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StoryCorps: Sisters Find Home In Utah After Somali Civil War Made Them Refugees Annie and Randall Johnson have two teenage daughters who came to the U.S. as refugees from the Somali civil war. Since meeting, they've learned about both cultures, all while becoming a family.
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Annie Johnson and her daughters Fatuma Abdullahi, 14, and Maryan Osman, 15. Fatuma and Maryan were refugees from Somalia's civil war, but found a family and new life with the Johnsons.
Fatuma Abdullahi and her sister Maryan Osman are originally from Somalia, but when they were little girls, their parents died during the civil war there and both girls became refugees.
Since then, the girls, who are now teenagers, have found a stable home with Annie and Randall Johnson, a young couple from the Salt Lake City area. Last summer they welcomed their little brother, Roscoe, into the world. All in all, the five have become a family in their own way.
"Not a lot of people become a mom at 28 to teenage daughters," Annie says. "So, the learning curve has been steep."
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Maryan laughs and agrees with Annie as she thinks back to when they all met for the first time.
"You just walked up to me with all of the confidence in the world, stuck your hand out there and you're like, 'Hi, I'm Maryan,' " Annie says.
Annie says Maryan sized her up a bit while asking if she was old enough to be a mom. "And I remember, Fatuma, when you were just so shy, and quiet. Which was OK, because we were so nervous."
U.S. culture varies a lot from the girls' homeland culture, which meant they had to adjust to life with their American family. The girls say their surroundings are noticeably different from their home in Africa.
"Here the neighbors, [are] so quiet, you feel like you're living by yourself," Maryan says. "Even in the jungle animals made sounds, but here the sounds you hear is only the cars."
Language is also a big part of culture, but both the parents and daughters have worked to learn about each other's.
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"The funniest thing is teaching you guys weird American sayings," Annie says. "Like, 'beating a dead horse.' "
Maryan responds by asking why anyone would beat a dead horse, and adding, "It's already dead!"
She also says she finds it funny when Annie is learning Somali, and it reminds her of when she was learning English and "would speak in funny ways."
"I can say 'I love you,' which is ... Waan ku jeclahay," Annie says.
But saying "I love you" in any language isn't the only way the family shows that they care about each other. Last year around the time of Maryan's birthday, she says she became overwhelmed about her past and had panic attacks at school.
Annie says she was scared for Maryan, "because you were really struggling at that time," but Maryan remembers how her mother responded.
"You told me that, 'I am always there to talk to you,' and you hugged me a lot," Maryan says.
Maryan says that was awesome, but there are other things she loves about her family.
"The best thing I love about you guys is no matter what I do, you still forgive me and give me chance to move on," she says.
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Annie admits that being a mom is hard work and she has doubted herself a lot, but learned a lot as well.
"You don't know if you're doing things right. I've learned a lot about patience. And I've learned a lot about love. You guys have just given so much joy and meaning to my life. I love you so much. So happy that you are my daughters."
Audio produced for Morning Edition by Von Diaz.
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Delta Rae: Modern Folklore Music The North Carolina sextet, largely influenced by mythology and the supernatural, puts a new spin on loss throughout Carry The Fire. Delta Rae's new album also tackles loneliness and, of course, love.
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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish. The love song has long been a staple of rock and pop music, but the band Delta Rae from Durham, North Carolina, is more interested in telling stories about graveyards and what it's like being stuck in the wrong job. The six-piece band includes three siblings: Ian, Eric and Brittany Holljes. And as NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports, they're out to create a new kind of musical folklore.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BOTTOM OF THE RIVER")
DELTA RAE: (Singing) Hold my hand. Ooh, baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river. Hold my hand.
ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: Hold my hand. It's a long way down to the bottom of the river. It's like one of those ominous old songs about a murder or an unfaithful wife.
RAE: (Singing) Hold my hand. Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down. The wolves will chase you by the pale moonlight. Drunk and driven by a devil's hunger.
BLAIR: The video looks like a witch trial with a young woman being marched down a dirt road by an angry mob. Erin Williams of The Washington Post says the haunting vibe works for Delta Rae.
ERIN WILLIAMS: The chains in the background and the chanting and it's just great. They can evoke, you know, ideas of gospel and blues and rock and put it all in there and create this amazing sound that really works for them.
RAE: (Singing) Hold on now. Hold my hand. Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down.
BLAIR: The supernatural, mythology, those are the kinds of stories that Eric and Ian Holljes say they heard a lot growing up.
IAN HOLLJES: My mom loves folk tales. She would be reading Greek mythology to us...
ERIC HOLLJES: The "Narnia" books.
HOLLJES: ...and the "Narnia" books, and they all had songs incorporated into the stories. And she would just make up the melodies and...
BLAIR: Do you remember any of them?
HOLLJES: Yeah. I mean, there was one - and this is a book that was written by Jimmy Buffet, so like it has...
HOLLJES: It had sheet music, and it had melody. But my mom...
HOLLJES: Jollyman.
HOLLJES: ...didn't just - yeah. She avoided that. So this was Jollyman. She would sing...
(Singing) Ooh, whoa, Jollyman, sing. Ooh, Whoa, let your music ring.
And I don't know what the melody that Jimmy Buffett had written was, but...
HOLLJES: Yeah. It was there in sheet music, but none of us know how to read it (unintelligible).
HOLLJES: But she did know enough...
BLAIR: But that didn't stop the Holljes siblings from pursuing careers in music. When the family lived in California, Ian, Eric and Brittany joined a teen a cappella group called 'Til Dawn. That's where they met the fourth singer in Delta Rae, Liz Hopkins.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG)
RAE: (Singing) I've been looking real hard, and I'm trying to find a job, but it just keeps getting tougher every day. But I know in my heart that I got to do my part so I can please, please baby, yeah.
BLAIR: Years later, vocal harmonies are a big part of Delta Rae's material, which is mostly written by brothers Ian and Eric Holljes.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "COUNTRY HOUSE")
RAE: (Singing) In a country house with the windows lit by burning wicks and the walls held up by wood...
BLAIR: This song called "Country House" is inspired by the year Ian Holljes spent taking care of a disabled man, his former college professor, the North Carolina writer Reynolds Price. He passed away around the same time as the Holljes siblings' grandfather died. The song is like a meditation on the word lonesome.
RAE: (Singing) Because we're lonesome.
HOLLJES: That word lonesome was really interesting to me because it sort of tied together the whole experience both of the grandfather dying alone and, you know, having to meet his end by himself and potentially whatever comes next, and then the family mourning his loss.
BLAIR: After he'd written the words and music, Ian Holljes brought it to the other members of Delta Rae, and the rest of the song was a collaboration, says Brittany Holljes, since they are four singers who've worked out vocal parts together for years.
BRITTANY HOLLJES: "Country House" is one of our more unique songs because I'm actually singing the lower harmony and Liz is singing the higher harmony. That's not the most comfortable part of my range, but it means that I sort of tap into a huskier sound, and Liz has a beautiful, delicate soprano that doesn't get used very often. So I think that the arrangement really lends itself to feeling.
RAE: (Singing) Did you ever love somebody? Did you ever lose someone? Did you ever love somebody?
BLAIR: Losing someone gets a completely different treatment on another song on Delta Rae's new album.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DANCE IN THE GRAVEYARD")
RAE: (Singing) When I die, I don't want to rest in peace. I want to dance in joy. I want to dance in the graveyards, the graveyards. And while I'm alive, I don't want to be alone...
BLAIR: It's called "Dance in the Graveyard," which is what Ian Holljes says he wants to do with the people he's lost.
HOLLJES: Whether it'd be Reynolds Price or friends from high school who've passed, they were wonderful parts of my life, and for me, at least in my memory, they're not resting in peace. They're very vivid. They still move me and influence me and, you know, I'm still dancing with them.
RAE: (Singing) I want to dance in joy. I want to dance with them some more. Let's dance in the graveyards. Oh, oh.
BLAIR: Delta Rae is on a national tour. Other songs on their new album are inspired by the years the Holljes siblings' father was unemployed, their relationship with their hometown of Durham, North Carolina, and, yes, finding and losing love. Elizabeth Blair, NPR News.
RAE: (Singing) And when you reach for me, dance in the darkness, and we will move on. Our daughters and sons, they will carry on as though we were young. We will stand aside and breathe in the new life.
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Nutritional programming
Embryonic and fetal development, as well as the early life of a newborn, are periods of physiological plasticity during which environmental influences may produce long-term effects. Both undernutrition and overnutrition during these periods have been shown to change disease risk in adulthood. These effects are influenced by the type, timing and duration of inappropriate nutrition.
Adequate maternal nutrition, including micronutrient intake, is now widely recognized as being essential for optimal development in the womb. Considerable interest is being shown for examining the way in which nutrition during pregnancy and after birth may interact in determining fetal and postnatal health. An understanding of the interaction between nutrient imbalance and alteration of gene expression is likely to be the key to optimizing future health outcomes.
There is increasing evidence that fetal exposure to macro- and micronutrient undernutrition is linked to a higher metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk in adult life. This process has been termed “fetal programming”. Human data concerning the effects of at various stages of pregnancy have been gleaned from retrospective epidemiological studies. Adult offspring of survivors of the Dutch famine of 1945 had an increased risk of impaired glucose tolerance and developing type 2 diabetes if their exposure to poor nutrition in the womb was in late gestation and an increased risk of coronary heart disease and dyslipidaemia if the exposure was early in gestation (1, 2). A retrospective study from The Gambia has linked exposure of unborn life to the “hungry season” with a higher rate of death due to infectious causes in early adulthood. This would increase the possibility that maternal undernutrition during pregnancy affects their offspring’s immune functions (3). Other studies have failed to confirm these findings (4).
Substantial literature is available regarding the association between folate deficiency in pregnancy and increased risk of premature delivery, low birth weight and neural tube defects (5). In a subgroup of the population, this may be because of an interaction between low folate status and genetic traits, such as variations (polymorphisms) in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene, which result in increased blood homocysteine levels when folate intake is low (6). High homocysteine concentrations in pregnancy are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and hypertensive disorders that can affect fetal growth (7, 8).
Gene expression, impacting cell differentiation and the development of organs can be regulated by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence, namely by so called ’epigenetic’ changes, such as ‘DNA methylation’ or ‘histone deacetylation’. Among the environmental conditions influencing gene expression, nutrition is one of the most important epigenetic factors. DNA methylation, for example, seems to depend on the availability of vitamins B6 as well as vitamin B12 and folate (9).
Vitamin B12 deficiency is also associated with high homocysteine concentrations (10), suggesting that low vitamin B12 status in pregnancy may also be a risk factor for neural tube defects (11). Since high homocysteine concentrations are themselves associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, the link between low birth weight and later cardiovascular disease at a population level may be at least in part mediated via genetic variations in folate and B12 metabolism.
Acting through its specific receptor, vitamin D can produce various biological effects on human health via genomic, non-genomic or hormonal mechanisms. Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women is potentially associated with increased risk of preeclampsia, insulin resistance and gestational diabetes mellitus. In addition, experimental data also anticipate that vitamin D sufficiency is critical for fetal development, particularly for the brain and immunological functions. Thus, vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may not only interfere with maternal skeletal preservation and fetal skeletal formation, but may also have an impact on fetal ‘imprinting’ that could affect chronic disease susceptibility soon after birth and later in life (12).
Other data have shown that maternal Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was associated with an increase in the gene expression, raising the levels of so-called ‘immunoglobuline-like transcipts’ in cord blood. This finding may point towards an early induction of immunological tolerance in the fetus by maternal vitamin D intake (13). The vitamin D receptor (VDR) seems to play an important role in several immune functions, e.g. by modulating T cell differentiation (14). Genetic variations of VDR are associated with immune-related diseases such as asthma.
In epidemiologic studies of children and adults, several groups have reported associations between asthma and reduced intake and blood levels of dietary nutrients such as antioxidant vitamins C and E, as well as beta-carotene, selenium and zinc (15). However, supplementation with those antioxidants has not been consistently associated with improved asthma outcomes (16, 17). One possible explanation for the inconsistencies between epidemiologic and intervention studies is that dietary antioxidants primarily influence the development of asthma during a critical time period early in life. Studies have shown that low maternal vitamin E intake during pregnancy is associated with increased likelihood of wheezing and asthma in 5-year-old children (18). More recent findings support the concept of early fetal programming of respiratory disease. According to those, maternal vitamin E status may be one determinant for growth of the fetus and fetal lungs during early pregnancy (19).
Research is investigating the complex roles of dietary fatty acids in regulating gene expression and intracellular communication. Accumulating evidence supports the hypothesis that maternal intakes of the omega-3 fatty acids docosanexaenic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenic acid (EPA), as well as omega-6 fatty acids in gestation and lactation (maybe involving excess Omega-6 and inadequate Omega-3 fatty acids), can have an impact on the developing infant tissue lipids and metabolic pathways of cells that receive neuronal input. Further research in the field of metabolic programming is required to understand the need for different omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids during fetal and infant life, as well as their roles with respect to development of energy balance and neurometabolism (20). One initial study indicates beneficial long-term neurophysiologic and neurobehavioral effects of adequate omega-3 fatty acid intakes during pregnancy on memory function in school-age children (21).
A trial of maternal calcium supplementation has shown that blood pressure is lower in the 7-year-old offspring of calcium-supplemented mothers (22). A prospective cohort study has also found a strong association between low infant blood pressure at 6 months and the calcium intake that their mothers received via supplements (23).
Low iron status in pregnant women was found to be related to increased placental size (24). The significance of this upon the offspring’s later health is unknown, but an association between increased placental size and increased blood pressure in the offspring has been noted in epidemiological studies (25). A randomized double-blind clinical trial measuring iron levels with or without multi-micronutrient supplementation in pregnant women has shown no additional effect on birth weight from micronutrients over iron supplements alone (26).
In infants
Although inappropriate nutrition in the womb can clearly affect the fetus in ways that impact later health, the extent to which these effects can be modified by the environment after birth (postnatal) is also of prime public health importance in order to minimize adverse health outcomes. The early postnatal period is also a period of physiological plasticity, although the timing of this “window of opportunity” may differ depending on the outcome of interest and may even be gender-specific. Very few human trials investigating the programming potential of micronutrients in infants’ diets are available to date. Such investigations require prolonged follow-ups, may be ethically difficult and are not always informed by accurate data regarding maternal nutrition during pregnancy (27).
Recent findings indicate that variations of genes related to polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism may be of relevance for human development and health. Common polymorphisms in the fatty acid desaturase (FADS) genes have been shown to significantly decrease omega-3 fatty acid concentrations in blood, breast milk and tissues during pregnancy and in children (28). In addition, polymorphisms in FADS seem to negatively influence the risk for developing allergic disorders and eczema, while diminishing the positive effect of breastfeeding on later cognitive development. Moreover, research suggests that omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in infants may decrease the risk of developing some manifestations of allergic disease later in life (29). However, further investigations would be necessary to confirm these potential early programming effects on the immune system.
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Roseboom T. J. et al. Coronary heart disease after prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine, 1944–45. Heart. 2000; 84:595–598.
Moore S. E. et al. Prenatal or early postnatal events predict infectious deaths in young adulthood in rural Africa. Int J Epidemiol. 1999; 28:1088–1095.
Simondon K. B. et al. Season of birth is not associated with risk of early adult death in rural Senegal. Int J. Epidemiol. 2004; 33:130–136.
Scholl T. O. and Johnson W. G. Folic acid: influence on the outcome of pregnancy. Am J Clin Nutr. 2000; 71(5):1295–1303.
Kim K. N. et al. Effects of the interaction between the C677T 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and serum B vitamins on homocysteine levels in pregnant women. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 ; 58 :10–16.
Calle M. de la et al. Homocysteine, folic acid and B-group vitamins in obstetrics and gynaecology. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003 ; 107:125–134.
Steegers-Theunissen R. P. et al. Hyperhomocysteinemia, pregnancy complications, and the timing of investigation. Obstet Gynecol. 2004; 104:336–343.
Chmurzynska A. Fetal Programming: link between early nutrition, DNA methylation, and complex diseases. Nutr Rev. 2010; 68(2)87–98.
Refsum H. et al. Hyperhomocysteinemia and elevated methylmalonic acid indicate a high prevalence of cobalamin deficiency in Asian Indians. Am J Clin Nutr. 2001; 74:233–241.
Felix T. M. et al. Metabolic effects and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphism associated with neural tube defects in southern Brazil. Birth Defects Res. 2004; 70:459–463.
Lapilonne A. Vitamin D deficiancy during pregnancy may impair maternal and fetal outcomes. Med Hypotheses. 2010; 74(1):71–75.
Rochat M.K. et al. Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy increases gene expression of ILT3 and ILT4 in cord blood. Clin Exp Allergy. 2010; 40(5):786–794.
Raby B.A. et al. Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with childhood and adult asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004; 170(10):1057–1065.
Rubin R. N. Et al. Relationship of serum antioxidants to asthma prevalence in youth. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004; 169:393–398.
Ram F. S. et al. Vitamin C supplementation for asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004; 1.
Allam M. F. and Lucane R. A. Selenium supplementation for asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004; 1.
Devereux G. et al. Low maternal vitamin E intake during pregnancy is associated with asthma in 5-year-old children. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2006; 174:499–507.
Turner S.W. et al. Associations between fetal size, maternal {alpha}-tocopherol and childhood asthma. Thorax. 2010; 65(5):391–397.
Innis S.M. Metabolic programming of long-term outcomes due to fatty acid nutrition in early life. Matern Child Nutr. 2011; 7 (2):112–123.
Boucher O. et al. Neurophysiologic and neurobehavioral evidence of beneficial effects of prenatal omega-3 fatty acid intake on memory function at school age. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011; 93(5):1025–1037.
Belizan J. M. et al. Long-term effect of calcium supplementation during pregnancy on the blood pressure of offspring: follow up of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 1997; 315:281–285.
Gillman M. W. et al. Maternal calcium intake and offspring blood pressure. Circulation. 2004; 110:1990–1995.
Hindmarsh P. C. et al. Effect of early maternal iron stores on placental weight and structure. Lancet. 2000; 356:719–723.
Barker D. J. et al. Fetal and placental size and risk of hypertension in adult life. BMJ. 1990; 301:259–262.
Ramakrishnan U. et al. Multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy does not lead to greater infant birth size than does iron-only supplementation: a randomized controlled trial in a semirural community in Mexico. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003; 77:720–725.
Buckley A. J. et al. Nutritional programming of adult disease. Cell Tissue Res. 2005; 322: 73–79.
Glaser C. et al. Genetic variation in polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and its potential relevance for human development and health. Matern Child Nutr. 2011; 7 (2):27–40.
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Nutritional programming during pregnancy and in early life
In expert opinion · October 1, 2011
Inadequate intakes of micro- and macronutrients in early life have been shown to affect lifelong health, increasing the risk of developing obesity, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, and behavioral and cognitive problems.
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The UN's special rapporteur for the right to food visits Canada for 11 days. Initially, the Canadian government does not bother to make any ministers or political staff available to meet with him, giving Canadians the impression that the issue is of little or no importance. Or perhaps simply presuming that by refusing to engage with the issue and those who work close to it, Canadians will ignore it too – we are more concerned with the economy than with food issues in the global south, or so the government seems to believe.
In some ways we should not be surprised. While food security and the right to food is of paramount importance for millions of people globally, not to mention for those in the Sahel region of Africa who are currently in the midst of a devastating food crisis, the Canadian government seems pay them little or no regard. They seem to prefer to see the problem as one wholly owned by those who suffer from it, with the solution also being their responsibility too – no help from us, anyway.
Yet the government's refusal to see food security and the right to food as a concern, or to acknowledge the UN special rapporteur in any meaningful sense, points to an ongoing problem within the mindset of government: the slow and steady withdrawal inwards, a political retreat to the North American Island. By refusing to make ministers available to meet with Mr. De Schutter, this government is implicitly saying that these issues are of no consequence to Canada, or to its citizens.
And yet we know that Canadians understand the importance of food and its links to poverty – whether in terms of food security, the provenance of their food, or even in talk of food rights – and they are engaged and understand that we all need to eat, and that a secure source of good food – whether that be the supermarket, one's own garden, or the local farm – is paramount. The success of Oxfam's GROW campaign should also serve as a positive sign that Canadians are engaged on this issue on both a local and global level.
So why is the Canadian government taking such a blasé stance towards the UN special rapporteur? Admittedly, the government has reluctantly provided access to the Minister of Health for a meeting with the special rapporteur. The UN envoy was informed that his mission would be focusing mainly on technical issues and so there was no need for politicians to meet with him. And yet as Mr. De Schutter has stated: "Hunger is a political, not a technical issue." Clearly our government does not agree.
Perhaps this is just a symptom of a wider problem, one that Oxfam Canada's Executive Director Robert Fox recently referred to as a "vacuum of global leadership," on his trip to Vancouver and Victoria in early May 2012. He refers to a trend in donor countries – namely in Europe and the United States – where they focus inwardly on their economies and their elections respectively. In such a climate, where some governments might have seen an opportunity to take the lead internationally by setting standards or providing the political leadership to stay the course, this government has instead seen this crisis of leadership as an opportunity to step away from its international obligations without consequence.
Who, after all, will hold it to account? Certainly none of the EU countries, who are themselves slashing their aid budgets in an attempt to right that listing economic ship. Certainly not NATO, who is in the midst of it's own internal conflicts over Afghanistan and missile defence. Nor the United States whose own upcoming election is seeing more attention focused on whether the country is prepared to go to war against Iran than on the work of international bodies such as the United Nations to promote and uphold the same rights that it claims to champion, both at home and abroad.
Of particular interest is that this behaviour towards the special rapporteur comes just weeks before the G8 summit at Camp David where leaders committed to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. Looking at the plan, however, gives us yet another glimpse into the future of our country’s emerging approach to rights: we promote them only when the private sector is involved.
So with the situation as it is, the usual 'prestige pressure' that often compels governments to abide by their international commitments associated with international rights movements is, for the moment, absent. And as Canadians are seeing the rest of the world focus inwardly, they may indeed think, "why should we not do the same?"
Or perhaps this is precisely what this government hopes that we will do. By consistently presenting to Canadians the image of how they see themselves on the international scene, pandering to the notion that we are still global peace keepers, the government can hide that inconvenient truth that our country is no longer a paragon of reason and leadership on the international stage, but rather one who yet has the chance to stop this fall from grace by taking the positive leadership role it once held. Truth is rarely as rosy as fiction, and ignoring our role in a global race to cut aid budgets and delegitimize social movements and social causes can only serve to make this country, to say nothing of our partners overseas and their constituents they serve, far worse and far more unequal.
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Bey, Dawoud
Camara Dia Holloway
[Smikle, David Edward]
(b Queens, NY, Nov 25, 1953).
African American photographer. Bey was born and raised in the neighborhood of Jamaica, in Queens, New York City. His interest in photography was cemented by viewing the now infamous exhibition, Harlem on My Mind, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1969. He studied at the School of Visual Arts during 1976–8, later earning his BFA from Empire State College, State University of New York in 1990, followed by his MFA from Yale University School of Art in 1993.
Bey launched his career in 1975 with the Harlem, USA series, following in the footsteps of street photographers who found the predominantly African American community a compelling subject. This series of black-and-white portraits became the subject of Bey’s first solo exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1979.
During the 1980s, Bey continued making portraits expanding his terrain beyond Harlem. Sensitive to the politics of representing African Americans, he developed strategies to equalize the photographic encounter. Bey began using a large-format view camera on a tripod that he set up in the street. He established a dialogue with his sitters and gifted them with a print of their portrait. This was facilitated by his discovery of 4×5 Polaroid positive/negative Type 55 film that yielded virtually instant prints....
Cox, Renee
Mary M. Tinti
(b Colgate, Jamaica, Oct 16, 1960).
African American photographer of Jamaican birth. Although born in Jamaica, Cox was raised in an upper–middle-class neighborhood in Scarsdale, NY. Interested in both film and photography, Cox favored the latter for its immediacy and began her study of the craft while at Syracuse University. After a brief stint as a fashion photographer, Cox received her MFA from the New York School of Visual Arts in 1992 and participated in the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program from 1992–3.
Cox became a household name in 2001 when New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani took great offense at Yo Mama’s Last Supper (1996), a controversial photographic reinterpretation of Leonardo’s Last Supper, unveiled at the Brooklyn Museum exhibition, Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers. (The photo featured a nude Cox, with arms outstretched, flanked by 11 black, dreadlocked apostles and a white Judas.) Outraged at the image’s supposedly irreverent, anti-Catholic overtones, Giuliani called for a special commission on decency to oversee organizations whose exhibitions benefited from public funds. The subsequent media frenzy earned Cox (who was raised Catholic) much publicity in the popular press, which in turn brought new critical attention to her works....
Gonzalez-Torres, Felix
John-Paul Stonard
[González-Torres, Félix]
(b Guaimaro, Cuba, Nov 26, 1957; d New York, Jan 9, 1996).
American sculptor and photographer of Cuban birth. He moved in 1979 to New York, where he completed a BFA in photography at the Pratt Institute (1983) and an MFA at the International Center of Photography, New York University (1987), as well as enrolling in the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program. In 1987 he joined Group Material, a New York-based group of artists whose intention was to work collaboratively, adhering to principles of cultural activism and community education. His own engagement as a gay man with socio-political issues, as well as his exploration of the way in which politics can infiltrate personal life, forms the background to his work, centred around the interaction of public and private spheres. In 1989 he presented his first stacked-paper work, Untitled (Memorial Day Weekend) and Untitled (Veterans Day Sale), exhibited together as Untitled (Monuments) (L. and R. Plehn priv. col., see ...
Jaar, Alfredo
Sarah Urist Green
revised by Julia Detchon
(b Santiago, Chile, Feb 5, 1956).
Chilean architect, public interventionist, installation artist, photographer, and filmmaker, active in the USA. He first studied architecture at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, then filmmaking at the Instituto Chileno-Norteamericano de Cultura, Santiago, concluding in 1981. Throughout his career, Jaar’s works have taken many forms in order to address global themes of injustice and illuminate structures of power. In over fifty projects he termed “public interventions,” Jaar conducted extensive research around the world to create site-specific works that reflect political and social realities near and far from his sites of exhibition. He created works—in gallery spaces and in public, often engaging spectator involvement—that present images critically and confront the social and political interests they serve.
Jaar’s first public intervention was Studies on Happiness (1979–1981), a three-year series of performances and exhibitions in which he asked the question, “Are you happy?” of people in the streets of Santiago. Inspired by ...
Manglano-Ovalle, Iñigo
Susan Snodgrass
(b Madrid, Spain, 1961).
Chicago-based American sculptor also working in photography, video and installation. He received a BA in art and art history and a BA in Latin American and Spanish literature from Williams College in 1983. In 1989 he earned a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Manglano-Ovalle’s hybrid practice emerged with Tele-vecindario: A Street-Level Video Block Party, a public art project created for Culture in Action, a community-based art program in Chicago in 1992–3. Working with Latino youth in Chicago’s West Town community, an area often challenged by substandard housing, drugs and gang violence, the artist facilitated a multimedia portrait of their lives in which these youth constructed their own images and concept of self. Issues of identity, community and migration, as they relate to both cultural and geographic borders, have been explored throughout his prestigious career that includes collaborative modes of working, as well as individual works sited within the museum or gallery. For Manglano-Ovalle, culture encompasses a broad network of systems—artistic, political, environmental, scientific—in constant dialogue, negotiated by both artist and viewer....
Nixon, Nicholas
Monica McTighe
(b Detroit, MI, 1947).
American photographer. He received his BA in American literature from the University of Michigan in 1968. After marrying in 1971, he moved to New Mexico and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico in 1974. He settled in Boston to teach at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. One of the photographers involved in the revival of large format camera in the 1970s, Nixon used this format to document the lives of everyday people. Nixon is best known for his ongoing series titled The Brown Sisters and for his photographs of individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
Deciding to work exclusively with an 8×10 view camera, Nixon photographed views in Boston and New York. In 1975 Nixon was included in New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-altered Landscape, an exhibition that defined a new movement in photography characterized by the revival of the large format camera (...
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Saturday, Sep 24, 2016 02:55 AM
Packers-Lions enters new era on Sunday
GREEN BAY – It was a strange week of film study for Dom Capers.
Since the Packers’ defensive coordinator arrived in Green Bay, every time he’d turn on the tape to watch Detroit, one guy was impossible to miss.
“You didn’t have to look very far to see Calvin show up,” Capers said.
He was referring to Calvin Johnson, of course, aka Megatron. The star receiver’s rather abrupt retirement after last season means Sunday’s Packers-Lions game at Lambeau Field will be the first without Johnson on the Detroit sideline since Mike McCarthy’s first year as head coach in 2006.
In Johnson’s nine years, he played 16 of a possible 18 games against the Packers. For one of those missed contests, he was a last-minute scratch, so preparing to face the Lions without Megatron is almost a foreign concept for Green Bay.
“When he was out there, I think (QB Matt) Stafford just always looked for him,” Packers defensive back Micah Hyde said this week. “Whether it was two guys on him, or even a third, he was always looking his way and trying to get him the ball. And (number) 81 would always come down with it. He’d always make those plays for him.
“That’s just what we recognized playing against him. It was one thing to guard him, but it was another thing to play the ball when it was thrown to him.”
Johnson’s impact in games against the Packers was undeniable. In those 16 career games, the equivalent of a full regular season, he caught 90 passes for 1,409 yards and 15 touchdowns. That’s quite a “season,” and who could forget his 11 catches for a then-Lambeau Field record 244 yards in the 2011 regular-season finale. <br>
Even more impressive was his consistency. In only two of those 16 games did he fail to either catch a TD pass or gain at least 80 yards receiving. One of those two was way back in his rookie year of 2007 after being the No. 2 overall draft pick, and the other was in 2010.
“In the past, obviously we put an emphasis on Calvin. He always had somebody on him with help over the top,” Hyde said. “In a way, it might have put pressure on other (defenders), because they had to go out there and perform, and they might not necessarily have help.
“This year is a little bit different in that sense, but at the same time, these receivers are explosive guys.”
The most notable characteristic of the Calvin-less Lions through two games is how Stafford has spread the ball around. Six different players have at least five receptions for 50 yards already – receivers Marvin Jones, Golden Tate and Anquan Boldin; running backs Theo Riddick and Ameer Abdullah; and tight end Eric Ebron – and four of them have caught a TD pass. Abdullah, though, is now out due to injury.
Stafford’s current 101.2 passer rating would be a career best if he can maintain it.
“Matthew is playing well this year,” linebacker Julius Peppers said. “He’s getting the ball out fast, a little faster than normal. It’s going to be a little bit different look for us this week.”
Capers calls it a “space game” the way the Lions try to spread defenses out. They’re also balanced, ranked ninth in rushing and seventh in passing (sixth overall), though now the run game has to adjust without Abdullah.
“All you have to do is look at their stats the first two games,” Capers said. “This is an outstanding offense. It starts with Stafford.
“You can play really, really well, and all of a sudden in three or four plays, …”
Capers proceeded to recap the end of Detroit’s Week 1 victory at Indianapolis. The Lions had just fallen behind by one point on a Colts touchdown with 37 seconds left. They had the ball at their own 25.
Three plays later, they had covered 50 yards on consecutive completions to three different players – Riddick for 19 yards, Ebron for nine, Jones for 22 – and booted a field goal to win.
Stafford was on the verge of another comeback last week, hitting a 29-yard pass to Ebron to convert on third-and-19 in the final minute, putting the Lions roughly 20 yards from a shot at another game-winning kick. Some pressure from the Titans led to an errant throw and interception, Stafford’s only miscue through two weeks.
“You can’t ever relax with this offense,” Capers said.
Even without Megatron.
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NBA stars’ honesty about mental health issues could help others
Steve Dorfman @SteveDorfmanpbp
Leave it to the NBA — the most progressive league in professional team sports — to lead the way in publicly addressing the mental health challenges of its players.
Earlier this month, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love revealed in an essay for The Players’ Tribune that he suffered a panic attack while playing a November game. The episode left him briefly hospitalized.
"It came out of nowhere," he wrote. "I’d never had one before. I didn’t even know if they were real. But it was real … Since that day, almost everything about the way I think about my mental health has changed."
Love’s revelation came on the heels of Toronto Raptors All-Star DeMar DeRozan’s February disclosure that he battles depression.
In response to these (and other) admissions by high-profile stars, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association are in the process of overhauling mental health programs for players.
This includes creating a director of mental health and wellness who will, says nba.com "run an independent mental wellness program that is being jointly funded by the league and union."
In other words, a model similar to the employee assistance programs that corporate America makes available to its workers.
But beyond giving athletes a safe and private outlet to deal with their mental health issues, the NBA as a whole, and courageous players such as Love and DeRozan specifically, have helped advance the national conversation about mental health.
And further its destigmatization.
Jupiter psychologist Ali Mandelblatt believes that whenever an athlete, entertainer or other well-known person speaks about his or her mental health struggles, we all benefit.
"This helps ‘normalize’ the idea of suffering from anxiety and/or depression," she explains. "And it also shows people that one need not be unable to function when dealing with these issues."
Of course, panic attacks — especially the first time a person experiences one — tend to temporarily incapacitate.
Love wrote about how his heart was "racing faster than usual. Then I was having trouble catching my breath. It’s hard to describe, but everything was spinning, like my brain was trying to climb out of my head."
Mandelblatt adds that panic attack sufferers "often physically feel as if they’re going to die."
For clients who deal with anxiety disorder, depression or some other mental health condition, Mandelblatt takes a three-pronged approach to treatment.
"After the client has been evaluated and clinically diagnosed, treatment can consist of medication, therapy and the teaching of coping skills," she says.
Medication, if deemed necessary, is prescribed by a psychiatrist with whom the therapist consults.
During therapy, the client and therapist explore the client’s history and try to identify triggers.
Some of the behavioral coping skills to deal with the more challenging moments may include taking a walk, journaling, breathing exercises and meditation, as well as cognitive training to understand where the negative thoughts and feelings are coming from.
In today’s digitally connected, social-media-driven world, depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders are on the rise. So, if this is happening to you, Mandelblatt stresses "just know that you’re not alone."
Or, as Love put it in his essay: "Everyone is going through something."
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A house in Island Estates sells for more than $1.2 million
The house has four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a fireplace, pool and 4.453 square feet.
Ray Boone
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A house in Island Estates was the top real estate transaction for the week of March 29-April 4. Michael and Kristi Chiumento, of Palm Coast, sold 84 Island Estates Parkway to Robert and Joann Bailey, of Columbus, North Carolina, for $1,285,000. Built in 1998, the house has four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a fireplace, pool and 4,453 square feet. It sold in 2004 for $1.9 million.
William and Patsy Wolff, of Roswell, Georgia, sold 900 Cinnamon Beach Way, Unit 855 to Maximillian Lincoln, of Fleming Island, for $575,000. Built in 2003, the condo has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,003 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $1,025,000.
William and Marcia Brant, of Newberry, sold 60 Surfview Drive, Unit 313 to Randall and Sherry Tavishati, of Palm Coast, for $470,000. Built in 2004, the condo has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,792 square feet. It was sold in 2004 for $650,000.
Alexander Ustilovsky and Mariya Oborotova, of Palm Coast, sold 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Unit 611 to Abdul Amani, of Jacksonville, for $467,500. Built in 2003, the condo has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,818 square feet. It sold in 2003 for $600,000.
Cinnbeach Properties LLC sold 600 Cinnamon Beach Way, Unit 532 to Gregory and Leslie Crowley, of New Canaan, Connecticut, for $450,000. Built in 2004, the condo has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,682 square feet. It sold in 2004 for $572,700.
Gary and Joey Johnson, of Charleston, South Carolina, sold 900 Cinnamon Beach Way, Unit 822 to Lea Land, of Denver, North Carolina, for $425,000. Built in 2003, the condo has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,682 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $370,000.
David and Madeleine Mower and Karen Mower, of Palm Coast, sold 37 Marshview Lane to Mary Ann Jones, of Palm Coast, for $345,000. Built in 2005, the house has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,047 square feet.
Paul and Karen Gillis, of Palm Coast, sold 133 Waterside Parkway W. to Keith McNeil and Michael Lumbra, of Palm Coast, for $259,900. Built in 2006, the house has three bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 1,970 square feet.
D.R. Horton Inc. sold 217 Grand Reserve Drive to Robert and Georgina Pennie, of Bunnell, for $295,990. Built in 2017, the house has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,363 square feet.
D.R. Horton Inc. sold 121 Fairway Court to Theresa Harmon, of Bunnell, for $197,800. Built in 2017, the house has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,862 square feet.
Mark and Irene Thompson, of Palm Coast, sold 123 Birchwood Drive to Eric and Alison Galley, of Palm Coast, for $304,500. Built in 2005, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,926 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $242,000.
Mario Dourado and Gabriela Teolis, of Palm Coast, sold 15 Buffalo Bill Drive to Brian and Carolina Kew, of Palm Coast, for $235,000. Built in 2006, the house has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,098 square feet. It sold in 2006 for $225,000.
Joseph and Maria Nieter, of Fort Lauderdale, sold 43 Beacon Mill Lane to Fortunato and Giovanna Morello, of Palm Coast, for $208,000. Built in 2017, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,637 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $195,000.
Lakeside at Matanzas Shores
Franklin and Deloris Flowers, of Gainesville, sold 3 San Diego Lane to Norman Roegner, of Palm Coast, for $263,500. Built in 1994, the house has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,474 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $275,000.
Peter Hennessey and Tracy Callahan-Hennessey, of Flagler Beach, sold 77 Covington Lane to Alexis and Lorena Reyes, of Palm Coast, for $315,000. Built in 1997, the house has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,000 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $262,000.
Ahmed and Nadia Azmy, of Pennington, New Jersey, sold 17 Clinton Court S. to Randall Spradlin, of Palm Coast, for $300,000. Built in 1982, the house has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,824 square feet.
Holiday Builders Inc. sold 79 Park Place Circle to Valerie Kelly, of Palm Coast, for $217,000. Built in 2018, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,477 square feet.
Bruce and Suzanne Crosby, of Leesburg, sold 41 Westchester Lane to David Hooke and Cynthia Williams, of Palm Coast, for $269,900. Built in 2003, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,967 square feet. It sold in 2003 for $178,000.
Fortunato and Giovanna Morello, of Palm Coast, sold 22 Weber Lane to Antonio and Mari Viscaino, of Palm Coast, for $220,000. Built in 1990, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,835 square feet. It sold in 2007 for $225,000.
Thomas and Judy Barfell, of Ormond Beach, sold 40 Gale Lane to Ann LePage, of Augusta, Maine, for $360,000. Built in 1998, the house has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool, fireplace and 2,561 square feet. It sold in 2014 for $280,000.
Seminole Woods
Leashia Bruce and Raymond Broomfield, of Palm Coast, sold 70 Universal Trail to Michael Wallis, of Edgewater, Maryland, for $263,000. Built in 2015, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,833 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $210,700.
Dominic D’Alexander and Katherine D’Alexander sold 50 Kashmir Trail to Ralph and Ming Ming Riggen, of Palm Coast, for $270,000. Built in 1998, the house has three bedrooms, two baths, a fireplace and 2,089 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $250,000.
Ronald Stocks, of Palm Coast, sold 87 Laguna Forest Trail to Jeremy Cundiff, of Palm Coast, for $260,000. Built in 2005, the house has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool, fireplace and 2,973 square feet. It sold in 2005 for $335,000.
Leonard and Joan Williams, of Abingdon, Maryland, sold 26 Blasdell Court to Martha Villarreal, of Doral, for $135,000. Built in 1977, the house has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,933 square feet. It sold in 1985 for $65,000.
Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contributed to this report.
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Clear skies. Warm and humid. Low 81F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph..
Demonstrators line the balconies of City Hall at 18th and Farnam Streets in October 1963 in response to the 4CL's call for a "Showdown Day".
JOHN SAVAGE / THE WORLD-HERALD
Unlike most top athletes from North Omaha, Fred Hare chose Nebraska. Here, trainer Paul Schneider checks the basketball player's knee in 1966. Hare quit the team his senior year after a dispute with the coach.
THE WORLD-HERALD
Malcolm X on June 30, 1964, at Omaha's Civic Auditorium, where he spoke at the request of 4CL. The native Omahan told the crowd of 550, "We do not want integration. We want complete recognition and respect as human beings." The following February the civil rights activist was assassinated in New York.
MANY YOUNG PHENOMS FADE AWAY; A NATIVE SON SPEAKS UP
In 2014, Hare died in Texas, unbeknownst to his old teammates, fans and a son who spent five years looking for him. Fred Hare Jr. learned of his father's death two years after he was buried.
"At the very least, I was hoping to hug my dad," he said. "But I've been looking for a ghost."
Bob Gibson was in his basement at 3743 Maple St., working on his bar. That's where he learned of President Kennedy's assassination.
The next night, Nov. 23, 1963, his big brother's youth baseball team held its postseason banquet at the Near North YMCA. Honorees included the 1950 midget state champions, notably Bob, who addressed the next generation of talent.
The dinner theme: "You got to have heart."
As the nation mourned JFK and a watershed civil rights year came to a close, perseverance and patience still looked good on paper, but darker forces raged fierce as ever. North Omaha was searching for its heart. Its voice.
Then a native son spoke up — Malcolm X.
After white supremacists chased his family out of Omaha in 1926, Malcolm's childhood spun out of control and his rebellion veered toward hatred. His identity and politics seemed constantly in motion. He stood firm, though, for black pride and dignity.
Before the '60s, "Negroes" walked around in a cloud of shame, especially those with the darkest skin. Rodney Wead, the civil rights activist, can still rattle off slogans of inferiority that marked his childhood. A black cow gives no milk. Bad news is black news. The worst day in American history is Black Friday.
As Big Bill Broonzy sang of discrimination: "If you're white, you're alright. If you're brown, stick around. If you're black, stand back."
Malcolm X confronted the stigmas and attacked the self-loathing. " 'Black is beautiful' took off like wildfire," Wead said.
Dr. King was refined; Malcolm X was raw. And during an era of turmoil and disillusionment, he demanded that blacks assert their manhood. He preached not reconciliation but independence. You don't need them. You're strong enough on your own.
Of course, the message was frequently lost in translation.
Malcolm X criticized Dr. King's tactics — "There's no such thing as a nonviolent revolution." He seemed to revel in JFK's assassination — chickens were coming home to roost, he said.
On June 30, 1964, Malcolm X returned to his hometown at the request of the 4CL. This was two months after completing his pilgrimage to Mecca and two days before President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. Down in Mississippi, the feds searched for three Freedom Riders, presumed dead.
Malcolm X had mellowed in '64, breaking from Elijah Muhammad and the Black Muslims, denouncing blanket racism, even building a relationship with his rival, King. But that day in Omaha, Malcolm X was hot. He woke up and sent King a telegram offering "self-defense units" against the KKK in St. Augustine, Florida. "The day of turning the other cheek to those brute beasts is over," he wrote.
That night, Malcolm delivered a speech to 550 people — many of them white — in a small room at the Civic Auditorium. He reminded them of Omaha's 1919 lynching. During his visit to Africa, Malcolm said, he had seen a blown-up picture of Will Brown burning in front of the Douglas County Courthouse.
"When they want to show how a Negro is treated in America," Malcolm said, "they show this scene."
He lamented the history of unpunished violence against Afro-Americans. He challenged society's most intimidating referee — law enforcement.
For years in North Omaha, the sight of police cars elicited a sense of citizen horror. According to blacks, too many cops harassed, terrorized and brutalized not just suspected criminals, but innocent bystanders. Now Malcolm X demanded that blacks, too, pick up rifles and clubs.
"In Omaha, as in other places, the Ku Klux Klan has just changed its bed sheets for policemen's uniforms.
"We have a racist government in Washington that has the audacity to tell us that the South lost the Civil War. The sins of the fathers are about to be visited upon the heads of their children of this generation.
"We do not want integration. We want complete recognition and respect as human beings."
Eight months later, a bullet silenced North Omaha's most famous voice. Black Muslims assassinated Malcolm X in New York City, but they couldn't stop his cause.
At Spencer Street Barber Shop, just a mile from MalcolmX's birthplace, the neighborhood's emerging black radical buzzed hair while executing his real purpose — activating his neighborhood.
Ernie Chambers joined Goodwin at Spencer Street in 1965. He covered the shop walls with news articles, photographs and sketches, mostly depicting white racists and brutal cops. But above his barber chair, he posted a personal drawing of a man he revered.
Chambers had read all about Malcolm X. Listened to LP records of Malcolm's speeches. He admired not only the minister's intellect, discipline and courage, but the absence of hypocrisy — nothing irritates Chambers more than a phony.
They met during Malcolm's Omaha visit and practically finished each other's sentences, Goodwin said. Like one person with two voices. When one stopped talking, the other picked up where he left off. Back and forth for about six hours, deep into the night.
Chambers spent the rest of the 1960s spreading a message that Malcolm X couldn't.
dirk.chatelain@owh.com, 402-649-1461 twitter.com/dirkchatelain
OMAHA.COM/GLORY
INTRODUCTION: Bob Gibson's 17 strikeouts and setting the stage for the rise and fall of North Omaha
PART ONE: Josh Gibson and the birth and history of North Omaha as a segregated city
PART TWO: Bob Boozer and discrimination at the dawn of the civil rights movement in the early '50s
PART THREE: Life inside the packinghouse motivated athletes like Marlin Briscoe
PART FOUR:How the North Omaha safety net — and one critical coach — saved athletes like Gale and Roger Sayers
North Omaha
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The Eighty-Four-Year-Old Witness - Dave's Daily Devo - December 27
The Eighty-Four-Year-Old Witness
How old do you think the average employee at Google is? 29. The company even has a support group for folks over 40 called “Greyglers.” When we go over to Facebook headquarters, the stress upon the authority of the young remains the same. Mark Zuckerberg says, “young people are just smarter.” Maybe it’s time for all of us to get smarter and stop and listen to what some older folks have to say.
In Luke’s Christmas narrative his last witness is eighty-four, and her name is Anna.
“Now Anna was a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years. In fact, she had lived seven years with her husband after marrying him as a virgin. Then after her husband died, she lived as a widow till her eighty-fourth year. She fasted and prayed, and never left the Temple grounds. She served night and day. At that moment (when Simeon was prophesying about Jesus and Mary) she approached and started praising God. She told everyone who was waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem about the child.” Luke 2:36-38. She was ancient and from one of the tribes that was supposed to have disappeared in the Assyrian invasions in the 8thcentury B .C. She had faced the blow of losing her husband and then lived as a widow in a culture where a woman’s status was based in their marriage. But God chose this woman to help us identify His Son.
Anna is one octogenarian who didn’t need a twenty-something to pitch her ideas. With her experience and godliness, she was the perfect witness verifying that Jesus was the Deliverer, the One who would one day set Jerusalem free. But this statement about the liberation of Jerusalem raises a tough question. When in Luke’s Gospel or in Acts did Jesus liberate Jerusalem? We’ll have to wait and see.
LORD, use Anna’s witness to cause both young and old to thank you for the gift of your Son. In history, we still haven’t seen Jerusalem submitting to Jesus and receiving his liberation. As Palestinians and Israelis continue to fight over the right to rule the Temple Mound, I pray that you will open individual hearts to humbly allow Jesus to liberate them from the tyranny of sin that enslaves us all.
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Bulger juror: 'He was not a psychopath'
Mary Whitfill The Patriot Ledger thelittlewreck
Nov 2, 2018 at 5:24 PM Nov 2, 2018 at 7:16 PM
One of the jurors who helped send James "Whitey" Bulger to prison said this week that she mourns the death of the murderous Boston crime boss.
"He was not a psychopath. He felt much emotion. He was certainly not a monster," Janet Uhlar of Eastham wrote to The Patriot Ledger.
Uhlar was in touch with Bulger after the trial. She said in her letter she spent 15 hours interviewing him in an attempt to learn more about why federal prosecutors would not accept his guilty plea back in 2011. They corresponded and she received her final letter from him only a week or so before his death, she said.
But for families of two of Bulger's victims, the mobster's death brought a sigh of relief, they said Friday.
"We don’t have to listen to his stories anymore. We don’t have to hear about what he's doing," Kingston resident Patricia Donahue, whose husband Michael was killed in 1982, said. "It brings a little closure. We can get on with our lives and not have to constantly wait to hear about what he's done now."
Whitey Bulger was found beaten to death in his West Virginia federal prison cell on Tuesday. Authorities suspect other New England mobsters serving time at the maximum-security Hazleton prison may be responsible, but little information has come to light in the days since his death.
For the families of his victims, reason and motive is inconsequential. In the end, it only matters that he's dead, they said.
"What more could we ask for?" asked Milton resident Steve Davis, whose sister, Debra, was strangled in 1981, allegedly by Bulger and mobster Steve Flemmi. "You hate to really talk about someone dying or someone getting killed, but there is just no feeling for us. We don’t care. I hate to say that about a human life, but he deserved it."
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Bulger, the model for Jack Nicholson’s ruthless crime boss in the 2006 Martin Scorsese movie, “The Departed,” led a largely Irish mob that ran loan-sharking, gambling and drug rackets. He also was an FBI informant who ratted on the New England mob, his gang’s main rival, in an era when bringing down the Mafia was a top national priority for the FBI.
Bulger fled Boston in late 1994 after his FBI handler, John Connolly Jr., warned him he was about to be indicted. With a $2 million reward on his head, Bulger became one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” criminals, with a place just below Osama bin Laden.
After more than 16 years on the run, Bulger was captured at age 81 in Santa Monica, California, where he had been living in a rent-controlled apartment near the beach with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig.
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In 2013, he was convicted of being involved in 11 murders, including that of Michael Donahue, as well as extortion, and money-laundering after a sensational racketeering trial that included graphic testimony from three former Bulger cohorts: a hit man, a protege and a partner. He was sentenced nearly five years ago to two consecutive life sentences, plus five years.
Donahue's wife says Bulger's conviction brought some closure. The jury failed to come to a unanimous decision on the murder of Debra Davis, and her brother Steve said it haunts him to this day.
"We’re still suffering," he said. "We don’t sit there weeping and crying everyday and not moving on, but I hear a certain song, I smell a certain perfume and it brings it up. We are going to deal with that the rest of our lives."
Material from The Associated Press was used in this report. Reach Mary Whitfill at mwhitfill@patriotledger.com.
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Cyberpunk 2077's vehicles will come when you call, just like Geralt's horse
No more worrying about where you parked.
In The Witcher games, Geralt rides a horse named Roach who, among other things, is always nearby and comes a-runnin' when Geralt whistles. Thanks to the magic of self-driving cars, which like everything else have advanced considerably over the decades, something very similar (but less equine) will be available to V when they need a ride in Cyberpunk 2077.
"Basically, because those cars are equipped with AI, if you call it, you can see the car driving towards you. So you can see when it arrives, basically," lead quest designer Pawel Sasko told VG247. "You can see as your motorcycle arrives, you can see as your car arrives. So you can just leave it wherever you want, it can go somewhere, just call it, and AI makes it like 'Bzzt!', he drives by and waits for you."
A cinematic take on that mechanic can be seen in the Cyberpunk 2077 trailer that was released at E3, when V and his partner make a hasty getaway under fire. Letting Jarvis do the driving isn't as cool has cranking the wheel around personally, but there are times when practicality has to take priority over looking good—like, for instance, when you're getting shot at—and I think we can all agree that not having to remember where you parked can be a pretty big upside, too.
In the same interview, Sasko said that players will actually be able to collect vehicles and store them in a parking garage, with one selected as your "main," that presumably being the one that will pull your ass out of the fire when you call for help. CD Projekt hasn't decided yet whether you'll be able to own all the cars or if there will be a cap, but Sasko said that "it's going to be plenty." Sadly, the flying cars won't be among them.
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IRS reminds US taxpayers to pay Uncle Sam its cut of cryptocurrency revenue
By Paul Lilly 2018-03-26T16:53:08.84Z
If you mined any virtual currencies last year, it's subject to tax.
As we head into tax season, the US government has a message for taxpayers—virtual currencies are taxable, and you are legally obligated to report any cryptocurrencies mined, traded, or invested in last year.
"Taxpayers who do not properly report the income tax consequences of virtual currency transactions can be audited for those transactions and, when appropriate, can be liable for penalties and interest," the IRS says.
In extreme cases, failing to report virtual currencies when filing taxes could result in criminal prosecution, including tax evasion and filing a false tax return. The former carries a prison sentence of up to five years and up to a $250,000 fine, while the latter is subject to a maximum of three years in prison, along with the same hefty fine.
Cryptocurrency mining is by no means new, but has drawn increased attention lately with Bitcoin and Ethereum skyrocking in value, and numerous alt-coins emerging. PC gamers know all too well the popularity of mining—buying a mid-range or high-end graphics card at MSRP is next to impossible at the moment as mining operations big and small snap up inventories as quickly as they're made available.
It's a bleak situation for anyone wanting to build a gaming PC at the moment. Some have resigned to paying inflated price tags for graphics cards to play games, and then using them to mine cryptocurrencies during the remaining hours of the day to help offset the cost. It's a grind, but if you've gone that route, the IRS wants you to report what you've managed to collect.
"When a taxpayer successfully 'mines' virtual currency, the fair market value of the virtual currency as of the date of receipt is includible in gross income," the IRS states in a related FAQ (PDF).
The bottom line is, cryptocurrencies are not tax-free in the US, so don't forget to include them when you file your taxes.
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domestic demand key to China growth
October 14, 2013 Anthony Plewes , Digital Transformation
What links General Electric, Philips and IBM? Perhaps surprisingly, they have all moved the global headquarters of significant company functions to China. While China has long been a destination for companies looking for a plentiful supply of skilled and cheap labor, this newer development shows how important China has become as a market for multinationals.
The draw for them and countless other multinationals, is the massive market demand generated by Chinese consumers. For example, China is already the world’s third-largest luxury good market according to Euromonitor, accounting for 7% of total sales of $318 billion. Its share will rise to $17 billion over the next five years – representing 26% of total global sales. In fact overall retail growth is strong in China according to its National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with a 12.5% increase in 1H 2013 compared to a year earlier.
It’s not only luxury goods that are popular in China, a wide range of industries will see massive growth in China over the next few years and international companies hope to play a key role. For example, there is enormous potential in the food industry as Chinese tastes evolve. The owner of Pizza Hut and KFC already makes over 42% of its money in China! Healthcare is also vital as China’s population ages, and private education is on the up as parents look to give their kids additional help.
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A recent survey from PwC and the China Development Research Foundation found that 56% of CEOs chose to invest in China above other economies including Brazil, India, Russia and the US. “A major factor in China's economic success has been its ability to attract foreign investment,” says Dennis Nally, Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers International. “In 2012, China attracted US$111.7 billion of global FDI. And we predict that China will overtake the US as the world's largest economy in purchasing parity terms in four years’ time.”
So where is this investment headed? Well, companies headquartered in Beijing generate 46% of China’s global revenues according to figures from McKinsey. But this concentration of companies is largely state-owned and consequently close to the seat of political power. Interestingly, China is not quite as centralized as some other countries, the most is France, where companies headquartered in Paris make up a staggering 91% of the nation’s global business revenues.
Close proximity to the seat of political power is not quite as important for foreign firms moving into China. Shanghai is now probably the most popular location for international businesses, and it will be boosted by its recently-inaugurated free trade zone. Nearly 20 different sectors will have their regulations relaxed and currency controls will be eased in the zone. Other cities in China are also bidding for either new free-trade zones or extending existing ones. They include ports of Nansha (Guangdong), Tianjin and Xiamen.
One of the foundations of China’s recent growth has been innovation across a wide range of sectors. Consultant McKinsey offers some interesting insights in this across a number of different sectors. It found that companies in China were very focused on doing innovation by commercialization. In other words bringing products to market quickly and testing them in the marketplace. This allows them to refine their ideas and deliver what consumers want. In essence this innovation is much closer to Google, compared to say Apple.
One of the areas where China is hoping to lead is in machine-to-machine (M2M). It has already grabbed the crown from the US for having the most M2M connections, with an additional 5.5 million connections in 2H 2012 alone (the same as the total number of connections in the UK!). Areas where it is particularly strong include smart metering, connected vehicles and smart security systems.
The GSMA and Machina Research says that the automotive industry in China is looking at M2M to help drivers locate shared vehicles and charging points for electric vehicles, along with enabling the connected car. They estimate that these two areas will be worth $198 billion alone for China’s automotive business.
communications networks
A key part of China’s economic growth has been the transformation of its infrastructure, including roads, railways, power supply and communications networks. Even today, the country continues to pump staggering quantities of money into these areas. In September, the China Government announced that it planned to invest a further $325 billion to improve both fixed and wireless broadband infrastructure in the country through to 2020.
Its “Broadband China” strategy has ambitious goals. By 2020, overall fixed broadband coverage should reach 70% by 2020, with fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks reaching 300 million homes, up from 130 million in 2013. Additional coverage is provided by 3G and 4G wireless which should cover 85% of homes by 2020. Target access speeds are 20Mbps for 80% of broadband homes by 2013, rising to 50Mbps by 2020, with users in some developed cities able to access up to 1Gbps by 2020!
Rural broadband is well represented in the strategy and will play a central part in boosting domestic demand. Key amongst this is driving ecommerce among the wider population. Although China’s Internet users spent $210 billion online in 2012, this only accounted for around 7% of total retail sales. Already rural Internet users are proving themselves very keen to use ecommerce to sell their wares across the country, as is witnessed by the massive growth of the ecommerce platform Alibaba.
Ultimately, using the Internet to bridge the wealth gap between the urban elite and the rural poor will help drive domestic demand in China, and help the country continue its impressive growth track record.
How do you think China will develop between now and 2020? And will the Internet be instrumental in empowering the rural poor?
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Anthony Plewes
After a Masters in Computer Science, I decided that I preferred writing about IT rather than programming. My 20-year writing career has taken me to Hong Kong and London where I've edited and written for IT, business and electronics publications. In 2002 I co-founded Futurity Media with Stewart Baines where I continue to write about a range of topics such as unified communications, cloud computing and enterprise applications.
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Orlando City B Names Former U.S. MNT Defender Oguchi Onyewu as Sporting Director
December 6, 20189:45AM EST
Orlando City B hires former U.S. Men’s National Team defender Oguchi Onyewu (O-gu-chi On-yay-woo) as Sporting Director ahead of its inaugural USL League One season set to begin in March 2019.
“We are delighted to directly involve someone of Oguchi’s stature into our next generation youth movement,” OCB General Manager Mike Potempa said. “Onyewu has played a vital role within the soccer community in the United States for the past 15 years, both at the club and country level. The experience and immediate professionalism Oguchi will bring to our project are essential traits we believe will only enhance the culture of our team in 2019 and beyond.”
Onyewu will report directly to Potempa. He will oversee daily technical operations and compliance, manage player relations and support recruitment efforts for OCB—the Club’s newest team serving at the top of its player development pyramid to bridge the gap between the Academy and the First Team in Major league Soccer (MLS).
Onyewu, 36, joins Orlando City B after retiring in 2017 from the Philadelphia Union in MLS. He began his illustrious playing career with FC Metz in France in 2002 and went on to make over 170 appearances for Standard Liège in the French Ligue 1 from 2004-09. Onyewu also played for Newcastle United FC (England), AC Milan (Italy), Sporting CP (Portugal) and Málaga CF (Spain).
The Olney, Md., native also scored six goals and earned 69 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team from 2004-14. Onyewu played at the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups and helped the U.S. capture the 2007 Gold Cup championship. In 2006, Onyewu was named U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year.
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U.S. Labor Department's OSHA Cites Lyons, Ga., Manufacturer For Safety Hazards
Region 4 News Release: 06-2003-ATL (279)
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Contact: Luis Ramirez Dan Fuqua
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Lyons Tool and Machine for alleged safety hazards observed during a June 7 inspection at the company's Lyons, Ga., plant, and proposed penalties totaling $48,900.
"This inspection was conducted under a special emphasis program to reduce amputations," said John Deifer, OSHA's Savannah area director. "The company previously was provided safety information about mechanical power presses, machine guarding and OSHA regulations."
OSHA issued two willful citations with proposed penalties totaling $42,000 for disconnecting a presence sensing device on a power press and failing to have machine guards at the point of operation on other presses. A willful citation is issued when an employer has shown an intentional disregard of, or plain indifference to, the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and its regulations.
The company also received eight serious citations with proposed penalties totaling $6,900. Amputation hazards included: failing to properly guard machinery belts, pulleys and flywheels; lack of a written lockout program and procedures to render machinery inoperable during maintenance and repair and failure to conduct periodic safety inspections of power presses. Electrical hazards that exposed workers to shocks, burns and electrocutions were also cited. Serious citations are issued when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result and the employer knew or should have known of the hazard.
The company has 15 working days to contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The inspection was conducted by OSHA's Savannah area office located at 450 Mall Boulevard, Suite J; phone: (912) 652-4393.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
U.S. Labor Department (DOL) releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format upon request (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office. Please specify which news release when placing your request. Call (202) 693-7765 or TTY (202) 693-7755. The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.
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Louis Oosthuizen
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Highlights Louis Oosthuizen's eagle approach and putt at Mexico Championship In the opening round of the 2018 World Golf Championships - Mexico Championship, Louis Oosthuizen hits his 231-yard approach shot on the par-5 15th hole to 5 feet and sinks the eagle putt.
LOU-wee OOST-haze-un
Pinnacle Point, South Africa
Wife, Nel-Mare (ma-REE); Jana (YA-nuh) (12/22/09), Sophia (2/19/12), Emma (6/7/13)
Albertinia, W.Cape, South Africa
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PGA TOUR: 19. Top 125 on Prior Year's FedEx Points List
Comes from a strong tennis family with his father and brother both playing.
A member of the Ernie Els Foundation in South Africa from 2000-02. The Ernie Els Foundation benefits families of limited resources and provides educational assistance and playing opportunities in order to produce successful young leaders and develop their playing ability to its full potential. "Getting into golf is very expensive. My dad is a farmer, and in the early years things weren't going that great on the farm. But when I was 17, I managed to become a member of Ernie's Foundation in South Africa and it was unbelievable what he did for me, helping with expenses and things like that."
In 2009, founded the Louis 57 Academy at Mossel Bay Golf Club, part of the golf development program serving underprivileged children in the Mossel Bay Community in South Africa. Mossel Bay was site of his round of 57 during his amateur career on December 12, 2002.
Hunting, movies
PGA TOUR Victories (1)
International Victories (13)
2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf-Arabella [SAf]
2007 Dimension Data Pro-Am [SAf]
2007 Telekom PGA Championship [SAf]
2007 Platinum Classic [SAf]
2010 Open de Golf de Andalucia [Eur]
2011 Africa Open [Eur]
2012 Maybank Malaysian Open [Eur]
2013 Volvo Golf Champions [Eur]
2016 ISPS HANDA Perth International [Eur]
2018 South African Open Hosted by the City of Johannesburg
2013, 2015, 2017 Presidents Cup
CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play: Became the first player to advance out of Group Play at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play four times since 2015. Defeated Marc Leishman, 2 and 1, with seven birdies against no bogeys in the fourth round to advance to the Quarterfinals for the third time. Lost to eventual-champion Kevin Kisner 2 and 1, in the Quarterfinals for a T5 finish.
Valspar Championship: Tied Jason Kokrak for second at the Valspar Championship, finishing one shot back of champion Paul Casey. Represented second top-10 at the event in his seventh start and eighth runner-up on the PGA TOUR (most recent: 2017 THE PLAYERS Championship).
CIMB Classic: Tied four others for fifth at the CIMB Classic in his first start of the season.
Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the sixth time but fell short of making it to the TOUR Championship, ending his season at No. 69 in the FedExCup. Made 14 cuts in 17 starts with nine top-25s, including three top-10s.
South African Open Hosted by the City of Johannesburg: Earned his ninth European Tour title at the South African Open Hosted by the City of Johannesburg. Started the final round with a three-shot lead and cruised to a six-shot victory with a closing 4-under 67. The victory marked his fifth European Tour win in his home country of South Africa. Became just the sixth golfer to win both The Open and the South African Open.
Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player: Finished solo third at the Nedbank Golf Challenged hosted by Gary Player, four shots behind winner Lee Westwood. Started the final round two strokes back of the overnight leader and carded a closing 3-under 69 in his home country.
Fort Worth Invitational: Highlighted by a third-round 64, finished T5 at the Fort Worth Invitational. Marked his first top-10 in five starts in the event.
Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Paired with fellow South African Charl Schwartzel and shot 4-under 68 in the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to finish third, two behind winners Billy Horschel/Scott Piercy. The duo was one of three teams of major champions in the field (Justin Rose/Henrik Stenson, Jim Furyk/David Duval).
World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play: Advanced from group play at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play before being defeated in the round of 16 by Ian Poulter. Required a sudden-death playoff to win the group, defeating Jason Dufner with a par on the first extra hole. Earned a 2-up victory over Jason Day on the third day of the group stage in a rematch of the 2016 championship match, won by Day.
Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for a fourth consecutive time on the strength of three top-three finishes in 15 starts through the Wyndham Championship. Among them was a T2 at THE PLAYERS Championship. Made it through the first three FedExCup Playoffs events, the BMW Championship, before ending his season ranked 31st in the FedExCup standings.
Presidents Cup: Posted a 2-2-1 record, the best of any player on the International Team, at the Presidents Cup at Liberty National. Paired with fellow South African Branden Grace to win opening day Foursomes 3 and 1 against Daniel Berger/Brooks Koepka for their fifth consecutive victory as they went undefeated in four matches together in the 2015 Presidents Cup in South Korea. Lost next two matches while paired with Grace, defeated both times by Justin Thomas/Rickie Fowler. Split with Grace and teamed with Jason Day for a 2-and-1 loss to Jordan Spieth/Patrick Reed in Saturday afternoon Four-ball match, but got revenge with 1-up Sunday Singles victory over Reed.
BMW Championship: With a T63 at the BMW Championship, finished No. 31 in the FedExCup standings, one point below Jason Dufer (No. 30).
THE NORTHERN TRUST: Earned a T10 finish at THE NORTHERN TRUST with 4-under 276 at Glen Oaks Club.
PGA Championship: With his T2 finish at the PGA Championship (two strokes behind champion Justin Thomas), the 2010 Open Championship winner recorded runner-up finishes at all four major championships (2017 PGA Championship, 2015 Open Championship, 2015 U.S. Open, 2012 Masters Tournament). Final-round 1-under 70 was highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 15th hole and a 52'11" birdie putt on the final hole to move into the clubhouse lead at 6-under.
THE PLAYERS Championship: In search of his first victory on U.S. soil, posted a 1-over 73 in the final round at TPC Sawgrass to finish T2, marking his best performance in seven starts in THE PLAYERS Championship.
Waste Management Phoenix Open: Made his first career start at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and recorded rounds of 68-67-68 to enter Sunday in a tie for 12th position. Opened the final round with a front-nine 3-under 32 and closed with three birdies on his final five holes to post the clubhouse lead at 16-under 268. Finished one stroke outside of the Hideki Matsuyama-Webb Simpson playoff and recorded a solo-third finish.
Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for a third consecutive time, thanks to eight top-25 finishes in 14 starts during the regular season. Kept himself alive through the first three of four Playoffs events, highlighted by a top-10 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, before ending his season after the BMW Championship at No. 38 in the FedExCup standings.
Deutsche Bank Championship: At the Deutsche Bank Championship in the FedExCup Playoffs, posted a 7-under 64 in round three at TPC Boston en route to a T8, six strokes back of winner Rory McIlroy. Led by three strokes over McIlroy after 54 holes in the 2012 event, before finishing second to him by a stroke.
The Open Championship: Despite missing the cut in The Open Championship, made history when he aced the 178-yard par-3 14th in the first round at Royal Troon, becoming the first player in 30 years to make an ace at two different majors in one year, following his hole-in-one in the final round of the 2016 Masters (No. 16).
World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play: Reached the final of the World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play for the first time in his career by defeating Spain's Rafa Cabrera Bello, 4 and 3, in the semifinals. Lost, 5 and 4, in the final to fellow 2015 Presidents Cup teammate Jason Day. Jumped 91 spots, from No. 128 to No. 37 in the FedExCup standings after earning 351 points as runner-up. Defeated World No. 1 Jordan Spieth, 4 and 2, in a notable quarterfinals match to advance.
Valspar Championship: Posted a T7 finish in his fifth start at the Valspar Championship after making the cut for the first time at the event since 2012.
ISPS HANDA Perth International: Claimed his eighth European Tour title with a victory in his inaugural appearance at the ISPS HANDA Perth International, held at Lake Karrinyup CC. It marked his first victory on Tour since the 2014 Volvo Golf Champions. Entered the final round with a three-stroke cushion before a 71 left him at 16-under and one stroke clear of Frenchman Alexander Levy and two ahead of local favorite Jason Scrivener. With eight victories on the European Tour, ranks fourth among South African winners on Tour, trailing only Ernie Els (28), Retief Goosen (14) and Charl Schwartzel (11).
Finished the season with a 30th-place finish in the FedExCup and career-best six top-10 finishes. Made the cut in 16 of 20 starts, with runner-up performances in two of the biggest tournaments of the year–the U.S. Open and The Open Championship. Opened the FedExCup Playoffs with a T12 finish at the Deutsche Bank Champiosnhip and T19 at the BMW Championship. After entering the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola No. 29 in the FedExCup standings, fell to the 30th spot after withdrawing during the first round with a hamstring injury.
Presidents Cup: Went 4-0-1 in his five Presidents Cup matches in the International team's 15½-14½ loss in South Korea.
The Open Championship: Entered the final round of The Open Championship in a three-way tie with Jason Day and amateur Paul Dunne. Closed with a 3-under 69 to join a three-man playoff with eventual winner Zach Johnson and Marc Leishman, finishing one stroke behind Johnson. Was hoping to join Tiger Woods (2000 and 2005) and Jack Nicklaus (1970, 1978) as players to win successive Open Championships at St. Andrews since 1970. Both of his playoff losses have come in major championships (2012 Masters).
U.S. Open: Finished T2 at the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in his bid to become the 19th player to win that event and the Open Championship in a career. It marked his fourth top-10 finish in a major. Made a back-nine charge Sunday, carding a 29 (equaling the lowest nine-hole score in U.S. Open history) that included five consecutive birdies (Nos. 12-16) and six in the final seven holes (No. 18). Opened the week with a 7-over 77, placing him 12 strokes behind the first-round leaders. His 199 total over the final 54 holes is the lowest in U.S. Open history, topping the previous mark held by Kevin Chappell by three strokes.
World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play: Turned in a T5 at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play, his second top-10 at the event (T5 in 2014). Lost in the quarterfinals to Jim Furyk, 4 and 2.
RBC Heritage: Finished T7 at the RBC Heritage, finishing inside the top 10 in his first start at the RBC Heritage. Posted four rounds in the 60s (69-67-69-67).
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard: Posted four sub-par scores at the Arnold Palmer Invitational to T9 with Zach Johnson. In his only other start at Bay Hill, finished T64 in 2009, following four over-par scores.
World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship: Finished sixth at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship for his first top-10 in nine Cadillac Championship starts. Previous-best finish at the event was T18 in 2011, while his best finish in 23 World Golf Championships' starts is a fourth-place effort at the 2012 Bridgestone Invitational.
Made 10 of 16 cuts on TOUR, with just one top-10. Missed the cut at The Barclays to end his season at No. 124 in the FedExCup standings.
Nedbank Golf Challenge: In early December at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa, added a European Tour top-10 when he T7 with Jonas Blixt, Tim Clark and Thongchai Jaidee at Gary Player CC.
DP World Tour Championship: Fired a final-round 66–tying him for best-round-of-the-day-honors with Shane Lowry–at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Finished T6 with Tyrrell Hatton and Robert Karlsson at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship: In October 2014, played in the European Tour's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and finished T6 with Richard Sterne and Shane Lowry, three shots behind winner Oliver Wilson. Tied with Tommy Fleetwood for low-round-of-the-tournament honors when he fired a third-round 62 at St. Andrews, that included five front-nine and five back-nine birdies.
Maybank Malaysian Open: At the Maybank Malaysian Open in mid-April, fired a final-round 67 at Kuala Lumpur G&CC to shoot up the leaderboard into a T2 with Nicolas Colsaerts and Bernd Wiesberger, seven strokes shy of winner Lee Westwood.
World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship: As one of six South Africans to compete in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, beat No. 1 seed Henrik Stenson in the second round, 2 and 1. By doing so, prevented a No. 1 overall seed from advancing past the second round for the sixth consecutive year. Lost in the quarterfinals, 2 and 1, to eventual winner Jason Day, giving him a T5 finish at Dove Mountain.
Again played worldwide, making the cut in six of 12 PGA TOUR starts. His lone top-10 finish of the TOUR season came at the Shell Houston Open, and he did not play again on TOUR after the John Deere Classic in July.
Presidents Cup: Made his first International team in The Presidents Cup and managed a 1-3-1 record in five matches.
The Open Championship: Withdrew from The Open Championship during the first round due to a recurring neck injury. Did not play again the rest of the season.
Ballantine's Championship: Had a nice showing at the Asian Tour-European Tour co-sponsored Ballantine's Championship in April. Enjoyed four under-par rounds at the Blackstone Resort in South Korea to finish fifth, two shots out of the Brett Rumford-Marcus Fraser-Peter Whiteford playoff.
Shell Houston Open: Thanks largely to a bogey-free, 7-under 65 in round three of the Shell Houston Open, claimed a T10.
Volvo Golf Champions: Appeared to hurt his chances at victory with a third-round 74 at the European Tour's Volvo Golf Champions in Durban, South Africa, in January. But he recovered with a 6-under 66 on the final day at Durban CC (seven birdies and a bogey) to come from five shots off the pace to defeat 54-hole leader Scott Jamieson by a stroke. The victory gave him a European Tour victory for the fourth consecutive year, and it was his 11th professional triumph since turning pro in 2003.
Made first career start in the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola and in the FedExCup Playoffs. Finished No. 7 in the FedExCup standings.
Nedbank Golf Challenge: Finished fourth at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in his home country of South Africa. Was one of only five players who finished the tournament under par.
DP World Tour Championship: Shot four sub-70 rounds at the European Tour's season finale, the DP World Tour Championship, in late-November to finish fifth. Completed the European Tour season third in the Race to Dubai rankings.
Barclays Singapore Open: Made a strong bid for his third title of the campaign but came up short in a playoff with Matteo Manassero at the Barclays Singapore Open in mid-November. Shot a final-round 67 at Sentosa GC to force the extra session, then had a birdie putt for the win on the second playoff hole. Couldn't make his putt and then watched as Manassero wrapped up the title when he drained a 10-foot eagle putt on the next hole.
World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions: Still in China a week later, outside Shenzhen, he opened with three consecutive, 4-under 68s at Mission Hills GC before a final-round 65 resulted in T6 honors at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions. His 65 Sunday marked his ninth straight round at par or better in his third consecutive start in the event.
BMW Masters: Fired four sub-70 rounds at the BMW Masters to T6 in late-October in Shanghai.
Deutsche Bank Championship: Came back the following week and carried a three-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy into the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. A Monday 71 on the Labor Day finish, compared to his playing partner's 67, left him one stroke back and in solo second place. It was his third top-five finish in his last four TOUR starts, dating to a fourth-place performance at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Moved from No. 21 to No. 5 in the FedExCup standings with the strong showing.
The Barclays: Finished T5 at The Barclays in his first start in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.
World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: One of three players to record all four rounds at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, finishing solo fourth. Was bidding to become the first South African to win the Bridgestone Invitational and the first to win a PGA TOUR event at Firestone CC since David Frost in 1989. Previous-best finish at a World Golf Championships event came at the 2011 HSBC Champions (T7). The 2010 Open Championship winner was also seeking to become just the second player in history to record his first two PGA TOUR wins at a major championship and a World Golf Championships event (Martin Kaymer, 2010 PGA Championship and 2011 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions).
Maybank Malaysian Open: Shook off his Masters disappointment a week later by traveling to Kuala Lumpur for the Maybank Malaysian Open. Opened with a 66 at Kuala Lumpur G&CCC and followed with rounds of 68-69-68 to defeat Stephen Gallacher by three strokes at the Asian Tour-European Tour co-sanctioned event.
Masters Tournament: Lost on the second playoff hole to Bubba Watson at the 76th Masters Tournament. It was his first playoff on the PGA TOUR. Missed his previous three cuts at Augusta National GC. Also missed his previous three cuts before winning the 2010 Open Championship. Recorded the first double eagle on No. 2 at Augusta National in Masters history. Did it in the final round (4-iron from 253 yards). It was the fourth double eagle in tournament history (Bruce Devlin on No. 8, 1967; Jeff Maggert on No. 13, 1994; Gene Sarazen on No. 15, 1935. Sarazen made the double eagle on April 7, 1935 and then won the next day in a 36-hole playoff.). Made his double eagle on April 8. Sarazen is the only player since 1900 to record a double eagle on his way to winning a major championship. His double eagle is the 11th in a major since 1970.
Shell Houston Open: In his fifth PGA TOUR start of the season, opened with rounds of 67-66-66 to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Shell Houston Open. In his third start at Greystone GC, struggled early Sunday (5-over 41 on the front-nine) but fought back to a 3-over 75, finishing solo third behind winner Hunter Mahan.
Volvo Golf Champions: Successfully defended his Volvo Golf Champions title in South Africa with a one-stroke victory over Branden Grace at Durban CC in mid-January. Began the final round a stroke behind countryman Grace. Made an eagle on the par-5 eighth hole then played the back nine in 2-under to take the title. The win marked the fourth consecutive year he has won a championship in his home continent of Africa and the second time he's successfully defended an African title (2011 and 2012 Africa Open).
Africa Open: Successfully defended his Africa Open to begin his season, taking a two-stroke victory at East London GC over fellow countrymen Tjaaart van der Walt. Shot an 11-under 62 on the par-73 East London GC in the second round. Is 43-under in his last two Africa Opens, with eight consecutive sub-par rounds.
In first full season on TOUR, made 10 of 15 cuts with a trio of top-10 finishes.
Iskandar Johor Open: At the Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia, he finished T8.
Barclays Singapore Open: Added a second consecutive international top-10 with a T3 at the rain-shortened Barclays Singapore Open. He shot 63-65 over his final two rounds to miss the Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano-Juvic Pagunsan playoff by a stroke.
World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions: Picked up a top-10 late in the season when he T7 at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Began the final round two strokes behind leader Fredrik Jacobson but couldn't make a move after shooting a final-round, even-par 72 at Sheshan International GC.
The McGladrey Classic: Making his 15th start of the season, finished solo fourth at The McGladrey Classic with four rounds in the 60s for only his third top-10 finish on the PGA TOUR since winning the 2010 Open Championship.
U.S. Open: Finished T9 at the U.S. Open on the strength of a final round 67. Recorded his first top 10 on TOUR and first since a T9 finish at the 2010 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. He had missed seven of his last eight cuts in majors coming into the week. Missed the cut in his only other start at the U.S. Open, in 2010.
Africa Open: Won for the first time since his two-win 2010 season when he captured the Africa Open in a playoff over Chris Wood and Manuel Quiros. Made birdie on the first extra hole at East London GC.
Won first career major championship at The Open Championship, lapping the field by seven strokes in the process. Finished 10th in the final Race to Dubai on the European Tour. Won the Open de Golf de Andalucia on the European Tour in late March, earning a spot in the Masters two weeks later.
World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: In first appearance in the U.S. following his Open Championship victory, shot weekend scores of 68-65 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational to finish T9 in his first-ever start at Firestone CC.
The Open Championship: Led over the final 48 holes and blew away the field at The Open Championship by seven strokes. The win occurred one week after his native South Africa concluded a wildly popular World Cup and the day Nelson Mandela celebrated his 92nd birthday. Opened with a 7-under 65–the lowest score by an eventual Open Championship winner–and closed with a 1-under 71 for a seven-stroke victory over Lee Westwood. The only challenge came from Paul Casey, who got within three shots after the eighth hole, but then made a triple bogey on the 12th hole. Finished at 16-under 272 and became the first player since Tony Lema in 1964 to win his first major at St. Andrews. With the seventh career worldwide victory of his career, moved to No. 15 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Made only two bogeys over the final 35 holes in a strong wind that swept across the Old Course at St. Andrews. Had made only one of eight cuts in Majors coming into The Open Championship.
Made six starts on the PGA TOUR, with a best finish of T20 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship. Missed the cut in three majors starts. Came close to winning on the European Tour at the start of the season with successive runner-up finishes early in the year.
Made the cut in two of three events on the PGA TOUR. Recorded his highest finish on the order of merit, thanks, in part, to his second consecutive win at the Telkom PGA Championship. As well as he played a year earlier, he was better during his second win. Fashioned rounds of 66-63-66-65 in his victory.
Had a successful season in homeland on the Sunshine Tour.
World Golf Championships-CA Championship: Lone PGA TOUR start came at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship, a T50 in Florida.
Telkom PGA Championship: First win of the season came at the Telkom PGA Championship in February, where he shot four sub-70 rounds to win (67-65-69-65).
Dimension Data Pro-Am: Won the Dimension Data Pro-Am in January. Opened with a 66 and followed with 71-71-69 to beat Omar Sandys by a stroke.
On the Sunshine Tour, he had three top-10s, a T5 at the South African Airways Open, a T7 at the Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour-Eastern Cape Pezula and a T9 at the Vodacom Tour Championship.
Open de Espana: Top European Tour finish was a T14 at the Open de Espana en Andalucia.
Dimension Data Pro-Am: He started the final round of the Dimension Data Pro-Am in fourth place, shot a final-round 74 and finished fourth.
Dunhill Championship: Finished runner-up with Charl Schwartzel at the Dunhill Championship on the Sunshine Tour, three strokes behind Ernie Els at Leopard Creek GC.
Telkom PGA Championship: Was also T8 at the Telkom PGA Championship in February.
Vodacom Origins-Arabella: In September, won the 54-hole Vodacom Origins-Arabella on the Sunshine Tour by a stroke over Keith Horne.
The Open Championship: Qualified for his first major championship but missed the cut at The Open Championship.
Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC: Was also solo-eighth at the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe.
Open de Sevilla: On the European Tour, was T4 at the Open de Sevilla, with rounds of 67-66 on the weekend.
Tour Championship: An opening 74 at the Sunshine Tour's Tour Championship proved his undoing, as he couldn't recover, even with a 68-68-66 finish. Still ended three strokes behind winner Andrew McLardy.
Stanbic Zambia Open in Africa: Top finish while playing a worldwide schedule was a T5 at the 54-hole Stanbic Zambia Open in Africa.
Won numerous amateur titles before turning professional in 2002 at the age of 19.
Won the Irish Amateur Open and a member of the South African team, alongside fellow European Tour Member Charl Schwartzel, which won the World Junior Team Championships in 2000.
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Clemmer, Leon (b. 1926)
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A descendant of the Steele family of prominent Philadelphia builders, architect Leon Clemmer was born in the city, the son of medical doctor Leon and Mary Steele Clemmer. Clemmer attended the William Penn Charter School and graduated from Philadelphia's Central High School in 1941 before following the example of many members of his family and enrolling in the University of Pennsylvania. Clemmer studied in the Moore School of Electrical Engineering before earning a B. Arch. from the School of Fine Arts in 1951. Clemmer had served in the Pacific in World War II.
Before establishing his own firm, Clemmer worked in a number of Philadelphia offices. While still at Penn, he worked for Wark & Company (1947), Howell Lewis Shay (1948-9), and Samuel I. Oshiver (1950). After completing his degree, Clemmer joined the office of Vincent G. Kling in 1951, where he was made a project manager before his departure in 1956 for Nolen & Swinburne, where he also managed projects. In 1957, Clemmer was made the office manager at Gleeson & Mulrooney. He remained there until 1961, when he formed a partnership with Edward L. Holland which lasted only until 1962, when Clemmer opened his own office in Philadelphia. In 1968, he moved his practice to Jenkintown, PA.
Clemmer joined the national AIA in 1960 and served on its committee on justice in 1981. He has been active in the Philadelphia Chapter, serving as secretary in 1974 and a director from 1976 until 1981. Clemmer was a director of the Pennsylvania Society of Architects from 1980 until 1986, and chaired that organization's public affairs committee from 1984 to 1986. Clemmer has been active in a number of professional organizations as well: he was the president of the Young Engineers for the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia in 1957; and the president of Philadelphia's Carpenters Company in 1987. Clemmer also served as a director of Bartram's Gardens (1990-1994), a director of Historic Rittenhousetown (1986-1990), and as president of the Old York Road Historical Society (1995-1998). A member of the Union League, Clemmer served as a director (1986-1991) and has been involved on a number of committees of that organization. Clemmer was a member of the Abington Township (Montgomery County) planning commission from 1962 until 1980, and of the township's economic development committee from 1994-1998.
Written by Emily T. Cooperman.
Clubs and Membership Organizations
Engineers Club
Pennsylvania Society of Architects
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Philadelphia Chapter, AIA
Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia
Old York Road Historical Society
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PresenceLearning Hires Andrew Byrnes as its Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Byrnes brings deep expertise to new role leading PresenceLearning’s legal, compliance, and government affairs
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2016 – PresenceLearning, the leading provider of telemedicine/telehealth services in education and health care, has hired Andrew Byrnes to lead the company’s legal, compliance, government affairs, human resources, and recruiting initiatives. Andrew has nearly two decades experience helping innovative organizations move from ideation to impact through operational excellence, legal expertise, government relations and public policy acumen, and partnership development.
“Under Andrew’s leadership, we will be able to execute further on our mission of democratizing access to life-changing care,” said Clay Whitehead, Co-founder and Co-CEO of PresenceLearning. “Through his professional and pro bono activities, Andrew has demonstrated a rare combination of caring and accomplishment, making him ideally suited for helping us forge new pathways to provide high-quality care for all.”
Most recently before joining PresenceLearning, Andrew was responsible for legal matters, regulatory compliance, government affairs and internal operations at Shuddle, a pioneer in the ridesharing-for-kids space. He was responsible for the company’s legal and regulatory affairs, and internal operations, including human resources and facilities. He also led critical partnership and business development efforts.
Prior to that position Andrew spent two years as the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the country’s innovation agency, overseeing a staff of more than 12,000 employees, a $3 billion-plus annual budget, and agency operations and administrative support functions. He also coordinated the USPTO’s policy efforts and engagement with the innovation community around the world.
Prior to his appointment by President Obama in 2013, Andrew worked as a Silicon Valley-based attorney in private practice, focusing on intellectual property litigation and strategy, as well as other commercial matters and political, election, and civil rights law. He graduated with honors and distinction from Stanford University and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
PresenceLearning (www.presencelearning.com) is the leader in the delivery of clinical services via the web. PresenceLearning has provided over one million sessions of live, online speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, behavioral interventions and mental health services, assessments, and early childhood services for K-12 students with special needs in schools. In 2016, PresenceLearning expanded to serving patients in healthcare organizations with allied health services delivered via telemedicine.
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5 Surprising Alzheimer's Triggers
By Leah Zerbe for RodaleWellness.com
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Whether you're struggling with Alzheimer's yourself or watching a loved one live with it, there is no debating it's an awful disease. And as more researchers are tracking possible triggers of the disease, they're coming across more data connecting everyday exposures to an increased risk. While no study has yet to definitively say, "Yes, this is what causes Alzheimer's," these 5 things are believed to play a role and should be avoided. (Boost your memory and age-proof your mind with these natural solutions.)
1. Negative Thoughts
Your psyche likely plays a role in Alzheimer's, according to Yale researchers. Negative beliefs about aging, including thoughts that old people are "decrepit," can spark brain changes linked to Alzheimer's disease.
"We believe it is the stress generated by the negative beliefs about aging that individuals sometimes internalize from society that can result in pathological brain changes," says study author Becca Levy, PhD, an associate professor of public health and psychology at the Yale School of Public Health. "Although the findings are concerning, it is encouraging to realize that these negative beliefs about aging can be mitigated, and positive beliefs about aging can be reinforced, so that the adverse impact is not inevitable."
2. Lead
Lead isn't just a threat to children. A 2009 study found that adults with high blood levels of lead face a higher risk of dementia.
Among those who had higher-than-average lead levels, 21% had scores that indicated mild cognitive impairment. Also, lead levels tended to be higher in people who suffered from high blood pressure, itself a risk factor for dementia. Previous research suggests high levels of lead in older adults raise their risk for cardiovascular disease.
In addition to raising blood pressure, lead can cause oxidative stress on the brain and increase inflammation in the body.
To avoid lead exposure, have the interior and exterior paint in your home tested for lead if you live in a pre-1978 house and say no to vinyl products (including purses—yellow ones often test especially high in lead).
Eating green, blue, and red fruits and veggies, which are high in antioxidants, can help mitigate some of the oxidative stress caused by heavy metals.
3. Common Meds
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Common medications, ranging from antidepressants to over-the-counter antihistamines, have been linked to dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to recent research published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
The drugs in question are anticholinergic medications. These drugs include nonprescription diphenhydramine (brand name Benadryl), tricyclic antidepressants like doxepin (Sinequan), first-generation antihistamines like chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton), and antimuscarinics for bladder control like oxybutynin (Ditropan).
The researchers found that these effects are dose dependent (the more anticholinergic medication you take, the higher your risk for developing dementia), but the findings also suggest that the effects may not be reversible, even after you discontinue use of the drug. (Learn about natural ways to deal with conditions these common drugs treat.)
4. DDT
Higher blood levels of a breakdown product of the nasty insecticide DDT, called DDE, seemed to fuel Alzheimer's disease, according to a 2014 study published in JAMA Neurology.
If further research upholds those findings, it could mean that testing for DDE levels in the body could lead to earlier diagnosis, which has been shown to help ease symptoms of Alzheimer's.
DDT has been banned in the US since 1972, but it's still used elsewhere, and DDE and other breakdown products can enter the environment from waste sites. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes the largest amount of DDT in a person's diet comes from meat, poultry, dairy products, and fish, including sport fish.
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There's no denying that our minds and bodies are connected, even when it comes to Alzheimer's disease and dementia. A landmark 2010 study published in Neurology discovered a 50% increase in the risk of developing dementia with each 10-point increase in score on depression tests administered at the start of the study. The risks were similar for Alzheimer's disease, for which there was a 40% increase in risk for each 10-point increase in depression score. For both dementia and Alzheimer's disease, depressed adults were 1.5 times more likely to develop one of the two diseases than nondepressed adults were.
What Helps?
Some lifestyle changes may help stave off the brain disease. Aerobic exercise has been shown to delay or maybe even prevent Alzheimer's in people facing the highest risk of developing it. And in 2015, research published by the Alzheimer's Association found you can lower your risk of Alzheimer's 53% by adopting this diet.
The article "5 Surprising Alzheimer's Triggers" originally ran on RodaleWellness.com.
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Focus on Ovarian Cancer Surgical Volume May Not Be Best Metric
Minimum-volume standards could restrict care at many centers with better-than-expected outcomes
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Limiting ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume surgeons and hospitals to improve survival could restrict care at many low-volume centers with better-than-expected outcomes, according to a study published in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Jason D. Wright, M.D., from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, and colleagues used the National Cancer Database to identify 136,196 women who underwent ovarian cancer treatment at 1,321 hospitals from 2005 to 2015. Observed and expected mortalities were estimated using multivariable models. The authors modeled the number of hospitals that would be restricted if minimum-volume standards were implemented.
The researchers found that in 2015, using a minimum-volume cut point of one case in the previous year would have eliminated 13.6 percent of hospitals, while a cut point of three would have eliminated 34.5 percent of hospitals. The mean observed/expected ratios for hospitals with a prior-year volume of one were 1.14, 1.06, 1.12, and 1.08 for 60-day, one-year, two-year, and five-year mortality, respectively. Among hospitals with a prior-year volume of one, 49.2 percent had an observed/expected ratio for two-year mortality of at least 1, while 50.8 percent had an observed/expected ratio of less than 1. The mean observed/expected ratios for hospitals with a prior-year volume of no more than two were 1.11, 1.09, 1.08, and 1.07 for 60-day, one-year, two-year, and five-year mortality, respectively. Implementing a minimum-volume standard of one case in the previous year would result in one fewer death for every 198, 613, and 62 patients at 60 days, one year, and five years, respectively.
"An arbitrary minimum-volume standard may be unnecessarily punitive for low volume centers with good outcomes," Wright said in a statement.
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Security Breach Report: May 15, 2015
Gretel Egan
As organizations continue to lobby for increased regulations and protections in the U.S. and in other parts of the world, we bring you some of the latest news in cyber security and data breaches resulting from network vulnerabilities, social engineering attacks, and insider threats.
Last month, point-of-sale (POS) vendor Harbortouch announced a data breach related to malware-infected POS systems used in restaurants and bars. According to KrebsOnSecurity, more than 4,200 customers across the U.S. have been impacted.
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas recently announced that credit card payment systems at some of its retail and service locations were compromised between September 2014 and April 2015. According to the company’s legal representatives, approximately 173,000 unique debit and credit cards were used at the affected locations during the breach time frame, but it’s not clear how much information (including names, account numbers, and CVV codes) was stolen.
Sally Beauty, an international retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies, has confirmed a data breach resulting from an illegal intrusion into payment systems used in some of its U.S. stores. The company said it is working with affected customers but that it cannot reveal any further details.
Budget airline Ryanair revealed last month that hackers siphoned £3.3M from one of its bank accounts. According to the company, the funds were taken via a fraudulent electronic transfer from a Chinese bank.
In an emerging story first reported by CNN Money, a whistleblower at Tiversa, a cyber security company, has accused his former employer of faking security breaches and hacking attacks in order to extort business. Tiversa has denied these claims, including a series of events that put medical testing company LabMD out of business.
Following a tip received from an anonymous source, KrebsOnSecurity is reporting a significant data breach at mSpy, a developer of mobile spying software. According to the report a “huge trove of data” — including user emails, location data, and payment information — appears to have been stolen from the company’s servers and posted on the DeepWeb.
Email delivery service SendGrid announced that network intruders gained access to corporate servers as well as customer and employee user names, email addresses, and passwords earlier this year. According to The Hill, SendGrid sends 18 billion online messages per month.
The U.S. Senate is concerned that personally identifiable information of U.S. citizens may have been compromised in recent White House network intrusions. According to Senator John Thune, visitors to the White House often submit personal details — including Social Security numbers and addresses — via email in order to obtain clearance.
Since April, three educational institutions — the University of California Berkley, Metropolitan State University, and Auburn University — have announced data breaches that, together, compromised the personal information of more than 500,000 individuals.
UK officials were investigating an incident at the Manchester Airport after cellphone video was released showing that a planeload of passengers on a flight from Madrid were able to enter the country without having their passports checked.
Weaponized Microsoft Word documents masquerading as resumes have been discovered on the CareerBuilder website. According to reports, the attackers were using the malware-laden files to gain access to cash-transfer systems and information with black-market value.
Premera Blue Cross is facing at least five class-action lawsuits as a result of a data breach it disclosed in March. According to the company, a cyber attack in May 2014 compromised a system that housed medical records of 11 million customers. Participants in the suits claim that Premera was negligent in protecting personal data and in providing timely notification of the breach.
The Irish Times reported that the country’s Department of Social Protection mistakenly sent personal data — including bank statements and payslips — of three strangers to a Limerick man who had requested his own information.
In mid-March, Advantage Dental notified more than 150,000 customers that a hacker had breached a database that contained their personal information. The company stated that a malware infection opened the system to unauthorized access for a few days in late February 2015.
Approximately 98,000 customers of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) concessionaire in Germany were victims of a data breach that was discovered after an “unidentified individual” emailed the compromised data to AAFES headquarters. The data was related to mobile phones and telecommunication services managed by SIGA Telecom, including accounts of 27,500 current customers.
A social engineering attack compromised information associated with 50 to 70 Rogers Communications business accounts. An IT support agent was reportedly tricked into revealing the access credentials of one of the company’s account managers. Contracts and other details related to the medium-sized business were posted to an anonymous Twitter account within days of the attack.
More than 39,000 individuals were impacted by the theft of two backup drives belonging to the Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA). According to ISMA, the drives — which held life insurance databases and assorted personal information — were stolen during transport to an offsite storage facility.
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Data centres: the digital space race
By Emanuela Barbiroglio2019-01-25T00:00:00
Exponential growth in data is driving demand for ever-higher-capacity data centres.
Last September, Barking and Dagenham council granted planning permission for NTT Communications Corporation to build two 258,000 sq ft sheds on the former Sanofi site, which will form the basis of an “industry-leading data centre campus” according to NTT.
When fully operational the facility will connect to five data centres in Hemel Hempstead and Slough and be capable of supporting more than 100 megawatts of IT load.
While the latter part of this statement will be meaningless to the uninitiated, in layman’s terms it is a helluva load – and a load that global capital cities such as London desperately need. The rate at which the world’s rapidly expanding population produces data is growing exponentially.
A 2018 report commissioned by computer software company Domo, titled ‘Data never sleeps’, estimated that by 2020, 1.7 megabytes of data will be created for every person on Earth every second. In storage terms, that is equivalent to about 210 old CD-ROMs per person per day. That is why data centres like London 1 are needed.
So how many centres are needed and where? And how can the industry meet that rapidly growing demand?
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Strength in the middle
Jagdip Dhillon
STOCKTON - Kendall Kenyon has exemplified the Pacific women's basketball team's fast start to this season.
The sophomore center has helped the Tigers (5-0) set off to the program's best start since the 1980-81 squad went 9-0. She leads the team in scoring (13.4 points), rebounding (9.0), steals (2.0) and blocks (2.2).
Pacific will look to remain perfect as it hosts Fresno State (2-1) at 7 p.m. today at Spanos Center.
The Tigers will look to avenge last season's 61-52 road loss against the defending Western Athletic Conference champions, who return six of their top seven players with first-year coach Raegen Pebley.
With Pacific not playing at home again until Dec. 29 and scheduled to visit San Jose State, Florida, Stanford and Saint Mary's over the next month, coach Lynne Roberts said today's game is crucial to continue positive momentum.
Kenyon has helped create some of that momentum, and the coach said that is a testament to the work she's put in since last season, including working with a nutritionist and director of athletic performance Tony Sandoval.
"She's significantly stronger, which has made her a lot more confident," Roberts said. "She understands her role, and she's adding skills. It's exciting because she's only a sophomore, and to think where she could be in a couple of years. She has a chance to be really special."
The former St. Mary's High standout easily transitioned to Pacific last season, because she played in the same style of offense with the Rams. This season she has added strength, a mid-range jump shot and some moves off the dribble. Kenyon also uses her speed to her advantage to beat opposing centers down the court on Pacific's fast break.
"I tend to be faster than the other girls, and I'm still a relocating post," Kenyon said. "I always tried to move around and get open when the guards attack, and now I'm comfortable shooting at the elbows or the short corners."
Junior point guard Gena Johnson said it's fun to have a center sprinting past everyone on the break and finishing in traffic.
"She's going really hard in the games," Johnson said. "She's realizing how good of a player she is, which is all-conference level."
Kenyon said her strength and conditioning will continue for the rest of her career, and Roberts said her endurance is one of the areas she needs to improve. Kenyon is averaging 22 minutes a game, about four minutes fewer than the other starters.
"She needs to be more physical because she still just relies on her athleticism," Roberts said. "She has to become our defensive anchor, and I talk to her about that every day."
Contact reporter Jagdip Dhillon at (209) 546-8292 or jdhillon@recordnet.com.
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JESSE & JOY EMBARK ON ACOUSTIC SERIES TO ‘ELECTRIFY THE VOTE!’
The GRAMMY-Winning Duo Will Also Be Honored With The ‘Vision Award’ at The 31st Hispanic Heritage Awards Where They Will Perform Their Powerful Hit ‘Un Besito Más’
Los Angeles, CA. (September 11th, 2018). Perpetually committed to supporting causes and organizations that fight for immigrant rights and Latinos in the United States, acclaimed GRAMMY and 6 X Latin GRAMMY winners Jesse & Joyare partnering with UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, to put together a series of intimate acoustic performances titled “Electrify the Vote!.” The concerts will take place in California, Texas, and Arizona.
“We have chosen to work with UnidosUS because they are a trusted, nonpartisan voice for all Latinos. Together, this November we want to electrify the vote! The voice of the community is a much-needed force in our democracy. Each one of us can be a change-maker, and one way to do it is to turn up our voice in the voting booth. In the last election 12 million Latinos voted. We can double that because there are 12 million more Latinos eligible to register, and every year nearly a million more turn 18 and become eligible. Let’s give each other a hand. Go toBecomeAVoter.org to register or help someone do it. Because in unity there is strength, and together we can double the strength of our vote!” Jesse
Jesse & Joy are embarking on this series with the purpose of using their voices to bring attention to the vital need for people, especially Latinos, to register and vote.
“We are asking our fans to join us and Turn up your voice! No matter what issue is more important to you—health care, immigration, education or jobs, —each one of us needs to do our part to be part of the change we want to see. The United States is a powerful country because of its people, because of the strength of its diversity and because diversity makes us stronger. We must use every tool at our disposal—voting is one of them. If you are eligible, become a voter. And then help someone else do the same. Go to www.becomeavoter.org. It’s super easy, and it’s super important, because our country is stronger when we work together. Join us to Electrify the Vote!” Joy
Tickets go on sale on Friday, September 14th at 10AM local time. VIP packages will be available for “Meet-and-Greets” with Jesse & Joy.
“Electrify the Vote!” Dates:
10/23 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box
10/24 – Pomona, CA @ Glass House
10/25 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
10/27 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
10/28 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
Additionally, on Wednesday September 12th, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation will honor Jesse & Joy at the 31st Hispanic Heritage Awards Presented by Target. The Mexican-American siblings will receive the Vision Award during the ceremony, to take place at the John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts In Washington DC. A primetime national PBS special about the show is set for broadcast on Friday, September 28th.
In addition to being awarded, Jesse & Joy will also take the stage at this magnificent event recognizing Latino talent to perform their powerful track “Un Besito Más”, which has become an anthem in the fight for immigrant rights and to stop family separations.
The awards, which were created by the White House in 1987 to commemorate the establishment of Hispanic Heritage Month in America, are among the highest honors by Latinos for Latinos and supported by 40 national Hispanic-serving institutions that co-host the program. Past Honorees have included Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Oscar Hijuelos, Juan Luis Guerra, Ana Gabriel, Rita Moreno, Plácido Domingo, Junot Díaz, Celia Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Tito Puente, Anthony Quinn, Juan Marichal, Los Tigres Del Norte, José Feliciano, Pedro Martinez, Alejandro Sanz, Oscar De La Hoya, Pepe Aguilar, Gloria Estefan, Martin Sheen, Andy Garcia, Juanes, Carlos Vives, Luis Fonsi, Eva Longoria, and Zoe Saldana, among many others.
To learn more about Jesse & Joy please visit:
http://jesseyjoy.com
https://www.facebook.com/JesseyJoyOficial
https://twitter.com/jesseyjoy
https://www.instagram.com/jesseyjoy/
https://www.youtube.com/user/jesseyjoyoficial
#ElectrifyTheVote
More about Unidos US:
UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. For 50 years, UnidosUS has united communities and different groups seeking common ground through collaboration, and that share a desire to make our country stronger. For more information on UnidosUS, visit www.unidosus.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Rock the Vote is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to building the political power of young people.
For nearly 30 years, Rock the Vote has revolutionized the way we use culture, music, art and technology to engage young people in politics, registering and turning out millions of young voters. During the last seven Presidential elections, Rock the Vote and its partners coordinated the largest voter registration drives for young people that added nearly 8 million new voters to the rolls and consistently turns out its voters more than 30 points above the national youth average. Rock the Vote fights for voting rights to ensure that all eligible voters can exercise their right to vote and promotes civic education to ensure young voters to have the resources and information they need to participate in our civic process. Learn more at rockthevote.org and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @rockthevote.
Monica Escobar/ Dario Molina
The 3 Collective
monica@the3collective.com / dario@the3collective.com
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Germany's Merkel calls for a European Union military
Richard Lough
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Tuesday for an integrated European Union military, echoing language used by French President Emmanuel Macron last week that infuriated U.S. President Donald Trump.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the European Parliament during a debate on the future of Europe, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Merkel told the European Parliament such an army would not undermine the U.S.-led military alliance NATO but would be complementary to it, remarks that were met with loud applause in the legislature though also with boos from nationalist members.
“The times when we could rely on others are over. This means we Europeans have to take our fate fully into our own hands,” Merkel said.
“We should work on a vision of one day establishing a real European army.”
Macron’s call, which reflected a broad trend of EU thinking but is not universally accepted, was meant to show European willingness to meet U.S. demands that Europe do more for its own security and rely less on America’s security umbrella.
However, on Twitter on Nov. 9, Trump accused Macron of seeking to develop the EU’s own military to defend itself from the United States, which EU and French officials said was a misunderstanding.
On Tuesday Trump took aim at Macron again, blasting France over its near defeat to Germany in two world wars, its wine industry and Macron’s approval ratings.
In his remarks on Nov. 6, Macron had been referring to computer hackers who could attack Europe from anywhere, including from inside the United States, officials said.
First proposed in the 1950s and taken up four years ago by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker as a response to fraying EU unity, an EU armed forces is seen as strengthening the global power of the bloc, which is an economic giant but a geopolitical minnow.
With Britain’s pending departure from the EU, there may be more momentum for remaining member states to find common ground on defense, although there remain divisions.
Supporters of a European defense union say the EU has struggled in military and humanitarian missions in the Balkans, Libya and Africa, and that it was caught off guard by Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
“NO PLACE FOR NATIONALISM”
Merkel’s address comes at a time when the EU is searching for answers to a U.S. president who views the EU with contempt, to the rise of illiberal democracies and nationalist parties within its borders, and to Britain’s vote to leave the bloc.
She made appeals for tolerance and solidarity, saying “nationalism and egotism should no longer have a place in Europe” to a sustained applause.
As a deadline looms for Italy’s eurosceptic government to re-submit budget plans to the European Union, Merkel said the euro zone would only work if all member states meet their treaty responsibilities .
“Our common currency can only function if every individual member fulfils their responsibility for sustainable finances,” Merkel said, adding that otherwise the strength and the stability of the euro zone were at risk.
“We want to extend a hand to Italy,” she later said. “But Italy also agreed to all sorts of rules and it can’t just tear them up.”
Merkel dominated European politics for over a decade, but she is now a diminished force, weakened by the fragility of her coalition and the rise of the far-right in Germany. She announced in late October that she would step down as leader of her party, though remain chancellor.
Her foot-dragging over far-reaching reforms to the euro zone has frustrated the energetic Macron. In the summer, they agreed to a budget for the single currency area but failed to deliver any big-bang reforms. Few concrete steps have been taken since.
On Tuesday, she kept her vision for deeper monetary cooperation vague: “We need to develop our monetary policy better. We’re working on a banking union,” she said. “We have to look at responsibility and control, a banking union and then later a European insurance system.”
Merkel also trained her sights on Poland and Hungary, two countries whose leaders other member states worry are undercutting democratic institutions.
The European Parliament in September voted to sanction Hungary for flouting EU rules on democracy, civil rights and corruption, while concerns have grown in the EU over Warsaw’s accelerated judicial overhaul.
“Solidarity is always linked to commitments of the community, and the principles based on rule of law,” Merkel said.
Reporting by Richard Lough in Strasbourg, writing by Robin Emmott and Richard Lough, editing by William Maclean
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Crimes, Criminals
Section 609.5312
609.5311 609.5313
Common carriers
Forfeitures
Searches and seizures
Security interests
2013 Subd. 1 Amended 2013 c 80 s 1
2005 Subd. 1 Amended 2005 c 136 art 13 s 11
2005 Subd. 1a New 2005 c 136 art 17 s 38
2000 Subd. 4 Amended 2000 c 466 s 5
1995 Subd. 4 New 1995 c 244 s 21
1994 Subd. 3 Amended 1994 c 465 art 1 s 59
This is an historical version of this statute chapter. Also view the most recent published version.
609.5312 FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH DESIGNATED OFFENSES.
Subdivision 1.Property subject to forfeiture.
(a) All personal property is subject to forfeiture if it was used or intended for use to commit or facilitate the commission of a designated offense. All money and other property, real and personal, that represent proceeds of a designated offense, and all contraband property, are subject to forfeiture, except as provided in this section.
(b) The Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit shall not seize real property for the purposes of forfeiture under paragraph (a).
Subd. 1a.Computers and related property subject to forfeiture.
(a) As used in this subdivision, "property" has the meaning given in section 609.87, subdivision 6.
(b) When a computer or a component part of a computer is used or intended for use to commit or facilitate the commission of a designated offense, the computer and all software, data, and other property contained in the computer are subject to forfeiture unless prohibited by the Privacy Protection Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 2000aa to 2000aa-12, or other state or federal law.
(c) Regardless of whether a forfeiture action is initiated following the lawful seizure of a computer and related property, if the appropriate agency returns hardware, software, data, or other property to the owner, the agency may charge the owner for the cost of separating contraband from the computer or other property returned, including salary and contract costs. The agency may not charge these costs to an owner of a computer or related property who was not privy to the act or omission upon which the seizure was based, or who did not have knowledge of or consent to the act or omission, if the owner:
(1) requests from the agency copies of specified legitimate data files and provides sufficient storage media; or
(2) requests the return of a computer or other property less data storage devices on which contraband resides.
Subd. 2.Limitations on forfeiture of property associated with designated offenses.
(a) Property used by a person as a common carrier in the transaction of business as a common carrier is subject to forfeiture under this section only if the owner of the property is a consenting party to, or is privy to, the commission of a designated offense.
(b) Property is subject to forfeiture under this section only if the owner was privy to the act or omission upon which the forfeiture is based, or the act or omission occurred with the owner's knowledge or consent.
(c) Property encumbered by a bona fide security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party unless the party had knowledge of or consented to the act or omission upon which the forfeiture is based. A person claiming a security interest bears the burden of establishing that interest by clear and convincing evidence.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c), property is not subject to forfeiture based solely on the owner's or secured party's knowledge of the act or omission upon which the forfeiture is based if the owner or secured party took reasonable steps to terminate use of the property by the offender.
Subd. 3.Vehicle forfeiture for prostitution offenses.
(a) A motor vehicle is subject to forfeiture under this subdivision if it was used to commit or facilitate, or used during the commission of, a violation of section 609.324 or a violation of a local ordinance substantially similar to section 609.324. A motor vehicle is subject to forfeiture under this subdivision only if the offense is established by proof of a criminal conviction for the offense. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a forfeiture under this subdivision is governed by sections 609.531, 609.5312, and 609.5313.
(b) When a motor vehicle subject to forfeiture under this subdivision is seized in advance of a judicial forfeiture order, a hearing before a judge or referee must be held within 96 hours of the seizure. Notice of the hearing must be given to the registered owner within 48 hours of the seizure. The prosecuting authority shall certify to the court, at or in advance of the hearing, that it has filed or intends to file charges against the alleged violator for violating section 609.324 or a local ordinance substantially similar to section 609.324. After conducting the hearing, the court shall order that the motor vehicle be returned to the owner if:
(1) the prosecutor has failed to make the certification required by paragraph (b);
(2) the owner of the motor vehicle has demonstrated to the court's satisfaction that the owner has a defense to the forfeiture, including but not limited to the defenses contained in subdivision 2; or
(3) the court determines that seizure of the vehicle creates or would create an undue hardship for members of the owner's family.
(c) If the defendant is acquitted or prostitution charges against the defendant are dismissed, neither the owner nor the defendant is responsible for paying any costs associated with the seizure or storage of the vehicle.
(d) A vehicle leased or rented under section 168.27, subdivision 4, for a period of 180 days or less is not subject to forfeiture under this subdivision.
(e) For purposes of this subdivision, seizure occurs either:
(1) at the date at which personal service of process upon the registered owner is made; or
(2) at the date when the registered owner has been notified by certified mail at the address listed in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety computerized motor vehicle registration records.
(f) The Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit shall not participate in paragraphs (a) to (e).
Subd. 4.Vehicle forfeiture for fleeing peace officer.
(a) A motor vehicle is subject to forfeiture under this subdivision if it was used to commit a violation of section 609.487 and endanger life or property. A motor vehicle is subject to forfeiture under this subdivision only if the offense is established by proof of a criminal conviction for the offense. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a forfeiture under this subdivision is governed by sections 609.531, 609.5312, 609.5313, and 609.5315, subdivision 6.
(b) When a motor vehicle subject to forfeiture under this subdivision is seized in advance of a judicial forfeiture order, a hearing before a judge or referee must be held within 96 hours of the seizure. Notice of the hearing must be given to the registered owner within 48 hours of the seizure. The prosecuting authority shall certify to the court, at or in advance of the hearing, that it has filed or intends to file charges against the alleged violator for violating section 609.487. After conducting the hearing, the court shall order that the motor vehicle be returned to the owner if:
(1) the prosecutor has failed to make the certification required by this paragraph;
(c) If the defendant is acquitted or the charges against the defendant are dismissed, neither the owner nor the defendant is responsible for paying any costs associated with the seizure or storage of the vehicle.
(e) A motor vehicle that is an off-road recreational vehicle as defined in section 169A.03, subdivision 16, or a motorboat as defined in section 169A.03, subdivision 13, is not subject to paragraph (b).
(f) For purposes of this subdivision, seizure occurs either:
(g) The Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit shall not seize a motor vehicle for the purposes of forfeiture under paragraphs (a) to (f).
1988 c 665 s 12; 1993 c 326 art 1 s 7; art 4 s 29; 1994 c 465 art 1 s 59; 1995 c 244 s 21; 2000 c 466 s 5; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 4 s 25,26; 2005 c 136 art 13 s 11-13; art 17 s 38
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Home » *Highlight » A Mother’s Fight for the Rights of Her Children with Dwarfism on the Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro
A Mother’s Fight for the Rights of Her Children with Dwarfism on the Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro
Ana Silva, 35, was 30 weeks pregnant when she found out that she was expecting twins with a disability. Her daughters Annah Beatriz and Luísa were diagnosed with skeletal dysplasia, a rare condition that can alter bone growth. The diagnosis was made at a doctor’s appointment in Rio’s South Zone. On the long journey back home to Magé, a municipality of Greater Rio’s Baixada Fluminense region, Silva decided to research skeletal dysplasia online since her doctor had not made it clear. It was then that she realized that her twins would have a type of dwarfism. Upon learning about their condition, Silva—a single mother with a five-year-old son, João Miguel—was most fearful when she realized that among the various types of skeletal dysplasia, it can be fatal in some cases. A genetic test confirmed that the twins had achondroplasia, the most common type of skeletal dysplasia. This meant that the twins would have short stature and altered bone formation.
Even in their first year of life, the twins faced many of the common challenges that affect disabled children in the Baixada: the challenge of getting access to specific treatments that they need in order to live a healthy life. Annah Beatriz and Luísa are now three years old and as residents of Magé, have already come across a great deal of bureaucracy and neglect in pursuit of medical care. Physical therapy is paramount for individuals with skeletal dysplasia, but the twins don’t have regular access to these specialty services since they are not offered by the local government. Orthopedic care can only be accessed through the Children’s Hospital in Vila Valqueira, even further away, in Rio’s West Zone. For neurological care, they have to go to the Fernandes Figueira Institute in the South Zone, where the initial diagnosis was made during Silva’s pregnancy. When the twins needed an MRI scan, they had to go to a hospital in yet another municipality—Nova Iguaçu—and wait in line for two hours.
The family faces transportation difficulties to access medical care within their own neighborhood, too. Magé, like other cities in the Baixada, has precarious urban infrastructure, which means that proper pavement, crosswalks, and traffic signs are few and far between. “I don’t have a support network here and my transportation difficulties are not just due to having daughters with disabilities but also simply because it’s difficult to find safe walking routes around here,” Silva said.
Another of Silva’s daily concerns is her daughters’ education. The girls go to a municipal preschool, but the facilities couldn’t provide specially adapted furniture. This cost had to come out of Silva’s pocket. Another fear relates to her daughters not having access to services such as banks and shops in the future because of society’s attitudes towards people with dwarfism. Holding back tears, she says that people need to understand that dwarfism isn’t just about having short limbs. “Dwarfism means not having a high quality of life. It means being dependent on other people. I always tell the other parents when we have meetings at the preschool that all children are equal, including children with disabilities. I tell them that in some places—not here in Magé, but in Rio and São Paulo—some banks have begun to be equipped with ATMs that are specially adapted for use by short people and people in wheelchairs. I mean, people need to start thinking more about this,” she says.
Silva is part of several support networks for people with disabilities. She realized that she needed to make more of these connections. For example, she’s part of a Facebook group in which 2,000 members share their experiences with achondroplasia. The group is called “Achondroplasia Without Discrimination,” but it also welcomes people with other disabilities. Silva is also in constant contact with Kênia Maria de Souza Rio, who has the same condition as her daughters. Souza Rio is a lawyer and is currently president of the Rio de Janeiro Dwarfism Association (ANAERJ).
Thanks to Souza Rio, Silva was able to participate in the association’s first conference for people with dwarfism, which took place in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. It was there, Silva believes, that she was able to get a better sense of which paths to follow in pursuing care for her daughters, especially in the legal field. For example, she experienced prejudice from the Public Defender’s Office when requesting financial support for food: the Public Defender’s Office didn’t accept the twins’ medical reports, meaning that she was offered less financial support than she is legally entitled to.
Silva’s contact with other people with disabilities also allows her to keep up to date with legal proceedings related to the 2015 Brazilian Inclusion of People with Disabilities Act. This law brought about significant changes to the lives of the 45 million Brazilians living with disabilities, especially with regard to access to education. For Silva, having access to networks for people with disabilities is important because it allows her to share her questions, as well as her frustrations. Silva is not alone in the difficult struggle for disability rights. “Often, my daughters only receive medical care when I complain via social networks. I’ve never managed to get the Magé Secretary of Health to provide care without having to shout about it and demand my rights.” While the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled in May 2019 that medication for rare diseases should be funded by the Brazilian government, specific treatments for achondroplasia still don’t exist.
In Silva’s opinion, it is undeniable that there is a long way to go before people with disabilities enjoy all the rights they are entitled to. People living in the peripheries—in cities like Magé with poor access to health, education, and infrastructure—have to have money in order to guarantee their basic rights. “I’ve been going to therapy for the past five months because I want and need to be useful to my children—in order for them to be okay and in order to create a future for them in which I can have some of my own life, too,” she insists.
When asked what the future looks like for her daughters, Silva concludes that current challenges are so serious and urgent that she is only really focusing on guaranteeing basic levels of dignity for her children right now. But, as a woman, activist, and social work student, she says that her aim is to offer the same support that she received from social workers along the way to other women, especially poor women who have children with disabilities. “My desire to study social work was born out of the assistance that I myself received from social workers in all of the places where I take my daughters. They are the people who give me the guidance that I need. I would really like to help other mothers of children with disabilities in the future—mothers like me who don’t have a support network.”
Thábara Garcia is a resident of Magé, a teacher, and a member of the Roda de Mulheres da Baixada collective.
poor quality services
Public Defenders
This article was written by Thábara Garcia, and published on June 19, 2019.
Translation provided by Sarah Jacobs. in *Highlight, by Community Contributors, Violations
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Leeds Festival-goers hoping to avoid a mud bath
Leeds Festival headliners - Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Music fans are heading for Bramham Park this weekend for Leeds Festival - and they're keeping their fingers crossed there’s no repeat of the mud bath of three years ago.
With Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foals, Biffy Clyro, Fall Out Boy and Disclosure as headliners this weekend, the line-up at Bramham Park is possibly the biggest and best to date.
By all accounts, ticket sales are up on last year, with thousands of fans already flocking to the festival’s site at Bramham Park.
It’s also looking fairly bright in terms of the weather forecast for the three-day festival which runs from August 26-28.
As this newspaper went to press shows, festival-goers can expect to escape the rain most of the time and enjoy some sunshine at times over the next three days.
Tomorrow, Friday is expected to be bright all day, Saturday is set to be overcast with a good chance of rain, too, while the final day Sunday is forecast to be cloudy.
As for the line-up itself, other acts on the bill to look out for includ Chvrches, The Vaccines, Imagine Dragons, Jack Garratt, Two Door Cinema Club, The 1975, Crystal Castles, Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Wiley, Grandmaster Flash, DJ Yoda, Oliver Heldens, Courteeners and Maximo Park.
Leeds Festival boss Melvin Benn, said: “This year really is a big one for Reading and Leeds. Five headliners across three days – it’s a first for us and the UK Festival scene. We’re always looking to give Reading and Leeds fans something new and this year isn’t going to disappoint.
In terms of DJ-ing, progressive pop specialist, the super-talented Joe Mount of Metronomy, will be playing a special Metronomy Summer ‘08 DJ Set on the Saturday night as part of the now traditional ‘take over’ by Transgressive Records.
The Alternative Stage at Reading Festival on Friday will be a non-stop indie rock party with back to back DJ sets from rock’s finest including Peace vs Hinds, BBC Radio 1 favourite Huw Stephens vs Pulled Apart By Horses, Transgressive Sound System vs Rockfeedback DJs and a closing set by Jen Long vs Bless DJs. Specially commissioned live visuals will be provided throughout the night, as well as more surprise appearances.
Among a small number of up-and-coming local music acts to appear at the festival on the Lock Up stage tomorrow, Friday will be Leeds alt-rock Americana band Fighting Caravans, who headlined a Charm gig at Major Tom’s Social in Harrogate in May.
Appearing on the Jack Rocks This Feeling stage on Friday will be Leeds psych rock outfit The Chessmen who appeared in the Spirit of 66 multi-media event for Charm and RedHouse Originals at The Club in Harrogate last month.
Melvin Benn said: “We’re delighted to be giving these bands an opportunity that a lot of others have taken in the oast, including some bands that are playing this year. Two Door Cinema Club started here at Leeds Festival. It’s a real, real opportunity.”
Bettys celebrates incredible 100th milestone in Harrogate
The comedy stage will feature big name acts Bill Bailey, Russell Kane, Mark Steel, Holly Walsh, Katherine Ryan, Marcus Brigstocke and Russell Howard.
For information and tickets, visit www.leedsfestival.com
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Female loggerheads have been known to travel over a thousand miles to return to the beach where they hatched to lay their own eggs.
Named for their large heads, loggerhead turtles are marine reptiles that regularly come to the surface to breathe. Their shells—which have reddish-brown tops and yellow undersides—reach an average length of three feet (90 cm). Watching them swim gracefully, you would never suspect that their average weight is 250 lbs (113 kg)—some have even been known to reach 1,000 lbs (454 kg)! They are adept swimmers and travel hundreds of miles through the ocean, reaching speeds of 15 miles (24 km) per hour. Female loggerheads have been known to travel over a thousand miles to return to the beach where they hatched to lay their own eggs. Baby loggerheads, called hatchlings, can be a yellow to dark brown in color measuring around 2 inches (4 cm) in length. While their actual lifespan is unknown, they reach sexual maturity at approximately 35 years of age and live over 50 years in the wild.
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Loggerheads are found all over the world in tropical, subtropical, and temperate waters, from Newfoundland to Argentina in the Atlantic Ocean, and from Alaska to Chile in the Pacific. Oddly enough, some loggerheads inhabit murky waters such as in the northern gulf coast of the United States, while others prefer the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean Sea. They regularly travel long distances along the coast or in the open ocean. Occurring in the spring and summer, nesting season draws loggerheads onto secluded beaches at night. Using their flippers and snout, they dig giant holes in the sand and lay about 100 eggs, which they bury before returning to the ocean. The temperature of the sand determines the time it takes for hatchlings to emerge as well as their gender. Using the light of the moon illuminating the ocean, newly emerged hatchlings find their way to the sea. Hatchlings are believed to begin life adrift in the open ocean on a bed of sargassum seaweed, where communities of tiny plants and animals thrive. When they have reached a length of 15 to 20 inches (40 - 50 cm), they migrate to shallow, coastal waters.
Adult loggerheads use their powerful jaws to crush and eat bottom-dwelling invertebrates. These include horseshoe crabs, mussels, sea urchins, conchs, oysters, and clams. In addition, they feed on sponges, shrimp, and jellyfish, whose stinging tentacles do not hurt loggerheads.
Loggerhead turtles are listed as a threatened species and their numbers are declining. They are often drowned in shrimp trawls and gill nets that prevent them from surfacing to breathe. Offshore oil and gas drilling operations are another threat that destroys their habitat and pollutes the water. As with all sea turtles, human activity, artificial lighting, and development on beaches prevents proper nesting. Turtle nests are vulnerable to both human and natural predators that dig up the eggs for consumption. Emerging in the cover of the night, hatchlings must make a quick dash to the ocean to avoid predators looking for a meal. The good news is that people are trying to protect sea turtles in a number of ways, using special nets to fish, turning beach lights off during nesting season, and organizing turtle protection programs.
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3.1.2018 News
JAY-Z Dethrones Diddy on ‘Forbes 5’ List
Allow JAY-Z to reintroduce himself to the No. 1 spot on the Forbes Five.
With an astounding net worth of $900 million, Hov dethrones Diddy for the first time on the list of “Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists” since 2011, mostly due to his business endeavors with Roc Nation, TIDAL, Armand de Brignac champagne, and D’Ussé cognac, according to the report.
Usually Puff Daddy leads the list, but the Bad Boy mogul comes in at No. 2 this year with $825 million. “Tepid trends in the vodka and cable TV sectors have affected his interests in Ciroc and Revolt,” reads the report. “But heady growth at DeLeón tequila…and massive annual earnings totals in recent years…have kept his net word trending in the right direction.”
Dr. Dre rounds out the usual trio of cash kings with $770 million. This summer, his net worth could get a huge boost since he is in line to receive a piece of his Apple stock, reportedly worth more than $100 million. The Good Doctor is followed on the list by Drake and Eminem, who came in tied at $100 million each.
JAY-Z tops the list just months after his wife Beyoncé was named Forbes’ highest-paid woman in music. Queen Bey earned that distinction in November, after reportedly earning a colossal $105 million pre-tax.
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Thursday February 14, 2019 06:01 AM
Little-known panel could change rule on medical malpractice suits in Pennsylvania
Lawmakers fear the return of "venue shopping" could jack up malpractice insurance and chase doctors out of the state.
Written by Beth Brelje
Harrisburg, PA —
A seemingly small rule change concerning where medical malpractice cases can be heard could have a big impact on health care accessibility. That's the worry of a majority of the state Senate and others concerned about a proposal before a panel appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Since 2002, Pennsylvania court rules have required that a medical malpractice trial be heard in the county where the medical treatment took place.
The current rule was put in place in response to what was then considered a crisis of spiking malpractice cases and cost-prohibitive medical malpractice insurance.
It was seen as a crisis at the time, blamed for chasing some specialists — especially obstetrics, trauma and neurological surgeons — out of Pennsylvania or into early retirement.
“There was a cry that doctors were leaving the state. They were blaming it on the jury system,” said Timothy R. Lawn, president of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and an attorney specializing in medical malpractice.
The association supports changing the rule back to the way it was before 2002.
Supporters of the rule change being considered by the Civil Procedural Rules Committee say it would restore fairness, treating all who sue the same.
“This exception was created just for this one class of defendant or civil litigant,” Lawn said.
Pennsylvania's court rules are supposed to apply equally to all, he said.
Juries are made up of people who live in the county where the trial is held, while hospitals are often considered important to the local economy.
“Sometimes it is hard to prevail when you are taking the largest employer in the county to court,” Lawn said.
At least nine of the 15 members of the Civil Procedural Rules Committee, a panel appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, are plaintiff attorneys, a group that could benefit if the rule is changed.
The Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform does not support the change.
“Plaintiff attorneys who make a living trying to sue the medical community out of existence have never liked this rule,” said Curt Schroder, the coalition's executive director. “Now they are taking a run at getting this rule changed.”
The old rule allowed all professional liability cases — medical and nonmedical — to be filed in the county where the defendant lives, does business or where the transaction took place.
Critics say this led attorneys to practice “venue shopping,” filing cases in counties where they could find judges and juries likely to side with people who file claims.
Malpractice suits fell
Since the 2002 rule change, the number of medical malpractice cases filed per year has fallen statewide 47 percent, records from the state judicial system show. Filings dropped from an average of 2,733 per year in 2000 to 2002, to an average of 1,449 per year in 2003 to 2017.
Of the 15 Civil Procedural Rules Committee members, six have donated directly or indirectly through a political action committee to the 2015 campaigns of the three Democrats elected to the Supreme Court that year: Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht.
The Committee for a Better Tomorrow, a PAC of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, donated more than $2.8 million to their campaigns.
One Civil Procedural Rules committee member, medical malpractice attorney David S. Senoff, is also on the board of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association.
Senoff, who contributed $5,900 to the Committee for a Better Tomorrow and $500 to Wecht's campaign in 2015, did not respond to requests for comment for this story.
It is unclear who is behind the proposed rule change.
“Rulemaking can be prompted from multiple sources, including court direction, public request, studies/recommendations, new legislation, and the committee itself,” Stacey Witalec, communications director for the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, said in an email.
The AOPC speaks for the Civil Procedural Rules Committee.
“They are not required to tell us who initiated this proposal,” Schroder said. “Their deliberations are not open to the public.
“ We are going to have this obscure, secretive group of attorneys making a recommendation to the Supreme Court to make these changes.”
Legislative response
The committee can act independent of the state Legislature at any time. But it must make its intentions public.
When the committee recently published its plan to recommend the rule change to the state Supreme Court in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, the Senate responded with a resolution calling for a study by the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee before such a change is made. It wants the study to look at the effects of such a change on the availability and quality of health care in Pennsylvania.
In a memo in support of the resolution, Luzerne County Republican Sen. Lisa Baker said it would put the Senate on record saying it “strenuously objects to implementation of this recommendation without first conducting an extensive study to determine the effects of the proposed amendment and, as a result, whether such changes are warranted.”
The resolution passed 32-17 on Feb. 5 with local Republican Sens. David G. Argall, Bob Mensch and Democratic Sen. Judy Schwank voting yes and Democrat Katie Muth voting no.
The House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Donna Oberlander, a Clarion County Republican, will hold a public hearing on the rule issue today at 10 a.m. at the Irvis Office Building at the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg.
“If this rule is reversed, the insurance bills of our doctors, hospitals and clinics and other providers will skyrocket like they did in the early 2000s,” Oberlander said during a Jan. 30 press conference at the Capitol.
It could cause doctors to leave their patients and practices, Oberlander said.
She warned it would be especially detrimental in rural areas, where she said it is already difficult to attract doctors.
“If doctors cannot afford to practice in Pennsylvania, where will our people go?” Oberlander asked.
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Reading Eagle: Jeremy Drey | Police investigate a shooting in the 200 block of South Sixth Street, Reading, about 7:50 p.m. Friday, April 19.
Reading Eagle: Jeremy Drey | Police investigate a shooting in the 200 block of South Sixth Street, Reading, about 7:50 p.m. Friday, April 19. Initial reports were a male had been shot in the stomach.
Reading Eagle: Ron Devlin | Police investigate a shooting in the 200 block of South Sixth Street, Reading, about 7:50 p.m. Friday, April 19. Initial reports were a male had been shot in the stomach.
Saturday April 20, 2019 02:12 PM
Police investigate reported shooting in Reading
Initial information gathered by police leads them to believe that this was an accidental shooting.
Written by Reading Eagle
Reading police investigating a reported shooting Friday night in the 200 block of South Sixth Street now say the victim may have shot himself.
Police Capt. Paul Reilly said the victim is a 41-year-old city resident. The man suffered a single gunshot wound to his lower body that is not life-threatening. Reilly did not identify the victim but said he is in stable condition.
Police investigators at the scene Friday night acknowledged there had been an incident but said they could not confirm whether there had been a shooting.
Initial reports indicated police responded to a shooting about 7:45 p.m. An ambulance with a police escort left the scene around 8 p.m. Police cordoned off a portion of the block, where patrolmen with flashlights combed the street in search of evidence. Their investigation centered around a three-story rowhouse. No further details were available Friday night.
However, on Saturday Reilly said that though the incident remains an active investigation, initial information gathered by police leads them to believe that this was an accidental shooting.
Further details will be posted when they become available.
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Disgraced diplomat swaps American jail for Russian one
Published time: 7 Nov, 2008 06:04 Edited time: 7 Nov, 2008 09:04
A Russian former UN diplomat convicted of laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in the U.S. has been granted long awaited permission to serve his sentence in his homeland. The ruling came after a New York court made sure he voluntarily agreed to be
Vladimir Kuznetsov was sentenced to 51 months behind bars in October 2007, and a fine of more than $73,000, for laundering $300,000 from firms seeking UN contracts. He had been serving as a diplomat for more than 20 years for both the Soviet Union and Russia’s Foreign Ministries, before taking on a more senior role at the UN.
In September 2005, the 49-year-old was accused by U.S. authorities of establishing an offshore company to hide the $300,000 obtained from another Russian UN employee, Aleksandr Yakovlev, who served as a procurement officer.
Kuznetsov was stripped of his diplomatic immunity by the then UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and arrested by the FBI.
His defence claimed he just borrowed the money from his colleague and was not aware Yakovlev got it through bribery.
Meanwhile, Yakovlev pleaded guilty and testified against Kuznetsov as his crime associate.
In March 2007 the jury found Kuznetsov guilty and he started serving his sentence in an American jail in October 2007. The former diplomat is now waiting for the Russian and American authorities to finalise the details of his return.
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Power Outages In Northwest Could Continue For Days
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Salon Staff
January 21, 2012 2:18AM (UTC)
SEATTLE (AP) — A Pacific Northwest storm that brought snow, ice and powerful winds left a mess of fallen trees and power lines Friday as tens of thousands of residents already without power faced the prospect of a cold, dark weekend and flooding became a top region-wide concern.
While temperatures warmed and the icy, snowy conditions abated in western Washington and Oregon, slick roads and fast-melting snow brought challenges for road workers, city officials and rescue crews.
The region also faces more rain as swelling rivers lead to the worst flooding some Oregon counties have seen in more than a decade.
"It's definitely a trial we get to endure," said Jeanette Donigan, whose Turner, Ore., home was surrounded by floodwater and sought shelter nearby with her family. But earthly possessions can be replaced, as long as we got our children to higher ground."
The storm system has killed three people: a mother and her 1-year-old boy, who died after torrential rain swept away a car from an Albany, Ore., grocery store parking lot; and an elderly man fatally injured by a falling tree as he was backing an all-terrain vehicle out of a backyard shed near Seattle.
On Mount Rainier, a rescue team headed up Washington's Mount Rainier on Thursday in search of two campers and two climbers missing in the storm since early this week.
A 35-year-old woman who drove a Ford Mustang into 4 feet of floodwaters in Oregon's Willamette Valley was plucked from the roof Friday by deputies who arrived by boat to save her. It was one of a number of dramatic rescues in western Oregon, left sodden by as much as 10 inches of rain in a day and a half that has brought region's worst flooding in 15 years.
The rain in western Oregon was expected to resume Friday, though not as heavily as the previous two days, and forecasters said the Northwest can expect more rain, mountain snow and winds for a week.
Interstate 5, the main arterial connecting Seattle and Portland, was briefly closed Friday morning in both directions near Centralia so crews could remove fallen power lines. Amtrak trains weren't running Friday between Seattle and Portland, because of trees and other debris that fell on the tracks.
Northbound lanes of the interstate in Everett, north of Seattle, were closed much of the morning following a tractor-trailer accident. Around midday, Washington State Patrol troopers closed both Tacoma Narrows bridges, which connect Tacoma with communities to the west, because of large ice chunks falling onto the bridge deck.
In Seattle, residents were asked for help clearing the city's 80,000 storm drains.
Puget Sound Energy used three helicopters Friday to check its transmission lines as crews repair damage from Thursday's ice storm. Utility spokeswoman Terri-Ann Betancourt says it had about 254,000 customers out of service at mid-day, mostly around Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia. The utility it could take into the weekend or later to get the power back on.
Much of Washington's capital city, Olympia, was without power. The two main roads onto the Capitol campus were closed Friday morning because several large tree limbs had fallen. On the main street through downtown, tree limbs littered a park and sidewalks. Main roads were clear, but many residential roads in the area weren't plowed, and at least one power line had fallen.
Cathie Butler, a spokeswoman for the City of Olympia said they were dealing with "the fallout from all of the heavy ice and snow on the trees."
Butler said that in addition to first dealing with downed trees and limbs and power lines, the city wants to get snowplows back out to clear primary roads and snow that is piled up on drains.
"We want to try to clear some of that away from the drains so as it starts to rain this weekend the snow and ice have somewhere to go," she said.
Nancy Kolnen of Issaquah was without power, and had to throw out food in the fridge and layer up to keep warm at night. By Friday, power hadn't returned and she had no idea when it would.
"Well, going into the weekend, I'm kind of looking forward to (the snow) because it's nice if you don't have to drive in it, but if I get home and don't have power all weekend, I won't enjoy that," Kolnen said.
It was still snowing in the Cascades, with up to 2 feet possible in the mountains over the weekend. In Eastern Washington, forecasters expect more snow Friday or freezing rain before warming temperatures on Saturday raise the snow level above the valley floors in some areas.
Sea-Tac Airport was open Friday, and airlines were trying to accommodate passengers whose flights were canceled Thursday. The largest carrier at the airport, Alaska Airlines, canceled 50 of its 120 daily departures Friday. On Thursday, Alaska and sister airline Horizon canceled 310 flights to and from Seattle, affecting 29,000 passengers.
In Seattle, Carly Nelson was negotiating an icy sidewalk on her way to Starbucks. Nelson has been frequenting her neighborhood coffee shop to avoid cabin fever.
"I'm pretty tired of it. It gets old pretty fast. All my friends are stranded in little pockets and you can't get together to go to yoga," she said. "I'm just looking forward to being able to go wherever I want to go."
Cooper reported from Oregon. Associated Press writers Doug Esser, Ted Warren, Rachel La Corte, Nigel Duara and Nicholas K. Geranios contributed to this report.
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Allen West speaks at a rally for employees from Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky in West Palm Beach, Fla. (REUTERS/Robert Sullivan)
Defeating Allen West
Meet the Democrat who wants to defeat the GOP's craziest congressman
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2012/08/11/defeating_allen_west/
Alex Seitz-Wald
August 11, 2012 4:00PM (UTC)
Florida Rep. Allen West is one of the country's most outspoken politicians, beloved by the Tea Party and loathed by the left for his brand of vitriolic and sometimes offensive rhetoric. Businessman Patrick Murphy recently won the Democratic primary in West's district and will face him in November. Though an incumbent, West is running in a new district, which he switched to after redistricting made his old seat more Democratic. Murphy followed him to the new battleground, the 18th.
So you're new to politics after working in the private sector for a long time. Why get involved now?
I guess it started when I worked at Deloitte & Touche as an auditor. I dealt with Sarbanes Oxley quite a bit, so my eyes were opened quickly to where the government could do a better job. Then I left Deloitte to start an environmental company called Coastal Environmental, and spent about six months in the Gulf of Mexico cleaning up after the BP oil spill. And again I saw where I thought the government could do a better job. A lot of the regulations in place on these oil rigs and the safety requirements are regulations from the '70s, when we were drilling in 100 feet of water and now we’re in 6,000 feet of water.
And I got frustrated. I was sort of pointing a finger at the government and thought we could do a much better job, and I started looking at who we’re sending to Congress. Simultaneously, the Tea Party started getting momentum, and when it started it was fiscal responsibility, and I agree with that. But then it started taking off on this social agenda. It took on this right-wing agenda filled with fear-mongering, hatred and aggression toward women, toward the poor, toward the LGBT community.
And people like Allen West calling the president the dumbest man in the country, or calling Debbie Wasserman Schultz a vile lady, calling congressmen communists, you name it, there’s no way to get things done. In my opinion, we need to find some common ground and get over the partisanship in this country, because that’s killing us. And someone like Allen West will never do that. So I said, enough’s enough, I’m not going to sit back. I don’t want to be sitting on my couch next January watching some dysfunctional congressional debate and wondering what I could have done to do something about it.
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Do you get the sense that people in the district are fed up with West’s rhetoric? Is it even something that’s on their mind?
Yeah, big time. So, when he moved districts, we didn’t know how well known he was in the new district or what people thought of him. But I found out very quickly, in the new district, walking around to non-partisan events -- a fair, a parade, a supermarket, whatever it may be -- asking people if they know Allen West, and inevitably, the first thing that comes out of their mouth is, “Oh, is that the crazy guy from Ft. Lauderdale?” That’s sort of the common response. They might not know his votes, they might not be able to quote him, but he has certainly framed himself as the crazy guy. A self-proclaimed “right-wing extremist,” so we’re not putting words in his mouth. My campaign doesn't need to spin anything he's said.
Have you gotten much attention nationally yet, considering how big West’s profile is?
I was in a contested primary for the first year of the campaign, so a lot of people have been on the sidelines, especially the D.C. money, the members [of Congress], the PACs and all that sort of thing. National givers, even the Netroots were waiting to see what would happen in the primary. But all that changed; we have seen an increased flow in traffic very recently. I wish I could say the money is flowing in, but it’s not like that. We are continually on the phones, continually working it, trying to tell people about the campaign and reminding them about Allen West. And reminding people, a lot of people don't realize this, but this is a Democratic-performing seat. You know, Obama won here with 52 percent of the vote, so the votes are there. It’s really just about getting our message out there and letting people know there’s an alternative.
Are you meeting your benchmarks? Feeling confident?
Yeah, I think we’re doing very well. There was a poll conducted several weeks ago and I fully expected to be down, maybe double digits, just because I don’t have the name ID of Allen West and this is a new district. So we did the poll and, my gosh, it came back and we were tied 45-45. Allen West was actually polling a week before us and didn’t release his numbers, which is a pretty good indication that our results were pretty accurate.
Since that time, his commercials have started to hit the airwaves. I don’t know if you’ve seen them, but he’s doing everything he can to move to the center, to be Mr. Nice Guy. He starts it off by saying he was a teacher and we should focus on education. Meanwhile, the real story there is that he taught for nine months. He apparently was swung on by a student and left teaching because he said he’d rather be in Afghanistan fighting than teaching our students. But he went on to say recently that student loans are a page out of the communist manifesto -- so it’s kind of interesting for him to say he’s Mr. Educator.
So you think he’s worried?
Yes, no doubt about it. He’s running to the center. He’s trying to rebrand himself as quick as he can.
I always wonder with these guys, do you think he actually believes all the stuff that he says, or is he just playing to the base?
I go back and forth on that one. I can’t figure it out. Half the time I believe that he’s saying it because he really believes it. But then I think, he can’t possibly believe that. He must be doing it to raise money. You know, 90 percent of his fundraising comes from outside of the state -- 99 percent comes from outside of the district. So he is appealing to the Tea Party across the country.
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Krugman for Treasury!
The Paul Ryan pick epitomizes everything wrong with American politics. We need an actual liberal to fix them
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2012/08/14/krugman_for_treasury/
Paul Campos
August 15, 2012 12:05AM (UTC)
The rise of Paul Ryan is a perfect illustration of how amazingly decadent and surreal politics in this country have become. Consider what, in the context of the contemporary Republican Party, Ryan symbolizes. For example, this fawning several-thousand-word portrait in the paper of record is designed to leave us with the impression that Ryan is just an ordinary guy from small-town America.
The story is chock-full of details from flyover America – he hunts deer and makes his own bratwurst! – that convey the message that Ryan is a kind of Cheesehead Mr. Smith: a largely self-made man who came to Washington with a dream in his head and a song in his heart, and a genuine intellectual who expresses big brave ideas that the partisan squabblers in our nation’s capital should heed.
The reality is rather different.
Paul Ryan, rugged individualist and self-made man.
Ryan is actually an heir to a highway construction company fortune, which was built in considerable part with federal tax dollars.
Paul Ryan, hardworking member of the great American middle class.
Although Ryan has never had a real job in his life (unless being a member of Congress counts), the 42-year-old Ryan and his wife are worth several million dollars, the bulk of it apparently inherited from their families.
Paul Ryan, intellectual.
Behold this remarkable effusion of praise for Ryan’s supposed economic genius, emitted by Erskine Bowles, the “liberal” appointed by President Obama to co-chair the blue ribbon commission that was tasked with coming up with a bipartisan compromise that would find some way of keeping our poor from indecorously starving in the streets, without raising taxes on the Job Creators.
In fact Ryan is, in the grand tradition of supply-side economic theory, just another glib Young Republican with good hair, who read the sociopathic ranting of Ayn Rand at an impressionable age, subsequently scrawled some numbers on the back of a napkin, and is now being duly hailed as a visionary by all Very Serious People.
I outsource the critique of Ryan’s budget proposals to the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in economics:
Ryan hasn’t “crunched the numbers”; he has just scribbled some stuff down, without checking at all to see if it makes sense. He asserts that he can cut taxes without net loss of revenue by closing unspecified loopholes; he asserts that he can cut discretionary spending to levels not seen since Calvin Coolidge, without saying how; he asserts that he can convert Medicare to a voucher system, with much lower spending than now projected, without even a hint of how this is supposed to work. This is just a fantasy, not a serious policy proposal.
Ryan’s economic ideas, if you want to call them that, consist of an incoherent mashup of Randian objectivism with a perverse misinterpretation of Thomist theology. They can be reduced with no loss of intellectual subtlety to six words, which could also collectively serve as the official campaign slogan for Romney-Ryan 2012: Socialism makes the baby Jesus cry.
You want to talk surreal decadence? Paul Ryan, who wants to repeal the 20th century, is praised lavishly by Barack Obama’s “liberal” point man Erskine Bowles -- and Bowles is even now being tipped as a likely lad to take over for Timothy Geithner, as the new secretary of the Treasury.
Here’s a radical idea for President Obama: How about picking an actual liberal – just one! – for an important post in your as yet hypothetical second term? Instead of making Erskine Bowles, singer of Paul Ryan’s praises, Treasury secretary, how about appointing Paul Krugman to that spot?
Of course, Krugman is considered a radical leftist in Washington these days, because he believes in mildly progressive income taxes, and that it’s not a good thing to allow America’s social and economic system to become the equivalent of a banana republic on steroids.
As much of the media swoon over Paul Ryan’s riches to greater riches story, it wouldn’t hurt for Obama to do something to assure people that he understands debates over economic policy ought to include voices from outside a spectrum of conventional Washington wisdom that currently includes everyone from the right to the extreme right.
Paul Campos is a professor of law at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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In the highly competitive energy sector, PECO has built a reputation as a reliable provider and generous corporate citizen. Contributing to the company’s leading position is their commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, and their many years of community involvement with nonprofit organizations. President and CEO Craig Adams and Director of Corporate Relations Romona Riscoe Benson share the PECO way of working with nonprofits.
“For us at PECO, we think giving back to the community is the right thing for our customers and for our business,” says Craig.
“Just about everybody you run into in Philadelphia is either a direct PECO customer or lives in a home or works in a facility owned by a customer. Helping to build a strong community and a solid relationship with the community is essential for our business.”
Each year, PECO donates to hundreds of organizations working on making communities in greater Philadelphia a better place to live and do business.
“The quantity and variety of requests we receive requires us to have a framework to guide our decision making and a mechanism for managing our important community partnership relationships,” says Craig.
According to Craig and Romona, PECO applies the following criteria when selecting a nonprofit partner:
Is the organization solvent?
Do they have a strong mission that is aligned with PECO’s four pillars1?
Are they able to service a certain aspect of the community based on what that particular community needs?
Have they identified outcomes and set metrics for measuring results?
“These criteria are important to ensure that PECO’s resources are efficiently used for causes that are aligned with our values and carried out by responsible organizations that, like us, are here for the long term,” says Romona.
PECO focuses on CSR programs and nonprofit partners that can deliver measurable and sustainable improvements in the communities in which they serve.
“Accountability is important. Our grantees report back on how they used the grants they received. This allows us to measure the impact of our philanthropic efforts and to determine if we are meeting the goals that were established for a particular program or event,” says Craig.
Giving is good for nonprofit partners. It’s also good for PECO.
Craig adds that “working with the nonprofit community and associating ourselves with strong, community-based organizations gives our customers a chance to see that PECO invests in causes that are important to them. This contributes to creating our reputation as being a leader in this region.”
CSR also helps PECO develop their talent.
Through their “Energy For The Community” employee volunteer network, PECO employees develop leadership and teamwork skills, and put a personal face on the company’s CSR activities. The program engages employees from all parts of the company, and recognizes and celebrates the importance of their efforts in building relationships with customers and communities.
More than 150 PECO employees lend their time and professional expertise as board members on nonprofit boards throughout the Philadelphia area, including The African American Museum in Philadelphia, Art Sanctuary, Pathways, The Franklin Institute and the Philadelphia Zoo.
“A lot of our employees want to be able to give back to the community. Especially the millennials who are now coming into the work force. They are much more focused on being able to do something meaningful in the community and to be part of a company that supports and engages them to do so. This really makes a very strong retention tool,” adds Craig.
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Ryan Gosling stars as ‘Sebastian’ in LA LA LAND. Photo Credit: Dale Robinette - Lionsgate
By Rob Lowman | rlowman@scng.com | Daily News
For “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle, the musical film — shot in Cinemascope and Technicolor — needed to find the right balance between the imaginary Los Angeles and the real city.
“The city needed to be a bit of a dreamscape, but we shot nearly everything on location and wanted to embrace that fact,” Chazelle says.
He points to the opening song-and-dance sequence in which Emma Stone’s Mia, a small-town girl with hopes of stardom, first encounters Ryan Gosling’s Sebastian, an aspiring jazz musician; the scene was shot on an actual freeway.
“So you had all the dancers on the freeway but then underneath it you see five other ramps that are filled with freeflowing traffic,” says the director. “So it was like a documentary reality constantly intruding on the fake world that I was creating.”
In another scene, there is an aerial shot of Mia and her roommates “dancing in outfits that are straight out of the 1950s, and it feels like a puffed-up musical number from then, but then the road is full of potholes and gasoline stains, things that you would never see in a studio back lot.”
Stone remembers how production designer David Wasco would go around prettying sets with flowers and whatever just to reset the tone and capture the timeless feel of the city.
“The Los Angeles I wanted to celebrate was like the L.A. in the Valley: telephone poles and wires going to infinity or the freeways going to infinity or the great blanket of flat city lights you see at night or the colors of sunset,” Chazelle says, who chose Swedish cinematographer Linus Sandgren to help create the expressionistic look of the film.
“We wanted to give an epic treatment to gas stations and ordinary street corners in the Valley and give them the same treatment as we give Griffith Observatory,” he says.
Here’s a little look at some of the stops “La La Land” makes around the city.
Rialto Theater: Mia and Sebastian take in a screening of James Dean’s “Rebel Without a Cause” at the historic South Pasadena movie theater, which first opened in 1920 during the silent era of film and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Griffith Observatory: In homage to the film, the couple later drive Sebastian’s 1980s Buick Riviera convertible up to the top of Griffith Park in Los Feliz where the observatory sits and the climatic action of “Rebel Without a Cause” takes place. Since they weren’t allowed to film inside the planetarium, a fantasy number was shot on a set re-created to look like the inside of the building.
Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena: With a panoramic view of L.A. in the distance, Mia and Sebastian are seen on a sunset walk along the sidewalk of the bridge, built in 1913. What’s special about the scene is that there’s nothing special happening. That’s just a Southern California sky in September.
110-105 Interchange: That Busby Berkeley-type opening sequence was filmed on an express lane connecting the 110 and 105 freeways that had a view of downtown L.A.
Fern Dell Park: When the couple wander out of a party looking for their cars, they end up at a bench overlooking the city. Set at sunset, with less than a half-hour to capture the perfect light, the actors had about 20 minutes to film a nonstop take of the six-minute dance scene.
Lighthouse Cafe on the Hermosa Beach Pier: Since Sebastian is a jazz pianist, the Lighthouse Cafe, a Hermosa Beach club, was a perfect choice, since it has been serving up jazz since the 1950s. It also gave the film a chance to remind the audience than there is an ocean out there, with Sebastian dancing on the pier.
Angels Flight: Though currently closed, the filmmakers got the city to open the Angels Flight to give Mia and Sebastian a romantic ride. The small funicular railway in the Bunker Hill area of downtown L.A. first began operation in 1901 and carried passengers up and down a short incline connecting Hill Street and Olive Street.
Other Sights: Keep an eye out for Watts Tower, the Warner Bros. backlot (where Mia points out a window used in “Casablanca”), the Grand Central Market in downtown L.A., the Chateau Marmont, Chinatown and, of course, plenty of spots in Hollywood.
Rob Lowman
Rob Lowman began at the L.A. Daily News working in editing positions on the news side, including working on Page 1 the day the L.A. Riots began in 1992. In 1993, he made the move to features, and in 1995 became the Entertainment Editor for 15 years. He returned to writing full time in 2010. Throughout his career he has interviewed a wide range of celebrities in the arts. The list includes the likes of Denzel Washington and Clint Eastwood to Kristin Stewart and Emma Stone in Hollywood; classical figures like Yo Yo Ma and Gustavo Dudamel to pop stars like Norah Jones, Milly Cyrus and Madonna; and authors such as Joseph Heller, John Irving and Lee Child. Rob has covered theater, dance and the fine arts as well as reviewing film, TV and stage. He has also covered award shows and written news stories related to the entertainment business. A longtime resident of Santa Clarita, Rob is still working on his first more-than-30-year marriage, has three grown children (all with master's degrees) and five guitars.
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Schindler wins contract for new Roche headquarters in Basel
Schindler has been chosen to supply elevator systems for the new main office building of Roche in the city of Basel. The contract includes 14 Schindler 7000 high-rise elevators, as well as a state-of-the-art traffic management system, for what will be Switzerland’s tallest building.
The 178-meter tower is being designed by Basel-based star architects Herzog & de Meuron and is scheduled for completion in 2015. It will be home to some of the global pharmaceutical company’s key functions, and the elevators will be capable of carrying passengers at speeds of up to six meters per second on the journey to the 41st floor.
“Schindler is delighted to have been chosen for this landmark building,” said Schindler Switzerland CEO, Christoph Lindenmeyer. “Our Schindler 7000 elevator was developed specifically for high-rise buildings and they are running successfully in landmark towers all over the world.”
The Schindler 7000 elevators for the Roche tower combine high performance with exceptional energy efficiency, thanks to an energy-recuperation system that feeds excess power back into the building’s electricity grid. The elevators also carry an ‘A’ rating, according to the measurement standard, VDI 4707, developed by the Association of German Engineers.
The 75,000m2 (gross floor area above ground) Roche tower, known as ‘Building 1’, will be equipped with Schindler’s PORT Technology, a new generation traffic-management system that recognizes passengers and guides them to the elevator taking the fastest route to their destination.
Founded in Switzerland in 1874, the Schindler Group is a leading global provider of elevators, escalators and related services. Schindler mobility solutions move one billion people every day all over the world. Behind the company's success are 44,000 employees in over 100 countries.
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Rogue Lobster
Americana Bluegrass Crustacean
What they do...
Together since 2013, Rogue Lobster has played over 200 shows and released three full-length albums of original music. Essentially bluegrass in their instrumentation, their style is a bit harder to pin down - ranging from traditional bluegrass to Americana and modern folk, with particular focus on three-part harmonies and instrumental leads. All four members compose and collaborate on their original material.
Based out of Walla Walla, WA, the band has ample opportunity to play tasting rooms and small venues in the little wine oasis nestled on the foothills of the Blues. They also play regionally, and traveled to the far reaches of Minnesota to promote their first album, "Dust on our Toes."
Who they are...
Libby Miller, a professor of art history at Whitman College, is also a classically trained cellist and vocalist who grew up in a musical family in Brussels, Belgium. Her father was a pianist for the Brussels Opera House, and her mother, a clarinet player. Libby was surrounded by music and musicians of all stripes while growing up. In her late twenties, she began to step away from classical cello and picked up the fiddle in her deep dive into Old Time music. With Rogue Lobster, her cello plays double duty, sometimes played like an upright bass, other times like a really big fiddle. You should see her put that thing under her chin.
Jerry Yokel is the lead chemist for the Department of Ecology at the Hanford Site. His stompin' grounds are the hills of southern Indiana and northern Kentucky. A promising trombone player as a child, he switched to electric bass while at Indiana University in the early 1970s and played in rock bands. He later picked up the fiddle, the mandolin, and the blues harp, playing in the Backwater Bluegrass band throughout Kentuckiana. Since arriving in Walla Walla, he's played everything from Blues to Cajun to Irish to Salsa. His versatility makes him one of the most sought-after musicians in Eastern Washington. He's in lots of bands, but Rogue Lobster is his favorite. And he absolutely saw this and said we could keep it in.
JR Van Slyke first learned songwriting from his mother, a preschool teacher in Eau Claire, WI. He moved well before his hometown would become a musical hotbed of the Midwest. He comes to Walla Walla by way of Madison and Missoula, where he met his wife Courtney. In addition to singing, J.R. plays both banjo and guitar for Rogue Lobster, the former for performing, and the latter for writing music. When not making music, hanging out with his boys, or wandering the backcountry, he spends his days as a professor of history at the community college in Walla Walla. Music is like a great big gift that he gets to unwrap pretty much every freakin’ day.
Guitarist and singer Adam Kirtley crawled out of a cornfield in central Indiana before making his way to Walla Walla where he serves as the Interfaith Chaplain of Whitman College. Living in Scotland in his early twenties, he was influenced by traditional Celtic pub music, and went on to release two albums as a solo artist. Shortly after he arrived in WA, he hooked up with Jerry Yokel to form The Rogues, an Irish Pub band. In the fall of 2013, he called a jam session with a few musical friends who'd not played with each other before. A couple of months later they booked their first gig as Rogue Lobster.
For their first two years (and two records), the band featured accordion player Libby Arnosti. In 2015 she loaded up her VW bus and trekked back to her Minnesota home. Within a few months, Libby Miller joined the ranks. Rogue Lobster believes that there are many women not named Libby who are also good musicians...we just have yet to meet them.
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O’Connor responded with another open letter threatening legal action if Cyrus didn’t “remove the tweets immediately.” O’Connor wrote, “It is most unbecoming of you to respond in such a fashion to someone who expressed care for you,” and chastised Cyrus for comparing her to Bynes, whose public behavior has been erratic in recent months. “In doing so you mock myself and Amanda Bynes for having suffered with mental health issues and for having sought help,” O’Connor wrote.
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Cyrus also tweeted a picture of O’Connor ripping up a picture of the pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992. SNL is where Cyrus is spending this week, which she mentioned online.
“Sinead. I don’t have time to write you an open letter cause Im hosting & performing on SNL this week,” Cyrus tweeted, then continued, “So if youd like to meet up and talk lemme know in your next letter. :)”
O’Connor wrote her initial letter to Cyrus after the pop star told Rolling Stone that O’Connor’s video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” helped inspire her recent “Wrecking Ball” clip, in which she swings around naked on demolition equipment.
“It is in fact the case that you will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to be pimped, whether it’s the music business or yourself doing the pimping,” O’Connor wrote. “It is absolutely NOT in ANY way an empowerment of yourself or any other young women, for you to send across the message that you are to be valued (even by you) more for your sexual appeal than your obvious talent.”
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SCHEDULE: Rosalind Russell Birthday Marathon on TCM tomorrow June 4!
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Here is the schedule for tomorrow’s marathon in Roz’s honor:
NOTE: All times are in Eastern Standard Time. If you’re like me and are in PST, all of these movies will be on 3 hours earlier for you!
6:15 AM EST They Met in Bombay (1941)
Starring: Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell
Rival jewel thieves on the run find love in the Far East.
Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell in They Met in Bombay (1941)
8 AM EST Fast and Loose (1939)
Starring: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell
Married book-dealers Joel and Garda Sloane investigate the killing of a noted collector.
9:30 AM EST A Majority of One (1961)
Starring: Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness
A Jewish widow falls in love with a Japanese businessman.
Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness in A Majority of One (1961)
12 PM EST Auntie Mame (1958)
Starring: Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker
An eccentric heiress raises her nephew to be a free spirit.
Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame (1958)
2:30 PM EST The Trouble with Angels (1966)
Starring: Rosalind Russell, Hayley Mills
Two free spirits cause problems at a convent school.
Rosalind Russell in The Trouble with Angels (1966)
4:30 PM EST No Time for Comedy (1940)
Starring: James Stewart, Rosalind Russell
A wealthy culture vulture tries to steal a playwright from his actress wife.
Rosalind Russell and James Stewart in No Time for Comedy (1940)
6:15 PM EST The Feminine Touch (1941)
Starring: Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche
An author writing a book on jealousy discovers his wife is an expert on the subject.
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Live, Love and Learn (1937)
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Rosalind Russell and Helen Vinson in Live, Love and Learn (1937)
Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell in Live, Love and Learn (1937)
After Night Must Fall finished production, Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell were put right into another film together—a film with a completely opposite atmosphere. Unlike Night Must Fall, which is an intense, dark drama, Live, Love and Learn is a rather silly comedy, although it has its sad moments. The way Rosalind makes her first appearance in the film lets the viewer know this will be a funny movie. Montgomery plays Bob Graham and he is a struggling painter. One day, he is sitting in a beautiful countryside, contemplating how to finish his painting. All of a sudden, horses start bounding over the hill behind him and he has to duck to avoid them. There is a fox hunt going on right in the middle of the meadow and he is irate! Finally, the last horse comes jumping over the hill behind the rest, but it throws its rider. The young woman crashes right through Bob’s canvas and she is appalled when Bob seems more interested in how his painting is faring than her, who took a nasty fall.
Her name is Julie and she and Bob are from completely different walks of life. He’s poor, she’s rich; he doesn’t always know where his next meal is coming from, she never has to worry about that; he lives in a tiny apartment, she lives in a big house. He insults her skills as a fox hunt participant and shoos her away. A few seconds later, he finds her unconscious on the grass and wonders what to do with her. Before they know it, differences aside, they are getting married. And even so, Bob is trying to talk her out of it because he knows she’s in for a bit of culture shock living with him.
Rosalind Russell is doing a radio stint here in 1937, but appears to be wearing the same outfit from a scene in Live, Love and Learn!
However, all doubts are forgotten when the justice of the peace tells him to “kiss the bride” and he stares at her, dumbstruck by love. It is in this comedy that besides the sexual tension you see in Night Must Fall, Montgomery and Russell have great romantic chemistry when they get a chance to have romantic scenes. You want them to be together; they are just that cute. They start walking with all of their things to a bus to take them to Bob’s apartment.
Rosalind Russell retouching her makeup while her hair gets done while filming Live, Love and Learn (1937)
Julie is actually quite fascinated with Bob’s lifestyle and is excited to live like this. She feels his lifestyle is more real and not full of fake people like in her more high-class community. To show her loyalty to Bob, she throws her wallet out the window and smiles at him. They soon start walking up to his apartment building and she is wearing this hat and the fabric on the top looks like bunny ears. It’s a hat I always remember from her film wardrobe because it is both so funny and cute. “Look, bunny ears!” Bob carries his new bride over the threshold and she takes a look around the tiny apartment, which isn’t even big enough for a full kitchen or bathroom.
Robert Montgomery, Maude Eburne, and Rosalind Russell in Live, Love and Learn (1937)
She is really taken with it and is ready to start living hand-to-mouth, as long as she is by Bob’s side. Bob’s best friend, Oscar (Robert Benchley) suddenly stumbles into the room, drunk (as Benchley often was in films) and tries to kiss Julie’s hand, but falls right on his face instead. In disbelief, Julie questions Bob and he tells her that he’ll be living here with him.
After putting Oscar out in the hall, Jerry Crump (played by a young Mickey Rooney) comes yoo-hooing into the room, silly and hyper, and takes a good look at Bob’s new bride. Jerry is the landlady’s son and Bob tries to show him a certain technique in throwing a baseball, but ends up breaking a window. Bob wants so much to be a successful painter for Julie’s sake, and hopes to keep his word on that. The next morning, they all—Bob, Julie, and Oscar—go to the market to buy some groceries because they don’t have food. They have not paid their bill at the market and Felipe (Charles Judels), the owner, refuses to let them purchase anything.
Rosalind Russell, Helen Vinson, and Robert Benchley in Live, Love and Learn (1937) – pardon the watermarks from here on out!
However, trouble abounds when Julie figures out that Felipe has been overcharging Bob and Oscar for some time because they were too naïve to know any better. They immediately start protesting in front of his store, even telling passersby to tar and feather Felipe. Soon, they are bringing loads of groceries home for free. Julie’s uncle has sent her a letter and a substantial check because he doesn’t want his niece living in squalor.
Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell in the middle of the riot in Live, Love and Learn (1937)
Although Oscar eagerly wants to spend the money, Bob takes the check and glues it to the wall, never intending to cash it. Absolutely thrilled with her husband’s decision, Julie embraces him giddily. One day, an old pal from Julie’s old crowd comes calling on her. Her name is Lily (Helen Vinson) and she wants to get a good look at Julie’s new husband—a man so special that he got her to leave her comfortable life when she “could have married anyone.”
Rosalind Russell, Robert Benchley, and Helen Vinson in Live, Love and Learn (1937)
After mistaking Oscar for her new husband, Bob comes home with a monkey named Misery in tow—only one of the several odd things to happen in this movie. He is having a bad day because his work was put down by some art dealers. He goes to the park with his wife to paint. This peaceful scene gets out of hand when a few Marines (Leathernecks) and then a few Navy sailors (Tars) start gathering around Bob’s canvas, giving differing opinions on what they think of it.
The Leathernecks stick together and the Tars stick to their opposing opinion until they start fighting. All of a sudden, Bob and Julie are in the middle of a riot in the park and are blamed for starting it! They spend a night in jail and when they come home, they notice a large crowd of reporters on the stairs and sneak into their apartment.
Rosalind Russell and Robert Montgomery in Live, Love and Learn (1937)
Refusing to talk to reporters, one reporter decides to pose as an art dealer in order to get a story on them. Naturally, Bob is excited about this, but Julie notices the man’s press pass in his hat. The man is immediately thrown out (literally). Soon, the three of them have developed a new hobby. Since the reporters keep coming in droves posing as art dealers to talk to the poor, struggling painter, they devise new and unique ways of depositing them into the hall.
Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Robert Benchley, and Charles Judels in Live, Love and Learn (1937)
An important art dealer named Bawltitude (Monty Woolley in his usual grumpy, cantankerous, but hilarious role) becomes interested in Bob and visits his apartment to take a look at his work. Of course, Bob, Julie, and Oscar assume he is another reporter, so they proceed to anger him. They have stacked a large pile of books and put a pitcher of water on top of them and tell him to take a few steps backwards until the pitcher of water has poured all over his head.
They then do the silliest thing—they cut his buttons, suspenders, and tie in half. As Oscar and Bob try to pull on his beard, which they assume is fake, Julie finds out that he is the real Bawltitude. Bob stares at Bawltitude in disbelief and Bawltitude yells at him, “Get your hands off me, you homicidal maniac!” Hard feelings are obviously put aside when before they know it, Bob’s work is being presented in a gallery by Bawltitude.
It is at this time that Bob starts acting differently. He starts becoming more well-known and respected by the rich art buying community and Julie feels she is losing the old Bob that she fell in love with. When he buys a big, beautiful place for them to live in, Julie thinks it’s a joke and after bewildering him by yodeling in the place, then swinging her arm wondering if she could swing a cat in the place, she starts “skating” across the polished floors. (Let’s just say this is a very strange group of people!) She is saddened when she finds Bob is serious about it and is very unhappy when her old pal Lily starts attaching herself to Bob in order to build him up. Now again living the lifestyle she voluntarily left, Julie is very unhappy and only talks to Oscar, who has not changed a bit. They play games and Julie explains that when someone comes to the door, the third butler answers the door, who tells the second butler, who tells the first butler, who then informs her about it later.
Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, and Robert Benchley in Live, Love and Learn (1937)
They start pretending to be high-class snobs, Julie describing herself as “so, so alive, so eccentric—I mean electric!” Meanwhile, Bob has had many jobs painting boring, stuffy dowagers. Lily brings over a new client named Mr. Palmiston. He is played by E. E. Clive, who played a large part in getting Rosalind Russell’s acting career started when she pretended to be English in order to get into his acting troupe. It was acting in this troupe that got her discovered by a Hollywood scout. He also plays small parts in two other Montgomery-Russell films, Trouble for Two (1936) and Night Must Fall (1937). He is most memorable in this film, however, because of the way he says everything in threes. When he meets people, he says, “How do you do? How do you do? How do you do?” and thanks people like this: Thank you very much, thank you very much, thank you very much. Julie doesn’t like this atmosphere very much and goes off riding: “I feel like digging my spurs into something.” She comes back with a very kind old gentleman who is an art teacher and a very promising young pupil of his.
They want to give a “Robert Graham Day” soon and have him speak. However, he decides that painting for Mr. Palmiston is more important and Julie is gravely disappointed in him and where his priorities lie. After Bob snubs the two people, Julie gets very angry with him and tells him he’s become a big fake and she can’t stand it anymore. Lily tries to get her opinion in, but Julie walks very slowly up to her and says, “Lily, darling, has anyone before told you, in an awfully ladylike manner, to keep your pretty little schnozzola out of other peoples family fights?” She paints a mustache on Bob’s portrait of one of the old matrons he is working on. Bob yells at her and ends with calling Oscar a drunken clown and orders him out of the house. Having lost the man she remembered, Julie asks for a divorce and leaves with Oscar. It is this part of the film I don’t enjoy very much. It’s all fun and games until Bob becomes someone he’s not and causes terrible marital discord.
the poster for Live, Love and Learn
However, when Bob tires of this dull lifestyle, he goes to speak for the art teacher’s class like Julie wanted him to. She is there to listen to him and happy to have him back. She reunites with him and they decide to have some fun for the road. She and her two partners in crime go to Bawltitude’s place and bring in a portrait Bob did of Palmiston’s horse. Palmiston comes running in, his pants falling down (because they had cut his suspenders like they always do), and pleading with Bawltitude. Julie pulls her cape up over her head and growls at him like a tiger.
Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell on the set of Live, Love and Learn (1937)
They proceed to tell him to back up, back up… until they yell “Ah, boo!” and he falls backwards right through his own painting. The three of them bellow, “And may we say we love you very much, Mr. Palmiston?” to which he replies from the ground, “Not at all, not at all, not at all!”
IMDB page for Live, Love and Learn
A clip from the film for you all to enjoy:
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Night Must Fall (1937)
Rosalind Russell in Night Must Fall (1937)
After a two-week hiatus from the series, here I am again with the 1937 drama Night Must Fall, starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. Montgomery garnered an Oscar nomination for his performance as Danny. Although Miss Russell never received any award recognition for her performance as Olivia Grayne, she gave a fantastic performance as a character that is more complex than she looks. Night Must Fall is one of the highest rated Rosalind Russell films on IMDB, which is a rarity because it is not a comedy. But this goes to show everyone that Roz is capable of more than just comedy. She can do a wide range of different genres and do it well, too. This is a film that is based on a British play, so of course, every character is from the United Kingdom. Obviously, Montgomery and Russell were American, not British, but they both did well with their accents.
Alan Marshal and Rosalind Russell in Night Must Fall (1937)
I’ve always thought Montgomery’s accent was a bit unique and strange. I am not sure what kind of accent it is, but as one of the characters, Dora, says, “He’s sort of Irish, I think.”
Robert Montgomery playing the sinister psychopath Danny who has a talent for decapitation certainly steals the show, but Olivia is a repressed, sheltered young woman with many complexities beneath her icy surface. Heading the supporting cast is the great actress Dame May Whitty.
Rosalind Russell, Dame May Whitty, and Robert Montgomery in Night Must Fall (1937)
This was the first film I saw her in and I have to admit that I found it hard to like her even as an actress after seeing it. However, my feelings softened toward her as I saw her in kinder, more sympathetic roles like in The Lady Vanishes, Mrs. Miniver, and The White Cliffs of Dover.
As the film starts, we see a dark figure in the woods doing something suspiciously in the dirt by a tree. It is very eerie as he has a large hatbox by his side and whistling the tune “Mighty Lak’ a Rose.”
Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell in Night Must Fall (1937)
The next morning, a young woman named Dora (Merle Tottenham) is bicycling to the house where she works as a maid. Her day starts off badly as the woman she works for, Mrs. Bramson, is yelling for her because she found two broken cups and saucers buried in the rose bed. Dora is a spindly, timid little thing and breaks down in tears when Mrs. Bramson fires her. She tells her that she hasn’t been feeling like herself lately because of some problems with a young man. Dora gets to keep her job, but Mrs. Bramson insists on seeing the young man and speaking to him about it.
It is during this exchange that we first see Olivia, her niece. Olivia is an unassuming young woman who wears glasses and sits on the couch, knitting. She wears sweater and skirt sets and this is all she seems to own at first. The way she carries herself, one can tell she is very repressed, frigid, and subdued. At the same time, the first impression of her aunt is that she is a very mean old lady who appears to be a hypochondriac. She complains often about her “ailments,” but complains even more often about how no one cares about them.
An inspector named Belsize (Matthew Boulton) comes by the house and informs them that a flashy, blonde woman named Mrs. Chalbrook is missing.
Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell on the set of Night Must Fall (1937)
Olivia starts thinking about how she might be dead and in a creepy sort of way, she makes up a story about what may have happened to her and where she might be, saying, “I wonder on a very fine morning what it would be like for night to come, and I never can… it’s silly.” Olivia has a very wild imagination and it is obvious she needs it to pass her days in a gloomy house with a very mean old woman.
Danny makes his appearance at the house and he makes quite an impression, eyeing all the women in the room, a cigarette permanently dangling from his mouth.
Rosalind Russell getting her hair done for Night Must Fall (1937)
When he first spies Olivia, she gives him a funny sideways glance, looking suspicious of him already. When Mrs. Chalbrook is mentioned because she frequented the Tallboys where he works as a pageboy, he oddly seems to remember every single little detail about her—from the size of her ankles to how her eyebrows looked. Olivia doesn’t approve of him in the slightest and walks off in a huff. Danny says to Mrs. Bramson, “She’s a fine bit of ice for hot weather, isn’t she?” What was intended to be a scolding conversation with Danny turns into something quite the opposite when he works his charm on Mrs. Bramson. She is pleased when he actually acts interested in her made-up ailments and it isn’t long before he has her under his spell and she stupidly hires him to work for her, thinking Olivia is not a suitable woman to work for her because she always forgets to give her medicine.
Merle Tottenham, Rosalind Russell, and Kathleen Harrison in Night Must Fall (1937)
Olivia is treated very badly by her aunt and has no private fortune, so she cannot leave the house. As he leaves the house to take her for a walk, Olivia sees him leaving. She gives him a very knowing glare.
The next morning, Danny buys a shawl for Mrs. Bramson, telling her it had once belonged to his mother, further charming her into his trap. Olivia notices the price tag on the shawl and for some inexplicable reason, slyly takes the tag off without her knowing.
Rosalind Russell and Robert Montgomery in Night Must Fall (1937)
There is a young man named Justin (Alan Marshal) who is Mrs. Bramson’s lawyer and takes care of her finances. He also loves Olivia and wants desperately to take her away from this miserable life she is leading. However, she refuses to go with him because she doesn’t love him. It is obvious she does not approve of Danny when she says, “I think he is common and insolent and conceited and completely double faced.” At the same time, she is strangely attracted to him. When she notices his cap hanging in the hall, she takes the opportunity to go to his room and talk to him. She seems to be under the impression (although she would never admit it) that now that Danny has entered her life, more excitement will come her way. However, when he starts to make her feel uncomfortable, she quickly walks over the window, wanting to open it.
He beats her to it and with his arm above her and his face and body just an inch away from her, she gulps and becomes frightened, walking away as fast as she can. She tells him she doesn’t care what she looks like after he advises her that she might be better looking without her glasses.
As the days pass, it is clear that between Olivia and Danny, Mrs. Bramson prefers his company, even though she hardly knows him. The difference in her tone when she speaks to Olivia or to Danny is remarkable. She is sweet and kind to Danny and mean and harsh to Olivia. Meanwhile, Olivia has actually taken Danny’s words to heart and takes off her glasses, squints at her reflection in the mirror, and there is a flicker of a smile as she shakes her hair out and continues to look at herself in the mirror.
From then on, she doesn’t wear her glasses, so it is apparent that she cares what she looks like. More cruelty is directed at Olivia in a scene where Mrs. Bramson is trying to play a card game. Olivia is smoking a cigarette and helps her by showing her what to do. She harshly yells at her, “I saw that!” and coughs at her cigarette smoke. But when Danny smokes right near her face and tells her the same thing, Mrs. Bramson smiles and thanks him for helping, telling him his cigarette doesn’t bother her at all.
One day, Danny is fixing Mrs. Bramson’s wheelchair while whistling “Mighty Lak’ a Rose.” Olivia suddenly remembers that the mysterious figure in the wood on the night that Mrs. Chalbrook went missing was whistling this tune.
She comes to a sudden, frightening realization just who she may be dealing with here. She suggests to Dora and Mrs. Terence (the funny, wisecracking cook played by Kathleen Harrison) that they look through Danny’s things because he is not one to be trusted. They discover a photograph of Mrs. Chalbrook and their suspicion rises. They also spy a mysterious, heavy hatbox (sound familiar?) in his room and Olivia quips, “Suppose there’s something inside of it?” Mrs. Terence suddenly drops it like it just bit her. Not long after, the body of Mrs. Chalbrook is found in the woods and when a man runs inside the house to make a phone call about the discovery, he says, “The head’s missing!”
Being this close to a murder and perhaps a murderer is the final straw for Olivia and she runs off to Justin. However, as she talks with him, she realizes she still wants to stay at the house with Mrs. Bramson and Danny, even though doing such a thing is possibly a great danger. Her odd attraction to Danny keeps her from staying away. There is more evidence of this attraction when she makes tea in the middle of the night and Danny sees her in the kitchen. She is at the same time frightened of him and fascinated by him. He inches closer to her, noticing how excited she is by his presence, and although she runs away from fear, he smiles when she says his name for the first time, “Danny.”
Things get to a dangerous point when Danny decides to take a few drops of whiskey and Olivia immediately senses it.
She takes the opportunity to question him about the murder of Mrs. Chalbrook. She is very close to getting a confession from him, but he catches himself before he goes too far. He is a young man who thinks very highly of himself and likes to “act” all the time. When Inspector Belsize comes back to inspect Danny’s things because he saw Mrs. Chalbrook the night she went missing, Danny starts to freak out. He thinks he’s very close to being found out and doesn’t know what to do. Olivia has suspected something of Danny’s hatbox ever since she first saw it, and when Inspector Belsize says he wants the key to open it, she covers for Danny and tells him it is her hatbox. Even Olivia doesn’t know why she covers for an obviously dangerous man, but she can’t seem to help herself. It is now the final final straw for Olivia and she intends to go running back to Justin again, but before she leaves, she warns her aunt of the company she is keeping in the house.
Mrs. Bramson thinks she is insane and lets her go. Unfortunately, it is obvious who the insane one is when Mrs. Bramson almost scares herself to death after being left alone in the house. The way she hysterically screams and laughs simultaneously after Danny comes back is a bit frightening. But everything ends for her there when as she tells Danny what a nice, sweet man he is, he smothers her with a pillow.
Once again, Olivia comes back. She discovers that Danny has killed her aunt and will probably cause her harm as well. He walks toward her and she stares back at him, never so scared in her life. Fortunately, the police burst into the house with Justin, who protects Olivia. This is the part that always awes me as we watch Danny go through a gamut of emotions as he realizes that his perfect murder has gone awry.
He doesn’t understand why they are there. He thought he was so smart, so clever, so precise. He has a few moments of hysterical insanity as he is finally put into handcuffs and taken away. And although there were unhappy endings for most, there is a happy ending at least for Olivia, the poor young woman constantly belittled by her aunt. There is an escape for her.
IMDB page for Night Must Fall
TCM overview of Night Must Fall
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Trouble for Two (1936)
December 15, 2013 des 9 Comments
Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell in Trouble for Two (1936)
Adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson short story “Suicide Club,” Trouble for Two is the first time MGM paired Rosalind Russell with Robert Montgomery. Although she had a very small role in Montgomery’s film Forsaking All Others two years earlier, it can hardly count as a co-starring venture. This 1936 film is rather bizarre and it certainly is neither Rosalind’s nor Robert’s best film. That said, it is still an entertaining little gem (and I mean little because it is very short, only 74 minutes long).
Rosalind Russell once said in a 1943 Photoplay interview that this film was her worst (so far), but I am sure she was completely disregarding the fact that she had already made The Casino Murder Case. After all, she wrote in her book that she liked to pretend Casino didn’t even exist (Life is a Banquet, 65). As with several movies before this, one of the advantages was the wardrobe. The film takes place in the 19th century, so she wore many lovely period costumes with some beautiful jewelry.
A simple star necklace is my favorite piece in the movie. Robert Montgomery had curly hair in this film, a far cry from his usually straight brown hair. He also sported a mustache, which I found took some getting used to. Roz wore her hair in cute little ringlets, which gave her a unique look.
Montgomery plays a crowned prince of the fictional Corovia. His name is Florizel and his father is the king, played by E. E. Clive. Colonel Geraldine (Frank Morgan at his usual comic best) is called upon to always keep an eye on Florizel because he sometimes thinks he can do whatever he pleases and needs to stay out of trouble.
Rosalind Russell and Frank Morgan in Trouble for Two (1936)
When Florizel first makes his appearance, he is causing a ruckus in the palace with a group of friends while he stands on stilts in the middle of the room. Geraldine fetches him and brings him to his father, where they have a meeting about Florizel’s upcoming arranged nuptials to Princess Brenda of Irania.
Florizel is not keen on the idea and is amused when he discovers Princess Brenda feels the same way. She says of Florizel, “I will never buy a pig in the poke,” and has no intention of marrying him.
After the embarrassment this has caused for the royal family, the king sends his son off to London for a while (incognito, of course) with his chaperon, Geraldine. Florizel and Geraldine endure a dull boat ride to London under assumed names (Mr. Godall and Major Hammersmith, respectively).
Frank Morgan, Robert Montgomery, and Rosalind Russell on the set of Trouble for Two (1936)
It is there that he meets a mysterious woman with dark eyes (Rosalind Russell) who would like him to help her (“a damsel in distress”) by taking possession of some papers that she says someone wants badly from her. He keeps them and when they dock in London, he intends to return them to her but cannot find a sign of her, and what’s more—the papers are completely blank. But she has captured his attention.
The next evening, the mysterious woman finds out where Florizel is dining and follows him there. Florizel meets a man at the café who is offering an enormous amount of cream tarts to everyone he meets. Florizel asks him what it is all about and he finds out that the man intends to end his life and he is having a last bit of fun before that happens. The man’s name is Mr. Barnley and he speaks of a secret “suicide club” in town, where you “choose to die, but not at your own hands.” In this morbid “game” of sorts, once you pay an admission to the club, each member draws a card from a deck. The person who draws the ace of spades is the one who is to die, and the person who draws the ace of clubs is the executioner.
Rosalind Russell in Trouble for Two (1936)
The three of them decide to go to this suicide club out of curiosity. Mystery Woman follows them there and it is revealed her name is Miss Vandeleur. She is the only woman in the club and becomes the “executioner” her first time there. She does not appear frightened about it and in fact always stares emotionless, which makes her even more of a mystery.
Rosalind Russell and Robert Montgomery in Trouble for Two (1936)
Mr. Barnley is the one to die and they disappear. The next morning, they find the death notice of Mr. Barnley in the paper and Florizel cannot believe she could do something like this.
Still curious, Florizel goes to the suicide club again and finds Miss Vandeleur there. This time, Florizel draws the ace of spades and once again, Miss Vandeleur draws the ace of clubs. They take a carriage ride into the woods and Florizel keeps asking her questions about herself and about what will take place.
She simply stares ahead, not allowing him to see any trace of emotion. In fact, when she informs him that he will be “torn to pieces” by lions, she says it with so much conviction and so apathetically that I find it difficult not to laugh. I’m just trying to imagine someone actually saying something so gruesome without even a line of worry in their face.
She is about to unlock the lion enclosure at the Malden Zoo when we suddenly see that she has feelings after all. She can’t do it and runs off crying. They suddenly find they are being followed by the president of the suicide club and flee to a local inn.
Florizel soon finds out Miss Vandeleur is in fact Princess Brenda when she says to him, “I refuse to buy a pig in a poke!” They laugh, but they know they are in trouble because they didn’t carry out the suicide club’s task. Florizel discovers he has been accused of treason by another Corovian, Dr. Noel.
It turns out that Dr. Noel is the president of the suicide club (Reginald Owen) and has been plotting to assassinate Florizel. Princess Brenda, who has now completed her mission of finding out if Florizel is a brave man, helps Florizel and Geraldine carry out a plan to trap Dr. Noel into a duel.
There is a magnificent fencing duel between the two, which ends in Dr. Noel falling backwards, defeated.
Florizel and Brenda get married as planned, but it is not quite the traditional arranged marriage. They have indeed fallen in love with each other and wink at each other, keeping the secret to themselves.
IMDb page for Trouble for Two
TCM overview for the film
Trailer of the film:
Cary Grant, Classic Couples Tournament, Errol Flynn, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Humphrey Bogart, Irene Dunne, Jeanette MacDonald, Katharine Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, Myrna Loy, Nelson Eddy, Olivia de Havilland, Robert Montgomery, Spencer Tracy, William Powell
Round 3 Matches!
November 16, 2013 des Leave a comment
Here are the match-ups for Round 3 of the Classic Couples Tournament, which starts tomorrow morning:
JOSIE MILLER BRACKET
CATHERINE BELLAMY BRACKET
On Monty’s blog, these are the matches that will take place tomorrow:
ELAINE MARRIOTT BRACKET
ERENIA RUSSO BRACKET
Good luck to all the couples as we find out the winners of each bracket! 🙂
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Mary Ann Gwinn
Moira Macdonald
Go for a walk, and look past the cranes for glimpses of Seattle history
Originally published February 23, 2017 at 7:00 am Updated February 23, 2017 at 2:11 pm
Local author David B. Williams invites readers to put on their walking shoes and visit some Seattle treasures in “Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City.”
Special to The Seattle Times
It’s easy for Seattleites to forget, in our landscape of looming cranes and instant skyscrapers, that our town has a history. You whiz through the streets on a bus or a bicycle or in a car. The buildings become a blur and their very existence seems tentative — you can’t even remember the building that was there last week, the one that was demolished over the weekend.
David B. Williams’ mission is to help you find that history. It’s still there, in the nooks and crannies and corners of the city (though you might have to look up to find it).
Williams, a native Seattleite, has made a career of writing about Seattle, both the built and the natural environment. He’s published books about the regrading of Seattle’s landscape in the 19th and early 20th centuries (“Too High & Too Steep”) and about finding nature in the city (“The Seattle Street-Smart Naturalist”). Now he has a new book, “Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City” (University of Washington Press, 264 pp., $17.95; at booksellers March 1). When it comes to discovering the city’s past, it will remove the scales from your eyes.
David B. Williams
He’ll discuss “Seattle Walks” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at the Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle. Free (206-386-4636 or spl.org).
“Seattle Walks” is a guided tour organized into 17 different walks, accompanied by photos and handy maps that cover almost every neighborhood, from downtown to Lake Union to the International District to Green Lake to West Seattle. Each walk is from 1.1 to 7 miles long — you can complete them in a morning, a day, or off and on over several days. Bring your binoculars — some of the sights are several stories up.
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Williams sees what others don’t because he doesn’t have a smartphone. He doesn’t even have a cellphone (he does have a slim 21st-century laptop). He’s the son of two historians — one a UW professor, the other a cookbook writer and food historian. He left Seattle for a few years, returned and has documented the city ever since.
“There’s no better way to connect with a place than walking,” he says. (He should know; he was an early convert to managing without a car.)
On a recent sunny Tuesday, I followed him as we visited some downtown spots that I, who think of myself as a trained observer and a nosy Norah, had no idea existed. Here’s some of what we saw:
• Belltown’s Cristalla Condominium Building (2033 Second Ave.). This gorgeous terra-cotta confection was the site of the early-20th-century Crystal Pool Natatorium, where a fresh supply of water was pumped up every day from Elliott Bay, then heated for city swimmers. Thank the gods that developers preserved this fanciful facade — in line with its former use, it’s a monument to the marine: “mermaids, gaping dolphins, shells and fantastic fish, along with a chimera-like beast sporting wings, a lion’s head and a fish tale,” Williams writes.
I thought it was fantastic that such a delicate creation had survived. Williams said that terra cotta, a clay pressed into a plaster mold, then fired, is quite tough. “It holds up well,” he said. “What ruins terra cotta is leveling the whole damned building.”
• The interior of the Josephinum. This building at the corner of Second Avenue and Stewart Street was once the New Washington, one of Seattle’s premier hotels. In 1963 Seattle’s Catholic Archdiocese bought it, renamed it and made it a residence for senior citizens.
The beautiful secrets of the Josephinum include a spacious marble foyer and a fabulous fireplace with a tiled image of Mount Rainier on top and hand-carved totem poles down the side, probably perfect in the olden days for lounging by the fire with a snifter of brandy. But the piece de resistance is a simple but beautiful chapel on the building’s south side, called Christ Our Hope Catholic Church. Sunlight floods through the arched stained-glass windows. The receptionist let us look in. Given the temper of the times, I said a prayer.
• The 18 eagles, 61 lions and newsgathering-themed friezes on the Times Square Building. This gorgeous, triangle-shaped building at 414 Olive Way was constructed in 1915, “when five daily papers provided the news of the fast-growing metropolis,” Williams writes. Over one entrance a terra-cotta triptych shows noble news workers (men in those days) gathering, printing and distributing the news (newsboys in those days). The Seattle Times occupied the building for only 16 years! What a glorious if brief time it must have been.
I could go on and on — every stop in the book seems to have an embedded mystery. There’s the Broderick Building at 615 Second Ave. This all-sandstone building (sometimes known as the Bailey Building or Harrison Block), completed in 1892, features 78 grotesque faces on the third and fourth floors, including “dragons, Vikings, bull- and pig-face heads, and grimacing, elaborately mustachioed, and astonished faces,” Williams writes, adding that no contemporary history sleuth has unearthed who created this rogue’s gallery in stone, or why.
Many of these places — the Eagles Building (now Kreielsheimer Place), the pocket parks along West Seattle’s Beach Drive — would not be here if it weren’t for determined efforts by the city’s artists, visionaries and preservationists. Worth remembering as the city’s transformation continues at a dizzying pace.
My next project is the 4.4-mile walk in West Seattle and Alki, from the old-growth trees in Schmitz Park to Weather Watch Park, site of an old ferry dock. Then I’ll take on the Delridge and Pigeon Point walk. Chances are good that your neighborhood is in this book. Find and explore your own.
Mary Ann Gwinn writes about books and authors for The Seattle Times and other publications. mgwinn@seattletimes.com
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Demi Lovato Appears To Have Relapsed After 6 Years Of Sobriety
By Meagan | Jun 21, 2018
Demi Lovato, who has been open about her struggles to stay sober for the past six years, seems to have revealed a relapse in her latest song.
The 25-year-old singer dropped a surprise new song today called "Sober," which seems to highlight a recent relapse.
Momma I'm so sorry. I'm not sober anymore. And daddy, please forgive me for the drinks spilled on the floor. To the ones who never left me, we've been down this road before. I'm so sorry, I'm not sober anymore.
I don't know why. I do it every, every, every time. It's only when I'm lonely. Sometimes I just wanna cave. And I don't wanna fight.
And I'm sorry for the fans I lost who watched me fall again / I wanna be a role model, but I'm only human. I'm sorry that I'm here again. I promise I'll get help. It wasn't my intention. I'm sorry to myself.
Though it's not an official statement, the song is pretty telling. Lovato posted the link on her Twitter page and captioned it "My truth..."
It's not exactly an official statement, but all signs seem to point to a relapse for Lovato. She wrote in May about needing to "start a new chapter" in her life.
"There's nothing like the truth," she said. "The honest to God, uncomfortable and shocking truth. Sometimes you have to share your story in the most honest way possible... for me that's through music. Sometimes you have to end an era to begin talking about a new chapter of your life."
Just last year, she spoke of her struggles and how she stays sober while receiving the "Spirit of Sobriety" award at the Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Prevention Summer Spectacular.
"Every day is a battle," she said at the time. "You just have to take it one day at a time, some days are easier than others and some days you forget about drinking and using, but for me, I work on my physical health, which is important, but my mental health as well."
Fans speculated that Lovato had relapsed in the past few months, after a picture of her looking out of sorts while holding what appeared to be alcohol appeared on Instagram.
The singer also had to cancel tour dates recently due to "production issues."
"I'm absolutely heartbroken that I have to make this announcement today... due to production issues we have to move the South America #tellmeyoulovemetour dates," Lovato tweeted on April 10. "Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Panama I'm devastated we had to remove those shows."
Lovato battles a serious cocaine addiction, stemming from her days as a Disney star.
"I would smuggle it basically and just wait until everyone in first class would go to sleep and I would do it right there," she said in her memoir. "I'd sneak to the bathroom and I'd do it. That's how difficult it got and that was even with somebody [with me], I had a sober companion, somebody who was watching me 24/7 and living with me [and] I was able to hide it from them as well."
But even though she thought it was hidden, Lovato says her addiction began to take a toll on her family. It got to the point where they wouldn't let her see her younger sister, Maddie, until she got sober.
The final [intervention], everyone was like, "˜We are no longer going to leave, we are leaving. That was the moment when I thought, "˜Okay, I really need to get help and get sober.' This time I knew... I had hit rock bottom and I just needed to do this for myself.
I knew that I had a lot of life ahead of me but one of the main reasons of getting sober was so that I could be around my little sister because my mom and dad [said I couldn't be around her] if I was doing stuff.
Bauer Griffin
Lovato has also battled eating disorders in the past, at the same time as her cocaine struggles.
It was always there, but then I just acted on it at around 8 or 9 years old. I started overeating, compulsively overeating. I would bake cookies and then eat the whole pan. I went from doing that to being unhappy with my body.
I went to just completely starving myself and that turned into throwing up and starving myself and it was just this crazy battle going on inside of me. It got really difficult [and] I would throw up and it would just be blood and it was something that I realized if I don't stop this, I am going to die.
Lovato's reps have not confirmed a relapse at this time, but all the evidence appears to be there. We hope that the singer is able to seek the treatment she needs to live her life in sobriety once again.
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Celebrity | Retro
O-Town Is Making A Comeback With A Brand New Song
By Tanya | Apr 18, 2017
Who loves 90s boy bands? Everyone right? Perfect. Well, one of the bands of your childhood is attempting to make a comeback with a brand new song.
Who remembers O-Town? The group was formed on a TV show that launched in 1999 called Making the Band. It was a big reality show back in the 90s and the five original members had a few big hits after the show.
Who remembers one of the most awkward songs ever called Liquid Dreams?
Well, there newest song is called "Empty Space". Four of of the five members of O-Town are back together and they are even touring! Trevor, Jacob, Erik and Dan are back and you can listen to their new song now.
What do you think of their new son Empty Space? Does it give you all the nostalgic feelings?
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Tanya has been writing for Shared for two years. She spends too much time thinking about dogs, Marvel movies, and ice cream.
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Colorado Schools Cancel Mondays, But At What Cost?
By Meagan | Aug 14, 2018
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Just like Garfield, we all hate Mondays. They signify the beginning of another long week, and are a rude end to a wonderful weekend.
Parents will understand the struggle of trying to get their kids out of bed on a Monday morning, hurrying them off to school, and then having to rush themselves to work.
Weekends are generally a time for relaxation, but any teacher will tell you this is not the case for them. Most find themselves working overtime in order to prep for the coming week, without getting compensated for their extra work.
Of course, this is something most people know about when they decide to go into teaching, but one school district in Colorado has made a change to their schedule, which they hope will give teachers the time they need to prepare.
School District 27J has chosen to 'eliminate Mondays,' starting their school week on a Tuesday instead. Students will have a four-day week, and teachers will be able to use the extra day for prep instead of their weekend.
District 27J superintendent Chris Fiedler released a statement on the decision.
We're confident it's going to attract teachers and keep them. I haven't had teachers say that this is a horrible idea.
I realize this will be a significant change for our students, their families, and the communities we are so fortunate to serve, but our district can no longer be expected to do more with less financial resources. We really feel like Monday is the day to prepare and to be better for kids.
This will give people a chance to have a weekend and then come in on Monday "” whether they're paid to or not because they're doing that work anyway to be prepared for kids and to be better for kids.
WBIR
The decision comes on the heels of the district's failed attempt at getting more funding for their schools. They can now save money on bus costs, substitute teacher salaries, and utility costs. Fiedler estimates the savings will be around $1 million.
However, it will mean additional child care costs for parents of students in the district. There is the option for care provided through the district, which is $30 a day, but Fiedler admits that it is a cost that the parents will have to deal with.
With that being said, the superintendent believes they are making the right choice for the students in the long run.
"We are 100% committed to providing our students with the necessary skills and competencies that will enable a future far beyond graduation," he said. "To that end, I believe it is in our students' best interest to provide high quality, engaged teachers using 21st Century tools for learning four days a week rather than not have them five days a week."
So will it work?
While it's great to save money for the school, how will it affect students? There's been no conclusive evidence to point one way or the other.
"Determining the effects on students, staff, and parents, that gets to be much more complex," says John Conrath, PhD, a senior lecturer in Ohio State University's Department of Educational Studies. "Older students seem to adapt more readily, are more flexible, and have parents who seem to be more flexible in making these changes. With younger students, it always becomes problematic."
The other thing is, starting school on a Tuesday doesn't mean the dread of starting your week will disappear. Mondays aren't hard because they're Mondays, it's because you're coming out of a relaxing routine.
Just like how black is the new pink, Tuesday is about to be the new Monday.
Do you think this school district made the right choice?
[H/T: WBIR, HuffPost]
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One of the best ways to cool off each summer is by heading to the beach. The sand, the sun, the water, it all makes for a great day!However, one serious pest is keeping swimmers out of the water in Virginia Beach.That's because lifeguards say they've had many reports of people getting stung by sea lice.If you've never heard of sea lice, you're not alone. Also known as seabathers or thimble jellyfish,
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Britain goes a week without coal power saying this is 'the new normal'
By Nick Miller
May 9, 2019 — 4.38am
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London: Britain has gone an entire week without burning coal for power for the first time since the Industrial Revolution.
And the country’s electrical grid operator says this will be "the new normal" - and mean lower power prices for consumers.
The last coal generator went offline at 1.24pm on Wednesday May 1, local time. Since then Britain got by on 46 per cent natural gas, 21 per cent nuclear, just under 10 per cent from overseas connectors and more than 16 per cent from wind, solar and hydro.
Last year, coal provided 10 per cent of the country’s power. As recently as 2013, coal powered more than a third of the British grid.
"As more and more renewables come onto our energy system, coal-free runs like this are going to be a regular occurrence," said Fintan Slye, director of grid operator ESO.
Coal power is being phased out in the UK. Credit:Jonathan Carroll
The country also plans to phase out gas power, he said.
"We believe that by 2025 we will be able to fully operate Great Britain’s electricity system with zero carbon."
The 2025 goal is for zero carbon operation "whenever there is sufficient renewable generation", Slye said. It would be "a major stepping stone to full decarbonisation of the entire electricity system".
Business Secretary Greg Clark said the country was phasing out coal entirely by 2025, and hinted the government would soon legislate for "net zero" emissions by 2050, a recommendation of the UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in a landmark report released last week.
The CCC said the recent big decline in the cost of renewable energy had made this ambitious target more affordable.
"We want to carry on breaking records, which is why we’ve put foundations in place to allow our renewables sector to thrive," Clark said.
The power generation mix in the UK over the last decade. Credit:UK government
"We are now on a path to become the first major economy to legislate for net zero emissions."
The world’s first public coal-fired power station, the Edison Electric Light Station, opened in London in 1882, three years after the invention of the lightbulb.
It was initially used to power street lamps in the city as well as a church and a post office. It closed four years later having made a significant loss – due to competition from cheaper gas.
The UK’s CO² emissions fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2018, driven by falling coal use. CO² emissions in 2018 were estimated – outside of coal miner strikes – to have been the country’s lowest since 1888.
While the achievement is a milestone for Great Britain it was beaten by its next door neighbour. Ireland’s single coal-fired power plant in County Clare hasn’t been needed for more than three weeks.
Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. Credit:UK government
Official statistics from EIR Grid over the last month showed 0 per cent from coal, 55 per cent from gas and just under 30 per cent from renewables.
Last year, coal was offline in Ireland for nearly three months – due to engineering issues rather than competition on the grid. The plant is due to shut down for good in 2025.
And in the US, for the first time ever, the renewable energy sector generated more electricity than coal-fired plants in April, and again in May.
Julian Leslie, head of national control at ESO in Britain, said a "lot of time and effort has gone into making sure we can run the network without coal".
They had forecast that coal power stations would gradually close and prepared by making the grid more resilient.
Leslie said less than two years ago the country first went a day without using coal power, and the trend would continue.
"This is very much going to be the new normal," he said. "We are at the beginning of a transition to the low carbon future, and it means lower costs for customers."
There still may have been traces of coal-generated power in the British grid, said NRG Expert analyst Edgar van der Meer, as the UK takes some power from international connections to countries that may have been using some coal.
However he said it was a significant milestone.
A vessel sails towards a wind farm off the coast of Whitstable on the north Kent coast in England. Credit:AP/File
"It is something the UK has been working towards," van der Meer said. "We are seeing more and more countries reaching these kinds of milestones, and the UK is among the first.
"This has been a product of many years’ buildup: it’s not a fluke."
The increase in renewable capacity on the grid was one of the major contributing factors, he said. It was helped along by the time of year: warm enough to require less heating, but cool enough not to require air conditioning.
And recent low oil and gas prices have encouraged gas as an alternative power source.
Van der Meer said such a milestone did not signal "doom and gloom" for coal producers such as Australia just yet, as countries in our region were still growing their energy production capacity including coal.
But, sooner or later, coal power will be phased out or greatly diminished in China and Indonesia too, he said.
The next step to phasing out gas would be more difficult, due to the need for backup power when the wind isn’t blowing and sun isn’t shining, van der Meer said.
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Oklahoma return man Ross among nation's best
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Alex Ross is hard to figure out off the field, and easy to understand on it.
Oklahoma's star return man is known for joking around in his sometimes strange interviews. In one session, he took reporters on a roller coaster ride in which he claimed he'd win the kicking job, had 95-yard field-goal capability and spent half his time practicing at quarterback. He's also known for his unique clothing style. He says his look is similar in ways to Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook.
Perhaps the simplest thing about him grabs the most attention of all: his blazing speed. As a kickoff return man, he led the nation in yards per return for much of last season, and finished second with 31.2 yards per runback. He's a preseason All-Big 12 selection as a return man.
''There's always a point to where to hit the hole at,'' he said. ''We always have a designed hole to hit. It's just at what speed you hit it at. You hit it at full speed, you'll be straight. Some people don't understand that. It's just little things. Just hit it full speed, be decisive, and just run.''
Ross first drew attention with an 80-yard runback against Louisiana Tech last season that didn't quite go for a touchdown. He returned one 100 yards for a score late in the first half against West Virginia, then took one back 91 yards for a touchdown in a win over Texas.
Ross isn't a typical return man - he's a 220-pound running back with power to make arm tacklers pay. He rushed for 595 yards last season with a 6.8 yards per carry average, including an 82-yard score against Tulsa.
''Alex is one of those tough guys who is going to run through the tackles, and then, after he gets to the second level, he's going to give you that burst of speed, and you're not going to catch him,'' receiver Sterling Shepard said.
Ross' success makes him confident every time out.
''Before I go out there, I always build up the kickoff return team because they know if they hold blocks long enough, I'm getting through there,'' he said. ''I'm telling them before it happens, just get ready.''
Ross was successful as a return man and track sprinter in high school. As a junior at Jenks (Oklahoma), he returned three kickoffs for touchdowns. In 2011, he was the Oklahoma Class 6A champion in the 200-meter run and was third in the 100 meters.
His confidence carries off the field, allowing him to have one of the most unique personalities on the team.
''He's a goofy guy,'' Shepard said with a laugh. ''He's a character. He's one to be around, for sure. He's a prankster, a jokester. But he's funny, though.''
He's also confident about Jenks.
''I learned the first day with Alex Ross,'' defensive end Charles Tapper, a Baltimore native, said, joking. ''Alex Ross preached Jenks football the first day since we got here. Jenks and those guys, they're just like Texas guys, they're so cocky. I get tired of hearing this cockiness from Jenks and the Texas guys.''
Whatever cockiness Ross might have, he has tools to back it up. He focused on agility work in the offseason to give himself more than the straight-line speed. He wants some opportunities to add to his accomplishments, starting with the opener Sept. 5 against Akron.
''I'm just hoping they kick it to me,'' he said. ''At the end of the year, they (opponents) started kicking pooches and doing all kinds of stuff to get it away from me. I just hope I get some.''
Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP .
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Copper BullionWheat Pennies
Wheat Pennies
1909-S VDB Lincoln Wheat Pennies PCGS MS64 RD
Find Wheat Pennies Online at Silver.com
US pennies are a great way to invest in copper bullion. While the variety of newly-produced copper products typically come in the form of bars and rounds, it is possible to find copper coins available. In the case of the latter though, the most common source is formerly circulating copper pennies from the United States Mint. Among the most common available that still feature 95% copper content is the Wheat Penny. Learn about this impressive copper coin now at Silver.com.
About the Wheat Penny
The Wheat Penny is a name commonly associated with the first design series in the Lincoln Cent range. The effigy of President Abraham Lincoln arrived on the US penny in 1909 and the obverse image of President Lincoln remains on the penny to this day. However, Wheat Pennies are those that feature a reverse design element with wheat stalks as struck on the penny from 1909 to 1958. Victor David Brennan was the original designer of both the obverse and reverse images in the Wheat Penny series.
Brennan was approached directly by President Theodore Roosevelt to help launch a campaign to revitalize the appearance of American coinage in the early 20th century. President Roosevelt saw the designs of America’s coins as outdated and at odds with the growing international prominence of the country. Brennan’s design of Abraham Lincoln was controversial at first as it was the first time a US President featured on a widely circulating coin. Dating back to the administration of President George Washington, Americans viewed it too monarchical to place a leader’s effigy on coins. Despite some resistance, Brennan’s design was approved.
The obverse of Wheat Pennies features the right-profile portrait of Abraham Lincoln based on a photograph of the nation’s 16th President taken in the studio of Mathew Brady in 1864. The bust depicts Lincoln seated and includes inscriptions of “In God We Trust” above Lincoln’s head, “Liberty” behind his neck, and the date mark with a mint mark (for certain issues) just in front of his chest.
On the reverse of Wheat Pennies, you’ll find simple engravings. The face value of “One Cent” and the name “United States of America” feature in the center of the design field with one wheat stalk on either side curved to frame the design field. “E Pluribus Unum” is featured up above the design field.
The reverse side of the coins initially featured the “VDB” initials of Brennan along the bottom rocker of the design field in 1909, but that would prove to be a one-year phenomenon. The American public was not found of the prominence of Brennan’s initials in the design field. His initials were removed in 1910 and did not reappear until 1918, at which point the initials were located along the bottom rocker of the obverse where Lincoln’s shoulders are cut off by the edge of the coin.
Availability of Wheat Pennies
Wheat Pennies were struck at relatively steady levels through each year of availability over the course of the five decades the coins were produced by the United States Mint. The rarest coin, by modern availability and initial striking, is the 1909-S VDB Wheat Penny. The US Mint only released 484,000 coins in the first year. The lowest period of production for the pennies came during World War I and again in the early 1920s as demand for pennies dropped. Generally speaking, the most common Wheat Pennies available today are those that were produced in the 1940s and 1950s because they were the most recently issued by the mint.
There is one particularly unique offering in the Wheat Pennies series. Pennies have, for most of American history, been produced with copper, tin, and zinc. During World War II, America’s industrial base ramped up production of guns, tanks, planes, ships, and bullets for its forces to use in fighting the Axis Powers. Copper and tin were vital to the war effort and by 1943 Congress had authorized the US Mint’s alteration of the copper and tin content of pennies. For 1943 only, the US Mint struck Wheat Pennies with a majority steel content and a zinc plating. By 1944, the US Mint returned to the use of copper, zinc, and tin in pennies.
Packaging of Wheat Pennies at Silver.com
When you buy copper from Silver.com, you will find copper Wheat Pennies available largely as a bulk purchase option. The coins are available in bulk canvas bags, rolls housed inside of a tube, or in 1 lb and 5 lb plastic bags. The coins are not available with one specific date per bag, but rather with a mixture of common dates inside of the bag. The benefit of purchasing Wheat Pennies is that they are the only remaining pennies widely available with 95% copper content.
History of Copper Pennies in the US
The United States issued pennies during the first years of production at the new United States Mint. The mint was founded in 1792, and with pennies debuting in 1793, the one-cent coin is one of the nation’s oldest coins. The penny as a unit of currency is a holdover from the British Colonial Era in the US and North America. Britain issued a penny with the plural known as pence, while the new Americans offered them as pennies.
The United States Mint issued pennies that are today viewed as two separate series. Large cents were available from 1793 to 1857. These pennies looked nothing like the size of the penny commonly in circulation today. From 1793 to 1795, pennies had 100% copper content and weighed 13.48 grams. From 1795 to 1857, pennies had 100% copper with a weight of 10.89 grams.
It was in 1856 that the first small cent was issued. These coins weighed just 4.67 grams and had 88% copper and 12% nickel. The loss of large cents in 1857 and increased production of small cents led to the common use of 95% copper and a 5% mixture of tin and zinc by 1864. The weight normalized at 3.11 grams from 1864 until 1982.
In 1982, the United States Mint removed the majority copper content of pennies. The modern penny now weighs 2.5 grams and has 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper. Designs used over the course of time include:
Flowing Hair Chain/Wreath (1793)
Liberty Cap (1793-1796)
Draped Bust (1796-1807)
Classic Liberty Head (1808-1814)
Coronet Liberty Head (1816-1839)
Braided Hair (1839-1857)
Flying Eagle (1856-1858) – first small cent issue
Indian Head (1859-1908)
Lincoln Cent (1909-present)
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If you’re looking to buy copper as part of your investment in precious metals, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Silver.com with questions. You can call us on the phone at 888-989-7223, chat with us live online, or simply send us an email. You can also use our website to track changes in copper prices before you buy!
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Simmons Hanly Conroy Client Prevails on Important Statute of Limitations Issue in Delaware Supreme Court
admin · April 9, 2009
On April 9, 2009, Simmons Hanly Conroy won a significant victory for its client – and for plaintiffs generally – when the Supreme Court of Delaware, sitting en banc, unanimously ruled that a plaintiff who had previously sued in Texas – and whose case had been dismissed in Texas for lack of personal jurisdiction – could bring a new action in Delaware, even though the Delaware Statute of Limitations had by then expired. The Court agreed with Simmons Hanly Conroy’s argument, presented by partner Tom Sheridan, that, pursuant to the Delaware “Saving Statute,” the plaintiff had one year from the final termination of his Texas lawsuit to commence a new action in Delaware. Represented by other lawyers, the plaintiff had originally sued in Texas in 2001, and he litigated his case all the way to an unsuccessful petition for a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court in 2006. Plaintiff then retained Simmons Hanly Conroy and started a new lawsuit in Delaware. The Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed the new case, ruling that the one-year period of the Saving Statute had begun to run in March of 2006 when the Texas Supreme Court denied a motion by plaintiff for a rehearing. Since the plaintiff sued in Delaware in April 2007, the Court of Chancery ruled that the new Delaware lawsuit had been filed too late. Reversing the lower court, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the Texas action did not fully terminate, for purposes of the Saving Statute, until the United States Supreme Court denied plaintiff’s petition for certiorari in October 2006. Measuring the one-year period from that date, plaintiff’s Delaware action was timely. The lawsuit, Reid v. Siniscalchi, is a derivative action involving claims arising from a joint venture to finance Russian communications satellites.
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KIIS Study Abroad (KIIS)
Istanbul (History, Political Science, and Religion)
The Turkey Program will last four weeks. The courses in this program will each include three hours of daily classroom instruction, Monday - Wednesday. In addition to formal lectures, students will make excursions. One week in the middle of the program wil
Historic, enchanting Istanbul, Turkey opens the door for students to thoroughly explore one of the world's most magnificent, beautiful, and vibrant cities. As the former capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, the city has many of the most important and stunning architectural monuments of these great Empires. The city was built on the shores of the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara. These beautiful bodies of water continue to define the life of the city from its fabulous food to its mode of transportation. The program incorporates weekly excursions in Istanbul and an excursion to the Aegean coast as well as visits to historic and cultural sites such as Pergamum, Troy, and Gallipoli.
The Turkey Program will last four weeks. The courses in this program will each include three hours of daily classroom instruction, Monday - Wednesday. In addition to formal lectures, students will make excursions. One week in the middle of the program will be set aside for an excursion to Iznik.
Basic Turkish language instruction will be offered as part of the program. No previous coursework in Turkish or Middle Eastern history or culture is required. Credit will be awarded by Murray State University and will be transferred to each student's institution.
The main program site will be a Turkish university located in a suburb The campus is self-contained and quite secure, but, at the same time, is within easy access of some of the most important architectural, cultural, religious, and historical sites in the world.
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Plains are areas with a maximum of gentle slope and minimum of local relief. Plains also be differentiated according to their location:
Coastal Plains are found near continental shorelines and have emerged from beneath the sea.
Interior Plains are found in continental interiors, away from the oceans.
Lacustrine Plains are extremely flat former lake beds.
The surface material of plains also varies a great deal over the world. Some have very fertile soils, and others are ice-covered, rocky, sandy or swampy.
Some plains are formed by erosion. In humid areas, the effects of weathering and erosion over long periods of time gradually wear down the elevations and rough surfaces of hills to form gently rolling plains.
Classification of Plains
On the basis of their mode of formation, plains are classified into the following types:
Structural Plains
Erosional Plains
Depositional Plains
These plains are mainly formed by the uplift of a part of the sea-floor or continental shelf. These are located on the borders of almost all the major continents. The south eastern plain of the United States formed by the uplift of a part of the Gulf of Mexico is an example of this type of plain. The structural plains may also be formed by the subsidence of areas. One such plain is the central low-lands of Australia.
These plains are formed by the continuous and a long time erosion of all sorts of upland. The surface of such plains is hardly smooth. These are therefore also called peneplains which means almost a plain. The Canadian shield and the West Siberian plain are examples of erosional plains.
Fragments of soil, regolith, and bedrock that are removed from the parent rock mass are transported and deposited elsewhere to make on entirely different set of surface features - the depositional landforms.
When plains are formed by river deposits, they are called riverine or alluvial plains. The Indo Gangetic plain of the Indian sub-continent, the Hwang-Ho Plain of North China, the Lombardy Plain of the Po river in Italy and the Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta Plain in Bangladesh are examples of alluvial plains.
The deposition of sediments in a lake gives rise to a lacustrine plain or a lake plain. The Valley of Kashmir and that of Manipur are examples of two most prominent lacustrine plains in India.
When plains are formed by glacial deposits they are called glacial or drift plains. Plains of Canada and North-Western Europe are examples of glacial plains.
When wind is the major agent of deposition, they are called loess plains. Loess plains of North-Western China are formed by the deposits of loessair-borne fine dust particles.
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Football: What’s Happening on the Field?
By: Frank J. Rogers
Football will always be one of the most popular sports offered for kids. It’s a traditional school sport at all ages, and let’s face it, it’s an enormous spectator sport at the pro level.
In youth football, though, the sport has taken some hard knocks (no pun intended) with the bad news about concussions. And as more kids want to stay involved in the sport, and as more parents want to keep them safe, we’re seeing an explosion of popularity in flag football. As a result, a number of organizations have sprung up to try to serve that market. Here is a snapshot of the sport.
What are the Demographics of Football?
We can only speak for ourselves as the United States Flag and Touch Football League (USFTL), but we have reason to believe what we’re seeing is true across the board. We’re seeing a variety of age groups represented, with kids as young as five years old, to our divisions that take in ages 35 and up. We are also seeing women’s teams and co-ed teams, and all those are actively playing. Specifically in the youth divisions, there has been a big uptick in participation, not just in our league but in the other leagues in the marketplace who are our competitors.
The age groupings are interesting, and they tell us a lot about our players. We generally see kids ranging from age five to 13. Then, during the high school years (ages 14-17), there is a drop-off and participation picks up again once they hit adult age. We believe high school kids become preoccupied with varsity sports and activities during those years, and college students who want to play flag football will generally find clubs at school; many of these have championships organized by NIRSA (the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association).
The Decline of Tackle Football
Overall, we’re seeing declines in the numbers of youth being enrolled in tackle football programs. For example, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations, although football remains the most popular sport for boys, the number of students enrolled in those teams has dropped for the second consecutive year.
The Growing Popularity of Flag Football
It goes without saying that non-contact flag football helps kids avoid injury, but that is one of the reasons it’s popular at the adult level as well. You can play as hard as you want without worrying that you won’t be able to make it to work on Monday morning.
Another reason flag is so popular, at least in our league, is because it offers multiple skill level divisions. Within all our different play formats, we offer A, B, C and D levels of play. You have to make sure you are always serving the lower levels as well because there are far more average and below-average players than elite players. (In fact, our A level divisions are always the smallest and C and D are always the biggest). By playing teams that are more evenly matched, everyone has a better experience.
If you wanted to do it as an equation, you might say for every 10,000 high school football team players, there are 1,000 college team players – and of course, even fewer in the pro leagues. Despite that, everyone involved loves the sport. They want to keep playing and by playing a non-tackle form of the game, they can continue to do so.
Additionally, flag football is offered in a variety of formats; at our national championships, we offer the following:
• Youth 5-on-5 Flag Non-Contact
• 4-on-4 Flag Non-Contact
• 5-on-5 Co-Ed Flag
• 5-on-5 Flag Woman Contact
• 5-on-5 Flag Woman Non-Contact
• 7-Woman Screen Flag
• 8-Woman Eligible Flag
• 8-Man Co-Ed Flag
• 7-Man Rough Touch
• 7-Man Screen Flag
• 7-Man Non-Contact Flag
• 8-Man Eligible Flag
• 9-Man Ineligible Lineman Flag A
• 9-Man Ineligible Lineman Flag B
There are plenty of options for those who want to play, and this year, we’ve brought back the ‘touch’ version of the game. As a whole, it remains safer than the tackle version of the sport.
You Mean There’s Actually an Economy When it Comes to Flag and Touch Football?
There sure is. One of the misconceptions about flag and touch football is that it is just played at the elementary and middle school levels. Not so. There are some very high-level adult teams playing for big money. Over this past summer, one event had a $1 million championship payout to the winning team. (And yes, you read that correctly: a $1 million prize at a flag football tournament.)
The same people who aren’t aware of flag and touch football’s competitive nature are often the same ones who are surprised when they see the sport actually played, or when they play it themselves. Flag is really fun, but it also has a lot of strategy involved, as well as running and throwing. At the top levels, you will really see some excellent play.
As the non-tackle version of the sport has grown, so have the number of leagues and of course, the number of championships. USFTL offers its national championships each year, and we’ve seen them grow to become the largest in the world, hosting 456 teams in January of 2018, with an economic impact of $4.5 million. Our next championships are scheduled for the Championship Sports Complex of Tampa Bay and will be held over the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. We have had good luck with Florida destinations, having been to Sarasota and Orlando as well. The tournament is played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, leaving that Monday open so that kids and their families can explore the city and enjoy the sunshine and the warm weather.
One thing we have noticed is that flag football is a family sport. The kids travel in with their parents and siblings and many of them make a week-long vacation out of it. We set up the tournament in a format that is a hybrid between double elimination and pool play so that each team has one game each day of the tournament. This leaves parents with the feeling they’ve gotten their money’s worth and kids feeling happy because they got to play a few different teams. If you play once and then go home, it’s hardly worth the trip, in many people’s minds.
How Long is the Flag Football Season?
Interestingly enough, there is no one season for flag football, the way there is for high school, college or the pros. Flag football can be (and is) played year-round. Of course, some areas may have an indoor game if their weather doesn’t allow for outdoor play throughout the year; Albany, New York, for example, has a booming indoor league that runs through the winter. Every area needs to find their niche, based on their conditions and the athletes available because the timing of a league is absolutely critical to its success.
As the popularity of flag and touch football grows, there is increasing competition for players and of course, everyone wants to get the most players for their program they can. The pool of players is limited since we are not likely to get crossover from other sports; there aren’t a lot of kids coming into football (flag or tackle) from soccer or basketball, for example. Most of the players coming into flag football are moving over from tackle programs.
Flag and touch football continues to grow in recognition as well. The sport is getting more media impressions and parents are becoming far more aware of it as an option for their kids who want to keep playing. It’s also a great way for former high school and college players to keep their skills sharp and to satisfy that competitive urge. USFTL has been around for four decades now, and in that time, we’ve seen the sport of football face challenges and evolve. It’s good to be a part of it, and we’re looking forward to even more growth in the decades to come. SDM
Odessa, Texas:
The Home of Friday Night Lights
When you hear the phrase “Friday Night Lights,” many refer to the popular movie about the tribulations of a small-town football team in the early 2000s. What many might not know is that it all began right here in Odessa, Texas. High school football reigns supreme over other sports in West Texas.
The rivalries, the community pulling together behind their team and the players who take on opponents on the gridiron for a glimpse at glory, all create the passion behind the legend. The monument that reflects the devotion of West Texans to football is Ratliff Stadium. Built in 1982, it holds 19,302 seats plus standing room only spaces. In autumn, the stadium illuminates the dark West Texas sky as a beacon for all to see.
In Odessa, football is considered a culture, and on Fridays we all unite to experience one beautiful spectacle: Friday Night Lights.
McKinney, Texas:
We Can Host Football – and a Whole Lot More
“Friday night lights” high school football for which Texas is so well known is alive and well in North Texas, receiving a boost recently, thanks to the new McKinney ISD Stadium and Community Event Center. Opening just in time for the 2018 football season to begin, the new 12,000-seat stadium isn’t just for high school football, however, and is available for rentals to other organizations. The MISD began receiving rental inquiries for football tournaments (secondary school, collegiate, etc.), band competitions and more, even before the facility opened.
Additionally, the attached Community Event Center that overlooks the field can accommodate a wide range of events, with seating capacities of up to 500 people in a banquet-style arrangement or a maximum of 800 people in a lecture-style setting.
For more information about rental of the football stadium and attached event facility, contact the McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau at 888-648-8499 or info@visitmckinney.com.
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Industry on the river
Offshore wind energy
Shipbuilding and marine technology
Land sites along the river
Living by the river
We at the river
New wind power plant in Cuxhaven
A rendering shows how the wind turbine factory is intended to appear in the eastern harbor.
Siemens is investing around €200 million to a wind turbine manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven. A few days after announcing this project an official signing ceremony took place at the planned site of the factory. The new production will be located directly at the edge of the harbor and will have a surface area of 170,000 square meters - the size of roughly 24 soccer fields. By mid-2017 the production of nacelles for the next-generation wind turbines D7 is to begin. This includes the final assembly of generators, hubs and nacelle back-ends which are all connected to form complete nacelles. The location at the port allows heavy components to be loaded directly onto transportation vessels, thereby avoiding expensive ground transportation.
"The decision to build a new production facility in Cuxhaven represents a clear commitment to Germany as a business location," said Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens AG. "The new Siemens factory will employ up to 1,000 skilled employees. The expansion of offshore wind power capacity in Germany and Europe represents an enormous opportunity for northern Germany and Siemens."
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A Specter of an Interceptor – Derek Scouler’s 1969 CHP Dodge Polara
By Rob Finkelman July 09, 2019
Combining my passions for writing and a lifelong affair with everything on four wheels makes being an automotive journalist a dream come true for me. Each month, I get to sit down in front of my computer and offer you automotive features, show coverage, technical articles, and movie reviews. I honestly love every minute of the work.
On occasion though, it occurs to me it would be nice to write about something that deviates from traditional muscle cars, as my adoration of vehicles extends beyond them to include anything possessing raw power and speed.
Such was my excitement last month when I attended the Altadena Sheriff’s car show, in Altadena, California, and saw a flawlessly and lovingly restored 1969 Dodge Polara police pursuit vehicle.
Derek Scoulers’ 1969 Dodge Polara California Highway Patrol pursuit vehicle at the Altadena Sheriff’s car show. (Photo by Rob Finkelman.)
Having the chance to discuss the car at length with its owner, and learning the massive beast packed one of Mopar’s finest — a monster 440 Magnum — I realized this would be my chance to finally write about a muscle car that wasn’t really a muscle car!
So without further ado, let’s have a look at this fabulous car and learn a bit of law enforcement history in the process.
The CHP Polara’s owner, Derek Scouler, is a cool guy. A native of Sunderland in the United Kingdom, Derek moved to Los Angeles in 1990, where he currently works as a set dresser for movies and television shows.
It’s doubtful anyone in 1969 would enjoy seeing this in their rearview mirror. (Photo by Rob Finkelman.)
Within moments of meeting him at the Altadena show, we hit it off and launched into a rapid-fire, wide-ranging discussion about cars. In particular, about those used by the California Highway Patrol through the years. I was duly impressed with his enthusiasm and knowledge.
“I have always been a fan of police cars,” Derek explained to me that warm and sunny day. “Over the years, I learned everything I could about them. I knew that one day, I wanted to own a vintage one. The more I learned about the history of police cars in general, the more the 1969 California Highway Patrol Polaras kept coming up.”
This was for good reason. In the annals of police car history, the ’69 Polara holds a high throne in Valhalla.
A vintage print advertisement for the new 1969 Dodge Polara. (Image courtesy of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.)
Sporting wide, long, and streamlined styling dubbed the “Fuselage Design,” the new-for-’69 Polara four-door hardtop was a massive car by anyone’s standards. It has an overall length of 220.8 inches, a width of 79.3 inches, and a wheelbase of 122 inches.
In spite of being just a shade smaller than your average attack submarine, The Polara was nonetheless a relatively lightweight car for its size, hovering around the 2-ton mark depending on powerplant, owing to its unibody construction.
The big 440 Magnum motor in the Polara police pursuit vehicles. (Photo by Derek Scouler.)
A 225 cubic-inch slant six and three of Mopar’s best V8s were available for the car, including the 318, 383 in two- and four-barrel configurations, and the big 440 Magnum which provided 375 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque.
While the 318 and 383 cars came in base form with a three-speed manual transmission, all four motors could be equipped with a three-speed 727 TorqueFlite automatic, and the 440 could only be had with the latter.
Add to those powerful drivetrains a 3.23 rearend, heavy-duty front independent suspension, and massive 11-inch front discs and 11 x 2.5-inch rear drum brakes, and you have a car that possesses performance which betrays its visual mass.
Indeed, with the 440 Magnum and its 10.1:1 compression ratio on board, the 1969 Polara is capable of a 0 to 60 time of 6.8 seconds, and a quarter-mile time of 14.8 seconds at 94 mph. What’s more, it possesses an astonishing top speed of 147 mph, which made the ’69 Polara the fastest four-door police car until the 1994 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 came along.
A vintage photograph showing the CHP’s new fleet of Dodge Polaras at a CHP facility in Sacramento. Note, no logos or identifiers have been applied to the vehicles yet. (Photo courtesy of the California Highway Patrol.)
The California Highway Patrol noted these impressive specs and ordered 1,564 of them for use as pursuit vehicles.
Very quickly, word of the Polara spread amongst police ranks, and it quickly established a vaunted reputation as the car you wanted to do your patrols in and give chase to bad guys with. That reputation still holds true for today’s police car enthusiasts, and is the prime reason why Derek knew he had to have one.
And that’s precisely when Derek ran into problems. It was common for 1969 CHP Polaras to rack up 100,000 miles in just a year of patrol work, and then be decommissioned and often sold off as scrap.
Dash details. (Photo courtesy of Derek Scouler.)
“There was thought to be maybe 12 to 15 survivors,” Derek recalls, “fewer than half of which were running. Of those surviving cars, maybe three to four were numbers-matching cars, which was what I ideally wanted.”
Derek embarked on an intense search for a car that lasted longer than he ever thought it would. “Over the course of a decade or so, I looked for one without success,” Derek says. “The only one I knew about locally was a friend of a friend who had one sitting in his garage in need of restoration. I regularly bugged my friend to see if this guy wanted to sell, but was always rebuffed. He knew exactly what he had and was not about to let it go.”
Undaunted, Derek continued the quest for his unicorn.
The condition of the Polara when Derek purchased it. (Photo courtesy of Derek Scouler.)
“Fast forward to September 2012, and a 1969 CHP Polara showed up on eBay, right in North Hills,” he remembers. “It was one of the remaining numbers-matching cars, with original engine, transmission, Carter 4-barrel carburetor, and Leece-Neville alternator. The car was an in-service CHP car based in Chico, Northern California, and was one of the later, and perhaps even latest, model year survivors.”
Although Derek was short on funds at the time, he monitored the auction. “It ended with no bids, and I e-mailed the seller to see what he wanted for it. We spoke a few times, and I went to look at it. It was exactly what I wanted, and I somehow scraped the money together and bought it!”
His search was over, but the work was only just beginning.
The body was straight and predominately rust-free, save for the trunk lid which had rusted on the rear portion and needed work. (Photo courtesy of Derek Scouler.)
When Derek purchased the Polara, it was in relatively rust-free condition with the exception of the trunk lid. “It had a pretty straight body, but the car was definitely going to be a project. I knew that from the start,” admits Derek.
“The good news for me was that the previous owner had, in the decade he owned it, tracked down and bought everything the car needed. All the period-correct police equipment including the CHP-specific Motorola radio, shotgun rack, sirens, whip antenna, et cetera were all there. The interior was already removed in anticipation of restoration by the seller.”
The good news was the car was complete mechanically; the bad news was the entire car needed work. (Photo courtesy of Derek Scouler.)
The bad news was that the entire car needed to be redone.
Derek brought the Polara to Restorations By Julius, a Mopar restoration outfit in in Chatsworth, California. For the next 18 months, the car was completely torn down and the body and interior worked on.
The body was taken to Custom Enterprises in Canoga Park, where it was blocked and primed twice to ensure a distortion and blemish-free finish, and then a single-stage of PPG paint was applied.
Derek made the decision not to paint the car in the original black and white. Here it is at Custom Enterprises in Canoga Park, immediately after being painted gloss black. (Photo courtesy of Derek Scouler.)
“One of the bigger decisions I had to make regarding the rebuild was whether to do a full CHP-accurate restoration, including black & white paint scheme, decals and so on, which would effectively make it just a show car,” Derek recalls. “I decided against it. I would only be able to take it to shows, as you can’t drive a vehicle that impersonates a police car in California. This thing needs to be driven! So I went with all gloss black, which frankly I think looks better anyway. It looks more menacing!”
The reupholstered interior. Note the pearl white steering wheel, a CHP-only bit. (Photo courtesy of Derek Scouler.)
The interior was meticulously restored, including the CHP cars’ unique pearl white steering wheel (intended to cut down on burned fingers owing to the California heat), factory air-conditioning, and manual steering. The bench seats were covered in the original heavy-duty vinyl and cloth.
All of the aforementioned period-correct CHP appointments, such as the CHP-specific Motorola radio, spotlights, shotgun rack, package tray lights, sirens, and whip antenna were cleaned up, painted, or otherwise refurbished and installed.
The drivetrain was then built back up, with the assistance of friend and police car expert Ron Hurwitz and the original owner, Tom Yeager.
The massive, raised-block 440 Magnum engine in the process of being rebuilt. It would receive a 505 stroker kit, allowing it to yield 500 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque. (Photo courtesy of Derek Scouler.)
The 440 was afforded a 505 stroker kit, allowing it to yield 500 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque. It was then treated to a nice, heavy coat of Hemi Orange.
The three-speed TorqueFlite transmission was likewise rebuilt, and the differential was given an upgraded 3.23 ring-and-pinion kit. Next, the suspension and exhaust were given some love. Both were cleaned up and all bushings were replaced with brand new parts. A Firm Feel front sway bar kit and RCD Bilstein shocks were added.
An MSD electronic ignition, Holley Carb, external transmission oil cooler, carburetor heat shield, and Griffin aluminum radiator were installed for some extra performance over how the Polara was originally born. The drivetrain and body were remarried, and correct ‘H’ code, heavy-duty rims with dog dish hubcaps and 235/70/R15 Cooper Cobra GT tires were fitted.
Another look at the flawless interior, replete with period correct radios, shotgun holder, and lights. (Photo by Rob Finkelman.)
It took a substantial amount of time to correctly tune the car, troubleshoot problems, and get it properly dialed-in. Once it was finished in 2014, Derek immediately began to drive the car at least once a week and show it once or twice a month. The Polara won Second in class at the fantastic Spring Fling Mopar show in Van Nuys, California, hosted by the Chrysler Performance West Club in 2016, and Best in Class at the same show in 2019.
When asked what he loves most about his mean machine, Derek is resolute. “Aesthetically, I would say the grill and front end. Performance-wise, I love the sound of that 440 and the burnouts you can do with it! It was my dream car. I’d waited more than ten years to find one, so when the chance came along, I had to pull the trigger.”
Derek’s Polara at home in Southern California. (Photo by Derek Scouler.)
I, for one, am respectful of Derek’s perseverance, and for bringing this example of automotive and law enforcement history back to life so we can all enjoy it.
Cheers, Derek!
Rob Finkelman
Rob combined his two great passions of writing and cars; and began authoring columns for several Formula 1 racing websites and Street Muscle Magazine. He is an avid automotive enthusiast with a burgeoning collection of classic and muscle cars.
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Multisport Lab
Vinyasa Yoga for Swimmers
By Gary Hall Sr. | Sept. 26, 2016, 6 a.m. (ET)
Go back to school! Erase the smelly, crowded hallways of your high school from your mind and imagine yourself under the Islamorada sun in a clear pool ready to absorb knowledge that will enable you to swim faster. Swim School from Gary Hall Sr. of The Race Club is about lifelong enjoyment of the sport. It’s always more fun to swim to your potential.
Yoga is one of the best forms of dry land training for swimmers. In 2008, all of our Race Club swimmers training for Beijing Olympic Games incorporated two Vinyasa yoga sessions per week in which movement is synchronized with breath. The swimmers liked yoga and felt that they benefitted from these sessions. In 2008, Olympic swimmer Rebecca Soni abandoned her traditional strength training and stretching routine in favor of doing yoga. As a result, she felt stronger in breaststroke and swam faster.
Yoga can help swimmers in several different ways. First, it improves flexibility of key joints used in the swimming motions. Second, it can help reduce the chance of injury from overusing selected joints or muscles. Third, it can help build strength and stamina in the core, upper body and legs, depending on how it is done. Finally, it helps improve breathing, relaxation, recovery and mental training, all needed to become a better swimmer. Yoga is more than exercise. It helps improve health and lifestyle.
There are so many different types of moves in yoga that one cannot really refer to the benefits of yoga without being more specific. Consequently, we have developed different Vinyasa yoga workouts for swimmers that focus on three different areas of strength; core, shoulders and legs. This first yoga #Swimisode will focus on strengthening shoulders and features Race Club Olympic and world-class swimmers, led by Race Club coach Amy Hall.
With Amy leading, you won’t need to have a yoga instructor come to your swimming practice, nor take your swimmers to the yoga studio. Just set up the computer near the pool, lay down some mats and get your swimmers started. Watch the Race Club's Yoga for Swimmers here.
Use #yogaforswimmers when you tweet about yoga or share your yoga pics on FB or insta.
Yours in swimming,
Gary Hall Sr.
Gary Hall Sr., M.D. is a three-time Olympic swimmer (‘68, ‘72, ‘76) who earned a medal in each of the three Olympic Games. At one time he held 10 world records in all strokes except breaststroke and was the World Swimmer of the year in 1969 and 1970.
Gary Sr. serves as president and technical director of The Race Club Inc. based in Islamorada, Florida. He is the current president of the United States Olympians and Paralympians Association and co-founder of World Fit, a non-profit organization promoting childhood exercise and sports. He has six children, the oldest of whom, Gary Jr., also swam in three Olympic Games (‘96, ‘00, ‘04) and earned 10 Olympic medals. Two other children, Richard and Amy, and his wife, Mary, work with Gary Sr. at The Race Club. In 2006, Gary Sr. retired from ophthalmology to dedicate his remaining professional career to teaching advanced swimming techniques for competitive swimmers and triathletes.
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Virtual trauma: could home VR affect PTSD sufferers?
By Emma Boyle 2016-10-30T12:00:44.303Z Wearables
Balancing risk with reward
Thanks to the rise of mobile virtual reality headsets like the Samsung Gear VR and the relatively inexpensive but extremely accessible console-powered PlayStation VR, more people than ever have access to virtual reality headsets and content in the comfort of their own homes.
Before now the technology has been used in many interesting and positive ways, including by medical professionals to treat psychological conditions such as PTSD.
Having made significant contributions to medical treatments, widespread direct access to VR could now drastically change the way we consume films, games, and even social media. Before we dive into all of the exciting content opportunities that VR is going to bring, though, there are a few things it might be wise to consider.
We may be using it to consume media with which we’re already quite familiar, but VR is an relatively new platform. Though the technology has been in development for a while and we've seen it used beneficially, as far as widespread consumer consumption goes it’s still incredibly new and unfamiliar.
A VR headset is more than just a screen that sits close to your face. I mean, it is, but its purpose is to completely immerse you in a virtual world, rather than allow you to view it through the window of a TV screen.
Bearing this difference in intended experience in mind, it’s worth asking whether we should be giving more thought to the content we produce for these increasingly accessible headsets and the effect this different method of consumption could have.
For years now, VR has been used to help people overcome fears and in the treatment of conditions such as PTSD, and it’s proven to be extremely successful.
This is because the VR headset is used to enhance an already scientifically proven method of treatment: exposure therapy. Patients are exposed to situations through the VR headset which resemble what they were traumatised by or are fearful of, and by doing this repeatedly the memory loses its emotional potency.
This process, sometimes called habituation, can take a long time and is always done in controlled environments with trained professionals who can support the patient should they become severely distressed.
This raises a question: if someone with PTSD can be triggered by a VR experience safely in a controlled environment, what happens if someone with latent PTSD is triggered in the uncontrolled and unsupervised environment of their own home?
To get a better idea of whether this is something that’s even likely we spoke to psychologist Albert ‘Skip’ Rizzo, who told us that it's not impossible and is certainly something worth monitoring.
As director for medical virtual reality at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, Rizzo has used virtual reality in treatments himself and his work using virtual reality-based exposure therapy to treat PTSD received the American Psychological Association’s 2010 Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Treatment of Trauma.
When we asked Professor Rizzo what it is about VR that makes it such an effective aid to exposure therapy, he told us it’s because “some people don’t really imagine the trauma in vivid detail enough to activate the emotions.”
VR offers those who struggle with this a way to access vivid and tailored situations, enabling exposure therapy to help an even larger number of people. Professor Rizzo said that even though on some level patients know that what they’re seeing isn’t real “their brain reacts as if it’s real.”
Considering this, could home VR experiences pose some danger to an individual who has experienced trauma?
“Unfortunately”, says Rizzo, “we don’t yet have any really good science or any really good research to confirm this but intuitively I would say that.”
Insufficient science
Rizzo does, however, add the caveat that while therapy situations are created using game technology, they certainly aren’t games. This is an important distinction; games are what Rizzo calls “a cathartic revenge fantasy” that allow an essentially “bulletproof” player to “lay waste” to a game world and receive points and rewards for it.
Therapy situations, however, are “fundamentally different in that we’re putting people in things that really activate their previous fear and anxiety.” He thinks this is an important difference but adds that, regardless, “you always have to worry about people getting triggered."
Rizzo recalled a conversation he had with a war veteran who said that when they first came back from service on July 1, they didn’t know they had any psychological issues at all. Then the 4th of July rolled around and the veteran told him that the first time she heard a lot of fireworks going off that day she “jumped to the floor and freaked out.”
“That kind of uncontrolled exposure like what you’re saying with the video game could trigger people but we just don’t have any research that really studies it and we should, we really should.”
In 2015, Sony removed a suicide option from its VR game, Heist. Players were given the option to turn their gun on themselves but Shuhei Yoshida said this option was removed as it was considered “wrong” and “too stressful” for players. “The medium is so powerful” he said, “we need to be careful with what we provide.”
"The medium is so powerful [...] we need to be careful with what we provide"
Whether or not this scene would have triggered anyone isn’t clear because it never made it to public play, but it’s unlikely its inclusion would have been looked on positively. For a flourishing technology that requires the public to embrace it to have any hope of becoming a mainstream commercial success, appearance is everything. Sony might have made the safe decision, but it was probably the right one.
According to Rizzo “this is going to be an issue more and more as gaming starts to become more immersive with VR.”
Though the immersion made possible by VR has proven to have positive outcomes for mental health treatment “you also have to accept that there is that potential that because someone’s immersed that there could be some ill effect.”
It might be the case that on some level people interacting with these VR experiences know they’re not real but something in the brain is still activated by them. Rizzo references a VR experience that accompanied the 2015 film The Walk, a biographical drama about French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, as an example of this.
The VR experience, he says, places the headset wearer in the role of Petit and tasks them with recreating his walk between the towers. “I know people that would not step out even though they know they’re on solid ground” recalled Rizzo, adding that even people who didn’t think they had a fear of heights were affected; “It activates something in the brain that makes it fearful and scary.”
Risk versus reward
Despite the risks, Rizzo doesn’t think the answer is censorship. Instead, he says the most sensible thing to do is to apply fair and relevant warnings to the content just as we do with our films and games already. “This”, he says, “is about as far as it can go” adding “I'm a true believer that VR will produce more positive good than the negative but we just have to watch out.”
As VR continues to grow as a platform there are of course going to be reprehensible applications developed. Really it seems that the best and most measured thing we can do is keep a close eye on the kinds of content we develop and the reactions it receives, and warn against anything that has the potential to be truly harmful or unhealthy. It's highly likely, though, that we're going to see new moral and ethical lines drawn in gaming and film as a result.
“I'm a true believer that VR will produce more positive good than the negative but we just have to watch out.”
Professor Albert Rizzo
Before we secure more scientific evidence of risks, anything as extreme as censorship has the potential to stunt the development of what could be an incredibly exciting new platform.
It’s in the very nature of any new technology to have both positive and negative capabilities, but in the hands of medical professionals VR has proven to bring some incredible good to the lives of those who use it and that can’t be dismissed.
As research from those such as Professor Rizzo continues to flourish, we should only see the number of positive applications for VR increase. All we can hope to do is encourage the good to flourish and try to limit the bad.
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Georgia Tech Swimming & Diving Announce 2016-17 Schedule
Photo Courtesy: Georgia Tech Athletics
by Taylor Brien
29 August 2016, 09:53am
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s swimming and diving program is excited to announce its complete 2016-17 schedule, which is highlighted by 10 home meets at the McAuley Aquatic Center, including the Georgia Tech Invitational on Nov. 17-19 and the USA Winter Nationals from Nov. 30 thru Dec. 3.
“After coming off a very successful and record breaking season last year, I am very excited about the upcoming year,” stated head coach Courtney Shealy Hart. “We have several strong schools coming to compete at Georgia Tech this year, as well as some great competition in meets on the road away from the McAuley Aquatic Center. This schedule is a challenging one that will only help our program and our student-athletes continue to grow.”
Following a White vs. Gold intrasquad dual meet on Sept. 23-24 at the McAuley Aquatic Center, the Yellow Jackets will dive into its challenging 2016-17 regular season slate at home versus Georgia Southern on Friday, Sept. 30, at 4 p.m.
After trekking north for a dual meet versus Harvard in Cambridge, Mass. on Friday, Oct. 7, at 3 p.m. and an ACC tri-meet with Boston College and Pittsburgh in Boston, Mass. the following day, Oct. 8, at 5 p.m., Tech will return home to host both Notre Dame and Emory in a two-day tri-meet on Oct. 21-22.
Just under two weeks later, the Yellow Jackets will return to the McAuley Aquatic Center to host rival Georgia in a mid-week clash on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m., before hosting the annual Georgia Tech Invitational on Nov. 17-19.
The Jackets will then host the USA Winter Nationals on Nov. 30 thru Dec. 3 and will conclude the fall semester of the 2016-17 slate in a winter break meet versus Cincinnati and another opponent to be determined in mid-December in Naples, Fla.
Succeeding another intrasquad meet to kick-off the spring semester on Jan. 4, the Yellow Jackets will hit the road for a tri-meet with Virginia Tech and Kentucky in Blacksburg, Va. on Jan. 6-7.
Georgia Tech will then return home for back-to-back meets to wrap up the month of January. Tech will host Alabama on Friday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m. and then will host both SCAD and Florida State the following week on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m.
The 2017 ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships will take place on Feb. 15-18 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C., while the 2017 ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships will follow on Feb. 22-25.
The Yellow Jackets will host two meets in the month of February with the Women’s Time Trials on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 23-24, and the Women’s Last Chance meet on Saturday, Feb. 25, before returning to the McAuley Aquatic Center for the GT NCAA Qualifier on Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 4-5.
The Georgia Tech divers will then set its sights on the NCAA Zone Diving Championships on Mar. 6-8 in Auburn, Ala., while the entire team will look to take part in the 2017 NCAA Women’s Championships on Mar. 15-18 and the NCAA Men’s Championships on Mar. 22-25.
For the latest information on Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Swimming & Diving, follow us on Twitter (@GTSwimDive), Facebook (Georgia Tech Swimming & Diving) or visit us at www.ramblinwreck.com.
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What's the meaning of the Perth, Scotland »
Perth, Scotland
This page is about the meaning, origin and characteristic of the symbol, emblem, seal, sign, logo or flag: Perth, Scotland.
Perth is a city in central Scotland, located on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county of Perthshire. According to the preliminary 2011 census results Perth, including its immediate suburbs, has a population of 50,000. Perth has been known as The Fair City since the publication of the story Fair Maid of Perth by Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott in 1828. During the later medieval period the city was also called St John's Toun or Saint Johnstoun by its inhabitants in reference to the main church dedicated to St John the Baptist. This name is preserved by the city's football team, St Johnstone F.C.
The name Perth comes from a Pictish word for wood or copse. There has been a settlement at Perth since prehistoric times, on a natural mound raised slightly above the flood plain of the Tay, where the river could be crossed at low tide. The area surrounding the modern city is known to have been occupied since Mesolithic hunter-gatherers arrived more than 8000 years ago. Nearby Neolithic standing stones and circles also exist, dating from about 4000 BC, following the introduction of farming in the area.
The presence of Scone Abbey, home of the Stone of Destiny where the King of Scots was crowned, enhanced the early importance of the city. Perth became known as a 'capital' of Scotland, due to the frequent residence of the royal court. Royal Burgh status was soon given to the city by King William the Lion in the early 12th century. The city became one of the richest burghs in the country, doing trade with France, the Low Countries and Baltic Countries for goods such as Spanish silk and French wine. The Scottish Reformation also played a big role in the city with the sacking of the Houses of the Greyfriars and Blackfriars, after a sermon given by John Knox in St John's Kirk in 1559. The Act of Settlement later brought about Jacobite uprisings. The city was occupied by Jacobite supporters on three occasions (1689, 1715 and 1745). The founding of Perth Academy in 1760 helped to bring major industries, such as linen, leather, bleach and whisky, to the city. Given its location, Perth was perfectly placed to become a key transport centre with the coming of the railways, and its first station was built in 1848.
Today, Perth serves as a retail centre for the surrounding area. Following the decline of the whisky industry locally, the city's economy has now diversified to include insurance and banking. Due to its location, the city is often referred to as the "Gateway to the Highlands".The Australian metropolis Perth took its name from the Scottish city.
Perth is also twinned with Aschaffenburg in the Bavaria state of Germany.
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Your Health: What to do about lonely older men? Put them to work
By Dawn Fallik Special To The Washington Post
Glenn Sears returned to his native Honolulu seven years ago to retire, but living in a condo on the 35th floor with his "perfect wife of 58 years," he didn't meet many people, and many of his old friends had either moved to the mainland or died. The 83-year-old former civil engineering professor was bored and lonely.
Then he read about an international program called Men's Sheds. It is sort of like a Boy Scouts for adults, a place where men can learn new skills and work together on community projects: building park benches, making toys for children's hospitals or volunteering at food drives.
In 2015, he started to put together a group in Honolulu, advertising in local community centers and on Craigslist. A friend offered him the use of a vacant warehouse - if he could cart away a 28-ton concrete pile. Sixty volunteers showed up with tools and jackhammers.
Now they use the space to fix up outrigger canoes, offer power equipment training and repair abandoned bikes. And Sears has plenty of new friends and a new mission: opening two more Men's Sheds groups on Oahu and hoping to start more on other islands.
"People are lonely, and they're looking for something to do and to make friends, and that's exactly what this provides," Sears said.
Men's Sheds started in Australia in 1995 and is now expanding in the United States, with groups in nine states. The goal of the program is to give men, usually of retirement age, a place to go, something to do and people to chat with, said Barry Golding, author of "The Men's Shed Movement: The Company of Men."
The idea, named after the backyard space where many men keep their workspace and tools, emerged after a public health conference on men's health, Golding said. One of the big issues for men is social isolation, which affects both mental and physical health, particularly in retirement, said Charlotte S. Yeh, the chief medical officer for AARP.
"With men, they often identify with their job, and when they retire they think they are going to keep the same friends they've had in the workplace, but then they find they no longer share the same interests," she said. "Then they depend on their spouses to develop networks, but they may not have spouses, or that may not work out." (That is, not all people automatically make friends with their spouse's friends.)
Loneliness isn't just a emotional state of feeling disconnected. More and more, researchers believe that loneliness has an impact not only on mental health, but physical well-being.
People who feel lonely and are socially isolated were up to 32 percent more likely to die early, according to a 2015 meta-analysis.
A 2017 study published in the Lancet Public Health looked at 466,901 British men and women and found that loneliness was associated with a 58 percent higher risk of death in men, compared with a 34 percent increase in women. Feeling socially isolated - having little contact with others - had a stronger link to mortality than loneliness, which is more of an emotional state of feeling disconnected, the authors said.
The struggle with loneliness is an issue globally. Britain recently appointed a government position to address the problem, and in the United States, former surgeon general Vivek H. Murthy told The Washington Post last year that he believed loneliness to be at an "epidemic" level.
The Men's Sheds movement has more than 1,000 groups around the world. Each group offers a gathering space where men, mainly of retirement age, can chat, but the main goal is to create connections and a sense of community, organizers said.
The motto is "shoulder to shoulder," said Lindsay Oates, president of the Victorian Men's Shed Association in Australia.
"Men feel more comfortable talking while they're doing something side by side, whether it's sitting at a bar or working on a project," he said, something that has been explored in studies of gender difference in communication by Georgetown linguistics professor Deborah Tannen, who also wrote a book on the topic, "You Just Don't Understand."
"Here, you come in, everyone knows you, you can work on a project or have a cup of tea and chat, it's all good," Oates said.
Each group has its own space, hours and membership fees. (One shed charges $20 a year to belong, another $85.) No one is required to take part in the activities. It's perfectly OK to show up for a chat and a cup of tea or coffee and a game of pool, and many members do just that, said shed organizers in the United States, Australia and Britain.
In Australia, the government helps fund sheds with small grants, but some do additional fundraising through barbecues, selling their work at shows and taking individual orders for such tasks as cutting firewood for seniors, making ukuleles and, in one case, creating bow-tie display boxes for a local store.
Reg Flanigan's shed, tucked away in an underground parking garage in downtown Melbourne, makes "boomerang bags," or reusable grocery bags. The 74-year-old retired airline pilot joined the group after his wife died and he found himself sitting at home alone - a lot. He would visit his children and seven grandchildren, most of whom live locally, but he didn't have a strong group of friends or a regular hangout.
Then he saw a television ad for the Men's Sheds program and started going a couple of days a week, learning how to use the wood tools, and said it has made a huge difference in his life.
"I come here, I chat with people, and I feel like I accomplish something," said Flanigan as he worked on a lathe, creating a football-shaped trophy for a friend. "I was nervous at first, but people were really welcoming, and now I come at least once a week."
Members often come with metal- or woodworking skills and share those with others. Some people just show up to chat and play pool, say shed organizers in Australia and Great Britain.
Joe Holasek, 75, who belongs to a shed near Minneapolis, said he joined after seeing a flier in a local community center. After retiring at age 70 from Honeywell as a manager, he had time on his hands, even with a family and three grandchildren. "You retire, you don't feel like stopping completely and you want to do stuff with other people, and it's good to get together and get out of the house," he said.
Although Men's Sheds focus on retired men, some welcome younger ones, and several include women.
Anthony Bright, 47, said he started the Melbourne shed in 2013 after being turned down from other sheds for being too young. Although he was married and working as a nutrition counselor, he didn't have a group of friends to hang out with, and he liked the idea of creating a community where all men were welcome. The youngest member of the group now is around 30, he said.
"After I started it, I was here for 26 weeks by myself, thinking this was a nightmare," said Bright. "Then men started turning up, and we added a cooking program and night hours, and it's taken off." He said there are now about 70 members
For Sears, in Honolulu, the sheds are more than just a place to take a class or find something to do. He said many men are lonely and don't know where to find friends, particularly once they leave work.
"People are so depressed and they're sitting home and watching TV, and then they find they belong somewhere," he said. "It's really saved lives."
Fallik is a professor at the University of Delaware.
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Steven L.F. Ho
slh@torkildson.com
A Director at the firm, Steven L.F. Ho's practice includes advising corporations, limited liability companies and other entities in all aspects of their businesses, including business formation, corporate governance, securities law compliance, capital and financing arrangements, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. A practicing lawyer since 1988, Mr. Ho also assists nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations with various corporate and tax matters. Mr. Ho is also licensed as a certified public accountant (inactive) in the state of Washington and has been a speaker at a number of continuing professional education courses for attorneys, CPAs and others.
A well-respected corporate lawyer in Hawaii, Mr. Ho received an "excellent" rating from his peers through Martindale-Hubbell.
Recognitions/Distinctions
Pacific Century Fellows, 1999
Mr. Ho serves on the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations. He has previously served on the boards of other nonprofit organizations, including the American Cancer Society, Hawaii Pacific, Inc. and St. Louis Education Foundation.
J.D., 1988, Hastings College of the Law
B.B.A., 1982, University of Washington
Washington State Bar, 1989
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It's almost impossible to imagine the practice of dentistry without x-ray technology. Radiographs (x-ray pictures) allow dentists to diagnose and treat problems not yet visible to the naked eye, including early tooth decay, gum disease, abscesses and abnormal growths. There is no question that since x-rays first became available a century ago, this diagnostic tool has prevented untold suffering and saved countless teeth. Now, state-of-the-art digital x-rays have made the technology even safer and more beneficial.
Digital x-ray technology uses a small electronic sensor placed in the mouth to capture an image, which can be called up instantly on a computer screen. When digital x-rays first became available about 20 years ago, they immediately offered a host of advantages over traditional x-ray films, which require chemical processing. Most importantly, they cut the amount of radiation exposure to the dental patient by as much as 90%. While faster x-ray films have been developed over the years that require less exposure, making that difference less dramatic, a digital x-ray still offers the lowest radiation dose possible.
Advantages of Digital X-Rays
Besides minimizing radiation exposure, digital x-rays offer numerous advantages to dentists and patients alike. These include:
No chemical processing & no waiting. Because there is no film to process with digital x-rays, there is no waiting for pictures to develop — and no toxic chemicals to dispose of. Your dentist can immediately show you the pictures on a computer screen for easy viewing.
A clearer picture. It's possible to get more information from digital x-rays because they are sharper and can be enhanced in a number of ways. The contrast can be increased or decreased, and areas of concern can be magnified. It's even possible to compare them on-screen to your previous x-rays, making even the minutest changes to your tooth structure easier to detect.
Easy sharing and storage. Digital x-rays provide a better visual aide for you, the patient, to understand your diagnosis and treatment options. They can be e-mailed to different locations; they are also far less likely to be misplaced.
X-Rays and Your Safety
While digital technology has minimized the health risks of x-rays, it has not entirely eliminated it. X-rays are a type of radiation used to penetrate the tissues of the body to create an image. In doing so, there is always a slight possibility of causing changes at the cellular level that might lead to future disease. Of course, there are sources of radiation present in the daily environment — the sun, for example — that can also cause disease. It's important to note that the chance of this happening is thought to be cumulative and not based on a single exposure. Still, x-rays are not considered risk-free regardless of how technology reduces your exposure. That's why dentists will only use them when the benefit of obtaining better diagnostic information outweighs the procedure's small risk. This is particularly true of computed tomography or CT scans, which can raise the level of exposure, yet yield a tremendous amount of information per scan. No matter which technology is being used, each case is considered individually, and your safety is always paramount. If you have questions about why an x-ray is being recommended for you, please feel free to ask.
X-Ray Safety For Children Nearly every diagnostic testing procedure carries some risk, so it's always important for you and your healthcare provider to weigh the benefits against the risks. This is particularly true when it comes to children, who are more sensitive to x-rays than adults... Read Article
Getting The Full Picture With Cone Beam Dental Scans Dental imaging took a major leap forward at the beginning of the new millennium with a three-dimensional technology known as cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). The name comes from the cone-shaped beam of x-rays the CBCT machine projects as it rotates around a person's head, taking multiple images that are compiled into a 3-D picture by a computer. Find out what CBCT can reveal and how it helps a doctor to make a highly informed diagnosis and choice of treatment... Read Article
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THE SPIRITUAL TASKS OF THE HOMEMAKER
Manfred Schmidt-Brabant - Translated by Carol Brousseau
1996, Reprinted October 2008;
48pp;
21.5 x 13.5cm;
What is to become of the family? What is to become of the home, which has been the foundation of society for centuries? Will it disintegrate - or can it be refounded in a new way?
In recent years the role of homemaking has been derided and diminished, particularly in relation to careers outside the home. Rather than being encouraged to nurture home and family, parents are urged to return to the workplace as quickly as possible following childbirth. Their place is taken by growing numbers of day-care centres, childcare workers and nannies.
The author argues for a refounding of the homemaker's role; revitalizing the traditions of the past with real spiritual knowledge. The homemaker can begin to work consciously with the metaphysical aspects of the household, its etheric, astral and spiritual qualities, as well as the various entities connected to the home. He emphasizes the need for an individual forming of the role, as well as the importance of personal development, culture and rhythm.
This inspiring and original book provides help, advice and ideas to those seeking to provide a strong foundation for a happy and healthy family and home.
MANFRED SCHMIDT-BRABANT was born in Berlin, Germany. He became a member of the Executive Council of the General Anthroposophical Society at the Goetheanum in 1975 and served as Chair of the Council from 1984 until his death in 2001. His service during those years included leadership of the Social Science Section of the School of Spiritual Science, and lecturing around the world on many subjects. English editions of his books include Paths of the Christian Mysteries, The New Mysteries, Thinkers, Saints and Heretics, and The Archetypal Feminine (all with Virginia Sease).
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What You Need To Know About Tropical Storm Barry and How It Affects Oil & Gas
Last Friday, July 12th, we all were very concerned for all our friends out in the Gulf and for all of those in the direct path of “Tropical-Briefly Hurricane-Storm Barry”. While we are still praying for those who received over 15 inches of water, all of those affected by the flooding near the Mississippi River, and all those still underneath Barry, I wanted to take a look at what Barry influenced along his journey and what it means for all of us in the industry. Preliminary figures indicate that Barry had the potential to cause $800-900 million dollars in damage, however be on the lookout for updated numbers as Barry continues to wane.
In preparation for Barry, offshore operators evacuated rigs, relocated them, or at the very least halted production due to safety concerns over the coming storm. By Wednesday July 10th, 600,000 barrels of production had been halted, and by Friday July 12th, over 1,000,000 barrels per day of Gulf production come to a standstill. While this is only ~1/12th of the United States production capacity, this slowdown contributed to the WTI price spike around July 10th and oil is still trading at the natural disaster premium with a slight retracement back below $60 as of the morning of July 16th. The officially posted figures indicate that ~%53 of oil production and ~%45 of natural gas production were cut in preparation of Barry.
The unfortunate truth is that we have refineries to worry about at home, not just the rigs in the Gulf. Initially, refineries in the storm path intended to stay online, but as Barry bore down numerous refineries decided to go offline to mitigate any potential dangers for the employees and the facilities. While I do not have any hard numbers, the true tell will come in a week or so with any fluctuations up in the price of gasoline at the pumps. Something else to keep an eye out for: if refinery output falls below crude production, we could tip the good ole scale of supply and demand against our favor and cause a drop in crude pricing.
Two major players in LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass terminal, and Sempra Energy’s new Cameron Facilities were both potentially in Barry’s crosshairs, and currently it appears as though no debilitating damage occurred. It is worth noting that Phillips 66’s refinery in Alliance, Louisiana was shut down Friday July 12th during the mandatory evacuation order in Plaquemines Parish. As of Monday July 15th, the Alliance refinery has started operations again and should be operating at full capacity again shortly.
While Barry has damaged homes and flooded some areas of Louisiana, we can all be thankful that it did not maintain “Hurricane” status upon landfall and that it did not dump quite as much rain as anticipated. Though some scary pictures oin NOLA circulated, we are happy to hear the pump system got them dry very quickly. Louisiana officials also state that NO LEVEES were breached by the storm surge. HALLELUJAH!
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The Rising US-Iranian Conflict: Causes, Major Events, and Possible Effects
I think it is important to explain the events leading up to the current Iranian tension, as well as what that tension could mean for the future. There is no great segue into this, so without further ado…
Leading events:
May 2018 – It is announced that the US will pull out of the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal and a “maximum
pressure” campaign is launched with intention on re-negotiating the nuclear deal.
August 2018 /November 2018 /April 2019 – New sanctions are implemented on Iran.
May 5th, 2019 - National Security Advisor John Bolton releases a statement regarding potential Iranian attacks.
May 8th, 2019 – Iran announces they will increase uranium production.
May 9th, 2019 – It is reported Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has a plan to send in 120,000 U.S.
Troops in the event of an Iranian attack.
May 10th, 2019 – U.S. Sends a warship and other military equipment to the Middle East.
Big escalations:
May 12th, 2019 – Near the strait of Hormuz, four oil tankers are attacked (two Saudi, one Emirati, and
one Norwegian).
May 14th, 2019 – Multiple Saudi pumping stations are attacked by armed drones. Houthi rebels hiding in
Yemen claim responsibility.
May 15th, 2019 – Partial Evacuation of US embassy in Baghdad ordered.
June 13th, 2019 – Two more Tankers (one Japanese, one Norwegian) are assaulted Strait of Hormuz
while diplomatic discussions take place in Tehran.
June 17th, 2019 – Iran announced that it would surpass the uranium enrichment levels stipulated within
the 2015 nuclear deal in ten days.
The Drone:
June 20th, 2019 – Iran shoots down a United States drone it claimed was invading their airspace. The U.S.
provides evidence that the drone was in international waters.
President Trump approves airstrikes of strategic Iranian targets, but the strike is ultimately called off.
June 24th, 2019 – President Trump Signs executive orders imposing financial sanctions on Iranian
leaders.
June 25th, 2019 – Me writing this:
All jokes aside, what does all this mean for the United States and Oil in general?
Short Term?
As June 2019 concludes, the anticipated conflict between the U.S. and the Middle East has prompted international Brent Crude to climb ~5%, while concurrently West Texas Intermediate climbed more than 10%. (WTI’s biggest monthly gain since Dec 2016)
While WTI and Brent crude appear to be trading higher than Pre Iran-Conflict numbers, will this trend hold as we move into July?
Long Term?
Neither Country seems to be gunning for an all-out brawl, but further escalation may be inevitable.
While a factor, Iran is but a small part of a much larger equation that dictates oil pricing. Ultimately Supply/Demand will dictate the future price of oil and uncertainty is likely to lead to volatility.
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What You Need To Know - Rare Earth Metals In Danger?
In 2017, a US investigation into Chinese trade policies was opened. This investigation resulted in tariffs being imposed on billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese products last year, an action that garnered a comparable retaliation from Beijing. After months of rising tensions, both countries agreed to halt new trade tariffs in December to allow for negotiations. Despite an initially positive outlook, the tension has risen even higher with the US having more than doubled tariffs on 200 billion dollars’ worth of Chinese products. Beijing responded in kind just three days later with tariff hikes on 60 billion dollars’ worth of US goods.
The tariffs imposed on Chinese goods should, in theory, make US-made products cheaper than imported ones, and encourage consumers to buy American.
What exactly are the tariffs in place?
Last year, the US imposed three rounds of tariffs on upwards of 250 billion dollars’ worth of Chinese goods. They cover a wide range of industrial and consumer items. Beijing retaliated with tariffs on 10 billion dollars of US goods and accused the US of starting "the largest trade war in economic history". China has targeted products including chemicals, coal and medical equipment with duties that range from 5% to 25%. They have also targeted products made in US districts with strong support for the Republicans, and goods that can be purchased elsewhere, such as soybeans.
Rare Earth Metals and Why They’re Important in the Trade War:
Rare earth metals are a group of 17 elements commonly used in production in many industries, including renewable energy technology, oil processing, and electronics. Despite the title of "rare", they are abundant in the Earth's crust, according to the US Geological Survey. However, due to difficult extraction and potential environmental consequences of processing these metals, there are relatively few places in the world that mine or produce them. One country makes up more than 70% of the world’s global output for rare earth metals: China.
This past week, the editor of Chinese state-run Global Times tweeted, "China is seriously considering restricting rare earth exports to the US.” This would not be the first instance of China restricting its rare earth metal exports. As recently as 2010, they did it against Japan, over a territorial dispute. The US is somewhat reliant on importing rare earth metals from China, as other countries simply do not produce or process the quantities needed by the US. About 80% of the US’ rare earth metal imports come from China. Domestic mining doesn’t appear to be a viable option either as the one rare earth mine operating in the United States sends its ore to China for processing - and is already facing a 25% import tariff. Creating Enough domestic mines and processing facilities will take many years and will not help in the short term. The restriction of exports to the United States, if enforced, could have a major impact on major US industries (worth trillions of dollars) that rely on rare earth metals.
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15 Forgotten Revolutionary Technologies Ahead Of Their Time
Greek Fire, essentially a primitive form of Napalm, originated in Greece, but was used to great effect in naval battles during the Byzantine Empire. This was because it could not only float on top of the water but was also difficult to extinguish by using water. The secrets of Manufacture and deployment were so closely guarded that even today we are unsure how it functioned. While the Formula has been the predominant area of study, it is thought that the storage / Pressurized delivery system played a huge role in its ignition and functionality.
Flexible Glass?
There is very little that can be verified about the flexible glass or ‘vitrium flexile’ allegedly created during Tiberius Caesar’s reign of the Roman Empire, however there are very interesting historical anecdotes that may lend credibility to this tale.
These stories depict a glassmaker who presented a glass vessel (what this vessel is varies in the stories) to the Emperor who inspected it. He returned it to the glassmaker, who promptly threw it down on the ground. The glassmaker calmly picked it up and shows the Emperor a dent in the glass rather than broken pieces. The Glassmaker then proceeded to hammer it back to its original shape and it appears as though no damage occurred to his work.
Now you would think this creation would be rewarded, however fearing that this new material would devalue gold, silver, and other precious metals the Emperor ensured no one else knew the formula for ‘vitrium flexile’ and then dispatched with the poor glassmaker’s head.
While seemingly impossible, it appears there may be some plausibility to this story. According to speculations, If the Roman glassmaker had somehow obtained boric acid or borax (both of which are naturally occurring materials), the ending product would be relatively “unbreakable”.
This term is used nowadays for a wide variety of pattern welded forged steel products, however historically speaking Damascus steel was discovered long ago and was used to make swords in the middle east. Stories allege that these swords could cut through rocks or could even completely shear another blade, but what made this steel so special? The exact process they used is still unclear, however wootz steel was imported from Sri Lanka and used in the forging process with other metals to “weave” them together rather than creating an alloy. This process created an incredibly strong but flexible metal that modern day smiths have struggled to recreate. While modern day Damascus is generally high quality and quite beautiful, it is only an approximation of its former glory.
Apollo/Gemini Space Program Technology
While not truly “lost”, the Apollo and Gemini space programs leave many modern scientists scratching their heads. Few schematics or records were kept of the original programs due to the increasing pressure of the space race, and as a result almost every program was rushed to completion and included private contractors who took any records that did have with them on completion. While this wasn’t a problem for several years, researchers with little else to go on have started to reverse engineer older components to determine how they worked as well as they did.
Silphium
This lost genus of the fennel plant was used in Roman times as a form of birth control as well as a cure all for common ailments. This plant grew only along what is now the coast on modern day Libya. It very quickly became one of the most valuable materials in the ancient world and was not only widely used but was also displayed on several variations of their currency.
It is speculated that with this plant only growing in a small portion of the world and the increasing demand, it was likely overharvested and driven to extinction.
Stradivari Violins
These violins and other stringed instruments created by the Stradivari Family were prized in their day, circa 1650-1750, but are renowned in modern day as having an unparalleled sound quality that in impossible to recreate. Most of these surviving instruments are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars but experts still disagree what makes them sound so beautiful. It is speculated that a fungus that grew in the region, or perhaps the density of the wood accounts for their beauty but no one can say for sure.
The family art was only known by Antonio Stradivari and his sons, Omobono and Francesco. The family secret was lost with them after they passed away.
The Greeks were much more advanced than other civilizations of their time. One area they were highly regarded in was the field of medicine. They were said to treat those in mourning with Nepenthe, an anti-depressant known to “chase away sorrow.” The plant is frequently mentioned in Greek literature, like Homer’s the Odyssey, so some historians claim that it could be fictional. Others believe that it was real and widely used in ancient Greece. It was said that Nepenthe originated in Egypt and its effects have led many to compare it to opium or laudanum as “a drug of forgetfulness.” It’s possible that this plant is still around today but modern science hasn’t identified its modern equivalent so for now it remains a mystery.
Roman Concrete
Have you noticed the road that was fixed last year falling apart already? Or perhaps that old crumbly concrete building waiting for demolition? Why is it that our modern concrete falls apart within a century but Roman Concrete has stood over a millennium? The biggest difference is with the chemical composition.
Roman concrete contained high levels of volcanic rock and lime, and when seawater was introduced it would cause a reaction between the ingredients and form an incredibly strong bond. Our modern Portland cement does not contain this mixture and has a service life of about 50 years, quite often less if exposed to seawater.
To add to injury, it appears as though the “Roman Method” for making concrete is far more environmentally sustainable and would release less carbon dioxide into the air annually. The more you know.
Invented in 1986 by Maurice Ward, Starlite was a special plastic that could withstand over 10,000°C and would not release toxic gases or smoke. While the exact formula was taken to his grave, this substance was based on a combination of approximately 21 polymers and copolymers with added ceramics. Allegedly its strength and durability also increased when under stress.
This substance appeared in BBC’s Tomorrows World in 1990 where an egg was coated in the substance and blasted with a 1200° torch. Not only Did Starlite protect the egg, but the internal temperature never rose about 35°C and the egg was still raw.
(Starlite video)
Not even High-powered lasers OR simulated nuclear flashes could destroy the material and very quickly the inventor had investors calling him to try to capitalize on his invention.
Worried that this material would end up in the wrong hands, Mr.Ward was adamant that he would maintain a 51% control of the projects and wanted to make sure that no one could reverse engineer Starlite. Ward passed away in 2011, with no agreements being made. Starlite may be lost to the world, however Ward alleged that some of his immediate family knew the recipe so there is always the chance we will see large scale use of the material in the future.
Mithridate
Mithridatium, named for King Mithridates VI, was an alleged “universal antidote” to all poisons. Though the exact formula has been lost to time, historians believe it included opium, chopped vipers, and small amounts of both poisons and their antidotes. The antidote was developed around 100 B.C. and used for many centuries, especially in Italy and France. It was even used not long ago in 19th century under the name “theriac”. Today, the recipe is unknown but there have been documented attempts to recreate the formula to this miracle antidote as recently as the 1990s.
Sloot Coding System
In the mid to late 90’s a Dutch electronics engineer devised a data storage method that could hold a full length film in 8 kilobytes of data (.008Mb or .000008GB). Most modern techniques still require much more data to store a regular movie, HD films even more. Despite the “impossibility” of this system it quickly attracted investors and Jan Sloot, the inventor, presented his system to Roel Pieper from Phillips. Later that year Pieper left Phillips to join Sloot’s Company.
Unfortunately, just days before Sloot was to release the source code, he was found dead in his garden from an apparent heart attack.
While tragic, this would not have stopped the investors from perusing the technology. There was just one small problem… A key piece of the project was housed on a floppy disk in Sloot’s Possession and after his death they were never able to recover it. (Despite searching for months)
Wilhelm Reich’s Cloudbuster
In the 1950’s William Reich created a pseudoscientific device called a “Cloudbuster”. This device allegedly manipulated an energy called “orgone energy” to affect the atmosphere and change weather patterns. Allegedly, this device was used on a farm in 1953 and was proven to work when it called down rain.
Research has led me to believe that that event of 1953 was more than likely a coincidence, but there have been reports of modern “Cloudbusters” being made with some very severe consequences for the individual at least, if not the surrounding community.
The “orgone energy” was also used to create devices for medicinal use, however the FDA decided it served no medical purpose and more than likely provided a placebo effect after interviewing physicians for years. A professor from the University of Oregon informed the FDA Inspector interviewing him that he knew the device was phony, however he did find it useful because his wife would sit in the booth quietly for hours a day. Guess it was good for something after all? In March of 1954 the FDA ordered that all accumulators, parts and instructions be destroyed as well as several of Reich’s books containing references to orgone energy being withheld.
Tesla’s Wardenclyffe Tower
Now that it is 2019, we have some “futuristic” technologies like hoverboards and wireless charging, however wireless energy was conceived and attempted around the turn of the 20th century by Nikola Tesla.
Tesla created many new inventions, but his largest dream was wireless power. After successfully transmitted energy wirelessly over small distances in his lab, he was ready to attempt his “World Wireless System”. He started work on his towers in Colorado Springs around 1899-1900 and started numerous tests to prove and refine his hypothesis.
While many of Tesla’s test were “successful”, it appears that confirmation bias played a huge role in how he performed his research and very little was done to rule out any other explanations for his data.
Even without the typical proof of concept, J.P. Morgan himself invested over $150,000 to help Tesla construct the Wardenclyffe tower in New York. Although, Tesla presented the tower as a radio project to beat Marconi broadcasting across the Atlantic, rather than just the “wireless energy transmitter” he originally planned to make. By 1901, Tesla was living large and expecting great success from his project, however on December 12th, 1901 Marconi was successful in transmitting a signal across the Atlantic Ocean and was forever cemented in history as the father of modern radio.
Naturally, this outcome was not what Tesla had promised J.P. Morgan and as a result the Tycoon refused to invest any more into the tower. Tesla spent years trying to obtain funding to finish his tower, but as time went on the probability of completion became less and less. This among other factors led to Tesla’s later depression and overall decline leaving him essentially homeless and broke at the end of his life.
While we will never know what the outcome may have been if only Tesla’s Investors had done more to help, however based on modern electrical engineering and science it appears as though Tesla was destined for failure as far as the “World Wireless System” was concerned. However, his ability to wirelessly power light bulbs and other devices short distances is something we still cannot replicate or implement in an economic way today. There is always the potential that Tesla had discovered some aspect of wireless energy that was taken to his grave, but more than likely his inability to properly scale the transmission to a larger distance led to his eventual decline.
Nikola Tesla’s Patent
While Wireless Energy was Tesla’s “Magnum Opus”, he created several other fantastic and useful inventions during his lifetime. From the Brushless AC Motor, to actual live demonstrations of wireless energy transfer in his lab environment. However one of his less well-known patents references something that may seem very familiar and has exploded in popularity in recent years. While not explicitly called a “drone”, Tesla devised Unmanned vehicles and patented the idea for the “method of and apparatus for controlling mechanism of moving vessels or vehicles” in November of 1898. Tesla envisioned this device being powered by electrical waves and although he did not mention them by name, he was in fact correct about the use of radio waves for wireless controls.
Tesla Believed in the destructive potential for unmanned vehicles and in his patent mentioned, “… for by reason of its certain and unlimited destructiveness it will tend to bring about and maintain permanent peace among nations.”
The first “war drone”, Kettering Bug, was created during World War 1, however it was unreliable at best and completed too late to ever see a war zone. The destructive potential Tesla referenced was not realized for nearly another century and is only just now being used in that capacity for warfare and peacekeeping. Turns out a much more terrifying and destructive weapon was enough to keep the superpowers from squabbling amongst themselves, and it was not Tesla’s design. The Manhattan project’s child, The Atomic Bomb.
The Antikythera Mechanism
One of the most enigmatic artifacts in history is the Antikythera Mechanism, a bronze device that was discovered by divers off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera in the early 1900s. The machine is made up of over 30 gears, cranks, and dials that could be manipulated in order to chart the astronomical positions of the sun, moon, and other planets. The device has been dated as far back as the first or second century BC. No one knows the true purpose of this machine but it’s intricate and advanced design has lead to a lot of speculation over the years . Generally historians seem to agree that the Antikythera Mechanism was a kind of primitive clock that could calculate lunar phases and solar years, with many referring to it as the earliest “analog computer.”
The Pyramids of Egypt
Erected during Egypt’s Old Kingdom, the pyramids of Giza may seem like they’re just extravagant tombs but they’re also one of historians’ best resources for understanding life in ancient Egypt. Inside the walls are covered with illustrations of agricultural practices, city life, and religious ceremonies. However, there is one mystery that the pyramids don’t explain; how they were built.
It has remained a mystery to historians for thousands of years, but the work of several archaeologists over the last few decades has provided immense insight into just how the pyramids came to be.
Part of what has caused so much intrigue was the Egyptian’s ability to create the pyramid while having not yet discovered the wheel. Transporting the massive stones used to build the pyramids — some weighing as much as 90 tons — had to have been massively difficult. They hadn’t invented the pulley, an apparatus that would have made it easier to lift those large stones into place. They also didn’t have iron tools to chisel and shape their stonework.
Yet Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramids, was started in 2,550 BCE and is 481 feet of immense, magnificent masonry. It and its neighboring tombs have survived 4,500 years of wars and weathering from nature— and their measurements are incredibly accurate—within a fraction of an inch.
What’s more, many historians are convinced that the building materials for the pyramids came from nearly 500 miles away.
Some researchers have theorized that the Egyptians rolled their stones across the desert. They may have lacked the modern wheel as we think of it today, they might have made use of large logs side to side along the ground. If they lifted their blocks onto those logs, they could successfully roll them across the desert. Unfortunately, there isn’t evidence that the Egyptians did this, as ingenious as it would have been: there are no descriptions of stones — or anything else — being rolled this way in Egyptian art or writings.
Then there’s the challenge of how to lift the stones into position on an increasingly tall pyramid. Ancient Greek historians born after the pyramids’ construction believed the Egyptians built scaffolding-like ramps along the outside of the tombs and carried stones up that way, while some modern historians have pointed to strange air pockets that suggest that the ramps may have actually been inside the walls of the pyramids, which is why no sign of them remains on the exterior.
Two new discoveries about how the pyramids were built have recently come to light. The first found when a Dutch team looked at Egyptian art depicting laborers moving enormous stones on sledges through the desert. They realized that the figure pouring water in the stone’s path wasn’t part of any ceremonial offering — he was wetting the sand. Water helps the grains of sand stick together to drastically reduce friction. The team built a replica of the sledges and tested their theory. They discovered that Egyptians might have been able to haul stones larger than archeologists and historians ever imagined.
Egyptian expert Mark Lehner also has made a theory about how the pyramids were built. Though today the pyramids sit in the middle of a vast desert, in the days of the pyramids they were surrounded by the floodplains of the Nile River. Lehner hypothesizes that if you could look below the city of Cairo, you would find ancient waterways that channeled the Nile’s water to the site of the pyramids’ construction. The Egyptians could have loaded the stones onto boats and transported them on the river right to the building site. Best of all, there’s proof: his excavations revealed an ancient port right by the pyramids where the stones could have landed.
A notable discovery was that of Pierre Tallet, an archaeologist who in 2013 exhumed the papyrus journal of a man named Merer who appears to have been a bureaucrat charged with transporting materials to Giza. After several years of translation, Tallet found Merer had written descriptions of his experiences overseeing a team of 40 workmen who opened dikes to divert water from the Nile into man-made canals that led straight to the pyramids.
He recorded his travels with several huge limestone blocks from Tura to Giza. His writings offered the most direct insight there’s ever been into how the pyramids were built, helping to answer one of history’s biggest questions.
With all the technological advancements we’ve made in today’s world it’s hard to imagine life without them. Part of why the mystery of the construction of the Egyptian pyramids intrigues so many is that it seems to be truly ahead of it’s time. If they could create such enormous and captivating structures without even the use of the wheel, then what can we create with our abundant innovations of the modern age? And what could we accomplish if we finally find out what tools and methods the Egyptians used that have been lost to time? With every breakthrough and discovery, we get closer to answering these questions.
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GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-HOLDER “BIG HOSS” TV TO DEBUT HD RIBBON BOARD
FORT WORTH, Texas (August 25, 2016) – “Big Hoss,” already acknowledged by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest TV, has gotten even bigger ”¦ and better.
Texas Motor Speedway has completed the expansion project that added a massive ribbon-style, high-definition scoreboard for fans to follow the lap count, running order and more beginning with Saturday night’s Firestone 600 Verizon IndyCar Series race (8 p.m. CT, TV: NBC Sports Network, Radio: IMS Radio Network, 95.9 The Ranch locally).
The scoreboard, 9½ feet high by 218 feet in length that runs at the bottom of “Big Hoss,” adds 2,064 square feet to the behemoth TV and increases the total viewing experience to 22,698 square feet or just over a half acre. Comparably, “Big Hoss” is 97 percent larger than the videoboard at AT&T Stadium (11,520 sf), home of the Dallas Cowboys in nearby Arlington.
The scoreboard was built as a technological advancement to the traditional electronic scoring pylons used at speedways, including at Texas Motor Speedway where the 110-foot tall scoring pylons in Turns 1 and 4 will eventually be removed. The project was completed in approximately two months.
The 12-story high “Big Hoss” features a selection of 19 different video cameras spread across the 1.5-mile speedway to captivate fans with instant replays, latest driver and race stats, interactive entertainment, and more. It also boasts a 140-degree horizontal viewing radius, which translates into a crystal-clear picture from any of the 128,655 seats along the frontstretch.
All tickets for Saturday night’s Firestone 600 are general admission at $28 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Race admission is free for all first responders showing proper identification at the gates in addition to a guest as part of “Back The Blue Night.”
The Firestone 600 is the resumption of the race that was postponed Saturday, June 11, due to weather and rescheduled for the following day. A total of 71 of the scheduled 248 laps were run June 12 before the race was suspended due to inclement weather. The race, which now is in the championship stretch of the season as the third-to-last race, will resume on Lap 72 with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver James Hinchcliffe leading.
For more information, please visit www.texasmotorspeedway.com or call the speedway ticket office at 817.215.8500.
Posted by Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations on 25 Aug 2016
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A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
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The Time Machine was released in 1960 and is based on the classic novel by H.G. Wells. The film follows the adventures of George, an inventor living in England in 1900, who has created a machine that can move through time. He passes through three World Wars and thousands of years beyond, to find a strange future where humans have developed into two races: the peaceful but weak Eloi, and the industrious but savage Morlocks. The Time Machine received an Academy Award for special effects and has influenced many of the science fiction films that followed it.
Film In Context: The Sound of Sirens
Throughout the film you are about to see, George the time traveler hears the sound of sirens—loud warning signals like the sound from a fire truck—and watches people react to them in strange and sometimes frightening ways. The sirens are an important part of the film’s story, but they did not appear in the original book. What role do sirens play throughout history, and why did the filmmakers decide to include them in the film? Alarm sirens were invented over 200 years ago and are used during times of crisis to let people know that there is danger and they need to find shelter. Did you know:
Sirens in Great Britain
In Great Britain, where the film takes place, there was a terrible battle during World War II (1939-1945) and air raid sirens were used to warn people that enemy airplanes from Germany were coming to bomb the cities.
When British citizens heard the sirens, they had to stop whatever they were doing and run to the nearest underground shelter, often in a subway station or in the basement of a building.
A different siren, known as the “all clear”, would sound when the bombing stopped, and only then would people know it was safe to come back out.
Sirens Around the World
By 1960, when The Time Machine was made, a powerful new weapon called a nuclear bomb had been invented that could destroy entire cities.
Many countries, including the United States, Great Britain and their enemies, made nuclear weapons, and there was a worldwide fear of nuclear war.
Sirens were once again a familiar sound, as Civil Defense Drills (like fire drills) were held regularly in countries around the world to help people practice getting to the underground bomb shelters.
The filmmakers would have been familiar with the sound of sirens and the meaning it would have for their audience. As you watch the film, pay close attention to the use of sirens and how their importance changes throughout the story.
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"This is the new normal": minister Sven Gatz on the diversity of his home town
Sven Gatz left his role as director of the Belgian Brewers union to return to politics in 2014, becoming minister of culture, media, youth and Brussels policy in the Flemish government. Born in Molenbeek, he has lived in Brussels all his life. He has just published a novel about the March 2016 terrorist attacks.
What do you like so much about living in Brussels?
That we turn disadvantages into advantages. We’re not as ‘self-aware’ as people who live in Amsterdam, for instance; we aren’t as loud – or as proud – as all that. Sometimes that’s a handicap, but sometimes that can be a good thing, this self-criticism, self-derision. I think this has to do with Brussels not being heterogenous. There are so many ‘centres’ to this city. It’s difficult to get a handle on it because it’s fractured, segregated. It’s only after a few months of living here that you begin to see all the good things about these very different neighbourhoods.
The Flemish complain that you can’t speak Dutch in Brussels…
Most of the time, in a short conversation, it’s not a problem to speak Dutch. But if your expectations are that you should be helped in a shop or a cafe the same way as you are in Ghent or in Antwerp, you will be frustrated. But you can find middle ground. A study recently found that, while the quality of Dutch in Brussels is decreasing, the number of people actually speaking it is increasing. They are trying to use Dutch, as well as other languages, and that’s good enough for me.
Twenty years ago, it was much more difficult. Speaking Dutch in a shop or bar was almost a political statement. You could actually get into an argument. This kind of tension has almost totally disappeared. So if you are relaxed about that Flemish-ness or Dutch-ness, things can go really well for you in this city.
Brussels is different from the rest of the country, though, you can’t argue with that
Brussels is different from the rest of Belgium, as New York is from the rest of the United States. But I would say if you go to Copenhagen or Hamburg or Paris, you see the same thing. We only began to realise this 10 or 15 years ago. This is one of the reasons I wrote this book.
The book recounts the attacks of 22 March 2016. How does that relate to Brussels being different from the rest of Belgium?
Recently, headlines revealed that people with a migration or expat background were in the majority in Antwerp. And I thought, OK, now they are where we were 20 years ago in Brussels. Every city has to figure out how to deal with this. But that’s just the way the world turns. If it bothered me, I would have left Brussels a long time ago.
And many of my friends did. At first I was really sad about that, but now there is a large number of people who live here because they want to experience that specific kind of urban-ness. Most of time, it’s a good thing. But sometimes it complicates things because it’s seen as a city that the rest of the country cannot understand.
Lots of Flemish people don’t see Brussels as their capital because they don’t understand it, but what they forget is that Wallonia also sees it that way. It’s always the ‘other’ that we forget about, and that’s why I wrote this book from multiple perspectives. This is the new normal. And it’s not about saying what people should do or follow or how they should be happy. It’s about an acceptance of being happy with the new normal, because it’s just fine, too.
Sven’s best of Brussels
Marché aux Grains
When I come into downtown Brussels, I always end up here sooner or later. It’s very lively with a lot of nice restaurants and cafes. It’s in the heart of the city but still feels very folky.
Flagey
This is an area of great urban renewal, the Flagey building, square and ponds. Fifteen years ago, it was a dead neighbourhood. Now it feels like Café Belga has always been there. I love to stroll around this whole area.
Le Central
This is where I come to eat and drink in my home commune, Jette. It’s an old-school Belgian brasserie. I like all kinds of cafes, but my favourite are the brown cafes that have looked more or less the same for over 200 years. When it comes to beer and cafes, I’m quite a simple guy.
Kanal Centre Pompidou (currently closed for renovation works)
I’ve been taking the tram past the Citroën building since I was a kid. It’s so beautiful, with its Art Deco elements and foray into modernism. This was a period with vision, time and money to put into industrial buildings. It would be a shame to change the architectural integrity too much. The collection is great, but the real star is the building.
Top photo: Studio Nunu. This article first appeared in The Bulletin spring 2019. Molenbeek/Maalbeek: A Brussels Tale is on sale now in English, French and Dutch
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Blue Jays AL wild card game averaged 4 million viewers in Canada, Sportsnet says
By Cassandra SzklarskiThe Canadian Press
Wed., Oct. 5, 2016timer4 min. read
More than four million viewers caught the Toronto Blue Jays’ thrilling do-or-die win over the Baltimore Orioles to clinch a spot in the American League Division Series, Sportsnet said Wednesday.
Tuesday’s American League wild-card game was Sportsnet’s most-watched program so far this year, according to Sportsnet, with an average audience of 4.02 million viewers tuning in to the 5-2 win.
Sportsnet president Scott Moore said the dramatic showdown — which ended with Edwin Encarnacion’s three-run 11th-inning home run — was “better than you could have scripted it.”
“It was just a great night of drama, sort of the way the season has been for them,” Moore said Wednesday. “It’s been a great storyline, it’s got ups and downs, it’s the ultimate reality show.”
In the U.S., the game was seen by an average of 4.2 million viewers on TBS, a decline from the previous AL game on the network involving two U.S. teams in 2014.
The game Tuesday night peaked at 5.1 million viewers in the U.S. after the end of the vice-presidential debate and was the most-watched non-news broadcast of the evening, the network said Wednesday.
The previous AL wild card game on TBS, Kansas City’s 12-inning victory over Oakland two years ago, was seen by an average of 5.2 million viewers. Last year’s NL wild card game on TBS, the Chicago Cubs’ win over Pittsburgh, averaged 8.3 million viewers.
Sportsnet said more than nine million Canadians watched some part of Tuesday’s broadcast, a U.S. feed from TBS instead of the usual local production featuring Sportsnet’s play-by-play crew, led by Buck Martinez.
For the post-season, Martinez and reporter Hazel Mae are essentially relegated to the sidelines for pre- and post-game commentary, with limited opportunities during the game.
That’s because of the way regional broadcasting rights are structured, said Moore, who noted that Baltimore fans are restricted to the TBS feeds as well.
“It’s the same everywhere in the league,” said Moore. “Selfishly, we would prefer, if possible, to have our own broadcasters on it. But contracts are contracts and as a regional rights holder that’s our situation.”
Canadian viewers actually get more local content than U.S. regional viewers, he said, noting that Sportsnet can do full pre-game coverage on the field.
“In Baltimore they would just pick up the TBS feed and the local rights-holder is not even a part of the equation,” he said.
“So in Baltimore or in Texas, they won’t see the player introductions, they won’t see all the stuff that happens on field that we’re able to do because of our relationship and the fact we are both the regional rights-holder and the national carrier of broadcasts.”
Sportsnet’s coverage continues right through the end of the World Series. For those final games, Sportsnet was given the option of either taking the Fox broadcast or the Major League Baseball International broadcast.
Moore said they’ll be taking the international feed because he negotiated to have Martinez as part of that broadcast.
“So regardless of whether the Jays are in the World Series or not, and we hope they are, Buck will be the analyst for the Major League Baseball International broadcast, which goes all around the world,” said Moore. “It goes to every English-speaking territory that has Major League Baseball rights.”
The Jays face the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of the ALDS on Thursday. The series promises more drama as it comes a year after Jose Bautista’s three-run shot and bat-flip against the Rangers in Game 5 of the 2015 division series. Moore said the showdown has all the makings of another ratings winner, even with the earlier 4 p.m. ET start time.
“The storylines match up beautifully — the bat flip from last year, the brawl from this year, this has turned into a real rivalry,” said Moore. “It’ll be interesting to see what happens when Jose Bautista goes into second base and is greeted by Rougned Odor, I would expect there’ll be a great deal of interest.”
Moore was at Tuesday’s game and didn’t hear the televised play-by-play but said he always finds it interesting to see what U.S. broadcasters have to say about the Jays.
“Some fans will think they’re biased against us, I can guarantee you they’re not biased against us. They’re just not biased for us,” he said. “They might be saying things we’ve been saying all season but they’re sort of just discovering the team.”
Tuesday’s game was Sportsnet’s fifth most-watched broadcast of all time. Their top game was ALCS Game 6, when Toronto played Kansas City on Oct. 23, 2015, drawing 5.12 million viewers.
With files from The Associated Press
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Lauren James and Ed Biggs present a review of the biggest and best album releases of April 2015, and a handful of classic LPs from years gone by – click here to listen now! Includes reviews of the following albums: Blur – The Magic Whip Drenge – Undertow The Wombats – Glitterbug East India Youth – Culture Of Volume We’ve also got a brand new track from The Vaccines ahead of their third album next month, and
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CULT ’90s: Pavement – ‘Wowee Zowee’
by Ed Biggs The initially unloved Wowee Zowee’s twenty year journey to being considered a masterpiece is a curious thing to consider. Possibly because it had to live up to the astronomical expectations built up by its predecessors Slanted And Enchanted (1992) and Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994), which had seen Pavement hailed in some quarters as the new Nirvana, the next great hope for American alternative rock. Songs like
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Army reverses Germany exit plans to counter Russia threat
Deborah Haynes, Defence Editor
US and British troops on a joint exercise near Grafenwöhr, Germany in 2016. Only about 4,000 British soldiers remain in the countryMATEJ DIVIZNA/GETTY IMAGES
Britain is planning to keep armed forces in Germany to respond more quickly if Russia attempts to attack Europe, the head of the army said last night.
The proposal marks a reversal of a policy to withdraw Britain’s Cold War footprint from Germany by the end of the decade. Britain has just under 4,000 troops left in Germany and they had all been due to return home within the next two years.
General Sir Nick Carter, the chief of the general staff, warned in a speech at the Royal United Services Institute think tank in London that Russia could challenge Britain and its Nato allies “sooner than we expect”. He drew on the centenary of the First World War to say that Britain must “be…
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PayPal copies Apple’s iPhone recipe and allows others to join the party
Alexandra Frean, US Business Correspondent
December 8 2009, 12:01am, The Times
PayPal, the online payments system owned by eBay, the internet auction company, is throwing open its platform to third-party developers in the hope that they may develop new uses and products that will expand its business.
John Donahoe, chairman and chief executive of eBay, said that he hoped to emulate the success of Apple, which has taken third-party product creation to new heights with its App Store, which sells or gives away iPhone applications produced by outside developers.
“What Apple has done is open up their [iPhone] platform and the innovation is being driven by the apps. PayPal is the first payments system to open up its platform,” he told a conference in New York.
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New York State Teachers Retirement System Sells 9,445 Shares of Signet Jewelers Ltd. (SIG)
Posted by Logan Wallace on May 27th, 2019
New York State Teachers Retirement System cut its stake in Signet Jewelers Ltd. (NYSE:SIG) by 8.9% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 96,296 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,445 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Signet Jewelers were worth $2,615,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Signet Jewelers by 459.1% in the fourth quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after buying an additional 2,525 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Signet Jewelers by 60.9% in the 1st quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares in the last quarter. Juncture Wealth Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in Signet Jewelers in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Inlet Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Signet Jewelers in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $217,000. Finally, NumerixS Investment Technologies Inc purchased a new stake in Signet Jewelers in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $297,000.
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Shares of NYSE:SIG opened at $21.45 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a PE ratio of 5.77, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 2.76. Signet Jewelers Ltd. has a 12 month low of $19.41 and a 12 month high of $71.07.
Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 3rd. The company reported $3.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.77 by $0.19. Signet Jewelers had a positive return on equity of 14.34% and a negative net margin of 10.65%. The firm had revenue of $2.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.14 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.28 EPS. Signet Jewelers’s revenue was down 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Signet Jewelers Ltd. will post 3.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 31st. Investors of record on Friday, May 3rd will be paid a $0.37 dividend. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 2nd. Signet Jewelers’s payout ratio is currently 39.78%.
SIG has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Signet Jewelers in a report on Thursday, April 4th. Zacks Investment Research raised Signet Jewelers from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have given a hold rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.97.
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Signet Jewelers Limited engages in the retail sale of diamond jewelry, watches, and other products. As of February 02, 2019, it operated 3,334 stores and kiosks. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Other. The North America segment operates stores in malls and off-mall locations primarily under the Kay Jewelers, Kay Jewelers Outlet, Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry, Jared Vault, Zales Jewelers, Zales Outlet, Piercing Pagoda, Peoples Jewellers, Gordon's Jewelers, and Mappins Jewellers regional banners; and JamesAllen.com, an online jewelry retailer Website.
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Cold War Snoops
CIA and FBI Spied on Americans and Immigrant Refugees as Early as the Late 50s
The NSA is a Johnny-come-lately to domestic surveillance—the FBI and CIA have been doing it for decades, writes Richard Rashke.
Richard Rashke
The National Security Agency isn’t the only intelligence group that has collected data on Americans and hidden the truth from the public. The FBI and CIA engaged in the same strategy following World War II. In each instance, the government bent the law or secretly enacted dubious legislation to make the snooping appear legal.
Soon after World War II ended, the Department of State recognized that there was a huge, untapped pool of Eastern European refugees. Harnessing them to fight the communists they hated was the brainchild of Frank Wisner, a former Wall Street lawyer turned Office of Strategic Services spy and the State Department’s expert on European war refugees. In a secret February 1948 policy paper, Wisner and his study group recommended that the National Security Council sanction the “systematic” use of such refugees. The NSC took Wisner’s advice.
Two years later, on March 3, 1950, the council issued a top-secret intelligence directive (NSCID No. 14) authorizing both the FBI and the CIA to find and jointly exploit the knowledge, experience, and talents of the approximately 200,000 Eastern European refugees living in the United States, as well as the hundreds of thousands still trapped in displaced-persons camps in Europe.
The NSC, FBI, and CIA fully understood at least one of the legal implications of NSCID No. 14. There were bound to be Nazi collaborators among the targeted Eastern Europeans: Einsatzgruppen volunteers who helped the SS round up and kill Jews and Gypsies, Waffen SS brigade volunteers, ethnic-cleansing militia guerrillas, and members of pro-Nazi fascist groups like the Romanian Iron Guard and the Croatian Ustasha. To avoid future embarrassment or legal challenges, the NSC charged the Justice Department with finding ways within and around the law to recruit and protect its new Cold War army.
The question the intelligence community faced in 1950 was how to find the most reliable and experienced Eastern European recruits it needed. There were no emails, satellites, or electronic files. And at the time many American families didn’t even have telephones.
Shielded by NSCID No. 14, intelligence operatives began asking U.S. ethnic and religious refugee organizations in the United States and Europe for the names and addresses of the Eastern Europeans they were helping. But government agents met strong resistance from the directors of these organizations. The directors felt that the information the government wanted was confidential. Releasing it would be an unwarranted invasion of privacy or illegal snooping. And helping government operatives could expose vulnerable refugees to intimidation, threat, and blackmail.
The CIA played a trump card. It asked the Displaced Persons Commission, which worked closely with the leaders of these refugee organizations both in the United States and Europe, to help calm the fears. That the CIA turned to the DPC for help was no accident. One of the three members of the commission was Edward O’Connor, who also sat on the NSC’s psychology and strategy board. The board’s job was to approve Cold War covert actions that depended on Eastern European volunteers.
DPC chairman Ugo Carusi agreed to apply pressure. In a December 21, 1950, memorandum sent to all U.S. refugee organizations, Carusi wrote: “We would like to advise that the U.S. Commission [DPC] has a formal agreement with the CIA to cooperate in every possible way to facilitate their programs. It is, therefore, altogether desirable that local representatives of the voluntary agencies and State Commissions and Committees make available to fully identified CIA agents the addresses of displaced persons.”
Whether Carusi issued a similar memorandum to the directors of U.S. displaced-persons camps in Europe is currently unknown.
With the blessing of the DPC, the FBI and the CIA approached refugee organizations with different agendas. Bureau Director J. Edgar Hoover wanted to find and cultivate Eastern Europeans with deep roots in their U.S. ethnic communities as well as contacts in their homelands. His plan was to use them to help identify communists and to alert the bureau about potential terrorist plots against America.
The CIA had broader, more ambitious plans. By 1952 the CIA’s office of clandestine services under Wisner was running hundreds of covert projects simultaneously. Among them was a guerrilla army, trained, armed, and ready to fight the Soviet Union when the time came; teams of Eastern European special-forces assassins and saboteurs; Eastern European propagandists for CIA-controlled radio broadcasts; and spy nets in every communist-bloc country.
Most of the government documents authorizing the use of refugee organizations to help intelligence agencies recruit informants, spies, assassins, saboteurs, propagandists, and guerrilla fighters remained secret until the ’90s, when they were declassified. Some still remain secret after more than 60 years. And many of the documents have either been lost or deliberately destroyed so that the full truth will never be known.
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Dangote Cement country manager killed in Ethiopia
Thursday May 17 2018
Dangote Cement plant in Mtwara, Tanzania. Unidentified gunmen shot dead the Dangote Cement country manager in Ethiopia and two others on May 16, 2018 in the restive Oromia region. PHOTO | FILE
Dangote Cement country manager killed alongside driver and personal assistant.
The plant, which began operations in May 2015, is the largest cement producer in Ethiopia.
The firm has however had tense relations with the local community that saw it temporarily suspend operations in August last year.
By ALLAN OLINGO
Unidentified gunmen shot dead the country manager of Nigeria's Dangote Cement and two others on Wednesday in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region.
According to authorities, Mr Deep Kamara was returning to the capital Addis Ababa from the factory when he was ambushed alongside his driver and personal assistant.
The plant is located in Mugher in Oromia, which surrounds the capital.
Oromia was plagued by violence for over two years, largely fuelled by a sense of political and economic marginalisation among its young population.
Hundreds died in the violence that was triggered in 2015 by demonstrations over land rights, before they broadened into rallies over freedoms that spread to other regions.
“The company’s director died following an attack by unknown gunmen that took place while he was returning to Addis Ababa from the factory alongside two company employees,” a government statement said.
Dangote Cement, which began operations in May 2015, is the largest cement producer in Ethiopia.
The EastAfrican understands that the cement firm's drivers have been on strike for the last one month, which prompted Mr Kamara to head to the factory in a bid to try and find a solution before he met his death.
It is understood that the local workers have for a long time had labour-related issues with the employment agencies hired by the cement manufacturers and this latest industrial action by the drivers was just one of the many.
Carl Franklin, a spokesperson for the Dangote Group was not immediately available for comment over the killings.
Dangote's Ethiopian unit has had a tumultuous time in the last two years, which saw protesters in 2016 attack and vandalise the factory along with several vehicles and machinery.
Last year, the cement firm threatened to shut its Ethiopia’s operations if the Oromia authorities did not reverse an order to cement makers to deliver control of some parts of their businesses to local young people. This saw the national government intervene and the matter is still under deliberations.
The country remains under a state of emergency imposed in February, a day after prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned. Former army officer Abiy Ahmed has since replaced him.
-Additional reporting by Reuters.
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Mosque massacre in Pakistan
Reuters in Quetta
Fri 4 Jul 2003 21.24 EDT
At least 32 people were killed and 52 injured in an attack on a Shia mosque in the western Pakistani city of Quetta yesterday.
Some witnesses blamed two suicide bombers, others said the assailants threw grenades into the mosque, where at least 2,000 were gathered for prayers.
Shias rioted, burning cars and tyres, and the city, the capital of Baluchistan province, was put under curfew. About a third of its 1.2m inhabitants are Shia.
No one claimed responsibility, but previous attacks on Pakistan's Shia minority have been blamed on radical Sunni Muslim groups. Shias were killed in two incidents in Quetta last month.
The police said one man had been taken into custody in connection with the attack.
Ahmad Ali, who suffered shrapnel wounds, told the Associated Press that he saw two suicide bombers enter the mosque.
"One of them was placing something that I guess was the bomb when he was seen by a security guard at the mosque. The guard killed him and the other one blew himself up," he said.
President Pervez Musharraf, vowed to "act very strongly" against those responsible.
"It is unfortunate there are some elements in Pakistan who undermine what Pakistan stands for and for what the vast majority stands for," he told a news conference in Paris.
"The purpose of this attack is to disrupt law and order, and nothing else," the information minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, said.
President Musharraf has banned several militant Muslim groups in Pakistan, including the extremist Sunni organisations which have been blamed for attacks on Shias.
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Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand - Audio Book CD NEW Unabridged - read by Scott Brick
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This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world-and did. Is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he have to fight his battle not against his enemies but against those who need him most? Why does he fight his hardest battle against the woman he loves? You will learn the answers to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men and women in this remarkable book.
About the Author: Ayn Rand was born in Russia, graduated from the University of Leningrad, and in 1926 came to the United States where she was naturalized. Her first novel, We the Living, was published in 1936. With the publication of The Fountainhead in 1943, she achieved a spectacular and enduring success and her unique philosophy, objectivism, gained a worldwide following.
Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn rand's magnum opus, which launched an ideology and a movement. With the publication of this work in 1957, Rand gained an instant following and became a phenomenon. Atlas Shrugged emerged as a premier moral apologia for Capitalism, a defense that had an electrifying effect on millions of readers (and now listeners) who have never heard Capitalism defended in other than technical terms.
About Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States. It was Rand's last work of fiction before concentrating her writings exclusively on philosophy, politics and cultural criticism. At over one thousand pages in length, she considered it her magnum opus. The book explores a number of philosophical themes that Rand would subsequently develop into the philosophy of Objectivism.
The theme of Atlas Shrugged is that independent, rational thought is the engine that powers the world. The main conflict of the book occurs as the "individuals of the mind" go on strike, refusing to contribute their inventions, art, business leadership, scientific research, or new ideas of any kind to the rest of the world. Society, they believe, hampers them by interfering with their work and underpays them by confiscating the profits and dignity they have rightfully earned. The peaceful cohesiveness of the world requires those individuals whose productive work comes from mental effort. But feeling they have no alternative, they eventually start disappearing from the communities of "looters" and "moochers" who bleed them dry. The strikers believe that they are crucial to a society that exploits them, and the near-total collapse of civilization their strike eventually triggers shows them to be correct.
Like the Greek Titan Atlas, individuals rationally and circumspectly seeking their own long-term happiness believe that they hold the world on their shoulders. The novel's title is an allusion to the Titan, discussing what might happen if those supporting the world suddenly decided to stop doing so. In the novel, the allusion comes during a conversation between two protagonists, Francisco d'Anconia and Hank Rearden, near the end of part two, chapter three, where Francisco suggests to Rearden that if he could suggest to Atlas that he do one thing, it would be to shrug.
In the world of Atlas Shrugged, society stagnated when independent productive achievers began to be socially demonized and even punished for their accomplishments, even though society had been far more healthy and prosperous by allowing, encouraging and rewarding self-reliance and individual achievement. Independence and personal happiness flourished to the extent that people were free, and achievement was rewarded to the extent that individual ownership of private property was strictly respected. The hero, John Galt, lives a life of laissez-faire capitalism as the only way to live consistent with his beliefs. Atlas Shrugged is a political book. It portrays fascism, socialism and communism – any form of state intervention in society – as systemically and fatally flawed. However, Rand claimed that it is not a fundamentally political book, but that the politics portrayed in the novel are a result of her attempt to display her image of the ideal person and the individual mind's position and value in society.
Rand argues that independence and individual achievement enable society to survive and thrive, and should be embraced. But this requires a "rational" moral code. She argues that, over time, coerced self-sacrifice causes any society to self-destruct. She is similarly dismissive of faith beyond reason, in a god or higher being, or anything else as an authority over one's own mind. The book positions itself against religion specifically, often directly within the characters' dialogue.
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The Isshinryu Hall Of Fame
All Isshinryu Practitioners Building & Recognizing Master Tatsuo Shimabuku's Vision Together
George Reynolds (Inducted in 2010)
Master George Reynolds started his martial arts career in 1968 under Grand Master David Praim of Karate Institute in Detroit, Michigan. He received his Black Belt in May 3, 1970. Kl gave him the challenges a young kid needed to become focused and productive in the community. Master Praim always helped those around him and these and other qualities were instilled in his martial arts and personal careers. Under Master Praim's instruction George became a national rated competitor in kata and kumite winning many awards and trophies from national competition.
In 1971 George was drafted into the U.S. Army and immediately signed up for another year during the Viet Nam era and achieved the M.O.S. (Military Occupation Specialty ) of Air Defense Electrical I Electronic Repair man for Vulcan I Chaparral Missile Systems and German Interpreter.
After the tour of duty in the service, George received permission to train under Grand Master Willie Adams in lsshinryu Karate. During his career in lsshinryu he has been a supporter of the Martial community and as a result of his 35 years of training in lsshinryu has been promoted to his present rank of 7th Dan.
In 2004 Master Reynolds partnered with Master Woods to open Detroit Martial Arts Institute, located at 13030 W. 7 Mile Rd, Detroit, Ml 48235. He designed the floor plan, engineered the communication system, and worked with contractors to develop a 4500 sq ft state of the art facility that has day and evening classes 6 days a week.
Having the dojo opened Master Reynolds saw an additional opportunity to allow at risk children to be included in the benefits of martial arts. He worked to develop the 3500 sq ft. - Detroit Life Skills facility. It's a 501C3 corporation with the mission to provide structured academic tutoring, foreign language instruction, computer skills and martial arts training in our alter school program to High Risk urban elementary thru high school students.
We have several transportation vehicles that pick children up from their school and bring them to our licensed Karate Instead of Daycare (K.I.D.) facility. We prov1de them with a nutritious meal and time to do their homework. We provide tutors if needed and time available to work in our computer lab that houses 12 internet connected computers for assisting them in their homework and research. Our alter school program rivals any established facility; we provide life skills that are essential for today's youth. And we have opened the availability to more people by accepting DHS recipients that would be overlooked because of financial restraints. We strive to be available to our community by providing programs for young children to mature adults for martial arts, daycare facilities, after school programs, summer camp and ballroom dancing.
He is presently President of Detroit Martial Arts Institute, LLC, G. E. Funding Inc, Detroit Life Skills, and Environmental Building Services LLC. He enjoys challenges and working with positive people.
Master Reynolds has been practicing martial arts from 1968 to present (42 years) and is Senior Instructor of Detroit Martial Arts Institute. He has been awarded the 1992 Michigan Hall of Fame award, the 2000 Spirit of Isshinryu, and the 2008 Yellow Tigers Hall of Fame.
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Cannes jury head Inarritu hails cinema experience in Netflix age
Sarah White and Hanna Rantala
Cannes, France / Wed, May 15, 2019 / 06:08 pm
US actress and member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival Elle Fanning, Mexican director and President of the Jury of the Cannes Film Festival Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, US director and member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival Kelly Reichardt, Burkinabe and member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival Maimouna N'Diaye, French director and member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival Enki Bilal, Polish director and member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival Pawel Pawlikowski, Greek director and member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival Yorgos Lanthimos, Italian director and member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival Alice Rohrwacher and France and member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival Robin Campillo pose as they arrive for the screening of the film 'The Dead Don't Die' during the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2019. (AFP/Loic Venance)
Cannes jury president Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu lauded the "communal experience" of watching movies in cinemas as the French film festival, locked in a row with streaming services such as Netflix, got under way on Tuesday.
The Mexican maker of Birdman heads up a panel that includes US actress Elle Fanning and The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos, and will pick the winner of the top Palme D'Or prize on May 25.
At a time when streaming companies are becoming prolific production houses, turning out serious award contenders although no Netflix films were selected to compete at Cannes, Inarritu defended movie theatres.
"I'm a true believer that to watch is not to see a film ... Cinema was born to be experienced, in a communal experience," Inarritu told a news conference, hours ahead of the first night of the festival on the French Riviera, set to open with the zombie-fest The Dead Don't Die.
Inarritu said he did not have anything against "watching something on a phone", and that the likes of Netflix had helped bring local films to markets such as Mexico.
The US firm backed Roma, a family drama that earned Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron an Oscar for best director.
Read also: https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/04/30/elle-fanning-yorgos-lanthimos-enki-bilal-join-cannes-jury.html" target="_blank">Elle Fanning, Yorgos Lanthimos, Enki Bilal join Cannes jury
"It's great that they exist in TV, but why not give people the choice to experience them in the cinema," Inarritu said.
The spat between Cannes and Netflix over rules dictating that films in competition cannot be streamed for the following three years is expected to dominate discussions at the festival.
Inarritu said the jury would be looking out for the films that struck them the most "emotionally, intellectually" and that disturbed or provoked them.
Big names such as Quentin Tarantino will up be against newcomers, including some presenting their first ever movie, like young French filmmaker Ladj Ly with Les Miserables.
Excluding Inarritu, the Cannes jury is made up of four men and four women as organizers make a push to shine a greater light on female cinema talents.
"(I'm) also looking forward to the time when we come and we don't have to say 'the women directors' and 'the women'," US filmmaker and jury member Kelly Reichardt said.
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Deripaska Helps Out Abramovich in Court
LONDON — Aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska gave a helping hand to fellow billionaire Roman Abramovich on Friday in a London court battle involving three of Russia's best-known businessmen.
Deripaska, whose Basic Element conglomerate owns the world's top aluminum producer RusAl, gave evidence via a video link from New York as Abramovich's witness.
Abramovich, owner of London's Chelsea football club — who, like Deripaska, is one of the 10 richest people in Russia — is accused by former protector Boris Berezovsky of selling, without permission, his shares in RusAl, which Berezovsky says Abramovich held for him in a trust agreement.
Abramovich denies there was a trust arrangement.
The case, which started in early October, is being followed closely by Russia watchers for any new clues into the murky world of the country's business and politics.
Abramovich and Berezovsky were close while making their fortunes in Russia in the 1990s, when a small group of businessmen snapped up shares in former state firms sold off after the collapse of the Soviet Union. They fell out a decade ago.
Much of the hearing, in a courtroom packed with bodyguards and armies of lawyers and aides, focused on a crucial meeting between Deripaska, Abramovich, Berezovsky and two associates in London's luxury Dorchester Hotel in March 2000.
"We did not discuss the combining by Mr. Abramovich and me of various of our aluminum assets; that had already been agreed by the two of us," Deripaska wrote in his witness statement.
"I was not aware of Mr. Berezovsky or [Berezovsky's associate] Mr. Patarkatsishvili having any part of the newly combined businesses. I recall no discussion of Mr. Berezovsky or Mr. Patarkatsishvili having any such interest, nor of any discussion about a 'trust' in their favor," he added.
During the hearing, Deripaska spoke in Russian via an interpreter, but it was clear from his occasional comments on the translation that he understood English.
Deripaska, speaking in a deadpan manner, drew laughter from the audience with his descriptions of Berezovsky and how Deripaska once lent him a large sum of money.
"He was pleading with me, he needed to buy some property, some real estate, and that was really touching. It was quite touching," Deripaska said.
When quizzed by Berezovsky's lawyer about the Dorchester meeting, Deripaska added: "He could have turned up [dressed] in any manner, even in the nude. That would have been quite in his character."
Berezovsky also claims that Abramovich "intimidated" him in 2000 into disposing of a 21.5 percent stake in Russian oil company Sibneft at a fraction of its value. Berezovsky's total claims in the case amount to more than $6 billion.
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THE PLAN AWARD 2017 giuria
The Plan Award
HSINMING FUNG
Partner at Hodgetts+Fung, Director of Academic Affairs at
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
With a lifelong commitment to the arts and education, Hsinming Fung brings a sensibility distilled from her background as an émigré to a design practice energized by her search for meaning. Fluent in five languages, she brings an acute sense of cultural relevance to the work of the studio, and her comprehension of the human experience in various urban environments adds a unique insight to her designs, facilitating accessibility without compromising intellectual integrity. She served as the 2014 President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
ELIZABETH DE PORTZAMPARC
Founder at Agence Elizabeth de Portzamparc
Architect and urbanist, she applies her thinking and experience on the identity of cities and metropolises, designing facilities that strengthen the qualities of the context into which they are inserted. She combines the requirements of the social, urban and ecological scope with construction of optimal forms. Her projects are characterized by their innovative flexibility, architectural layouts designed to foster sociability, giving much importance to the total spatial interconnections. She continues to pursue research on the identity of places, community life and territorial links. She has also made pioneering proposals for mixed use and prefabricated sustainable and flexible housing.
LI XIANGNING
Full Professor, Assistant Dean AT TONGJI University Shanghai, College of Architecture
Xiangning Li, deputy dean and professor of history, theory and criticism at Tongji University College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Xiangning Li has lectured widely on contemporary Chinese architecture and urbanism and published on these topics in international architecture journals. He has been a visiting scholar at MIT, a fellow at MAK Center of Art and Architecture in Los Angeles, and a visiting professor at TU Darmstadt; and he has curated the Chengdu and Shenzhen Biennale exhibitions, among various distinctions.
MAURIZIO SABINI
Professor of Architecture at Drury University in Springfield
Maurizio Sabini received his professional degree in architecture in 1981 from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura of Venice and a post-professional Master of Architecture degree in 1982. He is currently a professor at Hammons School of Architecture, Dury University.
RAYMUND RYAN
Curator at The Heinz Architectural Center
at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh
Raymund Ryan, originally from Ireland, is an architect and writer, who looks at the city as both an insider and outsider, bringing the international design scene into regional dialogue.
PETER RICH
Founder at Peter Rich Architects
Peter Rich is a principal architect at Peter Rich Architects in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Professor of Architecture at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg. In 2011, he held the chair of the John Williams Fellowship at University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture. In 2010, Rich was awarded the South African Institute of Architects Gold Medal, the Institute’s highest honor for his achievements in architecture
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Ohio State football better than Celine Dion, coach says
Todd Porter
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cost of an Ohio State-Youngstown State ticket: $63. Cost to park around Ohio Stadium: $20. Cost for a small tailgate party before kickoff: $60. Buckeye Head Coach Jim Tressel delivering his best line in seven years? Priceless.
Cost of an Ohio State-Youngstown State ticket: $63. Cost to park around Ohio Stadium: $20. Cost for a small tailgate party before kickoff: $60. Buckeye Head Coach Jim Tressel delivering his best line in seven years? Priceless.
Ohio State opens its season Saturday against the Division I-AA Penguins. The price of admission is no different than what Buckeye fans will pay to see Wisconsin later in the year.
When Michigan plays a lesser opponent, such as this weekend’s game against Division I-AA Appalachian State, the Wolverines knock off about $10.
Are Ohio State fans being treated fairly?
“I think it’s fair,” Tressel said. “I’ve been to a couple of concerts, and our tickets are very reasonable. I was out in Vegas ... and Ellen and I went to see Celine Dion (pronounced Seleon Deon by the coach). ... It was like $200. You can go to three Ohio State games.”
But ...
“And I knew the words to the songs,” Tressel continued. “At least when you go to a game, you don’t know what’s going to happen. Do I think it’s a problem? No. Remember this about Ohio State football: It’s about the band. It’s about the pageantry. It’s about the tailgating. If we’re silly enough to think it’s just about us, then we’re a little bit sort-sighted.”
When the NCAA allowed football programs to play a 12th game, Ohio State offered budget-balancing paydays to Ohio’s smaller colleges. Along with one opponent a year from a major conference, that is how OSU will proceed, Tressel said.
Mid-majors and I-AA programs can’t demand a home-and-home contract. Ohio State has more than 30 varsity sports and $100 million athletic budget. Each game in the Horseshoe feeds that beast.
But Tressel said — with a straight face — don’t expect Saturday to be a rout. He reminded everyone that YSU played Penn State to a scoreless first quarter a year ago. The Nittany Lions won, 37-3.
Tressel said he would need at least a game to get a read on his team. Ohio State is replacing most of its skill players on offense. Four of the top six defensive linemen are gone as well.
Will Tressel be able to gain much insight into his team from outmatched Youngstown State?
“We’ll have a good read,” he said. “We try to focus on who we are and how we perform. Really, it’s not about our opponent, whether it’s Youngstown State or Michigan or Florida.”
Tressel spent 15 seasons as YSU’s head coach. In 1994, he tried to get Ohio State to play the Penguins.
“They weren’t interested,” Tressel said.
In the offseason, the Tressel family made a $1 million contribution to YSU’s athletic building funds. He has an affinity for his wife’s alma mater.
This game could get out of hand, which would surprise few but Tressel.
“I would be shocked to start with,” Tressel said. “That’s the least of the planning. ... (A blowout) is not going to happen. That’s like asking, ‘What are you going to do if it snows on the first of September?’ It’s probably not going to snow.”
The Buckeyes had to wait nearly seven months to play. The last time they set foot on a field, Florida embarrassed them in the national title game, 41-14.
Time seems to have dragged on waiting for this game, senior co-captain Kirk Barton said.
Just because it’s Youngstown State, it’s still college football.
“We don’t care who we play,” Barton said. “We want to go out and set the tone with every game. ... I just want to go out and get after somebody.”
Reach Repository sports writer Todd Porter at (330) 580-8340 or todd.porter@cantonrep.com.
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Al Pacino Tapped to Play Penn State Coach Joe Paterno in Barry Levinson HBO Movie
By Dino-Ray Ramos on June 5, 2017 3 - TELEVISION NEWS, Attachments (TV), Dino-Ray Ramos
Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino is continuing his working relationship with HBO and is set to star as former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in an untitled movie from Barry Levinson. Paterno, who was regarded as the best coach in college football history, made headlines in 2011 when he became embroiled in Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. The case challenged his legacy when a report came out stating that Paterno, along with other Penn State officials knew of Sandusky’s actions but never turned him in.
Levinson is set to direct the project and will serve as an executive producer via his Levinson/Fontana banner alongside Jason Sosnoff and Tom Fontana. Edward Pressman and Lindsay Sloane have also signed on to executive produce with Rick Nicita through his RP Media Company. Debora Cahn, John C. Richards, and David McKenna will pen the script. The project will be produced in association with Sony Pictures Television.
The Paterno project marks another collaboration between Pacino and Levinson. The two worked together on previous HBO movies including Jack Kevorkian biopic You Don’t Know Jack, which earned him a Prime Time Emmy as well as his role as the titular music legend Phil Spector, which received an Emmy nom. Pacino’s HBO movie streak also includes his Emmy award-winning turn in the critically acclaimed 2003 mini-series Angels in America.
Pacino can be seen on the big screen in the crime thriller Hangman as well as Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming buzzy The Irishman opposite Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, and Joe Pesci.
He is repped by UTA.
Dino-Ray Ramos | Staff Writer
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Top zoos to check out across the globe
A zoo is one of the few places individuals can check out that is generally close-by their own homes and gives them a view of other places of the world. After all, because animals are most comfortable in a familiar habitat, zoos can give visitors a sense of other parts of the world essentially in their own backyards while checking out diverse species.
However, sometimes the selection of creatures can be limited. Think of it this way: A local petting zoo probably isn't going to have Bengal tigers or African bush elephants - people might have to go to a big city for that, and even then, there's no guarantee.
When travellers are in different nations, seeing the local zoo might be one of the best ways for animal lovers to learn a bit more about their surroundings. These facilities are almost sure to be full of local wildlife and a wider variety of species that live in the area. Plus, this gives individuals something new and exciting to do in a city they're exploring.
So, what are some must-see zoos across the globe that jet-setters should check out?
Many times, the Central Park Zoo is the facility that gets all the glory in New York City. And it's certainly deserving of praise - according to Travel Channel, even though it's only 2.6 hectares, there are 150 species to see. However, you can't forget about Bronx Zoo, a much larger and more comprehensive zoo. The grounds feature approximately 6,000 animals across 107 hectares, officially making it the biggest zoo in a city.
An animal lover's trip to London would be remiss without seeing the zoo. The same goes for history buffs. After all, as the news source reported, this is the oldest zoo in the world that's still functioning. However, the facility is still updating constantly and adding to the ambiance. For instance, in 2011, the organization opened a new penguin exhibit featuring a massive underwater pool and viewing area.
Henry Doorly Zoo
Many zoos are named for the city in which they're located, though that's not the case for Omaha, Nebraska's Henry Doorly Zoo. It's largely considered one of the best facilities in the world, and CNN reported that it won the TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award in 2014. It was given this honour because of the thousands of different types of animals present on the grounds, as well as many hectares of gardens and both indoor and outdoor exhibits.
Australia is known for the crazy critters that live Down Under, but travellers can check out the Melbourne Zoo if they want to take a look at many of them in a safe environment. According to Travel Channel, 5,120 animals live in the 22-hectare park. The source highlighted the ring-tailed lemur exhibit as a potential favourite.
That same TripAdvisor awards ceremony saw the crowning of the No. 1 park in Europe - Tenerife's Loro Parque, The Independent reported. The biggest draw to the zoo tends to be the facility's bird exhibits. It showcases approximately 4,000 parrots of more than 350 species. There are many other types of animals and an aquarium on the grounds as well.
Sao Paulo Zoo
Those not just interested in the animals themselves, but in learning more about conservation efforts, might enjoy Sao Paulo Zoo. About Sao Paulo detailed that the zoo works with scientists at various research centres. Moreover, there are guided tours so visitors can see as many of the 3,200 animals on premises as possible, as well as classes for teachers, presentations and the opportunity to take a walk around the grounds at night.
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Sinbad! (VIP Pre-Show Meet & Greet Reception and Reserved Seating)
Sunday, July 14 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
We welcome back another of our favorite comics for a night of his big-and-warm-hearted comedy. Sinbad never tells jokes but rather stalks the stage, telling real-life stories. He doesn’t write his material; he relives it as he remembers it. A two-time NAACP Image Award Winner rated by Comedy Central as one of the top 100 standup comedians of all time, Sinbad has kept audiences laughing around the world for the past three decades – whether on stage or in his numerous television and big screen appearances - ranging from the hit sitcom “A Different World” to his own “The Sinbad Show”– and films including “Houseguest,” “Jingle All the Way” and “Necessary Roughness.” He guested on Disney’s “Planes,” “Comedy Bang Bang,” “The Eric Andre Show,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and his work on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice” has provided him some rich politically related material for recent commentary on MSNBC. He has also done 6 comedy specials, four on HBO and two on Comedy Central…and he’s not stopping anytime soon!
VIP Pre-Show Meet & Greet Reception with Reserved Seating $100.
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Microsoft, Linux, Google, and Apple started rolling out patches addressing design flaws in processor chips that security researchers named Meltdown and Spectre. Here’s what you need to know about these flaws:
What are Meltdown and Spectre?
Meltdown, designated as CVE-2017-5754, can enable hackers to gain privileged access to parts of a computer’s memory used by an application/program and the operating system (OS). Meltdown affects Intel processors.
Spectre, designated as CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715, can allow attackers to steal information leaked in the kernel/cached files or data stored in the memory of running programs, such as credentials (passwords, login keys, etc.). Spectre reportedly affects processors from Intel, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Advanced RISC Machine (ARM).
Modern processors are designed to perform “speculative execution.” This means it can “speculate” the functions that are expected to run, and by queuing these speculations in advance, they can process data more efficiently and execute applications/software faster. It’s an industry technique used to optimize processor performance. However, this technique permits access to normally isolated data, possibly allowing an attacker to send an exploit that can access the data.
What’s the impact?
Intel processors built since 1995 are reportedly affected by Meltdown, while Spectre affects devices running on Intel, AMD, and ARM processors. Meltdown is related to the way privileges can be escalated, while Spectre entails access to sensitive data that may be stored on the application’s memory space.
The potential impact is far-reaching: Desktops, laptops, and smartphones running on vulnerable processors can be exposed to unauthorized access and information theft. Cloud-computing, virtual environments, multiuser servers—also used in data centers and enterprise environments—running these processors are also impacted.
It’s also worth noting that the patches that have been released for Windows and Linux OSs can reportedly reduce system performance by five to 30 percent, depending on the workload.
Google’s Project Zero has proof-of-concept (PoCs) exploits that work against certain software. Thankfully, Intel and Google reported they have not yet seen attacks actively exploiting these vulnerabilities so far.
Are they fixed?
Microsoft issued a security bulletin and advisory ahead of their monthly patch cycle to address these vulnerabilities in Windows 10. Updates/fixes for Windows 7 and 8 will be deployed on the January Patch Tuesday on January 9. Microsoft also issued recommendations and best practices for clients and servers.
Google has published mitigations on the infrastructure/products that may be affected (YouTube, Google Ads, Chrome, etc.). They also released a Security Patch Level (SPL) for Android covering updates that can further limit attacks that may exploit Meltdown and Spectre. A separate security update for Android will also be released on January 5. Note that patching on Android is fragmented, so users need to notify their OEMs for their availability. Nexus and Pixel devices can automatically download the update.
Apple’s macOS has been reportedly patched in version 10.13.2, while 64-bit ARM kernels were also updated. VMWare also issued its own advisory. Mozilla, whose team confirmed that browser-based attacks may be possible, addressed the vulnerabilities with Firefox 57.
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Thought about Chado
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Tea-gathering for laymen like you & I ?
Before writing about Chado – the classical Japanese Tea-ceremony, or for that matter, anything that is related to Japan today, one is likely to recall the recent hit of earthquake and tsunami on the 11th of March which caused tremendous losses of life and property in North-Eastern Japan. Meantime, you will also most likely remember that much of the media coverage on the disaster mentioned and praised the discipline and spirit the Japanese people displayed in coping with the disaster, something rarely seen in any other part of the world before.
While we express our deepest sympathies to our Japanese friends who suffer because of the disaster, we also salute them for the courage and discipline they have displayed.
But why is it that I mention this in relation to Chado – the classical Japanese Tea-ceremony?
It is because the display of aforementioned discipline and spirit in response to disasters has been inbuilt in the Japanese people as a part of their culture.
Certainly, other factors such as successful national education, regular drills etc. do play a part. Nevertheless, in a broader sense, these can be seen as a form of culture as well.
To gain a glimpse into the Japanese culture, Chado is one of the primarily interesting and important ways. Through presentation of tea, Chado is about cultivating a gesture to show a high degree of respect for people. It seeks a harmonious and calm way towards mutual communication. It helps you acquire a sense of appreciation for good and positive things in life.
One may find the word “ceremony” in the phrase of “Japanese Tea-ceremony”, as a way it is translated into English, somewhat rigid and formal. In fact, it is better to see it as a “Tea-gathering” instead. Since a conduct of Chado should be something very natural, “gathering” should therefore be a better word to describe it.
With this understanding, one who is a layman like me is able to approach this beautiful culture without too much of worry of what is seen as “complexity” in it.
As an example, I recall that when I had been first exposed to a Tea-gathering in Japan, some 30 years ago when I was an undergraduate studying in a Japanese University, I was taught that after lifting the bowl containing tea presented to me, I was supposed to turn it three times (clockwise or anti-clockwise, I have forgotten) before drinking. And after drinking, I had to turn the bowl three times again in the other direction before returning it. Then, more than ten years later, in Singapore, I again had a chance to attend a Tea-ceremony subsequently. During the process, I began to feel nervous when I lifted the bowl because I had forgotten how I should turn it first, clockwise or anti-clockwise. I felt that I had “forgotten the rule” and was rather embarrassed by it.
Then I had a chance to listen to a talk by a tea master, and learned that the direction in which to turn the bowl is not that important if one has forgotten it. Instead, being natural and relaxed is most important as that was the state at which you could benefit most from a Tea-gathering.
Going on, I further realized that Chadou, the Tea-gathering, as a classical culture of Japan, is also a form of art. It has much to offer and many elements for us to appreciate. The beauty and fineness of movement, handling of tea utensils, condition of the starter fire, etiquette for the preparation of tea, the arrangement of tea room, communication between host and guest etc. are all though performed in a tea room, essences not limited to the tea room but have become an integral part related to one’s daily life.
It makes you a more calm, considerate and elegant person knowing better what respect for people is all about, and how a more effective exchange and communication with people can be achieved.
It is my wish that this culture and form of art could blossom in this land as well. And you and I, even though we are laymen, could easily join the gathering and cultivation, and become better people.
By Tan Jong Lek
The author is a former President of The Japanese University Graduates Association of Singapore (JUGAS) and the current Vice President of The Japanese Cultural Society, Singapore (JCS)
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Services starting to return after BB&T has large banking outage overnight
Millions of BB&T customers were unable to access their accounts after a service outage which the bank blames on "a technical issue."
Services starting to return after BB&T has large banking outage overnight Millions of BB&T customers were unable to access their accounts after a service outage which the bank blames on "a technical issue." Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2om5gAT
The Associated Press Published 12:04 p.m. ET Feb. 23, 2018 | Updated 8:32 p.m. ET Feb. 23, 2018
A technical issue took out BB&T's online banking, mobile banking app and automated teller machine services.(Photo: Getty Images.)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Millions of BB&T customers were unable to access their accounts after a service outage which the bank blames on "a technical issue."
BB&T is restoring some of the services it lost after what it calls an equipment malfunction.
Spokesman Brian Davis said Friday that automated Phone24 service and automated teller machines are now available from the North Carolina-based bank. Davis said customers should be aware that some information they will see about their accounts hasn't yet been fully updated, but will be available and updated later Friday.
The outage, which was first reported Thursday, affected the bank's online banking, mobile banking app and ATM services. Millions of customers were affected.
The bank said it doesn't believe the problem is related to a cyber-attack.
The Winston-Salem, N.C.-based bank posted a statement on its Twitter page saying the problem persisted on Friday. They blamed the problem on an equipment malfunction in a data center, but provided no further details.
The problem was first reported Thursday. An outage map showed the biggest impact targeted much of central North Carolina, Atlanta, the Washington area and Philadelphia.
A statement issued Friday said BB&T customers can use their debit, credit and prepaid cards.
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VA reverses course, releases health care quality data
The move follows a USA TODAY story earlier this month that revealed the agencys' secret ratings.
VA reverses course, releases health care quality data The move follows a USA TODAY story earlier this month that revealed the agencys' secret ratings. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2i6HR5l
Donovan Slack, USA TODAY Published 1:16 p.m. ET Dec. 20, 2016 | Updated 3:38 p.m. ET July 5, 2017
Hospitals run by the VA are graded on a 5-point system. Up until now, those grades have been kept private. USA TODAY's Donovan Slack shares what she learned while uncovering them. USA TODAY NETWORK
The Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Department of Veterans Affairs.(Photo: Donovan Slack, USA TODAY)
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has quietly released quality-of-care ratings for its medical centers across the country, despite years of refusing to share them with the public.
The move follows a USA TODAY investigation that revealed ratings for 146 VA medical centers for the first time earlier this month. VA Secretary Bob McDonald complained at the time that their publication across the USA TODAY Network caused “unwarranted distress” to veterans and could dissuade them from getting care.
But last week, according to an internal memo obtained by USA TODAY, the agency posted updated ratings on its website and also included indicators of whether hospitals were improving or declining, allowing members of the public to see for the first time how their local VA medical centers have been faring over time.
The VA rates centers on a scale of one to five stars, with five being the best and one being the worst, and bases the ratings on dozens of factors, including death and infection rates and wait times.
The newly posted ratings show VA hospitals in Albuquerque, Detroit and Los Angeles received one star as of June 30, 2016, down from two stars on Dec. 31, 2015.
At the same time, the VA medical center in Fayetteville, Ark., jumped from three stars to five, and the VA in Orlando, Fla., went from two stars to four.
“I am glad to see these ratings finally made public,” said Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., who has been pushing for the release of more detailed VA quality data for more than a year. “This not only helps veterans know basic information about their health care options, it allows stakeholders in the community and members of Congress to demand better of the VA when improvement is needed.”
Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., who wrote to the VA demanding the release of five years’ worth of ratings following USA TODAY’s story, said “it shouldn’t take news reports and public pressure for the VA to make these ratings available to the public.”
“These are important tools for veterans and the community to see quality of care at the hospitals they depend on, and I hope this transparency continues,” she said.
Until USA TODAY’s story, Dingell did not know that the Detroit VA — which is named after her husband, former congressman John Dingell — was among the worst-rated in the country. She is now “working with leadership at the Detroit VA to ensure the issues that led to the facility’s poor star ratings are addressed and that our veterans are receiving the best possible care they deserve.”
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The VA did not respond to a message seeking comment Tuesday. VA officials have previously said the star ratings were an internal improvement tool and not intended for the public because they worried hospitals with one star would be unfairly tarnished.
“To be clear, no VA medical facility is bad or failing,” McDonald wrote in a letter to the editor of USA TODAY.
In addition to star comparisons with other VA medical centers, the newly posted data show whether centers have improved compared with their own performance a year earlier. Five hospitals had a "large decline" in the year ending June 30, 2016. They are facilities in El Paso and Hot Springs, Texas; Fargo, N.D; San Diego, Calif.; and Tomah, Wis.
The VA says on the new ratings web page that overall, 120 of the 146 medical centers showed improvement since 2015.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has been investigating the VA for nearly two years — ever since the revelation in January 2015 that a veteran had died after doctors at the Tomah VA prescribed him a fatal cocktail of narcotics.
“Let’s face it, none of this, none of these abuses — the wait times, the opioids, these types of things — none of this would be known were it not for a free press, people like yourself digging and publicizing it,” Johnson said. “The natural tendency of any government bureaucracy, probably I think any organization, any human being, quite honestly, is not to be forthcoming, not to be transparent. Nobody wants to air their dirty linen.”
Johnson said he plans to continue in his committee to push for more transparency to identify problems and then hopefully solve them. “It’s a target-rich environment of things we have to deal with, the problems, it’s like a mosquito in a nudist colony.”
Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, said the VA's release of quality data is a "positive development" crucial for improvement, but the agency should have released it long ago.
"Imagine the hassle the department could have saved veterans, employees and taxpayers if it would have just done the right thing and made these ratings public from the start,” Miller said.
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A. Mandatory Classifications
By determining the proper classification designation of each claim in a patent separately, and then assigning each separate classification designation to the patent, you can be reasonably certain that the claimed subject matter contained in the patent is retrievable. Each such classification is a mandatory classification. The Original classification (OR) is selected from among the mandatory classifications as being the highest in the schedule (superiority) of the class containing the controlling claim (see Section IV, A, above). The remaining mandatory classifications are designated as cross-references (XR) and the patent documents are so labeled.
B. Discretionary Classifications
Also designated as cross-references are any number of additional classifications that are deemed appropriate by the classifier or examiner, within the guidelines set forth below. These cross-references may provide for disclosure not encompassed by the claims or for claimed subject matter that may be useful in classifications other than the mandatory classifications determined by the placement procedures in Section V. The question of what unclaimed subject matter should be cross-referenced, and where, must be left to the judgment of the classifier or the examiner familiar with the art. Since there is a presumption that unclaimed subject matter is not new, it may be of little value. However, this is not always true, and much of this subject matter should be cross-referenced to make it available to a searcher. There are no exact rules. When, in the judgment of the classifier or examiner, the subject matter is useful and is disclosed in sufficient detail and clarity to be used as a reference, it should be cross-referenced.
1. Cross-References to Any Part of System
Unfamiliar subject matter should not be ignored. If a specific composition, electrical circuit, joint support, etc., is disclosed, it should not be assumed that it is conventional or not useful merely because it is not claimed. A classifier or examiner having experience in such unfamiliar art should be consulted to determine if a discretionary cross-reference would be useful.
2. Cross-Referenced Subject Matter Should Fit Subclass Definition
Subject matter cross-referenced to a subclass should fit the definition of the subclass.
However, since the ultimate objective is to aid the searcher, a large amount of discretion may be used.
3. Techniques Used to Limit Cross-Referencing
In creating the USPC system, several techniques have been used to limit the need for discretionary cross-referencing. These consist of (1) proper positioning of subclasses in a class schedule and (2) search notes.
a. Cross-Referencing Between Classes
A search note in the class definition of each of related classes generally precludes the need for discretionary cross-referencing. However, as in all discretionary cross-referencing, there may be a time when it is desirable to cross-reference even if there is cross noting. For example, if a claim is classified in a combination class, it may be desirable to cross reference it to the subcombination class even if the locations are cross noted. A patent classified in a class providing for a subcombination (e.g., a machine tool chuck) should not necessarily be cross-referenced to a combination class (e.g., machine tool) solely on the basis of the subcombination.
b. Cross-Referencing Between Subclasses
The following general considerations apply to the placement of discretionary cross-references:
When two subclasses (either in the same or separate classes) contain subject matter related in structure or mode of operation but which are separated on different functional bases, the provision of a search note in each subclass referring to the other subclass generally precludes cross-referencing from either subclass to the other.
Two coordinate subclasses may have a combination-subcombination relationship with the subcombination subclass title consisting of the identical terminology of a portion of the combination subclass title or a subclass indented thereunder. If a search note is provided in the subcombination subclass indicating that the combination subclass or the subclass indented thereunder must be searched when conducting a search for the subcombination, then no cross-references are made from the combination subclass, or subclass indented thereunder, to the subcombination. However, a disclosure of a combination in a patent placed in the subcombination subclass may be cross-referenced if it is believed to be useful.
When two coordinate subclasses have a genus-species relationship (the species subclass appearing first in the schedule), generally no cross-reference of such species is made to the genus subclass.
When there are two subclasses, the first of which contains a great number of patents having disclosures directed to subject matter which could be cross-referenced to the second subclass but which fact is not evident from the titles of the subclasses, a search note is generally provided in the definition of the second subclass indicating that the first subclass must be searched and no patents are cross-referenced from the first subclass to the second subclass.
Generally, no cross-reference is made within a class when the relative schedule position of the subclasses involved indicates that a search for the disclosure would include both subclasses.
In each of the above situations, it is quite common to find one or two cross-references, irrespective of the presence of a search note. Classifiers frequently do this to alert a searcher who may have overlooked the search note to a pertinent field of search.
c. Cross-Referencing Between a Parent Subclass and Its Indents
The two most frequent types of relationship between a parent subclass and subclasses indented under it are (a) combination-subcombination and (b) genus-species.
(1) In a subclass array including a parent subclass and indented subclasses of the type involving the combination-subcombination relationship-that is, where the indented subclass is directed to subject matter of the parent subclass combined with an additional feature or with a perfecting feature-a claim to the combination will be placed, as original, in the indented subclass directed to the first claimed feature. If the claim also recites an unprovided for additional feature or perfecting feature, the claim may, by discretion, be cross-referenced in the parent subclass.
(2) In a subclass array including a parent subclass and indented subclasses of the type involving the genus-species relationship -i.e., where the parent subclass is directed to a genus and an indented subclass is directed to a species-a claim to the species provided for in the indent and to an un-provided for species is classified originally in the parent subclass and cross-referenced in the indented subclass.
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A note in a first subclass may indicate that a second subclass should be searched in connection with a search for the subject matter of the first subclass. This does not preclude cross-referencing of a patent from the second subclass to a subclass indented under the first subclass and directed to a specific variant thereof.
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Trump signs order imposing sanctions on Iran supreme leader
By AYA BATRAWY and NASSER KARIMI Associated Press |
Posted: Mon 6:48 AM, Jun 24, 2019 |
Updated: Mon 9:55 PM, Jun 24, 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday targeting Iran's supreme leader and his associates with financial sanctions, the latest action the U.S. has taken to discourage Tehran from developing nuclear weapons and supporting militant groups.
President Donald Trump, Photo Date: 1/17/2019 / Photo: Tia Dufour / The White House / (MGN)
The sanctions follow Iran's downing of a more than $100 million U.S. surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump pulled back from the brink of retaliatory military strikes on Iran last week but is continuing his pressure campaign against the nation.
"These measures represent a strong and proportionate response to Iran's increasingly provocative actions," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
"We will continue to increase pressure on Tehran until the regime abandons its dangerous activities and its aspirations, including the pursuit of nuclear weapons, increased enrichment of uranium, development of ballistic missiles, engagement and support for terrorism, fueling of foreign conflicts and belligerent acts directed against the United States and its allies."
Trump pulled the U.S. out of the nuclear pact that world powers made with Tehran in 2015. Other nations stayed in the deal, which eased sanctions on Iran in exchange for curbing its nuclear program. Trump called it a one-sided deal in Iran's favor and reimposed sanctions but says he wants to negotiate a different deal. Iran, which calls the sanctions "economic terrorism," has shown no interest in negotiating.
Iran's U.N. ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi said U.S.-Iran talks are impossible under current conditions, adding, "You cannot start a dialogue with someone who is threatening, who is intimidating you."
Ravanchi, who spoke with reporters while the U.N. Security Council held closed consultations on the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, said Washington should stop its military activity in the region, withdraw its naval forces and end what he called "economic warfare" against the Iranian people.
The latest round of sanctions denies Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and senior military figures access to financial resources and blocks their access to any financial assets they have under U.S. jurisdiction.
"For people who say these are just symbolic, that's not the case at all," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. "We've literally locked up tens and tens of billions of dollars."
Trump said the new sanctions are not only in response to the downing of the drone. The U.S. has blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers this month near the Strait of Hormuz. Citing those episodes and intelligence about other Iranian threats, the U.S. has sent an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region and deployed additional troops alongside the tens of thousands already there.
All this has raised fears that a miscalculation or further rise in tensions could push the U.S. and Iran into an open conflict 40 years after Tehran's Islamic Revolution.
"The supreme leader of Iran is the one who is ultimately responsible for the hostile conduct of the regime," Trump said. "He is respected within his country. He also oversees the regime's most brutal instrument including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard."
Iran's naval commander has warned that Iranian forces would not hesitate to act again and shoot down more U.S. surveillance drones that violate Iranian airspace. The U.S. said the drone was flying over international waters.
"We confidently say that the crushing response can always be repeated, and the enemy knows it," Rear Adm. Hossein Khanzadi Khanzadi was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
The sanctions came as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is holding talks in the Middle East with officials in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia about countering the military threat from Iran by building a broad, global coalition that includes Asian and European countries. Pompeo is likely to face a tough sell in Europe and Asia, particularly from those nations still committed to the 2015 nuclear deal.
Germany, France and Britain, as well as Russia and China, remain part of the nuclear accord that lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for set limits on its uranium enrichment levels. The three European countries have sent envoys to Tehran recently, signaling they remain committed to diplomacy and dialogue. They cautioned against moves that can lead to conflict between the U.S. and Iran.
AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee contributed to this report.
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RYDER ON THE STORM
ACCUSED actress Winona Ryder has incurred the wrath of top legal figures by making light of her court case. The elfin star, who was charged with trying to steal 21 items from the Los Angeles Saks Fifth Avenue store in December, has been accused of being flippant about what is a very serious situation, after making a joke of her new criminal image in a TV sketch show and appearing on the front of W magazine wearing a 'Free Winona' T-shirt. "This is a criminal case, these are serious charges and not really a joking matter," a spokeswoman for the Los Angelese County district attorney said. Ryder's publicist, Mara Buxbaum is now desperately trying to dig her client out of a very deep hole, explaining that the sketch for US show Saturday Night Live and the magazine shoot were supposed to be "self-mocking". "She was trying to joke about herself," said Buxbaum, "and at no level was she trying to be disrespectful to the courts and legal system." Ryder, who was arrested in the store last December, is currently awaiting trial. (June 28 2002, AM)
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Twin Engine
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The XC40 T5 Twin Engine Plug-in Hybrid is just the latest in our range of electrified Volvo cars. Twin Engine technology delivers a powerful yet efficient driving experience that includes pure electric propulsion, balanced hybrid mode for everyday use and the combined combustion and pure electric power that will change your driving experience forever.
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Electrification is at the heart of Volvo Cars’ vision to combine effortless performance with incredible efficiency. The new S60 T8 Twin Engine, a plug-in hybrid, is the next step forward – a car that’s ready for the future, today.
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“The future is electric – and it’s something to look forward to. Electrification makes cars more powerful and helps to reduce tail pipe emissions and air pollution. It’s a more efficient, sustainable form of power. That’s why, in 2017, Håkan Samuelsson, president and CEO of Volvo Cars, announced that from 2019 every new Volvo car would have an electric motor. The brand will launch five fully electric cars between 2019 and 2021, he added, with the aim of putting one million hybrid or all-electric Volvo cars on the road by 2025. It was an announcement that made headlines around the world.
And this bold vision is already becoming a reality thanks to cars such as the new S60 T8 Twin Engine. This plug-in hybrid driver’s sedan builds on the success of T8 Twin Engine versions of the XC60, S90, V90 and XC90. It provides very strong performance yet it also offers near-silent zero-emissions running.
Per-Arne Reinholdsson, technical director, hybrid cars at Volvo Cars, says that making a plug-in hybrid the range-topping variant of its new-generation cars was a brave, visionary move justified by just how much these electrified, high-performance cars have to offer. “As well as being the best-equipped and most powerful models in their ranges, the T8 Twin Engine models are also the most efficient when you make use of their plug-in capabilities. They show Volvo Cars at its most progressive,” he says.
Like all of Volvo Cars’ new-generation plug-in hybrid cars, the S60 T8 Twin Engine combines a turbocharged and supercharged four-cylinder petrol engine driving the front wheels with a powerful electric motor at the rear. The result is effortless performance and a strong, consistent response when you press the accelerator. “You could say that T8 is the new V8,” says Per-Arne. “This is a very dynamic car, and it has the performance to match.”
If thrilling pace is one way that S60 T8 Twin Engine redefines the driving experience, its ability to provide peaceful, near-silent travel is another. “It’s a luxury experience,” says Per-Arne. “You can drive through the city on electric-only power and barely hear a thing. The car becomes a sanctuary where you can enjoy the calm.”
The S60 T8 Twin Engine also transforms the commute – its electric-only mode is enough to get most people to and from work with zero emissions. And it’s a car that adapts to differing needs, offering a choice of Pure, Power and Hybrid driving modes that allows the driver to select whatever is right for their journey and circumstances. An All-Wheel Drive mode improves traction in slippery conditions, while an Individual mode allows the driver to select their own combination of settings. “This car is all about power, control and efficient performance – and electrification allows the driver to really tailor their experience. It puts them at the centre of everything,” says Per-Arne.
Plug-in hybrid technology is the right solution at the right time, states Per-Arne. “It’s a very good combination of existing and new technologies. It really gives you the best of everything.”
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VSU devcom student org joins UN-linked youth network on sustainable development
Written by Jed Cortes
The Development Communicators’ Society (DeCSo) of Visayas State University has been accepted as member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Youth.
“We are proud that we are the first to make it to this global scope of youth leaders. Our bias to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by UNDP is the strength of DeCSo,” said Jeanie Rose Deluza, president of DeCSo.
The network, launched by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in 2012, started the Youth initiative to “educate young people about the challenges of sustainable development and creates opportunities for them to use their creativity and knowledge to pioneer innovative solutions for the implementation of the SDGs.”
“For how many years, we have tried to reach more people, not just within the vicinity of the university, but also the neighboring communities, that need our help. And we are grateful for the opportunity the SDSN community gave us,” she added.
DeCSO is a student organization composed of development communication students of VSU. The organization is a frequent champion or runner-up of VSU’s top student organizations.
The SDSN Youth membership, which includes opportunity to be invited to global events, collaborate on international projects, and receive funding for proposals, is effective for two years, from 2017 to 2019.
In September 2015, DeCSo attended the Philippine launching of the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as Global Goals, in Manila.
The Global goals is the United Nation’s latest framework for development, extending and building upon the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), which has reached its deadline in 2015.
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BRIGHT SIDE | 22 January 2019 | Pets & Animals
11 Secrets the Queen's Guard Don't Like to Speak About
Here is a riddle for you: red jackets, unsmiling faces, and huge black furry hats. Who are they? The University of Houston Marching Band? Well yeah but, I’m talking about those other guys! Those are the Queen's guards in London, the capital city of the UK! These easily recognizable and regularly photographed guys may always be in the limelight, but there are some curious things about them you definitely didn't know! For example, if an absent-minded tourist doesn't stay out of their way, the guards have all the rights to knock them over. So, watch out! Or have you ever thought why the hat strap is below the guard's nose? The thing is that the hat is so heavy that if it's struck or shot in combat, it would easily break the soldier's neck if the strap was positioned under the chin. 😱 Other videos you might like: 13 Unbelievable Coincidences That Will Leave You Confused https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz9OSmVuNHw& 16 FAMOUS LOGOS WITH A HIDDEN MEANING (That We Never Even Noticed) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKc271fj2ok& 15 Examples of Japanese Etiquette That Will Drive You Crazy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR-H7yr9Ceo& TIMESTAMPS: Can they speak? 0:33 They have to faint according to protocol 0:59 They can't have a bathroom trip 1:38 No nose picking, no scratching an itch 2:00 When do they wear long grey coats? 2:34 They can't smile 3:18 Why they hate hot weather 3:58 How much their bearskin hats weight 4:28 How to become one of the Queen's guard 5:27 Why their jackets are red 6:07 Do they have fun? 6:37 #royalfamily #royalguard #queen Preview photo credit: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 24, 2018: Royal Guard at Tower of London. Young soldier marches near a gun: By AndrewDonnikov/Depositphotos, https://depositphotos.com/241168568/stock-photo-london-united-kingdom-november-24.html Queen's Guards at the Buckingham palace in London, UK: By AndreyKr/Depositphotos, https://depositphotos.com/71734327/stock-photo-queens-guards-at-the-buckingham.html Animation is created by Bright Side. Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ SUMMARY: - It's a fact that no-one is allowed to touch the guards or threaten them. But it’s a widespread myth that they can't speak no matter what. - Even when a guard faints, he has to do it in a particular way. As soon as he feels dizzy, he must remain at attention and keep this position even when he falls, most often ending up face down. - Royal guards have strict instructions to do their necessities right on the spot. Luckily, their heavy woolen trousers are black enough to cover their embarrassment. - Since staying still for too long is bad for their health, every 10 minutes the guards leave their spot, turn, march several paces, then turn around, and go back to their place to stand still for the next 10 minutes. - The Queen's guards wear red jackets in spring and summer and long grey coats during the fall and winter months. The coats are long and warm enough to allow the soldiers to stay motionless for a long time. - If a superior notices a guard stretching his lips in a smile, the guard will face a fine of up to a week's pay! In most cases, the overly cheerful guard should be ready to part with about $260. - It turns out that when the drill boots stay in direct sunlight for too long, the polish on them starts to melt. It means that every time after their shift, the guards have to re-polish their footwear. - Hats made from the real fur are impressively heavy: one can weigh from 4.5 to 9 lb (2 to 4 kg). And when it rains or snows, the Bearskin collects all the liquid and gets even heavier! - To become one of the Queen's guard, you have to take the BARB, which stands for the British Army Recruit Battery test. It's a half-an-hour-long computer-based test which checks your problem solving, analytical, and logical skills. - The red color was chosen because the red pigment was one of the most available at those times. Also, this color needed only one stage in the process of dyeing. - If you’re lucky enough, you can hear them perform the Imperial March from Star Wars or even Indiana Jones and Game of Thrones theme songs! Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightgram/ 5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://www.goo.gl/8JVmuC Photos: https://www.depositphotos.com East News ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me/
BRIGHT SIDE | 20 May 2019 | Pets & Animals
A Pilot Survived a Plane Crash And 15 Hours Among Hungry Sharks
Amazing stories about people who’ve survived a plane crash are also extremely rare. But what if I tell you that one man not only stayed alive after his plane dropped into the ocean, but also managed to fend off hungry sharks for a whopping 15 hours until he was rescued? It happened in 1986, and this man's name was Walter Wyatt, Jr. The thirty-seven-year-old flight engineer was flying from Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, to Miami on a rainy December day. He was the only person on board his twin-engine Beechcraft, but the plane got lost because of bad weather and lack of navigation equipment. What happened next is truly a miracle. Other videos you might like: A Plane Lost Its Roof at 24,000 Feet But Managed to Land https://youtu.be/r4gRGLsdKv4 Pilots Reveal 16 Nuances That Make Your Flight Safe https://youtu.be/XVYXErxau-U All 4 Engines Failed Over a Volcano, See What Happened Next https://youtu.be/AJcXkMOkEbw TIMESTAMPS: Navigation problems 0:33 The rescue team arrives 2:01 Both engines collapse 2:33 Wyatt left alone in the sea 3:44 Trying to survive 4:36 Sharks surround him 6:49 Coast Guard to the rescue 9:41 #survivalstory #swimwithsharks #brightside Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ SUMMARY: -The plane had already traveled over Andros Island when the sky darkened ominously, and the compass needle started to gyrate wildly. Bimini, the westernmost region of the Bahamas, didn't show up, and the pilot realized he was lost. -By the time the white-and-orange Coast Guard jet appeared, night had already fallen, and the right engine of Wyatt's plane had started to sputter. -Beechcraft's pilot followed the Falcon, but both engines had collapsed. Circling over the place of the crash, Falcon desperately tried to locate the plane, but there was neither machine nor man to be seen. -Within seconds, the plane was gone underwater, with Wyatt left adrift in the rough sea. -The pilot had previously taken a sea-survival course and knew how important it was to conserve energy. But he knew that in the darkness, with the weather so stormy, and the waves raging around, nobody would be able to spot him in the water. -Out of the blue, he felt something massive bumping into his leg. Sharks had arrived to have their feast. When the first shark dived and headed toward his legs, Wyatt managed to slam his heel forcefully between its eyes. When two other sharks dashed toward Wyatt, he gave several frantic kicks and managed to fend off those beasts as well. -When the Coast Guard finally came back for him, Wyatt started to wave his bright-orange life vest to attract the pilot's attention. A sleek boat rushed through the waves, and soon the man was already hanging onto its bottom rung. Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightgram/ 5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://www.goo.gl/8JVmuC Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me/
BRIGHT SIDE | 08 July 2019 | Pets & Animals
7 Believed Extinct Animals Still Alive
The recent sighting of an animal long thought to be extinct, or at least almost, proves that Mother Nature always has some surprises in store! So here's the big news: a black leopard has been photographed in Africa for the first time in over a century! And this really is a bombshell because black leopards are extremely rare. #rareanimals #extinctanimals #uniqueanimals Other videos you might like: 10 Unique Animals You Won’t Believe Exist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8mxT7lnCuo& 10 Extinct Animals Scientists Are Ready to Bring Back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHZ5mJK4J5Q& 10 Cute Animals That Can Actually Kill You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKXLQN1l7mQ& TIMESTAMPS: Why is it black? 0:28 It's categorized as “Vulnerable”. Why? 0:58 Other animals that were rediscovered Fish with legs 2:23 The dwarf fin whale 3:33 The giant earthworm 4:18 Pygmy elephants (Aww!) 5:31 The Fernandina giant tortoise 6:35 The tree lobster 7:44 Preview photo credit: Black Leopard: By Burrard-Lucas wildlife photography http://burrard-lucas.com, Photographed with a Camtraptions camera trap www.camtraptions.com, Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya, https://www.camtraptions.com/black-leopard.html We'd like to thank Burrard Lucas http://burrard-lucas.com for all the photographs of black leopard provided for this video. Photographed with a Camtraptions camera trap www.camtraptions.com, Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya, https://www.camtraptions.com/black-leopard.html An adult specimen of Driloleirus americanus, or Giant Palouse earthworm, an Annelid originating from east Washington: By Chris Baugher - https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/9546772625/, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37140323 Animation is created by Bright Side. Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ SUMMARY: - The cat’s black coat is the result of melanism. This is a condition when the body has too much melanin, the pigment that determines your hair, skin, and eye color. - In Africa, no one has been able to prove its existence for over 100 years. The last time a published photograph was taken was in 1909 in Ethiopia. - The most incredible thing about coelacanths is that they’re considered a transitional step between actual fish and four-legged land creatures. - Speaking of ocean dwellers, there’s another one that was considered extinct up until very recently: Omura’s whale, a.k.a. the dwarf fin whale. Before 2015, none of these whales had ever been found. - The giant Palouse earthworm has supposedly been extinct since the 1980s. But scientists found one adult specimen in 2005. - In 2008, the World Wildlife Fund (or WWF) made an astonishing discovery: high up in the mountains of Borneo there lives a whole colony of pygmy elephants that were thought to be extinct for almost two centuries! - The Fernandina giant tortoise was believed to have died out by 1906, and no signs of it were ever seen until February 17, 2019. A female was discovered in the Galapagos Islands. Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightgram/ 5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://www.goo.gl/8JVmuC Photos: https://www.depositphotos.com East News ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me/
BRIGHT SIDE | 06 March 2019 | Pets & Animals
Сіз неге намазға келе алмай жүрсіз? Ерлан Ақатаев
New Dashain Song 2075 || Farki Chadai Aau Daju Ghra...|| Narayan Rayamajhi-Shanti Shree Pariyar
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સાબરમતી જેલ માંથી ભાગેલા પ્રવીણની માંએ બચાવી પોલીસની લાજ
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Education»Example:
A Teachable Kingdom
Hannah O'Malley ’12 works as an educator at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Hannah O'Malley ’12 combines her love of biology and teaching to educate kids about environmental stewardship.
Combining a biology degree with a minor in secondary education studies landed Hannah O’Malley ’12 a job in a magical place.
When Hannah O’Malley ’12 walks through the doors of Walt Disney’s Animal Kingdom every day, she can look back to one particular class she took at Washington College. It was called Principles of Teaching.
The professor “talked about site-based education, non-traditional teaching in parks, getting outside the classroom,” she says. O’Malley was majoring in biology and pursuing secondary education certification. That class got her thinking about all the ways she could combine her love of both disciplines, just not in a typical bricks-and-mortar setting. Even then, she says, she had her eye on an internship position at Disney in Orlando, Florida.
She’s been working there for a year-and-a-half now; her current job title is conservation education trainee, and she works with the organization’s education department developing programs about wildlife and wild places for local community groups. In her first two internships with Disney, she helped launch the Wilderness Explorers program park-wide, and worked with the group education team developing curriculum and marketing materials for the organization’s Conservation Day camps. Before Disney, she taught ecology at a YMCA in South Carolina.
“It was an idea and a passion that grew while I was at Washington College,” O’Malley says. “I really love science. I didn’t think I wanted to be a teacher. But the more biology classes I took, and the more I saw how much my professors loved teaching, I thought, I could be good at that.”
It’s the nature of study at WC, she says, that made it so easy to combine both disciplines and consider various ways to use them.
“The biology department doesn’t just talk about going to med school. The secondary education department doesn’t just talk about teaching for the rest of your life,” OMalley says. “They go out of their way to find alternatives, and they show you that it’s OK to go the traditional route, but you don’t have to, and here are some ways to go in another direction.”
That interdisciplinary thinking was also evident during O’Malley’s two summers as a research student in biology at WC. Not only did she present her work at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, the education department still uses her research poster “to show local and prospective teachers how we encourage our students to combine their talents, think outside the box, and use critical thinking and place-based education to think globally,” says Erin M. Counihan, the department’s secondary education field experience coordinator.
O’Malley says she’s still in contact with her WC teachers, who help her out if she has a professional question.
“They inspired me to do what I’m best at, and to give back.”
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Post Partisan Opinion
Stop waiting for Obama. Do it yourself!
By Jonathan Capehart
Jonathan Capehart
Opinion writer focusing on the intersection of social and cultural issues and politics
The one thing I really admire about Republicans is that they are not on a perennial pursuit for “The One.” The one person who will lead them to wherever it is they want to go. Sure, they love Ronald Reagan, but they are always looking for him in all those who would seek to lead them.
Not Democrats. They are always putting their eggs in the basket of one person they hope, expect, demand will lead them. Pity the person who doesn’t measure up to their expectations. More importantly, woe to the person deemed “The One” who leaves the field. There is always pining for that person to return, to continue the fight, to lead the charge.
Ever since President Trump moved his own brand of chaos into the Oval Office, Democrats and progressives have bemoaned the absence of former president Barack Obama. They wanted him to speak out forcefully against fill-in-the-blank offense committed by his successor. And they are dying for Obama to channel their righteous indignation into one of his trademark speeches — before leading the resistance. But that’s not going to happen for two good reasons.
President Trump arrives on Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport in February in Palm Beach, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The first is custom. Outgoing presidents traditionally give their successors at least a year to settle into the job before chiming in on what they are doing, if at all. President George W. Bush made nary a sound about Obama for the full eight years. President Bill Clinton did the same for Bush. I can’t imagine Trump doing the same. Heck, he’s the one who can’t seem to put Obama in his rear-view mirror. But I digress….
The second reason Obama won’t speak out in the way Democrats and others would want is fear. Fear that an Obama return would result in a “He’s got this!” complacency. The kind of complacency that led his ardent supporters to stay home during the midterm elections of 2010 (when Republicans took over the House)…
(Courtesy Steve Phillips)
… and 2014 (when Republicans took over the Senate).
We’re still living with the consequences of that.
After two terms in the White House, Obama has earned the right to pick and choose the issues he’ll focus on and speak out about. Civic engagement and the next generation of leadership are top of mind, as his discussion with students at the University of Chicago on Monday attests. So is gerrymandering. The National Democratic Redistricting Committee is chaired by Obama’s former attorney general, Eric Holder. And, of course, there is the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, the private-sector organization that continues Obama’s White House initiative to expand opportunities for young men and boys of color.
[9 “amazing” moments from the Obama presidency]
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time,” then-Sen. Obama said on Feb. 5, 2008. Adding, to a swell of cheers and applause, “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Obama reminded us all that “the most important office in a democracy [is] citizen” during his farewell speech in Chicago last January. “That’s what our democracy demands. It needs you,” he continued. “If something needs fixing, then lace up your shoes and do some organizing. If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself. Show up, dive in, stay at it.”
That’s quite different than what Trump declared during his nomination acceptance speech in Cleveland last July.
Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.”
It’s been three months since Obama’s farewell address and since he vacated the Oval Office. In that time we’ve seen him enjoy his post-White House life. He has the mien of an ex-boyfriend who seems happier and healthier after leaving you. Yet, while he was doing that, the people pining for his return to the fore wasted no time organizing protests, marching in the streets and at airports, and shouting at congressional town halls.
[Trump “is responsible for the greatest surge in civic participation in half a century.”]
The science march in Washington on Saturday is but the latest example of folks showing up, diving in and staying at it. The activism unleashed by Trump’s assault on our Constitution, customs and values should send a very clear message to those still waiting for Obama to step in. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.
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Jonathan Capehart Jonathan Capehart is a member of The Post editorial board, writes about politics and social issues, and is host of the "Cape Up" podcast. Follow
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New York’s crushing parole system snags an activist, deacon and mentor
No one who knows Jerome Wright thinks he actually took cocaine, even though he allegedly failed a drug test and signed a confession.
“I would call it quite implausible,” says Steve Hart, an activist who has worked with Wright for several years. “I believe the last drug test he failed was 40 years ago, and it was for marijuana.”
In a letter of support for Wright, signed by more than 60 members of the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, Chairperson Tremaine Wright wrote that the group has “serious questions" about whether Jerome Wright “would have drugs in his system.”
Wright, 58, is a deacon at his church, an activist for criminal-justice reform and the primary caregiver for his wife, who is bedridden with a debilitating neuropathic condition, and for one of his sons, who has Down syndrome. He has mentored formerly incarcerated people as they reenter society. He speaks to high schools and has mentored at a charter school for kids who have been deemed at-risk for committing crimes. He’s a volunteer at Buffalo Peacemakers, an intervention group aimed at staving off gang and youth violence.
All of that community leadership has earned Wright several awards, and as well as supporters in high places throughout the state of New York. And yet for almost six months now, he has been incarcerated at a county jail in Buffalo. Reform advocates say his case illustrates how New York’s parole system grants far too much power to individual parole officers who are often overworked and unsupervised, and who operate in a system with perverse incentives.
Forty years ago, at age 18, Wright was convicted of second-degree murder, manslaughter, robbery and burglary. He was sentenced to 20 years to life. He served 30 years, during which he was denied parole several times. Finally, in 2009, the parole board let him out. In the nearly 10 years since, Wright had accumulated a perfect parole record. He went about his teaching, his activism and his community leadership without a single violation. Before he moved to Buffalo, his local parole office was so impressed with his example that it asked him to speak to new parolees.
Hart worked with Wright on a campaign to end solitary confinement, which has become the main target of Wright’s activism. “I remember the first time we spoke together. It was to a group of 18 high school kids at a conference for students interested in Amnesty International,” Hart says. “He spoke so movingly about the years he spent in solitary. Eventually, 11 of the 18 kids went to Albany to lobby the legislature. They slept on the floor of the home of one kid’s mother. That’s how powerfully he speaks.”
In November 2017, Wright moved from the town of Tonawanda to Buffalo and was assigned a new parole officer. On his very first meeting with the new officer, Wright asked for a travel pass to go to New York City for a conference on solitary confinement sponsored by his employer, the Urban Justice Center.
“She said, ‘Why should I let you go? I don’t know you,’” Wright says, in a phone call with me from an Erie County Jail. “I said check my file. I’ve been doing this for years. But it didn’t matter.”
When Wright told his supervisor at the Urban Justice Center what had happened, she asked for his parole officer’s number — not to complain, but to see what arrangements they could make to allow him to speak at future events. That only made things worse.
“She called me up and just started cussing me out,” he says, referring to the parole officer. “She said I was trying to go over her head, that I think I’m too good to follow her orders. But that isn’t what happened at all. I didn’t ask my supervisor to call.”
The next day, the parole officer and her supervisor called Wright into the parole office. “They just sat me down and berated me,” he says. “They told me the days of people going easy on me were through. That I thought I was some big shot. I just didn’t understand any of it.”
The new officer told Wright his drug tests would increase from twice per year to every other month. He says he was fine with that, since he hadn’t used in decades. But she also gave Wright a 9 p.m. curfew, which officers can impose at will. “That made it nearly impossible for him to continue his activism,” Hart says. “Those meetings are usually in the evening, when people are off from work. You can’t get much done if you have to be home by 9.”
At the parole officer’s discretion, a single curfew violation could result in a year behind bars. “I know guys who had a job and a family,” Wright says. “Guys who have been on parole for years with no problems. But then they come home 15 minutes late. That’s a year in prison, and now everything is gone. The job. The house. Sometimes the family.”
Wright wasn’t happy, but he complied with the new requirements of his parole. His last official parole check came in November of last year. He passed, as he always had, including his drug test.
Three weeks later, Wright voluntarily went to the parole office to ask permission to attend an out-of-state conference. His parole officer again gave him a drug test, which he passed. But the officer then said he had urinated in a way that made her question his sample, so she asked him to take it again. The second test was inconclusive. At this point, Wright’s parole officer asked him to provide a cheek swab sample. Wright says he obliged.
“I heard her said something like, ‘I haven’t done any of these before.’ Or maybe it was many," Wright says. “But it seemed clear to me that she wasn’t familiar with the test.”
Minutes later, the officer told Wright he had tested positive.
“I said, that can’t be right. I said they should do it again.”
The officer notified her supervisor, who told Wright that if he’d just admit that he had taken some cocaine, he’d get to go home that night. “I knew hadn’t taken any, so I figured they’d send it to the lab, the lab tests would clear my name, and I’d get to go home.”
Instead, Wright was arrested on the spot. If a parolee formally contests a test result, parole officers are required to send the sample to a lab for more conclusive testing. But if the parolee admits to using drugs, the sample is destroyed. Wright’s confession sealed his fate.
Wright’s attorney Matt Albert says the facts speak for themselves. “This was never confirmed with a blood test. And as far as we know, they didn’t even preserve his sample. They claimed to have video of him coming in wearing multiple layers of clothing, as if to hide a clean urine sample. But they also say they no longer have the video. So it’s just his word against the parole officer’s. That’s an awfully thin reason to send someone back to prison."
Parolees don’t enjoy the same full set of rights as everyone else. Parole is considered part of their sentence. So they’re subject to searches, check-ins and drug testing. New York’s system is particularly punitive, vesting an extraordinary amount of power with parole officers. At an officer’s discretion, a parole violation can mean instant arrest and incarceration. Violators have no right to bail and no right to an attorney. In a case such as Wright’s, there’s no Sixth Amendment right to confront your accuser or to see the evidence against you. When I spoke with Albert on Tuesday, he had just received information on the brand and model of the drug test used in Wright’s case a couple of hours before our phone call, after Wright had spent more than 20 weeks in jail.
Parolees typically have dozens of stipulations they must follow, very few of which are actual laws — stipulations such as curfews, prohibitions on frequenting bars and no contact with anyone else with a criminal record. Parole officers can even dictate whom parolees can date, or where they can live. A few years ago, a parolee claimed he was violated for wearing a hat.
Research has shown that such rules don’t actually help people successfully complete parole. In fact, it seems they’re more likely to hurt. Each year, New York finds 7,000 parolees in violation, more than any state but Illinois. And about 65 percent of the parolees are sent back to prison for technical violations, not for committing new crimes.
Legally, the state has 90 days to hold a hearing after an alleged violation, but Albert says that each time the state offered Wright a plea bargain, which he refused, they restarted the clock. That, too, isn’t uncommon. “It’s a Wild, Wild West type of system,” says Vincent Schiraldi, co-director of the Columbia University Justice Lab and a former commissioner of New York City’s probation system. “You have parole officers with dozens of cases who get nothing if a client successfully completes their sentence, but who could lose their job if a client commits a new crime. It’s just a deeply profound trivialization of people’s liberty.”
One parole officer told Gothamist that the state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) “is interested in only one thing: making sure they don’t get blamed when a case goes bad. So their solution is simply to lock everybody up that you can.”
Allegations of parole violations are supposed to be heard by impartial administrative law judges. But those judges work for DOCCS as well. In Wright’s case, they worked out of the same office. They’re represented by the same union, and media inquiries are handled by the same communications office.
The anonymous official also told Gothamist that because of new leadership, the administrative law judges were being “stripped ... of their independence and discretion,” and that the system was "biased ... in favor of re-incarceration.”
Judges who opt to re-incarcerate, for example, can do so independently. But to free someone found to have violated his or her parole required consultation with a supervisor, off the record, and outside the presence of the parolee and any attorney who might be present with the parolee. (Remember, there’s no right to an attorney here.) The result is a system that is opaque, hostile to media inquiries and generally closed to the public.
This isn’t how parole is supposed to work. Allegedly, the entire goal of parole is to successfully transition formerly incarcerated people back into society. But on an individual level, parole officers are incentivized to find violations, not to help their clients succeed. And on an institutional level, the more successful the parole system is at its idealized vision, the fewer parolees there will be, which could well mean fewer parole officers, fewer administrative judges and perhaps a smaller budget. New York certainly isn’t alone when it comes to these problems, but it does seem to be lagging behind much of the rest of the country. According to research by the Columbia University Justice Lab, about half the state’s parolees are eventually re-incarcerated, vs. less than 30 percent nationwide.
But it’s the lack of oversight and supervision of wayward parole officers that brings about the most glaring injustices. Wright’s supporters speculate that his new parole officers in Buffalo might have been motivated more by resentment than a desire to see Wright succeed. “They say they want you to have a job,” Albert says. “But they only want you to have a certain kind of job. They want you washing pots and pans, that sort of thing. Jerome was speaking all over the state — all over the country. He was mentoring, speaking to legislators and policymakers. And he was pointing out the problems in this system. That isn’t the kind of job they want him to have. I think there was some resentment that he was doing so well. So they imposed restrictions that made his job more difficult. They disparaged him to his bosses. Tried to get him fired."
All of this comes at a particularly bad time for Wright. He’s the primary caretaker for his wife, who has a form of neuropathy that leaves her bedridden, and for his adult son, who has Down syndrome. He says they’re the primary reason he confessed. He wanted to get home for them. Wright also has a bad leg, and before he was arrested he was scheduled for hip replacement surgery. That’s now on hold, and he says that in the time he has been incarcerated, he has been in constant pain.
Wright’s incarceration also happens to coincide with the incarceration of other parolees who are also outspoken advocates for criminal-justice reform, and whose violations also seem unduly harsh. “I was on a panel with a guy who was violated because he got married,” Schiraldi says. “The problem was that he wasn’t supposed to associate with anyone with a criminal record, and his new wife had a record too. So he spent a year in prison.”
Emily Bazelon’s podcast “Charged” tells the story of Cadeem Gibbs, another outspoken reform activist who was actually a regular commenter on previous episodes of the podcast. Gibbs was on the last days of his parole — he wasn’t even scheduled for another check — when he spoke at a Children’s Defense Fund conference in Tennessee. When his parole officer dropped by for one last house check, Gibbs wasn’t home. He was arrested and sent to Rikers Island.
Wright’s supporters say they don’t see evidence of any overarching campaign to shut reformers up. Rather, it shows just how much power a punitive-minded New York parole officer has to ruin someone’s life. And as more and more formerly incarcerated people get a platform to speak out, it’s likely to rub the occasional parole officer the wrong way.
Schiraldi and others are trying to fix this broken parole system. They even have the support of several district attorneys — including Cy Vance in Manhattan, Eric Gonzalez in Brooklyn, Darcel Clark in the Bronx, and the head of the state district attorneys association, David Soares. The proposed bill, called Less Is More, would cut down on the number of noncriminal activities that can trigger a violation, reduce the penalty for violations and let parolees earn time off the back end of their sentences for meeting their obligations. Schiraldi is optimistic that the bill will eventually pass, but worries that after passing two criminal-justice reform bills in the past year, the legislature might be suffering from “reform fatigue.”
As for Wright, he remains remarkably even-keeled, given what has happened to him, and what he’s facing. “You see, I’m lucky,” he says, over his phone line from the Erie County jail. “I’ve had the time to accumulate a good record. I’ve had the opportunity to earn the trust of some important people. I have an incredible support network of people speaking up for me." Indeed, his attorney presented a stack of more than 100 letters from people vouching for his character.
He then adds, “But this kind of thing happens all the time. And most of the people this happens to, they never got the chance to earn that trust, to contribute, to be their best selves. This system just destroys them before they get the chance to show what they’re capable of."
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Science Center Expansion and Renovation
The Science Center
It's all about program and flexibility for the fast-changing world of laboratory science. Westtown was one of the first to pioneer the Physics First model in the 1990's. That innovation led to more students at Westtown excited about lab sciences so now with the same student population we have on average about 125 more students in lab sciences. We continue to innovate in our curriculum, doubling the number of course offerings in the last 15 years with exciting new courses in engineering and many more. And because our students are so strong in science and passionate about it, we need a building to empower and enable independent study.
More than a Building - Westonian Spring 2014
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The national average of students majoring in some form of science is 16%, but 23% of Westtown grads major in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM)!
Upper School science class enrollment has increased by 33% in the last 13 years.
The Middle School has totally revamped their science curriculum.
The new building is LEED Gold certified, making Westtown "greener" than ever!
Check out the Science Center's real time energy and water use here
What is the Science Center?
The LEED- Gold certified building* contains six labs in the new wing, and renovations to the existing structure includes dedicated space for the expanding Robotics and Engineering Program, and more room for independent research by students.
*LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized green building program of the US Green Building Council.
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