant WF-T1 told FBI that on 2/26/59, he (informant)had conversation with George Lincoln Rockwell. During that conversation, Rockwell “made a remark on 2/26/59 that Eustace Mullins is a homosexual.” [HQ 105-15727, #3 which is 3/20/59 report by WFO Special Agent Richard B. Lavin – in section 3, page 26 which originally appeared in WFO 62-8067.]
G-2, 5th Army HQ in Chicago also received report from one of their informants on 7/10/56 that “…Mullins is a homosexual…” [HQ 105-15727, #unrecorded, page 3; SAC Chicago to J. Edgar Hoover; section 2, page 14; Original report in Chicago 105-1152]
Another Chicago informant told FBI in July 1956 that “Eustace Mullins left New York City during July 1956 to be near Matthias Koehl. Koehl and Mullins previously resided together in New York City and both were believed to be homosexuals.” [HQ 105-15727, #23, page 6 which is 1/19/59 report by Chicago Special Agent re info provided by informant CG-T3 on 07/17/56.]
When 16-year-old William Suther was interviewed by Sgt. Fred Jackson, Juvenile Officer of Melrose, IL Police Department, Suther told Jackson that Mullins was a homosexual. Sgt. Jackson described Suther as being “effeminate in manner and speech…” Note: George Lincoln Rockwell told FBI that William Suther was Mullins’ “girlfriend”. [HQ 105-15727, #53, which is 6/5/59 SAC WFO to J. Edgar Hoover; section 3, page 106. Suther accompanied Mullins on a trip to New York City in May 1959.]
Fred Weiss interviewed on June 5, 1959 and he advised that Mullins arrived at Weiss’s farm in Middleton NY “several weeks ago on a Friday evening” and “was accompanied by boy about 18 years of age whose name Weiss could not recall.” [SAC NYC teletype to J. Edgar Hoover, HQ 105-15727, #52, = sections 3, page 104; Original is NYC 100-112532, #19, 6/5/59 teletype from SAC NYC to Hoover]
HC Elenbass
Permalink Submitted by Justin Theriault (not verified) on Sat, 02/13/2016 - 07:58
You say David made a complete fool of himself and the you go an dpost links from a webite full of so-called chnnelled information from the "pleiades". Funny.
You focussed on one tiny detail and try to debunk it, but ignore the whole slew of other evidence. How about Mullins' association with Pound, or with the National Rennaissance Party? Mullins laid bare his worldview in his book the Biological Jew. Have you read it? He is not an "anti-semite"?
Whether Mullins is a homosexual or not is besides the point. He was a fascist, as per his associations that David meticulously pointed out. Don't shoot the messenger and you have zero credibility posting informaton from sources that claim aliens are coming to transform humanity based on Channelled information from God knows what. Is that would you call reliable sources? You're funny.
Permalink Submitted by sunaj (not verified) on Thu, 03/24/2016 - 04:23
Eustace Mullins was a phenomenal researcher from what I have read of his works, he was definitely a conservative christian and did not apologize for giving his interpretation of events from a christian perpesctive,yet I have always found his research fascinating, his investigations to be inpeccable and his reseach on the Jews to be some of the best work on the subject, and considering that most of our history comes from the pen of historians who write from their own perspective he is no different,
I do find your remarks about Mullins being homosexual, based on the reports of the FBI, who are nothing more than criminals and gangstalkers when it come to their treatment of dissidents to be absurd, nor do I find your remarks about him being associated with Neo-Nazi groups believable,
your article makes me wonder just who is paying your salary,which I hope to discover after more research,
sunaj
Comment by Sunaj
You could not be more mistaken when you claim that the assertions regarding Mullin's homosexuality are based upon reports of the FBI. The reports in the FBI file about Mulllin's sexuality originate from his military service records which are archived at the National Personnel Records Center in St Louis. In addition, the other reports re: Mullins being a homosexual which appear in FBI files, come from interviews of friends and associates of Mullins who were interviewed by the FBI -- including George Lincoln Rockwell and Ed Fleckenstein and William Wernecke.
However, INDEPENDENT of what appears in FBI files, there is correspondence about Mullins which can be found in the private papers of many white nationalists who were friends and associates of Mullins -- including some of his former roommates. See my previous message in this thread which presents just some of that evidence -- including a letter by John Kasper -- who was a roommate with Mullins in New York City and another acolyte of Ezra Pound.
BY CONTRAST: What research have YOU done to support your claims?
More details are in the newly revised edition of my Mullins report:
https://sites.google.com/site/ernie124102/mullins
I usually like your articles,
Permalink Submitted by pau (not verified) on Sat, 03/26/2016 - 11:11
I usually like your articles, but this one couldn't be more biased.
Sacred Cows
Permalink Submitted by David Livingstone on Sat, 03/26/2016 - 11:44
Mullins is a sacred cow of conspiracy culture. You don't need to revere him like a saint in order to take from him the good inforation he has shared. But be careful. This is an other example of the Noble Lie. Just because he is sometimes right, doesn't mean he's always right.
Don't base the validity of information on the personality of the communicator. Learn to trust only in yourself, and guard against the manipulation of information packaged in order to steer you in a certain direction. It's the sugar coating of the poison pill.
To read the details in my
Permalink Submitted by volkan yilmaz (not verified) on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 04:48
To read the details in my daily life, there are two sentences in this article that i can use as glasses for nearsightedness.
Jay Lovestone, a former head of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA), later a trade union leader, worked with foreign unions using covert funds to construct a worldwide system of anti-communist unions.
Francis Parker Yockey spent the rest of his life attempting to forge an alliance between the worldwide forces of Communism and the international network of the extreme Right.
Conclusion: In my opinion this article is an eye opener.
Permalink Submitted by Brigitt Graves (not verified) on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 13:37
I love and admire Eustace Mullins, his books expose a wealth of information about the real enemy, Zionist Jews who in their own words (The Protocols of Learned Elders of Zion) will deceive, manipulate, bribe, mind control their way into the NWO, they call themselves parasites so don't get the story twisted, be honest and stop trying to discredit this patriotic truth teller, thank you oh and btw let's tell every truth seeker to listen to Harold Rosenthals interview as well. It's confirmation of exactly what Mr Mullins has written about
Mullins a Pied Piper
The Pied Piper plays a tune that the rats love to hear.
Mullns' associations don't mean that a lot of what he said isn't true. In fact, how else could he lure people to his agenda if a lot of it wasn't true? He may even have been sincere. But despite the quality of some of his information, he was duped into a white supremacist interpreation which originates in the Kabbalah, whether he knew it or not. So one way or the other, he was serving a Zionist agenda.
Stop looking for a hero. Rely on yourself. There is no fault with you to take what is good from Mullins and reject the rest. Don't look for a man to have all the answers. Take information where you can find it, and remember that every man is only human and subject to faults.
Mullins as a Researcher
Mullins' descriptions of his life-long political beliefs and associations are often complete fabrications calculated to present himself and his activities (and those of his closest friends and associates) in a highly favorable manner but his descriptions are indisputably false.
In short, Mullins deliberately lied in order to manipulate his readers into accepting whatever he wanted them to believe.
Consequently, one has to ask the obvious question:
If a person can so blatantly lie about himself and his friends and his life-long beliefs and associations --- then why should we believe that he is capable of performing intellectually honest, accurate, and fair historical research or writing?
Permalink Submitted by Narrat Eikood (not verified) on Sat, 07/23/2016 - 08:13
I read Mullins' Secrets of the Federal Reserve and found it be revealing and instructive. But when I read his book, 'The Curse of Canaan' I was appalled by the downright heresy in the book. As far as I am concerned he was not a conservative Christian but rather a false prophet. How Christians need discernment today to sift truth from error!
Eustace applied for a marriage certificate
If you had done your research you would have known he almost got married and you enjoy calling him a homosexual to try to put him in a bad light but you failed at that too. I feel sorry for you that you spread lies but true Americans know the truth about this incredible Saint, God help you
Comment by Brigitt
1. What is your evidence that Mullins "almost got married" ?? BE SPECIFIC
2. One of Mullin's associates who helped arrange his book-signing tours around the country sent me an email stating
"...ask anyone who knew him and you'll find out" that Mullins "Had a very low opinion of women."
3. Apparently, YOU think acknowledging that Mullins was a homosexual (as his friends did) diminishes him in some materially important way. Perhaps you should investigate your own personal biases and prejudices so that you can eliminate your homophobic attitudes.
Answer to your question
Permalink Submitted by BRIGITT GRAVES (not verified) on Mon, 02/20/2017 - 08:23
I have a copy of the license, you can get one yourself, just go on Ancestry.com
Homophobic is what Im not
The Lord God has called it an abomination, an abomination is a thing that causes disgust or hatred. I don't have to defend myself, but I will defend my Lord, he said is sin, so don't get it confused, I love gays, I love muslims, I love everyone except those who defend perversion and harming children and animals so please do not call me homophobic, nothing could be farther from the truth. If you are gay, your sinning, sinning keeps you separated from God, that's all. God Bless and read the canon! It's good stuff!
Permalink Submitted by fran (not verified) on Wed, 10/12/2016 - 13:23
Thanks! i am very pleased to have found your site and your books. I also feel people are just people and we all should learn to trust ourselves. Apparently your Eustace Mullins article has hit some button to those who need to follow someone elses thought. It is obvious there is much truth in his books but there s some stench to them i think to discredit the thruth he mentions and in my opinion it is not accident and he probably willingly colaborated with that project. Please read this very refreshing article and site http://mileswmathis.com/eust.pdf
What is far right ?
Permalink Submitted by Samir (not verified) on Fri, 07/07/2017 - 10:18
What is far right ? Neoliberls or something else
Permalink Submitted by H.C. Elenbaas (not verified) on Thu, 09/07/2017 - 12:13
Black Muslim "David Livingstone" joined ADL-agent Ernie Lazar (family of Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia for Chabad Lubavitch ?) in Ernie's smear campaign against the late Eustace Mullins, who apparently 7 years after he passed away is still of tremendous danger to the Canaanites... :-)
Was "Livingstone" offended because of what Eustace found out and published in The Curse of Canaan (1987) about the dark skinned lady Naamah, decendant of Cain and his pre-Adamite wife? Naamah was the second wife of Noah, and against God's Will on Noah's Ark she had intercourse with Noahs son Ham. Result: a black son Cush, who became the father of Nimrod. Another son of Naamah and Ham was Canaan, who became patriarch of the Canaanites.
Eustace Mullins in "The Curse of Canaan: A Demonology of History":
"In order to understand why the name of Shem was systematically reviled and concealed
throughout the records of history, we must return to the record of his thoroughly degenerate and
evil nephew, Canaan. Canaan was so wicked that his last will and testament to his children was a
formula for vice. It read, "Love one another (that is, of this tribe only), love robbery, love
lewdness, hate your masters, and do not speak the truth." This remarkable document, the Will of
Canaan, is to be found in only one place in all the world's theological literature, the Babylonian
Talmud, where it is presented thusly, "Five things did Canaan charge his sons: love one another,
love robbery, love lewdness, hate your masters, and do not speak the truth." Pes. 113b.
The Will of Canaan has been the Canaanites prescription for all of their operations during the
ensuing three thousand years. Meanwhile, the people of Shem, knowing nothing of this
document, vainly tried to "convert" the Canaanites, and turn them from their evil ways. If the
descendants of Shem had been warned of the precepts imparted by this document, the history of
the last three thousand years could have been very different. The Will of Canaan today remains
the operating instructions of the Canaanite heirs, who presently control the World Order. At the
same time, it remains unknown to the peoples whom the Canaanites continue to rob, enslave,
and massacre. The Will of Canaan contains the instructions necessary to resist the results of the
Curse of Canaan, which condemn them to slavery. The instructions to "hate your masters," that
is, Shem and Japheth and their descendants, is a command to commit genocide against the
people of Shem. For this reason, all subsequent Canaanite rites are based upon these
exhortations to struggle and commit acts of violence against the people of Shem. It is not only
the basis for all of the revolutions and "liberation movements" since that time, it is also a basic
incitement to commit genocide and to carryon racial wars. Because of the three-thousand-year
historical blackout, the people of Shem have never understood their peril, and they have
frequently been subject to massacre because their essential goodness made it impossible for
them to believe the vileness of the Canaanites. The Will of Canaan has always been concealed
from them because it is the basic program of conspiracy and secret rites which enable the
Canaanites to wreak their hatred upon the descendants of Shem."
Eustace Mullins has foretold
Permalink Submitted by gregY (not verified) on Mon, 05/27/2019 - 23:34
Eustace Mullins has foretold the future , better listen and take appropriate action, we are headed for Big Trouble.Even the Shills that try to denigrate him will suffer just the same except for a very few, and you ain't one of them.
Let him speak for himself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEveYNT3uL4
Permalink Submitted by Robin Fredericks (not verified) on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 09:35
This is the type of thing Eustace warned us about.
Israel tells African migrants to leave Jerusalem.
https://youtu.be/qvZlh4XuY8w
Israel's New Racism: The Persecution of African Migrants in the Holy Land.
https://youtu.be/dPxv4Aff3IA
The Stream - Black and Jewish in Israel
https://youtu.be/Cl2xJHNkFGk
Empire Files: Israeli Army Vet’s Exposé - “I Was the Terrorist”
https://youtu.be/1Rk1dAIhiVc
HISTORY: Jewish Slavetrade Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Aa3Wu6ocV0
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Child Trafficking, Human Trafficking, Sex Slaves, The Haiti Files, TRAFFICKING
Haitian Human Trafficking Connection to U.S.
“Human trafficking is a modern form of the oldest and most barbaric type of exploitation. It has no place in our world.” – President Trump
I cannot agree more Mr. President.
The 2007 documentary The Price of Sugar, narrated by Paul Newman, exposed how Haitians are lured into indentured servitude on sugar plantations in the Dominican Republic, never to return home. They can barely feed themselves or their families and their documents are stripped upon arrival so they can never leave the plantation. Cutting cane by machete, they work 14 hour days, 7 days a week, frequently without access to decent housing, electricity, clean water, education, healthcare or adequate nutrition. Instead of cash, they are paid in vouchers that can be redeemed for overpriced food at company-owned stores on the plantation. Since they can only afford one meal a day, most of the calories they consume come from chewing sugar cane and they suffer malnutrition. Aside from the Vicini family owning the Dominican Republic with a couple of other “elite families”, what allows this business to thrive and be so lucrative?
The Obama administration implemented a deal whereby the U.S. is paying the largest tariff rate on imported sugar at 85% to the Dominican Republic, and they are receiving the largest single-country allocation under the U.S. Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) on imports. Translation: The Dominican Republic relies on the U.S. more than any other country for it’s sugar production, while receiving a sweet 85% tariff out the gate. The Dominican Republic is the fourth largest importer of sugar to the United States of America. This was a phase out plan that wraps up in 2020 when the tariff rate reduces to zero.
Why did the Obama Administration single out the Dominican Republic and extend such a substantial deal to them? Was there pay-to-play action involved? Why are we going above and beyond to continually support the trafficking and slavery of humans? If they rely so strongly on the U.S., shouldn’t routine inspections be done to be certain these people are earning what they deserve, are fed, are sheltered, have medical staff, and above all be allowed to leave WITH their papers they arrived with?
“As the industry continues to adapt to new opportunities and challenges, it has always endeavored to be a model for its employees, communities and the wider world in which it operates.”
Did they really just make that claim?
As you can see in the charts above, the sugar industry relies heavily on weather conditions and rainfall. In 2016 most countries were down, however, in 2017/2018 it was forecasted to return to higher yields. The United States is the only major export market for Dominican Republic sugar. Americans are the largest consumers of sugar, consuming an estimated 83 pounds per person per year. Staggering, right? In 2016 the Dominican Republic received $94.3 million from the U.S. in sugar sales. There is a lot of money in the sugar industry.
Equal Times did a follow up report in 2015 on some of the retired employees of the plantations. Here is just one story of many similar stories:
Leonor Mesille has spent most of his life bent over cutting sugar cane.
In 1947, he left Haiti for the Dominican Republic seeking food, money and opportunity. He ended up earning US $50 a month working on a plantation that exported most of its sugar to the United States.
At 71, he lives in a modest wooden structure with a tin roof. He has no retirement savings.
Over the past 19 years, Mesille has submitted the required paperwork on three separate occasions to collect his pension, which he says is owed to him for the 56 years paid into the social security system, a majority of which was spent working for Central Romana company.
Mesille said if he was granted a pension, he would collect an estimated US $100 per month, enough for food and access to healthcare. He blames government bureaucracy.
Between 8,000 and 10,000 sugar cane workers, the majority of which are Haitian immigrants, are still waiting for their pensions in the Dominican Republic, according to the Scalabriniana Association for the Service of Human Mobility, ASCALA, a local human rights organisation that focuses on immigrant rights, and the National Commission for Human Rights, CNDH.
Many are undereducated, undocumented immigrants struggling to navigate government bureaucracy, well-known for out-dated record-keeping. Others have struggled to prove that they are eligible for a pension because, like Mesille, they worked most of their lives undocumented.
The pension process paints a picture of the confusing way in which the Dominican system works, especially for Haitian immigrants.
On a recent afternoon, he recalled how he left his home five decades ago without saying goodbye to his family. “I thought I would come back after working and making lots of money and tell them then,” he said.
He never imagined he’d be sitting in his home counting beans for his next meal, hoping someone would bring him more food.
Labour activists say that many of the ageing former workers were lured to the Dominican Republic and ended up in jobs that rivalled slavery. As they’ve grown too old to work, the government has tried to deport some of them back to Haiti, but the retirees are fighting to stay in hopes that they can collect the pensions.
If you have not yet seen The Price of Sugar, I highly recommend it. The Vicini family, owners of the 250,000 acre sugar plantation shown in this documentary, take pages right out of the George Soros playbook of paying off protestors to remove the incredible Father Christopher Hartley from trying to help the Haitians. The parallels to how the elite and the MSM manage the situation to bolster their agenda is eerily familiar. It is quite an eye-opener for how slave labor is created, managed, and supported.
Human trafficking is so prevalent in these areas that a report was done back in 2004 titled “The Uses of Children: A Study of Trafficking in Haitian Children“. There have also been allegations that some of the children from Haiti were trafficked to the U.S. shortly after the major earthquake in 2010. And as recent as 2016-2017 there was a major 138% increase in Haitians flowing into Chile with the hope of finding work and safety. Just the other day, another source confirmed to me that young girls are being flown from Venezuela to the Dominican Republic, stripped of their papers, and turned into sex slaves. There are people orchestrating this at the deepest levels of corruption while hiding in the shadows and turning human beings into slaves. All of this must be investigated and must be stopped! It’s barbaric!
On February 9, 2017 the President signed an Executive Order stating:
Presidential Executive Order on Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking
(a) strengthen enforcement of Federal law in order to thwart transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations, including criminal gangs, cartels, racketeering organizations, and other groups engaged in illicit activities that present a threat to public safety and national security and that are related to, for example:
(i) the illegal smuggling and trafficking of humans, drugs or other substances, wildlife, and weapons;
(ii) corruption, cybercrime, fraud, financial crimes, and intellectual-property theft; or
(iii) the illegal concealment or transfer of proceeds derived from such illicit activities.
On April 11, 2018 President Trump signed:
Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA), which includes the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 (SESTA)
This will give law enforcement and victims new tools to fight sex trafficking.
“We are going to do everything in our power to make sure traffickers are brought to a swift and firm justice…When we work together, we can bring safety and hope to every community across the country.” – President Trump
Mr President – I know how near and dear this topic is to your heart, and I’ve observed how you have gone above and beyond to stop human trafficking in our country. I call on you now to please take action to stop the human trafficking and slavery taking place in our allied countries we do business with. This barbaric exploitation must stop throughout our entire world for it to resolve. Oversight is required in the Dominican Republic, and the people of Haiti need our assistance from the monopoly of corruption the Clintons have manufactured and continue to run, leaving most Haitians with no work, no safety, and nowhere to turn for help.
“Human trafficking has no place in our world.”
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Elizabeth Greene
Thanks so much for providing this article.
You are so very welcome! Thank you for reading it.
Bernard Sansaricq
Great article on human trafficking. While a bunch of heartless politicians in Haiti are filling their pockets and bank accounts with millions in stolen money …the poor people of Haiti have always been exploited and then trashed when no longer able to work. Young girls sold and used as prostitutes, hunger, homeless , diseases, Haitians have suffered and endured all the sufferings mankind have known. Even a rich president of the United States stole from them and still exploiting them as the world find excuses to look the other way. Hell is a much better place than Haiti ! When will their suffering stop? When will the sun rises for them? When?
Agreed. And just so everyone is clear, the President being referred to here is BILL CLINTON. We will continue this fight until we see action and solutions!
Brian Patterson
Thanks for the article. Any pointers on what we can do to help stop this kind of thing. This crap needs to be brought into the light and stopped. Thanks.
We need Trump and the powers that be in on this action. I am doing everything I can to get this info viral while tagging them in it. I am pretty confident they are aware of some of this and are unfortunately tied up with a lot of fires they are trying to put out at once. I will continue to put information out and hope and pray justice will be served soon and action will be taken. A lot of people are working toward this goal.
Joel Leon
Thanks for the well documented and organized paper. It’s a wake up call against human trafficking that is so obviously neglected over the years. Haiti, considering the poverty and the weakness of the institutions, is being ravaged by human traffickers silently.
Thanks for that voice you give to the victims of that barbaric practicing in Haiti and abroad.
Bless you.
Donna Rogers Raagas
I think the indentured servitude that people from poor countries are lured into other poor countries to perform for the elites needs to be publicized. However, lest we develop too much sympathy for undocumented workers in these countries because their papers have been destroyed by the modern-day slave-owners we need to remember that part of the criminal “immigrant” crisis in the U.S. is fueled by greedy American business owners who exploit the undocumented to avoid paying competitive wages and benefits.
This exploitation is despicable and needs to becondemned everywhere, including the U.S. People in poverty-stricken countries need to be taught that these practices exist, and be persuaded to avoid being lured away from their home countries with promises of jobs and cash. Humanitarian groups and exposés such as this one could go a long way toward popularizing the necessity for, and advantages of, having documentation and legal processing to enter another country. Being undocumented is a nightmare most places, and it should go back to being a nightmare in the U.S. too, if only to promote safe immigration for all who want to enter another country. Legal passports and registered admission to other countries can only increase the probability of safe transport for one’s self, as well as recorded “proof of existence and human value”.
NGOmoike
Thanks for this article. God bless you
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Former Tour of Britain winner Ian Steel dies, aged 86
Winner of the Tour of Britain in 1951 and the Peace Race in 1952, Ian Steel's performances on the bike helped unite fueding British cycling bodies
Stuart Clarke October 21, 2015 2:24 pm
Scottish cyclist Ian Steel, who won the Tour of Britain and the Peace Race, has died at the age of 86.
Born in Glasgow in 1928, Steel joined the Glasgow United club in 1946 and soon became a force in time trials, winning races of 25, 50 and 100-miles, as well as 12-hour efforts.
His second-place finish in the 1951 Paris-Lens caught the eye of semi-professional team Viking Cycles, with whom he rode and won the Tour of Britain in the same year – indeed it was reportedly the first time Steel had ever been to England.
RIP uncle #iansteel winner of Tour of Britain & Warsaw-Berlin-Prague. Pioneer of pro cycling and wonderful man pic.twitter.com/Fo0OqTsfUj
— Mike Walton (@MrMikeWalton) October 20, 2015
The following year he became national champion and rode in the Peace Race – an event held in communist Europe aimed at uniting members of the Eastern Bloc.
The 12-stage race passed between Warsaw, Berlin and Prague, with Steel taking the lead on stage eight as Britain won both the individual and team titles.
Steel’s win had the profound effect of uniting the two clashing cycling bodies in the UK, the National Cyclists Union and the British League of Racing Cyclists – the two later combined to formed to become the British Cycling Federation.
The Scot rode the Tour de France in 1955 in the first team that Britain had entered, alongside Brian Robinson, but left the race early after he reportedly was not allowed to ride for his own success on a team made up of riders from a rival British domestic team, Hercules.
Steel retired from cycling in 1956.
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Just look at us grow!
Miracle twins who were given just a 40 per cent chance of survival when they were born will mark the milestone of their six-month "birthday" tomorrow.
Jack and Lewis Roper weighed just over 1lb each when they were born on October 18 at Coventry's Walsgrave Hospital - more than three months premature.
Now the tots, from Rugby, are healthy bouncing baby boys who weigh just a little bit more than many newborns.
The babies were immediately placed on a ventilator after the birth and parents Bobbie, 30, and Andy, 35, were told there was little chance of them pulling through.
Both babies needed extra oxygen to keep them alive, and could not be cuddled or touched by their anxious parents until they were about a week old.
But after a agonising three-month wait, Bobbie and Andy were finally allowed to bring them to the family home, in Poplar Grove, for the first time on January 5.
Bobbie, who is on maternity leave from her job in finance for Birmingham train company Atkins, said: "I kept a diary for the whole three months so if I ever forget how I was feeling I have got it written down. " I have kept it in a box with photographs for the twins to have when they are older."
She added: "When I got them home I just looked at them and cried - it was amazing.
Andy, who also works for Atkins, said his son from a previous relationship, nine-year-old Ashley, thought the twins were "cool." Now Lewis tips the scales at 9lb and Jack weighs 10lb 10oz.
Bobbie said: "I thought I would be scared to let them do anything but it isn't like that. They are both absolutely fine. "There is definitely a closer bond with us because of what we went through - they are our special babies."
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Diamondhead is a city in southeastern Hancock County, located about 50 miles northeast of New Orleans. Diamondhead was not officially incorporated as a city until February 2012. It is estimated that the city’s population is close to 9,000. When the Secretary of State presented the newly issued city charter to the mayor and city council in Diamondhead, there was plenty of fanfare across the city. In the 1700’s, France gave its North American territories east of the Mississippi to Great Britain, who divided the territory into East and West Florida. West Florida included the future Hancock County and Diamondhead, and by 1781, both East and West Florida had been given to Spain by Great Britain. In 1810 the residents rebelled, creating the Republic of West Florida, and the newly formed United States annexed the Republic of West Florida a mere 90 days after its creation.
It was not until 1817 that Hancock County was annexed into the Mississippi Territory. Once the Territory opened up, literally thousands of settlers from the east moved to the coastal areas. Once the railroads came to the area, waterways were no longer the only method of transportation. Hotels began springing up along the coast, and tourism was literally booming. In 1956 transportation received another boost when the interstate highway system was created. I-10 construction began in the Mississippi Gulf Coast, making Hancock County accessible to many people. By the early 1960’s the federal government brought in thousands of government workers and contractors who were building the Stennis Space Center.
Diamondhead Corporation purchased six thousand acres next to I-10, creating a resort development with model homes, a driving range, a community center, a country club and an airport. By 1973, thirty-seven home lots had been sold, and Diamondhead was organized as a Property Owner’s Association. The Diamondhead area has more rolling hills than other parts of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, which is relatively level. As of 2017, it was estimated there were 8,000 people in Diamondhead. Today, Diamondhead offers two 18-hole golf courses as well as an indoor-outdoor Golf Academy. The tree-lined fairways offer challenges for any level of golfer. Residents and visitors also enjoy the Maluhia Garden which has been landscaped and developed with 11 flower beds bordered with castle wall bricks, a gazebo and a gardener’s retreat. Projects for the future include covered seating areas and rebuilding the western bridge on Diamondhead Drive to make it handicap-accessible, and an additional bridge from the walkway to Alawai Drive.
The Diamondhead Municipal Court is located at 5000 Diamondhead Circle, Diamondhead, Mississippi. All court sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. In Municipal Court, the first appearance is known as an arraignment. When an individual’s name is called, he or she will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. A guilty plea means the individual waives his or her right to a trial and a not guilty plea indicates the charges are being contested and a trial will be held, usually within 30-60 days. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department can make arrests within the city limits as well, as can the Mississippi Highway Patrol, and, of course, the Diamondhead Police Department.
The primary difference between a felony offense and a misdemeanor offense are the penalties involved. Felony offenses are usually violent offenses—but not always. Embezzlement and computer crimes can be felonies in the state of Mississippi, and both these crimes are considered white collar crimes. More often, however, a felony offense is one of the following: murder, arson, burglary, rape, manslaughter, aggravated assault and aggravated domestic violence.
In the state of Mississippi, a felony conviction will result in incarceration for a minimum of one year, and a maximum of life in prison, except in the case of a capital felony. A capital felony includes treason, hijacking an airplane and capital murder. Capital murder is a murder in which at least one aggravated circumstance is present, and no mitigating circumstances are present. Aggravated circumstances include:
The defendant has a conviction for a prior capital offense or violent felony.
The defendant created a significant risk of death to a number of people.
The defendant was already imprisoned when the murder occurred.
The defendant committed the murder as a means of avoiding a lawful arrest, escaping from custody, hindering lawful government functions, influencing policy by coercion or assassination or for money or other personal gain.
The defendant committed the murder while engaged in, an accomplice to, or while attempting or fleeing a sexual assault, rape of a child under 12, robbery, rape, non-consensual sodomy, arson, burglary, kidnapping, hijacking, the unlawful detonation of a bomb or child abuse.
The defendant committed a murder which was particularly cruel, atrocious or heinous.
Mitigating circumstances include:
The defendant had no prior criminal activity.
The defendant was under extreme duress or domination from another person.
The defendant was either mentally or emotionally disturbed.
The defendant was an accomplice in the capital offense committed by another person, having minor participation.
The defendant was very young at the time of the crime.
The victim either consented to the defendant’s conduct or participated in the conduct.
The defendant lacked the ability to appreciate the criminality of his or her conduct.
Misdemeanors are also serious, however are less serious than felony criminal offenses. There are instances when a misdemeanor offense can be bumped up to a felony offense when aggravating factors are present. For example, a simple assault is typically a misdemeanor. However, if the simple assault is perpetrated upon a person in a protected category, such as a peace officer, the misdemeanor could be charged as a felony. Misdemeanor criminal offenses have a maximum sentence of up to a year in jail and fines as large as $1,000. Some examples of a misdemeanor offense in the state of Mississippi include petty theft, first-offense DUI, simple battery, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana and shoplifting less than $500. If you are charged with a felony or a misdemeanor criminal offense it is extremely important that you contact an experienced Mississippi criminal defense attorney as quickly as possible.
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If you are arrested and charged with a crime in Diamondhead, Ridgeland, Jackson, Hattiesburg, Meridian, or anywhere in the State of Mississippi, you need to fight for your rights and protect your freedom. The best way to do this is to hire an experienced Jackson criminal defense attorney immediately.
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Boulder space weather forecasters excited by…
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Boulder space weather forecasters excited by recent solar activity
Camera file photo
A massive solar flare exploded from the surface of the sun.
By Laura Snider |
A massive X-class solar flare exploded from the surface of the sun last week, capturing the attention of solar scientists in Boulder, who have been keeping a steady eye on the broiling sunspot that spawned the flare as it has turned to face the Earth.
“It’s looking us right in the eye now,” Joe Kunches, space scientist at the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, said Tuesday. “That part was very predictable. What’s been less predictable is its eruptive characteristics.”
Forecasters at the Space Weather Prediction Center, which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s local campus, feared that once the sunspot turned to face the Earth, it would continue to be active, possibly producing a “coronal mass ejection,” an explosion that hurls plasma out into space. When those violent eruptions are directed at Earth, the planet’s magnetic field can be disturbed, affecting radio communications.
“It had all the signs of more-to-come and, somewhat surprisingly, it’s been fairly benign,” Kunches said.
The solar activity last week is part of a general increase in the sun’s activity as it wakes up from one of the deepest solar minimums of the last century. This is good news for the team of about 15 space weather forecasters in Boulder.
“We’re really happy to be out of the solar minimum — it’s boring,” Kunches said. “It’s ramping up. We wouldn’t have been having this conversation a year ago.”
Some scientists at the University of Colorado are also happy to see more flares bursting from the sun over the last year. One of the instruments onboard NASA’s new Solar Dynamics Observatory — which collected images of last week’s X-class flare — was designed and built at CU’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.
CU’s $32 million Extreme ultraviolet Variability Experiment, or EVE, is able to look at a much wider range of light wavelengths than its predecessors.
“The flares are very exciting for EVE,” said Tom Woods, principal investigator for CU’s instrument. “There have definitely been more flares this year than last year — probably by a factor of five.”
Space weather forecasters will continue to monitor the sunspot over the next week. And while the sunspot has been quiet recently, it’s still possible that more solar flares are on the way.
Now that the region is rotating away from Earth, though, any coronal mass ejections, if they occur at all, will likely be less damaging to our magnetic field.
Contact Camera Staff Writer Laura Snider at 303-473-1327 or sniderl@dailycamera.com.
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Boulder County trust deeds, Feb. 19, 2018
By Daily Camera |
REAL ESTATE, COMMERCIAL DEALS
Trust deedsThis list includes trust deeds (to secure repayment of A. loan) of $750,000 or more. Information includes the borrower, lender, address or legal description of the property, date the trust deed was filed and amount.
5125 Pearl Parkway LP, Indicate Capital Fund 1 LLC, 5125 Pearl Parkway, Boulder, 02/07/2018, $1,000,000.00
Bsp Luna Bella Colorado LLC, New York Life Insurance Co,, Bsp Luna Bella Colorado LLC, New York Life Insurance Co,, 02/06/2018, $40,000,000.00
Elizabeth K. Thomae, Caliber Home Loans Inc., 35 Barcelona Drive, Boulder, 02/06/2018, $1,125,000.00
Evergreen Northwest via Varra LLC, Bankers Trust Co,, Evergreen Northwest via Varra LLC, Bankers Trust Co,, 02/06/2018, $2,480,000.00
Hendricks Fine Homes LLC, Hendricks Development LLC, 3673 Paonia St., Boulder, 02/08/2018, $750,000.00
Hillel Segal, US Bank NA, 1765 Gillaspie Drive, Boulder, 02/05/2018, $1,142,000.00
Jeffrey A. and Karen S. Weinman, First Western Trust Bank, 4217 Eldorado Springs Drive, Boulder, 02/07/2018, $3,000,000.00
Jeffrey Staron, Janet Bychek, 1720 Grape Ave., Boulder, 02/05/2018, $775,000.00
Joel and Robin Fry, Cherry Creek Mortgage Co. Inc., 725 Hoover Ave., Louisville, 02/08/2018, $955,000.00
Leslie and Russell Chandler, Raymond James Bank, 530 Hawthorn Ave., Boulder, 02/07/2018, $800,800.00
Neil Dukes, Patrick Gilmartin, 2473 20th St., Boulder, 02/07/2018, $750,000.00
Vanessa D. Dayton Revocable Trust, Wells Fargo Bank, 2255 Emerald Road, Boulder, 02/05/2018, $750,000.00
DeedsThis list includes deeds (conveying title to A. property) of $350,000 or more. Information includes the seller, buyer, address or legal description of the property, date the deed was filed and amount.
3101 11th St. LLC, Trelsie Sadler, 3101 11th St., Boulder, 02/08/2018, $1,169,000.00
Cityview Peloton 390 LP, Irene Anthi Pappas, 3301 Arapahoe Ave., Unit 406, Boulder, 02/08/2018, $746,600.00
Cityview Peloton 390 LP, Alessandro Peri, 3301 Arapahoe Ave., Unit 407, Boulder, 02/06/2018, $447,000.00
Clariot New Albany LLC, David Pyle Trust, 1301 Canyon Blvd, Apt. 302, Boulder, 02/05/2018, $2,960,000.00
David A. Rouzer, Natalee Green, 2141 Grove Circle W, Boulder, 02/05/2018, $811,400.00
Dorothy Seier Revocable Living Trust, Jane Harding Gurney, 3073 Edison Court, Boulder, 02/06/2018, $465,000.00
Frieda K. Royer Trust, Roxanne J. and Bernadette Disanto, 725 Bryan Ave., Nederland, 02/06/2018, $381,000.00
Highland Properties 4117 LLC, PMP Properties III LLC, 2300 Canyon Blvd, Boulder, 02/06/2018, $2,050,000.00
Imago Lafayette LLC, BSP Luna Bella Colorado LLC, 695 S. Lafayette Drive, Lafayette, 02/06/2018, $60,250,000.00
Janet Bychek, Jeffrey Staron, 1720 Grape Ave., Boulder, 02/05/2018, $875,000.00
Kelly Eileen Emich, Olympia Vonberg, 4520 Broadway St., Unit 208, Boulder, 02/06/2018, $652,000.00
Leslie Moffitt, Jo Anne and Douglas K. Wagner, 2545 Andrew Drive, Superior, 02/08/2018, $573,000.00
Marise Cipriani, Stephen and Sarah Remmert, 855 Timber Lane, Boulder, 02/07/2018, $1,925,000.00
Meritage Homes Colorado Inc., Sarah J. Dulin, 1920 Pioneer Circle, Lafayette, 02/07/2018, $731,200.00
Michael S. Schreiber, Tucker A. Roth, 485 Whitetail Circle, Lafayette, 02/05/2018, $564,000.00
Rebecca Dawn Wainwright, Hasso Schutrumpf, 4656 Ingram Court, Boulder, 02/08/2018, $645,000.00
Remington Homes Downtown Superior LLC, Reilly S. and Anna M. Hauptman, 419 Primrose Lane, Superior, 02/06/2018, $423,600.00
Sarah L. Mirick, Courtney S. and Lyndsey N. Vanburen, 5451 White Place, Boulder, 02/08/2018, $430,000.00
Tmb Living Trust, Jennifer Arnettroehrich, 1094 E. Iliff Way, Superior, 02/05/2018, $850,000.00
Trina Wyatt, Explorers Inn LLC, 2058 Alpine Drive, Boulder, 02/06/2018, $1,175,000.00
Wonderland Superior Town Center LLC, Danielle Davis, 401 Promenade Drive, Superior, 02/05/2018, $657,800.00
New Mead business hopes to work with local charities, provide space for local artists
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Lonely Leona Lewis throws herself into work as LA life threatens to take its toll
Updated: 07:36 EDT, 14 May 2009
Leona Lewis is said to be desperately missing home - and it is beginning to show.
The X Factor winner, who left her boyfriend and family behind Hackney to build her career in the U.S., didn't look her usual sparkly self as she strolled around Los Angeles yesterday.
The Bleeding Love singer, known for her luminous beauty, appeared a little worn down as she picked up a coffee in Hollywood before heading to the studio.
Lonely: Leona Lewis, the X Factor winner turned international star, didn't look her usual sparkly self as she stepped out in Los Angeles yesterday
With no make up and unkempt hair, she looked a far cry from the glamorous star who is always praised for her poise, polish and sophistication.
From Hackney to Hollywood: Leona Lewis swaps her scruffy two-bed flat for a £1.5m villa in the sunshine
And suggestions by tabloid magazines that she has put on weight were borne out by a rather unflattering pair of black leggings.
It seems not even her new £1.5million pad in the Hollywood Hills is enough to cheer her up despite being a considerable upgrade from the £120,000 two-bedroom flat in Hackney she bought last year with her boyfriend, electrician Lou Al-Chamaa.
Up a dress size: Leona is looking curvier since her move to Los Angeles
A source told Now magazine: 'Leona's basically very family orientated and she misses her parents and her boyfriend.
'She's been homesick ever since she went to LA.'
'She has no natural network of friends where she is now and rarely sees her mentor Simon Cowell. His schedule is so busy, the two don't have much time to meet.
'They speak on the phone, but that isn't enough to counter Leona's feelings of isolation.'
It is understood that Leona has also been worried about a fan who was following her and waiting outside her new home.
Missing home: The singer is said to be struggling with being so far away from her boyfriend and family
Another source said: 'She plans to spend a lot more time out in the States at her new home to record her new album.
'She will also need to spend a lot of time promoting it as she really wants to crack America.
'She finds it difficult to be away from her family and has already had trouble with a fan, but she knows she is going to have to do it if she wants to be successful.'
The former Pizza Hut waitress won the third series of The X Factor in 2006 and was handed a £1million recording contract with Simon Cowell's label.
She then signed a further £5million five-album deal and has since gone on to break several records with the sales of her singles and albums.
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Gareth Barry
Liverpool tell Juventus they need to cough up £16m for Xabi
JUVENTUS will have to bid at least £16m to tempt Liverpool into parting with Xabi Alonso.
The Serie A side have made no secret of their desire to sign the Spanish midfielder, who is in his country’s squad for the forthcoming Euro 2008 finals.
Juventus director Jean-Claude Blanc was in Liverpool on Tuesday for a meeting with Anfield officials to discuss a number of transfer options, with Alonso top of the Italians’ wanted list.
Liverpool are not looking to sell Alonso and would only contemplate doing business with Juventus for a mammoth £16m.
And while no bid has yet been made by the Serie A outfit, coach Claudio Ranieri is determined to pair the 26-year-old with his former team-mate Momo Sissoko – who joined Juventus for £8.2m in January – at the heart of midfield for next season.
Alonso has consistently claimed to be happy with life at Anfield and last week insisted he has no plans to end his four-year spell at the club this summer.
But with Benitez closing on the capture of Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry, the Spaniard would face further competition for his place at
Anfield next season with Lucas Leiva and Javier Mascherano already vying for roles in central midfield.
Of the Liverpool manager, Alonso said recently: “He has never said that he wants me to leave. If he thought that way I would prefer him to be honest and say ‘Xabi, we are thinking about other players and you are not going to play that much’.
“Then I would look for a different option. But he still thinks I can play an important role.”
Juventus have also enquired about the availability of striker Peter Crouch, although suggestions of an interest in John Arne Riise are wide of the mark.
Crouch, who has a year remaining on his contract but has so far refused to sign a new deal, is one of several players expected to leave Anfield during the transfer window.
Portsmouth and Manchester City are among several interested parties, undeterred by Benitez slapping a £15m price tag on the player.
Steve Finnan is another who will be allowed to depart, with Fulham having registered an interest in taking the former Republic of Ireland international back to Craven Cottage.
Finnan was signed by Gerard Houllier from the Londoners in July 2003 and became a regular at right-back under Benitez, playing in all six major finals under the Spaniard.
However, the 32-year-old’s appearances were limited in the closing months of the season and Liverpool are to sign Swiss international right-back Philipp Degen.
Italy international left-back Andrea Dossena is another likely signing, with reports in Italy claiming Udinese sporting director Pietro Leonardi has already held talks with Anfield officials.
Meanwhile, Liverpool will play a pre-season friendly with Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox, pencilled in for July 26.
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Denis J. McInerney
denis.mcinerney@davispolk.com
Mr. McInerney is a partner in Davis Polk’s Litigation Department, its White Collar Criminal Defense and Investigations Group and the firm’s Global Enforcement and Investigations Group. His practice focuses on grand jury, regulatory, cross-border and internal investigations, as well as complex criminal and civil litigation.
He returned to the firm after serving as Chief of the Fraud Section (2010 to 2013) and then Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (2013 to 2014). In those positions, Mr. McInerney was responsible for supervising approximately 100 prosecutors in the Fraud Section, which has responsibility for all Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations conducted by DOJ, as well as a wide range of other complex white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions throughout the country, including corporate, securities, financial, healthcare and procurement fraud cases. Among other matters, Mr. McInerney played a leadership role in DOJ’s investigations into the alleged manipulation of LIBOR and the foreign exchange market by various financial institutions around the world, and the preparation of A Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which was published by DOJ and the SEC in 2012. Earlier in his career, Mr. McInerney was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York (1989 to 1994), ultimately serving as a Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division (1993 to 1994). In 1994, he served as an Associate Independent Counsel in the Whitewater Investigation with Independent Counsel Robert B. Fiske Jr.
Mr. McInerney has conducted more than a dozen jury trials as a DOJ and Whitewater prosecutor, criminal defense attorney and civil plaintiff’s attorney. His trial experience at Davis Polk includes his representation of Arthur Andersen on obstruction of justice charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and his representation of the former chairman and CEO of an investment bank on insider trading charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. During his time at the firm, Mr. McInerney has represented a number of large financial, industrial, retail, gaming and other institutions, such as CVS Caremark Corporation, Siemens AG and the New York Racing Association, as well as the former chairman and CEO of Computer Associates and other individuals in connection with a wide variety of federal and state criminal, regulatory and civil matters.
Mr. McInerney is recognized for his work by leading industry publications, including:
Chambers USA – White Collar Crime and Government Investigations
Benchmark Litigation – “Star”: National and New York
Legal 500 U.S. – Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
Who's Who Legal – Business Crime Defence
Contributing author to “A Practitioner’s Guide to U.K. Money Laundering Law and Regulation,” published by City & Financial Publishing; co-authored chapter on “The Extra-Territorial Effect of U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Law,” which provides a practical perspective on the implications of U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations outside of the United States
Member, The American Law Institute
Board Member, Sanctuary for Families
Partner, Davis Polk, 1997-2010; 2014-present
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2013-2014
Chief of the Fraud Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010-2013
Associate Independent Counsel, Whitewater Investigation, 1994
Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, 1993-1994
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, 1989-1994
Associate, Davis Polk, 1986-1989; 1994-1997
Law Clerk, Hon. Kevin Thomas Duffy, U.S. District Court, S.D. New York, 1984-1986
DOJ Provides Additional Guidance and Clarity Regarding Its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
CFTC Is Latest Entrant to Anti-Corruption Enforcement
DOJ and SEC FCPA Resolution Tracker
Denis McInerney to Speak at City Bar’s 8th Annual White Collar Crime Institute
Denis McInerney to Speak at City Bar’s 7th Annual Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute
Webcast: U.S. Sanctions and AML Regulation and Enforcement
Anti-Corruption and FCPA
Commercial Dispute and Contract
Compliance and Advisory
Crisis Management for Corporate Boards and Officers
Economic Sanctions and National Security
Global Enforcement and Litigation
Securities Enforcement
Sovereign and Banking Litigation
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
B.A., Columbia College, 1981
J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1984
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Bluebird Bay Series
Finding Tomorrow
Bachelor Brotherhood
Always You
The Wedding Pact
The Valentine
Rose Gardner Mysteries
Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes
Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons
Thirty and a Half Excuses
Thirty-One and a Half Regrets
Thirty-Two and a Half Complications
Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans
Rose & Helena Save Christmas
Ripple of Secrets
Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments
Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies
Thirty-Six and a Half Motives
Rose Gardner Investigations & Neely Kate Mysteries
Rose Gardner Investigations
Family Jewels
Hell in a Handbasket
Up Shute Creek
Come Rain or Shine
Neely Kate Mysteries
In High Cotton
Magnolia Steele Mysteries
Darling Investigations
Deadly Summer
Blazing Summer
Off the Subject
After Math
Redesigned
One Paris Summer Series
Denise Grover Swank Reading List
DGS Book Club
D.G. Swank
The Player Cover Reveal and Chapters Excerpt
Coming June 2, 2015!!!
Book two in the USA Today bestselling The Wedding Pact series.
Divorce attorney Blair Hansen is convinced that marriage should be based on practicality, not passion. But as her own wedding approaches, she finds herself remembering her law school boyfriend, the only man she’s ever loved, and regretting what might have been. Then a twist of fate lands Garrett back in her life, and the man who loomed large in her past is suddenly casting a shadow over her wedding, making her question everything. To complicate matters further, the job she loves is in peril, and she can feel the ‘perfect’ life she’s fashioned for herself start to crumble under her feet. Could everything she’s believed about life and love be wrong?
Garrett Lowry is a divorce attorney who’s ready to settle down. The problem is that he can’t find a woman who suits him nearly as well as the one he loved and lost. He broke her heart by playing the field after their break up—something he’s always regretted. But after months of pining for Blair, Garrett stumbles across her in a freak coincidence—and then destiny keeps throwing them together, the coincidences becoming ever more unlikely. He’s convinced it’s a sign they should give their love a second chance, but Blair is engaged to another man—a man who is absolutely wrong for her.
Can Garrett convince Blair that a player once isn’t a player forever, and that happy endings aren’t just for dreamers?
Blair Hansen had always heard that near death experiences made people reevaluate their lives. She’d spent nearly thirty years sure about what she wanted in life, but all it had taken for her to start questioning everything was some severe turbulence on a 747.
She picked up her whiskey and took a healthy sip. No girly drinks for her. Blair had forced herself to drink whiskey until she liked it. Being tough—and letting other people know it—was how she’d gotten where she was in life. Which was currently in a hotel bar in Phoenix, Arizona, waiting to hear if they had a room for her to spend the night.
Of course, she wasn’t supposed to be away from home at all, let alone in Phoenix. She was getting married in five days, so her bosses had agreed to let her have a short four-day work week in their office in Kansas City, but then the senior partner had called her on Sunday afternoon with instructions to board a plane to Los Angeles. And that’s exactly what she had done. Despite the fact she had a million and one things to do for her wedding. Robert Sisco didn’t want to hear excuses. Sisco, Sisco, and Reece only wanted to hear yes and see lots of dollar signs on checks, and her understanding of that fact was one of the reasons she was so close to making junior partner. They didn’t want her wedding to interfere with her work. Even if they were the primary reason she was getting married in the first place. Partners were typically married, which probably had something to do with the illusion of stability and maturity. It was all a bunch of hooey, but Blair Hansen really wanted to be a partner.
She took another gulp of her drink, the ice clinking against her glass because of her shaking hand.
The thing was, she’d realized something. Her future life had flashed before her eyes in those awful minutes on board the plane, and she hadn’t liked the look of it.
Now she wasn’t so sure she wanted to get married after all.
On paper, Dr. Neil Fredrick was perfect for her. Educated, personable, stable. Conservative politically and fiscally. Neil was a firm believer in playing it safe. And stability was exactly what Blair wanted after bearing witness to her parents’ chaotic marriage—her father’s affairs, her parents’ subsequent divorce, and finally her father’s death, which had practically bankrupted the family.
But lately, she found herself wanting something…more.
She blamed it on her best friend Megan. Megan had gotten married two months ago, though not to her original groom. Their story was the kind of gushy, too-cute-to-be-true, fairy-tale romance that wasn’t supposed to happen in real life. But for Megan, the impossible had happened. The weekend of her wedding, she’d boarded a plane home to tell her parents that she and her cheating asshole fiancé had broken up. After imbibing several drinks and a large dose of Dramamine on the plane, she passed out and was carried off-board by her gorgeous seatmate, who filled in as her substitute fiancé. By the end of the week, Josh had become her real husband and the two were still nauseatingly happy.
Gag.
Still, Blair couldn’t dismiss that their wild and crazy love had put a crack in her belief that she had the perfect arrangement—a crack that was starting to spider web. She and Neil had separate apartments, and although Neil had begun spending more time at her place, he remained surprisingly stubborn about keeping his after they were married.
A memory from a couple of months ago intruded on her, tapping directly on that crack in the glass.
“My apartment is closer to the hospital, Blair,” Neil had said matter-of-factly, sipping his morning coffee. “It will be easier for the nights I’m on call.”
It was hard to argue with his logic—and his stoic logic had always been one of his more attractive traits—but it still seemed…wrong. If they were unifying their lives in other ways, why keep separate places? And she knew how it would seem to everyone else.
“But the money—”
“The mortgage on my condo is more than covered by my salary, and the neighborhood is up-and-coming,” he had said, his eyes still glued on his newspaper. “If I hold onto it for another five years, there’s a chance it will double in value. It makes financial sense to keep it.”
At the time, she’d wanted to point out that he could rent it, and anyway, her condo was only twenty minutes from the hospital. He’d already vehemently nixed the idea of sharing his place. According to Neil, the loft was a bachelor pad, and they needed to have a home worthy of entertaining their friends and family. Not that they were known for their dinner parties.
But pointing out those facts would only have instigated an argument. And one of the best parts of their relationship was that they rarely argued. Her job was taxing and full of dissent; when she came home, she coveted peace. And if she were truly honest with herself, a small part of her approved of the living arrangements. Now that he was staying at her apartment on a more consistent basis, she’d begun to find his presence surprisingly suffocating and his previously cute quirks—like the precise way he chewed his food or how he had to have the remote control positioned a very exact way on the coffee table—irritating as hell. But that was normal. As a divorce attorney, she knew better than to expect marriage would be a roller coaster of excitement.
In fact, if she’d learned anything from her work, it was this: the couples who ended up divorcing after just a year or two were usually the ones who’d been head-over-heels, drawing-hearts-on-everything in love when they approached the altar. Megan’s delirious happiness aside, there was no such thing as true love.
If there were, she would still be with Garrett Lowry.
She clanked her now empty glass on the bar to get the bartender’s attention. “Another, please.”
He shot her a grin as he poured her drink. “Must have been some kind of Monday.”
She grabbed the glass out of his hands. “You have no idea.”
The deposition had run nearly two hours longer than planned, and she’d barely made it to LAX in time to catch her plane. Her feeling of relief had been short lived; the severe turbulence had convinced her and most of the other passengers they were about to meet their maker. By the time they landed in Phoenix, many of the connecting flights had been cancelled or delayed, and Blair discovered she was stuck overnight in Arizona. The airline had sent her to this hotel, but there had been a problem at the check-in desk.
Half her whiskey was gone before she realized it. There were so many things she needed to do in Kansas City, and she wouldn’t get back until at least mid-morning, which meant she’d have to rush to get to her morning deposition. To make matters worse, the damn airline hadn’t even confirmed her on the six a.m. flight. They’d only made a vague promise to text her around four in the morning to confirm if she had a ticket.
So now she was well on her way to getting drunk in the bar of an Embassy Suites, playing another round of This is Your Life, Blair Anne Myers Hansen, and she wasn’t too happy with what she saw.
Practical, pragmatic, sensible Blair wanted a heart stopping, butterflies-in-her-stomach kind of love.
All that turbulence must have rattled her brains.
But she couldn’t deny the fact that she’d been thinking of Garrett a lot over the last two months—much more than the asshole deserved. Truth be told, he was the only man she’d ever loved. And look how that had turned out. Five years later, she could finally admit to the role she’d played in their break-up, but that didn’t make it suck any less.
The rift had formed the night Blair received word of her estranged father’s death. Rather than share the news with Garrett when he came over, she lashed out at him, picking a fight over some nitpicky complaint. Anger had always been her go-to reaction, and Garrett had weathered many a storm, but that night he’d responded with a fire equal to her own. The fight spiraled out of control, and before she realized what was happening, Garrett was packing the toiletries and clothes he kept at her apartment into a duffel bag. And then he was gone.
She spent the next day drowning in an emotional fog of dismay, grief, and loss, even skipping classes—something she never did. After hours of stewing in her turbulent emotions, she realized she felt an intense ache for Garrett. For the first time ever, she truly needed someone. She decided to swallow her pride and go to him, ready to beg for his forgiveness and ask him to go with her to her father’s funeral. Never in a million years would she have guessed the surprise she found in his apartment.
Jody Stewart, a fellow second-year law student who’d made no secret of her lust for Garret, opened his door wearing cheap superstore lingerie. Neon green, to make matters worse.
Blair turned around and didn’t look back, not even when Garrett ran after her. Or when he pounded on her apartment door for an hour begging and pleading with her to let him explain. Not even when he tried to approach her in class every day for two solid weeks.
When he began to single-handedly plow his way through nearly every available woman in law school the next year, not to mention a couple of not-so-available ones, she knew she’d made the right decision.
Garrett Lowry was a player.
He may have taken a momentary side-stop with her, but he’d wasted no time before jumping back into the game. She was better off without him.
Still, the memories chafed.
Between Garrett’s betrayal and her father’s bad behavior, it had been easy for Blair to decide what type of law to practice. In fact, she should thank them both. Maybe she’d take daisies to her father’s grave when she came back from her honeymoon. He’d always hated daisies.
She was motioning to the bartender to bring her another drink, wishing the hotel staff would finally give her a damn room key, when she noticed him—a man was standing in the entrance of the bar, his gaze fixed on her. She did a double take, certain the Embassy Suites was now including hallucinogens in their drinks, because standing in the doorway was the player himself—Garrett Lowry.
She stopped the bartender as he grabbed her glass. “I’m going to need you to make that a double.”
Garrett Lowry wondered if he should just divorce his family and be done with them. Unfortunately, while he’d seen quite a few unusual divorce cases in his four years of practicing law, he’d never seen anyone divorce his mother and aunt.
All this fuss over a damned one-third-carat diamond ring.
There was no dispute that his great-grandma Marie had bequeathed her engagement ring to her granddaughter. The trouble was that she hadn’t specified which granddaughter. Garrett’s Aunt Debra claimed that possession was nine-tenths of the law, and since she had possession of the ring, it was, ipso facto, hers…or rather her son’s. She had given it to her son for his fiancé six months ago. Garrett’s mother felt otherwise, and so the colossal argument had begun. Though he had no real desire to contest his aunt’s stance on the issue, Garrett could think of half a dozen legal cases that disputed her claim. But even if he’d felt any familial connection to the round rock on the gold band, surrounded by multiple smaller diamonds, he had no present use for it. He hadn’t had a steady girlfriend since law school, when—in a moment of profound idiocy—he’d broken up with the one woman he’d ever loved.
Ever since, he had hopping from one fling to the next like a water droplets on a hot skillet. It had been fun at first, but over the last year—with the big three-o on the horizon—Garrett had changed. He was ready to settle down with someone, but none of his relationships seemed to last longer than a couple of months.
The problem was simple, the solution less so: No one could live up to his ex-girlfriend, Blair Myers. They’d shared a connection the likes of which he’d never found with anyone else, and he was becoming increasingly convinced that he wouldn’t find it with anyone else.
Garrett had to admit that it rubbed like hell that his cousin was getting married. The guy had to be the most boring person on the planet, not to mention the most annoying. Garrett assured himself that his bride-to-be was surely some milquetoast woman who was eager to settle with Dr. Neil Fredrick in their suburban house with two-point-five kids. He’d come home from the hospital talking about which bacteria had given someone the squirts and his wife would serve up pot roast and boiled potatoes.
But that didn’t make him any more eager to take part in the War of the Ring, which had reached a boiling point now that the wedding was only a week away. Too bad Nana Ruby, the family matriarch, had taken it upon herself to assign him the role of peacemaker. Without bothering to consult him first, she’d arranged for him to be a last-minute groomsman in the wedding. He hadn’t even planned on going—he’d tossed the ivory invitation into the trash the moment it arrived, knowing he’d only received one was at Nana Ruby’s behest—and he had plenty of work to do in San Diego. But Nana didn’t want excuses; she wanted to know that he would show up in Kansas City with a smile on his face and keep the peace.
And no one said no to Nana.
“I’m leaving the success or failure of this wedding in your hands, Garrett Michael Lowry,” the older woman had barked into the phone.
Garrett had snickered in response. “That seems like a huge responsibility, Nana. Are you sure you want to leave that to me? In case you’ve forgotten, I’m more of an instigator then a peacemaker.”
“Ain’t your high falutin’ job all about making people come to some kind of agreement? You should be doin’ the same for your family.” Nana Ruby made no secret that she didn’t take much stock in higher education. Born and raised in the Ozarks, she’d gotten an ninth grade education and a doctorate in the university of hard knocks, a school she claimed was more beneficial than all those hoity-toity colleges. Garrett had always appreciated Nana’s unique charm, so he let her insults roll of his back. Neil, on the other hand, not so much.
“I don’t always help them come to an agreement, Nana. Sometimes the judge has to lay down the law.” He had paused for a moment before chuckling again. “Kind of like you, when it comes to Mom and Aunt Debra.”
“Don’t you try sweet talkin’ me, you devil child,” she’d grumbled.
“Sweet talk you? I’d be a fool to try. You’d rather have a cup of vinegar than a pot full of sugar.”
“You’re damn straight. Now get your ass to Kansas City, and you better have things under control by the time I drive up there on Wednesday.”
Garrett had hoped his mother would give him an out. He was her golden child, particularly after his sister’s recent out-of-wedlock pregnancy. Never mind that Kelsey was thirty-one years old and an executive sales manager for a national cellular phone service, making a six-figure income. In his mother’s eyes—or more importantly his Aunt Debra’s—Kelsey had tarnished the Lowry side of the family. Frankly, Garrett thought Kelsey had dodged a bullet by not marrying her on-again, off-again boyfriend, who seemed incapable of holding a steady job. But all either sister cared about was whether Kelsey’s loser ex had put a ring on it.
While Garrett found it irritating that his mother would let his backwoods aunt’s attitude sway her, he was opportunistic enough to take advantage of his mother’s current desire to keep him happy.
Of course, she’d denied him, insisting his inclusion in the wedding would be good for family unity.
“How will it be good for family unity? It’s only going to stir up more shit.”
“Language, Garrett,” she’d chastised. “You know your aunt can’t abide cursing.”
“See? All the more reason for me to stay away and not upset the carefully constructed apple cart.”
“If your nana wants you to be there, who are we to question it? She knows what she’s doing,” was all his mother would say.
His mother was up to something, all right, and it sure as hell wouldn’t help him play peace keeper.
The only bright spot was that Neil was probably even more irritated about Garrett’s inclusion in the wedding party than he was.
Perhaps their mothers’ habitual animosity added fuel to the fire, but the cousins had never gotten along. While Garrett had always loved the two weeks a year he spent on his widowed grandmother’s acreage, spending it with Neil had added a partial dark cloud. Nana had taught both boys about the farm—from livestock to gardening—and while Garrett had soaked up the knowledge, reveling in it, Neil had whined so much, Nana had finally agreed to let him stay in the house with a book while she made the farm rounds with Garrett. But the annual visits had stopped in high school—which might have also coincided with Garrett playing a practical joke on his cousin involving horse dung—and while Garrett didn’t miss his mealy mouth cousin, he did miss his one-on-one time with Nana. So, while he technically could have told Nana Ruby no, he respected her so much, he would have done anything she asked of him. Not the he’d ever admit it. So he’d gone to work on Monday, told the senior partners he had a family emergency, and bought a late afternoon ticket to Kansas City.
Too bad Garrett spilled the slightly amusing, slightly sad tale of what the emergency actually was, because as soon as he did, his boss decided to use it to his advantage.
Earlier that afternoon, Garrett had been packing his messenger bag when his boss walked into his office looking like he’d won the lottery.
“Since your emergency isn’t so emergent, you can do some work while you’re there.”
Garrett patted his bag. “That’s what I’m planning to do, Matt.”
Matt shook his head, his grin so wide it was wonder his face didn’t split open. “Nope. Congratulations. You get to take the depositions on the Norfolk case.”
Garrett’s mouth dropped open. Could this trip get any worse? He shook his head in dismay. “No. Anything but that.”
His boss only laughed and dropped a huge file on Garrett’s desk. “Look at this way. Now you don’t have to take vacation time.”
“I’ll take the week off without pay to get out of this.”
“Too late. It’s already been decided by the big guy upstairs.” He pointed his finger toward the ceiling. “He figures you’ll do a better job than Lopez has done. The client’s lost confidence in him, and you have a reputation of being a barracuda, so…”
Garrett groaned and picked up the file, flipping through the pages. “Dammit. I hear the attorney representing the wife is a real bitch.”
Matt laughed. “You don’t know the half of it.” He looked over his shoulder at the door, then turned back to Garrett and lowered his voice. “Rumor has it she made Lopez cry.”
Garrett started to laugh before realizing he was the one who had to fill Lopez’s shoes.
“Lopez’s assistant will email you more details about the case, but the file should be enough to get you up to speed. Your first deposition is tomorrow at ten and should get the week rolling.”
“First deposition?”
He boss laughed. “There are multiple people to depose in this case. The wife. The husband. The girlfriends. Plural.”
“I’m flying home on Sunday, Matt. And I supposedly have wedding activities on Thursday and Friday.”
Matt headed for the door and called over his shoulder. “Don’t come back until they’re all done.”
The wedding itself had begun to look like a cakewalk.
But now he was grounded in Phoenix for the night, and while he didn’t regret missing an early start to the wedding festivities, he didn’t want to delay the depositions. He had no desire to stay in Kansas City a minute longer than necessary, and he was pretty sure Nana wouldn’t see work as an excuse to get out of forced family fun.
But all thoughts went out the window when he ventured down to the bar at the hotel he’d booked. Because he recognized the woman sitting at the bar.
It was her, the woman who’d ruined all other women for him.
Blair Myers.
He blinked, certain his mind had given up and induced some type of psychosis, but the look of recognition in her own eyes proved she was real.
She was more beautiful than he remembered her. She still wore her blonde hair long, and it hung loose, though slightly mussed—totally unlike the put together woman with whom he’d spent nearly a year. She wore a black skirt and a light gray silk blouse that clung to her breasts. Her four-inch black heels rested on the metal footrest attached to the bar. Her clear blue eyes were focused on him.
It took him a full three seconds to come to his senses and another couple to figure out what to do. Did he ignore her? Did he say hello? He knew what he wanted to do, but what did she want?
In the end, his feet made the decision for him. He found himself moving toward her and he stopped only a few feet away, his pulse pounding in his head. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d been this nervous, and from the way she was clutching the tumbler the bartender had just handed her, so was she.
What did he say? A half a dozen things popped into his head. I miss you. You look good. Are you happy? There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t regret what I did. But the only thing that came out of his mouth was “Hi.”
She continued to stare at him, her gaze slightly unfocused.
“Can I sit?” he motioned to the stool next to her.
His question snapped her out of her daze. She gave him a half shrug, then turned to face the bar. “I can’t stop you.”
He took the fact that she hadn’t kneed him in the balls as a good sign. He slid onto the leather stool as she leaned her elbows on the counter, swaying slightly. No one else would ever notice, but he’d spent the better part of a year studying her instead of his law books. The Blair he knew didn’t get drunk. “What are you doing in Phoenix?”
“Passing through.” She took a sip of her drink.
He was going to need fortitude. He flagged down the bartender. “I’ll take a draft beer. You got Coors?”
The bartender nodded and went to get his drink. Blair chuckled, but it was a brittle sound. “You still drink that crap?”
“Crap?” He leaned his forearms on the bar. “It’s made from pure mountain spring water.”
She laughed, a genuine laugh, and something in his chest seized with a longing that caught him by surprise. He’d missed her, but the ache was even stronger now that she was beside him.
She turned to him, her gaze searching his face. “Are you married?”
He couldn’t believe he was sitting with her now. Maybe this was the universe giving him a gift he didn’t deserve, or maybe it was some uniquely horrible form of torture. Either way, he’d take it, but he had to tread lightly. He wanted to tell her what an idiot he’d been, but he needed to take this slow or he would scare her off. Every moment he had with her was a gift and he wasn’t about to screw that up. He forced a chuckle. “Hell, no.” He instantly knew it was a mistake.
“Still foot loose and fancy free, huh?” She waved her glass to accentuate her words.
The bartender handed him his beer and he grinned. “Since when did you start saying things like foot loose and fancy free?”
“Since I drank three whiskeys, two of them doubles.” She lifted her glass in salute and took a sip. “And you didn’t answer my question.”
He smirked, even if his heart wasn’t in it. “You bet I am. You?” He glanced down at her left hand and his heart sank.
She held up her hand, the better to blind him, flashing a gold ring with multiple diamonds.
He swallowed his disappointment and for a moment he actually considered getting up and walking away. He wasn’t sure he could sit here and pretend to be happy for her, that his mind hadn’t spun into overdrive with excitement and possibilities the moment he saw her, but he wasn’t sure he could live with himself if he acted that way. After all, he was the one who’d left and hurt her all those years ago. He owed her more than that. “Really, Blair? You don’t seem like the marrying kind.”
“People surprise you.” She grinned, but there was a bitter note in her voice.
He wanted to apologize, every fiber of his being demanded that he apologize, but he couldn’t. Despite what she thought, he knew her. The second he apologized she’d kick his ass—probably physically as well as verbally—and walk away forever. Blair couldn’t stomach any sign of weakness, especially in herself. If he let this conversation get even borderline sappy, it was done.
“So tell me about the poor fool you ended up with.” He forced a grin.
She lifted her eyebrows. “Why? So you can make fun of him?”
“Depends. You know me. I make fun of anyone who believes in the Hallmark version of love.”
She laughed. “We both did.”
Yet she’d loved him once. And even though neither of them were sappy, what Garrett and Blair shared had been intense yet fun.
“Remember Anti-Valentines’ Day?” she asked, laughing as she watched him.
His breath caught in his throat. Her face was less than two feet away, and he had a powerful urge to lean over and kiss her, but that would ruin everything. He pulled himself together.
“How could I forget Anti-Valentine’s Day?” They’d gone out of their way to do the exact opposite of a typical Valentine’s Day celebration, opting for Chuck E. Cheese and arcade games and crappy pizza rather than roses and wine. Then Garrett led her to the roof of his third floor apartment building, where he’d set up a telescope, and showed her the star he’d bought for her and named Blazing Supernova. When she argued that the speck of dust he’d bought her wasn’t a supernova, he told her she burned brighter than any star in the sky, though of course he teased her too, so it wouldn’t come across as sentimental. And he gave her a plastic ring he’d won at Chuck E. Cheese, telling her that someday he’d give her a real ring, but it would be on October 14, because it was the farthest a person could get from Valentine’s Day.
Two months later he had ruined everything.
“Remember when we made fun of those idiots who were fighting over the last batch of roses at the grocery store?” she laughed, then finished her drink and motioned to the bartender.
Blair was a social drinker. She only got shit-faced when she was upset. Now he was worried about her. “So does your guy buy you flowers?”
“Hell, no,” she scoffed, wobbling on her stool. “He’s too practical for that.”
“So what does he do?”
Her eyebrows lowered and she spent several seconds deep in thought. To his alarm, tears filled her eyes. “He programed my remote.”
He shook his head in mock appreciation. “An admirable gift.”
Her attention drifted over his shoulder and he turned to see a hotel employee walking toward them.
“I’m sorry, ma’am.” The skittish woman looked like she was about to bolt. “There aren’t any rooms available here at the hotel or any other hotel in a twenty mile radius. We checked.” She cringed. “Twice.”
Blair blinked and her eyes struggled to focus on the woman. “There are no rooms anywhere?” The sentence ended in a shout.
The employee jumped. “No, ma’am. I’m sorry.”
“Ma’am?” Blair jumped off her stool and nearly fell over as she pointed her finger at the poor woman. “I’m not a ma’am! I could sue you for that!”
Garrett slid off his stool and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her back to his stomach. “Whoa, down there, tiger.”
She looked over her shoulder up at him, horror in her eyes. “She called me ma’am. How could she do that?”
Garrett gave her a sympathetic look. “Clearly the poor woman needs glasses, but I hardly think it’s worth suing over.”
Blair twisted in his arms until her chest was pressed against his and she looked up at him. “There’s no room for me in the inn, Garrett.”
The seriousness on her face made him chuckle. “I’ll find you a stable somewhere, Blazer. Not to worry.” His old nickname for her slipped out before he could reel it back in, but thankfully she didn’t seem to notice.
“I hate horses,” she grumbled, resting her cheek on his chest.
“I know. I’ll make sure there aren’t any horses.”
The poor employee watched them in confusion, then lifted her gaze to Garrett. He winked. “She was joking about suing.”
“No I wasn’t,” Blair mumbled.
The employee’s eyes widened and Garrett mouthed run.
The woman took off and Garrett helped Blair back onto her stool. The bartender returned with Blair’s drink, but Garrett pushed it away before she could see it. “Can you bring a couple of waters and a couple of cheeseburgers, one with extra pickles?”
Blair laid her head down on the bar. “I like pickles.”
“I know.” He was glad she was too drunk to hear the sorrow in his voice.
Her head jerked up and her eyes widened. “I have to find somewhere to stay tonight.”
“Blair, I’ve already figured it out. Let’s eat and then we’ll talk about it.”
She laid her head down on her arm. “Okay.”
He watched her for several seconds, wondering what had made her so upset. He’d only seen her this drunk once before—the night she’d learned that her mother was moving from Kansas City to Des Moines. He had been her anchor then.
Now she was a mess and she had literally nowhere to go. He wasn’t about to leave her here. He could spend the rest of his life beating himself over something that was already done or he could try to make things right. And other than Blair, Garrett wasn’t a man to live in the past and dwell on mistakes. Now was the time to act.
He asked the bartender to have the food sent to his room, and then he helped Blair off her stool. “Come on, Blazer. They found you a room.”
She lifted her head slightly. “They did?”
“Yeah, your attorney skills must be up to notch. All that talk about suing convinced them to find you one.” He reached for her. “Let me help you find it.”
She sat up and fumbled as she batted his hands away. “I don’t need any help. Especially not from you.”
He lifted his hands in surrender. “Of course you don’t. But they asked me to escort you. So there’s no further lawsuit-worthy issues.”
Her nose scrunched. She was clearly confused, but drunk enough to believe him. She slid off the stool and reached for her overnight bag, nearly tripping when she tugged it off the ground.
He grabbed the bag and slung her purse over his shoulder too.
She shook her head and nearly fell over. “I don’t think that bag goes with your outfit.”
He grabbed her elbow to steady her. The bag was made of off-white, uber-shiny patent leather with a shiny gold clasp. It had probably cost a fortune. When he compared it to his jeans and pale blue button-up shirt, covered in red stains from the Bloody Mary the passenger next to him had spilled during the turbulence, he flashed her a cocky grin. “Really? I thought jeans went with everything.”
She looked up into his face, her eyes searching his. “Why do you still have to be funny? And cute?” She slapped his chest, then left her hand there.
“Why aren’t you fat and bald?”
“Because, Blair Myers, as you and I both know, there’s really no such thing as justice in this world.” He kept his tone light and teasing, although perhaps this chance meeting proved there was justice in the world. He deserved every bit of pain it brought him. That seemed like justice to him.
She lifted her chin. “I’m not sleeping with you.”
“I never asked.”
She jerked out of his hold and put her hands on her hips. “I’m not good enough for the high and mighty Garrett Lowry?”
“You know me, Blazer. Never to go to the same pasture twice.” She’d accused him of that once, right before they left law school. It had stung deeper than he’d let on.
“I’m the best lay you ever had, Lowry.”
“It’s been too long and too many pastures ago to say, Blazer, but I’m sure you make the top five.” He knew she was beyond drunk when she had no reply. “Come on, the hotel staff asked me to show you to your room.”
He reached for her arm again, grateful when she didn’t shrug him off. He led her to the elevator, slightly worried the hotel staff would think he was taking advantage of her inebriation. But Blair’s drunken threats seemed to have staved off any such worries. Once they got on the elevator, his thankfulness turned to anger. Anyone could have take advantage of her. But he knew that wasn’t true. Blair Myers was nobody’s fool, drunk or not. The fact that she trusted him now told him that she still cared about him. At least on some level.
When they reached his room, he pulled out his key and opened the door, leading her inside.
“There’s already a suitcase in here,” she said as she wobbled across the room. She kicked off her heels mid-stride.
“It’s mine,” he said, watching her. “They brought it up here when they asked me to show you to your room.” It was utter nonsense, but she was drunk enough to buy it. If he let on that the room had originally been his, there was no way she would stay in it, drunk or not.
“Oh.” She sat down on the edge of the bed. “I’m still not sleeping with you.” She waved her left hand, the diamonds in her ring catching the light. “I’m not a cheater.”
He leaned his ass against the dresser. “I never cheated on you, Blair.”
She tilted her head to look at him. “No, I’ll give you that. I guess you’d left me before you slept with her.” He knew who she was talking about, of course. He hadn’t slept with her, but this wasn’t the time for an explanation. Blair glanced at his suitcase, then back at him. “You don’t live in Phoenix?”
“Nope. Looks like we both got stranded here.”
“So where are you going to sleep?”
He shrugged. He hadn’t gotten that far in this crazy scheme. “After I know you’re settled, I can go back to the airport.”
She fumbled with the buttons on her blouse, leaving it gaping open so that that he could she the swell of her breasts in her black bra and the creamy flesh of her abdomen.
God help him, but he was getting turned on by a drunk woman.
But this wasn’t just any drunk woman. This was Blair. Blair. How many nights had he thought of her naked body, the feel of her beneath him as he filled her… But it didn’t matter what his body—or his mind—remembered. He wasn’t about to try anything with her. He respected her more than that.
She settled back onto the bed, her legs curled to the side, and stared up at the ceiling. “You can’t go to the airport.” She licked her bottom lip and then sighed. “You can stay here.”
“It’s your room, Blazer. Besides, you already said you weren’t going to have sex with me.”
She awkwardly reached over and patted the other side of the mattress. “It’s a big bed and I’m a used pasture. You can sleep over there.”
He wanted to stay with her, but based on the way he couldn’t take his eyes off the curve of her hips in her skirt or her exposed cleavage, he wasn’t sure it was a good idea. “That is a very generous offer, but maybe I should head out now that you’re settled.” He could always grab some food at the airport. God knew, she could probably use both burgers after all the whiskey she’d downed.
She sat up and tears filled her eyes. “You’re leaving me again.”
Something in her voice ripped his heart to shreds. He’d sooner set himself on fire than make her feel that way again.
“No, Blair,” he said softly. “I’m not leaving you.” He moved to the bed and sat down next to her, wrapping his arm around her back and pulling her close. “Are you hungry?”
“Yeah.” But her eyes sunk closed.
They sat there for five minutes, Blair dozing against him as he cradled her to his chest. He closed his eyes and drank her in—the sight of her, the smell of her, the familiarity of her. The scab on his heart ripped open, leaving him bruised and raw. She only wore an engagement ring. That meant she probably wasn’t married yet. Maybe in the morning when she was sober, they could talk and he could tell her everything—that he was an utter idiot, but he was miserable without her, and he’d do anything to win her back. Literally anything.
Maybe there was hope for them.
Room service knocked on the door, and he gently settled her back onto the bed before he signed for the food. He considered waking her to eat, but she looked so peaceful he couldn’t disturb her. He ate his burger while he checked his email and studied for his deposition in the morning, all the while sneaking glances at her. Watching her was surreal. He’d never expected to see her again, let alone have her on his bed. Of course, he’d prefer to have her doing other things in his bed, but the peace and happiness he felt in her mere presence was a telling sign of how he felt.
Soon her draw was too strong. He changed into a T-shirt and a pair of athletic shorts and carefully lay down on the bed next to her, both of them on top of the comforter. She stirred and he studied her face, taking in every detail and committing it to memory in case she refused to listen to him, which, he realized, was the most likely scenario. Blair was firmly against second chances. The way she’d turned her back on her father was proof enough of that.
She sighed and rolled over again, pressing her back to his stomach. He held his breath, waiting for her to wake up and accuse him of trying to take advantage of her. But she soon stilled, pulling his arm tighter against her stomach. He breathed in her scent, drowning in memories. She still used the same vanilla-scented shampoo.
“I miss you, Garrett,” she mumbled and he froze. If she hadn’t said his name, he would have thought she was talking about her fiancé/husband. But she had said his name.
So he wasn’t the only one who still had feelings.
He could make this work. He’d figure out a way. Screw Neil’s damn wedding. Screw the Norfolk depositions. He’d stay here with her as long as it took to convince her to give him a second chance.
But when he woke the next morning, the room still dark, and he was devastated to find her side of the bed empty.
Blair was gone.
Read the rest on June 2!
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Wonderful, can’t wait for June 2nd.
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I forgot it was just the first two chapters and got so tied up in it, I couldn’t believe it when my page wouldn’t move anymore! What an awesome start to a book that I can’t wait to get my hands on!!!
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Loved the way the book started. Can’t wait to see what happens when Garrett finds out Blair is engaged to Neil.
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In the News...3 big University City, East Kensington mixed-uses head to design review
By: Melissa Romero
Three large mixed-use developments are scheduled to go to the Civic Design Review on Tuesday, August 2 and have released renderings ahead of the meeting...
We wrote about this proposed project in April, after architects Design Collective presented initial renderings at a community meeting. At the time, the project was in the preliminary stages and renderings were not made public. The proposal calls for a 44,340-square-foot mixed-use development that will make use of the existing school structure. The U-shaped building will be a mix of brick, metal paneling, and aluminum. The renderings are below.
The Civic Design Review is tomorrow, August 2, and 1 p.m. at 1515 Arch Street.
http://philly.curbed.com/2016/8/1/12340508/renderings-penn-medicine-woods-square-university-of-sciences
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Editorial: Big talk, little action on Iowa outdoors
It is time for state leaders to keep their promises on the environment.
Editorial: Big talk, little action on Iowa outdoors It is time for state leaders to keep their promises on the environment. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/1OvMrhJ
The Register's editorial Published 9:25 p.m. CT Dec. 31, 2015
Lisa Green-Douglass displays some gray-headed coneflower seeds at F.W. Kent Park's annual prairie seed harvest on Sunday.(Photo: Stephen Gruber-Miller / Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers say they want to do right by Mother Nature. Unfortunately, they don’t keep their promises to her.
The most recent example is the Iowa Legislature’s failure to fund the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund. In two legislative sessions, lawmakers supported allowing Iowans to vote on amending the state Constitution to create the fund. Five years after voters overwhelmingly approved it, lawmakers refuse to raise the sales tax a fraction of a penny to fund it. Do elected officials think Iowans wanted to create a trust with a zero balance? Do they think we enjoy increasingly filthy and contaminated waterways?
Unfortunately, such lack of follow-through from leaders who seem to care about the outdoors is not an anomaly. It is a pattern.
Neil Hamilton, a Drake University agricultural law professor, compiled a list of environmental goals codified in Iowa Code that have not been achieved. “We keep making these promises to ourselves about natural resources, then we don’t put up the money,” he said.
The editorial board checked with two state agencies to see what, if any, progress has been made on a few of them. Talk about frustrating.
It has been almost 30 years since lawmakers crafted legislation recognizing “open space lands are essential to the well-being and quality of life for Iowans and to the economic viability of this state’s recreation and tourism industry.” Chapter 465 of the Iowa Code recognizes that this state ranked ranked last in the Midwest for land acquired and protected for public use. It specifies what Iowa should do about it: Get 10 percent of it “under some form of public open space protection by the year 2000.”
How is that goal coming along? Not so well. About 3 percent of land in the state is public, if what’s owned by the federal government and cities is included.
Lawmakers also required soil conservation plans and folders for every farm in the state — no later than Jan. 1, 1985. As with many legislative goals related to conservation, this was contingent on available funding.
“We have never received specific funding to develop conservation plans for all farms,” said Dustin Vande Hoef, communications director for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. He noted there are other programs in place, including those operated by the federal government, that help ensure farmers have plans to protect the environment.
Then there are buffer strips. These bits of land with vegetation create a barrier to slow water runoff, prevent soil erosion, and absorb dangerous pesticides from farms. They can also provide a source of food, nesting cover and shelter for wildlife. Sounds like a pretty good idea for Iowa, huh? Well, our lawmakers thought so, too. That’s why they set a goal of enrolling an “additional” 407,500 acres of buffer to “meet the objective of water quality improvement.”
So has Iowa added these acres? Vande Hoef said the agency did not receive funding for the goal and does not have a way to track the number of acres farmers may have added "so it's hard to give a definitive answer."
(Photo: Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register)
In 2008, lawmakers ordered the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to create a regional watershed assessment program. It was to provide summaries of the overall condition of watersheds and potentially identify sources of point and nonpoint pollution. One-fifth of watersheds in the state were to be assessed each year for five years. The DNR told an editorial writer to check with the ag department for an update on program, but IDALS referred us back to the DNR. It seems neither agency knows what, if anything has been done.
The well-known Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) program provides grants for everything from city parks to county conservation programs. Supported by nearly every Iowa lawmaker and signed into law by Gov. Terry Branstad in 1989, the law authorized a maximum appropriation of $30 million per year for 10 years. The DNR characterizes REAP as “one of nation’s most responsive and progressive environmental programs in recent times.”
Yet in all these years, it has never been fully funded.
As the 2016 legislative session approaches, here’s an idea for lawmakers and the governor who signed into law some of the goals outlined above: Enforce and fund what is already on the books. Then muster the backbone to raise the sales tax a fraction of a penny. Finally keep the promises you made to Iowans and Mother Nature.
A pod of pelicans swim in a line at Easter Lake Park on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in Des Moines. (Photo: Bryon Houlgrave/The Register)
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'So incredible': Ex-stars Abbott, Larkin, Sabo, others riveted by Michigan baseball surge
The Michigan baseball team is close, but as everyone knows, close is never quite enough.
'So incredible': Ex-stars Abbott, Larkin, Sabo, others riveted by Michigan baseball surge The Michigan baseball team is close, but as everyone knows, close is never quite enough. Check out this story on detroitnews.com: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2019/06/20/so-incredible-ex-stars-abbott-larkin-sabo-others-riveted-michigan-baseball-surge/1509537001/
Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News Published 4:41 p.m. ET June 20, 2019 | Updated 8:55 p.m. ET June 20, 2019
College World Series: Michigan 2, Florida State 0
Michigan pitcher Tommy Henry reacts after pitching a complete game against Florida State in Monday's NCAA College World Series game in Omaha, Neb. Henry blanked Florida State in the 2-0 win. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan's Jesse Franklin (7) is greeted at the dugout after he hit a solo home run against Florida State in the first inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan pitcher Tommy Henry winds up for a delivery against Florida State in the first inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Florida State starting pitcher Cj Van Eyk delivers against Michigan in the first inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan pitcher Tommy Henry delivers against Florida State in the first inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan center fielder Jesse Franklin dives for but misses a ball hit by Florida State's Mike Salvatore for a double in the first inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan's Jordan Brewer, right, steals second base against Florida State shortstop Mike Salvatore (16) in the third inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan starting pitcher Tommy Henry throws to first on a pickoff attempt in the fifth inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan's Jordan Nwogu scores against Florida State on a single by Jimmy Kerr in the fifth inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan's Jordan Nwogu, center, is greeted at the dugout after he scored on a single by Jimmy Kerr in the fifth inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan's Jimmy Kerr is congratulated by Blake Nelson, right, and Michigan's Ako Thomas, left, after he hit an RBI single that scored Jordan Nwogu in the fifth inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Florida State coach Mike Martin, second left, talks to his players on the mound in the fifth inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Florida State left fielder Tim Becker (37) drops a foul ball hit by Michigan's Christan Bullock in the eighth inning. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan pitcher Tommy Henry reacts after pitching a complete game against Florida State. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan pitcher Tommy Henry, right, is hugged by catcher Joe Donovan after pitching a complete game against Florida State. Nati Harnik, AP
Michigan pitcher Tommy Henry throws against Florida State in the ninth inning. Nati Harnik, AP
The Michigan baseball team is close, but as everyone knows, close is never quite enough. Just ask the many standout players before them, some of the best to ever play at Michigan and who went on to outstanding Major League careers. It is always an honor to get there, and so many former Wolverines came close to College World Series championships but just were not able to make that final push to a title.
Jim Abbott (Photo: Andrew Woolley, AP)
These current Wolverines, unbeaten in the CWS, have two opportunities to win one game, beginning with Friday’s matchup against Texas Tech, to clinch a spot to play for a national championship and enter rarefied air – a chance to win it all, joining the Michigan teams that won national championships in 1953 and 1962. This is the Wolverines’ first appearance in Omaha since 1984, when guys like Barry Larkin, an MLB Hall of Famer, and Hal Morris and Scott Kamieniecki were on the team.
A year before that, when the Wolverines reached the CWS, they boasted an infield that included Larkin and Chris Sabo, who both won the 1990 World Series along with Morris while with the Reds. Larkin would make a return visit with the team on that 1984 team, the last Michigan team to reach the CWS.
Northern schools aren’t supposed to compete for college baseball’s top prize with teams from the south and west that enjoy near-perfect weather year-around. After all, it has been 35 years since the Wolverines reached the CWS, and UM is just the second Big Ten team to make the CWS since 1984, joining Indiana in 2013.
Michigan is making its eighth CWS appearance in the program’s long history. The Wolverines played in Omaha in 1953 and 1962, winning those titles, and then had a string of success reaching the Series in 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983 and 1984.
Former players, some of the best to ever play for Michigan, have been captured by this team’s run. Teams from different eras have group cell phone texts, some of which include 50 or more who played for the Wolverines, reconnecting old friends. They are hanging on every pitch, some making the trip to Omaha to watch in person, others finding time in their busy schedules to keep an eye on the TV and online coverage.
“We’ve been riveted. We’ve been watching every inning,” former Michigan standout pitcher Jim Abbott told The Detroit News in a phone interview this week.
Abbott, who helped lead the Wolverines to Big Ten titles in 1985 and 1988 and won the Sullivan Award winner as the nation’s best amateur athlete in 1987, never got to play in a CWS.
“The process has just gotten so difficult,” Abbott said. “It used to be, you won a regional and you got to go. It’s three different layers now and you add the Big Ten tournament on top of that. It’s a long, difficult process and there’s good teams in every regional. It just seemed like such a difficult path and this team took it to extremes and got there. It’s just been so incredible to watch.”
When Abbott arrived at Michigan, he knew the lore and the baseball history there.
"I remember coming to Michigan in the fall of ’85 just after they had made a couple World Series appearances and I saw the pictures on the wall and I played with some upperclassmen who played (in Omaha), and the stories were Paul Bunyanesque,” Abbott said, laughing at the memory that sounded like something out of the movie “Bull Durham.” “They were, like, mythical. Like, ‘Oh my gosh, Omaha? What’s that?’
“It’s like this mystical land, and it’s remained that way in my mind to this day. To see them there now, it’s almost beyond belief. It’s like, ‘They’re back,’ and that carryover is going to happen for the young kids coming in. It’s going to hold that same place in their imagination.”
'It's been way too long'
Chris Sabo, the standout third baseman from Detroit who played at Catholic Central, is now the head coach at Akron. He has two Michigan alums on his staff, Jordan Banfield and Dan McKinney, a pitcher whose Michigan career was cut short because of injury. Sabo, a first-team All-American, was able to enjoy one of those Paul Bunyanesque moments and played on the 1983 team that finished third at the CSW.
Chris Sabo (Photo: Donn Parris, AP)
“We’re all excited,” Sabo told The News this week. “It’s been way too long. Obviously, during my era, Michigan was a perennial top-10 program and went to the World Series seemingly every year. Times have changed and kids don’t necessarily stay in Michigan. I’m from Detroit, and Michigan was the only school I wanted to go. I was recruited by the Miami of Florida and the Arizona States of the world, but there was no way in heck I would have gone to any of those schools. A lot of kids thought the same way I did, and that’s why we had good programs.
“I’m thrilled for (Erik) Bakich. He’s a hell of a coach. I’m glad he decided to stay there and hopefully he continues to want to stay there. Obviously, I’m biased, I love Michigan. I just think it’s the best place ever and I still do. My former teammates think the same way. They really love that place, and we’re so thrilled. It’s been a long time since Michigan’s won a national championship. We never came close, we came in third, but that would be awesome if they could do it. They’re in great position.”
Larkin grew up in Cincinnati and was an Ohio State fan. The Buckeyes recruited his brother, but they never looked at Barry Larkin to play football or baseball. Bo Schembechler recruited Larkin to Michigan to play football and was redshirted his first season.
“And Bo made the decision to let me just play baseball,” Larkin said in a phone interview this week. “I used to tell him all the time that was the best football decision he ever made in his life. He didn’t take too kindly to that.”
Barry Larkin (Photo: Heather Ainsworth, AP)
As he watches this Michigan baseball team, Larkin can’t help but admire the grind-it-out approach reminiscent of Schembechler’s teams back in the day. He believes Michigan has all the right ingredients to win a national championship.
“Pitching is everything – if you don’t have pitching, you won’t win,” Larkin said. “If you do, you have a chance no matter what kind of offense you have.
“We talk about how the game has changed, and guys are more concerned with the launch angle, and the exit velocity, and you look at that Michigan team, they grind you down. It’s three plays and a cloud of dust. It really is. I love it. I love how Bakich has gone about it. During the season it’s nice to hit all the homers, but the most important games of the season, good pitching and small ball is what wins. It’s what wins tournaments. It’s what wins World Series.”
'Everything clicked'
Dave Campbell played on the 1962 national championship team and then spent eight seasons in Major League baseball. He had a long television career as a baseball analyst. He has followed this team closely, in part because of his ’62 teammate and close friend John Kerr, whose grandson, Jimmy, is the Wolverines’ starting first baseman. To this day, Campbell gets choked up discussing Kerr’s amazing back-to-back pitching performance in the NCAA regional in 1962 on 20 minutes rest. He pitched 10 innings in the first game, 9 in the next and threw 313 pitches to win both games, and Campbell calls it “the greatest one-day performance ever” in the history of Michigan baseball. He is still waiting for Kerr to be inducted into the Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.
But because of Kerr and because he’s a Michigan alum, Campbell has taken a keen interest in this team.
Karl Kauffmann (Photo: Nati Harnik, AP)
“I watched them a few times on the Big Ten Network this year and I kept thinking, ‘Well, this is a nice team, but I don’t see them in the upper echelon,’” Campbell said, laughing. “But all of a sudden, everything clicked. The one Achilles heel they’ve had this year, their bullpen has not been exposed so far, so as long as the starting pitching holds, they’ve got a heck of a chance.
“I would dearly love to see them win. It would be a tremendous story. I do not think they’re the best team in that tournament, but they probably weren’t the best team in the regional and they weren’t the best team in the Super Regional. If the starting pitching can keep them in the game, the have a heck of a chance.”
Tommy Henry pitched a complete game shutout in Game 2 to give the Wolverines a 2-0 record in the CWS. They face Texas Tech, which they beat in the first game, on Friday for a shot at making the championship series. Karl Kauffmann was the starter in the first game, and pitching has been an enormous lift for this team in the postseason.
“Henry was superb, and Kauffmann is just as good,” Abbott said. “Those guys are moving up the list. Tommy was so polished. I never remember being even close to polished in college, with three different pitches he was throwing with command.”
Led by their pitching
For Lary Sorensen, who pitched three years at Michigan and was drafted by the Brewers in the eighth round in 1976, he describes not playing in the CWS as a “great disappointment” even now. He remembers his time at Michigan fondly and calls many of his former teammates “friends for life.” He loves what he’s seeing from this team and how this run had reconnected so many of the former players. Like Abbott, he has been partial to the pitching.
“What (Henry) did and what Karl Kauffmann did in the Supers, I said to (UM pitching coach) Chris (Fetter), he just pitched,” Sorensen said of Kauffmann. “He didn’t try to strike everybody out, he didn’t try to show off for the scouts. He said, ‘I just need to get an out here, how best do I do it?’ It was pure baseball, and Henry did the same thing. That’s good coaching and it’s knowing yourself.”
Moby Benedict, 84, played for Michigan from 1953-56 and was on the first national title team, and he was an assistant coach in 1962 when the Wolverines won again. He would coach Michigan for 17 years and led the program to three Big Ten titles and the 1978 World Series, where the Wolverines finished fifth.
“It brings back really pleasant memories,” Benedict said this week. “It’s so nice when a Midwest school gets to the World Series because our weather is so unpredictable. It’s very important to recruit good players. We did that and went there and won the World Series.”
Erik Bakich (Photo: Nati Harnik, AP)
Those who have been there, even before the added regional tier, know how difficult this road can be. George Foussianes was All-Big Ten in 1979 and 1980, won the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1980 and was on the 1978 and 1981 teams that won Big Ten titles. He played in the ’78 World Series when Benedict coached. Foussianes, now managing director of Foros, played six years professionally, but his time at Michigan is what he most cherishes.
“I don’t think I’m different than anyone else – when you think about what they’re doing, it’s a phenomenal run against all odds,” Foussianes said. “It’s very difficult. You look at these great teams, they all have 20 losses. It’s not like they’re invincible. You have to be darn good and fortunate in a variety of different ways. It is a great tradition of Michigan athletics, in general, and Michigan baseball, in particular.
“I told the coaching staff this, I’m more impressed with how they handle themselves as a team. My hope is they can win a national championship, but I’m far prouder of the way the program is conducting itself, what it stands for, the adversity they’ve come through. They have unflinching support of one another.
“I told the coaches, these are life lessons, these aren’t baseball lessons. I’m old fashioned in that way but that’s what college athletics is for. Some of these kids are going to be fortunate enough to play professionally, but even that is going to be fleeting, right? These lessons will stay with them forever with whatever they do. That’s what I think really matters.”
Another national title?
Sabo won’t be able to make it to Omaha for the remaining games because of his work at Akron, but he expects a “ton of dudes” who played at Michigan will make the trip.
“They’re all proud of these guys,” Sabo said. “There’s no jealousy. You want them to win. It would be great for the school, it would be great for Michigan baseball.”
While these former Michigan players went on to great success after college, they never earned the ultimate prize of a College World Series title.
“Any time my alma mater does well in any sport, it’s a great thing,” Larkin said. “It’s special for any alum to be able to support the Block M. I bleed the maize and blue and it’s something that stays with me and I’m very proud of it.”
They’re all hopeful this team can bring the first national title to Michigan since 1962.
“It’s fun to see Michigan baseball take their place on the national stage, but also within the athletic department,” Abbott said. “We’ve got some good teams and Michigan baseball is putting themselves right there. Tell them we’re rooting for them, all points north and south, east and west.
“We have a lot of pride. It’s great to see that jersey on that field in Omaha.”
Michigan vs. Texas Tech
When: Friday, 2 p.m.
Where: TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb.
TV: ESPN
At stake: If Michigan wins it will advance to the College World Series championship finals. If Texas Tech wins it will play Michigan again on Saturday at 2 p.m., with that winner advancing to the CWS championship finals.
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Former cop enters not guilty plea
Dunn faces multiple charges involving child porn.
Former cop enters not guilty plea Dunn faces multiple charges involving child porn. Check out this story on dnj.com: http://on.dnj.com/29f9Lmo
Mary M. Reeves, mmreeves@dnj.com Published 2:41 p.m. CT July 5, 2016 | Updated 3:18 p.m. CT July 5, 2016
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MURFREESBORO — The former Murfreesboro police officer charged with numerous counts of sexual exploitation of a minor entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday in Circuit Court.
Kevin Dunn, 43, had his trial set for January.
Dunn was arrested Nov. 13 after a TBI investigation into child pornography. During the course of the investigation, TBI agents developed information that led to Dunn as an individual who had distributed images consistent with child pornography, according to a TBI news release at that time.
An active member of the Murfreesboro Police Department at the time of his arrest, Dunn was terminated the next day with then-chief Glenn Chrisman citing “zero tolerance.”
Originally charged with five counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, Dunn was bound over to the grand jury in December. When the indictments came back, the charges had changed to six counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of more than 25 incidents of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of more than 100 incidents of sexual exploitation of a minor.
According to the Tennessee Code Annotated, under the section dealing with sexual exploitation of a minor, “It is unlawful for a person to knowingly promote, sell, distribute, transport, purchase or exchange material, or possess with the intent to promote, sell, distribute, transport, purchase or exchange material, that includes a minor engaged in: (A) Sexual activity; or (B) Simulated sexual activity that is patently offensive.”
A violation of this section is a Class C felony; however, the TCA states, “if the number of individual images, materials, or combination of images and materials that are promoted, sold, distributed, transported, purchased, exchanged or possessed, with intent to promote, sell, distribute, transport, purchase or exchange, is more than 25, then the offense shall be a Class B felony.”
The TCA also states that people convicted of Class C felonies can be sentenced to prison terms of three to 15 years, as well as fines of up to $10,000; and, in Tennessee, a Class B felony is punishable by eight to 30 years, as well as a fine of up to $25,000.
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Medellin v. Texas
Medellin v. Texas is a Supreme Court decision dealing with the obligation of the American states to comply with a judgment of the International Court of Justice concerning the legal rights of people convicted in those states. Hence, what is at stake here is the issue of whether or not international obligations resulting from a non-self-executing treaty should have an influence on American domestic law. After he was convicted, Medellin appealed relying on a violation of his Vienna Convention rights, but the trial court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld his conviction. Medellin then filed a petition for habeas corpus before a District Court, which rejected his demand. In 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in the Case concerning Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mex. v. U.S.) that the United States had violated Article 36 of the Vienna Convention by failing to inform 51 defendants, including petitioner Medellin, of their Vienna Convention rights. Medellin raised this decision before the Firth Circuit, but the federal Appellate Court denied relief. In this respect, Medellin appealed, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari. The President of the United States issued a memorandum asserting that state courts would give effects to the Avena decision, in accordance with the United States' international obligations. In Medellin v. Dretke, the US Supreme Court dismissed the petitioner's first petition for certiorari. Relying on both the memorandum and the ICJ ruling, the petitioner filed a second Texas state-court habeas application challenging his state capital murder conviction and death sentence arguing that he had not been informed of his Vienna Convention rights, to which Convention the United States are a party. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed Medellin's application, asserting that "neither Avena, nor the President's memorandum were binding federal law" which could interfere with the state's rule prohibiting to fill successive habeas applications. Once again, the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
[...] Cour suprême des États-Unis mars 2008, Medellín v. Texas - l'application aux États-Unis d'un jugement de la Cour internationale de Justice Facts Medellin v. Texas is a Supreme Court decision dealing with the obligation of American states to comply with a judgment of the International Court of Justice concerning the legal rights of people convicted in those states. Hence, what is at stake here is the issue of whether or not international obligations resulting from a non-self- executing treaty should have an influence on American domestic law. [...]
[...] In order to make this statement, the Court used the text of each treaty. This constitutes the first question that the court had to answer before considering the other legal issues. First of all, the Court highlighted that The Optional protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, which concerns the compulsory settlement of disputes, did not determine precisely what effect should be given to the decisions issued by the ICJ. The Court asserted that the Optional Protocol only constituted a bare grant of jurisdiction” as it established that dispute arising out of the interpretation or application of the Convention shall lie within the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice In this respect, the implementation of an ICJ decision cannot be imposed on domestic courts, on the grounds of the provisions of the Optional protocol. [...]
[...] Moreover, the Court also established that the President had not either derived this power from the acquiescence of Congress. Hence, the president did not rely on “congressional inertia, indifference or quiescence”, and thus was not acting within the second category of the Youngstown framework, but the third. In this perspective, congressional acquiescence did not exist, and the President did not have the power to require the courts to give the Avena decision domestic effects, and to displace state procedural rules. [...]
[...] U.S.) that the United States had violated Article 36 of the Vienna Convention by failing to inform 51 defendants, including petitioner Medellin, of their Vienna Convention rights. Medellin raised this decision before the Firth Circuit, but the federal Appellate Court denied relief. In this respect, Medellin appealed, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari. The President of the United States issued a memorandum asserting that state courts would give effects to the Avena decision, in accordance with the United States' international obligations. In Medellin v. Dretke, the US Supreme Court dismissed the petitioner's first petition for certiorari. [...]
[...] This mechanism is governed by a “narrow set of circumstances” that was not met in this case. Considering that compelling the courts to reopen final criminal judgments does not constitute a systematic, unbroken, executive practice, long pursued to the knowledge of Congress and never before questioned”, the Court reached the conclusion that this memorandum was not constituting a valid exercise President's authority. This case illustrates a restrictive approach of the effects a non self executing treaty in the absence of implementing legislation, on domestic law, asserting that such a treaty cannot be invoked before a domestic court, with a view to justifying that an obligation resulting from this treaty could overcome state's procedural rules. [...]
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Joe Giudice Wiki, Age, Wife, Net worth, Biography, Family & More
Giuseppe Giudice aka Joe Giudice (born May 22, 1972) is an Italian/American Reality Television Star and Businessperson from Saronno, Italy. He is the husband of Teresa Giudice (American Television Personality).
She cast in the famous reality TV series “The Real Housewives of New Jersey“. Furthermore, Joe and his wife charged to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and also making false statements on loan applications on July 29, 2013.
In fact, Mr. Giudice also accused of failing to file tax returns for tax years 2004 through 2008. The couple later not found guilty in federal court for all the charges on August 14, 2013.
However, in March 2014, Teresa and her husband once again charged with counts of fraud, following a deal struck with federal prosecutors. Joe sentenced to 41 months in federal prison and Teresa sentenced to 15 months on October 2, 2014.
On 10 October 2018, the judge ordered that he deported back to Italy after his release. In addition, Giuseppe is set to release in March 2019.
Early Life, Age, Parents & Girlfriend
How old is Teresa Giudice’s Husband? The celebrity spouse was born on the 22nd of May 1972, in Saronno, Italy. Therefore, the age of Joe Giudice is Forty-six (46) years old, as of 2018. He was born to Frank Giudice (father) and Filomena Giudice (mother).
Furthermore, the star also has a brother Pete and sister, Maria. As he is married to an American wife, Joe holds both the nationality American and Italian. The couple tied the knot in 1999. The couple shares four children together.
Later, on January 8, 2001, Joe and his wife welcomed their first daughter “Gia”, The love partners’ second kid “Gabriella” was born on October 4, 2001.
Moreover, they also have daughters Milania (born February 2, 2006), and Audriana Giudice. She was brought up in this world on September 14, 2009. Currently, Joe’s wife lives in New Jersey, the USA with her daughters.
Joe Giudice Biography, Girlfriend, Age, Net worth, Parents, Spouse, Children, Height & Wiki
Full Birth Name Giuseppe Giudice.
Nick name Joe.
Working As Nothing (serving time in Prison).
Age Forty-six (46) years old (As of 2018).
Date of Birth (DOB), Birthday May 22, 1972.
Birthplace/Hometown Saronno, Italy.
Nationality American/Italian.
Citizenship 1. The United States.
2. Italy.
Star Sign (Zodiac Sign) Gemini.
Current Residence The USA.
Famous For The husband of Teresa Giudice (Television Personality).
Tattoos details? None.
Parents Father: Frank Giudice.
Mother: Filomena Giudice.
Siblings Brother: Pete Giudice.
Sister: Maria Giudice.
Relatives Will Update.
Joe Giudice Wife & Relationship
Dating History? Not found.
Girlfriend (Fiancee) None.
Wife/Spouse Name Teresa Giudice.
Children Daughter: Gia, Gabriella, Milania, and Audriana Giudice.
College/University Will update.
Favorite Celebrities Actor: Matt Damon.
Actress: Alexandra Daddario.
Favorite Color Blue.
Love to do Listening to music, Playing Football, and Traveling.
Favorite Dishes Italian Food.
Joe Giudice Net worth
Net Asset Under Revision (As of 2018).
Earnings N/A
Some Lesser Known Facts about Teresa Giudice’s Husband
The couple also paid $414,000 in restitution for their crime.
They allowed serving their sentences separately.
The 46-year-old wife served her time from January 5, 2015, to December 23, 2015.
A Pennsylvania immigration court judge ordered him to deport. He expected to transfer into ICE custody.
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Furthermore, the information about his worth is under revision but his wife’s Net worth is $11 million US Dollars.
Teresa Giudice is very disappointed with the court’s order and said that his husband is not a violent person.
In fact, she told that Joe served his time in prison and do not deserve to be deported.
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Playing "Afraid of My Husband"
"Afraid of My Husband"
Dr. Phil continues his mission to end the silence on domestic violence. More than 25 percent of battered women remain in a relationship with their abuser. Sonya fears that she is one of those women who stay. She says her husband's rage is out of control, and she fears for her safety.
Learn more about the campaign to End the Silence on Domestic Violence and how you can help!
Sonya says her husband, Lawrence, kicked her in the stomach during a fight, forced her to the ground while she was pregnant and violated her in an unspeakable way. Lawrence denies his wife's allegations and says she's the one who gets in his face.
"She undermines my authority."
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Gender Equality as an Investment Concept
Online • February 11, 2011
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Join us for a conversation about gender equality with Joe Keefe, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pax World Management LLC, and of Pax World Funds.
Friday, February 11, 2011 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
At our events, you’ll meet professional women committed to helping you succeed. We use the power of community to help you take the next step in your career.
There is a strong consensus among international development experts that the status and role of women is the best clue to a nation’s growth potential. Similarly, there is now substantial evidence that the status and role of women may be an excellent clue to a company’s growth potential as well – that the best companies, and therefore the best investments, are those that take advantage of the talents, ideas and contributions of half of the world’s population. Numerous studies have shown that companies that empower and advance women – e.g., through gender diversity on boards and in upper management – are likely to reap the benefits in terms of improved profitability and performance. Eliminating gender inequality and empowering women are finally being recognized, on a global basis, for what they are—urgent moral and economic imperatives. This is as true for businesses and investors as it is for broader economies. Gender equality is fast becoming an investment concept.
Join us for a conversation with Joe Keefe, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pax World Management LLC, and of Pax World Funds. This Jam Session will be moderated by Boston Chapter Leader Kathleen McQuiggan.
About Joe Keefe:
Under Joe’s leadership, Pax World has become one of the leading innovators and asset managers in the rapidly-growing field of Sustainable Investing – the full integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment analysis and decision making. Prior to joining Pax World, Joe was President of NewCircle Communications, a strategic consulting and communications firm specializing in corporate social responsibility and public policy-oriented communications. He served as Senior Adviser for Strategic Social Policy at Calvert Group from 2003 – 2005, and as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Citizens Advisers from 1997 – 2000. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Social Investment Forum (2000 – 2006), the industry association representing socially responsible asset managers and investment professionals throughout the United States. He was named by Ethisphere Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics” for 2007 and 2008.
Joe is Co-Chair of the Carbon Coalition, a New Hampshire-based citizens group working on solutions to climate change. He also served as New Hampshire Co-Chair of ONE Vote ’08, a voter education project of the ONE Campaign, focusing on persuading U.S. presidential candidates to make the eradication of global poverty and AIDS top priorities of the next administration. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Americans for Campaign Reform, an organization promoting public funding of federal elections, and On Belay, an organization working with children whose parents or guardians have been stricken with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses.
Joe is a former Democratic Nominee for United States Congress in New Hampshire’s First Congressional District, and a former Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and member of the Democratic National Committee. He has extensive experience in national and local political affairs and in television and radio commentary, including many years of New Hampshire-based television and radio work, as well as surrogate appearances on behalf of Kerry for President on The Tim Russert Show (CNBC), Crossfire (CNN), Hannity and Colmes (Fox), Fox News, New England Cable News (NECN) and other media outlets, as well as previous surrogate experience on behalf of Al Gore in 2000 and Clinton-Gore in 1996.
Before entering the investment field, Joe was in private law practice for 16 years. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the College of the Holy Cross, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.
About Kathleen McQuiggan:
Kathleen is responsible for sales for the Global Women’s Equality Fund as well as managing Pax World’s efforts to promote gender equality as an investment concept. She is founder and President of Catalina Leadership, a strategic advisory organization focused on investing in women.
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Home > In The News > Articles > Smooth Transitions for Servicemembers: USERRA Protections
Smooth Transitions for Servicemembers: USERRA Protections
Publication Name: Law 360
Publication Date: 21-Nov-2012
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Primary TELG Authors: Adam Augustine Carter
Secondary TELG Authors: R. Scott Oswald
Law360, New York (November 21, 2012, 12:58 PM ET) — As the United States winds down and changes its troops’ involvement abroad, many servicemen and women are returning to their civilian employment. The Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4335 provides multiple protections to servicemembers during their deployments and upon their return to work, requiring that servicemembers be reinstated to the position where they would be if they had not been absent due to service and prohibits their service from being a factor in any decision.
Servicemembers Entitled to USERRA Protections
Men and women who are returning to their civilian employment after serving in the “uniformed services” (i.e., the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force or Coast Guard, the Army, Naval, Marine Corps, Air Force or Coast Guard Reserves, the Army or Air National Guards, the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and any other category of persons designated by the president in time of war or national emergency) are eligible for the USERRA protections…
“Smooth Transitions for Servicemembers: USERRA Protections.” Law360 (November 21, 2012)
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Can You See Who Asks You A Question On Instagram? The New Feature Is Interactive
Crowd-sourcing input on your new haircut or spurring a discussion about the frontrunners on the Bachelorette has never been so easy, thanks to Instagram's newest feature. The image-sharing app debuted its questions sticker for Stories on July 10, which means you can now you can publicly pose any question to your followers and build potential bonds over their answers. Before you dive in, here's everything you should know if you're wondering, can you see who asks you a question on Instagram?
Think twice before you start querying the hottie you've been stalking on the qualities his "ideal woman" possesses, because Instagram's question sticker isn't anonymous. Unlike similar apps in the past like Formspring and tbh, the question-asker can see who is responding to their Story question sticker. Like usual, people see that you are lurking on their Story question in the list of their Story's viewers, but they can also see each follower's response to said question. So maybe you should think twice about sending that *hint hint* message. Unless you want the person to know that it's you, of course — in which case, more power to you.
Although you won't be able to do some undercover sleuthing, I think it's actually a good thing. Instagram's questions sticker makes people take responsibility for the questions they ask as well as their responses, so it's easier to keep things positive and learn more about your followers.
If the thought of full public disclosure makes you hesitate to interact at all, however, Instagram is keeping a bit of anonymity in the whole process. Maybe you're a tiny bit embarrassed that you've watched every season of Gilmore Girls more times than you can count, but you also want to share your truth. Hey, it's a great show. Luckily, not everyone and their mother has to know that you have a soft spot for Luke and totally empathize with Lorelai's coffee obsession.
When the question-asker responds to your question by tapping on your message in the viewers carousel, a new Story pops up. While your question, their original prompt, and their response will all show up on the new Story, your username won't be shared with the rest of their followers. Basically, they will know it's you asking the question, but the rest of the world won't.
So there you have it. I have to admit that among Instagram's newest features, including the video-heavy IGTV, the emoji slider for polls, and video chat capabilities in Direct Message, the new questions sticker definitely stands out as one of my favorites because it's so interactive. The update was rolled out on July 10 as part of the app's version 52 for iOS and Android, and it's already creating a flow of conversation across the image-sharing platform. Let's be real: Sometimes a "like" just doesn't cut it.
Instagram's poll sticker, which came out last fall, laid the groundwork by letting people answer a question by picking between two options. Because the app realized that there's a full spectrum of potential responses, they gifted us the emoji slider poll in May 2018. Like the questions button, your answers to polls are shown to the question-asker, which I awkwardly didn't realize was a thing for a long time. Help. I don't even want to think about all the polls I unwittingly filled out.
So cringe. Anyway, moving on. Even if you were among the scores of users who mistakenly assumed your poll choices were on the DL, you'll be in the know this time around with Instagram's questions sticker. The new feature is rolling out, so you can get to asking away armed with the knowledge that your lurking won't be so undercover anymore.
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Vanessa Hudgens' Quote About Austin Butler Proves Why Their Relationship Has Lasted So Long
By Candice Jalili
Making a relationship last is no easy feat. Making a relationship last as an A-list star? Even more difficult. I mean, imagine trying to make your relationship last when literally almost every single couple around you seems to have an expiration date. Well, despite everything seemingly working against them, one celebrity couple has managed to stay together for almost a decade (basically a lifetime in Hollywood years). And Vanessa Hudgens' quote about Austin Butler in her recent interview with Women's Health explains just how the happy couple manage to make it work.
To be exact, the two have been together for a whopping seven years. So... how did they actually manage to do that? Hudgens got pretty honest about it. First and foremost, she attributes their success to a combination of mutual respect, trust and admiration. "We both respect, trust, and admire each other," she told Women's Health.
Second, it's the fact that she still feels like an individual. "It's so solid now because I feel strong as an independent woman," she continued. "I am very self-reliant, but it's nice to have a best friend you can share victories with as well as losses." And the most important thing Butler does for her? "He inspires me more than anyone," she revealed to the publication.
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So... yeah, if someone inspires you more than anyone else you know, it's probably best that you date that person.
In light of her 30th birthday coming up on Dec. 1, Hudgens also got pretty candid about both her past and her future. "In my 20s, I was still trying to find my voice. I was afraid of confrontation," she admitted.
But she's ready to put the past behind her as a more unapologetically honest person than she was before. "The biggest thing I'm trying to implement in my life now is valuing my words and letting them be known," she continued. "It's a constant learning process, but I feel like it should be."
Oh, and don't worry. Butler is definitely a factor when Hudgens considers her future. "I want to get married, travel, then have kids — probably in my late 30s," she told the publication. "Everyone's clock is different."
Another fun tidbit we learned about their relationship from the interview? Women's Health reports that Hudgens and Butler like to do yoga classes together. This isn't at all surprising because, in general, the couple seem to be pretty chill and low-key. When describing her perfect date night with Butler to PEOPLE in a 2017 interview, she said: “Like, go get Pinkberry, then come back home and watch The Office in bed with our Pinkberry... such a homebody.”
Ugh, honestly sounds absolutely *ideal* to me.
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In the same 2017 interview with PEOPLE, Hudgens opened up with another great way in which the happy couple have managed to stick together for all of these years. “Just communication, communication is key. I think that if anything's bothering you, don't hold it in," she advised. "Always bring it up and just talk about it. Uncensor yourself and just be open."
Congrats to Hudgens for having managed to maintain a happy relationship in addition to her insurmountable career success.
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New Plan to Restore 5 Miles of Virginia’s Coastline to Protect Infrastructure and Habitats
BOEM
Project supports the local economy by maintaining the beach for locals and visitors to enjoy and protects local infrastructure and natural habitat.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, and the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, have signed an agreement authorizing the use of up to 2.2 million cubic yards of sand from federal waters to renourish Sandbridge beach and dunes.
The project, using sand from Sandbridge Shoal located on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), will renourish approximately five miles of beach. Dredging is expected to begin later in 2019.
“As a coastal community, Sandbridge is vulnerable to storm events and longer-term erosion. At the same time, its beaches and dunes attract tourists and local businesses that depend upon the local infrastructure,” said Renee Orr, BOEM’s Chief of the Office of Strategic Resources. “By helping the city to renourish coastal areas periodically, BOEM is playing an important role in protecting public infrastructure from severe storms.”
In addition to protecting infrastructure from storm damage, the project mitigates erosion that threatens biological, recreational, and cultural resources. Rebuilt beaches provide additional habitat to resident and migratory species, such as birds.
"Along with our many partner organizations–like BOEM and the City of Virginia Beach–we are proud to build critical infrastructure that has a tremendous impact at the local, state, and national level. This project will reduce the risk of damage from future storms,” said Col. Patrick Kinsman, USACE Norfolk District Commander.
“As Virginia’s largest city and a coastal city, the health of our beaches and coastline are so important to our citizens and economy,” said Mayor Robert M. Dyer of Virginia Beach. “Sandbridge is a beautiful part of our city, and having this partnership to renourish Sandbridge Beach and its dunes is a huge boost to us in helping maintain its beauty. We have worked closely with BOEM and USACE in the past, and I believe this is one more joint project that will be a huge success for Virginia Beach and its residents.”
The most recent Sandbridge Beach renourishment was completed in 2013, and the area has withstood impacts from other hurricanes and nor’easters since then.
To meet its stewardship responsibilities, prior to construction of the Sandbridge project, BOEM and USACE reviewed existing environmental analyses and updated them where needed. This process included extensive coordination between state and federal partners. The parties negotiated an agreement that avoids, minimizes, and/or mitigates possible adverse impacts to wildlife (e.g., loggerhead turtles, marine mammals, fish, and birds) and protects the human environment. BOEM’s Environmental Assessment is available on BOEM’s Marine Minerals Program Virginia project page.
BOEM has the authority to lease sand resources from the OCS for shore protection, and for beach or wetland restoration projects undertaken by a federal, state or local government. In exercising this authority, BOEM may issue a negotiated, non-competitive lease or memorandum of agreement for the use of OCS sand to a qualifying entity.
BOEM has invested more than $40 million over the past 25 years to identify non-energy resources on the OCS, conducted world-class scientific research, and leased OCS resources to coastal communities and other federal agencies in need. Information from environmental research and resource identification has informed environmental assessment and leasing decisions concerning the use of OCS sand resources in beach nourishment and coastal restoration.
For more information about BOEM’s Marine Minerals Program, visit the website, http://www.boem.gov/Marine-Minerals-Program/. It includes BOEM’s newly-launched Marine Minerals Information System, an interactive support tool that provides public access to OCS marine mineral data and information, which can be found here.
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Queen Bess Island Restoration Project Greenlighted Could Begin in the Fall
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Funding has been approved to restore Queen Bess Island, a major breeding ground for the state bird the brown pelican, the La. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced this week.
The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) approved funding for the project that will restore 30 acres of brown pelican and wading bird habitat and seven acres of nesting tern habitat to the 37-acre island near Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish.
The funding comes from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damages (NRD) settlement administered by the LA TIG. The project will begin in early fall 2019 and should be completed by the middle of February 2020.
Queen Bess is the third largest brown pelican rookery in Louisiana, producing 15-20 percent of the state’s nesting activity. It is also nesting habitat for about 10 species of nesting colonial water birds, such as tri-colored herons, great egrets and royal terns. The island, which is battling land loss from subsidence and erosion from over wash, currently has about only five acres of nesting habitat available.
“Restoring Queen Bess Island will be a milestone as we work to revitalize Louisiana’s coast and grow the many bird species that call it home,’’ Gov. John Bel Edwards said. “Louisiana prioritized this particular Deepwater Horizon habitat restoration project because it is one of the most used nesting homes to our state bird. Pelicans fill the skies of coastal Louisiana and we want to make sure they continue to flourish here.’
Queen Bess Island has historical significance for the brown pelican in Louisiana. The brown pelican ceased nesting in the state in 1961, and by 1963 had virtually disappeared from Louisiana’s coastal wetlands primarily because of the now-banned pesticide DDT. In 1968, LDWF began a restoration project of the species with Queen Bess as ground zero.
From 1968 through 1976, brown pelican chicks were captured from Florida and relocated to coastal Louisiana, including Queen Bess. In 1971, 11 nests were documented on the tiny island, marking the first successful recolonization of brown pelicans in Louisiana.
“I just can’t imagine driving along our coast and not seeing pelicans,’’ LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet said. “But, that almost happened. Now we have a chance to make sure the brown pelican has more nesting area with this restoration project. We look forward to working with our partners in restoring this vital habitat.’’
CPRA Board Chairman Chip Cline said, “CPRA is proud to lend our barrier island restoration experience to this important habitat project. Queen Bess Island was heavily impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the oiled pelicans became emblematic of the disastrous ecological consequences of the terrible event. We believe the restoration of Queen Bess Island will also take on an outsized symbolic value with regard to both, Louisiana’s and the brown pelican’s recovery from the oil spill.”
The project will enhance the existing rock ring around the island, which will serve as containment for the sand fill material that will increase the island’s elevation. The island will be sloped with the highest elevation at the southwest end and the lowest at the northeast.
Once the material in the lower elevation eastern area of the island has settled, it will be planted with black mangrove. The middle elevations will be planted with scrub-shrub vegetation that is useful for nesting. Bird ramps will be placed around the island to provide flightless juvenile birds with safe and easy access to the water.
On the southwestern side of the island, a set of rock breakwaters will be placed just offshore. This feature will create a lagoon style nursery feature without harsh wave energy for the young birds to learn how to swim, preen and feed.
“The island is a shell of what it once was,’’ said LDWF non-game ornithologist Michael Seymour. “It has subsided significantly and is mostly open water. The idea is to restore the island on top of the existing island footprint. The restoration plan prescribes to place sediment on top of the island to increase the elevation and conduct some targeted planting with wetland vegetation that makes ideal nesting substrate. It’s going to be quite the colony. Hopefully, back to what it was many years ago.’’
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EDITORIAL: BILBRAY, HUNTER & ISSA NEED A SHOT OF REALITY
Brian Bilbray
Francine Busby
by Francine Busby
November 9, 2009 (San Diego) --Mr. Bilbray and his Republican colleagues in Congress just don’t get it. They need a shot of reality before they render themselves completely obsolete. It's way past time to stop the empty excuses, tired remedies and baseless accusations in regards to Healthcare reform. It's time to work together for the health and well-being of our families, our economy and our national security.
This is a very personal issue. In San Diego County, over 600,000, or 20.2% of people are uninsured and tens of thousands more are under-insured. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in Bilbray's own Congressional district, 15.8%, or over 103,000 people are currently without health insurance.
In fact, under Mr. Bilbray’s preferred proposal, NONE of those 103,000 will gain access to healthcare. What solace does Mr. Bilbray offer his constituents who have no hope of gaining access to insurance? Tone deaf remarks about illegals, tort reform and tax credits won't get them in the door to see a doctor. Will he suggest that they can just go to the Emergency Room?
Congressional Republicans offered a last-minute plan that estimates that by the year 2019, 83% of non-elderly legal U.S. residents will have access to health insurance—the very same number who are covered today! In other words, the Republican “alternative” will do NOTHING to increase coverage of the uninsured. Conversely, under the plan currently proposed by Congress, the CBO estimates that by 2019, 96% of non elderly legal residents will be covered.
According to the CBO, the Affordable Health Care For Americans Act of 2009 will be paid for by the provisions in the bill. Where was all this outrage and concern about cost and the rising budget deficit when the Republican Congress rammed through The Medicare Prescription Drug Act of 2003 in the middle of the night? With no provisions to pay for it and a sweet deal that prohibited negotiations to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, this program that was rubber stamped by the Republican Congress ballooned to $724 billion by the time it was implemented in January 2006.
Contrary to Mr. Bilbray’s and Republican protestations, the Affordable Health Care For Americans Act of 2009 states clearly that residents in the country illegally are NOT eligible to participate in the program. In other words, no taxpayer funds will be used to provide health insurance to those present illegally, PERIOD!
It's time to stop the obstruction and get serious about healthcare reform. San Diegans deserve better. Our businesses are being stifled by the astronomical costs of providing health care to their workers. Small businesses are making the difficult decision to stop providing coverage for their employees, or face the prospect of going bankrupt. Families are one illness away from catastrophic consequences.
The health plan passed by Congress this past weekend is far from perfect, but it is a monumental first step towards fixing the ills currently plaguing health care in America. It's time for our Representatives to get in step with the American people.
Francine Busby is a candidate for Congress in the 50th District in San Diego County. The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of East County Magazine. If you wish to submit an editorial for consideration, contact editor@eastcountymagazine.org.
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10 Memorable Quotes from Pop Legend David Bowie
Image credit: Jimmy King for David Bowie via Instagram
Nina Zipkin
Entrepreneur Staff
Staff Writer. Covers leadership, media, technology and culture.
Prolific musician and master of reinvention David Bowie died at 69 on Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer. Up until his death, Bowie was creating new music, with Blackstar, his 28th studio album, released this past week on Jan. 8, his 69th birthday.
Bowie's impact over the course of his 48 years in the entertainment industry as a songwriter, producer, singer, actor and style pioneer is incalculable. Here are 10 of the icon's most memorable quotes about innovation, curiosity, creativity and fame.
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1. "If I hadn't learned how to be a musician and writer, it wouldn't have mattered what I did." -- Interview with Esquire, 2004
2. "I really like to understand the society that I'm living in and how it works and functions and what people are thinking, you know. You can't be a writer in any other way, I think. You have to sort of know where you are to write." -- Interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2004
3. "I had a plan from when I was 8. … At no point did I ever doubt I would be as near as anybody could be to England's Elvis Presley. Even from 8 or 9 years old, I thought, Well, I'll be the greatest rock star in England. I just made up my mind." -- Interview with Interview Magazine, 1990
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4. "A lot of people that I know are bugged with the idea that they have got to have an audience, or they have got to be liked. I think the more that you fall into that trap it makes your own life harder to come to terms with, because an audience appreciation is only going to be periodic at the best of times. You will fall in and out of favor continually. I do not think it should be something one should be looking for. You should turn around at the end of the day and say I really like that piece of work, or that piece of work sucked. Not, was that popular or wasn’t it popular?" -- Interview with Joe Smith, April 19, 1988
5. "I mean, honestly, I'm just a bloke doing his job, and it's not terribly complicated. What I do is I write mainly about very personal and rather lonely feelings, and I explore them in a different way each time. You know, what I do is not terribly intellectual. I'm a pop singer, for Christ's sake. As a person, I'm fairly uncomplicated." -- Interview with GQ, 2002
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6. "I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking. When I'm faced with 'that won't work' or 'don't let's try that' I freeze up. I try to put judgement on hold for as long as possible. … It amazes me sometimes that even intelligent people will analyze a situation or make a judgement after only recognizing the standard or traditional structure of a piece. They will then confront the whole thing with a standard reaction and a standard reaction will not allow for deviancies. It's the kiss of death in creating something." -- Interview with Livewire, 2002
7. "What I have is a malevolent curiosity. That's what drives my need to write and what probably leads me to look at things a little askew. I do tend to take a different perspective from most people." -- Interview with New York Daily News, 2002
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8. "Popular culture has always addressed our fears and anxieties. I understand why there is so-called gratuitous sex and violence in art. ... It's psychologically important to society to have Shakespearean darkness expressed and those gladiatorial things played out." -- Interview with USA Today, 1995
9. "I think everybody who picks up a guitar or puts pen to paper has something in his system, in his self that he wants to express to others and have them understand. … If I don't put my all into something that I'm writing, I inevitably feel regrets about it." -- Interview with Today, 1993
10. "I needed to sing because no one else was singing my songs." -- Interview with NPR's Fresh Air, 2002
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Diamond year for the Royal Windsor Horse Show
CHI Royal Windsor Horse Show returns to the private grounds of Windsor Castle from 9th – 13th May as the iconic Show celebrates its 75th year.
This renowned equestrian event was launched in 1943 to support ‘Wings for Victory’ – a war time campaign to raise money to purchase Hurricanes and Spitfires for the Royal Air Force. Since this first Show, the event has grown in international prestige to become the UK’s largest outdoor Show, with Her Majesty The Queen, the Show’s Patron, attending every year since its creation.
Over the 75 years the Show has maintained its objective to raise funds for charity. ABF, The Soldiers Charity is supported every year and an equestrian charity is chosen to support by the Committee annually. This year the equestrian charity is the Free Spirit Horse Memorial.
The original Show, which required competitors to hack to the Showground as there was no petrol to spare, took place on only one day. Since 1944 the Show has expanded dramatically in terms of length, spectator attendance and competitors. One of the first competitors was HM The Queen who successfully competed in the Single Private Driving Class driving Hans, a Norwegian Pony, to victory in 1944. Other members of the Royal family have also competed including HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Princess Royal, Zara Phillips, and most notably, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh who introduced international carriage driving to the Show in 1972, in which he also competed (and won the Horse Teams class in 1982 with HM The Queen’s team of Bays).
From 1943 onwards, the Show has grown both in size, now hosting over 120 Showing classes, and in stature, placing itself firmly on the international competition circuit, with its augmented status as a 5* event. Royal Windsor Horse Show is now the only Show in the UK to host international competitions in Show Jumping, Dressage, Driving and Endurance.
The annual event now hosts the Rolex Grand Prix, the pinnacle of the week’s calendar, with a prize fund of €300,000, compared to a top prize of £15 in Show Jumping classes in 1944. The increased number of entries is a sheer reflection of the Show’s popularity and prestige, seeing 3,300 entries in 2017, including many of the world’s best riders, compared to 884 entered horses in 1950.
HRH Princess Anne competing at Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1973, the first year International Show Jumping was showcased at the event
Mr Clive Lidstone, one of the 300 original founding members of Royal Windsor Horse Show said:
‘I’ve attended the Show every year since it was first created in 1943, where I actually competed in the Gymkhana. I left school early to get there that day. It’s brilliant to see how much the event has grown over the years, not just in size but globally, attracting many of the world’s best competitors.’
Nowadays, more than 55,000 spectators travel to Windsor annually to catch the world-class equestrian action, growing from a noted 8,000 spectators in 1944.
At the event the Organisers are putting in place a series of displays and exhibitions both in and out of the arena to commemorate the 75th anniversary.
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Burnside: Modano a Hall of Fame player, person
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Modano a Hall of Fame player, person
Scott BurnsideESPN Senior Writer
Covers hockey for ESPN.com
10 years at Toronto Sun, Windsor Star and National Post
Wrote best-selling true crime book "Deadly Innocence"
Mike Modano's number retirement was just one of the ways Dallas showed its love for him. Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images
DALLAS -- We could start with the effortless skating, the goals -- most ever by an American-born player in the NHL -- the Stanley Cup ring, the Olympic silver medal and the virtuoso performance in making hockey a thing in Dallas.
Instead, we will start this story about Hall of Fame-bound Mike Modano with Joe Micheletti.
Micheletti was in transition from NHL player to broadcaster when he got a job doing analysis for the Minnesota North Stars in the early 1990s. From the get-go, Micheletti, one of the most recognizable commentators in the NHL, was drawn to Modano, the North Stars' young star.
Modano, the first overall pick in the 1988 draft, wasn't a superstar quite yet, but he was on that track. Still, Micheletti always found him warm and engaging. There are a handful of players in the game you always look forward to catching up with, Micheletti told ESPN.com, "and that's how I always considered Mike."
The two would talk about a variety of things, not just hockey, but life things.
Career Numbers
Mike Modano scored the most goals ever by an American-born player, winning the Stanley Cup and a silver Olympic medal.
Games 1,499
Plus/minus 114
PIM 926
It's a good thing the two got along, because neither hockey lifer could have known that almost a quarter-century later, Modano would become Micheletti's son-in-law and the father of Micheletti's twin grandchildren born last summer.
When Modano first started to date Micheletti's daughter Allison, a professional golfer, and then when they became engaged and announced they were going to have a family, people would sometimes pull Micheletti aside, eager to tell their own Mike Modano stories. Many of the recollections came from trainers and other hockey staff who had encountered Modano during his 1,499-game career.
Invariably, the stories focused on Modano's humanity, his selflessness, his generosity. During the 2004-05 lockout, for instance, Modano made a point of searching out trainers and other hockey-related staffers to make sure they were doing OK without hockey and, in some cases, without a paycheck. He delivered checks to them and insisted they call if they needed help.
"These were not small checks," Micheletti said, recounting the stories passed along to him. "Even now it kind of chokes me up talking about it."
The Hall of Fame is a place that, by its very nature, invites big discussions about the game's biggest stars. And by almost any measuring stick you'd like to use, Modano's credentials stand out: Hall of Famer; 561 career goals and 1,374 points that are tops among U.S.-born players (we don't count former teammate Brett Hull, who played for Team USA but was born in Canada); a Stanley Cup in 1999; and a member of a seminal group of Americans who won the inaugural World Cup of Hockey in 1996 over one of the best Canadian teams of all time.
Ron Wilson was the coach of that 1996 team, and he recalled Modano as being among a small group of the game's greatest forwards, who seemed not to skate, but rather to glide around the ice. Modano was part of a group that seemed to defy science, guys such as Bobby Hull and Guy Lafleur.
Mike Modano skated with an ease and grace that belied his determination. Jamie Sabau/NHLI/Getty Images
"Their jerseys just seemed to flutter in the breeze. It just looked like they should have been wearing a cape," the veteran coach said with a laugh. "And the way Mike played, he should have been wearing a cape out there."
Hull played with Modano internationally, winning that World Cup and then a silver medal in Salt Lake City in 2002. He recalled marveling at Modano's speed and grace.
"Sitting on the bench and watching him skate with the puck and do the incredible things at such high speed, it was awe-striking," said Hull, who remains one of Modano's closest friends and who will present Modano with his Hall of Fame plaque in Toronto.
"Your jaw would drop and you'd go, 'Holy crap, how did he do that?' Because I was basically the opposite," said Hull, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009.
But the Hall of Fame is about being more than a good player. Or at least it should be. There are layers to becoming a Hall of Famer, things that might be somewhat hidden beneath the surface that transcend box scores, that can be revealed only by peeling back layers and probing more deeply. And so it is with Modano.
Because when the North Stars packed up and moved to Dallas before the 1993-94 season -- shedding the "North" part of their identity and their name -- it fell to Modano first to teach and sell the game to the marketplace, and then to deliver on the promise of building a champion in the Southwest.
To do that, he had to be himself, charming and handsome and without conceit. Then -- and this was the hard part, the part fans maybe never understood -- Modano had to remake himself as a player.
"There's no question Mike Modano made hockey popular" in Texas, said Doug Armstrong, who was in the Stars' front office during their pinnacle in Dallas and is now the general manager for the St. Louis Blues. "Mike Modano made hockey sexy,"
Even now, so long after the fact, Modano acknowledged it's amazing to consider the journey made by him and the Stars and their fans. There were, he said in a recent interview, growing pains. For instance, the announcing of basic hockey plays such as icing or offside on the public address system at old Reunion Arena.
"Trying to catch up fans and people and teach them about the game, what to look for," Modano, 44, recalled. "It was kind of a hard adjustment because we just came from the state of Minnesota, where hockey is pretty much it.
"It was tough, but the fans came out. It took off."
The Stars swept the Blues in the first round that spring, and the fans barely sat down from the beginning of the postseason until the end, when the Stars were dispatched by the Vancouver Canucks in the second round.
"They pretty much stood throughout the whole game," Modano recalled. "No one had ever seen that before. It happened in no other building."
That playoff experience would begin a stretch that saw the Stars make the playoffs in seven of the next eight seasons, culminating with a victory over Buffalo in the 1999 Stanley Cup finals and a return to the finals against the New Jersey Devils the following year. All that did not come without several false starts and a commitment by the team's best player to change his approach to the game.
The Stars hold Mike Modano and his incredible career accomplishments in high regard. Scott Burnside/ESPN.com
Modano recalled Ken Hitchcock, who came to Dallas as head coach in January 1996, telling him that he and linemate Jere Lehtinen were going to match up against opposing teams' top lines every night, as opposed to trying to get more advantageous matchups against lesser players. Instead of avoiding players such as Steve Yzerman and Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg and Sergei Fedorov, Modano would now go head-to-head with them.
"The thing I saw was the changing of a mindset of a player," Hitchcock, now the coach in St. Louis, told ESPN.com. "He stopped focusing on [his] points and started focusing on wins and important points."
Modano went from being a player looking for space to one willing to fight for that space, Hitchcock said.
"I saw that evolution," he said.
It was not an easy transformation. Modano recalled having the conversations with Hitchcock and his coaching staff -- including defensive genius Doug Jarvis, Rick Wilson and perhaps the greatest defensive player of all time in Bob Gainey, who at the time was the Stars' GM.
Maybe "conversation" isn't the right term. Maybe "browbeating sessions" would be more accurate. What they were saying to Modano seemed counterintuitive to how he'd played his whole career, his whole raison d'etre, if you will.
"Bob and I talked about this until we were blue in the face," Modano said. "He would say, 'Mike, you can't play the way you're playing and expect to win and be consistent and be what we want you to be,' I really was unsure of what he was saying."
Finally, though, it wasn't so much of an epiphany as a beatdown that led to Modano's buying in.
"Just like a horse or a dog and you just kind of lay there submissive, saying, 'I give up, I'll do it,'" Modano said with a laugh.
There were no guarantees it would work, of course. But it did.
"God, looking back at it, there's not a day that goes by that I'm not thankful they were in my face every day to get me to change," Modano said.
Ron Wilson -- who coached against Modano many times while leading the San Jose Sharks and coached him internationally -- said sometimes elite players never quite understand the importance of making adjustments that stop them from being a liability in certain situations or limit a coach's options when it comes to using them.
"It took Mike two or three years to do that, then he was a totally dominant guy," Wilson said.
Then he could do it all -- kill penalties, work the power play and use his speed or his tremendous shot.
"And it looked like he was never trying because he skated so well," Wilson said. "It was easy to overlook how good Mike was without the puck unless you played or coached a lot against him."
Modano was not the first superstar to have gone through that metamorphosis, nor will he be the last. Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman is often held up as the shining example of an offensive star who gave up personal success in the form of goals and assists for the greater good.
Lifting the Stanley Cup repaid the faith Mike Modano and the Stars asked for from Dallas fans. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
But Modano's sacrifices and the raising of the Cup in '99 and the return to the finals the next year reinforced everything that had been sold to the fan base in Texas: Trust us, this is going to work, you will love this team and this team will repay that love with success.
Hull remembered winning in '99 and the jubilation mixed with relief that he saw in the team's captain.
"I don't think he stopped crying for two hours," Hull said. "The emotion that got lifted off him had to be incredible. That's when it struck me how he'd sacrificed to do this.
"I don't think people have a clue the sacrifice he made. He bought in from day one. Was he happy about it? No, but that's the type of gamer he was."
The will to make such a commitment in some ways seemed to be at odds with Modano's easygoing attitude.
Defenseman Darryl Sydor recalled being traded from Los Angeles to Dallas during a Florida road trip. It was just ahead of a matinee game, and Sydor didn't even get in a morning skate or pregame meal before he laced up with his new teammates. Modano came by and clapped him on the back and said, simply, "Don't sweat it, do what you do." The two would become fast friends.
Sometimes the team would go out to dinner and Modano would suggest not watching hockey, feeding into the notion that somehow his connection to the game was more fragile than that of others.
"But he'd be the first guy to be staring at the game, watching the other guys. He'd be the first one glued to the TV and wouldn't talk during dinner," Sydor said with a laugh. "He was good for me because I was so intense in the game that he actually reeled me back a few times and said, 'Hey, relax.' Because he was so relaxed."
Sydor recalled the team not playing well one night and asking Modano, who was sitting next to him between periods, "Where are you right now?" Modano said he was thinking about the beach and the ocean in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Then he went out in the third period and helped the Stars win another game.
It was this personality that endeared him so to people in Dallas, even as his play was at such a level that fans couldn't help but be drawn to what was taking place on the ice. Without Modano, where is hockey in Texas? Maybe nowhere.
"Mike Modano is the Dallas Stars," said Sydor, now an assistant coach with the Wild and still a close friend of Modano's. "When you talk Dallas Stars hockey, it's him. In the state of Texas, he's the guy. He's the man, I think. He's the Troy Aikman of hockey."
Hull agrees: "There is no franchise without Mike Modano in Dallas."
The team moved to Texas, pinned everything on Modano and he delivered.
"He fulfilled the prophecy," Hull said.
Modano has returned to the fold with the Stars, rejoining the franchise as an executive adviser and alternate governor, and he helps out president and CEO Jim Lites as needed. Mostly, though, his job now is to be a dad to 4-month-olds Kate and Jack, something he admitted he couldn't imagine himself doing when he was playing.
That hockey took hold in Texas is due in large part to Mike Modano's skills and personality. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
There's a kind of symmetry to all of this, his new family and the Hall of Fame and everything else. Modano's journey in some ways reinforces the end, the closing of the circle.
"I just don't know how it's going to feel once I get there," Modano admitted of the ceremony set for Nov. 17 in Toronto.
He's talked to former great Pat LaFontaine about the weekend and how best to enjoy it, to take it in. It's not an easy task, though, putting a career like his in perspective. It's also hard to acknowledge that in some ways this is the final page about to be turned, at least in terms of being a player.
"This is kind of finally the end, for this to happen, this is the final chapter in my hockey career," Modano said.
Of course, he added, if you're going to go out, going out as a Hall of Famer isn't a bad final chapter to have written.
"That induction thing is still surprises me -- you feel like you don't deserve it and you don't belong," he said. Then to be honored as a first-ballot inductee, well, "that's a pretty neat deal."
And so we could close with the skating and the goals and the accolades and, certainly, Modano's legacy. Instead, we close with this story told by Allison Modano to her dad, Joe Micheletti.
Modano doesn't travel much now and the couple split their time between Scottsdale, Arizona, and Dallas. Recently, though, Modano had to go out of town to fulfill a charity golf commitment. He flew back after the golf and arrived home late at night. When he got home, he didn't go to bed, but rather pulled a chair into the twins' room and watched them sleep for several hours.
"That's neat," Micheletti said. "To me that just tells me you're in the right spot with your life."
When the Hall of Fame announcement came last summer, it was great, but it didn't change the things Micheletti already knew about is son-in-law.
"I just think that the person he is outweighs anything he did as a player. I mean, he's one of the greatest players that ever lived. But, who he is and how he treats people, he's got a real special way -- he treats people the way they're supposed to be treated," Micheletti said. "So I look at that as I'm so happy for him and this is so deserving."
But the bottom line, Micheletti said, is this: "He's a Hall of Fame person."
And maybe that's as good as it gets.
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Private jet bookings soar ahead of all-English European football finals
Chief Assignment EditorMay 28, 2019 15:06
UK private jet charter operator is reporting a surge in requests and bookings ahead of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League finals, more than doubling its average monthly activity from the UK to host cities Madrid and Baku.
The operator has received more than 350 flight requests to Madrid, for the Champions League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, and Baku, for the Europa League final between Chelsea and Arsenal.
This comes on the back of low-cost airlines and hotels significantly raising their prices for the in-demand events, with one-way flights from London to Madrid priced between £500-£750 – roughly a 1,000% fare increase – and budget hotels charging more than £1,000 per night. Furthermore, with no direct flights from the UK to Baku available, football fans are searching out alternative options, such as private aviation.
The charter price of a private jet from London Luton Airport to Madrid, on a Cessna Citation Excel, suitable for up to eight passengers, is approximately £25,000 – equating to approximately £3,125 per person.
Private jet charter operator CEO says: “I received a phone call within four minutes of the final whistle of Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final victory against Barcelona, which was an immediate booking for an Embraer Legacy flight to the final in Madrid. The all-English affair has been extremely popular with our clients this year. Due to the hike in airline and hotel prices, football fans have been paying a relatively similar fee to fly privately, giving them access to all the timesaving and exclusivity benefits that a commercial airline simply cannot provide.
“For the Europa League final, Baku is an extremely difficult destination to get to, with airlines offering no direct flights, meaning travel time takes the best part of 24 hours. Flying privately will get you to Baku in under six hours.”
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Home 5L Latest News Rocío Molina ‘my work is intuitive’, interview
Rocío Molina ‘my work is intuitive’, interview
written by Ezekiel Oliveira October 3, 2017
Rocío Molina is a cutting-edge dancer and choreographer. Working with flamenco and dancing from her heart, she has gained invaluable appreciation from the world of dance. Very few have had the honorable visit of legendary dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov to their dressing rooms, and Rocío Molina had the former American Ballet Theatre artistic director kneeling before her at the door of her dressing room as a gesture of appreciation for her work with choreography.
A fiery passion is present in Molina’s creations, working collaboratively with other flamenco artists, she prides herself on her research with people and art at large. Molina’s dance is full of theatrics, drama and an insightful vision of flamenco. Some argue that Molina is tearing flamenco apart, while others assert Molino as a force to be reckoned with, creating fearless, passionate and avant-garde performances.
I am interested in learning if there was a decisive moment where Molina saw herself as a choreographer and dancer. Perhaps a catalyst moment, “there wasn’t any critical moment, nor a day in which I suddenly felt like a choreographer or an artist”.
Born in Spain, Molina started dancing at the tender age of three years old, and at seventeen graduated with honors from the Royal Dance Conservatory of Madrid. Throughout her career, she has been working with flamenco – presenting it with a unique vision, unboxing the traditional format into the contemporary arena in collaborations with the likes of Israel Galván and Sebastién Ramírez. More recently, Molina took over the world of fashion in Shangai, in one arresting collaboration with Bali Barret and Jean-Paul Goude for the prestigious fashion house, Hermès.
Molina confesses to having been an artist for a long time, she says, ” I started dancing at a young age, and at first, it was more like playing a game, until I realized that I had been playing for years and that I have gotten a profession within me. So, there aren’t key moments, rather I have always been a choreographer, throughout my childhood and life.”
Molina wins the prestigious National Award for Dance in Spain at the age of 26 and becomes an associate artist with Chaillot National Theater in Paris. She then goes on a world tour, performing at the largest venues for dance across the globe, including, Sadler´s Wells in London, Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York and Festival Biennale de la danse in Lyon.
Traditionally, dancers learn flamenco from a maestro who passes on knowledge and heritage of the form to students across years of training, similar to a guru in classical Indian dance, where the teacher provides guidance throughout years of hard work. However, Molina shares a very different experience, ” I have never had a single maestro, but rather I have had many different teachers. ” She speaks further, to let me know that along the way she took something from every single master, particularly their “essences”, as she puts it, to shape her signature style.
In this interview, I realize that she is, in fact, a bit of a rebel. One of those artists that propose new ideas and challenges the establishment and doctrines of dance. Similar to Michael Clark in the U.K. who broke the codes of ballet to create his performance, still going 20 years later. She tells me, “I used to transform their choreographies to my own style, and they often liked the outcome. I did not have a support programme either, but rather it is all something that has come out of myself.”
” I had to discover myself on my own, but also thanks to each of the teachers, and to their wisdom. I have created my personality in this way, little by little.”
Besides the extensive movement research in flamenco and collaboration with other artists, Molina’s inspiration and interest in philosophy are present across her works. I am keen to understand how she frames the philosophical thought on her creative process and performances.
Molina frames the conversation differently to tell me that her work is based more on poetics, rather than philosophy, she says, ” I learn along the way, understanding, relating every piece with each other, living and observing my experiences and what affects me.”
Looking outwards she finds resonance with the world in the visual arts, confessing. “At the time of creating images for my dances I am affected much more by painting than by philosophy. However, truly and definitely, my work is centered around the organic, the corporeal. It stems first from the body, then from the mind.”
Rocío Molina discloses what I have long suspected, “The greatest part of my work is intuitive. Then, yes, images, reflections, ideas, texts, art. But first and foremost, my work is an intuition.” Molina is visiting Singapore to present her sensual and ardent Bosque Ardora with her troupe of dancers and musicians, trailer below.
Rocío Molina presents Bosque Ardora with Eduardo Guerrero and Fernando Jiménez (Spain) at da:ns festival on the 27 & 28 Oct at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Tickets via sistic.
Rocío Molina ‘my work is intuitive’, interview was last modified: December 4th, 2018 by Ezekiel Oliveira
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Continent: South America
Airports in South America
335 Airports in South America - Page 1 / 17
Belem (BEL, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Macapa, Maraba, Altamira, Imperatriz, Sao Luis; Nearby cities: Belém (9 km), Ananindeua (12 km), Castanhal (62 km)
from Belem , for example, you can fly with: Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines, LATAM Chile, TAP Air Portugal, KLM, Qatar Airways, Air France, Emirates Airline
Belo Horizonte (CNF, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Belo Horizonte Pampulha, Belo Horizonte - Metro Area, Divinopolis, Ipatinga Usiminas, Governador Valadares; Nearby cities: Ribeirão das Neves (19 km), Santa Luzia (20 km), Belo Horizonte (32 km), Contagem (34 km), Sete Lagoas (35 km), Esmeraldas (39 km), Ibirité (44 km), Betim (44 km)
from Belo Horizonte , for example, you can fly with: Azul Brazilian Airlines, Gol Transportes Aéreos, TAP Air Portugal, LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, Air France, Qatar Airways
Bogota (BOG, Colombia)
Nearby airports: Villavicencio, Ibague, Manizales-Santaguida, Pereira (Colombia), Armenia (Colombia); Nearby cities: Bogota (13 km), Soacha (16 km), Villavicencio (83 km), Girardot (86 km)
from Bogota , for example, you can fly with: LATAM Chile, Avianca, Interjet, Iberia, Viva Air Colombia, Copa Airlines, Aeroméxico, United Airlines
Brasilia (BSB, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Goiania, Caldas Novas, Uberlandia, MG, Rio Verde, Araxa; Nearby cities: Brasília (10 km), Luziânia (43 km)
from Brasilia , for example, you can fly with: Gol Transportes Aéreos, TAP Air Portugal, LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, Azul Brazilian Airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines
Buenos Aires - all Airports (EZE, AEP) (BUE, Argentina)
Nearby airports: Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery, El Palomar, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza International Airport, Montevideo-Carrasco, Rosario; Nearby cities: Buenos Aires (20 km), La Plata (59 km)
from Buenos Aires - all Airports (EZE, AEP) , for example, you can fly with: Aerolineas Argentinas, LATAM Chile, ALITALIA, Aeroméxico, Air France, Andes Líneas Aéreas, Norwegian Air Argentina, Línea Aérea Amaszonas
Buenos Aires-Ezeiza International Airport (EZE, Argentina)
Nearby airports: El Palomar, Buenos Aires - all Airports (EZE, AEP), Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery, Montevideo-Carrasco, Rosario; Nearby cities: Buenos Aires (29 km), La Plata (55 km)
from Buenos Aires-Ezeiza International Airport , for example, you can fly with: Aerolineas Argentinas, LATAM Chile, Gol Transportes Aéreos, KLM, Aeroméxico, Delta Air Lines, ALITALIA, Air New Zealand
Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery (AEP, Argentina)
Nearby airports: Buenos Aires - all Airports (EZE, AEP), El Palomar, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza International Airport, Montevideo-Carrasco, Rosario; Nearby cities: Buenos Aires (24 km), La Plata (59 km)
from Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery , for example, you can fly with: Aerolineas Argentinas, LATAM Chile, ALITALIA, Aeroméxico, Air France, Andes Líneas Aéreas, Norwegian Air Argentina, Línea Aérea Amaszonas
Cali (CLO, Colombia)
Nearby airports: Buenaventura, Colombia, Armenia (Colombia), Popayan, Neiva, Cartago Santa Ana; Nearby cities: Palmira (9 km), Cali (20 km), Buga (41 km), Tuluá (64 km), Buenaventura (69 km), Buenaventura (86 km)
from Cali , for example, you can fly with: LATAM Chile, Avianca, Interjet, Iberia, Copa Airlines, United Airlines, Deutsche Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines
Caracas Maiquetia Simón Bolívar (CCS, Venezuela)
Nearby airports: Maracay, Valencia, Venezuela, Puerto Cabello, Los Roques, Bonaire; Nearby cities: Catia La Mar (5 km), Caracas (14 km), Baruta (22 km), Petare (23 km), Charallave (42 km), Guarenas (44 km), Cúa (50 km), Guatire (52 km), Santa Teresa (55 km), Ocumare del Tuy (59 km)
from Caracas Maiquetia Simón Bolívar , for example, you can fly with: Copa Airlines, Estelar, Conviasa, Air France, Avior Airlines, LASER, Cubana de Aviacion, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
Cuiaba (CGB, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Rondonopolis, Sorriso, Barra Do Garcas, Corumba Intl, Sinop; Nearby cities: Várzea Grande (2 km), Cuiabá (7 km)
from Cuiaba , for example, you can fly with: Azul Brazilian Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Gol Transportes Aéreos, LATAM Chile, Delta Air Lines, Copa Airlines, Air France, KLM
Curitiba (CWB, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Joinville Cubatao, Ponta Grossa Sant'Ana, Navegantes, Florianopolis, Lages; Nearby cities: São José dos Pinhais (3 km), Curitiba (15 km), Araucária (25 km), Colombo (27 km), Paranaguá (67 km), Joinville (92 km)
from Curitiba , for example, you can fly with: Azul Brazilian Airlines, Gol Transportes Aéreos, LATAM Chile, TAP Air Portugal, Copa Airlines, Air France, KLM, Aerolineas Argentinas
Florianopolis (FLN, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Navegantes, Jaguaruna, Criciuma, Joinville Cubatao, Lages; Nearby cities: Florianópolis (8 km), Palhoça (12 km), Itajaí (86 km), Blumenau (98 km)
from Florianopolis , for example, you can fly with: Gol Transportes Aéreos, LATAM Chile, TAP Air Portugal, Azul Brazilian Airlines, Air France, Copa Airlines, Qatar Airways, KLM
Fortaleza-Ceara (FOR, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Mossoro, Jericoacoara, Parnaiba Santos Dmt, Juazeiro do Norte, Natal; Nearby cities: Caucaia (14 km), Maracanaú (15 km)
from Fortaleza-Ceara , for example, you can fly with: Gol Transportes Aéreos, LATAM Chile, TAP Air Portugal, KLM, Azul Brazilian Airlines, Air France, Copa Airlines, Avianca Brazil
Goiania (GYN, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Caldas Novas, Brasilia, Rio Verde, Uberlandia, MG, Barra Do Garcas; Nearby cities: Goiania GO (6 km), Anápolis (44 km)
from Goiania , for example, you can fly with: Azul Brazilian Airlines, Gol Transportes Aéreos, LATAM Chile, Qatar Airways, TAP Air Portugal, Air France, Avianca Brazil, Copa Airlines
Guayaquil (GYE, Ecuador)
Nearby airports: Salinas, Cuenca, Santa Rosa (Ecuador), Manta, Tumbes; Nearby cities: Guayaquil (2 km), Durán (7 km)
from Guayaquil , for example, you can fly with: LATAM Ecuador, Avianca, Copa Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Iberia, Deutsche Lufthansa, LATAM Chile
Lima (LIM, Peru)
Nearby airports: Jauja, Pisco, Huanuco, Huaraz, Tingo Maria; Nearby cities: Lima (8 km)
from Lima , for example, you can fly with: LATAM Chile, Iberia, Avianca, Qantas Airways, Viva Air Peru, American Airlines, Aeroméxico, Copa Airlines
Manaus (MAO, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Parintins, Barcelos, Trombetas, Itaituba; Nearby cities: Manaus (8 km)
from Manaus , for example, you can fly with: Gol Transportes Aéreos, LATAM Chile, Azul Brazilian Airlines, Copa Airlines, LATAM Brasil, KLM, Aerolineas Argentinas, TAP Air Portugal
Medellin (MDE, Colombia)
Nearby airports: Medellin Herrera, Manizales-Santaguida, Quibdo, Pereira (Colombia), Cartago Santa Ana; Nearby cities: Envigado (16 km), Medellin (19 km), Itagüí (21 km), Bello (25 km)
from Medellin , for example, you can fly with: LATAM Chile, Avianca, Viva Air Colombia, Iberia, Copa Airlines, United Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Aeroméxico
Natal (NAT, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Joao Pessoa-Castro Pinto, Campina Grande, Mossoro, Recife-Pernambuco, Fernando De Noronha; Nearby cities: Parnamirim (2 km), Natal (14 km)
from Natal , for example, you can fly with: Gol Transportes Aéreos, TAP Air Portugal, Aerolineas Argentinas, LATAM Chile, Air France, Azul Brazilian Airlines, KLM, Qatar Airways
Porto Alegre (POA, Brazil)
Nearby airports: Caxias Do Sul, Pelotas International, Criciuma, Passo Fundo, Santa Maria; Nearby cities: Porto Alegre (7 km), Cachoeirinha (9 km), Canoas (9 km), Viamão (17 km), Sapucaia (18 km), Gravataí (18 km), Guaíba (20 km), São Leopoldo (26 km), Novo Hamburgo (35 km), Caxias do Sul (92 km)
from Porto Alegre , for example, you can fly with: Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines, Copa Airlines, LATAM Chile, TAP Air Portugal, Air France, KLM, Aerolineas Argentinas
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London - Valencia
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Edinburgh - Milan
Leeds - Paris
London Heathrow - Goa
London - Budapest
London Heathrow - Kefalonia Kefallinia
London - Tirana
London - Venice
London - Toulouse
Birmingham - Berlin
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WWE Touts Financial Success And Records Of WrestleMania 34
WWE issued a press release, touting the financial success of this weeks' WrestleMania 34 event.
NEW ORLEANS--WWE® (NYSE: WWE) announced tonight that WrestleMania 34 broke the record for the Mercedes-Benz Superdome’s highest grossing entertainment event. WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza grossed $14.1 million, surpassing the venue’s previous record of $10.9 million set by WrestleMania 30 in 2014, as a sold-out crowd of 78,133 fans from all 50 states and 67 countries converged on the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: businesswire.com/news/home/20180408005096/en/
(Photo: Business Wire)
As part of the week-long WrestleMania celebration, WWE will host five consecutive nights of events at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Smoothie King Center.
“New Orleans was extremely proud to make WrestleMania Week part of our Tricentennial celebration,” said New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. “It was so exciting to host WWE fans from around the world who traveled to experience the grandeur of WrestleMania, and all that our beautiful city has to offer. Thank you to everyone who makes it possible to stage such an epic event.”
“WrestleMania’s return to New Orleans once again delivered record results,” said WWE Executive Vice President of Special Events John Saboor. “This would not have been possible without the tireless support of Mayor Landrieu and our Local Organizing Committee partners throughout New Orleans. We now look forward to a historic WrestleMania 35 celebration next year in New York and New Jersey.”
WrestleMania 35 takes place on Sunday, April 7, 2019 from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Ticket information will be announced later this year.
Top Ten All-Time Attendance Records at WrestleMania:
1. 101,763: WrestleMania 32, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX, April 3, 2016
2. 93,173: WrestleMania 3, Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, March 29, 1987
3. 80,676: WrestleMania 29, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, April 7, 2013
4. 80,103: WrestleMania 23, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, April 1, 2007
5. 78,363: WrestleMania 28, Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida, April 1, 2012
6. 78,133: WrestleMania 34, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA, April 8, 2018
7. 76,976: WrestleMania 31, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California, March 29, 2015
8. 75,245: WrestleMania 33, Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, April 2, 2017
10. 74,635: WrestleMania 24, Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, March 30, 2008
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marsupial group
Alfred L. Gardner
Opossum, also spelled possum, any of slightly more than 100 species of New World marsupial mammals in the orders Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata (see rat opossum), and Microbiotheria (see monito del monte). These marsupials, along with their relatives in Australasia, were formerly grouped together in the order Marsupialia (now a cohort including several orders). The word opossum is based on the Algonquian word apasum, meaning “white animal”—in reference to the Virginia opossum of North America. Some Australasian marsupials also are called possums (see phalanger).
The Virginia opossum
The only opossum species occurring north of Mexico is the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), which ranges from lower eastern Canada and Puget Sound southward to Costa Rica; other members of that genus are found in South America. The Virginia opossum may grow to 100 cm (40 inches) in length (including the tail) and is about the size of a house cat. Its coarse coat varies from grayish white (in northern regions) to nearly black (in warm regions). It has a pointy white face, beady black eyes, round black ears, and a stout body. The opossum’s nearly hairless, scaly, prehensile tail is about half the animal’s total length. There are five sharp-clawed toes on each front foot. The innermost toe on each hind foot is clawless and opposable and can be used for grasping branches. The animal has 50 teeth.
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) with young on her back. W. Perry Conway/Corbis
The Virginia opossum eats almost anything, including insects, small mammals, eggs, nestlings, fruit, and sometimes cultivated crops. Opossums have adapted to a variety of habitats, but, being largely arboreal, they are absent from treeless dry areas. Their dens are often found in a hollow tree or under stumps and roots.
A Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) “playing possum.” Joe McDonald/Corbis
The Virginia opossum is prey for foxes, birds of prey, coyotes, and snakes; however, it has developed some novel adaptations that increase its chances of survival. If surprised while on the ground, the opossum may feign death—hence the expression “playing possum.” The animal also possesses a protein in its blood called lethal toxin-neutralizing factor (LTNF), which has been shown to detoxify a wide variety of poisons, including the venom produced by snakes, bees, and scorpions. The flesh of the Virginia opossum was once enjoyed as food in the southern United States, where opossum hunting was a popular fall and winter sport.
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The Virginia opossum breeds from midwinter to late autumn. One litter is produced annually in cooler regions, but two litters are the rule in warmer regions. After only 12–13 days of gestation (average 12.5 days), an opossum may have as many as 25 young; the average number is usually 7 or 8. The young are born blind, naked, and grublike and weigh only 0.13 gram (0.0046 ounce). Using their clawed forelimbs, they instinctively struggle toward the mother’s fur-lined pouch; those that reach the pouch seek out a nipple—there usually are 13 of them—and achieve a firm oral grip as the nipple swells. Some newborns never succeed in entering the pouch, and others die because there are more young born than there are teats to serve them. Virginia opossum young remain attached to the nipple for seven to eight weeks, after which they are either carried in the pouch or—when too large for the pouch—carried clinging to the mother’s fur. At this time the young may be left in a den while the mother forages. Virginia opossums are fully weaned and independent at about 100 days of age. The folklore that the opossum gives birth through its nose probably comes from the female’s habit of putting her face into the pouch to clean it just before giving birth.
mammal gestationLearn how the length of gestation varies among animals such as elephants and opposums. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Opossums of Latin America
The common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) occurs from Mexico through Central America and into South America as far as the central Amazon basin. The big-eared opossum (D. aurita) is similar to the common opossum and occurs from eastern and southern Brazil to northern Argentina. Other close relatives include three species of white-eared opossums: D. albiventris in eastern Brazil and south through eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina; D. imperfecta in Venezuela and the Guianas; and D. pernigra, found in the Andes from western Venezuela south into Bolivia.
The water opossum, or yapok (Chironectes minimus), a carnivorous opossum found from Mexico to Argentina, is the only marsupial adapted to a semiaquatic life: it has webbed hind toes, dense oily fur, and a pouch opening that can be tightened to keep the young dry. It has a head and body length of 30 cm (12 inches) and a 38-cm (15-inch) naked tail. The water opossum’s dark upperparts are broadly striped.
Woolly opossums include three genera: Caluromys, with three species and found from southern Mexico into Brazil, the Glironia, known from a single species in the Amazon basin of Brazil, southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and northeastern Bolivia; and Caluromysiops, with a single species found in eastern Peru and western Brazil. Considered the most primitive of American marsupials, the monito del monte (Dromiciops australis) is found in Chile and Argentina. The seven species of gray four-eyed opossum (Philander) and the brown four-eyed, or rat-tailed, opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus) get their name from the large pale spots over each eye. One species (Philander opossum) of the gray four-eyed opossum and the brown four-eyed opossum are found in both Central and South America; they have large heads and long tails, and the latter species is pouchless.
Brown four-eyed opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus) in the Bigal River Biological Reserve, Ecuador. Sumac Muyu Foundation/Bigal River Conservation Project - Ecuador
The thick-tailed opossums (Lutreolina), three species of South America east of the Andes, are found chiefly in marshes and along watercourses but may enter cities. As long as 70 cm (28 inches), including its 30-cm (12-inch) tail, these opossums resemble large weasels and are fiercely carnivorous.
Among the smallest opossums are the small-eyed short-tailed opossums of the genus Monodelphis (20 recognized species) of South America (one, M. melanops, is found in Panama); some are only 11 cm (4 inches) long including the tail.
The most abundant members of the opossum family are the more than 56 species of mouse, or murine, opossums, which are found from northern Mexico into Argentina.
Order Microbiotheria (monito)
1 species in 1 family.
Family Microbiotheriidae (monito del monte)
1 Chilean and Argentine species. Molecular and morphological evidence strongly suggests a relation to Australasian rather than American marsupials.
Order Didelphimorphia (opossums)
103 or more species in 1 family.
Family Didelphidae (American opossums)
103 or more species in 19 genera found in Central and South America, including the Virginia opossum, which ranges as far north as southern Canada. Many species with unusual adaptations.
Subfamily Caluromyinae (woolly opossums)
5 species in 3 genera from Mexico through South America.
Subfamily Didelphinae (Virginia opossums, water opossums, thick-tailed opossums, short-tailed opossums, Patagonian opossums, mouse opossums, four-eyed opossums, brown four-eyed opossums, and others)
98 or more species in 16 genera from North through South America.
Order Paucituberculata (rat, or shrew, opossums)
Family Caenolestidae
6 species in 3 genera found in South America.
rat opossum
Rat opossum, (family Caenolestidae), any of six species of South American marsupials in the order Paucituberculata. Rat opossums include the common shrew opossums (genus Caenolestes) with four species, the Incan caenolestid (Lestoros inca), and the Chilean shrew opossum (Rhyncholestes raphanurus). These six species, together…
monito del monte
Monito del monte, (Dromiciops gliroides), a small opossum representing an ancient group related to Australian dasyurid marsupials. It is the only surviving species of the order Microbiotheria (family Microbiotheriidae) and differs from other living American opossums by having uncrowded lower incisors, a short attachment (symphysis) between the lower jaws, a…
phalanger
Phalanger, any of several species of Australasian marsupial mammals. They are called possums in Australia and Tasmania. True phalangers are of the family Phalangeridae, which includes the cuscus. They are tree-dwelling animals: the clawless innermost hind digit and, sometimes, the first and second digits of the forefoot are opposable, making it…
marsupial
Marsupial, any of more than 250 species belonging to the infraclass Metatheria (sometimes called Marsupialia), a mammalian group characterized by premature birth and continued development of the newborn while attached to the nipples on the mother’s lower belly. The pouch—or marsupium, from which the group takes its name—is a flap…
Mammal, (class Mammalia), any member of the group of vertebrate animals in which the young are nourished with milk from special mammary glands of the mother. In addition to these characteristic milk glands, mammals are distinguished by several other unique features. Hair is a typical mammalian feature, although in many…
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Four-eyed opossum
Water opossum
Woolly opossum
Thick-tailed opossum
Short-tailed opossum
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Stoughton, town (township), Norfolk county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S., 17 miles (27 km) south of Boston. It was settled about 1713 as part of Dorchester and was separately incorporated in 1726 and named for William Stoughton, first lieutenant governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Suffolk Resolves, which formed the basis for the Declaration of Independence, were initially drafted in Doty Tavern in old Stoughton prior to their discussion at nearby Dedham and adoption at Milton.
Stoughton Historical Society Stoughton Historical Society, housed in the Lucius Clapp Memorial (a former library), Stoughton, Massachusetts. John Phelan
The town supplied cannon, cast by Paul Revere, and powder to colonial forces during the American Revolution. Shoes, rubber, textiles, and machine tools were later manufactured. The main sources of income are now trade and services associated with health care and shoe production; light manufacturing is also important. Area 16 square miles (41 square km). Pop. (2000) 27,149; (2010) 26,962.
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Massachusetts, constituent state of the United States of America. It was one of the original 13 states and is one of the 6 New England states, lying in the northeastern corner of the country. Massachusetts (officially called a commonwealth) is bounded to the north by Vermont and New Hampshire, to…
Boston, city, capital of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and seat of Suffolk county, in the northeastern United States. It lies on Massachusetts Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The city proper has an unusually small area for a major city, and more than one-fourth of the total—including part of…
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Suffolk Resolves, (Sept. 9, 1774), in U.S. colonial history, most famous of many meetings vigorously protesting the Intolerable Acts enacted by the British Parliament the same year. Because representative provincial government had been dissolved in Massachusetts, delegates from Boston and neighbouring towns in Suffolk county met at Dedham and later…
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Dracaena, genus of more than 100 species of plants in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). Members of the genus are native primarily to the Old World tropics, especially Africa, and one species is endemic to South America. Several Dracaena species are cultivated as houseplants for their ornamental foliage and are noted as effective air cleaners that remove chemicals, such as formaldehyde, from the air indoors.
The genus is fairly diverse. Most species have short ringed stalks and narrow sword-shaped leaves, though some resemble trees with crowns of leaves. The small flowers are typically red, yellow, or green and produce berrylike fruit with one to three seeds.
Lucky bamboo (Dracaena braunii) and corn plant (D. fragrans), with yellow leaf edges or white stripes, are common houseplants. Dragon trees, notably D. draco from the Canary Islands, can grow more than 18 metres (60 feet) tall and 6 metres (20 feet) wide. The trunk contains a red gum, called dragon’s blood, valued for its medicinal properties. A number of Dracaena species are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because of overharvesting and habitat loss.
Dracaena B. Alfieri—NHPA/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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Formaldehyde (HCHO), an organic compound, the simplest of the aldehydes, used in large amounts in a variety of chemical manufacturing processes. It is produced principally by the vapour-phase oxidation of methanol and is commonly sold as formalin, a 37 percent aqueous solution. Formalin may be dehydrated to…
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Dame Anne Salmond
Dame Anne Salmond, in full Dame (Mary) Anne Salmond, (born November 16, 1945, Wellington, New Zealand), New Zealand anthropologist and historian best known for her writings on New Zealand history, her study of Maori culture, and her efforts to improve intercultural understanding between Maori and Pakeha (people of European ancestry) New Zealanders.
Salmond, Dame AnneDame Anne Salmond holding Capt. James Cook's tea caddy on board the Queen Mary 2, Auckland, New Zealand, 2013. one-image photography/Alamy
Salmond grew up in Gisborne, a small town on the east coast of New Zealand. When she was a teenager, she won a scholarship to study for a year at a high school in the United States (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). She later regarded her study abroad as a formative experience, in which she discovered anthropology, met other scholarship winners from all over the world, and traveled across the United States.When she was invited to the White House as part of a group of scholarship winners, she was inspired by the words of Pres. John F. Kennedy, who convinced the visitors of their ability to change the world. Back in New Zealand, Salmond enrolled at the University of Auckland and began learning the Maori language. She later studied anthropology there (M.A., 1968) and at the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., 1972). In 1971 Salmond began teaching full-time at the University of Auckland, and by 2001 she had become Distinguished Professor of Maori Studies and Anthropology there.
Salmond’s award-winning books on the colonial history of New Zealand emphasized the cultural interactions and mutual influences between Europeans and Maori. In Two Worlds: First Meetings Between Maori and Europeans, 1642–1772 (1991), she detailed the first encounters between Polynesians and Europeans. Going against the grain of a common historical narrative, which cast indigenous peoples as the passive subjects of colonialism, Two Worlds depicted the Maori as equally active participants in an event of mutual discovery. She explored these cultural exchanges through the prism of Capt. James Cook’s voyages and the deep influence that Polynesians had on his crew and on Cook himself in Between Worlds: Early Exchanges Between Maori and Europeans, 1773–1815 (1997) and its sequel, The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook’s Encounters in the South Seas (2003). These and other works earned Salmond a level of popularity rarely experienced by nonfiction writers in New Zealand, and she was widely applauded for deepening New Zealanders’ understanding of their own history.
Salmond also championed social and environmental causes, such as the ecological restoration of the Longbush Ecosanctuary near Gisborne and the Starpath Project, which was dedicated to improving the educational experiences and prospects of underachieving high school students. She advocated a consensus-based approach to public policy debate, arguing, for instance, that common ground could be found between business and industry on the one hand and environmentalists on the other.
In addition to the aforementioned books, Salmond’s works include Hui: A Study of Maori Ceremonial Gatherings (1975), Aphrodite’s Island: The European Discovery of Tahiti (2009), Bligh: William Bligh in the South Seas (2011), and numerous articles in scholarly journals. She received many prestigious prizes and other honours, including election to the British Academy (2008) and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2009). In 1995 she was awarded the rank of Dame Commander in the Order of the British Empire in recognition of her contributions to the historiography of New Zealand.
André Munro
Article Title: Dame Anne Salmond
Date Published: 12 November 2018
URL: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Salmond
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Larousse, in full Librairie Larousse, Parisian publishing house specializing in encyclopaedias and dictionaries, founded in 1852 by Augustin Boyer and Pierre Larousse, editor of the Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle (15 vol., 1866–76; 2 supplements, 1878 and 1890). The many reference works later published by descendants of the founders derived from Larousse’s Grand Dictionnaire.
Pierre Larousse, 1857. Apic—Hulton Archive/Getty Images
The Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle, in the compilation of which Larousse was guided by the motto vulgariser sans abaisser (“popularize without debasing”), combined features of the dictionary and of the general short-entry encyclopaedia in offering concise, alphabetically arranged entries that included etymologies and examples of usage of the title words.
At the turn of the century, under the direction of Larousse’s nephew, Claude Augé, the Nouveau Larousse illustré (7 vol., 1897–1904; supplement, 1907), which was a modernized form of the Grand Dictionnaire, further exploited the Larousse short-entry style. It was especially noted for its articles on individual works of art. In 1907 Augé inaugurated a serial supplement to the Larousse publications, the monthly Larousse mensuel illustré: revue encyclopédique universelle (1907–40 and 1947–57), in which the articles are relatively long.
The Larousse du XXe siècle (6 vol., 1927–33; revised 1948–50; supplement, 1954), edited by Paul Augé, devoted special attention to World War I. In adopting a more popular approach and in using shorter entries than Pierre Larousse’s Grand Dictionnaire, it resembled the Nouveau Larousse illustré, of which it approximated a new edition.
The Grand Larousse encyclopédique (10 vol., 1960–64), also edited by Paul Augé, succeeded the three previous major Larousse encyclopaedias but was the first to be profusely illustrated and to offer comprehensive biographies.
Other Larousse publications include shorter general encyclopaedias, such as the Larousse pour tous: dictionnaire encyclopédique (2 vol., 1908), superseded in 1922 by the two-volume Larousse universel: dictionnaire encyclopédique; dictionaries, notably Pierre Larousse’s Dictionnaire de la langue française (1856) and its successor, Petit Larousse illustré (1906), edited by Claude Augé; children’s encyclopaedias, including the topically arranged Encyclopédie pour la jeunesse (5 vol., 1958–62); and the topically arranged encyclopaedia Grand Mémento encyclopédique (2 vol., 1936–37), re-edited as the Encyclopédie Larousse méthodique (1955).
The Pequeño Larousse ilustrado (1912), in later printings entitled Nuevo Pequeño Larousse ilustrado, is an adaptation in Spanish of the Petit Larousse illustré.
This article was most recently revised and updated by J.E. Luebering.
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Date Published: 24 February 2016
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Dead People May Be Registered to Vote in Broward
Jess Swanson
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Jess Swanson | June 30, 2016 | 8:48am
The American Civil Rights Union, a conservative group, says census data proves more people are eligible to vote in Broward County this November than are currently alive. "The result could be people inadvertently voting who are not registered to vote," says Joseph Vanderhulst, an attorney with the Public Interest Legal Foundation representing the ACRU. "It undermines the integrity of the entire election."
The ACRU and Andrea Belitto, a Broward resident, are suing Broward supervisor of elections Brenda Snipes in federal district court for violating section 8 of the National Voting Rights Act. They accuse her of not doing enough to ensure that dead people, people who have moved, and noncitizens are taken off the voter rolls. They aim to force Snipes "to conduct and execute reasonable voter list maintenance programs," according to the complaint.
"[Snipes's] failure to undertake reasonable efforts to remove ineligible voters from Broward County voter rolls places [Andrea] Belitto's vote at risk of dilution," the lawsuit states. "[Snipes] is responsible for allowing this circumstance to occur and persist."
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A spokesperson tells New Times Snipes "has not had the time to review the lawsuit with her attorneys." In a February response to the notice letter, Snipes' attorneys stated Broward County "adheres strictly" to the voter list maintenance programs and that it is "implausible" that there are too many people on the rolls.
Brenda Snipes (center)
Courtesy of Broward County Supervisor of Elections
The complaint states that in 2014, 103 percent of voting-age citizens were eligible to vote in Broward for the general election. In 2010, approximately 106 percent of the population was registered to vote.
"I wouldn't want to comment or speculate on corruption or anything like that," Vanderhulst says, "but based on those numbers, there’s got to be a problem that the public needs addressed."
Broward County isn’t the only district being sued by the ACRU for corrupt voter rolls. Vanderhulst says the ACRU has filed similar lawsuits in Mississippi and Texas. In a settlement last year, Mississippi’s Clarke County was ordered to remove ineligible voters before the 2016 election.
The lawsuit alleges Snipes was provided with the proper information of people who had died or no longer live at the address listed on their registration and did not take actions to remove them. In one claim, Snipes is accused of receiving information about more than 200 registered voters in Coconut Creek who had died or moved away.
Snipes was appointed in 2003 by Gov. Jeb Bush. She was elected in 2004, 2008, and 2012. She is facing re-election this November. In the past, Snipes has been praised for registering more than 50,000 high school and college students.
Jess Swanson is a staff writer at New Times. Born and raised in Miami, she graduated from the University of Miami’s School of Communication and wrote briefly for the student newspaper until realizing her true calling: pissing off fraternity brothers by reporting about their parties on her crime blog. Especially gifted in jumping rope and solving Rubik’s cubes, she also holds the title for longest stint as an unpaid intern in New Times history. She left the Magic City for New York to earn her master’s degree from Columbia University School of Journalism, where she spent a year profiling circumcised men who were trying to regrow their foreskins for a story that ultimately won the John Horgan Award for Critical Science Journalism. Terrified by pizza rats and arctic temperatures, she quickly returned to her natural habitat.
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A resident in the 400 block of W. Warren Street reported her vehicle hit by someone driving through the area early this morning. 4:32 p.m.
Lights and Sirens: Vehicle hit on Warren Street A resident in the 400 block of W. Warren Street reported her vehicle hit by someone driving through the area early this morning. 4:32 p.m. Check out this story on bucyrustelegraphforum.com: https://ohne.ws/2rMA9jU
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A report was taken about a vehicle damaging a mailbox in the 900 block of Nevada Road. 10:51 a.m.
Officers investigated a private property accident in the 200 block of Norton Way. 11:14 a.m.
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A report of a group of juveniles fighting outside Wendy’s was investigated. No assaults or threats were reported and subjects were sent on their way. 5:30 p.m.
A resident in the 600 block of N. Lane Street reported issues with her child. 5:30 p.m.
A Bucyrus resident came on station to speak to an officer about a civil landlord/tenant issue. 6:39 p.m.
A domestic disturbance in the 300 block of E. Warren Street was investigated and it was a verbal dispute. 6:52 p.m.
A parking complaint in the 500 block of E. Mansfield Street was resolved when the owner moved the vehicle. 6:54 p.m.
A report of a possible sick raccoon at Aumiller Park was unfounded. 8:25 p.m.
A traffic warning was issued in the area of Irving and Fremont Street. 9:12 p.m.
A traffic warning was issued in the area of E. Mansfield and Whetstone Street. 9:39 p.m.
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Italy’s Gold enters the Political Fray. But who really owns it?
Italy’s unpredictable political situation continues to throw up surprises with a controversial claim in national newspaper La Stampa this week that the country’s coalition government wants to sell part of Italy’s gold reserves to cover spending plans and to prevent the need to increase VAT in a forthcoming Italian budget.
While the claims by La Stampa are not really based on anything new, they still managed to cause an international media frenzy as they came a few days after Italy’s governing coalition launched verbal attacks on Italy’s central bankers and financial regulators.
Note that Italy claims to be the world’s third largest sovereign gold holder behind the US and Germany, with claimed monetary gold holdings of 2451.8 tonnes. Interestingly, unlike most countries where sovereign gold is owned by the State but managed by the country’s central bank, the Italian gold is officially owned by Italy’s central bank, Banca d’Italia (Bank of Italy), and not owned by the Italian State.
The Banca d’Italia furthermore claims that 1199.4 tonnes of the gold (or roughly half), is stored in the Bank’s gold vaults under it’s Palazzo Koch headquarters building in Rome, with most of the other half stored in the vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY), and a small balance kept the Bank of England in London, and in an account of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in the vaults of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) in Berne, Switzerland. But without any documentary evidence or independent auditing or verification of any of its gold, especially the foreign held gold, these claims are impossible to verify.
Note also that the current Italian government is made up of a coalition of the right-wing League party (Lega), a party headed by Matteo Salvini, and the populist Five Star Movement (M5S), a party headed by Luigi Di Maio, but with the appointed Giuseppe Conte as prime minister (backed by Lega and M5S), and with Salvini and Di Maio as vice prime ministers.
Luigi Di Maio, head of M5S, and Matteo Salvini, head of the League
La Stampa stirs controversy with Grillo and Borghi
La Stampa, one of Italy’s most famous newspapers, bases its new gold sales claim on two political developments which it thinks are relevant, but neither of which are actually that new. Firstly, La Stampa says that back on 9 September last year, Beppe Grillo, founder of M5S, posted an article in his personal blog (written as a collaboration with a university professor Gabriele Gattozzi), pointing out that Italy had never sold any gold under previous Central Bank Gold Agreements (CBGA’s) but could now do so under the current round, with gold sales beginning as early as the 4th quarter 2019.
Secondly, La Stampa says that M5S’s coalition partner, the League, is also on board with gold sales plans given that the League’s economic spokesperson Claudio Borghi has submitted a bill to parliament seeking to place ownership of Italy’s gold directly under the Italian State.
Let’s briefly look at each of these two claims by La Stampa. It is true that on 9 September 2018, Beppe Grillo published an article in his personal blog in Italian, titled “Vendo Oro!” (Sell Gold!) which can be here, and in which he pitched the case for sales of part of Italy’s gold reserves. That article (which was also signed by Gabriele Gattozzi) began as follows:
“We often hear that the Italian Republic is almost always very low in the various international rankings concerning, for example, competitiveness, transparency, corruption, freedom of the press, etc, etc. But there is a classic case in which we are at the top, even on the podium, with a bronze medal. This is the world ranking of holders of gold reserves” (referring to Italy’s top 3 position)
Beppe Grillo’s blog post advocating Italian gold sales, dated 9 September 2018
Grillo then made an argument for selling between 500-600 tonnes of Italian gold, a situation he says would still leave Italy as the world’s 4th largest gold holder after such sales were completed:
“In a nutshell, it would be a potential variable ranging from 500 to 600 tonnes (no more or less than what France sold a few years ago) equal to revenues of 16 to 20 billion euros, spread over 4-5 years (ie 4-5 billion euros a year from now) in cash and readily available.
Furthermore, these sales would allow us to remain in any case among the top holders of gold reserves worldwide, moving from third to fourth place. Moreover, these quantities could easily be purchased by absorbing the demand of some countries such as China, India, Russia, Brazil, South Korea and other so-called emerging countries that have already expressed their intention to increase their gold reserves.”
Coincidentally or not, La Stampa points out that approximately €16-20 billion of revenues would be “a little less than what is needed to sterilize VAT”.
Grillo concluded his September blog article saying that any gold sales would be a one-off measure:
“This is obviously a one-off five-year measure, but that could allow us to take a breath and provide extra budget coverage – without breaking the stringent community parameters – to be allocated to urgent and non-transferable measures. But above all it would allow to finally put an end to this annoying litany on the fact that ‘there is no money’.”
Next up, a quick look at the other development which La Stampa thinks is relevant, i.e. the League’s economic spokesman Claudio Borghi and his bill to parliament to crystallize in legislation the ownership of Italy’s gold with the Italian State and not the central bank.
If you believe the mainstream financial media, you would think that Borghi’s bill just hit the tape in February 2019, but that is not the case. There was extensive coverage of this bill in Italian media at the end of November 2018 (for example here “Claudio Borghi: a law to put the gold bars of Banca Italia under the control of the government”), and more importantly, the bill was actually introduced as a ‘law proposal’ to the Italian ‘Camera dei Deputati (House of representatives)’ way back on 6th August 2018. See bill text on the Italian Camera legislation website here and in pdf format here. An explanatory document about the motivation for bringing forward the bill can be read in Italian here.
Borghi titles his draft Act “Authentic interpretation of Article 4 of the Consolidated Law on currency matters, as per the Presidential Decree of 31 March 1988, n. 148, concerning the management of official reserves“.
Draft Act from the League’s Claudio Borghi on Italian gold ownership
According to the introduction to the Borghi bill:
“the issue of the ownership of national gold reserves, although irrefutable in the heart of every Italian citizen, from time to time appears in the parliamentary debate as a topic of debate.
…What is undoubted is the ownership of the gold that was and is of the Italian State…
…Given widespread debate and even misinterpretation, it is necessary to provide explanation and interpretation in national legislation..in a situation of certainty and clarity…
…The present legislative proposal seeks to ensure clarity of interpretation since the Bank of Italy provides for the management of official reserves, in compliance with the Statutes of the ESCB and ECB…
…(but) the provision relating to management activity does not appear to be sufficiently explicit in underlining the permanence of ownership of gold reserves to the Italian State, and so a specification on this point is necessary.
Borghi’s actual proposed law to clarify ownership of the Italian gold is quite short and is as follows:
“Art. 1. The second paragraph of Article 4 of the Consolidated Law on Currency, as per the Presidential Decree of 31 March 1988, n. 148, is interpreted as meaning that the Bank of Italy manages and holds, as an exclusive deposit, the gold reserves, without prejudice to the right of the Italian State to own such reserves, including those held abroad.“
Italy’s Chamber of Deputies
Even though this bill was drafted on 6 August 2018, and even though Claudio Borghi has been tweeting about it for months, the mainstream financial media are only getting wind of this bill now, six months later. For example, Reuters has only now published an article, dated 11 February 2019, and titled “League drafts terms for possible sale of Italy’s gold reserves“.
According to this article, Borghi told Reuters that the bill has not yet been presented in parliament, and was “only a hypothesis”. Borghi also said that the bill does not signify a plan to sell Italian gold, but to “reassure people that the government had no plans to sell the reserves to fix its current public finance difficulties“.
Bloomberg also joined in the coverage of Borghi’s bill, with an article titled “Italian Populists Target Huge Gold Reserves and Some Cry Foul” with some further interesting quotes from Borghi who said that:
“My bill only aims at making clear that the gold belongs to the state, not to the government…If there are doubts on our intentions, we can also pass another law saying none of the gold reserves can be sold unless there is a majority of two thirds or more of both houses of Parliament.”
Enter the Banca d’Italia
If Beppe Grillo and the M5S want to sell some Italian gold or if Claudio Borghi and the League want to clarify the ownership of Italian gold, their first problem, as usual, is going to be the Bank of Italy and Italy’s wily central bankers. Since officially, Italy’s gold is owned by Italy’s central bank, the Banca d’Italia, or at least that’s what the Banca d’Italia claims.
In a 2014 Banca d’Italia guide about the Italian gold reserves (which can be read in pdf format here), the central bank makes clear its view, even in the very first line of the guide where it states:
“La proprietà delle riserve ufficiali è assegnata per legge alla Banca d’Italia (The ownership of official reserves is assigned by law to the Bank of Italy)”
Page 1 from a 2014 guide to the gold reserves of the Bank of Italy, stating that the gold belongs to the Bank
Furthermore, the Banca d’Italia is not owned by the Italian State. It’s owned by the Italian commercial banks, with the largest shareholdings being held by Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit. See here for a list of financial institution shareholders of the Bank of Italy. So the Bank of Italy owns the gold, and the Italian banks own the Bank of Italy.
The reasons the Bank of Italy, and not the Italian state, owns the Italian gold, are historical, and briefly are as follows, as explained in the September 2016 BullionStar article “From Gold Trains to Gold Loans – Banca d’Italia’s Mammoth Gold Reserves”:
“Until the 1960s, most, if not all of Italy’s official gold reserves were held not by the Banca d’Italia, but by an associated entity called l’Ufficio Italiano dei Cambi (UIC). In English, UIC translates as the “Italian Foreign Exchange Office”. The UIC was created in 1945. One of its tasks was the management of Italy’s foreign exchange reserves (also including gold).
Italian gold purchases in the 1950s and 1960s were conducted for the account of the UIC, not the Banca d’Italia. However, during the 1960s there were two huge transfers of gold from the UIC to the Banca d’Italia, one transfer in 1960 and the second in 1965. In total, these two transactions represented a transfer of 1,889 tonnes from the UIC to the Banca d’Italia. The UIC’s main function then became the management of the national currency and not the nation’s gold. The UIC then ceased to exist in January 2008 when all of its tasks and powers were transferred to the Banca d’Italia.”
As always, its amusing that when it comes to real money and financial crisis, that politicians, in this case Italy’s political establishment, beg to differ with the Wall Street Journal’s claim that gold is just a ‘Pet Rock’. It will be interesting to see how far Borghi’s bill goes through Italy’s parliament about clarifying the ownership of Italy’s gold. Deputy Prime Minister Salvini says that the Italian gold reserves are “the property of the Italian people, not of anyone else”. But the elitist central bankers of the Bank of Italy would beg to differ.
Besides, this time the central bankers have the law is on their side (as it is assigned in law that the Italian central bank owns the gold reserves). The Banca d’Italia will hardly want to even discuss the subject of Italian gold sales, let alone agree to gold sales.
It would be more productive in the first instance for Italian politicians to push for a full physical independent audit of all the Italian gold, both the 1200 tonnes of gold which is said to be stored under the Bank’s headquarter’s in Rome, as well as the ‘other half’ of the gold, which the Bank of Italy claims is mostly stored at the Federal Reserve vaults in New York (FRBNY), but which no one, including Italian politicians has ever seen.
This should also include publication of a full ‘weight list’ of all the Italian gold, including every refiner serial number of every gold bar claimed to be held. Because if you don’t have the gold, then you can’t sell it. And the first proof that you have the gold is a full independent physical audit.
The Italian gold in New York could be long gone. The last time there was proof that this gold was actually in the Fed vaults in New York was between 1974 and 1978 when about 542 tonnes of this gold was used as collateral in a series of US dollar loans provided by Germany’s Bundesbank. If Italian politicians want to harness the liquidity of the Italian gold, they could also push for a new international loan of some sort, with Italian gold again used as collateral. But that assumes that the Italians have the gold they claim to have, and there is no independent proof of this.
It is admittedly very odd that when many of the large gold holding countries were selling gold in the 1990s and 2000s such as the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, France, Switzerland. Spain, Portugal, Canada, and Australia, that Italy sold “not one ounce” as Beppe Grillo highlighted. Perhaps the Bank of Italy did sell a lot of gold in the 1990s or 2000s but was too embarrassed to say so, and kept it a secret. Stranger things have happened, and in the world of scheming central bankers, anything is possible.
For more information on Italy’s gold reserves, see the following articles on the BullionStar website:
Banca d’Italia – Central Bank gold policies
https://www.bullionstar.com/gold-university/central-bank-gold-policies-banca-ditalia
Banca d’Italia – Gold Vault
https://www.bullionstar.com/gold-university/banca-ditalia-gold-vault-rome
“From Gold Trains to Gold Loans – Banca d’Italia’s Mammoth Gold Reserves”, September 2016
https://www.bullionstar.com/blogs/ronan-manly/banca-ditalia-gold-reserves-trains-loans/
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Eye For Film >> News >> Europe’s finest vie for top prize
Europe’s finest vie for top prize
Lux nominees revealed in Karlovy Vary
by Richard Mowe
Cannes grand prix winner 120 Beats Per Minute in selection for the European Parliament’s Lux Prize Photo: Courtesy of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
With the aim of ensuring European films receives as wide a showing as possible in cinemas all over the continent, the organisers of the 11th edition of the Lux Prize revealed the nominees for this year’s accolade at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
The official selection includes the much admired Cannes Competition entry and grand prix winner 120 Beats Per Minute by Robin Campillo from France; Amanda Kernell's indigenous drama Sámi Blood; and migrant story The Other Side of Hope, by Finland’s Aki Kaurismaki.
The Prize is bestowed every year by the European Parliament to cast “a spotlight on the diversity of European cinema and its importance in building social and cultural values”.
The selection was unveiled last night (July 2) in the elegant surrounds of the Belle Epoque restaurant at the Grand Hotel Pupp by Member of the European Parliament Helga Trüpel; vice-chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control Martina Dlabajova; member of the Committee on Culture and Education Bogdan Wenta and Lux Prize coordinator Doris Pack.
The film from the 2016 LUX Prize Competition that received the Audience Mention, the highest number of votes from audiences across Europe, was also announced as Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade.
From the ten films in the Official Selection, three entries will be selected and announced at the Venice Days press conference in Rome at the end of July. These titles will compete to be the winner of the 2017 Lux Prize, awarded on 15 November in Strasbourg.
They will also form part of the 2017 Lux Film Days, which will see them screened across all 28 European Union countries by the end of the year.
The complete list of nominees:
A Ciambra - Jonas Carpignano (Italy/Brazil/United States/France/Germany/Sweden)
120 Beats Per Minute - Robin Campillo (France)
Glory - Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov (Bulgaria/Greece)
Heartstone - Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson (Iceland/Denmark)
King Of The Belgians - Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth (Belgium/Netherlands/Bulgaria)
Sámi Blood - Amanda Kernell (Sweden/Denmark/Norway)
Summer 1993 - Carla Simón (Spain)
The Last Family - Jan P Matuszyński (Poland)
The Other Side Of Hope - Aki Kaurismäki (Finland/Germany)
Western - Valeska Grisebach (Germany/Bulgaria/Austria)
Movies out this week include:
The Dead Don't Die Gwen Jaws The Matrix The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Revolutions Stuber Varda by Agnès The Wedding Guest
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UCLA O-line wants to run, but first, someone needs to snap
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA offensive lineman Michael Alves is eager to establish a dominant ground game under new coach Chip Kelly.
Just one problem: two weeks into training camp, the Bruins are struggling to get the ball to the backfield.
“We’re having trouble snapping right now,” Alves said Tuesday. “We’re trying to get a consistent snap done. It’s really hard when you’re trying to learn the offense, too, and technique at the same time, so it really just has to become a habit.”
UCLA is trying to replace three starters in center Scott Quessenberry, guard Najee Toran and left tackle and first-round draft pick Kolton Miller. New offensive line coach Justin Frye has been training this year’s group to play multiple positions, but that’s meant asking players who have never handled the ball to work at center.
Among the candidates so far: Alves, who has spent time at all three interior spots after starting all 13 games at right guard last season, and freshman Chris Murray.
“A lot of the new guys don’t really look like they have snapped a whole lot,” Alves said.
The snapping snafus reflect the uncertainty for an offensive line learning its third new scheme from its third different assistant coach in three seasons. UCLA made a disastrous attempt to become a power run team in 2016, finishing 127th out of 128 FBS teams in both yards rushing per game and yards per carry. Rebounding slightly last season with a spread offense, the Bruins ran for 113.4 yards per game, or five yards per game fewer than Oregon running back LaMichael James averaged in Kelly’s first season as coach of the Ducks in 2009.
Kelly’s Oregon teams were wildly productive in the run game, averaging at least 231 yards rushing per game in his four seasons by using tempo and spacing to make zone runs and read-option plays even more dangerous. While the specifics of the scheme Kelly will run at UCLA are a closely guarded secret heading into the Sept. 1 opener against Cincinnati, offensive tackle Jake Burton said Kelly’s commitment to running the ball has not changed.
“He’s talked about the mindset,” Burton said. “You have to come out and you have to think in your mind as an offensive line, ‘We are going to run the ball today. We are going to come off the line hard, fast, physical.'”
Another newcomer is also making an impression, but graduate transfer Justin Murphy is not lacking for experience. Murphy made 12 career starts at Texas Tech, but did not play last season because of knee and shoulder injuries. At 6-foot-6 and 291 pounds, Murphy could be an option at guard or tackle, and his disposition has already made an impression on his new teammates.
“He definitely adds a nastiness component that is much needed for our offensive line and for our team,” Burton said.
“Oh, he’s a beast,” Alves said. “He came in the first day and was already putting people on the ground. It’s like he has never even been injured before. I don’t know why Texas Tech wouldn’t want him. He’s one of the best guys in our room already.”
Alves is confident the addition of Kelly, Frye and Murphy will restore the run offense that UCLA has been missing.
“My past two years I’ve been here, we’ve had pretty bad run offenses,” Alves said. “My freshman year, I think we were one of the worst in NCAA, so to come in here and not be able to run the ball really hurts me as an O-lineman. It’s a big weight on our shoulders, and I think our guys can handle it.”
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Premier League | October 25, 2017
Edward Nketiah: Who is Arsenal’s new striking star?
Arsenal fans have a new name to cheer after teenage striker Edward Nketiah rescued Arsene Wenger’s side from a potentially embarrassing defeat at the hands of Championship side Norwich in the Carabao Cup.
The Gunners were staring defeat in the face before the teenager came off the bench to equalise with five minutes left before netting an extra time winner.
In doing so Nketiah not only saved Arsenal’s blushes, but he also became the first player born after Arsene Wenger became Arsenal manager to score for the club.
1 – Eddie Nketiah (born 30/05/99) is the first player born after Arsene Wenger was appointed @Arsenal manager to score for the club. Youth.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 24, 2017
Bet that makes Arsene feel old!
But who exactly is Edward Nketiah? FOX Sports Asia delves deep into his past to find out more.
Arsenal signed Nketiah in the summer of 2015 after he was released by Chelsea. He had been on books of the Gunners’ London rivals since he was nine-years old. He was invited to train at Arsenal and accepted a scholarship just a few days later.
Nketiah is quick, skilful and hardworking. Qualities that have earned him the praise of Arsene Wenger, who once said of him: “I like the quality of Eddie’s movement, the quality of the areas he gets into, his strength, his determination to finish things off and his work rate as well.”
incredible home debut ⚽️⚽️❤️❤️ @arsenal pic.twitter.com/NXqcCzMi85
— Eddie Nketiah (@EddieNketiah) October 24, 2017
He was Arsenal’s U-18’s top scorer with 24 goals in 28 games in the 2015/16 season and scored another 20 goals last season as part of the club’s reserve set up.
Nketiah took part in Arsenal’s pre-season tour this summer and made his debut in last month’s 4-2 win over BATE Borisov in the Europa League.
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Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Franz Kline became one of the most prominent 20th-century American artists working in abstract and non objective styles. His name is most associated with large-scale black and white paintings, and these linear abstractions brought him his first notable public attention in 1950 when they were shown in New York City. Of these paintings with no coloration, Kline said: “People sometimes think I take a white canvas and paint a black sign on it, but this is not true. I paint the white as well as the black, and the white is just as important.” (Herskovic 186)
Franz Kline began his career as a figure and landscape painter, and studied in the Art Department of Boston University from 1931 to 1935 and Heatherley School of Art in London from 1937 to 1938. He then settled in Greenwich Village of New York where he painted in realist style the local scenery including street scenes and Bohemian night clubs. Some of these in 1940 included Bleeker Street murals of jazz musicians but were not focused on social conditions but on American scenes, which was the prevalent style of that time.
In 1946, he did his first abstract work, and in 1949, became committed to Abstract Expressionism when a friend put several of his small sketches into a projector, magnifying the bold linear strokes and making obvious his talent for that style. From that time, he often used a “Bell-Opticon enlarger to project forms on a wall as a means to abandon representation.” (Baigell 196). Much of Kline’s early abstraction was black and white with boldly geometric lines cut with asymmetry and opening edges. Later his lines became much thicker and his forms slablike. He used brushes up to eight inches in width.
Abstract Expressionist Willem de Kooning was especially encouraging to Franz Kline. who by 1950, was producing large-scale Abstract Expressionist works with calligraphic images in black on white ground. From 1958, his gestural paintings had bold coloration. It was written that “his use of color had the effect of slowing down the velocities of his great bars and color sections.” (Baigell 196).
Many of his works were done with wide house-painter brushes, heavily loaded with paint across large canvases.
Although primarily a painter, Franz Kline taught briefly at Black Mountain College in 1952; Pratt Institute in 1953; and the Philadelphia Museum School in 1954. From the late 1950s until his death, Kline was also active in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He died in New York City in 1962.
Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art
Marika Herskovic, Editor, American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey
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Four Titans Earn All-Conference Honors; Drotter Named Coach of the Year
IRVINE, Calif. – Following its first Big West Championship since 2014, Cal State Fullerton received four all-conference honors including Jason Drotter being named coach of the year for the 2018-19 season.
Drotter lead the team to nine top-5 finishes this season with three team victories. The team finished in the top-10 in all 11 tournaments this season and finished the final five tournaments of the year with two victories, two second place finishes and third place finish.
Drotter, in his 10th season at the helm of the Titan's men's golf program, earned his third coach of the year accolade after guiding Cal State Fullerton to a come-from-behind victory at the Big West Conference Championship.
The Titans started the final round of the conference championship in fourth place and jumped to the top of the leaderboard after dominating the final round with a score of 4-under par 876. Fullerton found itself in seventh place out of eight teams after the first round but was able to keep its composure to come all the way back to win the championship.
Derek Castillo and Matt Wilson were both named to the First Team All-Big West Conference after their strong performances throughout the season. Matt Wilson took first place at the conference tournament, becoming the first Titan to win the tournament in program history.
Wilson finished off his final season at Cal State Fullerton on a tear with seven top-20 finishes including a career-best second place finish before topping that with his aforementioned Big West Conference tournament victory. Wilson finished the year with a 71.97 average in 11 tournaments. The senior was named Big West Golfer of the Month in April, earning his first golfer of the month award in his Titan career.
Castillo had an impressive year himself, recording six top-20 finishes including four top-10 finishes in nine tournaments played this season. Castillo's best performance came at the Olympic Club Intercollegiate where he placed tied for second with a score of 3-under par 210. The junior ended the year with a 71.96 average per round.
First-year transfer Jack Dyer received Second Team All-Big West honors after finishing the season with a 72.88 average in 11 tournaments. Dyer recorded three top-10 finishes including a tournament victory at the Sacramento State Invitational. Dyer was named Big West Golfer of the Month in March after placing in the top-5 in back-to-back tournaments.
Sophomore Dalton Daniel also named to the Second Team All-Big West. Daniel had seven top-20 finishes with his best tournament being the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite where he placed fourth. Daniel had a 72.48 average in 11 tournaments this season.
The Titans look to continue their strong play as they head to the NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional, May 13-15 at TPC Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, S.C.
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Deborah Taddeucci is a senior associate attorney with the firm, focusing in the areas of construction defect and liability, general liability and premises liability. Ms. Taddeucci represents developers, general contractors, subcontractors and insurance firms.
Ms. Taddeucci joined Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar in 2002, coming from the Law Offices of Kevin Pegan, where she also practiced construction defect litigation. Prior to the Law Offices of Kevin Pegan, Ms. Taddeucci was an associate with the Law Offices of James Patrick Zurawski, in Orange, California practicing construction defect litigation and liability.
Ms. Taddeucci was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1995. She is a member of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and DRI The Voice of the Defense Bar.
In 1994, Ms. Taddeucci received her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from San Diego State University.
Born in Santa Rosa, California, Ms. Taddeucci currently resides in Aliso Viejo, California.
Graduate of Southwestern Law School, 1994
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ASVEL puts veteran Diot at point
Jul 12, 2019 by Euroleague.net Print
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne has hired veteran point guard Antoine Diot to spearhead its return to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with a new three-year contract. Diot (1.93 meters, 30 years old) returns home to France after spending the last four years with Valencia Basket in Spain, winning the 7DAYS EuroCup title in the last one.
That is added to his 2016-17 Spanish League title with Valencia, as well as a gold medal in the 2013 EuroBasket with France and bronze at the next year's World Cup. Diot has 32 previous games of EuroLeague experience, as a teenager with Le Mans between 2007 and 2009, and then during the 2013-14 season for Strasbourg, with career averages of 4.3 points and 2.5 assists. He has played another seven seasons in the EuroCup with those teams and Valencia before winning the title this spring, with career averages of 8.8 points and 2.7 assists.
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Gay marriage campaigners take on California
By Euronews •et; last updated: 12/01/2010
Gay rights campaigners have launched federal court action against California in a bid to overturn a nationwide ban on same sex marriages.
They hope to take their case against the state’s Proposition 8 ban all the way to the US Supreme Court.
Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of the gay rights biopic, Milk, says marriage is a fundamental Constitutional right for everyone.
“We should have made this argument 32 years ago. By not taking this argument on, by not going to the federal government, like every successful civil rights movement in this country’s history, we are legitimising the myths and lies and stereotypes that say we are not equal. We know that we are equal, we know we deserve this protection, and it is time to make those arguments.”
Gay marriage is only legal in five states and defeat here would seriously undermine efforts to win gay marriage rights in state courts.
The trial is expected to last two weeks.
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FREE RSVP: MARTIN ROTH & ATTLAS at MEZZANINE
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The Frankfurt born, Berlin based DJ & Producer Martin Roth first arrived in the spotlight of global underground dance music when alongside Eric Prydz and Deadmau5 he was named a Beatport Star of 2009 as a result of topping their sales chart no less than 5 times that year, achieving an incredible 16 Top 10 positions and receiving 3 nominations at the Beatport Annual Awards for his productions and remixes.
Since those heady days Martin has gone from strength to strength cementing his reputation as one of the brightest stars of the underground dance scene.
Influenced by both the classic progressive house sound of the 90’s & 00’s and the deep house & electronica avant garde of today, Martin’s tracks & remixes have been continually supported by the likes of Solomun, Sasha, John Digweed, Eric Prydz, Tiefschwarz, Pete Tong amongst many other leading names.
2012’s Beautiful Life released on Anjunadeep Records became one of the biggest deep house records of the year achieving a number 1 Beatport chart position, residing in the Top 100 for 6 months and racking up an incredible 4 million plus views on You Tube.
The follow up, „Make Love To You Baby, again on Anjunadeep, reinforced Martin’s position as a stalwart of the trippier shade of deep house and found favour with many of the major players in the scene.
As a classically trained pianist Martin is very at home in the studio making music and he has a number of his deep and textured grooves getting ready for release in 2015 as well as the launch of a new production project exploring the techno sounds he has always loved.
Equally as natural and instinctive on the decks as he is in the studio, Martin has built a strong career as a DJ and amongst appearing regularly at the best clubs on every continent he held down a residency at the legendary Ministry of Sound in London.
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Mr. Bryan has held executive management positions, and served as officer and director for private and public corporations in North America. Mr. Bryan has considerable experience providing financial management services to clients in various industries, focusing primarily on energy and natural resources industries. Mr. Bryan was a co-founder of: Terrestrial Energy, a company commercializing an advanced nuclear power plant design that promises to deliver heat and electric power cheaper and more conveniently than fossil fuels; NioCorp (NB: TSXV), a company developing the largest niobium deposit in North America; Uranium Energy Corp (UEC: NYSE), a producer of ISR uranium in the USA. Previously, Mr. Bryan was senior financial analyst for Lasik Vision Corporation (LSK: CDNX), which was the world’s largest provider of laser refractive surgical services. Mr. Bryan completed his studies in accountancy at the University of British Columbia. He lives in Vancouver, Canada, and has been a member of the Green Party of Canada since 2002.
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Blog Breast implants linked to autoimmunity and cancer
Breast implants linked to autoimmunity and cancer
After assurance from breast implant makers that concerns about silicone leaks were a thing of the past, more than 10 million women worldwide have received silicone breast implants in the past decade. However, a growing body of research — supported by increased symptom reporting by women —links silicone breast implants to autoimmune disorders and a rare form of immune cancer.
Silicone breast implants linked to autoimmune disease
Doctors commonly advise potential breast implant candidates that the risks are minimal, yet multiple recent studies indicate otherwise.
A recent study at the University of Alberta comparing nearly 25,000 women with breast implants to nearly 100,000 without them confirmed that nearly one in four implant recipients is at risk of developing an autoimmune disorder.
The risk for women with breast implants developing an autoimmune disease is 45 percent higher than for those without implants.
While former studies on the topic have been criticized because they were based on self-reporting by subjects, this study used doctor-based diagnoses to confirm results.
Previous research has also found surgical mesh implants used for gynecological or hernia repair may be linked to autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Additionally, patients with allergies prior to the procedure were significantly worse afterward.
In the Alberta study, the strongest links were shown between silicone implants and these autoimmune conditions:
Sjögren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disorder of the salivary and tear glands.
Sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disorder of the lung, skin and lymph nodes.
Systemic sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder of the connective tissue affecting the skin, arteries, and visceral organs such as lungs and kidneys.
The theory behind these findings is that foreign material of the mesh and silicone implants causes an activation of the immune system. The body continues to fight the “invader” and over time autoimmunity develops.
In the largest-ever long-term safety study of breast implants, a similar study this year at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center linked silicone implants with higher rates of Sjögren’s syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, dermatomyositis, and melanoma compared to the general population.
Emerging form of breast implant-related cancer on the rise
Individuals with breast implants are also at risk of developing breast implant large cell lymphoma, or BIA-ALCL. BIA-ALCL is not breast cancer but a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system.
In most cases BIA-ALCL is found in fluid and scar tissue near the implant, however there are cases where it spreads throughout the body.
The FDA states, “At this time, most data suggest that BIA-ALCL occurs more frequently following implantation of breast implants with textured surfaces rather than those with smooth surfaces.”
Plastic surgeons have identified 615 cases of BIA-ALCL worldwide with the disease occurring at higher rates among women with textured implants. French authorities have recommended against the use of textured implants due to the cancer risk.
At present, however, the risks are difficult to determine due to significant limitations in world-wide reporting and lack of data.
Lax reporting rules at fault for lack of patient awareness
Prior to 2017 the FDA allowed breast implant companies to report breast implant injuries as routine events that did not require public disclosure. This effectively kept the information from the public and may have skewed opinions on the safety of using them.
In 2017 reporting rules were changed and reports of injuries soared. At the current rate, they are slated to increase more than 20-fold in the last two years from the previous two-year period.
According to an ICIJ analysis of FDA data, after the rule change the number of suspected breast implant injuries skyrocketed from 200 a year to more than 4,500 in 2017 alone.
In just the first half of 2018, that number almost doubled to more than 8,000 filed reports.
The increase in reports doesn’t mean implants are suddenly going bad but that they may never have been as safe as patients were told in the first place.
The FDA has acknowledged a “transparency issue” regarding the undisclosed injury reports and that the increase in numbers reflected the change in reporting rules.
Changing the system to better protect breast implant recipients
The FDA warns that as many as one in five women who receive breast implants will get them removed within a decade due to complications such as rupture, deflation, and painful contraction of scar tissue around the implant, but currently there is no warning about autoimmunity.
The good news is that in response to the new information, the FDA and agencies around the world acknowledge that more research needs to be done to determine the autoimmune and cancer risks of implants.
While current studies do not prove breast implants cause these diseases, they do show that women with the implants suffer them at significantly higher rates than women without implants.
It’s proposed that bacterial infection of a biofilm that surrounds the implants is the likely cause of implant-related illness, including BIA-ALCL.
Patient advocates propose rules requiring breast implants to be sold with “black box” label warnings, which are reserved for life-threatening and other serious risks.
Undoubtedly, it will take much larger and longer studies to root out the details and bring about protective actions, and in the meantime doctors and patients need to have deeper conversations about the benefits and risks of silicone breast implants.
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Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants Is Not Enough, They Deserve An Apology
Harry Binswanger Contributor
I defend laissez-faire capitalism, using Ayn Rand's Objectivism.
Undocumented Guatemalan immigrants are body searched before boarding a deportation flight. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
What has happened to America? When did the land of the free become "You can't land here"? Did we fight a Civil War to end slavery, in order then to put a wall around the country and keep "undesirables" out? Did we fight against Nazism in order to make our own class of "untermenschen," and to have petty tyrants demand: "Where are your papers?!"
Freedom of travel is a right. It is a right possessed by every human being, not just by Americans. The Mexican government or the French government has no right to stop you from entering Mexico or France, and our government has no right to stop a Mexican or Frenchman from entering America.
The country does not belong to the government. It does not belong to the majority. Land belongs to individual, private owners, and only they have the right to invite or bar others from coming on their land.
The government has no more right to lock people out than to lock them in. The same principle damning the Berlin Wall damns walls erected to keep people out.
It is said we need to "secure our borders," but that phrase is pure spin. To secure them against what? Nannies, engineers, carpenters, and waiters?
What about terrorists? The answer to terrorism is not to cower down in a bunker-America. The answer to terrorism is decisive military strikes against our enemies, especially Iran, to punish or end the regimes that sponsor terrorism. Make the rogue regimes worry about securing their borders.
If the laws restricting entry are dead wrong, what are we to think of those "illegals" who have disobeyed these laws? Everyone seems to think that entering the country without the government's permission is a serious offense, that the illegals should at the least be "sent to the back of the line," that their law-breaking forever stains them with dishonor. But the law is wrong. The stain of dishonor is not on the illegals but on the illegalizers.
The illegals came here because they value America. They broke an unjust law in order to live a free, better, richer life. In the vast majority of cases, obeying anti-immigration laws would mean never getting to live here. It's a life sentence.
Breaking bad laws to build a better life is not dishonorable; it is admirable, provided breaking the law involves no use of force. Coming here in defiance of unjust laws is a peaceful act; it is just the avoidance of the force our government would initiate against them. It is certainly wrong to wield private force; it is wrong to take the law into one's own hand. But these are not involved in illegal immigration.
There is no moral requirement to martyr oneself to any form of obedience to others--neither to their opinions nor to the disgraceful, rights-violating laws they pass.
An "illegal" immigrant is, in principle, like a Jew in Nazi Germany who refused to wear the yellow star. Yes, I grant you that ours is not a barbarous dictatorship like the Nazi regime, and in the name of objectivity, there is a certain deference due to legality and lawfulness as such. But not at the price of wasting one's life in Senegal, Haiti, or even Greece, instead of America.
The principle established at the Nuremberg war-crimes trials was that a monstrous act cannot be excused by saying that one was merely obeying the law--"just following orders." Basic morality trumps the merely legal. The corollary is that one cannot be condemned for disobeying a monstrous law merely on the grounds that "those are the rules," "the nation decided, so just follow orders." A monstrous law should neither be obeyed nor enforced. It must be repealed.
It is not enough to give "illegals" amnesty. These long-oppressed individuals deserve an official apology from our government.
Harry Binswanger
I am a philosopher who was an associate of the late Ayn Rand, and since 1986 I have been a member of the board of directors of the Ayn Rand Institute. I have taught phil...
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'Aquaman' Flounders: Where Its Opening Weekend Box Office Ranks In The DCEU
Simon Thompson Contributor
Simon is a producer (TV & Digital) and film & entertainment journalist
Aquaman is the sixth entry in the DC Extended Universe and broke a number of tickets pre-sales records.
Perhaps one of the most fanticipated films of the year, Aquaman, is here and dominating the holidays like a kind of wet Santa.
Even in recent weeks, industry insiders were predicting a box office debut of between $60 million and $82 million – even the best case scenario there was $10 million less than box office bomb, Justice League. That’s despite Fandango reporting that their Aquaman pre-sales were outpacing those for Wonder Woman at the same point in the advance ticket sales cycle.
Fandango wasn’t alone in seeing an uptick. Atom Tickets also reported that Aquaman was their top advance ticket seller ever in its first 24 hours of sales - Avengers: Infinity War previously held that honor. When you consider that the DCEU has only had a presence in theaters for five years versus MCU’s decade, it suggests there are a lot of thirsty DC fans out there outside of the hardcore base.
So, now Aquaman’s made it to the surface, how has it faired in its domestic box office debut compared to the other entries in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) to date? I take a look.
All figures are domestic and unadjusted for inflation.
6. Aquaman (Warner Bros) 2018
Opening Weekend: $72.1 million
Total Box Office: TBD
The sixth installment in the DCEU is the third live-action theatrical film featuring Aquaman and the first full-length feature film centered around the titular character. Opening overseas weeks ahead of its domestic debut, it had already taken over $360 million before hitting U.S. theaters - it performed particularly well in China where it had taken $189 million up to December 16, 2018, more than Justice League during its entire run there. FYI, Aquaman reportedly cost $200 million to make. Critics have been divided, and it remains to be seen if Aquaman has legs - not literally as we already know the answer to that.
5. Justice League (Warner Bros) 2017
Opening Weekend: $93.84 million
Total Box Office: $229.02 million
With a worldwide box office gross of $657 million and a break-even point of $750 million, Justice League is a bona fide box office flop - and is, currently, the lowest overall grossing entry in the DCEU. With an estimated production budget of $300 million, Justice League is also one of the most expensive films ever made. It got an exceedingly mixed reaction from critics and, evidently, audiences didn’t get on board in the numbers the studio had hoped for. Even though it bombed, it still managed to open stronger than Aquaman.
Wonder Woman, the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2017, helped the DCEU to push past $3 billion at the worldwide box office.
4. Wonder Woman (Warner Bros) 2017
Opening Weekend: $103.25 million
Wonder Woman, the best-reviewed film in the DCU, and the franchise's most successful at the domestic box office had been in development since 1996. It grossed over $821 million worldwide, making it the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2017 and helped the DCEU to push past $3 billion at the worldwide box office. For a while, Wonder Woman was the highest rated superhero movie on Rotten Tomatoes - its 93% score has been bested by Black Panther and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse. A sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, is going to hit theaters on June 5, 2020.
3. Man of Steel (Warner Bros) 2013
The first entry in the DCEU received mixed reviews, but that didn’t stop it becoming a hit at the box office grossing over $668 million worldwide and making it the highest-grossing solo Superman film ever. Man of Steel was Henry Cavill’s first outing as Superman/Clark Kent, roles he returned to for the 2016 follow-up, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and, in some form, in Justice League. There’s a big question mark hanging over a Man of Steel sequel with it never being officially greenlit and never officially being nixed either.
2. Suicide Squad (Warner Bros) 2016
Total Box Office: $325.1 million
Despite mostly negative reviews, Suicide Squad set new box office records for August and grossed over $745 million worldwide. It also has the honor of securing the second-biggest debut ever for a non-sequel, behind The Hunger Games’ $152 million, and the fifth biggest opening weekend for a Warner Bros movie. Suicide Squad was nominated for and won multiple awards, including an Oscar (for Best Makeup). A Suicide Squad sequel is on the way as are a number of Joker and Joker-related projects, at least some of which are part of the DCEU.
1. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Warner Bros) 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice gave us a number of firsts for the DCEU. It was the first time we saw Ben Affleck donning the iconic cowl and also the first time Gal Gadot hit the big screen as Wonder Woman. With an opening weekend domestic take of $166 million, it topped another Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, and its $160.9 million box office bow. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s worldwide opening of $422.5 million remains as the second-biggest for Warner Bros and is only the fourth film to have a global debut above $400 million. Again, critics didn’t exactly gush over the super sequel, but that didn’t stop it making bank.
Aquaman is in theaters now.
Simon Thompson
Simon Thompson is a freelance journalist, producer and broadcaster originally from the UK but now living and working in Los Angeles. He has worked for, and with, the big...
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2018 National Practitioner Data Bank Guidebook
Posted by: Ryan C. Ellis
On October 26, 2018, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) updated its National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Guidebook for the first time in over three years. This is the guidebook that, among other information, provides guidance regarding reporting requirements that may affect a physician’s status and privileges. Although the previous version of the NPDB Guidebook remains largely intact, there are a few important updates and clarifications that address reporting requirements that are new to the 2018 edition.
Agreements Not to Exercise Privileges: Previously, a physician’s formal surrendering of his or her privileges while under investigation was reportable. The 2018 NPDB Guidebook clarifies that even informal agreements not to exercise privileges are reportable.[1]
Leaves of Absence: A leave of absence while under investigation that restricts (or has the effect of restricting) privileges must be reported. If a practitioner takes a leave of absence that does not affect privileges during that leave, it is not reportable. This update should be considered along with Agreements Not to Exercise Privileges above; a leave of absence with an informal agreement or understanding that a practitioner will not be exercising privileges during a leave of absence is reportable.[2]
Review of Reappointment Application: Routine or general reviews are not reportable. If, however, there are specific concerns about a practitioner’s competence due to the number or severity of medical malpractice cases, then an inquiry into a reappointment application deviates from routine review and is likely reportable. This is because a non-routine inquiry is likely to be considered an “investigation” by NPDB standards. If a practitioner resigns during a non-routine review, that resignation would also be reportable. [3]
Quality Improvement Plans: A quality improvement plan is reportable if it: (1) restricts a practitioner’s clinical privileges, (2) is the result of a professional review action (3) concerns the practitioner’s professional competence or conduct, and (4) is in place longer than 30 days. In addition, if a quality improvement plan includes a warning that a practitioner may be disciplined if the plan is not followed, and the plan could be considered an investigation, then any resignation during the course of the plan would be reportable.[4]
Requirements on Surgeons: If all new surgeons are required to operate only in the presence of a qualified first assistant, the requirement is not reportable. If, however, the requirement is imposed on a specific surgeon as the result of a professional review action related to competence and conduct, and the restriction remains in effect for more than 30 days, then the requirement is reportable.[5]
Reappointment Term Lapses: If a current clinical privileges appointment ends during an ongoing inquiry or investigation stemming from a recommendation that a physician not be reappointed to another term, but before a hearing or final action, the lapse in reappointment is reportable.[6]
Length of Restriction: The new Guidebook clarifies that when a professional review action adversely affects the privileges of a practitioner for longer than 30 days, it is reportable. This is true regardless of how the restriction is worded.[7]
Proctoring: If a proctoring arrangement restricts a practitioner’s privileges as a result of a professional review action, and lasts longer than 30 days, it is reportable, no matter how the proctoring order is written. For example, a proctor must be present for a practitioner’s next 10 surgeries, and it takes longer than 30 days to complete 10 surgeries, then the arrangement is reportable. This is a clarification from the previous Guidebook.[8]
Importantly, the rule that no report is necessary if a settlement is made on behalf of a named business or corporation with multiple practitioners remains intact. The NPDB regulations specifically acknowledge that, “[A] payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim shall not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.” Section 60.7(d). No Medical Malpractice Payment Report to the NPDB is necessary unless a practitioner is named, identified, or described in both the written complaint or claim demanding monetary damages, and the settlement release or final adjudication. Examples of descriptions that are sufficient to meet this definition include “chief of surgery” and “the doctor who participated in the patient’s surgery.” As such, even these relatively vague identifiers should be left out of settlement language in order to avoid necessitating a report.
[1] NPDB Guidebook p. E-50.
[3] Id. at p. E-50-51; (“Investigation” is interpreted broadly by the NPDB; and is considered to run from the start of an inquiry until a final decision on a clinical privileges action is reached.)
[4] NPDB Guidebook p. E-51; (Practitioner’s should look to the Bylaws of their workplace to see if it includes a definition of “investigation.” Although the NPDB makes the ultimate determination as to whether an inquiry or action constitutes an investigation, it also takes an organization’s Bylaws into consideration.)
[6] Id. at p. E-57.
Meet Ryan C. Ellis
Ryan concentrates his practice on medical malpractice defense where he represents hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, physicians, nurses and other health care providers. In addition to the experience Ryan has gained while at Gislason & Hunter, he was a risk manager for a major Minnesota hospital and a litigation attorney for another Minnesota law firm where he gained valuable experience defending contractors in construction defect actions and insurance providers in insurance coverage, bad faith and general insurance actions.
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Post 9/11 Torture and Secret Detention
Abduction, Torture, & Repeated Raping of Aafia Siddiqui
By Stephen Lendman
Theme: Crimes against Humanity, Terrorism
Post-9/11, the “war on terror” has been a jihad against Islam, the colonizers v. the colonized, or what Edward Said called “the familiar (America, Europe, us) and the strange (the Orient, East, them).” Dr. Aafia Siddiqui is one of its most tragic, aggrieved, and ravaged victims. Her ordeal continues horrifically.
Boston Magazine’s Katherine Oxment asked: “Who’s afraid of Aafia Siddiqui? She went to MIT and Brandeis, married a (physician, lived in Boston), cared for her children….raised money for charities….did other volunteer work, hosted play groups in her apartment, (is) deeply religious….distribute(d) Korans to inmates in area prisons,” and did nothing out of the ordinary. (She) “was a normal woman living a normal American life. Until the FBI called her a terrorist….a high-profile Al Qaeda operative,” but we’ve seen these charges before, and each time they were bogus. They’re egregiously so against Aafia – a woman guilty only of being Muslim at the wrong time in America or elsewhere if you’re on Washington’s target list.
Against her and others, no evidence exists so prosecutors invent it. Most (or key parts) is kept classified, unavailable to the defense, and trials are judicial equivalents of circuses. Witnesses are enlisted, pressured, coerced, and/or bought off to cooperate. Proceedings are carefully orchestrated. Due process is effectively denied, and juries are intimidated to convict the innocent for political advantage.
The dominant media cooperate. Using information from Washington Post writer, Douglas Farah, and other sources, writer Lindsey Worth of FMS, Inc. referred to “the mysterious Aafia Siddiqui….allegedly Al Qaeda’s only female leader” in connecting her to “the Al Queda diamond operation” in West Africa.
The Times Online calls Aafia “Al-Qaeda woman,” and for ABC News she’s “Mata Hari” in a lengthy report featuring unsubstantiated charges against her, including:
— possessing detailed radiological, chemical and biological information, including possessing a liter of cyanide and instructions for a “dirty bomb;”
— more documents for a mass casualty attack;
— a list of New York targets, including the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building, Wall Street, and the animal disease center on Plum Island;
— terrorist recruiting;
— possessing excerpts from “The Anarchist’s Arsenal;”
— “documents detailing US military assets;”
— methods of attack by reconnaissance drones, underwater bombs and gliders; and
— a thumb (or flash) drive packed with emails detailing “specific cells” and planned attacks to carry out.
According to the FBI, she is, or was when captured, a potential “treasure trove” of information on terrorist supporters, sympathizers or sleepers in America and overseas. CIA officer John Kiriakou said she’s “the most significant capture in five years,” and an unnamed counterterrorism official called her “a very dangerous person, no doubt about it.”
For Kiriakou, she’s a “radical” involved in planning “a wide variety of different operations (perhaps with WMDs),” including a “possible attempt on the life of the President.” Unnamed sources from three federal agencies accused her of an “ill conceived” and perhaps amateurish plot to “kill all living US presidents,” including Jimmy Carter by poisoning.
By marriage to his nephew, she’s also reputedly linked to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the “principal architect of the 9/11 attacks,” according to the 9/11 Commission. He reportedly “gave her up” after capture on March 1, 2003, and shortly thereafter she and her children disappeared.
The DOJ also connects her to Adnan El Shukrijumah, another suspected Al Qaeda member “involved in terrorist planning with senior Al Qaeda leaders overseas and across America,” according to John Ashcroft.
Aafia’s friends and family deny all charges. They call her an innocent victim of US persecution, and an especially egregious one for being ravaged in detention. One supporter (Abu Sabaya) said this about the woman he knew:
“I want you to come to know of the concern and dedication that this woman had for Islam as described by those who knew her – a dedication that was manifested by way of actions that were very simple and easy, yet seldom carried out by those who are able.
Those who knew Aafia recall that she was a very small, quiet, polite, and shy woman who was barely noticeable in a gathering. However….she would say what (was) needed” when necessary.
While at MIT, she organized drives to deliver Korans and other Islamic literature to Muslims in local prisons. She was also dedicated to Islam on campus where fellow students described her as soft-spoken, studious, religious, but not extremist or fundamentalist. She wrote three instructional guides on the faith. More as well on how to run a daw’ah table to provide religious information and training for da’iyas (callers to Islam). She wrote:
“Imagine our humble, but sincere daw’ah effort turning into a major daw’ah movement in this country! Just imagine it! And us, reaping the reward of everyone who accepts Islam throught this movement (for) years to come. Think and plan big. May Allah give this strength and sincerity to us so that our humble effort continues and expands until America becomes a Muslim land.”
Aafia taught local Muslim children on Sundays, but her greatest passion was to help oppressed Muslims worldwide. She spoke publicly, sent emails, gave slideshow presentations, and raised donations while a student and caring for three young children at home.
Because of her faith, activism, and passion for the oppressed, it’s little wonder she was targeted and why Assistant US Attorney Christopher LaVigne called her “a high security risk” despite no evidence to prove it.
Her Background and What Happened
Aafia is a Pakistani national with degrees from MIT and a doctorate in neurocognitive science from Brandeis. Despite false media reports, she’s not a microbiologist, geneticist or neurologist. Nor did her training provide expertise for WMD terrorism. As her lawyer, Elaine Whitfeld Sharp, explains:
The prosecution claimed “that Aafia was involved in biochemical warfare. She wasn’t taking brain cells and testing how they reacted to gases. But there’s all this news in the media about the changing face of Al Qaeda, the neurobiology scare, and now we’ve got this MIT graduate with a Brandeis Ph.D. who’s cooking up all these viruses.”
Boston Magazine writer Katherine Ozment explained what Aafia “was actually cooking up” – the simple concept that people learn by imitation. To study it, “she devised a computer program and used adult volunteers, who came to her office and watched various objects move randomly across the screen, then reproduced what they recalled. The point was to see how well they retained the information having seen in on the screen.”
Brandeis professor of cognitive science Paul DiZio laughed about how this could apply to terrorism. “I can’t see how it can be applied to anything. It’s not applied work. It didn’t have a medical aspect to it. And, as a computer expert, she was competent. But you know, calling her a mastermind or something (is ludicrous) – I never saw any evidence.”
She and her husband (a medical resident at the time at Brigham and Women’s Hospital) used their apartment for a 1999 nonprofit organization they began called the Institute of Islamic Research and Teaching. It had nothing to do with terrorism. According to the neighborhood Mosque’s Imam, Abdullah Faruuq: “What I know of (Aafia) is that she was living here in America, and her organization was for sharing Islamic information with the American people.”
Faruuq was impressed with her dedication. “Aafia was an American girl and a good sister.” She also wanted her husband to use his medical skills to help the less fortunate. Despite her devout faith, “there was nothing radical about Siddiqui. She just seemed like a very kind person.”
She’s also a mother of three, and a victim of extreme viciousness in detention. According to her mother, Ismet, she “left the family home in Gulshan-e-lqbal in a taxi on March 30 to catch a flight for Rawalpindi, but never reached the airport.” Inside sources claim she was picked up by intelligence agents en route, and initial reports suggest then handed over to the FBI.
She was missing for over a year when the agency posted her photographs on its web site. Shortly afterward, a story was leaked about her involvement in the 2001 Liberian diamond trade with her as an Al Qaeda operative. The family’s attorney, Elaine Whitfield Sharp, called the allegation a blessing in disguise because it placed Aafia in Liberia at a specific time when she can prove she was in Boston that week.
Aafia’s mother says that only days after her daughter’s disappearance a man on motorcycle came to her family home and warned her to say nothing about what happened if she wanted to see Aafia and her grandchildren again. She hasn’t since, and according to the Pakistani Urdu press, the family was picked up by local authorities and taken into custody. A government interior ministry spokesman and two unnamed US officials confirmed the report in the press. They then retracted their statements, but local Chicago NBC news (based on a Press Trust of India account) reported that Aafia was being interrogated by US intelligence officials.
At the time, the FBI website stated: “Although the FBI has no information indicating this individual is connected to specific terrorist activities, the FBI would like to locate and question this individual.” The agency knew full well what happened – that Aafia was in secret detention, that her horrific ordeal had begun, and that they and other US authorities were involved.
A Brief Timeline of Affia’s Case
— March 18, 2003: the FBI issues an alert requesting information about Aafia;
— March 29: UPI reports that the FBI believes Aafia may be an Al Qaeda “fixer,” transferring money to support “terrorist” operations;
— March 30: Aafia disappears en route to the airport for a flight to Rawalpindi;
— April 3: CNN reports that Al Qaeda figure Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (arrested March 1) mentioned Aafia during interrogation; Pakistani authorities deny any knowledge of her whereabouts;
— April 4: the FBI denies that it captured and is detaining Aafia;
— May 26: John Ashcroft and FBI director Robert Mueller cite reports that Al Queda plans an attack on the US in the summer or fall; Aafia is named as an Al Qaeda “operative and facilitator” and is one of seven Al Qaeda members being sought;
— May 28, 2004: Pakistan’s Interior Ministry confirms that Aafia was turned over to US authorities in 2003 after it was unable to establish any links she may have had with Al Qaeda;
— A 2006 Amnesty International report includes Aafia as one of many of the “disappeared” in the “war on terror;”
— A 2007 Ghost Prisoner Human Rights Watch report said that Aafia “may have once been held” in secret CIA detention;
— A February 2008 Asian Human Rights Commission report said Aafia was brought to Karachi and severely tortured to secure her compliance as a government witness against Khalid Shiekh Mohammed;
— July 7, 2008: UK journalist Yvonne Ridley identifies Aafia as “Prisoner 650” at the US Bagram, Afghanistan torture-prison;
— July 11: US Lt. Col. Rumi Nielson-Green denies that any women are being held at Bagram;
— July 31: the FBI tells Aafia’s brother that she’s in US custody;
— August 4: a DOJ press release says that Afghanistan National Police arrested Aafia in Ghazni on July 17 and that she was wounded the next day while trying to shoot US Army personnel;
— August 6: US Magistrate Judge Ronald Ellis orders Aafia be held without bail; her court-appointed lawyer, Elizabeth Fink, says charges against her are “absurd;” a bail hearing was set for August 11 and another for August 18 to determine if she should be tried;
— August 12: the Washington Pakistani embassy formally requests that Aafia be repatriated to Pakistan;
— August 13: the US military in Afghanistan denies it ever held Aafia in detention and that an unnamed female prisoner was someone else;
— September 12: according to a report in MIT’s The Tech, court documents released today indicate that Aafia “was diagnosed with chronic depressive type psychosis;”
— September 23: Judge Richard Berman enters a “not guilty” plea on behalf of Aafia; she refuses to come to court because doing so requires she be strip-searched; he sets December 17 as the next hearing date to determine her fitness to stand trial; he also sets March 9, 2009 as a tentative trial date;
— September 29: World Net Daily reports that for the “first time since 9/11, counterterrorism field agents have been authorized to spy on young Muslim men and women – including American citizens – who have traveled to Pakistan without any specific evidence (suggesting) wrongdoing;”
— October 2: Aafia is moved to the Carswell Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX for psychiatric evaluation; in vain, her lawyer pleaded that she not be sent because she urgently needs medical treatment;
— October 6: Pakistani senators Mushahid Hussain Syed, Sadia Abbasi Mehmood, and SM Zafar met with Aafia; Faqir Saeed of the Pakistani embassy as well; she tells them of her ordeal – that she was abducted in 2003, given an injection, found herself in a cell, and was forced to sign papers and confess to things she didn’t do; her children’s lives were threatened and she was abused grievously;
— November 17: Judge Richard Berman indicates that a psychiatric evaluation indicates that Aafia is “not competent to proceed as a result of her mental disease, which renders her unable to understand the nature and consequences of the proceedings against her;”
— December 17: the next scheduled date (in New York District Court) to determine if Aafia is fit to stand trial;
— March 9, 2009: the tentative date for Aafia’s trial to begin.
The US Bagram, Afghanistan Torture-Prison
After her abduction, Aafia disappeared into Bagram hell and was known only as “Prisoner 650.” Then later, by released prisoners, as the “Gray Lady of Bagram” because of her screams they heard for years.
At one time, Bagram (north of Kabul at the US air base) held twice as many prisoners as Guantanamo and likely still holds hundreds. They’re crammed into wire cages, routinely tortured, forced to sleep on floor mats, and have buckets for latrines, or at least did until recently. Many prisoners are held secretly, have been there for years, have no access to lawyers, or any knowledge of the allegations against them. Most, perhaps all, are innocent victims and guilty only of being Muslims at the wrong time in the wrong place.
What’s known about Bagram comes from released or transfered prisoners who got access to counsel. In early 2008, The New York Times also reported that the International Committee of the Red Cross filed a confidential complaint with US authorities charging that its detainees were held incommunicado for weeks or months in isolation cells and subjected to cruel treatment (torture) in violation of international law.
In February 2005, The London Guardian reported that a prisoner named Mustafa was blindfolded, handcuffed, gagged, and forced to bend down over a table by three US soldiers. They then “forcibly rammed a stick up my rectum….I could not stop screaming when this happened.”
Another case involved Wesam Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Deemawi. For over a 40 days, he was threatened with dogs, stripped and photographed “in shameful and obscene positions,” placed in a cage with a hook and hanging rope, and hung on it blindfolded for two days. Both men were never charged and were later released.
Other prisoners were beaten, chained, hung from the ceiling by their wrists, and subjected to numerous other tortures and indignities – for months or years. In some cases so horrifically they died. Aafia and other women were (and still are) at Bagram and other US torture- prisons (including torture-ships at sea), according to British journalist Yvonne Ridley: “There are many Muslim women in the captivity of American forces and if (people remain) silent, (they’ll) lose their sisters forever.” Some are treated even worse than Aafia.
Ridley wrote about Bagram’s “Prisoner 650” and her ordeal of torture and repeatedly being raped for over four years. “The cries of (this) helpless woman echoed (with such torment) in the jail that (it) prompted prisoners to go on hunger strike.” Ridley called her a “gray lady (because) she (was) almost a ghost, a spectre whose cries and screams continue to haunt those who heard her. This would never happen to a Western woman.” It did to Aafia, other Muslim women as well, and their ordeal continues horrifically.
US and International Law on Prisoners of War and Enforced Disappearances
US and international law are clear and unequivocal on prisoner detentions and their treatment. America under George Bush defiles it, and, given the rogue team he’s assembled, the Obama administration (with or without Guantanamo) promises little or no change. These practices are grievous crimes of war and against humanity and should never be tolerated against anyone for any reason. Yet they persist.
The US War Crimes Act (1996) defines these offenses as grave breaches under the Geneva Conventions (1949) and violations of its Common Article 3. It states in part:
….”the following acts are prohibited at any time and in any place….:
— violence to life and person (including) murder, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture;
— ….humiliating and degrading treatment;”
— sentencing or executing detainees “without previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees….recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples;” and
— assuring wounded and sick are (properly) cared for.
The US Army Field Manual 27-10 is also explicit on the rule of law. It incorporates the Nuremberg Principles prohibiting crimes against humanity, and specifically obligates soldiers to disobey illegal orders or be subject to prosecution under international law. Paragraph 498 states that any person, military or civilian, who commits a crime under international law bears responsibility and may be punished. Paragraph 499 defines a “war crime.” Paragraph 509 denies the defense of superior orders in the commission of a crime, and paragraph 510 denies the defense of an “act of state.”
Under Article VI of the Constitution (the supremacy clause), international law is part of domestic law, and US presidents take an oath under Article II, Section 1, Clause 7 to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution….” Further, Article II, Section 3 requires the president to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully exercised.”
International human rights law also strictly prohibits secret detentions. Under Principle 6 of the (May 1989) UN Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions:
“Governments shall ensure that persons deprived of their liberty are (to be) held in officially recognised places of custody, and that accurate information on their custody and whereabouts, including transfers, is made promptly available to their relatives and lawyers or other persons of confidence.”
US and international laws leave no ambiguity on torture or its seriousness when practiced. The (1949) Third Geneva Convention’s Article 13 (on the Treatment of Prisoners of War) states:
Detainees “must at all times be humanely treated. Any unlawful act or omission by the Detaining Power causing death or seriously endangering the health of a prisoner of war in its custody is prohibited….(these persons) must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation….”
Third Geneva also prohibits physical or mental torture, all other forms of coercion, collective punishment, corporal punishments, and any type of violence. These acts are “war crimes.” Various other US and international laws also prohibit them, yet they’re official US policy, so far with impunity.
In December 1992, the UN General Assembly passed the Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance. It states that:
“any act of enforced disappearance is an offence to human dignity.” It “places the persons subjected thereto outside the protection of the law and inflicts severe suffering on them and their families. It constitutes a violation of the rules of international law guaranteeing, inter alia (among other things), the right to recognition as a person before the law, the right to liberty and security of the person, and the right not to be subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment….No state shall practice, permit or tolerate enforced disappearances” and must terminate any such acts “in any territory under its jurisdiction.” Such practices are crimes of war and against humanity.
In 2005, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHR&GJ, New York University School of Law) published a report titled: “Fate and Whereabouts Unknown: Detainees in the “War on Terror.” It presented “factual summaries of (28) individuals who may be in secret (US) detention sites” and included known information about Aafia at the time.
CHR&GJ said enforced disappearances happen “when individuals are deprived of their liberty by state agents and the state fails to provide information about their fate or whereabouts; through these actions, detainees are placed outside the protection of law.”
“Disappearances” include these practices:
— individuals (often unidentified) held in secret US-run or controlled “black sites;”
— individuals in foreign-based sites under US control or direction;
— individuals “extraordinarily renditioned” to “black” or other sites; and
— individuals held in conflict areas and not properly registered and/or identified, such as CIA “ghost prisoners” on US military facilities like at Bagram.
United States of America v. Aafia Siddiqui
On September 2, the Justice Department (DOJ) indicted Aafia “for attempting to kill United States Nationals in Afghanistan and Six Additional Charges.” On September 4, she was arraigned before Judge Richard Berman in US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Michael Garcia, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, stated (in a September 2 press release) that on July 18, 2008, “a team of United States servicemen and law enforcement officers, and others assisting them, attempted to interview Aafia Siddiqui in Ghazni, Afghanistan, where she had been detained by local police the day before….unbeknownst to the United States interview team, unsecured, behind a curtain — Siddiqui obtained one of the United States Army officer’s M-4 rifles and attempted to fire it, and did fire it, at another United States Army officer and other members of the United States interview team….
Siddiqui then assaulted one of the United States Army interpreters, as he attempted to obtain the M-4 rifle from her. Siddiqui subsequently assaulted one of the FBI agents and one of the United States Army officers, as they attempted to subdue her.”
Garcia said nothing about years of torture and rape at Bargram or that this frail, weakened, 110 pound woman was confronted by three US Army officers, two FBI agents, and two Army interpreters, yet inexplicably managed to assault three of them, get one of their rifles, open fire at close range, hit no one, and only she was severely wounded. As her attorney put it:
“Picture this woman who is very tiny (and extremely frail and weakened from her ordeal), and ask yourself how she engaged in armed conflict….with six (armed and well-trained) military men, how did this happen? And how did she get shot? I think you can answer that, can’t you (and question the absurdity of DOJ’s charges against her)?
Garcia outlined, but didn’t indict, on the above-listed allegations about specific “cells,” handwritten notes about a “mass casualty attack,” constructing “dirty bombs,” and using various devices and means to deliver them. It was also alleged that before 9/11 she travelled to Liberia where she was involved in illegal diamond trading to support Al Qaeda and then opened a Baltimore post office box for one of its members. None of these claims are credible or showed up in her indictment.
Count One
Attempted Murder of United States Nationals by obtaining a US Army Officer’s M-4 rifle and attempting to fire and firing it at him, two other US Interview Team members, and repeatedly stating her intent and desire to kill Americans.
Count Two
Attempted Murder of United States Officers and Employees in the same manner while they were engaged in and on account of the performance of their official duties.
Count Three
Armed Assault of United States Officers and Employees in the same manner.
Count Four
Discharge of A Firearm During (a) Crime of Violence as described above.
Count Five
Assault of United States Officers and Employees as described above.
Count Six
(Further charges of) Assault of United States Officers and Employees as described above.
Count Seven
(More charges of) Assault of United States Officers and Employees as described above.
Aafia’s Deteriorating Health
In response to British MP Lord Nazir’s letter on Aafia’s whereabouts, US authorities confirmed that she’s incarcerated at Carswell Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX (pursuant to an October 1, 2008 US District Court, NY judicial directive) where she’s undergoing psychiatric evaluation, but not getting desperately needed medical attention.
Nazir earlier raised questions about her detention and said “she (was) physically tortured and continuously raped by the officers at the (Bagram) prison” – for over four years. He now wants her immediately released and repatriated to Pakistan after it was learned she’s held on dubious charges plus all the horrific treatment she endured – yet is guilty of nothing.
Aafia is in deplorable condition and, according to Judge Berman, not in a correct state of mind to stand trial. On August 7, 2008, Iqbal Haider, Co-chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concern about her. He called it shocking and of grave concern that pictures of her show a beat-up frail and helpless woman, the effects of years of torture, abuse, and continuous rape. There are dark circles under her eyes, a badly repaired broken nose, “made up” teeth and crumbled lips, and overall “a picture of a severely dehydrated, sick person almost as if on the death bed. It shows the inhumane brutality of an apparently civilised nation by the administration of a country which claims to be much civilised.”
According to HRCP and Aafia’s family, her physical condition is deplorable, and she badly needs immediate medical treatment outside the Carswell prison where it’s not given. “Her wound was oozing blood,” and her clothes were soaked in it. Earlier in custody, one of her kidneys was removed, yet her abdominal pain persists. She has large stitches down her torso from the surgery, negligently done, and may be suffering from internal bleeding. Her teeth were removed. Her nose was broken and improperly reset. Her gunshot wound was incompetently dressed, and her overall condition is dire and life-threatening.
This poor woman was savaged by a criminal state operating outside the law for political advantage. Her outrageous treatment continues. Her son, Ahmed (a US citizen), is being detained in Afghanistan, but the whereabouts of her other two children is unknown.
A Final Comment
Post-9/11, the Bush administration:
— declared permanent war without cause;
— ravaged Iraq and Afghanistan;
— incited and/or engaged in other direct and proxy wars;
— militarized the country;
— enacted repressive police state laws;
— trashed the rule of law;
— made human and civil rights a nonstarter;
— defiled every human dignity imaginable;
— institutionalized illegal spying and electoral theft;
— made torture official US policy;
— criminalized dissent;
— waged war on working Americans;
— engineered the largest ever wealth transfer to the rich;
— turned government into a crime syndicate;
— looted the national treasury;
— bankrupted the nation;
— criminally defrauded the public; and
— waged a global jihad against Islam.
Aafia is one of its most aggrieved. She’s been destroyed physically and emotionally. Her former being no longer exists. Her survival is in jeopardy, yet she remains incarcerated, has been indicted, will be tried, likely convicted, and may spend the rest of her life in prison. And for what? For her faith, devoutness, ethnicity, humble charity, all at the wrong time in America. The message to everyone is clear. We’re all Aafia Siddiquis.
Stephen Lendman is a Research Associate of the Centre of Research on Globalization. He lives in Chicago and can be reached at [email protected].
Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to The Global Research News Hour on RepublicBroadcasting.org Monday through Friday at 10AM US Central time for cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on world and national topics. All programs are archived for easy listening.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=11378
Copyright © Stephen Lendman, Global Research, 2008
Articles by: Stephen Lendman
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at [email protected] His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs.
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Camp McCain, in Elliott, Mississippi, is a Mississippi National Guard training site that covers 13,000 acres. Training at the facility includes tank maneuvers, artillery training and general training for National Guard troops. .
Camp McCain was one of several training sites that sprang up throughout Mississippi during World War II. In 1942, the United States Army opened a major training facility on a 42,000-acre site at Elliott, Mississippi in Grenada County. The facility was named Camp McCain in honor of a famous family of military men from neighboring Carroll County, including Carroll county native Major General Henry P. McCain. Troops for the army's 87th and 94th divisions trained at Camp McCain before being sent into combat in Europe. At the peak of its expansion, Camp McCain served as many as 50,000 troops.
The US Forest Service (USFS) permitted 5,874 acres to the Army in December 1942 to be utilized as the Oxford Bombing Range. The Oxford Bombing Range was to provide the Army Air Forces with a site for testing bomb dropping mechanisms and like purposes. It is assumed that practice bombs (with spotting charges) were used at the site. In 1943, The Secretary of War determined that there was longer a military necessity for the bombing range.In August 1943, the USFS permitted 30,617 acres (including the bombing range area) to the Army for use as a maneuver area. The maneuver area was utilized by the Army units stationed at Camp McCain, MS, for bivouac and maneuver purposes. The maneuver area remained active until 1947. Currently, most of the site is forest land within the Holly Springs National Forest.
The camp also served as a prisoner of war camp for captured German soldiers -- Camp McCain housed 7,700. In 1944, the four base camps - Camp McCain, Camp Como, Camp Clinton, and Camp Shelby - developed fifteen branch camps that furnished POWs to work in the cotton fields. The Camp closed on October 15, 1944 and all but 3,000 acres of the site was sold. The camp was deactivated after the war and most of the buildings were dismantled and some sold to municipalities and colleges.
Camp McCain today functions as an important Army National Guard training site, but with only one-tenth of its original area and capacity. In 1947, the Mississippi national Guard prevailed upon the U.S. Government to retain part of the camp for small arms training. The rifle ranges and 3000 acres were retained under state control, and the rest sold.
In the beginning, the camp was administered by the local unit in Grenada. As usage increased, the demand for more facilities also increased. In the mid to late 60's, the 223d Engr Battalion constructed mess sheds, quonset huts, a latrine, and some of the first roads in the tactical area. In 1969, tracked vehicles were added to Camp McCain , and 1971 a maintenance facility was built. The opening of the tactical areas caused many changes, including the organization of the 221st Engineer Detachment. This unit is now named Detachment 2, State Area Command.
In recent years, the camp has expanded at an excited rate. Additional buildings have been constructed for operations, maintenance support facilities have been added, and three more National Guard Units are now stationed on Camp McCain . Buildings for troop housing have been constructed, so that now 1200 troops may be housed here. In 1984, an additional 4500 adjoining acres were added, increasing the tactical training area. In 1987-1988, ten modern weapons ranges were constructed. The road network on Camp McCain has been expanded and improved, allowing improved tactical training.
Camp McCain Logistics division provides housing, subsistence, general supply, fuel and ammunition. Camp McCain has facilities for over 1200 troops, including over 120 maid service beds, five dining facilities, classrooms, and administrative/supply areas. The Ration Breakdown Activity provides A-rations, Operational rations, and Ice. Camp McCain provides janitorial, kitchen and general supply for customer units. The Retail Fuel Point supplies JP-8. The Ammo Transfer Activity supports any and all ammunition that can be fired on Camp McCain.
The House of Representatives passed a defense appropriations bill in November 2001 which included $6 million for the Mississippi Army National Guard for improvements at Camp McCain in Grenada County. The Fiscal Year 2002 Defense Appropriations Act contains $3.8 million for the National Guard to upgrade Camp McCain Road and Greensboro Road. Another $2.2 million will be provided for construction projects on the base. The work will include construction of a weapons cleaning facility, vehicle maintenance building, infantry live-fire range improvements, and work on roads leading to training areas.
Camp McCain has worked for 10 years on natural resource management. One of the main concerns at the facility was erosion control on tank and artillery training sites and roadside erosion. Scientists recommended and implemented erosion control practices, such as seeding and fertilization, on roadsides and training sites. Both techniques worked to increase plant cover, enhance wildlife foods and provide wildlife habitat. Through the diligent work of scientists and military personnel, 26 protected state and federally listed plants and animals, game species and more than 100 species of nongame birds now have more suitable habitat.
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Poker Night 2 launching this month
Telltale reveals sequel coming to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC with characters from Borderlands, Venture Bros., Sam & Max, and Army of Darkness.
By Eddie Makuch on April 2, 2013 at 11:37AM PDT
Telltale Games has announced Poker Night 2, a downloadable card game coming to Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and PC and Mac through Steam at the end of April. Other platforms and a firm release date are still to be announced.
Poker Night 2 is a sequel to 2010's original Poker Night at the Inventory.
Players will take the fifth seat at the poker table, joining characters from games, TV, and film. These include Claptrap (Borderlands), Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.), Sam (Sam & Max), and Ash Williams (Army of Darkness).
Dealing the hands will be GLaDOS from Valve's action-puzzle games Portal and Portal 2.
In Poker Night 2, players can win "Bounty Unlocks," which are rewards that can be used inside other games when certain goals are achieved. Players can unlock skins and heads for Borderlands 2, characters accessories for Team Fortress 2, as well as Xbox 360 avatar items and themes for PS3.
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It's just not the same without Bruce Campbell voicing Ash.
I mean the man IS Ash. Anyone else just doesn't work.
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Fear-mongering Versus Reality in New York Parole
October 05, 2018 | by Steven Zeidman
Senate Republicans oppose Herman Bell's parole (photo via Senator Patrick Gallivan's website)
Juxtaposed with the decision by New York State Senate Republicans to hold hearings to voice anger over decisions by the Parole Board was this past Friday’s annual Parole Summit of the Lifers and Longtermers Organization at Otisville Correctional Facility.
Summit attendees, including parole reform advocates, clergy, academics, and a judge from the New York Court of Appeals, heard person after person talk passionately about the Lifers’ commitment to their “Four Rs” of responsibility, remorse, reconciliation, and rehabilitation. By day’s end it was clear that for many people behind bars there is a fifth “R” – redemption.
The transparent political motivation to hold hearings so close in time to elections is made all the more shameful by the appeal to fear-mongering, as comments already circulating by Senate Republicans raise the specter of droves of dangerous criminals randomly turned loose on the streets of Albany and Long Island, the chosen sites for the hearings, and elsewhere.
Senator Patrick Gallivan, Chair of the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee that co-sponsored the hearings, characterizes a select few Board decisions granting parole as “indefensible and an affront to law-abiding citizens.” To the contrary, the Board followed the laws and regulations that govern the Board’s decision-making. Far more troubling to law-abiding citizens is an elected official urging the Board to flout the law.
The Legislature passes laws that set minimum and maximum sentences, and judges mete out sentences pursuant to those laws. A person becomes eligible for parole after they have served their minimum judicially-imposed sentence. The Legislature has enumerated a number of factors that the Parole Board must consider when weighing whether to grant parole. If you have done well while incarcerated -- completed all required programs, avoided serious disciplinary infractions, accepted responsibility for your actions, and made a thorough re-entry plan -- you should be released. That is the law. Indeed, that is what people are told when they are sentenced.
Long-overdue changes to the laws and regulations that govern parole direct the Board to take a forward-looking approach; evaluate who the person is today instead of fixating on the crime of conviction from often decades earlier. Now, the Board is required to utilize an objective evidence-based risk-assessment tool to determine whether someone presents a risk of future violent behavior. Elected officials who suggest that the Parole Board is turning loose a slew of dangerous criminals conveniently ignore that each of these people were deemed to be at the lowest possible risk for re-offending. They also elide the fact that each of these people served decades in prison before they were released. Not only have they been significantly punished, but, according to every study of age and crime, they have long ago “aged out” of any real possibility of future criminal conduct. Put simply, they are profoundly different people at age 50, 60 or 70 than they were when they were in their teens or twenties.
Several Senators also refer disingenuously to the Board’s “seeming automatic releases.” That is patently untrue. The most controversial cases of the past year all involve people who had been denied parole eight, nine, ten, or more times spanning decades. However, consider the recent case of Richard DiGuglielmo. Mr. DiGuglielmo was convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 years to life in a high-profile case involving the killing of a black man by a white off-duty police officer in a dispute over a parking space. Mr. DiGuglielmo served his 20-year minimum and was released at his very first appearance before the Board, a very rare outcome for someone convicted of murder, especially considering the objections from the victim’s family. Notably, there was no outcry from the Republicans members of the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee.
The Board is subjected to relatively little public opprobrium when it chooses to deny parole. Contrary to the claims of Senate Republicans, the far larger problem with the Board, as made abundantly clear at the Otisville Parole Summit, is its habit of routinely denying parole to the many people who have so fully transformed, decisions based solely on the serious nature of the crime of conviction, something the person can never change. These punitive, backward-looking decisions ignore the innate human capacity to change and are ultimately cold and merciless.
The epidemic of mass incarceration is now readily acknowledged. The 130 Lifers and Longtermers at the Otisville Summit have collectively served more than 2,400 years in prison. Many of them have been denied parole repeatedly based exclusively on the crime of conviction from decades before. Contrary to the views of Republican members of the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee, decisions grounded in the extant laws and regulations to grant parole should be praised, not pilloried, and must not be influenced, let alone determined, by who yells the loudest.
Steven Zeidman is a professor of law at CUNY School of Law. On Twitter @SteveZeidman.
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S. 3075 (96th): Federal Government Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1980
To prevent unnecessary spending by government offices at or near the end of a fiscal year.
96th Congress, 1979–1980
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Population growth has Colorado considering adding its first new judicial district in half a century
Under the proposal, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties would form a new district, leaving Arapahoe County alone in the 18th
John Aguilar | The Denver Post
The ongoing population surge along the Front Range, which has pushed up housing prices and bogged down traffic, now could spur the formation of Colorado’s first new judicial district in more than half a century.
The plan calls for carving a new jurisdiction out of the 18th Judicial District, which encompasses Arapahoe, Douglas, Lincoln and Elbert counties. Marked by ferocious growth over the last few decades, the district now contains more than 1 million people — far more than the next most populous of Colorado’s 22 judicial districts. In second place is the 4th, which counts 738,000 people in El Paso and Teller counties.
Also pushing the breakup proposal forward is the deepening political chasm that has developed in recent election cycles between solidly red Douglas County and increasingly blue-leaning Arapahoe County, leading some to believe that now is the time to take a hard look at creating Colorado’s 23rd Judicial District.
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Siakam shines as Raptors take 2-1 series lead
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (right) drives to the basket against Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac during the first quarter of game three of the first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs in Orlando, United States, on Friday. (USA TODAY Sports)
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Pascal Siakam scored a postseason-career high 30 points and had 11 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors seized a 2-1 lead in the first round playoff series with a 98-93 win on Friday.
“He’s unbelievable,” Raptors guard Kyle Lowry said of Siakam. “He’s the most improved basketball player in the NBA this year and he’s only going to get better.”
Kawhi Leonard added 16 points and 10 rebounds while Danny Green scored 13 points and Lowry had 12 points for the Raptors who guarded Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic closely for the second straight game.
Vucevic scored 22 points and nabbed 14 rebounds for the Magic. Terrence Ross finished with a team-high 24 points, Jonathan Isaac scored 14, and Aaron Gordon had 10.
Game four in the best-of-seven series is Sunday in Orlando.
Siakam was 13 for 20 from the floor and the Raptors held Orlando to 36 % shooting.
“It’s just taking what a defense gives us and going with it,” Siakam said.
Lowry nailed a three pointer with just under eight minutes to go in the fourth to give Toronto a 17-point lead, their biggest lead of the game.
The Raptors scored the first 10 points of the game and led by 11 before finishing with a 26-21 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The first half ended with Ross nailing a 40-foot three-pointer to cut Toronto’s lead to 48-45.
The Raptors took a seven-point lead early in the third quarter, but Vucevic converted back to back three-pointers with 6:37 to go for Orlando’s first lead of the game, 59-57.
Leonard hit a jump shot to give Toronto a nine-point lead late in the fourth.
The Magic responded and Ross made a layup to cut the margin to 94-90. Siakam’s jumper gave Toronto a six-point lead with 93 seconds left.
Ross cut the lead to three with a three-pointer with 42 seconds remaining. Leonard made two free throws with 13 seconds left to ice the victory.
Elsewhere, the Boston Celtics withstood a late surge to post a 104-96 victory over the Indiana Pacers to take a stranglehold 3-0 lead in their first round best-of-seven Eastern Conference series.
Kyrie Irving helped the Celtics close it out by scoring 11 of their final 16 points.
Boston gets a chance to close out the Pacers in Indiana on Sunday.
Jaylen Brown had 23 points to lead the Celtics, who held the Pacers under 100 points for the third straight game.
Irving finished with 19 points and 10 assists while Jayson Tatum added 18 points, Al Horford had 16 and Marcus Morris 11 in the win.
Tyreke Evans led seven Pacers in double figures with 19 points off the bench. Bojan Bogdanovic had 15 points, Myles Turner had 13, Domantas Sabonis 12, Thaddeus Young and Matthews finished with 11 apiece, and Darren Collison 10 for Indiana. Young was the game’s leading rebounder with nine.
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Faridah's initiative for safe cities is inspiring
The issue of women’s safety has to be taken up by NGOs and people like Faridah in order to rise to the defence of other girls.
The story of Faridah and how she is mobilising safe cities is an inspiring story (“Uganda woman leads teens in fight for safer cities,” June 9, Gulf Today). It also sheds light on the grave situation of women the world over, but especially in poorer countries where the safety of women isn’t considered much of an issue for the government because the government officials are busy with running corrupt schemes or inciting communal violence.
The issue of women’s safety thus has to be taken up by NGOs and people like Faridah who unfortunately had to go through a very ugly experience in order to rise to the defence of other girls. Safety, according to Maslow is one of the fundamental necessities of a human. And especially for women, this safety seems to have been given no importance at all. It’s a man’s world they say and I believe they are right. Should men have felt threatened, there’d have been immediate laws for the protection of men’s safety like so many anti women laws which are made by the same men with little regard to the women for whom these laws are made.
So back to the point of women’s safety, unfortunately it’s up to the woman to look after herself and other women.
J Dias
Uganda woman leads teens in fight for safer cities
Two years ago, Faridah's world changed -- she and a friend were attacked by drug addicts on a poorly lit street in the Ugandan capital Kampala, their hometown. Faridah escaped, but her friend was raped and killed.
WHO emergency panel meets on Ebola after Uganda deaths
The World Health Organization emergency committee will decide on Friday whether to declare a raging Ebola epidemic an international threat, after an outbreak that began
Uganda says would 'consider' granting Bashir asylum
Uganda would consider granting asylum to ousted Sudanese president Omar Al Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a state minister said on Tuesday.
Carrefour franchisee to open first Ugandan store
Carrefour will open its first store in Uganda this year, expanding in the region after a successful launch in neighbouring Kenya, the Dubai-based operator of the French retailer's outlets said on Tuesday.
UAE doing its best for peace in Yemen
It’s the historic and fraternal bonds between the two countries that prompted the UAE to pursue its efforts to restore security and stability in Yemen. As His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, pointed out, preserving Yemen’s security and stability
For President Trump 2020 is no different from 2016
As Democratic presidential contenders race to draft the boldest and most detailed policy plans, President Donald Trump has stuck to the signature issues that helped him win last time: “Build the wall,” “jobs, jobs, jobs” and “America First.” In other words, the agenda for Trump’s second term is largely a set of pithy slogans that have been
Imran’s visit and hopes for end to US-Pak rancour
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the US next week is meant to reset Pakistan’s often stormy relations with the US. The first visit by Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan had been under discussion for some weeks, but Islamabad got a jolt when the State Department spokesperson refuted Pakistani media reports of a meeting
Johnson is floating in his own glittering galaxy of lies
The author-cum-pop psychologist Malcolm Gladwell made a lot of money from telling the world, through his 2008 book Outliers, that anyone can master any skill at all if they just spend 10,000 hours practising it. Eleven years on, he had better hope no one’s been paying too close attention to the somehow still ongoing Tory leadership contest,
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Catherine Zeta-Jones shares never-before-seen photo of herself as a bridesmaid in honour of the royal wedding
The actress shared the never-before-seen picture on Instagram
hellomagazine.com Catherine Zeta-Jones shared a vintage photo of herself as a bridesmaid in honour of the royal wedding. The actress' husband Michael Douglas also congratulated Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding.
Long before Princess Charlotte melted hearts around the world as a bridesmaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones also served up cuteness as one - and we have the picture to prove it. The 48-year-old took to her Instagram account on Tuesday to share an adorable photo of herself in a pink ensemble, all in honour of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding.
Catherine shared a photo of herself as a young bridesmaid Photo: Instagram/catherinezetajones
In the throwback image, the Welsh actress adorably posed wearing a pink bridesmaid dress that featured a high neck, long-sleeves and puff shoulders. Catherine's look at the time was completed with a floral crown similar to the one worn by Princess Charlotte at her uncle Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.
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"In the glow of wedding mania, me as a bridesmaid, one of my favourite responsibilities in life," the mother-of-two captioned the cute post. Ahead of the royal wedding, Catherine expressed her excitement by sharing a photo of her decorations and themed-bites. Alongside a picture of Union Jack napkins, biscuits and English Luxury Clotted Cream. Michael Douglas' wife wrote alongside the snap: "Royal wedding prep!!!! So excited!!!! #fairytale."
Michael posted a funny photo of himself and a cut out of Queen Elizabeth Photo: Facebook/Michael Douglas
Catherine wasn't the only member of her family looking forward to the royal nuptials. Michael also joined in on the royal wedding mania. On the day of the couple's Windsor nuptials, the 74-year-old Oscar winner extended his well-wishes to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with a hilarious photo of himself waving with a life-size cut out of Queen Elizabeth and a message that read: "Our best wishes to Prince Harry and Meghan!"
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Olivia Newton-John addresses death rumours as she gives health update
The Grease actress has been diagnosed with cancer for the third time
March 07, 2019 - 10:54 GMT Sharnaz Shahid Grease star Olivia Newton-John has given her fans a new health update on her cancer battle. The actress was recently forced to rubbish death rumours...
Olivia Newton-John has opened up about the last six months spent battling cancer for the third time, claiming it has been "challenging" at times. The interview comes shortly after the Grease star was forced to refute claims which suggested she was close to death following the diagnosis. "Those things are so stupid. Why not just go, 'Here I am, and I'm fine,'" she told People, explaining why she immediately put out a statement about her health. "We just nipped it in the bud."
Olivia Newton-John has given fans a health update
She added: "My friends were calling and believing this stuff. I had to say, 'You really think if it was that bad you wouldn't know?'" During her 70th birthday in September, Olivia was hospitalised after she fractured her pelvis due to the weakening of her bones. "There were all these things I was going to do for my birthday, but God had other plans," she shared. Olivia revealed her third cancer diagnosis to the world in September. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and was given the all-clear after undergoing chemotherapy and a mastectomy. In 2013, the actress then found out that she had cancer in her shoulder.
READ: John Travolta praises Olivia Newton-John for 'honest video' after death rumours
The Australian beauty also told the magazine that she is coming to terms with her diagnosis, saying: "Of course I had my moments, and my tears and all that, but I have a wonderful husband who supports me through those things." Last year, she heaped praise on her partner John Easterling when she spoke on Australian TV's Sunday Night. "I'd be lying if I said I never [get scared]," she admitted. "There are moments, I'm human. If I allowed myself to go there, I could easily create that big fear. But my husband's always there, and he's there to support me. I believe I will win over it. That's my goal."
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Photo by Jeff MayesWhen the new Centier Bank opens in Michigan City in about a month, it will be the second branch in La Porte County. A branch in La Porte opened its doors in 2006.
Photo by Jeff MayesA worker puts finishing touches on the signature blue awning above the drive-thru of the new Centier Bank branch, which will be opening Aug. 15 on South Franklin Street.
Centier Bank, opening soon in MC, named state's top bank
MERRILLVILLE — The top bank in Indiana, according to one national publication, will be opening its first branch in Michigan City in about four weeks.
Centier Bank was recently rated the No. 1 bank in the state of Indiana by Forbes.
Forbes teamed up with market research firm Statista for its second annual “Best Banks in Each State” to gauge interest in the feedback customers gave their banks, with more than 25,000 individuals surveyed, according to Mike Schrage, president and CEO of Centier Bank.
“This accolade is a testament to the prioritization of service and culture that we provide here at Centier,” Schrage said.
“We are continually recognized as a top provider in our banking services, and that really ties into the belief that we invest in our people first, who then relay first-class services to our clients.
This is the second year Centier Bank has ranked in the top 5 of Forbes’ “Best Banks in Each State” survey. Financial institutions are graded on client satisfaction, recommendations, and other factors including trust, terms and conditions, branch services, and financial advice.
“As a true community bank, we recognize that we grow as our communities grow, and that is only supported by establishing foundational relationships with our clients and stakeholders,” Schrage said.
“We are proud of this distinction and know that, as the largest private, family-owned bank in the state, we continue to deliver the quality of service that sets us apart from other banks.”
Centier achieved a significant milestone in the fist quarter of 2019 when it surpassed the $4.5 billion asset milestone, and recently topped hit $4.7 million, according to spokesman Brett Fuller.
“When Indiana’s largest private, family-owned bank surpassed $4.5 billion in total assets at the end of the first quarter, it marked its eighth consecutive quarter of pre-tax earnings growth,” he said. Centier surpassed the $3.5 billion milestone in 2017 and passed $4 billion in assets in 2018.
And the bank continues to grow, opening branches in Michigan City, Indianapolis, Elkhart and Fort Wayne this year.
The Michigan City branch, now under construction in the 5500 block of South Franklin Street, will officially open to the public on Aug. 15, Fuller said.
It will be the bank’s second branch in La Porte County. A banking center on Pine Lake Avenue in La Porte opened its doors in 2006.
“During a time in which other banks are merging or abandoning their communities, Centier continues to grow in large part thanks to its ‘Not for Sale’ Promise,” Schrage said, “a declaration that the bank will be locally owned by the Schrage Family for generations to come.”
With more than 900 employees at 61 branches, Centier maintains its status as a Hall of Fame “Best Places to Work” institution and was also recognized last year as the 10th-ranked Best Bank to Work for in the United States, her said.
And in May, the bank won an Indiana Bankers Association MAXI Award for its “Heart of the Community” campaign, an honor that showcases “excellence in bank marketing and advertising,” Schrage said.
“Thanks to our sound, principled business practices, we have seen continued success as we continue to grow thanks to our unmatched service and desire to help build communities throughout Indiana,” Schrage said. “Our associates and their Servant Heart Culture are going above and beyond to build long-lasting trustful relationships with our clients.”
—From staff reports
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PSYC 380 Exam 3
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PSYC 380 Exam 3 Liberty University
Phineas Gage, who was injured when a steel rod was accidentally driven through his skull, exhibited capricious, emotional behavior (in part) as a result of widespread damage to his
In the case of patient S.P., bilateral damage to the ________ resulted in ________.
Individual neurons within the amygdala are activated by
PET studies indicate that the comprehension of emotion from tone of voice is associated with increased activity of the
Which of the following is a function of the right hemisphere?
Neurons within the ______ are important for the extinction of a CER.
After damage to her ______, Patient I.R. showed impaired ability to _______.
Which of the following would be expected in a rat after infusion of glutamate into the central nucleus of the amygdala?
According to the James-Lange theory, feelings of emotions are
Damage to the ________ neurons of the forebrain would be expected to ________ aggressive attack.
Which of the following best describes the changes produced by damage involving the prefrontal cortex in the patient described by Eslinger and Damasio (1985)?
Which of the following is true of the role of the amygdala in recognition of emotion?
Damage to the _______ would produce difficulty in recognizing facial emotion in another person.
Patient H.M. is able to perform all of the following tasks quite well EXCEPT
Long-term potentiation is associated with the movement of ________ to the ________.
One striking aspect of H.M.’s memory deficit is that he
The increase in synaptic strength that occurs in long-term potentiation is due to a physical modification of the synapse to include
Which of the following is an example of an implicit memory task?
The distinction between implicit and explicit memories is that
Which of the following terms are synonymous?
The perforant pathway
Classical conditioning is considered to be a form of
Based on the study of Patient H.M., it has been concluded that
Which of the following is true of motor learning?
In instrumental conditioning, a response that produces a favorable consequence
Subjects with right medial temporal lobe damage would be expected to
Verbal behavior is said to be a lateralized function of the left hemisphere in that
In the study of handedness and hemispheric speech lateralization, what measure was used to determine hemispheric dominance?
The left hemisphere is better than the right hemisphere at
One way to think about Wernicke’s aphasia is that this syndrome is
Damage to the right hemisphere would likely interfere with which function?
Which of the following speech deficits is a common feature of all forms of aphasia?
The key aspect of sound that allows a person to recognize a word resides in
The most recent source of information about the physiology of language is from
People who have Broca’s aphasia
A primary characteristic of Wernicke’s aphasia is
Which of the following is a reliable means by which to determine which side of the brain is dominant for speech?
________ are examples of function words, while ________ are examples of content words.
A Japanese person who suffers from surface dyslexia would be expected to
Damage to the ________ causes transcortical sensory aphasia.
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Local businesses use creative marketing
Sable LeFrereStaff Writer
Local small businesses may not have the money to market themselves like the big chain companies, but some are making up for that with creative solutions.
Strategies vary from advertising with different media to just getting the word out through satisfied customers.
Victoria Giglio, owner of Victoria’s Indigo Boutique, 112 Old Towne Blvd. Court, Houma, tried all types of advertising before finding a strategy that worked best.
“I tried commercials, the radio, B97 (FM) and 102.5 (WFMF). I’ve tried billboards,” she said.
They gave her some success but not the success she was looking for.
“TV wasn’t as successful as billboards. The commercials didn’t stay on long. And with billboards, you couldn’t change it all the time. It was hard to change every time a new party or outfit came out. You know you want to keep fashion up-to-date,” Giglio said.
Giglio also tried putting ads in magazines and concluded she wanted to start her own publication.
“I said hey, if I am going to put ads in stuff and on billboards, why don’t I just make my own magazine?” she said. “It was like 2:30 in the morning. I was up thinking, and I was like Houma doesn’t have a fashion magazine.”
She recalled how she would travel to other cities for business or vacation and those places would have fashion magazines.
“I thought it would be neat to bring to this area,” Giglio said. “The next day I called the printing company and got quotes on magazine prices. Pretty much four to six weeks later, I had a magazine.”
Giglio began Indigo Magazine in 2010. She launches it quarterly in compliance with the fashion seasons spring, summer, fall and holiday. She said it was very hard to put together, but it has become a success with the help of her vendors and advertisers who thought it would be beneficial to them.
“The magazines fly out of the places we put them in. I have to keep refilling the racks every day. It helps business out tremendously. People come in that never heard of the store before because of the magazine. Nine out of 10 times they buy stuff too, and I’ve made a new customer,” Giglio said.
Since the boutique caters to women, Giglio puts her magazine in Houma restaurants, hair salons, doctors’ offices and nail shops to reach her target audience.
Giglio even won the 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Board of Retailers for her success.
“I thought that was really neat that they thought it was something good I brought to Houma,” she said.
The magazine is one of the most expensive things Giglio does for her boutique but said she is thankful for those who buy ad space because it covers the majority of the cost of publication.
“It doesn’t just help me, but all my friends and other businesses that affiliate themselves with me. I want everyone to do well,” she said.
Facebook and Instagram are other forms of free advertising Giglio uses that helps her business tremendously, she said.
The Foundry on the Bayou restaurant and bar, 715 W. First St., Thibodaux, is another business that has found a strategy that works.
Kitchen manager David Matherne said The Foundry relies on free advertising and its customers.
“We do Facebook and we have a webpage for ourselves. But our marketing comes from the people that come in,” he said.
“If they have a good experience when they come in, they will let their friends know about us. That seems to be more effective in my opinion,” he said.
Matherne said word-of-mouth really helped the business for the last-minute “End of the World” party it threw a few weeks ago.
“We had just decided to do the party three weeks in advance and we still got a good turnout. To get 100 people there for only a three-week-planned event was really good for us,” he said. “...and this was while all the college kids were out for break and with people home for the holidays. We still got business from that.”
Matherne said putting up table tents, signs in the bathrooms and around the business, as well as waiter interaction also helps advertise for different events.
The Foundry has almost sold out of tickets for the New Year’s Eve performance by the Good Feelin band because of the combined strategies the business uses to get its message out, Matherne said.
“I am not from Thibodaux. But from what I hear, everybody is going to be stoked up that they are going to be playing here. We are going to be slammed on New Year’s Eve. So I am looking forward to that,” Matherne said.
Staff Writer Sable LeFrere can be reached at 985-857-2204 or at sable.lefrere@houamtoday.com.
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Our credit courses are held in the four campus locations listed below. Our noncredit Continuing Education classes can be found in these locations as well as community buildings and public schools in and around Howard County. Check the noncredit schedule of classes to find your class location.
Columbia Campus
Our main campus is in the heart of Columbia, Maryland, approximately halfway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Area Map and Directions
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Charles I. Ecker Business Training Center (BTC, Gateway Campus)
Our BTC's state-of-the-art facility is conveniently located in the Baltimore-Washington Corridor, just seconds off I-95 and Route 175.
Laurel College Center (LCC)
Located in Laurel, the LCC is a collaboration among five area institutions that provides convenient and multi-level higher education opportunities to people who live and work in the region.
Laurel, Maryland 20707
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03/03/2019 10:40 EST | Updated 03/03/2019 22:34 EST
Canadian Rental Rates Rise At Fastest Pace In 30 Years
Statistics Canada's measure of rental rates might actually be reflecting reality now.
By Daniel Tencer
Kritchanut via Getty Images
The cost of rental housing jumped by the most in 30 years in January, according to Statistics Canada data.
If you've been paying the bills in your household, you've probably noticed that some things have fallen in price (gas), and some things have been largely stable (shoes and clothing, for instance).
But if you've been shopping around for an apartment to rent, you've probably experienced sticker shock.
The cost of renting an apartment in Canada shot up 0.9 per cent in a single month in January, according to Statistics Canada, the fastest one-month leap since August, 1989.
BMO Economics
And even though the hike took place in the first month that StatCan is using a new method to estimate rental costs, the agency insists it's not a statistical distortion.
"This one-month movement reflects price change and not a change in methodology. However, given the new methodology, the variation we see now will be different than what we've seen in the past under the previous methodology," the agency said in a statement emailed to HuffPost Canada.
Benjamin Reitzes, a senior economist at Bank of Montreal, says StatCan's measure of rental rates has been "subdued for decades" and probably missed the spike in rental rates that has been taking place in recent years.
"The new way they measure it is actually capturing what's going on," he said.
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And what's going on is rental rate increases that are quite widespread, spreading well beyond the priciest markets. The latest data on asking rates for apartments from rental site Padmapper shows double-digit increases in 12 of the 24 cities covered.
Asking rates for one-bedroom apartments in Toronto jumped 10.2 per cent over the past year, to an average of $2,270, while in Vancouver rates rose 4.5 per cent, to $2,080, and Montreal rents jumped 11.1 per cent, to $1,500.
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Many experts say the jump in rents over the past two years has to do with the slowdown in the owner-occupied housing market. Many would-be homebuyers have been priced out of the housing market due to the new mortgage stress test or rising interest rates, forcing people to stay in rental housing longer.
At the same time, Canada's population growth has accelerated over the past few years, leading to the fastest population growth in several decades. A Bank of Montreal report from last year suggested the experts may be underestimating how much new housing Canada needs.
Some policy analysts say a lack of purpose-built rental housing and government-subsidized housing is contributing to the problem. Most governments in Canada long ago stopped adding to their stock of affordable housing, and are now struggling to maintain their existing housing stock. Rental apartment construction has been slow for decades, even as condo construction has exploded.
Earlier on HuffPost Canada:
The Real Estate Industry Is Pressuring Ottawa To Get You Further Into Debt
Here's How Long It Will Take You To Sell Your House In 63 Canadian Markets
Canada's Average House Price Is Back To 2015 Levels
Many in the real estate industry blame rent controls, arguing that laws which prevent large rental rate increases make rental housing a less attractive investment. But supporters of rent controls point out that a lack of rent controls in some markets didn't result in rental housing being built.
In Ontario, for instance, apartments built after 1991 were exempt from rent controls for many years. But that did not lead to an increase in rental housing construction. However, despite the Ontario government's introduction of new rent controls in 2017, there has been an increase in purpose-built rental apartment construction around Greater Toronto.
In Toronto, for instance, when rent controls on newer units were removed in the 1990s, there was no increase in rental housing construction. However, despite the Ontario government's introduction of new rent controls in 2017, there has been an increase in purpose-built rental apartment construction around Greater Toronto.
Federal parties get involved
The federal Liberal government has outlined a $10-billion plan to support affordable housing across Canada, which would include some 100,000 new affordable housing units over 10 years.
To put that in perspective, that's somewhat less than the number of new dwellings Canada needs to create every year to keep up with population growth.
The NDP are pushing for a plan to create 500,000 affordable housing units over five years, but have not put a price tag to the plan. The Liberals recently voted down an NDP motion on the proposal.
The federal Conservatives have suggested solutions that would increase the supply of new housing, such as loosening regulations on new house construction. They have also suggested they would make it easier to qualify for mortgages.
Daniel Tencer Business Editor, HuffPost Canada
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Bernard-Henri Lévy, Contributor
French philosopher and writer
Are We Going To Abandon Kurdistan? A Call From Bernard-Henri Lévy, Bernard-Kouchner, Salman Rushdie, Adam Michnik...
10/11/2017 08:14 am ET Updated Oct 16, 2017
Kurdish Flag on the road between Salahaddin and Erbil, the 26th of September 2017.
The ill winds of history are blowing again toward Kurdistan.
Serious threats have been made by Kurdistan’s powerful neighbors (Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey) to punish it for having expressed by an overwhelming margin its desire for independence.
Closure of Kurdistan’s airspace by Iraq; a possible shut off of its oil pipeline by Turkey; the threatened closing of land routes by Iran; embargo, blockade, the rattling of sabers. A small, landlocked population on the verge of being taken prisoner, smothered, sequestered.
In violation of its own principles and of the right of self-determination, casting off its debt to the Peshmerga that bore so much of the burden in the common struggle against the Islamic State, paying the price daily in human lives, the international community, with the great western democracies in the lead, has condemned the referendum, appearing to align itself with the dictatorships hostile to the Kurds.
Will we abandon Kurdistan, the region’s only democracy, to its fate as it stands against a coalition of regimes that are among the most authoritarian and repressive on the planet?
Who are the ones talking about war? Who is proposing negotiation? Who is rejecting it? Who is violating all of the principles of law and coexistence among nations? Will we—in the Americas, Europe, and Asia—give free rein to those who would stifle the voice of one of the few peoples in that part of the world to proudly wear the colors of a tolerant Islam, one open to other religions and compatible with human rights—including women’s rights?
We call on the governments of democratic countries to guarantee the integrity of Kurdistan and its free access to the outside world, without which neither the Kurds nor the million and a half refugees that it has taken in without regard for nationality, ethnicity, or faith can survive. This is a matter of honor. Failure to rise to the occasion will be remembered as the abandonment of a people in danger and a defeat for civilization.
We call on these governments to demand international mediation by the United Nations Security Council.
James K. Galbraith (Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs University, Texas), Pascal Bruckner (Novelist), Bernard Kouchner (Former French Minister of Foreign Affairs), Bernard-Henri Lévy (Writer and Philosopher ), Jean-Luc Marion (of the French Academy), Daniel Cohn-Bendit (Former European Deputy), Salman Rushdie (Writer), Adam Michnik (Publication Director of « Gazeta Wyborcza ») and Michael Walzer (Philosopher).
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Michael Smerconish, Contributor
SiriusXM Radio Host & CNN Anchor
Instinct of an American Hero
Customs officer Jose Melendez-Perez stopped the 20th terrorist, who was supposed to be on Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania. Probably because of the shorthanded muscle on that team, the passengers were able to overcome the terrorists.
Melendez-Perez did this at great personal risk, because his colleagues and his supervisors told him, "You can't do this. This guy is an Arab ethnic. You're racially profiling. You're going to get in real trouble, because it's against Department of Transportation policy to racially profile."
He said, "I don't care. This guy's a bad guy. I can see it in his eyes." As he sent this guy back out of the United States, the guy turned around to him and said, 'I'll be back.' You know, he is back. He's in Guantanamo. We captured him in Afghanistan.
Do you think Melendez-Perez got a promotion? Do you think he got any recognition? Do you think he is doing any better than the 19 of his timeserving, unaccountable colleagues? Don't think any bit of it. We have no accountability, but we're going to restore it.
Those words were spoken by ex-Navy secretary and 9/11 Commission member John Lehman on March 31, 2004, at the 130th annual meeting of the U.S. Naval Institute and Annapolis Naval History Symposium.
His observations about Melendez-Perez's lack of recognition were part of my motivation to write Instinct: The Man Who Stopped the 20th Hijacker, which will be published tomorrow.
Neither Melendez-Perez nor I will profit from the book. All author proceeds are being donated to the Flight 93 national memorial, in Shanksville, Pa.
Shanksville is where you'll find Melendez-Perez tomorrow, along with 12 busloads of individuals (500 in all) wishing to accompany him across Pennsylvania at sunrise.
He's never seen the place where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. The plane -- the only one hijacked by four terrorists, not five -- would have been carrying Mohamed al-Kahtani, the man Melendez-Perez prevented from entering the U.S. on Aug. 4, 2001.
We now know that 9/11 ringleader Mohamed Atta drove to Orlando International Airport that day to pick up the young Saudi. The FBI discovered that somebody had placed a call from an airport pay phone to al Qaeda logistical coordinator Mustafa al-Hawsawi around the same time. Investigators concluded in the summer of 2002 that Kahtani was the intended fifth hijacker on Flight 93.
I hope publication of Instinct will provide Melendez-Perez with the well-deserved recognition he's never had among the general populace. Already, former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey and his 9/11 Commission colleague Richard Ben-Veniste have responded by praising the role of the man who sent Kahtani back to Dubai.
"Immigration Inspector Jose Melendez-Perez, along with other unspoken heroes, displayed remarkable instincts in making sure that somebody who has hostile intent against the United States of America does not get the chance to carry out a catastrophe," Kerrey said recently.
Ben-Veniste called Melendez-Perez a "true American hero."
He continued: "But for his actions in preventing the 20th hijacker, Mohamed al-Kahtani, from entering the United States, the Capitol building might have been destroyed on 9/11."
And now the Department of Homeland Security, which for years seemed to waver in its support for Melendez-Perez, is recognizing his critical role. This week, Secretary Janet Napolitano told me:
There are lots of stories that come out of 9/11 and lessons learned out of 9/11. But one of the lessons learned is obviously the value of law enforcement -- trained, well-supervised, experienced, doing their jobs. And this is one of the few stories out of 9/11 that shows how that can work.
Indeed. The decision to support Melendez-Perez as he tells that story can be described only as right.
But the acknowledgment of his heroism shouldn't end there. Eight years removed from the Sept. 11 attacks, the war on terror has devolved into a bitterly partisan endeavor.
Here's hoping more Americans come to consider Jose Melendez-Perez a post-partisan model for success.
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Rashida Jones Thinks Women Can Decide For Themselves If Porn Is Empowering
"I think it’s dangerous to declare anything as the road to female empowerment, period."
By Alanna Vagianos
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Jones attends the TimesTalks presents Rashida Jones in conversation with Jenna Wortham on April 19, 2017.
Some people think porn can be empowering for women; others think it can be degrading. Rashida Jones thinks we should let women decide for themselves.
The actress and director of 2015 porn documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” recently sat down with Refinery29 to discuss her new Netflix docu-series “Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On,” which explores the intersection of porn, intimacy, and technology. Jones, along with co-directors Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus, discussed what they learned about porn while creating the film and subsequent series, and how it’s shaped their perception of the industry.
When R29’s Madeline Buxton asked the three directors their thoughts on porn as a tool of empowerment for women, Jones responded that it’s “dangerous” to say any one thing is the key to empowerment for all women.
“It’s so personal, and I think it’s dangerous to declare anything as the road to female empowerment, period,” Jones said. “Some girls are really self-possessed, and they know what they’re doing, and they love sex, and they’ve always wanted to do it, and they’re camming and they have control over what they’re doing. And then some girls are just not built for it. But I think there’s a pressure to feel like you should be empowered by it. And not everybody is. It’s different for everyone.”
The six-episode series takes a look at a few parts of the porn industry including the challenges female producers face, life as a “cam girl” (women who perform sexual acts on a live camera from a remote area), and one episode even details the life of a 40-year-old who ghosts young women on dating apps.
Jones said that she hopes women feel more open to discussing sex and intimacy after watching the series.
“The whole series is a pause so that you can just look at your relationship with sex and technology and ask yourself some questions that might come up for you during the series,” she said. “For women, in particular, there’s a lot of things about empowerment, and asking yourself: What makes you comfortable? What makes you feel power?”
A still from the new Netflix series "Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On."
Unfortunately, “Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On” has received some series backlash since it premiered on Netflix on April 21.
Some Twitter users are alleging that the creators used footage of sex workers without their permission or knowledge; in turn outing sex workers featured in the series to their family and employers.
The reviews on Netflix also highlight the same disturbing allegations.
“The people involved in making this didn’t get permission to potentially out many sex workers to their friends and family and claimed fair use in order to not have to pay them,” one Netflix review reads, with another adding: “Outing a sex worker could really put them in danger.”
Another reviewer wrote that the docu-series was “extremely exploitative” because it features “footage of women without their consent” and “also shows [the women’s] real names and Facebook accounts.”
The Huffington Post reached out to Rashida Jones for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication.
Head over to Refinery29 to read Jones’ full interview about “Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On” or watch the trailer for the new series below.
Alanna Vagianos
Women's Reporter, HuffPost
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21 November 2015 at 12:29pm
Steve Clarke prepares for Bolton clash following Fulham meeting
Steve Clarke insists his decision to remain at Reading instead of taking the Fulham job was down to "ambition and professionalism" and not money.
The Reading boss asked to speak to Fulham about their managerial vacancy and on Thursday was thought to be on the verge of replacing Kit Symons, who left Craven Cottage during this month's international break.
However, Clarke opted against the move and the 52-year-old believes his interests are better served at the Madejski Stadium.
"When I sat down and weighed it up, Reading was by far the best option. All I wanted was the chance to speak to another club and weigh up what is best for me. In my mind I was always closer to Reading than Fulham.
"But you have to go and find out what their plans are and what they are thinking. Could they offer something better? And the answer was no.
"It wasn't about money - it was about ambition and professionalism. I didn't want to think what if. What I have here is more mind blowing. I'm happy with what I have here. This was the best option by a mile - to stay here.
"I'm here for the rest of my contract - I hope. It's been a strange week but I know I made the right decision."
– Steve Clarke, Reading FC Manager
Steve Clarke has decided to stay at Reading after talks with Fulham Credit: ITV News
Clarke will be back in the dugout at the Madejski Stadium for the visit of Bolton this afternoon and he knows he now has some hurdles to overcome with the club's supporters, and the board.
"I understand the angst and anger among supporters but when someone is prepared to pay money to speak to me, it's something as a professional I have to look at.
"The supporters are the most loyal people at the football club. I can understand the ones that were really angry.
"I've had a chat with the board. I'm not going to say everything is fine - it isn't, they are a bit disappointed.
"But I believe I still have support 100% and now I want to get back to success on the pitch."
Clarke took over at Reading 11 months ago and last season secured their Championship status while also leading the club to a first FA Cup semi-final for 88 years.
The Royals are currently eighth in the table, four places and as many points above Fulham, and only four points off the play-off positions.
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Herbert Spencer (1820—1903)
British philosopher and sociologist, Herbert Spencer was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era. He was one of the principal proponents of evolutionary theory in the mid nineteenth century, and his reputation at the time rivaled that of Charles Darwin. Spencer was initially best known for developing and applying evolutionary theory to philosophy, psychology and the study of society -- what he called his "synthetic philosophy" (see his A System of Synthetic Philosophy, 1862-93). Today, however, he is usually remembered in philosophical circles for his political thought, primarily for his defense of natural rights and for criticisms of utilitarian positivism, and his views have been invoked by 'libertarian' thinkers such as Robert Nozick.
1. Life
Spencer was born in Derby, England on 27 April 1820, the eldest of nine children, but the only one to survive infancy. He was the product of an undisciplined, largely informal education. His father, George, was a school teacher, but an unconventional man, and Spencer's family were Methodist 'Dissenters,' with Quaker sympathies. From an early age, Herbert was strongly influenced by the individualism and the anti-establishment and anti-clerical views of his father, and the Benthamite radical views of his uncle Thomas. Indeed, Spencer's early years showed a good deal of resistance to authority and independence.
A person of eclectic interests, Spencer eventually trained as a civil engineer for railways but, in his early 20s, turned to journalism and political writing. He was initially an advocate of many of the causes of philosophic radicalism and some of his ideas (e.g., the definition of 'good' and 'bad' in terms of their pleasurable or painful consequences, and his adoption of a version of the 'greatest happiness principle') show similarities to utilitarianism.
From 1848 to 1853, Spencer worked as a writer and subeditor for The Economist financial weekly and, as a result, came into contact with a number of political controversialists such as George Henry Lewes, Thomas Carlyle, Lewes' future lover George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans [1819-1880])--with whom Spencer had himself had a lengthy (though purely intellectual) association--and T.H. Huxley (1825-1895). Despite the diversity of opinions to which he was exposed, Spencer's unquestioning confidence in his own views was coupled with a stubbornness and a refusal to read authors with whom he disagreed.
In his early writings, Spencer defended a number of radical causes-- particularly on land nationalization, the extent to which economics should reflect a policy of laissez-faire, and the place and role of women in society--though he came to abandon most of these causes later in his life.
In 1851 Spencer's first book, Social Statics, or the Conditions Essential to Human Happiness appeared. ('Social statics'--the term was borrowed from Auguste Comte--deals with the conditions of social order, and was preliminary to a study of human progress and evolution--i.e., 'social dynamics.') In this work, Spencer presents an account of the development of human freedom and a defense of individual liberties, based on a (Lamarckian-style) evolutionary theory.
Upon the death of his uncle Thomas, in 1853, Spencer received a small inheritance which allowed him to devote himself to writing without depending on regular employment.
In 1855, Spencer published his second book, The Principles of Psychology. As in Social Statics, Spencer saw Bentham and Mill as major targets, though in the present work he focussed on criticisms of the latter's associationism. (Spencer later revised this work, and Mill came to respect some of Spencer's arguments.) The Principles of Psychology was much less successful than Social Statics, however, and about this time Spencer began to experience serious (predominantly mental) health problems that affected him for the rest of his life. This led him to seek privacy, and he increasingly avoided appearing in public. Although he found that, because of his ill health, he could write for only a few hours each day, he embarked upon a lengthy project--the nine-volume A System of Synthetic Philosophy (1862- 93)--which provided a systematic account of his views in biology, sociology, ethics and politics. This 'synthetic philosophy' brought together a wide range of data from the various natural and social sciences and organized it according to the basic principles of his evolutionary theory.
Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy was initially available only through private subscription, but he was also a contributor to the leading intellectual magazines and newspapers of his day. His fame grew with his publications, and he counted among his admirers both radical thinkers and prominent scientists, including John Stuart Mill and the physicist, John Tyndall. In the 1860s and 1870s, for example, the influence of Spencer's evolutionary theory was on a par with that of Charles Darwin.
In 1883 Spencer was elected a corresponding member of philosophical section of the French academy of moral and political sciences. His work was also particularly influential in the United States, where his book, The Study of Sociology, was at the center of a controversy (1879-80) at Yale University between a professor, William Graham Sumner, and the University's president, Noah Porter. Spencer's influence extended into the upper echelons of American society and it has been claimed that, in 1896, "three justices of the Supreme Court were avowed 'Spencerians'." His reputation was at its peak in the 1870s and early 1880s, and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1902. Spencer, however, declined most of the honors he was given.
Spencer's health significantly deteriorated in the last two decades of his life, and he died in relative seclusion, following a long illness, on December 8, 1903.
Within his lifetime, some one million copies of his books had been sold, his work had been translated into French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian, and his ideas were popular in a number of other countries such as Poland (e.g., through the work of the positivist, Wladyslaw Kozlowski). Nevertheless, by the end of his life, his political views were no longer as popular as they had once been, and the dominant currents in liberalism allowed for a more interventionist state.
2. Method
Spencer's method is, broadly speaking, scientific and empirical, and it was influenced significantly by the positivism of Auguste Comte. Because of the empirical character of scientific knowledge and because of his conviction that that which is known--biological life--is in a process of evolution, Spencer held that knowledge is subject to change. Thus, Spencer writes, "In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances." As scientific knowledge was primarily empirical, however, that which was not 'perceivable' and could not be empirically tested could not be known. (This emphasis on the knowable as perceivable led critics to charge that Spencer fails to distinguish perceiving and conceiving.) Nevertheless, Spencer was not a skeptic.
Spencer's method was also synthetic. The purpose of each science or field of investigation was to accumulate data and to derive from these phenomena the basic principles or laws or 'forces' which gave rise to them. To the extent that such principles conformed to the results of inquiries or experiments in the other sciences, one could have explanations that were of a high degree of certainty. Thus, Spencer was at pains to show how the evidence and conclusions of each of the sciences is relevant to, and materially affected by, the conclusions of the others.
3. Human Nature
In the first volume of A System of Synthetic Philosophy, entitled First Principles (1862), Spencer argued that all phenomena could be explained in terms of a lengthy process of evolution in things. This 'principle of continuity' was that homogeneous organisms are unstable, that organisms develop from simple to more complex and heterogeneous forms, and that such evolution constituted a norm of progress. This account of evolution provided a complete and 'predetermined' structure for the kind of variation noted by Darwin--and Darwin's respect for Spencer was significant.
But while Spencer held that progress was a necessity, it was 'necessary' only overall, and there is no teleological element in his account of this process. In fact, it was Spencer, and not Darwin, who coined the phrase "survival of the fittest," though Darwin came to employ the expression in later editions of the Origin of Species. (That this view was both ambiguous --for it was not clear whether one had in mind the 'fittest' individual or species--and far from universal was something that both figures, however, failed to address.)
Spencer's understanding of evolution included the Lamarckian theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics and emphasized the direct influence of external agencies on the organism's development. He denied (as Darwin had argued) that evolution was based on the characteristics and development of the organism itself and on a simple principle of natural selection.
Spencer held that he had evidence for this evolutionary account from the study of biology (see Principles of Biology, 2 vols. [1864-7]). He argued that there is a gradual specialization in things--beginning with biological organisms--towards self-sufficiency and individuation. Because human nature can be said to improve and change, then, scientific--including moral and political-- views that rested on the assumption of a stable human nature (such as that presupposed by many utilitarians) had to be rejected. 'Human nature' was simply "the aggregate of men's instincts and sentiments" which, over time, would become adapted to social existence. Spencer still recognized the importance of understanding individuals in terms of the 'whole' of which they were 'parts,' but these parts were mutually dependent, not subordinate to the organism as a whole. They had an identity and value on which the whole depended--unlike, Spencer thought, that portrayed by Hobbes.
For Spencer, then, human life was not only on a continuum with, but was also the culmination of, a lengthy process of evolution. Even though he allowed that there was a parallel development of mind and body, without reducing the former to the latter, he was opposed to dualism and his account of mind and of the functioning of the central nervous system and the brain was mechanistic.
Although what characterized the development of organisms was the 'tendency to individuation' (Social Statics [1851], p. 436), this was coupled with a natural inclination in beings to pursue whatever would preserve their lives. When one examines human beings, this natural inclination was reflected in the characteristic of rational self-interest. Indeed, this tendency to pursue one's individual interests is such that, in primitive societies, at least, Spencer believed that a prime motivating factor in human beings coming together was the threat of violence and war.
Paradoxically, perhaps, Spencer held an 'organic' view of society. Starting with the characteristics of individual entities, one could deduce, using laws of nature, what would promote or provide life and human happiness. He believed that social life was an extension of the life of a natural body, and that social 'organisms' reflected the same (Lamarckian) evolutionary principles or laws as biological entities did. The existence of such 'laws,' then, provides a basis for moral science and for determining how individuals ought to act and what would constitute human happiness.
4. Religion
As a result of his view that knowledge about phenomena required empirical demonstration, Spencer held that we cannot know the nature of reality in itself and that there was, therefore, something that was fundamentally "unknowable." (This included the complete knowledge of the nature of space, time, force, motion, and substance.)
Since, Spencer claimed, we cannot know anything non-empirical, we cannot know whether there is a God or what its character might be. Though Spencer was a severe critic of religion and religious doctrine and practice--these being the appropriate objects of empirical investigation and assessment--his general position on religion was agnostic. Theism, he argued, cannot be adopted because there is no means to acquire knowledge of the divine, and there would be no way of testing it. But while we cannot know whether religious beliefs are true, neither can we know that (fundamental) religious beliefs are false.
5. Moral Philosophy
Spencer saw human life on a continuum with, but also as the culmination of, a lengthy process of evolution, and he held that human society reflects the same evolutionary principles as biological organisms do in their development. Society--and social institutions such as the economy--can, he believed, function without external control, just as the digestive system or a lower organism does (though, in arguing this, Spencer failed to see the fundamental differences between 'higher' and 'lower' levels of social organization). For Spencer, all natural and social development reflected 'the universality of law'. Beginning with the 'laws of life', the conditions of social existence, and the recognition of life as a fundamental value, moral science can deduce what kinds of laws promote life and produce happiness. Spencer's ethics and political philosophy, then, depends on a theory of 'natural law,' and it is because of this that, he maintained, evolutionary theory could provide a basis for a comprehensive political and even philosophical theory.
Given the variations in temperament and character among individuals, Spencer recognized that there were differences in what happiness specifically consists in (Social Statics [1851], p. 5). In general, however, 'happiness' is the surplus of pleasure over pain, and 'the good' is what contributes to the life and development of the organism, or--what is much the same--what provides this surplus of pleasure over pain. Happiness, therefore, reflects the complete adaptation of an individual organism to its environment--or, in other words, 'happiness' is that which an individual human being naturally seeks.
For human beings to flourish and develop, Spencer held that there must be as few artificial restrictions as possible, and it is primarily freedom that he, contra Bentham, saw as promoting human happiness. While progress was an inevitable characteristic of evolution, it was something to be achieved only through the free exercise of human faculties (see Social Statics).
Society, however, is (by definition, for Spencer) an aggregate of individuals, and change in society could take place only once the individual members of that society had changed and developed (The Study of Sociology, pp. 366-367). Individuals are, therefore, 'primary,' individual development was 'egoistic,' and associations with others largely instrumental and contractual.
Still, Spencer thought that human beings exhibited a natural sympathy and concern for one another; there is a common character and there are common interests among human beings that they eventually come to recognize as necessary not only for general, but for individual development. (This reflects, to an extent, Spencer's organicism.) Nevertheless, Spencer held that 'altruism' and compassion beyond the family unit were sentiments that came to exist only recently in human beings.
Spencer maintained that there was a natural mechanism--an 'innate moral sense'--in human beings by which they come to arrive at certain moral intuitions and from which laws of conduct might be deduced (The Principles of Ethics, I [1892], p. 26). Thus one might say that Spencer held a kind of 'moral sense theory' (Social Statics, pp. 23, 19). (Later in his life, Spencer described these 'principles' of moral sense and of sympathy as the 'accumulated effects of instinctual or inherited experiences.') Such a mechanism of moral feeling was, Spencer believed, a manifestation of his general idea of the 'persistence of force.' As this persistence of force was a principle of nature, and could not be created artificially, Spencer held that no state or government could promote moral feeling any more than it could promote the existence of physical force. But while Spencer insisted that freedom was the power to do what one desired, he also held that what one desired and willed was wholly determined by "an infinitude of previous experiences" (The Principles of Psychology, pp. 500-502.) Spencer saw this analysis of ethics as culminating in an 'Absolute Ethics,' the standard for which was the production of pure pleasure--and he held that the application of this standard would produce, so far as possible, the greatest amount of pleasure over pain in the long run.
Spencer's views here were rejected by Mill and Hartley. Their principal objection was that Spencer's account of natural 'desires' was inadequate because it failed to provide any reason why one ought to have the feelings or preferences one did.
There is, however, more to Spencer's ethics than this. As individuals become increasingly aware of their individuality, they also become aware of the individuality of others and, thereby, of the law of equal freedom. This 'first principle' is that 'Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man' (Social Statics, p. 103). One's 'moral sense,' then, led to the recognition of the existence of individual rights, and one can identify strains of a rights-based ethic in Spencer's writings.
Spencer's views clearly reflect a fundamentally 'egoist' ethic, but he held that rational egoists would, in the pursuit of their own self interest, not conflict with one another. Still, to care for someone who has no direct relation to oneself--such as supporting the un- and under employed--is, therefore, not only not in one's self interest, but encourages laziness and works against evolution. In this sense, at least, social inequity was explained, if not justified, by evolutionary principles.
6. Political Philosophy
Despite his egoism and individualism, Spencer held that life in community was important. Because the relation of parts to one another was one of mutual dependency, and because of the priority of the individual 'part' to the collective, society could not do or be anything other than the sum of its units. This view is evident, not only in his first significant major contribution to political philosophy, Social Statics, but in his later essays--some of which appear in later editions of The Man versus the State.
As noted earlier, Spencer held an 'organic' view of society, Nevertheless, as also noted above, he argued that the natural growth of an organism required 'liberty'--which enabled him (philosophically) to justify individualism and to defend the existence of individual human rights. Because of his commitment to the 'law of equal freedom' and his view that law and the state would of necessity interfere with it, he insisted on an extensive policy of laissez faire. For Spencer, 'liberty' "is to be measured, not by the nature of the government machinery he lives under [...] but by the relative paucity of the restraints it imposes on him" (The Man versus the State [1940], p. 19); the genuine liberal seeks to repeal those laws that coerce and restrict individuals from doing as they see fit. Spencer followed earlier liberalism, then, in maintaining that law is a restriction of liberty and that the restriction of liberty, in itself, is evil and justified only where it is necessary to the preservation of liberty. The only function of government was to be the policing and protection of individual rights. Spencer maintained that education, religion, the economy, and care for the sick or indigent were not to be undertaken by the state.
Law and public authority have as their general purpose, therefore, the administration of justice (equated with freedom and the protection of rights). These issues became the focus of Spencer's later work in political philosophy and, particularly, in The Man versus the State. Here, Spencer contrasts early, classical liberalism with the liberalism of the 19th century, arguing that it was the latter, and not the former, that was a "new Toryism"--the enemy of individual progress and liberty. It is here as well that Spencer develops an argument for the claim that individuals have rights, based on a 'law of life'. (Interestingly, Spencer acknowledges that rights are not inherently moral, but become so only by one's recognition that for them to be binding on others the rights of others must be binding on oneself--this is, in other words, a consequence of the 'law of equal freedom.') He concluded that everyone had basic rights to liberty 'in virtue of their constitutions' as human beings (Social Statics, p. 77), and that such rights were essential to social progress. (These rights included rights to life, liberty, property, free speech, equal rights of women, universal suffrage, and the right 'to ignore the state'--though Spencer reversed himself on some of these rights in his later writings.) Thus, the industrious--those of character, but with no commitment to existing structures except those which promoted such industry (and, therefore, not religion or patriotic institutions)--would thrive. Nevertheless, all industrious individuals, Spencer believed, would end up being in fundamental agreement.
Not surprisingly, then, Spencer maintained that the arguments of the early utilitarians on the justification of law and authority and on the origin of rights were fallacious. He also rejected utilitarianism and its model of distributive justice because he held that it rested on an egalitarianism that ignored desert and, more fundamentally, biological need and efficiency. Spencer further maintained that the utilitarian account of the law and the state was also inconsistent---that it tacitly assumed the existence of claims or rights that have both moral and legal weight independently of the positive law. And, finally, Spencer argues as well against parliamentary, representative government, seeing it as exhibiting a virtual "divine right"---i.e., claiming that "the majority in an assembly has power that has no bounds." Spencer maintained that government action requires not only individual consent, but that the model for political association should be that of a "joint stock company", where the 'directors' can never act for a certain good except on the explicit wishes of its 'shareholders'. When parliaments attempt to do more than protect the rights of their citizens by, for example, 'imposing' a conception of the good--be it only on a minority--Spencer suggested that they are no different from tyrannies.
7. Assessment
Spencer has been frequently accused of inconsistency; one finds variations in his conclusions concerning land nationalization and reform, the rights of children and the extension of suffrage to women, and the role of government. Moreover, in recent studies of Spencer's theory of social justice, there is some debate whether justice is based primarily on desert or on entitlement, whether the 'law of equal freedom' is a moral imperative or a descriptive natural law, and whether the law of equal freedom is grounded on rights, utility, or, ultimately, on 'moral sense'. Nevertheless, Spencer's work has frequently been seen as a model for later 'libertarian' thinkers, such as Robert Nozick, and he continues to be read--and is often invoked--by 'libertarians' on issues concerning the function of government and the fundamental character of individual rights.
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What the Night Sings (Library Binding)
By Vesper Stamper
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 9781524700393, 272pp.
Digital Audiobook (2/19/2018)
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A Morris Award Finalist
Longlisted for the National Book Award
For fans of The Book Thief and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a lushly illustrated novel about a teen Holocaust survivor who must come to terms with who she is and how to rebuild her life.
"A tour de force. This powerful story of love, loss, and survival is not to be missed." --KRISTIN HANNAH, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale
After losing her family and everything she knew in the Nazi concentration camps, Gerta is finally liberated, only to find herself completely alone. Without her papa, her music, or even her true identity, she must move past the task of surviving and on to living her life. In the displaced persons camp where she is staying, Gerta meets Lev, a fellow teen survivor who she just might be falling for, despite her feelings for someone else. With a newfound Jewish identity she never knew she had, and a return to the life of music she thought she lost forever, Gerta must choose how to build a new future.
"What the Night Sings is a book from the heart, of the heart, and to the heart. Vesper Stamper's Gerta will stay with you long after you turn the last page. Her story is one of hope and redemption and life--a blessing to the world." --Deborah Heiligman, award-winning author of Charles and Emma and Vincent and Theo
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF 2018
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF 2018
Vesper Stamper is an author/illustrator living in the Northeast with her husband, filmmaker Ben Stamper and her two children. She has an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from School of Visual Arts, NYC. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook @vesperillustration, and learn more at vesperillustration.com.
Praise For What the Night Sings…
"...will leave readers gasping."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Generously illustrated with Stamper’s haunting spot images and larger scenes, all in deep brown hues that evoke profound emotion, the book is a strong addition to the bookshelf of Holocaust fiction."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The narrative is spare but powerful as it depicts the daily horrors of the camps and the struggle to survive, hold on to humanity and, once freed, understand how to live again."—School Library Journal, starred review
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by SARAH BARKER
Waiting for the Bus by Michael Labrecque-Jessen / Flickr
A spot of firm, grey snow next to a bus stop stands as an exhibit of a modern Midwestern woman’s daily pilgrimage to her cubicle.
Oh, that rise from the dark, warm of bed now happens with the regularity of the sunrise. Bitter coffee, no sugar because this belly isn’t getting any firmer. A slap of cold water on the face. Toothpaste stinging the back of her throat. Flannel pajamas eschewed for a crisp suit.
These banalities and the woman is out of the house, on the curb. No one else uses her stop. It’s like the bus sign was erected with her in mind, like it was crucial to the state of the world for her to reach the office by nine.
Her husband used to drive her, but he died about three years ago. She was twenty-three at the time and had never bothered to get her license because she so enjoyed him driving her to work: his rough palm pressing against her thigh, husky voice crooning along with the radio.
Now she had no one to teach her, and was too afraid to learn anyway. Used the paltry insurance settlement to start a bus pass fund.
The bus arrives three minutes late today, rather than four. The driver always lowers the bus for her like she is an old woman, and she wishes he wouldn’t. The screeching hydraulics hurt her ears more than saving her knees is worth.
She sits at her usual seat, which is perched on top of the engine. It serves as an observation deck for the species Homo sapiens. She would never admit it, but watching the three other passengers every morning is the most interesting part of her day. In her mind, she has written novels about them.
At the next stop, she watches the teen enter. He wears black pants weighed down with chains. He stands at the front and talks politely to the bus driver. He was bullied as a child and dropped out of school to allow him the tranquility he craved. He rides this route in the mornings to see the girlfriend he left behind.
The next stop after is the older couple. The man is black, with grey hair and strong arms. He helps up an Asian woman, who smiles wanly, thanks him, and takes the seat closest to the front. They whisper and laugh together.
She watches because she was never really interested in herself. She simply followed the path laid out before her. Went to school for accounting at the nearest state college. Held a part time job, saved money. Married a reasonable man who would never hurt her.
Only the last part fell through. Dying at twenty-four is quite unreasonable and hurtful, in her opinion.
When she is alone, she watches foreign black and white films. Half of the movies never even had English captions made, but if they do, she doesn’t bother to turn them on, because it’s really the actors' voices and expressions that catch her attention. Plump lips in an O of shock. A man holding a woman’s waist. A misunderstanding or an awful relative tears the lovers apart, and their love bringing them back together again.
On weekends she goes to bars with co-workers, nursing a cider and listening to their conversations. If her co-workers won’t go out, she goes by herself and allows men to buy her drinks, talk to her, walk her to her apartment, and come inside her. She never talks about herself, so men find themselves telling her their stories late into the night. Her life has nothing to do with her.
For some reason the people at her office had gotten the idea that her name was Emily. It isn’t, but when she started working there fresh out of college, she was too shy to correct them. She’s been working there for four years and only HR knows her real name.
That should bother her, shouldn’t it?
She turns and examines her reflection in the window. For the first time ever, she uses the bus ride to observe herself. Her name isn’t Emily, and that matters.
In a minute they come to her stop, and the driver pulls to the shoulder out of habit. She doesn’t get off. She can’t move. She is frozen in her own reflection. The driver hesitates in confusion, and then they rumble on.
She finally learns where the old couple is heading to everyday—a house. Perhaps grandchildren?
The teen departs soon after, walking toward a fast food place and straightening his uniform hat onto his head. There goes the girlfriend theory.
Now she is alone in a bus with a man she doesn’t know the name of. She moves to the front. She expects more people to get on—there’s no way this bus route exists for just four passengers. But no one else is waiting. No one seems to be outside at all.
“Where is everyone?” she asks.
“Don’t tell me you haven’t heard,” the bus driver says.
“Heard what?”
“There’s a comet coming. Due to collide. The mission to destroy it failed.”
There is a distant rumbling growing louder. She begins to feel it in her bones.
“That can’t be true,” she says. “I would have known.”
A February day becomes as sweltering as July. Light fills every crevice.
“I’m just going to just keep driving,” the bus driver says. He swerves to avoid a crack in the road.
“That’s fine,” she says. The metal bar she grips to steady herself scalds. She kneels instead, covering her eyes.
She can’t breathe, or see, or feel. The feeling is familiar. When she had to identify photographs of her husband’s corpse, the world collapsed in on itself. For a moment, she was unable to continue on with her day. A policeman helped her to feet, and the feeling ended.
“I have to follow my route,” the driver says.
“I know,” she says.
Back to Intrinsick 2.7
Sarah is a vegan, feminist, atheist, and all around special snowflake. She has participated in the Minneapolis-based Writing for Social Change program and interned at Coffee House Press and University of Minnesota Press. She is currently seeking representation for her first novel.
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California's 'Violent' Inmate Firefighters Battle Wildfires for $1 an Hour
Who should get the opportunity to battle raging blazes?
By Matthew Strauss
Filed Under Prison
On Monday, the news broke that California was considering allowing inmates with “violent pasts” to participate in the state’s firefighting employment program. By Wednesday, officials said the plan was already scrapped. And later reports revealed that excluding inmates with violent backgrounds may not be so simple. As it turns out, they’ve been participating in the program for a long time.
A state correction official this week revealed that 38.6 percent (1,441 of the 3,732) of inmate firefighters had committed a “violent” crime. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesman Jeffrey Callison said different definitions of what actually constituted “violent” was the reason for the mix-up, reported the Associated Press. Callison said he simply misunderstood the department website’s claim that participants “must have no history of violent crimes under California’s penal code.” He called it “a thoroughly misleading statement.”
Prior to Wednesday’s revelation, another Department of Corrections official, Information Officer Bill Sessa, told Inverse that the state’s DOC is developing a plan “based on the presumption that an inmate who has been free of disciplinary problems for many years and who has been participating in rehabilitation programs poses less risk than an inmate who has not made that effort.”
“In addition to their technical conviction, we believe an inmate’s behavior that is sufficient to earn a minimum security status should be a mitigating factor in considering them for fire camp duty,” Sessa says.
Sessa was very careful with his comments, but he’s part of a group that was pushing for the proposal’s passage — that is, before they realized it was already in effect.
Although it can be justifiably scary to read about violent inmates participating in public endeavors that pose the possibility — however slight — of escape, without access to beneficial programs, rehabilitation could be stunted.
Washginton, D.C.-based attorney Malcolm C. Young believes the program is a positive one, telling Inverse prior to Wednesday’s news, “it would make sense to look to see who, among the people doing this work, are candidates…and give them additional training or skills or related training so they could go on once they got out, and be terrific applicants for people who are hiring. It’s just gonna be a positive experience and hopefully…it will benefit them.”
Young started getting involved in sentencing issues in the early ’80s. He was executive director of Washington, D.C.’s Sentencing Project, as well as Chicago’s John Howard Association. Most recently, he was a Soros Justice Fellow, which afforded him the opportunity to write his 2014 position paper “The Returning Prisoner and the Future of Work.”
For Young, one of the biggest issues with recent news is simply the term “violent.”
“We rather generously charge people with crimes that are classified as ‘violent,’” he said. “Just because the crimes are classified as violent doesn’t mean the individuals are necessarily violent.”
His words strike very differently from those of Sessa, who writes: “It is important to note that all state prison inmates have committed crimes that the average person would consider violent and serious. That includes inmates who have worked on fire crews for the last 50 years. Otherwise, they would be housed in county jail and not in a state prison to begin with.”
In many ways, both are correct. Few would argue that convicted criminals should be given the same opportunities as the rest of the workforce. At the same time, a matter of classification should not prevent a person from learning from those mistakes and growing.
Young explains that the difference between a “violent” crime and a “non-violent” crime could be a matter of formality, too:
“In some states, a residential burglary is classified as a violent offense. It’s a serious offense, but it doesn’t mean the person that’s convicted of it is necessarily more violent than someone who committed a burglary of a non-residential building.”
Even with differing views on participants, both Sessa and Young agree that the program is necessary and important. Sessa writes, “inmates have said that they value the fire camp program for the life lessons it teaches.”
In addition, Sessa points out that “the recidivism rate for inmates who parole from the fire camp (50 percent) is 10 percentage points less than [California’s] overall recidivism rate.”
They also agree that selection is very important: “Every inmate firefighter’s life is on the line, and that requires that we only choose the inmates who are committed to the program and the discipline it takes to work as a firefighter.”
Young, likewise, put his faith in the state, saying, “if the corrections department makes a determination that a person…is a pretty good risk to working on a firefighting crew…for a lawmaker or someone on the outside to say, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t be doing that,’ it’s really shortsighted and maybe damaging the community to which the person will come out, maybe as a greater risk because they didn’t have this advantage of this experience and even earning a little bit of money.”
That “little bit of money” is another important sticking point for Young. Those in the program are paid only $1 per hour, which he says is unacceptable: “I think they should be paying these guys more, and thinking of it as something that will benefit the state, benefit the community, and benefit the people involved.” He continues:
“It’s not a good policy, in my view, to use prisoners, basically, because they’re $1-a-day discount labor.
“[The California Department of Corrections] should tie this up with the idea that people who are doing this work, with the risks involved and presumably the community good involved, ought to be able to benefit from that, leaving prison with some kind of nest egg and financial ability to get themselves going. That would solve a lot of problems.”
Hopefully, the newly uncovered details of “violent” inmate employment do not hamper further progress for incarcerated people. California’s program, as it stands, has been successful, at least as far as employing prisoners. As Sessa wrote, “The ability to make a commitment to a job, taking on responsibility, learning how to work with people from other ethnic backgrounds…are all life lessons that have enabled them to make their post-prison lives a success.”
Young offers a similar sentiment: “The results are gonna be better when they come out into the community than they would’ve without involving them in this program.”
Media via David McNew/Getty Images
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5 things to do this week
Marta Lefebure gets ready to perform at the Mauritius Sega Dance at the Colours of Somerset Festival in Fernvale in 2018. Francis Witsenhuysen
by Ashleigh Howarth
Ashleigh Howarth Journalist Ashleigh Howarth is a journalist with more than seven years experience in the industry. She specialises in community news and is the editor of the Ipswich Advertiser. She also contributes stories to Ipswich’s daily newspaper, The Queensland Times. Ashleigh has Bachelor of Journalism from the Queensland University of Technology.
12th Mar 2019 12:00 AM
No life in crime
Friday, March 18 from 7-8.30pm at Studio 188.
REACE Reed is a man in his late 20s who has seen horrifying things and been in no good places. For one night only he will be sharing his own life journey and how he came out the other side. His story is real and raw, and he hopes to inspire others by steering away from a life of crime. Tickets to the show are $30 for adults and $25 for concession. Log onto www.studio188.com.au to book.
The Handmade Expo Market
Saturday, March 16 from 8am-1pm at the Ipswich Turf Club, 219 Brisbane Rd, Ipswich.
UP to 100 stallholders will be selling their unique craft items to the public. Some of the unique items you will find include jewellery, clothing, baked goods and much more. It is free to attend.
Chicks Flicks play at Brothers
Saturday, March 16 from 9.30pm-1.30am at Brothers Leagues Club.
FOUR rock and roll ladies will be bringing you a night of Aussie anthems plus chick rock. Entry is free.
Colours of Somerset
Saturday, March 16 at the Fernvale Community Hall.
THE annual Colours of Somerset festival is on once again. There will be so much to see and do including live music, belly dancing, food and more. It is free to attend.
Carole King's Tapestry the Concert
Saturday, March 16 from 8pm at the Logan Entertainment Centre, 170 Wembley Rd, Logan Central.
TAPESTRY is the second album recorded by American singer-songwriter Carole King. It was released in 1971 and is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with more than 25 million copies sold worldwide. It also received four Grammy Awards in 1972, including Album of the Year. The Fabulous Nickettes will be performing all those well known songs in this special concert. Doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets range from $28-49. Log onto www.loganentertainment centre.com.au.
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Wes Hoolahan
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