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Sport World Latest News
IGU Maharashtra Junior Boys Golf Championship
Gurgaon boy Saurav Rathi from Gurgaon took the junior boys golf title at the championship held in Pune. A total of 97 students played in the event with 21 kids participating from 11 schools in Delhi/NCR.
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The former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Jose Maria Marin, has been banned for life from all FIFA football activities. He was sentenced to four years in prison for racketeering, money laundering and wire fraud in August 2018.
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The 15-member team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The event will take place in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14, 2019. The team will be led by Virat Kohli as the captain followed by Rohit Sharma as vice-captain, MS Dhoni as Wicket Keeper, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Mohammed Shami.
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces Nominees for 2017 Induction
Fans can Officially Cast Their Vote for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
The nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 are:
To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. The 2017 Nominees had to release their first recording no later than 1991.
Nominees are on the ballot for the first time include Bad Brains, Depeche Mode, Electric Light Orchestra, Jane’s Addiction, Joan Baez, Journey, Pearl Jam, Steppenwolf, and Tupac Shakur. Pearl Jam and Tupac Shakur became eligible for nomination this year.
Ballots will be sent to an international voting body of more than 800 artists, historians and members of the music industry. Factors such as an artist’s musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will again offer fans the opportunity to officially participate in the induction selection process. Beginning October 18 and continuing through 11:59 p.m. EST on December 5, 2016, fans can visit rockhall.com to cast votes for who they believe to be most deserving of induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The top five artists, as selected by the public, will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2017 inductees. Fans will need to login with a Facebook account or email to vote. Voting is capped at one ballot per day.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2017 inductees will be announced in December 2016. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2017 Inductions, presented by Klipsch Audio, will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn in April 2017. HBO will also once again broadcast the ceremony in 2017. Venue and ticket on-sale information will be announced at a later date.
All inductees are ultimately represented in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, the nonprofit organization that tells the story of rock and roll’s global impact via special exhibits, educational programs and its library and archives.
Klipsch Audio, a leading global speaker and headphone manufacturer, is a strategic partner and presenting sponsor of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, its Induction Ceremony events and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Main Stage. Klipsch’s renowned products deliver the power, detail and emotion of the live music experience throughout the iconic museum.
Follow the Rock Hall on Facebook, Twitter (@rock_hall) and Instagram (@rockhall) and join the conversation at #RockHall2017.
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Strong Showing for Pollution Pricing in St. Albans
By Jack O'Callaghan on September 29, 2017 in News Updates
The third Vermont Climate Action Commission public hearing took place Thursday night in St. Albans City Hall Auditorium. Vermonters from Franklin, Chittenden and Grand Isle counties came to voice their concerns and make policy recommendations before a panel of 10 of the 21 appointed commissioners. Their task is significant: take the pulse of the public for policy options they can in turn recommend to the Governor that will drive down carbon emissions and grow the economy to the benefit of all Vermonters.
Out of the 44 Vermonters who came to speak before the commission, 30 explicitly recommended funding the solutions with a price on pollution. This has been a theme shared throughout the first three listening sessions. A total of 125 recommendations have been made by Vermonters to this commission, of which 82 have explicitly favored carbon pricing for an overall percentage of 66%. Other frequent recommendations were various regenerative agriculture practices, codifying our renewable energy goals into law, and banning any new development of fossil fuel infrastructure.
The St. Albans hearing builds off momentum for carbon pricing that has been slowly building for years and is a policy that is consistent with the goals set out for the commission, as well as commensurate with the grand challenge the commission is faced with.
The Governor did not make the commissioners’ jobs any easier however. Despite (or more likely, because of) the vast majority of comments made in the first two hearings explicitly in favor of putting a price on carbon pollution, Governor Scott came out with a contentious response on his Facebook page. In doing so, he dismissed the many Vermonters whose recommendations he pursued and he compromised the independence of the commission and the public input process process.
These are just some of the Vermonters the governor disrespected:
Bonnie Filker, a 21 year old UVM Student studying environmental policy shared concerns with the Governor’s reaction to the first two hearings: “it is not appropriate for the Governor to dismiss overwhelming support” for pricing carbon pollution.” And “unfair for old generations living different lifestyles to not respond to climate change because in effect it is taking autonomy away from younger generations” who will be disproportionately affected, many who are faced with the difficult decision whether they should even be having a family.
Daniel Shearer, of Burlington, urged the commissioners to pass on recommendations that are “unprecedented” to match the “unprecedented challenges of our time,” and that there is no way the state is going to meet the goals set by the Comprehensive Energy plan without carbon pricing as a necessary first step.
Jen Wood of Grand Isle points out that there are plenty of examples of non-regressive carbon pricing.
Sandra O’Flaherty of South Hero voiced support for Rep. Diana Gonzáles of Winooski’s carbon dividends bill introduced last year.
Many people pointed to the fact that if we don’t begin investing into policies that will mitigate climate change for the future, the crisis will only become less affordable as it intensifies. Eli Olson of St. Michael’s College spoke of carbon pricing as a consequential investment: “If we don’t pay monetarily now, life will pay in the future.”
Zach Tomanelli of South Burlington:“This can be done. There are a lot of smart, passionate people on this commission who care about this state, our people and our environment. There are a lot of those same types of people in this room tonight – and even more all across Vermont. Let’s get together, listen to each other and figure out how to do this.”
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Senate Drug Caucus to Hold Hearing on Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse
WASHINGTON – Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Co-Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced a hearing on heroin and prescription drug abuse on Wednesday, May 14, at 2:30 p.m.
*HEARING POSTPONED*
WASHINGTON – Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Co-Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced a hearing on heroin and prescription drug abuse on Wednesday, March 26, at 2:30 p.m.
Feinstein Statement on Future of U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, chaired a hearing on the future of U.S. counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan. The hearing examined how the United States can sustain and improve counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan as its military presence declines in 2014. Video of the speech is available here and text of Senator Feinstein’s remarks follow:
Senate Drug Caucus to Hold Hearing on Future of U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan
Will examine strategies to counter the drug trade as U.S. troop drawdown continues
WASHINGTON – Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Co-Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced a hearing on the future of U.S. counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan on Wednesday, January 15, at 3 p.m.
Feinstein, Grassley Outline Steps to Combat West African Drug Trade
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today released a bipartisan report: Eight Steps to Counter the Drug Trade in West Africa that provides recommendations for Congress and the Obama Administration to counter illicit activities surrounding the West African drug trade.
Feinstein Statement on Dangerous Synthetic Drugs
WASHINGTON – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today chaired a hearing on dangerous synthetic drugs such as Molly, K2, Spice and so-called “bath salts.” Following are her remarks at the hearing:
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on Dangerous Synthetic Drugs
Will examine unregulated forms of ecstasy, PCP and LSD
WASHINGTON – Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Co-Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced they will hold a hearing on dangerous synthetic drugs, such as Molly, K2, Spice and so-called “bath salts” on Wednesday, September 25, at 2:30 p.m.
Feinstein Introduces Bill to Combat Dangerous Synthetic Drugs
WASHINGTON – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today introduced the Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2013 to combat synthetic drugs designed to mimic the effects of controlled substances and circumvent existing federal drug laws. These so-called controlled substance analogues are currently unregulated.
U.S. Shouldn't Abandon Counternarcotics Effort in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – As the United States prepares to wind down military operations in Afghanistan, we must not withdraw support for one of the most critical efforts to ensure security and stability in the region: the decade-long effort to curtail the Afghan drug trade.
Feinstein, Grassley Report Outlines Strategies to Strengthen U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Practices
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today released a bipartisan report entitled The Buck Stops Here: Improving U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Practices that provides recommendations for Congress and the Obama Administration to strengthen anti-money laundering laws and regulations in the United States.
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Where Does Russia End and the West Start?
Anna Tiido, Apr 22 2018, 569 views
Image by Valerii Tkachenko
This is an excerpt from The ‘Clash of Civilizations’ 25 Years On: A Multidisciplinary Appraisal. Download your free copy here
If you stand on the banks of the river Narva in North-Eastern Europe, you can see two medieval castles facing each other on both sides of the river. These castles are a powerful symbol of the border between Russia and Estonia, a border that, in our times, also separates the European Union and NATO from Russia. The question is: Is it also the fault line between two distinctive civilizations (Western and Orthodox)? According to Huntington in his 1993 article ‘The Clash of Civilizations?’, the great division among humankind in the new phase will be cultural, the ‘clash of civilizations’ will dominate global politics. The fault lines between civilizations will be the battle lines of the future. Has this new phase arrived? This article will argue that the Estonia/Russia border is indeed a fault line between the Western and Russian civilizations, and it leads to simmering conflict. This conflict also exists inside the Estonian society, as a large minority of Russian speakers reside in Estonia.
To the East of Narva, the vast plains stretching through the Ural Mountains to the coasts of the Pacific Ocean form the territory of the Russian state. Samuel Huntington cites Carroll Quigley in distinguishing the Orthodox (Russian) civilization as emerging from the Classical (Mediterranean) one, but taking on a separate path later (Huntington 1996, 49). Huntington considers Russia creating a bloc with an Orthodox heartland. At the same time, according to Huntington, Russia is a torn country with its identity in permanent crisis (Huntington 1996, 164). It is important to note here that the Russian identity has always been defined in opposition to the ‘significant other’, and this other has always been the West. The West was either positive or negative, but it is always present in the visions of national identity and national interest (Tsygankov 2006, 17).
There were several attempts to modernize Russia during the course of history. One famous attempt of modernization and Europeanization was undertaken by Peter the Great in the eighteenth century. Later on, in the nineteenth century, the debate between Slavophiles and Westerners dominated the intellectual debate in Russia. Relevant for our times is the experiment with democracy of the 1990s, when the authorities of Russia undertook radical reforms at home, and took a pro-Western course in foreign policy. The opinion leaders and policymakers of Russia could be divided according to their foreign policy attitudes into Westernizers, Statists and Civilizationists. Westernizers placed the emphasis on Russia’s similarities with the West, the importance of liberal values such as human rights, democracy and free market. Statists, in contrast, chose the values of stability, power and sovereignty over freedom and democracy. The statist main purpose though was pragmatic, defending the Russian national interest by geopolitical means. Civilizationists, on the other hand, saw Russian values as distinct from the West, and they wanted to spread these values around the world. Their response to the issues of the security of Russia was more aggressive than the Statists’. Statists basically think of defending the status quo and play the geopolitical game, they are not against negotiations with others. For Civilizationists, the Russian civilization is seen as superior, and this approach is connected to the ‘Third Rome’ dictum, and the ‘gathering of Russian lands’ (Tsygankov 2006, 7).
The discourse of Civilizationism has started to dominate official Russian policy since the authority of Vladimir Putin was established. The ideas of Civilizationists and Eurasianists started penetrating official statements in the 2000s, especially after the attempt at rapprochement with the West, and further drifted apart after. The frequency of the terms ‘morality’ and ‘spiritual’ in Putin’s speeches increased, especially since his return to the Presidency in 2012. In his article of 2012, ‘Russia, the National Question’, Putin says that ‘the goals of our foreign policy are strategic rather than short-term. They reflect Russia’s unique role in international affairs, in history and in the development of civilization’ (Putin 2012). What came to be called Putin’s conservative agenda, includes such values as heterosexual family, an emphasis on having children as a basis for individual life but also for the country’s demographic health; the fight against alcoholism; and respect for the elderly and for hierarchy (Laurelle 2015). In the nineteenth century, the issue of the unique Russian civilization was typically raised by conservative philosophers, especially Nikolay Danilevsky and Konstantin Leontiev. In the 1990s and later, Russian philosopher and ideologist Alexander Dugin has claimed consistently that Russia is a civilization rather than a nation. Dugin started as a figure separate from the authorities, but his ideas slowly moved into the mainstream, and became very important to the establishment. Already in his book The Foundations of the Geopolitics in 1997 he writes that:
The Russian people, as different from many other peoples has been formed as a carrier of unique civilization, which has all the distinct features of original and full planetary-historic phenomenon. The Russian people is the constant, which served as an axis for creation of not one, but many states: from the mosaic of the dukedoms of Eastern Slavs, Moscovite Rus, the Empire of Peter the Great and the Soviet bloc. (…) The Russian people did not just provide for the ethnic base for all of these state formations, but it expressed a special civilizational idea, unlike any other. It is not the state that formed the nation. The other way around, the Russian people, the Russian nation has been experimenting in history with different types of state systems, expressing in a different way (depending on circumstances) the specificity of its unique mission. The Russian people certainly belong to the messianic peoples. As any messianic people, it has universal all-human meaning, which competes not just with other national ideas, but other forms of civilizational universalism (Dugin 1997, 191).
As we can see, the ideas of Dugin are Civilizationist, he sees the Russian civilization as universal. The blurriness of Russianness, and Russia being not only a state, but also a civilization is connected also to the fact that Russians do not live only on the territory of the Russian state. Russians outside Russia are an important resource and inspiration for the policies of Russia. The main policies concerning Russians outside Russia are the policy of compatriots, and the more general framework policy of the ‘Russian World’. Actually, one can see the evolution from the more defined and, one could argue, bureaucratic policy of compatriots towards much more blurred and definitely more emotional trend of claiming the ‘Russian World’. We can see the trend from the policy with concrete measures, such as repatriation, towards an overwhelming ‘Russianness’. At the extreme end of this spectrum one can place the symbolic saying of Putin that Russia has no borders at all, which later was interpreted as a joke (RT 2016). The important document, where the legal concept of compatriots comes from, is the ‘The Federal Law on the State Policy of the Russian Federation in Relation to Compatriots Abroad’ of 1999. This law actually does not define precisely who a ‘compatriot’ is. Legally speaking, according to the law, a compatriot is any citizen of Tsarist Russia, Soviet Russia or the Soviet Union. The compatriots are also descendants of other states’ citizens who do not belong to the ‘titular’ nation (‘titular’ meaning the ethnic nations of the former Soviet Union’s non-Russian republics – the word itself means the ethnic nation present in the name of the state, e.g., France – French, Estonia – Estonian) and are presumably Russian-speaking. In the same way, anyone who feels linked to Russia considers himself or herself a compatriot – in such a case, this category is no longer a legal one, but an ethno-psychological one. Not just the law, but Russian discourse in general, has ambiguous definitions of compatriots. In 2001, after the law was in force, Vladimir Putin said that
… a compatriot is not a purely legal category. And even further – it is not a question of status or any advantages. This is, first and foremost, the question of personal choice. The question of self-determination. I would even say more precisely – of spiritual choice. This way is not always easy (Putin 2001).
Similar statements appeared in the media at the time from other officials. In 2001, Vladimir Putin signed the new document ‘The concept of supporting by the Russian Federation of the compatriots abroad at the present stage’, in which the notion of a ‘compatriot’ is even blurrier. ‘Persons permanently living outside of Russian Federation, but connected to Russia by historic, ethnic, cultural, language and spiritual links, who strive to preserve their Russian originality (самобытность) and willing to keep contacts and cooperate with Russia’ (Самородний 2014, 71).
We can see the tendency from trying to embrace compatriots into the legal framework of the Russian Federation towards leaving this concept quite blurred. The manifestation of the Russianness is becoming a more emotional concept with the emergence of the so-called ‘Russian World’. The term ‘Russian World’ was used in medieval accounts to define ancient Rus. It can be traced to the 11th century in the writings of Russian Grand Prince of Kiev Iziaslav Iaroslavich, who spoke of a ‘Kherson and Russian World’ in a letter addressed to the Roman Pope Clement (Laruelle 2012). The term seems to have been taken from his account in the nineteenth century by Count Sergey Uvarov (1786–1855), president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences and minister of education, famous for having crafted the tripartite emblem of the reign of Czar Nicholas I: ‘Autocracy, Orthodoxy, Nationality’. However, the term was not commonly used, and preference was given to other concepts. The founding father of Slavophilism, Aleksei Khomyakov (1804–1860), spoke of the ‘Russian spirit’ (русский дух), the Silver Age philosophers Vladimir Soloviev and Nikolay Berdiaev of the ‘Russian idea’ (русская идея), and it is as common in Russia as in the West to encounter the idea of the ‘Russian soul’ (русская душа) when assuming that Russia is eternally miscomprehended.
The current, post-Soviet term of the ‘Russian World’ emerged in the end of the 1990s. In their 1999 article, Petr Shchedrovitsky and Efim Ostrovsky elaborated on their definition of the Russian World. According to them:
Over the course of the twentieth century, following tectonic historical shifts, world wars and revolutions, a Russian World was created on Earth – a network of small and large communities, thinking and speaking in Russian. It is not a secret that the territory of the Russian Federation contains only half of this Russian World. The state formation created on the territory of the Russian Federation at the turn of the 1990s did not turn out to be an adequate means for incorporating Russian society into the global historical process. (…) This process of social degradation (the collapse of the Soviet Union) has been compensated by the formation, over the course of the twentieth century, of a sizeable Russian diaspora in the world (Островский 1999).
In conclusion, the article highlights the innovative character of the Russian World as a sign of a new, globalized Russia: ‘A Russian World in a Peaceful World (русский мир в мире миров), attracting Russians from all over the world to participate in a new global meta-project’ (Laruelle 2015). The Russian World is characterized by a dual aspect: it is a brand for establishing Russia’s voice in the chorus of nations, but it is also a vessel for a more philosophical or religious messianism, with the notion that Russia’s message to the world has a universal value of salvation (Laruelle 2015). It is also important to note that in Russian, the term «мир» has not only one meaning (‘world’), but also the meaning of community, village community first of all, of ‘everybody’ in a sense. It also has a third meaning – peace. The role of the Orthodox Church in Russia cannot be underestimated. It can be well explained by Huntington’s claim of the revival of religion in the world of the ‘clash of civilizations’. He specifically mentions Russia, where Orthodoxy had gone through a major resurgence (Huntington 1996, 96).
It can be easily claimed that the recent revival of civilizational rhetoric is purely instrumental, and done with geopolitical purposes in mind. I claim that the thesis of Huntington is more relevant to explain the moves of Russian authorities. It is a conflict of different cultures and even emotions that drives Russia away from the West and into elaborating its own peculiar civilization.
We could see now into the formation of attitudes in Russia, in what concerns the Russians abroad. What about the Western bank of Narva? The region of the Baltics has been populated for a long time, more than 6000 years since the end of the Stone Age. People known as Estonians or Aesti have been living here for around 1500 years (Raun 2001, 3). The origins of Finno-Ugric tribes are obscure. The first major theory by the Finnish scholar M.A. Castren in the nineteenth century postulated that a common homeland for the Uralic and Altaic peoples was in the Altaic mountains of South-Eastern Siberia (Raun 2001, 6). Later, the ideas which denied the common origin of all these peoples emerged. By the present day, these peoples preserved their languages, which are not part of the Indo-European group. Later on, in the 13th century, these pagan tribes fought the Livonian Order and were finally occupied by them. It has been the beginning of the settlement of the German-speaking landed gentry on these territories. The first encounters with the Slavs took place early on, especially well-known is the conquest of the settlement of Tarbatu (present day Tartu) by the Prince Yaroslav in 1030 (Miljan 2015, XXV).
The Livonian Order had some designs on the Slav lands to the East, and there were several armed conflicts. After many devastating wars, and especially the Nordic Seven Years War (1563–1570), Estonia, at the time known as Livonia, fell under Swedish rule. This period is still sometimes referred to colloquially as ‘good old Swedish time’ (Kõiv 2000). What later came to be called the ‘Northern War’ broke out in the region in 1707. It was connected to the tsar of Russia, Peter the Great’s policies of expanding to the West, and needing the ‘window to Europe’, as St. Petersburg was referred to (Ponsard 2007, 11). After 1721, Estonian territory became part of the Russian Empire and it remained this way until 1918.
It is important to remember that by this time, Estonians were Protestants, and this led to the high level of literacy in their mother tongue, as everybody had to listen to the sermons in their native language and also know how to read the Catechesis. Thus, Estonian language education was spreading, and with time, the number of educated Estonians reached critical mass, which served as a basis for reconstruction of historic memory and emergence of independent thinking (Laidre 2001, 85). It can also be claimed that according to the famous thesis of Max Weber, Protestantism led to the high morals and work ethics among the population. Max Weber notes that the German word for profession is Beruf or ‘calling’, the same is true about the Estonian language – elukutse is ‘calling’ or, more precisely, ‘life calling’. Thus, Protestantism claimed that you can achieve unity with God through your work, through your profession. Huntington also claims that there is a correlation between democracy and Protestantism, with many and first Protestant states becoming democracies (Huntington 1991, 37). Protestantism has great influence on the values of Estonians still, and these values sometimes clash with the Orthodox ideas of ethnic Russians.
With the reign of Peter the Great, not much changed in the constitution of society: German aristocracy kept their privileges, the German language was used in administration, and Peter the Great actually called the new provinces his ‘German provinces’ (Faure and Mensing 2012, 119). Few Russian aristocrats owned the land in these territories. This arrangement was called ‘Baltic special order’ in the Russian Empire. It must be noted that the Russian Empire did not see the necessity of forceful assimilation of the newly acquired lands and was rather tolerant towards different confessions. Its way of ruling was by using local aristocracy, and the German barons were also serving the Empire in the capital.
The Estonian people remained maarahvas or ‘countryside folks’ not having many opportunities for social mobility and being mainly peasants. For these people, both German aristocracy and Russians masters were ‘others’, and this is how the Estonian identity was formed. In the nineteenth century, the national awakening was taking place among Estonians echoing the overall European process of nationalist ideas. The Estonian model has its roots in the ideas of Johann Gottfried von Herder. For Herder, nationalism was more a cultural phenomenon than a political one (Schmidt 1956). As there was no state of Estonians, the emphasis on ethnicity mattered more. Thus, it has deep roots, which help us understand modern processes better. It was also during this time when under the rule of the Russian tsar Alexander the Third, the policy of ‘russification’ started.
By 1918, the opportunity presented itself, after the devastating First World War, Bolshevist Revolution, and the Brest-Litovsk settlement. The Estonian Republic was proclaimed, followed by the War of Independence against Soviet Russia and Landeswehr, the forces of Baltic German aristocracy. The Estonian Republic existed until the 1940 occupation by the Soviet Union, which happened as a direct result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939, and its secret protocol dividing this part of Europe into spheres of influence. The German occupation followed in 1941, and then Soviet occupation again in 1944, which lasted until 1991. Soviet authorities applied cruel policies of repression against the Estonian population including mass arrests and deportations to Siberia. After the Second World War, massive migration was conducted to the territory of Estonia, and a 1989 Soviet census established that about 30% of the population of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic were non-Estonians. They mainly came to work for the industries, and mostly they did not master the Estonian language (around 15% of newcomers spoke Estonian) (Rudensky 1994, 63). Another wave of ‘russification’ followed, when Russian became the language of communication in many spheres. As Perestroika started in the 1980s, there were the language issues, which were high on the agenda in Estonia, as the situation with the Estonian language was the most important problem next to the demand for autonomy (Rannut 2004, 5). The language law was adopted by the Supreme Soviet of Estonian SSR in 1989. The process of transformation is closely connected to the Singing revolution of civic disaccord with the Soviet rule starting around 1987, protests against new projects of Soviet rule, such as the phosphorite excavation. There was an extraordinary show of solidarity in 1989 of the Baltic republics known as the Baltic chain, when about two million people from Tallinn to Vilnius joined hands to remind the world of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. Notwithstanding attempts at russification, the Estonian identity was preserved as strong all through the years of all the occupations and mistreatment.
Estonian identity developed in close connection with Western civilization, and naturally, after the declaration of independence in 1991, the main goal of the government was its reintegration with the West. The foreign policy of Estonia was flowing naturally from its source – the need to re-establish a nation-state based on the national identity of the majority ethnic group. The first goal was to ensure that the independence was for real, and thus, the Russian troops withdrawal was a must (Kauppila 1994). It took years of painful negotiations until 1994 when the last Russian soldier left Estonian soil. The border negotiations were conducted simultaneously, and this story is not yet finished, as the Russian Duma has not ratified the border agreements at the time of writing of this article.
The second important objective of foreign policy was integration with the European Union and NATO institutions. The difficult negotiations led to the integration into these organizations in 2004. During these negotiations, Estonia had to get rid of its Soviet legacy and prove that it truly belonged to the West. The new institutions were formed and sustained. Especially important was the establishment of the rule of law according to Western standards. To this day, the judicial system functions properly. Estonia continues to rank high among countries according to the index of perception of corruption, placed on the 22nd position in 2016 (Transparency International 2017). Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Toomas Hendrik Ilves said in 1998,
Estonia opted for a crash course in reforms and, as a result, enormous progress has been made since 1991: national and municipal elections have been completely free and open, the Estonian press is free and independent and there are thriving non-governmental organizations in every sphere of public life (Ilves 1998).
The development of capitalism led to a thriving economy. By now, more than 71% of the Estonian GDP is derived from the service sectors, industrial sectors yield 25% and primary branches (including agriculture) approximately four percent of the overall output (Invest in Estonia, n.d.)
Estonia was left with the legacy of about 27% of non-Estonians residing on the Estonian territory. The first reaction of Estonians was to ignore and neglect this issue – maybe the Russians would all move back ‘home’? There were plans of repatriation and strict citizenship and language polices were adopted. The main principle of the policies was that of restitution – meaning that the Estonian Republic was the legal descendant of the pre-war Republic, and not a new state. This is a crucial principle in order to understand everything else going on in the society. Citizenship was granted to everybody whose ancestors were residing in the pre-war republic, notwithstanding their ethnicity. All the people who came later had to pass the process of naturalization – meaning pass an Estonian language exam and demonstrate knowledge of the Constitution and citizenship legislation. It led to the situation where about one third of the minority population have no citizenship and are considered aliens. At the same time, it also enabled pro-Western policies, as there was no opposition in the Parliament to the course of reintegration with the West.
By mid-1990s, Estonians realized that the Russians were a part of society, and they would not be leaving. It had been the start of the so-called integration policy. This is the policy of the inclusion into the society, though it first primarily concentrated on the need for non-Estonians to improve their command of the Estonian language. The general idea of the integration policy is to replace the attitude of ‘non-Estonians as a problem’ with the attitude ‘non-Estonians as development potential’. The direction towards integration took place under the influence of three factors: the results of the academic research, the changing of political values, and the pressure from international organizations (Kallas, Mihkelsoo and Plaan 2012, 9).
In order to map the tendencies in integration, the Integration Monitorings are undertaken every now and then, the most recent results are of 2015 and 2017. The Monitoring of 2017 showed that command of the Estonian language among non-Estonians is improving, and the majority of the population supports starting with Estonian language instruction in kindergarten. The results show though that the majority of both Estonians and non-Estonians communicate in their own language space (Kaldur et al. 2017, 99). The results of various research also shows that it is not only the command of the Estonian language that divides the society, but the attitudes towards many issues are different for the two communities. In nowadays society, the difference of values is manifested in many ways, such as family patterns, attitudes towards LGBTI, the role of religion in life, state policies – in general, one can claim that Russians are more conservative in relation to these issues.
The attitudes towards LGBTI were thoroughly researched in 2014, and the data showed clear differences according to the major communication language of the respondents. Forty-nine percent of the Estonian-language respondents accepted homosexuality, with this number being just 21% for the Russian-speakers. Forty-four percent of Estonians and 73% of Russian-speakers did not accept homosexuality (Turu-uuringute AS 2017). Attitudes towards religion were researched in 2015 and the results showed that 19% of Estonians and 25% of non-Estonians belong to a congregation with 46% of Estonians and 80% of non-Estonians having been baptized. Forty percent of the overall population considers itself Orthodox, and 36% considers itself Lutheran (Saarpoll OÜ 2015). The main clash in opinions, though, is going along the lines of the attitudes towards Russia and its policies, with the majority of Estonians seeing its assertive behavior as a threat, and the Russians seeing the need for better relations with the Russian state. Thus, 79% of Estonians consider NATO membership to be a security guarantee, while only 28% of Russian-speakers do. At the same time, 67% of Russian-speakers consider cooperation and good relations with Russia a security guarantee, and this number is only 13% for Estonians (Kivirähk 2015, 20).
The recent study of the Estonian society ‘Estonian society in the accelerating times. The results of the survey “Me. World. Media.” 2002–2014’ analyzed, among other things, the ethnic identities of Estonia’s residents. One of the conclusions is that ethnic belonging is becoming dominant in comparison with other political identities – it is becoming the central identity a person applies to their self. Ethnic identity, both for majority and minority groups, is based not on political, but on cultural-religious symbols, values and practices, as one’s ethnic belonging is perceived as the opposite of territorial or political solidarity. The Estonian Russian population has developed a strong identity based on ethno-cultural and religious roots expressing ethnic opposition and spiritual solidarity. It has happened, according to the research results, as a reaction to societal developments which are considered negative by the minority (Vihalemm et al. 2017, 134).
Now we are coming towards the interaction between these two states and societies, which we see are quite diverse. We could see the differences in culture and attitudes that support Huntington’s thesis of an Orthodox civilization as distinct from the West. Estonia belongs to the West with its history, culture and values. Russian Orthodox civilization influences the attitudes of Russians in Estonia a great deal. As Huntington also puts it, Russia has a ‘kin-state syndrome’ towards Russians outside Russia (Huntington 1996, 272). We can see that the present Russian state’s orientation on civilizational discourse leads to the situation that many Russians abroad can identify themselves with Russia without taking any everyday practical decisions, such as repatriation. The Russians in Estonia live their everyday life in the European Union. At the same time, they preserve their emotional link to Russia. This phenomenon could be described as transnationalism, as the transnational audience preserves the double reference framework, as they constantly compare their situation to that of their kin-state (Vihalemm et al. 2017, 598). In a way, Russians outside Russia become ‘more Catholic than the Pope’, because they see the reality of their countries of residence and compare it with the virtual reality created by the Russian state media. We could see that the ‘clash of civilizations’ is happening both between the states of Estonia and Russia, and at the same time in the minds of the Estonian population, as the Russian minority is influenced by the Orthodox civilization.
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About The Author ( Anna Tiido):
Anna Tiido is an Estonian diplomat and researcher. She has a master’s degree in Sociology from Tallinn University, and one in International Politics from CERIS (Centre Européan de Recherches Internationales et Stratégiques) in Brussels. Her Ph.D. in International Relations is from the University of Warsaw. Her research is on the impact of the Russian minority issue on the relations between Estonia and Russia.
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Strength through knowledge: Rotterdam and Erasmus University refresh partnership
Benefit more from each other’s knowledge, encourage students to help resolve issues in the city and work towards a more pronounced joint international profile. These are the goals set out in the renewed partnership agreement signed by Erasmus University and the Municipality of Rotterdam.
Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb and Kristel Baele, President of the Executive Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam, recently signed the renewed partnership agreement, which will run until the end of 2021.
This agreement further strengthens the ties between Rotterdam and its university. It outlines a further transfer of knowledge between the two partners and more intensive collaboration in the international positioning of both the city and the university.
The key focus of the renewed agreement is interaction between academic knowledge and knowledge acquired in the field. This interaction is necessary to make the city and the port future-proof. Metropolitan issues and ‘inclusive’ economic growth are key research themes at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
The renewed agreement will invest further in the initiation of new collaborative projects in 2017 and 2018. In addition, Erasmus University will serve as the Municipality of Rotterdam’s preferred source of scientific knowledge.
EUR researchers and municipal policy officers will be working together in Knowledge Workshops and other partnership programmes on themes like quality of life at the neighbourhood level, talent development, Smart Port, behaviour, health, the employment market, food and urban big data. These programmes can contribute to the resilience of the city and its inhabitants.
For example, last year, the Knowledge Workshops, which were launched in 2010, were involved in Rotterdam’s new education policy. In addition, the partners developed a different perspective on public perception of safety, gained a clearer picture of health discrepancies in the city and gave more systematic thought to the application of urban big data.
It was agreed to involve students more intensively in the development of new solutions for metropolitan issues. This also extends to the local implementation of the nation-wide City Deal programme, Making Knowledge, in which both EUR and the Municipality take part. Among other things, the partners have agreed to ensure that ‘Food for the Future’, an initiative that was launched last year, becomes eligible for inclusion.
Since the very start of the collaboration – to encourage students to concern themselves with issues faced by the city and the port – the partners have jointly presented the Rotterdam Thesis Award to the master student with the best and most relevant thesis for the city of Rotterdam.
And finally, another important element in the renewed agreement is a new commitment to the parties’ joint international positioning. Rotterdam wants to attract more citizens with a higher education, while EUR invests in the retention of more international talents. The opening of the Erasmus University College in 2013 and the brand alliance ‘Make it happen’ (which was launched in 2015 together with the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam Partners) are examples of collective activities that contribute to the partners’ international profiling.
The partners have agreed to make a stronger investment in joint applications for European research grants. This will allow Rotterdam to further develop as an international centre of important research into the issues faced by today’s cities. In addition, the agreements outline the appointment of a delegation to represent Rotterdam at the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels.
Mayor Aboutaleb: “The agreement continues in the line of the partnership launched in 2010, when the city and the university officially decided to move forward together. Both parties like the results so far! Over the past few years, our collaboration has strengthened the ties between the city and the university. It has become easier for the Municipality to access relevant scientific knowledge, while the City in turn can supply useful expertise and data for education and research.”
Kristel Baele, President of the Executive Board: “I am delighted that Rotterdam and the University are forming increasingly close ties, to effectively prepare the city and its residents for the future. Researchers and students are motivated to contribute to this enterprising city through their education and research. If we furthermore work together to create a strong international profile, this will raise Rotterdam’s appeal as a location for talented individuals to work and live.”
Marjolein Kooistra, press officer Erasmus Unversity Rotterdam, +31 10 4082135 | marjolein.kooistra@eur.nl
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Disability Partnership TV's New Season Anchor Team Visits Moscow
August 19, 2018 Blog
Karina Bakitova is a student journalist from TV studio “Kadr” in Novotroitsk, Russia, and is a participant in Eurasia Foundation’s Disability Partnership TV project (DPTV). DPTV is a collaborative program that unites high school students from the U.S. and Russia. Students are mentored and guided by their teachers as they jointly produce video content about inclusion and other disability-related topics.
A blog post by Karina Bakitova
Once our mentor Tkacheva Marina Victorovna greeted us by saying, “I got an email offering us the opportunity to participate in an interesting project. We have to make a video, and if we are selected, we will go to Moscow!”
The name of our TV studio is “Kadr.” I say “our” studio because we are working towards a common goal, and we are dependent upon each other. For instance, editors, cameramen, and anchors are all interconnected. We are also working on our show “Vektor Molodezhi” that is broadcast on a local channel.
After a long discussion about the U.S.-Russia Social Expertise Exchange (SEE) program, we learned that we would be doing work that was familiar to us, such as coverage of important events -- but one of these events was the World Cup! Nevertheless, this was not the reason for our participation in this large-scale contest among teenagers from all over the world.
As out teacher underscored, “The primary goal of this project is cooperation between students from Russia and the U.S.” The opportunity to work with students from a different country was our inspiration. After discussing our video for two days, we realized it was almost impossible to explain why we wanted to be anchors of the Disability Partnership TV. We wanted to answer that question clearly, and for this reason, our video contained interviews conducted by us. We soon received a notification that we won -- we, students of the TV Studio “Kadr,” became the anchors of the Disability Partnership TV! We could only dream about such a beginning of our summer!
Our time in Moscow flew by fast. The SEE staff was by our side. They became our support, interpreters, guides, friends, and even parents for us.
The most memorable event not only of this trip but perhaps of our lives was meeting our new friends from Texas. There was always-smiling Colton, intelligent Abbott, energetic Briley, and hard-working Kaden. The team's teacher is Victoria, who is the kindest person we have ever met. They became our friends very fast.
TigerVision - is a team of U.S. anchors producing disability-related videos
We were together 24/7. We had mandatory activities in the morning, and during our commute on the metro, we studied -- that’s right, we studied! We had free time only during our metro rides, and during that time, we were learning English expressions while students from Texas started learning the Russian alphabet. Abbott learned the Russian alphabet in only two days, and he never missed a single store sign. By the fourth day of the trip, there was a big change. In the morning, Russian students would say, “Good morning!” while Americans said, "Dobroye Outro (Доброе утро!)" without a noticeable accent. We had breakfast, lunch, and dinner together. After a busy day, we would sit in a room, drink coffee, share our impressions of events, and get to know each other better. We would stay up until late at night, and we would always find something to talk about.
How can a team from Texarkana be similar to a team from Novotroitsk? Both teams are from the countryside. Everything was new to us. For them, it was their first trip abroad; for us, it was our first trip to the capital. Everything we saw and experienced was new to both of us, and these emotions united us. We had the same perspective on the world.
The opportunity to ask questions at the U.S. Embassy and in the UN office wasn’t similar to the official meetings that adults have. Everything that we heard there, we can retell easily a thousand times with even more excitement than we had that day.
Since our counterparts and we are anchors of the Disability Partnership TV, activities in Moscow related to this topic were especially important to us. We participated in several such activities, for instance, “Joyful Starts” in a boarding school for people who have intellectual disabilities. Those people are full of energy and positivity. We left the boarding school with medals and presents just like real champions. However, we wanted to reward people at the boarding school as they made us smile sincerely so many times during the time we spent together.
We had similar feelings during the para ice-hockey team practice. We managed to record a lot of lively and genuine videos that featured students’ dedication and pure happiness about every time they scored. We interviewed the head coach and got to know that some members of the team had Autism and some of them had Down Syndrome. We interviewed them, and we must say that the only thing one could notice was students’ pure dedication.
Our trip to the Disney office was quite an experience! We saw edits and sketches. Employees greeted us with joy, even though they told us they never go to work that early. They made an exception for us because they wanted to show all of the interesting aspects of working at Disney.
Karina interviews a hedge-hockey coach at the Moscow Paralympic center.
No, I didn’t forget to tell you about the most important event. I simply decided to save it for later. We not only got to experience the opening of the World Cup, but we also got a chance to be a part of it every day of the trip. We met many different people, interviewed them, and cheered on soccer teams. We were very lucky to be in Moscow during the World Cup. The atmosphere that existed there was indescribable, and it would always remain in each person’s memory.
Farewell came too soon. We tried to avoid that day, but we knew it would come. It was sad to say our goodbyes not only because we would be separated by hundreds and thousands of kilometers, but because we would be scattered across the globe. We didn’t sleep for twenty-four hours. We were the last ones to leave, but our partners and new friends, the team from Texas, was the first leave. We said our goodbyes to the others with whom we will be in touch at least through social media in the future. One by one Texarkana, Fort Mill, Middletown, Samara, and Nizhniy Novgorod teams said goodbyes, and soon we had to leave too.
Now that I am home typing this text, I cannot believe that all of this happened to us. It was a great opportunity that was given to us by Eurasia Foundation. Everything the Foundation does has a greater meaning than one might think. EF makes it possible for different nations to become friends and gives hope that many other things are possible. Thank you, Eurasia Foundation!
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Finally, A Hackathon That Doesn’t Destroy Your Brain And Body
Mandated yoga breaks, free salad, and plenty of rest–what kind of hackathon is this, anyway? Put together by the Clinton Foundation, Tumblr, Jawbone, and the Ace Hotel in New York, teams were challenged to build innovative tech that helps us sleep better–all without the standard fare of pizza and Red Bull. Could this be a more sustainable model for code sprints?
By Jay Cassano 10 minute Read
This might be the world’s healthiest hackathon. Unlike normal all-day code events, in which teams end up sleep-deprived, over-caffeinated, and engorged on junk food, this event was meant to give developers insight into their own health and behavior as they rushed–not too fast, now–to built apps that help us sleep better.
Co-sponsored by Ace Hotel, the Clinton Foundation, Tumblr, and Jawbone, the codeathon for health drew 25 students from New York City to build apps for helping people sleep better. Each of the six teams that participated were given a Jawbone UP wristband health tracker. The UP bands were used for development purposes but also gave the developers insight into their own behavior patterns and how their lifestyle might be adversely affecting their health goals. Throughout the codeathon, there was an equal emphasis on building apps for health and on developers living healthier themselves.
The idea grew out of a join interest between Tumblr and Ace. Given both’s strong base of creatives, the original idea was to hold a gaming-oriented hackathon. “We originally just talked about wanting to do a game jam,” says Max Sebela, creative strategist for Tumblr. “We knew that we wanted to develop digital products with one another in this space. It was very broad and we didn’t know what it would look like.”
Explaining how the sponsors came together to refine the codeathon’s focus, he adds “We eventually got brought into conversation with the Clinton Foundation and became kind of enraptured with this idea of health. When we got in touch with them it all came together. That was the missing piece–the narrowing of the idea coming from them.”
Why do we care about health, anyway?
The codeathon for health is part of the Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters Initiative. The foundation’s work has typically focused on international issues, such as global health and economic development. But late last year it launched a new program aimed at reducing preventable chronic disease through behavior change.
“Seventy percent of Americans are dealing with managing a chronic disease,” Lexie Komisar, strategic advisor to the Clinton Foundation, tells Fast Co.Labs. “And 75% of U.S. health care spending goes to that management.”
The group of unlikely partners settled on sleep as the particular aspect of health they wanted to focus on by examining their collective strengths and interests. In addition to movement tracking, Jawbone’s UP wristband unobtrusively records the length and quality of the wearer’s sleep. Sleep also seemed to be a natural place where health and hotels intersect.
“Sleep being one of the core tenets of health is why we eventually chose it,” Komisar explains. “The fact that 10% of the American population suffers from chronic insomnia and around 60 million Americans suffer from some type of sleeping disorder makes this crucial to address. If we can really provide these tools to help Americans make these behavior changes it can have a huge impact in the way in which Americans live as well as where we spend our money.”
It was important to the sponsors that in addition to coding for health that the codeathon itself was a healthy environment to work in. Through yoga and stretch breaks, walks during lunch hour, and healthy food served throughout the conference, the codeathon succeeded in modeling what a health developer work life should look like.
“Once we were talking with the Clinton Foundation, we wanted to make sure that everything that would take place would be something that promoted good health in some capacity,” says Sebela. “And from there it sort of designed itself. We realized we needed a certain amount of movement every day and we needed to ensure that we’re at least giving participants a mandated rest period where you’re working a normal work day with normal work hours that are reasonable and healthy for you without having to think about cranking through code till 3 a.m. existing only on caffeine.”
Within the context of creating a healthy environment for developers, the organizers recognized that it would be most effective to focus on small changes that were readily exportable to developers’ everyday lives. The goal was to function more like a tutorial for how to code while being healthy, rather than create a weekend spa-like environment that wouldn’t have any lasting impact.
“I think one of the things that’s been interesting is understanding that not everyone in America is going to wake up, eat kale tomorrow, and run five miles,” Ben Sisto of Ace Hotel jests, then elaborating: “We’ve been interested in showing ways that you can create very small, incremental changes. When we brought in the yoga instructor, they originally wanted to do work with yoga mats and large-scale stretching and we thought that it’d be better to do things that are just at your desk that you can do for five minutes in a normal work day.”
“It’s a big ask to get people to do organized activity in the context of one these things. But ultimately I think it’s been a huge success,” Sebela adds.
Coding for health toolkits
Throughout the codeathon it was clear that an incredible amount of synergy existed between these unlikely partners, each of which brought something unique to the table.
Harvard Medical School’s Division of Sleep Medicine provided to the codeathon a dataset of a large cross-sectional survey of corporate workers, primarily businesswomen, that assessed their sleep habits and the social factors that might influence those habits. The dataset is normally closed, but through the partnership with the Clinton Foundation, Harvard Medical School agreed to release their data exclusively to the codeathon.
“We really want to be the bridge between academia and the technical application of how this data can impact research and policy,” Komisar says. “We’re really thankful that Harvard provided that for the first time to our participants.”
For it’s part, Jawbone provided every participant with an UP, which logged participants sleep and movement throughout the weekend. One of the criteria development teams were judged on was in fact the collective health of their team–in the case of one project that criteria kept them just shy of winning the competition.
The final projects from all six teams also made use of the API for Jawbone’s UP wristband. The API is currently closed with plans to open it up later this year, making last weekend’s coders the first to experiment with it outside of Jawbone’s direct business partners.
“We really focused on creating a two-way API, which is somewhat unique for the health space,” says Jeremiah Robison, VP Software at Jawbone. “Most of the APIs are about pulling data out. We wanted to make it a compelling platform for communication because so much of the foundation for our system is that heath is a social activity.”
Explaining the philosophy behind Jawbone’s soon-to-be-open, two-way API, Robison explains: “ We started with a strong philosophy on two vectors. The first is that the user owns their data; users should be able to take their own data and move it from one system to another. That’s kind of unique in the API world and it certainly was when we first got into health. Everybody and their cousin wants to own the health data, but in reality a user owns their data. The second principle is that it’s going to take more than one company to solve the health problems in the world and so the only possible path in that scenario is to open it up for other people to use.”
“The API was very, very simple to use,” according to Jamie Roberts of the winning team. “It’s a really new API so for it to be laid out with clear directions for OAuth and all the intricacies of the values and even the types of values within the documentation was a pleasant surprise.”
The winning apps
Roberts and his teammates Adam Leibsohn and Daniel Finkler developed Fitcoin, a social betting pool for health challenges. Users are able to join teams with friends or strangers and put down money on who will win a specific challenge like meeting certain sleep goals or walking a certain number of steps every day, all logged by the UP.
One of the aspects that contributed to Fitcoin winning was the fact that it had a baked-in distribution method to account for the fact that not everyone in the world is going to own an UP.
“We really wanted to think about how this would go viral,” Finkler explains. “And one of the problems with the distribution would be that not everyone currently has a Jawbone UP band. We were thinking about how do we get our friends on Facebook to care about this and leverage the social network to pull people in and get people involved.”
The solution was to allow Facebook friends to bet for their friend with an UP who is participating in the competition. (You can also bet against, if you’re that kind of friend.) Leibshon adds, “One idea we were discussing was that based on their side-bet on you they get a portion of what you win, so they get a return on their investment on you.”
One of the other most compelling ideas and the runner-up in the competition was Git-Sleep. In addition to being an awesome developer-centric pun, it also has a lot of potential for impact. Unlike Fitcoin, which is oriented for a general audience, Git-Sleep and its command-line interface are clearly targeted at developers.
The team behind Git-Sleep was comprised of Sarah Duve, Max Jacobson, and Ruthie Nachmany, all students at The Flatiron School in Manhattan. Git-Sleep is a simple tool that connects with your UP to log your sleep. When a developer tries to commit code to Git it runs a check to see how much sleep you got last night. If you didn’t get enough, it will display a prompt along the lines of “You only slept 3 hours last night. Are you sure you want to commit this code?”
“It was partially inspired by those apps that prevent you from calling your ex at 2 a.m. or prevent you from sending a Gmail when you’re drunk,” Duve reveals. With its focus on developers and its integration with GitHub, Git-Sleep already has a base of users that would likely get behind it very quickly.
“We heard some really encouraging words about finishing the project and that people might actually find it useful,” says Jacobson, adding that “the UP band is really popular with developers who are obsessed with quantifying themselves.” Nachmany picks up on this, remarking that “developers are really into the quantified-self movement,” which may give rise to wider adoption of Git-Sleep. The team has plans to open-source the tool, which is already available as a Ruby gem.
As each team gave their presentation in the Ace Hotel lobby, other guests could engage with the codeathon if they wanted to, but they could just as easily ignore it. The point is that it was readily accessible to them and integrated into their time in the hotel.
Sisto explained why the codeathon was held in the lobby with the presentations mic’d for everyone to hear: “Ultimately we want guests to feel activated when they’re staying here. We do a lot of events in the lobby–one night might be a drag show, one night might be a codeathon.”
Another noteworthy aspect of the codeathon was the gender breakdown, which came in at 10 women and 15 men. Granted that it’s a small sample size, but seeing a 40-60 breakdown without any artificial quotas or targeted outreach is a welcome sight for the tech scene. Perhaps the fact that the group was primarily comprised of students is a sign that there is a demographic shift underway.
Sebela commented on this, noting that it’s “one of the joys of reaching out to students in New York because you have institutions like Hacker School and Flatiron School that preach diversity so front and center.” He added, “So when you do want to mobilize students you already have this wonderful diverse pool that hopefully comes together on its own.”
It’s easy to be skeptical of codeathons these days, particularly given the critiques that have been coming out recently. But with healthy food, yoga, a full night’s sleep, and a diverse environment, even the most hardened hackathon cynic has to walk away from this codeathon feeling energized about the potential for this space to both do good for the world and be good for developers themselves.
Jay is an award-winning journalist and former staff writer for Fast Company. Find him at @jcassano and jcassano.net.
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Is Dot-Com-Era Kozmo.com Relaunching Instant Delivery Service?
Kozmo.com, the instant delivery service once synonymous with bubble-era excess, appears to be planning a relaunch.
By Austin Carr 1 minute Read
In 1998, two twenty-something entrepreneurs named Joseph Park and Yong Kang launched Kozmo.com, which promised to deliver a variety of goods at any cost–CDs, Snickers bars, and so forth–to customers in less than an hour. But despite promising early reception and plans to eventually go public, the service eventually got swallowed up when the bubble burst, becoming almost synonymous with dot-com era excess.
Fast forward more than a decade, however, and Kozmo.com appears to be back–at least according a colorful and much-circulated message on the company’s revived homepage. “Kozmo.com [is] relaunching soon!” the website reads. “Remember us? We’re relaunching soon with the vision to fulfill your online order incredibly fast, and on-demand.” Few other details were available, though it appears the domain is registered to Yummy Foods LLC, a Los Angeles-based grocery delivery service.
The apparent re-launch is a sign that Kozmo.com was perhaps ahead of its time when it first launched (if not just preposterously mismanaged). In the late 1990s, the New York-based startup raised $28 million in funding as competitors such as UrbanFetch entered the field. Not long after, Amazon would go on to invest $60 million as part of a three-year partnership with the company. Despite the strong VC interest, the company reported a net loss of $26.3 million in 1999, and its plans for an IPO were scrapped, as it failed to generate a consistent stream of revenue from delivering $1.50 packages of Skittles to customers. By 2001, the company went belly up.
Since then, however, there’s been a renaissance in the instant gratification space. Corporate juggernauts such Amazon, Walmart, and eBay are competing in the same-day delivery arena, as are startups like Postmates and TaskRabbit. Kozmo, ironically, is now late to the game.
What will set the company apart from competitors? How will it be different from the early aughts? We reached out to the company through Kozmo.com and will let you know when we hear back.
But at least one report indicates that Yummy Foods was granted two trademark registrations for the brand “Kozmo” recently, which give some sense of where the company could be heading: They cover a retail store and online service that delivers everything from vegetables to medicine to cleaning products to movies to books to tobacco, all available for order via phone or mobile device.
In other words, not much has changed.
Additional reporting by Iona Holloway.
[Image: Flickr user Marco Monetti]
Austin Carr writes about design and technology for Fast Company magazine.
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Welcome to the Church of the Open Door, an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ! Please join us for worship!
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Rev. Dr. Stephen P. Savides, Senior Pastor
Steve grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a degree in Theatre Arts. Steve was a two-time winner of the Best Actor award while in college. He performed professionally in the Twin Cities area and around the country doing improvisational comedy and street theater with SAK Theatre, through which he met his future partner, Dee, before being called into ministry.
Steve attended United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities as a George Dayton scholar and was given the graduating class preaching award. He was awarded the Doctor of Ministry in Preaching degree from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2009. Prior to coming to Appleton, he served churches in Zumbrota and Oronoco, Minnesota, and Williams Bay and Watertown, Wisconsin. Steve serves as the Senior Pastor here at First Congregational. Dee Savides works as a therapist with Samaritan Counseling Center of the Fox Valley. Dee and Steve have three children, Grace, Emily, and Paul.
Steve’s interests include playwriting, acting, movies, reading and racquetball.
Rev. Nicholas Hatch, Pastor for Youth and Family Ministries
Nick grew up in Mahomet, Illinois, the son of Rev. DiAnne Hatch and Dr. Terry Hatch. His home church was First Presbyterian of Champaign, Illinois, where his mother was called to be an associate pastor. He has many fond memories of his Presbyterian upbringing and theological training. His summers were spent in Wisconsin at the family cabin on a lake just east of Park Falls. Renovating the cabin has been a labor of love for all ages. It continues to be Nick’s favorite place in the world and a true retreat for his spirit in the midst of ministry.
Nick graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He then attended McCormick Seminary, where he was a Tomlinson Hampton Scholar. During seminary, Nick served as a youth director at Glenview Community Church UCC in Glenview, Illinois, and met his wife and best friend, Amanda, who is from Houston, Texas. They were married in 2005.
Nick’s first call was to First Presbyterian Church of Great Falls, Montana, in a general associate position. During his two years there, Nick continued to feel a strong pull towards full-time ordained youth ministry. In the summer of 2011, Nick was called to First Congregational UCC. Nick and Amanda have two children, Maddison and Elijah. Maddison’s interests include coloring and wearing Elsa dresses. Elijah loves napping and steering wheels. Amanda is currently enjoying being a young mother. Nick and Amanda both feel very blessed that God has brought them to Appleton and opened up such a unique, specialized ministry opportunity in a place they feel called to be. Nick enjoys road biking, working out, hiking, woodworking, and anything with his kids. Nick also has extensive training in wilderness and outdoor recreation through the National Outdoor Leadership School. He has backpacked, sea-kayaked, canoed, and cayoneered across the continent and greatly enjoys sharing his love of God’s creation in the outdoors with others through the church’s Wilderness Ministry.
Rev. Kathryn Kuhn, Pastor for Congregational Care and Missions
About Kathryn
Kathryn grew up in Michigan and Ohio. The daughter of Rev. Jerry and Barbara O’Connor, she was raised in the United Church of Christ. After graduating in 1991 from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, she found her way to Eden Seminary near St. Louis, receiving her M.Div. in 1995. While at Eden, she met and married Karl Kuhn. They moved to the Milwaukee area after seminary, where Karl completed his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (New Testament) at Marquette University. Rev. Dr. Karl Kuhn is Professor of Religion at Lakeland University, near Sheboygan.
Kathryn was ordained to ministry in the United Church of Christ while serving St. Camillus HIV/AIDS Ministry in Wauwatosa. Since then, her ministry has included serving parishes in Germantown, Kiel and Sheboygan Falls. Most recently, she served as Director of Mission and Ministry for Cedar Community, a UCC-affiliated continuing care retirement community with campuses in West Bend and Elkhart Lake. Kathryn serves as chair of the Wisconsin Council on Health and Human Service Ministries and as a board member of the national UCC Council on Health and Human Service Ministries.
Kathryn and Karl live in rural Kiel with their daughter, Clare, who attends Kiel High School. Their son, Josh, attends Carroll University in Waukesha. Clare loves horses, and Josh is a swimmer and a fitness fanatic. Karl is an avid hunter and outdoorsman. Kathryn is a recent convert to CrossFit. She also likes to run, especially with Hazel, the family’s beloved and sometimes poorly behaved rescue dog.
Rev. Maynard E. Beemer, Pastor Emeritus
Maynard grew up in Dickinson County, Kansas, one of five children on a dairy farm with a menagerie of animals. He graduated from Lakeland College, Mission House Seminary and has his M.Div. from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. He began serving in Appleton in June of 1994, having moved from Columbus, Ohio. He has served churches in Missouri, Kansas, Arizona and Ohio, and First Congregational UCC, Appleton, from 1972–1982. Maynard completed 17 years of faithful service at the church in December of 2001 and had the title and privileges of pastor emeritus bestowed upon him. Maynard enjoys wood finishing and refinishing, fishing, reading, bicycling and gardening.
John Albrecht, Director for Music Ministries
John joined the First Congregational UCC staff in August of 2007, having previously served as Director of Music at Worthington Presbyterian Church in Ohio. John holds degrees from Northwestern University (B.M.E.) and the University of Iowa (M.A. in choral conducting). He has taught senior high school vocal music in Iowa and Illinois, and has worked extensively with private children’s choruses, including serving as the Associate Conductor of the renowned Anima/Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus in Illinois. Prior to his ministry in Ohio, John also served as Director of Music Ministries at First Presbyterian Church of Glen Ellyn.
John’s responsibilities at First Congregational include developing the worship, music and fine arts ministries of the church, working in conjunction with the clergy, organist, program staff, the Worship and Music Ministry Team, and the church’s Lawrence University Music Scholars program. His time here has included starting and directing a children’s choir and a youth handbells choir, presenting major choral works with orchestra, coordinating mid-week summer worship services and concerts, directing children’s musicals, serving as music director for intergenerational musicals, implementing a new audition process for the church’s Lawrence University Music Scholars, and hosting workshops and concerts with numerous choirs, such as the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir and the Millikin University Choir. John led the church’s Steinway piano project, made possible through a generous gift from the Trina Reynolds Bequest, providing a new Steinway B grand piano for the Sanctuary and a rebuilt Steinway B for the choir room. An Organ Preservation Fund and an LU Music Scholars Endowment Fund have been established during his tenure. The church’s Sanctuary Choir was honored to be selected by audition to perform a 25-minute program at the 2016 Wisconsin Choral Directors Association Convention. John was also honored to receive the WCDA 2016 Outstanding Church Musician Award.
John is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association and has served two terms as the
Repertoire and Standards Chair for Music in Worship in the North Central Division of ACDA. He currently
holds the position of WCDA Life-long Repertoire & Resources Coordinator, as well as the Music in Worship Repertoire & Resources Chair. John holds professional memberships with the Presbyterian Association of Musicians, the American Guild of Organists, and Choristers Guild. In addition, he served eight seasons on the Appleton Boychoir conducting staff, directing the Junior and Senior Choirs. John and his wife, Kristy (a German teacher), have a son, Ethan, a recent college graduate. John’s hobbies include traveling, reading, attending student recitals and concerts and attempting home improvement projects.
Colleen Berry, Director for Children’s Ministries
Colleen grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She attended University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where she earned a B.S. degree in social science broad field, U.S. history, and secondary education. She also earned a master’s degree in education. Colleen taught various social science classes for 32 years at New London High School, where she also raised her sons, Ian and Devin. The family belonged to First Congregational United Church of Christ in New London, where she served as a member of the Christian Education Committee and taught Sunday School. She joined the staff of First Congregational in 2017.
Her interests include daily walks, knitting, reading and playing with her granddaughter, Annabella.
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Carolyn Frederick, Office Manager and Administrative Assistant
Carolyn grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in microbiology. After marrying her husband Dave, she left the world of medical research and became a stay-at-home mom with their children Andrea and John. She joined the staff at First Congregational in February 2007 as an Administrative Assistant with the Children, Youth and Families team. Currently, she works in the main office and serves as the Office Manager.
Carolyn loves spending time with the family and friends playing board and card games. She also enjoys gardening, arts and crafts, traveling, volunteering at the PAC and for other community arts groups.
Holly Volkman, Administrative Assistant for Communications
About Holly
Holly grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin. She attended Ripon College where she earned a B.A. degree in Psychology. Holly has previously worked at SOAR Fox Cities and the Salvation Army. She enjoys spending time with her Dad and her cat, Jasmine.
Her interests include reading, volunteering and selling vintage toys on Etsy.
Jane Malin, Administrative Assistant
Jane grew up on a farm on the outskirts of La Crosse, Wisconsin. She attended high school at West Salem and upon graduation attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jane is married with two children and enjoys spending time with them. Jane and her husband also own 18 rental properties.
Jon Riehle, Organist
A native of Appleton, Jon is a graduate of the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, where he studied organ and harpsichord with Miriam Clapp Duncan and George Damp and was a recipient of the LaVahn K. Maesch Prize Scholarship in Organ. He came to First Congregational UCC as an organist after serving for twenty years as an organist and worship coordinator at his family’s church, Mount Olive Lutheran of Appleton. He played a key role in overseeing the design, installation, and dedication of the church’s 38 rank mechanical action Dobson Pipe Organ.
Active as a choral accompanist and conductor, Jon has become well known to audiences for his work with such diverse groups as Appleton Boychoir, AAL Choir, Appleton MacDowell Male Chorus, Chaminade Women’s Chorus, and the UW-Fox Chorale. Families of nearly every faith group have turned to him to provide music for weddings, funerals, anniversaries, and other milestones of life. He has welcomed the opportunity to give back to the community musically by participating in benefit performances for Habitat for Humanity, Outagamie Museum, Fox Valley Arts Alliance, Peace Project, Harbor House, Community Clothes Closet, as well as others. Professional affiliations include the American Guild of Organists, American Choral Directors Association, the Hymn Society of America, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Professional Music Fraternity, and life membership in the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians.
In his spare time, Jon enjoys reading, gardening, taking long walks, hacking his own computer (out of frustration) and waiting for Godot.
Jennifer DeWitt, CYF Coordinator
Jennifer grew up in Menasha, Wisconsin and graduated from Menasha High School. After many years as a homemaker and stay-at-home mom, Jennifer attended Fox Valley Technical College and earned an Associates’ Degree in meeting and event management. Jennifer is the Children, Youth, and Families Ministry Coordinator at First Congregational. In that role, she plans CYF special events, mission trips and other fellowship activities, along with fulfilling various administrative duties. She especially enjoys sharing these experiences with the children and their families!
Jennifer is blessed with a loving, supportive family which consists of her fabulous husband Shad, a Chicago truck driver with NM Transfer, and their awesome son Quinn, who plans to become a Marine. They have three dogs and enjoy traveling, dining out, going to the movies and entertaining family and friends.
Siri Witt, Bookkeeper
About Siri
Siri grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin and is a life-long member of First Congregational. A graduate of FVTC and Lakeland University, she has more than 30 years of experience in accounting, finance and administration. She returned to the church staff in 2016 as the Church Bookkeeper.
Siri and her husband Jeff have enjoyed traveling around the country to watch both their sons compete as track athletes for Carroll University and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. When not at track meets, they enjoy spending time at their cottage in Minocqua and biking throughout the state.
Jonathan Steffen, Technology Coordinator
Jonathan was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, and graduated from Neenah High School. After high school, he worked as a duct technician for several years until his daughter Chloe was born. After her arrival, he returned to school and earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in audio engineering and music technology from Madison Media Institute. While there, Jonathan became certified in Pro Tools Music and Apple Logic Pro, and he opened a commercial audio recording, production, and mastering suite in Neenah. After successfully running Suite Five Media LLC for two years, he decided to return to college to pursue a liberal arts education. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Fox Valley with an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree in ethnic studies with honors and an emphasis in geography. During this time, Jonathan was inducted into the Sigma Kappa Delta English Honor Society and was awarded a Recognition of Excellence award from the Earth Sciences Department. He subsequently transferred into Lawrence University of Appleton and graduated in June 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts and a major in environmental studies, cum laude. During his education at UW-Fox and Lawrence, Jonathan had the opportunity to travel around the country and present the findings of his research projects at academic conferences as well as political functions.
In the past, Jonathan has done Front of House mixing as well as audio engineering at other houses of worship in the Fox Valley. Jonathan tremendously enjoys being the Technology Coordinator at First Congregational UCC and coordinating the Church’s audio/visual and technological endeavors daily.
In his free time, Jonathan enjoys being with his family, two dogs and other pets, including a common snapping turtle that he rescued. Additionally, Jonathan enjoys breeding and raising many types of exotic fish from all over the world, designing audio and producing music for various television shows, speaking and learning Spanish, gardening, visiting state parks, camping and working on automobiles.
Bart Forseth, Custodial Supervisor
About Bart Forseth
Bart was born and raised in Appleton. He graduated from Appleton East High School. Bart and his wife, Ann, both volunteer at the PAC and for the Salvation Army. Bart enjoys cheering for the Packers and Badgers.
Mary Lou Cliff, Custodial Assistant
About Mary Lou
Mary Lou grew up on a farm west of Oshkosh. She has a nutrition degree and worked in healthcare. She’s lived in LaCrosse, Madison and Appleton.
After she left Ascension Healthcare and sold her Stockbridge home of 25 years, Mary Lou started this new custodial assistant venture.
She enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons. Mary Lou’s hobbies are: being out in nature such as walking and biking, living in downtown Appleton and finding joy in God’s Presence.
Tom Ott, Custodial Assistant
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Paddle-out set for surfboard shaping pioneer O'Hare
Time-honored tradition will pay tribute to Cocoa Beach legend Pat O’Hare
Paddle-out set for surfboard shaping pioneer O'Hare Time-honored tradition will pay tribute to Cocoa Beach legend Pat O’Hare Check out this story on floridatoday.com: http://on.flatoday.com/2CZb0cl
Sue DeWerff, Special to FLORIDA TODAY Published 11:44 a.m. ET Jan. 10, 2018 | Updated 9:14 p.m. ET Jan. 10, 2018
Kelly O'Hare talks about her dad, Pat O'Hare, Hall of Fame board builder and well known East Coast surfer who passed away in November. The memorial and paddle out for O'Hare starts at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Lori Wilson Park. Video by Malcolm Denemark
Pat O'Hare in front of his home on 13th St. in Cocoa Beach.(Photo: PROVIDED PHOTO)
Pat O'Hare was one of the east coast's most popular surfboard craftsmen and a respected ambassador of the sport.
O'Hare died Nov. 16 after suffering complications from heart surgery and a stroke. He was 75.
A memorial paddle-out at 11 a.m. Saturday will pay tribute to O’Hare at Cocoa Beach’s International Palms Resort followed by memorial services.
“My Dad was a quiet man, honest and hard-working," said his daughter, Kelly O’Hare. "He loved what he did and loved people."
Kelly O'Hare, daughter of Pat O'Hare, stands by a collection of surfboards made by her dad. Pat, a long time East Coast surfer and board builder and Hall of Famer, passed away in November. (Photo: MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY)
Family, friends and members of the surfing community are invited to share in the celebration of life service at Mambos, after the traditional paddle-out ceremony behind Lori Wilson Park.
O’Hare is a member of the inaugural 1996 East Coast Hall of Fame class.
A former team rider for Greg “The Bull” Noll, O’Hare grew up in Manhattan Beach, California, and learned to surf at age 15.
Soon after he learned the board building trade, landing his first job as a sander at a Surfside, California-based factory. He joined the Dewey Weber shaping team in 1959.
After moving to Cocoa Beach in 1963, O’Hare launched his first official surfboard company, (James and O’Hare Surfboards) with partner Rick James.
Photo of Pat O’Hare working on a board he made. Photo supplied by the O’Hare family. (Photo: MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY)
When James decided to move back to California, O’Hare made the decision to begin shaping under his own label, O’Hare Surfboards.
More than five decades later, he has become known as one of the pioneers who led the charge for surfboard manufacturing on the East Coast.
“Pat could make a great custom board because he was a great listener,” said East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame member Sam Gornto in a recent article by Eastern Surf Magazine.
O’Hare shaped boards for many of Florida’s best talents, including: Gary Propper, Claude Codgen and pros Tommy and Benji McRoberts.
Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater, who was a schoolmate at age 10 with Kelly O’Hare, expressed his condolences via Instragram.
More: Kelly Slater 'stoked' to see his Florida surf ranch get approval
“We always had a connection because our parents, though they didn’t know each other at the time, had kids born in the same hospital, and named them “Kelly” and “Sean,” (referring to his brother, Sean and O’Hare’s daughter, Kelly and son Sean).”
The easily recognized logo of the late Pat O’Hare. (Photo: MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY)
“Pat has always been a local legend, shaper, surfer and an all-around nice guy. It’s beautiful to have memories of him and history with the intertwined lives around us. I’ll never forget driving past his home on 13 Th St. and always honking as we went by.”
Last October, O’Hare was named to the 2017 class of the Huntington Beach, California-based International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame. He's only the fourth east coast builder to be honored by the organization.
He was unable to make the trip in October, but the award has made its way to Florida and will be presented to his children at the upcoming paddle-out.
The Florida Surf Museum will assist in organizing the memorial paddle-out. For more information visit the museum site, www.floridasurfmuseum.org, or contact John Hughes at 321-720-8033 or 321-453-6926.
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Review: ‘Dragon Quest Builders 2’ Is Two Great Tastes in One
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These Are the Games You Should Check Out in October
By Tony Polanco 10.03.2017 :: 9:00AM EDT 10.03.2017
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After getting a (very) minor respite during the summer, 2017 is hitting us with another volley of video game releases. Like the early part of the year, October has huge games dropping every single week. I sincerely hope you’ll have enough money and time to spare for all of the greatness coming our way. This is not a drill, people!
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch has had a phenomenal year with a new AAA game basically releasing each month since launch. The system has a ton of fantastic titles, but the biggest one will no doubt be Super Mario Odyssey.
We haven’t gotten a mainline 3D Mario game in some time. Because of that, people are naturally excited for this new adventure. Even with all we’ve seen from the game, it’s safe to say it will hold many charming surprises. It also has a shirtless Mario, which kind of makes it an instant Game of the Year.
You can Super Mario Odyssey pre-order from Amazon.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Release date: October 27 (Switch version in 2018)
One of this generation’s breakout hits was Wolfenstein: The New Order. Like Doom after it, The New Order expertly modernized old-school FPS mechanics. Since the game and its expansion were so well-received, a sequel was inevitable.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus picks up where the previous game left off. Now living in a world controlled by Nazis, BJ Blazkowicz and his allies form a resistance group to topple the tyrannical regime. At its core, this is still very much a standard let’s-kill-all-the-Nazis Wolfenstein game. However, given current events, the title takes on a more topical tone than even the devs intended. Expect this one to spark some interesting think-pieces upon release.
You can pre-order Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus from Amazon.
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
Release date: Oct 27
After taking a one-year hiatus, the Assassin’s Creed series makes a triumphant return. As the title states, Assassin’s Creed: Origins tells the story of how everything began in the game’s fictional world. Beyond narrative, Origins also hopes to create a new beginning for this storied franchise.
Assassin’s Creed: Origins contains elements from previous entries. This includes parkour, boat sailing, and of course, assassinations. The overhauled combat is now more intuitive and visceral. The game world is also among the biggest in the franchise. This means it will no doubt have a wide variety of things for players to discover. There’s even a cool educational mode that teaches players about Ancient Egypt. Origins seems like a hit in the making if it can live up to all it promises.
You can pre-order Assassin’s Creed: Origins from Amazon.
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor was one of this generation’s biggest surprises for several reasons. Not only was it an exceptional licensed game, but its Nemesis System was truly without equal. The upcoming Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is taking everything that made the original great and expanding upon it.
In this sequel, players will take the fight directly to the Dark Lord, Sauron. To accomplish this, they must build up armies composed of the Orcs and monsters inhabiting Mordor. The newly-expanded Nemesis System allows players to control the minds of both individuals and groups. The game will also expand beyond Mordor to show more of Middle-Earth. It’s going to be a lot of fun to lob off Uruk heads once more.
You can pre-order Middle-Earth: Shadow of War from Amazon.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Yet another sequel to a popular 2014 game is South Park: The Fractured But Whole. Instead of the fantasy theme found in the previous installment, this entry centers around superheroes. Like comic book heroes, the boys from Colorado are embroiled in their own civil war. As before, the game will have a mix of RPG combat along with environmental hazards to avoid.
Similar to the South Park TV series, the game won’t shy away from controversy. Changing your character’s race makes NPCs react differently toward you. The darker you are, the harder things get. The game even lets you change the sex of your character (the “New Kid” was previously a boy). Even the latest trailer has garnered controversy due to its depiction of rapper Kanye West. This will definitely not be a title for those who are easily offended.
You can pre-order South Park: The Fractured But Whole from Amazon.
The Evil Within was met with mixed reception, but it sold enough for Bethesda to green light a sequel. With The Evil Within 2, the development team seeks to take what worked with the original and further refine those elements. The game also has a good number of mechanics to make everything feel fresh and new.
While The Evil Within 2 is a challenging game, it has been streamlined to make things easier to understand. This is true both for the actual game and its macabre story. While still a Japanese survival horror game, it includes many influences from Western titles. This will surely give it broader appeal. Out of every game on this list, this is easily the best one to play during Halloween.
You can pre-order The Evil Within 2 from Amazon.
Platforms: PC, Xbox One
Release date: Oct 3
The last big AAA 2017 console exclusive for Xbox One is none other than Forza Motorsport 7. Like its predecessors, this racing simulator features hundreds of cars and dozens of tracks. While this is more of the Forza everyone loves, it includes new features like dynamic weather and even customizable drivers.
Developed alongside the Xbox One X, Forza Motorsport 7 will run at native 4K at 60 frames per second. Upon launch, it will be one of the most graphically impressive racing games out there. It should serve as a test for what the system-formerly-known-as-Scorpio is capable of. It will also come out for Windows 10, meaning players can indulge their driving fantasies on console or PC. Everyone wins!
You can buy Forza Motorsport 7 from Amazon.
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Last but not least is the return of the mother of all racing simulators. Gran Turismo games happen less frequently than a total solar eclipse. Because of that, each new release is a huge deal. Though Gran Turismo Sport doesn’t have a number in the title, it is considered part of the main series and a new start for the franchise.
This is the first Gran Turismo on PlayStation 4. With it also being released on PlayStation 4 Pro, Gran Turismo Sport will surely raise the graphical bar for the franchise. While the game doesn’t have nearly the same amount of cars, tracks, or even dynamic weather as Forza Motorsport 7, it’ll still be one of 2017’s strongest racers. The franchise has earned a reputation of excellence and this latest entry doesn’t look like it’ll disappoint.
You can pre-order Gran Turismo Sport from Amazon.
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This 27-Year-Old California Mayor Wants To Pay Residents $500 Cash Per Month
Zack Friedman Contributor
Author, The Lemonade Life. I write about leadership and greatness.
Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival
Michael Tubbs is the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, California.
In October, Tubbs introduced an experimental program to give about $500 per month to at least some Stockton residents.
Universal Basic Income: The Program
This program - the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) - would make Stockton the first city in the nation to offer universal basic income, which is a system that regularly provides residents with sufficient money to cover basic living expenses, typically without conditions or restrictions.
Tubbs, who was born and raised in Stockton and elected to Stockton's city counsel at age 22, hopes to launch the program next year and test universal basic income with several hundred Stockton residents.
He hopes the program will alleviate the economic burden that Stockton has faced in recent years, including the city's bankruptcy in 2013.
Tubbs discussed with CNBC last month Stockton's continued economic challenges. Tubbs noted that the median household income in Stockton is $44,797, which is significantly below California's median household income of $61,818, and Stockton's unemployment rate is 7.3%, which is approximately double the national average.
Universal Basic Income: From Martin Luther King To Silicon Valley
Universal basic income is not a new economic system. Martin Luther King championed the idea of a guaranteed income in 1967 to ensure a minimum standard of living and to combat inequality.
Today, growing concerns regarding poverty, artificial intelligence and workforce automation have spurred some to consider universal basic income as a potential solution.
In Silicon Valley, leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk support universal basic income. Richard Branson has embraced the idea as well.
Chris Hughes, a Facebook co-founder, has helped fund the Economic Security Project, a non-profit that has contributed $1 million to fund the Stockton universal basic income plan.
Startup accelerator Y Combinator piloted a universal basic income program in Oakland, California and has plans for a larger scale program.
Will Universal Basic Income Reach National Adoption?
The debate remains whether universal basic income is a viable tool. Some believe that it is another government hand-out that would cost the federal government - if adopted nationally - trillions of dollars if each citizen or resident received $500 per month, for example.
Other proponents debate whether universal basic income should replace, or be be added to, various current government programs such as the minimum wage, family leave, food stamps and Medicaid.
The Roosevelt Institute, for example, argues that instituting a national program for universal basic income would increase economic growth and reduce unemployment.
Overall, Tubbs hopes that the SEED program in Stockton will be a launchpad to provide a guaranteed income for all Americans to help provide economic opportunity and security.
What do you think about universal basic income? We want to hear from you in the comments below?
Zack Friedman
Zack Friedman is the author of the highly-anticipated, blockbuster book, The Lemonade Life: How To Fuel Success, Create Happiness, and Conquer Anything. Zack is the foun...
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Jacoby Ray
Lindsay Glazer
with Jacoby Ray
Comedian Lindsay Glazer has been taking the comedy world by storm performing at legendary clubs like The Comic Strip, Dangerfield’s, Laugh Factory and Comedy Central Stage’s Sit N’ Spin show, killing crowds with her tough as nails brand of brutally funny stand-up.
“I have a take-no-prisoners approach to comedy” says Lindsay. “That’s the job of the police. Why are you asking me to take prisoners??? Where would I keep them?”
Professional, capable and funny as hell, Lindsay Glazer is not just the comedian you want, she’s the comedian you deserve.
From an early age, comedian Jacob Ray has been making people laugh. He is the "Class Clown"; where ever there is a group of people, Jacob was in the middle telling jokes.
Jacob first hit the stage in 2002 at the Funnybone in Indianapolis, Indiana. He entered the Jumbo Comedy Competition, where he placed 1st against 47 other competitors. (He was the only white performer.) Having early success in being able to woo a diverse audience, Jacob was able to use his down-to-earth, real-life humor to attain employment as a comedian. After 10 years, he is now headlining comedy clubs across the country.
He has worked at such clubs as The Funnybone in South Bend, In, and Indianapolis, In, The Comedy Caravan in Louisville, Ky, Cracker's Comedy Club, Broad Ripple, In and downtown Indianapolis, In, Wiley's Comedy Club in Dayton, Oh, One-Liners Comedy Club in Greenwood, In, Bears Comedy Club in Bloomington, In, and Laugh Comedy Club in South Bend, In, just to name a few.
Bookers talent scouts immediately noticed Jacob's level of talent and natural stage presence. He has gone on to perform in such venues as The Murat Theatre with the Bruce Bruce Comedy Tour, The American Cabernet Theatre, and has headlined The Circle City Classic, the 2nd largest African-American festival in the Midwest.
Jacob has worked with comedians such as Bruce Bruce, Earthquake, Pierre Edwards, John Fox, Troy Davis, Greg Hahn, and J. Anthony Brown. Jacob is currently in a reality tv show called "Words" produced by J. Anthony Brown.
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Are you responsible for your organisation’s modern slavery statement?
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is a piece of criminal legislation which might not immediately appear to have application to employers. However buried away in the legislation is a new statutory duty for UK businesses turning over more than £36m to prepare and publish a “slavery and human trafficking statement” for each financial year.
The requirement applies to overseas companies that do business in the UK and also to UK subsidiaries of overseas companies if the UK subsidiary turns over more than £36m. The turnover of UK companies also includes the turnover of their subsidiaries wherever located.
The statement must set out the steps that the organisation has taken to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any of its supply chains or in any part of its own business. Whilst most organisations will be confident that no issues within their own businesses it may be more difficult to be completely satisfied that suppliers and those down the chain are compliant.
If the organisation has taken no steps it is required to make a statement to that effect. Whilst legally acceptable this kind of statement might not be palatable from a PR perspective. A half-way house approach might be to say that the organisation is taking no steps in the current year but that the organisation intends to put a policy into place within a given timeframe.
The statement must be signed on behalf of the board by a director and must be placed on the organisation’s website. The secretary of state has the power to compel organisations to prepare a statement but there are no fines for non-compliance. Nor does the legislation itself contain any sanctions for making an inaccurate or meaningless statements.
Supply chain transparency will be an issue well understood by retailers and other large organisations with large overseas manufacturing operations who have faced consumer pressure in this area for some time. However the requirement applies to all organisations who meet the turnover requirement including those in sectors (such as financial services) with more limited supply chains where the risks may be relatively low.
The requirement is expected to come into force in October 2015. Final statutory guidance is awaited.
In the meantime, organisations may wish to:
Determine whether they meet the threshold turnover requirement.
Allocate internal responsibility for preparation of the statement and identify a director who will sign off on it.
Decide on the approach to compliance.
Audit the supply chain and take a view of the level of risk.
Update template supplier contracts to impose reporting/certification requirements down the supplier chain.
The legislation is part of a global trend that we are seeing towards making large business responsible for the employment practices of their suppliers.
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Tribunals struggle as backlog of cases reaches highest level since fee abolition
People Management - 26 February 2019
The number of outstanding employment tribunal cases has reached its highest level since the scrapping of tribunal fees in July 2017 and is likely to rise further given the pressures on the system, according to new analysis.
There were 23,700 outstanding cases in the system from July to September 2018 – the last quarter for which figures were available – which represented an increase of 77 per cent on the same period in 2017, said GQ|Littler’s analysis.
The research, based on HM Courts & Tribunal Service (HMCTS) records, also found tribunals received 36,900 single claims in the year ending September 2018, an 88 per cent increase from 19,600 the year before.
Previously released figures from the Ministry of Justice suggested the number of cases had been rising consistently ever since fees were abolished.
GQ|Littler said tribunals did not have the resources to deal with the growing number of claims since fees were abolished, due to falling staff numbers – including both judges and administrative staff.
The coalition government introduced employment tribunal fees in 2013, which it said would reduce the number of weak or vexatious cases in the court system. But the Supreme Court ruled fees were illegal in 2017, forcing the government to abolish them.
GQ|Littler found the number of staff employed by HMCTS has fallen 17 per cent from the point fees were introduced in 2013. HMCTS employed 15,990 staff in October 2018, down from 19,200 in July 2013.
Staff costs have also been cut from £41.2 million to £38.5 million over the same period.
Sophie Vanhegan, partner at GQ|Littler, said tribunals had been effective in working with a tight budget, but they were struggling to deal with the “deluge” of claims since fees were abolished.
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Open Seminar: Sacker of Cities: Demetrius Poliorcetes (Demetrius I of Macedon)
Lecturer: Assoc Prof Pat Wheatley
Demetrius Poliorcetes, "The Besieger of Cities" is a scintillating figure, even among the high profile Diadochoi (Successors to Alexander). He was born in 336 BC, the year that Alexander became king, and eventually rose to become king of Macedonia himself by 294, only to be chased out in 287, and die in captivity in 282.
The sources state that he was a personage of extraordinary vigour and charisma, blending stature, beauty, energy, and attitude. There are two areas of Demetrius’ life which are of peculiar interest and serve to illustrate a dichotomy in his personality that was also perceived by the ancients.
We observe his great energy and ingenuity during his famous year-long siege of Rhodes in 305/04 BC, in the aftermath of which the Rhodians built their Colossus, one of the great wonders of the ancient world, and we may also note a corollary in his love life. Ironically the verb poliorkeo can also mean, metaphorically, ‘to pester’, and Demetrius was an inveterate pursuer of women and polygamist as well.
He was married at least 4 times, first to the 40 year-old Phila when he was aged only 15, and in love with a good many woman, and had numerous courtesans some of whose suggestive names are preserved: Lamia, Leaena, Mania, Chrysis. Demetrius’ life was rich in controversy, triumph, catastrophe, and pathos, played out against the backdrop of the most chaotic period of Hellenistic history.
Dr Pat Wheatley is Associate Professor of Ancient History in the Classics Department at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He received his PhD with Distinction from the University of Western Australia in 1998, and lectured at the University of Queensland until 2004. His research specialty is the history and historiography of the Successors to Alexander the Great, and he has published extensively on the chronology, coinage, and social aspects of this period.
His books include: Alexander and His Successors: Essays from the Antipodes (2009); Justin. Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, vol. 2 (Oxford University Press 2011); and East and West in the World Empire of Alexander the Great. Essays in Honour of Brian Bosworth, (Oxford University Press 2015).
In between riding his collection of Triumph and Indian motorcycles, and communing with his tortoiseshell cats, he is collaborating with Ms Charlotte Dunn in writing the first book in English on Alexander the Great’s most controversial Successor, Demetrius Poliorcetes, “The Besieger of Cities”.
During the course of the year considerable expenses are incurred in staging the seminars. In order to mitigate these costs individuals or organisations are invited to sponsor a lecture of their choice, please email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
This seminar has been sponsored by: Con Petropoulos, Nick Koukouvitakis and Ancient Hoplitikon of Melbourne Inc.
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GE CEO Immelt to Step Down After 16 Years
He will be replaced by John Flannery, president and CEO of GE Healthcare, following the board’s succession plan.
Julian Spector June 12, 2017
Julian Spector
Greentech Media
Julian is a staff writer at Greentech Media, where he reports on energy storage, solar power and other clean energy sectors. He also has experience covering clean transportation, state and federal energy policy, and climate adaptation. Previously, Julian reported for CityLab at The Atlantic and conducted grant-funded climate change reporting in Bangladesh. He graduated from Duke University.
The leader of General Electric is handing over the reins after 16 years.
Jeff Immelt took charge of the massive industrial company shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and steered the business through the upheavals of the global recession.
He oversaw a proliferation of GE's activities in energy and the grid edge: the Ecomagination sustainability initiative, leadership in wind turbine manufacturing, smart grid analytics, GE Current, more efficient gas turbines, storage paired with power plants, and machine learning to predict power plant wear and tear before it happens.
GE Healthcare CEO John Flannery has taken over Immelt's role as CEO, and will assume the title of chairman from him at the end of the year. The Board of Directors had been planning for succession since 2011, according to a statement.
Flannery previously held leading roles in GE Equity, GE Capital and the company's India operation. While running business development at GE Corporate, he spearheaded the acquisition of Alstom's power business, which doubled GE's installed power base and strengthened its renewables portfolio (and beat Siemens to the punch).
"He has broad experience across multiple businesses, cycles and geographies," Immelt said of Flannery. "He has a track record of success and led one of our most essential businesses."
Electricity has always been a core business at GE, which emerged from Thomas Edison's early attempts at monetizing power generation and distribution. After more than a century in operation, the company has been willing to change to meet the evolving demands of today's grid.
After Enron went under, GE acquired its wind power unit, and has since grown to reach the No. 2 slot for global turbine sales.
In 2005, GE launched Ecomagination, a strategy to drive more efficient, clean innovation across the various business units. As of 2016, the company had invested $20 billion in clean technology innovation and solutions that returned more than $270 billion of revenue, Ecomagination Global Executive Director Deb Frodl told GTM's Julia Pyper.
In keeping with the company's push to define itself as a "digital industrial company," GE launched the energy management unit Current, which wraps efficient lighting and digital analytics into a smart systems products.
That $1 billion "startup" within a corporation has chased the budding market for integrated energy services. It ran into problems defining its role, given the panoramic suite of products it offered, and launched "strategic organizational changes" last year.
GE's conventional generation division has also gone digital. The Digital Power Plant offering uses internet-of-things data streams to manage gas turbines more flexibly and efficiently.
In April, GE completed its second hybrid electric gas turbine plant for Southern California Edison, pairing 50-megawatt range generators with a set of batteries capable of providing 10 megawatts and 4 megawatt-hours of power. That combination shifts the fast-ramping duties to the batteries, allowing the turbine to operate more efficiently.
Power remains just one of GE's specialties, with other divisions including transportation, aviation and healthcare. It remains to be seen what strategic direction Flannery will take in the coming years, and what emphasis the energy business will have in that.
"In the next few months, my focus will be on listening to investors, customers and employees to determine the next steps for GE,” he said in a statement.
Stay tuned to see if the energy software buying spree continues.
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CHAR Technologies Ltd. Announces LOI For Acquisition of The Altech Group and Private Placement to Support Advanced Biomass Fuel
November 17, 2017 08:44 ET | Source: CHAR Technologies Ltd.
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 17, 2017) -
Not for distribution in the United States or through United States wire services.
CHAR Technologies Ltd. ("CHAR") (TSX VENTURE:YES) is pleased to announce that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") to acquire the Altech Group ("Altech"), which is comprised of Altech Environmental Consulting Ltd. and Altech Technologies Systems Inc. Altech provides solutions to environmental engineering challenges. Founded in 1986, Altech has 12 employees and a diverse and stable client base. Under the terms of the LOI, CHAR would acquire all issued equity in Altech. Altech shareholders would receive $950,000 in common shares of CHAR, with the number of common shares anticipated to be determined using the 30-day volume weighted average price of the CHAR common shares prior to November 17th, 2017, as well as $150,000 in cash. In connection with closing, CHAR will institute an employee retention plan where current non-shareholder Altech employees will be issued an aggregate of $100,000 of common shares (the "Equity Grant") at a price determined in accordance with the policies of the TSXV over a period of 13 months with any unvested grants to terminate should the relevant employee cease to be employed by Altech. Closing is anticipated to take place on or before December 31, 2017.
Bill White, Chairman of CHAR stated that, "The acquisition of the Altech Group would add over 30 years of experience in environmental technologies and professional engineering consulting" and that "Altech would provide CHAR with a growth catalyst to move much of our engineering design in-house, while at the same time would allow us to greatly expand our technology solutions offering for industrial clean air and clean water."
CHAR brings the shareholders of Altech a succession plan and an opportunity to realize value at an optimal time. According to Alexander Keen, Founder and CEO of Altech, "CHAR would bring an exciting new technology and a corporate development team. Our joint efforts going forward would bring tremendous opportunities".
It is anticipated that the new joint enterprise will have a tremendous advantage in commercialization of a new cleantech solid fuel branded "CleanFyre". This new product is a GHG neutral coal replacement, generically referred to as biocoal. CleanFyre will allow large industrial customers the ability to greatly reduce their GHG emissions without significant capital expenditures. According to Andrew White, CEO of CHAR, "CleanFyre would leverage both Altech's experience and expertise, and CHAR's platform pyrolysis technology, the same technology used to create SulfaCHAR, to create a solution with strong market pull and significant growth opportunity."
The completion of CHAR's acquisition of Altech is subject to the satisfaction of various conditions, including the negotiation of a definitive agreement and the completion of the parties respective due diligence. Although CHAR anticipates that the transaction with Altech will be consummated, the LOI is non-binding and there is no certainty that the transaction will be consummated.
CHAR is also launching a non-brokered private placement of common shares that will raise capital to support the continued commercialization of SulfaCHAR as well as CleanFyre. The offering will consist of a minimum of $250,000 and a maximum of $1,000,000. Pricing will be $0.21 per common share or, $0.25 per share for investors who wish to acquire flow-through common shares pursuant to the offering. The private placement is anticipated to close on or about December 31st, 2017.
About CHAR
CHAR is in the business of producing a proprietary activated charcoal like material ("SulfaCHAR"), which can be used to removed hydrogen sulfide from various gas streams (focusing on methane-rich and odorous air). The SulfaCHAR, once used for the gas cleaning application, has further use as a sulfur-enriched biochar for agricultural purposes (saleable soil amendment product).
Statements contained in this press release contain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding the anticipated closing date of CHAR's acquisition of Altech, the anticipated closing date, size, scope and pricing of CHAR's proposed private placement and the anticipated benefits of the Altech acquisition. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in CHAR's MD&A dated August 29th, 2017 and available under CHAR's profile on www.sedar.com.
CHAR Technologies Ltd.
andrew.white@chartechnologies.com
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REPORT ABUSIVE REPLY
Message Subject BREAKING! Situation out of control in Hong Kong!
Poster Handle oniongrass
Oh that. The poor tank driver from the provinces did his best to avoid that asshole, but he was ordered to get to Tiananmen Square. Did you know that some people were opening the hatches of those tanks and throwing in Molotov cocktails, killing the troops from the countryside who were just following orders?
Tiananmen Square was stupid too. The place is the very center of the Chinese government, and they were allowed to camp there for months, embarrassing the government with their stupid "Statue of Liberty" thingie. The government pleaded with them to leave.
How long would the USA allow the Mall in DC (which is not as central or important as Tiananmen Square) be occupied. See: "bonus march". Or even Waco -- we won't even allow an open field in Texas to be occupied.
Not only do I remember it. I've been to speeches by two of the leaders of it, including Wang Dan who is a pussy and wouldn't take questions from people who might know something. Both he and the other one (a woman who wasn't as famous but also an organizer of it) are the usual leftist SJW crybully types.
Quoting: oniongrass
Looks like we have a full blown ^commie^ in our midst.
Which single statement did I make that's incorrect? And I'm a Republican by the way, you can look at my old posts and you won't find much communism there.
Because you're suggesting those people back in the 80's were wrong in what they were doing. I only remember what the USA media was showing us back then, but knowing their government and the rulings, those people were uprising against the tyranny. They had balls to stand against China. You're deflating their balls and the history they represented to their peoples of today. Not embarassment, but an awakening for China.
As for how we handle shit in America, well, we're writing on this website that would be banned in china and the chinese wouldn't even know it exists.
Quoting: Arius
Yes, you only know what was on the US media then. I've talked to many Chinese about it, I've heard from and evaluated the leaders of it. I just know a lot more about it than you do.
So why don't you work from more facts, starting from what I wrote? The reason Wang Dan came to out of the way places in the USA for his publicity tour is that he didn't want informed questions. When he was about to get one, his numerous handlers hustled him off the stage and out of there.
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Dr. Rausche has been selected as the DFI 2015 Osterberg Lecturer
GRL Engineers DFI 2015 Frank Rausche Pile Dynamics, Inc.
Dr. Rausche has been selected as the DFI 2015 Osterberg Lecturer Sponsored
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The Deep Foundations Institute has announced that Dr. Frank Rausche, Ph.D., P.E., was selected as the DFI 2015 Osterberg Lecturer. Dr. Rausche will deliver this prestigious lecture on March 19, 2015 during the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE), with the theme “Load Testing of Deep Foundations: Developments, Applications, Results”.
Dr. Rausche is one of the founders of GRL Engineers, Inc., and was its president from 1977 to 2011. He is presently a principal of GRL and a senior consultant for Pile Dynamics, Inc., which he also founded. In the Geotechnical Engineering community, Frank’s name is associated with the development of two landmark wave mechanics-based computer programs for deep foundations that forever changed the industry: CAPWAP® and GRLWEAP. CAPWAP analyzes data obtained by the Pile Driving Analyzer® system, and is an integral part of High Strain Dynamic Testing of deep foundations. This method of testing deep foundations is now employed all over the world as an effective, economical and reliable alternative to static load testing. GRLWEAP simulates pile driving behavior using wave equation analysis, a methodology that has almost completely replaced the so called energy formulas, forever changing the way pile driving is approached. Frank also contributed to the development of several foundation testing innovations, a fact evidenced by the five patents he holds. He has had more than 50 of his papers published in journals and conference proceedings, and has traveled the world providing foundation testing services and educating engineers on dynamic testing methods.
The Deep Foundations Institute established the annual Osterberg Memorial Lecture and Award in honor of Dr. Jorj O. Osterberg, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University and one of the pioneers of geotechnical engineering, to recognize innovations in the deep foundations construction. The 2015 lecture will take place on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 a.m., during the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE) at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas.
Source: Pile Dynamics
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Home News Belarus sets up RS data processing centre
Belarus sets up RS data processing centre
Belarus: Belarusian remote sensing satellite has transmitted the first images of earth’s surface. To process these images Belarus has established a remote sensing data processing center, said Sergei Zolotoi, Director General of the enterprise Geoinformation Systems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
The Belarusian satellite system is almost ready. The circuit to control the satellite is ready and went online the moment the satellite was launched. Apart from that, specialists have tested the operation of individual subsystems. “We are now about to switch on the telescope,” said the Director General. The telescope is expected to be switched on after the other subsystems are checked.
According to Sergei Zolotoi, after getting the first images specialists continue calibrating the equipment. “The first images were received on 29 August. Today we have received a new series of images,” he explained. The specialists have performed more tuning of the onboard equipment.
The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus worked out the concept for the national system for the remote sensing of the home world back in 2003. Thus, it has taken nine years to get it implemented.
“As you know, the first step is always the hardest. In this case it is not that hard,” Sergei Zolotoi shared his thoughts about the quality of the satellite images.
The Belarusian satellite can take black-and-white photos with the maximum resolution of 2.1 meters. It is enough to distinguish immovable objects such as buildings and bridges and to get their exact location. The image quality will be sufficient to see automobiles. Color photos will have a resolution of 10.5 meters.
The satellite will be useful for the development of mapmaking services. Besides, it will be used in town planning, geodesy, land utilization, agriculture, and the forestry business. The images will be used by the Emergencies Ministry, too.
Source: BEATA
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David Sumida, owner of Sumida Farms.
Sumida Farm, in the heart of Aiea, is a small farm with a big story
Located right next to Pearlridge Mall, the biggest watercress producer in the state is something of an urban marvel.
By Natalie Schack for Hawaii Farm & Food Jun 26, 2018
David Sumida slices off two bundles of watercress with his sickle. He’s ankle deep in the water of Sumida Farms. His watercress grows in gravel, not soil, in spring water that comes fresh from the aquifer. It must always be running, and it’s clean enough to drink, he says. Not far away, sirens wail down Kamehameha Highway, but they feel distant in this vast, open space of greens and water—so rare in Aiea’s bustling commercial zone.
“I love it here,” he says, looking out onto the fields.
Before a bout of chemo kept him away, he’d been working the ten acres with his sister Barbara since 1982. The Sumida family has owned a piece of it since 1928, when two Japanese immigrants from Hiroshima decided plantation life wasn’t for them, and bought a small plot. “Their neighbors taught them how to farm, because they didn’t know how,” says Sumida of his grandparents.
Now, they’re the biggest watercress producer in the state, accounting for 70 percent of the crop, and their farm has become something of an urban marvel. Shopping centers border the property on four sides, while a scant few feet separate its edge from the highway. Development isn’t coming to Sumida—it found him long ago.
The Pearlridge Center standoff is a well known story, a David-versus-Goliath tale of farmers against developers. The minds behind the new mall’s construction had been powerful enough to take away the family’s Kamehameha Schools lease, Sumida says, but his father fought back. As the first president of the Hawaii Farm Bureau, he had a fair number of politicians and businessmen friends willing to rally to his side for a resounding victory.
But, the dust from that battle has been settled for decades. Half a century later, he calls the Pearlridge Center’s manager a good friend, and the mall shows no threat of expanding into his space. His father ensured the Center’s plans included runoff control, and the road isn’t producing any serious pollution. Now, big concerns are little pests: the diamondback moth and the ruddy turnstone bird, who wreak havoc on the tender plots.
And the future, of course. While Sumida has installed sprinklers to wash away moth eggs, and bird nets to thwart the plovers, the farm’s future is less easily solved.
“Sometimes I worry,” he says hesitantly. “About who’s going to take over, and what would be their intentions. I don’t really want it to change.” His kids live on the mainland, pursuing their own dreams, as Sumida—who has one tattoo representing each of his three children peeking out of his shirt sleeve—has always encouraged them to. Perhaps, though, he muses, a non-family member will take some interest, or a company with the right kind of passion Sumida’s farm deserves.
Then, dismissively, “But it’s kind of far down the line still. I’m not really sure what’s going to happen,” he says. Besides, he points out, the lease has a good decade left in it, Sumida isn’t planning on retiring, and Barbara’s got an expert handle on the place. They have a great team of workers, and a community of buyers with a demand for watercress that’s more than they could ever fill. For now, things are all right. He says, “we just do the best we can.”
This story appeared in the Summer 2018 print issue of Hawaii Farm & Food Magazine, a quarterly publication published by AIO Media in partnership with the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation. For questions or comments, please contact editor Martha Cheng at marthac@gmail.com.
Hawaii's Tea Farmers Demonstrate Commitment to the Art of Tea
Hawaiian Airlines grows its cargo service
Farmers Rebuild After the Devastating Floods on Kauai and Oahu
At Oahu's La Hiki Restaurant, Farmers and Local Suppliers Come First
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Newly acquired brain and spinal cord injuries and the NDIS
What is the NDIS?
National Disability Insurance Scheme Currently selected
The NDIS gives people choice and control over the disability supports they receive. As an NDIS participant, you decide who provides the help and supports that will help you meet your goals. The NDIS can connect you to informal and community supports too.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to fund individualised support for eligible people under 65 with permanent and significant disability, so they can live their lives to their full potential. This includes people with a newly acquired disability
Access in NSW
NSW Health staff are supporting patients with disability who wish to apply to the NDIS. This includes providing evidence of disability and helping them prepare for their NDIS planning conversation. Find your Local Health District.
The NDIS is available across NSW and is expected to benefit approximately 140,000 eligible people with disability, including 50,000 people who previously did not receive any disability supports. People who were receiving funded supports through NSW Government specialist disability services have been supported to transition to the NDIS. This includes former NSW Ageing Disability and Home Care (ADHC) clients who were living in supported accommodation and those participating in community access services (such as a day program or case management service). See the NDIS factsheet: How and when will I access the NDIS in NSW?
What is the NDIA?
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is the independent Commonwealth agency established to deliver the NDIS. The NDIA is responsible for assessing eligibility and working with participants to develop support plans to meet their needs. NSW Health is working closely with the NDIA to ensure our patients, their families and carers make the most of the opportunities and services available through the NDIS.
The NDIS for children and young people
For your child to be eligible for access to the NDIS, you need to demonstrate that their disability meet the NDIS criteria. Once they are participants in the scheme, their needs will continue to be reviewed every 6-12 months to determine they are receiving all reasonable and necessary supports required. Not everyone will need the NDIS forever.
The supports provided by the NDIS are based on your child’s disability and how this impacts their functional capacity (what they can and can’t do), including how they undertake daily activities.
Children from birth to six years
If your child aged zero to six years has a disability, or there are concerns with their development, they may be eligible to receive support from the NDIS. There are two ways to access help:
If your child has a significant disability and meets the access requirements for the scheme, you can apply directly to the NDIA via an Access Request Form and have your child’s eligibility assessed and then, if eligible, proceed to a planning meeting and a plan of supports.
Alternatively, any family with a child who has a disability or developmental delay – regardless of how serious it is or whether it is likely to be permanent – can seek assistance via the NDIA’s Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) Gateway. Staff at the ECEI Gateway (referred to as ‘partners’) will assist you to determine the best source of support. This may include referral to mainstream services, provision of early intervention supports or - if your child needs access to the scheme – assistance with developing a draft plan for submission to the NDIA.
Children aged seven and over
A child over the age of seven years with permanent and significant disability will be eligible for the NDIS if they meet either the disability (Section 24) or early intervention (Section 25) criteria, as well as the age and residence requirements.
Page Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019
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Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6
Ernst Herttrich (Editor)
Andreas Groethuysen (Fingering)
Mária Eckhardt (Preface)
Pages 20 (VI+14), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm
We have begun with numbers 2 and 6: in the coming years we will be producing editions of all of Franz Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsodies”, brilliant pianistic excesses and a favourite with all virtuosos. Hungarian folk music was a source of inspiration for Liszt throughout his life. The best known example is the “Rhapsodies hongroises” for piano, which made the charac-teristic syncopated rhythms of the puszta melodies and the fiery temperament of the czardas famous throughout the world. The popularity of these very demanding showpieces for the piano is shown by the countless arrangements which even include transcriptions for orchestra.
Piano 9 difficult
»Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6«
Liszt’s active interest in the national music of Hungary began in the late 1830s. In 1840, Haslinger in Vienna published two volumes of Hungarian national melodies, Magyar Dallok – Ungarische Nationalmelodien, containing Liszt’s arrangements of seven tunes (vol. 1: nos. 1–6; vol. 2: no. 7). Two further volumes with four tunes appeared in 1843 (vol. 3: nos. 8, 9; vol. 4: … more
The most famous piano virtuoso of the nineteenth century is regarded as the most influential artist and composer (with Berlioz, Wagner) of the so-called New German School. His immense musical oeuvre comprises, above all else, works for solo piano, including numerous transcriptions; he also devised the symphonic poem. Important, too, are his sacred and secular choral works and songs.
1811 Born in Doborján/Raiding (Sopron) on October 22, son of an official in the service of Prince Esterházy. First piano lessons from his father, early first attempts at composition, first public performance at age nine.
1822 Relocation of the family to Vienna, studies with Carl Czerny and Antonio Salieri.
1823 Relocation of the family to Paris. Composition studies with Ferdinando Paër and Antonín Reicha (1826). Performances in salons, concerts.
1824–27 Concert tours through France, to England and Switzerland. Composition of opera paraphrases for piano.
1830 Acquaintance with Berlioz, self-study by reading. He becomes Parisian society’sfavourite pianist and piano teacher.
1835 He moves to Switzerland with Countess Marie d’Agoult: their first child together, Blandine-Rachel, is born here. He continues concertizing in Paris.
from 1839 Continuous concert tours throughout Europe.
from 1847 Symphonic poems, including No. 2, “Tasso: lamento e trionfo”; No. 1, “Ce qu‘on entend sur la montagne” (‘Bergsymphonie,’ ‘Mountain Symphony’); “A Faust Symphony in Three Character Pictures”; “A Symphony to Dante’s Divine Comedy” (‘Dante Symphony’); as well as [No. 11], “Hunnenschlacht” (“Battle of the Huns”).
1848–61 Kapellmeister in Weimar; he advocates for progressive music (Wagner, Schumann, Berlioz).
1857–62 Oratorio, “The Legend of St. Elisabeth.”
1861–68 Resident in Rome.
1865 Takes minor holy orders.
1866–72 Oratorio, “Christus.”
1871 Appointed Hungarian court councilor; he lives in Rome, Weimar, and Budapest.
1886 Death in Bayreuth on July 31.
© 2003, 2010 Philipp Reclam jun. GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart
Dr. Ernst Herttrich, born in 1942 in Würzburg, read musicology, history, German and theology at the universities in Würzburg and Cologne. In 1970 he earned his doctorate in Würzburg with a study of the expression of melancholy in the music of Mozart.
From 1970 to 1990 he was an editor at G. Henle Publishers in Munich, after which he was Head of the Beethoven Complete Edition for over 15 years. In 1999 he took over as Head of the Beethoven-Haus Publishers, and from 2001 was made Head of the Beethoven-Archiv, the research centre at the Beethoven-Haus.
He has been a visiting professor at Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo and has undertaken several lecture tours both there and to Kyoto. His research interests include source studies, editorial techniques and music history. Herttrich’s publications include “Beethoven. Liederkreis an die ferne Geliebte” (Bonn 1999) and “Ludwig van Beethoven. Biographie in Bildern” (Bonn, 2000). Herttrich has edited over 100 Urtext editions for G. Henle Publishers.
Prof. Andreas Groethuysen, born in 1956 in Munich, studied music with Ludwig Hoffmann in Munich and, on a scholarship from the “Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes”, with Peter Feuchtwanger in London.
After several years as a soloist, Groethuysen formed a piano duo with Yaara Tal, which has now become the focus of his artistic work. The duo regularly performs in many European countries, in Israel, China, North and South America. In exclusive cooperation with SONY CLASSICAL the internationally acclaimed piano duo has released a great many CDs – 28 to date – almost all of which have been awarded prizes.
Mária Eckhardt, born in 1943 in Budapest, studied at the Budapest Academy of Music (Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, today University of Music), and in 1966 she graduated with a diploma in choral conducting and teaching music. After holding different posts at the Hungarian National Library Széchényi and at the Institute for Musicology at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences she worked at the Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum and Research Centre of the Liszt Academy of Music, of which she was Head between 1986 and 2009.
Eckhardt has been awarded numerous prizes for her Liszt research, in Hungary, and also in Europe and the US. Alongside Franz Liszt, her main research interests include the musical life of the 19th century and Hungary’s musical history.
Following the revelatory triumphs of Henle’s edition of Liszt’s Second Hungarian Rhapsody – the winner of a 2006 IP Award – it is good to note the arrival of the Sixth Rhapsody from the same house.
[International Piano, 2007]
Am Klavier - 11 bekannte Originalstücke
Années de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année - Italie
Années de Pèlerinage, Première Année - Suisse
Années de Pèlerinage, Troisième Année
Après une Lecture de Dante - Fantasia quasi Sonata
At the Piano - 11 well-known original pieces
Ballades
Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
Two Concert Etudes
Consolations (including first edition of the first version)
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Amar’e Stoudemire signs a two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem
Stoudemire says he’s agreed to a 2-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem, the Israeli team he co-owns and is looking to help the team compete for titles.
Looks as though STAT will continue to play basketball but not in the NBA. This is apparently more about his spiritual journey rather than collecting a paycheque and he seems happy about his decision. One of the best power forwards to play the game will be taking his talents overseas.
Amar’e Stoudemire, posted moments ago, on The Players Tribune: pic.twitter.com/AzeSzjXMYJ
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) August 1, 2016
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EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT: BIG CHANGES, MORE NASTY FINES FROM AUGUST – EXPERTS
The 25th of July 2014 saw the gazetting of the effective date of the amended Employment Equity Act, mere days before its implementation date of 1 August 2014.
The passage of the amended Act has been subject to much debate and criticism. The substantially increased fines together with the discretion given to inspectors by the amended section 42 in order to determine substantive compliance, will almost certainly lead to an increase in litigation and possible corruption.
The changes
The most important amendments to the Employment Equity Act are as follows :
1. Extension of grounds of discrimination to include “any other arbitrary ground”.
In the past the grounds for discrimination were limited to issues such as age, race, gender, etc. Whilst this was not an exhaustive list, the extension bars unfair discrimination on any arbitrary ground.
2. Equal treatment included.
This topic has been the point of much discussion as the concept is not fully or consistently understood by all parties. This led to a group of Employment Equity Commissioners visiting foreign shores to research the topic and return to our shores with some definitive direction.
It is important to note that the concept goes beyond “equal work for equal pay” and is all encompassing. In a nutshell “equal treatment” means that unless you have justification for differential treatment on the grounds listed, you will be in breach of the Act.
This principle also finds a home in the new proposed Labour Relations Bill which calls for equal treatment between your perm staff and your TES, fixed term or part-time staff earning below the threshold (R205 433.30 per annum) and after 3 months service unless you have a justifiable reason for differential treatment.
3. Psychometric tests are to be certified by HPCSA or a similar body.
This has proven to be the change that has caused the least debate amongst the social partners. By inserting this definition we move away from the current grey definition which often leads to references to “Dr Google” and unfair practices.
4. More CCMA oversight.
One of the controversial changes is that the CCMA is to be given jurisdiction in sexual harassment matters; or in unfair discrimination matters where employees earn below the threshold; or finally by consent.
This not only represents a departure from the norm in terms of the settled process of dispute resolution involving the Labour Court as the forum where such disputes were previously exclusively settled, but also raises the question of whether damages will be claimable in the CCMA.
5. The burden of proof in discrimination cases has changed.
The onus now shifting to employers to prove that discrimination did not take place and, if it did, that it was fair.
6. There will be aligned reporting periods for large and small employers.
This particular change will inevitably place an administrative burden on small business who previously only needed to report every alternate year.
7. The most controversial of the changes must be the increase of fines.
There will be a variety of fines ranging from 2% – 10% of turnover with alternative rand values should they be greater than a fine based on turnover, or for certain offences. Whilst non–compliance is not condoned, what is concerning is that discretion is given to labour inspectors in terms of their assessment of compliance. This, linked to the ability to refer matters straight to the Labour Court (applying discretion) will pose a massive challenge in respect of possible corruption and the increase in litigation.
“These changes and increased fines will prove a massive threat to businesses should they not get their Employment Equity house in order.”
Employment Equity Regulations
Grant Wilkinson sizes up changes to employment equity rules.
On a similar note, the regulations are still under discussion and it appears that there may be a strong chance of moving towards regional demographics rather than national.
Historical background to the changes
Employment Equity and the principle of affirmative action have a long history of incorrect application. Originally, when the Act was released some companies retrenched their white staff and replaced them with staff of colour.
Alternatively, there have been occasions of “window dressing” and other acts of tokenism . Clearly this is not what the intention of the Employment Equity Act. Whilst we have numerous examples of success stories in the correct application, it is too often still interspersed with employment based purely on the skin colour of of the incumbent without having due regard to whether they are “suitably qualified” or not.
One of the judgements in the recent past, which has provided much needed clarity as to the correct application of Employment Equity and has thrust Employment Equity into the spotlight, is the case of Solidarity on behalf of Barnard versus the South African Police Services, shortly followed by the Department of Correctional Services’ case in Cape Town. The principle that is enunciated in the earlier judgement is that when we have two candidates, one who is part of the designated group we are looking for in terms of our Workforce Profile Analysis and Employment Equity Plan and the other not, the question is: are they of the similar level in terms of scoring for the job competencies or not?
If they are a suitably qualified person, you can apply affirmative action and pick the person in the group you are looking for in terms of your Employment Equity plan. If the candidate of the particular designated grouping you are looking for is far below that of your (as an example) white male, then the white male still gets employed.
This is clearly the correct application of affirmative action and is what has been lacking often in the past.
Employment Equity and affirmative action will continue to remain in our legal system for the foreseeable future. Recent Employment Equity Conditions Commission Reports indicate a strong white male over-representation at top management level in the private sector and notable training of the same grouping at senior level. This statistic clearly indicates that unless something drastic is done, our demographic representation in companies will not change much and we will be having the same conversations ten years from now.
“The large fines together with discretion given to inspectors by the amended section 42 could lead to a large amount of litigation and possible corruption.”
Clearly, there is a need for the legislation to ensure that our workplaces represent our regional demographic, it is just the application thereof that needs to be closely adhered to and scrutinised.
Companies need to ensure that they comply with the new provisions of the legislation to ensure that they meet the requirements of law, are not fined, but also enter into these matters in the spirit of transformation. Only once we link our transformations strategy to the overall business one will we be successful and ensure overall compliance.
Posted on July 30, 2014 in Thought Leaders
By Jonathan Goldberg and Grant Wilkinson*
* Jonathan Goldberg is CEO and Grant Wilkinson is an executive member of Global Business Solutions.
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Hilti's Board of Directors
Michael Hilti
Honorary Chairman of the Board
Schaan, Liechtenstein
Michael Hilti (1946) was elected Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors at the 2018 Annual General Meeting and a member of the Board of Directors since1990. The son of company founder Professor Martin Hilti joined Hilti in 1975, one year later he was named to the company’s Executive Board. He served as Deputy CEO from 1978. In 1990 he was named CEO, a position he held until the end of 1993. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1994 to 2006. Michael Hilti further serves as a Trustee of the Martin Hilti Family Trust, as Chairman of the Hilti Art Foundation, as Chairman of the Hilti Family Foundation Liechtenstein, and as a member of the Board of the Hilti Foundation. He has held numerous directorships, including being named a Princely Commerce Councilor by H.S.H. Prince Hans-Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein, and was also awarded the title Honorary Senator by the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).
Heinrich Fischer
Rüschlikon, Switzerland
Heinrich Fischer (born 1950; re-elected until the 2021 Annual General Meeting) is Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2007. Fischer graduated in 1973 with an engineering diploma from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, having studied electrical engineering and technical physics. He then went on to study business administration at the University of Zurich while working in this field, earning a master’s degree in 1976. Beginning in 1977, he held senior management positions at Oerlikon Bührle Holding, Balzers AG (1980 to 1989) and, finally, at Oerlikon Holding once again (1990 to 1995). From 1996 to 2007, he was Chief Executive Officer at Saurer AG, Arbon. Heinrich Fischer is a member of the Board of Directors of Tecan AG and Sensirion AG.
Prof. Dr. Pius Baschera
Pius Baschera (born 1950; re-elected to serve until the 2021 Annual General Meeting) joined the Board of Directors in 2006. He served as its Chairman until April 2017 when he ceded this position to Heinrich Fischer. Baschera studied mechanical engineering and business administration at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, where he earned his doctorate. In 1979, he joined Hilti as Head of Financial Controlling in the production area. Before being named Chairman he served as CEO for 13 years. Since April 2017 he has been Speaker of the Martin Hilti Family Trust. He is a member of Board of Directors of the Schindler Group, Hergiswil (Switzerland), and President of the ETH Zurich Foundation.
Daniel Daeniker
Daniel Daeniker (born 1963, elected until the 2021 Annual General Meeting) joined the Board of Directors in 2018. Daniel Daeniker is Managing Partner of Homburger AG, a commercial law firm in Zurich. He also holds a board mandate with dormakaba Holding AG (Switzerland), is a member of the Supervisory Board of Rothschild & Co SCA (France) and a lecturer at the University of Zurich.
Kim Fausing
Sønderborg, Denmark
Kim Fausing (born 1964; re-elected until the 2021 Annual General Meeting) was elected to the Board of Directors in 2010. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Aarhus Teknikum, in Denmark, in 1987, and an MBA degree at Henley Business School, in London, in 1996. His professional career led him to the Hilti Group in 1990, where he served in various management functions in Europe and Asia until 2007. After moving to the Danish Danfoss Group, he was named Chief Operating Officer and member of the executive committee in January 2008. He has chaired since July 2017 as President and CEO. He also is Vice Chairman of SMA A/G, in Kassel, Germany.
Carla De Geyseleer
Erembodegem, Belgium
Carla De Geyseleer (elected until the 2022 Annual General Meeting) joined the Board of Directors in 2019. From 2014 until February 2019 she was Chief Financial Officer of SGS, a publicly-listed goods inspection company based in Geneva (Switzerland). She previously served for several years as CFO for both the mobile operator Vodafone’s subsidiary, Vodafone Libertel B.V. and for the logistics company DHL Express Benelux, both located in the Netherlands. Before that, she served in multiple finance and business development roles on a regional and global level at DHL. Carla De Geyseleer also holds an Executive MBA from the Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Barbara Milian Thoralfsson
Barbara Milian Thoralfsson (born 1959; re-elected until the 2020 Annual General Meeting) was elected to the Board of Directors in September 2014. She has an MBA in marketing and finance from Columbia University in New York (USA) and a BA in psychology from Duke University in North Carolina (USA). Barbara Milian Thoralfsson has held CEO positions in the telecom and consumer goods sectors, and has extensive experience as a non-executive director, in both public and privately held multinational companies in a wide variety of industries. Since 2006 she has been an entrepreneur in the industrial sector building the largest plastic recycling company in Scandinavia. She is a member of the Board and Chairwoman of the Audit Committee of SCA AB and Essity AB in Sweden. She also serves on the board of G4S Plc in London.
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Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Scores turn out at Leicestershire fire brigade consultation event
Almost 150 people turned up to discuss Hinckley fire station's future
Karen HambridgeReporter
Hinckley Fire Station (Image: Alistair Langham at www.TheStudio17.co.uk)
It was standing room only as scores of concerned residents packed Hinckley fire station to discuss controversial plans to axe one of the town’s two remaining appliances.
Almost 150 people turned up to the meeting which saw locals speak out against the cuts planned by the county’s Combined Fire Authority (CFA).
Ironically the two crews on duty were called out to a house fire in Earl Shilton during the gathering, the timely response ensuring pets at the property were saved from the flames.
Leicestershire County Councillor, Michael Mullaney (Lib Dem, Hinckley) said: “The phenomenal turnout at this meeting shows how much concern there is about these plans. Some 147 people were counted as attending the meeting at Hinckley, by contrast just two people attended the meeting at Coalville.
“An area the size of Hinckley, which when you add in Barwell, Earl Shilton and Burbage, is one of the biggest populations in Leicestershire and needs more than one fire engine.”
He added: “This was by far the biggest public meeting I can remember in Hinckley about a single issue. People are very impassioned.”
Cllr Mullaney was joined in speaking out by CFA member Cllr Stuart Bray (Lib Dem Hinckley Castle) who said: “As a member of the CFA I’ve opposed these plans for Leicestershire and will continue to oppose them. It’s very worrying that among those opposing these plans are frontline firefighters who are warning they’ll no longer be able to properly protect Leicestershire residents. While money needs to be saved, it mustn’t be at the expense of our safety.”
The views expressed will be taken on board as part of the ongoing public consultation on the cuts. Comments can be made online at www.leicestershire-fire.gov.uk/irmp
Earlier the representatives had attended a heated and ill-tempered extraordinary meeting of Leicestershire County Council on the issue.
Lib Dems had called the meeting to discuss how the authority would respond to the CFA’s public consultation on the cuts which it says are required to meet a £1.3 million budget shortfall and include closing two stations, removing 11 appliances and reducing crews from five firefighters to four.
A motion, proposed by the Lib Dems and supported by Labour and UKIP members, that the council urge the fire authority to withdraw the proposals and look at other ways to save the money was defeated by the Tory majority.
The Conservative counter motion that the issue by discussed by the scrutiny committee, the cabinet and then the full council on December 3 was passed instead.
Outside more than 50 campaigners and Fire Brigades Union members staged a protest.
Leicestershire County Council
Michael Mullaney
Stuart Bray
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& the White Home
Visiting the White Home
The historic White Home acts as a history museum that showcases the unique architecture of the house and tells the story of the family that built the home as well as the story of Rock Hill’s growth into the city we love today.
The museum is open to the public during Historic Rock Hill's regular office hours. We would love to see you and share this beautiful piece of history. We offer self-guided and guided tours of the White Home as well as a walking tour of downtown Rock Hill.
The White Home is open to visitors during regular office hours, Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 4:30 pm. If you have any questions regarding your visit to the White Home, please call 803-329-1020 during Historic Rock Hill office hours.
We are closed for holidays. Please contact us to schedule a walking tour or a private or group tour.
Guided Tours - Adult $8, Senior $7, Student (ages 6+) $5
Self-Guided Tours - Adult $6, Senior $5, Student (ages 6+) $3
Walking Tour (must be scheduled in advance) - $10 Adults, $8 Senior, Student (ages 6+) $7
All guided tours begin on the hour, with the final tour of the day beginning at 4pm.
Please contact us schedule any group or walking tours by calling 803-329-1020 or emailing info@historicrockhill.com
Donors don’t give to institutions. They invest in ideas and people in whom they believe.
-G.T. Smith
Historic Rock Hill & the White Home
Historic Rock Hill is a membership-based 501(C)(3) historic preservation organization that owns and operates the historic White Home. Because the organization does not receive any public funding, HRH depends solely on the donations of individuals and businesses in the private sector. Due to the ongoing support from our donors, we are able to teach others about the value and importance of historic preservation and to keep the history of Rock Hill alive through teaching programs, hosting special events, and maintaining the White Home – a cornerstone in downtown Rock Hill - as a premier educational and event rental venue.
Preserve and protect the historic resources of Rock Hill, SC and enhance the livability of its historic areas through offering educational programs, hosting special events and community activities, and by leading preservation initiatives
To create a thriving venue for social engagement while preserving Rock Hill’s rich heritage
Business Model:
Historic Rock Hill’s success depends on the efficient management of:
Recruiting/Expanding Funding Sources (non-membership)
Membership Retention & Recruitment
Programs & Preservation Initiatives
Major Events & Fundraising Efforts
The White Home (as an educational and rental venue)
to our nation’s active-duty military personnel this summer—Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day! Call for additional information. This does not include fees for walking tours and special events.
Parking for Historic Rock Hill is located behind the house, off of Elizabeth Lane. Street parking is also available but please avoid parking on Reid Street. Overflow parking for events can be found in the parking garage at the corner of Main Street and Elizabeth Lane.
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George Cregg
George Cregg, Jr. honored with the Brian T. McMahon Lifetime Achievement award
Hodgson Russ Press Release
George Cregg, Jr. was honored with the Brian T. McMahon Lifetime Achievement award for excellence in Community-Based Economic Development at the 2019 NYS Economic Development Council Awards Banquet, held May 22, at the Otesaga in Cooperstown, NY. The award is presented in recognition of a lifetime of service in the economic development world. Throughout his 48-year career, George has left an indelible mark on NYSEDC. He has worked with the NYSEDC staff for more than 30 years on legislative initiatives, drafted proposed legislation, and participated in advocacy sessions with the New York State Senate and Assembly and the Executive Chamber. He has also served as a resource to countless IDA directors and staff throughout his career.
Hodgson Russ attorneys facilitate the U.S. legal aspects of transactions around the world. The Firm practices in every significant area of law and uses multidisciplinary work teams to serve the specific, often complex, needs of clients, which include public and privately held businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit institutions, and individuals. Hodgson Russ has offices in Albany, Buffalo, New York City, Palm Beach, Saratoga Springs and Toronto. To learn more, visit www.hodgsonruss.com.
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Volume increases in all segments and net sales remained quite stable.
Robust economic development in the emerging markets
The European construction industry benefited from the mild winter
Higher sales volumes in all segments
Inflation-induced cost pressure on raw materials and energy, as well as the strong Swiss franc, dampened results
On a like-for-like basis and excluding sales of CO2 emissions certificates, operating EBITDA remained almost stable
Significantly higher net income
First quarter results 2011: Group
In the emerging markets of Asia and Latin America, the economic climate and demand for building materials continued to grow. However, in many mature markets, infrastructure projects ready for execution were postponed. In Europe, a mild winter provided some compensation.
(Details on Group regions after the outlook)
Holcim experienced higher sales volumes in all segments, and in several markets prices could be adjusted. However, this was not enough to fully absorb the above-average cost increases for raw materials and energy sources, such as coal and petcoke, as well as for distribution.
Operating EBITDA improved in Group region North America. It also increased in Europe, when excluding the delayed sales of CO2 emissions certificates, which amounted to CHF 65 million in the first quarter of 2010. On a like-for-like basis, operating EBITDA also rose in Asia Pacific.
Consolidated cement deliveries rose by 7.2 percent to 33.2 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2011. In absolute terms, the largest volume increases were achieved in Asia Pacific followed by Europe and Latin America. Sales of aggregates were up by 16.3 percent to 34.3 million tonnes due to improved demand in all Group regions with the exception of Africa Middle East. All Group regions contributed to the increase in deliveries of ready-mix concrete by 9.8 percent to 10.4 million cubic meters. Sales of asphalt increased by 3.5 percent to 1.7 million tonnes.
Consolidated net sales remained, with CHF 4.7 billion or a minus of 1.8 percent, quite stable; operating EBITDA decreased by 17.1 percent to CHF 753 million for the reasons mentioned above. Internal operating EBITDA development of the Group was negative at
-9.1 percent. Due to seasonal factors, cash flow from operating activities came to CHF
-538 million.
Net income increased by 85.1 percent to CHF 122 million, and the share of net income attributable to shareholders of Holcim Ltd rose by 114.2 percent to CHF 10 million. However, the previous year’s first quarter had a non-recurring cash-neutral tax charge of CHF 182 million in connection with the restructuring of the Group’s interests in North America and no CO2 emissions certificates have been sold yet in 2011. In the previous year, this amounted to CHF 65 million.
We are still of the opinion that the construction sector in the mature markets will recover and that the growth in the emerging markets will continue.
The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee are confident that the Group will be successful in securing its share of future growth in the emerging markets, and that its lean cost structures will enable it to benefit above average from continuing economic recovery in Europe and North America.
Detailed information on Group regions:
Better demand for building materials in Europe
The mild winter in large parts of Europe was favorable to construction activity in the first quarter of 2011. Therefore, demand for building materials picked up in virtually all markets. The recovery mostly came from the private sector; public sector construction continued to suffer from budget restrictions.
First quarter 2011 results: Europe
Aggregate Industries UK increased its deliveries of ready-mix concrete, with brisk demand in the Greater London area particularly supporting sales. Due to government stimulus measures, sales volumes of aggregates and asphalt were nearly maintained.
Holcim France Benelux increased sales volumes across its entire product range. Demand for building materials was particularly positive in Eastern France, where the Group company benefited from the acquisition of additional gravel quarries and ready-mix concrete plants in Alsace.
In Germany, the economic recovery was an impetus for both private and public sector construction projects. Holcim Germany and Holcim Southern Germany delivered higher volumes in all product segments.
Due to brisk construction activity, Holcim Switzerland increased its deliveries in all segments, with ready-mix concrete enjoying particularly strong demand. In a competitive environment, Holcim Italy was able to maintain its cement sales. The work for the 2015 World Expo in Milan provided an especially positive note. However, the Group company sold less aggregates and ready-mix concrete. In Spain, residential and infrastructure construction remained virtually idle.
In Eastern Europe, the difficult economic environment persisted. Despite investment in infrastructure, construction activity remained weak overall. Nevertheless, due to the low figures in the previous year and the mild weather conditions, the Group companies, with the exception of Hungary, increased delivery volumes. The strongest increases in cement sales were achieved in Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic.
The Russian economy continued to recover due to government stimulus measures. Driven by infrastructure and municipal housing activity, Alpha Cement sold more cement. The construction work on the new kiln line at the Shurovo plant meant that clinker had to be brought in from the sister plant in Volsk. In Azerbaijan too, Garadagh Cement sold more cement.
Consolidated cement sales in Group region Europe increased by 19.9 percent to 5.2 million tonnes. Deliveries of aggregates rose by 16.7 percent to 18.3 million tonnes, and ready-mix concrete sales increased by 15.7 percent to 3.6 million cubic meters. Sales of asphalt grew by 3.9 percent to 1.5 million tonnes.
Excluding the sales of CO2 emissions certificates (1st quarter 2010: CHF 65 million), operating EBITDA increased slightly. Without this exclusion, it decreased by 45.4 percent to CHF 75 million. Significantly better operating results were achieved by Holcim Germany and Holcim Switzerland, as well as Holcim Bulgaria and Alpha Cement in Russia. In particular, the previous year’s results were not matched in Italy, Spain and Romania. Internal operating EBITDA development came to -41.5 percent.
Further recovery in the US
The US saw an increase in construction activity and cement consumption. However, there were considerable fluctuations between the individual market regions, but consumption increased in the majority of states. Various stimulus programs set the tone, particularly in the road building sector. In Canada, the markets remained stable overall.
First quarter 2011 results: North America
Holcim US sold more cement despite sometimes poor weather conditions for construction. As there is no sign of a sustainable and substantial upturn in demand for cement in sight, the Catskill plant near New York will be mothballed from June 13, 2011.
At Aggregate Industries US, shipments of aggregates benefited from major government investment in road building, exceeding expectations particularly in the Mid-Atlantic region. Sales of ready-mix concrete and asphalt also increased. The previous minority stake in the company Lattimore Materials was increased to 100 percent in March of the current year. The Group is thus also present in Texas with aggregates and ready-mix concrete.
Holcim Canada was off to a somewhat slower start in 2011. In the previous year, low interest rates and federal stimulus programs supported demand. Ontario in particular experienced a softening residential market, which put pressure on cement and ready-mix concrete volumes. This was partially offset by a more stable market demand in Quebec and slightly higher sales of aggregates in both regions.
Cement shipments in Group region North America increased by 3.5 percent to 1.8 million tonnes. The volume of aggregates delivered increased by 22.3 percent to 5.4 million tonnes, ready-mix concrete volumes rose by 7.4 percent to 0.9 million cubic meters and sales of asphalt remained stable with 0.2 million tonnes.
Operating EBITDA for Group region North America improved despite the mothballing costs for the Catskill plant by 6.2 percent to CHF -27 million (1st quarter 2010: -29). The stronger results of Holcim US and Aggregate Industries US more than compensated for the weaker start in Canada in the current year. Holcim US benefited from lower production costs at the new Ste. Genevieve plant, among other factors. Aggregate Industries US profited from successful cost management and good volume development in the Mid-Atlantic region. Internal operating EBITDA development came to -7.4 percent.
Rising sales volumes in Latin America
Overall, the construction markets in Group region Latin America developed positively. Mexico and Central America saw signs of a positive demand development for the first time since the economic crisis. Brazil continued to benefit from a solid domestic economy. In Ecuador, Argentina and Chile, demand for building materials was supported by infrastructure projects.
First quarter 2011 results: Latin America
In Mexico, Holcim Apasco sold more cement and particularly more aggregates. In the run-up to the 2012 elections, some stimuli came from the public sector. In contrast, private house building continued to suffer from a lack of remittances sent home by expatriates; the commercial construction sector, too, failed to gain real momentum. The new cement plant in Hermosillo, which was officially opened in March in the presence of the Mexican President, enabled the company to strengthen its market presence in the northwest of the country and reduce its logistics costs.
For the first time since 2008, Holcim El Salvador succeeded in increasing its cement deliveries again, a sign of a possible turnaround. Deliveries of aggregates and ready-mix concrete also increased. Following the completion of the Pirris dam, Holcim Costa Rica and Holcim Nicaragua combined sold less cement and aggregates, but slightly more ready-mix concrete.
In Colombia, economic conditions remained good. This benefited both residential and commercial construction activity as well as the infrastructure sector. Despite heavy rainfall in January, Holcim Colombia sold greater volumes in all segments. Due to road building and infrastructure projects, Holcim Ecuador also increased its sales of cement and ready-mix concrete.
In Brazil, the construction sector remained a strong pillar of the economy. Private and public investment activity and construction projects in the run-up to the 2014 Soccer World Cup have strengthened demand. Holcim Brazil profited from this in the cement segment. However, postponement of public sector projects marginally impacted shipments of ready-mix concrete and aggregates. In Argentina, cement sales at Minetti missed the previous year’s level. However, deliveries of aggregates increased. Cemento Polpaico in Chile was able to increase sales volumes across its entire product range.
Consolidated cement deliveries in Group region Latin America rose by 2.3 percent to 5.6 million tonnes. Shipments of aggregates increased by 17.7 percent to 3.3 million tonnes, while deliveries of ready-mix concrete rose 5.6 percent to 2.5 million cubic meters.
Due to higher production costs and particularly more expensive thermal energy, operating EBITDA of Group region Latin America decreased by 12.5 percent to CHF 217 million. The Group companies in Mexico and El Salvador succeeded in improving results. At Holcim Colombia, freight costs temporarily increased, and Holcim Brazil's operating result was adversely affected by heavy rains in March. Internal operating EBITDA development came to -4.4 percent.
Weaker markets in Africa and the Middle East
Demand for construction materials did not fundamentally change in this heterogeneous Group region. Infrastructure and private construction projects supported demand in Morocco. In Lebanon, growth momentum declined slightly.
First quarter 2011 results: Africa Middle East
In Morocco, new competitors entered the market and the fiercer competition impacted cement deliveries. Sales of aggregates also decreased as orders for supplies for a major motorway project were delayed. By contrast, sales of ready-mix concrete increased substantially.
In Lebanon, the construction sector was adversely affected by bad weather and the less stable political situation. In a market which is currently largely saturated, Holcim Lebanon sold slightly less cement. However, the company sold more ready-mix concrete.
In the Indian Ocean region, the construction sector experienced a slow start in the new year. Nevertheless, Holcim was able to increase cement deliveries. There was also an increase in deliveries of aggregates and particularly ready-mix concrete. Due to political troubles, the grinding plant in Ivory Coast sold less cement.
Consolidated cement sales in Group region Africa Middle East decreased by 10 percent to 1.9 million tonnes. Deliveries of aggregates also fell by 7.7 percent to 0.4 million tonnes, while sales of ready-mix concrete rose by 20.3 percent to 0.3 million cubic meters.
The operating EBITDA of Group region Africa Middle East declined by 20.7 percent to CHF 73 million. This mainly reflects the declining operating results in Lebanon, Morocco and the Ivory Coast. Internal operating EBITDA development was negative at -9.3 percent.
Dynamic market development in Asia Pacific
The Asian markets continued to grow. India saw a renewed increase in demand for construction materials, particularly for infrastructure and house building. Shipments of building materials experienced setbacks following the floods in Australia and the earthquake in New Zealand.
First quarter 2011 results: Asia Pacific
The two Indian Group companies ACC and Ambuja Cements increased their sales of cement despite some overcapacity in certain regions. Sales of ready-mix concrete were also higher.
Holcim Lanka and Holcim Bangladesh increased their cement deliveries at double-digit rates. In March, Holcim Bangladesh secured participation in a major infrastructure project through a joint venture. Siam City Cement in Thailand sold more construction materials thanks to stronger demand. A significant increase in sales of aggregates and ready-mix concrete was achieved, particularly in Bangkok. Holcim Malaysia and Holcim Vietnam also sold more cement and ready-mix concrete. The Hon Chong plant in Vietnam began construction work on an energy-saving heat recovery system.
In the Philippines, the delay in infrastructure projects led to a decline in the Group company's cement sales. Supported by a booming real estate sector and important infrastructure projects, Holcim Indonesia posted excellent sales growth in all segments.
Cement Australia's cement shipments were impacted by January's floods. Volumes fell particularly on the east coast. Holcim Australia nonetheless increased sales of aggregates and held deliveries of ready-mix concrete at the previous year's level. Holcim New Zealand fell short of the previous year’s period in all segments.
Cement deliveries in Group region Asia Pacific increased by 6.3 percent year-on-year to 19.3 million tonnes. Sales of aggregates rose by 12 percent to 6.9 million tonnes. Shipments of ready-mix concrete increased by 7 percent to 3.1 million cubic meters.
In local currencies, operating EBITDA of Group region Asia Pacific improved. In Swiss francs, it decreased by 7.1 percent to CHF 472 million. The price increases were not sufficient to compensate for the rise in cost of raw materials, energy and distribution. In the Philippines, the operating result was adversely affected by lower prices and the decline in demand. Despite the floods in the east of Australia, Cement Australia significantly exceeded its previous year’s result. Holcim Australia only just fell short of its operating result for the first quarter of 2010. Holcim New Zealand failed to match its 2010 result. By contrast, Holcim Indonesia, Holcim Malaysia and Holcim Singapore turned in encouraging performances. Siam City Cement in Thailand also posted a substantial increase. Internal operating EBITDA growth reached 0.9 percent.
First quarter 2011 results: Key figures
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January Weather Averages for Tel Aviv, Israel
What's the Weather like in Tel Aviv in January
January in Tel Aviv, Israel, is officially midwinter, but by most standards temperatures are still relatively warm, although the chances of rain are high throughout the month. The average temperature in Tel Aviv in January is 12.9°C, with an average high of 17.5°C and an average low of 9.6°C. This is similar to January averages in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Temperatures are capable of going much higher...
Temperature 13°C 55°F
High Temperature 17°C 63°F
Low Temperature 8°C 46°F
Sunshine Hours 7 hrs
Rainfall 110 mm
Rainfall days 15 days
Sea Temperature 19°C 66°F
Tel Aviv Weather for January 2018
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Chicago 21°F -6°C
Los Angeles 55°F 13°C
New York 35°F 2°C
San Francisco 50°F 10°C
Washington 38°F 4°C
Cancun 43698 73°F 23°C
Rome 22230 46°F 8°C
Paris 20833 41°F 5°C
London 18927 44°F 5°C
Punta cana 18927 77°F 25°C
Las Vegas 18292 48°F 9°C
Montego Bay 17530 76°F 25°C
Sydney 15625 73°F 23°C
Orlando 14481 59°F 15°C
Nassau 13592 70°F 21°C
Barcelona 12957 49°F 10°C
Florida 12195 60°F 16°C
Cozumel 11433 75°F 24°C
Riviera Maya 9908 73°F 23°C
Phuket 9019 81°F 27°C
Lisbon 8892 52°F 11°C
Bali 8638 79°F 26°C
Athens 8384 50°F 10°C
Marrakesh 8130 55°F 13°C
Bangkok 8003 80°F 27°C
Grand Cayman 7876 77°F 25°C
Hawaii 7368 73°F 23°C
Havana 7368 70°F 21°C
Miami 7114 67°F 20°C
Amsterdam 6987 37°F 3°C
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January in Tel Aviv, Israel, is officially midwinter, but by most standards temperatures are still relatively warm, although the chances of rain are high throughout the month. The average temperature in Tel Aviv in January is 12.9°C, with an average high of 17.5°C and an average low of 9.6°C. This is similar to January averages in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Temperatures are capable of going much higher and lower though, with the capacity to reach 23.6°C on occasions. The record high for Tel Aviv was recorded as 30°C and the record low was -1.9°C. In reality, it is rare for temperatures to go below 6.6°C at night. The coldest day of the year on average occurs around January 26.
Sea Temperature
The average sea temperature for Tel Aviv in January is 19°C, making a dip in the sea a possibility for hardier souls.
The average relative humidity is very high in January in Tel Aviv, at 72 per cent on average, the second highest of the year behind December. Check the local weather report before you go.
January is the rainiest month of the year in Tel Aviv and also has the highest number of rainy days. The average January rainfall is 147mm/5.8 inches and rain falls for an average of 15 days of the month. The chances of a wet day increase as the month goes on, starting at 21 per cent and ending at 27 per cent.
Tel Aviv in January receives the second lowest average sunshine of the year, with 193 hours, or 6.3 hours a day, slightly more than Lima, Peru does with a January average of six hours per day, even though it is the middle of summer there. The days are getting gradually longer in Tel Aviv in January, increasing by 32 minutes between January 1 and 31 from 10 hours and six minutes of daylight to 10 hours and 38 minutes. The sun rises between 6.35am and 6.42 am and sets between 4.47pm and 5.13pm in Tel Aviv in January. This compares to the longest day of the year in Tel Aviv on June 21, when there is 14 hours and 15 minutes of daylight. Tel Aviv can be very cloudy in January, with the skies overcast or cloudy for 29 per cent of the month.
Wind speeds in Tel Aviv remain constant throughout January, at an average of 8.9mph with a variation of only 0.2mph on average. The wind blows predominantly from the west in January, for almost half of the time. February 7 is the windiest day of the year, with an average speed of 9.2mph.
It would be wise to prepare for warm weather, chillier weather and rain. So, take lots of layers, including shorts and t-shirts for the warmer days and jumpers and waterproofs for when it's cold – particularly at night – and raining. Make sure that you check our 14-day forecast for Tel Aviv before you head for the airport.
Tel Aviv Hotels in January
The Tel Aviv Hilton sits proudly on a cliff looking out over the Mediterranean and there is direct sea access to Hilton Beach. Set amid lush parks, the hotel is considered one of Tel Aviv's finest. There is a spa and gym and you can enjoy your morning swim in a pool that looks out over the beach and the Mediterranean. The views are even more spectacular from the hotel's 17th floor Vista Lounge, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Dan Tel Aviv
The Dan Tel Aviv is the place to go for those hoping to rub shoulders with the stars, as celebrities including Hillary Clinton, Paul McCartney and Madonna have all stayed here. It is right on the beach and the main dining room looks straight out over the Mediterranean. Its 280 rooms have been refurbished and Tel Aviv's shops, restaurants and bars are all around. The port is a short stroll along the Promenade in one direction and Jaffa is in the other.
Arbel Suites Hotel
Arbel Suites Hotel is a competitive self-catering alternative to the city's many high-end hotels, located at the centre of Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Street shopping district, ten minutes from the beach. Cosy and homely, the 26 apartments are air conditioned, have free Wi-Fi, satellite TV and fully equipped kitchens. There are free bikes available for guests to explore Tel Aviv's sights, including the city's huge Rabin Square a few minutes' ride away.
West Hotel
Away from the busy centre of Tel Aviv in the north of the city, the West Hotel is a modern new boutique hotel with 65 suites that has attracted great reviews. It sits at the southern part of the popular Cliff Beach, considered one of the city's best and has a huge pool, gym and sauna. The location means better rates than central Tel Aviv with no drop in facilities and quality. There is a café-bar serving breakfast and light meals and snacks.
Romano is a well-kept Tel Aviv secret tucked behind gates, up a courtyard and a staircase. That has not stopped it becoming one of the most popular spots in the south of the city, thanks to the supervision of renowned chef Eyal Shani, who serves classic Mediterranean as well as more experimental dishes to its mainly young crowd of diners. These include crab pasta, fish shawarma and okra.
Ali Caravan
If you like hummus then you will love the tiny, no-nonsense Ali Caravan which has been doing a roaring trade near Jaffa Port since owner Abu Hasan started selling his food from a small cart 50 years ago. The menu is not exactly extensive – you get a choice of three hummus dishes. But they must be good as the place is always full. Take your pick from plain, fuul - with mashed spiced fava beans - or masabacha - chickpeas and tahina.
They love their frozen yoghurt in Tel Aviv and Tamara near Gordon Beach is one of the best of them all. You can choose plain, but that would be missing out on a feast of flavours and toppings. If yoghurt is your thing, then go for the zingy fruit tapioca and fruit ices. There are swings for the children to play on while the adults place their orders. It gets busy so you may have to queue.
Beit Maariv
Once home to one of Israel's biggest daily newspapers, journalists have now been replaced by clubbers at the huge Beit Maariv, which plays mainly house and techno music and draws Israeli and foreign DJs. Most of the action is in the largest space, which has a bar and seating area. There is a smaller room behind the DJ booth playing different music and with its own unique atmosphere.
Things to do in Tel Aviv in January
Sarona Market
There is food, glorious food everywhere at the huge Sarona Market, located in a 140-year-old former Templar colony. The 8,700-square metre market is the first of its kind in Israel and houses scores of specialty food shops, stalls and restaurants from around the world. You can find every sort of food here seven days a week and outside lots of clothing, book and shoe stores fill the narrow lanes line its lanes.
Safari Ramat Gan
A combination of a safari experience and a zoo, Safari Ramat Gan has a drive-through with rhinos, hippos, zebras and flamingos and a big zoo with the usual cast of elephants, giraffes, monkeys and lions. There is also a petting farm for the children and workshops, cafes and picnic areas for families and other groups. There are feeding sessions and a night tour at certain times of the year.
Jaffa Port is one of the world's oldest harbours and is mentioned in The Bible. Originally a jumping off point for the Holy Land and the port from where Jaffa's famous oranges were sent across the world, these days it is a thriving and busy leisure area, with old warehouses full of bars, restaurants and shops, a lovely seafront boardwalk and free entertainment. There is a large free car park south of the port.
Beit Hatfutsot
Beit Hatfutsot, on Tel Aviv University campus, opened 40 years ago and was formerly known as the Diaspora Museum. It has been relaunched as the Museum of the Jewish People and tells the saga of the Jewish exile and global diaspora through pictures, presentations and a range of objects. Permanent exhibitions include Heroes, about great Jewish pioneers such as Einstein. Allow a few hours to get around and experience it fully.
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05/15/2017 03:56 pm ET Updated May 15, 2017
Teacher Resigns After Sending Shockingly Anti-Gay Letter To Student Newspaper
Michael Stack cited a Bible passage that claimed gay people "deserve to die."
By Curtis M. Wong
KSBY.com | San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Area News
A California teacher has resigned after sparking outrage in his school district for citing a Bible passage with an anti-gay message in a student newspaper.
Michael Stack, who taught special education at San Luis Obispo High School, wrote a letter to the editor of Expressions responding to the May 2017 edition of the student newspaper, which focused on LGBTQ issues, The San Luis Obispo Tribune reports. The printed version of the issue, which can be viewed below, featured a photograph of two girls kissing.
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In his May 9 letter, which is published in full on Expressions’ site, Stack wrote, “The Bible tells us that we are all accountable for our actions, and that teachers are especially accountable.”
The teacher then cited a Bible verse from Romans, 1:16-32, which read in part:
Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.
The verse continued: “They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them too.”
Stack concluded the letter by saying he’d written it “in order to lift up those who have stumbled, or may stumble, and put you back on the right path.”
San Luis Obispo High School senior Aric Sweeny, who is the editor-in-chief of Expressions, told local NBC affiliate WKSB 6 that the paper’s staff consulted with a staff adviser after receiving Stack’s letter before ultimately deciding to publish it. “Good journalism includes giving voice to both sides regardless of whether or not I agree with him because I’ll say up front, I disagree with everything he said in the letter to the editor,” Sweeny said. “But I decided to include it anyway because it’s important to give him a voice.”
Nonetheless, Stack’s letter sparked controversy among students and community members immediately after it was posted online May 9.
Among those to speak out was the co-president of the school’s Gay Straight Alliance, Amber Ernst, who said Stack’s words were “heartbreaking” and “really damaging” for students who may be coming to terms with their sexuality. In a May 10 Facebook post, San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon called the teacher’s letter “unacceptable,” and encouraged residents to attend a “solidarity” event that had been organized in support of LGBTQ students after the news broke.
School officials, however, said they weren’t going to pursue disciplinary action against Stack over the letter. “We applaud the high school’s commitment to open dialogue and a free exchange of ideas in its student newspaper,” Superintendent Eric Prater and Principal Leslie O’Connor said in a May 10 joint statement sent to HuffPost. Stack, they said, had been employed on a probationary period, and officials had decided he would not return for the following school year. Still, they said, “In a similar manner, we acknowledge the right of our staff to voice their opinions. Employees, likewise, do not shed their First Amendment rights simply because they work for the school district.”
By the afternoon of May 11, however, Stack resigned, apparently hours after the school received a threat on his life. “The community apparently wants me out, so I hereby grant them their desires,” his letter read, according to The San Luis Obispo Tribune. “I exercised my First Amendment rights and submitted my opinion to a public forum... Now people are exercising THEIR First Amendment rights by responding to that letter. This is how America is designed to function.”
Still, one parent said he was proud of the conversation the controversy had created. “I think parents need to realize that kids are a lot smarter than what some parents give them credit for,” Kenny McCarthy told local news station KRON 4. “Hopefully, this will get positive dialogue, learn from this and move on.”
In a May 12 statement sent to HuffPost, Prater and O’Connor said the school district was taking “proactive steps to ensure” LGBTQ students “feel welcome and affirmed on campus” in the wake of Stack’s departure. “We encourage our students, staff, parents, and community members to understand that this a nuanced matter with many stakeholders, ideas, and opinions and we ask that everyone follow our students’ lead as we continue to hold a positive conversation on this matter going forward,” they wrote.
As for Stack’s students, they’ll reportedly be taught by a substitute teacher for the remainder of the school year.
For the latest in LGBTQ news, check out the Queer Voices newsletter.
Curtis M. Wong
Senior Culture Reporter, HuffPost
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In Benefits, It Pays to Court Small Business
by Jacquelyn Connelly
A small business prospect comes to you in search of health benefits for his five employees. How do you react?
Renee Guariglia, executive vice president at Falcone Associates, Inc. in Syracuse, New York, recently connected with just such a prospect through the property-casualty side of her agency.
The small business owner came to her fresh on the heels of a meeting with a local competitor agent who told him, “I work on small business, but I don’t meet in person—I do everything via email and phone.”
“I couldn’t believe it,” Guariglia says. “That’s just lazy. That broker feels that small businesses are not worth her time to meet one on one. Obviously, she lost the account.”
And what a missed opportunity, Guariglia says: Sure, the account was small, but the owner had huge growth plans that would put him “over 100 lives in a year,” Guariglia points out. “Now, what started out as just medical has morphed into life insurance and dental as well.”
Jay Duke, owner of Waring-Ahearn Insurance, Inc. in Leonardtown, Maryland, doesn’t shy away from small business benefits, either. In fact, he goes after it specifically.
“Because I’m a small agency, I have to choose my battles carefully,” explains Duke, who employs only two other staff members. “There are a lot of hungry agents soliciting the larger group health accounts. My sweet spot is 15 employees or less, because there’s less solicitation and fewer problems.”
The strategy has been successful for Duke. “I find I do better in that marketplace,” he says. “I’ve come across lots of single individuals wanting to start their own business—electricians, plumbers, designers. I’ve had the pleasure of watching a number of single-person startups grow into four- or five-employee small businesses today.”
“You never know when that small, two-person business is going to grow to 15,” Guariglia agrees—and perhaps more important, “you never know who else that person knows.”
Maybe that small business owner knows a distributor or an attorney or an accountant who could be your next big lead.
“Never underestimate the power of word of mouth—that you meet with groups of any size and you help make the portfolio and you do the enrollment meetings,” Guariglia says. “Word gets around, just like word’s going to get around that this other agency doesn’t do anything in person for small businesses.”
Overlooking a small account is a “classic mistake” in the benefits world, Guariglia says. “People never forget the fact that you took the time to meet with them when they were small. This is a service industry. Post-Affordable Care Act, the plan is the plan, the rates are the rates. It’s all about service.”
Jacquelyn Connelly is IA senior editor.
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Most agencies discover that it's difficult to offer both property-casualty and life-health insurance unless they employ staff that are 100% dedicated to their respective lines.
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Coming to America: An Immigrant's Experience
Our world labors under the common misconception that all immigration stories are alike. Often, the story we tell depicts immigrants as a burden on our nation. We think of them as a drain on our resources, a nuisance to be expelled and minimized. This is an inaccurate picture. The facts are clear: immigrants serve as a catalyst to our economic prowess, not as a hindrance.
To bridge the gap of cognitive bias, or the worldview that we form based purely on what we have seen and known, we must seek to understand. We must seek to understand the triumphs, struggles, worldviews, and everyday lives of people who have undertaken the immigrant’s journey.. In doing so, we are creating an opportunity to create connections and develop a sense that humans across the world are far more alike than we are different.
The reasons why immigrants come to America are complex and multi-layered, but it can be more simply classified into two categories: push and pull factors. Push factors are those facets of life in their home country that are “pushing” individuals and families out: stagnant economies, lack of upward mobility, declining job markets, and( in some cases) war or violence.
Their choice of where to migrate stems from that country’s availability of pull factors, or aspects of the destination country that are “pulling” immigrants there. These would include solutions to the push factors they are trying to escape, such as stable and booming economies, merit-based economic classes, opportunities for career development, or quite simply the chance to continue working free from the fear of armed insurrection. . No matter the reason for it, the decision to migrate is never an easy one.
Maria Tenessita, from Mindanao, Philippines recently spoke to us about her choice to come to America. Though she’d already found success in her home country, she made the choice to migrate to Minneapolis, MN in order to expand her horizons and share her expertise with others in her field.
“Coming to the United States has been a blessing. In a way, you know you're going to have better prospects here, yet leaving behind your extended family and the life you know for years is also tough. My family and I came [to] the U.S. because of work, and I agree that opportunities abound here, as people say.
We left behind our parents, siblings and relatives. It [makes me feel] nostalgic, but you know it's a necessary change.”
Moving to another country can leave someone shocked by the differences in culture. Compound that with language barriers, a lack of easily accessible familial resources, and learning the ropes at a new job, and you’ve got the recipe for a high anxiety situation.
Though migration can lead to better prospects for immigrants and for our nation, the former face the added difficulty of leaving behind important parts of their life. Oftentimes, whole families are not able to migrate at the same time. This is especially common when a skilled immigrant is travelling for work and wants to get a new home established before bringing over a spouse or children. Once things have stabilized, the rest of the family comes to America, but the time in between can be difficult and lonely.
Also being left behind are community, connections, culture, and a sense of belonging. Tenessita reflected on this feeling: “I would say that leaving your home and saying goodbye to parents and siblings has been the most difficult. I miss the routine and the kids, my nieces and nephews.”
After landing in a foreign country, the feelings of excitement are overwhelming. It is a chance to build a whole new life from the ground up, though the adversity of building it without the benefit of friends and family helping along the way must be overcome. Like a stranger in a strange land, immigrants are given the chance look through a new lens.
When asked about her experiences with culture shock in America, Tenessita shared, “The most notable thing for me was the weather and the distances from one place to another. You need a quality jacket to combat the winter and a car to go places. [Coming to America] teaches you to make better decisions, especially money matters and how to deal with deadlines-- bills and the like.”
Of course, humans are adaptable, no matter where they are from. Eventually, immigrants are able to settle into their new home, forge new community connections, and find their place in the world’s melting pot. Assimilation and adaptation doesn’t come easily, but it is a necessary aspect of creating a new life away from home. Opportunity abounds for those willing to take the leap.
One of the most valuable ways that we can understand another’s perspective is to sit and talk with them. It is easy to feel disconnected from immigrants in the absence of a genuine dialogue. Only through sincere conversation can we be rid of our biases and lack of understanding.
Just as all Americans look different, we cannot assume that every immigrant is coming from poverty, strife, and conflict. Many come to America with a job, a home, and a plan of action ready to go. That doesn’t mean that the transition isn’t difficult, though. All the money and resources in the world can’t replace feeling at home.
What we must remember is that the vast majority of immigrants do not come to America with the intention to harm, endanger, or negatively impact its citizens. They are coming to create a new life on firmer footing. They want the same things we want for our families and ourselves: safety, security, and the chance to belong. Across the world, other nations look to America as a place where incredible things happen, where the opportunity to share your knowledge with others isn’t limited because of where you were born.
That isn’t a bad reputation to have.
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Marian pilgrimage, fraternity and commitment
The Teresian Association in Chile celebrates in May a Marian day in which our three educational centres in Santiago de Chile, Maipú and La Calera, journey under the motto: “Mary, Mother of Jesus, teach us to weave networks of fraternity”.
Conmmemorative exhibition in the centenary of Antonia López Arista
LINARES, España.
A commemorative exhibition of the 100th anniversary of the death of Antonia López Arista took place in Linares, Jaén, between the 6 and 11 of November, organized by the Philatelic Section of the Poveda Cultural Center (CCP). It contained also a temporary Post Office desk printing the special commemorative postmark granted for the occasion by the Post Office General Direction.
Covadonga 2018: Witnesses to a vocation that teaches us how to live
COVADONGA, Asturias, Spain.
The hall of the Museum of Covadonga was filled by the number of attendees at the ceremony in which representatives of the Teresian Association (TA) presented an annual votive offering in Covadonga and shared their testimonies in the morning of Sunday, October 7.
Prayer before Our Lady of Covadonga 2018
More than three hundred pilgrims from the Teresian Association gathered in the evening of Saturday, October 6, at the Shrine of Covadonga, to renew, one more year, the commitment to remember, before La Santina (Our Lady of Covadonga), the origin of the Association, to give thanks and ask for her intercession.
Maite Uribe is reelected President of the Teresian Association
LOS NEGRALES, Madrid, Spain.
Maite Uribe Bilbao has been re-elected President of the Teresian Association (TA) for the period 2018-2024, at the XVIII General Assembly, August 1-15, in Los Negrales (Madrid). The theme of the Assembly is about faith and being sent to live in hope.
Inauguration of the XVIII General Assembly of the Teresian Association
On the morning of August 1, 2018, the opening session of the XVIII General Assembly (GA) of the Teresian Association took place at Santa María de Los Negrales Center. It will run until August 15. The President of the Association, Maite Uribe, delivered the opening address. The inaugural Eucharist was presided over by Cardinal Carlos Osoro, Archbishop of Madrid.
Videos of the Opening Ceremony of the Assembly of All the Associations, a.e.
Here you may watch again the Opening Ceremony of the Assembly of all the Associations (a.e) of the Teresian Association.
Vídeo 1 - Opening ceremony
Vídeo 2 - Discurso de Maite Uribe, directora de la Institución Teresiana
Vídeo 3 - En el momento presente
Enthronement of a relic at Saint Pedro Poveda Chapel of Almudena Cathedral in Madrid
In the chapel dedicated to Saint Pedro Poveda at Almudena Cathedral in Madrid, a relic will be enthroned after the celebration of a Eucharist presided over by Card. Carlos Osoro, Archbishop of Madrid, this coming Sunday, July 1, at 1:00 p.m.
The Teresian Association celebrated its 75th anniversary in Peru
On Saturday, May 26, the Teresian Association (TA) in Peru celebrated its 75th anniversary with a Eucharist. More than five hundred people, family members, students, alumni, collaborators and members of the TA Movement, and TA members participated.
Pedro Poveda Chair: Economy for a social and inclusive Europe
As part of a series of talks of the Pastoral Institute of the Pontifical University of Salamanca, the Pedro Poveda Chair sponsored a presentation on "Economy for a social and inclusive Europe," The keynote was Professor and entrepreneur Consuelo Gámes Amián and Loreto Ballester coordinated the event.
Publisher Narcea celebrates its 50th anniversary
On February 21, Narcea celebrated its 50th anniversary with a commemorative act in the premises of the Press Association in Madrid.
A book about the Teresian Association during the Nazi occupation in Rome
ROME, Italy.
The presence of the Teresian Association (TA) in Rome during the months of Nazi occupation of the city during World War II was remembered in Rome, on January 13, at the headquarters of the TA. The occasion was the presentation of Anna Doria's book, "Oggi sono venuti i tedeschi, Vita quotidiana a Roma sollo I'occupazione nazista" (The Germans arrived today, daily life in Rome under the Nazi occupation) published by Gangemi International Publishing, Rome.
Relic of Saint Pedro Poveda in a new temple of Cuba
BARAJAGUA, Cuba.
On October 14th, 2017, a new church, as a meeting place to welcome pilgrims on their way to the Sanctuary of El Cobre, was dedicated in Barajagua, Cuba. A relic of Saint Pedro Poveda, martyr, was placed on the altar of this new temple.
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Why people are still reeling over the death of The Chi’s Coogie
By Ngozi Nwadiogbu
Photography Dean Podmore
If you were upset that the young, charming, pitbull-loving Coogie got killed off in the very first episode of Showtime’s The Chi, you weren’t alone. Fans nationwide took to Twitter in mourning and the outpouring of love for the character only mirrors the visceral response of the community affected by his death in the show.
For thousands of people—including the show’s creator Lena Waithe—Chicago isn’t just a battleground, as it’s often portrayed—it’s a home. The Chi sits with this dichotomy, thrusting audiences into the multi-layered lives of the city’s inhabitants and the confusing, all-consuming grief that rears its head when one of them gets taken away too soon. The loss of Coogie is a paragon of that pain. Jahking Guillory, the actor who plays him, is just as lovable; he has a real, tangible connection to the complicated forces playing out on screen.
Guillory grew up in Long Beach, California, bumping to the sharp, barb-wire verses of fellow native Vince Staples and trying to finesse his way to success in classrooms and out on the football field. Gang violence was a siren’s call, always beckoning in search of new recruits, but thanks in no small part to his mother, Guillory dodged that lifestyle and landed himself a burgeoning career in Hollywood. He is quick to remember his roots, and draws on his experiences in and around his hometown hood to bring complex representations of often stereotyped people to life on screen.
His breakout role in Justin Tipping’s Kicks [2016] had him play a teenage sneakerhead in Oakland who turns to desperate measures to reclaim a pair of Air Jordans stolen from him by a neighborhood gang member. Flash forward two years and Guillory is dealing with similar themes in his latest project, Netflix’s coming of age original On My Block. He plays the part of Latrelle, a young gang member fresh out of juvenile detention in South Central Los Angeles.
It is clear Guillory is one of the faces of a new generation of diverse Hollywood talent. The young actor is only 16 but, alongside peers like Storm Reid, Alex Hibbert, and Quvenxhané Wallis, he’s building an iron-clad résumé. You might want to pay attention; you’re witnessing the induction of Hollywood royalty.
NGOZI NWADIOGBU: Would you cut your hair for a role?
JAHKING GUILLORY: If the price is right, most definitely. But I’m not going to cut it just to cut it. I got insurance on my hair.
NWADIOGBU: Really?
GUILLORY: Nah, I’m playing. [laughs] If I was to accept a role and if I had to get more into character with cutting my hair then that’s a sacrifice that I’m gonna have to do. If people don’t like it, they’re gonna like the way I portray the character.
NWADIOGBU: It’ll always grow back.
GUILLORY: Exactly. My hair is my image, of course, but my hair is not me. It’s not my ability to portray a character, it’s not my acting ability—it’s just a look. It’s kind of like an accessory. It’s a part of me, of course, but if I cut my hair I’ll still be the same actor. Nothing changes. I’m damn sure not just a head full of hair and a nice face, you know what I’m saying? My performance is everything. I’m an actor.
NWADIOBU: How do you go about preparing for your roles?
GUILLORY: Every character is different. You can’t really go about it the same way that you would for another character. It’s a whole new path, a whole new direction you have to take and learn and understand in order to actually feel the character, not be the character but feel the character. I’ll give you an example. I didn’t grow up in the hood necessarily but when my parents separated it kind of pushed me to the hood. I didn’t really get into that whole lifestyle, I was focusing on sports and school. But I looked at my cousin, for example—dude is a bad boy, I guess you could say. I just used pieces of my cousin to play Latrelle. With Coogie, I was just being my fun, energetic self. With Brandon [from Kicks], I kind of related to that character a lot, I was the outsider at that point and time in my life. That’s when the separation happened and that’s when I was a kid, [moving] from a house to a two-bedroom apartment with ten people. Like, “Alright, I’m kind of the outsider in this neighborhood.”
I fit in with sports, with how good I was at playing football, that was my only similarity. Man, there’s so much talent in the hood. Everybody is talented but they just fall, they’re a victim of their society. They get into the wrong stuff. You see dudes riding around in flashy cars, got the baddest chick around, they say, “Alright, I want to be like that,” and they throw that whole football stuff out the window when, in reality, school and sports is pretty much the only way a young black kid can make it out.
NWADIOGBU: What pushed you toward sports and acting instead of that other stuff?
GUILLORY: To be honest, my mom. I feel like my mom instilled in my brain, from when I was a kid, that too much bad is not going to be good, it’s not going to work out in the long run. Let me give you an example. I’ma go Pablo Escobar, Frank Lucas and all them, Scarface, Al Pacino—it’s only good when it lasts but when it falls down, it falls down hard. She instilled that in my mind. I was focusing on school and sports. I saw Michael Vick, I liked watching him, Victor Cruz, receiver on the Giants. I don’t know, I was that kid. I wasn’t focused on the guns or the money—well I was focused on the money, don’t get me wrong, I was focused on the money most definitely, I was focused on the girls too, but that’s not really on the point.
My mom, she started me on the path. My dad started me on the path also, but when the whole separation happened my mom played both roles. My family, and just waking up to being the man of the house, I can’t be no low-life, I can’t be out here trying to teach these kids that gangbanging and selling drugs and all that other stuff is the right way to go when it’s not.
NWADIOGBU: Speaking about growing up in the hood and encountering those challenges so early on, do you see a lot of similarities between yourself and your character on The Chi? Between Chicago and Long Beach?
GUILLORY: Growing up in the hood, I guess you could say there are pros and cons. The pros are it’s a lot of kids that don’t really have family, so they depend on others for family. So you actually get that bond with people because it’s like, “I love you because I don’t have nobody else to love. So I love you like a brother.” The Chi is pretty much Coogie, he’s full of love.
From Long Beach to Chicago, everything is pretty much the same but it has its differences. Both places have gang violence, but in the hood there’s so much love. If you were to drive through any poor part of the city, you drive past these little kids. They’re smiling, having fun. No matter what they’re doing, no matter if they’re playing football, basketball, anything—they’re smiling. There’s so much beauty in the struggle. I relate it to that.
NWADIOGBU: I feel like that’s a big part of what this show tries to get across, how even though there are these shootings happening, there are also just families trying to get by and kids trying to figure out who they are. Another theme is this idea of the ripple effect of our choices. How do you feel about the idea of fate and that our choices will have consequences far beyond ourselves?
GUILLORY: With The Chi, basically, everything after my death is the ripple effects of what can happen to each and every person that is close, or related, or in that community. Everything that somebody does, there’s always a consequence, and there’s always something that happens because of that. So any wrongdoing—it’s that revenge kick. That person’s going to look for revenge.
NWADIOGBU: Young kids across the country are doing really impactful things as far as advocating for gun control. Films and TV shows, too, even if they’re not directly calling for those sorts of things, in having that representation, it’s also political. It’s advocating for some kind of change. Do you think about that when you take roles like these?
GUILLORY: Oh, of course. When you’re reading for a role, you want to learn the deeper message behind it, so I feel like my character in The Chi and my character in On My Block on Netflix‚ this is a kid who’s a victim of his community, a victim of the society he’s been raised in. Same thing with the other characters in the show, when you’re born into a world like that, that’s the only thing that you know.
NWADIOGBU: Music plays a big part in crafting the world of The Chi as well. What are your thoughts on the soundtrack?
GUILLORY: The soundtrack most definitely plays a huge role. It tells a story even more with the story that’s already being told. The song that stands out for me is Chance the Rapper, “All We Got,” because this is all we got. In the black community, we are all we have. We have to have each other because if we don’t have each other then we have nobody. Especially in Chicago, everywhere, we’re all we got so we gotta lift our people, be with our people; all positive vibes.
NWADIOGBU: Uplifting one another and bringing other black people and people of color with you as you thrive is so important. How has it been, on most of your projects, working with a majority black cast?
GUILLORY: Everything that I’ve done, I’m still close with pretty much everybody. With Kicks, I’m still close with Caesar, Chris … with The Chi, I’m still close with pretty much everybody, from Jason [Mitchell] to Jacob [Lattimore] to Alex [Hibbert], everybody. When [my mom and I] were in Chicago, we were there for two months, and my mom was cooking for everybody. She cooked on Easter. Jacob came through, we were all eating, it was very cool, had that family vibe because when you’re in a place where you don’t normally go but you’re with these people that you don’t know, you develop love for them. That bond doesn’t really break. On My Block, same thing.
NWADIOGBU: You’ve been getting more and more attention recently. I’ve seen on Twitter you even have a special name for your fans?
GUILLORY: Yo, call them Jahqueens! I don’t know, now it’s going crazy. I’m getting used to it. I love all my supporters. Everything is going to come very soon and I’m working my butt off, for real, for real. So everybody who’s staying in tune with me and sticking with me, all my Jahqueens out there, most definitely keep messing with me. [laughs] I love it. Especially getting recognized by everybody.
There’s this restaurant called Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, shout out to Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, every single Roscoe’s I go to, no matter where, in Long Beach, the one on Pico, the one in Inglewood, everybody recognizes me there and I love that. I love getting recognized by my people. I love that love, because I’m telling a story that one of them experienced and now I’m telling it and I’m portraying it, however they relate to it. I just love when people tell me, “Your character did something to me.”
I was just walking on Sunset Boulevard the other day and this person stopped the car and they said, “Ay man, you from Kicks right?” I said, “Yeah.” He said “Bro, I loved that movie.” That’s the only one that stands out in my mind because that’s the first time I was walking and somebody was driving and they stopped traffic. Him and his girl got out, and then the dude in the backseat got out too, and they was taking pictures and stuff like that. That stood out to me because they really stopped traffic and said that. Shouts out to all the Jahqueens out there.
THE CHI IS NOW AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON SHOWTIME. JAHKING GUILLORY’S LATEST PROJECT, ON MY BLOCK, IS OUT NOW ON NETFLIX.
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Top Afghan Commander Assassinated Amid Election Violence
Kandahar police chief General Abdul Raziq was shot dead in a Taliban attack on October 18, following a security meeting. The Taliban released a statement saying that Raziq, “a brutal police chief”, was the primary target. Abdul Mohmin, Kandahar Province’s intelligence chief, was also killed in the same attack that wounded three NATO personnel as well. General Scott Miller, the head of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was present during the attack, drawing his sidearm but ultimately not firing. The attacker was later killed by US forces in a shootout.
At the time of the attack, General Raziq had left a meeting and was heading towards \a helicopter taking US members back to Kabul. Provincial officials such as the governor and the police chief were also accompanying the group when the gunshots suddenly rang out. At least two hand grenade explosions were also reported.
General Raziq was the provincial police commander of Kandahar, being one of the most powerful military and political figures in Afghanistan. He had been previously accused of human rights abuses such as torture and was a key opponent against the Taliban. He was considered by many to be a symbol of the anti-Taliban struggle, previously surviving nearly 20 murder attempts.
This is a significant blow to Afghan and NATO counter-insurgency campaigns, in which nearly the entire leadership of Kandahar Province have been killed. This is particularly difficult for Afghanistan as Kandahar is considered to be one of the more stable provinces in the country, raising concerns over the region’s future stability.
It is also particularly troubling as parliamentary elections are long overdue in the Kandahar region. Elections were previously scheduled for October 20, but they have been delayed again for an additional week after the recent attacks. The parliamentary elections have continuously been delayed for over three years, since the current assembly’s term was supposed to end in 2015. Over these past few years, the government has been reforming the government and election system with the help of the United States.
There is international concern that this attack could result in further delays or reduce voter turnout. Afghan officials previously warned that attacks ahead of the elections were likely. The Taliban has warned potential voters not to take part in the elections, as they claim it is imposed by foreigners. At least ten candidates have been killed across the country leading up to the elections, in addition to several attacks on voting centers.
The election is supposed to serve as an indicator of how Afghanistan can handle organizing free and fair elections ahead of the presidential election in 2019. It will also test the Afghan military and police in preventing Taliban attacks and securing voting areas. This is particularly important since this will be the first election since NATO’s combat mission in Afghanistan ended in 2014, leaving election security largely up to Afghans. NATO’s Resolute Support Mission has offered to provide backup if requested. Shortly following the Kandahar attack, the Interior Ministry said forces are now on high alert and put in place measures needed to ensure the elections occur without further incident.
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Palacios, Marcos, Suzana Barbosa, Fernando Firmino da Silva and Rodrigo da Cunha. "Mobile Journalism and Innovation: A Study on Content Formats of Autochthonous News Apps for Tablets." Emerging Perspectives on the Mobile Content Evolution. IGI Global, 2016. 239-262. Web. 17 Jul. 2019. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8838-4.ch013
Palacios, M., Barbosa, S., Firmino da Silva, F., & da Cunha, R. (2016). Mobile Journalism and Innovation: A Study on Content Formats of Autochthonous News Apps for Tablets. In J. Aguado, C. Feijóo, & I. Martínez (Eds.), Emerging Perspectives on the Mobile Content Evolution (pp. 239-262). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8838-4.ch013
Palacios, Marcos, Suzana Barbosa, Fernando Firmino da Silva and Rodrigo da Cunha. "Mobile Journalism and Innovation: A Study on Content Formats of Autochthonous News Apps for Tablets." In Emerging Perspectives on the Mobile Content Evolution, ed. Juan Miguel Aguado, Claudio Feijóo and Inmaculada J. Martínez, 239-262 (2016), accessed July 17, 2019. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8838-4.ch013
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Mobile Journalism and Innovation: A Study on Content Formats of Autochthonous News Apps for Tablets
Marcos Palacios (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil), Suzana Barbosa (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil), Fernando Firmino da Silva (State University of Paraiba, Brazil) and Rodrigo da Cunha (Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil)
Source Title: Emerging Perspectives on the Mobile Content Evolution
Using a qualitative methodological approach, this chapter brings to bear a theoretical and conceptual framework with particular consideration to the notions of innovation, journalistic convergence, design and the theory of affordances, as well as mobile communication and mobile journalism. This analysis covers the period 2010-2014 and seeks to examine the specific affordances, the structure, organization and types of narratives produced; the design and use of multimedia features as well as the level of integration with other products in the same news organization. The empirical corpus consists of products selected for their representativeness within a broader sample: O Globo a Mais, Estadão Noite, and Diário do Nordeste Plus (Brazil), La Repubblica Sera (Italy), La Presse+ (Canada) and El Mundo de la Tarde (Spain). The study concludes that - although timid - experimentation continues to prevail regarding formats, content, language and narratives based on the features of mobile devices, the continuous evolution of operating systems and changes in hardware platforms.
Four years after the creation of the first journalistic products for tablets, and the iPad in particular, how have autochthonous – and specially evening news apps – contributed to the evolution and innovation of content formats? This is the central question of this chapter, which is part of the research developed at the Convergent Journalism Laboratory Project1 hosted at the Faculty of Communication, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.
The aim of this chapter is to take a step forward in the systematization (with previously cataloged experiences as background and context) of a specific type of innovative journalistic product, namely autochthonous news app, with special attention to evening news apps, and a focus on identifying their contribution to the complexification and differentiation of the mobile information ecosystem in an environment of convergent multi-platform journalism.
As elements of the new mobile ecosystem, evening newspaper apps for tablets are specially designed products that form part of the multiplatform information landscape. They are newcomers to the contemporary media ecosystem, characterized by fluid, horizontalized production, resulting in a multimedia continuum (Barbosa, 2013) and they constitute a rich field for the identification and observation of innovative features in journalistic production.
The premise to be explored in this text is that 'autochthonous' apps – i.e., created by specialized teams, producing exclusive materials for mobile platforms, with distinct treatment of contents (Barbosa, Firmino da Silva, & Nogueira, 2014; Barbosa, Firmino da Silva, Nogueira, & Almeida, 2013) – are products which exist and compete in a new innovation cycle with regards to the editorial line, treatment of information, design, formats, and use of multimedia language. As such, they may be considered as prime spaces for experimentation with new affordances such as tactility (Palacios & Da Cunha, 2012) personalization and geolocation, as well as a breeding ground for new business models, consumer dynamics, circulation, recirculation and response to journalistic content.
Brazil has been one of the leading countries in the production of evening news apps. Their emergence, marked by a convergent and multi-platform logic, has been designed to take advantage of the way content is consumed on tablets during the evening period, i.e., in what is known as ‘lean-back’ mode, when the user is usually at home, more relaxed and with a (pre)disposition to explore longer, more complex/sophisticated textual constructions and/or HD/multimedia content.
The emergence of these journalistic apps for tablets can also be associated with a general boost in the consumption of content on tablets and smartphones, thereby opening new horizons to business models directed towards a mobile ecosystem. Prospects of economic sustainability seem to be rising, based on the innovation and creation of narrative forms more aligned to audiences who have already identified with the platform's potentialities, particularities and distinctions, vis-a-vis other media formats.
The basic parameters of analysis were defined in our research project and will be applied to systematize the data collected through structured observation of a corpus comprising Brazilian and international evening news apps, namely: O Globo a Mais, Estadão Noite, Diário do Nordeste Plus (Brazil), La Repubblica Sera (Italy), and El Mundo de la Tarde (Spain). These apps were selected from a larger universe which have been mapped in our earlier studies and constitute a representative sample for the purposes of the proposed investigation. We have also included La Presse+ (Canada) in our corpus; although not characterized as an evening newspaper, in contrast to the other apps analysed in this chapter, it is an autochthonous tablet product, with distinctive innovative and advanced features that justify its inclusion as a relevant object for our case study.
The methodological approach is qualitative and employs theoretical constructs created by researchers at the Convergent Journalism Laboratory Project, especially the notion of innovation gradients as a derivation of Gartner's Hype Cycle (Palacios, Barbosa, Firmino da Silva, & Da Cunha, 2014). The theoretical and conceptual framework of journalistic convergence, developed by a large contingent of the authors in several countries, will also be central to situate the phenomenon of evening news apps.
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Red Planet Mars (1952)
What a pile of dren
I was hoping this was some early space exploration film, it starts off fairly interesting with alleged messages from Mars, coupled with images of the unexplained loss of the Martian polar ice caps. That got me interested in it almost right away. But then at the moment that Peter Graves "wife", Andrea King, starts whining, I knew something funny was up- moments after her first outburst, this film immediately degrades into anti-communism baloney and malarkey, McCarthyism all wrapped up in stupid pseudoscientific dialogue, with semi inaccurate jargon thrown in designed to make people believe that what they were talking about was actual science, when in fact it was equivalent to what creationists try to cram down peoples throats these days.
Apparently this film started off as some play, that might have gotten enough attention from a producer in Hollywood to turn it into a movie. Whoever decided to make this into a movie thought it might be a good vehicle to cram their fear propaganda down the throats of forward thinking people, the same kind of people who would go to science fiction movies who became progressive idealists and futurists like Gene Roddenberry, I imagine he rejected this film instantly, but that's exactly the target that this film was designed to put hooks into. Ironically, Peter Graves was clever enough to depict his irritation with this kind of thinking in a couple of scenes. I was born at the end of the red scare era, even after McCarthy was discredited and censured, there were still people who continued to believe the propaganda, years later. It was bad enough that I had to grow up with it. It's bad enough that this kind of thinking has magically reappeared and the word "commie" is being tossed around as an insult now to people of intelligence. This movie is a direct kick in the groin to anybody who loves science.
As a science-fiction film, I should have heard about this movie because I am a fan of all of the classics from the 50s there were some great films in the 50s, especially the day the earth stood still which is the polar opposite message of this film, and forbidden planet which is another film that gives us a message completely the opposite of this pile of crud.
As much as I love old movies like this, even some that have these kinds of negative messages, I just couldn't stomach the anti-intelligence, the stupidity of this film it. It was too much for me to take so I stopped watching about halfway through.
But that doesn't mean that this film is not important this film is actually something that we can look back upon to show the backward thinking of that era, this movie teaches us a lesson, don't use science to push backwards thinking agendas, use science for improvement.
Peter Graves character had that idea all along, but his wife was just too much to bear. We cannot be ruled by fear any longer.
Star Trek: Voyager: Warlord (1996)
Episode 10, Season 3
Jennifers' best episode.
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In this episode of the range of the actress is stretched to her utter limits.
It also changes the character irrecoverably.
The whole thing is kind of a shock, because we don't know what's really going on and then all of a sudden Kes starts doing some very uncharacteristic things.
She even takes Tuvoc's teachings and uses them against him. Nothing can be taken for granted in this episode, things that would have worked before, will not work now.
But the real battle is going on within Kes herself.
This episode also changes her relationship with Neelix for the remainder of the time the character appears in the show. She is now a mature woman, at three years old. And it's also possible that this encounter gives Kes access to some of that incredibly dark stuff from "Cold Fire", because after this point she really starts coming into her mental and telekinetic abilities.
But there is no other way to say this: Kes has been violated, there was a stronger word that I can use but I'm pretty sure that bean counters at IMDb rejected my original review because I used that word. it is the most appropriate word for what has happened to Kes. But she does not accept the role of "victim" willingly, and in the end she proves to be the one who is stronger.
I'm sure my previous review had all kinds of spoilers in it, I don't really want to do that this time. But I am pretty sure that there were a few insights in that old review that were pretty important, which is why I want to see it back, thank you. Nothing makes me angrier than when I come in here to look over an episode that I had previously reviewed, and my original review has magically disappeared without any notification.
Ronon Dex becomes Aquaman and Kills it.
I've been a fan of Aquaman since the 60's, so I'll take my own counsel about this film over anyone who whines about it, who was not even born at the time I was originally reading Aquaman comics. If you never read these comics as a child? If you never collected them, if you never watched the Superman-Aquaman "Hour of Adventure" cartoon show from the late 60's every Saturday morning with your brother, then you got NOTHING to say about this film, you ain't qualified to review it.
Even though I stopped actively collecting in the 70's, I still kept up with the history of the character. Aquaman was originally a Blonde haired Blue eyed Seawater Breathing, Seahorse Riding gent who could talk to fish and swim around in the deep but not much else. He was the King of Atlantis, and so his comic books always dealt with his administration of the underwater Kingdom while his adventures with the Justice League of America sometimes took him to other planets. He's saved Superman more than once, and at one time, he grew his hair out long and lost one of his hands, replacing it with a Hook. He became a much darker, more unkempt and disheveled figure, much like Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight" version of Batman, which in my opinion, Ben Affleck played the greatest onscreen version of.
Aquaman, this Aquaman, is the undersea, super powered version of The Dark Knight. And Jason Momoa, who became famous playing Ronon Dex in Stargate Atlantis, another fable which included Atlantis, has been the first and best version of Aquaman. I don't think anyone can take it from here.
I really don't know the state of the DC Cinematic Universe at this time, Zack Snyder started it with his Man of Steel, which lead up to the creation of The Justice League, and it is sad, very sad, that this story is not continuing. Or is it? I think I see plans for Aquaman II and Justice League II. But other New films are planned which are basically reboots of what Zack Snyder created. I don't want that, I want to see a second Justice League movie which includes the characters as they are now.
Aquaman is one of the last films to be told in the DCCU, and it caps off the tale with a threat that grows from the deep, Arthur Curry has a half-brother (Played by Patrick Wilson, Nite Owl from Watchmen, and I admit he is very handsome as an Atlantean) who wants to be crowned "Ocean Master" which will empower him to make war upon the surface. Arthur has to prevent this somehow, and his adventures take him to Atlantis, The Sahara, my Homeland Sicily, and finally The Marianas Trench/Challenger Deep - To meet a huge monster that has killed everyone who has ever tried to meet it. Can Arthur survive this?
Now, the one thing about this film is that there appears to be a huge knock down drag out fight every 5 minutes. But, they are well choreographed. I thought The Atlanteans had too many Gizmos.
I thought it was cool that Nicole Kidman is his mom while Bobba Fett's Clone-Pop is his Dad. And his GF "Mera" (Amber Heard, hm, she was married to Capn Jack Sparrow?), so it's an all in the family affair.
Mainly I loved that a character that I loved as a child has finally been given their own film, and a guy I like played him. That's all anyone can ask.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Armageddon Game (1994)
The aliens with the coolest haircuts
End up being the worst bad guys.
Dr. Bashir and chief O'Brien are helping two races, the T'Lani and the Tellerun (probably named after somebody who worked on the cast of the crew of Star Trek- see my review of "the most toys -TNG", Kivas Fajo was named after Lolita Fatjo, who worked on the production of these Trek shows). That aside, these two alien races have great haircuts but they become, again in guardians of the galaxy terminology, real "A Holes".
One thing I notice with Star Trek, especially Next Generation/Deep Space 9/voyager/Enterprise, is that all of these aliens wear a kind of uniform, and that is precisely what is going on in this episode as well. The T'Lani and Kellerun have specific uniforms, don't any of these alien races have casual attire?
Even with the Maquis, they also have a kind of uniform, even though it is closer to what casual attire would look like in the 24th century, they still have a touch of a kind of uniform that, when you see somebody dressed like this, you immediately identify them as being a member of the Maquis.
The Cardassians, that's a different story, because everybody who is Cardassian in deep space nine is generally a member of their military or one of their covert operations like the obsidian order, so it is appropriate for every Cardassian to be shown wearing the uniform. But there are Cardassian individuals who appear on the show occasionally, who do wear unique casual clothing, like Mr. Garak, and a few other Cardassian individuals who are members of their government or old girlfriends of Quark. This is the only race that actually was shown to have individuals who wore casual attire rather than an entire species uniform. About it, when the changelings take human form, they choose to all look like Odo. But maybe that is for his comfort.
But the two races in this episode are easily identifiable not just by their unique haircuts but by their unique outfits as well.
Without giving away too much of what is happening in this episode, Dr. Bashir and Chief Brian are being pursued by these people for something that we really don't understand at this point. They had been helping them get rid of a dangerous biotech, but in the process chief O'Brien became infected.
So they are on the surface of a planet within some ruins from a war torn region, and O'Brien is getting worse by the minute.
Dr. Bashir has to use his rudimentary technological class from the Academy to try to rig a means of getting help, this was before we knew that he could have repaired the thing with hardly any effort, due to his genetic "improvements".
You have to watch these episodes in retrospect, in terms of what we know about the characters later in the series, this was something that had not been introduced and of course at the time Dr. Bashir was keeping his abilities secret from everybody, for good reason. And, it is just more fun to not think about it too much until this is revealed later in the series.
Keiko O'Brien, who knows her husband extremely well, notices something in a video transmission that eventually can be used to help save O'Brien and Bashir. But how well does she really know her husband? They have only been married really for about four years at this point, maybe three.
Has she made a mistake?
That's the actual name of this character, if anyone has read the excellent "Kingdom Come" graphic novel by Alex Ross, and many DC tiles going back to the late 30's. I'm not sure if this character predates Superman, but it is one of the first DC characters ever made.
This story here, an "Origin Story", is aimed at Kids, and Zack Levi does a great job of playing this person, who suddenly gets a Grown up Body and Magic Powers. Therefore, watching the first part of this film is equivalent to scraping fingernails on a blackboard. At first, Batson doesn't get it and he causes as many problems as he fixes. He has to learn a hard lesson, and after that is when this film picks up speed and quality. Of course, this origin story which was first told in the 1930's or maybe earlier, has been modernized to include Cell Phones and Youtube and Selfies.
In Kingdom Come, Superman is depicted as the Earth's Mightiest Immortal while Billy Batson is the Earth's Mightiest Mortal, they have a gargantuan Face-Off and Supie loses big time. But later, Batson proves his Humanity and becomes a true Hero. This is one aspect of the character that was missing from this film. In fact, the confrontation with Superman was a huge part of the events that take place in the Comics. There is one scene in this film that is appropriate and Homages this historic meeting, which depicts Shazam side by side with his immortal counterpart. Now, hold on, I may be talking about Wonder Woman! So just watch the film, to see who I am talking about.
Of course, Mark Strong has to play another version of Sinestro only not as cool. Strong plays the boy "Sivana" rejected by Shazam, cos he was greedy. When such kids grow up, they become what would be labeled "A-Holes" in Guardians of the Galaxy terminology. Rule number one: When visiting a powerful wizard who tells you not to listen to any Daemons, you really should do it.
For Shazam, Batson was not really a better choice, Shazam had been testing children for years and never found a champion. So Shazam, the Wizard Shazam, has to take a chance that Batson is that guy.
We have to remember, it's "The Power of Shazam" - Which was the name of the old Serials from the 40's, "Shazam" was not the name of the character that Batson will eventually become, it is always the name of the Wizard whose powers Billy uses. In the old DC comic books, he was called "Captain Marvel"- Not to be confused with Miss Marvel or any other Marvel Comics "Captain Marvel".
There were parts of this film that were outrageously bad, but the parts that were good far outweigh that- and makes the film worth sticking with.
When Strong's "Sivana" in Child Form visits the Wizard "Shazam" (Djimon Hounsou -Ironically Sivana's father was played by John Glover, who played the devil in the show "Brimstone" some time ago), we see 6 empty thrones in the Wizard's "Lair". Keep those in the back of your mind, "File for Future reference", any good movie never wastes 6 good empty thrones. That's all you will get out of me.
Both Sivana and Batson get their childhood wishes, it's what each of them do with that heart's desire that's important. Some people should never gain any kind of power at all, look at our present Federal Administration. The difference between Sivana and Batson, was that Batson really was not looking for what he was handed. Rather, Batson was looking for something else, something that has haunted and eluded him since he was a small child. It was the reason he moves from one set of Foster parents to the next. In this film, he hits the jackpot, but he doesn't realize this right away, it takes a little bit of bruised buttocks syndrome for him to start getting it.
But once he gets tapped by "Shazam", he's got to figure it out quick, and his only "Superhero for Dummies" Tutorial is his friend and roommate Freddy. Which wasn't really the best source of information. Between the two of them, they muck it up fairly well.
I would have preferred a darker story and darker character overall for "Captain Marvel"/"The Power of Shazam", but this is what we got.
Someone whined about the special effects, well, it was WETA, so you may as well complain about Man of Steel, Batman V Superman, Justice League, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman, as well as most of the Marvel CU films, I guess the version of Shazam they watched was the workprint that they got from a torrent site. Hint: Go see it in a Theatre, or wait until it comes out on Blu ray!
Menace from Outer Space (1956)
Captain Proton to The Rescue!
In Star Trek Voyager (1995) starting in Season 5 they introduced a new Monochromatic Character: Captain Proton!
Always fighting Chaotica, With his trusty Sidekicks, Cap Proton always saved the day!
The Producers of Trek outdid themselves, by Homaging Serials like this "Movie" which was actually several independent episodes strung together.
The First thing you see in this story is a Young Blonde woman with a Mascot Kid in tow, driving one of the Coolest Cars I've ever seen.
They meet up with a Professor at an observatory, to watch a suspicious missile land just several feet away from the Observatory.
So then it's Rocky to the Rescue, with a trip to an unknown moon of Jupiter to find an unknown menace.
What I loved about this one, is that they do not show a V-2 rocket launching, they actually created special effects of rockets launching and landing with were done well for the day, even showing how Gravity comes into play for an astronaut in the pilot's seat.
There are several bad guys that have to be defeated, which Rocky does in short order. Even the Child Mascot takes part in taking the bad guys down.
The sets and costumes are clever, and the story is actually entertaining.
But the thing I loved most about this, was Rocky's haircut.
She (1965)
A sad eternal triangle
Despite changing the setting from the Arctic to Egypt, this version of the H Rider Haggard story appears to definitely have taken a lot of inspiration from the 1935 version with Randolph Scott, Helen Gahagan and Helen Mack.
Although Ursula Andress probably generated a lot of interest in this version, the big stand out is John Richardson.
Rosenda Monteros from "The Magnificent Seven" takes the place of Helen Mack as the less-exotic "other girl" of the triangle. It was probably an ethnic miscast (along with Christopher Lee playing an Egyptian priest) but she did well.
The difference between this version and the 1935 version was that Helen Gahagan depicted a much colder and much less desirable "she who must be obeyed", it wasn't that I didn't like Helen Gahagan's version of this woman, she actually pulled it off fairly well. But Ursula Andress was born to play this role, reflecting a stark contrast between her external beauty and her internal ugliness.
Between the two films the philosophy of "she" is identical: to rule by fear and terror.
And while the 1935 version shows some of this evil, being a Merian C Cooper production it reflected a lot of similarities to King Kong in actuality, but that film doesn't reflect the very dark streak that runs through the city ruled by this woman.
This 1965 hammer films version does great homage to the 1935 version, including some incredible and very large sets, not as large as the sets they built for the 1935 version, but still fairly large.
The ending of this version is a lot darker but it is not disappointing, except for the feet of one of the characters that you start becoming attached to. A lot of the dialogue toward the end of the film appears to have been lifted directly from the 1935 version.
But the thing that draws you into this version of the film is the incredible music written by James Bernard, which includes strains that are very reminiscent of the 1935 version.
Overall this is one of the very best hammer films I have ever seen, and this film was of course intended to be shown in cinemascope, I would love to be able to see it on a curved screen, there are some panoramic shots that reveal Cinemascopic photography.
Star Trek: Voyager: Night (1998)
Episode 1, Season 5
Should have spanned a few episodes
I loved the debut of Captain Proton! Thankfully we got a whole episode of Captain Proton later this season.
I thought that the resolution of the relevant conundrum came about too easily. The Malon antagonist, and we have heard the term "garbage scow" used in Trek frequently- we finally get to see a garbage scow. This antagonist was a little too easy to defeat.
It would have been interesting to get further into this zone of night, I suppose this was one of the areas in between the galactic arms of our galaxy where there are few Stars. There may have been other things interesting in this area, but we only got to see what we get to see in this episode.
Nevertheless this was a strong introduction into season 5, an important episode. it was interesting to see with the impending two-year span of boredom that they were facing, how each character had ways to cope with it, Tom Paris in the Holodeck, Harry Kim engrossed in his music, and Captain Janeway, at a dangerous low point. Thankfully they did not have to spend that entire time in this area, and neither did we.
Star Trek: Voyager: Worst Case Scenario (1997)
Jonas cameo
This was an episode that I totally missed when I originally watched Voyager on UPN 13 during the 90s. There were only a few of these. It was probably preempted due to those lame "Syndex" laws from the 90s, which prohibited local Cable providers from showing syndicated shows on two different stations at the same time. This was very stupid, thank you, as I was not able to view almost all of season four of Babylon 5 because of these dumb laws. And sometimes, although Voyager was officially a network show, it would occasionally succumb to the same stupidity.
When this starts out, it appears to be a regular Voyager episode except that there are a few things different, that we don't notice right away. For one thing Lieutenant Torres only has one PIP making her an Ensign. And then when a call from engineering comes in, "Its Jonas", and we know he has been dead for a while. So, WT_?. They never show him, but this was actually the actor who played Jonas' real voice. Too bad they didn't have more of him in this episode.
Of course Seska also appears and at this time she is still pretending to be a Bajoran member of the Maquis.
The reason for the appearance of these characters becomes apparent, as the narrative is interrupted by a bumbling Tom Paris, who stumbles in at a most in opportune time.
This is not actually a holodeck episode, this is a horror episode. It could have been much worse, it should have been much worse. It was plenty disturbing as it was. Of course when we think that it is actually a holo episode, there is that usual voyager humor in the character interactions arguing about who is going to finish this HoloNovel.
It comes down to Tom Paris and Tuvoc, but they go from content creators to victims in one fell swoop. And the way that it was done knocked me out of my La-Z-Boy.
Star Trek: Voyager: Future's End (1996)
"From A to B to C"
This is another episode that I had reviewed previously, and the review has magically disappeared. Can you please restore my original review. Thank you.
Shortly after this episode aired, "First Contact" was shown in the theaters. The title of this pair of episodes becomes an important line, said by the Borg Queen. "Watch your futures end"
I thought that was nice how they took the name of this episode and put it into a feature film. In fact, the name of this episode appears in other places as well, it's a pivotal episode not just for voyager, but for Star Trek in general.
So... Voyager goes back to a contemporary point in time, in this case 1996. Well, I don't care whether or not "Star Trek 4 the voyage home" did the same thing or that they even did something similar to this in deep space nine. Or that Star Trek discovery has a magic red angel suit that can bring them to any point in time, so what? This episode of Voyager is not any of those, and was not made like any of those, it's its own dog. And as such, it has a lot of very unique things in it. So stick a sock in your mouth whoever is saying "this has already been done", your negative review has already been done, and I'm pretty tired of reading it especially as it appears as if it was written by several different reviewers but in fact it was written by only one guy.
I liked the original actor that played Captain Braxton, later, he is replaced by that guy who used to fly MacGyver around all the time, and he was good too (he was also in the movie Timecop as well), but I wish he would've done Captain Braxton originally. We get used to seeing an actor creating a character, and then later having to replace that actor with somebody new. It was even done in Game of Thrones, at least four times that I can remember. But I liked the guy who originally played Braxton, and I wish they would have used him when the character appeared later in the series.
Voyager is attacked by a timecop from the 29th century (Braxton), who doesn't really want to give Janeway too many details about why he has to do such a thing. Other than "Voyager was there". Janeway is not going to allow her ship to be destroyed on the basis of a 10 second conversation, The resulting confrontation begins this conundrum.
After that point, we get to see why that A to B to C thing comes into play- Braxton explains the thing beautifully in his new role as Bum. Wait, how did he get from Timecop, to Bum? I don't know, watch the episode.
This episode has some very funny character actors and some very funny things in it including Sarah Silverman, very young, and she bounces off of Tom Paris beautifully. She's almost as whack as he is, so it's a match made in, wherever.
This episode even has Alex Jones style conspiracy theorists getting their asses whomped, which is a beautiful thing to behold.
And then it also has the guy from Saint elsewhere, Ed Begley Junior, in fact he's got the first line in this episode, and it's great.
Another episode that I originally saw when it was first broadcast. One other very important thing occurs in this pair of episodes, as they say in Starship Troopers, "do you want to know more?"
Star Trek: Voyager: Macrocosm (1996)
Wildfire on Voyager
I remember watching this episode when it first ran on UPN 13.
This is the very first episode where I realized that Captain Janeway, crawling through sweaty ducts and Jeffries tubes being chased by... things, was a rather attractive woman.
The mere thought of crawling through cramped, hot Jeffries tubes like Janeway was doing makes me sweat just watching it.
This is an episode where they really make you feel what Janeway is going through, you can feel the heat, you have to wipe the sweat off of your forehead, for some reason this episode affected me physically.
Additionally, this is one of those episodes that backs up halfway through, and with the Doctors narration, explains how things came to happen. The other episode that is kind of like this is "The Fight", which starts at the end, then backs up and then tells the whole story piecemeal.
This episode has an interesting premise, where the microscopic jumps into the macroscopic. Things that are small should never be made larger, either accidentally or intentionally.
It also serves as a kind of warning against something like that happening in the real world, if something like this were to happen here somehow, our ecosystem would be taken over and destroyed by such an event. Fortunately, I can't think of any instance that would cause events similar to what are depicted here to happen in real life. Even if it did, I don't think any life form that "jumped quantums" like that would be able to survive in the new environment. However, as they say in Jurassic Park, "life will find a way"- so the best thing is to never let it happen in the first place.
And in fact it only happens here due to a fluke.
In regard to the title of my review, refer to the Game of Thrones episode called "Blackwater", and then look for something similar in this episode of Voyager.
Star Trek: Voyager: Threshold (1996)
Tom's bout with the Measels
Brannon Braga always says " what was I thinking" when he discusses this episode. No way! In fact I liked it, quite a bit. But not for the reasons you are thinking.
Tom is a pilot first and foremost, on top of being a jerk most of the time. In this episode, it appears that he is spearheading a team that has been planning hard designing a shuttle that can do something extraordinary, and he is the man that will pilot this. This is the flight that will give him something that he has wanted since he was a child, a feeling of accomplishment by doing something nobody else has. He is very sincere in all of his efforts and his arguments with Captain Janeway award him the chance to do this thing. But he is almost prevented from doing it because The Doctor thinks he has developed some form of brain-measles. Fortunately, and because we know Tom Paris' character well by this point, he is able to talk himself back into the pilot's seat.
However, what begins as a quest to break an ultimate speed barrier, takes a sharp twist and "devolves" into insanityland.
And I have never laughed so hard for a Star Trek episode, ever!
People simply don't appreciate the humor of this episode, especially the non-standard and possibly unintentional (but probably, actually intentional) comic acting by Robert Duncan McNeil. He nails this, if he had not pulled out all of the stops, the episode would have been perceived worse than it has been. But I never have thought of this episode as bad, only as drastically insane. Which was something that we needed at the time due to the serious turns in Trek during this period, with the Dominion and the Founders and Maquis and other threats in Deep Space Nine, to the destruction of the Enterprise D and the Borg Attack in the Next Generation movies of the period. With all of the seriousness of the state of the Federation on the Alpha quadrant side, we really needed something totally crazy to happen in the Delta quadrant side. And this was simply the first time they did it in Voyager, they had some other totally whack episodes after this, but nothing as crazy as this episode. It set a new standard for insanity. Which is why I personally love it.
And the ending is just way beyond the pale, when you think it can't get any crazier, it does, and then it even gets more absurd and insane after that, up until the very last scene which is the most incredibly crazy thing that we've ever seen any Star Trek, ever.
Y'all simply don't have a sense of humor, enjoy this for what it is, high comedy and absurdity, Star Trek style. Get out the popcorn when this episode plays, pretend like you are watching mst 3000, and enjoy it. I always make a point to watch this at least once every six months, it really lifts me up when I am in the dumps. Whaddya think this is? The last episode of Game of Thrones or something? (Which I also liked).
Stargate Origins: Catherine (2018)
It was a web series
And although I wish the quality would have been a little bit better, that's what this was. It simply wasn't supposed to be any big production. It was meant to be watched on laptops and tablets, and on those platforms, it was probably adequate.
Conor Trinneer does a great job here as professor Langton, the other actors I was not familiar with, the guy playing Brucke (Aylam Orian) was a villain with relish. Even the Goa'uld had enough of him.
People forget that they dropped Catherine's exotic accent that she had in the film for her appearances in Stargate SG-1, except for the episode "1969", when Daniel Jackson has a tete-a-tete with the middle-aged version of the character.
Due to the appearance of a young Kusuf, I have to assume that this planet is Abydos. The Gou'ald, Aset, has never been heard of. And we hear the word "harsesis", we all know what that means.
This production is more like a stage play than it is an episode of the original franchises, viewed as such I can ignore the poor production and focus on the story. I didn't see anything radically changed from the canon of the franchise, and just because we never heard about something, it doesn't mean that it never happened. We assume that in the series, Catherine never made it through the Stargate, only her boyfriend Ernest Littlefield, that we met during "the torment of Tantalus", played by Paul McGillion. He is not here, but apparently the earth side of this story takes place in Egypt rather than in a secret lab In the United States- so we wouldn't expect to see him until later in the Stargate Origins series, if they get that far. I haven't watched any of that yet, this popped up on my Amazon prime and I became interested in it.
And as I am being entertained by this, despite the lack of production, I will have to say it is not as poor as what people are saying. I am just giving it a higher rating for balance sake. Because this was not a television show or a movie, and was not supposed to be. It was what it was, because people wanted to hear more stories in the Stargate universe, which this is.
Game of Thrones (2011)
One small part of a larger story
Someone said, "This series is not Lord of the Rings!" - But they are wrong.
This whole series is just a tiny fragment of the history of a world that contains Westeros, Essos, Braavos, Sothoryos, and Ulthos. Just like Lord of the Rings, which tells a very small piece of a story that goes all the way back to The Silmarillion and well beyond Lord of the Rings and takes place across many different lands and in many languages, so too Game of Thrones.
And that is why this show is exactly Lord of the Rings, not just because we are being told a tiny fragment of a much larger story and a much larger history. Which is every bit as huge and complex as LOTR, but because of the immensity and complexity of the world George RR Martin created, which in some cases dwarfs Lord of The Rings.
That is where the similarity ends. Of course this is not Middle Earth or any "Earth" whatsoever. The planet where Westeros resides may as well be in The Beta Quadrant, and the USS Discovery will visit it using their Magic Red Angel Time Machine/Spore Drive in the next season of Discovery. Westeros resides in a world that appears to be inside-out, almost like a Dyson Sphere. We are shown this at the beginning of each episode with the unusual map that we see each time we enter this world. This world is unlike any other world we've seen in other Ur-Fantasy tales, it may as well be an Alien Planet.
This is a meager part of a much longer and complex story.
I say "meager", but when I first started watching this, and saw the scale of the locales and the believability and the truth of every location, I realized the scope of it all. Even in LOTR, you know that they are filming on Earth. In this show, even the forests are unlike anything we've seen. There is no 800-foot wall of ice and magic on our Earth. We can't even say "Hell" because the concept of Hell is not relatable to this world. This world has its own gods, and we must needs become familiar with them as the story goes on, before we can even use an expletive (other than Sandor Clegane's favourite Word).
And with Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice and Fire also has several languages that have been created from the ground up. In a unique move, whole blocks of dialogue were spoken in Dothraki and High and Low Valyrian, causing us to enable Subtitles for the first time ever just so we can understand what is being said. Which I suppose is where the similarity to LOTR finally and irrevocably ends, as they burned the subtitles into the scenes in that series of films.
The final similarity to Lord of the Rings was in the narrative style, which has a complicated beginning and middle, but picks up speed for the last act, so that events are compressed into a few chapters. Not being familiar with the book version of this show, I don't know how GRRM will end it, but it is easier to elongate an ending on paper than it is to do so on Film with a Television Budget.
But even during the beginnings of this tale, which has satisfactory complexities, we realize the vastness of scope, even as we see The Wall for the first time. Or The Vale of House Arryn, later, we see the Isle of Pike and Balon Greyjoy's huge castle of 3 interlocking towers. Also, many castles, bridges, cities, towers, and landmarks. Old Town and its Citadel, which is as immense inside as it is outside. King's Landing, and the Sept of Baelor. In the South as Daenerys Targaryen makes her way from East to West across Essos, we see several walled cities like Qarth, Yunkai, Astapor and Meereen, each with a Giant Harpy on top of the largest pyramids. The House of The Undying. And that's just Essos, there are other continents on this world. And then see the full glory of Dragonstone... Oh, we got to see a few of its many rooms, its dungeon, and its night sky shape when it was occupied by Stannis Baratheon, but we really don't get to see it at all until Season 7, in all of its uncanny majesty.
And this is not even covering any of that story I was talking about. It begins thousands of Years ago, when the Children of the Forest were fighting "The First Men", and later there were other invasions, and eventually the Doom of Valyria, which brings us into the era where this part of the story begins.
When HBO graciously offered me a month to catch up with this show, I did not hesitate. It didn't take long to get me hooked and I watched seasons 7 and 8 the same way everyone else did.
But I am talking mostly about the landscape of Westeros and the world it sits in, there is also the array of royal houses, each with their histories and conflicts and banners, much of this tale depends on histories that we only hear portions of in the show, mostly in passing conversations between the many characters. And if we did not pay attention, we missed it when it became relevant later.
The Characters are as complex as the landscape, and if we don't understand the History of Westeros, we miss the total point of the conflicts between the various houses. And even those conflicts are inflated in scale beyond what we've ever seen before. We have invested so much time becoming involved with following those conflicts, the most important conflict is the one that is in the very first scene in the show that involves the three Night's Watch Rangers. We see something odd happen there, we don't really fully understand it until much later in the show, and the scale of that conflict makes the struggle for whoever is going to sit on The Iron Throne, trivial at best. This was shy I was shocked by the events of Season 7. As I went back and revisited the seasons before that, there were hints about what was to come peppered throughout episodes all the way back to Season 1. They are hidden within what we would dismiss as filler conversation between characters, and if we were lucky, we'd remember a vision that someone saw or a passing comment about things that were stored underneath Kings Landing.
I don't really have any complaints about the way these events were played out, I have a lot of respect for the detail; things that I thought were CGI ended up not being CGI at all, but clever compositing of real elements. And when your base of Characters shrinks from almost 100 down to about 20 or so, you can't really continue a narrative style that involved those 100 characters.
Not having read the books, I was glad to have an element of surprise. Every season handed me something that never failed to knock me off my couch, and provided a visual and auditory smorgasbord at the same time.
I am really going to miss that.
Game of Thrones: The Rains of Castamere (2013)
Beginning, Middle, End
31 May 2019 - 1 out of 2 users found this review helpful.
This episode represents the exact center of A Song of Ice and Fire. Several important arcs converge here, one horrible event occurs, and portions of the Starck family almost also converge. Arya is beginning her long trek with Sandor Clegane, maybe even realizing that he is not really her enemy.
Two Weddings are occurring almost at once, Sansa and Tyrion, Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey. Edmure isn't even sure which Frey daughter he will wed, they keep it secret until the last minute. In King's landing, Cersei's detestation of Margery becomes blatant. But the events at Frey's Castle all appear friendly and on the Up and Up. Until we remember Jamie's last words to Roose Bolton, about giving his "regards for Edmure's Wedding"
Jon is pressed to the limit of what he can endure with Tormund and Ygritte, and we have two people in this episode who can "Warg" - Orell (Mackenzie Crook) and Brann. But this is the first time it is revealed that Bran can do much more than the average Warg can do- He can enter into a Human Being. And Brann's arc almost intersects with Jon's - As does Arya's and Robb's and Catelyn's - And Arya doesn't realize exactly how lucky she was to be with The Hound.
Daenerys already has two full armies: Her loyal Dothraki (what few are left at this point) and the Unsullied. But this episode marks where she picks up the full support of The Second Sons.
Meanwhile, on Dragonstone, we start seeing more details of that structure, especially the Dungeon where Stannis is keeping Lord Davos. But Stannis had once again used Dark Magic to call forth the deaths of specific people. And we know that when Melisandre uses blood in her spells, the heinous things she calls forth always happen to the last detail. But due to Davos' counsel, The Red Woman only uses a small portion of Gendry's blood, sapped by Leeches, rather than all of his blood.
But the most important arc is the Samwell/Gilly arc - We know that White Walkers were taking Craster's male babies in an agreement to leave him alone so that they can turn said babies into new White Walkers- We saw The Night King doing just this when we met him- But Sam had also picked up the Dragonglass, not knowing it's special significance.
And he was fortunate that he had it on him when the White Walker came. This White Walker was different: He was accompanied by a flock of Ravens. We have seen this White Walker before, this is "No Shirt", who Sam encountered before. We finally get to see why that Cache of Junk left by the First Men that Sam found was very important.
Everything changes from this moment on - And Robb's fate is tied in with Joffrey and Bailon Greyjoy, three people who were marked by The Red Woman using Gendry Baratheon's blood. We didn't know at the time why Stannis chose those three particular people, it soon becomes clear.
This episode marks a drastic change in the style of the writing, as all of the elements of the end of the story are now all in place. After this, Bran's abilities are used to exposit very important details about past/present and future. We will start seeing this in "The Lion and The Rose"
Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne (2019)
The End of a tale is always thinner than the beginning
27 May 2019 - 13 out of 69 users found this review helpful.
Or, "Many partings"
Look at Lord of the Rings: The beginnings of that story are as complex as this, but the end of that tale is very much like the end of this version of "A Song of Ice and Fire".
And one thing about that ending frightened some people, and that is the concept of "Democracy". Daenerys did not like that word, but Jon did. In fact the word did not have very much use in this tale, until this episode. The former Lords of the Seven Kingdoms did not have much use for it either. But of all of the complaints about this ending, that is probably the most prominent. Oh, the word was never used in this series at all. But the underlying concept was part of this episode. And that concept was, "Which contender for King would have listened to his constituents?" And the answer to that question is here.
I watched part of the very first episode of this series on the night it was first broadcast. I thought, "Neat, but who needs another show about stuff that happened during the Dark Ages?" - I did not realize at the time that this was an Alternate Reality, a different world even, where winter does not come every year but at intervals that can't be predicted. I was not interested in this at all, until I was given a free month of HBO one summer, and with nothing else to do, I watched the whole thing.
Of course it did not take long for me to get sucked in to Westeros, and like everyone else, I became invested in the story being told, or rather, the many stories about the many people, places, gods, and Priestesses, some that gained power by burning people at the stake or sucking their blood out with leeches. Soon I realized that there was as rich of an alternate history as there is in ay Ur-Fantasy Novels, with the added benefit that George R R Martin is still writing this tale and produced part of this version of it.
In the course of this show, a variegated assortment of characters and families had been paraded in front of us - Some of them removed from the story in the first season, others hung in there for a lot longer. But as I watched the last season of the show and then went back and watched key episodes and seasons, I realized that there was a pattern: this show was very populated at the start and there was a lot of dialogue because there were a lot of people having discussions. But each season of the show had less and less of these people talking, many of the main characters were killed off including whole families.
We were introduced to two families at the start: The Starks and the Lannisters. There was a 3rd family, the Baratheons, which had a relationship to both Stark and Lannister due to friendship and marriage. But we learned right away of improprieties within the King's own family. As viewers we knew it, the other characters in the show were mostly oblivious to it.
We know now that the whole conflict between Stark and Lannister was the result of manipulations by "Lord Littlefinger Baelish" - And the tale of his treachery spans 7 seasons. Treachery which spread across all of Westeros, affecting the remaining Baratheon family, the Starks and Lannisters, the Boltons, the Targaryen's, The Freys, even the Ironborn Greyjoys- Every one of them affected by Baelish' original act of Treason and Heinous Murder.
We were introduced to other cities, continents and cultures, particularly the Dothraki, led by Khal Drogo, and this was where we got our first glimpse of the disrobed figure of Daenerys Targaryen, sister of Viserys, and we start hearing a lot of talk about Dragons- Until we got 3 of them.
MEANWHILE, up at "THE WALL", a vast construct of Ice and Magic, we get our first encounter with a "White Walker", as we see a whole village of "Wildings" slaughtered and then rise from the dead with Blue Eyes. This is our introduction to the Watchers on The Wall, an elite group of men, usually former prisoners, who guard the Realms of Men. Against what?
For seven years, we watched the ranks of Westeros thin out. The Baratheons, dead. The Boltons - dead. The Freys, dead. Whole houses, wiped out, either by treachery or by trickery, or by the machinations of Cersei Lannister.
It was not extraordinary that at the start, we had complex dialogue, sometimes verbatim to the books this tale is based upon. But what happens, if the writer of the books, has not written any since 2011, and the show still has to move forward?
With the significant amount of major characters killed off season by season, and not replaced with new, of course the level of Dialogue was reduced somewhat, which is what happens when you have roughly less than a third of the characters you started off with. And then we had significant story and character development, unlikely relationships between unlikely characters: As we entered into the 8th season, the ranks had decisively been thinned out. So all we really have left is Tyrion with his wisecracks, The Hound and Arya fellowshipping on the taste shared revenge but also mutual respect, and the huge reveal as to the identity of one of the most major characters.
And let us not get started in the unfortunate events that brought the Night King his very own pet Ghoul-Dragon.
As I view these episodes again and again, I saw the mistakes that were made. Tyrion, smart as he is forgot the very nature of his own sister. And Daenerys had been victorious with every campaign and erringly thought she was invincible with three whole dragons, forgetting twice that Dragons are susceptible to flying projectiles.
So my take on this final episode, and this final season has to be this: Even the best stories have an ending, and a denouement. Seven seasons of one of the finest stories ever televised had to come to an end. Was I happy with all of the decisions? No, but I was happy that most of the main plot elements had been solidly wrapped up. From the first to the last, Game of Thrones has delivered one whopping kick in the buttocks after another. I think the level of hurt rump for this season is due to the creators providing plot twists and reversals that did not involve their favourite characters, and I am guilty of that as well. "The season was sparse, the episodes less complex, the dialogue more simple?" Naturally, because this is what happens when you start off with 100 characters and end with maybe 20. So no complaints, I got the see most of the show in one sitting, so I'm certainly not going to complain about it.
I will admit that as I watched the series, I became invested in it, and of course I wanted to see certain things. That I did not get to see those things? I'm not going to pan the whole season and the showrunners because of it. Because look at what I did see:
1-Three Dragons destroying a fleet of Slaver Ships.
2-The Watchers on the Wall using a huge scythe on a chain to repel thousands of Wilding Attackers.
3-The same Wildings besieged by an Army of The Dead at a port far beyond the Wall.
4-Cersei using secreted explosives to destroy the Sept of the Seven and all of the little Sparrows.
And the most incredible: Arya becoming one of The Faceless Ones.
Not to mention the sheer vastness of the imagery I was exposed to, and to this date I can't tell what was real and what was not. But it was all real I suppose, in some ways.
This was indeed, "Many Partings"- All stories come to an end sooner or later. But this ending was more hopeful than I expected. An Unexpected King, the coolest people on the Small Council, Samwell Tarly given position as a Maester above all of the maesters that dismissed him, and Jamie Lannister's story finally written in the Book of Knights by the very woman that he Knighted.
I'm really going to miss these people.
Star Trek: Discovery: Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 (2019)
The Battle of Minas Tirith
19 April 2019 - 68 out of 109 users found this review helpful.
So these last 2 episodes were supposed to be like "Return of the King"? As if that were a bad thing. Guess what? It's not.
Ptui on using the Lord of the Rings as some kind of negative example for this particular story of Star Trek, because Return of the King is a totally appropriate reference.
In this episode we had the equivalent of the battle of Minas Tirith, including Mumakil and Nazgul. We even had an equivalent of the distruction of the ring and the disintegration of Barad-Dur. And so this part of the story ends, we don't know if The Enterprise and Spock and Pike will be part of that story for season three, but we know that Discovery will embark on a new journey, across time and halfway across the galaxy.
Michael Burnham as Frodo though? Sorry, don't see that. But we do know that it is her turn to wear the red angel suit, what she does with it was wholly unexpected. But we had forewarning of some of this.
The Queen, "Me Hani Ika Hali Ka Po", reminded me of Sofia Boutella's "Jaylah" from Star Trek Beyond, in spirit at least. She was willing to put herself at risk to do her little part.
As a matter of fact, the entire crews of Discovery, Enterprise, and some surprise guests were all willing to go above and beyond what was required of them, which is what Starfleet is all about, and what Star Trek is all about. Star Trek has never been about catering to our comfort zones. Star Trek has always been about pushing the boundaries of our imaginations beyond what we have been comfortable with- whether we like it as fans, or not. And that is what the writers of this Red Angel Arc have gotten so right. This whole season has been what Star Trek is all about, my only sadness is that these "seasons" are way too short- 14 episodes is not enough to tell the epic scale of this tale, but they managed to get every element referenced and every loose end tied up, even the slight loose end about the spore woman that lived inside of Tilly.
Now from day one that this series started, I've seen nothing but complaints about the lead character "Michael Burnham". I am wondering if the same people are complaining that Kirk was the lead character in the original series, or that Picard was the Captain in Next Generation, or The Sisko, or Janeway, or Archer? Also: "Bulleted lists" of complaints. Ptui on "Bulleted Lists" of Complaints about this series and it's episodes- I mean really, if you hated it so much, why did you JUMP onto your computer or hand device to deliver your same bulleted list of minor irritations week after week - instead of not watching the show, like you promised to do after the first list of bulleted complaints (after "The Vulcan Hello")?
This series is about a ship called Discovery, and the main character, a "sister" of Mr. Spock that we had never heard about before (and after this episode there is a reason for this), it's also about a guy who started off as a Pale Klingon "Voq" The torch bearer, or Kuva'magh (refer to Star Trek Voyager season 7 episode 14 "Prophecy") and then was ground up into meat and sewn into a Captive Starfleet Officer named Ash Tyler, who has ended up being an important character and bridge between the Klingon empire and Discovery- and we even have a doctor that came back from the dead, who is the lover of the creator of the spore drive, not to mention Mr Saru, whose character and race has evolved significantly, and... well? we have a complicated arrangement of characters, major and minor, but it all starts off with Burnham.
But the fact is: this show is not "political" or "PC" or anything, (I think I saw some reference, in several verbatim duplicate "reviews" last week about "PO", or a "PO Character", whatever the blazes that means) - it's basically simply Star Trek, based on a show which made social statements in the 60s, which was also unprecidented, so go steal a red angel suit of your own and go back in time and complain about the original series if you want, because those kinds of complaints are irrelevant and inappropriate for this show, which is basically the same kind of show that the original series was.
In fact all through the last 54 years of Star Trek's existence, including an animated series, several feature films, four major television series, two of which were syndicated, three alternate timeline feature films, and now this show: The premise has never changed. It's not just about the future, it's about a particular KIND of future, a future where we have a united earth and people have set aside ridiculous bigotries. Where people are not motivated by money but by making themselves better and doing better things, where people can choose to follow or not follow religions without being persecuted for doing either, and where Space is being explored and we are part of a larger community that includes people from other planets, and even conflicts between those peoples have all been solved to some extent. I think that's what the "PC-ers" would call "globalism", except in Star Trek language this is called "The United Federation of Planets".
But the point being is that in 54 years the premise of Star Trek has never changed from that original premise, despite changes in production value and creature and a spaceship designs, it is still Star Trek and it still holds true to its original Mission:
"To explore Strange, New, worlds To seek out new life and new civilizations And to boldly go where no man has gone before."
And I can't wait to see where Discovery and The Red Angel bring us next year. Can we have more than 14 episodes, please?
Star Trek: Discovery: Such Sweet Sorrow (2019)
14 episodes are not enough
12 April 2019 - 38 out of 76 users found this review helpful.
But what episodes... Although this episode was not as densely packed as the previous 12, it is relevant.
We get to see a familiar bridge on a familiar ship, but it looks slightly... unfamiliar.
Ah, so what! It looks great.
Tilly's little visitation during Short Treks becomes relevant here. There is also reference to "Calypso" to some extent, because at some point Discovery exists in the distant future with an AI running things. The question about how this happens might be answered in this episode, or maybe not.
We have seen technology that may evolve into the Borg in this season, we even visited Talos IV. We even saw Pike come face to face with that man from The Menagerie, and he accepts this. Spock went through The Mutara Sector before Michael caught up with him, an area that will have special significance to him at a later time.
But this is merely the calm before a huge storm, and the Enterprise and Discovery are right in the middle of it, preparing for what could be another Wolf 359, before Wolf 359 ever happened. And long before Locutus, there was Leland. Is there a shred of humanity left there?
Meanwhile, The Red Angel still has two more signals to go, but which Red Angel?
Star Trek: Discovery: Through the Valley of Shadows (2019)
Spock vs the T-1000
5 April 2019 - 26 out of 44 users found this review helpful.
Pike meets a "Minbari" Klingon. Looked like warrior caste, even. "Tenavik, Son of None". A most unusual Klingon. With the time crystal in the Red Angel suit destroyed, Discovery is back to investigating the "Red Signals", this particular Red signal magically appeared over the the Klingon planet "Boreth", turns out Boreth is more important than we've ever seen, we thought it was run by overzealous monks who re-created Kahless from the blood on his betleH. But this planet turns out to be a lot more important then being merely a breeding ground for clones or for fooling Worf, something important goes on there.
Spock and Burnham visit a Section 31 ship, to find out why it was late checking in. What they find there, we are almost able to guess due to Leland's previous encounter with "Control", but it is actually much worse.
Imagine Spock having to fight the Terminator T-1000 without letting it touch him. He gets creative.
But the big question should be, "Hey, wasn't the Magic Red Angel suit destroyed and then sucked into the far future?"
If that's so, then who is sending the Red Signals? Is there another Red Suit floating amok? Or, maybe we haven't completely caught up with things that have already happened, but just haven't happened to Discovery - Yet.
Pike is confronted with a startling image, and a choice. Will it be "No Fate but What you Make", or will he embrace what is to come?
Star Trek: Discovery: Perpetual Infinity (2019)
29 March 2019 - 18 out of 44 users found this review helpful.
The focus has narrowed a bit with this episode. We have seen a wide variety of events, we even tried to connect them to things we had seen at other times, even to other shows in this franchise.
But most of this timeline is self contained and self referenced.
In many Trek time stories, they are solved with a simple "Make it never happened" scenario.
That's not going to work here. The complexity level is way beyond anything we've seen in this show before.
Then came 2009's "Star Trek" and it's practical rewrite of Trek's 300-year plus history. The Kelvin timeline was never corrected to the "never happened" point, so anything that happens there is unrelated to any of this.
In Enterprise, we had interesting interference from the Temporal Cold War, but in the end everything reset itself (in one magnificent scene in "Stormfront II" where we get to see this happen). So, we can disregard that as well.
I was hoping that some of these elements would show up as part of Discovery's conundrum, but they haven't- other than a few references.
No. This story is all about the Magic Red Angel. But have we had too much dumped on us?
Actually what is happening here, is that disparate elements that appeared to not have any relation to each other are now showing up as facets of this story as it progresses.
Go back and collect all the pieces: What does a magic asteroid with strange gravitational properties, a group of humans living in the Beta quadrant, Tilly's Mycelial friend, a huge being that contained a memory archive, Dr Culber, Saru's Evolution, and Section 31 have to do with each other?
Not much, unless you take into account who the Red Angel really is and what they have been doing.
And even the Red Angel, will not be the same from this moment on.
Star Trek: Discovery: The Red Angel (2019)
An Angel on the Head of Two Pins
23 March 2019 - 8 out of 23 users found this review helpful.
Is this the last we'll see of Airiam? Seeing as how sometimes being dead, in Trek, is no guarantee of finality. Why then, a homage to a character that we barely knew until the last 3 episodes? Yet, she was on Discovery since "Context is for Kings". And as Spock has said himself: "I've been dead before". It would not surprise me to see Airiam return- now that we like the character. And the subject is not limited to Spock and Airiam, but includes Ash Tyler (to some degree) and Dr Culber- Through Voq, who is also among those who are gone, but not gone.
But what of the future? There is the possibility that Spock, when shown the future by the Magic Red Angel, was also shown not just Spock Prime's destiny, but Kelvin Spock's as well. Which brings us back to those images of Shattered Planets at the end of the Kelvin movies.
I never really accepted the Kelvin timeline as canon, only as canon within itself. In the "Star Trek: Countdown" comic book series, a definitive connection was made between "Unification I and II", "Nemesis", the the first Kelvin Trek film, and that could be considered canon, up to a point.
Now we have to catch a huge magic Red Angel. It did appear that the being that Spock met- on a distant planet that may have well been "Delta Vega" - not the Delta Vega from "Where No Man has gone Before", but that Delta Vega where Spock Prime meets younger Kirk, that being met with Spock on that very Planet. And our Season 2 Discovery escapades did in fact bring Spock through the Mutara sector. I would imagine, there was still a nebula there, at the "time".
But it's not just about Spock's personal future- it appears it's about Michael's as well. And, the Red Angel they want to entrap- is it really the Red Angel they think it is?
Finally, we get to Section 31- whose misadventures are not irrelevant, even though they were merely a peripheral part of Bashir's fantasies in Deep Space 9- because Bashir wanted to play "spy" in the Holosuite, and he got to actually be one, thanks to "Director Sloan" (William Sadler) in that show. In Discovery, they have been given new life, a history, an identity and finally, a role to play for good or ill. They have not fared well so far in season 2. Except for Georgiou.
As we saw previously, nothing has been what it seemed: other than the fact that The Red Angel has been pointing Discovery to planets where catastrophes were imminent, and sometimes even directly helping to prevent them.
But, now, will the real Magic Red Angel stand up?
I wrote this review at 9:30pm my time the night this episode was broadcast- Thank you IMBd for finally posting it.
Star Trek: Discovery: Project Daedalus (2019)
An Aria for Airiam
After all of the speculation about Airiam, we get a snootful in this episode. What it comes down to is she's just a girl, nothing more. A girl that can back up what memories she wants and ditch others. Lucky her. I imagine Data probably having to do that occasionally, even with his 800 quadrillion bits of storage capacity. But he probably kept updating himself, so by the time he was blown to bits in "Nemesis", he probably had more.
But Data's an Android, a fully mechanical life form- Airiam is a girl.
And although she's definitely compromised, there is a lot more to it than that. She is actually not the "bad guy", she's merely another victim.
We get to find out what's actually behind all of this, and suddenly we start thinking about movies like 2001: a space Odyssey, Westworld, Futureworld, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Saturn 3, The Terminator, those and many other films about technology gone haywire. Forbidden Planet even.
And the premise of this episode is rather interesting, because the bad guys, and we were expecting section 31, are not the bad guys we expected.
And whoever it is, it's probably an ancestor of Reginald Barclay. You'll see why.
Meanwhile, Spock is PO'd, and taking it out on his sister. Maybe he can channel that anger into something useful.
We also learned something about Discovery's new security chief, the planet she comes from has ties into The Next Generation, Deep Space 9, and Voyager, so it's appropriate that Jonathan Frakes directed this one.
Star Trek: Discovery: If Memory Serves (2019)
Flawless bridge between 1966 and 2019
9 March 2019 - 9 out of 23 users found this review helpful.
This is probably the moment that most of us were waiting for, the confrontation between Spock and Burnham.
I am not disappointed. This episode answers some questions that were set up earlier in the series.
And, we are brought back to the very episode where Star Trek started, to the same planet, to the same aliens, to the same characters, to the same illusions, wearing the same "metal fabric" they wore 54 years ago.
But while we are seeing this new version of a set of images that paralleled some of the greatest 50s science fiction movies of all time, like Forbidden Planet, and brought those images to our television sets in the 1960s, there is also the continuing storyline from events that occurred in season one, which is mainly the story of Mr. Stamets and Dr. Culber, which was suddenly interrupted by Ash Tyler. Who knew that the act of violence perpetrated by Tyler/Voq would create a bond between the two, unlikely as that would be? And, is that happening?
And although a miracle had occurred, things are just not the same. One of them was disassembled and reassembled by L'Rell, The other was disassembled and reassembled by the spore network. "Who do you think you're talking to?"
Spock and Burnham also have a severe damage issue, so what we have here are two major confrontations, one on the ship and one on Talos. And there is a third confrontation, Pike and a woman that he met once, but that didn't happen, not really. It hadn't even happened years earlier, Pike only thought it happened. But with the Talosians, what's the difference? And that is the point.
Are the occupants of Talos IV calling all the shots here? Even though this episode shows maybe a peripheral involvement in this Red Angel business, it's as if they know more about it.
And all the while Lieutenant Airiam is changing, Airiam and her 3 red eyes. Has she been hacked? Next week it's her turn.
But one thing actually just occurred to me, in the Kelvin timeline films, The end credits of all three films are played over images of planets being blown into tiny chunks. Is there some kind of relationship between those images and these Discovery episodes?
Star Trek: Discovery: Light and Shadows (2019)
Catching a grain of sand in a hurricane
1 March 2019 - 17 out of 41 users found this review helpful.
"With a pair of tweezers".
Burnham thinks she knows where is Spock is, the only trick is she has to confront Amanda.
Discovery, however, sticks around the vicinity of Kaminar to look for Temporal Causality loops and other magic Red Angel debris.
I have to admit these time elements don't appear to be the same rehashed technobabble that Brannon Braga used to come up with all the "time", even though sometimes he came up with some good ones.
And a couple of the lines in here you can swear we heard Mr. Worf saying: right before the Enterprise D blew up.
In fact, I was just watching "Children of Time", S5E22 of Deep Space Nine, written by Ethan H. Calk, who also wrote S3E17 "Visionary", one of the best of these time oriented stories. Ethan also wrote the great Star Trek Fan Film "Of Gods and Men" and both episodes of (Star Trek) Renegades. In "Children of Time", we see what happens when the event that caused the changes in the timeline, is caused to have never happened. In that case, unfortunate and unwanted consequences ensued. The best time stories are not written by the usual writer's of a show's "Bullpen", but by outsiders. Because Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and I believe Voyager all accepted scripts from outside of the usual source of "Writer's Guild approved writers". That decision was wise, but it could only have happened because both TNG and DS9 were syndicated shows, Voyager of course was a Network show, and as such was prone to network interference by pencil pushers. I don't know how strict Discovery's rules are for writers, but the ones who penned this episode, Ted Sullivan and Vaun Wilmott, did a splendid job, mostly by relying on and mining Star Trek Canon.
It is starting to look like the Red Angel arc was something put into play by Discovery itself - Just like in "All Good Things" - Picard asked "Why is it (The Anomaly) getting larger in the past? We know why, it was because they caused the "Anomaly" in the future. Is something similar happening here?
Meanwhile Georgiou and Section 31 rear their ugly heads, but I think in this episode we have to realize that Mirror-Georgiou is not really who we have to worry about at this point, she is an ally. But does she have ulterior motives? I would have to say yes to that, only, her goal is not very clear.
Be ready to revisit some aliens that we met way back in the original series, maybe even before that. Before this series was a series. Or, as Picard put it in "all good things", " The chicken and the egg, Will, the chicken and the egg!"
Because Spock is either spouting nonsense, or it means something. Burnham opts to believe option two: "Not Nonsense".
And the mechanical girl: beware of the three red eyes. I found this interesting, because this mechanical girl on the bridge, has never been explained. "Airiam". All we really have is her name, the Star Trek Wiki Memory Alpha does not really have anything much to say about her either. So, who is she? Where did she come from? What is she? In Star Trek Into Darkness, we had "Science Officer 0718" played by the great Joseph Gatt. I was hoping he would have been explained, but his character never returned for Kirk's 5-year voyage that was interrupted in Star Trek Beyond. So I highly anticipate where this Airiam arc goes.
There is also an Easter egg in here that occurs to me, Pike's solution to sending some kind of signal to discovery, The same kind of solution occurred to Spock 53 years ago, or was it 10 years from now?
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Press Release No. 18/56
Platform Partners’ Statement at the Closing of the Conference on Taxation and SDGs
Conference Statement
Released 10:00 am (AEST), February 16, 2018
The Platform and its role
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set ambitious targets for all countries, to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind. Achieving these goals requires enormous financial resources. The Addis Ababa Action Agenda recognizes that much of the increased public financing to reach these goals will have to be generated domestically. Taxation has a key role to play in financing the SDGs. At the same time, an era of unprecedented international cooperation on tax is underway with the implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information, the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project, and the strengthening of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters—all creating new opportunities for the enhanced participation of developing countries in international tax policy discussions and institutions, but also new challenges to fully realizing the benefits of international cooperation on tax.
It is in this context that the Platform for Collaboration on Tax was formed. The Platform Partners, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations (UN) and the World Bank (WB), have each worked for many decades to support their member countries to effectively mobilize tax revenues—from the most economically advanced to the poorest. In this new era of increased international cooperation, however, there are opportunities for deeper collaborative work through the Platform. The partner organizations bring together their own mandates and expertise, and their convening power to engage in and stimulate research, and together through the Platform lead the debate and action on the broad role of taxation in achieving the SDGs.
Subject to resource availability, the Platform intends to undertake or continue work in a range of areas, including:
Strengthening international tax cooperation
As the international tax environment is changing rapidly, there is a high demand for action by the Platform, which is well placed to facilitate feedback between standard setting, capacity building and technical assistance in the sphere of international tax.
To respond to this demand, Partners will further increase coordination and cooperation at the global and country levels. Guidance for developing countries (e.g., through the various Toolkits that the Platform has produced, and continues to work on, to help developing countries in high priority areas of international taxation) will provide a basis for some of this work. The Platform will also support developing countries to analyze and articulate their views on important international tax issues which will feed back into the international forums and standard setting processes.
Building Institutions through Medium Term Revenue Strategies
In their 2016 report “Enhancing the Effectiveness of External Support in Building Tax Capacity in Developing Countries,” the Platform Partners advocated for “Medium Term Revenue Strategies” (MTRS) - a new approach to support countries in reforming their tax systems. These are intended to facilitate a country driven process to develop multi-year, holistic and realistic plans for revenue policy, legal and administrative reforms consistent with the countries’ development goals, and to enhance the ability of their tax systems to achieve strong, robust growth and wider social objectives. They are envisaged as part of the country’s institution building process, as broad stakeholder engagement in MTRS development can help shape the relationship between citizens and their governments. This approach is in the initial stages of its implementation, with the Platform playing a significant role in a first wave of countries in 2018. Aiming to reach the full potential of this approach, Partners will foster an inclusive process of collaboration and information sharing, as well as encourage stronger leadership from the country governments, and broad societal engagement.
Promoting partnerships and stakeholder engagement
SDG 17 emphasizes the importance of partnerships and international support in realizing the SDGs, including in tax. The Platform is just one form of partnership that is needed to make progress on this goal at the global and country level. As this conference has demonstrated, achieving the SDG’s requires actions from all stakeholders. The Platform’s success depends on its ability to foster wider relationships, including through convening governments, regional tax organizations, civil society and the business sector.
This conference is the beginning of a process of regular, structured dialogue with the full range of stakeholders.
The following box includes a list of immediate and concrete actions related to the above three areas, which additional resources permitting, the Platform intends to undertake or continue:
PLATFORM ACTIONS TO TAKE THE TAX AGENDA FORWARD
On a regular basis, working with others including the Addis Tax Initiative, we will help to give a comprehensive picture of the total effort of international, regional and bilateral partners in supporting developing countries on tax matters.
We will integrate, and aim for the highest possible standards of transparency in the provision of information about our capacity development activities in developing countries through the Platform website.
On international tax we will scale-up our joint work to support developing countries to address tax transparency and base erosion and profit shifting, including on treaties.
Working together with other stakeholders, we will seek to provide coherent and consistent international tax policy advice.
We will complete the Platform Toolkits to help countries address challenges in international taxation, and launch an expanded outreach program to support the development and use of the Toolkits. We will respond to additional concerns raised by countries with analytical work, recommendations and guidance.
We will provide, in mid-2018, an update to the G20 on tax certainty and developing countries.
We will analyze and report on the spillovers and opportunities from changes in the international tax environment on and for developing countries.
We will work together to support the development of country-led MTRSs, including through the involvement of bilateral partners, and report on outcomes. We will align our support according to the plans set out by governments.
We will help developing countries access the knowledge, experience and good practices in tax administration, starting with the use of technology, working with the Forum on Tax Administration, regional tax organizations and other partners.
We will support the participation of developing countries in tax policy discussions at international fora.
We will launch a multi-year Tax and SDGs Program, that will include components on taxation and health, education, gender, inequality, environment, and infrastructure.
We will establish a regular dialogue between the Platform and stakeholders—most importantly developing country governments.
We will review current practice, and provide guidance and recommendations, on the tax treatment of ODA funded goods and services.
To help deliver this agenda we will seek to secure donor funding for the expanded work program, supported by a strengthened Platform Secretariat.
Taxation and the SDGs
As this conference has shown, tax structures affect society and the economy in many ways beyond a narrow financing focus: equality, in its many dimensions, impacting investment and growth; empowerment of women; sustainability of the environment; extraction of natural resources; and many other concerns central to the achievement of the SDGs. While the Platform Partners already work on all these topics, through analysis, standard setting, and technical assistance to member countries, there is scope for further work.
Delivering the Platform’s Agenda
This conference has offered the opportunity for stakeholders to suggest other topics on which the Platform could work and other ways in which it could foster cooperation. Taking these suggestions into account, the Platform will produce a forward agenda of the issues raised by this conference, and identify areas where further work is possible, either by the Platform, or by Platform Partners individually or in collaboration with others.
These proposed actions could make a significant contribution that would reflect the important role of taxation in achieving the SDGs. These actions can only be delivered if resources are made available. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions from the Governments of Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and the commitment from the Government of Japan. Taking the Platform to the next level of ambition will require a new injection of resources, not least to increase the capacity of its Secretariat.
The Platform looks forward to working with all stakeholders to deliver this agenda, through continued support to country-led MTRSs, information sharing, on-the-ground cooperation, enhanced dialogue with stakeholders, further focus and guidance on international tax challenges and initiatives that will ensure a greater participation of developing countries in international tax policy discussions and institutions.
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How Long Does Take for a Violation of Probation / Parole (VOP) Hearing to be Held in Pennsylvania? Reasonable and Unreasonable Delay
Posted by Joseph D. Lento | Oct 24, 2017 | 0 Comments
When a person receives a period of probation as part of their sentence, or is granted county parole in lieu of spending additional time incarcerated, there are obvious benefits. This will be the case whether a defendant is on probation or parole in Philadelphia or in any of Pennsylvania's 67 counties.
One issue that can arise, however, is when a defendant is alleged to be in "technical" violation of their probation or county parole by, for example, failing a drug screen, missing an appointment with their probation officer, failing to comply with other conditions of their probation, and so forth. Unfortunately, the list of potential technical violations can be exhaustive. Another issue that can arise while on probation or county parole is when a defendant incurs a new arrest. If the defendant is convicted of the new criminal charges while on probation or county parole, the defendant will be considered to be in "direct" violation of their probation or parole.
Because a person on probation or county parole will often be held in custody on a detainer while revocation proceedings take place, the question of when a violation of probation / parole hearing take place will often weigh heavily on the minds of the person accused and their families. Although revocation proceedings are characterized by the "Gagnon I" hearing, also known as the "detainer" hearing, and the "Gagnon II" hearing, the Gagnon II hearing is the actual violation of probation / parole hearing; the "VOP" hearing. Understanding what constitutes reasonable and unreasonable delay in when a probation / parole violation hearing will take place will help defendants and their families know what to expect in such an unfortunate situation arises.
What is the law in Pennsylvania that governs when a probation / parole violation hearing will be held?
Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 708 applies to county parole sentences and all probationary sentences. It provides in part as follows:
Whenever a defendant has been sentenced to probation or intermediate punishment, or placed on parole, the judge shall not revoke such probation, intermediate punishment, or parole as allowed by law unless there has been: 1) hearing held as speedily as possible as which the defendant is present and represented by counsel; and 2) a finding of record that the defendant violated a condition of probation, intermediate punishment, or parole. 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9771(d).
How long will it take for a defendant's VOP to be held?
For better or worse, it depends. The timing requirements for state probation and parole revocation hearing do not apply to county probation and/or parole revocation hearings in the court of common pleas. Rather, Rule 708 requires that the hearing be held as early as speedily as possible. (In contrast, the Pennsylvania Parole Board has regulations requiring a prompt hearing on revocation matters within its jurisdiction.)
The failure to hold a hearing as speedily as possible following a violation violates due process in addition to Rule 708., and "undue delay" warrants the dismissal of a revocation petition, if some prejudice to the defendant is caused by the delay.
When the alleged violation is the commission of another crime during the defendant's probationary period, the relevant time period is the delay between conviction of the new crime and the date of the revocation hearing.
How will the court decide if the delay in holding a VOP hearing is reasonable or unreasonable?
In evaluating the reasonableness of a delay, the court must consider the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, and the prejudice to the defendant, and when the reasons for the delay are not stated, the absence of the explanation weighs in the defendant's favor.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, however, has expressly refused to invoke a per se rule finding prejudice to exist whenever a revocation hearing is held after the period of probation has expired. In addition, notice of an alleged parole violation need not be issued prior to the expiration of the parole period as long as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, generally represented by either the District Attorney's Office of the applicable county in which the revocation proceedings are taking place or the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, complies with all of the required provisions for notice of the charges and the subsequent parole revocation hearings.
For better or worse, Pennsylvania law varies regarding what will be considered reasonable or unreasonable delay in the scheduling of a defendant's VOP hearing. Over the years, Pennsylvania case law has established the following guidelines:
A 7-month delay from conviction of a new offense to the probation revocation hearing was unreasonable, and reversible error, when the delay was caused by an overcrowded court docket. Commonwealth v. Smith, 266 Pa.Super. 234, 403 A.2d 1326 (1979)
A 5-month delay to await sentencing on a new case was not excessive when the defendant was not prejudiced by the delay. Commonwealth v. Long, 264 Pa.Super. 465, 400 A.2d 179 (1979).
When a defendant was incarcerated on other charges, a delay of two years in scheduling did not deny the defendant's right to a speedy revocation hearing when the defendant suffered no prejudice. Commonwealth v. Bischof, 420 Pa.Super. 115, 616 A.2d 6 (1992). (Although two years would seem unreasonable and excessive on its face, there are circumstances where a defendant may in fact suffer no prejudice despite the passage of such a length of time. For example, if the defendant was serving a sentence on another case that lasted longer than how long it took the violation proceedings to be heard, such a defendant would arguably have not suffered any prejudice - other than having the violation continue to weigh on his or her mind until the matter was addressed; unfortunately, Pennsylvania courts would be unlikely to consider this suffering "prejudice" in the traditional sense.)
The Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated a revocation of probation when there was an 8-month delay between the guilty plea for the new offense and the revocation hearing, and the defendant was eligible for parole on the probation-violating offense. The court found that prejudice followed from the mere fact of the expiration of the parole period. Commonwealth v. Darby, 244 Pa.Super. 331, 368 A.2d 746 (1976).
An 8-month delay from conviction of new charges and parole revocation was unreasonable when no explanation was offered for the delay, even though the defendant could show no prejudice. Commonwealth v. Boykin, 270 Pa.Super. 592, 411 A.2d 1308.
A delay of 96 days was not unreasonable per se (on its face). Commonwealth v. Dorsey, 328 Pa.Super. 241, 476 A.2d 1308 (1984).
A delay of 4 years and 8 months between a probation violation and a revocation hearing is excessive on its face, but will not be found if excessive if due in large part to the defendant's concealment of his whereabouts. Commonwealth v. Gaus, 300 Pa.Super. 372, 446 A.2d 661 (1982).
Delay caused by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's policy to wait for a certified copy of conviction before scheduling a violation hearing, the sentencing judge's involvement in a lengthy trial, and the probationer's transit in the federal penal system did not deny a probationer the right to a speedy violation hearing. Commonwealth v. Kane, 315 Pa.Super. 212, 461 A.2d 1246 (1983).
A 10-month delay between a conviction and the violation hearing unreasonable when the delay was part of the defense attorney's strategy, the probationer was serving another sentence in jail during the delay, and the probationer's defense was not impaired by the delay. Commonwealth v. Pelzer, 319 Pa.Super. 282, 466 A2d 159 (1983).
A 12-month delay may be unreasonable. Commonwealth v. McCain, 320 Pa.Super. 394, 467 A.2d 382 (1982).
As one can see from the above, the length of time that it takes for a VOP hearing to be held alone is not indicative of whether any delay was reasonable or unreasonable, and unfortunately, the lengths of time referenced above per prior Pennsylvania court cases are generally significant.
Are there any special considerations when a VOP hearing is delayed because the defendant is incarcerated in another county or state?
The due process rights of a parolee who is incarcerated in another jurisdiction for a crime committed while on Pennsylvania parole are not violated by the postponement of the parole revocation hearing until after the parolee has completed the sentence on the conviction constituting the violation. When two jurisdictions are involved, a detainer is a matter of comity (the principle that political entities, such as states or courts from different jurisdictions, mutually recognize each other's legislative, executive, and judicial acts).
Does a defendant have to raise a claim of an unreasonable delay of a violation of probation / parole hearing at the hearing itself?
The failure to raise the right to a speedy revocation hearing at a probation hearing waives the issue.
Can probation or parole be revoked after the probation or parole expires?
Probation or parole may be revoked after the expiration of a probationary period or of the maximum sentence. Although prejudice follows from the mere fact of the expiration, this prejudice serves to render the delay unreasonable only when it is combined with other facts, such as the lack of diligence by county officials. Therefore, a 6-month delay when a defendant was incarcerated because of a murder conviction was not unreasonable. Commonwealth v. Ruff, 272 Pa.Super. 50, 414 A.2d 663 (1979).
Can a defendant violate his or her probation before the probation starts?
A court may order the revocation of a probation order and impose a sentence of imprisonment upon a convicted violator even if the violator had not yet begun to serve his probation at the time he committed the new offense. This revocation of an order of probation and subsequent sentencing of the defendant does not unconstitutionally place the defendant twice in jeopardy for the same offense. A probationary sentence is not a right guaranteed by either federal or state constitutions. Rather, it is a "privilege" granted at the discretion of the sentencing court.
Pennsylvania Attorney to Help with Probation / Parole Violation | Philadelphia Criminal Defense Attorney
Although the judge and the prosecutor may regard probation or county parole as a "privilege," it does not come without serious obligations for the defendant. Meeting one's requirements while on probation or parole can be burdensome, especially when a defendant has obligations related to family, work and employment, or school for example.
When a probation or parole issue arises, it is unfortunate that a defendant can find him or herself in custody on a detainer for a period of time before the Gagnon II hearing takes place; sometimes this period of time can be significant. When a person is accused of being in violation of his or her probation or parole, and regardless of whether the violation is technical in nature or direct, in many instances, it is critical that an experienced attorney is pushing the necessary parties to address the matter sooner rather than later so that a defendant does not spend an unreasonable amount of time in custody pending revocation proceedings.
In addition to having years of experience passionately fighting for clients, attorney Joseph D. Lento worked as a probation officer while attending Temple University Beasley School at night. He knows the at-times unreasonable world of probation inside and out. Whether facing revocation proceedings in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Berks, Lancaster, Lehigh, Northampton County, or anywhere in Pennsylvania, contact him today to learn how he can help make a difficult situation better.
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Allotment Holders Give Way Before 500-Home Development Plan
Category: Property Law Updates
The relentless pressure to build more new homes could hardly be more clearly illustrated than by one case in which allotment holders in a small village were required to give way before a 500-unit residential development.
The allotments were entirely surrounded by a much larger site that had for some years been earmarked for development. The owner of the land, in conjunction with a leading housebuilder, had been granted outline planning consent for the project and had given notice to the allotment holders to vacate their plots.
The plan was to remove the allotments’ topsoil and to concrete them over for use as a depot during construction work. At the request of the local parish council, however, the local planning authority had granted the allotments protected status by listing them as an asset of community value under the Localism Act 2011.
However, in upholding the landowner’s appeal and overturning the listing, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) noted that there were health and safety reasons why the allotment holders could not stay. Any semblance of a rural idyll would be dispelled by HGVs and heavy machinery during the building works, which were expected to continue for up to seven years. In the circumstances, it was entirely unrealistic to expect that the site would ever again be used as allotments.
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The Seton Hill University community seeks a Dean for the School of Business to provide innovative programmatic development, student-centered, collaborative and visionary leadership, and external relationship-building.
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HomeBehavioral HealthNorthern Idaho Crisis Center receives Premier Inc. Cares Award
Northern Idaho Crisis Center receives Premier Inc. Cares Award
The Northern Idaho Crisis Center has been honored by Premier Inc., a leading health care improvement company, as a finalist for the 25th annual Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award. As part of the award, the Crisis Center was awarded $30,000 to continue its work to improve the health of populations in need.
The Northern Idaho Crisis Center is a non-profit community organization, created to help people who are having a mental health crisis or a drug or alcohol problem. The Crisis Center is a joint project between Panhandle Health District, Kootenai Health, and Heritage Health, and is supported by several other community organizations, law enforcement, and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
“Our health care, law enforcement, and community leaders have invested extraordinary time, passion and effort into the Northern Idaho Crisis Center,” Lora Whalen, Panhandle Health District director, said. “We are thrilled to be recognized at a national level. In less than two-years-time, the Crisis Center has made a remarkable impact in people’s lives throughout northern Idaho. Improving access to mental health care is a community priority and this award puts us in a position to continue providing appropriate care to those in crisis.”
Sponsored by Premier and its member hospitals, the Cares Award recognizes exemplary efforts by not-for-profit community organizations to improve the health of populations in need. Representatives of the Crisis Center were honored during Premier’s annual Breakthroughs Conference on June 28 in Washington D.C.
“The Crisis Center is the end result of many years of community collaboration,” Don Robinson, Crisis Center manager, said. “This national recognition was earned not only by our outstanding staff but by all of those in the community who shared a vision to improve access to mental health services and worked to make the center a reality.”
The Northern Idaho Crisis Center is the second crisis center funded through the Idaho State Legislature. It serves men and women from Idaho’s 10 northern counties, ages 18 and older, who need help with behavioral health or substance abuse issues. If additional care is needed, whether it is inpatient care such as being admitted to the hospital or outpatient care like a counseling service, patients will receive an appropriate referral before they leave the center.
“Being a finalist for the Premier Cares award is an honor and an acknowledgment of the work the Crisis Center does to serve the mentally ill and substance use population, some of the most underserved individuals in our region,” Claudia Miewald, director of Kootenai Health’s Behavioral Health Services, said.
A panel of national health care leaders selects the Premier Cares Award winner and two finalists, all of which receive cash awards for use in further improving their programs. The Cares Award program spotlights these community-based healthcare initiatives and helps other organizations learn to replicate the unique programs by featuring information about them on the Cares Award website.
“Our Cares Award program honors three outstanding organizations that are helping to care for a medically underserved population in their community,” said Susan DeVore, president and CEO, of Premier. “Through its innovative program, the Northern Idaho Crisis Center is making a true impact on mental health in its community.”
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About the Premier Cares Award
Premier has presented the Cares Award annually since 1991, when it was created by Dr. Monroe E. Trout, former CEO of American Healthcare Systems, one of Premier’s heritage organizations. The program has provided more than $3 million to more than 100 organizations nationwide. The Cares Award winner receives a cash prize of $100,000, while two runners-up receive $30,000 each. The competition is open to not-for-profit organizations that have been in existence for more than two years, are providing creative solutions to health status improvement, can provide documentation of outcomes and impact on a specific population, and have programs that can be replicated in other communities.
About Premier Inc.
Premier Inc. is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of approximately 3,750 U.S. hospitals and more than 130,000 other provider organizations. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and advisory and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost. Please visit Premier’s news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com.
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The videos show the shootings of Philando Castile, Joseph Mann, Paul O’Neal, Alton Sterling, Terence Crutcher, Keith Lamont Scott — all black men — and 19-year-old Dylan Noble, who was white.
That’s just seven out of 706 people who have been shot and killed by police in the United States in 2016, according to a database compiled by The Washington Post. The number is based on news reports, public records, social media and other sources.
The deaths, and videos, have sparked public anger and frustration, emotions that boiled over Tuesday night into a violent clash between police and people protesting Crutcher’s death in Charlotte, N.C.
The videos prompt such visceral responses that they themselves lately have prompted debate. Should we watch them? Should we not?
PBS Newshour explored the psychological impact on black people who watch the videos.
Chauncey DeVega, a contributing writer to Salon, wrote on Wednesday that he had decided to “no longer watch videos of black people being killed by America’s police.”
And yet, wrote DeVega, who is black, “how could I ignore Terence Crutcher? So I made an exception. I was not surprised by what I saw.”
In Charlotte, Police Chief Kerr Putney said on Wednesday his department will not release any footage of the Scott shooting until the investigation is complete. The ACLU and others have called for the police to make the video public now, given the conflicting reports about the circumstances.
Police say Scott had a gun when they confronted him; his family said he had a book.
Who knows whether rolling the tape will tell the truth or only muddle it.
Here below are videos of seven shootings since June. The contents are graphic.
A witness' video obtained by The Fresno Bee shows the final moments when Fresno police officers fired the last two shots at Dylan Noble on June 25, 2016. Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the body camera video of the entire incident shows that Noble co
On June 25, police in Fresno, Calif., shot and killed unarmed 19-year-old Dylan Noble during a traffic stop after he ignored repeated orders to get down on the ground and to show officers both of his hands. An autopsy revealed Noble, who was white, had a blood-alcohol level well above the legal limit and traces of cocaine in his body.
WARNING: Graphic images and language. Viewer discretion is advised. Lavish Reynolds used Facebook Live to capture the aftermath of a police officer-involved shooting that ultimately killed her boyfriend in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. The video show
On July 6, Lavish Reynolds used Facebook Live to show what happened after her boyfriend was shot by a police officer as he was sitting in the driver’s seat of a car. The officer in Falcon Heights, Minn., shot Philando Castile while he was allegedly reaching for his wallet after he and Reynolds were pulled over for a broken tail light.
Surveillance video obtained by The Sacramento Bee shows a mentally ill man running from Sacramento police officers, then stopping to gesture at them before they shot him dead from about 10 feet away in July.
On July 11, police in Sacramento shot and killed Joseph Mann, a 50-year-old black man who ran from officers, then stopped to gesture at them before they shot him. Mann was armed with a knife and showing erratic behavior in the 15 minutes before he was shot by officers, witnesses said. His family said police did not do enough to de-escalate the situation before they killed Mann, who they said was mentally ill.
The Chicago Police Department released videos showing the July 28 officer-involved shooting incident of 18-year-old Paul O’Neal. O’Neal was shot and killed by police after allegedly ramming two squad cars while fleeing police in a stolen Jaguar. T
In July, nine videos showed Chicago police firing repeatedly at a reportedly stolen car as it careened down a street away from them. Paul O’Neal, 18, who was driving the car, got out and ran, and police chased him into a backyard in a residential neighborhood. Video showed them firing five more times. O’Neal died of a gunshot wound to the back.
A bystander video shows Alton Sterling restrained by two police officers on the ground when one pulls out a gun and points it at his chest. The video turns away when the police officer starts shooting Sterling, but you can hear the gunshots. Sterl
Video shot by a bystander on July 5 shows Alton Sterling, 37, restrained by two police officers on the ground in Baton Rouge, La., when one pulls out a gun and points it at his chest. The video turns away when the police officer starts shooting Sterling, but several gunshots can be heard. Sterling died from gunshot wounds to his chest and back.
Warning: graphic content: The Tulsa Police Department released helicopter and dashcam footage showing an incident that ended with an officer shooting and killing an unarmed black man. Terence Crutcher, 40, refused orders at the scene, according to
On Sept. 16, Terence Crutcher, 40, was fatally shot by Tulsa, Okla., police Officer Betty Shelby after Crutcher’s vehicle stalled in the middle of a road. Crutcher had no weapon on him or in his SUV.
A dozen police officers were injured in a series of clashes after a man was fatally shot by police in Charlotte on Sept. 20.
On Tuesday, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer in North Carolina fatally shot a man in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Police said they were looking for someone who had an outstanding warrant when they saw Keith Lamont Scott, 43, get out of his car holding a gun.
They approached him after he got back into the car. Police say when he got out of the car again with a firearm they shot him because he “posed an imminent deadly threat” to officers.
Scott was not the person officers were looking for on the warrant.
Family members said Scott was unarmed when he was shot and that he was sitting in his car reading a book and waiting for the school bus to drop off his son, but police insisted that Scott had a gun.
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Jim Willis, President
Jim was the police detective who investigated Kathy’s case. After the conclusion of the investigation, he developed a bond with the Scharbarth family. He is happy to serve on the board and be involved in the positive that grew from a tragedy. Jim has been a peace officer in California for over 20 years, working in Santa Barbara before moving to the San Diego area.
Jim is a police sergeant, past president of the Police Officers Association, member of the SWAT team and a field training officer. He has been a detective in the Crimes of Violence Unit and a crime scene investigator. Jim enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and camping.
Ginny Scharbarth, Co-Founder/Executive Director
Ginny is Kathy Scharbarth's mother. Shortly after Kathy's murder, she testified in the California State Assembly on behalf of Bill AB2467 – Victim Safety through GPS Monitoring, a.k.a. Kathy's Law. She now publicly speaks about Kathy's story and the fight against domestic violence — and is dedicated to reviving hope and inspiring dreams in the lives of children affected by it.
Ginny graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in sociology and an elementary teaching credential. She taught all levels, kindergarten through eighth grade. She enjoys raising her granddaughter Madison, watching baseball and going to the gym.
Michael Peterson, Vice President
Michael’s daughter, Whitney, is a friend and classmate of Madison Scharbarth, Kathy's daughter. Madison’s amazing resiliency, and that of the entire Scharbarth family, has given him the motivation to help Kathy’s Legacy become a leading advocate for women and children who suffer from domestic violence — using his experience to help lead its mission of providing tangible protection for victims of domestic violence and support for surviving children.
Michael is the president and CEO of The Pet Group, Inc., a San Diego-based sales, marketing and consulting corporation. He also serves as secretary of The Petco Foundation Board and is a Board member of The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council.
Michael Scharbarth, Co-Founder/Secretary
Michael is the younger brother of Kathy Scharbarth. He honors his sister’s memory by working to revive hope in the lives of victims and children affected by domestic violence. Michael is the vice president of Operations at Global Strategic Management Institute, a conference company in San Diego, where he oversees event management, including scheduling, logistics, travel, and correspondence for national and international events.
Michael attended the University of California, San Diego, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in communications in 2009. In his free time, he enjoys playing baseball, golfing and fishing.
David Slania, Treasurer
David is an experienced business executive and leader with more than 20 years of successfully managing sales, marketing and operations teams. He became interested in assisting victims and children of domestic violence after seeing Kathy’s story in the media and learning more about the increasing problem of domestic violence in the community. His desire is to help eliminate acts of domestic violence while supporting the survivors of abuse.
David earned his B.S. in business management from Northern Illinois University and his MBA from Roosevelt University in Chicago. He currently works as a regional sales director, specializing in the military and federal government sectors.
Howard Ernest, Past President
Howard has known the Scharbarth family since 1972 and is honored to serve as the past president of the Board of Directors for Kathy's Legacy Foundation. He has a strong desire to see the foundation's work help achieve the goal of no family or individual enduring the loss of a loved one as a result of domestic violence.
Howard has been a part of the business community since 1971, working in his family's construction business. Since 1991, he's been a business consultant specializing in medical office management, working with physicians and office staff. He is a graduate of UCLA and lives in San Diego.
Dr. Lori A. Love, Ph.D.
Dr. Love is a clinical psychologist who works with families in the areas of marriage, divorce, and child custody, specializing in child custody evaluations, mediation, and parent coordination. She frequently interfaces with domestic violence in her work with families of divorce and is dedicated to raising awareness and increasing the resources available for the children who are affected.
Dr. Love is a former adjunct faculty member of the Child and Family Development Department at San Diego State University and a current member of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego. She has been in practice for more than 20 years and has offices in Mission Valley and Encinitas.
Gretchen Richardson
Gretchen has been in the interior design and architectural industry for more than 20 years and has a BFA in interior design from Louisiana Tech University. She has worked for and served non-profits throughout her career and became interested in the special mission of Kathy’s Legacy through a professional friend. She hopes her non-profit experience can be used for a higher purpose in serving Kathy’s Legacy.
Gretchen works as a sales representative, responsible for managing a diverse set of vertical markets in the local region including GSA, higher education, healthcare, legal and finance. She resides in San Diego with her husband and four children.
Jesse Gonzalez, MA.Ed. PPSC
Jesse Gonzalez is a School Counselor in San Diego. Over the course of his career, Jesse has worked as a teacher, administrator, and coach. Before becoming a school counselor, Jesse worked in the non-profit sector as the Social Services Coordinator for both First 5 of San Bernardino County and the North County Community Resource Center.
Jesse earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations from California State University San Bernardino, where he also participated in NCAA athletics all four years. Jesse then matriculated to the University of Redlands, where he earned his Master’s Degree in Education and a credential in educational counseling. Jesse is a father of two children and lives with his family in Temecula, California.
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Arab summit to endorse Palestinian positions with eye on US
DEAD SEA, Jordan — Arab leaders held their annual summit Wednesday, poised to endorse key Palestinian positions in the conflict with Israel — a signal to President Donald Trump that a deal on Palestinian statehood must precede any Israeli-Arab normalization.
The Palestinian quest for independence also served as a showcase for Arab unity in a fractured region, where leaders find themselves on opposite sides of long-running conflicts, particularly Syria’s six-year-old civil war.
The 21 kings, presidents and top officials gathered on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, with a clear view of the Israeli-occupied West Bank on the opposite shore.
Syrian President Bashar Assad was absent; he hasn’t been invited since Syria’s suspension from the 22-member Arab League following his crackdown on a 2011 uprising that quickly turned into a brutal civil war.
The gathering came ahead of White House meetings in coming weeks between Trump and three Arab leaders — Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Trump hasn’t yet formulated a policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but has suggested the internationally backed idea of a two-state solution isn’t the only option on the table.
The Palestinians want to set up a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, lands Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war.
On Wednesday, the leaders were expected to reaffirm a 2002 Arab peace plan that offers Israel normalization with dozens of Arab and Muslim countries if it cedes the war-won lands for the creation of a Palestinian state.
This would undercut Israel’s proposal of a regional peace in which normalization with some Arab countries would precede a deal with the Palestinians. Abbas objects to reopening the Arab plan to negotiations, fearing it would further weaken the Palestinian position vis-a-vis Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not formally abandoned his stated support for the two-state solution, but has stopped mentioning it in his speeches since Trump was elected. Instead, he has made vague statements about seeking a region-wide agreement.
Netanyahu frequently boasts of strong behind-the-scenes alliances with unidentified Arab countries.
In a speech this week to AIPAC, the pro-Israel American lobby group, Netanyahu once again alluded to a region-wide approach, saying that “common dangers faced by Israel and many of our Arab neighbours now offer a rare opportunity to build bridges toward a better future.”
The Arab summit was to adopt a series of resolutions, several dealing with the Palestinian issue. The statements, subject to last-minute change, were previously endorsed by Arab foreign ministers.
The draft resolutions condemn Israeli policies, including settlement construction, that are “aimed at eliminating the two-state solution and replacing it with apartheid.”
They also warned against moving diplomatic missions to contested Jerusalem, whose eastern sector is sought by the Palestinians as a capital. Trump has said he would move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, but relocation no longer appears imminent.
Jordan’s king told the summit’s opening session that there can be no peace or stability in the region without setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Jordan has a large Palestinian population and also serves as custodian of a major Muslim-run shrine in Jerusalem that is also Judaism’s holiest site.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, has been a scene of frequent Israeli-Palestinian tensions, including clashes.
Palestinians fear Israel wants to divide it, a charge Israel denies. Jordan’s monarch said “we will continue to fight any attempts to change the status quo” at the site.
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Home > News > Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Recognized Among The Top In U.S. News & World Report 2015-2016 Best Children's Hospitals
Children's Hospital Ranked Among "Top In U.S."
For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital among the top in its Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.
For the 2015-2016 rankings, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital was recognized among the top 50 children’s hospitals in the nation in pediatric care in the following specialties: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric Urology and Pediatric Card.
“We are proud to be among the elite in providing pediatric specialty care, which speaks to our ongoing commitment to delivering quality patient care,” said Chantal Leconte, FACHE, administrator, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and pediatric services, Memorial Healthcare System. “We are committed to best practices and to our philosophy of patient and family-centered care, as well as the adoption of health information technology. These and many other components help us provide top quality and service to our patients.”
This recognition is a testimony to the sophisticated medical expertise available at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.
All three specialties are part of one of the largest board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric groups in South Florida. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery provides world-class care for a variety of musculoskeletal conditions of children, adolescents and young adults, including spinal deformities, sports injuries, hip disorders, limb deformity and leg length inequality, cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders.
The Division of Pediatric Urology provides comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of urological disorders, including vesicoureteral reflux, urinary tract diseases, chronic and congenital conditions. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Heart Institute offers comprehensive care for children, adolescents and young adults with a wide range of conditions, from heart transplants to the rarest, most complex congenital defects.
The Best Children’s Hospitals rankings highlight U.S. News’s top 50 U.S. pediatric facilities in cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, gastroenterology & GI surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology. Based on a combination of clinical data and reputation surveys of pediatric specialists, 83 hospitals ranked in at least one specialty.
U.S. News introduced the Best Children’s Hospitals rankings in 2007 to help families of children with rare or life-threatening illnesses find the best medical care available. The rankings open the door to an array of detailed information about each hospital’s performance.
Most of each hospital’s score relied on patient outcomes and care-related resources. U.S. News garnered clinical data from a detailed questionnaire sent to 184 pediatric hospitals. A sixth of the score came from annual surveys of pediatric specialists and subspecialists in each specialty in 2013, 2014 and 2015. They were asked where they would send the sickest children in their specialty, setting aside considerations of location and expense.
“The pediatric centers that are ranked in Best Children’s Hospitals deserve our congratulations,” said U.S. News Health Rankings Editor Avery Comarow. “Children with life-threatening or rare conditions need the kind of care that these hospitals deliver day after day.”
Survival rates, adequacy of nurse staffing, procedure volume and much more can be viewed on http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings and will be published in the U.S. News “Best Hospitals 2016” guidebook, which will be available September 1.
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National Security Action Memoranda [NSAM]: NSAM 260, Restudy of the International Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project and the Hydroelectric Potential of the Saint John River, Maine
1963: 20 August-6 September
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 260 (NSAM 260) titled, “Restudy of the International Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project and the Hydroelectric Potential of the Saint John River, Maine,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from President John F. Kennedy.
Meetings: Tape 113. NSC (National Security Council) Meeting on Wheat Sales to Russia, 30 September 1963
Sound recording of a National Security Council (NSC) meeting held on September 30, 1963, concerning wheat sales to the Soviet Union. Discussed are Canadian-Soviet wheat negotiations and the possible sale of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union and political pitfalls of such an action. The first eight minutes of the meeting are recorded and then the recording skips to the end of the meeting when President John F. Kennedy asks a smaller group of several staff members to stay to continue the discussion. The discussion with the smaller group continues on Tape 114/A49. The larger group includes President Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Under Secretary of the Treasury Henry Fowler, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles Murphy, Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) General Marshall Carter, Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Curtis LeMay, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning Edward McDermott, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations Lawrence F. O’Brien, Presidential Advisor Kenneth O’Donnell, Department of Justice official Norbert Schlei, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Jack Behrman, Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze, Chief United States Trade Negotiator Christian Herter, Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Bromley Smith. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 113, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 113 in its entirety or the remainder of this recording on Tape 114/A49.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 16A
Dictation Belt 16A contains five sound recordings. Item 16A.1 is a recording of remarks made by President John F. Kennedy to an unidentified group of visitors. The remarks concern the United States economy. This is not a telephone conversation. The recording begins in mid-sentence. Item 16A.2 is a fragment of a telephone conversation held on March 26, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss congressional hearings. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 16A.3 is a telephone conversation held on March 26, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss hearings concerning the TFX airplane. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 16A.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss Senate hearings concerning the TFX airplane. They also discuss a raid by Cuban exiles targeting a ship, concerns about a Russian ship being targeted, and consultations with John A. McCone. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 16A.5 is a telephone conversation held on March 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs William R. Tyler. They discuss press reports of Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker possessing a working paper written by Walt W. Rostow on relations between the United States and Canada.
Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 16A.5. Diefenbaker and a Rostow Paper
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs William R. Tyler. They discuss press reports of Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker possessing a working paper written by Walt W. Rostow on relations between the United States and Canada.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 16A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-16A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 16A.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 17B
Dictation Belt 17B contains four sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 17B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 17A.4. Item 17B.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on April 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps. They discuss speaking to Richard M. Helms about the suspicion that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is trying to place people in the Peace Corps. They also discuss facilitating the movement of members of the Peace Corps into the Foreign Service. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 17B.2 is a telephone conversation held on April 3, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss possible requests by the Air Force Inspector General to use polygraph tests to investigate a Defense Department leak. They also discuss seeking input on the matter from Press Secretary Pierre Salinger and Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 17B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Louis Harris. They discuss polling on upcoming elections in Canada and Kentucky. They also discuss Harris’s professional plans. Item 17B.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. First they discuss a topic that is unclear. Then they discuss providing a recommendation for a student applying to Harvard. There is a brief delay before the conversation, and machine noise follows the conversation.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 17B.3. Polling on Various Subjects
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Louis Harris. They discuss polling on upcoming elections in Canada and Kentucky. They also discuss Harris’s professional plans.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 17B, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-17B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 17B.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 19C
Dictation Belt 19C contains four sound recordings from May 22, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 19C.1 begins on Dictation Belt 19B.3. Item 19C.1 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. They continue to discuss prospective legislation by congressional Republicans that would present a competing policy on agriculture. Item 19C.2 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George Aiken of Vermont. President Kennedy thanks Senator Aiken for his help on a matter involving coffee and Latin America. Item 19C.3 is a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric. They discuss staffing issues at the Department of Defense involving congressional liaison David E. McGiffert as a possible replacement for Gilpatric, and the prospect of appointing someone in Public Affairs. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 19C.4 is a brief telephone exchange on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and George Meany. President Kennedy thanks Meany for his help on an issue involving Canada (the topic is unclear). Before the conversation, [White House Operator?] initiates the call and then, during a delay, voices can be heard in the background.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 19C.4. Issue Involving Canada
Sound recording of a brief telephone exchange on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and George Meany. President Kennedy thanks Meany for his help on an issue involving Canada (the topic is unclear).
Before the conversation, [White House Operator?] speaks at the beginning of the call and then voices can be heard in the background during a delay.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 19C, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-19C, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 19C.
October 1963: 11-12
Dictation Belt 27B contains two sound recordings. Item 27B.1 is a telephone conversation held on October 11, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas. President Kennedy thanks Representative Mills for arrangements made for President Kennedy's trip to Arkansas. Machine noise precedes and follows the conversation. Item 27B.2 is part of a telephone conversation held on October 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson of Canada. They discuss a labor issue involving the United States and Canada and Canadian legislation. Most of Prime Minister Pearson’s remarks are inaudible. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 27C.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 27B.2. U.S. Canadian Labor Issue
Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on October 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson of Canada. They discuss a labor issue involving the United States and Canada and Canadian legislation.
Most of Prime Minister Pearson’s remarks are inaudible. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 27C.1.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 27B, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-27B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 27B.
Dictation Belt 27C contains two sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 27C.1 begins on Dictation Belt 27B. Item 27C.1 is a telephone conversation held on October 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson of Canada. They discuss a labor issue involving the United States and Canada and Canadian legislation. Most of Prime Minister Pearson’s remarks are inaudible. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 27C.2 is a recording of fragmentary exchanges on October 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln, and an unidentified man. Most of the recording is unintelligible. This is not a telephone conversation, but rather exchanges recorded when the telephone was left off the hook. It is a very poor quality recording.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 27C.1. U.S. Canadian Labor Issue (Item 27B.2 Continued)
The recording of this conversation begins on Dictation Belt 27B.2. Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on October 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson of Canada. They discuss a labor issue involving the United States and Canada and Canadian legislation.
Most of Prime Minister Pearson’s remarks are inaudible. Machine noise follows the conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 27C, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-27C, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 27C.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 27D
Dictation Belt 27D contains four sound recordings. Item 27D.1 is a telephone exchange held on October 12, 1963, between Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs William R. Tyler and a White House Operator. At Tyler's request, the operator places a call to a man whose name sounds indistinct (probably H. Basil Robinson, Minister of the Canadian Embassy in the United States). Machine noise precedes the exchange. Item 27D.1A is a telephone conversation held on October 12, 1963, between Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs William R. Tyler and a man called "Basil" (probably H. Basil Robinson, Minister of the Canadian Embassy in the United States). They discuss releasing a statement and taking other actions to deal with labor issues involving American and Canadian Great Lakes maritime unions. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Item 27D.2 is a telephone conversation held on October 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss a strategy for dealing with issues involving Fred Korth and the TFX airplane. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 27D.3 is a telephone conversation held on October 21, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson of Canada. They discuss a strategy for dealing with labor issues involving American and Canadian Great Lakes maritime unions. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly.
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 27D.3. Great Lakes Maritime Union Situation
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on October 21, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson of Canada. They discuss a strategy for dealing with labor issues involving American and Canadian Great Lakes maritime unions.
The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 27D, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-27D, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 27D.
Remarks Upon Arrival at the Royal Canadian Air Force Uplands Airport in Ottawa, 16 May 1961
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon arrival at the Royal Canadian Air Force Uplands Airport in Ottawa, Ontario. In his remarks President Kennedy discusses the historical relationship between Canada and the United States. The President speaks in French for part of the speech.
Remarks at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, 17 May 1961
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the United States Embassy in Ottawa, Ontario. In his speech President Kennedy thanks his audience for their diplomatic service and discusses the historical relationship between Canada and the United States.
Address Before the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, 17 May 1961
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to members of the Canadian House of Commons and Senate at the House of Commons chambers in Ottawa, Ontario. In his speech President Kennedy addresses the alliances between Canada, the United States, and members of cooperative international organizations, such as the Organization of American States (OAS).
Telephone Conversation with the Prime Minister of Canada on the Opening of a New Mutual Defense Communications System, 22 July 1961
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts to Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory during a ceremony dedicating a cooperative communications system for missile detection.
Press Conference, 24 April 1963
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of April 24, 1963 (News Conference 54). The President begins the press conference by announcing that he would meet with Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts on May 10 and 11. He goes on to say that Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman will travel to Moscow to meet with Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to discuss the situation in Laos. Following the announcements the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the tax cut, Laos, the nuclear test ban treaty, the number of Soviet personnel and troops in Cuba, Scientist John Rock’s recommendation of Government-funded population growth programs, civil rights, and the space program.
Welcoming Remarks to Prime Minister Pearson of Canada, at Otis Air Force Base, Falmouth, Massachusetts, 10 May 1963
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcoming remarks to Prime Minister Lester Pearson of Canada upon arrival at Otis Air Force Base in Falmouth, Massachusetts. In his speech the President discusses Prime Minister Pearson’s illustrious career as a champion for peace, and the hope for an enduring relationship between the two countries.
Taped Remarks to be Played at the Dedication Ceremonies of the Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Linking the United States and Canada, 14 May 1963
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s taped remarks for dedication ceremonies of the Sault Ste. Marie bridge linking the United States and Canada.
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ST-C53-3-62. President John F. Kennedy Presents Gift to General George H. Decker
President John F. Kennedy (center left, partially hidden) presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), during General Decker's Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (back to camera), holds plaque at left. Standing in back (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon of Texas (partially hidden on edge of frame); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (partially hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
ST-C53-2-62. General George H. Decker Speaks at His Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM); President John F. Kennedy stands left of General Decker. Also pictured: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
ST-426-9-62. President John F. Kennedy Presents Distinguished Service Medal to General George H. Decker
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (center right), after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Standing in back (L-R): Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (partially hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratch in upper left portion of image is original to the negative.]
ST-426-8-62. Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance, Speaks at General George H. Decker's Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right). Looking on (L-R): General Maxwell D. Taylor (partially hidden); Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
ST-426-7-62. President John F. Kennedy Speaks at General George H. Decker's Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right of President Kennedy). Standing in back (L-R): Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden on edge of frame); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (mostly hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
ST-426-4-62. President John F. Kennedy Attends General George H. Decker's Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (standing in center); President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Decker's son, James Inman Decker (right). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right). Standing in back (L-R): General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (partially hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right); President John F. Kennedy stands left of Secretary Vance. Standing in back (L-R): Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon of Texas (mostly hidden behind General Lemnitzer); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (partially hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratch in upper right portion of image is original to the negative.]
ST-426-15-62. General George H. Decker Speaks at His Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM); President John F. Kennedy stands left of General Decker. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: President John F. Kennedy; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (partially hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor (partially hidden); General Decker; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
ST-426-13-62. President John F. Kennedy with Guests at General George H. Decker's Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
President John F. Kennedy shakes with General Omar Bradley (right), following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stands in center. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; General Maxwell D. Taylor; General Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) from President John F. Kennedy (center left). Standing in back (L-R): General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (partially hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [White spotting and light scratching throughout negative.]
Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (standing in center, mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Decker's daughter, Jane Decker Francisco (right). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
KN-C24330. President John F. Kennedy Presents Distinguished Service Medal to General George H. Decker
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (center right), after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Standing in back (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right). Looking on (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemish in left portion of image is original to the negative.]
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right), after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Standing in back (L-R): Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (partially hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
KN-C24326. Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance, Speaks at General George H. Decker's Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right); President John F. Kennedy stands left of Secretary Vance. Standing in back (L-R): Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (mostly hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right); President John F. Kennedy stands left of Secretary Vance. Standing in back (L-R): Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (very back, mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (mostly hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
KN-C24324. President John F. Kennedy Speaks at General George H. Decker's Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right of President Kennedy). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (mostly hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (very back, mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
KN-C24323. General George H. Decker's Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
Visitors gather in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., for the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Standing on steps to the West Wing Colonnade at left are: President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; General Decker; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Also pictured: newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
AR7508-G. President John F. Kennedy with Guests at General George H. Decker's Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
President John F. Kennedy (center left, partially hidden in crowd) visits with guests in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Those pictured include: Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; Under Secretary of the Army, Stephen Ailes; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
AR7508-F. President John F. Kennedy Attends General George H. Decker's Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (standing in center); President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Decker's son, James Inman Decker (right). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
AR7508-E. President John F. Kennedy Presents Gift to General George H. Decker
President John F. Kennedy presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (at microphones), during General Decker's Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, holds plaque at left. Looking on (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone (partially hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (facing away); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
AR7508-D. General George H. Decker Speaks at His Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric (partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; General Decker (at microphones); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (partially hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
AR7508-C. General George H. Decker Speaks at His Distinguished Service Medal Presentation Ceremony
Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) from President John F. Kennedy (center left). Standing in back (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (partially hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Honors, medals, and awards (27)
White House social affairs (7)
Presidential appointments (4)
(-)Decker, George Henry, 1902-1980 (43)
(-)Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987 (43)
Lemnitzer, Lyman (Lyman Louis), 1899-1988 (33)
McNamara, Robert S. (Robert Strange), 1916-2009 (29)
Decker, Helen (Helen E. Inman), 1899-1996 (27)
Anderson, George W. (George Whelan), 1906-1992 (25)
Nitze, Paul (Paul Henry), 1907-2004 (25)
Clifton, Chester V. (Chester Victor), 1913-1991 (23)
LeMay, Curtis E. (Curtis Emerson), 1906-1990 (23)
Decker, James Inman, 1932-2010 (22)
Gilpatric, Roswell L. (Roswell Leavitt), 1906-1996 (22)
Munn, John C. (John Calvin), 1906-1986 (21)
Vance, Cyrus Roberts, 1917-2002 (21)
Mahon, George Herman, 1900-1985 (16)
Symington, Stuart (William Stuart), 1901-1988 (16)
Francisco, Jane Elizabeth Decker, 1928-1997 (14)
McCone, John A. (John Alex), 1902-1991 (14)
McHugh, Godfrey T., 1911-1997 (14)
Stahr, Elvis J. (Elvis Jacob), 1916-1998 (12)
Korth, Fred (Frederick H.), 1909-1998 (11)
Taylor, Lydia (Lydia Gardner Happer), 1901-1997 (9)
Zuckert, Eugene M. (Eugene Martin), 1911-2000 (9)
Anderson, Mary Lee Lamar Sample, 1906-2006 (7)
Clifton, Anne Bodine (7)
Connell, Vera (Verita Sansom), 1912-1997 (7)
LeMay, Helen E. (Helen Estelle Maitland), 1908-1992 (7)
Lemnitzer, Katherine (Katherine Mead Tryon), 1901-1994 (7)
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994 (7)
Shepard, Julia Ann (Julia Ann Sparkman), 1924-2018 (7)
Stahr, Dorothy Howland Berkfield, 1918-2005 (7)
Zuckert, Barbara Jackman, 1914-1985 (7)
Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981 (5)
Radford, Arthur W. (Arthur William), 1896-1973 (4)
Westmoreland, William C. (William Childs), 1914-2005 (4)
Speers, Theodore Cuyler, 1899-1964 (3)
Happer, Mary, 1904-1965 (2)
Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut), 1897-1982 (2)
Ailes, Stephen, 1912-2001 (1)
Craig, May (Elisabeth May Adams), 1888-1975 (1)
Payne, William B. (1)
Rowe, Abbie, 1905-1967 (1)
Taylor, Pearle Davenport (1)
Thomas, Helen (Helen Amelia), 1920-2013 (1)
Yeager, Frank (John Frank) (1)
West Point (N.Y.) (5)
United States. Army (34)
United States. Marine Corps (7)
United States. Army. Military Academy (5)
Department of Defense. Joint Chiefs of Staff. (09/17/1947 - ) (4)
Stoughton, Cecil W. (Cecil William), 1920-2008 (21)
Knudsen, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989 (9)
Sellers, Harold L. (2)
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Foster and Nostrand Streets, Brooklyn, New York, 20 October 1960
This file contains a copy of remarks given by Senator John F. Kennedy at the intersection of Foster and Nostrand Streets in Brooklyn, New York during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his remarks the Senator appeals to voters to support Democratic leadership.
Sears Roebuck, Brooklyn, New York, 20 October 1960
This file contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s remarks given at Sears Roebuck in Brooklyn, New York during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his remarks he appeals to voters to support Democratic leadership.
Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York, 20 October 1960
This file contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s remarks given at the intersection of Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his remarks he appeals to voters to support Democratic leadership.
Macy's, Brooklyn, New York, 20 October 1960
This file contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s remarks given at Macy’s in Brooklyn, New York during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his remarks he appeals to voters to support Democratic leadership.
Nolan, John E.: Oral History Interview - RFK #6, 1/18/1972
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
In this interview Nolan discusses Robert F. Kennedy's [RFK] 1964 Senate campaign in New York State, including working with Justin Feldman; dealing with the press; campaign appearances and scheduling; problems with over scheduling and crowds; how RFK ran on the record of John F. Kennedy’s Administration; and the Columbia University appearance, among other issues.
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection (1)
Political campaign, 1960 (4)
(-)Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) (5)
Atlantic City (N.J.) (1)
(-)Democratic Party (U.S.) (5)
Columbia University (1)
Democratic Party (N.Y.). State Committee (1)
Democratic Party (U.S.). National Convention, 1964 (1)
Sears, Roebuck and Company (1)
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ST-C289-7-63. Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., with Grandchildren at His Birthday Party
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., celebrates his 75th birthday with his grandchildren at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. President John F. Kennedy sits in foreground at far left (mostly out of frame). Others (L-R): Kerry Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy (behind), Courtney Kennedy, Timothy Shriver (in front), Victoria Lawford (behind), Maria Shriver, Sydney Lawford, Christopher Lawford, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (seated), Kathleen Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jr. (sits in front), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (holding John, Jr.), Michael L. Kennedy (right of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.), David Kennedy (behind), Rose F. Kennedy, Robin Lawford, Robert Shriver, III (behind Robin), Joseph P. Kennedy, II (in back), Stephen Smith, Jr., and William Smith (in front).
ST-C283-54-63. President John F. Kennedy with John F. Kennedy, Jr., Aboard Helicopter
President John F. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., look out the window from aboard a helicopter en route from Hyannis Port to Otis Air Force Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, during Labor Day weekend. Victoria Lawford (back to camera) stands at far right.
President John F. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., sit aboard a helicopter en route from Hyannis Port to Otis Air Force Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, during Labor Day weekend. Victoria Lawford (partially hidden on edge of frame) stands at far left.
ST-M25-1-61. Composite Photograph of the Kennedy Family
Composite of four separate family photographs of the Kennedy Family, set in front of the family house in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Front Row (L-R): Eunice Kennedy Shriver; David Kennedy; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Kerry Kennedy (in Ethel Kennedy’s lap); Courtney Kennedy; Kathleen Kennedy (behind Courtney Kennedy); Michael L. Kennedy; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Timothy Shriver (grabbing his shoes); Robert Shriver (behind Timothy Shriver); Maria Shriver; John F. Kennedy Jr.; Caroline Kennedy (with toy gun); President John F. Kennedy; Victoria Lawford; Sydney Lawford (behind Victoria Lawford); Christopher Lawford; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Peter Lawford. Back row (L-R): Kara Kennedy; Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy; Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy Jr.; Joan Bennett Kennedy; Robert F. Kennedy; Joseph P. Kennedy II; R. Sargent Shriver; First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy; Stephen Smith (behind President Kennedy); Stephen Smith Jr.; Jean Kennedy Smith; William Smith.
[Note (excerpted from Cecil Stoughton’s “The Memories: JFK 1961-1963," p. 104): "The montage is made of four separate pictures – a master picture of most of the family members in front of the family house in Hyannisport, a picture of Teddy Kennedy and his two children taken at his Cape home, a picture of Stephen Smith and his family taken at yet another place in Hyannisport, and a final shot of Peter Lawford taken at Malibu Beach."]
Teti-Miller Photograph Collection
Photographic materials, 1964-1986 (bulk 1968-1982). Photographer Frank Teti documented the extended Kennedy family’s activities from 1964-1986. Many of these photographic images were used in the book Kennedy: The New Generation by Frank Teti, published in 1983.
White House Photographs (5)
(-)Lawford, Victoria (Victoria Frances), 1958- (6)
Kennedy, Caroline B. (Caroline Bouvier), 1957- (3)
Kennedy, Courtney (Mary Courtney), 1956- (3)
Kennedy, David (David Anthony), 1955-1984 (3)
Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1952- (3)
Kennedy, Kerry (Mary Kerry), 1959- (3)
Kennedy, Michael (Michael LeMoyne), 1958-1997 (3)
Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1954- (3)
Lawford, Christopher Kennedy, 1955-2018 (3)
Lawford, Sydney (Sydney Maleia), 1956- (3)
Shriver, Maria (Maria Owings), 1955- (3)
Shriver, Sargent (Robert Sargent), 1954- (3)
Shriver, Timothy (Timothy Perry), 1959- (3)
Smith, Stephen E. (Stephen Edward), 1957- (3)
Smith, William (William Kennedy), 1960- (3)
Kennedy, Christopher (Christopher George), 1963- (2)
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 (2)
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1961- (2)
Kennedy, Ethel (Ethel Skakel), 1928- (2)
Kennedy, Joan (Joan Bennett), 1936- (2)
Kennedy, Kara (Kara Anne), 1960-2011 (2)
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, 1890-1995 (2)
Lawford, Patricia Kennedy, 1924-2006 (2)
Lawford, Peter (Peter Sidney Vaughn), 1923-1984 (2)
Lawford, Robin (Robin Elizabeth), 1961- (2)
Shriver, Eunice (Eunice Kennedy), 1921-2009 (2)
Shriver, Sargent (Robert Sargent), 1915-2011 (2)
Smith, Jean Kennedy, 1928- (2)
Smith, Stephen E. (Stephen Edward), 1927-1990 (2)
Billings, Lem (Kirk LeMoyne), 1916-1981 (1)
Kennedy, Douglas (Douglas Harriman), 1967- (1)
Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 (1)
Kennedy, Max (Matthew Maxwell Taylor), 1965- (1)
Kennedy, Patrick (Patrick Joseph), 1967- (1)
Kennedy, Rory (Rory Elizabeth), 1968- (1)
Shriver, Anthony (Anthony Kennedy), 1965- (1)
Shriver, Mark (Mark Kennedy), 1964- (1)
Smith, Amanda (Amanda Mary), 1967- (1)
Smith, Kym (Kym Maria), 1972- (1)
Townsend, Kathleen Kennedy, 1951- (1)
(-)Hyannis Port (Mass.) (6)
Cape Cod (Mass.) (3)
Arlington (Va.) (1)
Palm Beach (Fla.) (1)
Washington (D.C.) (1)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1)
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) (1)
Democratic National Committee (U.S.) (1)
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation (1)
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Germany: Berlin: Cables, August 1962: 8-15
August 1962: 8-15, undated
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include U.S. helicopter flights over East Berlin, observances for the one year anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, potential travel requirements by the Germany (Democratic Republic), and protocols for air corridor use. Of note are telegrams regarding an effort by CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) to film an attempted escape of East Berlin refugees via a tunnel.
Germany: Berlin: Cables, October 1962: 11-20
October 1962: 11-20, undated
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include Berlin contingency planning with a nuclear demonstration plan, the filming and potential broadcast by NBC Television Network of an escape attempt by East Berlin refugees via a tunnel, policies for future action to assist wounded refugees in East Germany, and an Ambassadorial Working Group meeting on Berlin.
United Kingdom: General, 1963: 27 June-3 July
1963: 28 June-3 July
This file contains memoranda regarding Great Britain including air defense exercises in India, a United States news media story about a potential security lapse, and British involvement in India and Pakistan relations. Also included is a copy of a speech by Lord Privy Seal and Member of Parliament Edward Heath on foreign affairs given as part of a debate in the British House of Commons.
Vietnam: General, February 1962
February 1962, undated
This folder contains Department of State cables and memoranda regarding the conflict in Vietnam. Topics include United States military involvement; defoliant operations; guidelines for U.S. media coverage; mobile medical teams; the Strategic Hamlet Program; guerilla warfare and Viet Cong activity; and an attack on the palace of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of South Vietnam.
Vietnam: General, July 1963: 22-30
July 1963: 22-30
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding South Vietnam. Topics include religious persecution and demonstrations by Buddhists, the political climate and President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem, and military actions against the Viet Cong. Also included are a report by Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Robert Manning and memoranda of conversations between Assistant Secretary Manning, President Diem, chief advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, and other officials discussing the relations between United States journalists and Vietnam.
Vietnam: General, August 1963: 24-31: State cables
1963: 23 August-1 September, undated
This folder contains telegrams to and from the United States Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam regarding demonstrations by Buddhists and students and the subsequent imposition of martial law, the political climate in South Vietnam surrounding President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem and his chief advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, and censorship of outgoing press by the South Vietnamese government. Also included in this folder are telegrams summarizing meetings between Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, and President Diem.
Vietnam: General, September 1963: 1-10: Memos and miscellaneous
1963: 24 August-10 September, undated
This file contains memoranda and reports regarding South Vietnam. Topics include the political climate surrounding President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem and his chief advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, the oppression of Buddhists and the effect on Viet Cong activity, and programs by the Agency for International Development (AID) and United States Information Agency (USIA) for South Vietnam. Of note is a letter from Pope Paul VI to the Archibishop of Vietnam Paul Nguyen Van Binh. Also included are transcripts of interviews between President John F. Kennedy and Walter Cronkite, and on the Huntley-Brinkley Report.
Vietnam: Subjects, Top Secret cables, Tabs A-B, October 1963
October 1963: 2-30, undated
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding relations between the United States and South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam). Topics include U.S. economic aid; the political climate in South Vietnam surrounding President Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, the President's brother and chief advisor; leaks to the press; and the response of the South Vietnamese government to demonstrations by Buddhists and students.
Europe: General, January 1961-September 1962
30 January 1961-14 September 1962
This file contains memoranda regarding European integration and Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community, or EEC). Also included is a transcript of a CBS News broadcast titled, “Mr. Europe and the Common Market,” and copies of speeches by Dr. Walter Hallstein, President of the Commission of the EEC, titled, “America and Europe: A New Initiative,” and, “The EEC and the Community of the Free World.”
Europe: General, February 1963: 1-6 (2 of 3 folders)
30 September 1962-6 February 1963, undated
This file contains memoranda regarding negotiations for Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community, or EEC) and resistance by French President Charles de Gaulle, and United States relations and policies toward European countries. Also included are reports of foreign news media reaction to a veto by France of Great Britain’s admittance into the Common Market.
NATO: Weapons: Cables: France, 1962: January-June (3 of 3 folders)
22 March 1962-April 1963, undated
This file contains memoranda, telegrams, and draft papers regarding the United States policy towards France and the French nuclear program, nuclear assistance to France by the U.S. and Great Britain, a nuclear program within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and press attitudes toward a nuclear sharing program with France. Also included in this folder is a paper by Malcolm W. Hoag titled, “Nuclear Control After Nassau.”
NATO: Weapons: Cables: France: Eight Questions, 25 May 1962 [17 June 1962]
1962: 12 May-2 July, undated
This file contains materials for President John F. Kennedy in response to a memo from the President to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara regarding eight questions on United States nuclear policy towards France and European nuclear matters. Also included in this folder are copies of articles by Raymond Aron published in the French newspaper Le Figaro discussing relations between the U.S. and France.
McGeorge Bundy’s trip: Europe, September 1962
1962: 7 August-5 November, undated
This folder contains items regarding a trip to Europe by McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and his address to the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) meeting in Copenhagen. Materials include travel itineraries, correspondence with various American embassies in Europe, a copy of Bundy’s ATA speech, and telegrams regarding the reaction of the German press to Bundy’s visit to West Germany. Also included in this folder is a memorandum of a conversation between Bundy and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany (Federal Republic). This folder contains some foreign language materials.
Department of Defense (B): Subjects: Military exercises, BIG LIFT
1963: 8 August-6 December, undated
This file contains memoranda and telegrams from the Department of State and various White House officials regarding Exercise Big Lift, a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) strategic mobility exercise in Germany (Federal Republic) executed in coordination with United States European Command (USEUCOM) to demonstrate U.S. rapid long-range reinforcement capabilities. Also included are memoranda concerning foreign press coverage and public response.
Department of Defense (B): Subjects: Military exercises, LONG THRUST
24 March 1961-26 December 1963, undated
This file contains memoranda, telegrams, and reports from the Department of State and Joint Chiefs of Staff J-3 (Operations) Directorate coordinating the planning and execution of military exercise Long Thrust, an exercise jointly sponsored by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Commander-in-Chief of the United States European Command (USCINCEUR), and Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Central Europe (CINCENT) to demonstrate strategic mobility of U.S. troops through airlift deployment and field training exercises in Central Europe, including Germany (Federal Republic). Also included are memoranda concerning foreign press coverage.
Civil rights: General, “Washington Report,” 16 June 1963
This folder contains a Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) News transcript of the “Washington Report” concerning President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address on civil rights, desegregation, legislation to protect the rights of all Americans, President Kennedy’s upcoming visit to Germany, the Cold War, the Soviet Union, and the space race.
Cultural and social activities: General, 1962
November 1960, January 1962: 9-17
This folder contains an article by Philip Benjamin entitled, “Kirk Finds Africa Wary on College: Says Many Think Students Are ‘Exploited’ in U.S.;” a booklet by David D. Henry entitled, “The 1960 Nigerian-American Scholarship Program;” and correspondence concerning the African Scholarship Program at universities in America and foreign exchange students.
Nuclear weapons: Testing, July 1961: 1-15
July 1961: 5-14
This folder contains telegrams between the United States and the Soviet Union regarding a nuclear weapons test ban. Also included in this folder are memoranda and letters concerning the United States nuclear testing program and media access to a nuclear test site in Nevada.
Nuclear weapons: Testing: General, 1962: 4 April-30 July and undated
1962: 5 April-31 July
This folder contains telegrams, memoranda, press releases, statements, and a briefing paper concerning atmospheric, underground, and underwater nuclear weapons testing; updates on a disarmament conference in Geneva, Switzerland; the Johnston Island and Christmas Island test areas; financing the nuclear test program; and radioactive Iodine from nuclear fallout. Also included in this folder is a report by the Federal Radiation Council entitled, “Health Implications of Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Testing,” and a report by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service entitled, “Foreign Radio and Press Reaction to U.S. High-Altitude Nuclear Testing.
Nuclear weapons: Testing: U.S. resumption: Announcement and reactions, 2 March 1962, 1962: April-May
1962: 27 April-3 May
This folder contains reports from the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, United States Information Agency (USIA) Research and Reference Service, and the Foreign Broadcast Information Service concerning international media reaction to the United States resumption of nuclear weapons testing.
President’s speeches: UN address, September 1961, September 1961: 27-28
September 1961: 27-28, undated
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding international media reaction to President John F. Kennedy’s speech on disarmament and peacekeeping before the United Nations General Assembly.
President’s speeches: UN address, September 1961: Daily Report Supplement, World Reaction Series, 28 September 1961
28 September 1961, undated
This folder contains a report by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service on the international media reaction to President John F. Kennedy’s speech on disarmament and peacekeeping before the United Nations General Assembly.
President’s speeches: UN address, September 1961: Preliminary Reactions to President Kennedy’s UN Speech, 28 September 1961
This folder contains a report of preliminary reactions by international media to President John F. Kennedy’s speech on disarmament and peacekeeping before the United Nations General Assembly.
President’s speeches: UN address, September 1961, 1961: 29 September-23 October
1961: 29 September-23 October
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding international reaction to President John F. Kennedy’s speech on disarmament and peacekeeping before the United Nations General Assembly.
President’s speeches: American University speech, 10 June 1963, 12 June 1963
June 1963: 11-12
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda concerning reaction by the international media to President John F. Kennedy’s speech on nuclear weapons and disarmament at American University.
Textual folder (39)
(-)Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files (39)
(-)News media (39)
National security and defense (10)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 (6)
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 (2)
United States government departments and agencies (2)
Alliance for Progress (1)
Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuba, 1961 (1)
Ngo, Dinh Diem, 1901-1963 (5)
Ngo, Dinh Nhu, 1910-1963 (3)
Adenauer, Konrad (Konrad Hermann Josef), 1876-1967 (1)
Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 (1)
Khrushchev, Nikita S, (Nikita Sergeevich), 1894-1971 (1)
Germany (Federal Republic) (3)
South Vietnam (3)
Berlin (Germany) (2)
Europe, Central (1)
Germany (Democratic Republic) (1)
Vietnam (Republic) (1)
United Nations. General Assembly (5)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (3)
Department of Defense. U.S. European Command. 8/1/1952- (2)
European Economic Community, 1958-1967 (2)
United States. Army (2)
Atlantic Treaty Association (1)
Inter-American Press Association (1)
NBC Television Network (1)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Allied Command Europe. Allied Forces, Central Europe. 4/2/1951-2004 (1)
Rand Corporation (1)
United States. Atomic Energy Commission (1)
United States. Department of State. Agency for International Development (1)
United States Information Agency (1)
United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (2)
Aron, Raymond, 1905-1983 (1)
Chase, Gordon, 1932-1980 (1)
Department of Defense. Joint Chiefs of Staff. J-3 (Operations) Directorate. 8/15/1958- (1)
Hallstein, Walter, 1901-1982 (1)
Heath, Edward R. G. (Edward Richard George), 1916-2005 (1)
Komer, Robert W. (Robert William), 1922-2000 (1)
Rostow, Walt W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003 (1)
United States. Bureau of the Budget. Federal Radiation Council (1)
United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1)
United States. Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation (1)
United States. Department of State. Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1)
United States Information Agency. Research and Reference Service (1)
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KN-24755. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup
President John F. Kennedy (mostly out of frame) meets with Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (left), and Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
KN-24753. President John F. Kennedy with Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (out of frame). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
ST-315-4-62. President John F. Kennedy Views Parade at Marine Barracks
President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) watches members of the Marine Corps Color Guard march during an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (wearing white), stands next to President Kennedy.
ST-315-2-62. President John F. Kennedy Attends Parade at Marine Barracks
President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Seated in front row with backs to camera (L-R): Unidentified; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; President Kennedy (speaking with General Shoup); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); unidentified. Members of the Marine Corps Color Guard march in the background.
President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Seated in front row with backs to camera (L-R): Zola Shoup (wife of Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; General Shoup; President Kennedy; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); unidentified. Members of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps stand in formation in the background.
KN-C22765. President John F. Kennedy at Marine Barracks
President John F. Kennedy speaks with Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy attended an evening parade at the barracks. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands at right.
President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands at right; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, stands behind President Kennedy.
KN-C22763. President John F. Kennedy Attends at Marine Barracks
President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands at right; members of the Marine Corps Color Guard stand at left.
KN-C22762. President John F. Kennedy Attends Parade at Marine Barracks
President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (saluting), stands next to President Kennedy.
KN-C22761. President John F. Kennedy and General David M. Shoup at Marine Barracks
President John F. Kennedy stands with Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (saluting), in front of the Commandant’s House at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (mostly hidden), stands behind General Shoup; the Marines flanking the doorway are unidentified.
President John F. Kennedy stands with Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, in front of the Commandant’s House at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (partially hidden), stands behind General Shoup; the Marines flanking the doorway are unidentified.
President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Left to right: Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia (mostly out of frame); President Kennedy; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Zola Shoup; Congressman Carl Vinson (Georgia).
President John F. Kennedy laughs with Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy attended an evening parade at the barracks. Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia) sits at far left; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson sits at far right.
President John F. Kennedy laughs during a visit to the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy attended an evening parade at the barracks. Left to right: Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); President Kennedy; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Zola Shoup; Congressman Carl Vinson of Georgia (on edge of frame).
President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands at right; members of the Marine Corps Color Guard stand at left. Those seated in background include: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia).
KN-C22754. President John F. Kennedy Speaks at Marine Barracks
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy attended an evening parade at the barracks. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands at left.
KN-C22753. President John F. Kennedy Signs Roll of Honor at Marine Barracks
President John F. Kennedy signs the Roll of Honor at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy attended an evening parade at the barracks. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands at right.
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy attended an evening parade at the barracks. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands at left; members of the Marine Corps Color Guard stand behind.
KN-C22750. President John F. Kennedy Views Parade at Marine Barracks
President John F. Kennedy watches an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (“8th & I”) in Washington, D.C. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands at far left; members of the Marine Corps Honor Guard march in background.
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Labor Supports Cergol for Huntington Town Board
Organized labor has enthusiastically thrown its support behind Councilwoman Joan Cergol’s effort to remain on the Huntington Town Board.
Cergol recently won the endorsement of both the Long Island Federation of Labor, representing 250,000 union members on Long Island, and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, representing 38 affiliated local unions.
“Our support for your campaign is based on your record and your commitment to working families,” the Long Island Federation noted in its endorsement letter, signed by President John R. Durso and Executive Director Roger Clayman. “We are confident that you share with us a common vision about the future of Long Island…We look forward to working with you to build opportunities for the next generation, to live and work here on Long Island in safe, strong and prosperous communities.”
Building Trades Council President Matthew P. Aracich wrote in his group’s endorsement letter, “The entire Council praises your genuine experience throughout your tenure as a community leader and member of the Huntington Town Board…Your work ethic and advocacy on behalf of hard working middle class families is second to none…From the very moment of approaching the council you brought a message that contains enthusiasm and optimism. I am sure we can make Long Island a more affordable, rewarding and safe place to live and raise a family.”
“I am honored and humbled to have received these endorsements from two of Long Island’s major labor organizations,” Councilwoman Cergol said. “The endorsements affirm my hard work over the years to help working families and our middle class and recognize my commitment to continuing these efforts in the future. I eagerly look forward to working with the Long Island Federation of Labor and the Building Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties on initiatives to make Long Island an affordable and even more attractive place to live.”
Councilwoman Cergol, who has the endorsement of the Democratic, Independence, Working Families and Women’s Equality Parties, has a public service record that includes expanding affordable housing and home ownership, providing job training for local residents, revitalizing downtown areas and supporting local businesses.
Under her leadership, the Town created 550 new units of affordable housing and provided low-interest financing to homeowners for needed home improvements and emergency home repairs. Councilwoman Cergol partnered with the Long Island Federation of Labor to prepare and place residents in pre-apprenticeship training programs. She also managed many of the Town’s capital improvement projects, including the revitalization of Huntington Station, and secured over $20 million in grants for the Town. When the Town negotiated a Master Development Agreement with Renaissance Downtowns, she made sure that the agreement included a commitment to use union labor.
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Sri Lanka will not depend on aid: president
Posted on May 16, 2007 | Politics
May 16, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s president vowed on Wednesday not to depend on foreign aid after Britain said it would suspend debt relief to its former colony until Colombo improves its human rights record. President Mahinda Rajapakse said he would accept “genuine aid,” but will not depend on it, his office quoted him as saying during a meeting with local newspaper editors at his residence.
“If we are offered genuine aid we will take it. If not we will forget about aid and do our job,” the president said. “We will not be dependent on aid.”
The president’s office said he was commenting on the “reported suspending of aid by Britain.”
“Today, we use our own money for resettlement work. We did not wait till the international non-governmental organisations came with their money,” the president said.
“The work is going on successfully. We are providing electricity to people being resettled. New roads are being built in these areas.”
The suspension of foreign aid to Sri Lanka was announced by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development Gareth Thomas earlier this month.
He said Colombo must address Britain’s “rights concerns.”
“Further debt relief paymen
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Self-discovery: a noble journey
By Gloria Steinem
Special to The Times
Every once in a while, there is a movie that is not just an escape from life, but an insight into it. At first glance, “The Hours,” a screen version of Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, isn’t one of them.
Its three major characters, women of different eras whose lives on one day are interwoven in this film, seem too distant from us. There is Virginia Woolf, struggling against bouts of black depression to begin her great novel, “Mrs. Dalloway,” also the story of one day in a woman’s life. There is Laura Brown, a 1950s housewife suffering a kind of soul death in a California suburb where even her reading of “Mrs. Dalloway” -- or any book -- is remarked upon. And there is Clarissa Vaughan, a professional woman living in present-day Manhattan with her college-age daughter, her woman lover and her care-taking duties for a former lover, now dying of AIDS, for whom she is planning a Mrs. Dalloway-style dinner party.
But as these lives unfold in the darkened theater, any feeling of distance melts away. For one thing, the interior life of each woman is revealed with such reality that we become as hooked on its suspense as we would in any action film, a rare success in this visual medium. For another, we witness moments of such concentrated meaning that, if you poured water on them, each one would become a novel.
For example: When Virginia Woolf, played with subtlety by Nicole Kidman, says, “I believe I may have a first sentence,” we glimpse the internal struggle of a writer. When Julianne Moore, as Laura, the 1950s housewife, speaks to her beloved little boy in an inauthentic “Mommy” voice, we understand the price paid by everyone when women are allowed to give birth to others but not themselves. And when Meryl Streep, as the modern Clarissa, tells her daughter that she once thought of a moment of happiness as the beginning of a happy life -- only to realize later that this moment was happiness itself -- we get a rare lesson in the importance of living in the present, which is, of course, the only time we can live.
But the power of “The Hours” only really becomes clear as we find ourselves thinking about it, seeking out friends who have seen it, and eliciting lessons from it for days and weeks afterward. Because this film assumes that one day can be the microcosm of a life -- and that inner space is as dramatic and worthy of exploring as outer space -- we’re moved to value our own days and lives. After all, our bodies are one-third solid and two-thirds water, mirroring the Earth itself, and our brains are said to be as complex as the universe. Why shouldn’t one day be a microcosm of a larger life, even the sweep of history? It’s a populist point better made through the days of three “ordinary” women than through the lives of leaders whose days would seem already important. It’s also the understanding of Virginia Woolf that caused Michael Cunningham and so many others to fall in love with her work.
Even as a sports-obsessed 15-year-old boy, Cunningham remembers discovering her, as he wrote on “The Hours’ ” Web site, “a genius and a visionary ... a rock star ... the first writer to split the atom.” Now, he explains, “her greatness lies in her insistence that there are no ordinary lives, just inadequate ways of looking at them.... If most great writers scan the heavens like astrophysicists, Woolf looked penetratingly at the very small, like a microbiologist.... We understand that the workings of atomic particles are every bit as mysterious and enormous as the workings of galaxies -- it all depends on whether you look in or out.”
Worries about omissions
Thanks to David Hare’s imaginative script, which makes three lives resonate with shared themes and images, and to Stephen Daldry’s transparent direction, “The Hours” also conveys this sense that inner space is as vast, dramatic and surprising as outer space. Of course, the impulse to keep thinking about this movie owes something to worry about what it leaves out. For example, I worry that viewers, especially those who can’t empathize with the self-erasure that goes along with living a derived life, may demonize Laura for leaving her family to save her life. Some male moviegoers have emerged bewildered about why Laura wasn’t happy with just her nice house, nice marriage and nice son -- as if they would’ve been.
Even more, I worry that the absence of even a hint of the sexual abuse and isolation that left Woolf with childhood flashbacks and a lifetime of trauma -- beyond what society was willing to talk about then, but inexplicably left out of Cunningham’s novel and this film -- may make her depressions seem a personal fault. For example, there is a reference to the suicide of one of her “Mrs. Dalloway” characters, yet not to the fact that he was a traumatized veteran of World War I to whom Woolf herself would have felt personally linked.
Because the film’s prologue shows Woolf’s own suicide 18 years later -- yet gives us no clue that the march of fascism and the beginning of World War II were part of what pushed her over the edge -- I worry that her radical act of self-determination is deprived of its context then, and its resonance now. If the response of the New York Times’ reviewer is any measure, I’m right to worry. Though he praised the film, he attributed Woolf’s suffering to the “faulty wiring” of her brain.
But high expectations are the price of high standards, and this film sets them. The valuable and rare thing is that individual days and lives and inner worlds -- those of others and also our own -- may seem more complicated, miraculous and valuable after we’ve seen “The Hours” than before. That’s not a bad lesson in this time when destroying lives far away is being presented to us as acceptable, and even desirable. Without the added burdens that Woolf carried for all her days, we should be able to do something about it.
If we do, “The Hours” will have extended the life of the woman who inspired it.
Gloria Steinem is an author, feminist activist and consulting editor of Ms. magazine.
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Judge overturns law on abortion
OKLAHOMA CITY —
An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday overturned a state law that required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound and a doctor’s description of the fetus.
Oklahoma County District Judge Vicki Robertson said the law violated constitutional requirements that a legislative measure deal only with one subject. She did not rule on the validity of the ultrasound provisions.
Her ruling also overturned provisions in the law that allowed doctors and other healthcare providers to refuse to take part in an abortion for moral or religious reasons, required certain signs to be placed in clinics where abortions are performed, and prohibited wrongful-life lawsuits arguing that a disabled child would have been better off aborted.
Special Assistant Atty. Gen. Teresa Collett said she would meet with state officials to discuss whether to appeal. The law was passed in 2008, but legal action has prevented it from going into effect.
A Tulsa clinic filed suit in October challenging the ultrasound provision, arguing that the law was unconstitutionally vague and was not clear about what a doctor should tell a woman undergoing the ultrasound.
Stephanie Toti, an attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, said Oklahoma was the only state to mandate that a physician both conduct an ultrasound and describe the images to the patient.
“The ultrasound provision takes away a patient’s choice about whether or not to view an ultrasound, and it requires physicians to provide information to their patients that the physicians do not believe is medically necessary,” Toti said. “It’s an affront to women’s autonomy and decision-making power, and it’s also an intrusion to the physician-patient relationship.”
But Collett argued that all of the provisions in the law related to “the taking of human life.”
She also said the statute clearly stated that a doctor should tell a woman about the dimensions of the fetus, as well as the presence of a heartbeat, arms, legs and internal organs.
“Common medical practice is to require doctors to provide patients information that’s necessary for them to make informed decisions,” Collett said. “We don’t think abortion should be any exception.”
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Lieutenant Andrea Grossman began her career in law enforcement as a Reserve Police Officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. She has been with the Los Angeles Police Department as a full time police officer for over 25 years. Her previous assignments included Patrol, Traffic, Community Relations and Internal Affairs Group.
She is currently assigned to Juvenile Division, where she is the Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, and the ICAC Commander for the Regional Los Angeles ICAC Task Force Program. The Los Angeles ICAC Unit is responsible for investigating Internet predators and the possession and distribution of child pornography over the Internet, child exploitation, possession of child pornography over the Internet, child exploitation, possession of child pornography, and child predators.
The Los Angeles ICAC is responsible for a five county area working in tandem with fifty affiliate state, local and federal law enforcement agencies. She has been the Operations Chair for the National ICAC and is the current National Chair for Public Awareness for the ICAC. She is the United States Representative for State and Local Law Enforcement Liaison to INTERPOL.
She graduated from the University of La Verne and California State University at Long Beach. She has earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degree. She also received a Presidential appointment as a Fulbright Scholar in the United Kingdom for the study of Victimology.
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Allegiant Air unveils direct service to Western destination from Peoria today
Dave Haney
Oct 27, 2007 at 12:01 AM Oct 27, 2007 at 4:27 AM
Destination is the third of five direct flights the Las Vegas-based airline has planned for the River City, all of which will be in place by mid-December.
Need a ride to Superbowl XLII?
While it may be tough getting a ticket to watch the National Football League’s championship game, getting a ticket for the flight there just got easier.
Allegiant Air unveils its inaugural direct air-passenger service to Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz., today with flights leaving Peoria twice weekly.
The western route is the third of five direct flights the Las Vegas-based airline has planned for the River City, all of which will be in place by mid-December.
The addition of the Phoenix-Mesa flights brings to nine the number of direct destinations from Greater Peoria Regional Airport. With two additional direct flights yet to be added to the schedule this year, Peoria will have double the destinations that were available a year ago.
"Certainly, the big message is, ‘We’re growing,’ but as we grow — and we’ll continue to grow — this is the time for people to pledge their support to use the services we have," airport Director Ken Spirito said Friday. "It’s very important we use the service or we will lose it."
The airport has recorded 11 percent more passengers this year versus the same time last year — up 7 percent compared to last month — and is continuing its trend to outpace the 2005 record of 520,000 travelers. Spirito said the airport could see 535,000 to 545,000 air passengers by year’s end. Last year saw 483,575 air travelers.
Allegiant will operate 150-passenger MD80 jets to Phoenix-Mesa, similar to its other flights.
Flights depart the Peoria airport at 12:20 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays, arriving about three hours later at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Return flights arrive in Peoria at 11:45 a.m.
"There’s an affinity with the Midwest and Phoenix," Spirito said.
While many people fly south to Arizona to escape winter’s chill for weeks or months at a time, it’s also a haven for sports aficionados.
Mesa hosts the Chicago Cubs and the Peoria Chiefs for spring training. Glendale, Ariz., a Phoenix suburb and home to the Arizona Cardinals, will play host on Feb. 3 for the NFL’s Superbowl XLII.
Dave Haney can be reached at (309) 686-3181 or dhaney@pjstar.com.
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Hamstreet Woods National Nature Reserve
Hamstreet Woods National Nature Reserve was one of the first National Nature Reserves in the country.
The stunning ancient woodland is the ideal place to take peaceful, relaxing woodland walks. The site makes use of the abundant footpaths, bridleways and long distance trails that run through the reserve, to offer an assortment of routes to enjoy.
Hamstreet Woods NNR sits on the old escarpment of the original Saxon shoreline which is now 10 km from the sea. The woods are part of Orlestone Forest, a fragmented area of woodland that is the leftover of an uninterrupted oak forest that used to cover the Weald. Bluebells, honeysuckle and wood anemone are found among the ground flora together with gorse, ling and tormentil in more acidic areas. Damper areas are home to ash, hazel, hawthorn and alder. Here the ground flora includes dog's mercury, greater butterfly and early purple orchid.
Many breeding birds can be seen on the reserve, most typical of woodlands. These include treecreeper, spotted flycatcher and redpoll, with nightingale, hawfinch and sparrowhawk. The woods support a large number of rare invertebrates, most notably species living on dead-wood and butterflies such as the Duke of Burgundy fritillary.
The reserve is unusual in that it is still keenly managed in a traditional way. It is because of this management that it attracts an exceptional collection of birds and moths.
The site is also of archaeological interest and contains many well preserved earthworks including a medieval ditch and bank system and the remains of a medieval dam.
Open all the time
Paths are largely suitable for electric scooters
The nearest train station is Hamstreet (0.5 miles). Cycling and riding are allowed.
Signs and leaflets are available for visitor information and there are waymarked trails of 2.5 and 5 kilometres. The Reserve is accessed from the B2067 at Hamstreet. There are no toilets. Parking is available.
Disclaimer: The information on this leisure attraction was presented with the best of intentions. Any reported errors will be corrected immediately. People interested in contacting the above leisure attraction should confirm for themselves the accuracy of any data presented.
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2019 PROSPECT CAMP
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WEEKLY PREVIEW: Men's Lacrosse Travel to Play Taylor Trojans Wednesday
Taylor (Ind.)
Lawrence Tech (6-5, 4-2 WHAC) 8 8 3 1 20
Taylor (Ind.) (5-4, 1-4 WHAC) 0 5 3 3 11
G: Gerig, Tyler - 4
A: Gerig, Grant - 3
Sv: Mongoven, Kyle - 12
G: Brendan Oles - 8
A: Brendan Oles - 2
Sv: Joel Trent - 6
GB: Nik Kubik - 9
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The Lawrence Technological University men's lacrosse team travels to play Taylor University (Ind.) on Wednesday, April 10th at 4 p.m. in their final stretch before post season.
Lawrence Tech (6-5, 3-2) are coming off a recent 13-11 loss to NO. 3 Indiana Tech this past Saturday. The Blue Devils are led by the 19 goals of Jacob Flood and the 20 assists of Maveric Muscat. Muscat ranks 7th in the NAIA for total assists. Defensively, Joel Trent is 10th in the nation with 96 saves. Off the center face off, Nik Kubik has been doing well, ranking 8th in the nation for ground balls with 72. Leading the NAIA in man up goals is Brendan Oles with 10.
Taylor (3-3, 1-3) welcomes the Blue Devils following an 18-7 loss to the NO. 1 team in the nation, Madonna University (Mich.). The Trojans are led by Tyler Gerig with 22 goals this season. Their goalie has had a standout season, with 81 saves the season, he is ranked 3rd in the nation for saves per game with an average of 13.5.
Following this game, the Blue Devils will have their final regular season home game against Siena Heights University (Mich.) on Wednesday, April 17, which will also serve as the team's senior day. After the match against the Saints, the Blue Devils travel to play the NO. 1 team at Madonna on April 20th.
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HATE To Kick Off Devastation On The Nation North American Tour; New Video Now Playing – Metal-Rules.com
Polish death metal unit HATE will be touring across North America with Belphegor, Dark Funeral, Incantation, Vale Of Pnath, and Nightmarer as part of the annual Devastation On The Nation tour. Set to commence on May 17th in San Diego, California, the trek will wind its way through over two-dozen cities upon its conclusion June 15th in Los Angeles, California. See all confirmed dates below.
The band’s latest journey comes in advance of their eleventh full-length, Auric Gates Of Veles, set for release June 14th via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Auric Gates Of Veles, view the band’s newly-issued video for “Sovereign Sanctity.” Produced by 9LITER FILMY and filmed by Błazej Jankowiak, the clip can be viewed at THIS LOCATION.
Comments HATE frontman ATF Sinner, “Well here it is, the first visual to our new album, Auric Gates Of Veles, for the song, ‘Sovereign Sanctity.’ We feel the video and the song together pass a story that at once conveys our message universally and yet is full of details and symbolism that tell a deeper story. So instead of me telling you about it, I’ll present it to you all with no preface. Just a quick thanks to Błazej Jankowiak and 9LITER FILMY for the massive work done bringing our united vision to life.”
HATE – Devastation On The Nation w/ Belphegor, Dark Funeral, Incantation, Vale Of Pnath, Nightmarer:
5/17/2019 Brick by Brick – San Diego, CA
5/18/2019 Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA
5/19/2019 Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, OR
5/20/2019 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
5/21/2019 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
5/23/2019 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
5/24/2019 Roxy Theatre – Denver, CO
5/25/2019 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
5/26/2019 Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
5/28/2019 The Phantasy – Cleveland, OH
5/29/2019 Lee’s Place – Toronto, ON
5/30/2019 Maverick’s – Ottawa, ON
5/31/2019 Imperial Bell – Quebec City, ON
6/01/2019 Middle East – Boston, QC
6/02/2019 Brooklyn Bazaar – Brooklyn, NY
6/04/2019 Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
6/05/2019 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
6/06/2019 The Loft at Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
6/07/2019 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
6/08/2019 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
6/09/2019 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
6/10/2019 Come and Take it Live – Austin, TX
6/11/2019 Gas Monkey Bar and Grill – Dallas, TX
6/13/2019 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
6/14/2019 Club Red – Mesa, AZ
6/15/2019 1720 – Los Angeles, CA
Since 1991, HATE has lived up to their name, responsible for some of the angriest and most ruthless death metal unleashed upon the world. With 2017’s Tremendum, they took a step toward a darker, more atmospheric, black metal-oriented style and began exploring Slavonic mysticism, and new album Auric Gates Of Veles boldly continues in that direction. “We wanted to go deeper into the subject, both musically and lyrically,” asserts ATF Sinner. “We also wanted to record a sharper and better-defined rhythm section; a more death metal-oriented one. When it comes to guitar sound, it was meant to be a wall of sonic destruction with dark ambient elements in the background.” To say that they achieved that which they set out to create is an understatement, for Auric Gates Of Veles is a titanic record that is both more organic and dynamic sounding, and may well be the finest of their storied career.
With the ominous rumble that heralds the commencement of opener “Seventh Manvantara” giving way to a squall of guitars and blastbeats, it is clear that HATE is playing at the top of their game. Progressing through the rampant thrashing and wide open spaces of “The Volga’s Veins,” the haunting, crushing grooves of the title track, the equally sinister and tragic sounds of “Salve Ignis,” and concluding with the raw black metal of closer “Generation Sulphur,” it is a diverse record, not content to rehash the same idea eight times. The centerpiece of the album is arguably the six-and-a-half-minute epic thunder of “Sovereign Sanctity,” which demands the full attention of the listener from start to finish. Notes Sinner, “We wanted the songs to sound like anthems, and ‘Sovereign Sanctity’ is a perfect example of such a song. I think it’s also one of the best we have written in years.”
2019-05-13 21:06:52 – Source: metal-rules.com
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Companies to Inspire Africa
Companies to Inspire Africa 2017
Expert Commentaries
Inspiring tomorrow’s entrepreneurs
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Unleashing the power of SMEs
Financing Africa's future champions
Enabling Africa’s engine of growth
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SMEs vital to driving Africa’s economy
Commentary by Dr Carl Irwin and Francis Grogan Joint CEOs, Zambeef Products PLC
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The success stories in this book can act as a catalyst for the next generation of africa’s entrepreneurs. Something extraordinary is happening in Africa. The continent’s growth story is nothing new to global investors; savvy investors have seen the opportunities for high growth and attractive returns for a few years now. But this is different.
There’s a buzz around. A groundswell of young, dynamic entrepreneurs, many educated in Europe and the US, are returning to their home countries with exciting ideas on how to capture – and drive – Africa’s spectacular growth. These entrepreneurs also have the skills and determination to implement those ideas.
It’s that ‘sparkle in the eye’ that Zambeef captured when we started out in 1994 with 60 staff, a rented abattoir and an old Land Rover for deliveries. Today the company is listed on the London and Lusaka stock exchanges, employs more than 6,000 staff and has 171 retail outlets throughout Zambia and West Africa. Inspiration continues to be a key part of that growth, which is why this publication, Companies to Inspire Africa, is so important.
“These entrepreneurs also have the skills and determination to implement those ideas”
By promoting the micro-economic success stories of some of Africa’s fastest-growing companies, we hope that it will inspire global emerging market investors and give them a real sense of the excitement and possibilities that are driving our continent’s future.
This book identifies more than 250 high-growth private companies that are seeking to emulate the success of companies like Zambeef. The report has been produced in association with the African Development Bank and CDC Group, the UK government’s development finance institution and a range of private equity investors. This is of particular significance given that, in 2016, CDC Group completed a $65m equity investment in Zambeef, enabling us to expand our cold chain foods production capacity in order to meet the growing demand for food, both in Zambia and in the surrounding SADC/COMESA regions.
This book profiles the Zambeefs of the future. We wish them well.
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Wendy Simpson
Chairman, CEO & President
Wendy Simpson has been LTC’s CEO and President since 2007 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2013. She joined the company in 2000 as Vice Chairman and has also served as Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining LTC, Wendy held executive positions in public companies that owned acute care hospitals, LTACHs, psychiatric hospitals and home health services. She began her career in public accounting and has more than 25 years in health care related businesses.
Pam Kessler
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Pam Kessler has been LTC’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since 2010. She joined LTC in 2000 as Vice President, Controller and Secretary and also served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining LTC Pam was the Corporate Controller for a privately held commercial and multifamily real estate developer. She was also the Director of Financial Reporting for Irvine Apartment Communities, a Southern California apartment REIT. Additionally, Pam served as the Assistant Controller of the Inland Empire division of KB Home, a publicly traded homebuilder. Pam began her career as a certified public accountant at Ernst & Young.
Clint Malin
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Clint Malin has been LTC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer since 2012. He joined LTC in 2004 as Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining LTC, Clint was the Vice President of Corporate Real Estate for Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (now Genesis HealthCare) where he was responsible for acquisitions and portfolio management. Mr. Malin began his career in public accounting working for KPMG and Arthur Andersen.
Cece Chikhale
Senior Vice President, Controller and Treasurer
CeCe Chikhale has been LTC’s Senior Vice President, Controller and Treasurer since 2015. She joined LTC in 2002 as an Accounting Manager and has also served as Vice President, Controller, Assistant Controller and Assistant Treasurer. Prior to joining LTC, Cece was a Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young.
Doug Korey
Senior Vice President, MANAGING DIRECTOR of Business Development
Doug Korey has been LTC’s Senior Vice President of Business Development since 2015. Prior to joining LTC, Doug was president of Lancaster Pollard Finance Co. Previously he was a co-founder, partner and managing director of Contemporary Healthcare Capital. Doug has over 25 years of structured finance experience and has financed over $1 billion of debt and equity to the senior housing and long-term care industry.
Peter Lyew
Vice President and Director of Tax
Peter Lyew has been LTC’s Vice President and Director of Tax since 2001. He joined LTC in 2000 as Director of Tax. Prior to joining LTC, he held tax management positions with Sun America Affordable Housing, where he specialized in real estate partnerships. Formerly he was with Ernst & Young Kenneth Leventhal and also Arthur Andersen & Company.
Gibson Satterwhite
Vice President, Asset Management
Gibson Satterwhite has been LTC’s Vice President of Asset Management since 2017. Prior to joining LTC, Gibson held executive financial positions in privately held companies in seniors housing and manufacturing. Gibson began his career in equity research at Citigroup Asset Management and has over 15 years of investment and operations experience.
Mandi Hogan
Mandi Hogan has been LTC's Vice President of Marketing since 2018. She joined LTC in 2016 as Director of Marketing. Prior to joining LTC, Mandi began her career with Anheuser-Busch and has since acquired over 25 years sales and marketing experience across multiple industries including: television media, natural products, luxury real estate and tech startups.
VICE PRESIDENT, Investments
Mike has been LTC’s Vice President of Investments since 2019. He joined LTC in 2016 as a Senior Analyst. Prior to joining LTC, he held positions at a high net worth single-family office and The Carlyle Group. Mike began his career at Ernst & Young and has over 10 years of financial experience.
Shareholder Value
LTC is a health care REIT investing in seniors housing and health care real estate, focused on developing relationships while delivering strong returns to shareholders.
Check out recent LTC-related news or see which events and conferences we plan to attend.
Diversified Asset Base
The LTC portfolio of seniors housing and health care properties is well diversified by geography, operator, and property type.
Reported Financials
LTC completed its initial public offering of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange in 1992 and celebrated 20 years on the exchange by ringing the closing bell in August of 2012.
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Eagles winless in Seattle
Nick Fierro, Of The Morning Call
SEATTLE — Too many turnovers and too few tackles led to another Eagles loss Thursday night in what has become a recurring pattern this season.
This time, with the Eagles driving toward a possible touchdown that would have cut the Seattle Seahawks' lead to three points with more than four minutes to go in the fourth quarter, backup quarterback Vince Young floated a pass toward LeSean McCoy in the left flat, and David Hawthorne quickly ended any chance of the Eagles being winners this year.
Hawthorne came through with Seattle's fourth interception of the game and returned it 77 yards for the score that sealed his team's 31-14 victory.
The loss means the Eagles (4-8) will not finish with a winning record for only the fourth time in coach Andy Reid's 13-year reign and first time since 2007.
Seattle (5-7) prevailed with its defense and a dominant ground game that allowed quarterback Tarvaris Jackson to turn the clock back 40 years or so. In a pass-first league that has three quarterbacks on pace to break Dan Marino's single-season passing record, Jackson attempted just 16 throws. But he completed 13 of them for 190 yards, a touchdown and a passer rating of 137.0.
Adding injury to insult, the Eagles lost special teams ace Colt Anderson for the season to a torn left anterior cruciate ligament and cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha indefinitely to a concussion and stinger. Both players were out of the game by the time the Seahawks kicked a 49-yard field goal to take a 17-7 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Seattle never trailed after putting two first-quarter touchdowns on the board before the Eagles finally were able to answer in the second.
Its first score came after running back Marshawn Lynch appeared to be stopped in a massive pile just past the line of scrimmage before emerging and going the rest of the way for a 15-yard touchdown. Perhaps no other play this season better underscored the Eagles' tackling and concentration problems than that.
"It looked like there were a lot of bodies around him," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. "And obviously nobody got ahold of him. He was able to squirt through. Our guys tried to jump on him and obviously nobody grabbed him.
"... He was the key to their offense, and we didn't do a very good job of stopping him."
Defensive end Trent Cole also was unable to explain the breakdown that symbolized their season.
"I was kind of disgusted myself, I couldn't figure it out myself," Cole said. "I remember going to the pile and I thought he was caught up in there. All of a sudden somebody popped out. I didn't know who had the ball. Popped out of that big pile and he was on his way to the end zone.
"There was nothing we could do about it. It's just, we've got to wrap him up and get him down. That's what we've got to do."
Lynch's touchdown was set up by a 26-yard pass down the middle to wide-open receiver Ben Obomanu to the Eagles' 10. Lynch scored immediately after a false-start penalty on Robert Gallery moved the ball back 5 yards.
The Seahawks made it 14-0 on another spectacular run by Lynch, this time for 40 yards.
Young quickly brought the Eagles back, however, hitting Riley Cooper with an underthrown, 47-yard bomb that would have been a touchdown if Cooper didn't have to come back to it.
No matter. They scored two plays later when McCoy went off right tackle for a touchdown.
The rest of the half featured a trade of punts until the Seahawks took possession with 2:49 to go and went 49 yards before kicking their field goal to go up by 10.
Young, starting his third straight game in place of injured Michael Vick, completed 17 of 29 passes for 208 yards and a TD to go with his four picks.
Lynch finished with 148 yards on 22 carries to outshine Eagles counterpart LeSean McCoy (17 carries, 84 yards), who entered this weekend as the NFL's leading rusher.
McCoy also was at a loss for a logical explanation for how this season started falling apart almost from the minute the Eagles routed St. Louis in Week 1.
The Seahawks made it 24-7 in the third quarter after capitalizing on an interception that was returned by 55 yards by Brandon Browner to set up a short field. Not long after that, Jackson provided Seattle with its last offensive score, hitting Golden Tate with an 11-yard pass.
That might not have been enough, if not for the defensive score that sealed it, because the Eagles' defense appeared to have finally solved Seattle's attack while Young made it 24-14 by connecting with McCoy on a 2-yard shovel pass.
Now the best the Eagles can do is .500.
"It's at the point right now where you've got to have pride," defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins said. "You've got to have that desire in you that makes you play more than just for money."
Eagles draft target: WR Kelvin Harmon of N.C. State
Eagles draft target: DT/DE Christian Wilkins of Clemson
Eagles draft target: OL Cody Ford of Oklahoma
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Amenorrhea (uh-men-o-REE-uh) is the absence of menstruation — one or more missed menstrual periods. Women who have missed at least three menstrual periods in a row have amenorrhea, as do girls who haven't begun menstruation by age 15.
The most common cause of amenorrhea is pregnancy. Other causes of amenorrhea include problems with the reproductive organs or with the glands that help regulate hormone levels. Treatment of the underlying condition often resolves amenorrhea.
The main sign of amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual periods. Depending on the cause of amenorrhea, you might experience other signs or symptoms along with the absence of periods, such as:
Milky nipple discharge
Vision changes
Excess facial hair
Consult your doctor if you've missed at least three menstrual periods in a row, or if you've never had a menstrual period and you're age 15 or older.
Amenorrhea can occur for a variety of reasons. Some are normal during the course of a woman's life, while others may be a side effect of medication or a sign of a medical problem.
Natural amenorrhea
During the normal course of your life, you may experience amenorrhea for natural reasons, such as:
Some women who take birth control pills may not have periods. Even after stopping oral contraceptives, it may take some time before regular ovulation and menstruation return. Contraceptives that are injected or implanted also may cause amenorrhea, as can some types of intrauterine devices.
Certain medications can cause menstrual periods to stop, including some types of:
Cancer chemotherapy
Blood pressure drugs
Allergy medications
Lifestyle factors
Sometimes lifestyle factors contribute to amenorrhea, for instance:
Low body weight. Excessively low body weight — about 10 percent under normal weight — interrupts many hormonal functions in your body, potentially halting ovulation. Women who have an eating disorder, such as anorexia or bulimia, often stop having periods because of these abnormal hormonal changes.
Excessive exercise. Women who participate in activities that require rigorous training, such as ballet, may find their menstrual cycles interrupted. Several factors combine to contribute to the loss of periods in athletes, including low body fat, stress and high energy expenditure.
Stress. Mental stress can temporarily alter the functioning of your hypothalamus — an area of your brain that controls the hormones that regulate your menstrual cycle. Ovulation and menstruation may stop as a result. Regular menstrual periods usually resume after your stress decreases.
Hormonal imbalance
Many types of medical problems can cause hormonal imbalance, including:
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). PCOS causes relatively high and sustained levels of hormones, rather than the fluctuating levels seen in the normal menstrual cycle.
Thyroid malfunction. An overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) or underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) can cause menstrual irregularities, including amenorrhea.
Pituitary tumor. A noncancerous (benign) tumor in your pituitary gland can interfere with the hormonal regulation of menstruation.
Premature menopause. Menopause usually begins around age 50. But, for some women, the ovarian supply of eggs diminishes before age 40, and menstruation stops.
Structural problems
Problems with the sexual organs themselves also can cause amenorrhea. Examples include:
Uterine scarring. Asherman's syndrome, a condition in which scar tissue builds up in the lining of the uterus, can sometimes occur after a dilation and curettage (D&C), cesarean section or treatment for uterine fibroids. Uterine scarring prevents the normal buildup and shedding of the uterine lining.
Lack of reproductive organs. Sometimes problems arise during fetal development that lead to a girl being born without some major part of her reproductive system, such as her uterus, cervix or vagina. Because her reproductive system didn't develop normally, she can't have menstrual cycles.
Structural abnormality of the vagina. An obstruction of the vagina may prevent visible menstrual bleeding. A membrane or wall may be present in the vagina that blocks the outflow of blood from the uterus and cervix.
Video: Ovulation
Transcript for video Video: Ovulation
Ovulation is the release of an egg from one of the ovaries. It often happens about midway through the menstrual cycle, although the exact timing may vary.
In preparation for ovulation, the lining of the uterus, or endometrium, thickens. The pituitary gland in the brain stimulates one of the ovaries to release an egg. The wall of the ovarian follicle ruptures at the surface of the ovary. The egg is released.
Finger-like structures called fimbriae sweep the egg into the neighboring fallopian tube. The egg travels through the fallopian tube, propelled in part by contractions in the fallopian tube walls. Here in the fallopian tube, the egg may be fertilized by a sperm.
If the egg is fertilized, the egg and sperm unite to form a one-celled entity called a zygote. As the zygote travels down the fallopian tube toward the uterus, it begins dividing rapidly to form a cluster of cells called a blastocyst, which resembles a tiny raspberry. When the blastocyst reaches the uterus, it implants in the lining of the uterus and pregnancy begins.
If the egg isn't fertilized, it's simply reabsorbed by the body — perhaps before it even reaches the uterus. About two weeks later, the lining of the uterus sheds through the vagina. This is known as menstruation.
Factors that may increase your risk of amenorrhea may include:
Family history. If other women in your family have experienced amenorrhea, you may have inherited a predisposition for the problem.
Eating disorders. If you have an eating disorder, such as anorexia or bulimia, you are at higher risk of developing amenorrhea.
Athletic training. Rigorous athletic training can increase your risk of amenorrhea.
Complications of amenorrhea may include:
Infertility. If you don't ovulate and have menstrual periods, you can't become pregnant.
Osteoporosis. If your amenorrhea is caused by low estrogen levels, you may also be at risk of osteoporosis — a weakening of your bones.
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Klein DA, et al. Amenorrhea: An approach to diagnosis and management. American Family Physician. 2013;87:781.
Goldman L, et al. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2012. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Jan. 20, 2014.
Welt CK, et al. Etiology, diagnosis and treatment of secondary amenorrhea. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Jan. 21, 2014.
Welt CK, et al. Etiology, diagnosis and treatment of primary amenorrhea. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Jan. 21, 2014.
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'Makeover' house rapidly takes shape
Meghan B. Kelly
Feb 26, 2008 at 12:01 AM Feb 26, 2008 at 6:43 PM
In less than 48 hours, the exterior of the Giunta house on Elm Court has been finished, the drywall is up and painting should start soon.
After about 48 hours of steady work, a new house is rising from the wreckage of the old at the Giunta home on Elm Court.
On Tuesday, masons set decorative stones on the outside of the house, which has been painted a deep blue. The contractors have been working 24 hours a day since the demolition of the old house on Sunday and won’t stop until work is completed Friday morning. The house is being rebuilt as part of the ABC home makeover show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
Paul Giunta was severely injured in a 2006 car crash while he was on his way to visit his wife, Renee, in the hospital after she gave birth to Brianna. Because of his injuries, he uses a wheelchair. The Giuntas’ three-bedroom ranch was not handicapped accessible, so Paul lived with his parents in a Marlborough retirement community. Thanks to “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” the entire Giunta family will finally be able to live together under one roof. Brianna and her father have never lived in the same house before.
Jason Fenton of James Fenton & Son General Contracting said his crew is right on schedule. The drywall is up and interior painting should begin soon, he said.
Show interior designer Michael Moloney said he’s designing some of the common areas, like the kitchen, and a master bedroom and bath for Paul and Renee Giunta. “The house is tailored to the family — my goal for them is to walk in and say, ‘This is my dream house,'” said Moloney.
Tuesday, Gayle Edwards, a lifelong Maynard resident, stood on the lawn of 12 Elm Court with several other spectators. She said it’s been wonderful to see the Maynard community come out to support the Giuntas.
“It’s nice to bring everyone out together,” she said, referring to the many local businesses and restaurants who have donated time, food or materials to the effort.
Paul, Renee and their three children, along with Paul’s father, are currently vacationing in Disney World, courtesy of ABC. They will return on Friday afternoon to see their new home.
The demolition
On Sunday, the gaping maws of three excavators hung over 13 Elm Court, waiting for a signal. The crowd behind the machines, which had been noisy all day, hushed as the excavators’ enormous claws hummed with almost nervous anticipation.
See the action at the Extreme Makeover site
“GO!” yelled a crewman. The excavators crashed into the house, caving the roof in and demolishing the walls as the crowd gasped and then cheered. Within about 30 seconds, the home of Paul and Renee Giunta and their three children, Dylan, Cameron and Brianna, was completely destroyed.
“There goes Brianna’s room!” cried one spectator.
Earlier in the day, representatives from the Stow and Sudbury Minutemen led a march of hard-hat-wearing volunteer contractors bedecked in bright blue Tshirts. Show host Ty Pennington got into the spirit of ’76, wearing a black cloak and tri-corner hat.
After marching up the street, the crowd gathered in front of No. 13, cheering and waving at the cameras, chanting, “Bring Paul home!” Despite the brisk, chilly weather and the hours of standing around, waiting for camera angles and shots to be set, the crowd remained upbeat and cheerful, laughing at Pennington’s jokes and cheering loudly whenever they were asked.
The Minutemen officially kicked off the house’s demolition, firing their Revolutionary-era muskets at the house. Although they shot blanks, the noise coming from the muskets was surprisingly loud. Thanks to some Hollywood special effects, the musket fire was accompanied by some minor pyrotechnics that sparked a few flames and shattered some window glass inside the house.
Members of Paul’s and Renee’s families spoke to reporters before the excavators began digging, saying they were thrilled to see the town come out to help. “(Maynard) has wrapped their arms around us,” said Paul’s brother, Chris.
Gail Morgan, Renee’s sister, said the moment was slightly bittersweet — she and Renee grew up in this house and seeing it destroyed would be hard. But it’s worth it, she said, for her sister’s family to live together under one roof.
“(Paul) is an amazing man,” she said. “He knows he has a long road (ahead) but he’s determined to do it.”
Dawn Lindfors, a childhood friend and former neighbor of Renee’s, stood outside No. 14 with her mother and brother to watch the activity across the street. She said she was overwhelmed but happy for her friend.
“It couldn’t happen to a better family,” she said.
Middlesex Savings Bank has issued a fund raising challenge to Maynard children who want to help the Giuntas. At the bank’s Nason Street and Powdermill Road locations, kids can get free piggy banks. Any child who brings back a piggy bank with collected donations will receive a certificate for a free small cheese pizza from Neighborhood Brick Oven Pizza.
Members of the public are encouraged to volunteer and visit the project site. For more information on how to volunteer or donate, visit the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Web site.
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Home > News > Hospital Board Adopts Lowest Millage Rate Ever
Hospital Board Adopts Lowest Millage Rate Ever
The Board of Commissioners of the South Broward Hospital District, which oversees the operations for Memorial Healthcare System, voted on a new millage rate during its September board meeting.
The Board voted to adopt a millage rate of 0.1414 – making this the eighth year in a row that the Board has voted to lower the overall millage rate for the District, resulting in the lowest rate in the history of the South Broward Hospital District.
“The Board has had a long-standing philosophy of driving down the tax burden on the community while continuing to deliver outstanding care to our patients and improving the overall health of the population we serve,” said Douglas Harrison, Chairman of the South Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners.
The 0.1414 millage rate represents a 5.48 percent decrease from last year’s rate of 0.1496. The resulting gross tax revenues are estimated to reach $8.3 million. After accounting for early payment discounts and a certain percentage of uncollectible taxes, the anticipated tax payments this year of $8 million will provide the District enough revenue to cover its governmental obligations, which include paying Broward County’s Medicaid Match program and community redevelopment agencies in several municipalities in south Broward County, as well as tax collector commissions and property appraiser fees.
With only $266,000 in net tax revenue remaining from the newly adopted millage rate, the District will use operating income to cover substantially all uncompensated care costs for the entire Memorial Healthcare System, including its six hospitals and its eight South Broward Community Health Services clinics. In fiscal year 2019, uncompensated care is projected to exceed $948 million.
This historic reduction comes at a time when Memorial Healthcare System has made significant strides in the areas of safety and technology, while offering a comprehensive array of services, such as cardiac and kidney transplant, Level 1 trauma services, stroke care, maternity and many others. Memorial’s quality and safety has been recognized nationally by Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that collects and transparently reports hospital performance.
Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute continues to receive outstanding ratings from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, placing us in the top 1% of U.S. cardiovascular centers for 2017. Memorial also remains one of only a handful of public hospitals in the nation to achieve AA, Aa3 financial ratings by Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s, respectively.
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Gael Wins 2018 Pet Therapy Award
Gael the therapy dog at Memorial Regional Hospital was named the 2018 Pet Therapy Award winner by Planetree International.
Memorial Hospital Pembroke employees stepping up
Memorial Hospital Pembroke CEO Mark Doyle and his team introduced the Employee Staircase Challenge to encourage people to take the stairs whenever possible as part of a healthy initiative.
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Islam Facts: Why Islam Is Not As Radical As the Media Says
By Frank Hagler
The Pew Research Center has released a survey of Muslims around the world that is both encouraging and disturbing. The comprehensive survey involved face-to-face interviews with over 38,000 Muslims in 80 languages across 39 countries. The survey confirms that for the most part Muslims are peaceful, devout worshippers and tolerant of other religions. The large and diverse sample sizes confirms that while radical Islamists are responsible for multiple terrorist acts, the 1.6 billion Muslims in the world are not radical as a whole.
Organizations such as The Religion of Peace, Jihad Watch, and Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) have made it their mission to document all terrorist acts committed by Muslims. That is a credible and newsworthy effort. They also have made it their mission to spread fear and propaganda about Islam. For example, the Religion of Peace has pages on its website entitled “Ten Obvious Reasons Why Islam is NOT a Religion of Peace,” “What Would Muhammad Do,” and “The Myths of Islam.” Pam Geller’s SIOA has been labeled a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center, and promotes the ridiculous notion that “the U.S. Constitution is under attack from fundamentalist Islam and shariah, Islamic religious law.”
This Pew survey challenges the assertions of these organizations and proves that for the most part Muslims are a peaceful group, Islam is a peaceful religion, and radical Islam represents a minority, albeit powerful and influential, voice in the religion.
According to the survey:
- “At least half of Muslims in most countries surveyed say they are concerned about religious extremist groups in their country.”
- “In most countries where a question about so-called 'honor' killings was asked, majorities of Muslims say such killings are never justified.”
- "In most countries where the survey asked Muslims about religious extremism, more than 75% say suicide and other violence against civilians is rarely or never justified.”
- “In only seven of the 38 countries where the question was asked do at least half of Muslims describe conflict between religious groups as a very big national problem.”
- “In 31 of the 37 countries where the question was asked, at least half of Muslims believe a democratic government, rather than a leader with a strong hand, is best able to address their country’s problems.”
The survey does justify concern over support for radical Islam, particularly in the so-called emerging democracies of the Muslim world. For example:
- “Four in 10 Palestinian Muslims see suicide bombing as often or sometimes justified.”
- “In Afghanistan, a substantial minority of Muslims (39%) say that this form of violence against civilian targets is often or sometimes justifiable in defense of Islam.”
- “In Egypt, about three in 10 (29%) consider suicide bombing justified at least sometimes.”
And in countries where we have spent considerable capital, including time, money, and lives, there is still a strong predilection for a strong leader rather than a democratic government. Fifty-one percent of Afghans, 56% of Pakistanis, 40% of Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories, 42% of Iraqis, and 36% of Egyptians prefer a strong, autocratic leader to a democratic government.
The survey found that there was no consistent interpretation on sharia law. Muslim attitudes towards whether sharia is the revealed word of God varies by region, and a substantial number of Muslims in most countries believe sharia has multiple interpretations. However, large percentages of Muslims in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa believe that religious leaders should have a say in politics and sharia law should be part of the government model. Eighty-two percent of Afghans believe that religious leaders should have some influence over politics and 99% believe in sharia law, as do 91% of Iraqis and 92% of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.
In summary, the survey found that Muslims are committed to their faith and believe that Islam should play a role in shaping their personal lives, society, and politics. But that is a far cry from suggesting that Islam is a radical, hateful, violent religion.
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This festival allows a dangerous anti-vaxxer to spread misinformation. Why?
Peter Bowditch
AVN’s Meryl Dorey
UPDATE: The Queensland Health Minister has released a statement regarding this issue. The full text can be found here.
UPDATE: News Editor Rick Morton just spoke to Festival Executive Director Bill Hauritz about the decision to bring Meryl Dorey into speak.
Q: Does the Festival feel it appropriate to give a platform to a woman who has been officially discredited as any type of vaccination expert?
Bill: Look, I’m not going to get into that. There are a lot of discredited artists and talkers and singers and songwriters at the Festival and we’re about giving a voice to a diverse range … something like 400 artists there.
Q: But surely if a singer/songwriter is discredited, that doesn’t pose a public health risk does it?
Bill: Who says it is dangerous? There are a lot of people out there who believe this whole vaccination thing is not an open and shut case. Is anybody willing to say that all vaccinations are 100% safe?
Q: I don’t think even doctors say that, Bill. Is Meryl billed as an expert for her talk?
Bill: I suppose she would regard herself as an expert, yes. Look, when this issue hit the floor yesterday I typed into Google ‘doctors against vaccinations’ and there are page and pages and pages of results of information. I wonder about the tactics of the science lobby.
Q: Why do you call it a lobby? That seems fairly indicative of your personal views don’t you think?
Bill: I didn’t mean to call it a lobby. I just get wary when people are trying to sell stuff on the Internet.
Q: I don’t think scientists necessarily want to sell anything?
Bill: Look, it doesn’t make a difference. We’ve already entered into contracts with Meryl Dorey and we cannot break those contracts now. We’re 10 days away from opening the gates to the festival. The damage is already done.
Festival Director Bill Hauritz.
Q: Is Meryl Dorey being paid for her appearance?
Bill: I honestly haven’t seen the contracts. I’d say she isn’t.
Q: Can you understand the backlash you have received? You know it isn’t about diverse views. It’s about spruiking information that has been officially debunked. Do you understand the issue many have with Dorey is that she is not a statistician, a researcher, a scientist and has no level of expertise as found by the Health Care Complaints Commission which ordered her to be upfront about her anti-vaccination stance?
Bill: Everyone has a right to their opinion.
Q: But surely not to their own facts? Are you worried people will boycott the festival now?
Bill: Let them, they have every right to.
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The Woodford Folk Festival sounds like a quaint, fringe music festival. It’s not. With more than 130,000 people attending the 2010/2011 event in Queensland it is one of the largest cultural events of its kind in Australia. Which makes it all the more troubling known anti-vaccine campaigner Meryl Dorey has been invited – again – to speak there. Mamamia finds it troubling because of this post we ran debunking the most common vaccination myths, the ones that Dorey and her misleadingly titled Australian Vaccination Network continue to willfully propagate. It’s one of the most popular posts we have ever run on the site. So while Dorey has been given a platform to speak, despite having been discredited by major health agencies, it is a platform paid for by major sponsors. Including the local council and Queensland Government. So, why? Peter Bowditch writes…..
In 2010, Meryl Dorey, once (and maybe still) President of the Australian Vaccination Network, appeared as a speaker at the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland. I wondered at the time why a festival devoted to community spirit and enjoyment should provide a platform for someone to preach a philosophy that can only cause harm to children, and I wrote to the organisers with my concern.
I didn’t receive an answer, but Ms Dorey wasn’t pleased that I had written and in her usual ‘just missing the truth’ style she claimed that I had asked them not to let her speak. I had done nothing of the sort, just said that I didn’t think that what she would inevitably say was the sort of thing I would expect to hear at a folk festival. She can say what she likes where she lies as long as people are aware of her agenda.
She didn’t appear at the 2011 festival, but she is booked in to give two talks at the 2012 event in January. I suppose this means the festival organisers aren’t concerned about her message, and the presence of various other practitioners of weird science and ideas on the same stage just confirms this impression. I have no idea why anyone would associate folk music with the sort of things one would expect to see at a Mind Body Spirit Festival or even why there would be an overlap of audiences, but maybe things have changed since my Kings Cross troubadour days. Or, as someone once said, the answers are blowing in the wind.
What makes this Woodford Festival a little different is the range of event sponsors whom you would think would run away very quickly from any association with anyone opposing vaccination. And make no mistake, for all Ms Dorey’s claims that she is not opposed to vaccination and just wants it to be safe she has never once in the more than a decade I’ve been dealing with her ever allowed that any vaccine is either safe or beneficial. She is not opposed to vaccines provided that they are never given to any person of any age to protect against any disease.
She has described measles (the disease which has killed more children than any other in the history of the world) as “benign;” she suggested the slogan “Shaken Maybe Syndrome” as a way of implying that Shaken Baby Syndrome does not exist but is always damage caused by vaccines; she provided strong support to a man imprisoned in the US for the murder of a ten-week-old boy, her support being based on the idea that the dreadful injuries to the child had to be the effects of a vaccine, not the actions of a violent man; she is on record as an AIDS denier; she said on television that “whooping cough didn’t kill us thirty years ago and it’s not kill anybody today”. If she isn’t implacably opposed to vaccinations then she hides any other position well.
The Festival called Dorey a ‘leading expert in vaccination’ in 2009.
In 2009 the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission took the unprecedented step of issuing a public warning about Ms Dorey and the AVN. This followed her refusal to agree to a request to display a notice on the AVN’s web site saying that the organisation did not give medical advice, that it was opposed to vaccination, and that parents should get advice about vaccination from a competent medical practitioner. Ms Dorey is currently taking the HCCC to court over the matter. She needs to do this because the NSW Office of Liquor Gaming and Racing has withdrawn the AVN’s charity status and banned them from recruiting new members or accepting donations. The OLG&R took the HCCC’s public warning into account when making its rulings.
But back to the sponsors of the Woodford Folk Festival. One significant sponsor is the local Moreton Bay Regional Council. The Council has quite clear policies supporting vaccination and other public health initiatives, and Ms Dorey’s message is diametrically opposed to these. In fact, if too many locals listen to her and believe what she says then the Council’s public health activities could be severely undermined.
Another sponsor is the local ABC radio station. I know for a fact that the ABC has been told about Ms Dorey and her activities, so it is doubly distressing to see public money contributing to giving her a platform to spread harmful misinformation. The Queensland Government is also a sponsor, and again public money is being spent to encourage ideas which are in direct contradiction to the vaccination programs and policies of a government.
I don’t want Ms Dorey silenced (to want that would be to follow the “principles” that she applies to any public forum that she controls, where the slightest dissent results in banning). I just want people to know that she is not a reliable authority on matters of public health and vaccination. She can say what she likes as long as others can point to her and say “Dangerous, uninformed, unscientific nonsense”.
If you doubt the terrible consequences of a lack of vaccination, take the time watch Mia’s heartbreaking interview with Toni and Dave McCaffrey whose daughter Dana died as a result of whooping cough. She lived in one of the least vaccinated areas in the country. The interview starts at 12:52.
If you are concerned by this turn of events, you can email the Woodford Folk Festival organisers on [email protected] or leave a message on their FB Wall here, email Moreton Bay Regional Council here or email the Queensland Government here.
Peter Bowditch has been around skepticism and rational thinking for many years. He writes for several skeptical and scientific publications and runs the web site at www.ratbags.com which features the weekly Millenium Project online magazine and Radio Ratbags podcast. In real life he is married with two daughters, lives in the Blue Mountains and pays the bills by being an IT consultant and TAFE teacher.
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Manomet Lecture: The Science and Policy of Climate Change
The Manomet Team | February 29, 2012 |
Climate change is happening now and communities must become more resilient to the impact.
That was the message on January 25 from two experts at the first installment of Manomet’s Boston-based lecture series. The speakers, Maine State Climatologist George Jacobson and EPA New England Region Administrator Curt Spalding, spoke to more than 125 attendees about the science and policy of climate change in New England.
“It was an interesting and provocative event,” said Manomet President John Hagan. “Climate science is crucial but the policy and social context is also incredibly important. We have to have diverse perspectives in order to truly solve complex problems like climate change.”
The lecture series will run quarterly in Boston and will provide multiple perspectives on an environmental or natural resource challenge.
Jacobson opened the lecture by giving a history of the earth’s climate, going back hundreds of millions of years. The planet has been through many temperature and carbon cycles, he said, but the amount of carbon currently in the atmosphere is far beyond historical trends. Carbon, and other greenhouse gases, trap heat in the atmosphere and increase global temperatures.
He said that given enough time, the earth would probably return to its historical patterns and even experience another ice age. Before that happens, however, the temperature could rise dramatically, Jacobson warned.
Spalding told the crowd that communities must learn how to be resilient in the face of climate change impacts like extreme weather events. Noting that half of New England’s 14 million residents live near the coast, he warned that sea level rise will lead to hard decisions about relocation.
An audience member asked Spalding what individuals can do to prepare. Spalding said that individual actions are important, but he urged the audience to start or become involved with community level discussions about climate change.
The next installment of the series will focus on conservation and energy development issues in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. That talk will be held on April 12th in Boston.
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She's a 'stud:' Shelby all-star gives mom props
Talented mom helps Shelby's Uriah Schwemley hone his hoop skills
She's a 'stud:' Shelby all-star gives mom props Talented mom helps Shelby's Uriah Schwemley hone his hoop skills Check out this story on mansfieldnewsjournal.com: https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/sports/2019/03/27/shes-stud-shelby-all-star-gives-mom-props/3265349002/
Jon Spencer, Mansfield News Journal Published 1:02 p.m. ET March 27, 2019 | Updated 12:58 a.m. ET March 28, 2019
Shelby's Uriah Schwemley, playing in Friday's 41st News Journal All-Star Basketball Classic is a three-sport standout. He is an All-Ohio football player and a state champion high jumper. (Photo: News Journal file photo)
SHELBY – In Friday's 41st News Journal All-Star Basketball Classic, Shelby's Uriah Schwemley could break the records for points scored (39), rebounds (19), assists (10), steals (9) and blocked shots (6), hoist the MVP trophy overhead and earn a spot that night on SportCenter's Top 10, and he still wouldn't be the best hoopster in his house.
This might surprise you, but it wouldn't be his step dad, Troy, Shelby's varsity head coach, either.
Take a bow, Gwen Schwemley.
"My mom was pretty much a stud in high school," Uriah said. "She's awesome to watch (on tape). She would bully people down on the post."
Gwen Schwemley (nee Hurley), mother of Shelby's multi-sport standout Uriah Schwemley, made the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team for Kent State after winning Ohio Player of the Year honors and leading Upper Scioto Valley to a pair of state championships. (Photo: Photo courtesy of Kent State University)
Gwen (nee Hurley), who played for Upper Scioto Valley in the mid-1990s, was Ohio's Division IV Player of the Year, led her school to a pair of state titles and earned MVP honors in the Ohio vs. Indiana all-star game.
She went to Kent State University, where she made the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team before her knees started to balk and injuries put a damper on her career.
Even though her son won a state high jump championship last spring, Gwen even set the bar in that sport. She won three state titles as a hurdler.
"It's fun because no one knows my background," said Gwen, a teacher in the Shelby school system.
That needs to change, if for no other reason than Uriah's upbringing probably has a great deal to do with him participating in the Classic and becoming an acclaimed three-sport athlete.
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Both parents were also three-sport athletes. Troy, the assistant principal at Shelby High School, went off to college to play baseball before eventually settling on basketball at Indiana Wesleyan. He was also a prep quarterback and linebacker at River Valley.
Gwen married Troy 15 years ago, when Uriah was 3. He's the oldest of three siblings, with seventh-grader Eli and sixth-grader Eve coming fast and getting the same nurturing from their parents.
"On a good day, I can beat all of them in P-I-G, if I can stay within 15-17 feet," Gwen said, laughing. "They know my weaknesses well. If they stretch me beyond 15-17 feet, the time away from shooting kicks in."
Uriah Schwemley and his dad, Troy, Shelby's varsity head basketball coach, made their marks in high school as three-sport standouts. (Photo: Jon Spencer/News Journal)
Uriah remembers some of the shooting contests with his parents turning into marathons.
"We always used to play one-on-one until it was pitch black and we couldn't see the ball," he said. "My dad could beat me up a little bit, back in the day, but he's getting a little old. He can still shoot better than me."
This family that plays together makes a strong case for not limiting oneself to a single sport.
"Sports can take up a lot of time, but it's something we try to do as a family event as much as possible," Troy said. "There's times I think (competing in multiple sports) is not the trend today. The trend is one sport.
"We've talked about whether it's the right thing to do, but I wouldn't do anything differently."
Uriah averaged 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists this winter for his dad and has his sights set on winning a repeat state high jump title this spring. He's going to play linebacker at the University of Findlay after earning All-Ohio honorable mention in 2017 when the Whippets reached the Final Four for the first time in program history.
"I just love competing in all three (sports)," Uriah said. "If I was playing just for fun, it would probably be basketball because you don't get knocked around all the time. But I have a special place in my heart for football. There's nothing better than playing under the lights."
Husband and wife are on the same wavelength when it comes to their advice for juggling multiple sports.
"Whatever he's doing," Gwen said, "we encourage him to completely focus on that ... just enjoy what's he's doing, be fully there and and the best he can be."
Added Troy, "I'm proud that he's always committed to give his best effort in whatever sport. He's always been a great teammate, not one to say 'Give me the ball.' All he cares about is team success and I think they go hand-in-hand."
When Uriah cleared a personal-best 6-6 to win the state high jump title, in his first year of track since eighth grade, it happened on the 25th anniversary of his mom winning a pair of hurdles championships at state.
As soon as the Classic is over, Uriah rejoins another all-star outfit. That would be Shelby's high school track and field team. The boys were indoor state runners-up, boasting three individual champions and a relay champion.
Imagine what Chris Zuercher's Whippets might do outdoors once they plug Uriah into the lineup.
"Winning the high jump last year, getting over the bar, and seeing (the runner-up) miss, knowing I won, that's hard to beat," Uriah said, when asked to rank his career highlights. "But I think everybody from Shelby showed up for that Final Four game (in the 2017 football playoffs). It was awesome to see the community support."
Tickets are on sale for the 41st News Journal All-Star Basketball Classic, set for Friday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Lexington High School.
Tickets are $10, with all proceeds going to children who benefit from help received at Catalyst Life Services. Tickets can be purchased at The Rehab Center, at 270 Sterkel Blvd. in Mansfield, which is under the Catalyst umbrella, at the door on game night or at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/41st-annual-news-journal-all-star-classic-tickets-58009381622
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Something Happened To Me, Yesterday
Something happened to me yesterday
Something I can't speak of right away
Something happened to me
Something oh so groovy
He don't know if it's right or wrong
Maybe he should tell someone
He's not sure just what it was
Or if it's against the law
Something very strange I hear you say
You're talking in a most peculiar way
But something really threw me
(Yesterday)
He don't know just where it's gone
He don't really care at all
No one's sure just what it was
Or the meaning and the cause
- Take your partners.
Someone says there's something more to pay
For sins that you committed yesterday
It's really rather drippy
But something oh so trippy
Someone's singing loud across the bay
Sittin on a mat about to pray
Isn't half as looney
As something oh so groovy
(Right)
- Well, thank you very much, and now
I think it's time for us all to go.
So from all of us to all of you, not
Forgetting the boys in the band and
Our producer, Redge Thorpe, we'd like
To say "God Bless".
So, if you're out tonight, don't forget,
If you're on your bike, wear white.
Evening all.
[Aside: This song has been described as "one [of] the most accurate songs about LSD”.]
The night I dropped my first tab, The Grateful Dead was playing at the Avalon Ballroom. Even without the acid, the performance would have blown my mind. All the strobe lights blinking and flashing in a variety of colors. The people in all their strange clothing looked like they were at a costume party. I flipped over the completely uninhibited routines of the musicians. And though I had never danced to that style of music, I saw that it was all motion and each person did their own thing. The music seemed without direction but created a frenzy in the listeners and dancers. Before I actually realized what I was doing, I was out there on the floor innovating to the beat of The Grateful Dead. I was wild and I was loose; I attracted attention and applause from the other dancers. The acid, the music and the loss of inhibitions opened up a new world for me. I was experiencing rebirth. Finally, in the middle of one of my dances, I collapsed on the floor.
(Attributed to Manson by Emmons, Nuel. Manson in His Own Words (p. 82). Grove/Atlantic, Inc. Kindle Edition.)
Ed Sanders in The Family also claims Manson’s first acid trip occurred in San Francisco at a Grateful Dead concert at the Avalon Ballroom in 1967.
“At a Grateful Dead concert at the Avalon Ballroom where he experienced the Crucifixional (sic) Stations, Manson curled up in the fetal position right on the dance floor while the strobe lights blinked him into a trance.” (Pp 14, 2002 Edition).
Manson left prison on supervised, mandatory release (not 'parole') at 8:15 a.m. on March 21, 1967. That same day he was granted permission to travel immediately to San Francisco and Seattle, Washington ‘to locate relatives and find employment’. By August 1967 Manson had relocated to 705 Bath Street in Santa Barbara, California.
If this tale is accurate the Grateful Dead concert at the Avalon, has to be sometime between March 21, 1967 and no later than late July 1967 and probably earlier than that.
The Grateful Dead played only three shows at the Avalon Ballroom in 1967: March 24-25-26. The poster from the concert (never a reliable source in those days) lists the other bands billed for that weekend as:
Quicksilver Messenger Service (Sunday only)
Johnny Hammond & His Screaming Nighthawks and
Robert Baker.
Eric Burdon and the Animals, who had a night off from their own 1967 U.S. tour, went to the Avalon the evening of March 26th. They ended up playing a short set using the Dead's equipment, one of only two times that the Dead gave up the stage to another band to perform with their gear (the other time being The Beach Boys on April 27, 1971).
I was not able to locate a set list from the Avalon Ballroom shows. However, the Dead were supporting their recently released first album and played both the Fillmore and Winterland the week prior so the set list was probably similar, although not identical, to the one below (most Dead fans could easily suggest substitute songs).
Set 1:
Me And My Uncle
He Was A Friend Of Mine
Smokestack Lightning
It Hurts Me Too
Golden Road To Unlimited Devotion
The Same Thing
Cold Rain And Snow
(Set list from March 18, 1967 at Winterland)
So sometime that evening, maybe around Smokestack Lightning or Golden Road, Manson saw God. Perhaps more accurately, Manson experienced the sense of being Christ, crucified. And far from just strobe lights, here is an indication of what he may have seen one of those nights.
"[Bill] Ham [who did the Avalon light shows at the time] like [Elias] Romero, came from an abstract, expressionist background and liked working with jazz musicians so the lights and the music could be combined improvisation. For the dances he had to supplement the liquid projections, which needed one man's total attention, with slides and film to create a dance-hall-sized light environment covering two or three walls."
[And as for the film:] "Aside from the shock of seeing oneself up on the wall dancing in the same place the week before, the films were disorienting because up to three images were superimposed, as if ghosts were dancing through each other in an arbitrary space." Charles Perry, A History of Haight Ashbury, Winner Books, pg. 66-7, 2005)
But there is what I believe is a key moment here that is more important to what would follow: March 26, 1967 was Easter Sunday and, of course, Friday the 24th would be Good Friday. Assuming Manson was present at one of these shows, these, calendared dates, combined with Manson's childhood exposure to 'Christianity' would have significantly impacted his first 'trip'. Put another way: the 'set and setting' was just right for a crucifixion and the idea he was or had become one with God.
Acidheads
For this post I will use the term ‘acidhead’ in the same way it was used in the first study cited below: to describe a chronic LSD user. In that study a chronic LSD user was described as one who had used acid on average 65 times with the lowest number being 15 times and the high 300 during the previous two to three years. This range seems to generally fit the description of ‘the family’ members.
The research strongly suggests that acid, LSD, played a significant role in 'the family's' acceptance of fantasy: the fable of Helter Skelter. It also may provide an explanation for several of the 'evidentiary factors' used by Bugliosi to convict Manson. Finally, it perhaps sheds light on 'why' Bugliosi offered those evidentiary factors to the jury.
Sameness
The studies researched concluded that acidheads were remarkably similar in appearance, speech patterns and what might be called their belief systems. Recurring descriptions appear in the studies reviewed, similar to those quoted, below. As you read them consider ‘the family’ and descriptions of them by Bugliosi.
“I sensed something else. Each was, in her own way, a pretty girl. But there was a sameness about them that was much stronger than their individuality. I’d notice it again later that afternoon, in talking to other female members of the Family. Same expressions, same patterned responses, same tone of voice, same lack of distinct personality. The realization came with a shock: they reminded me less of human beings than Barbie dolls.”
(Bugliosi, Vincent; Curt Gentry. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders (p. 160). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.)
Bugliosi uses this observation to highlight his belief that Manson was responsible for this ‘sameness’. Through his teaching, Bugliosi claimed, the ‘girls’ had become ‘Stepford Wife-like’ women both controlled by Manson and lacking any independent thought.
If the research studies are accurate [I am not an expert on LSD] their demeanor, speech patterns and ideation may have been no different than a typical acidhead.
“They were a remarkably homogeneous group in their attitudes and showed only minor variations in their appearance.
Four [of 21] complained about a particular type of memory disturbance. They said they were no longer able to pull out facts when they wanted to. Daily memory for details was difficult for them. They described lapses or blank spots in their stream of associations. Three had difficulty in organizing their thoughts and talking clearly. Each would begin a thought, pause often after a preposition, and begin another incomplete sentence. In this fashion they would wander about a particular point, but were unable to define or clarify issues. In addition to this wandering and pausing, their concepts seemed vague, and their placement and organization of words unusual.
All of the subjects were very passive individuals, the men particularly so. All. in one form or another, stressed that anger was very bad and that they were peaceful. Several carefully avoided "stepping on insects." because it showed disrespect for life to do so. This attitude seemed to permeate every aspect of their lives. They did not play competitive games. Each individual was supposed to do his own "thing" and to gain his own inner satisfaction. There was a de-emphasis of any form of competition, a denial of any possible pecking order, and a purposeful negation of the possession of materials.
Over half held naive, almost omnipotent beliefs. One believed that thoughts can set fires miles away. Others believed that one can read another's mind and that inanimate objects such as trees, tables, or books, for example, react to their emotional surroundings. Statements like the following were made frequently: "A cigarette will not go out if people are arguing." "A desk will react any kind of violence in the room."
We found these chronic LSD users to be surprisingly similar in their backgrounds and to hold in common a number of unusual beliefs.
The abstract "thou shalt not" of the superego is transformed into attacking monsters or swords. The infantile wishes of the id are transformed into magical powers capable of performing miracles, or moving mountains, or of enveloping everything into one world of love and warmth. Consequently, the resultant personality structures are more child-like, in a descriptive but not a pejorative sense.
In the interviews these LSD users were found to hold unusual beliefs about aggression and magic. Before taking the drug they had been middle- and upper-middle-class youths apparently holding conventional beliefs. Passive, frustrated, angry with their parents and their own life situations, they began to use the drug, often in a conscious attempt to alter their unpleasant emotions. It is not completely clear what role the LSD experience played in their subsequent behavior and beliefs.
We suggest that the repeated intense emotional experiences arising out of the use of LSD provided a special learning environment which may have given rise to their unusual beliefs.”
(K. H. Blacker, MD; Reese T. Jones, NID; George C. Stone, PHD; Dolf Pfefferbaum, Chronic Users of LSD: The "Acidheads”, American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 125, Sept 3, 1968)
This remarkable similarity among acidheads is noted by more than one researcher. An acceptance of ‘magical’ and ‘fantastic’ or ‘mystical’ beliefs was generally shared by all acidheads. There was a certain consistency in those beliefs. Many attributed ‘magical’ properties to inanimate objects and the physical world. They spoke with similar speech patterns referencing 'blinking' or 'lighting' on ideas and denied aggressive beliefs or tendencies, espousing instead concepts related to softer emotions like ‘love’. (Chronic Users of LSD: The "Acidheads”, supra.)
Of course, some of this may be attributed to the times and counterculture ideas rather than acid. Regardless of the source, rather than being unique to 'the family' and an explanation for their 'robotic murdering', Bugliosi likely would have found this ‘sameness’ among any other group of acid using youth far removed from Manson’s influence.
Acid Speak
Bugliosi in both Helter Skelter and the trial focused at times on Manson’s peculiar phrases and statements. During the trial he made a point of drawing out of witnesses Manson’s ‘catch phrases’, especially those that showed:
(1.) Manson as a Christ figure or the Devil or, as usually articulated by the witness, both Christ and the Devil
(2.) Manson displaying a casual attitude towards Judeo-Christian or 'western' ethics and morality or
(3.) those that hinted at violence and particularly, his 'strange' views of death.
Here are a few examples.
“Susan rapped on about a variety of subjects: Manson (he was both Jesus Christ and the Devil)***”
Q. “Do you think Charlie is an evil person?”
A. “In your standards of evil, looking at him through your eyes, I would say yes. Looking at him through my eyes, he is as good as he is evil, he is as evil as he is good. You could not judge the man.”
Q. “What did Manson say, if anything, about right and wrong?”
A. “He believed you could do no wrong, no bad. Everything was good. Whatever you do is what you are supposed to do; you are following your own karma.”
Q. “Did he say it was wrong to kill a human being?”
A. “He said it was not.”
Q. “What was Manson’s philosophy re death?”
A. “There was no death, to Charlie’s way of thinking. Death was only a change. The soul or spirit can’t die… That’s what we used to argue all the time, the objective and the subjective and the marriage of the two. He believed it was all in the head, all subjective. He said that death was fear that was born in man’s head and can be taken out of man’s head, and then it would no longer exist…
And Manson obliged Buglioli by using some of these concepts in court, although not in the presence of the jury.
"So I did the best I could and I took them up on my garbage dump and I told them this: that in love there is no wrong…"
"I can’t dislike you, but I will say this to you: you haven’t got long before you are all going to kill yourselves, because you are all crazy. And you can project it back at me… but I am only what lives inside each and every one of you."
(Bugliosi, Vincent; Curt Gentry. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders. W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.)
These ideas or concepts were offered by Bugliosi as circumstantial evidence of Manson’s guilt and his control of the killers, especially when they were repeated by his followers. But are they?
Studies conducted regarding the effects of LSD suggest these types of statements may be nothing more than expressions of changes experienced by Manson (and 'the family') to his world view or ‘awareness’ as a result of LSD experiences. Those same studies also suggest his followers, very likely, shared the same experiences independent of any influence by Manson. Finally, the research even offers a possible explanation for Bugliosi’s negative reaction to what I will call Manson’s ‘acid speak’.
Manson’s views are out of touch with those who had never taken acid. To the acidhead, however, ‘normal’ society just doesn’t get it.
“The idea of mystical experiences resulting from drug use is not readily accepted in Western societies. Western culture has, historically, a particular fascination with the value and virtue of man as an individual, self-determining, responsible ego, controlling himself and his world by the power of conscious effort and will. Nothing, then, could be more repugnant to this cultural tradition than the notion of spiritual or psychological growth through the use of drugs. A "drugged" person is by definition dimmed in consciousness, fogged in judgment, and deprived of will.”
“The first characteristic [of acid use] is a slowing down of time, a concentration in the present. One's normally compulsive concern for the future decreases, and one becomes aware of the enormous importance and interest of what is happening at the moment. Other people, going about their business on the streets, seem to be slightly crazy, failing to realize that the whole point of life is to be fully aware of it as it happens.”
[Aside: "An early Digger broadside observed that after getting stoned and walking in the woods, we have to return to the world of society and its competitive games- to the 'silent-crowded uptight sidewalks with our pockets full of absurdity and compromise between cowardice and illusion.'" (A History of Haight Ashbury, supra, pg. 87)]
“The second characteristic I will call awareness of polarity. This is the vivid realization that states, things, and events which we ordinarily call opposite are interdependent, like back and front or the poles of a magnet. By polar awareness one sees that things which are explicitly different are implicity (sic) one: self and other, subject and object, left and right, male and female-and then, a little more surprisingly, solid and space, figure and background, pulse and interval, saints and sinners, and police and criminals, ingroups and outgroups.”
The third characteristic, arising from the second, is awareness of relativity. I see that I am a link in an infinite hierarchy of processes and beings, ranging from molecules through bacteria and insects to human beings, and, maybe, to angels and gods-a hierarchy in which every level is in effect the same situation.
The fourth characteristic is awareness of eternal energy, often in the form of intense white light, which seems to be both the current in your nerves and that mysterious e which equals mc2.
(Alan Watts, Psychedelics and the Religious Experience, California Law Review, Vol 56. No.1, 1968)
Watts’ descriptions of what he called the psychedelic religious experience contains many of the same themes espoused by Manson or attributed to him. Watts’ research into LSD was largely conducted when it was legal and before the quoted article was written. This was years before Manson experienced God on the dance floor at the Avalon Ballroom. Yet much of what Watts writes is thematically consistent with what Manson is articulating. I am the devil and I am God or there is no wrong, everything is right may be nothing more then Manson's experience of what Watts calls 'polarity'. His acceptance of death as simply a stage is not significantly different from Watts' 'relativity'. Manson's 'disconnect from 'normal society' is reflected in Watts' first characteristic of acid use and a disconnect from 'normal' society.
The acid soaked....
[Aside: Kesey and his 'Pranksters' coined the phrase 'acid' for LSD much to the annoyance of the Timothy Leary crowd.]
.....'dances' (concerts and acid tests) of the era are filled with Watts' concept of 'polarity'. Perhaps to Ken Kesey and the 'Pranksters it was a 'prank' but it was still part of the experience.
"[There were] dancing, strobes, ultraviolet lights that made Day-Glo paint fluoresce all the more brightly, strange things written on the overhead projector and flashed on the wall (Anybody who knows he is God go up on stage.) and announced over the loud speakers."
"[There were four men [Allan Watts, Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder] aware-even several times reminded- of their human limitations, each of whom saw no division between himself and God and who realized others felt the same."
(Charles Perry, A History of Haight Ashbury, supra, pg. 45-6, 155)
'Polarity' as Watts called it was a part of the acid experience. Being one with God and even going beyond that concept was a natural part of acid use and was articulated by acidheads as some sort of unity between the user and God.
Moreover, Watts offers an explanation for Bugliosi’s response to Manson’s acid speak.
“We have no appropriate word because our own Jewish and Christian theologies will not accept the idea that man's inmost self can be identical with the Godhead, even though Christians may insist that this was true in the unique instance of Jesus Christ. Jews and Christians think of God in political and monarchical terms, as the supreme governor of the universe, the ultimate boss. Obviously, it is both socially unacceptable and logically preposterous for a particular individual to claim that he, in person, is the omnipotent and omniscient ruler of the world-to be accorded suitable recognition and honor.”
“If, however, in the context of Christian or Jewish tradition an individual declares himself to be one with God, he must be dubbed blasphemous (subversive) or insane.” [emphasis added]
“Unafraid of death and deficient in worldly ambition, those who have undergone
mystical experiences [on LSD] are impervious to -threats and promises. Moreover, their sense of the relativity of good and evil arouses the suspicion that they lack both conscience and respect for law.” [emphasis added]
(Psychedelics and the Religious Experience, supra)
“Likewise, when- in the context of a scientific article- the writer reports, ‘Subjects experienced religious exaltation, and some described sensations of being one with God," and leaves it at that, the implication is plainly that they went crazy. For in our own culture, to feel that you are God is insanity almost by definition. But, in Hindu culture, when someone says, "I have just found out that I am God," they say, "Congratulations! You at last got the point." Obviously, the word "God" does not mean the same thing in both cultures.”
(Alan Watts, A Psychedelic Experience - Fact or Fantasy? This essay appeared in ‘LSD, The Consciousness-Expanding Drug’ David Solomon, Editor, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York ©David Solomon 1964.)
Watts' explanation mirrors Bugliosi's comments: any person who thinks he is God is subversive (guilty). Any person who doesn't fear death but views it as a 'passage' lacks both conscience and respect for the law. He is a cold blooded being fixated on death. Yet literally thousands of acidheads in Haight Ashbury and elsewhere believed or felt exactly that and none were convicted of murder.
Manson’s Brainwashing
From the first moment that the killers were identified the idea followed that Manson had ‘hypnotized’ or ‘brainwashed’ his followers in part through LSD experiences. Atkins, Krenwinkel and Van Houten were, according to Bugliosi, murderous zombies.
“Yes, Tex, Sadie, Katie, and Leslie were robots, zombies, automatons. No question about it. But only in the sense that they were totally subservient and obsequious and servile to Charles Manson.”
[Aside: Of course, at the same time Manson’s control, if taken too far, could easily provide ‘the girls’ with a defense. A defense subsequently used to secure a mistrial by Van Houten (7 for 1st degree murder, 5 for manslaughter): diminished capacity. To counteract this possible effect, Bugliosi had two weapons (1.) painting the 'girls' as blood thirsty vampires and (2.) the ‘girls’ defense counsel who were, at best, incompetent.
An attorney is bound by a code of ethics that requires him to ‘zealously represent his client within the bounds of the law’. “His client” is the key here. An attorney shouldn’t give two shits about what happens to any other defendant in a case unless it impacts his client.
It is an untenable argument to suggest their was a unity of defense in this case. That is 'bull'.
And if the attorney believes his client is incapable of ‘aiding and assisting’ his defense he should act in the best interest of his client and approach the court for a psychological evaluation to determine his client's mental status.
It is utterly inexplicable why Fitzgerald, Shinn and Hughes never attempted any psychological defense on behalf of their clients, especially after Caballero and Part had already set the groundwork. Remember Marvin Part’s comment to Judge Dell: “She [Van Houten] is insane in a way that is almost science fiction”. There simply is no explanation for their failure to act.
That defense, it must be remembered, however, would have one significant ramification: it would throw Manson to the wolves....but Shin, Fitzgerald and Hughes shouldn't have cared.]
Studies confirm that those under the influence of LSD are extremely open to suggestion, especially repeated suggestions, and that suggestibility continues long after the effects of the drug wears off.
“These results imply that the influence of suggestion is enhanced by LSD. Enhanced suggestibility under LSD may have implications for its use as an adjunct to psychotherapy, where suggestibility plays a major role. That cued imagery was unaffected by LSD implies that suggestions must be of a sufficient duration and level of detail to be enhanced by the drug. [Emphasis added]
“This study demonstrated a robust enhancement of suggestibility with LSD even at moderate doses. Those most sensitive to this effect scored highest on trait conscientiousness at baseline, possibly supporting the inference that LSD facilitates suggestibility by temporarily suspending the (very human) drive to maintain control of one’s mind and environment.”
(R. L. Carhart-Harris et al, LSD Enhances Suggestibility in Healthy Volunteers, Psychopharmacology, Volume 232, Issue 4, February 2015)
Long term exposure to suggestion coupled with a willingness to accept the fantastic as real may, indeed, explain the common acceptance of the Helter Skelter fable by ‘the family’.
But could Manson control the environment sufficiently to accomplish a form of brainwashing as claimed by Bugliosi?
‘Set and setting’ are important to a successful acid trip. If either ‘goes badly’ the experience can be terrible. Manson’s own initial experience, as described above, illustrates the point. The description, if accurate, suggests his inexperience with the light show and blaring improvisational music of the Grateful Dead coupled with his understanding of the weekend as being 'Christ' related may have caused him to experience a crucifixion experience and then withdraw, curling up on the floor and eventually having no memory of subsequent events- not a 'good trip'.
It should be noted that the Timothy Leary 'style' of acid trip involved controling set and setting and that concept is what made its way into the research every since. "To the freewheeling people who took psychedelic drugs the way [Ken ]Kesey did, this sounded like exactly the wrong approach. If you were setting things up to avoid a freak-out, you were in a sense starting the trip with fear in your mind, so freak-out might well be in the cards. The right way to go about it was to court fear itself by courting the unexpected." (Charles Perry, A History of Haight Ashbury, supra, pg.13).
The 'Kesey approach' also explains Manson's first trip. In Leary's world and the world of serious research a Dead concert was not a controlled set and setting. In Kesey's world the shock was too much for Manson.
What is 'set and setting'?
“Psychological set is here defined as factors within the subject, such as personality, life history, expectation, preparation, mood prior to the session and, perhaps most important of all, the ability to trust, to let go, to be open to whatever comes. The setting is here defined as factors outside the individual, such as the physical environment in which the drug is taken, the psychological and emotional atmosphere to which the subject is exposed, how he is treated by those around him and what the experimenter expects the drug reaction to be.”
(Walter N. Pahnke, LSD and Religious Experience, A paper presented to a public symposium at Wesleyan University, March 1967. From LSD, Man & Society Richard C. DeBold and Russell C. Leaf, editors ©Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, Connecticut, 1967)
If Manson controlled the set and setting, consciously, he could have ‘planted’ suggestions in the participants.
There are some indications this occurred.
“As with the others, I questioned Watkins about Manson’s programming techniques. He told me something very interesting, which apparently the other Family members didn’t know. He said that when Manson passed out the LSD, he always took a smaller dose than the others. Though Manson never told him why he did so, Paul presumed that during the “trip” Manson wanted to retain control over his own mental faculties. It is said that LSD is a mind-altering drug which tends to make the person ingesting it a little more vulnerable and susceptible to the influence of third parties. Manson used LSD “trips,” Paul said, to instill his philosophies, exploit weaknesses and fears, and extract promises and agreements from his followers.”
Certainly, Bugliosi believed Manson was using the ‘trips’ to ‘brainwash’ his followers.
At the same time, it is also highly probable that the group’s chronic use of acid together with the repetitive discussions of Helter Skelter could easily lead to a ‘fantasy group think’ among family members without any conscious ‘encouragement’ by Manson.
Acidheads in the research were highly receptive to fantastic ideas, magic, the notion a "table feels emotions" and a host of other concepts that almost make a ‘bottomless pit’ in the desert sound ‘sane’. In fact, any review of the literature surrounding acid use in the period is replete with these fantastic concepts:
"I pulled out my magic stone and asked it if this was the right thing to do. I flipped my stone and it said that it was."
"A resident of 1020 Page Street decided he was an orange, and bitterly resented it when people cast doubt on his orangeness- for instance, by asking him why oranges ate hamburgers."
"There was this dude at the Dead concert in the Panhandle who walked around for a couple of hours in the crowd before somebody noticed that his face was blue- sky blue, man. When they asked him whether he was Krishna he disappeared into thin air."
"People who are stoned on acid are immune to radiation burns."
All of this is 'insane'. Krishna was not at a Dead concert in the Panhandle and LSD does not make you immune to radiation any more then there is a magical kingdom below Death Valley containing the big rock candy mountain and yet someone at 1020 Page Street believed he was an orange.
It is probable this is how family members came to their shared view of Helter Skelter. The argument as an equation looks like this: LSD making the user more receptive to the fantastic + reinforced by repetitive sharing of the common fantasy + LSD enhancing the fantasy and suggestibility = Helter Skelter.
In fact, it is so obvious I can't believe someone could debate that point. How hard is it to convince yourself about Helter Skelter under the influence of LSD or, perhaps viewed another way what would have happened to the 'orange' if everyone around him agreed he was an orange. Nuts? Yes. But at the same time the occurrence of these beliefs does not seem that unusual among acidheads.
“These studies seem to indicate that some people experience effects that last long after the initial psychedelic drug experience has concluded. As well as increased well-being, these effects include increased openness to unconventional ideas such as those of a spiritual and/or paranormal nature. According to a number of studies, there are many positive correlations between suggestibility, belief in the paranormal, mystical experience and the personality traits absorption and openness to experience (Atkinson, 1994; Braffman & Kirsch, 1999; Smith, Johnson, & Hathaway, 2009; Thalbourne, 2010).
"If it is true that psychedelic drug use can lead to long-term increases in openness to experience, as the MacLean et al. study suggests, then perhaps as a consequence people become more willing to entertain unusual ideas about the nature of reality, such as belief in paranormal and spiritual aspects of existence.”
(LSD Enhances Suggestibility in Healthy Volunteers, supra)
To us, the stranger aspects of Helter Skelter sound insane (and this is why we reject the Helter Skelter motive) or as Marvin Part said the Helter Skelter fable is ‘science fiction’. But would the same person who rejects the possibility that ‘the family’ did believe Helter Skelter accept as ‘normal’ someone who reports: "I m an orange." or "A cigarette will not go out if people are arguing" or "A desk will react to any kind of violence in the room?" I think not.
When we suggest the concept of Helter Skelter is too bizarre to be believable we are imposing our sensibility and logic (straight people ideas) on people capable of believing in actual magical spells and ‘witchy’ things, Hobbits, Middle Earth and other dimensions. We are acting like those people described by Alan Watts above in rejecting the acidhead's mindset because 'he must be insane'.
[Aside: By ‘Helter Skelter’ I mean Helter Skelter the fable or philosophy not the motive.]
At the same time, arguing that Manson ‘brainwashed’ his followers may be misplaced.
The science suggests Van Houten may have reached where she was during the Melvin Part interview on her own but arrived there at the same time as many other members of ‘the family’ and did so because she was susceptible to accepting as real, fantastic ideas, especially those repeated over and over as truth. This may be because LSD 'dislodged' her foundation in reality.
“Klee 89 has described the effect of LSD on ego functioning i.e., thought, motility and perception. Body image is disorganized, time sense is profoundly altered, and perceptions of others are distorted, resulting in the sense of "self"-perception being, by and large, lost. Therefore, distinctions between reality and fantasy suffer.”
(Rick J. Strassman M.D., Adverse Reactions to Psychedelic Drugs, A Review of the Literature, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol 172, No. 10, October 1984)
Far from the interview being some staged event by Part, everything known about LSD and the acidhead suggests, instead, that she believed what she said on those tapes. In fact, the Manson apologists' argument that they are a set up deprives the apologist of his best argument: she believed it.
The unanswered question is: Did Manson consciously use his followers’ suggestibility while on acid to ‘brainwash’ them? Or adding less ‘motive’ to the question: Did Manson’s natural tendencies- the con man in him- intersect with the drug, forming the ‘perfect storm’ so to speak?
It is certainly possible Manson was aware of how LSD made his ‘family’ ‘robustly suggestible’. He may have taken full advantage of this. Certainly, the repetitive discussion of Helter Skelter on and off acid may have ‘sunk in’ due to LSD use. It did with Van Houten. But if he possessed this knowledge, and given the enhanced suggestibility associated with LSD, while under the influence of LSD, it seems we would then expect the killers to be high on acid at Manson’s direction, immediately before and perhaps during the violence. And that was not the case.
On the other hand, Manson’s protests that he didn’t tell anyone what to do may, in fact, be accurate. He didn’t need to do more than drop suggestions. In fact, he may have done nothing more then ‘preach’. He may have added nothing overtly suggestive of murder and the clan, under the effects of LSD, could have easily adopted a homogeneous viewpoint. They may have acted without direction assuming the Helter Skelter motive.
Another problem with the 'Manson as the brainwasher' theory is that while LSD use may have made ‘the family’ susceptible to accepting the repetitive telling of Helter Skelter, the evidence says Helter Skelter as preached to the masses didn’t involve ‘the family’ killing anyone until August 8, 1969. Murder was not part of the fantasy until the end. There is no time for either repetitive suggestions or even an acid trip.
[Aside: From Van Houten’s interview with Marvin Part it could be argued the discussions about killing were more common than is generally described. Watkins and others also were certainly afraid of where things were headed, which lends credence to this view. There are various quotes attributed to Manson before the murders that hint at violence and, of course, Bernard Crowe was shot and Gary Hinman was murdered. But it does not appear that family- initiated murder was part of the Helter Skelter fable.]
There is one other significant problem with the concept of the Manson-brainwashed acidhead zombie-murderer: acidheads simply don’t murder people.
The Peaceful Acidhead
One trait of the acidhead, uniformly reported by every study reviewed, is their extremely passive nature.
“All of the subjects were very passive individuals, the men particularly so. All. in one form or another, stressed that anger was very bad and that they were peaceful. Several carefully avoided "stepping on insects." because it showed disrespect for life to do so. This attitude seemed to permeate every aspect of their lives. They did not play competitive games. Each individual was supposed to do his own "thing" and to gain his own inner satisfaction. There was a de-emphasis of any form of competition, a denial of any possible pecking order, and a purposeful negation of the possession of materials.” (Chronic Users of LSD: The "Acidheads”, supra)
That is not to say efforts were not made to paint a different picture in the early and mid sixties. Several early studies concluded that those either under the influence of LSD or after recovering from its effects did commit violent criminal acts and those studies even suggested the acts were caused by the drug’s lasting effects.
[Aside: I noticed that several of these studies were also funded by various organizations who likely had an agenda, such as the Department of Justice.]
A subsequent review of those studies that originally concluded that LSD had been the cause of criminal violence established that there was absolutely no direct correlation between the drug and the violence and that each incident was easily explained by non-LSD factors. (Adverse Reactions to Psychedelic Drugs, A Review of the Literature, supra).
Acidheads simply don't engage in violence and the records of them doing so (except the odd bad trip: no fire, no sharp objects) are extremely rare.
"We hold these experiences to be self-evident, that all is equal, that the creation endows us with certain inalienable rights, that among these are: the freedom of body, the pursuit of joy, and the expansion of consciousness, and that to secure these rights, we the citizens of the earth declare our love and compassion for all conflicting hate-carrying men and women of the world." (Prophecy of A Declaration of Independence, attributed to Allen Cohen and Michael Bowen, 1966)
So, if the peaceful acidhead is the norm, what caused the violence? That answer, I believe, lies in the very nature of the Helter Skelter fable and Manson's first trip.
Let me say at this point I’m not apologizing for Manson. I believe he is guilty but I do believe some of the evidence that convicted him originated in a fundamental misunderstanding of the 'mindset' or 'world view' resulting from acid experiences. Bugliosi and the jury did not and could not understand the acidhead's psychedelic experience.
I believe this had a prejudicial impact on the defendants' ability to receive a trial by a 'jury of their peers'-as Alan Watts noted [and I have edited]: “Moreover, their sense of the relativity of good and evil arouses the suspicion [in a middle-class jury and a DA] that they lack both conscience and respect for law.”
Frankly, that is not what a 'jury by your peers' means. It doesn't mean if you are an acidhead you should have acid heads on the jury. But here the jury was so far removed from the defendants' world that aspects of their lives that may have been innocent, were circumstantial evidence of their guilt.
Would the outcome have been different if this was not the case, if acidheads sat on that jury? No.
Why? Because as Ed Sanders [who doesn't footnote his book] has correctly noted: the trial ended when Linda Kasabian testified. He is correct.
There is a section of Sanders' book where he discusses Hughes asking Manson for questions to ask Kasabian [Aside: why is Hughes asking Manson? He doesn't represent Manson.]. He correctly notes that while all of the questions were 'interesting' none would change the outcome of the trial.
The trial ended for every defendant and every 'family' member ever, after, convicted the moment Kasabian described what she saw at about 12:30 a.m. August 9, 1969, 48 years ago.
For those who seek or argue for a different outcome or argue the verdict was 'wrong' or 'improper' or this or that defendant's right to this or that was denied I offer this: Prove that what Kasabian said happened at 12:30 a.m., August 9, 1969 did not happen or give up the good fight. Any jury with any lawyer/pro se before it would have said 'guilty'.
I am not an expert on LSD. My personal experience with this drug is limited and occurred several years after these events. Some of you may have far more knowledge on this subject then me and disagree with some/part/most/everything I wrote. If you do, I issue an invitation: feel free to have at it and add to our collective truth.
Pax Vobiscum and from where I sit writing this, Mahalo
Dreath
One more note: this was written before Dianne Lake's book came out and lacking the energy to make major revisions I will add that if her recollection is accurate Manson did, indeed, control 'set and setting' consciously. He also used what she calls Manson's 'talk-tos' (while on acid) to repeat his philosophy- repetition. This became more intense at the Gresham Street house. It included repeated lectures on 'Helter Skelter' and included playing the Beatles' White Album over and over again. If her descriptions are accurate they strongly suggests an actual effort on Manson's part to 'modify' the beliefs of his listeners with acid. I have some issues with Ms. Lake's book. Either she is adding quite a bit to the Manson saga or her memory of events is clouded by the passing of time. I found many inconstancies both with other sources and the testimony/statements of witnesses at the time.
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The long awaited Dianne Lake book "Member of the Family"
The media has ramped up it's game on this book with television appearances, magazine articles and plenty of website hits. We are all looking for answers to the unresolved questions about the murders and the Family.
Kirkus Review did a piece on the book a few weeks ago and the book did not rate very high with them. The most damaging things they had to say were, she turns in a memoir that is courageous in spirit but long on self-justification and though firsthand, a minor addition to the literature surrounding the Manson cult.
Not knowing how well Kirkus Review knows the subject it's hard to say if this is a definitive review, just be warned that Dianne's book may not meet your expectations. The book is not due to be released until the 24th and I have not read it, yet.
Dianne will appear on Good Morning America and on Nightline on the 24th according to HarperCollins, her publisher. Both shows are on ABC.
Then on the 25th Dianne will appear on DR.PHIL. This hour long show promises to be a more intimate look at Dianne and a way to get a feel for her personality, believability and sincerity. We will update this post with a direct link to the broadcast once it is uploaded at their website.
Please check your local listings for time and channel if you want to watch in real time or record the show.
HERE'S A LINK TO DIANNE'S INTERVIEW WITH DR. PHIL. It is posted in six different videos.
The first PEOPLE article to hit the 'net.
Manson Family’s Youngest Member Shares How She Was Seduced by a Madman at Age 14 — Then Helped Send Him to Prison
Though it’s been more than 50 years since Dianne Lake was a teenager in the Los Angeles area, deep into the counterculture of the 1960s, there’s one memory that stands out to her more than the others: the first time she met Charles Manson.
“He was extremely intelligent,” Lake, now 64 and living outside of L.A., tells PEOPLE. “He had the incredible ability to pick up on other people’s weaknesses and their needs and their desires, and he could fulfill those.”
It’s a skill Manson turned to deadly ends, as Lake would learn.
For the first time in 47 years, she is breaking her silence about living with him and being the youngest member of his cult, the so-called “Manson family.”
In Member of the Family, a new book out Oct. 24 and exclusively excerpted in PEOPLE, Lake details her experiences falling under Manson’s spell — and, eventually, how she was free of him.
In 1967, at the age of 14, Lake navigated through communes and love-ins after her parents, a homemaker mom and former-Marine-turned-artist, “dropped out” of society and gave her a note granting their permission to live on her own.
A few months later, she met up with Manson at a party in Topanga, California.
“I needed love and affection, and I needed a family. I needed to feel like I belonged somewhere,” Lake says. “And he perceived that from the get-go.”
For two years, Lake found herself increasingly loyal to Manson, even as he grew more paranoid and violent leading up to the days in 1969 that would terrorize the country.
Beginning on Aug. 9, 1969, over the course of a two-day murder spree (which Lake did not take part in), Manson and members of his cult killed seven people: Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, Steven Parent, Jay Sebring and Sharon Tate.
A year later, at age 17 and after being institutionalized, Lake found herself in front of Manson once again — this time in an L.A. courtroom, testifying against him and others of his “girls,” including Susan Atkins and Leslie Van Houten.
“He just looked crazy, but I was able to look at him,” Lake says. “I had been pretty deprogrammed at this point, so I felt pretty safe.”
But many of the women, whom she had considered friends while they lived together, were still supportive of Manson throughout the trial.
“The girls with the Xs on their foreheads? That part always blew me away,” Lake says. “They continued to hang on, be groupies.”
Once the trial was over and first-degree murder convictions were returned against Manson, Lake tried to move forward with her life — marrying, raising three children and earning a master’s degree in education.
After 47 years, she finally felt ready to speak out.
“It’s an interesting story, but it’s also a cautionary tale,” she says. “I hope that my story sheds a little light onto this very dark time.”
A second PEOPLE article which includes a video not posted here.
Inside the Moment the Manson Family's Youngest Member Learned the Cult Was Slaughtering People: 'I Was Horrified'
While the country was still reeling from the news of a two-day murder spree across Los Angeles that left seven people dead, a then-16-year-old girl named Dianne Lake was learning first-hand details about the 1969 slayings that would change her life forever.
“I was shocked. I was horrified,” recalls Lake, now 64, about the night she listened to Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten discuss how they committed murder for their cult leader, Charles Manson.
Lake was not a participant in the violence. For the first time in 47 years, she is breaking her silence about growing up in the 1960s counterculture and how she wound up as the youngest person living with Manson and his so-called “family.”
In Member of the Family, a new book out Oct. 24 and exclusively excerpted in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, Lake details her experiences as a young teenager falling under Manson’s spell — and, eventually, how she was free of him.
It would take months after the slayings before police connected Manson and his followers to the gruesome murders of Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, Steven Parent, Jay Sebring and Sharon Tate.
At Barker Ranch, a couple of hours outside of L.A. where the group was laying low, Lake could sense a change in the group’s mood.
“You have the [Beatles’] White Album, throw in a little acid and drugs and a little Scientology and the Bible and stir it all up with a madman being the dance master,” she says. “It just went crazy. It escalated into horrible chaos, and I’m so glad I was not a part of it.”
A year later, at age 17 and after being institutionalized, Lake found herself in front of Manson — this time in an L.A. courtroom, testifying against him and some of his “girls.”
Now she is sharing her story.
“I think the biggest burden was keeping it a secret,” Lake says. “I survived and prevailed during this dark time.”
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Sean Puleston’s work is about the evocative nature of symbolic items, focusing on how colour becomes a cultural signifier. He aspires to create a sublime experience for the viewer through seemingly simple combinations of abstracted color, light, space and sound. The objects he creates are often heavily influenced by his social and political values. The aim is that the individual aspects of the work develop a conversation between one and another: confronting, hiding and highlighting its basic elements in a chaotic harmony.
Inspired by his research into the 1831 ‘Merthyr Rising’, Puleston’s latest series of work repeatedly represents the powerful colour and shape of the red flag, in a variety of different guises and materials, fragile and honest in their construction. The red flag is a political emblem but also a relic from a past culture, slowly fading away within modern life. It symbolized an act of solidarity amongst a community, united in an effort to take control of their future. This representation grew to encompass other ideals like socialism, nationalism, patriotism, collective strength and purpose but also opposition, rebellion, persecution and inevitably, at times, death. The unease within Puleston’s imagery serves as a reminder to the problematic nature of conforming to an ideology that exists under a flag.
About | Sean Puleston
Sean Puleston studied at Swansea Metropolitan University gaining a BA with First Class Honors in Fine Art - Painting and Drawing. Since 2009 he has been shortlisted for several awards including The Jane Phillips Award and the Welsh Eisteddfod Young Artist Scholarship. He has also been commissioned for several large-scale public artworks and exhibited throughout Britain and Europe.
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Another day, another big game for Acuna
By Stephen Pianovich
PHILADELPHIA -- Ronald Acuna Jr. has transitioned to the Majors so smoothly, he had his manager thinking something astounding might happen when he stepped to the plate with the chance to tie the game in the eighth inning."I kind of felt like Acuna might hit a three-run homer in the
PHILADELPHIA -- Ronald Acuna Jr. has transitioned to the Majors so smoothly, he had his manager thinking something astounding might happen when he stepped to the plate with the chance to tie the game in the eighth inning.
"I kind of felt like Acuna might hit a three-run homer in the eighth," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "He kind of had that feel."
Unfortunately for the Braves, Acuna grounded out in the at-bat, and the team's last real threat was quieted in a 7-3 loss to the Phillies. But Acuna again showed what he's capable of with his bat and his glove during his third Major League game.
The 20-year-old outfielder went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and made a diving grab in left field on Friday night.
Acuna's first-inning double off Phillies ace Aaron Nola left his bat at 111.8 mph, making it the hardest-hit ball by any Braves player all season. Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford tried to make a diving stop but did not have much of a chance as the ball went into the left-center field gap and Acuna hustled into second base.
It was his third extra-base hit in five at-bats, and he followed it up with a single in the seventh inning.
Acuna flashed another one of his five tools in the third inning when he robbed Odubel Herrera of extra bases with a diving catch in left field. The grab was rated four stars by Statcast™ and had a 44 percent catch rate.
"It was a great catch," Snitker said. "He's doing something every night."
Stephen Pianovich is a contributor to MLB.com based in Philadelphia.
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Previewing Hibernian v Motherwell
Celtic up next in SWPL1 for Motherwell
Need to Know: A look at Hibs
Morgan Hunter backs ‘Well to bounce back
In Numbers: Preparing to face Hibs
Setting the scene on Hibernian
Liam Grimshaw signs new deal
Get your tickets for Hibernian
Loan Watch: Duo help Rovers to big win
Story of the Match from the derby win
Motherwell head to Hibernian on Saturday looking to make it into the top six for the first time in the 2018/19 Ladbrokes Premiership.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Both sides have picked up wins against the other on home turf this campaign.
Hibernian were 3-0 winners on the first day of the league season, while David Turnbull’s goal resulted in a deserved 1-0 win at Fir Park in January.
Tickets are available online now to collect from the Fir Park ticket office.
Alternatively, sales pods will be open at the south stand at Easter Road to purchase tickets before going to the turnstiles.
Prices are as follows:
Over 65s / 12-17s / Student £14
Under 12s £12
Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Andy Sim on 07428 225254 or email tickets@mfcdsa.com.
The form guide
From Motherwell’s last 10 games, Stephen Robinson’s men have won seven.
Wins over Hamilton, Hibernian, Dundee, Livingston, St Mirren, Hearts and then Hamilton again last time out have contributed to a fantastic run.
Hibs, in contrast, have also picked up some wins. Five victories from 10 games, including a four-game winning run in February, have kept them in top six contention.
Motherwell remain without Trevor Carson, Craig Tanner, Christian Mbulu and Ross McCormack are also still sidelined. Chris Cadden is back in training but is not yet available.
Watch it live online
If you’re based outside of the UK/Ireland, you can watch a live stream of the game direct from Easter Road.
To sign up for our service, just head to tv.motherwellfc.co.uk and choose your package. Subscriptions to see live games start at just £12 a month.
Every league game between now and the split will be broadcast live on our service.
If you’re in the UK or Ireland but can’t make the game, there’s also live audio commentary available on our service. Our domestic subscriptions cost £6 a month and also get you full game replays.
A huge weekend for Motherwell will be kicked off by the women of steel on Friday evening, when Donald Jennow’s side take on Celtic at K-Park.
On the back of successive league defeats, ‘Well will be keen to bounce back against a Hoops side buoyed by an impressive 5-1 victory over Spartans in their last outing.
Last weekend’s 4-0 reverse at home to Hibs was a harsh on ‘Well who, despite competing well for long spells of the game, were punished by their more clinical opponents.
With just five days between the fixtures, the game presents the ideal opportunity to get over that disappointment.
The game was initially moved to the Friday evening to be shown live on BBC Alba, however logistical issues mean this no longer will be the case.
Kick off at K-Park is 7:45pm. Adult entry will cost £5, concessions £3 and under 16s go for free.
The game will see Eddie Wolecki Black come up against Motherwell for the first time since departing the club for Celtic in the summer of 2018.
As well as a familiar face in the dugout, former ‘Well players Emma Black and Kirsty McLaughlin are both also likely to feature for the Hoops, with both players having played big roles in Motherwell’s SWPL2 success last season.
Celtic have enjoyed a good start to the new campaign, with two wins from their opening three fixtures.
In their last outing, they comfortably overcame Spartans 5-1 and will be aiming to push on in their bid to upset the dominance of Glasgow City and Hibernian at the top of the women’s game in Scotland.
Celtic: SWPL1 – third – six points
Motherwell: SWPL1 – sixth – three points
Motherwell keeper Morgan Hunter is aiming to eradicate the disappointment of last weekend’s defeat to Hibs.
“Last week was tough, but I think we held our own very well in the first half,” she said. “We need to take that confidence into the game on Friday.
“There have been lots of changes to most teams in SWPL 1 this season so it’s hard to predict how things will go.
“Celtic will definitely be a tough opposition but we are more than ready to show we are too.”
‘Well boss Donald Jennow says the rescheduling of the fixture has had no impact on his preparations.
Jennow was disappointed the game will no longer be broadcast live on television, but insists his focus is on a positive result against Celtic.
“Whilst we are disappointed the match won’t be shown on Alba, it hasn’t impacted on our preparations,” Jennow said.
“It’s a game we’re all looking forward to and as far as we’re concerned, it’s business as usual as we look to bounce back following Sunday’s defeat.”
Hibs host Motherwell on Saturday, as the two sides face each other in the chase to make the top six.
Here’s some things to note about our opponents.
Since Motherwell ran out 1-0 winners at Fir Park in January, Neil Lennon has left and been replaced at the helm by Paul Heckingbottom.
His first three games brought him wins, picking up league victories over Hamilton, Dundee and St Johnstone.
A 2-0 Scottish Cup defeat to Celtic followed, before their 1-1 league draw with Rangers in their last outing.
Home form
From 22 home matches, the Hibees have had a mixed bag of results.
In all competitions, they’ve amassed 10 victories at Easter Road. But over 50% of their games haven’t resulted in a win, with seven draws and five defeats along the way.
The same goes in the league. From 14 home games, they’ve won five, drawn six and lost three.
Scotland call
Looking to bolster their forward options in January, Mark McNulty returned home after five years down south.
The striker, on loan from Reading, has wasted no time in making an impact.
In four starts and two sub appearances in the league, he’s netted five times, including doubles over Dundee and St Johnstone. He’s also scored one in two in the Scottish Cup.
The reward for his form has been a first call to the Scotland squad for the EURO 2020 double header with Kazakhstan and San Marino.
Morgan Hunter believes the women of steel are ready to show their mettle, when they travel to K-Park to face Celtic on Friday evening.
After opening their SWPL1 campaign with a win over Stirling University, ‘Well have suffered two successive league defeats.
Last weekend’s 4-0 loss at home to Hibs was harsh on Donald Jennow’s side, but Hunter says all their focus is on bouncing back in East Kilbride.
“Last week was tough, but I think we held our own very well in the first half,” the ‘Well keeper said. “We need to take that confidence into the game on Friday.
“There’s been lots of changes to most teams in SWPL 1 this season so it’s hard to predict how things will go.
Friday evening’s clash will see Motherwell come up against Eddie Wolecki Black for the first time since the former ‘Well gaffer joined Celtic in the summer of 2018.
It’s another element that will add to the intrigue of an important league fixture, though Hunter insists all that matters is the end result.
“The only thing mentioned has been that we must fight to win and get three points,” she added. “There’s no personal feelings when that whistle goes on Friday.
“It’s always important to get points on the board early and build momentum.
“We won’t focus on the league table too early. It’s important that we take it game by game.”
Morgan has enjoyed a solid start to life at Fir Park.
She kept a clean sheet on her debut and in the SWPL Cup win over Hutchison Vale.
On Sunday, the 25-year-old made a number of good stops, before suffering the misfortune of seeing Kirsten Reilly’s free kick slip through her grasp for Hibernian’s fourth.
“That final goal was a massive disappointment and it’s a horrible feeling conceding a goal like that,” she admitted. ”It’s so important not to go into your own head after that happens.
“It can’t be changed, so you focus on the next one, which was a shot on target that I managed to push round the post.
“If I’d let my head drop, that would’ve been another goal.
“I’m really enjoying it here, as I said it’s my first taste of SWPL1 and it’s challenging but I’m learning everyday.
“The girls have made it so easy settling in and theres so much quality about this team. I’m excited to see how the season goes.”
Motherwell head to Hibernian on Saturday, as the race to finish in the top half of the Ladbrokes Premiership continues.
Here’s the game previewed in numbers.
This weekend’s match is all about sixth spot, and the two sides slugging it out to finish in the top half of the table come the split.
Hibernian currently have the upper hand, sitting two points ahead of the ‘Well.
The Steelmen haven’t been higher than seventh all campaign, but can jump to sixth with a win at Easter Road.
It’s been over half a year since Motherwell last ventured through to Easter Road.
The 2018/19 Ladbrokes Premiership season was opened with an away game at Hibs, which the hosts won 3-0.
The drive to get a place in the top six continues with a huge match at Hibernian on Saturday.
Here’s an early look ahead to the match.
The battle for top six
Motherwell sit just two points behind Hibernian with four games to go before the Ladbrokes Premiership splits into two groups.
A win on Saturday would take Stephen Robinson’s men into the top six for the first time this season, and put us in pole position to secure a place.
You have to go back five games for the last Motherwell victory at Easter Road, which came in August 2013.
Henri Anier scored late to give the Steelmen all three points that day in a 1-0 victory.
Since then, Motherwell drew two on the bounce, but have lost in their last two visits.
Get your tickets in advance or at the stadium
Liam Grimshaw has extended his contract with the club for an additional year.
The Burnley-born fan favourite has solidified his spot in the team at right back in recent months, turning in consistent, all-action performances and embarking on countless of his trademark runs.
Having already featured 62 times as a Steelman, Grimshaw’s new deal will expire in the summer of 2020.
“We’re delighted Liam has signed on again at the club for next season,” ‘Well boss Stephen Robinson said.
“He has been a huge part of our recent success, playing in his new role of right-back.
“He’s exactly the type of character you want about your football club. He’s the consummate professional and is extremely enthusiastic about this club, and it shows in his performances.”
The 24-year-old came through the youth ranks at Manchester United, captaining their Under 23s. He got his first taste of competitive first-team football whilst on loan at Fir Park back in the first half of the 2015/16 season.
His performances in claret and amber persuaded Preston North End to buy him from United in January 2016. He spent 18 months at Deepdale, before returning to ‘Well, via a short loan spell at Chesterfield.
Grimshaw added: “I’m delighted to have signed on for another year. I feel at home here and it was an easy decision to stay.
“I’m completely focused now on helping get the team into the top six, and seeing how we can continue to build.”
With the split getting nearer, Motherwell have a great chance to break into the top six when we travel to face Hibernian on Saturday.
Stephen Robinson’s men have won seven of their last nine games, putting them within touching distance of the weekend’s opponents.
We want as big a crowd as possible to get behind the team at Easter Road. The team speak about the impact a large travelling support can have on them, and this is one of the games we need it most.
Sales pods will be open at the south stand at Easter Road to purchase tickets before going to the turnstiles. No further ticket sales are available at Fir Park.
George Newell and Peter Morrison played their part as Albion Rovers secured what could be a vital win in their fight to stay in League Two.
Rovers, who earlier in the day received a huge boost in the shape of an annulled result against Clyde leading to an unexpected three points, made it one to remember by beating Stirling Albion 1-0 at Forthbank.
Gregor Fotheringham got the game’s only goal, after great work by Newell in the build-up.
Morrison would play a big part himself, making an excellent save in the dying seconds, ensuring his team are now within two points of Berwick Rangers at the foot of the League 2 table. Neil McLaughlin was an unused sub for the Binos.
Elsewhere, Broque Watson started for East Fife, as they kept themselves in the promotion hunt with a 3-1 win over Stranraer.
Barry Maguire, Shea Gordon and Aaron Taylor-Sinclair never featured for Queen of the South, Partick Thistle and Crewe respectively,
Another win as the push for the top six continues.
This is the Story of the Match from the Lanarkshire derby.
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https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Strippers-reach-deal-with-club-to-get-100-percent-7255101.php
Strippers reach deal with club to get 100 percent of their back pay
By Guillermo Contreras
Updated 11:17 am CDT, Monday, April 18, 2016
San Antonio Men's Club
Photo: Google Street View
Nearly 30 strippers will get an extra tip after they settled a wage lawsuit against a San Antonio gentlemen’s club.
Dancer Lizbeth Leyva sued the San Antonio Men’s Club in April 2015, alleging the club shortchanged its dancers on minimum and overtime pay.
A judge in September granted Leyva’s request to make it a class action, and 28 other dancers joined.
The dancers’ lawyers have declined to comment on the case. Terms of the settlement are confidential, but the lawyers wrote in a court document that each dancer will get 100 percent of her back pay.
“The class representative has approved the settlement on behalf of herself and the opt-in plaintiffs and has signed the parties’ confidential settlement agreement and release,” the dancers’ lawyers wrote in a court document asking a judge to approve the deal. “Similarly, defendants have approved the settlement and have signed the agreement. All parties are in agreement as to the apportionment and distribution of the settlement funds. The settlement is in the best interest of all parties.”
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery approved the deal late last week.
Levya danced at the San Antonio Men’s Club from 2007 to 2015 and she was never paid a wage by the club, said the suit.
Instead, the San Antonio Men’s Club treated its dancers as independent contractors rather than employees. Any money she made was from tips dancing for club patrons, Levya alleged in her suit.
The federal lawsuit came on the heels of one that ended with a $250,000 judgment against another local gentleman’s club, Tiffany’s Cabaret.
gcontreras@express-news.net
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Children at LSU-based summer program evacuated to Houston
Jamie Stengle and Hannah Grabenstein, Associated Press
Charles Kimbrough, center, of Allen, Texas laughs while playing Monopoly with other students participating in part of a Duke University Talent Identification Program for high-achieving students at Rice University on Friday, July 12, 2019, in Houston. The students were evacuated from Louisiana State University to stay of out the path of Tropical Storm Barry. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP) less
Charles Kimbrough, center, of Allen, Texas laughs while playing Monopoly with other students participating in part of a Duke University Talent Identification Program for high-achieving students at Rice ... more
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, AP
DALLAS (AP) — More than 120 students participating in a Louisiana summer program were evacuated to Texas to escape Tropical Storm Barry.
Students were bused out of the program at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and arrived at Rice University in Houston early Friday morning.
Sixteen-year-old Savannah Hooks said the evacuation started out as an "inconvenience," but she now views it as part of an "adventure."
The Winter Haven, Florida, teen is among the high-achieving middle and high school students enrolled in the Duke University Talent Identification Program.
Rice officials offered to help because it had campus housing available and because of the school's proximity to Louisiana — Houston is about 260 miles (418 kilometers) southwest of Baton Rouge.
Hooks arrived at LSU on Sunday and is taking a college-level class on myths and legends. She said that by the middle of the week she heard a storm was expected, but she thought it would be fine to stay. On Thursday, they were told they'd be evacuated that night.
"It had actually started raining while we were packing and then it kind of subsided but you can definitely tell that there's something coming," she said. "I live in Florida, I know pre-hurricane weather."
Parents were given the option to retrieve their children from LSU, but with the students coming from all over the country, only a couple students left the program, according to Shawna Young, executive director of the Duke program.
Nikhil Kumar's 13-year-old daughter Reena is studying neuropsychology at the program. He and his wife were initially concerned that the kids would be in the direct path of the storm.
But once officials communicated the plans to move, Kumar said they felt more assured. They now plan to have Reena finish classes in the three-week program.
Officials at Rice, which also hosts the Duke program, said the campus would be available for the evacuated students to finish their course if significant flooding occurs in the Baton Rouge area.
Grabenstein reported from Little Rock, Arkansas.
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What's really worth watching
Elton John Prepping His Own "Moulin Rouge"-esque Biopic, Wants Timberlake
By Eric Alt
Published Jan 3, 2012 at 7:27 AM | Updated at 11:44 AM PDT on May 30, 2012
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Did you expect something restrained and somber from a the man who used to wear sunglasses made of Emu feathers and sparklers?
Elton John recently told The Los Angeles Times that he's prepping his own biopic thank you very much, and he already has a style and a star firmly in mind.
"It's going to be a surreal look at my life, and not just a factual look at my life, more in the manner of a Moulin Rouge," claims John. "I just don't want it to be a normal biopic because my life hasn't been like that. And it only goes up to when I go into rehab in 1990. It starts with me going into rehab and ends when I come out."
And who better to portray Elton this "Moulin Rouge"/"All That Jazz"-style musical extravaganza than....Justin Timberlake?
John claims that the singer/actor is his "number one" choice to star, but of course there has been nothing official out of any camps, and no signed dotted lines at this point.
Philip Seymour Hoffman must be so miffed.
John then said he'd be "making an announcement about [the film] very, very soon." He then added: "It's just going to be a matter of getting the script exactly the way we want it... then we'll start trying to cast and plan."
We'll keep you posted. It has to be better than "Gnomeo & Juliet," right?
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Katie Couric: Opening Up About Bulimia Battle Was "Right Thing to Do"
Talk show host explains why she revealed her own history with an eating disorder while interviewing Demi Lovato.
Published Oct 2, 2012 at 10:45 AM | Updated at 12:01 PM EDT on Oct 2, 2012
Talk show host Katie Couric revealed her own history with an eating disorder while interviewing singer Demi Lovato.
Katie Couric is an expert at asking questions, but it turns out she's not bad at giving answers, either.
"I felt like it was absolutely the right thing to do," the "Katie" host told E! News about her decision to open up about her own history with bulimia when Demi Lovato--who has talked frankly about battling an eating disorder--was a guest on her show.
"We were having an honest conversation," explains Couric. "So for me to harbor that kind of secret and not be upfront about it seemed kind of disingenuous."
Chelsea Handler is the latest celeb to tear up on Katie's couch
"I wrestled with bulimia all through college and for two years after that," Couric revealed during Lovato's Katie appearance, which aired Sept. 24. "And I know this rigidity, this feeling that if you eat one thing that's wrong, you're full of self-loathing and then you punish yourself."
Asked whether the bombshell required a sit-down with her daughters afterward, Couric tells us that she had previously discussed those issues with Ellie, 21, and Carrie, 16.
"It wasn't something they heard about on television, or they would have been shocked to hear," she says.
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To catch our complete interview with Katie Couric, tune in to E! News tonight at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
GALLERY: We can't get enough of Demi Lovato and her ever-changing look!
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J Neurotrauma. 1998 Aug;15(8):587-97.
Analyzing outcome of treatment of severe head injury: a review and update on advancing the use of the Glasgow Outcome Scale.
Teasdale GM1, Pettigrew LE, Wilson JT, Murray G, Jennett B.
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
The Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), two decades after its description, remains the most widely used method of analyzing outcome in series of severely head-injured patients. This review considers limitations recognized in the use of the GOS and discusses a new approach to assessment, using a structured questionnaire-based interview. Assignments can be made to an extended eight-point scale (GOSE) as well as the original five-point approach-in each case, with a high degree of interobserver consistency. The assignments are coherent with the principles of the World Health Organization classification of impairments, disabilities, and handicaps, and their validity is supported by strong associations with the results of neuropsychological testing and assessment of general health status. The need to allow for disability existing before injury, issues concerning the time of assessment after injury, and subdivisions of the scale into "favorable" and "unfavorable" categories are discussed. It is concluded that, in its improved structured format, the Glasgow Outcome Scale should remain the primary method of assessing outcome in trials of the management of severe head injury.
10.1089/neu.1998.15.587
Craniocerebral Trauma/therapy*
Disability Evaluation
Glasgow Coma Scale*
Neuropsychological Tests/standards
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)/standards*
Terminology as Topic*
Head Injuries - MedlinePlus Health Information
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The search for sustainable energy will dominate the twenty-first century. This unit provides an introductory overview of the present energy systems and takes a brief look at where the world may find energy in the future – cleaner use of fossil fuels or renewable energy sources?
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence - see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ - Original copyright The Open University
Tables and charts are a great way to present numerical information in a clear and concise form. This unit explains how to use the Windows calculator to carry out basic operations and calculate percentages. You will then learn how to use charts and tables to represent and interpret information.
Global warming: are we responsible? Is our environmental impact damaging the planet? This unit examines the use of ozone depleting technology, the impact of fossil fuel use and explores how the development of technology can influence the direction of a society. From the Industrial Revolution to the present day find out how we have changed the planet.
Pictures speak louder than words. But how can you use diagrams to help you? This unit looks at how diagrams can be used to represent information and ideas about complex situations. You will learn how to read, draw and present diagrams to help illustrate how ideas or processes are connected.
What does a picture or image tell you? This unit is an introduction to analysing and interpreting photographs as social data. Who controls what the image is saying? You will look at how photographs provide visual evidence and how they can illustrate and support our ideas about society.
Active galaxies provide a prime example of high energy processes operating in the Universe. This unit gives an overview of active galaxies, including the supermassive black holes that power the engines at their centres, and the emission processes by which we detect and study them. It also gives practice in mathematical techniques for analysing data and theoretical models.
The power of graphics should not the underestimated. They can express information clearly and simply. This unit will help you to assess which style of graphic to use in different situations.
This unit enables you to hear about some of the participants in the Local Exchange and Trading Schemes (LETS). These are associations of people who make offers of goods and services to and from each other. What is on offer and the requests people make are listed in local directories.
This unit enables you to hear some of the founding members of the Bedfordshire Mencap organisation talk about how the organisation was established and the wide range of support services it offers. The work that individuals exerted to promote change is a source of pressure towards the ideal that parents should be supported in their task of bringing up children with learning difficulties.
This unit is about assessing need. It is important to understand and hear about people's experiences of being assessed by health or social welfare professionals so that more sensitive responses to those with care and support needs can be developed. We interviewed three people about their experiences of assessment. Having done that, we then asked a social worker and an occupational therapist to listen to the interviews and to comment on them.
In this unit, you will be hearing and reading about the issues faced by people living in poverty in Britain in 2000. This is intended to give you an understanding of what poverty is like from the perspective of the people themselves, both in terms of the experience of living on a very low income, and some of the effects this has had on their lives. One of the biggest problems facing people living on a very low income is how to afford adequate heating.
Do you have a graphics or scientific calculator? If so, this unit will help you to understand the different functions and facilities available. With a focus on arithmetic, you will learn what a powerful tool this type of calculator can be.
Arrangements for care and support which people manage for themselves or have organised for them privately or informally tell us something about the shifting borders between funded and non-funded care, between health and social care, and between paid and unpaid care work. They also demonstrate how the reality of the mixed economy of care is played out in the arrangements which people make for care and support in their own households.
The majority of people who sleep on the streets, and in hostels and night shelters are men. However, the number of women, particularly younger women, in these circumstances has increased (Anderson et al., 1993). They are often people with complex care and support needs, which go way beyond the provision of accommodation. But, as you will learn in this unit, complex needs are both a cause and a product of homelessness.
This unit will help you understand how it is possible to meet the needs of a particular minority community: the Chinese who live in Northern Ireland. The audio file outlines some of the problems that this community are facing as well as describing the differences experienced by older Chinese inhabitants who require care and support.
This unit is concerned with macroevolution – the patterns and processes of evolution above the species level. A crucial consideration in macroevolutionary studies is that of the evolutionary relationships (phylogeny) of the organisms in question. The unit begins with an introduction to the scope of macroevolutionary studies and illustrates methods of reconstructing phylogeny, from both morphological and molecular data.
This unit considers two ideas: that health is an ever-present factor in our lives, and that health is something difficult to define. But how can we say that health is everywhere if it is so mysterious? How do we recognise health if it so difficult to define? There are no easy answers to these questions! In this unit we explore this paradox, not just because it is a fascinating dilemma but because understanding health in all its multifaceted complexity is a prerequisite to working for health in i
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6 Fantasy Basketball Players to Buy and Sell for Week 8
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Kawhi Leonard is looking like a top-five fantasy asset once again, but you might be able to buy him because of all his scheduled rest games. Which other moves should you be looking to make in season-long fantasy hoops?
It's that time of the week once again when we look for three players to buy and three to sell in fantasy hoops.
The buy options are most often players who are not living up to expectations and present a nice buy-low window, but sometimes it's also about jumping on a player in the midst of a breakout before he reaches his full potential.
On the other side of the coin, we look at players to sell, either because they are temporarily punching above their weight class, or because their situation is about to get less friendly for fantasy purposes.
As always, check out last week's edition (and the week before for good measure) for other ideas that might still be relevant. We try not to repeat ourselves from week to week.
All rankings come courtesy of Basketball Monster.
Now, let's hit the market.
Kawhi Leonard, SG/SF, Toronto Raptors
Kawhi Leonard's last season with the San Antonio Spurs in 2017-18 was a bumpy one. He spent most of the year nursing a mysterious quad injury, to the point where he only played a total of nine games in the regular season and not a single playoff game.
A blockbuster offseason trade sent Kawhi to the Toronto Raptors, which ignited some optimism that he might be able to return to his first-round fantasy form in his new surroundings. Concerns about his health kept his average draft position (ADP) down to a modest 11.3 across the industry, but those who drafted him still hoped they would be getting the guy who had three consecutive top-six finishes in nine-category leagues prior to last year.
And so far, his owners have gotten just that. Through 19 games, Leonard is ranked sixth overall in nine-cat leagues with averages of 25.6 points, 1.5 three-pointers, 8.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.6 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 2.1 turnovers per contest, and a shooting split of 48.7% from the field and 85.6% from the free throw line.
Apart from a minor ankle injury that cost him two games, Leonard has seemed relatively healthy, playing a robust 34.3 minutes per contest. He has not, however, played both games in a single back-to-back set to date. The Raptors are being extra cautious with their new star, and it has caused him to miss six of the team's 25 games so far this season.
If Kawhi's owner in your league is getting frustrated with all those rest games, see if you can acquire him for a first- or second-round player with a lower ceiling. He can be the best player in fantasy hoops on any given night and Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has said that the back-to-back restriction might soon be lifted. The Raptors play their next back-to-back set on December 11th and 12th, so that might be the perfect time to strike if Kawhi sits one of those two games.
Clint Capela, PF/C, Houston Rockets
Clint Capela had a breakout season in 2017-18, finishing as the 35th-ranked player in nine-category leagues on a per-game basis. This year, he's taken an even bigger leap forward, currently ranking 20th overall with his numbers up across the board.
Through 23 games this season, Capela is averaging 18.1 points, 0.0 three-pointers, 11.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.4 steals, 2.2 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers in a healthy 34.4 minutes per contest, while shooting 66.5% from the field and 59.5% from the free throw line.
If you can convince Capela's current owner that he or she is selling high on the big man, or that his low free throw percentage is too much of a detriment, you should jump on the opportunity. Capela's only been getting better as the season has worn on, ranking eighth overall over the last month, and fourth over the last two weeks. His 59.5% free throw percentage is currently a career high, and he's been trending up in that area as well, hitting for 69.2% (18-for-26) over his last eight games.
The 24-year-old Swiss center is leaping into the conversation with bigs like Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, and Karl-Anthony Towns in terms of fantasy relevance. So get a ticket to the show while you still can.
Malcolm Brogdon, PG/SG, Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks have been one of the top teams in the NBA this season, and while a lot of the focus surrounding that development has rightfully fallen on MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo, Malcolm Brogdon's subtle third-year breakout has been a contributing factor as well.
Brogdon, a former Rookie of the Year, currently ranks 58th in nine-category leagues with averages of 15.4 points, 1.9 threes, 4.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers per contest, and a sterling shooting split of 52.4% from the field and 97.3% from the line.
He's been getting even better as the season has progressed as well, ranking 48th over the last month, 16th over the last two weeks, and fifth over the last seven days.
He's not suddenly going to be a first-round guy going forward, but top-50 returns seem perfectly in reach with his starting job, 30.5 minutes per game, and 18.6% usage rate locked up. Brogdon had a modest 128.3 ADP across the industry coming into this season, so you may very well be able to convince his current owner that he or she is selling high on him if you want to buy in on his post-hype breakout.
Paul Millsap, PF/C, Denver Nuggets
Paul Millsap was essentially a lock for first- or second-round value from 2010 to 2016, but he's dropped off a bit over the last couple years. In 2016-17 -- his final campaign with the Atlanta Hawks -- he ranked 45th overall in nine-category leagues, and he finished 82nd last year in his first go around with the Denver Nuggets.
This season, he's having a bit of a renaissance, ranking 51st on the year as a whole, but 44th over the last month, and 15th over the last two weeks. Over that two-week period (six games), he's averaged 15.8 points, 1.0 triple, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.2 steals, 1.0 block, and 1.8 turnovers in 28.2 minutes per contest, while shooting 58.2% from the field and 78.6% from the line.
He will continue to have surges of production like this current one, but the 58.2% shooting over this current stretch might not be unsustainable for a guy that has not even sniffed 50% since his days in Utah five seasons ago. We saw last year that Millsap can fade into the background on a moment's notice, so now is a perfect time to sell high on a guy who is pushing 34 and whose best days are clearly behind him.
D'Angelo Russell, PG/SG, Brooklyn Nets
D'Angelo Russell is having the best fantasy campaign of his NBA career, ranking 71st in nine-category leagues after three consecutive seasons of failing to crack the top-100 (including a 189th-ranked finish last year).
Through 25 games, the 22-year-old guard is averaging 18.0 points, 2.5 three-pointers, 4.0 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.3 blocks, and 2.6 turnovers in 29.1 minutes per contest, while shooting 40.7% from the field and 73.2% from the free throw line.
The counting stats are mighty nice, but the shooting percentages and high turnovers are a bit of a concern, and a good enough reason to see if now is a good time to sell high on him.
He's still surprisingly young in his fourth NBA season, so this breakout could very well be for real, but his drain on your percentages at such a high volume (17.1 field goal attempts per game) shouldn't be overlooked. See if you can get a more well-rounded mid-round asset in exchange for him.
Harrison Barnes, SF/PF, Dallas Mavericks
Harrison Barnes is one of the least inspiring and most over-drafted mid-round assets in fantasy hoops. He had an ADP of 67.3 coming into this season, despite finishing 76th in nine-category leagues during his first campaign with the Dallas Mavericks in 2016-17, and 89th last year.
Barnes has dropped even lower this season, ranking 110th in nine-cat leagues through 17 games played. He's averaging 18.3 points, 2.4 triples, 4.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers in 32.0 minutes per contest on the season, while shooting 41.7% from the field and 80.3% from the free throw line.
He has shown some signs of life lately, ranking 62nd over the last month and 23rd over the last two weeks, but that does nothing more than present you with a perfect sell-high opportunity.
Barnes scores a decent amount of points and hits the scattered triple, but he doesn't get enough rebounds for a forward, doesn't offer much in terms of assists, brings almost nothing to the table when it comes to defensive stats, and doesn't hit for a very good percentage from the floor. Unless you're absolutely strapped for points, you can do much better at his mid-round price tag.
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March 2006, Volume :106 Number 3 - Supplement: AJN State of the Science on Cancer Survivorship , page 15 - 15 [Free]
Belcher, David
W aking Up, a watercolor by artist Judit Safcsak, was chosen as the cover of The State of the Science on Nursing Approaches to Managing Late and Long-Term Sequelae of Cancer and Cancer Treatment , this supplement to AJN 's March 2006 issue. Waking Up was one of more than 400 entries in Lilly Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Woman's Cancer Journey, an international art competition and exhibition sponsored by the Eli Lilly Company and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) to raise awareness of art as a powerful therapeutic tool for women with cancer.
Safcsak, a 43-year-old Hungarian artist who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 20, painted this watercolor in 2004 at her Budapest home during a winter dawn.
"Through a barred window, over the leafless trees, the sun painted all colors of the rainbow on the sky," Safcsak says. "I felt right away that this depicted waking up after an operation-when you start to see your life from a different perspective."
The image is the ideal metaphor for surviving cancer, she says, not only in her own life but among numerous friends and family are survivors.
"Breaking through your own barriers, you give new value to your own needs, which are represented by the bars on the window, and to the expectations of your environment, depicted in the leafless trees," Safcsak says.
In her 23 years as a survivor of cancer, Safcsak has undergone numerous operations, several of which required her to give up her lifelong dream of bearing a child. Her artwork, and particularly this image, has helped her heal and has inspired her to help others do the same.
"I had to find new goals: to live without fear for the sake of others and myself and to fight all the side effects-medical, emotional, and financial-of these treatments," she says.
Having recently appeared at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, the exhibit is currently touring the world, and Lilly and the NCCS have called for entries into the 2006 competition, which is open to anyone who's been touched by cancer: patients, their families and friends, cancer advocates, health care providers, artists, and art students. Deadline for entries is July 31, 2006. For more information, call (800) 734-4131 or view artwork from the 2005 exhibit at http://www.lillyoncology.com/oncology_canvas/oncology_canvas.jsp?reqNavId=5.1.
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GoFundMe page aims to cover funeral costs for Bronx fire victims
By NY1 News New York City
PUBLISHED 4:11 PM ET Dec. 30, 2017 PUBLISHED December 30, 2017 @4:11 PM
Loved ones are raising money to cover funeral costs for those killed in the fire.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for 2-year-old Kylie Francis, 7-year-old Charmela Francis, 37-year-old Karen Francis, and the family's 19-year-old niece Shantay Young.
The money will be used to send their bodies back to Jamaica for funeral services, according to the page.
Another page has been created for who sources say is the youngest victim, 7-month-old Amora Vidal, and her grandmother Maria Batiz, 58.
Sources say U.S. Servicemember Emmanuel Mensah, 28, was also killed. He had reportedly been visiting for the holidays and died trying to direct people to safety during the fire.
In a tweet, Mayor Bill de Blasio called him a first generation immigrant whose "heroism exemplifies the best of our city."
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New York|De Blasio Makes Sudden Trip to Trump Protests at G-20 Summit
De Blasio Makes Sudden Trip to Trump Protests at G-20 Summit
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaking to reporters during a news conference at the United States Conference of Mayors in June in Miami.CreditCreditAlan Diaz/Associated Press
By William Neuman and J. David Goodman
With only the barest of notice or declared interest, Mayor Bill de Blasio suddenly jetted off to Germany on Thursday to join protest events around the Group of 20 meeting in Hamburg, where President Trump is meeting with President Vladimir V, Putin of Russia and other world leaders.
The trip seemed to be an international extension of Mr. de Blasio’s election-year effort to portray himself as a foil to Mr. Trump, and to project his image as a progressive leader.
Mr. de Blasio kept his travel plans secret until shortly before his departure, but a spokesman, Eric F. Phillips, said that he would attend a demonstration on Saturday called Hamburg Shows Attitude. Mr. Phillips said that the mayor would return to New York on Sunday.
Organizers later announced on Twitter that Mr. de Blasio would be the event’s keynote speaker. The event had previously listed as the featured speaker Gesine Schwan, a German politician who has run for president as the Social Democratic Party candidate.
There are numerous protests planned around the summit, including a series of anticapitalist events, beginning Thursday, called “Welcome to Hell.” The Hamburg police said some protesters attacked officers on Thursday with bottles, poles and iron bars.
The Hamburg Shows Attitude event, sponsored by mainstream groups, appeared to be among the less confrontational events planned.
An organizer of the event, Marcel Schweitzer, said it was meant to “stand up for democracy and human rights.”
“We aren’t against G-20,” Mr. Schweitzer said in an email, adding that the event would point out that “every member of the G-20 — including the U.S. (and especially President Donald Trump) — has to respect the human rights charter of the United Nations.”
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Mr. Phillips, the mayor’s spokesman, said that Mr. de Blasio decided to take part on Thursday afternoon. His plans were in flux after the murder of a police officer, Miosotis Familia, in the Bronx on Wednesday. Mr. Phillips said that Mr. de Blasio decided to make the trip when it became clear that Officer Familia’s funeral would not take place this weekend.
Mr. Phillips and two other City Hall staff members were traveling with the mayor, and several members of his police security detail. He said that the travel costs for the mayor and staff members were being paid by the organizers of the Saturday event, but that they were not paying the costs for Mr. de Blasio’s police detail.
Mr. Phillips said that Mr. de Blasio’s son, Dante, was spending the summer in Germany and that the mayor would visit his son during the trip.
Mr. de Blasio has frequently faced criticism for his pursuits beyond New York, with detractors saying that he appeared unenthused by the daily work of running city government.
More recently Mr. de Blasio has stayed closer to home, while seeking to cast New York as a leader in efforts to push back against the policies of Mr. Trump.
He has vowed that the city will resist efforts to deport more immigrants, and he has said the city will push ahead with a commitment to meet or exceed the goals of the Paris climate accord, which Mr. Trump plans to set aside.
But Mr. de Blasio appears to again be feeling the need to travel.
Recently he met with the mayor of Seattle, and in June he flew to Miami where he spoke about health care and climate change at a meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors.
Mr. de Blasio’s father, Warren Wilhelm, was of German descent, and his parents named the future mayor Warren Wilhelm Jr. But Mr. de Blasio had a difficult relationship with his father, and he later changed his name, taking his mother’s maiden name as his legal surname and a childhood nickname, Bill, as his first name.
Mr. de Blasio often plays up his Italian heritage and has made high-profile trips to his mother’s ancestral homeland. A few months after becoming mayor, in 2014, he was received as a hero in the Italian town where his grandfather was born.
Mr. Phillips said that Mr. de Blasio had no plans to visit any locations associated with his father’s family.
A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 19 of the New York edition with the headline: De Blasio Flies to G-20 Summit Protests, Seizing Opportunity to Play Foil to Trump. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe
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Thousands of Greek companies relocate to Bulgaria
Due to its attractive tax regime, low labor costs, and political stability, Bulgaria is one of the most compelling countries in the EU to outsource business activities.The advantages of Bulgaria are positively evaluated not only by West European countries, but also by neighboring Eastern European countries.
One of the most active countries in out flowing business activities to Bulgaria is Greece, which ranks as the third largest investor in Bulgaria. In 2015, around 2000 Greek companies relocated to Bulgaria. In total, there are over 14.000 actively operating firms that are registered in Bulgaria but are operated by Greek citizens. The number of such firms is rapidly growing.
The main factor that influences the increasing number of Greek companies relocating to Bulgaria is the ongoing economic crisis in Greece. The crisis forces entrepreneurs to look for solutions that can mitigate the economic challenges in their own country. According to the Bulgarian Institute for Market Economics, in the last few years, Greek enterprises injected up to 5 billion euros in Bulgaria’s economy.
With regard to the reasons which incentive Greek people to invest in Bulgaria, the Greek Ambassador to Bulgaria, Dimosthenis Stoidis, claims that “the flat tax, the stable VAT, are at least two of the major elements that create a very favorable environment in Bulgaria for foreign businesses, and also for Greek businesses.” Moreover, Bulgaria assists foreign investors by offering political stability, good macroeconomic environment, and solid banking system. By way of illustration, Bulgarian public debt stands at 20%,which is one of the lowest rates in the EU, whereas Greece had a public debt of 177% in 2015. Greek businesses are also attracted by the rate of the Bulgarian corporate tax. In Bulgaria, the rate of the corporate tax is 10%.
Most Greek-owned companies settling in Bulgaria are small and medium-sized companies which trade internationally in the sectors of retail, tourism, fuel distribution, glass industry, metallurgy, real estate, and construction, among others. Such companies provide jobs to over 40.000 Bulgarian citizens.
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Posts published in “Day: October 4, 2018”
National Night Out: Crime prevention in North Channel Communities
Wood Shadows II President Warren Lewis served chili hotdogs to his neighborhood crime fighters as they gathered at his home for an evening of mixing and mingling to discuss how to make their neighborhood safer. (Photo by Allan Jamail)
By Allan Jamail
Houston, TX. – October 2, 2018 – Sue Blackburn a resident of Houston’s Wood Shadows I and Warren Lewis, President of Wood Shadows II Civic Club went door to door, block by block handing out flyers inviting their neighbors to come to their house party for a meet and greet.
Block by block, house by house citizens gathered in their neighborhoods in a concerted effort to discuss ways they can help each other prevent falling victim to crimes.
The event has been held annually since 1984, simply with neighbors turning on their porch lights and sitting in front of their homes. The annual event focuses on the community and raising awareness in the United States and to promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood friendship to make neighborhoods safer.
The events are typically organized by block leaders. They can be as simple as cookouts with food, games and music to increase awareness about police programs in communities, such as drug prevention, neighborhood watch and other anti-crime efforts.
Jacinto City had five separate locations for citizens to go get crime prevention literature, food, refreshments and meet police officers. Galena Park had their event at the City Hall.
Leaders host Town Hall on new Legislation
Congressman James E. Clyburn, Assistant Democratic Leader, at the Town Hall with State Senator Sylvia Garcia, middle, and Congressman Gene Green, right. (Photo by Allan Jamail)
Houston, TX. – At the North Shore Community Fellowship of Faith Church, Senator Sylvia Garcia, Congressional leaders Gene Green, Sheila Jackson Lee and U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (SC) informed citizens and civic clubs in attendance of recent legislation passed and signed by President Trump that’s having a negative impact on income taxes, health care benefits, and affordable housing tax credits for working families.
Pastor Robert I. Dixon, II, made the North Shore Community Fellowship of Faith Church building available for the meeting so the church members and citizens can come hear and learn about Medicare, Social Security, and citizen issues.
“Just when we thought America’s affordable housing crisis couldn’t get any worse, Republicans picked up their shovels and kept digging. Their tax scam is projected to cause 235,000 fewer affordable housing units to be built and 262,000 jobs to be lost over the next ten years. With an existing shortage of more than 7 million units, we simply cannot allow this crisis to go on unabated,” Clyburn said.
Congressman Green reported the 2018 Medicare Trustees Report projects that Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund will bring in less revenue due to changes made in the Tax Cuts Act (commonly known as the “Trump tax cuts”).
Senator Garcia will be the Democratic Party’s nominee to replace retiring Democrat Congressman Gene Green of the 29th District. The district has a high number of Democrats and she’s favored to be elected if Democrats turnout in large numbers. Opposing Garcia is Republican Phillip Aronoff and Libertarian Cullen Burns. Garcia said she’s not expecting an easy win and she’s asking her supporters to work hard to get voters out until the last voter votes at 7 PM November 6th.
Green, Lee and Clyburn said they’re supporting Garcia because she has a proven record of leadership producing positive results for her constituents over the years.
Ponder resigns in Galena Park
Barry Ponder
City government in Galena Park finds itself in a state of change once again, as a leading City Commissioner has resigned from the board, with no reason given.
Barry Ponder, a leader of a group known as “Citizens for A Better Galena Park” and a Commissioner since elected in 2017, sent a letter to the city secretary with his resignation. Although missing from all commission meetings since the date of his letter, August 22, the commission has made no public announcement of this resignation or acknowledged his absence. City Attorney Robert Collins told the North Channel Star that the city has up to 120 days, by state law, to appoint a replacement. This replacement would be voted on by the Commission. After 120 days, if no action is taken, the city must hold a special election to replace Ponder.
COMMISSIONER RODNEY CHERSKY
A number of citizens have questioned whether another Commissioner, Rodney Chersky, is qualified to hold his seat on the board because he no longer resides in the city.
Although the city charter says that you must be a resident if you run for office, Collins explained to the Star that even though Chersky announced that he had moved into Houston in July, the charter says he can hold the seat until June 1st of the next year, or until a general election is held. However, Collins said this is his interpretation, and will ask for a ruling from the Texas Attorney General.
Attorney Collins addressed this situation publicly at the last Commission meeting on October 2nd. He also noted that Chersky plans to move back into Galena Park, which may make this problem moot.
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Construction on North Shore Park Playground begins
Concept for North Shore Park’s new playground sets.
NORTH CHANNEL, Texas – Commissioner Jack Morman is proud to announce the start of construction on September 26th for North Shore Park’s new playgrounds. This project includes the replacement of older playground equipment and installation of rubberized fall surfaces, shade canopies, and benches. The playground sets will be able to accommodate children from ages 2 to 12. Construction on the $350,000 playground set is expected to be complete in November. Park goers can visit Jim & Joann Fonteno Family Park as an alternate location with playgrounds until the construction is complete.
North Shore Park is a 46.4-acre park located at 14440 Wallisville Road in Houston. In addition to the playgrounds, this park also features numerous baseball and soccer fields, a large walking loop, and various picnic areas.
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Commercial Satellites Reveal North Korean Missile Base
By Geoff Brumfiel • Nov 12, 2018
North Korean rockets, such as these shown drilling near Pyongyang on March 7, 2017, launch from mobile trucks.
KCNA via Reuters
Sakkanmol Missile Operating Base in North Korea.
CSIS/Beyond Parallel/DigitalGlobe 2018
Sakkanmol missile bases have an underground missile support facility.
Commercial satellite imagery has revealed the location and layout of a previously undisclosed North Korean missile base, including deep underground tunnels designed to house the weapons.
The base, known as the Sakkanmol missile operating base, is located around 85 miles northwest of the South Korean capital of Seoul (38.584698° 126.107945°). According to researchers who spotted the base, it consists of a series of above-ground buildings, including barracks and vehicle maintenance facilities, as well as underground tunnels that hold the trucks that carry the missiles. This particular facility likely houses shorter-range North Korean missiles that could be used to strike South Korea in the event of war.
Intelligence agencies believe there are in the neighborhood of 20 similar bases scattered throughout the country. Some, like the base at Sakkanmol, house shorter-range missiles, while others house missiles capable of striking farther afield, including targets in Japan and the continental United States. It is unclear whether the missiles at Sakkanmol would be armed with nuclear or conventional warheads, but at least some of the bases would be nuclear capable, says Joseph Bermudez, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and an author of the new report.
Sakkanmol and other similar bases represent the backbone of North Korea's nuclear defense. "This is their primary means of strategic deterrence against the U.S., South Korean and their allies," Bermudez says. While other countries use bombers and submarines to field their nuclear weapons, North Korea is believed to rely almost entirely on trucks. In the event of war, the trucks would likely be fueled and armed in their underground bunkers at these bases. They would then drive away to one of a number of preselected sites from which they could launch their missiles. The sites just need to be flat and level, says Bermudez. "A highway would be an excellent choice," he says.
Researchers not affiliated with the latest find say that the discovery of the base is significant. "I think it's the first time we've seen an operating base on this scale," says Catherine Dill, a senior research associate at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies based in Washington, D.C. She says the base has some distinctively North Korean features, including greenhouses, where soldiers grow their own food. Given the remote mountain location of the base and North Korea's limited infrastructure, "it's easier to have as much located at the facility as possible," she says.
Dill says she was unsurprised by the base's existence. At a summit in Singapore earlier this year, North Korea pledged to work towards denuclearization, but that vague pledge only applied to some point in the distant future, Dill says. In the meantime, North Korea will continue to strengthen its existing nuclear deterrent. "North Korea is continuing to put in place infrastructure that supports its status as a nuclear weapons state," she says.
Bermudez agrees, but adds that he is impressed by the level of effort that has gone into tunneling into the nearby mountains. The tunnels are designed to make the missiles more survivable in the event of war. "Sakkanmol is one of a number of strategic missile bases that have been dispersed around the nation," he says. Taken together, he says, they represent an effective deterrence.
Bermudez says he has identified as many as a dozen other bases and will publish other locations in the future.
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NEWS: Junior Jets receive China coverage
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Newcastle Jets defeated Shandong Luneng in an international youth friendly match on Friday night in the Hunter - a result that has helped the Hyundai A-League club receive "huge" coverage in China.
It is less than a week since Chinese company Ledman Group was announced as the new owner of Newcastle Jets.
And through Chairman Martin Lee he has quickly set about trying to raise the profile of the club back in China.
Coincidentally, the Jets’ Youth team hosted Chinese outfit Shandong Luneng’s under-19’s in a friendly on Friday night and emerged convincing 5-0 winners.
Lee is not involved with Shandong and the friendly was arranged prior to Ledman Group’s takeover over the club but the result has caused a stir in the Middle Kingdom.
WATCH THE FULL MATCH REPLAY HERE
Speaking with the Newcastle Herald, incoming Jets CEO Lawrie McKinna says Lee was thrilled with the result and said the news has helped boost the club’s profile in China.
“He [Martin Lee] just messaged me. He says it was a great promotion for the Jets in China,” McKinna told the Herald.
“It’s got a huge amount of coverage over there. The newspapers, social media. It got widespread coverage on Friday night, and from Friday onwards they were sending stories and other stuff through.
“The Shandong academy, they’re full-time. That’s a full-time program. For the Jets boys to beat them, so easily as well, was very impressive.
"The players’ ages across the board were very similar. I think it quietly surprised Martin, to be honest.”
McKinna – who coached in China with Chengdu Blades and Chongqing Lifan – says the result could potentially help change Chinese perceptions of Australian footballers.
“I think it’s a great thing for Aussie players going to China, because the market’s changed a wee bit. Because a lot of money is being spent, they’re all looking for ex-internationals. I think this result could open the door for your steady, run-of-the-mill A-League players,” McKinna said.
“Even though it’s just a result between an academy team and a youth team, it gives some credibility to the Australian game in China, because they look to Europe and South America for a lot of guidance, even though Australia are Asian champions.”
The Jets’ first team is set to travel to China in August for friendly matches while Lee also plans to launch a Chinese version of the club’s A-League website.
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International medical students join the fight against HIV in SA
The eight students from Harvard, who will be based in KZN, are part of an intensive internship programme. PHOTO: supplied
EIGHT students from one of the USA’s top tertiary institutions, Harvard University, have arrived in KwaZulu-Natal for an intensive internship programme to learn about important HIV prevention and cure research underway in South Africa.
The five women and three men arrived in the province earlier this month, where they will spend the next two months. For all eight Harvard undergraduate students, it’s their first trip to South Africa.
Drawn by the opportunity to engage in global health research, the eight internship finalists were selected by a committee that included senior HIV scientists from the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) and HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Nelson R. Mandela Medical School and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard.
Six of the students will be based in the Durban area, at either the Females Rising Through Education, Support and Health (Fresh) clinical research site in Umlazi’s W Section or one of the research laboratories, AHRI or HPP. The other two will be based in Pietermaritzburg.
Fresh is a unique clinical study that combines HIV cure research with an empowerment programme for young Umlazi women that includes computer and job skills training.
The Fresh project is the result of a collaboration between researchers from the Ragon Institute and the University of KZN.
“We loved the idea of bringing Harvard students over to work side-by-side with their South African peers. They’ll be paired with local doctoral and post-doctoral candidates who are engaging in cutting edge HIV research with leaders in the field,” said Dr Krista Dong, clinical director of the Fresh study.
“This internship will give me a chance to participate in HIV research with people who are passionate about developing a cure,” said Mazuba Siamatu, a Zambian who’s about to enter his third year of studies at Harvard.
“This internship is unique because the projects that I’ll be involved with will have a real impact on the Fresh program and the future of HIV research. It is very exciting because I am able to learn many new skills and experience personal growth, while also making a positive impact on people’s lives,” said Nellie Ide, a third-year student from Minnesota.
“I believe it will be a transformative experience, conducting research at the epicentre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic ... under the supervision of scientists who share the same passion towards alleviating the suffering caused by the epidemic as I do,” added Siamatu.
The final two interns will be based at Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg where they will work with ITEACH, an NGO that is a longstanding partner of the KZN Department of Health and focused on improving TB and HIV care in under-resourced communities.
“Having their first exposure to research here in KZN, at the centre of the epidemic, will shape the way they look at health care and the kind of leaders they will become in the future,” said Dong.
“This is the first year for the internship, but we’d like to see it continue for many years — to become a core part of the longstanding collaboration between Harvard and South African researchers here in KwaZulu-Natal.”
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Endangered species rewarded with meagre territory
Earth 11 July 2012
IT’S a case of habitat well and truly lost for South Florida’s Cape Sable seaside sparrow. It can enjoy only a fraction of the homeland it was promised.
The Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, Arizona, has found that the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) systematically ignored recommendations to increase habitats for endangered species between 2002 and 2007.
“The sparrow’s habitat is a good example,” says Kieran Suckling, executive director of the centre. The sparrow’s proposed home was cut in half by the FWS.
Stuart Pimm of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, says FWS scientists decide what land should be a protected habitat based on a tried and tested formula and peer review. He adds, though, that proposals are almost always cut extensively by the decision-makers.
FWS officials declined to comment on the specifics of the centre’s study until a review has been performed.
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Bush-Fox Meeting Emphasized Difficulties of Solving Immigration Crisis
Monday, 10 September 2001 12:00 AM
If Social Security is the third rail of American politics, legal and illegal immigration from south of the border rivals it as the trip wire of an explosive issue capable of destroying political careers and dividing the nation and its political parties into warring camps.
On Wednesday, barely a day after Mexico's President Vicente Fox arrived for his state visit, he unexpectedly lit the fuse and set off the explosion before the two presidents could get down to brass tacks in discussing the presence of millions of Mexican illegal aliens already in the U.S., and millions more who ache to come here.
Solve the problem before 2001 ends, Fox demanded of his host, who had no idea it was coming.
The extent of the problem is illustrated by the fact that since 1970, the number of Mexicans living in the U.S. has swelled from around 800,000 to more than 8 million, half of them illegal, according to BusinessWeek magazine.
Moreover, with the Mexican economy in even worse shape than it is here, millions more look northward for jobs and a better life. As a result the tide of illegal aliens swarming into the U.S. has become an unstoppable wave than comes crashing over the border day and night.
"The cold fact is that we have more undocumented immigrants today than we've ever had since they started counting," Michael Fix, director of immigration studies at the Urban Institute, told BusinessWeek. "It makes sense to rethink the policy."
Fox and Bush agree that somehow the restrictions on immigration from Mexico must be eased, a fact Bush recognized in an Aug. 29 speech. "If you can make a living in America, and you can't find a job in Mexico, family values don't stop at the southern border," he said.
"People are coming to work to provide food for their families."
In a speech before both Houses of Congress Thursday, Fox laid out his case for a new approach to the problem, saying that Mexicans already in the United States are entitled to legalized status.
"The time has come for Mexico and the United States to trust each other," he said. "Trust will be essential to achieve our goals."
Fox went on to say that he and Bush in recent months "have already shown our willingness to trust each other by agreeing to discuss this most complex matter."
"As the history of this country shows, migration has always rendered more economic benefits to the United States than the cost it entails."
"Many among you have a parent or a grandparent who came into this country as an immigrant from another land," he said.
And, in remarks clearly aimed at his countrymen living in the United States, Fox said: "Mexico needs you. We need your talent and entrepreneurship. We need you to come home one day and play a part in building a strong Mexico."
Clearly, Bush and Fox are aiming at a serious revision of U.S. immigration policies. Not so clear are their chances of seeing their agenda succeed.
Both presidents agreed on making joint efforts to crack down on drug trafficking and money laundering, speeding the movement of goods across border bridges, and made plans to cooperate on energy ventures. For his part, Bush restated his support for allowing Mexican trucks on U.S. roads.
But the thorniest issue of all is how the U.S. will handle the explosive issue of legalizing the status of Mexican illegal aliens in the U.S. Bush aides are working on a proposal for a new guest-worker program that could allow hundreds of thousands of other Mexicans to get temporary visas to work legally in the U.S. There are also discussions for Mexico's help in policing the border and cracking down on the smuggling of illegal aliens into the U.S.
"This is an issue that is at least as complex as NAFTA," warns Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda. Moreover, the politics of the issue pose serious question as to just how much can be accomplished.
The obstacles are daunting:
And increased visas for Mexican workers is just one of the divisive issues facing the U.S. As BusinessWeek points out all aspects of U.S. immigration policy appear to be on the table as lawmakers, scholars, regulators, immigrant-rights groups, and others weigh in.
"How many foreigners should be admitted legally?" the magazine asked. "Should admission be based more on skills or family ties? How can the flow of illegals be curbed?"
"Every sacred component of the system is likely to come under question," Demetrios G. Papademetriou, co-director of Washington's Migration Policy Institute, told BusinessWeek.
On the plus side is the belief that immigrant labor helped fuel the U.S. economic boom and kept inflation down. Moreover, labor-short American companies and farmers found workers who would do jobs Americans wouldn't take.
Employers, in fact, are still clamoring for low-wage Mexicans to work in restaurants, hotels, meatpacking plants, and construction. "If there were a way to get more workers from abroad legally, that would be great," Becky Duckworth, general manager of Snowmass Club in Aspen, Colo., told BusinessWeek. Keeping that resort fully staffed is a chronic headache, says Duckworth. About 20 percent of its 300 workers are foreign, many of them legal Mexican dishwashers and chambermaids.
Some leaders of organized labor see immigrants as a potential source for declining union membership. Even the AFL-CIO has endorsed amnesty for illegal aliens now living in the U.S.
Despite the advantages of looser immigration policies, the opposition is strong and vocal.
In the face of all the problems and the mounting opposition to any dramatic changes in U.S. immigration policy toward Mexico, Bush and Fox remain wedded to a loosening of immigration laws as an idea whose time has come.
In his speech to Congress Thursday, Fox said he recognized that many on both sides of the 2,000-mile long border viewed closer ties "risky and perhaps even unwise."
But he said he didn't believe the old adage that "good fences make good neighbors."
"Circumstances have changed. We are now bound closer together ... our links are countless and growing," he said.
In his toast to Fox at the lavish a White House state dinner Wednesday night, Bush said U.S.-Mexican ties "go beyond economics and politics and geography. They are the ties of heritage, culture and family." He added that nearly 1 million people cross the border every day, and a quarter trillion dollars' worth of trade flows across each year.
If Social Security is the third rail of American politics, legal and illegal immigration from south of the border rivals it as the trip wire of an explosive issue capable of destroying political careers and dividing the nation and its political parties into warring camps. ...
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Government of Canada funds project with LiUNA Local 1059 to help apprentices in London, Ontario Français
LONDON, ON, May 24, 2019 /CNW/ - Canada's changing economy and investments in infrastructure make skills training critical to our future. The skilled trades offer good, well-paying, middle-class jobs, and the Government of Canada is committed to helping key groups, such as women, Indigenous people, newcomers and people with disabilities, to access these jobs.
That is why today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced a project that will invest in training equipment and materials to help approximately 180 apprentices get the skills they need to succeed. This project is funded under the Union Training and Innovation Program's (UTIP) Investments in Training Equipment Stream.
The Government of Canada will provide over $123,000 over three years for the project, delivered by the Labourers' International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 1059 Training Trust Fund.
LiUNA Local 1059 will purchase modern equipment to improve safety and productivity, including skid-steer loaders, cameras, drones and laptops. Furthermore, by training and re-certifying apprentices onsite, Local 1059 will minimize work disruptions for both employers and apprentices. Finally, other locals, millwrights, piledrivers, floorlayers, carpenters and other tradespeople will be able to make use of the new equipment to obtain their certification.
UTIP projects help unions across Canada improve the quality of training through investments in up‑to-date training equipment and materials. They support innovation and enhanced partnerships to address long-standing challenges that limit apprenticeship outcomes in Canada. As a result of this investment, more apprentices will be able to develop their skills, complete their training and find good, well-paying jobs.
As Canada's economy continues to grow and create good, well-paying jobs, the Government is committed to ensuring that all Canadians share in and benefit from this success.
"Canada's future success depends on building an economy that is as inclusive as it is innovative. That's why our government is investing in this project that will help apprentices in London, especially those who face additional barriers to participating and succeeding in the skilled trades, start exciting and well-paying careers in the trades."
– The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
"Fund matching provided by the Government of Canada through UTIP has been invaluable to our work at the LiUNA Local 1059 Training Centre. Generous financial contributions to our program allow us to train and certify the next generation of tradespeople, set industry standards for curriculum development and student retention, and remain at the forefront of promoting the skilled trades as a first choice career. Funding we received through UTIP in 2018 and 2019 is enabling us to modernize and enhance our training methods to attract top candidates (for example, purchasing cutting-edge, green technology). Infrastructure developments are booming in Southwestern Ontario, and UTIP funding is helping the Local 1059 Training Centre deliver the highly skilled labourers necessary for these crucial infrastructure projects."
– Brandon MacKinnon, Business Manager, LiUNA Local 1059
The Government is investing $25 million annually in support of the Union Training and Innovation Program through two streams:
Stream 1: Investments in Training Equipment Stream
Stream 2: Innovation in Apprenticeship Stream
The Government of Canada also provides a range of supports to apprentices to help them complete their training and become certified. These include grants, loans, tax credits and Employment Insurance supports during technical training.
The Government proposed several new measures in Budget 2019:
$40 million over four years in funding for Skills Canada, starting in 2020–21, and $10 million per year ongoing, to encourage more young people to consider training and careers in the skilled trades;
$6 million over two years, starting in 2019–20, to create a national campaign to promote the skilled trades as a first-choice career for young people;
a new Apprenticeship Strategy to ensure that existing supports and programs available to apprentices address the barriers faced by those who want to work in the skilled trades and support employers who face challenges in hiring and retaining apprentices;
a lower interest rate on Canada Apprentice Loans starting in 2019–20 and making the first six months after a borrower completes their apprenticeship training interest-free; and
the new Canada Training Benefit, which would give workers money to help pay for training, provide income support during training, and offer job protection so that workers can take the time they need to keep their skills relevant and in demand.
On April 30, the Government of Canada launched the 2019 Call for Proposals for the Investments in Training Equipment Stream, with total funding of approximately $10 million. Eligible organizations are encouraged to submit proposals by May 29, 2019.
Investments in Training Equipment call for proposals
Union Training and Innovation Program
Support for apprentices
The Union Training and Innovation Program, announced in Budget 2016, targets the Red Seal trades and involves broad-based partnerships with a number of stakeholders. The Program's objectives are to:
improve the quality of training through investments in equipment;
support innovative approaches and partnerships with other stakeholders; and
reduce barriers to participation and success in the trades for key groups including women and Indigenous people.
The Program has two streams and is open to all unions, including those that do not provide training recognized by provinces and territories as technical apprenticeship training, and those that do not operate training facilities.
The Investments in Training Equipment Stream (Stream 1) helps unions purchase new and up-to-date training equipment. Continuous technological change puts pressure on training providers to ensure workers are developing the right skills needed on the job site.
The Innovation in Apprenticeship Stream (Stream 2) focuses on innovative approaches to address challenges limiting apprenticeship outcomes, including barriers to participation and success in the trades for key groups such as women and Indigenous people. This stream is open to a range of stakeholders and partners, but unions need to be involved, either as the lead or as a partner on projects.
The Government of Canada invests significantly in apprenticeship through grants, loans, tax credits, Employment Insurance benefits during in-school training, project funding and support for the Red Seal program. The Government is also working with the provinces and territories to harmonize apprenticeship training requirements in targeted Red Seal trades.
SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada
For further information: For media enquiries, please contact: Véronique Simard, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, P.C., M.P., Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, veronique.simard@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca, 819-654-5611; Media Relations Office, Employment and Social Development Canada, 819-994-5559, media@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
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Making Shots
My colleague Willing Davidson’s post about Carmelo Anthony’s decisive errors in the waning moments of the Knicks’ first two playoff games against the Celtics—in the first game, taking an ill-advised shot; in the second, making an ill-advised pass—doesn’t just spotlight a couple of crucial moments in sport but, rather, a phenomenon of crucial import for art and, even, for life. Anthony, as Willing writes, defended himself to the press after Game 2:
“I didn’t take the shot,” Carmelo Anthony told reporters. “You guys criticized me for that. I took the shot the other day, you criticized me for that.”
As I watched the chaotic end of the second game, I felt that Anthony, in dishing the ball to the iron-handed Jeffries, was in fact overcompensating for the heat he’d been taking for ball-hogging and shot-forcing. Anthony’s pair of unfortunate choices highlights what has long been obvious but still bears repeating, in Yogi Berra’s classic formula: “Baseball is ninety per cent mental. The other half is physical.” The mental side doesn’t reflect study and meditation; rather, it’s the physical side of the mind, the instantaneous decision-making that makes the difference between a good and a bad risk, between audacity and recklessness.
It’s true in the movies, certainly, where making shots is as critical as it is in basketball. No matter how many storyboards a director arms himself with, no matter how carefully he plans (as, for instance, Alfred Hitchcock famously did), life on the set is still a matter of execution and attentiveness, awareness of details and the ability to catch them and shift them on the fly. The same is, of course, true for all the performative elements in filmmaking—including acting and camera-operating. That’s why movie-making, like sports, reflects the existential moment, the lightning-bolt that fuses thought and action, the mental and the physical, and which, in the excitement or disappointment that it arouses, makes us feel more alive even as it reveals, with an unsparing power, the very being of its agents. And the best intentions, the most thorough study, even the greatest fund of talent, are all as if for naught in the light of the instantaneous. Art, like sport, renders humanity in its greatest extremes, as the transcendent animal.
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By George W. S. Trow
Talk story about James Van DerZee, who is 85-years-old, black, & a photographer. Writer met with him one afternoon to go through his book with him. "The World of James Van DerZee" is a moving record of the lives of many black people. There was a picture of two soldiers, named Needham and Roberts, who were in the 369th Harlem Hell Fighters. They captured many Germans in fierce hand-to-hand fighting in the First World War.
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