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Toronto investment bank opens new office in Dublin
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, TD Securities is a corporate and investment bank operating out of 15 offices in key financial centres around the globe
TD Securities is part of TD Bank Group, a Top 10 North American bank with C$1.3 trillion in assets
"TD Securities' decision to expand their operations in Ireland is a further sign of the global international financial services centre that we have built here"
<p>DUBLIN, Ireland - TD Securities has expanded its Irish presence with the opening of a new office in Dublin, located at One Molesworth Street.</p><p>Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, TD Securities is a corporate and investment bank operating out of 15 offices in key financial centres around the globe. The company provides capital markets products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. TD Securities is part of TD Bank Group, a Top 10 North American bank by total assets, total deposits, and market capitalization, with C$1.3 trillion in assets and over 87,000 employees.</p><p>TD Securities has had a presence in Dublin for more than two decades and previously announced its intention to expand in the city. As a fully licensed broker-dealer, the company will grow its presence in Dublin to up to 80 people by the end of this year, including front office, support and control and technology roles.<br /><br />"TD Securities' decision to expand their operations in Ireland is a further sign of the global international financial services centre that we have built here, resulting in the creation of thousands of highly skilled jobs. TD Securities has been a part of the Irish financial landscape for over 20 years. It is very encouraging to see the continued expansion of the company in this way and I look forward to witnessing its growth into the future," Ireland's Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said Tuesday.</p><p>"With the natural growth of our business in Europe, we need to be where our clients are," Peter Walker, Vice-Chair and Regional Head for Europe and Asia-Pacific, TD Securities said Tuesday. "Our long-standing history in Ireland and Dublin's deep talent pool resulted in the city becoming a critical part of our European strategy."<br /><br />Commenting on the opening of the new office, IDA Ireland CEO Martin Shanahan at the official opening ceremony said: "Ireland is a major international centre for financial services and technology businesses. Today’s office opening by TD Securities is a major endorsement by a leading global investment bank in Dublin as a location for hiring both highly skilled capital markets and technology professionals."</p><p> </p>
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Known as the king of the rant, Lewis Black uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and animated finger-pointing to skewer anything and anyone that gets under his skin. His comedic brilliance lies in his ability to make people laugh at the absurdities of life, with topics that include current events, social media, politics and anything else that exposes the hypocrisy and madness he sees in the world.
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Lewis was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Silver Spring, MD. Colicky as a baby, it seems he was destined to be angry and easily irritated. His mother, a teacher, and his father, a mechanical engineer, instilled in both Lewis and his younger brother Ron the importance of education and the necessity to question authority; lessons which have influenced Lewis throughout his private and professional life. When Lewis was 12, his father took him to his first play and he quickly fell in love with the theatre. This ultimately led Lewis to pursue a career in drama. Degrees followed from the University of North Carolina and Yale Drama School, with a stint in Colorado owning a theatre with a group of friends in the interim. During his tenure at UNC, Lewis first ventured into stand-up, performing at Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill. Stand-up continued to be a steady presence as he pursued his career in theatre.
Lewis eventually settled in New York City and became the playwright-in-residence at the West Bank Cafe's Downstairs Theatre Bar. Lewis oversaw the development of more than 1,000 plays, including works by "West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin, "American Beauty" writer Alan Ball as well as his own original works. In addition to overseeing the works on stage, Lewis emceed every show. As the West Bank grew, so did Lewis' skill as a stand-up and eventually, the fulfilment of performing stand-up outweighed that of working in the theater. Having found his public voice, Lewis left the West Bank in the late '80s to pursue stand-up full time.
In 1996, his friend Lizz Winstead tapped him to create a weekly segment for a show she was producing on Comedy Central called "The Daily Show." The segment, a three minute rant about whatever was bothering him at the moment, evolved into "Back in Black." It became one of the most popular and longest running segments on the show and also created a long and successful relationship with the network. Since then, Lewis has taped four specials for the Comedy Central Presents series, co-created "Last Laugh with Lewis Black," presided over Lewis Black's "The Root of All Evil," and continues to perform "Back in Black" on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." His popular appearances on Comedy Central helped to win him Best Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards in 2001.
Increased exposure from "The Daily Show" eventually generated a record deal with Stand Up! Records. His first CD, "The White Album," was released in 2000 to much critical acclaim. Lewis followed with eight more, six under the Comedy Central Records label. He has been graced with 5 Grammy nominations and two wins for his work. The first nomination came in 2006 for "Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues," the second in 2009 for "Anticipation." In 2007 he won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album for "The Carnegie Hall Performance" and in 2011, his second for "Stark Raving Black." His most recent release, "In God We Rust" (Comedy Central Records) was nominated for a Grammy.
He's filmed two specials for HBO, "Black On Broadway" and "Red, White and Screwed." The latter was nominated for an Emmy in 2007. He had a regular feature for two seasons on "Inside the NFL" (for which he earned a Sports Emmy) and in 2006 was honored to be asked to participate in "Comic Relief."
In 2009 Lewis filmed his first feature length concert film, "Stark Raving Black" at the Fillmore Theatre in Detroit. The film had a limited run in theaters across the US and Canada in the summer of 2010. At the end of the theater run, premium movie channel EpixHD picked up the film for its channel along with the accompanying documentary "Basic Black." Both are still aired regularly and can be found in the EpixHD on demand queue. 2011 found him producing his second full length concert, "In God We Rust," which also still airs on EpixHD.
A much sought after guest for several late-night television shows, he's been seen on "Larry King Live," "Piers Morgan Tonight," "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson." He's also had numerous appearances on CNN and MSNBC and has occasionally announced the weather with Al Roker.
In the midst of a rigorous touring schedule, regular TV appearances and movie roles, Lewis has written three best selling books, "Nothing's Sacred," "Me of Little Faith," and "I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas." All garnered critical praise as well commercial success and spent numerous weeks on the New York Times best-seller list.
As a playwright Lewis has penned over 40 plays, many of which have been produced around the country. The Deal, a dark comedy about business, was made into a short film in 1998 and picked up by the Sundance Channel. In 2011, his play One Slight Hitch was produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and then again in 2012 at both the ACT Theatre in Seattle and The George Street Theatre in New Brunswick.
In 2006, Lewis had a breakout year as an actor. He co-starred with Robin Williams in Barry Levinson's "Man of the Year," appeared as "the fake dean of a fake college" in Steve Pink's "Accepted" and as the harried airport manager in Paul Feig's "Unaccompanied Minors." He also lent his voice to the role of "Jimmy" in Bob Sagat's parody, "Farce of the Penguins."
In addition to his professional pursuits, Lewis is dedicated to a number of charitable organizations. As a long time mentor with the 52nd Street Project, Lewis was roasted in "Charred Black 2007," which drew the largest fundraising numbers in the Project's history. He's a member of their Advisory Board, is Co-Chair of their Capital Campaign and in 2000, the Ron Black Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in memory of his late brother. Lewis is also committed to raising funds for the Rusty Magee Clinic for Families and Health. He's a strong supporter of both the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Autism Speaks and was honored by The Brady Center for his commitment to ending gun violence. In 2012, he was honored by the ACLU of Georgia with their National Civil Liberties Award. At the Williamstown Theatre Festival, he established the William Foeller Fellowship, having taught and performed at the festival for more than a decade. Lewis also supports our military personnel and has performed in three tours with the USO where he visited several Middle East and European military bases with Robin Williams, Lance Armstrong, Kid Rock, Miss America Rachel Smith and Kellie Pickler.
Today Lewis maintains residences in both Manhattan and Chapel Hill, NC. Still loyal to his alma mater, he's worked with UNC students to create the Carolina Comedy Festival, a yearly festival on the UNC campus that not only highlights performances, but also provides workshops and lectures for budding comics, writers and performers. With his involvement at UNC, Lewis continues a life-long commitment to education and the arts.
In his leisure time, Lewis likes to play golf, even though golf hates him.
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The world’s most expensive mobile phone
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An iPhone 4 encrusted with diamonds from the British designer, Stuart Hughes, will set you back a cool £5 million. The device is being heralded as the world’s most expensive mobile phone and was commissioned by an Australian businessman. The handset is covered in more than 500 individual diamonds totalling 100 carats, and it comes with two interchangeable diamonds that fit over the ‘home’ button. Clearly, one of these phones wasn’t enough for him as he asked for two to be made…
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Now that’s what I call Bling!
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Pah! What a waste of money. I wouldn’t want such a thing even if I could afford it. Just think what better things you could do if you had five million quid to spare.
I would ‘adopt’ a village in a deprived area and provide the people with education and a means to earn a living. What would you do?
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Even if it gets broken and rendered useless as a phone, it would still be worth a fortune.
It does rather seem a nonsense for a phone that’s going to be obsolete in the not too distant future.
i wouldn’t like to lose this one, that would really break the bank!
what the hell!!!
i would like to take kay’s side. wat a waste of money.
5 million pounds is alot of money. you can buy your own land.
whats got into your heads. your gpin nutters.
so thanks kay for that comment. MY SUGGESTION WILL BE DONT BUY THIS PHONE UNLESS YOUR A NUTTER OR A MULTI BILLIONAIRE.
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if only i had the 5 million i could spend it and certainly not on a phone! wonder what the demand for this would be?
But does the battery last?!! That is my biggest gripe with mobiles, I could live without the diamonds if I had good reception and good battery life! Just think of all the other worth while things you could do with that money!
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You are in Technical ⁄ Investment ⁄ From individual investors to institutions, investors are turning to ESG investing to marry performance with personal values
From individual investors to institutions, investors are turning to ESG investing to marry performance with personal values
From Natixis Investment Managers
Jean Raby
Appetite for environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies is on the rise, as investors increasingly recognise the opportunity to generate alpha through ESG, but for professional investors reporting and measurement remains one of the biggest obstacles, according to a survey released yesterday by Natixis Investment Managers. The Natixis ESG cross-survey report leverages data from four global Natixis surveys of financial professionals, individual investors, institutional investors, and professional fund buyers.
The main findings revealed that six in ten (59%) financial professionals, including 61% of Australian financial professionals, 57% of professional fund buyers, (81% in Asia, which includes Australia) and 56% of institutional investors (63% in Asia, which includes Australia) believe there is alpha to be found in ESG, whilst also believing these strategies can mitigate exposure to governance and social risks not captured in traditional analysis. More than half (56%) of individual investors believe that companies that demonstrate a higher level of integrity will outperform those that do not.
Institutional investors continue to lead the way in the adoption of ESG strategies in their portfolios. Almost two thirds (66%) believe ESG will become standard practice in the next five years, up from 60% in 2017. And in Asia, which includes Australia, the number is much higher – 72% believe ESG will be standard practice within five years. Among those who implement ESG today, 46% say they believe this analysis is as important to their investment process as traditional fundamental analysis.
However, the survey also demonstrated the need for more advanced reporting and measurement. More than two thirds of financial professionals (68%) said they would be more likely to recommend ESG products if there was better data and reporting available.
“As an active manager, we view ESG factors as inherently part of long-term, active investment strategies. Investors agree. ESG-related investment strategies are now recognised beyond the narrow scope of negative screening with which it was once associated. Demand for ESG-related strategies is outpacing supply. As it continues to expand into a broader set of investment processes, investors will increasingly require greater clarity and definition on ESG strategies, how they are implemented, and what the benefits of ESG factors are on investment performance and on society more broadly,” said Jean Raby, CEO of Natixis Investment Managers.“There are some clear steps to take, including better taxonomy and labelling standards across the industry, and more transparency around climate and ESG reporting.”
Professional investors leading the charge
Institutions are integrating a wide range of ESG strategies, most frequently employing ESG integration, which makes analysis of ESG factors part of their fundamental analysis process. ESG investing is also making in-roads in wholesale markets, where 65% of fund buyers say it is part of their investment practices. In this field, slightly fewer rely on full integration (28%) and exclusionary screening (22%), but larger numbers employ both impact investing and best-in-class approaches (15% each).
Damon Hambly, CEO of Natixis Investment Managers in Australia commented: “As with most innovations in investing, institutional investors have been leading the charge on ESG. Six in ten already incorporate ESG in their portfolios and the majority (55%) plan to increase allocations in 2019. In Australia, 55% of investors said they invest with the purpose of making a positive social or environmental impact, and more importantly still, 66% believe their decisions are having a real impact, which we hope means they will continue on the same ESG path. Reporting is certainly a challenge, and many have called on the investment industry to provide the measurement and reporting they need, which will be to the benefit of investors across the board. The majority of Australian financial professionals (59%) said they would be more likely to recommend ESG if the reporting was better – a clear indication consistent, standard labelling around ESG should be an industry priority.”
The demand for ESG strategies is increasing amongst Australian super funds and other institutions, according to Louise Watson, Managing Director of Natixis Investment Managers in Australia, who said: “ESG themes offer attractive opportunities from an investment perspective but also in terms of social responsibility. Offering more investment options integrating ESG criteria could entice investors to save more, which could in turn lead to greater retirement security. This is backed up by the survey data, which showed that 65% of global investors think ESG investing will become standard practice in the next five years, up from 60% in 2017. It’s therefore not surprising that local institutions are more and more cognisant of the need to incorporate ESG strategies into their portfolios.”
Younger investors lead the way among individuals
In contrast to older generations, the majority (56%) of Millennial investors and half (48%) of Generation X before them said they believe their investments can have a positive impact on the world. Only 41% of Baby Boomers and 30% of the Silent Generation said the same.
Values hold sway on ESG
Across the investor groups surveyed, the findings reveal the importance of aligning investments to values, a particularly important consideration for individual investors – four in five (81%) said the ability to customise their investments to meet their personal values was important. Almost three in five (59%) institutional investors and more than half (52%) of professional fund buyers also identified the need to align investment strategies to organizational values as the primary reason for integrating ESG
Mr Hambly commented: “The trade-off between performance and ESG investing has often been a sticking point for investors, and it continues to be so. When asked about whether they even take their personal values into account when making investment decisions, a surprisingly high number of Australian investors (26%) said they did not consider their personal values compared with only 19% globally. It wasn’t all bad news though – only 42% of Australian investors said they would compromise personal values for better performance, whereas more global investors (50%) said they would. We hope that as ESG increasingly becomes standard practice, and allocations rise, there will be no need for trade-offs to be made.”
Environmental considerations edge out Governance and Social
For professional investors globally, environmental considerations continue to be the primary ESG consideration. When asked to identify the factors they were most focused on incorporating within their investment strategy, more than three quarters (76%) of institutional investors selected environmental, followed by governance (70%) and social (61%). These global findings were consistent with those in Asia (including Australia), with the exception of social considerations, which were higher (68%). This focus is reflected by professional fund buyers for whom environmental factors are the primary consideration for four-fifths (80%), followed by governance (73%) and social (65%).
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[Civil Appeal No. 1500 of 2019 @ SLP (C) No. 1216 of 2016]
Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. This appeal arises from a judgment of the Kerala High Court dated 11 December 2015. Dismissing a petition instituted by the appellants under Article 227 of the Constitution, the High Court held that the claim set up by the appellants before the executing court for the value of the improvements alleged to have been made by them on the land in dispute under the Kerala Compensation for Tenants Improvements Act 19581 was barred by the principle of constructive res judicata. The High Court upheld the finding of the executing court that the appellants are not entitled to claim compensation under Section 51 of the Transfer of Property Act 18822.
3. The genesis of the dispute needs to be explained. The property encompassing an extent of 914 acres originally belonged to Vengunadu Kovilakam of Kollengode. True to the bounties of nature, it comprised of coffee, cardamom, orange and pepper plantations. On 25 November 1897, 909 acres of the property came to be leased out to William Espants Watts Esquire for a period of 75 years. By a subsequent transfer, the leasehold rights were transferred to and vested in Anglo American Direct Tea Trading Corporation Limited ("Anglo American Corporation"). On 17 October 1931, an area admeasuring 5 acres of what is described as the bungalow site was leased out in favour of Anglo American Corporation for a period of 43 years. In 1945, Anglo American Corporation assigned its rights over the property to Amalgamated Coffee Estate Limited.
4. A suit for partition3 was instituted by the respondents before the District Judge, Palakkad in respect of some portions of the property. The petitioners and their predecessors-in-interest were not parties. A preliminary decree for partition was passed by the District Judge, Palakkad on 30 November 1965.
5. On 7 August 1969, Amalgamated Coffee Estate Limited assigned its rights over 410 acres of the land to Mathew T Marattukulam, 329 acres in favour of Mrs Annakutty Mathew and 175 acres in favour of Philomina Thomas.
6. The lease deed of 1897 expired by efflux of time in 1972. In spite of the fact that the tenure of lease had ended, the above three persons assigned their rights in respect of the property on 28 August 1978 in favour of M/s K J Plantations. On 23 June 1990, acting in pursuance of a Power of Attorney alleged to have been executed by K J Plantations in favour of M S M Haneefa, the latter executed eight sale deeds in favour of the petitioners and M/s South Coast Spices Export Limited. In 1991, M/s K J Plantations instituted a suit4 before the Subordinate Judge, Palakkad seeking inter alia the setting aside of the Power of Attorney executed in favour of M S M Haneefa and the eight sale deeds.
7. On 27 May 1995, the Subordinate Judge, Palakkad ordered the property to be divided into a hundred equal shares of which forty were to be allotted to M/s K J Plantations and sixty to the other assignees. An area admeasuring 274.20 acres had been assigned to the petitioners.
8. On 21 February 2003, the District Judge, Palakkad passed a final decree in the suit for partition. The respondents instituted Execution Petition No. 7 of 2002 in OS No. 1 of 1964 on 17 November 2008 for delivery of possession of Schedule 'B' property. When the Amin came to effect delivery, the appellants and other similarly situated persons raised an obstruction.
9. On 31 August 2009, several execution applications were filed in Execution Petition No. 7 of 2008. Among them were execution applications 33 of 2009 (filed by National Spices Company), 38 of 2009 (filed by the petitioners) and 41 of 2009 (filed by K J Plantations) under Order XXI Rule 99 of the Code of Civil Procedure 19085. In their applications, the applicants inter alia sought a declaration that they were entitled to possession of the property as lessees and were not liable to be dispossessed.
10. The District Judge, Palakkad allowed execution applications 33, 38 and 41 of 2009 by a judgment dated 6 January 2010. The District Judge held that the appellants had established that they had a subsisting interest and were in possession of the property as a consequence of which the respondents were not entitled to delivery of possession. In view of the order of the District Court, the respondents, as decree holders, were held not to be entitled to the delivery of actual physical possession of the property and their remedy would be to file a suit impleading the appellants as parties.
11. Aggrieved by the order of the District Judge, Palakkad, the respondents moved the High Court of Kerala in a proceeding described as Execution First Appeal No. 12 of 2010. By its judgment dated 29 June 2012, the High Court allowed the appeal and, while upholding the submissions of the respondents, dismissed the claim petitions filed by the appellants.
12. On 25 July 2014, a Special Leave Petition filed under Article 136 of the Constitution was dismissed by this Court in the following terms: "Heard learned senior counsel and learned counsel for the parties. Special leave petitions are dismissed. No order needs to be passed in Interlocutory Application No. 5 of 2014 made by the applicants - Ravi Varma Thampan and Sarada Thampatty - for impleadment in S.L.P. (Civil) No. 27268 of 2012 in view of dismissal of special leave petition and application is disposed of as such. In so far as question of compensation of improvements made by the petitioners is concerned, petitioners are free to pursue appropriate remedy for redressal of their grievance in accordance with law."
13. On 24 October 2014, the appellants instituted fresh proceedings, numbered as EA No. 414 of 2014 in EP No. 7 of 2008 seeking inter alia a direction for the payment to them of the value of improvements over the property, before an order for delivery of possession was made. The respondents, in reply opposing the application, contended that the claim was barred by the principle of constructive res judicata under Explanation IV of Section 11 of the CPC.
14. By a judgment and order dated 26 June 2015, the First Additional District Judge dismissed the application filed by the appellants on the ground that they were not transferees of the property and were hence disentitled to seek the value of the 5 improvements alleged to have been made by them, under Section 51 of the TP Act. During the course of the proceedings before the ADJ, it was only the claim under Section 51 which was pressed. The claim under the Act of 1958 was not advanced. The ADJ rejected the submission of the respondents that the claim in execution was barred by the principle of constructive res judicata. However, on merits the ADJ came to the conclusion that the claim was not maintainable under Section 51 of the TP Act.
15. A Writ Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution was instituted before the High Court of Kerala on 3 September 20156. By its judgment and order dated 11 December 2015, the High Court dismissed the writ petition, holding inter alia that:
(i) The claims advanced by the appellants for the value of the improvements alleged to have been made on the property were barred by the principle of constructive res judicata; and
(ii) The appellants, not being transferees, were in any event not entitled to raise the claim under Section 51 of the TP Act.
16. Assailing the judgment of the High Court, Mr V Giri, learned Senior Counsel urged that:
(i) Neither the District Court nor the High Court have enquired into the merits of the claim advanced by the appellants under Section 4(1) of the Act of 1958;
(ii) By the judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court in the earlier proceedings, it was clarified that the court was not going into the entitlement of the appellants under Section 4(1) of the Act 1958 since "it is not a question which arises from the order on the claim petitions". The High Court clarified that it was only holding that the claim of the appellants to possess leasehold rights was without merit;
(iii) When the case travelled to this Court, the appellants were granted liberty to pursue an appropriate remedy for the redressal of their grievance in regard to the payment of compensation for the improvements made by them, in accordance with law;
(iv) Once the High Court had declined to enquire into the claim of compensation under the Act of 1958 and this Court had specifically kept open the right of recourse to remedies under law, the principle of constructive res judicata would have no application;
(v) In Explanation IV to Section 11 of the CPC, the expression "might and ought" has to be conjunctively construed. Hence, merely because the claim for compensation under the Act of 1958 could have been raised in the earlier proceedings in the execution application, that does not debar the appellants from filing a fresh application;
(vi) The test should be whether allowing the claim to be raised could be construed as an abuse of the process and it is only when the claim is of a nature that might have been urged and ought to have been urged in the earlier proceedings, that the bar of constructive res judicata would be attracted;
(vii) The concession made by Counsel in the earlier proceedings asserting only the claim under Section 51 of the TP Act, would not operate as an estoppel against the appellants from raising the claim for improvements under Section 4 of the Act of 1958;
(viii) The second application moved by the appellants was of a nature which they would have raised if the respondents had filed an application under Order XXI Rule 97 of the CPC. Since the respondents did not file any application under Order XXI Rule 97, but it was the appellants who had filed an application under Order XXI Rule 99, the bar of constructive res judicata is not attracted; and
(ix) The claim of the appellants at the present stage is not in the character of lessees (since their claim as lessees was rejected earlier) but as a judgmentdebtor who is entitled to retain possession until the value of the improvements made by them on the land is paid under Section 4 of the Act of 1958. The juridical character in which the claim is asserted under Section 4 is hence distinct from their earlier claim as lessees entitled to possession of the land.
17. Opposing these submissions, Mr Gourab Banerji, learned Senior Counsel submitted that:
(i) Execution Application No. 38 of 2009 was in essence not an application under Order XXI Rule 99 but under Order XXI Rule 97 of the CPC;
(ii) Order XXI Rule 97 has been broadly interpreted by this Court to allow even a third party to move the executing court before dispossession in pursuance of a decree takes place;
(iii) The provisions of Rules 97 to 103 of Order XXI constitute a complete code. They provide the sole remedy for parties and for strangers to a proceeding which has ended in a decree of the civil court;
(iv) The adjudication which followed upon the earlier proceedings was in the nature of a decree under Order XXI Rule 103. All claims that the appellants seek to urge presently could have been and ought to have been raised in the earlier proceedings. The appellants, having failed to do so, the bar of constructive res judicata is squarely attracted;
(v) The claim under the Act of 1958 ought to have been raised in the earlier proceedings because of the provisions of Section 5 of the Act of 1958. Section 5 postulates that every such claim has to be raised and adjudicated upon before the decree is passed. Hence the defence of being entitled to possession, unless the value of the improvements is paid, should have been raised in the earlier proceedings;
(vi) The language of Order XXI Rule 101 is peremptory. The order by the High Court constitutes a decree under Order XXI Rule 103;
(vii) The question of compensation under the Act of 1958 is intrinsically connected to the claim of the appellants to retain possession until the value of the improvements alleged to have been made is paid. In the previous round of proceedings, the prayer was for the retention of possession and hence the claim could have been raised and ought to have been addressed when the decree was passed; and
(viii) The second application before the ADJ was under Section 151 of the CPC. A conscious decision was taken by counsel representing the appellants to only urge the claim under Section 51 of the TP Act. Once that claim was rejected, it is not open to the appellants to press the claim under the Act of 1958 in a fresh round of proceedings. If the issue was raised earlier, the respondents would have been entitled to maintain a claim for a set-off under the Act of 9 1958. Once the issue of possession stands concluded, it is not open to the appellants to protect their possession, albeit on the basis of a claim for compensation under the Act of 1958.
18. 18 The rival submissions now fall for consideration.
19. 19 We must begin our analysis of the controversy in this appeal with a reference to the decision rendered on 29 June 2012 by a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court. The First Appeal in execution before the Kerala High Court arose from a judgment of the District Judge in execution proceedings holding that the appellants had established a subsisting interest, entitling them to continue in possession of the property. The appellants made the claim under a purported assignment after the expiration of the original deed of lease in 1972. Justice K M Joseph (as the learned Judge then was), speaking for the Division Bench held that a tenant "at sufferance" is only entitled to protection against unlawful eviction. As assignees, the tenants at sufferance were not entitled to any estate or property and the right to remain in possession could not have been assigned. Consequently, the Division Bench of the High Court held:
"56. We need not consider the case that the transfers are fraudulent. We take the view that there was no estate or property which could have been transferred either by the assignors in Ext. A6 or subsequent assignors on the said basis. Possession by itself may be treated as being changed hands unaccompanied by any legal right."
Concluding its discussion, the High Court observed that:
"59. The upshot of the above discussion is that we are inclined to reverse the findings and the decision rendered by the court below. We hold that the respondents cannot claim as tenants by holding over. Nor can they claim any right as tenants at sufferance. The result is that while they may have possession, it is unaccompanied by any right..."
20. Now in this background, it is necessary to advert to the reliefs that were sought by the appellants in Execution Application 38 of 2009 instituted by them in Execution Petition 7 of 2008. The reliefs which they sought were in the following terms:
"A) Establishing and declaring the claim of the petitioners for possession as lessees over 274.20 acres of property included in the schedule hereunder and also included in the schedule to the execution petition;
B) Declaring the respondents 1 to 6 are not entitled to dispossess the petitioners from the properties in their possession and take actual delivery of the same;"
21. Clearly, what the appellants sought was a declaration that their possession was entitled to protection in their character as lessees over 274.20 acres of the land. No claim was set up in the execution application on the basis of the provisions contained in Section 4(1) of the Act of 1958. When the proceedings were before the High Court, the appellants sought to urge that "it may be borne in mind" that they would be entitled to compensation under the Act of 1958. Besides, they also invoked Section 51 of the TP Act. The respondents objected on the ground, as the High Court recorded, "that such a case is not there in the claims and they cannot raise such a claim". Adverting to the submission of the appellants that they had a claim under the Act of 1958, the High Court observed that:
"62. We feel that we need not go into this question, as it is not a question which arises from the order on the claim petitions. 11 In fact, whether the respondents /claimants can raise the said issue, are all matters which we will not pronounce on..."
22. The above observations of the High Court indicate that the reason why it did not go into the question was because it did not arise from the order on the claim petitions. In fact, the High Court also observed that it would not pronounce judgment on whether the appellants were entitled to raise the issue. While dismissing the Special Leave Petition against the judgment of the High Court, this Court in its order dated 25 July 2014 observed that "insofar as the question of compensation for improvements made by the appellants is concerned, the appellants were free to pursue an appropriate remedy for the redressal of their grievances in accordance with law."
These observations as contained in the order of this Court cannot be construed to mean that the respondents would be deprived of their right to set up a plea of constructive res judicata if the appellants were to raise such a claim. The appellants were, as this Court observed, free to pursue the "appropriate remedy for redressal of their grievances in accordance with law."
This must necessarily be construed to mean that all defences of the respondents upon the invocation of a remedy by the appellants were kept open for decision. The liberty granted by this Court was not one-sided. It encompasses both the ability of the appellants to take recourse and of the respondents to raise necessary defences to the invocation of the remedy. Therefore, we do not find any merit in the submission urged on behalf of the appellants that the earlier judgment of the Kerala High Court and the order of this Court preclude the respondents from raising the bar of constructive res judicata.
23. Having cleared this ground, we now proceed to analyse the provisions contained in the Act of 1958. The Act, as its long title indicates, has been enacted "to make provisions for payment of compensation for improvements made by the tenants in the State of Kerala".
Section 2(b) defines the expression "improvement" in the following terms:
"(b) "improvement" means any work or product of a work which adds to the value of the holding, is suitable to it and consistent with the purpose for which the holding is let, mortgaged or occupied, but does not include such clearances, embankments, leveling, enclosures, temporary wells and water-channels as are made by the tenant in the ordinary course of cultivation and without any special expenditure or any other benefit accruing to land from the ordinary operations of husbandry:"
Section 2(d) defines the expression "tenant" as follows:
"(d) "tenant" with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions includes-
(i) a person who, as lessee, sub-lessee, mortgagee or sub-mortgagee or in good faith believing himself to be lessee, sub-lessee, mortgagee of land, is in possession thereof;
(ii) a person who with the bona fide intention of attorning and paying a reasonable rent to the person entitled to cultivate or let waste-land, but without the permission of such person, brings such land, under cultivation and is in occupation thereof as cultivator; and
(iii) a person who comes into possession of land belonging to another person and makes improvement thereon in the bona fide belief that he is entitled to make such improvements."
24. The expression "tenant" in Section 2(d) is defined in a broad sense. It includes for instance, a person who in good faith, believing himself to be a lessee, sub-lessee or mortgagee of land, is in possession. Similarly, it includes a person who without the permission of a person entitled to cultivate or let waste-land brings the land under cultivation and is in occupation under the bona fide intention of attorning to and paying a reasonable rent to the person entitled to cultivate.
The definition includes a person who comes into possession of land belonging to another and makes improvements in the bona fide belief that he is entitled to make those improvements. Similarly, Section 3 defines certain work or the products of work which shall be presumed to be improvements for the purposes of the Act. Section 3 is in the following terms:
"3. What are presumed to be improvements.- Until the contrary is shown, the following works or the products of such works shall be presumed to be improvements for the purposes of this Act:-
(a) the erection of dwelling houses, buildings appurtenant there to and farm buildings;
(b) the construction of tanks, wells, channels, dams and other works for the storage or supply of water for agricultural or domestic purposes;
(c) the preparation of land for irrigation;
(d) the conversion of one-crop into two-crop land;
(e) the drainage, reclamation from reverse or other waters or protection from floods or from erosion or other damage by water, of land used for agricultural purposes, or of waste-land which is culturable;
(f) the reclamation, clearance, enclosure or permanent improvement of land for agricultural purposes;
(g) the renewal or reconstruction of any of the foregoing works or alterations therein or additions thereto; and
(h) the planting or protection and maintenance of fruit trees, timber trees and other useful trees and, plants."
25. Sections 4 and 5 have a material bearing on the present controversy and are hence extracted below:
"4. Tenant entitled to compensation for improvements.-
(1) Every tenant shall, on eviction, be entitled to compensation for improvements which were made by him, his predecessor-in-interest or by any person not in occupation at the time of the eviction who derived title from either of them and for which compensation had not already been paid, and every tenant to whom compensation is so due shall, notwithstanding the determination of the tenancy of the payment or tender of the mortgage money or premium, if any, be entitled to remain in possession until eviction in execution of a decree or order of court: Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as affecting the provisions of the Kerala Land Conservancy Act, 1957: Provided further that this section shall not apply to tenants holding lands under the Government,
(2) A tenant so continuing in possession shall, during such continuance, hold as a tenant subject to the terms of his lease or mortgage, if any.
5. Decree in eviction to be conditional on payment of compensation.-
(1) In a suit for eviction instituted against a tenant in which the plaintiff succeeds and the defendant establishes a claim for compensation due under section 4 for improvements, the court shall ascertain as provided in section 7 to 16, the amount of the compensation and shall pass a decree declaring the amount so found due and ordering that on payment by the plaintiff into the court of the amount so found due and also the mortgage money or the premium, as the case may be, the defendant shall put the plaintiff into possession of the land with the improvements thereon.
(2) If in such suit the court finds any sum of money due by the defendant to the plaintiff for rent, or otherwise in respect of the tenancy, the court shall set off such sum against the sum found due under sub section (1), and shall pass a decree declaring as the amount payable to him on eviction the amount, if any, remaining due to the defendant after such setoff: Provided that the court shall not set off any sum of money due for rent as aforesaid, if such sum is not legally recoverable.
(3) The amount of compensation for improvements made sub-sequent to the date up to which compensation for improvements has been adjudged in the decree and the revaluation of an improvement, for which compensation has been so adjudged, when and in so far as such re-valuation may be necessary with reference to the condition of such improvement at the time of eviction as well as any sum of money accruing due to the plaintiff subsequent to the said date for rent, or otherwise in respect of the tenancy, shall be determined by order of the court executing the decree and the decree shall be varied in accordance with such order.
(4) Every matter arising under subsection (3) shall be deemed to be a question relating to the execution of a decree within the meaning of sub-section (1) of section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908."
26. Sub-section 1 of Section 4 stipulates that every tenant shall, on eviction, be entitled to compensation for improvements which were made by him, or his predecessor-in-interest or by any person who though not in occupation at the time of eviction, has derived title from either of them. Under sub-section 1, such a person is entitled, notwithstanding the determination of the tenancy, to remain in possession until eviction in execution of a decree or order of a court. Sub-section 1 of Section 5 indicates that in a suit for eviction instituted against a tenant in which the plaintiff succeeds and the defendant establishes a claim for compensation, the court is required to ascertain the amount of compensation (under Sections 7 to 16).
The court will then pass a decree declaring the amount found due and that on payment by the plaintiff into the court of the amount found due, the defendant shall place the plaintiff in possession of the land with the improvements thereon. The provisions contained in sub-section 1 of Section 5 indicate that a determination of the amount of compensation which is payable to the tenant precedes the passing of the ultimate decree and the plaintiff would be entitled to be placed into possession conditional on the deposit in court of compensation found due. Sub-section 2 of Section 5 enables the plaintiff to seek a set off on account of money due by the defendant for rent against the amount which is found due to the defendant by way of compensation. Sub-section 3 of Section 5 provides for an eventuality where improvements have been made subsequent to the date upto which compensation for improvements has been adjudged in the decree.
On account of such improvements after the passing of the decree, the amount due will be determined by the court executing the decree upon which the decree shall be varied in accordance with such order.
27. The provisions contained in the Act of 1958 came up for consideration before a two judge Bench of this Court in Shamma Bhatt v T Ramakrishna Bhatt7. Justice V Khalid, speaking for this Court held:
"8...Section 5 comes into operation only when a defendant against whom a suit for eviction is instituted establishes a claim for compensation under the Act. The judgment of the High Court rendered in 1969 has clearly held that the value of improvement awarded was not under Section 4 of the Act but was an amount agreed by the plaintiff. The appellants cannot succeed and have not succeeded in satisfying us that they ever made a claim for compensation under Section 4 of the Act and succeeded in such a claim. Therefore their further claim for getting the improvements revalued cannot be accepted."8
28. In the present case, what the appellants now seek to assert is that in pursuance of the provisions of Section 4(1), they are entitled to remain in possession until their claim for compensation for the improvements made on the land is adjudicated upon. As we have found earlier, the claim which the appellants asserted in Execution Application 38 of 2009 was specifically for declaring that they were entitled to remain in possession as lessees and that the respondents were not entitled to dispossess them from the property in their possession. Though they sought to assert that claim in their character as lessees, the issue which requires consideration is whether the claim to compensation under Section 4(1) of the Act of 1958 could have been asserted in the earlier proceedings and should have been asserted then.
29. The substantive part of Section 11 of the CPC together with Explanation IV provide thus:
"11. Res judicata.-No Court shall try any suit or issue in which the matter directly and substantially in issue has been directly and substantially in issue in a former suit between the same parties, or between parties under whom they or any of them claim, litigating under the same title, in a Court competent to try such subsequent suit or the suit in which such issue has been subsequently raised, and has been heard and finally decided by such Court.
Explanation IV- Any matter which might and ought to have been made ground of defence or attack in such former suit shall be deemed to have been a matter directly and substantially in issue in such suit." Under Section 11, a matter which has been directly and substantially in issue in a former suit between the same parties or between parties litigating under the same title cannot be raised before a court subsequently, where the issue has been heard and finally decided by a competent court.
Explanation IV enacts a deeming fiction. As a result of the fiction, a matter which "might and ought" to have been made a ground of defence or attack in a former suit shall be deemed to have been a matter directly and substantially in issue in such a suit. In other words, Explanation IV is attracted when twin conditions are satisfied: the matter should be of a nature which 18 might and ought to have been made a ground of defence or attack in a former suit. Justice S Rangarajan (as the learned Judge then was) sitting as a Single Judge of the Delhi High Court in Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. Ltd v Municipal Corporation of Delhi9 noticed this feature :
"35...The words employed - might and ought - are cumulative; they are not in the alternative. It is a well-established rule that any plea which if taken would have been inconsistent with or destructive of the title in the earlier suit is not a matter which ought to be raised therein because even though it might also have been raised in the alternative. This aspect was explained by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Kameswar Pershad v. Rajkumari Ruttan Koer (I.L.R. 20 Calcutta 79 at p. 85).
The possibility of merely raising it as a ground of attack or defence, at least in the alternative, is alone not sufficient; the test is one which is more compulsive, namely, that the said plea "ought" to have been taken as a ground of attack or defence. These features would of course depend upon the particular facts of each case."10 The words "might and ought" are used in a conjunctive sense. They denote that a matter must be of such a nature as could have been raised as a ground of defence or attack and should have been raised in the earlier suit.
30. The "might and ought" requirement was construed by the Privy Council in a judgment of 1892 in Kameswar Pershad v Rajkumari Ruttun Koer11. Lord Morris, speaking for the Privy Council, held thus: "That it "might" have been, made a ground of attack is clear. That it "ought" to have been, appears to their Lordships to depend upon the particular fact of each case. Where matters are so dissimilar that their union might lead to confusion, the construction of the word "ought" would become important; in this case the matters were the same.
It was only an alternative way of seeking to impose a liability upon Pun Bahadoor, and it appears to their Lordships that the matter "ought" to have been made a ground of attack in the former suit, and therefore that it should be "deemed to have been a matter directly and substantially in issue" in the former suit, and is res judicata."12 The classical dictum on the subject finds formulation in the judgment of Wigram, V C in Henderson v Henderson13 :
"...I believe, I state the rule of the court correctly, when I say, that where a given matter becomes the subject of litigation in, and of adjudication by, a court of competent jurisdiction, the court requires the parties to that litigation to bring forward their whole case, and will not (except under special circumstances) permit the same parties to open the same subject of litigation in respect of a matter which might have been brought forward as part of the subject in contest, but which was not brought forward only because they have, from negligence, inadvertence, or even accident, omitted part of their case.
The plea of res judicata applies, except in special cases, not only to points upon which the court was actually required by the parties to form an opinion and pronounce a judgment, but to every point which properly belonged to the subject of litigation and which the parties, exercising reasonable diligence, might have brought forward at the time..."
In Greenhalgh v Mallard14, Lord Justice Somervell, speaking for the Court of Appeal, held : "...I think that on the authorities to which I will refer it would be accurate to say that res judicata for this purpose is not confined to the issues which the court is actually asked to decide, but that it covers issues or facts which are so clearly part of the subject-matter of the litigation and so clearly could have been raised that it would be an abuse of the process of the court to allow a new proceeding to be started in respect of them".
In Johnson v Gore Wood & Co (a firm)15, Lord Bingham while adverting to the dictum in Henderson, noted that the underlying public interest in res judicata (as indeed in cause of action estoppel and issue estoppel) has a common element: "...The underlying public interest is the same: that there should be finality in litigation and that a party should not be twice vexed in the same matter.
This public interest is reinforced by the current emphasis on efficiency and economy in the conduct of litigation, in the interests of the parties and the public as a whole. The bringing of a claim or the raising of a defence in later proceedings may, without more, amount to abuse if the court is satisfied (the onus being on the party alleging abuse) that the claim or defence should have been raised in the earlier proceedings if it was to be raised at all. I would not accept that it is necessary, before abuse may be found, to identify any additional element such as a collateral attack on a previous decision or some dishonesty, but where those elements are present the later proceedings will be much more obviously abusive, and there will rarely be a finding of abuse unless the later proceeding involves what the court regards as unjust harassment of a party.
It is, however, wrong to hold that because a matter could have been raised in early proceedings it should have been, so as to render the raising of it in later proceedings necessarily abusive. That is to adopt too dogmatic an approach to what should in my opinion be a broad, meritsbased judgment which takes account of the public and private interests involved and also takes account of all the facts of the case, focusing attention on the crucial question whether, in all the circumstances, a party is misusing or abusing the process of the court by seeking to raise before it the issue which could have been raised before. As one cannot comprehensively list all possible forms of abuse, so one cannot formulate any hard and fast rule to determine whether, on given facts, abuse is to be found or not.
Thus while I would accept that lack of funds would not ordinarily excuse a failure to raise in earlier proceedings an issue which could and should have been raised then, I would not regard it as necessarily irrelevant, particularly if it appears that the lack of funds has been caused by the party against whom it is sought to claim. While the result may often be the same, it is in my view preferable to ask whether in all the circumstances a party's conduct is an abuse than to ask whether the conduct is an abuse and then, if it is, to ask whether the abuse is excused or justified by special circumstances. Properly applied, and whatever the legitimacy of its descent, the rule has in my view a valuable part to play in protecting the interests of justice."
Lord Millett held thus:
"...It is one thing to refuse to allow a party to relitigate a question which has already been decided; it is quite another to deny him the opportunity of litigating for the first time a question which has not previously been adjudicated upon. This latter (though not the former) is prima facie a denial of the citizen's right of access to the court conferred by the common law and guaranteed by Article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Rome, 4th. November 1950).
While, therefore, the doctrine of res judicata in all its branches may properly be regarded as a rule of substantive law, applicable in all save exceptional circumstances, the doctrine now under consideration can be no more than a procedural rule based on the need to protect the process of the Court from abuse and the defendant from oppression..."
31. Mr Giri urged, relying upon the above decision of the House of Lords that in construing the expression "might and ought", it is necessary for the court to bear in mind the fundamental distinction between res judicata and constructive res judicata.
He urged that whereas the former encompasses a matter which was directly and substantially in issue in a previous suit between the same parties and has been adjudicated upon, the latter brings in a deeming fiction according to which a matter which might and ought to have been advanced in a previous suit would be deemed to be directly and substantially in issue. He therefore urges that a degree of circumspection must be exercised in the application of the principle of constructive res judicata.
32. We are not inclined to decide this question on a priori consideration, for the simple reason that under the CPC, both res judicata (in the substantive part of Section 11) and constructive res judicata (in Explanation IV) are embodied as statutory principles of the law governing civil procedure. The fundamental policy of the law is that there must be finality to litigation.
Multiplicity of litigation enures to the benefit, unfortunately for the decree holder, of those who seek to delay the fruits of a decree reaching those to whom the decree is meant. Constructive res judicata, in the same manner as the principles underlying res judicata, is intended to ensure that grounds of attack or defence in litigation must be taken in one of the same proceeding. A party which avoids doing so does it at its own peril. In deciding as to whether a matter might have been urged in the earlier proceedings, the court must ask itself as to whether it could have been urged.
In deciding whether the matter ought to have been urged in the earlier proceedings, the court will have due regard to the ambit of the earlier proceedings and the nexus which the matter bears to the nature of the controversy. In holding that a matter ought to have been taken as a ground of attack or defence in the earlier proceedings, the court is indicating that the matter is of such a nature and character and bears such a connection with the controversy in the earlier case that the failure to raise it in that proceeding would debar the party from agitating it in the future.
33. In State of U P v Nawab Hussain16, a three judge Bench of this Court noted that the two principles of res judicata and constructive res judicata seek to achieve the common objective of assuring finality to litigation. Justice P N Shinghal observed:
"3. The principle of estoppel per rem judicatam is a rule of evidence. As has been stated in Marginson v. Blackburn Borough Council [(1939) 2 KB 426 at p. 437], it may be said to be "the broader rule of evidence which prohibits the reassertion of a cause of action". This doctrine is based on two theories:
(i) the finality and conclusiveness of judicial decisions for the final termination of disputes in the general interest of the community as a matter of public policy, and
(ii) the interest of the individual that he should be protected from multiplication of litigation. It therefore serves not only a public but also a private purpose by obstructing the reopening of matters which have once been adjudicated upon. It is thus not permissible to obtain a second judgment for the same civil relief on the same cause of action, for otherwise the spirit of contentiousness may give rise to conflicting judgments of equal authority, lead to multiplicity of actions and bring the administration of justice into disrepute. It is the cause of action which gives rise to an action, and that is why it is necessary for the courts to recognise that a cause of action which results in a judgment must lose its identity and vitality and merge in the judgment when pronounced.
It cannot therefore survive the judgment, or give rise to another cause of action on the same facts. This is what is known as the general principle of res judicata. 4. But it may be that the same set of facts may give rise to two or more causes of action. If in such a case a person is allowed to choose and sue upon one cause of action at one time and to reserve the other for subsequent litigation, that would aggravate the burden of litigation. Courts have therefore treated such a course of action as an abuse of its process and Somervell, L.J., has answered it as follows in Greenhalgh v. Mallard [(1947) All ER 255 at p. 257] :
"I think that on the authorities to which I will refer it would be accurate to say that res judicata for this purpose is not confined to the issues which the court is actually asked to decide, but that it covers issues or facts which are so clearly part of the subject-matter of the litigation and so clearly could have been raised that it would be an abuse of the process of the court to allow a new proceeding to be started in respect of them."
This is therefore another and an equally necessary and efficacious aspect of the same principle, for it helps in raising the bar of res judicata by suitably construing the general principle of subduing a cantankerous litigant. That is why this other rule has some times been referred to as constructive res judicata which, in reality, is an aspect or amplification of the general principle.
"17 A Constitution Bench of this Court in Direct Recruit Class II Engg. Officers' Assn. v State of Maharashtra18 referred to the decision of a three judge bench of this Court in Forward Construction Co. v Prabhat Mandal (Regd.), Andheri19 and noted the following position in law: "20...an adjudication is conclusive and final not only as to the actual matter determined but as to every other matter which the parties might and ought to have litigated and have had decided as incidental to or essentially connected with subject matter of the litigation and every matter coming into the legitimate purview of the original action both in respect of the matters of claim and defence..."20
(emphasis supplied)
34. In determining as to whether the bar of constructive res judicata stands attracted, it is necessary to advert to the earlier application which was filed by the appellants in the execution proceedings. The appellants styled the application as one under Order XXI Rule 99 of the CPC but that, in our view, is not determinative of the true nature of the application.
Order XXI Rule 97 provides as follows: "97. Resistance or obstruction to possession of immovable property.-
(1) Where the holder of a decree for the possession of immovable property or the purchaser of any such property sold in execution of a decree is resisted or obstructed by any person in obtaining possession of the property, he may make an application to the Court complaining of such resistance or obstruction.
[(2) Where any application is made under sub-rule (1), the Court shall proceed to adjudicate upon the application in accordance with the provisions herein contained.]"
Order XXI Rule 99 provides thus:
"[99. Dispossession by decree-holder or purchaser.-
(1) Where any person other than the judgment debtor is dispossessed of immovable property by the holder of a decree for the possession of such property or, where such property has been sold in execution of a decree, by the purchaser thereof, he may make an application to the Court complaining of such dispossession. (2) Where any such application is made, the Court shall proceed to adjudicate upon the application in accordance with the provisions herein contained.]"
35. In Brahmdeo Chaudhary v Rishikesh Prasad Jaiswal21, this Court held that the view taken by the High Court that the only remedy available to a stranger to a decree who claims an independent right, title or interest in the property is to pursue the remedy under Order XXI Rule 99, was unsustainable. The court held that a stranger to a decree is entitled to agitate his/her grievance and claim for adjudication for an independent right, title and interest in the decretal property, even after being dispossessed in accordance with Order XXI Rule 99.
Order XXI Rule 97 deals with the stage which is prior to the actual delivery of possession and the grievance of the obstructionist can be adjudicated upon before the actual delivery of possession to the decree holder. In other words, both sets of remedies are available to a stranger to the decree. Justice S B Majmudar, speaking for the Court held:
"9...the High Court has totally ignored the scheme of Order 21, Rule 97 in this connection by taking the view that only remedy of such stranger to the decree lies under Order 21, Rule 99 and he has no locus standi to get adjudication of his claim prior to the actual delivery of possession to the decreeholder in the execution proceedings.
The view taken by the High Court in this connection also results in patent breach of principles of natural justice as the obstructionist, who alleges to have any independent right, title and interest in the decretal property and who is admittedly not a party to the decree even though making a grievance right in time before the warrant for execution is actually executed, would be told off the gates and his grievance would not be considered or heard on merits and he would be thrown off lock, stock and barrel by use of police force by the decree-holder.
That would obviously result in irreparable injury to such obstructionist whose grievance would go overboard without being considered on merits and such obstructionist would be condemned totally unheard. Such an order of the executing court, therefore, would fail also on the ground of non-compliance with basic principles of natural justice.
On the contrary the statutory scheme envisaged by Order 21, Rule 97 CPC as discussed earlier clearly guards against such a pitfall and provides a statutory remedy both to the decree-holder as well as to the obstructionist to have their respective say in the matter and to get proper adjudication before the executing court and it is that adjudication which subject to the hierarchy of appeals would remain binding between the parties to such proceedings and separate suit would be barred with a view to seeing that multiplicity of proceedings and parallel proceedings are avoided and the gamut laid down by Order 21, Rules 97 to 103 would remain a complete code and the sole remedy for the parties concerned to have their grievances once and for all finally resolved in execution proceedings themselves."22
Under Order XXI Rule 10123, all questions including questions relating to right, title and interest in the property arising between parties to a proceeding on an application under Rule 97 or Rule 99 or their representatives shall be determined by the court and not by a separate suit. In Shreenath v Rajesh24, Justice A P Misra, speaking for a two judge Bench of this Court, while interpreting the expression "any person" in Rule 97, held thus :
"10...We find the expression "any person" under sub-clause (1) is used deliberately for widening the scope of power so that the executing court could adjudicate the claim made in any such application under Order 21 Rule 97. Thus by the use of the words "any person" it includes all persons resisting the delivery of possession, claiming right in the property, even those not bound by the decree, including tenants or other persons claiming right on their own, including a stranger."25
36. These principles have been reiterated in Har Vilas v Mahendra Nath26, in which it has been held that the provisions of Order XXI Rule 99 will not defeat the right of a third person claiming to be in possession of the property forming the subject matter of a decree in his own right to get his objection decided under Rule 97, at a stage prior to dispossession.
37. In a succinct elucidation of the law in Nusserwanji E Poonegar v Mrs Shirinbai F Bbesania27, Justice R A Jahagirdar as a Single Judge of the Bombay High Court interpreted Rule 101 of Order XXI: "10. From the rule extracted above, it is easily seen that the language of the rule is peremptory and the powers given to the executing Court under the said rule are plenary.
The powers given to the executing Court under Rule 101 are not qualified or hedged by any restrictions. On the other hand it shows that the executing Court is required to adjudicate upon all questions mentioned in the said rule as if it had jurisdiction to deal with every question that may so arise. By a legal fiction, an executing Court which may otherwise have no jurisdiction is invested with the jurisdiction to try all questions under the aforesaid rule."28
39. In view of the settled position in law, as it emerges from the above decisions, it is evident that the appellants were entitled, though they were strangers to the decree, to get their claim to remain in possession of the property independent of the decree, adjudicated in the course of the execution proceedings. The appellants in fact set up such a claim. They sought a declaration of their entitlement to remain in possession in the character of lessees. Under Order XXI Rule 97, they were entitled to set up an independent claim even prior to their dispossession. Under Order XXI Rule 101, all questions have to be adjudicated upon by the court dealing with the application and not by a separate suit. Upon the determination of the questions referred to in Rule 101, Order XXI Rule 98 empowers the court to issue necessary orders. The consequence of the adjudication is a decree under Rule 103.
40. The claim which the appellants have now sought to assert for compensation under Section 4(1) of the Act of 1958 is intrinsically related to the claim which they asserted in the earlier round of proceedings to remain in possession. Indeed as we have seen, the appellants seek to resist the execution of the decree on the ground that they are entitled to continue in possession until their claim for compensation is determined upon adjudication and paid. Such a claim falls within the purview of Explanation IV to Section 11 of the CPC. Such a claim could certainly have been made in the earlier round of proceedings.
Moreover, the claim ought to have been made in the earlier round of proceedings. The provisions of Order XXI Rules 97 to 103 constitute a complete code and provide the sole remedy both to parties to a suit and to a stranger to a decree. All questions pertaining to the right, title and interest which the appellants claimed had to be urged in the earlier Execution Application and adjudicated therein. To take any other view would only lead to a multiplicity of proceedings and interminably delay the fruits of the decree being realized by the decree holder.
41. This view which we have adopted following the consistent line of precedent on Rules 97 to 103 of Order XXI is buttressed by the provisions of the Act of 1958. A claim under Section 4 (1) has to be addressed to the court which passes a decree 30 for eviction. In the present case, the appellants are strangers to the decree. They were required to get that claim adjudicated in the course of their Execution Application which was referable to the provisions of Order XXI Rule 97. Having failed to assert the claim at that stage, the deeming fiction contained in Explanation IV to Section 11 is clearly attracted.
An issue which the appellants might and ought to have asserted in the earlier round of proceedings is deemed to have been directly and substantially in issue. The High Court was, in this view of the matter, entirely justified in coming to the conclusion that the failure of the appellants to raise a claim would result in the application of the principle of constructive res judicata both having regard to the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of the Act of 1958 and to the provisions of Order XXI Rules 97 to 101 of the CPC.
42. For the above reasons, we find no merit in the appeal. The appeal shall stand dismissed. Pending applications, if any, are disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
.......................................................................J [Dr DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD]
........................................................................J [HEMANT GUPTA]
New Delhi;
1 "The Act of 1958"
2 The TP Act
3 (O S No. 1 of 1964)
4 O S No. 553 of 1991
5 The CPC
6 Writ Petition (c) No. 2125 of 2015
7 (1987) 2 SCC 416
8 Id at page 422
9 ILR (1975) II Delhi 174
10 Id at page 194
11 1892 SCC OnLine PC 16
13 67 E.R. 313
14 (1947) 2 All ER 255
15 [2001] 2 WLR 72
16 (1977) 2 SCC 806
17 Id at pages 809-810
23 Order XXI Rule 101 provides thus : Question to be determined.- All questions (including questions relating to right, title or interest in the property) arising between the parties to a proceeding on an application under rule 97 or rule 99 or their representatives, and relevant to the adjudication of the application, shall be determined by the court dealing with the application, and not by a separate suit and for this purpose, the court shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force, be deemed to have jurisdiction to decide such questions.
Order XXI Rule 103 provides thus : Orders to be treated as decrees.- Where any application has been adjudicated upon under rule 98 or rule 100, the order made thereon shall have the same force and be subject to the same conditions as to an appeal or otherwise as if it were a decree.
24 (1998) 4 SCC 543 25 Id at page 549
26 (2011) 15 SCC 377
27 AIR 1984 Bom 357
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Rapper Charged With Terrorism For Sharing Song Critical Of Cops On Social Media
Mayhem Mal is not saying anything more controversial than what death metal artists sing about.
AFRICANGLOBE – Weighing in on a First Amendment case that could have significant ramifications for online communications and controversial art forms, The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of a rap artist who was charged with making terrorist threats after posting a rap song critical of police on social media.
Police had been actively monitoring rapper Jamal Knox’s (a.k.a. “Mayhem Mal”) social media presence when they discovered the song titled “F*ck the Police” and charged Knox and his rap partner with multiple counts of terroristic threats and witness intimidation. The Rutherford Institute’s amicus brief in Knox v. Pennsylvania, filed in conjunction with The CATO Institute, asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case and reject an attempt by government officials to expand the definition of “true threats,” making controversial and unpopular political or artistic expression subject to prosecution and suppression by the government.
Affiliate attorneys Ari Savitzky, Paul Vanderslice, Mark C. Fleming, James Bor-Zale, and Rauvin Johl of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr assisted The Rutherford Institute and CATO with the arguments.
“In totalitarian regimes—a.k.a. police states—where conformity and compliance are enforced at the end of a loaded gun, the government dictates what words can and cannot be used. This is exactly the scenario we’re seeing played out over and over again in America today, where ‘we the people’ are increasingly only as free to speak as a government official or corporate censor may allow,” said constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute and author of Battlefield America: The War on the American People.
“Yet nowhere in the First Amendment does it permit the government to limit speech in order to avoid causing offense, hurting someone’s feelings, safeguarding government secrets, protecting government officials, insulating judges from undue influence, discouraging bullying, penalizing hateful ideas and actions, eliminating terrorism, combatting prejudice and intolerance, and the like.”
Tens of thousands of Black women are missing while the police officers are sitting on social media listening to rap lyrics.
Rap artist Jamal Knox performs under the name “Mayhem Mal.” Knox teamed up with Rashee Beasley to form the rap group “Ghetto Superstar Committee.” Knox and Beasley wrote, performed and shared songs on social media sites such as Facebook and YouTube that reflected their personal experiences.
In 2012, Knox and Beasley wrote a song about being arrested by Pittsburgh police on drug and weapons charges and shared the song on Facebook and YouTube. The song, titled “F**k the Police,” contained violent lyrical rhetoric regarding the police that is typical of the rap genre and its commentary on the experiences of Black people at the hands of law enforcement. Police discovered the song while monitoring Knox and Beasley’s online activity.
Knox and Beasley were subsequently charged with multiple counts of terroristic threats and witness intimidation. At trial, Knox’s attorneys argued that the rap song and its lyrics were protected by the First Amendment and not “true threats” that can be punished criminally. The court rejected the First Amendment defense.
On appeal, a divided court Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the conviction, rejecting the argument that in order for speech to be considered a “true threat” that is unprotected by the First Amendment, a reasonable, objective person would have to consider the speech an actual threat.
In asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case, The Rutherford Institute and CATO Institute argue that uncertainty over what constitutes a “true threat” causes a chilling effect on speech, particularly in an age when the government engages in unprecedented monitoring of new and ever-changing forms of expression, online and otherwise.
MayhemMal
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August 20, 2016 | WhoWhatWhy Staff
Russ Baker on the Saudi-9/11 Coverup, Part II
Redacted States of America Photo credit: WhoWhatWhy
Would the US have been able to sell the invasion of Iraq to the American public and its allies if Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the September 11 attacks had been known?
That is the central question WhoWhatWhy’s Editor-in-Chief Russ Baker discusses in the second part of his interview on the release of the (redacted) “28 Pages.”
If you missed the first part, you can view it here.
This is part 1, go here.
Full Text Transcript:
You’re watching The Hawks. We’ve covered the 28 pages extensively, but why isn’t the mainstream media making a bigger deal out of this? Well, because it would expose the United States’ despicable relationship with Saudi Arabia, a regime that ranks as one of the worst on earth in terms of human rights and which regularly incites violence and extremism throughout the Middle East and the world. That’s why. All the more reason to cover the story. The release of the 28 pages coincides with the United States preparing to authorize another $1.15 billion weapons package to Saudi Arabia, and this is on top of the $20 billion in weapons given to the Saudis since they began bombing Yemen back in March 2015. So what is the significance of the 28 pages, and do they have the potential to change the US relationship with Saudi Arabia. Previously we showed part one of my interview with Russ Baker, founder of Whowhatwhy.org and a 9/11 expert. In the second part, I asked Russ if the 28 pages were kept redacted for this long so that American public attention would stay firmly affixed on Iraq and that invasion, instead of where it should have been: on Saudi Arabia. Take a listen to Russ’s response.
Russ Baker: That’s a critical point you raised, and I would also note that another Clark, General Wesley Clark, at Whowhatwhy we interviewed him. If you go on our site, you can, I hope, find that video where he talks about having been at the Pentagon shortly after 9/11 and being shown a top secret memo which contained a list of nine countries that the Bush Administration had already decided to invade prior to 9/11. So now what you’re looking at is they wanted to invade all of these countries, which included Iraq, Syria, Libya and on and on. And they needed a reason to do it. Now, here you have these attacks and they have a reason to do it except unfortunately and inconveniently, the attacks don’t point to any of those countries. They point to Saudi Arabia, which also wanted the United States to do all of these invasions to knock out all of these independent leaders like Assad and Gaddafi and so forth and of course Saddam Hussein. All of those who represented different factions within the larger, global Arab community. And so yes, you’re absolutely right. There’s some very, very profound geopolitics going on here. I agree with you. It probably would have been impossible to prosecute a war in Iraq. I’m not sure that George W. Bush could have been reelected. I think the world would have been a very, very different place had this not been suppressed.
Interviewer: Now let’s speculate a little bit on why these pages are finally being declassified at this juncture. I mean there’s obviously been a lot of support from 9/11 victim families to want these pages to be declassified and also trying to basically get sort of more of a movement against Saudi Arabia in general to basically put pressure on them as sponsors of terrorism. But why would Obama declassify or allow this to be declassified at this point, when previously he had said he wouldn’t allow it to be declassified? There’s obviously still a very strong alliance between the United States and Saudi Arabia. And the pages themselves do really put doubt on what the Saudi alliance is like if they allow an agent of theirs, including potentially Prince Bandar, to support al-Qaeda operatives in the 9/11 operation. So, could we be seeing a potential shift in our relationship to Saudi Arabia in the near future?
Russ Baker: Yes, that’s quite right. In fact, we have been seeing that shift. The Obama Administration itself has significantly distanced itself from the Saudis compared to the Bush Administration. We also see a whole bunch of developments all over the place. We see some Republican members of Congress who would’ve fought something like this when Bush was president. They were only too happy to see it come out under a Democratic presidency, because sadly the public is not so well informed about these things, and if something comes out during the watch of the opposing party, they don’t necessarily understand that that’s not the administration that’s responsible for the thing. So I think that there’s some sense of that. Also, a lot of the reporting that we and some other organizations have been doing about the FBI’s role in this, asking questions. Again, we’re in a Democratic administration and they’ve got to, in their justice department have to work with the FBI, so they have to cooperate with whatever efforts there may be to try to prevent some of this from coming to light. So it’s a very volatile and very complicated situation. We also have Senator Graham and also a partner of his, a Republican – Senator Graham is a Democrat, former Senator Graham – Republican Walter Jones of North Carolina, who’s also been a leader in trying to get these things released. Very interestingly, he mentioned that the Republican Party, even though he is an incumbent, conservative Republican, tried to get somebody to run against him because they were against this coming out. So we see this fascinating alliance of Democrats and Republicans who all share a common interest in this not coming out and we see sort of dissident Democrats and Republicans doing what you might call the “right thing” and standing up for transparency and for the public to be leveled with as to this incredibly complex and extremely dangerous situation.
Interviewer: Indeed. Could we be seeing a shift, almost a realignment because of Obama’s overtures towards Iran in the region where for example, we don’t depend on our alliance with Saudi Arabia as strongly as in the past and we actually might be shifting back towards Iran, which actually had been our prior strongest ally from the ‘50s and the ‘60s until ’79?
Russ Baker: Absolutely, I think any of this is possible. It’s a changed game in part because at least temporarily the United States’ demand and appetite for fossil fuels is way down and we’re finally seeing some major breakthroughs in the cause of renewable energy coming down. There is a real will. I think climate change has a lot to do with it. I think there’s a tremendous number of factors in play, absolutely, that the Iran initiative is related to all of that. I do think that we’re seeing a realignment and I imagine that the Saudis are panicked because their unique position in the world as the wealthiest royal family with tremendous resources and really incredible lifestyles, which cannot continue if the situation changes and the Saudi people become fed up. The whole game could change on every level!
Interviewer: As far as 9/11 is concerned, I think obviously there’s still many questions left unanswered despite the release of the 28 pages. Richard Clark again, whose account of terrorism said himself, nothing in those reports provides any reason to disbelieve the possibility that the CIA, the counter terrorism center and the agency’s top management hit a false flag operation that went wrong. A false flag operation, I mean this is the kind of terrorism that starts using this word false flag operation as though there was something that was being planned between the CIA, Saudi agents and al-Qaeda operatives that went wrong. Now whether or not it went wrong or it was part of a much bigger operation that became 9/11, this is fascinating that he’s divulging this. What are the questions that remain on 9/11? What are the steps that can be taken towards at least answering some of those questions?
Russ Baker: I think to get context on this, you have to look back at things like the assassination of John F. Kennedy, where a vast majority of the American public suspected right from the beginning, and has increased over the years, that they weren’t told the truth. Most of the books by researchers and others who’ve really looked into the Kennedy assassination found that the official narrative was unquestionably false. The public is divided between those who’ve read these books and those who haven’t. The media has continued very doggedly to defend the Warren Commission and to stick with the official story, and I think we’re going to see the same thing with 9/11. The people who over the years have been dismissed as cranks and cooks may turn out to have been right, or at least partially right as suspecting that 9/11 was enabled somehow as part of some kind of grand power play. Now it’s so monstrous and it’s so horrible and it’s so difficult even to imagine logistically exactly how something like this could even be done. So that I think a lot of people in our society, a lot of people in the media – I think are justifiably wary of jumping to any kind of conclusions. I think there was a lot of psychic resistance, but with these new developments, I think that it’s a whole new game. Now, the so called 9/11 truthers sadly are so stuck in whatever their own theory is of what happened that they tend to dismiss all of these new developments around the Saudis themselves as some kind of sleight of hand to distract you from the real story. Well, I think that’s wrong. I think you have to do what we try to do at Whowhatwhy is be responsible journalists – look at whatever evidence there is, particularly evidence that’s not in question like the FBI report about the Saudi family in Sarasota, like all of these FBI and CIA reports about al-Bayoumi and Bassami and about Prince Bandar and all of these other figures, their known movements. We have to start with that and we have to meticulously build a picture until we understand where this goes, and we have to be fearless. It may be a really, really terrible story that will change our understanding of almost everything.
Interviewer: Absolutely. Well, I appreciate the work you’re doing, Russ, and I really look forward to any more revelations we can discover in the future because obviously 9/11 is still, in my mind at least, an unsolved mystery.
Russ Baker: It absolutely is, and probably the biggest story of our time and it certainly deserves a lot more attention than it’s getting.
Interviewer: Yeah. Well, thank you so much for joining me today, Russ, and we’ll speak again in the future.
Russ Baker: Thank you.
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Attorneys: Davis had private meeting with pope
Posted: 9:20 AM, Sep 30, 2015
By: WCPO Staff, Associated Press
Attorneys for Kim Davis say she and her husband met privately with Pope Francis at the Vatican Embassy in Washington last week.
The Liberty Counsel, a Christian legal nonprofit, said the pope encouraged Davis to "stay strong" at a meeting Thursday. Francis' trip was his first to the United States during his time as leader of the Catholic Church.
Davis is a county clerk in rural Kentucky who's refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because she says doing so would violate her Apostolic Christian faith. Earlier this month, Davis spent several days in jail for her refusal, despite a Supreme Court ruling that made same-sex unions legal nationwide.
According to the Liberty Counsel, Pope Francis told her, in English, "Thank you for your courage." He also asked Davis to pray for her, and gave Davis and her husband, Joe, rosaries he'd blessed. Kim Davis plans to give them to her parents, who are Catholic.
WCPO has contacted the Vatican to confirm the meeting took place.
Asked publicly about Davis' case, Francis said he didn't know about it in detail, but he upheld conscientious objection as a human right.
"It is a right. And if a person does not allow others to be a conscientious objector, he denies a right," Francis said.
Just months after his 2013 election, Francis said the Catholic Church should put compassion over rules, unsettling American bishops who had been taking a harder line on church teaching in the face of increasing acceptance of gay relationships and other societal changes they found immoral. The pope did not suggest they drop any specific activity, but he pressed for a different tone.
John Carr, who served for more than two decades as the social justice director for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, summarized the pope's message on social issues as "no obsession, no retreat."
"He said he came not to lecture the bishops, but what he did was to show them how to be pastors in challenging and promising times in the church," Carr said.
A Pew Research poll released in late July found 57 percent of American Catholics now support same-sex marriage, though it violates church doctrine.
Davis has allowed marriage licenses to be issued since her release from jail, but only without her name and title. She also announced that she has left the Democratic Party and become a Republican.
Her stand has become something of a cause célèbre, prompting two Republican presidential candidates -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee -- to visit her in jail.
President Barack Obama, meanwhile, told members of the LGBT community Sunday that freedom of religion isn't reason enough to deny any American their constitutional rights. Cincinnati resident Jim Obergefell -- the plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges, the legal case that led the Supreme Court in June to rule narrowly in favor of marriage rights for same-sex couples -- introduced Obama.
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Judy Greer embraces directorial debut in ‘A Happening of Monumental Proportions’
“For me to direct, for anyone to direct an independent film, it really takes a year of your life and you make zero dollars,” Greer says.
Director Judy Greer on the set of "A Happening of Monumental Proportions." Photo Credit: Doug Hyun
By Robert Levin robert.levin@amny.com @rlevin85 Updated September 25, 2018 8:43 PM
You know Judy Greer and you probably love her, even if you don’t realize you do.
She is one of those “familiar faces,” who is so good across such a wide spectrum of movies and TV shows (“Arrested Development,” “The Descendants,” “Archer,” “13 Going on 30,” “Married,” “Ant Man,” the list goes on and on) that she’s become one of the essential actors, even in supporting parts.
This is a big moment for the mainstay, whose directorial debut, the ensemble comedy “A Happening of Monumental Proportions,” is finishing up its weeklong run at Cinema Village before heading to streaming services. She’s also starring in Showtime’s “Kidding,” opposite Jim Carrey, and in next month’s “Halloween” sequel directed by David Gordon Green (“The Pineapple Express”).
amNewYork spoke with Greer about directing big stars from Common to Katie Holmes, Allison Janney and Keanu Reeves, and more.
Why go behind the camera for the first time here?
I loved the script so much; I had been reading a lot of scripts with an eye to direct something for a few years before this one came my way. For me to direct, for anyone to direct an independent film, it really takes a year of your life and you basically make zero dollars. It had to be the perfect thing and this felt like a good fit. Some of the things that I thought actually would make it easier for me, ended up being kind of challenging in a good way.
What were some of those?
Well, I thought, because it took place in one day and everyone would then be wearing the same clothes, for some reason in my mind I was like, “Oh, it will be easy to edit. We can kind of move things around because everyone’s wearing the same outfit.” It was actually a huge undertaking . . . I realized the trick of trying to wind these plotlines together seamlessly was challenging.
What were the challenges in relating to your acting peers as a director? It’s a different relationship, of course.
I didn’t really feel like I was relating to them differently. I’ve always fantasized about having a film company, where we’re all the same, making a project together. That’s very idealistic, but that’s a fantasy I have of how I’d love to work with people, to be like this collaborative process. . . . That’s kind of how I felt, especially in this situation I didn’t really have to give a lot of direction, because I had these amazing people.
What was it like to make “Halloween” with David Gordon Green as your director?
It was way funnier than I think it would have been with other people. We had so much fun. I can’t remember a time when I’ve laughed so hard. . . . It felt really collaborative but it also just was fun. We just, as a group, kept trying to heighten the stakes, you know? That’s what you’re always trying to do.
By Robert Levin robert.levin@amny.com @rlevin85
Robert, amNewYork's Editor-in-Chief, has been with the team in one capacity or another for more than a decade. He also reviews movies and writes entertainment features.
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New York governor’s race: Andrew Cuomo, Marc Molinaro among the candidates
The governor defeated Republican Marc Molinaro as well as three third-party candidates.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo won New York's gubernatorial election on Tuesday, securing a third term in office. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Drew Angerer
By Nicole Brown and Lauren Cook nicole.brown@amny.com, lauren.cook@amny.com @ncb417 Updated November 6, 2018 9:29 PM
Gov. Andrew Cuomo won a third term in office on Tuesday.
The governor defeated Republican Marc Molinaro as well as three third-party candidates – Larry Sharpe, Stephanie Miner and Howie Hawkins – with 73.74 percent of the vote, as of 9:20 p.m., according to the Associated Press.
Scroll down to read more about candidates’ campaigns.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo talks to the media at the unveiling of a plan for the new AirTrain at LaGuardia Airport on June 25. Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
Cuomo was first elected governor in 2011. The Queens native was previously New York attorney general, U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development and chair of the New York City Homeless Commission.
The governor has promoted himself as the “anti-Trump” candidate who will protect “New York values” by fighting for civil rights, gun control and rights for the LGBTQ community and women.
He often refers to the passage of the statewide minimum wage, marriage equality, paid family leave and “Raise the Age” as examples of his progressiveness.
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He also touts the completion of the first stage of the Second Avenue Subway, the new Tappan Zee Bridge (now named the Mario Cuomo Bridge) and steps toward improvements to Penn Station and LaGuardia Airport, but he has been sharply criticized for the MTA’s poor subway service. The governor repeatedly calls on the city to pay for half of the Fast Forward plan to modernize the system, which has an estimated cost of $30 to $40 billion.
Cuomo has been criticized for corruption within his administration, but he maintains that he has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Marc Molinaro
Marc Molinaro is the Dutchess County executive. Photo Credit: Dutchess County executive
The current Dutchess County executive has pitched himself as an “ordinary New Yorker” throughout his campaign for governor.
“I know what it means to struggle,” he said at a campaign event days before the election.
Molinaro grew up with a single mother, went to public schools and earned an associates’ degree from a community college. If he wins the election, he’d be the first governor since Al Smith in the 1920s to not have a bachelor’s degree.
“I offer it because I get it,” the 43-year-old Republican said. “We struggle to pay our mortgage. I pay my property taxes. I’m not special ... But I think there is something valuable about having someone in office who really lives the life of most people he serves.”
Molinaro has campaigned for property tax cuts and fixing corruption.
In August, he unveiled his plan to fix the MTA, which relies heavily on collective bargaining, overtime and health care reforms to bring down operating and capital project costs.
His political history dates to 1994, when he was elected to serve on the Village of Tivoli board of trustees at the age of 18. He became the youngest mayor in the history of the United States a year later and, at 36, he was the youngest person elected as Dutchess County executive.
Stephanie Miner
Stephanie Miner gives a State of the City speech in Syracuse. Photo Credit: Miner for NY
A former mayor of Syracuse, Stephanie Miner announced she is running for governor as an independent under the new party Serve America Movement, which grew from dissatisfaction with the 2016 election.
“New Yorkers have been fed up with politics as usual for far too long,” she said in a statement on her website. “And while I have been a proud Democrat my entire life, sometimes in order to change the system you have to create a new path for real change to happen.”
Miner began her career with Cuomo’s father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, and worked closely with Hillary Clinton in her 2016 presidential campaign. She became the first female mayor in Syracuse in 2010 and served for two terms.
She rose to statewide attention in 2013 when she wrote a New York Times opinion piece criticizing a Cuomo pension “smoothing” plan that she said would hurt municipalities and property taxpayers.
On her campaign website, she says she wants to restore trust in government by creating a new, independent commission to investigate corruption, prohibiting “giveaways” to campaign contributors and banning anonymous campaign contributions; reform the voting process by allowing same-day registration, early voting and vote by mail; cut property taxes and rebuild infrastructure.
Howie Hawkins speaks during a gubernatorial debate at Hofstra University in 2010. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Audrey C. Tiernan-Pool
Hawkins, who previously ran for governor in 2014 and 2010, announced in April he is running again on the Green Party ticket.
“Progressives need to raise our expectations and demand more,” Hawkins said, adding that his presence in the campaign moves Cuomo to the left.
“What our little Green Party does matters and we hope to make a difference in this campaign,” he said.
Hawkins advocates for clean energy, guaranteed health care, affordable housing and marijuana legalization, among other progressive policies.
Larry Sharpe
Larry Sharpe is a businessman and veteran. Photo Credit: Larry Sharpe for Governor
Sharpe is a native New Yorker, businessman and a veteran of the Marine Corps, who is running for the state’s top executive seat as a Libertarian. He credits his seven years in the military with developing the skills he believes are needed to be an effective leader, including discipline, teamwork and strategic thinking.
As a businessman, Sharpe got his start in trucking and distribution. He is the managing director of the Neo-Sage Group, which specializes in business training for entrepreneurs. Sharpe has also taught at such universities as Yale, Columbia and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, according to his campaign website.
He wants to reduce regulations and fees on businesses, cut down spending at the state level, repeal the SAFE Act, give schools more liberty to choose their curriculums and legalize marijuana.
Joel Giambra
Giambra, of Buffalo, is a former county executive of Erie County and Buffalo city comptroller. He originally announced he was running as a Republican, but later withdrew that bid and said he would run as an independent.
“I don’t think my independent message has connected with state Republican leaders who seem intent on continuing the losing formula that all but guarantees a third term for Democrat Andrew Cuomo,” he said.
Some of Giambra’s priorities are creating a debt-free New York in 15 years; changing how the state administers Medicaid by taking the cost burden away from the counties; reforming the criminal justice system by providing inmates with rehabilitative services, repealing mandatory minimum sentences and appointing a statewide public advocate; and legalizing marijuana.
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Nicole Brown is the Internet News Manager at amNY.com, covering local news since 2016. She has written for MSNBC.com and was editor-in-chief of NYU’s Washington Square News.
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Phelps has rivals in awe
Kevin Van ValkenburgThe Baltimore Sun
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Twelve years old.
That's how young Michael Phelps estimated he was the last time he cut as much as 1.62 seconds off his personal best with one swim. That's what 12-year-old swimmers are supposed to do. They're awkward, lanky and have high-pitched voices, inconsistent technique and little muscle definition.
They're just learning, growing into their bodies, so it's possible to shave big chunks off their personal best in an event like the 200-meter butterfly, where anything approaching 2 minutes, 30 seconds would, at age 12, be considered exceptional.
You're not supposed to do it when breaking a world record, but that's exactly what Phelps did yesterday at the FINA World Championships, touching the wall at 1:52.09, more than three seconds ahead of his nearest competitor, China's Wu Peng.
World records are supposed to be broken by hundredths of a second, tenths at the most. They're supposed to be whittled down over time, one tiny tick of the stopwatch every couple of years, with even the most marginal improvements garnering huge headlines and celebration.
In swimming, 1.62 seconds is a staggering amount of time, not that different from Bob Beamon soaring nearly two feet past the world record in the 1968 Olympic long jump in Mexico City. Beamon was 22 at the time, just a year older than Phelps.
But in the opinion of U.S. Swim coach Mark Schubert, what Phelps did may have been even better.
"I don't think it's comparable to Beamon's performance because that was a lifetime, out-of-body experience that we never saw again," Schubert said, alluding to the fact that Beamon never broke the 29-foot barrier again after jumping 29 feet, 2 1/2 inches. "I think we're going to see an even better time from Michael. I just think he's that good."
The more apt comparison may be Tiger Woods winning the 2000 U.S. Open by a record 15 strokes. That same year, Woods also won the British Open by eight strokes.
Either way, it's a stunning achievement.
"I guess we're doing something right in the pool back home," Phelps joked, adding that weight training has increased his overall strength in the past two years.
The Maryland native was so good yesterday that he left not only the crowd in awe, but his fellow competitors as well.
"I'm honored to have swam in that race with him," Russia's Nikolai Skvortsov, the bronze-medal winner in the 200 butterfly, said through an interpreter.
Wu, who won the silver medal, could only shake his head with respect right before the medal ceremony. He looked like he'd just seen Superman step out of a phone booth and slip into Speedos. Wu, who represents China's best hope for swimming medals in Beijing next year, told the Chinese media he was realistic about his chances in the 200 butterfly.
"To secure that [gold] medal is impossible," Wu said through an interpreter. "I realize I have much distance between Michael Phelps and myself."
Surprisingly, Phelps -- who broke his 19th world record and won his third gold medal here in his quest for eight -- said he felt weary in the warm-up pool before his race.
"My body just didn't feel good," Phelps said. "My arms felt sore. I did about 100 or 200, got out, and that was about it. It was just warming up. [Tuesday] was a tough day. And just getting over that, trying to get my body ready and my brain ready, I think was a big part of it. Once I got focused, it was just sort of game time. Time to go out and do what I trained to do."
When swimming is broadcast on television, a red line runs across the screen denoting where the world record time is in relation to the field. Most of the time, when a record is broken, a swimmer stretches for the wall in the last 5 meters, getting little more than his fingertips ahead of the red line. During his 200-meter butterfly, the red line was near Phelps' feet.
"That was amazing," said Bob Bowman, Phelps' coach. "When I saw that line the last 50, it was amazing."
Perhaps the most amazing thing about Phelps this week is that, even though he has smashed two world records, he's not even close to being done. This morning, he was to compete in the final of the 200-meter individual medley, an event in which he already holds the world record.
"I just want to go out after it like I did the last two races and have another exciting one," Phelps said.
Before the World Championships, the buzz in the media, both American and Australian, centered on who deserved to call himself the best of all time: Phelps or Ian Thorpe.
For the most part, the Australian media are saying the debate is finished. On the back page of the Herald Sun, Australia's largest newspaper, Phelps was pictured rising out of the water in mid-fly. The headline, stretched across the entire tabloid, was only one word. GREATEST.
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PHELPS' SCHEDULE
Today / / 200-meter individual medley final
Tomorrow / / 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay final
Saturday / / 100-meter butterfly final
Sunday / / 400-meter individual medley final; 4 x 100-meter medley relay
Simply smashing
After Michael Phelps' record-breaking work in Melbourne, Australia - improving his world standard in the 200-meter butterfly by 1.62 seconds - here's a look at some other precedent-smashing performances.
Record -- Norm Van Brocklin's 554-yard passing day in 1951.
Previous record -- 468 yards, Johnny Lujack, 1949.
Sustainability -- Fair. Has lasted 55 seasons, but there have been challenges along the way.
Pro basketball
Record -- 100-point game by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962.
Previous record -- 78, Chamberlain, 1961.
Sustainability -- High. Despite Kobe Bryant's recent assaults.
Record -- Secretariat's 31-length Belmont Stakes win in 1973.
Previous record -- 25 lengths, Count Fleet, 1943.
Sustainability -- High. Let's get a Triple Crown winner first.
Record -- Bob Beamon's 1968 long jump of 29 feet, 2 1/2 inches.
Previous record -- 27 feet, 4 3/4 inches, Ralph Boston, 1965.
Sustainability -- Lasted 23 years before Mike Powell surpassed it in 1991 with a leap of 29 feet, 4 1/2 inches.
Pro hockey
Record -- Darryl Sittler's 10-point NHL game, 1976.
Previous record -- Eight points, Maurice Richard, 1955.
Sustainability -- High. Neither Wayne Gretzky nor Mario Lemieux challenged it.
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Five Trends Among the Unchurched
Research Releases in Culture & Media • October 9, 2014
With the aid of more than two decades of tracking research—a sort of cultural time-lapse photography—Barna Group has discovered real and significant shifts in unchurched attitudes, assumptions, allegiances and behaviors. We’ve identified five trends in our research that are contributing to this increase in the churchless of America.
This new study of the unchurched population comes in conjunction with the release of Churchless, a new book from veteran researchers George Barna and David Kinnaman. Churchless draws on more than two decades of tracking research and more than 20 nationwide studies of the unchurched.
The research reveals the big picture: Today’s unchurched are much less likely to come from a church background than ever before. Furthermore, unchurched people today have different expectations of church involvement from those of previous decades. These changes are the result of shifting personal attitudes as well as significant changes in the broader cultural landscape.
1. Secularization Is on the Rise
Nearly two-fifths of the nation’s adult population (38%) now qualifies as post-Christian (measured by 15 different variables related to people’s identity, beliefs and behaviors. Read more about our post-Christian metric here.). That includes 10% of Americans who qualify as highly post-Christian. Another one-quarter is moderately post-Christian (28%). Examined over time, our research shows that the proportion of highly secularized individuals is growing slowly but steadily.
In other words, in spite of our “Christian” self-descriptions, more than one-third of America’s adults are essentially secular in belief and practice. If nothing else, this helps explain why America has experienced a surge in unchurched people—and presages a continuing rise in this population.
Among the churchless, the proportions skew even more heavily: Overall, more than three-quarters of unchurched adults fall in the heavy-to-moderate range on the secularization scale. That compares to about one out of eight among the churched.
As you might expect, the data show some striking generational differences when it comes to secularization. The pattern is indisputable: The younger the generation, the more post-Christian it is. Nearly half of Millennials (48%) qualify as post-Christian compared to two-fifths of Gen X-ers (40%), one-third of Boomers (35%) and one-quarter of Elders (28%).
2. People Are Less Open to the Idea of Church
Barna research shows that the unchurched are becoming less responsive to churches’ efforts to connect with them. For example, conventional wisdom says the best way to get people to visit a church is to have friends invite them—and the conventional wisdom is right. The churchless we interviewed were most open to “a friend of yours inviting you to attend a local church,” with one-fifth expressing strong interest and nearly half willing to consider a church based on this factor. An invitation from a friend is the top-rated way churches can establish connections with the unchurched.
However, while the conventional wisdom remains true today, the road ahead shows challenging signs. Barna Group’s trend data raise questions about the long-term durability of this approach. Twenty years ago, two-thirds of churchless Americans (65%) were open to being invited to church by a friend. Today, that percentage has slipped to less than half (47%).
It’s not only the efficacy of personal invitations that is changing. Barna’s tracking data stretching back to the 1990s reveal a slow-growing calcification of unchurched people toward churches. For every outreach method surveyed, the unchurched are less open to it today than they were two decades ago. While churchless people continue to show moderate openness to high-touch, relational connections—pastoral home visits (27%, down from 34%), a phone call from a church (24%, down from 34%)—they are resistant to other forms of outreach. This is especially true for advertising, including TV, radio or newspaper (18%, down from 20%), direct mailings (16%, down from 24%) and billboard ads (14%, down from 21%).
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3. Churchgoing Is No Longer Mainstream
Churchgoing is slowly but incontrovertibly losing its role as a normative part of American life. In the 1990s, roughly one out of every seven unchurched adults had never experienced regular church attendance. Today, that percentage has increased to nearly one-quarter. Buried within these numbers are at least two important conclusions: 1) Church is becoming increasingly unfamiliar to millions of Americans, and yet 2) the churchless are still largely comprised of de-churched adults.
This latter conclusion may be hard for many churchgoing Christians to believe. But it’s true: Even though the cultural trend is toward less church-friendliness overall, the vast majority of unchurched adults still have at least some level of personal experience in a church.
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4. There Are Different Expectations of Church Involvement
Another intriguing shift among the churchless has to do with their expectations of church involvement. In the early 1990s, our research showed that nearly seven out of 10 adults, if they were to visit a church, would be most interested in attending the Sunday service. Today, weekend worship services remain the most common entry experience, but only slightly; now, only 57% of churchless adults say they would be interested in Sunday worship as their starting point. Today’s unchurched are more likely to say they are simply not sure, reflecting their disinterest in churches generally, or are more likely to say they would prefer attending some activity other than the Sunday service.
A similar shift is afoot in terms of the number of churches they would attend. The churchless were asked in both 1993 and in 2011 if they would prefer to be involved in one church or multiple churches in their area. Two decades ago, even the unchurched expressed some sense of church loyalty (albeit hypothetical): 85% said they would expect to attend just one congregation. The recent study reflects a slight loosening of this potential loyalty, but the more notable shifts are among those who don’t have a preference and who aren’t sure. Together, these percentages doubled from 8% to 16%, reflecting growing cultural indifference to church involvement.
5. There Is Skepticism about Churches’ Contributions to Society
Although many of the churchless hold positive views of churches, a substantial number also have no idea what Christians have accomplished in the nation, either for the better or for the worse. When the unchurched were asked to describe what they believe are the positive and negative contributions of Christianity in America, almost half (49%) could not identify a single favorable impact of the Christian community, while nearly two-fifths (37%) were unable to identify a negative impact. Of those who could identify one way Christians contribute to the common good, the unchurched appreciate their influence when it comes to serving the poor and disadvantaged (22%), bolstering morals and values (10%) and helping people believe in God (8%). Among those who had a complaint about Christians in society, the unchurched were least favorably disposed toward violence in the name of Christ (18%), the church’s stand against gay marriage (15%), sexual abuse scandals (13%) and involvement in politics (10%).
Reflecting on Change
“Our research suggests a growing indifference toward churches among the unchurched,” says David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group and co-editor, with George Barna, of the new book Churchless, from which this data is taken. “The gap between the churched and the churchless is growing, and it appears that Christian communities of faith will struggle more than ever to engage church outsiders in their neighborhood, town or city.”
Kinnaman notes that, while research cannot prove causation, given the nature of polling and the complex dynamics of cultural and spiritual change, it can however, point to possible underlying trends. “The cumulative effect of monumental cultural changes that have swept over us during recent decades is a widening gap, both real and perceived, between the churched and the churchless,” he says. “To many faithful churchgoers, the unchurched seem increasingly alien and difficult to understand, while the churchless feel ever more comfortable outside a faith community. Yet while the culture will continue to change, our calling as the Body of Christ has not and will not.
“How can we recapture an urgency to fulfill the Great Commission while treating our churchless friends with respect?” Kinnaman asks. “Wrestling with answers to this question will help prepare a faith community to engage more meaningfully with unchurched people.”
The contents of this book are based on extensive, ongoing, nationwide research conducted by Barna Group. We used data from 20 surveys, encompassing interviews with more than 23,000 churched and unchurched adults. The number of unchurched adults involved was 8,220.
These surveys were done using random digit-dial telephone samples for landlines and listed cell phone samples for calls to mobile phones. Each of the studies entailed completing interviews with a minimum of 1,000 randomly chosen adults. The samples were developed to provide a reliable representation of the national population of people ages 18 or older living within the 48 continental states. The estimated maximum sampling error for each survey of 1,000 adults was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level; the maximum sampling error estimate diminished as sample size increased. The number of interviews completed with cell-phone owners was based on federal government estimates of the number of cell-only households
The January 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 surveys also included samples of approximately 1,000 adults conducted online. Those studies relied on a research panel called KnowledgePanel®, created and maintained by Knowledge Networks. It is a probability-based online non-volunteer access panel. Panel members are recruited using a statistically valid sampling method with a published sample frame of residential addresses that covers approximately 97 percent of US households. Sampled non-Internet households, when recruited, are provided a netbook computer and free Internet service so they may also participate as online panel members. KnowledgePanel consists of about 50,000 adult members (ages 18 and older) and includes persons living in cell-only households.
In all of these surveys, regional and ethnic quotas were designed to ensure that the final group of adults interviewed reflected the distribution of adults nationwide and adequately represented the three primary ethnic groups within the United States (those groups that comprise at least 10 percent of the population: white, black and Hispanic). Those quotas were based on current US Census Bureau data regarding the population. Additional quotas were employed to balance the gender of respondents included in the samples. Upon completion of a survey, the data were run and the demographic outcomes were compared to the census statistics on key demographic attributes. In some cases the full survey database was then statistically weighted to bring the database into closer approximation of the true population proportions.
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Surveys Included in the Unchurched Database
study conducted in: Total Unchurched adult sample
January 2008 1,004 277
May 2008 1,003 331
July 2008 1,005 301
August 2008 1,005 305
October 2008 1,014 327
November 2008 1,198 299
September 2009 1,004 284
February 2010 1,005 305
December 2010 1,022 311
March 2012 1,020 386
April 2012 1,062 340
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What caused the mystery of the Dark Day?
By Tom de Castella BBC News Magazine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18097177
Three centuries ago in parts of North America, a strange event turned morning to night. It remains wreathed in mystery - so what caused the Dark Day?
Halfway through the morning the sky turns yellow. Animals run for cover and darkness descends, causing people to light candles and start to pray. By lunchtime night has fallen. Is it the end of the world?
The Dark Day, as it's become known, took place on May 19, 1780 in New England and parts of eastern Canada. For the past 232 years historians and scientists have argued over the origins of this strange event.
Today there are many theories. Was it the result of volcanic eruption, fire, meteor strike - or something more sinister?
When the makers of Doctor Who this week asked fans of the show to send in their suggestions, they received a wide range of theories both plausible and Tardis-related.
With little scientific knowledge amongst the populace in 1780, people would have been afraid. Some lawmakers in Connecticut believed it was the day of judgement. The sense that a decisive moment was afoot would have been bolstered by the fact that during the preceding days, the sun and moon glowed red.
Historian Mike Dash says the north-east corner of the US was a deeply Protestant society with a profound interest in "guilt, sin and redemption". Dash, who wrote about the paranormal in his book Borderlands, says that faced with sudden darkness, people would look for biblical precedents.
"There are some verses in Matthew that might have led them to believe that this is the second coming of Christ. At the time, natural events - even birds fighting in the sky - were a sign of God's intentions. The Dark Day would have seemed like a warning to Man."
Deadly portents
Apocalypse anxiety is no new phenomenon, but even modern-day society looks for signs of the world ending:
Cern's Large Hadron Collider caused such worry to its critics that a group of them filed a lawsuit in 2008 to prevent works continuing.
Evangelical preacher Harold Camping predicted Judgement Day and the second coming on 21 May 2011, leaving his followers bewildered when the date passed without event.
Contrary to popular belief, the Mayas did not predict the end of the world in 2012, according to a German expert who re-interpreted a tablet belonging to the ancient civilisation.
Other recent doomsday predictions
So what might explain 1780's Dark Day?
The Met Office points out that thick cloud can drop low enough to turn on automatic street lights and require cars to use their lights. But it's unlikely this alone would be enough to cause a Dark Day.
A solar eclipse can be ruled out as there is a record of when these occur - and they only last for a matter of minutes.
The eruption of the volcano Eyjafjallajokull in 2010 caused enough ash to enter the atmosphere to ground flights across northern Europe.
Thomas Choularton, professor of atmospheric science at the University of Manchester, says volcanic ash clouds often cause "yellow days". Eruptions at Mount St Helens in Washington State have lowered light levels in recent decades, he adds.
And yet there is no record of volcanic activity in 1780, he says, making a huge ash cloud an unlikely explanation. A meteorite is equally unlikely, although "you can't rule it out completely", Prof Choularton says.
The answer to the puzzle can be found in the trees, many scientists believe.
Academics at the University of Missouri's Department of Forestry analysed tree trunks inland from New England, where westerly prevailing winds would originate. They found signs of fire-scarred rings in tree trunks dating back to that period.
Thinking caps on - again
Do you have a fanciful explanation for what caused Dark Day? Tell us using the form below
Many of you have form in this area, providing bizarre solutions to the Eyjafjallajokull ash cloud in 2010 (pictured above)
As did actual boffins in this Magazine article Weird science v the volcano
Doctor Who - Dark Day
It is also known that there was a drought there in 1780 making fire more likely, says Dr Will Blake, associate professor of geography at Plymouth University.
But could a forest fire cause such a change in light? "I've witnessed minor fires in Australia where you get a very eerie light. The bigger the fire, the darker it's going to get." Fog is common on the east coast. The mix of fog and soot from the forest fire would combine to make darkness descend, Dr Blake argues.
Eyewitness accounts in New England support the forest fire hypothesis. Soot was spotted in the rivers. And Jeremy Belknap of Boston wrote in a letter that the air had the "smell of a malt-house or a coal-kiln".
William Corliss, the physicist and chronicler of unexplained events, found 46 accounts of dark days around the world between 1091 and 1971.
Nowadays people can call upon scientific knowledge, satellite pictures and the media for reassurance. But Dark Days have continued to unsettle people until surprisingly recently.
A Dark Day in a similar part of North America to 1780's occurred in 1950. It was caused by forest fires in Alberta and prompted alarm and confusion, says David Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment Canada.
Image caption An 18th Century depiction of the end of the world, by William Hogarth
"If you'd woken up at noon you'd have believed it was midnight. People thought it was nuclear attack or a solar eclipse."
Whatever the cause in 1780, the geography must have exacerbated the fear, says Dash. Settlements tended to go little more than 200 miles inland. In essence, European settlers were living on the edge of a vast unknown continent.
"When it goes dark for them, there's no guarantee it is ever going to get light again. In those days it would be quite natural to think it was the Second Coming," Dash says. When dawn arrived, it is likely that prayers of thanks were said across the previously benighted land.
Here is a selection of readers' fanciful explanations of Dark Day.
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adidas Unveils BRAZUCA: The Official Match Ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
adidas today unveiled brazuca, the official 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ match ball. The ball was revealed with a spectacular 3D light projection launch event held at the iconic Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro.
brazuca was named back in September 2012 following a public vote in Brazil involving 1 million football fans; the name “brazuca” is an informal local term which means “Brazilian”, or to describe the Brazilian way of life. The colours and ribbon design of the ball panels symbolise the traditional multi-coloured wish bracelets worn in the country (fita do Senhor do Bonfim da Bahia), in addition to reflecting the vibrancy and fun associated with football in Brazil.
brazuca went through a thorough testing process over a two and a half year period involving more than 600 of the world’s top players and 30 teams in 10 countries across three continents, making it the most tested ball ever by adidas and ensuring that it is suited to all conditions. Clubs involved in testing included AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Palmeiras and Fluminese. Players involved in the process included global football stars Leo Messi, Iker Casillas, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Zinedine Zidane. The ball has already been tested in competitive international matches at the FIFA U-20 World Cup™ with a different print design, and was also used in a friendly match between Sweden and Argentina in February 2013.
The technology incorporated into the bladder and carcass of brazuca is identical to the Tango 12 (UEFA Euro 2012™), Cafusa (FIFA Confederations Cup 2013) and the ever popular UEFA Champions League™ Official Match Ball. However, a new structural innovation with a unique symmetry of six identical panels alongside a different surface structure will provide improved grip, touch, stability and aerodynamics on the pitch. brazuca has been thoroughly tested to meet and exceed all FIFA metrics for an official match ball, ensuring top performance for every condition.
adidas has called on players and fans to "Love Me or Lose Me" with the unveiling of brazuca as part of its "All In or Nothing" World Cup campaign. adidas is launching @brazuca on Twitter, where fans will be able to track the build-up to the FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil through the eyes of the ball as it travels the world and offers an alternative take on the game. brazuca will visit footballing nations, meet players and celebrities, and take part in major cultural events before landing in Brazil for the first game in June, and will be tweeting all the way.
Brazilian star Dani Alves said: "My first impression of brazuca is of a ball that is fantastic and we’re going to have a lot of fun with it. adidas has created an incredible-looking ball fitting for a tournament as big as the FIFA World Cup. Most importantly it plays well on the ground and in the air. I'm sure all the players will love it. It's increased my levels of excitement even further and I honestly cannot wait for the opening game!”
FIFA World Cup™ winning Spanish captain Iker Casillas said: ”brazuca has a stunning design that feels inspired by Brazil. Now the ball has been launched the tournament feels a lot closer. I’m looking forward to playing in Brazil with a great ball. Hopefully with brazuca we can get the same result as in 2010.”
The launch of brazuca marks the next phase of adidas’ “All in or Nothing” 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ campaign, following the launch of seven national federation FIFA World Cup™ kits and the Samba Collection, a Brazilian-themed football boot collection. The FIFA World Cup™ is the world’s largest football event and the ultimate platform for the adidas state-of-the-art apparel, hardware and footwear. adidas has made every FIFA World Cup™ ball since 1970, and recently extended the partnership with FIFA until 2030, including the supply of the official match ball.
brazuca is available to purchase in the Philippines from today (December 4th) in selected adidas and sports retail outlets. The brazuca Official Match Ball retails for PHP 6,495. Also available are the brazuca Top Glider (PHP 1,295), brazuca Glider (PHP 1,095) and brazuca Mini Ball (PHP 795).
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Watch Kiss Perform With Ace Frehley and Bruce Kulick at Kruise Sail-Away Show
Angela Weiss / Ethan Miller / Ethan Miller, Getty Images
Former Kiss guitarists Ace Frehley and Bruce Kulick made surprise guest appearances with the band during the acoustic sail-away show of the Kiss Kruise last night.
Frehley joined the group for covers of the Rolling Stones’ “2000 Man" (which he sang on their 1979 album Dynasty) and Hello's "New York Groove," which appeared on his 1978 debut solo album.
A fan-shot video clip shows the audience reacting with excitement when Frehley appeared onstage. The chant of “Ace, Ace, Ace” soon began, encouraged by frontman Paul Stanley.
There also appears to be a brief exchange between Frehley and current Spaceman Tommy Thayer, which seems to be cordial. You can watch the songs below.
Earlier in the evening, Kulick rejoined his former bandmates for performances of the Revenge track "Domino" -- which the group hadn't played live since 1995 -- and "Hide Your Heart." He remained onstage for Frehley's two songs.
The eighth-annual Kiss Kruise set sail yesterday and runs until Nov. 5. Both Frehley and Kulick will perform a pair of solo sets. A scheduled performance by Kulick alongside his brother Bob won’t take place after Bob said a “contractual dispute that couldn’t be resolved” meant he wouldn’t be aboard for the voyage.
On Oct. 30, Vinnie Vincent performed three Kiss songs at the Kruise pre-party, marking the first time he had played electric guitar in public in more than 30 years. The guest appearance comes ahead of his two comeback shows on Dec. 7 and 8 at Graceland in Memphis.
Meanwhile, Stanley discussed the band’s ambitions for their upcoming farewell tour, which kicks off in January and is expected to run for up to three years. “This is going to marry technology – the most modern technology – with an emotional component,” he said during a TV interview.
“This isn't us going on another tour," he noted. "This is going out there and sharing an evening with people who have impacted our lives as much as we've impacted theirs. What's always made Kiss different than most bands is the reciprocity, what we share with people. … We will leave the touring circuit like no other band."
You can watch the interview below.
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CRISPR babies raise an uncomfortable reality – abiding by scientific standards doesn’t guarantee ethical research
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Arizona…
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J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Arizona State University and Jason Scott Robert, Arizona State University
(THE CONVERSATION) Uncertainty continues to swirl around scientist He Jiankui’s gene editing experiment in China. Using CRISPR technology, He modified a gene related to immune function in human embryos and transferred the embryos to their mother’s womb, producing twin girls.
Many questions about the ethical acceptability of the experiment have focused on ethical oversight and informed consent. These are important issues; compliance with established standards of practice is crucial for public trust in science.
But public debate about the experiment should not make the mistake of equating ethical oversight with ethical acceptability. Research that follows the rules is not necessarily good by definition. As He pushed ahead with human gene editing, how much he skirted the rules may not be his primary ethical failing.
The ‘right’ way to conduct research
A statement signed by 122 Chinese scientists proclaimed He’s work “crazy” and in violation of ethical standards. Is that really the case?
Scientists undertake medical research to generate knowledge that may one day be used to improve human health. This work can help determine new strategies for prevention and early detection of disease, or develop new drugs and new technologies for treatment, for example. Without investigating them, no one knows which preventive measures, diagnostic tools, or treatments are most beneficial. They need to be rigorously tested.
Ethicists tend to focus most on studies that ask a lot of human subjects because these usually carry the most risks for volunteers. Picture a drug study with participants taking an experimental medication, keeping a daily diary of symptoms and side effects, meeting frequently with a physician and so on.
There’s a long history of abuse and misuse of human subjects in research, from medical workers withholding syphilis treatment from unsuspecting black men in Tuskegeee, Alabama so they could track the disease’s progress, to the deliberate infection of research participants with syphilis in Guatemala in the 1940s to more recently the role of conflicted investigators involved in psychiatric research at the University of Minnesota. In recognition of the potential for abuse, all research undertaken in the U.S. in institutions like universities that receive public research funds or by companies seeking FDA approval for a product is overseen by various ethical and regulatory committees.
The ethical acceptability of research is contingent on an institutional review board’s judgment that the procedure has the potential for benefit that counterbalances risk of harm. Institutional review boards are typically internal to research institutions but are meant to be independent of investigators. The board also works to ensure the process of informed consent is robust, such that participants are appropriately educated about the relevant risks of participation, are free from coercion to participate and are aware of their ability to decline to participate without penalty.
Funders of research will also conduct scientific peer review of a protocol to ensure the quality of the research design. Poorly designed research is ethically problematic since it wastes financial, human and other resources that could be allocated to better justified research.
Journal editors play an important gatekeeper role, as well. Studies conducted without appropriate ethical oversight may not be reviewed for publication in journals that abide by the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals adopted by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Concerns at any of these steps along the way can prevent health research from proceeding or from contributing to the scientific and medical literature.
Passing ethical review doesn’t mean it’s ethical
When He presented his work at a session of the Second International Summit on Genome Editing in Hong Kong, many people raised questions about the informed consent process. Important as they are, the queries also seemed to be groping for a smoking gun – some clear violation of existing standards – in order to declare what people already felt: that the research was unethical.
Having those standards and discovering a violation of them makes judgments of ethical responsibility feel straightforward and objective. A rule was broken, the research was unethical. Case closed. There are certainly questions about the adequacy of the processes He’s research went through. Were collaborators kept in the dark about its nature and aims? Was the experimental protocol and the informed consent process subjected to rigorous review by an independent oversight body? Was the consent process itself robust and not compromised by the interests of the researchers?
But by focusing heavily on these still-open questions, the scientific community risks implying that mere compliance with routines of oversight would have made it ethical. That approach fails to ask what is being overseen, what is being overlooked and whether that matters to how we judge the ethical acceptability of an experiment.
It’s important to ask not only whether there was ethical oversight, but what it consisted in. Just because there has been a process does not mean that it is thorough or sufficient.
This is particularly important in the case of germline editing, because it’s so unlike most conventional therapies. As the U.K. Nuffield Council has pointed out, it is incorrect to call it a therapy. If one were undertaking gene therapy in a baby, or even a fetus, to address a life-threatening genetic disease, it would be appropriate to accept a certain amount of risk, because the alternative is much worse: living with a life-threatening disease.
But in the case of embryo editing, there is not yet a child that is sick and needs to be healed. Because the genome editing molecules are delivered into the egg at the same time as the sperm, one brings the “patient” into being in the same moment as one undertakes the “therapy.” So, when the experiment is being contemplated, there is no child to heal.
Thus the parents’ desires and interest are the focus. They are the patients/research subjects that the ethical oversight process is primarily built to address. This is a problem: There is something missing in a process that fails to prioritize the interests of the resulting child(ren). Yet since bringing them into being would involve risks that are significantly higher than normal reproduction, taking their interests into account may mean that the experiment simply should not be done.
In the case of the Chinese experiment, the situation is still more complex because the edit was made not to address a genetic disease that would otherwise affect the life of the resulting children, but to protect them against an entirely hypothetical risk, namely exposure to HIV.
These are highly unusual scenarios, and existing ethical oversight, even when done extremely well, is poorly equipped to deal with them. Even if He’s experiment had satisfied all the questions of the reviewing oversight body, that may have been insufficient simply because that oversight body may not be asking (or, indeed, allowed to ask) the right questions.
One risk of locating ethics primarily in research oversight is that in cases like this, the focus tends to be on whether the research was ethically compliant – that is, whether it followed the rules – not on whether it was ethically responsible. In a profoundly novel case like this, it’s worth questioning not only whether the rules were followed, but what they are, and are not, designed to protect against.
Today’s outrage suggests a need to revisit rules
He’s experiments push into radically new territory.
His work should cause people to ask hard questions about this technology, its implications for human identity and for the integrity of foundational social relationships: parent to child, medicine to patient, state to citizen and society to its members. Under what circumstances if any might it be appropriate to tinker in the genomes of our children-to-be?
It should also cause us to ask hard questions about our “technologies” of research ethics – the machineries of evaluation that experiments must pass through. Like any test, they are necessarily incomplete. Yet functionally they are the standard, the primary repository of ethical judgment. And there is no already-settled higher standard against which we can evaluate these processes.
The difficult task of setting standards for the standards belongs to wider society. Processes of ethical oversight for genome editing research should ideally reflect society’s shared values and norms, not merely as they pertain to informed consent, but as they pertain to our sensibilities about the right ways to care for – and to bring into being – our children.
The crucial question is not what rules were broken, but what – and whose – judgments about what is right and appropriate should rule the human future. Deeming He “crazy” and a “rogue” does not answer the question of what went wrong. To answer that, we must all take a hard look at the potential limitations of current routines of ethical oversight. Are they asking the right questions – questions that those whose lives will be affected by these powerful new technologies would want researchers to ask? That is a question whose answer cannot come purely from within the hallowed halls of science but must be calibrated to the whole human community’s shared visions of the good.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: http://theconversation.com/crispr-babies-raise-an-uncomfortable-reality-abiding-by-scientific-standards-doesnt-guarantee-ethical-research-108008.
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The Power of a Nintendo Handheld
Posted byKyle O. March 8, 2018 June 17, 2019 Leave a comment on The Power of a Nintendo Handheld
The Nintendo Switch was the hottest selling “console” in December of last year and there shouldn’t be any questions as to why. While it quickly outpaced it’s predecessor, the Wii U, the similarities of the two diverge just as quickly. Where the Wii U had to remain nearly within sight of its base station, the Switch can be carried outside the home. Its dock only acts as a hub for your home usage, and can improve performance for games. Once out of the dock though, you are free to take the Switch with you and enjoy where you please.
I was fortunate enough to purchase one last October, a believer in the product since Nintendo first announced the long-rumored hybrid console/handheld, and in fact share my birthday with the release date (March 3). Due to its relevance in what I think will be proven to be a track back towards improving the general medium of video games, I want to share my thoughts on what they got right, where they can improve, and how they could begin a trend akin to the Wii.
To do that, first we will take a look at the past. The Nintendo Wii can easily be pointed to as a successful product, but doing that would be ill-advised. The lifetime sales of the Wii reached over 101 million units in March of 2016, but had reached 100 million units in June of 2013 when the Wii U was launched. There was a surge of buyers when it first released in 2006, but by mid-2009 it seemed that the market was completely saturated and everyone who wanted one would have one. From my personal experience, it also seemed that many who didn’t want one also had one as well. For more in-depth information on these numbers, there’s a Wikipedia article detailing that information.
Nintendo followed this up with what many consider to be a flop, the Wii U. It didn’t have near the success of the Wii, and at first what I thought was an add-on for the original Wii. Many others thought the same, and both of these consoles lack third party support. It’s widely known Nintendo is capitalizing on what they learned with the Wii/Wii U eShop, allowing third parties enter the platform with ease, and have sought after powerhouses like Bethesda to release earlier games the previous platforms couldn’t handle.
This is what intrigued me the most about the Switch, we’re seeing games released like Skyrim that I originally missed in the sixth and seventh generations of gaming consoles, which I can see as a good and bad thing. It’s good because they’re typically including the remastered version, and a portable version of the game. A big reason I missed out on these games to begin with is I don’t spend as much time at home, but have always had the interest without a console to match it. The others I’m most excited about are DOOM, and the recently announced Diablo and Dark Souls ports.
The games that have been released are killer as it is, and the games only seem to be mounting up even after new major releases from Nintendo every month last year. I’ve only been able to play The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8: Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey and Rocket League. Those have cemented my belief in the system enough, and my only problem now is choosing what to pick up next.
A primary drawback to the Nintendo ecosystem is its online play. Finding matches is fairly easy, but when trying to communicate you’ll need to use another app and I haven’t felt a need to put the time into finding the players I’ve met in-game, but I’d like that to be possible. Nintendo is supposed to be ramping that up, but with how much focus they have on privacy and locking things down we probably won’t see too much of a change on this front. I think I speak for the collective Switch audience when I say that we’re all hoping the probable $20 paid online service should include a Virtual Console game pass, but I like many would rather purchase games individually. Hopefully they’re able to figure this out, because it’s the only glaring pimple besides a lack of other streaming apps aside from Hulu. Oh, yes, Hulu has been on the console since last November, and many still aren’t aware of it.
This brings up my final point, for the most part Nintendo has learned from their past mistakes and have a much clearer focus than in the past, and have been effectively communicating via Nintendo Directs (their sometimes stream that replaced their E3 showing). If they can continue this into the future, they have all the makings of success. That and a rumored Pokemon franchise reboot will have me golden for ages, and I think the same can be said for Nintendo’s target demographic.
It is rare that we see a perfect product, and the last I can say I wholeheartedly loved was the iPod (without touchscreen). It’s odd, but the Switch reminds me of that launch and I think we’ll see that continue to flourish into the future.
Posted byKyle O. March 8, 2018 June 17, 2019 Posted inGaming, In Response, Technology, Uncategorized, Video GamesTags: console, handheld, hardware, nintendo
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The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Senft, retired pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will also be recognized with the Walk of Faith Award for his years of service to Lutheran ministries of.
Smith, senior pastor of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Atlanta, was elected May 30 as bishop of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod-Evangelical Lutheran Church. Jamaica, and Canada. Hewitt is a.
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Christ Presbyterian Church Grove City Michelle Jones is the new director of youth and children’s ministry at Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church. call the church at
Archbishop and Primate Fred Hiltz reaffirmed the strong bond between the Anglican Church of Canada and the ELCIC as full communion partners in his greeting to delegates of the 16th Biennial ELCIC N.
He continues to speak Finnish at home, even though he moved in 1973 to Canada, where he also added French to. them supported a change of affiliation last year from the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The Church of Sweden has urged its clergy to use more gender-neutral language when referring to God and to avoid referring to the deity as “Lord” or “he”. The move is one of many made by the national.
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What Religions Are Practiced In France
Korea is a country where all the world's major religions, Christianity, Buddhism, and more people are turning from the traditional practice of burial to cremation.
France has officially been a secular state since the Revolution and therefore has a long tradition of religious tolerance; every resident has total freedom of.
Among the hundreds of priests, monks and other religious present, from traditional communities. But the flame of the faith.
a sign of the inherent non-Frenchness of anyone who practiced Islam.” Until that point, French Muslim girls could readily identify as members of both their religious community (by wearing the.
France has experienced the highest number of violent. Jews are embraced for their particularism and nationalism, often.
Jan 11, 2017. a clear separation between religion and state, both in law and in practice. Many atheists share cartoons and drawings critical of religion on.
In all probability, the religion of the early Vietnamese before Chinese conquest. In the countries of Southeast Asia where Theravada Buddhism is practiced,
Though Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion in France, there are also people who practice other religions. Approximately 2 percent of the French.
France Religions 1193. Catholic, but church officials claim that very few are practicing members of the church. About 4% subscribed to no religion at all.
But in recent years, France has cautiously begun developing religious education. though some have felt underprepared to teach religion in a society where religious practice is generally in decline,
A new study by the Pew Research Center, surveying more than 24,000 individuals across 15 countries in Western Europe on their religious beliefs and practices. including France, Germany and the UK.”.
1.1 The virtual absence of social class in the sociology of religion is almost as. fractions for different religious belief and practice in the contemporary period.
Jul 27, 2018. was the forced conversion of the minority religion to the majority. for example , and several countries — including France and Norway — have banned. Implementing the Paris Agreement: moving from paper to practice.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which is what the Taliban called its government during its rule from 1996 to 2001, was based on the allegiance of religious scholars to. in 1996.CreditEmmanuel.
The court’s judgment recognises that religion plays a large role in South African society. As such, the right to follow a religion is embedded both in the country’s Constitution as well as in practice.
"They are mourning something else. But what that something else post-Christian France can’t quite identify it." A Pew Research Center survey of religious beliefs and practices in Western Europe,
The wounded cathedral reveals France’s deepest cultural rift: the divide between France and its religious minorities. Today, Notre Dame is both a working religious sanctuary and among the most visited.
“Mistrust inspired by certain dress practices related to a particular religious identity. In Austria and the German state.
As many young Muslims go to mosque in France as young Catholics go to mass. In London, paradoxically the most religious part.
Official Religion(s) or Church(es): None. By land area, it is by far the largest overseas region of France. broad components of state-religion: official status, religious education, financial support, regulatory burdens, and freedom of practice.
It is through ritualistic practice that believers can access the. Historians say that when Western European nations such as Belgium and France began colonizing Africa, they viewed indigenous.
For example, the only country in (secularized) Europe that is just barely maintaining a replacement level of births (2.1) is France. In all the rest. Israel is a state where the religion of Judaism.
France was 45 percent Muslim and Belgium 95 percent. Silas’ solution was to initiate an education campaign to teach the.
For many, it is inextricably linked with the very idea of Paris and France. whether the challenged government practice has.
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From Muslims massacred in their mosques in New Zealand to Pittsburghers murdered at prayer in their synagogue to arson and vandalism of Catholic churches in France. religious.” Others identify as.
His speech was part of a two-day forum on religious freedom, jointly sponsored by Taiwan and the U.S., Agence France Presse reports. Brownback cited aggressive interference in Tibetan Buddhist.
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'Historic' Cross That Stood on Michigan State Land for Decades is Removed
Veronica Neffinger | Editor, ChristianHeadlines.com | Monday, May 21, 2018
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A large white cross that had stood on state property in Michigan for nearly 70 years has been removed after the Michigan Association of Civil Rights filed a complaint.
According to The Christian Post, the cross had stood on Sackrider Hill in the Waterloo Recreation Area in Jackson County since 1950. It is owned by the Grass Lake Ministerial Association, which will be helping remove it to a permanent location.
John Pepin, deputy public information officer for Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), explained what happened:
"Basically, it came down to, there was a cross that we didn't own that was on land that we did own. We worked with the people that owned the cross and they voted to support removing it to a permanent location."
While the Michigan Association of Civil Rights spearheaded the process to remove the cross from state land, other groups were in favor of allowing it to stay.
Grassroots Jackson, a Michigan volunteer group, even started a petition, urging the Michigan DNR to reject the complaint about the cross.
In the petition, Grassroots Jackson called the cross “historic,” and referenced a 1992 decision by the DNR that “allowed the cross to stay.”
The group was ultimately unsuccessful in their petition, however, when the cross was removed this week.
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Christopher Kirchhoff
Helping organizations imagine and navigate their future
The Chairman of the Joint Chief's Strategy Cell
In a windowless room off the Pentagon's E-ring, a small team works as personal advisors to the head of the U.S. military. It was my privilege to lead the Chairman of the Joint Chief's strategy cell, helping the 18th Chairman, General Martin E. Dempsey, prepare for meetings with the President and Secretary of Defense. Our job was to see things that others did not, to consider unexpected implications, and to seek out the adjacent possible. During my tenure, we advised the Chairman on the conduct military operations worldwide and helped him prepare the military for a future in which cyber and technology will transform conflict. Among other global events, we responded to the rise of ISIS, the Syrian regime's chemical attacks in Damascus, the outbreak of Ebola, and the revelations of Edward Snowden.
What resources should leaders have to help them navigate the present?
Strategic Planning in the Situation Room
As Director for Strategic Planning at the National Security Council, I led the NSC's Strategic Planning Small Group, which advises the President and National Security Advisor on strategic trends. In partnership with the National Intelligence Council and CIA's Red Cell, we studied future trends and their implications for United States policy, presenting our findings to meetings of the National Security Council.
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Months before the Ebola outbreak threatened global security, I worked with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. military might have to fight the epidemic. So began a two year adventure in that led me to work on Operation United Assistance, in which 3,000 U.S. troops deployed to West Africa, the White House Ebola Task Force, and to author the National Security Council's after-action report on the U.S. response. The outbreak, from start to finish, is a case study in crisis management and of the U.S. government as a learning organization.
Is your organization ready to respond to the unforeseen?
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A Wrinkle in Time Movie Tie-In Edition (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet #1) (Hardcover)
A movie tie-in edition to the upcoming major motion picture, now including an introduction by director Ava DuVernay.
In 1962, Madeleine L’Engle debuted her novel A Wrinkle in Time, which would go on to win the 1963 Newbery Medal. Bridging science and fantasy, darkness and light, fear and friendship, the story became a classic of children’s literature and is beloved around the world. Now Disney is taking it to the silver screen! With an all-star cast that includes Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, and newcomer Storm Reid, the major motion picture bring the world of Wrinkle to life for a new generation of fans.
This movie tie-in edition of the timeless novel features the complete, unabridged original text; an introduction by the film’s director, Ava DuVernay (Selma); and eight pages of photos from the movie. This title has Common Core connections.
Praise for A Wrinkle in Time:
"One of America’s most beloved stories." —Andrew Liptak in Kirkus
“A coming of age fantasy story that sympathizes with typical teen girl awkwardness and insecurity, highlighting courage, resourcefulness and the importance of family ties as key to overcoming them.” —Carol Platt Liebau, author, in the New York Post
“An exhilarating experience.” —Kirkus Reviews
“This imaginative book will be read for a long time into the future.” —Children's Literature
“A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart. Meg Murry was my hero growing up. I wanted glasses and braces and my parents to stick me in an attic bedroom. And I so wanted to save Charles Wallace from IT.” —Meg Cabot
“A book that every young person should read, a book that provides a road map for seeking knowledge and compassion even at the worst of times, a book to make the world a better place.” —Cory Doctorow
“[L'Engle's] work is one of the things that made me a writer, a science fiction and fantasy fan, an avid reader. Hers were the first books I read that mixed math and magic, the quest and the quantum.” —Scott Westerfeld
“A Wrinkle in Time taught me that you can tackle even the deepest and most slippery concepts of physics and philosophy in fiction for young readers. It's a great lesson for all writers, and a tough tesseract to follow.” —David Lubar
Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was the Newbery Medal-winning author of more than 60 books, including the much-loved A Wrinkle in Time. Born in 1918, L'Engle grew up in New York City, Switzerland, South Carolina and Massachusetts. Her father was a reporter and her mother had studied to be a pianist, and their house was always full of musicians and theater people. L'Engle graduated cum laude from Smith College, then returned to New York to work in the theater. While touring with a play, she wrote her first book, The Small Rain, originally published in 1945. She met her future husband, Hugh Franklin, when they both appeared in The Cherry Orchard. Upon becoming Mrs. Franklin, L'Engle gave up the stage in favor of the typewriter. In the years her three children were growing up, she wrote four more novels. Hugh Franklin temporarily retired from the theater, and the family moved to western Connecticut and for ten years ran a general store. Her book Meet the Austins, an American Library Association Notable Children's Book of 1960, was based on this experience. Her science fantasy classic A Wrinkle in Time was awarded the 1963 Newbery Medal. Two companion novels, A Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet (a Newbery Honor book), complete what has come to be known as The Time Trilogy, a series that continues to grow in popularity with a new generation of readers. Her 1980 book A Ring of Endless Light won the Newbery Honor. L'Engle passed away in 2007 in Litchfield, Connecticut.
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James Marion Oler is charged with the alleged removal of a child from Canada that facilitated a marriage between his underage daughter and an American religious fundamentalist.
Bountiful, B.C., child bride trial wraps up in Cranbrook
Decision set for June in the case of a man who allegedly took his daughter to the U.S. to be married
A four-day gap in the whereabouts of a Bountiful man’s underage daughter is enough to dispute whether she was removed from Canada 15 years ago, argued a lawyer in the trial of a fundamentalist Mormon in Cranbrook Supreme Court.
James Marion Oler, a religious leader associated with a polygamous community south of Creston, is charged with allegedly removing his daughter from Canada under a subsection that the removal would facilitate sex crimes.
Oler’s daughter was married to an American member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) in Nevada on June 25, 2004, according to religious records seized by U.S. law enforcement in 2008.
Joe Doyle, who is serving as a friend of the court to ensure a fair trial, said that Crown prosecutors haven’t proved that Oler’s daughter was in Canada when Warren Jeffs, a fundamentalist Mormon leader, called her father on June 23, 2004, and ordered him to bring his daughter for her to get married.
“Where is the evidence that she was in Canada on June 23?” asked Doyle.
READ: Prosecutor wraps up case in child bride trial
Doyle argued that prosecutors hadn’t accounted for that four-day window where Oler’s daughter was last seen in Bountiful on June 19, but then identified by a witness four days later in Northern Idaho at a highway rest stop on June 24, 2004.
The witness, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, testified that she travelled from Bountiful across the Porthill border crossing with her parents and stopped at a rest area just off the highway. She went into the woods to relieve herself, and when she came back out, another van containing Oler and his daughter, among others, had arrived.
Everyone except for one person climbed into the newly arrived van and headed to Cedar City, UT, and the next day, to Mesquite, NV, where Oler’s daughter was married in one of 18 FLDS wedding ceremonies.
Doyle took issue with that four-day window, alleging that there was no evidence of Oler’s daughter’s whereabouts in Canada and also raised the possibility that Oler and his daughter were potentially already in the United States visiting other FLDS communities collectively known as Short Creek when Jeffs called Oler with his directive.
In response, special prosecutor Peter Wilson said that evidence showed Oler’s daughter was born in the Creston Valley hospital and recorded in biannual attendance records from a Bountiful school up to February 2004.
Given that a witness identified Oler and his daughter on June 24th, 2004, in northern Idaho — four days after she was last seen in Bountiful — Wilson questioned Doyle’s suggestion that she may have already been in the United States in that four-day window when Jeffs called her father with his marrige orders.
“It makes much more sense that she lived in Canada all her life and travelled from Canada to that arranged rendezvous with other people we knew were also in Canada,” said Wilson, “instead of postulating that maybe Mr. Oler went south and maybe she went south, then they came back to Canada almost, then they drove back to Utah.”
“So I submit, that for you to find that something like that happened is just fanciful. Maybe it did — anything can happen. But if what Mr. Doyle suggests actually happened here, then it deserves its own chapter in Ripley’s Believe it or Not.”
Doyle’s closing arguments also attacked the credibility of the FLDS records seized by American law enforcement a decade ago at the Yearning for Zion ranch, a fundamentalist Mormon compound in Texas.
Some of the FLDS documentation did not match mainstream Mormon record-keeping practices, were incomplete and were uncertified, which is contrary to the religious doctrine.
“What is not known about these records and is still not known…is which person or persons prepared them, when were they prepared, what information led to their preparation and where that information came from,” said Doyle. “You have no evidence that helps you with that.”
He also took issue with one of the witnesses who gave a second statement to RCMP with additional information after the first child removal trial that resulted in convictions for two co-accused. Doyle alleged that the witness was coached by an RCMP investigator before going on-record with her second police statement.
Justice Martha Devlin has reserved her decision, but tentatively scheduled a ruling in Cranbrook Supreme Court for June 24, 2019.
Wilson summarized the evidence and rested the Crown’s case on Monday. Oler, who is self-represented, did not call any witnesses or make a case in his defence.
This is the second time Oler has been on trial for a child removal charge.
He was tried with two other co-accused, Brandon James Blackmore and Emily Ruth Gail Blackmore, who were found guilty in 2017 and sentenced to 12 months and seven months, respectively, in jail.
Oler, however, was acquitted after the first trial judge concluded there was reasonable doubt that he ‘did anything’ in Canada for the purpose of removing his daughter from the country.
trevor.crawley@cranbrooktownsman.com
B.C. nurses, emergency dispatchers get help for work-related trauma
Orange peeled: Jason Kenney’s UCP defeats NDP with majority in Alberta
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Hundreds of footwear lined Albert Street in Regina in efforts to make cancer an election issue
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The Canadian Cancer Society lined Albert Street with hundreds of pairs of footwear Thursday morning, in an effort to encourage Saskatchewan voters to make cancer prevention a provincial election issue. Each group of 14 pairs of shoes represents the number of people diagnosed with cancer each day in Saskatchewan. The Society is calling on all political parties, if elected, to commit to preventing cancer by adopting policies on indoor tanning, cosmetic pesticides and tobacco reduction. “This is about the health of Saskatchewan residents,” says Donna Ziegler, the Society’s director of cancer control.
The Canadian Cancer Society, empowered by its volunteers, staff and donors, is working tirelessly to do everything it can to prevent cancer, save lives and support people living with cancer. Now the Society is asking for the help of Saskatchewan voters to question their provincial candidates on where they stand on these cancer fighting policies. To assist voters, the Society launched a new election website with background information on the issues, questions to ask candidates and the position of Saskatchewan’s political parties on these issues.
One of the Society’s immediate priorities is legislation to restrict indoor tanning by youth under the age of 18. Indoor tanning equipment can emit ultraviolet radiation at levels that are five times stronger than the mid day summer sun. In 2009, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified tanning equipment as a known carcinogen putting it in the highest cancer risk category.
“Every day young people across the province intentionally expose themselves to a known human carcinogen thanks to an industry that targets its services to youth,” says Donna Ziegler. “It’s crucial that we take action to protect the health of our youth.” Melanoma – the most serious type of skin cancer – is one of the most common forms of cancer for people aged 15-29 years and is mostly preventable.
"There is no safe way to tan", says Dr. Roberta McKay, a well-known Regina dermatologist. "Tanning puts you at risk of developing skin cancer and it reduces your immune system's ability to protect you."
24-year-old university student Jenna Gaube started indoor tanning as a teenager but quit after learning about the risk. “I’m a young woman who was completely unaware of the dangers. I started using a tanning bed regularly at age 16 and realized that there are probably a lot of young women like myself who are completely unaware of what they are doing to themselves by using those beds.”
The risk is real, especially for young people. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has determined that using a tanning bed before the age of 35 can increase a person’s risk of developing melanoma by as much as 75%.
For more information and background on all of the Society’s election issues visit www.voteforhealthsk.ca
The Canadian Cancer Society is a national community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. When you want to know more about cancer, visit our website www.cancer.ca or call our toll-free, bilingual Cancer Information Service at 1 888 939-3333.
Donna Ziegler
Director, Cancer Control
The information that the Canadian Cancer Society provides does not replace your relationship with your doctor. The information is for your general use, so be sure to talk to a qualified healthcare professional before making medical decisions or if you have questions about your health. We do our best to make sure that the information we provide is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee that it is error-free or complete. The Canadian Cancer Society is not responsible for the quality of the information or services provided by other organizations and mentioned on cancer.ca, nor do we endorse any service, product, treatment or therapy.
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TAG ALONG FOR COMIC RELIEF
Comic Relief 2015 is just around the corner and Bristol Rovers have invited 240 pupils from Ashley Down School to take part in a giant game of tag with the Bristol Rovers first team squad.
Everyone taking part will be paying a donation of £1 which, of course, will go to Comic Relief.
All parents of the pupils attending, and any Rovers supporter who comes along to watch this innovative fund raiser, is also welcome to donate.
The initial idea for the event came from Rovers’ Head of Education, Adam Tutton, who said; “Thinking of different ways to raise funds for Comic Relief gets more difficult every year, and I thought that this simple idea, involving pupils from a local school and the Bristol Rovers first team squad, was slightly different from the norm.
“I am very grateful to Darrell Clarke and his players, who will take part in the event before boarding their team coach for the long journey to Halifax, for their Vanarama Conference match the following day.”
Lawrence Pitt, Headteacher of Ashley Down School, is delighted that his pupils have been asked to participate; “This school has a close working relationship with Bristol Rovers and all of the pupils, not to mention the staff, are looking forward to going along to the Memorial Stadium to meet the players and to take part in the biggest game of tag imaginable.”
Rovers boss Darrell Clarke said his players were also looking forward to the event and said; “It will be a light hearted way to top off our training session ahead of our trip to Halifax. As part of the local community, we look forward to meeting pupils and staff from one of the nearby schools and helping them to raise funds for Comic Relief.”
As well as being a light hearted venture, we should add that there is a prize on offer for the last girl and boy standing, which will comprise of a family ticket for one of our remaining home games for four people, so there is a slightly competitive element as well.
The players are scheduled to arrive at 11.00am for an 11.30am kick off, and there will be a result on the day, with no extra time or penalties, so we hope to see you there!
Everyone is welcome to sport a Blue Nose for the day and even ‘R’ ones are acceptable!
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county, New York, United States
Orleans, county, northwestern New York state, U.S., comprising a lowland region that is bordered by Lake Ontario to the north. It is intersected by the New York State Canal System (and its constituent Erie Canal) and by Oak Orchard Creek. The primary species of tree is oak. Attractions include Lakeside Beach State Park, Oak Orchard State Marine Park, Medina Terminal State Canal Park, and Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge.
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Erie and Seneca Indians inhabited the region when European settlers first arrived. Orleans county was formed in 1824 and named for Orleans, France. The principal towns are Medina, Albion (the county seat), and Holley. County residents engage primarily in agriculture (vegetables, wheat, and hogs). Area 392 square miles (1,014 square km). Pop. (2000) 44,171; (2010) 42,883.
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New York, constituent state of the United States of America, one of the 13 original colonies and states. New York is bounded to the west and north by Lake Erie, the Canadian province of Ontario, Lake Ontario, and the Canadian province of Quebec; to the east by the New England…
Lake Ontario, smallest and most easterly of the Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north by Ontario (Can.) and on the south by New York (U.S.). The lake is roughly elliptical; its major axis, 193 miles (311 km) long, lies nearly east to west, and its…
New York State Canal System
New York State Canal System, system of state-owned, state-operated waterways, 524 miles (843 km) in length, linking the Hudson River with Lake Erie, with extensions to Lakes Ontario and Champlain and Cayuga and Seneca lakes (in the Finger Lakes region).…
Erie Canal, historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany. Taking advantage of the Mohawk River gap in the Appalachian Mountains, the Erie Canal, 363 miles (584 km) long, was the first canal in the United States to…
Erie, Iroquoian-speaking North American Indians who inhabited most of what is now northern Ohio, parts of northwestern Pennsylvania, and western New York; they were often referred to as the Cat Nation. Little is known of their social or political organization, but early Jesuit accounts record that the Erie had many…
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Little Mix to play extra Scottish date in Aberdeen
Girl group Little Mix has announced they will play an additional date in Scotland due to phenomenal demand for their Get Weird tour 2016.
The group will play Aberdeen’s AECC GE Oil and Gas Arena on Tuesday, April 12 and will make up for fans who missed out on tickets for their two sold out two gigs at The Hydro in Glasgow on Saturday, March 19.
Tickets are, however, still on sale for a third gig at The Hydro on Tuesday, April 5.
The group have added four additional dates, also in Liverpool, Leeds and Newcastle, and comes hot on the heels of Little Mix’s incredible X Factor performance during the first week of live finals which saw them perform ‘Black Magic’ and new single ‘Love Me Like You’.
Both tracks are taken from their new album ‘Get Weird’ which has so far received outstanding reviews across the board and looks to take the charts by storm.
The new tour sees Little Mix headlining 27 arena shows in UK and Ireland in 2016 and they will be joined by special guest Nathan Sykes.
Talking about their additional shows Little Mix said: “We’re so excited to add new dates to our Get Weird tour! We can’t wait to perform all the new tracks from the album as well as some old favourites.”
The girls, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall became Little Mix in 2011. Since then they have sold over seven million records, had two UK No.1 singles and two platinum albums ‘DNA’ and ‘Salute’.
With over half a billion YouTube and Vevo views worldwide, they’ve also successfully become one of Britain’s greatest exports with massive tours in the US, Australia and Japan – breaking the Spice Girls’ long-held record of highest debut US chart position for a UK girl group in the process.
Tickets for the Aberdeen show go on sale on Friday, November 13 at 9am.
Get tickets at Gigs in Scotland or 08444 999 990.
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Theatre artists from Busselton, Margaret River, Dunsborough, Bunbury and Perth have got together to create a collection of seven unique performances, written and performed especially for South-West Shorts 2019. The six plays and one performance poetry piece were written to the theme of Changing Landscapes and are all about life in WA's South-West. Local and Perth theatre groups each selected one of the plays to bring to the one-off performance on Saturday July 13 at the Margaret River HEART black box studio. Producer Therese Edmonds said it was rare to have the chance to work with such a range of talent. "We have over 30 artists who are all bringing their unique skills and perspective to tell some cracking good stories in a collaborative process that links artists who would normally not have the chance to work together," she said. "The writers have captured essential qualities of life in this region and delivered them in the most entertaining ways. "It is gratifying to be entertained by excellent writing that also speaks about aspects of this region and the details and familiarity of our own lives. "This year we've taken the event further by staging it at Margaret River HEART's black box studio. "Most of the plays will be performed as a full production but we also have one or two that the directors are experimenting with to discover how a rehearsed reading can create an experience a little different to traditional theatre." The audience can also contribute to the development of these local plays by giving their feedback through conversation with the writers and directors and voting in the People's Choice award to be given on the night. Each of the finalists will have their work published in the South-West Short 2019 anthology later this year. Tickets are $20 and are available via artsmargaretiver.com The event starts at 7.30pm, the bar opens at 7pm. Copies of the South-West Shorts anthologies will be on sale at the performance.
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Seven unique stories for South West Shorts 2019
Carolyn Forte and Donyale MacKrill rehearse Donyale's play 'The Change' as part of South West Shorts 2019.
Theatre artists from Busselton, Margaret River, Dunsborough, Bunbury and Perth have got together to create a collection of seven unique performances, written and performed especially for South-West Shorts 2019.
The six plays and one performance poetry piece were written to the theme of Changing Landscapes and are all about life in WA's South-West.
Local and Perth theatre groups each selected one of the plays to bring to the one-off performance on Saturday July 13 at the Margaret River HEART black box studio.
Producer Therese Edmonds said it was rare to have the chance to work with such a range of talent.
"We have over 30 artists who are all bringing their unique skills and perspective to tell some cracking good stories in a collaborative process that links artists who would normally not have the chance to work together," she said.
"The writers have captured essential qualities of life in this region and delivered them in the most entertaining ways.
"It is gratifying to be entertained by excellent writing that also speaks about aspects of this region and the details and familiarity of our own lives.
"This year we've taken the event further by staging it at Margaret River HEART's black box studio.
"Most of the plays will be performed as a full production but we also have one or two that the directors are experimenting with to discover how a rehearsed reading can create an experience a little different to traditional theatre."
The audience can also contribute to the development of these local plays by giving their feedback through conversation with the writers and directors and voting in the People's Choice award to be given on the night.
Each of the finalists will have their work published in the South-West Short 2019 anthology later this year.
Tickets are $20 and are available via artsmargaretiver.com The event starts at 7.30pm, the bar opens at 7pm.
Copies of the South-West Shorts anthologies will be on sale at the performance.
The Busselton GP who led the way on whale shark research in WA
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'Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Chelsea Peretti Is a Real Life Gina Linetti
By Casey Rackham
“At any given moment I’m thinking about one thing: Richard Dreyfuss hunkered over eatin’ dog food.” With one-liners like that, it's no wonder that Gina Linetti is the funny bone of the Brooklyn Nine-Nine office. Sure, you've got Jake Peralta, Scully, and Boyle running amuck and cracking jokes, but nothing compares to Gina's 100 percent interest in herself and only herself. Her self-absorption and lack of a filter makes for jokes and quips that are so bizarre and truthful that you can't help but say "Oh my god, Gina" before you start laughing. And one of the reasons why she's so funny? Actress Chelsea Peretti and Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Gina Linetti are the exact same.
During a Q&A panel for Fox's "Girls Night Out" event, Peretti was asked by the moderator, The Hollywood Reporter's Stacey Wilson, what she has in common with Gina. And in a perfect response, the actor/writer/comedian said, "It's harder to say what we don't have in common." Obviously, that's just the answer we were hoping for. Based on the ease with which Peretti embodies Gina, as well as her past gigs writing for Parks and Recreation and touring as a stand-up comedian, it's always seemed like Peretti and Linetti share more than an eerily similar last name.
Take a look at some of the reasons why they are basically the same person:
They text... like all of the time.
During the panel, Peretti admitted why Gina is never without her phone on the show: "I text constantly, and I definitely was pitching that as a characteristic of Gina Linetti. I was like, 'What if she's always texting? Then I can text during scenes.' So that worked out great." Nicely played, Peretti. Nicely played.
They're addicted to candy-related games.
This time around, Linetti inspired a characteristic of Peretti: "Kwazy Cupcakes actually got me starting to play Candy Crush, because I was like, let me figure out what this is based on," said Peretti. "Then I couldn't stop playing it for like four months. I got to level 30, that's about it... It's a nightmare."
They both speak the hard-cold truth.
If we know anything about Gina, it's that she has absolutely no filter and she'll say anything that's on her mind. And the same goes for Peretti who had some strong opinions about headshots during the panel. "I got advice to get headshots, and I feel like... they're stupid," said Peretti. "I don't know what to do with them. I did cut holes out of the eyes once, and wear my own face." (Definitely something Gina would do.)
They're both besties with Andy Samberg/Jake Peralta.
Not only are Gina and Jake childhood friends, but their real-life counterparts have known each other since elementary school. Peretti revealed that when she was growing up in Oakland, Calif. with Samberg, she had a crush him and "showed it by calling his house and hanging up over and over."
And most importantly, they both love to dance their pants off.
Chelsea Peretti on YouTube
Who else wants to see a Peretti and Linetti dance off?
Images: Fox; neogaf.com; ohnotheydidnt/Livejournal; mrhankey/Tumblr; rebloggy.com
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November Nine at the 2016 WSOP Main Event
On Monday, nine finalists of the 2016 WSOP Main Event were determined. In autumn they will compete for eight million dollars, which is provided for the winner of the championship. Apart from the prize money, the winner will become the owner of the main event golden bracelet.
Letís take a look at the list of nine finalists of the 2016 WSOP Main Event: Cliff Josephy (74,600,000 chips), Qui Nguyen (67,925,000 chips), Gordon Vayo (49,375,000 chips), Kenny Hallaert (43,325,000 chips), Michael Ruane (31,600,000 chips), Vojtech Ruzicka (27,300,000 chips), Griffin Benger (26,175,000 chips), Jerry Wong (10,175,000 chips), and Fernando Pons (6,150,000 chips).
It should be noted that each of them will surely receive at least one million dollars.
The tenth place was taken by Josh Weiss from the United States. Despite the inability to be among the November Nine and continue to compete for the title, he was able to collect 650,000 dollars. This is a great achievement for Mr. Weiss, since his total earnings in poker tournaments for the entire career are only 838,760 dollars.
The total prize pool of the tournament reaches $63,327,800. It is interesting to note that $25.5 million will be split among nine finalists who are referred to as the November Nine.
The 2016 World Series of Poker could attract 6,737 participants. And almost more than 15% of them were rewarded with cash prizes.
The geographical distribution of players was really wide. Citizens of 80 countries took part in the competition.
A lot of reputable and award-winning poker players were eliminated before the final round: Antoine Saout (a 25th-place finish and $269,430), Valentin Vornicu (a 23rd-place finish and $269,430), Jared Bleznick (a 16th-place finish and $338,288), Tom Marchese (a 14th-place finish and $427,930), and James Obst (a 13th-place finish and $427,930).
As for Tom Marchese, he was the chip leader at the beginning of the seventh day. However, he was busted.
Gambling Poker Table Games WSOP World Series of Poker WSOP Main Event Cliff Josephy Qui Nguyen Gordon Vayo
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Weather records set in June
Record highs and low were set last month. Rainfall also above average.
Betsy Kline
Jul. 8, 2015 8:00 a.m.
Weather statistics for the month of June are in and the figures show it was not your imagination, June was definitely warmer than usual.
Record maximum daily temperatures were set on June 8, 9, 10, 26, 27 and 28.
Those temperatures were 35.1, 33.3, 32.9, 36.7, 39.7 and 38.3 degrees respectively. The 39.7 record on the 27th also set a new record maximum for the month of June.
Ron Lakeman, weather forecaster of the Southeast Fire Centre explained, “Summer began early this year as an upper ridge of high pressure centred south of the International border dominated for unseasonably warm/hot and dry conditions during the majority of the month.”
The mean monthly temperature of 20.3 also set a new record maximum for the month.
Ironically, a record low temperature was also set during on the 13th, when the mercury dropped to 4.1 degrees.
Surprisingly, the rain fall amount for the month was 11 per cent higher than average with a total amount of 80.2 millimeters.
Most of that rain fell during the first three days of the month when a slow moving Pacific system brought showers and thundershowers that dropped 61.5 millimeters of rain or 77 per cent of the monthly total.
The month ended with two days of storms which brought serious damage and extended power outages.
Pigs top list at quiet council meeting
Group talks to city council about smoke free Kootenays
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Simushir, fuel-laden Russian cargo ship, under tow off Haida Gwaii
A Canadian Coast Guard vessel is towing an incapacitated Russian cargo ship away from B.C.'s Haida Gwaii coast. There were fears the ship, laden with hundreds of tonnes of bunker and diesel fuel, could run aground.
More vessels expected to join the towing operation
CBC News · Posted: Oct 17, 2014 10:20 AM PT | Last Updated: October 18, 2014
After a tense night and day, a Canadian Coast Guard vessel is pulling the Simushir away from the Haida Gwaii coast 2:21
UPDATE: Slow tow continues Saturday. Click here for more.
The Canadian Coast Guard vessel Gordon Reid has managed to secure a line and is towing the incapacitated Russian cargo ship Simushir away from the Haida Gwaii coast, according to officials with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria.
Navy Lt. Paul Pendergast told CBC News Friday night that the two vessels were moving away from land at a speed of approximately 1.5 nautical miles per hour. The Gordon Reid arrived at 3 p.m. PT, but the crew had a hard time getting a line on the Simushir.
"The conditions are very challenging out there and that's why it did take some time to get the vessel under tow, but they have done that now and they are moving away from land and away from danger at this time," he said.
Three other vessels currently en route to the scene have greater tow capability than the Gordon Reid and are expected to arrive early Saturday morning, Pendergast said.
Ship adrift since late Thursday
The 135-metre cargo ship, laden with hundreds of tonnes of bunker and diesel fuel, spent most of Friday adrift without power off the west coast of Haida Gwaii — which used to be known as the Queen Charlotte Islands — prompting fears the vessel could run aground.
At 12:30 p.m. PT, the captain, who was reported to be injured, was taken from the ship by helicopter to Sandspit. (MARPAC/Facebook)
The ship, which had left Everett, Wash., and was bound for Russia, lost power late Thursday night in gale force winds.
As of Friday morning, the Russian bulk carrier vessel Simushir was at the whim of wind and waves about 25 kilometres off Moresby Island's Tasu Sound, according to the Canadian Forces' Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria.
Officials said Friday afternoon that efforts were underway to get the ship's engine running again, but winds could push the vessel closer to land in the meantime.
CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe said storm warnings remain in effect for the area and the wind, which had been gusting from the southwest, would be changing direction overnight.
Winds from the west are expected Friday night in the area of the stranded ship, represented by the orange spot in this precipitation forecast image. (CBC)
"They'll be shifting, coming in straight from the west, meaning pushing against the ship, pushing it towards to east," she said Friday afternoon. "Really, the next 12 hours will be critical with the changing weather conditions."
B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak said her ministry received news of the situation at around 6 a.m. Friday, and that preparations are being made in the event of a fuel spill.
"The province is also contacting its partners in the B.C. Pacific States Oil Spill Task Force both to notify them of the risk and to ask them to provide mutual aid as needed based on the outcome of efforts to restore power to the vessel,” a statement from her ministry said.
Acting Sub.-Lt. Ron MacDougall said the Simushir is carrying "a range of hydrocarbons, mining materials and other related chemicals," which includes 400 tons of bunker oil and 50 tons of diesel.
Ship's captain injured
Ten crew members remained on board Friday night, hours after the ship's captain, who was reported to be injured, was taken from the ship for medical treatment.
The Canadian Coast Guard said a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter from 19 Wing Comox was dispatched to the ship and transported the captain to Sandspit at around 12:30 p.m. PT.
In addition to the offshore coast guard ship Gordon Reid, which reached the Simushir Friday afternoon, a U.S. tugboat company, Foss Marine Ltd., dispatched the tug Barbara Foss from Prince Rupert early Friday.
The tug and another coast guard vessel, the Sir Wilfrid Laurier, are expected to arrive at the Simushir early Saturday morning, officials said.
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Various other coast guard vessels, including the CCGS Bartlett, the CCGS Arrow Post and the CCGS W.E. Ricker, were in various stages of being readied and deployed, a statement from the Canadian Coast Guard said Friday afternoon.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre also asked the MV North Star, which was in the area earlier in the day, to remain on scene.
The coast guard said it was making preparations to mount an incident command post, in the event that a spill response is required.
The U.S. Coast Guard also dispatched a helicopter to Sandspit, on the main island of Haida Gwaii.
Haida Nation alarmed
Early Friday, the Council of the Haida Nation issued an emergency alert about the possibility of the ship making landfall.
We're scared. We're scared about what this could mean. It's the worst scenario possible. - Council of the Haida Nation president Peter Lantin
Rescue officials said at the time that the ship was drifting parallel to the coast so there was no imminent threat of it running aground, but the Haida Nation called the situation dire, and was concerned the ship could hit the B.C. coast before help arrived.
CHN President [kil tlaast’gaa] Peter Lantin said Friday afternoon that the possibility of an impact with land is their worst fear coming true. Lantin said the amount of time the response was taking casts doubt on the Northern Gateway pipeline project's promises of world-class oil tanker safety.
"There's nothing world class about it. The fact that 20 hours is the earliest estimated time of arrival for anybody just reinforces what we have been saying all along," Lantin said in a Skype interview from Haida Gwaii.
"The systems in place are not adequate, and it's a joke. It's a joke to think they could ramp up the amount of tankers through our territory and convince us that there's world class systems in place to respond. We're scared. We're scared about what this could mean. It's the worst scenario possible."
The container ship Samushir is carrying hundreds of tonnes of bunker oil and is adrift off the B.C. coast near Haida Gwaii. Click for a larger image. (Canadian Press)
Click here for a Google map showing Tasu Sound
With files from The Canadian Press and the Associated Press
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CBRE Awarded Transaction Management and Brokerage Services Contract for Oakley's Global Retail Portfolio
CBRE Group, Inc. Reports Robust Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Third Quarter of 2015
CBRE Group, Inc. Acquires Sitehawk Retail Real Estate
Acquisition enhances CBRE’s retail real estate offering in the Midwest
Los Angeles, November 2, 2015 – CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today announced that it has acquired Sitehawk Retail Real Estate, one of the leading retail real estate services firms in the Midwestern U.S.
Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sitehawk helps leading retailers, including Costco, Ross Dress For Less, Hobby Lobby, JCPenney, Gap, LA Fitness, Darden Restaurants and hundreds of other retailers, plan and execute their real estate strategies on a local and regional basis. It also provides leasing and management services for investors who own retail property—such as Kimco Realty, RPAI, VEREIT —and services a portfolio of approximately eight million sq. ft. Founded in 1982 as The Linder Company of Indiana and renamed as Sitehawk in 2007, the firm is led by principals Larry Davis, Steve Delaney, Scott Gray and Mark Perlstein, who will join CBRE in regional retail leadership roles.
“The addition of Sitehawk significantly enhances our offering for retail clients across the Midwest,” said John Merrill, managing director and market leader for the CBRE Indianapolis office. “Sitehawk professionals are highly regarded across the region and, like CBRE, are known for excellence in client service.”
“We are excited to be joining CBRE,” said Mr. Gray from Sitehawk. “Our team will benefit greatly from CBRE’s extensive resources and national and global footprint, which will enable us to service more of our clients’ needs – in more markets – than ever before.”
The acquisition of Sitehawk follows CBRE’s acquisitions of two other premier retail real estate service companies: Dallas-based United Commercial Realty (UCR) (January 2015) and Philadelphia-based Fameco (September 2013).
“We are highly committed to building the premier retail real estate services offering in major markets across the U.S.,” said Cal Frese, chief executive officer, Americas, for CBRE. “Sitehawk’s strong relationships and extensive market knowledge will greatly add to our expertise in the Midwest region and help us to build further advantage for our clients.”
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2014 revenue). The Company has approximately 70,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 400 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.
“Safe Harbor” Statement Under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Certain of the statements in this release regarding the acquisition of Sitehawk that do not concern purely historical data are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the ''safe harbor'' provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, CBRE’s ability to successfully integrate Sitehawk with its existing retail operations in the U.S., as well as other risks and uncertainties discussed in CBRE’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws, CBRE expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any of them to reflect actual results, any changes in expectations or any change in events. If CBRE does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. For additional information concerning factors that may cause actual results to differ from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements and risks to CBRE’s business in general, please refer to CBRE’s SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015. Such filings are available publicly and may be obtained off CBRE's website at www.cbre.com or upon request from the CBRE Investor Relations Department at investorrelations@cbre.com.
Christy Ingle
Corporate Communications, Americas Region
Robert McGrath
Corporate Communications, Global
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Mug Shot Shows Phil Spector With Bald Head
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A mug shot of Phil Spector released Wednesday reveals that prison has been a hair-raising experience for the legendary music producer. Spector, known for his many elaborate hairstyles over the years, had to abandon his wigs after being sentenced last month to 19 years to life for killing actress Lana Clarkson.
The mug shot, which shows a bald-pated Spector with long stringy hair on the sides, was taken on June 5 as part of the routine intake process in the prison system.
"They took my husband's freedom and dignity. So why not his hair?" said Spector's wife Rachelle, who had previously suggested that her husband's thick mane of hair was his own.
"This is a personal matter," she said. "But in case you don't know, they don't allow for much accessorizing while in prison."
Spector, 69, was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of Clarkson at his castle-like home in Alhambra. Spector had two trials with essentially the same evidence. The first ended in a jury deadlock.
He is being processed and evaluated at North Kern State Prison in Delano before being sent to his final prison destination. Regulations forbid wigs and hairpieces unless they are deemed medically necessary.
Gordon Hinkle, deputy press secretary for the Department of Corrections, said the photo was distributed to the media and social networking sites including Twitter because of a department policy aimed at transparency in public information.
Hal Lifson, Spector's publicist, said his client is wearing a Jewish yarmulke - or skull cap - in his cell and is conferring regularly with a prison rabbi and receives kosher food at mealtimes.
In his heyday in the early and mid-1960s, Spector produced dozens of hits, including The Ronette's "Be My Baby," The Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron" and The Righteous Brothers' classic, "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin.'" Spector also worked on the Beatles album "Let It Be" and John Lennon's album, "Imagine."
His "Wall of Sound" used orchestrations and sometimes dozens of microphones to produce a dense, echoing sound that influenced everyone from The Beach Boys to Bruce Springsteen.
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L.A. DA to investigate horse deaths at Santa Anita racetrack
March 16, 2019 / 12:16 AM / CBS News
The Los Angeles County district attorney's office has assigned a team to investigate the recent increase of horse deaths at the Santa Anita Park racetrack, CBS Los Angeles reports.
The L.A. County district attorney's office released a statement Friday confirming the investigation has begun.
"At this time, the District Attorney's Office has assigned investigators to work with the California Horse Racing Board," district attorney's office spokesman Greg Risling said in a statement.
On March 1, PETA requested that the DA's office launch an investigation into the recent rise in horse injuries and deaths at the racetrack.
A starting gate stands at Santa Anita Park on March 06, 2019 in Arcadia, California. Santa Anita has suspended horse racing after 21 horses died at the famed racetrack beginning on December 26. Mario Tama / Getty Images
They asked that the DA's office specifically investigate methods used by the track's trainers and veterinarians.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the DA's office has been in contact with Pasadena Humane Society, who has contacted the Arcadia Police Department.
The track has suspended live racing since March 6, while experts work to determine what could be contributing to the problem.
The main and training tracks have been open for horse workouts and are only allowing horses to jog or gallop.
First published on March 16, 2019 / 12:16 AM
Iowa official fired after emailing Tupac lyrics to coworkers
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Trump says he would fill Supreme Court vacancy before 2020 election — reversing his stance from 2016
By Jason Silverstein
June 24, 2019 / 8:10 PM / CBS News
President Trump said Monday that he would fill a Supreme Court vacancy if it came up before the 2020 election — a reversal on his stance from the 2016 race. This comes weeks after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky also appeared to change his mind and said that he, too, would fill a Supreme Court vacancy before the 2020 vote.
"Would I do that? Of course," Mr. Trump told The Hill in an interview when asked about filling a potential vacancy.
"If we could get him approved, I would definitely do it," he added. "No, I'd do it a lot sooner than that. I'd do it. If there were three days left, I'd put somebody up hoping that I could get 'em done in three days, OK?"
A Supreme Court vacancy became one of the driving issues of the last presidential election after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016. President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland for Scalia's seat, but McConnell refused even to hold a hearing for Garland, arguing that the next justice should be chosen by the next president.
Mr. Trump agreed with McConnell, saying in a Republican debate, "I think it's up to Mitch McConnell and everybody else to stop it. It's called delay, delay, delay!"
Polling later showed that the vacancy was one of the top reasons Trump voters decided to support him. As president, Mr. Trump has appointed two conservative-leaning justices to the nation's highest court: Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
McConnell said last month that he'd play by different rules for 2020. When asked at a luncheon what Republicans would do if a Supreme Court justice died next year, McConnell said with a grin, "Oh, we'd fill it."
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World Wide Study Bible: Isaiah 8:8
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary on Isaiah - Volume 1 — Calvin, John (1509-1564)
Commentary on Isaiah - Volume 1 — John Calvin (1509-1564)
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Isaiah, Volume I — Smith, George Adam (1856-1942)
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Isaiah, Volume II — Smith, George Adam (1856-1942)
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
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Barnes' New Testament Notes (vi.xxi.xxv) — Barnes, Albert (1798-1870)
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Body of Divinity (ix.iv) — Watson, Thomas (ca. 1620-1686)
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (x.xviii.xxviii) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (x.xxiii.ix) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (x.xxiv.lii) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (x.xxiv.xlvii) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (x.xxvi.xiii) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (x.xxvii.x) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (x.xxvii.xii) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (x.xxxiv.i) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (x.xxxiv.ii) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (x.xxxv.iv) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (xi.xxvii.xvii) — Jamieson, Robert (1802-1880)
Commentary on Daniel - Volume 2 (viii.xi) — Calvin, John (1509-1564)
Commentary on Ezekiel - Volume 1 (vi.ii) — Calvin, John (1509-1564)
Commentary on Psalms - Volume 4 (ii.ii) — Calvin, John (1509-1564)
Commentary on Revelation (xix) — Bullinger, Ethelbert William (1837-1913)
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy) (Deu.xxxv) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) (Ps.lxxxvi) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) (Ps.xlvii) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) (Ez.xxxvi) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) (Is.ix) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) (Is.xix) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) (Is.xxxi) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) (John.v) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) (Matt.ix) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Complete Works of Thomas Manton, D.D. Vol. I (viii_2) — Manton, Thomas (1620-1677)
Dictionary of the Bible (xiii) — Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Easton's Bible Dictionary (m) — Easton, Matthew George (1823-1894)
ECF: Eusebius of Caesarea: Demonstratio Evangelica (x) — Pearse, Roger
Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained (iii.iv) — Luther, Martin (1483-1546)
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Revelation (viii) — Milligan, William (1821-1893)
Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Volume II (lv) — Smith, George Adam (1856-1942)
Genesis to Revelation Bible Course (xxiv) — Groom, William M.
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xliv.i) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xliv.iii) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xliv.ix) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xliv.vi) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xliv.vii) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xliv.xiii) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xliv.xix) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xliv.xvi) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xliv.xviii) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xliv.xx) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.i) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.iii) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.iv) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.vi) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.viii) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.xii) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.xiii) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.xv) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.xvi) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.xx) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xlv.xxiii) — Oxford University Press
Helps to the Study of the Bible (xxiii) — Oxford University Press
Key to the Apocalypse, Discovered and Demonstarated from the Internal and Insert — Mede, Joseph (1586-1638)
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible (xxiv.viii) — Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Method of Grace in the Gospel Redemption (xxvi) — Flavel, John (1627-1691)
Nave's Topical Bible. (a) — Nave, Orville James (1841-1917)
Nave's Topical Bible. (c) — Nave, Orville James (1841-1917)
Nave's Topical Bible. (e) — Nave, Orville James (1841-1917)
Nave's Topical Bible. (i) — Nave, Orville James (1841-1917)
Nave's Topical Bible. (m) — Nave, Orville James (1841-1917)
Nave's Topical Bible. (p) — Nave, Orville James (1841-1917)
Nave's Topical Bible. (r) — Nave, Orville James (1841-1917)
Nave's Topical Bible. (s) — Nave, Orville James (1841-1917)
NPNF1-07. St. Augustine: Homilies on the Gospel of John; Homilies on the First — Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Pensées (xii) — Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662)
Quiet Talks on Following The Christ (ix) — Gordon, Samuel Dickey (1859-1936)
Sermons and Tracts by that Worthy Martyr of Christ, John Bradford (v) — Bradford, John (1510-1555)
Sermons of John Owen (ii.xvi.iv) — Owen, John (1616-1683)
Sermons of John Owen (iv.xxxiii) — Owen, John (1616-1683)
Sermons of John Owen (vi.xvi) — Owen, John (1616-1683)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (a) — Smith, William (1813-1893)
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 36: 1890 (xli) — Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
Temple--Its Ministry and Services (xiii) — Edersheim, Alfred (1825-1889)
Three Volumes of Sermons (i.ii) — Calvin, John (1509-1564)
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (a) — Torrey, Reuben Archer (1856-1928)
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (e) — Torrey, Reuben Archer (1856-1928)
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (h) — Torrey, Reuben Archer (1856-1928)
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (r) — Torrey, Reuben Archer (1856-1928)
Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume Two (xiii) — Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758)
Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume Two (xiv.xi) — Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758)
Works of Philo Judaeus (iv.i) — Philo (c. 20 B.C. - c. A.D. 50)
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How Racial Bias Hurts Business
By Emily Strother
Oct 24, 2016 - 12:55pm
Adding to an ever-expanding body of evidence that diversity and inclusion is a bottom-line issue for businesses, a new Harvard study shows that companies that display racial discrimination in hiring are more likely to fail. Maura Ewing goes into detail at Pacific Standard:
Over a six-year period, businesses that had been identified as racially discriminatory were twice as likely to fail compared to those that had not been identified as such. “The fact that so many businesses that we observed discriminating went out of business within a six-year window was quite a surprise,” says Devah Pager, a sociology professor at Harvard and lead author on the study. “This is something that economic theory has predicted, but we haven’t really had good measures of in the past.” …
To quantify racial discrimination in the early stages of hiring, in 2004 Pager and her colleagues sent out teams of three men, one white, one black, and one Latino, to apply for the same jobs. Teammates were matched on the basis of age, physical appearance, and interpersonal skills. Over 12 months, teams applied to jobs at 170 firms. This audit found that white applicants were over two times as likely to be called back for an interview than their black counterparts. The Latino applicants were called back at a rate comparable to their white teammates, 15 percent and 31 percent respectively, so for their analysis researchers compared black vs. non-black applicants. By this indicator, nearly a quarter of the businesses tested showed racial discrimination.
Six years later, Pager’s recent study shows, the businesses that discriminated against black applicants had failed at a rate twice as high as those that didn’t. Thirty-six percent of the discriminatory business had failed, a rate over twice as high as the more equitable hirers, 17 percent.
One of the reasons why these businesses might be failing is because of the tremendous buying power of multicultural consumers, who spend an estimate of $3.4 trillion dollars a year in the US. Minorities have accounted for most of the country’s population growth in the new millennium, so companies are engaging with a more diverse consumer base and labor market than ever before.
CEB’s Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council has a tool based on our research that D&I leaders can use to make the business case for diversity at their organization. This resource presents data on why diversity and inclusion can improve an organization’s business objectives and financial performance. Members can access the tool here.
Diversity & Inclusion // Discrimination • Racial Diversity • Unconscious Bias • Value of Diversity
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Oregon Not Exempt from National Opioid Epidemic and Its Painful Price
The opioid crisis is not some distant national epidemic. It affects Oregon communities and families every day. Addressing the opioid crisis will require more than bumper sticker policies, especially for the people hooked on painkillers because of excruciating chronic pain.
Opioid addiction is a national epidemic, but its toll is actually exacted at the local and family level. Just ask Oregonians who live in a state ranked with the sixth worst drug problem in the nation.
If you want to see the opioid epidemic up close, you don’t have to book a flight to Appalachia. Oregon ranks fourth for teenage drug abusers. And, Oregon ranks first, according to federal data, for older adults hospitalized for opioid-related issues.
"We have a massive problem," Mark Kruger, a 23-year veteran who is now a captain with the Portland Police Bureau’s drugs and vice division, told KATU-TV. "We're seizing larger quantities of methamphetamine and heroin and cocaine in Portland than we have historically ever seized."
Now there is a new threat from street fentanyl, which is an opiate on steroids, available online and often a one-way ticket to the morgue. "Children now can buy fentanyl on the dark web using bitcoins for currency and they can overdose in their own bedrooms on a substance that no one really knew about a couple of years ago," Kruger said.
This is shocking news for many Oregonians who imagine they live far from the madding crowd. Like many other American communities, we live in ground zero of a drug epidemic.
That reality is painful for Oregonians who were blazing a trail through a pair of ballot measures in the 1990s that weighed “death with dignity” measures with the shortcomings of pain management. Medical practitioners admitted they were negligent in recognizing the pain endured by terminally ill patients. Doctors kept their word and found ways to curb pain, not just for the terminally ill, but also for those suffering from numbing chronic pain.
"Painkiller misuse in Oregon is higher than the national average, especially in the 18 to 25 age group, as an average of three Oregonians die every week from prescription opioid overdoses.”
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But it wasn’t enough. In 1998, Oregonians voted to allow the use of doctor-recommended medical marijuana, ostensibly for pain related to cancer treatment, but often for men and women suffering from work-related back pain. Twenty years later, Oregonians are still auditioning painkillers, from heroin to a synthetic version of anesthesia.
A common temptation is to hang the drug dealer from the highest tree. However, that overlooks the demand side of the equation. Many people hooked on opioids and other painkillers aren’t looking for a thrill; they are trying to find a way to get through the day without debilitating pain.
Like a lot of complex problems without simple solutions, drug addiction has many contributors. There are the thrill-seekers. There are people who think life is better when they are high. But there are a whole lot of people who just want to get through an afternoon without excruciating pain.
Prescription drugs are in the cross-hairs of lots of politicians because of high prices and increasing levels of addiction. The coziness between doctors and drug companies has come under scrutiny. So has over-prescribing of painkillers and flimsy rationale for medical marijuana cards. Recreational use of drugs has blurred with medical use. The financial opportunities for legal and illegal distribution of drugs makes the mix even more lethal.
The proximity of the opioid problem to Oregon communities should provoke empathy and kindle an instinct for nuanced responses. People who get hooked on drugs for fun is one problem. People who get hooked on drugs to dull pain is another. Both require human responses, not criminal indictments. A nuanced response may require people to accept approaches and practices they otherwise would reject out of hand.
Hopefully as a civilization we have advanced beyond dealing with contagion by burning the bodies. The men, women and children afflicted by drug addiction deserve something better. They deserve policies that strike at the root of addiction, not the symptoms.
Statistics can be barren and devoid of sympathy. But statistics also arouse human instincts that people are in pain. We need to find a way to ease that pain without addiction. It is an assignment Oregonians have debated for decades, and now it’s time to do the homework and hand in a winning essay.
Dale Penn II is a partner and leader of the CFM’s state affairs team. He has been deeply involved in government relations and regulatory affairs in Oregon for more than 12 years and was active on behalf of a range of clients in the 2018 Oregon legislative session.
Tagged: Opioid epidemic, painkillers, pain management, chronic illness, drug addiction, drug dealers, nuanced policy, assisted suicide, medical marijuana, Oregon’s drug problem, Oregon Health Authority, KATU-TV, CFM State Affairs
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The Infamous Ex-Judge Who Filed a $65 Million Lawsuit Over Pants Is Now Facing Ethics Charges
August 25, 2016 | Matthew R. Arnold, Esq.
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”
An infamous former administrative law judge in Washington, D.C. is back in the news recently after having legal ethics charges filed against him for his charades in a truly epic personal injury case years before.
To say that Roy Pearson’s lawsuit against his dry cleaner’s made a mountain out of a molehill fails to do the legal saga justice, but perhaps a bulleted timeline will. It became known as the “case of the missing pants,” which is exactly what it sounds like but merits a re-telling.
2002: Pearson’s neighborhood dry cleaner (“Cleaners”) misplaces a pair of the then-attorney’s suit pants (“Pants”). Cleaners admit to their error and compensate Pearson with a check for $150.
Pearson continues using Cleaners for the next three (3) years.
2005: Pearson, now an administrative-law judge, returns to Cleaners with a request to let out the waist on another pair of pants (“Second Pants”). Second Pants are not ready on the morning he requests, and are actually once more nowhere to be found. Anger ensues.
Over the next two (2) years, Pearson and Cleaners haggle back and forth, attempting resolution. Pearson initially demands $1,150 for a new suit. Cleaners refuse. Legal bills mount on both sides. Eventually Cleaners offers $1,150, then $3,000, and eventually $12,000 in settlement, all of which Pearson now turns down (remember, this is all over a lost pair of pants).
2007: Pearson files suit under D.C.’s Consumer Protection Act, pointing to Cleaners’ “Satisfaction Guaranteed” and “Same Day Service” signs it had hanging in the shop. He asks for $65 million and change in damages, including:
Damages under the Consumer Protection Act’s provision that imposes $1,500 in damages per violation (Pearson claims 12 “violations”), per day (1200), per defendant (the three family members who run Cleaners together)
Pearson’s attorney’s fees and litigation costs
Pearson’s “mental suffering” and “inconvenience”
The costs of Pearson leasing a car each weekend for the last 10 years (perhaps to visit his attorney, although this was not explained in his filing)
In a fit of reason, Pearson files a brief amending his damages to $56 million before trial.
The case goes to trial. It is every bit as absurd as one could have predicted. Media outlets have a heyday coining snappy new headlines highlighting the ludicrousness of the case (spoiler alert: most of them pun off the word “suit.”) Pearson calls no fewer than nine (9) witnesses, including himself. He weeps on the stand. He claims that he had not wanted to litigate the matter of the Pants but felt that the law gave him no choice.
The law doesn’t give Pearson anything else, either. He loses his case and appeals.
Later in 2007: In unfortunate timing, Pearson’s judgeship is up for another term. Some, including his employers, felt that the entire matter of the Pants called the judge’s, well, judgment into question. Pearson is fired.
Not surprisingly, Pearson sues his employers for wrongful termination, asking for a paltry $1 million in damages that time. He loses this as well, and appeals this loss too.
2008: The Pants appeal does not go well. The appellate panel rules unanimously that Pearson’s claim was supported by neither law nor reason.
2010: The wrongful termination appeal does not go any better for Pearson. The court refused to even hear oral argument on his appeal despite his claims that the matter was an issue of “public interest” for the benefit of “thousands of consumers.”
Although it may not come as a surprise that someone who wasted years of the courts’ resources over such a frivolous case could face repercussions, the matter may have taken Pearson by surprise since over five (5) years have passed since the dismissal of the Pants appeal. When non-professional litigants file frivolous cases that the courts deem a waste of judicial resources, the usual penalty is just dismissal and maybe a fine. When you’re a member of a self-regulating profession, however—particularly the profession whose resources you’re wasting—it shouldn’t come as a surprise when that profession eventually wants payback.
A committee of the Board of Professional Responsibility agreed with two of the ethics charges against Pearson this June, recommending a stayed 30-day suspension conditioned on the ex-judge’s successful completion of two years’ probation. This would require Pearson to refrain from any frivolous legal claims during that period, although as of the hearing Pearson was still insisting the merits of his original claims. No word on if he ever replaced the Pants.
If you or someone close to you has been injured, contact an experienced personal injury attorney today who can help you receive the compensation to which you may be entitled. Contact Arnold & Smith, PLLC for a free consultation, call at 704-370-2828 or click here for additional resources.
Matthew Arnold is a Managing Member of Arnold & Smith, PLLC, where he focuses on the areas of family law, divorce, child custody, child support, alimony and equitable distribution.
Mr. Arnold was raised in Charlotte, where he graduated from Providence Senior High School. He attended Belmont Abbey College, where he graduated cum laude, before attending law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a full academic scholarship.
A board-certified specialist in the practice of Family Law, Mr. Arnold is admitted to practice in all state courts in North Carolina, in the United States Federal Court for the Western District of North Carolina, in the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, and in the Fourth Circuit United States Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia.
In his free time, Mr. Arnold enjoys golfing and spending time with his wife and three children.
http://loweringthebar.net/2016/06/pants-chapter-28.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/stayed_suspension_is_recommended_for_ex_judge_who_filed_54m_suit_against_dr
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Pete Hubbell Begins His Fourth Decade Behind The Mike - Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame
by Terry Heslink
This is a very memorable time in the life of veteran WJTN Radio Sports Director Pete Hubbell.
It was 30 years ago that Hubbell made his WJTN debut on the local sports scene with a Jamestown High School playoff basketball game broadcast.
Since then, Hubbell has probably done more than 1,000 broadcasts, ranging from baseball, basketball, football, and golf en route to becoming one of the best known sports broadcasters in Western New York.
Hubbell's career at WJTN started out in unusual fashion.
WJTN General Manager Carl Willems contacted Hubbell about covering the Section 6 Class AAA opening round basketball game between Jamestown and North Tonawanda at Buffalo State. Hubbell wasn't supposed to begin his new duties as WJTN sports director until March 6, 1967, but when the call by Willems came to him in Batavia, where he was working at a radio station, he was more than eager to get started a few days early.
So, Hubbell went to Buffalo State to do the broadcast for the first time with Bob Finley of Jamestown, who was his partner for nearly 20 years.
Then on March 6, Hubbell officially took over as the sports director at WJTN replacing Dave Hunter.
For the last 10 years, Skip Pierce has been Hubbell's broadcasting partner.
"It has been a privilege sharing the mike with Pete and we certainly have had a lot of fun," Pierce said. "Pete made it very easy for me to get into sports broadcasting. I had never done this before and I am sure he was wondering how someone new would do with him on the broadcasts."
Jim Roselle, who is celebrating his 43rd year with WJTN, had some comments about Hubbell.
"I thought it was unique to have the son of the man I admired, Ralph Hubbell, come to work with us," he said. "Pete has been a real pleasure to work with and we have a lot in common in sports and we shared lots of opinions, especially about golf."
Roselle added, "I remember when I was doing those interviews between innings at the Babe Ruth World Series and how the people would be listening to their radios and comment about the tremendous job that Pete and Skip were doing on the broadcasts."
Terry Frank, now a member of the WJTN news staff, started at the station in sports and shared the microphone with Hubbell through the years.
"I remember how Pete and Bob Finley would give Steve Prevesk and myself encouragement when we were running the TV audio department for the JCC games," Frank recalled. "Pete was always willing to give advice and I really appreciated it as I wanted to get into this business."
Frank added, "Pete's knowledge of sports is incredible and his delivery is very smooth. I never heard him have a bad broadcast. It was a joy when I came back home from being downstate to have him ask me to appear on Sports Talk."
Hubbell was born in Buffalo on March 22, 1936, and sports was in his blood because of his father, Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Ralph Hubbell being so involved in the Buffalo sports scene.
Hubbell attended Bennett High School and graduated as a four-year varsity letterman in both basketball and baseball. He was the captain of the championship basketball team and was a Yale Cup First Team All-Star with a 14-point average.
His baseball team placed second to Riverside and lost the championship by a heart-breaking 9-8 score with Pete on third base when the last out was recorded.
He also played baseball in the MUNY League.
He later received a grant-in-aid from Colgate University, where he averaged 10 points on the junior varsity. He averaged around eight points his sophomore and junior seasons, but saw his career end because of a knee injury prior to his senior season.
Hubbell didn't work at the Colgate campus radio station, but the English and history major had broadcasting in the back of his mind after graduating.
Shortly after landing his first radio job at WESB in Bradford, PA, Hubbell was involved in a serious car accident that put him out of commission for a while. After recovering, Hubbell contacted family friend Si Goldman and took a job at Salamanca's WGGO, where he roomed with Hunter. Hunter replaced Max Robinson as sports director at WJTN and later Hubbell replaced Hunter.
Hubbell moved on to WBJA in Batavia as the sports director before landing the job at WJTN.
"I heard this was a nice area and I had been over here a couple of times to visit, but I knew very little about Chautauqua County," stated Hubbell.
Hubbell was also the public address announcer for the Buffalo Bills at the War Memorial Stadium from 1960 through 1972.
Among the awards that Hubbell cherishes is the Stan Barron Award he was presented with in December by Western New York High School Sports editor Dick Gallagher for his coverage of high school sports. It meant a lot to Hubbell to receive that award because it was in honor of a man who was a long-time friend of the Hubbell family.
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Muslims hope for Rauner's signature on advisory council bill
By Manya Brachear Pashman
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's office said he is reviewing a bill that would give Muslims a formal voice in government. (Seth Perlman / AP)
There might not be a budget, but Illinois could become the first state with a law on the books that gives Muslims a formal voice in government.
The creation of an Illinois Muslim-American Advisory Council is one of more than 400 bills awaiting Gov. Bruce Rauner's signature. It landed on the Republican governor's desk shortly before presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump renewed his call to ban Muslims entering the U.S., after a shooter of the Islamic faith killed 49 people at an Orlando, Fla., nightclub.
Muslim leaders say Rauner's signing of the bill would send a welcome message to the community that Illinois does not condone Trump's approach. The governor's office said he is reviewing the bill.
"Given all that is going on with the misinterpretation about Islam and the interests and concerns of the Muslim American community, it's almost obligatory on behalf of a governor of this state and all governors to have such a body," said Kareem Irfan, a Chicago lawyer who led an earlier iteration of the council under Gov. Pat Quinn. "So we're not subject to the whims of each governor, it would be good to make this a lasting institutional body."
Along with a number of other minority advisory councils, the Muslim council that existed under Quinn dissolved when Rauner took office last year, Irfan said. This year's hostile political climate prompted Muslim community leaders to propose a resolution that would restore it, and lawmakers took it one step further by proposing a statute that would establish the council more formally.
Sen. Jacqueline Collins, D-Chicago, a co-sponsor of the bill, said she hopes restoration of the council in the form of a law will be the first of many efforts to ensure the governor considers minority perspectives.
"We need to encourage our Muslim Americans to be civically engaged and participate," Collins said. "If you don't participate, the fringe elements establish the policy."
The 21-member council, whose volunteer members would be appointed by the governor as well as leaders in the House and Senate, would advise the governor and General Assembly on issues affecting Muslim Americans and immigrants, including relations between Illinois and Muslim-majority countries. Through monthly meetings and two public hearings per year, members also would serve as liaisons between state agencies and communities across Illinois.
The act specifies that members would serve two-year terms and should bring expertise in a variety of areas including higher education, business, international trade, law, immigration and health care. Staff from certain state agencies would serve as ex-officio members.
Rep. Barbara Wheeler, R-Crystal Lake, who voted against the bill last month, said state employees shouldn't be wasting their time monitoring advisory councils and lawmakers shouldn't be wasting their time on "feel-good" legislation when there's no state budget. She said moderate Muslims should more clearly denounce "Islamic radicals — whatever the Republicans are willing to say and Hillary Clinton isn't."
"It's not an anti-Muslim thing," she said. "It's the duty and responsibility of the Muslim American community to figure out how to help us understand whom our enemies are. I don't believe it's the state of Illinois' responsibility to do that."
Illinois has long been a leader in policies affecting and protecting Muslims, the third-largest religious group in the state next to Roman Catholics and evangelical Protestants. In May 2001, 29 state senators, including then-state Sen. Barack Obama, sponsored a bill making it a misdemeanor for any business to sell meat and other products falsely labeled halal, foods permitted by the faith. And in 2005, lawmakers urged federal agencies to come up with a list of charitable organizations, including Muslim charities, that Americans could contribute to without fear of prosecution.
In 2009, busloads of Muslims headed to Springfield for the first annual Muslim Action Day, an organized lobbying effort for issues affecting the community. Quinn issued an executive order setting up an advisory council during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in 2011.
Rauner recently hosted an interfaith prayer breakfast at the executive mansion, where the executive director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago gave a reading from the Quran.
Hoda Hawa, director of policy and advocacy for the Muslim Public Affairs Council in Washington, D.C., cautiously applauded the legislation, as long as its stated purpose was authentic. There have been too many instances when law enforcement has enlisted the Muslim community for the purpose of surveillance, not civic engagement, she said.
"If this council is just for security purposes, they should be clear about that," Hawa said. "It would be quite concerning to set up an advisory council that's out there gathering intelligence. That really erodes trust."
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Collins said the purpose of the statute is to empower a particularly defenseless population. She believes government should serve those who can least serve themselves.
"I believe as a legislator you deal with the budget, but you also deal with issues that affect us all," she added. "I'm there to be a different voice at the table for those who are the most vulnerable in society."
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Pat Quinn
Jacqueline Y. Collins
Illinois General Assembly
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INDIAN STATE TYPIFIES TWO-ASIA PROBLEM
Barbara Crossette, New York Times News ServiceCHICAGO TRIBUNE
In an era when it is common to talk of Asian economic miracles and a Pacific century, the Indian state of Rajasthan is a reminder that there are, in reality, two Asias.
There are the economic tigers and would-be tigers from Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand, but also the struggling, crowded, volatile nations of South Asia, especially India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, where survival is difficult.
In many ways, Rajasthan reflects South Asia`s problems.
Population is a major contributor to the widening gap between the two Asias.
India Today, the country`s leading news magazine, has estimated, based on current population trends, that within decades India will be the world`s poorest country. With a current population of 810 million and a growth rate of 2.1 percent a year, the magazine estimates that by early in the next century India will have well over 1 billion people, with the world`s largest numbers of illiterates and homeless-600 million in each category-and 400 million unemployed.
Rajasthan, a northwestern state on the Pakistan border, has the country`s fastest-growing population with an annual increase of 2.8 percent. Land and vegetation are visibly running out. Urban areas, including Jaipur, the 18th Century ''pink city'' that was once a model of town planning, are overrun by the poor.
Formerly the domain of Hindu Rajput maharajahs whose courts and cultures had come under strong Islamic influence, Rajasthan, with 44 million people, is now statistically a part of the nation`s largest demographic bloc: the Hindu, Hindi-speaking belt of northern states. The area dominates Indian politics, a source of irritation to parts of the country where social and economic advances have been greater.
In the Hindi belt, where 40 percent of Indians live, literacy and the status of women are lower than in other states. More and more Indians regard those factors as major causes of a national failure to curb population growth. Rajasthan has a literacy rate of 24 percent, the lowest of all the major states, according to the 1981 census (the next will be in 1991). Only 5 percent of rural Rajasthani women read or write, and fewer than 10 percent of girls from age 5 to 9 attend school. Between one-ninth (in cities) and one-third (in rural areas) of all Rajasthani workers are 14 years old or younger, often a reflection of their economic importance to families.
Child marriage is the norm, in defiance of national laws that set the legal age for women at 18 and for men at 21. Many Rajasthanis see this practice as a social necessity. A girl married before or at puberty is considered safe from extramarital sex and the stigma of out-of-wedlock pregnancy, which could result in her murder at the hands of outraged relatives.
In Kotri, a woman named Kamla is trying to make changes. She is working through the Social Work and Research Center, a nongovernmental development organization in Tilonia, 40 miles to the south. She lives in one of India`s most male-dominated states, where village women, approached by outsiders, cover their faces with shawls or bright-colored saris. But Kamla`s high caste gives her standing, and village men acknowledge her as a leader.
Kamla is trying to promote population control in Kotri by persuading women to use family planning services available at government clinics. The mother of two girls, she seems skeptical of experts who say that Indians will continue to have children until they have had enough boys, usually two, to guarantee support in old age and to light their funeral pyres.
''The women here say they have so many children because there is no health care here,'' she says. In India, family planning means sterilization, and in more than 90 percent of the cases, the operation is performed on women. Conditions are often unsanitary.
In Naul, a village east of Tilonia, another high-caste woman, Ratan, also is trying to promote family planning. Married at puberty to an older man, she was widowed while still in her teens. Her parents then took the bold step of allowing her to reject another marriage, and she began doing community work, using a knowledge of traditional medicine learned from her husband.
Told about community work being done in rural Bangladesh, where villagers are trained in nutrition, Ratan said most families in Rajasthan live on flat breads and lentils, and teaching them to prepare balanced diets would be meaningless, she explained, since there are almost no vegetables or fruits.
When the Rajasthani capital of Jaipur was built by the Maharajah Sawai Jai Singh of Amber in the mid-18th Century, it was an Asian wonder. There were broad avenues drawn on a grid, shady colonnaded walkways along wide pavements, and a unity of architecture in private, public, and commercial buildings. There was a drainage system.
In 250 years, Jaipur, a city built to serve 500,000 people, has become home to 1.5 or 2 million-no one really knows-and its glory has all but disappeared behind the huts of squatters and sidewalk vendors.
As the population continues to expand with the influx of people from the countryside, who erect small houses on the desert around the city`s perimeter, its services have been severely strained. Roads are potholed; its once-famous drainage pipes clogged.
The destruction of Jaipur`s natural environment has also been rapid and drastic, says professor G.S. Nathawat of the Indira Gandhi Center for Ecological, Environmental and Population Studies at Rajasthan University. He takes a visitor to hills near the campus to see the latest phase in the city`s deterioration.
There, forests are being razed and quarries dug to provide the booming construction industry with granite. The hills are protected woodlands and the quarrying illegal. But the business is so profitable that local officials can be bribed to make exceptions.
Only one small part of the forest backdrop remains, a section that university students have claimed and fenced. It is the last piece of recreation land left to them in Jaipur`s once-wooded hills.
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Highlights from #FreePress editorials published across the country on Thursday
By Felicia Gans Globe Staff,August 17, 2018, 5:44 a.m.
On Thursday, more than 400 news outlets from across the country joined with The Boston Globe to publish editorials in support of a free press.
The editorials came from news outlets in nearly every state, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
Framed by the message that “journalists are not the enemy,” as written by the Globe’s editorial board, these editorials took all forms, published in print and online, long and short, by editorial boards both conservative and liberal.
Here are some highlights from Thursday’s editorials:
Anchorage Daily News — Alaska
The First Amendment is first for a reason. Without it, maintaining the rights guaranteed by the others would be next to impossible. The ability to espouse contrary views and confront uncomfortable truths is the bedrock of American democracy. As Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to a member of the Continental Congress, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
Chico News & Review — California
At this point, it would be easy to tune out the president’s constant rebukes—to trigger the internal “blah, blah, blah” button. But that would be normalizing his attacks, so resist the temptation.
Hartford Courant — Connecticut
Is this really what the enemy looks like?
Climbing creaky stairs in old town halls for 7 p.m. meetings. Sitting on folding chairs for hours, sometimes the only people in the room other than the town officials. Writing stories that same night and sending them to editors who are also working late at night.
Sitting in court, rushing off to car and plane crashes, listening to grieving families, sifting through masses of government documents. Checking facts, calling people back, checking facts again. Shooting video, taking pictures, tweeting, posting online. Covering sports and music and the joyful parts of life, along with the tragedies.
Then, at the end of the workday, heading out to beat-up Honda Civics littered with McDonald’s napkins, driving home and trying to mollify their families for having missed the family dinner or the soccer game. Again. Because, you know, it was a big story.
That’s the life of your typical journalist — the “enemy of the American people,” in the words of our self-serving and misguided commander in chief.
The River Reporter — Delaware
When we think about the old adage “Don’t shoot the messenger,” we understand it to mean that the messenger is the bringer of the message, not the creator of that news or situation.
The messenger brings to light the situation, neither creating nor even supporting it.
The messenger brings the message. Which is what newspapers and the media do. They bring the message. They report the news.
Don’t shoot the messenger.
But shooting the messenger, either literally or virtually, is exactly the bulls-eye that the President of the United States is creating in labeling the press the “enemy of the people.” He is inciting violence against the messenger. With his insistence on naming news that he doesn’t like or that isn’t consistent with his own spin “fake news,” he creates an atmosphere in the country that makes the message harder to bring.
Boise Weekly — Idaho
Boise Weekly and its brethren among the Association of Alternative Newsmedia have been regularly targeted over the years by a select group of men and women who have wielded power as if it were a mallet rather than a privilege. I can personally testify to being harassed and/or threatened for reporting in BW about failures of the powerful to protect the very values they’re sworn to defend. In every instance, common sense, decency and, above all, truth prevailed. Those victories didn’t come by default. They were the result of a not-so-simple pursuit of truth. It may seem obvious, but at this particular moment in our nation’s history it’s important to say these words with clarity: There is nothing fake, disgusting or sick about pursuing the truth.
The Register-Mail — Illinois
We don’t believe the American people need a tutorial from the president about what to watch, read or believe. Our founding fathers trusted the people enough to give them the power to control and change our government. And they believed free speech and a free press were so fundamental to our democracy it was included in the First Amendment. Consequently, the press has played a crucial role in American history of shining a light on corruption and holding public officials accountable for their actions.
The News-Enterprise — Kentucky
The president has used his position to incite the public against the media. He has made broad statements labeling journalists as “dangerous and sick,” “absolute scum,” “disgusting” and “very dishonest.”
As with any generalization, these remarks generally are wrong.
The public may enjoy labeling physicians as quacks, lawyers as shysters or car salesmen as hucksters, but we all know trusted doctors, attorneys and car dealers and turn to them when their skills and services are needed. When in need of reliable information, Americans turn to an independent news media.
The president’s references to all journalists as the “enemy of the American people” is wrong. It’s a slur and it is untrue.
America has long cherished its traditions of a free and independent press. It distinguishes our country from oppressive regimes the world over.
Kansas City Star — Missouri
In our business, we know how much words matter. We know, too, that Trump’s references to us as the “enemy of the American People” are no less dangerous because they happen to be strategic. That is what Nazis called Jews. It’s how Joseph Stalin’s critics were marked for execution.
Every reporter who has ever covered a Trump rally knows the scratch of a threat that’s conveyed during that ritual moment when he aims the attention of the crowd to reporters, many of whom no longer stand in the press pen in the back for that reason.
And as real as the threat of physical violence is, especially after the murder of our colleagues in Annapolis, Maryland, Trump’s aggressive posture toward the First Amendment worries us even more.
LNP/Lancaster Online — Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson famously loathed the press, and saw it as a nuisance, but also wrote: “The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
We’re not going to ask President Trump to cease being annoyed by the media. We’d just urge him to manage his annoyance as Jefferson did. And to cut out the “enemy of the people” cracks. It’s a slur favored by tyrants, and it gives license to unstable people to threaten and harm journalists.
American News — South Dakota
Trump’s rhetoric weakens the importance of a free press, creates conspiracy and further polarizes an already divided nation.
His words are not only beneath the dignity of the office he holds, but also is creating a dangerous environment for working journalists. Perhaps more terrifying are the long-term effects of this anti-media campaign. Long after Trump is gone, the seeds of mistrust he has so carefully cultivated will grow into a divided, angry population for generations to come.
President Trump did not invent political animus against the media — he has just taken advantage of it. The schism has clearly been forming for the better part of the last 25 years.
The Progress-Index — Virginia
Mr. President, you are profiling us as bad people just because we belong to a certain group. You are ostracizing us just because we are doing what we are paid to do and want to do. That is nothing more than pure discrimination. And that is NOT how the United States, nor its top leader, should be.
If we just report only the favorable news and not all the news, then all we are doing is generating propaganda. Limiting the press and squashing its freedom of speech is a cornerstone of government that is not of, by or for its people.
Mr. President, we admonish you to please stop the “fake-news-this” and “evil-people-that” rhetoric that you seem to revel in doing. If you have a problem with what the news industry does, then that is between you and the people in the industry you think unfairly criticize you. Don’t label all of us an enemy of the people because that casts aspersions on a whole group who at their core are just like every other working people, especially at our local level.
The Montesano Vidette — Washington
However, what President Trump also is saying is “Trust only me.”
There’s a saying in journalism that I learned about 20 years ago: If your mother tells you she loves you, get a second source.
The news is not the enemy. Ignorance is the enemy.
Trump wants ignorant followers. He wants them to get their information only from him.
Ignorance is what I’m trying to prevent.
Felicia Gans can be reached at felicia.gans@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @FeliciaGans.
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Pianist Melvyn Tan and stage star Eve Best present an evening of music and word at Charleston
Melvyn Tan. Picture by Graham De Lacy
Carole Buchan
This spring sees the launch of a new music programme at Charleston with the acclaimed pianist Melvyn Tan.
To mark the launch of the recitals, Melvyn will perform an evening of evocative and painterly works for piano, ranging from modernist France to the classics.
Eve Best
The music will be linked with verse and prose presented by Eve Best, the multi award-winning actress and star of both the London and New York stage.
Music and Word with Eve Best and Melvyn Tan is in the Hay Barn on Saturday, April 6 (7pm).
A long-time supporter of Charleston, Eve appeared at the Festival in 2018 discussing Dora Carrington’s letters and played the role of Vanessa Bell in the BBC2 series – Life in Squares.
Melvyn said: “In this special, hour-long launch of Music and Word two art forms illuminate each other. Classic, timeless Beethoven evokes moonlight and Shakespeare, while Satie’s abstract and languid imagery chimes with the poetry of the 20th Century. Debussy’s painterly essays in sound invite contributions from Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf and others. And the Bloomsbury group’s adoration of all things French, transports us across the Channel, for Cocteau and Poulenc’s cabaret-suffused tributes to an anguished Edith Piaf.”
He added: “It will be a thrill to strike the first notes and experience this musical awakening of the Hay Barn.”
About Eve Best
Eve is an English stage and screen actress and director.
She won the 2005 Olivier Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in Hedda Gabler. Eve made her Broadway debut in the 2007 revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten, winning the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and receiving the first of two nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. The second was for the revival of The Homecoming in 2008. She returned to Broadway in the 2015 revival of Old Times.
About Melvyn Tan
Exploration, insight and imagination are vital ingredients in Melvyn Tan’s blend of artistic attributes.
He established his international reputation in the 1980s with pioneering performances on fortepiano and continues to cast fresh light on music conceived for the piano’s early and modern forms. His performances of piano masterworks, whether on a late 18th Century fortepiano or today’s concert grand, reveal countless expressive nuances and rarely heard tonal contrasts. He has the ability to switch from fortepiano to modern piano, even in the same recital. But for Charleston he will be playing on his own Steinway Grand. Words for the concert have been chosen by author and social historian Virginia Nicholson, daughter of Quentin and Anne Olivier Bell, and by Paul Boucher, curator, research and creative director of the Montagu Music Collection at Boughton House.
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The concert is the start of a year-round series of events in the barn, programmed by Melissa Perkins and inspired by Bloomsbury. There will be a live literature strand, new commissions , workshops and makers’ fairs.
“We are also working towards a children’s festival,” said Melissa. “But we felt the barn cried out for music.”
Tickets for the concert cost £35 (Friends £30). Visit charleston.org.uk or call 01323 815150. Tickets include free access to the two exhibitions in the Charleston galleries – Land by Philip Hughes and In Colour curated by Cressida Bell.
Parham reopens this Easter with two fun-filled days for families. Click here to find out more.
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10 Good Things About a TERRIBLE Year
As we head into 2018, let’s keep ourselves inspired by the hard work of folks at home and abroad who gave us something to cheer about.
Every year I do a list of ten good things about the year. This year, I was about to skip it. Let’s face it: It has been a particularly horrible year for anyone with a progressive agenda. When I recently asked a prominent activist how she was doing, she took my hands, looked me in the eyes and said, “Everything I’ve been working on for 50 years has gone down the toilet.”
With so many good people feeling depressed, let’s point to the positive things that happened, even in this really, really bad year.
1. #MeToo movement has empowered victims of sexual harassment and assault, and encouraged accountability. Those two small words defined a social media-based movement in which women, and some men, have come forward to publicly share their stories of sexual assault and harassment, and expose their abusers. The movement—and fallout—spread globally, with the hashtag trending in at least 85 countries. The bravery and solidarity of these victims of sexual abuse will help build a future in which impunity for sexual predators is no longer the norm.
2. The year has seen an explosion of grassroots organizing, protest, and activism. An active and uncompromising spirit of revolt has blossomed in the face of a frightening political climate during Donald Trump’s presidency. On January 21, two million people took to the streets in Women’s Marches across the world as a show of solidarity against Trump’s vile and misogynistic rhetoric. On January 29, thousands gathered in airports around the country to protest Trump’s xenophobic and unconstitutional Muslim ban. In April, 200,000 people joined the People’s Climate March to stand up to the administration’s reckless stance on climate. In July, disability rights activists staged countless actions on Capitol Hill in response to the GOP’s cruel and life-threatening health care bill. In November and December, “Dreamers” protected by Obama’s provision called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) stormed the Hill to demand a replacement for that program, which Trump ended in September. New groups like Indivisible have helped millions of Americans confront their members of Congress, roughly 24,000 people joined the Democratic Socialists of America, and organizations like the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have seen massive surges in donations.
3. We’re already seeing rebukes of Trump at the ballot box. A wave of Democratic electoral victories swept some unlikely regions of the country, showing popular rejection of Donald Trump and his party. Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie, who ran a shameless race-baiting campaign, lost by a wide margin to Democrat Ralph Northam in Virginia. In New Jersey, Phil Murphy handily defeated Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, making that state the seventh in the nation with Democratic control over legislative and executive branches. In Alabama’s special election to fill Jeff Sessions’ vacant Senate seat, Democrat Doug Jones took the lead over alleged sexual predator Roy Moore—an astonishing win in a deep red state, propelled largely by black voters. Danica Roem in Virginia, who ran against a virulently anti-LGBTQ opponent, became the first openly transgender person elected as a US legislator. Her win ended 26 years of Republican rule in that district. And in Virginia’s 50th district, self-described democratic socialist Lee Carter defeated powerful Republican delegate Jackson Miller.
4. The first group of J20 protesters, people arrested in Washington DC on the day of Trump’s inauguration, were found not guilty. It was a scary year for the 194 protesters, journalists and medics facing multiple felony charges, including rioting and property destruction, that could have resulted in prison terms of up to 60 years. The state’s attempt to collectively punish almost 200 people for property destruction committed by a handful is an outrageous example of judicial overreach in an era in which First Amendment rights are under siege. On December 21, however, the jury returned 42 separate not-guilty verdicts for the first six defendants to stand trial. Their acquittal on all charges hopefully portends more non-guilty verdicts for the remaining 188 defendants and gives a boost to our basic rights of free speech and assembly.
5. Chelsea Manning was released from prison after 7 years. Army Pvt. Manning was first detained in 2010 and ultimately convicted of violating the Espionage Act after she leaked troves of documents exposing abuses by the US military, including a video of American helicopters firing on unarmed civilians in Baghdad, Iraq. She was sentenced to 35 years in prison. She developed post-traumatic stress disorder in prison and was repeatedly denied medical treatment for her gender dysphoria. The Army finally granted her the treatment after she went on a hunger strike. On January 17, 2017, President Obama commuted Manning’s sentence, and she was released in May. We owe Chelsea Manning a debt of gratitude for her tenacious commitment to exposing the crimes of U.S. empire.
6. Cities and states have committed to positive climate initiatives, despite federal regression. Twenty states and 110 cities signed “America’s Pledge,” a commitment to stick to Obama-era climate goals even after Trump’s disastrous decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords. In December, a group of 36 cities signed the “Chicago Charter,” an agreement to reduce greenhouse emissions and monitor each others progress. These pacts demonstrate popular sentiment and political will, at the local, city and state level, to fight the corporate oligarchs who perpetuate climate chaos.
7. Trump’s presidency has deepened the critical national conversation about racism and white supremacy. The Black Lives Matter movement, which started under Obama’s administration, exposed this nation’s systemic racism. The victory of Donald Trump emboldened white supremacists, as evidenced in the violent Charlottesville neo-Nazi rally in August. But the year has also seen a wave of opposition to racism, Islamophobia and anti-semitism that includes the toppling of confederate flags and statues, confronting hate speech, demanding the removal of white supremacists Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka and Stephen Miller from the White House (two of the three are gone), and building strong interfaith alliances locally and nationally.
8. This was the year the world said no to nuclear weapons. While Donald Trump taunted North Korea’s Kim Jung Un (“Little Rocket Man”) and threatened to tear up the Iran nuclear deal, on July 7, 122 of the world’s nations showed their rejection of nuclear weapons by adopting an historic Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty. The treaty, opposed by all nine nuclear states, is now open for signatures and the ban will come into effect 90 days after being ratified by 50 states. The organization that promoted this ban is The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), an alliance of 450 nongovernmental organizations in about 100 countries. It was thrilling to learn that ICAN was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. The treaty and the Peace Prize are indications that despite the intransigence of the nuclear-armed states, the global community is determined to ban nuclear weapons.
9. ISIS no longer has a caliphate. For peace activists, it’s hard to put forth military actions as victories, especially when these actions incur a large civilian toll. This is indeed the case with ISIS, where at least 9,000 civilians were killed in the battle to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. But we do have to acknowledge that taking away ISIS’ territorial base has put a stop to some of the group’s horrific human rights abuses. It will also hopefully make it easier to find a settlement to the dreadful wars that have been raging in Syria and Iraq, and give our government one less excuse for dumping so much of our resources into the military..
10. The global community stood up to Trump’s stance on Jerusalem. In a stinging rebuke of President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel, 128 countries, including some of the US’s most trusted and reliable allies, voted in favor of a United Nations resolution calling for a reversal of his position. Despite the threat from US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley that the US would be “taking names” of those who voted against it, only nine countries voted with the US and 25 abstained. The resolution isn’t binding, but it’s a stark illustration of just how isolated the United States is in its stance toward Israel.
As we head into the new year, let’s keep ourselves inspired by the hard work of folks at home and abroad who gave us something to cheer about for 2017. May we have a much longer list in 2018.
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Candace McFarland commented 2017-12-27 12:46:37 -0500
Merci & thank you! This did make me realize that when hate and ignorance raises its sad and mournful head, those of us ready to loudly and with great splendor announce that the great majority of people and seekers of Peace, Love and Harmony.
p.s. The list is repeated twice…perhaps it is important to the message!?!
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Paramount Sets Darren Aronofsky’s mother! for Fall Release
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By Silas Lesnick
Darren Aronofsky’s latest film, mother!, will hit theaters October 13
Paramount Pictures‘ mother!, the latest feature film from writer and director Darren Aronofsky, is set to hit theaters in a wide release October 13. That date had formerly been set aside for the studio’s Friday the 13th reboot. That film has now been removed from the schedule along with World War Z 2. The zombie movie sequel had been previously set to hit the big screen June 9.
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Although no official plot synopsis has been revealed, mother! is said to center on a couple whose relationship is challenged with the arrival of some uninvited guests.
mother! is set to star Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle), Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Skyfall), Michelle Pfeiffer (What Lies Beneath, Dark Shadows), Ed Harris (Snowpiercer, A Beautiful Mind) and Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and his brother, Brian Gleeson (Snow White and the Huntsman, Assassin’s Creed).
Paramount Pictures distributed Aronofsky’s last movie, Noah, which brought in more than $362 million at the global box office. Aronofsky is writing, directing and producing mother! through his own Protozoa Pictures along with Scott Franklin and Ari Handel.
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The October 13 release has mother! opening opposite two big screen thrillers: Jaume Collet-Serra‘s The Commuter, starring Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, and Tomas Alfredson’s The Snowman, starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg.
It is believed that both World War Z 2 and Friday the 13th are still in development at Paramount. Check back for updates on both projects as they become available.
Are you looking forward to mother!? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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Cultural Significance In Pop Music
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It managed to become a ubiquitous part of the culture and something that never gets off the. Fisch: It advanced a traditio.
Tyler the Creator and rap group Odd Future are leading a new generation of entertainers who are openly promote Illuminati Satanic lyrics and imagery.
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Pop stars–from Jenny Lind in the nineteenth century to Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and. Finally, music can express attitudes and values by how it sounds. consider songs as more or less straightforward “reflections” of the society and culture.
Aug 19, 2014. “The story of pop music is largely the story of the intertwining pop culture of the United States and the United Kingdom in the postwar era,” he.
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Jul 12, 2017. Starting from the beginning of the twentieth century popular music has acquired a great importance in modern culture. Technological progress.
Jul 6, 2011. Professor Early sees taste as an essential part of our cultural DNA, and it is not. “Don't let anybody tell you popular music is not important.
Cultural appropriation is an entirely different matter. It has little to do with one’s exposure to and familiarity with different cultures. Instead, cultural appropriation typically involves members of a dominant group exploiting the culture of less privileged groups.
Music of France can also be greatly relying on the styles through immigrants from Africa, Latin America and Asia. Algerian music rai found a sizable French audience, as well as an Algerian singer- Khaled’s album shot up of the French charts in 1992.
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As part of that, he says, “it’s a common thing to listen to American pop songs. the meaning of the song upside down and yo.
The Cultural Significance of Pop. Roger Scruton. My theme is popular culture, and contemporary popular music as its most pervasive expression. It is not, at first.
In the last several decades, performance art—or at least the evocation of “performance art”—has somewhat unexpectedly wormed its way into popular music.
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Apr 15, 2018 · Beyoncé’s Coachella performance wasn’t just pure entertainment. It was a historic cultural moment.
Dec 21, 2015. A similar, if slightly more dynamic, situation obtains in relation to the significance of popular music as contemporary cultural heritage. Certainly.
SMOOTH LAO CRIMINO. This Hip Hop song from Lao Crimino will surely set a new bench mark for Lao Hip Hop and will become most talked about song of all time in the history of modern Lao music.
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Paul McCartney Has Problems With John Lennon's “Martyr” Status
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Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote a lot of songs together as The Beatles. The result was the decision to come up with a songwriting credit that would serve as a trademark for all their work together. In the cover story for the new issue of British Esquire, the legendary Beatle is opening up about frustrations with the "Lennon/McCartney" songwriting credits that occur on all of their songs.
In the revealing new interview, Paul explains "We had a meeting with Brian Epstein, John and me. I arrived late. John and Brian had been talking. “We were thinking we ought to call the songs, Lennon and McCartney.” I said, “That’s OK, but what about McCartney and Lennon? If I write it, what about that? It sounds good, too.” They said, “OK, what we’ll do is we’ll alternate it: Lennon and McCartney, McCartney and Lennon... And at first Yoko [Ono] said yeah. And then she rang back a few days later and she had this guy Sam Havadtoy who she was living with – she was co-Havadtoying – and she said she’d decided it wasn’t a good idea and no, no, no, no. And it became a bit of an issue for me."
Paul also opens about how John's assassination impacted the memory of the group. "The Beatles split up and we were sort of all equal... When John got shot, aside from the pure horror of it, the lingering thing was, 'OK, well, now John's a martyr. A JFK. I started to get frustrated because people started to say, 'Well, he was the Beatles.' And me, George [Harrison] and Ringo [Starr] would go, 'Err, hang on. It's only a year ago we were all equal-ish.'
"There’s a poetry book, Blackbird by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.” No! He didn’t write those lyrics! So, at the risk of seeming like… I tell you what, if John was here he would definitely say that’s OK. Because he didn’t give a damn. It wasn’t anything that worried him. But I’ve given up on it. Suffice to say. In case it seems like I’m trying to do something to John." Read the whole interview out now over at Esquire.
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Mass hacking exposes ISPs
After exploiting a hole in newsgroup servers, hackers may have enough information to break into thousands of systems.
CNET News staff
March 17, 1997 1:00 PM PST
Hackers who stole security data from at least a dozen or maybe even thousands of Internet service providers over the weekend may now have enough information to break in to their systems.
To make matters worse, many of the compromised ISPs probably don't even know what hit them.
The intruders are exploiting a hole in ISP servers that deliver newsgroups to their customers. The flaw, publicized in a February 20 advisory issued by the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), provides a frighteningly easy way for a hacker to attack the basic infrastructure of the Net in just a few moments.
In this attack, one or more hackers sent out phony messages asking the thousands of servers that offered the newsgroup to send back administrative information, such as server passwords. Although a free patch fixes the problem, the ISPs are still vulnerable.
Jeffrey Carpenter, technical coordinator with the CERT coordination center, said today that there was no way to know how many attacks had been perpetrated or how many attackers there were, but the numbers in this case don't really matter because one person can send out one message in an instant and be handed the keys to unlock ISPs throughout the globe.
"I think the importance of this incident is it has the potential to reach a large number of machines very quickly," Carpenter said. "It can be [called] an attack on the Internet infrastructure."
As of midday, Carpenter said, CERT had gotten about three dozen calls from system administrators, a veritable flood by CERT standards, indicating a widespread problem.
"We're aware of probably a dozen or so sites that have told us that their password files have been sent out," Carpenter said. "I suspect that's probably a small number of the total. This could be happening on sites where they don't know this is happening."
CERT employees put aside other work to focus on helping ISPs to determine if they had been compromised and if they had been attacked. They also are advising ISPs to download the free patch to their mail servers and recommending that administrators change access passwords.
Matt Power, a postdoctoral associate involved in network security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who alerted CNET to the attack, said this attack is different from most because in this case the attacker isn't targeting anyone in particular. "This one differs from all the attacks in the past in that a single message can attack thousands of servers throughout the Internet automatically."
In other words, it's like using an automatic weapon to spray indiscriminately rather than using a single-shot rifle aimed at one target.
Why people attack systems is anyone's guess, but many break-ins are launched after an issue receives some publicity. In this case, the break-ins probably were related to the February CERT advisory, Carpenter said.
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The Southern city that aims to make better bagels than New York City
Valerie Marino, CNN • Updated 11th March 2019
(CNN) — A search for the best pulled pork barbecue or biscuits and gravy are fine reasons to hop a flight to North Carolina, but if you're looking for a great New York-style bagel? Bless your heart.
That is, until recently, as an influx of Northern-bred residents has led to some legitimate contenders in the bagel landscape.
Among them is Asheville's Button & Co. Bagels (Button & Co. Bagels, 32 S. Lexington Ave., Asheville, NC, 28801 USA), where chef Katie Button is putting a regional spin on the beloved foodstuff.
Button & Co. bagels are stacked up on wooden poles so employees can quickly see what's available.
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"We really want our bagels to have a sense of place. That's really important," Button, a two-time James Beard Award finalist and the executive chef at Cúrate in Asheville, tells CNN Travel.
"I didn't just want to bring New York to southern Appalachia."
Going beyond cinnamon raisin
While Button's bagels will follow a process similar to New York-style bagels — a sourdough starter, boiled, then baked — many of the ingredients are specific to the region, starting with sorghum syrup, made from a grass that grows in North Carolina, instead of a more typical barley malt syrup used in a New York bagel's dough and boil.
The syrup is found more prominently in the shop's fig and sorghum bagel, a seasonal flavor that's their take on cinnamon raisin, which Button noted most shops offer as their sweet flavor option.
Asheville locals begin lining up outside of Button & Co. Bagels every morning.
"I started thinking, why? It doesn't have to be cinnamon raisin, it could literally be anything," she said. "Figs grow around here. It just felt like it made sense for where we are."
But there's one ingredient that can't be all local. In her research and recipe testing, Button found that there's a reason the South has always been more about biscuits than bagels — and it has nothing to do with the tap water in New York.
"It actually has to do with the wheat that grows well in the South," she said, explaining that spring wheat grown in the North has the high gluten quantity necessary for the chewy texture bagels are known for. To get the right bite, the shop will blend flour from Asheville-based Carolina Ground with an organic northern wheat flour.
Button said she saw the bagel shop as filling a void in the Asheville market, but it also offers a bit of nostalgia for the chef, who was born in South Carolina but raised in New Jersey.
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"We just always think about what's missing. If I wanted to eat out in Asheville, what am I missing in the food scene here that was something I really wanted?" she said. "I'm a Southern girl who's spent a lot of time in the New York and New Jersey area, so I was desperately missing a bagel shop with smoked fish and the whole thing."
At Button & Co. Bagels, that means gravlax, pastrami and sumac-rubbed sablefish along with a variety of jams, pickles and preserves and bottled celery, root beer and strawberry soda — all made in-house. A selection of schmears comes from Three Graces Dairy in nearby Marshall., developed at Button's request.
"We reached out to them and they came up with this amazing product," Button said of the "quadruple cream" spread. "It's like cream cheese but a million times better. It's creamy and light and it's got a little bit of tanginess to it."
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Looking for a taste of home
Button isn't the only North Carolinian looking for a taste from their former home. Between 2012 and 2016, New York and New Jersey were the largest source of new residents to North Carolina, according to Carolina Population Center data.
"They're buying bigger plots of land or farms, or they want more space in suburbia compared to living in a city," said Kristen Baughman, a Raleigh-based food and beverage promoter with a background in North Carolina agriculture. "I think they're really wanting spots that remind them of home, that comfort."
In Raleigh, Benchwarmers Bagels (Benchwarmers Bagels, 500 E. Davis St., Raleigh, NC, 27601 USA) is one of a handful of new and expanding shops vying for that market. And in a bit of serendipity, one of its owners, Sam Kirkpatrick, was a bartender on the opening team at Cúrate, Button's Spanish tapas restaurant in Asheville.
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"It's really exciting to be doing similar things in different ways in different parts of the state," Kirkpatrick said.
Despite the name, Button & Co. Bagels serves other breakfast items like eggs.
Benchwarmers opened in February as part of Raleigh's new Transfer Co. Food Hall and is a spinoff of Boulted Bread, where they grind their own flour and rye with the help of an onsite stone mill. Their bagels incorporate some of that flour and are wood-fired, a slight departure from typical practice.
"We feel like we have a lot of access to some flavor profiles that aren't being explored in the bagel itself," Kirkpatrick said, adding that they're excited to put their own spin on the tried-and-true concept.
"Bagels are so tied to nostalgia and also place that I think that's one reason they haven't been messed with for a long time," he said. "Eventually you long for something for long enough and then you've gotta get after it."
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Even with a centuries-old history, Baughman said bagels seem more popular than ever.
"I like to stalk food trends in New York and the bagel is bigger than ever there, too. With Russ and Daughters in New York and The Bagel Store in Brooklyn that created the rainbow bagel, it was all the rage," she said.
Local shops like Button & Co. and Benchwarmers fill a space on the Venn diagram between comfort foods and socially conscious eating.
"People are more concerned with where their food is coming from," Baughman said. "You can know you're going to feel good eating one of their bagels compared to a [national chain]. There's no preservatives, and you have to eat them fairly quickly or they're gonna go bad. That's the way all food should be, in my opinion."
Valerie Marino is a journalist based in Durham, North Carolina.
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'What a blunder': No magic in Spanish castle restoration
Pietro Lombardi, for CNN • Published 10th March 2016
(CNN) — It has been dubbed "a disaster," a "massacre of the cultural heritage," or, more bluntly, the world's worst restoration project.
The restoration of Spain's Matrera Castle, an ancient Arab fortress in the southern region of Andalucia, has outraged locals and historians, the Spanish cultural heritage group Hispania Nostra said.
"The tower has nothing to do with the original, or even with a medieval castle," Hispania Nostra Vice President Carlos Morenes told CNN. "It's a sort of modern tower, which has horrified and angered locals.
"It's a scandal, and people have almost unanimously rejected it," he added.
Built on a hill near the town of Villamartin, the 9th century fortress is a privately owned site of cultural interest.
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The recently completed project was aimed at shoring up the castle's tower, which partly collapsed three years ago. New materials were used to protect the ruins of the three-meter thick walls and give the tower its original shape and dimensions.
Local residents told Spanish La Sexta channel they didn't like it.
"They have called in builders rather than restorers," one of the interviewees said. "As we say here, they have cocked it up."
The project was lambasted on social media.
"The Matrera Castle (Cadiz) before and after its restoration. What a blunder..."
"Matrera Castle, Cadiz, 13th century. When you call builders rather than restorers."
The project has been defined as the new "Ecce Homo," a Spanish painting botched when an elderly churchgoer tried to restore it.
The original "Ecce Homo" (L), the deteriorated version (C) and Cecilia Gimenez's restored version.
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"What the s*** have they done to the Matrera Castle in Cadiz? And we were surprised by the Ecce Homo?" said one social media user, Estefi.
The architect behind the restoration project did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
According to Spanish paper ABC, he said the project was aimed at preserving the part of the building still standing and making it look as similar to the original as possible. He explained the difference between original and new materials, saying it's against Spanish law to imitate the original structure.
An argument that does not persuade Hispania Nostra.
"No words are needed when you see the pictures," the group said in a statement.
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Journey to Space exhibit coming to Waterloo, Ontario
December 6, 2018 by Staff
Ever dreamed at landing on the International Space Station but you just don’t have the right stuff to make it as an astronaut?
Well, if you can make it to Waterloo, Ontario next year the ISS can come to you…sort of.
Journey to Space, a traveling exhibition that simulates a journey to the International Space Station will launch at the Waterloo Region Museum on February 1 of next year. It’s an event its hosts say is happening at the right time.
“Our new Journey to Space exhibit is very timely, as Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques has just started his mission and will be the first Canadian to visit the International Space Station since Chris Hadfield visited in 2013,” says Adèle Hempel, Manager/Curator of Region of Waterloo Museums.
Dating back to 2010, Journey to Space is a collaborative project led by the Science Museum of Minnesota and the California Science Center.
Through a simulation that has covered more than 10,000 square feet at past installations, participants can manage the life support system and power units aboard the ISS, launch rockets, move robotic arms an experience weightlessness.
“The exhibition will encourage museum visitors to immerse themselves in the sights, sounds, and smells that astronauts experience traveling to, and living in, space; to engage as problem solvers with some of the unique engineering challenges that must be solved to support living and working in space; and to experience life aboard the International Space Station interpreted through the voices of engineers, scientists, and astronauts,” NASA said at its launch.
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield in 2012 became the first Canadian to command the International Space Station. He achieved that accomplishment after becoming the first Canadian to walk in space, in 2001. Hadfield became a science superstar when he broadcast live from the ISS, playing his guitar, taking questions live, and even brushing his teeth.
“”This is something I’ve really worked hard to be prepared for, an unprecedented opportunity personally and professionally and nationally, and I’m just really pleased that I’m in a position and really happy to have the chance to pick up the reins here,” the Canadian astronaut told CBC at the time.
On Monday, David Saint-Jacques joined the crew of the ISS. A doctor, Saint-Jacques will spend part of his time conducting medical experiments and operating Canadaarm2.
And while its an admirable achievement, some are speculating the 48 year-old astronaut could be Canada’s last, as the Canada Space Agency has reeled in the face of budget cuts for nearly two-decades.
“If we don’t have that ticket for the moon, not only do we not have those industrial investments and jobs, we won’t have a current way for astronauts to go to space,” Gordon Osinski, a professor at Western University and Canada Research Chair in earth and space exploration told Huffington Post. “No more Canadian astronauts will be a bit of a shock to the Canadian system.”
Journey to Space will exhibit at the Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Road, Kitchener, Ontario from February 1 to April 28, 2019.
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DAVID JOHNSON: Re-establishment of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic now a real possibility
Published: Jun 06 at 7:22 p.m.
David Johnson - Greg McNeil
So Donald Trump has the answer to the British Brexit mess. Just leave the European Union without a deal. No fuss, no muss, set yourself free.
As I always tell my students, beware those who offer simplistic solutions to complex problems. Complex problems require complex solutions and leaders who do not understand this betray their own ignorance and ineptitude.
I recently had the good fortune to be in Ireland and I was not surprised by the intense focus in the Irish media respecting the fraught leadership saga within the United Kingdom. With Theresa May’s decision to step down as British prime minister by mid-July, following her inability to secure parliamentary support for her Brexit agreement with the European Union, the British Conservative Party now needs to find a new leader who will then be called upon by the Queen to form a new government.
As both the British and Irish media following this story have reported, most of the contenders for the British prime ministership are those who support a hard, no-deal Brexit, as championed by the American president, if the EU is unwilling to make any concessions on fiscal relations and the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
This latter point is the focus of intense interest in Ireland. In the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the EU and the May government, the EU insisted that there could be no “hard border” between the Irish Republic, a member of the EU, and Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, once Britain leaves the EU. Following May’s resignation announcement, the EU leadership notified the British government that this element of the Withdrawal Agreement would not be subject to renegotiation.
To understand the importance of this “border issue” to Ireland, the EU, and British people opposed to Brexit, you need to remember and understand the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. This accord, entered into by representatives of the unionist and republican movements and paramilitaries in Northern Ireland as well as between the governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland, sought to bring the quarter-century-long “Troubles” of Northern Ireland to a close.
This internecine conflict, centred in Northern Ireland but extending its reach of violence to both the Irish republic, England and Gibraltar, claimed over 3,500 lives between 1969 to 1998. As part of the peace agreement, and given that both the United Kingdom and Ireland were members of the EU, it was agreed that the border between the north and south of Ireland, a border that had been highly militarized, would effectively disappear.
So, Northern Ireland would remain a part of the United Kingdom until such time as a majority of its population would decide to join the Irish Republic via a democratic referendum. In the meantime, however and perhaps forever, the north and south of the island of Ireland would be a single economic and social zone, without any hard border between the two.
This key element of the Good Friday Agreement is now jeopardized by Brexit. A hard, no-deal Brexit would require the re-establishment of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to control the flow of both goods and persons between the two sides.
While most people in Northern Ireland, unionist and republican, have welcomed and supported the Good Friday Agreement, not all have. The so-called Real Irish Republican Army still exists as do various unionist paramilitaries. Given the history of Northern Ireland it does not take much imagination to foresee how a few violent acts by a few bitter hardliners on both sides of the divided north could escalate into a new downward spiral of violence leading to a new set of Troubles.
It is concern over these very real fears that has led the leadership of the EU to be adamant in supporting the open border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. We can only hope that the next British prime minister is smarter than Donald Trump.
Dr. David Johnson, Ph.D., teaches political science at Cape Breton University. He can be reached at david_johnson@cbu.ca
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NCCIA appoints chairman
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Martin Eveleigh has been elected chairman of the North Carolina Captive Insurance Association (NCCIA).
Eveleigh, who is president of Atlas Insurance Management, has been a member of the NCCIA board of directors since 2013 and served as chairman of the Annual Conference Committee in 2014.
He began his career as a broker in the Lloyd’s of London market in 1983. As executive director of the
international reinsurance division of Willis, he negotiated and placed the largest marine excess of loss programme in the world.
“I am honoured to be elected to lead the NCCIA Board as its chairman,” said Eveleigh. “The past year and a half have been groundbreaking for captives in North Carolina, and 2015 holds much promise for more progress. I look forward to working with my fellow board members to help support North Carolina captives and the expansion of the North Carolina captive programme.”
Lane Brown was re-elected as vice chairman and Jesse Coyle was elected as secretary/treasurer of the trade association.
Additionally, two new members were elected to the board of directors: Jeremy Colombik and Dan Reppert.
“Martin Eveleigh is one of the best known individuals in the captive insurance community,” said NCCIA president and chief executive officer Thomas Adams. “His election provides not only continuity but the strong leadership skills that will be necessary to continue North Carolina’s rise to becoming one of the top domiciles for captive insurance companies.”
Alex Webb, the outgoing NCCIA chairman, said: “I am pleased with the selection of officers to lead NCCIA in 2015. The addition of Dan Reppert and Jeremy Colombik further strengthens our ability to provide top-level education and advocacy for captive insurance companies and their staffs in North Carolina.”
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Ethical Decision Making Paper
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Running Head: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
Trishawna Y. Fleming
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This paper investigates the moral issue of an authorized proficient advocate who is rehearsing out of a congregation setting. The vast majority of the advocates' customers are customers who are general steady and well working. Because of the status of the client he sees he doesn't feel that it is important to keep records of the client. He sees subsequently he doesn't keep any records by any stretch of the imagination. He feels that in an alternate circumstance where his customers were not steady he would then need to consider record keeping. The accompanying clarifies why it is critical for …show more content…
Dan feels that it is not important to keep records since his customers are well working and their issues are not serious, this could make numerous issues for Dan and conceivably his clients. As a guide Dan ought to add to the welfare of his clients. There might be circumstances in which customer records would be an advantage to the customer for different reasons relating to the customer's welfare. On the off chance that Dan can't give records he would not add to the welfare of the customer and could do hurt.
Applying the ACA Code of Ethics
By making the choice to not keep client records Dan is breaking the ACA Code of Ethics. According to the code of ethics counselors should keep records needed to assist with providing professional services and should do so following laws and regulations as well as agency or institution policies. These records should also reflect the client’s treatment and progress (American Counseling Association, 2014).
Dan feels that if he worked for an agency and worked with really sick client’s record keeping would then be required. However, the ACA code of ethics does not state that record keeping is optional based on practice setting or condition of clients or any other circumstances.
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Approach to Ethical Decision Making Tasha L. Thomas 01/22/2012 Abstract Ethics is the branch of philosophy that examines questions of morality, or right and wrong. In this paper we will discuss the philosophical approaches used in ethical decision making. The two approaches that will be elaborated on are the utilitarian approach and the universal approach. Several questions will be addressed, (1) what is the utilitarian and universal approach? (2) How do we use them in the ethical decision making…
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Making Ethical Decisions For me, ethical decisions take careful consideration and a great deal of critical thinking. I try to think of multiple outcomes that my ultimate decision may cause, as well as my confidence in that decision. If I don’t feel completely comfortable with a decision that I’ve made, then it’s an indication I need to analyze the situation and possibly more before coming to a final conclusion. When this option isn’t available, due to time constraints or other hindrances, I put the…
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there are a variety of methods to solving a problem, some methods encounter ethical dilemmas. The ethical dilemma is about Jane, a counselor at a community college, who starts a relationship skills group for nine individuals between the ages of 18-25. In her primary course of action, she encounters several ethical dilemmas: she fails to provide sufficient information about the group in an advertisement, encounters ethical problems within the enrollment process, fails to provide an informed consent…
Attend to Your Emotions It is during this part of the ethical decision making model that Carmen needs to consider the emotions she is experiencing as she contemplates the situation. Specifically, Carmen is experiencing conflicting emotions, which are leading to her ethical dilemma. On one hand Carmen understands that the problems which are occurring at the ACC are unethical and illegal; but on the other hand she is uncertain and confused by these problems. For Carmen to understand that she needs…
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800 years, Card. Sandri: “The mission of the Custody is to offer the whole world the treasure of Jesus”
The second day of celebrations began early in the morning in a crowded, festive church. The Church of St. Savior in Jerusalem continues to celebrate the 800 years of Franciscan presence in the Holy Land until October 18. Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect for the Congregation of Eastern Churches, was also present for the important event. On October 17, he celebrated the mass, during which he read his homily and brought a personal message from Pope Francis: “I encourage you to continue to be happy in your support of our friars, especially the poorest and the weakest, in the education of our youth, in the welcoming of the elderly and in the care of the sick, concretely living out the works of mercy on a daily basis.” The message written by Pope Francis was read by the Holy See’s Attaché for [Foreign] Affairs, Mons. Marco Formica. (READ THE COMPLETE TEXT OF POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE TO THE CUSTODY OF THE HOLY LAND).
In his homily, Cardinal Sandri spoke about the mission of the Custody of the Holy Land. “Your way of becoming the guardians of the holy places has reiterated the same dynamics of St. Francis’ first call,” said the Cardinal. “The Lord’s invitation was addressed to him: ‘Go, rebuild my church.’” Like the founding Father of the Order, the friars of the Custody understood that this was not an invitation only to material, but also spiritual reconstruction. “So you too, who have been present in the Holy Land for 800 years, have helped take care of the shrines, and you have been a witness to of evangelical life, building the holy temple of the living God,” said Cardinal Sandri.
Everyone then moved to the Hall of Immaculate [Mary], where the Prefect for the Congregation of the Eastern Churches held the conference entitled: “Always preach the Gospel and if necessary, use words! The Franciscan presence in the Holy Land and the Middle East "(READ THE COMPLETE TEXT FROM THE SPEECH BY CARDINAL SANDRI).
In the afternoon, Cardinal Sandri also visited the offices of the ATS Pro Terra Sancta Association, the NGO that supports the Custody’s social and cultural projects.
The second day of celebrations was rich with several other conferences. Prof. Filippo Sedda talked about the first Provincial Father of the Holy Land, Fr. Elia da Cortona, and in the afternoon Prof. Giuseppe Ligato talked about Acre at the time of the first friars’ arrival in 1217.
The second day was closed by Prof. Emmanuelle Main, who explained her precious work of cataloging and identifying the photographic documents about Syria (READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT THIS PROJECT: In Jerusalem, ancient and threatened Syrian heritage takes on new life) .
We have asked Cardinal Leonardo Sandri to comment on the 800 years of Franciscan presence in the Holy Land. Here is what he said.
As Prefect for the Congregation of Eastern Churches, what do you think is the significance of the Custody in the Middle East after its 800 years of presence?
We are in the Land of Jesus. Jesus was born, died and rose here, because the mission of the Church is to proclaim Christ. Throughout the centuries and history, there has been this hunger and thirst for Jesus, to see him, to touch him, to follow his footsteps. So, the mission of the Custody of the Holy Land is to help these places, where Jesus passed through, continue to live, so that they may be living stones that can speak and so that the community of the disciples of Christ may stay alive and active in the Holy Land. This is the mission of the Custody: to offer the whole world, by the mandate of the Popes, this treasure of Jesus here in the Holy Land. And all pilgrims who come here, who cry and who listen to the Gospel, are accompanied by these our friars of the Custody. It is an incomparable mission in the life of the Church, reconfirmed by Pope Francis in his letter today, as has been done for 800 years by his predecessors. That is why we are rejoicing today and we are joyfully experiencing this eighth centenary of the Franciscan presence of the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land.
What words of encouragement would you like to say to the Custody say about the challenges it will have to face in the future?
The words I have for the Custody are first of all of gratitude to all of the friars who have passed through the Custody, [who are] witnesses of Christ with their lives and with their blood. A word of encouragement for the future is for them to continue this mission as disciples of Christ living in brotherhood, who with their simple, poor, Franciscan life can be witnesses to the Gospel. This is the new cry of the Gospel that must resound through the lives of our friars of the Custody of the Holy Land.
Beatrice Guarrera
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Internet sensation Grumpy Cat has died at age 7
MORRISTOWN, Ariz. (AP) — Her owners say Grumpy Cat, whose sourpuss demeanor became an internet sensation, has died at age 7.
Posting on social media Friday, Grumpy Cat's owners wrote that she experienced complications from a urinary tract infection and "passed away peacefully" Tuesday "in the arms of her mommy."
Her owners said "Grumpy Cat has helped millions of people smile all around the world — even when times were tough."
The cat's real name was Tarder Sauce, and she rose to fame after her photos were posted online in 2012. She had more than 2 million followers on Instagram and more than 1 million on Twitter.
Her website says her grumpy look was likely because she had a form of dwarfism.
Owner Tabatha Bundesen founded Grumpy Cat Limited, and the cat made numerous appearances, including commercials.
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.7
Daily Devotional: The Blessed Virgin Mary Gift of the Holy Spirit: Wisdom—the gift of contemplative reflection on, and love for, divine things. It enables one to assess the world by revealed truths and instills peace in the soul. Proclamation of Faith: “I believe in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.” The Blessed Mother: May we experience God’s protection as Mary did, by imitating her obedience to God’s Will. Protection Through Obedience. Jesus: The life of Christ exemplified prudence, always seeking to do God’s Will alone. May we do the same.
Glorious Characteristic: Impassability—we will be immune from death and pain. (Rev 21:4, I Cor 15:50-57) Spiritual Work of Mercy: Forgive offenses. Corporal Work of Mercy: Give drink to the thirsty. Sacrament: Anointing of the Sick Commandments:
You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.
Thought for the Day: Blessed Virgin Mary: “Do whatever He tells you.”
Blessed Julian of Valle
Priest and Religious (died c. 1349)
Julian Cesarello, of Valle d’Istria, Croatia (near Porec), entered the Franciscan Order at an early age and became a priest, serving in his native city for the rest of his life. He was remembered as a deeply contemplative man who observed the Franciscan rule with extraordinary fidelity. Julian was a gifted preacher who labored fervently to refute the heresies of his day. He was a peacemaker who repeatedly wrought the reconciliation of enemies, quelling political conflicts in Valle. Following his death, his tomb became the site of numerous miracles wrought through his intercession. In art he is depicted with a cross in his right hand and a Gospel book in his left, both symbolic of his labors as a preacher. Julian is commemorated on May 1 in the 2004 Roman Martyrology.
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.2
Daily Devotional: Holy Spirit/Holy Souls Gift of the Holy Spirit: Knowledge—the correct estimation of created things and their relative value before God. Proclamation of Faith: “I believe in Jesus Christ.” The Blessed Mother: In imitation of the Blessed Mother, let us look to Jesus as our Good Shepherd. Jesus: In imitation of Jesus, let us imitate His generosity of heart in being merciful to others.
Glorious Characteristic: Integrity—we will retain all the parts of our old bodies, our bodies will be complete. (John 20:24-27) Spiritual Work of Mercy: Comfort the sorrowful. Corporal Work of Mercy: Comfort the imprisoned. Sacrament: Confirmation Commandment:
Honor your father and mother.
Thought for the Day: Adapted from Mother Teresa: Prayer leads to humility, which leads to obedience, which leads to love, which leads to eternal life.
Feast Day of St. Peter of Verona
Also called Peter of Verona, an inquisitor and martyr. Peter was born at Verona, Italy, in 1205. Both of his parents were Catharists, a heresy that denied God created the material world. Even so, Peter was educated at a Catholic school and later at the University of Bologna. While in Bologna, Peter was accepted into the Dominican Order by St. Dominic. He developed into a great preacher, and was well known for his inspiring sermons in the Lombardy region. In addition, around the year 1234, he was appointed by Pope Gregory IX as inquisitor of Northern Italy, where many Catharists lived. Peter’s preaching attracted large crowds, but as inquisitor he made many enemies.
In 1252, while returning from Como to Milan, he was murdered by a Catharist assassin at the age of forty-six. The following year, he was canonized by Pope Innocent IV. Although his parents were members of a heretical sect, St. Peter of Verona was strong in his Catholic Faith. However, his faithfulness to the Gospel message in his preaching as a Dominican, brought about much opposition, and eventually Peter paid with his life for preaching the truth. One of the hazards of preaching and living the Gospel is that we must be considered undesirable according to worldly values. With faith in the Father, and as his children, we are called to stand firm and never waver from the truth in the face of death. Canonized the year after his death by Pope Innocent IV, he was also named the patron saint of inquisitors. Since 1969, his cult has been locally confined. His feast day is April 29th.
St. Peter of Verona, pray for us.
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Aston Villa and Tottenham enter the race to land free agent Hargreaves
By Matt Lawton for the Daily Mail
Owen Hargreaves is attracting interest from Aston Villa and Tottenham, who are keen to explore the possibility of signing the free agent.
The former Manchester United midfielder is finally fit after losing the best part of three years to injury and can talk to clubs at home and abroad.
Smiling again: Owen Hargreaves is hoping to be back in the Premier League soon
West Bromwich Albion have already tabled an offer to the 30-year-old after their medical staff examined him.
But Hargreaves is understood to be considering his options in the hope of securing a place at a club that will help propel him back into the England team.
A number of Championship clubs would like to talk to him, as do one major club on the continent. Managers in the Barclays Premier League have to submit their 25-man squads by Friday, which could force Hargreaves to make a quick decision.
On the way back: Hargreaves puts has spent the summer training on his own
On Monday night there were suggestions that Hargreaves was due at Tottenham today for a medical but sources insist that is not the case.
Scott Parker's move from West Ham to Tottenham is agonisingly close but the clubs, who have clashed bitterly this year over the Olympic Stadium, are yet to agree a fee for the England midfielder.
The Hammers are demanding £1million more than the £4.5m offered by Spurs. The possibility of Jake Livermore moving to Upton Park as a makeweight has been discussed and talks continued on Monday night.
Tottenham appear to have given up on Real Madrid's Lassana Diarra because they were unable to strike a deal over his £150,000-a-week wages.
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Reclusive singer Joni Mitchell, 71, 'awake and in good spirits' after being rushed to intensive care when she was found unconscious at her Bel-Air home
911 call placed from inside the singer's home about 2.30pm Tuesday
She was reported to be unconscious, but paramedics said she was alert when they arrived
She was taken to intensive care in LA, but her condition remains unknown
Website urges fans to 'light a candle and sing a song'
Mitchell is known to have a long history of health issues
By Dailymail.com Reporter
Published: 20:57 EDT, 31 March 2015 | Updated: 07:25 EDT, 1 April 2015
Joni Mitchell is 'awake and in good spirits' after being rushed to hospital when she was found unconscious at her home on Tuesday.
The 71-year-old singer is currently being treated in intensive care.
A message posted on her twitter account read: 'Joni is currenly in intensive care in an LA area hospital but is awake and in good spirits. More updates to come as we hear them.'
Medical emergency: Joni Mitchell, pictured left in February this year and at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970, is currently in intensive care
Updates: A message about Mitchell's condition was posted to her official Twitter on Tuesday night
Earlier her website urged fans to: 'Light a candle and sing a song, let's all send good wishes her way.'
Sources earlier told TMZ that a 911 call was received from Joni's Los Angeles home at 2.30pm, with the caller stating she was unconscious.
Light a candle and sing a song, let's all send good wishes her way
Paramedics who responded reported that the Big Yellow Taxi singer was 'alert' during the journey.
It is not yet known what prompted the medical emergency.
Mitchell has been known to retreat inside her Spanish-style villa and not venture out for extended periods of time.
She has lived in the Bel-Air home alone since 1974 and has previously spoken about how she enjoys her autonomy.
'Yes, you can call me a recluse,' she told The Star in 2013.
'But I like living alone.'
The Canadian-born singer has won eight Grammys in her career and was one of the most iconic stars of her generation.
Scene: The folk icon was reportedly found by paramedics around 2.30pm on Tuesday after an emergency call from her house in Bel-Air, where she has lived since 1974
Last year, Mitchell, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, admitted she endured years of turmoil after being diagnosed with the rare condition Morgellons disease, which made her believe parasites were living under her skin.
The condition is not acknowledged by Western medicine, which considers it psychological.
Iconic: The Canadian-born singer won eight Grammys in her career and was one of the most iconic stars of her generation
In the memoir, Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words, she revealed: 'At the height of my illness I could not even wear clothing.
'All the time it felt like I was being eaten alive by parasites living under my skin. I couldn't leave my house for several years.
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'Sometimes it got so bad I couldn't walk and I'd have to crawl across the floor. My legs would cramp up, just like I was having a polio spasm.'
Mitchell is known to have a history of health issues, having also overcome polio and scarlet fever.
Recent interview: Joni Mitchell invited CNN into her home last year for a in-depth sit-down interview. She spoke of her career, health and being referred to as a 'recluse'
The singer, who gave up singing in 2010 because 'six decades of heavy smoking have finally robbed me of my voice,' also previously revealed she suffered from insomnia and acute paranoia.
She has been smoking since she was nine.
A spokesman for the star did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Joni Mitchell 'awake' after being rushed to intensive care
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'Terminator' warlord guilty of Congo war crimes
Published: 11:04 EDT, 8 July 2019 | Updated: 11:04 EDT, 8 July 2019
Former Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda arrives for the verdict
International Criminal Court judges on Monday convicted a Congolese rebel chief nicknamed "Terminator" of war crimes including horrific massacres of civilians, sexual enslavement and recruitment of child soldiers.
Former warlord Bosco Ntaganda becomes the first person to be convicted of sexual slavery by the tribunal in The Hague, in a badly-needed boost for prosecutors after a string of high-profile failures.
Ntaganda stood expressionless as judges passed sentence on a man they called a "key leader" in atrocities in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province in 2002-3, issuing "direct orders to target and kill civilians".
In one of their most gruesome attacks, his men disembowelled babies and children or crushed their skulls.
"Mr Ntaganda rallied the troops prior to battle, he gave direct orders to the troops during operations, and he debriefed them afterwards," head judge Robert Fremr declared.
Ntaganda was found guilty of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, directing attacks against civilians, displacing civilians, rape, sexual slavery and enlisting children under the age of 15.
Ntaganda, 45, who was born in Rwanda, will be sentenced after the court hears submissions from victims. Judges can give a life sentence.
He is only the fourth person to be convicted of war crimes by the ICC. The tribunal was set up in 2002 to try the world's worst crimes but has been criticised for a series of prosecution failures and for focusing especially on African suspects.
- Bodies 'disembowelled' -
Rights groups said Ntaganda's conviction would send a signal to other war crimes suspects.
"The long-awaited judgment provides an important measure of justice for Bosco Ntaganda´s victims and puts others responsible for grave crimes on notice," said Maria Elena Vignoli of Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Justice: The International Criminal Court at Monday's verdict. Head judge Robert Fremr is in the centre of the back row
"But renewed violence in eastern Congo highlights the need to address the impunity for other abusive leaders."
Ntaganda -- known for his pencil moustache and a penchant for fine dining -- proclaimed his innocence throughout the trial, insisting that he was a "soldier not a criminal" and that the "Terminator" nickname did not apply to him.
Prosecutors portrayed him as the ruthless leader of ethnic Tutsi revolts amid the civil wars that wracked the DRC after the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in neighbouring Rwanda.
Judges said Ntaganda "fulfilled a very important military function" as a leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots rebels and its military wing, the Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (FPLC).
The FPLC killed at least 800 people as it fought rival militias in Ituri for control of valuable minerals. More than 60,000 people have been killed since violence erupted there in 1999.
In one attack directed by Ntaganda, judges said that soldiers killed at least 49 captives in a banana field behind a village, using "sticks and batons as well as knives and machetes."
"Men, women and children and babies were found in the field. Some bodies were found naked, some had hands tied up, some had their heads crushed. Several bodies were disembowelled or otherwise mutilated," Fremr said.
In other attacks, women were "killed either while resisting rape or after being raped" while people were forced to dig mass graves that they were later killed and thrown into.
- 'Victory against impunity' -
Ntaganda was found guilty of personally shooting dead a Catholic priest and as an "indirect perpetrator" for the other crimes by orders to target civilians.
These included recruiting child soldiers who "wore uniforms that were often too large for them" but nevertheless were "punished and suffered physical violence" in the same way as adult soldiers," the judgment said.
The rape of both female and male members of his own forces also took place, including three girls under the age of 15, the judges said.
Formerly a Congolese army general, Ntaganda then became a founding member of the M23 rebel group, which was eventually defeated by Congolese government forces in 2013.
Later that year he became the first-ever suspect to voluntarily surrender to the ICC, when he walked into the US embassy in the Rwandan capital Kigali.
Ntaganda's former FPLC commander, Thomas Lubanga, was sentenced to 14 years in jail in 2012. In all, five Congolese warlords have been brought before the ICC.
Map locating Ituri province in DR Congo, where the atrocities linked to by Ntaganda took place in 2002-3
But the court's prestige has suffered a string of setbacks over recent years with some of its most high-profile suspects walking free, including Ivorian former leader Laurent Gbagbo earlier this year.
The US administration of President Donald Trump has also attacked the court after warning it against prosecuting US service members over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) however hailed the court, saying the Ntaganda judgment was "an important victory against impunity" and a "day of joy for Ituri victims."
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Atletico Madrid feel short-changed as Antoine Griezmann signs for Barcelona
By Press Association
Atletico Madrid look set to pursue Barcelona for an additional 80 million euros (£71.7million) after claiming the 120m euros (£107.6m) received for Antoine Griezmann is “insufficient” to cover the player’s buyout clause.
LaLiga champions Barca have announced the signing of France forward Griezmann on a five-year contract until June 2024.
However, Atletico have “initiated procedures” with a view to receiving a higher fee because they believe the transfer was agreed before the 28-year-old’s buyout clause was reduced from 200m euros (£179.3m) on July 1.
You were waiting for this. pic.twitter.com/vVR0Prmy0b
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 12, 2019
World Cup winner Griezmann announced on May 14 he would be leaving Atletico after spending five seasons in the Spanish capital.
“Atletico Madrid consider that the deposited amount is insufficient to cover his buyout clause since it is obvious the agreement between the player and Barcelona was closed before the clause was reduced from 200 million euros to 120 million euros,” read a statement on Atletico’s website.
“It was also prior to the date on which the clause was modified that the player on May 14 announced his disassociation from the club.
Official statement regarding the unilateral termination of the contract that links Antoine Griezmann with our club https://t.co/3V2p51Pmut
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) July 12, 2019
“Atletico Madrid believe the termination of the contract happened before the end of last season due to facts, deeds and actions by the player, and therefore have already initiated the procedures deemed appropriate to protect our rights and lawful interests.”
Earlier this month, Atletico claimed Barcelona and Griezmann had reached a transfer agreement in March and accused them of disrespect.
The fee paid by Barca makes Griezmann the third most expensive player in history, after Paris St Germain pair Neymar (£200.6m) and Kylian Mbappe (£128m).
(PA Graphic)
His Barcelona contract, which will be officially signed on Sunday ahead of his unveiling, contains a buyout clause of 800m euros (£733m).
Griezmann was reported to have turned down a transfer to the Nou Camp last summer because he did not like the thought of being “Lionel Messi’s lieutenant”.
He appeared to reference that failed move in a video posted on Barcelona’s website, while also vowing to “defend the colours” of the Catalan club.
✌️ Life is all about second chances. pic.twitter.com/5ArFiaP2ht
“When I was a boy, my dad taught me that trains don’t come around just once,” said Griezmann.
“Now it’s time to take on the challenge of a new destination. Finally, our paths cross.
“I’ll defend the Barca colours with all my determination and commitment. It’s our time. This is our path.”
Barcelona said the move can help cement Griezmann’s place among the world’s elite performers.
Antoine Griezmann lifted the World Cup with France last summer (Owen Humphreys/PA)
“With his arrival at Barcelona, the Frenchman takes another step forward in his career with the goal of consolidating his place as one of the best players in the world,” read a statement on the club website.
Griezmann, who has won 72 caps for his country, moved to Atletico from Real Sociedad in 2014 and helped the club win the Europa League in 2018, scoring twice in the final against Marseille.
He joined Real Sociedad at the age of 14, making his senior debut four years later.
As well as his World Cup success in Russia last summer, he is also a Champions League and European Championship runner-up after Atletico and France fell at the final hurdle in those respective competitions in 2016.
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Claude Berri, 'godfather' of French film, dies at 74 - Daily News Egypt
Politics Claude Berri, 'godfather' of French film, dies at 74
Claude Berri, 'godfather' of French film, dies at 74
PARIS: French filmmaker and producer Claude Berri, whose work as a director includes the much loved two-part saga on life in Provence Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, died Monday aged 74. A pillar of French film who also produced a string of successes including last year s blockbuster Bienvenue Chez les Ch tis, …
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PARIS: French filmmaker and producer Claude Berri, whose work as a director includes the much loved two-part saga on life in Provence Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, died Monday aged 74.
A pillar of French film who also produced a string of successes including last year s blockbuster Bienvenue Chez les Ch tis, Berri passed away in a Paris hospital, where he was admitted on Saturday night.
Claude Berri left us this morning as a result of a stroke suffered Saturday night, his agency Moteur! said in a statement.
Known as the godfather of French film, Berri worked with generations of top French actors from Yves Montand to Gerard Depardieu and Emmanuelle Beart and was currently directing his 20th film, a comedy called Tresor.
Berri, who won an Oscar for his 1963 short film Le Poulet, went on to direct the hit Provencal saga based on the novels of Marcel Pagnol following years later with a screen adaptation of Emile Zola s Germinal.
He also produced a string of hit movies, from Roman Polanski s Oscar-winning film Tess. to the critically-acclaimed 2007 movie La Graine et Le Mulet (The Secret of the Grain).
Last year, he was one of the producers of the record-breaking comedy Bienvenue chez les Ch tis, which mocked prejudices about the bleak post-industrial north of France.
The film became the highest-grossing film in French box-office history and is set for a Hollywood remake under the title Welcome to the Sticks.
President Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to Berri as one of the most gifted producers and directors of his generation and the most legendary figure of French cinema.
He could tackle all genres, he made us laugh and cry, but most of all, he would make his audience think and raise questions, Sarkozy said.
Berri had suffered a stroke once before in 2006 and had been ill for some time.
Born Claude Langmann to working-class parents in central Paris, he started his cinematic career as an actor, but when that did not work out he opted for short films.
His piece Le Poulet ( The Chicken ) won an Oscar for the best work in that genre in 1965.
Among the 50-odd feature films Berri produced were Je t aime moi non plus ( I love you, I don t ), directed in 1976 by the eccentric singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, and Tess the same year, based on Thomas Hardy s novel.
Berri achieved lasting fame as a director, with works such as Le vieil homme et l enfant ( The Old Man and The Boy ) in 1966, Mazel Tov, a 1969 comedy about a Jewish wedding entitled Marry Me! Marry Me! in the United States, and the 1983 smash hit Tchao Pantin, a tragi-comedy starring comedian Coluche.
He went on in 1986 to direct Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources (Manon of the Spring), based on Pagnol s novels about life in the French countryside.
In his later years, Berri directed a 1997 film on the French Resistance heroine Lucie Aubrac, in which Carole Bouquet played the title role. Aubrac herself, who died in March 2007, worked on the screenplay.
Bouquet had described Berri as angst-filled and difficult to work with while Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar said he was a sad man who was able to be happy.
Married twice and the father of three children, Berri was also a leading collector of abstract art, with his own gallery in Paris, and in later years served as head of France s main film archive, the Cinematheque.
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Egypt plays big role in Art Dubai and local shows - Daily News Egypt
Culture Egypt plays big role in Art Dubai and local shows
Egypt plays big role in Art Dubai and local shows
Cairo’s Art Talks gallery participated in the exhibition for the first time
Joseph Hammond March 21, 2017 Be the first to comment
For a week Alexandria’s Ahmed Morsi had two solo shows in the United Arab Emirates. Not only is the Egyptian modernist a solo show at Sharjah—which is ongoing—this week he is also featured at Art Dubai, which ran until 18 March. The Gypsum Gallery placed a large painting of his prominently at the entrance to the main hall of the fair.
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum paused for a moment to examine one of Morsi’s paintings as the Emirati royal entered the fair with a large delegation of Emirati ministers and bureaucrats.
The octogenarian Morsi now lives in New York but made the journey to Dubai to attend the fair. While Morsi’s early works were influenced by cubism and surrealism, his mature works on display at Art Dubai show some of his later works.
“Throughout the periods in his work, horses have been a reoccurring motif,” says Aleya Hamza, the curator of Gypsum Gallery. “You can find horses even in his earlier surrealist works, as well as those that are more cubist in nature. The horse can serve as a stand-in for the artist or perhaps all of humanity. Anyway let me just say that the idea is open to interpretation.”
Morsi is more than just a painter. His long, creative career includes being the first Egyptian set designer in Egypt, working as a cultural journalist, and writing poetry. Samir Gharib, a notable Egyptian art critic, once stated that “Ahmed Morsi paints his poetry and writes his paintings.” Some of his poems are displayed alongside his work at the Art Dubai fair.
Morsi was just one of the over 500 artists to be featured in the 2017 edition, which is expected to attract thousands of visitors. The first fair was held in 2007 as part of Dubai’s Art Week, which according to a report released last year contributed $35m to the Emirati economy in 2015.
One of the highlights of the annual Art Dubai fair is the unveiling of the winner of the 9th Abraaj Group Art Prize—this time won by Rana Begum. The Bangladesh-born and London-based artist’s winning work of geometric design was unveiled at the fair. Egypt’s Doa Aly was among the finalists, earning the young artist a cash prize and space for her video installation and sketches at the event.
“Being a finalist is really important and getting nominated is the first step towards commissions and greater recognition within the region and globally,” said Aleya Hamza.
The Abraaj Group Art Prize has been kind to Gypsum Gallery. Prior to this year, other Gypsum Gallery artists have been shortlisted for the honour, including Setareh Shahbazi and Mahmoud Khaled, in 2015 and 2016 respectively. In 2014, Bassem Magdy won the Abraaj prize outright. This is an impressive run, giving that the gallery only dates to 2013.
Doa’s entry “House of Rumour” featured a looping audio-video installation. In one scene a group of actors walk in circles in a room. The viewer sits in a darkened room where the roughly 20 minute long video is accompanied by voices in Arabic and English. The work, like many, was influenced by the 2011 Egyptian revolution and its aftermath.
Dubai, as the show’s directors pointed out, is a city of 200 nationalities. Many of the world’s high net worth individuals flock to the city. This year’s Art Dubai included some 94 galleries from a record 43 countries. Of these, 27 galleries were attending for the first time this year, and one of them was Cairo’s own Art Talks.
Though it was the first time the gallery exhibited works at Art Dubai, the Art Talks brought a great line-up to the show.
Earlier Egyptian revolutions influenced the other Egyptian artists at the fair: Mamdouh Ammar (1928-2012) and fellow modernist Ghaleb Khater (1922-2009)—both part of the Art Talks booth at the modern section of Art Dubai.
“We brought the works of Mamdouh Ammar here to Dubai in part because this year marks the 65th anniversary of the 1956 Suez War and the 50th anniversary of al-Naksa, the 1967 war,” said Fatten Mostafa, who is the founder of Art Talks. “Ammar’s works, which look at war and tragedy, and Khater’s work, which looked at tyranny, are still very relevant to a region dealing with these very same issues today.”
For both Cairo galleries, the role of participating in Art Dubai remains the same—increased exposure for Egyptian artist.
“Art Dubai remains the region’s most important art show with thousands of visitor, not only from the region but from around the world. Art collectors come to buy and artists come to discuss their craft. This fair gives exposure to Egypt’s great artists on an international level,” she said.
Art Dubai concluded on 18 March while “Ahmed Morsi: A Dialogic Imagination” will finish its run at the Sharjah Art Museum on 3 June.
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Felix Da Housecat
Felix da Housecat’s 2001 album, Kittenz and thee Glitz, turned the dance music world on its side as his collaborations with the now infamous Miss Kittin on “Silver Screen” and “Madame Hollywood” and Melistar on “Harlot” and “What Does it Feel Like” spawned a synth club revival.
Felix da Housecat’s 2001 album, Kittenz and thee Glitz, turned the dance music world on its side as his collaborations with the now infamous Miss Kittin on “Silver Screen” and “Madame Hollywood” and Melistar on “Harlot” and “What Does it Feel Like” spawned a synth club revival. Along the way, Felix gained mainstream press acceptance and was heralded by Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and Spin as one of the most creative artists in music today.
With DEVIN DAZZLE AND THE NEON FEVER (2004, Emperor Norton), Felix once again has sewn together an album a la hip-hop’s Dan The Automator and Prince Paul which taps the talents of varied producers and vocalists and creates a thoroughly enjoyable ride. Boasting guest vocals from James Murphy of DFA/LCD Soundsystem (“What She Wants”) – “He’s a cool white boy with lots of funk,’ states Felix, Tyrone "Visionary" Palmer (“Ready to Wear,” “Neon Human”), Kate Wax, and an all-girl group known as The Neon Fever (“Rocket Ride,” “Short Skirts,” “Everyone is Someone in LA,” “Hunting Season”) Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever transcends simple dance, rock or pop music.
While Kittenz had it’s framework squarely built upon DJ and club culture, Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever is an album built upon punk/post new-wave culture and is deliberately more song oriented. To accomplish this Felix took a new approach. “I decided I wanted to use live musicians for this album,” Felix explains. “I got so tired of the arpeggiated bass lines everyone's using, so I went out an got proper live musicians. I play keyboards because I really wanted to get a live feel for this record."
Talking about some of the cast of characters he enlisted for the album, Felix relates how each had an effect on the superego of the album. The tracks on Devin Dazzle fluctuate between an upbeat spiritual side versus the temptations of the excess of nightlife under neon lights - partying and sex.
The Neon Fever (formerly known as Glamarama) represents the latter. “The Neon Fever are five girls from around the world that represent five different types of women,” states Felix, “I wanted to capture their individual personalities within the lyrics and make their voice a collective through each song. I wanted to capture the inside scoop of guys looking into a woman’s world. I think the result is some lyrics that aren’t what guys would typically write.”
Felix’s Kittenz cohort, Dave the Hustler, introduced Felix to Kate Wax. “I was real impressed with her because although she is a talented and impressive producer in her own right. She was willing to listen and work to improve with me. She’s real pretty and ambitious and for her to go with the vibe it was amazing. ‘Let Your Mind Be Your Bed’ is just the tip of the iceberg given her talent.”
“Tyrone ‘Visionary’ Palmer was the spiritual leader of the entire album and kept me writing about things that were meaningful. He brought a good balance to the record,” relates Felix.
Over the course of 20 years his determination and willingness to re-invent himself have led him to a point that has now included a Grammy nomination, remix work for artists such as Madonna, Garbage, New Order and Giorgio Moroder; to DJ gigs at the world’s most prestigious music festivals. Born in Detroit in 1971 and raised in Park Forrest, outside Chicago, Felix Stallings, Jr.'s earliest influence was his father, a saxophonist who turned him on to classic '70s funk and soul by artists like Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind & Fire. His next major musical epiphany came about when Purple Rain dropped and he became the keyboardist for Shades of Blue, a band that covered Prince & the Revolution songs.
In Chicago during the early '80s, the House music revolution grabbed Felix’s attention. For Felix, it centered around Chicago's 102.7 and the pioneering Hot Mix DJs. "I remember listening to Farley ‘Jack Master’ Funk, Mike ‘Hitman’ Wilson, Micky ‘Mixin'’ Oliver, and Kenny ‘Jamming’ Jason," Felix says rattling off the city's House pioneers. By 14 he too was recording house music on his four-track. A school friend introduced him to DJ Pierre who he collaborated with on their classic house track "Phantasy Girl".
But Felix's tastes weren't limited to a single genre. His senior year he played in Uncut, a band with an R&B-like vibe. After graduation he enrolled at Alabama State and began making hip-hop. After two years in the Deep South (an experience he compares to “prison") he flunked out. In 1991, Felix moved into his parents' basement, studied audio engineering at Columbia College and worked at Eduardo's pizzeria. "It was rough," he says. "I hated those ovens and I kept thinking something's got to give."
What finally gave was Pierre’s once-in-a-lifetime offer. "Once I got to London and saw all those punk rockers," Felix says, "I thought `this is where it's going to happen.'" Armed with a box of DATs, Felix made the rounds. "It was crazy," he says, "I'd walk into a label cold, play a track, and they'd sign it!" He quickly sold "What's Love About" to Freetown Inc and "Thee Dawn" to William Orbit's Guerilla label and returned to the states with more money then he'd ever seen. In 1992 "Thee Dawn" became a European smash and Felix blew-up overseas. "I was producing a track a week for different labels," he says. The next year, the success of "Thee Underground Made Me Do It," and "In Thee Dark We Live," helped further cement his fame. The latter track, released under Aphrohead, was just one of Felix's many production aliases which would come to include Wonderboy, Rocketmann, Outerrealm, Thee Glitz and Thee Maddkatt Courtship.
Felix scored an album deal with Deep Distraxion in 1993 and dropped By Dawns Early Lite, one of the first full-length dance music artist albums ever. Unlike other dance artists, Felix didn't start DJing until midway through his career. "My first DJ gig was in London in 1994 and it was horrible," he says laughing. "I was train-wrecking all over the place." (Now, of course, with DJ of the year honors from Spin and Urb it's a different story.) In 1995 Felix started Radikal Fear records with European distributor Play it Again Sam. Between 1995 – 96, he made four full-length records Alone In The Dark, Metropolis Present Day? Thee Album, Thee Underground Made Me Do It and Rocketman.
In 1997, Felix released the import-only I Know Electrikboy by Thee Maddkat Courtship, an album that despite its limited release, earned Felix reams of fawning press. That same year he played Switzerland and met Miss Kittin and Dave the Hustler. "We got along great and went into the studio and got all silly," Felix explains.
The realization of their “silliness” was one of the most influential dance music releases of the past decade. ”Nobody expected it," says Felix of Kittenz & Thee Glitz's meteoric success, “but it just took off." It’s Moroder-indebted beats, funky synth lines, and insouciant L.A.-meets-Eurotrash vocals captured a moment in time when, after a period of political turmoil, people simply craved "endless pleasure in a limousine." In addition to adoring reviews in The New York Times and Rolling Stone, Kittenz won album of the year honors from Muzik Magazine and Dancestar USA.
Post-Kittenz, Felix has become one of the most sought after remixers and producers on the planet reinterpreting songs by everyone from the Pet Shop Boys to Kylie Minogue to Nina Simone. In 2003 he was nominated for Grammy Award for his mix of Rinocerose’s “Lost Love," released two mix albums entitled Excursions and Bugged Out and began working with artists like P-Diddy, who were eager to tap his prodigious production skills.
With all that said, one inevitable question remains, where did the name "Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever” come from? Felix being Felix, has an answer for everything: “Devin Dazzle is a character fascinated by the nightlife," he says "Every time he sees neon lights he gets the fever. But Dazzle has a friend named Neon Fever who’s a bad influence on him and is everything opposite of Devin.” So, might this be an autobiographical album? “It’s something personal” he says, “and I’m not gonna tell.
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Donald and Melania Trump Will Skip This Year's Kennedy Center Honors
They're doing so to “allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction,” the White House said.
In a break with tradition, President Donald Trump and the first lady have decided not to participate in events honoring recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors arts awards to “allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction,” the White House announced Saturday.
The Kennedy Center said it respected Trump’s decision and that the show will go on.
Past presidents and first ladies have hosted a White House reception in the hours before the Kennedy Center gala, which they would then watch from seats high above the stage.
The decision came a day after the entire membership of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities resigned to protest Trump’s comments about last weekend’s demonstrations by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia. The president blamed “many sides” for the violence that left an anti-racism activist dead.
Trump has also had a long and contentious relationship with the arts world and some of the Kennedy Center honorees already had said they would not attend the White House reception hosted by him in December.
One of the honorees, television writer and producer Norman Lear, also had questioned whether Trump would want to attend the gala, “given his indifference or worse regarding the arts and humanities.”
On Thursday, dancer Carmen de Lavallade said in a statement on her website that she was honored to receive the award, but would not join Trump at the White House.
“In light of the socially divisive and morally caustic narrative that our existing leadership is choosing to engage in, and in keeping with the principles that I and so many others have fought for, I will be declining the invitation to attend the reception at the White House,” she said.
The other honorees are hip-hop artist LL Cool J and singers Gloria Estefan and Lionel Richie. It’s the 40th year of the awards, which honor people who have influenced American culture through the arts.
The White House said Trump and first lady Melania Trump “extend their sincerest congratulations and well wishes to all of this year’s award recipients for their many accomplishments.”
Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein and President Deborah F. Rutter said in a joint statement that they respect Trump’s decision.
“In choosing not to participate in this year’s Honors activities, the administration has graciously signaled its respect for the Kennedy Center and ensures the Honors gala remains a deservingly special moment for the honorees. We are grateful for this gesture” they said.
The honorees will be celebrated at a Kennedy Center gala on Dec. 3, featuring performances and tributes from top entertainers. A State Department reception and awards dinner on Dec. 2 will also be held as planned.
Rubenstein and Rutter said all five honorees were expected to attend both events.
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Co-op’s Lawrence Kitson: service design can reinvigorate a business
The Co-op Digital service designer shares his thoughts on how a good piece of service design is like a transport system “taking you on a journey”.
By Aimée McLaughlin October 26, 2017 6:02 pm November 16, 2017 11:46 am
If you carry out a quick Google search for “famous graphic designers”, you are greeted with a scrolling image feed featuring the likes of Alan Fletcher, Paula Scher, Peter Saville and many more. Swap the term “graphic designers” for “service designers” however, and the search engine draws a complete blank, even suggesting to autocorrect “service” to “surface”.
This can be put down to the fact that service design is much more of a “team sport”, says Lawrence Kitson, a service designer in the Co-op’s digital team. “Designing services is complex with multiple touchpoints. No one person can do or know this alone,” he adds.
The discipline is based around carrying out a service; in other words something that is used rather than owned. Instead of a physical product, the design element involves shaping a holistic experience so that it can help someone to do something more easily. In short, “a product exists” while “a service lives”, says Kitson.
Takes you on a journey
The concept behind service design is not new, but it has become much more commonplace over the last few years. This is particularly apparent when you consider the greater focus on digital services by companies and public bodies – from the advent of Uber meaning that we now all book taxis via a smartphone app, to switching from registering to vote by post to using the Gov.uk website, which was created by the Government Digital Service (GDS).
Kitson has been working as a service designer and product manager at the Co-op’s Manchester headquarters since 2016. Previously, he worked for London-based consultancy Ustwo, heading up interaction and service design on projects such as the original Barclays Pingit banking app, and prior to that as an interaction designer at telecommunications company Sony Ericsson.
Kitson equates a good piece of service design to a well-thought-out “transport system” like the London Underground “taking you on a journey”, and cites the Co-op’s overhaul of its Funeralcare business over the course of the past year as a good example of this.
Funeralcare service
The company is the UK’s largest funeral business, arranging more than 90,000 funerals every year, according to the Co-op. The digital team was tasked with redesigning the care service in August 2016. Its main aim was to simplify administrative procedures and give back more time to funeral directors to spend with clients – otherwise known as the relatives of the recently deceased. In short, their brief was to create “a simple, thoughtful funeral arrangement service that lets our staff spend more time face-to-face with clients, and less time filling in paper forms,” says Kitson. The process was complicated by the fact that there are “a lot of different touchpoints between someone’s relative dying and them being satisfied with the service they’ve been given,” he adds.
Over the last year, working together with staff on the ground such as funeral directors, ambulance staff, call handlers and funeral home managers, the digital team has implemented a number of new features. These include a “first call” service that logs details of a death and automatically alerts an ambulance team by text to take the deceased into its care, and a funeral arrangement service that captures the client’s decisions, the costs, and keeps colleagues in various locations from funeral homes and the central care centre updated. A year on, a beta version of the digital service has been successfully trialed in Bolton and Edinburgh. It is expected to be live in four regions of the UK before Christmas, and will then be rolled out to the rest of the country during 2018.
So while individual service designers like Kitson may not be making it to the top of Google search pages anytime soon, he argues that they can take solace in the fact that they are bringing their skills and expertise together to work towards a greater, collective goal. “Service design moves from my ability to design a solution, to our ability as an entire organisation to design,” says Kitson.
Lawrence Kitson was speaking at Design Manchester festival’s annual conference, which took place on 13 October 2017. For more information, visit the festival’s site. Read our round-up of the festival here.
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“Checks and Balances” in U.S. government: It’s not just a slogan
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“The doctrine of the separation of powers was adopted by the Convention of 1787, not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise of arbitrary power. The purpose was, not to avoid friction, but, by means of the inevitable friction incident to the distribution of the governmental powers among three departments, to save the people from autocracy.”-Justice Louis D. Brandeis, dissenting, Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 293 (1926)
There has been a lot of debate about President Trump’s Executive Order, “Protection of The Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into The United States,” and the subsequent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to block the travel ban. Proponents of the ban say that Trump has the right to place the order because he has the power of the executive branch. Opponents of the ban applaud the court’s decision as an example of the checks and balances of the three branches of government.
But what are the branches of government and what does “checks and balances” mean, exactly? What are the separation of powers of the U.S. government?
Here’s the School House Rock version just for fun
Let’s start at the beginning with the U.S. Constitution.
ARTICLE I
Section 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
ARTICLE II
Section 1. The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years…together with the Vice President…
Section 1. The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.
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So, to ensure a separation of powers, the U.S. Federal Government is made up of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. To ensure the government is effective and citizens’ rights are protected, each branch has its own powers and responsibilities, including working with the other branches.
The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress. Among other powers, the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
The executive branch consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies. This branch is responsible for enforcing the laws of the land.
The judicial branch consists of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Judicial Center. According to the Constitution, “[t]he judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.” The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for the federal courts. [1]
“It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free Country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective Constitutional Spheres; avoiding in the exercise of the Powers of one department to encroach upon another.”- George Washington, farewell address (September 19, 1796)
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Separation of powers and checks and balances – what exactly does this mean?
The Constitution does not expressly stipulate boundaries between the three branches, nor does it specify a process for checks and balances. Yet, it does grant to the three separate branches the powers to legislate, to execute, and to adjudicate, and it provides throughout the document the means by which each of the branches could resist the flatteries and incursions of the others.
The doctrine of separation of powers was based on several principles generally held: the separation of government into three branches, legislative, executive, and judicial; the conception that each branch performs unique and identifiable functions that are appropriate to each; and the limitation of the personnel of each branch to that branch, so that no one person or group should be able to serve in more than one branch simultaneously. To a great extent, the Constitution kept to these principles, but there was criticism to it. Critics objected to what they regarded as a curious intermixture of functions, to, for example, the veto power of the President over legislation and to the role of the Senate in the appointment of executive officers and judges and in the treaty–making process.[2]
So How Are Laws Made?
Laws begin as ideas. First, a representative sponsors a bill. The bill is then assigned to a committee for study. If released by the committee, the bill is put on a calendar to be voted on, debated or amended. If the bill passes by simple majority (218 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate. In the Senate, the bill is assigned to another committee and, if released, debated and voted on. Again, a simple majority (51 of 100) passes the bill. Finally, a conference committee made of House and Senate members works out any differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The resulting bill returns to the House and Senate for final approval. The Government Printing Office prints the revised bill in a process called enrolling. The President has 10 days to sign or veto the enrolled bill.
What is The Executive Order? Is it a law?
The U.S. Constitution does not have any provision that explicitly authorizes the use of executive orders. In Article I Section 1 of the Constitution, it is clear that all legislative powers reside in Congress. The executive branch is responsible for executing the laws passed by Congress. So an executive order is not strictly legislation.
Executive orders do not require congressional approval. Thus, the president can use them to set policy while avoiding public debate and opposition. Presidents have used executive orders to direct a range of activities, including establishing migratory bird refuges; putting Japanese-Americans in internment camps during World War II; discharging civilian government employees who had been disloyal; enlarging national forests; prohibiting racial discrimination in housing; pardoning Vietnam War draft evaders; giving federal workers the right to bargain collectively; keeping the federal workplace drug free; and sending U.S. troops to Bosnia. The first executive order was issued by George Washington on June 8, 1789, addressed to the heads of the federal departments, instructing them “to impress me with a full, precise, and distinct general idea of the affairs of the United States” in their fields. The most famous executive order was by President Abraham Lincoln when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.
After the President signs an Executive order, the White House sends it to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). The OFR numbers each order consecutively as part of a series, and publishes it in the daily Federal Register shortly after receipt. You can see the published orders at the Federal Register website here.
The U.S. Supreme Court has held that all executive orders from the President of the United States must be supported by the Constitution, whether from a clause granting specific power, or by Congress delegating this power to the executive branch. Specifically, such orders must be rooted in Article II of the US Constitution or enacted by the congress in statutes. Attempts to block such orders have been successful at times when such orders exceeded the authority of the president or could be better handled through legislation.
So the 9th Court’s decision to block the President’s travel ban is an essential and significant part of the checks and balances of the U.S. government. No one branch of government can work on its own to put forth laws or actions without the agreement of all the branches. It’s what the Framers of the Constitution intended in order to form a system of government of conferring sufficient power to govern while withholding the ability to abridge the liberties of the governed.
[1] Cornell University Law School, Legal Information Institute, Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances, Accessed: 10 Feb. 2017.
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Reds bench coach Jim Riggleman watches from the dugout during a game against the Marlins on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. David Jablonski/Staff
5 things to know about Cincinnati Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman
Jim Riggleman is the interim manager of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing Bryan Price after the latter was fired Thursday.
Here are five things to know about the new man in charge:
1. The 65-year-old has been involved in professional baseball since 1974.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Riggleman out of Frostburg State in the fourth round in 1974.
He spent eight seasons playing in the minor leagues, mostly in Double-A.
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2. Riggleman has previously managed four MLB teams.
The New Jersey native managed the Padres from late 1992-94 then spent five seasons with the Chicago Cubs, part of one with the Seattle Mariners and two-plus seasons with the Washington Nationals.
3. His best team won 90 games.
The 1998 Chicago Cubs went 90-73 under Riggleman and won the National League Wild card.
That team’s second-place finish is the highest for any of Riggleman’s teams. His career record as a manager is 662-824, a .445 winning percentage.
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4. Riggleman famously walked out of the Nationals in 2011.
Washington finished in third place in 2011, but Riggleman wasn’t around to see it.
He resigned in June over a dispute about his job security.
“I know what the right thing to do is,” Riggleman said at the time according to the Washington Post. “You don’t keep a manager on a one-year deal in major league baseball. I’m not happy about it. I just feel in my heart it’s the right thing to do.”
5. 2018 is Riggelman’s seventh season working for the Reds.
He joined the Reds player development department in 2012 as manager of Double-A Pensacola before spending two years managing the Triple-A Louisville Bats.
He joined the major-league club as third base coach in 2015 and was in his third season as bench coach before being promoted Thursday.
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Safety, Service and Security, 2018Courtesy of Colin Dodgson
Photographer Colin Dodgson explores the tension of rest and restlessness
The photographer releases a body of personal work which reveals a yearning to be idle
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Photographer Colin Dodgson is revered for his work with brands such as Vivienne Westwood, HBA, and Simone Rocha, as well as magazines like Dazed. Recently, however, he has cast his eye to his new solo exhibition, titled Safety, Service and Security. It’s a project which, in many ways, has taken him a world away from the precipitate and structured operations of the fashion industry.
“When you shoot a campaign for a brand, it’s a very linear thought process and the end result is finite,” Dodgson explains. “With an exhibition, it’s merely a stopping point or a pause at that particular time, and the works themselves continue to live on and provide context and meaning to other works that you may have done in the past or might do in the future.”
At the exhibition in Marseilles, the photographer's cyclical understanding of the artistic process is reflected in the photos themselves – images that Dodgson says explore “the tipping point between modernism and romanticised nostalgia, and the longing that arises therein.” With the distinguishing marks and tinctures of analogue film development, Dodgson's work seems to exist between modernism and nostalgia, belonging to neither the then nor the now. The dazzling saturation of sunlight, a recurring motif in the photographer's work, further places these photos at cryptic points in time. Are these moments in the middle of the day, in the first blinding rays of dawn, or in the crepuscular embers of twilight?
“When you shoot a campaign for a brand, it’s a very linear thought process and the end result is finite. With an exhibition, it’s merely a stopping point or a pause at that particular time” – Colin Dodgson
How Dodgson experiences time in his day-to-day life also affects his work. As he explains, “The time I spend ‘working’ is sometimes motivated by the desire to live a more passive existence not ‘doing anything’. It's a dichotomy that I suppose everyone needs to face, but in the past few years, it's really been an over-arching theme for myself and my work.”
“The title Safety, Service and Security has its roots in basic human desire,” the photographer continues. ”Wanting to be home, wanting to be happy and safe, but also wanting to make work and be productive and feel useful.”
Dodgson finds a home between continents, living and working in both London and Oxnard, California. Coupled with his fashion work, it’s an agitated, unsettled lifestyle that only deepens his search for settlement, idleness, and rest. As the photographer explains, “I'm planning something for October in London and hopefully an exhibition in California soon, as well as another small publication, similar to Street of Bushes, 2017. But for now, I'd really just love to drink a beer in the sun, go surfing and fishing, and get some much-needed rest…”
Safety, Service and Security, organised by Matt Williams, runs 30 June – 15 July 2018 (Wednesday to Sunday 2 – 6pm) at Adelaide, 17 rue du Chevalier Roze, Marseille
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All are invited, encouraged to attend
Bishop Gilmore to celebrate multicultural
Mass, reception, Dec. 5 at cathedral
The Most Rev. Ronald M. Gilmore is offering a special invitation to people across the diocese to join together for a multicultural celebration in honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
This event will begin at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, when groups will process to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dodge City from the parking lots of the Church of the Nazarene (just south of the cathedral), and Ross Elementary (south and east of the cathedral on Ross Blvd.).
Individuals are invited to park at the cathedral and carpool to either Ross Elementary or the Church of the Nazarene; or they can park at the one of the two locations. They may also choose to park and stay at the cathedral. Those who wish to take part in the procession but who do not want to walk a great distance should meet in the cathedral’s rear (north) parking lot.
Led by Azteca dancers, the groups will converge on 14th Street and will together process into the cathedral for a 7:30 p.m. Mass celebrated by Bishop Gilmore.
A reception with pastries and chocolate will follow in the Holy Family Center.
The event is a fitting “welcome back” for Bishop Gilmore, whose pastoral vision includes unifying different ethnic communities within the Diocese of Dodge City, while at the same time celebrating cultural diversity.
“I see a church that I must make one through the unity of the Father, Son, and Spirit,” the bishop said. “That will require a more concerted effort in blending our major ethnic communities….”
While the Mass will be presented in English and Spanish, the Prayer of the Faithful will be presented in multiple languages, including the languages of Guatemala, Vietnam, the Philippines, Nigeria and others.
“We are trying to be inclusive so we can celebrate the unity of the Body of Christ and honor Mary, the Mother of Jesus,” explained Sister Angela Erevia, MCDP, one of the organizers of the event. “I want us to celebrate the Eucharist in unity because that’s what Jesus calls us to do.
“Being that it’s diocesan and it’s bilingual, we want to make sure the community -- the people of the diocese -- know it’s not only for the Hispanics. This is a diocesan celebration for all the people of the diocese.”
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Book Preview ~ Married 'til Monday
Married 'til Monday, by Denise Hunter
With a big anniversary party in the works for his ex-wife’s parents, Ryan has just one weekend to play Abby’s husband . . . and win back the woman of his dreams.
Ryan McKinley has tried to move on from his ex-wife, Abby. He’s sulked, he’s gotten angry, and ultimately he bought her dream house. Big mistake. Living alone in the massive two-story has only made him miss her more. When her parents call him out of the blue about their anniversary party in Summer Harbor, Maine, Ryan believes God has dropped a golden opportunity straight in his lap.
Abby McKinley never exactly told her parents about the divorce. A strained relationship with her dad has culminated in a distant relationship with her parents, but she’s finally succumbed to her mom’s pressure to make the drive for their 35th-anniversary party.
Then Ryan shows up on her doorstep, looking as handsome as ever. When he insists he’s going to Summer Harbor, with or without her, Abby knows she can’t say no. Her parents still think they’re married and now Ryan knows it too. It’s just a one-week road trip with the man who broke her heart. What could possibly go wrong? Purchase the book HERE.
Bestselling novelist Denise Hunter has received the Holt Medallion Award, Reader's Choice Award, Foreword Book of the Year Award, and is a RITA finalist. She lives in Indiana with her husband and their three sons. http://www.denisehunterbooks.com/
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Schumer, Senate Dems have a Korea summit checklist for Trump
By: Joe Gould June 4, 2018
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer is leading Senate Democrats in demanding that any agreement President Donald Trump makes to ease sanctions on North Korea be contingent on complete denuclearization and destruction of test sites. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats are demanding that any agreement President Donald Trump makes to ease sanctions on North Korea be contingent on complete denuclearization and destruction of test sites.
In a letter to Trump, seven senior Senate Democrats outlined the conditions of their caucus’s support for any deal that results from Trump’s planned summit next month with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Menendez, D-N.J., also held a press call Monday.
“Now that the meeting will proceed as planned, [we] want to make sure the president’s desire for a deal with North Korea doesn’t leave the United States, Japan and South Korea with a bad deal,” Schumer told reporters.
While Schumer expressed hope for peace and a successful summit, he warned Trump “has to be willing to walk away from the table if there isn’t a good deal to be had.”
The letter presented five conditions for North Korea:
Dismantle and remove all of its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
End the production and enrichment of uranium and plutonium for military purposes, and permanently dismantle its nuclear weapons infrastructure. This includes destroying all test sites, nuclear weapons research and development facilities and enrichment facilities.
Suspend all ballistic missile tests and disable, dismantle and eliminate all of its ballistic missiles and programs.
Commit to robust compliance inspections including a verification regime for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs—and chemical and biological weapons. The regimes must include “anywhere, anytime” inspections and snap-back sanctions if North Korea is not in full compliance.
Agree that any deal must be permanent.
The letter was signed by Schumer, Menendez, Assistant Senate Minority Leader Dick Durbin, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner, Senate National Security Working Group Co-Chair Dianne Feinstein, Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patrick Leahy and Senate Banking Committee ranking member Sherrod Brown.
Though the presence of 28,000 U.S. troops in South Korea isn’t addressed in the letter, Schumer and Menendez said they might one day favor a withdrawal — at some point after North Korea meets all conditions, and working with America’s regional allies.
“To pull troops out at the beginning before anything else is done would be a very big mistake and the wrong signal,” Schumer said. “You have to see what the agreement is and how things are progressing. Removing troops early on would be a terrible signal to our allies and a terrible signal to North Korea itself.”
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday told reporters en route to Washington, D.C., from the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference, that the 28,000 U.S. troops in South Korea are, “not going anywhere.” Though the topic could be up for review in five to ten years, he said, “It’s not even a subject of the [denuclearization] discussions.”
Trump, too, told reporters last month the troops would not be bargaining chip, “at this moment,” adding that he would “at some point in the future, I’d like to save the money,” associated with the arrangement in place since the 1953 Korean War armistice.
Over the weekend, Trump confirmed plans are moving forward for the summit with Kim on June 12 in Singapore. It’s the first between heads of the technically still-warring nations and meant to begin the process of ending North Korea’s nuclear program; Trump said he believes Kim is committed to that goal.
The president said it was likely that more than a single meeting would be necessary to bring about his goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. He said, “I think you’re going to have a very positive result in the end, not from one meeting.”
“I don’t even want to use the term ‘maximum pressure’ anymore,” Trump added, referencing his preferred term for the punishing U.S. economic sanctions imposed on North Korea in response to its nuclear and ballistic missile tests. But he said he would not remove current sanctions until the North took steps to denuclearize.
At the Shangri-La Dialogue, Mattis warned it will be a “bumpy road” to the nuclear negotiations with North Korea later this month. He told South Korean and Japanese counterparts they must maintain a strong defensive stance so the diplomats can negotiate from a position of strength.
Mattis repeated the U.S. position that North Korea will only receive relief from U.N. national security sanctions only when it demonstrates “verifiable and irreversible steps” to denuclearization.
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The 2018 World Cup anthem will feature Will Smith & Diplo
This song is going to be HUGE.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup is rapidly approaching, and will take place in Russia. This year’s games call for a new theme song, previously performed by artists such as Shakira, Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez on “Waka Waka” and “We Are One.”
According to a report from Billboard, the anthem for 2018’s World Cup will feature Will Smith, Nicky Jam and Era Istrefi with production from Diplo. The song is currently untitled, and will be released on May 25th.
Will Smith and Nicky Jam were recently spotted in Budapest, putting some final touches on the forthcoming record. Stay tuned for the official release as we approach World Cup season.
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Alexis Bledel Talks 'Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life' Season 2
By Anna Menta
Warning: This post contains spoilers for "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life." Like, THE spoiler. If you haven't seen it, stay away, and also, watch TV faster. Seriously.
All right, I'm just going to say it, even though I have no actual proof this is true: There's totally going to be another "Gilmore Girls" season.
Again, I don't have proof this is actually happening. But I do have a few things that could maybe, kinda, SORTA be evidence. If you squint.
The most recent piece of evidence is this interview with Alexis Bledel, aka Rory Gilmore.
During a press tour for her upcoming role in Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale," the 35-year-old actress faced the question everyone in "Gilmore Girls" has to deal with now: Will there be more seasons?
(Sorry guys, but really, blame Amy Sherman-Palladino for ending on that cliffhanger, not us!)
Like those who have come before her, Alexis wisely kept her answer open-ended.
She said,
I haven't heard anything. It hasn't been a conversation as of yet. All of us are just wanting to tell a good story. The only thing I can say about future installments is that it would be about the story and the timing. We want to tell a great story.
Well, I'd say there's definitely still potential for a story, considering we don't even know who the heck is the father of Rory's baby.
But when it comes to the baby daddy question, Alexis says she hasn't really thought about it. (We get it, you're not as obsessed as we are!)
I honestly haven't gone down that path of imagining it. It all lives in Amy's imagination. She has a very clear vision and always has and we haven't had input as to the stories and the characters on the show very much.
How was that not your first question as soon as you read the script, Alexis?!
Anyway, the point is, Alexis clearly is not ruling out the possibility of another season.
Milo Ventimiglia (Jess) and Matt Czuchry (Logan) also gave similarly cagey answers to similarly pointed questions recently.
Sounds to me like somebody's been coaching them very carefully about this, so I'd say, even if it not's happening soon, the creators are definitely at least considering a new season.
And my final piece of evidence is this Netflix tweet from before the new year.
What kind of monster would tweet that without following through?
Let's just pray to Amy Sherman-Palladino that Rory doesn't birth the child of a Wookiee.
Citations: Alexis Bledel Isn't *Totally* Ruling Out Another Season of "Gilmore Girls" (Seventeen)
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Prices can rise for your Ios - Serifos trip as departure time approaches
Crossings from 3 hours 45 minutes
Ios to Serifos Ferry
The Ios Serifos ferry route connects Cyclades Islands with Cyclades Islands and is currently operated by 2 ferry companies. The Zante Ferries service runs up to 3 times per week with a sailing duration of around 3 hours 45 minutes while the SeaJets service runs up to 7 times per week with a duration from 4 hr 35 min.
So that’s a combined 10 sailings on offer per week on the Ios Serifos route between Cyclades Islands and Cyclades Islands. Compare now and get the best fare at the time that you want to travel.
Ios - Serifos Ferry Operators
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Prices shown represent the average one way price paid by our customers. The most common booking on the Ios Serifos route is a car and 2 passengers.
Ios Guide
Forming one of the Cyclades group of islands, the Greek island of Ios is located in the Aegean Sea and lies around mid way between the island of Naxos and the island of Santorini. The island's terrain is characterised by hills and cliffs that lead down to the sea on most sides of the island. Located on the north west coast is the island's port which is only a short distance from the village of Chora. The trip between Chora and the port can be made on foot which will take you along a steep donkey path, and takes around 15 minutes. The village is characterised by narrow paths and streets most of which have now been taken over by bars, restaurants, shops and night clubs to cater for tourists.
There are ferries from the island's port to Piraeus and Rafina with a crossing time of between 4 1/2 hours and 8 hours, depending on ferry type, route and destination. During the summer months Ios is also connected by ferry to the other islands of the Cyclades.
Serifos Guide
The Greek island of Serifos lies in the Aegean Sea and is one of the Cyclades group of islands. It is a popular island with tourists for a relaxing vacation and is characterised by its tradition whitewashed villages, pretty harbours, golden beaches and lovely landscapes. Compared to some other Greek islands, Serifos does not attract particularly high numbers of tourists which means that it has managed to retain some of its authentic Greek atmosphere. Visitors to the island have the choice of lazing on one of its 72 beaches or alternatively they can go cycling or hiking on one of the seven trails on the island. There is also a World War II shipwreck which is popular with scuba divers and a 16th century fortress-like Monastery of Taxiarches. The most picturesque spot on the island is the village of Chora and has been built on the slopes of a mountain that offers locals and visitors lovely views of the Aegean Sea. The most visited places on the island are the towns of Livadi and Livadakia.
The island is accessed by conventional and high speed ferries. During the summer months, there are ferries that connect Serifos with other nearby islands, such as Sifnos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini and Kythnos.
Location: Serifos, Ios to Serifos Ferry
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Dividend Stocks for Inflation Adjusted Income Stream
One of the biggest challenges that retirees face is inflation. Inflation decreases the purchasing power of the dollar every year. Over the past decade, inflation has averaged 2.40% per year, which has been slightly below the long-term average of 3% annually. Even if inflation were to continue to remain around 3% for the next few decades, this would affect the standard of living of retired investors over time. At a 3% annual inflation rate, the purchasing power of your income would be decreased by half in 24 years. As a result, investors relying on fixed income such as US Treasury bonds, would be faced with an income source which purchases less each year. In addition, given the low current yields on US Treasuries, investors these days have few options to invest for income besides dividend stocks.
A portfolio of carefully selected dividend stocks could provide investors with regular recurring dividend payments which have the potential to grow over time. Many investors tend to forget that dividend stocks represent partial ownership of real businesses. As inflation increases prices for goods and services, companies with strong pricing power tend to pass on price increases to consumers thus preserving and even increasing profits. Companies that tend to have strong pricing power, tend to have strong brand names and quality products which consumers desire and are willing to pay a premium price for. Consumers who prefer the taste of Pepsi will pay for the brand name product rather than generic cola or Coca-Cola and vice versa for consumers who like Coca Cola products. For example, I was able to purchase a 24 oz bottle of Coca Cola in 2003 for $1 at Wal-Mart, whereas today I would have to pay at least $1.50 today.
Another important factor when selecting companies for one’s income portfolio is whether the company has a history of consistent dividend increases that exceeds one decade. A company that generates so much in excess cash flows that manages to grow the business, while distributing higher amounts to shareholders in the form of dividends and share buybacks is a must hold for retirees who are living off dividends.
Five dividend stocks with strong brand names which have provided a rising stream of their shareholders for generations include:
The Coca-Cola Company (KO) manufactures, distributes, and markets nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company has raised dividends for 50 years in a row. Over the past decade, the company has managed to boost distributions by 10.10% per year, handily beating the 2.40% annual inflation rate during this period. Yield: 2.80% (analysis)
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of foods, snacks, and carbonated and non-carbonated beverages worldwide. The company has raised dividends for 40 years in a row. Over the past decade, the company has managed to boost distributions by 13.30% per year, handily beating the 2.40% annual inflation rate during this period. Yield: 3.10% (analysis)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company has raised dividends for 38 years in a row. Over the past decade, the company has managed to boost distributions by 17.90% per year, handily beating the 2.40% annual inflation rate during this period. Yield: 2.60% (analysis)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of various products in the health care field worldwide. The company has raised dividends for 49 years in a row. Over the past decade, the company has managed to boost distributions by 12.40% per year, handily beating the 2.40% annual inflation rate during this period. Yield: 3.50% (analysis)
The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) provides consumer packaged goods in the United States and internationally. The company has raised dividends for 55 years in a row. Over the past decade, the company has managed to boost distributions by 10.90% per year, handily beating the 2.40% annual inflation rate during this period. Yield: 3.10% (analysis)
Unilever PLC (UL) provides fast-moving consumer goods in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The company has raised dividends for 49 years in a row. Over the past decade, the company has managed to boost distributions by 9.90% per year, handily beating the 2.40% annual inflation rate during this period. Yield: 3.70% (analysis)
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a foodservice retailer worldwide. The company has raised dividends for 35 years in a row. Over the past decade, the company has managed to boost distributions by 27.40% per year, handily beating the 2.40% annual inflation rate during this period. Yield: 2.80% (analysis)
Full Disclosure: Long MCD, UL, PG, JNJ, PEP, KO, WMT
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EBRD honours cement producer Salonit Anhovo with Sustainability Award
By Axel Reiserer
EBRD Director Dariusz Prasek presents the award to the Chairman of the Board, Salonit Anhovo, Julijan Fortunat.
Cement producer already reaches emissions level targeted for 2030
The Slovenian cement producer Salonit Anhovo has won a bronze EBRD Sustainable Energy Award for massive progress in the use of non-hazardous solid recovered waste in the energy mix. The prize was presented to the company by Dariusz Prasek, EBRD Director, Environment and Sustainability Department, in the presence of Slovenia’s Minister of Economy, Zdravko Počivalšek and EBRD Head of Office in Ljubljana, Jolanta Gabriel.
Salonit Anhovo is introducing a new system which will allow the producer to increase levels of alternative fuel substitution from the current level of about 60 per cent to over 75 per cent, resulting in CO2 savings of more than 10,000 tonnes per year. The plant in Anhovo will achieve a carbon emission intensity factor of 0.737 kg CO2/kg clinker, which is substantially below the relevant EU benchmark.
Compared with the expected evolution of key performance indicators Salonit Anhovo is presently at levels expected for the industry for 2025 in terms of specific heat consumption and for 2030 in terms of clinker ratio in cement and specific CO2 emissions. The investment is enabling the cement plant to change the composition of its fuel with a share of up to 75 per cent for non-hazardous solid recovered waste.
The investment, financed by the EBRD with a €15 million loan in December 2016, will also have a beneficial effect on operational costs, which will decline thanks to the adjusted fuel structure.
EBRD Director Prasek said: “We are very pleased to recognise Salonit Anhovo’s foray into alternative fuel with this award. This is an excellent example of how an innovative, tailor-made solution can benefit both finances and the environment. This investment will bring significant cost savings, contribute to the operational restructuring and support the resource efficiency of Salonit Anhovo by increasing the use of alternative fuel in the energy mix.”
Minister Počivalšek added: “Salonit Anhovo is among the leading producers of building materials in Slovenia. The production of cement requires high energy consumption, so I can only praise the efforts of owners, management and employees who have designed a solution with which they can achieve important business and environmental improvements. This is a shining example of innovation – and the justification of the award confirmed the company’s leading position on a European level.”
Julijan Fortunat, Chairman of the Board, Salonit Anhovo, said: “Cement is the most common building material in the world. In Slovenia, half of all constructions are built with cement from Salonit Anhovo. The production of cement is very energy intense. Our development team has designed this innovative solution on the basis of 30 years of experience with the use of waste as a fuel in a continuous investment cycle. Although the business environment is demanding and administrative processes are long and complex, we were able to implement a highly advanced production line. The results are an encouragement to continue with innovation towards sustainable cement production in a circular economy. We thank the EBRD for recognising the impact of this investment.”
The EBRD promotes environmental and social sustainability through investments in projects, financial intermediaries and technical cooperation programmes. The Bank not only reports on the impact of these investments but also recognises clients’ progress in promoting environmental and social responsibility through its Sustainability Awards with the three categories Sustainable Energy Award, Climate Change Adaptation Award and Environmental and Social Innovation Award.
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Embedded Vision on Mobile Devices
Opportunities and Challenges
by Jim Turley
Courtesy of service provider subsidies coupled with high shipment volumes, relatively inexpensive smartphones and tablets supply formidable processing capabilities: multi-core GHz-plus CPUs and graphics processors, on-chip DSPs and imaging coprocessors, and multiple gigabytes of memory. Plus, they integrate front- and rear-viewing cameras capable of capturing high-resolution still images and HD video clips. Harnessing this hardware potential, developers are leveraging these same cameras, primarily intended for still and video photography and videoconferencing purposes, to also create diverse embedded vision applications. Implementation issues must be sufficiently comprehended, however, for this potential to translate into compelling reality.
Wikipedia defines the term “computer vision” as (Reference 1):
A field that includes methods for acquiring, processing, analyzing, and understanding images…from the real world in order to produce numerical or symbolic information…A theme in the development of this field has been to duplicate the abilities of human vision by electronically perceiving and understanding an image.
As the name implies, this image perception, understanding and decision-making process has historically been achievable only using large, heavy, expensive, and power-draining computers, restricting its usage to a short list of applications such as factory automation and military systems. Beyond these few success stories, computer vision has mainly been a field of academic research over the past several decades.
Today, however, a major transformation is underway. With the emergence of increasingly capable (i.e., powerful, low-cost, and energy-efficient) processors, image sensors, memories, and other semiconductor devices, along with robust algorithms, it’s becoming practical to incorporate computer vision capabilities into a wide range of embedded systems. By “embedded system,” we’re referring to any microprocessor-based system that isn’t a general-purpose computer. Embedded vision, therefore, refers to the implementation of computer vision technology in embedded systems, mobile devices, special-purpose PCs, and the cloud.
Similar to the way that wireless communication technology has become pervasive over the past 10 years, embedded vision technology is poised to be widely deployed in the next 10 years. High-speed wireless connectivity began as a costly niche technology; advances in digital integrated circuits were critical in enabling it to evolve from exotic to mainstream. When chips got fast enough, inexpensive enough, and energy efficient enough, high-speed wireless became a mass-market technology.
Embedded Vision Goes Mobile
Advances in digital chips are now likewise paving the way for the proliferation of embedded vision into high-volume applications. Odds are high, for example, that the cellular handset in your pocket and the tablet computer in your satchel contain at least one rear-mounted image sensor for photography (perhaps two for 3D image capture capabilities) and/or a front-mounted camera for video chat (Figure 1). Embedded vision opportunities in mobile electronics devices include functions such as gesture recognition, face detection and recognition, video tagging, and natural feature tracking for augmented reality. These and other capabilities can be grouped under the broad term “mobile vision.”
Figure 1. Google’s Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet, along with the Apple-developed iPhone 5 and iPad 4 counterparts, are mainstream examples of the robust hardware potential that exists in modern mobile electronics devices (a) and b) courtesy of Google, c) and d) courtesy of Apple).
ABI Research forecasts, for example, that approximately 600 million smartphones will implement vision-based gesture recognition by 2017 (Reference 2). This estimate encompasses roughly 40 percent of the 1.5 billion smartphones that some researchers expect will ship that year (Figure 2). And the gesture recognition opportunity extends beyond smartphones to portable media players, portable game players and in particular, media tablets. According to ABI Research, “It is projected that a higher percentage of media tablets will have the technology than smartphones,” and IDC Research estimates that 350 million tablets will ship in 2017 (Reference 3). These forecasts combine to create a compelling market opportunity for mobile vision, even if only gesture recognition is considered.
Figure 2. Gesture interfaces can notably enhance the utility of mobile technology…and not just when the phone rings while you’re busy in the kitchen (courtesy of eyeSight).
Face recognition also promises to be a commercially important vision processing function for smartphones and tablets (Figure 3). Some applications are fairly obvious, such as device security (acting as an adjunct or replacement for traditional unlock codes). But plenty of other more subtle, but equally or more lucrative, uses for face recognition also exist, such as discerning emotional responses to advertising. Consider, for example, the $12 million in funding that Affectiva, a developer of facial response software, recently received (Reference 4). This investment comes on the heels of a deal between Affectiva and Ebuzzing, the leading global platform for social video advertising (Reference 5). A consumer who encounters an Affectiva-enabled ad is given the opportunity to activate the device’s webcams to measure his or her response to the ad and assess how it compares against the reactions of others. Face response analysis currently takes place predominantly on a “cloud” server, but in the future vision processing may increasingly occur directly on the mobile platform, as advertising becomes more pervasive on smartphones and tablets. Such an approach will also enable more rapid responses, along with offline usage.
Figure 3. Robust face recognition algorithms ensure that you (and only you) can operate your device, in spite of your child’s attempts to mimic your mustache with his finger (courtesy of Google).
Mobile advertising spending is potentially a big “driver” for building embedded vision applications into mobile platforms. Such spending is expected to soar from about $9.6 billion in 2012 to more than $24 billion in 2016, according to Gartner Research (Reference 6). Augmented reality will likely play a role in delivering location-based advertising, along with enabling other applications (Figure 4). Juniper Research has recently found that brands and retailers are already deploying augmented reality applications and marketing materials, which are expected to generate close to $300 million in global revenue in 2013 (Reference 7). The high degree of retailer enthusiasm for augmented reality suggested to Juniper Research that advertising spending had increased significantly in 2012 and was positioned for continued growth in the future. Juniper found that augmented reality is an important method for increasing consumer engagement because, among other reasons, it provides additional product information. However, the Juniper report also highlighted significant technical challenges for robust augmented reality implementations, most notably problems linked to the vision-processing performance of the mobile platform.
Figure 4. Augmented reality can tangibly enhance the likelihood of purchasing a product, the experience of using the product, the impact of an advertisement, or the general information-richness of the world around us (courtesy of Qualcomm).
Embedded Vision is Compute-Intensive (and Increasingly So)
Embedded vision processing is notably demanding, for a variety of reasons. First, simply put, there are massive amounts of data to consider. Frame resolutions higher than 1 Mpixel need to be streamed uncompressed at 30 to 60 frames per second, and every pixel of each frame requires processing attention. Typical vision processing algorithms for classification or tracking, for example, also combine a mix of vector and scalar processing steps, which demand intensive external memory access patterns with conventional processing architectures. Shuttling intermediate processing results back and forth between the CPU and external memory drives up power consumption and increases overall processing latency.
In addition, a robust vision-processing algorithm for object classification, for example, must achieve high levels of performance and reliability. A careful algorithm design balance must be achieved between sensitivity (reducing the miss rate) and reliability (reducing “false positives”). In a classification algorithm, this requirement necessitates adding more classification stages to reduce errors. In addition, it may compel more image frame pre-processing to reduce noise, or perhaps a normalization step to remove irregularities in lighting or object orientation. As these vision-based functions gain in acceptance and adoption, user tolerance for unreliable implementations will decrease. Gesture recognition, face recognition and other vision-based functions will also need to become more sophisticated and robust to operate reliably in a broad range of environments. These demands translate into more pixels, more complex processing, and therefore an even tougher challenge for conventional processing architectures.
On the processing side, it might seem at first glance that plenty of processing capacity exists in modern mobile application processor SoCs, since they contain dual- or quad-core CPUs running at 1 GHz and above. But CPUs are not optimized for data-intensive, parallelizable tasks, and—critically for mobile devices—CPUs are not the most energy-efficient processors for executing vision tasks. Today’s mobile application processors incorporate a range of specialized coprocessors for tasks such as video, 3D graphics, audio, and image enhancement. These coprocessors enable smartphones and tablets to deliver impressive multimedia capabilities with long battery life. While some of these same coprocessors can be pressed into service for vision tasks, none of them have been explicitly designed for vision tasks. As the demand for vision processing increases on mobile processors, specialized vision coprocessors will most likely be added to the ranks of the existing coprocessors, enabling high performance with improved energy efficiency.
Embedded Vision will be Multi-Function
Functions such as gesture recognition, face recognition and augmented reality are just some of the new vision-based methods of interfacing mobile users with their devices, digital worlds and real-time environments. As previously discussed, individual vision processing tasks can challenge today’s mobile application processors. Imagine, therefore, the incremental burden of multiple vision functions running concurrently. For example, the gesture interface employed for simple smartphone control functions may be entirely different than the gestures used for a mobile game. Next, consider that this mobile game might also employ augmented reality. And finally, it’s not too much of a “stretch” to imagine that such a game might also use face recognition to distinguish between your “friends” and “enemies.” You can see that the processing burden builds as vision functions are combined and used concurrently in gaming, natural feature tracking, user response tracking, and other application scenarios.
For these reasons, expanding on points made earlier, it’s even more feasible that future application processors may supplement conventional CPU, GPU and DSP cores with specialized cores specifically intended for vision processing. Several notable examples of this trend already exist: CogniVue’s APEX ICP (Image Cognition Processor); CEVA’s MM3101 imaging and vision core; Tensilica’s IVP (Imaging and Video Processing) core; and the PVP (Pipeline Vision Processor) built into several of Analog Device’s latest Blackfin SoCs. Just as today’s application processors include CPU cores for applications, GPU cores for graphics, and DSP cores for baseband and general multimedia processing, you should expect the integration of “image cognition processing” cores in the future for mobile vision functions.
Embedded Vision Must Consume Scant Power
The available battery power in mobile devices has not improved significantly in recent years, as evolution of the materials used to construct batteries has stalled. Image sensors consume significant current if running at high frame rates for vision applications, versus their originally intended uses with still images and short videos. Add to this the computationally intense processing of vision algorithms, and batteries may drain quickly. For this reason, many vision applications are currently intended for use over short time durations rather than as always-on features. To enable extended application operation, the mobile electronics industry will need to rely on continued hardware and software evolution, potentially aided by more fundamental architectural revolutions.
An Industry Alliance Accelerates Mobile Vision Understanding, Implementation, Adoption, and Evolution
Embedded vision technology has the potential to enable a wide range of electronic products (such as the mobile devices discussed in this article) that are more intelligent and responsive than before, and thus more valuable to users. It can add helpful features to existing products. And it can provide significant new markets for hardware, software and semiconductor manufacturers. The Embedded Vision Alliance, a worldwide organization of technology developers and providers, is working to empower engineers to transform this potential into reality.
CogniVue, the co-author of this article, is a member of the Embedded Vision Alliance, as are Analog Devices, BDTI, CEVA, eyeSight, Qualcomm and Tensilica, also mentioned in the article. First and foremost, the Alliance’s mission is to provide engineers with practical education, information, and insights to help them incorporate embedded vision capabilities into new and existing products. To execute this mission, the Alliance has developed a website (www.Embedded-Vision.com) providing tutorial articles, videos, code downloads and a discussion forum staffed by a diversity of technology experts. Registered website users can also receive the Alliance’s twice-monthly email newsletter (www.embeddedvisioninsights.com), among other benefits.
Transforming a mobile vision experience into a product ready for shipping entails compromises touched on in this article—in cost, performance, and accuracy, to name a few. The Embedded Vision Alliance catalyzes conversations on these issues in a forum where such tradeoffs can be rapidly understood and resolved, and where the effort to productize mobile vision can therefore be accelerated, enabling system developers to effectively harness various mobile vision technologies.
For more information on the Embedded Vision Alliance, including membership details, please visit www.Embedded-Vision.com, email info@Embedded-Vision.com or call 925-954-1411. Please also consider attending the Alliance’s upcoming Embedded Vision Summit, a free day-long technical educational forum to be held on October 2nd in the Boston, Massachusetts area and intended for engineers interested in incorporating visual intelligence into electronic systems and software. The event agenda includes how-to presentations, seminars, demonstrations, and opportunities to interact with Alliance member companies. For more information on the Embedded Vision Summit, including an online registration application form, please visit www.embeddedvisionsummit.com.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_vision
Flood, Joshua, “Gesture Recognition Enabled Mobile Devices.” ABI Research, Web. 4, Dec 2012
IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, March 2013
http://www.affectiva.com/news-article/affectiva-raises-12-million-to-extend-emotion-insight-technology-to-online-video-and-consumer-devices/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2013/02/18/affectiva-inks-deal-with-ebuzzing-social-to-integrate-face-tracking-and-emotional-response-into-online-video-ad-analytics
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2306215
https://www.juniperresearch.com/viewpressrelease.php?pr=348
Tom Wilson is Vice President of Business Development at CogniVue Corporation, with more than 20 years of experience in various applications such as consumer, automotive, and telecommunications. He has held leadership roles in engineering, sales and product management, and has a Bachelor’s of Science and PhD in Science from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Brian Dipert is Editor-In-Chief of the Embedded Vision Alliance. He is also a Senior Analyst at BDTI (Berkeley Design Technology, Inc.), and Editor-In-Chief of InsideDSP, the company’s online newsletter dedicated to digital signal processing technology. He has a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. His professional career began at Magnavox Electronics Systems in Fort Wayne, IN; Brian subsequently spent eight years at Intel Corporation in Folsom, CA. He then spent 14 years (and five months) at EDN Magazine.
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EFF Review of May 20 Report on Total Informatin Awareness
By Kevin Bankston
On May 20, 2003, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued its "Report to Congress regarding the Terrorism Information Awareness Program" (TIA). The Report, mandated by Congress and written to "assess[] the likely impact of the implementation" of TIA on civil liberties and privacy, was an opportunity for DARPA to make a careful review of the components of TIA and require accountability for each of these components. Unfortunately, the Report did not take advantage of this opportunity.
The Report makes one thing quite clear: TIA is being tested on "real problems" using "real data" pertaining to U.S. persons, apparently from Defense Department (DoD) intelligence files.
Otherwise, the Report doesn't shed much light on the issues that concern EFF. It provides an overview of the various TIA components, including some that we hadn't heard of before. Unfortunately, several of these new programs only make us more worried about TIA: If successful, they'll make surveillance and dataveillance even more powerful.
The Report also provides a few not-very-reassuring clues to the government's thinking about privacy and civil liberties. As far as the government's concerned, existing law protects our privacy. But there's little concern for data accuracy, and there's no mention of TIA's accountability to individuals. Also conspicuously absent is any concrete discussion of privacy or civil liberties issues in the actual use of TIA.
In short, the Report is a major disappointment. The government had an opportunity to open public discourse about TIA; for the most part, it chose to hide behind broad and vague generalities.
Is there anything new in the Report?
Formerly "Total Information Awareness," TIA has been renamed "Terrorism Information Awareness." The renaming is intended to correct the impression "that TIA was a system to be used for developing dossiers on U.S. citizens." TIA's intent, DARPA says, is to "protect citizens by detecting and defeating foreign terrorist threats before an attack." Report, Executive Summary p. 1 (ES-1).
This change seems purely cosmetic, reminiscent of the FBI's renaming its Carnivore tool "DCS-1000." There is no question that TIA, if implemented, will process information about U.S. persons. For instance, TIA technologies will be tested on a "realistic world of synthetic transaction data" that simulates "the behavior of normal people, unusual-but-benign people, and terrorists." Appendix p. 11 (A-11).
More important, EFF's concerns are not limited to the compilation of dossiers. The problems with TIA and similar programs like CAPPS II include both privacy and its close cousin, accountability. These issues exist whenever the government can query and analyze vast amounts of personal information, whether in one giant database or divided among many smaller databases in both government and private hands. Keep in mind that a major goal of at least one of the components of TIA, the Genisys program, is to "create technology that enables many physically disparate heterogeneous databases to be queried as if it were one logical 'virtually' centralized database." A-11.
When TIA was first announced, we knew about these programs: Genoa (which was ending); Genoa II; Genisys; Evidence Extraction and Link Discovery (EELD); Wargaming the Asymmetric Environment (WAE); Translingual Information Detection, Extraction and Summarization (TIDES); Effective, Affordable, Reusable Speech-to-Text (EARS); Human Identification at a Distance (HumanID); Bio-Surveillance ; Communicator; and Babylon. Information on all of these programs is available from EFF's TIA pages.
The Report describes TIA as encompassing five overall "threads": secure collaborative problem solving; structured discovery with sources and methods security; link and group understanding; context-aware visualization; and decision making with corporate memory. ES-2,3; A-3-5. The programs fall into three categories: advanced collaborative and decision support programs; language translation programs; and data search, pattern recognition, and privacy protection programs. Report, p. 2-3 (R-2-3).
The new TIA programs are:
Rapid Analytical Wargaming (RAW), which seeks to provide decision-makers with the ability to better anticipate future political, policy, security, and military/terrorism activity;
Futures Markets Applied to Prediction (FutureMAP), which seeks to use "policy markets" in which experts trade "outcome futures" to answer questions like "will terrorists attack Israel with bioweapons next year?";
Global Autonomous Language Exploitation (GALE), which seeks to teach computers to find critical foreign intelligence information from broadcasts, conversations, newswires and the Internet and then provide it to humans without their specifically requesting it;
Scalable Social Network Analysis (SSNA), which aims to model networks of connections like social interactions, financial transactions, telephone calls, and organizational memberships;
MisInformation Detection (MInDet), which seeks to detect intentional misinformation and inconsistencies in publicly available data and to identify false or misleading statements in textual documents;
Activity, Recognition, and Monitoring (ARM), which seeks to automate the ability to capture, identify and classify human activities in surveillance environments (including crowds) using video, agile sensors, low power radar, infrared, and radio frequency tags; and
Next-Generation Facial Recognition (NGFR), which seeks to improve face-recognition technology using 3-D imagery and processing techniques, infrared and multispectral imagery, and expression analysis.
The Report's description of these programs is provided in the appendix to this review. Clearly, it is reasonable to expect that programs will continue to be added, which again highlights the need for close oversight. If TIA is permitted to continue, EFF will not be surprised if DARPA's new "LifeLog" program, for instance, joins the TIA "surveillance product line" in the next year or two.
How much are we spending on TIA?
The Report states that TIA funding "for FY 2003 through FY 2005 as proposed in the FY 2004 President's Budget submission is $53,752,000." ES-2.
This number is misleading, because it only counts the line item for TIA -- which is separate from the line items for EELD, Genisys, and so on. According to EFF's arithmetic, the budget for all TIA programs described in the Report is about $140 million in FY 2003 and about $169 million in FY 2004.
Lip service paid to privacy and civil liberties concerns even while TIA is experimenting with real data about real U.S. persons
Unsurprisingly, the Report strongly emphasizes privacy issues. Most obviously, the Report highlights the Genisys Privacy Protection Program, a subcomponent of the Genisys database or "data repository" technology program.
While DARPA has talked about the need for operational or technical (as opposed to legal) TIA privacy safeguards for some time, and deserves credit for having done so, EFF is disappointed by the superficiality of the Report's discussion. The remainder of this review will identify shortcomings in the Report's approach to privacy.
The best example needs to be highlighted here: while the Report tries to reassure us that TIA is being developed with concern for privacy and civil liberties, it tells us that TIA is being tested on real data about real U.S. persons. "TIA's research and testing activities have depended entirely on (1) information legally obtainable and usable by the Federal Government under existing law, or (2) wholly synthetic, artificial data that has been generated to resemble and model real-world patterns of behavior." R-27 (emphasis in original).
This statement is troubling. It's OK that TIA R&D is using synthetic data (sort of like "The Sims" gone wild). It would be even more interesting to know the full set of "character attributes" used to generate these 10 million imaginary people. And that this synthetic data includes imaginary people "calling other imaginary people, traveling places, and buying things" tells us that TIA really is intended to analyze the full spectrum of transactions in everyday life.
But what about the "information legally obtainable and usable by the Federal Government under existing law"? The Report doesn't say much about how much or what kind of this information is actually being used. We know from TIA Program Directive Number 2 (Data Concerning Information About U.S. Persons) that DARPA is using DoD "intelligence entities" as "test nodes." Directives, p. 4 (D-4). These intelligence entities apparently include the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency and DoD's Counterintelligence Field Activity. A-2.
More to the point, the directive says: "During experiments, DARPA, contract and contract support personnel analyze real data with various tools to examine real problems. . . . As a result of these experiments, interesting results from an intelligence perspective may be generated. Judgments regarding the value of such results and any subsequent production of intelligence is the purview of the operational users and analysts, not DARPA." D-5. We see here, all too clearly, that DARPA has already washed its hands as to the potential effects of using TIA on data about real people.
The Report's discussion of privacy is too limited
A red herring: giant databases
A clear message of the Report is that TIA is not intended to create a giant government database. R-27 ("the TIA Program is not attempting to create or access a centralized database that will store information gathered from various publicly or privately held databases").
But this message is no comfort. As noted above, part of TIA aims to make physically disparate heterogeneous databases seem like a giant "virtual" database. If so, does it really matter that there is no "real" centralized database? People are already concerned about the loss of "practical obscurity" as searchable public records databases go online and as search engines make it easier to find information about them across many websites.
Few TIA programs are actually evaluated
The Report admits that "ultimate implementation of some of the component programs of TIA may raise significant and novel privacy and civil liberties policy issues." R-27. But it does little to address these issues. Instead, the Report addresses privacy issues that might arise during DARPA's development of TIA. And even here, the Report raises more questions than it answers: TIA is being tested on "real data" about real people.
When the Report does talk about specific TIA programs, it takes shortcuts. Of the 18 TIA programs, the Report identifies only eight that raise privacy concerns: Genisys, EELD, SSNA, MInDet, Bio-ALIRT, HumanID, ARM, and NGFR. But almost in the same breath, the Report sets aside Bio-ALIRT and the three "human identification" tools because "they are not the programs that have given rise to the greatest level of concern (or that gave rise to this report)." R-31.
This is a pretty blatant dodge. For example, ARM and NGFR weren't even funded in FY 2003; there's hardly been time (or public record information) for them to "give rise" to concerns.
The Report does recognize that "the various tools for human identification at a distance (HumanID, ARM, and NGFR) may raise significant privacy issues if deployed in particular contexts." R-35. But it doesn't discuss how those issues would or should be resolved.
Little concrete discussion of privacy
Even for the remaining four programs -- Genisys, EELD, SSNA and MinDet -- the discussion is sparse. The Report identifies the main privacy issues for these programs as: aggregation of data, unauthorized access to TIA, and unauthorized use of TIA. R-33. It doesn't seem to think that authorized use of TIA raises a major privacy issue.
But it doesn't address those issues so much as it deflects them. First, the Report emphasizes DARPA's commitment to TIA's effectiveness and accuracy. R-33. Unfortunately, it's not clear how TIA's effectiveness will be evaluated. "We can never know for certain that there is a terrorist plan out there to be detected until after the fact; therefore, DoD is developing collateral measures of performance." R-15. DARPA admits that testing TIA's data-mining technologies is a "very difficult problem" and that it's just beginning these tests. R-17.
Second, the Report emphasizes privacy protection technologies, like automated audit trails, selective revelation, and anonymization. R-34. But the probable effectiveness of these technologies is not discussed. No information is given about the current state of these techniques or how well they will in a large and complex system.
Third, the Report relies heavily on the mantra that existing law protects privacy. For instance, each operational component of DoD that hosts TIA tools or technologies is supposed to "prepare a substantive legal review that . . . analyzes the legal issues raised by the underlying program to which the TIA tools will be applied." R-34. Maybe these reviews will be more enlightening than the Report itself.
The report ignores problems in existing privacy law
The Report tells us that TIA must "operate within the confines of existing law." R-32; R-28 ("This report does not recommend any changes in statutory law"). There are three problems here. First, there's no reason to think that existing law adequately protects personal privacy or civil liberties. For example, Watergate-era laws like the Privacy Act are widely regarded today as under-enforced and riddled with loopholes; the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's reliance on secret courts and proceedings is of highly questionable constitutionality; and the Fourth Amendment's constitutional protections have been greatly weakened by the Supreme Court's restricted concept of "reasonable expectation of privacy."
Second, the gaps in existing privacy law are widening because of new technologies that expose more of our lives to others and eliminate "reasonable" privacy expectations. The rise of the Internet and e-mail means that warrantless surveillance can gather information about people's reading and viewing habits -- something that was unlikely to happen before the Internet.
Third, "existing" privacy law changes. Since 9/11, the passage of the USA-PATRIOT Act, the Homeland Security Act, and the Aviation Security Act have caused tectonic shifts in the privacy landscape, and not for the better. Tellingly, the Report actually lists the USA-PATRIOT Act and the Homeland Security Act as laws that "might either constrain or (as a logistical matter) completely block deployment of TIA search tools." R-18.
And sometimes, when new technologies might make surveillance harder for the government, new laws or regulations lighten the government's burden. The use of encryption has been held back by government regulation of encryption export; when the FBI told Congress that digital telephony might hinder its ability to wiretap phone, the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) was enacted to ensure that the FBI will always be able to intercept phone conversations.
The report gives short shrift to other civil liberties issues
By law, this Report was required to "assess[] the likely impact of the implementation" of TIA on civil liberties as well as of privacy. EFF's concerns about programs like TIA and CAPPS II always include accountability, because accountability is essential to both "fair information principles" and civil liberties other than privacy. But there's even less discussion in the Report of accountability and civil liberties issues.
Public accountability in TIA's development
The Report emphasizes administrative controls on TIA's development, such as a DoD oversight board and a Federal Advisory Committee of outside experts. R-31. Such administrative controls are no substitute for true public accountability; the lack of information in this congressionally-mandated report should make that clear.
Accountability in the use of TIA
Privacy Act concepts like the right to a copy of one's records, the right to dispute or correct information believed to be inaccurate, the right to know how one's personal information is used and who has access to it, and the right to know what institutions and record systems contain personal information all revolve around accountability. But the Report doesn't discuss these issues -- even though TIA is already being tested on real data about real people. For the ordinary person, TIA is a giant suspicion-generating machine. TIA's most obvious purpose is to identify suspected terrorists (although, given the recent allegations about the use of the Homeland Security Department to track Democratic legislators in Texas, one should be concerned that TIA will be used for other purposes). How do you clear your name if a TIA analyst, aided by an "intelligent agent," mistakenly decides that you're suspicious? Will you even know? Amazingly, while EFF worries about the accuracy and quality of the data that TIA would use, the Report blithely dismisses the issue: "TIA does not, in and of itself, raise any particular concerns about the accuracy of individually identifiable information." R-32. The Report's logic is that TIA is "simply a tool for more efficiently inquiring about data in the hands of others," and this concern about data quality "would exist regardless of the method employed." R-32-33. It's remarkable that the government can so easily ignore the harm that suspicion based on bad data might cause to people, given the problems we already see with "no-fly" and other watchlists.
Civil liberties and TIA
The Report defines civil liberties as "relat[ing] primarily to the protection of the individual's constitutional rights to, among others, freedom of expression, freedom of the press and assembly, freedom of religion, interstate travel, equal protection, and due process of law." R-27. But it says nothing meaningful about how implementing TIA might affect these civil liberties, even though some impacts are pretty obvious.
We noted above, for instance, that the Report recognized that TIA's human identification tools raised privacy issues. But they raise obvious civil liberties issues as well. ARM (Activity Recognition Monitoring) is intended to improve the ability to interpret crowd behavior. In conjunction with NGFR (Next-Generation Face Recognition) and HumanID, the ability to monitor political demonstrations, religious assemblies, and gatherings of all kinds will be enhanced. We don't even have to add in the other tools -- the potential for chilling effects on protected expressional activity is clear.
Even without TIA, we've had hints of the problems. One example: an FBI database, the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File (VGTOF), is expanding. In 1995 VGTOF was mainly used to track violent urban street gangs; today, it includes categories like "anarchists," "militia," "white supremacist," "black extremist," "animal rights extremist," "environmental extremist," "radical Islamic extremist," and "European origin extremist." And of course, data accuracy is a problem here. The Denver police department had for years been keeping secret files on political activists such as the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker peace-activist group, and the pro-gun lobby. Last summer, when a man listed in the Denver files as a gun-rights group member got into a fender-bender, a police officer checking VGTOF found him described as "a member of a terrorist organization" and part of a "militia." According to a Denver police memo, the officer reported the stop to the FBI as a "terrorist contact." The Denver police and the FBI decline to comment on how the man ended up in VGTOF.
We have no good information about how many mistakes are in these databases; we should be especially concerned by their reliance on inherently fuzzy concepts like "extremist." And yet only recently the Justice Department exempted the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database, which provides over 80,000 law enforcement agencies with access to data on wanted persons, missing persons, gang members, stolen cars, boats, and other information, from the Privacy Act requirements of accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness. Why? Because "it is impossible to determine in advance what information is accurate, relevant, timely and complete."
The report ignores how deploying TIA might expand surveillance.
Finally, the Report is almost silent on how the very existence and use of TIA might cause mission creep, source creep, and so on. There are hints -- the Report recognizes that human identification tools might be used "to justify longer retention of[] stored surveillance tapes of public places." R-35. Here the Report implicitly recognizes that technology not only can make surveillance practices more efficient, but can also expand their range or scope.
Elsewhere, however, the Report is blind to this dynamic. For instance, the Report finds that because TIA "take[s] the data as it finds it" in private databases, TIA does not pose the privacy concern that "parties whose databases would be queried [would] begin collecting data that they do not already collect." R-32. But it is just as plausible that once TIA begins using private databases, there will be political, legal or social pressure for private parties to collect more information or to store it longer. The obvious historical precedent is the bank records retention requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act made infamous in California Bankers Association v. Shultz. Even without TIA, there has been talk of requiring ISPs to retain records of their subscriber's Internet use.
EFF's criticisms may seem unfairly harsh. Congress certainly did not expect DARPA to produce a rigorous dissertation on privacy and civil liberties. Nevertheless, we are disappointed by the lack of concrete discussion. In our experience, researchers usually think a great deal about how their work might be used, and often have a better idea of their work's implications than do outsiders. EFF hoped, perhaps vainly, that some of that concrete thinking about TIA's implications would be revealed in the Report. Instead, the Report is largely content to speak in broad and vague terms about what TIA may accomplish and how the privacy and civil liberties concerns might be addressed if everything works.
NSA Spying
Press Release | July 16, 2019
Hearing Thursday: EFF, ACLU Will Ask Court to Rule In Favor of Travelers Suing DHS Over Unconstitutional, Warrantless Searches of Cellphones, Laptops
Boston, Massachusetts—On Thursday, July 18, at 3:00 p.m., lawyers for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the ACLU will ask a federal judge to decide that the constitutional rights of 11 travelers were violated by the suspicionless, warrantless searches of their electronic devices at the border by the U.S...
SAN FRANCISCO — The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP filed a class action lawsuit today on behalf of AT&T customers in California to stop the telecom giant and two data location aggregators from allowing numerous entities—including bounty hunters, car dealerships, landlords, and...
Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | July 15, 2019
Knowing the “Value” of Our Data Won’t Fix Our Privacy Problems
Some lawmakers, seeking to hold companies accountable for the way they collect and profit from our personal information, are pushing a new idea: requiring companies to report a dollar value for the data they collect from us. Some frame this reporting as a first step towards requiring companies to share...
California’s Senate Judiciary Committee Blocks Efforts to Weaken California’s Privacy Law
The California Senate Judiciary Committee heard five bills on Tuesday that EFF and other privacy advocates strongly opposed. These measures, backed by big business and the tech industry, would have eviscerated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a landmark privacy law passed last year. We thank the Senate Judiciary...
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | July 8, 2019
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Signals It Will investigate NSA Surveillance, Facial Recognition, and Terror Watchlists
After a long dormant stretch, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) has signaled it’s ready to tackle another big review of government surveillance and overreach. The PCLOB, an independent agency in the executive branch, last published a 2014 report on warrantless surveillance of the Internet by the...
Press Release | July 5, 2019
Media Briefing Monday: EFF and Partners Will Discuss California Bills Aimed at Weakening State’s Consumer Privacy Law
San Francisco—On Monday, June 8, at 11 am, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the ACLU, Common Sense Media, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, and Consumer Reports will hold a conference call to brief reporters about five bills designed to weaken consumer privacy protections that are set for hearing in the California Senate.Members...
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | June 27, 2019
Again!? The NSA’s Phone Records Program Still Can’t Stay Within the Law
Just as the Trump administration has signaled its interest in a permanent “clean” reauthorization of the Patriot Act’s phone surveillance provision, the NSA proves once again that it is not to be trusted with these tools. New documents obtained by the ACLU and reported in the...
Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | June 18, 2019
Massachusetts Can Become a National Leader to Stop Face Surveillance
Massachusetts has a long history of standing up for liberty. Right now, it has the opportunity to become a national leader in fighting invasive government surveillance. Lawmakers need to hear from the people of Massachusetts to say they oppose government use of face surveillance. Face surveillance poses a threat to...
The Lofgren-Amash Amendment Would Check Warrantless Surveillance
The NSA has used Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act to justify collecting and storing millions of Americans’ online communications. Now, the House of Representatives has a chance to pull the plug on funding for Section 702 unless the government agrees to limit the reach of that program...
Social Media Platforms Increase Transparency About Content Removal Requests, But Many Keep Users in the Dark When Their Speech Is Censored, EFF Report Shows
San Francisco and Tunis, Tunisia—While social media platforms are increasingly giving users the opportunity to appeal decisions to censor their posts, very few platforms comprehensively commit to notifying users that their content has been removed in the first place, raising questions about their accountability and transparency, the Electronic...
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South Africa: From the ashes of apartheid
South Africa emerged as a 'rainbow nation' on April 27, 1994, after half a century of white rule, oppression of black people and racial segregation. It still faces huge problems. What happened to Nelson Mandela's dream?
It's been 25 years since South Africa hoisted its new flag as voters cast their ballots for freedom fighter Nelson Mandela to become the country's first black leader. That election on April 27, 1994, included all races for the first time and marked the end of white minority rule under apartheid.
It also marked the end of a protracted struggle to end the system that separated South Africans along racial lines. The shift towards democracy was celebrated worldwide, as Mandela worked to reconcile the white minority and black majority.
Little progress
More than two decades later, the euphoria has subsided. From high levels of unemployment and crime to failures in the education system, South Africa is struggling on several fronts — politically and economically.
"Mandela had a very romantic dream, to some extent, of having a nation where everyone is equal, where people are able to access their basic human rights, economic, social, cultural rights," Shenilla Mohamed, executive director of Amnesty International South Africa, told DW. "But South Africa is a country where the quality of life has not improved for the majority of the population in 25 years. Issues such as racism are still in the foreground because people feel they have been disappointed by a system which began in 1994, when independence promised that everything was possible."
Nelson Mandela left a lasting legacy in South Africa, but the initial euphoria has subsided
Read more: South Africa is more unequal than ever, 20 years after the post-apartheid TRC
Corruption and inequality
The country has been shaken by corruption within the government. Billions of South African rand have been siphoned off by officials for private use, says analyst Nickson Katembo. South Africa currently ranks 73 out of 180 countries in Transparency International's annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI). Katembo says poverty remains the country's biggest obstacle. One in four South Africans is unemployed and an estimated 200,000 people are currently homeless. Universal access to health care and electricity is not guaranteed.
The main reason for this lies in the continued inequality between rich and poor, black and white. "The gap between the haves and the have nots in this African society, where you have close to 20 percent which have the economy in their hands, while the majority — which is well over 79 percent — are still under the poverty line," Katembo told DW. "This poses a critical challenge when it comes to the distribution of resources within the South African economy. The biggest challenge for the government here is to enact socio-economic justice for the majority of the people in this country."
Economic divide persists
The World Bank's latest Gini index shows that South Africa is one of the countries where incomes diverge the most — by up to 63 percent. "There has been a sharp increase in inequality between black and white, but also within the black population itself," says Thembinkosi Dlamini from Oxfam South Africa. "There is a new black elite."
Unemployment remains high, and incomes low, among black South Africans
The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act), which was implemented from 2003, was meant to offer the same economic opportunities to formerly disadvantaged South Africans. Instead, it created new inequalities. "There was little infrastructure investment at the time that would have allowed the black population to participate in the South African economy, and very little progress has been made in the 25 years since apartheid," Dlamini told DW.
Katembo says the situation today is even more critical. "If you look at the statistics in this country, the gap between the white population and the black majority has widened significantly," he told DW. "According to Statistics South Africa, the white population still [occupies] many senior positions, both in the public and the private sector. So that economic gap is still lingering even in the post-apartheid era."
Read more: Nelson Mandela's mixed legacy
Still chasing Mandela's dream
"Some people say that Mandela's idea of a 'rainbow nation' is just a dream," says Katembo. "The division between the people still exists between black and white. And that's filtered through the political rhetoric of the current leaders." For example, Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Party has campaigned for the expropriation of white-owned farms. "This creates tension between the population, especially if one looks at race as a critical factor in the politics of this country," says Katembo. He believes the problem stems from the government's lack of assertiveness. "The political leaders have forgotten their core mission: to take care of the people. It is now time for the government to remember the founding ideas of Nelson Mandela and the proposals of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was set up as a restorative justice body and ended with a comprehensive report with concrete proposals for improving the young democracy," he says.
Ongoing corruption scandals have caused the ruling ANC to fall out of favor with many South Africans
But Amnesty's Shenilla Mohamed is skeptical about how successful the commission really was. "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission had great ambitions, but I believe that the reality today is very different from what had been envisioned for South Africa," she said. "As long as people are unable to exercise their basic rights, there will be no rainbow nation."
Dlamini, on the other hand, is optimistic about South Africa's future. "I wouldn't say that dream has been achieved, but certainly it's a work in progress," he said. "It's not a situation where we can suddenly abandon the pipe dream and go back to the old order. What we have seen with the change of administration is people heading the executive who are interested in confronting the challenges facing South Africa." He singles out President Cyril Ramaphosa as a leader with a "strong anti-corruption sentiment" and "a desire to restore institutions so that they can start to work and rebuild trust between politicians and ordinary citizens."
Katembo sees some concrete progress: "Ninety percent of the population is now connected to the grid, infrastructure has improved, as has access to health facilities, and despite all the challenges, South Africa has made significant strides in resurrecting itself from the ashes of the apartheid era."
Mandela, visionary of a free South Africa
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South African opposition makes election pledge to fight corruption
The Democratic Alliance has launched its manifesto for the country's May elections, promising to tackle graft. The party faces a resurgent ruling ANC which has governed the country since the end of apartheid in 1994. (23.02.2019)
Steinmeier in southern Africa: 'Democracy can’t be taken for granted '
During a visit to southern Africa, German President Steinmeier praised the new leadership under South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa. In Botswana he called for stronger cooperation between Europe and Africa. (21.11.2018)
Inquiry into 'state capture' scandal begins in South Africa
The commission is expected to investigate the extent of the influence of the wealthy Gupta family in South African politics. Local media dubbed the allegations as 'state capture.' (20.08.2018)
South Africa is more unequal than ever, 20 years after the post-apartheid TRC
In 1998, South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its findings after more than two years of hearings. Today it is criticized for allowing whites to continue to reap the rewards of apartheid. (29.10.2018)
South Africa's state capture scandal – one more cabinet minister down
A ruling party kingpin, grave allegations of corruption and a leaked sex tape: South Africa's state corruption scandal has claimed yet another casualty – home affairs minister and one-time ANC youth leader Malusi Gigaba. (14.11.2018)
Growing up with Nelson Mandela
On his 100th birthday, people all over the world are celebrating Nelson Mandela's legacy: as South Africa's first black president and a giant of the anti-apartheid struggle. But Mandela was also a family man. (18.07.2018)
Nelson Mandela's mixed legacy
On July 18, Nelson Mandela would have turned 100. He dreamed of a unified and prosperous nation, but the social problems haunting South Africa today have tainted his legacy. (17.07.2018)
Malema’s EFF party 'using disruption for political capital' in South Africa
South African opposition party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has threatened to interrupt President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address that is scheduled to take place in early February. (14.01.2015)
South Africa's ruling ANC in crisis
Radical economic reforms will feature prominently when South Africa’s ruling ANC meets this weekend to discuss its future political course. The ANC’s support has been dwindling amid President Jacob Zuma’s graft scandals. (28.06.2017)
South Africa counts the costs of the Zuma years
Author Silja Fröhlich
Related Subjects Apartheid, South Africa
Keywords TRC, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, apartheid, 25 years, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, ANC, African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa
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Anti-apartheid singer Johnny Clegg dies aged 66 17.07.2019
The world paid tribute Wednesday to the South African entertainer known as the "White Zulu" for his enduring activism against apartheid, and his campaigning for Nelson Mandela's release from prison.
South Africa swears in Cyril Ramaphosa as president 25.05.2019
The 66-year-old was unanimously elected as president by parliament after his African National Congress won the legislative vote on May 8. Ramaphosa faces a huge challenge to revive the country's ailing economy.
South Africa's Zuma denies being 'king of corruption' 15.07.2019
Ex-President Jacob Zuma has appeared in court, claiming to have been the victim of a campaign of vilification. He faces corruption charges over military equipment he sold as a minister in the 1990s.
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Music / Musicians / Instruments
Essay: Why Is so Much Modern Pop Music Sexist?
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One glance at the MTV Website reveals a stunning revelation about gender in popular music. Of the 66 music videos featured on MTV.com, 46 (about 70%) are of male artists. Of the 20 female artists that are featured, more than half have long blonde hair. Gender, to a large degree, determines visibility and success in the pop music industry. Moreover, women are often pigeon-holed into specific social roles when they are depicted in music videos. Granted, the men featured in music videos are also relatively homogenous in terms of their physical appearance and are also stereotyped. Therefore, the root cause of sexism in popular music can be traced to deeper cultural norms related to proscribed gender roles and proscribed sexuality.
Women are often featured as eye candy in roles in pop music videos. They lyrics to popular songs reflect the view that women are used for decoration purposes only. For instance, in Timbaland's video for "Carry Out" featuring Justin Timberlake, images of women are everywhere -- so long as the women are exotic dancers or wait staff. The women in the video are projected into stereotypical roles as servile beings. "You're looking fine," is the first thing that is said directly to the females in the video.
An analysis of the lyrics to "Carry Out" reveals an even more disturbing form of sexism. "I'll take you home, let you keep me company" suggests that women are like take-out food. "I'll take you home" is a phrase clearly suggesting that the women are viewed as nothing more than pieces of property or like pets. They will be "taken home" like a stray dog. Then, the phrase, "let you keep me company" reveals patriarchy in startling ways. The male vocalist proclaims that he will "let" as in "allow" the woman to keep him company. The woman in this case has no self-determination. She is bound by whatever the man says. If he wants to take her home, he will. If he let's her keep him company, she should feel grateful.
Many of the hip-hop videos are guilty of sexist imagery that panders to male soft pornographic fantasies. Ludacris's "How Low" features a male fantasy of a girl's pajama party -- two friends dancing low in front of the mirror with each other. The vocalist sings to them, about their dancing and "how low" they can go. Lyrics refer to how great it is to voyeuristically watch the women as they look at themselves in the mirror. It is as if the women are performing for the men. Even when they look into the mirror, their reflection is not of themselves but of Ludacris looking at them. Ludacris stalks the women at the pajama party, and the video disintegrates into imagery that nearly suggests rape. Thus, some of the sexism in pop music video can be considered extreme.
"If you come to my crib I might show you girls a thing or two," the lyrics go. As with the Timbaland video, Ludacris's "How Low" depicts women as objects that can be carried home at will, and against their will. Women have no sense of personal boundaries in the music videos. Men do what they feel with and to the females around them. Furthermore, it is rarely just one woman that is featured. Usually a harem of females features in hip-hop videos. This ostensibly shows the male as an alpha dog, the leader of the pack who is attractive enough to gather a whole harem around him. Women are shown to be status symbols, as a sheik might use his harem to show off his wealth and power. In fact, the lyrics state "Show me what you're working with, I'll show you some of this bank roll." This lyric not only has Ludacris in the position of a patriarchal king or sultan but it also suggests prostitution. If the women "work it," they might… [END OF PREVIEW]
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Fla wants to expand funding for one Medicaid program
Florida has no plans to expand its Medicaid program as part of the Affordable Care Act, but it does want to dramatically increase funding for its Low Income Pool (LIP) program, the Miami Herald reported.
State officials plan to increase funding for the program from $1 billion to $3 billion per year, according to the Herald.
"Our feeling at the agency is that there are opportunities here to make the LIP program larger," Justin Senior, Florida's deputy secretary for Medicaid, told state lawmakers. "We have talked with the federal government about that, and the federal government, by and large, they seem generally receptive to the possibility of it."
The money, which would come from the federal Medicaid program, would help defray charity care costs for Florida's hospitals and provide premium support for low-income residents and other healthcare delivery programs. The state would have to apply for a waiver from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Lawmakers didn't object to the potential expansion of LIP, even though it rejected $51 billion a year in federal funds to expand the Medicaid program as part of the ACA to about one million uninsured Floridians. Half of the states have declined to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of low-income without sources of insurance coverage.
However, the ACA is also cutting some disproportionate share hospital payments (DSH) to providers, making the extra LIP programs vital.
"Unfortunately, those people are not going anywhere, and they're not getting insurance," Linda Quick, president of the South Florida Hospital Association, told the Herald. "And therefore we need to continue to put money into the Low Income Pool."
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States question how to expand Medicaid
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Medicaid holdout states will still see enrollment rise
A state-by-state look at uninsured rates under healthcare reform
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H.S. players of the week 3/19/13
March 18, 2013 Updated: March 18, 2013 11:40 p.m.
Cody Allen, Smithson Valley: Pitcher, sophomore — Threw a one-hitter in an 11-0, six-inning victory against Corpus Christi King, retiring the final 18 batters he faced. Also hit .500 for the week (5 for 10) with a home run.
Lorne Chan
Melanie Roe, Johnson: Pitcher, senior — Tossed a perfect game in a 16-0 run-rule victory over Roosevelt on March 11 and had a three-hitter in a 13-0 win over Reagan two days later. Totaled 11 strikeouts in 11 innings.
Blake Hurtik
Victor Martinez, Harlandale: Forward, senior — Had a hand in seven of his team's 14 goals (six goals, one assist) as the Indians defeated Pleasanton and McCollum to clinch the District 57-4A title.
Caitlin Quinn, Taft: Forward, senior — Had a pair of two-goal performances as the Raiders defeated Marshall (2-1) and Holmes (4-0) to lock up a Class 5A postseason berth.
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The World This Week: US Drops “Mother of All Bombs”
Atul Singh • Apr 16, 2017
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Donald Trump’s wanton use of force around the world is causing excessive civilian casualties, diminishing American soft power and will lead to violent backlash.
This week, a fight between Afghans and Kurds in the Grande-Synthe camp near Dunkirk got out of hand. After six were injured with knife wounds, someone started a fire that injured 10 people and destroyed the homes of 1,500 others. French authorities were planning to shut down the camp anyway because of clashes in the past. The camp was home to people trying to make it across the channel to the United Kingdom. Nigel Farage would be delighted to learn that now they won’t.
The fight in France pales in comparison to the tensions over North Korea. The United States has promised it will not tolerate any more provocations by Pyongyang. In response, the Hermit Kingdom has threatened a nuclear strike. China is rather sagely saying that military force cannot resolve tensions. Instead, it has called for talks to achieve a peaceful resolution and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. At the same time, its state-run newspaper is advising North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to give up his nuclear program and promising that China would protect his country if he did so.
Tensions between Russia and the US are on the rise too. According to US President Donald Trump, relations between the two countries “may be at an all-time low.” Reassuringly for Europe, NATO is “no longer obsolete” for Trump.
A state of emergency is similarly no longer obsolete. For 31 years, from 1981 to 2012, Egypt lived under a state of emergency. This gave security forces the power to lock up anyone they wanted, torture them with impunity and try them in special courts without due process. It was lifted only after the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. After attacks by the Islamic State (IS) on two Coptic churches killed 44 people and wounded many more, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has announced a three-month state of emergency. IS will still be around after three months, but the regime will certainly crackdown on opposition and stifle dissent.
Yet all this pales in comparison to “the mother of all bombs” that the US dropped in Afghanistan.
WHY AFGHANISTAN?
As per the US military, they were targeting IS. The bomb was dropped in the Achin district of the border province of Nangarhar. The capital of this province is Jalalabad, which lies midway between Kabul and Peshawar in Pakistan. It was meant to destroy bunkers, tunnels and minefields. The Americans claimed that a 300 meter-long network of tunnels and caves was destroyed. According to Afghan officials, it also killed 36 fighters of the Islamic State.
Afghanistan has been home to the Taliban. Only in January 2015 did IS announce the establishment of its Khorasan branch. By choosing the name Khorasan, which literally means the land of the sun, IS sent a nostalgic message to those seeking to recreate the past. Khorasan once comprised northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan and northern Afghanistan.
In the 7th century, it became part of the Umayyad Caliphate and of early Islamic culture. The 8th century Abbasid revolution apparently began here. It is here that the now infamous black banner was first used by the Abbasids. Websites still debate that the validity of the hadith (sayings of Prophet Muhammad) that prophesies black banners appearing from the East and the Mahdi emerging from Khorasan. Choosing such a name demonstrates the Islamic State’s well-known mastery of propaganda and allows it to deny the legitimacy of modern nation states like Afghanistan or even Pakistan.
Initially, IS did well in Nangarhar. However, its fighters were largely foreigners who behaved with barbaric brutality. In hardly any time, the proud Pashtuns of the province came to resent them bitterly, and the inevitable backlash from the Taliban was ferocious. The US-backed Afghan forces also hammered the Islamic State and, in May 2016, the Middle East Institute concluded that IS would fail to carve its own space in war-torn Afghanistan.
In the light of the relatively insignificant threat posed by IS in Nangarhar, the use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB), as this 9,800 kilogram bomb is officially called, seems disproportionate. In particular, it is baffling because President Trump is yet to chart any policy or spell out goals or objectives for Afghanistan.
IS IT MADMAN STRATEGY YET AGAIN?
Once upon a time, not a long time ago, the US fought a war in Southeast Asia. A young man in New York was then chasing skirt and developed bone spurs in his feet, which mysteriously disappeared even from his memory. Naturally, this dashing young man did not serve in that war much like George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Now, this man with his expansive vocabulary, energetic decisiveness and electrifying charisma is president. Trump, a draft dodger during the Vietnam War, is proving to be rather trigger happy in the Oval Office.
Perhaps Trump is only putting into practice the “Madman Theory” that Richard Nixon once employed with devastating effect. Nixon and his adviser, Henry Kissinger, hit upon a cunning plan to intimidate their opponents. Their strategy was to make “the other side … think we might be ‘crazy’ and might really go much further.” They did so by embarking upon nonstop military operations around the world in October 1969. Kissinger and Nixon surmised this use of “excessive or extraordinary force” would make their opponents bend to American will in diplomatic negotiations.
Napalm, Agent Orange and carpet bombing pounded Vietnam relentlessly. Kissinger and Nixon decided to bomb neutral Cambodia as well to scare Ho Chi Minh and General Võ Nguyên Giáp into submission. The US wanted their stubborn enemies to fear madman Nixon who might go nuclear to win if need be. The savage American attack on Cambodia was a grave war crime and led to the rise of the Pol Pot. Needless to say, it did not quite work.
After ordering strikes on Syria, talking tough with North Korea and standing up to Russia, Trump has unleashed the MOAB on IS in Afghanistan. Just as the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were probably not only meant to decimate Japan but also possibly to cow down the Soviet Union, the MOAB might have been intended more to scare the enemies of the US and less to destroy the Khorasan chapter of IS.
If all goes to plan, Bashar al-Assad, Kim Jong-un, Vladimir Putin and even Xi Jinping will quake in their boots before crossing Trump. After all, the US has the greatest military in the world and Trump is making it even greater. Besides, the president’s gung-ho trigger-happy ways might convince the enemies of the US to throw in the towel, allowing Trump to make the great deals he has promised the country.
WILL IT WORK?
Assuming Trump is following a madman strategy, the big question arises as to whether it would work. Before headlines regarding the MOAB drowned out all other news, the Pentagon admitted that an airstrike in Syria had mistakenly killed 18 rebels from the Syrian Democratic Forces. These are the troops that Washington supports but they fell to American friendly fire. Such casualties do not bolster confidence in allies. Similarly, dropping large bombs is unlikely to win Afghan hearts and minds.
Throughout his election campaign, Trump kept declaring that the US was losing, that it had become weak and that it was no longer respected. He promised voters that their grand and glorious country would return to its rightful place in the sun. Acting decisively when the Syrian regime used chemical weapons boosted Trump’s standing even among Democrats who loathe him. The fact that Syrian warplanes took off the very next day from the air base bombed by the US did not matter much to most Americans. They take their role as moral arbiters of the world seriously and were satisfied that Trump had pulled the trigger where Barack Obama had failed to when Assad used chemical weapons and crossed the Harvard man’s “red line.”
Americans might feel good about Trump’s machismo, but they are forgetting an important fact. On March 31, Jason Le Miere of Newsweek reported that, under Trump, the US military might have killed over 1,000 civilians in March in Syria and Iraq alone. Donatella Rovera of Amnesty International has observed that evidence in East Mosul “points to an alarming pattern of US-led coalition airstrikes which have destroyed whole houses with entire families inside.”
Reports of excessive civilian casualties have dogged the Trump White House right from the outset. In Yemen, a Navy SEAL and 25 civilians, including an 8-year-old American girl, died in a raid gone wrong. Similarly, 30 civilians reportedly died in Syria’s Raqqa province and another 40 in an airstrike that purportedly hit a mosque.
Many might argue that these are small numbers compared to the carnage wrought by the Islamic State or Assad. However, the US claims to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. The US president is supposed to be the leader of the free world. Given the US record in Iran, Vietnam, Latin America and other parts of the world, this might be patently untrue, but most people still believe in Pax Americana.
The Trump administration’s wanton use of force might be boosting the president’s popularity ratings, but it is damaging the US tremendously. What Antonio Gramsci called “cultural hegemony” and what Joseph Nye has called “soft power” has been the greatest strength of the United States. US actions are damaging that. Besides, they are likely to fuel rising resentments and multiple mutinies. Ultimately, the madman strategy did not work for Nixon. It certainly will not work for Trump.
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The Real Threat to US Interests in Afghanistan
© Michael B. Watkins
If Russia and China make progress in Afghanistan, they will be emboldened elsewhere.
On March 9, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stepped into the press briefing room to announce a review of American policy in Afghanistan. His major point? That the White House is “working with … key military leaders to create an approach to address Afghanistan to defeat” the Islamic State (IS), an indication that the Trump administration sees Afghanistan policy and counterterrorism policy as one in the same.
The recent attacks — one on a hospital in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter and one on a convoy of aid workers in Jowzjan — by IS have increased hypersensitivity in Washington about the growing aggression of the terrorist group in Afghanistan. However, the true threat to US interests in Afghanistan is not IS, but encroachment by Russia and China on Afghan sovereignty. President Donald Trump’s focus on “utterly destroying” the Islamic State has not only diverted attention from a resurgent… Read more
The Next Two Years for Modi
© Narendra Modi
To truly win the respect and trust of the people, the Indian government should focus on three issues.
The recent legislative electoral wins for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are partly a verdict on its policies of the past three years and partly due to anti-incumbency factors working in its favor. Electoral politics in India is perhaps the most complicated in the world. With no major legislative elections till 2019, albeit one state, the government should step on the pedal and take advantage of this two-year window to implement some path breaking if not big bang reforms. Many issues require attention, but there are three that will have far-reaching impact and give a strong visceral feeling of progress to its citizenry.
First, the legal system is the elephant in the room. People have suffered the painfully slow system for decades. The court visits and expenses break their spirit and turn their hair gray. This broken system is… Read more
Iraq’s Women: From Poster Children to Peacemakers
© Claudiad
When it comes to peacebuilding, women are often relegated to more traditional gender roles while their untapped capacity to wage peace is left ignored.
In discussions of conflict and its associated processes of resolution, women are often defined by their relationships to their male counterparts or as tokens representing the brutality of war. Women are either the sisters, mothers or daughters of both perpetrators and peacemakers, or they are mere poster children of victims caught up in battles over power, land and ideology.
When we think of war and armed conflict, we envision traditionally masculine traits such as aggression, power and strength. So why is it that we do not envision opposing traits such as trust, cooperation and fairness when seeking peace? As seen worldwide, when it comes to peacebuilding women are often relegated to more traditional notions of gender roles while their largely untapped capacity to wage peace is left ignored. Before discussing exactly how to challenge… Read more
Cuban-American Relations in 2017
© merc67
In this edition of The Interview, Fair Observer talks to Jorge Duany, director of the Cuban Research Institute.
Upon Fidel Castro’s arrival to power in 1959, the United States and Cuba built up an oppositional animosity toward one another. The US responded to Cuba’s communist ideology with an embargo in hopes of overthrowing the regime. Strict regulations were enforced until President Barack Obama began to make progress toward normalizing this protracted animosity. On July 20, 2015, Washington and Havana marked the restoration of diplomatic relations. This has led to an ease on remittances and travel, but financial, economic and commercial restrictions still remain.
Although Obama made efforts toward removing hostility between the two countries, shortly before leaving office he ended the “wet-foot/dry-foot” policy implemented in 1995 allowing for Cubans to remain in the US once they reached its shores. While the cancellation of this policy coincides with the new Trump administration’s views on tightening immigrant documentation, many US… Read more
Whither Europe, Whither the World
© Art.Jazz
A crumbling Europe consumed by nationalism, petty infighting and aggression could have an impact on the international order.
The international order is under siege in Europe. European Union (EU) and NATO nations once worked alongside the United States to expand a liberal, rules-based order across the globe. Today, those same countries struggle for the order’s survival at home. Amidst chaos in the Middle East and China’s rise in Asia, Europe — beset by Russian aggression from without and a crisis of liberalism from within — has become the bellwether for the international order. Should that order collapse in Europe under these dual strains, its prospects wane precipitously on the global stage.
Until recently, European nations were among the strongest proponents of the international order. As a collective security and economic community safely ensconced in “the end of history,” the expanding European project seemed to reflect the victory of democracy and markets over the 20th century’s ideological alternatives. A supposedly post-national… Read more
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By Heath Row 1 minute Read
British broadcasting and pop music innovator John Peel died early this week. Renowned for his radio career — which included stints at the pirate station Radio London, which sent its signal from a boat off the coast of England, and BBC’s Radio 1 — Peel launched the careers of dozens of bands.
He also introduced several innovations to the traditional pop music format: advocating reggae, hip hop, and punk; playing songs and record sides in their entirety to encourage taping by listeners rather than fading songs in and out while others played on; and encouraging bands to release their live performances on the show as “Peel Sessions” records.
Additionally, his record collection is reportedly worth more than 1 million British pounds.
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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Kingdom Come…
One of the most exciting factors regarding Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice isn’t just the first meeting of Batman and Superman in live action, but their first meeting with Wonder Woman as well. Earlier this week I recommended Trinity, a story about their interactions early on in each of their crime fighting careers. My next recommendation will fast forward several years in Mark Waid and Alex Ross’ fantastic Kingdom Come.
Much like The Dark Knight Returns, Superman has been retired for ten years due to a personal and philosophical loss, even retreating from any form of public life. His absence has led to a more violent breed of heroes, ones who are willing to kill and cause just as much damage and loss of life as the villains they face. After a terrible tragedy involving countless civilian deaths, Wonder Woman convinces Superman to come out of hiding to re-stabilize the world, unknowingly setting off a chain of events that could lead to an apocalypse.
Superman’s return brings the old guard of the Justice League back into the fold, renewing the hope of some. However, his return also signals what many people have long feared: humanity’s destiny is no longer theirs to control, but is in the hands of super-powered beings, many of whom cannot be trusted with their own power. As Superman and Wonder Woman attempt to put rogue metahumans in line, Lex Luthor builds off the paranoia surrounding metahumans, possibly recruiting an elderly Batman to his cause.
The journey each member of DC’s trinity takes examines their humanity and the symbols of hope each represents. As tensions rise within the metahuman community, Superman’s resolve still wavers as he continues to doubt his role as a leader while Wonder Woman becomes increasingly more aggressive. Batman builds his own army of regular heroes like himself as well as legacy heroes to battle Superman and/or Luthor. In one telling scene, Superman reveals why he’s counted on Bruce so much and what he really fights for: beneath that stern persona, when you take away everything that is Batman, what you’re left with is someone who simply doesn’t want to see anyone else die.
Waid excellently tells Kingdom Come as he examines the themes of hope, humanity and faith through the eyes of Norman McCay, a priest plucked from the street to bear witness to these significant events. He perfectly captures each character’s personality and weariness in the face of a new generation of heroes, making them reflect upon what kind of legacy they want to leave behind. Alex Ross’ art is also stunning to behold as he illustrates the characters as life-like as possible, hand painting the artwork himself. The themes reflected in this, as well as Luthor’s manipulations, bear some resemblance to what we know about Batman v Superman so far. Kingdom Come is a landmark book for the graphic novel genre as it tells a mature, heartfelt and beautifully styled story involving many of DC’s greatest heroes.
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Beta Theta Pi fraternity seeks to impact Elon Greek culture
By mstutz | 10/21/15 12:16am
Members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity community and staff came to Elon Tuesday night to make their pitch to join Elon's Greek community.
Tuesday Beta Theta Pi fraternity made their pitch to Elon staff, Greek students and members of the community that the men of Beta should be the newest greek organization on campus.
The new Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Dan Faill, announced, that there would be a new Interfraternity Council organization coming to campus and now the choice is down between two fraternities: Theta Chi and Beta Theta Pi.
Members of Theta Chi made their expansion presentation Monday night.
For Beta Theta Pi, the tone was more focused on changing the overall Greek culture and providing opportunities for all kinds of young men on campus, especially those who might have never have considered joining a fraternity.
Beta Theta Pi was founded by a group of men at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1839. Since then is has grown to include 134 current chapters and colonies.
Currently there more than 8,000 active members with an average chapter size of 63. There are more than 130,000 living alumni. $850,000 was given last year by alums to current and future Betas for scholarship and leadership experiences.
The average GPA for Beta Theta Pi is 3.2 and 82 percent of all Beta chapters hold a higher GPA than all other national fraternities.
Beta Theta Pi requires at least a 3.0 GPA and involvement in at least one other student organization before being able to accept bid.
Core values include: Mutual Assistance, Intellectual Growth, Trust, Responsibly Conduct and Integrity. Whether on campus, at a conference or in casual conversations, the organization prides itself on focusing on building men of character and breaking the mold.
"When you think of 'Total Frat Move' and the stereotypical fraternity man, that's not who any of us are," John Hubbard, Director of Expansion for Beta Theta Pi said. "Sometimes when we are put in large groups, we make dumb decisions, and so helping to develop our men and our members to make sure they can make smart decisions and they can do fraternity right and really try to redefine what it means to be a fraternity man. Not just being an organization that's a social drinking club but a values based organization that's going to help develop its men and its members."
The mission for Beta Theta Pi is "To Develop Men of Principle for a Principled Life." This leads to the current initiative deemed "Men of Principle," which calls for a higher standard of living for not only Beta Theta Pi chapters but also for all Greek organizations, especially in the wake of negative pushback many fraternities have experience across the nation.
Such steps for the "Men of Principle" initiative for all chapters include:
A five-person trained and active advisory team
Alcohol-free recruitment
Elimination of the rogue "National Test" (also known as "The Shep Test")
Commitment to a 100% hazing-free pledge program
The fraternity does not have one united national philanthropy but rather encourages each individual chapter to seek out organization that are in need of assistances based on their own local circumstances.
David Schmidt, CEO of Beta Theta Pi, was present and help conduct the presentation while also had assistance from alumni, current members and other national staff.
Schmidt told the crowd that of the last 50 colonies that Beta Theta Pi has started, all but one is still active.
All parties who were a part of the pitch recognized that Elon and Beta Theta Pi believe that the university and fraternity would mesh well together with each other's commitment to engaged learning, diversity and developing global citizens.
"There's a natural fit," Hubbard said. "We can both develop our students to make sure that they can have a large impact both here on campus and in the community but also afterwards."
One alum stood up and said, "You have a great campus here, and a lot of good things going on. You just need a Beta chapter."
As previously reported by Elon Local News, Faill, Director of Elon's Fraternity and Sorority Life, explained the process for bringing a new fraternity to campus:
"So of the 72 national fraternities that belong to the NIC [North American Interfraternity Conference] we reached out to the 60 plus that are not here [on campus]. So we just sent an open letter saying, 'If you're interested please send us your materials.' We had 17 groups submit their expansion materials to Elon. The Expansion Committee then took those 17 reviewed them down and narrowed them down to a candidate pool of which we selected two and made those recommendations to Dr. Jackson for the final who's going to come to campus to present. And so those two groups were Theta Chi and Beta Theta Pi."
Faill said that after Beta Theta Pi presents, the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, National Panhellenic Council and the Expansion Committee will make a recommendation to Fail. Fail will then take a recommendation to Dr. Smith Jackson, Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, who will then make the decision on which fraternity will be accepted.
Faill said that a main reason for bringing on a new fraternity was because more than half of the men that went through recruitment were turned away due to current chapters keeping a small size for their pledge classes.
Whichever organization is chosen will then be able to start recruiting in February 2016 after formal recruitment and then in the fall start their colony, according to Faill.
This new fraternity would come to campus Fall 2016 superseding the dismissal of Sigma Pi and Pi Kappa Phi, which, if allowed, would return to campus Fall 2017.
This decision, according to Faill, is expected to come sometime in November.
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My wish came true , Straight Arrow
21 Sep 2018 09:34 #915096 von Speedway
My wish came true , Straight Arrow wurde erstellt von Speedway
Our second release is titled „My Wish Came True“. It was the 1st tour of 1977 and in spite of his unhealthy look, Elvis was in solid voice - especially near the end of the tour. February 20 is one of best shows of the tour and it marked the first time that Elvis attempted his recent single „Moody Blue“.
Our release has been taken directly from a 1st generation copy of an original audience recorded master cassette tape, as recorded by Claude Baker (aka Crazy Canuck), who passed away in September 2016. Claude attended, and recorded, all of Elvis' shows during the February tour of 1977.
Portions of the Charlotte concert were previously released from a soundboard tape on the official 'Follow That Dream' label, but this show has never been available on CD in its entirety before. Note: This is the very last audience-recorded show from the February 1977 tour that is still unreleased. The sound quality is very good. There are highlights a-plenty, including a soulful 'You Gave Me A Mountain', strong versions of 'My Way' and 'How Great Thou Art', and a truly gorgeous 'Unchained Melody'.
As usual, this release is presented in a de-luxe 6-panel digipak, with a collection of photos taken in Charlotte, February 20th, 1977 and two local press reviews. With special thanks to our dear friend, the late Bob Heis.
01. Introduction: Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. C. C. Rider
03. I Got A Woman / Amen
04. Love Me
05. Fairytale
06. You Gave Me A Mountain
07. Jailhouse Rock
08. O Sole Mio (Sherrill Nielsen) / It's Now Or Never
09. Little Sister
10. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/Don't Be Cruel
11. My Way
12. Moody Blue (excerpt)
13. How Great Thou Art
14. Introductions of singers, musicians, orchestra
15. Early Mornin' Rain
16. What'd I Say
17. Johnny B. Goode
18. Drum Solo (Ronnie Tutt)
19. Bass Solo #1 (Blues - Jerry Scheff)
20. Bass Solo #2 (Battle Of New Orleans - Jerry Scheff)
21. Piano Solo (Tony Brown)
22. Love Letters
23. School Day
24. Hurt (with reprise)
26. My Wish Came True (excerpt)
27. Unchained Melody (with false start)
28. Can't Help Falling In Love
29. Closing Vamp / Announcements.
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Efe Cakarel, founder and CEO of subscription film streaming service MUBI, is determined to deliver the best of independent cinema to the world. We spoke to the Turkish entrepreneur over lunch at Little Social in London.
“I love this place,” says Efe Cakarel, sliding into a red leather booth at Little Social, British chef and restaurateur Jason Atherton’s busy bistro on Pollen Street in London’s Mayfair. Slender, dressed in a white T-shirt and a sky blue cashmere jumper, the founder and CEO of “online cinema” MUBI has dark floppy hair, round black spectacles and a big, genuine smile across his lightly stubbled face.
The Turkish entrepreneur is referring to his chosen meeting place, of course, but the 40-year-old’s enthusiasm is not restricted to restaurants. He is no hard-nosed businessman – he’s happy, and he’s not afraid to show it. Cakarel has good reason to smile.
MUBI (formerly known as The Auteurs), the streaming service he founded in Palo Alto, California, in 2007, and now runs from a townhouse just off nearby Carnaby Street, has grown from a niche site screening “auteur-driven, foreign, arthouse classics” for a small audience of film fanatics to the place for more than seven million registered users to get their daily independent cinema fix. With a goodie bag of more than 4,500 films to dip its hands into, MUBI’s team of dedicated cinephiles offers a curated selection of just 30 films at any one time, each available for 30 days before it is rotated out for a new ‘Film Of The Day’.
MUBI will never be as big as market leader Netflix in terms of audience numbers – “They won the game from the get-go,” Cakarel will state later in our conversation, seemingly without concern – but it’s forging its own path. Notable partners include distributor The Criterion Collection and Martin Scorsese’s film preservation organisation World Cinema Foundation, while highlights of MUBI’s short history to date include teaming up with independent filmmaker par excellence Paul Thomas Anderson for the exclusive release of his documentary Junun in 2015 and, more recently, in January 2016, a US$50 million investment from Huanxi Media Group Limited to launch MUBI in China.
The company has come a long way in just nine years, and Cakarel’s personal journey has been no less impressive. Born in the city of Izmir, on the west coast of Turkey, in 1976, Cakarel’s early years were idyllic. Breakfast was a tomato picked from the vine and long, joyful days were spent on the beach or windsurfing on the Mediterranean Sea. Life was so carefree that he didn’t learn to read until he was eight years old.
But Cakarel’s proclivity for business is no accident. He inherited it from his father, who ran (and still runs) a large engineering company. “I am the son of an entrepreneur,” he says, raising his voice slightly to be heard over the mélange of jazz and chatter filling the restaurant.
“My father carried his work home. He was really passionate, like all entrepreneurs. It wasn’t too great for my mum, but for me it was amazing to sit down every night at the dinner table and listen to my father talk about a problem with a supplier or a new business opportunity or the business’ cash flow. From a very young age I grew up with all the excitement that surrounds running a business. Without even realising, I caught the bug.”
The waitress arrives. “Burger. Medium,” says Cakarel. “And a salad on the side, yes?” replies the waitress, who has obviously scribbled down this very same order before. “No bacon, no pickles, tomatoes, and the salad, yes. Thank you,” concludes Cakarel. I order two courses from the set lunch menu: roasted Cornish cod, followed by a selection of ice cream and sorbet.
“I was groomed to take over the family business,” says Cakarel. He was serving tea at board meetings at 11, afterwards taking a seat at the back of the room – listening and learning. Seven years later, Cakarel would leave Turkey to study electrical engineering and computer science at Boston’s prestigious Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT), before securing a job at prominent investment banking firm Goldman Sachs and then earning an MBA from Stanford Graduate School Of Business in California.
Cakarel recalls a question on his application to Stanford: What matters most to you? “It was a very powerful question that made me think a lot,” he says. “Money came to mind. Power. These were the first things. But I took months to really dig deeper into it, [to discover] what mattered most. To me the answer was excellence. Excellence: whatever you do, do it really well. It applies to every aspect of your life. That comes from my childhood.”
“I grew up in a family where no decision was random,” he continues, relating how his mother would eschew the local shops and travel miles to her favourite fromagerie to source the very best cheeses, while his father would traverse the country to find the perfect carpet for the family home. Before MIT, Goldman Sachs, Stanford and MUBI, the area in which Cakarel excelled was mathematics. Once he reached his teenage years summers were no longer spent on the beach. Instead he was in a maths camp in Trabzon in northern Turkey, working on complex equations for 14 hours a day.
“It was my choice,” he says. “I don’t think you could force somebody to do that. But imagine you are 16, you are with the top minds in the country – it’s so stimulating.” The hard work paid off, and in 1994 Cakarel placed third in the European Math Olympiad in Geneva, Switzerland.
“That was possibly one of the happiest days of my life,” he says. “I took the cup and ran to the nearest pay phone to call my mum and dad to tell them.” But the phone call didn’t go quite as planned. While Cakarel was in Geneva crunching numbers his parents had received an unexpected package in the post.
“I had applied secretly to MIT, because my father would never have let me go. He wanted me to stay in Turkey, go to the best school there and take over the family business. That was my future.”
A few months earlier, Cakarel, who always worked late into the night, had waited until his parents had gone to bed, snuck out of the house, bribed the security guards at the headquarters of his father’s business with a couple of packets of Marlboro cigarettes and used the company PC – “one of the first computers in the city” – to complete his application to MIT.
“Everybody else was filling their applications in by hand,” he explains. “Not me. Excellence.” Excellent he might have been, but his father wasn’t impressed. Not yet, anyway. “I flew back from Geneva and there were reporters at the airport,” says Cakarel. “It was an amazing moment, I was feeling really proud of myself. I sit down in the car, and my father says, ‘So, number three. Why not number one? Where did you fail?’”
“That’s the kind of family I grew up in,” he guffaws. “Then we go home and have this difficult MIT conversation.” It didn’t go well at first, but after the precocious teenager had written a letter to the president of MIT explaining that he couldn’t accept the offer of a place because he couldn’t pay his way, and received a response offering a full scholarship, his father relented and supported the decision.
Things didn’t go so smoothly when Cakarel later decided to accept the position at Goldman Sachs rather than return to Turkey to take up the role at his father’s company he, as the only male child of three siblings, had been readied for since childhood.
“I told my dad, ‘I want to find my own path in life. You did and you are very happy. I want to do it as well’,” he recalls. “We didn’t talk for a couple of years. It was a very difficult period.” Cakarel now has a family of his own: a wife and a four-year-old son. He works in the MUBI office seven days a week, not returning home until 10pm. But he eats a meal with his wife every evening and spends two hours each morning with his son. Is he preparing him to take over the family business?
“I joke about that, how I think he is the next CEO of MUBI,” says Cakarel. “I’m not going to put pressure on him, because I know from my own experience that it doesn’t work. I think my job, as a father, should be to help him excel in whatever he’s passionate about. I just want to be there with him and hug him.”
Our food arrives, and although my cod is both handsome, with a golden sheen from the oven, and cooked to silky perfection, it is dwarfed by Cakarel’s burger. I prod daintily at my cod, loosening delicate slivers of flesh, as Cakarel starts to devour his fist-sized feast one greedy bite at a time, safe in the knowledge that, once again, he has made an excellent decision. The conversation turns to film. Unlike his entrepreneurial zeal, his love of cinema cannot be traced to his childhood in Turkey.
What films did he see as a child? He chomps on his burger. “Batman! Big studio blockbusters,” comes the uncharacteristically unimpressed reply. It wasn’t until he arrived at MIT that he was introduced to independent cinema, and he was working at Goldman Sachs in New York before he watched the DVD that turned him from a film lover to a bona fide buff. That film was Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai’s Chungking Express.
“I watched it at home on my laptop, which was the only place you could see that movie [at the time]. Netflix DVD,” he says with a chuckle. “I went to Stanford for my MBA and there it became obvious that I really wanted to start my own company,” he continues. “Stanford is this magical place – being in that environment, in that eco-system, you feel that if you have the right idea and it’s the right time you can create anything.”
But it wasn’t until Cakarel left Stanford and joined German software company SAP that he came up with the idea for his own business. He was in a café in Tokyo when the lightning bolt hit. “I wanted to watch, you guessed it, a Wong Kar-wai film, In the Mood for Love, on my laptop,” he says, eyeing the fast disappearing burger in his grasp, planning his next attack. “There was not a single platform that allowed me to do so.”
“This is before the iPad, smart TVs had just been introduced that year at CES [Consumer Electronics Show] for the first time, but to me it was obvious even then that the consumer experience was going to shift from DVD and pay TV, which at the time was 100 per cent of home video entertainment, to TCP/IP [Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol], because with YouTube we had started to watch long format video on our laptops. For me it was radical. The technology always existed, but the real magic happens when people start behaving differently, and with YouTube people started behaving differently. So I started writing a business plan on the flight back to San Francisco and two months later, in February 2007, I left SAP.”
Soon afterwards he launched The Auteurs. Five years later, having realised that he couldn’t compete with Netflix, which also launched in 2007 but was able to grow immediately thanks to its existing DVD business and existing relationships with studios, Cakarel found a way to differentiate his product from Netflix: curation.
“MUBI is a brand that stands for something. Netflix doesn’t,” he says. Whilst he acknowledges that Netflix satisfies a lot of people, even admitting that he subscribes in order to access its “brilliant” TV content (House Of Cards is a personal favourite), he describes navigating its films as “frustrating”. That’s where he believes MUBI has the edge.
“We can really create an amazing film offering with MUBI and build the brand around it,” he says. “What we want, the long-term vision, is that in three to five years anyone from Buenos Aires to Tokyo, from New York to Istanbul to Beijng, if they want to watch a good movie, they say, ‘What’s on MUBI tonight?’”
My ice cream arrives and we order a pair of single espressos. “There has been no tipping point yet. There have been moments,” says Cakarel as the coffee arrives. In the next two years he wants to have three-person teams in 50 countries, curating content specifically for their local subscribers. This month Portuguese director Miguel Gomes’ film Arabian Nights, a hit at Cannes in 2015, will have its UK premiere on MUBI. Cakarel has plans for a MUBI cinema and has already identified a site in London, which he says is not far from where we’re sitting. It won’t open until 2019 at the earliest, but he is already excited.
“Not to jinx it, but it’s an amazing space,” he says, adding that if it works out he can envisage opening more. He suggests New York, Paris and Rome. As well as the move into China, an opportunity that Cakarel says “makes me dizzy”, MUBI is looking to invest in original films, aiming for a first ‘MUBI presents’ release in 2017. It seems like a lot is going to happen very quickly, but seemingly not fast enough for Cakarel.
“These things take time,” he says. “You need to have a long-term vision to build a company like MUBI, and I’m in it for the long-term. The last nine years were great, the next nine years will be amazing and the nine years after that – incredible.”
“We are having so much fun building this, and maybe I’ll still be running MUBI in 20 years and then pass it on to my son. Maybe in three to five years I no longer control the business. I’m totally relaxed.” After lunch, as we make our way to MUBI HQ (Cakarel is keen to show me around), he receives a call from his father. He’s with a renowned Turkish producer and they have been talking about MUBI. Cakarel’s enthusiasm is infectious, it seems.
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Transcription: Obituary of Pierre Allaire (1951 – 1999)
By Christine Blythe | July 7, 2019
Obituary of Pierre Allaire.
[Allaire] Pierre
À la Maison Michel-Sarrazin, le 3 octobre 1999, jour de ses 48 ans, est décédé M. Pierre Allaire, employé du Musée de la Civilisation, époux de dame Mariette Breton. Il demeurait à St-Laurent, I.O. La familie recevra les condoléances à la résidence funérairé
F.X. Bouchard Inc.
628, dhemin Royal
St-Pierre, I.O.
vendredi de 19h à 22h; samedi, jour des funérailles, la famille recevra les condoléances à l’église une heure avant la cérémonie. Le service religieux sera célébré le samedi 9 octobre à 14h en l’église de St-Laurent. I.O. et de là au cimetière St-François. I.O. Il laisse dans le deuil, outre son épouse, sone fils Léo; sa mère Georgette Turmel (feu Léopold Allaire); sa soeur et son beau-frère; Céline Allaire (Gilles Chevalier) et ses trois neveux; Nicolas, Simon et Mathieu; de même que ses beaux-frères, belles-soeurs, oncles et tantes, neveux, nièces, cousins, cousines, des families Breton et Allaire.
Cher Pierrot, puisses-tu trouver, là ou tu t’envoles, l’assouvissement de ton goût de la beauté et de la perfection. Que l’amour que tu nous as donné nous aide à continuer une vie significative et heureuse ici-bas jusqu’à ce que nous soyons à nouveau réunis. Que la bonne terre que tu as mise dans le coeur de ton fils soit aussi fertile que celle de l’Île et l’aide à créer son jardin de vie. Pour ceux qui le désirent un don peut être fait à la Fondation de la Maison Michel Sarrazin, 2101 Ch. St-Louis, Sillery G1T 1P5.
Pour renseignements: 663-9838
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Transcription – In Memoriam for Benoît Tardif (1919-2003)
Benoît Tardif
In Memoriam and obituary for Benoit Tardif.
époux de
feu Étianne Perreault
décédé le 20 septembre 2003
à l’âge de 83 ans et 9 mois
et inhumé le 23 septembre 2003
à Saints-Anges
Transcription: Obituary for Carl W. Kiefer
By Christine Blythe | June 21, 2019
The following is my transcription of the obituary for Carl W. Kiefer.
Carl W. Kiefer
Obituary for Carl W. Kiefer.
A resident of Painesville since 1910, Carl W. Kiefer, 93, died Friday morning at the Homestead 2 Nursing Home, Painesville, after a lingering illness.
Mr. Kiefer had lived at 7 North Park Place, Painesville. He was born June 29, 1862 in Cleveland.
Until his retirement, he had been office manager of the Frank Stanton Ford firm in Painesville and had also worked for the C.J. Wadsworth Clothing Cabinet Co.
Mr. Kiefer was a member of the Painvesville United Methodist Church, Elks Lodge No. 549 in Painesville, and the Painesville Kiwanis Club.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. William (Helen) Blackmore of Cleveland Heights; sister Mrs. Ella Sweet of Monroe, Mich., four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Mary Beth in 1958, his second wife Marie earlier this year, and a son John C.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Johnson Funeral Home, 368 Mentor Ave., Painesville. Dr. Alva W. Taylor of the Painesville United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from noon until 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Transcription: Mme Anne-Marie Bourgeois (1912-2001).
By Christine Blythe | May 31, 2019
Below is my transcription of the newspaper notice of the death of Anne-Marie Bourgeois.
Obituary for Anne-Marie Bourgeois (1912-2001).
MME ANNE-MARIE
Au Foyer de Saint-Célestin, le 30 juin 2001, es décédée à l’âge de 88 ans, Mme Anne-Marie Bourgeois, épouse en premières noces de feu Lucien Bourgeois et en secondes noces de feu Welly Luazière, autrefois de Sainte-Monique. La famille accueillera parents et ami(e)s au:
Centre funéraire
J.N. Rousseau et frère ltée
Nicolet.
Heures d’accueil : dimanche de 19h à 22h e lundi, jour des funérailles, à partir de 11h.
Les funérailles auront lieu
le lundi 2 juillet, à 14h
en l’église de Sainte-Monique.
L’inhumation aura lieu
au cimetière de Sainte-Monique.
Elle laisse dans le deuil : ses enfants : Maurice (Suzanne Tellier) de Saint-Guillaume, Lina (Ghislain Lévesque) de Saint-Jérôme, Gisèle (Gilles Coallier) de Laval, Lione (Carole Huot) de Saint-David, Yvon (Nicole Turmel) de Nicolet, Albert (Ginette Lemay) de Nicolet et Solange (Normand Blain) de Saint-Jérôme; sa belle-soeur : Madeleine Bourgeois (feu Philibert Bourgeois) de Cap-de-la-Madeleine; ses petits-enfants arrière-petits-enfants, ainsi que plusieur neveux, nièces, cousins, cousines et ami(e)s. Pour renseignements : (819) 293-4511.
Condoléances par télécopieur :
Membre de la Corporation des thanatologues de Québec.
Transcriptions: Obituaries for Albertine Audet-Turmel.
Following are my translated transcriptions for the obituaries of Albertine Audet-Turmel in their original French.
Original French Texts
Obituary #1
TURMEL
Albertine (née Audet).
Albertine Audet-Turmel
Au Foyer Nazareth, le 20 juin 1992, à l’âge de 93 ans et 8 mois, est décédée dame Albertine Audet, épouse de feu monsieur Michel Turmel. Elle demeurait à Québec. La famille recevra les condoléances au funérarium de la
Cooperative funéraire
de l’Anse
115, 80e Rue est
Charlesbourg
dimanche de 14h à 17h et de 19h à 22h. Le service réligieux sera célébré le lundi 22 juin, à 15h, en l’église Sts-Anges de Beauce, ou la famille recevra les condoléances une heure avant le service, et ce la au cimetiè paroissial.
Elle laisse dans le deuil ses enfants. Yvette (feu Aurèle Perreault), Laurette (Gérard Boily), Madeleine (Maurice Laroche), Thérèse (Bernard Drouin), Aline (Philippe-A. Drouin), Edith (Claude Michaud), Gérard (Fleurette Mathurin), Adrienne, Yvon (Margarete Griewel), sa soeur. Soeur Edith Audet (Dominicaine de la Trinité), ses belles-soeurs: Mme Onésime Audet, Mme Marie-Anna Turmel, ainsi que plusieurs petits-enfants, arrière-petits-enfants, neveux, nièces et ami(e)s. Veuillez compenser l’envoi de fleurs par un don à la Fondation de l’Auberivière, 401, rue St-Paul, Québec (Québec), G1K 7G7. Pour renseignements: 525-6044.
Obituaries for Albertine (Audet) Turmel.
Albertine (Audet). – Les familles Turmel et Audet remercient bien sincrèrement tous les parents et amis qui ont témoigné des marques de sympathie lors du décés de Mme Albertine Turmel, survenu le 20 juin 1991, soit par offrandes de messes, envois de fleurs, affiliations de prieres, dons à la maison l’Auberivière, dons à l’église, cartes de sympathie, visite ou assistance aux funérailles. Un merci trés special au Foyer Nazareth ou elle à vécu et a tous ceux qui l’ont côtoyé pendant ses dix-sept dernières années. À tous, un cordial merci.
Transcription: In Memoriam card for Obeline D. Roy.
Following is my transcription of the In Memoriam card from the funeral of Obeline D. Roy.
In Memoriam for Obeline D. Roy.
OBELINE D. ROY
O gentlest heart of Jesus ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory have mercy on the soul of Thy departed servant. Be not severe in Thy judgment but let some drops of Thy Precious Blood fall upon the devouring flames and do Thou O Merciful Savior send Thy angels to conduct Thy departed servant to a place of refreshment, light and peace. AMEN.
May the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. AMEN.
HEMS BROTHERS MORTUARY
Transcription: ‘In Memoriam’ for Rose Dionne
Following is my transcription of the ‘In Memoriam’ regarding the death of Rose Dionne.
‘In Memoriam’ regarding the death of Rose Dionne.
“We have loved her during life; let us not abandon her, until we have conducted her by our prayers into the house of the Lord.”
IN YOUR CHARITY
Pray for the Repose of the soul of
ROSE DIONNE
who died on
O Gentlest Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with buring love for the poor captive souls in Pergatory, have mercy on the soul of Thy servant, bring her far from the shadow of exile to the bright home of Heaven, where, we trust, Thou and Thy Blessed Mother, have woven for her a crown of unending bliss. Amen.
May She Rest in Peace. Amen.
From – The Franciscan Fathers, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Transcription: ‘In Memoriam’ for Edna E. Auclair.
Following is my transcription and the Google translation of the ‘In Memoriam’ for Edna E. Auclair.
In Memoriam for Edna E. Auclair.
French original
A la douce memoire de
Edna_E. Auclair
Épouse de Armand Martel.
Née à Derry, N. H., 18 Juil 1910,
Décédée à Manchester, N. H., 28 Août, 1928.
A l’âge de 18 ans. 1 mois et 10 jours.
If fut court sont pélerinage.
Elle meurt au printemps de son âge.
Mais du sort elle subit la loi.
Vous qui l’aimiez, priez pour elle.Seignéur, voud nous l’aviez prêté pour faire notre bonheur; vous la réclamez, nous vous la cèdons sans murmure, mais le coeur navré de douleur.
La famille éprouvée ici-bas, brisée dans son faisceau se refait au ciel dans la lumière.
Recevez et gardez ce souvenier d’une âme chrétienne qui vous demande de prier pour elle, afin de pouvoir plut tòt prier pour vous.
Nous l’avons aimé pendant sa vie’ ne l’oublions pas après sa mort.
Une communion, une prière, s’il vous plait adieu! Au revoir au ciel.
English translation taken from ‘Google Translate’
In the sweet memory of
Edna-E. Auclair
Wife of Armand Martel.
Born in Derry, N. H., July 18, 1910,
Died in Manchester, N. H., August 28, 1928.
At the age of 18. 1 month and 10 days.
If is was a short pilgrimage.
She died in the spring of his age.
But it suffers the fate of the law.
That you love her, pray for her.
Lord voud we had paid for our happiness, you are claiming, we cede without a murmur, but the heart brokenhearted.
The bereaved family here, broken in the beam again to heaven in the light.
Get and keep the souvenir of a Christian soul who asks you to pray for her rather early in order to pray for you.
We loved during his life, do not forget after his death.
Communion, prayer, please farewell! Goodbye to heaven.
Transcription – Obituary for Lillian Active Paradis-Auclair
By Christine Blythe | May 9, 2019
The following is my transcription of the obituary for Lillian Active Paradis-Auclair.
Lillian Active Paradis and Thomas Auclair in July of 1929.
Mrs. Lillian A. Auclair
Mrs. Lillian A. Auclair, widow of Thomas Auclair died Tuesday at a Manchester hospital after a long illness.
Mrs. Auclair was born in Franklin, daughter of Joseph and Delia (Seney) Paradis and had resided in Manchester the greater part of her life. She was an attendant of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.
Obituary for Lillian Active Paradis-Auclair.
Members of the family include three sons, Joseph Auclair of West Hartford, Conn., Lester Auclair, Miami, Fla., and Arthur Auclair of Manchester; three daughters, Mrs. Ella LaPalme, and Mrs. William (Rita) Quinn, both of Manchester, and Mrs. Joseph (Lida) Bellefeuille of Bedford; two brothers, Oscar Paradis of Billerica, Mass., and Adolphus Paradis, of Lowell, Mass.; 22 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the J. N. Boufford & Sons Funeral Home, 110 Bridge St. Saturday morning at 8:45, followed by a high mass of requiem in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Thursday and Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10.
Transcription: Obituary for Armand J. Martel
Obituary for Armand J. Martel.
Following is my transcription of the obituary of Armand J. Martel.
ARMAND J. MARTEL
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday in Hems Bros. Mortuary chapel in El Centro for Armand J. Martel, 69, of El Centro, who died Monday in Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Agustin Cemetery in Manchester, N.H.
Mr. Martel was born July 8, 1928 in Manchester. He married Janet Roy on Sept. 1, 1947, in Manchester. He was an Imperial Valley resident for 29 years.
Mr. Martel worked for the El Centro Community Hospital as a purchasing agent. He had been ill since 1985.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Martel of El Centro; daughters, Cynthia Marcoux, of El Centro, Virginia Audette of Sacramento, Patricia Rose of El Centro, and Edna Wilkinson of Seeley; brother, John Martel of Jacksonville, Fla.; 11 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Transcription – Obituary for Elam Dennis Matthews, 96
The following is my transcription of the obituary for Elam Dennis Matthews of Louisa County, Iowa, published in the local newspaper at the time.
Area Deaths
Aged Louisa County Resident Dies
Obituary for Elam Dennis Matthews.
Wapello — Elam Dennis Matthews, 96, one of the oldest residents of Louisa county, died Jan. 1[0], at 3:10 p. m., at the home of his daughter Mrs. Roland Barrick. Death resulted from a stroke suffered New Year’s day.
A native of Neenah, Wis., Matthews was born Dec. 1, 1854, the son of David and Mary Ann Adams Coon. His mother died when he was 3 1/2 years old and his father died while a prisoner of the Confederate army. The child was adopted by the Nathan Matthews family of Omro, Wis. He married Martha Jane Jordan at Auroraville, Wis., Oct. 26, 1873, and they lived in Wisconsin and Colorado before coming to Iowa.
In 1899 Matthews began to operate a truck farm near Morning Sun, which he ran for many years before retiring and moving into Morning Sun. His wife died in 1935 and a son, William Matthews, died in 1940.
Despite his advanced age, Matthews was a very active man. When he was 94 he made a trip to California, and last fall took a trip to New York.
Surviving are a son and a daughter, Stanley Matthews, Morning Sun, and Mrs. Edith Barrick, Wapello, and 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Last rites will be held at the Pierce funeral home at 2 p. m. Saturday. Officiating will be Dr. Will M. Hughes, pastor of the United Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery.
Transcription: Obituary for Charles G. Blythe
By Christine Blythe | April 28, 2019
This is my transcription of the obituary for Charles G. Blythe (2nd great grandfather to Mark) from The Hoosier Genealogist, Indiana Historical Society, June 2001, Vol. 41, No. 2.
Obituary for Charles G. Blythe.
Blythe, Charles G.
Birthplace: England
Occupation: Farmer
Entry into service: 1861, Pvt. 8th Btry
Final discharge: May 1864; Cause: End of war
Length of service: 4 months [sic]
Mustered into GAR. Mar. 1911
Died. 13 Jan. 1914
Obituary “C. G. Blythe Dies at Daughter’s Home,” Covington Friend, Jan. 1914, p. 1, col. 1: Blythe Was born in Lincolnshire, England, on 12 July 1840. He was the youngest son of Thomas and Mary Blythe. Charles came to America when he was fifteen years of age with his parents and three older brothers. At first they Went to Chicago. The father’s goal was to see his three sons started Well in life in this country and then the father planned to return to his native land. Unfortunately the father became ill and soon died. The boys were scattered to different parts of the country Charles Went to Wisconsin about the time of the Civil War. He enlisted 21 Nov 1861 in the light artillery. He received a bayonet Wound in his arm at Lookout Mountain, Which made him nearly an invalid for the rest of his life. He was honorably discharged in Aug. 1865. After the War he returned to his farm in Wisconsin and was married to Mary Elizabeth Keefer. They had four sons and two daughters, who all survive him. They are: Jennie M. of Urbana, Ill., Charles E. of Danville, Ill. Robert of Newell, S. Dak., Olive L. of lsanti, Mich. [Ipsilanti, Mich. or lsanti, Minn.‘?], and Clayton W. and Wesley E. of Covington. He died in Urbana on 15 Jan. 1914 after having been an invalid for more than a year. Rev E. W Strecker of the Methodist [Episcopal] Church officiated. He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Transcription: Obituary for Mary Foulke (née Underwood)
Following is my transcription of the obituary for Mary Foulke (nee Underhill), published Monday, June 3, 1935 on page 2 of the Noblesville Daily Ledger.
MARY FOULKE DIED SUNDAY NEAR ARCADIA
The Funeral Services Will Be Held Tuesday Afternoon
LONG RESIDENT OF JACKSON TOWNSHIP
Death of Charles C. Crouch, Indianapolis, Came as a Surprise
Obituary for Mary Foulke (nee Underwood) – Noblesville Daily Ledger – Mon 3 June 1935, page 2.
Mrs. Mary Frances Foulke, widow of George Foulke, passed away at an early hour Sunday morning in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grace Robbins, seven miles east of Arcadia. Mrs. Foulke has been in poor health for several years and her death was not unexpected. The body was taken to the Shaffer funeral home at Arcadia, where it will lie in state until Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services will be held in the Shaffer parlors and burial will take place in the cemetery near Sheridan.
Mrs. Foulke was the daughter of Lewis and Sarah (Statton) Underwood and was born Dec. 4, 1853, on the old homestead west of Arcadia, where she resided until less than a year ago when the daughter and family moved to east of Arcadia and she went to live with them. The husband has been dead for several years. Just a year ago, June 6th, the tragic death of her son, Arthur Foulke, of Arcadia, was a great shock to her.
She leaves besides the daughter at whose home she died, two other daughters, Mrs. Alice Phillips, of west of Arcadia, and Mrs. Sarah Ross, residing on road 31, and stepson Alvin Foulke, west of Cicero. She also leaves several grandchildren.
Transcription: Obituary of Anna Margaret Ganske
Following is my transcription of the obituary of Anna Margaret Ganske as published in the Beaver Dam Argus.
Beaver Dam Argus, Thursday, June 7, 1900, p. 5.
GANSKE—-At the Ganske homestead three miles north of Beaver Dam, Wis., June 4, 1900, Mrs. Anna Margaret Ganske, the beloved wife of August Ganske, in the 57th year of her age.
Mrs. Ganske was in her usual good health until Sabbath morning, about 1 o’clock she was seized with distress in her stomach from which she never recovered, although she had the best of care and medical skill. She died on Monday, at 12:30 p. m.
Mrs. Ganske was the daughter of John and Anna Rosena Kraus and was born in Northampton, Mass., August 18, 1843, where her early life was spent. She came west with her parents and was united in marriage to Mr. August Ganske, who had been honorably discharged from the Army, at Oak Grove, October 18, 1863.
Six children were born to them all of whom are living to mourn the loss of their loving mother. These are William, John and Albert Ganske, and Mrs. Charles Waddell of Trenton, and and Miss Anna Rosena, and Charles living at. home.
The funeral of Mrs. Ganske is at 1:30 p. m. today and. her burial in the Old Cemetery, Beaver Dam.
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Transcription: Obituary for Carolyn Alma Hodgson (nee Johnson)
Following is my transcription of the obituary for Carolyn Alma Hodgson (nee Johnson), who died in Cairns, Australia. A memorial service was held in Bethel Lutheran Church in Brush Prairie, Washington on August 27, 1995.
Carolyn Alma Hodgson
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, 1995, in Bethel Lutheran Church in Brush Prairie, Wash. Mrs. Hodgson died of a ruptured aorta Aug. 19 in Cairns, Australia, at age 52.
She was born March 14, 1943, in Becker County, Minn. Her maiden name was Johnson. She moved to the Northwest in 1957 and graduated from Central Washington State College. She married Donald L. Hodgson on June 18, 1966. They lived in Beaverton, and she taught at Oregon Episcopal School and worked for ‘Timberline Lodge.
They moved to Papua New Guinea in 1982.
Surviving are her husband; sons, Eric of Dallas, Texas, and Fernando of Gresham; daughters, Anaka of Bradleboro, Vt., and Leyla Bartruff of Troutdale; mother Esther Johnson of Battle Ground, Wash; sister, Alice Olsen of Battle Ground; brothers, Stanley Johnson of Arlington, Wash., and Arvid Johnson of Battle Ground; and four grandchildren.
Disposition by cremation.
Remembrances: Lae Hospital Save the Children Fund, in care of Bethel Lutheran Church, 12919 N.E. 159th, Brush Prairie, Wash. 98606.
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Transcription: Obituary for Margaret Ducharme (Peggy Ducharme).
Transcription: Obituary of Margaret Ducharme
Following is the obituary for Margaret Ducharme, who died 1998 in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Unfortunately, I have no indication of which newspaper published this obituary.
She has also been known as Peggy Ducharme, Margaret Bourgeois, Peggy Bourgeois, Margaret Y. Bourgeois, and finally, Marie Marguerite Yvette Bourgeois.
Margaret Y. Ducharme
Margaret Y. “Peggy” Ducharme, 82, of Manchester, died July 21, 1998, in her daughter’s Jaffrey home after a lengthy illness.
Born in Canada on Aug. 4, 1915, she was the daughter of Emile and Marie (Turmel) Bourgeois. She lived most of her life in Manchester.
Mrs. Ducharme worked 15 years for Hillsborough County Home. In addition. she worked for Pandora.
She was a communicant of St. Raphael Church.
Family members include two daughters. Muriel Ducharme of La Prairie, Quebec, Canada, and Mrs. Michael (Sylvia) McElhinney of Jaffrey; a sister, Antoinette Marois of Manchester; a brother, Albert Bourgeois of Andover; nieces and nephews.
SERVICES: A calling hour is Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Lambert Funeral
Home. 1799 Elm St. corner of North Street, Manchester.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday at ll am. in St. Raphael Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice at HCS, Community Lane. Peterborough 03-158.
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Transcription: Obituary for Yvonne (Bisson) Boily
Following is my transcription of the obituary for Yvonne (Bisson) Boily
Yvonne (Bisson) Boily
A son domicile le 4 mars 1995, à l’âge de 85 ans et 8 mois, est décédée dame Yvonne Bisson, épouse de feu Léo Boily. Elle demeurait au 229 rue Principale, Vallée-Jonction. Les funérailles auront lieu mardi le 7 mars à 15h. Départ du funèrarium de la
Maison funéraire
Nouvelle Vie
Vallée-Jonction
à compter de 14h45 pour l`église de Vallée-Jonction et de là au cimetière paroissial. La famille recevra les condoléances au funérarium de la
139 ru Principale
lundi le 6 mars de 13h30 à 16h30 et de 19h à 22h, mardi, jour des funérailles à compter de 13h.
Elle laisse dans le deuil ses enfants: Louiselle (Clermont Faucher), Yvette (Arthur Vachon), Bibiane (Claude Champagne), Lauréanne (Jean Dumoulin), Guymond (Denise Giguere), Jean (Louise Vachon), Jacques (Desneiges Longchamps), Simone, Pierre (Suzanne Rhéaume); ses frères et soeurs: feu Aurèle Bisson (Blanche Poulin), feu Armand Bisson (Béatrice Trahan), Bernadette Bisson (Wellie Bergeron), feu Emilien Bisson (Laurence Goulet), Valerien Cloutier (Fernande Poulin); ses beaux-frères et belles-soeurs: Marie-Anna Boily (feu Camil Vachon), Lucia Boily (feu Donat Lehouillier), Angéline Boily (feu Aurèle Turmel), Alida Boily (Antonio Turmel), Carmel Boily (feu Emile Ferland), Paul Boily (Claire Girard), feu Emilien Boily (Gisèle Arsenault), feu Clermont Boily (Thérèse Breton), ainsi que dix-neuf petits-enfants, sept arrière petits-enfants, neveux, nièces, cousins, cousines et beaucoup d’amis (es). Toute marque de sympathie peut se traduire par un don à la maison Catherine-de-Longpré. Direction des funérailles:
Pour renseignements: 418-39704000 Fax: 418-397-?
Yvonne ( Bisson )
At home March 4, 1995 , at the age of 85 years and 8 months , died lady Yvonne Bisson, wife of the late Leo Boily . She lived at 229 Main Street , Valley Jonction . The funeral will be held Tuesday, March 7 at 15h . Departure of the funeral
New Life Funeral Home
Valley Junction
from 14:45 to the church of Valley Junction and thence to the parish cemetery. The family will receive condolences at the funeral
139 Main ru
Monday, March 6th from 13:30 to 16:30 and from 19h to 22h Tuesday day of the funeral after 13h .Valle
She is survived by her children : Louiselle ( Clermont Faucher ) , Yvette (Arthur Vachon) , Bibiana ( Claude Champagne ) Lauréanne (John Dumoulin) Guymond (Denise Giguere ), Jean (Louise Vachon) , Jacques ( Desneiges Longchamps) Simone , Pierre ( Suzanne Rheaume ) ; his brothers and sisters: the late Aurèle Bisson (Blanche Poulin ) , the late Armand Bisson ( Beatrice Trahan ) , Bernadette Bisson ( Wellie Bergeron ) , fire Emilien Bisson ( Laurence Goulet ) , Valerian Cloutier ( Feernande Poulin ) ; his brothers- and sisters- Marie- Anna Boily (late Camil Vachon) , Lucia Boily (late Donat Lehouillier ) Angeline Boily ( late Aurèle Turmel ) Alida Boily (Antonio Turmel ) Carmel Boily ( late Emile Ferland ) Paul Boily ( Claire Girard) , the late Emilien Boily ( Gisèle Arsenault) , fire Clermont Boily ( Thérèse Breton ) and nineteen grandchildren, seven great grandchildren , nephews, nieces , cousins and many friends ( es ) . Any brand of sympathy may result in a donation to the house Catherine de Longpre . Funeral :
Contact: 418-39704000 Fax: 418-397 -?
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Transcription: Obituary for Harold Everett Redetzke; 1935 – 2002
By Christine Blythe | April 5, 2019
+ + + + OBITUARY – HAROLD EVERETT REDETZKE + + + +
May 18, 1935 – October 12, 2002
Harold Everett Redetzke, age 67, died on Saturday, October 12, 2002 at his home in rural Sebeka, MN. Harold was born to Elmer and Margaret (Kimball) Redetzke on May 18, 1935 in Butler Township, MN. Harold was united in marriage to Norma Eckert on June 8, 1957 in Sebeka, MN. They lived in Foxhome, MN for several years and then moved beck to Sebeka where Harold tanned until retirement. Harold served on the Red Eye Township Board for a few years and was a member of Our Saviour‘s Lutheran Church. Harold underwent heart transplant surgery on September 27, 1987 at the University of Minnesota Hospital.
Harold is survived by his wife Norma Redetzke of Sebeka, MN, to their union were born five children; two daughters, Diane Steinkraus and her husband Ronnie of Sebeka, MN, Debbie Redetzke of Lincoln, Nebraska; three sons, Myron Redetzke and his wife Pam of Sebeka, MN, Marvin Redetzke and his wife Lori of Sebeka, MN, Calvin Redetzke and his wife Joni of Sebeka, MN; seven grandchildren, Lacey Eckman and her husband Justin, Shawn Redetzke, Jeremy Redetzke. Levi Steinkraus, Evette Steinkraus, Reid Redetzke, and Logan Redetzke; five sisters, Delilah Hasbargen of Frazee, MN, LaVern Milbradt of Sebeka, MN, Donna Super and her husband George of Menahga, MN, Joyce Slininger and her husband Bill of St Cloud, MN, Darlene Hought and her husband Konnie of Foxhome, MN; two brothers, Marlyn Redetzke and his wife Joyce of Sebeka, MN, Donald Redetzke and his wife Roseann of Ely, MN; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Gordon, infant sister Mavis and nephew Corey Hought.
[Handwritten: ‘Herbert Redetzke (Bro.)’]
Memorial Services were held on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 at 1:30 P.M. at Our Saviour‘s Lutheran Church in Sebeka, MN with Reverend Mark Manning officiating. Organist was Hilda Mary Schoon and congregational hymns were “In the Garden,” “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” and “Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling.” Honorary Pallbearers were Glen Kimball, Randy Redetzke, Daniel Besonen, Ryan Milbradt, Larry Huotari, Benny Olson and Gerald Olson. lnurnment will be at Green Hill Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements by Cardini — Behrens Funeral Homes of Sebeka and Menahga, MN.
Transcription: Obituary for Camille Vachon
By Christine Blythe | February 24, 2019
The following is a transcription of the French text of an obituary for Camille Vachon.
Camille Vachon
VACHON, Camille
À l’Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, le 20 juin 1990, à l’âge de 83 ans et 10 mois, est décédé monsieur Camille Vachon, époux de dame Marie-Anna Boily. Il démeurait à Sts-Anges. La famille recevre les condoléances à la salle municipale, 317, des Érables à Sts-Anges, vendredi de 13h 30 à 16h 30 et de 19h à 22h, samedi de 13h à 14h 45. Le service religieux sera célébre le samedi 23 juin, à 15h, en l’église de Sts-Anges et de là au cimetiére paroissial, sous la direction de la Maison.
Armand Plante Inc.
875, Ste-Thérèse
Il laisse dans le deuil, outre son épouse, ses enfants, gendres et belles-filles: Marie-Laure (Melvine Gagné), Laurent (Annette Drouin), Magella (Marie-Claire Drouin), Reina, Gemma (Laurent Lallamme), Guimond (Françoise Turmel), Thérèse (Adrien Lacroix), Pierrette (Denis Lagrange), ses vingt-deux petits-enfants, ses sept arriéres-petits-enfants; son frère et demi-soeurs: Valère, Germaine (Adélard Tardif), Eva, Iréne (Hermel Doyon), Agathe, Fernand (Jeannine Crenier), Rita (Antonio Labrie), Carmella (Freddy Jolicoeur), Imelda, ses neveus, niéces, cousins, cousines et de nombreus ami(e)s. Pour renseignements, 1-397-6948.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION (via Google Translate)
At the Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, on 20 June 1990 at the age of 83 years and 10 months, Camille Mr. Vachon died, husband of Marie-Anna Boily. He remained in Sts-Anges. Family condolences will be received at the Municipal Hall , 317 Maples Sts-Anges, Friday from 13h 30 to 16h 30 and 19h to 22h Saturday from 13h to 14h 45. The funeral service will be held Saturday, June 23 at 15h, in the church of Sts-Anges and then to the parish cemetery under the direction of the house.
875 , Ste- Thérèse
He is survived by, in addition to his wife, children, sons and daughters, Marie-Laure (Melvin Won), Lawrence (Annette Drouin), Majella (Drouin Marie- Claire), Reina, Gemma (Laurent Lallamme), Guimond (Françoise Turmel), Therese (Adrien Lacroix), Pierrette (Denis Lagrange), twenty- two grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, his brother and half-sisters: Valere, Germaine (Adelard Tardif), Eva, Iréne (Hermel Doyon), Agathe, Fernand (Jeannine Crenier), Rita (Antonio Labrie), Carmella (Freddy Jolicoeur), Imelda, his nephews, nieces, cousins and numerous friends. For more information, 1-397-6948.
Transcription: Obituary for Christian Busse; 1823-1909.
The following is my transcription of the obituary published in the Cook County Herald on Friday, March 26, 1909 for Christian Busse – 4th great grandfather to our children.
HONORABLE CHRISTIAN BUSSE
Obituary for Christian Busse.
Christian Busse died at his home in Elk Grove township at 3 o’clock Wednesday morning, March 24, 1909, aged 85 years, 7 months, 14 days.
Christian Frederick Busse was born at Badeke, Konigreich, Hanover, Germany, Aug. 10, 1823. He married Miss Fredericke Henges March 26, 1848, and they came to America the same spring, accompanied by his father, mother, two brothers, Friedrich and Louis, and two sisters, Louisa and Hannah (his other brother, Henry, having come over six months previous). Hon. John Fasse and affianced, Miss Charlotte Kehe, also came over on the same boat.
July 1, 1848, Mr. and Mrs. Busse came to Elk Grove and settled on the farm where they lived happily sixty one years. March 26, 1898, the esteemed couple celebrated their golden wedding, with their numerous relatives and friends as their honored guests. They were earnest Christian people, and the first members of Elk Grove Lutheran congregation.
Mr. Busse was highly respected as a capable, honest man, beloved by all who knew him. The people showed their confidence in his integrity by electing him to many offices of trust. He served on the Cook County board three years, from Dec. 1, 1873, to Dec. 1, 1876; was a member of the state board of equalization, representing the old Fourth congressional district two terms, eight years, at Springfield, from 1880 to 1888, and (like his lifelong friend, Hon. John Fasse of Schaumburg) served as supervisor of his home town, Elk Grove, twenty-five years. He was a stalwart republican and went to the election last fall and voted for William H. Taft for President.
Four weeks ago the aged veteran became weak and tired and laid himself down, but had no pains whatsoever. Thus this upright man serenely passed away from earthly cares to his heavenly abode, where his beloved, lingering widow will soon meet him to enjoy eternal bliss.
The funeral will take place from the home of his son to St. John’s Elk Grove, Lutheran church at one o’clock Friday, March 26.
Deceased leaves surviving his aged widow, one son, Henry W. Busse, three daughters, Louise (Mrs. Conrad Schwake), Hannah (Mrs. August Froemling) and Fredericke (Mrs. John Russel), (Friedrich, the eldest son, died eighteen years ago.) Thirty grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren, also two brothers, Frederich and Henry, and one sister, Mrs. Louisa Tonne, and numerous relatives to revere his memory.
Transcription: Obituary of Mrs. Nannie Cadwallader; Hillsboro Press Gazette of 16 Aug 1968.
The following is my transcription of the obituary of Mrs. Nannie Cadwallader of Hillsboro, Ohio; Hillsboro Press Gazette of 16 Aug 1968.
Featured image: Highland Lynchburg School, Hillsboro, Ohio.
MRS. NANNIE CADWALLADER
Mrs. Nannie A. Cadwallader, 86, Lynchburg Rt. 2, died at 4:30 P. M. Tuesday at the Lucas Nursing Home in Wilmington.
She was born near Fairview Feb. 9, 1882, the daughter of Samuel and Rosannah Webster Wilkin. She was a member of the Danville Church of Christ.
She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Paul Dolphin, Mrs. Hugh Vance and Mrs. John Dunn, all of Wilmington. Mrs. Edgar Bloom, Hillsboro, and Mrs. Russell Faris, New Vienna: four sons, W. A. Cadwallader, Williamsburg, Roy A., Blanchester, Hugh, Lynchburg Rt. 2, and Dale, at home; a sister, Mrs. Mary Roberts, Hillsboro Rt. 3; two brothers, George Wilkin, Greenfield, and Henry, Newark; 31 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grand-daughters.
Her husband, Ira Cadwallader, preceded her in death on March 18, 1951.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 P. M. at the Danville Church of Christ with Rev. Jack Monts de Oca officiating. The Rhoads Funeral Home, Hillsboro, is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be at the Hamer Township Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 P. M. Thursday until Friday at 11 A. M. and the body will lie in state at the church from 1 to 2 P. M. Friday.
Obituary of Mrs. Nannie Cadwallader; Hillsboro Press Gazette of 16 Aug 1968.
Transcription: Death notices and obituaries of John T. Porter and others…
By Christine Blythe | November 24, 2016
The following is my transcription of the obituaries and death notices from the May 15, 1928 issue of the Salt Lake Telegram, including that of John T. Porter.
John T. Porter
John T. Porter, aged 82, died Monday in Bountiful. He was born in Sweetwater, Wyo. He is survived by his widow, Amy L. Porter, and five sons, John W., Rastus F. of Bountiful, Edwin P. of Keysville, Edison Al of Salt Lake, Royal D. of Blackfoot, Ida., and six daughters, Mrs. Lillian Moss, Mrs. Artemissia Hart, Mrs. Amy Hart of Bountiful, Mrs. Rosella Jones, Mrs. Norma A. Burningham, Mrs. Grace Christensen, all of Salt Lake. Forty-nine grandchildren and forty-six great-grandchildren also survive. One brother and a sister in Porterville, Wash. Funeral services will be held Thursday at w p. m. in the Bountiful First ward chapel. W. Cannon will officiate. The body may be viewed Thursday from 10 a. m. until 1:30 p. m. at the home of J. W. Porter in Bountiful. Interment will be in the Centerville cemetery, under the direction of the Deseret mortuary.
Mrs. Maud Sarah Elvin
Funeral services for Mrs. Maud Sarah Elvin, wife of Robert F. Elvin, who died in this city on May 13, will be held tomorrow, (Wednesday), at Phillips Congregational church, commencing at 2 p. m. Friends may see the body Wednesday at the O’Donnell mortuary chapel, ?2 South 4th East St., until 1:30 p. m., when it will be taken to the church for services. Interment will be in the City cemetery.
E. A. Hartenstein
Services for E. A. Hartenstein will be held Wednesday at 2 o’clock in the Masonic temple and will be conducted by Argenta lodge No. 3. The body may be viewed at the temple for one hour prior to the services. Interment in the Masonic plot in Mt. Olivet. Pleases omit flowers. The lodge is requested to meet at 1:30 o’clock. Interment will be under direction of the Hall-Rickett’s mortuary.
William Langton
The funeral services over the body of William Langton, aged 74, a native of Manchester, England who died May 3, will be held Thursday, May 17, at 1 p. m. at the Seventeenth ward chapel. Friends are invited and may view the body at the family residence, 175 North First West Street, on day of funerl, from 11 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. and at the parlors of Joseph William Taylor on Wednesday fromm 5 to 8 p. m. Interment in the city cemetery.
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List of obituaries from Richmond, Virginia, newspapers.
The following is my transcription of a list of obituaries from Richmond, Virginia, newspapers.
282 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
LIST OF OBITUARIES.
FROM RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, NEWSPAPERS.
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CHRONOCLE.
Name…………………………………….Date of Death……………….Date of Paper
Mrs. Margaret Cleland ………….June 5, 1786……………………Aug. 16, 1786.
Mrs. Ann Beall……………………….Sept. 10, 1786…………………Sept. 20, 1786.
Chevalier de Laville Brune…….Lately………………………………Sept. 20, 1786.
George Harmer……………………..Tuesday, last………………….Wed. Sept. 20, 1786
Peter V. B. Livingston, Jr………..Sept. 23, 1786………………….Sept. 27, 1786.
Mrs. Ann Nicholas…………………Nov. 5, 1786……………………Nov. 6, 1786.
Abner Nash……………………………Dec. 2. 1786…………………..Dec. 27, 1786.
James Cross…………………………. Jan. 10, 1787………………….Jan. 24, 1787.
William Coutts………………………Thur. evening, 1787…………Wed., Jan. 24, 1787
Mrs. Elizabeth Hay ………………May 14, 1787…………………….May 27, 1787.
James Baron, [Barron]………….May 16, 1787……………………May 27, 1787.
John Hunter Holt…………………. Friday, May 16, 1787………..Wed., June 13, 1787.
William Adams…………………….. June 2, 1787……………………June 13, 1787.
Mrs. Ann Price……………………….Wed. last, 1787……………….Wed., June 13, 1787.
William Eaton……………………….Saturday, 1787…………………Wed., June 20, 1787.
Gerrard Banks……………………….Friday, 1787…………………….Wed., June 20, 1787.
Mrs. Formicola……………………..Monday, 1787…………………Wed., June 20, 1787.
Mrs. Anna Harrison………………Yesterday, 1787………………..Wed., Aug. 29, I787.
Henry Lee……………………………..Aug. 15, 1787…………………..Aug. 29, 1787, and Sept. 5, 1787.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wythe…………….Aug. 18, 1787…………………..Aug. 29, 1787.
Mrs. Margaret Hunter…………..Friday, 1787……………………..Oct. 3, 1787.
Mrs. lane Williams………………..Monday, 1787…………………..Oct. 3, 1787.
John Thoroughgood………………Lately…………………………….Oct. 24, 1787.
William Alsop………………………..Jan. 7, 1788…………………….Jan. 16, 1788.
Mrs. Susanna Sheilds……………………………………………………Jan. 30, 1788.
Boiling Stark…………………………Friday, 1788…………………….Wed., Jan. 30, 1788
Mrs. Tucker, wife of St. Geo.
Tucker…………………………………..Saturday, 1788 ………………Wed., Jan. 30, 1788.
Robert Murray………………………Sunday………………………….Wed., March 5, 1788.
Joseph Davenport……………………………………………………….March 12, 1788.
William Haywood…………………April 6, 1788…………………….April 16, 1788.
Mrs. Mary Davenport……………Lately……………………………..April 16, 1788.
Mrs. Mary Moore………………………………………………………….April 16, 1788.
*This list is believed to be complete, as far as it goes. It was prepared some years ago.
LIST OF OBITUARIES. 283
VIRGINIA GAZETTE.
James Cross…………………………..Wednesday, 1787……………Jan. 25, 1787.
Mrs. Page, wife of John Page ………………………………………..Feb. 1, 1787.
Mrs. Taylor, wife of Col. Jno. Taylor [Tayloe]……………………Feb. 1, 1787.
John Lomax………………………………………………………………….Feb. 1, 1787.
Mrs. Roper, wife of Jesse
…………Roper…………………………..Thursday, 1787……………..March 22, 1787.
Mrs. Rebecca Stith………………….Saturday, 1787………………April 5, 1787.
James Honey………………Sunday Se’nnight night, 1787…….April 11, 1787.
William Adams………………………Tuesday, 1787………………..June 7, 1787.
Jesse Key………………………………..Sunday, 1787……………….Aug. 23, 1787.
Mrs. Harrison, wife of Benj.
Harrison, Jr…………………………….Tuesday, 1787……………….Aug. 30, 1787.
John Greenhow………………………Last Week, 1787……………Sept. 6, I787.
Mrs. Farquharson, widow of Jno. Farquharson………………Sept. 6, I787.
Beverley Dickson, Jr……………………………………………………..Sept. 6, 1787.
Mrs. Margaret Hunter…………………………………………………..Oct. 4, 1787.
Mrs. Jane Williams, wife of
Thomas Williams……………………Monday, 1787………………..Oct. 4, 1787.
James Buchanan…………………….Oct. 3, 1787…………………..Oct. 11, 1787.
George Wright………………………..Aug. 7, 1787………………….Oct. 11, 1787.
Robert Muirray………………………Sunday, 1788…………………March 6, 1788.
William Haywood…………………………………………………………April 17, 1788.
Mrs. Sarah Ronald……………………………………………………….May 29, 1788.
Drewidz John Banister…………………………………………………Oct. 16, 1788.
William Calder……………………………………………………………..Oct. 16, 1788.
Gabriel Galt………………………………………………………………….Oct. 30, 1788.
Mrs. Lettice Ball……………………………………………………………November 6, 1788.
George Carter………………………………………………………………November 6, 1788.
Alexander Skinner………………………………………………………..November 20, 1788.
Humphrey Harwood……………………………………………………..November 27, 1788.
Mrs. Orr, widow of Hugh Orr…………………………………………December 4, 1788.
Miles Hunter…………………………………………………………………December 18, 1788.
Mrs. Sarah Trebell…………………………………………………………February 12, 1789.
Mrs. Harwood, widow of Humphrey………………………………February 19, 1789.
John Shackleford………………………………………………………….February 19, 1789.
Alexander Strachan………………………………………………………February 26, 1789.
James Cocke………………………………………………………………..February 26, 1789.
Mrs. Ann Randolph, wife of Thos. M. Randolph……………..March 12, 1789.
Philip Johnson, [Johnston]…….. ……………………………………March 19, 1789.
Name ………………………………………………………………………….Date of Paper
James Murray………………………………………………………………April 9, 1789.
Mrs. Jane Cringhan, wife of Dr. John Cringhan……………….April 30, 1789.
Littleton Eyre……………………………………………………………….May 21, 1789.
John McLean………………………………………………………………..May 28, 1789.
Richard Kello………………………. ………………………………………June 4, 1789.
James Swaine………………………………………………………………June 11, 1789.
George Richards…………………………………………………………..July 16, 1789.
David Griffith………………………………………………………………..August 27, 1789.
Robert Rawlings…………………………………………………………..September 24, 1789.
Williiam Trebell…………………………………………………………….October 15, 1789.
Mrs. McKeand, wife of John McKeand…………………………..November 12, 1789.
Richard Cary………………………………………………………………..November 19, 1789.
William Dawson……………………………………………………………November 19, 1789.
EXAMINER.
Mrs. Sarah Wilkinson…………………………………………………….October 10, 1800.
Thomas Bell…………………………………………………………………October 17, 1800.
Willis Riddick………………………………………………………………..October 24, 1800.
William Nelson……………………………………………………………..January 13, 1801.
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
John Blair……………………………………………………………………..September 9, 1800.
Otway Byrd…………………………………………………………………..September 9, 1800.
William Bowyer…………………………………………………………….September 9, 1800.
VIRGINIA GAZETTE AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Abner Crump………………………………………………………………..January 15, 1802.
John Hay………………………………………………………………………January 26, 1802.
Elizabeth Skipwith………………………………………………………..March 26, 1802.
Mrs. Alice Marshall, wife of William Marshall…………………..April 24, 1802.
………………………………………………………………………………….|May 1, I802, May
May Andrew Dunscomb………………………………………………|8, 1802, (and Exam-
………………………………………………………………………………….|iner, May 5, 1802).
James Price………………………………………………………………….May 8, 1802.
Mrs. Washington, wife of George Washington……………….May 29, 1802.
George Nicolson…………………………………………………………..June 19, 1802.
William Nicolson…………………………………………………………..June 19, 1802.
Bernard Markham………………………………………………………..July 17, 1802.
Daniel Morgan……………………………………………………………..July 17, 1802.
John Tompkins……………………………………………………………..July 21, 1802.
Lewis Littlepage……………………………………………………………July 21, 1802.
George W. Hoomes………………………………………………………|July 28, 1802, (and
……………………………………………………………………………………|Examiner July 28,
……………………………………………………………………………………|1802).
Mrs. Judith Taylor, wife of Thomas Taylor………………………July 31, 1802.
Mrs. Harriet McRae, wife of Alexander McRae……………….August 18, 1802.
Mrs. Foushee, wife of Dr. William Foushee…………………….September 29, 1802.
Mrs. Currie, wife of Dr. James Currie……………………………..November 27, 1802.
William Norvell…………………………………………………………….November 27, 1802.
Mrs. Cockran, relict of David Cockran…………………………….November 27, 1802.
Mungo Roy, Jr……………………………………………………………..December 8, 1802.
THE EXAMINER.
Percy Smith Pope…………………………………………………………December 17, 1799.
………………………………………………………………………………….|December 20, 1799.
George Washington…………………………………………………….|December 24, 1799.
…………………………………………………………………………………..|February 28, 1800.
…………………………………………………………………………………..|March 4, 1800.
Robert Brooke………………………………………………………………March 7, 1800.
RECORDER.
James Price………………………………………………………………….May 19, 1802.
Gill Armistead Selden……………………………………………………June 9, 1802.
John Calland…………………………………………………………………February 9, 1803, (and Gazette Jan. 9, 1803).
John Willis……………………………………………………………………June 9, 1802.
Stephens Thompson Mason………………………………………….May 21, 1803, (and Examiner May 21).
GAZETTE.
William Ludwell Lee……………………………………………………..January 29, 1803.
Mrs. Judith Lyons, wife of Peter Lyons…………………………..March 9, 1803.
Daniel Dunscomb…………………………………………………………March 19, 1803, (and Exami’r Mar. 19).
Mrs. Rachel Brooke, wife of Robert Brooke……………………March 26, 1803.
William Harris……………………………………………………………….March 26, 1803.
William Radford……………………………………………………………April 6, 1803.
Archibald Timberlake…………………………………………………….April 30, 1803.
Mrs. Martha Shore, wife of Henry S. Shore……………………..May 25, 1803.
Wyndham Grymes…………………………………………………………April 16, 20, 1803.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rootes, wife of Edmund W. Rootes………….July 9, 1803.
Samuel Edens……………………………………………………………….July 23, 1803.
Edmund Pendleton……………………………………………………….October 29, 1803. Novemnber 2, 1803.
Nathaniel Carrington…………………………………………………….November 2, 1803.
Mrs. Jenny Pope Cousin, wife of Gerard B. Cousin…………..November 16, I803.
William Booker……………………………………………………………..Oct. 16, 1802.
Name………………………………………………………………………….Date of Paper
Mrs. Kitturah Kean, wife of Dr. Andrew Kean…………………March 12, 1803.
Mann Page…………………………………………………………………..April 6, 1803.
Roscow Lipscombe………………………………………………………June 22, 1803.
Mrs. Ann Countes Semple, wife of James Semple…………..June 29, 1803.
John Thomson Callender………………………………………………July 20, 1803.
Simon Shultz……………………………………………………………….July 27, 1803.
Mrs. Mildred Courtney, wife of Thomas Courtney…………..August 27, 1803.
Mrs. E. Whiting…………………………………………………………….January 3, 1804.
Mrs. Catherine Hare, wife of Thomas N. Hare………………..February 16, 1804.
Mary Hoye………………………………………………………………….February 29, 1804.
Mrs. Mary Gooseley, wife of George Gooseley………………March 17, I804.
John Chiswell Barret……………………………………………………March 24, I804.
Robert Sydnor…………………………………………………………….March 28,1804, and Apr. 7.
Anne G. C. Goodson…………………………………………………….August 18, 1804.
Mrs. Anna Maria Riddick………………………………………………August 29, 1804.
Christopher L. Smith……………………………………………………September 22, 1804
Josiah Hatcher…………………………………………………………….September 22, 1804.
Samuel Scherer……………………………………………………………September 28, 1804.
William Ross………………………………………………………………..September 28, 1804.
James Hayes………………………………………………………………..Oct. 10, 1804, (and Enquirer).
Mrs. McGraw, wife of Samuel McGraw………………………….October 10, 1804.
Smith Blakey……………………………………………………………….October 13, 1804.
Liston Temple……………………………………………………………..October 13, 1804.
Patrick Henry, Jr………………………………………………………….October 24, 1804.
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Samuel Barron……………………………………………………………..November 6, 1810.
John Heath…………………………………………………………………..November 20, 1810.
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Abraham Judah……………………………………………………………November 20, 1810.
Joseph Scott………………………………………………………………..December 14, 1810.
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William Terry………………………………………………………………..December 25, 1810.
Cyrus Griffin…………………………………………………………………December 25, 1810.
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General Martin (Henry county)……………………………………..January 10, 1808.
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Mrs. Lucy Davis, wife of Arthur L. Davis………………………….October 31, 1823.
Nicholas Cobbs……………………………………………………………..October 31, 1823.
Mathew Branch…………………………………………………………….October 31, 1823.
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Johni C. Lawrence…………………………………………………………February 1, 1823.
Hiram Blackwell……………………………………………………………February 8, 1823.
John Buchanan…………………………………………………………….December 21, 1822.
Samuel Wydown…………………………………………………………..March 1, 1823.
William Nott, Jr…………………………………………………………….“
Mrs. Susanna L. Pleasants, wife of Daniel G. Pleasants…….”
John Livingston……………………………………………………………October 11, 1823.
Edmund Taylor……………………. ………………………………………“
William Dickinson ………………………………………………………..“
Mrs. Mary Poore ………………………………………………………….“
Pinkethman D. Booker, Sr……………………………………………..“
Thomas Holes……………………………………………………………….“
Lorenzo White………………………………………………………………“
Mrs. Susanna Moore……………………………………………………..“
Mrs. Ann Allison…………………………………………………………….“
Mrs. Elizabeth Green……………………………………………………..“
Mary Pierce……………………………………………………………………“
John M. Ryan…………………………………………………………………“
Rebecca Thornton………………………………………………………….“
Grace Hall………………………………………………………………………“
Matthew Harvey…………………………………………………………….“
John Christian…………………………………………………………………“
Mrs. Margaret Priddy, relict of John Priddy……………………….“
John T. Ford…………………………………………………………………….July I0, 1824.
Mrs. Johannah Semple, wife of James Semple………………….“
Julia Ann Moss………………………………………………………………..“
(TO BE CONCLUDED.)
Transcription: Obituary for Leonard Scott Keefer of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
By Christine Blythe | August 19, 2016
Obituary for Leonard Scott Keefer
Obituary for Leonard Scott Keefer.
SCOTT KEEFER PASSES AWAY.
Scott Keefer died at his home in this city last Saturday morning about nine o’clock, aged 73 years, 3 months and 12 days.
While his health had been failing gradually for the last two or three years, it was not until about New Year, when he had a severe attack of la grippe, that it was felt there was any cause for worry. He did not seem to recover from the effects of this attack, and about ten days prior to his death he took a serious turn for the worse, and continued in a critical condition until death occurred Saturday morning from heart failure.
Mr. Keefer had been a resident of Dell Rapids for nearly thirty years, having been a grain buyer until he retired a few years ago. He was born in Paynesville, Ohio, December 6th, 1812. When he was eight years old he moved with his parents to Wisconsin, where he resided until about 33 years ago, when he came to Egan, Dakota, to take charge of a grain elevator. While a resident of Egan he was a member of the Masonic fraternity and also an active member of the Methodist church, of which he was treasurer and a leader.
After leaving Egan he was located at Flandreau for a time and then came to Dell Rapids, where he has since resided.
He was a veteran of the civil war, having enlisted as a member of Co. H. First Minnesota Heavy Artillery, at St. Paul, February 8th, 1865, and served in Tennessee until the close of the war, being discharged Sept. 27, 1865. He was an active member of the G.A.R.
He had been married twice, the last time to Miss Anna Qualseth, in 1892, who with four sons and one daughter survive him. There are also a son and a daughter of his first marriage, W. S. Keefer, of Rozellville, Wis., and Mrs. Cora Gaske, of Beaver Dam, Wis., both of whom, and the latter accompanied by her husband, are here to attend the funeral.
The children here are Leonard, Harry, Dewey, Annie May and Geddy.
Mr. Keefer was widely known and was universally esteemed for his kindly ways and disposition, his public spirit and good citizenship.
The funeral was held Wednesday, at the home at 1:30, and at the M. E. church at 2 o’clock, Rev Black conducting the service, which was largely attended.
We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all those who so kindly assisted us in the sickness and death of our dear husband and father; for the beautiful floral offerings and to the old soldiers and choir and to Rb. Black, of the Methodist church, for his words of cheer and comfort.
Mrs. L. F. Keefer and Children.
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Secretary Chu Announces Closing of $117 Million Loan Guarantee for Kahuku Wind Power Project
Home » Secretary Chu Announces Closing of $117 Million Loan Guarantee for Kahuku Wind Power Project
Washington D.C. --- Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy has finalized a $117 million loan guarantee for Kahuku Wind Power, LLC, the owner and operator of the Kahuku Wind Power project. The project includes the development of an innovative 30 megawatt (MW) wind power plant that will supply electricity to approximately 7,700 households per year. According to company estimates, the project, located in Kahuku, Hawaii, will create over 200 jobs on the island of Oahu.
"This project is another example of America's leadership in the global clean energy economy," said Secretary Chu. "Through the Recovery Act, we are supporting innovative projects that are adding to our workforce in the short term while laying the foundation for additional job creation in the long term."
"This project represents what our national energy policy is attempting to accomplish: clean energy displacing imported oil in Hawaii to generate electricity, and in the process reducing our carbon output and creating green jobs," said Senator Daniel Inouye
"The Kahuku wind project will bring Hawaii 30 megawatts closer to energy independence," said Senator Daniel K. Akaka. "Reducing our reliance on imported oil will mean cleaner skies and more local jobs. This project is an important step forward."
"There is an urgent need to establish renewable energy sources in Hawaii and the state has mapped an ambitious plan to achieve this. The federal loan guarantee announced today boosts this effort," said Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono. "The Kahuku Wind Project is the type of project that Hawaii needs to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and keep billions of dollars in our economy."
The project is expected to be the first to meet reliability requirements for wind and solar energy set by Hawaiian Electric Company, the only electric utility operating on Oahu. Successful integration of these new, clean energy technologies is expected to result in increased renewable energy generation and wind energy expansion in Hawaii.
The Kahuku wind power plant uses twelve 2.5 megawatt Liberty wind turbine generators manufactured by Clipper Windpower of Carpinteria, California and a 10 megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) manufactured by Xtreme Power Inc. of Kyle, Texas. The BESS will modulate and smooth fluctuations in power output caused by changes in wind levels. When completed, Kahuku will produce the first-ever combined installation of Clipper wind turbines and Xtreme's battery energy storage system.
First Wind Holdings, LLC, the project sponsor and independent U.S.-based wind energy developer, successfully built and currently operates Hawaii's largest wind energy facility, the 30 megawatt Kaheawa Wind project in Maui. Kaheawa Wind serves nearly nine percent of Maui's annual electricity needs with clean, renewable energy.
Including this loan, the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office has closed or offered conditional commitments for loan guarantees to support 13 clean energy projects.
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European Games - 10 Oct 2014
Baku 2015 EG offer qualification opportunities for Rio
Baku 2015 European Games has today confirmed that Boxing and Wrestling at next summer’s event will offer qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The sports will offer athletes the chance to begin their journey to Olympic Games qualific
Baku 2015 European Games has today confirmed that Boxing and Wrestling at next summer’s event will offer qualification opportunities for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The sports will offer athletes the chance to begin their journey to Olympic Games qualification, ensuring a high standard of competition at the inaugural European Games.
In total, 11 of the 20 sports at Baku 2015 now offer qualification opportunities for the next Olympic Games to be held in Brazil.
Mr Patrick HICKEY, President of the European Olympic Committees, said: “I am delighted to see that the sports programme at Baku 2015 continues to move in the right direction with Boxing and Wrestling now confirmed as part of their road to Rio 2016. Part of the European Olympic Committees’ vision for the European Games was to create an elite competition that offered athletes increased opportunities to test themselves at the very highest level, so we are very pleased that Baku 2015 is delivering exactly that.”
Mr Simon CLEGG, Baku 2015 Chief Operating Officer, said: “The fact that so many international sports federations are including the inaugural European Games as part of their Olympic Games qualification process is testament to what a top quality event we will have here in Azerbaijan. The European Olympic Committees and President Patrick HICKEY have ensured their vision of a major multi-sport event for the entire continent will be one of great value that will see Europe’s finest athletes improve their chances of competing successfully at future Olympic Games.”
In Boxing, athletes who win a medal in each of the 10 men’s weight categories at Baku 2015 will win a place at the AIBA 2015 World Boxing Championships. The top ranked boxers at that competition will then win a quota place for their National Olympic Committee (NOC) at Rio 2016.
In Wrestling, Europeanathletes and NOCs are obliged to compete in the Baku 2015 European Games as the first part of their qualification journey to Rio 2016.
Mr Pierce O’CALLAGHAN, Baku 2015 Director of Sport, said:
The 11 sports now offering Rio 2016 qualification opportunities are Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Cycling, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Wrestling and Volleyball.
BELARUS LIVES UP TO 'SILICON VALLEY' …
Germany secured their place in Japan …
Sweden halted Danish progress
Germany reached the final in Men’s Event
Romania booked the place in the final
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FASEB releases funding recommendations
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) released funding recommendations for five of the nation's research agencies for fiscal year (FY) 2017. The proposed funding levels are presented in the annual report Federal Funding for Biomedical and Related Life Sciences Research FY 2017.
The report includes the following recommendations:
National Institutes of Health: at least $35 billion
National Science Foundation: at least $7.964 billion
Department of Energy Office of Science: at least $5.67 billion
Veterans Affairs Medical and Prosthetic Research Program: at least $664.7 million
Department of Agriculture: at least $700 million for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative and $1.2 billion for the Agricultural Research Service.
"Last year, Congress proved that funding biomedical research is a bipartisan priority," said FASEB President Parker B. Antin, PhD. "But to preserve America's global leadership in innovation and to make progress in understanding and fighting the diseases affecting our communities, we need a long-term commitment to sustained growth for biological and biomedical research. We urge Congress to continue the effort to strengthen our investment in American science," he said.
Nearly 50 researchers from across the country will discuss FASEB's funding recommendations with congressional offices during FASEB's annual Capitol Hill Day on March 3. Federal Funding for Biomedical and Related Life Sciences Research FY 2017 will also be distributed to senior administration officials.
FASEB is composed of 30 societies with more than 125,000 members, making it the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States. Our mission is to advance health and welfare by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to our member societies and collaborative advocacy.
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Premium domain names and all that you need to know...
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EuroDNS interview with Raymond King of .INK & .WIKI
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Man convicted in Marshall jeweler's death dies in custody
An Alabama inmate convicted in the 1990 robbery-murder of an elderly Albertville jeweler died in a Birmingham hospital after being transferred there from a state prison, according to published reports.
James David Beard, 59, was convicted in 1991 in the shooting death of Jesse H. Pitts. Pitts was found dead — shot three times — in his living quarters behind his jewelry store.
Testimony at Beard’s trial indicated he and his girlfriend were involved in the robbery, which resulted in a gun and money being taken from Pitts’ property.
According to Al.com, Beard died at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center after an extended illness. He had been transferred from William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility.
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