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What to expect: Chicago State
Alex Bozich
11/05/2018 10:26 am in
Indiana will tip off the 2018-19 regular season on Tuesday night against Chicago State at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Cougars finished last season just 3-29 and are projected to finish at the bottom of the Western Athletic Conference.
The game will be broadcast at 6:30 p.m. ET on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Jon Crispin on the call:
More than eight months have passed since Indiana took the floor in Madison Square Garden in the Big Ten tournament and lost to Rutgers.
Since that lackluster performance, the Hoosiers signed a McDonald’s All-American and Mr. Basketball in Romeo Langford and also got All-Big Ten standout Juwan Morgan back for his senior season. The one-two punch of Morgan and Langford with a strong supporting cast has expectations high in Bloomington.
On Tuesday, the longest offseason in recent history will come to an end as Indiana hosts Chicago State on Branch McCracken Court. It’s a matchup that offers little intrigue, but it’s the first chapter in what should be an interesting November featuring games against Marquette, Arkansas and Duke.
MEET THE COUGARS
Chicago State quietly fired Tracy Dildy after eight seasons last spring, which didn’t come as much of a surprise.
What happened next, however, was unprecedented. The Cougars didn’t hire a replacement for Dildy until August 7. So with less than 90 days on the job, Lance Irvin will bring Chicago State to Indiana to tip off the 2018-19 season.
Building Chicago State into a relevant program is a tall order for any coach, but Irvin appears ready to embrace the challenge. The 49-year old is a two-time cancer survivor and also spent time as an assistant coach at SMU, Missouri, Texas A&M, Iowa State and Loyola-Chicago.
Irvin is well known and respected in Chicago as he most recently worked as an assistant coach at Morgan Park, which won four Class 3A state championships during his time at the school. In addition, Irvin’s late father Mac Irvin is considered the “godfather” of Chicago hoops after founding the Mac Irvin travel basketball program.
The reality for Irvin and Chicago State, however, is that another tough season is on the horizon. The Cougars won just a total of 13 games over the last three seasons and have a long way to go just to become competitive in the WAC.
The program lost its top four scorers from last season and its top returning player is senior guard Anthony Harris (pictured). As a junior, Harris averaged 5.8 points per game and shot 35.3 percent on 3s.
Rob Shaw, a 6-foot senior from Louisville, started 11 games last season and averaged 4.4 points and 2.5 assists per game. Sophomore guard Travon Bell, who made 27 3s last season, also returns.
Cameron Bowles, a 6-foot-7 sophomore, averaged 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds last season and started 12 games. The other returnee with starting experience is 6-foot-9 junior forward Patrick Szpir, who started 10 games and averaged just 2.6 points a season ago.
Beyond those returnees, Irvin also signed four players from the junior college ranks to complete the roster.
TEMPO-FREE PREVIEW
Unlike last season’s season opener when the Hoosiers were throughly beaten by Indiana State on their home floor, Chicago State is not expected to offer much, if any, resistance.
The Cougars were a bottom five defensive team in the country last season and ranked just 330th in 3-point shooting percentage. The team’s top four scorers are gone and the program has only been working with Irvin since early August, which has left little time to get prepared for the season.
From an Indiana perspective, the numbers to watch are turnover percentage, 3-point shooting percentage, free throw shooting percentage and points per possession allowed.
The Hoosiers did a much better job last season of taking care of the ball under Archie Miller, but with several newcomers and against an inferior opponent, things could get sloppy. Indiana’s turnover percentage against Southern Indiana was just 14.
The 3-point shooting and free throw shooting in the exhibition were a mixed bag as Indiana hit 50 percent from distance, but just 62.5 percent from the line. Last season’s free throw shooting was a major deficiency, so that number bears watching early in the season.
And finally, after last Thursday’s defensive lapses in the second half, Miller will certainly be looking for a more complete effort on that end of the floor. The Hoosiers allowed Southern Indiana to score a point per possession in second half of the exhibition and Miller cited fatigue as a major factor.
WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO
The Pomeroy projection is Indiana by 29 and the preseason Sagarin ratings like the Hoosiers by 37. As Andy pointed out this morning, this is the worst game on Indiana’s schedule and is essentially a glorified exhibition game.
Regardless of the final score, this is one of two games this week that actually count for the Hoosiers before Marquette comes to town next week. And while fans might not learn where IU stands from either contest this week, the competition level will take a step up in a hurry later in the month.
(Photo credit: Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
Filed to: Chicago State Cougars
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Video: Archie Miller, Juwan Morgan preview Chicago State
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Home promocionales Eddy Faulkner - I Won't Give Up
Eddy Faulkner - I Won't Give Up
http://premier-recordsinc.com/eddy-Faulkner
Band Description
"I Won't Give Up" is a prime example of a great classic crossover song that plays well across several genres. Up beat and rheumatic,"I Won't Give Up" is not only radio friendly but listener addictive. It plays in your head long after hearing it.
Eddy Faulkner started songwriting in 2008 and in 2009 composed music to the songs. In 2010 Eddy started his solo career of a singer/songwriter, folk, acoustic, rock and even blues/funk feel to the songs. It was about personal experiences, life, love, and all of things that everyone can relate too. Eddy's main influence was John Mayer back then, and also other great artists such as Eric Clapton, BB King, Jason Mraz, and others. At the start of 2012 Eddy started to gain influence from other areas of music such as Top 40, Pop Rock, and Rock music moving away from his original singer/songwriter and in other words nowadays more alternative feel. He started to move towards more of a mainstream feel finding his voice fitted actually better with the new songs.
Since 2010, Eddy continued to expand his songwriting, singing, and instrument technique and always trying something new while evolving. Eddy's mission since starting his career has always been to create music that is universal both sonically and lyrically. Eddy's music does not fit into one genre, but instead crossover into many different genres. In the summer in 2013 Eddy wrote a song called "I Won't Give Up" which turned out to be his first release through Premier in 2014. The reception from "I Won't Give Up" was received enthusiastically by the masses with personal messages to Eddy about how it changed their lives, and even saved some of their lives just from the words. "I Won't Give Up" has since climbed the National Radio Airplay Charts. It proves that people not only enjoy the song, but they get it. Eddy love making music and I wants to keep making music that everyone around the world can enjoy and relate to.
In the company of artists like Taylor Swift, Burno Mars, Justin Timberlake and Katy Perry, Eddy Faulkner is holding his own with his new single "I Won't Give Up" which was released globally on March 25th by Premier Records. From the very first week of airplay, Faulkner's single debuted on the National Top 200 Airplay Chart at #186 and has continued to it's climb in the last few weeks to it's current position at # 66 passing artists such as Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Beyonce and others on it's way to the top.
Eddy Faulkner was signed by Premier Records last November with his first single "O Holy Night", an original version of the classic holiday song. Faulkners new release "I Won't Give up", is a great example of a Pop and Adult Contemporary song that is being played by major market FM radio stations throughout the country. You can download Eddy Faulkner's new single directly from the Premier Records online store at http://premier-recordsinc.com/139867.php and on iTunes and over 750 music download sites in 100 countries.
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Istanbul Letter: Lunch with Boris Johnson’s Turkish cousin
BoJo is the great-grandson of Ali Kemal, a politician in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire
Wed, May 18, 2016, 01:00
Lorraine Mallinder in Istanbul
Strictly speaking, a Turk? Boris Johnson on the Brexit campaign trail in London on May 12th. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg
I’m late for lunch in Beylerbeyi on the Asian side of Istanbul, but Sinan Kuneralp is the perfect gentleman.
Courteous to a fault, he’s worried about wasting my time. “I suppose if Boris does become Britain’s next prime minister, there could be some interest,” he says, almost apologetically. “But, are you sure it’s really news?”
Newsworthy or not, lunch with Boris Johnson’s Turkish cousin is an intriguing prospect.
BoJo, for those not in the know, is the great-grandson of Ali Kemal, a newspaper editor and politician in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire, who got on the wrong side of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
After the first World War, Turkey was occupied by the British. Kemal, who served as minister of the interior in what was in effect a puppet government, made the mistake of outlawing the man who would go on to become the founding father of modern Turkey. In 1922, after the nationalist victory, Kemal was assassinated.
National traitor
Right up to the 1970s, he was viewed as a national traitor, says Sinan. It appears the man was the victim of his own obstinacy, having ignored the pleas of friends to jump on the nationalist bandwagon, choosing instead to place his faith in the British.
“Boris’s great-grandfather was a born opponent,” says Sinan, a publisher of history books. “He was against everything, he was controversial, a contrarian.” Sounds vaguely familiar. But, before rushing into easy comparisons, there are some differentiating factors.
“Boris has a sense of humour, which our grandfather didn’t,” says Sinan. I get the impression that Sinan is not entirely supportive of the former London mayor’s latest incarnation as Britain’s chief Brexiteer, a gamble that may eventually win him the premiership, but could just as well turn out to be a career ender.
And little wonder. In the days before he turned against Brussels, cousin Boris used to champion Turkey’s membership of the EU. These days, he voices public opposition to visa-free travel for his fellow Turks in the UK, as promised under the shaky EU-Turkey deal on refugees.
“His own grandfather wouldn’t have been able to come to the UK,” says Sinan, of his cousin’s new stance. Ironically, the Turkish side of the family is known for being enthusiastically pro-European, Sinan’s late father having served as one of the country’s most distinguished ambassadors, in Berne, London and Madrid. Sinan’s brother, also an ambassador, was at one time responsible for negotiating Turkey’s entry to the EU.
Genealogical detour
But, before we go any further, a quick genealogical detour. Ali Kemal’s first wife, an Anglo-Swiss woman called Winifred Brun, died after giving birth to Boris’s grandfather. Originally named Osman Kemal, the orphan’s name was later changed to Wilfred Johnson, anti-Turkish sentiment being on the rise in England prior to the first World War.
Sinan’s father was a product of Kemal’s second marriage to a Turkish woman, Sabiha Hanim. The two bloodlines, English and Turkish, might have gone their separate ways, had it not been for a concerted effort by Boris’s father – Stanley Johnson – to strengthen ties with Sinan’s father, as detailed in Stanley’s autobiography, one of the chapters of which is entitled “Strictly speaking, I ought to be a Turk”.
Strictly speaking, Boris Johnson is actually Boris Kemal. He increasingly looks like Ali Kemal, thinks Sinan. He fears, however, that the Turkish connection is less important to Boris these days, as he leads England to glorious isolation.
“To become such a Little Englander is silly,” says Sinan, frustrated. “His family is as cosmopolitan as it gets!”
Last week, Boris gave a speech outlining the “liberal cosmopolitan” case for leaving Europe, a riposte to accusations of being a Little Englander. Reached by phone after our lunch, Sinan is still not convinced.
“He doesn’t strike me as being very honest about his views. I think he’s playing at populism. He’s worth much more than this.”
Despite the differences of opinion, Sinan admires his cousin. He remembers when Boris visited Istanbul in 1984 with his soon-to-be first wife, Allegra Mostyn-Owen. “I inspired him with a subject for his first ever news article.”
The said article, on the British-built First Bosphorus Bridge, was published in the Economist. “It was a very erudite piece,” he says.
Sinan is entertaining company, speaking in faultless English, with the odd French term thrown in, hither and thither. It’s all redolent of a certain old-world glamour.
I am an émigré de l’intérieur, he says woefully, describing his sense of being an exile in his own country, passively watching its slide towards authoritarianism under the rule of President Tayyip Erdogan.
In a curiously apt twist of fate, Ali Kemal’s legacy now rests in Britain, on Boris’s shoulders. “The Turkish line is finished,” says Sinan. “I have a daughter, but she’s not the marrying type.”
If Boris becomes Britain’s next prime minister, Sinan will be the first to raise a glass. “I would be very happy,” he says.
“But, I can’t say I’d see eye-to-eye with his politics.”
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The State of USB Drive Insecurity
Insecure USB drives have created a significant risk for lost data as well as the spread of malware.
Regulations drive behavior.
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Just about everybody uses a USB drive these days, but very few stop to think about the security implications of devices that are passed around like digital trinkets. A new survey of 743 IT security professionals, conducted by The Ponemon Institute on behalf of Kingston Digital, a unit of Kingston Technology that specializes in Flash Memory, finds that while awareness of security issues is rising, these devices are not particularly managed.
Obviously, this situation has not only created a significant opportunity to lose data due to negligence, but also allowed distributors of malware to take advantage of gaping security holes.
Top Five Privacy Issues Organizations Must Tackle Important issues that privacy officers must pay particular attention to in 2011 and 2012.
Why IT Projects Fail Recognize the early warning signs of imminent project failure.
Google Versus Apple: The Big Showdown Unless Google gets more aggressive about addressing fundamental Android issues, Apple may ultimately win the mobile computing battle.
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Hardback fiction
Oryx and Crake
Author(s): Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood's classic novel The Handmaid's Tale is about the future. In Oryx & Crake, the future has changed. It's much worse. And we're well on the road to it now. The narrator of Margaret Atwood's riveting new novel is Snowman, self-named though not self-created. As the story opens, he's sleeping in a tree, wearing a dirty old bed-sheet, mourning the loss of his beautiful and beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death. Earlier, Snowman's life was one of comparative privilege. How did everything fall apart so quickly? Was he himself in any way responsible? Why is he now left alone with his bizarre memories - alone except for the more-than-perfect green-eyed Children of Crake, who regard him as some kind of monster? The answers to these questions lie in the past - in his double journey into memory and back to Crake's high-tech bubble dome, where the Paradice Project unfolded and the world came to grief. With breathtaking command of her shocking material and with her customary sharp wit and dark humour, Atwood projects us into an all-too-conceivable future of our own world, an outlandish yet wholly believable place left devastated by scientific disaster and populated by a cast of characters who will continue to inhabit your dreams long after the book is closed. Margaret Atwood is the author of more than thirty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her novels include The Handmaid's Tale, Cat's Eye (both shortlisted for the Booker Prize), Alias Grace and most recently, The Blind Assassin, which won the 2000 Booker Prize. She lives in Toronto, with writer Graeme Gibson. Oryx & Crake is her eleventh novel.
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Lol Anderson. You were attempting to quote WT literature against me, so I simply used it to refute your attempt.
john.prestor
I get that this guy pisses everybody off, but I would really encourage other posters to stop responding to him. He's a sophist of the worst kind. The investigation will go on and should go on no matter what 'Doubter' has to say.
So there is some discussion on numbers compared to the CC. First, you can't say 400 Catholic priests out of 1.3 billion. It is 400 catholic priests out of 414,000, that number has been consistent since the 70s. obviously, some have died some have added. If you want to say the number of 1.3 billion you have to include all those that have committed child abuse who are Catholic. You have to compare apples to apples not apples to oranges.
Second is this thought on the ARC. If you actually listen to the full testimony you will hear that these were also cases involving child pornography, sexting between a minor and an adult or cases that involved witnesses before they were witnesses. So the number of victims even with child pornography is higher because that is easier to achieve in the volume of victims due to the nature of the abuse. Not saying that it is less evil just saying that is a simple fact. So the number of victims that was actually abused by a witness can be lower, even though the witness that watched child pornography reabused the child by watching it. But some of those cases that Watchtower was made aware, Watchtower was informed by the police, so there was no reason to inform the police again. Some were tried and convicted of the abuse and was in prison prior to them becoming a witness so again no reason to tell the police
Also on the rules. I am not sure who I saw it on here but they said that they had to go through child abuse training. Part of the training was that the first step under suspicion is to report it to their supervisor in order to ensure that the law is followed. Even in this discussion, there is talk that RV will inform the police themselves if they suspect a child is still endangered. Aren't both of these things in the new policy by Watchtower.
I hope above all that the Dutch Investigators get the footage of the ARC and watch it carefully to see how the wt operates under inspection.
Jehovah’s Witnesses refuse to hand over evidence in sexual abuse case
Religious sect Jehovah’s Witnesses has refused to hand over documents to the public prosecutor in which an ex-member admits the abuse of a child, also member of the sect at the time, RTL Nieuws reports.
Samet G, now 31, was a minor himself when the abuse of his 4 year-old niece started. The abuse continued until she was 14 and was reported to the police in 2015 when the girl and her mother left the Christian sect.
A court in Breda last week sentenced G to a 9 months suspended sentence and a fine for the abuse but did not have access to the confession, which dates from 2011.
G is appealing against his conviction. Jehovah’s Witnesses have their own internal committees which sit in judgement in cases of sexual abuse and do not involve the police.
A record of these proceedings is made and kept. According to RTL, the public prosecutor’s request for a copy of the confession was refused on the grounds that it would compromise the man’s privacy and that, by law, clergymen, or in this case the elders, cannot be forced to reveal what has been told to them in confidence.
Although there is doubt among lawyers that the Jehovah’s Witnesses elders can claim this right, the public prosecutor accepted the refusal, RTL writes. The sect also refuses to cooperate in an independent inquiry and, according to minister for legal protection Sander Dekker, it cannot be forced to do so.
Abuse survivors According to Reclaimed Voices, an organisation that helps ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses members who were victims of sexual abuse, the minister needs to do much more. ‘If we can’t get the files via the courts we need politicians to act.
Someone must force the Jehovah’s Witnesses to hand them over,’ the organisation’s spokesman Frank Huiting told RTL. CDA MP Madeleine van Toorenburg and other MPs have asked the minister to investigate if Jehovah’s Witness have the right to refuse access to documents that might shed light on a criminal case and slated the sect’s ‘culture of silence and cover-ups,’ RTL writes. Jehovah’s Witnesses are being widely accused of silencing victims of sexual abuse within the sect.
The Guardian newspaper recently uncovered a case involving at least 100 victims who claim to have been abused.
Read more at DutchNews.
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/08/jehovahs-witnesses-refuse-to-hand-over-evidence-in-sexual-abuse-case/
"Jehovah’s Witnesses refuse to hand over evidence in sexual abuse case..."
...'Cause there's no way that could ever come back and bite them on the ass...
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Eyewitnesses are wrong because crimes are surprise events
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Teen acquitted while claiming self-defense
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A teenager in Louisiana was arrested after killing another young man, and he was put on trial for murder. He was acquitted, however, after showing that all he did was act in self-defense against a threat he could not otherwise evade. Though the trial just concluded,...
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Violent crimes like assault and battery come with very serious ramifications. They can be incredibly detrimental for teenagers and other young people, who can get a criminal record that follows them around for life. Unfortunately, these young people may also be more...
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Surrogates arrested in Cambodia
According to BioNews, a total of 18 people, including 11 pregnant women, arrested in Cambodia have been charged with offences relating to human trafficking for allegedly engaging in surrogacy for foreign couples. Cambodia banned surrogacy in 2016, after neighbouring Thailand did the same for foreign nationals the year before.
Human trafficking is punishable with 7 to 15 years imprisonment by Cambodian law.
In July, 32 pregnant surrogates were arrested. One of the women told the Union of Catholic Asian News agency that she had been chained to her bed on a maternity ward while giving birth and was sent back to detention within a week.
Chou Bun Eng, the vice chairman of Cambodia's National Committee of Anti-Human Trafficking, said she hopes to get the surrogates released on bail soon. 'They shouldn't be punished with the maximum sentence because the actual crime of trafficking has not even been committed yet'.
Defence lawyers are now planning to submit documents to the court to prove that the women are willing to raise the babies themselves instead of having them adopted.
Meanwhile, the article says, Australian nurse Tammy Davis-Charles was secretly released from Cambodian prison in May. She was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in August 2017 for helping to source clients and falsify documents such as birth certificates for surrogate-born babies in the country. Davis-Charles has previously denied the allegations, saying she only provided medical care to the pregnant women.
Prior to working in Cambodia she operated a surrogacy clinic in Thailand before the practice became illegal in 2015. She has yet to comment on her release from Prey Sar prison.
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Claire Roblet appointed Director of financial communications and market intelligence of Kering
Kering today announced the appointment of Claire Roblet as Director of financial communications and market intelligence of Kering, effective October 7th 2013. She will report to Jean-Marc Duplaix, Kering Chief Financial Officer. Claire Roblet will lead the Group’s financial communications, financial publications, analyst and investor relations and market intelligence.
Claire Roblet takes over from Alexandre de Brettes, who was appointed CEO of Christopher Kane fashion house at the beginning of September.
Claire Roblet began her career in the fields of consulting and banking, before becoming Financial analyst at CM-CIC Securities in 2000. In 2004, she joined M6 Group as Head of investor relations and then France Telecom Group (now Orange) in 2010, where she held responsibilities in the Investor relations department, before being appointed Chief of staff of Orange group CFO and Deputy CEO in 2012. She is a graduate from Sciences Po Paris and the University of Paris-Dauphine.
A world leader in apparel and accessories, Kering develops an ensemble of powerful Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands: Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, McQ, Balenciaga, Brioni, Christopher Kane, Stella McCartney, Sergio Rossi, Boucheron, Dodo, Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard, Qeelin, Pomellato, Puma, Volcom, Cobra, Electric and Tretorn. By ‘empowering imagination’ in the fullest sense, Kering encourages its brands to reach their potential, in the most sustainable manner.
Present in more than 120 countries, the Group generated revenues of €9.7 billion in 2012 and had 33,000 employees at year end. The Kering (previously PPR) share is listed on Euronext Paris (FR 0000121485, KER.PA, KER.FP).
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The sale of Harrogate's Crescent Gardens has been cancelled - here's why
The sale of Harrogate's historic Crescent Gardens has been cancelled. T
Finola Fitzpatrick
Published: 14:03 Updated: 14:25 Monday 08 April 2019
The sale of Harrogate's historic Crescent Gardens has been cancelled. The former Harrogate Borough Council headquarters will be put back on the market after a contract to sell the building to a developer was cancelled.
The council took the decision to end a legal agreement after ATP (Crescent Gardens) Ltd failed to meet the deadline to submit a valid planning application for the site to turn it into luxury apartments - a development costed at £75 million.
The contract between the council and the developer was subject to a valid planning application being received. The most recent deadline for submission was April 5.
The council served notice today, and decided to exercise its right to walk away from the sale so that the building could be put back on the market without delay. Work is already underway to re-advertise it.
The sale of Crescent Gardens was originally announced in 2014 as the council moved to consolidate its various buildings into a single, purpose built, civic centre.
ATP (Crescent Gardens) Ltd emerged as the preferred purchaser in 2016 after the council marketed the building.
Contracts were exchanged in 2017, but completion was subject to a number of pre-planning conditions being met ahead of a valid planning application being submitted.
The contract between the council and the developer set a final deadline of April 5 for this.
The council’s planning service has worked with ATP (Crescent Gardens) Ltd over a number of months to develop a pre-planning application.
A statement from Harrogate Borough Council reads: "The developer, and its architects, also recently carried out a public consultation event. This suggested the project was moving forward.
"Despite this, and numerous assurances from the developer that a full planning application would be submitted on time, nothing has been received.
"As the final deadline, set out in the contract has been passed, the council has decided to take immediate action so the property can be sold via alternative means."
Coun Graham Swift, deputy leader and cabinet member for economic development, said: “I’m disappointed that we’ve had to pull the contract. It needn’t have come to this, but we cannot ignore repeated false promises and missed deadlines.
“I know that redeveloping a building like Crescent Gardens is complicated and not straight forward, but we’ve made allowances for that.
“We have been very patient since contracts were exchanged.
“The time has come to take action and to realise the value of this building, not wait further on the off-chance a planning application comes forward.
“Residents would expect us to take positive action.”
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Woman gets life sentence for killing child by sitting on her
A Florida woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her 9-year-old cousin sitting on her as a form of punishment.
The Pensacola News Journal reports that 66-year-old Veronica Green Posey was sentenced Friday after jurors convicted her of first-degree felony murder.
Prosecutors say Dericka Lindsay had suffered horrific beatings from Posey, and Lindsay’s adoptive parents, James and Grace Smith. Officials say Posey sat on Dericka for more than five minutes in October 2017, causing the girl to die from lack of oxygen.
Posey’s attorney said the 320-pound (145-kilogram) woman was trying to help the Smiths and didn’t intend to hurt Dericka.
James Smith was previously sentenced to 10 years for his role in Dericka’s death. Grace Smith still faces charges but is currently mentally and physically unfit to stand trial.
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Ellison Brewery named among top 50 fastest growing microbreweries in the U.S.
Posted Thursday, May 10, 2018 10:03 am
Megan Westers
On April 10, The Brewers Association announced their inaugural list of the 50 Fastest Growing Craft Breweries of 2017, and Lansing’s very own Ellison Brewery & Spirits made the list, along with only one other Michigan craft brewery.
“We focus on quality. We want flavor.
Our beers sell so quickly, I think, because of that,” said Aaron Hanson, owner of Ellison Brewery & Spirits.
While mega beer producers like Anheuser-Busch and Heineken create consistent, quality products, smaller breweries like Ellison, focusing more on flavor and unique styles, are popping up across the nation, especially here in the Mitten State, and are doing quite well.
“We’re focused on growing, but growing smartly,” said Hanson. “I’m not trying to add a lot of debt overhead, I’m trying to pay as I go. I’m not trying to spend millions of dollars on brand-new facilities, this is our only facility.”
The breweries that made the list included 50 craft breweries from 26 states.
In order to be considered to make the list, breweries had to be small and independent breweries (all of their production at their own facilities), they must have opened on Dec. 31 of 2015 or earlier, and the list only includes breweries that have reported to the Brewer’s Association’s annual Beer Industry Production Survey.
Also, in order to be considered, breweries must have collected data from last three years, consecutively.
“We went from just a couple of hundred barrels in the first year (2015), to 1200 in 2016, and 3300 in 2017,” said Hanson, noting that Ellison is on pace to produce anywhere from 6-6,500 barrels this year.
According to the brewer’s association website, the median growth from 2016 to 2017 for these breweries was 216 percent; the median size of breweries on the list went from 284 barrels in 2016 to 963 barrels in 2017, putting Ellison above the bar on the list for growth. Hanson said that currently, they are producing approximately 15,000 gallons per month, and in their facility, there is plenty of room for expansion before needing a second brewing facility.
“Even with just this facility, with the tanks we have, we make 450-500 barrels per month right now and we could add another 250-300 barrels of production capacity without any infrastructure updates,” said Hanson, adding that the company is looking to expand to add a second brewing facility in the coming year.
The other Michigan brewery that made the top 50 Fastest Growing Breweries list was Paddle Hard Brewing, located in Grayling.
“The market is so saturated right now, especially in Michigan that some of the brands that have been around for a while are starting to really hurt,” said Hanson. His plan to stay above the curve is to keep making good beer, and increase production and awareness.
To increase awareness, Ellison has hosted and participated in many national and regional brewing events, one of which is going to be happening this month in Vermont.
The event, Vermont Loves Michigan!, is put on by a beer distributor called Vermont (VT) Beer Shepherds.
“The distributor puts on this event every month that sort of highlights certain states, so they buy the beer and import it to Vermont, where they show what’s going on in that particular state,” said Hanson.
Similar to the idea of a “tap-takeover,” this particular event, hosted by VT Beer Shepherds, will feature four Michigan breweries to represent some of the best in the state. Both Ellison and Old Nation’s beers will be in attendance, representing greater Lansing, but Ellison is one of the only ones sending representatives.
“I’m actually going and I’m excited to meet more people from the beer scene in Vermont,” he said, noting that Vermont is the home to some amazing brews, inspiring many brewers in Michigan.
“It’s fun to go back with our stouts and IPAs and show them, ‘hey, we can make these just as good if not better than you guys can.”
Ellison Brewery & Spirits
4903 Dawn Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823 Mon.-Tues. 3 to 10 p.m. Wed.-Thurs. 3 to 11 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Noon to Midnight Sunday Noon to 8 p.m. www.ellisonbrewing.com (517) 203-5498
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Apollo Wong
Bass-baritone and conductor Apollo Wong has sung operatic and musical roles including the Superintendent Budd and Bottom in Britten’s Albert Herring and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ariodate in Handel’s Serse, Frère Laurent in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen, Barone Trombonok in Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims, Colline and Simone in Puccini’s La Bohème and Gianni Schicchi, Don Alfonso and Sarastro in Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Die Zauberflöte, Geppetto in Valtinoni’s Pinocchio, and Javert in Les Misérables, among others. He also sang in the world premiere productions of Chan Hing Yan’s Heart of Coral (Lu Xun), Datong (Kang You Wei) and Ghost Love (Moonlight), and Jeffrey Ching’s Before Brabant (King Oryant/Markes). Amongst his concert and oratorio repertoire, he has notably both sung the bass solo and conducted Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”. Other bass solo repertoire include Bach’s St. John Passion and St. Matthew Passion, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Faurè’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, among others. He has sung under conductors such as Yves Abel, Paolo Olmi, Renato Palumbo, Joseph Rescigno, Helmuth Rilling and Francois- Xavier Roth.
Educated in Los Angeles and Berlin, Wong has won first places in Palm Springs Opera Guild Vocal competition and the Pasadena Opera Guild Vocal Scholarship.
Being an active conductor, Wong is currently Music Director of The Learners Chorus and The Learners Orchestra, and Chorus Master of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus. He has also conducted the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and worked as Music Director of the Hong Kong Youth Choir and the Opera Hong Kong Children’s Chorus. Being recognized as an inspiring chorus and orchestral builder, from community to professional ensembles, he has brought a great variety of both choral and symphonic music to the public, such as Magnificat by Bach and Rutter, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem and Schicksalslied, Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass, Lauridsen’s Les Chansons des Roses and Lux Aeterna, Lully’s Te Deum, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”, Martin’s Mass for Double Choir, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor and Requiem, Pärt’s Credo, Poulenc’s Gloria, Prauliņš Missa Rigensis, Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky, Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, Rossini’s Messa di Gloria and Stabat Mater, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, Tallis’ Spem in Alium, and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem and Quattro pezzi sacri.
He has been chorus masters for conductors such as Lorin Maazel, Helmuth Rilling, Tan Dun and Edo de Waart; assistant conductor in Puccini’s La Bohème, Gianni Schicchi, Turandot and Verdi’s Aida, conductor of Opera Hong Kong Summer Opera Camp productions of The Magic Flute and The Pirates of Penzance and principal musical advisor of Hong Kong Children’s Choir musical Magical Beanland.
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Round Top, TX Cremation Services
What to Expect from Cremation Services in Round Top, TX
Cremation services in Round Top, TX completely understand how you will be devastated by the loss of a loved one and will need help and assistance in arranging a cremation.
One of the main reasons that people regularly choose a cremation over a burial is linked to the cremation costs in Round Top, TX. The final bill for cremating a person is usually far lower than the cost of arranging a burial because you do not have to pay for the land, its preparation and then the long-term upkeep.
Across all of America cremations are rapidly increasing as the most popular choice of interment and it is predicted that over 50% of people will choose cremation within the next 20 years or so. An exact and full price list will be passed to the person organizing the cremation so that you fully understand all of the cremation costs in Round Top, TX.
Why Do People Choose Cremation in Round Top, TX?
When you have experienced standing around a graveside as the body is lowered into the earth, it is an experience that many prefer to forget. The very different, and less dramatic experience of attending a cremation, focuses more on the person who has died rather than the events organized by Round Top, TX cremation services.
Some religions will only accept a cremation as the only option for interment and this will be explained by cremation services in Round Top, TX. In the past, other religions would not accept a cremation as an alternative, but in modern times, the majority of religions are completely accepting of the cremation method being used.
Were you to cast a survey, you would find that modern cemeteries are regarded as extremely sterile and lacking of great character and if you live in a colder area, a grave is a difficult place to visit because of the weather, especially the snow and even more so in a northern state. This explains why many people look at the Round Top, TX cremation costs and choose it as their best option
In the majority of states, you can care for the deceased at your own home, but the majority of people will prefer that cremation services in Round Top, TX will undertake the facility.
Round Top, TX cremation services will explain that the body of the deceased is placed into a container which can be a coffin or casket, but a simple and suitable container is all that the law requires. At the crematorium, the employees will remove jewelry and medical devices, like pacemakers, to reduce the safety hazards for the cremation process. An efficient tagging system is used so that the individual can always be properly identified.
The individual will be cremated in the furnace at temperatures between 1400?F and 2000?F during the course of 2 to 3 hours, when the body will be reduced completely to fine powder, mostly a grey color. These are the ashes that are then returned to the nominated person as part of the cremation costs in Round Top, TX.
All of the options related to the memorial service will be carefully discussed with Round Top, TX cremation services.
The Round Top, TX cremation costs will detail whether the crematorium will be supplying a standard urn to return the ashes to you or whether you have opted to purchase a model for display which you may decide to use for a number of years.
The individual is always cremated alone, so you can rest assured that the ashes being returned to you are always correct and all of the procedures will be explained in detail by Round Top, TX cremation services.
Religious Questions in Round Top, TX
Some religious groups will require for a cremation to be completed inside 24 hours after the death of the person. This will be arranged by the funeral director and included within the Round Top, TX cremation costs, once all of the legal documentation is complete.
There are so many things that you need to think about after someone has died so you should not be worried about leaning heavily on the skills and experience offered by Round Top, TX cremation services.
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Justia Lawyer Directory Divorce Oklahoma Hardesty Attorneys
Hardesty, Oklahoma Divorce Lawyers
Keegan Kelley Harroz
Oklahoma City, OK Divorce Lawyer with 8 years experience
(405) 568-4318 625 NW 13th Street
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Juvenile
Harroz Law is a full service law firm in Oklahoma City that is committed to providing quality, ethical and affordable legal representation to our clients. We believe in a whole client approach and as your attorney will strive to serve each client’s individual legal needs. We recognize that when it comes to your legal needs, there is no “one size fits all” solution. Harroz Law has a reputation in Oklahoma City for providing honest, hardworking and aggressive representation to its clients. We represent businesses and individuals in both civil and criminal matters in Oklahoma’s Municipal, State, and Federal courts.
(405) 888-7369 600 West Sheridan
Free ConsultationDivorce, Criminal, DUI and Military
Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School and Oklahoma City University School of Law
Cannon Law Firm, PLLC, is a leading criminal defense and family law firm in Oklahoma City founded by Judge Advocate and former Assistant Attorney General, John P. Cannon. Cannon Law Firm, PLLC, provides experienced legal representation in criminal defense as well as family law matters, including divorce and child custody. I work for clients and their families across Oklahoma.
You need professional legal counsel, if you have been arrested or need a family attorney. Your rights are at stake, you need to speak to an experienced attorney today. Cannon Law Firm, PLLC, is dedicated to helping individual clients and their...
T. Luke Barteaux
Tulsa, OK Divorce Attorney with 6 years experience
(918) 633-5615 1630 S Main St
Free ConsultationDivorce, Family and Juvenile
University of Tulsa College of Law
Timothy Luke Barteaux is currently a Cherokee Nation District Court Judge. He was born in Norman, Oklahoma and grew up in northeastern Oklahoma where he attended Metro Christian Academy. After completion of high school, he went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs and Administration from the University of Oklahoma before obtaining his Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law. While attending the University of Oklahoma, he became a member of Alpha Tau Omega and while attending the University of Tulsa, he became a member of Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity and...
Lindsey Willis Andrews
Oklahoma City, OK Divorce Lawyer with 15 years experience
(405) 760-5855 1901 N. Classen, Ste. 203
Lindsey W. Andrews has practiced divorce and family law in Oklahoma since 2004. As a certified mediator and frequent Guardian Ad Litem for children, she is dedicated to helping families seek and achieve the best results for their families.
Allyson Dow
Norman, OK Divorce Attorney
(405) 605-0681 480 24th Ave NW, Ste. 200-5
Allyson Dow has been in private practice since 2012. Prior to being an attorney, she was an internal auditor with an accounting firm. Allyson Dow was the Chair of the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section for 2017-2018. Allyson represents clients in custody battles, alimony issues, property disputes, and debt allocation disagreements. She serves as Guardian Ad Litem representing the best interests of children. She has been named Super Lawyer Rising Star for the past 4 years.
Deborah Perdue
Tulsa, OK Divorce Lawyer with 5 years experience
(918) 641-4533 406 S Boulder Ave SW Mezzanine
Free ConsultationDivorce, Criminal, Family and Traffic Tickets
Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn. Whether you're fighting for custody of your children, going through a divorce, or facing criminal charges, it is normal to be afraid, anxious, and depressed. You need an aggressive advocate who will fight for your best interests. Let me be your advocate. I am passionate about my job, and I care about my clients. Together we will get you through this unexpected turn and get your life back on track.
M. Shane Henry
Tulsa, OK Divorce Lawyer with 13 years experience
(918) 933-4333 1616 S. Main Street
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
M. Shane Henry is an AV Preeminent Rated Trial Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2006. Mr. Henry’s practice is focused on Trial Advocacy. He is certified to practice law by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Tulsa County Bar Association, Creek County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Henry is a section member of the Family Law Division of the Oklahoma Bar Association and serves as a committee member for Continuing Legal...
Tamra A. Spradlin
9.0 (1 Peer Review)
(405) 752-6000 4117 NW 122nd
Free ConsultationOklahoma City, OK Divorce Attorney with 26 years experience
Divorce, Criminal, Domestic Violence and Family
Tamra A. Spradlin received her B.A. in 1989 and her J. D. in 1992 from Oklahoma City University. As the youngest person ever to graduate from OCU undergraduate, the OCU Law School awarded her the Hatton W. Sumners Scholarship. She received numerous awards including the Judge Tom Brett Criminal Law Award, and American Jurisprudence Awards for Constitutional Law, Evidence, Criminal Law, Property, Bankruptcy, and Criminal Procedure. She attained the Order of the Barristers in recognition of courtroom advocacy skills. She began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender with the Oklahoma County Public Defender's Office in 1992....
Anna Hanson
(918) 409-0634 4527 E. 91st St
Free ConsultationDivorce, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Estate Planning
Anna Hanson went to Law School at the University of Arkansas School Of Law. She graduated in 2010 and has been practicing Law in Tulsa every since. When she was in Law School she was awarded the Hispanic National Bar Foundation's Public Interest Fellowship in 2009. She also received the University of Arkansas School of Law Public Interest Fellowship in 2008. She has been very active in the Tulsa, Oklahoma legal scene since she founded Hanson & Hanson Law firm in 2010.
Hanson & Hanson Law Firm serves individuals in the Tulsa, Oklahoma region seeking legal help for bankruptcy, family...
Elizabeth Dick
Edward G Lindsey
Tulsa, OK Divorce Attorney with 26 years experience
(918) 587-0097 427 South Boston Ave
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Foreclosure Defense
University of Tulsa College of Law, Universidad de Madrid, Colegio de San Pablo and Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Scotland UK
I am an attorney engaged in diverse litigation practice concentrating in criminal defense, family, personal injury, professional malpractice, lender liability and bad faith law. I am also a certified family law mediator. Life experience matters - In addition to private practice, I serve as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University. I designed curriculum for two courses, “Business Ethics and the Law” and “White Collar Criminal Law.” When not practicing law or teaching, I spend time with my family. I have found that life experiences as an attorney, university professor and coach, husband, parent, and business owner...
Melissa Oxford
(918) 796-5713 1874 S. Boulder Ave.
Divorce, Family, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Arkansas School of Law
Melissa Oxford is from Webb City, a small town outside of Joplin, Missouri. She went to University of Arkansas for undergraduate studies and later attended the University of Arkansas School of Law. While in law school Melissa met her husband, Ben, a native Tulsan. Following graduation, Melissa and Ben moved to Tulsa and she began practicing law in September 2010. Initially, Melissa worked for a well-respected private law firm practicing workers' compensation defense. She sharpened her trial skills, took hundreds of depositions, and became an excellent negotiator by participating in numerous mediations. As a result of her hard work and...
Melissa F Cornell
(918) 574-8901 2504 E. 21st Street
Melissa Cornell grew up in a household with a strong working mother as a role model. Seeing how hard her mother worked to make ends meet for her family, Ms. Cornell learned that hard work is the best and most rewarding way to achieve any goal, and to overcome any obstacle. She decided from a young age that she wanted to work hard for others, and decided to become an attorney. Since Ms. Cornell began practicing law over ten years ago, she decided to focus on family law and issues involving families. No matter your...
Katherine R. Mazaheri
(405) 414-2222 3000 W. Memorial Road, Ste. 230
Divorce, Employment, Family and Immigration
Attorney Katherine R. Mazaheri-Franze is the managing attorney at Mazaheri Law Firm. Since 2009, her role has been to prop up a passionate group of zealous advocates, providing straight-forward legal services with compassion and integrity. The Mazaheri Law Firm has grown from a solo practice to a burgeoning law firm with multiple skilled attorneys and dedicated support staff. In a short time, Mazaheri Law Firm has gained a powerful reputation for taking on cases that attack various social injustices, leading to extensive recoveries for clients in cases of employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon race, gender, national origin, sexual...
Aaron Bundy
Sapulpa, OK Divorce Attorney with 12 years experience
(918) 208-0129 26 South Park
Divorce, Criminal, Family and Personal Injury
I am a trial lawyer from Sapulpa, Oklahoma. My practice is devoted to providing the best representation and advocacy for my clients in and out of the courtroom. I work with clients to resolve important matters privately and by agreement when possible. When the other side is unreasonable or will not agree, I have the training and trial experience to provide skilled advocacy and representation in court for my clients.
I am a certified fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Rated by Super Lawyers® - Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell - Rated Superb 10.0 by Avvo
David A. Tracy
(918) 582-8001 320 S Boston Ave., Suite 1130
David Tracy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is listed in the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers In America for Family Law in Oklahoma. Please call 918-582-8001 to set up a Family Assessment Meeting. We will discuss your family situation, explore your options, and develop a realistic approach to resolving your family legal problems.
Tamera Ann Childers
(918) 574-8990 2642 E 21st St
Tamera Childers is a family law attorney whose practice is concentrated on divorce, custody, paternity and guardianship cases. Raised in small town, Lindsay, Oklahoma, she knew at a young age she wanted to be a lawyer; however, her educational and career path is not that of a traditional student. After graduating near the top of her Lindsay High School class in 1982, Tamera attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, where she was an active member of the Delta Zeta sorority. After completing two semesters at Northeastern, she moved to Ponca City, got married and raised two daughters. When her children...
Douglas J. Smith
Norman, OK Divorce Attorney with 28 years experience
(405) 360-2660 104 E. Eufaula St.
Douglas J. Smith, Attorney for the Smith Law Office, P.C. is conveniently located across the street, southwest of the Cleveland County District Court House in Norman, Oklahoma focusing on Criminal Law, DUI/ DWI, Expungement Law, Family Law and Personal Injury cases since 1990. Mr. Smith has earned a solid reputation in the state of Oklahoma with over two decades of law experience and has handled thousands of cases with favorable results. When your future is on the line, you need an experienced and knowledgeable local attorney on your side that will fight for your rights. Let...
Sammy Duncan
(918) 640-4332 1601 N Blackwelder Ave
Free ConsultationOklahoma City, OK Divorce Lawyer with 4 years experience
Divorce, Criminal, DUI and Juvenile
Sammy Duncan began her career at the Oklahoma County Public Defender's Office where she dedicated herself to criminal defense. In 2018 she opened her law firm, Duncan & Hill Law. She practices criminal law throughout Oklahoma and is an experienced trial attorney. Sammy Duncan and her law partner J.P. Hill handle all criminal law matters from simple traffic tickets to homicide charges.
Frank Hagedorn
(918) 494-3611 6914 S Yorktown Ave., Suite 112
Divorce, Business, Family and Probate
Frank Hagedorn is a Senior Level attorney in Tulsa, Oklahoma with over 35 years of experience in Divorce and Family Law, Child Custody and Criminal and Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Employment Law, Business and Contract Law, Probate and Trust Law, Estate Planning. Frank Hagedorn graduated from the University of Tulsa School of Law.
After graduating from Law School from the University of Tulsa, Frank worked as an Assistant Prosecutor for Tulsa County from 1968-1972. After leaving the District Attorney's Office, he served as Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation form 1973-1974. In 1975 he began his...
Blake E Lynch
(918) 421-8843 109 East Washington Ave.
McAlester, OK 74501
McAlester, OK Divorce Attorney with 10 years experience
Divorce, Appeals, Family and Juvenile
I am a 2009 graduate from the University Of Oklahoma College of Law. Since graduating, I have practiced law in McAlester and Wilburton with a focus on civil and criminal law. I also practice in tribal court for the Choctaw, Seminole, and Cherokee tribes. I stay very involved in the local and state Bar associations, serving as District 2 chair in the Young Lawyers Division and as Pittsburg County Bar President. I also devote a lot of my time to the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation.
Matthew Ryan Price
Muskogee, OK Divorce Lawyer with 3 years experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Criminal, DUI and Family
Matthew R. Price is an attorney in Muskogee and partner at Hammons & Price, PLLC. He represents clients in criminal defense and family law. Mr. Price served as an Assistant District Attorney in Muskogee County from January of 2016 through December of 2017.
Mr. Price earned his Bachelor's Degree in Social Studies Education from Northeastern State University in May 2012. He received his Juris Doctor from the OU College of Law in May 2015.
Mr. Price is admitted to practice law in the courts of the state of Oklahoma, the United States District Court for Eastern District of Oklahoma, the United...
Enid, OK Divorce Lawyer with 13 years experience
(580) 233-1457 202 West Broadway
Enid, OK 73701
Divorce, Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Josh is a fifth generation Oklahoman with Garfield County roots that stretch back to the opening of the Cherokee Strip. As an Assistant District Attorney in Enid for nearly 5 years, Josh knows what it takes to prosecute a case. Josh left the Garfield County District Attorney's office for private practice as a partner at Martin, Cameron, and Davis in 2011. Since then, he has used his invaluable experience as a prosecutor in his defense of clients charged with a variety of criminal offenses including DUI/DWI/APC, drug possession, violent crimes, and property crimes. Josh is also the only...
Moura A J Robertson
Tulsa, OK 74119-1109
Moura practices exclusively in the area of divorce litigation and trials, Family Law mediation and collaborative divorce. Her cases include high-asset property division, small businesses and professional practices, executive compensation, support alimony issues, child custody disputes, joint custody plans and child support issues, father's rights and enforcement of visitation, contempt citations, modifications of child custody and support, and modification of support alimony.
Luke Alva Anthony
Stillwater, OK Divorce Lawyer
(405) 533-3989 123 W 7th Ave
Free ConsultationDivorce, Criminal, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
Elton Jenkins
Norman, OK Divorce Lawyer with 20 years experience
(405) 217-3623 115 S. Peters Ave. Suite 6A
Free ConsultationDivorce, Bankruptcy, Domestic Violence and Family
I'm attorney Elton Jenkins. Since 1999, I have practiced criminal law in Oklahoma. Growing up on the southwest side of Oklahoma City, I saw people close to me face criminal charges. I quickly learned why people accused of a crime need a lawyer on their side.
Throughout my career, I have kept those experiences in mind. While I go to trial more often than many lawyers, I also know that sometimes a reasonable solution involves negotiation. By preparing carefully and presenting my client's case, I am often able to achieve alternative resolutions such as treatment and rehabilitation instead of jail time.
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Kyle Persaud
Bartlesville, OK Divorce Lawyer
(918) 336-1124 501 S.E. Frank Phillips Blvd., Suite 205
Bartlesville, OK 74003
Divorce, Appeals, Business and Family
Kyle Persaud was admitted to the Oklahoma bar in 2009, and has practiced law in Bartlesville since that time. Mr. Persaud practices appellate law, civil law, family law, estate planning/probate law, and immigration law. Mr. Persaud handles trial court cases in Washington, Osage, and Nowata counties. Mr. Persaud handles appeals court cases throughout the state of Oklahoma.
Mr. Persaud received his B.A. from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and his law degree from the University of Tulsa. Mr. Persaud is a life-long resident of Bartlesville, and wishes to give back to the community by assisting residents of Bartlesville and the surrounding area with...
Carla L Robey Harcourt
(405) 236-5200 119 N. Robinson, Suite 230
Divorce, Appeals, Domestic Violence and Family
I have dedicated my professional career to promoting the public good, seeking justice and ensuring that each client has the opportunity to be heard before a jury or a judge. Clients deserve to know that their attorney has 'his or her back.'
Shawnee, OK Divorce Lawyer with 21 years experience
(405) 275-9994 502 N. Broadway
Free ConsultationDivorce, Bankruptcy, Family and Juvenile
Greg Wilson was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on February 26, 1969. He was raised in Tecumseh and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1987. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1993 from Oklahoma State University with a double major in Accounting and Agricultural Economics. He then attended Oklahoma City University Law School where he focused on personal injury, family law, and criminal defense. During law school, he worked as a licensed legal intern in the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission legal department. Greg learned personal injury while working at White Law Firm in Oklahoma City. He then worked at the Pottawatomie...
Charles Joseph Kania
(918) 743-2233 5319 S Lewis Ave. Ste. 120
Free ConsultationTulsa, OK Divorce Attorney with 14 years experience
Divorce, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Family
Our Law Firm practices Bankruptcy, Family, Criminal, Personal injury and Workers Compensation law. We practice in all Federal and District Courts in Oklahoma
John S. Stratton
Edmond, OK Divorce Attorney with 11 years experience
(405) 525-2766 2964 Via Esperanza
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Personal Injury
A. Craig Abrahamson
(918) 584-0318 406 S Boulder Ave
Free ConsultationDivorce, Bankruptcy and Family
A. Craig Abrahamson has been a tough, aggressive, skilled and successful litigator since 1979. Having achieved notable successes in complex oil and gas, bankruptcy, wrongful death, and product liability litigation, Mr. Abrahamson focuses his practice on general civil litigation and bankruptcy. Mr. Abrahamson is also a dedicated family law attorney handling divorce, child custody, visitation rights, child support, alimony, spousal support, premarital agreements, guardianship, probate, administration of estates, and post-decree modification and enforcement of custody, visitation and support. Mr. Abrahamson represents creditors and debtors in Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. He also represents clients in business...
Kirsten L. Palfreyman
(918) 582-5444 1408 S. Denver Ave.
Free ConsultationDivorce, Civil Rights, Criminal and Personal Injury
Michelle Kay Smith
Oklahoma City, OK Divorce Attorney with 11 years experience
(405) 759-2333 4100 Perimeter Center Drive, Suite 230
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
I represent men and women in Oklahoma County, Cleveland County, Canadian County, Kingfisher County and McClain County. My practice is focused on family law matters including divorce, paternity, custody, child support, contempt, modifications, alimony and child guardianships. Please visit my website at MichelleSmithLaw.com for additional information.
Dustin Gower
(405) 608-6858 3140 W. Britton Rd.
Dustin Gower specializes in Family Law matters and is the owner of Gower Law Offices. Dustin earned his Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Cameron University in 2002 before graduating with his Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2005.
Dustin spent the first five years of his law career working for the Department of Human Services Child Support Division. While working for the Department of Human Services, Dustin was responsible for reviewing thousands of cases while making numerous court appearances. Afterwards he worked for two years as a Family Law attorney at the Law Office at Indian...
Gary Johnston Dean
Pryor, OK Divorce Attorney with 53 years experience
(918) 373-4055 208 S. Vann St.
Pryor, OK 74361-5216
Upon graduation from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in July 1966, I moved to Pryor, Oklahoma, as an Associate of well known and famous trial lawyer, Tony Jack Lyons. We soon became partners. We had a LOT of Criminal Business, and I assisted in, or tried about 39 homicide cases. Only had one client receive prison time, and that was for a very minimal sentance. I personally tried what is believed the first Murder case in Oklahoma, with a defense of "Extreme Domestic Violence". My client shot her husband to death with a shotgun, in front...
Kelly Ann Smakal
(918) 582-3400 320 S. Boston Ave.
Kelly A. Smakal earned her law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville in December, 1996. During law school Ms. Smakal was on the Dean’s List, was a member of the Phi Delta Phi legal honor fraternity, the Student Bar Association and various other law school committees. Since that time, Ms. Smakal has focused her practice exclusively on domestic and family litigation matters, including guardianship and adoption. She is a frequent speaker on divorce and family law topics at continuing legal education seminars and has been an adjunct clinical professor of law at the University...
Andrew Paul Murphy
(405) 524-5155 3601 N Classen Blvd
Free ConsultationDivorce, Collections and Family
Andrew Murphy is licensed to practice law in the state of Oklahoma. He received his Juris Doctorate degree, from The Oklahoma City University School of Law, May 1995, graduating with honors.
He also holds:
A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1989, Cum Laude.
Associates Degree in Applied Science from the Community College of the Air Force.
Equipment Technology; Cum Laude, October 1982.
In 1995 while still attending law school, Mr. Murphy began his career as law clerk...
Michael A. Risley
(405) 265-9273 3700 Classen Blvd, suite 150
Free ConsultationDivorce, Criminal, Domestic Violence and Family
Michael Risley received his B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 2005, where he was a Member of the Dean of Arts and Sciences Student Advisory Board and a strong extracurricular supporter of the Anthropology Department. In 2008, at the University of Tulsa College of Law, Mr. Risley was awarded the American Bar Association's Curtin Fellowship for his work in alternative sentencing for homeless defendants. Unable to refuse the call of home, Mr. Risley returned to O.U. in 2009, and received his J.D in 2010. Mr. Risley was born in Singapore to his Norwegian mother and American father, and split his...
Evan Andrew Taylor
(405) 321-1822 102 E Eufaula St
Divorce, Business, Estate Planning and Family
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Sisters in need of adoption prompt huge response - but "constant flow" of cases means more forever families are required
More than 100 people have enquired about adoption in Lancashire after an appeal was made to find a new family for three sisters in the county.
But while the story of 'Sophie', 'Olivia' and 'Poppy' - aged between 1 and 5 - prompted a spike in interest, a senior social worker says the need for new adopters, particularly for sibling groups, is never-ending.
Sisters Sophie, Olivia and Poppy (portrayed by child actors) - three of dozens of Lancashire children looking for a home with their siblings.
READ MORE >>> Meet sisters Sophie, Olivia and Poppy - who need a home together
Luke Harris, practice manager in Lancashire County Council’s adoption team, says anybody thinking of opening their home to a child should consider whether they could accommodate “two or three new lives, brimming with potential who need a future with a family”.
More than a third of the 91 children currently awaiting adoption in the county are part of a sibling group. There are 15 pairs of youngsters and three groups of three children all looking for a permanent home.
“It wouldn’t be ethical to separate siblings - they need to be kept together,” Luke says. ”Sibling relationships have the potential to be the longest-lasting relationships in those children’s lives, so it’s crucial that we preserve that.”
“They haven’t had the best [start], but because of that, they have a more powerful bond than usual. Sometimes there are competing needs, but they have a shared lived experience - and their relationships usually work,” he adds.
Luke Harris, from Lancashire County Council, says adopted children have many of the same needs as any other youngsters.
County hall completed 87 adoptions last year - but with an average of 20 children per week coming into care in Lancashire, Luke says there is a “constant flow” of children who will potentially be in need of the same help to secure their futures.
Adopters in Lancashire have to be over the age of 21 and living in the county. Other than that, the only requirement is that they pass statutory background checks in order to be considered.
And Luke says those considering adoption should not be overawed by the prospect - because a child waiting for a fresh start is, in many ways, just like any other.
“They will come with challenges...that can impact on them and the way behave or deal with their own emotions - because they haven’t been able to develop in that way in a lot of [cases]. [But] children have very similar ways.”
And that means that adopters can look forward to their new charges going through all the usual stages of development - and, just maybe, pushing their luck.
“It doesn’t matter what their background is - once they become more secure with their adopters they’ll test boundaries,” Luke says.
“But it’s a healthy reaction to the change - as long as adopters stay consistent in the approach to their children, they’ll get past that and bond with them.”
The average time taken for an adoption has reduced in recent years, but the necessarily rigorous process still takes around six months.
Once an individual or couple has been accepted as adopters and matched with a child or children, there is a short transition period during which the newly-extended family is helped to navigate their new life together. Longer-term support is also made available.
And while Luke says that prospective parents should not underestimate the commitment that comes with adoption, he insists that the response from those who have already opened their doors and their hearts is overwhelmingly positive.
“There are highs and lows - but, generally, the feedback has been excellent and the parents’ experience is reflected in the outcome for the children who have settled and flourished in their care.
“It’s a happy time,” he adds.
FIRST STEPS ON THE ROAD TO ADOPTION
Contact the adoption team on 0300 123 6723 or visit the website - www.lancashire.gov.uk/adoption .
Informal monthly information evenings also take place across the county and prospective adopters are able to meet others who have been through the process.
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Bill Cosby’s Double Life Revealed in a New Tell-All
Generations of television viewers have enjoyed watching Bill Cosby play a loving father and respected doctor on the Cosby Show. In addition to this show, Cosby has worked as a spokesman for JELLO, and entertained millions of people with his raw comedic talent.
However, according to a new tell-all, Cosby has led a double life, one very different from his television personalities. As revealed in the book, “Cosby” His Life and Times”, written by Mark Whitaker, Cosby was involved with sexual assault, had numerous secret girlfriends, and supposedly, has a love child.
Whitaker writes in the book that during the 1970s, a time when Cosby’s success as a standup comedian began to skyrocket, he was already living a double life. One life consisted of a home on the East Coast where he was an ordinary family man and the second in Las Vegas where he followed very different rules because of self-indulgence.
Claims made by Whitaker include Cosby living apart from his family to spend nights with bunnies from the Hugh Hefner Playboy mansion and celebrity swingers. At one point, Cosby is said to have developed a relationship with Shawn Berkes, a strikingly beautiful 20-year-old who his wife Camille knew nothing about. However, his indiscretions eventually caught up with him.
The two split for a short time but Berkes was later contacted by Cosby for a rendezvous at the Hilton Hotel. Whitaker goes on to say that it was at that get together when Berkes pulled out a photo of her adorable 14-month-old daughter, claiming that Cosby was the father. He denied the child but later, it was proven that in fact, the child was his.
In 1997, Cosby found himself in the middle of a very serious mess. Autumn Jackson, who claimed to be the love child created by Cosby and Berkes, demanded to be paid $24 million. As a result of her extortion attempt, Jackson was arrested.
A spokesman initially insisted that Berkes and Cosby barely knew each other although he did admit that one year of college, as well as money for other expenses, had been paid to Jackson. However as a caveat, the spokesman said that Cosby was well-known for helping many young people with education.
In a television interview with Dan Rather, Cosby finally came clean about his affair with Berkes and stated that Jackson could in fact be his love child. As many times before, his wife, Camille, stood by his side saying that the affair from 23 years ago was not important. Ultimately, Jackson was found guilty on the charge of extortion and sentenced to jail for 26 months.
Ten years ago, 13 women came forward, accusing Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them. Together, these women filed a class action lawsuit, which was settled in 2006. In Whitaker’s book, details specific to this period of Cosby’s life were glossed over but he does write about the effects that LA has had on him, something that has always been a concern for Camille. Only decades later would she finally come forward to admit her husband’s selfish behavior caused significant pain.
Whitaker’s book, “Cosby: His Life and Times”, starting selling yesterday on newsstands and according to the author, there are even more shocking revelations, a good majority that have never been denied by Bill Cosby.
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Emy A. Quispe
Emy A. Quispe | Board Member
Emy is a life-long resident of the City of Elizabeth. She arrived in the United States from Peru at the age of six. She graduated from Elizabeth High School in 2010, formerly known as Upper Academy, in the top 1% of her graduating class. In 2013, she graduated from Union County College with an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice and had the privilege of representing the graduates as the Student Commencement Speaker.
After graduation, Emy served as the Student Representative to the Union County College Board of Trustees, while attending Seton Hall University, where she graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. While in college, Emy interned at the NJ Department of State and the NJ State House; she also interned at the Training Bureau of the NJ Office of Homeland Security and State Preparedness, where she developed online training modules for individuals and first responders to prepare for and respond to various emergency incidents.
Emy currently serves as the Vice President of Peruvians for Progress, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Union County. She is the Chair the Union County Young Democrats Latino Caucus, and is an active Board Member at LUPE Fund, Inc., where she also serves as the Chair of the Membership Committee. She is a proud EOF Scholar, alumna of the America Needs You program, Servant Leader Scholar at Seton Hall, and a committee member of the NJ Young Democrats Latino Caucus and the Union County College Young Alumni Council.
Emy is a certified tutor and has dedicated over six semesters tutoring college students in multiple subjects. She strongly believes in the power of education; she has served as a ‘Role Model’ for HISPA (Hispanic Inspiring Students' Performance and Achievement), giving lectures and presentations on the importance of obtaining a college education, through the sharing of her story, to middle- and high-school students living in low-income, at-risk school districts. Emy advocates for immigrants' rights through mentorship, participation in rallies and pro-immigrants programs.
She currently serves as the Director of Community Relations and Legislative Aide to NJ’s 20th District legislator, Assemblywoman Annette Quijano.
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Main Line Health offers seven tips to stay safe during July 4th fireworks
June 30, 2014 News Releases
With warm weather and the summer season in full swing, it’s time for the 4th of July festivities—especially fireworks! Before you begin your patriotic celebrations, make sure you learn about fireworks safety.
“Fireworks can be extremely dangerous if not used safely and appropriately,” says Steven Gamburg, MD, FACEP, chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Main Line Health. “Parents need to be especially vigilant in supervising their children. Each year around this time, we see many burn injuries—most often with children and teens—from improper fireworks usage. It’s important to follow proper precautions to avoid serious injuries and burns.”
In 2013, fireworks were involved in an estimated 11,400 injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). Sixty-five percent of those injuries occurred from June 21–July 21 (during most summer/July 4th celebrations). Children younger than 15 years of age accounted for approximately 40 percent of the estimated 2013 injuries, and more than half of the estimated emergency department–treated, fireworks-related injuries were to individuals younger than 20 years of age.
Follow these safety tips when using fireworks (CPSC, 2014):
Never allow young children to play with or ignite fireworks, even sparklers.
Always have an adult supervise fireworks activities. Parents may not realize that young children can also suffer injuries from sparklers. Sparklers burn at temperatures of about 2,000 degrees—hot enough to melt some metals.
Never try to re-light or pick up fireworks that have not ignited fully.
Keep a bucket of water or a garden hose handy in case of fire or other mishap.
Light fireworks one at a time, then move away quickly.
Never carry fireworks in a pocket or shoot them off in metal or glass containers.
Make sure fireworks are legal in your area before buying or using them.
All fireworks can be dangerous, including sparklers. Because of the risk, families are encouraged to attend a public fireworks display instead. Enjoy yourself and leave it to the professionals to make the celebration a safe and relaxing event for all.
For information about emergency medicine services at Main Line Health, please visit mainlinehealth.org/er or call 1.866.CALL.MLH (1.866.225.5654).
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. Main Line Health’s commitment—to deliver advanced medicine to treat and cure disease while also playing an important role in prevention and disease management as well as training physicians and other health care providers—reflects our intent to keep our community and ourselves well ahead. A team of more than 10,000 employees and 2,000 physicians care for patients throughout the Main Line Health system.
At Main Line Health’s core are four of the region’s most respected acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital—as well as one of the nation’s recognized facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital.
The Main Line Health system also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, which includes skilled home health care, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology, and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton and Newtown Square; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization; and Main Line HealthCare, one of the region’s largest multispecialty physician networks.
Main Line Health is the recipient of numerous awards for quality care and service, including System Magnet® designation, the nation’s highest distinction for nursing excellence, the Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Performance Excellence (MAAPE) Excellence Award, and recognition as among the nation’s best employers by Forbes magazine. Main Line Health is committed to creating an environment of diversity, respect and inclusion and has proudly embraced the American Hospital Association’s #123forEquity Pledge to Act to eliminate disparities in care. We are dedicated to advancing patient-centered care, education and research to help our community stay healthy.
Bridget Therriault
therriaultb@mlhs.org
Steven J. Gamburg, MD
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A Defense of the Old Perspective on Paul: What Did Paul Really Say?
by Phil Johnson
The following is transcribed from a seminar given by Phil Johnson at the London Reformed Baptist Seminary, meeting at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, on 10 January 2004.
In this hour, I want to give you a brief critique of a theological trend that began on your side of the Atlantic and is rapidly gaining influence among evangelicals in America.
It is a point of view known as “The New Perspective on Paul.” Some of you will be familiar with that label. It’s the nickname for a school of thought that suggests we need to overhaul our interpretation of the Pauline epistles and completely revamp our understanding of the apostle Paul’s theology. And that, in turn, obviously, has serious and far-reaching ramifications for all of New Testament theology.
I hesitate to label the New Perspective a movement, because it lacks the cohesiveness of a movement. At this point, it’s a loose aggregate of similar opinions. The three New Testament scholars who are the leading advocates of the New Perspective don’t entirely agree with one another on some of the most basic points of Christian doctrine. Two of the three don’t even claim to be evangelicals.
There’s no single spokesperson for the view, and no organization exists to propagate it.
And yet the influence of the New Perspective has been felt profoundly across the spectrum of Christian denominations—including the evangelical world, where the New Perspective has recently been embraced and propagated by some surprising advocates.
The New Perspective has been promoted in America, for example, by John Armstrong, of Reformation and Revival ministries. He was once regarded as a champion of historic, confessional particular Baptist theology. Now he is aggressively peddling the New Perspective on Paul in his journal, in his newsletters, and in his conferences.
And there is currently a division between conservative Presbyterians in America over this issue. One church in Monroe, Louisiana—The Auburn Avenue Presbyterian Church (a church affiliated with the largest evangelical Presbyterian denomination in America)—has for the past three years been host to an annual conference featuring speakers who are mostly sympathetic to the New Perspective. One smaller Presbyterian denomination (The RPCUS) has declared the teachings of the Auburn conference “heresy.” And the result has been widespread debate and confusion.
Meanwhile, all over the Internet, you’ll find dozens of Web sites devoted to propagating the New Perspective—and other Web sites devoted to exposing its errors. Because of the complexity of all the issues involved, it’s not an easy controversy to sort out.
So in this hour, I want to begin to acquaint you to this controversial point of view and give you a critical review of a short book that is probably the single most influential popular, lay-level presentation of the New Perspective. It’s a book by N. T. Wright, titled What St. Paul Really Said, published in the UK by Lion, and in America by Eerdmans.
I mentioned already that there are three leading spokesmen whose names are most frequently associated with the New Perspective. Tom Wright is one of these. And as far as grassroots-evangelical support for the New Perspective is concerned, he is by far the most influential voice of the three. He is the only one of the three who considers himself an evangelical.
Tom Wright was canon theologian of Westminster Abbey until last year. Now he is the Bishop of Durham (which I believe makes him the fifth highest ranking bishop in the Church of England). He is also very a prolific writer, having written more than 30 books. The last time I was in the bookshop at Westminster Abbey, the shelves were filled with titles by Wright—and they run the gamut from technical and academic works to popular-level books like What St. Paul Really Said. He has also written a popular series of soft-cover commentaries published by SPCK and targeting an audience of lay people. So he is quite gifted as a writer; he is able to communicate on almost any level; and his works are easy to read and often thought-provoking.
The other two leading advocates of the New Perspective on Paul are E. P. Sanders and James D. G. Dunn. Those are names you are undoubtedly familiar with if you have paid attention to the academic world of New Testament studies. Sanders is formerly a professor of Exegesis at Oxford, now on the faculty at Duke University. I believe Dunn is on the faculty at Durham University.
Sanders is the one who first rocked the world of New Testament scholarship in 1977 with his seminal work titled Paul and Palestinian Judaism. That book was the first major statement of the New Perspective. Dunn, on the other hand, is the one who coined the expression “the New Perspective on Paul” during a lecture in 1982. But neither of those men could be classed as evangelical in any meaningful sense. Both Sanders and Dunn reject the Pauline authorship of Paul’s pastoral epistles, and both of them would repudiate many of the doctrines you and I would deem essential to Christianity, starting with the authority of Scripture. So the roots of this movement spring out of a rationalistic tradition that is overtly hostile to evangelicalism—and the view itself would probably hold no interest whatsoever for rank-and-file evangelicals if it were not for the influence of N. T. Wright.
Wright calls himself an evangelical; he apparently comes from an evangelical background (I believe his first published work was a chapter in a book published by the Banner of Truth Trust); and Wright has won favor in some evangelical circles by defending the historicity of Christ against the rank liberalism of the Jesus-Seminar brand of New Testament “scholarship.” Wright is unquestioningly accepted as an fellow evangelical by many in the broader evangelical movement. So his work is without a doubt the single factor most responsible for bringing the New Perspective on Paul into the evangelical arena.
Just five years ago, the New Perspective was unfamiliar to almost everyone outside the academic world. Over the past few years, however, partly because of the Internet, and partly through the influence of Tom Wright’s popular-level books, the New Perspective on Paul has become more and more familiar to evangelical pastors and lay Christians, and it has become the focus of brewing controversy almost everywhere it has gone in the evangelical world.
So, what is being taught by those who advocate the New Perspective on Paul? In a nutshell, they are suggesting that the apostle Paul has been seriously misunderstood, at least since the time of Augustine and the Pelagian controversy, but even more since the time of Luther and the Protestant Reformation. They claim first-century Judaism has also been misinterpreted and misconstrued by New Testament scholars for hundreds and hundreds of years, and therefore the church’s understanding of what Paul was teaching in Romans and Galatians has been seriously flawed at least since the time of Augustine.
I think you’ll agree that’s a pretty audacious claim. Here are four important ways they say Paul has been misunderstood:
First, regarding first-century Judaism, the New Perspective on Paul claims that the Judaism of Paul’s day was not really a religion of self-righteousness where salvation depended on human works and human merit. So we’ve misunderstood Paul because we have misunderstood what he was up against. The Pharisees weren’t legalists after all, it turns out. But they have been misunderstood by biased exegetes who erred because they superimposed Augustine’s conflict with Pelagius and Luther’s conflict with Roman Catholicism onto their reading of Paul’s conflict with the Judaizers.
Instead, according to the New Perspective, there was a strong emphasis on divine grace in the Judaism of Paul’s time, and the Pharisees were not really guilty of teaching salvation by human merit. This is the one basic point upon which Sanders, Dunn, and Wright are all in full agreement. They base that claim primarily on their study of extrabiblical rabbinical sources, and they treat the matter as if it were settled in the world of New Testament scholarship—even though it seems to me that there are still plenty of weighty New Testament scholars who would strongly disagree with them. But that’s the starting point of their view: first-century Judaism was not legalistic after all. For centuries, Christians have simply misunderstood what the Pharisees taught.
Second, regarding the apostle Paul, the New Perspectivists are very keen to absolve Paul from the charge of anti-semitism—and therefore they deny that he had any serious or significant theological disagreement with the Jewish leaders of his time. Obviously, if the religion of the Pharisees was a religion of grace and not human merit, then Paul would have had no fundamental disagreement with them on the doctrine of salvation.
But Paul’s real controversy with the Jewish leaders, we are told, had to do with the way they treated Gentiles. His conflict with the Judaizers and the Pharisees had to do more with racial and cultural differences than with any kind of soteriological debate. They tell us that Paul’s great concern actually was for racial harmony and diversity in the covenant community. So the only significant complaint Paul had with the Pharisees and the Judaizers was their racial and cultural exclusivity.
Third, regarding the gospel, the New Perspective on Paul claims that the gospel is a message about the Lordship of Christ, period. It is the declaration that Christ, through His death and resurrection, has been shown by God to be Lord of creation and king of the cosmos. We would agree that this truth is an essential feature of the New Testament gospel, of course. But we would not agree with advocates of the New Perspective when they say the gospel is therefore not really a message about personal and individual redemption from the guilt and condemnation of sin.
To quote Tom Wright (p. 45 of What St. Paul Really Said), “[The gospel] is not . . . a system of how people get saved.” He writes, “The announcement of the gospel results in people being saved. . . . But ‘the gospel’ itself, strictly speaking, is the narrative proclamation of King Jesus.” “[The gospel is] the announcement of a royal victory” (p. 47).
[By the way, I’ll quote Tom Wright several times in this hour, and I’ll try to remember always to give page numbers. Almost every quote I’ll cite comes from this book, What St. Paul Really Said. So we can save some time if I just give you page numbers.]
Ultimately, the New Perspective divests the gospel of—or downplays—every significant aspect of soteriology. The means of atonement is left vague in this system; the issues of personal sin and guilt are passed over and brushed aside. The gospel becomes a proclamation of victory, period. In other words, the gospel of the New Perspective is decidedly not a message about how sinners can escape the wrath of God. In fact, this gospel says little or nothing about personal sin and forgiveness, individual redemption, atonement, or any of the other great soteriological doctrines. Soteriology is hardly a concern of the New Perspective—even when they are dealing with the gospel message.
And that brings me to a fourth characteristic of the New Perspective—and this is where I want to spend the remainder of our time. This is the issue of how the New Perspective deals with the doctrine of justification by faith and the principle of sola fide.
The New Perspective claims that traditional Protestant Christianity has seriously confused and distorted what the apostle Paul taught about justification by faith. According to the New Perspective, when Paul wrote about justification—especially when he wrote about justification—his concerns were (once again) corporate, national, racial, and social—not individual and soteriological.
According to them, the doctrine of justification as taught by the apostle Paul has very little to do with personal and individual salvation from sin and guilt. Justification, they say, doesn’t really pertain to soteriology, or the doctrine of salvation. It fits more properly in the category of ecclesiology, or the doctrine of the church.
To quote Tom Wright again, “What Paul means by justification . . . is not ‘how you become a Christian,’ so much as ‘how you can tell who is a member of the covenant family’” (p. 122). On page 119, he says,
“Justification” in the first century was not about how someone might establish a relationship with God. It was about God’s eschatological definition, both future and present, of who was, in fact, a member of his people. In Sanders’ terms, it was not so much about “getting in,” or indeed about “staying in,” as about “how you could tell who was in.” In standard Christian theological language, it wasn’t so much about soteriology as about ecclesiology; not so much about salvation as about the church.”
Again, and at every opportunity, the emphasis on personal and individual sin is minimized or denied. The gospel is not really a message about redemption from sin and personal guilt; it is simply and only the declaration that Jesus is now Lord over all. Justification is not mainly about sin and forgiveness; it’s about membership in the covenant community. And when you’re done reading everything that has been written to promote the New Perspective, the issues of personal guilt, individual redemption, and atonement for sin have hardly been dealt with at all. These great soteriological doctrines are left in a fog of uncertainty and confusion.
As I said, this issue of justification by faith is where I want to focus our attention in the remainder of the time we have together today. I believe the greatest and most immediate danger posed by the New Perspective on Paul lies in their redefinition of the doctrine of justification by faith. I’ll leave it to others to answer the New Perspective on historical grounds. [D. A. Carson has made a good start answering the claim that Protestant interpreters have historically misrepresented first-century Judaism. He is editing a two-volume academic work titled Justification and Variegated Nomism. The first volume, subtitled “The complexities of Second Temple Judaism” is already available, answering the historical argument about the nature of Judaism in Paul’s day. A second volume, subtitled “The Paradoxes of Paul,” will deal with the exegetical issues raised by the New Perspective.]
But what I want do today is address this specific claim that the doctrine of justification, in Paul’s theology, is all about the Gentiles’ standing in the covenant community—rather than about the individual’s standing before God as it relates to sin and forgiveness.
This is a total redefinition of justification. And I’ll tell you at the outset that I’m convinced it is impossible to harmonize N. T. Wright’s New Perspective and the historic Protestant creedal understanding of justification by faith.
Now, the most conservative defenders of N. T. Wright and the New Perspective often insist that they do affirm what the great Protestant creeds teach regarding justification, and some of them have taken great pains to try to find language in the Westminster standards and other creeds that they can interpret as an affirmation of their views. But having read several such treatments and dialogued at length with some of these people, it is my conviction that when they are finished trying to reconcile their views with the historic evangelical and Protestant view of justification by faith, all the main issues are left confused and muddled rather than clarified. That’s because the New Perspective’s view of justification is radically and fundamentally different from the teaching of Reformational Christianity. And I hope to show you why.
In order to deal with all of this in the abridged form our time allows, I’m going to quote selectively a few of the most troubling statements made by Tom Wright in his little book What St. Paul Really Said. I realize What St. Paul Really Said is Wright’s popular treatment of the subject, and as such it is not as thorough and perhaps not as precise as his more academic works. I also know from prior experience that people who are sympathetic to the New Perspective will claim I have not really understood Wright or given him a fair and thorough reading. They will fault me for quoting selectively. They will also point out various places where Wright tries to qualify elsewhere what I find objectionable in this book. OK, I recognize the limitations of this one-hour lecture format, and I will concede up front that I am not even attempting here to respond to the full corpus of Tom Wright’s published works.
On the other hand, since this work is a popular distillation of Wright’s perspective on the apostle Paul, aimed at serious lay people and pastors, I presume his aim was to convey his thoughts the clearest and most unambiguous language. This book is supposed to be a non-academic introduction to the New Perspective and a simple digest of the New Perspective’s most important ideas, so I’m going to respond to it on that basis—in a non-academic fashion, trying to deal with the big ideas and not getting bogged down in side issues and technicalities.
I don’t pretend that I’m making a full, careful academic reply to Wright. But all I have time to give you today is a brief summary of why Wright’s New Perspective is problematic, and point out the major things to be on guard against in his work. So I hope you’ll bear with me, and let no one claim I’m pretending this brief lecture is anything more than it is.
Now, no doctrine is more important in Protestant theology that the doctrine of justification by faith. This was the material principle of the Reformation, the central issue over which Rome and the Reformers fought and ultimately split. But if Tom Wright and his New Perspective are correct, Luther badly misunderstood the apostle Paul and seriously misconstrued the doctrine of justification. He was mistaken on the main issue. That is a very serious charge, but it is precisely what the New Perspective suggests. A corollary is that they are also claiming that they are the first people since the early church Fathers who have correctly understood the Pauline epistles. I do want to point out that that’s an extremely bold stance to take—especially since it’s a view that was spawned by the work of E. P. Sanders, who doesn’t even accept the Pauline authorship of most of Paul’s epistles.
But I digress. In What St. Paul Really Said, Wright includes a chapter titled “Justification and the Church,” in which he says (113) that the traditional Protestant doctrine of justification “owes a good deal both to the controversy between Pelagius and Augustine in the early fifth century and to that between Erasmus and Luther in the early sixteenth century” but (according to Wright) the historic Protestant view of justification “does not do justice to the richness and precision of Paul’s doctrine, and indeed distorts it at various points.”
Wright is expressly arguing against a Reformed understanding of justification, and he repeatedly insinuates that Protestants need to rethink the whole doctrine and re-tool our teaching in light of his new understanding of what Paul really meant. He claims (117) that the classic Protestant understanding of justification has resulted in a reading of Romans that “has systematically done violence to that text for hundreds of years, and . . . it is time for the text itself to be heard again.”
But Wright’s own doctrine of justification is seriously deficient. I believe he is at odds with Scripture on at least four major points related to this issue of justification alone. I’ll start with the most basic one:
1. His definition of justification
I’ve already given you a basic description of how Wright portrays the doctrine of justification. Here’s how he states it in his own words. Page 115: “The discussions of justification in much of the history of the church, certainly since Augustine, got off on the wrong foot—at least in terms of understanding Paul—and they have stayed there ever since.” Page 120; he writes:
Despite a long tradition to the contrary, the problem Paul addresses in Galatians is not the question of how precisely someone becomes a Christian or attains to a relationship with God. (I’m not even sure how Paul would express, in Greek, the notion of ‘relationship with God’, but we’ll leave that aside.) The problem he addresses is: should ex-pagan converts be circumcised or not? Now this question is by no means obviously to do with the questions faced by Augustine and Pelagius, or by Luther and Erasmus. On anyone’s reading, but especially within its first-century context, [the problem] has to do, quite obviously, with the question of how you define the people of God. Are they to be defined by the badges of the Jewish race, or in some other way?
And so he says (122), “Justification, in Galatians, is the doctrine which insists that all who share faith in Christ belong at the same table, no matter what their racial differences, as they together wait for the final new creation.”
So according to Wright, justification is more a corporate issue than a personal one; it has more to do with the identity of the church than with the standing of the individual before God.
When Wright does connect the doctrine of justification with the individual’s standing before God, it is nearly always in contexts where he is speaking of “final justification,” which takes place in the eschatalogical future, at the last judgment, when God judges men according to their works. In an article he has posted on the Web titled “The Shape of Justification,” Wright refers to this future justification and cites as a proof text Romans 2:13 (“Not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.”) Thus Wright and other New Perspective writers tend to confuse the question of whether the believer’s standing before God depends in some part on our own works, or whether Christ’s work on our behalf is the sole and sufficient ground of our justification. More on this later if time permits.
In my view, the way Wright speaks of this “future dimension” of justification is careless and unclear. Though he strenuously denies that justification is a process, one gets the distinct impression he believes the individual Christian’s standing before God is not truly settled until the final judgment, and then it will depend (at least in part) on the believer’s own righteous works. That is almost precisely the very point over which Rome and the Reformers fought their most important battles. If Wright is not on the Roman Catholic side of that issue, he certainly is not on the Reformers’ side.
By the way, in that same article on the World Wide Web, Wright insists that the doctrine of justification by faith is “a second-order doctrine,” not an essential doctrine of Christianity. It seems to me that even if we accepted Wright’s redefinition of justification, the text of Galatians—and especially the anathema of Galatians 1:8-9—still seems to make the doctrine of justification a first-order doctrine.
Here’s a second problem I find with Wright’s teaching on justification
2. His description of “the works of the law”
Galatians 2:16 uses this expression “the works of the law” three times in a single verse. Listen: “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” There are three other references to “the works of the law” in Galatians and one in Romans 9:32, and in each case, the apostle Paul’s point is the same: legal obedience has no saving efficacy. Galatians 3:10: “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse.”
Obviously, the historic Protestant position has been that these very texts prove that Paul was arguing that the law condemns sinners and therefore their own efforts to obey the law cannot save them. Meritorious works of any kind are antithetical to grace. That is precisely what Paul states in Romans 11:6: “if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.”
But Tom Wright says that we need a new understanding of what Paul meant when he spoke of the works of the law. In his paper, “The Shape of Justification,” he defines “the works of the law” as “the badges of Jewish law-observance.” He says Paul is speaking of circumcision, the dietary laws, and so on.
He is echoing Dunn, who wrote this: “Works of the law’ are nowhere understood here, either by his Jewish interlocutors or by Paul himself, as works which earn God’s favor, as merit-amassing observances. They are rather seen as badges: they are simply what membership of the covenant people involves, what mark out the Jews as God’s people. [What Paul denies in Galatians 2:16 is that] God’s grace extends only to those who wear the badge of the covenant.”
In other words, Paul isn’t saying that meritorious works in general contribute nothing to our justification. His point is only that the distinctly Jewish elements of Moses’ law don’t guarantee covenant membership, and they cannot be used to exclude Gentiles from covenant membership. Or to put it as concisely as I can, Wright is suggesting that Galatians 2:16 and other texts like it are not intended to deny that meritorious human works have any role whatsoever in justification.
And according to Wright (122), that means that “Justification, in Galatians, is the doctrine which insists that all who share faith in Christ belong at the same table, no matter what their racial differences.” So Paul is not arguing against meritorious works; he is arguing against racial exclusivity.
Notice carefully: Wright at this point is not explicitly arguing that a person’s works do provide grounds for his righteous standing before God; he is merely arguing that the standard proof-texts against such a doctrine prove no such thing. And so once again, he stands against the Reformers and on the Roman Catholic side of the justification debate. And he at least leaves the door open for human merit as part of the grounds for our “final justification.”
I have to move on. Here’s a third point on which I believe Tom Wright is at odds with Scripture on the doctrine of justification.
3. His distortion of “the righteousness of God”
This is a huge issue in What St. Paul Really Said, and I haven’t nearly enough time to deal with it thoroughly, but I must at least mention it. Wright has a major section discussing the meaning of the phrase “the righteousness of God,” beginning on page 95 of his book. In summary, he says—of course—that Protestants have always misunderstood the concept of divine righteousness. God’s righteousness is his “covenant faithfulness.” It is not (102) “something that ‘counts before’ God or ‘avails with’ God.” It’s not something God can either impart or impute to sinners. When Scripture speaks of God’s righteousness, it’s using the expression as a synonym for His covenant faithfulness.
And Wright is so hostile to the notion of righteousness as something that counts with God that he goes so far as to paraphrase the traditional concept of righteousness out of Philippians 3:9 completely. In the actual text, Paul says that His great hope as a Christian is to “be found in [Christ], not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:” But according to Wright (124) Paul is really “saying, in effect: I, though possessing covenant membership according to the flesh, did not regard that covenant membership as something to exploit; I emptied myself, sharing the death of the Messiah; wherefore God has given me the membership that really counts, in which I too will share the glory of Christ.” So righteousness becomes “covenant membership.”
Quickly, a fourth and final complaint I have with Tom Wright’s treatment of justification is—
4. His denial of imputation
Over and over again, Tom Wright assaults the classic Reformed and biblical doctrine that the righteousness of Christ is imputed, or reckoned, to the sinner’s account, and it is on the ground of Christ’s righteousness alone that we obtain our righteous standing before God.
Wright says that’s nonsense. He writes (98), “If we use the language of the law court, it makes no sense whatsoever to say that the judge imputes, imparts, bequeaths, conveys or otherwise transfers his righteousness to either the plaintiff or the defendant. Righteousness is not an object, a substance or a gas which can be passed across the courtroom.”
Writing against the historic Reformed doctrine of imputation, he says, “If we leave the notion of ‘righteousness’ as a law-court metaphor only, as so many have done in the past, this gives the impression of a legal transaction, a cold piece of business, almost a trick of thought performed by a God who is logical and correct but hardly one we would want to worship.”
Well, I, for one, am quite happy to worship a God who justifies the ungodly and who is both just and the justifier of the one who believes in Jesus.
How would I answer Wright and the New Perspective biblically in 90 seconds or less? I would point out first of all that our understanding of First-century Judaism ought to come primarily from Scripture itself and not the musings of twenty-first century scholars who themselves refuse to bow to the authority of Scripture. Tom Wright has erred by lending more credence to the scholarship of men like Sanders and Dunn than he does to the testimony of Scripture.
I think, for example of the parable about the Pharisee and the publican—one of the best clues about what Scripture really means when it speaks of justification. The parable describes the justification of an individual before God. And Luke 18:9 says Jesus told that parable “unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others.” The New Perspective suggests that this kind of self-righteousness wasn’t really a problem with the Judaism of Paul’s and Jesus’ time. Scripture plainly states otherwise. In fact, if we allow the gospel accounts to inform our understanding of the Pharisees’ religion, rather than selling out to the scholarship of E. P. Sanders, we must come to the conclusion that the old perspective of first-century Pharisaism is the correct one.
Second—and likewise—our understanding of Paul’s doctrine of justification ought to come from the text of Scripture and not from questionable first-century rabbinical scholarship. To cite just one text that is impossible to reconcile with the New Perspective, listen to Acts 13:38-39, where we have Luke’s record of how Paul preached the gospel in Antioch. After mentioning the resurrection, Paul said, “Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: [Clearly, the gospel Paul proclaimed is about personal forgiveness after all. And notice how he equates the forgiveness of sins with the doctrine of justification:] And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.”
Romans 4:4-5 is another passage that, when exegeted correctly, demolishes N. T. Wright’s New Perspective on justification.
Third, notice that in the book of Romans, Paul’s starting point for the gospel is divine wrath (Romans 1:17), and Paul begins his systematic treatment of gospel truth with almost two full chapters on the problems of sin and guilt. It seems rather clear to me that Paul had a very different notion of the gospel and the doctrine of justification than N. T. Wright does.
Fourth and finally, I think it’s ironic that N. T. Wight and other proponents of the New Perspective invariably complain that Luther and the Reformers were guilty of reading a conflict from their own time back into the New Testament. My answer would be that N. T. Wright and friends are doubly guilty of reading their own notions of twenty-first-century political correctness back into the text of the Pauline epistles. And the view they have come up with has a distinct post-modern slant. It is a perfect postmodern blend of inclusivism, anti-individualism, a subtle attack on certainty and assurance, and above all, ecumenism.
What they are really suggesting is that the apostle Paul was driven more by social and ecumenical concerns than by a concern for the standing of sinners before God. The New Perspective on Paul is, at the end of the day, an ecumenical, not an evangelical, movement.
By the way, Wright is totally frank about his ecumenical motives. Near the end of the book (158) he writes,
Paul’s doctrine of justification by faith impels the churches, in their current fragmented state, into the ecumenical task. It cannot be right that the very doctrine which declares that all who believe in Jesus belong at the same table (Galatians 2) should be used as a way of saying that some, who define the doctrine of justification differently, belong at a different table. The doctrine of justification, in other words, is not merely a doctrine in which Catholic and Protestant might just be able to agree on, as a result of hard ecumenical endeavour. It is itself the ecumenical doctrine, the doctrine that rebukes all our petty and often culture-bound church groupings, and which declares that all who believe in Jesus belong together in the one family. . . . The doctrine of justification is in fact the great ecumenical doctrine.
He says, moreover, that those of us who regard justification as central to the debate between Protestants and Catholics “have turned the doctrine into its opposite.”
Frankly, I am happy to stand with Augustine, and Luther, and the rest of the Protestant Reformers—and with the Old-Perspective Apostle Paul—against the likes of doctrine like this.
I’m surprised, and very sorry, that a novelty like this is seducing so many men who profess to be Reformed in their theology. But in my assessment this doctrine does not build on the advances of the Protestant Reformation. Rather it aims at destroying the Reformation at its very foundation.
Phil Johnson
Rev. Phil Johnson is executive director of Grace to You, pastor of GraceLife Fellowship, and an elder at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, Calif.
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ArcelorMittal’s Essar Steel acquisition will mark the Lakshmi Mittal-owned firm’s entry into India. Photo: AP
Standard Chartered challenges ArcelorMittal’s Essar Steel bid again
3 min read . Updated: 26 Nov 2018, 08:34 PM IST Tanya Thomas
Standard Chartered has alleged that Essar Steel's lenders illegally sought a discriminatory resolution plan with ArcelorMittal outside the purview of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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Mumbai: After filing a caveat petition in late October against ArcelorMittal SA’s resolution plan for Essar Steel which left Standard Chartered left out in the cold, the London-based bank has approached the Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) again, alleging that the committee of creditors has illegally sought a discriminatory resolution plan outside the purview of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, which places its own interests above those of others.
Standard Chartered filed an interlocutory petition last Wednesday against the CoC in the Essar Steel resolution case alleging discrimination by the CoC. Interlocutory petitions are filed to offer additional information to a court in an ongoing litigation or to request urgent relief.
According to the petition, a copy of which Mint has reviewed, Standard Chartered said that had advanced a loan of $500 million with a corporate guarantee to an Essar Steel subsidiary in 2010 so that the latter could secure its long-term coal requirement. This loan was later refinanced to $413 million along with a pledge on shares of Essar Steel and an extended repayment period. When Essar Steel failed to repay this and other loans but before the corporate resolution process began, Standard Chartered said that the consortium of lenders opposed its inclusion to the joint lenders’ forum although it was a secured lender.
Once the committee of creditors was formed under the IBC, the resolution professional had verified Standard Chartered’s outstanding claim as ₹ 3,487.09 crore and classified the bank as a secured financial creditor. However, in the final payout that ArcelorMittal has offered in its bid for Essar Steel, Standard Chartered will only be repaid ₹ 60.71 crore.
Standard Chartered’s petition alleges that some members of the CoC worked to place their own interests above that of others during the resolution process. Some members of the CoC formed a core committee which would negotiate with ArcelorMittal, even though IBC law does not provide for the formation of such a committee. These included State Bank of India, ICICI Bank Ltd, IDBI Bank Ltd and Edelweiss ARC.
The petition says that the core committee within the CoC entered into negotiations with ArcelorMittal with the “dishonest intention" of excluding Standard Chartered and its request to be part of such a core committee given its status as a secured lender was denied.
Standard Chartered also pointed out that the final resolution plan by ArcelorMittal was not discussed by all members of the CoC since there was no meeting of the CoC after 23 October, when the final plan was received.
In addition, ArcelorMittal’s final resolution plan offered to pay ₹ 42,000 crore upfront to secured financial creditors representing 100% of the principal outstanding, which, Standard Chartered argued, should mean that it was supposed to receive a minimum of ₹ 2,646.05 crore (which is the principal amount in the ₹ 3,487 crore that is due to it). However, in the final recommended payout that won the CoC’s approval, AccelorMittal had left it to the core committee’s discretion how the financial package would be paid out, which is against the provisions of the IBC, Standard Chartered alleged. Other lenders themselves took a bigger share of the amount whereby they would receive 100% of the principal amount and 40% of the interest amount.
“In this situation, the only relevant and valid basis for distributing the amount offered would be to pay the principal amount of the debt offered to each secured financial creditor. Any other mode of distribution would be illegal, arbitrary, perverse and discriminatory," the petition read.
A spokesperson for ArcelorMittal said: “We have followed the IBC process in good faith since first submitting our expression of interest in 2017. The committee of creditors has clearly decided ArcelorMittal’s plan is in the best interests of Essar Steel and we are confident that the process will be implemented correctly and according to the law."
With this, Standard Chartered will join a host of other creditors unhappy with the ArcelorMittal takeover of bankrupt Essar Steel. Last week, state-owned natural gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd and Gujarat government’s Gujarat Energy Transmission Corp. (Getco) filed interlocutory petitions at the Ahmedabad NCLT against ArcelorMittal’s resolution plan. These two, along with other operational creditors, have joint claims of ₹ 1,600 crore.
ArcelorMittal’s Essar Steel bid offers an upfront payment of ₹ 42,000 crore towards debt resolution and ₹ 8,000 crore towards capital infusion into Essar Steel, while the Ruia-promoted Essar Steel Asia Holdings has offered ₹ 54,389 crore to settle the claims of all financial and operational creditors in full.
On 25 October, more than 92% of Essar Steel’s creditors voted in favour of ArcelorMittal as it had placed the highest bid for the stressed assets.
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Oscars 2018: Winners list
Here's everyone who took home an Oscar on Sunday night.
Author: TEGNA Staff
Published: 3:44 PM PST March 3, 2018
Updated: 8:58 PM PST March 4, 2018
Who won big at the 90th annual Academy Awards, honoring the best film work of 2017? Check out the list of Oscar winners (in bold) and nominees:
The Shape of Water -- WINNER
Producer J. Miles Dale (L), director Guillermo del Toro (at microphone) and cast/crew accept Best Picture for 'The Shape of Water' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri -- WINNER
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post
Actor Frances McDormand accepts Best Actress for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour -- WINNER
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
British actor Gary Oldman delivers a speech after he won the Oscar for Best Actor in 'Darkest Hour' during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Allison Janney, I, Tonya -- WINNER
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Actor Allison Janney accepts Best Supporting Actress for 'I, Tonya' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri -- WINNER
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water -- WINNER
The Big Sick, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani
Get Out, Jordan Peele -- WINNER
Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh
Director Jordan Peele delivers a speech after he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for 'Get Out' during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Call Me By Your Name, James Ivory -- WINNER
The Disaster Artist, Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Logan, Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green
Molly's Game, Aaron Sorkin
Mudbound, Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
Animated feature
Coco -- WINNER
A Fantastic Woman (Chile) -- WINNER
The Insult (Lebanon)
Loveless (Russia)
On Body and Soul (Hungary)
The Square (Sweden)
Documentary (feature)
Icarus -- WINNER
Documentary (short subject)
Edith+Eddie
Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 -- WINNER
Heroin(e)
Traffic Stop
Original song (presented to songwriters)
Mighty River, from Mudbound
Mystery of Love, from Call Me By Your Name
Remember Me, from Coco -- WINNER
Stand Up for Something, from Marshall
This Is Me, from The Greatest Showman
Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez (L) and Robert Lopez accept Best Original Song for 'Remember Me' from 'Coco' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer
Phantom Thread, Jonny Greenwood
The Shape of Water, Alexandre Desplat -- WINNER
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, John Williams
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Carter Burwell
Blade Runner 2049, Roger A. Deakins -- WINNER
Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel
Dunkirk, Hoyte van Hoytema
Mudbound, Rachel Morrison
The Shape of Water, Dan Lausten
Dunkirk -- WINNER
Beauty and the Beast, Jacqueline Durran
Darkest Hour, Jacqueline Durran
Phantom Thread, Mark Bridges -- WINNER
The Shape of Water, Luis Sequeira
Victoria & Abdul, Consolata Boyle
Blade Runner 2049 -- WINNER
Darkest Hour -- WINNER
Short film (animated)
Dear Basketball -- WINNER
Filmmakers Kobe Bryant (L) and Glen Keane accept Best Animated Short Film for 'Dear Basketball' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Short film (live action)
DeKalb Elementary
The Eleven O’Clock
My Nephew Emmett
The Silent Child -- WINNER
Watu Wote: All of Us
PHOTOS: Memorable moments at Oscars 2018
A general view shows the stage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Singers Miguel (R) and Natalia Lafourcade perform onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Singers Miguel (L) and Natalia Lafourcade perform onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
(L-R) Production designers Jeff Melvin, Paul Denham Austerberry and Shane Vieau accept Best Production Design for 'The Shape of Water' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
(L-R) Sound mixers Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten accept Best Sound Mixing for 'Dunkirk' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Sound designers Richard King (L) and Alex Gibson accept Best Sound Editing for 'Dunkirk' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel delivers a speech during the opening of the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Actor/singer Mary J. Blige performs onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
(L-R) Producer David Fialkow, director Dan Cogan, producer James R. Swartz, and director Bryan Fogel accept Best Documentary Feature for 'Icarus' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Costume designer Mark Bridges accepts Best Costume Design for 'Phantom Thread' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Actor Eva Marie Saint speaks onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
(L-R) Makeup artists Lucy Sibbick, Kazuhiro Tsuji and David Malinowski accept Best Makeup and Hairstyling for 'Darkest Hour' onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Actor Lakeith Stanfield speaks onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Actor Sam Rockwell accepts Best Suppoorting Actor for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' onstage at the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel (L) and British actress Helen Mirren joke that whoever gives the quickest acceptance speech will win a jet ski during the opening of the 90th Annual Academy Awards show on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Guest Speaker for Waitangi Day Service
On Thursday, 5 February, the day before the school broke for Waitangi Day, a service was held in the Great Hall to acknowledge this most important day.
Our guest speaker was Mr Te Warena Taua. Mr Taua is a descendant of the Te Waiohua, Te Kawerau a Maki, Ngati Whatua and Waikato tribes. He is an ethnologist by profession and led the Auckland Museum as a curator for over twelve years with extensive knowledge of traditional local tribal history.
He has had ministerial appointments to local Maori and Government Boards, and since the time of Sir Peter Buck, Te Warena was the first Maori to be acknowledged for his services to Maori through the receiving of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
He also has close links with King’s as a parent and an uncle of Te Reo teacher, Rihari Wilson. We first became acquainted as a school with Mr Taua when he spoke at the powhiri for our Headmaster, Michael Leach, last year.
Mr Taua gave an entertaining and at the same time extremely informative presentation on our local history. He made the point that acknowledging the Treaty of Waitangi is all about recognising and appreciating our history. He is a gifted orator and a source of comprehensive knowledge.
We were blessed to have him share this with us on this notable occasion.
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Kygo & Selena Gomez Release New Song 'It Ain't Me'!
by shem on February 15, 2017, 09:02pm. PDT
After a few weeks of teases, Kygo and Selena Gomez have finally released their new song, ‘It Ain’t Me’.
Selena confirmed that the song would be released this week on Twitter, exciting her fans who have been waiting a long time for new music from the ‘Good For You’ singer.
#ItAintMe. Thursday. @KygoMusic pic.twitter.com/YsB9N8CkcH
— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) February 13, 2017
The song is co-written with Kygo (who also produced the track); Brian Lee, Ali Tamposi and Andrew Watt have are also credited as co-writers (they are behind DJ Snake and Justin Bieber’s ‘Let Me Love You’).
Selena actually teased the song on her Instagram page a few weeks back and Kygo released a teaser video for their song.
A post shared by Kygo (@kygomusic) on Feb 9, 2017 at 9:27am PST
Along with the new single, ‘It Ain’t Me’, Selena Gomez has taken her talents behind the camera to work on a new project for Netflix titled, 13 Reasons Why.
Selena was said to star in the upcoming series and decided that she wanted to work behind the scenes instead.
Selena says, “My mom [Mandy Teefey] and I are actually producing a few projects together. It’s something we’ve always loved to do, creating content that inspires people, that moves people. Why I love filmmaking, why I love making music is because it affects people. That’s something I’ve always wanted to be a part of — whether I’m in it or not, I want to make things great.”
This was the day I was nervous as hell going into @Netflix for the first time to talk about @13reasonswhy -my mom found this book in 2009 and worked her ass off to make it with me, guide me and tell this story authentically (the only reason, beside Jay this project was even made)
A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Jan 26, 2017 at 2:59am PST
@netflix
A peek at a passion project I've been working on with @Netflix. @13ReasonsWhy arrives 3/31.
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Jakarta’s Museum MACAN: No damaged Yayoi Kusama artworks, or special treatment for influencers
Published 1 year ago on 08 June 2018
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s exhibition ‘Life Is the Heart of a Rainbow’ is currently on display at Museum MACAN in West Jakarta and will be open to the public until September 9. — Jakarta Globe pic
JAKARTA, June 8 — A director at Jakarta’s Museum MACAN said none of Yayoi Kusama’s artworks were damaged by visitors touching, moving or taking selfies with them, despite someone partially rubbing out one of her famous polka dots.
The Jakarta Globe previously ran an article that sparked a lot of debate about selfie-taking and damaged artworks at Museum MACAN.
However, during a meeting with museum director Aaron Seeto on May 24, he confirmed that no artworks had been damaged.
“I can confirm that no artworks had been damaged by visitors to the museum. What was reported was actually inaccurate and the images were posted by a volunteer, not a staff member,” he said.
He added that the photos, which he described as inaccurate and out of context, were not authorised by the museum.
The previous story, published on May 18, was based on a series of photos Amanda Aulia, a part-time staff member at Museum MACAN, posted on her Instagram account @amansaulia on May 17, showing damage to Kusama’s artworks.
“Unfortunately, I am not going to respond to the motives of another person, especially in distributing something that was not authorised by the museum,” Seeto said.
He went through some photos and explained the condition of the artworks.
Seeto said the partially erased polka dot was actually a replaceable sticker and that the museum had expected a huge turnout, so there was scheduled maintenance to replace those stickers.
“So the stickers in the image that was reported were actually replaceable, and that image was taken before our maintenance teams were able to go through,” he said.
Regarding one of the silver balls in Narcissus Garden, Seeto said it had been “dislodged” but that the artwork was not damaged.
Entang Wiharso’s plexiglass paintings in the Children’s Artspace on the other hand, are allowed to be touched.
“In the children’s art space, Entang’s artwork is actually designed for young children to understand how artists create. So there are components kids may touch and again, from time to time we have to maintain the artwork. They are allowed to touch that work, so from time to time, we only need to change it,” he said.
He reiterated that the images that went viral on social media were taken and distributed by the volunteer before the scheduled maintenance could take place.
“I have a conservator on board. We do a daily review of the exhibition. We all have the planning in place, the planning is part of the design of the exhibition and the images you have seen are all of works that have interactive elements. And we know that we have processes to maintain the artworks and these images were taken before our team was able to maintain the artwork.”
Museum director Aaron Seeto confirmed that no artworks had been damaged. — Jakarta Globe pic
Did influencers cause trouble?
The Jakarta Globe’s article originally featured two photos of Instagram influencers seen mistreating the artwork.
One was seen sitting on the kitchen counter in Obliteration Room. When writing the article, Museum MACAN communications officer Nina Hidayat told the Globe that sitting is only allowed in the chairs, because going to the room “is like visiting someone’s house.”
Seeto expressed a similar sentiment.
“They are able to sit on certain parts of the installation. We prefer people not to sit on the counters, but again, the artwork was not damaged.”
The other photo depicted a man leaning on one of Kusama’s pieces titled Dots Obsessions. The owner of the photo, who goes by the name Abi Shihab, clarified that he was not leaning on the artwork, as it is made from soft material and cannot support his weight.
He said he used his feet to support his body, and the lighting made it look like there was no distance between him and the artwork.
However, Seeto declined to specifically comment on this picture.
“Of course, there are things people can’t do and they are instructed not to do. Touching a certain element is not permitted and from time to time, people touch it and we prefer that they don’t. From time to time, people do touch artwork and we prefer that they do not and there are rules and guidelines in place for people to not to touch the works.
“I can’t comment on the picture and I think my response is very clear that no artworks were damaged here. Our team and visitors are also instructed on how to behave inside the museum but I am not commenting on the image,” he said.
Seeto said influencers do not get preferential treatment but prior to the public opening of the exhibition, there had been several previews to which members of the media, sponsors, influencers and MACAN Society members were invited. However, there are no different rules regarding their interaction with the artworks.
“During the preview days, we had all kinds of interested people coming to the exhibition. There were artists — young artists, established artists — curators, architects, fashion designers, media people, so that the assumption that only influencers attended the exhibition is not actually the full picture,” he said.
He added that after an exhibition opened to the public, the museum welcomed people from all backgrounds. On weekends, they mostly dealt with families. The museum also hosted a sponsored school visit on the day of the interview.
Since the museum is open to everyone of any age, Seeto said there are protocols in place to protect artworks, such as selling timed tickets to limit visitor traffic, having 24-hour security, making sure that children are accompanied by adults, and only allowing phone cameras, except for accredited media.
“All of the exhibition design has been thought through very carefully to ensure that the flow of the audience past the artworks that allow participation is managed in a particular way,” Seeto said. — The Jakarta Globe
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Weekend Yokai Hunter #11 – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1!
Well, hello there folks! Did you miss me!? After a brief hiatus due to the recent International Manga Camp and Summit in Kumamoto, your resident Yokai Hunter is back… just in time for my most treasured event of the year: HALLOWEEN!!
As October is the spookiest month of the year, I have decided to switch from my usual Yokai hunts and turn my attention to some of Japan’s creepiest ghost stories and urban legends! So, without further ado, let me introduce you to…
…TAIRA NO MASAKADO!
Who might that be, I hear you ask? Well, in addition to being Japan’s first ever samurai, Taira no Masakado is also considered to be of one Japan’s “Three Great Vengeful Spirits”. So, not only was he an incredibly important figure during his lifetime, he also continues to have a chilling impact on his nation from beyond the grave!
Taira no Masakado
Though his exact birthdate is unclear, it is believed that Taira no Masakado was born in Edo, present day Tokyo, during the Heian Period (903 CE). A descendent of Emperor Kanmu and part of the elite Kanmu Taira clan, Masakado was born into very a privileged life with substantial lands and retainers. Unfortunately for Masakado, his father’s death and subsequent inheritance was the spark that lit the fire that would consume the rest of his life. At the time, inheritance laws in Japan were yet to be fully established. Unfortunately, this made Masakado a target for his various uncles’ envy as they attempted to steal most of his father’s land under the guise of their royal lineage. In 935 CE, Masakado was the target of an ambush when an uncle, supported by a group of Minamoto clan warriors surprised the Lord, escalating this family dispute into all-out war!
Not the type to take things lying down, Masakado was both strong enough to fend off his would-be assailants, and ballsy enough to take revenge. Invading his uncles’ lands, his force obliterated all before them, killing thousands in the process. Word of the conflict reached the Emperor, but due to Masakado’s actions being well within the laws of the land, he was pardoned.
Masakado’s head on display in Kyoto!
Enraged by this verdict, Masakado’s father-in-law and relatives launched yet another attack on him, but yet again, were quickly defeated. This latest attack proved to be the final straw for Masakado, prompting him to immediately request permission from the government to apprehend his attackers. Little did the government know however, that he would use this document as justification to gain revenge. What followed was nothing more than empire building, as he invaded and conquered eight entire provinces!
In spite of taking so much land by force, the peasants of those provinces were treated much better under Masakado’s leadership, and gladly welcomed the new reforms he brought. In a show of strength due to fears he had his eyes on the Chrysanthemum Throne, the government labeled him a traitor and put a bounty on his head. A mere 59 days later, he was killed in a skirmish in Shimōsa Province, where his decapitated head was taken to the capital Kyoto to be put on display as a macabre warning to would-be dissenters.
What happened next however, still sends chills down the spine of present day Japan…
Despite his grisly demise, it is said that Masakado’s head showed no signs of decomposition at all, looking as fresh as the day it was cleaved from his shoulders. If that wasn’t creepy enough, it’s even rumored that his actual facial expression contorted into one of pained anguish!
Clearly not happy with being made an example of, legend has it that Masakado’s head actually removed itself from it’s pike and proceeded to fly back home to his native Edo. His long journey across the country ended when it was found in Shibazaki, a fishing village in what is now present day Tokyo. To the lower-classed residents of Edo, Masakado was considered a champion of the people who had the courage to stand against the emperor and his inefficient government. As such, they carefully cleaned his head before burying it and erected a shrine atop of it, by the name of “Kubizuka”.
At the entrance of Masakado’s “Kubizuka” Tomb in Otemachi. I genuinely felt a tad nervous dropping by!
Throughout the ensuing centuries, Edo/Tokyo enjoyed relative peace, but over time it became apparent that the city’s fortune seemed to correspond with how well Masakado’s shrine was cared for. In the early 1300’s a great plague struck Edo and it was thought that neglect of Masakado’s shrine was the cause. Eager to appease Masakado’s angry spirit, the people of Edo officially deified his soul in a larger, more prestigious shrine in Kanda. This seemed to do the trick for a few centuries, but his rage soon reared its ugly head once more! In the wake of the Great Kantō Earthquake, the government decided to temporarily move the Ministry of Finance to the site of Masakado’s Kubizuka tomb…
… Which was a very bad idea.
A newspaper article reporting the string of “accidental” deaths.
According to official reports, several high ranking people working for the Ministry of Finance became curiously sick, before suddenly dropping dead soon after. In addition, several other employees lost their lives, in what can only be described as freak accidents ranging from objects falling on them, to people falling down elevator shafts! One more thing worthy of mention, is that many of the injuries suffered by the workers were actually to the feet and legs. An omen perhaps, that Masakado was angry about having his grave walked over?
With the sudden surge in unexplained deaths from “accidents”, the Ministry of Finance had no choice but to abandon construction of the temporary office. Despite the change of plan, Masakado’s anger still wasn’t appeased, and two decades on in 1940 (precisely 1000 years after his death), a freak lightning bolt hit the Ministry of Finance headquarters, burning it to the ground!
The curse of Masakado still showed no sign of stopping however, when five years later during the American occupation immediately following World War II, the U.S military unwittingly tried turning the site into a parking lot. This of course proved to be a disastrous idea, and its construction was immediately halted when a bulldozer was freakishly flipped over killing its driver instantly.
Throughout the 20th century there were many other unexplained accidents, sightings, and sicknesses in the area, all of which garnered purification rituals in order to temper Masakado’s anger. However, it wasn’t until 1984 that the government gave in to public pressure and formerly reinstated his spirit at the Kanda shrine (it was moved to a smaller shrine in 1874, just prior to Emperor Meiji’s visit, essentially due to Masakado being an enemy of the emperor), and vowed to take great care of his shrine for evermore.
MASAKADO TODAY
The anime adaption of Teito Monogatari!
To the residents of Tokyo, Masakado’s legend remains just as revered today as it did the day his head landed in Shibazaki. His most famous appearance in modern day entertainment however, is undoubtedly the novel ‘Teito Monogatari’ by Hiroshi Aramata. The 1983 novel was such a success, that it not only inspired a manga adaption, but also a series of anime and live action movies. The anime in particular was a huge hit overseas, selling a large number of units under it’s localized title Doomed Megalopolis.
Visitors to Tokyo can also visit the ‘cursed’ ground of his Kubizuka tomb in Otemachi. I went there myself just this week and was overawed by it’s history and relevance to the city as a whole. There is currently a HUGE construction project taking place right next to the tomb and as a safety precaution, the area above the sacred ground is actually protected by a reinforced roof so as not to disturb Masakado’s slumber. I was also taken aback by the constant influx of people visiting his shrine and offering him prayers; truly a stark reminder of just how revered, and feared, Taira no Masakado really is…
So there you have it, the curious legend of Japan’s “first” samurai and foremost vengeful spirit! I hope you enjoyed this spine-chilling October installment of the “Weekend Yokai Ghost Hunter” and I look forward to revealing another of Japan’s spooky urban legends next week!
Until then!
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Marketer profile: Kerry McCabe talks learning, leadership, and Flight of the Conchords
BY Peter Roper ON 10 September 2014 min read
Kerry McCabe sidestepped a teaching career for the world of media, but an unquenchable thirst for challenge has seen the technophobe repeatedly take on his aversions in the ad tech industry, and we discover that the teacher in him never really died.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Kerry McCabe’s career started 12 years ago in the role of general manager of sales at Eye Corp – but it didn’t begin there, of course.
As an 18-year-old, McCabe was in training to be a primary school teacher, but a night job selling advertising lured him towards the better paying world of media sales. But what drew McCabe to teaching – a passion for teaching and advancing others – is something that has never left him. He founded UN LTD in 2007, and serves as director of the not-for- profit as it continues its mission to tackle youth disadvantage in Australia.
Marketing caught up with McCabe when he was six months into the start-up world. Late last year he became Asia Pacific managing director for ad tech company RadiumOne, after long stints in the corporate world. At RadiumOne, he’s heading the online advertising platform’s growth in this market.
Marketing: Tell us about the stuff that’s not on your LinkedIn profile – prior to 12 years ago.
Kerry McCabe: Twelve years ago, man, it doesn’t seem that long ago. I must be old. I was a trainee primary school teacher, and just loved that whole notion of teaching young kids, new entrants, like five-year-olds. To supplement the fact that I didn’t have any money, I started working at night selling advertising, and got lured into that world, partly because it paid really well and starting out as a 20-year-old primary school teacher on $20,000 a year versus what seemed like working two nights a week and earning triple that as an 18-year-old, I decided to have a crack at the advertising world.
M: So it could have been very different?
KM: Very, yeah. Although, I see a lot of what I do and have done professionally as being teaching, – coaching, anyway. It’s just more adults than five-year-olds. Five-year-olds are a little less complex, but equally challenging.
M: Which is harder?
KM: I don’t know which is harder, they’re both hard, but it’s still that thing about having the ability to help people get to where they’re going. With kids, it’s helping them shape their lives and develop good values and feel that support and encouragement and belief in themselves. Which is a big part of what I do with UN LTD. In the business world, that’s the thing I’ve got the biggest kick out of in any job, which is why I went and did it full-time for 18 months, to plan our own coaching business.
That thing of knowing that for a part of someone’s journey you can understand them, build a relationship with them, see where they’re going and what their aspirations are and help them get there, and I get a massive kick from that.
There is also a value exchange that happens with the company that we’re both at. I used to liken it to a bus driver. That is, people are coming on board and telling you where they want to go and you have the ability to help them get there. I’ve always loved that and always had a view of the world that’s broader than the here and now, but appreciates that if you’re genuine about that intent and leadership, then people will give you more than they usually would in return, in terms of effort, results and productivity. You’ll get the best of them.
I was absolutely driven by the personal satisfaction of playing that role and seeing where people get through their own growth and development, and being able to really challenge people, challenge them to the point of ‘uncomfortability’ – in that I believe that’s where the growth happens.
M: What took you from Eye Corp to Microsoft, and what was that transition like?
KM: Just seeking a bigger challenge, I think. I really enjoy ‘uncomfortability’ as a daily state of being, myself. I don’t like knowing the answers, I don’t like feeling like I have control, and I don’t like feeling like I’m not immensely challenged every day, and so moving into the digital world was scary for me, because I’m, by nature, a technophobe.
It was scary to the point of attraction, and the other thing, professionally, is seeing where the world was heading and wanting to be in the hot bed of that. Not to say I still don’t love the medium of outdoor, I think it’s such a beautiful powerful medium, but that was the motivator.
Also, in terms of scale and impact, the ability in the role like I had in Asia with Microsoft, to see how those skills transition across cultures and across 10 different markets, learning to do business and build relationships and trust in South Korea, when I don’t speak the language and I don’t understand the culture kind of taught me a really valuable lesson in seeking to understand before being understood, if you know what I mean.
M: What did that teach you?
KM: It taught me patience, which is not a natural virtue. But, mate, that was so valuable, having that cultural eye opening. There are so many different ways to do business well, and getting rid of those preconditioned ideas about what it meant to succeed and when.
M: What was the online advertising world like back then? There was display advertising, ad networks were emerging…
KM: Yeah, networks were well and truly thriving. It was the emergence of networks and the big challenge of – no different to today actually – how you protect your premium yields while better monetising all of your inventory in a world where there is certainly no scarcity, it refreshes. Needing to value the audience, prove the value of content and context, developing the whole audience sell at that time when we were starting to see the emergence of marketers wanting to buy audiences rather than websites.
And you know, I think some of that is still the case today, there are just a lot more options. It’s a lot more complicated and it’s a hell of a lot more fragmented. The last thing I would add would be the cross-screen challenge, how we think less about what our audience is or where they are, as a media owner, and more about the consumer now being the boss, being the dictator of media consumption across multiple screens. That’s been a big game change all right.
M: What about in terms of who you hire as MD of an ad tech firm – it doesn’t need to be a tech-head?
KM: I think the automated advertising community does a phenomenal job of making it sound really complicated and complex and having people believe that there are all kinds of smarts involved. I don’t subscribe to that at all.
I think it’s actually quite simple and anybody in the market-facing world can learn those skills. They need to want to, but they can learn them really quickly. Of course there is a shift in terms of the more tech engineering and algorithmic sides of the business, and skilling up more with individuals who have those capabilities, without doubt, but when you look at the sales force at large in this area, they are not a large number.
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There is this myth at the moment that salespeople are going to be replaced by machines, but I don’t buy into that for a minute, because the best advertising still starts with a great idea, and understanding of human connections and an understanding of audiences and creativity. Technology, in my mind, is an enabler of it, executing that and doing it more efficiently than in the past. And so, I guess that alarm that machines are taking over from human salespeople but… Have you ever watched Flight of the Conchords?
M: Yes.
KM: ‘The Humans are Dead’ – I always think of that song.
I wanted to play that at a conference, but I didn’t think people would get it. Will there be a reduction in market-facing salespeople because of the efficiencies of technology? Yes, there will be a bit of it. Will a single person who sells advertising today, if they’re any good, lose their job tomorrow? No way, they’ll adapt and evolve as they always have.
M: I’m curious where your passion for mentoring comes from – if you had any mentors, unofficially or officially?
KM: Where did it come from? I think it’s a bit inherent, you know. I don’t remember, because I’m so old now, but I imagine what had me wanting to be a teacher is that desire, so I think it was just kind of there.
If I think about mentors, the one who really stands out for me is a guy called Father Chris Riley. He runs an organisation called Youth Off The Streets, and when I very first moved to Sydney, 15 years ago maybe, I wanted to give back and contribute to something that helped disadvantaged kids. I met him and said, “Hi, I’m a billboard salesman, can I help you?” and he said, “Well no, I don’t want to buy any billboards, but come and have a chat anyway.”
Anyway, I just fell in love with that man. He’s the most selfless individual I’ve ever met. He’s the most single-minded, stubborn, dogmatic doer and remover of bureaucracy and red tape that I’ve ever encountered.
He’s a priest for one, and he works to help kids in pain and give them hope and support and safety and security and the things that I believe that every child in this country deserves as a right. I started seeing the way he thinks, the way he operates, the way he galvanises people, and he has been to this day a mentor, which is interesting given the worlds we operate in could not be more different.
I think the principles and the ‘how’ and the purpose are relevant to both, so I often find myself thinking sometimes when I’ve got really big decisions to make, ‘What would Chris do?’
M: What makes a great leader?
KM: What makes a great leader, from those I’ve seen, are essentially three things, and in the coaching work I’ve done I’ve really focused a lot on these things: great self-awareness and presence, not gravitas presence, but the ability to be present.
[Second], the ability to create a shared vision: not their vision or my vision, a shared vision, a sense of journey and togetherness and heading somewhere.
And third, an ability to understand what motivates each person in your team, and I think that’s a really important one that most leaders miss. They believe that what motivates them and makes them tick, is or should be, the same for those that they lead rather than acknowledging that it’s not, and to know the intrinsic and extrinsic motivators of an individual, I think, is the key to unlocking and leading successfully. Because if you don’t know what makes them tick, how on earth are you going to hit their hot buttons, deliver for them, manage them in the right way?
M: What was the motivation behind UN LTD?
KM: Well, where it actually came from, it was at the time of the Boxing Day tsunami. It dawned on me that our industry actually, in terms of readership and viewership, profits from disaster and misfortune. We make money from that, which was a fairly negative realisation at the time.
I was on holiday in a luxury resort in Fiji living my privileged life, right, and it dawned on me at that time that we do not have, as an industry – the media, marketing and advertising industry, which is this $25 billion behemoth – a collective conscience or representative body that brings us, as an industry, together to do good.
Lots of organisations do good – I’m not at all questioning some fantastic work that individuals and organisations do within the industry – but I saw the opportunity to create something that was an ‘us’ thing, where we could pool our collective talents and might and power to help, in this case, the plight of disadvantaged young people. It’s a massive problem, a broad problem. Over 600,000 young people are considered disadvantaged.
M: How do you make time for everything?
KM: I don’t know. The coaching staff I’ve stopped, so I’m just honouring a couple of existing contracts there with a few clients, so my focus is primarily RadiumOne, and UN LTD, where I’m one of quite a few people. We’ve got a great board, we’ve got great committees, we’ve got such a fantastic support base of people who do the work.
But, you know what it’s like too, when you love something it’s energising time. Every minute I spend on UN LTD is exciting and I’m passionate about it and it reminds me of a lot of things too. It helps me stay centred and balanced and grateful for this lot. It’s like with the coaching, I could do eight unbelievably intense coaching sessions in a day and feel more energised at the end of it than when I started. I’ve sat in jobs where five minutes is exhausting and painful and frustrating and depressing. Microsoft. Death by a thousand cuts.
M: Would you go back to corporate?
KM: I don’t know, it’s not a natural fit, but for me it’s about, ‘What’s the opportunity, what’s the challenge, what am I going to learn?’
Who I’m going to work with is a big thing. Am I going to love being with these people doing this together? Those are really important motivators in looking at what to do.
BY Peter Roper ON 10 September 2014
Editor of Marketing and Marketing Mag from 2013 to 2017. Tweets as @pete_arrr.
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piano bar night
with michael mcassey
A very special Nite Spot Night event!
The MAC will be turned into a PIANO BAR for one night only! With the baby grand piano in the center of the room, you'll be seated at candlelit tables around the room (and even on stage) as acclaimed Broadway actor/pianist Michael “Mac” McAssey sings and plays your favorite show tunes and pop music. Sing along with Mac, or step up to the microphone and sing your best song—Mac can play them all! Be sure to bring your favorite drinks and food!
Michael McAssey is one of cabaret's busiest and most sought-after entertainers, whether as a front man center stage or behind the piano in a piano bar. The successful Broadway and Television actor made his cabaret debut in 1982 at New York City's famous DUPLEX in Greenwich Village. McAssey is a winner and three-time nominee of the MAC AWARD for Outstanding Male Vocalist, presented in New York by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs and made his Town Hall debut at the MABEL MERCER FOUNDATION'S 13th ANNUAL CABARET CONVENTION.
Michael has appeared at FREDDY'S SUPPER CLUB, EIGHTY-EIGHT'S and DON'T TELL MAMA in New York; THE GARDENIA in Los Angeles; TOULOUSE-ON-THE-PARK, DAVENPORT'S and GENTRY in Chicago; ODETTE'S in New Hope, PA.; MONTPARNASSE/ THE PIANO BAR in Mykonos, Greece, THE CARIBOU CLUBin Aspen and most recently winter seasons at INCANTO in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He has guest hosted benefits for AIDS Charities (Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights Aids, Hearts and Voices), headlined with RSVP CRUISES for over ten years, and was featured at DISNEY-MGM STUDIOS (Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards).
As an actor he made his Broadway debut in the ill-fated musical LATE NITE COMIC. In New York he’s worked on and Off-Broadway (A HARD TIME TO BE SINGLE, SEX TIPS FOR MODERN GIRLS, IN GAY COMPANY & more) and at Lincoln Center. He co-starred as Herbie in GYPSY (with Tony nominee Sally Mayes), Sondheim’s PUTTING IT TOGETHER, Edna Turnblad in 2 productions of HAIRSPRAY, and as Max Bialystock in 3 different companies of Mel Brooks’ THE PRODUCERS. In Chicago Michael starred in the hit comedy SHEAR MADNESS, co-starred as Banjo in THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (with Andre de Shields) and as Guy Proclo in Terrence McNally’s THE RITZ(with Transparent’s Alexandra Billings).
Soap fans may remember Michael as blind pianist-singer George Baldwin on CBS-TV’s GUIDING LIGHT. He appeared with Barbara Cook and Patti LuPone in Paris and toured with Ms. LuPone in her nightclub act, THE ARGENTINA TURNER REVUE. An accomplished conductor & music director, Michael divides his time between onstage and off including conducting the Broadway National Tours of AVENUE Q and TITANIC: THE MUSICAL, and the smash-hit summer 2016 tour of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT.
As a recording artist, Michael's CD, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN? was released on Original Cast Records, followed by HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. Both are available alongside his debut CD, REQUESTS. He is also featured on the Original Broadway Cast recordings of LATE NITE COMIC, A HARD TIME TO BE SINGLE and Kurt Weill's SILVERLAKE(NY City Opera).
A native Chicagoan and long-time New Yorker, Michael spent 5 years in Aspen, Colorado where he was the music director and featured performer at THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Named by CABARET SCENES MAGAZINE as one of "Cabaret's Premier Acts”, he has participated in many nationwide cabaret events including CABARET ON THE RECORD and the CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL.
“He manages to somehow be both cabaret’s most accomplished balladeer, and it’s wildest, most uninhibited musical clown!”
“Non-stop entertainment, punctuated as often by his dazzling vocal prowess as it is by his comic genius” - NEW YORK POST
tix: $30/$35 at door
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Call for Tory leader to persuade councillors
St Joseph's Primary
MSP Gil Paterson has called on Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson to persuade Tory councillors not to close St Joseph’s Primary.
He wrote to Ms Davidson in a last-ditch attempt to save Milngavie’s only Catholic school.
East Dunbartonshire Council, which is ruled by a Labour, Conservative and LibDem coalition of councillors, wants to build a new merged denominational school in Bearsden, which would combine St Joseph’s with St Andrew’s Primary.
But St Joseph’s parents want to save it by running it themselves.
In his letter to Ms Davidson, Mr Paterson said: “I was pleased to hear you criticise the closure of St Joseph’s Primary School in Milngavie last week in Parliament.
“Given your support of the retention of the school, would you advise your Conservative councillors, Anne Jarvis and Billy Hendry, to reverse their decision to close St Joseph’s?
“This is what the overwhelming majority of the parents, the Catholic Church and wider community want and to reverse this decision would be a victory for democracy and common sense.”
A Scottish Conservative spokesman said: “This is astonishing hypocrisy from Gil Paterson.
“It was the SNP Government which called in the decision to close St Joseph’s and then confirmed that decision.
“And it is this SNP Government which is currently preventing the parents at St Joseph’s from taking their school out of local authority control so it can be run as a community school.
“If the SNP changes the law so parents at St Joseph’s can run it as a trust, then it can stay open. It’s as simple as that. We back the parents. The question for Gil Paterson is whether he does too.”
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Families’ migration nightmares: Eritreans en route to Europe
by Katie Kuschminder
Africa, Europe, migration
The number of families migrating via the central Mediterranean, the world’s most dangerous migration route, is actually quite low. In 2017, 74% of arrivals in Italy were men, 11% women and 15% children; a striking 91% of children arriving were unaccompanied. There are several reasons why so few families arrive together in Italy.
In this post I will focus on examining one particular country of origin group: Eritreans. Most Eritreans are granted refugee status upon arrival in Europe and were one of the few nationalities eligible for the EU Relocation programme (having reached the threshold of more than 75% first asylum acceptance rate across the EU).
Eritreans have been a major arrival group in Italy over the past five years. In 2017, the flow of Eritreans was relatively small at 7,052 arrivals as compared to 2016 with 20,718 arrivals, and 2015 with 39,385 Eritrean arrivals. In 2017, I interviewed recent Eritrean arrivals in Italy in Milan and Rome. In total I conducted 36 interviews, of which 19 were with Eritrean families. Families were not necessarily an entire unit of a husband, wife and children, but in this case, I considered families as husbands and wives, or a parent with a child or children.
Eritreans flee their country for multiple reasons including an oppressive military regime, forced conscription, poverty, and a lack of future opportunities or freedom. Leaving without a valid exit permit is against the law and Eritrean soldiers have been ordered to ‘shoot on sight’. Exiting is thus quite dangerous. The first countries of destination are either Ethiopia or Sudan. Increasingly poor and deteriorating conditions in both Ethiopia and Sudan propel Eritreans onwards with the hopes of reaching Europe, safety, and a chance at a ‘life of freedom’.
In the first stage of the journey when leaving Eritrea, husbands and wives often do not leave together as this is too dangerous. Most commonly, they leave separately and frequently from separate locations, particularly if the man is in the military or avoiding conscription. If the family already has children, key decisions are made at this time to take or leave the children.
One woman I interviewed was leaving because her husband had already the left the country and she was now being harassed by the government and did not feel safe. She had three children and had to make a difficult decision whether to leave them or take them with her. She left the older two children with family members and took the youngest child that was still an age she could carry with her. She felt it was too unsafe to take the other children and that she would not be able to protect all three of them on the journey.
Three main factors
After leaving Eritrea and when deciding to make the journey to Italy via Libya, critical decisions are made in how to approach this. First, Eritreans are highly aware that they will almost certainly be kidnapped and detained in Libya and they will only be released when they have paid an amount demanded by their kidnappers. For families, if they enter Libya together the price is then of course higher. This places greater strain on their extended families and transnational connections to pay a high sum all at once. If they migrate separately at different times (such as six months or one year apart) this allows the family more time to put together the second sum of money. One person, sometimes the woman and sometimes the man, often stay behind in Sudan to wait until the spouse has crossed safely and money can be prepared for the second journey.
Second, families and couples are also aware of the high prevalence of abuse in Libya and en route. Rape and gender-based violence are common. It is known within the community that if a man stands up to protest his wife being taken by the kidnappers that the man is at risk of being killed. One respondent described the situation as follows: “The smugglers choose a girl they like and make her stay for about a year and they let her go whenever they want and choose another girl for the next year. You cannot imagine the feeling we had when we saw this, especially their husbands and brothers. You cannot even stop them because they immediately kill you if you try to stop them.” Being aware of these risks, families often stated that it was too dangerous to migrate together.
Third, children most commonly migrate with their mothers, especially young children. Some women said that they were left alone because they had young children with them. Women that were late in their pregnancies also reported that they were sometimes released by the kidnappers early and sent to the sea without having to pay the full extortion amount. However, other women reported being hit or the children being beaten in Libya.
The risks for Eritreans in migrating to Europe are extreme and families are aware of the risks. Unlike in other contexts where families feel that they are safer migrating together, for Eritreans it is understandable that migrating separately is most common. None of the families that I met migrated together as husband, wife and children. There was always a fracture made within the family to reduce the migration risk. Families work to reunify themselves in Italy upon arrival or further afield in Europe depending on the duration of separation.
On World Refugee Day it is important to consider the great lengths that families are facing to find safety and security. It is well-known that family separation is rarely in the best interests of the family and child. But in this case the logic is entirely clear, given the atrocities facing Eritrean refugees. Eritreans make the decision to put their families at risk to come to Europe because they feel there are no options for staying in Ethiopia, Sudan, or Eritrea. Policies such as the Italy-Libya deal and the current events of the Italian right-wing League party leader Matteo Salvini refusing to let the Aquarius dock in Italy are huge protection concerns.
Expanding refugee protection is clearly a challenge, but the atrocities experienced by refugees en route to places of protection cannot be overlooked. Increasing opportunities for resettlement and innovative policies such as the humanitarian corridors pilot programme in Italy can help cut the risks of seeking refuge. Yet these programmes are far too small in terms of the number of beneficiaries. To save refugee families from their nightmarish journeys, there are two main options: drastically improving conditions in nearby host countries or convincing the global community to accept and resettle many more refugees.
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Katie Kuschminder is an Assistant Professor at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University. This post is based on the results of her recently completed Rubicon Grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. The full results of her project on the experiences of Nigerians and Eritreans migrating to Italy will be published in the near future.
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What Happened to Young the Giant?
Catherine Toruño
Carlo Barbacci is the leader of the local band Mold.
Renzo Concha
Catherine Toruño | July 10, 2019 | 8:00am
Carlo Barbacci has always strayed off the beaten path. Born in Peru's capital of Lima, the musician and producer has made life decisions that have often pissed off his parents. At age 19, he toured with Los Rigbys — a Peruvian Beatles cover band that in 2014 won a competition to be named the best Beatles band in Latin America. Then, against family tradition, he ditched business school to pursue a music career. Finally, Barbacci made the impulsive decision to leave his homeland for Miami.
Now, a year and a half after his move to the 305, he agrees it was well worth it. "It's been quite a ride," Barbacci says.
The 24-year-old singer and guitarist has released two albums, one before his move to Miami in 2018 and the other this year. His first record, the Spanish-language No Estoy, includes acoustic folk songs with a melancholy tone. The latest album, the English-language Me & My Dreams, is perhaps more in tune with Barbacci's current psychedelic sound and direction and is reflective of his new adventures in the Magic City.
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"I was in desperate times in Lima," he recalls. After dropping out of school and experiencing the sting of a failed long-term relationship, Barbacci made the quick decision to leave after hearing about SAE Institute's nine-month audio technology diploma program. Although his parents didn't approve at first, they are now fully supportive. Currently, he is training at the Kitchen, a media service company in Miami, and is taking classes at Miami International University to finish his education and work toward becoming a professional producer.
Barbacci was never a stranger to Miami. He made yearly visits to the city to maintain his U.S. residency. But when he settled here permanently, he found himself alone in a new city. With music on his mind, he reached out to a familiar acquaintance from Peru's music scene, Bronto Montano of the local band A Fucking Bug, who made a similar exodus to Miami a year earlier. "When I first got here, I was in a crisis... I didn't know anything," Barbacci says.
Through his relationship with Montano, Barbacci quickly gained friends in the Miami music scene, which seems to have welcomed him with open arms. "I feel very lucky because the bands I'm friends with are bands I really admire," he says. One of the first local groups he met is Zeta, which relocated from Venezuela in 2016. Barbacci has since collaborated with Zeta's singer, Juan Chi, whose upcoming solo album was produced and recorded by Barbacci.
"The music I do has changed since I moved here," Barbacci says. In Peru, his tone was more jazzy/acoustic. His latest endeavor is the two-month-old Mold, a project that eschews his name and instead features his songs with support from a full band. The group includes Montano, as well as drummer Bjorn Roland, who is also a member of the recently launched local shoegaze band Womanhouse, in which Barbacci plays bass. Mold's heavier, fuzzier garage sound is clearly influenced by Miami.
Barbacci lives alone in Doral in a ranch-style home owned by his grandparents, who reside in Peru. The house looks average and unassuming from the outside, but inside it's as if Abbey Road Studios invaded a random home in Miami-Dade and kicked out its occupants. Rooms decorated with family portraits and cookie-cutter furniture are littered with musical instruments, amps, ashtrays, and recording equipment. The dining area is Barbacci's "control room" where he records and produces most of his music, the master bedroom holds a drum set, and the walk-in closet doubles as a recording booth for vocals.
In this suburban home, Barbacci plans to record and release an album for Mold and reach out to more local talent to record and produce their music. Eventually, he might leave Miami in the search of more professional jazz or rock studios where he can challenge himself, he says. But for now, he's here, plotting his next move.
Crybaby, a Ladies Night. With Mold, Womanhouse, Ghostflower, and ICH. 9 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at the Anderson, 709 NE 79th St., Miami; theandersonmiami.com. Admission is free.
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Catherine Toruño is a music writer from West Kendall. She enjoys attending local music shows, exploring Miami on her bike, and trying new craft beers.
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https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Friends-remember-long-time-public-servant-Carl-11787478.php
Friends remember long-time public servant Carl Fortuna
‘You could always depend on him to help out’
Published 7:51 pm EDT, Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Contributed photoCarl Fortuna
Photo: Journal Register Co.
MIDDLETOWN >> Carl Fortuna was one of a kind.
Fortuna died Oct. 15 after a long illness, but will long be remembered for his public service, his wit and the advice he gave to anyone who needed an ear to bend.
“He was just such a good guy,” said Middlesex Chamber of Commerce President Larry McHugh of Fortuna. “He was always involved in town and you could always depend on him to help out if you needed him.”
He made his mark early in life when he was part of one of the best football teams to ever come out of Middletown. His Middletown High School team traveled to Florida to play in a game against Andrew Jackson High in the Kiwanis Charity Game. He was the quarterback and punter on that team.
According to the Middletown Sports Hall of Fame, “Carl was the first high school quarterback to run the ‘T’ Formation, instituted into the Middletown High School plans when Waino Fillback took over as head coach. Fortuna had been a single-wing quarterback when he played under Larry Battistini in 1941 and 1943.”
As a sophomore, Fortuna set a school passing record when he completed 18 of 23 attempts for 188 yards, according to the Hall of Fame.
“Taking almost effortless charge of the ‘T’ Carl led the Tigers to a championship in 1945. This team played an intersectional game in the Florida Gator Bowl,” according to the Hall of Fame. “He was a member of the track and field team for four years, captaining the squad in 1946. Carl was a member of the school’s fastest relay teams at that time, winning the Class B championship in 1945.”
Carl then served in the U.S. Marine Corps and he won the 100-yard championship in the annual meet at Cherry Point, North Carolina. He was clocked at 10.1, according to the Hall of Fame.
“Carl was a terrific man who leaves a lasting legacy of family, friendship and service,” McHugh said. “He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, and we certainly appreciate his service to our country.”
Fortuna’s son, Carl Jr., the first selectman in Old Saybrook and a lawyer himself, said the military life was not for his dad. He volunteered for the U.S. Marines and was shipped off to Cherry Point, North Carolina after high school in June 1946.
“Unbelievably, he was in the air corps division and he just recently told me he made two jumps out of an airplane, something of which I was unaware,” Fortuna Jr. said. “For those of you who knew dad, you know just how weird that is, my father jumping out of an airplane.”
He never talked much about his military service, partly because he did not enjoy his time with the Marines, the son said.
“He had the utmost respect for our military; it just was not for him,” Fortuna Jr. said. “The Marines made him more determined than ever to be his own man and he was that for the next 67 years.”
The elder Fortuna spent 18 months in the military, receiving the benefit of the GI bill — $500 to cover tuition for college and law school and $75 per month spending. He was a founding partner of the Middletown law firm of Fortuna & Cartelli, P.C., he served as Corporation Counsel under former Mayor Harry Clew, was a prosecutor in Middletown’s municipal court system and an administrative legal assistant in the Middletown Probate Court.
“Carl was a man who was always there for his family and friends.” McHugh said. “He was a special man who made Middletown a better place to live and work for all. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Fay, their children, Jannine, Caryl, Michael and Carl Jr., who did a wonderful job speaking at his dad’s funeral, and their entire family at this difficult time. Carl P. Fortuna will be missed by many.”
He was Phi Beta Kappa at Boston University and Law Review in Law School.
“After law school, in 1954, he applied take the CT bar exam, which was actually a newsworthy event,” Fortuna Jr. said. “No one of Italian-American ancestry had passed the bar in CT since 1939 (15 years!). There were articles in all the newspapers about Fortuna taking the exam and about the Italian-American ‘jinx’ since 1939. It was quite a scandal in CT, and hearings were held at the state Capitol to investigate a conspiracy. And now came Carl Fortuna from Middletown.
“The eyes of the Legal Community in Connecticut were on him as he took the bar exam. Talk about pressure. But he passed and soon thereafter started his own law practice.”
Fortuna Jr. said he learned so many things from his dad, it was hard to limit it to a few.
“He encouraged me to get involved in politics when I moved to Old Saybrook; he said I would be like a piece of red meat to them being a lawyer,” he said with a laugh. “Everywhere we went, people were drawn to him. He knew so many people and had represented so many people that it seemed like he knew everyone in town.”
Back in the 50s, even up to the 80s, there just weren’t that many lawyers, Fortuna Jr. said.
“We have a treasure trove of files from his cases in the basement and we are keeping them,” Fortuna Jr. said. “I guess, finally, that what I remember most is that he was always there to give advice. People sought out his advice all the time. I can’t tell you how many times he talked to my brother’s friends and he wasn’t like another dad and never judged them. He was a straight shooter, that’s for sure.”
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Home > CD Soundtracks Store>L'HOMME EN COLÈRE / UN PAPILLON SUR L'ÉPAULE
L'HOMME EN COLÈRE / UN PAPILLON SUR L'ÉPAULE
Music Composed and Conducted by Claude Bolling
Music Box Records - Limited Edition of 300 units • Sold Out
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World Premiere CD release.
Remastered and expanded edition.
8-page CD booklet with French and English liner notes by Gilles Loison.
In collaboration with Claude Bolling and Gruppo Sugar, Music Box Records is pleased to present on the same CD the expanded original motion picture soundtracks of L’Homme en colère (The Angry Man, 1978) and Un papillon sur l’épaule (Butterfly on the Shoulder, 1979), composed and conducted by Claude Bolling. French actor Lino Ventura stars in both movies.
L’Homme en colère tells the story of Romain Dupré who visits Canada in search for his son, involved in criminal activities. The film is directed by Claude Pinoteau (La Boum, La Septième Cible) and stars Lino Ventura, Angie Dickinson and Laurent Malet. Claude Bolling composed a score with eclectic moods between a very romantic theme and several source cues.
Un papillon sur l’épaule tells the story of Roland Fériaud who, knocked out after witnessing a murder, wakes up in a private hospital and finds himself plagued with nightmares. For the film directed by his long-time collaborator Jacques Deray (La Piscine, Borsalino), Claude Bolling composed a very short score based on a shady theme for saxophone and piano. He also wrote a second theme, played on the guitar by Alexandre Lagoya.
This present edition features the remastered original LP program for L’Homme en colère (previously issued by RCA), including 2 unreleased tracks, and the complete but short score for Un papillon sur l’épaule. The package includes an 8-page booklet with liner notes by Gilles Loison, discussing the films and the scores.
L'HOMME EN COLÈRE
1. Le Labyrinthe (Générique) (3:54)
2. Montréal Appréhension (2:10)
3. Hot Streak (4:46)
4. Border Crossing (2:47)
5. Garnerama (Piano) (2:39)
6. Le Parapluie (4:49)
7. All Over (4:34)
Performed by Claudia Polley
8. Moving Through the Night (4:42)
9. Folks in Town (3:00)
10. Piano (Soul Blues) (2:47)
11. Le Forum (2:44)
12. Le Labyrinthe (Générique Fin) (4:43)
Total Time • 44:04
UN PAPILLON SUR L'ÉPAULE
13. Un papillon sur l'épaule (Générique-1re version) (1:11)
14. Un papillon sur l'épaule (Thème Guitare) (3:22)
15. Un papillon sur l'épaule (Générique-2e version) (1:03)
Total Time • 5:41
Total CD Time • 49:47
LES PASSAGERS 13,50 €
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WOLFEN (UNUSED SCORE)
PIGALLE, LA NUIT
CARS 3 (ORIGINAL SCORE)
JULIETTE ET JULIETTE
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Death at a Funeral (2010)
Preparing for a funeral is never pleasant, but for Aaron, it is shaping up to be the worst day of his life. Sibling rivalry, meddling family members, and a little stranger with a big secret threaten to blow the lid off the coffin when Aaron struggles to give his late father a proper memorial.
Release Date: April 16th, 2010
DVD Release Date: August 10th, 2010
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Cast: Keith David, Loretta Devine, Peter Dinklage, Ron Glass, Danny Glover, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Martin Lawrence
Director: Neil LaBute
Production Co: Wonderful Films, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Stable Way Entertainment, Parabolic Pictures
Distributors: Screen Gems
Keywords: Offbeat, 2010s, Madcap, Death, Family, Car, Amusing, Rivalry, Transformation, Brother
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But nothing taps his own particular talents to unsettle audiences with truly edgy material. Funeral gets no more edgy than a potty joke and a corpse tumbling out of a coffin. This is nothing more than juvenile slapstick. show more
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By Joe Vaccaro
“There is nothing permanent except change,” Greek philosopher Heraclitus once observed. So too is it with Ontario. Every 10 years, the planning world changes in this province. That’s an observation that a veteran development member once told me in my early days at OHBA, and I was reminded again during my short time at BILD. His point was that change is the great constant, and that with that change we end up building better communities, improving the quality of life for residents.
I’m not a planner, and I don’t play one in my role as CEO at OHBA, but it’s not without some irony to note that our association offices are located in Canada’s first planned community, Don Mills. And the history of Don Mills illustrates to the non-planners of the world how constantly changing planning practices can play out in real life.
Don Mills was originally settled by Europeans in the early 18th century, and it was the Don River that provided the best means of transportation for the farm community to get their products to the town of York. York eventually became Toronto, and the establishment of a major port of distribution for Upper Canada began drawing more and more industry to the city. The growth of the meat packing business created “Hogtown,” and with that industrial growth came increasing population growth—to the extent that Toronto began annexing outlying villages in the early 19th century.
Toronto’s growth was linked to the economic opportunities the St. Lawrence River provided. The accessibility to the city through this shipping and transportation corridor supported the economic enterprise of the day and gave the creative classes of the 19th century a safe passage from other burgeoning cities. As industry grew, it attracted people looking for work, and with that employment came the need to house those new workers, as well as the need for infrastructure, including water treatment systems, roads, schools and hospitals.
After both World Wars, Toronto benefited from an influx of immigrants. They all came to Toronto—and I mean Toronto in the big T sense—looking to make a better life for themselves and their families. Toronto, and Canada, offered them security, opportunity and the chance for prosperity. Those annexed villages swelled with new residents, and the need for infrastructure continued to increase. Toronto was dealing with both water shortages and unclean drinking water, leading public health advocates such as George Nasmith and Toronto’s Charles Hastings to campaign for a modern water purification system. The R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant—a.k.a the Palace of Purification—started construction in 1932 and became operational in 1941. To this day it is still fully functional and provides over 30% of the water supply for Toronto and into York Region—almost 150 million litres of clean drinking water a year. If you include Union Station and the Prince Edward Viaduct that extends Bloor Street over the Don River, Toronto was, very early on, building modern infrastructure to protect the health, prosperity and growth of Torontonians.
And where does Don Mills fit into Toronto’s growth? In 1950, the Don Mills area consisted of about 20 farms, cut off from Toronto by ravines to the south, east and west, and was serviced only by York Mills Road and Don Mills Road. Industrialist E.P. Taylor announced that he would build the community of Yorktown in 1953, centred on the intersection of Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue East, based on five modern planning principles never before implemented in Canada:
The Neighbourhood The community was separated into four neigbourhoods, each with a school, church and park, and centred around the regional shopping centre at Don Mills and Lawrence.
Separation of Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
Through a series of pedestrian paths, residents were provided direct access to community amenities like parks and schools.
The strict application of archi-tectural design, colours and building materials on all homes, including requiring builders to use approved architects.
Park System
Creating a connected park system linked neigh-bourhoods through public open spaces while protecting ravines.
Integrating Industry Within the Community
Residents of Don Mills had an opportunity to work in the community where they lived thanks to the inclusion of industry and commercial space along with rental townhouses and rental apartment buildings, allowing for a mixed-income population to support the employment opportunities.
Again, I’m not a planner, but as you drive through the neighbourhood and are greeted by the historic signs that declare Don Mills as Canada’s first master-planned community, it does provide a real-life example you can see, touch and experience that illustrates how thoughtful planning can enhance and improve the quality of life for its residents.
The community, however, isn’t stuck in its original 1950s planning. Instead, it has seen new development and redevelopment through the years. The Don Mills Centre has become the Shops of Don Mills, changing to an outdoor mall format that matches today’s active outdoor shopping experience, including restaurants, retail and recreational space. The introduction of new high-rise condos around the Shops—two occupied, two under construction, with more to come—are consistent with the principles of mixed-use land uses.
The Don Valley Parkway created a new transportation line into the community, stimulating economic development and population growth. The Eglinton Crosstown, expected to be operational in 2021, will bring a new transit line into Don Mills and result in new mixed-use housing and employment opportunities along the corridor.
The changing population in the area, meanwhile, has resulted in new cultural centres, like the Aga Khan Museum, as new residents become part of the community, putting down roots but also celebrating and sharing their diversity with all of us.
This ongoing evolution is an example of how the constant force of change alters and enriches our communities to reflect the changing needs of its residents and businesses.
So what does the Don Mills community have to do with what is happening in Ontario in 2016? In 2006, the Places to Grow Act and the Greenbelt Act were implemented in Ontario, changing the way we plan for communities, roads, infrastructure and, most important, for the growing population coming to the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). The Greenbelt tells us where future urban development will not happen, while the Growth Plan tells us where people and jobs should happen.
What has happened in the 10 years since this legislation was introduced is remarkable and is changing the face of the GTHA and all of Ontario. The population of the region has grown by 100,000 every year, adding over a million people. Even with the increasing population, the unemployment rate today sits at 7%, statistically similar to the 2006 Stats Canada rate of 6.7%.
According to a May 2015 report by fDi Intelligence, a division of The Financial Times Ltd., Ontario, with a specific focus on the GTHA, is the North American leader in attracting foreign investment for the second straight year. In 2014, Ontario attracted $7.1 billion US in foreign capital investment and created 13,055 jobs through foreign direct investment; up 6,102 jobs from 2013.
Over the same time period the provincial government has invested in massive transit projects through the creation of Metrolinx and supporting “The Big Move” with an initial investment of $11.5 billion. Many of these projects are under construction and expected to be operational in 2021, and the “Next Wave” projects will require an additional $35 billion
in funding.
According to CMHC, the region has added over 400,000 new housing units, and Toronto was named the high-rise capital of North America in 2015 by international building data provider Emporis, with more than 130 towers under construction—more than New York City and Montreal combined.
Like all things in the planning world, and 10 years after the Growth Plan and Greenbelt Act, the review of how we build communities and employment has come forward for review. In typical government fashion, the review included an Advisory Panel chaired by the Honourable David Crombie, with extensive public engagement that included 17 town hall meetings attended by more than 3,000 people. In total, the province received over 19,300 submissions, including 60 from municipalities.
In December 2015, the Advisory Panel presented its recommendations to the government in the report entitled, Planning for Health, Prosperity and Growth. With 87 recommendations, covering everything from urban growth, agriculture, the environment, human health, natural and cultural heritage features, infrastructure and transit, as well as a spotlight on mainstreaming climate change, the report is a very big-picture view of how to shape the growth of the Greater Golden Horseshoe over the next over 30 years.
Growth is the key to all of this. As the report reinforces, the GGH is forecast to grow from the current population of nine million people to about 13.5 million in 2041, with the number of jobs forecast to rise from 4.5 million to 6.3 million. Based on these forecasts, the population will increase by almost 50% and the number of jobs by 40%. That is comparable to a city the size of Montreal moving to the GGH in the next 30 years!
Just as we did in the first round of growth planning, we need to now refine and update the policies of the plans to prepare for the next round. The focus on building complete communities is critical to understanding the interconnectedness of the recommendations. Of course, the concept and principles that define what a complete community looks like in 2016 are much different today than they were in 1950s, and they will be different again in 2026. One of the frustrations over the consultation period was the approach by some to point to every community and decry the 1970s subdivision planning as a plague on everything wrong in Ontario.
Blaming those communities for everything from obesity to voter apathy, from climate change to the lack of social housing, from biodiversity loss to agricultural poverty, is really a rather simplistic approach to a very complex discussion about where will people live, how we’ll protect jobs and the environment, how we’ll preserve important natural heritage features, keep our water clean, move goods across the region and, ultimately, how we all live together.
While how and where we live certainly impacts aspects of those issues, it’s not the source of the problem. But it does need to be part of the solution moving forward.
Building a complete community is already a cornerstone of the 2016 planning process. New land-use planning decisions—for future residential, commercial or mixed-use—already require that the “new” be integrated with the “existing.” Whether it is a new condominium project in an existing community with improved transit, or a new community centre that will improve the present-day park and recreational system for the existing community or, in some cases, new infill housing in mid-density neighbourhoods that will add new housing options, all will be connected back into our current communities.
Don Mills is a shining example of that reality. Canada’s first master-planned community is still being presented to urban-planning students across Canada as a model of progressive community development. Over the past 60 years the community has changed with new residents, new housing options, new recreational opportunities, new employment centres and new cultural institutions.
Change is the constant and the driving force to continue to refine and build a complete community that meets the needs of its residents and businesses today and into the future. It’s about connecting those dots towards perfection. Don Mills, 60 years after its initial planning, isn’t done—it is continually working towards becoming a complete community. Building a community is an ever-evolving exercise that needs to be receptive to change, while striving to provide the best quality of life for its current residents and welcoming new residents.
As the work continues to make GGH and Ontario the best place to live, work and play for the almost 14 million who already call it home, we all need to work together to continue to make it a destination that future residents and employers will want to call home. Planning for our health, prosperity and growth doesn’t end with a plan; it starts with it.
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POD: Planet of Death
Developer: UbiSoft
There’s a literal need for speed with UbiSoft’s Planet of Death.
Hightailing on the wave of late 90s 3D gaming is POD (Planet of Death). Playable on both MMX and non-MMX machines with acceleration support for the 3Dfx, ATi Rage, and S3 Virge chipsets (though with no support for straight Direct 3D), POD is one of the few games to support both MMX and 3D hardware acceleration simultaneously.
The 18 tracks in POD are great. They vary from city streets to the dank underside of sewers. You negotiate all sorts of twists and turns as you go, and each track has its own little secrets and shortcuts. The game ships with eight cars available, and each is modifiable by adjusting brakes, acceleration, speed, grip, and handling.
For a ’97 game, these graphics are top of the line.
The problem with POD, though, is the feel of the game. The cars, quite simply, feel slow. Although the speedometer might say 140mph, it feels like you’re only driving about 40mph. That lack of speed gives the game a lackluster feel, since you don’t really get the sensation of flying through city streets with abandon. For the most part, the acceleration is slow, even in cars that have the highest rating in that area. Even the fastest cars are sluggish and hard to get moving. If you run into another car or a wall while you’re racing, the car comes to a near-complete stop, and that momentum must be built up again, which makes those sharp turns made by banging off a wall difficult to do.
The controls are also a bit on the wonky side. The game feels as if it’s programmed for a console, since even an analog joystick used to control steering seemed to act like a gamepad — either you’re turning as far as you can to one side, or you’re driving straight. Although some slight turns are possible, it takes quite a bit if practice to keep from overshooting the mark and ramming the wall.
The physics of the game try to be realistic, though. If you’re driving a car without a lot of gusto up a ramp, you’ll lose speed. If you run into another car, the car will bounce off you nicely, and if you time it right, you can knock them off high ledges. The computer AI set at the highest difficulty level will certainly provide a challenge. With damage to your cars a factor, it can be tough to drive defensively (which means make sure you don’t get knocked into a wall) and keep on top of the leaders. Most likely, once you start a game at the hardest level, you’ll only see the other racers for the first twenty seconds of the game, and then they’ll disappear ahead of you. Conversely, if you have it set to Easy, you’ll meet little to no challenge if you’re a practiced driver.
On the upside, the revolutionary (or rather then revolutionary) graphics are some of the best for a ’97 game. The driving is at least plausable and the game’s replay value is greatly enhanced by the sheer number of creatively designed tracks, while the inclusion of multiplayer is a definite plus.
System Requirements: Pentium II 120 Mhz, 16 MB RAM, Windows 95
Tags: POD Planet of Death Download Full PC Game Review
Ford Street Racing
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Boggy B says:
Does anyone know how you save the championship, I’ve been playing the POD championship and was unable to save it.
CSpicer says:
I originally had the first version of the game on CD at the time it was on Windows 95/98. I don’t remember that I was able to save my progress. I don’t even know how
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OHHS accepts bid for $732,000
by Cory October 14, 2013
Olive Hill, Ky — The Olive Hill Historical Society is announcing that it is accepting the bid from Tri-State Construction and Enterprise, LLC. There bid was $731,897.00, it will cover all costs in the contract, except for the gymnasium HVAC to an error in the contract. We have around $20,000 left for the installation of the gym HVAC, and it is estimated that it will take around $50,000 for the installation; meaning we are needing $30,000 for HVAC installation.
The current contract includes renovating the top floor and stairwells (top to bottom). It will also upgrade the classrooms to basic usable condition. An elevator will be installed on the east end, it will provide accessibility to the top floor for access to the Olive Hill Public Library. A sprinkler system for the entire building will also be installed.
The Olive Hill Historical Society is excited to be in the final stages of completing the renovation, it has been a long, drawn out process due to non-sufficient funds to complete the renovation in a more timely manner.
As always, the Olive Hill Historical Society would like to thank all its members and donors for supporting us, and we hope that everyone will continue to support us in our endeavors.
Us the Contact Us page for more information.
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Work is underway at the new B.C. Vehicle Processing Centre in the Port of Nanaimo. Port Connect, at the Port of Nanaimo Passenger Terminal from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, will help link employers with those wanting a career in the growing marine industry.
Are you ready to Connect for a new marine industry career?
Port Connect brings industry and potential employees together Nov. 28
Nov. 19, 2018 6:00 a.m.
Whether you’re planning your future career or you’re ready to take your existing career in an exciting new direction, your chance to get connected is coming up Nov. 28.
Port Connect, hosted by the Port of Nanaimo and WorkBC Nanaimo, will bring together key companies and associations from the Marine Sector, specifically from the Central Vancouver Island Region.
But this isn’t your typical “hiring fair.”
Rather than focusing on immediate employment and on-the-spot interviews, the goal is to build meaningful connections and long-term industry relationships.
Why? At the heart of the initiative is the B.C. Vehicle Processing Centre under construction in the Port of Nanaimo, and bringing with it additional employment to the port and region.
“This exciting project is the result of a lot of discussions and hard work that is going to result in economic stimulus for Nanaimo, and a lot of good jobs – at least 35 in the current construction phase and 50 to start in 2019,” says Port Chair Michelle Corfield.
To prepare for the jobs the new facilities will bring – in addition to others in the growing local industry – Port Connect will allow attendees and exhibitors the opportunity to make valuable professional contacts. For exhibitors it’s a chance to highlight their company and its role within the industry, as well as attract new individuals.
For job seekers considering a career in the marine industry, where better to learn about the education and skills you need for the career you want, or how the skills you already have can be applied?
Ready to Connect? Here’s what you need to know:
• Visit Port Connect at the Port of Nanaimo Passenger Terminal, 100 Port Dr., Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. to explore career opportunities with key marine industry exhibitors on site.
Meet representatives of Seaspan, BC Ferries, Island Ferries, Herold Engineering, Tetra Tech, Western Stevedoring, WCMRC, Helijet, RCMSAR27 Nanaimo, Canadian Coast Guard, Port of Nanaimo, Pacific Pilotage Authority and more.
If you’d like to take part as an exhibitor, contact David Mailloux, Director of Communications, Port of Nanaimo, at 250-753-4146 ext. 251, or DMailloux@npa.ca.
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6 Shows Like 'Lucifer' On Netflix Canada
'Lucifer' will conclude after its fifth season.
Of the endless streaming options that exist on Netflix, one of the most talked about series' as of late has been Lucifer. The show is actually filmed in Vancouver, and stars Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar, a former patron of Hell who's recently come to Earth. If it sounds like your kind of show, here are 6 shows like Lucifer on Netflix Canada.
All the shows on this list obviously vary in genre and style, but they've all got one thing in common - they'll definitely keep you on your toes. Check out the list, and get ready for a serious Netflix binge:
Rating: 8/10 on IMDb
Why you need to watch it: If you're already a Marvel fan, you'll definitely love Jessica Jones, but even if you aren't it's still worth a watch. The show is about a woman named Jessica Jones, a former superhero who decides to rebuild her life as a private investigator.
Rating: 7.7/10 on IMDb
Why you need to watch it: The 100 is one of The CW's most loved shows. The show follows a group of one hundred juvenile delinquents who have been sent from their space station back to Earth, in hopes of repopulating the formerly uninhabitable planet.
Why you need to watch it: The fact that Breaking Bad has such a high rating tells me I don't need to explain why you should watch it, but I will anyway. The show stars Bryan Cranston as Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher who, under dire circumstances, finds himself teaming up with a former troubled student to cook crystal meth.
Why you need to watch it: If you've seen the Netflix original series, Good Girls, Trinkets is pretty much identical to that, but instead of suburban moms, it's teenage girls who find themselves wrapped up in a risky life of crime and kleptomania.
Why you need to watch it: People have been raving about Dark since it arrived on Netflix in 2017. The series is set in a German town, where two young children mysteriously disappear. As time goes on, supernatural secrets are revealed between four families that change things forever.
Why you need to watch it: If you love a series with endless twists and turns, Prison Break is for you. When his brother is sent to death row for a crime he didn't commit, Michael Scofield gets himself sent to the same prison with an elaborate plan to not only free his brother but save his life.
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/intelligent-travel/2015/10/21/my-city-maximum-milan.html
In the maze that can be Milan, locals and visitors orient themselves by the lacy spires of the city's Duomo. (Photograph by Annette Schreyer/Laif/Redux)
TravelIntelligent Travel
My City: Maximum Milan
By Beppe Severgnini
Milan may not take your breath away, like Venice. It’s not as elegant as Florence, as spectacular as Rome, or as picturesque as Naples. It doesn’t have Como’s gorgeous lake or Siena’s harmonious hills. But Milan is Italy, more so than any of those lovely places.
Milan is a flat, closed, circular city. It’s easy to lose your way. Italy is a maze; Milan even more so.
The architect Renzo Piano says that as a boy, he lived in Florence, but found it “too boring, because it was too perfect.” Milan, on the other hand, “was the least perfect, and therefore most interesting, city.”
I agree. Milan is far from perfect. But it has guts, to start with. Over the past hundred years, many of Italy’s pivotal changes started in Milan: socialism, Great War fever, fascism, resistance to fascism, the economic boom of the sixties, the political turmoil of the seventies, and the populist tycoon, Silvio Berlusconi. Good and bad, all in Milan.
Milan has ideas, always had. Food. Fashion. Design. Television. Advertising. Publishing. Milan is the country’s go-to city for all these sectors, plus industry, commerce, and finance—leaving only politics, public television, and cinema to Rome.
Go to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II on Piazza del Duomo and take the escalator to Niko Romito’s brand-new restaurant, Spazio. Look down into the Galleria, the mother and father of all shopping malls, alive with activity. You’ll see why Europe has always treated Milan with respect.
Naviglio Grande. Mailand, Italien, April 2014 (Photograph by Sime/EStock Photo)
Cross the square and take an elevator to the roof of the cathedral, the Duomo. Lose yourself among the pinnacles and spires, observe the city and the plain below as the golden statue of the Madonnina seems to float in the air. If God ever built a sand castle, this is what it would look like.
Walk back into the Galleria and exit the opposite end, where Piazza della Scala lies, with the opera house and Palazzo Marino, the city hall. Beauty and politics keep an eye on each other, like suspicious relatives. Sit in the square and watch the Milanese coming down from Via Manzoni and the fashion quadrangle to the Ristorante Trussardi. In summer, the scent of linden trees fills the air.
Just around the corner, Milan dances to a faster beat. The courtyards of the Università Statale, a former hospital, and the Accademia di Brera buzz with students. Arco della Pace and Colonne di San Lorenzo belong to the autonomous republic of the aperitif.
So do the navigli, the old waterways that converge on the newly opened Darsena basin. Yes, Milan has got its river back at last! Have a stroll, linger in any of the cafés. Take your time. Look at us, the Italiani, how we talk with our smiles, our eyes, our hands. How we try to impress you, and often succeed.
Dinner? The new rooftop restaurant in the Triennale museum. Does the view from there look like Manhattan’s Central Park? Maybe, but around you la grande bellezza, the great beauty, is different. Parco Sempione, dark green; Castello Sforzesco, bathed in orange light; the slender, silver buildings of Piazza Gae Aulenti that brought Milan’s skyline into the 21st century.
Milan has gusto, both in the English sense of keen enjoyment and with the Italian meaning of good taste. Expo Milano 2015 opened at the start of May, with 145 countries exhibiting, and instantly became a movable feast. Feeding the planet—the theme for the world’s fair this year—is important. But feeding the Italian spirit, after years in the economic doldrums, matters too. This opportunity for Italy is a serious attempt to ponder nutrition and a fantastic six-month-long party, to boot. Expo 2015 is the world as it would like to be, and isn’t.
But it looks, it sounds, and it smells like Milan. And that is good.
Beppe Severgnini is a columnist for Milan’s Corriere della Sera and the author of 15 books, including the best-selling La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind.
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
Tags: Ebola, colloidal silver, government seizure
https://www.naturalnews.com/047101_Ebola_colloidal_silver_government_seizure.html
(NaturalNews) Efforts to bring natural Ebola treatments to suffering West Africans have been squelched by the World Health Organization (WHO), which recently blocked multiple shipments of nanosilver solution measuring at 10 parts per million (ppm) from entering the region, leaving thousands to suffer needlessly.
WHO officials also reportedly called off a trial at an Ebola isolation ward where local health authorities were set to begin administering the silver, which the U.S. government previously demonstrated is highly effective against Ebola. WHO ordered the trial not to proceed despite the fact that it had earlier voiced support for experimental treatments.
Both WHO and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have given their blessing to experimental therapies for Ebola, citing a lack of proven treatment options. But when it comes to using therapeutic silver, all bets are off, it seems.
Authorities block small shipment of nanosilver three times
According to the Natural Solutions Foundation (NSF), efforts to ship nanosilver into Sierra Leone have thus far failed. The organization has been trying to deliver a shipment of 200 bottles of nanosilver 10 ppm, and 100 tubes of nanosilver gel, to no avail. At this point, the shipment has been returned to the U.S. for the third time.
"That parcel, shipped Air Express at a cost of $3400 to Sierra Leone on August 20, never made it out of Paris," reads an NSF action alert. "Air France has yet to find a reason for that. But it made its way back to the US again, apparently for the 3rd time without being delivered to Africa."
People are dying, and bureaucrats are still playing politics with silver
Formerly classified documents obtained from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) reveal that antimicrobial silver solutions like the kind NSF is trying to deliver to Africa have proven benefits in fighting Ebola and other forms of hemorrhagic fever. Research conducted by the DOD and several other federal agencies back in 2008 confirmed this, though health regulators largely ignored it.
A presentation entitled "Silver Nanoparticles Neutralize Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses," which revealed exactly what its name suggests, was buried and kept secret for years. In essence, investigators determined that simple silver solutions neutralize viruses like Arenavirus and Filovirus, both of which are related to Ebola.
Interestingly, the research was conducted with the backing of the DOD's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction. The presentation was given by researchers from the Applied Biotechnology Branch, 711th Human Performance Wing of the Air Force Research Laboratory.
But not a single mainstream media outlet reported on the presentation, and to this day its findings have been largely ignored by establishment health authorities. Sadly, this political quagmire -- nanosilver is an obvious threat to pharmaceutical interests, and thus is being marginalized -- is resulting in thousands of needless deaths in West Africa with no end in sight.
Contact your representatives and demand that nanosilver be used in Africa
NSF is calling on 10 million people to write their representatives and demand that clinical trials be conducted on nanosilver in Africa. The group says doctors and nurses need nanosilver to protect themselves, and patients need it to overcome the disease. Recommended dosages for each application are available at the following link; at the bottom of this page, you can also contact your representatives by inputting your zip code:
SalsaLabs.com.
Learn all these details and more at the FREE online Pandemic Preparedness course at www.BioDefense.com
http://org.salsalabs.com
http://thesilveredge.com
http://www.npr.org
http://science.naturalnews.com
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by Bill Clinton
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“President Duncan for a second term!” –-USA Today
“This book’s a big one.” —New York Times
“Towers above most political thrillers.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“The plotting is immaculate . . . the writing is taut.” –-Sunday Times (London)
“Ambitious and wildly readable.” —New York Times Book Review
The President Is Missing confronts a threat so huge that it jeopardizes not just Pennsylvania Avenue and Wall Street, but all of America. Uncertainty and fear grip the nation. There are whispers of cyberterror and espionage and a traitor in the Cabinet. Even the President himself becomes a suspect, and then he disappears from public view . . .
Set over the course of three days, The President Is Missing sheds a stunning light upon the inner workings and vulnerabilities of our nation. Filled with information that only a former Commander-in-Chief could know, this is the most authentic, terrifying novel to come along in many years.
Genre: Mystery & Thriller / Fiction / Thrillers / Political
On Sale: June 4th 2018
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President Bill Clinton: Hi, I’m President Bill Clinton. That impressive looking fellow is James Patterson.
James Patterson: Well, thank you. President Clinton and I have written a novel together, it’s called THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING. It’s about a United States President who’s involved in a terrifying world crisis and goes missing. Sound dramatic? It is.
President Bill Clinton: I’m not going to spoil the suspense and tell you where the president is or why he’s missing. In other words, you have to read THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING to find out the ending. I think that’s more than fair.
James Patterson: I agree. But we will tell you this much. THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING will take you right into the White House. This novel will make you feel the impossible decisions, the stress, the dangers out there in today’s world. And the importance of the American presidency.
President Bill Clinton: Being president is a profound honor, but it can also be the most difficult job in the world. Because every day brings something new, and it’s not all good.
James Patterson: The following cliché happens to be true about THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING: you absolutely, positively, will not put this novel down. It’s full of twists and turns, kind of like being president.
President Bill Clinton: Jim, you have no idea.
Meet The Author: Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton was elected President of the United States in 1992, and he served until 2001. After leaving the White House, he established the Clinton Foundation, which helps improve global health, increase opportunity for girls and women, reduce childhood obesity and preventable diseases, create economic opportunity and growth, and address the effects of climate change. He is the author of a number of nonfiction works, including My Life, which was a #1 international bestseller. The President is Missing is his first novel.
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Meet The Author: James Patterson
James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author, best known for his many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, I Funny, and Jacky Ha-Ha. Patterson’s writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove to everyone, from children to adults, that there is no such thing as a person who “doesn’t like to read,” only people who haven’t found the right book. He’s given over a million books to schoolkids and over forty million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.
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Praise for The President Is Missing:
"Ambitious and wildly readable... Clinton and Patterson's fictional commander in chief brims with humanity, character and stoicism."
"It's a go-to read. It maximizes its potency and fulfills its mission. There's a twist or two of which Frederick Forsyth might be proud. So, if you want to make the most of your late-capitalist leisure-time, hit the couch, crack a Bud, punch the book open, focus your squint, and enjoy."
"Harrowing . . . Mr. Patterson withholds details until the moment of maximum dramatic effect . . . beach reading of a high order."
"Sure to entice millions of readers . . . the novel is fascinating . . . President Duncan for a second term!"
"The President Is Missing feels like the result of a strong collaboration . . . It's driven by star power and persuasive-sounding presidential candor . . . This book's a big one."
"An extraordinary event . . . the pages spark to DEFCON 1."
"This book moves like Air Force One. Big and fast. Clinton and Patterson are a dream combo. Two great storytellers, one inside and one outside, both at the top of the game. They've put together an undeniably gripping ride through the hidden passageways of power and politics. This book teaches as much as it entertains."
—Michael Connelly, #1 bestselling author of the Ballard and Bosch series
"The pages of The President Is Missing are filled with the classic tropes of a big commercial thriller . . . but the authors resist pure escapism . . . The pleasure of this book is in imagining the wild tales Clinton might disclose about his own years as President, if only he could."
"The plotting is immaculate... the writing is taut."—Sunday Times (London)
"The dream team delivers big time . . . Clinton's insider secrets and Patterson's storytelling genius make this the political thriller of the decade."—Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series
"The clock ticks, suspense builds . . . [to] a satisfying twist at the end."
"The plot is epic."
"A first-rate collaboration from a couple of real pros! Engrossing from page one."
—David Baldacci, #1 bestselling author of The Fallen
"Could I put The President Is Missing down? Of course not . . . The climax is very exciting."
— Bloomberg
"Compelling from page one. A fantastic read!"
—Mary Higgins Clark, #1 bestselling author of I've Got My Eyes on You
"A high-octane collaboration . . . the addictive qualities are undeniable."
—Daily Telegraph (London)
"Marry the political savvy of Bill Clinton with the craftsmanship of James Patterson and you get a fabulously entertaining thriller that is meticulous in its portrayal of Washington politics, gripping in its pacing, and harrowing in its depiction of the perils of cyberwarfare. This dark tale is, at bottom, a warning and a prophecy about the mortal threats to our democracy posed by terrorists abroad, homegrown extremism, and the technological miracles that have rendered us both powerful and defenseless at once."
—Ron Chernow, #1 bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Grant
"The novel's accelerated pace of action is one of the novel's strongest assets, along with a roster of intriguing characters . . . a clever, brave and moral leader that any free nation would be lucky to have at the helm."
"Addictive . . . The President Is Missing towers above most political thrillers . . . Must read."
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"The President Is Missing is heart-pounding, gripping, terrifying. As I read, ferociously turning the pages, I kept asking myself, 'Could this really happen?' Bill Clinton's insight into the pressures of being president and life in the White House coupled with James Patterson's chops as an action writer have combined to give us a genuinely masterful thriller. My knuckles are still white!"
—Louise Penny, #1 bestselling author of Glass Houses
"A blockbuster."
—Express (London)
"Bill Clinton and James Patterson seamlessly craft a heady thriller revealing the razor-thin edge between policy and ambition, politics and patriotism. They provide a front-row seat to the inner workings of our political system, a plot that is frighteningly plausible, and a cast of complex characters--both men and women--who all have their own stake to claim. The result: a fast-paced summer read you'll see on planes, trains, and every beach across the country and around the world."
—Walter Mosley, bestselling author of the Easy Rawlins series
*"Clinton and Patterson are a dynamic duo weaving a suspenseful and gripping technothriller that will leave readers wondering, 'Could this really happen?' Highly recommended for thriller and suspense fans."
—Library Journal, starred review
*"A page-turning thriller. The authors keep the suspense high . . . Fans of the TV series 24 and the movie Air Force One will be riveted."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The President Is Missing is a big, splashy juggernaut of a novel, combining thrills with a truly authentic look at the inner happenings in Washington. I read it in one gulp. You will too."
—Harlan Coben, #1 bestselling author of Don't Let Go
"The combination of Patterson's lightning pace and Clinton's tantalizing inside knowledge of how terrorists operate is what make this timely novel so vivid, engrossing--and authentically frightening."
—Carl Hiaasen, bestelling author of Razor Girl
"From the pens of two American icons comes a political thriller that rocks. The President Is Missing entertains, educates, and inspires us all to put our country above our politics. Bill Clinton delivers the art of government and James Patterson delivers the art of writing. The reader gets a helluva story."
—Nelson DeMille, #1 bestselling author of The Cuban Affair
"Truth hides on every page in this fiction--scary, remarkable truth that can only come from the ultimate insider. The President Is Missing is more than a book, it's a skeleton key that lets you inside the head of a U.S. president. What a surprising treat."
—Brad Meltzer, #1 bestselling author of The Escape Artist
"The President Is Missing ticks every box for top-notch thriller writing: A relentlessly fast plot, utterly unexpected reversals and twists, a compelling--and a thoroughly human--hero, and a searing and honest examination of issues that strike close to our hearts as Americans in this day and age. Bravo, James Patterson and Bill Clinton!"
—Jeffrey Deaver, bestselling author of The Bone Collector and The Cutting Edge
"A bullet train of a thriller, power-fueled by equal parts adrenaline and expertise. Timely, furiously paced, and crackling with authenticity, it's The Day of the Jackal for the 21st century."
—A. J. Finn, #1 bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
Read all of James Patterson’s Books in Order
James Patterson Books in Order (1993-2010)
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Can Child Marriages Be Stopped? : Parallels Across the developing world, 1 in 3 girls marries before age 18. Some are wed and become mothers by the time they reach their teens. In Malawi, some villages have started to punish parents who marry off their young daughters.
Many Stories, One World
Can Child Marriages Be Stopped?
Can Child Marriages Be Stopped? 10:34
November 25, 20139:47 AM ET
Jennifer Ludden
Christina Asima says she had no choice but to marry last year at age 12 to help care for younger siblings after her mother abandoned the family. But she says her husband was abusive, so she left him, and now must look after her 8-month-old son, Praise, alone. Jennifer Ludden/NPR hide caption
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Christina Asima says she had no choice but to marry last year at age 12 to help care for younger siblings after her mother abandoned the family. But she says her husband was abusive, so she left him, and now must look after her 8-month-old son, Praise, alone.
Christina Asima seems tired for a 13-year-old. I meet the shy-mannered girl in the remote farming village of Chitera, in the southern African nation of Malawi. She wears a bright pink zip-up shirt and a blue print cloth wrapped up to her chest. Snuggled in that, hugging her side, is a chubby-cheeked baby boy.
My gut assumption is that the infant must be Christina's little brother. I know 8-month-old Praise is actually her son. Still, it's startling when, as we speak, she shifts him around front to nurse.
"I was 12 years old when I got married to my husband," she explains softly. "My mom had run away, so I was forced to get married to help my other siblings."
Despite decades of international and local efforts to curb child marriage, Christina is hardly alone. Across the developing world, it's estimated that 1 in 3 girls still marries before age 18; 1 in 9 marries before age 15. And the numbers are even worse in Malawi.
"When they see a girl child, in our country, you don't think of anything else but marriage," says Faith Phiri, a Malawian trying to change such attitudes. Five years ago she created the nonprofit Girls Empowerment Network to challenge the complex mix of culture, economics and sexism that drives child marriage.
In a play written and staged by young people in Sandrack, Malawi, a mother and father tell their daughter she must drop out of school and get married. An older man has promised them a big dowry for their daughter's hand.
Many children are among the dozens of villagers who traveled by bike and foot, some from miles away, to see the play on early marriage. The stage is a shady patch of dirt amid fields waiting to be planted with maize.
The play is staged in a celebratory atmosphere, with drumming, dancing and singing. The lyrics of one song include the line, "Force your daughters to go to school, not to get married."
Afterward, audience members take turns denouncing child marriage. Some blame relatives or community members for pressuring girls to marry; others blame young people themselves.
Ella Chisuro is enforcing a new bylaw banning marriage before age 21 in Sandrack. Parents who marry off a daughter before then must pay one goat to her, and five chickens to another village authority.
Pregnancy Is Leading Cause Of Death
Here, as in many places, offering up a daughter for marriage can bring parents a dowry, or pay down a debt. Some see it as a way to protect a girl's virginity. The common thread is that the girl herself has no say.
All along, the girls have been so silent. ... But we're saying, 'Girls, what do you think?'
Faith Phiri, executive director, Girls Empowerment Network
Many soon become pregnant, which can have devastating consequences. Phiri says many girls' bodies are simply not developed enough to support a baby, or to push it out.
"I've seen a lot of girls dying," she says, "one of whom was my closest friend. She was forced into marriage, got pregnant, and she did not make it."
In fact, pregnancy and childbirth are the leading causes of death worldwide for girls ages 15 to 19.
In Chitera, Phiri guides me down a rutted alley to the concrete courtyard of a mud-brick home. A girl in a denim skirt is leaning over a plastic bucket, washing white cloth diapers.
Arinafe Makwiti, 13, says her parents forced her to drop out of school and get married to an older man last year to help with the family finances. Makwiti has divorced her husband, but now has a 9-month-old daughter. Jennifer Ludden/NPR hide caption
Arinafe Makwiti, 13, says her parents forced her to drop out of school and get married to an older man last year to help with the family finances. Makwiti has divorced her husband, but now has a 9-month-old daughter.
Arinafe Makwiti, 13, says the diapers are for her 9-month-old daughter. Out of earshot, she blames her parents for her situation.
"They didn't want me to go to school," she says, "but rather to get married."
There was no ceremony. No celebration. Arinafe simply moved in with her new husband's family. She says it was awful.
"My in-laws shouted at me," she says. "I had no peace of mind. I only got one meal a day."
Patriarchy runs deep in Africa. When a girl marries young, experts say, she's often little more than a servant and is vulnerable to domestic violence. Arinafe says her husband was older — she's not sure by how much — and taller.
"The first day, it was like he was big and I felt very small," she says. I ask about her first night with the man, and she looks down to the side as she answers.
"I cried because the pain was very unbearable," she says. "He asked, 'Why are you crying?' I said, 'I'm feeling too much pain,' but he continued. Unfortunately, I got pregnant."
She and her husband have since divorced. Arinafe's mother, Rose, is not happy about the split.
"My daughter was running around too much," she tells me. "I thought marriage would settle her down." Arinafe says she wants to go back to school, but when I ask her mother about that possibility, her face hardens.
"It's more difficult than ever to come up with the school fees," she says. "My daughter used to sell oranges and mangoes. Now, she has to carry a baby on her back."
Trinitas Mhango of the Girls Empowerment Network leads a girls club in the farming village of Sandrack. The girls write out their life stories, including the daunting challenges they've faced, then set goals for what they want to be doing in five or 10 years. Jennifer Ludden/NPR hide caption
Trinitas Mhango of the Girls Empowerment Network leads a girls club in the farming village of Sandrack. The girls write out their life stories, including the daunting challenges they've faced, then set goals for what they want to be doing in five or 10 years.
Helping Girls Re-Imagine Their Future
"All along, the girls have been so silent," says activist Faith Phiri. "It was the communities who have been thinking for the girls. They think that, 'Marriage is good for you girls.' But we're saying, 'Girls, what do you think?' "
To that end, the Girls Empowerment Network creates girls clubs, like the one I visit in another dusty farming village an hour away, Sandrack.
Two-dozen girls are squeezed into a tiny community hall, dancing in a circle, taking turns singing in the center. Girls Empowerment organizer Trinitas Mhango greets them with a "Whoo-hoo!" and they shout back with big smiles.
Mhango has the girls tell the story of their young lives, complete with the daunting challenges they've faced so far. Then she asks them to dream, and to plan. "Ruthie," she asks one 17-year-old, "in five years, what do you want to be?"
"An accountant," Ruthie ventures, to which Mhango whoops again, and rallies the group in a round of applause.
It may seem hokey; saying you want to be an accountant doesn't get you there. But in fact, the few studies done on child marriage prevention say building this kind of social network is key. With it comes skills for public speaking, negotiating and standing up for oneself, even in front of the whole village.
The next day, it's showtime. The girls club and other young people in Sandrack are putting on their own play. A shady patch of dirt under some trees has been transformed into a stage. Village leaders settle into a front-row wood bench. Dozens more form a large circle; they've come by bike and foot from miles around to see this.
Act One: A charming man comes to court a young girl. Her parents are thrilled when he offers a backpack bursting with money. The knot is tied; the girl drops out of school.
In her life story, 17-year-old Ruth Black describes how her father died while seeking work in South Africa. Black wants to be an accountant when she grows up, and girls club members have pledged to help her achieve her goal. Jennifer Ludden/NPR hide caption
In her life story, 17-year-old Ruth Black describes how her father died while seeking work in South Africa. Black wants to be an accountant when she grows up, and girls club members have pledged to help her achieve her goal.
But in Act Two, when she goes to sell her new husband's vegetables at market, her math skills fall short. The audience hoots as she counts on fingers and toes. The young bride sells for too little. The husband is not pleased.
No subtlety there. Yet getting the message across can be tough.
Changing Laws, One Village At A Time
In both villages I visit, pretty much every adult I ask about the Girls Empowerment Network says the same thing.
"At first, we were thinking it's a matter of wasting our time," says Emanuel Mandam, a "headman" in Chitera. He didn't like the idea of ending child marriage at all, because "early marriage to us was a weapon for reducing poverty."
A girl's husband may bring a family much-needed money, he says, either through a dowry or by simply helping out with expenses. At the least, marrying off a girl means one less mouth to feed. But after the village girls presented their grievances, Mandam says, he came around.
"Education can make somebody prosper," he says, "maybe for my daughter to do better in the future."
Mandam's daughter is 12, and he says he has already begun planning the extra work he must do to continue paying her school fees.
Malawi law permits marriage at 15 with parental consent and merely "discourages" it at younger ages. But last summer Chitera passed its own legal age of marriage — 21 — with the ambitious goal that every girl attend college.
To minimize distractions, there's a new 6 p.m. curfew for young people. And there's been a change at the local movie house, a thatched hut with an old TV and videotape machine. The day I visit, a horror flick is playing at high volume, completely innappropriate for the kids lining wooden benches watching. But they used to show porn here; that's no longer allowed.
By far the biggest change: a steep penalty if parents marry off a daughter before age 21.
"They have to give five goats to the chief," says another local official, Roben Ndrama, "and eight chickens to the village headmen."
In a more humiliating measure, some parents have been made to scrub clean the local health center. Ndrama laughs when I ask if parents get mad about that.
"It's worked!" he says. "This year there've been no early marriages."
More than 20 communities have passed similar rules. Still, in a country the size of Pennsylvania, Faith Phiri faces heavy pushback as she tries to change centuries of thinking. But she hopes new attitudes are sinking in, and spreading, village by village, girl by girl.
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Martina McBride - Live In Concert
Review By:George Peden, Staff Journalist
The rumble starts. Low. Then, it builds. The lights dim. From the moment Martina McBride rises through the darkness of the stage floor at her concert at the i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois, you know this is going to be special. After all this is Martina McBride. And just to create the needed audience amperage, the 12000-seater looks rafter packed. Yet despite the awards, the TV specials and the CD sales, despite the legendary status, the loyal fans and a busy touring schedule, this is McBride’s fist live DVD.
The wait has been worth it.
Recorded last year, September 29, 2007, as part of her Waking Up Laughing Tour, the celebrated singer knows how to crank an audience. That she’s been doing it, and so successfully, since 1992 is keenly obvious here. Here the tunes, almost everyone a favorite, and McBride’s polished stage savvy has the audience lip-syncing while hanging on every sky punch and every stage prancing move. For McBride, a 2008 CMA nominee for Female Vocalist, who comes blessed with one of the best voices in country music, the show moves from hit to hit effortlessly.
For fans of the singer born Martina Mariea Schiff, this is a bonus package. The DVD, a treasure on its own, comes backed up with an eight track CD. While the deal comes marketed as a live CD with a DVD bonus, the real interest will be the 20-track concert. For this former T-shirt seller for Garth Brooks, this concert is a showcase connection between an artist and her fans.
McBride, a musical veteran, once tagged as country music’s answer to Julie Andrews, is polished, confident and note perfect. On “Live”,she works her way through a history of hits that started with her commercial breakthrough, “The Way That I Am”. The fans love her; a look to the mainly female populated audience, many with signs clearly showing their adoration, shows a loyalty that only comes when you have the score on the board. Martina McBride has that, plus.
Reading her CV, it’s easy to see why she is the star she is – she has sales into the stratosphere (believed to exceed 16 million); she’s climbed the Billboard chart with an envied 22 Top-10 hits; and along the way, she’s delivered music across 10 albums.
She’s reliable and fan-friendly. You only have to watch her do “A Broken Wing” to see, more importantly hear, the impact she has. When the last song note hits the back stalls, they’re up, clapping, cheering, placards waving, and like the roar of a tsunami, the fans erupt with unified approval. It’s a moving moment on the DVD, one that shows the power of McBride’s voice, but also shows how the audience value the talent of their musical hero.
“That may be the biggest noise I’ve ever heard,” tells the clearly moved icon; “Stop it…you’ll make me cry.” The fear of tears hold no sway – the audience, again, respond the only way they know, with more and more applause.
Just like that lucky audience, there is much to applaud here. McBride uses her distinctive voice and stage presence to fine tune a chart-topping set list. There’s “When God-Fearin’ Women Get The Blues”, the raunchy “Wild Angels”, there’s a great version of the Lynn Anderson crossover hit “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”, a countrified “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and there’s the career-making tale of spousal abuse played out on “Independence Day, with the uplifting “Over The Rainbow as the encore finale.
Along the way we’re front row to hits like “My Baby Loves Me”, “Happy Girl”, and crowd favorite, the made-for-concert-participation “This One’s For The Girls, among many others.
Martina McBride Live In Concert. It’s out now. The wait has been worth it.
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Middle East|Israel to Recruit More Building Inspectors to Enforce a Freeze on West Bank Construction
Israel to Recruit More Building Inspectors to Enforce a Freeze on West Bank Construction
By ISABEL KERSHNER NOV. 29, 2009
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister, Ehud Barak, instructed his staff on Sunday to recruit dozens of new building inspectors to supervise the government’s temporary construction freeze in West Bank settlements, while some settler leaders vowed to defy the building ban.
Mr. Barak’s hurried efforts and the settler threats illustrated both the government’s seriousness and the difficulty it could face in carrying out its decision to halt new housing starts in the settlements over the next 10 months.
The government announced the construction halt on Wednesday, under pressure from the Obama administration to take steps to help revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. But Palestinian leaders said the moratorium did not go far enough because it did not include East Jerusalem and allowed for the completion of up to 3,000 housing units that are already under construction.
The government decision also allows for some public buildings, and Mr. Barak has given approval for 28 new educational and other public institutions to be built during the moratorium.
To enforce the construction freeze, Mr. Barak called for 40 new inspectors to be recruited and trained within two weeks, with dozens more to be recruited later. There are currently only 14 building inspectors working in the West Bank, where some 300,000 Israelis live in about 120 official settlements and scores of unauthorized outposts among about 2.5 million Palestinians.
According to Mr. Barak’s office, the freeze will be enforced jointly by the police, the border police and the military’s Civil Administration in the West Bank.
But when a Civil Administration representative went Sunday to present the freeze order to Gershon Mesika, the leader of the Shomron Regional Council for settlements in the northern West Bank, Mr. Mesika tore up the papers he received, according to David Haivri, a spokesman for the Shomron Council. Moshe Rosenbaum, the leader of another regional council, Beit El, tore up the orders he received on Friday, according to Israeli radio.
Mr. Mesika called the orders “racist,” because they apply only to Jewish building, and declared that he did not “intend to respect them,” Mr. Haivri said.
It was not clear whether settler leaders would turn to illegal building or try to find some other way around the ban. But despite settler outrage at the freeze, there has already been a “positive aspect,” Mr. Haivri said.
The government has stated that buildings that have been approved and whose foundations have been laid may be completed. The settlers, who have been wary of a freeze for months, have been laying as many foundations as they could, both Mr. Haivri and critics who monitor settlement construction have said.
The Shomron Council is said to have signed many more permits so far this year than it did in 2008. Mr. Haivri said the threat of a freeze had “motivated many people here to take advantage of those permits” and to start building homes “before it is too late.”
A version of this article appears in print on November 30, 2009, on Page A12 of the New York edition with the headline: Israel to Recruit More Building Inspectors to Enforce a Freeze on West Bank Construction. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
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New York|Taking Summer School to Get Ahead, Not Catch Up
Taking Summer School to Get Ahead, Not Catch Up
From left, Samiyah Bryant, 16; Sekou Bolden, 16; and Chase Pelligrini de Paur, 15, were among students who took a six-week geometry class this summer at the Northfield Mount Hermon boarding school in Gill, Mass.CreditCreditIlana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times
By Kyle Spencer
GILL, Mass. — Chase Pellegrini de Paur didn’t flunk math, and he is not trying to hone his study skills. The 15-year-old honor-roll student nevertheless spent six weeks this summer studying geometry at the prestigious Northfield Mount Hermon boarding school here.
The goal was either to get credit for the class, which would let him skip ahead to higher-level courses earlier in his high school career, particularly Advanced Placement ones, or to take the course again in the fall and, already familiar with the underlying theorems, be all but guaranteed a top grade.
“It’s a win-win,” said Chase, a rising sophomore at New Canaan High School in Connecticut.
As the competition to get into the most selective colleges intensifies, high-achieving students are attending academic summer schools to turbocharge grade-point averages or load up on the A.P. courses seen as gateways to top-tier schools.
The practice even has its own lexicon: Students who are planning to repeat a class at their regular high schools are “previewing”; those who are using summer classes to skip ahead and qualify for higher-level subjects are seeking “forward credit.”
Critics, however, say the summer classes only add to the inequities of the college admissions process, in which wealthy families can afford to hire expensive SAT tutors and consultants who help develop the perfect college essay, while poorer students must fend for themselves.
A student works on a paper during Northfield Mount Hermon’s summer session. With increasing competition to get into top colleges, students are using summer breaks to get ahead.CreditIlana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times
Kimberly Quick, a policy associate for the Century Foundation, a think tank based in New York City said students who could not afford to spend their summers taking extra classes were being left further behind in what she called “the college access game.”
“Lower-income students are much more likely to have to work in the summer, often full time, or take care of other family members,” Ms. Quick said.
Those students, she noted, are the ones who might benefit the most from the advantages, like strong career networks and higher graduation rates, that top colleges can impart. Higher-income students often already have greater options.
There are no hard statistics available on how many students are taking these classes, but education advisers say the numbers are on the rise, particularly in New York City and its suburbs, as well as places where college admissions can seem like a competitive sport, including Raleigh, N.C., and Silicon Valley.
Many of the classes are offered at private schools, and they report a growing number of attendees. At the Hun School of Princeton, N.J., a 102-year-old boarding school, 187 students enrolled in its five-week summer school, up about 16 percent from 161 in 2014.
Ten years ago, the nearby Lawrenceville School did not offer for-credit summer classes. Instead, it hosted mostly sports and recreation-related programs from outside organizations. This year, more than 40 students enrolled in the school’s accelerated math courses, as part of a rigorous, four-hour-a-day program that covers a full year’s curriculum in six weeks. It is one of several academic programs offered at the school during the summer.
Greg Leeds, who runs Northfield Mount Hermon’s summer session, said the classes gave students something tangible: either credit or a better shot at an A if they take the class again during the school year.CreditIlana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times
At the Horace Mann School in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, 154 students enrolled in the academic summer session. Forty-four of them were in a six-week physics class that covered a year’s worth of material at a rapid clip, one of several for-credit science and math classes offered at the school’s summer session.
“It’s so popular, we run it as a lottery,” said Caroline Bartels, the summer school director at Horace Mann.
Some high schoolers take classes through online programs like Indiana University High School, Stanford Online High School or the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. The online classes often cost less and allow for more flexibility than those that are in person.
The Mountain View Los Altos High School District in California runs a summer school for students who need to catch up or bolster their skills, but the district directs high school students who want to accelerate their studies to two local community colleges. And high schoolers in North Carolina are encouraged to take accelerated, for-credit classes through a statewide virtual school.
The demand is driven, at least in part, by students’ belief that they need to accumulate Advanced Placement classes to impress top colleges. According to the College Board, which oversees the A.P. program and designs the exams, more than 90 percent of the about 2.5 million test takers in 2015 sat for three or fewer of the exams. But the percentage of students who took 10 exams, while very small, more than doubled over the decade between 2005 and 2015, to 0.7 percent, or 16,580 students over a four-year administration range.
Brian Taylor, the director of Ivy Coach, a college advising firm on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, said the belief was that college admission boards rewarded quantity when it came to A.P. exams. “When you have a kid who has taken 10 A.P.s and a kid who has taken three, all things equal, they’re going to take the kid with 10,” he said.
The campus of Northfield Mount Hermon. The school’s summer session enrolled 286 students this year, including 113 in the college-prep program.CreditIlana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times
But Trevor Packer, a senior vice president at the College Board, said it did not support “a race towards more, more and more.”
“We want there to be balance,” Mr. Packer said.
He added that the College Board had worked hard to increase the number of students — particularly low-income ones — taking A.P. classes, but a recent report by the federal Government Accountability Office found a significant gap in participation across racial and economic lines. At schools that were high poverty and where 90 percent or more of students were black or Hispanic, only 12 percent took one or more A.P. classes. At wealthy schools that were predominantly white and Asian, 24 percent did.
Jill Tipograph, a summer educational consultant and career coach from Manhattan, said summer academics could “help maximize the student’s profile” and be part of the “pre-college plan.”
The programs are rigorous, with long days and hours of homework. And they can be lucrative for schools: Northfield Mount Hermon’s program costs $8,200 for summer boarders. The Horace Mann summer physics class costs $4,175. The schools offer scholarships for some students.
Greg Leeds, who runs Northfield Mount Hermon’s summer session, which enrolled 286 students this year — 113 in the college prep program — said these programs gave parents “more bang for their buck” than enrichment classes that were not directly related to work being done during the school year, because students got something tangible in the end: credit or a shot at an A grade in the fall in a class they had previewed.
That was the case for Sarah Harte Taylor, 17, who previewed an Algebra 2 class last year at Wolfeboro: The Summer Boarding School — a summer-only school in eastern New Hampshire. Her mother, Lisa Harte, from Midtown Manhattan, said that when Sarah returned to her high school, she aced the class.
Hunter Walker, 17, studied American history at Northfield Mount Hermon this summer in hopes of being able to skip the class this fall and take Advanced Placement computer science instead. “It was a very efficient way of doing things, very constructive,” he said.CreditIlana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times
Hunter Walker, 17, from the Upper West Side, who was studying American history at Northfield Mount Hermon, agreed that the programs could help improve a high school transcript. He was looking for credit so that he could skip the class in the fall and take A.P. computer science instead.
Hunter, a rising senior at the boarding school, said the class was intense and sometimes stressful. “But it’s worth it,” he said. “It was a very efficient way of doing things, very constructive.”
Not everyone thinks it is good for the students. Psychologists like Madeline Levine, who has written extensively about the demands of adolescence, said focusing students too intensely on academic pursuits came at a cost. “Growing up has a whole bunch of developmental tasks, only one of which is getting into your first-choice school,” she said.
Even some of the educators offering the classes have their doubts.
At Lawrenceville, administrators have debated the merits of its accelerated math program. This is largely because some faculty members, like Hardy Gieske, a math teacher who serves as director of students for summer school, think that many students should avoid accelerating the learning process when it comes to math.
“They have to soak in it for a long enough time for it to take root,” he said.
Still, the school keeps the program open because there is a demand and it “helps the bottom line,” Mr. Gieske said.
And at Horace Mann, Ms. Bartels said she believed many students were better off getting a break from school. She said she told many of them: “If there is anything else you can do this summer, do it.”
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Korean J Intern Med. 2019 Mar;34(2):418-425. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2017.203. Epub 2018 May 11.
Epidemiology of urticaria including physical urticaria and angioedema in Korea.
Seo JH1, Kwon JW1,2.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea.
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Despite the high burden and frequency of urticaria, its epidemiology is not well known. We investigated the epidemiology of various type of urticaria in Korea and changes in its annual prevalence over 5 years.
We used data from the 2010 to 2014 Health Insurance Review and Assessment database, which covers the claims of 97.0% of the South Korean population. Patients aged > 10 years old were included in this study. The presence of urticaria was identified on physician-certified diagnoses using the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes that include various type of urticaria (L500-L509) and angioedema (T783). Epidemiology of all type of urticaria, physical urticaria and angioedema were investigated.
The prevalence of all-type urticaria over the 5 years was 4.5% with a peak in individuals, especially females, aged 30 to 59 years. The age-specific prevalence of all-type urticaria increased with age from the 10- to 19-year age group to the 70- to 79-year age group. The prevalence of dermographism, cholinergic urticaria, and angioedema were 0.12%, 0.025%, and 0.027%, respectively. Cholinergic urticaria was most prevalent in those aged 10 to 29 years with male predominance. The annual prevalence of all-type urticaria, dermographism, and angioedema increased over the 5 years.
The prevalence of urticaria has increased annually in Korea. Cholinergic urticaria showed unique distribution in its age and gender, and angioedema showed remarkable increases in annual prevalence, although the prevalence estimation is still exploratory and diagnosis of urticaria based on ICD-10 codes need to be validated.
Angioedema; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Republic of Korea; Urticaria
10.3904/kjim.2017.203
Age-specific prevalence of urticaria in Korea. The numbers represent the percentages of gender distribution among patients in each age group. Blue line presents age-specific prevalence of male patients, red line presents age-specific prevalence of female patients, and dot line presents age-specific prevalence of total patients. (A) All-type urticaria, (B) dermographism, (C) cholinergic urticaria, (D) cold/heat urticaria, (E) angioedema, and (F) chronic or recurrent urticaria.
Epidemiology of urticaria including physical urticaria and angioedema in Korea
Korean J Intern Med. 2019 Mar;34(2):418-425.
Changes in annual prevalence of various types of urticaria over 5 years in Korea. (A) All-type urticaria, (B) dermographism, cholinergic urticaria, cold/heat urticaria, and, angioedema, and (C) chronic or recurrent urticaria.
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Tudhope pays golden tribute to Robinson
Ben Tudhope has dedicated his four medals at the latest World Para-snowboard World Cup in La Molina, Spain, to the late Australian Para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson, who passed away after a crash in La Molina in February 2014.
Tudhope, who joined the Australian Para-snowboard team as a 10-year-old, is one of the world’s top riders in the SB-LL2 class, and says that he owes that success to Robinson.
“He [Robinson] was a Team Leader, so everything that he did, we followed,” Tudhope said. “I met him when I was 10 years old, so it was at that crucial stage of my development, and I definitely learned a lot off him. He was that role model who really took me to the top level of the sport.”
In La Molina, Tudhope won a medal in each of his four races – a gold and silver medal in the men’s snowboard cross SB-LL2, and a gold and bronze medal in the men’s banked slalom SB-LL2, and is now a leading medal contender ahead of the 2019 World Para-snowboard World Championships, which will be held on 26-31 March in Pyhä, Finland.
“It means so much. It’s a special moment, especially winning my first ever border cross gold medal in his name. That’s the event he fell in. To ride in his name and to honour him as much as I can is truly special to me,” Tudhope said.
“Every time I do come back here, it does bring back really solid and hard memories for me that I really have to fight. I ride in his legacy now, and he would want me to do this and do the best that I can.
“I love him terribly. I love him and I love everything about him, so it’s great to live in his name. Every day I do ride for Matty.”
By World Para-snowboard
By Sascha Ryner
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Peter Stansky
(b Walthamstow [now in London], March 24, 1834; d London, Oct 3, 1896).
English designer, writer and activist. His importance as both a designer and propagandist for the arts cannot easily be overestimated, and his influence has continued to be felt throughout the 20th century. He was a committed Socialist whose aim was that, as in the Middle Ages, art should be for the people and by the people, a view expressed in several of his writings. After abandoning his training as an architect, he studied painting among members of the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1861 he founded his own firm, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (from 1875 Morris & Co.), which produced stained glass, furniture, wallpaper and fabrics (see §3 below). Morris’s interests constantly led him into new activities such as his last enterprise, the Kelmscott Press (see §5 below). In 1950 his home at Walthamstow became the William Morris Gallery. The William Morris Society was founded in 1956, and it publishes a biannual journal and quarterly newsletter....
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Welcome to Grove® Art Online
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Keith Haring created much of his early public art in the New York subway system, and as his work gained recognition, his energetic figures appeared in sculptures, paintings, and murals around the world. A committed activist, Haring supported a range of social justice issues with his work, and as an openly gay artist during the AIDS Crisis, he devoted much of his art to promoting AIDS awareness and supporting efforts to find a cure for the disease.
With an artistic practice spanning five decades, Harmony Hammond has worked in a variety of media, including sculpture, painting, and conceptual work. With a keen awareness of surface and materials, many of her works use fabric—a traditionally feminine component—to create installations addressing women’s lives and histories. Also an educator and scholar, Hammond writes, curates, and lectures on feminist, lesbian, and queer art.
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Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018 11:56 PM
Packers finalize coaching staff
The Green Bay Packers have named Joe Philbin offensive coordinator, Mike Pettine defensive coordinator, James Campen offense – run game coordinator/offensive line, Jim Hostler offense – pass game coordinator, Patrick Graham defense – run game coordinator/inside linebackers, Joe Whitt Jr. defense – pass game coordinator, Frank Cignetti Jr. quarterbacks coach, Ryan Downard defensive quality control coach, Maurice Drayton assistant special teams coach, Scott McCurley defensive assistant, Jerry Montgomery defensive line coach, David Raih wide receivers coach and Jason Simmons secondary coach. Head Coach Mike McCarthy made the announcement Wednesday.
Philbin returns to Green Bay, where he coached for nine seasons before leaving to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins (2012-15). Miami increased its win total in 2012 and 2013 under Philbin, one of only four teams in the NFL to improve its record in both of those seasons. In 2014, he helped QB Ryan Tannehill (4,045) and RB Lamar Miller (1,099) become the first duo in team history to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. Philbin entered the NFL coaching ranks with the Packers in 2003 as an assistant offensive line coach before adding tight ends to his duties in 2004-05 and then leading the offensive line in 2006. From 2007-11, Philbin was Green Bay’s offensive coordinator, directing a unit that ranked No. 3 in the NFL over that span in points per game (28.3), touchdowns (267), passing touchdowns (170) and total net yards per game (372.8). During that five-year period, the Packers ranked in the top 10 in the league in total yards and total points each season, and ranked No. 2 in the NFL in fewest giveaways over that span with 97. In 2011, he helped QB Aaron Rodgers record the best single-season passer rating in NFL history (122.5) as the Packers set team single-season records for total points (560), touchdowns (70), total yards (6,482) and net passing yards (4,924). For the past two seasons, Philbin served as the assistant head coach/offensive line for the Indianapolis Colts. Before entering the NFL coaching ranks, he coached at the collegiate level at the University of Iowa (1999-2002), Harvard (1997-98), Northeastern (1995-96), Ohio (1994), Allegheny College (1990-93), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (1988-89) and Worcester Tech (1986-87). Philbin began his career as a graduate assistant at Tulane (1984-85).
Pettine (PETT-in) comes to Green Bay after working as a consultant for the Seattle Seahawks last season. He brings five years of experience as a defensive coordinator for the New York Jets (2009-12) and Buffalo Bills (2013) as well as two years as head coach for the Cleveland Browns (2014-15). In his first season in Cleveland, he guided the Browns to their most victories since 2007 as they led the league in opponent passer rating (74.1) and ranked No. 2 in interceptions (21). In his five years as a defensive coordinator, Pettine led his units to a top-10 finish in total yards allowed and passing yards allowed in all five seasons. In 2013, he helped the Bills rank No. 2 in the NFL with a franchise-record 57 sacks as Buffalo was the lone team in the league to have three players each register 10-plus sacks. During his four seasons with the Jets, the defense ranked No. 1 in the NFL over that span in opponent passer rating (71.0), completion percentage (52.6) and passing yards per game (186.3). Prior to being a defensive coordinator, Pettine spent seven seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, serving as a coaching and video assistant (2002), coaching assistant/quality control coach (2003), defensive assistant (2004) and outside linebackers coach (2005-08). He began his coaching career as an assistant (1988-92) for his father, Mike Sr., who was the head coach at Central Bucks West High School in his hometown of Doylestown, Pa. Pettine had a two-year stint in the college ranks as a defensive graduate assistant at the University of Pittsburgh (1993-94) before serving as the head coach at William Tennent High School (Warminster, Pa.) from 1995-96 and then at North Penn High School (Lansdale, Pa.) from 1997-2001.
Campen enters his 15th season with the Packers, having worked as the team’s offensive line coach for the past 11 seasons (2007-17). Green Bay ranked in the top 10 in scoring in nine of those seasons and in the top 10 in total offense eight times, including three of the top four single-season yardage marks in franchise history. Campen’s offensive linemen combined for seven Pro Bowl selections over the past six seasons, with four different linemen receiving recognition. He had at least one of his linemen selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2010-12 seasons, the first time since 1967-69 that the Packers had a different lineman honored in three straight seasons. T David Bakhtiari earned second-team All-Pro honors from The Associated Press in 2016-17, joining Forrest Gregg as the only tackles in franchise history to earn AP All-Pro recognition in consecutive seasons. Campen began his NFL coaching career with the Packers in 2004, serving as assistant offensive line/quality control for two seasons before serving as the assistant offensive line coach in 2006. He played center for seven years in the NFL, including five with the Packers (1989-93).
Hostler brings 28 years of coaching experience to the Packers, including 18 in the NFL. He has spent the past three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, first as wide receivers coach (2015) and then as tight ends coach (2016-17). He tutored TE Jack Doyle, who ranked No. 2 in the league among tight ends with 80 receptions in 2017, the second most by a tight end in franchise history. In 2015, Hostler helped guide WR T.Y. Hilton to his second career Pro Bowl selection as he became just the third player in team history to post three straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons. In 2014, Hostler was an offensive assistant for the Buffalo Bills after coaching wide receivers for the Baltimore Ravens from 2008-13. He was with the San Francisco 49ers from 2005-07, serving as quarterbacks coach for the first two years and the final season as offensive coordinator. In 2003, he coached quarterbacks for the New York Jets and added wide receivers to his duties in 2004. Hostler began his NFL career as an offensive assistant/quality control for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2000 and held the same title with the New Orleans Saints in 2001. He was also the assistant wide receivers coach for the Saints in 2002. Prior to the NFL, Hostler coached 10 years in college, spending nine years tutoring a variety of positions at his alma mater, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1990-92, 1994-99), and one season at Juniata College (1993).
Graham joins the Packers after spending the past two seasons as the defensive line coach for the New York Giants. In 2016, his line accounted for 23 of the Giants’ 35 sacks and DT Damon Harrison was named first-team All-Pro by The Associated Press. Prior to coaching for New York, Graham spent seven seasons with the New England Patriots, serving as a coaching assistant (2009), defensive assistant (2010), linebackers coach (2011, 2014-15) and defensive line coach (2012-13). In his five seasons as a position coach in New England (2011-15), he was part of a staff that helped the defense rank No. 1 in the NFL over that span in takeaways (150) and tied for No. 4 in sacks (214). In 2014, the Patriots lost LB Jerod Mayo for the season due to injury and Graham helped LBs Dont’a Hightower (career-high six sacks) and Jamie Collins (career-best 115 tackles) have breakout seasons that played a role in the Patriots winning Super Bowl XLIX. Before the NFL, Graham was a graduate assistant at the University of Notre Dame (2007-08) and coached for three seasons at the University of Richmond, working as the assistant defensive line coach for one season (2004) and two as the tight ends coach (2005-06). He entered coaching as a graduate assistant at Wagner College (2002-03) after playing on the defensive line at Yale, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 2001.
Whitt enters his 11th season with the Packers, having worked as the secondary – cornerbacks coach for the past nine seasons (2009-17). In that role, he helped Green Bay rank in the top 10 in the league over that span in interceptions (No. 1, 176), opponent completion percentage (No. 7, 59.8) and opponent passer rating (No. 9, 83.2). Under Whitt’s guidance, CB Damarious Randall (2015-17) became the first Packer since CB Tim Lewis (1983-85) to register three-plus INTs in each of his first three seasons in the league. Whitt also tutored CBs Sam Shields (2014) and Tramon Williams (2010) to Pro Bowl selections and helped veteran CB Charles Woodson earn NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors from The Associated Press in 2009. Whitt joined the Packers in 2008 as a defensive quality control coach. He began his NFL career as an assistant defensive backs coach for the Atlanta Falcons in 2007 after five seasons coaching at the collegiate level, first as wide receivers coach at The Citadel (2002) and then as cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Louisville (2003-06). A wide receiver at Auburn University, Whitt spent his final two seasons at the school (2000-01) assisting the coaching staff after his playing career was cut short by injury.
Cignetti comes to Green Bay with 29 years of coaching experience, with much of it working with quarterbacks. For the past two seasons, he coached quarterbacks for the New York Giants, helping QB Eli Manning register the second-highest completion percentage of his career (63.0) in 2016. Cignetti was the quarterbacks coach for the St. Louis Rams from 2012-14 before becoming the offensive coordinator in 2015, leading an offense that ranked No. 7 in the NFL in rushing that season (122.3 ypg). He worked as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1997-98), Fresno State (2002-05), University of North Carolina (2006), University of California (2008), University of Pittsburgh (2009-10) and Rutgers (2011). Between his college jobs, Cignetti was a quality control coach for the Kansas City Chiefs (1999) and quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints (2000-01) and San Francisco 49ers (2007). The Pittsburgh native began his coaching career in his home city, working as a graduate assistant for Pitt in 1989. He went on to coach wide receivers (1990-92), secondary (1993-94) and quarterbacks (1995-96) at IUP.
Downard (DOWN-erd) comes to Green Bay after working at Bowling Green for the past two seasons, serving as the safeties coach in 2017 and the director of football operations in 2016. In 2017, he oversaw the development of Marcus Milton, who converted from cornerback to tie for the team lead with three interceptions, as well as junior-college transfer Fred Garth, who led the team with 95 tackles. From 2014-15, Downard was a defensive coaching assistant with the Cleveland Browns, assisting with the defensive line in 2014 and the defensive backs in 2015. Prior to his two seasons with the Browns, he served as a graduate assistant at both Texas Tech and Toledo. Downard played defensive back at Eastern Michigan, where he earned honorable mention Freshman All-America recognition from Scout.com in 2007 after ranking No. 2 in the country among freshmen with six interceptions.
Drayton is entering his third season coaching in the NFL, having worked as the assistant special teams coach for the Indianapolis Colts for the past two seasons. In 2016, he assisted P Pat McAfee in earning his second career Pro Bowl selection after leading the league in punting average (49.3) and ranking No. 3 in net punting average (42.7). After McAfee retired, Drayton helped P Rigoberto Sanchez finish No. 4 in the NFL in net punting average (42.6) in 2017 and earn a spot on the Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie team. Drayton was the assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/cornerbacks coach at The Citadel (2014-15), where he played defensive back (1994-98). It was his second stint at his alma mater, having previously worked as a graduate assistant/secondary in 1999 and then coached tight ends/offensive tackles in 2000, wide receivers in 2001, outside linebackers in 2002 and secondary/special teams from 2003-05. He was the secondary coach at Southern Mississippi in 2012, the assistant head coach/special teams/wide receivers coach at Coastal Carolina from 2010-11 and coached special teams/defensive backs at South Carolina State in 2008-09. Drayton spent 2007 as an assistant coach at Goose Creek (S.C.) High School, was the defensive coordinator for the Seinajoki (Finland) Crocodiles of the European Football League in 2006 and was an assistant coach with the Charleston Swamp Foxes (Arena 2) from 2000-02.
Montgomery is entering his fourth season with the Packers, having served as the defensive front assistant for the past three years. In 2017, he was part of a staff that helped Green Bay rank No. 8 in yards allowed per carry (3.86) and tied for No. 9 in rushing TDs allowed (10). DT Mike Daniels earned his first career Pro Bowl selection this past season, just the fifth defensive tackle in team history to be named to the Pro Bowl, after recording a career-best 72 tackles while ranking No. 3 on the team with five sacks, and DT Kenny Clark led the defensive line with 78 tackles (39 solo) while adding 4.5 sacks. Montgomery joined the Packers in 2015 after coaching at the collegiate level for 11 seasons, which included eight seasons coaching the defensive line at the University of Oklahoma (2013-14), the University of Michigan (2011-12), the University of Wyoming (2009-10) and the University of Northern Iowa (2007-08). He began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Iowa, as a student assistant in 2002. Montgomery continued coaching as an assistant at Iowa City West High School (2003-04) and as the defensive coordinator at North Iowa Community College (2005) while also playing for the Chicago Rush, Colorado Crush and Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League (2003-05).
Raih (RYE) has been with the Packers for the past four seasons, spending 2014-15 as a coaching administrator, 2016 as assistant offensive line coach and last season as offensive perimeter coach. In 2017, Green Bay was one of six teams to have three or more players with 50-plus receptions and four-plus receiving touchdowns, and was the only team where at least three of the players were wide receivers. In 2016, Rye assisted with a line that helped the Packers rank in the top 10 in the NFL in numerous categories, including points per game (No. 4, 27.0,), yards per game (No. 8, 368.8), passing yards per game (No. 7, 262.4) and yards per carry (No. 7, 4.55). Before joining Green Bay, he spent 2013 at Texas Tech as the director of high school relations before being promoted to outside receivers coach. The former Iowa quarterback (1999-2003) coached at his alma mater as a graduate assistant, working with the offensive line in 2010-11 and the tight ends in 2012. Raih started his coaching career as an intern for the UCLA football program, working with quarterbacks in 2008 and tight ends in 2009.
Simmons is entering his eighth season with the Packers, having served as the assistant special teams coach for the past three seasons. In 2017, Simmons helped P Justin Vogel register a net punting average of 41.6 yards, ranking No. 1 among Packers since 1976 (min. 40 punts). From 2015-17, the Packers ranked No. 2 in the NFL in opponent punt return average (5.7 yards per return). In 2014, Simmons was a defensive/special teams assistant, where he worked closely with special teams and spent much of his time tutoring perimeter players on various coverage and return teams. He also assisted with the defensive backs, helping the Green Bay defense rank No. 9 in the league in takeaways (29). Simmons joined the Packers in 2011 as a coaching administrator, a position he held for three years. Before coaching, he played for 10 years in the NFL as a defensive back and was a standout on special teams during his career. A fifth-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1998 NFL Draft, Simmons went on to play 121 games from 1998-2007 for the Steelers and Houston Texans. He lettered four years as a cornerback for Arizona State, serving as a team captain and earning second-team All-Pacific-10 honors as a senior.
Offensive Coaching Staff
Joe Philbin, Offensive Coordinator
James Campen, Offense – Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
Jim Hostler, Offense – Pass Game Coordinator
Brian Angelichio, Tight Ends
Frank Cignetti Jr., Quarterbacks
Ben Sirmans, Running Backs
David Raih, Wide Receivers
Jeff Blasko, Assistant Offensive Line
Defensive Coaching Staff
Mike Pettine, Defensive Coordinator
Winston Moss, Associate Head Coach/Linebackers
Patrick Graham, Defense – Run Game Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Joe Whitt Jr., Defense – Pass Game Coordinator
Jason Simmons, Secondary
Jerry Montgomery, Defensive Line
Scott McCurley, Defensive Assistant
Ryan Downard, Defensive Quality Control
Special Teams Coaching Staff
Ron Zook, Special Teams Coordinator
Maurice Drayton, Assistant Special Teams
Strength and Conditioning Staff
Mark Lovat, Strength & Conditioning Coordinator
Chris Gizzi, Strength & Conditioning Assistant
Thadeus Jackson, Strength & Conditioning Assistant
Grant Thorne, Strength & Conditioning Assistant
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First ministers meeting shaping up to be most acrimonious in years
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is bracing for a barrage of criticism from premiers upset about the federal approach to pipelines, carbon taxation, environmental assessments, and more
Wrangling over the agenda doesn’t bode well for Friday’s first ministers’ meeting, which is shaping up as one of the most fractious gatherings of Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial leaders in decades.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is bracing for a barrage of criticism from premiers upset about the federal approach to pipelines, carbon taxation, environmental assessments, GM’s Oshawa plant closure in Ontario and the oil price crisis.
Meanwhile, federal officials privately concede little headway is likely to be made on the official objective of the Montreal meeting: reducing interprovincial trade barriers.
Indeed, the feds are fully expecting the most openly hostile premier — Ontario’s Doug Ford — will do his best to derail the meeting altogether, including potentially storming out of the gathering or possibly even boycotting it outright.
Their suspicions have been stoked by what federal insiders say are the hardball games Ford and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are playing on the agenda, demanding that it be expanded in writing to include the oil price crisis and the planned federal tax on carbon pollution.
According to sources familiar with the dispute, who were not authorized to speak publicly, the pair have not been satisfied by the federal response that the agenda already includes a discussion on economic competitiveness — a broad topic that Ottawa says will allow premiers to raise all the issues they please.
Moe confirmed in an interview Wednesday that there is “some frustration, myself included, with the agenda provided by the prime minister,” which includes having some federal ministers address the premiers on their initiatives.
He said he intends to raise the oil price crisis, the carbon tax, pipelines and repeal of Bill C-69, which re-writes the rules for environmental assessments of energy projects.
“We’d like it in writing, confirm that we’re going to discuss those items. But rest assured that the premier of the province of Saskatchewan will bring those items to the floor (regardless),” Moe said, adding that he doesn’t intend to leave the meeting early.
Even the guest list for a pre-meeting dinner hosted by Trudeau on Thursday evening has become a matter of dispute. The feds proposed that it be a private affair for first ministers only, with a single notetaker present. The premiers demanded that each be allowed to bring one official.
This will be the fourth first ministers’ meeting Trudeau has hosted since becoming prime minister in 2015. And it’s certain to be the most acrimonious.
Since first ministers’ last met, the prime minister has lost several of his most reliable provincial Liberal allies — Ontario’s Kathleen Wynne, Quebec’s Philippe Couillard and New Brunswick’s Brian Gallant.
He now faces a phalanx of conservative premiers, four of whom — Ford, Moe, Manitoba’s Brian Pallister and New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs — have joined in court challenges to the federal carbon pricing plan and one of whom — Ford — has engaged in conflicts with the federal Liberals in general.
Alberta’s NDP Premier Rachel Notley was initially an ally for Trudeau, supporting him on carbon pricing. But she parted company last summer over the failure to get the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project off the ground and is now crusading for federal help to ease the discount price Alberta is obliged to accept for its oil because it can’t get it to tidewater for shipment overseas.
She and Moe sent Trudeau a letter this week, asking that the agenda for the first ministers’ meeting be revised to include the oil price crisis, which they argued is costing the country $80 million per day.
And Notley disparaged the federal government’s preferred focus on interprovincial trade barriers.
“We tend to have conversations about minor internal trade issues and then when it’s my opportunity to talk, I say, ‘Well, there’s one big internal trade issue that we have about getting our product from one province to another and to other markets and it’s actually worth 100 times the value of these other issues,” she said Tuesday.
Trudeau said Wednesday that he looks forward to “talking about anything the premiers want to talk about.”
“I’m looking forward to a broad range of discussions on whatever it is they have as priorities,” he said on his way into the House of Commons. “Including oil, of course. Natural resources are an essential part of our economy. We’re going to be talking about that as well.”
Notley, Moe and a number of other premiers, including Newfoundland and Labrador’s Dwight Ball and Nova Scotia’s Stephen McNeil, also want to talk about Bill C-69, federal legislation that is currently stalled in the Senate and which would re-write the rules for environmental assessments of energy projects. Critics maintain it will create more red tape and delays in project approvals that will scare off potential investors.
“We are looking for clarity around Bill C-69,” Ball said in an interview, adding that it’s creating uncertainty in his province’s offshore oil and mining industries.
“We know that the regulatory regime can be an impediment in attracting investment.”
In a similar vein, Biggs said he wants to talk about reviving the defunct Energy East pipeline proposal, which TransCanada abandoned last year, citing regulatory hurdles and changed circumstances.
First ministers are to meet for two hours with Indigenous leaders Friday morning before holing up behind closed doors for some six hours with Trudeau.
— With files from Ryan McKenna in Regina and Holly McKenzie-Sutter in St. John’s
Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press
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Moholy-Nagy: Future Present
Date(s): May 27, 2016 – Sep 7, 2016
Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States
The first comprehensive retrospective of the work of László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946) to appear in the United States in nearly fifty years, this long overdue presentation will reveal a utopian artist who believed that art could work hand-in-hand with technology for the betterment of humanity. The exhibition will present an unparalleled opportunity to examine the career of this pioneering painter, photographer, sculptor, and filmmaker as well as graphic, exhibition, and stage designer, who was also an influential teacher at the Bauhaus, a prolific writer, and later the founder of Chicago’s Institute of Design.
Among his radical innovations were experimentation with cameraless photography; the use of industrial materials in painting and sculpture; research with light, transparency, and movement; work at the forefront of abstraction; and the fluidity with which he moved between the fine and applied arts. The exhibition will include more than 300 collages, drawings, ephemera, films, paintings, photograms, photographs, photomontages, and sculptures, including works from public and private collections across Europe and the United States, some of which have never before been shown publicly in the U.S. Also on display will be The Room of the Present, a contemporary fabrication of an exhibition space originally conceived by Moholy-Nagy in 1930.
It will include photographic reproductions, films, slides, and replicas of architecture, theater and industrial design including a 2006 replica of his kinetic Light Prop for an Electric Stage (1930). Though never realized during his lifetime, The Room of the Present illustrates Moholy’s belief in the power of images and various means by which to view them—a highly relevant paradigm in today’s constantly shifting and evolving technological world.
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Home » Country Music » LoCash Debuts New Single “Don’t Get Better Than That” on “Megyn Kelly TODAY”
LoCash Debuts New Single “Don’t Get Better Than That” on “Megyn Kelly TODAY”
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LoCash’s Preston Burst and Chris Lucas made the trek to New York City this morning (Dec. 29) to debut their brand new single “Don’t Get Better Than That” on NBC’s “Megyn Kelly TODAY.”
Just as the year is coming to an end, the duo is revving up for what’s to come in 2018. Chris and Preston chatted with host Megyn about touring with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on their 2017 Soul2Soul tour saying, “They are incredible people. When I say humble and kind, no pun intended. They really are, they are absolutely amazing people. They just treat us like gold, it’s awesome.”
When Megyn asked about their upcoming gig to ring in the new year Times Square, where they will play on the Opry City Stage for the venue’s “New Year’s Eve Bash,” the guys recalled what they were doing the previous year.
“All I know is the last time we did that we were with you,” Chris said to Megyn. “We were freezing. It was negative four degrees and we were standing next to Megyn Kelly, it was amazing.”
LoCash went on to perform their new single, “Don’t Get Better Than That,” written by Preston, Chris, Phil Barton and Lindsay Rimes, which is a taste of what we can expect from their upcoming album due out in 2018.
“Rolling with a full tank, wasting gas / Sipping on a sunset, crushing cans / Little Nitty Gritty turned up full blast / Yeah, it don’t get better than that / Raising all the hell on Friday night / Holding on your honey under neon lights / Knowing where you’ve been, loving where you’re at / Yeah, it don’t get better than that.”
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Flights of the Imagination
For the first issue of Scientific Studies of Literature (click here) a number of us were asked to write about the future of this field. One prospect on which I wrote (Oatley, 2011) was the contribution the psychology of fiction will make to understanding imagination, which has been less studied than other topics of comparable psychological importance. Yesterday, I looked on PsycInfo for the number of articles since the year 2001 with the word "imagination" and the number with the word "memory" in the title or abstract. I found that for each article that concerned imagination there were 18 on memory.
An important article on imagination, by Summerfield, Hassabis and Maguire (2010), was reported recently in OnFiction (click here). A comparably important article is by Maria Dias, Antonio Roazzi, and Paul Harris (2005). The problem on which they worked was originally devised in the early 1930s by Luria (1976). He found that people in Uzbekistan who were illiterate could not reason about problems in the form of syllogisms, like this: “In the Far North, where there is snow, all bears are white. Novaya Zemlya is in the Far North. What colour are the bears there?” By contrast people who had taken part in a very elementary literacy program, which had recently been introduced in USSR at that time, could answer questions of this kind. Luria reported a test of 15 people who had remained illiterate. Of these, only four were able to answer the question about the colour of bears. Those who could not answer it gave replies that concerned their direct experience, for instance, that they could not say what colour bears were in Novaya Zemlya because they had never been there. By contrast, all 15 of those who had attended a literacy program could answer the question correctly.
In discussing these results, Paul Harris (2000) suggested that it wasn't literacy as such that had the effect, but whether the respondents were able to use their imagination, as they had as children when they were playing. Introduction to literacy and reading, Harris argued, enabled them to do this, and thereby to start to think in terms of generalizations beyond their immediate experience.
Dias, Roazzi and Harris studied 48 adults from Recife in northeast Brazil. Of these 24 were illiterate and 24 had attended a literacy class two to three hours a week for two years. Diaz et al. used a set of syllogisms on subjects that were unfamiliar, with premises like "All leucocytes are white," and a set with premises on topics that were familiar, like "All blood is red."
Half the people in both the illiterate and literate groups were in what Dias et al. called the standard condition (as in Luria's experiment). For them, the instructions were: ‘‘I am going to read you some little stories about things that will sound funny. But let’s pretend that everything in the stories is true. Okay, now I’m going to tell you the first story …’’ the other half of the subjects were asked to imagine being on another planet. For this planet condition the instructions were: ‘‘I am going to read you some little stories about things that will sound funny. But let’s pretend that I am telling you all about another planet. Everything in that planet is different. Okay, now I’m going to tell you the first story about that planet …’’
Dias et al. found essentially what Luria found: in the standard condition the illiterate people who were asked to reason, for instance, from the premise "All blood is blue" could not do so, and tended to gave justifications from their own experience. But when Dias et al. posed the problem so that it was about another planet, significantly more people were able to reason from the words of the syllogism. In the planet condition both those who were illiterate and those who had received some literacy training did much better on the syllogisms with both unfamiliar and familiar content. The invitation to people to imagine being on another planet—the kind of invitation offered in fiction—provided a gateway to being able to reason with words, rather than needing to rely entirely on direct experience.
Although, of course, memory is important in psychology, imagination is comparably important. The psychology of fiction will help us understand it better.
Dias, M., Roazzi, A., & Harris, P. L. (2005). Reasoning from unfamiliar premises: A study with unschooled adults. Psychological Science, 16, 550-554.
Harris, P. L. (2000). The work of the imagination. Oxford: Blackwell.
Luria, A. R. (1976). Cognitive development: Its cultural and social foundations. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Oatley, K. (2011). Fiction and its study as gateways to the mind. Scientific Study of Literature, 1, 153-164.
Summerfield, J. J., Hassabis, D., & Maguire, E. A. (2010). Differential engagement of brain regions within a ‘core’ network during scene construction. Neuropsychologia, 48, 1501-1509.
Image: Phaaze, an unknown planet: metroid.wikia.com/wiki/File:Phaaze.jpg
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Tim Deibler OPA
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Tim Deibler has had a life-long passion for art. From his earliest childhood he tried to visually depict the world around him with crayons and paint. After studying with many of the local artists during high school, he chose to go to the Art Institute of Colorado. After graduating in 1979 he worked in the commercial art and video production fields until going full time as a fine artist in 1992. He has won five Awards of Excellence at the Oil Painters of America's National Juried Show from such distinguished artists as Daniel Gerhartz, Peter Adams, Quang Ho, Ramon Kelly and Scott Christensen.
Best known for his stunning portrayal of nature in oil, he loves painting the rugged mountain peaks, desert canyons and the pounding surf. With the success of his book Capturing the Seasons in Oils published by North Light Books he has become a popular teacher and workshop instructor. His work has appeared in many books and publications including: Art From the Parks, North Light Books Painter's Quick Reference Landscapes, North Light Books Landscapes of Colorado, Fresco Fine Art Publications He was just recently featured in the February 2012 Southwest Art article Of This Earth. Additional articles include: Plein Air Magazine: December 2005 Southwest Art: August 1998, April 1999, October 1999, October 2002, March 2003 and August 2008.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Deibler's passion for landscapes, mountains in particular began after seeing the 1956 movie The Mountain as a young boy. His aspiration to be a landscape painter started at age 13 after receiving a copy of the 19th-century mountain climber Edward Whympers' book Scrambles Amongst the Alps. When opportunity allowed, Deibler moved his family to southern Colorado in 1999 where the mountains became his constant inspiration.
"Every time I look out the window or walk outside I'm in the mountains, making it much easier for me to observe the constant moods and nuances of nature. My goal is to portray what I'm experiencing in nature, I want the viewer of my work to say "I'd like to be there."
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Home News Reports Madrasa teacher in Kashmir held for sexually assaulting a minor student
Madrasa teacher in Kashmir held for sexually assaulting a minor student
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The Jammu and Kashmir police has arrested a madrasa teacher from the Baramulla district in North Kashmir, over charges of sexually assaulting a minor boy.
It has been alleged that a student of Madrasa Darul-Hudda situated in Nowpora Jageer village, was called by the accused teacher to his room after the morning prayer and then was sexually assaulted. The boy has alleged that this act took place while the other students were in the Masjid studying the Quran.
As per the complaint, this incident took place on 20th December, and has now come to light after the victim and his father registered a complaint in this matter on 28th January.
The police as a result recorded the witness statements and lodged a case against the madrasa teacher under section 377 and 506 of Ranbir Penal Code (RPC). Raids were later carried out to arrest the teacher, but he continued to evade arrest. He was finally nabbed on Sunday.
Such a case of sexually assaulting minor boys had also emerged from Kashmir last September.
It was reported that a local Maulvi in Kashmir had been accused of raping scores of minor boys under the pretext of summoning djinns and driving away ‘evil eye’. The Kashmir Police had booked Aijaz Shaikh, popularly known as Maulvi Saab amongst the locals, under section 377 of the state’s Ranbir Penal Code.
The madrasas too in the recent days have been under scrutiny over charges of its teachers sexually assaulting students.
In January, four Muslim clerics had been arrested from Bihar’s Purnia region for raping and murdering a minor girl who used to be a student there. As per the report, one of the accused raped her for over an year and when he discovered that she was pregnant, he and his accomplices decided to hatch a conspiracy to eliminate her.
In the same month it emerged that a few Muslim politicians from Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, were trying to save a Madrassa cleric who was accused of raping a 12 year old girl. Besides this, the cleric was also accused of molesting another minor. The politicians were later arrested.
In December, the UP police had raided a Madrasa in Lucknow’s Shahadatganj area, where girls were allegedly held hostage and molested by the Madarsa’s manager. A total of 51 girls were rescued by the police during the raid and the manager was also arrested.
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– The FCS playoffs have given South Dakota new life, and, oh, is senior quarterback Chris Streveler happy to take advantage of the opportunity.Tampa Bay’s offense – in addition to having scored 11 touchdowns on plays that started the red zone – has 35 trips inside the opposing 20 this year; only five teams have had more.So we’ll see how the game goes, but he looked great.Marshall heads home for its matchup against the Panthers on Wednesday, while North Texas visits Florida International on Saturday.
Mar 23 7 PM The Los Lakers questioned Lonzo Ball whether his Big Baller Brand shoes were the cause of his ankle injuries.He’s been a stud of late, and it would be a shame to see him go down for any extended period of time.on May 10, and he will promptly do enough despite the limited time to finish a close wholesale jerseys second for the National League’s Rookie of the Year award.In his duties, he oversees the activities of all members of the Association.
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On a night when the 49ers offense was masterful for most of the game, it was a few drives late in the game that loomed the largest.This season he’s using his 6-foot-4-pound frame better in the offensive zone to create havoc around the net and has an NHL career-high 51 points .The wheels came off after that.To search for players who were born on a certain date, for example all players born on December 25, choose the month, day and year with the drop down boxes and then choose the ‘Full Date Search’ option.The Raiders found their way to almost a sack per game last year.
The two programs, who met for the first time, were the final two selected for playoff bids.He might have to pick up dog poop.There are only five teams in the entire league with fewer second-period goals, and all five are not in playoff positions.To find all players born within a certain month and year, for example all players born in December of 1985, choose the month and year with the drop down boxes and then choose the ‘Month and Year Search’ option.
With the loss, Los Angeles is 9 on the season, but still maintains its one-game lead over the Seahawks in the NFC West.Nothing has changed over the years, except almost everything.Sunday was also only the second time this season the Blue Jackets have scored more than one power play goal in a single game.Bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 24 minutes.While the Lightning could easily lean on those two If you’re the Montreal Canadiens, you’re probably just looking to turn the page on the trade that sent breakout-defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Jonathan Drouin last summer.Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said the Wesson situation could be addressed prior to the Big Ten tournament.
With the great night, the 28-year-old improved to 2 with a 4 ERA, 1 WHIP and 33 strikeouts in 29 innings across five starts this season.If that means playing a guy at point guard who you know can’t really handle the ball, you have to do it.Caught a throw for a 12-yard TD, marking his second consecutive contest with a score on Sunday night at Dallas, Sept.He now was four sacks in his last five games, while also recording at least seven tackles in five of his eight games for the season.As such, focusing on platoon scenarios is prudent.
He’s also not generating shots from the backend as he did a year ago.Penguins: is Pittsburgh’s clear-cut No.Bell’s 2018 offense averaged 52 points per game, running and passing at almost a 50 split.The undrafted Temple product unfortunately strained his calf during that game against the Eagles, though, and he was consequently unable to practice all week ahead of the NFC Championship Game against Los Angeles.
When Walsh took over in San Francisco, he brought along Sam Wyche, Cook’s former backup with the Bengals, to coach the passing game.His CF% also dropped in each of those seasons.They were reunited when the Devils acquired Hall from the Edmonton Oilers on June 29.The Madison, Alabama, native returns to his home state, where he began his career as a high school coach at several top programs.Jones went 2 with a 3 goals-against average, an .895 save percentage and one shutout against the Golden Knights in the second round last year, then with a 3 GAA and an .893 save percentage against them this season.
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NOJA Power wins Exporter of the Year in Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2012
For the third time in six years, NOJA Power is recognised as Queensland’s top exporter and promoted as a role model to encourage others to strive for success in world markets.
Electrical switchgear engineers NOJA Power today announces that it has been recognised as a “Queensland Exporter of the Year” in the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2012 program. Queensland Premier Campbell Newman announced the winner on November 8.
NOJA Power was initially awarded first prize for its export achievements in the “Large Advanced Manufacturer Award” category and then won the overall Exporter of the Year Award after being selected the best company from the twelve category winners.
The company also won Exporter of the Year Awards in the 2007 and 2009 editions of the program.
Queensland’s Export Awards program is an annual event open to all Queensland exporters, large and small, regional and metropolitan. Now in its 23rd year, the awards program is the state’s highest recognition of exporting achievement. The awards program provides a showcase for top exporters and recognises enterprising excellence for the export of goods and services and the positioning of Queensland in the international market.
“Growing exports in this challenging global environment is no mean feat,” said Queensland Premier Campbell Newman in a statement. “These Queensland companies [recognised in the awards] have achieved great success through innovation and determination to meet the changing needs of the global export market.”
Mr Newman made specific reference to NOJA Power. “NOJA Power Switchgear is a Queensland company at the top of its game, providing electrical infrastructure to countries with swelling populations and industries,” he said. “[The company] epitomises the success story of a Queensland company which has started out small, and gone on to bigger things.
NOJA Power was formed in 2002 by Neil O’Sullivan, Oleg Samarski, Jay Manne and Quynh Anh Le. The founding directors still run the company that now employs 150 people and exports to 80 countries on every continent.
The company’s products are used in the distribution of electricity by utilities, improving the reliability of supply, lowering the cost of power, easing the challenge of integrating renewable energy into the grid and helping to reduce carbon emissions from generating stations.
“NOJA Power’s very first sale was to an overseas firm and the company has grown up with an export focus ever since,” said NOJA Power Managing Director Neil O’Sullivan. “Nonetheless, to win this export award even once was a major achievement for the firm; to win it three times in six years is exceptional and a testament to the hard work and commitment of all NOJA Power’s staff.”
Accepting the award, Mr O’Sullivan said the company’s international success comes as a result of giving quality service and tailoring specific products to meet the needs of growing regions. NOJA Power has increased its export sales by 90 percent in the last year alone.
“Our continued investment in research and development to create quality products recognised as leading-edge technology in the world today underpins our business success,” he said.
As a Queensland Export of the Year, NOJA Power now progresses to the Australian Export Awards, a program it also won in 2009. The Prime Minister’s Australian Exporter of the Year will be announced on November 27, 2012, at Parliament House in Canberra.
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Braunton’s flood warden Ben is named an MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
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Braunton flood warden Ben Byrom has been given an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2019. Picture: Matt Fryer
Braunton’s river and flood warden Ben Byrom has been awarded a MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services tackling flooding in the village.
Following the major flooding of Caen Street in December 2012 that devastated businesses, Mr Byrom became the warden almost by default because he was the one that had access to sandbags and everyone looked to him for direction.
Speaking on receiving an MBE, Mr Byrom said: "I did not expect the award, it was a total surprise for me.
"Interestingly enough, I had been volunteering for the Royal Winter Horse Show. It was ironic really, I had actually been stewarding the Queen's stand and she had been just metres from me and then I get home and I have the letter.
"It is nice to be recognised, but you do not do it for that reason."
Mr Byrom, an avid royalist, hopes to meet the Queen or Prince William when he goes to St James's Palace.
Among his effort in aiding the community, he has organised sandbag training evenings, arranged for name plaques on all the bridges in Braunton to pinpoint problem areas and is beginning talks for 25-year flood plan of how to combat rising sea levels.
The short term goal is to improve the drainage throughout the village and improve the capacity of the River Caen in the long term.
Mr Byrom, married with two grown up children, enjoys doing voluntary stewarding work at festivals in his spare time.
He added: "I would like the award to be for the good of the river, the good of the village.
"I could not have done any river work without my staff at work and family backing me, so a huge thanks to them.
"I would like it to be used to raise awareness for the river and for people to think about: what can we do?"
And he wants to spread the message of being vigilant: "Now is the time of year to start thinking about what resources you have, if you are in a vulnerable place, and for people to think about what they are putting down drains."
In September 2016, a drain blockage caused Caen Street to flood. The blockage was caused by crisp packets.
Another frequent cause for blockages is underwear.
Mr Byrom said: "People go surfing, they put it on the roof of the car or hang it on the end of the roof rack.
"They jump in the car, drive off and it's still there, but then it comes off and that's something silly.
"You get clothing, blocking drains, falling off the top of cars. We get some really funny things in this area."
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ARM Intros Eight-core Graphics Chip for Next-gen Superphones
By Mikael Ricknäs
The Mali-T658 graphics processor announced by ARM on Wednesday can be equipped with up to eight cores to help it deliver ten times the graphics performance of the company's existing GPU.
The superior graphics performance is compared to the Mali-400 MP, which is used on a number of smartphones from Samsung Electronics, including the Galaxy S II andthe new Galaxy Note.The chip also has four times the computing power of the Mali-T604 GPU, which has yet to appear in any available products.
The performance boost will result in better HD gaming and help usher in new compute-intensive applications, such as augmented reality, according to ARM. Besides smartphones, the GPU will also be used in tablets, smart TVs and automotive entertainment systems.
But don't expect products based on the Mali-T658 GPU anytime soon. Smartphones based on the Mali-T604 GPU will arrive next year, while products that use a Mali-T658 chip with four cores will arrive in 2013. Products powered by a version with the maximum eight cores are expected to be introduced in 2015, according to a chart from ARM detailing the evolution of its mobile processors.
Samsung, Fujitsu Semiconductor and LG Electronics are among the companies that will partner with ARM on products, ARM said.
The chip is compatible with a number of different of graphics and compute APIs, including DirectX 11 and DirectCompute from Microsoft; Khronos OpenGL ES and OpenCL; Google's Renderscript and OpenVG.
Besides the new Mali GPU, this week also saw the introduction of Acer's 10-inch Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet. It is powered by the ARM-based Tegra 3 processor, which has four cores, and will start shipping worldwide in December.
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Letter to Legislators on the ERA - Don't Let Phyllis Schafly Fool You (Again)
Written by Eileen Davis
The Illinois House is poised to vote on ratification of the ERA tomorrow before noon. Phyllis Schafly and her cronies are now on the ground in Springfield spreading the same stories they did back in the 80's. There's no stopping this train!
I am writing to ask you to please vote YES tomorrow to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and bring The United States one state closer to finishing its final ratification as a Constitutional Amendment. I know you have found the build up to this vote contentious, and as a registered nurse who serves in a church sponsored community health clinic I would like to share my thoughts with you as to why it is so important you vote YES on SJRCA0075, (Illinois's ratification of the federal Equal Rights Amendment). Every generation has had its opposition to this important civil rights legislation,known as the equal rights amendment, and that opposition has mirrored its generation of origin, from fear of "petticoat rule" in the early 20's, to preserving the "madmen Culture" in the 50's and 60's, to fear of women in the military in the 70's and 80's. It is notable every generation following has found these objections difficult to understand and downright wrong.
Today's opposition forces are trying to promote the false narrative that a federal Equal Rights Amendment is an abortion bill- it is not. Fact is Roe v Wade was decided on the constitutional right to privacy, and there is nothing in the statement "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United Stated or any other state on account of sex" (gender), that speaks to pregnancy, uteruses, etc.
In fact, if one wants to consider what effect a ratified Equal Rights Amendment would have on abortion rates, I can testify that as an ER, Clinic, and Birth Educator Nurse with decades of experience, a Ratified Equal Rights Amendment would reduce abortions.... Why? Because as a health professional, I can tell you each and every time in the many many times I have ever told a women she was pregnant , if this wasn't received as happy news, the first words uttered is always some variation of " I don't know how I'm going to afford this baby", "I can't afford another child" or "I can't lose my job". Over decades this narrative has never wavered. I can't stress enough the correlation I have seen between a woman's economic and job security and her decision whether to continue an unplanned pregnancy. If you really want to support women and their unplanned pregnancies, empower women with a solid foundation of constitutionally guaranteed gender equality law, which would add strict scrutiny to economic equality, equal pay and opportunity and provide economic and job security to all women, pregnant or not. Please vote YES and Ratify the Federal Equal Rights Amendment. Please also consider, when women can depend on equal pay and equal opportunity, they won't need government programs to fill that gap.
I welcome your questions and thank you for your time.
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The goal of my lab is to enrich our understanding of the molecular basis of aging process by first identifying the genes that are controlled by these global regulators and then elucidating the cell biological and biochemical mechanisms used by these genes to affect lifespan. We have chosen C. elegans as our model system of aging. The initial work in my lab will use microarray techniques to identify transcriptional targets of longevity pathways. For this purpose, we have built both PCR product arrays and 60-mer oligo arrays for the almost 20,000 open reading frames in C. elegans. My previous work identified the genes that act downstream of the C. elegans insulin receptor/FOXO transcription factor pathway, and found that this pathway is likely to be regulated through a feed-forward mechanism; now we would like to determine when the target genes are expressed and distinguish direct from indirect targets. Because downregulation of the insulin receptor pathway is only one of the mechanisms that increase the longevity of C. elegans, we will also use microarrays and genomic analysis to discover transcriptional targets that are shared between multiple longevity pathways. Once the targets have been identified, we can use the C. elegans experimental system to test these genes for their roles in longevity. Now that we know which genes act downstream of the insulin receptor/FOXO pathway to affect lifespan, we would like to identify the sites of action of these genes in the worm. Using fluorescent gene fusions, we can identify the localization and time of expression of specific proteins in the animal to better understand the gene's organismal role. Finally, in vitro studies will be carried out on the most interesting candidate genes to understand their biochemical functions.
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Showing some brotherly love to the career of Landon Donovan, a certified USMNT #LegenD
By Chris Winkler
Philadelphia Union Communications
Friday will mark the end of Landon Donovan’s storied career with the United States men’s national team. American soccer fans, will say goodbye to arguably the greatest player to ever wear the red, white and blue.
But here in Philadelphia, those tears might be confused for joy. In just seven career games against the Union, Donovan scored four goals and had four assists as his teams took 16 of the possible 21 points (5-1-1).
But the memories for Philly fans aren’t all bad. Donovan also played in two international games at Lincoln Financial Field, helping the team to 1-0-1 record.
Here’s a look at Donovan’s top five moments in Philadelphia or against the Union. Be sure to watch his testimonial match Friday night when the U.S. team takes on Ecuador (7 p.m., ESPN).
5. Helps U.S. men draw in Jurgen Klinsmann’s debut
When: Aug. 10, 2011
Game: USMNT vs. Mexico, International Friendly
Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Donovan’s second (and final) appearance in Philadelphia as a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team came in Jurgen Klinsmann’s American coaching debut. Facing archrival Mexico for the first time since a 4-2 drubbing in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final just two months earlier, fans across the Delaware Valley – and the country – were eager to see a new, free-flowing American attack.
With 30,138 fans on hand at the Linc, the United States fell behind 1-0 as Oribe Peralta scored in the 17th minute. Robbie Rogers equalized for the U.S. in the 73rd minute, ultimately leading to the 1-1 final score.
Although Donovan was not on the score sheet, he sent two magnificent balls into the six-yard box during the game. The first came in the sixth minute and just barely missed a sliding Jermaine Jones. The second came on a corner kick in the 57th minute that Carlos Bocanegra headed on target, only to be saved by Guillermo Ochoa.
4. First goal at PPL Park
Game: Galaxy at Union, MLS Regular Season
Stadium: PPL Park
After being essentially held in check in each of his first three appearances against the Union (no goals, one assist) Donovan broke through in a big way during an early-season affair for the two teams. In a scoreless game in the 24th minute, Donovan deftly played a one-touch pass to a streaking Juan Pablo Angel where the Union defense intervened. However, with the ball momentarily sitting free near the spot, Donovan calmly beat Union keeper Faryd Mondragon for an early lead. It was the boost the Galaxy needed to secure a point on the road during a 1-1 tie.
3. Two assists in first appearance in Philadelphia
Game: USMNT vs. Turkey, International Friendly
Despite Donovan’s long national-team career, his first appearance in Philadelphia came just a few years ago during the 2010 World Cup send-off series. With one tune-up left before the World Cup, the U.S. needed some sense of urgency after trailing 1-0 at halftime.
That came in the 58th minute as Donovan made a deep run and latched onto a ball from Robbie Findley before he squared up a tap-in for Jozy Altidore for the equalizer.
The U.S. then took the lead in the 75th minute, again thanks to Donovan, as he took a throw-in and stretched the defense with a run into the midfield. He then set up Clint Dempsey for the eventual game-winner.
2. Four-point game at PPL Park
Similar to 2011, the Galaxy were off to a quick-start despite the cross-country trip. In just the third minute, Donovan took a corner and placed it directly into the six-yard box resulting in a Zac MacMath own goal. Obviously, Donovan wasn’t credited with a point, but his night was just beginning.
The Union equalized with Amobi Okugo heading home a goal in the 40th minute, but Donovan took complete control in the last half-hour. It started in the 71st as he easily set up Robbie Keane with a through ball for the go-ahead goal and eventual game-winner.
Donovan then picked up his second assist by setting up another wide-open player. This time it was Hector Jimenez who had the whole net to work with and slotted one past a diving MacMath.
With the Union pushing forward for a goal, Donovan finished off his breakout night in the 87th minute as he and Robbie Keane were on the break. Donovan took a through ball and side-stepped MacMath for an easy tap in.
1. Donovan sets all-time MLS goal record
Game: Union at Galaxy, MLS Regular Season
Stadium: StubHub Center
Just days after being left off the 2014 World Cup roster, Donovan cemented his legacy at home in Los Angeles against the Union. Barring a meeting in the 2014 MLS Cup, Donovan’s final game against the Union was just as big of torment as the previous six. This time it was a five-point night that started with an assist in the second minute on a Leonardo goal.
But of course, this is all about the record breaker. He scored his 135th career goal in the 49th minute to break Jeff Cunningham’s record putting the Galaxy up 2-0.
He then finished off his night to put the Galaxy up 4-0, by scoring his 136th goal in the 81st minute.
Look, you have to give credit when it's due and this situation, we are talking about a #LegenD, so it's a no-brainer...regardless of expense.
Contact Union writer Chris Winkler at cwinkler@philadelphiaunion.com
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Johnny Tapia, Tortured Professional Boxer Beloved To Many, Died This Weekend
Paul Rubin
Paul Rubin | May 29, 2012 | 1:20pm
It was October 1989 when we went to the Arizona State Fair for a boxing card that included our friend Michael Carbajal, then an up-and-comer straight from the Olympic Games in South Korea one year earlier.
On the undercard was a 22-year-old from Albuquerque who weighed in at 115 pounds, about 10 pounds more than Carbajal was fighting at the time. His name was Johnny Tapia, and he was a bouncy, good-looking kid who couldn't wait to fight.
The records show Tapia won an unanimous decision over John Michael Johnson in an eight-round contest, but that's not what we remember about that day other than he seemed lightning-fast in the ring and tough -- a good combination.
A prospect, in other words.
We were hanging out in a funky dressing room area when Tapia literally ran in after his fight, jumping up and down with joy.
We congratulated him, and soon found ourselves chatting with him.
I'm on my way to being a world champion, man, he said, sounding more matter-of-fact than puffing himself up. He was hard not to like, then or in the next decade or so, when he battled a bevy of personal demons and some of the best fighters in the business to a career record of 59-5-2 and a bunch of championship belts.
Tapia was found dead in his Albuquerque home on Sunday night of unknown causes at the age 45. Odds are that drugs will be involved -- Tapia lost his boxing license for three and a half years as an undefeated fighter after failing several drug tests.
Cocaine addiction, alcohol abuse, what have you, threatened to steal his career but somehow didn't.
Tapia spent much of his adult life in and out of jail.
Here's a poignant piece on Tapia that appeared in yesterday's New York Times that referred to the boxer's "chaotic life that included jail, struggles with mental illness, suicide attempts, and five times being declared clinically dead as a result of drug overdoses."
The Spanish phrase, "Mi Vida Loca," was tattooed on his belly, and it spoke more than volumes.
Another good retrospective, this one by Ivan Goldman of boxinginsider.com, has the perfect headline:
"Johnny Tapia, Age 45, Scores Draw Against the Devil."
That about sums it up.
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Second Arizona Portillo's On Its Way to Tempe Marketplace
Laura Hahnefeld | June 24, 2013 | 7:00am
It seems like only yesterday (okay, it was February) when Portillo's, the Illinois restaurant chain beloved by Chicago transplants throughout the Valley, first brought its Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef, hamburgers, and cake shakes to Scottsdale.
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Its arrival was so eagerly awaited, in fact, that folks were waiting in line for up to 45 minutes on grand opening day.
Get ready, Tempe. You're next.
A representative for Portillo's tells me the Tempe Marketplace location will open in late August and that the new building, currently under construction, is being built from the ground up.
Like all Portillo's restaurants, the Tempe location will be filled with vintage memorabilia reflecting founder Dick Portillo's love of history -- especially Chicago history.
Portillo's is currently hiring for its Tempe location. Applicants can apply in person at the hiring center located at the northeast corner of Rio Salado Parkway and McClintock Drive from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Or, simply drop off a completed application at the on-site mailbox.
The privately held, 50-year-old Portillo's, based in Illinois, has locations throughout the Chicago metropolitan area as well as one in Indiana, two in southern California, and (soon) two in Arizona.
New Restaurant Alert
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Theater and Performance
Gender Studies - Women's Studies
Literary Studies - Literary Criticism and Theory
Gender Studies - Gay and Lesbian Studies
Performing Arts - Theater/General
Social Science - Gay Studies
Social Science - Lesbian Studies
Wendy Wasserstein
Jill Dolan
A feminist theater scholar and critic sheds new light on the work of playwright Wendy Wasserstein
Michigan Modern Dramatists
Playwright Wendy Wasserstein (1950–2006), author of The Heidi Chronicles, wrote topical, humorous plays addressing relationships among women and their families, taking the temperature of social moments from the 1960s onward to debate women’s rightful place in their professional and personal lives. The playwright’s popular plays continue to be produced on Broadway and in regional theaters around the country and the world. Wasserstein’s emergence as a popular dramatist in the 1970s paralleled the emergence of the second-wave feminist movement in the United States, a cultural context reflected in the themes of her plays. Yet while some of her comedies and witty dramas were wildly successful, packing theaters and winning awards, feminists of the era often felt that the plays did not go far enough.
Wendy Wasserstein provides a critical introduction and a feminist reappraisal of the significant plays of one of the most famous contemporary American women playwrights. Following a biographical introduction, chapters address each of her important plays, situating Wasserstein’s work in the history of the US feminist movement and in a historical moment in which women artists continue to struggle for recognition.
“Skillfully weaves together historical, dramaturgical, literary, and practical methodologies to attend to everything from Wasserstein’s complicated place in the canon to how the plays were initially staged and received . . . Not simply a play-by-play exploration of Wasserstein’s work, this book is also a rigorous examination of the gender and race politics of commercial theatre (specifically Broadway).”
—Charlotte M. Canning, University of Texas
Jill Dolan is Dean of the College, Annan Professor of English, and Professor of Theatre at Princeton University. She received the George Jean Nathan Award for her blog, The Feminist Spectator.
Praise / Awards
"Dolan effortlessly transitions among a variety of interpretive methodologies, and the result is an exemplary work of biography, theater criticism, and literary history that will be of great interest to those in the performing arts as well as literature...Highly recommended."
--Choice Reviews
Presence and Desire
Utopia in Performance
The Feminist Spectator as Critic
Paula Vogel
DOI: 10.3998/mpub.351280
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Fired South Portland worker seeks layoff probe
By Randy Billings
Public rally planned April 6 at City Hall
SOUTH PORTLAND — One of the five veteran city employees who were laid off last month is calling for an independent investigation into how the workers were selected and how the layoffs were carried out.
Deb Smith, the former operations supervisor for the Recreation Department, presented her demand in a written report to City Manager Jim Gailey and Mayor Tom Blake on Tuesday.
Smith said she decided to submit the report to the city after Gailey reneged on an agreement to conduct an exit interview.
“I have given so much of myself to the people of South Portland for 27 years,” Smith said in a press release. “I couldn’t just walk away without sharing the information within my report. My hope is that after reading it, the city of South Portland hires an independent investigator to ensure that the voices of the employees are heard and appropriate action is taken.”
Former City Councilor David Jacobs, a marketing and public relations consultant, was hired by Smith to handle press inquiries immediately following the layoffs. But Jacobs declined to provide a copy of the report this week, saying Smith was advised by the attorney she hired to only submit it to Gailey and Blake. Smith did not respond to a request for comment.
Maria Fox, Smith’s attorney, said it’s unclear whether the report is a public document or part of a confidential employee file. Fox would not comment about the contents of the report to “give the city a chance to do the right thing.” Fox would not say what her client would do if the city does not act on the report.
Jacobs said Smith disputes that she was laid off strictly for budgetary reasons. He said Smith was “an outspoken woman who met with her boss (Dana Anderson) to address morale and management issues.”
Human Resources Director John McGough would neither confirm nor deny that any formal complaints had been filed in his office against Anderson, saying they are considered confidential under state law.
“I am not in a position to provide you information regarding your request,” McGough said in an e-mail.
Last year, however, in a different case, McGough did, in fact, deny that formal complaints had been filed against another city department head. McGough did not respond with an explanation about the differences between the two requests.
Public outrage has grown since the layoffs were announced on Feb. 24. In addition to Smith, other laid off employees were Public Works Supervisor Dave Gaudet, an employee for 40 years; Human Resources assistant Pamela St. John, an employee for 28 years; librarian Reta Nappi, an employee for 20 years, and library clerk Monica Dubay, an employee for 15 years.
The employees were given five minutes to collect their belongings before being escorted out of their respective buildings. It was later revealed that Anderson and McGough each received a $4,000 pay increase in months before the layoffs, which Gailey said was for increased responsibilities.
Tim Gato, who was assigned the title of deputy director of Public Works and Parks and Recreation, also received a pay raise.
Some residents have organized a letter-writing campaign in support of the laid-off employees. A public demonstration is planned for 6:15 p.m. on April 6, prior to a City Council meeting.
Angela Griffiths, one of three organizers, Wednesday said she expects a good turnout.
“Everywhere I go in South Portland people are talking about these layoffs and the egregious manner in which they were conducted,” Griffiths said. “We want answers. As it stands right now, we don’t even know if any alternative options were looked at.”
Griffiths said residents want to know why the city has not released plans for how the duties of laid-off employees would be redistributed. She said they also want to know whether the employees accepting those new responsibilities would receive pay increases.
Blake said Wednesday that he had received an e-mail with Smith’s report, but couldn’t open the attachment. He said he would be meeting with Gailey on Thursday, and expected to discuss the report.
Blake said the City Charter prohibits councilors from interfering with the hiring and firing of city employees. The only way the employees can be reinstated is for the council to increase the budget. “I don’t see that happening,” he said.
Councilor Jim Soule attempted to schedule an executive session for March to conduct an employee evaluation of Gailey, but withdrew his request because the motion was not properly worded. Any closed session to evaluate the city manager in this context would need the support of five councilors and tread a fine line between confidential personnel information and a public budget discussion.
With the exception of Soule, Gailey seems to have the full support of the council.
Blake complimented Gailey, who has conceded the layoffs were not handled in line with his personal beliefs, for trying to make amends with the laid-off workers. Blake said Gailey has sent each of them letters of recommendation and full explanations of their available benefits. He has also encouraged them to send written comments and concerns about the layoffs.
“In a way you could say that’s an exit interview right there,” Blake said.
Randy Billings can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 100 or [email protected]
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Home > Projects > Identity politics in north Cyprus
Identity politics in north Cyprus
Led by Mete Hatay
Jan 2018 -
Over the past decade, scholarly interest has grown both in the study of Turkish nationals who settled in the north of Cyprus after 1974, and in the politics of Turkish Cypriot identity. Although scholars always recognize that identity shifts in the Turkish Cypriot community have been influenced by the presence of Turkish nationals in the island, no previous study has sought to understand the dialogical and chronological trajectory of these changes. The report will give a complex picture of the various groups, aspirations, identity shifts, and political dynamics that have shaped the demographic and political landscape of the north over the past four decades.
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Home ∣ News » The combination of medical excellence and rehabilitatory measures improves QoL as Sheikha’s story shows
The combination of medical excellence and rehabilitatory measures improves QoL as Sheikha’s story shows
When four-year old Sheikha was admitted to ProVita over a year ago facing severe physical and social problems, daily life was an incredible challenge for the little girl and her family. Having spent much of her early life in the U.S. undergoing various treatments, Sheikha came to ProVita requiring mechanical ventilation on a nightly basis and experienced a range of issues interacting with people, such as an inability to make eye contact and frequent rocking behaviour. Proprioceptive difficulties meant Sheikha was unable to walk; despite having the physical ability to do so, the sensory processing disorder meant she lacked any sense of where her body was in space, rendering her afraid of making basic movements. Through daily occupational therapy sessions and round-the-clock care, a year has made an incredible difference to Sheikha’s life and her achievements are manifold. She was weaned off mechanical ventilation and OTs spent months gradually building up a rapport and developing her trust in order to tackle some of the social issues. An incredibly delicate process saw Sheikha build up tolerance to bearing weight on her limbs (at first supported and then unaided). The next stage saw her use a specially designed walker, as she was encouraged to take steps, an action that she now does semi-independently, with the help of holding someone’s hand. Having been overwhelmed by the sights and sounds of everyday life and in need of constant physical comfort, Sheikha is now able to engage in independent activities and is at a stage where she can be enrolled into a basic education programme, a milestone that those close to her never expected her to reach
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Church and the Chest of St. Simeon the God Receiver, Zadar
Sveti Šime, Zadar, Croatia
The Sanctuary is opened to the public:: Monday to Friday: 8.30 to 12.00 and 17.00 to 19.00. Saturdays 8.30 to 12.00
Church of St. Simeon, Zadar Parish church of St. Simon is a pilgrimage sanctuary for the faithful of the city of Zadar and the entire archdiocese of Zadar, Croatia. It attracts its cultural and artistic heritage, which has been sparked by centuries, especially with sacred preciousness of silver and gold, among which a silver-gold-plated chest (a 250 kg sarcophagus) with preserved relics of the prophet St Simeon the God Receiver.Continue Reading
Our lady of the Rockies Statue and Tour in Butte, Montana
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Our Lady of the Rockies, Montana 2, Butte, MT, USA
Open: From Monday to Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Sunday closed
Our Lady of the Rockies is a 90-foot (27 m) statue, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, that sits atop the Continental Divide overlooking Butte, Montana. It is the fourth-tallest statue in the United States. During the summer and early fall, buses travel to the statue two or more times per day. To make reservations call 406-782-1221 or 1-800-800-LADY The round trip from Butte takes two and a half hours weather permitting .Continue Reading
The Gothic Clermont Ferrand Black Cathedral – Facts, Mass Times and History
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral, Rue Verdier Latour, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Opening hours: from 7.45am to 12pm; and from 14h to 18h (19h from 15 June to 20 September). Visits are possible from 9am.
The Clermont Ferrand Cathedral is distinctive by its charcoal grey colour resulting from the Volvic lava stone used to build it. The interior conceals a remarkable collection of stained-glass windows and murals. Work began on current-day Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Cathedral in 1248, under the supervision of architect Jean Deschamps and of the episcopacy of Hughes de la Tour. It stands upon the site of former churches, as can be seen from the crypt.Continue Reading
Kostanjevica Monastery – Tomb of the last French King and the Rose Bourbon Collection
Kostanjevica Monastery, Škrabčeva ulica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
From Monday to Saturday: from 9.00 - 12.00 h and from 15.00 - 17.00 h Sunday (only tomb): from 15.00 – 17.00 h
Tombs of the Bourbons Charles X (1757–1836) became the king of France in 1824. He was an autocratic ruler whose actions did much to bring about the revolution in July 1830, when the entire family had to leave the country. Hi died of cholera on November 6, 1936, in the Coronini Palace, seventeen days after his arrival in Gorica. On November 11, he was buried in the church of Kostanjevica.Continue Reading
Malolos Cathedral of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception – Mass schedule
Malolos Cathedral, Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines
The Sanctuary is always open to the public
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Our Lady of Akita – Weeping Statue, Prophecy and Prayer
Our Lady Of Akita, Yuzawadai-1 Soegawa, Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan
The Sanctuary is opened to the public: 9:00 to 11:30 am / 1:00 to 4:30 pm (April to November) 10:00 to 11:30 am / 1:00 to 4:30 pm (December to March)
Historic background Our Lady of Akita is the Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a wooden statue venerated by Japanese faithful who hold it to be miraculous. The image is known due to the Marian apparitions reported in 1973 by Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa in the remote area of Yuzawadai, an outskirt of Akita, Japan.Continue Reading
Aachen Cathedral with the Palatine Chapel – Opening hours and Mass times
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Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, Germany
The Sanctuary is opened to the public:: January-March everyday 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. April-December everyday 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
History of Aachen Cathedral Charlemagne intended his Church of St. Mary to become a complete image of the Heavenly Jerusalem, symbolizing the contact of the Earthly and the Heavenly. After app. 20 years of construction this vision was architecturally and liturgically realized around the year 803.Continue Reading
Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii
Campanile di Pompei, Santuario della Beata Vergine del Rosario, Piazza Bartolo Longo, Pompeii, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
The Sanctuary is opened to the public:: 6:30 am - 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus – The Shrine of Meryem Ana Evi
Sultaniye Mahallesi, House of Virgin Mary, Selçuk/İzmir, Turkey
The Sanctuary is opened to the public:: 07.00 - 18.00 (17.00 winter time). The price of the Entrance: ticket is 25.00 TL for the foreigners and 10.00 TL for the Turkish citizens.
The price of the Entrance Ticket is 25.00 TL for the foreigners and 10.00 TL for the Turkish citizens. The History of Meryem Ana – House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus The modern history of Meryem Ana begins in the first half of 19th century on the banks of the Rhine in Germany, in the sickbed of a peasant woman in a village near Diilmen in Westphalia.Continue Reading
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Gay wrestler makes porn to stop LGBT suicides
Ella Braidwood December 4, 2018
Gay wrestler Dave Marshall from Perth, Australia, is giving the proceeds from his homemade gay porn to a suicide prevention charity after his father took his own life last year.
Professional wrestler Dave Marshall uploads his gay porn videos onto the subscription-based OnlyFans platform, with the profits being donated to charity Beyond Blue.
“Stats on LGBT in this area are quite scary, too, so I hope I can in some way give back to my community.”
—Dave Marshall
Marshall posted on social media to highlight LGBT+ suicide rates, adding that he hoped his actions would help the queer community.
Gay wrestler Dave Marshall: Depression and anxiety are big issues in society
“The reason the money I raise from my OnlyFans goes towards Beyond Blue is seeing everyday how big depression and anxiety has become in society and almost overlooked. … first time saying this, but my father took his life last year,” he posted on Instagram, according to Gay Star News, which broke the story
“Stats on LGBT in this area are quite scary, too, so I hope I can in some way give back to my community. Positivity is everything.”
Marshall regularly posts on social media about working on his own mental health.
Gay wrestler Dave Marshall makes gay porn and donates the profits to a suicide prevention charity. (davemarshall89/instagram)
The 29 year old was reportedly inspired to set up his OnlyFans account following encouragement from his then-boyfriend.
Dave Marshall used to work in sales before quitting job to become wrestler
The wrestler reportedly came out as gay aged 25, when he worked in sales.
He went on to quit his job and become a full-time wrestler and personal trainer.
Marshall is currently signed to Southern Hemisphere Wrestling Alliance.
Studies have shown that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) young people are more likely to attempt suicide than their straight counterparts.
A 2016 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) young people are almost three times as likely to seriously contemplate suicide than heterosexual youths.
It also found that LGB youth were five times more likely to have attempted suicide than heterosexual young people.
If you are in the US and are having suicidal thoughts, suffering from anxiety or depression, or just want to talk, call Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14. If you are in the US, call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255. If you are in the UK, you can contact the Samaritans on 116 123.
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2016 Pitt-Greensburg President’s Distinguished Service Awards for Staff Named
Valerie Kubenko, an administrative secretary, and Stacy Netzel, director of conferencing, are the recipients of the 2016 Pitt-Greensburg President’s Distinguished Service Awards for Staff.
The President’s Distinguished Service Award for Staff is the most prestigious honor that Pitt-Greensburg presents to regular staff members of any classification in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the campus.
Kubenko, who works with the faculty in the Natural Sciences Division, was held up as a role model for teamwork. Using details from the nomination submitted, UPG President Sharon Smith described Kubenko as “kind, compassionate and generous”; “incredibly considerate and impressively anticipating the needs of everyone she works with” and “an empathetic and optimistic problem solver.”
Smith also commended Kubenko for her ability to work with a variety of personalities both in her division and beyond, exhibiting a gracious, diplomatic and patient manner.
Kubenko started her career at Pitt-Greensburg in 2006 as an administrative secretary to faculty in the Humanities and the Behavioral Sciences divisions.
Smith described Netzel as “a vivid illustration of ‘Pitt to the Power of One’: an individual with an entrepreneurial spirit who actively seeks out change rather than waiting to adapt to it in order to advance the whole organization.” Smith noted that Netzel, who holds an MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business, has an eye for detail at all levels, a deep respect and professionalism in dealing with all constituents and an agility in handling all issues with calm and efficiency that keeps clients coming back year after year.
New President Named for University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
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That due a person or claim a person has by virtue of being a human being. The term human rights is relatively recent. It was first used by U. S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a 1941 message to the United States' Congress in which he propounded four freedoms- - -freedoms of speech and religion, and freedoms from want and fear. The idea of human rights is an elaboration of what used to be called natural rights or the rights of man.
These are a particularly Western idea that grew out of the medieval concern for the rights of specific groups, such as lords, barons, churchmen, kings, guilds, or towns. With the Enlightenment, philosophers began to consider whether people in general had any rights. John Locke in particular argued in his influential second Treatise of Government (1690) that all people have a natural right to freedom, equality, and property. He directly influenced the American Declaration of Independence, which almost a century later (1776) declared that "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." During the French Revolution the French National Assembly approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), which proclaimed that the goal of political association is the preservation of the natural and inalienable rights of man, of liberty, private property, personal security, and resistance to oppression.
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July 10, 2019 July 9, 2019 Staff
Rollover, June 26
At approximately 9:20 p.m., River Nobles, 22, of Oroville, and a passenger were traveling in a 2016 Nissan Versa, westbound on Highway 70, just west of Rock Creek Powerhouse. Nobles stated rate of speed was 65 to 70 mph.
As he navigated a slight right-hand curve in the roadway, he saw a rock in the road. Nobles advised he hit the rock first, but this was unable to be confirmed by a witness who was traveling immediately behind the Nissan.
Nobles lost control of the vehicle and it ran off the road onto the north shoulder. The front right tire of the car struck a concrete culvert cover on the north shoulder. The Nisan then collided with a dirt and foliage embankment on the north shoulder causing it to overturn several times. The car traveled across both lanes before striking the metal guardrail on the south shoulder. Following the collision the vehicle came to rest on its tires, facing west and blocking the eastbound lane.
Both occupants were able to exit the Nissan and a passerby notified emergency personnel via his company radio. Both parties were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the collision.
Nobles complained of pain to his head and lower back. The passenger had visible lacerations on her right knee and shin. Both parties were transported to Enloe Medical Center due to the passenger being six months pregnant and having been involved in a rollover collision.
Nobles was cited for driving without a license as a result of this collision.
Single-car accident, June 29
Dale Haanpaa, 34, of Greenville, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt southbound on Highway 89, just north of Indian Falls. It was about 5:15 a.m.
For unknown reasons Haanpaa allowed his vehicle to drift to the left, crossing over the solid double yellow lines and into the southbound lane. The driver attempted to steer his vehicle right to return to the southbound lane. According to the CHP report, due to the high rate of speed he lost control of his vehicle and then overturned.
The southbound lane was completely blocked. The northbound lane remained open with two-way traffic control. The driver sustained minor injuries.
Head-on collision, July 3
At about 12:56 p.m., Tina Borzoni, 52, of Chester, was driving her 2010 white BMW X5 southbound on Highway 89. She was transporting one passenger who was seated in the right front passenger seat of the car. Borzoni had come to a stop at the Greenville Wye.
Marina Shilling, 33, of Quincy, was driving a 1987 black Toyota pickup truck westbound on Highway 70, approaching the intersection with Highway 89, at a stated speed of 50 mph.
Borzoni looked in each direction but failed to see the approaching vehicle. She turned left (east) onto Highway 70 directly in front of Shilling. Shilling saw the BMW pull out in front of her truck, but was unable to take any evasive action before the two vehicles collided. Borzoni saw the Toyota right after she began her turn, but she could not take any evasive action before impact either.
The front of the Toyota struck the front of the BMW. This impact deployed the frontal airbags in the BMW. The two vehicles came to rest facing south partially on the south shoulder of Highway 70 and partially blocking the eastbound lane of Highway 70, within the intersection.
All parties were wearing seatbelts. Borzoni had minor injuries. However, Shilling and the passenger in the BMW both sustained major injuries. Shilling was transported to Enloe Medical Center in Chico. Borzoni’s passenger was treated for his injuries at Plumas District Hospital in Quincy.
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Cyclone Idai: WHO sending urgent health assistance to displaced thousands in Mozambique, others
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General
The World Health Organization (WHO) is providing urgent assistance to meet the health needs of thousands of people impacted by flooding in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The floods were triggered by Tropical Cyclone Idai, which swept through the region last week.
Cyclone Idai, which formed over the northern Mozambique channel, made landfall at the port of Beira and left 500000 residents without power and means of communication. The Government of Mozambique estimates that more than 1000 people may have died, with 600,000 persons affected in the northern provinces of Niassa, Tete and Zambezia.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that a total of 1.6 million people have been affected in the three countries.
Given the disruption of health services, WHO and partners are supporting all three governments in ramping up the health response to the disaster.
Deployed over the weekend, an initial surge team of WHO experts is working with the three health ministries and other partners to target support where it is needed most. WHO has already dispatched medicines for injuries and primary health care (including malaria treatment)to the affected countries. The supplies cover the primary health care needs for 10 000 people for three months, including treatment for severely injured persons.
WHO is deploying a full incident management team to Mozambique for scaling up the health response. Similar response actions with the deployment of health experts, medicines and medical materials and equipment are also ongoing for Malawi and Zimbabwe.
With most of the affected populations now housed in temporary shelter centres, the emergency supplies are providing support to outreach clinics and to better manage potential outbreaks of waterborne diseases, among others in those centres.
“The displacement of large numbers of people and the flooding triggered by Cyclone Idai significantly increases the risk of malaria, typhoid and cholera,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa.
“WHO stands with the affected people and is organizing assistance to address their urgent health needs.”
State authorities in the three countries continue search and rescue missions. In Malawi, 922,000 people have been affected, with 82 700 people displaced, 577 injuries and 56 deaths. The cyclone also stormed through Chimanimani District in Zimbabwe, causing 65 deaths and displacing between 8 000 and 9,600 people.
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June 12, 2017 Quality Legal Writing
As a general rule, domestic issues are exclusively within the province of the states. Although diversity of citizenship may provide federal jurisdiction in civil cases, the courts have long applied a “domestic relations exception” to this rule in deferring to the state courts. Despite this, there are provisions of federal law that affect divorce and custody proceedings, and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have indicated that domestic cases may be taken up by the federal courts when a “federal question” is involved such as a violation of constitutional rights by the state courts.
Military Divorces
The federal courts do not have jurisdiction over military divorces, but divorces of military personnel are governed by a mixture of state and federal laws. For example:
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) allows an active-duty servicemember to ask for a stay of their case if their military service affects their ability to participate in the proceedings, requires the court to appoint an attorney to represent the servicemember if they do not appear in court, and allows servicemembers to reopen default judgments under certain circumstances.
Servicemembers may have expanded choices of venue and may file for divorce in 1) The state where the servicemember resides, 2) The state where the spouse resides, or 3) The state where the servicemember is currently stationed.
The Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA) provides that state courts may treat military retirement benefits as either the property of the servicemember or the joint property of the servicemember and their divorced spouse. It does not dictate how the benefits should be divided, but it gives the state courts discretion to divide the assets as they see fit.
The military also has rules that govern alimony and child support obligations on the part of servicemembers. The military does not dictate to the states how alimony or child support should be awarded, but they make it easier for former spouses to collect alimony and child support.
The Domestic Relations Exception to Diversity Jurisdiction
Federal courts have jurisdiction to hear cases where the amount in controversy is greater than $75,000 and where the parties to the lawsuit include citizens of different states or subjects of a foreign government. Despite this, the federal courts have long abstained from deciding domestic issues including divorce, alimony, or child support citing a domestic relations exception to diversity jurisdiction in federal courts. The Supreme Court’s decisions that helped to shape the domestic relations exception include:
Barber v. Barber (1858) held that the federal courts do not have jurisdiction to grant or modify a divorce or alimony order, but they do have jurisdiction to enforce an alimony order that has been previously awarded.
In Re Burrus (1890) extended the domestic relations exception to matters involving child custody.
Popovici v. Agler (1930) reaffirmed the domestic relations exception in diversity cases and held that the federal courts have no jurisdiction to hear a case involving divorce and alimony between an American citizen and a foreign ambassador.
Ankenbrandt v. Richards (1992) held that the domestic relations exception does not cover a tort action between family members and that the federal courts have jurisdiction to hear a diversity case filed by a mother on behalf of her daughters that seeks monetary damages for torts committed against the daughters by their father and their father’s girlfriend.
Is There a Domestic Relations Exception to Federal Question Jurisdiction?
It appears that there is not although the law is not yet clear on this issue. In U.S. v. Windsor (2013), the United States Supreme Court confused the issue in its analysis while striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional. The Court’s reasoning was ultimately based on two conflicting views of the domestic relations question: 1) The authority to regulate domestic issues, including the definition of who is permitted to marry, is reserved for the states and the federal government should not have interfered by enacting DOMA; and 2) DOMA violates the Fifth Amendment rights of the citizens of New York where New York recognized a resident’s out-of-state same-sex marriage and the federal government refused to permit the same-sex surviving spouse to claim federal benefits upon their spouse’s death.
In Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), the Supreme Court again accepted jurisdiction in a domestic relations case based on a federal question. The Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment requires a state to 1) Issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples when requested, and 2) Recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples. Although the subject matter of Windsor and Obergefell were squarely within the province of domestic relations, jurisdiction was based on the federal question of whether a constitutional right had been violated, and it was not based on diversity jurisdiction.
It appears that the Supreme Court will permit federal courts to hear matters regarding domestic relations when the federal courts’ jurisdiction is based on a federal question. The filing, granting, and modification of divorces, alimony, or child support are still prohibited under the domestic relations exception when jurisdiction is based solely on diversity.
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TMG’s DAY OUT AT SPA
In a fast-moving, high-pressure technical environment, it’s important to take a break. The brain is a muscle, and while working it out will strengthen it, it’s also important to give it a rest and let it recover. Therefore Toyota Motorsport GmbH invited all employees to join our ‘home’ race of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Spa Francorchamps, on 3 May.
All 250 employees were invited to join – together with their friends and family, which made a perfect team. In addition, as part of our “Feel Part of the Team” hospitality programme, several sponsors and business guests were invited to join. Most of the 600 participants arrived in the morning and used the team hospitality as a starting point to meet and greet their colleagues before the action got under way.
The event allowed all employees to truly relax and have fun, giving everyone the opportunity to feel motorsport up close with the smell and sound of the cars passing only a few meters away and being able to access the paddock with ease.
The TMG hospitality was located in the former press centre above the old pit garages, on the run down between La Source and Eau Rouge. It was dedicated only to TMG employees and their guests, providing a perfect view on one of the most spectacular sections of track anywhere in motorsport. It was not only a popular point to warm up and take a rest, there was always food and drink to keep everyone’s energy levels high during the six-hour race. Employees enjoyed chatting with one another on a personal and professional level while people from different departments got to know each other better while having fun on the track. Getting out of the office and spending time with the team away from the day-to-day grind was very welcome. “There was a great atmosphere as drivers stopped by to discuss the race and sign autographs,” said Alastair. A highlight for all the guests!
“The Hospitality was as usual very welcoming and very pleasant; being so close to drivers as they pass by and to eat and drink in an informal family-type atmosphere was a treat and a surprise for my guest. The gifts were perfect and I was able to tell the story of the day to my children and give them each a small souvenir in return for their enthusiasm of my stories of the day,” said Stan.
Only a few clouds were in the sky throughout the day and there was a fresh breeze, but not enough to disturb the day by any means. For the start of the race most of the employees made use of the open ticket to enter the grandstands around the track. It was expected to be a thrilling fight at the front and expectations were met. Audi, Porsche and TOYOTA battled for the role of the favorites for the win. Most employees stayed till late evening to see the breathtaking finish, which saw the #8 TS040 HYBRID of Anthony Davidson, Nicolas Lapierre and Sébastien Buemi take TOYOTA Racing’s second victory of the season and another double podium finish. That sparked a great party into the night. “The highlight had to be the remaining laps of race because it was the first race in 11 years I had attended where we were on the top place of the podium. It was a special event for many reasons,” said Stan. Nico agreed: “The event was a complete success. The atmosphere among team members and guests was very relaxed and natural, almost like in a big family. I was very pleased to see so many of my colleagues showing their commitment. Personally I was surprised by the size of the crowd. Interest in the World Endurance Championship seems to be growing fast.”
Now the 2014 TMG Employee Event is but a memory. “We all enjoyed this day, we cannot express it enough. We have been wonderful treated as a guest. I walked the whole track with my excited guest – my mother,” said Tobias. Bernd agreed: “I felt very excited at the idea to spend a day at the circuit. It was a magnificent race experience.” And it was not only TMG employees who were impressed: „As in the previous years the company outing was a successful idea all round. We have been served with tasty meals and snacks. We in the purchasing department had some customers as guests at the track. It was amazing for them to see the racing cars now been fitted with the parts finished and manufactured by them. All the nicer then, seeing both cars on the podium at the second race of the season – a huge motivation for the next race in Le Mans,” said Peter.
Whoever knows the fascination of the Spa-Francorchamps race track and the myths surrounding its legendary corners understands why the event was such a big success for the whole TMG staff. The company´s 250 employees agreed that it was a great day! “The employee events are always very well organized and creates a great benefit for us TMG employees,” said Nenad while Stephan added “It was a great feeling to see our TS040 HYBRID finally on the track and dominating the 2014 Spa race. Hopefully our season will continue like this.”
“I really enjoyed this day on the track and the TMG staff should be commended on their continued professionalism and upbeat attitudes. Thank you so much for a wonderful first time experience. TMG knows how to make their employees feel nurtured and belong to a community. It is a feeling of belonging to one big family!” said Nina.
We are looking forward to the next get together. We can guarantee you that it will not be our last.
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Monday, Mar 11, 2019 10:51 AM
2019 Free Agency Preview: Safeties
Adam Dreyfuss
With free agency set to begin this week, Redskins.com previews the 2019 NFL free agent class position-by-position. Today's focus starts with the safeties.
The Redskins will enter the 2018 season retaining the majority of their safety group. Deshazor Everett, Montae Nicholson, Troy Apke, Jeremy Reaves and Alex Carter are all under contract for next season. Last season, Nicholson began as a starter alongside D.J. Swearinger Sr., and will likely compete for that role this year.
At the 2018 trade deadline, the Redskins parted ways with a fourth-round pick in order to acquire Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. The Alabama product is set to become a free agent in mid-March after starting the final nine games of the year for the Redskins. In those nine games, Clinton-Dix was added stability on the defensive side of the ball, getting 66 tackles, while forcing and recovering a fumble. He'll be someone the Redskins must consider as they re-tool the position.
Here are the top five free agents at the position, along with a full list below.
Earl Thomas is one of the last remaining members of the Legion of Boom still on the Seattle Seahawks. However, after publicly requesting either an extension or a trade last summer, neither of which Seattle gave him, Thomas’ time in Seattle is likely over.
Thomas has spent each of his nine seasons in the NFL with the Seahawks. In those nine seasons, Thomas has been named to six Pro Bowls and earned three first-team All-Pros and two second-team All-Pros. Thomas has also started all 125 games that he has been healthy for over the last nine seasons. In those 125 games, Thomas has totaled 684 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 11 forced fumbles, 28 interceptions and 67 passes defensed.
In 2018, Thomas only played in four games, as he broke his leg against the Arizona Cardinals in the Seahawks fourth game of the year. In the limited playing time last year, Thomas had 22 tackles and three interceptions.
PHOTOS: Top 2019 Free Agents, Safeties
Take a look at some of the top free agent safeties in the NFL this offseason.
Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas celebrates a play against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Houston Texans free safety Tyrann Mathieu (32) rallies his teammates before an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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New York Giants strong safety Landon Collins (21) celebrates during a week 11 NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 in East Rutherford, N.J. New York won 38-35. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Washington Redskins free safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix breaks on the ball during an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)
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Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos (38) in action during an NFL football NFC wild card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Chicago. The Eagles defeated the Bears, 16-15. (Ryan Kang via AP)
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Minnesota Vikings defensive back Anthony Harris (41) in action during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in Seattle. The Seahawks defeated the Vikings, 21-7. (Ryan Kang via AP)
Arizona Cardinals safety Tre Boston warms up before the start of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo )
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Los Angeles Rams free safety Lamarcus Joyner (20) celebrates and gestures during NFL Super Bowl 53 against the New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Atlanta. The Patriots defeated the Rams, 13-3. (Ryan Kang via AP)
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In just four seasons in the NFL, Landon Collins has established himself as one of the best safeties in the league. The 2015 second-round pick has made three consecutive Pro Bowls and was named first-team All-Pro in 2016, his second season.
This past season, Collins played in 12 games for the Giants, collecting 96 tackles, five of which were for a loss. Collins did not intercept any passes this past year, but he did have four passes defensed and forced one fumble. Collins missed the final four games of the season with a shoulder injury.
In 2016, Collins’ All-Pro season, he started all 16 games for the Giants and totaled 125 tackles. Collins had nine tackles for loss that year, as well as four sacks -- the only four of his career. Collins also had a career-high in interceptions and passes defensed that season getting five and 13, respectively.
Adrian Amos
Despite being a fifth-round pick, Adrian Amos has been a starter for a good majority of his career. He has played in 60 career games, starting 56 of them, and has been regarded as one of the better safeties in the NFL throughout his career.
Amos was instantly inserted into the starting lineup, as he started all 16 of the Bears’ games in 2015. In his rookie season, Amos had 67 tackles, with two for a loss, one sack and had two passes defensed. Over the next two seasons, Amos played in 28 games, starting 24 of them, getting 114 tackles, nine tackles for loss, one interception which he returned for a 90-yard touchdown, forced three fumbles, recovered two fumbles and had seven passes defensed.
This past season, Amos once again started all 16 games for the Bears, getting 73 tackles. Two of those tackles were for a loss, with one of them being a sack. He also intercepted two passes, had nine passes defensed and recovered one fumble. He was graded as an 82.7 by PFF this past year, making him the eighth-highest rated safety in the NFL.
Tyrann Mathieu
“The Honey Badger” spent the first six years of his career as one of the best safeties in the NFL, despite his 5-foot-9 frame. Mathieu was drafted in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals and spent his first five seasons with them before signing a one-year contract with the Houston Texans last offseason.
Entering the NFL, Mathieu was known as a play-making safety who intercepted passes, forced fumbles and returned punts and kicks. In his six seasons, Mathieu has 13 interceptions and four forced fumbles, but only one punt return.
Mathieu’s best season was his 2015 campaign, where he was selected to the Pro Bowl and named first-team All-Pro. That season he had 89 tackles, with 11 tackles for loss and one sack. He also contributed five interceptions and 17 passes defensed while forcing one fumble.
This past year with the Houston Texans, Mathieu started all 16 games, getting 89 tackles, five tackles for loss, three sacks, two interceptions and eight passes defensed.
Lamarcus Joyner
In the 2014 NFL draft, the St. Louis Rams took Lamarcus Joyner in the second round. The pick would take a while to pan out, as Joyner spent the first three years of his career as a slot cornerback who was used primarily as a backup. The past two seasons, Joyner took over one of the starting safety spots and quickly became one of the better safeties in the NFL.
In the past two seasons, Joyner has totaled 97 tackles, with three tackles for a loss and one sack in 27 games. He has also intercepted four passes, returning one for a touchdown, forced a fumble and has had 12 passes defensed during that span. Last offseason, the Rams failed to reach a long term agreement with Joyner and placed him under the franchise tag.
Other notable free agent safeties: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Tre Boston, Anthony Harris, Clayton Geathers, George Iloka, Kenny Vaccaro
Redskins Re-Sign OL Tony Bergstrom
Bergstrom saw action at center and guard for Washington and appeared in 13 games with eight starts. Since joining the Redskins in 2017, he has started in 11 of the 22 games in which he has appeared.
Former AAF Linebacker DeMarquis Gates Is Ready To Keep Producing With The Redskins
The 23-year-old Gates has proven himself as an elite tackler at the collegiate and professional levels, leading Ole Miss and the AAF in tackles during his tenures there.
Getting To Know The Redskins' Recent AAF Signings
On Monday, the Redskins announced the additions of guard Salesi Uhatafe and defensive lineman Andrew Ankrah, who both played in the AAF before the league recently suspended all operations. Here's a deeper look at how each player landed in Washington.
After A 'Minor Procedure,' Quarterback Colt McCoy Should Be Ready To Compete During OTAs
Questions surfaced when McCoy arrived at an IndyCar event with crutches over the weekend, but head coach Jay Gruden assured reporters at the NFL owners meetings on Tuesday that his veteran signal-caller's injury is "nothing serious."
When It Comes To The Redskins' Quarterback Situation, Jay Gruden Wants To 'Win Now'
"We’re trying to win a game right now," Gruden said at the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix on Tuesday. "If we feel like we draft a quarterback in the first, second, third or seventh round and he’s going to start Day 1, we expect great things from him and the players will expect great things from him.”
Adrian Peterson Wants to Have a 'Way Better Season' Than His Historic 2018 Campaign
Peterson carried the Redskins' rushing attack in 2018, running the ball 251 times and becoming the oldest 1,000-yard rusher in more than 30 years. His evaluation: "I feel like last year was a decent season, like for me in my mind."
Ereck Flowers Looking For A Fresh Start With The Redskins
After stops in New York and Jacksonville, Flowers, a former first round pick in 2015, believes he'll fit in well with the Redskins.
Running Back Adrian Peterson Is Back In Washington
By bringing back one of the NFL's all-time leading rushers, the Redskins have a three-headed backfield with Derrius Guice and Chris Thompson.
Redskins Re-Sign Adrian Peterson
With 13,318 career rushing yards, Peterson is eighth on the NFL's all-time rushing list and second among active players. He ran for 1,042 yards in Washington last season, becoming the oldest 1,000-yard rusher since former Redskin John Riggins in 1984.
Redskins See Landon Collins As The 'Tone-Setter' Their Defense Has Been Looking For
Collins is much more than "just a box safety" in the eyes of those in Washington, and he's ready to showcase those abilities with his new team.
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Returns From Brief Retirement With 'A Lot In The Tank'
The veteran cornerback issued his retirement midway through last season as a member of the Raiders, but he returns to the league with Washington believing he can still play at a high level.
Five Fast Facts: Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
After a brief retirement, Rodgers-Cromartie will play his 12th NFL season in Washington. Here's what to know about him.
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Issues Politics South Africa SA prosecutors give President Zuma Nov. 30 deadline to make presentations on his 783 corruption charges
SA prosecutors give President Zuma Nov. 30 deadline to make presentations on his 783 corruption charges
South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has given President Jacob Zuma until Nov. 30 to make submissions before it decides whether to reinstate 783 corruption charges filed against him before he became president, it said on Friday.
The Supreme Court of Appeal last Friday upheld a High Court ruling to reinstate the charges against Zuma. They were set aside in April 2009 by the then-head of the NPA, paving the way for Zuma to run for president later that year.
The ruling by the appeals court amplified calls for Zuma, 75, to step down before his term as president ends in 2019. A spokesman for Zuma was not immediately available.
Zuma has faced a series of corruption allegations, most recently over leaked emails that suggest his friends the influential Gupta family may have used their influence to secure state contracts for their companies.
Zuma and the Guptas deny wrongdoing.
Following last Friday's ruling, the NPA was required to make a decision on the charges, which relate to a 30 billion rand ($2 billion) government arms deal arranged in the 1990s.
Zuma requested the NPA to give him a chance to make representations before deciding whether to proceed against him.
On Friday, the NPA accepted that request but said any further submissions by Zuma should be on issues not previously considered by authorities.
The NPA also asked anti-corruption officials to report on the availability of the witnesses in the case by Nov. 30.
Mmusi Maimane, leader of the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, welcomed the NPA's action but said in a statement: "We are of the belief that Jacob Zuma is being afforded special treatment .... Any other person would be hauled before a court and charged.
It was unclear how long the NPA would take to decide on whether to charge Zuma after receiving his submissions. It was also unclear what would happen to the charges if the NPA decides not to proceed.
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: Implications for Charities and Philanthropists
Morgan P. Abbott
Charles H. Bowyer
Travis S. Hinman
Nonprofit Organizations and Foundations
Dianne Chipps Bailey, Morgan P. Abbott, Charles H. Bowyer and Travis S. Hinman
On Dec. 20, 2017, Congress enacted sweeping tax reform legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), shifting the landscape for many charitable organizations and individuals who support them philanthropically. Following is a summary of the most important provisions impacting operating charities and their donors, and we also highlight a few proposed changes that ultimately were not included in the Act, but may foreshadow future legislation. Most of the key proposals impacting private foundations and donor-advised funds were excluded from the final version of the Act.
Operating Charities
Although the final version of the Act omits a number of proposals that generated great concern within the nonprofit community, operating charities did not escape tax reform entirely. To the contrary, there are a number of provisions in the Act to which operating charities should pay particularly close attention.
Changes to Unrelated Business Income Tax Rules
The Act changes the method by which operating charities must calculate income from their unrelated trade or business activities. Rather than having the flexibility to aggregate all sources of unrelated business income, an operating charity must calculate the amount of unrelated business income it generates separately for each trade or line of business in which the operating charity is engaged. This new calculation eliminates operating charities’ ability to offset gains in one trade or line of business with losses in another, potentially increasing the total amount of unrelated business income on which operating charities are taxed. Because of the Act’s reduction in the corporate tax rate, however, operating charities will now pay tax on unrelated business income at a rate of 21 percent — a substantial decrease from the 35 percent rate previously imposed on net unrelated business income generated by operating charities.
New Excise Taxes for Highly Compensated Nonprofit Employees
The Act imposes a new 21 percent excise tax on compensation in excess of $1 million paid by tax-exempt organizations to their covered employees. An individual is a "covered employee" if he or she is one of the five most highly compensated employees of the tax-exempt organization for the tax year in question, or was one of the five most highly compensated employees during any preceding tax year, beginning with 2017. The excise tax must be paid by the tax-exempt organization, not by the covered employee. Note that this provision applies not only to operating charities but also private foundations and certain other organizations that are tax-exempt but not charitable.
New Excise Taxes for Large University Endowments
Private nonprofit colleges and universities that have at least 500 full-time or full-time equivalent (FTE) students and endowment assets exceeding $500,000 per student are now subject to a new 1.4 percent excise tax on the net investment income. For a university with 50,000 full-time or FTE students, the tax would be applied if the university’s endowment exceeds $25 billion.
Elimination of Alternative Gift Substantiation
The Act eliminates alternative gift substantiation for operating charities. Prior to the Act, a donor who made a donation of $250 or more to a charitable organization was required to obtain a contemporaneous written acknowledgement of the gift from the organization to substantiate the donation for tax purposes. As an alternative to this contemporaneous written acknowledgement, the Internal Revenue Code permitted the charitable organization to file a document with the IRS containing detailed information about the donor and his or her gift. This change should have limited practical effect as most operating charities send acknowledgement letters thanking all donors for their contributions.
The Act also contains a number of provisions likely to affect charitable giving by individuals. Certain provisions could positively influence giving, but others are likely to discourage giving by some donors. Some industry leaders predict charitable giving in the U.S. to decline by up to $20 billion annually.
Increased Standard Deduction
The Act nearly doubles the standard deduction for individual taxpayers. As a result, individuals are more likely to opt for the standard deduction than to itemize deductions. Relatedly, individuals are less likely to benefit from or be incentivized to give by the favorable tax treatment accorded to charitable contributions under current law.
Increased Estate Tax Threshold
The Act substantially increases the threshold to qualify for the estate tax to $11 million for individuals and $22 million for couples, such that fewer estates will be subject to taxation. One potential result of this change is a decline in the number of bequests to charitable organizations.
Increased AGI Limits for Cash Contributions
On the positive side for nonprofits, the Act increases the adjusted gross income limitation for individual donors’ cash contributions to operating charities from 50 percent to 60 percent. This means that an individual donor now may deduct cash contributions to operating charities and donor-advised funds up to an amount of 60 percent of the donor’s adjusted gross income. Although this increase in the adjusted gross income limitation would be likely, standing alone, to incentivize cash contributions to charitable organizations, when coupled with the Act’s increase to the standard deduction, the impact on individual charitable giving patterns is unclear. Adjusted gross income limitations on other types of charitable contributions, such as contributions of capital gain property, are not affected by the Act.
Repeal of "Pease Rule"
In addition, the "Pease rule" limiting all itemized deductions, including but not limited to charitable deductions, by certain high-income earners is repealed.
Proposals Omitted from the Final Act
The final Act omits a number of proposals with potentially broad negative implications for the nonprofit sector, including changes to the intermediate sanctions rules (including more burdensome procedures to establish the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness), the elimination of private activity bonds and perhaps most importantly the repeal of the Johnson Amendment.
Robinson Bradshaw will continue to monitor proposed and enacted federal legislation impacting operating charities, private foundations, donor-advised funds and philanthropists. Please contact us with any questions.
A version of this article also appeared on The Huffington Post.
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Gaming Made Me: Charlie Brooker, Part 2
"the awkward sex scene"
Cara Ellison
16th July 2013 / 9:00PM
Comedian, broadcaster, creator of Black Mirror, Gameswipe, Nathan Barley and previous PC Zoner Charlie Brooker and I went to the pub and talked about videogames. The first part was here. Here is part two of his Gaming Made Me, this time with added Nathan Barley, Twitter, and David Cage.Charlie Brooker wonders aloud how we’d get around the huge learning curves of big games and make new control systems, remove barriers to more people coming to play games. I am trying to explain QWOP to him using my words and it’s harder than you’d think. But we end up talking about how the player’s input is interpreted by games in different ways. “Weirdly in terms of games I’ve played through with my wife, Heavy Rain is one… it was closest I’ve ever felt to playing an action movie. And you see I’m differentiating that from playing an action game, I was playing my way through a box set of some over the top, American murder mystery.”
Quite preposterous
I ask Brooker if he’s ever seen David Cage talk about his work. “Yes, he’s quite preposterous isn’t he? He did a game called the Nomad’s Soul didn’t he?” I confess I have a little bit of a fetish for Fahrenheit’s awful brilliance. “I played a little bit of Fahrenheit,” he says. I ask if he got to the awkward sex scene where you want to claw your own eyes out. “No but in Heavy Rain you get to see some bums,” he says gleefully, steering the conversation into the sort of ditch that RPS likes to occupy. “I seem to remember that,” he says, while we giggle. “There were some bums,” he grins. “There were bums,” I say. “I mean games do that in an embarrassing way, don’t they?” Brooker says, “when they’re ‘adult’. I mean I’m not shocked by things, but I find myself getting annoyed with the swearing in games. Why… every other word’s got to be ‘fuck, fuck, shit is fucked up’ – Call of Duty games – all those sort of games, where – if I hear one more time… ‘Shit got fucked up’…”
I say it’s because he’s a writer and it sounds lazy to swear in dialogue all the time. He contrasts Call of Duty’s lack of linguistic variety with The Last of Us, which we have already talked quite a bit about. “The Last of Us is well written because In the Last of Us they underwrite it. They underwrite everything, and they deliberately have no dialogue where they know what you’re expecting and they don’t have them say it. It’s not perfectly written but it’s one of the best written games I’ve seen. I mean also when you’re playing Call of Duty no one gives a fuck about the characters – surely – there’s a sort of arrogance on the game’s part that you care about Mason or whatever…”
Like a son who feels that daddy didn’t love him enough
I say he’s sort of got a talent for very precisely pressing the internet’s buttons. “Well that’s not deliberate, but it’s very amusing,” he grins. I mention his article on EA Bioware’s gay characters and how gamers’ attitudes towards this inclusion was incredibly disappointing. “Well that shows you how far people have got to go,” he says, “they can’t have it both ways, they can’t demand that it’s an art form and find that kind of material problematic.
“There’s a strange sense that the rest of the media has ignored them. Like a son who feels that daddy didn’t love him enough.” I say there was a pervasive sense when I worked at the BBC that the people at commissioning level weren’t interested in games. Brooker says that he thinks it’s more that it hasn’t been done before, “No one really knows… I mean what was the last thing that was done for games that was big was probably… Gamesmaster? It was mainstream.”
We stop briefly to chat about how handsome David Perry is/was, as compared to Dave “The Animal” Perry. “Shiny,” Brooker nods. “Oh no, that’s the company.”
Attitudes towards games
Back to the eariler memories: “When I was a kid, there was Micro Live, a BBC programme, and it was very much here’s the BBC Micro…” I ask if that was the one where someone hacked the BBC, live. “Yes – that was one of the first times it had been done – one of the first times they’d used a modem or something, but I mean that bit I would have found boring – because occasionally, very occasionally, they’d show something about computer games, and they did it at arm’s length in a way that implied you shouldn’t be interested.
There’s an amazing bit we were going to show on Gameswipe, but didn’t, which was they got someone to review adventure games for a Christmas Micro Live special. It was a guy sitting in a bow tie basically slagging them all off, saying all of them were basically meaningless and pointless. I think the reason that I didn’t put it in was because I later found out that this bow tie guy ended up co-writing a game with Douglas Adams and thought ‘Okay. Fair enough. Okay I’ll leave you alone.’ He obviously changed his mind. But there was a really weird sense that computers were not for that. And if they were for that it was only for kids. I don’t know where that came from – where did that come from, that computer games are for kids? Because when they first turned up it was in pubs so…?”
“Here’s a thought that has not occurred to me before but must have occurred to a million people: if games had started at the level they are now, if those were the first videogames rather than Pong… I don’t think they’d be viewed as for kids. Because they’d be viewed like fucking Blu Ray players or something like that … Because I think, I think, the reason they were viewed as for children is because to start with they were so visually primitive, just two lines and a blob, and soon after that as soon as colour arrived you could have little cartoon characters, and that was pretty much all you could do.
Certainly in the early years they were advertising them at adults and family weren’t they, like Pong… and it’s later that you get brightly coloured little cartoon characters. I guess that’s why they were perceived as being for children and that becomes just a self-fulfilling thing. There was variety and more imagination in Spectrum games than there is now. When I was a teenager they were all aimed at teenage boys but very few of them were all violent-like gun fantasies, it was more like you’re a fucking… you have to jump over a revolving corkscrew, capture four fucking mushrooms on top of an airship.”
I say we’re slowly getting back to that era: the era of bedroom coders, of the indie developers who can make their money from good ideas sold over Steam. Brooker nods. “That’s exciting. I watched Indie Game: The Movie, and I didn’t know too much about the indie games, and I thought, that reminds me of stories you’d hear about bedroom programming – that whole world, the fact that you’re seeing personalities – individual personalities – is rare. I guess somebody like David Cage – David Cage? Through force of will gets his personality reflected in his games. Even though his games are fairly impersonal, generally speaking.”
ZX80: could do fuck all
“First of all I had a ZX80, pre 81, I got a ZX at a jumble sale, which I had to borrow some extra pocket money to get. The ZX80 could do fuck all. The only game I had wasn’t really a game, it was called Cheese Grater [I burst into laughter], which had a grey rectangle which represented a block of cheese, and you had to push a button, every time you pushed a button, which was touch sensitive, so it wasn’t even really a button, every time you did that a bit of cheese would disappear, and then it would tell you how long you’d taken to make all the cheese disappear. Then I got a Spectrum, which was a 16k Spectrum, and I think it was my joint Christmas and birthday present if I remember, quite expensive – I didn’t grow up in Shameless or anything, but we weren’t loaded. It had Space Raiders on it, and Horace Goes Skiing. Those were my earliest experiences, programming games from the back of magazines. I can’t imagine having the patience now, I wouldn’t even have the patience to type it up – I wouldn’t even fucking save them. You get one fucking thing wrong and the whole thing would crash.”
Career like crazy paving
We change track to talk more about his career, and how games have been the thread through most of it. “My career has always been a weird sort of one thing that leads to something else that’s not quite related to anything else. So when I fucked my dissertation [on videogames] up…I’d been working as a cartoonist. But the comics I’d been working for had folded, and I didn’t have any money, didn’t know what the fuck was I going to do. So I started working in Music and Video Exchange, Notting Hill Gate. I was working in the computer games department.”
“So that was Music and Video Exchange, and a guy ended up going off to set up CEX so I was working there – I did some comic strip adverts for them, because when they found out I was a cartoonist they’d get me to do cartoons for them. And they’d appear in various magazines, and one of them was PC Zone which was based round the corner.
“One day it was Patrick McCarthy – David McCandless would pop in – but no Patrick McCarthy wanted to know if I was interested in doing some comic strips for the magazine and so I went to chat with them. Macca said to me, ‘Why don’t you write a review?’ And my reaction was ‘I don’t think I’m qualified to do that.’ Like you needed a special qualification! I had a PC and… it was around the era of Alone In The Dark – I remember going there and seeing an early beta of Doom and thinking ‘God this changes everything: THE GUN BOBS AROUND. IT BOBS ABOUT A BIT’. And having a networked game of Doom.” What was your first review? “…I think the first review I had published was Fallout.”
I say that’s interesting that he thought he wasn’t qualified to write. I feel that way even about writing I don’t get paid for. “I still have that now, with everything,” he says. “It gets to a point where you realise that’s absolutely universal. Or should be.” And if it’s not a feeling you have, you should worry? I say. “Yeah because if you’re not you must be a fucking massive egomaniac.”
“Because of working for PC Zone, I did a sort of prank call thing where I rang game helplines.” And you prank-called Edge, I say. “Yeah, although that wasn’t for them, that was just for my own bitterness,” he says. “It was really petty as well. Really petty. They refused to print the comics that were adverts for Computer Exchange, which in retrospect they were absolutely right not to do,” Brooker laughs. “It had a child shooting a dog, lots of blood in it… They were well within their rights to refuse it. I was pointlessly snarky and they caught me.”
“I was working at PC Zone and someone was doing a show at Radio One called The Digital Update with Dave Green [who now helps run BAFTA games] – he was co-hosting. And he was leaving. He did an item on these prank calls I’d done. And then he was leaving and then I replaced him. And then I was doing that and then they did a TV spin-off of it on BBC Knowledge. So that was how I started getting into television.”
He talks a little about the irreverence of PC Zone, and how it is odd that the sort of humour that PC Zone were doing still pops up in games culture, but doesn’t pop up in games too often, which is quite odd. Farcry: Blood Dragon didn’t make Brooker laugh, but he says he appreciated the attempt. “People have been tweeting me saying ‘you should play Deadpool, it’s like Airplane! for games’,” he says, and I groan a bit. “But I keep thinking someone should do an Airplane! for games.” I say they made another Leisure Suit Larry. “I can’t imagine that’s any use,” he says. People always tried to trade the original in at CEX he says, when “they realised they weren’t going to see it going in.” I describe to him Wicked Paradise’s new Oculus Rift game: an ‘erotic adventure’. “What is it, like you find yourself in the Land of Bums?” he says, slightly incredulously.
There’s a certain fear of things like Oculus Rift technology that Brooker often seems to work through in his programmes. “I’m writing something at the moment which is about sort of script where there’s a technology that lets people effectively instagram everything – constantly live. But it’s specifically about making it look nice: and I was thinking… if you could push a button and see everyone naked – well, a CGI simulation of it, how many people would actually do that all day long? A very small percentage of people? …Oculus Rift scares me.”
Nathan Barley
We move on to Nathan Barley. When I mention a lot of US games journalists have been talking about it with me recently, Brooker says there was discussion of doing an American version. I said I thought it’d work if he and Chris Morris were on the writing staff – but Brooker said he was concerned that he didn’t know enough about that world in the US. “We had loads of storylines for a second series that we’d do, which is a bit frustrating because they keep floating there and I keep thinking we could use that…”
I mention that the Black Mirror episode The Waldo Moment he has previously said was based on an idea for a Nathan Barley episode.
“There was something that I didn’t get right there, but yes it was, it was something that had come through in the discussions for Nathan Barley.”
I tell him I have a friend who became a game journalist just after Nathan Barley came out (about 2005) and watching Nathan Barley made her feel slightly less suicidal about her life. I say, “Isn’t that lovely?” Brooker says, “Yes, if a little disturbing – either she identified with Dan Ashcroft…” I say I think that’s it. “That’s worrying,” he says. “Because he is fucked. He is fucked. That character is based on… a tension that I felt at the time… because when I initially started writing about games, and I was ‘oh I’m not qualified to do that’, then when I started doing it I kind of did okay at it, and then I was making my living at it, I thought, ‘I’m doing pretty fucking well’, you know? I do remember having a couple of experiences where I’d be at a party or something and people would say ‘what do you do?’ ‘I…I…I review… videogames.’ And they’d look at you like you’d said, ‘I do colouring in. I colour things in. I’ve got these colouring-in books, and I colour things in.’
And then I remembered looking at what the readership figures were… and I remember thinking they were sort of on a par with Caravanning Magazine. What do I do about that? And so I thought I should write some things for some proper publications. What do I know about, I only know about computer games. I mean the first article I had printed in a newspaper was for the Telegraph, and I wrote an article about Dance Dance Revolution and games of that ilk. And that was it. How did I get that gig? Somebody knew somebody and I’d pitched them an idea? They quite liked the article, and were like have you got any other ideas for articles…I had to try and find an angle and I didn’t have a fucking clue.”
It was the Dan Ashcroft situation: Brooker’s experience with trying to leave games criticism and go into newspapers really did form that painful interview scene that was so memorable in Nathan Barley. “That bit of him trying to get out of the world, in the first episode where he tries to leave – and he goes for a proper grown-up interview at a newspaper, he realises he has nothing. In the interview they’re talking about what type of wine, and they’re all middle class, and he doesn’t have a clue, and he’s trying to bluff. That was very much how I felt. I wanted to move to a world that I didn’t understand. I mean I’ve been incredibly fortunate – I’ve been on hiatus, no one’s noticed I’m on hiatus… I’ve stopped writing for publication for a while.”
Nathan Barley was a result of Brooker relating his experiences in writing about games to Chris Morris, the legendary creator of Brass Eye, and trying to make it more about magazines in general. “It seemed to be a career path for music journalists, they’d write for NME and then Select and then The Observer, so… yes – they were right. Part of it came from my experience in games journalism… My career path was crazy paving.”
I ask him briefly about his involvement in that episode of Brass Eye that we all remember the most. Brooker says he was introduced to Chris Morris through his co-presenter on BBC Knowledge, Gia Milinovich, who writes about science, gadgets and technology. “I was fucking shitting myself the first time I went to see him. Because your impression of him is that he’s this Day Today intimidating intellectual… you know. Willfully goonish. He’s very disarming. …One thing I did learn from him is that you can ride roughshod over all sorts of sensibilities to get there.
“We were already having conversations about Nathan Barley, and so we’d already had some meetings about that, and then we’d have some meetings where we’d just kick around ideas… so I remember one of those meetings where David Quantick and Peter Baynham were there as well, and we would chat about ‘What if there was a guy who was like Eminem but talks about crime, but talks about fucking being a paedo?’ So those would get kicked around and Chris would sit there and write down the ones that were funny.”
Brooker tells me that actually initially Nathan Barley wasn’t a Shoreditch wanker but just an entitled wanker who lived in Notting Hill Gate, where Brooker went to work every day passing people who were “pretending to write screenplays” outside cafes. “It was born of that – I didn’t know fucking anything about Brick Lane and Shoreditch, and so that all came about later on…. I think there was an assumption that I was immersed in that world and I really wasn’t, and Chris wasn’t. …’It looks like an interesting preposterous world, let’s take the piss out of it’. Now when you watch Nathan Barley it looks like a fucking documentary.”
“We had a conversation really early on where Chris said Nathan should have a video diary…and I saw myself as the most technical representative, as the videogames guy and I was like video on the internet doesn’t work, it’s too slow, no one uses it… Now obviously he’d have a Youtube channel or whatever… So, what the fuck did I know? Weird that it predates Youtube. I have to keep reminding myself. I watched an episode of it recently and it’s quite mental that his phone is basically an iPhone… The fact that we were satirically coming up with abilities that his phone would have… Well those were apps. We didn’t realise it at the time. We should have fucking copyrighted them.”
Technology: Twitter as the world’s most popular videogame
I say Black Mirror and Newswipe have something in common: the fear or distrust of media and technological advances. Does that reflect a world view he has? Is technology enhancing our lives, or removing things from us?
“I don’t think [technology] enhances the world any more than a pleasant taste sensation. I don’t know – this is something I am thinking about a lot for an upcoming thing: has technology made us any happier? Obviously in some ways it has in that, technology has saved more lives… but I don’t… I think the good generally levels out the bad. I’m mistrustful of things like Twitter because I think it encourages you… Twitter is the world’s most popular videogame basically, as far as I can see. It’s a videogame where you perform your personality or your opinion in a particular way … and it’s got a high score table where it lists how many followers you’ve got.
“Now obviously as a columnist or as somebody who has got a profile in some way… I’m just doing something that everyone is encouraged to do on Twitter or Facebook which is to come up with a sort of caricatured form of yourself and perform it on a daily basis… I just think it’s encouraging people to lie and exaggerate… I think Twitter encourages people to pretend they care about things, that they don’t really – if it wasn’t easy to pretend that they did. There’s something weirdly insidious about that, that I mistrust. And it’s not like it’s anyone’s fault… But on the other hand I check it all the time because that’s where I’m exposed to a lot of news stories and what’s going on. It’s very seductive. That’s how I feel about technology in general. It’s very seductive.”
I say he’s sort of the only answer we have to Jon Stewart (“I’ll take that… they’re more ideological than I am”), and I wonder if the media misrepresenting serious issues is something that he’s really interested in bringing into focus. “The reason I ended up doing Weeklywipe (and it was supposed to be an amalgamation of Newswipe and Gameswipe but at the point where we were doing it there were no games released basically) -” I stop him: it wasn’t lack of popularity of Gameswipe that there wasn’t another one? “No, no,” he says, “We were going to do them every week. Tomb Raider was pencilled in but got pushed back. No but I was doing Screenwipe and I thought it was a bit meatier so I didn’t really understand it well, so I did Newswipe so it forced me to look at it and understand it a bit more. And then the sensibility was that I was gonna be reviewing the news like it’s just any other TV show. Then it became something more serious kind of by accident. It feels that way when you’re dealing with the kind of topics we were doing.”
I ask if the target of his satire is the media itself, or the people that consume the media. “I don’t know,” he says. “…Just in summarising things, almost any news story becomes funny in about a week.”
What are you doing next? “I’m doing some more writing, I’m doing a 2013 Wipe, which I’ll definitely put The Last of Us in, if at least nothing else. Doing another Weeklywipe, and I may be doing another videogames thing. And I’m writing some more dramas as well.”
Thank you for your time, Mr Brooker. It was very pleasant to talk games and bums.
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'Free Fire' producer Martin Scorsese and director Ben Wheatley talk movie violence and why John Denver is perfect for a gunfight in revealing Q&A.
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A group of criminals meet up for a gun deal. It goes bad – very bad. And the rest of the story, you ask? “Doesn’t matter!” Martin Scorsese exclaims, laughing. “You don’t need it. We’re beyond that now.” The burly, bearded man sitting next to him – British director Ben Wheatley – wholeheartedly agrees. “There’s only, like, 12 characters in this movie anyway,” he adds. “There are no twists, because it’s either going to be that one or that one or that one. So what’s the point?”
It’s a cheeky way to describe Free Fire, Wheatley’s gritty new crime movie that’s virtually nothing but set-up and release: After that aforementioned exchange between belligerent 1970s Boston toughs, hair-trigger IRA representatives and Brie Larson’s go-between goes sour in a desolate warehouse, the movie spends the remaining 70 minutes of screen time as one massively prolonged shoot-out. Then again, the 45-year-old filmmaker has been playing with plot conventions for the past decade, from his refreshingly earthy take on mob-family movies Down Terrace (2009) to his slick sci-fi riff on J. G. Ballard’s dystopian novel High-Rise (2015).
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He’d also attracted a fan in the legendary New York auteur, who signed on as executive producer to Free Fire and is graciously hosting a joint interview in his 1920 Upper East Side townhouse. And as the 74-year-old Scorsese keeps jumping up from his seat to punctuate his points, laughing generously, the two spend 45 minutes talking about their favorite aspects of this feature-length ballistics ballet, how a John Denver song helped shape a gruesome scene and the always cinematically potent raw power of idiots with guns.
You two got together because Ben had read that you liked Kill List. Is that correct?
Martin Scorsese: Well, I really was taken by it. I think in the interview I was talking about new filmmakers that I was fascinated by – and one was Ben, The other was Joanna Hogg, a film called Archipelago, which I liked a lot. They’re opposite things, but what can I say?
The thing about Free Fire, when [Ben] sent me the script, I said, “Yeah, I’d like to be involved,” because this has a step-by-step presentation of pretty much some of the most absurd, ill-conceived, little mini-plans – all followed through! If the money is there and they’re shooting at us – somebody get that money. Now the only thing is, we might get shot. If I cover you, I mean, chances are you’re not going to get killed. You’ll get shot! [Laughs] So, in a way, it’s a microcosm of the absurdity of human nature.
But the film is also an antidote to all these Hollywood films where everybody has perfect aim and takes down people, no problem. This is messy!
MS: This is a mess. But you see, the more of a mess, the more they decide to continue! The thing about Free Fire, from the opening shot, you have these two guys in this truck…
Ben Wheatley: Harry and Stevo?
MS: … right, and you know it’s a disaster. They’re nuts. They’re not up to it, whatever it is. Get rid of Stevo! He shouldn’t have been there in the first place. But Harry keeps going with him. It’s like in Mean Streets with Charlie and Johnny Boy. It keeps going,
BW: Also, I was thinking about it in terms of, they’re characters that should not be in the film. They’re extras that pull the film down.
MS: Because you’ve got these idiots!
BW: They break the film. I’ve been thinking about that scene in Austin Powers, where the minion gets killed and they have to go and tell his family that he’s not coming home.
MS: I didn’t see it. I reference Renoir, and this kid here … [Laughs] It’s all right. It’s OK.
BW: But it’s the death of the minions. It’s all the guys that John Wick kills. Where are their families?
It’s the revenge of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
BW: Yeah, yeah, exactly.
MS: It’s like in Ben’s movie Down Terrace. I grew up with a lot of people who had no choice but to be involved in nefarious goings-on, and may not have had the intelligence to pull it through. Or maybe just did not have!
You’re touching on subjects of ethnicity and class and race in Free Fire: an IRA soldier, a South African arms dealer, a failed Black Panther. Is that essential for a crime story?
BW: For me, it was more that I was making my first American film. It’s almost like immigration, you know, And these characters are like fish out of water, they don’t know anything. I think that’s how I felt.
For what is essentially a pure action film, movie has some choice dialogue.
BW: I co-wrote it with Amy Jump, who I’m married to. But on this one, I wrote the first two or three drafts, and then she picked it up after that and finished it. There’s no line of dialogue that I wrote.
Even “Sympathy comes between shit and syphilis”?
BW: Oh, that’s improvisation by [actor] Michael Smiley. Apparently that’s something his mother used to say.
MS: Oh, that’s awful! [smiles] Well, yeah, I got a lot from my mother, too. Not exactly that! But we put stuff from her into Taxi Driver. That scene with Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro where he says, “If you’re a cop, it’s entrapment already.” My mother used to do that [hand-gestures, peeking through his fingers like they’re prison bars]. “It’s entrapment already, man!” I said, “Great, ma! Stick around!” [Laughs]
“Don’t forget, in America that gun battle [from Michael Mann’s Heat] was real.
That was an extraordinary thing when it happened, where they
had military gear! They might as well have brought in tanks.”
What made you want to do an hour-long shoot-out? You had heard about a Miami gunfight that went sideways, right?
BW: Yeah. I had been doing research for something else, and I found this FBI transcript that showed the blow-by-blow of what happened. And the FBI has to account for every bullet that’s fired.
MS: That’s fascinating. That’s what it is: like a forensic report, only including the stupidity!
BW: That was the jumping-off point. So I went, “That’s fucking weird,” and I thought, I have never seen a film like that. So that sat unmade for, like, 10 to 15 years, and then I started to do research on a thing about the Troubles in Ireland. I had read this brilliant story about the IRA going to New York to buy guns and then putting them on the QE2, and then the ship going back and unloading them in Belfast. I was like, “Oh, my God!”
MS: But what would be interesting is for people to realize the
very nature of ballistics, of utilizing firearms. Because it’s not as
simple as you see in ‘the movies.’ It’s not funny. You can put in the
dark humor and watch us play out our inept human nature in Free Fire. But
it has consequences. Every bullet fired has consequences. Even the
glass shards on the ground. Or the syringe that pokes one character in
the foot! Everybody we showed it to, my friends – kids, too – they would
say, “No, not that!” I would say, “Yes.” [Laughs]
BW: People would stay sad about that syringe. They’d go, “Aw. Even if he gets out of this, he might have hepatitis.”
MS: But let us not forget the beautiful use of John Denver! “Annie’s Song.” [It scores a particularly nasty death scene.]
BW: It’s a favorite of mine, you know. I like it. A lot.
Had you been wanting to use it in a film?
BW: The first image I had for this movie was a truck driving in a circle with a guy inside it who is kind of bleeding to death – something terrible has happened to him. And what would be the worst track to come on the radio at that point?
What are your favorite movie gun fights?
BW: Obviously The Wild Bunch. But I think, for me, from the [Sam] Peckinpah movies, the one at the end of Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is kind of even more abstracted.
“Lots of crime films are about work. Free Fire could have been about a company of plumbers doing pipe-fixing and stuff. But the plumbing film is not so exciting.”-Director Ben Wheatley
MS: That movie’s hard to watch, though. It’s so ugly.
BW: It’s grisly, isn’t it?
MS: It’s an ugly film. But it’s really good. And The Wild Bunch, of course, is the one. I just stopped watching it over the years, though. It’s so mean-spirited. I met [screenwriter] Waylon Green once, and he told me that when they started working on The Wild Bunch, Peckinpah said, “Let’s make these guys real mean sons of bitches the way they were.” And they were! But over the years, I find that sometimes … the beauty of the film is extraordinary. But yeah.
BW: For this one, it was Attack (1956) as well. The Robert Aldrich war film.
MS: It’s amazing. Amazing.
BW: And that’s a film, they move to a barn and they hide there for a bit, then they move back … and that’s the whole film. It’s all over Saving Private Ryan, isn’t it?
Taxi Driver has that indelible shoot-out at the end that’s messy and painful.
MS: In Taxi Driver, it was just written that way, the way Paul Schrader wrote it. He shoots the Keitel character out in the street, goes in the hall, shoots off the other man’s fingers and then he continues. He could stop at any moment, but you watch him continue. And then he goes up into the room and starts killing people. De Niro added that business with his finger [at his head]. We just didn’t know any other way to do it. It was just laid out that way – including, in the script, the overhead shot. It was the playing out of this fantasy, where it crosses the line. It was meant to be beat by beat. Unrelenting, in a way. But I don’t think I’ve ever done anything else like that.
The Departed has a lot of gunplay. But not to this extent of Free Fire, certainly.
MS: No, not at all. I guess the most of it is at the end, when the police come into that warehouse or whatever. At that point, I didn’t even know how to shoot it, I said, you know, the main thing was the Matt Damon character shooting Jack Nicholson.
BW: I love the Ray Winstone character going, “I’m not in this film anymore.” Boom! [Mimes shooting his head, laughs]
MS: He said, “I’m gonna do it.” And I said, “OK!” We had another idea, we had shot something else. He goes, “Oh, I don’t like that.” “I know, I know, but let’s shoot it. You never know.” I was fooling around with some ideas, and he goes, “Look, I’m just going to have to …” “All right. Let’s just do it.” [Laughs] And we just stumbled around in it. But I found that there was a paucity of ideas in terms of what a shoot-out would be like in a place like that. I wasn’t interested in the actual shoot-out. I was interested in how the characters ended up, so to speak.
So you’ve never felt a need creatively to stage a big shoot-out?
MS: Wouldn’t know how to do it. What I mean is that, it has to be clear. And I’m not sure. That would be interesting to try. I don’t know if I can now. But I mean, one has to see the cause and the reaction. The only other way for me would be to do it in the same frame.
BW: Like Joe Pesci getting killed in GoodFellas.
MS: Joe Pesci in GoodFellas, all in the same frame. There are a number of scenes where, like when Stacks gets killed, Samuel L. Jackson, it’s right in the same frame. And in The Departed. Billy? It’s in the same frame.
I don’t know, you have it in Free Fire, but mostly … with editing, you can play with cause and effect, so to speak. You could suggest more than you can show. I would go another way.
BW: Don’t they do it a bit in Heat? There’s some really odd stuff in that.
MS: Oh, Heat has got … yeah, definitely.
BW: It super-pushes in on the firing, it becomes kind of expressionistic.
MS: Yeah. I mean, don’t forget, in America that gun battle was real. That was an extraordinary thing that time when it happened, where they had military gear! They might as well have brought in tanks. It was extraordinary, and Heat is remarkable that way. But it’s a different thing. Don’t forget, for me, the biggest influence was William Wellman’s Public Enemy. And it’s always pointed out that the act of violence is off-screen. It’s tricky. I didn’t realize that for a few years, because I saw it when I was 12, and there’s a big gun battle at the end, But you never see it – Jimmy Cagney goes into this saloon, it’s raining outside, and you just see guns flashes. You hear screams, he comes back out and he’s shot, goes into a giant close-up, and he goes, “I ain’t so tough.” [Laughs] It’s like, you never needed to see!
Why is movie gunplay so enduring?
MS: It’s drama, but it’s also like a direct line of emotion and anger. If you didn’t have that, you’d have to think twice. You know? And once that starts, it’s not easy to end.
BW: Maybe because it’s a compression of drama. Lots of crime films are effectively about work. Now, Free Fire could have been about a company of plumbers doing pipe-fixing and stuff. But the plumbing film is not so exciting. [Laughs]
It’s just a bad day at work, is what you’re saying.
MS: It’s work. He’s right. You’re gonna have to do this. But bad decisions!
BW: That’s what it is. The tension of your job, you’ve got people you don’t like. You talk in these terms all the time, you know. “So-and-so is plotting against me, I’m going to get rid of him.” But instead of, like, people getting fired, they’re getting shot. [Laughs]
MS: The first great gun battle in underworld history in America was at the turn of the 20th century, the West Side docks. There were two gangs, one of them was led by a guy named Paul Kelly, who was Italian, who changed his name to an Irish name. It went on for hours. It was the first time. It was like Gangs of New York, only with guns.
So is this a political film, considering the state of America and guns?
BW: I think all genre films are political films. They should be. It should be about the society that you’re in at the moment. Not just a building on top of other movies. That’s not … I’m not interested in that. I look back at the world of Dawn of the Dead, which is a great genre movie but it’s also a great political movie. But will I sit here and tell you what the “meaning” of Free Fire is? No. [Laughs] I don’t want to get pinned down to that.
[to Scorsese] I think we should definitely do another one in Boston … but around the time of muskets. [Laughs] Just remake it! But it’d be a long one – a three-and-a-half hour movie. And I’m hoping to make another one in 2060, but with laser guns.
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The Associated Press | Taylor Swift performs during her “Reputation” stadium tour opener in Glendale, Ariz.
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Courtesy of Jim Wright | Luke Combs.
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Monday February 11, 2019 12:48 AM
Expanded Grammy nominees make predicting winners tough
Writers from The Associated Press weigh in with their picks.
When it's on
The 61st annual Grammy Awards air tonight at 8 on CBS.
Written by Mesfin Fekadu and Nekesa Mumbi Moody
NEW YORK — When the Grammys decided to extend the nominees in the top four categories from five to eight, they didn't consider how much harder it would make our lives as credible prediction experts.
So we have to dig even deeper than we've done in the past as we ponder, think and guess who will walk away as winners at the 2019 Grammys, airing live tonight from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
One thing that's helping us: looking to the past. Rap has never had much success in the major categories, and we don't think that's changed.
Here's a look at the acts music writers Mesfin Fekadu and Nekesa Mumbi Moody of The Associated Press think will be victorious tonight.
“Invasion of Privacy,” Cardi B; “By the Way, I Forgive You,” Brandi Carlile; “Scorpion,” Drake; “H.E.R.,” H.E.R.; “Beerbongs & Bentleys,” Post Malone; “Dirty Computer,” Janelle Monae; “Golden Hour,” Kacey Musgraves; “Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By,” Kendrick Lamar.
Fekadu: I literally fell asleep reading all of those album titles. You can't even fit all these names in a single tweet! But on a serious note, Kacey Musgraves' beautiful and striking album will win here. Part of my reasoning comes from there being four rap-based albums in the mix, along with two R&B ones, and they'll all share too many votes to win. The race is between Brandi Carlile, whose album is also excellent, and Musgraves, who had more buzz this year, won honors at country awards shows and reached audiences outside of the country world with her pop-leaning album. “Golden Hour” will win in the final Grammy hour.
Moody: Hello! Monae is also in contention here! But, I agree that Kacey Musgraves is the favorite. She blends country, roots, and is singer-songwriter with a strong feminist perspective. And you know who else that description fits? Carlile, who has been in the game for a lot longer and has toiled outside the spotlight for years. For some reason, my gut tells me this will finally be the year she's rewarded.
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“I Like It,” Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin; “The Joke,” Brandi Carlile; “This Is America,” Childish Gambino; “God's Plan,” Drake; “Shallow,” Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper; “All the Stars,” Kendrick Lamar and SZA; “Rockstar,” Post Malone and 21 Savage; “The Middle,” Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey.
Moody: There are genuine massive smashes here that became part of the soundtrack of 2018, but the song that probably best summed up the twisted political and social mood of the year was Childish Gambino's “This is America.” The video was a jaw-dropping, social media moment, and it was a critical favorite (unlike, say, “Rockstar”). Look for Grammy voters to make a statement, and also try to seem edgy, by picking Gambino.
Fekadu: Your logic sounds perfect. I think “Shallow,” “The Joke” and “The Middle” are also strong contenders. But it's hard to think of Bradley Cooper winning record of the year, and I still think Brandi's song is too unknown. I'm going with “The Middle,” which could get votes from the pop, dance and country music voters. Plus, it topped Billboard's dance/electronic songs chart for a record 33 weeks!
Song of the year (songwriter's award)
“Boo'd Up,” Ella Mai, DJ Mustard, Larrance Dopson and Joelle James; “In My Blood,” Shawn Mendes, Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris and Geoffrey Warburton; “The Joke,” Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth; “This Is America,” Childish Gambino and Ludwig Goransson; “God's Plan,” Drake, Noah “40” Shebib, Boi-1Da, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan and Ron LaTour; “Shallow,” Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt; “All the Stars,” Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears and Anthony Tiffith; “The Middle,” Zedd, Grey, Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson and Marcus Lomax.
Fekadu: Let's start with what songs definitely won't win: “Boo'd Up,” “In My Blood” and “All the Stars.” And since this is an award honoring songwriting, we can probably eliminate “The Middle,” “This Is America” and “God's Plan.” That leaves us with Carlile's “The Joke” and Gaga's “Shallow,” which won the Golden Globe, will win the Oscar as well as a major Grammy, too.
Moody: Hmmm … I kind of feel “In My Blood” has a strong chance, especially since veteran Teddy Geiger is in the mix. But I agree, it won't take it, nor will “This Is America” — the Grammy voters tend to split song and album honors these days. And since this is a songwriter's award, while I think everyone is impressed by the story of “A Star Is Born,” they'll give it to three songwriters who work magic together on the regular — Carlile, Cobb and the Hanseroth brothers for “The Joke.”
The Associated Press | H.E.R. performs at the Black Girls Rock! Awards at New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Chloe x Halle; Luke Combs; Greta Van Fleet; H.E.R.; Dua Lipa; Margo Price; Bebe Rexha; Jorja Smith.
Moody: H.E.R. didn't have the chart success of a Bebe Rexha, Dua Lipa or Luke Combs, but here's why I think she has an edge to win this one: First, she's nominated in the album of the year category, which makes me think the voters must be incredibly in awe of her already. Plus, she's a multi-instrumentalist (check her out on guitar), a singer-songwriter and has been in the industry since she was a child. She may not have mainstream appeal, but she appeals to industry voters, and I think that will get her this Grammy trophy.
Fekadu: It's great to see six women nominated here, but Luke Combs dominated the country music charts and streaming platforms with his debut album. He wins here.
Best pop vocal album
“Camila,” Camila Cabello; “Meaning of Life,” Kelly Clarkson; “Sweetener,” Ariana Grande; “Shawn Mendes,” Shawn Mendes; “Beautiful Trauma,” Pink; “Reputation,” Taylor Swift.
Fekadu: Camila and Shawn's inclusion here probably already feel like a win, and it should because they won't actually win. While Pink and Kelly are Grammy favorites, these albums were less impressive than their previous releases, so let's disregard them, too. Taylor was snubbed in album of the year despite selling more than 1 million copies in a week and launching multiple hits. This category is the only one she's nominated for, and the Recording Academy will make up for things when she takes the prize home, though Ariana is providing stiff competition.
Moody: Swift should have been in the main album of the year competition and was robbed of her chance at a third trophy in that category! She'll win, but here's thinking she won't be picking up that award in person.
“Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino,” Arctic Monkeys; “Colors,” Beck; “Utopia,” Bjork; “American Utopia,” David Byrne; “Masseduction,” St. Vincent.
Moody: I think Grammy voters just see the word Beck and check whatever box his name is listed next to.
Fekadu: St. Vincent won this award four years ago and she'll win again with her critical darling of an album that made several best-of lists in 2017, including mine.
Best R&B song (songwriter's award)
“Boo'd Up,” Ella Mai, DJ Mustard, Larrance Dopson and Joelle James; “Come Through and Chill,” Miguel, J. Cole and Salaam Remi; “Feels Like Summer,” Childish Gambino and Ludwig Goransson; “Focus,” H.E.R., Darhyl Camper Jr. and Justin Love; “Long As I Live,” Toni Braxton, Antonio Dixon and Paul Boutin.
Fekadu: Because of Childish Gambino's popularity, part of me feels like he could win here. But then who really remembers “Feels Like Summer”? Exactly. The real competition is between breakthrough singers Ella Mai and H.E.R. And since “Boo'd Up” was the song of the summer and reached No. 5 on the Hot 100 — where H.E.R.'s “Focus” peaked at No. 100 — I think the British singer will be listening to her to heart go ba-dum boo'd up when she wins.
Moody: Who remembers a lot of the winners of this category in recent years? Sure-fire hits have surely won but so have songs that landed with a soft thump on the charts — and Mesfin, I do remember “Feels Like Summer.” It was a success, and more importantly, it came from Childish! Grammy voters love this dude, and he's a multi-hyphenate entertainer and one of the coolest kids in the category, so … the Grammy goes to Mr. Gambino.
The Associated Press | Rap artist Cardi B performs at Z100’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in New York.
“Invasion of Privacy,” Cardi B; “Swimming,” Mac Miller; “Victory Lap,” Nipsey Hussle; “Daytona,” Pusha T; “Astroworld,” Travis Scott.
Moody: Lauryn Hill was part of the Fugees when they won this more than two decades ago, but a solo female act has never won in this category. That will change when Cardi B takes the trophy — brace yourself for Nicki Minaj screams, somewhere out there.
Fekadu: Everyone is so lucky the Grammys booted Drake from this category because we know he would have easily won here, okurrrrrr! But congrats are in order to Cardi B, who will win her first Grammy. And lest you forgot, Nicki has never won a Grammy, or had a song hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 (Cardi's had three No.1s). Just some fun facts.
Best country solo performance
“Wouldn't It Be Great?,” Loretta Lynn; “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters,” Maren Morris; “Butterflies,” Kacey Musgraves; “Millionaire,” Chris Stapleton; “Parallel Line,” Keith Urban.
Fekadu: “Now you're lifting me up, instead of holding me down/Stealing my heart instead of stealing my crown.” Yeah, Kacey, you win.
Moody: I would normally say Kacey but I just don't see how you have Loretta Lynn in this category and she loses.
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V- 6; L- 1; S/N-3 . Running time: 2 hours 44 min.
O let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous,
you who test the minds and hearts,
O righteous God.
Alfred and Bruce debate the return of Batman.
2012 Warner Brothers
This is both the longest (almost 2 3/4 hours) and darkest of director co-writer Christopher Nolan’s re-imagining of the Batman franchise. As in the director’s previous two films, there is no Robin and only a few instances of clever banter, this being more of a probe into the dark recesses of the human heart. This is a film for those who want their fantasy/comic book fare to include some insight into the human and social condition—and still be interlaced with fast-paced action enhanced by incredible special effects. After reflecting on several scenes of what looks like the Occupy Wall Street Movement on steroids, if it were not for the fact that the script was written before the start of that movement, I would ask if Nolan had pondered the question, “What might happen if a Robespierre captured the leadership of this movement and used it to upend the nation’s largest city?” After 8 years of withdrawing from action and accepting the blame for the crimes of Gotham City’s deceased D.A. Harvey Dent, Batman (Christian Bale) must emerge again when a new threat emerges, a super criminal called Bane. Part of Wayne’s incapacitation was due to his grief over the death of his beloved Rachel. Now he must put that all aside and get back in condition.
Bane, played by British actor Tom Hardy, is the aforementioned Robespierre seeking vengeance on the 1%, which of course, includes billionaire Bruce Wayne and his fellow patricians. With his face partially cloaked by a breathing device (calling to mind Darth Vader), Bane physically is like one of those beefy hulks that populate TV wrestling—big and as powerful as a juggernaut, as Batman will find out when they meet face to face. The villain is also utterly ruthless and resourceful, as the opening sequence shows in which only he survives in a rescue from a CIA plane flying over a mountainous country.
Back in Gotham City, hobbling around with a cane because of a badly damaged knee caused by Batman’s physically demanding exploits, Bruce must recondition both his body and his mind, the latter which has been wracked with despair. This time around his faithful servant Alfred (Michael Caine), at first disapproving of Bruce’s inaction, changes his mind, arguing against what he regards as suicide, telling him that he has buried enough of the Waynes. More supportive is old hand Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), who during Batman’s absence has kept up his mechanical tinkering in a secret laboratory. This time he has a concocted a combination jet car and hovercraft called The Bat, guaranteed to get Batman careering through the canyons of Gotham’s towering buildings. Also a wide-wheeled Batcycle, though this will be used more by Catwoman than Batman.
Before all this happens Bruce meets what might be the most interesting character of the film, the much talked about Anne Hathaway, who plays Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman (though I don’t remember her using the title). Disguised as a servant working the cocktail party hosted by Bruce, she has broken into his supposedly burglarproof safe and stolen an heirloom pearl necklace and his fingerprints. I’ll let you discover why his prints were wanted, but the necklace shows up shortly thereafter on the brash Selina’s neck at a ball sponsored by Bruce’s friend and potential new flame Miranda Tate (Marion Cotillard).
Spotting it, Bruce dances with and talks with Selina. She warns him, “There’s a storm coming, Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, cause when it hits you’re all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.” That storm is Bane and his League of Thugs who take to the sewers and tunnels beneath the city. With some help from an insider in a high position, Bane is able to manipulate the stock market so that Bruce Wayne and all others of the 1% are financially ruined. The ruined Bruce has to ask his friend Miranda to assume control over his now ruined corporation. Even his mansion will be up for sale.
Bane and his Thugs stage a violent attack on the Stock Exchange, escaping with hostages on motorcycles. They lure almost all of the police force into the underground labrynth where the latter think they have the crooks trapped. Instead, the League of Thugs dynamite the entranceways, along with most of the bridges leading in and out of the city. It is the police who are trapped. Federal forces are prevented from entering the city because Bane has gained control of a Wayne Enterprises nuclear fusion device intended to be a future source of power. Instead the villain has rigged it to be a bomb, set to go off within a matter of days and hours unless his demands are met. Bane appeals to the citizens to rise up against the 1% and hold a series of French Revolution-like courts condemning the former wealthy to death. No messy guillotines this time: it’s winter, and the condemned are forced at gunpoint to walk out onto the ice of the river until it cracks and they disappear into the frigid waters.
Meanwhile Bruce Wayne, after being bested and captured in a fight with the stronger Bane, is slowly reviving in an underground prison somewhere in the Middle East. There is a way out, but only one person, many years earlier, managed to take advantage of it—climb half-way up the walls of a well-like pit, make a leap to a ledge on the other side, and then resume climbing. (Guess who that person was?) Many since have tried it, but all have failed, their bodies, attached to a climbing robe, dashed and battered against the rough stones. Bruce attempts the climb, but also fails. To succeed he will have to—but you can see this for yourself. When he asks what the crowd of eagerly watching prisoners are shouting during the climbs he is told it means “Rise. Rise up.” Hmmm, interesting, given the name of the film.
There is much more to the plot and characters—another excellent newcomer is actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s very appealing rookie cop John Blake, who tells Bruce Wayne what an inspiration he had been to himself, growing up in the orphanage once funded by the philanthropist. During the occupation of the city he will act calmly and heroically, and will possibly become a major factor in extending the Batman legacy.
The plot is at times difficult to follow, and the dialogue even more so, the latter often obscured by the ear-pounding score by Hans Zimmer. No subtlety at all to the music. This is made especially clear in the suspenseful football stadium scene just prior to Banes’ setting off the series of explosions that will devastate much of Gotham and its bridges. The only sound is the thin voice of a boy soprano singing the National Anthem, this scene stands in stark contrast to the rest of the noisily scored movie—and when the ground shakes and crumbles in during the explosions, the special effects are almost as awesome as the moment of silence was suspenseful.
An intriguing ending will keep fans buzzing about the future of the franchise. Christians and others as well, will be impressed by the sacrifice made on behalf of all. Christopher Nolan has brought his trilogy to a conclusion that fans will place alongside the Lord of the Rings trilogy, flawed in places (lots of why didn’t they do this, or could this really happen?), but adding up to a work that strongly emphasizes the humanity of the characters. Ignore all the fan banter about whether or not this film is as good as The D
ark Knight, as well as some of the plot implausibilities. Just enjoy the ride. It will be bumpy, but exhilarating as only a very good movie can be.
1. In the earlier Batman films the issue of civic vigilantism was raised. How does this film continue raise this? How is the idea of a super hero dangerous to a democracy? And yet what is there in us that we often yearn for such a one to rescue our society?
2. Why has Commissioner Gordon kept secret the nature of the deceased Harvey Dent and Batman? What do you think of this—is this kind of secrecy really a good thing? How is it often indulged in by those in power?
3. Given Banes childhood in the hellhole of a prison and his escape, compare his early life with that of Bruce Wayne. Do you thus see any trace of class warfare in the film?
4. How is the film’s depiction of the uprising against Wall Street perhaps a conservative view of the Occupy Movement? What Dickinson figures do you see in the film that show the stark contrast between the world of Bruce Wayne and of the poor?
5. How does Selina’s warning about the “storm” that is coming, “You and your friends better batten down the hatches, ‘cause when it hits, you’re all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large, and leave so little for the rest of us.” 6. What is Selina’s justification for her thievery? How does she change, and thus resemble Han Solo in Star Wars?
7. What references do you see in the film to issues of terrorism and our government’s response to it?
8. In the second Dark Knight film there is a ringing affirmation in the goodness of people in the scene in which the people on the ferry boat refuse to trigger an explosion on another boat in order to save their own lives: do you see any evidence of this in this darker film, or even a retreat from the belief?
9. In the prison scene what does Bruce have to do to escape? What symbolism do you see in this?
10. What do you think of the sacrifice made at the end of the film? Compare it to Jesus’ words in John 15:13.
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CORRECTED - Closing sales begin at all Borders stores
(Corrects paragraph 3 to remove attribution to Venezia. The information came from a hearing held on Thursday)
* Liquidator confirms sales have started at all 399 stores
* Borders still hopes to sell 35 stores to Books-A-Million
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - Going-out-of-business sales began on Friday at all of Borders Group Inc’s BGPIQ.PK 399 stores, according to a spokesman for one of the companies charged with liquidating the nation’s second-largest bookstore chain.
A group led by Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers Retail Partners began the process of selling off Borders’ merchandise and furniture at all stores, said Gordon Brothers spokesman Craig Venezia.
That includes 35 stores that may stay open pending sale negotiations between Borders and Books-A-Million Inc BAMM.O.
Borders, which filed for bankruptcy in February, gained court approval on Thursday of its plan to end its 40-year business, but said it was in last-minute talks to transfer as many as 35 stores to Books-A-Million, the third-biggest book retailer.
Borders lawyer Andrew Glenn told Reuters on Thursday that there were no hard-and-fast deadlines for finalizing a deal, but said Books-A-Million would like to complete a transaction quickly to avoid losing its would-be inventory to store-closing sales.
It was initially unclear whether liquidators would hold off on the sales to give the parties more time to come to terms on a deal, but Venezia said on Friday that the sales had begun at all stores.
Douglas Markham, Books-A-Million’s chief administrative officer, declined to comment on Friday.
A spokeswoman for Borders did not address the closing sales, saying only that the company was “hopeful” for a deal, which could save as many as 1,500 of Borders’ nearly 11,000 jobs.
Regardless of whether a deal is reached, the vast majority of Borders’ stores will close, leaving retail holes in many major shopping hubs. Borders plans to conduct a separate auction process to find takers for as many of its leases as possible.
The company stands to lose at least the bulk of its 10,700 jobs in what Glenn called a “bittersweet” emergence from bankruptcy.
“There were a lot of sad people, a lot of sadness in the corporate office,” Glenn told Judge Martin Glenn, no relation, at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan on Thursday.
The company had hoped to sell itself to private equity firm Najafi Cos, which owns the Book-of-the-Month Club, but the deal fell apart amid creditor objections, and no other buyer emerged.
The liquidation process will probably bring in between $250 million and $284 million that the company can use to pay back creditors, Borders said in court papers.
The case is In re Borders Group Inc, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, No. 11-10614. (Reporting by Nick Brown; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
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Docs win most malpractice suits, but road is long
Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Malpractice claims against U.S. doctors are often dismissed, and when they go to trial, the verdict is usually in the doctor’s favor, according to a new study.
But even when a case is dismissed, the road is typically long for both doctors and the patients suing, researchers said.
“Most claims go in favor of the physician, and they take a long time to resolve,” said lead researcher Dr. Anupam B. Jena, of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Medical malpractice claims have become a hot-button issue in the U.S., coming up repeatedly in debates about healthcare reform. Some specialists must pay a couple hundred thousand dollars a year in premiums for insurance against malpractice claims — though rates vary by state.
But not much has been known about how long malpractice claims take to resolve, or what proportion of them actually end in a payment to patients, according to Jena.
For their study, he and his colleagues looked at more than 10,000 malpractice claims against U.S. doctors closed between 2002 and 2005.
They found that of all claims, about 55 percent resulted in an actual lawsuit.
Of those litigated claims, more than half were dismissed by the court. And out of the rest, most were resolved before a verdict; less than five percent ended up being decided by a trial verdict.
When there was a verdict, it went in favor of the doctor 80 percent of the time, Jena’s team reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
What stands out in the findings, Jena said, was the length of time cases took to resolve — even when they were dismissed.
On average, lawsuits dismissed in court took more than 20 months, and those resolved before a verdict took over 28 months.
Cases that went all the way to a trial verdict typically lasted a few years: 39 months, on average, when it went in favor of the doctor, and close to 44 months when the patient won.
“It is hard on everyone,” Jena told Reuters Health.
For doctors, the outcomes of claims varied by specialty — which is not surprising, Jena noted.
For example, internists were among the most likely to have cases against them dismissed in court. Pathologists and pediatricians were least likely: about 36 percent of cases against pathologists, and a little over 40 percent against pediatricians, were dismissed.
That makes sense, according to Jena. Pathologists study lab test samples and are key in diagnosing diseases. If they seem to have missed something, there is going to be more scrutiny. The same may be true in cases against pediatricians because a child is involved.
DEALING WITH ERRORS
“Medical malpractice is necessary,” Jena said, “because there are clearly cases where patients are harmed by negligent care.”
But, he added, the lengthy legal process, even in cases that are dismissed before trial, is an issue.
For doctors, Jena said, “there’s anxiety, and the potential for damage to their reputation.”
And for patients, those that have suffered real harm often end up in a long battle. “We need better ways of identifying those patients and making sure they are compensated more quickly,” Jena said.
He pointed to some measures that already exist. Some hospitals and healthcare systems have started “early disclosure” programs, where they try to spot medical errors and proactively tell patients about them and offer compensation.
And a majority of U.S. states now have so-called “apology” laws. Under those, doctors who have made an error can own up to it, without having that apology used as evidence against them if there is a lawsuit.
The goal of those laws has been to curb malpractice claims, because litigants often cite anger over a doctor’s perceived lack of remorse as a reason for suing.
And a recent study hinted that apology laws may be working as intended. Researchers estimated that in states with apology laws, cases involving the most severe injuries settled about 20 percent faster, and payments in those cases were lower.
SOURCE: bit.ly/JxuSmP Archives of Internal Medicine, online May 14, 2012.
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Our work ›
Many clients come to us because noise, odour or vibration from a nearby property or business is making their lives a misery. In legal terms it is a ‘nuisance’. If the disturbance to a client’s enjoyment of his home is sufficiently serious, a court may make an order that steps be taken to eliminate it and that the persons responsible must pay damages.
The sources of nuisance in the cases we have been involved in are varied: noise from a scrap yard, a motor auction, railway platform announcements; odour from a manure heap and a recycling yard; dust from an open cast coal mine and a foundry. We have had a recent significant success in the Supreme Court in a claim in nuisance arising from noise from a motor-sport track, "Coventry v Lawrence". The judgment contains a helpful overview of the law of nuisance.
In some cases there is an opportunity to come to a negotiated settlement with the persons responsible for the nuisance and avoid court altogether.
If you are suffering from a nuisance, you may have insurance that will help to cover the costs of bringing a claim - see our 'Insurance' page for further information.
Windfarms and Wind Turbines
In the past decade, nuisance from wind turbines and windfarms has become a serious problem in the countryside. Our firm has represented a number of local residents successfully in obtaining compensation for nuisance generated by wind turbines. The aim of generating renewable energy is of course laudable, but in our experience wind turbines are often situated at the convenience of the land owner and turbine operator, with little concern for the impact on others. Please see the ‘Windfarms and Wind Turbines’ page for further details.
Airport and Aircraft Noise
We have many years' experience in aircraft noise work. It started with the Heathrow Terminal 5 public inquiry, when we were appointed to advise local authorities on the adequacy of the environmental statement submitted by the developers BAA plc.
In 1993 the government proposed a new scheme for night flying at Heathrow and the other London airports. We challenged that in a series of judicial reviews and the European Court of Human Rights. We represented a consortium of interests opposed to government plans in its 2003 airports white paper for runway development at Heathrow, Stansted and Luton airports. Cases about Stansted and Luton were successful.
In 2003 we obtained a landmark ruling (Dennis) for owners of a house affected by military aircraft noise, which is not covered by the exemption for nuisance. The Ministry of Defence had to pay substantial damages.
We have been involved in numerous other cases relating to both large and small airports, where the common denominator is frustration with aircraft noise. For example, in relation to Lands End airport, a proposal for hard runways was shelved once the airports were told to do EIA.
In relation to compensation under the Land Compensation Act 1973 for new development at Plymouth City Airport, we intervened in a case which was about to be conceded by the government in favour of the airport, enabling residents to obtain compensation for helicopter operations.
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FTC clears Michelin´s purchase of Oliver Rubber
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Oct. 10, 2007) — Michelin North America Inc. has completed its $69 million purchase of retread materials producer Oliver Rubber Co. from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. following clearance of the deal by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Oliver, which produces tread rubber and retreading equipment, now will operate as a subsidiary of Michelin North America, complementing its existing retreading business, Michelin Retread Technologies.
Michelin disclosed the completion of the transaction Oct. 5 after receiving word that the FTC had granted an early termination of the standard waiting period for the transaction.
The deal is in addition to a recent expansion of tread rubber capacity at MRT´s plant in Covington, Ga., and the opening of tread rubber plant in Queretaro, Mexico.
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Supporting joint ventures with business
Queen’s University Belfast has invested around £3 million of its QR funding to support a joint venture with Wrightbus, a leading manufacturer of buses, to establish the ‘Wright-Tech Centre’ – a new research facility at Queen’s School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The Centre promotes research and advanced engineering to facilitate the creation and development of technologies suitable for today’s bus industry, particularly as these needs become increasingly complex.
The University’s QR funding, along with over £300,000 of capital refurbishment costs, attracted investment of more than £6 million from Wrightbus and led to an additional grant of over £3 million from Innovate UK.
New permanent premises for the Wright-Tech Centre have been developed within the Queen’s campus, which opened in Summer 2017. Over the initial five-year life-span of the Centre a team of 25-30 engineers and PhD students will deliver a range of research projects including drive cycle modelling, thermal modelling, vibration related fatigue and lifecycle analysis, including topics such as cost of manufacturing, maintenance and operation. Future steering and suspension based research and development are also covered. Ensuring that students have the opportunity to work alongside Wrightbus colleagues to develop technical, research and employability skills is also central to the establishment of the Centre.
Taking care of mothers and babies
University of Oxford uses quality-related research funding to develop tools that monitor the health of mothers and babies.
Unlocking potential for next-generation medical scanning
Researchers at University of York have developed a new way to magnetise molecules in the human body, paving the way for a new generation of low-cost magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Industrial Strategy White Paper
Research investment
The importance of quality-related (QR) research funding
Wilson Review of Business-University Collaboration
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Post-18 Education and Funding Review
There are a number of ways in which the student finance system in England could be improved to address public concerns about affordability and ensure access for all prospective learners. However, the current system has benefitted students, taxpayers and the Government in important ways. It has helped to widen access to higher education – including for the most disadvantaged - and is starting to place university funding on a sustainable footing.
Any system for funding higher education needs to be fair and affordable to students, while still meeting the needs of taxpayers and of universities.
Decisions about where to strike the balance between public versus private contributions to the costs of higher education are, by their nature, political, but should be grounded in evidence and the need to ensure a sustainable, affordable funding system which brings both public and private benefits.
A whole-system approach is needed, recognising the broader purpose that universities serve, providing high-quality teaching for students, but also carrying out cutting-edge research and supporting business and innovation in their local community.
We welcome the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing review. Our initial response is below and we will be submitting further evidence in the summer.
Post-18 Education Funding Review - submission
Financial support available at university
Students who may otherwise struggle to afford university can get help from their university.
Widening access through community engagement
University of Bristol’s BA in English Literature and Community Engagement (ELCE) is a key feature of the university’s widening participation programme.
Sarah Stevens
sarah.stevens@russellgroup.ac.uk
Building on social capital
Blog: why fees and funding must be fair
Universities at the heart of the Industrial Strategy
Value for money in higher education
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Politics, too, has always been a dynastic affair. If Hillary Clinton wins the presidency, then 10 of the 45 presidents will have had a family member precede or follow them in the White House. According to my colleagues at The Times, among boomers, the son of a senator was 8,500 times more likely to become a senator than the average American male.
Things look the same on the state level. In New York there are Cuomos. In California, Browns. Out West the joke is that voters should just vote for the closest Udall.
If you look around the globe, these pseudo-monarchical tendencies seem to be on the increase, not on the decrease. There are Aquinos in the Philippines, Nehru-Gandhis in India, even Le Pens in France. Now that women are more empowered, each dominant clan has essentially doubled the size of its talent pool, so family influence is increased.
Why do the members of dynastic families do so well? Some of the reasons are obvious and unfair: brand names and fundraising networks. Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton get the benefit of their family members’ fame. Their donor networks are already in place. These advantages will not necessarily make them better presidents.
But in other ways we should be grateful that in each field of endeavor there are certain families that are breeding grounds for achievement. We should be grateful that there are Bachs in music, Griffeys and Molinas in baseball, Brontes and Amises in novel writing and Kennedys, Roosevelts, Clintons and Bushes in politics. These families make life more unfair for the rest of us (because it’s harder for others to compete against them), but they also make society as a whole more accomplished.
Powerhouse families nurture achievement in many ways. First, there’s identity formation. If you grow up in a musical family you’re more likely to think of yourself as a musician at a young age. You can get your 10,000 hours of practice in early, which is a huge leg up.
Second, there is the realm of practical knowledge. Very little of the knowledge you need to succeed in a trade can be taught in the classroom or read about in a book. It can only be imparted by example. If you’re a Nancy Kassebaum and you grow up around your dad, Alf Landon, as he conducts a meeting, works a room or reacts to victory or defeat, you’re more likely to have an intuitive feel for how the craft of politics is done.
Third, there is the level of skills. The philosopher Michael Oakeshott once observed that it takes three generations to make a career. That is, the skills that going into, say, a teacher – verbal fluency, empathy, endurance – take a long time to develop. They emerge in grandparents and great-grandparents and are passed down magnified through the generations. I bet you can trace ways your grandparents helped shape your career.
Fourth, there is audacity. It is very odd to think you should be president of the United States. But if you grow up in the Kennedy or Bush families it is apparently less odd.
Fifth, there is the time horizon. There are many reasons family businesses do better, for a time, than nonfamily businesses. The senior people are connected by intense and sometimes altruistic bonds of trust. But one reason is that families often run the business for the long term, to pass it down as a legacy to those not yet born.
Sunday is Mother’s Day, when we celebrate the powerful ways mothers shape their children. Families are unequal. Some mothers – and some fathers, husbands and wives – shape their kin with extraordinary power, and in certain directions. We should fight unfair advantages like legacy admissions, but we wouldn’t want to live in a society in which family influence didn’t happen.
Painting the Delta
Homeless in Sacramento
Real political discourse happens in primaries. And young voters should have a say
By Ryan Beam Special to The Sacramento Bee
California moved its primary from mid-June to early March in 2018 to play a greater role in choosing presidential candidates. It’s time to extend that role to voters who turn 18 in the lead-up to Nov. 3, 2020.
California needs real climate leadership. Here’s how Gov. Newsom can step up
Will wildfires derail California’s clean energy goals? Let’s get back on track
Tom McClintock wants us deported. But is anything more American than a ‘Dreamer’?
Sacramento has a homelessness crisis. Here’s a cheaper, quicker and better solution
California has laws to disarm domestic abusers. Why don’t we enforce them?
California’s kids deserve healthy lunches. Here’s how better food can save the planet
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SADC Facilitation Mission in Lesotho Closes Down
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission to the Kingdom of Lesotho (SOMILES) has closed down following successful elections in the Kingdom held on 28th February, 2015.
The SADC Double Troika Summit plus Democratic Republic of Congo and the United Republic of Tanzania which was held in Pretoria, South Africa on 15th September, 2014 decided to deploy the SOMILES in order to address the political and security developments in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
The Mission was closed down yesterday, 30th March, 2015 by the SADC Facilitator and Deputy President of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa and the SADC Executive Secretary H.E. Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax. The SADC Flag was lowered at a ceremony symbolising the closure of the mission.
"By this act we declare to the people of this country and the world to know, that peace and stability has indeed returned to Lesotho," said Deputy President Ramaphosa.
"At this juncture, let me also recognize and commend efforts by all Member States who contributed in one way or the other to this process, and especially who deployed SOMILES and contributed financially, in particular, Republic of South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi and United Republic of Tanzania. I also wish to recognize efforts by the Coalition Government, led by the Former Prime Minister for being willing to work with SADC to finding solution to the political challenge, said Dr. Tax at the occasion.
The SADC executive Secretary further said "I would like to assure the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho that SADC will always be there to support SADC Member States, including our brothers and sisters in this very beautiful and great Kingdom Lesotho. We are confident that the milestones achieved will be safeguarded by the Basotho people".
Photo: The SADC Flag being lowered down, symbolising the successful conclusion of the SADC Mission to the Kingdom of Lesotho.
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76th Death Anniversary of Freedom Fighter ‘Swahid Kushal Konwar’ observed in Golaghat
Sarupathar: The 76th death anniversary of Freedom Fighter Swahid Kushal Konwar was observed in a solemn ceremony held at Rajuhuwa Bhawan (Social Bhawan) in Sarupathar under Golaghat district on Saturday.
The program was organized jointly by the Dhansiri sub-divisional administration and local citizens. Floral tributes were paid after lighting the lamp on the tomb of the great freedom fighter who laid his life for the sake of the freedom of the country from the hands of the British.
Kushal Konwar was born on 21 March 1905 at Balijan near Sarupathar in the modern District of Golaghat in Assam.
His family descended from the royal family of Chutia kingdom and used the surname “Boruah”, which was later abandoned. Kushal attended the Bezbaruah School. In 1921, while still at school he was inspired by Gandhiji’s call for a non-cooperation movement and took an active part in it. Inspired by Gandhiji’s ideals of Swaraj, Truth, and Ahimsa, Konwar set up a primary school at Bengmai and served as its honorary teacher. Later, he joined the Balijan Tea Estate as a clerk where he worked for a while. However, the spirit of independence and call of Mahatma Gandhi inspired him to dedicate himself wholeheartedly to the Independence Movement. He organized the Congress party and lead the people of the Sarupathar area in Satyagraha and non-cooperation movement against the British. Later at dawn on 15 June 1943 at 4:30 am, Kushal Konwar was hanged in Jorhat Jail. He sacrificed his life knowing as Mahatma said: “He alone can be a true satyagrahi who knows the art of living and dying.”
Meanwhile, underlining the great valor and heroism of Swahid Kushal Konwar, said the SDO of Dhansiri Subdivision during the program “Swahid Kushal Konwar set a great example of human sacrifice through his deep commitment towards the cause of the nation. Human life is impermanent but their great contributions to the society live forever. Those who work for the nation with honesty and commitment are remembered always. The youth must take a lesson from the heroic feats of the freedom fighters and develop strong belongingness for their motherland” and also added “freedom fighter Kushal Konwar was the only martyr in India who was hanged during the last phase of ‘Quit India Movement’ in the year 1942-43 for conspiracy against the British Government and train sabotage at Sarupathar Railway Station. He was hanged at Jorhat Central Jail on June 15, 1943.”
On the other hand, the administration and the public of Dhansiri Subdivision offered tributes to the martyr on his death anniversary on 15th June by organizing a blood donation camp at Sarupathar civil hospital. SDO (Civil) Dhansiri, Dr. P. Uday Praveen along with leading senior citizens and School and college students of Sarupathar were present on the occasion. The dignitaries paid rich tributes to the martyr and recalled the sacrifices made by Kushal Konwar during his life.
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» In The News, May 26 - June 9, 2016
In The News, May 26 - June 9, 2016
‘In the News’ is a roundup of recent media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins SAIS community and is produced and distributed several times a month by the Office of Marketing, Communications, and Strategic Initiatives.
May 26 – June 9, 2016
SAIS Europe Director Michael G. Plummer estimated the Trans-Pacific Partnership would raise the real incomes of participating nations, including the U.S. National Review 6/8/2016
European and Eurasian Studies Adjunct Lecturer Matteo Garavoglia wrote about the migration crisis in Europe. Foreign Policy 6/8/2016
U.S.-Korea Institute Researcher Curtis Melvin said North Korea has increased spending on its military and economic investments. The Washington Post 6/7/2016
The U.S.-Korea Institute reported North Korea's nuclear weapons stockpile could grow up to 100 bombs within five years. Reuters 6/7/2016
Curtis Melvin said barter trade between Cuba and North Korea is a way to evade international sanctions. The Diplomat 6/7/2016
Global Policy Program Director Daniel S. Markey said the Indian prime minister is using diplomacy to gain support for Nuclear Suppliers Group membership. The Indian Express 6/7/2016
A report by a student Energy, Resources and Environment Program practicum team was cited in an article about the Pandemic Emergency Facility. LifeHealthPro 6/7/2016
Adjunct Professor of Econometrics Christopher Gilbert explained why he believes the London Metal Exchange has a leading position in the metals market. Bloomberg 6/6/2016
South Asia Studies Program Director Walter Andersen said it is in the strategic interest of the U.S. to have a good relationship with India. Quartz India 6/6/2016
Daniel S. Markey explained how U.S. support of India joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group has differed among administrations. The News International 6/6/2016
Walter Andersen and Daniel S. Markey explained why China could oppose India joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group. The Times of India 6/5/2015
Conflict Management Program Director Daniel Serwer explained the U.S. position on the terms of the Iranian nuclear agreement. Press TV 6/4/2016
Strategic Studies Program Director Eliot A. Cohen debated the effectiveness of President Barack Obama as a wartime president. The Washington Post 6/3/2016
International Development Program Director Deborah Bräutigam described China’s strategic approach of “constructive engagement” and diplomacy with African nations. The Diplomat 6/3/2016
Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow Abbas Kadhim discussed strategies by the Iraqi government to reclaim the city of Fallujah from the Islamic State. CCTV The Heat 6/3/2016
Director of European and Eurasian Studies Erik Jones wrote about European Central Bank monetary policies. Euro Insight 6/3/2016
Daniel Serwer discussed why the U.S. and Iran mistrust each other. Press TV The Debate 6/3/2016
The U.S.-Korea Institute projected North Korea could have up to 100 nuclear bombs by 2020. Nikkei Asian Review 6/3/2016
Daniel Serwer discussed Iraq's efforts to reclaim Fallujah from the Islamic State. Talk Media News 6/2/2016
Energy, Resources and Environment Program students and Swiss Re released a study about the impact of climate change on global pandemic risk. LIFE&Health Advisor 6/2/2016
Senior Advisor to the Dean Shamila Chaudhary said a U.S. travel alert in Europe is a reminder that domestic terrorism impacts the continent. BBC 6/1/2016
Center for Transatlantic Relations Senior Fellow Donald Jensen wrote about why Russia should cut ties and withdraw from the Donbass region of Ukraine. U.S. News & World Report 6/1/2016
Center for Canadian Studies Director Christopher Sands wrote about the obstacles that have delayed innovation in Canada. The Hill 6/1/2016
Shamila Chaudhary explained standard practices for U.S. travel alerts following a warning for American tourists visiting Europe. BBC 5/31/2016
The U.S.-Korea Institute reported North Korea is preparing for additional nuclear weapons at its testing site. Agence France-Presse 5/31/2016
Abbas Kadhim discussed the history of violence and turmoil in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. France 24 The Debate 5/31/2016
Center for Transatlantic Relations Fellow Christina Lin wrote about why she believes Turkey is severely degrading U.S. counter-terrorism efforts. The Asia Times 5/31/2016
Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow Harry Broadman wrote about U.S. investment in infrastructure. Forbes 5/30/2016
Dean Vali Nasr discussed the evolving U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, following an airstrike killing of a Taliban leader. CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS 5/29/2016
Southeast Asia Studies Visiting Scholar David I. Steinberg said the U.S. should consider building relations with the Myanmar military. Nikkei Asian Review 5/29/2016
Daniel Serwer discussed U.S. involvement in conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. C-SPAN Washington Journal 5/28/2016
Associate Director of the China Studies Program Carla Freeman said an agreement to manage shared resources could be a solution to the territory dispute over the South China Sea. Daily Express 5/28/2016
Carla Freeman said despite assertive claims over the South China Sea, China would likely negotiate with its neighbors. The Borneo Post 5/28/2016
Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow Afshin Molavi discussed President Obama’s trip to Asia and the South China Sea dispute. CCTV The Heat 5/27/2016
Foreign Policy Institute Fellow David Satter discussed the history of Russian politics and leadership of President Vladimir Putin. U.S. Naval Institute USNI News 5/26/2016
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Sandra Butler
The Durango Herald - Review of “The Wall” Installation at the Durango Arts Center - May 9th, 2018
Judith Reynolds' review of the Durango Arts Center's current exhibition, "The Wall," featuring the work of Sandra Butler, Ross Rudel, Michele Sensing, Ryan Aragon, James Earp, and Veryl Goodnight. Judith Reynolds is an arts journalist and member of the American Theatre Critics Association.
The Durango Herald - View From the Center - Classes in the arts can be good for the grown-up soul - January 19th, 2018
View From the Center is the Durango Arts Center's monthly column in the Durango Herlad, where members of the staff are invited to write about local art happenings and relevant topics in the art world.
The Durango Herald - View From the Center - November 16th, 2017
The Durango Herald - View From the Center - August 17th, 2017
The Durango Herald - View From the Center - March 18th, 2017
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Bad Things Happen by Rowena Holloway
Wow, I was just blown away by the intricacies and depth of the characters in this story.
Each one had a distinctive voice, world view, and layered backstory, so I was sucked into their lives from the get go. I laughed and cried with them, pitied them and rooted for their success right until the bitter end. Even the secondary characters were interesting, and there were some seriously scary bad guys/girls.
The timeline was unusual, because it went backwards and forwards, but I didn't have any difficulty following it, and it certainly helped to eek out the unravelling mystery for as long as possible.
You won't be disappointed by this thought-provoking rumble through the streets of London.
In the Shadow of Vengence by Nancy C Weeks
This book kicked off at a fast pace and wouldn't let me put it down. It had an excellent surprise in the opening! I enjoyed the tortured, strong but caring hero and the strongly motivated heroine.
Detective Noah McNeil helped a troubled teen, and although he fancies the mother, Elizabeth, she is doing her best to keep him out of their lives. He's sure she's hiding something, and her son needs Noah's help.
Elizabeth Merlot can't afford to let anyone get too close, but when her son becomes embroiled in gang activity, her carefully controlled world starts to crumble.
A few editing missteps slowed my reading, but there were plenty of bad guys after them, and action-packed sequences to keep me on my toes to the end.
Mr January by Jordan Dane
Zoey is a determined young woman who will do whatever it takes to find her missing best friend, even if that means putting her own life in danger, and involving a man she isn't sure won't kill her.
Not even the cops know his name, but he loves his dog, and a man like that can't be all bad. "He had an intimate way of listening. His eyes conveyed more than words ever could."
I found the characters interesting and relatable, and the author put them in situations that put a fresh twist on revelations and drew me threw the story. The heroine didn't play an active part in the ending, which was too passive for my liking, but it was still a satisfying ending that left me wanting to grab the next book int he series to find out more.
Hindsight by Melanie Casey
It's what you don't see that could kil you ...
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this locally set crime story. Let's face it, South Australia has a creepy history of having killers in our midst. I'll definitely be grabbing the next book in the series.
Melanie Casey has a comprehensive writing style that builds vivid images and characters I could sympathise with. She puts an interesting twist on hunting a serial killer. Cass's ability to see past traumatic events, lends a terrifying intimacy with the victims, and the idiosyncrasies of the characters are well developed and make them interesting.
The curse of retrocognition makes Cass a remarkable woman, but it could also be the death of her. This recluse is lured from her home to help Detective Dyson solve a murder in her sleepy town, but she gets more than she bargained for with the troubled but intriguing man and the discovery of a serial killer.
A Taste of Evil
A Taste of Evil by Christina Carlisle
Wow! Full of twists and tension
This crime provided a stunning opening with the murdered woman telling you about her own death. Imagine finding out what people really thought of you from a fly-on-the-wall viewpoint.
The tension ratcheted up a notch in every chapter until I was on the edge of my seat, heart racing, trying desperately to guess whodunnit. There are just so many suspects in the intricate web of secrets and human emotions, each with a bitter and sweet side. Brilliant characters, great police procedural details and a riveting read.
Wings of Fear
Wings of Fear, by Helene Young
The book that made me want to write romantic suspense
This Aussie novelists brought her own passion for flying planes into this romantic-suspense. There was plenty of action, sexual tension, authentic references to bureaucracy, well developed characters and sustained suspense.
Bad Debts
Bad Debts by Peter Temple
Fantastic down-to-earth hero
This is the first book in the Jack Irish series and is rich with Melbourne city culture and lingo. It looks at the city's seedy underbelly, corrupt officials and developers, as well as getting up close and personal with working class folks.
You couldn't get a more flawed hero, and yet Jack's tenacity and decency makes you love him. Jack gets a call from ex-client and is drawn into a series of suspicious circumstances that make him believe the case might not have been as open and shut as everyone though.
Breaking Cover
Breaking Cover by J D Rhoades
Intrigued me from the get-go
Wow, Tony Wolf was immediately likeable and frightening. I wasn't sure what to believe half the time and wished it wasn't true the other half.
The whole story was gritty and gripping and made my heart race and break. I'll be looking for more from this author!
Fear for Hire
Fear for Hire by Natalie S Ellis
Loved the absolute nail-biting tension
This story has a unique and interesting start with a psych patient, Molly, who convinces her shrink, Rudy, that the best way for her to get over her fear of abduction, is for him to organise an abduction. His ex-copy brother, Jack, agrees to do it.
What Jack didn't expect was to be attracted to Molly's fighting spirit. Molly is a TV journalist and threatens to expose what he's done, but she might just need him, because someone is out to get her in the most final way. Jack is a born protector with his own demons and can't leave Molly unprotected.
Excellent read with a new twist.
Pieces of a Lie
Pieces of a Lie by Rowena Holloway
An outstanding debut novel
A spate of seemingly random antique robberies turn ugly and a web of egotism, greed and muscle wraps itself around a colourful collection of townsfolk. The story is packed with multi-faceted characters, including friends with ulterior motives, town gossips and a misogynistic cop.
The sustained tension reaches a real crescendo where Mina is all alone fighting for her life. Add a truly disturbing psychopath with a perverse hobby, and a dog with an ethereal element, and you can't lose!
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COMMENTARY: A Masters win more about the past than the future
Doug Ferguson/The Associated Press
AUGUSTA — The first green jacket was all about the future.
The fifth green jacket Tiger Woods won Sunday at the Masters was more about the past, best measured by a powerful celebration and enormous popularity than by any ripple effect it might have in golf.
Tim Finchem was in this third year as PGA Tour commissioner in 1997 when a 21-year-old Woods — in his 15th start on tour, already with three victories — set 20 records at Augusta National with a 12-shot victory that made him the youngest Masters champion.
Finchem now is in his third year of retirement from the PGA Tour with his own green jacket as an Augusta National member. He was at the Masters most of the week until watching with millions of others on Sunday, with a different perspective from most.
"It was eerie to me on Sunday because in my mind, this was just a '97 repeat. It was incredible," Finchem said Tuesday. "But then I started thinking about it, and it's not that at all. It was very different."
Woods was the freight train everyone heard coming in 1997.
The most dominant junior ever, he won three straight U.S. Junior Amateurs and three straight U.S. Amateurs. The last one was held the same week as the World Series of Golf at Firestone, and Finchem once recalled how players would watch the U.S. Amateur in the locker room and wonder what they were in for when Woods turned pro.
Within two months, Woods qualified for the Tour Championship by winning twice in seven starts. He won the Tournament of Champions to start the next year. And then he demolished the field and Augusta National like no one had ever seen, making him the first man of color in a green jacket.
It remains his most significant victory because it changed the entire golf landscape.
"Golf fans were all into him," Finchem said. "But they hadn't seen that much of him except for winning tournaments."
Now they know a lot more — too much, at times.
It's those 22 years between his first and latest major that make No. 15 the most popular of all.
"Between then and now, these people have watched his every move — every difficult challenge, losing his game, coming back, private issues — and so they know a lot more about him as a person," Finchem said. "People are just over the moon about this. Part of this has to do with how he's handled himself the last two, three, four years. He's been a very positive force, a leader among the players, and he's at another level of interface with millions and millions of fans.
"They love to watch him play golf."
That much hasn't changed.
Shown the money
Television ratings spiked following that 1997 victory, right when the PGA Tour was negotiating a new television contract. The total prize money on the PGA Tour in 1997 was $70.7 million, and it jumped to $135.8 million under the new TV deal in 1999. This year it's at $340 million, not including FedEx Cup bonus money.
Woods made everyone rich.
Ratings still spike whenever he plays. Galleries are larger and louder.
It's been that way since 1997, even during the lean years for Woods when his image was tarnished through tabloid stories of extramarital affairs, when his body began to break down and his glutes didn't activate, when he returned too soon from his first back surgery and went five years without winning.
The appeal never left. When he plays, people want to watch.
When he wasn't playing — Woods went two straight years without a tee time in the majors — the legend grew because all anyone had were memories, and those were far more powerful than anything he showed on the golf course.
That's why his latest Masters victory was so amazing to so many.
Memories became real. The Sunday red shirt was brighter than ever. There was audible excitement in the press building, from a younger generation that had never seen him win a major, from an older generation that thought it might never happen again.
It felt for a moment that nothing had changed, when so much has.
And in some respects, that makes it even bigger.
Woods no longer is invincible. This was his hardest major to win, and not just because he had overcome so much in his life and with his health. Woods had never won a major when so many others had a chance on the back nine.
He won because he hit better shots, smarter shots. This was more about execution than mystique.
And it was about redemption.
Finchem recalled one other moment, at Torrey Pines in 2015 a week after Woods shot 82 in the Phoenix Open, when he was asked if he was worried about Woods.
There was concern as a fan because Finchem wanted to see him at his best as he challenged the records for majors (Jack Nicklaus) and career PGA Tour wins (Sam Snead). As a commissioner? Not so much, because everyone was watching.
"But now, it occurred to me looking back on it that in many ways, people love to watch him play golf, but they wanted to love him," Finchem said.
They missed him. Now they have him back, and for how much longer doesn't matter as much as it once did.
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